La Luneta | Rizal Park [Archive]

kiretoce

May 22nd, 2011, 02:53 AM

Posts from the previous thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=856102&page=50):

luneta park newest attraction Filipino version of thomas and friends photos by philippine railways
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Ganda sana kung ginawa na lang nilang imitation "Tranvia" yung umiikot sa Rizal Park. Classy at retro/old school ang dating. Historical pa dahil totoo namang may mga tranvia sa downtown Manila nung commonwealth.

Pangit naman yung Thomas the tank engine na yun.

Meron pa ba tayong latest news dito sa mga schedule ng celebrations at happenings sa rizal park this June 12 independence day?
The trains look cute. Do they travel around Rizal Park or just confined to one area?
They look better than the one at copenhagen.
except the one in tivoli is in style with the theme of being within an amusement park.

i think there was a desire to make Luneta more sophisticated and then after the Rizal monument was erected, the theme had to be more dignified.
wag sana nilang lagyan ng zipline..amusement park na talaga ang luneta:lol:

le Reine

May 22nd, 2011, 12:56 PM

Biruin mong umabot pa ito sa second thread? :lol:

kiretoce

May 22nd, 2011, 05:05 PM

^^ Never the doubt. Always believe. :okay:

le Reine

May 22nd, 2011, 07:01 PM

kiretoce

May 22nd, 2011, 07:17 PM

^^ The shouldn't have built over Palawan like that. :ohno:

suri_maw2020

May 22nd, 2011, 08:11 PM

:banana: Nice modification for Rizal Park indeed...thanks for the blog Link @ le reine. They have 3 weeks more to go for the big event at Rizal Park.

That long sighed of yours.......let me hula-hula which image your referring to......is it the one having a native costume?...:)

le Reine

May 22nd, 2011, 08:19 PM

^^No. I hate the bridge they built across the map. It looks so ridiculous. :ohno:

But, yeah, you could also add the Lapu-Lapu Monument to my frustrations. If that is what you meant by "the one having a native costume." :lol:

afterlife00

May 22nd, 2011, 09:10 PM

THEME PARK ITO. kulang nalang clowns saka tiga benta ng cottongkendi (sigh)

b_two

May 22nd, 2011, 09:22 PM

dvbaicrviser

May 22nd, 2011, 10:09 PM

Sagad-sagaran na talaga ang kabaduyan ng mga tao sa gobyerno. Nagsasayang ng pera. Tuluyan nang nasasalaula ang kapaligiran ng Maynila.

Magagaling ang mga produkto ng UP sa landscape architecture, bakit hindi nila gamitin ang talento ng mga tao doon. Kayang-kaya nila gumawa ng mga disenyo gaya nitong nasa ibaba na pwedeng ginawa nila sa Luneta at iba pang parke sa Pilipinas.

http://www.bodew.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/residential-landscape-design-pictures.jpg
http://www.bodew.com/contemporary-outdoor-city-park-landscape-design/

http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/418559826_lakeshore2-360x450.jpg
http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/1665696725_lakeshore6-528x402.jpg
http://archen.mr926.me/tag/chicago/

http://www.landscapes-design.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/park-landscape-design2.jpg
http://www.landscapes-design.com/landscape-design/park-landscape-design-4/

Christian_123

May 23rd, 2011, 12:18 AM

superpilyoako

May 23rd, 2011, 06:27 AM

^^ this really looks good in person sirs and maams :)

sana lang ginawa nilang uniform ung fence (like wtf? bakit di nila pinalitan yung yellow fence? kajologsan nga naman :()

spearhead

May 23rd, 2011, 06:36 AM

^^That bridge over the map is a total bullcrap! They should have built a new platform over looking the whole map just like the old one, with a much better looking and away from any potential safety hazard.

spearhead

May 23rd, 2011, 06:40 AM

^^Perhaps 2 platforms with magnifying scopes....

afterlife00

May 23rd, 2011, 07:55 AM

Eto daw yung second phase.

http://anony.ws/di-075I.jpg

Bulakenyo1980

May 23rd, 2011, 09:02 AM

Haha.

Pagbigyan na natin kung medyo gaudy ang dating. Sikat naman ang kultura natin sa pagiging burloloy addicts.

Jeepneys at tricycles na pimped out. Walang mapaglagyan na wall decor, furniture, at kung anong abubot sa bahay.

watcher09

May 23rd, 2011, 12:30 PM

^^ this really looks good in person sirs and maams :)

sana lang ginawa nilang uniform ung fence (like wtf? bakit di nila pinalitan yung yellow fence? kajologsan nga naman :()

I think they want to depict the Philippine Flag on that relief map - blue water, red walkway and yellow railings. Hehe! I don't think the bridge overshadows the map (only a part of it - a narrow part of Palawan). This way, one can have a nice look at the islands. The view deck before gave a clear view of one side only. Or, sana they've made the water deeper and added boats (just like in Burnham Park) with a title travel the Philippines in 10 minutes.

jbkayaker12

May 23rd, 2011, 01:31 PM

Thrash! That relief map will be full of trash soon. The platform itself is trash!! They could have built a platform slightly above ground along the perimeter fence instead of constructing it above the relief map.:ohno:

taipan101

May 23rd, 2011, 03:18 PM

WTF excuse my french. Whats going on Philippines have became too tacky...Goodness gracious. Can someone slapped the person behind this monstrosity.

taipan101

May 23rd, 2011, 03:24 PM

So this is were our taxes go. Pitty wherein our government should put the peoples money into creating our public areas to proper aesthetics. Rather than creating such and wasting it to such as these. Only the beautifull and well planned areas in Manila and the entire country where done by the private sector, and these areas are only entitled for the well heeled minority of our citizen. Too bad!

kiretoce

May 24th, 2011, 07:38 AM

The Philippines = kitsch ;)

Jose Mari

May 24th, 2011, 08:09 AM

noli-kun

May 24th, 2011, 05:23 PM

^^It looks different during the night. They installed LED at the sides of the boardwalk bridge. For the lack of a better word, it looks techno. :nuts:

afterlife00

May 24th, 2011, 09:36 PM

^^they want daw something current. more like tron. :lol:

kiretoce

May 25th, 2011, 06:17 AM

They should've just built viewing platforms around the perimeter, jutting out and over the relief map, thus leaving it untouched.

sloanesquare

May 25th, 2011, 06:41 AM

They should've just built viewing platforms around the perimeter, jutting out and over the relief map, thus leaving it untouched.

just like the amazing glass floor platform in grand canyon..expensive but occasionally we need to build something outstanding

spearhead

May 25th, 2011, 10:28 PM

Eto daw yung second phase.

http://anony.ws/di-075I.jpg

What's so wrong and what's not to like about this? :lol:

noli-kun

May 26th, 2011, 11:31 AM

What's so wrong and what's not to like about this? :lol: Mrawr! Pedobear and friends on the loose! Sana may effigy din ni Hon. Lim na sinama para ebribadi hapi! :nuts: :rofl:

They should've just built viewing platforms around the perimeter, jutting out and over the relief map, thus leaving it untouched. I've just recently seen the actual bridge way, and I think what they did was not really so bad at all. Anyone could see up close the details of the relief and can learn through informative boards installed around the map. Noong bata nga ako ni hindi ko man lang na-appreciate yung map na yan kasi tanaw ko lang yung mga dagat na nakapaligid sa PI. :lol:

salamangkero

May 27th, 2011, 07:12 AM

Pedobear alert!

anak_mm

May 27th, 2011, 11:06 AM

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/camilleglowsinthedark/5730288434/

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5752790663_238453ed83_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fitri-agung/5752790663/)
The view (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fitri-agung/5752790663/) by fitri.agung (http://www.flickr.com/people/fitri-agung/), on Flickr

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http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5222/5761493276_122b7f4907_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/magical_naiad/5761493276/)
Rizal Park (http://www.flickr.com/photos/magical_naiad/5761493276/) by magical_world (http://www.flickr.com/people/magical_naiad/), on Flickr

planetmars

May 27th, 2011, 11:43 AM

Very captivating place..I've been there when I was 11 yrs. old but now I'm 20 yrs. old I never been there again due to busy schedule in working..I wish I could have a lot of spare time to unwind myself and let me feel relax in a place where I can sleep and forget my worries for just a day.. :)

metrosuburban

May 28th, 2011, 03:30 AM

kiretoce

May 28th, 2011, 05:48 AM

I've just recently seen the actual bridge way, and I think what they did was not really so bad at all. Anyone could see up close the details of the relief and can learn through informative boards installed around the map. Noong bata nga ako ni hindi ko man lang na-appreciate yung map na yan kasi tanaw ko lang yung mga dagat na nakapaligid sa PI. :lol:

An up-close-and-personal experience is fine and all, but to build over Palawan like what's shown in the photo just ruins the map as a whole.

william :D

May 28th, 2011, 07:05 AM

Luneta Park
M a n i l a , P h i l i p p i n e s

by Benjamin Vallejera (http://rovic11.multiply.com/photos/album/98/Hot_Luneta#photo=19)

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firebar10

May 29th, 2011, 03:34 PM

i would prefer they build a glass walkover bridge as in super transparent para di sumapaw sa map..hehehe

poker.face

May 30th, 2011, 08:29 AM

^^ good idea :okay:

ombolot

May 30th, 2011, 09:41 AM

Yay ... i see my picture up there, thank you (my flickr name fitri.agung)

chris_nigel

May 30th, 2011, 12:46 PM

OT: watch I WITNESS mamaya about Rizal's SMILE very intriguing

TheAvenger

May 30th, 2011, 01:22 PM

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spearhead

May 30th, 2011, 07:16 PM

^^Sana matuloy yung plano na i-developed yung south harbor with skyscrapers. :cheers:

Bulakenyo1980

June 7th, 2011, 04:19 PM

Super "meh" yung relief map.

Lalong nagmukhang old fashioned at mumurahin tingnan pag up close mo tingnan.
Napupuno na din ng buha-buhangin yung "ocean floor".

Parang paper mache ang dating pag close up.

Sana na-update na rin nila yung relief map. Yung mas detailed sana at mas accurate yung totoong proportion at scale.

Di ko rin masyadong gusto yung arko nila dun.

Di ako talaga nang kokontra lang. Fan ako ng rehabilitation ng Rizal Park, pero dapat mas galingan pa nila.

Good luck sa kanila sana at masurpresa nyo sana ang mga tao in a positive way, sa mga next projects nila.

stephenjohn1120

June 21st, 2011, 10:49 AM

This was my first time to see the monument closely..

