Hontiveros Defends Sara Duterte from Speaker Alvarez, "Stop Bullying Her!"

The feud between Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and House Speaker Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez appears to have finally ended. But in a very rare instance on Friday, March 2, Akbayan Senator Risa Hontiveros speaks up to defend Mayor Inday Sara from Speaker Alvarez, and told him to stop bullying the presidential daughter.

Ombudsman Urged to Re Open Plunder Case vs Speaker Alvarez Over NAIA Contracts

An advocate group on Monday, December 11 has urged the Office of the Ombudsman to re-open the plunder case against House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, who was earlier accused of profiting from a build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract between Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and the Philippine International Air Terminals Co Inc (Piatco).