Senator Mark Villar has lauded the renaming of two Quezon City roads--Agham and BIR Roads--into Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago Avenue. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Senator Mark Villar) In a statement, he stated that the renaming of the two roads after the late senator was in line with...
Senator Mark Villar has filed a bill that seeks to institutionalize suicide intervention throughout the whole country by formulating life-planning education for Filipino youths. Villar filed Senate Bill No. 1669, or the Act to Provide Early Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Expansion which...
Senator Mark Villar joined the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in its regular price monitoring activities to see if products are in adherence with Philippine standards or PS quality for those locally made and the Import Commodity Clearance (ICC). (Photo courtesy of the Office of...
Senator Mark A. Villar on Monday, Oct. 16, urged all concerned government agencies of the country to exhaust all available means to secure the safety of Filipinos in Israel and Gaza. In a statement, Villar expressed his utmost concern regarding the safety of Filipino migrants in the areas of...
Sen. Mark Villar commended Patrolman August David Jr. for his heroic act of saving a drowning teen in a river in Taytay, Rizal last Oct. 8, which has now become viral on social media. (Photo courtesy of Rej Macky's Facebook post) “I salute Patrolman David Jr. for his heroic act of saving a...
Full payment of compensation and benefits to the families of community disaster personnel who lost their lives in the performance of their duties must be implemented, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said. Thus, the CHR declared its full support to the enactment into law of Senate Bill...
The Senate approved on third and final reading the proposed Internet Transactions Act (ITA) which seeks to provide safety mechanisms for all stakeholders involved in e-commerce. Voting 20-1-0, the Senate passed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1846, which seeks to ensure that all goods and services transacted...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said that he is confident that the 19th Congress will be able to approve all the 20 priority bills that President Marcos wanted to enact before the year ends. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri presides over the plenary session Monday,...
Sen. Mark Villar called on the Senate to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation following a recent cyberattack against the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and all the other attacks against government websites. Villar filed Resolution No. 811 before the Senate directing...
The Senate has approved on second reading the bill that will provide safety mechanisms for all stakeholders involved in e-commerce. Sen. Mark Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship, shepherds the passage of Senate Bill No. 1846 (SBN 1846) or the Internet...
Senator Mark Villar, chairman of the Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies, pushed for the passage of the proposed Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) to ensure that no scammers will be able to defraud Filipino banking consumers in the long run. Sen. Mark...
CEBU CITY – Metro Cebu will certainly benefit from the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), Sen. Mark Villar assured. Villar said the MIF, the country's first-ever sovereign investment fund, will provide the country more funds for infrastructure, agriculture, and energy projects. “I’m excited...
