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After dominating the Senate race with more than 25 million votes, Senator Cynthia Villar was formally proclaimed as a duly-elected Senator in the May 13 midterm elections. Based on the votes officially tallied by the Commission on Elections en banc sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, Villar got the most number of votes from […]
Reelectionist Senator Cynthia Villar proved to be the most trusted senatorial candidate among Cebu City residents as she got the most number of votes in Monday’s midterm elections. Official results from the Cebu City Canvassing Center showed Villar topping the senatorial race in the Queen City of the South with 334,294 votes. The 68-year-old Villar, […]
Residents of Las Piñas City gathered to watch the parade of giant colorful “parols” or Christmas lanterns made of recycled materials as part of this year’s celebration of the 13th Las Piñas Parol Festival. Senator Cynthia Villar and representatives from the local government joined spectators as giant lanterns made by local residents were paraded in […]
President Rodrigo Duterte commended former Senator Manny Villar and his wife, incumbent Senator Cynthia Villar, for helping government in the rehabilitation of drug dependents. Duterte made this remark as he led the unveiling of the markers of the new Las Piñas Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (DATRC) and Mella Hotel at the C-5 Road […]
Saying cheap credit will also improve the agriculture sector’s productivity, Senator Cynthia Villar commended thrift banks for being at the forefront of providing this to farmers and fisherfolks. During the Chamber of Thrift Banks General Membership Meeting at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel, Villar said agri-entrepreneurs, businesses and rural cooperatives are also among the beneficiaries of […]
Urban agriculture is a viable intervention to make poor households and communities healthier and more food sufficient, Senator Cynthia Villar said. Villar, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, notes how the spiraling prices of food and other commodities have made life more difficult for families in poor urban communities. […]
With the typhoon season again upon us, Senator Cynthia Villar has asked insurance companies to help smallholder farmers recover fast from the damage brought by typhoons and other calamities to crops and livestock by giving insurance coverage to the agricultural sector. “We want our farmer to get back within one week to the field to […]
Senator Cynthia Villar lauded the signing into law of a bill placing more areas under government protection, which include popular tourist destinations as well as internationally-recognized critical zones. Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, was principal sponsor of Republic Act 11038 or the law expanding the National Integrated Protected Areas System […]
Climate change impacts directly on food production and security, Senator Cynthia Villar said as she stressed the need for agriculture players to be more resilient and better prepared for extreme shifts in weather conditions. Villar, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, said the Philippines is highly vulnerable to climate […]
Sanitation is fundamental to both good health and social and economic growth, Senator Cynthia Villar said as she stressed anew the importance of proper waste disposal and personal hygiene in achieving self-sufficiency. Villar, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food & Environment and Natural Resources, urged families in crowded areas […]