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The Happy Birthday motivation technique for workers

By Admin in Fine Furnishings

Throwing a party for a worker regardless of his skill level can give you a lot of returns – and it’s a really very cheap form of motivational scheme.

The below 500 pesos cake is essential. It is like your yummy greeting card and it is the manifestation of your love for that worker. Add a couple of roasted chickens and some soft drinks to sweeten the party. You can also cook that all time favorite juicy pork humba and some pancit. Workers per site usually don’t go beyond 10 persons – so it shouldn’t cost you much to make your workers happy. When workers are happy and feeling loved – they will work harder and become more loyal to you.

You don’t need to announce before hand that you give birthday parties to workers. Once they see this as your sort of corporate culture, they will find a way to get word to you that it is someone’s birthday tomorrow. Even if not everyone in a site can celebrate their birthday on a working day, as long as they see one of their colleagues get a free birthday party, they will empathize with it and they can feel the kindness you’ve shown them.

The desire to make workers happy is not just to make them loyal to you. It is a basic requirement of God for us to make everyone happy to do it to the least of our brethren and we are doing it to Him, and the best time to do this is during their birthday…

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Securing your occupancy permit – after construction

By Admin in Fine Furnishings

Most contractors nowadays leave the occupancy permit to the owner because of the hassle involved in the processing. The occupancy permit is almost like when you’re processing your building permit, but actually takes less time and is actually easier to process.

Because most contractors leave the occupancy permit processing to the project owner, more often than not, it is left unprocessed – especially when the owner learns that no one from the government really goes to your door to ask for it when you start to occupy your new house. However, if you’re building a commercial structure, your tenants will need this occupancy permit when they process their business permit. Thus it is mandatory if your project is a commercial building.

Here’s the usual items needed in the processing of the occupancy permit, but this is for Talisay City only. Other cities might have more steps especially the bigger cities, and rural areas might have less steps:

Legworks done: In a span of 2 weeks (Man hours and gas p10,500)

Secure forms and instructions
Secure seals and signatures of:
— Civil Engineer
— Master plumber
— Master Electrician
Notarize forms
Process new tax dec
Request for site inspection schedule
Site inspection
— Zoning team, Fire team, Assessor team, OBO team
Claim zoning clearance
Claim new tax dec
OBO and Assessor fees computation
Fire clearance fees computation

Costs:

Occupancy Seals and signatures for the civil, master plumber, and master electrician at p5k each – p15,000.00
Leg works – man hours and gas – 10,500.00
Taxi transport for the inspectors – 300.00
new tax dec – 80.00
zoning site inspection fee – 100.00
Assessor site inspection fee – 100.00
OBO fees – 3,600.00
Fire fee – 1,598.00
Tax assessor fee – 10,850.00

Seguerra Commercial Spaces in Poblacion Talisay City

By Admin in Fine Furnishings

Seguerra Commercial Spaces is a low cost yet elegant commercial structure located right at the heart of Poblacion Talisay City. It is currently just a 1 story structure but the foundations are built ready for a 4 storey expansion.

Due to budget constraints, it is built just 1 storey for now and the income generated from rentals will be used to fund the expansion.

The construction took 10 months due to the limited space and filling works as the owner wanted to raise the flooring to avoid floods.

The initial design was for a 6 unit rental spaces but the City hall required a bigger setback for the road expansion, thus only 5 units are created.

The project is set in a very good location in front of the school and as soon as the gate was finished, customer started visiting to book in advance.

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Transferring the title of your newly purchased lot to your name

By Admin in Fine Furnishings

You just bought a new lot now you need to transfer this from the seller to your name so it won’t be difficult for you to sell it in the future – or distribute to your heirs.

The process of transferring the title to your name is not easy – it is long but not very difficult – it just takes time, a lot of it, and a lot of patience too – not to mention you will have to pay a very long list of fees – add that to the cost of transportation, follow ups, and coming back and forth to the concerned offices – it could almost cost the same or sometimes even more than the cost of the purchased land – if the land is cheap – purchased in the rural areas.

