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Philippine Property Billionaire Manuel Villar’s $24 Billion Conundrum

admin5544 months ago08 mins

Manuel Villar, chairman of Villar Land. Courtesy of Vista Land Property tycoon Manual Villar’s listed flagship Villar Land (formerly Golden MV Holdings) was in the spotlight this week when an order by the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that the company’s external auditor Punongbayan & Araullo, an affiliate of Grant Thornton, had said it doesn’t…

When The Government Takes Your Property, You Can Take It To Court

admin5544 months ago09 mins

A self-described “urban cowboy” is fighting a Georgia county over horses it seized from him years ago. getty The last clause of the Fifth Amendment is straightforward: “nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” You don’t have property rights if the government can take your stuff for no reason or…