Benefits and negative effects if foreigners can OWN land in PH?

[astroboyreal]

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Wa to nagpabutabota bai, nakadawat to pila ka digits sa bank. Alamz na eat

ay shempre.. na.a pud na...

I'm wondering why anyone is worried about this subject. In what way will allowing non-Filipinos to own land here change your life? My wife and I bought a piece of property here last year and the Filipino family that sold me the property made a HUGE profit from the sale. I then had to pay a HUGE amount in fees and taxes to your government. I paid the real estate agents, the surveyor, the architect, the lawyers, and the local workers who are preparing the lot for construction of our house (all were Filipinos). Many Filipinos made honest money from just this one land sale. Many more businesses will profit when I purchase all of the building materials, etc. needed for my house. Construction workers will be gainfully employed by me for months during construction. Why not ask all of these people the topic question and see what they say. Maybe someone can enlighten me as to how this can be seen as "negative" for your country? Hmmm.

sir mag bisaya lang ko kay since taga cebu man ko, nya na.a man ka sa cebu, i expect na maka sabot kag bisaya. wow mansion di.ay na imo balay sir? maayo maayo kwartahan jud. anyways back to the topic. sir russo yes naka pa employ ka sa pinoy pero ang pangutana ana, ang kwarta ba na imong gi bayad madawat ba ang saktong kantidad sa mga construction workers? mo agi pa baya na sa construction company, pananglitan ako isa ko ka langyaw parehas nimo mr. russo nya nipalit kog isa ka dakong lote nad2 sa isa ka elite na subdivision which is ang nakatag iya sa gihinganlan na subdivision kay isa sad ka langyaw, nya ang construction company isa sad ka langyaw ang tag-iya, na.a man jud nay porsiento ang naka tag iya sa subdivision as well as ang construction company. nya ang mga construction workers nag trabaho og pila ka oras singot og dugo ilang gi pusta para lang mahuman ang akong mansion pero ang ilang sweldo gamay kaayo. kay kuha.an pa sa pagka.on nila, mo kuha pag porsiento ang elite na subdivision so tabla ranag pinoy na nagpabuhat og balay. dile mo matter kung kinsa ka diha langyaw baka or pinoy parehas rana sir.

ang among gi pang yawyaw dire kay mga dagko na companiya dile mga balay sir. na.a dayon mo titi mga call center di.ay og etc.. etc... libo libo ma employed ana, pero libo libo mansad ang mawala ana kada adlaw, kada na.a silay e hire na.a mansad mawala, wala may saktong kontrata, 6 months 6 months raman e offer. ang timex nahimo og imex para maka ikyas sa tax... nya kung kita mag himo tag business nad2 sa ilang nasud hasul hasulon patag maayo, pabayron tag dako na kantidad. sak2 bana?

bottom line. ang problema ana ang mga opisyales sa gobyerno

I feel for you Mr. Vince Russo. It seems some of my countrymen have an illogical sense of national patrimony. Allow me to extend my warm welcome to you and your family to our modest country. May your family prosper here and eventually help this country become a much better place for everyone.

lol nalang ako ma sulti ani hahaha

[pinoytayo]

ay shempre.. na.a pud na...

sir mag bisaya lang ko kay since taga cebu man ko, nya na.a man ka sa cebu, i expect na maka sabot kag bisaya. wow mansion di.ay na imo balay sir? maayo maayo kwartahan jud. anyways back to the topic. sir russo yes naka pa employ ka sa pinoy pero ang pangutana ana, ang kwarta ba na imong gi bayad madawat ba ang saktong kantidad sa mga construction workers? mo agi pa baya na sa construction company, pananglitan ako isa ko ka langyaw parehas nimo mr. russo nya nipalit kog isa ka dakong lote nad2 sa isa ka elite na subdivision which is ang nakatag iya sa gihinganlan na subdivision kay isa sad ka langyaw, nya ang construction company isa sad ka langyaw ang tag-iya, na.a man jud nay porsiento ang naka tag iya sa subdivision as well as ang construction company. nya ang mga construction workers nag trabaho og pila ka oras singot og dugo ilang gi pusta para lang mahuman ang akong mansion pero ang ilang sweldo gamay kaayo. kay kuha.an pa sa pagka.on nila, mo kuha pag porsiento ang elite na subdivision so tabla ranag pinoy na nagpabuhat og balay. dile mo matter kung kinsa ka diha langyaw baka or pinoy parehas rana sir.

ang among gi pang yawyaw dire kay mga dagko na companiya dile mga balay sir. na.a dayon mo titi mga call center di.ay og etc.. etc... libo libo ma employed ana, pero libo libo mansad ang mawala ana kada adlaw, kada na.a silay e hire na.a mansad mawala, wala may saktong kontrata, 6 months 6 months raman e offer. ang timex nahimo og imex para maka ikyas sa tax... nya kung kita mag himo tag business nad2 sa ilang nasud hasul hasulon patag maayo, pabayron tag dako na kantidad. sak2 bana?

bottom line. ang problema ana ang mga opisyales sa gobyerno

lol nalang ako ma sulti ani hahaha

Grabeha sad sa imong binisaya nga words ahehehe. Well, tanan nga imo gipangsulti, no value hehe. It is business bai mao nga you have to play some tricks sa business for you to able to survive. Dili sala sa timex hehe. Bata pa ka siguro bai that's why you are having a difficult time in understanding everything.

