Relief organizations will be granted free freight services during emergency situations and calamities if and when this measure from House Deputy Speaker Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar becomes a law. Villar filed in the current 19th Congress House Bill (HB) No. 9345, or the proposed Free Transportation of Relief Goods Act, Villar…
GOVERNMENT needs to ensure the safety and welfare of the workforce of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the country, which has become one of the top drivers of the economy, Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar has highlighted in her proposed House Bill No. 9342. The measure, or the proposed BPO Workers’ Welfare and…
MANILA, Philippines — Inilabas ng RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. sa kanilang “Boses ng Bayan” nationwide survey ang “Top Performing City Mayors and District Representatives”. Ayon kay Dr. Paul Martinez, executive director ng RPMD, ang survey paramaters upang masuri ang kahusayan ng mga city mayors ay ibinase sa kanilang service delivery, financial acumen, economic progress,…
South Korean Ambassador Lee Sang-Hwa (third from right, front row) leads the opening of the Korea Visa Application Center on Aug. 31. Gracing the opening ceremony are (front row, from left) Philippine Korean Trade Association chairman Chun Joohwan, Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano, former Senate president Manny Villar, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Jesus Domingo, Sen. Cynthia…
Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Toots Ople holds a press conference after the senators passed their budget for plenary debates in the Senate on Wednesday (October 5, 2022). MANILA, Philippines — Migrant Work Secretary Susan Ople was a “tireless champion” of overseas Filipinos who answered the call of duty even as she battled…
MANILA, Philippines — Camille Villar, a lawmaker, young entrepreneur, loving daughter, lovely wife and doting mother rolled into one, inspires ladies to own their achievements, no matter how big or small. As we continue to celebrate International Women’s Month, it is a welcome reminder to celebrate all the efforts women make. In this case, we…
She may have very distinguished parents in former Senate Persident Manny Villar and Senator Cynthia Villar, trailblazers for siblings in Senator Mark Villar and Vista Land President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Paolo Villar, but Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar isn’t under their shadows. Given the task of deputy speaker in the…
House Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar says that she feels “deeply honored” after a recent survey showed her ahead of her fellow Metro Manila solons. Results of the “Job Performance Ratings” of lawmakers in the National Capital Region (NCR) conducted by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation, Inc. (RPMD) between…
A lifeline for poor cancer patients and their families. That’s how Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar described her measure, House Bill (HB) No.5686, which she filed in the current 19th Congress. If enacted, the bill would institutionalize a P10-billion fund to support needy Filipino families in their battle against…
Deputy Speaker Rep. Camille Villar has sought a congressional inquiry into the “three-fold surge” in cases of children being sexually exploited online as their time spent browsing the web went up during the pandemic. In House Resolution No. 453 filed last month, Villar stressed the need to protect children “from different types of online abuses”…