Senator Risa Hontiveros advised former president Rodrigo Duterte to stop protecting his "best friend" China, and went as far to say that the Philippines never benefited from it. "Huwag niya nang ipagtanggol ang best friend niya. Walang napala ang Pilipinas (Stop protecting China. The Philippines...
Senators on Tuesday, April 9 welcomed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) decision to fully cancel its 2004 agreement with the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) that awarded them 353 hectares of land protected area in Surigao del Norte province. This,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, April 8 challenged alleged sex offender Pastor Apollo Quiboloy to face the Senate and respond to the accusations of rape, human trafficking, and labor violations being hurled against him. Hontiveros made the call following Quiboloy’s recent audio message...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, April 4 renewed her call for lawmakers to pass a bill she filed back in 2022 that seeks to increase the punishment for hospital detention. Hontiveros made the appeal in light of the reported complaints from family members of deceased patients who were...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, April 1, former president Rodrigo Duterte had always been predisposed to bow to China’s whims during his term Thus, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s disclosure of a “gentleman’s agreement” with Chinese...
CEBU CITY – Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is disrespecting the law for continuing to ignore the Senate which is investigating accusations of abuses against him, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said. SEN. Risa Hontiveros (right) answers questions from the media during a press conference in Cebu City on Thursday,...
The Senate issued on Tuesday, March 19 an arrest order against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Signed by Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, he mentioned that Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who chairs the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, March 18 questioned the almost P18-billion contract between the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and South Korean firm Miru Systems Co. Ltd. (Miru Systems), saying that Miru, “is no stranger to controversy.” In a privilege speech during Monday’s...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, March 18 said the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality has found Kingdom of Jesus Church (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy’s response to the show cause order issued by the panel as unsatisfactory. Senate...
Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy remains inclined not to attend the Senate’s investigation into the alleged rape, child abuse and human trafficking cases that have been hurled against him, his legal counsel said on Friday, March 15. Melanio Balayan, Quiboloy’s...
Vice President Sara Duterte should have paid more attention to the state of the country’s education sector instead of harping about the Senate’s investigation into the alleged abuses Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder and leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy committed against students and...
The Senate on Tuesday, March 12, issued a show cause order against Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy for "unduly refusing to appear despite notices" to the hearings of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality. The document, sent by Senate President...
