Halalan 2010 Special
Family’s wealth depends on Noynoy presidency
MANILA, Philippines—Hacienda Luisita, the vast landholdings whose distribution to farmers has been dodged for decades by the family of presidential aspirant Benigno “Noynoy” Cojuangco Aquino III, is bankrupt.
The inside story of Villar's visit to PSE
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential aspirant Manuel Villar could argue that he did not violate any law or a regulatory rule when his family’s real estate firms were able to raise billions of pesos through the stock exchange in 2007. However, he crossed ethical lines.
Villar firm’s high-end project sits on land for poor
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential aspirant Manuel Villar may have built his P25-billion wealth on providing low-cost homes, but the practices of acquiring properties where real estate projects now stand showed a pattern of deceipt and corruption.
Villar firms bribe and forge? The case of the undervalued crane
MANILA, Philippines – Customs officials were peppered with calls in 2009 to release a shipment that was confiscated because they were undervalued. In an interview with Newsbreak, they said they were not aware that the confiscated shipment belonged to “people connected with a high official.”
Villar firm faked titles through 'layering': ex-lawyer
MANILA, Philippines – A case involving parcels of land, where a property developed by one of the real estate companies of presidential aspirant Manuel Villar Jr. now stands, is an example of how layering and faked documents were employed to acquire properties.
Imus Estate land key to Villar-Ayala deal
MANILA, Philippines - The parcel of land in Imus Estate was crucial to Adelfa Properties and to the entire Villar Group since this was part of a financial transaction with another property company, Ayala Land.
The man who turned his back on Villar
MANILA, Philippines – Lawyer Restituto Mendoza is seeking restitution for his sins of commission and omission as a former employee of Senator Manuel Villar Jr’s. housing empire.
How Villar built business empire with deceit, corruption: ex-lawyer
MANILA, Philippines - The conveyance of land titles, coupled with fake ones, from one alleged owner to another creates different layers that were used as an argument to legitimize property acquisition. This has been the standard operating procedure of Villar’s lawyers and companies to acquire government and previously awarded lands, according to a lawyer formerly employed by the Nacionalista Party bet.