The master plan seems to be good yet why they don't have any many high rise projects.
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Indeed , FCC has a good masterplan but it has lots of competitions from the major , mini and new BD's in northern Metro Manila . But it has a great potential infrastructure -wise and the planned extension of Skyway all the way to Alabang plus the rehab of Alabang viaduct and improvements of South Luzon Expressway will boosts its success.

Anyone of the forumers who has details/rendering of the u/c SM in Tunasan, Muntinlupa City. Di ko kasi ma-access palagi yung webpage ng SM . I'm just wondering how this structure will look like , will it be at par in terms of height and size to the numerous malls in Alabang .

There's much to see now in the Filinvest corp city website with links to its contents .

there's an advertized project after the Vivant Flats. I forgot the name. My bad.

La Vie Flats?

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Wow! marunong na ako mag post ng pics, please bear with the not so clear na quality , sa cellphone cam lang kaya di ganun kalinaw .

^^ Nice to know that Festival Supermall is becoming better.

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If im not mistaken, this is Filinvest Alabang right?

Took this photo last Friday :)

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Nice aerial pic of Filinvest and vicinity . It almost captured the entire vastness of FCC coz ang wala lang sa aerial pic ay yung Asian Hospital Complex area . Mostly 12 mid-rise and a few highrise buildings ( 10-35 storeys ) are now built in FCC while the rest is the massive Festival mall , 2- supermarkets , 2 -home/hardware superstores
and several low rise office buildings .
Ayala Alabang village is one massive block of luxury houses .

sana madagdagan yan mga buildings sa alabang. un mga tipong kasing-ganda or mas maganda pa sa Insular Life bldg. :)

Hmm. have they built the Mondrian Residences yet? I'm guessing that HSBC building is new.. is that beside the Asian hospital?:?

Werent they supposed to build a new civic center in FCC? Natuloy ba yon? Ganda sanang project. It would have been the best, most accessible and organized civic center in the whole of Manila

i dont know if the civic center is gonna push through, although i know that the local government is planning to construct its new city hall not in FCC but inside NBP Reservation which is further south of the city.

That's what I heard also since there is much available land there and it will be much better if it will located there and an access to Daang Hari road will be constructed there as alternative to the present road but narrow Rizal St .

Hmm. have they built the Mondrian Residences yet? I'm guessing that HSBC building is new.. is that beside the Asian hospital?
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Yes , Mondrian Residence was topped off a few years ago but no activity , until early last year when it was named as Mondrian Residence , its the boxy building beside Parque Espana , its still on interiors finishing and probably will be opening this year .

HSBC building is in Northgate Cyberzone complex beside the deluxe Bellevue Hotel - Manila .

Sana nga Mhe-Ann , madagdagan pa ng major skyscrapers ang FCC , sayang naman kasi since infrastrusture-wise ay highly commendable ang FCC , there's a uniqueness in it among other CBD's since its not totally urbanized but maintains its former rustic origins.

sa alabang kami kagabi. dinner lan sa saisaki. tapos daan kami sa starbucks. ikot-ikot... then uwi na. ganda ng place pag gabi. kuha sana ako ng pics kaso battery empty na un cam.

Filinvest unit allotting P1-B outlay for new IT building
BusinessWorld
2/28/2006 11:55:44 AM
Maricel E. Estavillo

Cyberzone Properties, Inc., the information technology park development arm of Filinvest Development Corp., has set aside some P1 billion in outlay this year for office building construction.

Filinvest Development President Josephine G. Yap said in an interview that the firm is considering putting up another office building inside the Northgate Cyberzone information technology (IT) Park in Alabang before the end of this year.
"We may break ground before the yearend on another building if the market demand so warrants. We see a quite robust growth in the IT services sector, particularly the call centers and the BPOs [business process outsourcing]," Ms. Yap said.

Northgate Cyberzone is an 18.7-hectare IT zone registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority. Yesterday, Cyberzone Properties topped off Plaz@A, a six-storey and 10,800-square meter office facility, and broke ground Plaz@D, another six-storey and 10,800-square meter office facility.
Already, Ms. Yap said that one call center of a known service company has signed up for 5,500 square meters in Plaz@A.

"This will be the major occupant of the building and we gave them the building naming right. We expect the whole building leased in the next few weeks," she said.
Ms. Yap added that the ground breaking for Plaz@D was ahead of schedule to address the inventory gap.

The two buildings are expected to increase Filinvest's aggregate leasing portfolio, including PBCom Tower in Makati City, from 75,000 square meters to almost 100,000 square meters.

Average occupancy rate for all its office buildings is pegged at 98%.
She said cost to locate in Northgate Cyberzone is 30% lower than in the Makati central business district, plus it is accessible to a three-million labor force within the 10-kilometer radius.

Already, a total of 17 IT firms are operating inside the Northgate Cyberzone.
Existing office buildings in Northgate are Plaz@B and Plaz@C, both four-storey buildings designed for information technology tenants; the five-storey and 18,000-square meter build-to-suit facility for the data processing operation of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC); the three-storey and 6,000-square meter call center facility for Convergys; the Inventory Building; and the IT School Building.

Sana may highrise IT building din na ma-built sa Northgate soon .

dapat may mga kasingtaas ndin ang philamlife tower dyan s alabang the place is good and their cozy malls pero parang tirahan nlng to for the elite and less developments in business..

Marami rin naman developments but mostly medium rise na buildings , but in fairness most of its offices are well occupied , same thing with its condos ..also its hotels are among those with the highest occupancy rates in Metro Manila ( Bellevue is above 80% ) . One good thing about Alabang is that FCC and ATC/MBP co-exist as they are interconnected with their major access roads .

mukhang madami ngang tenants sa Bellevue. I was there last December at mejo puno ang parking lot.

Yah its because Bellevue Hotel along with Vivere Suites is the choice of companies in Laguna/Cavite as place of temporary stay for their guests . Sometimes the companies even rent out a unit in Vivere ( condo-hotel ) as a reserve everytime they have guests from their mother companies abroad since the rates are quite lower than those of in Manila/Makati/Ortigas and also these two hotels in Alabang is much nearer to Laguna or Cavite plants of those companies.

my bestfriend, ivy, now works in madrigal business park. i forgot the name of the building because it's too long.

Probably Richville corporate tower , the tallest one in MBP

Filinvest looks like a small metropolis situated in a desolated, barren, lifeless land, it's out of place and it looks so lonely judging by the aereal photo, will it work like FBGC and Rockwell?

nope, a different one. it was a weird name for a building, too--something that you wouldn't expect a building to be named after :D

Filinvest looks like a small metropolis situated in a desolated, barren, lifeless land, it's out of place and it looks so lonely judging by the aereal photo, will it work like FBGC and Rockwell?

I like the plants in FCC though. :D

yah, the alabang area still seems lifeless, there should be more activities there. the night life is quite boring, too. But that's what Muntinlupa really is, quite laid back and relaxed unlike other Metro cities, IMO.

Filinvest looks like a small metropolis situated in a desolated, barren, lifeless land, it's out of place and it looks so lonely judging by the aereal photo, will it work like FBGC and Rockwell?




FCC is definitely not barren for me , its massive size of 244 hectares cannot be compared to the barely 15 hectares of Rockwell . And location-wise , both FBGC and Rockwell are located in Makati , where there is already built up and established development for 40 years or so by the Ayalas

From its former status of a stockfarm which were also invaded by illegal squatters who are not even employees of the old stockfarm , Filinvest as it is now can be considered a success. Okay nga yun na malaki ang space at least you will be assured that it will not be cramped in the future, look at Eastwood City ..lots of buildings in such a small , small space .

