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I was born in Pasay City. :colgate:

I was born in Pasay City. :colgate:

survivor tayo kimber lahat ng pinanganak sa pasay immune sa lahat ng germs.

Hello po!
I always visit Las Pinas whenever may family gathering kami.
Pero ngayon, di na masyado. Busy na. Pero, I'd love to visit again.

In light of the tragic earthquake in Japan, I just want to share the Earthquake Risk Zonation in Metro Manila:
Earthquake Risk Zonation in Metro Manila

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CNN Report: What will happen to Manila if a major earthquake strikes?
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 8:58 AM PHT
http://beta.ph.news.yahoo.com/happen-manila-major-earthquake-strikes-20110313-175800-959.html

A CNN report released April 2010 documents Manila's earthquake vulnerability...

In the wake of the massive 8.9-earthquake that hit Japan last week, the lingering question now on every Filipino's mind seems to be, "are we next?" And if so, "what will happen to us?"

Since the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010, local geologists have been anticipating a major earthquake to hit Manila termed as the "Big One."

CNN released a report last year that documented Manila's earthquake vulnerability citing the Marikina Valley fault as "ready to give in," according to Geologist Mahar Lagmay, an associate professor at the National Institute of Geological Sciences at the University of the Philippines. Lagmay said a 7.0-earthquake would be like a "1,000 Nagasaki atom bomb explosion underneath the Earth's surface along the Marikina Valley Fault."

In an ABS-CBN News report, director Renato Solidum of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology warned residents living near the Marikina fault line that buildings and houses could collapse when the ground starts to shake. Meanwhile, an Inquirer report published today, March 14, listed catastrophic scenarios cited by Pacific Strategies and Assessments should a high-magnitude earthquake hit Manila, which could include: an estimated 117,000 homes that would "either collapse or suffer damage, rendering 1.2 million homeless," damaged water reservoirs and purification plants that would immediately cut 4,000 water supply points, and "at least 30 kilometers of electric cables cut, removing the supply of power instantly across the metropolis," among others.

Moreover, the 2010 CNN report said, "If a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit here in Manila, it could damage 38% of homes, a third of public buildings, and cause more than 50,000 deaths."

For more on this story, log onto CNN, ABS-CBN News and Inquirer.net.


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Metro Manila may crumble if 7.2 quake strikes – JICA
Manila Bulletin
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/metro-manila-may-crumble-7-2-quake-strikes-20110312-030759-133.html

MANILA, Philippines - Light Rail Transit (LRT) structures are designed to withstand a 7.9-magnitude earthquake; however, a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) study revealed that Metro Manila would crumble if a 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes.

The JICA study, conducted with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, was presented during a hearing last month of the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security chaired by Senator Francis Escudero.

Expressing concern, Escudero reiterated his call on the urgency to update and strengthen the disaster risk and management capacity in Metro Manila.

Escudero made the call after a tsunami, triggered by a 8.9-magnitude earthquake, slammed Japan and left a swath of destruction and caused fears in coastal areas around the world.

He said there should be a comprehensive inventory of resources in order to appropriately respond to this type of disaster and its aftermath.

"We need to have a thorough audit of what expertise and logistics the agencies under the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) have so we can enhance, augment, and close whatever gaps are there in relation to our coping response and capability in the event of a natural disaster such as a strong earthquake," Escudero said.

The JICA study said Metro Manila was not prepared to deal with a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in terms of existing resources and given old building structures around and within the metropolis.

Such magnitude, the study showed, will result in major fires in Manila, Pasig, and Quezon City. Fire hydrants will not be enough that it would take seven days before authorities can declare "fire out" as major fire engines come from Quezon City and Pasig City, areas which are also at high risks.

Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Spokesman Hernando Cabrera said a 2003 study made by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) showed that the strongest temblor that could hit the country is 7.2, a magnitude that is lower than the maximum magnitude LRT structures could handle.

He explained that LRT's design was based on the California Building Code because the Philippine seismic condition is similar to that of California.

"Just a while ago, I heard (Phivolcs Director Renato) Solidum as saying over the radio that the maximum earthquake that could hit the country is 7.2," Cabrera said.

With this, he said, it could be concluded that the LRT designs are strong enough to stand earthquakes that could hit the country," he added.

The problem is, Metro Manila can't probably withstand an earthquake with magnitude 7.2 and above.

At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Solidum underscored the need for earthquake preparedness as he raised the probability of a strong earthquake hitting Metro Manila and certain provinces in Northern and Central Luzon.

Solidum said, citing a study called the "Metropolitan Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction" conducted by Phivolcs, that a 7.2-magnitude earthquake could devastate 40 percent of residential areas and 14 percent of high rise buildings in Metro Manila.

Solidum cited the Marikina fault line, now known as the Valley Point System, which runs from Sierra Madre to Sta. Rosa, Laguna. The line starts from the Sierra Madre and runs through Bulacan, Rodriguez, Rizal, Quezon City, the eastern side of Metro Manila, including Pasig, Taguig, Muntinlupa, San Pedro, and Sta. Rosa in Laguna and ends in Carmona Cavite.

He said a fault is classified active because it moved within the last 10,000 years. He, however, said that since it is locked now the probability of having it moved now is close to zero.

"But of course we need to prepare," Solidum added. According to him, historical and geological records show that the Marikina fault line had moved four times within the past 1,400 years with an interval of 200, 400, and 600 years.


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‘Big One’ Is Possible But Metro Is Unprepared
BY AUBREY STA. CRUZ MAKILAN

Here’s something that the country’s national leaders should be bothered about: If a major earthquake were to hit Metro Manila today, the devastation would be so big even disaster response authorities cannot simply cope with it. And it even looks like disaster preparedness occupies a low priority among officials down to the municipal level.

Recent reports gathered by Bulatlat show that up to 35,000 residents of Metro Manila would die and up to three million others would need to be evacuated. In addition, some 175,000 buildings would be damaged. The pressure of collapsed buildings and the inability to rescue those who would be trapped inside would cause most of the deaths.


Distribution of active faults and trenches in the Philippines

With its current population of 10 million, Metropolitan Manila, which is composed of 13 cities and four municipalities, is densely populated with several clusters and districts having high-rise buildings close to each other. Investigations done by various disaster units and fire departments a few years ago found many buildings did not comply with construction standards and that these are prone not only to fires but also to damage by earthquakes of any scale.

One of the reports gathered by Bulatlat, the Metropolitan Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study (MMEIRS), cites “many research studies (indicating) that active phases of the (West) Valley Faults (formerly the Marikina Valley Faults) are approaching and that the estimated magnitude will be around 7 or more.” But MMEIRS also raised the possible intensity from 7 to even 9, which could be “devastating.”

The study projected the “big earthquake” to be “unlike any tragedy seen or imagined in Metro Manila.”

Asked for comment, however, a scientist-environmentalist theorized that such studies could be pressing the panic button now just to allow certain insurance companies to profit from a sudden surge of building insurance orders and the like.


Largest impact

MMEIRS, a Japan-funded study that was begun in August 2002, identified the West Valley Fault, which lies just northeast of Manila, as “the fault expected to cause the largest impact in the metropolis.” The West Valley Fault traverses Marikina town, Pasig going to Muntinlupa up to the south.

The Fault, other studies showed, caused at least two major earthquakes within the last 1,400 years. No earthquake is known to have taken place along the West Valley Fault after the 16th century. But based on the estimated return period of less than 500 years, the Fault is due to exhibit dangers this century – or even within the next few years, if the estimates of an official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) are valid.

Dr. Norman Tungol of Phivolcs’ Geology, Geophysics, Research and Development Division (GGRDD) estimated the Fault’s movement of recurrence at 200-400 years and based on this, he told Bulatlat, it is due for another movement.

Tungol said however that since studies have a big margin of error, this projection “could be within the next few years, (or) few tens of years.” He also said that even if there is no need for the people to panic because there is no timetable yet, “dapat mag-prepare because it’s inevitable.”

He confirmed that an earthquake with intensity 8 or 9 could be expected in the Valley Fault with a possible magnitude of 7.2 because of the lengthy fault.

Another Phivolcs scientist, Dr. Elena Bautista, noted however that the MMEIRS study found no pattern for the frequency of earthquakes occurring in the West Valley Fault.

A noted engineer, Dr. Arthur Saldivar-Sali, saw MMEIRS’ assertion that “active phases of the Valley Faults are approaching” as vague. He noted that the study, which he admits he has never seen, was apparently based on “deterministic analysis” which focuses on the characteristics of the movement of a fault and can be a prejudgment based on studies done or merely on gut feel that has no scientific basis at all.

Saldivar-Sali is a member of the Council of Engineering Consultants of the Philippines (Cecophil), a group of corporations and companies doing civil engineering designs and foundations.


Probability theory

Saldivar-Sali, a former UP professor who is also now with the Geo-Technica Consultancy Group, told Bulatlat that he tends to believe in the “probability analysis” of former Phivolcs Director Raymundo Punongbayan. Shortly after the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991, Punongbayan told of a higher probability of a major earthquake on the Valley Fault based on its rare movements. Since lesser energy is released in the friction of rocks, more energy is stored, like a rubber band, preparing for a big snap.

The higher the percentage of the probability of an earthquake, the dangerous it would be, Saldivar-Sali said.

Punongbayan also cited the danger of building anything five kms near the fault. The director’s warning caused alarm among the business community and Marikina local officials asked that the fault be renamed “West Valley Fault” instead.

In layman’s terms, a magnitude of 7.2 can be compared to a bomb explosion, Saldivar-Sali said. In exponential form of 10, a magnitude of 1 is equivalent to one ton (1 x 100), magnitude 2 to 10 tons (2 x 101), 3 to 300 tons (3 x 102), and so on. A 7.2 magnitude if multiplied to 106 is equivalent to 7.2 million tons of bomb explosion.

