STATUS as of 12/12/2012: the component of this project that deals with Malaysia is archived. A jump-off from this project is the prospective deal of Sabah lease to China and USA. // JRP
BACKGOUND
SABAH PREMS DEAL PROSPECTUS
INTRODUCTION
The Sabah Professional Real Estate Management Service Deal, shortly known as Sabah PREMS Deal, is a special project initiative of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) for the benefit of the people of the Sulu Sultanate. The Principal Broker of this deal is yours truly, Rltr John R. Petalcorin, the MNLF Negotiator for Special Projects. The back-end of the negotiation will deal with the Sulu Sultan/s who will sign-up an active claim as owners of Sabah estate, and the front-end will deal with Malaysia who is currently in possession of the Sabah estate.
CHALLENGES
The Sabah case is very challenging because it is a 133 years renegotiation deadlock. The owner of Sabah is Sulu Sultanate who is receiving rental payment from Malaysia up to now in an extremely disadvantagous amount of 5,300 Malaysian Ringgits per annum (around Pesos 74,200 ) -- a 300 Ringgits increase from the original Lease Agreement in the year 1878. All sorts and means were already tried by many great men and leaders for 133 years to unlock the deadlock but failed.
Another challenge that we have to meet is the deal-breaker impact of multiple competing claimants of the Sulu Sultanate who have independently launched their respective attempts to claim their rights over Sabah using diverse demands and unique methodologies. The multiple claimant scenario is a great risk of a potential overpayment and this caused the Malaysian negotiators to abandon the negotiating table. The problem even exponentiated when foreign governments (such as Philippine Government) intervened and brought along adventurous security threats to Malaysia. As a result, it is assumed that headache in dealing with multiple claimants and the security threats have pushed away the Malaysian negotiators because they no longer know who to deal with and how to deal with the risky situation.
MISSION
The four-phase mission of this project are to:
1. Announce the launching of the Sabah PREMS Deal and receive the sign-up papers of Sulu Sultan/s who are interested to file an active claim,
2. Open up a negotiation with Malaysia to get a newly-signed Sabah Lease Agreement,
3. Start-up and operate a Sabah PREMS Company to be stationed in Sabah that will exclusively collect the lease, and
4. Regularly remit the net of the collected lease to the Sulu Sultan/s who are entitled to receive payments.
CHANCES OF SUCCESS
The Principal Broker has already mapped a customized work program that will be appropriately used to ensure success of this Deal. The work program of the entire plan is classified as "confidential" so that the leverage during negotiation will not be jeopardized. The new aproach has never been tried before by anyone in the case of Sabah, but is already proven effective throughout history in many cases worldwide.
The credentials of the Principal Broker plays a big role in the success of this Deal. The principal broker, is a graduate of Economics from University of the Philippines at Los Banos. He is a U.S.-trained claims examiner with 7 years experience in conducting due diligence on social security insurance benefit claims of difficult and very demanding customers such as aged retirees, people with various kinds of disabilities, multiple dependents, and squabbling survivors. He is also an exclusive buyer agent type of a real estate broker, a pro-bono real estate service coach, and an expert in resolving negotiation deadlocks, with overall real estate experience of 13 years.
The Principal Broker estimates an 80% chance of success of this Deal.
PREPARATION STAGE AND EXPLORATION FUND
Phase 1 and 2 are the Preparation Stage that started simultaneously on 06 July 2011. At the back-end, the Sabah PREMS Deal Prospectus is published online in MNLF-controlled websites. At the front-end, the Principal Broker formally contacts the Malaysian Embassy in Manila about the Sabah PREMS Deal.
These first 2 Phases involves a lot of meetings and research that is estimated to cover a period of two-years that requires P3,000,000 "exploration fund". The fund can be participated in by any entity, subject to the approval of the Principal Broker. The funder's logo may appear in all historical pictorials of this project. If the project will succeed, the funder will receive a generous gratuity payback which will be many-fold of the amount he/she contributed to the exploration fund, and the payment will be taken from the fruits of the new reNegotiated Sabah Lease Agreement. An exploration fund is 100% risky if treated by the funder as an investment. If the project fails to accomplish its mission at the end of Phase 2, the fund is totally expendable, it is non-repayable to the funder, and the project will be forced to terminate unless the project extends.
IMPLEMENTATION STAGE
Phase 3 and 4 are the Implementation Stage. These phases are the easiest parts of the project which requires a separate investment fund that will be determined later and will be sourced out by the Principal Broker. An "investment fund" entitles the funder to percentage ownership of the Sabah PREMS Company that will be established by the Principal Broker. The Sabah PREMS Company is the exclusive collecting agent of the new reNegotiated Lease and will retain 10% of the gross collected amount to sustain the cost of doing business.
DEALING WITH ELIGIBILITY PROTESTS
In adherence to the ethical standard of fair and honest dealing with all customers, the Principal Broker will consider protests of eligibility as part of the claims process. Nevertheless, the strategy of the Deal guarantees that there will be due diligence without any intention to be aggressive in denying the eligibility of claimants without due process.
Any claimant may file a protest against the eligibility of another claimant. The protests, if any, will be treated as confidential internal issue of the Sultans at the back-end of the Deal so that it will not interfere as an obstacle to negotiations with the Malaysians at the front-end. The disposition of protests will be professionally handled Principal Broker through due diligence, individual counseling, or mediated dialogues.
It is important to note that this Deal is not designed to stop the efforts (ongoing or future) of any other groups who attempt to claim Sabah in their own respective and unique ways. The Sabah PREMS Deal is just "another option" any Sulu Sultan contender or any Sabah claimant may explore. This Deal is worth a try because the approach is new and anyway it is cost-free on the part of the claimant. The Principal Broker believes that the claimants need not squabble for the very reason that there is potentially more than enough benefits for everyone to partake if the Deal will bear fruits. No claimant will be forced in any circumstance to awkwardly unite or concede to their protesters.
INSTRUCTION TO INTERESTED PARTIES
To simplify the process, the claimant must send textSMS to or call the Principal Broker to set an appointment for a meeting in the Principal Broker's office in Malate Manila. The Active Claim Form will be personally provided by the Principal Broker and it is FREE. NO FEE will be collected from the claimants who will file an Active Claim. Those eligibles who will not file a claim will be considered as Dormant Claimant and will not receive any share of the fruit of this Deal. For more information, please contact: JOHN R. PETALCORIN
MNLF Director for Advocacy and Negotiator for Special Projects
Principal Broker, Sabah PREMS Deal Initiative
JohnPetalcorin@Gmail.Com
Tel# (632) 5830858 Cell Phone # 0921-7172040
"There is no need to squabble, there is more than enough for everyone. There is no need to delay, a lot of Tausugs die of hunger each day."
