

Home Security for Filipino Homeowners: Smart Ways to Protect Your Family and Property
In the Philippines, home security is more than installing a few locks—it’s about adapting to the unique challenges of our environment: densely packed neighborhoods, frequent travel for work, tropical weather, and varying levels of access control. With rising property values and more Filipinos investing in their homes, securing your space has never been more important. Here’s how to strengthen home safety in ways that fit the Filipino lifestyle. 1. Start with Strong Physical P


How much does it cost to build a house in the Philippines in 2026?
With a few weeks to go before we enter 2026, lets try to answer the question: “How much will it cost to build a house in 2026?”


How to Lower Your Home’s Carbon Footprint in the Philippines
Lowering your home’s carbon footprint is no longer just a global trend—it’s becoming a practical necessity for Filipino homeowners.


When White means Green (the white roof movement)
(image by Gatewaygreen.org) There’s a movement going around called the “White Roof Movement” which says that painting your roof white...


Television in the bedroom is bad for your kids.
If you ask your architect to design your bedroom, chances are he will draw it like this: He will put in a bed, a closet, a work table and...


Price vs Cost
I just spent the last 3 days trying to close a prospective client who wanted to have his house built in a mid level subdivision in the south. I received an email inquiry from him thru my webpage I spent the last 3 days introducing myself, my background, my works and basically sharing my experiences. I gave him references to other clients I had worked with and I was hoping he would call them as I am confident that talking to my old clients could only be beneficial to my pitch


Condominium vs Townhouses (Philippine experience)
I'm sharng an article I wrote a couple of years ago, I feel that though the examples may not be the latest projects but the observations...


10 tips on how to improve your space...
For those in the habit of watching cable TV programs featuring home makeovers where they transform cluttered or boring spaces into sleek...


3 reasons why you should build your dream home now!!!
One of the biggest dream of every family today is have their own home, a place they could call their own. Today with the influx of OFW remittance and the success of the BPO industry many families have been able to reach this dream. For the average "Joe" planning, saving up or thinking of building their own home in the near future, I have gathered some information for you and would like to share why it would be best to build your home as soon as possible. 1. Low "Home loan


How long does it take to plan for & build a house?
Ive written an article on this matter a few weeks ago, but there have been suggestion to put in a graphical presentation so as to make...