Saka planado lang talaga ang pagkakadevelop sa FCC , it has different zones for appropriate developments . If 30 years after at ganyan pa rin kakonti ang buildings ..yes , I will agree that its barren . Hindi naman sila nawawalan ng developments within its premises , palaging meron at kung minsan ay simultaneous din .

Filinvest plans more IT buildings
Manila Times
3/4/2006 1:00:10 AM

“The capital investment of Africa Israel International in Cyberzone makes available more funds to fast track the construction by Cyberzone of additional IT-based buildings in order to meet increasing demands of the IT market,” the company said in its disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the increase of Cyberzone’s authorized capital stock to two billion shares.

Under the investment arrangement, Filinvest will transfer 465.37 million shares of Cyberzone to Africa Israel International for P538 million, or P1.156 per share. Africa International will pay Filinvest in cash over a period of up to 24 months.

The subscription price was based on the valuation of the buildings owned and managed by Cyberzone in Filinvest Corporate City in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. The buildings were valued at P807 million.

Prior to the equity invest of Africa Israel International, Filinvest indirectly owned 90 percent of Cyberzone through Filinvest Alabang, Inc. After the completion of the agreement, Filinvest’s ownership will drop to 54 percent.

Filinvest Alabang is a wholly owned subsidiary of Filinvest Development.

Filinvest allocates P1.2B for projects
Posted: 9:22 PM | Mar. 05, 2006

Abigail L. Ho
Inquirer

FILINVEST Development Corp. has earmarked P1.2 billion this year to build condominium buildings within the Filinvest Corporate City in Alabang.

FDC president Josephine Gotianun-Yap said that in addition to the four residential and small-office-home-office (SoHo) buildings that it recently launched, another four similar buildings were being put up within the area.

These new buildings, she said, would have at least 12 storeys, with some reaching beyond 20 floors, and an average floor area of 1,000 square meters.

Apart from the residential and SoHo condominium buildings, she said the real estate developer was also in the process of putting up the South Station commercial bargain center near the Alabang Public Market.

This "tiangge-type" establishment would cater mainly to commuters and other bargain hunters, she said.

A similar establishment, South Station Green, had already opened within the Filinvest Corporate City. Its second phase should be completed within the year.

FDC has also allotted close to P1 billion this year to further develop its Northgate Cyberzone information technology park, also within the Filinvest Corporate City.

Gotianun-Yap said that as the contact center and business process outsourcing (BPO) sectors continued to boost the demand for quality office space, the company had to invest in more new buildings within the IT park.

Even while still awaiting the completion of two new buildings, the Plaza A and Plaza D, FDC is already planning to add yet another building before the year ends "if the market demand so warrants," she said.

The new buildings, she said, would have floor plates similar to the existing buildings within the park. These would have floor areas of between 1,600 and 2,000 square meters.

Some buildings could be built to suit the needs of the tenants, she said, similar to the HSBC building, which had 3,600-square-meter floor plates.

The new six-storey Plaza A and Plaza D buildings will boost Filinvest's aggregate leasing portfolio in the IT park to 60,000 square meters from the current 40,000 square meters.

Plaza A, which already had "a contact center of a distinguished service company" leasing three of its six floors, would likely be 100-percent leased by next month, Gotianun-Yap said.

Wow ..these are really great news for Filinvest Corporate City ..new residentialtowers of which some are beyond 20 floors and more offices on Cyberzone plus the building of 2nd phase of South Station bargain /transport complex ..hurrah !

I think this year will be a busy year for FCC.:)

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I was at Madrigal Business Park yesterday , I checked the u/c building behind Richville Corporate tower which has the office where I used to work . When I left that job , last January , the u/c building is around 4-5 level . I was pretty amazed when I checked it out yesterday to found out that it is already on the 14th level of construction . It means at least a week , they had a level constructed . The structure is medium-size office tower and named , Intermed Corporate center. Until now , I do not know how many levels it has but hopefully it will be more than 20 levels .

lheximont....I also saw this one....it has a curve facade

hi there!can anyone explain to me where am i ?

hi there!can anyone explain to me where am i ?
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I was at Madrigal Business Park yesterday , I checked the u/c building behind Richville Corporate tower which has the office where I used to work . When I left that job , last January , the u/c building is around 4-5 level . I was pretty amazed when I checked it out yesterday to found out that it is already on the 14th level of construction . It means at least a week , they had a level constructed . The structure is medium-size office tower and named , Intermed Corporate center. Until now , I do not know how many levels it has but hopefully it will be more than 20 levels .

Richville is the tallest bldg in Madrigal park right? i'm hoping to see more structures in that area. i miss this place. i hope you can take photos of it :)

just want to share this photo. taken from the antipolo ridge...

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@dudz
Greate shot of FCC skyline. Thanks:)

Asian Hospital will add new building
BusinessWorld
3/21/2006 10:19:50 AM
Maricel E. Estavillo

Muntinlupa-based Asian Hospital, Inc. (AHI) is set to invest for an additional high-rise facility in the next six to eight months.

Joel N. Beltran, AHI business development director, said in an interview at the sidelines of a medical tourism seminar at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) last Friday that efforts are now under way to expand the hospital.

He did not disclose much details on the upcoming facility but described that the new facility should not exceed in height the twin towers of Insular Life Corporate Centre, with 23 and 20 floors, located at the back of Asian Hospital in Filinvest Corporate City in Alabang.

"There is a height restriction from Filinvest, in which the tallest building should be the Insular towers," Mr. Beltran said. Currently, Asian Hospital is operating in a ten-storey facility that is seating on a 17, 258-square meter land.

"We have enough capital expenditure budget in order for us to have additional beds and additional facility," Mr. Beltran said when asked the amount set aside for the upcoming facility.

He said the hospital's expansion efforts are primarily driven by the entry of Bumrungrad Hospital Plc, Thailand's second biggest publicly traded hospital that put in some P550 million in additional capital in Asian Hospital in March last year in exchange for 40% in stake.

"The entry of Bumrungrad gave us a muscle. It has improved our cash flow, we were able to pay the payables after operating for two years, and it has also helped us in hospital management and in bringing in new technology," he said.

With Bumrungrad as its partner, Asian Hospital has also ventured into cosmetic surgery, one of the thrusts of the emerging medical tourism industry which lump medical services with tourism.

In Thailand, Bumrungrad is one the biggest companies engaged in medical tourism, a billion-dollar industry where Thailand ranked first.

"This is something that is new to us. We just want to give credibility to existing cosmetic service establishments we have today," Mr. Beltran said.

It seems that Antipolo is very near to Alabang in that photo ....I read wayback an article that in that area from Taguig-Muntinupa-San Pedro , there was a plan to put up reclaim land and make it a lakeside development of sorts .
Taguig ( industrial /commercial ) Muntinlupa ( commercial/residential )
San Pedro ( commecial /waste mgmt ) . It was also aimed to dredge Laguna lake and build a bridge crossing the lake from east to west .

Good news, especially since the Asian Hospital had financial problems a few years ago.

btw, i didnt know that Filinvest has a height restriction as explained above. Maybe they want the Insular Life Towers to be the central focus of their skyline.

Great pic, Dudz. What area is that in the foreground? Still lots of space over there. And i see some condos/apartments with pine trees?

