Robinsons spending P1B on renovations

GOKONGWEI-LED property developer Robinsons Land Corp. has allotted about P1 billion to redevelop five malls this year, an executive said on Tuesday.

Expansion projects, some of which have already begun, will be completed next year.

"The five [redevelopment] projects, which includes the expansion in Tacloban, [will cost] about P1 billion," Robinsons Land President Frederick D. Go told reporters at the sidelines of a real estate conference in Makati.

Mr. Go said the property developer would add more levels at Robinsons Tacloban and put up the budget Go Hotels. The five-level Robinsons Metro East in Pasig City is also up for redevelopment.

Earlier, Robinsons Land announced the redevelopment and expansion of Robinsons Place in Bacolod, Robinsons Place Manila, and the two-decade-old Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas Center.

The property developer has allotted P9 billion for capital spending this year, of which 40% will be for the construction of new malls.

Robinsons Land will start this year the construction of its first shopping mall in the Northern Luzon province of Pangasinan and the 30th Robinsons mall nationwide. It will also open a mall in Palawan next year, and Cebu and Quezon City in 2012. -- Neil Jerome C. Morales

source (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=14839)



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^^
salamat sa update migo.....:banana::banana:

todo na 'to..:cheers::cheers:

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A BIG BIG WOW...now it gives me a reason to keep going home once a year! AWESOME!!!:banana:

hi.. i've been reading your posts since last year but this is my first time to post something. Its really amazing how you guys update TACLOBANONS and other people regarding the development/news in our beloved city.. I hope I can do my share too...

regading the redevelopment of the McArthur Resort, I heard na nag-back-out daw an Singaporean investors.. Is it true?? I hope not. :)

^^
salamat sa update migo.....:banana::banana:

todo na 'to..:cheers::cheers:

todo na talaga :) hehehehe I'm very happy for tacloban :) sabay sa agos ng kaginhawaan :) :lol::lol::lol::lol:

gnmmingaw na aq hn akun kalye paterno....ada la gihap an antique hauz nira modesto-plus tambayan han chess club...:)

@mao matigo kla nga napiritan hi nierras pag appreciate kn mayor...usa hya nga alipores ni nanang matin...:lol:

Na-miss ko an chess club. Adi kami hito permi tak patod natambay. Kaurugan nga nagmumulay mga kalagsan na. Magkarit. :cheers:

todo na talaga :) hehehehe I'm very happy for tacloban :) sabay sa agos ng kaginhawaan :) :lol::lol::lol::lol:

Salamat PNoy!! :lol:

Na-miss ko an chess club. Adi kami hito permi tak patod natambay. Kaurugan nga nagmumulay mga kalagsan na. Magkarit. :cheers:

naagi kami h2 dda na chess area way back han elementary pa ako.. ada pa ba e2 yana?? :)

^^
Nope. Waray na. Pati an dako nga puno han Acacia ada adto waray na ghap. I think nasunog ito dida. Pati an apartment nga aada demolished na liwat.

ahw...
sayang baya e2 na mga acacia tree na gnpan-utod.. tsk tsk... centuries old na e2 dba??

Robinsons spending P1B on renovations

GOKONGWEI-LED property developer Robinsons Land Corp. has allotted about P1 billion to redevelop five malls this year, an executive said on Tuesday.

Expansion projects, some of which have already begun, will be completed next year.

"The five [redevelopment] projects, which includes the expansion in Tacloban, [will cost] about P1 billion," Robinsons Land President Frederick D. Go told reporters at the sidelines of a real estate conference in Makati.

Mr. Go said the property developer would add more levels at Robinsons Tacloban and put up the budget Go Hotels. The five-level Robinsons Metro East in Pasig City is also up for redevelopment.

Earlier, Robinsons Land announced the redevelopment and expansion of Robinsons Place in Bacolod, Robinsons Place Manila, and the two-decade-old Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas Center.

The property developer has allotted P9 billion for capital spending this year, of which 40% will be for the construction of new malls.

Robinsons Land will start this year the construction of its first shopping mall in the Northern Luzon province of Pangasinan and the 30th Robinsons mall nationwide. It will also open a mall in Palawan next year, and Cebu and Quezon City in 2012. -- Neil Jerome C. Morales

source (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=14839)



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TV5 to expand in 50 areas

by Jeremiah F. de Guzman

Mediascape Inc., operator of television network TV5, has sought permit from the National Telecommunications Commission to broadcast in 50 areas nationwide to expand its coverage.

Mediascape, a unit of MediaQuest Holdings Inc., filed 50 separate applications to operate and maintain a very high frequency and ultra high frequency TV broadcasting system in the 50 areas, including the cities of Butuan, Ormoc and Tacloban, the provinces of Zambales, Bohol and Albay and Coron Island in Palawan.

MediaQuest is a unit of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

Businessman Antonio Cojuangco acquired ABC Development Corp. in October 2003 and relaunched the network in August 2008 with a new lineup of shows under the brand TV5.

source (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideBusiness.htm?f=/2010/july/27/business1.isx&d=2010/july/27)


^^sunod sunod na...:banana::banana::banana::banana:

d/p

Salamat PNoy!! :lol:

^^kun ig padayon niya an airport, fishport ngan sulbaron problema tubig dini amo na ak pagpasalamat...:lol:

hi.. i've been reading your posts since last year but this is my first time to post something. Its really amazing how you guys update TACLOBANONS and other people regarding the development/news in our beloved city.. I hope I can do my share too...

^^welcome to the thread...:cheers:

^^welcome to the thread...:cheers:

thank you :)

^^kun ig padayon niya an airport, fishport ngan sulbaron problema tubig dini amo na ak pagpasalamat...:lol:

dapat la ipadayon ni PNOY an fishport and airport redevelopment kay it has been long overdue.. i believe meda na fund para airport project pero gn-divide e2 into several phases.. and besides, tacloban city and leyte were for PNOY. :)

^^the funds will be taken from the yearly national budget...so let's hope diri ma apektuhan...:)

^^the funds will be taken from the yearly national budget...so let's hope diri ma apektuhan...:)

diri gad ada and besides klaro naman na our airport needs repair and redevelopment.. I was told by my uncles before na Tacloban DZR Airport used to be the most advanced airport in the country outside Metro Manila.. that was way back ha 1970s and 80s.. Sad to say napag-iwanan na kita han aton mga Visayan neighbors.. Sana tuloy-tuloy na e2 na airport redevelopment project.. I hope Cong. Romualdez, Sen. Marcos, Congw. Marcos and Mayor Romualdez would lobby for the completion of the project maski diri gud hira "natural" allies ni PNOY. :)

^^kaya nga let's hope...:D...and knowing our leaders here diri ito nira pababayaan it syudad...:D


nyway, can't wait sa sa pag start ng RLC sa mga projects nila sa syudad....:cheers:

^^sunod sunod na...:banana::banana::banana::banana:

diba meda na TV5 dd?? pero it was managed by BOB abellonasa.. sad to say, the station was used to lambast the city govt.. I hope it would be fair this time..

^^kaya nga let's hope...:D...and knowing our leaders here diri ito nira pababayaan it syudad...:D


nyway, can't wait sa sa pag start ng RLC sa mga projects nila sa syudad....:cheers:

i'm more excited hit expansion hit RPT.. weeeee... I'm proud of our RPT, a friend of mine from Manila told me na our RPT is the most "sosyal" outside MM.. haha..

diba meda na TV5 dd?? pero it was managed by BOB abellonasa.. sad to say, the station was used to lambast the city govt.. I hope it would be fair this time..


^^i don't like TV5...pinaka bias..ambot ngani kun ma aram it mother station nira...but maybe with this expansion ma chek na unta...i'm waiting also for GMA7 para mas marisyo na

^^i don't like TV5...pinaka bias..ambot ngani kun ma aram it mother station nira...but maybe with this expansion ma chek na unta...i'm waiting also for GMA7 para mas marisyo na

sana so that ABS can also improve and/or add their local programs.. better kc kun meda competition :)

i'm more excited hit expansion hit RPT.. weeeee... I'm proud of our RPT, a friend of mine from Manila told me na our RPT is the most "sosyal" outside MM.. haha..

^^:lol:..well for me it's simple but classy...diri gud cluttered...

^^:lol:..well for me it's simple but classy...diri gud cluttered...

yun.! thats the word my friend used. may "CLASS". :)

^^syempre naman...i hope ma maintain hin ma upay thru time...:)

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^^syempre naman...i hope ma maintain hin ma upay thru time...:)

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nice shot :)
sana.. and i have high hopes kay maupai man mag-maintain it Robinsons.:)
any update han SM?? nabasa ko ha wiki na under feasibility study pa daw pero han kanan SM site, waray man ngad2 SM Tac or Leyte in the next 2 years..

^^tnx to mario for the pic...:okay:...it sm ma iha pa ito (i hope sayop ako..:D)...

^^
salamat sa update migo.....:banana::banana:

todo na 'to..:cheers::cheers:


^^na banhaw kaman...welcome back...:D

Na-miss ko an chess club. Adi kami hito permi tak patod natambay. Kaurugan nga nagmumulay mga kalagsan na. Magkarit. :cheers:

^^hain ito dapit?

^^na banhaw kaman...welcome back...:D



^^hain ito dapit?

masagbang la.. hehe ha may paterno ada e2 if im not mistaken harani ha may gomez intersection.. :)

^^ahw waray ko idea hito...:D

AVON Tacloban

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P1 billion needed to rehabilitate Tacloban port

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said the old city wharf needs to be fully rehabilitated in order to cope with higher cargo traffic in the coming years.

^^increasing na din yung traffic sa port...am crossing my fingers na sana sana lang mag materialize ito...:)

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Robinsons spending P1B on renovations

GOKONGWEI-LED property developer Robinsons Land Corp. has allotted about P1 billion to redevelop five malls this year, an executive said on Tuesday.

Expansion projects, some of which have already begun, will be completed next year.

"The five [redevelopment] projects, which includes the expansion in Tacloban, [will cost] about P1 billion," Robinsons Land President Frederick D. Go told reporters at the sidelines of a real estate conference in Makati.

Mr. Go said the property developer would add more levels at Robinsons Tacloban and put up the budget Go Hotels
source (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=14839)



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Aba, aba, aba lumelevel-up na pala ang RPT... makisayaw nga din ng bananana....:banana::banana::banana:

Im happy for the management of RLC for this big investment that they're catering to the City of Tacloban. Finally, the RLC had seen the potential of Taclobanons in terms of malling jejejeje :lol:. also dont forget to mention our fellow Waraynons / Kanas ug Kanos in the entire region 8.
To think RPT has just opened last year, Im happy for the "expansion" that they given to us knowing it is not aincluded in their original plan. Correct me if Im wrong, I guess this is the very first mall of RLC to undergo "expansion" one year after its opening. How sweet naman ng mga Gokongwei's. Also, I am supah dupah excited for the start of GoHotel construction, again, first GoHotel to be built outside MM. Kelan kaya mag-start?

Daghan salamat guid Tito @Linguine sa maayong balita. Kag kay migo @SUV11 salamat guid sa pagdayaw.

To newbie @marc, WELCOME TO THE THREAD!

To oldtimers @grunge and @mahusay, WELCOME BACK TO THE THREAD!

@mao, please do the honor of cleaning of garbage and the closet na din. GIGO-IN, GIGO-OUT. :lol:

Ha nga tanan, MAUPAY NGA GAB-I HA IYO NGA TANAN MGA KASANGKAYAN.

^^i think an expansion han mall was not part of the orig plan...it shows lang how healthy the economy of the city...

Aba, aba, aba lumelevel-up na pala ang RPT... makisayaw nga din ng bananana....:banana::banana::banana:

Im happy for the management of RLC for this big investment that they're catering to the City of Tacloban. Finally, the RLC had seen the potential of Taclobanons in terms of malling jejejeje :lol:. also dont forget to mention our fellow Waraynons / Kanas ug Kanos in the entire region 8.
To think RPT has just opened last year, Im happy for the "expansion" that they given to us knowing it is not aincluded in their original plan. Correct me if Im wrong, I guess this is the very first mall of RLC to undergo "expansion" one year after its opening. How sweet naman ng mga Gokongwei's. Also, I am supah dupah excited for the start of GoHotel construction, again, first GoHotel to be built outside MM. Kelan kaya mag-start?

Daghan salamat guid Tito @Linguine sa maayong balita. Kag kay migo @SUV11 salamat guid sa pagdayaw.

To newbie @marc, WELCOME TO THE THREAD!

To oldtimers @grunge and @mahusay, WELCOME BACK TO THE THREAD!

