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aldrichlim

February 19th, 2011, 06:04 AM

http://www.manilafinancialcenter.com/

Found this while searching for something at the City of Manila website. Looks interesting. Does anyone here have any other info about this project?

http://www.manila.gov.ph/Images/SeascenebyManilaSky.jpg

LIM meets PPA re South Harbor Expanded Port Zone
http://www.manila.gov.ph/pressrelease2011.htm#press1feb9
PRESS RELEASE
Manila Media Bureau
February 9, 2011

LIM meets PPA re South Harbor Expanded Port Zone

Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim met recently with Philippine Ports Authority officials headed by their general manager, Atty. Juan C. Sta. Ana at Manila City Hall to collaborate on the proposed comprehensive redevelopment of the South Harbor Expanded Port Zone (SHEPZ).

Various strategies and possibilities are being discussed to pursue the SHEPZ project to jibe with the city’s proposed Port of Manila Financial Center Project.

It is characterized by a contemporary design that complements the port area operation, its heritage, and landmark buildings.

The development plans covers around 25.79 hectares of land within the “Expanded/Consolidated Manila Port Zone” as approved under Executive Order No. 361 “Priority for development are the areas along A. Bonifacio Drive at the North Eastern Side,” PPA Gen. Manager Sta. Ana said.

To speed up the review and assessment process, Mayor Lim and PPA GM Sta. Ana agreed to form a committee to be headed by PPA A/GM for Corporate Affairs and Special Projects with members from the City of Manila to include Lim’s Chief of Staff and Media Bureau Director Ricardo E. de Guzman and City Legal Officer Renato dela Cruz.

Mayor Lim said that proposed Port of Manila Financial Center which is in sync with the SHEPZ project of the PPA will reclaim Manila’s stature as the financial capital of the country.

http://www.manilafinancialcenter.com/images/map3.jpg

juncarlo

March 1st, 2011, 03:40 AM

Expect heavier traffic along Roxas Blvd.. :lol:

johnmizer

March 1st, 2011, 03:46 AM

expect this not to happen rofl

magmario

March 1st, 2011, 04:14 AM

i think mayor lim is dead serious on this. he refers to this development in almost all his keynote speeches. i think this will be built faster than QC CBD.

wynngd

March 1st, 2011, 04:35 AM

I think this is a good "IDEA"... Imagine kung ma push through eto then they'll build a monorail along Roxas blvd going to PICC then to MOA...

RonnieR

March 1st, 2011, 04:46 AM

^^ Yes...if it's done, then, it's Manila's time to shine. Imagine, we have CBDs of Makati, Ortigas, BGC, Alabang, and now, the capital city....

Narnian_King

March 1st, 2011, 05:23 AM

Ang daming bitter. Goodluck sa City of Manila. :banana:

Wafer

March 1st, 2011, 05:35 AM

the highlighted areas above nearest to the piers are currently occupied by bureau of customs.

kalbongdad

March 1st, 2011, 07:37 AM

baka may buhok na ako nyan bago masimulan.....nauna na ang technology for hair growth kesa sa project ni lim.....:lol:

watcher09

March 1st, 2011, 07:47 AM

baka may buhok na ako nyan bago masimulan.....nauna na ang technology for hair growth kesa sa project ni lim.....:lol:

Sir, I'd supply you hair growers quarterly, for this to happen.

I like this idea. CBDs must be near ports. That would be an awesome sight from Intramuros Golf Club and Luneta.

watcher09

March 1st, 2011, 07:54 AM

Ang daming bitter. Goodluck sa City of Manila. :banana:

They call it "Crab Mentality".

Everybody has the right to shine. Any place, anything. That's the beauty of equal opportunity, impartiality and freedom. It takes maturity and open mindedness to accept this.

manila_eye

March 1st, 2011, 08:46 AM

Expect heavier traffic along Roxas Blvd.. :lol:

lagi namang traffic sa roxas except during weekdays. i read before that they have plan to do an underground highway. expensive task but doable.

derf

March 1st, 2011, 09:06 AM

Hindi naman usually traffic ang Roxas. Traffic yung sa P. Burgos from round table to roxas kasi ang daming mga trucks. But they are going to turn right towards bonifacio drive so yung mga cars going left to roxas will encounter smooth (usually) traffic from there until baclaran.

Panzer_18

March 1st, 2011, 09:19 AM

wow... congratz to the city of manila....:okay:

Gusali101

March 1st, 2011, 09:44 AM

wow this is another milestone for MANILA and amazing aerial view along roxas blvd down to pasay with Bay City and BNP in the future.

derf

March 1st, 2011, 10:16 AM

Just do it Mayor Lim! This will be huge. where else in the city can you have a cbd with bay view, park view, golf course view, and.... never mind the delpan view.. hehe.. :banana: And a monorail that will traverse along the sidewalk of Roxas from there to the Bay City will give all the commuters a great view of Manila Bay and hotels/buildings along Roxas and will become an instant tourist hit.

derf

March 1st, 2011, 10:20 AM

^^ Yes...if it's done, then, it's Manila's time to shine. Imagine, we have CBDs of Makati, Ortigas, BGC, Alabang, and now, the capital city....

It's Manila's time to shine, again.. Remember Manila, Binondo in particular, used to be the main (and only) CBD of the country. Escolta, Rosario, Dasmarinas, Juan Luna were the main roads of yesteryears, pretty much like ayala and gil puyat now. Big multinational companies used to have their offices along the prestigious Calle Escolta.

Narnian_King

March 1st, 2011, 01:09 PM

http://www.manilafinancialcenter.com/

Found this while searching for something at the City of Manila website. Looks interesting. Does anyone here have any other info about this project?

http://www.manila.gov.ph/Images/SeascenebyManilaSky.jpg

parang Financial District dito sa New York at isama mo pa ang mga buildings sa binondo. Yay! :banana:

watcher09

March 1st, 2011, 01:35 PM

parang Financial District dito sa New York at isama mo pa ang mga buildings sa binondo. Yay! :banana:

Include also the highrises of Ermita and Malate plus those sprouted in La Salle area. Manila will have the most expansive array of buildings. Even Sta. Mesa, Tondo and Sta. Cruz have tall buildings being constructed to complement Binondo, Ermita and Malate districts.

MM cities have river views but only a few lie on the bay side. Manila has Pasig River and Manila Bay to add to its beauty. A definite advantage.

huanggua

March 1st, 2011, 02:54 PM

A wonderful idea. I hope it will materialized.

nelo--

March 1st, 2011, 06:39 PM

This is good news. Good luck sa capital city.

They call it "Crab Mentality".

Everybody has the right to shine. Any place, anything. That's the beauty of equal opportunity, impartiality and freedom. It takes maturity and open mindedness to accept this.

I wouldn't call it crab mentality. More like pessimism. Can't blame them though - with the kind of government we have, staying optimistic is the hardest thing to do. :lol:

Kintoy

March 1st, 2011, 07:13 PM

get rid of the squatters first

spearhead

March 1st, 2011, 07:40 PM

baka may buhok na ako nyan bago masimulan.....nauna na ang technology for hair growth kesa sa project ni lim.....:lol:

hehehehe pusible! :lol:

spearhead

March 1st, 2011, 07:43 PM

spearhead

March 1st, 2011, 07:44 PM

^^yung divisoria dapat lagyan narin ng tram doon at pagandahin na yang lungsod nayan.... :)

Jarvijarv

March 1st, 2011, 08:01 PM

mayor cel

March 1st, 2011, 08:25 PM

This is good news. Good luck sa capital city.

I wouldn't call it crab mentality. More like pessimism. Can't blame them though - with the kind of government we have, staying optimistic is the hardest thing to do. :lol:

good point..well,hope springs eternal..balakin pa lang naman ito,transforming it to reality is another matter or shall i say CAN this be implemented with full transparency?knowing the city goverment,its reputation and track record..

besides,they cant even build a new library for the city or a new hall of justice for the courts who for decades,scramping on little space at the city hall eto pa kaya?kahit yung ospital ng maynila hindi nila ma-upgrade..

kahit may bidding o wala,alam ko na kung kanino i-award tong project..

Narnian_King

March 1st, 2011, 11:05 PM

good point..well,hope springs eternal..balakin pa lang naman ito,transforming it to reality is another matter or shall i say CAN this be implemented with full transparency?knowing the city goverment,its reputation and track record..

besides,they cant even build a new library for the city or a new hall of justice for the courts who for decades,scramping on little space at the city hall eto pa kaya?kahit yung ospital ng maynila hindi nila ma-upgrade..

kahit may bidding o wala,alam ko na kung kanino i-award tong project..

under naman ito sa Public-Private Partnership ehhhhh :P :lol:

KnightOfTheFlag

March 2nd, 2011, 01:35 AM

The timing for this and other big projects (Pagcor, FBGC, etc.) could not be better. Add to this the government's urge to make Metro Manila into a 'world class' city (Singapore, Shanghai, etc.); the 7.4 GDP growth rate for 2010 and possibly continuing for 2011(Yes, during an admirable transition of chief executives); the economic collapses of 'developed nations' (Greece, Ireland, etc.); the destabilization of the middle east (Libya, Egypt-less now).....the Philippines MUST take full advantage of creating a 'haven' for business and social stability. The reduction of poverty (educate!!!) and the continued increase in infrastructures are paramount to see these projects SUCCEED!!!! ALL FILIPINOS here and abroad MUST UNITE, forget about the pessimism. We need to change our mentality BIG time....we must be a people of 'can do' attitude, the urge to move forward.....FAR forward! Always EXCEED expectation! We are definitely moving in that direction, especially when you see the rest of the world struggling.