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The La Madre Filipina Statue in Luneta. This statue once stood on one of the cornerposts of the original Jones Bridge before World War II.
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sloanesquare

June 27th, 2011, 10:13 AM

the June 20 Inquirer edition shows a picture of a brand new floral clock sponsored by Hyundai.

suri_maw2020

June 27th, 2011, 10:29 AM

Anyone knows where they put the other statue of La Madre Filipina from Jones bridge?

kalbongdad

June 27th, 2011, 02:02 PM

is the other statue similar to the one in luneta or iba naman ang pagkakagawa pero parang pareho lang sa tingin ko.....nde kaya nasira ng giyera....?

FlashCollider

June 28th, 2011, 03:07 AM

Anyone knows where they put the other statue of La Madre Filipina from Jones bridge?

Nasa Supreme Court Compound yata yung isa.

kalbongdad

June 29th, 2011, 03:42 PM

Was in Rizal park this afternoon, had the chance to see the relief map of the PH.... what a let down.....lalo pang pumangit... parang grand yung mga pronouncements nila, but when you actually get to see it, you will be dismayed...nasalaula ang map....they should have just cleaned and repaint it and not put an structure running through it....wala pang 1 month...may mga sira sira na...obviously minadali para makahabol ng deadline nila....twisted metals, holes in the map kakainis....:ohno: tipong gawang pinoy....or gawang pnoy admin sa kagustuhan may maipakita...nababoy yung map.....

in contrast yung ginawa nila sa children's playground ay maganda....inayos lang nila at ni repaint walang inintroduce na kung anong bagong idea na hindi swak sa playground.....

kakainis.....:ohno: sana may taga npdc dito na makabasa nito...:ohno:

rubiopr27

June 30th, 2011, 04:52 PM

*images from http://pinoyinventorsmind.blogspot.com/

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afterlife00

June 30th, 2011, 05:20 PM

^^puede na... though I still prefer the old clock...

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sloanesquare

July 1st, 2011, 03:12 AM

the mechanism for the clock (hence the major expense) is in place and hopefully Hyundais sponsorship means that it will be maintained. the issue of what plants and flowers and colour scheme is the gardeners option

le Reine

July 1st, 2011, 03:18 AM

That's a flower clock without the flowers. :lol:

I've also noticed that there's no sweep-second hand.

Sebastian_L23

July 1st, 2011, 03:59 AM

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/8793/burnham0005oj3.jpg

Would have been amazing if this materialized back then :) A great seat for the government. Building at center looks like the capitol in DC.
I would imagine that one of the bay side buildings would be the presidential palace, or perhaps build one at the very end of the park (security wise, not so great).

:|

sloanesquare

July 1st, 2011, 07:24 AM

Well a blog regarding updates in Luneta:
http://digitista.blogspot.com/2011/05/return-to-luneta.html

One image striked me the most
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Isang malaking haaaayyy...

SO THIS IS WHAT PNOY THINKS OF HIS HARVARD MBA TOURISM GENIUS'S WORK SO FAR:

Cabinet’s ‘bad news’ trio named; new post for 1
By Christine O. Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer
2:45 am | Friday, July 1st, 2011
4 share44 35

Three Cabinet members whom the President had complained about last week for supposedly giving him bad news about their departments without offering him ready solutions were identified by a Palace source on Thursday.

They are Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Deles and Presidential Political Adviser Ronaldo Llamas, according to the Malacañang official, who asked not to be identified because the official has no authority to speak to the media about the issue.

Reached for comment, Lim said briefly: “Sorry I am abroad and cannot comment on something I have no personal knowledge of.”

kalbongdad

July 1st, 2011, 12:00 PM

TheAvenger

July 4th, 2011, 10:53 AM

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Canada’s famous Cirque du Soleil in Rizal Park infront of Qurino Grandstand.

Cirque du Soleil in Manila for biggest circus act

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/06/21/11/cirque-du-soleil-manila-biggest-circus-act

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kalbongdad

July 5th, 2011, 04:27 AM

nakita mo ba ang relief map?......ano comment mo?

sloanesquare

July 5th, 2011, 06:49 AM

^^
these must be the comments regarding the relief map that PNoy is hearing:

Tourism’s Lim surprised by ouster reports
By Fe Zamora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
4:04 am | Sunday, July 3rd, 2011

Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim on Saturday expressed surprised at reports he’s on the way out.

“Hindi ko alam. Huli ako sa balita (I don’t know. I’m not updated on the news),” Lim said in a phone interview aired over Radyo Inquirer early Saturday morning. talagang wala kang alam:lol:

Lim is currently in San Francisco, USA, where he has been conducting a roadshow to entice 2nd- and 3rd-generation Filipino-Americans to visit the Philippines. He will be leaving for Manila today (Sunday).

“Nagtataka ako kung bakit ako ang tinutukoy. Wala naman akong nasabing bad news sa kanya (I don’t know why I’m being referred to. I have not been bringing him bad news),” Lim said to reports that he was among the three Cabinet secretaries who had been giving President Aquino “bad news.”

“I need to talk to the President,” Lim added.

Lim said he’s been on a 12-day tour of six US cities to drum up President Aquino’s program to invite Filipinos to visit their homeland’s tourist destinations.

President Aquino has declared 2011-2016 Pinoy Homecoming Years.

Lim said he met with Fil-Am communities in New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Lim also dismissed calls from a private tourism group for President Aquino to appoint another tourism secretary.

Opposed from the beginning

In a statement, he said the Tourism Congress, which called on Friday for his replacement, had been opposed to his designation as tourism secretary from the beginning.

burjdubai91

July 5th, 2011, 03:00 PM

Pn-noy just friggin kick that sorry excuse for a tourism secretary out befoe he singlehandly destroys Philippine tourism. WTF.

kalbongdad

July 6th, 2011, 04:45 AM

siya talaga dapat ang tourism sec dahil tingnan mo ang trabaho nya...nag to-tour ng america....:lol: nagto-tour sa iba't ibang cities o...di ba....tourism sec talaga siya....:lol::lol::lol: wtf....sa dami ng kapalpakan nya dapat noon pa nag resign na sya.....:ohno:

TheAvenger

July 6th, 2011, 05:55 AM

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noli-kun

July 14th, 2011, 03:13 PM

May mga bagong sculpture at mosaic wall bago umakyat ng Quirino Grandstand.

jiexi

July 14th, 2011, 10:13 PM

Hi good am, just wondering bakit kaya hindi itinuloy yung Centennial Tower sa Luneta Park na plano itayo dati in line with year 2000 celebration? If natayo yun baka sakaling gumanda ang tourism growth natin noon palang.

manila2020

July 16th, 2011, 05:25 AM

May mga bagong sculpture at mosaic wall bago umakyat ng Quirino Grandstand.

I went there last night and yes, it was beautiful. Landscaped na yung area bago umakyat papunta sa grandstand. The "sculpture" was the winning design for Beijing Olympics. I was able to take a picture of it.

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July 26th, 2011, 09:15 AM

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miss the phils

July 26th, 2011, 08:42 PM

sana ma extend ang luneta all the way to malacanang part....at malipat yung normal U at adamson sa province

wynngd

July 28th, 2011, 05:13 AM

^^haha natawa naman ako... ipatapon daw ba ang Adamson ang Normal Univ sa probinsya...

miss the phils

July 28th, 2011, 07:58 AM

yeah para mas mahaba yung national mall natin

dvbaicrviser

July 28th, 2011, 10:13 AM

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http://blog.ratestogo.com/largest-city-parks/

Mahirap bang gawin ang ganitong klase ng park, simple maayos at elegante. Basta alaga lang ang mga puno sa pruning pati ang bermuda grass.

Isa pang suggestion, dapat na talagang gibain ang Quirino grandstand at ibalik na lang ang dating disenyo nito na mas maganda at hindi umaagaw ng espasyo.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XRFEqxqYEvw/TBxg9Zafo3I/AAAAAAAAAcA/bx34U5FaNmE/QuirinoGrandstand.jpg

Wafer

July 28th, 2011, 02:27 PM

^^anything admirable on this park? :|

maniLaboy_me

August 26th, 2011, 08:56 PM

ang ganda ng dancing fountain sa Rizal Park, sumasabay sya sa music, computer controlled, nakakatuwa lalo na pag dance music, every night meron nito

hugodiekonig

August 27th, 2011, 04:39 AM

hugodiekonig

August 27th, 2011, 04:40 AM

sana ma extend ang luneta all the way to malacanang part....at malipat yung normal U at adamson sa province

uhhh hindi ah

le Reine

August 27th, 2011, 04:44 AM

Isa pang suggestion, dapat na talagang gibain ang Quirino grandstand at ibalik na lang ang dating disenyo nito na mas maganda at hindi umaagaw ng espasyo.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XRFEqxqYEvw/TBxg9Zafo3I/AAAAAAAAAcA/bx34U5FaNmE/QuirinoGrandstand.jpgAng alam ko temporary lang yang design na yan ng grandstand.

icarusrising

August 27th, 2011, 07:55 AM

^^ Already more than half a century old and witnessing so many momentous events in the nation's life, the present one is already a historical landmark on its own. However, I long for the day when that hulk of a monument in the middle of Agrifina Circle is carted elsewhere. The globe fountain was a much classier act.

miss the phils

August 27th, 2011, 07:48 PM

dapat talaga tanggalin na ang NU, CEU para ma extend ang rizal park all the way to the pasig....who says aye?

rubiopr27

August 29th, 2011, 06:24 AM

aye! :)

Bosnyboy

August 31st, 2011, 06:32 AM

nay

maniLaboy_me

September 1st, 2011, 05:53 AM

bakit NU at CEU eh mas katapat ng Rizal Park ang Sta. Isabel College ...

icarusrising

September 1st, 2011, 05:56 AM

Huwag naman. Maraming historical structures na masasapol. If and only if, such an idea gains public acceptance, extending towards the sea would be a better option.

miss the phils

September 1st, 2011, 06:01 AM

bakit NU at CEU eh mas katapat ng Rizal Park ang Sta. Isabel College ...

yun rin.....

miss the phils

September 1st, 2011, 06:02 AM

Huwag naman. Maraming historical structures na masasapol. If and only if, such an idea gains public acceptance, extending towards the sea would be a better option.

historical structure? sabi nga nila....seoul was completely destroyed, pero marami pa rin silang tourist....

e di kelangan mo pang i move yung ocean park

icarusrising

September 1st, 2011, 06:52 AM

historical structure? sabi nga nila....seoul was completely destroyed, pero marami pa rin silang tourist....

e di kelangan mo pang i move yung ocean park

Based on this logic, we should sacrifice the heritage structures so that more tourists would come? :ohno: Aren't the Koreans currently reconstructing what they have lost, sacrificing modern buildings in the process? Isn't the Namdaemun or Great South Gate, burnt a few years ago being restored precisely because it's symbolic of national pride and draws in the tourists?

