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          As a proponent of vegetable gardening or backyard farming, Senator Cynthia Villar is pleased that Filipinos now have a better appreciation and increased interest in growing their own food during the ongoing community quarantine.           “I am glad that more people are now seeing the benefits of planting vegetables in their own backyard. And I hope the growing interest will continue even after the quarantine is lifted,” said Villar.           Senator Villar, the current chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, has long been advocating all forms of farming to ensure food self-sufficiency and security. She encourages people from all walks of life—the youth, OFWs, barangay residents and even drug surrenderees, to plant vegetables.           She has in fact several programs and projects that support her advocacy. She initiated the putting up of vegetable gardens in her h...

Sen. Cynthia A. Villar has cited the importance of tech-voc education and other forms of education in the country’s development. Speaking at the 1st Manila Tech-Voc Educators and Students Summit, Villar said many of those who finished tech-voc courses have become the so-called “movers, shakers and decision makers” in various fields of endeavors. The senator was the guest speaker in the event sponsored by TESDA Manila District with the Association of Technical Schools Manila, Inc. (ATSMI) held at the Lyceum University of the Philippines. During her term in Congress, the senator said she had passed 28 bills promoting quality and advanced system of education.

Sen. Cynthia Villar informed trainees who  finished the construction painting and welding courses under the TESDA Training for Work Scholarship Program that their new skills and training opened up several opportunities to them amid the booming construction industry in the country. Due to the demand for construction jobs, Villar said the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (Villar SIPAG) has built five construction schools all over the country. They also bring construction training courses to the communities via mobile construction schools.