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Sen. Villar gives PBBM a book on farm schools
A Book of Directory of Farm Schools, Tourist Farms and Learning Sites in the Philippines was handed down to President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. by Senator Cynthia Villar during the signing of Executive Order for the Moratorium on the Annual Amortization of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries, in Malacanang on Sept. 13, 2022. The directory is a…
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Villar observes World Toilet Day
CITING the importance of proper sanitation in our lives and the economy, Sen. Cynthia A. Villar has been actively joining the celebration of World Toilet Day every November 19. “We should be clean at all times to maintain good health. A dirty environment poses dangers to our health because it causes many diseases,” said Villar,…
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Cynthia Villar still richest senator in 2020
By Fernan Angeles SENATOR Cynthia Villar remains the richest member of the Philippine Senate. However, doubt shrouds the figure she declared over a Forbes report that had her husband former Senator Manny Villar the second richest tycoon with a net worth of $5 billion. In the 2019 summary of the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and…
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Villar donates alcohol
To boost government’s efforts to beat Covid-19, Senator Cynthia A. Villar donated bottles of alcohol to Mariano Marcos Memorial and Medical Center. The senator has been in the forefront of the initiatives of Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance) to help ensure the safety of every Filipino during this time of pandemic.
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Villar-authored laws provide P2.1 billion loanable funds to farmers, fishers
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Villar gives blankets to fire victims
In an effort to ease the burden of fire victims in Barangay 401, Sampaloc, Manila, Senator Cynthia A. Villar distributed blankets. The senator, through the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance, has been in the forefront of efforts to provide immediate relief to victims of emergencies. The fire victims happily thanked the senator.
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Villar stresses value of wetland park as bird sanctuary
Sen. Cynthia Villar stressed anew the importance of wetlands in providing wildlife habitats, including as sanctuary of migratory birds. On the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day, Villar said the Las Pinas-Paranaque Wetland Park (LPWP) located South of Manila Bay, has served as resting and feeding grounds for migratory birds coming from Japan, China,…
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Villar tackles bills on Davao City and Davao Region
Sen. Cynthia Villar presided over a public hearing on the bill seeking to declare Davao City as the chocolate capital and Region 11 as the cacao-producing capital of the country. Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, in a hybrid hearing conducted through teleconference, said Senate Bill 1741 seeks “to garner…
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Senate passes coco levy trust fund bill on Second Reading
The Senate on Monday Sept. 29 passed on second reading a bill that seeks to create a trust fund for coconut farmers in the country through the selling of assets procured through the coco levy fund. Under Senate Bill No. 1396 or the “Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act,” the government is mandated to…
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Villar: Reclamation project of Paranaque gov’t will worsen flooding
Sen. Cynthia Villar has asserted that the reclamation project being pushed by the Paranaque local government will cause flooding in Cavite, Paranaque, and Las Pinas and will be detrimental to the viability of the Las Pinas-Paranaque Wetland Park. Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, made this statement as a response to…