Here is a sample summary of fees for a specific lot:

BIR (Bureau of Internal Revenue) Payments and processing – 80,000
DAR (Department of Agrarian Reform) Processing (clearances and fees) – 20,000
DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources) Subdivision approval – 40,000
LGU (Local Government Unit) Subdivision approval – 10,000
Register of deeds titling – 40,000
Transfer of Tax declaration – 10,000

Here are the usual steps you need to take and requirements you need to submit:

I. BIR Processing: Complete the following requirements:

Certified copy of title.
Certified copy of tax declaration.
Tax clearance
Certification of no improvements
Sketch plan
Valid ID of seller and buyer (photocopy only)
Tax identification number of buyer and seller
Payments of capital gain tax and documentary stamp
Deed of sale
Official or acknowledgement receipt of payments

II. Subdivision approval: at DENR and Bureau of Lands:

Preparation of subdivision plan for submission to DENR
Certified copy of tax declaration
Certified copy of title
Deed of sale

III. LGU Subdivision approval: requirements

Two sets of the site development plan
Two sets of the vicinity map
Two sets of the survey plan
Topographic plan
Two sets of the certified copy of title
Zoning certification from your local Municipal planning and development Coordinator (MPDC)
Deed of sale

IV. DAR Clearance: Requirements

Deed of sale
Tax declaration
Title
Affidavit of transferee
Affidavit of transferor
Certification of land holding seller
Certification of land holding buyer
Inspection from a DAR employee

V. Processing of transfer of title at the Registry of Deeds:

Approved subdivision plan
Certification authorizing registration (CAR)
Deed of sale
Tax declaration
Transfer tax
Tax clearance
Original owner’s copy of title

VI. Transfer of new tax declaration to new owner

Copy of title
BIR certification authorizing registration (BIR CAR)
Deed of sale
Transfer tax

VII. Processing of Estate Tax if Any: Consult a lawyer or experienced Accountant or any BIR respresentative

The DENR Special Land Use Permit for timberland or forest land areas

By Admin in Featured, Fine Furnishings

Constructing on timberland or DENR (Department of Environment and natural resources) protected areas require special permit(s) and for timberland or forest land areas it is the “Special Land Use Permit” (SLUP) if the area you’re trying to use or develop is below 1,000 square meters. This is not easy to get. Though the checklist of requirements they provide look like a simple bullet collection of documents and endorsements from various other government agencies, we all know it’s NOT EASY dealing with any Philippine government agency – as they are most grossly inadequate in personnel and / or equipment.

The first set of requirements you need to secure are the personal documents of the project owner – Birth certificate, ID’s, income tax return, and bank statement showing capacity to finance the project or enterprise – the applicant must be able to show at least a secured minimum of 2 million pesos.

Once you have the personal documents of the applicant – then you need to go to the nearest DENR or CENRO (Community Environment and Natural Resources) office who owns the jurisdiction of your area – in our case, Oslob, then we go to CENRO Argao to request for the project map of the site and to secure the SLUP application form so you can later submit it together with the rest of the needed documents. DENR-CENRO will need to conduct a site visit on your area to create this special map just for your project showing it at the center. The map is need to establish DENR’s legal jurisdiction of your site. Since timberland or forest land projects are in remote mountainous areas then you will need to accompany the CENRO personnel for this mapping activity so they can easily locate your site, and of course when dealing with the government, you will have to provide them with a good reason to prioritize your project by providing them good transport as they only have motorcycles for site visits and of course a good lunch, and thank you tokens to make them remember you in the future when you need their help again. In our case, a total of three mapping trips were done since the first two mapping trips were found out to be erroneous as they we’re only using their cell phone as GPS. The final mapping team had to bring a real hand help GPS device.

While waiting for your map to finish, as in our case – it took them a total of 4 months to come up with the final one, (not surprising when dealing with government people), you can start working on your INDICATIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN (IMP) which is like a feasibility study of your project. DENR Needs this study so they can decide to approve or deny your permit application. We highly recommend you hire someone with considerable experience in writing this IMP. In our case, the CENRO office have their own recommendation – one of their retired DENR officers is now working as full time consultant writing IMPs, ECCs, and other various DENR documentations. The IMP will cost p80k to write and it took the consultant 2 months to finish the study.

