User talk:AllanDiaz

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Manny Villar

Hi, since you asked, here are some references that say Manny Villar was born to a poor family.

• http://www.philstar.com/ArticlePrinterFriendly.aspx?articleId=523297
  • "Remember, he was born very poor."
• http://web.archive.org/web/20061018050250/http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/95/0818/biz1.html
  • "God didn't give Villar much to start with. For the Philippines' biggest home builder began life in a tiny rented apartment in Manila's gang-infested Tondo slums."
  • "Besides his poor origins..."
• http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/86/philippines-billionaires-09_Manuel-Villar_16LV.html
  • "Shrimp vendor's son grew up in slum."
• http://the-diplomat.com/philippines-election-2010/candidate-profiles/
  • "Having been born into poverty..."
• http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/villar_bio.asp
  • "helped his mother sell seafood at the Divisoria market in order to support his siblings and himself to school"
• http://www.philstar.com/ArticlePrinterFriendly.aspx?articleId=523297
  • "son of a market vendor"

These are from the references that are already included on the page. TheCoffee (talk) 17:38, 27 March 2010 (UTC)