SABAH's INCLUSION IN BANGSAMORO NATION
QUESTION by Dux Once: Sir john will the issue of the beach boys affect the MILF framework agreement?
ANSWER: There is no mention of "Sabah" in the MILF-GPH Bangsamoro Framework Agreement.
There is also no mention of "Sabah" in all agreements signed between the MNLF and GPH, including 1976 Tripoli Agreement, 1989 ARMM Organic Act, 1994 Ceasefire Agreement, and 1996 Final Peace Agreement.
Sabah was totally forgotten until sometime in June 29,2011 I figured out that Sabah could possibly be a source of fund for the New Bangsamoro Townships (the holistic economic program that I designed for the Bangsamoro Nation). So I wrote the Sabah PREMS deal. After that, I have ever since wrote many articles about Sabah. In June 2012, I personally delivered a letter to the Malaysian Ambassador and we talked in relation to my request to renegotiation of the Sabah Lease -- I offered Sabah to them at P56 Billion a year. I also am the first one to include Sabah in the Bangsamoro Nation. It used to be just MinSuPala (Mindanao Sulu Palawan); but I added Sabah.
Talks with the Americans and Chinese is also in the line up because I also want Sabah to be offered to them. Sabah is too huge, I am thinking of multiple tenants. We can get the best rent price if there is a bidding, meaning, the highest bidder will set the tone for everyone to follow.
And now, this Sabah Stand-Off happens. I am surprised with it and have nothing to do about it. I don't know who are the people behind the show.
There are influential people in the MNLF who wants me to take down all my articles in the internet about Sabah. I don't know their ulterior motives, but it seems to appear that they want to put the Sabah issue into "silence" just like in the past four decades. So, I am not in good terms with these silencers.
If this SABAH PREMS DEAL succeeds, Sulu will become the richest province in the entire Philippines. It will even be richer than the combination of the 11 cities of Metro Manila. So, help me God.
If the former Malaysian Ambassador could have transmitted to the present Ambassador the continuity of the workload of the talks with me, we would still be sailing smoothly now. They downplayed me, now look, public attention on the issue is becoming unstoppable. Philippine claim on Sabah is boiling again. I never intended to include the Philippines, but the surprise stand-off is here now and I don't know how to manage the situation anymore. Nevertheless, if Malaysia will talk to me, perhaps I can think of a temporary solution provided they are serious about the talks.
THE DEDUCTIONS FROM SABAH RENT
QUESTION: Sir John, you said the potential Sabah rent is P100Billion. Why is it that you are saying that only at least P50Billion will be distributed to its owners (Sultans, Tausug Warriors, People, etc)?
ANSWER: There are costs that has to be paid from the rent, such as, but not limited to: (1) real property tax, (2) broker's commission and expenses of collection operation, (3) return infrastructure projects to Sabah, (4) Philippine tax on remittances that enters Sulu. Pero kahit merong costs, malaki pa rin ang matitira para mapakinabangan ng population ng Sulu.
At present, Sulu is #77 in human development index out of 80 provinces in Philippines; meaning, 3 steps away na lang siya na pinaka mahirap na province sa Philippines. With the renegotiated Sabah rent that the collecting broker can send to Sulu, for sure economic activity in Sulu will skyrocket endlessly kasi taon-taon yan meron papasok sa Sulu. Of course pag maraming pera sa Sulu, tataas din ang presyo, so they must have good economic managers para hindi ma shock ang economy nila.
IF CHINA WILL BECOME ONE OF THE TENANTS OF SABAH, IS IT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT THAT WILL PAY THE RENT?
Answer: No. It will be the factories and manufacturing locators. We will develop several large economic zones and offer it to nations. We offer the economic zones to China, Japan, USA, etc. For the Malaysian locators who are established there already, we will just measure the land they are using and collect rent. Collection is a lot of work. The Broker will establish a big building there that will serve as office and residence of real estate professionals who will measure those lands, appraise the values, register the titles, issue lease contracts to the locators, and collect rent. That's how it's gonna be -- a lot of work. The present economic activity in Sabah will not be disturbed.
The MNLF and CHINA are like sweethearts. They love each other and even spent valentines day together. Bangsamoro Land will prosper with the assistance of China.
We are not siding with China. We are leasing Sabah to the highest bidder. Philippines can't afford the P100Billion asking lease of Sabah. Only China, Malaysia, and USA can afford and are willing to make a bid. Malaking anomaly kung manalo ang Philippines sa bid na siya nga nag walang pera pangbayad ng lease eh.
There were commentators who posted atrocities against Muslims during the establishment of communist China. Their technique was to scare the Muslim sector by posting Anti-Communist American Propaganda showing a portion in history where Communist China was neutralizing of religious extremists (whatever religion) in main land China. They thought MNLF is Muslim. I reminded them not to drag religion in MNLF's advocacy for National Independence.
"MNLF-CHINA JOINT NAVAL EXERCISES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA". This should be the next item of the agenda next meeting.
"MNLF-CHINA MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY". Another item in the Agenda the meeting after next.
WHO IS SOVEREIGN IN SABAH IN SABAH PREMS DEAL?
Answer: Malaysia. Still Malaysia. Sulu owns the land, but Malaysia is the sovereign nation. My team will establish office in Sabah, we plan the entire land, develop the land, lease it out, collect rent, pay real estate tax to Malaysia, remit the remaining rent to Sulu, pay Philippine Government remittance tax as the money enters Sulu. That simple, very peaceful.
Invasion of Sabah by another military power coming from Philippines to drive away Malaysian sovereignty is another set of alternative plan if the peaceful option will be blocked.
IN SABAH PREMS DEAL, WILL MALAYSIA PAY HIGHER RENT TO SULU?
Answer: Hehehehe. You don't understand at all. In Sabah PREMS Deal, Malaysia will no longer pay any rent to Sulu. They will stop paying that 5,000 Malaysian Ringgits to the Sulu Sultans. It is us who will set-up offices in Sabah, measure the land being used, and collect rent from all businesses and plantations, and residents in Sabah. Out of the collections, we pay tax to Malaysia, pay the collection expenses, and remit the income to Sulu. That simple. That peaceful. In my study, we are expecting no less than P56Billion collections each year with the current locators now. We identify economic zones, rent it to China, to USA, to Japan, etc. hoping we can collect more income from rent. That is my profession -- real estate.
WHAT AFFECTS SABAH LEASE RATE?
QUESTION: Sir John, as a real estate service coach, can you tell me how the rent of Sabah could increase? Can you help us through it?