I just went to Westgate Complex at FCC to buy something from Alabang Home Depot ( a padlock ) earlier this evening . I noticed that Westgate is fast building up with numerous establishments dotting its park- like setting and most of those establishments are ( I hope i can recall all of them ) the ff:

Congo Grille
Poquito Mas
Cafe Breton
UCC Cafe
Cafe Adriatico
Gonuts Donuts
Brother's Burger
The Zong
Wine Depot
Gloria Jeans
Koreana Rest.
Gymboree
A dental shop
A spa
PriceSmart Superstore
Petron Gas Station
Total Gas Station
Fitness First
a fine dine restaurant that occupied the supposedly Country Waffle branch
Belo Clinic
Fitness First
EastWest Bank
a drive- thru drugstore

Alabang Home Depot Building
* Home Depot branch ( anchor store )
* a huge BLIMS branch
* 30 ++ various home improvement stores on ground level and second level of the
home depot building

South Supermarket building ( a big, big improvement from their old branch in ATC )

* South Supermarket ( anchor store at 2nd-level , with walkalator access
spacious , clean and wider selection )
* BPI Bank branch
* National Bookstore branch
* Yellow Cab Pizza
* Kitaro Japanese resto
* Northpark Noodles
* Pancake House
* Delicatessen shop
* French Baker
* Red Ribbon Bakeshop
* Tsoko.Nut coffee shop
* Teriyaki Boy
* Piandra's
* Mercury Drug

Metropolis Star mall , is continuosly providing improvements in their mall , though its not that noticeable , they are refurbishing their resort facility on the topmost floor overlooking the Laguna lake . Their cinemas are now on the located on the 4th floor and has been converted to mini-cinemas ( balcony only ) . The former orchestra portion on the 3rd floor is being converted to commercial space and home improvement store, while there are business centers on the 4th floor too. They also closed down one of the the two bowling center ( possibly for an extension of business centers ) and a new amusement center ( Tom's World ) is set to open on its 3rd level

^^ Btw, what do you mean with mini-cinemas on the balcony?

What i mean is that they retain only the balcony section of the cinemas and converted the former orchestra section into other uses , so it had become mini-theaters , coz I tried watching there last week , the cinemas lobby (1-4 ) though has greatly improved .

how about the sound system @Lheximont? has it improved already? coz the last time i saw a movie there, it seemed that they're only using stereos. :bash:

Its not digitally sound , I watched an Indian actors starred movie , its good , ala " Unfaithful " with a twist in the end .

What i mean is that they retain only the balcony section of the cinemas and converted the former orchestra section into other uses , so it had become mini-theaters , coz I tried watching there last week , the cinemas lobby (1-4 ) though has greatly improved .

So, only few people can be admitted inside each theatre?

Yes , around 200-240 seats .

Is this area of Manila well managed?

I was able to check out Bayanan baywalk yesterday. I can say that the pathway / barrier is an improvement from the first one in Tunasan because its lighted and beautifully painted, but the Tunasan baywalk has a wider entrance and a sports complex ( gymnasium , now on the finishing stage ) and possibly a park .

But the baywalk in Bayanan has a magnificient view of the emerging Alabang skyline , where the buildings stands linear . Bayanan baywalk will also have an OSCA center ( for the senior citizens ) its just as expansive as the area of Tunasan baywalk ( 3 hectares or so ) and even at this point , despite the fact that the beautification is to take place , residents converge in the vast lot to play sports such as basketball , volleyball , baseball and strolling on the length of the baywalk itself

@LhexiMont can you take pictures and post it here? By the way, how about the other coastal Baranggays? Did they started already?

Wala pa ako digital cam , who among sa taga -Muntinlupa forumers here ang may cam , I am willing to accompany you to check those developments .

Sa Alabang , nabasa ko may plano rin yata na mas maganda , like small ferry boat rides and a park , hopefully sa Sucat magkaroon din sana especially with the developments of Brittany Bay and Presidio . Eyesore nga lang sa maganda sanang view ng laguna lake yung mga waterlilies at yung mga fish cages ( baklad ) at yung mga squatters ( as always ) na pati lake ay na-invade na ..sana mailipat sila sa tamang lugar na hindi peligro sa buhay nila at the same time napaganda pa ang lake .

IMHO, the slow development of the Filinvest Corporate City makes me wonder if there are hidden factors such as "city hall" behind on its slow growth.

IMHO , the development in FCC is not slow , its just that it has lots of competitions from established developments , but construction activities for projects although few , are ongoing there .

Btw, what are the business districts in Muntinlupa?

As far as I know, there's the Filinvest Corporate City (by Filinvest Corporation) and the Madrigal Business Park (by the Ayalas). What else are there?

So far those two only all located in Alabang . Maybe in the future , the third one will be in NBP reservation ( Bgy. Poblacion ) if plans for the National Jail to relocate will finally materialize .

the whole stretch of Montillano St. can be considered as a business area as well, with a number of shops, supermarkets, wet markets, clinics and a hospital.

Yes , you are correct Amras , it even has a mall ( Lianas ) in its stretch .

Another future commercial/business zone will be the vicinity of national road in Tunasan once the SM mall gets operational in 1 to 2 years , there are still lots of vacant lands in that vicinity . Sana SM will also put up developments like Aeropolis/Avida near their Tunasan mall to spur more developments in the area and make it an alternative to the crowded Alabang .

although i dont mind developments in Tunasan and Poblacion (i.e. NBP Reservation), I hope they would preserve the suburban feeling to these places especially NBP. I hope they follow what FCC did, build a satellite city while preserving some of its natural components.

Yes , you are correct Amras , it even has a mall ( Lianas ) in its stretch .

Another future commercial/business zone will be the vicinity of national road in Tunasan once the SM mall gets operational in 1 to 2 years , there are still lots of vacant lands in that vicinity . Sana SM will also put up developments like Aeropolis/Avida near their Tunasan mall to spur more developments in the area and make it an alternative to the crowded Alabang .

So, there's an SM under construction in Tunasan?

Yes @sinjin. Between TEC commercial building and new LTO office in Tunasan.

Hmm, I've heard no news about that. Ito talagang SM, tahimik kung magplano, dyan lang mag-iingay kung papabukas na. :D

Yes @sinjin. Between TEC commercial building and new LTO office in Tunasan.

i havent seen the place... is it huge? is there a rendering of the mall already? mall ba tlaga or hypermarket lang?

There is no rendering yet but they already fence the area. On my estimate i think its bigger than SM Bicutan in terms of area.

^^ So there's no construction activity yet?

I think they already started excavating the area. I already saw some heavy equipment. Hopefully I could take some pictures this weekend and post it here.:)

I heard tinigil daw construction nito due to some reasons? :dunno:

^^ Are you sure?

According to some rumor it has something to do with the fault line near the site but i need to confirm this also if its true.

But I always past by the site on my way home and from what i see construction activities is still on-going.

Wala pa naman talagang construction , excavation/clearing works pa rin . Its definitely bigger than that of SM Bicutan , from what I heard the property will be from the perimeters of South Expresway to the back and to the National Road on the front.
The frontage on the National Road is not that wide pero malawak siya sa likod . Hindi naman siguro ito hypermarket lang since population wise marami ring tao sa Tunasan at sa San Pedro na hindi na kelangan pumunta pa sa SM City Las Pinas since mataas na talaga ang pamasahe at gasolina .
Kase , marami talaga patronizers na SM lang talaga ang choice sa pag-malling at shopping .

In case its not a mall , sana naman malaking department store /supermarket at least because I really like to shop sa department store nila na really have it all .

Wala naman faultline doon , ang meron ay doon sa old Pepsi plant , kaya nga nag transfer ang Pepsi plant . So from the present site ng Pepsi plant ay may LTO pa then yung SM property nga so malayo na sila sa faultline , over 1 kilometer away na.

and besides they wont be buying the property if ever a fault line passes through the property, I mean a fault line would be visible enough right? hehehe :)

Yes , you are correct , SM has expetise when it comes to that .

Is anyone even near Muntinglupa? Can anybody take pics of Madrigal Business District?

