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2022 aspirants run ads worth P3.7-B before filing candidacies

Carmela Fonbuena, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Jan 12 02:04 PM

Alan Peter Cayetano, who initially aspired for the presidency, was the top ad spender from January to September 2021, but this was overshadowed by the combined ads of Senate aspirant Mark Villar and members of his family. Read more »

Cynthia Villar loses cool at Senate budget hearing

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 22 07:06 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Friday lost her cool during the Senate deliberation on the proposed 2022 budget of National Tobacco Administration (NTA). Read more »

Villar isiniwalat ang umano’y 'desilting modus' ng ilang contractor

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 05:28 PM

Kwento ni Villar, naranasan nila sa Las Piñas ang hindi umusad na desilting project sa kabila ng pagpapadala sa kanila ng mga equipment ng DPWH. Read more »

Overhead funds ng mga kawani ng DENR, kinuwestiyon sa Senado

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 03:14 PM

Ginisa ng mga senador ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources na humihirit ng mahigit P25.5 bilyon na budget para sa taong 2022. Read more »

Budget ng PH Coconut Authority sa 2022, hindi pa OK sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 08:15 PM

Hindi pa inaprubahan ng Senado ang panukalang budget ng Philippine Coconut Authority sa susunod na taon. Read more »

Mark Villar officially joins Senate race

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 06 11:00 AM

Mark Villar, 43, is the third member of his family to seek a Senate seat. Read more »

Villar is richest PH senator in 2020; De Lima has lowest net worth

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 08:41 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar, whose family has stakes in real estate, land development, retail and utilities, among other businesses, is the richest among the Philippines' 24 senators in 2020. Read more »

Senador Sotto, Villar, nagkainitan sa isyu ng physical attendance sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 08:32 PM

Nag-ugat ito matapos ang botohan ng mga mambabatas sa mosyon ni Sen. Bato Dela Rosa sa kanyang panukalang batas patungkol sa modernisasyon ng Bureau of Fire Protection.   Read more »

Pagbuo ng bagong distrito sa Caloocan City, suportado ng ilang senador

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 10:45 PM

Suportado ng ilang senador ang panukalang hatiin sa dalawang legislative district ang unang distrito ng Caloocan City. Read more »

Agri dept urged to immediately release transport, cash aid to hog raisers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 09:45 AM

The Department of Agriculture must immediately release assistance to hog raisers hit by African swine fever, Senator Cynthia Villar said Tuesday.   Read more »

Senators scold DENR exec for saying reforestation of watershed won't solve flooding woes

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 08:21 PM

Senators on Thursday called out an Environment department official for saying that reforestation efforts and a crusade against illegal logging and quarrying in the Marikina Watershed would not help solve flooding woes in low-lying areas in Metro Manila. Read more »

Finance chief orders BIR, Customs to investigate cooperatives used for rice imports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 04:49 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) to help the Department of Agriculture in investigating the alleged use of cooperatives by private traders as dummies for rice imports.    Read more »

Mga magsasakang apektado ng mga nagdaang bagyo, tutulungang makapagtanim ulit

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 05:59 AM

MAYNILA - Handa umano ang Department of Agriculture na tulungan ang mga magsasaka na malubhang naapektuhan ng mga nagdaang bagyo.  Read more »

Cynthia Villar richest PH senator in 2019 with P3.8-B wealth; De Lima has least

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 12:56 PM

The Senate has released the 2019 summary of the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth of senators with Sen. Cynthia Villar topping the list with a P3.81-billion net worth. Read more »

Villar chides DA official over rice importation during harvest season

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 04:04 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Thursday came down hard on an agriculture official for granting rice importation permits during harvest season, further reducing the income of struggling smallholder farmers. Read more »

Tolentino to housing dept: Seek P24B in housing funds from other agencies to boost 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 05:42 PM

Sen. Francis Tolentino on Wednesday urged the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to have all housing-related budgets turned over to the agency to increase its "meager" P3.97-billion funding for 2021. Read more »

DA urged to enhance Philippine cotton production to aid local weaving industry

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 03:35 PM

Several senators on Monday urged the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) to enhance the country's cotton production so that local weavers would no longer have to import the raw material. Read more »

DA to ban farmer cooperatives from importing rice

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 05:09 PM

Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Friday said that farmer cooperatives would soon be banned from importing rice as they are still allegedly being used by traders to illegally ship rice to the country. Read more »

Senate panel OKs resolution giving excess rice tariff revenues to small farmers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 04:15 PM

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform on Friday approved a resolution which authorizes the government to give use excess rice tariff revenues to fund assistance programs for small farmers. Read more »

Villar blasts DA for failing to release list of beneficiaries of hybrid seeds

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 12:10 PM

Sen. Cynthia Villar on Monday chided the Department of Agriculture for failing to provide a list of farmers who received free hybrid seeds from the government, saying there may be irregularities in the system due to the agency's lack of transparency. Read more »