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LhexiMont

August 20th, 2006, 03:29 PM

Brittany Bay : Breathing Life into the NEXT Metropolitan Hub

Maverick property developer , Btittany Corporation has set aside 25 billion for the development of Brittany bay – a world-class , high-end , multi-dimensional urban development off the Sucat exit , right along the South Luzon Expressway .

Set to be completed in 10 years , Brittany Bay will soon be the biggest urban development project of Brittany Corp. with over 60 hectares of prime property that offers an unobstructed , breathtaking view of the Laguna de Bay and the Sierra Madre mountains . The project will will offer a combination of residential , commercial , business and institutional enclaves is envisioned to be bigger in scale than existing major urban centers like Araneta Center ( 23 has. ) Eastwood City ‘s 16 has. cyberpark or even double that Newport City ( 25 has . )

Bigger Masterplan

Brittany has drafted a grand masterpalan to create Brittany Bay into a world-class destination. Its proximity to the airport and strategic location midway between the Makati Central and Ortigas Business Districts makes Brittany Bay the next , most viable urban development –even before Alabang and Sta. Rosa .
The first phase of development encompasses 26 has. and is already ongoing , mostly clusters of residential developments with low density enclaves of La Posada and Victorianne Row , the low-rise Presidio condominiums and the enclave of mid-rise condominiums which includes the Viera Tower . Complementing the existing communities is a lifestyle and entertainment complex initially spanning 8 hectares .
The second phase will entail building a central business district eyed for offices , business process outsourcing ( BPO’s ) and call center facilities . These offices will be an easy commute for the workforce with a commercial transport park intelligently integrated within the central business district . a neighborhood retail center complete with a central park that leads to a boutique hotel that has been mapped out . On the left of the country club will be a very exclusive residential enclave of high-end mid-rise condominiums and serviced apartments ideal for expats and top level professionals soon to make Btittany Bay their city of choice .
Institutional establishments such as first-rate schools and a hospital is also part of the big masterplan . a cultural center and museaum will be located in between institutional establishments .
A budget has yet to be drawn for the second phase since the actual layout is still on the drawing board .

Inspired by the San Francisco Bay Area

Tying the ambitious masterplan is the neo-Victorian theme of the San Francisco Bay Area . The land’s unmistakable semblance in both topography and urban culture lends it easy for Brittany Corp to chose the SFO Bay Area as the thematic inspiration of Brittany Bay . From the famous postcard row to Alamo Square beautifully depicted in the best seller Victorianne Row , to the powder pastel colors of the Victorian structures , Brittany Bay is to the smallest detail and everything San Francisco.

Lifestyle and Entertainment Hub

Responding to the challenge of developing a complementary centerpiece to the urban lifestyle of Brittany bay , it will put together not just one but two lifestyle and entertainment centers . The first center already in development , initially spans a total of 8 hectares and is located right of the Sucat exit highly visible along the Ease service road .
The bigger, more upscale center will sit on a multi-level terrain with a retail town center lined with quaint and cozy restaurants , A-list boutiques and shops . A first-rate country club to house facilities such as indoor ball courts , interactive pools, a grand ballroom and function halls and a gym and spa will form part of the lifestyle center
A world class , full-service boutique hotel will be perched on the highest point of the property , maximizing the play of the property’s heights and fronting the central park . The hotel will be likewise linked with the country club and retail shops .
In true dynamic San Francisco fashion , Brittany Bay will host a cultural center for plays and broadcast quality performances as well as museum for city arts. Both the cultural center and museuam will be located in between the school and the proposed hospital

Interconnectivity

Brittany bay boasts of 4 major access points. The current access is via the East Service Road exiting Sucat Interchange from the South Luzon Expressway leading to the 1st lifestyle and entertainment center .
Secondary access will be coming from the East Service Road about 1 km. away from the Bicutan exit . This second route is a closer access to the 2nd lifestyle and entertainment center .
Third is the South Railway connecting the Greater Manila Area all the way to Bicol in the South and Clark , Pampanga in the North. This city will have its own transport park to service the commuters and the workforce within and outside of Brittany bay.
Fourth is the ongoing C6 ( Circumferential Road 6 ) link that will make travel time from Brittany Bay to Makati and Ortigas Business Districts an easy drive.
Interactive pedestrian links such as shaded bridges and underpass have been planned to create a pedestrian –friendly environment . These interactive pedestrian links meander along major and pocket parks and activity areas that sprawls around the development.

