Presidential Candidates

MANUEL “MANNY” BAMBA VILLAR JR.

Birth Date : December 13, 1949

Website: www.mannyvillar.com.ph

Educational Background:              
College:
University of the Philippines – Diliman
Bachelor of Science, Major in Business
Administration and Accountancy - 1970

Higher Studies:
University of the Philippines – Diliman
Master in Business Administration - 1973                                  

Previous Party :             

Lakas – Christian Muslim Democrats
(Lakas- CMD)                            
Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino
(LAMMP)

Current Party :  
Nacionalista Party (2010)
 
POSITIONS HELD IN GOVERNMENT:

Senator – Philippine Senate (2001 – Present)

• Senate President in 2006-2008

• Voted for the ratification of JPEPA

• Also voted for the election automation law and co-authored the
VAWC Law, the Anti-trafficking Law and the Magna Carta for
Women
• He filed Senate Resolution 599 which said that the House
resolution seeking the amendment of the Constitution is “un-
constitutional”

• Authored 44 laws during the 12th Congres:

• R.A 9178 Barangay Micro Business Enterprises Act
• R.A. 9189 Overseas Absentee Voting Act
• R.A. 9208 Anti- Trafficking of Person Act
• R.A 9257 An Act Granting Additional Benefits and
• Privileges to Senior Citizens
• R.A. 9262 Anti- Violence Against Women and their
Children Act
•
Representative - Lone district of Las Piñas (1998 – 2001)

•       Speaker of the House, 11th Congress

Marshaled consensus in the House to reform the ‘pork barrel’ sys-

tem by limiting congressional discretion projects to the set param-
eters of the Executive’s development policies

Shepherded into law the following: Retail Trade Liberization Act,

the New Central Bank Act, New Securities Code and the New
Banking Act

He presided over the impeachment of President Joseph Estrada

over corruption allegations in November 2000.

He sends the impeachment case to the Senate for trial, by passing

a full vote and ignoring attempts by Estrada allies to delay the pro-
ceedings. This caused him to be ousted from his post as Speaker
of the House.

Representative, Las Piñas-Muntinlupa district (1992- 1998)

House’s representative in government’s negotiations with the

International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, 1992
 
STAND ON ISSUES:

Reproductive Health Bill:  Categorically, Villar doesn’t support the

RH Bill. In various fora, Villar said that the RH Bill issue need not
be passed into law.  He also doesn’t consider RH Bill a priority. He
leaves the decision to the people. He also said that population is
not a liability for him. For him, if the country is managed well, a big
population would be a way in which we could be a great nation.

Charter Change:  Villar said that Charter Change should be the

initiative of the people. If the people wanted to change the constitu-
tion, there will be no problem as long as Charter Change will not
serve interests such as extension of a term in government position
or if it will serve just a few.
 
Peace in Mindanao: Villar recognizes that the peace in Mindanao
has been an issue for a lot of years. He says that the problem in
Mindanao cannot be solved at instant. He believes that the prob-
lem in Mindanao can be addressed by elevating the status of living
of the people, government’s armed forces should be strengthened
and the armed forces should be respected.
 
Corruption:  He said that when dealing with corruption, he will deal
first with the top ten corrupt agencies. In that way, the government’s
efforts can be implemented more effectively.
 
Education: Last July 2008, Villar filed SB 2366 aiming to send
all Filipino children and youth to elementary and high school by
allocating P10B more to the existing budget of Department of Edu-
cation. He will raise the education standards by building schools
and rewarding the deserving children.
 
Poverty:  He said that he has doable plans to eradicate poverty by
intensifying job creation, entrepreneurship, and agricultural devel-
opments are among the key approaches that would help alleviate
poverty in the country.
 
Environment: He said that the Philippines are a victim of climate
change. Highly developed countries should be blamed for this. He
will be aggressive on tapping the private sectors to address global
warming.

Economy: According to Villar, competitive environment and entre-

preneurial revolution are two things that will push the country for-
ward by changing the banking systems to ensure the flow of credit
to the small and medium enterprises and by creating new jobs.