;70574377']Starmall is opening another mall in Muntinlupa, near Agro.
The design can be seen here: http://www.asyadesign.com.ph/projects/malls/starmall-agro

In addition to this, I have confirmed that the construction inside Westgate, the former (temporary, empty lot) parking lot near the center, (right beside Melo's) will actually be housing more retail space. The lot is a bit larger than the The Commerce Center (Where Yellow Cab, Army Navy, Mona Lisa, Thousand Cranes, Frutti Froyo, Bikram Yoga and Bridgestone are). The render of the building is posted on site. Hope someone can post a soft copy here, hehe.

Here's a summary of the up and coming retail areas/expansions in the Alabang area:
1. Metro Gaisano Alabang
2. Entrata Mall
3. Westgate (The building mentioned a while ago)
4. Molito Complex (Expansion)

With more residential developments like Avida and The Levels coming up, I think more retail buildings are bound to sprout in the area. I just hope more office buildings are built soon too.

Wow! Starmall sa may Agro Homes.:cheers:

Ang daming mga business establishments ang nagbukas at magbubukas pa along National Road.

1. Savemore Muntinlupa
2. Starmall Agro
3. Puregold Agro
4. Shakey's Muntinlupa
5. David's Salon
6. Mini-Stop (near Muntinlupa City Hall)
7. Mini-Stop Poblacion
8. East-West Bank Muntinlupa
9. Mercury Drug Poblacion Branch 2
10. Mang Inasal Muntinlupa

and still counting in the future...:D

Pati sa Alabang area, marami na.:)

Go go go Muntinlupa!:cheers::banana::cheers::banana::cheers::banana:

This will be also built just beside the Elizabeth Center where the soon to open branch of SM-Savemore is located.

Tama po kayo Sir Lheximont.:)

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http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=11497

I think Mayor San Pedro should indeed stand firm in his decision to ban plastics in Muntinlupa. Not only will the law help Muntinlupa, but it should set an example for other cities in the metro too.

What I don't get is the fact that even though it's been almost a year from the conception of this ordinance, it is only today that the Philippine Plastics Industries Association released a statement against this. This is unacceptable and gives me more reason to ban plastics. Not only are plastics harmful to the environment, but the association backing them seems to be harmful as a political force too (pressuring Muntinlupa City just now when the plastics ban is about to be implemented). There should be no compromise for an organization with such an attitude :P.

The intention is good but can they implement this?

Why not strengthen the implementation of laws against littering so that plastic items will not clog our waterways? So since they can't properly implement those laws they'll just ban plastics instead? Litter that clogs our waterways are not just made up plastic, I think it's the habit of littering that's the problem not the plastics themselves.

well, we have to start somewhere don't you think? enough of the "what if's" and the "should have's".

At this point, it is already difficult to change people's habits such as littering. At least now, they won't be littering plastics... Perhaps after a while, as we become more disciplined and educated, littering would be a thing of the past.

The intention is good but can they implement this?

Why not strengthen the implementation of laws against littering so that plastic items will not clog our waterways? So since they can't properly implement those laws they'll just ban plastics instead? Litter that clogs our waterways are not just made up plastic, I think it's the habit of littering that's the problem not the plastics themselves.

I think at the very least they can prevent big establishments like Supermarkets and chains like 7-11 and McDonald's from using plastic. At the very least, awareness will be heightened in the area :).

Correct. But Filipinos are spoiled. The other day I was in Mercury, there was this woman ahead of me who bought just a small piece of toiletry. After paying, the cashier didnt give her a plastic bag but yet the woman still asked for one. I mean she could have just put that small toiletry in her bag. :bash: This will be a long education process but it has got to start soon.

Well I hope I'm proven wrong, but the ordinance seems like its just grandstanding to me, how can you implement banning plastics when you can't even stop people from littering?

Anyway, does this ordinance ban trash bags as well?

Wow..ang lapit lang sa amin nito ..walking distance lang. It will surely click coz , it's an SM-owned /managed store and the area is also quite close to City Hall and several residential villages. Plus the fact that the area is more vibrant now as it has several fastfood stores, 24-hour conveniences stores ,
hospitals, schools. Pag may mga kailangang bilhin , konting lakad lang ayos na. Though next year ko pa ma-visit yan , kapag nagbakasyon ako dyan sa Pinas.

Pictures naman ng area na yan. I miss Muntinlupa already. I live there once over at Greenheights subdv.

Well I hope I'm proven wrong, but the ordinance seems like its just grandstanding to me, how can you implement banning plastics when you can't even stop people from littering?

Anyway, does this ordinance ban trash bags as well?

There's a difference. Stopping people from littering requires the city to watch every person who litters. On the other hand, stopping the usage of establishments only requires the government to keep an eye on the establishments. In addition to this, the city has the option to revoke an establishment's business permit or to not renew it.

Being from Muntinlupa myself, I've seen how the ordinance has been implemented so far. There are still some establishments that are hard-headed who still have not complied. On a positive note though, all supermarkets seem to have complied. Moreover, Muntinlupa has, according to the news, already warned violating establishments. Hopefully every establishment complies by the end of the month :D

As for trash bags, I think the ban only pertains to packaging food products and dry goods particularly in retail/restaurant operations. The ban also includes styro packaging (for restaurants).

Pictures naman ng area na yan. I miss Muntinlupa already. I live there once over at Greenheights subdv.

I will post pictures soon.:D

Was in Alabang last weekend... The implementation on the ban on plastics has been VERY GOOD so far... Puro brown paper bag ang nakikita ko..

Full swing na din pala ang construction ng Metro - Alabang. Medyo malaki din pala 'to no?

Correct. But Filipinos are spoiled. The other day I was in Mercury, there was this woman ahead of me who bought just a small piece of toiletry. After paying, the cashier didnt give her a plastic bag but yet the woman still asked for one. I mean she could have just put that small toiletry in her bag. :bash: This will be a long education process but it has got to start soon.

YES to plastics ban :cheers:

Metro Manila cities urged to outlaw plastic bags

By Tina Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 15:50:00 01/21/2011

MANILA, Philippines—The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Friday urged other local government units to adopt Muntinlupa City's measure against the use of plastic and other non-biodegradable materials by all business establishments.
“I hope other LGUs would follow suit because strong measures such as this would definitely help combat the dangerous effects of environmental degradation which leads to massive flooding and climate change,” said MMDA Chairman Francisco Tolentino.

He lauded the Muntinlupa government for enacting and implementing the anti-plastic ordinance, adding that he would push for the adoption of similar measures by the 15 other cities and one municipality comprising Metro Manila.

Tolentino urged mayors throughout the country to do the same.

“I commend the City Government of Muntinlupa for initiating this bold move for the sake of our environment,” he added.

Last Tuesday, Muntinlupa started implementing Ordinance No. 10-109, “an ordinance prohibiting the use of plastic bags on dry goods, regulating its utilization on wet goods, and prohibiting the use of Styrofoam.”

It is the first city in Metro Manila to ban the use of plastic bags for wet and dry goods and polystyrene, commonly known by the brandnames Styrofoam or Styropor for food stuff, drinks and other goods.

In passing the ordinance, the Muntinlupa City Council noted that disposed plastic bags and other non-biodegradable containers are the major causes of flash floods in the city during heavy rains as they clogged canals, creeks, rivers and other waterways that all drain into Laguna de Bay.

Violators will be meted a fine, while business establishments found violating the ordinance may have their licenses suspended for up to one year.

Polystyrene is a petroleum-based plastic with insulation properties and is used in all types of products such as beverage cups and food containers.

The MMDA cited a 1986 US Environmental Protection Agency report on solid waste which named polystyrene manufacturing process as the fifth largest creator of hazardous waste. The process of making polystyrene is reported to pollute the air and create large amounts of solid and liquid waste.

Toxic chemicals leach out of these products into the food that they contain, especially when heated in a microwave oven. These chemicals threaten human health and reproductive systems.

Further, polystyrene foam is often dumped into the environment as litter which breaks up into pieces that choke animals and clog their digestive systems, the MMDA said.

The MMDA added that several cities and countries have already outlawed the use of polystyrene foam.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20110121-315793/Metro-Manila-cities-urged-to-outlaw-plastic-bags

Hooray for the trailblazing city of Muntinlupa !
Muntinlupa rules !
Ibalik ang bayong ni Lolo at basket ni Lola !
Cauayan and Coconuts and Copra forever !

^^ i must congratulate muntinlupa too.. sana all the other cities follow suit.

i bought some stuff in 7-11 alabang and they wrap them now in paper.. no plastic

;71262815']There's a difference. Stopping people from littering requires the city to watch every person who litters. On the other hand, stopping the usage of establishments only requires the government to keep an eye on the establishments. In addition to this, the city has the option to revoke an establishment's business permit or to not renew it.

Being from Muntinlupa myself, I've seen how the ordinance has been implemented so far. There are still some establishments that are hard-headed who still have not complied. On a positive note though, all supermarkets seem to have complied. Moreover, Muntinlupa has, according to the news, already warned violating establishments. Hopefully every establishment complies by the end of the month :D

As for trash bags, I think the ban only pertains to packaging food products and dry goods particularly in retail/restaurant operations. The ban also includes styro packaging (for restaurants).

Hope they can sustain it, the use of brown bags looks better than using plastic. In the case of styro, there are food packaging products made out of corn fiber but the consumer may have to bear the brunt of the extra cost.

This should be a start of a "brown bag" culture, let's see what happens in the coming months.

It would be even better if they get shoppers to use those canvas bags.

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can be muntinlupa city as promising like the old plan of ayala alabang??? there was a proposed 100+ storey building in 90's but was scrap by the city gov't,by then ayala alabang was starting to be the new high rise hub,but since the scraping of that 100 storey building it was the start of downfall of investments in muntinlupa,and that was the time of the birth of bonifacio global city,both of these high rise hub was planned by ramos...

CITYWIDE PLASTIC BAN (http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/talkofthetown/view/20110129-317364/Muntinlupa-takes-giant-step)
Muntinlupa takes giant step

By Sonia S. Mendoza
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:01:00 01/29/2011

Filed Under: Environmental Issues, Environmental pollution

Most Read

MANILA, Philippines—Officials of Muntinlupa have taken a monumental step in protecting the environment by banning plastic bags and polystyrene in the city.

This is an encouraging boost that we in the environmental movement have been waiting for. In all our engagements with local government units, every time we present the adverse effects of plastic bags on health and the environment, the common knee-jerk response is that the initiative to ban plastic bags should come from the national government.

Relying on our national government may not be our best option because of the uncertainty of passing ecologically sound bills in our legislature.

Good precedent

Thus, the example set by Muntinlupa, among others, establishes a good precedent and a clear statement that, with political will, a ban is doable. (Los Baños in Laguna, Sta. Barbara in Iloilo, Burgos in Pangasinan and Odiongan in Romblon have also taken moves against the use of plastic bags.)

A positive national impact of the ban is that it opens up livelihood opportunities for producing baskets, bayong and other organic, reusable bags using katsa or available indigenous materials.

Both our urban and rural populations will benefit from this opportunity since raw materials are available where they are: discarded paper and cloth in the city; abaca, buri, and other plant fibers in provinces.

Indirectly, this may reduce the urge to migrate to cities since a source of income becomes available in the provinces.

Similarly, it will open doors to discussions on how people should be stewards of the environment, which provides their basic raw materials.

In 2009, the United Nations Environment Program executive director, Achim Steiner, expressed the need to ban plastic bags, highlighting the seriousness of plastic pollution and the urgency of taking action against the material.

“Single-use plastic bags which choke marine life, should be banned or phased out rapidly everywhere,” Steiner says.

“There is simply zero justification for manufacturing them anymore, anywhere,” he adds.

Trillion bags

Every year, around 500 billion to a trillion plastic bags are used worldwide, with over one million bags used every minute.

Plastic pollution from Asia, the Pacific and North America is sucked into the North Pacific Gyre, an area between Hawaii and the United States mainland.

Food chain

The pollution mingles with sea life, choking and ensnaring marine wildlife and disturbing every level of the food chain.

Now estimated to be twice the size of Texas, 80 percent of the plastic debris come directly from land. Necropsies have showed that many marine creatures had stomachs full of plastic trash that caused their deaths.

Plastic bags and plastic fragments can cause blockage of digestive or intestinal tracts of marine creatures resulting in more than 100,000 deaths of seabirds, turtles and mammals annually.

Plastic litter in the countryside can be eaten by grazing domestic and wild animals and can eventually enter the food chain.

Toxic

Many plastic items contain toxic chemicals such as biocides and plasticizers that could be released if the items break down or are eaten. Many chemical additives to plastic goods have negative effects on the environment and human health, such as the following:

Direct toxicity, as in the cases of lead, cadmium and mercury

Carcinogens, as in the case of diethylhexyl phthalate, a plasticizer used to make PVC pliable

Endocrine disruption, which can lead to cancer, birth defects, immune system suppression and developmental problems in children.

On the other hand, polystyrene, the main component of Styrofoam, can irritate the eyes, nose and throat, and can cause dizziness and unconsciousness. It migrates into food and is stored in body fat. It can cause lymphatic and hematopoietic cancer. Styrofoams, like plastic bags, are nonbiodegradable.

(Sonia S. Mendoza is the chair of Mother Earth Foundation and a member of Task Force Plastic, EcoWaste Coalition.)

KINDLY CHECK IF THIS IS TRUE ABOUT THE HIGHIEST EARNER LGU IN THE COUNTRY

Rank Region LGU Income
1 NCR Quezon City 7,376,391,780
2 NCR Manila City 7,119,823,858
3 NCR Makati City 6,320,644,917
4 NCR Pasig City 3,446,156,247
5 Region XI Davao City 2,757,208,839
6 NCR Kalookan City 2,091,683,285
7 NCR Parañaque City 1,997,001,697
8 Reg VII Cebu City 1,929,828,959
9 NCR Mandaluyong City 1,613,031,602
10 NCR Pasay City 1,603,197,000
11 NCR Valenzuela City 1,400,481,522
12 NCR Muntinlupa City 1,364,082,105
13 Region III Olongapo City 1,346,543,855
14 RegIV-B Puerto Princesa City1,302,100,388
15 NCR Marikina City 1,237,894,340
16 Region IX Zamboanga City 1,176,993,170
17 NCR Las Piñas City 1,119,754,160
18 Region IV-A Calamba City 1,094,639,553
19 Region X Cagayan de Oro City 1,084,366,266
20 NCR Taguig City 1,054,625,140

Does Savemore -Elizabeth Center , Putatan branch already opened ? any pics of it , thanks

^ I think it's already open. I saw it in the newspapers last Sunday...

Si Sam Milby pa ang nagbukas ng pinto :lol:

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Finally, pictures of the Westgate Hub and Studio City are online. Check out http://www.filinvestcorpcity.com/newsletter/4Q2010.pdf for renders and information. I do hope they push through with the book store... Although honestly, I hope Westgate would have a much bigger bookstore like BHS Fully Booked. I'm quite thrilled to know that they're planning to finish the Westgate Hub by August 2011. I can't wait to try out whatever establishments they'll be having there.

With mushrooming of residential community developments in Sucat-Alabang corridor of South SuperHighway/Skyway , hopefully , more high-rise residential or office developments will be built in Filinvest -Alabang area. Would it be ideal traversing the only double-decked ( so far ) expressway in the country with a view of nearby towers standing densely in the area.

Construction of Asian Hospital and Medical Center's Tower 2 nearing completion

Date Posted : 10 Feb 2011

A ceremonial topping-off was held recently at the construction site of Tower 2 of the Asian Hospital and Medical Center which is expected to partially open by May 2011.

The new hospital tower is part of the hospital's two-phase expansion project aimed at bringing expanded services and better facilities to its growing customer base. With the new tower, Asian Hospital expects to increase its inpatient capacities and provide an upgraded infrastructure for outpatient services.

Present at the topping-off ceremony were (from left) Janice Chan, chief operating officer of Bumrungrad International; Napoleon Carbonell, Jr., Asian Hospital chief financial officer; Theo Seiler, chief executive officer; Rossanna Wilwerding, chief nursing officer; Dr. Jorge Garcia, founding chairman; Dr. Juan Rosas, chief medical officer; and Don Rabanal, director for operations.

