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VILLAR: GIVE LOCAL GOODS PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT

Senator Mark Villar presided over the budget hearing of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and its attached agencies and promised to support local industries. “We appreciate DTI’s initiative to help boost our local industries. The use of infrastructure and technology will definitely help us,” Villar said. DTI presented various programs that cater to […]

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DOUBLE ALLOWANCE OF GOV’T WORKERS – MARK VILLAR

Senator Mark Villar has filed a bill seeking to increase the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) being granted to government employees. Senate Bill No. 1378 entitled An Act Providing an Increase and an Automatic Adjustment Mechanism in the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) Granted to Government Employees, aims to increase the financial assistance given to […]

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MARK VILLAR FILES ‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD ACT’

Senator Mark Villar has filed the Build, Build, Build Act which seeks to institutionalize and create a 30-Year National Infrastructure Program. This is in line with Villar’s campaign promise to ensure continuity of infrastructure projects and to improve the lives of Filipinos amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges. “Importante po na isulong natin sa […]

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CREATE LOCAL BIKEWAYS OFFICE – MARK VILLAR

Senator Mark Villar filed a Senate bill proposing the Bicycle Act of 2022. The bill provides the rights of bicycle riders and the establishment of the Local Bikeway Office (LBO), an office under the supervision of the city or municipal engineering office that will implement the rules and regulations of the Bicycle Act. Further, the […]