“Marami man ang naging hamon, mas maraming batas ang napagtagumpayan para sa kababaihan at sa kalusugan, ,” Hontiveros said.During the tail-end of the 17th Congress, Hontiveros successfully led the passage of eight new landmark laws.
This includes the Expanded Maternity Leave Law or Republic Act No. 11210 signed last February. The law expanded the working Filipinas’ paid maternity leave from the original 60 days to 105 days, and is considered a historic feat. “It is now the policy of the State to give mothers our due. Mas makakapagpahinga mula sa panganganak, mas maaalagaan si baby Act , the act on mandatory PhilHealth coverage for persons with disabilities , the Special Protection of Children in Situations of Armed Conflict Act , the Simulated Birth Rectification Act , and the Speech Language Pathology Act .“We have achieved so much, pero tuloy-tuloy ang trabaho.