Ongoing Developments

Unlike other urban developments , Brittany Bay is already home to the proud community of neighborhoods established to heed the call of urban renewal . These communities include: La Posada , single –detached homes with picturesque bay windows and porches; Victorrianne , townhomes reminiscent of San Francisco’s Postcard Row : and Presidio a complex of 16 low-rise condos with intertwined commercial establishments .
A bustling commercial area is ready to cater to dining and entertainment needs of current and future residents . Dencio’s Grill , Grappa’s , Figaro , Brother’s Burger , Murasaki and the recently opened Chinese restaurant Hap Chan are among the dining outlets that now call Brittany Bay home. For those with more artistic pursuits , The Bay Center for Music and Arts provides dance and music lessons. Pancake House and In the Mood – a 60’s inspired dance bar managed and operated by bar ingénue Larry Cruz is set to open soon.

Pre-Selling

Funds for the project would be internally generated , with pre-selling proceeds bankrolling the construction of the residential condominium units . The units vary from a comfortable 27 sqm studio unit sellings at P2M to a four bedroom 124 sqm unit at P11M
Currently , Victorianne is unveiling a new area in response to market demand , one even more advantageous since the site is right in the heart of Brittany Bay , close to leisure facilities and other amenities , like the existing 180 sq-m free-form swimming pool . Like the original duettos and quadrilles of Victorianne Row ( all of which have been sold out ) , the 40 to be built in the new area will be reminiscent of those world famous houses along Postcard Row on Alamo Square in san Francisco , with their simple and distinguished facades boasting bay windows , flat canopies , roof shingles , signature front steps and roof eaves with brackets , in keeping with the neo-Victorian design inspiration of Brittany Bay.

Partnership

A huge portion of the Brittany Bay development is a joint venture project between Brittany Corporation and the landed Posadas Family . Brittany Corp . however is open to sharing expertise with foreign investors for hotel and mall management as well as innovative mixed-use property development .
Brittany Corporation has long been reinventing the Southern landscape for upscale developments with the 300 hectare PortoFino along the Las Pinas –Laguna –Cavite –Muntinlupa Link Road ( Daang Hari ) , the American South inspired Georgia Club in Sta. Rosa , Laguna and the 70-hectare Swiss inspired Crosswinds in Tagaytay .

Note : Article from Manila Bulletin / 08-20-2006

KiBeN

August 21st, 2006, 03:17 AM

^^ that's good news, kaso 10 yrs pa... hahaha, sana naman by 10 yrs tapusin na nila yung skyway :ohno: ... pati na din yung southrail :)

Sinjin P.

August 21st, 2006, 03:27 AM

Ang traffic na ngayon ng road (Commerce Avenue) leading to Daang Hari, even on weekdays

dive-cebu

August 21st, 2006, 04:35 AM

^^ that's always the problem there esp with those vehicles being used by alabangers... quite big rides!

LhexiMont

August 21st, 2006, 04:50 AM

Sana nga magkaroon ng alternative access sa Daang Hari ang Filinvest Corp City , kasi may masikip na part in Ayala Alabang proper na access road sa Daang Hari kaya siguro heavy traffic nga at napansin ko din yun . Di lang naman kasi taga Ayala ang nagamit sa Commerce Avenue , but yung mga private vehicles from various subdivision sa Daang Hari ay dun din nakiki-access sa Commerce Ave. going to Manila/ Makati .

Sinjin P.

August 21st, 2006, 05:22 AM

Gumagana na ba ang lahat ng lampposts sa whole stretch ng Daang Hari? The last time we passed there at gabi pa yun, nakakatakot kasi sobrang madilim!

LhexiMont

August 28th, 2006, 07:23 AM

Wow salamat at open na uli ang forums ng SSC ..nakakamiss ..almost 3 days yata ng under maintenance .