@mao, please do the honor of cleaning of garbage and the closet na din. GIGO-IN, GIGO-OUT. :lol:

Ha nga tanan, MAUPAY NGA GAB-I HA IYO NGA TANAN MGA KASANGKAYAN.

hadto pa man gud very bullish an mga Gokongwei han economy han aton lugar, Tacloban and Leyte as a whole.,pareho iton Cebu Pacific Air in particular, Tacloban in upod han pioneer nga route han ira airline hadto han mag start an ira operation as an airline way back early 90's..

^^na banhaw kaman...welcome back...:D
^^
nakanhi gad la ako..waray gad ak bumaya ha iyo:)
diri gad ada and besides klaro naman na our airport needs repair and redevelopment.. I was told by my uncles before na Tacloban DZR Airport used to be the most advanced airport in the country outside Metro Manila.. that was way back ha 1970s and 80s.. Sad to say napag-iwanan na kita han aton mga Visayan neighbors.. Sana tuloy-tuloy na e2 na airport redevelopment project.. I hope Cong. Romualdez, Sen. Marcos, Congw. Marcos and Mayor Romualdez would lobby for the completion of the project maski diri gud hira "natural" allies ni PNOY. :)

^^
kay diba sige naman it ayad didto?:)

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RLC allots P1 billion to redevelop 5 malls
Written by Dennis D. Estopace / Reporter
Tuesday, 27 July 2010 20:22

FREDERICK D. GO, president of Gokongwei family-led property developer Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), said the company is spending P1 billion to redevelop five malls this year.

“It’s not renovation, where you just change the colors and paint. In this project, we tear down walls,” Go told reporters yesterday at the sidelines of a real estate conference in Makati.

He added that some of these projects have begun.

“They will take up most of the year and completed hopefully next year.”

In June, the company announced the redevelopment of its flagship Robinsons Galleria mall in Ortigas Center.

The company also announced early July it started the third phase of the redevelopment of Robinsons Place Manila.

Go said they expect the redevelopment project to enhance the appeal of RLC’s shopping malls.

Other malls to undergo facelifts are in Bacolod, Ortigas and Tacloban.

Go said they would add more levels at Robinsons Tacloban and put up the budget Go Hotels.

He noted that the five-level Robinsons Metro East in Pasig City is also on the redevelopment pipeline.

RLC said in its first quarter report to the Philippine Stock Exchange that its malls business contributed 50 percent or P2.8 billion to the company’s October 2009 to March 2010 gross revenues of P4.73 billion, posting a 38-percent growth.

“Significant rental increment was contributed by the newly opened malls in Dumaguete, Ilocos Norte, General Santos, Tacloban and Davao,” the company said.

“Metro Manila malls led by Robinsons Galleria, Ortigas also contributed to the growth while other provincial malls also posted decent growth in rental revenues.”

However, RLC’s net income for the first quarter dipped nearly 3 percent to P0.927 billion as against P0.954 billion in the same period last year. The company said this was due to increases in its hotel operations costs, general and administrative spending, and interest expense.

Go said the company is still keeping to its plans to build a mall in Puerto Princesa, Palawan next year, and two more in Cebu and Magnolia in Quezon City in 2012.

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Malls to be renovated ahead of REIT foray
Posted on 09:06 PM, July 27, 2010

GOKONGWEI-LED property developer Robinsons Land Corp. has allotted about P1 billion to redevelop five shopping malls this year, the firm’s top executive said yesterday.

Expansion projects, some of which have already begun, will be completed next year.

“The five [redevelopment] projects, which includes the expansion in Tacloban, [will cost] about P1 billion,” Robinsons Land President Frederick D. Go told reporters at the sidelines of a real estate conference in Makati.

He said the property developer would add two levels to Robinsons Tacloban and put up the budget Go Hotels adjacent to it. The five-level Robinsons Metro East in Pasig is also up for redevelopment.

Earlier, Robinsons Land announced the redevelopment and expansion of the 14-year-old Robinsons Place in Bacolod, the 14-year-old Robinsons Place Manila, and the two-decade-old Robinsons Galleria at Ortigas Center in Pasig.

The listed firm has allotted P9 billion for capital spending this year, of which 40% will be for the construction of new malls.

Meanwhile, Robinsons Land has appointed Citigroup and Singapore-based DBS Bank as arrangers for its foray into real estate investment trusts or REITs, which will allow companies to use pooled capital of investors to buy and manage income-generating properties or mortgage loans.

“What we think is most interesting for the moment is the shopping center business that we have, because [malls] are the most consistent income generators of the company for two decades,” Mr. Go said.

“Most of the funds that we will generate [from REITs] will be deployed back to developing more properties for the company,” Mr. Go added.

Robinsons Land will start this year the construction of its first shopping mall in the Northern Luzon province of Pangasinan and the 30th Robinsons mall nationwide. It will also open a mall in Palawan next year, and Cebu and Quezon City in 2012.

Shares in Robinsons Land, whose profits dropped by 2.78% to P926.92 million in the first quarter, rose to P13.70 each yesterday from P13.66 on Monday. -- Neil Jerome C. Morales

Two-additional level? How they will going to construct without affecting the existing tenants on the second level? Hmm....sounds interesting. It goes to show more tenants are really interested to occupy at RPT, anu-ano kaya ang mga ito?

I thought the proposed GoHotel will houses two-additional cinemas and other boutiques/stalls sa 1st-3rd or 4th level. Ilan floors / level kaya ang meron nitong budget hotel na'to? At pa'no, where, they will put the proposed BPO bldg. Hayz, nakakawindang talaga itong mga Gokongwei's love na love ang Tacloban. jejejejejej :lol:

As I read the news article, akala ko the amount na igagastos ng RLC for the expansion of RPT plus the GoHotel ay tumataginting na Php 1B, hindi pala toinks! jejejejeje :lol:

Bangin an commercial spaces na igbubutang ngadto unta ha hotel igkakada nala ha mall mismo. :D

@ rpt expansion: wow, just plain wow! this proves to show that tacloban is "the" place for investments. keep 'em coming! :cheers: a week of absence is worth it :lol:

GO! GO! TACLOBAN! GO! GO! LEYTE!

Bangin an commercial spaces na igbubutang ngadto unta ha hotel igkakada nala ha mall mismo. :D

how are they gonna do dt? add two levels on the existing building????:)

^^ well, if they do that, the entire mall's operation would surely be disrupted :| :nono:

^^ well, if they do that, the entire mall's operation would surely be disrupted :| :nono:

yeah, for sure....anyway, let'z jz wait and see....:)

No need for privatization, says LMWD


TACLOBAN CITY The Leyte Metropolitan Water District said that in providing a better supply of water, there is no need for privatization of water district since expansion project is still on progress.

The said expansion project of the water district is being conducted through a feasibility study under the Local Water Utility Administration, the head agency of water district, and is expected to be done within this year.

Ma. Teresa Pascua, public relations officer, said in an interview that the expansion project is the main solution for water problem, since there will be additional treatment plant and laying of pipelines from the new treatment plant to different covered areas.

Pascua said that this is the reason why privatization is not considered by LMWD and besides there are projects and programs being conducted to lessen the water problem.

Moreover, Tacloban source of water is from Pastrana and Dagami.* Areas being supplied by Pastrana are Pastrana itself, Sta. Fe, Palo and Tacloban, while places being supplied by Dagami are Tabontabon, Tanauan, Palo and lastly Tacloban. Pascua said that Tacloban is the last area to receive water supply from Pastrana and Dagami that is why water consumption is really problematic.

Pascua added that the source of water is not the only reason why water problem occurred in Tacloban City, but also the conveyance pipelines since it is very limited and considering that it has been placed during 1990s.

Conveyance pipelines have a capacity of 12,000 connections but based on the records of LMWD, it has 29,000 connections at present.

Meanwhile, the LMWD, with the joint venture construction of Houston Hydrotech Products and Systems Inc. and E.C Caforteza Construction, has designed and built a fully-automated in-line booster pump facility at the Leyte Academic Center, Pawing, Palo Leyte.

Pascua said that the purpose of the in-line booster pump is to boost and increase pressure for water supply. However, Pascua said that based on initial operation, the said pump cannot exactly lessen water problem.
However, through the in-line booster pump, 538 leaks were identified and improved in Palo and Tacloban City from June 7 to July 2, 2010. And upon implementation of the project, several adjustments had been done like hydraulic testing and simulation.

Pascua added that the contractors were the ones who conducted the project and once design of pressure pump is obtained and project design is very satisfactory, that would be the time the project will be turned over to LMWD. And definitely it would take time, Pascua said.

The said in-line booster pump project costs P25,579,123.83. (Nancy Mae M. Almasco, LNU INTERN)


SOURCE: LSDE

^^^^
Aw, amo ngay-an?

Corporate News
Posted on 10:41 PM, July 26, 2010

Max’s eyeing bakery spin-off, expansion to Mindanao cities (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=14814)


HOMEGROWN chicken restaurant chain Max’s wants to put up corner bakeries in all its branches before a spin-off, an executive said.

The bakeries will eventually become standalone businesses bearing the Max’s brand. Max’s Restaurant also wants to expand operations in the south, preferably through franchising, the official said.

“Maybe we can expand the bakery without the Max’s Restaurant, a spin-off,” Max’s Restaurant President Robert F. Trota said in an interview.

“We are still working on because right now we have not put up bakeries in all Max’s stores,” Mr. Trota said.

So far only 50 out of 115 Max’s Restaurants nationwide have corner bakeries. Mr. Trota said the number would go up to 80 stores at the end of the year.

“It has been there for a long time but it is just now that we are really [expanding],” he added.

Products sold in Max’s corner bakeries include pan de sal bread, cakes and loafs, caramel bars, and pastries.

Mr. Trota said the restaurant chain would soon open restaurants in Mindanao.

“We are trying to get our Zamboanga store opened. We have been working on it for a year and a half. We are just finding the right location,” Mr. Trota said.

Other areas being studied are General Santos in South Cotabato, Tacloban in Leyte, and Dumaguete in Negros Oriental.There are 80 already Max’s Restaurants in Luzon.

This year, the fried chicken restaurant chain wants to open six to eight stores domestically and four overseas -- three in the United States and the first store in Toronto, Canada -- on top of the existing eight stores in the US. “The Filipino community [overseas] is helping us promote the brand,” Mr. Trota said.

For mall-based stores, franchisees need to spend P10 million to P12 million, including starting inventory, and P18 million for a standalone Max’s Restaurant. Of the 115 stores nationwide, 55 are franchised. -- Neil Jerome C. Morales

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^^ @ earthling: well, to do that with the least disruption is to build the additional two floors elsewhere and hoist it up unto the existing mall hahaha :lol: j/k. hmm, let's wait and see :lol:

^^ @ earthling: well, to do that with the least disruption is to build the additional two floors elsewhere and hoist it up unto the existing mall hahaha :lol: j/k. hmm, let's wait and see :lol:

:lol:....lego.....hehehe

^^ you hit the right term :lol:

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Tacloban City Mayor, mag-oopisina ha supermarket
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 07:58
Waray News

TACLOBAN CITY - Guinkomperma han City Government han Tacloban nga magoopisina an City Mayor Alfred Romualdez ha Supermarket.

Sumala han guinhatag nga impormasyon ha Bombo Radyo Tacloban, masulod hin Mayor Alfred Romualdez ha iya opsina ha supermarket kada kulop, depende kun may meeting ngan kun may imporrtante nga larakton.

Mamumutang an opisina han Mayor ha ika-2 nga andana han supermarket.

Sumala kan Hon. Romualdez, para matagan niya hin hul-os nga serbisyo ngan mapaharani hiya hiton mga mulopyo han Tacloban para makahatag hin maupay nga sebisyo han syudad han Tacloban.

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Kaso hin dengue ha syudad, humitaas na liwat
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 07:56
Waray News

TACLOBAN CITY - Humitaas an kaso hin Biktima han Dengue han syudad han Tacloban sumala ha nahipatik han City Government.

Sumala han guinpadangat nga datos han City Government ha Bombo Radyo Tacloban, may ada 1, 196 an mga nabiktima han dengue virus ngan 18 hini nagkaaawat an kinabuhi.

Nahipatik han City Government, an San Jose may pinakadako nga kaso hin dengue nga may ada 59 nga Biktima.

Samtang, ha V and G may ada 49, 37 ha Sagkahan ngan 19 han Kassel.

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BIR Eastern Visayas, rank 3 ha 2009 revenue collections
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 07:52
Waray News

TACLOBAN CITY - Mayda rason an BIR Eastern Visayas nga magselebrar han ika-shento sais (106th) nga anibersaryo han buhatan yana nga Agosto 1.

