"I never run away from challenges no matter how extremely difficult. Giving up is not in my DNA."
Shrimps & Fishes
At a very young age, he was already helping his mother sell shrimp and fish in the Divisoria Market. With the burning desire for a better future and a strong determination to improve his family's living conditions, he worked hard in selling shrimps and fishes to be able to send himself to school.
University of the Philippines Diliman
With hard work and perseverance, he earned his undergraduate and master's degree in Business Administration and Accountancy at UP Diliman.
Sand & Gravel
With an initial capital of P10,000 in 1975, Villar purchased two reconditioned trucks and started his sand-and-gravel business in Las Piñas.
It is here while delivering construction materials to big developers that he came up with the idea of selling house and lot packages when the convention then was for homeowners to but lots and build on them.
Golden MV Holdings, Inc. is the developer behind Villar City, a 3,500-hectare master development set to become the new center of gravity in Metro Manila. The company also serves as the holding entity for two major players in the real estate industry: Golden Haven, the Philippines’ largest integrated deathcare developer and service provider, and Bria Homes, the nation’s fastest-growing mass housing developer.
Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc. is one of the leading integrated property developers in the Philippines and the largest homebuilder in the country which operates through distinct business units. Brittany, Crown Asia, Vista Residences, Camella, Lumina are focused on residential property development while Vista Malls, which is also listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange (“PSE”) is involved in commercial property development.
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