OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The numbers are disheartening. Last April 2 the country logged a total of 15,310 new COVID-19 cases (3,790 of which were backlogs). The following day the number of new cases was 12,576 which brought our active cases to a staggering 165,715....
The Villar Group announced that it is set to vaccinate its employees, workers, and their families nationwide as it continues to be proactive in its fight against COVID-19. Aside from Oxford-Astra Zeneca vaccine it ordered earlier, the Group said it has ordered vaccines from Moderna for...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our world upside down. It has changed the way we behave in our world. Walking around with face masks and shields, pouring alcohol on our hands every time we touch something, and our inability to do the most...
AllHome Corporation, owner of the country’s pioneering one-stop home center, has expanded its online payment options to beef up sales by making shopping even more convenient for its customers. In a statement, the firm said customers can now use any of its easy payment options such as cash, debit...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I received a very uplifting message from my Facebook page last week. It was from Rudy Alquero who recalled that I was the contractor of his family’s house at BF Resort Village in 1977-78. He recalled: “Manny Villar, I could not forget...
A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was the lucky winner of a brand new house and lot from Willie Revillame’s Wowowin and Lessandra. Elated by his win, Weysoncris C. Ringor from Cagayan Valley received the Lessandra certificate and the ceremonial key from Lessandra Division Head...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continues to crank out coronavirus disease (COVID-19) care facilities on top of its regular deliverables on road work. (DPWH) Another five of these COVID-19 facilities were recently completed and turned over to the Provincial Government of Iloilo,...
We ask these strong, powerful females who they look up to Which woman do I look up to in admiration? On the personal side there is Blessed Mary, mother of Lord Jesus, the embodiment of a mother’s devotion to her child. There is my mother Evangelina, with her old-school but timeless family values....
If President Duterte's Cabinet members were enrolled in a school, three officials would be vying for the valedictorian spot. President Duterte has praised Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar, and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III for being the top performers...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The first anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown is upon us. It’s an anniversary that doesn’t inspire any celebration. But it should prod us towards introspection and assessment. Looking back, what were the things we should have done...
Lawmakers are now urging President Rodrigo Duterte to put the entire country under a state of emergency due to the prevalence of African Swine Fever (ASF), which has been consistently pushing pork prices higher to the detriment of meat-loving Filipinos. Such a call was made after industry leaders...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to resume the retrofitting and strengthening of Quezon Bridge in the City of Manila. (DPWH / MANILA BULLETIN) Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar said this will cover the removal of structures and obstruction on the existing bracing, as...
