Senators file bill for more health aid for seniors
Two senators have filed bills to provide specialized health care to the country’s estimated 10 million senior citizens. Senate Minority ...
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Risa eyes ban on 3 firms in 440k-mt sugar smuggling
By Macon Ramos-Araneta Senator Risa Hontiveros has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to permanently blacklist the three trading firms ...
Read moreHontiveros: Many Filipinos ‘buried into poverty’ due to inflation, low wages
Senator Risa Hontiveros renewed her call to the government to consider granting workers’ demands for pay adjustments and to devise ...
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Investigation of CHED ‘ghost’ scholars sought
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday said alleged “ghost scholars” under the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) scholarship program is a serious concern that should ...
Read moreProbe sought on school ‘harrassment’ cases
Senator Risa Hontiveros is seeking a Senate investigation into reports of sexual harassment committed by educators in various schools nationwide. ...
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About P5b to P13b in unused COVID vaccines wasting away—Hontiveros
Senator Risa Hontiveros is seeking an investigation into alleged wastage of enormous volumes of COVID-19 vaccines estimated at about P5 ...
Read moreHontiveros bats for update of bill vs. online abuse
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday renewed her call to amend the decade-old anti-cybercrime law to be updated to curb online ...
Read moreRisa warns against abuse of minors via the internet
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday warned against sexual exploitation of minors through social media accounts. The senator issued the warning ...
Read moreLeni hands opposition reins to Hontiveros
Reelected Senator Risa Hontiveros is now the new leader of the opposition, according to outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo. Hontiveros ...
Read moreHontiveros has mixed emotions as lone opposition in Magic 12
Re-electionist Senator Risa Hontiveros said she is happy to be included in “Magic 12” in the senatorial race, but admitted ...
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