Sen. Cynthia Villar, along with Sen. Mark Villar, Deputy House Speaker Camille Villar, former Senate president Manny Villar and Vista Land CEO Paolo Villar, accepts the Golden Energy Award from Austrian Ambassador Johann Brieger and Cristina Stieber, commercial counselor of the Embassy of Austria, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. Villar was given the award for her group’s kitchen waste composting project. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO