Senator Hontiveros as one of the Cooperative Development Officer Bill authors seeks to create a permanent position for cooperatives development officer (CDO) in all local government units (LGUs).
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged the health department and LGUs to work closely with barangay health workers of indigent communities to create strategies to improve public confidence in vaccination.
Senator Risa Hontiveros pushes for additional DOH budget for the rebuilding of typhoon-hit facilities in Bicol Region that were considered 'completely non-functional'.
Senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for a national program that will build a 100-meter strip of coastal vegetation to help provide safeguards to coastline communities vulnerable to the effects of typhoons.
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged the PhilHealth to institutionalize their increased coverage of free 144-dialysis sessions so that more can avail of the benefit beyond 2020.