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Senator Cynthia Villar vowed to personally look into the delay in the repatriation of the remains of 45-year old Roger Dignadice, an overseas worker in Dammam, Saudi Arabia who died last March. The lady senator known for her advocacy for the rights and welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) noted that Dignadice died of […]
Senator Cynthia Villar vowed to look into the resurgence of the garlic cartel in the face of the rising cost of garlic in the local market. The chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food said the rising cost of garlic today is reminiscent of the 2014 scenario where the price of garlic […]
Senator Cynthia Villar pushed for the protection of the Philippine Rise as the latest addition to Philippine territory. The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and on Agriculture and Food, said “the territory of the Philippines nearly doubled in size with the addition of resource-rich waters and spawning ground of […]
With the Senate set to approve on third and final reading 14 bills creating multi-species marine hatcheries, Senator Cynthia Villar said aquaculture will now have a needed boost in the provinces. “It is not surprising that aquaculture now has an uptrend globally given the dwindling catch from the wild. With the creation of these […]