lies of Villar Exposed

[EL LOCO]

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Rags to riches

Villar claimed that he came from a poor family from Tondo. His father
was a government employee and his mother was selling fish at the
public market in Divisoria. When he was a boy, Villar said that he
helped his mother sell fish. However, there were reports that Villar
was adopted by the wealthy Jalandoni family of Nueva Ecija. When he
reached legal age, the Jalandoni patriarch deeded 400 hectares in
Licab, Nueva Ecija under his name.

In 1975, Villar married the former Cynthia Aguilar, daughter of a wealthy
politically powerful Mayor of Las Pinas City . With his wife’s wealth and power from his father in law, Villar started building and selling homes. He became a millionaire and a leader in the housing industry.

Villar enters politics

Basking in his "rags to riches" accomplishment, Villar entered
politics. In 1992, he ran for Congress and won. In 1998, he was chosen
Speaker of the House of Representatives. In 2001, he ran for Senator
and won. In 2007, after his reelection he was chosen Senate President.

During his presidency of the Senate, a scandal erupted that would
haunt Villar for the rest of his political life. In October 2008, Sen.
Panfilo Lacson, in a privileged speech alleged that Villar caused the
"double insertion" of funds into the C-5 extension project linking Las
Pinas to Paranaque in the 2008 national budget. Lacson said that
Villar allocated another P200 million on top of the P200 million
already allotted by Malacañang for the same purpose. Sen. Jamby
Madrigal joined the fray when she alleged that Villar "wanted the C-5
extension to cut through his property so he could sell the property at
a higher price." A month later, Villar was ousted from his presidency
of the Senate.

In 2009, Villar declared his presidential bid amidst the "double
insertion" scandal of which he has yet to be cleared.

Conflict of interest

One of the hazards of running for president is that your life story
becomes public and everything you’ve done in the past is unearthed and
exposed for all to see. One of the issues that has been dogging Villar
recently was the appearance of "conflict of interest" in regard to his
real estate empire vis-à-vis his elected position as a legislative
leader in both chambers of Congress.

On December 22, 2009, Ted Failon, host of the"Failon Ngayon" TV show,
exposed Villar’s 23 subdivisions which were all connected by the C-5
Road extension — Daang Hari Road –linking Las Pinas and Cavite . Failon
showed how Daang Hari Road — instead of a straight line — snaked
around the 23 subdivisions from Las Pinas to Cavite by way of
Muntinglupa, Alabang, and Laguna. Failon said that the C-5 Road
extension — completed in 2004 –was funded by the national budget which
was passed by Congress at the time Villar was Speaker of the House and
then Senator who chaired the Finance Committee. Failon indicated that
Villar voted for the national budget that appropriated funds for the
C-5 Road extension, a violation of Article VI Section 14 of the
constitution which says in part: "…Neither shall he [Senator or Member
of the House of Representatives] , directly or indirectly, be
interested financially in any contract with, or in any franchise or
special privilege granted by the Government, or any subdivision,
agency, or instrumentality thereof, including any government-owned or
controlled corporation, or its subsidiary, during his term of office."
Failon contended that Villar shouldn’t have ran for Congress because
he had and still has ownership of business enterprises involved in
government transactions and funding.

From millionaire to multi-billionaire

In the 17 years that Villar has been in Congress, he has accumulated
so much wealth. He is now ranked number five on the list of the
Philippines’ richest men with his net worth of $940 million (P45
billion). He has the largest shareholding in the real estate firm
Vista Land. Indeed, Villar has come a long way from selling fish in
Divisoria to the multi-billionaire that he is today.

Had Villar stayed out of politics and earned his wealth through hard
and honest work, he could have become the role model for the Filipino
entrepreneur. But allegations of "conflict of interest" and probable
corrupt practices while serving the people in Congress have raised
doubts in the people’s minds about his qualifications to become the
president of the country.

The question that keeps on popping up in my mind is: Is Villar’s
association with Gloria going to influence his presidency and create a
plutocratic oligarchy where the wealthy few govern the powerless
citizenry? There is an old adage that says: "Tell me who your friends
are, and I will tell you who you are." Yes, indeed
13 January 2010 9 CommentsI
PerryScope
by Perry Diaz

Finally, after so much speculation about President Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo’s "secret candidate," a face has emerged. In his recent
article, "Her" man, respected columnist and political consultant Lito
Banayo exposed Manny Villar as Gloria’s "secret candidate." I totally
agree with Mr. Banayo’s arguments that Villar is now Gloria’s man.

[roderick_m]

Mangyam-id cguro ang uban green team ani. react to the max na sad.hahaha...

Ojakki, a gibo supporter, once said something like "kabalo cya nga c villar maoy real candidate ni gloria, according to him, nangayo ug supporta c gloria arroyo sa mga businessmen to support villar". He even attested further by saying about sa businessmen, "some were friends of ours".

Kung bright c gibo, mas tuso c gloria.
Ambot kung kinsa gi-uto2x, c gibo o iya mga supporters?haha...

[KASAAC]

...tsk tsk nawong villar daan dili gyud ka kompiyansa-an, luoya lacson oist gi tirahan jud maau sa administrayon pastilan!

[15% Discount]

nganung karon paman ni... og wai election deli ni man gawas

wa gyoy ma peli both sides ning mga politiko

[nosibalasi]

Money EVilLiar. From rags to riches...hurot kwarta sa pilipinas ug maoy ma presidente.ka kuyaw!

[misha lang]

why this came out election is very near?

[nosibalasi]

Ana jud na politika, kaykayon gadjud ang tanan..ahehehe! What is??

[robertski3]

mao jud kay kayon tanang baho, sa makauna lang gud!!!

[rockford_fosgate09]

sa email ni gikan brad? or naa link?

[sweetguy16]

inana jud na basta election manggawas jud na tanan baho sa politiko. unsaon daghan man kaau ug critics si villar, ug usa pa murag guilty man tingali sya sa mga accusation nya. kay last time na nag previlege speech sya sa senate wala na sya nag entertai nug questions sa iyang mga kauban sa senate..unsai buot pasabot ani??is he hiding something nagtatanong lang po.