Now, it's our time....lets show the world we can be professionals anywhere and BE PROUD TO SHOW, TALK ABOUT, DISCUSS our home country the Philippines positively and with pride! As a currently unemployed Fil-Am here in cash-strapped California, I cannot stress enough how the Philippines has got the advantage to emerge from this global economic meltdown. And believe me, my recent visit in October 2010 to the Philippines, I can truly see the potential!:colgate:

Kapatid Im blown away with your show of enthusiasm, excitement and emotion for the potential and future of our country and people, its very admirable for you even if your far away from our country even with all of the pessimism and negativity of some people you still manage to keep that faith and hope for our country and people. Keep that burning flame of hope and love for country in your heart because someday and its not that far WE WILL RAISE AGAIN LIKE THE PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES!!

Pygmalion effect: Progress depends on optimism

BEYOND THE BUZZWORDS
REYLITO A.H. ELBO

FOR those of you who remain optimistic after 25 years of People Power, I’m telling you to stop being “optimistic” and be “overly optimistic” instead while looking forward to celebrate our 50th anniversary when we have already surpassed the gains of Singapore.

Buhay ka pa kaya (would you still be alive) in 2036? Or if you want to achieve it much earlier, then we could capitalize on the much-vaunted resiliency of the Filipino and the fast-track application of the Pygmalion effect in our minds.

Why not? If only we could synergize all the positive vibes around us, with the anticipation and realization of many government priority projects, precipitated mainly by the 2011-2016 Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan and the judicious use of resources, I can see no reason why a Singapore-like progress cannot happen at the soonest possible time.

For once, I’d like to be positive here and I’m not joking. I’m telling you that with our unbelievable buoyancy as a nation, proven by all the smiles that you could see even among the victims of typhoon Ondoy and other calamities when they face TV cameras, we could harness the hopefulness that we could get from the Pygmalion effect.

According to Greek mythology, Pygmalion, the king of Cyprus, carved an ivory statue of Galatea, his ideal woman. Galatea was so beautiful that Pygmalion fell in love with her, and because of his deep desire and will for her to be real, with the help of the goddess Venus, he was actually able to bring her to life, and they lived happily ever after.

In today’s modern world, the Pygmalion effect is cited by Stephen M.R. Covey in his book The Speed of Trust (2008 ed.), a New York Times bestseller. Covey, who was in Manila last week, says: “We tend to get what we expect – both from ourselves and from others. When we expect more, we tend to get more; when we expect less, we tend to get less . . .

“In our own lives, having a mind-set of experiencing to win increases our odds of winning. It helps us get better results. And better results help us increase our credibility and self-confidence, which leads to more positive self-expectancy, and then more winning—and the upward cycle continues. It becomes self-fulfilling prophecy.”

I’m not in the government service and I can only do very little by paying my taxes. That’s why I could only offer this lip service for the Pygmalion effect, which is similar to the Rosenthal rffect or the Aladdin gactor and its biblical origin (“Ask and it shall be given unto you”), otherwise known as “plain faith.”

But what if the Arroyos or the Marcoses put up a comeback in 2016 either through a charter change, coup d’etat, if not a miracle that you cannot foresee at this point?

The answer is simple: I have no idea if I’ll still be in the country to witness the people’s stupidity, no matter how remote it may appear at the moment.

Probably, I’ll be in Tokyo writing for Japan Times instead of your favourite Manila Times. Of course, I’m just kidding.

But what could happen if the Filipino proves that in truth and in fact, he has a short memory, forged by his Christian upbringing to forgive and forget? As always, we’ll be living our veiled national motto that says something like:

“You’re only young once, but you can always be forgetful.” This is a fine patriotic dictum that can be wrongfully carried to excess by those accused of corruption and other sins against the people.

Nevertheless, we have reasons to fear that when 2016 comes, the gains of President Noynoy could be either perpetuated or put to pieces by his successor. Not a farfetched idea, huh? The only possible flaw is when the accused persons committed suicide, assuming that they’re sensitive to the allegations that are to be built.

Except that I doubt if they would be moved by sensitivity.

Rey Elbo is a business consultant specializing in human resources and total quality management as a fused interest. Send feedback to elbonomics@gmail.com or follow this columnist’s random management thoughts on Facebook or Twitter.

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Hope all our brothers and sisters like you will come hope someday to a BIGGER, BETTER PROSPEROUS PHILIPPINES!
SPREAD THE FLAME OF HOPE!! PASSING THE FLAME FROM CANDLE TO CANDLE WILL NOT DIMINISH THE FLAME INSTEAD IT GATHERS WARMTH AND LIGHTS UP THE DARKNESS!!

redmarked

March 2nd, 2011, 03:05 AM

ganda ng concept!!! i really really really hope this materializes!!! our ports should be revitalized.. we are in the gateway of Asia, we should maximize that!

makatiprime

March 2nd, 2011, 06:58 AM

i agree you guys, manila has a lot of skyline and buildings sprouted all over districts of manila, manila is our heart,makati is our mind,metro cities is our extremities,other cities and provinces is the body!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nelo--

March 2nd, 2011, 09:44 AM

^^yung divisoria dapat lagyan narin ng tram doon at pagandahin na yang lungsod nayan.... :)

that will take a lot of steel balls to implement. kung yung mrt-2 nga e hindi nila napaabot ng divisoria dahil sa protesta ng mga jeepney drivers eh. goodluck ulit :lol:

watcher09

March 2nd, 2011, 10:54 AM

... infrastructures are paramount to see these projects SUCCEED!!!! ALL FILIPINOS here and abroad MUST UNITE, forget about the pessimism. We need to change our mentality BIG time....we must be a people of 'can do' attitude, the urge to move forward.....FAR forward! Always EXCEED expectation! We are definitely moving in that direction, especially when you see the rest of the world struggling.

Bravo! I like that "can do attitude"! It's what we need in such a time as this! I think it was Nelson Mandela who was quoted as saying - "It seems impossible until it's done."

Pessimism is a big factor in not achieving what we need to achieve. We should get rid of this inspite of the presence of many challenges. It feels good the mere thinking that someday, we can be really proud of Manila.

watcher09

March 2nd, 2011, 11:07 AM

ASHES!!

Pygmalion effect: Progress depends on optimism

BEYOND THE BUZZWORDS
REYLITO A.H. ELBO

FOR those of you who remain optimistic after 25 years of People Power, I’m telling you to stop being “optimistic” and be “overly optimistic” instead while looking forward to celebrate our 50th anniversary when we have already surpassed the gains of Singapore.

In today’s modern world, the Pygmalion effect is cited by Stephen M.R. Covey in his book The Speed of Trust (2008 ed.), a New York Times bestseller. [ . . .

Stephen Covey is the son of famous author Steven Covey - the author of 7 Habits of HIGHLY Effective People. Pessimistic should attend a workshop/training on this, the people in the government, and the business community, plus the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Managers. Highly effective individuals are what we need today for a faster and massive development and progress.

KnightOfTheFlag

March 5th, 2011, 10:24 AM

Hmmm...i have some reservation about this project...if ever this project materialize people from the high rise buildings there will look to the north west and what will they see... THE BASECO SQUATTER COLONY!! A definite TURN OFF! and furthermore that place is the nest of some gangs and petty criminals...imagine a financial center with all the foreign expat and posh office workers working near a squatter colony...they are like sheeps in wolf country! Groowwll! The city government must relocate those people first or at least minimize them or else its will be a non feasible project...

...I just thought...since baseco is at seaside ( And its a DAMN BIG PIECE OF UNPRODUCTIVE LAND ) and near the pier why not make it part of the financial center or make it a condo, residential or apartment units for people working at the financial center...im sure developers will scramble for it since its at seaside located very near to the future financial center and pier.

NOVO ECIJANO

March 5th, 2011, 06:05 PM

[QUOTE=KnightOfTheFlag;73779635]Hmmm...i have some reservation about this project...if ever this project materialize people from the high rise buildings there will look to the north west and what will they see... THE BASECO SQUATTER COLONY!! A definite TURN OFF! and furthermore that place is the nest of some gangs and petty

may mga slums na malapit sa Makati at BGC di ba?

Narnian_King

March 6th, 2011, 01:16 AM

blitzmage_89

March 8th, 2011, 10:04 AM

Manila is a city where some of the poorest people reside. You can't just flick a wand and make every single squatter in the city disappear.

watcher09

March 9th, 2011, 04:57 AM

We cannot get rid of them in a wink of an eye. Eventually, they will go when new and posh establishments will come out. Anyway, even the richest cities in the world have their share of informal settlers as well as poor inhabitants.

blitzmage_89

March 9th, 2011, 12:45 PM

While Makati is capitalizing on office workers and high tech companies, Manila meanwhile capitalizes on blue collar jobs. It's a place where blue collar workers work, and it goes without saying that these blue collar workers need to stay somewhere in the city (tondo, baseco).

You can't drive these people out because the city will collapse overnight without these workers. At the same time, it's nearly impossible to relocate them elsewhere, because there's nowhere else to relocate them!

This is why I can understand the City Government's sentiments. Even if you place a mayor like Binay or Robredo as mayor, sobrang hirap talaga.

makatiprime

March 15th, 2011, 01:36 AM

kahit sampung ferdinand marcos at sampung ninoy at cory, ang manila ay still ganito at ganun pa rin, from hundred of years way back manila is just the same as now, the only changes are roads name and buildings ( high rise ), manila tried to be an advance city as what burnham visualized but people do the other way, you can change the road and street names but not the roads and streets,manila is just the way it is....

johnmizer

March 15th, 2011, 06:22 AM

^ LIkes

uzzybabe

March 23rd, 2011, 04:23 PM

derf

March 23rd, 2011, 06:49 PM

This project is on the works. Razon and San Miguel Corp are working on these projects. They will do a backdoor listing in the stock market via "Pacifica" to get funds for this project. So if you are into stocks..start buying now while it is still in the cents.

