Villar Land
Philippine holding company
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Villar Land Holdings Corporation (PSE: VLC; formerly Golden MV Holdings, Inc., Golden Bria Holdings, Inc., Golden Haven, Inc. and Golden Haven Memorial Parks, Inc.) is a Philippine holding company with stakes on real estate and death care industries. It is associated with Manny Villar.
- Golden MV Holdings, Inc.
- Golden Bria Holdings, Inc.
- Golden Haven, Inc.
- Golden Haven Memorial Parks, Inc.
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| Company type | Public |
| PSE: HVN | |
| Industry | Real estate, death care |
| Founded | November 16, 1982 |
| Headquarters | Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Number of locations | 30 housing developments 8 columbaria |
Area served | Philippines |
Key people | Manny Villar (chairman) Maribeth Tolentino (president) |
| Brands | Golden Haven Bria Homes |
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| Subsidiaries | Bria Homes, Inc. |
| Website | www1 |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
History
Golden MV Holdings was incorporated on November 16, 1982. It initially began solely as a company which develops and manages columbaria in the Philippines.[1] The first Golden Haven Memorial Park was established in 1984 in a 2 hectares (4.9 acres) lot in Las Piñas. The enterprise is associated with businessman and politician Manny Villar.[3]
In 2016, Golden Haven Memorial Parks, Inc. was listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange and dropped "Memorial Parks" from its name.[4]
In 2017, the company expanded to the mass housing after it started acquiring Bria Homes Inc. for around ₱3 billion from Cambridge Group, Inc. which is also a Villar company.[5][6] It renamed itself from Golden Haven Inc. to Golden Bria Holdings in the following year. It adopted the Golden MV name in 2020.[6]
In October 2024, Golden MV obtained several lots of lands which will be part of the Villar City development.[6] It has surpassed SM Investments and SM Prime in market value at ₱1.29 trillion.[7][8] The following month, it was announced that the company will be renamed Villar Land Holdings Corp.[6][9] It decided to change its PSE stock ticker from PSE: HVN to PSE: VLC in December of that year.[10] As of December 2025, the stock ticker remains HVN.[11]
In March 2025, Villar Land declared ₱1.33 trillion profit for 2024 which is largely tied to the Villar City development. However the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) determined the actual value to be ₱52.74 billion and revoked the license of E-Value Phils Inc. for failing international standards in appraisal in November 2025.[11][12][13]
In January 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint with the Department of Justice charging Villar Land, its officers and related entities for alleged market manipulation, insider trading and misleading disclosures that distorted the company’s share prices.[14] Among the accused are directors Manny Villar as Villar Land chair; wife Cynthia Villar; their children Paolo Villar, Mark Villar and Camille Villar; directors Cynthia Javarez, Ana Marie Pagsibigan and Garth Castañeda; and company Infra Holdings Corp. and MGS Construction.[15] Camille is additionally accused of insider trading for buying 73,600 Villar Land shares in December 2017, before a corporate disclosure that resulted in a jump in the company's share price.[16]
Components
Golden Haven
Golden Haven is a chain of columbaria in the Philippines. Its main facility is the Golden Haven Las Piñas.[17]
Bria Homes
Bria Homes (stylized as BRIA) was incorporated in 2009. It develops residential subdivisions under its brand.[18] Since 2017, it is a subsidiary of Villar Land Holdings.
In 2020, it has expanded to building mid-rise condominiums.[19]
Villar City
Villar City is a mixed-use development in Metro Manila and Cavite jointly developed by Villar Land and Vista Land, consisting of neighborhoods, shopping complexes and office towers.[20] Its landowner, Villar Land, plans it to be an integrated megalopolis with a planned church building, arena, university and golf courses.[21]