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    • Villagers mourn the death of dugong 

      Labiste, Ma. Diosa (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 25, 2003, on page A20)
      Three weeks after it was beached by waves, a baby dugong or sea cow (Dugong dugon) died due to diarrhea on Oct. 4, but its finders are mourning its loss, like it was one of their own. The dugong, a little over a meter long, ...

    • Villar bats for protection of wet lands in Parañaque 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, February 23, 2022, on page A4)
      Sen. Cynthia A. Villar has rallied behind this year World Wetlands Celebration’s call to take action for wetlands and appeal to invest financial, human and political capital to save wetlands from disappearing and to restore ...

    • Villar champions farmers and the environment 

      Jimenez-David, Rina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 9, 2015, on page A13)
      Perhaps the senator’s affinity with the country’s farmers also explains her advocacy for the environment, most evident in her championing of a protected area within her and her congressman-son Mark’s constituency of Las ...

    • Villar cited for work on fishing regulation, Manila Bay rehab 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, December 27, 2018, on page B8)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar was cited by two government departments for her crucial role in fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUUF) as well as her work in the clean up and rehabilitation of the Manila Bay. ...

    • Villar cites aquaculture import 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, February 21, 2020, on page A6)
      With the decreasing fish supply due to overfishing and other environmental causes, Senator Cynthia Villar cited the importance of aquaculture or fish farming to ensure enough supply of fishes on every Filipino table. Villar, ...

    • Villar cites growing number of volunteers, partners in Manila Bay clean up drive 

      (BusinessMirror, September 28, 2020, on page B6)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar said the growing number of volunteers and partner organizations that take part in the clean-up and mangrove planting activities should be credited for the strides made in the Manila Bay rehabilitation ...

    • Villar eyes more legislation for PH fish hatcheries 

      (Manila Standard, January 27, 2022, on page A3)
      Senator Cynthia A. Villar is pushing for the establishment of more legislation to beef up the country’s fish hatcheries. Villar, chairperson of Senate committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform, on Monday, led the ...

    • Villar hails bird haven mangrove 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, March 20, 2017, on page A6)
      Senator Cynthia Villar has stressed the importance of the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Eco-Tourism Area as a bird sanctuary and mangrove site as the country marked the 4th anniversary of the habitat’s designation ...

    • Villar Lauds lifting of EU ban on Phl fish products 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, May 1, 2015, on page 6)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar welcomed yesterday the lifting of the ban imposed by the European Union on Philippine fish products to Europe due to the proliferation of illegal fishing. “We recognize the seriousness of this warning ...

    • Villar leads in the sustainable development of Las Pinas- Paranaque wetland park 

      Fabonan, Epi III (The Philippine Star, September 29, 2018, on page 5)
      Our coastlines are vital to all biodiversity on this planet. Beaches and wetlands serve as the natural habitat of millions of living beings, including marine animals that form part of our diet. Imagine what would happen ...

    • Villar presses for farmers’ training 

      (Manila Standard, June 4, 2018, on page A6)
      Citing the statement of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (that family, and not corporate, farms will feed the world) Senator Cynthia A. Villar called on everyone to help and empower the marginal ...

    • 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 ...