http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2008/08/12/BSNS20080812132282.html

Alliance Global firms up $ 1.5-B deal with Star Cruises
James A. Loyola

The Andrew Tan-led Alliance Global Group, Inc. has forged a $ 1.55 billion deal with Star Cruises, Limited for the joint development of two tourism-oriented projects in Metro Manila through AGI subsidiary, Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc.

AGI said Travellers International will invest at least $ 1.55 billion in two large-scale tourism-oriented projects in Metro Manila over the next five years. This will make it the largest hotel owner in the country, with a total of 5,000 rooms.

Travellers International plans to invest U$ 1.1 billion to develop a 37-hectare property at the Manila Bay area into a 24 x 7 integrated entertainment city called Manila Bayshore.

The firm will host several hotels with about 3,400 rooms and a world-class theme park on a par with some of the best theme parks in the US and around Asia.

Travellers International will also invest $ 450 million to build three hotels as well as a themed shopping and entertainment center in Newport City, a 25-hectare master-planned urban resort complex located across from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3.

Once completed, the Newport City hotel project will have a total of about 1,600 rooms. The six-star, all-suite Maxims Hotel will account for 176 rooms; the five-star Marriott Hotel, 365 rooms; and a three-star hotel with 1,060 rooms.

Marriott is expected to open sometime next year while Maxims and the three-star hotel will start operations by 2010. Maxims' 176 hotel rooms will include three villas each with a private swimming pool and 24 suites equipped with a private outdoor jacuzzi and garden.

Travellers International was granted a license to develop the two tourism-oriented urban projects by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) on June 2, 2008. Both projects are expected to generate at least 108,000 jobs upon full operations.

Alliance Global also disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange yesterday that Star Cruises has acquired an aggregate of 50 percent direct and indirect interest amounting to $ 335 million in Travellers International.

Star Cruises is the third largest cruise line operator in the world, with assets of $ 6.4 billion in 2007. It is a member of the Malaysia-based Genting Group, one of the largest leisure and entertainment companies in the world.

Alliance Global, on the other hand, is one of the Philippines most liquid conglomerates with a cash hoard of P24.9 billion and consolidated assets of P108 billion as of the first quarter of 2008.

tayo na ang may pinaka-ambisyosong tourism project sa MUNDO! tayo na talaga! :banana::banana::banana: naeexcite ako sa mga darating na theme parks:)

part ba to ng PAGCOR City?

^^Apparently, yes.

tayo na ang may pinaka-ambisyosong tourism project sa MUNDO! tayo na talaga! :banana::banana::banana: naeexcite ako sa mga darating na theme parks:)

sana nga di lang ambisyon...

guys, pasensya na po out of topic ako...

ask lang kung meron na po bang nakapost dito sa thread natin about august 11-18, 2008 issue ng BizNews Asia? nahihirapan kasi ako maghanap kung meron man dito... tulong naman mga bro...

title: THE PHILIPPINES: THE NEXT POWER

please guys kung meron mang may copy sa inyo pa scan please, gustong gusto ko lang talagang mabasa..:)

^^saw this article mejo interesting nga. pero far fetched pa:) sorry wala ako kopya

guys, pasensya na po out of topic ako...

ask lang kung meron na po bang nakapost dito sa thread natin about august 11-18, 2008 issue ng BizNews Asia? nahihirapan kasi ako maghanap kung meron man dito... tulong naman mga bro...

title: THE PHILIPPINES: THE NEXT POWER

please guys kung meron mang may copy sa inyo pa scan please, gustong gusto ko lang talagang mabasa..:)

Wow naman! Tiger Cub tayo during the Ramos administration tapos ngayon "The Next Power" na! Mabuhay ang lahing kayumanggi!:banana:

Wonder how this will complement Pagcor's Tousim City Masterplan?

I read Bagong Nayong Pilipino - Manila Bay Integrated City / Tourism City / Entertainment City sits on about 90 Hectars...
So Manila Bayshore is pretty much 1/3 of Tourism city...

I wonder why they have to come up with a different name for this area of Pagcor City... People might get confused... They already have so many names going around for the city intself Tourism City, Entertainment City, Pagcor City, Bagong Nayoung Pilipino... Now they naming sections of the city...

malamang eto yung casino hotel na itatayo ng alliances may kasamang port harbor para sa star cruises!

^^ Yup, this is the project of Alliance Global (Megaworld) in partnership with Malaysia's Genting (Star Cruises).

guys, pasensya na po out of topic ako...

ask lang kung meron na po bang nakapost dito sa thread natin about august 11-18, 2008 issue ng BizNews Asia? nahihirapan kasi ako maghanap kung meron man dito... tulong naman mga bro...

title: THE PHILIPPINES: THE NEXT POWER

please guys kung meron mang may copy sa inyo pa scan please, gustong gusto ko lang talagang mabasa..:)

WOW! GUSTO KO TONG HALUGHUGIN SA LAHAT NG NBS AT FILBARS!

I LIKE IT! :banana2::banana2::cheers1::cheers1::banana::banana::cheers::cheers::righton::righton::cheer::cheer::cucumber::cucumber::cheers2::cheers2::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

sana may
mahanap ka pa
stanley
kasi oct 2008
issue pa yun :D

From the developer's Annual Report, courtesy of gabskii:

NEW NEWS!!
Read below!!! or click and read the whole 88-page annual report of alliance global (http://www.allianceglobalinc.com/PDF/annual-report/AGI-AR07) its up to you...

Dreaming Big

THE BAGONG NAYONG PILIPINO ENTERTAINMENT
CITY PROJECT IS ENVISIONED AS A LEISURE AND
ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX COMPARABLE TO THOSE
IN SINGAPORE AND LAS VEGAS. FOUR COMPANIES
WERE INITIALLY PRE-QUALIFIED BY PAGCOR TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING
AGI THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY TRAVELLERS
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL GROUP, INC. (TRAVELLERS
INTERNATIONAL). THE FIRST PROVISIONAL LICENSE
WAS AWARDED TO TRAVELLERS INTERNATIONAL IN
JUNE 2008.

IT HAS LONG BEEN THE VISION of various national leaders
to make the Philippines one of the best tourist destinations
in Asia. With the recent extension and amendment of the
Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) charter,
the dream will be one step closer to becoming a reality. The
amendment now allows PAGCOR to issue licenses to investors
to own and manage gaming establishments in Metro Manila
within a large-scale leisure and entertainment development.
AGI will participate in the $15 billion Bagong Nayong
Pilipino Entertainment City - Manila project spearheaded by
PAGCOR through Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc.
(Travellers International), AGI’s tourism arm and fourth major
strategic business unit after EDI, Megaworld and GADC.
Travellers International received its PAGCOR license on June
2, 2008, the first of four pre-qualified groups. Each of the four
major consortia is expected to put in at least US$1 billion on
the table for each of their respective projects.

Subsequently, on July 31, 2008, Travellers International
forged a deal with Hong Kong-listed Star Cruises Limited of
the Malaysian conglomerate Genting Group to jointly develop
two large-scale tourism projects in Metro Manila. Star Cruises
is the third largest cruise line operator in the world.

The Entertainment City will sit on a 90-hectare reclaimed
area by Manila Bay, which will be developed in various stages
over the next 10 years beginning in 2008. Once completed
and fully operational, the whole project is expected to
increase the number of tourists coming into the country.
The Entertainment City is expected to be the platform to
showcase the best that the Philippines can offer in arts and
entertainment. From Entertainment City Manila, it would
be easy to draw the tourists to see other attractions in the
country.

Manila is strategically located in Asia and is accessible
to over 2 billion people within a three-and-a-half hour flight
radius. The project itself is located at the center of business,
culture and entertainment in Manila. For these reasons, the
Entertainment City is poised to succeed. This early, forecasts
are positive over the project’s anticipated gains in tourism.
According to PAGCOR, business from the Entertainment
City is expected to double the government’s revenue earnings
from PAGCOR to about US$1.5 billion a year from the current
US$600 million to US$700 million a year.
Aside from the aforementioned enhancement of the
Philippine tourism industry in general and its consequent
economic benefits, another gain from the project is the
boosting of local employment.

AGI and Star Cruises share PAGCOR’s vision of using
the Entertainment City Manila project not only to create
thousands of employment opportunities, but also to attract
some of the country’s overseas workers who are already part
of the entertainment and tourism industries across the globe
to come home. If given the choice, Filipinos will definitely
prefer to work here in the country with the right amount of
compensation.

With its license from PAGCOR, Travellers International
is ready to invest at least US$1.55 billion over the next five
years in two large-scale tourism-oriented projects, namely, at
a 40-hectare site called Bayshore City, which will form part of
PAGCOR’s Entertainment City, and at a 7.8-hectare area called
Newport City Integrated Resort.

The most ambitious and exciting part of Travellers
International’s Bayshore City project is its task to put up an
iconic structure to symbolize the rich culture and heritage of
the Philippines. The AGI-Star Cruises consortium will likewise
build several hotels at Bayshore City with an aggregate
room count of at least 3,400. The hotels will have six-star
ammenities and are expected to be better than the best
already found in the country. In addition, other facilities will
include a world-class theme park and museum.

At Newport City Integrated Resort, the group will
undertake the development of Maxims Hotel, a luxury hotel
brand of the Genting Group, on a 1-hectare lot beside a lagoon,
near the entrance to Newport City in Villamor Air Base. It will
have a gross floor area of more than 20,000 square meters.
The development is the country’s first all-suites hotel to be
built at a cost of approximately P3.8 billion.

AGI is tapping the expertise of world-renowned Gettys
Chicago to design the interiors of the Maxims Hotel suites so
that these will all bear the mark of luxury that frequent guests
have come to associate with the brand. Gettys’ clientele
comprises over 500 luxury hotel and five-star resort projects
in the Americas and the Caribbean region – including The Ritz-
Carlton Chicago and the Hilton Grand Vacation Club in Hawaii.
The firm is renowned in the hospitality industry for its “fresh
thinking, creative solutions and uncompromising design.”
Maxims Hotel Newport City will feature 176 king and
junior suites, about a dozen deluxe suites and one presidential
suite from the fourth to the eight floors. A personal butler
will service all the suites, which start at a floor area of about
50 square meters for the king suite and a spacious 100 to
150 square meters for the junior suites. Three private villa
residences with individual pools are planned for the fourth
floor. The same floor will host a luxurious pool for the
exclusive use of hotel guests.

The lower floors of the hotel will be allocated for the
Newport Entertainment and Commercial Center. The new
mall will feature signature brands at the ground floor, a
performance stage at the second level and four cinemas at
the third floor.

In addition to Maxims, Travellers International’s
Newport City project will include a 365-room Marriott Hotel
and a 1,060 three-star hotel, bringing the aggregate number
of rooms at the said site to about 1,600. With a total number
of about 5,000 hotel rooms at its Bayshore City and Newport
City Integrated Resort projects, Travellers International will
thus be transformed into the largest hotel owner in the
country.

Newport City Integrated Resort is part of Newport City,
a 25-hectare residential, commercial and office development
of AGI’s property arm, Megaworld Corporation. At full
development, the project will feature luxury residential
condominiums, shopping malls, restaurant strips and
business process outsourcing (BPO) office condominiums.
Construction at the Newport City site is moving full
speed ahead. By late next year, part of the dream of
building a world-class integrated tourism resort will become
a reality.


==========
what a whooping development for pagcor, right? :banana:

wow.. great article!...

^^ I wonder if the iconic structure being referred to in the article is the proposed Pagcor tower itself.

kailan ccmulan to mga tsong sana d muna ako tumanda para maabutan ko pa to

kayong mga totoy dito talagang umaasa pang umunlad ang pilipinas uh, cge maigi yan, side ako sa inyo.... :D

kailan ccmulan to mga tsong sana d muna ako tumanda para maabutan ko pa to

those articles were made early 2008...I would like to see an article made in 2009 para malaman nating tuloy-na tuloy na ito. Remember, the Asian Crisis of the 90's have halted a lot of Gargantuan Projects around Asia similar to this.

they call our country as 2nd world but developments like these are what 1st world counrties do... are we 1st world btw and i assume we are a 1.5 world country... half breed ng 2nd world at 1st world...

^Maybe we can call Metro Manila as 1st world cities than country. lol

^^Yung basihan ng pagiging 1st or 2nd world ay di nasusukat sa Ambitious Projects tulad nito. nasusukat ito sa per capita income. Ito ay average income ng mga tao sa Pilipinas. Kasi dito sa Pilipinas minority lang ang nakakaangat sa buhay at Majority tag-hirap talaga. Based sa latest figures pang 3rd world country parin ang average pinoy...tulad ng China, India, Vietnam, Nigeria, etc.

they call our country as 2nd world but developments like these are what 1st world counrties do... are we 1st world btw and i assume we are a 1.5 world country... half breed ng 2nd world at 1st world...

hate to break it to you, but we're no where near first world.

why are filipinos so backward on our developments and changes... we should view life always as a change... be positive always and look a deeper perspective if your thinking is always the pessimists side maybe the philippines of today will still be the philippines of our child's child tommorow...

although reality will always be a reality but if we stay with that reality, we will be with that reality at the end of times... either that reality is good or bad... believe me bro everything will change...

^^ Yup yup yup. Kahit sabihin na nating 3rd world man tayo or kahit ano pa, di ba lagi naman tayong masaya kasama ang mga pamilya natin kahit mahirap ang buhay?