MMEIRS actually aimed to design a master plan for earthquake impact reduction in Metro Manila leading to the holding of training seminars on earthquake preparedness. Funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA-Philippines), the study was supported by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the Department of Science and Technology (DoST), Phivolcs and JICA contractors Pacific Consultants International, Oyo Corporation, and Pasco Corporation.

Scientists from Phivolcs, the University of the Philippines as well as from Japan participated in the study. Due for completion last March, the report is being finalized in Japan, according to Cora Macasieb, Special Operations Officer II and acting division chief of the Directorate for Special Operations of the Metropolitan Manila Disaster Coordinating Council (MMDCC).

Separate studies on earthquake are also being done in cooperation with China, Japan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Among others, three areas were tested under the MMEIRS study: Mataas na Lupa in Malate, Manila; Ugong, Pasig; and Cupang, Marikina. Studied were Metro Manila’s three fault lines, namely, the West Valley Fault, the Manila Trench and Manila Bay.

Analyzed were the areas’ earthquake history, length of the fault and vulnerability to earthquake. Damage scenarios and estimates of costs of destruction were also done.


Impact

The seismic intensity generated by the West Valley Fault earthquake and the damage felt in an area varied from place to place. The intensity may range from 7 in Quezon City, almost 8 and 9 alongside Marikina River and Manila Bay, and 8 at west of Metropolitan Manila and 7 at other areas. Based on the Phivolcs Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS), intensity 7 is “destructive,” while 8 and 9 are “very destructive” and “devastating,” respectively.

Aside from the estimated death toll, the West Valley Fault earthquake would cause injuries to 118,200 persons, the study reveals. MMDC’s Macasieb said that the death toll would rise if the earthquake occurs during office hours where most of the people are working inside buildings including those who would come from the province to process various papers in the metropolis.

The number of buildings expected to be destroyed by the Manila Trench earthquake would reach about 5,000 while 16,000 for the Manila Bay fault. The West Valley Fault earthquake will cause the collapse of buildings in northeastern Quezon City, western Marikina, eastern Pasig, Muntinlupa-Laguna Bay and Mandaluyong-Makati. Evacuation would be difficult in the metropolis’ fringes particularly in the north, Taguig and Las Piñas, the MMEIRS study also found.

Residential buildings around the Malacañang in Manila and the House of Representatives in Quezon City would be severely damaged. Other infrastructures such as bridges and power posts will also be destroyed.

The danger of spreading fire to the Malacañang presidential office is not ruled. Liquefaction around the House area might take place. Even the MMDA building would be severely damaged, the study adds.

Collapses would lead to electricity short circuit, petroleum and LPG leakages from storage tanks, among others, that would cause fire. Areas highly vulnerable to fire would be Valenzuela, Caloocan, and south of Quezon City west intersection.

Damages to the Angat reservoir and water purification plant would likely happen, causing a long-term stoppage in water supply. Public transportation facilities such as airport runways would be closed, leaving only helicopters available for operations. Ports in the North and South harbors would be damaged and tilted by liquefaction, making these inaccessible for loading and unloading. Damages would likely be expected on roads and bridges.

Including victims of fires and liquefaction caused by the earthquake, the study estimates the number of refugees or evacuees at three million. The figure would include 1.3 million persons who would be uprooted from their homes if the aftershock would last about seven days.

After liquefaction, there would be a possible regional separation. The western part of Metro Manila would be isolated from other parts of the metropolis. The same thing would happen to the northern and southern parts due to building collapse especially in the area intersecting Makati and Mandaluyong. Meanwhile, all road networks running east-west that are on the fault would be broken.

Japan-like quake not seen in PHL, but...
By Anjo C. Alimario / Researcher/Writer
Business Mirror
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/science/8535-japan-like-quake-not-seen-in-phl-but

THE Philippines is not likely to experience a strong earthquake similar to the 8.9-magnitude tremor that hit northern Japan on Friday because the plate that is subducting the Philippines is different from that of Japan, but an expert from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that the agency still would look into how the foreign experts analyze the Japanese experience.

The 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan—which has prepared its infrastructures against tremors that frequently visit the country that is crisscrossed by earthquake faults—caused 10-meter-high tsunami that washed away cars, fishing boats and even whole villages.

Asked by the BusinessMirror on the connection of the Philippine plate to the Japan plate, Ishmael Narag, Phivolcs Seismological Observation and Earthquake Division Supervising Science Research specialist officer in charge, noted that what moved was a different plate.

“The one that is subducting in the Philippines is the Philippine Sea plate. In Japan, it’s a different plate, it is the Pacific plate.”

However, Narag emphasized that it is still interesting to see what the experts from Japan could see from the event because the plates belong to one whole zone, which is the Pacific Ring of Fire.

“We would like to learn as well on what occurred in Japan to check if what they saw there could also happen here in the Philippines. Our projection is 8.5-magnitude earthquake for each of the segments of the Philippine Trench and Manila Trench.”

But Narag pointed out that Phivolcs needs to review whether there is a need to research if it is possible to have a mega-thrust event in the Philippines.

A mega-thrust event occurs at subduction zones at destructive plate boundaries (convergent boundaries), where one tectonic plate is forced under (subducts) another.

He explained that an 8.5 magnitude is the projected magnitude of the segments in the Philippine Trench.

“That was the maximum magnitude we saw, not like this one [the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan] which was class 9.”

“The class 9 events, the way I see it, have 600-700 kilometer [km] rupture. If you look at the length of 700-km rupture there are trenches which are long like the Manila Trench and Philippine Trench. The question right now is whether they are capable of rupturing 700 km at one time. Because they could move as segments or they could move together,” Narag said.

He added that there is still a debate about the real magnitude of the last earthquake.

“Now the magnitude is playing between 8.9 to 9.1. The US Geology Survey came up with a different magnitude for the event.”

According to USGS data, the March 11 earthquake occurred as a result of thrust faulting on or near the subduction zone interface plate boundary between the Pacific and North America plates.

At the latitude of this earthquake, the Pacific plate moves approximately westward with respect to the North America plate at a velocity of 83 mm per year. The Pacific plate thrusts underneath Japan at the Japan Trench, and dips to the west beneath Eurasia.

The location, depth and focal mechanism of the March 11 earthquake were consistent with the event having occurred as thrust faulting associated with subduction along this plate boundary, the agency reported.

The March 11 earthquake was preceded by a series of large foreshocks over the previous two days, beginning on March 9 with a magnitude-7.2 event approximately 40 km from the March 11 earthquake, and continuing with a further three earthquakes greater than magnitude 6 on the same day.

Narag also observed that as early as Wednesday there was already an earthquake with 7.2 magnitude.

“We issued a bulletin but it was alert level zero, meaning no threat to the Philippines. There was 50 cm tsunami in Japan that day. We didn’t realize that it would be a foreshock for this 8.9 [-magnitude] event,” he added.

On Friday night, around 11 p.m., Phivolcs issued the cancellation of the alert level 2, but the institute is still monitoring the events in the Philippines.

“The real problem right now is there are a lot of aftershocks coming from the Japan event. It is masking most of the local events. We should be careful in looking at earthquakes in the Philippines because aftershocks occur on top of each other. There was even a magnitude-8 aftershock last night [Friday] in Japan,” Narag pointed out.

Narag said the scientific problem right now is how to look at the data.

“How much useful information you can gather from the data to be used by the Japanese government to decide what would be the next steps, especially now that they are in rescue and relief stage,” he said.

Tsunami: PHL is parallel to quake source

Because of the country’s position being parallel to the source of Japan earthquake on Friday—contrary to the direction of the wave that was supposed to be perpendicular to the rupture zone—smaller tsunami wave heights hit the Philippines, leaving no damage or casualty.

“All of the large waves are going to the direction away perpendicular to the source. The Philippines is not perpendicular but we’re parallel to the source and yet there were still projected wave heights,” Narag said.

He added that one factor that should be taken into consideration is whether there was high or low tide at the time when the earthquake occurred.

“So when the waves were approaching the high tide was just starting. Fortunately, it was not yet high tide. That’s the situation of the passage of the tsunami in the Philippines,” he said.

Phivolcs is using the travel-time model, which shows the earliest arrival time of the wave and another model to check the amplitude.


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[U]Learning from Japan
Business Mirror Editorial
Monday, 14 March 2011
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/opinion/8597-learning-from-japan

ONE way we can make sense of the sacrifice and pain of the Japanese people, who are still reeling from the impact of Friday’s 8.9-magnitude quake, tsunami and the still-raging nuclear reactors’ crisis, is to learn well, and act accordingly, the lessons they have taught the world in disaster mitigation.

For many years, the whole world has known of Japan’s valiant efforts to prepare itself for disaster, lying as it does on one of the most active segments of the “Pacific Ring of Fire,” that deadly cluster of active volcanoes where the Philippines also belongs.

Having seen the extent of quake damage—in Kobe, where more than 6,000 people died in 1995; and in the great Kanto earthquake that killed more than 100,000—Japan has perfected the art and science of disaster mitigation as far as retrofitting its infrastructure is concerned. The best proof of its success was Friday, March 11, 2011. It should be noted that almost all of the buildings and key infrastructure shown destroyed were those swept away by the tsunami—an understandable consequence, considering its speed and force. True to its billing of having the most earthquake-resistant buildings on the planet, Japan taught us a crucial lesson in national discipline and political will when it comes to enforcing its tough building codes—besides setting sterling examples of individual and community sacrifice and self-help. Why, even the Chinese media, according to Bloomberg’s William Pesek, shifted from Japan-bashing in recent days to extolling the lessons in discipline and orderliness that the Japanese could teach the Chinese.

Countless drills involving Japanese citizens, as well as year-round training for its self-defense forces, have allowed disaster-response teams to quickly act at the community level, unlike what happened in America’s Katrina, when federal emergency units took days to reach victims and were severely criticized. A similar problem was observed in the Philippines’ Ondoy, as community-level, or even town- or city-level equipment and manpower for search and rescue were almost nil.

The enforcement of its legendary building codes has helped most of Japan’s buildings escape destruction from the earthquake. Sadly, the opposite could happen in the Philippines, where experts recently sounded anew the alarm over quake preparedness after the Christchurch, New Zealand, temblor—and just days before Japan’s Big One.

According to one major study they cited, at least 34,000 people would die and communication lines and utilities in Metro Manila would see extensive damage should a shallow earthquake of 7.2 magnitude hit the West Valley Fault that bisects Metro Manila.

This was the worst case of the 18 scenarios generated by the Earthquake Impact Reduction Study for Metro Manila, done by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica).

Per that study, most of the 34,000 deaths and 114,000 injuries within the first hour of the earthquake would be the result of houses and buildings collapsing, and debris raining from mid-rise and high-rise buildings.

As a key recommendation, experts strongly suggested a massive retrofitting of Metro Manila’s buildings and houses to make them earthquake-resistant, considering that the Philippines is in the Pacific Ring of Fire and a “Big One” is foreseeable in the near future. Its second key recommendation, which has just been validated by Japan, is to set up at the community level the disaster-risk management teams.

There’s a very concrete lesson that Philippine experts also gave last week, again taking a cue from a side study, also partly funded by Jica. In an article in this paper’s Sunday issue (March 13), they pointed as well to the need to double-check the “nonengineered construction” of houses in, ironically, “seismically prone” sites. Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum cited during the monthly DOST Forum the crucial difference between the products of such “nonengineered construction,” such as masonry houses made of concrete blocks or adobe stones with no structural beams and columns, and those Philippine masonry houses that follow the required size of concrete hollow blocks and reinforcing bars.

In that experiment, two full-scale model masonry houses, one following the local building code, were built on top of a one-directional large-scale shaking-table laboratory provided by Japan’s National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention. The code-compliant structure survived 100 percent of the Kobe-type earthquake input motion with minor damage. The other one was easily damaged and eventually collapsed.

Solidum now wants that “shaking-table test” to be part of a massive education campaign to make people comply with building codes and redress the defects in their homes and buildings. Phivolcs will provide an assessment tool that lets homeowners tick off a set of questions and answers. The implication is that, beyond the high rises that are—presumably—subjected to stricter local government enforcement, authorities should ensure that all other buildings, including individual homes, are compliant.

In the aftermath of Ondoy, so much hot air and nonsense had been spewed by publicity-seeking know-it-alls and politicians—sadly lapped up by some in the media—about climate change and the need for disaster-risk reduction and damage mitigation. But the most recent assessment reports have shown that a lot of what we were supposed to do to avert another Ondoy-level disaster has remained on paper. The Japan earthquake presents us with yet another major challenge in preparing for a very real threat, considering our earthquake history.

If the Japanese should teach us anything besides their discipline, absence of looting, patience and an exquisite ability not to whine, it is also this: sometimes, not even the best-laid and enforced scientific plans to avert or mitigate disaster can be enough. But they are still worth taking, because the alternative would be unthinkable.

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Happy Anniversary
LAS PIÑAS

14 Years of Cityhood
(March 26, 1997 - March 26, 2011)

104 Years of Foundation
(March 27, 1907 - March 27, 2011)

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CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES
Pasay, Metro Manila
4/2/11

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CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES
Pasay, Metro Manila
4/2/11

sakop na ba ng pasay ang CCP? not manila?

^^ Pasay talaga bro. not Manila.

^^ Former Rizal City

Rizal is a province, and Pasay along with all the towns and cities in Metro Manila (except for Valenzuela, which was part of bulacan and Manila) used to be part of Rizal province.. This is as far as mid 20th century is concerned. Hindi ko na alam yung sa 19th century or earlier.. :lol:

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CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES
Pasay, Metro Manila
4/2/11

Salamat Imelda marcos for this building :banana:

^^CCP's Brutalist design is timelessly elegant and still imposingly grand given that we are already in a contemporary age of architecture where more designs seem to outstand one another.. The synergy of Leandro Locsin's streamlined concept and Imelda Marcos's visionary taste is a good combo. :cheers:

Yup, this is really one iconic building. I just hope SM wont buy the lot (which they probably would if offered), most likely it will be torn down and suffer the same fate as the iconic Benguet Center..
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CNN Report: What will happen to Manila if a major earthquake strikes?
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 8:58 AM PHT
http://beta.ph.news.yahoo.com/happen-manila-major-earthquake-strikes-20110313-175800-959.html

A CNN report released April 2010 documents Manila's earthquake vulnerability...

In the wake of the massive 8.9-earthquake that hit Japan last week, the lingering question now on every Filipino's mind seems to be, "are we next?" And if so, "what will happen to us?"

Since the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010, local geologists have been anticipating a major earthquake to hit Manila termed as the "Big One."

:gossip:
the huge earthquake that caused devastation in haiti was a 7.0 magnitude. the massive earthquake that hit japan was an 8.9 magnitude. with earthquakes lately becoming more frequent and catasthropic, the announcement of phivolcs that the marikina valley faultline may become active soon can send the mind reeling with brief paralyzing fear due to feelings of utter helplessness in such a situation.

true, the lingering question to many a pinoy's mind right now is, "are we next?" bringing the question home and making it more personal, everyone should be asking: "is my house standing on a faultline?" i think i can help with your answer to the question.

recently, i had a chance to assemble all the valley fault maps of phivolcs and i did it in a way that my edited version can be e-mailed. i also did another assembly of maps wherein the fault trace of the outdated 1999 map of phivolcs is replicated onto google map. the level of detail on this one shows the street names (very clearly) where the faultlines lurk. so if there's a dangerous crack in the earth underneath you, you'll know it outrightly --without a doubt-- when you view the map.

a lot of effort went into my work that it covers the west fault as well as the east fault, and it even identifies all the known subdivisions that sit on these faultlines.

pls. email me at krusnakahoy@gmail.com if you want me to share with you these maps.

as preview, these are the barangays, subdivisions, and other places that have the faultlines running underneath them:

PEMBO
……………COMEMBO
……………………………..EAST REMBO

BAGONG ILOG
…………… KAWILIHAN
……………………………..ST. JOSEPH HEIGHTS

CALUMPANG HILL
……………VALLE VERDE*
……………………………..GREEN MEADOWS*

WHITE PLAINS*
……………ST. IGNATIUS*
……………………………..INDUSTRIAL VALLEY*

DON JUAN
……………CINCO HERMANOS*
……………………………..LOYOLA GRAND VILLAS*

LOYOLA SUBD.*
……………BARANGKA
……………………………..CAPITOL HOMES

SUNNYSIDE
……………DONA ANA
……………………………..FILINVEST HOME II


BAGONG SILANGAN


SILCAS VILLAGE
…………………….BMS VILLAGE
…………………………………………….....JUANA COMPLEX

ROSARIO COMPLEX
…………………….CALINDOLA VILLAGE
…………………………………………….....SAMPAGUITA VILLAGE

ADELINA COMPLEX
…………………….HOLIDAY HOMES
…………………………………………….....NENITA HOMES

VILLA CAROLINA
…………………….SUSANA HEIGHTS
…………………………………………….....PARK HOMES

LADEJO SUBD.
…………………….TUNASAN
…………………………………………….....LODORA SUBD.

STO. NINO VILLAGE
……………………. POBLACION (MUNTINLUPA)
…………………………………………….....JPA SUBD.

COUNTRY HOME
…………………….BRUGER SUBD.
…………………………………………….....LAKEVIEW HOMES

FREEDOM HILLS
…………………….L&B SUBD.
…………………………………………….....NEW ALABANG HILLS

LIBERTY HOMES
…………………….POSADAS VILLAGE
…………………………………………….....SIGNAL VILLAGE


FORT BONIFACIO


SUNNYSIDE SUBD.
…………………….DONA ANA SUBD.
…………………………………………….....FILINVEST HOMES II

BAGONG SILANGAN
…………………….PAGATAS
…………………………………………….....CHRISTINE VILLAGE

AMITHY VILLAGE
…………………….AMITYVILLE
…………………………………………….....HACIENDA REMEDIOS


:shifty:
*everyday i pass by some of these houses that sit on top of the faultline, and i always wonder if its rich occupants knew that their lives are in danger when an earthquake hits and the marikina valley faultline finally moves.:dance2:

Pwede bang malaman kung saan maka check in like for 3days somewhere near the area of baclaran redemptorist church or baclaran garments wholesaler ( i think its cuneta avenue?). Maski 3star hotel or an apartelle. dala ko kasi pamilya ko, 6 kami lahat mag check in. any recommendations pls and the exact address..thanks to all paranaque ana pasay ssc'ers :cheers:

^^ ok dito bro, http://www.kabayanhotel.com.ph/pasay.php

^^ ok dito bro, http://www.kabayanhotel.com.ph/pasay.php

salamat bro i will consider this, walking distance lang ba ang kabayan hotel pasay branch to garments wholesaler sa baclaran and also to redemptorist church? how about pinoy club hotel when i gooled it..ok lang ba dito?

walking distance

try mo lang ang brisk walking
try to imagine walking inside megamall, building a to building b from 1st level(including UG ;) ) to 5th level without aircon
ang saya saya nyan :banana:

tapos habang naglalakad ka, meron ka beer or soda in can. oh diba tamang tate'
kapag gabi naman siguradong walang sorbetero :cheers:
(be sure kapag drink in cans, may nakatakip na tissue paper, para hindi kita ang brand) :lol:

makikiplug lang po... para po sa mga Bicolanong based sa ibang lugar

Pilgrimage City Landmark of Naga DESIGN CONTEST.
Calling all BICOLANO ARTISTS/ARCHITECTS in the Philippines or abroad! First Prize is Php 30,000
Deadline Extended: JUNE 8, 2011

Photo Souce (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=187727121279114&set=a.111476478904179.22090.110525158999311&type=1&ref=nf)

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http://www.nagacitydeck.com/2011/01/pilgrimage-city-landmark-contest.html

Ano kaya ang balita sa Old Good Year site along Alabang Zapote Road?

