Senator Mark Villar, chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship, joined the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) headed by Secretary Alfredo Pascual in a price monitoring activity of Noche Buena items in one of the grocery stores in Divisoria market in Manila....
OF TREES AND FOREST This piece should come out a day before the 160th birth anniversary of Gat Andres Bonifacio — national hero, revolutionary, Tondo boy — and two days after the official celebration of Bonifacio Day (government decided to move it earlier in accordance with its policy of...
Sen. Cynthia Villar provided new composting facilities in a bid to promote the use of organic fertilizers and reduce dependence on imported chemical fertilizers which cost the country P10 billion a year. (Photo from the Office of Senator Cynthia Villar) "Aside from the huge savings, a...
OF TREES AND FOREST Our hearts go out to the people of Mindanao specifically those from Sarangani, Davao Occidental and General Santos City which appeared to have taken the brunt of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit the region last Nov. 19. According to the National Disaster Risk...
Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc., the flagship real estate company of richest Filipino Manuel B. Villar, has set the interest rate for its peso-denominated fixed-rate bonds worth up to P10 billion. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said the rate has been pegged at...
Senator Mark Villar commended President Marcos for spearheading the country’s efforts in securing partnerships on artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity from Silicon Valley companies. However, he emphasized that an up-to-date framework for AI is of significance to level the playing field...
Sen. Cynthia Villar urged the public to patronize the country's local products which in turn will help build a strong economy. (Photo from Villar Foundation Facebook page) She made the remark during the Association of Laguna Food Processors' (ALAFOP) Calabarzon Food Solutions...
Vista REIT Inc., the real estate investment trust of billionaire Manuel B. Villar Jr.’s Vista Land and Lifescapes Inc., reported that its net income soared 808 percent to P13.89 billion in the first nine months of 2023 from P1.53 billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Facebook) Relief organizations will be granted free freight services during emergency situations and calamities if and when this measure from House Deputy Speaker Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille...
Richest Filipino Manuel B. Villar Jr.’s Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc. renewed its growth trajectory as its net income shot up by 70 percent to P8.22 billion for the first nine months of 2023 from P4.82 billion in the same period last year. One of the country’s leading integrated property...
The Villar retail group’s AllHome Corporation, the Philippines’ pioneering one-stop full line home center, posted a 46 percent jump in net income to P582 million in the first nine months of 2023 from the P399 million earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
Richest Filipino Manuel B. Villar’s AllDay Supermarket, the country’s leading mid-premium supermarket chain, reported a 154 percent surge in net income to P254 million in the first nine months of the year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said this came on the...