Ini in durante nga ha sakob han disi-nueve (19) nga mga revenue districts ha bug-os nga nasod, an BIR Eastern Visayas an nag-ikatulo ha revenue collections kompara hadton 2009.

Dugang pa, nag-ikalima gihapon an BIR dinhi ha aton dapit ha overall collections kompara ha 2010 nga goal.

Nagpapasalamat naman hi BIR Regional Director Alert Alocilja ha mga magburuhis ngan mga Revenue District Officers durante ha pagigin responsable nga himuon nga top ranking BIR Region an Eastern Visayas.

Bangin an commercial spaces na igbubutang ngadto unta ha hotel igkakada nala ha mall mismo. :D

;61032927']how are they gonna do dt? add two levels on the existing building????:)


^^damo man meaning ngan ways hit pag expand...:D


No need for privatization, says LMWD


TACLOBAN CITY The Leyte Metropolitan Water District said that in providing a better supply of water, there is no need for privatization of water district since expansion project is still on progress.

The said expansion project of the water district is being conducted through a feasibility study under the Local Water Utility Administration, the head agency of water district, and is expected to be done within this year.

Ma. Teresa Pascua, public relations officer, said in an interview that the expansion project is the main solution for water problem, since there will be additional treatment plant and laying of pipelines from the new treatment plant to different covered areas.

Pascua said that this is the reason why privatization is not considered by LMWD and besides there are projects and programs being conducted to lessen the water problem.

Moreover, Tacloban source of water is from Pastrana and Dagami.* Areas being supplied by Pastrana are Pastrana itself, Sta. Fe, Palo and Tacloban, while places being supplied by Dagami are Tabontabon, Tanauan, Palo and lastly Tacloban. Pascua said that Tacloban is the last area to receive water supply from Pastrana and Dagami that is why water consumption is really problematic.

Pascua added that the source of water is not the only reason why water problem occurred in Tacloban City, but also the conveyance pipelines since it is very limited and considering that it has been placed during 1990s.

Conveyance pipelines have a capacity of 12,000 connections but based on the records of LMWD, it has 29,000 connections at present.

Meanwhile, the LMWD, with the joint venture construction of Houston Hydrotech Products and Systems Inc. and E.C Caforteza Construction, has designed and built a fully-automated in-line booster pump facility at the Leyte Academic Center, Pawing, Palo Leyte.

Pascua said that the purpose of the in-line booster pump is to boost and increase pressure for water supply. However, Pascua said that based on initial operation, the said pump cannot exactly lessen water problem.
However, through the in-line booster pump, 538 leaks were identified and improved in Palo and Tacloban City from June 7 to July 2, 2010. And upon implementation of the project, several adjustments had been done like hydraulic testing and simulation.

Pascua added that the contractors were the ones who conducted the project and once design of pressure pump is obtained and project design is very satisfactory, that would be the time the project will be turned over to LMWD. And definitely it would take time, Pascua said.

The said in-line booster pump project costs P25,579,123.83. (Nancy Mae M. Almasco, LNU INTERN)


SOURCE: LSDE

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Aw, amo ngay-an?

^^wasted taxpayers' money...:ohno::ohno::ohno:

^^don't care di man ako na eat hin chicken...:lol:

@ ijun.. thanx :)

^^wasted taxpayers' money...:ohno::ohno::ohno:[/QUOTE]
matuod la mao, yana naaksiyon na hira kay may privatization proposal. kaupay ipadaot kan tawi. :lol::lol::lol:

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BIR Eastern Visayas, rank 3 ha 2009 revenue collections
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 07:52
Waray News

TACLOBAN CITY - Mayda rason an BIR Eastern Visayas nga magselebrar han ika-shento sais (106th) nga anibersaryo han buhatan yana nga Agosto 1.

Ini in durante nga ha sakob han disi-nueve (19) nga mga revenue districts ha bug-os nga nasod, an BIR Eastern Visayas an nag-ikatulo ha revenue collections kompara hadton 2009.

Dugang pa, nag-ikalima gihapon an BIR dinhi ha aton dapit ha overall collections kompara ha 2010 nga goal.

Nagpapasalamat naman hi BIR Regional Director Alert Alocilja ha mga magburuhis ngan mga Revenue District Officers durante ha pagigin responsable nga himuon nga top ranking BIR Region an Eastern Visayas.



wow. good news.. and i've read also sa newspaper na Tacloban City an No. 1 Revenue Dist ha BIR-EV for the 1st half of 2010 overtaking Ormoc City.. :)

^^damo man meaning ngan ways hit pag expand...:D




^^wasted taxpayers' money...:ohno::ohno::ohno:



hahays.. pira na e2 ka years na ira expansion projects.. mahuhuman nala it term ni ICOT waray la geap.. grrrrr

^^
nakanhi gad la ako..waray gad ak bumaya ha iyo:)


^^
kay diba sige naman it ayad didto?:)


yup.. pero as far as i know, gn-divide e2 for several phases.. sana included la geap hya ha sunod na budget. :)

^^wasted taxpayers' money...:ohno::ohno::ohno:
matuod la mao, yana naaksiyon na hira kay may privatization proposal. kaupay ipadaot kan tawi. :lol::lol::lol:[/QUOTE]

hahays.. pira na e2 ka years na ira expansion projects.. mahuhuman nala it term ni ICOT waray la geap.. grrrrr

^^syempre gatasan..:lol:

wow. good news.. and i've read also sa newspaper na Tacloban City an No. 1 Revenue Dist ha BIR-EV for the 1st half of 2010 overtaking Ormoc City.. :)

^^:cheers::cheers::cheers:

i'm sorry.. it was last year pala na Tacloban City an No. 1 Revenue District ha EV with 1.33B, Ormoc 777M, Catbalogan 398M, Maasin 279.5M, Catarman then Borongan..

ahm no offense, pero di man gud marasa it chicken ha max's.. :) peace la..

ahw...
sayang baya e2 na mga acacia tree na gnpan-utod.. tsk tsk... centuries old na e2 dba??

dri i2 hya acacia tree...dnt knw d nem hn khoy...tlga century old na gud hya ky pnhon p i2 hn akun mga grndparents n tree.

@ carl .gin demolish nba or nsunog an old hauz beside hn chess club?actually,gn pgamit la iton area for chess hn akun patod.bangin himuon na ada nga building hn mga cinco...

truly na miss ko na an lugar dda my atabz days...:banana::lol:

masagbang la.. hehe ha may paterno ada e2 if im not mistaken harani ha may gomez intersection.. :)

yup,paterno n gomez along greapalife.pra masayud hi mao atbang hito n bodega h8 lopez mercantile.sapit knda adtun ex abc- president picson residence.kun hadtun kbataan nimo mao u passed by der dti ito hollow blockan.an tabok liwat gihap hadtu chess club mga 80's knda former gicain residence now saint anthony school.:)

^^han imo mga gin panyakan...grepalife la akon ma aram...the rest diri na gud...:lol:

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BIR Eastern Visayas, rank 3 ha 2009 revenue collections
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 07:52
Waray News

TACLOBAN CITY - Mayda rason an BIR Eastern Visayas nga magselebrar han ika-shento sais (106th) nga anibersaryo han buhatan yana nga Agosto 1.

Ini in durante nga ha sakob han disi-nueve (19) nga mga revenue districts ha bug-os nga nasod, an BIR Eastern Visayas an nag-ikatulo ha revenue collections kompara hadton 2009.

Dugang pa, nag-ikalima gihapon an BIR dinhi ha aton dapit ha overall collections kompara ha 2010 nga goal.

Nagpapasalamat naman hi BIR Regional Director Alert Alocilja ha mga magburuhis ngan mga Revenue District Officers durante ha pagigin responsable nga himuon nga top ranking BIR Region an Eastern Visayas.

^^NPA ngan rampant and blatant corruption it dako nga problema hit region 8.take them out, makakaya naton makigsabayan ha iba nga rehiyon...:)

@bodoi: wow,, very familiar ka man h2 na area.. taga dda ka?? hehe

^^NPA ngan rampant and blatant corruption it dako nga problema hit region 8.take them out, makakaya naton makigsabayan ha iba nga rehiyon...:)

yah.. Region VIII has a lot of potentials lalo na ha samar provinces. if not for insurgency, Samar would have been a top tourist destination..

congratulations igkasi ko taclobanon, waray pa ngan katitikangi an hotel project han robinson land aadi na liwat hin expansion, siguro nakaa realized gud la an mga gokongweis na waray hira magsayop pagbutang han ira 1st robinson mall ha region 8, look on saturday and sundays kadamo damo an it tawo ha rpt, you can encounter people as far as nothern samar to biliran and ormoc city, tanan na store damot customer pati fastfoods, pakabaro ko damo pat mga pending and interesested shops,restaurant,and boutiques gusto mag open ngada, sireng pan taga odyssey nahhihinukat pa hira mayda magsara na store,he he he, again thanks to the gokongweis (robinson place tacloban, cebu pacific,go hotels etc..and the lhuilliers(m.lhuillier pawnshops,gustavian,pino,and ml taxi) for investing to our city.

^^thanks to them...i hope the others will follow....padayon...:)

congratulations igkasi ko taclobanon, waray pa ngan katitikangi an hotel project han robinson land aadi na liwat hin expansion, siguro nakaa realized gud la an mga gokongweis na waray hira magsayop pagbutang han ira 1st robinson mall ha region 8, look on saturday and sundays kadamo damo an it tawo ha rpt, you can encounter people as far as nothern samar to biliran and ormoc city, tanan na store damot customer pati fastfoods, pakabaro ko damo pat mga pending and interesested shops,restaurant,and boutiques gusto mag open ngada, sireng pan taga odyssey nahhihinukat pa hira mayda magsara na store,he he he, again thanks to the gokongweis (robinson place tacloban, cebu pacific,go hotels etc..and the lhuilliers(m.lhuillier pawnshops,gustavian,pino,and ml taxi) for investing to our city.


let's just give credit where it is due... hehe.. im not a pro-romualdez but tikang han time han pag-lingkod ni Mayor Bejo, Tacloban's growth become unprecedented,mamay gin-papa-recall pa hi Mayor Bejo had2 kay many shallow-minded people dont like his leadership style pero kitaa hain kita yana, and of course to our fellow Taclobanons and especially ha aton HEAVENLY PATRON, SR. STO. NINO.. :)

guys an building daw na abandonado dida sapit han quality bakeshop may zamora street tabok han allied bank ginpalit daw hin usa na taga cebu kay hihimuon daw na budget hotel, an 6th floor. marigold complex adat iya ngaran han una kun di ak nagsasayop, try to check kun umagi kamo ngadto dapit,nag iinayad na, nice huh

^^yup marigold ito....mayda na ba render?...in need talaga it city hin more hotels...kanina may visitors kami makuri pan miling vacant...:)

guys an building daw na abandonado dida sapit han quality bakeshop may zamora street tabok han allied bank ginpalit daw hin usa na taga cebu kay hihimuon daw na budget hotel, an 6th floor. marigold complex adat iya ngaran han una kun di ak nagsasayop, try to check kun umagi kamo ngadto dapit,nag iinayad na, nice huh

really?? upai.. hehe.. yup marigold e2 dda.. bagan may fastfood/resto ad2 han una an ground floor.. :)

^^ Wow kkk Nice :okay: uhm, padayon pa ba it construction han rovic bldg.? kay bagan tak bati shopping mall ito dida it ira gin hihimo,..? bagan 168 mall more likely to be a tiangge haha :sly: im not sure... hehe any updates? :)

^^na naman...puro na tiangge...:lol:

Yah haha :hahaha:... coz before i left Tacloban gin iinayad pa man iton hehe asya nag pakiana ak,... gasi ko ngan ig rere-open nira it sinihan di ngan opisina,... but really i dont know, not pretty sure about it... :tongue3: ;)

^^up to yana sige la ghap ayad...ma try daw ako pagkita

@bodoi: wow,, very familiar ka man h2 na area.. taga dda ka?? hehe

yup,i was paterno boi....dda aq ngdako...yna adi na aq naukoy ha daplin..h8 syudad...jejeje...:lol:

guys an building daw na abandonado dida sapit han quality bakeshop may zamora street tabok han allied bank ginpalit daw hin usa na taga cebu kay hihimuon daw na budget hotel, an 6th floor. marigold complex adat iya ngaran han una kun di ak nagsasayop, try to check kun umagi kamo ngadto dapit,nag iinayad na, nice huh

Wow! New hotel! Ano kuno it ngaran?

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Tacloban City Mayor, mag-oopisina ha supermarket
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 07:58
Waray News

TACLOBAN CITY - Guinkomperma han City Government han Tacloban nga magoopisina an City Mayor Alfred Romualdez ha Supermarket.