Razon is ICT. You might be referring to Romero, whose Harbour Centre has a joint venture with PCOR, a company also owned by SMC, to operate the port area and might use pacifica as a backdoor entry.

zandro888

March 24th, 2011, 01:12 AM

Romero is really rich. Plus he is also developing a huge property that is called Larossa in Capitol Hills, this is near Ayala Heights and UP.

uzzybabe

March 25th, 2011, 02:48 AM

Razon is ICT. You might be referring to Romero, whose Harbour Centre has a joint venture with PCOR, a company also owned by SMC, to operate the port area and might use pacifica as a backdoor entry.

yes romero

uzzybabe

March 25th, 2011, 02:48 AM

saka dito din malilipat ang depo ng Petron which is now owned majority by San Miguel

muzic_lover2981

March 25th, 2011, 06:31 AM

good job!

noli-kun

March 26th, 2011, 06:26 AM

Informal settlers in Port Area will never yield. They need not be relocated; they must be accommodated in their same homestead. The city government should thresh over low-rise and mid-rise housing somewhere near the proposed CBD so that blue-collar workforce will still be within reach.

Manila Financial Center sounds classy and auspicious! Hope it will materialize despite all the claptraps and lip services our politicians cough up.

carl_ty

March 27th, 2011, 07:47 PM

any master plan for this said development? matutuloy kaya ito??? i really hoped so. and if matuloy sana ma address din ng city of manila ang traffic. pollution and especially yung mga informal settlers dyan sa area na yan...

iNFiNit0

March 29th, 2011, 03:11 PM

if this project will push through, the skyline will improve!

leofriends

April 11th, 2011, 05:47 PM

promise again!? :ohno: i hope...

if this project will push through, the skyline will improve!

not only that.. the economy of philippines is ranked 46.. if these structures come true.. it will be a big boom for us...

Bricken Ridge

April 12th, 2011, 10:54 AM

Instead of building a monorail, why don't they just consider an LRT spur out of the City Hall/ Lawton station? Probably cheaper to build.

noli-kun

April 15th, 2011, 04:24 AM

^^They can redesign the proposed extension of LRT 2 going to the Port Area, which proposed route will follow Recto Avenue. They can realign it to populous and busy hubs so as to fully harness the potential of this underutilized railway line.

majaba98

April 17th, 2011, 03:19 PM

This project will complement the PPP project of Intramuros. FLI or any big player in the philippine building business should jump that wagon !

Now that the Pasig, Laguna De - and Manila Bay are being reactivated, cleaned and restored, this project will definately boost Metro Manilas center face.

Binondo is shortly picking up as a building boom for resedential high rises appears on the horizon; and last not least we have Rizal Park and Manila Hotel to complement the area of central urban sobriety.

magmario

April 17th, 2011, 11:13 PM

bartstrife99

April 18th, 2011, 02:34 PM

^^ Agree I hope so! :banana:

majaba98

April 18th, 2011, 03:17 PM

Kintoy

April 19th, 2011, 12:32 AM

anything to bring back manila from the hellhole it is currently now

derf

April 19th, 2011, 02:37 AM

Frankly speaking there is no "beat anyone strategy". Often I have heard this "we can beat them". You can´t.

It´s not to beat them rather to best them ! Create your own line, character, don´t just simply copy and hope to be better and there you have a sustainable strategy; beat them or not. As long as it is something specially Filipino, and not just another western styled copy thing. Too many of those around.

Like.. Let's all try to be the BEST that we can be, not because we want to beat someone else, but because we want to be better and make our lives better.

magmario

April 19th, 2011, 02:37 AM

Frankly speaking there is no "beat anyone strategy". Often I have heard this "we can beat them". You can´t.

It´s not to beat them rather to best them ! Create your own line, character, don´t just simply copy and hope to be better and there you have a sustainable strategy; beat them or not. As long as it is something specially Filipino, and not just another western styled copy thing. Too many of those around.

Besting others is beating them. What i meant with beat them is to be better in terms of product offering. You can't come up with a better product unless you know what you're competitor offers. Using that line of thinking doesn't automatically translate to being a copycat.

majaba98

April 19th, 2011, 07:14 PM

Besting others is beating them. What i meant with beat them is to be better in terms of product offering. You can't come up with a better product unless you know what you're competitor offers. Using that line of thinking doesn't automatically translate to being a copycat.

Fine explanation, accepted.

carl_ty

April 28th, 2011, 07:23 PM

^^ agree. imagine this area can be the tourism center of the Philippines --> Pagcor Entertainment City, Redeveloped CCP with 7 Icons, Intramuros improved and managed by Ayala, Manila Financial Center, Luneta Park, and Ocean Park. We can beat Singapore if we do things right! :banana:

i wish it will materialized if we want to be better than singapore

first we must improve our transportation system!
educate and discipline all the puv drivers, provide carefully planned and studied drop off / pick up points, pedestrian overpass and pedestrian walkway!
discipline or better kill all those corrupt police officials hahaha even the high ranking one!!!
LOWER UTILITY RATES ESPECIALLY ELECTRICITY AND WATER...
clean, maintain and provide adequate lighting in metro manila (ni wala ka ngang makitang nag tatagal na planters, streetlights and trashbin sa paligid eh kc nanakaw nasisira kagad walang nag mamaintain pag nasira bibili nalang ng bago corruption nanaman...)

last educate the people on how to interact with foreign tourists. They are not an ATM machine where they can ask for money or worst tagain sila sa presyo or i daanan sila sa mas malayong way especially those TAXI DRIVERS. be fair... wag sakim...

blitzmage_89

April 29th, 2011, 05:06 AM

People are asking for lower electricity yet they do not want a nuclear power plant. They're no different from a spoiled child wanting both an ice cream and a Popsicle.

Bongbong explained this well in an interview on TV, about nuclear energy, cheaper electricity leading to the industrialization of the Philippines. The guy really thinks and has brains, I'll give him credit for that. Having a Financial Center is nice to look at, but the Philippines ultimately needs heavy industry sectors to provide adequate jobs and become a first world country.

Bosnyboy

May 2nd, 2011, 09:02 AM

Anak ni marcos kaya matalino, like his father, bongbong is another visionary. I would vote for him as president if only that stigma of him being the son of the former dictator goes away.

Bosnyboy

May 2nd, 2011, 09:04 AM

Bricken Ridge

May 2nd, 2011, 09:57 AM

Bricken Ridge

May 2nd, 2011, 10:20 AM

In order for the phils to be an industrialized country, we need to setup more basic industries like steel, petrochemical, agricultural. Power plants that are efficient and produces cheap electricity. Build more dams to create more hydro, explore more geothermal sources, veer away from fossil fuel based. Tamad kasi mga investors coz its easier to build a fossil fuel based plant than geothermal.

We are now considered a newly industrialized country, ranking the 46th largest economy among the more than 200 countries in the world. What we need to do is move up another tier by focusing on high-tech and service industries. Right now, we are close to the level of South Korea in the 70's when they moved to the more advanced steel, shipbuilding and automobile industry. So, assuming our economy is growing at the same speed as Sokor, we have another 40 years before we reach their current economic standing.

boy_turista

May 2nd, 2011, 11:17 AM

We are now considered a newly industrialized country, ranking the 46th largest economy among the more than 200 countries in the world. What we need to do is move up another tier by focusing on high-tech and service industries. Right now, we are close to the level of South Korea in the 70's when they moved to the more advanced steel, shipbuilding and automobile industry. So, assuming our economy is growing at the same speed as Sokor, we have another 40 years before we reach their current economic standing.

sobra ka naman. where did you get that assumption! :nuts:

based on market reports, South Korea's economy is two (2) decades ahead of the Philippines'. Manila "alone" will surpass Singapore's by 2020.

Take Note: SoKor's economy has risk attachment unless the whole Korea will be unified as what happen to Viet Nam.

:cheers:

blitzmage_89

May 2nd, 2011, 12:45 PM

I have yet to conclude that Bongbong is by nature a visionary, but he indeed has the brains and I believe he has a picture of Macoy's "blueprint for industrialization" in his head. At the very least he is highly knowledgeable in the key issues facing our country. That alone was absent in many of our presidents since 1986.

It is equally important to aim for creating "local" heavy industry companies as well. While the companies that invest in the philippines are "heavy industry" by name, operations here are still mostly low-tech assembly related, resulting in little room for technological transfer. China is fully aware of this. As exchange for providing low cost labor, China actually demands that foreign companies share their knowledge so they may one day use the technology for their own products.

We go back again to our expensive electricity. Energy-demanding high tech industries are of course invested to countries with cheaper electricity like China or India while we are left with the manual labor jobs of assembly. So, in short wala talaga tayong patutunguhan without nuclear energy, hence Macoy's advocacy for a nuclear plant.

Industrialization is a very complex network of issues ranging from tariffs, foreign influences, policy making etc . Kailangan talaga knowledgeable ang presidente at hindi lang puro consulta sa political and economic advisers.

Bosnyboy

May 5th, 2011, 07:03 AM

sobra ka naman. where did you get that assumption! :nuts:

based on market reports, South Korea's economy is two (2) decades ahead of the Philippines'. Manila "alone" will surpass Singapore's by 2020.

Take Note: SoKor's economy has risk attachment unless the whole Korea will be unified as what happen to Viet Nam.

:cheers:

If ever sokor and nokor finally reunite, i dont think sokor can fully absorb the enormous problems of nokor. It will definitely drain all its financial resources. Sokor is no west germany. No wonder may korean i spoke to are not in favor or reunification coz it will mean more hardship for them.

manila2020

May 7th, 2011, 06:13 PM

It will be a far shot for now to compare Korea to PH. However, I definitely believe PH can surpass SG sooner or later. SG is a small city state. They cannot rely on tourism and exports forever! Andami pa nating natural resources na hindi pa natatap. Sa SG, sagad na!

makatiprime

May 8th, 2011, 08:38 AM

korea(south) to philippines???? afar far and lots of contrast
seoul to manila???? same megacity....medyo same ang development

maniLaboy_me

June 24th, 2011, 05:03 PM

rubiopr27

June 26th, 2011, 11:45 PM

maniLaboy_me

June 28th, 2011, 01:28 PM

http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Business_19/PPA_Manila_City_Hall_team_up_to_develop_SH_into_central_financial_district.shtml

junex

June 29th, 2011, 03:48 AM

Nice idea..dugyot na kasi ang south harbor eh..sana maalis na rin yan mga modus dyan..napaka dilikadong lugar..

