Professional Experience

• Senate of the Philippines

  2016–Present Senator

• Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, Gender Equality

  2019–2022 Chairperson

• Commission on Appointments

  2018–2021 Member

• Akbayan Party

  2012–2021 Chairperson

• Committee on Cooperatives

  2016–2019 Vice Chairperson

• Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development

  2016–2019 Co-Chairperson

• Committee on Health

  2016–2017 Chairperson

• PhilHealth

  2015–2016 Director

• Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid

  2016 Senatorial Candidate

• Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

  2014–2015 Member of the Board of Directors

• PhilHealth

  2014 Trustee

• House of Representatives

  2004–2010 Representative, Akbayan Party

• Akbayan Party

  2004–2010 Partylist Representative

• Government Panel for Peace Talks with the NDF

  2001–2004; 1999 Member

• Coalition for Peace

  1988–1992 Secretary-General

• Foundation for Development Alternatives

  1987–1988 Community Organizer

Significant Works/Projects

• Senate of the Philippines

  Senator

  Legislated a significant number of laws during her time as senator, mostly focusing on her health advocacy. Her most notable ones include Expanded Maternity Leave Law, HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018, Universal Healthcare Act and Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act

• Senate of the Philippines

  Senator

  Known for legislating pro-women and children laws such as Safe Spaces Act, Bawal Bastos Law and Raising the Age of Sexual Consent Act

• Labor/Worker's Issues

  • WFH Arrangement for BPO and other workers during oil price crisis
  • Better benefits and incentives for 22,000 Barangay Health Workers through the Bibong BHW Bill

• Family, Women and Children

  • Legislation of Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Bill
  • Strict implementation of Expanded Maternity Leave Law

• Housing

  • Humane relocation sites for informal settlers through Senate Bill 167 Resettlement Program Act

• Health

  • Healthy Buhay at Hanapbuhay: accessible nationwide healthcare
  • Continuation and expansion of existing Healthy Pinas Mobile clinics giving free medical services all across the Philippines

Agriculture

Infrastructure

Environment

Family and Women's Rights

Labor/Worker's Rights

Global Politics

Previous Administration

• Philippine News Agency | Dec. 23, 2021

  Pasay prosecutor files wiretapping raps vs. Hontiveros

  P36,000 bail posted by Hontiveros on Dec. 28, 2021. Source: https://www.rappler.com/nation/senator-risa-hontiveros-posts-bail-aguirre-wiretapping-case/ Aguirre claims that Hontiveros broke wiretapping laws when she called out Aguirre over text messages he was sending during a Senate hearing on the death of Kian de Los Santos. The text messages were seen by Hontiveros through photos taken of Aguirre by media during the hearing. In the messages, Aguirre appears to be urging former Negros Oriental Rep. Jacinto Paras to expedite legal action against Hontiveros.

• Inquirer | Sept. 03, 2021

  Pharmally employee files cases vs Hontiveros for alleged sedition, perjury

  Case filed by Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. employee accusing Hontiveros of conspiring to commit sedition, subornation of perjury, offering false evidence and violating the norms of conduct of public officials Vega claims that Hontiveros bribed his co-worker, Veejay Almira, to tell the Senate blue ribbonpanel under oath on Sept. 24, 2021, that Pharmally instructed employees to tamper with the expiry dates of medical-grade face shields Hontiveros denied these allegations and presented evidence to reporters showing that the Pharmally employee who testified on face shields approached her office first and was thoroughly vetted before he was asked to record a statement under oath

• Inquirer | Feb. 10, 2020

  DOJ dismisses sedition raps vs Robredo, 2019 opposition bets

  The Department of Justice (DOJ) has cleared Vice President Leni Robredo and members of the 2019 Senate opposition slate Otso Diretso of involvement in the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos. Members of the Otso Diretso slate included in the complaint by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) are former Magdalo party-list Representative Gary Alejano, former Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino, former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay, Robredo’s election lawyer Atty. Romulo Macalintal, former Quezon Rep. Lorenzo Tañada III, Samira Gutoc-Tomawis and human rights lawyer Chel Diokno. Aside from the Otso Diretso members, also cleared are Senator Leila de Lima, former Senator Risa Hontiveros, Archbishop Socrates Villegas, Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, Bishop Honesto Ongtioco, Bishop Teodoro Bacani Jr., Fr. Ruben Reyes, Brother Armin Luistro, human rights lawyer Theodore Te, former Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) national president Atty. Abdiel Dan Elijah Fajardo, IBP’s incumbent national president Atty. Domingo Egon Cayosa. Also cleared are Atty. Minerva Ambrosio, Yolly Villanueva Ong, Danilo Songco, Atty. Philip Sawali and Atty. Serafin Salvador.