LhexiMont

August 28th, 2006, 05:58 PM

Muntinlupa positioning itself to challenge Manila , Makati , QC
By . Liza P. Cruz

Muntinlupa – translation : a small piece of land is getting bigger .
In no time at all , the small town once associated with the Big House and its denizens of dishonorable and despicable outcasts of society will be big enough to challenge , the economic , social and political clout of Manila , Quezon City and Makati .
Upgraded to a city and now site of an enclave of snooty villages , huge factories and warehouses and headquarters
Of multinationals , Muntinlupa has been undergoing rapid development and re-development to cope with plans of public and private entities to turn the suburban neighborhood into a financial and commercial hub in Metro Manila .
The city fathers led by Mayor Jaime Fresnedi , are well aware that every five years , a city has to review its land use plan or zoning ordinance , particularly those that are rapidly developing .
The City Planning and Development Office ( CPDO ) head engineer , Allan Cachuela , said the city will re-aligned the comprehensive land use plan by next year because of the many ongoing and future big infrastructure projects to be undertaken by public and private enterprises.
The city’s zoning ordinance was unpdated and approved in September 2002 , Cachuela said , with the large infrastructure projects positioned to transform the city into the next leading business and finance center in the country and bring on at par with Makati , manila and Quezon City .
Three big land developers have been wooing the city for the construction of its many subdivisions and a giant mall in Barangay Sucat .
The city is already constructing a baywalk in Tunasan and Bayanan , which will eventually extended to Poblacion and Putatan . In building a baywalk , the city reclaims a portion of the Laguna lake , erects a stone seawall , creates a park and enlist the trade of commercial firms .
Cahuela said the fishermen living along the bayside are hardly affected since the activities do not interfere with their fish cages or livelihood .
Another city government project in the offing is the development of about 20 hectares of land within the New Bilibid Prison s reservation area . Cachuela said that Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council ( HUDCC ) chaired by Vice President Noli De Castro has approved in principle the awarding of the 20 hectares of land to the city for the establishment of a civic center which will centralize the location of the city hall , hall of justice and all the satellite national government offices . Moreover , the civic center will also provide a recreation area for its citizens and their visitors and
guests .

// Manila Bulletin : 8/27/2006

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2006, 03:51 AM

^ Interesting article

amras

August 29th, 2006, 06:22 AM

Cachuela said that Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council ( HUDCC ) chaired by Vice President Noli De Castro has approved in principle the awarding of the 20 hectares of land to the city for the establishment of a civic center which will centralize the location of the city hall , hall of justice and all the satellite national government offices . Moreover , the civic center will also provide a recreation area for its citizens and their visitors and

This is really a good news! I remembered before that they almost didn't provide any land for the city government but I guess the LGU fought for it. I am really looking forward for this civic center to be built. At sana they would stick to the original plans or even make a better one: :)

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home2003/tu0001es/Muntinlupa/prop-hall.jpg

thomasian

August 29th, 2006, 07:48 AM

Kelan lang, nagpunta ako ng Alabang tapos ang tanga-tanga ko talaga, kasi bumaba ako ng Metropolis at nag-ikot-ikot dun, tapos tinanong ko yung mga taga Robinsons Dept. Store kung paano papunta ng Festival, sabi nila pwede daw lakarin, tapos hindi naman malinaw yung instructions nila sakin kaya dun ako napunta sa terminal tapos yung daan papuntang Festival na dumadaan sa Ospital ng Muntinlupa at Asian Hospital, f*cksh*t, ang layo pala, tapos yung dinaanan ko eh parang kakahuyan pa as in para akong naglalakad sa gubat kasi yung kalye walang mga ilaw, kung meron mang ilang ilaw eh natatakpan din ng mga puno, tapos may mangilan-ngilan lang na dumadaang sasakyan, sobrang tahimik pa at puro kuliglig lang ang maririnig mo, really creepy. At nung narating ko rin yung Festival, sabi sakin nung mga taga Oxygen, mali daw yung dinaanan ko, malayo daw talaga pag dun ako dumaan saka madilim nga daw, dapat dun daw ako dumaan sa South Station tapos yung may underpass/tunnel papuntang Festival. Dun nga ako dumaan pabalik at nadiscover ko na malapit nga lang compared sa dinaanan ko kanina, stupid me.

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2006, 07:56 AM

^ Yup, there's a tunnel na diretso sa one of the entrances of Festival Mall. Anyway, first time mo dun Aaron?

amras

August 29th, 2006, 08:47 AM

yan ang napapala ng mga naglalayas... hehehe.. :jk:

LhexiMont

August 29th, 2006, 10:19 AM

@ Thomasian , medyo gabi ka na ba nagpunta sa Festival Mall ? Yung sinasabi mong kalye ay yung Civic Drive at medyo masukal nga doon because of the lush trees . Prone sa crimes like holdup ang lugar na iyon at may kakilala ako na nurse na nagwo-work sa Ospital ng Muntinlupa na naholdup doon and got hurt . Mabuti na lang at nahuli ang kriminal at narecover pa niya yung things /money na ninakaw sa kanya.

Ako naman , nagwawalkathon ako dun at least everyother week starting sa South Station to Northgate Cyberzone then tatawid ako ng WestGate then last stop ko ay sa Festival Mall . Mga 5 pm onwards ako , exercise ko na iyon while oveseeing the developments within Filinvest ..nakakarelax kasi mahangin dun sa gabi while walking at hindi nakakapagod .

thomasian

August 29th, 2006, 10:44 AM

@ Sinj - nope it's not my first time there, but it's my first time na nag-commute lang papunta dun.

@ amras - hehe, enjoy naman eh! :D

@ Lhex - GAbi na, pasara na Festi nung dumating ako, buti na lang feeling close na kami ng mga staff ng Oxygen Festival (hi to Jason, Anna, and Belle ng Oxygen Festival. Mababasa kaya nila ito? ) kaya hinantay nila ako bago nila i-close ang store. Whew, buti pala di ako nahold-up, puro valuables pa naman dala ko. :colgate:

Nung kinaumagahan naman, balik ulit ako ng Festival Supermall pero dumaan muna ako ng South Station bago yun, siyempre di na ako tatanga-tanga at ginamit ko na yung tunnel papuntang Festival. :yes: Tapos lalakarin ko sana papuntang ATC galing ng Festival, di ko nga alam talaga kung pano papuntang ATC eh, pinagana ko lang ang aking magaling na sense of direction (kahit na minsan ay sumasablay) at lumabas ako ng Festival, dumaan sa Vivere tapos sinundan yung mga signs kung nasaan ang Alabang Zapote Rd. eh nung wala na akong makitang matinong sidewalk na malalakaran sa Alabang-Zapote nag-jeep na ako kahit di ako siguradong dadaan yun ng ATC, buti naman at di ako naligaw, dumaan nga siya ng ATC, whew!

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2006, 10:55 AM

^ Wow, close na pala kayo ng staff ng Oxygen, nakakabilib ka. :D Ang kaclose ko lang sa Festival Mall ay ang mga cashier ng Shopwise :lol: Festival Mall has been like my most visited mall in Metro Manila. 'Pag nasa Manila ako, parang araw-araw nasa Festival Mall ako. Eh sabagay, malapit lang naman ang workplace ni daddy du'n ;)

thomasian

August 29th, 2006, 11:06 AM

Ganun talaga ako kahit first time kong nakilala ang staff ng mga botiques, kinaka-close ko, saka na-aliw din kasi sila sakin kasi dami ko daw alam sa company nila, tapos suot ko yung "belt" tapos nakwento sakin nung taga dun na gumamit daw nng ganun ang Penshoppe nung fashion week '06 nagulat na lang daw sila na nagbebenta na ng ganun ang Bench, sabi ko nga sa kanila eh, "bakit sa Penshoppe pinagamit eh mas perfect naman yun para sa Oxygen kasi pang-club ang dating niya, hindi nyo rin naman pwedeng ilagay sa Memo kasi hindi siya pang-office ano", tapos sabi sakin "oo nga eh, saka wow, alam mo lahat ng sister companies namin" tapos mahaba-habang kwentuhan pa ng tungkol sa kung anu-anong tungkol sa Golden ABC (mother company nila) at Suyen (mother company ng Bench, Celio, Greyhound, PCX, etc.) kaya sorta close na kami nung mga staff, closing na nung natapos kami sa kwentuhan pero aantayin na daw nila akong makapagtingin-tingin at makabili bago sila magsara.

le Reine

August 29th, 2006, 01:32 PM

^wow...kahit ako siguro bibilib sa dami ng alam mo. Bakit nga ba ang dami mong alam.