Bricken Ridge

June 29th, 2011, 04:18 AM

this project might block the intramuros skyline and IMO, why don't they turn this squalid land into something useful like a park because the city lacks green spaces. In fact, The City of Manila should not have buildings taller than 15 storeys, the government should make it a heritage city.

Apparently, this is outside the walls of Intramuros. I kind of like this idea since it will clean up a decaying part of the city. This is the kind of urban renewal Manila needs. This development will help bridge the gap between Ermita/ Malate and Binondo/Escolta business section.

xxxriainxxx

June 29th, 2011, 06:56 AM

So is this going to push through? News?

maniLaboy_me

June 29th, 2011, 07:55 AM

this project might block the intramuros skyline and IMO, why don't they turn this squalid land into something useful like a park because the city lacks green spaces. In fact, The City of Manila should not have buildings taller than 15 storeys, the government should make it a heritage city.

Where in the world you got the idea that in fact, The City of Manila should not have buildings taller than 15 STOREYS..??:lol::lol::lol: so funny...

afterlife00

June 29th, 2011, 08:59 PM

maniLaboy_me

June 30th, 2011, 09:25 AM

^^ Manila is a unique city, it's a place where the old meets the new, there's no place in M Mla. where you could stroll over the streets of Intramuros overlooking the skyline of it's neighbor districts..:) We just have to preserve the old and embrace the new...:bowtie:

Bricken Ridge

June 30th, 2011, 10:17 AM

^^ ang Paris before may height limit, I think lifted na yun these days. I just wish gawin nalang part of "Old Manila" ang bay portion/port area. More on classical architecture, tipong hindi height ang paguusapan, kundi yung mismong design at details.

Outside of the walls of Intramuros, tubig ang nakapaligid at yang Port Area ay dating bahagi ng Manila Bay. Reclaimed lang yan. So it will be a tough sell and call it part of "Old Manila" since historically, there was not even a land there.

BTW, I think the cap in height restriction is still enforced in Paris inner city.:)

a00556425

June 30th, 2011, 06:36 PM

FROM MANILA BULLETIN

Manila pushes Bay reclamation plan
By LEONARD D. POSTRADO
June 15, 2011, 5:12pm

MANILA, Philippines — The Manila City Council has given Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim the green-light to seek permission from the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) to reclaim a portion of Manila Bay and transform the body of water into a sprawling financial district of the city.

Manila Third District Councilor Joel Chua confirmed that his ordinance granting authority to Lim to file an application with the PRA to reclaim a portion of Manila Bay was passed last June 6. He said that city government is considering the establishment of the proposed business hub near the city’s border with Pasay.

"It is about time that Manila puts up its own business district to make the city more competitive and attractive to investors. I must admit that we are being left behind by other cities. That's why this plan is timely,” he told the Manila Bulletin in an interview.

Under Chua's ordinance, the proposed area for reclamation would start from the city's original southern coastline border with Pasay City in accordance with the 1949 Revised Charter of Manila with established boundary points prescribed in section 5 (1) beginning at a point near the south bank of the Estero de Maytubig.

“If for any reason or reasons, any part or provisions of this Ordinance shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof, which are not affected thereby, shall continue to be in full force and effect,” the ordinance said.

The newly passed ordinance was signed by Lim and Vice Mayor Isko Moreno and was attested to the Secretary to the Mayor lawyer Rafaelito Garayblas and Secretary to the City Council Luch Gemphis.

Earlier, Lim announced that he had been mulling on putting up a financial district in the city which will be better than, if not at par with, Makati's Central Business District and Taguig's financial hub.

His first plan was to put up the business district in a 20-hectare idle lot in the Manila Port Area. However, the plan was shelved due to legal issues.:bash:

Once the Manila Bay reclamation plan is approved, Chua said the city government may resort to either a public-private partnership scheme (PPP) or a joint venture program in developing and transforming the reclaimed land.

The development project will also be bidded out to contractors once the proposal to reclaim a portion of the Manila Bay is approved by the PRA.

“The city government will be tapping private property developers to help them create the city's own financial hub. From there, the city will have a share and of course it means more revenue for Manila,” he said.

WTF?:bash: Now Lim is in favor of reclamation??? He was the one opposed to a proposed plan to reclaim the bay because it would block the sunset,:ohno: now he wants to do it.

If only he reclaimed the land in the 90's as planned, Manila would already have a cool CBD that would rival Makati, since its location would be near the water.

KnightOfTheFlag

July 2nd, 2011, 01:43 PM

FROM MANILA BULLETIN
^^^^

WTF?:bash: Now Lim is in favor of reclamation??? He was the one opposed to a proposed plan to reclaim the bay because it would block the sunset,:ohno: now he wants to do it.

If only he reclaimed the land in the 90's as planned, Manila would already have a cool CBD that would rival Makati, since its location would be near the water.

Saan banda yung plano ni Lim mag-reclaim??? Dont tell me they will reclaim part of the historic and scenic Roxas Blvrd its such a stupid plan or they will reclaim the Manila Yatch Club area???....For me just relocate those people at Baseco compound and use that land, sayang yung land na yun paniguradong pag aagawan ng mga developers yun dahil seaside na malapit pa sa offices, in this way they dont need to reclaim and they can simultaneously remove that eyesore in manila bay (which is also the source of garbage and pollutants) at the same time improve the peace and order situation there.

afterlife00

July 2nd, 2011, 03:55 PM

^^ probably the manila yatch club portion since it's on the boarder of MNL and pasay.

Green Arrow

July 2nd, 2011, 06:34 PM

Why Baseco settlers are untouchables? Where is the political will of Mayor Lim to clean Baseco and make it the site of the new project?...just asking!

Sebastian_L23

July 2nd, 2011, 09:03 PM

a00556425

July 3rd, 2011, 12:22 AM

2001
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/Isaric/a1.jpg

That is real white sand at the edge of Baseco :) They showed that area on t.v. documentaries and that soap opera Taning Yaman :cheers:

Too bad now its full of garbage and covered in poo from Manila's toilet bowl:nuts:

SAYANG :ohno:

hugodiekonig

July 3rd, 2011, 10:00 AM

hugodiekonig

July 3rd, 2011, 10:02 AM

It was his father's idea first to build a nuclear plant in the PH, not his. In fact, the nuclear power plant in Bataan was COMPLETED in 1984 but not fueled, FYI.

a waste of money yung neclear power plant na iyon :ohno::ohno::ohno:

Bricken Ridge

July 4th, 2011, 09:05 AM

2010
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/Isaric/b2.jpg

That Baseco compound is almost half the size of the proposed financial center.:eek:

manila_eye

July 4th, 2011, 11:02 AM

ganun? wala nang height limit ang buildings ng Paris? hala. Pangit na

sa inner paris meron pa ring height and architectural limit. sa la defence, paris yung mga highrises nila.

london on the other hand lifted their height limit so you see highrise buildings side by side with the old ones.

That is real white sand at the edge of Baseco :) They showed that area on t.v. documentaries and that soap opera Taning Yaman :cheers:

Too bad now its full of garbage and covered in poo from Manila's toilet bowl:nuts:

SAYANG :ohno:

sayang talaga. bakit hindi na lang pabalikin yang mga yan sa mga lugar na pinanggalingan nila?

afterlife00

July 4th, 2011, 01:39 PM

http://anony.ws/di-SD0L.jpg
My pseudo city beautiful New Manila Center aka Baseco. Ang laki ng land, daming pwedeng gawin. :P

BTW Bonggang bongga ang mga "Baseconians" ah, may Building plan den pala sila :nuts:

J2ROLuyV32M

May FASE 1, 2 at 3 pa talaga :lol: kapal ng FACE

sorry na tao lang :lol: mukang maganda naman ang hangarin nila na tumulong sa community

rain34

July 4th, 2011, 03:06 PM

^^ natawa naman ako sa FASE na yan :lol:

makatiprime

July 4th, 2011, 04:48 PM

ALL WE NEED IS A BIG STADIUM AN OLYMPIC SIZE THAT WILL ACCOMODATE 100,000 PLUS

hugodiekonig

July 4th, 2011, 07:08 PM

If this will push through, Manila will be the brightest city in the metro, and every Filipino will be proud of this Capital city. I really hope Mayor Lim and other officials be badly serious about the realization of this plan. It's the time to shine again, Manila!

hugodiekonig

July 4th, 2011, 07:11 PM

ALL WE NEED IS A BIG STADIUM AN OLYMPIC SIZE THAT WILL ACCOMODATE 100,000 PLUS

Just a little info. We are on a bid to host the 2019 asian games. Kalaban natin ang Dubai and Singapore. There are also rumors that Manila will vie to host 2024 Summer Olympics.

hugodiekonig

July 4th, 2011, 07:25 PM

2010
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/Isaric/b2.jpg

That Baseco compound is almost half the size of the proposed financial center.:eek:

Naku kung magrereclaim uli ng lupa na ka size ng baseco compound sana ay di uli ito okupahin ng mga IS

anak_mm

July 4th, 2011, 07:41 PM

this project might block the intramuros skyline and IMO, why don't they turn this squalid land into something useful like a park because the city lacks green spaces. In fact, The City of Manila should not have buildings taller than 15 storeys, the government should make it a heritage city.
taller buildings saves land space... especially Manila is already crowded

eg: i would rather have 1 50-story building than 25 2-story buildings that occupies 25x as much land

Bricken Ridge

July 5th, 2011, 07:51 AM

http://anony.ws/di-SD0L.jpg
My pseudo city beautiful New Manila Center aka Baseco. Ang laki ng land, daming pwedeng gawin. :P

Nice work. Looks like a part of Paris with the Champ Elysees and Arch de Triompe is transplanted here. BTW, I'll be scared to dock my sailboat close to the container ships at South Harbor. The marina is too close to the pier.:D

maniLaboy_me

July 5th, 2011, 09:52 AM

maniLaboy_me

July 5th, 2011, 09:59 AM

FROM MANILA BULLETIN

WTF?:bash: Now Lim is in favor of reclamation??? He was the one opposed to a proposed plan to reclaim the bay because it would block the sunset,:ohno: now he wants to do it.

If only he reclaimed the land in the 90's as planned, Manila would already have a cool CBD that would rival Makati, since its location would be near the water.

If this push through.., I wonder how long the reclamation process would be and the reclamed area even needs to be settled and stabilized..:|

afterlife00

July 5th, 2011, 02:09 PM

Nice work. Looks like a part of Paris with the Champ Elysees and Arch de Triompe is transplanted here. BTW, I'll be scared to dock my sailboat close to the container ships at South Harbor. The marina is too close to the pier.:D

Thanks, it's actually, mix of Madrid, Paris, and Washington DC.

The marina is too close to the pier.:D
:lol: oo nga no!

KnightOfTheFlag

July 6th, 2011, 03:43 PM

I wonder what were the original plans for the reclaimed land we now call 'Baseco Compound'? Most likely an annex for the port... it didn't look as bad in 2001, but now, ughhh! How careless can the authorities be to allow this? Seems like overflow of people from Tondo area... are they extending the reclamation?

2001
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/Isaric/a1.jpg

2010
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/Isaric/b2.jpg

I just cant wrap my head around the idea of reclaiming a land that cost millions of peso and just giving it up for those IF....I mean that land was reclaimed FOR A PURPOSE and not for the IF why cant they take it? And boy this IF got a seaside residence FOR FREE!! I mean people out there work their asses off and can only afford a measly 2 room house inside a rough neighborhood then these people got that prime land and location AND MOST OF THEM ARE NOT EVEN PAYING TAXES!!.:ohno:..I sincerely think WE SHOULD HAVE A LAW BANNING PEOPLE TO VOTE IF THEY DON'T RESIDE LEGALLY OR DON'T OWN A PROPERTY IN A PARTICULAR CITY OR DISTRICT so as to stop the mayors protecting these leeches, its just like banning flying voters during election If i move in a city and just lived under a bridge does this mean I can vote for the officials in that city? Hek Im not even paying taxes in that scenario!...Im not against the IF or our poor in fact the government must focus their attention on them so as not to be used by the COMMUNIST ANARCHIST to further their cause and by the hypocritical church and be tricked that they are their savior but in fact its the complete opposite. I say find a suitable relocation site, complete with jobs, utilities and transport availability and relocate ( remove? ) those people there to give way to progress THAT WILL BENEFIT THE WHOLE COUNTRY NOT JUST "SOME" SQUATTERS

Bricken Ridge

July 7th, 2011, 07:34 AM

Bricken Ridge

July 7th, 2011, 07:45 AM

Thanks, it's actually, mix of Madrid, Paris, and Washington DC.

i thought so. you almost convinced me it was an original plan. ;)

maniLaboy_me

July 7th, 2011, 01:03 PM

I'm now doubting this project will even materialize...:shifty:

rubiopr27

July 7th, 2011, 04:54 PM

Dapat may mga ghetto at gulag sa Pilipinas para doon na lang ang mga IS :lol:

hugodiekonig

July 7th, 2011, 06:43 PM

Dapat may mga ghetto at gulag sa Pilipinas para doon na lang ang mga IS :lol:

I think sa population ngayon sa baseco, it wouls takw years to relocate the IS.

hugodiekonig

July 7th, 2011, 07:06 PM

afterlife00

July 7th, 2011, 08:10 PM

Dapat may mga ghetto at gulag sa Pilipinas para doon na lang ang mga IS :lol:

Ghetto Island/Ghettoville :lol: dun pagsamasamahin lahat, autonomous region with own economy. :nuts:

Wafer

July 30th, 2011, 01:08 AM

Manila eyes financial center by the bay
Philippine Daily Inquirer
1:31 am | Saturday, July 30th, 2011

THE CITY government of Manila is seeking investors for its proposed financial center, a multibillion-peso project that will add a slice of Makati to the city.
Speaking before members of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim said a 20-hectare property at the back of the Manila Hotel has been identified for development into a financial center similar to Makati’s.
The property, which is under the jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority, is now occupied by dilapidated warehouses. It is right across from the Intramuros golf course and has a view of the Manila Bay at the back.
Lim said that this project was first proposed to former President Ramos, then to former President Arroyo, and a proposal was also submitted to President Benigno Aquino III, who referred it to his staff for review.
“We need the approval of Malacañang for this as the property is owned by the national government. After that, we can proceed. We’re inviting investors to build this financial center,” he said, adding that the project could be undertaken under the public-private partnership scheme.
The city government has yet to conduct a feasibility study on the project, choosing to leave this aspect to the private investors who would be interested in undertaking the development.
Lim said the Manila city government was flexible enough and amenable to whatever the private sector would have in mind for the proposed project.
Structures to be built within the proposed financial center, he said, could stand at least 30 stories and go as high as the developer wanted, maximizing the available space in the area.
This was expected to spur the construction of new condominium and office buildings in Manila, similar to the Makati skyscrapers, he said.
He said that there was a time when nobody wanted to construct buildings in Manila due to an ordinance that limited the height of structures to just 19 stories. Abigail L. Ho

meralpis

July 30th, 2011, 04:34 AM

I just cant wrap my head around the idea of reclaiming a land that cost millions of peso and just giving it up for those IF....I mean that land was reclaimed FOR A PURPOSE and not for the IF why cant they take it? And boy this IF got a seaside residence FOR FREE!! I mean people out there work their asses off and can only afford a measly 2 room house inside a rough neighborhood then these people got that prime land and location AND MOST OF THEM ARE NOT EVEN PAYING TAXES!!.:ohno:..I sincerely think WE SHOULD HAVE A LAW BANNING PEOPLE TO VOTE IF THEY DON'T RESIDE LEGALLY OR DON'T OWN A PROPERTY IN A PARTICULAR CITY OR DISTRICT so as to stop the mayors protecting these leeches, its just like banning flying voters during election If i move in a city and just lived under a bridge does this mean I can vote for the officials in that city? Hek Im not even paying taxes in that scenario!...Im not against the IF or our poor in fact the government must focus their attention on them so as not to be used by the COMMUNIST ANARCHIST to further their cause and by the hypocritical church and be tricked that they are their savior but in fact its the complete opposite. I say find a suitable relocation site, complete with jobs, utilities and transport availability and relocate ( remove? ) those people there to give way to progress THAT WILL BENEFIT THE WHOLE COUNTRY NOT JUST "SOME" SQUATTERS

agree, the government should take wise action on this matter. If they are not the rightful owner of the land they must be relocated.
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maniLaboy_me

July 30th, 2011, 05:28 AM

watcher09

July 30th, 2011, 05:52 AM

^^ good luck sa'yo Mayor Lim! Kung ako sayo, i-work out mo yan sa South Harbor, that is the best location to put on your vision, pag nagkataon at mayor ka pa rin ng mga panahong tapos na yan, kitang kita ang view nyan from your office... :cool:

Yup. The back of Manila Hotel is actually the South Harbor.

Narnian_King

July 30th, 2011, 07:56 AM

maniLaboy_me

July 30th, 2011, 08:02 AM

^^ paging Mayor Lim.., pakibilisan mo yang project mo na yan para naman may matandaan sa'yo ang mga tao na may ginawa ka, at least sa kapirasong property ng South Harbor may nadevelop ka..! :lol: :nuts:

hugodiekonig

July 30th, 2011, 09:42 AM

Any updates na sa project na ito?

william :D

July 30th, 2011, 12:05 PM

Green Arrow

July 30th, 2011, 09:03 PM

Those IS in Baseco are untouchables, politics can't do nothing about it because it was part of their promises during elections...Great political will is needed to relocate those IS... I thought Mayor Lim has it....pero inaaalat na yata sya...Much more seguro kung si Erap ang maging mayor ng Manila...Baseco residents will rejoice....

maniLaboy_me

August 1st, 2011, 07:08 AM

this is the same news from Inquirer, but this one is from Manila Bulletin...

Manila offers 20-hectare property for development as financial center
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT
July 29, 2011, 11:50pm

MANILA, Philippines — The city of Manila has proposed the conversion of the idle 20-hectare property at the back of the Bureau of Customs and facing the Manila Bay into a Manila financial center.

This was proposed by Manila City Mayor Alfredo Lim at the 19th Metro Manila Business Conference held at the historic landmark Manila Hotel Friday.

Lim said the sprawling property is owned by the national government directly under the Philippine Ports Authority of the Department of Transportation and Communication.

The property is host to dilapidated warehouses and is partly occupied by the Bureau of Customs.

Manila has no formal financial center although the Binondo area has been known as the country's financial center or the alternative central bank being the hub of Chinese business.

According to Lim, he has already raised this proposal during the past administrations of presidents Fidel V. Ramos and Gloria Arroyo and now to President Aquino.

He said the prime property can be valued into billions of pesos. He could not, however, say the valuation but the Roxas Boulevard has a going rate of between P80,000 to P100,000 per square meter already.

He said the port area property could command a good price because of its strategic location being a beach front property and is fronting the the golf course of Intramuros.

"Anywhere in the world the most expensive is a water front property," Lim said.

He said the private sector can build a minimum of 30 story buildings.

He said the property can be developed under the Public Private Partnership program.

