OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar There has always been as debate whether successful entrepreneurs are born or made. It’s the classic nature versus nurture debate. Some argue that successful entrepreneurs were born with certain personality and aptitude traits that made them...
A total of 161 out the 178 local government units (LGUs) surrounding the Manila Bay area have been provided with shredder-composter units by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). (Photo from DENR Facebook page) The turnover of the units--made possible through the office of...
Vista Mall Taguig Villar-owned malls announced shortened operating hours for their malls effective April 12, 2021. These new mall hours follow IATF and LGU guidelines in accordance with restrictions on establishments under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). Supermarkets, pharmacies,...
The seven-kilometer Silang East section of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) will be opened to motorists in June, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said on Tuesday, May 11. This development should excite motorists as travel time from the South Luzon Expressway...
Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc., one of the country’s leading integrated property developers and the largest homebuilder, continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic as sales continued to improve during the first quarter of the year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange,...
AllDay Supermarket, a member of the Villars’ AllValue Holdings retail group, has successfully launched the country’s first self-checkout counters in its Evia Lifestyle Center location in Alabang. In a statement, AllDay said this is part of its efforts to stay on the cutting edge of satisfying...
If you've ever wondered what living in the Villar household was like some 30-plus years ago, then this post from Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar will provide you snippets of it. (Photo from Mark Villar's Facebook) Secretary Villar shared the photograph on his...
The construction of a 110-bed modular hospital within the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City is now in full swing, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Friday, May 7. 110-BED MODULAR HOSPITAL-- Modular frames are now installed for the off-site hospital at the Lung...
The Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge, which links the business and industrial hubs in the cities of Pasig, Makati, and Taguig is set for partial opening on Independence Day, June 12. INDEPENDENCE DAY OPENING-- Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar leads the inspection of the Sta....
The first modular hemodialysis facility at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City has been completed. HEMODIALYSIS FACILITY-- The first modular hemodialysis facility at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City will soon be operational following...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns we have experienced for more than a year now has crippled our economy but it has also resulted to some positive changes that we can take advantage of. These are transformations that we can fully utilize...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary and isolation czar Mark Villar wants to slash the occupancy rate of COVID-19 mega treatment facilities in the country to less than 60 percent in the coming weeks. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Public Works and Highways) In order to...
