Buying A Condo Unit In Manila - Need Tips And Advice

[andy222]

When i was in manila a couple of weeks ago I was looking at the high rise buildings and thinking. What if they had a proper earth quake there? That place would be a mess.

[Englishman2010]

When i was in manila a couple of weeks ago I was looking at the high rise buildings and thinking. What if they had a proper earth quake there? That place would be a mess.

I've stayed on the 30 something'th floor of the Citadel in Makati a few times and had the same thought many times. The whole building is rotten and stinks of mould and damp. I wont even go out on the balcony in case the concrete gives way and I fall 300 feet to the ground

I cant imagine anything built more than 20 years ago in Makati is earthquake proof. Some of the newer foreign owned bank/insurance buildings are probably built to a higher standard.