ANSWER: Ahh that's nice, you mentioned "Real Estate Service Coach", that's the name of my blog site. Well, if you just allow the lessor and lessee to sit together and negotiate an increase of rent of Sabah, the lessor (land owner) would most probably not get the best rate. Sulu doing a DIY (do-it-yourself) in the negotiation is not recommended in the case of Sabah. The owner has to engage a professional broker who knows what one-sided representation is all about, and seasoned on tactics and techniques for the rent to settle at its correct market value. Take note, the best Broker don't come in cheap.
The most effective technique is bidding via auction. To do this, you have to offer it for lease to various parties. The competition will naturally put the property in its correct market price. However, be very careful about auction because it is prone to corruption. As a rule of thumb, never have it facilitated by brokers who would take money under-the-table from bidders. Any bidding that is facilitated by Philippine Government is normally affected by this corruption -- in fact, this is the reason why Sabah claim is not pursued and Sabah lease is not renegotiated despite the fact that Sulu Sultan already had Sabah brokered by gov't in every administration since Macapagal, Marcos, Aquino, Estrada, Arroyo, and now Aquino. Jabidah Massacre was actually a result of a bidding blow-back. Look at Sulu now, it is top three of the poorest province in the Philippines -- that is actually blow-back as a result of Sulu Sultan's seeking help from the corrupted party (government).
In 1878, it was Ovenbeck who brokered it; but he was on the side of the British, he was watching over the interest of British North Borneo Company. In 1878, Sulu was not represented by a broker, and as a result, the lease agreement is disadvantageous to the Tausogs. Hence we arrive to the next most effective technique, which is to have the negotiation done professionally via Broker-against-Broker.
Issues on multiple ownership claims of heirs, dormant and disempowered Sulu sovereignty, absence of possession of the land, UN favor on Malaysian incumbency, past conflicts, rifts, sentimental value, invisible hands, lack of funds to pay for the professionals, and political interference -- these also affect the determination of rent. So you have to spend a lot of money to study these things carefully outside the negotiating table so you can manipulate with it a smart way without getting affected by emotions.
The opposite of auction is a scenario of various ownership claims by multiple heirs who just can't agree to settle into single representation in extrajudicial manner -- it does not only keep the price of real estate to a lowest possible level, but it keeps it difficult to renegotiate a new lease agreement. This is our difficult scenario now, but this can be solved when the claimants will come one-by-one to the broker. It is part of the strategic job of the broker to prepare a one solid representation at the owner
WHAT WILL THE SULTANS DO TO START ENLISTING THEMSELVES AS STAKEHOLDERS OF SABAH PREMS DEAL?
Answer: Simple. Set an appointment. See me in my office for the briefing. Come early. I will answer all the question. They must set an appointment one-by-one, separately, hindi pwede mag-sabay ang dalawang claimant. I don't want to see two claimants in one space because they will surely start fighting endlessly; one claimant will always discredit the claim of the other -- and I don't want nasty events like that to happen inside my office. A Sultan, the primary sultan, already came in and we talked about it first round. Maas is another claimant and we already talked about it first round. The business dynamics and technicalities of Sabah PREMS is so technical, but I am willing to answer questions, just like a doctor explaining to the illness and the treatment the best way he can in layman's language.
THE JABIDAH MASSACRE PLAY
Marcos: Hey malaysia, you see I have organized a terror group called Operation Merdeka to drive you away from Sabah.
Malaysia: Really? Here's big money. I'll give this to you, no one will know about it, but I need you to do something first. Kill your Operation Merdeka Operatives.
Marcos: Done (Jabidah Massacre).
Misuari: REVOLUTION! (1969)
[I need a cartoonist for this]
BASIS OF PHILIPPINE CLAIM OVER SABAH and SPRATLEY
QUESTION: Sir John, what is the basis of Philippine claim over Sabah and Spratley?
ANSWER: Maybe they are disillusioned that they have conquered the heart of Bangsamoro Land. Or maybe they have a claim stub of a raffle ticket they bought somewhere in time.
SULU SULTAN CEDED SABAH TO PHILIPPINES IN 1962. SIR JOHN, WAS THAT CEDING VALID?
No. It was invalid. Ownership and Sovereignty are two different things. Transfer of ownership or rights of ownership is called CONVEYANCE (i.e. Sale, Lease, Donate, Joint Venture). Transfer of sovereignty is called CEDING. Sulu's ceding of Sabah to Philippines in 1962 is invalid because Sulu have no sovereignty over Sabah at the time they ceded it to Philippines.
SIR. JOHN, CAN PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT CLAIM SABAH?
ANSWER: Claim sovereignty over Sabah, NO. Claim ownership over Sabah, NO.
SIR. JOHN, CAN SULU SULTANATE CLAIM SABAH?
ANSWER: Claim sovereignty, NO, not yet at this time because they don't have a nation of their own. Claim ownership, NO NEED because nobody disputes their ownership over Sabah. Malaysia didn't argue with me on Sulu's Ownership over lands in Sabah when I met with their Ambassador last June 2012, but the question is WHO IS THE OWNER among these 17 claimants in this generation that will grow to over a hundred claimant next generation.
My phone number is 0921-7172040. The claimants, the Sulu Sultans, around 17 of them, are entitled to know the INFORMATION about Sabah PREMS Deal. Two claimants already came to me and I briefed them. One is Sultan Muedzul Kiram (see picture), the one with the strongest claim. The rest of the claimants, I don't know where they are and I want them to come to me; so if you know them, tell them to contact me so they can set an appointment so I can brief them about SABAH PREMS Deal. I understand their predicament, impatience, and despair, but there is no need to do that stand-off. Just come to my office and we will talk about it. No surprise walk-in, okay, I prefer appointment to ensure a dedicated one-on-one briefing.
BUNDLE OF RIGHTS INHERENT TO LAND OWNERSHIP
Sulu will press it's bundle of rights related to their ownership of land in Sabah using the best licensed professional real estate broker they can find who has deep special interest on the Sabah topic.
The sovereign nation has obligation to protect the interest of real estate owners. In the event Malaysia, as a sovereign nation over Sabah, makes a mistake in suppressing the rights of the land owners (Sulu), then it becomes a reason for the land-owners to elevate the issue on political scale and exert all effort to remove the sovereign hands of Malaysia over Sabah.
As of now, at present, I can personally attest that I met with the former Malaysian Ambassador in Manila to press the real estate rights of the Sulu over Sabah and I was accommodated with respect and hospitality (coffee). I came in in my capacity as a licensed real estate broker and as a special project director of the MNLF's Sabah Recovery Project. I presented the rights on paper in a so called SABAH PREMS DEAL Proposal and have it stamped-received by the Malaysian Ambassador (copy I can show to Sultan Claimants when they come to my office by appointment).
