Millions of Filipinos are constantly on the lookout for inexpensive ways to communicate with their loved ones working abroad. Fortunately, a local company is stepping up to meet this growing demand.
Florante Cruz, president and CEO of startup Ocean 8 Multimedia group, said that with one in ten Filipinos working abroad, making the world a smaller place was the least he could do for his country.
Cruz, who was once one of the top engineers at Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), is behind the new product called USB/IP, short for universal serial bus/Internet protocol.
USB/IP works by connecting a small electronic device to a computer’s USB port. Once this is done, and assuming that the computer is connected to the Internet, a person can use that computer to call their loved ones anywhere in the world.
The device can be used in two ways. One way is for a USB/IP user to call another USB/IP user. These calls are for free.
The other way is to use the USB/IP to call landlines or mobile phone numbers almost anywhere around the world for a fee much smaller than what local phone firms charge for international calls.
This might sound familiar to many Filipinos who now use “Magic Jack,” which allows users to make calls to any phone in the United States for free.
Cruz points out that USB/IP’s biggest advantage over Magic Jack is that the latter is illegal in the Philippines since the product is not registered with the government, particularly the National Telecommunications Commission.
Another advantage is, while Magic Jack only works for calls to the United States, USB/IP lets you make free or cheap calls to anywhere in the world.
Another bonus for USB/IP is a feature that allows for free video conferencing. While sites like Yahoo! And Skype have their own video features, Cruz claims that USB/IP’s superior data compression technology, streaming live videos becomes smooth, unlike those provided by other services.
“There are other products out there that we compete with, but this is the most complete solution,” Cruz said.
He said a similar service is also now available for mobile phones called MobIP. This can be used to make free voice calls using smart phones connected to the Internet. MobIP can even be downloaded on App Store for iPhone users.
USB/IP devices go for P4,500 each, while MobIP subscriptions, meanwhile, will set a user back by P850. Both fees however are one-time fees, Cruz said. - Paolo Montecillo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Posted date: April 25, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
China-Taiwan pact bad news for OFWs
MANILA, Philippines—Overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan could lose their jobs and Taiwanese tourists could skip the Philippines in the event Taiwan and China push ahead with signing an economic pact in June.
This was among the adverse impact of the possible firming up of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (Ecfa) between China and Taiwan, according to National Economic Development Authority (Neda) director Dennis Arroyo, who said they raised this concern to President Macapagal-Arroyo at Tuesday’s Neda meeting.
Speaking to reporters, Arroyo said her administration considered the Ecfa a “threat” because this would attract Taiwanese investments and tourists away from the Philippines and into China.
The most “immediate” impact should the pact be signed as scheduled in June was this would cause a slump in tourist arrivals here from Taiwan, he said. - Philippine Daily Inquirer, Posted date: April 21, 2010
This was among the adverse impact of the possible firming up of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (Ecfa) between China and Taiwan, according to National Economic Development Authority (Neda) director Dennis Arroyo, who said they raised this concern to President Macapagal-Arroyo at Tuesday’s Neda meeting.
Speaking to reporters, Arroyo said her administration considered the Ecfa a “threat” because this would attract Taiwanese investments and tourists away from the Philippines and into China.
The most “immediate” impact should the pact be signed as scheduled in June was this would cause a slump in tourist arrivals here from Taiwan, he said. - Philippine Daily Inquirer, Posted date: April 21, 2010
Renew old passports 6 months before expiry
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reminds the public to check the validity of their passports and renew them six months before expiry to avoid the hassle of rushing to get a replacement in light of increased passport applications especially during the summer season.
A passport is valid for five years, but airlines and countries require passports with validity of six months prior to the expiry date.
"This way, they avoid the hassle of rushing at the last minute to secure a passport, especially when they already need to travel overseas," DFA Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Jaime Victor Ledda said in a news release.
Currently, the DFA charges P950 for regular processing (20 working days) and P1,200 for expedited processing (10 working days). For those applying in the DFA's regional consular offices (RCOs), another four days is added for transport of the passport booklet from Manila to the RCO.
The DFA also reminds passport applicants to avail of the appointment system to ensure quick and comfortable service. Walk-in applicants are discouraged.
