Hontiveros considers joining veterans bloc in Senate
Senator Risa Hontiveros expressed openness to joining the five-man 'veterans bloc' in the Senate on Tuesday.
Veterans bloc leader Senator Vicente Sotto III welcomed Hontiveros's pronouncement and highlighted her integrity as an asset to the Senate.
The veterans bloc, which includes Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri, Loren Legarda, Panfilo Lacson, and Lito Lapid, is pushing for Sotto's reinstatement as Senate president.
Hontiveros plans to reveal her final decision on July 28 when the 20th Congress begins its first regular session.
Despite considering herself a veteran lawmaker serving her second six-year term in the Senate, Hontiveros aims to strengthen the opposition for future elections.
She also called for continued investigation into those selling government IDs to non-Filipinos, citing recent arrests of individuals with fake Philippine documents at NAIA.
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