I thought that Mandaluyong should also have a thread of its own... since it has towers which are not part of the Ortigas Center where Mandaluyong shares with Pasig....

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/pefb818ae273aa33f2b9a8a0f52736bc3/f82e589b.jpg

Paragon Plaza
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/pf35ab8773b821d0db4dccc99c33651a9/f82e4df0.jpg

8 Wack Wack Road
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/p9bbcb103515d12102d24ac6b3698d4a6/f82e32cf.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/p7304a25d3671669f13cbb7a683f7e4c2/f82e5d77.jpg

Wack Wack Tower A & B
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/p8805a7159476a4d5ec46426b2622645b/f82e1c63.jpg

Sun Plaza
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/p6562e03975af4b9a650a23bdbc285f43/f82e33cd.jpg

Summit One

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/pc5e2cd62d14f88ad88e96e0ad5b3b0a4/f82e1df2.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/p82e8abc9ddae7829fd70fe811c8b96c5/f82e2c4c.jpg

Lee Gardens
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/pf9bd1d8722a485c11a7bac7e8490b1eb/f82e2972.jpg

thanks for doing this thread. there are some tall buildings in this area. ganda siguro to have a unit facing the wakwak golf course (sp) =)

yeah... if I had the money... i would love to buy a unit there.... :D

me too pau =)

is that building new (the 4th pic)? or im just slow... :runaway: haha

and i forgot how to post pics here.. :( :sleepy:

nope... its the WackWack Condominium... I think... if i'm not mistaken.... its been there for at least 3 or 5 years

That building in that 8th pic posted reminds me of the Flatiron Building in NYC.

yeah.. the one used as the Daily Bugle in Spiderman....:D

is it the one at the Times Square?

labelan nyo naman yung mga building

is it the one at the Times Square?

nope... the Flatiron building....:D

Yeah, that sixth picture reminds me of the Flatiron, anyway, has anyone been to that Starmall in the first picture? I know that's the old Manuela but I haven't been there ever. I have been to the Starmall in Las Piñas, though.

I've been there once in a while since its just walking distance from where I stay in the weekdays.... it has better shops on the ground level... but the rest is still crappy... and filled with bargain stores

The Las Piñas mall is a smorgasbord of tiangges as well, although the restaurants there are quite good. One can have dinner at Dencio's Bar and Grill and have a cup of coffee afterwards at Figaro.

Yah. Starmall has a nice Rustan's Supermarket on the Ground Floor and a fairly good Robinsons Department Store.

The tiangges are on the second and third floors. I agree with pau_p1....they're a bit crappy. It's quite a world away from the glitz offered by the mall just across the street, Shangri-La Plaza.

Starmall even pales in comparison to the airy and suddenly upmarket feel of the newly-renovated EDSA Central.

yeah.... the new EDSA Central looks nice...:D

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=114793

That is the Flatiron Building, also known as Fuller Building designed by Burnham

I'm starting to like the building shown in the 6th pic. :D

I'm starting to like the building shown in the 6th pic. :D

i like that building also mhe-ann, too bad that it's been sitting there for ages already :bash:

malay natin after 10 years, tapos na un? :) buhay pa kaya ako nun? :D

that's what we call 'u/c forever'

hahahah... well.. it might face the same fate as Summit One... it took years before it was finished and opened... I remember back in grade school.. around 10 years ago that Summit One reached its height but didn't opened after 5 or more years after because there is no demand for commercial space on that area...

is summit one same as Megaworld Bldg?

megaworld?... is that the same with the BSA Towers behind Megamall?

HAHAHA...:D that question made my day Pau. opps, just kidding.
i am referring to the tower at Eastwood, that one with Megaworld signage. Is it also called Summit One?

Sun Plaza is awesome...It looks so much like Flatiron Building. Where is it at? I've never seen it before.

it is in Mandaluyong (obviously hehehe)... along Shaw Blvd, adjacent to the Wack Wack Condos and just across the Governor's place where Cardinal Sin lives.... it is the first building you'll see from EDSA... yeah... it looks great.. especially 'if' it gets finished.. heheheh

Globe Towers
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid127/pdfeeb82d0acb933441ff0ee13a33b2b7/f7ed8459.jpg

Ahh..the Globe Telecom Towers. With the completion of the Robinsons Gateway Mall just across the street, I think this would be a booming spot.

I just hope traffic won't get bad in that narrow strip that is Pioneer Street.

yeahh... I also hope that another high-rise to rise on the other corner..besides KFC... that building is so rugged already and abandoned

i seemed to like buildings w/ podium on the first several floors, like that & w/ the rcbc, parang balanse kase, it kinda gives margin bet. the bldg's walls & the road surface, but at d same time highlights the tallness & massiveness of the structure, diba... basta gusto ko ganon...

thanks for that pic pau!

I seem to remember Fil-Estate having grand plans for the lots adjoining Globe Telecom Plaza. I wonder if there are new plans for it.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid132/p481ccb1bb3b45917cacb067002186484/f79963fa.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid132/pe0492a50a688ed1a3ad67baee157e865/f79963eb.jpg

I like both pics. ang sipag mo talagang kumuha ng pictures pau_p1! thanks!

great shots!! I love the first pic. ganda ng framing and angle and everything. the second one is good as well, although it is a tad too dim... I hope those pyramid-topped twins will be finished up soon. sayang talaga...

thanks guys... hehehe... yup.. I hope that twin (BSA) would open soon... it is structurally done but I'm not sure of the interior...

the second is quite dark coz it is going to rain then...:D

its not yet really done structurally. i just wonder if that "skybridge" on one of the uppermost floors is really part of the structure. hehe...inside, its not yet really done. construction is supposed to be resumed Q4 of this year. That means Oct-Dec...somewhere in between. I think the SM-KS towers will also materialize. I have hunch about that. Only that the agent (of some other neighboring proj) doesnt want to confirm. hehehe...

i think that skybridge is not a skybridge... it seems not a permanent structure.. probably for easier transfer of workers....

yeah I hope the SM-KS towers would pursue...

bump

any new Mandaluyong pics? we have a couple of 200m scrapers there (Summit One and BSA Towers, which are 200m estimated and 197m respectively)

speaking of that, anyone who wants a copy of the heigh list that contact me through email.

http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_012805_022x.jpg

New Color? The old one is better.

WOW. Is that your own shot?

Think it is.

Damn that new colour is ridiculously dull. I like the colour of the old one, we don't see a lot of it. That's why I like Oriental Gardens, the colour+the glass. This ones its older cousin

WOW. Is that your own shot?

yup... went to Market! Market! yesterday and took that shot on our way home.

hows is market market thomasian? do you photos?

uhmm... sorry I don't have any photos of Market! Market!

I like the Fiesta Market part of Market!2x they have these restaurants that grill fresh seafoods... yummmmy.
The mall part somewhat dissapointed me because it was smaller than I thought and there's nothing really special about it.

How is it compared with The Podium and Power Plant? Being in such a prestigious location such as BGC I'm thinking it would be classy and has a lot of upper-class boutiques and restaurants. But doesn't it have a wet market too?

market2x isnt a high-end mall...when we speak in general, the mall is catered more to the middle to lower class clientele :)

Speaking of pictures, can somebody please go down to the Bay and take pictures of the Mall of Asia site and post them here! Thanks! :)

^I think the new color is alright...:)

what building is that...? hehe... I don't remember seeing it before. or maybe it's just the new colors... haha

It's Globe Telecom's HQ.

Pioneer Highlands A.K.A. Globe Telecom Plaza

I think white is not yet the new color... parang.. first coat lang sya....

So any idea what the final color wil be?

These pictures were taken last year pa.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/edges/summit1.jpg
Summit 1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/edges/summit.jpg
Another angle of summit 1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/edges/shawblvd.jpg
Shaw blvd (OSMA on the far 'end' of the road)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/edges/wackwacksunset.jpg
Wackwack sunset

nice photos, so wer will st francis be?

wow,ang ganda

since I don't know what ST. FRANCIS would look like... the red box will show where it will rise... right beside Citiland

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/shawblvd2.jpg

wow...cool pics, esp the one from Summit 1.

hehehe, thanks pau.:) But of course it will be taller than the red box u made.

yeap much taller, hopefully edging over One San Miguel Avenue. At least for 60 floors it should. Great pics edgy

That unfinish huge structure at the approach of the Shaw flyover going east is the Manuela's Pacific mall ? whatever happened here ? It looks bigger than their mall down there at EDSA , maybe they should finished this one and make it more high-end and beautiful since its farther to the cluster of malls in Ortigas. And then demolish their seemingly randown mall in EDSA which for me is ideal for a cluster of either high-rise office or residentials because of its location and size and they could connect the mall thru the cluster via underpass . But it seems the problem there is financial matter.

yup, way taller than it.

well.. yeah that was the Manuela Annex Mall... which was unfinished when the owner got bankrupted or something... now since this mall was left unfinished with a new management where Manuela is now StarMall.. and that becomes StarMall Annex.... currently they have made use of the structure as a parking area and a sports complex...

this now houses basketball/volleyball and badminton courts, a billiards area, a mini coffee shop, and at the 3rd level Gotcha! is the tenant. Gotcha! offers paintball challenges or war games, the first Gotcha! is on the slopes of Antipolo.....

so eventhough its unfinished, this building generates income from these sports facilities..

thanks pau! wow, slowly shaw blvd is getting a few high rise buildings

Mandaluyong Condos.. the one with the crane is Lancaster Suites
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/p37d48ae84bad35590df16d7ceadbc8d5/f536e7e5.jpg

California Gardens
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/pde1cc1ec2d93704d27d2a229e35c8df9/f536e7c7.jpg

Mandaluyong (Wack Wack Condos) from MRT... sorry blurred.. marumi kasi yung window ng MRT. The u/c in the right side is Lee Gardens
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/pf0a7dc31e0edadcf2359be13659fd5af/f536e831.jpg

Shaw-MRT Jeepney Terminal
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/pe051da5be7ff7d98c841bcd87180149a/f536e776.jpg

Very detailed pictures :) nice view

pau could you put labels on the first pic

here po yung with labels to the buildings... also the u/c in the right side of the 3rd picture above is Lee Gardens

in this picture, Lee Gardens is partially seen behind the Lancaster Suites, the u/c building. StarMall Courts (formerly Manuela 3 Annex) is the big structure in the middle.. I don't know the exact name of the shorter Wack Wack condos

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/p7cc5294e152424fb18e007f3d7251730/f535fd66.jpg

How come the taller building you labeled as "Wack Wack Condos" has a "In God we Trust" sign on top of it? Is it a cityland project?

AHH.. I guess... actuallly I named that two as such because I don't know what's their names...

well it must be a Citiland...

Bakit puro Wack-wack ang names ? can't they think of better name ..its okay if it sounds good but wack wack does not sound good and then having it as the name of a series of different condos?

^ it's a citiland. affirmative. have you notice, they have good positioning in the major cbds

@ thomasian - yes it is a cityland.

Woah...nice pics paul. There are many buildings in Mandaluyong (non-Ortigas) already...

ganda. nice! marami rin pala talls. sana roads dito pinas much wider pa.

The building besides 8 wack wack is definitely a cityland. The building is beside it is very significant, it's the first high rise (for it's time) condo in the Philippines. It's name is WackWack Condominiums built the same time as Wack Wack Village.

The name Wackwack may not sound pleasant to some. Originally named after a bird or a sound of a bird, William Shaw (yes Shaw Blvd) named if after this when he built his golf course open to Filipinos (as opposed to Manila Golf which back then was not). Wack Wack while not neccesarily sounding pleasant evokes a very moneyed set, as golf is a gentlemans game, the village is similarly populated by old money, Lopez, Ortigas, Roces, Cacho etc. Hence many people want to be associated with the area and name.

since most of these are part of Mandaluyong and not Ortigas per se... I'll put this pictures here.....

taken on top of the Guadalupe MRT Station... nasita ako ng guard while taking shots.. he asked for a permit...pero pinalusot naman ako.. :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/25697879.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/p8e99fa9d36f3873584723f478fc1382b/f522c8cb.jpg

nice picture pau

ang galing!!!

Nice... white is not bad at all for Pioneer Highlands (A.K.A. Globe Telecom Plaza).
Although i'm hoping that it's just a primary coat and not the final color.
I wonder what color best suits it.

Great pix, paul...the quality of your pics are really good now, better than before. Did you get a new camera?:D

yup.. that white color on Globe seems to be just a primer... the way it was painted is a bit light and not balanced... a closer look on it will make you see the faint orange color beneath the white primer...

nope.. I still use the same camera... let's just say that I'm getting to know more of how my camera works.. :D hehehe

California Garden Square - 02.28.05
http://www.geocities.com/a_ofngol/Photo_022805_006x.jpg

Right so this repainting scheme of Pioneer Highlands is basically a new coat of paint of the old tint?

They (Cali Garden Sq) really look very out-of-place. In the middle of the urban jungle. Right smack in the middle of Metro Manila.

Though if you want to be positive, they do a good job seperating themselves. :lol:

well... I think they are situated in a very good location..... eventhough most of its surroundings are a bit of lower density residentials... it is near to the marketplace (Producers Market and EDSA Central Market), to the hospital (VRPMC or the Polymedic Hospital and Mandaluyong General Hospital) and dental clinics, to the City Hall, drugstore (Mercury Drug), convenient stores (MiniStop), hardwares, to tiangges, to Jeepney terminals, to MRT stations (Shaw and Boni), to malls (Starmall, EDSA Central, Robinsons Pioneer, Shangri-La, and SM Megamall)...

well I know this because... California Gardens is quite near to where I stay in Mandaluyong..:D

They (Cali Garden Sq) really look very out-of-place. In the middle of the urban jungle. Right smack in the middle of Metro Manila.


that makes it an urban oasis

California Garden Square - 02.28.05
http://www.geocities.com/a_ofngol/Photo_022805_006x.jpg

I saw those buildings while driving around just couldnt remember where. :) Do those buildings sort of have a retail section on the bottom floors or am I thinking of a different structure. I like the paint scheme of the buildings.

Jon

thanks for the picture!

They do have a stree-level retail section.

Here it is. From the website http://www.californiagardensquare.com

http://www.empire-east.com/californiagardensquare/images/cgs-retail-row_01.jpg

From designer clothing to home miscellany,
from car accessories to groceries, you can
shop away right here.

Amid the clusters of residential towers will rise
DMG Plaza -- a unique retail row that recalls
the ambience of California's Rodeo Drive.
This shopping hub features a landscaped arcade
with beautiful floor patterns, rows of palm trees,
benches and creative lighting to create an airy,
open and sophisticated street ambience.

Satisfy your shopping urge with a variety
of stores, established and new, carrying
homegrown and international brands as
you take in the lively, tropical spirit of the
streetscape.

It's absolute shopping ease -- away from
crowded shops, traffic and parking woes.
A whole new shopping experience that
redefines your lifestyle. An exclusive parking
area is reserved for residents, while a separate
area is provided for visitors. It's the distinct
California Garden Square privilege -- one-stop
shopping in the most convenient location --
right within the neigborhood. Indeed, the
shopping buzz is alive at California Garden
Square.

I've noticed in the past years, that the Philippines are coming up with many projects and developments like this, and it's great, especially if they ALWAYS blend in filipiniana elements to it because each country is their own, so keep it that way. But as I was saying, these developments also work well in the Philippines because of the natural beauty of the surroundings and the tropicalness.

yeah there are retail establishment at its front facing the Libertad St.

ah more of these retail+living establishments, which really is good if you think about it. While thought it might be too much, people won't have to use fuel, use public roads, etc. trying to buy or eat whatever they want :yes:

And things like these could be perfect models for future low-cost settlements for our pinoys less fortunate.

I like the retail establishments. I've always maintained that more streetlevel commercial establishments in new developments make for a lively street life. I just don't like the garish commieblockness of the structures on top of them.

i like the street level retail, hope to see this more on new developments around mm

It's been the newest revelation in MM... open-air retail establishments, Eastwood has it, now this.. I'm sure there are others too which right now I can't remember. Oh yes Avenida.

The Promenade in Greenhills too.

And Harbour View Square in CCP.

whoah that's Harbour View Square (I find these British spellings ironic, everyday Metro Manila continues to be Americanised on and on) is this quite recent? :D

Just my opinion....British spellings tend to lend to a sense of class and dignity, hence the insertion of the letter U in words like Harbour, Colour, Flavour or Neighbourhood. Even the use of Old English spellings, like Shoppes, enhances it's appeal. :D

since most of these are part of Mandaluyong and not Ortigas per se... I'll put this pictures here.....

taken on top of the Guadalupe MRT Station... nasita ako ng guard while taking shots.. he asked for a permit...pero pinalusot naman ako.. :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/25697879.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid157/p8e99fa9d36f3873584723f478fc1382b/f522c8cb.jpg

can somebody take down those billboards ist obstructing my view thanks anyway for the pics nice shots

Oh that picture should go to the boon or bane thread. Then people can really see how baneful they are.

Indeed it's been there ever since my living memory. And it also seems to be getting bigger and bigger :sly:

Just my opinion....British spellings tend to lend to a sense of class and dignity, hence the insertion of the letter U in words like Harbour, Colour, Flavour or Neighbourhood. Even the use of Old English spellings, like Shoppes, enhances it's appeal.

Perhaps so.

those are the original english words until webster americanized them and droup the u

yes that is true, yet original english words or not the Philippines has had very little influence from the British. Yes yes I know couple of years they occupied Manila but compared that with 360 something years of Spanish rule and 45 something years of American rule, their influences are much greater

03.03.05
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Lee Gardens
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_030305_011x.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_030305_012x.jpg

Lancaster Suites
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_030305_010x.jpg

G.A. Tower
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_030305_004x.jpg

yes that is true, yet original english words or not the Philippines has had very little influence from the British. Yes yes I know couple of years they occupied Manila but compared that with 360 something years of Spanish rule and 45 something years of American rule, their influences are much greater


its... 333 years (1565-1898) of Spanish colonization (Spain discovered the Philippines in 1521) and 48 years (1898-1946) of US colonization (1935-1941 under a Commonwealth Government)

wow.. I haven't noticed that Lee Gardens are having glasses installed on them... thanks for the picture.. :D

Lee Garden's glasses on the podium level looks like that of Gateway's.

I like the retail establishments. I've always maintained that more streetlevel commercial establishments in new developments make for a lively street life. I just don't like the garish commieblockness of the structures on top of them.

I like the structures since they are not all of the same height, different levels and different paint scheme.

Pearl of the Orient Seas - The Philippines (http://community.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker12)

Jon

03.03.05
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Lee Gardens
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_030305_011x.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_030305_012x.jpg

Lancaster Suites
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_030305_010x.jpg

G.A. Tower
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_030305_004x.jpg

Thomasian

Thanks for sharing those pictures, have you been cutting classes lately just to take pictures?

Heehehehe, just kidding buddy! Make sure to update us on some pics of Tiendesitas sp?, I saw those structures on the highway, definitely Filipiniana architecture and so many. What is the actual count on those structures anyway, do you know?

Pearl of the Orient Seas - The Philippines (http://community.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker12)

Jon

Tiendesitas what's that? :?

:cheers: @ updates

Thomasian

Thanks for sharing those pictures, have you been cutting classes lately just to take pictures?

Heehehehe, just kidding buddy! Make sure to update us on some pics of Tiendesitas sp?, I saw those structures on the highway, definitely Filipiniana architecture and so many. What is the actual count on those structures anyway, do you know?

Pearl of the Orient Seas - The Philippines (http://community.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker12)

Jon

I don't know how many of those structures they have in Tiendesitas. But I'll try to take more pictures.
The ones that I posted here before doesn't have the cogon roofs in them yet. For sure they will look more like bahay kubo when the cogon roof is installed.

