Sen. Risa Hontiveros released on Thursday, May 30, several documents showing the possible identity of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s mother -- a certain Lin Wen Yi. A copy of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) document certifying the birthdates and addresses of Mayor Guo’s co-incorporators,...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday, May 27 rejected speculations that the ongoing Senate investigation into Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s links to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) activities in Tarlac is an attack on the Filipino-Chinese community. ...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday, May 27 said the Senate Committee on Women and Children may hold an executive session to hear more information about the identity of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo from intelligence officials. Hontiveros said the panel will...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, May 26, criticized China's moves to conduct military drills around Taiwan following the inauguration of their new president Lai Ching-te. China's military has started two days of military exercises around Taiwan, calling it a "strong punishment" for the self-ruled...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, May 23 welcomed the deletion of the controversial provision that would have mandated the payment of the execution bond as a victory for seafarers. Such move, Hontiveros said, would benefit all seafarers, especially those whose finances are strained due to...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, May 21 disclosed that Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo has ties with criminals and are even fellow incorporators of her company, Baofu Land Development, Inc. In Baofu’s 2019 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents, Hontiveros pointed out the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB) Senator Risa Hontiveros says China’s new policy of detaining “trespassers” in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is an incriminating affirmation of its emerging reputation as a “rogue nation”. China...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, May 15 called on the Department of Energy (DOE), the Energy Regulatory Commission, and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to demonstrate the foresight and competence needed to address the power supply shortage being felt around the country....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, May 8, said the supposed evidence of a “new model” on the West Philippine Sea agreed upon by the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) Western Command (Wescom) should be released immediately by the alleged diplomatic source. Hontiveros pointed...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, May 8 expressed her disappointment at Bamban Mayor Alice Leal Guo for lying at the continuation of the Senate’s investigation on the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) activities in the country. Hontiveros...
Senators on Tuesday, May 7 grilled Bamban Mayor Alice Leal Guo over her supposed origin and her alleged links in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO ) company based in Tarlac. Bamban Mayor Alice Leal Guo faces the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, May 2 urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to work with Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to procure modern private utility vehicles (PUVs). These PUVs, the senator said, can be leased to...
