Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, May 12 has advocated for a peaceful approach to stability in the South China Sea, saying it is necessary to come up with a tangible solution to address the growing tensions in the disputed maritime area. Hontiveros met Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen at her...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, May 11 filed a resolution to investigate the recent memorandum of the Department of Agriculture (DA) mandating the use of biofertilizers. Hontiveros said she filed Senate Resolution No. 608 into Memorandum Order No. 32 to prevent a repeat of the 2004...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, May 10 called on energy officials to step up and proactively address the widespread power outages looming over the country, lamenting how the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) seems to be tarrying in...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, May 8 said she is pleased to see and hear that the hearings being conducted by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality on the various human trafficking and abuses “have been hearing fruit.” Hontiveros, who heads the said...
Privatization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other airports in the country would not be a “silver bullet” that can solve the deteriorating conditions of these facilities, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Sunday, May 7. The government, Hontiveros said, should instead...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, May 5 questioned Malacañang’s move to pursue private sector investments from the United States that would bring about nuclear energy projects in the Philippines. Hontiveros reiterated her belief that nuclear energy would be a horrific answer to the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, April 28, reiterated her stand that a sugar order is needed before any imports of the commodity can be released to the consuming public. Hontiveros pointed this out as she assailed Malacañang’s release of smuggled sugar in the country, saying government...
Senators on Friday, April 28 crossed party lines to denounce China’s latest intimidation at the West Philippine Sea and call for a review of the country’s national policy towards Beijing. “We must also seriously look into reviewing our national policy towards China. Inaaraw-araw na niya...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, April 28 welcomed the Manila International Airport Authority’s (MIAA) decision to extend the retention period of close-circuit television (CCTV) footage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to 90 days from the current 30 days. “It’s about...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, April 26 has found it unnecessary for the government to raise rice buffer stocks in National Food Authority (NFA) warehouses in preparation for the El Niño or the prolonged dry weather season that is expected to develop early in May. Hontiveros said it...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has rallied parliamentarians to stand in solidarity with women’s movements across the world to ensure true and lasting gender equality. Senator Risa Hontiveros with (left to right) Ma. Aurora Quilala, PLCPD Advocacy and Partnerships Manager; and Klaus Beck, UNFPA...
Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB Instead of selling seized sugar in Kadiwa stores, it could be more favorable to turn it over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the benefit of the less fortunate and victims of calamities, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Friday, April...