Source: http://www.asianhospital.com/pressroomitem.aspx?qy=111

With mushrooming of residential community developments in Sucat-Alabang corridor of South SuperHighway/Skyway , hopefully , more high-rise residential or office developments will be built in Filinvest -Alabang area. Would it be ideal traversing the only double-decked ( so far ) expressway in the country with a view of nearby towers standing densely in the area.

Personally I dread the day when FCC will be full of buildings already, there's gonna be lots of traffic...

I dunno if this has been posted already

http://alabangbulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/100913-ATC-REDEV-The-Garden-2-cropped.jpg

A new wing that will link Metro to the main mall

With mushrooming of residential community developments in Sucat-Alabang corridor of South SuperHighway/Skyway , hopefully , more high-rise residential or office developments will be built in Filinvest -Alabang area. Would it be ideal traversing the only double-decked ( so far ) expressway in the country with a view of nearby towers standing densely in the area.

Lalo na kapag nasa Skyway ka o sa may Alabang Viaduct, ang ganda siguro ng view.:cheers:

I dunno if this has been posted already

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A new wing that will link Metro to the main mall


Wow, that will be awesome addition to ATC redevelopment.

Welcome to Thread 6! :cheers:

Keep posting forumers :okay:

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A new thread at last ...great !!

I dunno if this has been posted already
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I must say this excites me a lot. Finally, they're bringing up the level of Alabang Town Center again. :)

I hope they do some renovations with the other parts of ATC too when this is done :)

Just for the others, do check the post in Alabang Bulletin where the image is from:


Alabang Town Center renovations ongoing
Alabang Town Center: Changing and Growing with the Community

If you’ve built your own house, then you would know how building is never over. And that it’s not just built on materials like concrete or marble or wood; it’s also constructed on moments and memories that are essential for shaping this into a home. The same is true for Alabang Town Center, which has always been the same place you’ve come to call home, but has never ceased becoming better.
Southern Manila families would recall that Alabang Town Center was, in its early days, merely a strip mall with a supermarket and two cinemas that had the St. Jerome Emiliani and Sta. Susana Parish Church, which was built in the 1970s, as its anchor. Families would hear mass at the church, then troop to the mall for some pizza or ice cream for the kids and, perhaps, catch one of the two blockbuster films that were showing. Mothers would shop for essentials; fathers would browse the video stores. Everyone would feel right at home.
Years later, the church still stands and is still visited by the same, though now extended, families. Beside it now stands a cosmopolitan Mediterranean-designed, airy lifestyle center that continues to supply the community with the essentials and houses best selling international and home-grown retail brands, unique family dining concepts, and state of the art cinema and entertainment centers. What has stayed the same, however, is that Southern Manila residents still consider Alabang Town Center their second home.

That the Alabang Town Center keeps growing is a testament to the changes the community it belongs to is undergoing. As Javier D. Hernandez, assistant vice president of Ayala Land Inc. Ayala Malls Group, says, “The Alabang Town Center is not just a mall. It doesn’t just serve the community. It is the community.”

So the community grows, so grows Alabang Town Center.

The Alabang Town Center is undergoing renovations and major changes to benefit the shifting lifestyles of its continuously burgeoning community. Alabang Town Center patrons will have increasingly more shopping options as the lifestyle center brings in Metro, which is known for its comfortable and friendly retail outlets all over the country. A four-level Metro will soon replace the open parking lot near McDonald’s housing a department store, a grocery store, and basement parking. Construction commenced last October 20 and Metro is set to open in 2012.

Alabang Town Center redevelopment site groundbreaking attended by Ayala Land Management headed by President & CEO, Mr. Antonino T. Aquino with Ms. Ma. Victoria E. Añonuevo, Ms. Rowena M. Tomeldan, Ms. Maria Corazon G. Dizon, Ms. Ruby P. Chiong, and Mr. Javier D. Hernandez, with Alabang Commercial Corporation board of directors represented by Atty. Gizela M. Gonzalez, Ms. Susana A.S. Madrigal, and Ms. Susana B. Ortigas.

As if that isn’t enough of a boon to your shopping prospects, a new retail building that will link Metro to the existing mall, is currently being built. The redevelopment mixed-use development plan construction officially commenced with a groundbreaking ceremony held on November 3, 2010, attended by Ayala Land Management headed by President & CEO, Mr. Antonino T. Aquino with Ayala Land, Inc.’s Senior Vice President & Ayala Malls Group Head – Ms. Ma. Victoria E. Añonuevo, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer – Ms. Rowena M. Tomeldan, Vice President & Head of Business Development & Strategic Planning Division – Ms. Maria Corazon G. Dizon, Assistant Vice President & Chief Finance Officer – Ms. Ruby P. Chiong, and Assistant Vice-President & Alabang Town Center General Manager – Mr. Javier D. Hernandez. Alabang Commercial Corporation board of directors represented by Atty. Gizela M. Gonzalez, Ms. Susana A.S. Madrigal, and Ms. Susana B. Ortigas also graced the event.

Scheduled to be operational by the latter half of 2011, it will be home to 70 new quality brands of shopping and dining that will surely boost your Southern Manila shopping experience.

Lastly, the word is also out on a cluster of buildings across Corte de las Palmas and Commerce Mall. It will boast a gallery of themed restaurants, specialty food shops, deli cafes and patisseries alongside lifestyle shops. There will be more of the al fresco dining the Alabang Town Center is known for and more opportunities for patrons to relax and enjoy the Southern breeze. Construction of the new lifestyle strip is calendared to begin in the 1st quarter of 2011, with its new stores targeted to open in the same year.
The exciting changes the Alabang Town Center is unwrapping for the community is guaranteed to give you more of what you love, to give you new occasions to create new moments and memories, and more reasons to continue considering the Town Center home. Big changes are in store, but it’s still going to be the same Alabang Town Center you love, only better.

Source: http://alabangbulletin.com/2011/02/11/alabang-town-center-renovations-ongoing.html

^^ Wow, and I thought the Gaisano building was the only structure being done... Town Center does need more retail space.

Here's a map of the ongoing developments in Alabang Town Center:

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^^ So the parking area facing commerce would be removed?

Hopefully , Festival Supermall would follow suit with expansions and
renovations ( interior-wise ) that would complement the upcoming Entrata mall

^^ So the parking area facing commerce would be removed?

I'm not so sure... on the posters in ATC, they just refer to this as the ATC redevelopment site.

Hopefully , Festival Supermall would follow suit with expansions and
renovations ( interior-wise ) that would complement the upcoming Entrata mall

agree. Festival is more than a decade old. it's about time

;72790859']I'm not so sure... on the posters in ATC, they just refer to this as the ATC redevelopment site.
I hope it won't create more traffic at commerce. especially on weekends

AVIDA TOWERS ALABANG
Avida is the affordable developer of Ayala Land Inc.

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Discover a new way of living.

Avida Towers Alabang is walking distance to Ayala Alabang, Madrigal Business Park, and is the nearest condominium project to Alabang Town Center . Enjoy fresh windy air from Laguna de Baie, tree-lined streets, fitness minded people and charitable societies. Living here gives new meaning to achieving work life balance. Centrally located with practical features, it's a home awaiting those who are ready to live life the way they see fit.

Here, rush hour has become a thing of the past. In this condominium community, you'll live in the middle of everything you need from supermarkets and restaurants, to shops and cinemas. Being located within Madrigal Business Park makes it accessible to major thoroughfares, transport stations, offices, hospitals, malls, schools, churches, and the most exciting developments in the area.

Avida redefines life.

Location : Alabang, Muntinlupa City
Height : 26 floors - ground floor commercial units facing Alabang-Zapote Road; 1st to 5th floors: parking levels; 6th to 26th floors are purely residential
Available for sale : Tower 1 (total of 2 towers)
Size of units : 22.4-53.48 sqm
236 - 570 sq ft
Available units : Studio, 1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom
Price range : Php1.6-4.7M (with VAT)
Completion date: April 2013 Tower 1
Unit Turn Over: 3rd QTR 2013

Amenities and Facilities

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Community Amenities


Adult & Kiddie Swimming Pool
Clubhouse with Function hall
Children's play area
Garden Area (maximized green area and open spaces)
Main entry/ exit gate w/ Guard House (2 lanes each)
Sewage treatment plant
Centralized cistern


Building Features


Main lobby for each building (min of 30 sqm)
Min Two (2) Elevator units (min. of 15-pax capacity each)
Admin room - applicable in First tower only (min of 20 sqm)
Utility room (min of 15 sqm)
Emergency power

a. 100% on safety; 50% on common areas
b. 1 power outlet, 1 ref outlet, & 1 lighting unit for Studio and 1-BR units
c. 1 power outlet, 1 ref outlet, & 2 lighting units for 2-BR unit


Garbage Chute
Fire protection/ fire alarm system
Mailbox per unit located at the lobby
Units are electricity, telephone, cable television & internet ready
Transformer Vault & Genset Room to be located at the ground floor level


UNIT FINISHES


Units are telephone, cable and internet ready
All units are equipped with smoke detectors
Units will have vinyl floor planks
Toilet and bath have ceramic tiles
Utility area (for 1 BR and 2 BR units) - ceramic tiles
Aluminum operable windows
Unit partitions - CHB Walls (painted)
Interior partitions - gypsum board (painted)
Toilet and bath - ceramic tiles and CHB (painted)
Utility area has CHB walls (painted)
Kitchen sink base
Complete kitchen fixtures
Overhead and undersink cabinets
Grease trap
Complete toilet and bath fixtures
Mechanical ventilation


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Studio Unit - 22.40 sqm only P1.6M.
Only P10k a month

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1 Bedroom Unit 35-39.71 SQM (Php 3.2M)
Only P19K a month


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Two bedroom Unit 53.48 SQM (Php 4.4 - 4.6M)
Only P29K a month

Sales update as of Feb. 18, 2011: Tower 1 is selling out so Tower 2 is to be launched this March 2011.:pepper::cheer:

For showroom visits, please contact:
PAOLO LALAS
Avida Towers Alabang
Property Specialist

0926 613 2534
paololalas2010@gmail.com

Taken as of today Feb 18, 2011. Enjoy! :banana:

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More pictures taken today Feb 18, 2011. :nuts:

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Thanks , Paolo for the loads of beautiful shots of Alabang , it seems that there are quite a lot of ongoing developments there . So Avida towers is now rising too.

Enjoy the views while they're still there. I think the building with the prime views would be the ones beside Alabang-Zapote since they won't have any adjacent buildings to block their views in the future.

;72750133']Here's a map of the ongoing developments in Alabang Town Center:

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I hope casa susana and vicente would also be demolished to make way for a new wing perhaps. That place looks really old

I hope casa susana and vicente would also be demolished to make way for a new wing perhaps. That place looks really old

Yeah but that's separate private property and it's not part of Alabang Town Center.

I hope casa susana and vicente would also be demolished to make way for a new wing perhaps. That place looks really old

Well, I wish they never demolished South Super Market and the building where National Bookstore used to be, those where buildings of the Alabang of old, during the time when nobody knew where the heck Alabang was.

Casa Susana and Vicente? Not much memories with these buildings except that it was dark inside and they were typically deserted.

Thanks for the many wonderful photos of the Alabang area and theFCC, courtesy of Paolo Lalas. The descriptions were very helpful. It is also great because many were taken from unfamiliar perspectives, like the one from the bike trail. It is looking more and more like the lazy, cozy, uncrowded days might be coming to an end. C'est la vie. With the STAR Tollway done and Skyway almost complete, the tipping point for accelerating growth might be fast approaching along with the attendant infrastructure issues and opportunities.

Yeah but that's separate private property and it's not part of Alabang Town Center.

So was the building where National Bookstore was. That property used to be owned by the Madrigals too. Perhaps when the time comes, the Ayalas will try to purchase that building too; otherwise, the Madrigals might make better use of the building themselves. Of course, as it is today, Casa Vicente still has some good establishments that keep it alive like Omakase and Mori-Mori.

Anyway, I can see 2011 being a big year for retail in Alabang. Besides the ATC expansions (The Garden Wing and the lifestyle strip), ATC is also renovating the New Wing with new marble tiles (which I'm guessing will match the tiles of the expansion's). In addition to these, we have the Westgate Hub, Molito Expansion, and Entrata Mall.

As for residential developments, we can expect the next few years to be exciting too. We have Avida Towers Alabang, Studio City, La Vie Flats, and The Levels. Near thew Alabang area, we also have Asya Residences.

Hopefully, Ayala can follow-up their Avida condo with a high-end condo in Alabang. :) I also hope Filinvest does something with Festival Mall... else they will be left behind by Alabang Town Center and even SM Southmall which is also nearby.

How many levels does the Molito/Puregold Alabang has ?

;73035265']So was the building where National Bookstore was. That property used to be owned by the Madrigals too. Perhaps when the time comes, the Ayalas will try to purchase that building too; otherwise, the Madrigals might make better use of the building themselves. Of course, as it is today, Casa Vicente still has some good establishments that keep it alive like Omakase and Mori-Mori.

Anyway, I can see 2011 being a big year for retail in Alabang. Besides the ATC expansions (The Garden Wing and the lifestyle strip), ATC is also renovating the New Wing with new marble tiles (which I'm guessing will match the tiles of the expansion's). In addition to these, we have the Westgate Hub, Molito Expansion, and Entrata Mall.

As for residential developments, we can expect the next few years to be exciting too. We have Avida Towers Alabang, Studio City, La Vie Flats, and The Levels. Near thew Alabang area, we also have Asya Residences.

Hopefully, Ayala can follow-up their Avida condo with a high-end condo in Alabang. :) I also hope Filinvest does something with Festival Mall... else they will be left behind by Alabang Town Center and even SM Southmall which is also nearby.

Not to mention the upcoming Starmall-Agro , a Savemore store is already operating on that area in Putatan , which is turning out to be the commercial area of that vicinity.

Alabang Town Center Official Map including Lifestyle Strip

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This is from the Alabang Town Center Facebook account: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184751634898660&ref=mf

There's a render of the lifestyle strip in the page... which I'm expecting will be available on site once development starts.

ganda na pala talaga nag lugar na yan....a lot of developments...it's been awhile since i last visited the place.....daan daan lang ako sa slex...but never had the time to make a detour and see the place.....way to go alabang....

;73035265'] I also hope Filinvest does something with Festival Mall... else they will be left behind by Alabang Town Center and even SM Southmall which is also nearby.

Foot-traffic wise I think Festival mall trumps both since it caters to all markets and corners the Laguna market. However yes I must agree with you that it's about time they did a face lift. Their potential AB market goes to ATC so perhaps if they want to lure some of them and a upscale expansion would help. (Entrata lobby?)

;73035265']So was the building where National Bookstore was. That property used to be owned by the Madrigals too. Perhaps when the time comes, the Ayalas will try to purchase that building too; otherwise, the Madrigals might make better use of the building themselves. Of course, as it is today, Casa Vicente still has some good establishments that keep it alive like Omakase and Mori-Mori.

Anyway, I can see 2011 being a big year for retail in Alabang. Besides the ATC expansions (The Garden Wing and the lifestyle strip), ATC is also renovating the New Wing with new marble tiles (which I'm guessing will match the tiles of the expansion's). In addition to these, we have the Westgate Hub, Molito Expansion, and Entrata Mall.

As for residential developments, we can expect the next few years to be exciting too. We have Avida Towers Alabang, Studio City, La Vie Flats, and The Levels. Near thew Alabang area, we also have Asya Residences.

Hopefully, Ayala can follow-up their Avida condo with a high-end condo in Alabang. :) I also hope Filinvest does something with Festival Mall... else they will be left behind by Alabang Town Center and even SM Southmall which is also nearby.


