The Villar Foundation recently honored the cooperative champions at the 2024 Villar Foundation Awards on Poverty Reduction. Villar Awards 2024 Winners. Former Senate President Manny Villar, Senator Cynthia A.Villar together with Senator Mark Villar, Deputy...
OF TREES AND FOREST Why do we celebrate the new year? Why do we go through all the trouble of going back home to the provinces or gathering everyone around the dinner table before the clock strikes midnight? There is a psychological importance to bidding goodbye to the old year and to welcoming a...
Personally, I dream of a country, where dreams are possible. It’s not such an impossible dream, except that dreams-come-true among us Filipinos remain exceptional, not quite common. What I’d like to see in 2025 is more opportunities for Filipinos to seek a life that makes the most of...
OF TREES AND FOREST (Second of two parts) One of my staff asked me recently: “Sir, what was your Christmas like when you were growing up 25 in Tondo?” I do not know why but my memory immediately took me back to Mary Johnston. Mary Johnston Hospital (MJH), run by the United Methodist Church, is...
OF TREES AND FOREST (First of two parts) You hear a lot of people say that Christmas is only for children. Christmas is indeed for children. First, the season is about the birth of child Jesus, our Lord. Second, it is simply wonderful to see the pure and unadulterated happiness in the eyes of...
Rep. Camille Villar (5th from right) of the lone district of Las Piñas City inaugurates Vista Land Bataan's electric vehicle (EV) charging facility. She was joined by her father, former Senate President Manny Villar (4th from left). (Rep. Villar’s office) ...
OF TREES AND FOREST The American industrialist Henry Ford once said, “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” We cannot stop learning once we step out of the university or once we reach a certain age. And it is not just about learning...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar meeting with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan (Rep. Villar’s Office) House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar hailed the overseas Filipino...
Tycoon Manuel B. Villar has been named one of the Forbes Asia's 2024 Heroes of Philanthropy. Now in its 18th edition, the Forbes Asia Heroes of Philanthropy list recognizes philanthropists in the Asia-Pacific region who have made substantial contributions across various causes. Villar, chairman of...
Senator Mark Villar has filed Senate Bill No. 2873, or the proposed Anti-Ticket Scalping Act, a bill that would go after ticket scalpers and provide fair ticket access for concert fans. “Inihain po natin ang panukalang batas na ito upang matigil na o masugpo ang lumalalang scalping sa bansa na...
OF TREES AND FOREST Filipinos are world famous for the longest celebration of the Christmas season. We usher in the holidays beginning with the so-called “Ber” months. And so on Sept. 1 when the clock strikes 12:01, Filipinos, who are also world famous for their fun-loving character as...
Villar Group chairman Manny Villar, his daughter Camille Villar, Vista Land managing director, and grandchildren Tristan and Cara, led the ceremonial lighting of the towering Christmas tree, marking the start of Evia Lifestyle Center's holiday season. Christmas has always had a special magic,...