The problem of Manila isn't those long-established structures but rather the new derelict ones and the image of being unsafe and unclean. No need to move the Manila Ocean Park if there would be a consensus to enlarge the current Rizal Park. A reclamation can be done that would go around and even encompass the Manila Ocean Park site.

miss the phils

September 1st, 2011, 07:51 AM

yes, except those na may pagkakakitaan, i demolish na lahat

Bosnyboy

September 1st, 2011, 08:52 AM

yes, except those na may pagkakakitaan, i demolish na lahat

Im sorry but i have to disagree with your suggestion in demolishing the phil normal university because that university established in the early 1900s contains a lot of hostirical significance. In WWII that university served as a HQ of the japanese imperial army at the same time as a garrison for prisoners. Its also a site of intense battle during the retaking of manila from the japanese by both american and filipino forces in thel last days of WWII.

Bosnyboy

September 1st, 2011, 08:56 AM

dapat talaga tanggalin na ang NU, CEU para ma extend ang rizal park all the way to the pasig....who says aye?

Err NU and CEU are both located in the inversity belt area near recto ave and malacanang. The universities near luneta are sta isabel, adamson, phil normal. Sta isable and phil normal have significant historical importance. I dont think luneta needs to be extended because as it is now, the park can hardly be maintained properly by park authorities. besides the lrt and taft ave would runs across the "extended luneta". Should we also demolish lrt 1 and stopped all transport from traversing that part of taft ave?

icarusrising

September 1st, 2011, 05:48 PM

yes, except those na may pagkakakitaan, i demolish na lahat

Come to think of it...

Students who come to Manila to study add economic vibrancy to the city. Students pay tuition fees to the school, pay for board and lodging, consume food in the various food shops, buy supplies for schools, etc. The schools pay taxes to the City. The school's earnings pay for the salary of the staff. The graduates become productive citizens.

People who go to Rizal Park actually don't pay anything. :lol:

Besides, Manila has been a national education hub from the Spanish times...

miss the phils

September 1st, 2011, 05:50 PM

Come to think of it...

Students who come to Manila to study add economic vibrancy to the city. Students pay tuition fees to the school, pay for board and lodging, consume food in the various food shops, buy supplies for schools, etc. The schools pay taxes to the City. The school's earnings pay for the salary of the staff. The graduates become productive citizens.

People who go to Rizal Park actually don't pay anything. :lol:

Besides, Manila has been a national education hub from the Spanish times...

so do they add trash, pollution (water and solid and air)....you can argue both ways

miss the phils

September 1st, 2011, 05:51 PM

Im sorry but i have to disagree with your suggestion in demolishing the phil normal university because that university established in the early 1900s contains a lot of hostirical significance. In WWII that university served as a HQ of the japanese imperial army at the same time as a garrison for prisoners. Its also a site of intense battle during the retaking of manila from the japanese by both american and filipino forces in thel last days of WWII.

so is most universities in poland, korea....but they moved on....we should not be impeded by sentimental non sense

miss the phils

September 1st, 2011, 05:52 PM

Err NU and CEU are both located in the inversity belt area near recto ave and malacanang. The universities near luneta are sta isabel, adamson, phil normal. Sta isable and phil normal have significant historical importance. I dont think luneta needs to be extended because as it is now, the park can hardly be maintained properly by park authorities. besides the lrt and taft ave would runs across the "extended luneta". Should we also demolish lrt 1 and stopped all transport from traversing that part of taft ave?

mas maganda kasi ang park for tourist....universities can be move in the provinces where they belong:banana:

iba pala ang NU and PNU

ronaldcagape

September 2nd, 2011, 06:24 PM

mas maganda kasi ang park for tourist....universities can be move in the provinces where they belong:banana:

University Towns, well that's a novel idea. I know that's common in the US. In here, I'm not sure it would fly.

icarusrising

September 3rd, 2011, 04:39 AM

^^
Miss the phils' idea is for the universities to vacate Manila and pack up to the provinces so the park can be expanded. University town? That would be a good idea. We can integrate the park and the schools. It would be like the time when Manila was centered in Intramuros. However, the individual schools are walled-in and as of the moment and I don't think they'd be willing to give up those security perimeters.

miss the phils

September 3rd, 2011, 05:00 PM

also, how come there are universities inside intramuros like mapua?

if intramuros will be the williamsburg of the philippines, dapat puro historical feature lang

we really need a dictator to push these institutions away

icarusrising

September 4th, 2011, 07:01 AM

rubiopr27

September 4th, 2011, 01:40 PM

I think that the the SCU's should be retained in the City of Manila, they can just expand (universities like PNU, CEU, and the other universities located in the City of Manila). Manila should be regarded as the bastion of learning in S.E. Asia. I don't mind putting the universities in the provinces, but would it be a hassle for those who live in M.M. to rent a dormitory or to go there everyday? If the 'University Towns' would push through, the government should provide sufficient public transportation to go there. :colbert:

miss the phils

September 4th, 2011, 02:23 PM

^^ Have you read Rizal's novels? Manila then was the city within the walls of Intramuros. Some of the schools moved out because of they were destroyed during WW II. Some learning institutions were replaced by others. So now you want Intramuros to be just museum buildings? As of the moment, it's already a dead city by night fall. All the more when the schools are taken away.

have you been to williamsburg, Virginia.....they transformed it into an artificial colonial town.....just like in the 1600s....it's the original capital of Virginia before moving it to Richmond.....we can do that and make Intramuros a truly tourist destination....plus get rid of all the squatters and university

miss the phils

September 4th, 2011, 02:25 PM

icarusrising

September 4th, 2011, 04:01 PM

have you been to williamsburg, Virginia.....they transformed it into an artificial colonial town.....just like in the 1600s....it's the original capital of Virginia before moving it to Richmond.....we can do that and make Intramuros a truly tourist destination....plus get rid of all the squatters and university

I see. So you want a theme park. Sorry but not what I envision Manila to be. It's easier to create a theme park in the suburbs than to demolish the heritage structures of Manila for the benefit of the tourists.

lukador

September 4th, 2011, 04:12 PM

for me, the history is the best teacher of all, ust is known for espana, up manila is known for padre faura until diliman enter in the center stage, ateneo is known for its padre faura campus now the robinsons manila before they transfered to loyola, la salle is known in taft campus where ww 2 history massacred christian brothers and other refugees

if i am a davaoeno ateneo de davao is best in mindanao and visayas but ateneo de manila is the best ateneo school in the country

if i am from bacolod, university of st. la salle id the best school in region 6 but la salle taft and benilde is the best la salle school in the philippines

if i am a ilongo,cebuano,waray, UP-Visayas is the best state u system in the visayas and mindanao but UP-Manila and UP-diliman is the best university in the philippines

if i am a bicolano, AQUINAS university in legaspi city is the best dominican school outside manila but UST-espana is the best DOMINICAN school in the philippines

our parents chooses the best for us, thats why our parents if they had the capacity to send us to the best schools then they choose manila and u-belts.

my colleagues are graduates from the famous MINDANAO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY which sometimes better than the big 4 but they are not recognize here in manila because they are not from prestigious schools, one also is from SAN CARLOS U in cebu same situation again

hay, marami kasing may pera kayat nagsisiksikan sa u-belt ang mga bata

miss the phils

September 4th, 2011, 04:29 PM

I see. So you want a theme park. Sorry but not what I envision Manila to be. It's easier to create a theme park in the suburbs than to demolish the heritage structures of Manila for the benefit of the tourists.

you must be pertaining to the Busch Garden beside the colonial town in Williamsburg....no, I am not pertaining to the theme park but to the actual historical colonial town they set up....

miss the phils

September 4th, 2011, 04:30 PM

bcl4me

September 6th, 2011, 04:02 PM

university town? that wont work, overcrowding already a normal occurrence even in the provinces already, dont pollute the provinces, they have enough problems na

amitaliri619

September 6th, 2011, 05:37 PM

@bcl4me: How about the overcrowding in manila? Are you suggesting we just let our capital city be like a can of overstuffed sardines?

rubiopr27

September 7th, 2011, 03:59 PM

if everyone will be sentimental just because they graduated from one school or grew up in one neighborhood.....there would never be any progress cause nothing can be redeveloped....

Why not just expand the campus area of the SCUs? Total many of the residents in Manila are IS.

Choey

September 30th, 2011, 04:39 AM

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Botching01

October 30th, 2011, 08:30 AM

Botching01

October 30th, 2011, 08:31 AM

IN FAIRNESS ANG GANDA NA NG LUNETA NGAYON COMPARED BEFORE.....

ForwardTaguigCity

October 31st, 2011, 09:20 AM

Let's start with Manila's premier park, Rizal Park.

What do you think of Rizal Park? I find it too formal and overbuilt My idea of parks and gardens is more greens than paved pathways. I wanna be able to go down to Rizal Park and have a picnic during the cool, dry months of December to February. That would be a treat :)

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absinthe_888

October 31st, 2011, 10:46 AM

^^ Wag ka lang sana maholdap :D

Anyway, sana nga magkaron ng mala Central Park sa Metro Manila. Escape from the hustle and bustle of the city temporarily.

tj_brewed

October 31st, 2011, 11:46 AM

^^ Wag ka lang sana maholdap :D

Anyway, sana nga magkaron ng mala Central Park sa Metro Manila. Escape from the hustle and bustle of the city temporarily.

I agree...Anyway La Mesa Ecopark is very nice for a park but sad to say it's not that accessible.

absinthe_888

October 31st, 2011, 11:55 AM

^^ Yan ba yung nababalitang meh mga IS na din?

wesunsled

October 31st, 2011, 08:19 PM

diba ang senate ay may plano sa luneta park, 400 million pesosesoses para gawing ala central park ng new york at central park ng bangkok ang luneta, sa gilid din nito ay lalagyan ng mga high rise building at mga high end shops

kay mar roxas ata yung plano or pangilinan, phase 1 ay natapos na, ewan ko yung phase 2 kong kelan gagawin

phase 1 ay yung redevelopment sa fountains at philippines map at etc....

ForwardTaguigCity

November 1st, 2011, 08:43 AM

I was really surprised to have been moved here. I started a thread called Metro Manila Parks and Open Spaces but it was merged by the admins with this one... Oh well, might as well work with what I have :) Thanks for your responses to my question. Sana nga wag lang akong maholdap :) It's just too bad that people need to drive in order to get to the nearest green space - and pawis na pawis ka pa sa trapik. It would be nice to hop into the LRT (pawis ka pa rin) and hop off manila central station, tapos the entire area is just pure greenery, east and west of the station. Yun nga lang mausok. Pero green. Haha.

http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/12189578019/1/tumblr_ltyy7nrjfD1r5h4kr

At the center of this picture is the Manila Central Station (blue roof) to the northeast is the Arroceros Forest Park, to the west is the Mehan Garden (tama ba?) to the northwest is Liwasang Bonifacio, and to the southwest is the Andres Bonifacio Shrine. Far west are the northeastern turf of the Intramuros Golf Club.