Sumala han guinhatag nga impormasyon ha Bombo Radyo Tacloban, masulod hin Mayor Alfred Romualdez ha iya opsina ha supermarket kada kulop, depende kun may meeting ngan kun may imporrtante nga larakton.

Mamumutang an opisina han Mayor ha ika-2 nga andana han supermarket.

Sumala kan Hon. Romualdez, para matagan niya hin hul-os nga serbisyo ngan mapaharani hiya hiton mga mulopyo han Tacloban para makahatag hin maupay nga sebisyo han syudad han Tacloban.

Maupay ini na desisyon ni Mayor. :banana::banana: Asya daw gininayad han hadi an 2nd floor han building A han merkado.

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Tanan nga nakada han ira menu kay free kakulop. :banana:

BIR-8 awards top taxpayers in EV


GOVERNMENT CENTER, Palo, Leyte The Bureau of Internal Revenue in the region has awarded its top taxpayers who contributed to the bureaus aim to become one of the top revenue bureaus in the country.

The award was given to the top taxpayers on the six revenue districts under the revenue office of BIR 8 which are Revenue District Office 85 (Northern Samar), Revenue District 86 (Eastern Samar), Revenue District Office 87 (Samar) Revenue District 88 (Tacloban City) Revenue District 89 (Ormoc City) and Revenue District Office 90 (Southern Leyte).

The BIR Top Taxpayers Awards were divided into three categories which are the Individual Category, Corporation Category and the Government Agency Category.

In the Individual Taxpayers Category, top taxpayers for RDO 85 are Cesar Uy, Valentin Tan and Vicente Poraque; for RDO 86 are Cosme Tiusonco, Oscar Ty and Generoso Yu; for RDO 87 are Danilo Roleda, Julio Co, and Mel Senen Sarmiento; for RDO 88 are Johanna Andrade, Samuel Ngo, Priscilla Domingo, Gil Asoy, and Samuel Tiu; for RDO 89 are Joseph Frederick Pepito, Rexes Morales, Annabelle Gantuangco, Jeorgen Arrandaza Sr, Eduardo Sacay; and for RDO 90 Joselito Dolauta, spouses Teofilo and Shilita Chong and Epifania Sy.

In the Corporation Category, top taxpayers are for RDO 85 BALWHARTECO, Sanvi Oilmil Mfg. Corp and S.C. Tan Exports Corp; for RDO 86 Wilsam Enterprises, Borongan Shell Service Inc, Rural Bank of Guiuan Inc; for RDO 87 Samar Coco Products Mfg Corp.; Cinemar Traders Inc., Justmar Mkg. Inc.; for RDO 88 Acme Builders Corporation, Washington Trading Inc, JGC Financing Company Inc., Sarc Foods Corporation, Oceanic Real Estate Inc.; for RDO 89 Mahler Holdings Corp, NICKANDREA Trading Corporaion, Ormoc Liberty Mktg Inc., PASAR, R8 Distribution and Logistics Inc.; and for RDO 90 Rufino Brodeth and Co., Inc., Rural Bank of Maasin (So. Leyte) Inc., Golden Lion Foods (Maasin) Corp (Jollibee) Maasin City.

In the Government Agencies Category, top taxpayers for RDO 85 are Department of Education Division of Catarman, Northern Samar, Department of Public Works and Highways 2nd District, Catarman, and the Provincial Government of Northern Samar; for RDO 86 are DepEd Division of Borongan, Eastern Samar, Provincial Government of Eastern Samar and DPWH; for RDO 87 are DPWH Samar 1st Engg Dist Calbayog, DPWH Samar Engg Dist Catbalogan and National Irrigation Administration; for RDO 88 are DepEd (Leyte Division), DPWH-2nd Leyte Engineering District; DPWH-Regional Office No. 8; Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office-RO 8, and the city government of Tacloban; for RDO 89 are the City of Ormoc and the municipalities of Baybay, Hilongos, Isabel and San Isidro; and for RDO 90 are the city government of Maasin, DPWH-So. Leyte Engg District and DepED- So. Leyte Division Office.
In an interview with BIR Regional Director Alert Alocilja, he said that he is glad with the support of the taxpayers in fulfilling their duty as responsible citizens by paying right taxes to the government.

Alocilja added that the award that they gave to the taxpayers is their form of showing their gratitude and acknowledgement on the contribution of the taxpayers in the program of government to increase tax collection.

He then appealed to the awardees and to other taxpaying public and in the region to continue on fulfilling their job as responsible taxpayers to avoid penalties and being slammed with tax evasion charges as what has been ordered by President Aquino in his first SONA. (ROEL AMAZONA)


SOURCE: LSDE

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KUDOS to all!

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Tanan nga nakada han ira menu kay free kakulop. :banana:

^^ano it mga harani hini nga kilala?

wer exactly ha del pilar e2 na new resto/cafe??

BIR recognizes Tacloban as one of the Top Taxpayer LGUs in the region

TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Regional Office 8, through their Regional Director Alert B. Alocilja recently awarded a Plaque of Recognition to the City Government of Tacloban as one of the Top Taxpayers under the National Government Agencies/ Local Government Units (NGAs/LGUs) category.

The recognition was held last July 27 at the BIR Revenue Region Number 14 Office at the Government Center in Palo, Leyte as part of the 106th founding anniversary celebration of the BIR RO8. It was found out that BIR RO8 has awarded three LGUs here, specifically the City of Tacloban, the City Of Ormoc and the Province of Eastern Samar.

According to Zosima A. Cordaño, City Treasurer of Tacloban, the BIR gave this award in order to recognize and thank those NGAs and LGUs in the entire region for the valuable support and contribution in attaining their revenue collection targets for Tax Year 2009.

Cordaño clarified that the city government had qualified for the said award because the remittance of the withholding taxes paid by the business operators and employees of the city prior to the deadline that was set by the BIR.

“We were able to receive the said award of the BIR RO8 due of the efforts that we exert because we always see to it that all our tax collections, as one of the collecting agencies of the city government of Tacloban, are remitted to the BIR on or before the 10th day of the following month,” Cordaño said.
Furthermore, the said recognition given by the BIR is the first of the city government to receive it.

Because of the recognition received, the City Treasurer would like to extend thanks to the awarding body for acknowledgement given to them as well as to the taxpayers and City government employees for the support given.

“We would like to thank the awarding body that they have acknowledged our effort in attaining the target tax collection intended for the year,” she added.
Meanwhile, Cordaño pointed out that because of the effort that they have on attaining their target tax collection, they also help and serve as the contributory factor in attaining the revenue collection of the BIR RO8.

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BIR-8 awards top taxpayers in EV


GOVERNMENT CENTER, Palo, Leyte The Bureau of Internal Revenue in the region has awarded its top taxpayers who contributed to the bureaus aim to become one of the top revenue bureaus in the country.

The award was given to the top taxpayers on the six revenue districts under the revenue office of BIR 8 which are Revenue District Office 85 (Northern Samar), Revenue District 86 (Eastern Samar), Revenue District Office 87 (Samar) Revenue District 88 (Tacloban City) Revenue District 89 (Ormoc City) and Revenue District Office 90 (Southern Leyte).

The BIR Top Taxpayers Awards were divided into three categories which are the Individual Category, Corporation Category and the Government Agency Category.

In the Individual Taxpayers Category, top taxpayers for RDO 85 are Cesar Uy, Valentin Tan and Vicente Poraque; for RDO 86 are Cosme Tiusonco, Oscar Ty and Generoso Yu; for RDO 87 are Danilo Roleda, Julio Co, and Mel Senen Sarmiento; for RDO 88 are Johanna Andrade, Samuel Ngo, Priscilla Domingo, Gil Asoy, and Samuel Tiu; for RDO 89 are Joseph Frederick Pepito, Rexes Morales, Annabelle Gantuangco, Jeorgen Arrandaza Sr, Eduardo Sacay; and for RDO 90 Joselito Dolauta, spouses Teofilo and Shilita Chong and Epifania Sy.

In the Corporation Category, top taxpayers are for RDO 85 BALWHARTECO, Sanvi Oilmil Mfg. Corp and S.C. Tan Exports Corp; for RDO 86 Wilsam Enterprises, Borongan Shell Service Inc, Rural Bank of Guiuan Inc; for RDO 87 Samar Coco Products Mfg Corp.; Cinemar Traders Inc., Justmar Mkg. Inc.; for RDO 88 Acme Builders Corporation, Washington Trading Inc, JGC Financing Company Inc., Sarc Foods Corporation, Oceanic Real Estate Inc.; for RDO 89 Mahler Holdings Corp, NICKANDREA Trading Corporaion, Ormoc Liberty Mktg Inc., PASAR, R8 Distribution and Logistics Inc.; and for RDO 90 Rufino Brodeth and Co., Inc., Rural Bank of Maasin (So. Leyte) Inc., Golden Lion Foods (Maasin) Corp (Jollibee) Maasin City.

In the Government Agencies Category, top taxpayers for RDO 85 are Department of Education Division of Catarman, Northern Samar, Department of Public Works and Highways 2nd District, Catarman, and the Provincial Government of Northern Samar; for RDO 86 are DepEd Division of Borongan, Eastern Samar, Provincial Government of Eastern Samar and DPWH; for RDO 87 are DPWH Samar 1st Engg Dist Calbayog, DPWH Samar Engg Dist Catbalogan and National Irrigation Administration; for RDO 88 are DepEd (Leyte Division), DPWH-2nd Leyte Engineering District; DPWH-Regional Office No. 8; Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office-RO 8, and the city government of Tacloban; for RDO 89 are the City of Ormoc and the municipalities of Baybay, Hilongos, Isabel and San Isidro; and for RDO 90 are the city government of Maasin, DPWH-So. Leyte Engg District and DepED- So. Leyte Division Office.
In an interview with BIR Regional Director Alert Alocilja, he said that he is glad with the support of the taxpayers in fulfilling their duty as responsible citizens by paying right taxes to the government.

Alocilja added that the award that they gave to the taxpayers is their form of showing their gratitude and acknowledgement on the contribution of the taxpayers in the program of government to increase tax collection.

He then appealed to the awardees and to other taxpaying public and in the region to continue on fulfilling their job as responsible taxpayers to avoid penalties and being slammed with tax evasion charges as what has been ordered by President Aquino in his first SONA. (ROEL AMAZONA)


SOURCE: LSDE

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KUDOS to all!

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BIR recognizes Tacloban as one of the Top Taxpayer LGUs in the region

TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Regional Office 8, through their Regional Director Alert B. Alocilja recently awarded a Plaque of Recognition to the City Government of Tacloban as one of the Top Taxpayers under the National Government Agencies/ Local Government Units (NGAs/LGUs) category.

The recognition was held last July 27 at the BIR Revenue Region Number 14 Office at the Government Center in Palo, Leyte as part of the 106th founding anniversary celebration of the BIR RO8. It was found out that BIR RO8 has awarded three LGUs here, specifically the City of Tacloban, the City Of Ormoc and the Province of Eastern Samar.

According to Zosima A. Cordaño, City Treasurer of Tacloban, the BIR gave this award in order to recognize and thank those NGAs and LGUs in the entire region for the valuable support and contribution in attaining their revenue collection targets for Tax Year 2009.

Cordaño clarified that the city government had qualified for the said award because the remittance of the withholding taxes paid by the business operators and employees of the city prior to the deadline that was set by the BIR.

“We were able to receive the said award of the BIR RO8 due of the efforts that we exert because we always see to it that all our tax collections, as one of the collecting agencies of the city government of Tacloban, are remitted to the BIR on or before the 10th day of the following month,” Cordaño said.
Furthermore, the said recognition given by the BIR is the first of the city government to receive it.

Because of the recognition received, the City Treasurer would like to extend thanks to the awarding body for acknowledgement given to them as well as to the taxpayers and City government employees for the support given.

“We would like to thank the awarding body that they have acknowledged our effort in attaining the target tax collection intended for the year,” she added.
Meanwhile, Cordaño pointed out that because of the effort that they have on attaining their target tax collection, they also help and serve as the contributory factor in attaining the revenue collection of the BIR RO8.

wow.. top taxpayer hi dr. asoy.. the only active neuro-surgeon in Eastern Visayas :)

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Tanan nga nakada han ira menu kay free kakulop. :banana:

Amo ini an nag-occupy han adto anay bodega han Leyte La Fortuna harani han Sacred Heart College and Church. Sapit la han blay nira Chairwoman Dublado ha too ngan hadto anay Fornillos Salon ha wala. Asya b?

Wahahah...nagpatakas ka gud la @Reiver magtambay ngadto kay free man la ada an nga tanan nakada ha menu...wahahah :lol:
Unta nagkuha ka pix han ira mga sineserve ngan imo kam pinaawa ha an nganhi jejejejeje :lol:
Balit thanks for the pix and info.