He said the city of Manila has already under PPP-like concept for the construction of hospitals. There are now 6 government hospitals established in the city providing subsidized if not free medical services to Manila residents.

makatiprime

August 1st, 2011, 01:10 PM

pau_p1

August 1st, 2011, 01:57 PM

I think mali ang ina-atat natin... Seems based on the article they have already sent this proposal for review of malacanang since the land is ownerd by the national government and not by Manila

makatiprime

August 1st, 2011, 02:05 PM

o? baka magclaim ang national hopusing nyan, o di kaya ang PPA kung sa national government ang lupa, naku mayor lim, malaki laking gawain to

watcher09

August 1st, 2011, 03:17 PM

I think mali ang ina-atat natin... Seems based on the article they have already sent this proposal for review of malacanang since the land is ownerd by the national government and not by Manila

Seems they're pursuing the original plan and abandoning the proposed reclamation beside Pasay.

maniLaboy_me

August 1st, 2011, 06:37 PM

yan dapat, may cap na minimum of 30-story building...para di naman gawing piptyugin ang development sa manila financial center...tapos di matatakpan ang manila hotel dahil sa likod ang development, walang sagabal sa view pag nasa roxas blvd or luneta, history and heritage ay laging makikita kahit magtaasan na ang mga gusali

yes, they plan to maximize the small area and true walang maba-block na significant view or historic landmark, this is really a challenge for Mayor Lim, isa lang ang kelangan nya muna gawin, ang mapa-oo si Pres. Noynoy.., this is a 'now or never' thing kay Mayor Lim, sana hindi puro press release kasi it seems na ilang beses na'to na-feature sa mga leading broadsheets tuwing may business conference sa Manila Hotel, pero so far same status pa rin... :|

hugodiekonig

August 1st, 2011, 06:45 PM

I really Hope this time Manila shall have its financial center to be realized already. Challenge ito kay Mayor Lim. Relocate the IS na siguradong ikakagalit nila or Financial Center? hmmm

mayor cel

August 1st, 2011, 07:05 PM

funny this city goverment of manila claiming the land as theirs,for its the national goverment that owns it..

bago sila magambisyon,ayusin muna nila yung mga problema nila sa mga utang,bill nga lang ng tubig umabot ng milyones,isang taon inabutan kaya naputulan yung mismong police headquarters..

saan ka ba naman nakakita ng LGU na baon sa utang,nagbibigay pa ng tax credit/relief sa smart communication? kanino mapunta yung revenue/goodwill money? kunwari pa itong si lim na patay malisya at i-veto yung proposal eh halatang naghahabol din sya sa CASH-unduan..

at yung BSP (boy scout of the philippines) property dyan sa arroceros,magkano binayad sa kanila ng suntrust dyan? balita ko malaki ang kinita dyan ni VP Binay,BSP at mismo ni ASL dyan..hindi nagbabayad daw ng amelyar itong suntrust ni andrew tan kaya pala kung saan saan lupa na itinatayo dyan sa maynila kahit wala namang dokumento..

fred lim,kasabwat ba kayo dyan sa land grabbing sa may adriatico? yung adriatico gardens ng suntrust walang titulo yan hanggang ngayon,yung mga claimant nyan dokumentado,may kaso na kayo sa DENR hindi nyo sinasagot,panay benta kayo ng unit dyan wala kayong dokumento kahit isang piraso,peke pa yung pinapalabas nyong titulo..

kaya kayong mga manilenyo hwag na kayong paloloko sa mga taong niluklok nyo,dahil ang binibigay sa inyo,binabawi ng malaki..ke si lim or atienza iisa na lang yan..

maniLaboy_me

August 1st, 2011, 07:16 PM

^^kahit saan sa Pilipinas may korupsyon, kahit pa sa ibang major financial centers sa M. Mla., sad but true... kung masipag ka mangurakot, mas masipag ka dapat sa public service at developments...

hugodiekonig

August 1st, 2011, 07:19 PM

Marami ngang projects at wine-welcome na investments, pero ground naman ito for corruption. di nawawala ang suhulan

mayor cel

August 1st, 2011, 07:31 PM

lochinvar

August 2nd, 2011, 03:37 AM

Lim's term is almost over and his dream of the financial center is co-terminus with his term. :lol: Binondo will still be the financial hub of Manila.

hugodiekonig

August 2nd, 2011, 05:09 AM

kaya walang negosyong pumapasok sa maynila,dahil matindi ang red tape at korapsyon dyan,mula sa higher ranking opisyales hanggang sa lowly na empleyado kailangan "alagaan"..ang siste ang manilenyo ang talo dahil imbes maging buwis at maibalik sa kanila ang TUNAY na serbisyo hindi nangyayare yun..

lalo na parating ang 2013 elections..kailangan mag-ipon OVERTIME..

pansin ko yan, lalo na sa border ng QC at Maynila sa Sampaloc. ang raming mga tower ang ipinapatayo just near the border pero sa QC side siya. parang iniiwasan ang Maynila.

lalong papangit talaga ang Maynila hanggat may matinding korupsyon dito

hugodiekonig

August 2nd, 2011, 05:12 AM

Lim's term is almost over and his dream of the financial center is co-terminus with his term. :lol: Binondo will still be the financial hub of Manila.

true. Asset ng Maynila ang Binondo, parang tumatayo siya sa sariing paa. Napakaliit ng Binondo pero sobrang lakas ng komersyo doon.

watcher09

August 2nd, 2011, 08:09 AM

true. Asset ng Maynila ang Binondo, parang tumatayo siya sa sariing paa. Napakaliit ng Binondo pero sobrang lakas ng komersyo doon.

Binondo has one of the highest per capita among business districts in the PHL.
We can also look to Malate and Ermita in helping Manila to thrive. IMO, Manila is not a dying city as many doomsayers think. Intramuros still attracts visitors and is still beautiful. Manila ports are still among the busiest. The proposed financial center is perfect near the ports.

maniLaboy_me

August 2nd, 2011, 08:43 AM

^^... puro press release na lang yang financial Center na 'yan para na lang ciguro may masabi sa mga business conference... let's see before his term ends...

hugodiekonig

August 2nd, 2011, 03:07 PM

Binondo has one of the highest per capita among business districts in the PHL.
We can also look to Malate and Ermita in helping Manila to thrive. IMO, Manila is not a dying city as many doomsayers think. Intramuros still attracts visitors and is still beautiful. Manila ports are still among the busiest. The proposed financial center is perfect near the ports.

Agree. Isa ring nagpapayaman sa Maynila ang mga eskwelahan. dahil sa mga eskwelahan maraming mga negosyo sa paligid ng mga eskwelahan

This financial center will thus be a have for job opportunities for students after their graduation

anak_mm

August 3rd, 2011, 10:06 PM

ano hanggang animation nalang to?

maniLaboy_me

August 4th, 2011, 07:00 AM

^^ ... yan nga rin ang sentimyento ko, prang hanggang press release n lang, si Lim lang makakasagot sa tanong mo...

InformaticIAN

August 4th, 2011, 01:42 PM

true. Asset ng Maynila ang Binondo, parang tumatayo siya sa sariing paa. Napakaliit ng Binondo pero sobrang lakas ng komersyo doon.

HIndi ako magtataka kung dito itayo ang country's tallest tower, since mahilig ang mga chinese na magpatayo ng matataas na building.

hugodiekonig

August 6th, 2011, 07:06 AM

HIndi ako magtataka kung dito itayo ang country's tallest tower, since mahilig ang mga chinese na magpatayo ng matataas na building.

parang ganito, sa Canton Tower, Guangzhou

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Canton_tower_in_asian_games_opening_ceremony.jpg/248px-Canton_tower_in_asian_games_opening_ceremony.jpg
from wiki

maniLaboy_me

August 6th, 2011, 07:49 AM

^^ kung matuloy ang financial center sa south harbor, magandang magtayo ng ganyang observation tower sa parte ng Quirino Grandstand para kung sakali ay ma-bridge ang gap ng skyline ng south harbor financial center at ng Ermita-Malate skyline, kasi kung sakali ay magiging gap ng 2 skylines ang Rizal Park... di ba..? hehe..

Narnian_King

August 6th, 2011, 08:12 AM

San-Mat

August 6th, 2011, 09:29 AM

Keep the hatin haters :lol: Mayor Lim is good.

Matagal talaga ang lahat ng bagay na gagawin kung sa gobyerno niyo ang usapan. Taon ang gugugulin for review, Dekada para sa bidding, Restart everything kapag may bagong presidente. :lol:

Yung pagbidding nga sa paggawa ng makina for ID ng comelec ay aabot pa ng 5 taon. :lol: :lol:

Agree na spoil mga tao sa success ng BGC.
How many years ba bago naging full swing ang BGC?
It took a red, red hot real estate boom to get it really swinging.

And now people expect the happen quickly for similar projects like Entertainment City and this new financial city in Manila.

Bricken Ridge

August 11th, 2011, 08:18 AM

Manila Financial Center to rise in Port Area district
by Macon Ramos-Araneta

TO regain its stature as a leading investment location, Mayor Alfredo Lim is pushing for the proposed Manila Financial Center, earlier approved by former Presidents Fidel Ramos and Gloria Arroyo, now Pampanga representative.

Keynoting the 19th Metro Manila Business Conference 2011 held at the Centennial Hall of Manila Hotel, he said the business hub would rise in Port Area along Andres Bonifacio Drive.

“The Manila Financial Center is also in sync with the Philippine Ports Authority’s proposed South Harbor Expanded Port Zone,” said Lim.

“Businessmen should be given the credit for the developments in the city and the country because the taxes you pay finance the programs and projects of the government,” said Lim.

He expressed support to Benigno Aquino III’s policy of public private partnership to pursue major development programs to boost economic growth.

He commended Malacanang’s thrust to take up the infrastructure gap, corruption and bureaucratic inefficiency.

Lim said his administration was taking the PPP cue in building the Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital and Sta. Ana Hospital.

“We also plan to follow the same direction when the city government pursues its plan to rehabilitate the Ospital ng Maynila,” he said.

