Sen. Mark Villar emphasized the stronger provisions provided under Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act or AFASA that will arm the country’s financial institutions with heightened risk management systems, power, and authority to manage the financial transactions of account owners which are poised...
Sen. Mark Villar is pushing for the establishment of hospitals in Visayas and Mindanao that will cater to war veterans and veterans of military campaigns. In line with this initiative, Villar filed Senate Bill No. 2544, or the Veterans Hospital Act of 2024. “Our war veterans made an...
Sen. Mark Villar reiterated the need for the passage of the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) that would, not only provide for a penalty after the fact, but one that effectively responds to or even prevent criminals from facilitating various forms of financial scams. Sen. Mark Villar...
In keeping with their tradition of gift-giving during the Christmas season, the family of former Senate President Manny Villar, Senators Cynthia and Mark Villar held their first Christmas party at the Villar Children’s Farm in Bacoor City, Cavite together with children from Baseco. ...
Senator Mark Villar, chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship, joined the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) headed by Secretary Alfredo Pascual in a price monitoring activity of Noche Buena items in one of the grocery stores in Divisoria market in Manila....
Senator Mark Villar commended President Marcos for spearheading the country’s efforts in securing partnerships on artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity from Silicon Valley companies. However, he emphasized that an up-to-date framework for AI is of significance to level the playing field...
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...
