The province hosted once the biggest American naval base outside of the US mainland before the Pinatubo eruption in the early 90s. Thank you, Americans for supporting Philippines in our struggle against mainland China controlling our WPS
China is becoming more and more aggressive as time goes on, water cannon and bullying the Philippine Navy is just a scratch of the surface. I don't want escalation, but China just makes up their own maritime claims. The only way is peace through strength and through the strong bond with the United States, as long as there is a sensible, strong US leadership that does not put up with China aggression. Tariff the hell out of China. There is no reason we cant give manufacturing business to other Countries like the Philippines. The Philippines is the only nation I support giving arms to as a US tax payer, Ph is developing and do not have the budget for the latest defense tech, so I support large donations here without it being a loan. I hope the Trump administration takes on this critical task of preventing Chinese aggression. The South China Sea is a critical trade route, and in the best interest to keep China at bay on behalf of multiple counties in the region. Make Subic Great Again!
I've been to Botolan and Iba Zambales 4 years ago it is a very beautiful province the roads in the national hi way are in good condition smooth driving..😍🥰🤩🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Our property is an hour south of Botolan towards Subic Bay (wifes family lives in Botolan). Botolan is a peaceful town but IBA is so busy because its the Capitol City. If you ever have the chance, Capones Island is a short boat ride from Pandaquit and is very nice and not many people. The next on my list in Zambales I think will be Agbobotilya River, it looks like a stunning fresh water river in Zambales. I am waiting for my FPV drone to arrive in a balikbayan box, we already had 10 checked bags and no room for it.
It really is a very beautiful drive. The greens are very prominent. The highway is being improved and the road is in much better condition, its mostly smooth and a quick commute through this stretch of highway. Cabangan seems very festive and has a really nice Christmas light display when passing through at dusk.
hello, i suggest to put the starlink on the rood of the house and hide it in a plastic ball or any other u can think of... same for the cameras cover them so they can not be seen ... at least make them not obvious. Thanks for the advise on property laws.
The roof is the best sky for the starlink but they are still constructing the house and don't want to get in their way, I can move things around when they are done. We had made that mount pole early this year when the lot was bare and figured i would make use out of it. You think its better to hide the cameras? I am going to be installing about 10 of them on the property. I figured its more of a psychological deterrent to have them visible but i could be wrong and open to advice. I am going to build a nice cctv system when the house is complete by February. Still working on getting the solar built up to 15kw, I have to drive to Pampanga to buy more solar panels, the batteries are pretty expensive so I will stick to just the panels to get the solar frame covered with panels first.
@@amerikanophilippines i heared starlink is verry expensive depends on the plan you get theres a starlink that you can use in tour and you get connection but i bet it more expensive than a normal plan
@@jeffreyvlogofficial781 starlink residential is 2,700 php per month unlimited with upward of 200 mbps down, and over 20 mbps up, and although more expensive than mainstream ISP's in the Philippines, reliability, self diagnostic, and additional expansion-flexibility come with the choice of going starlink. If a typhoon is happening I let the starlink app tell me what's up, not a lazy converge employee that doesn't care, or want to help. Starlink is the only choice and will work in a typhoon outage in my opinion. Brown outs are easy for ISP's but not typhoons. I trust starlink.
@@amerikanophilippines agreed starlink is the best solution for Philippines. I think the one time buy the equipment is around 400 usd. If typhoon will come, you can always protect the antenna with a wall around it. Made of brick or aluminum or plastic.
@@NickGR67 I agree its a pretty big upfront cost but they were running promos to gain new subscribers. I would love to have the starlink mini for camping or day beach trips, but its close to $600 for the hardware. That is a good idea, a typhoon will be pretty rough if its raining sideways with 100+kph winds. I just asked grok AI and it said you can install a dome over (often called radomes) it and it will still work even with a dome around it, but improper installation can reduce performance.
Thank you, I am going to focus on making higher quality videos and put more effort into them and try to get a feel for what people want to see. I am still learning video editing so its a work in progress.
@@amerikanophilippines information i want to know is: how many irons you use in columns and beams and what mm. mix of cement was 1x2x3 or ....??? did u use beams to connect your columns on the ground level? how many mm is your roof sin ? For the title u will use a lawyer ?? any good ideas on this matter? if there are special lawyers for this issue? Can u have the building in your name but the land to your wife ??
@@NickGR67 More comments to follow. >> I made a quick down and dirty video about ownership a couple days ago. Essentially when you buy a piece of property the title will read Jane Doe, a Filipina, Married to John Doe, an American and continue on with the property legal descriptions and any encumbrances that affect the property (liens etc). So your name is referenced on the title as a foreigner. *Not legal advice, I am not a lawyer* Assuming your wife registered your marriage with the Philippine gov't than you are under the default Conjugal & Common Property Laws as far as ownership. The rabbit hole with raw land as a foreigner is that you cannot control the land, it has to reference a filipino as a hierarchy on the title, you are just basically her heir and can only control it for a short period of time under Inheritance Laws if she dies. You have a period of time to sell it or transfer it in your filipino kids name (if you have kids). Although the foreigner cannot "own-control" land they have ownership of the improvements such as a building under Conjugal & Common Property Laws. This is making the assumption that your marriage is registered & bought the property after marriage, she didn't own it and have it in her name prior (then obviously your name would not be referenced on the title). That would be down a long rabbit hole of complex property law if you built a house on your wife's property that she had already owned and transferred prior to marriage. Everyone's life, needs, and circumstances are different but the only way to be 100% covered to be covered is to get an prenup or a contract outlining exactly what you want prior to buying or building. If I were to get one I would align it as a non complicated contract just re-iterating her acknowledgement that its common property. The contracts main purpose to me is to keep the courts from being one sided, or if you want a clause about infidelity, etc and the right to put the house up for sale and go back to your home country, etc, everyones case is going to be difference. An attorney that specializes in real estate law and is highly experienced in conjugal and common property law would be the best way to secure your future. I imagine there are some great ones in Manila. I personally have no worry about it. Divorce is not recognized here, adultery is illegal, and i have filipino kids. Try to live happy, enjoy your spouse, and enjoy the Philippines is my belief. Foreigners that dont want to get married and just have a gf, although i do not recommend it, you could probably still build on her property and retain ownership of the house for the rest of your life if you had a solid contract from a lawyer that specializes in real estate law. The ability to sell it if you broke up I am not sure of legalities, but I am sure there attorneys out there that are experienced in these situations. It amazes me how many gullible foreigners just go build a house on a girlfriends property only for her to dump him right after.
