Senator Cynthia Villar The Senator Cynthia Villar-chaired Committee on Environment will conduct an inspection at Bohol’s Chocolate Hills--the site of the controversial Captain's Peak Resort--during the upcoming Holy Week break. Thus, bared...
Las Pinas National High School was chosen as the beneficiary of AllHome's renovation project due to the urgent need for better learning facilities particularly in the current learning environment. Recognizing the challenges faced by public schools, AllHome stepped in to support the...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Thursday, March 14 said she is keen on filing a resolution seeking an investigation into the reported construction of illegal structures within the vicinity of the Chocolate Hills, a protected area and major tourist attraction. “The Committee on Environment...
Las Piñas City Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar’s office) House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City Rep. Camille Villar launched the “Pasa-Tulong” (Pay it forward) initiative to encourage residents of her district to pass on acts of kindness to other...
OF TREES AND FOREST In my column last week, I wrote about the Villar Farm and how we are raising around 50 carabaos. Sometimes I would get up early in the morning and walk around the farm for my daily exercise. I also take the opportunity to visit the farm animals there and enjoy the fresh carabao...
Senator Robinhood Padilla will only need to convince three more senators to overturn the contempt order issued against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy. In a press conference, Padilla disclosed that those who have joined him in opposing the contempt order are Senators...
OF TREES AND FOREST One of the very first drawings — if you can call it that — I made as a young student was that of an idyllic farm scene. In addition to basic drawings of fruits, vegetables and animals, I would draw a nipa hut with a coconut tree beside it and a perfectly shaped mountain on...
Sen. Imee Marcos has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the National Food Authority's (NFA) "highly suspicious" P93.75-million sale of 75,000 bags of rice stock to two traders. In filing Senate Resolution No. 940, Marco expressed alarm that the NFA has "completely lost its way" amid a...
Sen. Cynthia A. Villar renewed her call against agricultural smuggling to protect the country's local hog producers, pushing for Congress to finish the bicameral conference on the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Bill. Villar made the statement as she recently attended the National Federation of...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar said she is confident that the link and network established by the country’s hog producers with institutional markets—such as restaurants and hotels—will lessen their dependence on imported pork. HOG FESTIVAL 2024. Senator Cynthia Villar, Department of Agriculture...
Sen. Cynthia Villar said on Friday, March 1 that the Senate will investigate allegations that the National Food Authority (NFA) sold thousands of tons of rice to certain traders at a price disadvantageous to the government. "Mag-iinvestigate kami dyan, kasi I have personal experience with regards...
Sen. Cynthia Villar said on Friday, March 1, that the economic provisions being reviewed by the Senate in the bid to amend the 1987 Constitution are "minor" and "unimportant." In an interview, Villar said that after speaking with businessmen, they told her that they are facing problems that are...
