2013 Senatorial Candidate #18: Risa Hontiveros Profile

In the light of the upcoming Elections this May 2013, I'm posting the background profiles of the 33 senatorial candidates. Please, I beg you; vote wisely.

Senatorial Candidate No. 18

Risa Hontiveros

Full Name:

Ana Theresia “Risa” Navarro Hontiveros

Sex:

Female

Age:

46

Town / City Registered:

Quezon City

Birthplace:

Manila

Coalition:

Team PNoy

Political Party:

Akbayan Citizen’s Action Party

Professional / Political Experience:

• Representative of Akbayan party list (2004-2010)
• Journalist
• Activist

Education:

AdMU (BS Social Science, cum laude)

Achievements and Distinctions:

• Nobel Peace Prize nominee (2005) for her work in the Peace Talks with the National Democratic Front from 1998 to 1999
• TOYM Awardee for Peace Advocacy (2001)
• Actively campaigned for the passage of the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill in the 15th Congress.
• Best Female Newscaster, Kapisanan ng Mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas' Golden Dove Award (1994)
• Chairperson, Akbayan-Citizens Action Party
• Member, Board of Directors, Amnesty International Pilipinas
• Secretary-General, Coalition of Peace

For the full downloadable and printable list of all the senatoriables, please check out: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/144541187/Senatorial-Candidates-for-the-2013-Elections-compiled-by-PoliTikalon-The-Official-Weblog-of-JR-Lopez-Gonzales