Kristine leaves 1 dead in Cebu

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) left one fatality in Cebu where it brought strong wind and occasional rains. The victim was identified as 70-year-old Rodulfo Villar, the fisherman who went missing…

Villar mulls court case after viral video: No outburst; they’re just inventing that

Beatrice Pinlac 04/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A week after a video of Senator Cynthia Villar reprimanding security guards in Las Piñas City went viral online, she has indicated that she may take legal action against those who spread the clip,…

Submerged oil tanker in Oriental Mindoro lacked permit to operate — report

Daniza Fernandez 03/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — MT Princess Empress, the oil tanker that sank off the coast of Oriental Mindoro causing a massive oil spill, lacked a permit to operate, senators learned on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. During the hearing…

Villar: P32 per kilo of rice possible, not P20

Doris C. Bongcac 07/23/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Plans to bring down the price of rice to P20 per kilo is very difficult to do. What is more feasible is to bring this down to at least P32 per kilo, said…

Villar: Fixing of road network to CCLEX needs to continue

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/03/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senatorial candidate and former Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said that one of the projects that need to continue in Cebu is the fixing of the road networks…

Villar to DPWH-7: Widen Mambaling Underpass side roads before year ends

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Complete the widening of Natalio Bacalso Highway, especially along the Mambaling Underpass in Cebu City. This was the marching order of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar to the…

Typhoon Ulysses leaves P4.25-B damage to infrastructure –DPWH

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 11/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Damage to infrastructure caused by the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses has so far reached an estimated P4.254 billion, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday. “Ngayon po meron po kaming preliminary…

Road widening in N. Bacalso to continue after tree issues

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) will proceed with the road widening at N. Bacalso National Highway after two months of hiatus following the refusal of the city…

Villar to focus on agriculture for her legislative agenda

Irene R. Sino Cruz 06/20/2019

CEBU CITY—Reelected Senator Cynthia Villar again expressed disinterest in the position of Senate President and instead, preferred to continue focusing on agriculture for her legislative agenda. Villar was in Cebu Thursday to speak at the 14th National…

Villar: I don’t want to be Senate president but agri committee head

Futch Anthony Inso 06/06/2019

CARCAR CITY, Philippines — Reelected Senator Cynthia Villar reiterates that she is not interested in becoming the next Senate president in the incoming 18th Congress. “Sila lang naman yung nagsasabi na gusto kong mag-Senate president kasi nag-number…

Final, official count: Villar 1st, Binay 12th in Senate race

/INQ.net 05/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Re-electionist Sen. Cynthia Villar topped the 2019 senatorial race dominated by administration-backed candidates as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) finished the counting of all votes for the midterm elections. The Comelec, sitting as the…

TUCP backs 12 Senate bets who will further workers’ agenda

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has announced on Tuesday, May 7, their endorsement of 12 senatorial candidates whom they believe can further their cause for the welfare of the labor…

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