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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Clarifying the VAT on Low-Income Housing
As we know, Republic Act No. 11354 or the CREATE Act, as passed by Congress, raised the VAT exemption threshold on low-income
ADVOCACY
Rectifying Inequity & Ambiguities of the Maceda Law
Evident in many laws relating to real estate is the underlying presumption that every act of a developer proceeds from avarice. Apparently proceeding from this presumption of guilt, the general trend in these laws has been to impose excessive demands and conditions, as if to penalize the entire housing industry for the perceived faults of a few. RA 6552, otherwise known as the “Realty
FROM THE CHAIRMAN
Compliance Alternatives: A Question of Legality
Sometime in 2011, we recommended three alternative modes of compliance with the Balanced Housing requirement under Section
THE ENVIRONMENTALIST
Greening Real Estate Developments
To some people, real estate developers are viewed not only as creators of houses, subdivisions and buildings, but of communities.
NEWS
The CREBA Scene
CREBA at 48, the property sector in 2022
With the theme “Cope and Rise Together as One”, CREBA commemorated its 48th anniversary last October 15 with an online event attended by some 350 members and sponsored by Boysen Paints, Asia United Bank, the PagIBIG Fund and the National Home Mortgage
The Industry Scene
New Land Conversion Rules to Boost Economic Recovery
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently announced major changes in its land conversion policies and rules in order to facilitate economic recovery in the wake of the COVID pandemic. DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Luis
THE ECONOMIC SCENE
Stocks up ahead of yearend window dressing; peso weakens
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) started the week higher
INVESTORS' CORNER
Batangas – the Industrial Port City
Batangas City is classified as one of the fastest urbanizing
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BRIEF: Philippine Financial Reporting Standards for Real Estate Firms
OVERVIEW Accounting is essentially the process of keeping records of all financial transactions of an entity, and generating various reports or statements out of those records. Financial reporting, on the other hand, is a subset of the accounting process that uses financial statements to disclose a company’s financial information and performance over a particular period to outside parties such as investors, lending institutions, regulators, tax authorities and players in the capital markets. The manner
FROM THE CHAPTERS
CREBA - ANGELES
Angeles – the Country’s Entertainment Capital
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CREBA - BAGUIO
Baguio – the Philippines’ City of Pines
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CREBA - BATAAN
Bataan – of History & Nation-Building
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CREBA - BATANGAS
Batangas – Bountiful, Beautiful, Beguiling
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CREBA - BULACAN
Bulacan – the Land of Heroes & Poets
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CREBA - CAPIZ
Capiz – the Country’s Seafood Capital
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CREBA - CAGAYAN DE ORO
CDO – the City of Golden Friendship
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CREBA - CARAGA
CARAGA – the Region of Spirited People
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CREBA - CEBU
Cebu – Queen City of the South
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CREBA - DAVAO
Davao City – the Metropolis of the South
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CREBA - ILOILO
Iloilo – Convergence of the New & the Old
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CREBA - LA UNION
La Union – The Union of Peoples & Cultures
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CREBA - LAGUNA
Laguna – the Ancient Bulwark of Freedom
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CREBA - NEGROS OCC.
Negros Occidental – Land of the Sugar Barons
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CREBA - NUEVA ECIJA
Neva Ecija – Rice Bowl of the Philippines
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CREBA - PALAWAN
The Philippines’ Last Ecological Frontier
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CREBA - PAMPANGA
Pampanga – the Culinary Capital of the Philippines
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CREBA - PANGASINAN
Pangasinan – the Gateway to the North
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CREBA - SOCCSKSARGEN
SOCCSKSARGEN – Wondrous Cultural & Bio Diversity
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CREBA - TARLAC
Tarlac – Central Luzon’s Sweet Melting Pot
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CREBA - ZAMBASULTA
ZAMBASULTA – A Wealth of Culture & Natural Beauty
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