Prime Asset Ventures Inc. (PAVI), an emerging leader in the country’s public infrastructure industry, has officially listed its real estate investment trust subsidiary, Premiere Island Power REIT Corporation (PREIT) on the Philippine Stock Exchange. As a real estate investment trust company,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez, one of the prime movers of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Bill, has described one senator as "very, very enthusiastic" about the proposed Philippine sovereign wealth fund. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Senator Mark Villar Romualdez, speaking to...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar I have always extolled the importance of entrepreneurship. For the most part, this unshakeable belief is anchored on my own experience as someone who built a business from the ground up, and to some extent, this is also due to my experience...
A recently filed measure in the House of Representatives institutionalizes a 13th month pay for all government workers--including job order and contractual employees--if and when it gets enacted. (MANILA BULLETIN) Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar authored House...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary and former Build, Build, Build committee chair Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo presented a copy of the Night Owl book's second edition to Senator Mark A. Villar. (Courtesy of DICT USec Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo) “Much was...
OF TREES AND FORESTS Former Senate President Manny Villar A phenomenon amplified by the pandemic is the so-called great resignation. It refers to the extraordinary number of employees quitting their jobs starting 2021. While primarily driven by the pandemic, experts noted that its roots can be...
Senator Cynthia Villar has expressed hope that everyone would share her intense passion in promoting composting with almost triple increase in the cost of chemical fertilizer. Villar, chairwoman of Senate agriculture committee, noted that the spike- from P934 average in 2019 to P2,134.64 average in...
Lamentillo releases second edition of Night Owl book Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary and former Build, Build, Build committee chair Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo, has released the second edition of her book, Night Owl , which includes a new chapter on the...
Villar-led PAVI Green Renewable Energy Inc. said at least three utility-scale solar farm projects will start commercial operation next year to augment power supply in the Luzon grid especially during the summer months. According to Robert Marlon T. Pereja, chief operating officer of PAVI Green, the...
The family of Manuel B. Villar, listed as the richest Filipino by Forbes, is launching its 80-hectare casino and entertainment complex called Gold Coast Entertainment City in 2023 as construction is almost complete. “Yes it will push through. It is already a big development. We will be launching...
AllHome, the country’s pioneering one-stop-shop for all home improvement needs, declared P288.8 million cash dividends for its stockholders last November 29, 2022. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said this is 20 percent of AllHome’s 2021 NIAT, with record date stated...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Andres Bonifacio was born 159 years ago on the 30th of November 1863. That was a long time ago and the circumstances were radically different. But somehow Bonifacio’s thoughts and writings still remain true today. Let us celebrate Bonifacio...
