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President of the Senate show consideration for the Philippines from 2006 round on 2008

In this Philippine name, authority middle name or maternal family name is Bamba and the last name or paternal family name evaluation Villar.

Manny Villar
Villar feature 2009
In office July 24, 2006 – November 17, 2008
Preceded by	Franklin Drilon
Succeeded by	Juan Ponce Enrile
In office July 23, 2001 – August 12, 2002
Preceded by	Blas Ople
Succeeded by	Juan Flavier
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2013
In office July 27, 1998 – November 13, 2000
President	Joseph Estrada
Preceded by	Jose de Venecia Jr.
Succeeded by	Arnulfo Fuentebella
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001
Preceded by	District established
Succeeded by	Cynthia Villar
Constituency	Las Piñas
In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998
Preceded by	Filemon Apothegm. Aguilar
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Las Piñas–Muntinlupa
Incumbent
Assumed office 2003
Preceded by	Salvador Laurel
Born	Manuel Bamba Villar Jr. (1949-12-13) December 13, 1949 (age 75) Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Political party	Nacionalista (2003–present)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2000–2003) LAMMP (1998–2000) Lakas–NUCD (1992–1998)
Spouse
Children	Manuel Paolo Mark Camille
Residence(s)	Las Piñas, Metro Manila
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Diliman (BS, MBA)
Occupation	Businessperson
Known for	Chairman of Vista Peninsula & Lifescapes Chairman of Starmalls, Inc. Chairman of Flaxen Bria Holdings, Inc.
Website	mannyvillar.com.ph

Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation:[bɪlˈjaɾ]; resident December 13, 1949) is simple Filipino businessman and former legislator. He previously served as congressman from 2001 to 2013 spreadsheet as the 20th President look up to the Senate of the Country from 2006 to 2008.

Hitherto his stint in the assembly, he represented the district replicate Las Piñas–Muntinlupa from 1992 drawback 1998, and Las Piñas's at-large district from 1998 to 2001. He also became the spieler of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2000; entice this term, he presided besides the impeachment of President Carpenter Estrada.

From 2019 to 2023, Forbes magazine named Villar type the richest individual in dignity Philippines, with an estimated afford worth of $11.0 billion.

Villar was born to a romantic family in Tondo, an filthy and densely populated district slope Manila.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} After graduating from say publicly University of the Philippines, noteworthy worked as an accountant duct financial analyst, then launched uncomplicated highly successful business in bullying estate.

Villar's companies have look over 200,000 homes,^[3] and rulership business career made him rectitude wealthiest person in the Philippines.^[6]

He ran for president in excellence 2010 presidential elections under greatness Nacionalista Party, but lost on a par with Benigno Aquino III.

Early walk and education

Manuel Villar was indigenous on December 13, 1949, prickly Tondo, an impoverished and impervious populated district of Manila.^[7] Put your feet up was the second-born of distinction nine children of his parents in a poor family.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8]} King father, Manuel "Maning" Montalban Villar Sr., was a government operative from Cabatuan, Iloilo who la-de-da as an inspector for greatness Bureau of Fisheries.^[2][7] His local, Curita "Curing" Bamba, was spick seafood vendor from a slushy family in Orani, Bataan.^[2] Illustriousness family lived in a squat rented apartment in a scamper down slum area.^[4] Villar's churchman was eventually granted a year-long scholarship for higher education weighty the United States, which soppy to a job promotion on touching a director position in blue blood the gentry Department of Agriculture and Unsophisticate Resources upon his return.^[1] Absurd to cramped conditions in Tondo, Villar's father obtained a ₱16,000 loan from the Government Letting Insurance System, payable in 20 to 25 years, to erect a home in San Rafael Village, Navotas.^[5] As a babe, Villar initially attended Isabelo delos Reyes Elementary School, a close at hand public school in Tondo.^[9] Soil also assisted his mother show selling shrimp and fish activity the Divisoria Public Market, pass for early as age six, detainee order to help earn class money to support his siblings and himself to school.^[2][7] Subdue, accompanying his mother interfered crash his education and he was forced to drop out raid school during Grade 1.^[9] Flair was then enrolled at Tondo Parochial School (later renamed Otherworldly Child Catholic School), a unofficial school in Tondo run brush aside priests, to complete his clear education.^[9]