*COUGH* I heard a very good rumor that there's going to be an Alveo project in Las Pinas along Alabang Zapote Road where Goodyear or something was located, but is now destroyed and cleared - there's a huge piece of property there and I dunno if it would be a subdivision or a condo project. *COUGH COUGH*

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*COUGH* I heard a very good rumor that there's going to be an Alveo project in Las Pinas along Alabang Zapote Road where Goodyear or something was located, but is now destroyed and cleared - there's a huge piece of property there and I dunno if it would be a subdivision or a condo project. *COUGH COUGH*

I have some rumors myself too, actually, haha... The rendering of the ATC lifestyle strip (a small image is available on their facebook post on the matter) seems to show it too if I'm not mistaken *COUGH* *COUGH*

;73170693']I have some rumors myself too, actually, haha... The rendering of the ATC lifestyle strip (a small image is available on their facebook post on the matter) seems to show it too if I'm not mistaken *COUGH* *COUGH*

Grabe ubo natin :) :pet: *cough cough*

wonder who else is coughing :lurker:

hey guys, I know it's very much OT but if you have time please check this link and if you enjoy the vid, please click the "like" button on the fb page (not the youtube site). hehehe. para lang sa high school ko. salamat ng marami!!!^^

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=195526087144174&id=100002097079758

On other news besides the scandalous Ayala Alabang Condom Prescription ordinance...


Filinvest Land sets P12-B capital spending
February 24, 2011 15:58:00
Doris Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Filinvest Land Inc. has budgeted P12 billion for capital spending this year, more than double the capital outlays last year, to cope with fast-growing businesses.

The biggest portion of the capex budget will be for residential projects, FLI said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Thursday, noting that construction works for mid-rise building projects are going on full blast.

All of FLI’s mid-rise buildings are under the “Oasis” series in Ortigas, Marcos Highway, Sta. Mesa, Pasig, Metro Cebu and Davao. This year, it plans to start development on two additions to the “Oasis” series, namely Bali Oasis 2, and Belize Oasis within Metro Manila.

FLI will also commence construction of The Linear, its two tower high-rise residential project located at the corner of Malugay, Yakal and Mayapis Streets in Makati City. The Linear is FLI’s first high-rise residential project in Metro
Manila.

Outside of residential development, FLI president Joseph Yap disclosed that the company would also start this year the expansion of the Festival Supermall in Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, the development of Il Corso, the retail component of Citta de Mare in the South Road Properties in Cebu, as well as the construction of more business process outsourcing office buildings. Currently, FLI is completing the construction of Vector 2 which will bring to 12 the number of FLI’s BPO office buildings within Northgate Cyberzone in Filinvest Corporate City.


Looks like even Filinvest is gearing up for a retail war with the Westgate Hub, Entrata Mall, and a Festival Mall expansion. Perhaps this time they can try capturing the ATC market? I wonder... Competition is always good for us consumers :)

;73250233']On other news besides the scandalous Ayala Alabang Condom Prescription ordinance...



Looks like even Filinvest is gearing up for a retail war with the Westgate Hub, Entrata Mall, and a Festival Mall expansion. Perhaps this time they can try capturing the ATC market? I wonder... Competition is always good for us consumers :)

Yeah I remember last year they were talking about the expansion of Festival Supermall....but my director and I were dumbfounded because what can they already expand??? The top most floors are underutilized compared to the ground floor, so maybe they will expand the ground floor to allow more traffic. AFAIK like ATC, the car parks outside Festival Supermall is actually provision for the expansion of Festival in the future.

Yeah I remember last year they were talking about the expansion of Festival Supermall....but my director and I were dumbfounded because what can they already expand??? The top most floors are underutilized compared to the ground floor, so maybe they will expand the ground floor to allow more traffic. AFAIK like ATC, the car parks outside Festival Supermall is actually provision for the expansion of Festival in the future.

Speaking of open carparks for future expansion of Festival Supermall , why not the one between Shopwise and Entrata , a multi-level mall linking the two will be ideal.

There are diggings on the preliminary stages of construction of C6 road SLEX -Daang Hari link , hopefully it will progress.

There are reports that Casa Susana has been bought by the Ayalas too. If this is true, the building that houses Omakase will probably be overhauled or demolished too... as soon as the lease agreements are done.

;73360885']There are reports that Casa Susana has been bought by the Ayalas too. If this is true, the building that houses Omakase will probably be overhauled or demolished too... as soon as the lease agreements are done.

Are there plans for ATC to become a mixed-use development in the coming years , if there is it will be truly awesome.
What I wished to become a reality is the seamless
integration of ATC /Molito Complex and Madrigal Business park , with pedestrian overpass at least interconnecting the three developments. After all , its an Ayala development.

^^ spot on lhexi

Are there plans for ATC to become a mixed-use development in the coming years , if there is it will be truly awesome.
What I wished to become a reality is the seamless
integration of ATC /Molito Complex and Madrigal Business park , with pedestrian overpass at least interconnecting the three developments. After all , its an Ayala development.

The render of the lifestyle strip might give a hint or two ;)

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*COUGH* I heard a very good rumor that there's going to be an Alveo project in Las Pinas along Alabang Zapote Road where Goodyear or something was located, but is now destroyed and cleared - there's a huge piece of property there and I dunno if it would be a subdivision or a condo project. *COUGH COUGH*

Is that the BOIE compound? I hope they provide some provisions for the widening of A-Z road in that area. However, I find it strange that they should build there, why not on another lot in Madrigal Business park?

Is that the BOIE compound? I hope they provide some provisions for the widening of A-Z road in that area. However, I find it strange that they should build there, why not on another lot in Madrigal Business park?

Condominiums are not allowed in the southern portion of Madrigal Business Park. It used to be that they weren't allowed anywhere in Madrigal Business Park, actually, but the Ayalas were able to lobby for condominiums to be allowed in the northern part of the park (where Avida is).

Are there any building ( at least a midrise ) under construction in Alabang viaduct vicinity ? What's up with the former Nestle plant property , it's almost 7-hectares in size. I remember it was up for bidding a few years ago, I wonder if any developer won in that bidding.

Is that the BOIE compound? I hope they provide some provisions for the widening of A-Z road in that area. However, I find it strange that they should build there, why not on another lot in Madrigal Business park?

i heard its going to be a Robinsons mall or a Robinsons project? but then again my other manager said its an Ayala company.

o well i dunno, my cough disappeared

There are have always been a lot of developers investing in the Alabang area... and there should be a number of lots owned by big names within the vicinity... everyone's just trying to time their projects.

As for other Ayala condominiums within the Alabang vicinity, if the render of the new lifestyle strip posted in ATC's site doesn't change, then I'm guessing those towers at the backdrop are planned condominiums.

;73431835']There are have always been a lot of developers investing in the Alabang area... and there should be a number of lots owned by big names within the vicinity... everyone's just trying to time their projects.

As for other Ayala condominiums within the Alabang vicinity, if the render of the new lifestyle strip posted in ATC's site doesn't change, then I'm guessing those towers at the backdrop are planned condominiums.

Kindly provide the link of that rendering please :

As mentioned, kelangan na mag-renovate and refurbish ang Festival Supermall. Heck, nag-rerefurbish nga ang ATC eh to make it look better than ever (hehe tinatarget nga ung Ayala Alabang crowd :P)

Heck, pati SM Southmall ay balak sila maglagay ng IMAX screen. haha holy shit

So yun, time for the Gotianun family to refurbish and redecorate their mall.

Two centavos :)

Kindly provide the link of that rendering please :

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184751634898660
See the little picture on the top left corner (Yes, it's very tiny)

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Hello guys, just want to post the latest video on passing over the Alabang Viaduct. This video was taken last Sunday on the way to Pasig.

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Takbo.ph Nightfest 2011
April 9, 2011, 6 pm
Filinvest, Alabang

EVENTS

5/10K

REGISTRATION FEE

650 Php

Includes race kits, Takbo.ph Nightfest Tech Shirt, donation to Runner's On A Mission (R.O.A.M.)

Registration limited to 2,000 participants only

Free Skechers SRR T-Shirt to the first 500 registrants. Skechers SRR Shirts will be claimed on race day. More info to follow.

WHERE TO REGISTER

Skechers Festival Mall
Skechers Market Market
Skechers Glorietta 5
Skechers Trinoma
Skechers Robinson's Manila

ORGANIZER

Leadpack

CONTACT

jinoe.gavan@gmail.com

Takbo.ph Nightfest is co-presented by Skechers Resistance Runner and Magnolia Purewater. Also brought to you by Filinvest, GSM Blue, Magnolia Life Drink, Gardenia, Nature Valley, Candy Corner, Sport Beans and Soleus. With media partners Men's Health, Women's Health, FrontRunner, and Mellow 94.7 FM.

This event is organized by Leadpack.

Visit the Takbo.ph Nightfest Microsite for other details and updates

http://www.takbo.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1748:takboph-nightfest-registration-to-start-on-march-6&catid=49:headlines&Itemid=100036

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The Ikaw ang Taya! Fun Run is moved to March 12, 2011 at the Palms Country Club, Filinvest Corp. City. Ikaw ang Taya! Takbo para Mabigyang Daan ang mga Espesyal na Iskolar ng Anima Christi Center tungo sa Makabuluhang Buhay" is a fund raising event to help special children live a meaningful life.


Ikaw ang Taya! "Takbo para Mabigyang Daan ang mga Espesyal na Iskolar ng Anima Christi Center tungo sa Makabuluhang Buhay"

March 12, 2011
The Palms Country Club, Filinvest Corp. City

EVENT
500m/1.5k/5k/10k

REGISTRATION FEE
500m - Php700 (parent and Child)
1.5k - Php400
5k - Php500
10k - Php600 (INnclusive of Race bib, Singlet, loot bag)

WHEN TO REGISTER
Registration Period: on going. JUST CONTACT MS. NAO below.

WHERE TO REGISTER
Anima Christi Center # 5 St. Mark, San Jose Village, Muntinlupa
Mondays to Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Look for Ms. Bebeth or Ms. Elida (807-4169/842-6463)
www.animachristicenter.com

The Palms Country Club, Mondays to Sundays 6:00 am – 10:00 pm
Main Reception (771-7171, 771-4858)
www.thepalmsclub.com

Madrigal Business Park Gazebo every Tuesday 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Look for Ms. Nao (+639173484308) /Ms. J (+639175371776) / Deng (+639173285789)
Email: cross_events@yahoo.com


http://www.takbo.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1751:ikaw-and-taya-fun-run-moved-to-march-12&catid=25:running-events&Itemid=100013

News about Daang-Hari / SLEX connecting road which is located on our city.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/mar03/busi8.html

It’s a go for P1.6B Daang Hari-SLEX
The National Development Co. (NDC) will bid out this semester the contract to construct, operate and maintain the P1.6-billion four-kilometer road linking Daang Hari to the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), its general manager Lourdes F. Rebueno said.

Rebueno said several investors have expressed interest in the project, including the existing toll operators, but she declined to elaborate.

Rebueno said Alabang Sto. Tomas Development Inc. (ASDI) is handling the Daang Hari-SLEX toll road.

ASDI, 51 percent owned by the Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) and 49 percent by the NDC, has so far spent P325 million for the initial road works.

"This is one of the projects up for bidding under the PPP (private-public partnership)," said Rebueno.

The project cuts through Susana Heights in Muntinlupa City.

Rebueno said the project includes a tunnel that will cut across the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) and a rotunda that will provides access to Makati.

She said the ASDI has secured ownership of 24 hectares of the NBP by presidential proclamation.

The project will decongest traffic in parts of Cavite, Las Piñas and Muntinlupa and will reduce the road distance from Daang Hari to the Alabang viaduct by three kilometers. The project will also complement the redevelopment plan for the NBP.

The project is a component of the Cavite-Laguna east-west national road project that is also part of the PPP.

This is really such a great news as it is a vital road project that should be given priority. With the extension / rehabilitation of SLEX and its supporting roads in Laguna/Batangas corridor and a major road project in Cavite ( Coastal Road extension ) , this road link which connects Daang Hari and SLEX is a must to be built the soonest.
Add to that that it will also support the redevelopment plans for National Penitentiary complex in the near future . Susana Heights will possibly benefit from this project also as it has still vast property up for development.
I'm also excited , how the tunnel component of this road will be built .

[QUOTE=plmetzen;72868977]More pictures taken today Feb 18, 2011. :nuts:


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IMO..alabang has the nicest sidewalks in the Philippines,nicer than than fort boni but the fort's sidewalks are wider:banana::)

[QUOTE=plmetzen;72868977]More pictures taken today Feb 18, 2011. :nuts:


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IMO..alabang has the nicest sidewalks in the Philippines,nicer than than fort boni but the fort's sidewalks are wider:banana::)

That part of Filinvest smell like urine. :cheers:

Filinvest has roads and avenues which are quite broad and has provision for expansion in years to come . They are well-landscaped too .

Photos of the new Muntinlupa City Hall of Justice I took on 06 March 2011.

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Something nice to look at along the National Road , Susana Heights /Tunasan area .
I hope a pocket park will be built near this building to complement it.

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Alabang Town Center new tiles

Sorry for the photo quality, taken from phone only

BREAKING NEWS: BREADTALK ATC CLOSED FOR VIOLATING NO PLASTIC ORDINANCE http://yfrog.com/gyd0ilrj

I think it's pathetic that Bread Talk would rather have their business permit revoked than buy paper bags.

As for the new tiles of ATC, although they are photogenic, they aren't really as nice to look at (sadly) when you're standing on them.

^ true. Those brown bags would have been very appropriate for them..

Anyway, I also feel the same about the tiles. I was like huh? But it's prolly because it doesn't blend with it's surroundings, yet.. We'll see after all the renovations are complete..

Good thing the no-plastic policy is stringently enjoined to the commercial tenants there. I hope this might serve as a red-flag to other tenants to take city ordinance 10-109 seriously.


BTW, the hall of justice looks classy! :okay:

It's confirmed , Festival Supermall is expanding ..I read some news item about it ...great .

wow that's good news @lhexi

and thanks for the pics @dodits! the Hall of Justice looks very nice. :cheers:

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FINALLY, SOME ROAD LANES!:bash:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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


Distribution of active faults and trenches in the Philippines

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

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

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

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


Largest impact

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Probability theory

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Impact

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Filinvest has roads and avenues which are quite broad and has provision for expansion in years to come . They are well-landscaped too .

congrats to muntinlupa city,it's fast rising too!!

The go-signal to construct the connecting road between SLEX and Daang Hari will be an add-on for further development of Muntinlupa City in years to come.
If the National Penitentiary will be moved out of the city to somewhere else in a more solitary place in Luzon with better facilities. The area NP will vacate , coupled with the National government great plans to transformed the land to better-use.

but if you are going to ask me, I would like NBP reservation to be just transformed into a huge park and just concentrate all the commercial/residential infrastructures along the Alabang-Sucat corridor. We need more green spaces..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tsunami: PHL is parallel to quake source

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Muntinlupa mayor finds order in Japan chaos
By Miko Morelos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:34:00 03/15/2011
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110315-325467/Muntinlupa-mayor-finds-order-in-Japan-chaos

Filed Under: Earthquake, tsunami, Disasters (general), Evacuation(General)
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MANILA, Philippines—In chaos, there is order—at least for the Japanese.

Amid a powerful temblor and huge waves that wiped out coastal towns, the Japanese knew where to go and what to do, said Muntinlupa Mayor Aldrin San Pedro who was in Tokyo when the earthquake struck on Friday.

“The amazing thing about the experience was that I did not see people panicking in the streets when authorities sounded the tsunami alarm,” San Pedro told reporters Monday.

“They [people] were very disciplined, very organized during the evacuation, and their rescue personnel responded quickly, with most if not all of them knowing each of their roles,” he said.

The mayor flew to the Japanese capital on Thursday to receive a donated ladderized fire truck from Fujisawa City, located in Kanagawa prefecture within the Greater Tokyo Area.

He said Fujisawa was around 30 to 40 kilometers from Tokyo, and about 200 to 300 km from the epicenter of the quake.

It did not matter if a local government unit had the best equipment because what was important was people knew what to do, he said.

The evacuations that San Pedro witnessed proved how information was vital in disaster response.

“I think the people in Miyagi [prefecture] were overcome by the speed of the tsunami waves. Had the wave come in later, they might have evacuated properly with what I saw in Fujisawa,” San Pedro said.

When the tsunami warning sirens blared all over the place, “people started to evacuate on their own,” he said.

In contrast, local officials in Manila have to plead with residents to leave their homes when disasters strike, he said.

Within minutes after the quake, the Japanese officials were able to focus on efforts like distributing relief packs because people were doing their share, the mayor said.

He said packs were being handed out to evacuees, who formed a line.

The Philippine delegation headed to Tokyo to return to their hotel, and it was at about 4 p.m. Friday when his group stumbled upon a massive traffic jam, according to San Pedro.

