Cynthia Villar

Nacionalista Party
 Personal Profile
Cynthia Aguilar Villar earned her degree in Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration from the University of the Philippines, which recognized her
as the 2017 UPAA Most Distinguished Alumna. She completed her Masters
in Business Administration at the New York University. Recently, in June
2018, she received an honorary doctor of laws (honoris causa) from
University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) for her work in agricultural
development, poverty alleviation, education, women and children welfare.

She practiced as a financial analyst and college professor until she married
Former House Speaker and Senate President Manny Villar in 1975. She
then helped her husband in various entrepreneurial ventures, eventually
making Vista Land the biggest homebuilder in the Philippines. She managed
a private development bank from 1989 to 1998.
 Social Development
Works
Cynthia Villar founded and chaired the Villar
Foundation (now Villar Social Institute for Poverty
Alleviation and Governance or Villar SIPAG), the
programs of which include providing assistance to
OFWs sponsoring the OFW family summit every
November attended by 5,000 OFW families,
environment protection establishing the Las Piñas-
Parañaque Wetland Park and livelihood projects, which
she has established in nearly 1900 locations all over
the country. She is an honorary member of Philippine
Horticultural Society.
 Laws Sponsored
Republic Act No. 10638 - An Act Creating the
Philippine Railways, Prescribing its Powers, Functions
and Duties, and Providing Funds for its Operations (
extending corporate life of PNR to another 50yrs).

Republic Act No. 10650 - Open Distance Learning Act

( expanding access to educational services)

Republic Act No. 10821 - Children’s Emergency Relief

and Protection Act (provision of emergency relief and
protection to children in times of disasters)