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Senator Cynthia Villar has cited urban agriculture and home gardening as the answers to the country’s ballooning population and the increasing food demand and consumption. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Agriculture and Food committee, said she has been practicing urban agriculture and home gardening in her home city in Las Piñas. The veteran legislator has […]
Senator Cynthia Villar called on the youth to be protectors of the environment, especially the country’s protected areas like the Las Piñas Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP). Villar also lauded as “Wetland Heroes” those who joined their Facebook Reel-making contest on LPPWP. “You are all winners to me because by making your videos and promoting this […]
Senator Cynthia Villar renewed her commitment to preserve the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP) and prevent its defacement, exploitation and destruction and any encroachment on it. “This wetland park is very dear to me. Not only did I help build the facilities you find here, but I also vigorously pushed for the declaration of this […]
Since a big percentage of our fish production comes from the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Senator Cynthia Villar cited the need for a “balikatan” to protect it. Amid the challenges in the country’s fishing sector, Villar assured Filipino fishermen of their continuing efforts to prioritize them. “As chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, I […]
In line with a Villar family tradition, Senator Cynthia Villar led the celebration of San Ezekiel Moreno’s 176th birthday through music. “It is through songs and music that we are able to relive the love, compassion, service and message of San Ezekiel Moreno,” Villar stressed. Through the Las Piñas Chorale Festival, the veteran legislator said […]
Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food chairperson Senator Cynthia Villar said a bountiful harvest of agricultural products will mean lesser need to import them. “Since they are locally available,” Villar noted, “we can provide a ready market for our farmers.” In her speech during the Opening of the Philippine Food and Beverage Expo 2024, the […]
To guarantee that plant-based foods are safe for human consumption, a modern Mobile Plant Food Safety Laboratory was launched by the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI). Senator Cynthia Villar and BPI Director Gerald Glenn Panganiban led the inauguration of the first roving laboratory for food testing of plant- based food produce recently at the BPI […]
To propel the competitiveness and expansion of the corn industry, Senator Cynthia Villar has sponsored Senate Bill No. 2625 under Committee Report No. 246, entitled “An Act to develop the Philippine Corn Industry, enhance the availability and affordable of quality feeds and staple food, and provide for a corn competitiveness enhancement fund”. “It is a […]
To help eradicate rabies in a community, Senator Cynthia Villar has embarked on “Libreng Kapon at Ligate” project for dogs and cats in the cities of Las Piñas and Bacoor. During the 4th leg of this project, Villar reiterated that rabies is endemic in the Philippines. The veteran legislator noted that more than 300 died […]
For her initiatives in eliminating poverty and maintaining a healthy environment, Senator Cynthia Villar was given the distinguished Human Rights Award by the United Nations Association of the Philippines in a ceremony held at Manila Hotel. Villar was acknowledged for the promotion of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Goal No. 1 (Poverty Eradication) and SDG Goal […]