Risa Hontiveros - Wikipedia
Ana Theresia "Risa" Navarro Hontiveros–Baraquel (Tagalog: [ˈɾisa ɔntɪˈverɔs]; born February 24, 1966) is a Filipino politician, community leader, and journalist serving as a Senator since 2016. She previously served as a party-list representative for Akbayan from 2004 to 2010.. In the Senate, Hontiveros sponsored the SOGIE Equality Bill …
Hontiveros states reasons for rejecting Natural Gas Bill
6 hours ago · November 14, 2024, 11:39 am. Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros warned on Thursday that Senate Bill No. 2793, or the Philippine Natural Gas Industry Development Act, could weaken consumer protections and anti-monopoly safeguards in the energy sector. “We must be vigilant in ensuring that our energy policies do not repeat mistakes ...
'I don't appreciate the attitude': Sara Duterte, Risa Hontiveros in ...
Aug 20, 2024 · MANILA -- Vice President Sara Duterte and Sen. Risa Hontiveros had a heated exchange during the Senate finance committee's hearing on the proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Tuesday.
What made Risa Hontiveros win a Senate seat again - ABS-CBN News
May 19, 2022 · MANILA - In what she regards as “almost a miracle”, Risa Hontiveros clinched another term as senator after receiving over 15.2 million votes in the May 9 polls that catapulted her to the 11th spot among 12 to become part of the 19th Congress.
Escudero: Hontiveros right to remind Duterte not to ... - ABS-CBN News
Oct 29, 2024 · MANILA — Senate President Francis Escudero on Tuesday said Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros was correct in urging former President Rodrigo Duterte to stop cursing during the Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee on his war on drugs on Monday.
VP Sara, Hontiveros clash over 'politicizing' of 2025 OVP budget
Aug 20, 2024 · Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday had a heated exchange after the latter questioned some of the programs of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) which she said are similar with the existing programs of other line agencies of the government.
Hontiveros wants De Lima accusers held accountable after last …
Jun 24, 2024 · Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged authorities to exact accountability against those who she says wrongly accused former senator Leila de Lima of being involved in illegal drugs.
PH Senator Risa Hontiveros takes on a ‘role of a lifetime’
Jul 2, 2024 · PH Senator Risa Hontiveros takes on a ‘role of a lifetime’. IN her teenage years, Risa Hontiveros captured the fancy and following of the Filipino audience as a budding theatre performer, and later as a broadcast journalist. “That was before I …
Senator Hontiveros presses Senate to act on divorce, SOGIESC bills - MSN
MANILA — Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros is pressing the Senate for action on the proposed dissolution of marriage or divorce bill and sexual orientation, identity, expression and...
Senate drug war probe would ‘complement’ House investigation
Oct 18, 2024 · MANILA, Philippines — When asked what a separate Senate probe can contribute to the investigation on President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said it would “complement ...