Kaya ng Pinoy umangat!! :okay:

asa pa kayong matayo yan. anong petsa na?

^Tinatayo na lol

they call our country as 2nd world but developments like these are what 1st world counrties do... are we 1st world btw and i assume we are a 1.5 world country... half breed ng 2nd world at 1st world...

^^ I don't think we were referred to as 2nd world since we have always been referred to as 3rd world but right now I think we are being referred to as an NIC.

asa pa kayong matayo yan. anong petsa na?

well may activities on site.. di lang ganun kadami ang mga equipments dun pero the ground there has been moved or worked on kaya the area is not green compared to adjacent vacant lots..

ilan ba talaga ang bagong nayong pilipino, bakit 2 ang thread? for sure, hinde lang ako ang nalilito

bale itong manila bayshore ay isang section lang nung kabuuang Bagong Nayong Pilipino... this thread is basically focused dun sa section na awarded sa Travellers and Genting Group...

remember.. there are 4 groups na naconsider ng PagCor to setup facilities in the BNP area... this is just for one of the four...

^^ Perhaps within the year we will be opening a thread exclusive to the Aruze portion.

ilan ba talaga ang bagong nayong pilipino, bakit 2 ang thread? for sure, hinde lang ako ang nalilito

There's only one. And on that sole Bagong Nayong Pilipino would rise several developments from different developers, each worth at least a billion dollars.

Pampagulo lang ang paglalaan ng kanya-kanyang thread sa bawat proyekto o namumuhunan. Kahit ako muntik nang malito. Mods, baka naman pwedeng pagsamahin na lang ito at ang ibang Pagcor-related projects sa Entertainment City thread. :)

I think it's better that they are in separate threads. Once merged, it will be hard or almost impossible to split it again as it would be such a pain deciding which posts goes to which thread. Right now, each developer has their own press releases, announcements, and whatever that can be posted in their respective threads. And then once construction starts, the different updates can be segregated into separate threads where they belong so it would be easier to track the progress of individual projects rather than dumping them all into a unified Bagong Nayong Pilipino thread. Aside from the individual threads, there would always be the Bagong Nayong Pilipino thread in case one wishes to see updates in that development as a whole.

Um, okay. You got a point there. :okay:

To avoid confusion with the other thread, I've shortened the address in the thread title.:)

Old title:

Manila Bayshore [mix] Bagong Nayon Pilipino - Manila Bay Integrated Entertainment City, Parañaque

New title:

Manila Bayshore [mix] BNP-MBIEC, Parañaque

^^ BNP-MBIEC... hmmm. No name recall but it will serve its purpose of shortening a very long name.

kaialn kaya ccmulan to pero may nakita ako na building ng star cruises sa may airport ang ganda saka ang laki ano yun part din ba yun?

1st world - developed non-communist countries; per capita is at least $11, 456
2nd world - developed communist countries
3rd world - non-communist and communist countries with per capita below $11, 456

Philippines' per capita falls below $2,000...

^^masyado naman tayong nagpapaka-technical sa 1st world-3rd world na yan

i guess ang ibig lang sabihin ng iba dito, kapag natayo na ang pagcor city, magkakaroon na ng "1st world feel" ang metro manila. kung world-class talaga to eh dapat lang talaga na mala-first world and dating nito. hindi na kelangan yang per capita-capita na yan. :nuts:

3rd world country?! ang alam ko e developing country category na tayo e or same lang yun? basta sa huli kong nabasa e newly industrialized country na tayo...

building this kind of project or projects ngayon e for the countries future yan.. labas ang 1st, 2nd or 3rd world sa ganito kasi pag may infrastructure na ganito e ibig sabihin nagkakaron ng progreso o pagbabago ang isang republica at dahil sa mga ganitong project e mas lalong lalago ang ekonomiya ng pinas... at baka pwede pa tayong humabol sa mga asian power countries..

^^masyado naman tayong nagpapaka-technical sa 1st world-3rd world na yan

i guess ang ibig lang sabihin ng iba dito, kapag natayo na ang pagcor city, magkakaroon na ng "1st world feel" ang metro manila. kung world-class talaga to eh dapat lang talaga na mala-first world and dating nito. hindi na kelangan yang per capita-capita na yan. :nuts:

i totally agree with you although that's not what i first thought but you have a point too...

we really did gave full attention on this world-world thing maybe because we had nothing to discuss since there is no updates on the developments in the ecity...

may renderings na ba d2 para naman d puro imagination natin gumagana lol

guys... pls wake me up if updates are available...
:sleepy:

Alliance Global has no plans of cutting spending despite slowdown (http://http://www.gmanews.tv/story/147949/Alliance-Global-has-no-plans-of-cutting-spending-despite-slowdown)
02/09/2009 | 03:55 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Alliance Global Group Inc., whose subsidiary grants McDonald’s restaurant franchises in the Philippines, said it has no plans of cutting capital and development spending this year.

Alliance Global still intends to allot P20 billion this year to build office, residential, and hotel projects, an initiative that will support an estimated 50,000 jobs in the construction industry this year, the company said in a statement.

The company is also expected to complete more than 100,000 square meters of office space for the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in Eastwood City, McKinley Hill, and Newport City, Andrew Tan, Alliance Global chairman said.

Once completed, these projects are expected to make office space available for 14,000 workers in the BPO sector beginning this year until 2010, Tan said.

About 3,500 workers will also be hired by the company’s subsidiary –Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. – which will open two hotels this year, Marriott and Maxim’s.

Besides property development, Alliance also owns Golden Arches Development Corporation, the exclusive franchise holder of McDonald’s restaurants in the Philippines, and Emperador Distillers, Inc., which produces liquor.

Alliance Global employs an estimated 20,000 workers.

For the third quarter last year, the company reported earnings worth P1.4 billion, two percent higher than the same period a year ago. - GMANews.TV

^^ I thought it was an excellent news update about AGI, until I realized that it never mentioned their subsidiary's (Travellers Int'l) JV with Malaysia's Genting for the Manila Bayshore project. It's still good, at least we know that construction for their Newport, Eastwood, and MKH projects are still full blast.

But Travellers is the JV holding company of AGI and Genting for the Newport AND Manila Bayshore projects.

^^ Yup. Travellers, by itself, represents the JV between AGI and Genting for Bayshore. The fact that Travellers is hiring so many workers, numbering around 3,500 people, would most likely be a very good indicator for the Bayshore project.

hmmmm

@-TC- and @venntro Yes I know that, no need for the lecture. What I actually meant with my post is that their article is quite reassuring for the rest of Traveller's and MEG's projects, that they won't cut down on them. But not for their Bayshore project because it was not mentioned in any way in the article, meaning it was not made clear in that article whether the Bayshore project will be built just as planned or it will it be downscaled a bit. I just thought something is wrong when they didn't write anything about their most ambitious project to date in an article that says 'no cutdown on spending...' when they could have made it clear that the Bayshore project will still go full scale. Saying they will be hiring 3,500 workers is good but not reassuring enough when they didn't mention '...for Bayshore' after it.

Alliance Global allots P20 billion for real estate projects this year
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña Updated February 10, 2009 12:00 AM

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MANILA, Philippines - Alliance Global Group Inc., the listed investment holding firm of tycoon Andrew Tan, is setting aside P20 billion this year for the continued development of its real estate projects estimated to create around 50,000 jobs.

“We are moving at full strength this year, and we are allocating a capex of P20 billion for our ongoing projects in several key locations in Metro Manila,” said Tan, chairman of Alliance Global.

He said an additional 100,000 square meters of business process outsourcing (BPO) office space in five buildings in Eastwood City, Mckinley Hill and Newport City will come on stream this year to accommodate 14,000 jobs beginning this year until 2010.

Alliance Global is hiring 3,500 new personnel through its subsidiary, Travellers International Hotel Group Inc., for two hotels opening this year *— the 365-room Marriott Hotel and the all-suites Maxims Hotel.

Estimated to cost P3.8 billion, Maxims Hotel, an upscale hotel brand of The Genting Group, will house 176 rooms with a gross floor area of more than 20,000 square meters.

Both projects, when completed, will make Travellers the biggest hotel operator in the Philippines with a total room capacity of 5,000.

Travellers, formerly the tourism arm of Alliance Global, has obtained a “provisional license” from state gaming firm Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) to build a multibillion-dollar casino and tourism complex in the Manila Bay reclamation area.

With Travellers, Alliance Global intends to make a mark as one of the top players in the local tourism and leisure industry.

Aside from real estate development through unit Megaworld Corp., Alliance Global also has interests in food and beverage under Emperador Distillers Inc., and quick-service restaurants with Golden Arches Development Corp., the Philippine franchise holder of global fastfood chain McDonalds.

Alliance Global has set a strong track record of spotting opportunities in the market and transforming these opportunities into major business segments for the company.

In the property sector, Megaworld has risen from a small property developer in the late 1980s into the country’s largest residential condominium developer and BPO office builder and landlord.

In the food and beverage business, Emperador has successfully competed against centuries-old liquor firms to become the most profitable liquor company in the Philippines and producer of the world’s largest selling brandy by volume sold.

no updates? :(

Genuino has all the updates.

In his imagination.

Update comes from Fortune 500
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I'm afraid this would be one reason why the project is still delayed

Muslims to declare war if Baclaran mosque is demolished

MANILA, Philippines - Muslims in Baclaran, Pasay City said yesterday they will turn their community into a war zone if the government pushes through with its plan to demolish their Grand Mosque to give way to casinos and other commercial establishments.

Following reports that the mosque will be demolished this month, Abdelmanan Tanandato, leader of the Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Nademolis sa Roxas Boulevard, said, “If there are children, elderly, and women who will get hurt in the demolition, we will fight them to death.”

He said the community is prepared to form a human barricade around the mosque to protect it from the demolition team.

According to Tanandato, the mosque is the third biggest mosque in Metro Manila. He said it took them three years to reclaim the three-hectare area and build the mosque on it.

“We are saddened that the Philippine Reclamation Authority is now claiming the land and that the court allows PRA to have full possession of the lot for commerce, luxury housing and casinos,” he said.

The Task Force Anti-Eviction, composed of various people’s groups and non-government organizations such as the Urban Poor Associates (UPA), Community Organizers Multiversity and Community Organization of the Philippine Enterprise Foundation, has asked the government to defer the demolition.
“The government should reflect on its plan to pursue the demolition of the mosque now that Ramadan is approaching,” the group said.

Muslims believe that a person is twice saved if he or she dies during Ramadan defending Islam.

“The Muslim people believe it is God’s will that they defend the mosque. The government should allow the mosque to stay, let it remain amid the infrastructure projects that will be built,” said Ted Añana, deputy coordinator of UPA.

The UPA also said ABA AKO party-list Rep. Leonardo Montemayor recently sent a letter to PRA general manager Andrea Domingo, requesting the agency to defer the eviction of the Muslims living in the reclaimed three-hectare area, particularly in the light of Ordinance 4411, which declared a moratorium on demolitions, and pending court cases involving the property.

The UPA also said the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), a Geneva-based international human rights group, shares their concern over the imminent eviction of the Muslim community, which its representatives last visited in 2007.

“COHRE has already raised this case with the government of the Philippines and at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, and will again be writing to concerned Philippine authorities in order to urge them to respect their obligations under international human rights law,” said Dan Nicholson, Asia Pacific program coordinator of COHRE.

The UPA said the demolition stemmed from a memorandum dated May 26 issued by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita that allegedly indicated that President Arroyo has instructed concerned government agencies to relocate the mosque.

The UPA said that in 2007, the PRA conducted a demolition drive in the area. In June 2008, the UPA said hundreds of Muslims, armed with wooden clubs, fought off another demolition team.

source (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=494363&publicationSubCategoryId=65)

It's just an ad of PAGCOR. Btw, where the hell is the PAGCOR thread? I have even looked for it in the second page.

the Pagcor thread, I think, got deleted by the mods probably of the reported 'non-sense' postings in it which has reached to thread 4. Road pavings are still on going without any signs of construction as of today. I'll try to take pics when I passed by later today

I saw some cranes and some barges near the site.

Siguro patuloy pa rin yung pagtatambak ng lupa.

Nakapagtataka talaga na bigla nawala yung BNP-ECM Thread 4.... :(

i heard that they will be destroying a mosque na nandun sa area na yun... that will be to give way for the establishments within E-city...

tototohanin kaya nila?

the last update about the project of Genting on ECM is that it will be called ResortWorld Manila. same with their project in Pasay.

i heard papers that they will be destroying a mosque na nandun sa area na yun... that will be to give way for the establishments within E-city...

tototohanin kaya nila?

Nope. I'm not sure what will be the project for that site but BNP is too far way back from that site.

the Pagcor thread, I think, got deleted by the mods probably of the reported 'non-sense' postings in it which has reached to thread 4. Road pavings are still on going without any signs of construction as of today. I'll try to take pics when I passed by later today
So dito na lang natin itutuloy ang kuro-kuro sa Pagcor/BNP/Entertainment City. Ayos, tuloy ang ligaya! He-he...:cheers:

Well I think the moderators rightly put that Pagcor thread out of its misery.

Well I think the moderators rightly put that Pagcor thread out of its misery.

Correct! After the idea that aliens would visit Pagcor E-City, the mods thought that the forumers had gone too far.:ohno:

Now, this thread is bigger and more complex. Expect all developments within Manila Bayshore area will be tackled.

not related here.
just want to ask what happen to pagcor city thread? nasaan na yun? anyone know?

^^ It was deleted kasi sobrang off topic na daw. At puro haka-haka na ang pinopost. I wonder why they did not do the same to Philippine Railways thread? Puro kwentuhan lang naman ang ginagawa ng mga tao doon at features ng mga railways ng ibang bansa. Like something in our railway rebuilding is happening exponentially :sleepy:

^^ It was deleted kasi sobrang off topic na daw. At puro haka-haka na ang pinopost. I wonder why they did not do the same to Philippine Railways thread? Puro kwentuhan lang naman ang ginagawa ng mga tao doon at features ng mga railways ng ibang bansa. Like something in our railway rebuilding is happening exponentially :sleepy:

:wtf:

seriously, have you visited the PNR thread lately??? crab mentality at its finest...:ohno:

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@pi_malejana thanks we agree

Why most of the people here wants to delete thread. dapat ang delete yung specific comment na offensive with warning sana to guide people.


Sayang kasi yung ibang comments na useful info pa naman.



up for this thread, we support the dev for manila bay









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wla nang saysay ang BNP kung may tinatayong mga poste... bka bumalik pa.....

DATI PA TAYONG MAYAMAN AT MAS MAUNLAD...
TAYO LANG ANG NAGING PABAYA...
CORRUPTION....KATAMARAN,,,, AT PAGWAWALANG BAHALA... YAN DYAN TAYO BUMAGSAK!!

not related here.
just want to ask what happen to pagcor city thread? nasaan na yun? anyone know?

Hope these posts will help.

It's just an ad of PAGCOR. Btw, where the hell is the PAGCOR thread? I have even looked for it in the second page.

the Pagcor thread, I think, got deleted by the mods probably of the reported 'non-sense' postings in it which has reached to thread 4. Road pavings are still on going without any signs of construction as of today. I'll try to take pics when I passed by later today

Because everybody was excitedly waiting for developments to no avail, somebody suggested that forumers might post anything for them to talk about. Alas, there were posts of futuristic cities with flying cars here and there. Someone mistook one of the early posts as the future E-City. Another suggested that they stop posting anything which was not related to the topic and that forumers might be misled. Others thought it best to post anything just to keep the thread alive. Ayun, there were arguments between forumers. There were those asking for mods' action. When the last futuristic city was posted, somebody remarked that that was beautiful and that gamblers all over the world would be attracted and even aliens might visit E-City. I managed to post my last, after that when I returned, there was no more BNP thread.:ohno:

^^ you forgot to say what your post is all about.. it might be the reason why the thread got deleted... haha:lol:

:wtf:

seriously, have you visited the PNR thread lately??? crab mentality at its finest...:ohno:

call it whatever you want. paulit-ulit lang ang pinaguusapan nyo. same old, same old. buti sana kung kasing bilis ng thread nyo and development ng PNR.

^^At ang lahat ay mauwi sa "frustration"! Read the article below:


Height limit a problem for proposed structures at Pagcor City (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/economy/14503-height-limit-a-problem-for-proposed-structures-at-pagcor-city.html)

Written by Recto Mercene / Reporter
Thursday, 13 August 2009 01:19

THE Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is in discussion with officials of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) over a decision to approve or turn down plans to construct a 300-meter-tall Pagcor Tower, piercing the sky over the reclaimed Manila Bay.

Plans are also afoot to construct a huge Ferries wheel, modeled after the London Eye, which would be about 135 meters tall. Both structures would be the centerpiece of the proposed Pagcor City.

The tower will have two globular designs along its length to house restaurants and viewing decks where visitors could have a commanding view of Metro Manila all the way to the foothills of Antipolo.

The full name of Pagcor City is Bagong Nayong Pilipino-Manila Bay Integrated City, after the miniaturized Philippine villages have been uprooted from its home at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) compound to merge with the Pagcor complex.

The whole complex is a Las Vegas-type gaming and entertainment center that would soon dominate the 8 square kilometer of reclaimed land in Manila Bay, adjacent to the Mall of Asia.

The project is expected to include between $15 billion and $20 billion of investments spread over three phases.

However, Pagcor City lies within the 5-kilometer radius of the Naia, where the height of infrastructure is regulated by the CAAP. Within this radius, height of buildings is limited to 56 meters.

This regulation is aimed to protect the air traveling public, either from airplane colliding with the tall tower or any man-made edifice. Most often the infrastructure themselves become sort of an obstruction, preventing the radio signals coming from the Naia instruments landing system to be properly received by airplanes, disorienting pilots, according to the CAAP.

That is why most buildings surrounding the Naia compound, within that critical 5-mile radius are limited in height up to a maximum of 56 meters.

The same height limitations of man-made infrastructure are imposed in the provinces adjacent to airports.

The BusinessMirror gathered that hotels, state-of-the-art theaters, gaming centers and residential villages, condominium and hospitals that are integral parts of Pagcor City would have an average height of 100 meters.

This problem is now confronting Pagcor developers, not having seen in advance the limitation imposed by aviation authorities before they committed to breaking the ground on the new city by the bay that would have rivaled the gambling entertainment mecca Las Vegas.

CAAP sources said they might compromise and allow the 100-meter-tall infrastructure such as the condominium and hotels to proceed with the construction.

However, the green signal for the Pagcor Tower and the “Manila Eye” Ferris wheel are being held in abeyance.

The Pagcor City complex will be built in three phases on 800 hectares of reclaimed land. The first phase will host a hotel-resort and theme park. The next two phases will have retirement villages and entertainment centers.

CAAP Director General Ruben Ciron said he had been updated on the project and attending to problems, consulting with his men to find a solution so that the multibillion peso project could proceed as planned.

He has yet to hand down a decision.

“These tall projects of Pagcor could be built in the reclaimed land and become the centerpiece of the gambling city if the Naia runway complex and the airport itself would be relocated instead,” according to one observer.

There have been suggestions to move the whole Naia complex to the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in the former military base in Clark, Pampanga.

That move could be viable if the Naia complex, Makati and The Fort in Taguig could be connected to Clark by a high-speed “bullet train” like the one connecting Central Tokyo to Narita Airport, about an hour away by the famous Shenkanshen trains of Japan.

A top official of the CAAP said the 300-meter tower and Manila Eye could be completed if they are located either in Navotas, Calamba or Santa Rosa, Laguna, a distance of about 25 kilometers from the Naia, but definitely not at the present proposed site in Manila Bay.


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What a mess!??:ohno:

Height a problem for proposed structures at Pagcor City
Written by Recto Mercene / Reporter
Business Mirror
Thursday, 13 August 2009
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/economy/14503-height-limit-a-problem-for-proposed-structures-at-pagcor-city.html

THE Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is in discussion with officials of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) over a decision to approve or turn down plans to construct a 300-meter-tall Pagcor Tower, piercing the sky over the reclaimed Manila Bay.

Plans are also afoot to construct a huge Ferries wheel, modeled after the London Eye, which would be about 135 meters tall. Both structures would be the centerpiece of the proposed Pagcor City.

The tower will have two globular designs along its length to house restaurants and viewing decks where visitors could have a commanding view of Metro Manila all the way to the foothills of Antipolo.

The full name of Pagcor City is Bagong Nayong Pilipino-Manila Bay Integrated City, after the miniaturized Philippine villages have been uprooted from its home at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) compound to merge with the Pagcor complex.

The whole complex is a Las Vegas-type gaming and entertainment center that would soon dominate the 8 square kilometer of reclaimed land in Manila Bay, adjacent to the Mall of Asia.

The project is expected to include between $15 billion and $20 billion of investments spread over three phases.

However, Pagcor City lies within the 5-kilometer radius of the Naia, where the height of infrastructure is regulated by the CAAP. Within this radius, height of buildings is limited to 56 meters.

This regulation is aimed to protect the air traveling public, either from airplane colliding with the tall tower or any man-made edifice. Most often the infrastructure themselves become sort of an obstruction, preventing the radio signals coming from the Naia instruments landing system to be properly received by airplanes, disorienting pilots, according to the CAAP.

That is why most buildings surrounding the Naia compound, within that critical 5-mile radius are limited in height up to a maximum of 56 meters.

The same height limitations of man-made infrastructure are imposed in the provinces adjacent to airports.

The BusinessMirror gathered that hotels, state-of-the-art theaters, gaming centers and residential villages, condominium and hospitals that are integral parts of Pagcor City would have an average height of 100 meters.

This problem is now confronting Pagcor developers, not having seen in advance the limitation imposed by aviation authorities before they committed to breaking the ground on the new city by the bay that would have rivaled the gambling entertainment mecca Las Vegas.

CAAP sources said they might compromise and allow the 100-meter-tall infrastructure such as the condominium and hotels to proceed with the construction.

However, the green signal for the Pagcor Tower and the “Manila Eye” Ferris wheel are being held in abeyance.

The Pagcor City complex will be built in three phases on 800 hectares of reclaimed land. The first phase will host a hotel-resort and theme park. The next two phases will have retirement villages and entertainment centers.

CAAP Director General Ruben Ciron said he had been updated on the project and attending to problems, consulting with his men to find a solution so that the multibillion peso project could proceed as planned.

He has yet to hand down a decision.

“These tall projects of Pagcor could be built in the reclaimed land and become the centerpiece of the gambling city if the Naia runway complex and the airport itself would be relocated instead,” according to one observer.

There have been suggestions to move the whole Naia complex to the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in the former military base in Clark, Pampanga.

That move could be viable if the Naia complex, Makati and The Fort in Taguig could be connected to Clark by a high-speed “bullet train” like the one connecting Central Tokyo to Narita Airport, about an hour away by the famous Shenkanshen trains of Japan.

A top official of the CAAP said the 300-meter tower and Manila Eye could be completed if they are located either in Navotas, Calamba or Santa Rosa, Laguna, a distance of about 25 kilometers from the Naia, but definitely not at the present proposed site in Manila Bay.

Do we need to see the R.I.P. Pagcor City? :ohno:

Why not transfer the whole projects in Caloocan? Malayo na siguro iyon sa NAIA or dahil mayaman naman ang Pagcor at mga investors na ito, magagawan naman siguro ng paraang ng Aruze na Japan based company na gumawa ng shinkansen railways. :cheers:

:wtf:

seriously, have you visited the PNR thread lately??? crab mentality at its finest...:ohno:
Bakit, anong pinag-uusapan nila d'on? Can you quote some examples of their crab mentality? Sorry, nakakapagod na kasing mag-back read.:)

300m lang pala.

speaking of 56 meters in height regulation, what about the two buildings of the Asia World area...I think they are more than 56 meters in height which are actually being passed by airliners in the area.

I hope they would find a compromise and let the manila eye and pagcor tower to proceed its construction as planned. They could set up a beacon to inform airliners not to ram the pagcor tower and the manila eye. There are alternatives to this.

300m lang pala.

Mali yung CAAP.

@DCRJ

uu nga noh.

call it whatever you want. paulit-ulit lang ang pinaguusapan nyo. same old, same old. buti sana kung kasing bilis ng thread nyo and development ng PNR.

at least meron development...:|

Bakit, anong pinag-uusapan nila d'on? Can you quote some examples of their crab mentality? Sorry, nakakapagod na kasing mag-back read.:)

no, i meant ung complain ng isang forumer dito, un ang crab mentality...:D

300m lang pala.

and i thought it's gonna be the 2nd tallest in the world..:(

and i thought it's gonna be the 2nd tallest in the world..:(

mali nga yung CAAP, hindi sila nagtanong kung anong height ang itatayo ng Pagcor para sa kanilang Tower.

mali nga yung CAAP, hindi sila nagtanong kung anong height ang itatayo ng Pagcor para sa kanilang Tower.

ahhh...
kasi dun sa article, it seems na parang CAAP has been talking with the PAGCOR for a long time now so siguro aware na sila sa project...:)

if they (CAAP) are hesitant about the "300m" building, what more kung malaman nilang 600+m ung height nung tower???

^^ you forgot to say what your post is all about.. it might be the reason why the thread got deleted... haha:lol:

You made me laugh! :lol::lol: Yeah! It might have been the reason. Ha ha!

Height a problem for proposed structures at Pagcor City



It is also the hottest topic at Manila Bay Thread!

If it would be 300-meter tall only, their idea of viewing the metro up to the foothills of Antipolo is ludicrous since over time, buildings will be higher than 300 meters. Even Gramercy when completed would block views being more than 300 meters!

They cannot erect this tower and the ferris wheel outside BNP-MBIC since these would be two of the main attractions of that entertainment city. They can't even relocate the entertainment city since it would entail huge additional costs to them.

Moving NAIA to Clark is another thing. Ano kaya ang magiging name ng airport? Ninoy or Diosdado? We would incur billions of pesos to do that. Investing in high-speed bullet trains is even more costly.

Height restriction is their dilemma, and it keeps them from starting the construction. As for us, we are waiting like ewan.

We are again building a thread of "kuru-kuro".

after all my efforts i would see a 300m tower?
this is ridiculous... :bash:
menara and cn will be better...

Height a problem for proposed structures at Pagcor City
:badnews:

So the only hope we have left for an iconic tower is the Manila Tower in Araneta Center.:ohno:

IMHO I think even 300m will still be ok for a tower.

The Pagcor Tower or The Big Wheel should not make or break Entertainment City.
If it is then they should not build it then...

So much emphasis just for these 2 structures.
I mean Las Vegas only has "Stratosphere" as its super high structure.

I think its about "What Entertainment City Manila can offer?" not just these 2 structures.

or better yet... "What can Manila Bay City (Bay City, Manila) offer?" might need a combined effort to compete with similar projects in Singapore and China...

at least meron development...:|

no, i meant ung complain ng isang forumer dito, un ang crab mentality...:D


Development of posting the same pictures, quoting the whole message with photos, hailing Gloria over and over again.

Coming from a Sarah Geronimo fan. Sure I'm a crab :hilarious:

Moving on...

I asked that question before regarding the height since it's very near the Airport. May nagsabi na pwedeng gawing no flying zone ang area.

I dont think that because they cant build the observation tower and the ferris wheel then ECM is a dead project already. There is still the casinos, theaters, theme parks etc. Umpisa pa lang, against na ko dyan sa observation tower na yan aside from the fact na it will be built in a reclaimed land and it is very near NAIA. it is also because there is nothing to observe up there but the Manila bay and the squatters of Manila. lalo na super lapit nito sa Pasay (the squatters capital.) Sa tutoo lang, npaka-panget ng aerial view ng Metro Manila because in spite of the many high rise buildings, progressive areas, golf courses etc. all over the metro mas nangigibabaw pa rin ang mga shanties, maduduming palengke, dirty rivers etc.

so whether may observation tower o wala, go pa rin dapat tong project na to!

Nadaan ako sa macapagal blvd last night around 8:30pm pinapatag na yung mga kalsadang papasok ng BNPEC. Marami akong nakita dump truck sa loob nung site na nagooperate tapos may mga tarpaulin sa mga poste na nakalagay entertainment city manila coming soon...

^^So tuloy na tuloy na talaga 'to!:banana: In the meantime, since tinanggal na ng mga mods ang BNP thread, ito muna ang de facto thread natin sa mga dev'ts sa Pagcor City.

Nadaan ako sa macapagal blvd last night around 8:30pm pinapatag na yung mga kalsadang papasok ng BNPEC. Marami akong nakita dump truck sa loob nung site na nagooperate tapos may mga tarpaulin sa mga poste na nakalagay entertainment city manila coming soon...


ayan, may pebble ng nagalaw! haha:banana::banana:

The need for a landmark tower is a must for this project to even become as near as what it promised itself to be.

The Philippines need an iconic, if not tall building, at the very least, a tower to make a mark on the world stage.

In this PAGCOR CITY, what would then be it's major tourist, eye-popping edifice? The hotels, parks, and casinos? Geez...Singapore, Macau, and Las Vegas already have those(and they don't have informal settlers mind you)......if PAGCOR city wants to be an alternative to Macau and Singapore, and if it wants to cater to tourist and gamblers alike...it needs an over the top extravagant project like the tower. You won't attract tourist with some mediocre "cost-cutted" space.

Look at it this way...Malaysia was frankly unknown during the 90's, but when the Entrapment(the movie) was shown, people round the world saw their tall skyscrapers. They were a third world then, but due to political will and civil support, look at them now...an NIC!

The Philippines is an NIC---Newly Industrialized Country too(since 2006), and part of the next 11 countries. If the PAGCOR city wants itself to be a "calalyst" for growth, they better make this "600m. high" tower or taller perhaps. If not, then all the raves and agonizing interest for this project are all wasted in vain. IMAO.

can't the CAAP just make E-city an exemption to the height restriction rule? tutal in the end ay malaki naman ang maitutulong nyan sa economy...

siguro pwedeng yung Pagcor Tower at Manila Eye lang ang lampas sa 100m... the rest should be 100m or lower...

lagyan nila ng butas sa gitna ang Pagcor Tower..Dun lulusot ang eroplano...PROBLEM SOLVED!:nuts:

^^ LOL!!! Anyways, there will always be solutions to problems. :)

The need for a landmark tower is a must for this project to even become as near as what it promised itself to be.

The Philippines need an iconic, if not tall building, at the very least, a tower to make a mark on the world stage.

In this PAGCOR CITY, what would then be it's major tourist, eye-popping edifice? The hotels, parks, and casinos? Geez...Singapore, Macau, and Las Vegas already have those(and they don't have informal settlers mind you)......if PAGCOR city wants to be an alternative to Macau and Singapore, and if it wants to cater to tourist and gamblers alike...it needs an over the top extravagant project like the tower. You won't attract tourist with some mediocre "cost-cutted" space.

Look at it this way...Malaysia was frankly unknown during the 90's, but when the Entrapment(the movie) was shown, people round the world saw their tall skyscrapers. They were a third world then, but due to political will and civil support, look at them now...an NIC!

The Philippines is an NIC---Newly Industrialized Country too(since 2006), and part of the next 11 countries. If the PAGCOR city wants itself to be a "calalyst" for growth, they better make this "600m. high" tower or taller perhaps. If not, then all the raves and agonizing interest for this project are all wasted in vain. IMAO.

I agree! Even Malaysia has the Petronas Towers. We don't have anything tall and iconic. The Manila eye was such a neat project. The fact that it also went underwater too was amazing. I really like this idea since it was so revolutionary, but now we have aviation telling us that it might be in the way. The main airport is supposed to be shifted over to DMIA soon anyways. I think they should still go ahead with the project. We need something that will make Manila pop out ... something inspiring Filipinos can look at and be proud of so we can all work harder for our country.

I hope CAAP would make Pagcor city an exemption from the regulated height limit...come to think of it, the NAIA is still far away from the Pagcor city site and no airliner ever passed above the reclaimed area..well I should know because I live in Baclaran, Paranaque city

I agree! Even Malaysia has the Petronas Towers. We don't have anything tall and iconic. The Manila eye was such a neat project. The fact that it also went underwater too was amazing. I really like this idea since it was so revolutionary, but now we have aviation telling us that it might be in the way. The main airport is supposed to be shifted over to DMIA soon anyways. I think they should still go ahead with the project. We need something that will make Manila pop out ... something inspiring Filipinos can look at and be proud of so we can all work harder for our country.

^^
I'm glad their are also people like you here that wants this country to progress...if they really want this project to make a change to the Philippine economy, then no threat or opposition could thwart the continuance of their initial proposal. As the cliché statement says, "if their is a will, their is a way".

I hope CAAP would make Pagcor city an exemption from the regulated height limit...come to think of it, the NAIA is still far away from the Pagcor city site and no airliner ever passed above the reclaimed area..well I should know because I live in Baclaran, Paranaque city

^^
Well, relatively, the airport is quite near to the site. In addition, some oppose to this project are afraid that a similar event as what occurred last 9/11 will happen to this project (which is not unfounded since we are a Christian nation). However, a better coordination on flight paths and modernizing air traffic control will surely make much of a difference that will hopefully make the possibility of the tower feasible.

The benefits of tourism, casinos, employment that the city(with of course, the tall tower) far outweighs the cost of modernizing flight oaths and air traffic technology.:hm::hm::hm::hm:

ung tatay ko ung contractor ng isa sa mga resto sa macapagal ave.
sabi nya sa "ber" months daw magiging busy na ung buong perimeter ng moa at BNP sa contructions.

^^ That's good news! :D

ung tatay ko ung contractor ng isa sa mga resto sa macapagal ave.
sabi nya sa "ber" months daw magiging busy na ung buong perimeter ng moa at BNP sa contructions.

Pa'no n'ya nasabi 'yan? You said your father is one of the contractors building restaurant at Macapagal Avenue. How is this restaurant related to MOA and BNP projects? Has he any contact?

Even if BNP is located outside the path that airliners use, they say that communications from tall structures may disrupt radar functions. Pagcor Tower will also be a communication tower and it will emit green light towards the sky.

Pa'no n'ya nasabi 'yan? You said your father is one of the contractors building restaurant at Macapagal Avenue. How is this restaurant related to MOA and BNP projects? Has he any contact?

Even if BNP is located outside the path that airliners use, they say that communications from tall structures may disrupt radar functions. Pagcor Tower will also be a communication tower and it will emit green light towards the sky.

well hindi nman, so since andun xa araw araw, alam nya ung mga usapan ng mga tenants sa area na un, from chismisan ng mga guards tungkol sa mga projects, hanggang sa excitement ng client nya (which happens to be a Korean). but personally, although im excited about this, di muna ako umaasa, hahayaan ko nlng magpatalbugan ang BGC, Makati, Eastwood at Ortigas, siguro nman makakadagdag sila ng turista sa Pinas kung mya mga lugar tayo sa metro na kagaya nila diba, let's settle muna sa mas kapanipaniwala at ung nakikita natin ung progress ng projects tulad ng sa mga nabanggit kong lugar.

^^tama...sa ganyan na ren muna ako umaasa. Pero sa SM MOA Complex naniniwala akong magkakaroon na ng constructions by Sept.. 2012 daw ang target nila for their arena..saka Radisson Hotel

the 300 m tower will be ok for as long as they will make it more iconic...

any news article confirming that the Pagcor tower be 300m instead of the original proposal of 665m ? i hope the 300m is still a speculation or a typo from the latest article on height limit restriction. i want to hear from the main man himself, Mr. Efrem Genuino.

Any news about Manila Bayshore? OT na tayo masyado dito.:no: Maybe its time for the mods to consider bringing back the BNP Pagcor Entertainment City thread.

I stand corrected. Binalik na ang BNP Pagcor Entertainment City thread kaso tinanggal nila yung mga kwela nating posts!:colgate:

I stand corrected. Binalik na ang BNP Pagcor Entertainment City thread kaso tinanggal nila yung mga kwela nating posts!:colgate:

Yup! The mods might have read the post of a forumer na sayang naman daw ang mga importanteng impormasyon kung tuluyang mawawala ang BNP Pagcor E-City thread. Didn't back read. I don't know whether the arguments regarding the building of a gaming complex are still there.

Seriously, I love that thread. It showed how expectant the forumers were until the kwela things.

Passed by this morning. Observed increase contruction activities in the area. A new road connecting BNP and Moa is undergoin asphalt laying, a bridge connecting the 2 areas is already completed. Interior road networks are also in the finishing stages. Also noticed increased number of workers and heavy equipment inside BNP as if preparing for a full blast construction soon. New banners of BNP also lined up along macapagal blvd. I guess this mega project is a go.

^^Good news!:cheers:

Passed by this morning. Observed increase contruction activities in the area. A new road connecting BNP and Moa is undergoin asphalt laying, a bridge connecting the 2 areas is already completed. Interior road networks are also in the finishing stages. Also noticed increased number of workers and heavy equipment inside BNP as if preparing for a full blast construction soon. New banners of BNP also lined up along macapagal blvd. I guess this mega project is a go.

^^ truly a good news! :banana::banana:

mas ok siguro kung may pics ng update... but, salamat na rin for updating us.. :)

btw, if you said you passed by the site, paano ka nakapunta dun? did you ride a public bus? if yes, anong route?

balak ko kasing kuhanan ng pics yung site.. para may pagpiyestahan naman ang mga mata natin dito... :lol::lol:

... New banners of BNP also lined up along macapagal blvd. I guess this mega project is a go.

Yup! I was at Macapagal Boulevard last Friday. Almost all posts on both sides have Pagcor City posters. Pagcor Tower is prominent in the drawing. That same night, I was able to watch an ad or announcement in TV. I think they are serious with this project.

"i hope the 300m is still a speculation or a typo from the latest article on height limit restriction."

Yes, it's a typo. It should be 3 meters.

^^ truly a good news! :banana::banana:

mas ok siguro kung may pics ng update... but, salamat na rin for updating us.. :)

btw, if you said you passed by the site, paano ka nakapunta dun? did you ride a public bus? if yes, anong route?

balak ko kasing kuhanan ng pics yung site.. para may pagpiyestahan naman ang mga mata natin dito... :lol::lol:

Nag drive lang ako along macapagal tapos pumasok ako sa road network ng moa kaya napansin ko yung mga ginagawang kalye dun

Kasama/Considered pa ba ito as Manila Bay Coastal Area?


Government study foresaw flooding – Palafox
Business Mirror
Written by Dennis D. Estopace / Reporter
Monday, 28 September 2009
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/top-news/16610-government-study-foresaw-floodpalafox.html

THE government was warned 32 years ago that ceding control of urban development may have adverse consequences, such as the devastation experienced by the metropolis on Saturday.

“Some are saying it’s [the flooding of key Metropolitan Manila areas] an act of God. It’s not. It’s neglect on the part of the government,” architect Felino Palafox Jr. told the BusinessMirror on Monday as casualties of Typhoon Ondoy grew to more than a hundred dead and thousands of people displaced.

In the document sent by Palafox, the Metro Manila Transport, Land Use and Development Planning Project (Mmetroplan) already cited the Marikina Valley as among the areas deemed “unsuitable for development.”

The area that includes the city of Marikina were among those that sustained the most damage, according to news reports. In one hard-hit site alone, Provident Village, TV reports said 58 bodies had already been recovered, presumably people who never had time to leave their homes as floodwaters rose too quickly.

“Development should be restricted by the application of controls in three major areas—in the Marikina Valley, the western shores of Laguna de Bay, and the Manila Bay coastal area,” said the report submitted in July 1977 to then-Public Works and Highways chief Alfredo Juinio.

“We’ve told government all along [that] this would happen because of the flooding [in] the same month in 1970,” Palafox said.