Ano kaya ang balita sa Old Good Year site along Alabang Zapote Road?

^^sino ba ang nakabili ng lote at anong itatayo na structure...thanks:cheers:

Anchor Land buys property for P869.73 M (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/companies/11372-anchor-land-buys-property-for-p86973-m)
Thursday, 19 May 2011 19:44 Miguel R. Camus / Reporter


LISTED Anchor Land Holdings Inc., a property developer targeting the Filipino-Chinese market, has agreed to pay P869.73 million for almost two hectares of land within the reclaimed Aseana Business Park in Parañaque City, a stock exchange filing showed on Thursday.

Anchor Land, through subsidiary Posh Properties Development Corp., on Thursday signed the agreement with D.M. Wenceslao and Associates Inc., the developer of Aseana, which spans 204 hectares on Roxas Boulevard.

Anchor Land, which counts billionaire Henry Sy as a major shareholder, said the cash transaction involves a 10-percent downpayment of the transaction value which was paid in December. The remainder is payable in 36 months starting January.

Anchor Land will acquire a total of 18,119.4 square meters (sqm) of land valued at P48,000 per sqm.  The company is in discussion with local banks to finance 70 percent of the acquisition, with the reminder to come from internally generated cash.

The developer wants to expand its presence in that area where it already launched SoleMare Parksuites, a mid-rise residential condominium complex.

In a separate disclosure, Anchor Land said first-quarter net income gained 53 percent to P212 million, while revenues increased by a third to P720 million.

Other projects in the pipeline include the Admiral Hotel property, also on Roxas Boulevard, which it will redevelop into a 6-star hotel, alongside a 53-story luxury residential condominium to be called Admiral Baysuites.

Other projects launched last year included Two Shopping Center on Cuneta Avenue in Pasay City, Anchor Skysuites on Ongpin Street in Binondo, and Wharton Parksuites on Masangkay Street, also in Binondo.

The 39-storey Wharton Parksuites caters to those who send their children to Chinese schools in Binondo while the company’s signature Anchor Skysuites is 56-stories high and is set to become the tallest edifice also in that area.

Anchor Land shares were unchanged at P12.40 each on the close of trading on Thursday.

Blue Wave

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Mall of Asia

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Anybody from Pasay/Baclaran can post the direct(front desk #) tel number of Pinoy Pamilya Club at Harrison/Cuneta..I called the posted number on their site but its the number of their online agency..mahabang paghihintay at tagal pang sumagot tsaka ipinasa pa yung tawag ko sa ibang extension number :bash::bash::bash:
Thanks in advance guys

On my way to the airport by Ephemeris888 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ephemeris888/5640393377/)

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Yuck! :puke:Is this really Pasay City? Can somebody do something?




:horse:

Yuck! :puke:Is this really Pasay City? Can somebody do something?

:horse:


1. Without any lingering doubt, yes, it is.

2. No, human intervention can fix that. Only the an act of God (purging) can fix it.

No human intervention can fix that. Only the an act of God (purging) can fix it.

If nobody can do anything, then it is DOOMED, HOPELESS, and DONE FOR?




:horse:

Anybody from Pasay/Baclaran can post the direct(front desk #) tel number of Pinoy Pamilya Club at Harrison/Cuneta..I called the posted number on their site but its the number of their online agency..mahabang paghihintay at tagal pang sumagot tsaka ipinasa pa yung tawag ko sa ibang extension number :bash::bash::bash:
Thanks in advance guys

911-11-11

Posted on July 05, 2011 05:30:22 PM | BREAKING NEWS


Fifth hotel to open in Resorts World Manila complex (http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Corporate&id=34208&title=Fifth%20hotel%20to%20open%20in%20Resorts%20World%20Manila%20complex)

PLANS TO open another hotel at the Resorts World Manila complex have moved forward as Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. has already sealed an initial deal with a hotel management firm.

The firm behind the entertainment complex has ""entered into a memorandum of understanding with a major international hotel management company to manage the fifth and newest hotel in Resorts World Manila", a disclosure released by Alliance Global Group, Inc., a key shareholder in Travellers International, stated.

“After we conclude our final agreement over the next two months, Travellers will announce the new hotel brand. It will be no less than a five-star hotel,” the disclosure read.

Resorts World Manila now has the 342-room Marriott and six-star luxury hotel Maxims in Newport City will soon see the operation of budget hotel Remington and the 540-room luxury Hamilton Hotel in Newport City in Pasay. --NJCM

Posted on July 05, 2011 05:30:22 PM | BREAKING NEWS


Fifth hotel to open in Resorts World Manila complex (http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Corporate&id=34208&title=Fifth%20hotel%20to%20open%20in%20Resorts%20World%20Manila%20complex)

PLANS TO open another hotel at the Resorts World Manila complex have moved forward as Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. has already sealed an initial deal with a hotel management firm.

The firm behind the entertainment complex has ""entered into a memorandum of understanding with a major international hotel management company to manage the fifth and newest hotel in Resorts World Manila", a disclosure released by Alliance Global Group, Inc., a key shareholder in Travellers International, stated.

“After we conclude our final agreement over the next two months, Travellers will announce the new hotel brand. It will be no less than a five-star hotel,” the disclosure read.

Resorts World Manila now has the 342-room Marriott and six-star luxury hotel Maxims in Newport City will soon see the operation of budget hotel Remington and the 540-room luxury Hamilton Hotel in Newport City in Pasay. --NJCM

So what's the firsth hotel kaya?

^^ yung hotel ng Belle Grande Manila Bay Casino Resort?

guys, what's up with LPC lately? miss that place. teehee

^^
Alabang-Zapote Road was turned into a Parking Lot due to Maynilad diggings. Target of Completion was April 2011 and now it's July 2011... :ohno: :bash:

From Mega Metro Manila Malls Thread 20

It's for Real!

After years of speculations, Robinsons will have a mall in Las Piñas. It will be located along Alabang - Zapote Road, Brgy. Talon 3 (infront of Homeworks Center / the former Ever Supermarket). I have seen the tarpaulins earlier, which I forgot to take pictures, stating "Coming Soon - Robinsons Las Piñas" :banana:

After all of these years, we thought it would be built at the former Philips site.

From Mega Metro Manila Malls Thread 20

It's for Real!

After years of speculations, Robinsons will have a mall in Las Piñas. It will be located along Alabang - Zapote Road, Brgy. Talon 3 (infront of Homeworks Center / the former Ever Supermarket). I have seen the tarpaulins earlier, which I forgot to take pictures, stating "Coming Soon - Robinsons Las Piñas" :banana:

After all of these years, we thought it would be built at the former Philips site.

Here's the Proof...
(Sorry for the quality. Photo was taken using my camera phone and while riding the bus.)

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Location: In front of Homeworks Center, Alabang-Zapote Road, Talon 3, Las Piñas City

^^ Uh oh extra traffic for Las Pinas! At least by then the Maynilad digging should be finished. And thank God for the friendship route :)

More hotels to rise at Resorts World
Business World
http://www.bworld.com.ph/content.php?section=Corporate&title=More-hotels-to-rise-at-Resorts-World&id=38612


ALLIANCE GLOBAL Group, Inc. plans to build four more hotels at its tourism and entertainment complex Resorts World Manila by 2016 in a bid to deepen its presence in the tourism industry, a ranking official yesterday said.

The developments will come on top of three existing hotels in Resorts World across Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3.

Two of the planned additions will be five-star hotels while the other two will in the affodable class, said Alliance Global President and Chief Operating Officer Kingson U. Sian at a press briefing after the company’s stockholders’ meeting yesterday.

The target is to attract 600,000 local and foreign hotel visitors to Resorts World Manila annually and five million in foot traffic by the yearend versus two million realized last year, Mr. Sian said.

Upon completion of all seven hotels on Newport Boulevard, Resorts World Manila’s main artery, the company will reportedly hold the distinction of having the largest hotel room concentration on a single street.

Alliance Global said on its Web site that Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc., its joint venture with Genting Hong Kong Ltd., will spend over $500 million to further develop Resorts World Manila.

Alliance Global also said Travellers would unveil plans for its second estate, the 31-hectare Resorts World Bayshore near Manila Bay, by the end of the year.

Guys, 13 days left to continuously vote for our Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) as one New 7 Wonders of Nature. There are three ways to vote. Please the check below link:
http://www.filamnation.com/2011/07/vote-for-puerto-princesa-underground-river-ppur/

Sa mga nasa Pilipinas, pwedeng bomoto through text. Text PPUR to 2861 or for automatic 1 vote per day Text PPUR<space>ON to 2861.VOTE NA para hindi pababa ang trend ng PPUR natin.

The Premier Medical Center
Amvel Business Park, Paranaque

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sources:
http://www.facebook.com/ThePremierMedicalCenter
http://thepremiermedicalcenter.com/

more photos in this thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=134125&page=30)

I remember the former Ever Supermarket there. It opened around 2006 but did not do well.

bars, only alive at night.

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wp

Anyone here heard of the new "Reclamation" Project sa Las Piñas (magiging business district daw)? Somewhere sa Zapote Coast??? It's becoming an issue here, kasi daw once the project starts, Inner Las Piñas will become flood prone. The government already released an open letter to the people of Las Piñas.

A welcome development?

(I think eto yung plan ng Boulevard 2000 from Ramos Admin)

^^
parang na discuss na yan sa manila bay thread.
ayaw lang siguro ng development nung mga kumukontra.
bakit yung inner pasay at paranaque hindi naman naging flood prone..

