– Behind the gleaming glass facades of Alabang’s skyscrapers and the polished floors of Festival Mall lies a different Muntinlupa. It is a city of concrete divides. On one side, the elite sip lattes. On the other, in the dusty, overcrowded barangays of the northern district, families fight for a square meter of shade.
“That’s the first lie,” said the source, speaking in a dark corner of a karinderia near the Bliss gate. “The list is a living organism. It breathes. It changes depending on who is in power.” Our team spent four weeks inside the Bliss compound. We mapped every unit. We compared the official City Hall list against actual occupancy. The results are alarming.
This agency did not collect the PHP 450 official fee. Instead, they imposed “processing fees,” “maintenance dues,” and a mysterious line item called (a fake real property tax). muntinlupa bliss scandal part 1 exclusive
The poor built this city. They did not build it to be stolen from. This is Part 1 of a 5-part exclusive series. The Muntinlupa Chronicle has verified all documents, receipts, and testimonies cited above. Legal counsel has advised that naming specific politicians and collection agency owners will occur in Part 2, following the conclusion of an ongoing freedom of information request.
The same methodology—ghost beneficiaries, inflated fees, intimidation, and vote-buying—is now being replicated in three other low-cost housing sites in the city: Casaforte , Savannah Homes , and the Alabang West relocation area . – Behind the gleaming glass facades of Alabang’s
While we cannot name names until Part 2 of this series (pending legal review), documents tie a —a direct relative of a former mayor—to the approval of the private collection agency contract.
The promise was simple: a 25-square-meter row house with a toilet, a concrete floor, and a legal leasehold title. For a family earning 200 pesos a day, it was heaven. On the other, in the dusty, overcrowded barangays
The silence from Muntinlupa City Hall regarding our request for comments on the “Amilyar Plus” fees has been, so far, deafening.