He said he was working for the government then when he and a group of researchers undertook this World Bank-funded study on a land-use plan that was finalized by Hong Kong-based consulting firm Freeman Fox and Associates.

Palafox cited a recommendation from the study that the government should monitor the Marikina Riverbank so that the water would not reach 90 meters. Likewise, no structure should have been allowed within nine meters from the riverbank, he added.

“Dahil hindi sinunod ’yun, parang massacre ang nangyari ,” he said.

The three-volume report also noted that “urban development is spreading into [these] areas which are, in their present state, unsuitable for development—either because they are low-lying and liable to flooding, or because development is without adequate facilities for the treatment and disposal of sewage [the norm in Manila] and so will continue to contribute to the severe pollution of areas, such as Laguna de Bay.”

The study added: “The unsuitable areas for development, where pressures are nevertheless considerable, are primarily the flat coastal areas to the north where extensive areas are liable to flooding and where increased pressures for reclamation are likely to further exacerbate this problem.”

Another is “the Marikina Valley, to the east, where the land is liable to flooding and where development with inadequate provision for the treatment and disposal of sewage is contributing to the severe pollution of Laguna de Bay and where flooding is a problem in the adjacent areas.”

Finally, the study said the pressure for development, but requiring control, includes “the western shores of Laguna de Bay where development without adequate facilities for the treatment and disposal of sewage is contributing to the severe pollution of Laguna de Bay and where flooding is a problem in the adjacent areas.”

“In order to avoid development contributing to longer-term flooding and water pollution, it is necessary that the short-term development is restricted in these areas. Only when remedial measures to deal with the problems have been implemented, should the development of these areas proceed on a significant scale,” the study said.

“Lessons are to be learned, for sure, but these have been taught three decades ago,” Palafox said.


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[B]'Gov't, private developers liable for flood damage'
ABS-CBN News
http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/09/30/09/govt-private-developers-liable-flood-damage


MANILA - Government agencies and private developers are jointly liable for the massive loss of life and property in several Metro Manila cities for practicing poor urban planning and allowing commercial and residential structures to be built in flood-prone areas, according to "green" architect and urban planner Felino Palafox Jr.

Palafox said a 1977 World Bank-funded study identified Marikina Valley, the western shores of Laguna de Bay, and the Manila Bay coastal area as among development areas that should prepare for flooding, earthquakes and possible changes in topography.

The Metro Manila Transport, Land Use and Development Planning Project (Metroplan), which was finalized by Hong Kong-based consulting firm Freeman Fox and Associates, has been used as a blueprint by urban planning developers and various government agencies and urban planners. Unfortunately, he said corruption and lack of planning has led to the shelving of some of the plan's recommendations.

"You see the irony here. National government agencies are aware that there is a flooding level of so many meters, then another national government agency would approve subdivision plans for only nine-meter high houses. There are about 32 signatures to obtain just to do a development project. It's like an obstacle course," he said in an ANC interview last Tuesday.


Proposed Parañaque spillway (in red) to flush out the excess water to the Laguna Bay and South China Sea

He said the Metroplan addressed flood-mapping in Metro Manila, specifically after the massive typhoon in 1970. He said the Metroplan included the construction of the Manggahan Floodway, which would divert floodwaters from reaching Metro Manila by diverting the water to the Laguna Lake.

"There was supposed to be a Parañaque spillway to flush out the excess water to the Laguna Bay and South China Sea, but this was never done. It was part of the recommendation," he said.

Palafox said the study recommended the monitoring of the Marikina Riverbank so that the water would not reach 90 meters. Likewise, no structure should have been allowed within 9 meters from the riverbank, he added.


The architect said he is currently working with Marikina Mayor Marides Fernando on several development projects in the city. He said that in Marikina, structures should be built above 17 meters which is above the maximum flood level of the city.

This is the reason why SM Marikina, which he helped design, was built on stilts, with the lower level of the mall used only for parking and all the shops on higher levels.

"In Marikina, instead of nine-meter high buildings you go upward and build a boulevard with dikes. All subdivisions should go medium-rise or high-rise and there should no longer be individual houses. It should be mixed use. You live upstairs, you work in the middle and you shop downstairs, just like Paris," he said.

Manila like Paris


1970's study already showed low-lying areas in Metro Manila are prone to flooding - Palafox

Palafox said that in 1905, American architect Daniel Burnham envisioned building Manila like the city of Paris. "He said it should be designed like Paris beside the River Seine, like Manila beside Pasig River. He said the esteros of Manila could be like the canals of Venice. We were alright until the 1940s when the Americans left and then we adopted wrong models of urban planning," he said.

As an architect, he said he often tells potential clients that they should practice due diligence and look at the 100-year flood history of a potential development area before starting construction. He lamented, however, that some short-sighted clients would only look at the 25-year flood history of an area since the planned structures are not built to last.

"We are always reacting to crisis. It bothered me when I saw these reports and pictures and people are saying it's an act of God. It's not. It's us not following the plans and proposals. If you are an urban planner, an environmental planner, these have been planned as early as 1905," he said.

He said that to address the problem of flooding, the government should consider "vertical urbanism" and build more high-rises instead of "horizontal urbanism."

He criticized the lack of coordination among government agencies and cited the EDSA corridor as a prime example of how urban planning has failed in the Philippines.

"I did a study in Harvard on the EDSA corridor on how not to do a city. You have high-transit stations surrounded by low-gated communities and low-density military camps. How do you make people walk to it?" he said.

He said that to address the problem of climate change and future flooding in the Philippines, urban planners should start redesigning cities in the country by looking at the lessons of the past and seeing what other countries are doing.

"In a crisis like this, it's an opportunity to be creative and learn. Technology can address these problems," he said.

The difference is that- now that we are in a Global Warming stage - the bigger, more destructive typhoons will no longer be twice-in-a-century events, which they were in the past. Such disasters will be more frequent.

So, condos.

Yah i heard duing the interview that bayani fernando suggested that we shud go hi rise even for the socialized housing for the poor however vp de castro sed such solution while nice would be very expensive and takes very long to implement. Id say if we dont start now its goin to get more and more expensive besides we will soon run out of land to put up single detached housing for the poor and to make it worse these people multiplies like rabbits. Pretty soon we wont even have enuf land to produce our own food.

OT: ^^ these people??!? we should treat them like how we treat everyone else we know whom we think we are in par with... these chauvinistic perceptions of human realities is one major problem of our society, if we can surpass this indifference then we can help everyone progress...

expensive high-rise condos for the poor? tell the government that we do not believe that our country cannot afford this... we can afford to buy the materials for such a housing project, right? then why not make the people who will benefit on this housing project be the workers (carpinteros) for this, in this way cost of construction will go down...

Great news! :banana: :banana: Should we now change the name to Resorts World Bayshore City?

Alliance Global profit soars 28% to P3.2 billion in 9 months
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña (The Philippine Star) Updated November 21, 2009 12:00 AM
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=525201&publicationSubCategoryId=66

MANILA, Philippines - Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), the listed investment holding firm of tycoon Andrew Tan, reported a 28 percent growth in net income for the nine months ending September this year, mainly due to higher interest income on real estate sales.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AGI said its net earnings amounted to P3.2 billion this year, compared with P2.5 billion the year earlier.

Consolidated revenues rose seven percent to P25.6 billion, with half of it coming from the property business, 45 percent from the consumer business and five percent from finance and other income sources.

Under the group’s consumer business are fastfood through Golden Arches Corp., the franchise holder for the local operations of McDonalds and Emperador Distillers Inc., which produces leading brandy labels Emperador and Generoso, as well as the newly introduced The Bar flavored alcoholic beverage
.

AGI’s property development arm Megaworld Corp. posted a net income of P3 billion, up five percent from P2.9 billion. The consumer business, on the other hand, reported a 14 percent hike in net profit to P756 million.

AGI president Kingson Sian said the company managed to post strong gains in spite of the difficult global business environment.

“We are confident that we executed the right strategies last year and took the right actions to drive the sustained growth of AGI,” Sian said.

In 2008, AGI, through Travellers International, entered into a joint venture with Star Cruises Ltd. to build the country’s first 24/7 integrated tourism estate in Newport City called Resorts World Manila, across Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, and Resorts World Bayshore City, located within the 90-hectare Bagong Nayong Pilipino Entertainment City Manila.

Star Cruises is part of the Malaysian conglomerate Genting Berhad, and is the world’s third largest cruise line operator.

AGI has committed to invest over $500 million to develop Resorts World Manila, which includes the 172 all-suite Maxims Hotel, the 342-room five-star Marriott Hotel and a budget hotel called Remington.

The three hotels will have a total of about 1,500 rooms. Resorts World Manila also features a grand mall with a sky roof-covered piazza, world-class theater, gaming facility and other retail, leisure and entertainment facilities. The entire project, once completed by 2012, will generate more than 10,000 direct and indirect jobs.

The five-star Marriott Hotel is open for business, as is a portion of the gaming and entertainment facility. RWM has also recently inaugurated the Newport City Transport Terminal, which provides 24-hour access to and from the airport terminals as well as various parts of Metro Manila and neighboring provinces.

Travellers International is set to embark soon on a larger integrated tourism estate called Resorts World Bayshore City. It is envisioned as a themed development with about 2,500 hotel rooms, along with leisure, retail and entertainment facilities. Given its scale, Resorts World Bayshore City is expected to create over 100,000 direct and indirect jobs.

Bagong Nayong Pilipino Entertainment City Manila originated as a pioneering vision of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., led by chairman Efraim Genuino. This master-planned tourism estate is expected to be a catalyst for the local tourism industry.

Travellers International has committed to invest at least $1.1 billion in developing the two Resorts World projects over the next five years.

“We believe that our existing projects will be able to position AGI as a major player in the growing tourism industry in the country,” Sian said.

Resorts World Bayshore [mix] @ Parañaque City

Travellers International allots $1.1 billion for Bayshore project :banana: :cheers: :banana: :cheers: :banana: :cheers:

by Zinnia B. Dela Peña | The Philippine Star | November 28, 2011 | 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Travellers International Hotel Group is investing at least $1.1 billion in the 31-hectare Resorts World Bayshore in Entertainment City Manila, its second integrated tourism estate which is three times the size of Resorts World Manila.

Travellers International, a joint venture between property tycoon Andrew Tan’s listed investment holding firm Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI) and Genting Hong Kong Ltd., will start construction of Resorts World Bayshore by the end of the year, which is envisioned as a themed development and expected to create over 100,000 direct and indirect jobs.

AGI president Kingson Sian said the group is planning to build two or three hotels for the Bayshore hotel project, which will have at least 2,800 rooms.

Sian said the company is rolling out four more hotel facilities within the 10-hectare Resorts World Manila over the next five years to add to the existing three – Maxims Tower, Marriott Hotel and Remington Hotel.

Launched in August 2009, Resorts World Manila is currently hosts the largest casino in the Philippines. The new hotels will boost the group’s room inventory in Resorts World Manila to 2,800 rooms by 2016 when tourist arrivals are expected to hit 6.5 million.

Resorts World Manila, which is eyeing at least five million visitors this year from two million in 2010, is gearing up to launch 24x7 shopping, Sian said. The retail outlets at Resorts World Manila currently close at 12 midnight while the cinemas are already open 24 hours.

Sian noted that Marriott has the highest occupancy among five-star hotels in the metropolis.

Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=66&articleId=752612

Resorts World complex to rise in Pagcor City :banana: :cheers: :banana: :cheers: :banana: :cheers:

Travellers commits to invest $1.1B in project
by: Doris C. Dumlao | Philippine Daily Inquirer | 1:44 am | Monday, November 28th, 2011

Integrated tourism estate developer Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. is set to break ground for a much bigger and “grander” Resorts World complex at the Pagcor Entertainment City along Manila Bay by next year, seeking to replicate the success of its pioneering complex in Newport City.

The 25-hectare Resorts World Manila complex across NAIA 3 is anchored on the country’s first privately operated casino and has set a new model for tourism estate development since opening in 2009, riding on Asia’s fast-growing gaming market.

“We were still surprised with the performance [of Resorts World Manila] but I guess that’s just the gravy. We continue to work hard,” said Kingson Sian, president of Travellers, which is a partnership between tycoon Andrew Tan-led Alliance Global Group Inc. and Malaysia’s Genting group.

In a briefing in Newport City on Friday, Sian said Resorts World Manila was now reaping the advantage of being the “first mover” and starting the project at the time when there were too much uncertainties in this business.

Travellers itself has committed to invest at least $1.1 billion in what will be called Resorts World Bayshore in Pagcor Entertainment City, its next major project, which is three times bigger than Newport City in terms of land area. In this Newport City complex, the investment is likewise expected to hit $1 billion within the next five years.

“We’re doing the planning right now in Bayshore,” Sian said, noting that as the project will start by next year, Resorts World Bayshore would open to the public two to three years down the road.

“There’s going to be more open space, more amenities and retail space will be bigger. We’re building another theater. There are a few more things we want to put there which we can’t put here [in Newport City] because of lack of space,” Sian said.

Other Pagcor City licensees like Belle Corp. and Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels are expected to open their integrated tourism estates ahead of Travellers, but Sian is unfazed.

“If more players come, the market is very big. We don’t view it as zero-sum game. The more high-quality players come, if we collectively market the Philippines, we’ll have a louder voice in the international market,” Sian said.