@@NickGR67 Comment 2 about what we did but first I will mention Its not like the usa where you can simply get a title company involved, get a title report, wire them the money and have it in your name in a matter of a week. Title transfer here can take months depending on the registry of deeds office. Its a good idea to get a Licensed Geodetic Engineer involved and a Lawyer experienced in *Real Estate Law* . The Lawyer can handle the entire transaction and even complete the transfer. Sure, you can save money not hiring a lawyer or buying property on mother title, but its a much higher likelihood of getting burned obviously. We had a unique situation thats not typical. We found a cheap small lot (300 sq. mtr. ) that we verified all the documentation and bought on mother title *not recommended, only way to be safe is to buy ready to transfer clear titled property* (we had to wait for the subdivision plan to be approved and takes a long time), but it wasn't that much money to risk. Close to a year went by and the plan was approved and the seller stated it was ready to transfer. We offered to trade the value of the lot for the adjacent higher quality lots +cash totalling 1200 sq mtr. We handed back our old deed of sale in exchange at the lawyers office for all new paperwork and the cash and immediately went to the registry of deeds to complete the transfer. We bypassed the lawyer to do the transfer because it would have slowed things down and we needed a building permit *strongly do not recommend this, easy way to get burned* But we had all our paperwork-ducks in a row and knew the seller over a year.
@@NickGR67 Our house is fully engineered with plans and specs and could be converted into a 3 story. There is a licensed engineer overseeing the project but the specs says: Columns, footing, septic cover- Class A (1:2:4) Wall footing- Class B (1:3:5) Yes there are tie beams at the ground level foundation along with 15 large footings. The size rebar was different depending on the beam and ranged all the way up to 20mm. I built a duplex with my father in law in Alaska but i am not too experienced with columns and beams (I am experienced in wood frame construction). I remember them using 4 rebars held together with countless stirrups but I am not sure what I was looking at was a column or a beam. I was laughing with the foreman the other day we were talking about how much rebar is in the house and were laughing, we can probably park a tank on the house haha. 0.40mm Rib-Type Roofing Sheet, sure you can thicker but they have strong welded angle bar trusses so I am not worried about the tin roof being thicker metal. My main concern to the builder was that its being built on sand, I wanted the beams-columns-foundation strong.
one advice i would like to raise in choosing land or property you must search if that place is not flooded once theres storm and and safe from any calamity high ground you know what i mean safety is number one we need to know 😃😃
Our property wont flood, the soil is 100% sand and elevated well above most the other lots in this subdivision. It perc's off so fast and our lot is elevated a meter and the house is a meter on top of that. Even during the typhoon I was surprised the lower elevation lots didnt flood, it was because of the sandy soil. I just don't like to take any unnecessary risk haha, I don't mind paying extra to elevate the house, plus a better mountain view of Mt. Pandaquit. The only downfall of sand is the foundation had to be massive with lots of columns.
Amen to that though, some people start building in the dry season and think its all great until typhoon season comes around and their floor has a foot of water kuya hahaha. I deal with flood zones as part of my career so I am pretty familiar with flooding, but typhoons are unpredictable.
@@jeffreyvlogofficial781 the downfall of building on sand for a 2 story is the extra cost to engineer a stronger foundation, columns, and tie beams. Its nice though because the water percolates fast into the soil
glad i didnt build there ! i didnt need a permit or any inspection or any of that stuff. just bought some shovels and rebar and concrete and sand and gravel and went to work. but that was years ago ,dont know if things have changed. if there is a typhoon the easiest thing to do is just push the button on the side of the pole stand and slide the dish off and take it in the house and put it back after the debris stops flying. i put mine on the roof , my roof is 3/4 inch plywood on 2x6 rafters covered with heavy gauge corrugated steel i painted hi gloss white industrial enamel, to keep it nice and cool. i have to be able to walk on it to repaint every 4-5 years so its easy for me to access my starlink, i dont know if you can walk on your roof but thats the best way to deal with typhoons. my stand has 4 legs but i am sure the top slides on the same, its just a button you push and slide it off& unplug it.
Did you build 2 story? I may not pull a permit for 1 story future guest house. Across the Philippines its required to have a building permit. In most cases no one is going to bust your balls for building without a permit for a single story house in the province, but doesn’t mean you are immune from fines, stop work orders, or legal actions. Possibly grandfathered if the dust has been settled awhile and you are up to date on tax dec. Two story you are stepping into structural load calcs etc. our neighbor is a physician and owns an adjacent subdivision, he thought we were going to turn the place into an airbnb and dont think he likes the construction crew, im sure it was him that reported our property. I have only talked to him once. The two other neighbors are single story with no permit, new construction. Our roof is welded steel i beam trusses, a long way from my duplex build in alaska with wood truss haha.
