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The Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance) recently conducted a 10-day training on freshwater aquaculture as an alternative source of livelihood where 31 trainees completed modules and hands-on activities on the art of fish food processing, aquascaping and aquaponics. In coordination with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region […]
Overseas Filipino workers who succeeded in their ventures in agriculture took center stage during the 7th OFW and Family Summit held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture and Food and director of the organization behind the annual holding of the summit, Villar Social […]
Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Agriculture and Food committee, underscored the significant contribution of cooperatives to combat poverty in the Philippines. Villar noted that cooperatives are truly the government and the private sector’s partners in promoting agriculture-driven growth and entrepreneurial development. The veteran legislator believes that nothing can equal the assistance being […]
The Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance) recently conducted a one-day basic seminar on beekeeping held at the Villar SIPAG Farm School in Bacoor, Cavite. The seminar was participated in by 100 attendees composed of members of farmers’ cooperatives or associations, beekeepers, mango growers and rice farmers from Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, […]
Senator Cynthia Villar, together with representatives from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), led a livelihood and clean-up caravan in Tondo. The activity is part of her commitment to provide Filipinos livelihood opportunities to help improve their lives and contribute to the country’s […]
This year’s OFW and Family Summit will focus on giving livelihood opportunities to overseas Filipino workers in agriculture. Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food and director of the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (Villar SIPAG) gave this statement during the Kapihan sa Senado media forum. […]
Senator Cynthia Villar called on all stakeholders to support the National Organic Agriculture Program (NOAP) to boost the export of organic agricultural products and improve their competitiveness in the US 2.3-trillion aggregate economic size ASEAN market. NOAP is the blueprint of the development and promotion of organic agriculture in the Philippines. It covers the […]
Citing warning by experts that our seas would become “virtual deserts” by 2050 due to overfishing, Senator Cynthia Villar said she wants to review the draft plan and various inputs and recommendations of industry players on the National Tuna Management Plan. “We would like to avoid the dreaded scenario of our oceans turning into […]
Senator Cynthia Villar congratulated the organizers for the successful hosting of the 12th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP12) in Manila which saw the biggest number of participants of over 1,000 from 126 countries and the biggest number of […]
Senator Cynthia Villar was the opening speaker in the opening ceremony of the 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wildlife Animals (CMS COP 12) at the Philippine International Convention Center(PICC). Villar, Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, was […]