It would be nice to create green corridors or canopies to connect they green/open spaces na hindi ka makikipagpatintero sa mga jeep at bus. Sayang talaga yung old jai alai building na ngayon ay "Park and Ride", the worst building ever built, IMO.

I don't really see the reason by there is a golf club around Intramuros. Ang ganda nung turf, konti lang ang nakikinabang. The City Government of Manila or the Intramuros Administration should buy out the golf club and give it back to the people for public use. the tourists would definitely love it. And so would Pinoy families na sawang sawa na sa itsura ng mga malls.

Meron pang open space north of the Arroceros Forest Park, sana gawin ding park nung park!

tita01

November 1st, 2011, 10:39 AM

BEAUTIFUL LUNETA

Botching01

November 11th, 2011, 02:50 PM

but really like luneta noon pa....nong nkatira kmi noon sa Pasay, dyan kami lging nagbobonding...

Botching01

November 11th, 2011, 02:52 PM

at least dyan pko nakakalanghap ng sariwang hangin despite na nagsasuffer ang manila ng air pollution....

GUNDAM168

November 11th, 2011, 03:23 PM

Kabobohan ng Rizal Park (Luneta) Management...

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MANILA, Philippines—Some 100 amateur and professional photographers staged a “photo-walk” Friday morning to dramatize their protest of what they alleged was discrimination against Filipinos taking pictures of the Rizal monument at Manila’s Rizal Park or Luneta.
The newly formed group Bawal Mag-Shoot Dito (BMSD) is an organization of camera enthusiasts who found a common pet-peeve: overzealous security guards preventing them from taking pictures of the Rizal monument.
Bernard Mejias, a spokesman for the group who has been into professional photography for 20 years, told the Inquirer that the BMSD only seeks to ask why local photographers are banned from shooting the Rizal monument while foreigners are not.
“Isn’t that a double standard?” he pointed out, adding that it was ridiculous that he and other photographers who pay taxes cannot shoot at a public place.
Marching to the Rizal monument at 11 am, the group unfurled streamers and broke through the cordons set up around the monument and ignored security guards trying to block their path.
When the chief of security tried to snatch away their streamer, the photographers fended him off and asked him instead in chorus, “Bakit bawal?” (Why is it prohibited?)
The question visibly left a blank look on the security man who simply responded, “It just is so.”
After taking pictures at the Rizal monument, the group proceeded to Intramuros to continue their photo walk.
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http://globalnation.inquirer.net/17633/photogs-protest-restrictions-on-shooting-rizal-monumentl

OtAkAw

November 11th, 2011, 06:16 PM

^^I never understood the authorities' love affair with banning people from photographing public spaces.

maniLaboy_me

November 12th, 2011, 08:40 AM

^^ Wag ka lang sana maholdap :D

Anyway, sana nga magkaron ng mala Central Park sa Metro Manila. Escape from the hustle and bustle of the city temporarily.

pwede pa nga ito mag-improve ala-central park ang Luneta, dagdagan ng trees at i-redesign yung mga exsiting gardens don, kung pwede nga kumuha pa ng konti space sa Quirino Grandstand for add'l greenery, also ipagbawal na nila ang mga taong halos tumitira na dun na kinakatakutan ng mga namamasyal at i-improve din nila ang security lalo na sa gabi .. :colgate:

afterlife00

November 12th, 2011, 12:17 PM

Passed by Luneta last week, ang laki ng improvement. Though not as grand as I have seen it sa 70's postcards and photographs.

ISwitch

November 27th, 2011, 01:20 PM

Luneta, Pasig River and Intramuros:
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ISwitch

November 27th, 2011, 01:28 PM

More Luneta Pics:
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r93k401

November 27th, 2011, 05:12 PM

mukhang wala nang naninitang sekyu sa luneta.
epektib yung pagprotesta nung grupong "bawal mag shoot dito" ng fb.

HANG_tod

November 28th, 2011, 04:05 AM

bawal sa loob ng luneta, katulad ng chinese

bcl4me

November 30th, 2011, 06:53 PM

ay napansin ko lang sa Luneta, yung kay Lapu-lapu wala ng green grass yung surroundings nya while the rest of Luneta is so green

hugodiekonig

November 30th, 2011, 06:57 PM

No, pwedeng magpicture sa Luneta. yung news noon about sa bawal na daw ang magpicture sa Luneta was just a hoax

hugodiekonig

November 30th, 2011, 07:00 PM

Restrictions lang sa mga photographers shooting for commercial purposes ang iniimpose

leechtat

December 2nd, 2011, 06:34 AM

PLUG!

SEE you all later!

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mao rong

December 8th, 2011, 04:03 PM

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Igsuonnimo

December 15th, 2011, 02:56 AM

Yung Fort Santiago ba hanggang alas 5-6pm lang ang oras na bukas ito sa publiko sa darating na kapaskuhan o holidays???

poker.face

December 15th, 2011, 07:09 AM

I heard tatanggalin na yang Lapu-lapu statue at ilalagay na lang sa Cebu?

manila2020

December 15th, 2011, 07:14 AM

I heard tatanggalin na yang Lapu-lapu statue at ilalagay na lang sa Cebu?

BETTER!! Ibalik nila yung Agrifina Circle during the 60's!! It's classier!!

dvbaicrviser

December 15th, 2011, 10:06 AM

Mabuti naman ililipat na nila, kawalang respeto naman kasi sa dalawang bayani natin. Pero mas ok sana kung gawan ng sariling parke si Lapu-lapu sa Maynila bilang pagkilala sa kanya.

Sana buo pa yung globe at yun ang ilagay ulit sa Agrifina.

mao rong

December 17th, 2011, 07:05 PM

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noli-kun

December 24th, 2011, 04:43 AM

Maganda yung christmas decor ngayon sa building ng Department of Tourism.

mao rong

December 24th, 2011, 08:34 AM

^^pics? :D

Aklandia

December 30th, 2011, 01:04 AM

Proper Landscape (some open space Trees and plant are look Bush around), Appropriate Lamp, descent paint. Is that hard to look more presentable. bring back the Old Glory of the Capital why Makati can Do!

Bosnyboy

December 30th, 2011, 04:08 PM

Another very nice place that manila can emulate is filinvest city. In my opinion filinvest city looks a lot like singapore, very very clean, very oraganized, lots of trees and very very nice landscaping and people well behaved.

sarimanok

December 30th, 2011, 06:46 PM

^^
+1
landscaping wise maganda, uber-dami ng puno..
di pa masyado crowded.. kaunti pa lng din skyscrapers dito..

Aklandia

December 30th, 2011, 08:52 PM

HAPPY PHILIPPINES

lochinvar

December 31st, 2011, 08:32 AM

Cebu should create a special park to house Lapu-lapu, say in the newly reclaimed land. Manila should instead have Rajah Soliman for he too fought against foreign invaders.

b_two

December 31st, 2011, 06:43 PM

from manilastandardtoday.com (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNation.htm?f=2011/december/31/nation9.isx&d=2011/december/31):

Rizal Park management wants Lapu-Lapu statue sent to Cebu

“It is right that Lapu-lapu goes to Cebu especially in Lapu-Lapu City.”
Executive director Juliet Villegas, of the National Parks Development Committee, wants the Lapu-Lapu statue put up by then Tourism Secretary Richard Gordon at the Rizal Park out of the City of Manila.
The 40-foot brass statue by scultor Juan Sajid Imao was donated by chairman Kwon Jung Dal of the Korean Freedom League to honor Filipino soldiers who helped South Korea resist in the invasion by communist troops from the north. “We are willing and ready to turn over the statute,” Villegas told Manila Standard.

suntex

December 31st, 2011, 06:54 PM

napaka disrespectful naman ng Rizal park administration,bawal na nga picture bawal pa si lapu lapu, ang dapat na umalis ay silang mga corrupt dyan, wala ng ginawa kundi mangutong sa mga photographer at mga foreign tourists na di nila nireremit ang collections

alam natin si RAJA SULAIMAN ang hari ng Maynila or Kingdom of Tondo

pero si Lapu-Lapu ang kaunaunahang pilipino na nakilala ng mga banyaga na ipinakita ang tapang at sensiridad sa pamumuno

maniLaboy_me

January 1st, 2012, 09:25 AM

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2012 New Year fireworks display at Rizal Park ...

afterlife00

January 1st, 2012, 06:17 PM

alam natin si RAJA SULAIMAN ang hari ng Maynila or Kingdom of Tondo

HINDE! Si ASIONG ANG HARI NG TONDO! :lol::lol::lol:

Aklandia

January 1st, 2012, 10:27 PM

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Rizal Park of the Philippines

IslandSon.PH

January 2nd, 2012, 05:57 AM

P150 million set aside for "retrofit lighting" in Rizal, Paco Parks
Published: Jan 2, 2012 - 8:10am
http://www.spot.ph/the-feed/50129/p150-million-set-aside-for-retrofit-lighting-in-rizal-paco-parks

Interaksyon.com reports that the government will spend P150 million to "psruce up" Rizal Park and Paco Park. Department of Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad said on Friday, December 30, that the amount has been released to the Department of Tourism's (DOT) National Parks Development Committee (NPDC).

The funds will be used to replace "733 existing lamp posts in Rizal Park and 41 in Paco with solar-powered lights, as well as the 456 incandescent and fluorescent bulbs with 534 light-emitting diode (LED) lights." The report pointed out: "The government will also install 25 units of closed-circuit television (CCTV) and build a command-and-control station at Rizal Park to make it a safer tourist attraction."

According to the report, the retrofitting project is seen to "reduce the electricity consumption of NDPC by 83 percent yearly, or slash about P16.11 million from its present electricity utilization expense of P19.36 million."