^^na naman...puro na tiangge...:lol:

an owned na liwat hit mga tawainese or koreans... nasugal gud hira, bisan dako it plete basta maka put-up la hin store.... usa ini hira han rason nga kay-ano damo it nagkasara nga mga store ha downtown " tugon nga bisan dako it plete ma invest hira... syemplre kun ako it owner hit lot adto ako hit dako nga maplete diba :)

guys musta na? hehehe adi nabanhaw na liwat ako

i was in cebu last couple of days..medyo na bz. how ganda ng cebu city! it's getting better and better talaga.

an owned na liwat hit mga tawainese or koreans... nasugal gud hira, bisan dako it plete basta maka put-up la hin store.... usa ini hira han rason nga kay-ano damo it nagkasara nga mga store ha downtown " tugon nga bisan dako it plete ma invest hira... syemplre kun ako it owner hit lot adto ako hit dako nga maplete diba :)
exactly! they're came from taiwan...in contrary downtown area now would become "china town" or china-china. hehehe. anyway this would be healthy in terms of competitions along downtown area, marasbaras area, and abucay area. imagine these 3 business areas could simply compare from cebu their famous jones,colon,ayala districts. :)

hey guys! what's happening to our airport now? its over due na talaga. walang development ang constructions ng terminal bldg..Suppose to be nasa DOTC na yata ang ponndo na yan. Hahaayz! nakakawa na ng pag-asa. Sana di nalang tayo pinaasa ng nasyonal sa pondo na yan. Sana kung si mayor nalang noon ang nag pursue na i construct ang terminal na plano tlaga nya yun with a buget worth 450m sana tapos na ngayon. isa pa, infairness mas maganda ang bldg design ni fuentivilla.
kayo guys ano say n'yo?

wow! mas magiging maganda tingnan talaga ang RPT kung 4 stories na yan, looks huge..weweew!

Amo ini an nag-occupy han adto anay bodega han Leyte La Fortuna harani han Sacred Heart College and Church. Sapit la han blay nira Chairwoman Dublado ha too ngan hadto anay Fornillos Salon ha wala. Asya b?

Wahahah...nagpatakas ka gud la @Reiver magtambay ngadto kay free man la ada an nga tanan nakada ha menu...wahahah :lol:
Unta nagkuha ka pix han ira mga sineserve ngan imo kam pinaawa ha an nganhi jejejejeje :lol:
Balit thanks for the pix and info.


^^yup amo na ito...naka remember na ako...:D....nag open na pala hira...


an owned na liwat hit mga tawainese or koreans... nasugal gud hira, bisan dako it plete basta maka put-up la hin store.... usa ini hira han rason nga kay-ano damo it nagkasara nga mga store ha downtown " tugon nga bisan dako it plete ma invest hira... syemplre kun ako it owner hit lot adto ako hit dako nga maplete diba :)

exactly! they're came from taiwan...in contrary downtown area now would become "china town" or china-china. hehehe. anyway this would be healthy in terms of competitions along downtown area, marasbaras area, and abucay area. imagine these 3 business areas could simply compare from cebu their famous jones,colon,ayala districts. :)


^^para maka afford it iba...:D


hey guys! what's happening to our airport now? its over due na talaga. walang development ang constructions ng terminal bldg..Suppose to be nasa DOTC na yata ang ponndo na yan. Hahaayz! nakakawa na ng pag-asa. Sana di nalang tayo pinaasa ng nasyonal sa pondo na yan. Sana kung si mayor nalang noon ang nag pursue na i construct ang terminal na plano tlaga nya yun with a buget worth 450m sana tapos na ngayon. isa pa, infairness mas maganda ang bldg design ni fuentivilla.
kayo guys ano say n'yo?


^^by phase man ito it pag construct ngan it budget matikang hit national budget hit pinas.....as of now ada na hiya ha 2nd phase....

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Malls to be renovated ahead of REIT foray
Posted on 09:06 PM, July 27, 2010

GOKONGWEI-LED property developer Robinsons Land Corp. has allotted about P1 billion to redevelop five shopping malls this year, the firm’s top executive said yesterday.

Expansion projects, some of which have already begun, will be completed next year.

“The five [redevelopment] projects, which includes the expansion in Tacloban, [will cost] about P1 billion,” Robinsons Land President Frederick D. Go told reporters at the sidelines of a real estate conference in Makati.

He said the property developer would add two levels to Robinsons Tacloban and put up the budget Go Hotels adjacent to it. The five-level Robinsons Metro East in Pasig is also up for redevelopment.

Earlier, Robinsons Land announced the redevelopment and expansion of the 14-year-old Robinsons Place in Bacolod, the 14-year-old Robinsons Place Manila, and the two-decade-old Robinsons Galleria at Ortigas Center in Pasig.

The listed firm has allotted P9 billion for capital spending this year, of which 40% will be for the construction of new malls.

Meanwhile, Robinsons Land has appointed Citigroup and Singapore-based DBS Bank as arrangers for its foray into real estate investment trusts or REITs, which will allow companies to use pooled capital of investors to buy and manage income-generating properties or mortgage loans.

“What we think is most interesting for the moment is the shopping center business that we have, because [malls] are the most consistent income generators of the company for two decades,” Mr. Go said.

“Most of the funds that we will generate [from REITs] will be deployed back to developing more properties for the company,” Mr. Go added.

Robinsons Land will start this year the construction of its first shopping mall in the Northern Luzon province of Pangasinan and the 30th Robinsons mall nationwide. It will also open a mall in Palawan next year, and Cebu and Quezon City in 2012.

Shares in Robinsons Land, whose profits dropped by 2.78% to P926.92 million in the first quarter, rose to P13.70 each yesterday from P13.66 on Monday. -- Neil Jerome C. Morales



Wow...this is a bit different from the info I got from my Cousin in Galeria, kaya seguro nadidilatar it expansion kay may mga changes nahihinabo...well its nice to hear this...I will confirm this to my cousin again..Sayang lang nakabalik na ak didi ha langyaw na labnasan...:):)

^^kay ano adto an info han imo cousin?...:D

Sana bilisan nila ang pag develop ng Tacloban airport..tsk.tsk...mapaso it pag hinulat ha gawas kay duro kapuno an departure area ha sulod...Sana nakikita ng management ang problemang eto...

^^kay ano adto an info han imo cousin?...:D

Musta Mao...long time no hear...Sorry talagsa la maka online kay..na-arbor an akon ASUS-Notebook...

Well, ha right side daw ng RPT ang expansion..sa lower floors ang more stores ng mall and the two cinemas...sa taas ang GoHotel...

Sana bilisan nila ang pag develop ng Tacloban airport..tsk.tsk...mapaso it pag hinulat ha gawas kay duro kapuno an departure area ha sulod...Sana nakikita ng management ang problemang eto...

^^last update 2nd phase la gihap...:D

Musta Mao...long time no hear...Sorry talagsa la maka online kay..na-arbor an akon ASUS-Notebook...

Well, ha right side daw ng RPT ang expansion..sa lower floors ang more stores ng mall and the two cinemas...sa taas ang GoHotel...

^^:lol:...ok man.an amon pasalubong hain na?...:lol:

...bangin amo na ito nga expansion...waray man ig specify kun an existing mall an dugngan....amo ba...:D

Musta Mao...long time no hear...Sorry talagsa la maka online kay..na-arbor an akon ASUS-Notebook...

Well, ha right side daw ng RPT ang expansion..sa lower floors ang more stores ng mall and the two cinemas...sa taas ang GoHotel...

thats right, and they will start this september na:banana::banana::banana:

^^talaga?that's good..:cheers:...diin ka info?

Yah haha :hahaha:... coz before i left Tacloban gin iinayad pa man iton hehe asya nag pakiana ak,... gasi ko ngan ig rere-open nira it sinihan di ngan opisina,... but really i dont know, not pretty sure about it... :tongue3: ;)

im 100% sure, its another taiwanese store, one of the reason nag close an cellcom ha gaisano central dd ha tacloban because han pag open hin taiwanese cellphone shop ha 2nd floor haranit ascalator, and thats also the reason na cellcom ormoc will transfer han ira ormoc branch ha may real street next month ngadto harani may terminal instead ha new gaisano mall ha ormoc kay bangin hira masugad didi ha gaisano central tacloban kun diin it gaisano open it ira doors ha mga taiwanese store according to my friend na taga cellcom. healthy competition but diri maupay parat at mga homegrown businessmen,.:ohno::ohno::ohno:

^^talaga?that's good..:cheers:...diin ka info?

according to the in haus engineers of robinson tacloban

^^wow...dayon dayonan na gud....:cheers:...uhm pano pala it ira expansion an pag add han levels?an existing mall mismo?

im 100% sure, its another taiwanese store, one of the reason nag close an cellcom ha gaisano central dd ha tacloban because han pag open hin taiwanese cellphone shop ha 2nd floor haranit ascalator, and thats also the reason na cellcom ormoc will transfer han ira ormoc branch ha may real street next month ngadto harani may terminal instead ha new gaisano mall ha ormoc kay bangin hira masugad didi ha gaisano central tacloban kun diin it gaisano open it ira doors ha mga taiwanese store according to my friend na taga cellcom. healthy competition but diri maupay parat at mga homegrown businessmen,.:ohno::ohno::ohno:

^^all in the name of profit....nyway, whole rovic building ba or an dati la na space han kevins?

^^all in the name of profit....nyway, whole rovic building ba or an dati la na space han kevins?

i think an kanan kevins la ada,

^^ahw gasi ko an whole kay 3 mos ago whole building man ha sakob an gin aayad...

can't wait na for the official render han RPT expansion ngan GoHotel...:cheers:

PIA Daily News Reader
PIA Press Release
2010/07/29


Eastern Visayas gives PNoy satisfactory rating

Tacloban City (July 29) -- The people of Eastern Visayas gave President Benigno Aquino III a satisfactory rating for his first State of the Nation Address on July 26, 2010.

About 99 percent of the respondents in the post SONA survey conducted by the Philippine Agency in Eastern Visayas, gave the President satisfactory rating.
Only one percent of the respondents answered either very satisfactory, needs improvement, or unsatisfactory rating.

The most common reason why the respondents like President Aquino?s SONA was because of his determination to stop corruption in government which was clearly underscored when he said:
"Sa Administrasyon po natin, walang kota-kota, walang tongpats; ang pera ng taumbayan ay gagastusin para sa taumbayan lamang."

Reverend Father Erwin Balagapo, Parochial Vicar of Santo Nino Parish, and Leyte Board Member Roque Tiu both believed that the President was very sincere when delivering his SONA and his sincerity gives a ray of hope to the Filipino people.

Ms. Francisca Custodio, the President of the KBP in the Region and the station manager of DYVL Aksyon Radyo of the Manila Broadcasting Company echoed the same insight saying "he sounded so sincere especially in the area of stumping out corruption."

Northern Samar Governor Paul Daza said "he was very candid about the real situation of the nation."

Most of the respondents who are government employees lamented that the President made no mention about the anomalies at GSIS which have affected many government retirees and employees.

Many of the Eastern Visayas respondents expressed their belief that the President should have given more time discussing where and how he wants to lead the country in six years rather that giving more time lambasting the past administration. If there were anomalies, then leave the job to the Department of Justice and the Truth Commission, respondents said.

This thought among the respondents is a sign that the Filipino people wants to start anew, move forward towards a better Philippines. The Filipinos are more vigilant and more observant, determined that under the leadership of President Aquino, they will give their full support so that the reasons why he was elected to the post will be achieved. (PIA 8)

wow.. top taxpayer hi dr. asoy.. the only active neuro-surgeon in Eastern Visayas :)

but i heard that he is a neuro-surgeon who had a bad reputation. he have many unsuccessful surgery that resulted in permanent disability for his patients. amo iton it storya ha tacloban maiha na hin duru. mahilig kuno iton hiya nga experimentuhan it iya mga pasyente.

im 100% sure, its another taiwanese store, one of the reason nag close an cellcom ha gaisano central dd ha tacloban because han pag open hin taiwanese cellphone shop ha 2nd floor haranit ascalator, and thats also the reason na cellcom ormoc will transfer han ira ormoc branch ha may real street next month ngadto harani may terminal instead ha new gaisano mall ha ormoc kay bangin hira masugad didi ha gaisano central tacloban kun diin it gaisano open it ira doors ha mga taiwanese store according to my friend na taga cellcom. healthy competition but diri maupay parat at mga homegrown businessmen,.:ohno::ohno::ohno:

Yah, one thing i hate bwt that products is,... it lessens our standards of living... mag lisbot pa naman it hira urog... :ohno::ohno:

^^ahw gasi ko an whole kay 3 mos ago whole building man ha sakob an gin aayad...

can't wait na for the official render han RPT expansion ngan GoHotel...:cheers:

i think its the whole building kuya Mao haha coz whats the point of renovating the whole rovic diba? :) but i dont like it to be a tiangge :ohno::ohno:

Wow, makusog gud talaga it economy han Tacloban... :okay: 1 year pa ngan la hira nag abri yana expansion dayon haha :cheers1: and besides Tacloban has lesser poverty rate,... :cheers: hehe

good morning Tacloban.....

