Senator Risa Hontiveros revealed on Tuesday that over 200 children, aged 0-4, have tragically lost their lives at Sitio Kapihan in Socorro, Surigao del Norte. This community is inhabited by …
On Tuesday, senators expressed their condolences for the passing of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople, who was renowned for her lifelong commitment to advocating for the rights of overseas …
Sen. Risa Hontiveros this Friday criticized the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s (SRA) plan to sell at least 4,000 metric tons of smuggled sugar for P70/kilo. Hontiveros said she is more in …
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros wants the Senate to investigate the estimated P5 billion to P13 billion worth of COVID-19 vaccines purchased by the government that was allegedly unused and expired. …
Senator Risa Hontiveros said Monday that online sabong or e-sabong activities should be reviewed in the same way that Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) are. The legislator made the remark …
Senator Risa Hontiveros opposed the suggestion of presidential spokesperson Harry Roque to make COVID-19 vaccination a requirement for 4Ps beneficiaries. “Hindi dapat binubully ang publiko para magpabakuna. Kaunting galang at …
Senator Risa Hontiveros files a bill aiming to give Filipino senior citizens free complete 144 dialysis sessions. Under Senate Bill No. 2053 or the “Free Dialysis for Senior Citizens Act …
Senator Risa Hontiveros questioned why the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a compassionate use permit to Sinopharm for President Duterte’s Presidential Security Group (PSG). Hontiveros said the FDA already …
Senator Risa Hontiveros lambasted the recent comments of presidential spokesperson Harry Roque that Filipinos should not be “picky” on what COVID-19 vaccine brand they would receive. The senator said the …
Senator Risa Hontiveros said Friday the Labor Department should look into the mass retrenchment of almost 500 regular workers of canned pineapple producer and exporter Dole Philippines Inc. (Dolefil) this …
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged the government to let typhoon victims use some 13,000 still-unoccupied resettlement houses as evacuation shelters. “There are at least 13,000 housing units in government’s resettlement sites …
Senator Risa Hontiveros appealed to the Office of the Ombudsman to exempt Jeffrey Dale Ignacio, the immigration officer, and pastillas scheme whistle-blower, from suspension. “Whistleblower Jeffrey Dale Ignacio, who turned …
Senator Risa Hontiveros reacted to NTF-ELCAC spokesperson Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr’s warnings to Liza Soberano and Catriona Gray. “Lt. General Parlade, when you sat in front of me during …
Senator Risa Hontiveros showed Tuesday 11 government contracts on the personal protective equipment (PPEs) purchased from April to May, to support her allegations that those bought from China were overpriced. …
Senator Risa Hontiveros insisted Friday that the made in China personal protective equipment (PPEs) the government purchased in the previous months were overpriced. Procurement Service of the Department of Budget …
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to plead to Japan to continue the search and rescue operations for 36 missing Filipino seafarers and their …
Senator Risa Hontiveros filed a resolution seeking an investigation on the government’s procurement of locally-made personal protective equipment (PPEs) amid the COVID-19 crisis. Hontiveros filed Senate Resolution No. 506 upon …
Senator Risa Hontiveros said Thursday she has no regrets in opposing Anti-Terror Law despite the recent twin blasts that killed 15 people in Jolo, Sulu, on Monday. “No regrets, and …
The Philippine National Police chief said there is no enough evidence and basis to relieve the entire Jolo PNP following the two explosions in Jolo. Senator Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday the …
Senator Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday the entire Philippine National Police force in Jolo, Sulu, should be relieved after some of its members killed four soldiers in June and the recent …
Senator Risa Hontiveros said Friday she expects Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to tell all everything he knows about the alleged corruption in PhilHealth as he was the chairman of …
Senator Risa Hontiveros filed a bill that seeks to authorize the Department of Health (DOH) to increase the bed capacities of hospitals in the Philippines. The senator made the call …
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday asked Palace how much of the unpaid taxes of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) have been collected by the government. “Diyan sa sinabi ng gobyerno …
De La Salle University (DLSU) sacked a part-time faculty who posted a malicious post against Senator Risa Hontiveros, its official campus paper said. According to The Lasallian story published Monday, …
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque answered the question of Senator Risa Hontiveros and insisted the government has been collecting unpaid taxes of POGOs or Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, Thursday. “Sinisingil po …
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday questioned the Congress and the Malacañang Palace on why the Anti-Terror bill was certified urgent over COVID-19 response. “COVID-19 ang kalaban, pero itong Anti-Terrorism Bill …