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Position Held in Government
Senator – Philippine Senate (2001 – Present)
- Senate President in 2006-2008
- Voted for the ratification of JPEPA
- Also voted for the election automation law and co-authored the VAWC Law, the Anti-Trafficking Law and the Magna Carta for Women
- He filed Senate Resolution 599 which said that the House resolution seeking the amendment of the Constitution is “un-constitutional”
- Authored 44 laws during the 12th Congres:
• R.A. 9178 Barangay Micro Business Enterprises Act
• R.A. 9189 Overseas Absentee Voting Act
• R.A. 9208 Anti-trafficking of Person Act
• R.A. 9257 An Act Granting Additional Benefits and Privileges to Senior Citizens
• R.A. 9262 Anti- Violence Against Women and their Children Act
Representative - Lone district of Las Piñas (1998 – 2001) :
- Speaker of the 11th Congress
Marshaled consensus in the House to reform the 'pork barrel' system by limiting congressional discretion projects to the set parameters of the Executive's development policies.
Shepherded into law the following: Retail Trade Liberization Act, the New Central Bank Act, New Securities Code and the New Banking Act .
He presided over the impeachment of President Joseph Estrada over corruption allegations in November 2000.
He sends the impeachment case to the Senate for trial, by passing a full vote and ignoring attempts by Estrada allies to delay the pro- ceedings. This caused him to be ousted from his post as Speaker of the House.
Representative, Las Piñas-Muntinlupa district (1992- 1998) :
- House's representative in government's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, 1992
STAND ON ISSUES :
- Reproductive Health Bill: Categorically, Villar doesn't support the RH Bill. In various fora, Villar said that the RH Bill issue need not be passed into law. He also doesn't consider RH Bill a priority. He leaves the decision to the people. He also said that population is not a liability for him. For him, if the country is managed well, a big population would be a way in which we could be a great nation.
- Charter Change: Villar said that Charter Change should be the initiative of the people. If the people wanted to change the constitution, there will be no problem as long as Charter Change will not serve interests such as extension of a term in government position or if it will serve just a few.
- Peace in Mindanao: Villar recognizes that the peace in Mindanao has been an issue for a lot of years. He says that the problem in Mindanao cannot be solved at instant. He believes that the problem in Mindanao can be addressed by elevating the status of living of the people, government's armed forces should be strengthened and the armed forces should be respected.
- Corruption: He said that when dealing with corruption, he will deal first with the top ten corrupt agencies. In that way, the government's efforts can be implemented more effectively.
- Education: Last July 2008, Villar filed SB 2366 aiming to send all Filipino children and youth to elementary and high school by allocating P10B more to the existing budget of Department of Education. He will raise the education standards by building schools and rewarding the deserving children.
- Poverty: He said that he has doable plans to eradicate poverty by intensifying job creation, entrepreneurship, and agricultural developments are among the key approaches that would help alleviate poverty in the country.
- Environment: He said that the Philippines are a victim of climate change. Highly developed countries should be blamed for this. He will be aggressive on tapping the private sectors to address global warming.
- Economy: According to Villar, competitive environment and entrepreneurial revolution are two things that will push the country for- ward by changing the banking systems to ensure the flow of credit to the small and medium enterprises and by creating new jobs.
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