The Malaysian Ambassador and myself discussed a little portion of the parameters of the Deal and he has one very vital remark: "WHY DID YOU JUST CAME IN NOW? THIS MEETING SHOULD HAVE BEEN 40 YEARS AGO." I replied, "Sir, I am only 39 years old; and I am barely two years in the MNLF".
At present, there is no reason yet to question Malaysia's sovereignty over Sabah because SABAH PREMS DEAL is an ongoing talks -- meaning, Malaysia is not suppressing the rights of Sulu.
I will make a follow-up next month with the Malaysian Embassy in Manila to prioritize this project and assign a coordinator to schedule a series of negotiations between myself and the appropriate officials in Kuala Lumpur.
For everyone's benefit, I will write a short lecture here about the topic: Bundle of Rights in Real Estate Ownership.
Jus Utendi – is a legal term that means he right to use property, without destroying its substance. The real estate owner has the right to utilize the property for whatever purpose it may serve him.
Jus-Fruendi – is a legal term that means the right to the fruits property, the product of the trees or the soil, the increase in value of the property, and the payments of the rent. The real estate owner has the right to enjoy the production of goods and services on his property. This includes the right to mineral exploration, natural, industrial and civil fruits.
Jus-Disponendi – is a legal term that means the right to dispose the property. real estate owner has the right to transfer the ownership to another, provided that there is no prior agreement or law that specifically regulates the exercise of the right. This includes the right to donate, to sell, or to mortgage.
Jus-Abutendi -- is a legal term that means the right to abuse. Since the real estate owner has full access to a real estate he owns, he has all the opportunity to do whatever he wants to the property including digging of land or bringing down the entire building. However, this particular right is regulated by law to prevent the owner from abusing his property that may lead to destruction of environment or disturbance of social order.
Jus-Vindicandi – this is a legal term that means the right to recover. Real estate owners have the right to recover his property. However, the law provides that the owner must use judicial process if the property comes into the illegal possession of another. He should not take the law into his own hands.
Jus Possidendi – is a legal term that means the right to possess. Real estate owners have the right to possess his property and exclude others from enjoying the rights of owning it. This includes the right to exclude any person from the enjoyment and disposal of the property. For this purpose, the owner may use such force as may be reasonably necessary to repel or prevent an actual or threatened unlawful physical invasion or usurpation of the property. The property owner however, cannot use it in such a manner as to injure the right of others.
To end this note, I would like to teach everyone that real estate owners have certain rights over the property. However, as they say, freedom comes with responsibility, and it is the role of the State to ensure this. When reading these ownership rights enumerated above, the reader must note that under the Regalian Doctrine and Steward Concept, the government has certain rights and powers that are superior to the rights of an individual property owner.
WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE SABAH PREMS DEAL TALKS WITH MALAYSIA?
ANSWER: The SABAH PREMS Deal talks already started and now it is pending next schedule because Malaysia have a new Ambassador in Manila and there is ongoing election campaign (Najib vs Anwar) period in Malaysia. MNLF is also busy in pursuing Abu Sayyaf. We, in MNLF, were all busy on some other more important matters. So while the talks with Malaysia is resting for a while, we are already laying down the foundation of talks with the big prospective new tenants of Sabah such as China. This deal is INCLUSIVE, meaning, we want all claimants of Sabah to come in and get informed because they are all stakeholders of this deal.
SIR JOHN, Please DISTINGUISH CEDING, INVASION, REBELLION, EXPROPRIATION
ANSWER: Ceding is a political act of a sovereign nation to transfer sovereignty to another sovereign nation. Ceding only affects sovereignty, but it does not affect land ownership. Only the incumbent sovereign nation can cede a territory to another nation.
Invasion is a political act of a nation to encroach the territory of another sovereign nation with an objective to grab sovereignty. Invasion only affects sovereignty, but it does not affect land ownership. Example, my family owns land in Bohol Philippines. Whatever nation invaded Philippines, whether that be Spaniards, Dutch, Japanese, Americans, our family still owns the land.
When the landowners rights are suppressed by government and they rise up as a people into armed struggle to replace the sovereign government, it is called REBELLION.
Since the late 60s and even at present, there is an ongoing rebellion against Malaysian sovereignty by the landowners in Sabah for some reasons that I think seem unripe.
When the government's authority to implement its laws are defied by landowners, the government can do EXPROPRIATION. Expropriation is an act of government to take private property and it is done in exercise of the government's Right of Eminent Domain. Whenever expropriation is enacted by government, it will always pay just compensation to the landowners.
In the case of Sabah, there has never been an expropriation. So, the current owner is still Sulu.
Land Ownership and Land Sovereignty are two different things. Rebellion affects sovereignty. Expropriation affects Ownership.
SIR JOHN, WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THE SUGGESTION FROM A POLITICIAN IN MALAYSIA THAT THEY WILL PAY 200 MILLION MALAYSIAN RINGGITS TO SULTANATE OF SULU?
ANSWER: 200 million Malaysian Ringgits is equivalent to around 2.6 Billion Pesos. That is small if one-time payment, but fair already if that amount is weekly paid. I have a series of questions on that proposal.
(1) Who will pay it and to whom will it be paid? Are there claimants that will be left behind? Will the ordinary people in Sulu directly benefit from it in a form of payroll? What are the assurance that the payment is not diversified outside Sulu?
(2) How frequent will that MR200M be paid, monthly or yearly or one-time only?
(3) What is the payment for? What rights will Sulu give up or temporarily put on hold in return for the payment?
(4) Who is the Broker who will act as Escrow to guarantee delivery of obligations on both sides?
(5) Where is the paper contract? Is the proposal consistent with the parameters of the SABAH PREMS Deal? Etc. etc. etc.
Sabah is for lease by Sulu to the highest bidder. Pwede naman mag bid ang Pilipinas kung maka-afford siya. Ang China feelers, P100B/year. Ang Malaysia proposal P2.6B, so kung per week yan ay maging P140B/year. Ano ba ang bid ng Pilipinas?
Ang pesyo ng renta, pinaka-last yan na pag-uusapan after na mapagkasunduan na ang SABAH PREMS Parameters. Ang PREMS ay ang makakapag-patibay ng rights of ownership, kung anong part ng Sabah ang pinapa-renta, kung ano ang restictions of use, kung ano ang fruit sharing sa mineral exploration, kung ano ang inflation rate ng renta, kung ano ang tax duties, etc. para hindi na magulo ang usapan sa future generation. So, kung meron mang proposal bids, pino-propose lang yan para ang proponent ay maka-open ng appointment to have their own negotiations with Sabah PREMS Deal.
