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Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the voter registration period especially in areas affected by the 15-day enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).

Senator Risa Hontiveros has urged the Senate to conduct a probe into the recent slaying of two forest rangers of Masungi Georeserve in Barangay Pinugay, Baras, Rizal, who were shot at night amid heavy rains by still unidenfitied assailants.

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday called on the government to resolve the plight of commuters who are forced to endure hardships and miseries whenever they travel to and from their work during this pandemic.

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, July 28 urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to suspend indefinitely all the Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials reportedly involved in the prostitution, corruption and trafficking of women or the so-called “pastillas” scam.

If there is an emerging consensus among scientists and health experts on going into a pre-emptive lockdown, the Duterte government should listen and act decisively, senators said on Wednesday.

Senators on Tuesday, July 27 moved to commend Hidilyn Diaz and give her the highest honor for giving the Philippines it’s first-ever gold medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Opposition senators on Monday, July 26 summarized President Duterte’s final State of the Nation Address (SONA) as a run-down of his failure to keep his campaign promises in 2016.

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday expressed certainty that China will carry out cyberespionage activities in the Philippines ahead of the country’s May 2022 elections.

Despite Vice President Leni Robredo’s personal doubts about her own viability as a presidential candidate in the upcoming May 2022 elections, she is still the opposition’s symbolic leader who is considered a strong presidential contender, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, July 22.

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, July 20, raised her concern that the government of China could “heavily influence” the 2022 elections through alleged cyberespionage campaigns against the Philippines.

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday urged the Senate to look into the recent administrative order issued by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), which could affect the livelihood of thousands of port workers and cargo handlers in the country.

Opposition Senators Francis Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, July 13, reiterated their call to China to leave the West Philippine Sea (SWS) after it was reported that some of the country’s ships have been dumping human waste and sewage in the area.

The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) will not be spared in the proposed Senate investigation into the proliferation of allegedly state-funded trolls.

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, July 13 pressed Malacañang to denounce the Chinese official who described the Philippines’ victory in The Hague as a “piece of waste paper.”

Widowed after assassins executed her husband three years ago, a congresswoman claimed on Monday, July 12 that she has become the latest target of an assassination plot to be carried out by a “gun-for-hire” group operating in La Union.

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, July 12, called on the Department of National Defense (DND) to speed up its construction and expansion of facilities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, July 8 urged the Senate to include the investigation into the C-130 plane crash that killed more than 50 persons—mostly soldiers—in its priority legislative agenda when Congress resumes sessions on July 26.

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, July 8 urged the Inter-Agency Task Force to accelerate its COVID-19 vaccination rollout to gain momentum against emerging new variants of the coronavirus.