BTW, cutting classes? haha, nope. :colgate:

@ Renell - Tiendesitas is the "Tiangge" component of the Frontera Verde development by Ortigas and Co. Ltd. along C-5 corner Ortigas ave.

yes that is true, yet original english words or not the Philippines has had very little influence from the British. Yes yes I know couple of years they occupied Manila but compared that with 360 something years of Spanish rule and 45 something years of American rule, their influences are much greater

yeah thats wht they said 350 years of convent and 50 years of hollywood that how they describe the philippine culture - even sexy starlets pray hard before they began their shows with their sex outfits

thanks for sharing those pictures.

lee gardens looks good, especially the podium level, very modern and expensive

I don't know how many of those structures they have in Tiendesitas. But I'll try to take more pictures.
The ones that I posted here before doesn't have the cogon roofs in them yet. For sure they will look more like bahay kubo when the cogon roof is installed.

BTW, cutting classes? haha, nope. :colgate:



When are they going to open the complex. It looks like it has a nice view of the Ortigas district barring smog. I was curious about the count kasi I saw some more in the back.

Jon

nice picture thomasian

Dansalan Gardens: 18 Storey Condominium.
2 more towers to rise - around 30 floors each.
I think it has better units and better pricing than GA Tower.
Units in the first tower are ready for occupancy.

Location Map (http://www.findme.com.ph/scripts/esrimap.dll?name=metro&cmd=Focus&GroupID=1634&RefNo=1634&HighlightMode=1&CityNo=5&requestingsite=0&browser=IE)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid160/pb9c311fa0c78e1bf423273847e112b2f/f4eb3fa8.jpg

its... 333 years (1565-1898) of Spanish colonization (Spain discovered the Philippines in 1521) and 48 years (1898-1946) of US colonization (1935-1941 under a Commonwealth Government)

:D

Yes and don't forget about the Portuguese. Even before the fifth expedition of Legazpi arrived (expeditions:Magellan, Villalobos, Laoysa and Saavedra),the Portuguese stationed in the Mollucas would constantly visit Mindanao for food and christianized the natives.
The first European drafted Philippine Map was created by the Portuguese upon the discovery of the Mollucas in 1511. It is with this knowledge that Magellan, a Portuguese, decided to make that side trip to the Philippines prior to the planned destination in Mollucas (Indonesia). The rest is history.

Why was the Portuguese omitted in the Philippines Colonial history. Of course, it was a Spanish chronicle so they were the star of the show.

For thorough understanding of the Philippine Colonial history, don't rely on the current text books available in the Philippines.A huge amount of information was omitted and only the major events towards the independence were emphasized.

Check this link for more info on Phil. history:
http://www.bohol.ph/books.php

yeahh... I guess you might be right... like the deletion of the Muslim culture in the Pre-Hispanic period... but that is out of topic already...:D

Thomasian

Thanks for sharing those pictures, have you been cutting classes lately just to take pictures?

Heehehehe, just kidding buddy! Make sure to update us on some pics of Tiendesitas sp?, I saw those structures on the highway, definitely Filipiniana architecture and so many. What is the actual count on those structures anyway, do you know?

Pearl of the Orient Seas - The Philippines (http://community.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker12)

Jon

Here's the answer on how many of those structures there are, just count them. :)
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/Photo_030505_002x.jpg

Dansalan Gardens: 18 Storey Condominium.
2 more towers to rise - around 30 floors each.
I think it has better units and better pricing than GA Tower.
Units in the first tower are ready for occupancy.

Location Map (http://www.findme.com.ph/scripts/esrimap.dll?name=metro&cmd=Focus&GroupID=1634&RefNo=1634&HighlightMode=1&CityNo=5&requestingsite=0&browser=IE)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid160/pb9c311fa0c78e1bf423273847e112b2f/f4eb3fa8.jpg

Hey don't forget to show this in Projects On The Rise, or if you don't mind, I can show it there. Or perhaps our moderator greyx can do it for you :)

hm.. thomasian/aaron, i count 12 roofs, but i'm not sure if they're separate, i guess 6 structures?

wow... that Tiendesitas project looks pretty interesting. is it somewhere near the Meralco building? Ortigas Ave. is the one that fronts Meralco, right? and C5 is somewhere down the road (coming from EDSA)....?

the picture reminds me of the Forbidden City... haha!! how big is it planned to be exactly?

its at the corner of C5 and Ortigas Ave...

anyways... what would it be?... a commercial center? or a residential?

its at the corner of C5 and Ortigas Ave...

anyways... what would it be?... a commercial center? or a residential?

yeah... I was wondering where C5 and Ortigas Ave. were though. hehe..!

umm... the caption of the photos says its going to be Asia's largest flea market. I wonder how big that is...

ohhhh.. its a flea market.... well all I can say is its really gonna be a big market.....

its exactly at the corner of those 2 avenues... it's at the southbound side of C5... it stretches from the corner of C5 and Ortigas to almost the corner of C5 and J. Vargas... where a Shell station and Jollibee is...

its at the corner of C5 and Ortigas Ave...

anyways... what would it be?... a commercial center? or a residential?

I think it would be mixed-use but it seems like they're developing the commercial part first, namely, Tiendesitas, SM Hypermarket, Caltex? Megastation w/ several dining establishments (just like those in SLEX and NLEX), etc.

guys ano yung mc mall na tinatayo raw doon sa lugar na iyon

Hey don't forget to show this in Projects On The Rise, or if you don't mind, I can show it there. Or perhaps our moderator greyx can do it for you :)

hm.. thomasian/aaron, i count 12 roofs, but i'm not sure if they're separate, i guess 6 structures?

You may show Dansalan Gardens Condominium in 'Projects On The Rise'. Meanwhile, I will try to get more info. Thanks.

Dansalan Gardens (Photo - copied portion from Renkinjutsushi's uncle in Ortigas Center thread)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid161/pd6106fa8ed1808b8b8a0923de836b851/f4d47dad.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid161/pa106fa88bb416c8dc2567a7228eb844d/f4d48e2b.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid161/pa4212d34734723912d9ccb9f08229339/f4d48e31.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid161/p5c48a5e16e3a1b8693a6999971c9bd41/f4d48e2e.jpg

so that is Dansalan.... wow.. I liked its color and design... I think that one is structurally done already.. and a second one is u/c.. how many buildings does this compose of?

anyways, the set of condos on its right.. the smaller ones that looks like the California Gardens is the San Francisco Gardens.. where I believe Ali Sotto's son (Miko) fell off the window.... :D

right pau

so that is Dansalan.... wow.. I liked its color and design... I think that one is structurally done already.. and a second one is u/c.. how many buildings does this compose of?

anyways, the set of condos on its right.. the smaller ones that looks like the California Gardens is the San Francisco Gardens.. where I believe Ali Sotto's son (Miko) fell off the window.... :D

The first building (18 floors) is already completed and some units are already occupied. Two more towers are u/c. If I'm not mistaken, both of them will be 32 floors each.

