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Senate President Vicente Sotto III delivers a speech during the opening of the 3rd Regular Session of the 18th Congress Monday, July 26, 2021. In his speech, Sotto enjoined the Filipino people to work with senators and the country to contribute to the good of all. Voltaire Domingo, Senate PRIB

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SENATESotto not worried with Senate's low Pulse Asia rating after he took over

RG Cruz

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176068991811720210726-senate-3rd-regular-session-tito-sotto-sprib2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Senate President Vicente Sotto III delivers a speech during the opening of the 3rd Regular Session of the 18th Congress Monday, July 26, 2021. Voltaire Domingo, Senate PRIB/file "/>Senate President Vicente Sotto III delivers a speech during the opening of the 3rd Regular Session of the 18th Congress Monday, July 26, 2021. Voltaire Domingo, Senate PRIB/file </div>MANILA (UPDATED) – Senate President Vicente &quot;Tito&quot; Sotto III is unbothered by the slide in the Senate&#x27;s ratings in the latest Pulse Asia Research Survey.&quot;As always, surveys serve as guides to perceptions in that particular moment. In other words, a snapshot of the past. The Senate will do it’s work diligently no matter what.&quot; Sotto said.Pulse Asia Research noted the slump in its press release Thursday.&quot;Between June 2025 and September 2025, appreciation for the work of these government institutions becomes less notable – Senate (-11 percentage points) and House of Representatives (-17 percentage points). On the other hand, disapproval for the performance of the Senate and the Lower House becomes more manifest (+10 and +13 percentage points, respectively),&quot; Pulse Asia said.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/8/sotto-replaces-escudero-as-senate-president-1544">Sotto replaces Escudero as Senate President</a> </div>&quot;Approval is the plurality sentiment regarding the Senate’s performance (42%) while the House of Representatives has around the same disapproval and indecision scores (34% versus 36%); public opinion about the work done by both legislative bodies changes markedly between June 2025 and September 2025 Appreciation is the plurality opinion toward the quarterly performance of the Senate (42%),&quot; it added. &quot;The latter records essentially the same disapproval and indecision ratings (28% versus 30%). In the case of the House of Representatives, it posts nearly the same disapproval and indecision scores (34% versus 36%). The rest of Filipino adults have a positive opinion about the Lower House’s performance (30%).&quot;The survey fieldwork was conducted from September 27 to 30, 2025 using face-to-face interviews. Changes in the leadership of the DPWH and both chambers of Congress occurred during this period. In light of the reported involvement of then Senate President Francis Escudero and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez in budget insertions and related anomalies, they were replaced by Sotto and Isabela Representative Faustino Dy III, respectively.<div><a href="http://Sotto replaces Escudero as Senate President">Marcos sees &#x27;no problem&#x27; with legislative agenda amid changes in Senate leadership</a></div>The Senate and the House of Representatives conducted their respective investigations into budget insertions in the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) and ghost infrastructure projects across the country, particularly flood control projects.  The probes tagged incumbent  lawmakers and past government officials.The survey was conducted 19 days after Sotto replaced Escudero at the helm of the Senate.Meanwhile, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian believes the lower ratings of government officials and politicians reflect distrust.&quot;Sa pagkaalam ko, lahat ng government officials bumaba ang approval and trust ratings. So, hindi ko na sasabihin kung sino, but may nakita kong mga surveys ng other politicians from national to local, lahat bumaba,&quot; he said.&quot;So, ang mensahe dito, ang taong bayan walang tiwala sa mga politicians, sa mga politiko, at wala rin tiwala sa gobyerno. That&#x27;s very clear. Let&#x27;s call it a spade, a spade. Ganyan ang sentimento ng taong bayan. Kaya importante yung ginagawa ng (ICI) para mabalik ang tiwala ng taong bayan. Importante may makulong, may makasuhan, at mabilis. Speed is also important dahil pag tumatagal ng tumatagal, nawawala rin yung tiwala ng taong bagay,&quot; Gatchalian told a press conference.

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III is unbothered by the slide in the Senate's ratings in the latest Pulse Asia Research Survey.

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III is unbothered by the slide in the Senate's ratings in the latest Pulse Asia Research Survey.

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Sotto not worried with Senate's low Pulse Asia rating

RG Cruz,

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Published October 17, 2025 04:37 PM PHT

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Updated October 17, 2025 05:19 PM PHT

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