Comments on: Getting to Know Senator Manny Villar

By: Sunny Ignes

Sunny Ignes — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:56:56 +0000

First to Noemi, thanks for this blog and the chance to make some comments.
I had the oppurtunity to work for Mr Villar for 4 years right after my college graduation in 1987 up to 1992 just as he started/joined politics. Mr Villar has so many unique impressive qualities as a person and as a human being. But one thing that stands out to me is he do not condone nepotism. You can research his company since it’s incorporation in 1975 you will not find any relatives such as brothers/sisters/cousins working nor engaging business with his company – it is forbidden. This guy when it comes to management really means business. this to me in itself is impressive and to think that he was not doing this to impress a country, he was doing it because that was the right thing to run his business.

By: Navarro

Navarro — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:28:26 +0000

Filipinos. Its near the voting date… I want us to consider that we are ranked 4th most corrupt country in the Asia pacific arent we ashamed that this is happening. We quibble about the right president. But we never get one that is intelligent enough to be thinking of the welfare of all countrymen. I am very sad cause its true what our national hero said ” The Filipinos will always be too intelligent for their own good”. Entirely ALL POLITICIANS will be always thinking of $. If you really are studying law you would know that the annual salary of a president is P240,000.00 a year or P20,000.00 monthly duh! what the fuck! what politician would stand that kind of salary, they will have to turn to corruption no matter what. I am only a nursing student now and i am a voter. And WHAT THE FUCK! there are millions of poor people in the Philippines who will give their vote to a unknown politician just for a bag of rice and a picture with the man. What is my vote for ? COMELEC ? you think they are great… i dont think so POEA, COMELEC, DENR, DPWH, this ones are corrupt. CORRUPT

By: mark

mark — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:58:58 +0000

my personal experience with manny villar.,,

Experience 1

when i was in college, i wrote a letter sent to all senators and the president, asking help for my college tuition. It may sound stupid but I did it anyway. I never expected anything. i addressed my letter…malacanan, office of the senator…thats it.

I received two replies…

Lacson gave me a christmas card with his face on it.

Manny Villar gave me 500 pesos in a certificate i claimed at the post office. He also replied with a note that stuck in my mind forever.

He said…”it is not much…when i was a student…i had nothing…i have to work to support my studies. Sipag at tiyaga ang kailangan natin.
Merry Christmas.

Experience 2

Iligan City built its first overpass in front of a big university(MSU-IIT) where i studied. If you are from this place..the overpass has a name on it “Badelles Millenium Overpass” named after our congressman.

Manny Villar was invited at the inauguration. There were many people. The national hiway was diverted. All of my classmates were there too.

He started his speech praising the local politicians of their work…But he said something really, really, shocking and embarassing.

He said…”sana naman huwag natin ipangalan sa ating sarili ang mga bagay na hindi naman sa atin”

Ouuccchh…This must be the most humiliating experience our congressman had.

Experience 3

Now that I’m working abroad (Dubai), Manny Villar bought return plane tickets to our kababayans ( mostly maids) who are stranded.
Dubai consulate can attest to this.

I pray we will have a leader who will love our country. A leader that will only look for progress to our country.

I love my country very much. I miss it a lot. I boast of how beautiful the Philippines is to my foreign collegues here even if, they say a lot of bad things to it, which is true anyway.

I pray that the Philippines will prosper on the next leadership. I want to work back home. I wana go home.

Please vote wisely.

Mark Harvy
OFW Dubai

By: Manuel

Manuel — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:16:41 +0000

A business man’s goal is always to gain profits and to make money and to be the wealthies of all. Manny Villar will be like Thaksin Shinawatra, ex prime minister of Thailand, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaksin_Shinawatra, who at the end was deposed by a military coup.

All his doings seem like good deeds but in reality he has computed his return on investment. Don’t believe in him. Dont’ believe his ads. Don’t believe his words. What he is after is to be in POWER and to be the RICHES.

Look at his troops, he gets the MARCOSes. For what? More votes? He doesn’t mind what the Marcoses has done to us. All Manny Villar wanted is to win the election and be in POWER. It will never be good for the people but only for HIMSELF.

DO NOT VOTE MANNY VILLAR.

