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If re-elected, Senator Cynthia Villar has vowed to prioritize the enactment of a law that will finally allow 3.5 million coconut farmers and their beneficiaries to directly benefit from the P100 billion coconut levy fund. In a recent visit to Laguna, a coconut-producing province, Villar said she was saddened that President Rodrigo Duterte had vetoed […]
Smoother traffic flow and a more vibrant economic activity in Las Piñas will follow once the city’s river drive project has been completed, Senator Cynthia Villar has assured. The Las Piñas River Drive from CAA road to C5 road project, which is an initiative of Villar, is a three-phase, 6.2-kilometer road project. The project is […]
Senator Cynthia Villar’s bid for reelection was endorsed by no less than President Rodrigo Duterte during the campaign kickoff of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino- Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. Villar was endorsed as a guest candidate of PDP-Laban along with fellow Nacionalista Party members Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos, and former […]
Senator Cynthia Villar is batting for the creation of more farm schools in the country to be supported by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). “Bibigyan natin ng 1,855 farm schools all over the Philippines or one farm school in every town kung saan tuturuan ang magsasaka na magkaroon ng pag-iisip na parang […]
Senator Cynthia Villar led the groundbreaking ceremonies which sets into motion the construction of the Wetland Center at the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park. The groundbreaking also marks World Wetlands Day, an annual celebration held every February 2 to commemorate the day the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was adopted in 1971. This year’s theme is “Wetlands […]
Saying more Filipinos should be able to afford healthy and safe organic products, Senator Cynthia Villar urged her colleagues in the Senate to pass the bill that will provide for a more affordable system of organic certification. Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, sponsored Senate Bill No. 2203 under Committee Report No. […]
Senator Cynthia Villar said the rice tariffication bill will protect Filipino farmers from the influx of imported grains as a result of the removal of quantitative restriction. Villar, chair of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, said farmers were being misled by some groups who are against tariffication to protect their vested interests. “Unlike […]
Senator Cynthia Villar led the distribution of fishing boats and tri-bikes to residents of the Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila. Kitchen utensils were also given to three schools in the area: Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Elementary School, Pres. Corazon Aquino High School, and the Herminigildo J. Atienza Elementary School. The distribution of 10 fishing boats, […]
Senator Cynthia Villar led the opening of the training course on rice farm mechanization and inbred and rice seeds production at the Villar SIPAG Farm School in Bacoor, Cavite. Villar, chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, said training the farmers how to mechanize farming practices and to produce certified inbred seeds will address […]
Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), the regional party of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, will hold its first rally to kick off the campaign for the 2019 polls in Pampanga on Feb. 12, according to Senator Cynthia Villar. “February 12, Pampanga sponsored by Hugpong ng Pagbabago. That’s the first one,” Villar told reporters. When asked why […]