^^ yes, please take pics of the Madrigal Business District. would like to see if there were any new buildings built since I was there in 2001.

I'll be in Muntinlupa almost everyday beginning April 16 but I can't assure anyone of pics.

I lost my wallet there yesterday. kasama driver's license. pag me makakita sa inyo, pakibalik po sa akin.

I lost my wallet there yesterday. kasama driver's license. pag me makakita sa inyo, pakibalik po sa akin.

San? Madrigal Business Park?

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There is an u/c tower at the back of Richville Corp. Tower , its now on its 15th floor .

@cropher welcome back! and thanks for the pic, too! gusto ko yung design ng Richville Tower, too bad it wasn't taller.

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Nicep updates! Though, it seems that Madrigal seems too be slow in development.

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Medyo blurry nga lang .

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Resort undegoing refurbishment :

Any new developments for Filinvest?

damn I saw a ghost
just kidding
I saw the first president in the cinema

Hail all who have an post level above 100.HAIL THEE

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Superb ang branch na ito ng South Supermarket sa Filinvest Alabang , a far cry from their old home in ATC . It can be considered ba as a mini-mall coz it have various establishments sa ground floor like bank / several dine-in restaurants / major bookstore / wellness store / service shops -small ?

Sinong may pic ng Palms country club, maganda din yun eh.

San? Madrigal Business Park?
ndi. sa me ATC. malamang nalaglag nun nasa Rustans or after kumain or sa may parking lot. dami ko kc bitbit (arggh, tama na ang explanation.. careless talaga ako minsan).

can you post some clear pics of the bellevue hotel..anyone??

I got to see the U/C Muntinlupa Gym in Tunasan , the structure is being painted on the exteriors and for roofing . It really looks good and will surely better looking once completely done . I visited the church nearby , as among the six others I visited this morning . I also noticed that the Alabang skyline is quite visible in the Tunasan baywalk but not as prominent as that of Bayanan baywalk .

Superb ang branch na ito ng South Supermarket sa Filinvest Alabang , a far cry from their old home in ATC . It can be considered ba as a mini-mall coz it have various establishments sa ground floor like bank / several dine-in restaurants / major bookstore / wellness store / service shops -small ?
It is really nice, especially compared to the old one. Kaya lang medio malayo eh. Hehe. Kaya we do our grocery shopping sa Makati Supermart na.

I got to see the U/C Muntinlupa Gym in Tunasan , the structure is being painted on the exteriors and for roofing . It really looks good and will surely better looking once completely done . I visited the church nearby , as among the six others I visited this morning . I also noticed that the Alabang skyline is quite visible in the Tunasan baywalk but not as prominent as that of Bayanan baywalk .

@Lheximont, can u get a picture of the place? kahit camera phone lang. please include my alma matter too. hehehe... i already miss that place.

It is really nice, especially compared to the old one. Kaya lang medio malayo eh. Hehe. Kaya we do our grocery shopping sa Makati Supermart na.

Anyway, Makati Supermart is complete enough for our basic needs.

Yeah , maybe kapag fully finished na yung gymnasium , I will take photos of the place
, baka by next month nga inauguration na nun .
Wala naman kasi sa plano ko na dumaan dun , sa church lang talaga ang punta ko but since nearby lang yung church so dumaan na rin ako kasi nakita ko yung structure na ang gandang tingnan .
I also noticed when i first went there last year , below the baywalk barrier is already the lake itself and some people were even fishing there . Now , below the baywalk is a land with vegetable gardens and the lake is far from the baywalk

And definitely it will be featured soon on Muntinlupa website , coz its a pride for our city to have that project done.

oh summer na kasi kaya mas mababaw na ang tubig ng lake. pero kung rainy or monsoon season, the lake would usually overflow and the smell isn't good.

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Aspen Tower and Vivant Flats

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Palm tree line pathway in Festival Mall

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Skyscrapers in FCC

any updates on whe are they going to construct the rest of the aspen towers?

I'm surprised by the new look of South Supermarket. I like it! :)

Edmund, maybe you are referring to Parkway Place Towers condominiums wherein Aspen tower is the first building, and the one with the least no. of floors . The other towers are on-hold for now , along with the high -rise office complex Spectrum Plaza on Commerce Ave. fronting Festival Mall / Insular Life Towers .

They are concentrating more on building medium-rise towers (at least 15-25 flrs. )
such as The Flats condominiums ( the recently finished Vivant and the upcoming La Vie ) and West Parc towers ( Alder tower is on finishing status , while Birch towers is now u/c and a third one is coming soon / I read somewhere that West Parc buildings will be 7 towers in all )

I hope Aspen tower will be repainted with a more eye- catching colors though , because its present color is fading already which makes it look unattractive, but its not.

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^^ In my opinion, Festival Supermall is one of the most well-planned malls in the country

Trivia : IMO , we have to thank Festival Mall because it paved the way for a daily
FREE ENTRANCE in an indoor theme park which was very prevalent in
other malls then .
Eversince that free entrance concept initiated by Festival Mall , other malls
with theme parks followed suit becaise nobody is entering to pay, so the paid
entrance was scrapped while others had designated weekends only with paid
entrance .
Of course , the rides / games are not for free .

Correction : What I meant as PREVALENT among the malls with indoor theme parks
then was you have to pay certain fee before you can go inside the
theme park . But Festival Mall established all day free entrance concept
and gradually, the paid entrance in other malls were either scrapped or
retain only on weekends .

libre na ba ang entrance sa Storyland sa Southmall?

Yes its for free on weekdays sa Storyland Southmall , but sa weekends at holidays may bayad pa din yata , i dont know how much though. Sa Metropolis Star ganundin may bayad kapag weekend pero 5 pesos lang .

Romania's tulip town to be Muntinlupa's sister city
First posted 04:39pm (Mla time) April 15, 2006
By Jocelyn R. Uy
Inquirer




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MUNTINLUPA City will soon have a fourth sister city: Pitesti, also known as Romania's tulip town.
Romanian Ambassador Radu Homescu was recently in Muntinlupa, upon the order of Pitesti Mayor Tudor Penduic, to prepare for the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement in October between the two cities.

Along with other embassy officials, Homescu visited the city's sports complex, which is under construction in Tunasan village, the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa, and the Muntinlupa City Technical Institute, said Tez Navarro, head of the city's Public Information Office.

Navarro said the city government was hopeful that the ties between the two cities would stimulate their economies and further boost cooperation, particularly in tourism and the exchange program for students.

Mayor Jaime Fresnedi said the agreement would open doors for both cities’ students and professionals in the field of education, health, and sports.

Pitesti, tucked in the Arges county at the junction of Arges River, is known for its wineries, plum orchards, and handicraft centers. It is also the host of the Tulip Festival every spring.

If the move would push through in October, Pitesti will be Muntinlupa's fourth sister city outside the country after Staffanstorp in Sweden, Gunma in Japan, and Liuzhou in China.

So, how does this sister city works?

What are sister cities?



Sister cities are cities in different places that share a close long-term partnership with each other. They are also referred to as twin cities, partner cities or friendship cities. This special relationship is usually supported by an official agreement that commits both cities to participation in such things as cultural, social and economic exchanges.

<B> What are sister Cities? </B>


Town twinning or sister cities is a concept where towns or cities from geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. In Europe, such pairs of towns are known as twin towns, friendship towns or, in German, partner towns (Partnerstädte); in North America and Australasia, the term sister cities is used for the same concept; and brother cities (города-побратимы) is the term in the former Soviet bloc. Twin towns often (though by no means always) have similar demographic and other characteristics. Sometimes, even larger areas enter into "twinning" agreements, such as that between the provinces of Hainan in China and Jeju in South Korea.

