Manuel Villar

Manuel “Manny” Bamba Villar Jr. is a Filipino billionaire businessman. He has been a Philippine Senator and the president of the Nacionalista Party. Villar was born to a middle class family in Tondo, an impoverished and densely populated district of Manila.

  • Manuel Villar is the chairman of Starmalls, one of Philippines largest mall operators, and Vista & Landscapes, the country’s largest homebuilder.
  • The family-owned Golden Haven Memorial Park, a property developing affiliate of Vista Land, focuses on parks. It went public in June 2016.
  • In December 2017, his company acquired Bria Homes, a developer of mass housing projects and condos, and changed its name to Golden Bria.
  • As a child, Manuel helped his mom sell seafood in a Manila market.
  • Villar’s wife, Cynthia Villar, is a senator in the Philippines.

Manuel Villar Starmalls Vista & Landscapes