Did you know that there is a fault line in Sta. Rosa, Laguna?
This image and the information that came with it was emailed to me by a friend. I will talk about it at the end of this post.
As promised, I’ve already deleted my announcement regarding the Open House at Nuvali on October 25, 2009. Suffice it to say that it was another hugely successful event by Ayala Land. I met lots of great people from Ayala Land and a few prospects including a classmate from UST.
But most important of all, my daughter and I had a great time at Nuvali. We arrived at 10:30 am, drove around so many places and left Nuvali for home at 9:00 pm.
Below are two sample pictures I took (the rest are in my Facebook album and are reserved for my future websites:
Anyways, back to business. This is to announce what my succeeding posts will be:
- Best real estate in the Philippines, part 4 – will show and describe the commercial and recreational establishments in New Sta. Rosa. Again, they will include maps and pictures.
- Best real estate in the Philippines, part 5 – the one you might have been waiting for; will show the various projects by as many real estate development companies that I can find. Ayala Land, Inc. is just one of several reputable and big-ticket players in Sta. Rosa and their projects are not for everybody, i.e, let’s face it, not all, including myself, can afford an Ayala Land project… now. I’ve already taken several pictures of these projects. More maps will be shown. (Off-topic: I have a fetish for maps since I was a kid, I play Google Earth and edit Wikimapia for a hobby. Kindly click here to see how I edited a tiny feature of Sta. Rosa, Laguna in Wikimapia).
- Best real estate in the Philippines, part 6, Old Sta. Rosa - whether you believe it or not, Old Sta. Rosa, depending on your financial position and strategy, has as much to offer Pinoys in terms of real estate opportunities as New Sta. Rosa. This post might be divided into a few sub-entries as I write along; maybe not. Expect several pictures of Old Sta. Rosa.
Like I said in the past, I will build my first dream house in Old Sta. Rosa, with God’s help, in 2 to 3 years . My second dream house? In Ayala Westgrove Heights : )
Again, do not equate the word OLD with UGLY; many parts of Old Sta. Rosa are very beautiful; I have lots of pictures to prove it. I’ve already decided on the subdivision, Olympia Park Village (in Barangay Labas); it’s just spitting distance from the soon-to-be-rehabilitated double-tracked railway system of PNR. There, a brand new and modern station will also be built.
Why does it have to be near the PNR station? Please, read this again.
When my friends ask me what my favorite post is, without batting an eyelash, I always say it’s this entry about PNR; I consider it as my masterpiece. The title is apt and it will indeed impact Philippine real estate. That post will spawn several more posts in this site and in time, its importance shall be clear to you.
- Best real estate in the Philippines, part 7, a reprise – this entry will not summarize this long series. I might use the sub-title – Sta. Rosa: Why it has become what it is today.
This time, we will start with Old Sta. Rosa and work our way towards New Sta. Rosa. It’s going to be a very long post, but rest assured that after reading this post, you will know more about Sta. Rosa than many of its locals.
Finally, about the fault line that traverses Sta.Rosa. As mentioned, it was emailed to me by a friend. She got the information and the image from Phivolcs (talk about someone conducting a thorough DUE DILIGENCE; honestly, I didn’t know about this until my friend told me about it).
I’ve already emailed this to the executives of Ayala Land, Inc. I will also ask for the input of the City Government of Sta. Rosa (hopefully from Hon. Mayor Arlene Arcillas-Nazareno) and Phivolcs.
Whatever answer they give about this fault line, whether good or “grim,” no one and nothing will stop me from relocating to Sta. Rosa.
Our lives, whether we live long or die young, are not dependent on fault lines, the melting of the ice caps, or the sinking of the world’s great deltas. Our lives have all been written long before we were woven in the womb of our mothers.
Thank you so much to Ms. Nanette Sison for sending me this very important information. She’s a Facebook friend who also happens to own a property in Nuvali (see, I told you to add me to your FB list of friends because, in time, I will certainly make this website private and available only to my Facebook friends; I’m not kidding : )
Thanks a lot and my best regards to everyone.
