Was looking at buying a condo years ago first in Makati then realising its way too pricey gradually working my way out until I ended up renting a terrace house in Green Park Cainta which was a mistake but at least I only lost a months rent when I had to give it up . Nothing wrong with Cainta its a nice place its just when the owner took me to see the property the journey from Makati miraculously took less than 30 minutes and I thought this is perfect , affordable rent for a relatively large floor area , secure yard to fit two vehicles , gated community and the guard checking everyone through the perimeter , a well built spacious house. Soon had it filled with cheap bamboo furniture bought from St Lucia mall and fitted an ac unit myself which I found most of the time we could manage without .
First week commuting to Makati realised it was going to take an average two hours each way in the rush hour which went from 4pm to midnight , has this route improved over the years ? In summary I would agree with every point in Terpes summary and Grahams comments on building . I have some experience of electrical products being stored in a house in Manila , they were eaten by termites over six month period , would not have believed it possible what they are capable of eating but I saw it myself , had not seen termite damage like this before but I am told its not unusual in Manila. Despite looking at many properties I came to the conclusion that buying in Manila did not make sense for me .