Anyway, Haaay buti na lang at idedevelop ang Muntinlupa side ng Sucat. hahaha. Baka madamay na rin kasi ang kawawang city namin...

LhexiMont

August 29th, 2006, 05:37 PM

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/wharf2.jpg

Sinjin P.

August 30th, 2006, 04:47 AM

It's nice to know that Muntinlupa is one of the most competitive cities of the RP. :okay:

JAMAICUS

August 30th, 2006, 09:50 AM

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/JAMAICUS/ayala-big.jpg

Ayala-Alabang Village

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/JAMAICUS/madrigal-big-1.jpg

Madrigal Business Park

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/JAMAICUS/festival-big2.jpg

Festival Mall

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/JAMAICUS/town-center-big2.jpg

Ayala Town Center

http://www.muntinlupacity.gov.ph/

LhexiMont

August 31st, 2006, 10:13 AM

Festival Supermall has immense space for future expansion . That area being bulldozed near the Alabang Town Center is now the Westgate Complex .

le Reine

August 31st, 2006, 06:22 PM

What's the present condition of Festival Mall? When I last went there, I didn't see so much people hanging around. And I saw a lot of vacant spaces/stalls.

LhexiMont

September 1st, 2006, 01:24 AM

What's the present condition of Festival Mall? When I last went there, I didn't see so much people hanging around. And I saw a lot of vacant spaces/stalls.

Vacancy in Festival Supermall are about 5-8 % nowadays and . And it will might be lowered even better because I can see many stores are being added . Maybe you went there when they were still holding those museum-like exhibits on the third floor which is now converted into retail spaces . The bingo store on the other hand was transferred from its third level to the fourth level ( Gameworx ) and its former site will be soon occupied by a top telecom company and a computer superstore.
Also the entire wing which was vacant years ago was already occupied by SaveMore Sup. /Robinson Dept. and a Christian church . The only big empty space there now is on the 2nd level since they hold weekend mass on alternative basis . And they will even launch an outdoor/garden restos /plant shops soon , so business is thriving very much in Festival Supermall .
I think its still the most populated mall because it is considered as a regional mall since Alabang is a very busy convergence point. In fact most of the malls in Alabang also thrives in business like ATC and Metropolis .

Sinjin P.

September 1st, 2006, 04:49 AM

^ Yup, the Festival Supermall gets very crowded on weekends. And it is now a one-stop shopping center. Sunday Masses are held at 10am, 11am, 5pm and 6pm. Anticipated Sunday Masses are held every Saturday at 5pm and 6pm at the Music Hall or at the 2nd floor (beside Calvin Klein?) when the Music Hall is booked for a special occassion.

dive-cebu

September 1st, 2006, 11:00 AM

^^ so, you're in sta rosa talaga these days since you're familiar with how festi can get crowded on weekends?

Sinjin P.

September 1st, 2006, 11:32 AM

Yes, I am enjoying my lovely vacation ;) There's a nearby SM Sta. Rosa but I'd rather go to Festival Mall (accessible by the SLEX unlike SM Sta. Rosa, you'll be stuck in the National Road)

dive-cebu

September 1st, 2006, 02:50 PM

^^ sinj, if you can bring with you your cam, please take some pictures of our buildings, insular life from the festi's (near seattle's best) POV.

LhexiMont

September 1st, 2006, 05:56 PM

^^ so, you're in sta rosa talaga these days since you're familiar with how festi can get crowded on weekends?

Especially until this Sunday because its the last leg of the triple weekend sale which they hold 3 times a year at least ..very crowded talaga ang Festival Mall ..masikip na parang sa palengke sa mga choke points .

Naabutan kaya ni Thomasian nung nag-start yung weekend sale two weeks ago sa Festival Mall nung nag-stokwa siya at napadpad sa Alabang ?