The concept can be likened to a scaled up version of a "pen pal" scheme, where the "pals" are whole towns or cities. In practice, the twinning arrangements often lead to student exchanges, as well as economic and cultural collaborations

I read in Condo magazine , a new project of Filinvest Alabang called Studio One .
It is a 12-storey condominium to be built within Nothgate Cyberzone complex . It is a very affordable condo unit , which aims to tap the market of young urban professionals ( "yuppies " ) working in the business process outsorce industries and other types now flourishing in Alabang . It has a rendering in the magazine and it looks neat and simple .

Activity atrium area .

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Bellevue Hotel and soon-to-open Wilcon Builders Depot building

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Bellevue Hotel ..up close

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Convergys building with Vivere Suites , Insular Life twins, Asian Star , Mondrian side by side with Parque Espana

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the photos are great LhexiMont!

Thanks ... rockwell baller ..

Thanks for the pics @LhexiMont.

I checked FCC site for Studio One and it looks nice. No details yet. Check this out.:)

http://www.filicity.com/live.html

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Repost ko lang yung earlier pic ..naconsumed kasi yung card ko while posting.


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@LhexiMont, can you also take pictures of Bayanan Baywalk area. Thanks in advance.:)

I'm not so confident to take pictures in Bayanan baywalk , kasi cellphone cam yun at yung vicinity ng area ay mostly shanties .I'm not discriminating against poor people because I myself is not rich , pinag iingatan ko lang yung cellphone ko . Check mo na lang sa website ng Muntinlupa City , baka meron doon pics. Di pa rin naman kasi ayos yung area at dine-develop pa lang sa ngayon . Paciencia na Dueller23.

Thanks for posting those pics LhexiMont. phone camera lang yon? Ang linaw pa rin.

Yes , phone cam lang yun except for the last 5-6 pictures which i got somewhere in the web .

Atrium pics ...

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Casa Susana pics .. the renovated mediterranean type building besides ATC 's Madrigal Avenue entrance .

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I'm not so confident to take pictures in Bayanan baywalk , kasi cellphone cam yun at yung vicinity ng area ay mostly shanties .I'm not discriminating against poor people because I myself is not rich , pinag iingatan ko lang yung cellphone ko . Check mo na lang sa website ng Muntinlupa City , baka meron doon pics. Di pa rin naman kasi ayos yung area at dine-develop pa lang sa ngayon . Paciencia na Dueller23.

Ok lang @LhexiMont:)

Anyway i happened to visit emporis.com and check for new updates and found this proposed "Kewalram Condominium". Its a highrise and has 31 floors.

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=133783

wow. nice tower. is this official? :)

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home2003/tu0001es/Kewalram Condominium.jpg

Not sure if its confirmed so i check it with I.A. Campbell & Associates Inc's web site. Its in their list of projects.

http://www.campbell.com.ph/P3Projects/projects.htm

wow. nice tower. is this official? :)

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home2003/tu0001es/Kewalram Condominium.jpg


They have plans to build this one in Muntinlupa? Nice....

Yeah ,I saw that ..saan ba dapat siya itatayo kung matutuloy? Sana matuloy ,okay naman ang design ng condo na iyan .

ATC is so beautiful

Yeah, although some parts look like tiangges. But I like the Corte de Las Palmas area. Puro signature brands at my Power Books pa! (which is my second favorite bookstore after Fully Booked)

What's the name of the new building opposite Asian hospital? It looks nice. Can anybody post pictures of the building. Thanks.

That Civic Place 2301 jackbauer .

Thanks LhexiMont. I like the building's design, it's simple but the glass windows make it look elegant. I hope somebody can post pictures of the building next time.

Jackbauer ,based on the rendering this is what will it look when fully finished .

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Midrise lang ito ,pero mas okay sana if at least 25 - 30 storeys , lalo siguro maganda tingnan . Maraming midrise projects ang Filinvest sa FCC like this at doon muna sila nagko-concentrate probably because ,impractical pa if they will built really tall residentials or offices na wala naman gustong mag-rent or bumili . Sprawling naman ang FCC and maybe they want to fill their property even with midrisers until the area becomes dense .Anyway ,sa kanila naman ang mga projects na ito and siguro after 2 - 3 decades they can readily replaced this midrisers with really high scrapers .

yeah too bad it's just around 12 floors, but i guess it's better than no building at all. i wonder if the finished building will look exactly like the rendering. maybe one of you guys can post some recent pictures of the building.

anyway, i think FCC has the potential of becoming a very nice CBD in the future. it is definitely bigger than FBGC and Makati. i just hope they make more tall buildings soon.

From the looks of it now , Civic Place 2301 will look exactly as its rendering .Vivant Flats looks so good with its crystal-white / light yellow color tone and again ,its only 17 storey .West Parc's building 1 will also look good as it also started exterior painting . Civic Place 2301( 12 storey ) and West Parc ( 15 storey ) are simultaneously built .

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This is the former Nestle plant in Alabang which is for sale .It is about 6.6 hectares in land area and a stone throw-away from Metropolis Mall .
Any news kung may nakabili na dito na company at kung ano ang plano nilang gawin dito .

I read an add in Manila Bulletin last January. They are looking for a developer for this property that will transform it into a commercial/residential area.

Here are a couple of pictures taken at Westgate:
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ei, thanks for sharing @Sunking. off-topic but where have you been? it's been a longtime since I saw you posting here (or am I the one who is inactive? :D ).

ATC Cinema lobby pics :
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Open Plaza / Corte De Las Palmas :
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Foodcourt / Games Arcade :
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Thanks for those pics LhexiMont. ATC is actually my fave mall. I miss it so much. :)

wow.. I see that they renovated the plaza! ang galing! I havent visited the place for more than a year now, hehehe... and ATC is still stunning!

In the open plaza , the fountain there is surrounded by sand, I even saw a horseback riding thing sometime ago , but inalis na rin yata now kasi baka unpleasant yung smell kapag may ganun pa.

Talaga? Nagaka- horseback riding? Wahehe. Baka special event?

yeah ATC still looks pleasant, I've not been there for years lol. Thanks for the pics Lheximont

ATC always reinvents itself kaya its still among the top malls in Metro Manila , halos 100% occupied pa ito .
Sayang nga at napaaga masyado ang pagkakadevelop sa Madrigal Business Park at hindi naging ganun ka -integrated sa ATC ( in the like of recent developments Rockwell /Eastwood ) na walkable from offices. May problem din yata coz may isang property dun na ayaw pa rin ibenta ng owner sa Ayala Land , nasa corner madrigal ave.-alabang zapote road .

Insular Life and twin (Filinvest)
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UPC Entry for this one : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=342402
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Vivere Suites (Filinvest)
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Vivere Suites , looks quite good on the angle of the pic above , is it 30 or 31 levels high?

Filinvest is now putting up barricades on the perimeters of South Station's temporary parking area , perhaps the phase 2 of the project will commence . The overpass connecting South Station building to Festival Mall's covered walk access is U/C as of the moment .

Thats good news. Any news on F@stbytes in Northgate Cyberzone? Is it operational already?

F@stbytes is not yet operational , it still has barricade in it . By the time it will open , the new Plaz@ A ( 6-storey ) building will be also finished with a major call center occupant so the timing is just okay .

It seems we have a Thread Expert for Muntinlupa. :cheers:

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Arcade shop leading to the under construction overpass between South Station and Festival mall covered walk :
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It is my pleasure to post updates and sometimes pics about Muntinlupa because I grew up here and I spent most of my time here. But if I have chance to go to other interesting places , I also take opportunities to take photos and provide updates in my own little way about those other places.