The DFA further reiterates that securing an appointment online is free of charge. It is warning the public against unscrupulous individuals charging applicants P200 fee for securing for them online appointments.
Applicants can check the passport requirements and secure an appointment at the DFA passport website or by calling hotline (02) 737-1000. They may also call the DFA helplines at telephone numbers (02) 831-8971, (02) 551-4437, (02) 551-4402, (02) 834-4855, and (02) 834-4424. - INQUIRER.net, Posted date: April 20, 2010
A passport is valid for five years, but airlines and countries require passports with validity of six months prior to the expiry date.
"This way, they avoid the hassle of rushing at the last minute to secure a passport, especially when they already need to travel overseas," DFA Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Jaime Victor Ledda said in a news release.
Currently, the DFA charges P950 for regular processing (20 working days) and P1,200 for expedited processing (10 working days). For those applying in the DFA's regional consular offices (RCOs), another four days is added for transport of the passport booklet from Manila to the RCO.
The DFA also reminds passport applicants to avail of the appointment system to ensure quick and comfortable service. Walk-in applicants are discouraged.
The DFA further reiterates that securing an appointment online is free of charge. It is warning the public against unscrupulous individuals charging applicants P200 fee for securing for them online appointments.
Applicants can check the passport requirements and secure an appointment at the DFA passport website or by calling hotline (02) 737-1000. They may also call the DFA helplines at telephone numbers (02) 831-8971, (02) 551-4437, (02) 551-4402, (02) 834-4855, and (02) 834-4424. - INQUIRER.net, Posted date: April 20, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
12 Filipinos stuck and discriminated against in Frankfurt
MANILA, Philippines—Twelve Filipinos traveling to the United Kingdom on a Cathay Pacific Airways flight (CX275 from Hong Kong to London) have been refused entry into Germany and were held Thursday night at Frankfurt International Airport.
The Filipinos, all holders of UK visas, were en route to London when their flight was diverted to Frankfurt because of the volcanic eruption in Iceland on Wednesday. They landed in Frankfurt at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday (1:30 a.m. Friday in Manila).
Other passengers on the flight were accommodated in hotels by the airline but the Filipinos were kept in the airline lounge and had to sleep on floors and cushions because they lacked Schengen visas, according to passenger Kimberly Lim, 20.
“We had to wait for four hours with no food or water and were then told we could not enter Germany,” Lim said by phone. “We saw other Asian passengers from Taiwan and China—who also lacked visas—being allowed to enter. But the Filipino passengers were told they had to stay. We felt totally discriminated against.”
3-day visas
Lim said the German authorities were issuing temporary 3-day Schengen visas that were going to be paid for by Cathay Pacific.
She added: “[The authorities] took all the passports of our group, which consisted of Chinese, Taiwanese and Filipino passengers. The Chinese and Taiwanese passengers managed to get visas after a long while, and could leave the airport to travel within Germany.
“Then [the authorities] came out with our passports, handed these back and said they have decided that anybody with a Filipino passport wouldn’t be issued a visa.
“They didn’t say why; they just gave us our passports back...”
Another passenger, Jay Madronero, 37, said: “It was poor decision-making on the part of the German immigration officials with regard to issuance of visas in an emergency situation.”
Out of their hands
Local representatives seemed powerless to help.
In an e-mail, Klaus Muller, first secretary of the German Embassy in Manila, said: “The embassy has no influence at all [over] the decisions of the German Border Control Police.”
Cathay Pacific also said in a phone interview from Hong Kong that the situation was “out of [their] hands.”
The Filipinos are facing an indefinite period of being trapped with no bedding, luggage or proper meals in the small airport lounge.
Authorities have said the disruption in air travel could continue past the weekend, until the ash clouds from the volcanic eruption clear up. David Guerrero, Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 17, 2010
The author is chair/CCO of BBDO Guerrero.
The Filipinos, all holders of UK visas, were en route to London when their flight was diverted to Frankfurt because of the volcanic eruption in Iceland on Wednesday. They landed in Frankfurt at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday (1:30 a.m. Friday in Manila).
Other passengers on the flight were accommodated in hotels by the airline but the Filipinos were kept in the airline lounge and had to sleep on floors and cushions because they lacked Schengen visas, according to passenger Kimberly Lim, 20.