LhexiMont

September 2nd, 2006, 05:58 PM

Nasa Filinvest ako kanina at nakita ko na may nilalagyan ng fence na area sa corner ng Commerce Ave. at Spectrum Midway ..based dun sa ipe-fence nila ay mukhang malaki yung lot area ng structure na itatayo dun. I hope its a high rise office or residential . In between Insular Life at Parque Espana kasi yung location at parang kasinlaki ng lot area ng Insular twins yung nilalagyan ng fence . Sana high rise talaga ito at private development gaya ng Insular / Asian Star kasi yung location nito ay zoned for high rise office or residential buildings.
Kapag natapos na siguro ang paglagay ng fence at may rendering na , Ill comeback there to check it out and gather infos about it.

amras

September 2nd, 2006, 09:39 PM

wow, fence is a good sign! hehe, sana nga isa itong high rise. thanks for the update @lhexi!

LhexiMont

September 3rd, 2006, 01:46 AM

Wala pa ako makita sa website ng Filinvest Corp. City any news about this new project , whatever will that be sana nga it will be a high rise . Okay lang kung office or residential as long as its truly a high rise ( 30 above ) at private development .
Sana i-open na rin nila ang Filinvest Avenue and make it the premiere road in FCC with well landscape sidewalks , islands and top-notch paved road and decorative lightpost .
Yung building # 2 ng West Parc ( Birch ) ay nasa 14th floor na so malapit na rin mag-topped off yun kasi 15-storeys lang naman yun .

gridloc

September 3rd, 2006, 04:38 AM

^^ sinj, if you can bring with you your cam, please take some pictures of our buildings, insular life from the festi's (near seattle's best) POV.

can I contribute: :)
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/glennbp/glennsfile017-1.jpg

dive-cebu

September 3rd, 2006, 05:42 AM

^^ wow gridloc, thank you so much! ang galing!!!

dive-cebu

September 3rd, 2006, 05:46 AM

LhexiMont

September 3rd, 2006, 05:11 PM

i just hope this is not the one that has been fenced since last year pa... was always looking forward for it pero parang walang nangyari... this piece of land that im referring to started its excavation pero hanggang dun lang... hindi nga natapos e... :)

This is entirely a new lot being fence. Its nearer on The Mondrian / Parque Espana buildings . Pinuntahan ko uli kaninang hapon at ang laki nga ng lot area , parang 1/4 of the entire block at puedeng at least 2 buildings ang i-built sa laki ng lote .
@ Dive-Cebu , what is that one you mention na na-fence lang pero di natuloy yung construction ? Kasi ang nakita ko lang in FCC na may-fence na pero wala talaga nai-construct ay yung Spectrum Towers ..is that you were referring to?

LhexiMont

September 5th, 2006, 09:40 AM

Repost ko lang since part naman ng Sucat , Muntinlupa City and project na ito . Ganda kasi at mabilis ang pace ng development kaya nakakatuwa.
These photos features the first completed building at 2nd na nearing topped off na at yung roadway/landscaping ng project.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/185_8580.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/185_8575.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/185_8506.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/185_8534.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/185_8583.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/185_8582.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/184_8467.jpg

LhexiMont

September 5th, 2006, 09:49 AM

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/184_8464.jpg

BTW , thanks nga pala kay Realtor_Manila who provided the link for those pics:

salamangkero

September 5th, 2006, 10:47 AM

ganda nito ah. iniisip ko lang kung ano kaya amoy ng hangin dyan?