China alone is a vast untapped market for the Philippines, given that over 50 million Chinese tourists travel overseas each year, Sian said. “The Philippines is not too far away as we’re two to three hours away from the major cities of China,” he said.

Source: http://business.inquirer.net/32441/resorts-world-complex-to-rise-in-pagcor-city

“There’s going to be more open space, more amenities and retail space will be bigger. We’re building another theater. There are a few more things we want to put there which we can’t put here [in Newport City] because of lack of space,” Sian said.


ok, I am expecting that the 'few more things' would be the THEME PARK, so far based on this article another theater will be built (ho hum, been there done that). We'll be waiting for their announcement on Dec. 15, 2011, hoping to hear that magical words...THEME PARK !

Sana WBMW o kaya Six Flags yung theme park.. hehehe..

ask ko lang, so, parang o di kaya universal studios or ala disneyland ang gagawin dito?

Im so glad that RWM is doing very well. So excited with the upcoming Resorts World Bayshore which is more bigger and grander than RWM.

yung manila eye ng azure at pagcor tower,dalawa sa pinakahihintay kong project, mga record breakig kasi,lol

ask ko lang, so, parang o di kaya universal studios or ala disneyland ang gagawin dito?

definitely not universal and disneyland.. universal studios singapore has a contract with singapore to not open any other universal studios park in the SEA region.. disneyland I doubt since Disneyland in Shanghai is coming soon...and HK Disneyland is too near to us as well... last talks heard is a Warner Bros park but that has never been confirmed...

yung manila eye ng azure at pagcor tower,dalawa sa pinakahihintay kong project, mga record breakig kasi,lol

Manila Eye and Pagcor Tower are both shelved as far as I know, or at least the tower is... but we're still hopeful that they'd still be built...

Resorts World Bayshore [mix] @ Parañaque City

Travellers International allots $1.1 billion for Bayshore project :banana: :cheers: :banana: :cheers: :banana: :cheers:


AGI president Kingson Sian said the group is planning to build two or three hotels for the Bayshore hotel project, which will have at least 2,800 rooms.


The 2 or 3 hotels must be either tall or massive considering it has 2800 rooms. I wish its iconic . :banana::banana::banana:

thanks, @pau_p1

ok, I am expecting that the 'few more things' would be the THEME PARK, so far based on this article another theater will be built (ho hum, been there done that). We'll be waiting for their announcement on Dec. 15, 2011, hoping to hear that magical words...THEME PARK !

What has been reported is "Themed Development".

yung sa warner bros matagal ng patay dba??
http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=424576

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i hope so, at sana rin walang entrance katulad ng by the bay park and rides sa SM by the bay,wala ng san miguel by the bay,lol

Resorts World Bayshore [mix] @ Parañaque City

Travellers International allots $1.1 billion for Bayshore project :banana: :cheers: :banana: :cheers: :banana: :cheers:

by Zinnia B. Dela Peña | The Philippine Star | November 28, 2011 | 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Travellers International Hotel Group is investing at least $1.1 billion in the 31-hectare Resorts World Bayshore in Entertainment City Manila, its second integrated tourism estate which is three times the size of Resorts World Manila.

Travellers International, a joint venture between property tycoon Andrew Tan’s listed investment holding firm Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI) and Genting Hong Kong Ltd., will start construction of Resorts World Bayshore by the end of the year, which is envisioned as a themed development and expected to create over 100,000 direct and indirect jobs.

AGI president Kingson Sian said the group is planning to build two or three hotels for the Bayshore hotel project, which will have at least 2,800 rooms.

Sian said the company is rolling out four more hotel facilities within the 10-hectare Resorts World Manila over the next five years to add to the existing three – Maxims Tower, Marriott Hotel and Remington Hotel.

Launched in August 2009, Resorts World Manila is currently hosts the largest casino in the Philippines. The new hotels will boost the group’s room inventory in Resorts World Manila to 2,800 rooms by 2016 when tourist arrivals are expected to hit 6.5 million.

Resorts World Manila, which is eyeing at least five million visitors this year from two million in 2010, is gearing up to launch 24x7 shopping, Sian said. The retail outlets at Resorts World Manila currently close at 12 midnight while the cinemas are already open 24 hours.

Sian noted that Marriott has the highest occupancy among five-star hotels in the metropolis.

Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=66&articleId=752612

Cheers to that.....:cheers:

Wishing the Resorts World Bayshore is as grandeur as this one !!! :dizzy:

GENTING's Resort World Miami

In May 2011, Bayfront 2011 Property LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genting Malaysia Berhad, purchased about 13.9 acres of land in downtown Miami for US$236 million with plans to build a mixed-use development. The parcel includes the building currently housing The Miami Herald Media Company and an adjacent parking lot.

Resorts World Miami, as the development will be called, will include hotel, convention, entertainment, restaurant, retail, residential and commercial facilities – all designed in accordance with the City’s comprehensive zoning code, Miami 21. The resort will include more than ten million square feet of development, and will cost about US$3 billion. All told, Resorts World Miami is expected to create 15,000 direct and indirect construction jobs and another 30,000 direct and indirect positions on an ongoing basis.

The site is bounded by 800 feet of waterfront on Biscayne Bay to the east, MacArthur Causeway (part of I-395) on the south, Biscayne Boulevard (part of US Route 1) on the west, and the Venetian Causeway on the north. Both causeways link Miami International Airport with downtown Miami and South Beach, one of the world’s top beach destinations. Located nearby the site are the Adrienne Arsht Center for Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, and the future Miami Art Museum and Miami Science Museum.

Source: http://www.rwmiami.com/


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To view on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIDdLqZlPgI&feature=youtu.be

^^ I think solely owned by Genting ang Resorts World Miami that's why they can design it anyway they want while yung Resorts World Bayshore is 50% owned by Genting and 50% owned by Andrew Tan of Travellers kaya hindi masyado makakilos ang Genting group even if they want a grander design...in my opinion

so si andrew tan ang balakid sa mga iconic structures?

kong sabgay, walang iconic building ang megaworld sa hundreds na mga buildings nila

^^ I think solely owned by Genting ang Resorts World Miami that's why they can design it anyway they want while yung Resorts World Bayshore is 50% owned by Genting and 50% owned by Andrew Tan of Travellers kaya hindi masyado makakilos ang Genting group even if they want a grander design...in my opinion

I think RW Malaysia and Singapore are also solely owned by Genting, but still the building design of these 2 resorts pale in comparison with RW Miami. I dont expect much with iconic structures as grand as RW Miami being built in RW Manila considering the budget is $1.1 billion dollars againts the $3 billion dollars for RW Miami. Sana comparable man lang sa RW Singapore in terms of attraction like having a theme park.

^^ I think solely owned by Genting ang Resorts World Miami that's why they can design it anyway they want while yung Resorts World Bayshore is 50% owned by Genting and 50% owned by Andrew Tan of Travellers kaya hindi masyado makakilos ang Genting group even if they want a grander design...in my opinion

I think RW Malaysia and Singapore are also solely owned by Genting, but still the building design of these 2 resorts pale in comparison with RW Miami. I dont expect much with iconic structures as grand as RW Miami being built in RW Manila considering the budget is $1.1 billion dollars againts the $3 billion dollars for RW Miami. Sana comparable man lang sa RW Singapore in terms of attraction like having a theme park.

Yup, w/ that $1.1B budget will not even come close or match w/ RW Sentosa (Singapore) or RW Genting (Malaysia).

right, boxy buildings lang ang $1.1 billion

The architects of RW Miami are from Miami, so definitely, they would design the best for their city.

@watcher is right, american architects and engineers are the best in the world, european and australians are given chance by the arabs esp. in dubai because it is cheaper to get them than americans.

RW miami are fishes in structures,lol

feel the miami beach and bitches!

any info about the architects of Resorts World Bayshore ?

Arquitectonica is an international architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and urban planning corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida. They are the designers of Resorts World Miami.

Arquitectonica designed the SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, Two E-Com and the upcoming SM Seaside City in Cebu.

any info about the architects of Resorts World Bayshore ?

Arquitectonica is an international architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and urban planning corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida. They are the designers of Resorts World Miami.

Arquitectonica designed the SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, Two E-Com and the upcoming SM Seaside City in Cebu.

I think SM Arena is included here.

Actually we have a lot of Arquitectonica designed buildings in MM like Pacific Plaza Towers , The Beaufort , W 5th Avenue , W Office, SM Aura , Raffles/Fairmont Hotel ,One Rockwell , The Podium , Redevelopment of SM Norh Edsa and Megamall ,SM Arena and SMX Convention Center .I wish sila mag design ng RWB.

gising na po... 2012 na!!!:lol:

[QUOTE=HANG_tod;86208114]@watcher is right, american architects and engineers are the best in the world, european and australians are given chance by the arabs esp. in dubai because it is cheaper to get them than americans.



Norman Foster British architect projects include. Beijing Capital Airport, Hong Kong International Airport, Spaceport America, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Wembley Stadium reconstruction, Yale School of Management new campus, Winspear Opera House Dallas, West Kowloon Cultural District Hong Kong , Lusail Iconic Stadium Qatar , HSBC main building Hong Kong, Metro of Bilbao,Al_Faisaliya Center, The Millau Viaduct, those are just a fraction of Foster and Partners impressive project list.

yan magaling din yan, pati mga dutch,swedish,swiss,italian,spanish and other european architects, but miami,chicago and new york outnumber the euroarchitects

British inventions outnumber American inventions.:)

kindly check the american patent,if americans got 6 million patent, british got 1,000,000 only, i dont know if british and the world register their patent in the us, but for sure american patent has an 90% patent rate for whom is americans

china has millions of fake inventors also,lol

china has millions of fake inventors also,lol
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Lol nice one:)

Television
Telephone
World Wide Web
Train
Stereo
Photography
Jet engine
electric motor
Computer
Tank
Radar
Ipod
Lightbulb
Tin Can
Viagra lol
Industrial Revolution all invented by the Brits.

I

time kasi yun na british ang malakas at alam mo naman ang mga briton mga hambog, di nila kinikilala ang imbensyon ng pilipino, pinapalitan nila ng french or swiss,ang daming inventions ng pinoy na pinalitan at binago sa kapalit ng pera, sa us ganun din ang ginagawa pero atleast nasa pentagon,nasa, at US forces ka nilalagay para may seguridad

kong masama ang america mas masama ang mga briton...lalo na yung mga anglo-americans na nagfeefeeling king and queen sa mainland,lol

Lol yes Brits and Americans love hate relationship.
Be funny to see what it looks like in 50 years time, 3rd of America's population will be Mexican and a 3rd of the U.K population will be Indian lol.

Guys, let's get back to the topic, otherwise this thread will be closed !!! :bash: :bash: :bash:

ano na kaya ang balita sa press release??? nagkapistahan lang nakalimutan na nila

Resorts World Bayshore City (Parañaque City)

A fourth site, Resorts World Bayshore City in Pagcor Entertainment City along Manila Bay, is on the planning stages. The Resorts World franchise in Manila operates through Travellers International Hotel Group Inc., a joint venture between Genting Hong Kong and Andrew Tan’s Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI)

Resorts World Bayshore in Pagcor Entertainment City, its next major project, which is three times bigger than Newport City in terms of land area. In this Newport City complex, the investment is likewise expected to hit $1 billion within the next five years.
Project will start by next year, Resorts World Bayshore would open to the public two to three years down the road.
Travellers International is set to embark soon on a larger integrated tourism estate called Resorts World Bayshore City. It is envisioned as a themed development with about 2,500 hotel rooms, along with leisure, retail and entertainment facilities. Given its scale, Resorts World Bayshore City is expected to create over 100,000 direct and indirect jobs.

We’re doing the planning right now in Bayshore,” Sian said, noting that as the project will start by next year, Resorts World Bayshore would open to the public two to three years down the road.

“There’s going to be more open space, more amenities and retail space will be bigger. We’re building another theater. There are a few more things we want to put there which we can’t put here [in Newport City] because of lack of space,” Sian said.

Source: http://wikimapia.org/21567835/Resorts-World-Bayshore

kung pwede lang sana sabihin... basta it's the same top local architect behind rw manila..pati ako excited na din

wala pa ding render? kelan kaya?

sana hindi si andrew tan ang naging kapartner ng genting sa pag develop ng RW Bayshore... for sure pangit kakalabasan nyan... wala pa ako nakitang magandang development/ design ng megaworld... and i hope sana more green open spaces at theme park in the area... wag puros retail spaces... kakasawa na! we need to change the landscape and meaning of entertainment here in our country hindi puros shopping malls...

cno dapat henry sy??????? (siksik dito)

cno dapat henry sy??????? (siksik dito)

century group properties really invest in all their developments... other would be ayala...

kung mala Resorts World Miami ang structure dito sa Resorts World Bayshore

automatically Philippines will skyrocket its way to be recognized and probably be famous in mixed-use development competition in Asia..

sana matuloy ito..

sa $1-b mukhang malabo yan. ang rw sentosa nga ay around $6-b na yata.

2nd Resorts World complex planned

THE RESORTS arm of conglomerate Alliance Global Group, Inc.is looking to begin work at its second integrated tourism estate next year, a ranking official said yesterday.

“We plan to start next year. We’re still finalizing the plans. It’s a big property, you have to have several iterations,” Kingson U. Sian, president and chief operating officer of Alliance Global, in a briefing yesterday, referring to Resorts World Bayshore.

The complex was developed in partnership with Genting Hong Kong, Ltd.

