Public Spaces Act of 2017, principally authored and sponsored by Hontiveros, passed in the Senate. The bill passed in the House in January 2019, and is awaiting a bicameral meeting for it to become a law. In November 2018, Hontiveros received the Equality Champion Award from Lagablab Network for her push for equality laws in the Senate and her fight against SOGIE-based discrimination in the country. In the same month, Hontiveros reiterated that the influx of illegal Chinese workers in the Philippines is an 'assault on sovereignty and economy'. Hontiveros has also appeared numerous times for government to 'stop normalizing rape, sexual abuse amidst Duterte's sexually provocative remarks and tirades that objectify women and LGBTs. In January 2019, Republic Act 11166, or the HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018 passed into law. Hontiveros was the principal author and sponsor of the law in the Senate. The new HIV law aids in expanding access to evidence-based HIV strategies and facilitates easier access to learning about one's HIV status. The passage of the law was lauded by the World Health Organization. In the same month, Hontiveros filed the divorce bill in the Senate. The majority of Filipinos support the proposed divorce bill. Hontiveros was a key opposition figure against lowering the minimum age of criminality, which Duterte initially wanted to be nine years of age. She was awarded the Silver Rose Award by SOLIDAR, a European network of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium on January 29 in recognition of her contributions "to social justice and solidarity." Hontiveros was cited as "a progressive politician who is fighting for ideals and freedom in the Philippines." On July 19, 2019, the PNP–Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) filed charges against Hontiveros and other members of the opposition for "sedition, cyber libel, libel, estafa, harboring a criminal, and obstruction of justice". On February 10, 2020, she was cleared of all charges. She urged an investigation of Chinese men's illegal activities, including prostitution, in a casino at Clark. Hontiveros also called for an independent investigation of the murder of Anakpawis chairman Randall Echanis. On August 18, 2020, Hontiveros urged the Department of Health to withdraw the memorandum that suspended the special risk allowance (SRA) of public health workers. She has backed the passage of the Magna Carta for Seafarers, as well as the establishment of more medical schools in state