Tito Sotto
President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2019 to 2022
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| 2025 | Began another term as senator |
| 2024 | Continued hosting 'Reality Check with Tito Sotto' television program |
| 2023 | Tito Sotto began hosting the television program 'Reality Check with Tito Sotto' |
| 2022 | His daughter Diorella Maria 'Lala' was appointed chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board. |
| 2022 | Sotto placed third in the vice presidential race, losing to Sara Duterte, and subsequently conceded the election. |
| 2022 | Completed his term as Senate president. Ran unsuccessfully for vice president as Panfilo Lacson's running mate. |
| 2021 | Sotto changed his stance on the death penalty during his vice-presidential campaign, shifting to supporting life imprisonment as a better alternative to capital punishment. |
| September 8 2021 | Sotto and Lacson formally launched their campaign, which was the first campaign launch to be taped and edited before broadcast in Philippine history. |
| July 20 2021 | Sotto and Lacson officially announced their joint candidacy as a political tandem for the 2022 election. |
| June 7 2021 | Sotto declared he would 'definitely' run as vice president alongside Panfilo Lacson if Lacson decided to run for president. |
| May 2021 | Sotto revealed his contemplation of running for vice president in a television interview on ABS-CBN News Channel. |
| March 23 2021 | Sotto stated he and Senator Panfilo Lacson were being persuaded to form a political tandem, but were still undecided about running together or individually. |
| 2019 | His son Gian Carlo was elected vice mayor of Quezon City. |
| 2019 | Sotto was re-elected as Senate President at the start of the 18th Congress, becoming the 3rd highest-ranking official in the Philippine government. |
| 2018 | Became the 23rd president of the Senate. |
| July 4 2018 | Inquirer.net took down the articles Sotto had requested to be removed, which was condemned by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. |
| May 29 2018 | Sotto requested Inquirer.net to remove two articles about the Pepsi Paloma rape case from their website. |
| August 7 2017 | Sotto filed a resolution for the Senate Blue Ribbon committee to investigate the alleged unexplained wealth of COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista. |
| May 10 2017 | Eight women's and workers' groups filed an ethics complaint against Sotto over his remarks about single parents. |
| May 4 2017 | Judy Taguiwalo accepted Sotto's apology for his earlier remarks, while still condemning his comments. |
| May 3 2017 | Sotto made controversial remarks about single parent Judy Taguiwalo during a Commission on Appointments hearing. |
| July 25 2016 | Sotto was re-elected and elected as Majority Leader during the opening of the 17th Congress. |
| July 2014 | Following Enrile's arrest, Sotto became the acting Minority Floor Leader. |
| March 2014 | Sotto denied involvement in the Pepsi Paloma rape case, claiming it was a gimmick by Rey dela Cruz. |
| 2013 | Enlisted as a reservist in the Philippine Army, holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. |
| July 2013 | Sotto resigned as Majority Leader following Juan Ponce Enrile's resignation as Senate President. |
| July 22 2013 | Sotto became part of the Senate minority group and was chosen as Deputy Floor Leader. |
| November 9 2012 | Kerry Kennedy wrote a public letter accusing Sotto of plagiarizing her father Robert F. Kennedy's 1966 Day of Affirmation speech. |
| August 16 2012 | Sarah Pope confirmed Sotto's plagiarism of her blog post and criticized him for denying it and his stance on contraceptives. |
| 2010 | Started his second non-consecutive Senate term |
| July 26 2010 | Sotto was elected Majority Leader of the Senate and Chairman of its Committee on Rules during the 15th Congress. |
| May 29 2010 | Sotto was one of 20 senators who voted to convict and remove Chief Justice Renato Corona from office. |
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