Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, July 2 that she believes intervention programs for children in conflict with the law (CICL) carry more weight than any proposals that seek to lower the age of criminal liability. Nevertheless, Hontiveros said she is prepared to sit down and listen to the...
Senators on Wednesday, July 1 pushed for more interventions on online gaming platforms in light of the horrific Tacloban school shooting incident where three students died and several others were injured. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said there should be stronger interventions to protect...
Alias "Nash", the 14-year-old suspect in the infamous Tacloban school shooting, wanted to become a police officer. This was according to her aunt, PSSg. Arla Ray Pacencia, who was present during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality chaired...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, July 1, identified what she described as a suspected adult groomer who may have recruited the two minors allegedly involved in the June 22 Tacloban City school shooting. During a hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday said there are indications that the June 22 school shooting in Tacloban City involving minors may have been influenced by the online extremist network known as "764." During the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality hearing on...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 30 clarified that she never recommended banning Gorebox and other supposedly violent online games following the tragic shooting at a national high school in Tacloban City. Hontiveros, in a Facebook post, explained that the Senate Committee on Women,...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta warned against prematurely blaming video games for the deadly school shooting in Tacloban City. Speaking on his program Sa Ganang Mamamayan, Marcoleta said some of his colleagues in the Senate were too quick to attribute the June 22 shooting to video games, particularly...
Gorebox developer Felix Filip has declined the invitation of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality to participate in its investigation into the Tacloban school shooting incident on July 1. Because of this, Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who heads the panel, said she...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 23 announced that the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality will launch its initial inquiry into the fatal shooting at the San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte on July 1, 2026. Hontiveros said the Senate...
CEBU CITY – Sen. Risa Hontiveros expressed willingness to run for president in the 2028 elections. During a speaking engagement at the Phinma-Southwestern University here on Friday, June 19, Hontiveros said she is preparing for the possibility of going up against Vice President Sara Duterte, who...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 16, condemned China’s illegal installation of a floating platform and communications antenna at Bajo de Masinloc saying it only shows “how much of a bully” the Philippines’ neighbor is. “China has yet again violated international law, ignored the...
Senators on Friday, June 12 said the families of Ateneo basketball players Divine Adili and Rene Clert Baterbonia deserve to know the truth and achieve justice. In separate statements, Sen. Risa Hontiveros and Sen. Pia Cayetano said it is imperative for authorities to provide closure to the...
