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Hontiveros debunks ‘I love my LGBT friends but…’ statements

August 17, 2019 admin Discrimination, Hontiveros, Latest News Stories, LGBT, Nation, SOGIE, sogie bill

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 03:12:10 +0000

Hontiveros’ Sona wish list: End to EJKs, De Lima’s freedom

MANILA, Philippines — “I love my LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) friends but…” One may have heard this statement whether be it from a friend, overheard from a conversation at a cafe, or randomly read in a Facebook post. But for Senator Risa Hontiveros, loving a friend who is a part of the LGBT community […]

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Hontiveros to file bill that will protect PhilHealth from fraud

July 31, 2019 admin bill, fraud, Hontiveros, Lacson, latest news, Latest News Stories, latest updates, local news, Nation, news, Philhealth, Philippines news updates

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 07:57:46 +0000

Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros is set to file a bill to shield the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) from fraud

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Hontiveros wants Senate probe on death of 3-year-old girl in Rizal drug bust

July 10, 2019 admin 3-year-old death, buy bust operation, Hontiveros, inquiry, kapihan sa senado forum, latest news, Latest News Stories, latest updates, local news, Nation, news, Philippines news updates, Probe, Rizal, senate resolution

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 08:19:27 +0000

Opposition senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for a Senate inquiry on the death of a three-year-old girl during a buy-bust operation

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Hontiveros: We’ll submit to poll results, but fight for independent Senate

May 14, 2019 admin election 2019, Hontiveros, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, Philippine news update, Senate

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 04:12:39 +0000

Senator Risa Hontiveros is submitting herself to the partial results of the midterm elections, but vowed for an independent Senate.

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Luzon grid placed on red alert for second straight day

April 11, 2019 admin colmenares, DOE, Headlines, Hontiveros, Latest News Stories, luzon grid, MERALCO, Nation, National Grid Corp. of the Philippines, national news, NGCP, plant shutdown, Power supply, red alert, WESM

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 21:34:13 +0000

The Luzon power grid was placed under red alert for the second consecutive day on Thursday as the projected demand for electricity thinned

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Opposition senators to Duterte: Arrest encroachers, drug lords, not critics

April 4, 2019 admin critics, Drilon, drug lords, duterte, encroachers, Hontiveros, Latest News Stories, Nation, opposition

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 03:46:16 +0000

Instead of arresting critics, President Rodrigo Duterte should arrest foreign encroachers and bigtime drug lords, opposition senators said.

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‘Simplified law to encourage adoption of more kids’

March 15, 2019 admin encourage adoption, Hontiveros, latest news, Latest News Stories, latest updates, local news, Nation, new law, news, Philippines news updates, republic act no. 11222, statement

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 08:35:38 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The new law on the simplified adoption process could encourage more Filipino families to adopt children, Senator Risa Hontiveros said Friday.

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Hontiveros to Duterte: Degrading women not freedom of expression

March 11, 2019 admin duterte, Freedom of expression, Hontiveros, latest news, Latest News Stories, latest updates, local news, misogynist, misogynistic remarks, Nation, news, Philippine News, Philippine news update, President Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Risa Hontiveros, Women

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 05:01:50 +0000

Degrading women is not freedom of expression, Senator Risa Hontiveros asserted as she tagged President Rodrigo Duterte the country’s “chief misogynist.”

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Expanded Maternity Leave Act: ‘A victory for women, families’

February 21, 2019 admin baby, Bello, birth, dole, duterte, expanded maternity leave act, Filipinos, Headlines, Hontiveros, Latest News Stories, Leave, maternity, medialdea, mothers, Nation, Women, workers

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 23:28:18 +0000

Women’s rights advocates and workers’ groups hailed a new law that almost doubled the number of days for maternity leave as a major victory for families that would greatly benefit mothers and their babies, and ensure a future generation of healthy and productive Filipinos.

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