32 stories are not that bad.

yeah... anything above 30 well.. is tall:D

But in that photo it doesn't look 32 stories. Maybe I need a higher resolution photo.

no.. highlander says... the existing building is 18 storeys high while the two u/c's are 32 storeys...

This one could provide the much needed contrast from all of those California Garden Square and San Francisco Garden Square commie-blocks.

Right my mistake. A couple of taller buildings would make that skyline better... do we have a name for it? what part of Mandaluyong is it in?:D

is mandaluyong that classy as san juan considering that tiny skyline

well nope... and I wouldn't consider San Juan classy as well... it just have rich people living in this small municipality... San Juan isn't even a city....

GA Tower and Pioneer Highlands
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid162/pb571a30ed95696133cb4801d07ceda76/f4b3d860.jpg

California Garden Square and Paragon Plaza
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid162/p327547074e91435f916e513ffb8e0394/f4b3d85d.jpg

Pictures taken using a Nokia Phone's VGA Camera

Those residential towers seem so close together. How wide is the gap between those condominiums?

Jon

look at GA, :eek2: ang taas na! thanks for the photos.

California Gardens are really close to each other..... I guess... 5-10 meters gap in between....

wow, GA tower is going going high! thanks for the photo highlander

Thanks for the pics highlander. Where did you take them?

California Gardens are really close to each other..... I guess... 5-10 meters gap in between....

it's OneOrchardRoadesque... or should we say One Orchard is CaliforniaGardensesque?:D

10 meters, its like not even a block.

Jon

Thanks for the pics highlander. Where did you take them?
Pictures of GA, Pioneer Highlands, CGS, and Paragon were taken from a friend's unit in Dansalan Gardens.


Dansalan Gardens Tower 1
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid162/pda9b8289b1b1b9645ad671d77951ccc8/f4b3e304.jpg

Dansalan Gardens Towers 2 & 3 to Resume Construction by April
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid162/pad760e816c089ed84172cdfb698833a4/f4b3e300.jpg

Project Developer is DMCI

Hmm... which one is that? the second pic? :?


thanks in advance:)

Yeah, there are too many billboards in Metro Manila. They lack aesthetics. Just shabby-looking. It would have been better if these ads have neon lights that add character and beauty to the place and the skyline.

When are they going to open the complex. It looks like it has a nice view of the Ortigas district barring smog. I was curious about the count kasi I saw some more in the back.

Jon

Are they doing anything about the smog in Metro Manila? It's very unhealthy! Such a bane for "lifestyle living".

We were told that business permits of factories in Mandaluyong are not being renewed by the Local Government. They have been asked to relocate so that Mandaluyong could be transformed to another Commercial Business District (CBD) especially that area bounded by EDSA, Shaw and Pioneer.

Yeah, there are too many billboards in Metro Manila. They lack aesthetics. Just shabby-looking. It would have been better if these ads have neon lights that add character and beauty to the place and the skyline.


billboards with neon lights?... nahh.... it's too 80's.... I like the billboards now much better...

We were told that business permits of factories in Mandaluyong are not being renewed by the Local Government. They have been asked to relocate so that Mandaluyong could be transformed to another Commercial Business District (CBD) especially that area bounded by EDSA, Shaw and Pioneer.
would this be fair

We were told that business permits of factories in Mandaluyong are not being renewed by the Local Government. They have been asked to relocate so that Mandaluyong could be transformed to another Commercial Business District (CBD) especially that area bounded by EDSA, Shaw and Pioneer.

So it would be like a natural extension of Ortigas CBD.

billboards with neon lights?... nahh.... it's too 80's.... I like the billboards now much better...

I guess it's just a matter of taste. I have not been able to see the billboards there now but the last time I was in Manila (2002), I didn't find anything appealing with the huge billboards. So, in your face. They block the skyline and the view. There is something about the soft glow of neon lights... even if it's too retro.

We were told that business permits of factories in Mandaluyong are not being renewed by the Local Government. They have been asked to relocate so that Mandaluyong could be transformed to another Commercial Business District (CBD) especially that area bounded by EDSA, Shaw and Pioneer.

I guess this is part of the Greenfield Development Projuect?

I guess this is part of the Greenfield Development Projuect?

You're right, from Shaw side it is Greenfield doing the development. On the Pioneer and EDSA side, 6.8 hectares will be developed as Robinson's Cyberpark. I assume that the Robinson's Cybergate office building is just the start. And if the residential condo sales goes well for Robinsons, the Gateway Residences will have 4 towers. It would be nice to see this place converted into a CBD and become an extension of the Ortigas CBD as Thomasian was saying.

yup, it's Greenfield and Robinsons who have big parcels of land in that area, but isn't there a sizeable gap between the Robinsons and Greenfield developments?

Anyway, the Robinsons development in Mandaluyong would have a lot of skyscrapers in the future. The 4 Tower Gateway Residences, Gateway Garden Ridge, Gateway Garden Heights (not so sure if this is the same as GGR), Cybergate and Cybergate 2.
And there seems to be more space left there for other future scrapers.

Greenfield on the other hand has Soho Central to start the skyscraper revolution in that area.

wow... that area would definitely be good looking when done... but I hope in the process, the roads within the area would be replanned... and if possible have that FAR restrictions like BGC... or at least there should be open spaces....

Those will surely be done within the boundaries of Greenfield District and the Robinsons property.

What I'm worried about is the gap between the two dev'ts because no developer has control on it so anyone can build skyscrapers in there in whatever way they want and there would be no planning there. I hope the Mandaluyong city would set regulations within that area.

ang g'leng g'leng naman ng assessment. are you an architect or an urban planner?

wow... that area would definitely be good looking when done... but I hope in the process, the roads within the area would be replanned...

Yeah i know...planning out a new road system in the area should be their first priority. If they dont do this, traffic would be a nightmare!

@ Lili, assessment? nino? :)

@ Lili, assessment? nino? :)

mo.

Ako? Incoming 2nd yr. College student lang ako.
So, obviously i'm not an architect or urban planner because I am a "Computer Scientist".

I'm not really sure how I can call myself because I'm taking computer science so I just said computer scientist. :D

I really wanted to take architecture in college but I'm not good in drawing so ComSci ang bagsak ko. :(

try making yourself to an IT specialist instead.... :D

Don't want to be pessimistic here, salaries of IT Professionals have been going down because of India...

Ako? Incoming 2nd yr. College student lang ako.
So, obviously i'm not an architect or urban planner because I am a "Computer Scientist".

I'm not really sure how I can call myself because I'm taking computer science so I just said computer scientist. :D

I really wanted to take architecture in college but I'm not good in drawing so ComSci ang bagsak ko. :(

Or try Psychology instead like my cousin who now works for Citibank in one of those BPO jobs, hehehe siguro giving advices to those maxing out their credit limit. Hahahahaha but mind you Citigroup is the top corporation in the world based on profitability 2004 ranking so I guess hes got job security. Teka nga mabasa ulit yong business magazine.

