In the Philippines, though there are many houses and communities that are divided by fences and regions, all are one big family living on one roof or one big house, on Philippines’ most extensive organization – the Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Association, Inc. or CREBA.

The Chamber of Real Estate and Builder’s Association, Inc.(CREBA) is known in the Philippines as “an umbrella organization” compose of 3,000 professionals, associations and companies dealing with housing or real estate industry and allied and related groups and industries like architects, engineers, real estate developers,brokers,appraisers,financiers,builders,contractors,suppliers,housing programs experts, subdivisions and community developers, etc. It is the largest known real estate and builder organization in the Philippines today; moreover, that is non-profit, on-stock and a non-governmental organization.

CREBA

For the Chambers of real Estate and Builders’ Association, Inc. or CREBA’s aim why it was conceived and erected or formed is to address some housing problems, some solutions and assistance or help from its other members that have the ability to provide the needed assistance or help, in regards of course of a particular housing problem, Wherein back then before it was formed, private real estate developers experience a lot of problems and some obstacles in their development plans and endeavors.

However, CREBA is the smaller version of the world’s real estate and builder organization in the world – the International Real estate Federation or popularly known as the FIABCI.

FIABCI

Fiabci composes of different countries worldwide that specializes on housing and real estate industry in the world similar to CREBA or Chambers of Real Estate and Builders’ Assoaciation,Inc.

Actually, CREBA is an official member of FIABCI wherein CREBA itself also created the FIABCI Philippines that composes the publicly known public housing government sectors like the Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-Ibig, the National Housing Authority or NHA, the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation or NHMFC, the Home Guaranty Corporations or HGC, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority or Peza, and the Philippine Retirement Authority or the PRA.

CREBA's Annual National Convention

By CREBA also, the month of October in the Philippines becomes the National Housing Month, which was of course, celebrated annually by CREBA. But this year 2010, CREBA will be holding the annual convention as the first international convention to be convened at the island-city of Macau, with its aim to make the Philippines’ National real estate and housing industry gear up into global view with the help of FIABCI of course.

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Housing program is basically a never ending problem in the central point of the Philippine archipelago – Metro Manila Philippines. For it is where all class and types of Filipinos conglomerate into a congesting situation due to Manila is the center of commerce and industry wherein most Filipinos thought to gain a lot of opportunities for them to grow and progress financially and materially, thus squatting is rampant throughout Manila though there are spacious lots in their respective provinces wherein they could own it legally than just squatting which end up their houses being demolished because of lack of legal ownership of the lot or real estate their houses were erected.

However, though there are a lot of real estate communities being developed throughout the Philippines, it is inaccessible and can’t afford by a less learned and financially poor and destitute Filipinos, respectively. Yes, the Philippines then and up to present administration is trying and struggling to form an effective government housing program for the poor Filipinos to solve the congesting problem, basically on Metro Manila and to stop the battle between the lot owners and the Filipinos who love to squat on real estate properties they don’t legally own.

Remains of the Demolished Houses

For every year, there is a struggle between the squatters and the house demolition team that demolished squatting houses on the lot of the real estate owner.

The Philippine government has settled some squatters that become homeless due to the demolition process into a government own house resettlement community which was founded and created by the government itself. However, these free housing programs have not yet solved the squatting problems.

Housing Programs

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Perhaps most Filipinos already knew what’s in this place, yeah, it is the home place or birth place of Doctor Jose P. Rizal –the Philippines’ National Hero, A renaissance genius man. He is an artist, a doctor (ophthalmologist), a poet, a publicist, an engineer, a sculptor, a novelist, a teacher, a linguist who could speak 21 languages, and of course a martyr hero. Actually, his ancestral house at Calamba has now become a tourist attraction for those who visit Calamba Laguna Philippines where a memorabilia about him was on display. They call it Rizal Shrine.

Actually, his ancestral home was destroyed during World War II but was restored during the presidency of Elpidio Quirino, which is during 1950s.

However, it was not only Dr.Jose P.Rizal is the known hero that Calamba Laguna have produced, actually, there are still other four National heroes, namely General Paciano Rizal, Teodora Alonzo, General Vicente Lim, and Lt. Geronimo Aclan. Thus,an association have arise,that is the Calamba Association Of Northeastern USA,Inc. base on New York.This Calamba organization have established by the former residents of Calamba Laguna Philippines to promote Calamba Philippines itself and for the welfare and improvement of the lives of Filipinos in line with the heroic deeds of the national heroes which have sprouted from Calamba Laguna in the Philippines.

Anyway, what are other places of interest at Calamba Laguna Philippines aside from its hero’s zone area? At Laguna Philippines there are many resorts and hot springs you could visit, however, we will discuss them at my article Laguna Philippines. Calamba Laguna is only at the footstool of Laguna Philippines’s famous Enchanted Mountain –Mt. Maria Makiling,thus you could tread upon the Mt. Maria Makiling through Calamba Laguna. Moreover, Calamba has rich source of fresh clean water due to Laguna Philippines have many hot springs within its vicinity. Calamba Laguna has also hot springs at Laguna de Bay- the Wonder Island Resort.

Another place of interest at Calamba, is the St. John the Baptist Church. It has a beautiful ambience and most tourists attend mass on it. I remember, when I was a child we attend mass in it after we visit the Rizal Shrine. For it is said that on this church, Dr. Jose P. Rizal was baptized. Furthermore, at the front of Calamba Laguna Municipal Hall, there are a beautiful potted plants and flowers for sale that could awe your site.

Aside from Rizal’s memorial statue at Luneta Park, he has also another memorial statue at Rizal Memorial School at Calamba Laguna.

However, if you want to visit Calamba Laguna Philippines, it is only 53 kilometers away from Manila Philippines and lies at the southern terminal of South Luzon Expressway. And they say it is a gateway to many part of Laguna in the Philippines and to other adjacent cities and regions.

Calamba Laguna is the largest city of Laguna Philippines which largely are migrants from Manila Philippines and Tagalog regions of the Philippines, as well some religious groups and foreign tourists. Thus, it has many real estate businesses within its region.

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