Cynthia Ampaya Aguilar Villar
Former Senator (term ended June 2025)
Las Piñas
no convictions
🎓Education
University of the Philippines Diliman
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
1966 – 1970
Wikipedia — Cynthia Villar📋Track Record
★Achievements
Authored 2019 Rice Tariffication Law
Principal author of RA 11203 (Rice Tariffication Law), which liberalized rice importation and allocated the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund to support local farmers
2019
Wikipedia — Cynthia VillarUN Human Rights Award for Sustainable Development
Received the UN Association of the Philippines Human Rights Award in 2024 for her work on poverty eradication and biodiversity/environmental well-being
2024
Wikipedia — Cynthia Villar⚖Legal Records
Plunder — Central Bank Deal
Alleged fraudulent deal in 1998 with the central bank (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas); charges filed 2008, cleared by Ombudsman 2010
Office of the Ombudsman
Filed: 2008-01-01
Wikipedia — Cynthia Villar★ Community Trust
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👑Political Dynasty
Villar Family
Cynthia Villar — 1st Generation (Patriarch/Matriarch)
A political dynasty occurs when multiple members of the same family hold public office. The 1987 Philippine Constitution calls on Congress to prohibit political dynasties, but no law has been passed.
Manuel 'Manny' Villar Jr.
President of the Senate (2006–2008), Senate Minority Leader, Senator (2001–2013), Speaker of the House of Representatives (1998–2000), Representative for Las Piñas–Muntinlupa / Las Piñas at-large (1992–2001)
Mark Aguilar Villar
Senator (2022–present), Secretary of Public Works and Highways (2016–2021), Representative for Las Piñas (2010–2016)
Camille Aguilar Villar-Genuino
Senator (2025–present), Representative for Las Piñas at-large District (2019–2025), Deputy Speaker of the House (2021–2022, 2022–2025)
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