May problem din yata coz may isang property dun na ayaw pa rin ibenta ng owner sa Ayala Land , nasa corner madrigal ave.-alabang zapote road .

Ah, but the guy's house is surrounded by so many trees, its hardly noticeable. Its funny, I heard that the the land was supposedly given to him by the madrigals for his loyal years of service, and selling the property would be like selling a gift, I suppose.

Either that, or he's waiting for the area to become *really* developed :D

It is my pleasure to post updates and sometimes pics about Muntinlupa because I grew up here and I spent most of my time here. But if I have chance to go to other interesting places , I also take opportunities to take photos and provide updates in my own little way about those other places.

i so miss this place. lived in alabang for a year. i remember only my school, Bellevue hotel and APAC existed in Northgate Cyberzone. Southstation mall site was totally bare the last time i went there. oh well, kmusta na kya ATC? hoping to visit Alabang within the month to check how things are doing. it's like my second home to me.

Marami na rin nadagdag sa Northgate Cyberzone once you go there to check it , you'll be surprise . Sa Westgate andami nang establishments na nadagdag notably yung major ones like Alabang Home Depot and the nearby much improved South Supermarket and the upcoming Wilcon Depot near Northgate.

Ah, but the guy's house is surrounded by so many trees, its hardly noticeable. Its funny, I heard that the the land was supposedly given to him by the madrigals for his loyal years of service, and selling the property would be like selling a gift, I suppose.

Either that, or he's waiting for the area to become *really* developed :D
My lola told me that the person living there was actually a gardener of the Madrigals; this was mentioned to my lola by another lola. The house there is really just a shack from what I recall. You couldn't really take a good look at the house as it is indeed surrounded by tons of foliage.

^^ Sunking and Solblanc, that's true. :)

Yes , its only a nipa hut type wooden house surrounded by garden and few . The small shack it not really that noticeable . It's like a very small farm in the midst of the urban setting of ATC / Madrigal Business Park .

Is there a picture of this? I'm curious to see how it looks contrasted with the midrises of Madrigal Business Park.

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^^ Where is that? Festival Mall?

GE unit to open first RP BPO site
By: Maricel E. Estavillo | BusinessWorld
28 April 2006 | 10:00 AM

Genpact, a subsidiary of General Electric (GE) and India's largest business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, is set to open within the second half its first site in the country.

Industry sources told BusinessWorld in separate interviews that Genpact will lease half of Plaz@A in Northgate Cyberzone information technology ( IT) Park in Alabang, south Metropolitan Manila.

Developed by Cyberzone Properties, Inc. of Filinvest Development Corp., this new building is a six-storey facility with total floor space of 10,800 square meters.

The remaining half will be leased to call center firm eTelecare Global Solutions, which is set to open its fifth site with 900 seats by third quarter this year.

Sought for comment, Genpact did not answer questions sent by this paper, but its foray in the Philippines was briefly mentioned in one of the articles posted in its official website.

When asked by India-based magazine Business Today in its May 7 issue on its position on competition facing India-based BPOs, Genpact said:

"They [Indian-based BPOs] do face competition, which is why we are expanding fast. We are already present in low-cost destinations and we will be opening a new center in the Philippines soon. But India will never lose its relevance for the industry because of its huge population base and talent."

Now only 33%-owned by GE, Genpact was put up in 1997 as a captive BPO arm-servicing purely GE BPO requirements under the name GE Capital International Services or GECIS.

In 2004, GE eventually sold 60% of the firm's stake to private equity firm General Atlantic Partner and Oak Hill Capital Partner. As a result of the acquisition, it transformed into a third-party vendor, in which it began servicing other clients aside from GE and changed its name to Genpact.

Yes , its one of the two department stores at Festival Mall .

GE unit to open first RP BPO site
By: Maricel E. Estavillo | BusinessWorld
28 April 2006 | 10:00 AM

Genpact, a subsidiary of General Electric (GE) and India's largest business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, is set to open within the second half its first site in the country.

Industry sources told BusinessWorld in separate interviews that Genpact will lease half of Plaz@A in Northgate Cyberzone information technology ( IT) Park in Alabang, south Metropolitan Manila.

Developed by Cyberzone Properties, Inc. of Filinvest Development Corp., this new building is a six-storey facility with total floor space of 10,800 square meters.

The remaining half will be leased to call center firm eTelecare Global Solutions, which is set to open its fifth site with 900 seats by third quarter this year.

Sought for comment, Genpact did not answer questions sent by this paper, but its foray in the Philippines was briefly mentioned in one of the articles posted in its official website.

When asked by India-based magazine Business Today in its May 7 issue on its position on competition facing India-based BPOs, Genpact said:

"They [Indian-based BPOs] do face competition, which is why we are expanding fast. We are already present in low-cost destinations and we will be opening a new center in the Philippines soon. But India will never lose its relevance for the industry because of its huge population base and talent."

Now only 33%-owned by GE, Genpact was put up in 1997 as a captive BPO arm-servicing purely GE BPO requirements under the name GE Capital International Services or GECIS.

In 2004, GE eventually sold 60% of the firm's stake to private equity firm General Atlantic Partner and Oak Hill Capital Partner. As a result of the acquisition, it transformed into a third-party vendor, in which it began servicing other clients aside from GE and changed its name to Genpact.

Northgate Cyberzone must be very proud that India's largest BPO company
GenPact will locate in their new office building alonside with another BPO company E-Telecare . This is the second time ( after HSBC ) that a company has chosen NC as their office -location in the Philippines.

From what i heard before there are two more BPO company planning to locate at Northgate Cyberzone.

Can anybody post the FCC masterplan?

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home2003/tu0001es/Muntinlupa/Filinvest/fcc-districts.jpg

Northgate Cyberzone is indeed well planned , and so is the rest of FCC . May mga zones talaga within the property for the distinctive development .
I already explored Northgate Cyberzone a few times at hanga talaga ako sa pagkakadevelop nito with its wide avenues / streets and sidewalks na lined up with maturing trees . Most of the districts have a few share of structures within their turf except for the Filinvest Avenue and Corporate Woods na hindi pa open ang roads for public use .
Based on that masterplan above it seems that FCC allocated parks or open spaces in the Southgate / Laguna Heights or they seem to have followed the path of the small river that runs through the property.

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saw this somewhere..

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I took this pic from afar because nasa Festivall Mall ako , almost done na yung exterior painting nung building .

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want to repost these pics:

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home2003/tu0001es/Muntinlupa/Filinvest/festival.jpg


http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home2003/tu0001es/Muntinlupa/Filinvest/INsular Tower.jpg


http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home2003/tu0001es/Muntinlupa/Filinvest/sunrise.jpg

wow! ngayun ko lang yan nakita! thanks for the repost amras! I like the 1st pic, sana mapuno yung mga bakanteng lote ng tall buildings! kitangkita yung filinvest city sa antipolo view, kaso di kaya ng camera ko...

Hindi pa na capture sa 1st pic yung Northgate area na may Bellevue Hotel at most of Westgate . So far , may nadagdag na lima na lowrise/ midrise buildings dyan na completed na at may lima pa na midrise at isang high rise na malapit na ring simulan ang construction .

Sana matuloy pa rin yung Kewalram condominium na 30++ levels at may mga major developers na magka-interes na magtayo ng mga quality high rise buildings . May magandang view din naman kahit paano na makikita like the Laguna lake at Laguna / Rizal mountains .

How many hectares is FCC?

244 hectares

^^ Really? Thanks for the info. :)

alabang has a resemblance to BGC dahil pabilog din siya!

How come there is low in development in FCC... or I'm just being ignorant.