[Vince Russo]

To Astroboyreal: I'm trying to learn how to speak Cebuano. Please forgive me for replying to your posting in English. I understand some Cebuano, but it isn't easy to learn a language without instruction materials and books. Can you suggest some? Which Cebuano grammar books did you use? In any case, just to clarify things: The property my wife and I purchased is in a remote province, not a wealthy subdivision. There are no other houses or businesses in the area. I hired local people to help me, not large firms owned by the wealthy. I paid those that helped me at a much higher rate than the country's minimum wage. I'm not wealthy. I worked my entire life and bought the property with my savings. I'm living in Cebu full-time, and I use my real name on Istorya, not a nickname to conceal my real identity. What do you need to know to make you more comfortable with me as a "foreigner"? Are you really unsure if my living in your country is beneficial or negative? Is it really a pressing issue? You should visit San Francisco in California sometime. There are so many people of different nationalities walking around (speaking their native languages)... It's nothing to be afraid of, Astroboyreal. It's called progress.

[Vince Russo]

And thank you for your kind greeting, Arnolfu...

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here's my take on the subject:

let's face it na we need more investors to create more jobs...rigth now our laws needs to be tweaked to make Cebu attractive for foreign investors because we are not the only 3rd world countries in SE Asia that are competing for the global market... If you have tons of money and would like to invest in a country which does not guarantee security to your investment? and knowing that the a neighboring country has a better and attractive offer?

[pinoytayo]

here's my take on the subject:

let's face it na we need more investors to create more jobs...rigth now our laws needs to be tweaked to make Cebu attractive for foreign investors because we are not the only 3rd world countries in SE Asia that are competing for the global market... If you have tons of money and would like to invest in a country which does not guarantee security to your investment? and knowing that the a neighboring country has a better and attractive offer?

I already have one in mind bai. These chinese investors don't want competition. See these kaintsikan, can buy fake papers so they can convert their real names into a Filipino name and there you go they can own land. Pity for the other nationalities who cannot buy fake papers because of their skin and the country they came from.

[astroboyreal]

Grabeha sad sa imong binisaya nga words ahehehe. Well, tanan nga imo gipangsulti, no value hehe. It is business bai mao nga you have to play some tricks sa business for you to able to survive. Dili sala sa timex hehe. Bata pa ka siguro bai that's why you are having a difficult time in understanding everything.

na.a rana nimo lahi og hunahuna ang tao bai

To Astroboyreal: I'm trying to learn how to speak Cebuano. Please forgive me for replying to your posting in English. I understand some Cebuano, but it isn't easy to learn a language without instruction materials and books. Can you suggest some? Which Cebuano grammar books did you use? In any case, just to clarify things: The property my wife and I purchased is in a remote province, not a wealthy subdivision. There are no other houses or businesses in the area. I hired local people to help me, not large firms owned by the wealthy. I paid those that helped me at a much higher rate than the country's minimum wage. I'm not wealthy. I worked my entire life and bought the property with my savings. I'm living in Cebu full-time, and I use my real name on Istorya, not a nickname to conceal my real identity. What do you need to know to make you more comfortable with me as a "foreigner"? Are you really unsure if my living in your country is beneficial or negative? Is it really a pressing issue? You should visit San Francisco in California sometime. There are so many people of different nationalities walking around (speaking their native languages)... It's nothing to be afraid of, Astroboyreal. It's called progress.

unsa na cebuano books ako gi gamit? secreto para bibo ... and talking about san francisco, yes naka ad2 ko sir, sir pananglitan rato, ayaw dibdiba peace ... talking about language... i suggest you read bob ong

[Vince Russo]

To Astroboyreal: Well, it was nice TRYING to share some ideas with you on this topic, but I guess that your mind is made up (as far I can tell, but your use of shortcuts and mispellings made it difficult for me to understand your "bisaya", friend). Perhaps you, too, should try to find a book on proper Cebuano grammar. The point that I was trying to make here is that in my case, I moved here almost five years ago. I want to continue living in Cebu, but in my own home (not a rental unit). How is that a "negative"? I pay Evat on my purchases just like you do. I pay fees to the BIR, Immigration, the LTO and in many other ways contribute to your economy. I consider those items to be under the heading of "beneficial". Maybe you disagree, but that's cool... Maybe you can list some the negative things. But please be factual and specific. I checked and your info regarding Timex and call center contracts was inaccurate and misleading.

[Vince Russo]

Astroboyreal, my band is playing at Crossroads this Saturday. Our band members are Filipino, American and British. Different cultures playing together in one band, playing cool music. That's a good thing, isn't it? You should come check it out...Maybe you are also a musician?

[dexterdal]

maka palit d ay yuta ang foriegner dri sa pinas? murag dli man pwede cguro unless they are married to a filipina... akong mga silingan dri puro foriegners, pro ang title sa mga yuta is nasa pangalan sa ilang mga asawa which is filipina