News

Mar Roxas, tatakbong senador

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 02:11 AM

Sa ikatlong araw ng paghain ng certificate of candidacy, dumagsa sa Comelec ang ilang reelectionist senators at kaalyado ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

HALALAN 2019: Mga naghain ng kandidatura nitong Lunes, Oktubre 15

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 08:50 PM

Nagpatuloy nitong Lunes ang paghahain ng kandidatura ng mga nais tumakbo sa halalan sa susunod na taon.  Read more »

Villar, Poe justify TRAIN support; blame gov’t, traders for higher cost of goods

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 02:20 PM

Some traders and executive agencies, and not the government’s tax reform program, should be blamed for the rising cost of living in the country, 2 re-electionist senators who helped pass the measure said Monday. Read more »

'Richest senator' Cynthia Villar an early bird at Monday's COC filing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 09:53 AM

Billionaire Senator Cynthia Villar filed on Monday her certificate of candidacy for a second term. Read more »

Sara Duterte’s Hugpong to endorse 8 senatorial candidates: Dela Rosa

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 01:14 PM

The regional party formed by President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will endorse 8 senatorial candidates in the 2019 midterm polls, former Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa said Friday. Read more »

NFA fails to get Senate panel's nod on 2019 budget

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 06:28 PM

MANILA - The National Food Authority (NFA) on Thursday failed to pass the scrutiny of the Senate subcommittee on finance on its proposed budget for next year. Read more »

Villar chides SRA for 'disastrous performance'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 05:58 AM

MANILA - Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday chided the Sugar Regulation Authority (SRA) for low spending and failing to implement some projects, as the agency faced a steep cut in its proposed budget.   Read more »

Agri chief: Presyo ng bigas, pipirme sa Nobyembre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 07:31 PM

Inaasahan daw na sa Nobyembre ay pipirme ang presyo ng bigas sa tulong ng mga ani at inangkat na bigas. Read more »

PhilRice denies Villar claim it sells research to private firms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 05:43 PM

The Philippine Rice Research Institute on Monday denied it gives away its studies to private companies, after Sen. Cynthia Villar revealed this to be a circulating rumor. Read more »

Piñol, Villar clash at Senate hearing on DA budget

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 05:14 PM

Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol was grilled on Monday at a Senate budget hearing, with Senator Cynthia Villar questioning the shift to loans from aid for farmers and fishermen. Read more »

NBI nabs woman posing as staff member of Cynthia Villar

Anjo Bagoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 03:22 AM

MANILA - National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents arrested Friday a woman pretending to be a staff member of Senator Cynthia Villar in an entrapment operation in Las Piñas City. Read more »

Nagpakilalang tauhan ng senador para 'makabenta ng condo,' arestado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 11:00 PM

Naaresto ang isang babaeng nagpanggap na staff ng isang senador para makapanloko ng overseas Filipino worker. Read more »

Sara Duterte endorses Imee Marcos, Cynthia Villar at North Cotabato festival

Lora Mae Andong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 11:27 PM

Marcos, Villar and Maguindanao Rep. Zajid Mangudadatu are among those endorsed by the presidential daughter's Hugpong ng Pagbabago party for the 2019 midterm elections. Read more »

Villar seeks price cap on galunggong, not imports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 04:39 PM

Villar said other fish varieties like bangus or milkfish could take the place of galunggong should stocks dwindle. Read more »

Hindi dapat lagpas ng P40/kilo: Price ceiling sa bigas, inihirit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 04:50 PM

Ayon kay Senador Cynthia Villar, dapat ipako sa P40 ang kada kilo ng bigas dahil tila may nakikinabang na rice cartel sa nangyayaring presyuhan.  Read more »

Villar urges DTI, Duterte to impose price ceiling on rice

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 09:27 AM

The Department of Trade and Industry should recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte the imposition of a ceiling on the price of rice, Sen. Cynthia Villar said Wednesday. Read more »

Imee Marcos, Pia Cayetano, Cynthia Villar are Nacionalista's 2019 senatorial bets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 09:24 AM

The Nacionalista Party will be fielding Imee Marcos, Pia Cayetano and Cynthia Villar in the senatorial race next year. Read more »

May formalin sa galunggong? Agriculture chief, bumuwelta

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 10:33 PM

Bumuwelta si Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel "Manny" Piñol matapos lumutang ang isyung may halong formalin ang mga inangkat na galunggong. Read more »

NFA 'failed' in mandate to buy, sell cheap rice: Villar

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 11:23 AM

The agency faced abolition calls last week after a rice shortage forced a state of calamity in Zamboanga City while some 130,000 sacks of government-subsidized rice was found infested with "bukbok" or weevils in Subic Bay. Read more »

Imee Marcos, Villar parties align with Sara Duterte's Hugpong

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 04:18 PM

Nine political parties, including those led by Sen. Cynthia Villar and Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos, have forged an alliance with the regional political party Hugpong ng Pagbabago chaired by Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Read more »