@@amerikanophilippines yeah my house is 2 floors. but almost nobody in my village has any paperwork for their lots or anything its basically an ocean side squatter barangy, my wife and i are about the only ones who have a deed to our lot. her great grandmother owned this lot and we tore down her old shack and built here. we bought 25 sq meters more in back from a neighbor for 4000 peso so we could fit the house on it, and about 44 sq meters in the front between our house and the ocean for 8000 pesos from the old woman who used to live next door, she passed away,her son lives there now. after building the house that gave us about a 3 foot wide walkway behind the house (our septic is there) and gave us everything in front to the ocean. its only about 25 feet from the front porch to the ocean (5 feet from the front porch at 2 meter tides !) so our lot cost us about $500 all together. the peso was only 45 per the USD then.
@@amerikanophilippines i didnt do any calculations, i had no building experience or concrete experience. i built it myself with the help of 5 guys from the village, they only knew how to fish. i did read up on rebar and concrete and things for 5 years before moving here. i just built the foundation and columns & beams way stronger than any 20 story building needs to be and made my 2nd floor slab capable of supporting 20 loaded semi-trucks on it , if you could stack them that high, since i knew nothing about being a structural engineer. had to cover my butt ya'know. if we have a shallow earthquake over 8.0 with the epicenter nearby i would worry, or if we got a direct hit from a military airstrike. otherwise it should be here in 400 years still. i'm just giving it to my son when i die.
@@amerikanophilippines i was an industrial painter&sandblaster and oversize load 18 wheeler driver and i owned a few painting companies so i have been around construction and industrial stuff all my life. i felt fairly comfortable building this place, we didnt even have a plan, i just winged it. decided on the floor plan as i went along, just had to keep in mind the weight distribution of the 2nd floor while doing the 1st floor etc column placement etc.. footer size and all.. it was a lot of work, i worked 10 hour days for 6 months and it was 120 degree F here that year ! i lost 15 lbs.! anyway we got it done on time ,i had to be back at work in the USA 2 days after we finished, i took a 6 month leave of absence. it cost me 28,000 doing all the work myself, hunting down crushed stone in 2 sizes for concrete, finding rebar that didnt snap when bent and bent back, sand that met my standards, had to dip all my hollow block in diluted concrete in a big bucket and set in sun to dry since it was all such low quality.. teaching the 5 fishermen how to design rebar hahaaa... i couldnt do it again.😅
@@justaguy-69 I can see why you lost weight, working in the Philippines heat will definitely drive down appetite. Doing most of the work yourself will save over half the build cost, but its the lost wages while you are building is the drawback. Sounds like you have a bigger house than us, Ours is 130 sq mtr. I bet it was a satisfying relief when you were done with your build. The good thing building it yourself is you know every single thing about the place. I built a duplex in Alaska and promised myself never again unless its a smaller build, every paycheck down at home depot eating ramen noodles to put into the build, snowing sideways trying to get the roof on in the winter, haha fun times. Our bill of materials and labor from the contractor is about 2 million as I recall, and the cost of the build is 5 million. A substantial savings to build myself but I doubt I could finish the house without spending a lot of money on a pump truck and ready mix, I could see it taking a year to complete our house build, all the lost wages wouldnt make sense, I would go from a desk job to carpenter haha. You are living proof anyone can build a house if they have the motivation. I remember installing regular breakers and my inspector going, "wheres the arc fault breakers" arc what? Its insane how much the price difference is on those arc fault breakers. Its a lot different being here in PH with how they wire houses here.
Its nice to see our neighbors here Kuya! Haha. Its been a long time since I have been to your province, I am going to put your province on my radar to visit again soon. I went there in 2015 with my wife (then fiancé') to 100 islands when I was really young, we took victory liner up there. I remember there is only one Island with bats, no other island has bats. I am on google earth right now zooming in where to explore in your province. A very under-rated and nice place! If you have any recommendations please share.
Appreciate your video. You commented on my channel about our houses being close together. I would be curious some of your back ground how did you pick a lot, secure the title etc. In my case it is within a subdivision with the developer Sta. Lucia. How did you find your lot? I'm older and retired so security and being close to a hospital has value to me but others might be more incline to be more rural. It might be fun to contrast and compare.
@AtHomeinSubicBay-cw4ij Yes sir I recently followed your channel as well. You are in an excellent neighborhood, we would have built there but high asking prices. We had originally found a facebook listing, verified all documentation, got a local surveyor involved, obtained the sellers IDs and paid in cash and obtained a deed of sale at a lawyers office, etc. It wasnt much money at the time (250k for 300 sq mtr) so we were ok with waiting for the subdivision to be approved (I do not recommend doing this as it sort of fell under ‘mother title’). Months go by and the subdivision was approved and we were ready to transfer the title. The lot we purchased wasn't that great so we asked the seller if we could trade the value property for the higher quality adjacent ones (which also already had a block wall on one side) + cash, we handed back the deed of sale for him to shred, went to the lawyers office and paid in cash for a deed of sale for the higher quality lots totaling 1200 sq mtr.. Rather than wait months to get the title transferred we had the seller immediately go down to transfer the title and sort of ‘greased the wheels’ if you catch my drift and got the Original Certificate of Title. I would not recommend doing what we did and having the seller do a lot of the legwork and putting so much trust in the seller vs a lawyers office do the legwork, too much can go wrong, but we had known the guy for months and even ran into him out on Capones Island one time and he is a local. The lawyers office would have slowed the transfer down. There is a medical doctor selling good quality high and dry lots on the adjacent subdivision, but I am not sure what he wants for them.
Verifying the title, getting a survey, checking all paperwork thoroughly with identification of the owner, verifying the title does not reference any liens or encumbrances is definitely vital. The safest way is to go 100% through a known, reputable law office and have them complete all paperwork and transfer, and be redundant and review everything yourself as well. We completed somewhat of a risky transfer I don't recommend doing, but only because we knew the guy for a year and he had all documentation and the main paperwork was completed at a lawyers office. I would never buy a landlocked property with no legal right of way either.
