Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday said that Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials, this time, at the Clark International Airport are allegedly involved in the outbound human trafficking of Filipinos to Cambodia. Hontiveros said the information came from one of the Filipinos trafficked to Cambodia to...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Friday, January 20, pressed for the immediate abolition of the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) following its controversial purchases of billions of pesos worth of government supplies. Malacanang could do it by simply...
Aside from onions, the Department of Agriculture (DA) should also shape up to effectively address the egg shortage and stop its surging prices in the market “before it takes a turn for the worse.” “DA needs to step up and swiftly address the escalating egg prices on the market before it takes...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, January 18 hailed the acquittal of journalist and Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa and her news outlet Rappler of tax evasion charges as a “win for free and defiant journalism in the Philippines.” Hontiveros issued the statement after the first division of the...
Similar to the human trafficking cases in Myanmar, Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, January 18 said that some Filipinos are also being illegally recruited to work as crypto-scammers in Cambodia. Hontiveros disclosed that Filipinos are being illegally recruited to work in Cambodia and forced to...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, January 16 urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to heed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s call to expand support for onion growers by boosting the government’s assistance for irrigation, and co-financing cold storage facilities to help...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, January 16 that it is going to be a premature move for the Marcos administration to “present” the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund at the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Hontiveros pointed out the bill establishing such a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, January 12 said another agency, and not the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), should lead the investigation on the New Year’s Day air traffic shutdown. Hontiveros pointed out that the aviation body has backtracked on several statements...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, January 11 urged the government to delay its plans to import around 22,000 metric tons of onions saying it may be best for the Department of Agriculture (DA) to first observe the harvest of local farmers next week before making any drastic moves. “It’s best...
Two senators on Tuesday, January 10 have filed a resolution proudly commending the Ateneo Debate Society (ADS) for winning the world title for the Philippines in the 43rd World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) recently held in Madrid, Spain. Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid and Sen. Risa...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, January 6 welcomed the Office of the President’s (OP) decision to clear a former Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary and three former board members of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on the controversial issuance of Sugar Order No. 4. “I am...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 3 expressed belief that the power systems failure that hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on New Year’s Day is but a wake up call to the country’s airport and transportation managers on the need to review and polish the air traffic...
