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‘Environment secretary of the people’: Senators mourn death of Gina Lopez

August 18, 2019 admin environment secretary, Gina Lopez, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, news, Philippine news update, Senator Risa Hontiveros, Senator Sonny Angara

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 02:23:09 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Senators on Monday mourned the death of former environment secretary Gina Lopez as they exalted her for her work as an environmental advocate. “By her selfless works, Gina’s work was the confirmed environment secretary of the people, the minister for sustainable development, and the ambassador for children’s rights,” Senator Sonny Angara said […]

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Hontiveros on Marcos as chair of Senate electoral reforms committee: ‘A bit surreal’

July 23, 2019 admin Latest News Stories, Nation, Philippine news updates, Senate, senate committee on electoral reforms, senator imee marcos, Senator Risa Hontiveros

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 03:14:53 +0000

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday said that it was “surreal” to see a member of the Marcos family, in particular Senator Imee Marcos

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Duterte ‘feckless, spineless’ before China – Hontiveros

June 17, 2019 admin China, gem-vir 1, Global Nation, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates, Philippines, recto bank, reed bank, Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Risa Hontiveros, West Philippine Sea

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:17:09 +0000

Senator Risa Hontiveros has called President Duterte “feckless and spineless” before China after he branded the Recto Bank incident as a “little maritime accident.”

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Hontiveros: Energy chief’s remark on sinking of PH boat ‘insensitive’

June 17, 2019 admin China, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, gem-vir 1, Global Nation, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates, Philippines, recto bank, reed bank, Senator Risa Hontiveros, West Philippine Sea

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 12:25:53 +0000

Senator Risa Hontiveros has slammed as “insensitive” Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi’s remark on the sinking of a Filipino boat by a Chinese vessel at Recto Bank.

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Hontiveros: Arrest Chinese crew of dredging ship sans work permits

April 3, 2019 admin arrest, Batangas, chinese crew, dredging vessel, Latest News Stories, lobo town, mv emerald, Nation, Senator Risa Hontiveros

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 02:57:17 +0000

Authorities should immediately arrest and prosecute the crew of a Chinese-manned dredging vessel in Batangas if proven they are in the area

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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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Hontiveros: Philippines closer to winning fight vs sexual harassment

February 5, 2019 admin Latest News Stories, Nation, Philippine news updates, safe spaces act, Senate, Senator Risa Hontiveros, Sexual harassment

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 06:43:08 +0000

The country is a step closer to winning the fight against sexual harassment after the bicameral conference approved the Safe Spaces Act.

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Hontiveros to AFP, PNP: Bring Jolo bombers to justice

January 27, 2019 admin AFP, condemnation, jolo, Justice, latest news, Latest News Stories, latest updates, local news, Nation, news, Philippines news updates, PNP, Senator Risa Hontiveros, Sulu, twin bombing

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 04:45:25 +0000

Sen. Risa Hontiveros urged the military and the police “to do everything” to bring to justice those responsible for the Jolo bombing.

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Senators to Duterte: Focus on addressing inflation and rice woes

September 11, 2018 admin Inflation, Latest News Stories, Liberal Party, Martial law, Nation, Philippine news updates, rice crisis, Senator Bam Aquino, Senator Risa Hontiveros

Liberal Party (LP) senators on Tuesday denounced President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest public address, saying it should focus on solving the country’s problems such as the hike in prices of basic commodities and the rice crisis.

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