A post by Cherry Castillo
I can see that the BIR is dead serious in collecting revenues for the government and is exploring all avenues where tax collection can be improved. In fact, the BIR has a string of recent issuances all concentrating on real property valuation, specifically on updating zonal values to be at par [...]

Notices for the foreclosure sale of tax delinquent properties in the Philippines always indicate that the sale or auction is being done by virtue of sections 260 and 263 of RA 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991. Rather than include sections 260 and 263 of RA 7160 with every notice of [...]

My wife who has become so obsessed with finding a new house we can call our home shares updates on what we are thinking of doing with our old house that was devastated by Ondoy, what things to consider, our target locations, finding not just a house but also a sound real estate investment by [...]

I attended the Quezon City real property tax foreclosure auction sale yesterday and although I was only able to make it to the last forty minutes of the auction, I was still able to learn a lot and I would like to share these lessons here.