AS a keen political observer and counting as one of my areas of interest as a political scientist, the politics of optics and representation, I noticed that there is an inordinate presence of the female gender in some of the ongoing congressional hearings.

Sen. Risa Hontiveros frames her assertiveness with a modicum of gentleness, Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro masterfully crafts her interpellations with well-prepared legal predicates and Rep. Mikaela Suansing focuses on detail and data.

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