Cynthia Aguilar Villar earned her degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines, which recognized her as the 2017 UPAA Most Distinguished Alumna. She completed her Masters in Business Administration at the New York University. She practiced as a financial analyst and college professor until she married Former House Speaker and Senate President Manny Villar. She supported her husband in various entrepreneurial ventures that eventually led to making Vista Land the biggest homebuilder in the Philippines. She also managed a private development bank from 1989 to 1998.
In 2001, Cynthia Villar won as Representative of Las Piñas, where she completed three terms or nine years of service until 2010. She was Chairman of Committee on Higher and Technical Education during the 13th and 14th Congress. She was President of the Lady Legislators during the 12th, 13th& 14th Congress initiating Legislation benefitting women, children and family.
Cynthia Villar founded and chaired the Villar Foundation (now Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance or Villar SIPAG). Its various programs are assistance to OFWs including the yearly OFW & Family Summit; environment protection including the establishment of the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park; agricultural training in four farm schools located in Cavite, Bulacan, Iloilo and Davao; andestablishment of various livelihood projects in over 3,000 locations nationwide.