My wifes family are all kind of spread out over a few areas; Bancal, Taugtog, and San isidro. It is very pretty around here with all the greens with the mountains, rice farms, and trees. When my balikbayan box gets here with my FPV drone I will blend some cinematics with the Phantom 4 and sport mode with FPV of Botolan. I wouldn't want to live in IBA, way too crowded, Botolan is a nice, safe community. We had considered buying property here but chose to be closer to Subic-Pandaquit for more options for beach access and other amenities.
@@amerikanophilippines you're is close where my family lives,Batonlapoc is where my family.Dizon .I will be visiting Philippines soon and stay in my hometown,I still speak Zambal.Hopefully I can watched more of your blogs.Salamat.
@@jessieolchondra That is a very nice community. That's funny because I was there the other day coming back from the palengke thinking it would be a good drone video. Its all the pretty greens from the farms with Mount Binandilaan etc off to the distance. I wish my kids would learn Tagalog-Zambal dialect. My youngest is learning from his Lolo. Thank you so much for the message. I hope to see you back home soon, its such a peaceful place in Botolan so I am glad you are coming back to visit Ate. I am not sure how long its been since you have been back, there is two Jolibee's in Iba now haha.
@@jessieolchondra I will try to get a nice 4k drone flight for you around your neighborhood and downtown within the next couple weeks, my drone has a bad controller battery because it sat all year and my brother in laws is having an issue with the gimbal blurring the videos. My other drone in a balikbayan box haha. Fly into clark haha its just not worth it going to Manila. We tried starlux earlier this year, they have new airplanes and were the cheapest. This last flight we did the sfo-mnl united direct and its simply not worth it going to manila, clark is such a great airport.
with rising US inflation, many old retired expats pensioners moved to the Philippines and having young filipinas to take care of them... The Philippines is not for everybody, winners loved it while the losers can't adapt... most was highly recommending to just rent and don't build a house here in the Philippines for various reasons... But one most valid reason for not building a house is because they cannot afford... 😅🤣😂
@@junlab2612 lol so true! If people have a filipino spouse and don’t build, a lot of the time it’s because they cant afford it. Its much more comfortable to have a permanent, non-rented home. I have learned how to not judge the old men dating young Filipinas as I use to, hopefully they marry them though so the Filipina can potentially get their retirement-social security when they die. You are 100% correct, it’s the losers that cant adapt. If people require a Starbucks on every corner, they are likely a wimp haha. Im not saying I wouldn’t enjoy a part time condo in BGC but I would still want to be in the province a majority of the year, The province is peaceful and affordable.
@@yoojin-oi8ij You sound ignorant, respectfully. First of all "time will tell" I have been married almost 10 years with 3 Filipino, land ownership eligible kids, is it another 10 years when "time will tell" in my marriage, do we need 6 kids and 20 years? LMAO! Also its conjugal and common property and “our” house that I own too. I suggest you refresh yourself on conjugal and common property as well as divorce legislation in the Philippines. Foreigners can and do own building ownership with their spouse, sorry to break the positive news to you. Again, irrelevant to my wife and I as the house is being passed to our Filipino kids, if it mattered to me I would have entered a contract which is the only true way to secure a foreigner to keep themselves secure vs rely on default Philippine law . It’s also not a good look for people constantly and ignorantly re-iterating the misnomer that the Philippines is essentially a money pit for foreigners, we need to break that cycle. It isn't factual and doesn't benefit the country to spew comments from wannabe internet lawyers.
I don't mean to be rude. Do you have a Law Degree? Have you heard of Conjugal Property Laws for marriages after 1988? Have you studied the Philippine Inheritance Laws? Studied Divorce Law? Sure, property laws in PH are complex, its always best to seek legal council when buying property here its not a one size fits all. Yes the Filipino is the controlling partner on land title in PH in most cases, but It doesn't mean foreign spouses have zero rights under the Law - Conjugal Property Rights which includes owning the house. Sure the foreigner cant "own" the land but it still falls under Conjugal Property Rights and is down a rabbit hole of legislation. If the Filipino sold the property with a house on it, there would not only be strong legal ramifications, but also a "cloud" on the title, the new buyer would have a mess on their hand. I also could care less if I am "owner" of the land. Its still my house under Conjugal Property Laws and is irrelevant anyway because the house is going to my filipino kids. I appreciate the message, it brings up an interesting topic.
@@jeffreyvlogofficial781 That's what I figured Kuya. As an additional layer of security I would imagine a contract in writing would be more solid than the default laws but could potentially sour the relationship if there is no trust and asked for a contract before building. For me I would never care to ask as we have one goal, to hand the property down, and other properties down to our filipino kids.
@@amerikanophilippines hmm and another ive seen a lot of foreigner successful blogger which have permanent residence and rights to own house and lot i hope you will be success in this field and never change once you have their from what i know they live straight 10 years in the philippines doing blog and help some filipinos so filipinos will help them too until they successfullly get their Filipino visa as permanent residence of the Philippines plus they have an award showcase Philippines and its culture just go on the flow i know can make it
@@jeffreyvlogofficial781 I would be so honored to get citizenship, but still thankful that the Philippine government lets me stay here on Balikbayan Visa, I will soon apply for marital 13a visa for permanent residence. Thank you for the kind words Kuya! My filipino kids get the house when we die anyway so its not a huge concern, but I love this country very much and am more comfortable here than America, even in the province. I will take a buhay kubo in the province and still be happy haha!
The province hosted once the biggest American naval base outside of the US mainland before the Pinatubo eruption in the early 90s. Thank you, Americans for supporting Philippines in our struggle against mainland China controlling our WPS
China is becoming more and more aggressive as time goes on, water cannon and bullying the Philippine Navy is just a scratch of the surface. I don't want escalation, but China just makes up their own maritime claims. The only way is peace through strength and through the strong bond with the United States, as long as there is a sensible, strong US leadership that does not put up with China aggression. Tariff the hell out of China. There is no reason we cant give manufacturing business to other Countries like the Philippines. The Philippines is the only nation I support giving arms to as a US tax payer, Ph is developing and do not have the budget for the latest defense tech, so I support large donations here without it being a loan. I hope the Trump administration takes on this critical task of preventing Chinese aggression. The South China Sea is a critical trade route, and in the best interest to keep China at bay on behalf of multiple counties in the region. Make Subic Great Again!
