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Explainers, methodology deep-dives, and practical guides on Philippine property hazards. Written for the decisions that matter.
39 articles published
Condo buyers often skip hazard checks because their unit sits high above any flood line. But the building stands on ground, and the ground decides how it behaves in a quake, a flood, or a surge. Here is what to check before you reserve a unit.
Cavite is one of the most popular places to buy a home near Metro Manila, but it is not one kind of ground. Here is how the coastal north and the upland south differ, why a new subdivision can still sit on a floodplain, and what to check for any Cavite address before you commit.
A housing loan ties you to one property for decades. Here is why a quick hazard check belongs in your due diligence, how flood and fault risk affect appraisal, insurance, and resale, and how to screen any Philippine address before you sign.
If you are working abroad and buying a house or lot in the Philippines you have never stood on, the ground is your blind spot. Here is how to screen a property for flood, fault, and storm-surge risk remotely, what to ask the people on the ground, and why this matters even more when you cannot visit.
PAGASA is tracking Typhoon Domeng and a new low-pressure area enhancing the southwest monsoon, with heavier rain, flash floods, and landslides expected this week. Here is why an enhanced habagat hits harder, and how to check flood risk for your exact address before it does.
PHIVOLCS experts warn that many Philippine homes are not built to survive a strong earthquake. The ground here moves every day. Here is why the lot's distance from an active fault and the softness of its soil matter as much as how the house is built, and how to check both before you buy.
PAGASA has declared the start of the southwest monsoon. Heavy rain, flooding, and landslides have already begun across the country. Here is why the first rains matter for your exact address, and how to check flood and landslide risk before the season peaks.
Pag-IBIG just raised its maximum housing loan to ₱10 million. A bigger loan is a bigger bet on one address. Here is what the loan approval does not check, and how to screen the lot for flood, fault, and landslide risk before you sign.
The national controversy over flood control projects has put a hard question in front of every buyer: can you count on the dike or pump near your lot? Here is why the safer move is to read the hazard itself, not the promised infrastructure.
In July 2024 the habagat, enhanced by Typhoon Carina, put much of Metro Manila underwater and pushed the Marikina River near Ondoy levels. What happened, and what it means for choosing where to live.
A plain-language guide to active-fault distance, what PHIVOLCS setback bands mean, and how to screen any Philippine address for earthquake-rupture risk before you sign.
A walkthrough of every section in a CheckHazard hazard report, what each number means, and which parts are free versus part of the paid report.
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