Senator Vicente C. Sotto III , or “TITO” to many, was born in Manila on August 24, 1948. He is the grandson of Senator Vicente Sotto of Cebu and son of the first Medical Commissioner of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission and President Emerita of the Kababaihang Rizalista ng Pilipinas – Dra. Herminia Castelo - Sotto of Nueva Ecija.
A product of Colegio de San Juan de Letran , and a graduate of Executive Program for Leaders in Development in the John F. Kennedy School of Government - Harvard University, Senator Sotto is married to Ms. Helen Gamboa, a beauty titlist and multi-awarded movie actress and singer. They have four children including Councilor Lala Sotto of Quezon City and Ciara Sotto , recording star and Eat Bulaga co-host.
By profession, Senator Sotto is a respected composer and musical artist. He was Vice President for Production for the Vicor Recording Group of Companies that produced the biggest hits of the 70’s and the 80’s, including the multi-awarded song “Magkaisa”.
An athlete by vocation, Senator Sotto is a gold medalist as member of the Philippine National Bowling Team. He was a Bowling World Cup Philippine representative to Colombia and Australia. At present, as an avid golfer, he carries a respectable 6-handicap.
By affiliation, Senator Sotto’s television and movie career spans from 1973 to the present. Among his many television programs, he has co-hosted with his brother Vic and Joey de Leon, the longest running television program in world television history – “Eat Bulaga”.
By conviction, Senator Sotto is a dedicated public servant, first as Vice Mayor of Quezon City, during which time he was the founding President and later President Emeritus of the Vice-Mayors League of the Philippines. Later on, as a member of the Philippine Senate, he was hailed by many as having an excellent legislative voting record. A Hall of Fame awardee of the International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association, he has authored and sponsored 103 bills enacted and signed into law, latest of which was the Creation of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
As part of his advocacy, Sen.Sotto served as Chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) from July 2008 to November 2009. Under his determined and able Chairmanship, the DDB continued to forge policies for the effective implementation of RA 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Together with the Zonta Women’s Club of Cebu, he established the first women and children crisis center in the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu.
Vicente C. Sotto III , a devout Christian, in all his endeavors is obviously Pro-Family , Pro-Life and Anti-Drugs.
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