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Jim Houtsma
(Includes wife, daughter, two helpers)
Location:
Naga City, Bicol
Type of residence:
One story detached house
Size of house:
3 BR, 2 CR, Maids qtrs with CR, 162 SM
Own or
Rent:
Own
Cost of Rent:
N/A
Electricity:
P3,000 Winter - P6,000 Summer
Water:
P 400 city water, P 700 bottled water
Gas:
P 530 (LPG)
Phone:
P 1,000
Cable:
Satellite two boxes P1,780
DSL:
P 1,089
Power
Outages:
Seldom, maybe once every
two months and usually for less than one hour.
(A couple of times a year there planned outages for half a day
to cut tree limbs etc.)
Water Outages:
City
water, none
DSL:
Occasional lose of connection, Digitel
Cable TV:
Satellite lose only during heavy rains and then
only for a few minutes.
Air Quality:
Good, Neighbors seldom burn trash and we
live on the outskirts of the city.
Noise:
Very quiet. A few dogs and roosters in the
distance. Little road traffic on our street.
Traffic:
Over all not to bad even during rush hour. An
exception is during fiesta.
Public Trans:
Good, Jeepneys, Tricycles, Pedicabs, little
waiting
Stores:
One medium size mall and a medium size discount
mall. (Two large malls are under construction, SM and Pacific.
Good selection of small stores.
Additional comments:
This area is very progressive and business friendly.
Good government with little corruption. Forty five
minutes to beaches.
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