On 11 May 2026, residents of BF Resort Village formally filed a Verified Petition before the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) seeking the revocation and cancellation of the Certificate of Incorporation/Registration of the BF Resort Village Talon Homeowners Association, Inc. (BFRVTHAI).
Residents of BF Resort Village engaged the eminent Atty. Roberto Rafael “Roel” J. Pulido of Pulido & Tiamson Law Offices in going before the DHSUD. “This is a homeowners’ action,” said Atty. Jun Mirador, a BF Resort Village homeowner, lawyer, and convenor of the homeowners’ group, Saving BFRV. “We are not filing this in the name of any association. We are filing this as homeowners who want DHSUD to examine whether the association now claiming authority over our village was validly formed and lawfully registered.”
The petition asks DHSUD to review the validity of BFRVTHAI’s registration under the Magna Carta for Homeowners and applicable DHSUD regulations, invoking Section 37(a) of Department Circular No. 2024-018, which expressly provides that “fraud or misrepresentation in procuring its Certificate of Incorporation/Registration” is a valid ground for revocation.
The petition raises serious questions about the basis of BFRVTHAI’s registration. Among others, it alleges that signatures and attendance sheets were used without the homeowners’ informed consent, that several homeowners executed sworn disavowals, that there was no clear and legally cognizable organizational meeting, and that the membership and attendance records submitted for registration contain material inconsistencies.
Ralph Perez, one of the homeowner-convenors and representatives in the petition, said the filing is meant to protect ordinary residents from being forced to accept authority that remains under serious legal question. “Homeowners should not be left confused about who may collect from them, issue directives, control access, or speak for the village,” Perez said. “That is why we are asking DHSUD to step in, examine the records, and preserve the status quo while the case is being heard.”
The petition also asks DHSUD to examine whether the persons listed as members or attendees were legally qualified to participate in the formation of a homeowners’ association, and whether the records submitted for registration genuinely reflected the will of BF Resort Village homeowners. Another homeowner-convenor said: “The issue is simple: any association that claims authority over a community must be validly formed, lawfully registered, and genuinely representative of the homeowners it seeks to govern.”