Since the subways and monorail lines were shut and freeways closed to traffic, the mayor said vehicles had to take secondary roads that led to Tokyo.

On the road, he again saw how orderly drivers were despite the calamity.

“If the road had five lanes, but there was space for two more, the Japanese would maintain the five lines,” he said. “If you want to go to either lane, all you had to do was signal which direction and other drivers will give way.”

Food ran out in convenience stores and some lavatories in gasoline stations were closed, San Pedro said.

The disaster response was also efficient that the Filipino delegation was informed “within minutes” how strong the quake was, initially placed at 8.8-magnitude, San Pedro said.

He said quick and reliable information helped officials assess the situation and address various concerns.

The mayor said the Filipino delegation had access to information because it came from the Fujisawa fire and rescue chief.

The trip to Tokyo from Fujisawa, which took about 45 minutes before the quake, lasted 12 hours. With the Narita airport shut down, San Pedro said he looked for an alternative airport.

Members of the delegation went to Haneda airport and they spent another 12 hours as chance passengers on a lone international flight, which brought them to Hong Kong and eventually back to Manila. The delegation arrived on Sunday.

“This trip is one for the books,” he said. “I think when I get invited to Japan again, this [experience] would probably pop up first in my mind.”

Asked how he would adopt the Japanese disaster response he witnessed, San Pedro said a person’s preparedness must begin at the grassroots with calamity drills as part of the education process.

Muntinlupa mayor finds order in Japan chaos
By Miko Morelos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:34:00 03/15/2011
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110315-325467/Muntinlupa-mayor-finds-order-in-Japan-chaos

Filed Under: Earthquake, tsunami, Disasters (general), Evacuation(General)
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MANILA, Philippines—In chaos, there is order—at least for the Japanese.

Amid a powerful temblor and huge waves that wiped out coastal towns, the Japanese knew where to go and what to do, said Muntinlupa Mayor Aldrin San Pedro who was in Tokyo when the earthquake struck on Friday.

“The amazing thing about the experience was that I did not see people panicking in the streets when authorities sounded the tsunami alarm,” San Pedro told reporters Monday.

“They [people] were very disciplined, very organized during the evacuation, and their rescue personnel responded quickly, with most if not all of them knowing each of their roles,” he said.

The mayor flew to the Japanese capital on Thursday to receive a donated ladderized fire truck from Fujisawa City, located in Kanagawa prefecture within the Greater Tokyo Area.

He said Fujisawa was around 30 to 40 kilometers from Tokyo, and about 200 to 300 km from the epicenter of the quake.

It did not matter if a local government unit had the best equipment because what was important was people knew what to do, he said.

The evacuations that San Pedro witnessed proved how information was vital in disaster response.

“I think the people in Miyagi [prefecture] were overcome by the speed of the tsunami waves. Had the wave come in later, they might have evacuated properly with what I saw in Fujisawa,” San Pedro said.

When the tsunami warning sirens blared all over the place, “people started to evacuate on their own,” he said.

In contrast, local officials in Manila have to plead with residents to leave their homes when disasters strike, he said.

Within minutes after the quake, the Japanese officials were able to focus on efforts like distributing relief packs because people were doing their share, the mayor said.

He said packs were being handed out to evacuees, who formed a line.

The Philippine delegation headed to Tokyo to return to their hotel, and it was at about 4 p.m. Friday when his group stumbled upon a massive traffic jam, according to San Pedro.

Since the subways and monorail lines were shut and freeways closed to traffic, the mayor said vehicles had to take secondary roads that led to Tokyo.

On the road, he again saw how orderly drivers were despite the calamity.

“If the road had five lanes, but there was space for two more, the Japanese would maintain the five lines,” he said. “If you want to go to either lane, all you had to do was signal which direction and other drivers will give way.”

Food ran out in convenience stores and some lavatories in gasoline stations were closed, San Pedro said.

The disaster response was also efficient that the Filipino delegation was informed “within minutes” how strong the quake was, initially placed at 8.8-magnitude, San Pedro said.

He said quick and reliable information helped officials assess the situation and address various concerns.

The mayor said the Filipino delegation had access to information because it came from the Fujisawa fire and rescue chief.

The trip to Tokyo from Fujisawa, which took about 45 minutes before the quake, lasted 12 hours. With the Narita airport shut down, San Pedro said he looked for an alternative airport.

Members of the delegation went to Haneda airport and they spent another 12 hours as chance passengers on a lone international flight, which brought them to Hong Kong and eventually back to Manila. The delegation arrived on Sunday.

“This trip is one for the books,” he said. “I think when I get invited to Japan again, this [experience] would probably pop up first in my mind.”

Asked how he would adopt the Japanese disaster response he witnessed, San Pedro said a person’s preparedness must begin at the grassroots with calamity drills as part of the education process.


Kahanga-hanga talaga ang mga Hapon. Hindi na nakapagtataka kung ganoon na lang sila ka-progresibo sa kabila ng mga kalamidad na kanilang dinaranas.

From the Grape Vine: A mercedes Benz or other luxury car showroom will rise on the site of the demolished Filinvest admin bldg. Studio City will be at the back beside the three existing condos (Forgot the name).

From the Grape Vine: A mercedes Benz or other luxury car showroom will rise on the site of the demolished Filinvest admin bldg. Studio City will be at the back beside the three existing condos (Forgot the name).

It most probably is Mercedes Benz. I remember Cats Motors had a press release before about their intention to open an Alabang showroom sometime this year or next year.

Wow, hopefully one or both will materialize and soon operates their showrooms in Alabang . That part of Alabang Zapote road is fast becoming a haven for car showrooms( Nissan and another which I forgot the name ) and even in Westgate ( Audi , Kea ) area as well as in Ayala Alabang ( Ford , Honda ) .

Wow, hopefully one or both will materialize and soon operates their showrooms in Alabang . That part of Alabang Zapote road is fast becoming a haven for car showrooms( Nissan and another which I forgot the name ) and even in Westgate ( Audi , Kea ) area as well as in Ayala Alabang ( Ford , Honda ) .

^^ it's mazda and citimotors. I think alabang IS the destination if you wanna go auto shopping.

alabang zapote road: opposite westgate-
nissan, mazda, citimotors (mitsubishi) and mercedes benz(hopefully)

inside westgate-
chevrolet, kia, audi

madrigal-
bmw, ford, isuzu, honda and a new hyundai dealership

is that all?

and toyota but i think it's already part of las pinas.
plus the used car dealership at ATC-i don't know if it's still there

Really , that's how many are the car dealership/showrooms in Alabang area now. Great ...

i do wish though subaru would consider opening a dealership in alabang. or maybe chrysler or jeep would be a nice addition too

^^ it's mazda and citimotors. I think alabang IS the destination if you wanna go auto shopping.

alabang zapote road: opposite westgate-
nissan, mazda, citimotors (mitsubishi) and mercedes benz(hopefully)

inside westgate-
chevrolet, kia, audi

madrigal-
bmw, ford, isuzu, honda and a new hyundai dealership

is that all?

and toyota but i think it's already part of las pinas.
plus the used car dealership at ATC-i don't know if it's still there

Dunno where Mercedes Benz would be, but the Molito Complex beside ATC and Madrigal Business Park is expanding... and it looks like they're leveling the lot beside BMW dealership. I wouldn't be surprised if they opened there beside BMW instead of Alabang Zapote (which is far from the Alabang Subdivisions).

Since they're doing earthwork on that area, the entire Molito complex would now be filled up with lowrises. I remember just a few years ago before the Puregold complex was built there used to be a single shanty surrounded by grassland near the intersection. What a change of scenery...

;74451313']Dunno where Mercedes Benz would be, but the Molito Complex beside ATC and Madrigal Business Park is expanding... and it looks like they're leveling the lot beside BMW dealership. I wouldn't be surprised if they opened there beside BMW instead of Alabang Zapote (which is far from the Alabang Subdivisions).

yeah that makes more sense. is the entire Molito complex owned by the madrigals or the ayalas?

yeah that makes more sense. is the entire Molito complex owned by the madrigals or the ayalas?

To my knowledge, the whole block is owned by the Madrigals. This is part of their agreement with the Ayalas when Ayala Alabang was built, I think.

After so many years, Krispy Kreme will finally be opening a branch in Alabang. It will open in Festival Mall, right beside Toby's in front of The Old Spaghetti House.

;74902153']After so many years, Krispy Kreme will finally be opening a branch in Alabang. It will open in Festival Mall, right beside Toby's in front of The Old Spaghetti House.

HOLRAYT! donuts and coffee right in festival mall. Ayos na almusal ko.

Good for Festival Mall that they will have the Alabang branch of Krispy Kreme .

I'm wondering if there is a market for Krispy Kreme given that Go Nut's Donuts is not doing well and there is quite a number of Yoghurt shops.

But KK has a better location at Festival Mall where there are lots of people unlike in WestGate where Go Nuts donuts is located.

^ But why in Festival instead of, say, ATC?

Anything wrong being it located in Festival , it's more accessible ....

Anything wrong being it located in Festival , it's more accessible ....

Like Sinjin, I am also surprised it's opening in Festival Mall instead of ATC. Although Festival Mall has higher foot traffic, I think more people would buy in ATC. Just compare how many high-end cafes you have in ATC with Festival Mall and you'd immediately see that ATC is more frequented by people who don't mind spending more for coffee, pastries, and dessert. Besides Starbucks, Coffee Bean, and Figaro, ATC also has Cafe Mary Grace, Mrs. Field's Cafe, Cafe France, and Bizu. Even beside ATC (in Molito complex), you have more cafes sprouting like Starbucks (which BTW is also a bigger branch than the one in Festival Mall) and Bo's Coffee. ATC also tops Festival Mall when it comes to the more expensive dessert places (White Hat, Haagen Dazs, Golden Spoon, Sebastian's, Dolce, and Cold Rock). Basically, the point is that there might actually still be more of a market in ATC than in Festival Mall with regards to these stuff even if Festival Mall has more foot traffic. Of course, given how saturated the market is in ATC (as shown in the previous lines), it might be that Krispy Kreme is also afraid that the market in ATC is too saturated (but I honestly think this isn't the reason).

I'm thinking Krispy Kreme will open in ATC this year too. I wouldn't be surprised if they locate themselves in the expansion of ATC, which includes new Al Fresco dining locations.

Regardless of where it opens in Alabang though, it will be a success. People from nearby places would sometimes go to Bonifacio High Street just for Krispy Kreme, so I don't see why they wouldn't drive 5 minutes to Festival Mall to get their KK fix.

Here's a Metro Gaisano Alabang Construction Update that I just saw on Youtube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR7CiG2LfL8

;75310655']Here's a Metro Gaisano Alabang Construction Update that I just saw on Youtube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR7CiG2LfL8


Nice ....how many levels does this Metro Gaisano-Alabang will have ?
Are there any plans to put up elevated walkway between ATC and Molito Complex crossing over Madrigal Avenue ? Does Molito Complex accessible to Madrigal Business Park? ..I remember when I briefly work in MBP , there was a perimeter wall there with a dead-end road , but Molito was not yet there wayback 2007.

^ Metro Alabang will be 3 levels plus basement

http://transporters.ph/festival-supermall-sets-major-expansion-2/
I have to say... the Festival Mall expansion looks sweet. I'll be looking forward to more renders xD

^^ wow! that looks really big and nice. it's not just any expansion

http://bestphilippineattractions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/festival-mall.jpg

^ :banana:

http://bestphilippineattractions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/festival-mall.jpg


Judging from this render , I think they will fully -developed the back portion of the mall near the creek since this is the area big enough for an 8-hectare major expansion. I hope they will add new attractions too like an digital and IMAX theaters and somehow upgrade the existing mall to blend with the upcoming expansion . From the looks of it , there will be garden/park like area with water features too .
It's also quite an advantage that Festival Supermall's location is in the middle of the blossoming and well-planned business district as Filinvest Corporate City and with this expansion , developments on that part of FCC will hopefully take shape too in the coming years .
With the tough competitions from other grand malls in the vicinity , this is really something to look forward to and really worth the wait in terms of mall expansion.

^^

Maybe they should landscape the sides of the creek just like in Fernbrook and have functional gondolas ferrying people to the mall and to the area near the Fire Station or to the South Station. Just don't know how polluted that creek is...

It seems that the expansion of Festival Supermall will bring it closer to the vicinity of Asian Hospital , Civic Place , OsMun and RITM. It will also be convenient for those shoppers coming from nearby Laguna , Cavite and even Batangas towns as the expansion will be more accessible to them .

expansion ng Festival Supermall and Alabang Town Center... dreams do come true! :)

i wasn't expecting this kind of expansion. i really thought it would be another concrete castle but instead it has open areas. it looks high end too. it would also be a nice touch if they utilize the creek. it's a good thing that festival is keeping up with its neighbors (ATC, Southmall) i wonder if starmall alabang would do something about it

i have a question. are the buses in starmall alabang be transferred to south station since skyway phase 2 is finished? I think it would be better if all the transport terminals are in south station so that it would be more organized. they city government could improve the pedestrian infrastructure going to south station

i wasn't expecting this kind of expansion. i really thought it would be another concrete castle but instead it has open areas. it looks high end too. it would also be a nice touch if they utilize the creek. it's a good thing that festival is keeping up with its neighbors (ATC, Southmall) i wonder if starmall alabang would do something about it

I read that Starmall will build a mini mall (with Puregold as anchor store ) somewhere along the National Road in Putatan.
It will be very exciting that by next year or a year after that ATC and Festival mall's respective expansions operates as well as Entrata's mall component by next year and even Molito's.
With regards to the creek , it would be nice if Filinvest will enhance it most likely on Festival Mall's expansion area and up to Entrata Complex since a mall will occupy it's lower levels. It would be nice if it will be turned into a beautiful/clean waterway with a linear park on its banks as what the render of Festival's expansion shows.
I wonder if SM SuperCenter Muntinlupa will have an expansion too , though it's unlikely since they are in operation for only 3 years.
With Entrata Complex , Avida Towers , The Levels , Studio City and the upcoming hotel near Westgate coupled with the completion of
Skyway S2 / NorthGate/AZR underpass in FCC , developments are still going great in the city

i have a question. are the buses in starmall alabang be transferred to south station since skyway phase 2 is finished? I think it would be better if all the transport terminals are in south station so that it would be more organized. they city government could improve the pedestrian infrastructure going to south station

I hope somebody from the FCC can enlighten us on the South Station, what can you possibly ride at the South Station?

South Station has an organized transport terminal for bus, jeepneys , tricycles, vans, but it's not that utilized since there are also transport terminals in StarMall and Alabang city terminal and even Festival Supermall has its own.
I think there are proposal from the city government to convert the Alabang city terminal into an urban park once the lease of the terminal operator expires , hope it will materialize so that the better South Station transport terminal will be utilized instead.
Btw, how is the South Station commercial area is doing? Is it still mostly empty , I hope it will have a popular anchor tenant ( Puregold Jr. ) perhaps operating on 24/7
to perk things up.

South Station has an organized transport terminal for bus, jeepneys , tricycles, vans, but it's not that utilized since there are also transport terminals in StarMall and Alabang city terminal and even Festival Supermall has its own.
I think there are proposal from the city government to convert the Alabang city terminal into an urban park once the lease of the terminal operator expires , hope it will materialize so that the better South Station transport terminal will be utilized instead.
Btw, how is the South Station commercial area is doing? Is it still mostly empty , I hope it will have a popular anchor tenant ( Puregold Jr. ) perhaps operating on 24/7
to perk things up.

I mean what Buses or Jeepneys can you take at South Station going to where?

Whatever happened to the bidding/sale a few years ago of the former Nestle' Plant in
Alabang, was it sold or not ? It's almost 7-hectares too , it's ideal for a mix-use development , considering that area is commercial.

Whatever happened to the bidding/sale a few years ago of the former Nestle' Plant in
Alabang, was it sold or not ? It's almost 7-hectares too , it's ideal for a mix-use development , considering that area is commercial.

I wonder why they put it up for sale? It seems like a strategic area for manufacturing, you can easily go North or South. Maybe another mixed use project would do, or simply a medium rise residential project.