Jrommel

January 2nd, 2012, 08:02 AM

Twin Eiffel towers or a taller replica of Eiffel tower fits Luneta Park,you can see the wholeness of the park when you are at the tower...wooow

tita01

January 2nd, 2012, 09:18 AM

nice

noli-kun

January 2nd, 2012, 01:37 PM

maniLaboy_me

January 2nd, 2012, 06:43 PM

that news is just cool !... :cool:

Aklandia

January 2nd, 2012, 06:56 PM

that news is just cool !... :cool:

HOPEFULY THE LAMP IS NOT LIKE FLOWERY[ATIENZA]STYLE:nuts:

OR OUT OF THIS WORLD LIKE UFO BIG BANG AND TOOOOO MUCH BULBS AND COLOR :ohno:

MAYOR LIM PALIT NG PALIT NG LAMP ANG MANILA CHOOSE DECENT NAMAN AS A CAPITAL CITY!:bash:

galore

January 3rd, 2012, 01:48 AM

decent

Bosnyboy

January 4th, 2012, 09:22 AM

Jologs mayors eh. Saka laki ata kita everytime nagpapalit ng lamp post kaya ayun. If only they can replace those lamp post with ordinary lamps. Whats important is maximum illumination just like what they have in makati side streets. As much as i dont like binay, their street lighting is just superb. I feel safe walking the side streets of makati compare to the streets of ermita with those moronic looking lamp post and most of them are bustded too.

ISwitch

January 8th, 2012, 01:58 PM

rizal park hd video
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Bosnyboy

January 9th, 2012, 06:04 AM

Twin Eiffel towers or a taller replica of Eiffel tower fits Luneta Park,you can see the wholeness of the park when you are at the tower...wooow

Yah you will also see the endless squatter colonies nearby.

dblog

January 11th, 2012, 09:32 AM

BETTER!! Ibalik nila yung Agrifina Circle during the 60's!! It's classier!!

Can you post a picture of the Agrifina Circle?

afterlife00

January 11th, 2012, 11:06 AM

^^ http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3581/3449476992_1e92b8e137.jpg
Agrifina circa 70s ata.

Aklandia

January 12th, 2012, 04:30 AM

^^ http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3581/3449476992_1e92b8e137.jpg
Agrifina circa 70s ata.
Madame imelda Marcos is still alived Department of Tourism can ask suggestion from Madame See Agrifina Circle at her time Grandeur.

Jrommel

January 12th, 2012, 07:39 AM

Yah you will also see the endless squatter colonies nearby.
that's what the local govt of manila has to address

at least the tower alone will attract a guaranteed 30 million tourists a year:):lol: still waaaaay below france 78.5 million tourists in 2010.

sarimanok

January 13th, 2012, 02:25 AM

HOPEFULY THE LAMP IS NOT LIKE FLOWERY[ATIENZA]STYLE:nuts:

OR OUT OF THIS WORLD LIKE UFO BIG BANG AND TOOOOO MUCH BULBS AND COLOR :ohno:

MAYOR LIM PALIT NG PALIT NG LAMP ANG MANILA CHOOSE DECENT NAMAN AS A CAPITAL CITY!:bash:

Good news ang laki ng matitipid, 83% sa electricity.
Pero sana nga hindi weird-looking yung mga lamp post. Pansin ko din palit nga ng palit ng mga lamp post sa Maynila.. Walang maintenance?

pomperadz@yahoo.com

January 27th, 2012, 03:17 AM

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pomperadz@yahoo.com

January 27th, 2012, 03:18 AM

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pomperadz@yahoo.com

January 27th, 2012, 04:27 AM

MUSICAL/ DANCING FOUNTAIN OF LUNETA

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hugodiekonig

January 28th, 2012, 01:53 PM

^^ http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3581/3449476992_1e92b8e137.jpg
Agrifina circa 70s ata.

BEAU-TI-FUL!!!

hugodiekonig

January 28th, 2012, 01:55 PM

pomperadz@yahoo.com

January 30th, 2012, 02:30 AM

LUNETA PARK

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pomperadz@yahoo.com

January 30th, 2012, 02:33 AM

BUHAY LUNETA

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pomperadz@yahoo.com

January 31st, 2012, 12:15 AM

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Bosnyboy

January 31st, 2012, 04:04 AM

BUHAY LUNETA

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Kita mo itong bata kawawa. Asan kaya magulang nyan. Bat hinayaang maglakad ng naka paa lamang at lumapit pa sa basurahan. Kaya di nakakapagtaka na magiging bulok ang hinaharap nya. Ayan o sign sa basurahan Bulok .

pomperadz@yahoo.com

January 31st, 2012, 06:23 AM

Kita mo itong bata kawawa. Asan kaya magulang nyan. Bat hinayaang maglakad ng naka paa lamang at lumapit pa sa basurahan. Kaya di nakakapagtaka na magiging bulok ang hinaharap nya. Ayan o sign sa basurahan Bulok .

Di yan ang priority ni PNOYnoy ngayon kaya we have no hopes that they can find solution sa ganitong problema.

Madami pa yan pre sa luneta..minsan you will feel unsafe pero swabe lang..

afterlife00

February 1st, 2012, 01:16 PM

^^ Presidente nanaman? Hindi ba pwedeng yung mga magulang muna nung bata ang sisihin? :bash:

lochinvar

February 1st, 2012, 06:11 PM

"Asan kaya magulang nyan?"

Ayun, nakahiga.

stephenjohn1120

February 6th, 2012, 05:26 AM

I know this one was posted long before. But seeing this personally last week I was really bothered. WTH why are they putting this kind of corniness in our country's National Park? Tapos a desperate copycat pa for using the name "Filipino Thomas and Friends"? Natatawa talaga ako dito. :lol: But anyway I'm sure patok yan sa mga bata (and maybe sa mga jologs).

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metrosuburban

February 6th, 2012, 06:52 PM

well, kabaduyan is a signature pinoy trait. just look at the houses in your neighborhood mukang nicho lahat. anyway the whole park itself is soooo full of color and tackiness end to end!! The pictures speak for themselves..

tyronne

February 7th, 2012, 12:54 PM

Ang tanong ko lang, bakit kelangan pinturahan ang puno?

sarimanok

February 9th, 2012, 06:50 AM

NEWS: Rizal Park, Manila Zoo

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kalbongdad

February 9th, 2012, 02:00 PM

been to the zoo just this december....i don't think something has been done about it....wtf are they saying in that report....the zoo is in a sad state....even luneta.....the update on the fountain is a welcome upgrade....however the work they've done on the philippine map...is plain and simple hideous....:bash:

AmihanSSC

February 9th, 2012, 11:59 PM

AmihanSSC

February 10th, 2012, 12:01 AM

^^ Presidente nanaman? Hindi ba pwedeng yung mga magulang muna nung bata ang sisihin? :bash:
May point ka dyan gurl:banana:

pomperadz@yahoo.com

February 10th, 2012, 01:24 PM

May point ka dyan gurl:banana:

if only the government is doing right and good for our brothers at Luneta Park eh di sana di na lumalala pa ang ganitong sitwasyon..tuwid na daan nga pero wala namang direksyon..been there every morning for my jogging routine and I tell you ang dami nila...kahit saan na lang kahit along Roxas blvd marami din nakahiga sa tabi tabi...And one thing to add, I think they are doing some improvement sa drainage system around the park..ang liliit naman ng pinalit..:C

hakz2007

February 17th, 2012, 10:56 AM

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/6160_102639632766_101164622766_2001758_780782_n.jpg
"Luneta Park, Manila" Early 1900s

Notice the American flag. It was prohibited to fly the Philippine flag until 1917.

Filipinos were dressed up just like Westerners (Europeans and Americans) during that time of so long ago.

The churches inside the walls of Intramuros are San Agustin and Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo, was the second largest in the enclave. This was destroyed during the Battle of Manila in Feb 1945. San Agustin Church is the oldest Church still remaining in its original place in Intramuros or walled City.

Notice the Glorietta at the Luneta Park where bands play their paseo.

This is Manila in its old glory before the americans and japanese destroyed 400 years of its heritage, culture, history and architecture....source (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=102639632766&set=a.101165707766.89130.101164622766&type=3)

OtAkAw

February 18th, 2012, 06:04 AM

^^Intramuros looks so good from afar, all those church spires. Beautiful.

anakngpasig

February 19th, 2012, 12:05 PM

^^ Presidente nanaman? Hindi ba pwedeng yung mga magulang muna nung bata ang sisihin? :bash:

anak kasi yang batang yan ni Pnoy :lol:

Disturbing Reality

February 19th, 2012, 06:47 PM

^^ http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3581/3449476992_1e92b8e137.jpg
Agrifina circa 70s ata.

These buildings look grand in this photo.. I hope they restore the colors..:cheers:

El_Toro

February 20th, 2012, 01:37 AM

looks like your in washington d.c. capitol mall

manila2020

February 20th, 2012, 12:10 PM

These buildings look grand in this photo.. I hope they restore the colors..:cheers:

I hope they restore the globe too! Get rid of that Lapu Lapu monument! It deserves to be in Mactan, Cebu!

hingpit1984

February 20th, 2012, 06:58 PM

I hope they restore the globe too! Get rid of that Lapu Lapu monument! It deserves to be in Mactan, Cebu!

Naku, baka may magreact nito.

Toymatz

February 21st, 2012, 06:07 AM

I hope they restore the globe too! Get rid of that Lapu Lapu monument! It deserves to be in Mactan, Cebu!

Naku, baka may magreact nito.

Ako na po ang mauna ha? Well, I share the same sentiment regarding the globe na ibalik sa dating kalalagyan nito pero huwag ka namang ganyan bro about the Lapu-Lapu monument. Pwede siguro ilipat sa ibang lugar within the capital coz after all, he's a national figure. You still remember your history? Para mo namang sinabi huwag nang magparade si Pacquiao sa Maynila sa tuwing mananalo siya sa laban at sa Gensan na lang, di po ba?:bash:

ISwitch

February 21st, 2012, 06:59 AM

These buildings look grand in this photo.. I hope they restore the colors..:cheers:

sana marestore nila sa ganitong condition^^

afterlife00

February 21st, 2012, 08:49 AM

Ako na po ang mauna ha? Well, I share the same sentiment regarding the globe na ibalik sa dating kalalagyan nito pero huwag ka namang ganyan bro about the Lapu-Lapu monument. Pwede siguro ilipat sa ibang lugar within the capital coz after all, he's a national figure. You still remember your history? Para mo namang sinabi huwag nang magparade si Pacquiao sa Maynila sa tuwing mananalo siya sa laban at sa Gensan na lang, di po ba?:bash:

I don't see anything wrong about what he said: "It deserves to be in Mactan, Cebu!". Taken as it is, the Lapu-Lapu statue belongs to Cebu. Much more fitting. If you know your history, Lapu-Lapu never reached or even made a historical impact in Manila or any part of Luzon. Honestly, he's not 'that' relevant to have that circle pit at the center of Manila as his pedestal. He's only relevant here in M.Manila because the textbooks said so, he was the 'First Philippine Hero' against the foreign power that after sometime, successfully dominated the whole country, nothing more than that. :)

icarusrising

February 21st, 2012, 09:01 AM

^^ It rightfully belongs there so it deserves to be there. It's the thing befitting of Lapu-lapu. The Lapu-lapu statue should have its own park where it would be the focal point.

maniLaboy_me

February 21st, 2012, 09:13 AM

oo nga nman kasi Rizal Park ito 'as the name says', kung sana hindi named after Rizal ang Luneta, mas walang conflict, tsaka deserve din ni Lapu-lapu na may park named after him, sana sa Cebu City, the second largest metropolis in the country at bagay na bagay ang monument nya dun...

afterlife00

February 21st, 2012, 09:36 AM

I might've sounded a bit regionalistic, but that's the truth. And yeah, in Cebu, I think Lapu-Lapu deserves to have his own park, not just a small shrine. :)

icarusrising

February 21st, 2012, 09:52 AM

When I read this article yesterday, I thought it was already taken out of Rizal Park... :dunno:

Filinvest giving malls P7-B facelift
By: Paolo G. Montecillo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
8:03 pm | Saturday, February 18th, 2012

source: http://business.inquirer.net/45239/filinvest-giving-malls-p7-b-facelift

Meanwhile, Filinvest says the company would simultaneously develop its retail property at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu. The seafront SRP is just across the street from the 36-hectare, P25 billion residential space area developed by the group’s residential property arm Filinvest Land Inc.

