Rather than pushing through with reclamation projects, Senator Cynthia Villar said on Wednesday, July 31, that decongesting Metro Manila is a viable option for development. Senator Cynthia Villar discusses the effects of the reclamation projects in Manila Bay in line with the recent flooding caused...
OF TREES AND FOREST Let me begin by sending my prayers to fellow Filipinos who were affected by typhoon Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon. According to the initial report by government agencies, 21 people from Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon died while more than 200,000 people,...
Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc. of richest Filipino Manuel B. Villar Jr., has raised $300 million through the issuance by wholly-owned subsidiary VLL International Inc. of 9.375 percent senior guaranteed notes due 2029. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said...
Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc. is planning to raise about $300 million through wholly-owned subsidiary and an affiliate VLL International Inc. which will issue senior unsecured fixed rate notes under its $2 billion Medium Term Note Programme. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar's office) The youngsters of Barangay Pulang Lupa Uno, Las Piñas City now have a cool e-library to call their own, thanks to the efforts of House Deputy Speaker Camille...
OF TREES AND FOREST A piece of very interesting news caught my eye recently, various news organizations reported that “more people have left Metro Manila in the past five years than those coming into the National Capital Region.” This was a statement from an official of the Philippine...
Billionaires Camille Villar and Lance Gokongwei are the latest among top business executives whom scammers illegally use online to entice victims into investing in fraudulent schemes. Villar, managing director of Vista Land Commercial Division and president and chief executive officer of AllValue...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar's office) "Adulting" is hard, but giving up is unthinkable. House Deputy Speaker Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar imparted this important life lesson to graduate...
Deputy Speaker Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar's office) If "representatives" of House Deputy Speaker Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar are offering you "business opportunities", chances are it's a scam....
OF TREES AND FOREST As we confront our mortality, we naturally begin to ponder the legacy we will leave behind. What will I be remembered for? This is such an existential and serious question. And the answer I believe lies in the here and now: live your life. The second part of my reply to the...
OF TREES AND FOREST (First of two parts) I was asked a pretty interesting question a couple of weeks ago — do I ever think about my mortality? It is more than an interesting question actually, it is a deeply philosophical query. At some point we all reflect on our own mortality. This is one...
Top Philippine billionaire Manuel B. Villar Jr. announced the launch of the next phase of development for the 3,500-hectare megapolis Villar City—his most ambitious and most promising project to date. Real estate magnate Manuel B. Villar inspects a portion of Villar City “One year...