Philippine Canadian Inquirer March 3, 2026 MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros filed Senate Resolution 326 on Monday, calling for a look into the country’s contingency...
By Nash Villena, Philippine Canadian Inquirer February 22, 2026 KALAYAAN, Palawan — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Saturday visited the Pag-asa Island’s local community at the Kalayaan...
By Trisha Matabalan, Philippine Canadian Inquirer February 14, 2026 Philippines – The Senate held a consultative meeting and a public consultation on the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill...
An opposition lawmaker is pushing for a Senate inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment made by three Miss Earth 2018 candidates against one of the pageant’s...
As the administration pushes for a federal shift of government system through Charter change (Cha-cha), the country’s top economic manager said that the Philippines still needs...
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has legalized Republic Act (RA) No. 11036 – the Philippine Mental Health Law. Authored and sponsored by Senator Risa Hontiveros in the...
Amnesty International (AI) Philippines, a group advocating for human rights, recognized detained Senator Leila De Lima as the “Most Distinguished Human Rights Defender” on its first-ever...
MANILA — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II would file a libel complaint against Senator Risa Hontiveros after the lawmaker asked him to resign from his post and...
MANILA — Reduction in the current 12 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) rate in the Philippines to help the poor cope with higher prices of several goods...
Alarmed by the increased prevalence of the cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the Philippines, Senator Risa Hontiveros demanded the government to declare “national emergency”...