I've been to Botolan and Iba Zambales 4 years ago it is a very beautiful province the roads in the national hi way are in good condition smooth driving..😍🥰🤩🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Our property is an hour south of Botolan towards Subic Bay (wifes family lives in Botolan). Botolan is a peaceful town but IBA is so busy because its the Capitol City. If you ever have the chance, Capones Island is a short boat ride from Pandaquit and is very nice and not many people. The next on my list in Zambales I think will be Agbobotilya River, it looks like a stunning fresh water river in Zambales. I am waiting for my FPV drone to arrive in a balikbayan box, we already had 10 checked bags and no room for it.
Love the view from the highway. Lots of greens
It really is a very beautiful drive. The greens are very prominent. The highway is being improved and the road is in much better condition, its mostly smooth and a quick commute through this stretch of highway. Cabangan seems very festive and has a really nice Christmas light display when passing through at dusk.
hello, i suggest to put the starlink on the rood of the house and hide it in a plastic ball or any other u can think of... same for the cameras cover them so they can not be seen ... at least make them not obvious. Thanks for the advise on property laws.
The roof is the best sky for the starlink but they are still constructing the house and don't want to get in their way, I can move things around when they are done. We had made that mount pole early this year when the lot was bare and figured i would make use out of it. You think its better to hide the cameras? I am going to be installing about 10 of them on the property. I figured its more of a psychological deterrent to have them visible but i could be wrong and open to advice. I am going to build a nice cctv system when the house is complete by February. Still working on getting the solar built up to 15kw, I have to drive to Pampanga to buy more solar panels, the batteries are pretty expensive so I will stick to just the panels to get the solar frame covered with panels first.
@@amerikanophilippines i heared starlink is verry expensive depends on the plan you get theres a starlink that you can use in tour and you get connection but i bet it more expensive than a normal plan
@@jeffreyvlogofficial781 starlink residential is 2,700 php per month unlimited with upward of 200 mbps down, and over 20 mbps up, and although more expensive than mainstream ISP's in the Philippines, reliability, self diagnostic, and additional expansion-flexibility come with the choice of going starlink. If a typhoon is happening I let the starlink app tell me what's up, not a lazy converge employee that doesn't care, or want to help.
Starlink is the only choice and will work in a typhoon outage in my opinion. Brown outs are easy for ISP's but not typhoons. I trust starlink.
@@amerikanophilippines agreed starlink is the best solution for Philippines.
I think the one time buy the equipment is around 400 usd.
If typhoon will come, you can always protect the antenna with a wall around it. Made of brick or aluminum or plastic.
@@NickGR67 I agree its a pretty big upfront cost but they were running promos to gain new subscribers. I would love to have the starlink mini for camping or day beach trips, but its close to $600 for the hardware. That is a good idea, a typhoon will be pretty rough if its raining sideways with 100+kph winds. I just asked grok AI and it said you can install a dome over (often called radomes) it and it will still work even with a dome around it, but improper installation can reduce performance.
Great video 👍🏻
Thank you, I am going to focus on making higher quality videos and put more effort into them and try to get a feel for what people want to see. I am still learning video editing so its a work in progress.
@@amerikanophilippines information i want to know is:
how many irons you use in columns and beams and what mm.
mix of cement was 1x2x3 or ....???
did u use beams to connect your columns on the ground level?
how many mm is your roof sin ?
For the title u will use a lawyer ?? any good ideas on this matter? if there are special lawyers for this issue?
Can u have the building in your name but the land to your wife ??
@@NickGR67 More comments to follow. >> I made a quick down and dirty video about ownership a couple days ago. Essentially when you buy a piece of property the title will read Jane Doe, a Filipina, Married to John Doe, an American and continue on with the property legal descriptions and any encumbrances that affect the property (liens etc). So your name is referenced on the title as a foreigner.
*Not legal advice, I am not a lawyer* Assuming your wife registered your marriage with the Philippine gov't than you are under the default Conjugal & Common Property Laws as far as ownership.
The rabbit hole with raw land as a foreigner is that you cannot control the land, it has to reference a filipino as a hierarchy on the title, you are just basically her heir and can only control it for a short period of time under Inheritance Laws if she dies. You have a period of time to sell it or transfer it in your filipino kids name (if you have kids).
Although the foreigner cannot "own-control" land they have ownership of the improvements such as a building under Conjugal & Common Property Laws. This is making the assumption that your marriage is registered & bought the property after marriage, she didn't own it and have it in her name prior (then obviously your name would not be referenced on the title). That would be down a long rabbit hole of complex property law if you built a house on your wife's property that she had already owned and transferred prior to marriage.
Everyone's life, needs, and circumstances are different but the only way to be 100% covered to be covered is to get an prenup or a contract outlining exactly what you want prior to buying or building. If I were to get one I would align it as a non complicated contract just re-iterating her acknowledgement that its common property. The contracts main purpose to me is to keep the courts from being one sided, or if you want a clause about infidelity, etc and the right to put the house up for sale and go back to your home country, etc, everyones case is going to be difference. An attorney that specializes in real estate law and is highly experienced in conjugal and common property law would be the best way to secure your future. I imagine there are some great ones in Manila.
I personally have no worry about it. Divorce is not recognized here, adultery is illegal, and i have filipino kids. Try to live happy, enjoy your spouse, and enjoy the Philippines is my belief.