Maybe slow , but it has a balanced development with offices /hotels/ residentials / supermall , commercial blocks and an ideal IT park and FCC is very accessible .
And most importantly , it saves us southerners a lot of money /time because we dont have to go far and catches all the pollution going north whether in shopping or work .

SM Investments to spend P15b for 2006 expansion


SM Investments Corp., the holding company of the Sy family, has earmarked P15 billion in capital expenditures this year to sustain growth of its core businesses.

SMIC executive vice president and chief financial officer Jose Sio told reporters shortly before the company’s annual stockholders meeting that of the total capital outlay for the year, P7 billion would go to shopping mall development; P2.5 billion, real estate projects; P3 billion, retail development; and the remaining amount to banking units Banco de Oro Universal Bank, Equitable PCI Bank and China Banking Corp.

SMIC, through shopping mall unit SM Prime Holdings Inc., will open four shopping malls, including the Mall of Asia, this year. also to be opened are four SM supermarkets and five SM hypermarkets within the year.

The company has lined up several real estate projects, including The Horizon, a 200-unit condominium project and Woodridge Park, a 119-unit condominium project, both located in Tagaytay City.

The company is looking at developing the 5,700-hectare Hamilo Coast in Batangas. Initial phase of the development covers 60 hectares of beachfront facilities, hotel and residential condominiums.

Future projects also include 23-hectare subdivision in Susana Heights in Muntinlupa and mixed-used condominium in Baguio City.

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Work on Alabang viaduct improvements begin
Traffic problems expected to be reduced


First posted 11:20pm (Mla time) May 01, 2006
By Daxim L. Lucas
Inquirer



Editor's Note: Published on Page A17 of the May 2, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer


ADVANCE work on the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) rehabilitation project has begun with the construction of an additional exit at the foot of the Alabang viaduct.

The new exit will soon rise on the southbound lane going to Filinvest Corporate City and Alabang.

Work has also started under the viaduct with the paving of the median strips and islands.

According to the South Luzon Tollway Corp. (STLC), the rehabilitation project’s main contractor, the advance work should help relieve traffic along the expressway once the major repair work gets underway.

The P8-billion project to repair, widen and extend the main artery from Manila to Southern Luzon was launched last March, starting with the clearing operations at the Marcos-era Alabang viaduct.

In a statement, SLTC president Mark Dumol said the first phase of the project–—the repair and widening of the viaduct–—will take at least two years to finish.
The SLTC is a joint venture between the Philippine National Construction Corp. (PNCC) and Malaysian toll operator MTD Capital Bhd.

Dumol said the project proponent’s experience in building and operating toll ways in many countries will ensure that traffic problems during the construction work on the road and bridge ways will be minimized.

The SLTC’s foreign partner is the second largest toll operator in Malaysia and a major proponent of property and infrastructure developments in Malaysia and overseas.

In the statement, MTD Capital Group managing director Dato Azmil Khalid said the company is aware of the heavy daily traffic on the 30-kilometer SLEx.

“The SLEx is one of the earliest toll roads in the country and over 160,000 vehicles use it daily,” Dato Azmil said.

As the main contractor, SLTC will observe a strict timetable and try to finish the project on schedule to minimize traffic disturbance, he vowed.

The major repair work itself will start only after the public has been informed of the detailed traffic management program to be implemented during the rehabilitation, the company said.

This same procedure was followed in previous MTD projects, including the Tada-Nellore Toll Highway in Andra–Pradesh, India under the National Highway of India and the 262-kilometer Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway and its extension East-Coast Expressway and East-West Highway in Malaysia.

The new road will link SLEx to the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR). Further extensions will connect these toll ways to the new Batangas international port.

^^ yehey! :pepper: :banana:

that's good news!!! :okay:

Is this additional exit in Alabang temporary or permanent ?

want to repost these pics:

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home2003/tu0001es/Muntinlupa/Filinvest/festival.jpg
ganda ng fringes ng ayala alabang

i hope the new exit would be permanent coz the current one usually experience bottleneck especially during rush hour, plus it would also be beneficial to Alabang in the long term

Maybe this exit will be the one going to the the re-alligned Alabang -Zapote road because it is being widen to accomodate the exit . Sa road na rin yata na iyon ilalagay ang exit intended for the Skyway , but since sobrang natatagalan na yung continuation ng Skyway . so this exit might be temporary or maybe will be modified to accomodate Skyway in the future.

it's good news. di na masyadong magtrafic along old alabang exit kung dadagdagan na ung exit.

If that happens there will be three exits within that stretch of Alabang ( viaduct area ) : the upcoming exit ( Filinvest exit -2 ) at the foot of the viaduct , the old exit adjacent to the Alabang market , and the Filinvest exit-1 near the Asian Hospital .

:)

Hopefully they will make it permanent.:)

I browsed from the web some " Muntinlupa Projects " I noticed that some of them did not pushed through and the rest , I just do not if they have been built or not .
Here are those :

1. Rewalram or ( Kewalram ?) Residential Condominium , 31-storey
Location : Muntinlupa City
Class : Residential / Commercial Condominium

2. First Corporate Plaza
Location : Muntinlupa City
Class : Residential / Commercial Condominium

3. Kalaw-Ledesma Condominium
Location : Muntinlupa City
Class : Residential / Commercial Condominium

4. Kalipayan Place
Location : Muntinlupa City
Class : Residential / Commercial Condominium

5. Oakwood Place Garden Tower
Location : Filinvest Alabang , Muntinlupa City
Class : Office / Commercial Condominium

6. One Spectrum @ Spectrum Center
Location : Filinvest Alabang , Muntinlupa City
Class : Office Condominium

7-8 Pauline Condominium 1 & 2
Location : Alabang , Muntinlupa City
Class : Residential / Commercial Condominium

9. Vasquez - Madrigal Court
Location : Alabang , Muntinlupa City
Class : Residential / Commercial Condominium

IMO, I think most of it are still on hold like the One Spectrum @ Spectrum center.

Matagal na yung Kewalram (or Rewalram) Condominium, parang 1998 pa yata siya proposed. Ewan ko lang kung may mangyayari pa dun.

sayang naman. how many high-rises are we expecting in Filinvest Corp City again?

It's been 5 years since my last visit to Alabang. I was hoping that there would be many new highrises by now. Sana naman dumami pa.

Good thing that they are adding another exit. Kailangan talaga yun.

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I was at Northgate Cyberzone yesterday and i notice they are putting fences on the area opposite Convergyz building. I think they are going to build another build to suit building there.:)

Probably , its the Studio One condominium ( 12 storey ) if its near the Convergys building. Because the built- to- suit office they are about to build is Plaz@ D which I suppose will be located along with other Plaz@ B and C . Plaz@ A building has just been recently topped off and will be occupied by an a major call center based in India and Teletech .
Soon to open na rin yung F@st Bytes near Informatics building and yung Wilcon Builder Centre na malapit sa Convergys din .

Sa Madrigal Business Park naman , the building under construction as I confirmed sa rendering nila sa mismong project site ay ang InterMed Corporate Center . 16 - 17 storeys yung building at maganda ang pagkakadesign ng one of the top architectural firms here in the country.
I just dont know if this InterMed company ay same din sa medicine manufacturer
of the same name since ang head office nung manufacturer ay sa Common Goal Tower sa Madrigal Business park din .
Once finished , InterMed Corp. Center will be the third tallest building in MBP and probably the nicest looking one.

hey guys, these are photos I took in MAY 2004. i know these are super expired images, i just thought nobody here has uploaded photos in Northgate Cyberzone area yet. i just found 'em after a long time search operation. :cool:

By the way, we took the shots when storm signal number one was raised over Metro Manila. and yeah, college classes were not suspended.