“We have around 10 [hectares] here right now, but we’re expanding this. We will probably end up with around 12 hectares,” Mr. Sian said, noting that the additional two hectares owned by subsidiary Megaworld Corp., had already been secured.

bworld.com.ph (http://bworld.com.ph/content.php?section=Corporate&title=2nd-Resorts-World-complex-planned&id=44195)

2nd Resorts World complex planned

THE RESORTS arm of conglomerate Alliance Global Group, Inc.is looking to begin work at its second integrated tourism estate next year, a ranking official said yesterday.

“We plan to start next year. We’re still finalizing the plans. It’s a big property, you have to have several iterations,” Kingson U. Sian, president and chief operating officer of Alliance Global, in a briefing yesterday, referring to Resorts World Bayshore.

The complex was developed in partnership with Genting Hong Kong, Ltd.

“We have around 10 [hectares] here right now, but we’re expanding this. We will probably end up with around 12 hectares,” Mr. Sian said, noting that the additional two hectares owned by subsidiary Megaworld Corp., had already been secured.

bworld.com.ph (http://bworld.com.ph/content.php?section=Corporate&title=2nd-Resorts-World-complex-planned&id=44195)

Yun naman pala. :banana:

Bagong Nayong Pilipino Entertainment City Manila

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/7649/pp2xm.jpg

Source: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/829/pp2xm.jpg/sr=1

yung yellow yung resorts world bay shore???

ang maswerte yung sa bagong reclamation na niraralihan ng mga taga paranaque

balita ko conglomerate daw ng mga arabo,american,european at australian ang nagpapagawa dun

nice kulang pa yan sige pa dagdag :)

Mukhang mas malawak ang property ng Universal Entertainment!

Genting to build 2nd casino

by Jenniffer B. Austria | Manila Standard Today | Friday | December 30, 2011

Star Cruises Ltd. of Genting Malaysia Bhd., co-operator of the country’s largest casino, and local partner Alliance Global Group Inc. plan to start building their second gambling resort in Pasay City next year to meet demand.

“We are confident that there is a market,” Alliance president Kingson Sian told reporters Thursday. The second project, called Resorts World Bayshore, follows the existing Resorts World.

Genting and Alliance’s venture, Travellers International Hotel Group, will build a 31-hectare gaming complex in Pasay City after winning one of four casino operator licenses the Philippines issued in 2008 and 2009. Belle Corp., Bloomberry Investments Holding Inc. and Japan’s Universal Entertainment Corp. are also building casinos under the licenses.

“We have to make sure that Bayshore won’t cannibalize what we have at Resorts World,” Sian said.

Read More: http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideBusiness.htm?f=2011/december/30/business1.isx&d=2011/december/30

Guys, I've found this while browsing on the net. Not sure if it's legit !!!

http://rearchitecture.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/20080316_manila-bay-ir-masterplan-s.jpg

Source: http://www.coroflot.com/cipyboy/works/10

yung yellow yung resorts world bay shore???

ang maswerte yung sa bagong reclamation na niraralihan ng mga taga paranaque

balita ko conglomerate daw ng mga arabo,american,european at australian ang nagpapagawa dun May nabasa ako dito dati na bilhin ng Genting yang COASTAL MALL for their resorts expansion..totoo ba yon?

Guys, I've found this while browsing on the net. Not sure if it's legit !!!

http://rearchitecture.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/20080316_manila-bay-ir-masterplan-s.jpg

Source: http://www.coroflot.com/cipyboy/works/10

Nice! eto kaya yung gagawing theme park ng genting?

From BNP thread

superimposing InfinitiFX45's photo with a google earth image of the rw bayshore site:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/b_dos/rwbs.jpg

I hope its indeed the master plan of RW Bayshore ! so excited with the huge theme park as well as the very long stretch of retail promenade ! :banana::banana::banana:

Guys, I've found this while browsing on the net. Not sure if it's legit !!!

http://rearchitecture.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/20080316_manila-bay-ir-masterplan-s.jpg

Source: http://www.coroflot.com/cipyboy/works/10

^^ Saktong sakto yung perspective dun sa google earth image. Iyan na nga siguro ang render ng resorts world bayshore manila.:banana::banana::banana:

^^ oo nga sakto lang siya...holy mackarel...yan nga siguro...fingers crossed !! :cheers:

I was at Ocean Park Hong Kong last week I truly was impressed with the many upgrades they have done to the park. I was dreaming that someday the Philippines will have this kind of park...seeing that render above now then I guess that dream will come true

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/408140_2810173047992_1068719127_2981872_2050880650_n.jpg

^^ Saktong sakto yung perspective dun sa google earth image. Iyan na nga siguro ang render ng resorts world bayshore manila.:banana::banana::banana:

It fits the map lined by yellow very well, though, extends eastward. Infiniti is very resourceful!

It's more watery than RW Sentosa. Vety nice.

Guys, I've found this while browsing on the net. Not sure if it's legit !!!

http://rearchitecture.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/20080316_manila-bay-ir-masterplan-s.jpg

Source: http://www.coroflot.com/cipyboy/works/10


sana eto na nga yun at ang galing nung isang post sakto sa google earth..
tama yung isang nagpost..

entertainment shouldn't always be a mall..it should be a very nice park kinda like this one..

i think we have enough malls in the country and needs a lot of this..

DP Architects Singapore is the same firm who did the masterplan of Resorts World Sentosa. Mukhang RW Bayshore nga yung pinost na photo ni InfinitiFX45. :cheers:

http://www.dpa.com.sg

Parang ganito siguro ang gagawin sa Bulkan.

Mirage Casino, Las Vegas

dEY_14di9mI

From BNP Thread:

MANY thanks to InfinitiFX45

CONSTANTINE RONQUILLO

INTEGRATED RESORTS‑
MANILA
DP ARCHITECTS PTE LTD

Location Manila, Philippines

Program Large Scale Resort Devt.

Status
Manila

Role in the Project

Masterplanning, Manual Rendering, Sketches and Studies.

The Manila Bay IR is an integrated theme park. The distinct character is set next to a canal and the sea with a charmingly unique style of lifestyle opportunities. The repertoire includes a myriad of shopping, dining, entertainment in a linear pedestrian street besides the canal. On the seafront, there is the charismatic sea-fronting hotel supported by its waterfront private villas complete with its own gondola, more shopping and dining, a yacht club and an international cruise terminal.

Spanish inspired architecture is drawn on in this masterplan. Typical character-defining features of the style are low-pitched hipped roofs covered in arched red clay tile, stucco wall planes, either smooth or roughly textured, carved brackets, arcaded porches and arched door and window openings, commonly infilled with wrought iron grilles. Balconies and other elements made of cast iron, exterior ornament including ornate doors and enriched door surrounds often mimicking stone are also typical.

The linearity of the canal is broken up into various nodes. The entrance plaza beckons those from the main road into the pedestrian only walkway. The walkway is then defined into various nodes from the East Mall, Theme Park main entrance, West Mall and the Civic Plaza at the canal terminus. From here it further extends to the waterfront through the Waterfront Promenade.

http://rearchitecture.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/portfoliosmall-spread.pdf (http://rearchitecture.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/portfoliosmall-spread.pdf)

Yong in-between ng Splash and Marina..parang may tunnel going Macapagal

^^ oo nga no, if not tunnel, baka may elevation on both sides of the road.

DP Architects Singapore is the same firm who did the masterplan of Resorts World Sentosa. Mukhang RW Bayshore nga yung pinost na photo ni InfinitiFX45. :cheers:

http://www.dpa.com.sg

hopefully nga. but i went to that site and clicked their projects, hovered the mouse cusor over South East Asia area, there's no Philippines on it :(

hopefully nga. but i went to that site and clicked their projects, hovered the mouse cusor over South East Asia area, there's no Philippines on it :(

wala pa namang Go signal na ilabas ang render ng resorts world bayshore. Magaling lang mag-google si Infiniti :banana::banana:

hopefully nga. but i went to that site and clicked their projects, hovered the mouse cusor over South East Asia area, there's no Philippines on it :(

wala pa namang Go signal na ilabas ang render ng resorts world bayshore. Magaling lang mag-google si Infiniti :banana::banana:

Guys, here’s the answer to your inquisitive minds:

Source: http://rearchitecture.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/portfoliosmall-spread.pdf

^^
tnx InfinitiFX45

i can't wait sumakay sa The Galaxy! looks like a thrilling roller-coaster, noh? :D

i can't wait sumakay sa The Galaxy! looks like a thrilling roller-coaster, noh? :D

Excited narin ako:banana::banana::banana:

Yong in-between ng Splash and Marina..parang may tunnel going Macapagal

yup tunnel nga... actually as I remember, ang original plan dyan eh bridge... i guess Genting wanted to have the road underground instead... and it is a lot better than a bridge, in my opinion..

yan ang old masterplan- hantayin nalang natin ang latest design by Casas+Architects

^^^^


walang basagan ng trip.:lol: viva mapua!!!

yan ang old masterplan- hantayin nalang natin ang latest design by Casas+Architects

ok na ung master plan sana lang i enhance lang ng onti ng casas+architects ung master plan...

http://s3images.coroflot.com/user_files/individual_files/original_123839_TYjtd0zFKppOCYvZYC0RQOKx2.jpg

Source: http://www.coroflot.com/cipyboy/works/10

Since partner ng AGI dito is Genting, i'm sure foreign architectural firm ang magdedesign ng RW Bayshore City. Casas+Architects will just be collaborating with the foreign architectural firm to add a distinctively Filipino touch to the future IR

Guys, I think this is bad news for the Philippines but good for South Korea

South Korea airport plans $3-B casino complex :ohno: :bash:

by AFP | Manila Times | Thursday | January 12, 2012

SEOUL: The operator of South Korea’s main airport plans to build a $3-billion casino resort to woo increasingly wealthy travelers from China and elsewhere in Asia, its spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
The Incheon International Airport Corp. is also mulling a bid for Edinburgh Airport as part of efforts to boost sources of income abroad, she told Agence France-Presse. The new resort, to be built near the airport 50 kilometers west of Seoul, would feature facilities such as a hotel, casinos, convention centers, shopping malls and hospitals, she said.

“We plan to develop the property like the resorts in Las Vegas or Macau,” she said, adding that negotiations to select a developer are underway.

The airport earns 65 percent of its revenue from hotels, duty-free sales and other services not directly linked to flying. Spending by Chinese and Japanese account for more than a quarter of duty-free sales.

Read More: http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business/top-business-news/14885-south-korea-airport-plans-3-b-casino-complex

But it's more fun in the Philippines than South Korea.


Guys, I think this is bad news for the Philippines but good for South Korea

South Korea airport plans $3-B casino complex :ohno: :bash:

by AFP | Manila Times | Thursday | January 12, 2012

SEOUL: The operator of South Korea’s main airport plans to build a $3-billion casino resort to woo increasingly wealthy travelers from China and elsewhere in Asia, its spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
The Incheon International Airport Corp. is also mulling a bid for Edinburgh Airport as part of efforts to boost sources of income abroad, she told Agence France-Presse. The new resort, to be built near the airport 50 kilometers west of Seoul, would feature facilities such as a hotel, casinos, convention centers, shopping malls and hospitals, she said.

“We plan to develop the property like the resorts in Las Vegas or Macau,” she said, adding that negotiations to select a developer are underway.

The airport earns 65 percent of its revenue from hotels, duty-free sales and other services not directly linked to flying. Spending by Chinese and Japanese account for more than a quarter of duty-free sales.

Read More: http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business/top-business-news/14885-south-korea-airport-plans-3-b-casino-complex

But it's more fun in the Philippines than South Korea.

and also

Phl ranked 8th friendliest country - expat survey :banana: :cheers: :banana: :cheers: :banana: :cheers:
by Artemio Dumlao | The Philippine Star | January 14, 2012 | 12:00 AM

BAGUIO CITY ,Philippines – The Philippines ranked 8th in the list of the “World’s Friendliest Countries” in the “Expat Explorer Survey 2011” conducted by banking giant HSBC, it was reported on the website of Forbes magazine.
The survey showed that hospitality is the greatest asset of the Philippines in the tourism industry.
The survey conducted in 100 countries worldwide between May and July 2011 rates countries based on the preference of expatriates to make them “their second home.”
The 15 friendliest countries in the world, starting from the highest rated, are New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, Canada, United States, Turkey, United Kingdom, Philippines, Spain, Malaysia, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Singapore, and France.

Read More: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=767588&publicationSubCategoryId=63

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/Aklandia/IMG_1233-1-1.jpg

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7155/manilabayunifiedtourism.jpg

Image showing popular tourist attractions available in the Manila Bay Area. Pls let me know if any attraction is missing

Alliance Global, Traveller's and Genting HK are still quiet and so is this thread :nuts:

oo nga, it was supposed to be launch late last year, ano kaya nangyari at di natuloy? Nauna pa yung Manila Bay Resorts.

so bale sa 4 proponents... si Alliance/Genting na lang ang walang activity right?...

yung other 3 ay SM Belle, Manila Bay Resorts, at yung Solaire noh.. tama ba?... nalilimutan ko na which is which ehehehe..

oo nga, it was supposed to be launch late last year, ano kaya nangyari at di natuloy? Nauna pa yung Manila Bay Resorts.

