Senate President Vicente Sotto III (left) confers with Rev. Fr. Carlos Villanueva, St. Matthias parish priest, and Tumauini Mayor Arnold Bautista on Sunday, July 11, 2021. (PHOTO BY VILLAMOR VISAYA JR.)
TUMAUINI, Isabela – Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Sunday visited the baroque Roman Catholic Church of St. Matthias in Barangay District I here to “seek divine intervention” ahead of the 2022 elections.
He and Senator Panfilo Lacson have been conducting consultative meetings and tours in several parts of Luzon.
“I would like to have my programs of government to be in place before declaring my intention to run. That is why I have been with Senator Lacson in consultative meetings like in Northern Luzon and Cagayan Valley where we get their sentiments. I have been weighing my options,” Sotto told members of the media.
He said he prayed for the country’s peace, for good governance and safety of the people amid the pandemic.
“In touring key provinces like La Union, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Isabela and tomorrow I will be Nueva Vizcaya and Nueva Ecija, we meet not only public officials and private people but also the common tao,” he added.
He also talked with local officials in Isabela including Governor Rodolfo Albano III and other leaders and graced the blessing of the newly-built Tumauini municipal hall in Barangay San Mateo.