...do you think of us that weekend
when you were with your family
...are you lonely when youre with her
do you ever long for me
...as I get down on my knees......

Pet Shop Boys Disco 3

Ako? Incoming 2nd yr. College student lang ako.
So, obviously i'm not an architect or urban planner because I am a "Computer Scientist".

I'm not really sure how I can call myself because I'm taking computer science so I just said computer scientist. :D

I really wanted to take architecture in college but I'm not good in drawing so ComSci ang bagsak ko. :(

You know, I can see from the threads here that architecture and urban planning are your passion and interests so maybe you can integrate these into your coursework now. I think you can be a good urban planner someday and you can use your computer skills in this field. Most architectural and urban plans are now being made through computer graphics -- just like SIMS City. So maybe, if you still want to finish Computer Science, later on, you can do your Masters in Urban Planning as a working student. I know that they have a School in Urban Planning in UP.

Thanks for the suggestions, Lili, I'll think about it. ;)

thomasian?...ask ko lang... wala ka ba plan mag abroad and work even a few yrs?...on your chosen career if you get a chance?...or ayaw mo mag abroad?kasi iba gusto meron din iba ayaw..so how about you?

Definitely wala akong plan na mag-work abroad.

Definitely wala akong plan na mag-work abroad.
Hello Thomasian. Konting-konti na ang Pinoy ngayon na walang planong mag-work abroad. :)

Definitely wala akong plan na mag-work abroad.

That is nice. Speaking for my sisters and I, our future was planned for us by our parents. They decided a long time ago to have us migrate to the US. I see nothing wrong with that. They were only thinking of what they thought was best for us. Now that we reside overseas it doesnt mean that we entirely have forgotten our homeland. We do help out our relatives at times and also take time to go on vacation to the Philippines.

To others this may not be enough but that is not my problem anymore. I have been vacationing the last three times in the Philippines spending my hard earned money in my homeland. I could just as easily go to Europe and spend my vacation there but I chose to have my vacation in the Philippines for the simple fact that for every centavo I spent in the Philippines I know it is somehow helping someone.

thats ok thomasian...i was just asking...ako basically..i grew up here in sydney na..but i wish to live phils in the near future...wala lang...basically..im just doing what i want...lifestyle wise.....
iba iba kasi gs2 ng mga tao...yung iba gs2 mag work abroad...yung iba ayaw...but for me personally...im ok living here in sydney..sa future i'd like to have a place of my own in the phils..la lang...like i said earlier...lifestyle...and im getting a dual citizenship...why have one when i can have two legally...ok lang naman as long as wag lalaki mga ulo natin at hindi tayo magiging greedy..


Since bata pa ako i wanted to have a condo in phils....now i have a chance to make it happen..."iba iba gs2 ng mga tao....... sakin condo...la lang"ewan ko kung bakit..."kaya nga matipid ako ngayon all my hard earned money i save it talaga...pati nga kita ko sa stock market inipon ko..both in philippine and australian stocks meron ako..i wanna have a place in Phils b4 reach 30yrs old hehe ....so im saving up........but im not even 25 yet.....

hello...sori question lang po..how can i go to California garden Square-mandaluyong forum...senysa na new arrival..thanks!

I guess you already found it judging from your post in the thread... :colgate:
Happy foruming. ;)

a view from shaw blvd..

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid166/pd5ecb180a91534d5c25886b56683f358/f44636dd.jpg

That is nice. Speaking for my sisters and I, our future was planned for us by our parents. They decided a long time ago to have us migrate to the US. I see nothing wrong with that. They were only thinking of what they thought was best for us. Now that we reside overseas it doesnt mean that we entirely have forgotten our homeland. We do help out our relatives at times and also take time to go on vacation to the Philippines.

To others this may not be enough but that is not my problem anymore. I have been vacationing the last three times in the Philippines spending my hard earned money in my homeland. I could just as easily go to Europe and spend my vacation there but I chose to have my vacation in the Philippines for the simple fact that for every centavo I spent in the Philippines I know it is somehow helping someone.

That was well said, and what a lot of abroad immigrants or children of immigrants have to say. But in my case, it's Canada. My parents left a long time ago as well, during the early part of martial law days. But I earn my money and save up and when I go to visit the Philippines, I make sure to save for the trip and then spend A LOT of it there, not only in thinking of myself but I always have the Philippine economy in mind! And it's true, we could easily choose to go to some other countries for vacation (well it's a good thing too) but the Philippines is there for us and what a country it is to know that your roots are there! And it's a bonus that the ties don't have to be cut because our culture is great and we all have family that are in the Philippines who we see during our stays in the country.

Calif. Garden Sq., makes up most of the Mandaluyong Skyline in that area. And soon, the Gateway Garden Heights, Gateway Place, etc. Thanks for the pic.

wow.. nice pic there... and also a great view of how tall GA Tower is now...

grabe.... ang laki laki ng California Garden Square! they're huge!! the developer should've at least designed those boxes nicer... thanks for the pic though!

ginising ko lang tong mandaluyong thread :)

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Great Pictures! Great Quality. Look at it, its so crisp! and clear anyways hope to see More of your Pictures!

nice pictures dudz!!

do you guys know what that grey and yellow tower is in the right side of the second pic? looks very familiar. is it one of the Wack Wack condos? it actually looks quite nice, although just a tiny bit drab with the grey... I like the roof thing though!

lee garden had top off already

nice pictures dudz!!

do you guys know what that grey and yellow tower is in the right side of the second pic? looks very familiar. is it one of the Wack Wack condos? it actually looks quite nice, although just a tiny bit drab with the grey... I like the roof thing though!

It's 8 Wack Wack.

actually.. that is the better side of 8 Wack Wack... :D

I wonder why the developers of CGS called it "garden". Where's the garden when it's all a cluster of structures spaced no more than 10 meters apart from each other. I can also say that the said developers have deprived most of the CGS residents of natural air/ventilation, not to mention that they'd exposed them to possible fire catastrophe. Calling on the office of the Mayor of Mandaluyong.

I just noticed this morning that the east side of One San Miguel Ave Bldg is now painted something blackish.... so now it's no longer white on that side...

also I noticed the other day that one of the Globe bldgs in Pioneer street is now almost fully painted with it's final primer... something close to beige...

Yeah, the concrete on that side of OSMA is of a dark of color now.
I'm not sure if it's better but it does look good, seems to blend with the green glass.

The final color of Globe Telecom Plaza/Pioneer Highlands made it look like an office tower when it is mostly residential.
I guess the new color can be attributed to the recent handling of Ayala Property Management of the building.

