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Cynthia Villar closes chapter in Senate, vows continued service beyond politics
Senator Cynthia Villar concluded her 12-year term in the Senate with a valedictory speech, reflecting on her legislative career focused on agricultural and environmental reforms.
During her tenure, Villar chaired the Senate Committees on Agriculture and Food, and Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change.
She expressed her initial intention to serve with integrity and leverage her knowledge to improve the lives of Filipinos, particularly farmers.
Villar's legislative achievements include championing laws against illegal fishing (RA 10654), supporting the sugarcane industry (RA 10659), and promoting farm tourism (RA 10816).
She also authored the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016 (RA 10845), which was recently enhanced by the Anti-Agricultural Sabotage Act of 2024 (RA 12022), and the Free Irrigation Service Act (RA 10969).
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