SC issues new guidelines on Expropriation cases
In accordance with Memorandum Circular No. 08-2020, the Supreme Court (SC) publishes the Guidelines for the Special Expropriation Courts for Public...
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Defining the Appraiser’s Role in Arbitration
Appraisers expanding their practices into the area of arbitration can expect to play one of two roles: arbitrators or expert witnesses. They are mo...
Read ArticleWhat’s wrong with the road right of way
The following report from the Philippine Daily Inquirer will show the implementation of the law on expropriation and just compensation. BY-PASS AND...
Read ArticleNotes on Real Property Laws in the Philippines
Prof. Augusto B. Agosto Cebu City Land is an important source of wealth for a nation. Everything that we use can be traced ultimately to land. In e...
Read ArticleNotes on Real Property Taxation and Government Appraisal
On Capital Gains Tax, Documentary Stamp Tax, Estate Tax, Donor’s Tax, and how these taxes relate to land valuation Capital gains tax is the ordinar...
Read ArticleOn the 4th State of the Nation Address
By: Augusto B. Agosto State of the Nation Address or SONA is an annual event wherein the achievements, policies, and programs of the president are ...
Read ArticleWhere is the Philippines in the real estate cycle?
One of the concise definitions of the real estate cycle is offered by The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in its 1994 publication on Under...
Read ArticleContemplating on “Thinking like an economist”
After my travel abroad, I have to get back on track in academic life. I have to catch up with the course I am handling, especially Microeconomics. ...
Read ArticlePSA reports 252.6-percent increase in residential condo value
The total value of residential condominium construction surged high to 252.6 percent in the first quarter of 2018, based on the data obtained from ...
Read ArticleOn Cordova “boom”
Cordova is a third class quiet and serene municipality. One can aptly notice the coastal ambiance of this place. They are known for bakasi, kinhaso...
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