By Cris Evert Lato
Cebu Daily News

CEBU CITY, Philippines–An estimated P10-billion residential community is being developed in the mountains of Cebu City.

Monterrazas de Cebu, which literally means mountain terraces, sits on a 200-hectare property and cuts across three barangays (villages) — Labangon, Sapangdaku and Guadalupe.

It is a joint venture of Landco Pacific Corp. and Genvi Development Corp.

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By Charles E. Buban
Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines–Imagine being at the oval viewing deck of this soon-to-rise residential high rise at the corner of UN Avenue and Mabini Street.

Offering a 360 degree view of its environs — with the Manila Bay as the centerpiece — the Mayfair Tower is indeed one of the most anticipated projects in Manila.

In fact, owner and developer Anchor Land Holdings Inc. is happy to announce that their two- and three-bedroom units facing Manila Bay and their 36-square-meter single bedroom units are still available. The project is expected to meet its deadline of completion in the second quarter of 2008.

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By Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson
Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines–Legacy Ventures Realty and Development Inc. is investing nearly P1 billion in its maiden condominium-townhouse project near the Manila Bay, its president said.

Dubbed the Sentosia, the project features 127 exclusive clusters of duplex and quadruplex housing units, bearing a modern Singaporean design.

Sentosia is five minutes away from the SM Mall of Asia and 15 minutes away from the domestic and international airport.

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By Tessa Salazar
Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines–Reynaldo Flores, 46, and Zenaida Fajardo-Flores, 48, never thought they would someday build and sell properties for other people.

Reynaldo was a project engineer and estimator of buildings in Saudi Arabia from 1986 to 1987, and from 1991 to 1993, while wife Zenaida, who has a fine arts background, borrowed money from her parents to put up a small grocery store and refreshments dealership.

In 1986, Zenaida was able to build a duplex from the 160-sq-m lot she bought at North Susana in Commonwealth, Quezon City. She offered half of the duplex for rent, and its earnings helped her pay the P500,000 housing loan from the Social Security System.

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By Marcos de Guzman Jr.
Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines–A perennial problem for every homeowner is storage. As years go by, our personal stuff accumulates. We hate to discard some things due to sentimental reasons. We are so attached to other things even though a lot of times we do not really need them.

Knowing full well that one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure, you have a couple of practical options. One solution is to sort out the things you no longer use and give them away. Heaven will bless you for your generosity, perhaps with a wonderful feeling of contentment. Another option is to hold a garage sale and earn a few bucks for your junk. However, I can say from experience that this may not be a completely fulfilling endeavor. You could feel slighted that the things you own are appraised much lower than you expected. Just look at it this way: these old items are like barnacles at the bottom of the boat; the more you have, the slower you go.

After that’s done, I’m pretty sure you will still have a lot of things left at home to store. Now, for those who just can’t part with their possessions or for those with many interesting activities that require so much stuff, creating storage spaces must be practiced like an art.

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