The Sky is Falling in a MEGAWORLD BGC condo...

**ghosthunter** · December 9th, 2013 04:43 PM

source: Shoulda coulda woulda: Ceiling collapses in MegaWorld BGC condo | Coconuts Manila

THE PROBLEM: Bedroom ceiling at a top-end BGC condominium collapses on sleeping family and the developer has refused to take responsiblity.

THE INCIDENT: At 1am of July 25, the ceiling literally came down on Thania Alcantara, her husband and two children while they were asleep in their loft apartment on the fourth floor of Bellagio Tower Two in BGC. They woke up to the sound of water gushing and falling debris. Fearing it was an earthquake, they got out of the bedroom and ran to the first floor of their condo.

Thania and her family went down to the lobby and waited for the property manager to explain what happened, but after waiting for hours, neither the property manager nor the Megaworld representative showed up. So they had no choice but to spend the night at her parent's house.

Thania returned the following day to found out what really happened: the ceiling had collapsed on their bed.

"They said that their maintenance contractor, MLS Service, was replacing a water valve on the 19th floor at 1am and may not have closed the valves properly and water gushed out," she tells Coconuts Manila.

"When we checked the unit again, we saw an opening around the exhaust duct which is all the way up to the 30th floor. It turns out that there was a shaft directly above our ceiling which ends on my unit. I had it inspected by engineers and building safety experts and they said that opening is supposed to be sealed."

THE RESPONSE: "Megaworld's engineers and construction people finally inspected the unit on Oct 25 — three months after the incident. Megaworld's VP said it is standard practice not to seal vertical openings. But according to the building code it should be," explains Thania.

Megaworld's customer relations department has since offered Thania and her family a new one bedroom unit. But she is not accepting, since Megaworld wanted her to pay extra. "They are basing the unit prices from the pre-selling rate instead of the current rate. So no deal," she explains.

They have also given her a letter of recommendation on repairs that need to be done in her unit. Thania in return asked them for a due diligence report. She is still waiting for it. After four months of waiting, Thania and her husband, William has filed a formal complaint against Megaworld at the HLURB. No date has yet been set on the hearing.

SHOULD COULDA WOULDA: The aggrieved owners have been able to wait patiently for four months without filing any charges. This means they are open to negotiation. The developer, Megaworld, should just fix the ceiling, replace damaged furniture and objects, and figure out ways to prevent this from happening again. If word gets out that Megaworld is cutting corners just to meet deadlines and cost, they are putting themselves in a bad spot with consumers. They should also have tried resolving this as soon as possible and not allowed it to drag on for months.

source: Shoulda coulda woulda: Ceiling collapses in MegaWorld BGC condo | Coconuts Manila

**jodski** · December 9th, 2013 05:17 PM

ang tyaga naman nila... endangered ka and family mo due tapos antay ka ng four months?

Mabuti na lang at mukang ok sila pero still that long for the wait?

**chua_riwap** · December 9th, 2013 05:24 PM

magkano ba unit dyan?

looks like yung ceiling gypsum board? pag nabasa yan, bibigat.
sigurado, babagsak......

**Retz** · December 9th, 2013 06:04 PM

isang unit lang ba ang affected?

**yebo** · December 9th, 2013 06:11 PM

yup, gypsum board nga. kahit cement board man lang sana mas matibay. gypsum ni ayaw kapitan ng screw kaya konting basa lang bagsak na agad.

saka ano yun, may exhaust duct sa bedroom nila and it goes all the way to 30th floor? what!!? so pag may naghulog ng bowling ball (or grenade) from the 30th floor dun sa bed nila ang bagsak? OR, pwede magbaba ng camera to their bedroom! mission impossible hahaha!

**lowslowbenz** · December 9th, 2013 06:14 PM

Is this the condo at the back (or beside?) of St. Lukes?

**boybi** · December 9th, 2013 06:19 PM

Totoo ba yung mga elevators sa mga Megaworld condos e mga refurbished lang and not brand new units?

**brainmafia_310** · December 9th, 2013 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by boybi

Totoo ba yung mga elevators sa mga Megaworld condos e mga refurbished lang and not brand new units?

nope they just used a fuc*ed up brand which i was able to convince my stakeholders to ban during my days at Federal Land.

**vinj** · December 9th, 2013 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by brainmafia_310

nope they just used a fuc*ed up brand which i was able to convince my stakeholders to ban during my days at Federal Land.

What brand?

There could have been electrocution issues also when the ceiling collapsed if it was soaking wet and there were electrical fixtures.

**brainmafia_310** · December 9th, 2013 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by vinj

What brand?

There could have been electrocution issues also when the ceiling collapsed if it was soaking wet and there were electrical fixtures.

sorry bro i cant tell the specific brand as there might be some legal issues. pero the elevator is notorious in the market as having a (S)uper palpak na image. sometimes staqkeholders call them swindler.