By: Juamby

Juamby — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:00:52 +0000

Anu ba talaga ang mga batayan ng mga botante sa pagpili ng kandidato? May mga ilang nagsasabi na kailangan ibase ang susuportahan sa mga nagawa ng kandidato at may ilan naman ay batay sa popularidad ng kanilang pangalan at pamilya. Kung tutuusin, mahirap talaga humanap ng kandidatong susuportahan para sa darating na eleksyon. Mas madali pa kasing hanapan ng kasiraan ang isang kandidato kaysa tignan ang mga magagandang ginawa nito para sa tao at bansang Pilipinas.
Isang mahalagang halimbawa na lamang nito ay si Sen. Manny Villar. Sinisimulan na ang kanyang kontrobersyal na isyu ng C5 extension project. Nagsimulang umusok ang usapin ng lumabas sa isang survey na 11% na lamang ang pagitan ni Villar kay Sen. Noynoy Aquino. Ang nasabing maliit na pagitan sa pagkapangulo ay bunga na rin ng sandamakmak na patalastas o tinatawag na infomercials na nagpapakita ng iba’t-ibang mukha ni Villar kung papaano malulutasan ang mga problema ng Pilipinas.
Ang mga infomercials ni Villar ay hindi maikakaila na nagpamangha sa mga Pilipino. Higit sa lahat, napukaw ng patalastas na ito ang mga bata na kabisadong-kabisado ang bawat linya ng campaign jingle. Ito ay nagbigay daan upang tumatatak sa puso’t isipan ng mga Pilipino ang mensaheng gustong ipaabot ni Villar. Ngunit hindi ata alintana kay Villar na masyadong malaki na ang kanyang nagagastos sa mga TV ad campaigns. Ayon sa isang TV executive, tinatayang mahigit 2B hanggang 3B na ang nagastos ni Villar sa pagpapalabas ng mga infomercials simula pa noong nakaraang taon. Iilan lamang siguro sa ating mga Pilipino ang may kakayahang maglabas ng ganoon kalaking halaga ng pera.
Marami-rami rin ang ipinangako ni Villar ngunit hindi niya tahasang sinabi kung papaano niya gagawin ang mga ito. Sana lamang ay ginamit na lang niya ang bilyon-bilyong piso sa mga proyekto para sa mahihirap gaya ng pabahay at proyekto para sa edukasyon ng nakakarami. Hindi biro ang bilyones na ginamit ni Villar dahil nagsisimula pa lang ang pangangampanya at kung ganoon kalaking halaga ang nawaldas na niya, paano pa kaya sa mga susunod na araw?
Paano siya magiging mabuti at magaling na lider kung ngayon pa lang ay hindi na siya marunong mag-budget ng sarili niyang pera? Hindi kaya maubos lang ang kaban ng bayan sa kamay ni Villar? Sana naman ay hindi niya inaasahan na maibabalik pa ang mga perang nawaldas niya gamit ang mga buwis na binabayad ng taong bayan.

By: think critically

think critically — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:39:37 +0000

Thank god, a comment with good common sense. I find it appalling how people can easily be swayed by his non-stop commercial ads. Villar is an entrepreneur. And for entrepreneurs, only one thing matters in the long-run: the rate of return to capital. Its fairly obvious where and how he’d get a high “rate of return” if he were elected President.

According to Forbes (international magazine), Villar is the 9th richest person in the Philippines. If he had not held power, surely this would turn out differently. He used his pork for the benefit of his own businesses, he short sell-ed a couple of financial instruments decades back thereby hurting other investors, and god knows what other monkey businesses he had divulged in. Villar is a capitalist, and capitalist intentions with the power of the Presidency wouldn’t result to something really beneficial. That’s why the Makati Business Club doesn’t support him. They see through his propaganda and instead his dreams of monopoly and acquiring business ventures with the pressure of power.

Manny Villar, tunay na mahirap?? Since when did “mahirap” ever translate to going to a private school for one’s primary and secondary education with around 9 other siblings that the parents also care for.

Cynicism, awareness and common sense is what this county needs.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:38:56 +0000

yeah seriously….what is he up to?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:35:26 +0000

Well said….I so agree with you.

By: Jun Roxas

Jun Roxas — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:14:34 +0000

Villar can be the president or noynoy..but to lots of Filipinos, we want Bayani Fernando back in the government so lets elect him as the Vice President. One thing, Roxas will add two school years in the curriculum..your children will not graduate on time….

By: Markus Olino

Markus Olino — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:04:35 +0000

Why is he so willing to spend so much money (in the billions) on his campaign – it is because he knows he can make it back and acquire so much more once he’s in position.

And because he spent so much more – he’d probably need to earn/steal so much more.

You must also look at his constituents. It is impossible that all this money coming from him – nobody is that stupid. He has people funding him through deals, brokers and promises.

Who are they and why are they willing to spend so much. And how many deals is he making and what are the parameters of his promises?

A person who has a case against him should not be able to run for president – until the case has been closed beyond reasonable doubt.

This holds a stronger significance in Many Villar’s case, which involves corruption, plunder amongst other things.

It’s easy to get swayed into thinking that he’s an ok guy when you meet him – it did the same for me when I met President Ramos. But let us not let our star struck state dazzle us from proper thinking and proper investigative procedures in getting to the truth.

I do not support any politician – but am most weary of Manny Villar.