Of Trees and Forest Former Senate President Manny Villar Government will soon decide whether to extend the current Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) beyond August 20. There have been suggestions from some quarters to extend the strict lockdown to the end of the month. There was even some chatter...
The completion of the 565-meter viaduct of the Bonifacio Global City (BGC)-Ortigas Center Road Link remains on track despite the restrictions caused by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. WORK AS USUAL--The construction...
AllDay Marts, Inc., the Villar Group’s Supermarket chain, reported a 58.8 percent jump in net income to P179.6 million on the back of a 19.7 percent growth in sales to a record P4.49 billion. “AllDay’s stellar performance thus far is another milestone in its consistent performance since its...
“We are very happy to come up with this legislation ensuring protection for more areas in our megadiverse country. We have to take action about its protection because any damage or loss will cost too much for a country such as ours.” Senator Cynthia Villar, author the E-NIPAS Act. A...
Just like gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and her batch of Filipino athletes who made history in the Tokyo Olympics, three engineering geniuses made their country proud for contributing in the safe landing of the Perseverance rover on planet Mars last February. Mars surface This prompted the House...
AllHome Corporation, the pioneering one-stop shop home store in the Philippines, reported double-digit growth in its first half and second quarter results, showing its resiliency during the raging pandemic. Net income for the first half of the year jumped 133 percent to P641 million on the back of...
Senator Cynthia Villar said on Saturday, August 14, that her office is again gearing up for the vaccination of about 3,000 Filipino seafarers at The Villar Tent, which she said is the government's "favorite vaccination site" for the overseas workers. Filipino seafarers wait for their turn to get...
Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc., one of the country’s leading integrated property developers and the largest homebuilder, posted a 9 percent improvement in net income to P3.8 billion for the first semester of 2021 from the same period last year. 25816 In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation & Governance (Villar Sipag), is a non-stock, non-profit organization established in 1995, which aims to support projects geared toward helping our less fortunate countrymen break free from the clutches of poverty. It is anchored on “SIPAG” or...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar We have been in some form of quarantine since March 15, 2020. I cannot remember all the acronyms (GCQ, ECQ, MECQ) assigned to the different levels of restrictions because they have mutated so much just like the COVID-19 variants. And starting...
A top health expert has reiterated the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 during the recently-concluded VHealthy webinar series of the Villar Group. Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, a UST professor and a microbiologist, explained how vaccines could help a person to develop anti-bodies that...
The Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City is now equipped to handle more cases of patients infected by the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19). COVID-19 HOSPITAL--The construction of five modular hospitals with 108 beds intended for severe and critical cases of COVID-19 have been...
