Duterte okays franchise of Villar-owned telco, Streamtech

Inquirer.net 10/23/2018

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has approved the franchise of the Villar-owned Streamtech Systems Technologies Inc. to provide nationwide telecommunications services. The President signed Republic Act No. 11089 on Oct. 18, 2018, allowing Streamtech “to construct, install, establish, operate…

Villar: No rice shortage in PH; it’s all with traders

Inquirer.net 09/04/2018

SENATOR Cynthia Villar on Tuesday said she thinks there is no rice shortage in the country and that the rice that should have been in the market are just stocked in the storage of traders. “For me,…

INQUIRER.net apologizes to Villar

Inquirer.net 08/23/2018

INQUIRER.NET on Monday (Aug. 20, 2018) posted a story quoting Sen. Cynthia Villar as saying there will be no extension on the closure of Boracay Island. Thus, the reopening of the resort island, the senator said, would…

Villar: Coco levy fund bill gets bicam OK

Inquirer.net 08/01/2018

THE congressional bicameral conference committee has approved a bill that would create the coconut levy trust fund, Senator Cynthia Villar said on Wednesday. “Na-adopt ang Senate version and then it will be managed by a reconstituted PCA,”…

Villar: Help local dairy, cacao producers to improve yield

USJ-R Journalism Intern 07/30/2018

Senator Cynthia Villar said there is a need to focus on the development of cacao and dairy industries in Cebu and the rest of the country to encourage Filipinos to patronize local produce. Villar said that only…

Villar, Cusi richest gov’t secretaries

Inquirer.net 05/26/2018

Public Works Secretary Mark Villar and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi are the richest cabinet secretaries in the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, according to their recently released Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth. In a Radyo…

Villar blasts NFA for inefficiency in managing PH rice stocks

Inquirer.net 03/15/2018

SENATOR Cynthia Villar on Thursday grilled officials of the National Food Authority (NFA) for allegedly selling rice to traders and not being proactive in buying rice from local farmers despite the dwindling supply of government-subsidized rice in…

Farmers can find better future in cacao, says Villar

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/09/2017

Considered among the country’s poorest, coconut farmers now have the opportunity to improve their earnings by going into cacao and coffee intercropping, Sen. Cynthia Villar said Tuesday. Coconut farmers earn around of P1,500 monthly, which is way…

Villar is lone billionaire in Digong Cabinet

Inquirer 07/20/2017

Public Works Secretary Mark Villar is the lone billionaire in the Duterte Cabinet with a P1.409 billion net worth, his latest Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net worth (SALN) showed. Malacañang released Thursday SALNs of the Cabinet…

Villar assures ‘infra boom’ for Cebu

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/03/2017

Cebu will experience an “infrastructure boom” under the Duterte administration with four major projects aimed at resolving Metro Cebu’s traffic and flooding problems in the next few years. On top of the list is a P50 billion…

Works for Metro Cebu Expressway to start next year – DPWH chief

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/03/2017

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar says implementation of a P50 billion Metro Cebu Expressway project will start next year. In an interview on Wednesday morning, Villar said the Metro Cebu Expressway will…

Villar vows to address Metro Cebu’s flooding, traffic problems

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/06/2016

PUBLIC Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said he will address Cebu’s flooding and traffic problems “swiftly and relentlessly.” He said the 85 mm rainfall in Cebu that caused massive flooding and traffic gridlock in some parts…

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