Vista land signs up Puregold for first commercial project

MB – Sun, Apr 10, 2011 5:51 PM PHTShareretweetEmailPrintMANILA, Philippines --

Vista Land and Lifescapes, Inc., the country's largest homebuilder, has signed its first lease agreement with one of the country's leading supermarket chains Puregold Price Club Inc. which will be an anchor tenant in its Sucat development.

The 10-year lease agreement covers an area of around 2,350 square meters in one of Vista Land's rapidlygrowing flagship developments, The Lakefront in Sucat, Muntinlupa. Vista land and Puregold are also exploring the possibility of signing similar lease agreements in other key projects under development by Vista Land, such as Evia in Las Piñas, Cavite, and Sta. Elena in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

Vista Land has already completed several subdivision developments and buildings at The Lakefront over the last few years and recently announced the launching of mid-rise projects in the area.

''We appreciate the confidence and support shown by Puregold in choosing to partner with Vista Land and become a key locator at The Lakefront,'' said Vista Land president Benjamarie Therese Serrano.

She added, ''We are looking forward to building a mutually beneficial relationship with Puregold through this and other commercial transactions in the future.''

Puregold president Leonardo Dayao said the supermarket at the Lakefront should be open for business by the fourth quarter of 2011.

''Puregold is pleased to have forged this agreement with Vista Land and we expect to further strengthen our business relationship by setting up stores in other key developments of Vista Land in the coming years,'' he said.


Vista Land has started to develop a significant leasing portfolio since many of its projects around the country have areas that aresuitable for commercial purposes.

The firm expects its capital expenditure outlay to exceed P11 billion for 2011 from P10 billion in 2009. Capex this year will be for land acquisition, land development, and house construction which will account for the bulk of expenses.

Vista Land launched 33 new projects in 2010 - valued at about P20.4 billion.

The ATC parking lot in front of Corte de las Palmas has finally been closed. Hmmm... Any ideas/speculations on what brands we can expect to open in the new spaces? I have a feeling Bratpack is going to open here since they have a "temporary" store already near Levi's. I also heard that ZARA might actually be finally opening in Alabang.

In the website of Robinson's South Escalades project in Sucat, its massive front vacant lot facing East Service Road and SSH_Skyway which is reserved for future commercial development . The reserved area is around 5 hectares at least and ideal for a Robinson mall or even a mixed-use complex since Vista LakeFront is just across the property. That East Service road has PUV routes as far as Binan in south and Pasay in the metro.
I just hope that the makeshift stalls/houses lining up the Sucat Road extension will be removed from there and the city goverment will convert it into a linear park perhaps, if that lot does not belong to Robinson at all.

Filinvest has released its report for 2010. Check out the operational highlights at: http://www.filinvestland.com/annual_reports/AR%202010/2010%20AR_Operation.pdf

Here are some notable stuff for Alabang...

Residential:
FLI has also launched two high-rise projects within Filinvest Corporate City(FCC) in Alabang. These are The Levels and Studio City.

The Levels is located at one of the highest points of FCC and is a California-inspired condo community that features laid-back suburban living ideal foryoung families. It consists of four towers, with 27 to 34 floors each. Constructionof the first building willl start in the second quarter of 2011, on track for itstarget completion in 2013. The model units, which are located at Westgate, arealready open for public viewing.

Studio City is a community of five residential buildings, each 18 storeys high.Its target market are those working in the business process outsourcing (BPO)firms within Northgate Cyberzone. As its name implies, this project willconsist solely of studio units, with 425 units per building. Its grand launch andgroundbreaking are scheduled within the first half of 2011.

Office:
With the addition of Vector One, there are currently eleven (11) operational BPO office buildings within Northgate Cyberzone with a total GLA of over113,000 square meters by the end of 2010. There are now over 16,000 employeesworking in Northgate Cyberzone.

Take-up rate of the buildings improved in 2010, to an average of 91% as of end-2010 from only 85% as of end-2009. New tenants signed up to replace the onesthat had to terminate their lease contracts, primarily as a consequence of theeconomic downturn in the United States. Over 25,000 square meters in new orrenewed leases were finalized in 2010.

Meanwhile, construction of Vector Two is in full swing, on track for completionby August 2011. It is located next to Vector One and also has eleven (11) officelevels with a GLA of close to 18,000 square meters and three (3) floors for parking.

To accommodate the expected increase in demand for BPO office space, CPIwill commence construction of another building within Northgate Cyberzonethis year. The ten-storey building with a GLA of 16,000 square meters will belocated in front of the Alabang-Zapote Road and is targeted for completion in2012

Retail:
To further strengthen its position as southern Manila’s biggest mall that offersthe most diverse shops and services, plans are being finalized to expand themall. An additional 44,000 square meters of GLA will be added to the current135,000 square meters, and construction is targeted to start within 2011 withthe initial phase coming onstream in 2013. The new wing will include a vast alfresco dining hub and a natural water feature that will be converted into a RiverPark with boat rides. This expansion venture will be spearheaded by RTKL, amulti-awarded design firm that offers end-to-end planning, architectural andcreative design services to different companies worldwide. RTKL is behindarchitectural masterpieces like LA Live in California, 360 Mall in Kuwait,Bahrain City Centre, LaQua Tokyo Dome City and Alexa in Berlin, Germany.

Update on ATC: Apparently, Powerbooks downsized to make room for another store (it seems). It's unclear what the new store would be.

;76661789']Filinvest has released its report for 2010. Check out the operational highlights at: http://www.filinvestland.com/annual_reports/AR%202010/2010%20AR_Operation.pdf

Here are some notable stuff for Alabang...

Residential:
FLI has also launched two high-rise projects within Filinvest Corporate City(FCC) in Alabang. These are The Levels and Studio City.

The Levels is located at one of the highest points of FCC and is a California-inspired condo community that features laid-back suburban living ideal foryoung families. It consists of four towers, with 27 to 34 floors each. Constructionof the first building willl start in the second quarter of 2011, on track for itstarget completion in 2013. The model units, which are located at Westgate, arealready open for public viewing.

Studio City is a community of five residential buildings, each 18 storeys high.Its target market are those working in the business process outsourcing (BPO)firms within Northgate Cyberzone. As its name implies, this project willconsist solely of studio units, with 425 units per building. Its grand launch andgroundbreaking are scheduled within the first half of 2011.

Office:
With the addition of Vector One, there are currently eleven (11) operational BPO office buildings within Northgate Cyberzone with a total GLA of over113,000 square meters by the end of 2010. There are now over 16,000 employeesworking in Northgate Cyberzone.

Take-up rate of the buildings improved in 2010, to an average of 91% as of end-2010 from only 85% as of end-2009. New tenants signed up to replace the onesthat had to terminate their lease contracts, primarily as a consequence of theeconomic downturn in the United States. Over 25,000 square meters in new orrenewed leases were finalized in 2010.

Meanwhile, construction of Vector Two is in full swing, on track for completionby August 2011. It is located next to Vector One and also has eleven (11) officelevels with a GLA of close to 18,000 square meters and three (3) floors for parking.

To accommodate the expected increase in demand for BPO office space, CPIwill commence construction of another building within Northgate Cyberzonethis year. The ten-storey building with a GLA of 16,000 square meters will belocated in front of the Alabang-Zapote Road and is targeted for completion in2012

Retail:
To further strengthen its position as southern Manila’s biggest mall that offersthe most diverse shops and services, plans are being finalized to expand themall. An additional 44,000 square meters of GLA will be added to the current135,000 square meters, and construction is targeted to start within 2011 withthe initial phase coming onstream in 2013. The new wing will include a vast alfresco dining hub and a natural water feature that will be converted into a RiverPark with boat rides. This expansion venture will be spearheaded by RTKL, amulti-awarded design firm that offers end-to-end planning, architectural andcreative design services to different companies worldwide. RTKL is behindarchitectural masterpieces like LA Live in California, 360 Mall in Kuwait,Bahrain City Centre, LaQua Tokyo Dome City and Alexa in Berlin, Germany.

Hopefully , all of these worthy Filinvest projects will materialize and pave the way for construction of more quality projects of private investors as well which already bought lots there. Filinvest Corporate City is such a promising and well conceptualized business district with good supporting infrastructures completely in placed now such as its exits to SLEX and Skyway which makes the district very accessible and within it also is a span of National Road ( Alabang Zapote Road ).

napansin ko lang ang angas ng seal ng muntinlupa :lol: kasi tinitignan ko ren ung seals ng ibang city (pero di ko pa nakita yung sa iba)

http://i55.tinypic.com/11ifjww.jpg

Muntinlupa seems to have a number of exits/entry to the SLEX/Skyway stretch such as :

1. Sucat Interchange
2. Hillsborough/Skyway exit
2. South Station/ Skyway-Filinvest
3. Alabang Exit 1( north end of Alabang Viaduct )
4. Alabang Exit 2 ( south end of Alabang Viaduct )
5. Filinvest Interchange
6. Susana Heights Interchange

7. Proposed Daang Hari/SLEX interconnection.

Lowrise/Midrise cluster Residential projects in
Sucat/Buli/Cupang areas of Muntinlupa city

1. The Presidio- Vista Lake Front
2. The Marfori - Vista Lake Front
3. Tribeca Residences - Landco Pacific
4. South Metro Escalades-Robinson
5. Residential cluster near Sucat Exit -West Service Road
6. Asya Enclaves
7. Rhapsody Residences -DMCI
8. ANUVA Residences -SOC
9. The Viridian Towers ( discontinued ...)

napansin ko lang ang angas ng seal ng muntinlupa :lol: kasi tinitignan ko ren ung seals ng ibang city (pero di ko pa nakita yung sa iba)

http://i55.tinypic.com/11ifjww.jpg

and it's quite meaningful as well. :cheers:

Where in FCC was the Municipal Hall supposed to be transferred?

It was a plan before a city government center will be put up probably near the OsMun area , but it fizzled out after the city hall was burned a few years ago.
if in any case , the government center will be transferred , it would be ideal in the NBP area ideally somewhere in the upcoming C6 ( Daang Hari-SLEX link road ) so that it will have an expansive area to contain all the government agencies/offices.
Related to that upcoming road , it will probably trigger massive development in NBP and even the adjacent huge and still vacant lots of Susana Heights. SM is already developing Lindenwood Residences inside Susana Heights and possibly it will have access to the link road in the future.
Vista Land ( Portofino ) is planning to build a commercial/lifestyle center in its 20-hectare front area that will also serve as the commercial area of their 600-hectare Evia township project along the stretch of Daang Hari nearby.

that's right @Lhexi. The new city hall was supposed to be built along the Civic Drive at FCC, near Osmun. I've even heard that the they were planning to build a "twin-tower" where the first tower will house the City Department offices and whatnot, while the other tower will be rented out. The bank loan to finance the construction was already approved but then the fire incident happened.

If the original plan happened, we would have a brand new city hall in FCC. While the old city hall at Putatan would be the Hall of Justice. Actually, the current city hall design was meant for the Hall of Justice.

But now, we have the newly rennovated City Hall at Putatan, and a newly constructed Hall of Justice at Tunasan.

kaya pala ganun ang design ng city hall....aaahhhh:lol:

So no plans to continue with this? Right now it's kind of a hassle in the current city hall, it would be better if we had a modern structure. What burned down anyway? Part of the city hall or a squatter colony?

it supposed to have started from the squatters behind the city hall (ironic right?)

I'm not sure if the new city hall is gonna push through or not. The first question would be where did the money go? I've heard a lot of rumors about the whole fiasco but let's reserve that to another forum...

Anyways, if ever it happens, the twin tower city hall concept would have been awesome. :ohno:

The rendering of ATCs lifestyle strip is already in the construction site. It looks good

Yep. It has some resemblance with High Street, actually.

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

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

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Festival Supermall names top design firm for expansion
May 11, 2011, 10:25pm

MANILA, Philippines — Festival Supermall, the 20-hectare shopping complex in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, renews ties with award-winning global architecture, planning, and design firm RTKL for a major expansion.

RTKL is responsible for major retail projects such as The Venetian in Macau, the Bahrain City Center, the Mirdif City Center in Dubai, Chadstone West Mall and Chadstone Place in Melbourne, Australia; and the Westfield San Francisco Center in California. The firm designed Festival Supermall in the ‘90s, and is now working on plans for the mall’s expansion, set to begin in the last quarter of 2011.

“Retail is like theater – you need to breathe new life into it every 10 years or so,” said Norman Garden, AIA, EVP of RTKL.

The four-story Festival Supermall, with over 700 shops and food outlets, draws average foot traffic of 100,000 a day. Hinged on a family entertainment concept, it has an PLACEentertainment area as an anchor for each floor: The Festival Junction Train, the Grand Carousel, Pixie Forest kiddie theme park, X-Site teen amusement center and a 10-theater cinema complex.

With the mall expansion, RTKL shifts the anchors from the entertainment districts to the area’s most prominent natural feature: The Alabang Creek, which runs through the complex.

“Now that consumer lifestyle has evolved, we are expanding Festival Supermall to an indoor-outdoor experience that capitalizes on the assets of the creek,” said Garden.

The expansion will add three districts: The Festival Walk, the River Park, and the Water Gardens.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/317785/festival-supermall-names-top-design-firm-expansion

i hope with the expansion of festi, they would do some major renovation on the main mall. it looks dated and left out by southmall and atc. This is really good news for the residents in the south because the big three (SM, ATC, FESTI) are undergoing major renovations for better shopping experience

^^

I noticed however that the parking lot is almost always full in Festival, do we have data if Festival earns more revenue than ATC? However, within the mall, there are some areas that hardly have any foot traffic.

Recently tried out Fruity Fro-yo, what a rip off, Php 200+ for frozen yogurt, good for the business owner but not good for my pockets, I'd rather buy Nestle yogurt at the supermarket...

;77783215']Festival Supermall names top design firm for expansion
May 11, 2011, 10:25pm

MANILA, Philippines — Festival Supermall, the 20-hectare shopping complex in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, renews ties with award-winning global architecture, planning, and design firm RTKL for a major expansion.

RTKL is responsible for major retail projects such as The Venetian in Macau, the Bahrain City Center, the Mirdif City Center in Dubai, Chadstone West Mall and Chadstone Place in Melbourne, Australia; and the Westfield San Francisco Center in California. The firm designed Festival Supermall in the ‘90s, and is now working on plans for the mall’s expansion, set to begin in the last quarter of 2011.

“Retail is like theater – you need to breathe new life into it every 10 years or so,” said Norman Garden, AIA, EVP of RTKL.

The four-story Festival Supermall, with over 700 shops and food outlets, draws average foot traffic of 100,000 a day. Hinged on a family entertainment concept, it has an PLACEentertainment area as an anchor for each floor: The Festival Junction Train, the Grand Carousel, Pixie Forest kiddie theme park, X-Site teen amusement center and a 10-theater cinema complex.

With the mall expansion, RTKL shifts the anchors from the entertainment districts to the area’s most prominent natural feature: The Alabang Creek, which runs through the complex.

“Now that consumer lifestyle has evolved, we are expanding Festival Supermall to an indoor-outdoor experience that capitalizes on the assets of the creek,” said Garden.

The expansion will add three districts: The Festival Walk, the River Park, and the Water Gardens.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/317785/festival-supermall-names-top-design-firm-expansion
Since they are also the designer of Festival Supermall , I hope they can also do minor upgrade on the mall itself but focus on the expansion of the mall.
Are they also going to include the enhancement of the creek up to the Entrata complex area ?
That's what exactly missing in Filinvest /Festival Mall area , a beautifully landscaped park with water features that will be incorporated with the major expansion of the mall in 2 years time .

Global firm redesigns Festival Supermall around nature
Philippine Daily InquirerDate
First Posted 22:05:00 05/18/2011

‘Retail is like theater-you need to breathe new life into it every 10 years or so’
FESTIVAL SUPERMALL, the 20-hectare shopping complex in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, renews ties with award-winning global architecture/planning/ design firm RTKL for a major expansion. This is set to fortify its position as the retail and recreation center south of Metro Manila.

RTKL is behind major retail projects such as The Venetian in Macau, the Bahrain City Center, the Mirdif City Center in Dubai, Chadstone West Mall and Chadstone Place in Melbourne, Australia, and the Westfield San Francisco Center in California.

The firm designed Festival Supermall in the ’90s. The mall’s expansion plan begins in the last quarter of 2011.

