By Cav Guillermo “Gems” Molina Jr. II Fellow AFPOVAI 678 Lot Owners: OUR MAIN LINE OF EFFORT Last October 2021, the burden transferred hands. As the newly elected Phase 678 Chairman, I should have promptly reached out to all of you. But even during the transition I felt rather uneasy being thrust into the face of […]

12 May 2022, from Emmanuel Hernandez ‘73 Congratulations sir Ben. Your research is 99% accurate. The 1% inaccuracy included but not limited to the following: (I was the Manager of AFPOVAI at the time) Boy Enrile, the CSAFP, was the only senior AFP officer who ‘blatantly’ supported the 678 members at the time. He was […]

11 May 2022, from Ben Ambalong (PAF) ‘67 After na published ko dito sa Viber Community, ang opinion coming from knowledgeable Lawyers and from some AFPOVAI members (or maybe silent AFPOVAI members) concerning our quest of a title of our AFPOVAI Lot, I receive more question, such as the question about the obstacle created by […]

06 May 2022, from Ben Ambalong (PAF) ‘67 I decided to publish this in PH678 Viber Community, not only for new AFPOVAI Lot applicants, but for the heir of AFP Officers who already passed away, while waiting for the lifting of the series of suspension in the release of their AFPOVAI Lot titles. This is […]

06 April 2022, from Gems I just got back from a family trip and noticed online that there seems to have been be a bit of confusion on the no-property or non-property requirement as well as other requirements shown in our posted DENR checklist. Allow me to provide some answers. The certification of no property, […]

Masaya, malungkot, nakakaawa at nakakagalit ang mga narinig kong kwento na nangyari before. Pero hindi na kailangang maghanap ng sisisihin. All gratitude to those who tried to do the early spadework, raised those placards, and marched to the courts to get our collective voices heard. We are where we are today because of them, and […]

01 April 2022, from Gems: Dear Fellow Lot Owners:  Finally, it happened. Last Friday, 01 April 2022, two weeks after the signing of the lifting orders by new DENR Acting Secretary Jim Sampulna on 16 March 2022, one month after our courtesy call on him on 01 March 2022, four months after former DENR Secretary […]

24 March 2022 from the AFPOVAI President, BGen Arthur “Art” Abadilla (Ret): Today we received the copy of the Lifting Order duly signed by Actg SEC JIM SAMPULNA, DENR and happily turned over to MGEN GEM MOLINA, Chairman, Phases 678. Praying that the DEEDS of SALE will be finalized before the middle of April 2022 and […]

23 March 2022, from Gems: Dear Fellow Lot Owners:  Thank you for all your words of appreciation. We’re beside ourselves with joy for this major breakthrough in our fight to claim our lots, and we acknowledge all those who have helped one way or another to make this happen. The 17-year old suspension memo, in […]

Here is the process flow for our lot applications as prepared by the LMB for us. It has 20 stages, with other sub-steps in each stage, meaning that the process is rather lengthy. In fact, one lot application normally takes a minimum of 3 months, according to a DENR staff. 1. Filing of application2. Conduct […]