Senate Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, July 31, 2025 maintained her stance it would be premature for the Senate to vote for the dismissal of the proceedings of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Hontiveros said she will personally block any motion to...
Three senators expressed disagreement with the Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling that halted the Senate’s constitutional duty to try the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. In a joint statement, Senators Risa Hontiveros, Bam Aquino, and Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said that...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, July 28 said she has decided to remain with the Senate minority bloc in the 20th Congress. In a press conference before the opening of the First Regular Session of the 20th Congress, Hontiveros said she will be joining the minority bloc again. “My original plan...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday, July 15, that she was no longer surprised with the modus operandi of a female Chinese national, who was caught posing as a Filipino in business transactions. According to the Bureau of Immigration (BI), Wang Xiujun, 43, was intercepted by immigration...
Two senators are hopeful that the proposed Blue Economy Act will be recognized as a national priority in President Marcos ' State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28. "I’m hopeful that some of the key measures we’ve already filed, like the proposed Blue Economy Act, will be recognized...
How did Vice President Sara Duterte knew of Michael Maurillo’s statement against Sen. Risa Hontiveros even before the video of him recanting his testimony on embattled religious leader Apollo Quiboloy became viral? Hontiveros raised this question after taking note of the vice president’s call...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, July 10 said she feels no reason to feel betrayed over reports Senators Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV will be joining the majority bloc once the Senate formally opens for the 20th Congress. “No, I don 't feel a sense of...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito filed on Tuesday, July 8 a resolution asking the Senate to look into the rapid proliferation of online gambling in the Philippines. In his resolution, Ejercito lamented that online gambling has become a widespread activity among Filipinos particularly...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, July 4 clarified that the Senate Impeachment Court’s recent pronouncements regarding the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte do not reflect the sentiments of all senator-judges. Hontiveros made the statement after Atty. Regie Tongol said that the impeachment...
false>true> A senator-judge who makes a motion to dismiss an impeachment case will invite public ridicule, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson, in an interview on Sunday, said a senator-judge cannot just move to dismiss an impeachment case that the Senate as an impeachment court is going...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, June 30 said she will not join the majority bloc when the Senate President is elected in the upcoming opening of the 20th Congress in July 28. “I will not join the majority again. I haven 't been part of the majority in almost nine years. And tingin ko...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, June 30 that her legal team will be filing criminal complaints against the persons behind the video of a man who claimed that he was coerced to testify against detained Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy. Hontiveros is referring to the...