Foreigners that dont want to get married and just have a gf, although i do not recommend it, you could probably still build on her property and retain ownership of the house for the rest of your life if you had a solid contract from a lawyer that specializes in real estate law. The ability to sell it if you broke up I am not sure of legalities, but I am sure there attorneys out there that are experienced in these situations.
It amazes me how many gullible foreigners just go build a house on a girlfriends property only for her to dump him right after.
@@NickGR67 Comment 2 about what we did but first I will mention Its not like the usa where you can simply get a title company involved, get a title report, wire them the money and have it in your name in a matter of a week. Title transfer here can take months depending on the registry of deeds office. Its a good idea to get a Licensed Geodetic Engineer involved and a Lawyer experienced in *Real Estate Law* . The Lawyer can handle the entire transaction and even complete the transfer. Sure, you can save money not hiring a lawyer or buying property on mother title, but its a much higher likelihood of getting burned obviously.
We had a unique situation thats not typical. We found a cheap small lot (300 sq. mtr. ) that we verified all the documentation and bought on mother title *not recommended, only way to be safe is to buy ready to transfer clear titled property* (we had to wait for the subdivision plan to be approved and takes a long time), but it wasn't that much money to risk. Close to a year went by and the plan was approved and the seller stated it was ready to transfer. We offered to trade the value of the lot for the adjacent higher quality lots +cash totalling 1200 sq mtr.
We handed back our old deed of sale in exchange at the lawyers office for all new paperwork and the cash and immediately went to the registry of deeds to complete the transfer. We bypassed the lawyer to do the transfer because it would have slowed things down and we needed a building permit *strongly do not recommend this, easy way to get burned* But we had all our paperwork-ducks in a row and knew the seller over a year.
@@NickGR67 Our house is fully engineered with plans and specs and could be converted into a 3 story.
There is a licensed engineer overseeing the project but the specs says:
Columns, footing, septic cover- Class A (1:2:4) Wall footing- Class B (1:3:5)
Yes there are tie beams at the ground level foundation along with 15 large footings. The size rebar was different depending on the beam and ranged all the way up to 20mm. I built a duplex with my father in law in Alaska but i am not too experienced with columns and beams (I am experienced in wood frame construction). I remember them using 4 rebars held together with countless stirrups but I am not sure what I was looking at was a column or a beam.
I was laughing with the foreman the other day we were talking about how much rebar is in the house and were laughing, we can probably park a tank on the house haha.
0.40mm Rib-Type Roofing Sheet, sure you can thicker but they have strong welded angle bar trusses so I am not worried about the tin roof being thicker metal. My main concern to the builder was that its being built on sand, I wanted the beams-columns-foundation strong.
one advice i would like to raise in choosing land or property you must search if that place is not flooded once theres storm and and safe from any calamity high ground you know what i mean safety is number one we need to know 😃😃
Our property wont flood, the soil is 100% sand and elevated well above most the other lots in this subdivision. It perc's off so fast and our lot is elevated a meter and the house is a meter on top of that. Even during the typhoon I was surprised the lower elevation lots didnt flood, it was because of the sandy soil. I just don't like to take any unnecessary risk haha, I don't mind paying extra to elevate the house, plus a better mountain view of Mt. Pandaquit. The only downfall of sand is the foundation had to be massive with lots of columns.
Amen to that though, some people start building in the dry season and think its all great until typhoon season comes around and their floor has a foot of water kuya hahaha. I deal with flood zones as part of my career so I am pretty familiar with flooding, but typhoons are unpredictable.
@@amerikanophilippines well good if thats the case 😃
@@jeffreyvlogofficial781 the downfall of building on sand for a 2 story is the extra cost to engineer a stronger foundation, columns, and tie beams. Its nice though because the water percolates fast into the soil
glad i didnt build there !
i didnt need a permit or any inspection or any of that stuff.
just bought some shovels and rebar and concrete and sand and gravel and went to work.
but that was years ago ,dont know if things have changed.
if there is a typhoon the easiest thing to do is just push the button on the side of the pole stand and slide the dish off and take it in the house and put it back after the debris stops flying.
i put mine on the roof , my roof is 3/4 inch plywood on 2x6 rafters covered with heavy gauge corrugated steel i painted hi gloss white industrial enamel, to keep it nice and cool.
i have to be able to walk on it to repaint every 4-5 years so its easy for me to access my starlink, i dont know if you can walk on your roof but thats the best way to deal with typhoons. my stand has 4 legs but i am sure the top slides on the same, its just a button you push and slide it off& unplug it.
Did you build 2 story? I may not pull a permit for 1 story future guest house. Across the Philippines its required to have a building permit. In most cases no one is going to bust your balls for building without a permit for a single story house in the province, but doesn’t mean you are immune from fines, stop work orders, or legal actions. Possibly grandfathered if the dust has been settled awhile and you are up to date on tax dec. Two story you are stepping into structural load calcs etc. our neighbor is a physician and owns an adjacent subdivision, he thought we were going to turn the place into an airbnb and dont think he likes the construction crew, im sure it was him that reported our property. I have only talked to him once. The two other neighbors are single story with no permit, new construction.
Our roof is welded steel i beam trusses, a long way from my duplex build in alaska with wood truss haha.
@@amerikanophilippines yeah my house is 2 floors. but almost nobody in my village has any paperwork for their lots or anything its basically an ocean side squatter barangy, my wife and i are about the only ones who have a deed to our lot. her great grandmother owned this lot and we tore down her old shack and built here.
we bought 25 sq meters more in back from a neighbor for 4000 peso so we could fit the house on it, and about 44 sq meters in the front between our house and the ocean for 8000 pesos from the old woman who used to live next door, she passed away,her son lives there now.
after building the house that gave us about a 3 foot wide walkway behind the house (our septic is there) and gave us everything in front to the ocean.
its only about 25 feet from the front porch to the ocean (5 feet from the front porch at 2 meter tides !)
so our lot cost us about $500 all together. the peso was only 45 per the USD then.
