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Risa Hontiveros

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Risa Hontiveros
Official portrait, 2022
Senator of the Philippines
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
Senate positions
Chair of the Philippine Senate Women, Family Relations and Gender Equality Committee
Assumed office
July 25, 2016
Preceded byPia Cayetano
Chair of the Philippine Senate Health and Demography Committee
In office
July 25, 2016 – February 27, 2017
Preceded byTeofisto Guingona III
Succeeded byJV Ejercito
Senate Deputy Minority Leader
Assumed office
August 3, 2022
LeaderKoko Pimentel
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for Akbayan
In office
June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010
Serving with
Preceded byEtta Rosales
Mario Joyo Aguja
Personal details
Born
Ana Theresia Navarro Hontiveros

(1966-02-24) February 24, 1966 (age 58)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Political partyAkbayan (2004-present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse(s)
Francisco Baraquel Jr.
(m. 1990; died 2005)
Children4
RelativesJose Hontiveros (grandfather)
Pia Hontiveros (sister)
Alma materAteneo de Manila University (BA)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionJournalist
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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]

  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. Retrieved June 2, 2023.