SIR JOHN, IS THE SABAH ISSUE UNIQUE?
ANSWER: No it is not unique. Territorial sovereignty disputes happen everywhere around the world. Almost all nations have territorial dispute with another nation. Even ethic groups have sovereignty disputes with sovereign nations, and in most cases, they look back at old maps and records of old human settlements to assert their claim. Even Mexico is claiming that California is rightfully theirs.
SIR JOHN, WHAT IS THE DIRECT BENEFIT OF THE ORDINARY PEOPLE OF SULU FROM THE SABAH PREMS DEAL?
ANSWER: SABAH PREMS DEAL can lease a part of Sabah to China-based real estate developers at P100 Billion a year.
There are around 281,000 properly identified registered voters in Sulu. Sabah PREMS Deal will allocate P20Billion for them every year. PREMS DEAL will put them on direct employment and payroll with equal pay of P6,000 a month. As employees of the Sabah PREMS Deal, they will provide manpower services to whatever productive activity we need to rebuild Sulu. Whoever sponsor OIC nation invests in Sulu gets FREE LABOR, especially in the construction of the New Bangsamoro Townships Project (NBTs) which is the spinal economic project of the MNLF.
SIR JOHN, WOULD SABAH PREMS DEAL ASSIST IN FACILITATING THE SALE OF SABAH TO MALAYSIA IF GIVEN AN OFFER?
ANSWER: Myself as a professional licensed real estate broker, I can facilitate a sale, lease, donation, and joint venture. But, sorry, in this particular land (Sabah), my clients are strict, they don't want to sell it, they don't want to donate it because this is their national heritage. So, I am only limited to facilitate lease and joint venture. Nevertheless, there is no preference and limitation as to who the investors would be; it could be any nationality (i.e. Malaysians, Chinese, Americans, British, etc.) as long as I can assure and guarantee with my life that the price is good and the provisions in the contract is fair for the present generation and future generation.
SIR JOHN, IS SABAH FOR LEASE AS A WHOLE?
ANSWER: No, it is not for lease as a whole. Part of our work in the implementation of the SABAH PREMS Deal program is to rationalize and optimize the land use zoning and planning of Sabah. PREMS will classify the lands according to the following categories: (1) public agricultural residential, and commercial, (2) forest reserve zones, (3) tourism zones, (4) industrial free-port economic zones, (5) strategic mineral zones, and (6) public domain. Only the tourism and industrial free-port zones will be offered and entered into lease contract with big investors. Strategic mineral zones will be offered and entered into joint venture contract. Forest reserves will be untouched. The agricultural, residential and commercial zones will be for use of the private citizens. The public domain will be the roads, bridges, and any vital infrastructure to be assigned to the care of the sovereign government (Malaysia).
SIR JOHN, WHAT ENTITY WILL ACT AS OWNER OF SABAH, AND WHERE WILL IT BE BASED?
ANSWER: Part of our work in the PREMS is to facilitate the owners to form a PRIVATE CORPORATION with stock-ownership limited only to Tausugs (People of Sulu). The question is where will be the headquarters of the Corporation. The owners of the Corporation are surely Philippine Citizens because they are all Tausugs. However, Malaysia is also willing to give them Malaysian Citizenship. As soon as we get the DUAL CITIZENSHIP situation, I will let the owners decide as to where they want me to register the Corporation, and they could choose Philippines or Malaysia. I will also give them a briefing on the difference between corporate laws in Malaysia and Philippines so they can make an intelligent choice. If they choose Philippines, then the location of the HQ will be in Sulu and corporate taxes will be paid to Philippine Government. If they choose Malaysia, then the corporate HQ will be built in Malaysia and corporate taxes will be paid to Malaysian Government.
SIR JOHN, SABAH PREMS DEAL IS THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE SABAH ISSUE. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE SABAH PREMS DEAL NOW? WHY IS IT SLOW? WHERE IS THE BALL NOW? [4 March 2013]
ANSWER: The paper was presented to the Malaysia Head of Mission H.E. Dato Seri Dr. Ibrahim Saad. He was the outgoing ambassador when we talked about the PREMS DEAL last 29 June 2012 in response to my request for an opportunity to listen to the Malaysian Embassy's position and broad reaction on each of the parameters.
We assume that the document was turned over by Ambassador Saad to the next ambassador. Hoping that the document is not lost in the bureaucratic maze, at present, I am certain that the ball is in the hands of the Malaysian Embassy in Manila and I am waiting for them to communicate to my office in response to my request for them to assign an official Malaysian Embassy officer to act as our contact person with whom we can confide, discuss, and refine the parameters of the proposed SABAH PREMS DEAL.
If the document is lost in the Malaysian Embassy or in Kuala Lumpur, they can always request for a duplicate of the file copy in my office. We are also busy. Maybe this week of next week, I will send someone to the Malaysian Embassy in Manila to follow-up on the status of the document.
Sabah is a serious issue that was put to silence for four decades already. Since I started writing about Sabah last year, the issue is alive again. That Sabah stand-off is just a detonator, if not properly handled, or if Malaysia will overlook the possible peaceful solutions (like the SABAH PREMS DEAL), the conflict in Sabah now could possibly roll into a bloody civil war in Sabah or worse a territorial war between Philippines and Malaysia.
I know there are many other good proposals out there, not just this MNLF's SABAH PREMS DEAL. My advise to Malaysia is to just explore ALL POSSIBLE PEACEFUL OPTIONS. Not just one option. Malaysia have to IMMEDIATELY open up the talks on each and every possible solution and assign negotiators separately for each proponents; and then we will just integrate the best parts later on and come up with the best solution.
Many peace-loving people are asking: "Why kill each other? Can't they just TALK about it?"
In the case of Sabah, the Malaysian preference is to silence it because they believe that prolongation of time is a big favor to them. The situation now is different because we are already in the internet age. Everyday, thousands read the issue in the internet and it makes them aggressive. We have a situation now wherein the issue is no longer silent -- silencing is already moot and academic and no longer a choice. All parties involved must face this situation and talk about it in a friendly manner.
If we, the intellectuals, will not formally talk about it and come up with peaceful solutions, the uneducated people in the grounds who have guns will have their bullets do the talking.
SIR JOHN, WE ARE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS AND BUSINESS LOCATORS IN SABAH. WHY IS SABAH PREMS DEAL BETTER FOR US COMPARED TO THE CURRENT SET-UP HERE?
ANSWER: Under SABAH PREMS Deal, we will have a cadastral survey (land area measurement at your expense) of the the land they your business actually occupy, then we develop a title for that piece of land, and sign it up into a formal lease agreement with the landowner at P15 per square meter per year. We are going to be dealing with a lot of landusers, so we are hoping you will avail of this discounted rate on the assumption that you will voluntarily come in to register in into PREMS as soon as we announce the start of PREMS operations there.