Tacloban rethinks dev’t tack

TACLOBAN CITY -- In a bid to attract more investments, Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez said his government is reviewing the thrust of developing only a portion of the city.

"The growth center should not be placed only in a specific area of the city. I believe that a growth center needs an airport, seaport, good road networks, electricity and ample supply of water. There’s no business that would run without those things," Mr. Romualdez said.

He said the city government’s 250-hectare property that was declared as an economic zone 12 years ago had failed to attract investments. Not a single infrastructure nor factory has been put up in the Eastern Visayas Agri-Industrial Growth Center, he noted.

A portion of the property, which is located in the northern part of the city, is now even being used as a dump site.

"Improvement of infrastructure and creating an investor-friendly environment should be focused on the entire city, even if it is located far away from the city’s center," he said. -- RLA
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^^well. di man tanan maka afford ha robi...but indeed it's a good sign for the local economy...

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Tacloban rethinks dev’t tack

TACLOBAN CITY -- In a bid to attract more investments, Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez said his government is reviewing the thrust of developing only a portion of the city.

"The growth center should not be placed only in a specific area of the city. I believe that a growth center needs an airport, seaport, good road networks, electricity and ample supply of water. There’s no business that would run without those things," Mr. Romualdez said.

He said the city government’s 250-hectare property that was declared as an economic zone 12 years ago had failed to attract investments. Not a single infrastructure nor factory has been put up in the Eastern Visayas Agri-Industrial Growth Center, he noted.

A portion of the property, which is located in the northern part of the city, is now even being used as a dump site.

"Improvement of infrastructure and creating an investor-friendly environment should be focused on the entire city, even if it is located far away from the city’s center," he said



^^madadayon ada nga ig declare it whole city nga economic zone...hmmmm...pros and cons muna

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DPWH implements Special Projects in Tacloban City

Tacloban City- The Department of Public Works and Highways, together with Congressman Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez with other organizations and Offices who raised the budget for the construction and maintenance of projects, implements its “special projects” in Tacloban City.

Projects of the DPWH could come from the General Appropriations Act (GAA) which is implemented yearly from the National Government. Another source of projects is known as Congressional Insertions which comes from the “Pork-barrel” of the Congressman. This is the implementation of projects by the DPWH which are not included in the GAA.

The GAA of 2010 includes three (3) regular Infrastructure projects- the rehabilitation of the Tacloban-Baybay South Road, Rehabilitation of Damaged pavements from Rizal avenue Extension, and the upgrading from gravel road to concrete road of Brgy. Tigbao, Sta. Fe.

The rehabilitation and maintenance projects in the Apitong Road, Leyte-Samar Road, Daang Maharlika Road, Nula-Tula drainage system construction, asphalting of Naga-naga, Anibong and Picas Sagkahan (DZR) are still ongoing. These are the special projects, projects that are obtained through outsourcing, which the DPWH implements this year

but i heard that he is a neuro-surgeon who had a bad reputation. he have many unsuccessful surgery that resulted in permanent disability for his patients. amo iton it storya ha tacloban maiha na hin duru. mahilig kuno iton hiya nga experimentuhan it iya mga pasyente.

he's not man.. actually he's very straightforward about the condition of the patient, he doesn't give false hopes.. and FYI brain surgeries are on the top of the most difficult surgical operations. i think it is just unfair to tag him like that.. and "mahilig experimentuhan" is not a proper word to use. i think you should double-check your facts first because such statements could be very damaging to his reputation and I believe if its a hearsay, leave it as a hearsay and it does not warrant any intelligent discussion.

but i heard that he is a neuro-surgeon who had a bad reputation. he have many unsuccessful surgery that resulted in permanent disability for his patients. amo iton it storya ha tacloban maiha na hin duru. mahilig kuno iton hiya nga experimentuhan it iya mga pasyente.

Doing cranial surgery is one of the most complicated thing to do.Even by the most skilled neurosurgeon there is in the planet,undergoing one is NOT a GUARANTEE that the patient would be back to his former normal physical ability. Besides,whoever said that medicine was perfect science?

@dandelionne: well said :)

guyz an chinabank ha zamora open la geap??

^^diri na...balhin na ha imelda...

ahw. i thot new la ad2 na branch an ha imelda.. mingaw man yana it thread. :)

^^an mga kadaan nan mamahuway or mga bz la...:lol:

ahw.. na-work ka ngean mao?

Di ko pa na-try yung max's. :D

^^kaw pa...:D

A New Commercial Building just in front of RPT...

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U/C...right side of RPT Car Entrance

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kay ano pag ruba-a?

^^dunno...waray tawo nga nag aayad asya waray ak makag ask...:D...maybe drainage?

ano nga reason nga waray na an mga boots nga multicab ngan spidercab?

^^ok la mawara it spiders...mga abusado man ito...:D

kun waray na spidercab, then dapat padamo-on it taxi...guti la kasi, gusto ko sumakay pero dre na timing nga myda naagi :ohno:

^^guti la hira na ply...adto hira ha airport na tambay...kun mayda man pirmi occupied...

Tacloban Astrodome

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medyo matab-ang it fried chicken ha max's.. :)

^^no comment...:lol:

ahw.. na-work ka ngean mao?

^^sekreto....:D

haha.. xge nala. :)

U/C...right side of RPT Car Entrance

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Anut ira gnhihimo ngada? Kay ano ka sugad hito nag kalsada?

A New Commercial Building just in front of RPT...

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Kumita ako hini kanina paglabay ka ha Robinsons. Ano daw la it maoccupy ngada?

Anut ira gnhihimo ngada? Kay ano ka sugad hito nag kalsada?

^^dunno kun drainage or part han expansion na...:D...ma asko nala ako next time hit mga nag aayad...:D

Kumita ako hini kanina paglabay ka ha Robinsons. Ano daw la it maoccupy ngada?

^^waray man naka butang...for sure mapuno ito dayon...kumita na ako Ford nga U/C...:D

^^
gin ayad la nira para mas madali ngan safe it pag liko hit mga awto nga tisulod dida (kelangan gubaon tanan kay waray gamit kun ibabawbaw la it pag semento) :D

mababaro kamo tak karuyag sidngon kun makita niyo an kalingit hito nga tapos na pagayda (didto hit exit) :D

RPT
Left Wing

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RPT
Left Wing

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gin ayad la nira para mas madali ngan safe it pag liko hit mga awto nga tisulod dida (kelangan gubaon tanan kay waray gamit kun ibabawbaw la it pag semento) :D

mababaro kamo tak karuyag sidngon kun makita niyo an kalingit hito nga tapos na pagayda (didto hit exit) :D

^^ah yun pala...

DUNKIN DONUTS
RPT

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Dunkin Donuts at RPT is big , thanks sa pics @mao.....:)

ROBINSONS PLACE TACLOBAN

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^^it's not the big though....:D

^^it's not the big though....:D


It looks big anyway.....:D

^^katamtaman lang...is my tagalog right na?...:lol:

^^

:okay:.....:lol::lol:

^^:lol:...the main branch is 4x bigger..:D

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The one across jollibee?....and near Rose pharmacy?....I used to have coffee and donuts there.....:)

^^yeah...newly renovated...same also with jobee main...

^^

That's good, seems Dunkin is doing good in Tacloban, same with jollibee....

^^yeah they are...5 jobees and 5 or 6 DD....:D

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^^great!!!....sana may budget ako...:D

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^^great!!!....sana may budget ako...:D

adi akun card pahuram ko haim rai ko kggamit..hehehe...:lol::banana:

^^ano na card?

good morning Tacloban.....

Robinsons expands malls

Monday, 02 August 2010 00:00

The property arm of the Gokongwei group has earmarked about a billion pesos for the redevelopment of its five malls this year.
Frederick Go, Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) president, said the expansion projects, which began this year, would be completed next year. “We’ve undergone several phases of renovation and redevelopment and now we think it’s time to develop the exterior of the mall and some parts of the
interior after reviewing the tenant mix,” Go said on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) Summit last week.

Go said the property firm would also add two floors of mall space to Robinsons Tacloban and establish the budget Go Hotel.

RLC earlier announced the redevelopment and expansion of Robinsons Place in Bacolod, Robinsons Place Manila, and Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas Center.
Robinsons Metro East in Pasig City will also undergo a facelift.

Go said RLC has appointed Citibank and DBS Bank as advisers for the property firm’s planned REIT fund raising activity.

He said the company is waiting for the law’s implementing rules and regulations from the Bureau of Internal Revenue before coming up with the mix of assets that would be included in its REIT.

RLC shares dipped from P13.38 on July 29 to P13.30 each on Friday.
KRISTA ANGELA M. MONTEALEGRE

source (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/22783-robinsons-expands-malls)

^^tns sa update...:)

^^ano na card?

xempre c- card gad.hehehe...:lol:

It second branch hit Mang Inasal adto ha Gaisano Central. :D

It second branch hit Mang Inasal adto ha Gaisano Central. :D

yup yup.. kumita na ako han ira tarp yesterday..hehe..

Well, Mr. Lucio Tan dropped by the City kanina for an UNDISCLOSE business.


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source: FB find

update:
giniinayad na an 3rd floor han Castle ha atubang hit Robi.. :D
sige na it hakot hit baras ha construction site hit Go Hotel.. ngan mayda mga prefab nga mga poste (para foundation?) ngadto :D

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It second branch hit Mang Inasal adto ha Gaisano Central. :D

^^an kanan KFC lugar?

Well, Mr. Lucio Tan dropped by the City kanina for an UNDISCLOSE business.


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^^ha city gud mismo?....good news...potential big-time investor

update:
giniinayad na an 3rd floor han Castle ha atubang hit Robi.. :D
sige na it hakot hit baras ha construction site hit Go Hotel.. ngan mayda mga prefab nga mga poste (para foundation?) ngadto :D

^^ano it ma occupy han castle?...

update:
giniinayad na an 3rd floor han Castle ha atubang hit Robi.. :D
sige na it hakot hit baras ha construction site hit Go Hotel.. ngan mayda mga prefab nga mga poste (para foundation?) ngadto :D

it's probably piles for the foundation...

^^
ahh.. pyramid an hurma han iya tip :D

no idea kun ano malugar ngadto han castle..

ha tacloban airport ba gud man adto? baga man hit diri :D

feeling ko diri ada

@ mao: yup an gn-vacate na space ada han kfc,, ad2 man it ira tarp nakabutang.

^^well at least ma upay na kitaon front hit GC ......ok unta gihap adto an ira branch ha may enage

diin dapit dd2?? meda ngean geap nra site ngad2?

an BPI dari atbang hit gaisano...amo unta dida an 2nd branch

ahh ic... sana mag-click geap hra dda ha gaisano central :)

^^sure na yan...masurong ngani ira branch ha RPT

OPENING SOON....GAISANO CENTRAL MALL

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from CCLS FB:

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Well, Mr. Lucio Tan dropped by the City kanina for an UNDISCLOSE business.


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source: FB find

cguro mg invest hya ha tacloban or private visit la...tumapo mn haiya hi bernie cabigon manager fortune tobacco n pal ticketing sen. enage st.warai mn city govt.representative or nagcourtesy call ba ha city hall hya?:)

^^so ha tac airport talaga ito?sana mga invest pa hiya nganhi....

