OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I am what you would call a coffee lover. My mornings are not complete without a morning jolt. My meetings become tedious without a cup of joe. My days are ruined if I do not get my usual fix of caffeine infusion. So yes, “lover” might be...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar One important lesson I have learned is that life always offers us a second chance. Even when we experience failures and setbacks, life always gives us a do-over so we can try again and succeed. This, I believe, is the real message of Easter....
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Buried in the plethora of election-related news items this past week was the telephone summit between President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping. According to the statement released by the Presidential Communications Office,...
Here’s where you can find them Last March, Filipino businessman Manny Villar to the Philippines AllDay Supermarket’s smart carts. “This newest innovation is set to elevate the Filipino grocery shopping experience to a global level of convenience and fun,” he said in a social media post....
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar What is at stake in the May 2022 elections? Why is it so important to vote according to our conscience and, more importantly, with the interest of the nation in mind? Who among the candidates will provide our country with the leadership...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The term of President Rodrigo Duterte will end at noon on June 30, 2022. By then he would have completed his six-year term which he won handily during the May 2016 national elections. The 16th President of the Republic will soon graduate to...
The UniTeam tandem of presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte is closer than ever to victory in the upcoming May 9 polls. Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (Lakas-CMD Media) This was basically the assessment of Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD)...
The Manny Villar-led Nacionalista Party (NP) has declared its backing of the UniTeam tandem of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (left) and presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar There is one aspect of the Filipino that I am not a fan of: the penchant of some of us for self-flagellation. We sometimes put ourselves down and express shame instead of pride in our people, in our country. Phrases like “only in the...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar We make choices everyday. Some of them are mundane choices — what brand of toothpaste or shampoo to use, what to have for breakfast, where to eat. Some choices are very consequential. For instance, the choice of what to major in college is...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The ongoing crisis in Ukraine is a grim reminder of how fragile global peace is. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is making everyone jittery about the prospects of a full-scale conflict never seen since World War II. Russian forces have been...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar There was a time when radio was king. When I was growing up in Tondo, I remember there were times when we would gather around the radio listening to the news, to music, and of course, sa mga radio dramas na ating sinusubaybayan. Decades...
