A group of senior citizens on Monday, January 20 trooped to the Senate to rally for the passage of a bill that aims to grant social pension to all senior citizens in the country. The United Senior Citizens (USC) Party-list led by Rep. Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay urged the Senate to expedite...
Senator Pia Cayetano stressed the importance of teaching "age-appropriate" sex education amid the backlash on Senate Bill (SB) No. 1979, otherwise known as the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023. In an interview over DWIZ on Saturday, Jan. 18, Cayetano said that she had nothing against...
Over the past few days, there has been a lot of fuss regarding Senate Bill (SB) No. 1979, otherwise known as the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023. Much of if was the strong opposition of some sectors regarding the implementation of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). But what...
Senator Risa Hontiveros refuted certain online criticisms against Senate Bill (SB) No. 1979, otherwise known as the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023, even as she dismissed them as "false information". In a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 15, Hontiveros, the bill's author, she said...
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged on Wednesday, Jan. 15 the Social Security System (SSS) to defer the implementation of the contribution hike as she noted that this would further deplete workers’ wages. Hontiveros issued the call in Senate Resolution (HR) No. 1269, wherein she proposed a Senate...
The Senate has approved the measure seeking to expand the provisions in Republic Act No. 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act to address gender-based online sexual harassment arising from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Risa...
Senators on Monday, January 13 slammed the redeployment of the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) biggest vessel called the “Monster Ship” in the West Philippine Sea off the coast in Zambales. Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros criticized how China is disturbing the peace this early...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, January 2, renewed the push for the passage of the bill that would institutionalize the ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Hontiveros made the call after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) announced that it will focus...
Some senators on Wednesday, December 11, expressed their sadness over some provisions in the final version of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) which proposes a P6.352-trillion national budget for next year. This, even as the Upper Chamber, led by Senate President Francis...
Some senators expressed their displeasure upon learning that the bicameral conference committee has approved a zero subsidy budget for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp, (PhilHealth) under the proposed 2025 national budget. Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Risa Hontiveros said denying...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) should identify at the soonest possible time who helped former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque escaped the country undetected, two senators on Wednesday, December 4 said. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, head of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family...
Michael Yang, former president Rodrigo Duterte’s former economic adviser, is clearly a central figure in Chinese intelligence operations in the Philippines, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday, November 26. Hontiveros made the remark during the Senate Committee on Women, Children,...