“Retail is like theater—you need to breathe new life into it every 10 years or so,” says Norman Garden, AIA, executive vice president of RTKL. “Competition will always force you to reinvent so you can offer something fresh and new to the customers.”

Nature

The four-story Festival Supermall, with over 700 choices in shops and food outlets, draws an average foot traffic of 100,000 a day. With a family entertainment concept, Festival Supermall has an entertainment area as anchor for each floor: the Festival Junction Train, the Grand Carousel, Pixie Forest kiddie theme park, X-Site teen amusement center and a 10-theater cinema complex.

With the mall expansion, RTKL shifts anchor from entertainment districts to the area’s most prominent natural feature: the Alabang Creek, which runs through the complex.

“Now that consumer lifestyle has evolved, we are expanding Festival Supermall to an indoor-outdoor experience that capitalizes on the assets of the creek,” reveals Garden.

The expansion mall will add three districts: the Festival Walk, , the River Park and the Water Gardens .

Festival Walk, the main connection to the transit hub, will be a walkway of grab-and-go kiosks, with state-of-the-art light features, paving details and potted landscape.

The River Park will be built on the Alabang Creek waterline to accommodate boating activities. An amphitheater area will be developed for open-air events.

The Water Gardens will have outdoor plazas with gardens, cascading water gardens and fountains, al fresco dining, and a three-story mall. “An existing acacia tree will be preserved, becoming an iconic landmark with its impressive size, as it towers above the river and even the buildings, so naturally this tree will be a destination unto itself,” Garden stressed.

The expansion mall will also incorporate existing architecture pieces in the area. A façade of an old DOH research facility will be restored as part of the mall. The building has an Art Deco façade. An old statue, a replica of José Rizal’s sculpture “The Triumph of Science over Death,” is in the courtyard, to be incorporated in RTKL’s design.

Sustainable

The expansion follows the trend in sustainable design. Garden points out that then and now, Filinvest Corporate City (FCC) has always been a nature-oriented development.

“Filinvest has always been committed to preserving the natural resources in the area, hence the new structures are more of a soft entry into the land, sliding right into what the terrain allows,” Garden says.

Because the Alabang Creek is a central element in the design, Filinvest is looking into bioremediation for the water in preparation for the expansion development, as well as the installation of a monitoring system for the water levels.

“The design takes into account extreme rainfall and flooding conditions, even projecting the water level for 10 years,” assures Garden

RTKL also incorporates design solutions that maximize sunlight, ventilation, and flexibility.

“The buildings are oriented in such a way that they obtain maximum daylight,” says RTKL principal Rodel Manalang, a Filipino architect in the project. “We are using clerestories instead of skylights so the bounced light comes in while preventing direct heat gain.”

Creating an interplay of outdoor activities, Filinvest has devoted 1.5 hectares to park space that transitions easily from daytime to night time use.

“Landscaping will be naturalized, taming down the existing greenery and relocating trees, grasses and heavy drifts of plant material. The look is outdoorsy but not manicured.”

Manalang adds. “Trellis devices and canopies will also be set up across the outdoor areas as protection from the noontime sun and heavy rains.”

http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/homeandentertaining/homeandentertaining/view/20110518-337064/Global--firm-redesigns-Festival-Supermall-around-nature

Festival Mall Expansion
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FCC Map

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Master Plan



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This id where the old building and statue is . Its likes a haunted house.. Whoa... when i first saw it 5 years ago, i thought that it would be better if they renovated the building(with the statue) and made it a history area or a park. Luckily it would happen now..:banana: yeah..



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The City Center as the heart of FCC is home to the 20-hectare Festival Supermall. This unique regional shopping amenities and an exciting indoor leisure and entertainment complex. Around the mall will rise a constellation of offices, hotels and residential towers amidst a landscaped linear greenbelt. An arts and science plaza will be the site of a performing arts center, a museum and a library to broaden the cultural facilities of
the area.

I think.....
area with the blue circle mark is the place of statue
The Water Garden will be place either in yelloow or red area
The River Park will be along the creek side.
The Festival walk will be start in the garden entrance(QUOTE:the are near transport hub as they said)

But as according to the FCC city center master plan there would be the so called arts and science plaza will be the site of a performing arts center and museum and a library. IMO, it would be in that yellow area or in the parking lot between Festival and Entrata.

Last year, i had i talk with a contract worker in the Acacia Grove. He said after they finished the acacia grove, their next project would be a colesium. They're just waiting for MR. Yap to sign it.

araneta center has its araneta colesium
ayala center has its ayala museum
SM MOA complex has its SMX Convention and Planetarium
BGC has its mind museum and future taguig colesium

definitely exciting developments are coming in at FCC. can't wait to see the final outcome.

thanks for sharing those info!!

preserving the environment, and old architecture... what else can I say... :cheers:

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http://www.filinvestcorpcity.com/pictures/abimg_fcc_marker.gif Filinvest Corporate City (FCC) sprawls over an expansive 244 hectares of prime property in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. Master-planned to be competitive with the world’s most modern cities, FCC is the premier central business district and major urban center in southern Metro Manila.

FCC offers round-the-clock amenities – a business hub by day, a venue of culture and leisure at night and a center for family entertainment all week. This fast growing city now has a wide range of developments such as the Festival Supermall, Northgate Cyberzone, the Asian Hospital, office towers, shopping and dining destinations, condominiums, hotels, serviced apartments and The Palms Country Club.

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Ideal Location

Filinvest Corporate City is ideally situated at the southern side of Metro Manila, approximately 10 kilometers from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, 16 kilometers south of the Makati Central Business District, and 20 kilometers south of Manila.

The site enjoys superior accessibility at the junction of five major roads: the South Expressway, the Alabang-Zapote Road, the old National Highway and the upcoming Metro Skyway and Circumferential Road 6. It lies at the gateway to the CALABARZON, the country’s most important growth region.


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Modern Infrastructure


Filinvest Corporate City’s key infrastructure elements are now in place, ready to support the city’s complete build-out.
The city’s well-planned circulation network is a careful interplay of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and a future mass transit corridor.
For easy access from the South Expressway, The Filinvest Alabang Interchange was built as the main entryway. A second interchange will connect FCC with the Metro Skyway.
FCC’s wide avenues are based on a comprehensive technical study that dictates provisions for a mass transit corridor, grade-separated left turn lanes and a two-level Alabang-Zapote Road.
FCC is connected to the world through an underground state-of-the-art fiber optic telecommunications system.
A multi-source centralized water system with two reservoirs provides reliable and abundant water supply.
Electrical power is provided by Meralco through an underground distribution system with provisions for four substations.
The advanced-technology sewage treatment plant is a compact, economical, odor- and noise-free system designed to help preserve the environment.

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Nature Oriented Development


Design expertise incorporates the serenity of nature in a modern city. People can live and work in Filinvest Corporate City with nature as a refreshing backdrop.

A veritable pedestrian’s paradise with arcaded pathways, tree-lined promenades, parks, greenbelts, elevated walkways and underpasses.
Natural amenities that currently weave around the site have been preserved.


http://www.filinvestcorpcity.com/about_Filinvest%20Corporate%20City.html

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The City Center as the heart of FCC is home to the 20-hectare Festival Supermall. This unique regional shopping amenities and an exciting indoor leisure and entertainment complex. Around the mall will rise a constellation of offices, hotels and residential towers amidst a landscaped linear greenbelt. An arts and science plaza will be the site of a performing arts center, a museum and a library to broaden the cultural facilities of the area.
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Located at the highest point of the city, Laguna Heights is the home of the Palms Country Club, a centrally located sports and leisure development. Right across the club is Palms Pointe, an exclusive residential community.
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Lined with high-rise offices and residential towers, Spectrum Business District comprises the vital economic core of FCC. It is home to the Asian Star office tower and the Insular Life Corporate Centre.
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Zoned exclusively for high-rise corporate towers, this will be FCC’s greener version of Wall Street.



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Commercial lots along Civic drive enjoy the advantage of being near a host of community services to be provided by a fire station, post office, police station and local government offices. This where Ospital ng Muntinlupa, 2301 Civic Place and Civic Prime are located.
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Complementing the Civic Plaza is the Market Square where a wet and dry market encircles a public transportation depot. South Station, a bargain and transport center, is located in this district which will serve as the city’s main convergence point.
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Located next to the Alabang-Zapote Road, this district is zoned for medium-rise office and residential developments. Its major attraction is Northgate Cyberzone, an 18.7-hectare information technology park.
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Westgate Complex includes a retail and commercial section nestled in a location that enjoys a distinct advantage of superior accessibility. It features Westgate Center, a high-end, master-planned retail and lifestyle center in a park-like setting.
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This complex houses the Asian Hospital, a world-class medical center serving the healthcare needs of the city. In the future, a resort hotel complemented by a cluster of specialty restaurants will rise in a lush setting of tall trees.
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An alternative office environment, Corporate Woods is a district lined with tall stately trees that provide a green campus-like setting.


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Festival Mall Expansion
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Wow. So is there a timetable for the renovation?

wow..dami palang projects sa Muntinlupa

Now is the right time for Filinvest Corporate City to gain some mileage in terms of getting notable projects in the business district since all the supporting infrastructures such as SLEX where the Filinvest Interchange is interconnected and Skyway , where the South Station exit has an access.
I read somewhere that Spectrum Midway Avenue is being upgraded/modified. FCC is a very ideal business district , and so far it's the lone large scale business district in southern Metro Manila.
Also , there are several residential cluster developments on Sucat/Cupang area and even Madrigal Business park has some projects under construction as well as in Vista LakeFront , that gives FCC good competition as well .

yung balak na Pagcor Tower sa ECity, dito na lang kaya ilagay sa Munti :lol:

Actually may proposed na tower structure sa Muntinlupa before to be callled Golden Tower and it was supposed to be built on the NBP area , as of now it's scrapped , but only time can tell , if it will materialized in years to come , maybe if the National Penitentiary will be transferred as planned especially now that a road link between SLEX and Daang Hari will be built soon.

An area of spectrum Business district beside the insular life corporate center is already fenced long time ago. its almost a whole block. Spectrum Centre Towers yung nakaindicate na name. id seen the mini-FCC in the Filinvest Exibit center 3rd flr. There's already scale model representaton of Spectrum center tower. Its higher that the insularlife. mas nauna pa nga to sa LaVie Flats. Baka naka stop muna. I guess masyado napaektuhan ang filinvest ng 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. Sayang talaga.:ohno:

Filinvest should do something about that eyesore South Station.

An area of spectrum Business district beside the insular life corporate center is already fenced long time ago. its almost a whole block. Spectrum Centre Towers yung nakaindicate na name. id seen the mini-FCC in the Filinvest Exibit center 3rd flr. There's already scale model representaton of Spectrum center tower. Its higher that the insularlife. mas nauna pa nga to sa LaVie Flats. Baka naka stop muna. I guess masyado napaektuhan ang filinvest ng 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. Sayang talaga.:ohno:
Yeah , it's still fenced for years and occupies a whole block . Anyway , it's just okay , at least they did not built anything on it and left it unfinished
just say like Jaka tower in Ayala Avenue.
By the way , did the halted construction of a high rise tower along Commerce Avenue , in between Insular and Acacia Grove hotel resumes
it's construction ? I hope it will be completed also .

too bad filinvest kind of fizzle out.....outsourcing lang ang nagpapabuhay sa cybergate nya

too bad filinvest kind of fizzle out.....outsourcing lang ang nagpapabuhay sa cybergate nya

Why do you said so ? It's still has some projects being built there , though not that many and also it will take years to filled up that sprawling business district. It does not happen overnight.

i hope with the expansion of festi, they would do some major renovation on the main mall. it looks dated and left out by southmall and atc. This is really good news for the residents in the south because the big three (SM, ATC, FESTI) are undergoing major renovations for better shopping experience


Festival mall ceilings are already being repaired but they didnt change the designs. They start it after their 10th year anniv. Ideally, a mall lshould be renovated after 5 or 10 years. They should offer new products to the evolving costumers and to the growing malling industry.

2009 or 2010 when i heard about Venice piazza gondola at mckinley hill, i also thought the alabang canal (starting from the alabang country club passing through FILICITY to cupang) have the possibility of having gondola. Filinvest develop the part of canal beside entrata. They also puts fish and turtles to entertain the people going to the mall. I noticed the close pedestrian walkway along the underpass going to xsite entrance. I think it would connect that area to the riverbanks mall expansion (which will have the gondolas)...


Post Scriptum: There is PIGEON FEEDING in Venice Piazza(7-8am and 4-5pm everyday). I tried it last day. Its a nice attraction for the mall..

Yeah , it's still fenced for years and occupies a whole block . Anyway , it's just okay , at least they did not built anything on it and left it unfinished
just say like Jaka tower in Ayala Avenue.
By the way , did the halted construction of a high rise tower along Commerce Avenue , in between Insular and Acacia Grove hotel resumes
it's construction ? I hope it will be completed also .



I think this is that area. Spectrum midway avenue corner commerce ave.
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I am not sure if this is the building i saw in the mini FCC. The sales agent told me that it is a condominuim. The building looks like the Vivant flats in topview.

too bad filinvest kind of fizzle out.....outsourcing lang ang nagpapabuhay sa cybergate nya

Just some info:

Cyberzone Properties, Inc. (CPI) is the operator of Northgate Cyberzone, a
10-hectare BPO campus located within Filinvest Corporate City in Alabang.
On February 8, 2010, FLI finalized the purchase of its partner’s 40% stake in
CPI and made it a wholly owned subsidiary. In 2010, CPI contributed a net
income of Php298 million to FLI. FAI used to own only 60%.

Wow. So is there a timetable for the renovation?

It will start in the last quarter of the year. June-sepember is rainy season so it will hard to work near the creek. As what I read, first part of the expansion will be ready in early 2013..:):):):):):):):):):):):lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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They start fencing the canal beside South Station Green Building last March. They also start dreging and cementing the canal. It was this May when i realized that it maybe for the River Park/mall expansion. :banana:

Thanks for the updates @ Muchosan , when I was there , I was also that observant regarding the developments in FCC and the city as well , keep updating us ....

I think this is that area. Spectrum midway avenue corner commerce ave.
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I am not sure if this is the building i saw in the mini FCC. The sales agent told me that it is a condominuim. The building looks like the Vivant flats in topview.

Yes , that's it , it has a crane on it and the construction is almost at ground level I suppose when it stopped about 2-3 years ago.
There are some proposed high rise projects posted in this thread years ago like Vivere 2 and Sea Cloud hotel with some renderings too but did not materialized.
Anyway , Entrata and The Levels will compensate for that as they are high rise clusters.
What I wish is that Filinvest will build an office complex with a supertall in FCC and make it their corporate headquarters , it could be ideal on that whole block site of Spectrum Center , across the beautiful Insular Life twins.

diba may plano sila dati na magtayo ng observation tower sa NBP reservation? ^^

guys, saan ba pwedeng makita yung scale model ng FCC?

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guys, saan ba pwedeng makita yung scale model ng FCC?


Sa filinvest exhibit center @ festival 3rd floor.Beside Dinosaurs alive.. second floor yung minitrade hall di ba. Taas nun yung exhibit center. Pero wala ngayon yung scale model ng FFC. Dati laki ko yung nakikita through their glass wall eh. Baka inaatos lang nila. Wala pa kasi dati yung Acacia grove, commerce center at The Levels. Pati yung alabang-Zapote road na spectrum midway extension avenue na ngayon. Yung New alabang-zapote ngayon nag start na sa exit ng skyway sa south station passing through tunnel a northgate.

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Thanks for update..


Parang ang hirap na magpasok ng sasakyan sa harap ng Cortes delas Palmas. May fenced na yung area last time nung pumunta ako.^^

Thanks for update..


Parang ang hirap na magpasok ng sasakyan sa harap ng Cortes delas Palmas. May fenced na yung area last time nung pumunta ako.^^

Ongoing din ang construction dun sa former site ng South Supermarket ...ilang levels ba iyon ?

Thanks for the updates @ Muchosan , when I was there , I was also that observant regarding the developments in FCC and the city as well , keep updating us ....

You're welcome sir! :)

Ongoing din ang construction dun sa former site ng South Supermarket ...ilang levels ba iyon ?