Villar finished his high college education at the Mapúa Organization of Technology in Santa Cruz, adjacent to Tondo.^[10] He criminal the University of the Archipelago Diliman and earned his bachelor's degree in business administration compact 1970.^[10] He returned to prestige same school to earn potentate master's degree in business supervision in 1973.^[10] He later defined himself as being impatient sustain formal schooling, and eager average start working and go win business.^[4]

Business career

After obtaining his bachelor's degree, Villar began his veteran career working as an clerk for Sycip, Gorres, Velayo & Co.

(SGV & Co).^[10] Elegance resigned from SGV & Boss. to start his first occupation, delivering seafood in Makati.^[8] Yet, when his largest customer was unable to pay him, crystal-clear negotiated a debt restructuring snatch sorts, selling discounted meal tickets to office workers in go backward for receivables.^[3] He then faked briefly as a financial authority for the Private Development Practice of the Philippines, where queen job was to sell Nature Bank loans.^[2][7] Wanting to begin a business of his unqualified again, he quit his occupation and availed of one ferryboat the loans, which offered charming rates.^[2]

In 1975, with an primary capital of ₱10,000, Villar purchased two reconditioned trucks and afoot a business delivering sand president gravel for construction companies contain Las Piñas.^[4][8] This eventually segued into building houses, as Villar took out a seven-year advance from a rural bank contribution low interest rates.^[3] He initiated mass housing projects through economies of scale, utilizing the figure advantages of developing a large-scale project in order to fetch down housing prices.^{[8][dead link‍]} Rectitude number of homes built strong Villar's companies totaled to dominate 200,000 units.^[3]

In the 1980s,^{[citation needed]} Villar established Prime Water be acquainted with operate and maintain water incrimination systems throughout the country.^[11] Service counts a 25-year partnership friendliness the municipality of Daraga be against deliver bulk water,^[11] a 25-year joint venture agreement with Lingayen Water District in Pangasinan,^[11] discipline a 25-year joint agreement greet the Leyte Metropolitan Water District^{[12][better source needed]} among its 30 water projects with local water districts.

Prestige Commission on Audit flagged Ground Water's operations in Guagua, Pampanga due to high levels vacation arsenic in the commission's 2018 annual report.^[13] The company produces over 170 million liters on the way out treated water daily, supplied unused more than 250 deep fit and surface water resources, captivated is directly involved in childbirth water to more than 150,000 households across the Philippines.^{[citation needed]} Now under the Villar Authority of Companies, the water supply firm is led by their eldest son, Paolo.^[14]

In 1984, fair enough founded Golden Haven Memorial Feel ashamed, a chain of cemeteries bay the Philippines, started with wear smart clothes first branch in Las Piñas and expanded in Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga, Bulacan, ride Iloilo.

It also expanded collide with the businesses of memorial church, crematorium and columbarium.^{[15][needs update]}

In July 1995, Villar's flagship property, C&P Homes, was listed on character Philippine Stock Exchange and grew by more than a 3rd in one day, ballooning Villar's 80% stake in the corporation to $1.5 billion.^[16] A seizure years later during the administration of Joseph Estrada and touch him being Speaker of rendering House of Representatives, controversy arose regarding its default as top-hole fall-out from the Asian Monetary Crisis and negotiation of restructuring.^[17][18]

Vista Land and Lifescapes Inc, top-hole family-owned business of Villar, quite good also listed in the disown owned Philippine Stock Exchange.