The SRP area, to be built on reclaimed property, will be given a “beach side” atmosphere. At its heart will be an outdoor sand box where nearby residents can come and relax. And as a throwback to Cebu’s rich history, the company also plans to bring in a replica of an old Spanish galleon to add to the area’s overall flavor.

Not to mention the company’s plans to put out a three-story statue of national hero Lapu-Lapu, which was recently removed from Rizal Park for being taller than Rizal himself, will also be a key attraction amid the stores and restaurants.

Like the Festival Mall, the company plans to take advantage of the SRP’s natural surroundings to create more customer-friendly surroundings.

Once all the work is done, Antonio says the company hopes that it would “raise the bar” for malls in the country. “This is our way of giving back to our community,” he says.

afterlife00

February 21st, 2012, 09:59 AM

^^ This! I was actually looking for this earlier! :lol:

icarusrising

February 21st, 2012, 10:12 AM

So can anyone confirm if the Lapu-lapu Statue is no longer in Agrifina Circle?

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

February 21st, 2012, 10:19 AM

I am from Cebu and yes, I agree that the Lapu-Lapu monument in Agrifina Circle should be transferred to Cebu where it belongs and return back that globe fountain. Actually, it looks great in there. :okay:

maniLaboy_me

February 21st, 2012, 11:16 AM

question lang ... sa may bandang Quirino Grandstand o Luneta parang may nakikita ko na construction on-going, anyone familiar or have noticed this?

kenjikun07

February 21st, 2012, 11:30 AM

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/166993_2928478863288_1600452053_32662495_1332066003_n.jpg

Bosnyboy

February 21st, 2012, 02:40 PM

So can anyone confirm if the Lapu-lapu Statue is no longer in Agrifina Circle?

Aahh dont worry lapu lapu is still standing guard at the agrifina circle as of today feb 21, 2012

Christian_123

February 21st, 2012, 05:19 PM

^^Still awaiting the day where they finally give the lapu-lapu statue the boot out of Rizal park.

Toymatz

February 21st, 2012, 07:33 PM

I don't see anything wrong about what he said: "It deserves to be in Mactan, Cebu!". Taken as it is, the Lapu-Lapu statue belongs to Cebu. Much more fitting. If you know your history, Lapu-Lapu never reached or even made a historical impact in Manila or any part of Luzon. Honestly, he's not 'that' relevant to have that circle pit at the center of Manila as his pedestal. He's only relevant here in M.Manila because the textbooks said so, he was the 'First Philippine Hero' against the foreign power that after sometime, successfully dominated the whole country, nothing more than that. :)

Alisin na rin natin ang ibang estatwa at monumento ng mga hindi taga Maynila katulad ng kay Gabriela Silang o Sultan Kudarat sa Makati atbp na nasa kalakhang Maynila at ilagay sa kani-kanilang probinsya ganun po ba ang ibig mong sabihin? :bash: Your comment sounds more regionalistic to me and "nothing more than that"! I was born in Manila but don't share your views. Hindi ko naman sinabi hindi dapat alisin sa Luneta ang statwa ni Lapu-Lapu at ilipat sa ibang lugar. It's the way another forumer said it. At anong ibig mong sabihin "Lapu-Lapu never reached or even made a historical impact in Manila or any part of Luzon"? Whaaaat?!!! Such an ignorant, insensitive and ridiculous comment just to say the least. Every segment and part of our history shaped our country as it is now. Kumbaga its an imortant piece of the puzzle. Ang tinitingnan mo lang yata ang event at place kung anong nangyari and have no in-depth analysis regarding its impact on our nation. Masyado ka naman yatang magaling sa history pero hindi mo maipagkabit-kabit lahat at ipinaiiral mo lang ang pagiging Manilenyo Superyor mo, sir. Let just say Lapu-Lapu wasn't able to thwart Magellan. Would Manila be as it is now? Would it still be the capital? Would the explorers like Legaspi come after Magellan? Would Legaspi and Father Urdaneta hear of a rich, Muslim kingdom by the Pasig called "Maynilad" and would you even hear a person from Calamba, Laguna by the name of Jose P. Rizal etc, etc? The likes of you had history lessons alright but were never true students of history and its essence. Yes, i know my history but unlike you, I appreciate it well FYI.:yes:

afterlife00

February 21st, 2012, 10:40 PM

http://pull.imgfave.netdna-cdn.com/image_cache/1323062570885261.png

^^ Yes, I admitted on a recent post that I was a bit regionalistic. :troll:

Don't take it seriously, dude. I was just making a point of how this humongous statue of Lapu-Lapu is too much to be placed on a focal point of the park that we Manileños call RIZAL Park. Somehow I think this is an indirect and unintended disrespect to our National Hero. Got it?

I know my history too, and like you, I have my own views. Views I believe are to be respected and not bashed. And yes, I think with or without Lapu-Lapu, the Crown of Castille would still have the Philippines as it's colony. Who knows, it could've been better.

Peace dude, have a cup of coffee. :okay:

Toymatz

February 22nd, 2012, 08:29 AM

Ok dude! Peace...

Asturiano

February 22nd, 2012, 11:20 PM

MatudNilaBaby

February 23rd, 2012, 02:24 AM

Kung ako ang tatanongin mas maganda siguro kung ilipat na lang nila ang estatua ni Lapu-Lapu sa ibang lugar sa Maynila. Alisin na sa centro ng circle sa rizal park at ibalik ang dati nitong style na may globe at fountain saka may mga tanin na halaman sa gilid ng circle, alisin sana lahat ng puno sa circle kasi hinde mo na makita yun mga gusaling nakapalig dito nagmuka tuloy gubat yun circle. Hinde naman siya kailangang ilipat sa Cebu dahil mas maganda pa ang monumento niya doon kasama pa yun lumang monumento ni Magellan. Ok lang na mayroon siyang monumento sa Maynila dahil ang Maynila ay capital ng Filipinas nararapat lang na lahat ng taong nakipaglaban sa ating kalayaan ay nakapresenta sa Maynila pero sana nasa tamang lugar.

na insecure na nga ang mga rizalistang maynila sa estatuwa ni lapu2x ano kaya ang pagtingin nila lalo na sa kapwa nilang mga pilipinong bisaya? lapu2x deserves a place in luneta park as he is our first hero who fought against foreign invaders. kung hindi ninyo matiis ang estatuwa, ano pakaya sa kapwa niyong pilipino.

di ba may kasabihan kayo diyan "na ang simumang hindi marunong lumingon sa kanyang pinanggalingan ay hindi makararating sa kanyang pupuntahan. lumingon naman kayo sa ating past before pa kay rizal. without lapu2x we couldnt have a rizal.

kiretoce

February 23rd, 2012, 02:29 AM

An early aerial view of the rotunda at Rizal Park.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u7YcHjnbxZ4/TmlYaupTmpI/AAAAAAAABl4/fPIxddgcryA/s1600/Rizal+Park+in+its+Prime+1960s.jpg

Christian_123

February 23rd, 2012, 07:53 AM

na insecure na nga ang mga rizalistang maynila sa estatuwa ni lapu2x ano kaya ang pagtingin nila lalo na sa kapwa nilang mga pilipinong bisaya? lapu2x deserves a place in luneta park as he is our first hero who fought against foreign invaders. kung hindi ninyo matiis ang estatuwa, ano pakaya sa kapwa niyong pilipino.

I'm fine for having a lapu-lapu statue in Luneta park considering other heroes have small statues as well inside luneta. But the current one in agrifina really have to go because the current size of it is quite absurd (its 3 stories tall), totally out of place and a huge insult for lapu-lapu himself. At the moment, he's like a huge 'informal settler' in luneta while trying hard to steal rizal's spotlight in rizal park.

Here's the deal, cebu city can build a Lapu-lapu park with the size of luneta and put the huge statue, from agrifina, as it's center piece while we put a smaller one inside luneta so rizal will be the center piece of rizal park again. With that, both parties will be happy.

Cebuanos deserves a grand park and i'm sure cebuanos would love a grand park just for lapu-lapu. Like what we have for rizal in manila.

Or as Asturiano said earlier; if cebu doesn't want it, they should atleast transfer it somewhere else in manila...The reclamation area near folk arts theater would be a good choice for the lapu-lapu statue so then he can 'watch out and protect' manila for 'foreign invaders'. Just like what he did for cebu.

MatudNilaBaby

February 23rd, 2012, 08:14 AM

the first philippine hero deserves the biggest statue. who says the national hero should have the biggest and tallest monument in luneta park?

Christian_123

February 23rd, 2012, 08:19 AM

the first philippine hero deserves the biggest statue. who says the national hero should have the biggest and tallest monument in luneta park?

The problem here is, the park is called RIZAL Park. So in common sense, rizal shrine should be the highlight of the park and not the 3 story tall lapu-lapu statue...

Lets see what's your reaction if we put a 3 story tall and spotlight stealing rizal statue beside the small lapu-lapu monument in cebu....Doesn't that feel insulting ain't it?

A small lapu-lapu statue would be fine in luneta while cebu can build a huge, luneta sized, park just for lapu-lapu and we manilenos would be just fine if the lapu-lapu park put a small rizal statue inside it as a trade.

