Villarosa Law Office helps buyers hold developers to the law, clears titles across Negros, and serves as retained counsel for companies operating in the Philippines. Based in Bacolod City, serving clients in Metro Manila and abroad.
JD, University of St. La Salle In Bacolod real estate since 2018 Bound by the CPRA
Atty. Bryan Alvin Rommel Y. Villarosa
Lawyer and Notary Public · Roll of Attorneys No. 100817
Condo and house buyers
The developer sent a notice of cancellation after years of payments.
Landowners and heirs
The land was bought or inherited long ago, but the title never moved.
Businesses and employers
The company works with Filipino staff, and no lawyer has checked the contracts.
Each of these has a legal remedy, and most have a deadline. The first step is knowing which rule applies to you.
Practice areas
A cancelled unit, a refused refund, a title that never arrives. We review your contract and statement of account against the Maceda Law (RA 6552) and PD 957, then press your claim with the developer before taking it to the Human Settlements Adjudication Commission.
Deeds of sale, extrajudicial settlement of estates, free patents and agrarian titles, and due diligence before you buy. We handle the Registry of Deeds, BIR and Assessor's Office in Negros.
A lawyer on call for your business: SEC registration, contracts and NDAs, labor and contractor compliance, and data privacy under RA 10173. For local companies and foreign firms with Philippine teams.
Affidavits, special powers of attorney, deeds and contracts. Walk in at the 888 Mall lawyers' row across the Hall of Justice. Notarial commission covers Bacolod City and Murcia.
Overseas Filipinos and foreign owners with property here, and companies hiring Filipino contractors. Documents, signing and updates are handled by email, with apostille and consular steps explained in advance.
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How it works
Online or at the office. Bring your contract, title, notice or statement of account so the advice fits your actual papers.
Scope, fees and timeline on paper before any work starts, split into phases so you approve and pay one stage at a time.
Updates come by email so you keep a full record, with Viber or WhatsApp for anything urgent.
No surprise bills. You see the fee for each phase in writing and decide whether to continue.
Credentials and approach
Atty. Villarosa worked in Bacolod real estate as a PRC accredited salesperson from 2018 before he was admitted to the Bar in 2026. He knows how developers, brokers and registries actually work, and he uses that to read your papers.
Remedies first
We work the other side's own process and negotiate before filing anything.
Confidential by default
Your information is privileged and handled under the Data Privacy Act.
Philippine Bar
Roll of Attorneys No. 100817
Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines
Notary Public
Commission No. 0157‑27
Bacolod City and Murcia, Negros Occidental
Juris Doctor
University of St. La Salle
Academic Excellence Awardee
Advocacy
International moot court oralist
Awardee, Stetson and UP Diliman competitions
Real estate
PRC Accredited Real Estate Salesperson
Accreditation No. 9266 · DHSUD registered
Ethics
Bound by the CPRA
Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability
From the LexRex Legal Library
Plain language explainers on Philippine property, business and notarial rules, published at lexrex.ph.
Questions
Short answers to what clients ask first. Your consultation covers how each applies to your papers.
Often, yes. Under the Maceda Law (RA 6552), a buyer who has paid at least two years of installments is entitled to a refund of at least 50% of total payments, rising by 5% a year after five years up to 90%, and the cancellation only takes effect 30 days after a notarized notice and full payment of that refund. Buyers with less than two years of payments still get a grace period of at least 60 days. We check whether your notice and the developer's computation follow these rules.
No. We start with the other side's own process: a written demand and negotiation. Filing with the Human Settlements Adjudication Commission or a court comes only when those are exhausted, which usually saves you time and money.
Yes. Most of the work runs by email and online meetings. If you need to sign documents abroad, we explain the consular or apostille steps beforehand. Travel for hearings outside Negros is agreed in writing before it happens.
After the consultation you receive a written proposal with the scope and fee for each phase. Fees take the IBP Negros Occidental schedule of minimum legal fees as a reference, and you approve each phase before work on it begins.
A foreign national cannot own land, but can own a condominium unit as long as foreign ownership in the project stays within 40%. Mixed nationality couples have other options worth discussing, such as how the property is titled and planned for in a will.
Come in person with the complete, unsigned document and one current government issued ID with your photo and signature. The 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice require every signatory to appear personally before the notary.
Yes. We review how your Filipino team is engaged, flag misclassification risk under Philippine labor law, and draft or fix contracts, NDAs and data privacy documents. Retainer arrangements are available.
Yes. Consultations are covered by attorney and client privilege under the CPRA, and your personal information is handled under the Data Privacy Act of 2012.
LexRex at lexrex.ph is the free legal library run by this office. It holds the guides and bar review material, while villarosalaw.ph is where you book and work with the office.
Book a consultation online. Bring your documents and leave with a clear next step and a written fee quote.
Book a consultationWalk in and notarial office
888 Mall lawyers' row, ground floor
Across the Hall of Justice, Bacolod City. Opens 1 December 2026.
Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Consultations by appointment
Room 202, Capitol Subdivision, Inc. Building
2F, 16th and Lacson Streets, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental