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Sanitation is fundamental to both good health and social and economic growth, Sen. Cynthia A. Villar said as she stressed anew the importance of proper waste disposal and personal hygiene in achieving self-sufficiency. Villar, who is the chairperson of the Senate committees on agriculture and food and environment and natural resources, urged families in crowded areas to start with the most simple types of sanitation. "Let us start with ourselves. Let us start with our homes. Each of us should know and learn the value of hygiene and sanitation. Improved sanitation leads to less diseases, improved nutrition, reduced stunting, improved quality of life, healthier living environments, increased job opportunities and wages, improved competitiveness, and economic and social gains to society," Villar said. She added: ‘Policy makers, development partners, and communities should act now to improve the current sanitation situation. We should work together to add this peren...

Senator Cynthia A. Villar has reiterated the value of personal hygiene and sanitation to improve self-sufficiency and the earning opportunities of individuals and communities. "One’s capacity to earn is enhanced when care and attention are given to his personal hygiene. Employees who come to work fresh and clean are usually healthier and perform their jobs more efficiently as compared to those who go to work looking and smelling grumpy," said Villar, the chairperson of the Senate committee on environment and natural resources. Villar said personal hygiene starts at home, and making sure that homes and communities have proper sanitation facilities is the joint responsibility of families, communities and the government. ‘The government has the duty to ensure the health of its people. The most basic way to guarantee this is through the provision of sanitation facilities such as septic tanks, especially in overcrowded communities,’ Villar said. To set an example...

Economic growth will thrive and more livelihood opportunities will open up in clean and healthy communities, Sen. Cynthia A. Villar stressed on Tuesday as she led the distribution of 5,000 toilet bowls in Baseco compound in Tondo, Manila. “Personal hygiene is a key factor in making your homes a more conducive place to live in. It should be a primordial concern of all families, especially those living in crowded areas,” said Villar, who is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Villar commended the participation of government agencies to construct a communal septic tank and toilet bowls for Baseco residents in the bid to address the problem of poor sanitation in the area, made worse by the practice of open defecation due to the lack of toilet facilities. She partnered with the Departments of Health (DOH), Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Agriculture (DA), and Public Works and Highways (DP...