Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, February 17 said she will call for a Senate investigation into the new trends of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Hontiveros made the remark following reports of authorities arresting a woman and her cohorts for...
Some senators didn't even bat an eyelash following president Rodrigo Duterte's remark that he would kill members of the upper chamber in order to help members of the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan's (PDP-Laban) senatorial slate get into the winners' circle. For Senate President...
Senator Risa Hontiveros expressed belief that the maritime cooperative activity of the United States, Australia, Japan and the Philippines held within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) was a strong demonstration of solidarity amid China’s continued refusal to honor international...
A Senate panel has sought the filing of criminal charges against the public officials who enabled dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo or Guo Hua Ping, to escape the country and provided her and her accomplices protection. The recommendation is included in Committee Report No. 514...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should certify the proposed wage increase bill as urgent, as millions of Filipino workers cannot afford further delays amid rising prices of basic goods and services, Senator Risa Hontiveros. “Nothing is more urgent than raising our workers’...
Senator Risa Hontiveros questioned the delays and problems hounding the Commission on Elections (Comelec) particularly in the printing of ballots despite its P18.827 billion contract with Miru Systems. (Senate PRIB photo) In her privilege speech on Monday, Feb. 3, Hontiveros called out Comelec for...
Voting 18-1-0 Senate on Tuesday, February 4, approved on third and final reading House Bill 10926 which gives the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) a fresh 25-year franchise. Senator Joel Villanueva, the bill's sponsor, expressed his sincere appreciation to the Senate leadership led by Senate...
With 19 affirmative votes, the Senate approved the measure seeking to grant Philippine citizenship to Chinese national Li Duan Wang. Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros opposes the bill granting Philippine citizenship to Li Duan Wang. During Monday’s plenary session, January 27,...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday, January 27 said the controversial Senate Bill No. 1979 or the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill will strengthen the provisions of the country’s Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law. Hontiveros made the remark...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla's pronouncement on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation of Duterte’s war on drugs gives thousands of drug war victims in the previous administration hope that real justice could finally come, Sen. Risa Hontiveros...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, January 23 shrugged off the withdrawal of support done by seven senators on the proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2023 or Senate Bill No. 1979 as it is already in the advanced stage of legislation. As far as she is...
Following the withdrawal of support of some senators on the controversial anti-teenage pregnancy bill, Senate deputy minority leader Sen. Risa Hontiveros said she will submit a substitute bill to Senate Bill No. 1979 or the proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2023 to address concerns...
