He was surpassed by students in the next bar exams, including incumbent senator Koko Pimentel.

Villarica, along with vice mayor Rafael Manzano Jr. and all candidates for councilor, was running under the Liberal Party banner in 2016.

[3] One of his solutions is to convert the municipality of Santa Maria, which has the largest population and income, into a component city in the province of Bulacan.

House Secretary General Luis Montales announced on March 26, that Villarica was tested positive for COVID-19.

[4][5] His wife, mayor Linabelle Villarica, despite the fact that she did not exhibit any symptoms, was quarantined at their home, after her close contact with him.