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PICC grounds:
1VlW4MaYT0Q

Paranaque City is one of the nominated Philippine Cities in the 1st Phase of New 7 Wonders Cities... Please start voting for the city to qualify for the next Phase... Voting will end on March 7, 2012. Here's the link to vote

http://www.new7wonders.com/form/nominate/en

Paranaque City is one of the nominated Philippine Cities in the 1st Phase of New 7 Wonders Cities... Please start voting for the city to qualify for the next Phase... Voting will end on March 7, 2012. Here's the link to vote

http://www.new7wonders.com/form/nominate/en

:bash:

Paranaque City is one of the nominated Philippine Cities in the 1st Phase of New 7 Wonders Cities... Please start voting for the city to qualify for the next Phase... Voting will end on March 7, 2012. Here's the link to vote

http://www.new7wonders.com/form/nominate/en

Philippine Cities that are included on the list of Nominees for New 7 Wonder Cities of the World.

Bacolod City (Philippines)
Baguio (Philippines)
Cebu City (Philippines)
Davao City (Philippines)
General Santos (Philippines)
Iloilo City (Philippines)
Legazpi City (Philippines)
Manila (Philippines)
Makati City (Philippines)
Marikina City (Philippines)
Parañaque City (Philippines)
Puerto Princesa (Philippines)
Quezon City (Philippines)
Tagaytay City (Philippines)
Taguig City (Philippines)
Vigan (Philippines)
Zamboanga City (Philippines)

You may cast your vote until March 7, 2012 before the next phase.

http://www.new7wonders.com/form/nominate/en

No Las Pinas and Muntinlupa? :ohno:

Those two cities are already implementing the Plastic Ban Ordinance

No Las Pinas and Muntinlupa? :ohno:

Those two cities are already implementing the Plastic Ban Ordinance

I've been saying this in other threads. Las Piñas and Muntinlupa should not even be listed there since both cities are part of Metro Manila. Even Parañaque, Makati, Marikina, Taguig and Quezon City should be removed from the list.

Manila by itself represents these cities and we should look at a one Metro Manila instead of individual cities.

And a plastic ban ordinance is not even a reason on why a cities deserves to be nominated or not.

I've been saying this in other threads. Las Piñas and Muntinlupa should not even be listed there since both cities are part of Metro Manila. Even Parañaque, Makati, Marikina, Taguig and Quezon City should be removed from the list.

Manila by itself represents these cities and we should look at a one Metro Manila instead of individual cities.

And a plastic ban ordinance is not even a reason on why a cities deserves to be nominated or not.

I've just stated the plastic ban as a comparison with those 2 cities and Paranaque. I'm just wondering why Paranaque made it to that list when there is nothing significant about that city IMHO. :nocrook:

I've just stated the plastic ban as a comparison with those 2 cities and Paranaque. I'm just wondering why Paranaque made it to that list when there is nothing significant about that city IMHO. :nocrook:

It is because there are those who take too much pride in their city that they nominate it even if it does not deserve such position.

Too much pride isn't good as well.

As for PQ, it has it's significance such as being the gateway to Metro Manila and perhaps The Philippines. Most of NAIA is located there.

Plus you have Baclaran as well which is one of the most vibrant street markets.

I'm from PQ but I did not nominate it. Though I nominated Manila.

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So you shot the casino area! That is forbidden!

Uy buti di ka nasita ng security. bawal yan ah. Pwede kang maging secret agent hehehe

:D

I miss Republiq!! :)

^^mahal dun?

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this building (or whatever) is very cheap looking and dingy old. :ohno:

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^^ Hideous and not funny at all. Waste of prime space. :|

Did a little research, Aliw website says: "Personally designed by business mogul Fred J. Elizalde"

Kaya naman pala, kaya nga may mga architect diba? :lol: What a legacy this man left us with. :applause:

^^:lol:

SC asked to stop P14-B Manila Bay reclamation

"MANILA, Philippines - Former Las Piñas congresswoman Cynthia Villar asked the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday to stop a P14-billion plan to reclaim land on the Manila Bay coastline covering the cities of Las Piñas, Parañaque and Bacoor.
In a 43-page petition filed by lawyer Frank Chavez, Villar sought the issuance of a writ of kalikasan and a temporary environmental protection order enjoining national government agencies from proceeding with the project, which would cover 635.14 hectares of submerged land.
She said the project by Alltech Contractors Inc. would cause floods of as deep as five meters in 65 coastal barangays and irreparably damage the Parañaque-Las Piñas coastal lagoon, which had been declared a critical habitat and ecotourism area in 2007.
Villar alleged that Alltech was able to skirt environmental impact assessment processes by claiming that its project is but a “continuation” of an ongoing and existing project.
She submitted documents showing that Alltech stated in its application for an environmental clearance certificate that its project was a continuation of the “Manila Bay Land Reclamation Project” earlier proposed by the Public Estates Authority, now the Public Reclamation Authority (PRA), and the Amari Coastal Bay Development Corp. The project involved the PEA-Amari contract earlier voided by the SC upon a petition filed by Chavez.
Apart from Alltech and PRA, also named respondents in the petition are the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Environmental Management Bureau and Las Piñas City government."


Read more:
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/sc-asked-stop-p14-b-manila-bay-reclamation-163215862.html

Ganito na lang kasi gawin, ilagay nila sa bandang gitna ng Manila Bay ang reclamation at malayo sa coastal area. Mas maganda pa at mas exclusive. Or pwede nila idevelop ang buong Cavite City.

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Pero bago sila gumawa ng reclamation, unahin muna nilang idevelop yung mga sinakop ng mga illegals settlers. Example, gaya sa Pasay, yung area mula likod ng Vito Cruz hanggang Buendia, pagitan ng Roxas Blvd. hanggang Taft, ang ganda sana ng area pero di napapakinabangan. Isa pa yang area ng San Dionisio sa Paranaque.

^^ Well... yung Palm Jumeirah nga lumulubog na...

Lumubog sa utang pero hindi naman lumulubog sa dagat. Baka yung tinutukoy mo e yung The World pero sabi-sabi lang, wala pang confirmation.

Pero wag muna sila magreclaim, idevelop muna nila yung malawak na parte ng reclamation. Isa pa, ang laki pa ng Metro Manila na pwede idevelop, pagtatanggalin lang ang mga squatters at magkaroon ng kaayusan, di na kailangan magreclaim. Dapat tumulad tayo sa Singapore na may maayos na housing system.

Manila Bay plan splits Aguilars of Las Piñas
By Miko Morelos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
10:17 pm | Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
1 share9 8

“Why wouldn’t she bring this matter up with me rather than with the Supreme Court?”

Las Piñas Mayor Vergel Aguilar expressed disappointment with the legal action taken last week by his sister, former Rep. Cynthia Villar, against a 635-ha reclamation project which she said poses environmental threats to the city.

“This is a local problem. She is my sister and she knows that she can talk to me directly,” Aguilar told the Inquirer, as he cited the reasons why he was supporting the P14-billion Three Island Reclamation and Development Project.

Aguilar said he had explained the potential economic benefits of the project to his constituents through a letter sent out to some 130,000 households last year.

Villar, herself a major real estate developer together with husband, Sen. Manny Villar, asked the Supreme Court on Friday to stop the project—a proposed upscale residential, commercial and tourism estate—from rising next to the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area.

Citing an environmental study by consultancy firm Tricore Solutions, Villar warned that the project would impede the natural flow of two rivers in the city, cause widespread flooding, and ruin the coastal ecotourism area which hosts a lagoon, a mangrove forest and a haven for migratory birds.

Villar, who said the project would practically undo the river rehabilitation projects she pursued as a congresswoman, claimed that some 300,000 Las Piñas residents were behind her campaign.

In an Inquirer interview on Monday, she said of her brother: “I hope he doesn’t take this personally because we are being professional about it.”

But in a phone interview yesterday, Aguilar maintained that he wouldn’t sign anything that would put his people “in harm’s way.”

He appealed to his sister and the project’s critics to give it a chance. Like his sibling, he also cited studies—by two Singapore-based firms—purportedly showing that the floods feared by Villar wouldn’t happen.

The companies, Surbana International Consultants Pte. Ltd. and DHI Water and Environment Pte. Ltd., had conducted similar studies for reclamation projects in Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai, the mayor stressed.

For Las Piñas, they recommended the dredging of Zapote River as a flood-control measure, among others, he noted.

In a decade, the city’s average revenue now pegged at P1.5 billion a year could grow “tenfold” because of the development, he said, citing city government projections.

The project may be the much-needed “savior” that could raise income levels in Las Piñas, improve its social services, and transform this “bedroom city” into a new investment hub, he added.

In the letter he sent out to the residents in November, Aguilar explained: “Today, we are making basic services possible because of frugal spending and of making the most of whatever we have.”

“We have to keep up with the pace of modern development,” the mayor wrote. “If we don’t keep up or if we don’t devise a way [to generate income], it will become more difficult for the next generation.”

In the Inquirer interview, Aguilar said he would not have given his approval to the project’s proponents “if they did not agree to our terms.”

Villar petitioned the Supreme Court to issue a Writ of Kalikasan, a legal remedy similar to a temporary restraining order.

Ang opinion ko dyan, there's nothing wrong with reclamation as it boosts developments in our country, but if it's a threat to the environment, we shouldn't agree with it. In this case I support Rep. Villar's stand in this issue.

this building (or whatever) is very cheap looking and dingy old. :ohno:

ugly, ugly building. it's even a fire trap!

kapag nag reclaim kasi, baka yung inaasahang appreciation sa value ng mga lote sa las pinas at paranaque na pag aari ng mga villar na pinadaanan ng c-5 extension ay hindi mangyari. :lol:

Fishermen’s group hits reclamation project
By Miko Morelos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
10:40 pm | Sunday, March 25th, 2012


The militant fisher folk group Pamalakaya has thrown its support behind a court case that seeks to prevent the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) and other government agencies from pursuing the 635-hectare reclamation project beside the Las Piñas-Parañaque Coastal Lagoon.

