Mark Villar files candidacy for senatorRecently resigned Public Works Secretary Mark Villar files his candidacy for senator before the Commission on Elections. MANILA, Philippines — Recently resigned Public Works Secretary Mark Villar filed his candidacy for senator before the Commission on Elections on Wednesday. Villar will be running under Nacionalista, the party chaired by his father, billionaire and former Sen. Manny Villar, and led by his mother, Sen. Cynthia Villar. Should he get elected, the younger Villar will be joining his mother in the Senate, who emerged as the frontrunner in the 2019 senatorial race. The Villar family owns property developer Vista Land and homebuilder Camella Homes, prompting some to criticize Villar’s appointment as public works secretary as having conflict of interest.

Source: Philippine Star October 06, 2021 01:41 UTC