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Court fight between Villar, BF homeowners association may go into its second round

Published Apr 26, 2023 05:48 am
The fight between Senator Cynthia A. Villar and the BF Resort Village Homeowners Association in Las Pinas City may go into its second round. Villar said she would talk with her lawyer on filing a suit over several issues such as the construction by BFRV of a gate barring entry into her composting plant and removal of signages in the subdivision. Villar’s complaints against the subdivision came to a boil after her "fight" with a BFRV security guard last April 17 went viral. "Wala namang outburst (there was no outburst). It’s for public use it is not for me. Composting program has been there for 20 years. It was even given an international award," Villar, chairperson of the Senate agriculture and food committee, told Senate reporters in a press briefing. "Eh ang laki-laki nya, alangan naman saktan ko sya (He is big, it is illogical for me to hurt him). There is something with It, he is a security guard he has a gun, Masasaktan ko ba yan, ang tapang ko naman, ang liit liit ko (Could I hurt him? Am I that brave? I am small," she said. "I could not go into details because there is a pending case. What we got is TRO (temporary restraining order)," she said. She said she does not want people to remember her as a senator who just keep quiet. "I fight for what is right and what is good for the people,"  she added. "I have this to say. I filed a case before the RTC (Regional Trial Court) Las Pinas because of the prohibition of BFRV to accept our friendship sticker…it is against local legislation. I  filed a case, we were given a TRO (temporary restraining order) so the BF Resort Village can’t stop the people…dun sila nagalit sa akin (that’s why BFRV is mad at me). They are charging P2,500 per sticker, friendship sticker is free," she explained. "I have encountered problems. Removing the signages that BF should honor the friendship sticker based on local legislation passed in 1995. Replaced the announcement in all five entrances four times already. Last time nakita na sila ang nagre-remove (The last time, they were the ones removing the announcement)," she added. "I was building an impounding facility for stray dog and cat they didn’t allow me," she added, "They blocked the composting facility. When I removed the ISF (informal settler families)…they are fencing it. They don’t want me to build sidewalk in front of the composting facility. They park their truck in my sidewalks," she stressed. Villar said BFRV also prohibited her from planting trees in that composting facility. Asked if there is a malicious intent, Villar replied: "Yes, but I don’t want to talk about it because we are going to court." "I was talking to them to remove the gate because the composting facility is for the public, they have plenty of security guards,’’ she stressed. "Before ayaw nya papasukin ang aming truck may dalang ready mix para sa sidewalk tinawag ko chief of police (Before, they barred the entry of my truck with ready mixed cement for the sidewalk So I called the chief of police who allowed its entry into the subdivision)," she added. Asked if she has plans of leaving BFRV, Villar said "no," adding that she has been a BFRV resident for the past 45 years. The lady lawmaker said she has paid year membership dues, not for the month but for the full year. According to Forbes, the Villar family is the richest in the Philippines,

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