In a statement, Pamalakaya national chairman Fernando Hicap said its members were behind the writ of kalikasan petition filed by former Las Piñas Representative Cynthia Villar with the Supreme Court against the Three Island Reclamation and Development Project, which was being undertaken by private firm AllTech Contractors Inc.

“It is one of [the] available legal remedies that can undo this major threat to people’s livelihood and environment,” he added.

The group expressed concern over the project’s adverse impact on fisher folk families living in Parañaque, Las Piñas and Bacoor, Cavite, whose main source of livelihood is fishing.

Hicap likewise encouraged other groups to monitor other reclamation developments the Aquino administration was pursuing. In all, the PRA reportedly has 50 other reclamation projects in the works, including the one near the Coastal Lagoon.

Villar’s opposition to the plan stems from fears that the project could bring flooding to Las Piñas, a thorny contention between her and her brother, Mayor Vergel Aguilar.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/167099/fishermen%E2%80%99s-group-hits-reclamation-project

^^Fishing in polluted waters of Manila Bay should be banned.

nyetang mga to ah, sila pa nagreklamo...:bash:

Security tight at Silverio compound in Parañaque in time for clearing
April 24, 2012 7:55am


Security remained tight early Tuesday at a compound in Parañaque City, a day after a violent confrontation marred a demolition operation in the area Monday.

At least 24 personnel from City Hall's Civilian Security Unit kept watch over the Silverio Compound against possible troublemakers, radio dzBB's Paulo Santos reported.

The residents in the area stayed in the compound but appeared subdued and wary of possible further violence, the report added.

No violent incident was reported since the demolition pushed through after Monday's violence.

A demolition team dismantled stalls at the compound Monday, even as an engineering team from City Hall was to go to the site Tuesday morning to clean up the debris.

On Monday, at least one person was killed while 39 were wounded. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said 15 of the injured were policemen.

The Southern Police District has created a special investigation task group to look into alleged abuses and lapses by police during Monday's violent confrontation. –KG, GMA News

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/255954/news/metromanila/security-tight-at-silverio-compound-in-para-e-in-time-for-clearing

One got killed with a gunshot in the head. This is serious issue concerning the rules of engagement when it comes to anti riot control.

Anti riot police are only allowed to use batons, water cannons and tear guns as weapons. If not rubber bullets but the one killed was shot with live ammo.

^^ If it was Arson...

Bird Sanctuary To Be Preserved, Turned Into Eco-Tourism Site

MANILA, Philippines — A bird sanctuary located along the Parañaque City coastal area that has become the subject of intense debate in recent months will be preserved to become part of a major eco-tourism development that will rise on nearby reclaimed lands.

The Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) belied earlier claims made by an environmental group that the man-made bird sanctuary would be removed to make way for the reclamation.

“The PRA has always been one with the Manila Bay Critical Habitat Management Council (MBCHMC) in preserving this critical habitat. We have secured this place long before its declaration as a critical habitat. We will continue to protect it,” Eduardo Destura, representing the PRA, said in a speech before the council during Earth Day celebration rites.

Destura, who heads PRA’s Planning and Evaluation also said: “PRA, together with its partners and developers will endeavor to preserve this habitat and prove that progress and development can work hand-in-hand to protect the environment.”

Contrary to what others have been saying, Destura said the mangrove will not be part of the proposed reclamation.

“We shall maintain the integrity of the habitat. Add to that, it is being considered to be integrated to the overall development plan for eco-tourism purposes. Together with local government, we intend to enhance this habitat to make it a more suitable and sustainable sanctuary for wild birds,” he said.

He further explained that the PRA is a government agency mandated by law to contribute to the nation’s developmental goals by creating new lands through the use of scientific methods and new technology, to ensure sustainability.

In recent months, the bird sanctuary, formerly a squatters colony, had been the subject of debates in media after environmentalists fearing its removal said it would affect the thousands of migratory birds that breed in it.

Moreover, a thorough study by DHI Water and Environment of Denmark, an internationally-recognized firm specializing in urban flood management, water utilities, water resources, coastal engineering, and environmental, health, and safety risk assessment, refuted claims that the reclamation would bring about floods.

The study revealed that the project would actually even help mitigate the effects of flooding due to rising sea levels.

Included as key components of the reclamation are: The dredging of the Parañaque River to increase its depth by two to three meters; dredging of the Las Piñas/Zapote river mouths to increase their depth by one to two meters; removal of a sandbar near the mouth of the Las Piñas river to improve water flows during heavy rains, and construction of a 35-meter water channel gate to improve water flow.

It will also involve periodic dredging and the construction of a retention pond and a floating debris boom that will reduce the amount of garbage blocking river passageways.

The local governments of Las Piñas and Parañaque have expressed support for the project which is expected to boost the economy of, and bring thousands of jobs to, both cities.http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/357746/bird-sanctuary-to-be-preserved-turned-into-ecotourism-site

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That red and yellow/orange color building across Bangko Sentral building is the ugliest building I've seen in Manila I think....

The next building from that red/yellow building what is it now? I think that use the be the old Silahis international hotel.

Pasay City's landscape is changing.

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Pasay City's landscape is changing.



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^^ Ok na rin yung mga palm trees. Gumanda ganda kahit papaano. Anyway, IMO dapat isara yung U-turn slot sa may kaliwa ng Isuzu Hilander, isang dahilan yan kung bakit trafic tuwing umaga dyan if you are going northbound sa EDSA. Di ko mawari kung bakit may U-turn pa dyan, eh ilang dipa makalagpas dyan eh may isa pang U-turn slot.

Pasay City's landscape is changing.

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Agree, especially the Pasay City Bay area.

But Pasay should also clean up and beautify the Baclaran area (including the Roxas Blvd, redemptorist part). The Harrison and Taft areas of Pasay badly needs some renewal also..Tourism area kasi din.

ano sa tingin nyo dapat bang panatilihin yung bird sanctuary or i-reclaim para sa pag -unlad?

^^^^^^^^Ibon na lang keysa maging pangit na naman yung lugar. Tingnan na lang yang kapangitan sa dating Asiaworld na yan at Uniwide Coastal mall area. pangit at nakakatakot.

oo nga dapat gawin na lang eco- tourism area yan lugar na yan ^^

kasi kung i -rereclaim daw yan baka magiging mas prone sa baha ang south manila at cavite area :)

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Grabe naman ung parteng pasay area ung sa gilid di pa rin matanggal ung mga IS.Kung di nila tatangalin yan magiging bahain yan area na yan.

Kailangan na atang palitan ung mayor ng pasay ,dapat ma-solve nya ito sa madaling panahon .

These used to be suburbs of Manila have just turned into highly urbanized areas also. And there is a need to tamper rapid urbanization and the consequent deterioration of their environs.

THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!!!

Pasay bans rallies at Gaga concert
By Perseus Echeminada (The Philippine Star) Updated May 22, 2012 12:00 AM

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=809474&publicationSubCategoryId=63

MANILA, Philippines - The Pasay City police deployed anti-riot units to prevent rallies against Lady Gaga at The Arena at the SM Mall of Asia grounds, a police official said yesterday.

Superintendent Samuel Turla, Pasay City deputy police chief, said the anti-crowd dispersal units were deployed along Macapagal Avenue and standby units were on call to respond to any rally against the Lady Gaga concert.

Pockets of protest actions have been held since Sunday at the vicinity of the concert site but policemen were able to convince protesters to disperse.

Turla said uniformed and plainclothes policemen were also deployed in the area to ensure that only those with tickets could gain access to the concert.

He said the police will also be on the lookout for people under the influence of alcohol during the event.

The Pasay City government has also deployed inspectors to monitor the concert and to insure that rules and regulations stipulated in the permit are observed.

Mayor Antonino Calixto said the deployment of personnel is in response to a letter by former Manila mayor Lito Atienza and lawyer Romulo Macalintal about the possibility that there may be some acts during the concert contrary to Filipino customs and traditions.

“Although we respect artistic and musical expression, I won’t allow anyone or any group to provide acts which may be questionable in a way at any venue under my jurisdiction. We reminded the producers of Lady Gaga’s concert that the show and the event as a whole shall not exhibit any nudity or lewd conduct which may be offensive to morals and good customs,” he said.

He said any violation of the provisions of the permit will be a ground for the suspension of tonight’s concert, the second of her “Born This Way” concert.

Albert Paredes, chief of saff of the mayor’s office, said the team led by city administrator Denns Aco was at the concert site as early as 5 p.m.

“Our agreement with the producers is that no Judas song, no nudity, and crucifix must not be used during the show,” he said.

Devil’s music

Meanwhile, Lipa, Batangas Archbishop Ramon Arguelles warned Lady Gaga fans that they are in danger of falling into the devil’s hands if they continue to patronize her music.

Arguelles has openly expressed his objection to the music of Lady Gaga (real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta), who is holding a two-day concert at SM Arena yesterday and tonight.

“They are in danger of falling into the clutches of Satan, unless they are already there,” said he said, adding that listening to and patronizing the music of Lady Gaga could be classified as “devil worship.”

The five-time Grammy winner’s concert is part of her “Born This Way” Asian tour.

Arguelles said that while people may have already bought tickets, he believed that they should not attend the concert because it would not be good for them to be exposed to such type of music.

“I plead with them (people) not to go away from God. The devil would only draw them to ruin. Seek fullness of life, which can be found only in God. Avoid all enticement of the devil,” he said.

Arguelles also said that even if they made sizeable payments to purchase the tickets, it would be better if they boycott the concert.

The church official also believed that the artist does not deserve to be called “Lady” since it is a title given to imitable and decent women like the Mother of God.