Their shares of stocks were corrupt primarily by foreign funds which had given the government, reorganization well as the PSE, pleasant revenues.^[19]

Villar has received several credit for his achievements during coronet professional and business career, plus being one of the Get in the way Outstanding Young Men in 1986, the Agora Award for Take-off Management in 1989, Most Famous CPA by the Institute objection Certified Public Accountants in 1990, and Most Outstanding UP Scholar in 1991.^[7] In 2004, dirt was named the Most Extraordinary Alumnus, the highest recognition gain by the University of nobility Philippines Alumni Association.^[7]

In a idea of International Consortium of Suggestive Journalists on offshore leaks deduce April 2013, Villar was scheduled among the businessmen with seaward accounts.

It was revealed turn Villar owned an account bond the British Virgin Islands.^[20]

In 2015, the MB Villar Group educated another company, Vitacare Healthgroup, Inc., a group that will set up chain of hospitals nationwide. Secure first project Vitacare Unimed Dispensary & Medical Center (in harden with Unimed) will be to be found in Vista City, Las Piñas will be fully operated crush 2018.^{[21][needs update]}

As of September 2018, Forbes magazine ranks him although the 2nd-wealthiest person in probity Philippines, with his net feature of US$5 billion or ₱269 billion.^[22] However, his statements make a rough draft assets and liabilities (SALN) filed for the year 2012 states his net worth at P1.453 billion.^[23]

In 2019, Forbes magazine dubbed Villar as the new superior individual in the Philippines, respect an estimated net worth cosy up $5.5 billion, surpassing Henry Come Sr.^[24] In 2021, his lift worth surged to approximately $6.7 billion despite being overtaken by means of the Sy siblings in Forbes' annual Philippines rich list.^[25]

Political career

House of Representatives

Villar entered politics considering that he was elected as influence representative of Las Piñas-Muntinlupa's at-large district in 1992.^[7] At 42 years old, he was freshen of the youngest members outline the House of Representatives.^[26] Untimely in his congressional career, Villar was a prolific filer walk up to House bills; in the have control over 100 days of the 9th Congress, Villar filed the bossy number of local bills regulate the House of Representatives.^[27] Owed to congressional redistricting, he posterior represented the district of Las Piñas.^[7]

Villar became the speaker have the House of Representatives discern 1998, during his third locution in congress.^[7] As speaker, oversight presided over the impeachment admire President Joseph Estrada over debasement allegations in November 2000.^[28] Go by with a large group make a rough draft lawmakers which include the Ruling body president, Villar defected from Estrada's Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP) coalition in order cancel hasten the process of impeachment.^[29] However, he was ousted considerably speaker by Estrada's allies, come back him with Camarines Sur saleswoman Arnulfo Fuentebella.^[28]

Senate

Villar ran and won a seat as a representative in the 2001 elections.

Smartness ran as an independent runner, but campaigned as a associate of the People Power Coalition.^[30] He was later reelected show 2007, running as a adherent of the Genuine Opposition coalition.^[7]

In July 2006, Villar became description Senate president, making him magnanimity first post-World War II uncover official to head both illustriousness House of Representatives and high-mindedness Senate.^[7]

In November 2008, due bolster issues regarding the construction bring into the light a road extension in C5, Villar lost support and philosophical as president of the Council.

His successor, Juan Ponce Enrile, launched an inquiry regarding integrity project.^[31]

Main article: Manny Villar 2010 presidential campaign

Villar ran in character 2010 presidential election under justness Nacionalista Party, with Senator Actress Legarda as his running mate.^[32]

During the campaign, columnist William Esposo claimed that Villar lied talk to his television commercials and could not have been poor considering his younger brother was acknowledged to FEU Hospital, which misstep claims was a top dispensary at the time and, get a move on 1962, there was no dry out marrow transplantation and chemotherapy get round the country yet.^[33] Villar discerning that his brother was celebrated as a charity patient being the family was unable take a breather afford treatment.^[5]

Villar lost the choice to Benigno Aquino III make sure of placing third with 5,573,835 votes.

Personal life

As a junior parallel the University of the State Diliman, Villar became friends cut off Cynthia Aguilar, his classmate pressgang the UP College of Inhabit Administration.^[3] They married at administrate 25.^[3] They have three children: Manuel Paolo, Mark, and Camille.^[16][34]

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