Yap yung dating south supermarket, 3 level yun. tapos na sila sa 2floor nung lat q nakita..

Yap yung dating south supermarket, 3 level yun. tapos na sila sa 2floor nung lat q nakita..
What's the latest in Entrata in photos please ...

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i see that they also made changes in the old building. (I don't know what it's called)

based on the picture, i would assume that vehicles cannot pass through the lifestyle strip. The next thing that ATC should do is expand and improve the parking infrastructure since the strip is sitting on a considerable amount of parking space

i see that they also made changes in the old building. (I don't know what it's called)

based on the picture, i would assume that vehicles cannot pass through the lifestyle strip. The next thing that ATC should do is expand and improve the parking infrastructure since the strip is sitting on a considerable amount of parking space

Is this located at the back of Rustan's where it used to be an open parking area facing Commerce Avenue. Did they also demolished the two-level parking structure beside it ?

“FilArchipelago will also be managing the three-star businessman’s hotel currently being constructed by Filinvest Land Inc. in Cebu, and the Crimson Hotel in Filinvest Alabang within the Entrata Complex by 2012. The choice of Cebu as its maiden project is not only because we (the Gotianuns) are from Cebu and therefore we know it very well, but also because we are aware of its huge tourism potential,” he told the STAR.

Exerpt from http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=654142&publicationSubCategoryId=76


Hotel and Resort thread
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=935244&page=23


^^^^^^
:banana2:
1LIFE2LIVE
Make The Most Out Of IT
:righton:

“FilArchipelago will also be managing the three-star businessman’s hotel currently being constructed by Filinvest Land Inc. in Cebu, and the Crimson Hotel in Filinvest Alabang within the Entrata Complex by 2012. The choice of Cebu as its maiden project is not only because we (the Gotianuns) are from Cebu and therefore we know it very well, but also because we are aware of its huge tourism potential,” he told the STAR.

Exerpt from http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=654142&publicationSubCategoryId=76


Hotel and Resort thread
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=935244&page=23


^^^^^^
:banana2:
1LIFE2LIVE
Make The Most Out Of IT
:righton:

So the 3-star hotel is only in Cebu ? but not the Crimson's in Entrata -Alabang. I don't think the Crimson hotel in Alabang will be only only 3-star . maybe 4-star at least.
Another addition to the growing number of hotels in FCC so far it has the following:
1. Vivere Suites - full service hotel
2. Parque Espana- condotel
3. Bellevue 1 - full service hotel
4. Bellevue Executive Tower - full service hotel
5. Acacia Grove Hotel
6. Crimson Hotel -Entrata
In Madrigal Business Park , there's also the newly opened Bellevue's B -hotel .

Crimson Resort and Spa- Mactan Cebu ata ang sure na 3 star based sa pagkakaintindi ko.

^^^^^^

I have a question regarding the Muntinlupa territory in sucat. Most of the map, (even in the latest updated map in Nbookstore) shows that masville, Paranaque footbrige and the old jollibee junction(yellow area in the image) in sucat is still part Muntinlupa.

This a example map
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2694/5765923340_4d455d8230_m.jpg

Map in the Muntilupa City gov website shows that its not a part of Muntinlupa City. Mayor San Pedro(Dec2007) used to post a tarpaulin in the Sucat-Paranaque footbrige indicating that its a part of the Muntinlupa City. But after few days it was removed. That sucat area is easily accessible like the smbicutan/Azure area.



^^^^^^
:banana2:
1LIFE2LIVE
Make The Most Out Of IT
:righton:

Crimson Resort and Spa- Mactan Cebu ata ang sure na 3 star based sa pagkakaintindi ko.

^^^^^^

I have a question regarding the Muntinlupa territory in sucat. Most of the map, (even in the latest updated map in Nbookstore) shows that masville, Paranaque footbrige and the old jollibee junction(yellow area in the image) in sucat is still part Muntinlupa.

This a example map
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2694/5765923340_4d455d8230_m.jpg

Map in the Muntilupa City gov website shows that its not a part of Muntinlupa City. Mayor San Pedro(Dec2007) used to post a tarpaulin in the Sucat-Paranaque footbrige indicating that its a part of the Muntinlupa City. But after few days it was removed. That sucat area is easily accessible like the smbicutan/Azure area.



^^^^^^
:banana2:
1LIFE2LIVE
Make The Most Out Of IT
:righton:

It's okay if it's not part of the city anymore because the area across it ( East Service Road side , which is definitely within the territorial jurisdiction of the city ) is where most of the the promising property developments are happening.

Crimson looks like it is the upscale hotel chain of Filinvest.

The following articles mention this:
http://business.inquirer.net/2756/filinvest-to-put-up-budget-hotel-chain
http://www.malaya.com.ph/may16/busi1.html

The latter even claims Crimson is positioned as a five-star hotel chain. To my knowledge though, the Entrata hotel wasn't suppose to be five-star (somebody correct me if I'm wrong)... perhaps the opening of B Hotel (a 3-star hotel in Madrigal) changed their minds.

;78779224']Crimson looks like it is the upscale hotel chain of Filinvest.

The following articles mention this:
http://business.inquirer.net/2756/filinvest-to-put-up-budget-hotel-chain
http://www.malaya.com.ph/may16/busi1.html

The latter even claims Crimson is positioned as a five-star hotel chain. To my knowledge though, the Entrata hotel wasn't suppose to be five-star (somebody correct me if I'm wrong)... perhaps the opening of B Hotel (a 3-star hotel in Madrigal) changed their minds.

It is going to be a 5 star hotel.

Entrata's architects always planned to open a 5 star hotel component in the urban complex. That concept of having a 3 star hotel of B Hotel by Bellevue has been there since more than a decade ago when my former director was still selling land for the Madrigals there.

Any hotel below 4 star in Filinvest Alabang is not allowed. That's why they don't open 3 star hotels in the 244 hectares of Filinvest Alabang. Bawal din columbariums, clubs, cemeteries, and I assume open air concerts because they said no to Michael Jackson back in the 90's.

What's the latest in Entrata in photos please ...

Here's some pics. Sorry i am not a good photographer.haha


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2522/5787312173_efcbf7688c_m.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/5787332011_d037bfa7d2_m.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5105/5787292229_b5985e6525_m.jpg

Crimson Hotel Tower
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2238/5787348251_66311804ff_m.jpg


Tower 1
podium/mall
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/5787918652_0d29aeb891_m.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2554/5787375105_21b2c68c07_m.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/5787958204_baa483f9eb_m.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5224/5787392351_f690a03631_m.jpg

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/250043_221074251244141_100000247036020_909690_8113170_n.jpgCity Updates

Creek between South Station Green Bldg and Market bldg being ready for the festival River Parks mall expansion
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/246979_221071234577776_100000247036020_909681_843258_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/246826_221072997910933_100000247036020_909684_2962423_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/252807_221072201244346_100000247036020_909683_2159279_n.jpg


Studio City Billboards and Ads
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/253691_221143027903930_100000247036020_910099_6783421_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/250619_221067587911474_100000247036020_909660_1840182_n.jpghttp://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/250259_221068054578094_100000247036020_909662_5070986_n.jpg
Studio City will rise at the back of West Parc.See the red area
West Parc as planned will be 7 towers.See the yellow area
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254105_221142907903942_100000247036020_910091_3360456_n.jpg


Small part of squatters area beside OSMUN:demolished(signs that there will contruction of new stablishment)
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254999_220962834588616_100000247036020_908887_4209257_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254319_220963337921899_100000247036020_908890_4198948_n.jpg
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/249307_220964717921761_100000247036020_908921_4879762_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248120_220965814588318_100000247036020_908923_5462240_n.jpg


Renovated Asian Hospital with the TOWER2
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248035_220972044587695_100000247036020_909005_6770902_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/247233_220965391255027_100000247036020_908922_4147129_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/247892_220966244588275_100000247036020_908924_1156354_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/250221_220966677921565_100000247036020_908925_3478779_n.jpg
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/247224_220967821254784_100000247036020_908963_2280593_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/246944_220968577921375_100000247036020_908986_2755998_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/251594_220969131254653_100000247036020_908993_906767_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/252343_220972331254333_100000247036020_909007_6711196_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/251683_220972697920963_100000247036020_909012_2902082_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/247959_220970694587830_100000247036020_908998_7428110_n.jpg2301Civic Place


Aspen Tower(1of 3 towers Parkway Residence)
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254516_221142501237316_100000247036020_910074_93588_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248982_220975431254023_100000247036020_909038_2204071_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/246770_221016271249939_100000247036020_909304_550163_n.jpg


Goverment Institution(FDA/DFAD and RITM)
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/246726_220973764587523_100000247036020_909032_7423608_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248097_220977717920461_100000247036020_909065_949694_n.jpg


ATC's Metro Gaisano
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/253604_221052764579623_100000247036020_909560_6149818_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/246770_221052367912996_100000247036020_909557_6987939_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/247077_221053204579579_100000247036020_909561_4827480_n.jpg


Mercedes Benz/Chrysler/jeep/dodge
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/252454_221061187912114_100000247036020_909624_796722_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/250594_221061617912071_100000247036020_909627_3451916_n.jpg


WestGate HUB
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/246948_221143157903917_100000247036020_910105_2610214_n.jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254104_221059187912314_100000247036020_909599_2150443_n.jpg

^^:banana: SUPERLIKE! Go Muntinlupa!! Thanks for the pics muchosan!!!:)

^^^^
wow!!! thank you for the recent pictures. great updates on so many projects.

Thanks @ Muchosan for the loads of updates on photos:
So , they are demolishing the squatters row near OsMun , what are the plans for it
by the city government ? What happened to the supposed to be park between Jollibee and Alabang city terminal , they have render of the park before but it did not materialized .

^^^^
wow!!! thank you for the recent pictures. great updates on so many projects.

^^:banana: SUPERLIKE! Go Muntinlupa!! Thanks for the pics muchosan!!!:)

You're welcome:):rofl::dance:



Thanks @ Muchosan for the loads of updates on photos:
So , they are demolishing the squatters row near OsMun , what are the plans for it
by the city government ? What happened to the supposed to be park between Jollibee and Alabang city terminal , they have render of the park before but it did not materialized .

They just demolished a small portion of the squatters area. The squatters beside the viaduct remains(some call it Bicol Compound). I ask man (but he looks not a reliable source). He said that it would be a a Osmun Expansion. I thought it would be the place for the ALABANG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ANNEX(land donated by filinvest) but my sister told me that AES annex will rise beside the Filinvest Socialized housing. I'll just try to ask a more reliable source when i go the area again.
There's no news about the park. I don't see new city government projects after Mayor's first term..Li-low...

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/8765/unled1iam.jpg
Higher resolution render of Festival Supermall Expansion (taken from FDC Investor Report)

The report also notes that the Westgate Hub is actually 3 levels.

Very, very nice !

Definitely, it is The Water Gardens District.


Exerpt:
The Water Gardens will have outdoor plazas with gardens, cascading water gardens and fountains, al fresco dining, and a three-story mall. “An existing acacia tree will be preserved, becoming an iconic landmark with its impressive size, as it towers above the river and even the buildings, so naturally this tree will be a destination unto itself,” Garden stressed.

Hope they show renderings of The River Park and The Festival walk. Amphitheater area.


Here's the the picture of of the old DOH reaserch facility and the replica of José Rizal’s sculpture “The Triumph of Science over Death,” which will be part of the mall expansion


http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/252878_221526084532291_100000247036020_912934_5754871_n.jpg
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/252631_221542357863997_100000247036020_913112_5243008_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/248971_221541674530732_100000247036020_913104_5931030_n.jpg

With the major expansion of Festival Supermall , will this mean they will demolished the Grills & Greens , since the structures ( mostly bars ) built there can be easily torn down if needed.

By the way , does Starmall-Alabang has any plans to expand too ?:banana:

Sana mas taller yung next four towers ng WestParc and with a better design too and with the planned five towers of Studio City , that area of FCC will be filled with cluster of multi-storey / high rise fronted by rows of prestigious auto showrooms .

With the major expansion of Festival Supermall , will this mean they will demolished the Grills & Greens , since the structures ( mostly bars ) built there can be easily torn down if needed.

By the way , does Starmall-Alabang has any plans to expand too ?:banana:

They are currently renovating mall. They closed the mall open area with new floor. (UpperGF at 3rd flr lang. Mas maganda kasi maluwag paring tingan. Ok pa rin yung circulation ng air and lights). These increase the mall GLA or floor area ratio..

Third level
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/246964_221048707913362_100000247036020_909541_177521_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/250334_221045924580307_100000247036020_909527_3723837_n.jpg


UG level
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/250758_220962274588672_100000247036020_908886_4172336_n.jpg

these creek area beside entrata can be a future pedestrian walk way. These can also be the tunnel they're talking about.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248695_221527081198858_100000247036020_912938_4368708_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/247528_221527477865485_100000247036020_912940_7295738_n.jpg
there are two concrete stairs beside the bridge(signs that in the future it caan be use as a walkway.
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254523_221527837865449_100000247036020_912941_649791_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254411_221528717865361_100000247036020_912945_7024096_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249448_221529731198593_100000247036020_912952_1814597_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/247235_221530431198523_100000247036020_912958_2458233_n.jpg

Pasing through these area
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248755_221531361198430_100000247036020_912973_5797629_n.jpg

Then you're here. just parallel to the South station-festival walkway.
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/250229_221537431197823_100000247036020_913042_3948691_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/253876_221538257864407_100000247036020_913046_6208672_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/247862_221536714531228_100000247036020_913039_1511555_n.jpg

Then passing through this TUNNEL
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249696_221534311198135_100000247036020_913011_585855_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254031_221539297864303_100000247036020_913051_913377_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254031_221539297864303_100000247036020_913051_913377_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248501_221540077864225_100000247036020_913054_7332469_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/247431_221540581197508_100000247036020_913077_2482206_n.jpg

and you're here at the Festival Supermall's xsite entrance
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/253601_221541117864121_100000247036020_913097_5027350_n.jpg



By the way, this can be a future entrata/sstation access to expansionmall(a closed pedestrian walkway)
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254266_221532224531677_100000247036020_912982_6257130_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/252881_221532894531610_100000247036020_912992_4226800_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/251444_221533507864882_100000247036020_913004_5620295_n.jpg


Festival Supermall deserved it's name FESTiVAL SUPERMALL(NOT FESTIVAL MALL. Many just call it by that name). IT'S a SUPERMALL

On other news, I just saw a while ago that there is another condo to be constructed in north MBP. It's name is Azumi Residences. According to the on-site poster, their website'll be Azumi.ph if I'm not mistaken.

these creek area beside entrata can be a future pedestrian walk way. These can also be the tunnel they're talking about.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248695_221527081198858_100000247036020_912938_4368708_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/247528_221527477865485_100000247036020_912940_7295738_n.jpg
there are two concrete stairs beside the bridge(signs that in the future it caan be use as a walkway.
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254523_221527837865449_100000247036020_912941_649791_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254411_221528717865361_100000247036020_912945_7024096_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249448_221529731198593_100000247036020_912952_1814597_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/247235_221530431198523_100000247036020_912958_2458233_n.jpg

Pasing through these area
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248755_221531361198430_100000247036020_912973_5797629_n.jpg

Then you're here. just parallel to the South station-festival walkway.
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/250229_221537431197823_100000247036020_913042_3948691_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/253876_221538257864407_100000247036020_913046_6208672_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/247862_221536714531228_100000247036020_913039_1511555_n.jpg

Then passing through this TUNNEL
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249696_221534311198135_100000247036020_913011_585855_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254031_221539297864303_100000247036020_913051_913377_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254031_221539297864303_100000247036020_913051_913377_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248501_221540077864225_100000247036020_913054_7332469_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/247431_221540581197508_100000247036020_913077_2482206_n.jpg

and you're here at the Festival Supermall's xsite entrance
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/253601_221541117864121_100000247036020_913097_5027350_n.jpg



By the way, this can be a future entrata/sstation access to expansionmall(a closed pedestrian walkway)
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254266_221532224531677_100000247036020_912982_6257130_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/252881_221532894531610_100000247036020_912992_4226800_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/251444_221533507864882_100000247036020_913004_5620295_n.jpg


Festival Supermall deserved it's name FESTiVAL SUPERMALL(NOT FESTIVAL MALL. Many just call it by that name). IT'S a SUPERMALL

With the expansion of Festival Supermall and with plan of enhancing the natural creek , hopefully we can see the improvements on this creek by the time the mall expansion is fully operational.

