Meet Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel
This was my 1st time to listen and watch Risa being interviewed. I was laughing because I had the same thing in mind in terms of Mikey Arroyo being “marginalized”! Listen to her and estudyante nya pala si Mikey!
Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel (born Ana Theresia Hontiveros), is a Filipino activist, journalist, and politician who is serving her second term as the party-list representative of the Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party to the Philippines’ House of Representatives since 2004. Having served as a journalist for ten years before venturing into politics, she is a recipient of the Kapisanan ng Mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas‘ Golden Dove Award for Best Female Newscaster. She also earned a Nobel peace prize nomination for her work as chair the Government Panel’s Reciprocal Working Committee on Socio-Economic Reforms in the Peace Talks with the National Democratic Front from 1998 to 1999. She is the older sister of Journalist and Television Host Pia Hontiveros.
She has raised her profile in the UK, by making a formal complaint about a popular satirical British TV show Harry & Paul. This allegedly “racist” sketch depicts a wealthy southerner (played by Harry Enfield) who keeps a poor lethargic northerner (played by Paul Whitehouse) as a pet. This poor northerner is encouraged to mount the southerner’s Filipina maid. Risa Hontiveros described the September episode of Harry & Paul as “revolting and disgusting”. This is only one of a series of sketches during the show’s run in which Harry is seen to treat Paul’s character as a dog or other family pet as an example how class and the north/south divide devalues anyone of a lower social status, be they northern or ethnic domestic staff.
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reynz – thanks for reporting this video of risa. hope you and your readers support her! ^__^
i love her Vince, and i believe she has some fans here.
definitely “senator” material si Risa Hontiveros. di hamak na mas may kakayahan (at silbi) si Risa compared to some of the incumbents
I agree. Teka, siya ba yung newscaster sa ABS-CBN(?) nung araw?
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My family love and support Risa Hontiveros! Para sa pagbabago at magandang laban. Walang takot ang babaeng ito.