Loading ...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.
Other Information
- Name : Ana Theresia Hontiveros-Baraquel
- Birthday : February 24, 1966
- Birthplace : Manila
- Residence : Matandang Balara, Quezon City
- Nationality : Filipino
- Political party : Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party
- Schools Attended :
- Ateneo de Manila University (BS Social Science, Cum Laude)
- Sister : Pia Hontiveros
- Spouse : Francisco Baraquel Jr.
- Children : 4
- Other Profession : Journalist
- Religion : Roman Catholic
Committees
- Member for the Minority, Appropriations
- Member for the Minority, Ethics and Privileges
- Member for the Minority, Health
- Member for the Minority, Higher and Technical Education
- Member for the Minority, Human Rights
- Member for the Minority, Natural Resources
- Member for the Minority, Peace, Reconciliation and Unity
- Member for the Minority, People Participation
- Member for the Minority, Population and Family Relations
- Member for the Minority, Rules
- Member for the Minority
Political and Activist Affiliations
- Secretary-General, Coalition for Peace (1988 to 1992)
- Governing Council, National Peace Conference (1990)
- Government Panel for Peace Talks with the National Democratic Front (August 1998 to June 1999)
- re-elected as Chairperson, Pandayan para sa Sosyalistang Pilipinas (Pandayan/Forge for a Socialist Philippines (August 2001)
- Pilipina, a socialist feminist organization
- Member of the Board of Directors, Amnesty International Pilipinas
- Institute for Politics and Governance
- Executive Committee member, Akbayan-Citizens Action Party
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