Wow hehe pero it airport talaga bagan diri ha Tacloban hehe sigurado ba nga ha Tacloban talaga hiya bumisita? kun ha Tacloban edi unta mag invest hiya dida,.... i just hope so,... hehe pero bangin naruyag la hiya pag bisita kay may plano gud hiya pag invest :banana: :lol:

And i heard strikto na gud yana gjp ha Ciudad han Tacloban labi na ha traffic, Jay Walking pati it panigarilyo ha downtown?? Well Thats Good!!! keep it up ...!, unta purupadayon na iton hehe :cheers1:

^^bisan ano ka strikto kun pasaway it mga tawo waray la gihap gamit...:D

sana nga mag invest pa hiya dinhi...welcome na welcome hiya...:D

OPENING SOON....GAISANO CENTRAL MALL

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Hmm nice,... for me... masurong inin nga branch gjp nira kay ha robi ngan permi puno... hehe maupay gud man liwat it ira concept nga UNLIMITED RICE,.... :cheers:

^^bisan ano ka strikto kun pasaway it mga tawo waray la gihap gamit...:D

sana nga mag invest pa hiya dinhi...welcome na welcome hiya...:D

Yah hehe pero kun ha disiplina maupay iton nga gintitikangan na kay basi hinay hinay it tawo madidisiplina,... Natural la ito hit mga shahan nga adlaw kay it tawo natitigdaan pa man pero pag tikaiha... ok na man.... so maupay ito nga matikangan na yana.... :cheers:

unta mag invest hiya hehe anu ngaean iton it iya major business? :lol:

^^:lol:...tobacco (fortune), airline (PAL and Airphil), banks (PNB, Allied)..it iba no idea na...:D

^^:lol:...tobacco (fortune), airline (PAL and Airphil), banks (PNB, Allied)..it iba no idea na...:D

ahhh hehe bangin mayda hiya ig iinvest nga something Big ha Tacloban asya bumisita hiya to see it himself hahaha :lol:

uhm anu't bag-o yana dida? san-o matitima it election ban? :cheers:

^^so far it gin aabangan it gohotel ngan an expansion an RPT....bout the elec ban dunno kun 60 or 90 days after pa hit june 30

ahhh ok hehe hehe :)

^^:lol:...tobacco (fortune), airline (PAL and Airphil), banks (PNB, Allied)..it iba no idea na...:D

kun parag inum ka iupod na gihap it tanduay n asia brewery iya itun...jejeje....plus part owner na ada hya ht manila hotel...not 100% sure..just heard...

Good Morning Tacloban!!!.....

Local equipment sought

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Agriculture is pushing the accreditation of local farm equipment makers as part of efforts to push the use of modern farming technologies and minimize post-harvest losses. In an interview on the sidelines of a meeting sourcewith Philippine Center for Post Harvest Development and Mechanization, DA Regional Executive Director Leo P. Cañeda noted that, in the past three years, his office has distributed 215 flatbed mechanical dryers that were all sourced from accredited manufacturers in other regions. "I wish we got these machineries from our local makers... That has been the missing link of... farming activities in this region."

source (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=15268)

kun parag inum ka iupod na gihap it tanduay n asia brewery iya itun...jejeje....plus part owner na ada hya ht manila hotel...not 100% sure..just heard...

hiya pa it tag iya han eton properties,century hotel ,univ. of east

City gov't of Tacloban, nakukurian ha pagpadukwag han syudad tungod han kakulangan ha tubig


TACLOBAN CITY - Nakukurian an city government of tacloban ha pagpadukwag ha ekonomiya ngan torismo tungod han problema ha tubig.

Sumala kan Executive Assisstant III Edward Manadong han city government of tacloban, syahan gud nga guin bibiling han mga negosyante an kapasidad han syudad ha water supply.

Samtang, guin iistudyuhan naman han city government of tacloban an iba pa nga paagi ha pagkukuhaan hin tubig.


^^...:ohno::ohno::ohno:

has anyone heard about the expansion of Robinsons Place Tacloban? I heard from a friend connected to Robinsons that they are going to expand the Robinsons there as it was performing a lot better than they expected. Cheers guys :cheers:

^^yup...2 floors will be added...also, the goHotel will be built right next to the mall...

has anyone heard about the expansion of Robinsons Place Tacloban? I heard from a friend connected to Robinsons that they are going to expand the Robinsons there as it was performing a lot better than they expected. Cheers guys :cheers:

baralyuan nira it nag coconduct hit ira feasibility study :lol:

City gov't of Tacloban, nakukurian ha pagpadukwag han syudad tungod han kakulangan ha tubig


TACLOBAN CITY - Nakukurian an city government of tacloban ha pagpadukwag ha ekonomiya ngan torismo tungod han problema ha tubig.

Sumala kan Executive Assisstant III Edward Manadong han city government of tacloban, syahan gud nga guin bibiling han mga negosyante an kapasidad han syudad ha water supply.

Samtang, guin iistudyuhan naman han city government of tacloban an iba pa nga paagi ha pagkukuhaan hin tubig.


^^...:ohno::ohno::ohno:




Why not gamiton it dagat...kumuha sila ng desalinisation equipment..kaya nila yan.... ha Taguig area...south of metro manila..sa laguna de bay na sila kumukuha ng tubig...:)

Why not gamiton it dagat...kumuha sila ng desalinisation equipment..kaya nila yan.... ha Taguig area...south of metro manila..sa laguna de bay na sila kumukuha ng tubig...:)\

^^that's right,even dubai they took it from the sea...for tacloban it's better to take and use from cancabato bay clean and clear water than manila bay and laguna de bay...:)

Hi guys! Its been one month since my last post here in SSC. I owe this thread a lot of pictures. :lol: I'll start with the new "gimikan" in LPH. :banana:

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Why not gamiton it dagat...kumuha sila ng desalinisation equipment..kaya nila yan.... ha Taguig area...south of metro manila..sa laguna de bay na sila kumukuha ng tubig...:)

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^^that's right,even dubai they took it from the sea...for tacloban it's better to take and use from cancabato bay clean and clear water than manila bay and laguna de bay...:)

^^how much it capital outlay hito?..bangin lugod mas mag mahal it tubig...:D...bitaw, there are other ways man.siguro right connections lang...:D

Hi guys! Its been one month since my last post here in SSC. I owe this thread a lot of pictures. :lol: I'll start with the new "gimikan" in LPH. :banana:

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^^1 month ba?diri ada...:lol:...welcome back....:)

...nice yung concpet ng LPH para dyan...:okay:

Hi guys! Its been one month since my last post here in SSC. I owe this thread a lot of pictures. :lol: I'll start with the new "gimikan" in LPH. :banana:



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^^is that water?

Hi guys! Its been one month since my last post here in SSC. I owe this thread a lot of pictures. :lol: I'll start with the new "gimikan" in LPH. :banana:

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maupay.hain ini hapit?

^^ma aram ka mag waray?...sa Leyte Park Hotel yan.sa may entrance na part.para syang mini entertainment complex

^^ma aram ka mag waray?...sa Leyte Park Hotel yan.sa may entrance na part.para syang mini entertainment complex

ma aram. gudti..hehe

aw. ha leyte park hotel diay ni...thanks mao

^^halata nga...:D...np po

^ gusto ko ang dialect nyo kaya pinag-aaralan ko..hehe

^^talaga?..yung iba ayaw kasi para daw galit kung magsalita...parang german daw...:D

hain ini hapit = hain ini dapit?

ma aram gudti = ma aram guti

^yup...maganda sya pakinggan actually...

^^amo ba...kun sugad man damo nga salamat han pag dayaw hit amon yinaknan...:D

^ you're welcome..maupay nga gabii

^^ma upay man...dayon

^^yup...2 floors will be added...also, the goHotel will be built right next to the mall...

thats great! cheers! are they adding two floors vertically or are they adding a two storey annex? WOuldnt it look odd if they added vertically?
baralyuan nira it nag coconduct hit ira feasibility study :lol:

Im sorry but I cannot understand your dialect

^^yup...2 floors will be added...also, the goHotel will be built right next to the mall...

ngan usa na terminal for the multicab and taxi igtitindug luyot robinSon mismo, AN BAKANTE NA DAKO NA PARKING AREA HAN LUYO HAN MS

thats great! cheers! are they adding two floors vertically or are they adding a two storey annex? WOuldnt it look odd if they added vertically?


Im sorry but I cannot understand your dialect


^^that we have to wait for the official render..:)

baralyuan nira it nag coconduct hit ira feasibility study = palitan yung nag conduct ng FS para sa kanila...:)



ngan usa na terminal for the multicab and taxi igtitindug luyot robinSon mismo, AN BAKANTE NA DAKO NA PARKING AREA HAN LUYO HAN MS

^^ma upay kun sugad..kay diri talaga ma upay nga ada ha entrance na tambay ito na mga multi...can't wait na...:D

^^how much it capital outlay hito?..bangin lugod mas mag mahal it tubig...:D...bitaw, there are other ways man.siguro right connections lang...:D

it could be much guess,millions...but it's a big help for the city to provide fresh water to the constituents especially to northern barangays.as you know still their been hard for them h2o...just look a vessel they were just using 1evaporator and can produced 15 tons of fresh water for their daily use.so,if tacloban city have so many like these i think we wont be hard up for the water...walang el nino....hehehe...:lol: :soon:

^^dapat mag conduct hin tiupay na FS anay...bangin mapareha ito han booster nga 25M na waray gamit...:D...diri la ha no part it may probs...the whole city...bitaw, i hope ma solve na ini sayang hin duro

U/C...right side of RPT Car Entrance

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^^pati an exit gin iinayad gihap

Makati

Overall: 3.47
Social : 3.66
Environmental: 3.50
Economic: 3.25

City of Manila

Overall: 2.91
Social : 3.99
Environmental: 2.75
Economic: 2.00


State of Local Development Report for Visayas Cities

1=Bad 2= Poor 3= Fair 4 = High 5= Very High

Iloilo

Overall: 2.69
Social : 2.76
Environmental: 2.56
Economic: 2.75

Bacolod

Overall: 2.88
Social : 3.43
Environmental: 2.47
Economic: 2.75


Cebu City

Overall: 3.76
Social : 3.72
Environmental: 3.82
Economic: 3.75

Tacloban

Overall: 2.58
Social : 2.68
Environmental: 2.30
Economic: 2.75

State of Local Development Report for Mindanao Cities


Davao

Overall: 3.71
Social : 3.77
Environmental: 4.35
Economic: 3.00

General Santos

Overall: 3.51
Social : 3.35
Environmental: 3.67
Economic: 3.50

Cagayan de Oro

Overall: 2.82
Social : 3.13
Environmental: 3.33
Economic: 2.00

Zamboanga

Overall: 3.30
Social : 3.39
Environmental: 4.28
Economic: 2.25

Butuan

Overall: 2.30
Social : 2.99
Environmental: 3.00
Economic: 1.50

More can be found here http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&rpt_page=sldr&frmIdDcfCode=6&fLguType=&frmIdRegion=

^^hmmm...what are data used?...per NSO records tacloban city has one of the lowest poverty incidence rate in the phil...and we don't have a lake...:)

yah, gin kita ko it site ngan bagan waso man it ira survey result... :)

^^tikang ito ha DILG...but i still have doubts kay an iba na mga facts diri na tugman.but anyway, sagdi nala ito kita man it mas maaram sitwasyon...let this be a guide nalang to do better...:)

^^ Asya na hehehe... ngan at least tat underemployment rate kay high hehehe :cheers:

"GOOD AFTERNOON TACLOBAN!"
I'm back...and I bring good news for everyone to know!
Masayaw na naman kita ini hin BANANANA...:banana::banana::banana::banana:

Adi ang naglalarab ngan nagbabaga nga notisya....


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BFAR-8: Legwork for construction of Tacloban fish port already ongoing

TACLOBAN CITY- The legwork for the construction of the fish port project in this city, which aims to attract big investors from the lucrative tuna industry, is already in progress, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office here.

BFAR Regional Director Juan Albaladejo disclosed to Leyte Samar Daily Express in an interview that around P50 million initial funds were already released by the national government to jumpstart the project construction which has been long-awaited especially by people involved in the fishing industry.

The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), which secures the money for this project, has already hired Manila-based consultants who are now doing the preparatory work for the project.

“The PFDA has already hired a consulting firm offering the services of geodetical technologists who are now doing the legwork for the soil analysis of the area,” Albaladejo said.

According to him, the hiring of experts that would do the soil survey is part of the package offered by the PFDA in the construction of the fish port project. The counterpart of the city government is only the lot area.

The soil analysis, according to Albaladejo, is imperative to determine where to put the needed infrastructure and where to strengthen them as well as to pinpoint areas where reclamation might be possible to expand the area coverage.

Express learned that the initial release in the amount of P50 million would be used for the land or site development and also in the putting up of a refrigeration and storage facilities.

The current area allotted by the city government for the fish project is only one hectare located at the wet market or old bus terminal in Brgy. 37.
Albaladejo, for his part, said that they have no choice but to make do with what is provided by the city government for the meantime.

“We can stick with that area for now, but if we want to attract big investors coming from General Santos especially, we need a bigger area that would accommodate the processing and post harvest areas and for the canning site as well,” Albaladejo said.

He said the city government should ideally provide something around five hectares to accommodate all the recommended facilities for this fish port project.

“The city government should plan ahead. They should be able to properly deal with the informal settlers at Brgy. 37 and what to do with them because we want Tacloban to be a tuna capital,” Albaladejo said.