This maximum discounted rate is cheaper compared to the P23 per square meter per month you are paying under-the-table without official receipt to the professional squatters (Malaysian Politicians) there. Once you get the legal lease contract signed by PREMS, you already have legal right to use the land as long as you diligently pay the rent, and you will have the first priority right to buy when the time comes the landowner will decide to sell the land. If you are occupying the land without paying anything, this will be the start that you will be paying for it so that your rights on the land is protected.
SIR JOHN, WE ARE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS AND BUSINESS LOCATORS IN SABAH. WHY IS SABAH PREMS DEAL BETTER FOR US COMPARED TO THE CURRENT SET-UP HERE?
ANSWER: Under SABAH PREMS Deal, we will have a cadastral survey (land area measurement at your expense) of the the land they your business actually occupy, then we develop a title for that piece of land, and sign it up into a formal lease agreement with the landowner at P15 per square meter per year. We are going to be dealing with a lot of landusers, so we are hoping you will avail of this discounted rate on the assumption that you will voluntarily come in to register in into PREMS as soon as we announce the start of PREMS operations there.
This maximum discounted rate is cheaper compared to the P23 per square meter per month you are paying under-the-table without official receipt to the professional squatters (Malaysian Politicians) there. Once you get the legal lease contract signed by PREMS, you already have legal right to use the land as long as you diligently pay the rent, and you will have the first priority right to buy when the time comes the landowner will decide to sell the land. If you are occupying the land without paying anything, this will be the start that you will be paying for it so that your rights on the land is protected.
The SABAH PREMS Deal offers a straightforward legal and honest-to-goodness business that is mutually beneficial to the landowners and to the land leaseholders.
SIR JOHN, YOU MENTIONED PREMS WILL EMPLOY SECURITY FOR ITS SURVEYORS AND COLLECTORS WHO WILL DO THE LANDLEASE BUSINESS IN SABAH. HOW LARGE IS THIS SECURITY FORCES AND HOW WILL THEY BE SUSTAINED? HOW WILL THE SECURITY FORCES ENTER SABAH?
ANSWER: That's a good question, Jimmy. In this kind of business operation, it will depend on the CALCULATION OF RISK. For example, if ever Malaysian Authorities would come-in to sit down with the MNLF PREMS on developing a prior arrangement and agreements, risks would be lower, hence the size of security we need will be lower. Nevertheless, the "basic" PREMS Security Forces will be around 10,000 men for the 3,000 PREMS real estate professional staff (1:3 ratio).
PREMS Security Forces will be financed by the downpayment of the new lease of at least one Economic Zone. Sabah can have seven Zones. One zone is around 100,000 square kilometers that can generate around P100B annual rent; which is more than enough for a 50,000-man properly equipped security forces.
The PREMS Security Forces will be sustained by the rent we collect from existing Malaysian establishments in Sabah. So, the bigger the size of the security force we maintain, the higher the rate of rent that we will impose upon the residential, commercial, agricultural, mineral extractions, and industrial establishments. For establishments that will not pay the rent for whatever reason, the demolition and ejection function of the security forces will have to be engaged.
The Security Forces will enter Sabah using the front main door. If Malaysia blocks the main door, we have no choice but to do it in a messy fashion like a D-DAY; and we will also send a large withdrawable and non-staying contingent to beach of Kuala Lumpur to affect the intelligent Malaysian decision on the choice of whether they send troops to Sabah or defend their homeland. If this happens, it will be more expensive, and of course the cost will add-up to the rent that we will charge to the existing Malaysian establishments in Sabah.
We have a scenario now wherein our men needs work as Security Force. We will have the money, so it will be unfair to deprive the Security Force of the only type of employment they know. They have been waiting for this for so long.
I take the Malaysian stage show in this recent Lahad Datu incident as a signal that Malaysia is not open to any option that will reduce the risks in relation to this impending PREMS landing in Sabah.
SIR JOHN, REGARDING THE ZONING OF SABAH, WILL PREMS DO IT REMOTELY OR ON THE GROUNDS?
ANSWER: That's a good question, Esther. Sabah is around 76,000 Square kilometers of land mass area. ZONING of Sabah will divide it by approximately 10,000 square kilometers per Zone, and that would be around seven (7) Zones. Zoning is already being done (ongoing) remotely using satellite images. When the Zoning is complete, each Zone will become ready FOR LEASE to the highest bidder (minimum bid of P15 per square meter per annum of lease).
Within a Zone, it will have Sub-Zones. Sub-zoning will be done by the lessee according to their preference and PREMS will provide human resources on the grounds when the Zone already has a new lessee, after the lessee pays the downpayment of the rent.
For the Zone lessee to partially recover the lease paid, the Zone lessee will have option to collect SUBLEASE from or else DEMOLISH existing establishments inside its Zone. A lessee who pays PREMS P15 per sqm per year may have it subleased for a profit at a higher price.
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION: Sir John, at that rate of P15 per square meter, does that include the cost of ensuring safety of the lessee to occupy the Zone?
ANSWER: Yes. It already includes the cost of 10,000 PREMS Security Forces who will stay there as long as the lease contract is in effect to ensure the Zone is safe for development. PREMS will deploy 10,000 Security Forces for each Zone. By the way, the P15/sqm lease rate of a Zone is not fixed; it considers general inflation, security risks, and extraction of minerals as inflationary factors.
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION: Sir John, what will the 10,000 PREMS Security Forces do when there is no security threat? Where will they live?
ANSWER: PREMS SF will have a residential area and SUB-HQ inside the Zone. If there is no security threat, the Zone Lessee can use them as FREE LABOR to build buildings, houses, plant trees, clean-up the area, or anything the Lessee wants them to do as long as the deployment is properly planned and coordinated with the PREMS Headquarters. The day's wage of the SF is already paid by PREMS HQ and funded as part of the Annual Lease Payment of the Zone.
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION: Sir John, what will be the preferred nationality of the men and women to be hired in the PREMS SF?
ANSWER: The Line Officers will be all Moro (people born in Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan, Sabah). Lingual understanding between the Lessee and the SF is very important. The Lessee of the Zone will have the honor to say his preference on a percentage of the rank-in-file.
There will be many work in the PREMS HQ that will be open to Filipinos.
