18 Facts About Vicente Sotto

Vicente Sotto served in the House of Representatives from 1922 to 1925, representing Cebu's 2nd district.

Vicente Sotto was the main author of the Press Freedom Law.

Vicente Sotto finished his secondary education at the University of San Carlos, Cebu City.

Vicente Sotto obtained the degree of Bachelor of Laws in Letran and Judicial Science and studied law in Manila Law College and passed the bar examinations in 1907.

Vicente Sotto was a member of the Philippine Independent Church as he saw independence from the Roman Catholic Church as a source of national pride.

Vicente Sotto became a close acquiantance of Gregorio Aglipay and was a legal counsel of the Aglipayan Church in numerous legal battles.

In 1902, Senator Vicente Sotto entered politics when he ran for the municipal council of Cebu and won.

Vicente Sotto was the main author of the Press Freedom Law enacted in 1946.

The Vicente Sotto Law protects journalists from being compelled to name their news sources.

Vicente Sotto was found guilty of treason as a member of a committee of rebels along with those in Manila and Hong Kong.

Vicente Sotto's extradition was requested three times by the American government but every time it was denied by the British courts.

In 1915, Vicente Sotto returned to Manila and begun work on a weekly journal he named The Independent.

Vicente Sotto issued a special edition of this journal in Paris in 1929.

Vicente Sotto is regarded as the Father of Cebuano language and letters.

Vicente Sotto published Ang Suga, the first newspaper in Cebuano in 1900.

Vicente Sotto wrote the first published Cebuano short story Maming in the maiden issue of Ang Suga.

Vicente Sotto wrote, directed, and produced the first Cebuano play Elena, a play in three acts.

Vicente Sotto marshaled his efforts and used his influence to secure and safeguard for the press the fullest measure of freedom.