EXTORTION AND LAND GRABBING ACTIVITIES OF A DE FACTO HOA IN TAYTAY, RIZAL

AnaLisaCion:

Tinuligsa ng isang homeowner ang walang-habas na extortion and land grabbing activities ng homeowners association sa Palmera Hills II Subd., Taytay, Rizal.

Ang naturang homeowners association ay isa umanong De Facto organization mula ng ito'y itatag noong February 23, 2008 sa pamamagitan ng isang Resolution # 1 ng Board of Advisers, na isa ring peke.

Ibinase ng Board of Advisers ang pagresolba sa kanilang Resolution # 1 which was actually derived from Sections 1 and 2, Article VIII of the Constitution and By-Laws of Palmera II Homeowners Association, Inc. (PHAI) with HLURB Registration No. 00931 on October 14, 2003 which was duly approved by the Regional Officer, Jesse A. Obligacion, under O.R. No. 8786746 dated October 13, 2003 in the amount of P210.00.

Ngunit hindi napagsilbihan ng bagong PHAI BOD and Officers ang kanilang term of office para sa year 2004 - 2005 sapagkat pinigilan silang paupuin noon ng kasalukuyang pamunuan ng pekeng PHAI kahit wala silang valid Certificate of Registration mula sa HLURB.

Itinatag ang de facto organization noong 2008 sa utos umano ng Manila Water Inc at ni Palmera Subd developer ex-Sen Manny Villar upang katawanin ang mga lehitimong homeowners ng subdivision para sila makabitan ng tubo ng tubig, batay sa isang Memorandum of Agreement ng dalawang Kompanya, na hanggang sa ngayon ay itinatago.

Ang isinasaad umano ng MoA ay obligadong sisingilin ang 980 homeowners ng tig-P17,000 (by installment) kada homeowner bago ito payagang malalagyan ng water installation bilang bayad nito para sa RIGHT-OF-WAY na ibinaong mainpipe sa gitna ng kalsada sa buong subdivision.

On May 13, 2010, Leo Paras executed a complaint-affidavit with the Provincial Prosecution Office against the fictitious Board of Advisers and the newly members of the Board of Directors of PHAI for violation of Article 172, par. 1, and Article 176 of the Revised Penal Code, for CONTINUOUSLY collecting unlawful fees from legitimate homeowners of the subdivision.

Pero, no'ng February 21, 2011 ay ibinasura ni Fi(x)cal Maria Ronatay ang complaint ni Leo, ngunit 'di natinag si Leo at muling nag-file ng Motion for Reconsideration, subalit muli ring ibinasura (DENIED) ni Ronatay ang MR noong June 22, 2011, kapalit DAW ng isang brandnew car para sa fi(x)cal na regalo ng isang member ng Board of Advisers na manager ng Diamond Motors na kamamatay lamang.

On May 28, 2012, Leo invokes the power of the Ombudsman to investigate this matter, including the extortion activities of the newly-elected members of the PHAI Board of Directors, but the Office of the Ombudsman stressed that it lacks jurisdiction to pass upon the correctness or wisdom of the assailed Resolution and Memorandum issued by Ronatay.

Batay sa ORDER na pirmado ni Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales no'ng May 10, 2013 - "Sufficient judicial or quasi-judicial remedy EXISTS in favor of the complainant."

Samakatwid, merong ligal na karapatan si Leo para muling sampahan ng kasong SYNDICATED ESTAFA ang mga opisyal ng pekeng PHAI, namely: EDGARDO LEONES, DENNY MA, JOCONDO INUMERABLE, CHERYL SUELTO, NORMITA SANTIAGO, VICTORIA CORPUZ at DAISY TOLENTINO et al, sa dahilang IPINAGBILI ng naturang sindikato ang kanyang property with TCT No. 600086 na nakasangla ng P307,650.00 in favor of Capitol Dev. Bank, batay sa inscription sa likod ng titulo at pirmado ni Registrar of Deeds Vicente A. Garcia on Sept 25, 1992 at 3:37 P.M.