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Victoria Tulad

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MANILA — Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III appealed to the Philippine National Police (PNP) to teach cops assigned to escort VIPs to be respectful on the road.Sotto brought up the matter during the Senate plenary deliberations of the proposed 2026 budget of the PNP, saying even his vehicle has been forced to give way to escort convoys.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/15/11-saf-cops-axed-from-service-over-escort-services-to-chinese-1734">11 SAF cops axed from service over &#x27;escort services&#x27; to Chinese </a></div>“Sometimes my plate number is seven, sometimes it’s three. Pero pagdating ng mga hagad at may mga VIP aba eh tabi-tabi kayo lahat. Parang gusto pa akong itulak eh,” he added. (Sometimes I use a &#x27;7&#x27; protocol plate, sometimes it is &#x27;3&#x27; but when the VIPs and their escorts are on the road, it&#x27;s like they want to run me off the road)He said this kind of behavior on the road irritates many ordinary Filipinos.“Konting ano siguro, konting decorum, respectful. Nata-traffic kaming lahat eh.&quot;(They could show a little decorum and respect. We&#x27;re all stuck in traffic)Budget sponsor Sen. JV Ejercito said the PNP has already done something to address the issue. <div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/8/hpg-probing-claim-motorcycle-cop-escorted-social-media-user-through-traffic-1307">HPG says probing claim motorcycle cop escorted social media user through traffic </a></div>“They (PNP) have already cut down the convoys with escorts to nine officials,” Ejercito said.The nine officials allowed to have escorts are the president, vice president, Senate president, speaker of the House of Representatives, and Supreme Court chief justice.

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III appealed to the Philippine National Police (PNP) to give workshops to cops who escort VIPs on the street so that they will be respectful.

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III appealed to the Philippine National Police (PNP) to give workshops to cops who escort VIPs on the street so that they will be respectful.

Sotto asks PNP: Teach VIP escorts to be respectful to other motorists

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Sotto asks PNP: Teach VIP escorts to be respectful to other motorists

Victoria Tulad,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 20, 2025 07:03 PM PHT

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