Risa Hontiveros

The Honorable

Risa Hontiveros
The Honorable; Risa Hontiveros
	Official portrait, 2022
Senator of the Philippines
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 30, 2016
Preceded by	Incumbent
Senate positions
Chair of the Philippine Senate Women, Family Relations and Gender Equality Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 25, 2016
Preceded by	Pia Cayetano
Chair of the Philippine Senate Health and Demography Committee
	In office; July 25, 2016 – February 27, 2017
Preceded by	Teofisto Guingona III
Succeeded by	JV Ejercito
Senate Deputy Minority Leader
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; August 3, 2022
Leader	Koko Pimentel
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Akbayan
	In office; June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010 Serving with Etta Rosales and Mario Joyo Aguja (2004–2007); Walden Bello (2007–2010);
Preceded by	Etta Rosales; Mario Joyo Aguja
Personal details
Born	Ana Theresia Navarro Hontiveros; 24 February 1966 (aged 59); Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Akbayan (2004-present)
Other political; affiliations	Liberal (2010);
Spouse(s)	Francisco Baraquel Jr. (m. 1990; died 2005)
Children	4
Relatives	Jose Hontiveros (grandfather) ; Pia Hontiveros (sister)
Alma mater	Ateneo de Manila University (BA)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Journalist
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Ana Theresia Navarro Hontiveros-Baraquel (born February 24, 1966) is a Filipino politician, socialist activist and journalist serving as a Senator since 2016.^[1] She previously served as the representative of Akbayan in the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2004 to 2010.^[2] She is the older sister of journalists and television hosts Gringgay and Pia Hontiveros.^[3]

Risa Hontiveros Media

Hontiveros displays Corazon Aquino's laban (fight) hand symbol after joining the Liberal Party in their campaign in the 2010 elections.
Hontiveros speaks at a Team Robredo–Pangilinan campaign rally in Antipolo in 2022.
Hontiveros makes her first privilege speech before the Senate in 2016.
Hontiveros with the President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen and her pet cat Think Think during a visit to Taiwan in May 2023.
Hontiveros leads the Senate investigation of Alice Guo in 2024.
Hontiveros (second from the right) and her daughters meet with then-vice president Leni Robredo (center, in pink) in 2022.

Sources

↑ Geronimo, Jee Y. (May 19, 2016). "Risa Hontiveros finally wins Senate seat: 'We defied gravity'". Rappler.
↑ Marcelo, Pepper (September 1–15, 2006). "Risa Hontiveros Baraquel: Not Your Typical Politico". Planet Philippines. Buzzword Media Corporation. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
↑ Madarang, Catalina Ricci (July 27, 2022). "Hontiveros sisters' TikTok dance video becomes new SONA highlight". Interaksyon. https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2022/07/27/223347/hontiveros-sisters-tiktok-dance-video-becomes-new-sona-highlight/. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

[Senate_20163-1] Geronimo, Jee Y. (May 19, 2016). "Risa Hontiveros finally wins Senate seat: 'We defied gravity'". Rappler.

[2] Marcelo, Pepper (September 1–15, 2006). "Risa Hontiveros Baraquel: Not Your Typical Politico". Planet Philippines. Buzzword Media Corporation. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2008.

[3] Madarang, Catalina Ricci (July 27, 2022). "Hontiveros sisters' TikTok dance video becomes new SONA highlight". Interaksyon. https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2022/07/27/223347/hontiveros-sisters-tiktok-dance-video-becomes-new-sona-highlight/. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

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