@@amerikanophilippines i didnt do any calculations, i had no building experience or concrete experience. i built it myself with the help of 5 guys from the village, they only knew how to fish.
i did read up on rebar and concrete and things for 5 years before moving here. i just built the foundation and columns & beams way stronger than any 20 story building needs to be and made my 2nd floor slab capable of supporting 20 loaded semi-trucks on it , if you could stack them that high, since i knew nothing about being a structural engineer. had to cover my butt ya'know.
if we have a shallow earthquake over 8.0 with the epicenter nearby i would worry, or if we got a direct hit from a military airstrike. otherwise it should be here in 400 years still. i'm just giving it to my son when i die.
@@amerikanophilippines i was an industrial painter&sandblaster and oversize load 18 wheeler driver and i owned a few painting companies so i have been around construction and industrial stuff all my life. i felt fairly comfortable building this place, we didnt even have a plan, i just winged it. decided on the floor plan as i went along, just had to keep in mind the weight distribution of the 2nd floor while doing the 1st floor etc column placement etc.. footer size and all..
it was a lot of work, i worked 10 hour days for 6 months and it was 120 degree F here that year ! i lost 15 lbs.! anyway we got it done on time ,i had to be back at work in the USA 2 days after we finished, i took a 6 month leave of absence. it cost me 28,000 doing all the work myself, hunting down crushed stone in 2 sizes for concrete, finding rebar that didnt snap when bent and bent back, sand that met my standards, had to dip all my hollow block in diluted concrete in a big bucket and set in sun to dry since it was all such low quality.. teaching the 5 fishermen how to design rebar hahaaa... i couldnt do it again.😅
@@justaguy-69 I can see why you lost weight, working in the Philippines heat will definitely drive down appetite. Doing most of the work yourself will save over half the build cost, but its the lost wages while you are building is the drawback. Sounds like you have a bigger house than us, Ours is 130 sq mtr. I bet it was a satisfying relief when you were done with your build. The good thing building it yourself is you know every single thing about the place. I built a duplex in Alaska and promised myself never again unless its a smaller build, every paycheck down at home depot eating ramen noodles to put into the build, snowing sideways trying to get the roof on in the winter, haha fun times. Our bill of materials and labor from the contractor is about 2 million as I recall, and the cost of the build is 5 million. A substantial savings to build myself but I doubt I could finish the house without spending a lot of money on a pump truck and ready mix, I could see it taking a year to complete our house build, all the lost wages wouldnt make sense, I would go from a desk job to carpenter haha.
You are living proof anyone can build a house if they have the motivation. I remember installing regular breakers and my inspector going, "wheres the arc fault breakers" arc what? Its insane how much the price difference is on those arc fault breakers. Its a lot different being here in PH with how they wire houses here.
Hi I'm your new Filipino subscriber from Pangasinan your neighboring province😍🥰🤩👍🙏❤🇵🇭
Its nice to see our neighbors here Kuya! Haha. Its been a long time since I have been to your province, I am going to put your province on my radar to visit again soon. I went there in 2015 with my wife (then fiancé') to 100 islands when I was really young, we took victory liner up there. I remember there is only one Island with bats, no other island has bats. I am on google earth right now zooming in where to explore in your province. A very under-rated and nice place! If you have any recommendations please share.
Appreciate your video. You commented on my channel about our houses being close together. I would be curious some of your back ground how did you pick a lot, secure the title etc. In my case it is within a subdivision with the developer Sta. Lucia. How did you find your lot? I'm older and retired so security and being close to a hospital has value to me but others might be more incline to be more rural. It might be fun to contrast and compare.
@AtHomeinSubicBay-cw4ij Yes sir I recently followed your channel as well. You are in an excellent neighborhood, we would have built there but high asking prices. We had originally found a facebook listing, verified all documentation, got a local surveyor involved, obtained the sellers IDs and paid in cash and obtained a deed of sale at a lawyers office, etc. It wasnt much money at the time (250k for 300 sq mtr) so we were ok with waiting for the subdivision to be approved (I do not recommend doing this as it sort of fell under ‘mother title’). Months go by and the subdivision was approved and we were ready to transfer the title. The lot we purchased wasn't that great so we asked the seller if we could trade the value property for the higher quality adjacent ones (which also already had a block wall on one side) + cash, we handed back the deed of sale for him to shred, went to the lawyers office and paid in cash for a deed of sale for the higher quality lots totaling 1200 sq mtr.. Rather than wait months to get the title transferred we had the seller immediately go down to transfer the title and sort of ‘greased the wheels’ if you catch my drift and got the Original Certificate of Title. I would not recommend doing what we did and having the seller do a lot of the legwork and putting so much trust in the seller vs a lawyers office do the legwork, too much can go wrong, but we had known the guy for months and even ran into him out on Capones Island one time and he is a local. The lawyers office would have slowed the transfer down.
There is a medical doctor selling good quality high and dry lots on the adjacent subdivision, but I am not sure what he wants for them.
@@amerikanophilippines always check the land tittle to mayor i guess im not wrong so correct if iam hehee
Verifying the title, getting a survey, checking all paperwork thoroughly with identification of the owner, verifying the title does not reference any liens or encumbrances is definitely vital. The safest way is to go 100% through a known, reputable law office and have them complete all paperwork and transfer, and be redundant and review everything yourself as well. We completed somewhat of a risky transfer I don't recommend doing, but only because we knew the guy for a year and he had all documentation and the main paperwork was completed at a lawyers office. I would never buy a landlocked property with no legal right of way either.
Ang layo pare 😅
@@kobkobramos9985 lol Kuya. Maybe timelapse makes it look worse than it is 🤣
Where in Botolan? My family is in Botolan?