“We had to wait for four hours with no food or water and were then told we could not enter Germany,” Lim said by phone. “We saw other Asian passengers from Taiwan and China—who also lacked visas—being allowed to enter. But the Filipino passengers were told they had to stay. We felt totally discriminated against.”
3-day visas
Lim said the German authorities were issuing temporary 3-day Schengen visas that were going to be paid for by Cathay Pacific.
She added: “[The authorities] took all the passports of our group, which consisted of Chinese, Taiwanese and Filipino passengers. The Chinese and Taiwanese passengers managed to get visas after a long while, and could leave the airport to travel within Germany.
“Then [the authorities] came out with our passports, handed these back and said they have decided that anybody with a Filipino passport wouldn’t be issued a visa.
“They didn’t say why; they just gave us our passports back...”
Another passenger, Jay Madronero, 37, said: “It was poor decision-making on the part of the German immigration officials with regard to issuance of visas in an emergency situation.”
Out of their hands
Local representatives seemed powerless to help.
In an e-mail, Klaus Muller, first secretary of the German Embassy in Manila, said: “The embassy has no influence at all [over] the decisions of the German Border Control Police.”
Cathay Pacific also said in a phone interview from Hong Kong that the situation was “out of [their] hands.”
The Filipinos are facing an indefinite period of being trapped with no bedding, luggage or proper meals in the small airport lounge.
Authorities have said the disruption in air travel could continue past the weekend, until the ash clouds from the volcanic eruption clear up. David Guerrero, Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 17, 2010
The author is chair/CCO of BBDO Guerrero.
Placement firm ordered to refund $1.8M to Filipino teachers
NEW ORLEANS – A business that brought hundreds of Filipino teachers to Louisiana to work in public schools has been fined and ordered to refund placement fees that a teacher union estimates will total $1.8 million.
An administrative law judge with the Louisiana Workforce Commission said California-based Universal Placement Inc. operated without the proper Louisiana license. Les Landon, spokesman for the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, said Friday that the union estimates about 360 teachers are affected and the placement fees averaged about $5,000 per person.
Judge Shelly Dick, who is based in Baton Rouge, also fined the company $500 and ordered the payment of legal fees totaling $7,500.
Dick turned down the teachers’ request that she nullify their contracts with Universal Placement, saying she lacked that authority. Also, she did not order the return of all fees collected from the teachers, such as those for helping them obtain visas and other documents needed to work in the United States.
“Scrutiny of these fees is not within the regulatory authority of this commission,” Dick wrote.
In complaints to state and federal authorities, teachers have complained of fees totaling in excess of $10,000 in some cases.
Dick noted in the ruling that Universal Placement claimed it didn’t need a Louisiana license because it operated in California, placing teachers in various states.
“UPI is splitting hairs,” she wrote, going on to recount evidence of the company’s extensive work in Louisiana.
A telephone call to a spokeswoman for Universal Placement was not immediately returned Friday afternoon.
The Louisiana Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers also have filed complaints with the state attorney general’s office and the US Department of Labor about Universal Placement and its sister operation in the Philippines, PARS.
In the federal complaint, the union says Universal Placement and its president, Lourdes “Lulu” Navarro, arranged for one-year-visas, instead of more commonly used three-year visas, and charged visa renewal fees to the teachers, not the school systems. - Associated Press, Posted date at Inquirer.net: April 17, 2010
An administrative law judge with the Louisiana Workforce Commission said California-based Universal Placement Inc. operated without the proper Louisiana license. Les Landon, spokesman for the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, said Friday that the union estimates about 360 teachers are affected and the placement fees averaged about $5,000 per person.
Judge Shelly Dick, who is based in Baton Rouge, also fined the company $500 and ordered the payment of legal fees totaling $7,500.
Dick turned down the teachers’ request that she nullify their contracts with Universal Placement, saying she lacked that authority. Also, she did not order the return of all fees collected from the teachers, such as those for helping them obtain visas and other documents needed to work in the United States.
“Scrutiny of these fees is not within the regulatory authority of this commission,” Dick wrote.
In complaints to state and federal authorities, teachers have complained of fees totaling in excess of $10,000 in some cases.
