I met with Ludy at the Shell gas station before Guadalupe. She showed me two very old houses located near Kalayaan Avenue. She claims to be friends with one of the owners and she is looking for an interested buyer. 2:02 pm
I picked up a coin on the street. Lucky me. 2:18 pm
This is what I call Old Makati, not the commercial and business areas with towering structures. This is also not the rows of sprawling mansions with residents you don’t see. Life in this part of Makati is much simpler. 2:25 pm
From Makati my next meeting was in Robinson’s Galleria. I haven’t had lunch so I ordered pasta, while they ordered pizza. This three women are owners of tracts of land in Binangonan, Rizal, they inherited from their forefathers. Many of their properties had already been illegally occupied for dozens of years.
They need lots of time, lots of money, lots of effort to get those lots back. Baka yung iba hindi na nila mabawi.
Many parents bought land without informing their children as to the details of ownership including size, location. Some properties that were handed down from generations disappeared because the heirs were not even aware of the ownership. Before they found out, illegal squatters had already sold, occupied, transferred ownership. Lung meron kayong lupa kahit anong liit, ipasukat sa geodetic engineer, gawan ng lot plan, vicinity map. Ayusin ang tax declaration, titulo, bayaran taun-tson ang amelyar, bakuran kung kaya ng bulsa, sulatan ng malaki ang bakod na Property of _______, No tresspassing.
If you can afford it, hire a bantay na hindi salakay.
Secure your properties. Napakaraming mang-aangkin ng lupa ng lupa, kahit kamag-anak nyo.
4:23 pm
Our maids are inspired to learn how to make new dishes, dessert, kakanin. Napapanood nila sa Youtube. This is palitaw ni Norma. Her mom also sold palitaw when she was younger. 7:20 pm
Masarap pag bagong luto, maraming niyog, and sugar and sesame seeds (linga). 7:28 pm
