Senators will write and ask President Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ Marcos Jr. to find out who will orchestrate the varied responses of many government agencies to the MT Princess Empress oil spill disaster. Senate President Loren Legarda and Senator Cynthia Villar made the agreement as they asked...
The usual mindset that a man is the only breadwinner in a family is already “obsolete,” so said Sen. Cynthia Villar. “I believe that when we empower women, we also empower families, the society and generations of people, who will contribute towards nation-building,” Villar said. Villar...
Senator Cynthia Villar is seeking a Senate inquiry on the oil spill from the sunken tanker MT Princess Empress that has compromised the marine ecosystem, biodiversity, tourism industry, health, and livelihood of the people. This came as Villar filed Senate Resolution (SR) No.537 directing the...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar has acknowledged the presence of dignitaries from different countries who attended the the International Bamboo Festival of her home town Las Piñas City. Sen. Cynthia Villar welcomes the envoys from Israel, Austria, Sweden, France, Belgium, Brazil, German and Japan at...
Amid the daily distractions, Senator Cynthia A. Villar told Freemasons to always have the fortitude to pursue the good in all their work. Speaking during the induction of the officers for 6023-6024 of Dr. Filemon C. Aguilar (Las Piñas) Lodge No. 332 of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) has given recognition to the Villar SIPAG Foundation for its initiatives to conserve, maintain and advance a healthy environment. DENR-NCR thus awarded a Plaque of Recognition to the Villar SIPAG for its...
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform has sought the creation of an Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Task Force and an Anti-Smuggling Court to end the days of cartels that preyed on farmers and exacted high prices of agricultural produce in the markets. These were contained in a...
Senator Cynthia Villar is urging the Philippine Navy (PN) to join efforts to lift the Philippines away from its distressing position of being one of largest marine polluters in the world. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, lamented the Philippines'...
All loans including interests, penalties and surcharges, due from P14.62 billion loans arising from the award of agriculture lands under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) as of December 31,2022 should be condoned. Cynthia A. Villar, chairman of the Senate agriculture, food and...
TACLOBAN CITY – Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, has filed a bill declaring Panaon Island in Southern Leyte as a protected seascape under the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act or Republic Act 11038. VILLAR (FB) In...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar wants to declare Mulanay Watershed Forest Reserve (MWFR) in San Francisco, Quezon, as a 'Protected Area' (PA) in recognition of the richness of its biological resources- both flora and fauna. In filing Senate Bill 1691, Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on...
Citing the potential destruction of the large-scale habitat of Panaon Island in Southern Leyte, Senator Cynthia A. Villar wants to declare it a protected area. "Despite the presence of extensive coral reefs and vibrant fish communities, the abundance and biomass of commercially important species...
