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Senator Cynthia A. Villar led coast lovers and environmental warriors in picking debris and garbage littering the stretch of the 175-hectares Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) in celebration of this year's International Coastal Clean-Up Day. Villar was quick to shed off her working clothes and put on her gloves as she joined some 1,352 volunteers clean up trash in the 20 stations set up within the Las Pinas Paranaque Wetland Park, one of Ramsar Convention’s Wetlands of International Importance. Villar, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said the public’s cooperation in the mission to protect and conserve the environment is amply reflected in this year's theme of the International Coastal Clean-up Day, which is “Tayo ang Solusyon sa Polusyon.”  "I am happy to see so many volunteer cleaners this morning! The high number of volunteers for this cleanup drive is a testament to the gr...

Sen. Cynthia A. Villar has rabidly pushed for continuing government commitment and a more extensive public participation in the conservation of natural wetlands in the country, as she led other environmental champions in the observance of the 2018 World Wetlands Day held at the Las Pinas Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) or also known as Las Pinas-Paranaque Wetland Park.  “We are all environment warriors with a common end-goal: to protect and conserve our environmental jewels. In the worldwide vision where green technology and urban development become twin partners, the Philippines and its leaders should and must learn to adapt to international efforts so we can grow alongside the world and not be left behind,” Villar, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said during the short program which preceded a clean-up activity that kicked off the local observance of the international celebration, which has...