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 Cynthia Villar considers the annual Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and Family Summit as her family's way of expressing their gratitude to the OFWs, who have been keeping the economy afloat amid the global crises. Thousands of OFWs and members of their families on Friday, Nov. 10 gathered...
ILOILO CITY – Sen. Cynthia Villar is pushing for the growth of the coffee, cacao, and coconut industries. SEN. Cynthia Villar talks to the media at the Coffee, Cacao, and Coconut (CoCaNut) Congress in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “There is a need to establish a sustainable and competitive coffee,...
It’s a significant step toward a greener, more sustainable future. Business tycoon Manuel B. Villar Jr. led a groundbreaking tree-planting endeavor within the 3,500-hectare Villar City on Sept. 30, 2023, exemplifying an admirable and unwavering commitment to sustainability. Some 700...
OF TREES AND FOREST Last Oct. 30, 2023, my family and I trooped to the Las Piñas City National Science High School in Talon Dos to cast our votes for the Barangay and SK Elections. I was joined by my wife Cynthia and my children Mark, Paolo and Camille. The voting went smoothly and I would like to...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has filed a bill that would protect local business process outsourcing (BPO) workers from the "abusive language" of their employers, among other things. Villar...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar's office) Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar is once again moonlighting as a storyteller for the benefit of the young ones in her district. Villar recently shared her love for...
House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has challenged the newly-elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to show their worth. ...
OF TREES AND FOREST Filipinos have a tendency to adopt a tradition and make it their own by incorporating their own cultural twists. For instance, Undas—those two days that include Todos Los Santos or All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day or Araw ng Kaluluwa—was borne out of our deep Catholic...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (center, standing) gamely takes a photo with Taylor Swift fans-slash-scholars during the viewing party. (Rep. Villar's office) House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar recently...
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 Cynthia Villar questioned on Wednesday, October 25 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) for the clinical trials of an African Swine Flu (ASF) vaccine conducted even before it was even approved for commercial use. Sen. Cynthia A. Villar presides...