In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Ampaya, the birth surname or paternal family name is Aguilar, and the marital name is Villar.
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The Honorable
Cynthia Villar
Senator of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2013
Chair of the Senate Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office July 23, 2019
Preceded by
Alan Peter Cayetano (Agrarian Reform Committee)
Chair of the Senate Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office September 3, 2019
Preceded by
Committee established
Chair of the Senate Climate Change Committee
In office July 22, 2019 – September 3, 2019
Preceded by
Loren Legarda
Succeeded by
Committee dissolved
Chair of the Senate Environment and Natural Resources
In office July 25, 2016 – September 3, 2019
Preceded by
Loren Legarda
Succeeded by
Committee dissolved
Chair of the Senate Agriculture and Food Committee
In office February 27, 2017 – September 3, 2019
Preceded by
Francis Pangilinan
Succeeded by
Committee dissolved
In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Preceded by
Francis Pangilinan
Succeeded by
Francis Pangilinan
Chair of the Senate Government Corporations and Public Enterprises Committee
In office July 22, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Preceded by
Franklin Drilon
Succeeded by
Dick Gordon
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Las Piñas's at-large congressional district
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by
Manny Villar
Succeeded by
Mark Villar
Personal details
Born
Cynthia Ampaya Aguilar
(1950-07-29) July 29, 1950 (age 73) Muntinlupa, Rizal, Philippines
Political party
Nacionalista (2004–present)
Other political affiliations
Independent (2001–2004)
Spouse
Manny Villar
(m. 1975)
Children
Manuel Paolo
Mark
Camille
Residence(s)
Las Piñas, Metro Manila
Alma mater
University of the Philippines (BSBA) New York University (MBA)
Occupation
Politician
Profession
Businesswoman
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Cynthia Aguilar Villar (Tagalog pronunciation:[viʎar], born Cynthia Ampaya Aguilar on July 29, 1950)[1] is a Filipina politician currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines. She was a member of the House of Representatives for the Lone District of Muntinlupa from 2001 to 2010 before winning a seat in the Senate in 2013, placing tenth. Villar topped the Senate race with 25 million votes, the most votes in election history until it was surpassed by Robin Padilla in 2022, and was re-elected for a second term in the Senate and got first in the results of the 2019 elections.
^"CANDIDATE'S PROFILE: VILLAR, Cynthia". GMA News. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
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over 22 million votes, coming in second, only behind fellow Senator CynthiaVillar. Poe worked as a preschool teacher at a local Montessori education-style...
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