In 1988, because of
financial difficulties, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) placed BF
Homes, Inc. (BFHI) under receivership to undergo a ten-year (10) rehabilitation
program, and appointed Atty. Florencio B. Orendain receiver. The program was composed of two stages: (1) payment of obligations to external
creditors; and (2) payment of obligations to Banco Filipino.
When Atty. Florencio B.
Orendain took over management of BFHI in 1988, several things were not in order
in the subdivision. Preliminary to the rehabilitation, Atty. Orendain entered
into an agreement with the two major homeowners’ associations, the BF Parañaque
Homeowners Association, Inc. (BFPHAI) and the Confederation of BF Homeowners
Association, Inc. (CBFHAI), for the creation of a single, representative
homeowners’ association and the setting up of an integrated security program
that would cover the eight (8) entry and exit points to and from the
subdivision. On December 20, 1988, this tripartite agreement was reduced into a
memorandum of agreement, and amended on March 1989.
Pursuant to these
agreements, on May 18, 1989, UBFHAI was created and
registered with the Home Insurance and Guaranty Corporation (HIGC), and
recognized as the sole representative of all the homeowners’ associations
inside the subdivision.
BFHI, through its receiver,
turned over to UBFHAI the administration and operation of the subdivision’s
clubhouse at #37 Pilar Banzon Street, and a strip of open
space in Concha Cruz Garden Row, on June 23,
1989 and May, 1993, respectively.
BF Homes Paranaque Trivia
BF got its name from Banco Filipino,
the parent company of BF's developer, BF Homes, Inc. Founded by the late Don
Tomas Aguirre. Now headed by son Bobby.
The great fortunes of the Aguirres
sky rocketed from their "MB Aguirre de Empeños" that later enabled
them to put up Banco Filipino and numerous other corporations and acquire vast
land holdings they still hold today. The pawnshop chain still exist. There are
two branches inside BF Homes Paranaque, one near Caltex gas station at the end
of Elizalde Ave, Phase 1 and the other near the corner of El Grande
and Aguirre Ave., Phase III.
Adelita Chioco Street (one of the
longest street in BF Homes - running the whole stretch of Phase 2, parallel to
Aguirre Ave.), is the name of Don Tomas Aguirre's late wife, Adelita Chioco.
El Grande Ave, Tropical
Ave & Palace St. were named from the former 4 star hotels located at BF
Homes, Phase 3, namely El Grande Hotel (totally burned) and Tropical Palace
Hotel (half burned).