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Shows Cybergate Center, GA Tower and Globe Telecom Plaza/Pioneer Highlands
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/000_0023xx.jpg

Shows the new color of the East side (right side) of OSMA, no white now.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/000_0024x.jpg

this is part of that huge view from the greenhills garden square i took last week. it's time for those clusters and buildings to have a group picture :D hope you like it...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/mandaluyong/mandaluyong_0179.jpg

ang galing naman dudz & aaron!!! wala ko masabe!!! :D

super!

btw, OSMA ba ang tallest sa ortigas? tnx :)

nice shots, dudz and aaron! haha!

wow, the Manadaluyong/San Juan skyline is like jampacked in dudz's picture!! all because of the big fat orange clusters! haha! they don't look so bad there though... but I never knew na kitang kita pala ang BGC sa GH. what is Greenhills Garden Square? is it one of the towers in the thin cluster behind Greenhills where the Swire Elan Suites is being built? awesome view!

that cluster of buildings are only within the Mandaluyong area.... great shot there dudz!... you do find great spots to take pictures of the metro huh.... :D that shot made the Mandaluyong very clustered... :D

anyways.. from there we'd see the 5 u/c of Mandaluyong... from left... Lancaster Suites partially covered by 8 Wack Wack, GA Tower in green, California Garden Square, and Lee Gardens and the 2nd Dansalan Suite (only the crane is seen)...

anyways.. if the cranes just left of Lancaster is the Gateway Gardens, that would be six U/Cs... :D

looking very dense!!

anyways.. from there we'd see the 5 u/c of Mandaluyong... from left... Lancaster Suites partially covered by 8 Wack Wack, GA Tower in green, California Garden Square, and Lee Gardens and the 2nd Dansalan Suite (only the crane is seen)...

anyways.. if the cranes just left of Lancaster is the Gateway Gardens, that would be six U/Cs... :D

Gateway Gardens?
If you are referring to Gateway Garden Ridge, Gateway Garden Heights, One Gateway Place, then it's located to the right (not visible) of Globe Telecom Plaza.

So the other Dansalan Gardens is now u/c.

thanks guys :) sayang nga hindi sumulyap ang paragon:D

i think the cranes that paul were referring to come from the mall across starmall. matagal na ring onhold ang construction nung mall, ginawa ng sports center of sorts ang ground floor, may badminton and basketball courts. may car auction din yata doon.

@absent-minded: lance, greenhills garden square is located along boni serrano dating santolan across crame bandang likod. kamag-anak siya ng california gardens, mas konte lang ang buildings but they have almost the same layout, design and color. quite visible from edsa.

@tyronne: tallest in the whole of ortigas? i think it's union bank but osma has the most number of floors.

@tyronne: tallest in the whole of ortigas? i think it's union bank but osma has the most number of floors.

ahh ok, thanks dudz!

no problem tyronne:) i have posted the ortigas pic :D

Wow. I don't know half those skyscrapers. I should study the skyscrapers north of the Pasig:D... but it's a sweet photo man

Sorry for the quality, PDA Camera pics.

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Mandaluyong Skyline, notice the u/c Lancaster Suites:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/Shaw.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/Shaw_2.jpg

Another of Lancaster:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/Lancaster-Suites.jpg

Lee Gardens:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/Lee-Gardens_1.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/Lee-Gardens_2.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/Lee-Gardens_3.jpg

8 Wack-wack:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/8_wack-wack.jpg

Are the pictures that you took while driving on Shaw Blvd or Edsa heading towards edsa or away from Edsa or Shaw?

I bought a unit, the floor before the penthouse and my view is suppose to be towards Edsa. I could of gotten one with of a view of the Wack Wack golf course but I opted not to get the highest floor since prices do not change at this development according to height.

I already answered your questions in the Lancaster thread, check it out.

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Mandaluyong, the mini-Makati

i've been to paladin subdivision....ang ganda pinapalibutan sya ng mga buildings parang mountain ranges around a village ang dating

San 'yun? Yung katabi ng Summit One yung entrance gate?

Mandaluyong, the mini-Makati


Exactly :)

yes....nagulat nga ko na may high end residential subdivision sa area na yon....kala ko kc masikip yung mga lots duon

10.28.05
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Makati/DSC06041.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Makati/DSC06068.jpg

good to see they are painting lee gardens.....this is a nice project...any buyer here?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Makati/DSC06068.jpg

hoy ka-bday, 'gling tal'ga ng pagkuha mo ng pics na 'to hanga ako sa'yo, salamat sa pakiki-bahagi sa'min :)

hehehe.. salamat ka-bday!!!... mas magaling pa rin naman si master dudz!...:D

@edmund... yeah Lee Gardens are being painted and its lobby is also being finished... I've been wanting to take pictures of it... but it suddenly started to drizzle kaya I opted to do it on another time...:D

sorry for my ignorance, but what building is that u/c? its quite tall

Lancaster Suites - Tower I :)

I'm seeing StarMall in the foreground. I haven't been inside. Is it quite similar to Metropolis Star in Alabang? :)

wow ganda pics pau_p1! :D happy birthday na rin sa inyo ni tigidig :)

^nde pa namin bday, anong pinagsasabi mo dian!!! magka b-day lang kami :lol:

Hindi pa? Eh di, MERRY CHRISTMAS. :D

Hindi pa? Eh di, MERRY CHRISTMAS. :D


oo nga advance Merry Christmas sa inyong tatlo lol...kasama na dyan si sinjin lol

hahaha.... salamat!... Happy Three Kings na rin... hahahah....

inside the StarMall Annex are recreational facilities like billiards, pingpong, basketball, volleyball, badminton, and the Gotcha! paintball challenge...

San Juan City

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San Juan is an old town with a colorful history

Before the arrival of the Spaniards, Santa Ana de Sapa ruled King Lacantagean and his wife, Bouan, was the mother town of San Juan, including the localities of Quiapo, San Miguel, Sampaloc, Pandacan, Paco, Malate, Pasay, San Pedro, Makati, San Felipe Neri and Taytay, then known as the province of Tondo, later named Manila.

San Juan's civil and religious affairs were dependent upon the authorities of the Parish of Santa Ana until 1863.

In 1602, the Dominican Friars constructed a small church in Sitio Kabayanan and called it the church of San Juan del Monte. In advocation of St. John the Baptist (San Juan Bautista), the name was given to the town and his image was enshrined thereat. The church was burned during the Chinese uprising of 1639 and by the British in July, 1763. It was reconstructed in 1774. Father Sebastian De Ocquero, O.P. Prior of Sto. Domingo Church, transferred a life-size image of the Crucified Christ from Binondo Church to the edifice. The image of St. John the Baptist gave way and awaited for the construction of the new church. Being the seat and Sanctuary of the Confratenity of Santisimo Cristo San Juan, approved by Pope Innocent the Tenth, the Church was renamed "Sanctuario de Santo Cristo" on March 4, 1648.

