Despite a string of calamities, property development, particularly in faraway provinces, has helped stimulate economic activity and uplift the quality of life in the Philippines, reports 24x7 Live News (10 November 2020). Although the pandemic has tamed property buying spree, the lifting of stay-at-home measures had reignited buying activity, especially among bargain hunters. Juwai.com, a portal that tracks Chinese real estate, shows that Manila receives 68% of enquiries among Chinese property investors looking to buy in the Philippines.