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The VILLAR Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (SIPAG) recently conducted a seminar on urban agriculture and agri entrepreneurship in an effort to encourage the public, especially the youth, to grow their own food. The one-day seminar, in partnership with the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) in Calabarzon, was held at the VILLAR SIPAG Farm […]
Senator Cynthia Villar hailed the enactment into law of the bill providing free irrigation services to small hold farmers. President Rodrigo Duterte recently signed into law Republic Act 10969, which exempts the payment of irrigation service for up to eight hectares of land. “Now that free irrigation service has been institutionalized and made permanent, our […]
Saying they are the ‘first responders’ to the medical needs of people in the communities, Senator Cynthia Villar commended the Barangay Health Workers (BHW) during the recent BHW Congress in the 1st District of Pangasinan. “I will not be tired, and I mean it sincerely, that even before, I salute the BHWs who really help […]
Amid reports of spikes in the prices of commodities and services, Senator Cynthia Villar asked the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) to activate their price monitoring teams to guard against unreasonable price increases. “Unfortunately, there are businessmen who would take advantage of the situation and use the enactment […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has proposed for the use of locally-produced milk in the National School Feeding Program to help solve malnutrition among school children and to provide livelihood to poor dairy farmers. During the period of amendments on Senate Bill 1279 or the “Pagkaing Pinoy para sa Batang Pinoy Act” sponsored by Senator Bam Aquino, […]
Senator Cynthia Villar called for a comprehensive review of welfare and protective mechanisms for Filipino domestic workers bound for the Middle East in light of the President’s directive to cease OFW deployment to Kuwait. Villar, a staunch OFW advocate, noted that the rising number of women leaving to work abroad as domestic workers could lead […]
Senator Cynthia Villar commended the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for the launching of a program that will make passport applications more accessible to Filipinos. Passport on Wheels (POW), which was initiated by Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, was launched recently at the Villar SIPAG in Las Pinas and served about 1,500 applicants. “The […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has encouraged farmers to take advantage of the training programs and learning activities at the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (SIPAG) to boost their knowledge on different agricultural technologies and develop financial literacy. Speaking at the recent graduation rites of trainees on Mushroom Production and Vegetable Farming in partnership […]
Senator Cynthia Villar recognized the crucial role of the Bureau of Agriculture & Fisheries Standards (BAFS) to ensure consumer safety while promoting the competitiveness of agriculture and fisheries products in the Philippines. “It is a two-fold goal that should not be at the expense of one or the other,” said Villar during the 19th Year […]
Twenty one outstanding cooperatives nationwide were recognized by the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (SIPAG) of Senator Cynthia Villar, former Senate President Manny Villar and DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, for their exemplary poverty reduction strategies. Each of the cooperatives recieved P250,000 as seed money to start a new business or expand their […]