[1][4] Herrera is the founder of Bagong Henerasyon Foundation Inc. in 2001, which was accredited and authorized by the Commission on Elections to vow for party-list representation in the House of Representatives in 2009.

[1] Bagong Henerasyon fielded Herrera as its first nominee in the 2010 elections, in which they secured a single seat for the 15th Congress.

The partylist would regain its seat in the 2016 elections, which was filled by Herrera[5][6] In the 17th Congress, Herrara co-authored with Tom Villarin of Akbayan House Bill No.

[9] She co-authored a bill banning child marriage in the Philippines which lapsed into law as Republic Act No.

[10][11] In the 19th Congress,[12] she questioned the bidding process for the Department of Education procurement of laptops through the Department of Budget and Management's Procurement Service (PS-DBM)[13] Herrera has also advocated the legal recognition of same-sex union in the Philippines; she filed bills seeking the legalization of civil unions for same sex partners in the 18th and 19th Congress.