A LAWYER has asked the Senate committee on ethics to conduct an immediate investigation involving Sen. Cynthia Villar for allegedly committing various offenses including ’unparliamentary conduct and language’ as shown in several social media platforms.
In recent viral video clips uploaded in Tiktok, Villar ‘attacked’ her congressional opponent and incumbent Las Piñas Councilor Mark Anthony Santos while sitting in an opposite pew minutes before the start of the mass at the Our Lady of Fatima Church in Barangay Talon Dos.
Her own niece, incumbent Vice Mayor April Aguilar, appeared to have been shocked by her aunt’s actions, decided to step back as Villar appeared angrily pointing a finger at Santos.
Lawyer Zardi Abellera, candidate for city councilor, has asked Sen. Francis Tolentino, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges, to also hold Villar accountable for her unparliamentary act over her apparent negative attitude and improper remarks during Senate hearings for the past decade.
Abellera said Tolentino’s committee is mandated to discuss all matters relating to the conduct, rights, privileges, safety, dignity, integrity and reputation of the Senate and its members.
He also claimed that the Senate as a whole has the power to punish its erring members for disorderly behavior.
The committee also receives and hears ethics complaints against a senator filed by either another senator, a government official, or a Filipino citizen.
For the nth time, Santos said Villar allegedly acted repeatedly in an unparliamentary manner and used offensive, derogatory and improper language against her political leaders, neighbors, homeowner’s association officials, company officials and Senate staff that in some instances went viral.
September this year, a video showed Villar squeezing the left arm of their unidentified male employee while proceeding to the table where the barangay officials were welcoming her.
During a 2022 budget deliberation, Villar clashed with Senator Raffy Tulfo over developers buying up farmlands.
Villar, whose family owns subdivisions and malls, asserted: “We only buy in cities and capital towns.”
Last Tuesday, Tulfo and Villar again figured in a heated exchange during the environment department’s budget hearing due to the issues on the Masungi Georeserve.