Possible funding problem? Or maybe theyre looking at what competition has to offer so that they can change their design to outdo the competition. Pure speculation lang.

i hope totoo yun kasabihan na save the best for last... there project should be a big blast...

yesterday I compared the final render of Manila Bay Resorts and the render here for Resorts World Bayshore... I'd think that RW would definitely change their masterplan simply by looking at how the road will be laid out compared to MBR's final render... RW will be on the left side of the MBR...

I hope RW would release their final masterplan soon..

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9416/mnl3.jpg


Guys, I've found this while browsing on the net. Not sure if it's legit !!!

http://rearchitecture.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/20080316_manila-bay-ir-masterplan-s.jpg

Source: http://www.coroflot.com/cipyboy/works/10

^^ i hope yun na yung final design nung rw bayshore. para naman may variation yung design ng mga casinos at hindi puro glass.:)

Parang mas maganda yata sa Resorts World Bayshore because it looks like there's a lot of things you can do and see there. Sa Manila Bay Resorts, parang yung huge fountain lang ang pede kong panoorin dyan or mag-stroll don sa park near the waters, picture-picture para may mapost sa FB he he!

Hindi nauso ang FB pag natapos ang PAGCOR City!

^^Ha ha! Baka nga.

In The Know: ‘Pagcor Entertainment City’
Philippine Daily Inquirer
2:00 am | Tuesday, February 21st, 2012


In April 2008, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) resurrected a plan to put up a “Las Vegas-style” casino and tourism complex on Manila Bay. Originally unveiled in 2007, it was initially called “Pagcor Entertainment City.”
Once completed, the project is expected to boost tourist arrivals and generate new jobs, according to Pagcor. The complex will feature “six-star hotels, gaming facilities, malls, museums, cultural centers, sports arenas, residential villages and theme parks.”
Now dubbed “Entertainment City Manila,” the project would have interconnected facilities which will feature shopping, dining, concerts, exhibits and gaming, according to Pagcor.
The four companies granted licenses to build, own and operate integrated resorts in Entertainment City Manila are Travellers International Hotel Group (which owns Resorts World Manila), an SM consortium, Tiger Resorts Leisure and Entertainment Inc. and Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels Inc.
Pagcor guidelines require a minimum $1-billion investment in each integrated resort. Each licensee is also required to build a minimum of 250,000 square meters of floor area and complete 800 hotel rooms with an average room area of 40 sq m. Everything must be in order before the casino inside the complex opens.
Pagcor said Entertainment City Manila “is projected to capture at least a 10-percent share in the total global gaming market, which is estimated at $115 billion annually.”
It is also expected to generate “1 million jobs and 1 million tourists in the next few years,” Pagcor said.
Bloomberry’s planned Solaire Manila Project, an integrated resort complex, includes a five-star, 500-room hotel covering some 165,000 sq m of floor area, while Tiger Resorts’ $2-billion Manila Bay Resorts is expected to “contribute significantly to the 400,000 jobs” to Pagcor’s 1-million target.

Resorts World Bayshore City, on the other hand, is expected to feature the Grand Opera House, a performing arts venue which is expected to seat 2,500. Inquirer Research

manila bay resorts
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/enriquezdave/405944_10150509435976977_116724526976_9177580_216172954_n.jpg

:cheers:

In The Know: ‘Pagcor Entertainment City’
Philippine Daily Inquirer
2:00 am | Tuesday, February 21st, 2012


In April 2008, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) resurrected a plan to put up a “Las Vegas-style” casino and tourism complex on Manila Bay. Originally unveiled in 2007, it was initially called “Pagcor Entertainment City.”
Once completed, the project is expected to boost tourist arrivals and generate new jobs, according to Pagcor. The complex will feature “six-star hotels, gaming facilities, malls, museums, cultural centers, sports arenas, residential villages and theme parks.”
Now dubbed “Entertainment City Manila,” the project would have interconnected facilities which will feature shopping, dining, concerts, exhibits and gaming, according to Pagcor.
The four companies granted licenses to build, own and operate integrated resorts in Entertainment City Manila are Travellers International Hotel Group (which owns Resorts World Manila), an SM consortium, Tiger Resorts Leisure and Entertainment Inc. and Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels Inc.
Pagcor guidelines require a minimum $1-billion investment in each integrated resort. Each licensee is also required to build a minimum of 250,000 square meters of floor area and complete 800 hotel rooms with an average room area of 40 sq m. Everything must be in order before the casino inside the complex opens.
Pagcor said Entertainment City Manila “is projected to capture at least a 10-percent share in the total global gaming market, which is estimated at $115 billion annually.”
It is also expected to generate “1 million jobs and 1 million tourists in the next few years,” Pagcor said.
Bloomberry’s planned Solaire Manila Project, an integrated resort complex, includes a five-star, 500-room hotel covering some 165,000 sq m of floor area, while Tiger Resorts’ $2-billion Manila Bay Resorts is expected to “contribute significantly to the 400,000 jobs” to Pagcor’s 1-million target.

Resorts World Bayshore City, on the other hand, is expected to feature the Grand Opera House, a performing arts venue which is expected to seat 2,500. Inquirer Research


^^
Grand Opera House?
I hope it will be something iconic...
can't wait to see the render of the entire complex.
ano kaya mga attractions na natanggal at nadagdag based dun sa mga unang articles posted?

Grand opera house lang ? what about the theme park, no news about a theme park inside resorts world bayshore ? give us the theme park please ! :bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts:

Grand opera house lang ? what about the theme park, no news about a theme park inside resorts world bayshore ? give us the theme park please ! :bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts:

chill lang. :lol: Matagal ng kasama yang performing arts na yan

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/02/21/12/melco-interested-1b-manila-casino-project-pagcor

Murky past catches up with new PAGCOR
BY ROEL LANDINGIN

http://www.rappler.com/business/1687-murky-past-catches-up-with-new-pagcor#.T0TfQH0LSfo.twitter

double post. sorry.

which is Belle, which is Resort World, which is Bagong Nayong?

can someone point it out in a map or pic?

which is Belle, which is Resort World, which is Bagong Nayong?

can someone point it out in a map or pic?

You go to Page 9 and look for Infiniti's post.

Bagong Nayong Pilipino Entertainment City Manila

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/7649/pp2xm.jpg

Source: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/829/pp2xm.jpg/sr=1

walang name, pakilabel naman

walang name, pakilabel naman

Meron 'yong iba, anyhow, here:

Lavender- Belle Grande
Yellow - RW Bayshore (it will extend eastward up to Macapagal)
Blue - Solaire
Red - MBR by Okada

And

Green - The site of new Nayong Pilipino (theme park)
Orange - Alphaland's Manila Bay project

Meron 'yong iba, anyhow, here:

Lavender- Belle Grande
Yellow - RW Bayshore (it will extend eastward up to Macapagal)
Blue - Solaire
Red - MBR by Okada

And

Green - The site of new Nayong Pilipino (theme park)
Orange - Alphaland's Manila Bay project

anu status nila....lahat ba may progress?

^^ lahat nag umpisa na ang construction, except RWBayshore and BNP theme park, still no word yet if when the two will commence construction. even the much awaited renders of RWBayshore are nowhere to be found yet

Ive seen lots of heavy equipments on Okada's Manila Bay Resorts project site.:banana::banana::banana:

good news,but the statement from naguiat favoring asian investors is uncalled for.parang inunahan lang niya si wynn sa ibubulgar nito.

^^ lahat nag umpisa na ang construction, except RWBayshore and BNP theme park, still no word yet if when the two will commence construction. even the much awaited renders of RWBayshore are nowhere to be found yet

so Belle, Solare, Alphaland and Universal pa lang may progress....can you show pics of each

Alam na cguro ni Naguiat from the start na wala talaga balak mag invest dito yung mga American investors. Anyway, even without them, I'm very optimistic that the Entertainment City would be a huge success.

good news,but the statement from naguiat favoring asian investors is uncalled for.parang inunahan lang niya si wynn sa ibubulgar nito.

^^
Grand Opera House?
I hope it will be something iconic...
can't wait to see the render of the entire complex.
ano kaya mga attractions na natanggal at nadagdag based dun sa mga unang articles posted?

I am not sure if it's gonna be that grand:

By comparison- Sydney Opera House seating capacity

Concert Hall 2,679
Opera Theatre 1,507
Drama Theatre 544
Playhouse 398
The Studio 400
Utzon Room 210
Total 5,738



With Manila Grand Opera House seating 2,500, it will be bigger than the Royal Albert Hall though which has only about 1600++ seats, I hope the Opera House in Manila would be richly decorated and furnished.

Hanoi Opera House only have 599 seats.

any update regarding this project?

na banned na pala si miss phi mamimis ko kakapalan ng muka nya dito :)

na banned na pala si miss phi mamimis ko kakapalan ng muka nya dito :)

Kung maka request kse, kala mo sya ang may ari! :lol:

Buti ng kay ate, kafal ng fez kse e! Lols :lol:

haha oo nga eh makapal din siya un ang nakakatuwa sa kanya sayang lang wala na kayo masosopla :)

chill lang. :lol: Matagal ng kasama yang performing arts na yan

Agree din ako na wag iscrap ang theme park. Pag nagawa to, mababawasan ang pupunta ng singapore na mga pinoy just to visit universal studios. Sana me iba pang unique theme parks na gawin.

ano na balita dito ? wala pa ring updates kung kelan ang groundbreaking ng resorts world bayshore ?

Uyy na-ban na yung demanding. hihihihihihi

Yaya can u get me water? :lol:

buhay pa ako, pina banned mo ako, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,on the record mga bro

Okada, other Pagcor investors to fund NAIA Expressway :cheers: :banana: :banana: :banana:

by Lois Calderon | ANC | Wednesday | Posted at 03/21/2012 7:58 PM | Updated as of 03/21/2012 9:29 PM

MANILA, Philippines - The government has widened its NAIA Expressway project to stretch all the way to Pagcor City, and Pagcor's controversial investor, Kazuo Okada, again comes up as among its financiers.

Originally, the elevated expressway will run from NAIA’s sales interchange that's linked up to the Skyway to Roxas Boulevard.

But Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson said Pagcor’s chairman Cristino Naguiat and the four investors in its so-called Entertainment City want the expressway to be extended to Diosdado Macapagal Avenue.

The NAIA Expressway project is one of the government's large-scale public-private partnership projects, contracts for which, President Aquino wants to be clean.

Singson sees no problem in having Okada on board.

“That's the concern of Pagcor. Whether it's Okada or some other investors coming from the Pagcor City, that's for them to agree on. But we met with the representative of that group and they have no problem,” he said.

Okada's Universal Entertainment is one of Pagcor City's licensees. Others are Andrew Tan's Alliance Global, which tied up with Genting Hong Kong, Henry Sy’s Belle Corp. and Enrique Razon's Bloomberry Investments.

Okada is embroiled in a corporate and legal battle with American casino billionaire Steve Wynn, who alleged Okada bribed Pagcor officials to get the license.

Singson said Pagcor's investors will fund half of the P12-billion NAIA expressway project. The rest will be shouldered by whoever wins a bidding slated for September.

“We're winding up our meetings and just agreeing on the investment that we expected.”

“Originally there was government subsidy, we're taking out that government subsidy and the locators are the ones providing that component so we will still go for bidding in terms of who will be the operator, who will construct the project, but with the assurance that there will be investment coming from the locators,” Singson added.

This early, Manuel Pangilinan's Metro Pacific Investments Group said it's interested in joining the bidding.

“All of those projects in the high-standard highways plan are of interest to us. In particular, the Cala and NAIA expressway are of interest to us,” said MPIC president Jose Ma. Lim.

Singson said apart from Metro Pacific, the Citra group and Ramon Ang's San Miguel have expressed interest in investing in the project.

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/03/21/12/okada-other-pagcor-investors-fund-naia-expressway

Fund the MONORAIL. :yes:

Major design change in RESORTS WORLD MIAMI:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/mh-genting-casino-miami-herald-downsized-plans-20120321,0,7350012.story

Major design change in RESORTS WORLD MIAMI:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/mh-genting-casino-miami-herald-downsized-plans-20120321,0,7350012.story

psst...ano kinalaman nyan sa thread na ito :bash::lol::nuts: resorts world bayshore ito :lol: Philippines , hindi Miami Florida :bash:

i know but i posted it for two reasons:

1. There are things we need to consider as we go for ultra iconic buildings such as fit of a structure in a place
2. Reference of what the Philippine Project could look like

nyek.. haha

Hmmm, 6 months delayed yung groundbreaking , major design change din kaya ito like RW Miami ?

resorts world bayshore to have its ground breaking by june 2012!
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/top-news/24973-phl-may-surpass-vegas-singapore-game-revenue-by-2016

expect the signature facade of Mr. Tan para di kayo madisappoint:)

expect the signature facade of Mr. Tan para di kayo madisappoint:)

the boxy designs seen in mr. tan's ? lahat boxy structures sa resorts world manila, except Marriott's facade. tagal pa ng June, kakainip :lol::nuts:

the boxy designs seen in mr. tan's ? lahat boxy structures sa resorts world manila, except Marriott's facade. tagal pa ng June, kakainip :lol::nuts:

Two months na lang po.

Hmmm, 6 months delayed yung groundbreaking , major design change din kaya ito like RW Miami ?

mukha nga siguro. pbbly when they saw the renders of Manila Bay Resorts na katabi lang nila. They need to veer away from boxy structures and need to step up more. Dpat mas High class/avante garde ang structures