Dick noted in the ruling that Universal Placement claimed it didn’t need a Louisiana license because it operated in California, placing teachers in various states.
“UPI is splitting hairs,” she wrote, going on to recount evidence of the company’s extensive work in Louisiana.
A telephone call to a spokeswoman for Universal Placement was not immediately returned Friday afternoon.
The Louisiana Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers also have filed complaints with the state attorney general’s office and the US Department of Labor about Universal Placement and its sister operation in the Philippines, PARS.
In the federal complaint, the union says Universal Placement and its president, Lourdes “Lulu” Navarro, arranged for one-year-visas, instead of more commonly used three-year visas, and charged visa renewal fees to the teachers, not the school systems. - Associated Press, Posted date at Inquirer.net: April 17, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
OFWs now tax-exempt
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are now exempted from paying documentary stamp tax (DST) on their remittances as well as travel tax and airport fee.
This is contained in the amended Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act.
The law exempts migrant workers from the payment of travel tax, DST, and airport fee upon showing of proof of entitlement from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).
“The remittances of all OFWs, upon showing the same proof of entitlement by the OFW beneficiary or recipient, shall be exempted from the payment of documentary stamp tax,’’ Section 22 of Republic Act 10022, stated.
Former labor undersecretary and now Nacionalista Party (NP) senatorial bet Susan Ople immediately urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and the Department of Finance (DoF) to immediately issue the new law’s implementing guidelines.
“The DoLE and the DoF should promptly issue the new law's implementing rules and regulations so that OFWs would immediately benefit from reduced remittance charges,’’ Ople said in a statement.
She said that the scrapping of the DST is very timely because it could help the OFW beneficiaries here recover some of the buying power they lost due to the peso’s surge against the dollar.
“OFWs can now count on some P1.3 billion in extra savings with the abolition of the DST on all their remittances,’’ Ople said, as she cited DoF’s projection at $19 billion worth of remittances this year.
“The removal of the DST on all funds wired home by OFWs would help drive down money transfer charges, and put more cash in the pockets of those receiving remittance,’’ she added.
Prior to the passage of RA 10022, all money transfers from abroad and payable in the Philippines, including those wired home by OFWs were subject to the DST at a rate of P0.30 for every P200.
Ople said that local banks and non-bank money transfer agents such as The Western Union Co. and Moneygram International, Inc. collect the DST before the funds sent home by OFWs are actually paid out to their beneficiaries here.
This means that OFWs pay a DST of P33.27 for every $500 or P22,180 (at $1:P44.36) they send home. The amount is on top of foreign and local bank fees, plus the P0.50 to a dollar margin domestic banks that are allowed when paying out remittances in pesos.
Various OFWs and labor groups and even an administration senatoriable had called for the scrapping of the tax imposed on remittances, saying it will severely burden the overseas workers and their families.
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) had said the government has been raking in money from OFW remittances through the DST, reaching to over P1.3 billion.
Migrante International believes the government has had enough from the billions of dollars of OFW remittances it received yearly.
“OFWs have been the country’s economic saviors for over three decades already; it is therefore high time for the government to do the saving,’’ the group said.
Given the contribution of OFWs in helping keep the economy afloat, Lakas-Kampi-CMD senatorial bet Atty. Raul Lambino also said it is not wise fiscal policy to require DST payment for OFW remittances.
An estimated 10 million Filipinos, migrants and contract workers are working abroad. OFWs remit around $17 billion annually, it was learned.
Source URL: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/253203/ofws-now-taxexempt
This is contained in the amended Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act.
The law exempts migrant workers from the payment of travel tax, DST, and airport fee upon showing of proof of entitlement from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).
“The remittances of all OFWs, upon showing the same proof of entitlement by the OFW beneficiary or recipient, shall be exempted from the payment of documentary stamp tax,’’ Section 22 of Republic Act 10022, stated.
Former labor undersecretary and now Nacionalista Party (NP) senatorial bet Susan Ople immediately urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and the Department of Finance (DoF) to immediately issue the new law’s implementing guidelines.
“The DoLE and the DoF should promptly issue the new law's implementing rules and regulations so that OFWs would immediately benefit from reduced remittance charges,’’ Ople said in a statement.