MatudNilaBaby

February 23rd, 2012, 08:30 AM

watcher09

February 23rd, 2012, 08:43 AM

Christian_123

February 23rd, 2012, 08:51 AM

you are insulting the national hero to be a selfish philippine hero if you do remove lapulapu's statue. why do you keep on insisting that statue to be return to cebu. just so you can show your bias and prejudice against the south? if then dot sec gordon put that statue in luneta park its because lapulapu deserves to be known in the capital region that he is the first philippine hero and that's something you have to swallow against you will.

So i guess it would be fine to do something like this in cebu as well?

http://i.imgur.com/1UEeV.jpg

Doesn't that look insulting?

Seriously, stop being so regionalistic for once and swallow your OWN pride. Thats why we're lobbying it to either give it to cebu as a gift or transfer it outside rizal park and build a park just for him along manila bay, preferrably near the folk arts theater facing the bay, as respect for lapu-lapu as well. So far, in recent news, whether you like it or not, will be removed off rizal park and be placed in cebu where it rightfully belongs.

MatudNilaBaby

February 23rd, 2012, 08:52 AM

poker.face

February 23rd, 2012, 08:56 AM

Guys, Filinvest will highlight Lapu-Lapu's 3-storey high monument in their SRP property in Cebu. No need for heated arguments. It's just right for it to be transferred to a proper and more suitable place. Let's face it, Rizal Park should highlight Rizal without a rival. If I were the president, I would create another park for Lapu-Lapu, Bonifacio and other major heroes. If we were local officials, nobody is hindering us to erect a monument of any hero or past president in our municipality. We can do that, although, they must have designated places as in a town I've been to, there was this park for Quezon and another for Rizal.

____ ^^ :applause:

you are insulting the national hero to be a selfish philippine hero if you do remove lapulapu's statue. why do you keep on insisting that statue to be return to cebu. just so you can show your bias and prejudice against the south? if then dot sec gordon put that statue in luneta park its because lapulapu deserves to be known in the capital region that he is the first philippine hero and that's something you have to swallow against you will.

is that really the reason why the lapu-lapu statue is present in luneta? i don't think so. please don't understatement somebody's intellect, we learned that during our elementary years. philippine history wise.

just so you can show your bias and prejudice against the south?

:ohno: no comment :ohno:

Christian_123

February 23rd, 2012, 09:00 AM

im glad youre not the president cuz we have a president, cabinet members and members of congress who are not selfish, bias and prejudice. youre only dealing with a statue now, how much more for your fellow visayans roaming around ncr?

^^Keep crying. Lapu-lapu statue is annouced to be removed off the park whether you like it or not.

As for treating visayans roaming in NCR, i dont treat them any different to any normal persons. I treat them fair and square and without any hate since they're my fellow countrymen. Heck, i have a visayan relative and even a relative in mindanao as well..

Unlike you who's very 'anti-imperial manila'.

MatudNilaBaby

February 23rd, 2012, 09:11 AM

So i guess it would be fine to do something like this in cebu as well?

http://i.imgur.com/1UEeV.jpg

Doesn't that look insulting?

Seriously, stop being so regionalistic for once and swallow your OWN pride. Thats why we're suggesting to either give it to cebu as a gift or transfer it outside rizal park and build a park just for him along manila bay, preferrably near the folk arts theater facing the bay, as respect for lapu-lapu as well.

you insulting lapulapu because you are exaggerating the size of rizals monument and smack it just right next to his face. luneta park has north and south end and tell me if lapulapu's statue is overshadowing rizals monument from a distance like to you did in your attached picture.

youre the one who is starting to be regionalistic for insisting that statue to be return to cebu. btw lapulapu is a muslim chieftain of mactan island in the visayas who was descended from the sultanate of sulu mindanao. for the president to decide that it lapulapu should be remove from luneta is a big insult on the entire nation.

aminin nya na na hindi ninyo malamon at hindi kayo comfortable na si lapulapu na isang bisaya at isang muslim ay nasa luneta. dont make rizal as an excuse folks. his legacy of equality and freedom is just about the same intention as lapulapu.

Christian_123

February 23rd, 2012, 09:14 AM

^^Just swallow your pride and your very anti-manila view. Aalisin narin naman si Lapu-lapu sa rizal park and it's a fact.....read the news :lol:

MatudNilaBaby

February 23rd, 2012, 09:21 AM

of course maalis si lapulapu based on simple grounds: bias and prejudice. if thats how you people up north wants to be known, then be it!

im pretty sure there will be political ramblings from regional leaders that will ensue when that happens. good luck!

Christian_123

February 23rd, 2012, 09:25 AM

im pretty sure there will be political ramblings from regional leaders that will ensue when that happens. good luck!

Filinvest corporation ang mag aalis sa lapu-lapu statue under the authorization of Department of Tourism at walang paki ang mga 'hinde' biased mong mga goverment officials. Heck, even the cebu officials WELCOMES this decision because this would give cebu another tourist attraction, which in return = profits for cebu and jobs for cebuanos. Ano ngayon ang mali dun? :lol:

Link:
http://business.inquirer.net/45239/filinvest-giving-malls-p7-b-facelift

Not to mention the company’s plans to put out a three-story statue of national hero Lapu-Lapu, which was recently removed from Rizal Park for being taller than Rizal himself, will also be a key attraction amid

Also, even your fellow cebuano is looking forward in the removal of the statue. Read:

I am from Cebu and yes, I agree that the Lapu-Lapu monument in Agrifina Circle should be transferred to Cebu where it belongs and return back that globe fountain. Actually, it looks great in there. :okay:

:lol:

of course maalis si lapulapu based on simple grounds: bias and prejudice. if thats how you people up north wants to be known, then be it!

http://pull.imgfave.netdna-cdn.com/image_cache/1323062570885261.png

maniLaboy_me

February 23rd, 2012, 09:44 AM

yung ibang mga reaksiyon na nababasa ko, grabe naman OA at immature ... nilalagay lang naman sa tamang lugar ang mga bagay-bagay na nagkataong monumento ng isa nating National Hero, I'm sure mas gugustuhin ni Lapu-lapu sa south ilagay statue niya, pagpalagay na lang nating nag'vacation' siya sa Manila at time to go back home to Cebu .. hehe ... :colgate:

Christian_123

February 23rd, 2012, 09:47 AM

yung ibang mga reaksiyon na nababasa ko, grabe naman OA at immature ...

I know right? :lol:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

February 23rd, 2012, 09:50 AM

Kung ako ang tatanongin mas maganda siguro kung ilipat na lang nila ang estatua ni Lapu-Lapu sa ibang lugar sa Maynila. Alisin na sa centro ng circle sa rizal park at ibalik ang dati nitong style na may globe at fountain saka may mga tanin na halaman sa gilid ng circle, alisin sana lahat ng puno sa circle kasi hinde mo na makita yun mga gusaling nakapalig dito nagmuka tuloy gubat yun circle. Hinde naman siya kailangang ilipat sa Cebu dahil mas maganda pa ang monumento niya doon kasama pa yun lumang monumento ni Magellan. Ok lang na mayroon siyang monumento sa Maynila dahil ang Maynila ay capital ng Filipinas nararapat lang na lahat ng taong nakipaglaban sa ating kalayaan ay nakapresenta sa Maynila pero sana nasa tamang lugar.

couldn't agree more! :cheers:

@matudnila: sir huwag mo na lang bigyan ng ibang pakahulugan ang paglilipat sa monumento ni Lapu-Lapu mula Luneta (Rizal Park) to Cebu (?)... IMO, kung alam mo lang, malaki talaga ang statue nya duon kaysa kay Rizal. IMO, mas maganda kung gumawa na lang ng isang park solely for Lapu-Lapu in Cebu or perhaps if Manilenos still want him, maghanap na lang ng ibang lugar duon na malilipatan para sa kanya. That would be fine. :)

maniLaboy_me

February 23rd, 2012, 09:52 AM

^^ sa Lawton pwede kasi maraming national heroes dun ... anyway, ang bottom line dito eh walang pinapaborang bayani, nilalagay lang sa tamang lugar

Christian_123

February 23rd, 2012, 09:56 AM

MatudNilaBaby was very entertaining due to his immature reasoning and arguments... :lol:

Oh sha, tulog na ako. paalam mga SCC-ers :)

MatudNilaBaby

February 23rd, 2012, 10:19 AM

there is no immaturity when youre argument and reasoning is about equality and freedom. youre being out of touch to present day reality if you continue to espouse bias and prejudice. you may not have said it but its implied in all your opinons by scapegoating rizal's monument to justify one's action.

returning the statue to cebu is inappropriate action either since its not the cebuanos money who financed that project but the korean freedom league.

Batang_genio

February 23rd, 2012, 10:29 AM

maniLaboy_me

February 23rd, 2012, 10:52 AM

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

February 23rd, 2012, 11:55 AM

The Lapu-lapu statue is appropriate near the Manila Ocean Park considering that the Filipino hero shares the same namesake as the famous Filipino fish, lapu-lapu.

They should build an islet near the oceanarium and set up the statue facing the sea as if he is guarding Manila from foreign invaders.

OT na to pero just want to share something.

In Cebu, especially the older Cebuanos refer to the Grouper as Pugapo and not Lapu-Lapu because according to them, it is a form of disrespect to the valiant Philippine hero.

MatudNilaBaby

February 23rd, 2012, 03:44 PM

thats sums it all being DISRECPECTFULl because one's size is bigger than the other making some people UNCOMFORTABLE and ENVIOUS that the statue named after a fish is much bigger than the national hero monument.

Christian_123

February 23rd, 2012, 04:23 PM

^^Nakupu, sobrang umiiral na naman un regionalistic and really envious views mo against the north at ngayon, sobrang judgemental mo na sa amin at tawagin ba naman kaming against visayans...Ano dahilan? dahil aalisin lang si lapu-lapu sa luneta?...anong klaseng personalidad yan?

Lets get straight to the point, we all just want lapu-lapu put where he rightfully belongs aka ilalagay lang sa tama si lapu-lapu. Naintindihan mo ba 'yun?

Kaya gusto namin ibigay un statue ni lapu lapu sa mga cebuanos dahil gusto namin ibalik 'tong design na 'to:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3581/3449476992_1e92b8e137.jpg

Ngayon, ano naman ang masama kung ibigay namin sa cebu un lapu-lapu statue?? Sa huli naman, kayo rin at mga kababayan mo ang makikinabang dito?

Also, Nakita mo ba kami mag reklamo at nag protesta nung walang nilagay na statue ni rizal sa tabi ni lapu-lapu sa cebu? diba hinde? Kaya respetohin mo din kami at si rizal at wag mo gawing epal si lapu-lapu sa rizal park.