“You are welcome to propose for investment programs in our city.”

maniLaboy_me

August 11th, 2011, 11:39 AM

www.manila.gov.ph/pressrelease2011

PRESS RELEASE
Manila Media Bureau
August 10, 2011

MANILA TO PUT UP FINANCIAL CENTER IN PORT AREA

In his inspirational address before a group of businessmen at the 19 th Metro Manila Business Conference 2011 held at the Centennial Hall of Manila Hotel, Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim acknowledged the group’s initiatives in promoting business by investing and advancing trade and commerce in Manila and in the country.

“Businessmen should be given the credit for the developments in the city and the country. Because the taxes they pay finance the programs and projects of the government, without the businessmen, the government is bankrupt and cannot deliver even the most basic services,” Mayor Lim said.

“Mabuhay kayong lahat dahil kayong mga negosyante ang nagbibigay ng buhay sa Lungsod ng Maynila pati na sa buong bansa,” Lim added.
Lim echoed President Aquino in his second State of the Nation Address last July 25 when the President expressed his administration openness to engage in public private sector partnership, to undertake key development in the face of the unfavorable fiscal position of the government.

Lim said that like President Aquino, the city government trusts the private sector as provider of the needed resources to finance and operate what has been in the past, an exclusive undertaking of the government.
The Mayor also mentioned President Aquino’s emphasis on the public-private partnership program’s aims to accelerate the financing, construction and operation of key government infrastructure projects and part of Pnoy’s program in order to address the three main issues that held back the economic growth of the country in the past 20 years, infrastructure gap, corruption and bureaucracy policies.

Mayor Lim said the city government of Manila fully recognizes the importance of “public-private partnership,” so the City of Manila worked in partnership with the private sector when two additional hospitals, Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital and Sta. Ana Hospital were put up in Manila. The Mayor told the businessmen that the City of Manila will go on the same direction, if and when the city government pursues its plan to rehabilitate the Ospital ng Maynila.

“The wide range of opportunities and the ‘culture of partnership working’ will hopefully extend further throughout international organizations, governments and the private sector. You are welcome to propose for investment programs in our City,” Lim told the businessmen.

Mayor Lim also informed the group that the city government had plans to put up the proposed Manila Financial Center along Manila’s Port Area along A. Bonifacio near Manila Hotel.

The proposed Manila Financial Center had been approved in principle by two (2) past presidents, former President Fidel Ramos and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

The proposed Manila Financial Center which is also in sync with the Philippine Ports Authority’s (PPA) proposed South Harbor Expanded Port Zone (SHEPZ) will re-claim the City of Manila’s stature as the financial capital of the country.

The proposed Manila Financial Center is characterized by contemporary design that complements the port area operation, its heritage and landmark buildings.

hugodiekonig

August 11th, 2011, 02:31 PM

^^ matagal na palang approved ang proposed project na ito. Dapat magmaterialize na ito ngayon din. pag-aralan na ang pagrerelocate sa mga squatters to give way to this development. anyway, it's for all

reign

August 11th, 2011, 03:00 PM

Agree na spoil mga tao sa success ng BGC.
How many years ba bago naging full swing ang BGC?
It took a red, red hot real estate boom to get it really swinging.

And now people expect the happen quickly for similar projects like Entertainment City and this new financial city in Manila.

Development of BGC was started during the term of Ramos, and if Im not mistaken its 1996, so more or less 15 years pa lang ang BGC. Sobrang bilis talaga ng development nito.Napag iwanan na talaga ang Manila.

junex

August 12th, 2011, 03:31 AM

maniLaboy_me

August 12th, 2011, 12:39 PM

cge lang, hindi masamang mangarap, pede na ba yang tawaging Rizal Park Tower ..? hehe

hugodiekonig

August 13th, 2011, 05:43 AM

cge lang, hindi masamang mangarap, pede na ba yang tawaging Rizal Park Tower ..? hehe

why not? :):cheers:

d7beast

August 21st, 2011, 01:13 PM

lim lost all his credibility isa rin pala siya balatkayong pulitiko, nung una bilib ako at pinagpapatay nya mga drug pusher, yun pala inuubos lang niya kumpitensya nila ng anak nyang druglord!pweh! nakakahiya cya kay digong duterte!

hugodiekonig

August 22nd, 2011, 09:58 AM

any pictures ng development na ito, kahit photos lang ng fence at rendering "on this site will rise: Manila ek ek ek" parang ganun?

d7beast

August 22nd, 2011, 01:49 PM

Development of BGC was started during the term of Ramos, and if Im not mistaken its 1996, so more or less 15 years pa lang ang BGC. Sobrang bilis talaga ng development nito.Napag iwanan na talaga ang Manila.

ang mga old cities naman wala ng improvement pa tignan mo sa china yung mga bagong mega city mga d kilalang lugar 20yrs ago,..kaya dapat i-decentralize talaga ang development, maybe in the north like subic-clark, or south in calabarzon magtayo ng CBD,..IMO, subic-clark dapat binuhusan ng investment ng gobyerno ito ginawa nalang nilang gatasan e, (GORDON nasan kaba???)

maniLaboy_me

August 22nd, 2011, 05:32 PM

any pictures ng development na ito, kahit photos lang ng fence at rendering "on this site will rise: Manila ek ek ek" parang ganun?

so far puro press release pa lang pero the last time na nagpunta ko sa pier sa south harbor, sa observation ko, matitino pa ang roads, pede na tayuan muna ng mga buildings, huli na lang pagandahin ung mga roads kung matutuloy man 'to, at totoo na ang dami dito mga lumang warehouses na parang abandoned sayang ang land ganda pa naman location, meron din dito of course yung bilihan ng mga surplus appliances from Japan at Korea

Lig.Aya

August 23rd, 2011, 02:52 AM

Question...does anybody know what will happen to location of the old/abandoned/condemned BIR building sa may Rotonda in Intramuros?

hecky12

August 25th, 2011, 10:17 AM

Question...does anybody know what will happen to location of the old/abandoned/condemned BIR building sa may Rotonda in Intramuros?

uu nga nakakatakot yun konting lindol na malakas lang e guguho na yun.. hindi pa ba condemned and bldg na yun?!

ang mga old cities naman wala ng improvement pa tignan mo sa china yung mga bagong mega city mga d kilalang lugar 20yrs ago,..kaya dapat i-decentralize talaga ang development, maybe in the north like subic-clark, or south in calabarzon magtayo ng CBD,..IMO, subic-clark dapat binuhusan ng investment ng gobyerno ito ginawa nalang nilang gatasan e, (GORDON nasan kaba???)

tama ka dito i-decentralize ang development.. well sa cebu ngyayari na yan.. later on baka sa davao magkaron na rin..

hugodiekonig

August 25th, 2011, 10:27 AM

so far puro press release pa lang pero the last time na nagpunta ko sa pier sa south harbor, sa observation ko, matitino pa ang roads, pede na tayuan muna ng mga buildings, huli na lang pagandahin ung mga roads kung matutuloy man 'to, at totoo na ang dami dito mga lumang warehouses na parang abandoned sayang ang land ganda pa naman location, meron din dito of course yung bilihan ng mga surplus appliances from Japan at Korea

ngee edi wala pa

maniLaboy_me

August 25th, 2011, 11:50 AM

^^ zero trace of developments, shopping shopping n lang daw muna ng mga 2nd hand TVs at refs ... :lol:

d7beast

August 25th, 2011, 02:50 PM

i-lock nalang guro to, saka nalang buksan puro surplus lang pala meron sa lugar nayan,..

hugodiekonig

August 25th, 2011, 04:16 PM

^^ zero trace of developments, shopping shopping n lang daw muna ng mga 2nd hand TVs at refs ... :lol:

wala ah. Mas mauuna pa madevelop yung QC Financial Center. Mapag-iiwanan na ang Maynila niyan

maniLaboy_me

August 28th, 2011, 12:42 PM

^^ sayang nga ang proposal na 'to laki pa naman ng potential :deadthrea

afterlife00

August 28th, 2011, 12:53 PM

For me, I'd rather make the land wait for the right developer. Mahirap na mapunta sa maling kamay. Ok na yan, time will come :lol:

hugodiekonig

August 28th, 2011, 04:23 PM

^^ I'm still optimistic. Indeed.

leofriends

September 10th, 2011, 04:59 AM

pero sure naman tong idedevelop pagdating ng time... kaya nga lang keylan pa..?:nuts:

hugodiekonig

September 11th, 2011, 06:10 PM

pero sure naman tong idedevelop pagdating ng time... kaya nga lang keylan pa..?:nuts:

hopefully they could get rid of IS living there

tita01

October 21st, 2011, 05:18 PM

watcher09

October 22nd, 2011, 04:48 AM

wow sana idevelop din ung tondo,isla puting bato at etc

sana naman alisin na ung mga squatters sa isla puting bato tapos tayuan nila ng iconic tower or statue parang statue of liberty or si mama mary na lang :)
ambiyoso :)

Mama Mary? That would invite criticism and division. PH is not 100% Catholic. That's the blunder of the Mary of EDSA. Of course, we must understand that there are other faiths too. It would be selfish and discriminating. I would rather prefer a carabao, Bonifacio (since he was a son of Tondo) with his bolo pointing out to the sea, or the sign of justice (a blind-folded lady).

Tondo is a huge area. If this will be developed as a CBD and a model residential / commercial area, we could not ask for more.

El_Toro

October 22nd, 2011, 08:30 AM

Mama Mary? That would invite criticism and division. PH is not 100% Catholic. That's the blunder of the Mary of EDSA. Of course, we must understand that there are other faiths too. It would be selfish and discriminating. I would rather prefer a carabao, Bonifacio (since he was a son of Tondo) with his bolo pointing out to the sea, or the sign of justice (a blind-folded lady).