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Hello Mr. Policarpio,
I’ve been trying to figure it out myself if the Valley Fault System actually cuts through part of Nuvali or just near it. But all the illustration I have found so far are not clear on this.
To settle things once and for all, I will contact someone from Philvolcs and ask him to point out where exactly that fault line is. If I need to go to their office to get the information, I will.
I will get into it tomorrow and I’ll keep in touch with you.
Thanks for dropping by.
Hi! I’m interested in the Venare Site of Nuvali. Do you have any information on whether the fault line extends to that area? I will appreciate any information on this.
Hello Nanette, sure I won’t address you with your last name provided you don’t call me Mr. Sanchez; you might slip and call me Mr. Bean, lol!!
About may pambabalato. To be honest with you, like I said previously, everything that I have been doing almost non-stop since February has opened so many doors of opportunities.Whatever lie beyond those doors, I will leave everything up to God. Kung sa akin, sa akin. If not, I am certain He will open more doors for me. I do believe that it’s Him that led me to writing and I know that if what I do pleases Him, He will reward me eventually.
I may not actually get rich; I may not actually get the house that I am dreaming of. But at the end of the day, I know He will grant me the most important gift of all – PEACE… plus friends like you.
Like I always tell my friends, I am still broke, but somehow, now I feel a significant amount of contentment that I never felt before. And I am now at Peace with myself and those around me. I’m happy with what I’m doing.
If nothing else comes out of this, but along the way, I succeed in inspiring others in getting their dream house, that will be good enough for me.
Pero malay natin, Nanette, instead of Anvaya Cove, eh BMW and ibalato ko sa yo, he he!!!
To GK aka Gerard, I admire your keen observations; iba ka pag dating sa pag conduct ng due diligence.
The best persons to answer your observations about Eton City are the executives of Eton Properties Phils, Inc.
In fact, I have already emailed your comment to a friend, Mr. Eric Umali, who’s a Sales Director of North Belton Communities.
Thank you so much and my best regards to everyone.
Mr. Sanchez,
since we’re talking about sta. rosa here, have you checked out the eton city development near the slex? that project by lucio tan’s eton properties inc, started about the same time as nuvali and yet, last construction update, they’re still filling it in with water. what gives? the only building they have there is the office to sell property while nuvali already has retail establishments and residents. Even the forum discussing eton has not moved forward since 2007. It looks like a promising development on paper, even better than nuvali but it has not really progressed from digging trenches and filling in the lakes. a lot of these projects in sta rosa have not really been developed 100%. several years after they first opened for sale, they are still looking for buyers. maybe it might take an ayala and nuvali to push them further.
Pahabol… Kung babalatuan mo ako ng Anvaya Cove lot eh di ko tatanggihan yan. Masama raw tumanggi sa grasya.
Hey Mr. Sanchez. Wag mo ng buuin name ko. Dyahe!
I will wait for that post regarding how to trace IP address. Interesting!
Anvaya Cove Lots? Let’s see. Hahaha. I am just a member for now.
your articles are not very well laid out and outlined as far as website aesthetics are concerned. But it does not matter because, content-wise, they are extremely well researched and organized complemented by interesting photos. All residents of sta rosa could gain more insight and a better understanding of their city if they only read your website. My fear is that everyone else will want to live here now convinced by your articles.
That picture of the old train station and those houses from the old section of the city are pieces of our history, but us filipinos seldom rarely appreciate this and at some point, we will just destroy this without hesitation. what a waste.
keep on writing.
Hi Mr. Sanchez,
I was surprised to see my name here.
I agree with you that our lives are not dependent on fault lines. Our country is prone to earthquakes anyways so this is nothing new. Not all earthquakes are destructible(hopefully). But we still do have to be aware of this and be prepared.
nice pictures, hope u enjoyed biking around the area.