ShareCalamba City Hall employees never fail to impress. Always giving efficient, quality service that comes with a smile and helpful tone. Sharing below the step-by-step process in paying for one’s real property taxes or amelyar, as seen outside the City Assessor’s office: *Note: Although the main entrance of Nuvali is in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Nuvali [...]
Category Archives: Government
No plastics in Robinsons Nuvali
ShareHappy to see this Sta. Rosa City Ordinance being implemented in Robinsons Supermarket Nuvali: What used to be a once-a-week practice to use paper bags or cartons instead of plastic (every Friday if I remember right) is now an everyday rule. To that I say hurrah! Tweet
Exciting infrastructure developments in the South
ShareA quick look at three planned infrastructure projects South of Manila– LRT 1 expansion, the Daang Hari-South Luzon Expressway link road, CALA Expressway – Cavite side – as read in the Inquirer: The LRT 1 expansion project aims to stretch the existing 15-kilometer line that ends in Baclaran by an additional 11.7 km to reach Bacoor, Cavite. [...]
Real Property Tax in Nuvali
ShareWe’re now at that wonderful time of the year when we’re meant to flock to city hall to update our taxes on real property. The good news for Nuvali lot and homeowners is that the Calamba city officials are generally friendly and efficient, and the city hall a pleasant place to visit. These past months, I [...]
green and politics– what’s the latest?
I’ve made no secret about my support for Nicanor Perlas, who is neither my relative, family friend, nor ninong. Glad to see others are recognizing the same: Perlas best bet to solve water woes, survey shows (Inquirer, 23 March 2010) — Environmental groups EcoWaste Coalition and Greenpeace show the results of their “Green Electoral Initiative” [...]
bamboo jeepneys in leyte
NOTE: This site got hacked last month and boo that my back-up didn’t include the latest 4 posts (lesson learned: back-up everyday!). I’m resurrecting this third of four posts (original publish date: January 2010) from loose emails and saved drafts. Look at these ingenious jeepneys spotted in Leyte! Got these pics in the email last [...]
the secret is to empower people – Nick Perlas
Amazing that while transcribing videos of Nicanor Perlas (global environmentalist and 2010 Presidential aspirant), I came upon one video that had him talking exactly about SMALL FARMER PRODUCTIVITY. This was just a few days after I chanced upon an article by Jeffrey Sachs in which he says that the world’s top 8 countries (the G8) [...]





I am Johanna -- an artist, professional real estate broker and new resident of Nuvali.