Tondo is a huge area. If this will be developed as a CBD and a model residential / commercial area, we could not ask for more.

mas maganda itayo dun iconic kung may statue of liberty ang new york at may merlion sa singapore dpat may iconic structure din tayo as a tourist hub...

mas maganda kung ayala ang magdevelop ng place dhil sure kang with class kso ndi natin alm kung susugal ang ayala sa ganyan place...

wesunsled

October 22nd, 2011, 08:41 AM

mas maganda kong si lim at pnoy ang nakatayo na rebolto para matuwa naman sila sa kanilang sarili

tita01

October 22nd, 2011, 08:45 AM

mas maganda kong si lim at pnoy ang nakatayo na rebolto para matuwa naman sila sa kanilang sarili
haha :)

watcher09

October 22nd, 2011, 01:29 PM

mas maganda kong si lim at pnoy ang nakatayo na rebolto para matuwa naman sila sa kanilang sarili

Bro, they are still alive! Kelangang mamatay muna sila bago ipagtayo ng rebulto.

hugodiekonig

October 24th, 2011, 11:25 AM

Bro, they are still alive! Kelangang mamatay muna sila bago ipagtayo ng rebulto.

Joking aside, syempre para matuwa nga sila sa sarili nila hihihihi, kaysa naman mamatay muna sila saka nalang sila patayuan ng rebulto :lol:

maniLaboy_me

October 24th, 2011, 11:40 AM

^^ pag na-accomplish 'to ni Lim, baka sa tuwa ko sa kanya eh pagawan ko siya talaga ng rebulto ... :lol:

hugodiekonig

October 24th, 2011, 12:11 PM

^^ aba dapat lang na gawin na ito ng Maynila. It would be Lim's greatest accomplishment and long-term legacy for Manila and that he would be deserving for a recognition

xxxriainxxx

October 24th, 2011, 01:29 PM

So wala na to? speculative development lang to promote Lim's 'visionary' image?

asc25dbtc

December 23rd, 2011, 09:11 AM

Yearender: Lim sees Manila as Phl's next financial center
By Sandy Araneta Dec.23, 2011 Philstar
MANILA, Philippines - Mayor Alfredo Lim is eyeing the city of Manila as the country’s next financial district, comparable to New York’s Wall Street.

In an exclusive interview with The STAR at a restaurant in Manila, Lim said the groundbreaking for the financial center, which will be located in the South Harbor, will hopefully happen next year. He said he set his plan in motion in 2007, during his previous term as Manila mayor.

He said no less than President Aquino has already approved the plan for his dream to make Manila comparable to cities in the United States, Canada and Europe, as well as in Singapore and Hong Kong.

“We have envisioned this financial center for Manila. In that 20-hectare area in Port Area… at the back of the National Power Corp. (and) Department of Public Works and Highways (buildings), these (warehouses) will be demolished. But we will put up condominiums with a minimum of 30 stories. This will be done,” he said.

Lim said Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has agreed to the plan, and they are trying to set a meeting with Department of Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel Roxas II “because that area is supervised by the Philippine Ports Authority under the DOTC.”

He said the streets will be widened once the old, dilapidated buildings in the area are demolished. “Just like a Wall Street environment,” Lim said.

He added that businessman Enrique Razon is also developing his property in North Harbor to expand his business.

Building high-rises

Lim said at the moment, several condominiums are being built in different areas of Manila in order to attract investors as well as generate employment for the city’s residents.

He said many children of traders who started out in Manila were educated in the United States and prefer to live in Makati City. “They want to go to work in a place like New York, that’s why they go to Makati,” the mayor said.

He said the planned high-rise condominiums in Port Area would also be suited to businessmen since they are near the Intramuros golf course.

“That’s what business executives like to do during their free time. They don’t have to go far. They could go there any time of the day,” Lim said.

He noted that these condominiums will face Manila Bay, and their occupants will be able to view the sunset and enjoy the “terrific” ambience.

Lim said the most valuable property in the United States, Canada and Europe are located in the waterfront, where the value of the property would increase. “Naturally, the value would also increase once the high-rise condominiums would be built fronting Manila Bay. And this would have a chain reaction (raising value of all property in the area),” he said.

He said this plan had been suggested during the time of then President Fidel Ramos and then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, but the PPA was the “stumbling block” in the project.

He said the two presidents were interested. “I told them to give priority to lessees,” he said, but the project never materialized.

Pushing through

Lim said Manila was “left out,” ignored by developers because of an ordinance that limited the height of condominiums to only 19 stories.

He said when he was elected in 2007, he told the city government to follow the national law, which does not prohibit the construction of high-rise buildings in Manila.

Lim said they plan to pursue the project through the government’s Public-Private Partnership program. “This would be a good pioneering project,” he said.

He believes his administration has improved the city’s skyline because many condominiums, at least 30 stories high, are being built.

Lim said a 57-story condominium being built along Ongpin street is the tallest so far. Developer Anchor Land Holdings started construction three months ago.

The mayor said among the buildings under construction are a 53-story structure near the Admiral Hotel and the 50-story Birch Towers in Malate, being done by a Swiss developer. He said there will be six additional Birch Towers buildings in Manila.

There are five high-rise condos that serve as dormitories and boarding houses in the University Belt.

Post Office building eyed as hotel

Lim said another plan is to develop the Manila Post Office building in Lawton into a hotel.

“That’s an antique building to be converted into a hotel. There is a go-signal from President Aquino,” he said, adding that its façade will remain untouched.

Lim said a fisherman’s wharf, 100 meters long and 40 meters wide, will be built along the coast. He clarified that there will be no reclamation, though there will be souvenir shops and a shopping center.

He said dolphins will be on exhibit and the government will hold dragon boat races.

“This will be a continuation of our plans this second term. By the end of 2016, the face of Manila will change,” Lim said.

manila_eye

December 23rd, 2011, 10:02 AM

^^ good luck to the city of manila. it's a nice plan indeed.

tita01

December 23rd, 2011, 10:54 AM

wow ok

hugodiekonig

December 23rd, 2011, 01:14 PM

sana nga matuloy na talaga ito, hindi lang puro PR.

xxxriainxxx

December 23rd, 2011, 01:29 PM

Press Release lang yan- That senile mayor trying to be relevant after the bus hijack almost ended his career- if he's sincere- unahin nya ang mga batang sumisinghot ng rugby sa tapat ng City Hall tanghaling tapat. :ohno:

normand

December 23rd, 2011, 11:02 PM

sus wala ng pag-asa to sa dami ng squatter dyan sa port area. unahin nya muna linisin yong squatter.

maniLaboy_me

December 24th, 2011, 04:27 AM

ang concentration ng squatters, sa BASECO hindi sa South harbor, meron din pero di kasing dami sa baseco

xxxriainxxx

December 24th, 2011, 05:26 AM

^^ Hindi nya yan malilinis kasi mga botante nya yan.

boy_turista

December 24th, 2011, 09:28 AM

kaka approve lang ni PNOY ang pabahay sa mga squatters. Priority ang MANILA, PASAY at QUEZON CITY :cheers:

kaya hindi malayo na hindi mabawasan ang squatter sa maynila, since may verbal approval na galing kay PNOY, we will see a BETTER FUTURE sa MANILA BAY SIDE,

tita01

December 24th, 2011, 09:44 AM

MANILA SOUTH HARBOR

The conceptual framework for the development of the South Harbor Expanded Port Zone (SHEPZ) is hinged on the integrated, interactive groupings of multistory and multi-use structures intersperse with appropriately landscaped courts, plazas, pedestrian breezeways, and street corridors. The SHPEZ mixed-use development will be less a collection of independent buildings and more a grouping of tiered and articulated structures of open and closed spaces and interconnecting passageways further becoming a true Metropolitan Center.

http://palafoxassociates.com/uploads/photos/242_big.jpg (http://palafoxassociates.com/uploads/photos/242_big.jpg)

kasama po ba ito???

http://palafoxassociates.com/category_BussPark.php

hugodiekonig

December 24th, 2011, 12:37 PM

hugodiekonig

December 24th, 2011, 12:39 PM

^^ Hindi nya yan malilinis kasi mga botante nya yan.

basta mabigyan nalang yung iba ng mga pabahay sa mismong Maynila para hindi mabawasan mga botante ng mga putiliko

xxxriainxxx

December 25th, 2011, 09:02 AM

basta mabigyan nalang yung iba ng mga pabahay sa mismong Maynila para hindi mabawasan mga botante ng mga putiliko

Nagkaroon na ng pabahay dyan- pero naging beneficiary ang mga kabit ng mga local officials.

dvbaicrviser

December 25th, 2011, 09:23 AM

Wag ulit pauupin si Lim, malamang mangyayari ito at hindi pa baduy kalalabasan. Hindi nga niya malinis paligid ng city hall yan pa kaya magagawa niya.

Para magkaroon ng urban renewal ang Maynila, umpisahan sa mga nakaupo ang pagpapalit.

El_Toro

December 25th, 2011, 10:31 PM

Kailangan ng manila yun bagong generations ng mga politiko yun mga young blood kapit tuko pa yan sina lim at atienza bka pti pa si erap eepal dpat mga bata nmn ang bigyan ntin ng chance at magretire na sila...

boy_turista

December 26th, 2011, 02:01 AM

spearhead

December 26th, 2011, 02:09 AM

maniLaboy_me

December 26th, 2011, 03:16 AM

Fyi, kinakandidato na ni Mayor Lim si ISKO MORENO for the next local election.

kakandidato pa si Lim sa 2013... sa 2016 pa niya ie-endorse si Isko Moreno ...

tita01

December 26th, 2011, 08:16 AM

wag nyo nang iboto ung iba naman kahit ung mga nakaraang mayor wag na rin sana may tumakbong bagong mukha

mas pwede pa sa akin si erap :)

CarltonHill

December 26th, 2011, 09:48 AM

buti na lang botante ng Maynila nanay ko.. sabihin ko wag nya na boto si Lim.

Bosnyboy

December 26th, 2011, 02:08 PM