Costa De Allea Resort Village
2008 August 11
Haven’t found the perfect spot for your dream home on Samal Island yet? Costa De Allea Resort Village is yet another development for your consideration. Not in the “resort” category, just a residential subdivision location with beach access. Located in Limao, Penaplata, Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) between Blue Waters Beach Resort and Punta De Sol (not sure how many more they can fit in that area).
Amenities include: Gate w/guardhouse and 24 hour security, Clubhouse, Beach Resort, Park and Playground. Lots sizes are 180-300sqm and start around P5,000/sqm.
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geez, the more developments i see, the more i feel excited & scared for samal. this island was just all trees & a few resorts when i grew up – & i'm still a fairly young guy.
looks like you invested at the right time. i'm enjoying your blog a lot. thanks for maintaining it.
Hi Macky – I feel the same way. I’m excited for Samal and the opportunities being provided but at the same time I’m nervous about how fast it’s growing. Selfishly I’d like it to stay less populated.
We feel very fortunate about the timing of the land purchase. Don’t know if we would have done it at current prices.
Thanks for the kind words about the blog. It’s a learning experience.
Hi Randy: It does look like it is getting overcrowded in that area, doesnt it? I was checking some of the articles on the developments here, but other than stating water and electricity supply by one subdivision, they have not mentioned how they are going to set up sewage disposal. Wonder how the policies are set by the government on this.
I have heard of disturbing things in Boracay regarding its beaches, and hope Samal doesn’t turn up to be like that.
You’ve done good research Randy, from way over the other side of the Pacific. I am ashamed cuz I live here on the island and coudn’t do the same as you
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Cheers,
Ellen
Hi Ellen – the only development that I’m aware of that has addressed infrastructure at all is Playa Azalea, with the reverse osmosis for drinking water and power supply backup. That doesn’t mean there aren’t other plans in place, just that I’m not aware of it. It does sound like a problem waiting to happen, as expressed by the mayor of Davao del Norte. See: http://journeytosamal.blogspot.com/2008/05/samal-davao-bridge-too-soon.html
Thanks for the compliment, I’m trying. It’s not easy getting info from here sometimes. That’s where the help from people like you is invaluable.
I agree with that article – with that kind financing, it is best used for building the infrastructure first. My goodness, even the road system here is not even quite developed as well. There are still a lot of areas where it is still dirt road, and sometimes I feel my teeth are going to fall off from bumping over those potholes.
Reverse osmosis? Must need a lot of power for that as well. I know in boats, the engine has to be on for several hours to run the water maker. I wonder why they have decided on reverse osmosis?
Power supply – still checking on the per Kw residential rates. For businesses, it is between P8-P9 / kw, I was told.
I also know that we have ground water here and it is slightly salty, therefore not potable. Either you buy water, or you collect rain water. With a lot of hills here, there must be a reservoir somewhere. And if your land is higher up, maybe the ground water will not be salty, therefore it is usable.
Inspite of all these, I still think I prefer living here than in Davao mainland.
But like what Macky said, it does get scary to see how Samal develops, especially if the government doesn’t plan it well. Maybe they hope to generate more income first from real estate taxes, before developing the infrastructure? 
Hi Ellen – I agree with what the mayor had to say, too. It’s a big concern to me but with that being said, I can’t imagine with the amount of money being poured into some of these resorts that they don’t have some kind of plan to deal with it.
It would quite interesting if the government of Samal required these companies to invest into alternative/renewable energy before they could build, don’t you think?
I don’t have any idea what the water is like up by my place but I know Bob was planning to catch rain water. I imagine I would buy water regardless, at least in the beginning. I’m very interested in what I need to set up to catch rain water from a roof system though. It’s not something I’m familiar with but I do plan to look into what’s being done there, the next time we visit.
wooo wooo – won’t that be something if the government here requires alternative green energy. I just read that California must use 20% from green sources by year 2010. Quite interesting, and this is good news for driving the suppliers’ prices down eventually – competition amongst them.
You should have no problem in setting up a water tank – being on a slope, you can have it gravity fed too. Just make sure your roof is cleaned occasionally – like I said before, lots of birds here. I’ve even seen eggs fall down to the ground, so they are building nests inside the gutters!! The irritating ones are those that look like miniature cousins of the crows. The others look nice and I love watching them.
Hi Ellen – I would think that the timing is right for the government to get involved there. I mean something is going to need to be done. They can’t just keep building and hope that it all works out. But then again, I won’t hold my breath.
I’m thinking this roof cleaning thing is starting to become a priority, between the white roof and the rain water. Going to need a helper when I get there