LIKE A PIZZA PIE, ZONE 1-6 (TOTAL OF 70,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS) WILL BE OPEN FOR LEASE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER SOON. MINIMUM BID: P15 PER SQUARE METER PER YEAR. [PREMS]
QUESTION: Sir John. What if Malaysia Rejected the Prems deal and said that they will not agree and insisted that sabah belongs to sabahans only and its theirs and not anyone else? where will the Money Go? Gagamitin ba ito sa pagdedevelop ng Mindanao? and what about the New Political Entity, will it affect the Prems deal?
ANSWER: Malaysia's position will not affect the leasing of the Zones, and Malaysia's approval or disapproval is just a piece of information about possible risk and resistance that is only relevant to the PREMS Security Forces. With what happened in Sabah now, there is no longer favorable appetite to imagine any further Malaysia's sovereignty over Sabah.
If Malaysia is interested to lease a piece of the pie, PREMS is open to receive her proposal and she has to pass through the bidding process.
We have previous posts of where the money will "probably" go. Please go look for it.
SIR JOHN, IN THE ARTICLE TITLED: "SABAH CLAIM: HISTORY ON MALAYSIA'S SIDE" by FreemalaysiaToday.Com, the Malaysians are saying that they are rejecting the calls for dialogue regarding Sabah. What can you say about this?
ANSWER: Misuari, Sulu Sultans, and many Philippine Government leaders are proposing that this issue be raised in International Court of Justice (ICJ). If you ask me, I would say THEY ARE ALL WRONG because ICJ only settles SOVEREIGNTY disputes. ICJ does not settle OWNERSHIP disputes.
On the SOVEREIGNTY aspect, I already said that Malaysia is the sovereign nation in Sabah now. This is not debatable, not disputable. So, there is no need to bring this matter to ICJ.
On the OWNERSHIP aspect, I already said that THE PEOPLE OF SULU owns the entire Sabah Lands. As owners of the land, it will be leased to the highest bidder such as China, USA, etc. The new lessee of Sabah will pay the P100B advance of annual lease, I use P20B to form my PREMS Security Forces to take over the leased zone, and turn it over to the lessee in secured condition. That simple.
If Malaysia wants to continue governing Sabah, no problem with me as long as they will not disturb my leasing business and they will not run in conflict with my PREMS Security Forces. If Malaysia will block my leasing business, my PREMS Security Forces will do their job, we may overpower Malaysian over Sabah to the extent that they will be driven away from the land and they lose their sovereignty. PREMS Security Forces cannot govern the land because we are a private entity. Only a UN-Recognized Nation can govern as a sovereign nation on Sabah Land. If we reach a point that PREMS drove away Malaysian sovereignty, we have to turn over the sovereignty to another nation, could be Philippines or Indonesia or Vietnam or China or USA or to whoever we are comfortable with.
OWNERSHIP and SOVEREIGNTY are two different issues. If you mix them up, you will get confused.
Land is a property that cannot be stolen from the owner because no thief can run away with the land. With regards to sovereignty, it can change hands through time without affecting ownership. One nation was sovereign in the past, a new nation is sovereign now, and another nation may be sovereign next, and so on and so forth. Even a hive of bees can be sovereign over a piece of land.
ADDL QUESTION: Sir John, can Sovereignty be leased?
ANSWER: No. Sovereignty cannot be leased. Transfer of Sovereignty from one nation to another can either be taken by force by invasion or ceded. Transfer of Ownership Rights from one to another can be done by sale, lease, donation, or inheritance.
SIR JOHN, I SAW A WEBSITE THAT SELLS LANDS IN SABAH AT http://www.malaysialand.com/ WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THIS?
ANSWER: Caveat Emptor (BUYERS BEWARE). THE OWNERS OF THE LANDS IN SABAH IS THE PEOPLE OF SULU (TAUSUGS) AND IT IS NOT FOR SALE. Sabah is divided into 7 Zones and is offered for lease to the highest bidder at minimum bid of PhP100 Billion per Zone. Sabah lands is NOT FOR SALE and no land titles issued by Kuala Lumpur will be honored by the landowner. Interested nations or conglomerates who want to become lesseeof a Zone in Sabah may request for a Formal Lease Offer, please request it from johnpetalcorin@gmail.com
NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF SABAH
SIR JOHN, I AM A SABAHAN AND WE ARE AROUND 3 MILLION SABAHANS. YOU KNOW, SABAH IS THE POOREST AND MOST OPPRESSED PART OF MALAYSIA. IF EVER THE EVENT WILL HAPPEN THAT YOU DRIVE AWAY MALAYSIAN SOVEREIGNTY IN SABAH, INSTEAD OF ASSIGNING SABAH TO A U.N.-RECOGNIZED NATION, CAN WE POSSIBLY MAKE ARRANGEMENT WITH YOU SO THAT WE BECOME AN INDEPENDENT NATION?
ANSWER: Yes. Of course. Your preference, as a PEOPLE OF SABAH, is of the highest option to be given consideration. But you have to talk it out with your brothers, The People of Sulu, and come up with a recommendation. If you are confident enough to run your own brand new nation, no problem with me, Sabah is your independent nation to govern, you can establish your own nation as long as you will not block my job as broker and collector of rent in Sabah.
If that's what you want, you have to help PREMS Security Forces when we sweep the grounds in case we run in conflict with Malaysian forces. You also need to be ready with your national anthem, national flag, proposed policy on how much tax should PREMS be obliged to pay to the Sabah Government, and all necessary preparation in nation-building. Out of the lease payment we receive, we PREMS can help you out with a seed money so you can start-up your own government,
I don't need you to recognize the that the People of Sulu are the landowners of Sabah because that is constant and undisputable.
SIR JOHN, WHEN SABAH BECOMES INDEPENDENT NATION, DO YOU SUGGEST IT SHOULD STAND-ALONE, OR JOIN MALAYSIAN FEDERATION, OR JOIN PHILIPPINE FEDERATION?
ANSWER: That's an affair of the State and it only affects sovereignty. It's up to the Independent State of Sabah to decide. We, PREMS (Broker of Sabah) and the People of Sulu (landowner of Sabah), will only intervene on anything that affects landownership and our leasing business in Sabah. On sovereignty aspect, the last intervention we would probably do is drive away Malaysian sovereignty in Sabah and turn it over to the Sabahans. After the liberation of Sabah, we will not intervene on the affairs of the State.
On the choice between stand-alone State, or joining Malaysian Federation, or joining Philippine Federation, I would say that you should keep it open to talks on both sides. On the Malaysian Federation, we are pessimistic about it because probably maybe our wounds with Malaysia is still too fresh after driving them away from Sabah. On the Philippine Federation, we are also pessimistic about it as we are aware that nothing gets done in Philippines because reform is very slow, religious discrimination against Muslim is high, the government and businesses are oligarchy-dominated, and Filipinos are people that generally lacks political will to implement its laws and agreements. It is important that while on stand-alone, you keep improving your homeland affairs in Sabah so that your "value" will increase and you will have a better position of strength in the negotiation towards federalism.
