Cynthia Villar
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The Honorable Cynthia Villar |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2013 |
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| Chair of the Philippine Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
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Assumed office July 25, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Loren Legarda |
| Chair of the Philippine Senate Agriculture and Food Committee |
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In office July 22, 2013 – July 25, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Pangilinan |
| Succeeded by | Francis Pangilinan |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Las Piñas' Lone District | |
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In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Manny Villar |
| Succeeded by | Mark Villar |
| Personal details | |
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Cynthia Ampaya Aguilar July 29, 1950 Muntinlupa, Rizal, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Nacionalista Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Team PNoy (2012-2016) Coalition for Change (2016-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Manny Villar |
| Children | Manuel Paolo Villar III Mark Villar Camille Linda Villar |
| Residence | Las Piñas, Metro Manila |
| Alma mater |
University of the Philippines Diliman New York University |
| Occupation | Businesswoman and Politician |
| Profession | Businesswoman |
Cynthia Aguilar Villar (born Cynthia Ampaya Aguilar on July 29, 1950) is the wife of billionaire businessman Manny Villar. She was a member of the House of Representatives for the Lone District of Las Piñas from 2001-2010 and is currently a senator.
She is the sister of Las Piñas Mayor Vergel Aguilar, and Muntinlupa Barangay Chairman Elizabeth "Ate Bess" A. Masangkay and the wife of Senator Manny Villar.
Villar was born on July 29, 1950 in the then-municipality of Muntinlupa to Filemon Aguilar, a long-time mayor of Las Piñas and congressman, and Lydia Ampaya.
She spent her elementary years at the Muntinlupa Elementary School, where she graduated in 1962. In 1966, she graduated high school from the Philippine Christian University. She then obtained a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman) in 1970. It is where in UP she met her future husband, Senator Manny Villar. Two years later, in 1972, she obtained a master's degree in Business Administration at the New York University.
She practiced as a financial analyst at the Philippine Shares Corporation and a professor at the Far Eastern University before marrying Villar in 1975. After her marriage, she help her husband in managing his business ventures and became the director and vice president of the Household Finance Corporation. She later managed the Capitol Development Bank, where she served as its treasurer from 1989 to 1990 and its president from 1990 to 1998.
In 1992, she founded the Villar Foundation, where she is currently its managing director.
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