She said that the scrapping of the DST is very timely because it could help the OFW beneficiaries here recover some of the buying power they lost due to the peso’s surge against the dollar.
“OFWs can now count on some P1.3 billion in extra savings with the abolition of the DST on all their remittances,’’ Ople said, as she cited DoF’s projection at $19 billion worth of remittances this year.
“The removal of the DST on all funds wired home by OFWs would help drive down money transfer charges, and put more cash in the pockets of those receiving remittance,’’ she added.
Prior to the passage of RA 10022, all money transfers from abroad and payable in the Philippines, including those wired home by OFWs were subject to the DST at a rate of P0.30 for every P200.
Ople said that local banks and non-bank money transfer agents such as The Western Union Co. and Moneygram International, Inc. collect the DST before the funds sent home by OFWs are actually paid out to their beneficiaries here.
This means that OFWs pay a DST of P33.27 for every $500 or P22,180 (at $1:P44.36) they send home. The amount is on top of foreign and local bank fees, plus the P0.50 to a dollar margin domestic banks that are allowed when paying out remittances in pesos.
Various OFWs and labor groups and even an administration senatoriable had called for the scrapping of the tax imposed on remittances, saying it will severely burden the overseas workers and their families.
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) had said the government has been raking in money from OFW remittances through the DST, reaching to over P1.3 billion.
Migrante International believes the government has had enough from the billions of dollars of OFW remittances it received yearly.
“OFWs have been the country’s economic saviors for over three decades already; it is therefore high time for the government to do the saving,’’ the group said.
Given the contribution of OFWs in helping keep the economy afloat, Lakas-Kampi-CMD senatorial bet Atty. Raul Lambino also said it is not wise fiscal policy to require DST payment for OFW remittances.
An estimated 10 million Filipinos, migrants and contract workers are working abroad. OFWs remit around $17 billion annually, it was learned.
Source URL: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/253203/ofws-now-taxexempt
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Absentee voters in US reminded of poll deadline
NEW YORK - Registered Filipino overseas absentee voters (OAV) in the US began voting for a new Philippine president via snail mail last Saturday. The 30-day voting period for OAV’s began on April 10 at 8 a.m. and will end on May 10 at exactly 6 a.m. Consulate officials say this COMELEC-imposed deadline is absolute and will be strictly enforced.
“Ay naku, pag hindi namin natanggap ang mga balota ng alas sais ng umaga ng May 10, hindi na po sila makakaboto,” said New York’s Consul General, Cecilia Rebong.
The library at the Philippine consulate was turned into a temporary hub for all OAV election activities in the New York area. Votes are not being counted yet at this time. Although the consulate did not release the actual number of ballots they have received so far, Consul Leandro Lachica says they are expecting a bigger turnout this year.
“When it’s a national election involving the President and Vice Presidency, there’s a surge in voter’s interest, because we’re electing a new leader of our country,” Lachica said.
Although the OAV is done through mail, the Philippine Consulate in New York remained open Saturday for registered voters who may decide to drop off their ballots in person or claim their undelivered ballots.
Consul Lachica says out of the more than 1,000 undeliverable OAV ballots, there are around 900 still unclaimed ballots. Most of these ballots were returned due to missing or wrong address information.
“The main procedure is for them to claim their ballots personally with us, and as long we can verify their identity or the authority of someone claiming on their behalf, then we can also give them the ballots,” Lachica explained.
A complete list of unclaimed and undelivered ballots can be found on the Philippine consulate’s website and may be claimed only in person after providing proper identifications.
Consulate officials say they are dead serious about the 6 a.m. deadline on May 10 and there will be no exceptions to this Comelec rule. Registered overseas absentee voters are encouraged to turn in their ballots as soon as they can, before it’s too late to be counted. - Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau, Balitang America, http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/04/13/10/absentee-voters-us-reminded-poll-deadline
“Ay naku, pag hindi namin natanggap ang mga balota ng alas sais ng umaga ng May 10, hindi na po sila makakaboto,” said New York’s Consul General, Cecilia Rebong.
The library at the Philippine consulate was turned into a temporary hub for all OAV election activities in the New York area. Votes are not being counted yet at this time. Although the consulate did not release the actual number of ballots they have received so far, Consul Leandro Lachica says they are expecting a bigger turnout this year.
