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    • Villar renews call for ban on single-use plastic 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, January 25, 2020, on page 3)
      Government agencies and local officials should work harder to ban single-use plastic, which is one of the main causes of the degradation of Manila Bay, Sen. Cynthia Villar said yesterday. Villar, chairperson of the Senate ...

    • Villar renews pitch for wetlands protection, conservation 

      Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, February 23, 2022, on page 4)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar has urged the government to take action for wetlands, which are critically important ecosystems contributing to biodiversity, climate mitigation and adaptation, freshwater availability and to economies. ...

    • Villar scolds BFAR at Senate 

      Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P. (Manila Bulletin, March 20, 2018, on page 2)
      At the inquiry of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, BFAR officials were grilled by its committee chairman, Villar, for supposedly snubbing the panel’s requests for reports on the implementation of the Republic ...

    • Villar seeks clear commitment to protect, preserve Philippine seas 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, September 18, 2023, on page A5)
      Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday called for all Filipinos to have a clear commitment to protect Philippine seas. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian pushes the enactment of a law that would establish Philippine maritime zones and ...

    • Villar underlines need for farm mechanization 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, December 18, 2017, on page A6)
      Since the Philippines lags behind its regional neighbors in farm mechanization, Sen. Cynthia A. Villar, chair of the Senate agriculture and food committee, has underscored the need for this basically agricultural economy ...

    • Villar upset by DENR report 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 21, 2018, on page A6)
      Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday expressed dismay that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources expected only 30 percent of the establishments in Boracay Island to operate when it resumes operation in October ...

    • Villar urges farmers, fisherfolk to get scholarships 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, October 26, 2015, on page 18)
      Farmer and fisherfolk were urged yesterday to take advantage of P500 million worth of scholarships for agriculture training to make them at par with their counterparts in Asia. Sen. Cynthia Villar pursued the scholarships ...

    • Villar wants to stop use of single plastic 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 20, 2019, on page A3)
      To avert the worst occurence that the country’s ocean will become a “virtual desert” by 2050 if plastic pollution continues, Senator Cynthia A. Villar wants to stop all types of single-plastic use. The senator, who will ...

    • Villar wants waste water, sewage system probed 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, June 13, 2018, on page A6)
      Having been tagged by an environmental lawyer as a “toilet bowl being used every day but never got flushed,” Senator Cynthia Villar wants a Senate probe on the wastewater treatment and sewerage system in Manila Bay and ...

    • Villar, BFAR establish urban aquaponics facility in Las Piñas 

      (BusinessMirror, June 22, 2020, on page A4)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has set up an aquaponics facility to benefit a community in Las Piñas, where ...

    • Villar, BFAR set up aquaponics facility 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, June 20, 2020, on page A3)
      Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, have set up an aquaponics facility to benefit a community in Las Piñas. Urban ...

    • Villar, Legarda question DA's 60,000-ton fish import 

      Casayuran, Mario (Manila Bulletin, January 25, 2022, on page 1-8)
      Senator Cynthia A. Villar and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda on Monday, Jan. 24 questioned the decision of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to import 60,000 metric tons of fish. During her hybrid hearing on issues ...

    • Villar: Agri law to benefit farmers, fishermen 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, May 31, 2016, on page 2)
      The passage into law of an agricultural program extending funding to small farmers and fishermen will help legitimate beneficiaries, a lawmaker said yesterday. Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on ...

    • Vintage bombs fished out of Aklan waters 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, March 8, 2010, on page 15)
      Fishermen from Barangay Dapdap, Tangalan town fished out what turned out to be three vintage bombs from the sea and immediately turned these over to police authorities on Tuesday. Police officials said that the fishermen ...

    • Violation of the Philippine Clean Water Act 

      Acosta, Persida (The Manila Times, October 26, 2018, on page A3)
      Disposing sewerage waste to any body of water is a violation of Section 27 (a) of Republic Act (RA) 9275, otherwise known as the “Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004”: “Prohibited Acts. – The following acts are hereby ...

    • Violators in paradise: 376 Boracay businesses shuttered 

      French, Lilibeth A. (The Daily Guardian, May 29, 2018, on page 1-14)
      More than 300 establishments in Boracay Island in Aklan have been shut down for various violations since the island-resort was closed to tourists for rehabilitation efforts more than a month ago. Regional Director Anthony ...

    • Virgin Island closed over overpriced food 

      Cordova, Calvin (Tempo, August 4, 2022, on page 1-2)
      Panglao, Bohol Mayor Edgardo Arcay approved yesterday the closure of Virgin Island in Panglao until further notice due to the controversial issue of overpriced food being sold by vendors in the area. The Panglao Municipal ...

    • Virtual forum underscores innovative tech, better practices on aquaculture 

      Salazar, S.; Bernardino, K. S.; Gabiota, J. R. A. (Panay News, August 18, 2020, on page 13-11)
      Having demonstrated how science-based approaches can mitigate the impacts of COVID-19, the webinar series highlighting the innovative technologies in improving aquaculture practices were set to help micro, small and medium ...

    • Virtual forum underscores innovative tech, better practices on aquaculture 

      Salazar, S.; Bernardino, K. S.; Gabiota, J. R. A. (DailyGuardian, August 18, 2020, on page 6)
      The Department of Science and Technology Region VI (DOST VI) in partnership with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center – Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) conducted the virtual forum presenting the topics on ...

    • Virtual library boosts open access to aquaculture, fisheries publications 

      (BusinessMirror, July 11, 2021, on page A5)
      Reading publications on aquaculture and fisheries technologies may not be a problem even during the pandemic. If people have access to the Internet, they can still find their next read on the subject matter as one digital ...