Senator-judge Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, July 8, managed to question the defense panel if indeed Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged threats against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., his wife First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was prompted...
Barely into the second day of Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial, proceedings hit a tense moment after one of the private prosecutors was called out for delivering what senators described as a premature closing argument. Hontiveros asked private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has urged the Department of Health (DOH) to investigate the reported shortage human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drugs in the country. Hontiveros said it is worrying to hear reports that HIV treatment hubs are being forced to stock up on antiretroviral or ARV drugs for...
CEBU CITY – A movement encouraging Sen. Risa Hontiveros to run for president in the May 2028 elections was launched here on Saturday, July 4. About 3,000 people attended the “Kalig-on sa Bisaya, Ipakita! Risa Na!” launching at the Aznar Coliseum of Phinma-Southwestern University. Clad in...
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...