SIR JOHN, THE MALAYSIANS SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHO TO DEAL WITH BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHO THE LEGITIMATE SULTAN OF SULU IS. WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THIS? HOW IMPORTANT IS THE BROKER IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM? WHO IS THE ONE RIGHT SULTAN? HOW DO YOU SOLVE THIS? [3/28/2013]
ANSWER: That is a good question, Oscar. There are three elements of any transaction: (1) Owner, (2) Buyer or Lessee, and (3) Broker. I already explained it in my blog that multiple claimant leads to three problems on the owner side: (1) it creates a natural cloud of rights of ownership, and (2) it weakens the position of the owner, (3) it compounds the problem as generation of heirs expand through time.
In the case of the Sultanate of Sulu, I believe it is the Malaysians that strategically created this multiple claimant scenario when they started "awarding" Sabah lease payments of a meager amount of RM5,300 to as many claimants as possible. As a result, everyone wants to claim as a primary claimant.
This problem is only isolated on the owner side. As Brokers, we have no problem with this because we were primarily engaged as Brokers on the side of the Lessee. That Sabah land will have no actual monetary value at all for the owners if the Broker decides with the Lessee to drops it off the listing. Without the Broker, no lease transaction will materialize, no Security Forces will be mobilized to recover the land, no lease income will go to the owners.
As a Broker, my solution is simple, and I am using the wisdom of King Solomon on "Splitting the Baby". I have set one room that I call a ONE CLAIM ROOM. This ONE CLAIM ROOM can accommodate multiple claimants. There is only one rule in this room: STOP THE SQUABBLE SO WE CAN MONETIZE THIS DEAL. The Money only flows a single pipeline, from LESSEE, through BROKER, down to the ONE CLAIM ROOM. Only the claimants inside the room are entitled to receive MONEY.
Now, the Broker sees to it that a huge percentage of the money generated from this lease deal goes directly to The People of Sulu, so the mechanism will naturally function like a factor that will help The People of Sulu see clearly who the undeserving Sultan is. The one who won't stop squabbling and is outside the ONE CLAIM ROOM is the one who is not deserving -- this is the mechanism of the Wisdom of King Solomon.
The People of Sulu will RESET and REBOOT the Sultanate and they will nominate and vote on their preferred Sultan. He could be one of those inside the ONE CLAIM ROOM or someone else; but definitely not someone from outside the ONE CLAIM ROOM.
We already have two claimants inside the ONE CLAIM ROOM: (1) Misuari, and (2) Muedzul. I am still waiting for the others.
SIR JOHN, THE MALAYSIANS SAID THE RM5,300 IT PAYS TO SULU SULTANATE IS A "CESSION", NOT A LEASE PAYMENT. WHAT IS THE IMPLICATION OF THIS FROM THE BROKER'S PERSPECTIVE? [3/28/2013]
ANSWER: Landownership and Sovereignty are two different things. No matter how many sovereign nation change hands over a particular land, the landowner is still the same entity. Landownership can only be transferred to another entity via sale or donation. Landownership can generate endless income from land via leasing or joint venture.
If Malaysia says the money being paid by Malaysian Embassy to Sulu Sultans is a CESSION, then definitely that is not a lease payment. But there is no question that Malaysia is sovereign over Sabah, so basically they are paying for something that they are not supposed to pay for. Now it is clear that Malaysia did not continue paying the lease entered into by British North Borneo Company and Sultanate of Sulu.
The implication is simple. A Lessee who stops paying the rent loses the right of first refusal. Right of first refusal is the current tenant's right to become a priority to purchase or assume the rent over the property. It also means there is no more practical barrier (rights of first refusal) to our decision to offer to lease Zones of Sabah to the highest bidders.
SIR JOHN, WE ARE A MARANAO FAMILY. WHAT IS THE LONG-TERM BENEFIT IF I WILL ALLOW MY THREE SONS TO JOIN THE PREMS SPECIAL FORCES?
ANSWER: As soon as PREMS Security Forces overpowers or drives away the Malaysian Army, our trophy is called Sovereignty over Sabah. Take note that PREMS SF is a private army and not a sovereign nation. Once we (PREMS SF) get Sovereignty, we have to "CEDE" Sabah to a sovereign nation, which could be Independent Sabahans, Sulu Sultanate, Philippine Government, Chinese Government, American Government, or even Vietnamese Government. CEDING is not FREE, it is being sold.
Practically, I would CEDE Sabah for a PRICE of PhP1Million per year per SF (dead or alive) increasing at 5% inflation every year. So If I have 20,000 living SF plus 5,000 dead, that would be a total of 25,000 SFs. You multiply 25,000 SF by PhP1Million, we get PhP 25 Billion per year, plus mine (which is supposed to be bigger that anyone else's say P1B/year). So we get a price tag of PhP26Billion of CESSION FEE per year for Sabah.
To answer your question, your three sons, whether dead or alive, will each be entitled to PhP 1 Million per year IF WE WIN THE FIGHT against the Malaysians.
Cession and Rent are two different things. Cession is paid by the nation to whom we will turn-over the sovereignty over Sabah and this fee goes to the PREMS SFs that will win Sabah. Rent is paid by the land lessee and it goes to The People of Sulu.
SIR JOHN, MY UNCLE IS A SULTAN CLAIMANT, BUT CAN'T HEAR ABOUT HIM A LOT BECAUSE HE IS JUST SILENT. HE IS ALSO RECEIVING THE SAME KIND OF LETTER FROM THE MALAYSIAN EMBASSY ABOUT CESSION PAYMENT TO A CERTAIN LAWYER IN JOLO. I ALWAYS PRINT YOUR POSTS FOR HIM. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT'S THE MINIMUM HE CAN GET FROM PREMS? IF HE ENLISTS IN PREMS, CAN HE INVEST HIS SHARE IN METRO MANILA WHERE HE RESIDES?
ANSWER: The "minimum" a primary Sultan claimant can get in PREMS is P1Billion a year. Each primary Sultan claimant will be assigned to develop a New Bangsamoro Township (NBT) in Sulu, we will provide him with technical real estate development experts. To know more about NBT, you can watch it in Youtube. As Sultan, he is expected to help and serve the people of Sulu, exclusively. We will not allow PREMS money to be invested in any municipality outside Sulu, unless the municipality is adjudicated by the Sulu Sultanate Primary Claimants Council En Banc as a "partner" of Sulu. Definitely, the lease payments generated by PREMS and distributed to Primary Claimants cannot be invested in Metro Manila.
