Risa Hontiveros

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 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. A purportedly "racist" sketch depicts a wealthy southerner (played by Harry Enfield) who...