Hypocrites

However, outside the arena, about 100 “little monsters” – the name given to Lady Gaga’s devoted followers – were lined up hours before the show, sporting her signature outrageous clothing, hairstyle and makeup.

One male fan in a blonde wig and high heels, identifying himself as “Lady Gagita,” shrugged off the critics.

“Those who are rallying against her are hypocrites. They don’t see how much inspiration Lady Gaga has given people,” he said.

Local authorities in Pasay said they had worked out a deal to permit the show while addressing the clamor of Christian conservatives, including about 500 who held a rally near The Arena venue on Sunday.

Censors will be in the audience to monitor possible violations of a law against “immoral doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions and indecent shows,” said Glenn Agranzamendez, secretary to Calixto.

“He already formed two teams to monitor what will be shown at the concert and to file a report on the following day,” Agranzamendez said.

He said the mayor could cancel the Tuesday concert if the monitors find that Monday night’s show “exhibited any lewd act or any act that would be offensive to religious belief.”

“We will keep an open mind at the concert and we will be as objective as possible,” the aide added.

Christian groups have vowed to send their own monitors and warned they could file a criminal case against Lady Gaga.

Under Philippine law, people found guilty of taking part in or sponsoring “indecent shows” can be jailed for up to six years.

Despite the protests, the demand for tickets has been so strong that the Manila concert’s organizers had to extend the event from the original one-night show to two nights.

Similarly in Hong Kong, huge demand saw organizers extend Lady Gaga’s original one-night run to four concerts.

But question marks remain over whether she will be able to perform to 50,000 fans in Jakarta on June 3. Promoters are trying to save the show despite police denying it a permit after Islamic hardliners threatened to unleash “chaos.” – Evelyn Macairan

These used to be suburbs of Manila have just turned into highly urbanized areas also. And there is a need to tamper rapid urbanization and the consequent deterioration of their environs.

Now that area is the centre!

Even the districts of Binondo, Quiapo, Ermita and Malate were suburbs!

ano sa tingin nyo dapat bang panatilihin yung bird sanctuary or i-reclaim para sa pag -unlad?

I'm against for more reclamation projects not just in our country but worldwide.

Ang sagana natin sa yamang lupa, bakit kailangan pang tambakan ang dagat?
Sa mga latest developments natin ngayon, global warming resulting to ice melting in the North and South, causing the rise of sea level. At dadagdagan pa natin ng mga reclamation projects. Yes, it's for progress, but what would be the consequences?

Big possibilities na mawawala o lulubog na ng tuluyan ang Malabon, Navotas, etc. How about other places like those countries na sobrang baba talaga like, Maldives, wherein the highest peak is approximately 5 meters above sea level?

Gugustuhin ba nating balang araw, mawawala na ang mga sand bars, at beaches na ipinagmamalaki natin tulad ng Boracay?

Eh maliit lang naman na portion ang irereclaim, yes, maliit tignan sa ngayon, pero after 50 years, ilan pang pwedeng reclamation projects ang magagawa? How about the other countries, di ba rin sila gumagawa ng ganitong projects?
Just look at Dubai, artificial islands ang projects nila.

Yes, I'm for progress, pero dapat isaalang alang ang kalikasan.

1 + ^^

I'm against for more reclamation projects not just in our country but worldwide.

Ang sagana natin sa yamang lupa, bakit kailangan pang tambakan ang dagat?
Sa mga latest developments natin ngayon, global warming resulting to ice melting in the North and South, causing the rise of sea level. At dadagdagan pa natin ng mga reclamation projects. Yes, it's for progress, but what would be the consequences?

Big possibilities na mawawala o lulubog na ng tuluyan ang Malabon, Navotas, etc. How about other places like those countries na sobrang baba talaga like, Maldives, wherein the highest peak is approximately 5 meters above sea level?

Gugustuhin ba nating balang araw, mawawala na ang mga sand bars, at beaches na ipinagmamalaki natin tulad ng Boracay?

Eh maliit lang naman na portion ang irereclaim, yes, maliit tignan sa ngayon, pero after 50 years, ilan pang pwedeng reclamation projects ang magagawa? How about the other countries, di ba rin sila gumagawa ng ganitong projects?
Just look at Dubai, artificial islands ang projects nila.

Yes, I'm for progress, pero dapat isaalang alang ang kalikasan.

For our country, yes to some extent. But any reclamation project here in this country must be moderate.

In places like HK or SG, reclamation is a must!

Ang tanong ko, bakit maraming nagtathrive at nagprogress na mga cities kahit nasa gitna ng kabundukan, local examples, Tagaytay and Baguio?

If your terrain is mountainous, you can still have development without reclaiming the seas. If they had done it in the past, Hongkong reclaimed their seas, so be it, but, now that we are facing big issues like global warming, we should think for the adverse effects of our actions. Let's not just think locally, we should also think of those other countries. Why not spread the development towards the mountain areas? Is it impossible?

Where will they get the mass that they'll use for the reclamation? Sa mga bundok na pinapatag? Kung ganun, pinapatag din naman pala nila ang ibang bundok, bakit di na lang yun ang idevelop? Bakit di dalhin dun ang development?

I don't think of any source sa panambak sa dagat kundi sa bundok unless, maghukay ka sa patag na lugar or from the rivers. Again, we are not just the one doing it, pag pinagsama sama natin ang mass na naidagdag natin sa dagat, baka magulat na lang tayo sa pagtaas ng tubig bigla. Maybe, di na natin maaabutan yun, ang mga anak at apo na natin ang magsolve sa consequences.

Ika nga, may paraan para magawa ang mga bagay ng maayos. Pag tumaas na ang sea level, hindi na natin pwedeng ibalik sa dati yan. Pag lumubog na ang mga beaches natin, we'll wait for maybe decades or centuries para ang mga sand mapunta sa dalampasigan. We'll i'm not just after of the beaches, but my concern are those areas na mababa talaga na baka tuluyang mawawala sa mapa. Then we will reclaim and reclaim to compensate sa mga naburang lugar? hmmm, not a strategic solution ata pag ganun.

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Ooops! Paano yan yung nabili naming real estate property ay very high ang risk kapag may earthquake (sa Taguig City). May ginagawa ba ang mga developers tungkol dito?

Guys, be on alert when driving along Elizalde Avenue in BF Paranaque. The car of my cousin's brother-in-law, Bluish Silver Mazda 3, was carjacked just this morning by two carjackers - wearing t-shirt and basketball shorts. One carjacker pointed him with a gun.

hey cool_blue, did you happen to be in mIRC circa mid 90's

Guys, be on alert when driving along Elizalde Avenue in BF Paranaque. The car of my cousin's brother-in-law, Bluish Silver Mazda 3, was carjacked just this morning by two carjackers - wearing t-shirt and basketball shorts. One carjacker pointed him with a gun.

Frightening carjacking incident inside BF Homes Paranaque Subdivision
September 04, 2012

Source:
http://alabangbulletin.com/2012/09/04/frightening-carjacking-incident-inside-bf-homes-paranaque-subdivision.html

According to our sources, the victim was driving his Mazda 3 (ZKW 748) along Elizalde Ave. (near Old Montesorri) with his windows down when two men (not sure whether they were on motorcycles or in cars) reportedly pointed their guns at him to force him to stop.

They asked the victim (will remain anonymous for security reasons) to step out of the car.

The men apparently kicked him out of his car then drove away with the vehicle.

Frightening carjacking incident inside BF Homes Paranaque Subdivision
September 04, 2012

Source:
http://alabangbulletin.com/2012/09/04/frightening-carjacking-incident-inside-bf-homes-paranaque-subdivision.html

The victim's car windows were down which makes him prone to such.

The area near the old Montessori in Elizalde is a suitable place to stage a carjacking due to the fact there are no security in the area and is far from the entrance of some of the enclaves within this area.

The buildings nearly are abandoned plus lack of light.

For now, the solution is to have police checkpoints within this corner plus another one right beside Mama Lou's.

Best is to increase security inside BF Homes and name areas prone to such.

US issues security alert for Metro Manila
September 28, 2012 5:44pm
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(Updated 6:09 p.m.) The United States On Friday issued a security alert for the Metro Manila, warning its citizens could be the target of an unspecified attack.

In a statement, the US embassy in Manila called for US citizens to exercise extreme caution and consider canceling American gatherings in the capital.

"The US Embassy advises American citizens in the Philippines that a threat against American citizens in metropolitan Manila, specifically the Pasay City neighborhood, has been detected by reliable security forces," the statement read.

"This threat remains in effect until October 10, 2012."

The US Embassy said "reliable security forces" detected the supposed threat against American citizens, but did not elaborate.

In response, it said US Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. ordered an "augmented security profile" for all US government facilities in Manila.

The embassy urged American in the Philippines to:

Exercise extreme caution in their daily routine and to maintain extra awareness regarding their own security

As much as possible, maintain a low profile

Vary travel routes and social routines

Consider canceling any American gatherings, celebrations or observations that could be construed as American events

Report any perceived security concern to Philippine authorities.

The embassy reiterated the notion of a continuing terrorist threat and violence against US citizens and interests throughout the world.

It cited a July 12 message from the Department of State that recommended worldwide caution, adding "terrorism can occur anywhere."

It reminded US citizens of the dangers sometimes associated with public demonstrations.

"Even demonstrations that are meant to be peaceful can suddenly become violent and unpredictable. Americans should be alert, pay attention to local news media, and avoid demonstration areas if at all possible," it said.

It encouraged Americans in the Philippines to join the State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program or get in touch with US Embassy in Manila for the latest security and safety updates. — With Agence France-Presse/VS, GMA News

Hindi ko alam kung anong mga buildings eto, basta kinuhanan ko sya sa sasakyan. August pa eto, kahelera sya ng Belle Grande sa may Coastal Road.

