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Many of you, perhaps, are wondering why I am developing Villar City south of Metro Manila. Some of you may be even skeptical about its success and think that it is too late in the game to create a new city.

Last week, we inaugurated Villar Avenue, a 10-kilometer, 10-lane road that we envision will help decongest traffic and reduce travel time from Las Piñas City to portions of Bacoor and Dasmariñas in Cavite province. In addition, we see this road as an important component in creating jobs for our people, opening up more economic opportunities thus paving the way for growth and expansion.

Our economy grew just grew 4.3 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023 amid the challenging global environment and elevated inflation and interest rates. It is slower than the 6.4 percent in the first quarter, bringing the average expansion in the first semester to a still impressive 5.3 percent.