Thanks. I didn't mention it in the main post but I actually paid for a unit in a building in Mandaluyong (near Shaw/EDSA). Unfortunately the project ran out of money before it was completed. Everytime I go by the empty shell of a building I think "Unit 905 was supposed to be mine".
It would have been an awesome location to live in Manila (sigh)
(image source Google Streetmaps)
https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Lancaster-Atrium/100068929050893/
But due to the Asian financial crisis of 2008 (ish) the project ran out of money, steel prices skyrocketed and things never finished. Now almost 20 years later I still have all the payslips showing the unit was fully paid for....but ultimately never delivered.
Some investments pay out and others.....not so much
RE: Every place has its beauty.