How to evict abusive squatters

MANILA, Philippines - A property owner’s worst nightmare is to have abusive squatters, professional squatting syndicates and unlawful tenants on his premises. What does one do when faced with this headache?

The Center for Global Best Practices is holding a one-day seminar titled: “A Property Owner’s Guide to Ejecting Squatters Effectively: Strategies, Legal Procedures, and Solutions” on Oct. 15 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Lahug, Cebu City.

Author of the book “Law on Ejectment” Judge Danilo A. Manalastas will discuss landmark cases relating to problems posed by unlawful occupants on real property whether public or private. Gen. Efren Q. Fernandez, PNP (ret.) will talk on “Best Practices Operations On the Ground: Ejectment Strategies and Demolition Tactics.” The third leturer is Ferdinand M. Casis, a law professor at the Ateneo Law School and a lecturer at the Philippine Judicial Academy. He was director of legal service at the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) from 1993 to 1995.

For the full details, visit CGBP’s website www.cgbp.org. You may also email program leader Ivy Enriquez at [email protected] or call (Cebu lines) (032)512-3106/07 or (Manila telefax) (02)842-7148/59.