MANILA, Philippines — Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar recently turned over the city’s first Kabataan Center to leaders of the Sangguniang Kabataan of Barangay Pulang Lupa Uno. Villar seeks to provide the city’s youth with spaces conducive to learning through the establishment of Kabataan Centers in the city’s barangays. Each center is equipped with computers,…
In 2021, 2,478 Filipino women died due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth, according to the United Nations Population Fund. Moreover, 14% of pregnant women in the country do not get regular check-ups and the other necessary medical care that they need during their pregnancy. One in 10 Filipino women do not give birth in…
Hospital closer to becoming top health facility in southern MM REPRESENTATIVE Camille Villar yesterday led the inauguration and blessing of the drug testing laboratory of the Las Piñas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center (LPGHSTC), boosting the realization of its goal of becoming the top multi-specialty healthcare facility and trauma center in the south of…
Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar has filed two welcome measures at the House of Representatives. Under proposed House Bill No. 6543, Villar seeks to provide disability, health and hospitalization benefits to all practicing journalists. The bill also mandates the Social Security System and the Government Service Insurance System to create a special coverage for freelance…
A Congress leader has pushed for the passage of a bill aiming to boost the qualifications and competitiveness of senior high school (SHS) students when they finish the K to 12 basic curriculum through. Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar said her House Bill 9808, or the proposed “Batang Magaling” Act, would guarantee…
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission of Human Rights (CHR) has joined calls to pass measures that would improve the employability of senior high school graduates under the K-12 program. It said such a bill would give senior high school graduates added competitiveness in the country’s workforce. “Given the growing demand for a more expansive labor…
LAS PIÑAS City Rep. Camille Villar is pushing for a measure granting tax deductions to parents and legal guardians of children and youth with special needs. In her House BIll 9895, Villar said the State shall defend the right of children to assistance, including proper care and nutrition, and special protection from all forms of…
House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar has introduced a measure seeking to establish childcare facilities to boost work-life balance for public school teachers. By Billy Begas House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar has introduced a measure seeking to establish childcare facilities to boost work-life balance for public school teachers.…
Nanawagan ang isang kongresista para sa pagsasabatas ng “Batang Magaling” Act na naglalayong palakasin ang employability at competitiveness ng mga mag-aaral ng Senior High School (SHS) kapag natapos ang K to 12 Basic Education curriculum. Sinabi ni Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar, sa pamamagitan ng House Bill No. 9808, magagarantiya na ang mga nagtapos sa…
Garbage collectors work double time as they clear Cebu City’s streets of trash left by residents. A House lawmaker filed a bill to provide more health benefits and training to so-called waste workers. (File photo by JUNJIE MENDOZA / Cebu Daily News) MANILA, Philippines — Deputy Speaker Camille Villar has filed a bill to…