MANILA — Senator Camille Villar has filed a resolution urging the Senate to look into the country’s worsening mental health situation, emphasizing the need to strengthen the implementation of existing laws and make care more accessible to Filipinos in need.
Camille Villar
MANILA — Senator Camille Villar, the youngest senator of the 20th Congress, calls on the government to fill thousands of unoccupied positions and regularize long-serving job order (JO) and contractual workers to make government service more efficient, cost-effective, and responsive to the public.
MANILA — Senator Camille Villar, the youngest senator of the 20th Congress, has recently filed a bill seeking stronger protection for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) workers. The earthquake that hit the province of Cebu last week underscored the urgency of the measure as she called out Cebu-based firms that forced employees back to work amid the recent disaster.
Senator Camille Villar, Vice Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance (Subcommittee “L”), underscored the need for full transparency and accountability in the spending of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as the Senate began deliberations on their proposed 2026 budgets.
Senator Camille Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, asserted the Senate’s commitment to tackling the country’s most pressing environmental and climate challenges as she led the organizational meeting and initial hearing of the said committee on Wednesday.
Senator Camille Villar is doubling down on her commitment to affordable and accessible healthcare with the filing of the Dialysis Center Act, a landmark measure that requires all national, regional, and provincial government hospitals to establish dialysis wards and provide free treatment for indigent patients. The youngest senator of the 20th congress recently led the inauguration of new CT Scan and MRI machines as well as a connecting bridge at the Las Piñas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center.
Local cooks from various barangays in Las Piñas showcased their culinary skills and creativity in the 10th Urban Gardening and Cooking Competition organized by the Villar Foundation on August 29, 2025 at Pulang Lupa Uno.
Senator Camille Villar reiterated her call for the need to review the use of digital platforms in gambling operations, citing its harmful effects and adverse social impact to the youth and the wider community.
The Villar Foundation recently recognized several outstanding youth organizations across the country for their contributions to poverty alleviation within their communities.
Noting the immense contribution of firefighters in saving lives, Senator Camille Villar on Thursday told members of the Bureau of Fire Protection to “keep the fire burning” so to speak to make lives better for every Filipino.