A most laudable act
BY MANNY VILLAR Wednesday, March 21, 2018 AS A BUSINESSMAN and environment advocate, I consider President Rodrigo Duterte’s initiative on Boracay as one of his most...
OFW deployment ban a timely move
BY MANNY VILLAR Wednesday, March 14, 2018 “WHEN will this inhuman treatment of Filipino workers end? When will the upliftment of their human dignity begin?” When President...
How to avoid Metro Manila’s fate
BY MANNY VILLAR Wednesday, March 7, 2018 METRO Manila began as Manila, which was already a thriving commercial area before it was established as a city...
A nice kind of problem
BY MANNY VILLAR Wednesday, February 28, 2018 FOR MANY years, and under different administrations, lack of jobs has been one of the country’s primary problems and...
Honeymoon is over for new BSP governor
BY MANNY VILLAR Wednesday, February 21, 2018 FOR BANGKO Sentral Governor Nestor A. Espenilla Jr., the honeymoon is over. President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Espenilla to replace...
The property sector’s multi-faceted growth
BY MANNY VILLAR February 14, 2018 WHEN we look at the continuously changing horizon in Metro Manila and other areas that are undergoing urbanization, it’s easy...
We’re hot, but not overheating
BY MANNY VILLAR February 7, 2018 BLAME it on the impressive performance of the economy—traditionally, it should have been lackluster, coming after an election year—but gross...
Fighting cyber criminals
BY MANNY VILLAR January 31, 2018 MAN’S unending quest for things and ways to improve his life has led, and continues to lead, to numerous inventions...
A strong armed forces and the economy
BY MANNY VILLAR January 17, 2018 I HAVE always believed, especially during my tenure as House Speaker and subsequently Senate President as part of a political...
Economy sustains strength, stable growth
BY MANNY VILLAR Wednesday. September 20, 2017 THE GOVERNMENT and private economists, as well as international institutions, are all optimistic about the bright prospects for the...