While waiting for your IMP or SITE MAP, if not yet done, you can start processing the needed MUNICIPAL ENDORSEMENT. The municipal endorsement will start with the public hearing on the baranggay level. You will need to secure a good number of baranggay attendees of at least twenty people saying yes to your project. The best way to do this is to let the people know ahead that you will be serving them food during this hearing. The food is not a bribe but it will help them to have a clear decision on your project. The baranggay council will convene to discuss the outcome of the public hearing and and will draft a baranggay resolution approving or disapproving your project. This baranggay resolution that they produce will be submitted to the town mayor who will also convene with the town council to approve or disapprove your project. This document which approves your project is the PUBLIC ENDORSEMENT needed by DENR.

Once you have all the listed needed documents for private applicants, you can submit it to the DENR or CENRO office where your project belongs. Once they receive your requirements, they will issue an endorsement for you to seek another clearance from the NCIP (National Commission on Indigenous Peoples) located at Osmena building in Colon Street beside the old VISION theatre – real Cebuanos know this place. The NCIP will conduct a survey on your project area to check if there are no overlapping claims from indigenous groups.

If you need help with SLUP, or if you want to add some info, please comment below…

High-end American home design by – Filipino hands

By Admin in Fine Furnishings

This dream American home of the Tolinan and De la Cruz couple in Valencia City Bukidnon is designed by the couple owners themselves. A hodgepodge of modern and classic designs carefully thought out by the owners.

What stands out in this design is the prominent American design but accented by a lot of good wood and natural stones – giving it that high end look – and yes indeed judging by the cost to build and finish the house – this is in the high end spectrum.

Even the walls are not the usual 4 inches hollows but 6 inches plus 3 inches thick of plastering giving it an above standard very strong walls.

The choice of yellow tinted glass is a good contrast of the light blue paint, and the mixture of dark green and brown stones on the pillars and corners makes it look very elegant.

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Affordable Natural Stones: Mangima Stones

By Admin in Fine Furnishings

In my wife’s barrio in Maluko, Bukidnon, Mindanao – natural stones are abundant. These beautiful stones reach Cebu as Mangima stones thru a prominent supplier, but we can supply this material at a much cheaper price and you can save a lot if you order in bulk – 20 footer vans.

These beautiful natural stones are literally harvested in the cliff walls and hill sides. We cut them in manageable sizes and group them according to color. There are three color shades available – green, greenish, and woodstone (brownish).

By supporting this product, you also support the workers – indigenous people working in their barrio. This little known industry has already provided jobs for the barrio folks for over 10 years now. These stones are not only beautiful and natural but are also very affordable compared to other natural decorative stones…

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Jairos Tower: Mabolo Cebu’s new landmark

By Admin in Featured, Fine Furnishings

Jairos tower of Aseniero family This high tech glass tower is the new head turner in Mabolo Cebu and it doesn’t even cost as high as it looks.

With efficient construction methodologies and systems, your budget can be stretched to accommodate your dream home or dream building.

This building is planned as a full technology office except that the penthouse is the owner’s zen place.

No space is gonna be rented out here.

All floors will be used by the owner.

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Skooteo Office renovations at Crown Regency Towers Cebu City

By Admin in Featured, Fine Furnishings

Skooteo is the next big thing in advertising. You will want to advertise with them. How would you like to display your business in boats, fast crafts, buses, trains, and taxis at a specific time you set for your target audience? That’s what the company is all about. Reach your target audience as they commute to and from their work.

Skooteo team just started and they just recently moved to a formal office after months of product development from their individual homes. This new office they acquired needed some improvements – bathroom upgrades, wall fine finishes, furniture repairs, ceiling repairs, and door fixes.

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Asiniero commercial building Mabolo Cebu City

By Admin in Featured, Fine Furnishings

Asiniero building had a bad start with a misunderstanding with the first builder that could no longer be revived.

The owner is a classmate thus it was not very difficult for us to help them with their troubles with the permits.

As we have friends of friends at the permits division, it was not very difficult to find help and leeway in their deficient requirements.

Soon enough the construction resumed and is handled by the very experienced Engineer Agnes who also saw the need to help the owners make their pet project finally a reality.

This commercial building will house the Cebu operations of the software business of the owners and the rest of the areas will be rented out.

As it is so required by the City, the building will have an elevator, parking, handicaps’ access, and other amenities required by the building code.

The good thing in building a commercial structure is that it is relatively easy compared to a residential structure as most of the areas are typically designed or cloned from the other areas.

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