He said the overall targeted investments for this particular project is around P200 million to P300 million.

“The money is already under the trust fund of the PFDA, hindi na magagalaw at safe na ‘yun, ang kailangan nalang ay hintayin natin kung kelan ang release ng ibang pondo maliban sa P50 million na ngayon ay available at gagamitin na,” Albaladejo said. (Lemuel Pagliawan)

SOURCE: http://leytesamardaily.net/?p=2032


^^^^
GANUN!
Well, it seems the ball is now in the hands of Mayor Alfred Romualdez. But the question is, would he prioritize this project than the water supply crisis that we are facing nowadays?
Anyhow, I am looking forward that this project would be realize at the soonest.

WOW!!! :eek2: hehehe Nice ;) hehe pero i prioritize gjp nira unta it tubig kay Basic need iton hin ciudad... :cheers2: :dance2:

ngan improvement gjp hin at mga infrastructures like roads and etc... specially in V&G an karsada kas drainage system, naiha na iton na problema tsk2 m))
also the traffic in Tacloban (should undergo a scientific studies)... :) but anyway im so happy nga nag tikang na it fishport project... :cheers1:
:dance:

Taclobanons, Lets move Forward!!! :cheer: :horse:

^^wow!...madadayon gihap..:banana::okay:...the 1ha is only the area of the old bus terminal....if i remember it right, ig expand pa ito hit city govt yun nga lang may mga ma apektuhan na mga informal settlers...sana lang mag cooperate ito na mga settlers for the good of the greater majority

WOW!!! :eek2: hehehe Nice ;) hehe pero i prioritize gjp nira unta it tubig kay Basic need iton hin ciudad... :cheers2: :dance2:

ngan improvement gjp hin at mga infrastructures like roads and etc... specially in V&G an karsada kas drainage system, naiha na iton na problema tsk2 m))
also the traffic in Tacloban (should undergo a scientific studies)... :) but anyway im so happy nga nag tikang na it fishport project... :cheers1:
:dance:

Taclobanons, Lets move Forward!!! :cheer: :horse:

^^amo na tubig tubig tubig...major turnoff talaga ito...after hito mga roads na

yah hehehe unta diri mag saramok,... Lets just pray for their cooperation, :)

^^asya...ito na mga kritiko hit syudad di angay asihon...

^^amo na tubig tubig tubig...major turnoff talaga ito...after hito mga roads na

yah hehehe dapat as early as now nag plaplano na kita para hit future,.... :cheers:

WOW!!! :eek2: hehehe Nice ;) hehe pero i prioritize gjp nira unta it tubig kay Basic need iton hin ciudad... :cheers2: :dance2:

Taclobanons, Lets move Forward!!! :cheer: :horse:


^^wow!...madadayon gihap..:banana::okay:...the 1ha is only the area of the old bus terminal....if i remember it right, ig expand pa ito hit city govt yun nga lang may mga ma apektuhan na mga informal settlers...sana lang mag cooperate ito na mga settlers for the good of the greater majority


^^^^
Amo man guihap it ak hingyap nga unta maresolba na it problema ha pagkatubig ngan ha LMWD para naman umabante it Tacloban....

Tood iton @mao, almost 1Ha. la iton nga area it sinasakopan hit Wet Market and the Old Bus Terminal. That area alone is too small for a port facility. Bangin nga tanan nga illegal settlers iton aada ha may sabang-siren-jaro drive maalakbatan hini nga pagka-project. Unta diri magsaramok it mga tawo ngada nga area and besides hira-hira man guihap it makikinabang kun matapos na ini nga proyekto. Sana nga mag-kooperar hira ha City gov't ngan an City gov't mamati it mga araba hit mga tawo.

Another question na liwat, since madadayon ini nga pagka-port area ha Tacloban madadayon ba it Tacloban Airport Terminal na an main problem is the illegal settlers guihap ha may Fisherman's Village? Nagdurungan ba naman ini nga mga projects.

Anyhow, I have high hopes for Mayor Romualdez that he can resolve this problem and address these kind of problem in a humanitarian way.

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No to STL, says Alfred

TACLOBAN CITY – Tacloban City Mayor, Alfred S. Romualdez is strongly opposed to having a Small Town Lottery (STL) operation in Tacloban.

This was disclosed by the mayor himself in a recent interview with Leyte Samar Daily Express, when asked if he favors that STL should operate in Tacloban.
According to Mayor Romualdez, allowing the STL to operate here is like teaching Taclobanons to gamble.

“If I would permit this to operate in the city, then the impact is that I am teaching the constituents of Tacloban to know how to gamble,” Romualdez said.

Instead of encouraging STL operators to operate in the city, Romualdez said that he should prioritize on encouraging more investors to put up businesses here so that he would be able to help his constituents by giving them extra jobs.

“It is not my priority to invite STL to operate here, what I am prioritizing is to put up more establishments and to encourage more investors to have their businesses in Tacloban,” he added.

He also stressed that putting infrastructures and other businesses in Tacloban like in the Port Area, Market Site and Downtown Area would really help the community. (REY GERILLA GRADO)


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According naman sa article na'to, it seems there's already an action undertaken by our Mayor regarding the realization of Tacloban Fish Port porject. I think it's a sign for Tacloban soon to host a major Fish Port Facility for Tuna (Canning) Industry.

^^NO TO STL


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Amo man guihap it ak hingyap nga unta maresolba na it problema ha pagkatubig ngan ha LMWD para naman umabante it Tacloban....

Tood iton @mao, almost 1Ha. la iton nga area it sinasakopan hit Wet Market and the Old Bus Terminal. That area alone is too small for a port facility. Bangin nga tanan nga illegal settlers iton aada ha may sabang-siren-jaro drive maalakbatan hini nga pagka-project. Unta diri magsaramok it mga tawo ngada nga area and besides hira-hira man guihap it makikinabang kun matapos na ini nga proyekto. Sana nga mag-kooperar hira ha City gov't ngan an City gov't mamati it mga araba hit mga tawo.

Another question na liwat, since madadayon ini nga pagka-port area ha Tacloban madadayon ba it Tacloban Airport Terminal na an main problem is the illegal settlers guihap ha may Fisherman's Village? Nagdurungan ba naman ini nga mga projects.

Anyhow, I have high hopes for Mayor Romualdez that he can resolve this problem and address these kind of problem in a humanitarian way.


^^mas ma upay para maghawan ito dida na area...phse 2 naman it airport

pirmi man la ito nga phase 2....ang karuyag naton nga tanan is to build a new airport terminal kay aside from delapilated na an building naghohoroot na it mga tawo ha solod matungod it nagtitkadamo it pasahero ngan airline company na naserve hit Tacloban-Manila, Tacloban-Cebu and vice versa routes.

Speaking of Tacloban airport?
Ano na an progress han ira guinhawan nga mga talahib este an site works nga pala?
Naapektuhan ba an Manila-Tacloban-Manila or Cebu-Tacloban-Cebu flights dida han nag-mass resignation han mga piloto han PAL?

^^tawagan naton hi penoy para hito kun ano iya plano hit at airport...:D

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According naman to this article, I see connection to our aiport facility....


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EV’s dev’t framework jibes with national dev’t agenda

TACLOBAN CITY—Eastern Visayas’ regional development framework for the next six years is exactly the same as the new administration’s development agenda, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

Atty. Buenaventura C. Go-Soco, Jr., NEDA regional director, said the region’s development framework for 2011-2016 is to develop the region’s agri-business and eco-tourism industries.

“The mix of agri-business and eco-tourism development will be a dual approach which is hoped to decisively generate more employment and significantly reduce poverty in Eastern Visayas,” Atty. Go-Soco said during a media forum yesterday.

It could be recalled that in his State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III bared infrastructure development to help tourism grow, access to grains terminals, refrigeration facilities, road network and post harvest facilities, job creation which will come from growth of industries, and streaming of business and licensing procedures.

According to Go-Soco, in support to the development agenda of the President, the Regional Development Council (RDC) has adopted approaches and strategies for its attainment.

These include the commercialization of mature technologies, crop diversification, road network development and provision of other support facilities, utilization of unproductive lands, streamlining licensing requirements, providing accessible capital, improve product packaging, improve labor management relations and increasing public-private sector collaboration.

Other equally important strategies are providing support to micro-small-and-medium enterprises (MSMEs), development upgrading of tourism destinations, capacitating the human resources required in the industries, provide scholarships in agri-business and eco-tourism related courses, adopt curricular programs and vocational course offerings relevant to agri-business, eco-tourism and the needs of the market, and adopt a more aggressive networking and marketing.

Go-Soco said that the RDC’s sectoral committees will be conducting workshops to formulate the six-year regional development plan that will detail the development framework by way of specific strategies, programs and projects.

“Eastern Visayas will pursue a vision it is capable of attaining given its resources and location advantage and the demands and opportunities presented by the market,” the NEDA regional director said.

He admitted though that implementing the agenda will require concerted efforts of the government, the business sector and the local communities.

“We would like to stress governance as a major factor. The region’s political leaders should harmonize their own local government’s agenda to enable the region to realize these vision,” he said.

By REYAN ARINTO
Correspondent


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I just hope and crossed my fingers so we could be blessed by our dear President some graces from the National Appropriations Fund hehehehe....:lol::lol:

^^i hope so...really hope so...:D

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At tsaka ito pa...

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Private sector needed to address needs of tourism industry – Go-Soco

TACLOBAN CITY – The private sector must come in to address the needs of the tourism industry in the region, according to National Economic Development Authority Regional Director Buenaventura Go-Soco.

“If we can do better maybe we can achieve what Cebu and Bohol are experiencing as far as tourist arrival is concern and its effect to their economy, maybe we cannot duplicate it but I hope we can do more because our tourism site here are more beautiful and tourist have more choices of where to go,” Dir. Go-Soco said during a press forum held in Tacloban City.

“But this can only be achieved through the help of private sector and investors,” he added.

Through the help of the private sector, there will be greater chance to improve tourism facilities like constructing of facilities that would house visiting tourist in the region especially in the municipalities where the tourism sites are located.

Some sectors through the leadership of the Regional Tourism Council have been doing cluster planning for developing tourism site for the whole region and they have done with a draft together with the private sector on how to completely implement it in the ground level for the next several years.

Aside from the local private sector, investor from outside the region should also be invited to invest in the tourism sector of the region to have a wider tourist targets, as most of those investors from outside the region are large companies that caters to the needs tourism industry among these are hotel owners and resort’s developers.

Go-Soco added that once this big investors from other regions have established their tourism facilities in the region, local businessmen such as souvenir items makers should also improve their products to be more attractive and competitive.

With the help of local private sector, investors from other regions and small businessmen the aim to promote the region as one of the premier tourism destination site in the country can be easily achieve, thus it will not only help the local economy of the region but also helps the need to address unemployment in the region.

Go-Soco added that the current rehabilitation and improvement of premier airport in the region that was started during the presidency of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo should pushed through under the present administration of President Benigno Aquino III.

“We need to improve our premier airport in the region to attract more tourists,” he said

“The RDC will ask the congressmen to ensure that funds for the rehabilitation and on-going construction of the improvement of airport will be properly allocated during the budget proper for the immediate completion of the airport improvement,” he added.

“We are hoping the Aquino administration will push through the improvement of the DZR airport because it is a great help in tourism, improvement for our region to attract more tourists, otherwise tourists might not return if they see the kind of airport that we have,” he added.

For the part of National Statistical Coordination Board, Regional Director Evangeline Paran, the current promo that airline companies are implementing is a big help to boost tourism program especially in promoting tourism sites to local tourist.

According to the data of NSCB, there was an increase of 63.1% on the airline passengers in the region and an increase of 8.3% of airline flights after some airports in the region had been operational like the airport in the cities Calbayog, Catarman and Ormoc.

Go-Soco added that in order to fully achieve the aim of the region’s tourism industry, existing problems must be addressed so that tourists will have the reason to come back.

Some of these identified problems that are commonly experienced by visiting tourists in the region are the high rates of fare among transport utilities; hotels are not at par as compared to other regions in the Visayas; roads to some destinations are not yet well developed that could entice the tourist to go back, and residents in some tourist site are not aware of how to accommodate tourists that are visiting their area.

In earlier reports, the Department of Tourism cited that one reason why it is hard to attract tourists to visit the region is the image of Eastern Visayas having the presence of the New People’s Army.

But the DOT personnel said that they will continue to promote the region’s tourism capability through joining tourism fairs in the country and abroad. (Roel Amazona)

SOURCE: http://leytesamardaily.net/?p=1996

^^so we are all hoping pala....:lol:

And that will be the task of RDC Chairperson to push through all of these agendas and promote Eastern Visayas as a whole as the next Tourism hub.