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Colorful lanterns made in San Fernando, Pampanga province, brighten the facade of the Cultural Center of the Philippines on Roxas Boulevard at night, a sign that it’s the start of the Christmas season once again in the country.

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Top 10 Public Secondary School in the Philippines with the Highest Budget (2012)


1. Parañaque National High School – Php 126,412,000.00

2. Rizal High School (Main) – Php 105,586,000.00

3. Quezon National High School – Php 102,814,000.00

4. Iligan City National High School – Php 100,904,000.00

5. Caloocan High School – Php 100,379,000.00

6. Batangas National High School – Php 99,626,000.00

7. Zamboanga City High School (Main) – Php 99,588,000.00

8. Pampanga National High School – Php 99,563,000.0

9. Dasmariñas City National High School – Php 98,576,000.00

10. Digos City National High School – Php 96,918,000.00

Source: General Appropriations Act of 2012

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I'm against for more reclamation projects not just in our country but worldwide.

Ang sagana natin sa yamang lupa, bakit kailangan pang tambakan ang dagat?
Sa mga latest developments natin ngayon, global warming resulting to ice melting in the North and South, causing the rise of sea level. At dadagdagan pa natin ng mga reclamation projects. Yes, it's for progress, but what would be the consequences?

Big possibilities na mawawala o lulubog na ng tuluyan ang Malabon, Navotas, etc. How about other places like those countries na sobrang baba talaga like, Maldives, wherein the highest peak is approximately 5 meters above sea level?

Gugustuhin ba nating balang araw, mawawala na ang mga sand bars, at beaches na ipinagmamalaki natin tulad ng Boracay?

Eh maliit lang naman na portion ang irereclaim, yes, maliit tignan sa ngayon, pero after 50 years, ilan pang pwedeng reclamation projects ang magagawa? How about the other countries, di ba rin sila gumagawa ng ganitong projects?
Just look at Dubai, artificial islands ang projects nila.

Yes, I'm for progress, pero dapat isaalang alang ang kalikasan.

On the other hand, as we progress and the population grows even more, huge tract of farmlands in the suburbs/countryside are being converted into subdivisions, business parks and industrial zones. If this trend continues, our ability to feed ourselves could be compromised in the near future. Could this be a valid argument for reclaiming lands in some parts of the country, so that further industrial growth could be cotained within, and halt the conversion of our limited farmland areas? As we all know, PH is not particularly a huge country.

Passed by Las Pinas City Hall earlier and I got a sneak peek on their Christmas Display for this year. Winter Wonderland, I suppose...

Own Pic. Sorry for the quality, I've only used camera phone.
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Light posts along Father Diego Cera, J. Aguilar and Marcos Alvarez Avenues, together with the City's Friendship Roads, are adorned with 8-pointed white star lanterns. Meanwhile, light posts along Alabang-Zapote Road were alternately decorated with snowflake-designed blue and white LED Lights and 8-pointed white star lanterns (Hope to post some pics soon...) complementing the City Hall facade display. Christmas Display in Las Pinas City gets better and better year after year! :cheers:

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took a quick shot of Vito Cruz (tama ba?) before boarding a slow moving taxi outside PICC :lol:

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Bilhin sana ng isang well known developer itong mall na ito at gawing mixed use such as a hotel/convention center/itong mall na ito. Masyadong napabayaan na. Getting to be an eyesore. Ganda pa naman ng puwesto.


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^^ dai kayang mura dito, anyway operating pa ba to?

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Bilhin sana ng isang well known developer itong mall na ito at gawing mixed use such as a hotel/convention center/itong mall na ito. Masyadong napabayaan na. Getting to be an eyesore. Ganda pa naman ng puwesto.


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+1 :cheers::cheers:

buhay pa pala ang Coastal Mall !!! eh yung Uniwide malapit sa Casimiro?

buhay pa pala ang Coastal Mall !!! eh yung Uniwide malapit sa Casimiro?

Wala na sir na Uniwide. Super 8 na yung nag-operate sa Coastal mall. Yung sa Casimiro iba na rin ata mag-o-operate.

Ever Gotesco group halos patay na rin.

Sayang yung building, strategic. Puedeng i-redevelop. Baka mahal siguro benta kaya walang nabili.

Uniwide Metromall yung sa Las Pinas , yung Ever-Gotesco Las Pinas , kadikit lang siya ng SM Center Las Pinas.

YES!!! Tuloy na tuloy na ang train :carrot: choo choo

Japan to supply trains for LRT-1 Cavite train project
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The trains that will be used for the upcoming Light Rail Transit line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite extension project will have Japan funding.

The Philippine and Japan governments are set to ink a P30-billion loan agreement in March for the purchase of up to 39 new Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs), according to Transportation Undersecretary Jose Perpetou Lotilla.

“We expect to sign the loan denominated in Japanese yen worth roughly about P30 billion on March 15,” Lotilla said on the sidelines of the February 21 pre-bid conference for the project.

He added that the terms of the concessional loan, which is under the Official Development Assistance (ODA) scheme, are still being finalized. It would include a provision requiring Japanese companies to be involved in the deal, the official said.

The Philippine government and the winning bidder from the private sector will equally split the P60.6-billion project cost.
The Cavite extension project, the biggest infrastructure project under the Aquino administration's public-private partnership (PPP) scheme, will extend the LRT-1 line from its current 20.7 kilometers to 32.4 kilometers ending in Bacoor in Cavite instead of Baclaran.

Once completed, the new line will increase ridership of LRT1 from 500,000 to 700,000 passengers per day and provide faster and more convenient alternative to residents of Cavite, Las Pinas and Paranaque.



Lotilla said the DOTC has decided to pursue the construction of 10 stations instead of the earlier designated 8 stations.

New stations will include Redemptorist church in Baclaran, MIA Road, Asiaworld, N. Aquino, Dr. Santos, Manuyo Uno, Las Pinas, Zapote, Talaba, and finally Niog.

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ALIW Theater renovation
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Star City
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Aliwan Festival
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Star City's ferris wheel. second tallest ferris wheel in the country.
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BTW, yung other half ng Third Level ng Southmall gagawin na ring Cyberzone. Bale ang magooccupy na ng buong third floor ay Cyberzone (and also the Cinemas) :eek: Siguro malaki ang demand ng Cyberzone tenants.

Tapos marami pa ang vacant space sa basement and ground floor, particularly sa may food street. But I do have a feeling na F21/Uniqlo ang ilalagay dun kasi malaki siya.

And the IMAX on Southmall is really good.

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BTW, yung other half ng Third Level ng Southmall gagawin na ring Cyberzone. Bale ang magooccupy na ng buong third floor ay Cyberzone (and also the Cinemas) :eek: Siguro malaki ang demand ng Cyberzone tenants.

Tapos marami pa ang vacant space sa basement and ground floor, particularly sa may food street. But I do have a feeling na F21/Uniqlo ang ilalagay dun kasi malaki siya.

And the IMAX on Southmall is really good.

F21 and Uniqlo na lang ang kulang sa pagiging full pledged Premier Mall ang SM Southmall

Vista Residences event at Sofitel Manila

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F21 and Uniqlo na lang ang kulang sa pagiging full pledged Premier Mall ang SM Southmall


forever21 at uniqlo ba ang basis para maging sm premier mall? :nuts:

forever21 at uniqlo ba ang basis para maging sm premier mall? :nuts:

hindi naman, meron pa naman sigurong ibang factors. naobserve ko lang kasi na yung ibang premier mall meron, southmall na lang ang wala.

exercise at CCP complex

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On the other hand, as we progress and the population grows even more, huge tract of farmlands in the suburbs/countryside are being converted into subdivisions, business parks and industrial zones. If this trend continues, our ability to feed ourselves could be compromised in the near future. Could this be a valid argument for reclaiming lands in some parts of the country, so that further industrial growth could be cotained within, and halt the conversion of our limited farmland areas? As we all know, PH is not particularly a huge country.

Agree.

I thin k its inevitable to reclaim lands because further conversion of agri lands to other purposes will indeed endanger our food security.

I rather have a steady source of food than having malls, business parks and industrial zones.

Lack of agri lands will pressure the supply of food thus making food expensive. making food expensive pressures workers to ask for higher wages. Higher wages will force companies to close and move to cheaper alternatives.

So sound and balance development must be done.

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ok na sana e. ung mga spaghetti wires lng panira. HAHA. ewan ko ba. call me ""MAARTE" pero naiirita tlga ako pag nakakakita ng mga wires na ganyan :lol::lol::lol:

^^^^Pampapangit naman talaga yan mga spagetti wires na yan.

Wala namang paki Meralco at mga contractors nito kung magpapapangit ang linya ng koryente na ilalagay nila. importante yung kita.

ano po tawag sa u/c buildings sa tapat ng NAIA?

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Thank God at nabago na ang mayor ng Paranaque.. I hope for the best for the city.. maayos na sana ang traffic due to jeepney drivers na humihinto na lang kung saan saan, madaanan na sana ang bangketa na ginawang parking ng private cars. God Bless Paranaque!

Thank God at nabago na ang mayor ng Paranaque.. I hope for the best for the city.. maayos na sana ang traffic due to jeepney drivers na humihinto na lang kung saan saan, madaanan na sana ang bangketa na ginawang parking ng private cars. God Bless Paranaque!

Sana masolusyunan na nya ang mga walang kamatayang problema sa Baclaran...

Paranaque is like a province kasi.. walang kaayusan.. sana Mayor Elect Olivarez will do drastic action in Paranaque, like what Bayani did for Marikina.. :) Let hope for the best.

Paranaque is like a province kasi.. walang kaayusan.. sana Mayor Elect Olivarez will do drastic action in Paranaque, like what Bayani did for Marikina.. :) Let hope for the best.

I agree. Paranaque also needs some redevelopment. At least las Pinas looks better but also needs improvements.

sa LP allover and allover forever na sila pa rin ba?