Risa Hontiveros

Infobox Officeholder
name = Ana Theresia 'Risa' Hontiveros-Baraquel

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office = Philippine House of Representatives Party List Representative, Akbayan Citizens' Action Party
term_start = 13th Congress
term_end = 14th Congress
birth_date = birth date and age|1966|02|24
birth_place = Manila
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nationality = Filipino
party = Akbayan Citizens' Action Party
spouse = Francisco Baraquel Jr. (Deceased)
relations = Television Journalist Pia Hontiveros (Sister)
children = Four (Not Named)
residence = Matandang Balara, Quezon City
alma_mater = Ateneo de Manila University (BS Social Science, "Cum Laude")
occupation = Activist
profession = Journalist
religion = Roman Catholic


website = http://www.akbayan.org
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Ana Theresia 'Risa' Hontiveros-Baraquel, often referred to simply as "Risa 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

Political and Activist Affiliations

In Hontiveros' career as a politician and activist, she has been affiliated with a number of organizations and movements, including the following:
*"Coalition for Peace" (served as Secretary-General from 1988 to 1992)
*"National Peace Conference" (serving on its Governing Council since 1990).
*"Government Panel for Peace Talks with the National Democratic Front" (chairing the Panel's Reciprocal Working Committee on Socio-Economic Reforms from August 1998 to June 1999)
*"Pandayan para sa Sosyalistang Pilipinas" (Pandayan/Forge for a Socialist Philippines), a democratic socialist political organization (re-elected as Chairperson In August 2001)
*"Pilipina", a socialist feminist organization
*Amnesty International Pilipinas (member of the Board of Directors)
*Institute for Politics and Governance
*Akbayan-Citizens Action Party (Executive Committee member)

Current Committee Memberships

Hontiveros currently serves as a member for the House Minority of the following Committees of the 14th Congress:
*Appropriations
*Ethics and Privileges
*Foreign Affairs
*Good Government and Public Accountability
*Health
*Higher and Technical Education
*Human Rights
*Natural Resources
*Peace, Reconciliation and Unity
*People Participation
*Rules
*Trade and Industry
*Women and Gender Equality

Sources

*cite web
last = Marcelo
first = Pepper
authorlink = Pepper Marcelo
title = Risa Hontiveros Baraquel: Not Your Typical Politico
work = Planet Philippines
publisher = Buzzword Media Corporation
date = September 1-15, 2006 |url=http://www.workspresso.com/20070601%20edition/archives/2006/sep1-15-06/current/features_current/feature2.html
format = HTML
accessdate = 2008-02-14
*cite web
title = Hontiveros-Baraquel, Ana Theresia 'Risa'
work = Member Information - 14th Congress
publisher = House of Representatives of the Philippines
date = |url=http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?congress=14&id=baraquel
format = HTML
doi =
accessdate =2008-02-14
*cite web
title = Rep. Risa Hontiveros
work = AKBAYAN: Ibangon Dangal ng Pilipino (Party Website)
publisher = Akbayan Citizens' Action Party
date =
url = http://www.akbayan.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=89
format = HTML
accessdate = 2008-02-14
*cite web
title = Women Leaders (Philippines)
work = Resources, publications, and papers of the Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics
publisher = Center for Asia Pacific Women in Politics
date = 16 October, 2002
url = http://www.capwip.org/resources/leaders/phil.htm
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doi =
accessdate = 2008-02-14
*cite web
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coauthors =
title = Personal Information, BARAQUEL, Anna Theresa Hontiveros
work = I-Site: The Information Site on Philippine Politics and Government
publisher = Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
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url = http://i-site.ph/Databases/Congress/13thHouse/personal/baraquel-personal.html
format = HTML
doi =
accessdate = 2008-02-14