Batch 1
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Northgate Cyberzone Welcome sign

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Bellevue Manila

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the colorful Vivere Suites, Insular Towers and the other one

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Convergys still under construction

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Northbridge Driveway

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...love the trees

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the sidewalk

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Bellevue Grand Convention Center was still under construction

not a Skyscrapercity member yet when i took these photos. we actually used the images for a school project.

Batch 2
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That's Plaza C and Informatics International College

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our basketball, volleyball and tennis court

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the biggest IIC campus in the Philippines

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the school quadrangle. Bellevue Manila's rear side. Parque España and Mondrian somewhere on the right side.

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Lunch break muna, this is Richmond Plaza Tower in Madrigal Business Park diba? i think the tallest in that area with 24+ storeys.

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the weather is cooperating now, better lighting..

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did i label it correctly ba?

Batch 3
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Bellevue Hotel entrance

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IIC Northgate front view and a road leading to the basement parking

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Informatics and Plaza C behind

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Plaza C view from the school library

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In my opinion, FESTIVAL SUPERMALL is the BEST shopping center in the Philippines (before the opening of MoA) because it showcases the top names in the industry (Robinsons' Department Store, SaveMore Supermarket by SM, Handyman Center, Ace Hardware, Shopwise), over 600 shops, over 2,500 FREE parking spaces, an indoor theme and amusement park, 10 digital cinemas, MORE, MORE, MORE!

Wow , Rusty , thanks for sharing those excellent pics of yours ..its refreshing.

Insular Life twins is a very photogenic structure.

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Are there developers , the likes of Robinsons /SM , Megaworld /Philtown / Federal Land , / RCBC to name a few which have already acquired lot / properties inside Filinvest Corporate City ?
It just because only Filinvest itself which is actively building low to midrise but quality structures in their property .

Probably , its the Studio One condominium ( 12 storey ) if its near the Convergys building. Because the built- to- suit office they are about to build is Plaz@ D which I suppose will be located along with other Plaz@ B and C . Plaz@ A building has just been recently topped off and will be occupied by an a major call center based in India and Teletech .....

Maybe your right @Lhexi but i checked with FCC site. Studio One will be constructed near Plaza@D. Yesterday i went there and asked some security personnel near convergys and told me that its another IT building same size as HSBC building. Can anybody confirm on this?:)

Nice pictures @Rusty, thanks for posting it here.:)

Ok @ Dueller , I also just presume that it is the Studio One building , I am glad you were able to confirm that it is another IT building , NorthGate is quite filling up nowadays indeed and it seems it's getting to be the choice of topnotch BPO companies . With its park-like environment and good infrastructure /amenities , its truly a big attraction to its locators.

^^ Yes your right. This year Filinvest has alloted P1B for IT buildings alone. So its possible for them to build more buildings this year. If clients demand for a Built-to-suit buildings like convergys and HSBC then they will build it.:)

During the mid-90s magtatayo dapat ng branch ang Masagana Superstore sa may Alabang , dun yata sa present site ng city terminal . Shortly after dapat ito ng pagkakatayo ng Masagana Citimall in Pasay City .
Excited nga ako noon , kasi ATC ( formerly , NACC ) pa lang ang existing commercial complex noon sa Alabang , while sa Las Pinas town ay sunod-sunod ang upgrade into malls ( RFC / Manuela ) and building new malls ( Ever-Gotesco / Uniwide MetroMall /SM Southmall ) . Napag-iwanan talaga ng Las Pinas ang Muntinlupa during those times .
I wonder why hindi natuloy ang Masagana Superstore sa Alabang dati ?

For me , blessing talaga sa Muntinlupa ang pagkakadevelop sa Alabang Stock Farm into Filinvest Corporate City because after that nagkasunod-sunod na rin ang pagkakaroon ng bigsize malls in Muntinlupa like Metropolis , Festival Supermall and midsize malls like Lianas Grand Mall at syempre yung transformation of ATC as full pledge bigsize mall din .

^^ Blessing talaga yon Lhexi. Right now, FCC reminds of what Ortigas was in the eighties with just a few buildings. But look at Ortigas now after just 15 or so years.

yah... maybe mga 10-15 yrs. it will be like Ortigas nga.

Probably , just like Ortigas , late bloomer din ang FCC .
Depende rin siguro kung matutuloy yung mga planong infrastructures like Skyway , C6 , SouthRail . In fairness din naman sa developer /owner ng FCC , hindi naman sila nagpapabaya at palagi silang may ongoing at upcoming projects , kahit mga low to midrise ay hindi naman nababakante as of now ang construction activities within FCC.
Magaganda rin ang majority na dinedevelop nila kahit midrise at kapag nakita mo nga ang finished product at mapapahanga ka din kahit paano at maiisip mo na mas maganda sana kung mataas-taas pa yung buildings ( Vivant Flats, Civic Place 2301, West Parc ) . Sooner , kapag medyo dumami na rin ang buildings ang kasunod nun ay matataas na towers na . Tops naman among MM based IT parks ang Northgate Cyberzone since okay na okay ang pagkakadevelop nito .
But pagdating sa pagiging green ng environment , tops for me ang FCC . Nagtataasan na yung mga puno on both sides of Civic Drive at maging sa center island nito ay fully grown trees na yung dating halaman lang , at may forest ambiance na at some portions . Kapag walang nadaan na sasakyan , rustic na rustic pa rin ang dating .
BTW , along Civic Drive ay napansin ko yung rundown and old building , pero may guard pa na nagbabantay ..anong name ng building na iyon ?

^^ Yes in fact every year may new project na nire-release ang Filinvest. Combination of midrise and highrise project plus the Northgate Cyberzone which i think will be the biggest factor for FCC's growth. If Filinvest will build more and more office buildings there then demand for residential projects for the area will also increase.:)

Yes indeed , turning out to be the gem of FCC ang NorthGate Cyberzone . Simple yet elegant ang design ng mga built-to-suit office buildings dito. Up close , maganda rin ang Bellevue Hotel lalo na nung madagdagan pa yung convention facilities nila .

Updates on FCC :

U/C but on finishing stages : not yet operational though

1. Mondrian Residence - 22
2. Vivant Flats - 17
3. Civic Place 2301 -12
4. Plaz@ A - 6
5. WestParc # 1 - 15
6. Wilcon Builders Depot - 2
7. F@st Bytes - 2

Just started construction :

1. WestParc # 2 - 15
2. Civic Prime - 10

With announcements:

1. La Vie Flats - 22
2. Studio One - 12
3. Asian Hospital expansion building - 20 ++

Madrigal Business Park

U/C near topping off :

1. InterMed Corporate Center -17
2. Unknown U/C -

Updates on FCC :

U/C but on finishing stages : not yet operational though

1. Mondrian Residence - 22
2. Vivant Flats - 17
3. Civic Place 2301 -12
4. Plaz@ A - 6
5. WestParc # 1 - 15
6. Wilcon Builders Depot - 2
7. F@st Bytes - 2

Just started construction :

1. WestParc # 2 - 15
2. Civic Prime - 10

With announcements:

1. La Vie Flats - 22
2. Studio One - 12
3. Asian Hospital expansion building - 20 ++

Madrigal Business Park

U/C near topping off :

1. InterMed Corporate Center -17
2. Unknown U/C -


Also include in the U/C list in Northgate is Plaza@D and another build-to-suit building(no info yet) beside Convergys.

Sa Westgate complex , sana may magtayo din ng malaking bar or music lounge na puede gawin concert venue or events venue yun ang wala pa dun .

Sa Madrigal Business Park , nung ginagawa pa lang ang Ford Showroom , akala ko nung una ay performing arts theater ito , kasi dun sa shape niya .