Former Akbayan Representative Risa Hontiveros’ senatorial bid got a boost Friday from two known feisty senators, who like her, have strongly fought for the passage of the Reproductive Health bill.
Senator Pia Cayetano on Thursday asked the Supreme Court that she be allowed to participate in the pending case filed by the Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) against the Food and Drug Administration.
The country has now enough laws meant to protect the rights of women but these have yet to be effectively implemented, reelectionist Sen. Loren Lagarda said on Friday as the country marked International Women’s Day.
Sen. Pia Cayetano, chairperson of the Senate committee on women and family relations, on Sunday urged voters to support candidates with a “clear pro-women agenda,” on the global observance of March as International Women’s Month.
Sen. Pia Cayetano has thrown in the towel as far as the bill she proposed to strengthen the laws designed to prevent the spread in the country of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and HIV, the virus that causes it.
Two weeks before Valentine’s Day, Sen. Pia Cayetano fought for the right of women to receive “luxurious gifts” from their loved ones as she called on her fellow legislators to come up with a higher threshold amount for jewelry purchases before these are reported to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC).
Senator Pia Cayetano said Saturday she had no idea what hurt she caused Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile other than their opposing views on the reproductive health and sin tax laws.
A warning against displeasing Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. This was the message behind the exclusion of four senators from the list of those who got P1.6 million each in additional budget from the Senate savings, Senate minority leader Alan Peter Cayetano said.
The contentious reproductive health (RH) bill is taking its toll on personal relationships in the Senate, and the ill feelings may result in the ouster of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile early next year.
“Safe and satisfying sex,” and “pleasurable sex” will remain in Senate Bill No. 2865, or the reproductive health bill despite objections from certain senators.
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano is not one to pass judgement on his big sister, thus he will inhibit himself from hearings the ethics committee he heads will hold on a plagiarism complaint filed against Sen. Pia Cayetano.
The Senate Ethics Committee has finalized its rules Thursday paving the way for the hearing of its six pending cases, including the plagiarism complaints filed against Senators Vicente Sotto III and Pia Cayetano.
A plagiarism complaint was formally filed against Senator Pia Cayetano Wednesday afternoon with the Senate ethics committee.
