about 12,000 families leaving Davao today

about 12,000 families leaving Davao today

Since the beginning of December the lumad are back in Davao.( With lumad one thinks of about the 17 groups of indigenous people who live in the mountains around Davao.) Just as every year - since 2007 - they were brought from the  City Social Services and Development (CSSDO)  office in Davao City  to celebrate the Christmas season and to ask  the inhabitants for Christmas gifts. "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!". It is an officially allowed  begging.

The city provides them with sleeps in the 8  basketball arenas and fed them all the time. Also medical care is provided. You can hear them  from afar with their guitars brand "yourself" and with the drums, stretched with  a string  and beat  it in a crazy rhythm .

This year there were almost 12,000 Lumad families = 40,000 people, some in old costumes . And there were about 2,000 families  more than last year. Today, December 26, they are brought back again by trucks and a big Christmas celebration will take place - as it is common. "It's more fun in the Philippines!"

With best regards,

Ludwig from Davao

Megaworld will build a new Makati in Davao

Megaworld will build a new Makati in Davao

Dec. 8, 2014

That it is: A lot is happening in the real estate area of Davao. Now since a month  the preselling is on the way  for the condos in  the 2 condo towers with 21 floors of SunTrust (= subsidiary of Mega World). The address is: "One Lake Shore Drive" and is located next to the SM Lanang Premier in Davao City. Very good place.  Prices range from 1.9 million pesos for a condo with 24 sqm. This means  price / sqm of 80,000 pesos. Prices are similar  to Manila.

At the moment there are  the sales of the condos in the 2 towers. But it is planned  - as in 3 years - that a TOWNSHIP will arise with offices, shops, school and hospital. And with  much quality of life. The model  is Makati in Manila.

Mega World has chosen this huge project for Davao, because in the perspective of the next 20 years Davao  will have the biggest development in trade, business and housing.

With best regards,

Ludwig from Davao

Townhouses for 1,250,000 pesos

3. 12. 2014

The real estate market in Davao is in motion. Now there are the low-priced real estate providers that have been run with success  its concept already in Manila or Cebu .

Some weeks ago  the company JOHNDORF VENTURES came first. It offers  very interesting designed townhouses,  a 2-storey building with an attractive facade in the “Portside Davao”. In total, a townhouse has 52 sqm and a lot of 44 sqm. In the first floor there  are living room, kitchen and bath room. In the 2^nd floor are 2 sleeping rooms. That’s all. And the price is really unbeatable with about 1,250,000 pesos.

At a cost of about 24,000 pesos / sqm, it is also really cheap. Other construction companies start from about 55,000 pesos / sqm. It is necessary to consider that these other  houses are also in a much quieter and more  expensive location.

The  company will pack ca. 420 townhouses on the 2.7-acre plot. It will be really close-to-close. The lot is near to the Davao airport and depending on the wind position you will get the aircraft noise – some times. The company has perfectly calculated the demand for  its townhouses: More than  35% are  already sold  within 14 days off the plan. A real low-cost house with conversion possibility. Not only Filipinos have bought , but also a lot of foreigners who want to have a rest house in Davao.

With best regards

Ludwig from Davao