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Manuel Bamba Villar, Jr.

Personal Information

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Aliases Manny Villar, Villar, Mr. Sipag at Tiyaga
Date of birth 12/13/1949
Place of birth Moriones, Tondo, Manila
Spouse Cynthia Villar
Children Paolo Villar
Mark Villar
Camille Villar
Political Affiliation/s Nacionalista Party
Father Manuel Montalban Villar, Sr.
Mother Curita Bamba

Educational Background

Primary Education Holy Child Catholic School; 1962
Secondary Education Mapua Institute of Technology; 1966
Tertiary Education University of the Philippines - BA in Business Adminstration
Other degrees University of the Philippines - MA in Business Adminstration and Accountancy

Career in Public Service

Job Title Job Term Job Description
Congressperson 1992-2001, Representative of Las Pinas and Muntinlupa;
Speaker of the House in 1998
Senator 2001 to Present Elected Senate President in 2007;
Previously held the position of:
Senate President Pro-tempore;
Chairmanship of the Committees on Finance, Foreign Relations, Public Order, and Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries.

Awards

Nature of the award Date awarded Awarded by
Ten Outstanding Young Men 1986
Gora Award for Marketing Management 1989
Most Outstanding CPA by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants 1990
Most Outstanding UP Alumnus 1991
Most Distinguished Alumnus — the highest recognition given by UP — for his exemplary public service and achievements 2004 University of the Philippines

Links

Official Site http://www.mannyvillar.com.ph/
Other links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Villar
http://www.i-site.ph/Databases/Congress/13thSenate/personal/villar-personal.html