“When it’s a national election involving the President and Vice Presidency, there’s a surge in voter’s interest, because we’re electing a new leader of our country,” Lachica said.
Although the OAV is done through mail, the Philippine Consulate in New York remained open Saturday for registered voters who may decide to drop off their ballots in person or claim their undelivered ballots.
Consul Lachica says out of the more than 1,000 undeliverable OAV ballots, there are around 900 still unclaimed ballots. Most of these ballots were returned due to missing or wrong address information.
“The main procedure is for them to claim their ballots personally with us, and as long we can verify their identity or the authority of someone claiming on their behalf, then we can also give them the ballots,” Lachica explained.
A complete list of unclaimed and undelivered ballots can be found on the Philippine consulate’s website and may be claimed only in person after providing proper identifications.
Consulate officials say they are dead serious about the 6 a.m. deadline on May 10 and there will be no exceptions to this Comelec rule. Registered overseas absentee voters are encouraged to turn in their ballots as soon as they can, before it’s too late to be counted. - Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau, Balitang America, http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/04/13/10/absentee-voters-us-reminded-poll-deadline
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Boracay 2 triggers real estate rush
THE construction of Boracay 2, the controversial international airport in Romblon, is now in full blast with foreign and local investors rushing in to buy prime properties in Carabao island, the municipal mayor of San Jose said in a statement Sunday.
Mayor Filipino Tandog said 1.8 kilometers of the runway was constructed out of the P3-billion private initiative project that is expected to be operational by 2012.
In a meeting with President Gloria Arroyo in Malacañang last month, the President assured Romblon Rep. Leandro Jesus Madrona and Gov. Natalio Beltran III and other provincial officials that the Carabao airport project will “materialize” even with the Caticlan airport upgrade project where food and beverage conglomerate San Miguel Corp. was interested, Tandog said.
Tandog chided officials of the Department of Transportation and Communications for saying that the Carabao island airport will not push through because of the air traffic and the prohibition of having two international airports within 50 kilometers.
“We don’t care about the Caticlan airport expansion. No matter what our detractors say, what we can say is we have our own international airport in Carabao island in Romblon that is being financed by private businessmen and not by the government,” he said. “We have started the project since late last year or earlier than the ground breaking of the Caticlan airport expansion.” - by Nick Ferrer, Manila Standard Today
Mayor Filipino Tandog said 1.8 kilometers of the runway was constructed out of the P3-billion private initiative project that is expected to be operational by 2012.
In a meeting with President Gloria Arroyo in Malacañang last month, the President assured Romblon Rep. Leandro Jesus Madrona and Gov. Natalio Beltran III and other provincial officials that the Carabao airport project will “materialize” even with the Caticlan airport upgrade project where food and beverage conglomerate San Miguel Corp. was interested, Tandog said.
Tandog chided officials of the Department of Transportation and Communications for saying that the Carabao island airport will not push through because of the air traffic and the prohibition of having two international airports within 50 kilometers.
“We don’t care about the Caticlan airport expansion. No matter what our detractors say, what we can say is we have our own international airport in Carabao island in Romblon that is being financed by private businessmen and not by the government,” he said. “We have started the project since late last year or earlier than the ground breaking of the Caticlan airport expansion.” - by Nick Ferrer, Manila Standard Today
Friday, April 2, 2010
Bargain rent to own condominiums in Manila (Cubao, Quezon City)
Two condominium units in Manila - 1-bedroom with toilet and bath and studio type units - are on rush sale. Owners need to sell the units before April 9, 2010. Because of their strategic locations in Cubao, these condominiums in Manila will sell like hot cakes.
The rent to own scheme let you own the condo after a few years. Instead of looking for houses or apartments for rent in Manila, these are the better choices. You will have a Manila property while you are still working abroad. Read more about these condominiums in Manila.
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The rent to own scheme let you own the condo after a few years. Instead of looking for houses or apartments for rent in Manila, these are the better choices. You will have a Manila property while you are still working abroad. Read more about these condominiums in Manila.
Inside the 1 bedroom unit
Click here for more information about these rent to own condominiums in Manila.
Inside the studio type condo unit
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