Eto nalang masasabi ko sayo: huminga ka nga muna ng malalim at basahin mo ng mabuti un sinulat namin bago ka na naman bumunganga ng basura dito...Also, since galit ka naman sa mga taga north, ano ginagawa mo dito? Dun ka sa cebu thread mo at wag kang umepal dito.

MatudNilaBaby

February 23rd, 2012, 04:35 PM

Christian_123

February 23rd, 2012, 04:44 PM

lets leave this issue to the legal minds of our country. ok. hindi basta2x lang ma remove ang lapu lapu statue sa national park natin na walang legal ramifications. if filinvest said something about in the news its because they have vested interest on it business per se.

bat hindi ninyo tanongin si former dot sec now senator gordon kon sang ayon sa opinion nyo or magtanong ka nang matinding abogado diyan kon your arguments will pass in the court of law.

^^Diba galit at jealous ka sa amin mga taga north? Ngayon, bakit ka parin nandito? Nakita mo ba akong umepal sa cebu thread, diba hinde?

Also, hinde mo ata binasa un news eh, DOT na mismo ang nag order na alisin un Lapu-lapu statue. Basahin mo ng mabuti at malakas:

Not to mention the company’s plans to put out a three-story statue of national hero Lapu-Lapu, which was recently removed from Rizal Park for being taller than Rizal himself, will also be a key attraction

As for gordon, pumapayag narin syang alisin si lapu-lapu sa luneta at ibigay nalang sa cebu dahil na-realize nya ng insulto sa dalawang national hero natin un ginawa nya.. Got it? ayan ha, tinagalog ko na yan....unless galit karin sa tagalog :lol:

MatudNilaBaby

February 23rd, 2012, 04:54 PM

if i was galit sa inyo taga north is totally misconstrued. i would be cussing at you and calling you names below the belt but i stick with my point of view. the argument of "ours is biggers than yours" that made you (people in the north) uncomfortable is unacceptable in this day and age.

post a link that senator gordon said that lapulapu statue is no longer bagay sa luneta and i want the opinion of our legal people on this issue.

Christian_123

February 23rd, 2012, 05:03 PM

if i was galit sa inyo taga north is totally misconstrued. i would be cussing at you and calling you names below the belt but i stick with my point of view.

E ano ito?:

of course maalis si lapulapu based on simple grounds: bias and prejudice. if thats how you people up north wants to be known, then be it!

Diba sobrang below the belt na yan sa mga taga luzon and your so called 'imperial manila' ?? Ngayon, nagmamalinis ka :nuts: ? Nirerespeto namin ang mga taga south kaya respetohin mo rin kami. Kung gusto namin alisin si lapu-lapu sa luneta, respetohin mo ang decision namin at wag mo isaksak sa aming baga un sobrang twisted mong views against the north.

Eto nalang ang maibibigay ko sayo, from your OWN fellow cebuano at basahin mo ng mabuti at malakas:

@matudnila: sir huwag mo na lang bigyan ng ibang pakahulugan ang paglilipat sa monumento ni Lapu-Lapu mula Luneta (Rizal Park) to Cebu (?)... IMO, kung alam mo lang, malaki talaga ang statue nya duon kaysa kay Rizal. IMO, mas maganda kung gumawa na lang ng isang park solely for Lapu-Lapu in Cebu or perhaps if Manilenos still want him, maghanap na lang ng ibang lugar duon na malilipatan para sa kanya. That would be fine. :)

Going back on topic now at wag ka ng umepal dito sa 'biased and full of prejudice' thread namin at bumalik ka nalang sa visayan section ng SCC Phils.

MatudNilaBaby

February 23rd, 2012, 05:24 PM

Christian_123

February 23rd, 2012, 05:33 PM

give me your brightest legal minds to argue on this matter cuz your statements is clearly based on personal feelings which s not likely admissible in the court of law because our feelings changes a lot.

the removal of lapulapu statue in luneta park will not promote cohesivenes among filipinos but instead divisiveness to each his own like what you just said now 'doon ka sa inyong thread.."

We already gave valid reasons and what not in the removal of the statue while you just continued to call us biased and against visayans even though we're going to give the statue to cebu as a gift, in filipino, REGALO under filinvest corporation..

i-backread mo 'tong thread na ito at basahin mo ng mabuti un mga reasons namin kung bakit dapat alisin si lapu-lapu sa luneta at Hinga ka ng malalim at wag mo pairalin yang anti-north views mo at gamitin mo common sense mo.

Sabi nga ng GMA: Think, before you click.

MatudNilaBaby

February 23rd, 2012, 05:39 PM

you may want to offer cebu some more gifts and bribes but the ultimate decider whether to remove the lapulapu statue out of luneta park which is a national park is our respected court of law. but they are still busy with the impeachment trial. so mag hintay2x muna kayo and let your feelings calm down para matauhan naman kayo.

Christian_123

February 23rd, 2012, 05:45 PM

dvbaicrviser

February 23rd, 2012, 07:57 PM

afterlife00

February 23rd, 2012, 10:53 PM

So i guess it would be fine to do something like this in cebu as well?

http://i.imgur.com/1UEeV.jpg

Doesn't that look insulting?

^^ Perfection. j/k

Kidding aside, the intention of removing Lapu-Lapu was not biased and 'Imperialistic' as some of us here implies. :cheers: Proper move.

PS: In the first place, yung paglagay palang sa kanya jan was just wrong, coming from the man who also suggested to add a ninth ray on our flag's sun to represent our Muslim brothers from the south. Honest intentions, wrong execution. :) And by doing little changes, we can fix the 'wrong executions' done previously.

Asturiano

February 24th, 2012, 01:01 AM

Maxxclip

February 24th, 2012, 05:57 AM

^^i like the idea! :okay:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

February 24th, 2012, 07:13 AM

Ako bilang Manilenyo, mas gusto ko manatili ang estatwa na yan sa Maynila pero hindi sa loob ng Rizal Park kundi sa isang bagong parke na para lang kay Lapu-Lapu. Mas makakabuti kasi sa lungsod dahil madaragdagan ang bilang ng parke na kailangang-kailangan nito ngayon. Masyado naman kasing out of place ang monumento niya lalo na kung iisipin na mas malapit pa ito mismo doon sa 'RIZAL PARK' na signage kesa kay Rizal mismo. Lagi na lang kasi isinisingit ang monumento nya, dahil sa Mactan mismo e mas nauna yata itinayo yung Magellan monument kesa sa mismong monumento niya. Panahon na para bigyan siya ng park na para lang sa kanya. At pagkatapos, sana makakita rin tayo ng parke sa Maynila para Kay Diego at Gabriela Silang, Dagohoy, Sultan Kudarat at iba pang bayani sa ibang probinsya para mas makilala sila ng mga kabataan ng Maynila ngayon.

couldn't agree more! :cheers:

Corregidor Island would be the best relocation place for Lapu-Lapu's gigantic statue. Corregidor was located in the mouth of Manila Bay just like the Statue of Liberty in New York is located in the mouth of the Hudson Bay. Lapu Lapu's statue would be the first thing they will see when ships from other countries enter Manila bay and it will be a welcoming statue because of its size and at the same time as guardian of the Filipino nation. I believe this is the best location for his statue rather than agrifina circle.

true! pero paano na lang si Rajah Sulayman? :D baka magtampo yun! j/k :D

Sleepwalker

February 24th, 2012, 07:35 AM

I don't see anything wrong about what he said: "It deserves to be in Mactan, Cebu!". Taken as it is, the Lapu-Lapu statue belongs to Cebu. Much more fitting. If you know your history, Lapu-Lapu never reached or even made a historical impact in Manila or any part of Luzon. Honestly, he's not 'that' relevant to have that circle pit at the center of Manila as his pedestal. He's only relevant here in M.Manila because the textbooks said so, he was the 'First Philippine Hero' against the foreign power that after sometime, successfully dominated the whole country, nothing more than that. :)

Jose Rizal never made a relevant impact to Cebu and in my town of Daanbantayan, but he has a monument there... :D If I become the mayor, hopefully, I can remove Rizal's statue in my town. :D

It's just because of the textbooks...Damn textbooks! :D

For me, Lapu-lapu, Dagohoy and Bonificio were true heroes. Rizal was being overrated and lionized. Talaga ba'ng itinapon na rin ni Rizal ang isa nyang tsinelas sa ilog na'ng mahulog yo'ng isa? Tuli kaya si Rizal o supot?

Seriously, i do welcome the idea of relocating Lapu-lapu to Cebu, much more with the plan that it will be place near the sea, SRP to be specific. I am imagining an imposing Lapu-lapu facing the sea as if it is guarding Cebu from anything bad. So excited for this move.

The other location that I would like to put Lapu-lapu is in Mactan Island, that place in between the two bridges facing mainland Cebu.

But just wondering. If Lapu-lapu will be transferred, sino na ang Fafa ni Rizal? May mga macho pa ba'ng statue sa Rizal Park, maliban kay Lapu-lapu? :D

OT na to pero just want to share something.

In Cebu, especially the older Cebuanos refer to the Grouper as Pugapo and not Lapu-Lapu because according to them, it is a form of disrespect to the valiant Philippine hero.

Pugapo is the slang of "Lapu-lapu Gwapo".. :D

maniLaboy_me

February 24th, 2012, 07:54 AM

Jose Rizal never made a relevant impact to Cebu and in my town of Daanbantayan, but he has a monument there... :D If I become the mayor, hopefully, I can remove Rizal's statue in my town. :D

good luck on your endeavors! :D

afterlife00

February 24th, 2012, 01:55 PM

Our sleepwalker here, aside from making intentional and offensive remarks, he's also throwing in some gay jokes that he thinks is funny. Just pathetic. :ohno:

Me siento que el es maricon. lol, Pero no vamos a debatir, porque ese es su secreto. ¡Jajajaja! :troll:

Danny19

February 24th, 2012, 04:30 PM

In my view, the officers of the Luneta management should let stay the Lapu-Lapu statue in the park. Why send it to Lapu Lapu City they already have their own statue!? Anyway that's really not worth arguing here. :-)

BergenScooterPatrol

February 24th, 2012, 04:35 PM

Corregidor Island would be the best relocation place for Lapu-Lapu's gigantic statue. Corregidor was located in the mouth of Manila Bay just like the Statue of Liberty in New York is located in the mouth of the Hudson Bay. Lapu Lapu's statue would be the first thing they will see when ships from other countries enter Manila bay and it will be a welcoming statue because of its size and at the same time as guardian of the Filipino nation. I believe this is the best location for his statue rather than agrifina circle.

i remember Christian123 already posted that the best place for Lapu-Lapu's giant statue is behind the mothballed Film Center of The Philippines, facing the sea. He also proposed to rehab the whole Film Center area into a park of some sort, and the Film Center itself as a venue for arts and events.