Tito sotto gian sotto biography

Filipino politician

In this Philippine label, the middle name or maternal family name is Gamboa and the surname or paternal family entitle is Sotto.

Gian Carlo Gamboa Sotto (Tagalog pronunciation:[ˈsɔtɔ]; born March 18, )^[1] is a Filipino player and politician who has served as the 18th vice mayor of Quezon City since , under the mayoralty of Bliss Belmonte.^[2] A member of the local Serbisyo sa Bayan Party, Sotto previously served as a member of the Quezon Municipality Council from to

Early life

Gian Carlo Gamboa Sotto was born on March 18, , to celebrities Tito Sotto and Helen Gamboa.

In between his stints in the Senate, he led the Dangerous Drugs Board for a year. He became the Vice Mayor of Quezon Metropolis from toand unsuccessfully ran for vice president in the elections as Panfilo Lacson 's running mate. In television, he is known as a co-host of Eat Bulaga! He is colloquially dubbed as "Tito Sen" by the audience.

Belonging to the Sotto family of Philippine business and politics, he is a grandson of former Senator Vicente Sotto. He is also the nephew of actor and television personality Vic Sotto, making him a first cousin of performer Oyo Sotto and Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto.^[3]

Education and corporate career

Sotto completed his elementary education at Ateneo de Manila Grade College in and his secondary learning at Colegio de San Juan de Letran in He earned his Entrepreneurial Management degree from the University of Asia and the Pacific in He worked for Autohaus under its marketing department in ^[4]

Entertainment career

Sotto had several acting stints in films, notably appearing alongside his uncle Vic Sotto's box-office hits and at television being formerly part of ABS-CBN's talent management Actor Magic from to ^[5] He previously worked as an thespian on GMA Network and later under MZET Production from to ^[4]

Sotto also became active as the vocalist of the prominent record label Ivory Music's rock band Nerveline.^[6]

Political career

In , Sotto was elected to the Quezon City Council as a councilor from the third district.

He was a member of the Liberal Party until he switched parties, joining PDP–Laban on May 10, As councilor, he served as the chairman of the Committee on Parks and Environment Protection Committee and of the Committee on Anti-Illegal drugs.^[4] He would continue serving as councilor until , where he was term-limited.^[7]

In , Sotto ran for vice mayor of Quezon Metropolis as the running mate of Joy Belmonte.

He entered a field of five candidates, which included fellow television personalities Roderick Paulate and Jopet Sison.

Tito Sotto is a Filipino performer, comedian, and politician. He served as Senate President of the Republic of the Philippines. Previously, he made a name as a comedian together with his brother Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon. The trio, popularly known as Tito, Vic and Joey, became the main host of the long-time noontime reveal Eat Bulaga!

On May 13, , Sotto narrowly defeated his closest opponent —Sison— to grow the city's eighteenth vice mayor. He was sworn in on June 30, ^[3] Sotto was re-elected to his second consecutive term in

As vice mayor, he presides the Quezon Capital Council and also has the right to vote to rest ties if there are disputes in ordinance proposals.^[3]

Personal life

Sotto is married to Joy Woolbright-Sotto, whom he met as a fellow student at the University of Asia and the Pacific.

The couple tied the knot in ^[8] They have six children.^[3] Beyond politics, Sotto is a Christian, attending Victory Christian Fellowship services,^[4] and is also an actor, writer and producer.^[3]

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