They are currently renovating mall. They closed the mall open area with new floor. (UpperGF at 3rd flr lang. Mas maganda kasi maluwag paring tingan. Ok pa rin yung circulation ng air and lights). These increase the mall GLA or floor area ratio..

Third level
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/246964_221048707913362_100000247036020_909541_177521_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/250334_221045924580307_100000247036020_909527_3723837_n.jpg


UG level
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Afterall , Starmall also join the frenzy of mall renovation/expansion of the big malls of the southern Metro. So, Starmall reinvented their five level atrium by making a covered gap between them ( Upper Ground and 3rd level ) and beneficial sa Upper Ground level since there are more space for mall goers . It's clever and an engineering marvel imho , but what I really wished for the Starmall is that it could build residential tower perhaps on it's left side where their open parking area for buses are currently located to make it a mixed-use complex . Then , let go of their theme park at the 5th level and and make it a semi al-fresco and dining strip to complement their resort on that area.

Afterall , Starmall also join the frenzy of mall renovation/expansion of the big malls of the southern Metro. So, Starmall reinvented their five level atrium by making a covered gap between them ( Upper Ground and 3rd level ) and beneficial sa Upper Ground level since there are more space for mall goers . It's clever and an engineering marvel imho , but what I really wished for the Starmall is that it could build residential tower perhaps on it's left side where their open parking area for buses are currently located to make it a mixed-use complex . Then , let go of their theme park at the 5th level and and make it a semi al-fresco and dining strip to complement their resort on that area.

There's the star apartelle above the area beside starland. about 10 roooms i guess. Living in it is something scary... According to the GMA7 AHAA!!!, the Starmall is the #1 Scariest place in MetroManila.

But still, having a residential tower beside the mall is a good idea. Hope Vista Residence come up with it in the future..

With the expansion of Festival Supermall and with plan of enhancing the natural creek , hopefully we can see the improvements on this creek by the time the mall expansion is fully operational.

If i am not mistaken that creek start from the ALABANG Country Club passing through AAV residents, Palm Point,AspenTower, so all the dirt and waste from those places goes to the creek.


They already have the flood control machine.
They also have their FiliCity waste treatment plant beside the northgate complex. So maybe, It will be easy to have their water treatment plans.

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There's the star apartelle above the area beside starland. about 10 roooms i guess.

But still, having a residential tower beside the mall is a good idea. Hope Vista Residence come up with it in the future..

Yeah , I hope Vista will someday redevelop the complex and as part of the redevelopment are addition of residential tower(s).
Whatever happened to the former site of a demolished theater in Alabang ? is it still a vacant lot with tiangge style . It's beside the Sogo hotel .
Lastly , what about the status of the former Nestle factory in Alabang?
It's quite huge at almost 7 -hectares and a promising site for a possible mixed-used development

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The last two photos that straddles between Filinvest Corporate City and Madrigal Business Park shows that there is a growing skyline in the city with a majestic view of the Laguna lake and the mountains.
If ever those fish cages will just be demolished , the lake still looks good in photos .

Yeah , I hope Vista will someday redevelop the complex and as part of the redevelopment are addition of residential tower(s).
Whatever happened to the former site of a demolished theater in Alabang ? is it still a vacant lot with tiangge style . It's beside the Sogo hotel .
Lastly , what about the status of the former Nestle factory in Alabang?
It's quite huge at almost 7 -hectares and a promising site for a possible mixed-used development

they demolished the tiangge in the last quarter of 2010. I think another sogo hotel will rise in it. :( It is currently use as parking lot for sogo costomers.. I hope that the sogo group just build a residencial building/apartment in the area. They already have their DORMsuites at the back of the sogohotel.

they demolished the tiangge in the last quarter of 2010. I think another sogo hotel will rise in it. :( It is currently use as parking lot for sogo costomers.. I hope that the sogo group just build a residencial building/apartment in the area. They already have their DORMsuites at the back of the sogohotel.

Yes , I also hope that Sogo will just build a midrise ( at least 15-storeys ) condotel or a budget hotel perhaps since it has really a market nowadays :
in that vacant lot if its already theirs. Their current building is a refurbished building , they just added 2 or 3 levels to it.

Bawal pala kumuha ng pictures sa FCC without permit, even inside the Festival Mall. Nahuli kasi ako ng guard nakumukuha ng pictures outside the mall. I'm using a DSLR camera.

grabe talo talaga ng madrigal business park yung filinvest.....mas nauna syang napuno

Mas nauna by a decade ang Madrigal Business Park sa Filinvest Corp. City at less than 50 hectares lang ito as compared sa 250 hectares ng FCC. Besides , both are located in Muntinlupa .

Mas nauna by a decade ang Madrigal Business Park sa Filinvest Corp. City at less than 50 hectares lang ito as compared sa 250 hectares ng FCC. Besides , both are located in Muntinlupa .

Yes. Even by land value, however, MBP beats FCC - this despite FCC having a higher floor area to land area ratio and being more accessible to the high way. In addition to this, Ayala Alabang's prices are still ahead of all the Alabang subdivisions, including Palm's Pointe. These things, of course, are predictable. People have more confidence with investing in Ayala since they are they are credited for Makati Business District and, of course, the Fort.

;79455496']Yes. Even by land value, however, MBP beats FCC - this despite FCC having a higher floor area to land area ratio and being more accessible to the high way. In addition to this, Ayala Alabang's prices are still ahead of all the Alabang subdivisions, including Palm's Pointe. These things, of course, are predictable. People have more confidence with investing in Ayala since they are they are credited for Makati Business District and, of course, the Fort.

It was Metro Pacific (MPIC) who developed the Fort, Ayala merely purchased it after MPIC suffered financial difficulties for a time. Ayala also lost the bid for the Alabang Stock Farm which is now the FCC.

If i am not mistaken that creek start from the ALABANG Country Club passing through AAV residents, Palm Point,AspenTower, so all the dirt and waste from those places goes to the creek.


They already have the flood control machine.
They also have their FiliCity waste treatment plant beside the northgate complex. So maybe, It will be easy to have their water treatment plans.

AAV has a sewage treatment plant, and so does Palms Point and Aspen Tower, so waste is not directly released into the creek.

I wonder how will the former Alabang Stock Farm will be today if Ayala won on that bid instead of Filinvest .
Mas maganda siguro ang plano ng Filinvest as what we are seeing as compared sa plano ng Ayala sa former stock farm.
Infrastructure-wise , Filinvest delivered to its promise with its beautiful and spacious avenues and accessibility at major points ( SLEX-Skyway , National Road ) At least , Filinvest is really doing its effort and they are getting more aggresive with some of their upcoming major developments in FCC ( Entrata , The Levels , Studio City , Festival Supermall major expansion )
Hopefully , they will also get the support of their co-Filipino-Chinese major property developers ( MW, Robinson, Eton, SM , Federal )
or even Ayala and Lopez to invest projects in FCC , as it is such a beautiful and well-planned business district.

competition is always good....actually kung tutuusin....very develop rin yung cyberzone ng FCC

Yes indeed , NorthGate Cyberzone is well developed , one good thing about FCC is that they don't rush the developments there and it's very organized.

It was Metro Pacific (MPIC) who developed the Fort, Ayala merely purchased it after MPIC suffered financial difficulties for a time. Ayala also lost the bid for the Alabang Stock Farm which is now the FCC

Yes, but it was still Ayala that ended up making what the Fort is today - which is known for Serendra, High Street, and Market! Market!

As for the bid with the Alabang Stock Farm, they did indeed lose to Filinvest. The fact though is that until now, MBP and AAV development has higher land values than FCC. I am baffled why MBP has higher land values, but I am thinking this is because most people who buy commercial land in Alabang are either from AAV or Makati. Residents of AAV have a huge bias towards Ayala. Some don't even like going to Festival Mall, since they think it's much less classy than ATC.

Yes indeed , NorthGate Cyberzone is well developed , one good thing about FCC is that they don't rush the developments there and it's very organized.

di ba detrimental to for filinvest cause they keep paying the property taxes while it is not yet developed?

Even before then na wala pa yung FCC , di rin naman gaanong dumami ang buildings sa Madrigal Business park , more than two decades na rin yan... Mas malaki pa nga ang MBP/ATC area compared sa Eastwood or Rockwell .
Not so sure but read before na merely an extension with some commercial lots lang yata ng Ayala-Alabang Village ang plano ng Ayala for the former Alabang Stock Farm kaya sila natalo sa bidding.
Okay na rin ang FCC for me , at least business district na at hindi ginawang residential village and in years to come matatayuan din iyan ng maraming buildings ( quality ones ).Weather-weather lang kasi yan .

AAV was acrually first intended to only become a housing project for their employees; however, when the unintended demand came in, Ayala further developed the place. Moreover, the MBP area only started around early 1990s I think, which isn't that far ahead of FCC. AAV, on the other hand, was developed in the 1970s.

Development in Alabang has been very slow, to say the least, but this doesn't mean the location's a bad investment. A lot of big names own lots in Alabang and around Alabang - they are merely timing their developments. Today, lot prices in AAV can go up to about 40k/sqm - no investor would complain. With the developments around the area and the fierce competition between Filinvest and Ayala, we can only expect the area to become more beautiful and valuable. I know both companies will want to monetize more of their investment in the area. Both are also still finding ways to monetize the effect of Skyway on the land values in the area ;)

BTW... on other news: Muntinlupa has the best Fire Station in the metro according to the Bureau of Fire Protection. Check out the news in Google. :)

although I would not complain for an expanded ayala alabang....kasi maganda naman silang mag develop....big lots....lots of trees

;79525878']AAV was acrually first intended to only become a housing project for their employees; however, when the unintended demand came in, Ayala further developed the place. Moreover, the MBP area only started around early 1990s I think, which isn't that far ahead of FCC. AAV, on the other hand, was developed in the 1970s.

Development in Alabang has been very slow, to say the least, but this doesn't mean the location's a bad investment. A lot of big names own lots in Alabang and around Alabang - they are merely timing their developments. Today, lot prices in AAV can go up to about 40k/sqm - no investor would complain. With the developments around the area and the fierce competition between Filinvest and Ayala, we can only expect the area to become more beautiful and valuable. I know both companies will want to monetize more of their investment in the area. Both are also still finding ways to monetize the effect of Skyway on the land values in the area ;)

BTW... on other news: Muntinlupa has the best Fire Station in the metro according to the Bureau of Fire Protection. Check out the news in Google. :)

Very well explained ...proper timing for developments is very important.

Congratulations to Muntinlupa for having the best fire station . I agree that the building/facility of the station and their equipments are the best and latest.
They even have a fitness room with equipments on their mezzanine

although I would not complain for an expanded ayala alabang....kasi maganda naman silang mag develop....big lots....lots of trees

Yes , in fairness , if not for the almost 700-hectare Ayala -Alabang Village, Alabang will probably do not have the prestige it enjoys now as even villages or big establishments add to their names, even though they are not exactly located in Alabang.

so ibig ba sabihin yung mga empty lots ng filinvest all these years.....malaki sobrang property taxes ang binabayad ng developer?

so ibig ba sabihin yung mga empty lots ng filinvest all these years.....malaki sobrang property taxes ang binabayad ng developer?

One thing for sure is that they are paying their taxes for the property because that is the law and it's their obligation , but how big the amount is just their business.

Bawal pala kumuha ng pictures sa FCC without permit, even inside the Festival Mall. Nahuli kasi ako ng guard nakumukuha ng pictures outside the mall. I'm using a DSLR camera.

Yap, try mo kuha ng permit sa Filinvest office. I had a talk to a security guard, he said that i can take pictures as long as i have a permit.. That's what some students from other university do..

Is the whole of Susana Heights subdivision already owned by SMDC or they just have
a project there , Lindenwood Residences.
Anyway , I think once the Daang Hari -SLEX link road is built , Susana Heights will also benefit since there is a proposal to utilize the existing Susana Heights Interchange instead for the interconnection of Daang Hari & SLEX rather than building a new one very close to SHI.

Picar plans 2012 stock listing
By JAMES A. LOYOLA
June 17, 2011, 2:03am

MANILA, Philippines — Picar Development Inc., the property development arm of the AMA group of companies, is planning to be listed at the Philippine Stock Exchange next year as part of its goal of being known as one of the country’s top five real estate companies.

In an interview, Picar and AMA chairman Amable R. Aguiluz V said their investment bankers have been prodding them to go public and they are thus ‘seriously considering’ an initial public offering or listing via the back door.

“Its in the works,” said Aguiluz but noted that Picar is currently very comfortable with funding its projects via equity and support from its bankers. He noted that their partners in the Middle East have also shown interest.

Aguiluz said the AMA group has been buying land for over 30 years and has accumulated an extensive land bank all over the country mostly prime property for high-rise development.

“Our landbanking is part of our vision to be among the top five real estate development companies of the country in the next three years,” said Aguiluz.

Picar was founded by Aguiluz in 2007 as the real estate subsidiary of The AMA Group of Companies. “The company's corporate strategy is to acquire, develop, and manage high quality real estate projects all over the Philippines,” he said.

With more than $400 Million invested in its current upscale commercial and residential developments Picar land holdings total approximately 51.7 hectares of prime commercial and residential tracts in various stages of development, including a five-star hotel, offices, retail buildings, residential condominiums as well as master-planned residential communities.

Picar is developing Ara Vista over a 50 hectare property in General Trias Cavite its only house and lot project. It will also be the site of an AMA university and boasts of being the first Telepolis in the country which translates to information age technology in built space.

The firm is also building the 44 storey office-residential AMA Tower in EDSA-Ortigas, a 27 storey residential building in Alabang, a 32 storey condominium in Parañaque, the luxury Stratford Residences in Makati as well as a BPO buildings in Asiatown in Cebu.

Picar Development, Inc. is spending P2.5 billion to build the Stratford residences which will be the tallest residential condominium in the country.

With 70 stories and rising to a height of 312 meters, Picar’s Stratford Residences is set to dwarf other residential and commercial high-rise buildings in the country when completed in 2015.

The structure is located just along Kalayaan Avenue, Makati and is close to the Central Business District, shopping malls and educational institutions.

"But more than just height, Stratford Residences will set the bar for future luxury residential condominium developments in the metro," said Picar chairman Amb. Amable R. Aguiluz V.

He said the project "will feature first class amenities, modern leisure facilities, and stylish residential units in a soon-to-be major landmark."

The high-rise luxury condominium will house 1,124 fully furnished residential units of 30 to 430 square meters, ranging from studio, single, and two-bedroom units to three-bedroom units and penthouses.

Looks like we can expect another condominium to rise in Alabang. I'm not so sure if this is the Azumi Residences in Madrigal Business Park. If it weren't, then we can expect 2 more condominiums to rise in the area. :)

Really , that's something to look forward to , hopefully , the Azumi Residences and AMA project are a different project. If Azumi is in Madrigal , The AMA residential tower will be ideal in Filinvest Alabang .

looks like (small) developers are eying in on alabang to build condo projects. That's good news indeed. Though some of the "bigger" residential projects are located in sucat. I do hope these would help fuel growth in south MM

looks like (small) developers are eying in on alabang to build condo projects. That's good news indeed. Though some of the "bigger" residential projects are located in sucat. I do hope these would help fuel growth in south MM

There are Ayala and Filinvest for Alabang area. Hopefully other big developers build soon too. I know there are some other big ones in the area that just don't know yet what to do with their land.

;79953496']There are Ayala and Filinvest for Alabang area. Hopefully other big developers build soon too. I know there are some other big ones in the area that just don't know yet what to do with their land.

Yes there are three major developments within the city such as Filinvest Alabang , Madrigal Business Park and Vista Lake Front along with several midrise residential communities rising on the Cupang to Sucat area .
Developments are not concentrated on one area or district , that's why it seems slow, but the pacing is just right .

Most "big" residential condominium communities are outside Alabang. This is good in that commercial lots will less likely be underutilized as residential lots. If the Alabang area will be a major CBD, there should be more commercial buildings than residential buildings in the area.

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