Tag: Risa Hontiveros

VP Sara Duterte impeachment trial ‘not optional,’ must proceed under 20th congress — house prosecutor

MANILA — The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte must proceed under the 20th Congress and is not subject to the Senate’s discretion,...

Hontiveros Urges Tony Yang to Stay in Custody

MANILA – “Hahayaan lang ba siyang makawala na lang?” (Are we going to let him walk away?) This was the question raised by Senator Risa...

Hontiveros Suspects Pogo Link in Harry Roque’s Exit from the Philippines

Senator Risa Hontiveros suspects that key players from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogo) aided Atty. Harry Roque in leaving the country. She urged authorities to...

NICA Confirms Former Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo as ‘Agent of Influence’

The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) confirmed during a Senate hearing that former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping,...

Ex-President Duterte’s ‘Personal Guilt’ Argument Won’t Save Him From Accountability, Says NUPL

Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion of “personal guilt” as a defense for widespread extrajudicial killings during his administration is insufficient to absolve him of...

Quiboloy Refutes Trafficking Allegations, Challenges Accusers to File Cases

Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), denied allegations of human trafficking and sexual abuse in a Senate hearing. During questioning...

Sen. Hontiveros: The drug war investigation should be led by the entire Senate, not simply Bato’s subcommittee

Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Thursday that the Senate Committee of the Whole should oversee the planned probe into the Duterte administration's violent drug war. Senator...

Ex-PNP Chief Acorda Denies Knowledge of Tony Yang’s Wanted Status in China

Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Benjamin Acorda Jr. clarified that he was unaware that businessman Tony Yang was wanted in China when they...

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