My wifes family are all kind of spread out over a few areas; Bancal, Taugtog, and San isidro. It is very pretty around here with all the greens with the mountains, rice farms, and trees. When my balikbayan box gets here with my FPV drone I will blend some cinematics with the Phantom 4 and sport mode with FPV of Botolan. I wouldn't want to live in IBA, way too crowded, Botolan is a nice, safe community. We had considered buying property here but chose to be closer to Subic-Pandaquit for more options for beach access and other amenities.
@@amerikanophilippines you're is close where my family lives,Batonlapoc is where my family.Dizon .I will be visiting Philippines soon and stay in my hometown,I still speak Zambal.Hopefully I can watched more of your blogs.Salamat.
@@jessieolchondra That is a very nice community. That's funny because I was there the other day coming back from the palengke thinking it would be a good drone video. Its all the pretty greens from the farms with Mount Binandilaan etc off to the distance. I wish my kids would learn Tagalog-Zambal dialect. My youngest is learning from his Lolo. Thank you so much for the message. I hope to see you back home soon, its such a peaceful place in Botolan so I am glad you are coming back to visit Ate. I am not sure how long its been since you have been back, there is two Jolibee's in Iba now haha.
@@amerikanophilippines .I haven't been home for a long time.Ilived in Canada now.And hopefully I can watched more blogs from you.
@@jessieolchondra I will try to get a nice 4k drone flight for you around your neighborhood and downtown within the next couple weeks, my drone has a bad controller battery because it sat all year and my brother in laws is having an issue with the gimbal blurring the videos. My other drone in a balikbayan box haha. Fly into clark haha its just not worth it going to Manila. We tried starlux earlier this year, they have new airplanes and were the cheapest. This last flight we did the sfo-mnl united direct and its simply not worth it going to manila, clark is such a great airport.
with rising US inflation, many old retired expats pensioners moved to the Philippines and having young filipinas to take care of them... The Philippines is not for everybody, winners loved it while the losers can't adapt... most was highly recommending to just rent and don't build a house here in the Philippines for various reasons... But one most valid reason for not building a house is because they cannot afford... 😅🤣😂
@@junlab2612 lol so true! If people have a filipino spouse and don’t build, a lot of the time it’s because they cant afford it. Its much more comfortable to have a permanent, non-rented home. I have learned how to not judge the old men dating young Filipinas as I use to, hopefully they marry them though so the Filipina can potentially get their retirement-social security when they die.
You are 100% correct, it’s the losers that cant adapt. If people require a Starbucks on every corner, they are likely a wimp haha. Im not saying I wouldn’t enjoy a part time condo in BGC but I would still want to be in the province a majority of the year, The province is peaceful and affordable.
You mean "her" house,... well, only time will tell.
@@yoojin-oi8ij You sound ignorant, respectfully. First of all "time will tell" I have been married almost 10 years with 3 Filipino, land ownership eligible kids, is it another 10 years when "time will tell" in my marriage, do we need 6 kids and 20 years? LMAO! Also its conjugal and common property and “our” house that I own too. I suggest you refresh yourself on conjugal and common property as well as divorce legislation in the Philippines. Foreigners can and do own building ownership with their spouse, sorry to break the positive news to you. Again, irrelevant to my wife and I as the house is being passed to our Filipino kids, if it mattered to me I would have entered a contract which is the only true way to secure a foreigner to keep themselves secure vs rely on default Philippine law .
It’s also not a good look for people constantly and ignorantly re-iterating the misnomer that the Philippines is essentially a money pit for foreigners, we need to break that cycle. It isn't factual and doesn't benefit the country to spew comments from wannabe internet lawyers.
@@amerikanophilippines😅
You know very well that your house cannot be in your name.....only on condominiums in the Philippines....wish you luck in your new "home"...
I don't mean to be rude. Do you have a Law Degree? Have you heard of Conjugal Property Laws for marriages after 1988? Have you studied the Philippine Inheritance Laws? Studied Divorce Law? Sure, property laws in PH are complex, its always best to seek legal council when buying property here its not a one size fits all. Yes the Filipino is the controlling partner on land title in PH in most cases, but It doesn't mean foreign spouses have zero rights under the Law - Conjugal Property Rights which includes owning the house. Sure the foreigner cant "own" the land but it still falls under Conjugal Property Rights and is down a rabbit hole of legislation. If the Filipino sold the property with a house on it, there would not only be strong legal ramifications, but also a "cloud" on the title, the new buyer would have a mess on their hand.
I also could care less if I am "owner" of the land. Its still my house under Conjugal Property Laws and is irrelevant anyway because the house is going to my filipino kids.
I appreciate the message, it brings up an interesting topic.
@@amerikanophilippines yeah conjucal property you still have rights or equal rights
@@jeffreyvlogofficial781 That's what I figured Kuya. As an additional layer of security I would imagine a contract in writing would be more solid than the default laws but could potentially sour the relationship if there is no trust and asked for a contract before building. For me I would never care to ask as we have one goal, to hand the property down, and other properties down to our filipino kids.
@@amerikanophilippines hmm and another ive seen a lot of foreigner successful blogger which have permanent residence and rights to own house and lot i hope you will be success in this field and never change once you have their from what i know they live straight 10 years in the philippines doing blog and help some filipinos so filipinos will help them too until they successfullly get their Filipino visa as permanent residence of the Philippines plus they have an award showcase Philippines and its culture just go on the flow i know can make it
@@jeffreyvlogofficial781 I would be so honored to get citizenship, but still thankful that the Philippine government lets me stay here on Balikbayan Visa, I will soon apply for marital 13a visa for permanent residence. Thank you for the kind words Kuya! My filipino kids get the house when we die anyway so its not a huge concern, but I love this country very much and am more comfortable here than America, even in the province. I will take a buhay kubo in the province and still be happy haha!