On July 15, 1894, the Vice-Royal Patron of the Philippines issued a Royal Decree establishing the Parish of San Juan Bautista. A year later, St. John the Baptist Church was constructed at Pinaglabanan. The image of San Juan Bautista was transferred and permanently enshrined therein. The first town fiesta was celebrated on June 24, 1896, barely two months before the Spanish-Filipino War erupted on August 30, 1896, which ignited the Philippine Revolution, where Andres Bonifacio and the Katipuneros invaded the Almacen De Polvora (built in 1771), a Spanish ammunition dump located at the present site of the San Juan Elementary School, on N. Domingo Street.

American Commodore George Dewey annihilated the Spanish Armada of Admiral Protacio Montojo on May 1, 1898 at Manila Bay. On June 12, 1898, General Aguinaldo proclaimed Philippine Independence in Kawit, Cavite. On August 3, 1898, Manila was occupied by the Americans. The Treaty of Paris of December 10, 1898 formally concluded the Spanish-American hostilities.

On February 4, 1899, Pvt. Willie Grayson of the U.S. Nebraska Volunteers Regiment fired the first shot at San Juan Bridge, killing two Filipinos. The incident started the American-Filipino War of 1899 and conquest of the country was made by the United States.



During the American Regime, Act. No. 137 of June 11, 1901 of the 2nd. U.S. Philippine Commission incorporated San Juan in the newly created Province of Rizal, and on October 1903 Act. No. 492 consolidated San Juan , with the Municipal Civil Government of San Felipe Neri (now Mandaluyong City).

On march 27, 1907 Act. No. 1625 separated San Juan from the jurisdiction of San Juan from the jurisdiction of San Felipe Neri and became an independent municipality.

On January 2, 1942, San Juan was occupied by the Japanese Imperial Forces. The Municipality was liberated by the 1st Calvary Division, U.S. army and Filipino guerillas on February 6, 1945. On July 4, 1946 the United States granted Independence to the country and the Philippines became a Republic. This date is now celebrated as Philippine-American Friendship Day.

Presidential Decree No. 84, promulgated on November 7, 1875 created the Metro Manila Commission. During the Martial Law Regime, San Juan, together with four (4) cities and twelve (12) other municipalities were incorporated in the Commission. President Corazon C. Aquino issued Executive Order No. 392, reorganized and renamed it Metro Manila Authority on January 9, 1990.

Local Sangguniang Bayan enacted Ordinance No. 42 on May 27, 1988 sponsored by Councilor Jose V. Alvior and co-sponsored by the Councilors Vincent M. Pacheco and Angel A. Gil of the Sangguniang Bayan Committee on Culture, History and Arts, declaring March 27, 1989 and every year thereafter as "Araw ng San Juan". A simple celebration of the Municipality's Foundation Anniversary was held on March 27, 1990, the first time in eighty three (83) years. In 1991 and 1992, no celebrations were held as the Foundation dates coincided with the Holy Week.

The traditional religious town fiesta held annually on June 24th since 1896 is the Feast of San Juan Bautista. It is distinct and separate from March 27th which is the Municipality's Founding as an independent, political and civil government declared locally as "Araw ng San Juan".

The San Juan Visions

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The Greenhills' Shopping Center

The Banner
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The Map
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Promenade
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Shoppesville
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Ortigas to Upgrade Second Greenhills Mall in Early 2007
Business World - 9/29/05

Ortigas & Co. Ltd. is set to upgrade its second
mall in Greenhills Shopping Center by
early 2007. Shoppesville will be renovated
as soon as the long-term lease for the building
expires. The mall was leased by Ortigas
to Precy Florentino. The lease will expire
by end-2006.

*the Greenhills Shopping Center before the Virra Mall renovation
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/greenhills.txt
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/swire_elan_suites.txt
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*the Greenhills Redevelopment Project rendering
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*condominiums of San Juan - in the Greenhills vicinity

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*at night
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*the Virra Mall renovation (now known as V-Mall)
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I wonder whether the redevelopment plan is still plausible cause how on earth are they packing that lot of skyscraper in the small land area of GH

Sa Greenhills ko madalas bumili ng mga rare action figures na hindi ko mahanap sa HK :)

^theyre real action figures. you tried by the quiapo side by the muslim area.
btw, nice job sinjin :okay:

^ sa quiapo?! original? i doubt... hehe...

ey nice pics sinjin... angkop sa pagka arkitekto ko!

scarry scafolding... I wonder how they manage to stay up there for long hours...

the new v-mall, according to sources, ang magiging anchor stores will be sm hypermarket and ace hardware............totoo daw b un?

I'm not sure about the SM Hypermarket.
But the original plan is that 5 SM-owned stores that will be occupying one-fourth of V-Mall - SM Appliance Center, Watsons (the 2nd Watsons in GSC), Toy Kingdom, ACE Hardware and Our Home. The rest is targeted towards computer stores but they're probably having a hard time getting computer stores as tenants because most of the former tenants have already transfered to the Connecticut Parking Arcade. If the Hypermarket news is indeed true, then it could probably be because they can't get enough IT-related tenants to fill V-Mall.

we went to Policarpio Street yesterday to see the lighted houses on this street...

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House of Santa
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wow.... magkano kaya electric bill nyan? hehehe

sabi sa news, nagtipid pa sila ng lagay na yan. nagbawas ng light bulbs.

Okay, so tipid na pala 'yang lagay na yan. :lol:

actually tipid nga... kasi mga 5 houses lang ang may lights s buong street compared years earlier

pano kaya yung mga iglesia ni cristong kapitbahay, nde kaya magalit kasi di makatulog sa sobrang liwanag nung bahay

Diba kaka-approve lang ng electric rate hike? Tapos may eVat pa? Wow. Just in time. :)

WOW, that first house was just begging for this (http://homepage.usask.ca/%7Eamn076/lights.wmv).

Pati inidoro siguro lighted..... and siguro lahat ng tao na nakatira diyan naka shades...

so virra mall will be like a mini-SM.

btw, it seems odd that there is hardly any resemblance between the rendering and the current redevelopment projects.

I think it was just a "conceptual" rendering.

@pau_p1: nice pics pau! galing nung may belen!!:okay:. kaya lang 5 houses na lang ang may lights. kawawa naman. major attraction pa naman ang policarpio pag christmas. dinadayo talaga.

btw, noticed a reflection on the first photo. kala ko bakod.:D

im starting to love the word "rendering".. it's so bourgeois sounding. lol

OT: My favorite use of the word render is in cooking. That's when you turn animal fats (like chicken fat or duck fat) into cooking oil. You just take the chunks of fat and make it liquify in a sautee pan.

wow, talagang iba ang pasko sa pinas.

wow...great decorations:okay: