(MANILA BULLETIN) The Senate Agriculture and Food Committee chaired by Senator Cynthia Villar has assured anew to assist the mango industry, which she said produces the “best tasting mangoes” in the world. Speaking during the AANI Mango Industry Association Inc. two-day 19th National Mango...
Senators sought stricter sanctions, including the re-imposition of the death death penalty, against persons who have a hand in the multi-billion-peso smuggling operations at the country’s air and sea ports. Their proposed iron-fist penalties followed a three-hour public hearing by the Senate...
Senator Cynthia Villar (Senate PRIB) Senator Cynthia Villar has linked up with an Australian medical mission to address the condition of cleft lip and palate, which remain common birth defects in the Philippines, affecting one in every 1,000 children. She specifically acknowledged the "Operation...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar said the ‘Gawad Agila 2023 Award’ she obtained is an important reminder for every public servant to serve with honor, integrity and excellence. Villar, a senator since 2013, was cited by the Fraternal Order of Eagles – Philippines Eagles as the “Most Trusted...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar is pushing for the creation of special courts to try exclusively smuggling cases worth billions of pesos that has prejudiced farmers and the economy. Villar said regional trial courts (RTCs) have not been effective. In today’s hybrid public hearing of the ...
Since Filipino farmers still face challenges that need government intervention to move forward, Senator Cynthia A. Villar said that all her legislations were geared to improve their earnings and standard of living. “That is why I made it my goal to uplift the lives of Filipino farmers in every...
The fight between Senator Cynthia A. Villar and the BF Resort Village Homeowners Association in Las Pinas City may go into its second round. Villar said she would talk with her lawyer on filing a suit over several issues such as the construction by BFRV of a gate barring entry into her composting...
Senator Cynthia Villar (Senate PRIB) Senator Cynthia Villar cited the need to promote high-value crop production after noting that the country’s agricultural sector was still hampered by limited diversity and low productivity. She said there have only been a few successful high-value...
Senator Cynthia Villar (Senate PRIB) Senator Cynthia Villar has distributed cash rewards to the chorale groups that won in the Villar SIPAG’s Inter-Parish Chorale Competition held at the San Ezekiel Moreno Oratory at Villar Sipag Center in Las Piñas City. Villar said the contest was in...
The Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change will look into the possible administrative liabilities of both the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) on the oil spill that ruined the waters of Oriental Mindoro due to the sinking of...
RDC Reield Marine Services Inc., owner of the ill-fated MT Princess Empress that sank and spilled industrial oil in the waters off Oriental Mindoro, will be made to explain the seaworthiness of the vessel. ‘’Eh di kapag nag-hearing tayo i-defend nila at kukuha rin expert na makakapagsabi na di...
Senator Cynthia Villar has pushed for assistance to residents who are affected by the damage caused by the oil spill from MT Empress Princess which sank off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro last Feb. 28. The oil spill in the province would surpass the devastation caused by the 2006 Guimaras oil...
