Richest Filipino Manuel B. Villar Jr.’s Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc., one of the country’s leading integrated property developers and the largest homebuilder, registered a 39 percent jump in net income to P10.3 billion last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),...
OF TREES AND FORESTS A couple of months from today we will be celebrating the 126th year of Philippine Independence. On June 12, 1898, Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in Kawit, Cavite. The proclamation was followed by the ratification of the Malolos Constitution that...
Senators stressed on Wednesday, April 3, that having a land title in a legislated protected area such as Chocolate Hills does not grant the owner absolute control regarding what should be done with it. Sen. Cynthia Villar says the regional offices of the Department of Environment and Natural...
OF TREES AND FOREST There was a time when the term “bakasyon” (or vacation) meant only one thing — leave your current residence and go to a place to experience a change in scenery. There was a time when it simply meant going to the province during summer. For a Tondo boy like myself it meant...
Real estate and retail mogul Manuel B. Villar Jr. has been listed as the only Filipino in elite Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2024: The Top 200 as among the planet’s billionaires whose fortunes continue to swell despite war, political unrest, and lingering inflation. Vista Land and...
Sen. Cynthia Villar has received the distinguished Human Rights Award from the United Nations Association of the Philippines (UNAP) for her initiatives in eliminating poverty and maintaining a healthy environment. (Photo from the Facebook page of Senator Cynthia Villar) Villar received the award in...
OF TREES AND FOREST We all know that famous creation story which tells us that on the seventh day, after He finished creating the world, God rested. Genesis tells us, “On the seventh day God completed the work he had been doing; he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken....
Senator Cynthia Villar has cited a connection between children's learning outcomes and the high prices of meat, which contribute to protein deficiency and in turn, malnutrition. Villar mentioned this in her sponsorship of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2558 under Committee Report No. 193, or...
OF TREES AND FORESTS In a Tatler Asia interview last year, I was asked a very straightforward question: How do I become rich? How do I make tons of money? To which I responded, “it’s the wrong question”. To become rich should never be your goal. It’s the idea that you can build...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar's office) Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has challenged the female memhers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to "pay for forward" by helping young...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday, March 17 said she is keen on asking the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) over its role in the construction of a resort in Chocolate Hills. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said PAMB, a...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday, March 17 expressed optimism President Marcos’ signing into law of Republic Act No. 11985 or An Act Strengthening and Revitalizing the Salt Industry in the Philippines will give “new life” to the country’s dying salt industry. Villar,...
