For the benefit of those who do not know what UBFHAI means, it's the acronym for United BF Homeowners Association, Inc. It's basically the Group of people running our Village (BF Homes). They, supposedly, take care of the Security, Maintenance, Utilities and the Peace & Order of our community.
Unfortunately, due to the incompetencies and greed of the people running the UBFHAI for the last few years, our community is on the brink of chaos.
Just last week, through the ruling of the Courts, the Parañaque Gates of our Village were opened to the Public. This was the result of a long battle between the Merchants/Business-Owners and the UBFHAI Officers.
You see, the UBFHAI Officers made life and business a living hell for these mere Business-Owners, who line the Commercial Area of BF Homes, by asking exorbitant fees for Stickers and for each Delivery made by their Suppliers! And that was just the tip of the iceberg. More and more non-isolated cases against the UBFHAI Officers emerged, which prompted the majority of Business-Owners to file a complaint with the Office of the Mayor and the Courts as well.
Now that the ruling of the Court has been released, in favor of the Merchants and Entrepreneurs, the Parañaque City Government has taken over the gates of BF Homes, at least the ones under their jurisdiction. To "protect" the interest of the other Homeowners not covered by the Parañaque City's jurisdiction, check-points and guard-rails were put up at the border of the areas under Las Piñas. This meant unnecessary traffic for the streets and areas surrounding these Check-Points. Our street included.
What used to take me just 5 minutes, from the Commercial Hub of BF Homes to our house, now took me 30 minutes because of the traffic. And since our house stands at one of the main thoroughfares in the Village (with 1 of the Check-Points a mere 10 meters from our house), the traffic going home was horrendous! To add insult to injury, some of the annoyed and inconvenienced drivers being held-up by the delays start honking their horns for long periods of time. The noise pollution, that used to be nil in our parts, have filled the air.
Personally, I really find it extremely inconvenient. As most of you know, I work on the Graveyard Shift, and sleep during the day. This meant that my already short and restless sleep, has become far more shorter and more restless, with all the ruckus going on outside. And the dirt that comes through the windows? Terrible!
You'd think that the gates were the only Problem... Think again! The last few days, we've been having a struggle with water. We thought we were the only ones having this problem, since our Pressure Pump and Overhead Tanks had been damaged a few weeks ago, but lo and behold! The WHOLE Village was experiencing the scarcity of the Water Supply! To put it more accurately, the whole village did not have water!
As it turns out, our trusty UBFHAI Officers have not been paying the Electric and Water Bills for the Waterworks of our Village. Now, the Manila Electric Company and the Water Supplier has cut the services provided for the Waterworks, leaving the poor helpless homeowners without water! Now we have to rely on our trusty Water Delivery people to provide us with at least 2 days worth of Water!
I just hope our good Mayor would be able to iron this out for us and make these unscrupulous people of UBFHAI personally responsible for their underhanded ways of running our Village... and FAST!!!
Unfortunately, due to the incompetencies and greed of the people running the UBFHAI for the last few years, our community is on the brink of chaos.
Just last week, through the ruling of the Courts, the Parañaque Gates of our Village were opened to the Public. This was the result of a long battle between the Merchants/Business-Owners and the UBFHAI Officers.
You see, the UBFHAI Officers made life and business a living hell for these mere Business-Owners, who line the Commercial Area of BF Homes, by asking exorbitant fees for Stickers and for each Delivery made by their Suppliers! And that was just the tip of the iceberg. More and more non-isolated cases against the UBFHAI Officers emerged, which prompted the majority of Business-Owners to file a complaint with the Office of the Mayor and the Courts as well.
Now that the ruling of the Court has been released, in favor of the Merchants and Entrepreneurs, the Parañaque City Government has taken over the gates of BF Homes, at least the ones under their jurisdiction. To "protect" the interest of the other Homeowners not covered by the Parañaque City's jurisdiction, check-points and guard-rails were put up at the border of the areas under Las Piñas. This meant unnecessary traffic for the streets and areas surrounding these Check-Points. Our street included.
What used to take me just 5 minutes, from the Commercial Hub of BF Homes to our house, now took me 30 minutes because of the traffic. And since our house stands at one of the main thoroughfares in the Village (with 1 of the Check-Points a mere 10 meters from our house), the traffic going home was horrendous! To add insult to injury, some of the annoyed and inconvenienced drivers being held-up by the delays start honking their horns for long periods of time. The noise pollution, that used to be nil in our parts, have filled the air.
Personally, I really find it extremely inconvenient. As most of you know, I work on the Graveyard Shift, and sleep during the day. This meant that my already short and restless sleep, has become far more shorter and more restless, with all the ruckus going on outside. And the dirt that comes through the windows? Terrible!
You'd think that the gates were the only Problem... Think again! The last few days, we've been having a struggle with water. We thought we were the only ones having this problem, since our Pressure Pump and Overhead Tanks had been damaged a few weeks ago, but lo and behold! The WHOLE Village was experiencing the scarcity of the Water Supply! To put it more accurately, the whole village did not have water!
As it turns out, our trusty UBFHAI Officers have not been paying the Electric and Water Bills for the Waterworks of our Village. Now, the Manila Electric Company and the Water Supplier has cut the services provided for the Waterworks, leaving the poor helpless homeowners without water! Now we have to rely on our trusty Water Delivery people to provide us with at least 2 days worth of Water!
I just hope our good Mayor would be able to iron this out for us and make these unscrupulous people of UBFHAI personally responsible for their underhanded ways of running our Village... and FAST!!!
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