LhexiMont

September 5th, 2006, 11:31 AM

The foul odor which rises up in the air associated with bodies of water in MM ( ie Manila Bay , Pasig River ) is not that evident so much in Laguna Lake . It just occurs when the stalks of water lilies rampant in the lake starts to dried up thus creating that foul smelling odor .
But those foul smelling occurences rarely happens . I should know because for the last 15 years or so our house which is on a higher location is directly facing the lake and as far as I can remember I only smelled of that stench in the air created by drying waterlilies once , or simply put , that incident just occurs whenever there are unusually huge numbers of waterlilies grew by the lake.
But those were the days when waterlilies are like useless pests hounding the lake. Nowadays , because of the resourcefulness of some NGOs , the waterlily stalks are a great source of livelihood for the people. As a handicraft , the waterlilies can now be made as baskets , bases , bags and decorative items as well . It means that they are now gathered by locals and even became a livelihood for them as handicrafts that can be sold commercially .

ramvingar

September 6th, 2006, 03:39 AM

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/94adb2a7.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/ac8fb5d1.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/lianametro8rp.jpg

Photo images courtesy of Sinjin//

Love these shots! Brings back so many fond memories of my hometown. :okay:

ramvingar

September 6th, 2006, 03:45 AM

This is really a good news! I remembered before that they almost didn't provide any land for the city government but I guess the LGU fought for it. I am really looking forward for this civic center to be built. At sana they would stick to the original plans or even make a better one: :)

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home2003/tu0001es/Muntinlupa/prop-hall.jpg

Sana nga matuloy to. Muntinlupa will then have the best civic center in the Phils!

Could someone please give a poor homesick overseas Pinoy some updates on the following:
Did Ayala finally decide to open another gate leading from Ayala Alabang Village to FCC? I remember the traffic was horrendous coming from Commerce to FCC.
Have they finally placed traffic lights outside the Madrigal and Acacia gates of Ayala Alabang?
I heard that the Alabang Country Club was renovated. Can someone post pics if possible?
What does Daang Hari look like now? Can someone post pics also? Or is this part of Las Pinas already? :dunno:

Thanks in advance. Oks din kung medyo imposibleng sagutin mga tanong ko. Hehe! :lol:

LhexiMont

September 6th, 2006, 09:09 AM

May na-notice na naman ako kanina na lot na nilalagyan ng fence along Commerce Avenue . Its the empty on the right side of the road before Petron gas station very , very close to the entrance of Filinvest Corporate City . Another mystery project na naman ito of what structure will be built there . Hopefully , not another gas station since Petron and Total are already there.

Dun naman sa isa pang newly-fenced project along Spectrum / Commerce avenues ay nasa digging stage na sila at may mga barracks na rin ako nakita inside the fenced area at yung mga mga digging equipments ay busy na .

LhexiMont

September 7th, 2006, 12:32 AM

Finally , inalis na yung fence sa fully -finished na Vivant Flats condominium and they are now working on the finishing touches sa main entrance ng building to the road . The building looks so elegant and clean . Its upcoming sibling La Vie Flats on the other hand has been fence and construction will start soon . This will be the third building to rise on Parkway Avenue which has Aspen Tower and Vivant Flats. Supposed to be may three other much taller siblings din ang Aspen Tower in a condominium block called Parkway Place ..sana matuloy pa rin ito in the coming years.
Parkway Avenue is just a walking distance to Festival Supermall . Its also the main access road leading to Palms Pointe village and Palms Country Club . Very refreshing ang air breeze doon since medyo elevated na at both sides and island of the avenue are lined with trees already , which are replicated in all of the avenues within FCC .

SunKing

September 7th, 2006, 03:09 AM

Have they finally placed traffic lights outside the Madrigal and Acacia gates of Ayala Alabang?
Yup, for quite some years now.. so there are two traffic lights on both Madrigal and Acacia, one just outside the gate and one by the intersection with Alabang-Zapote Road

I heard that the Alabang Country Club was renovated. Can someone post pics if possible?
I know the lockers were renovated...

What does Daang Hari look like now? Can someone post pics also? Or is this part of Las Pinas already? :dunno:
When did you last see it? I don't think much has changed.

ramvingar

September 7th, 2006, 03:26 AM

^^ Thanks for the info Sunking! I was last there 5 years ago. Good thing they put those traffic lights. I had my one and only accident ever outside Madrigal gate. Used to hate traversing that!

SunKing

September 7th, 2006, 05:24 AM

^^ Thanks for the info Sunking! I was last there 5 years ago. Good thing they put those traffic lights. I had my one and only accident ever outside Madrigal gate. Used to hate traversing that!
Sure no problem. Sorry to hear about the accident..it's pretty orderly now; but the traffic's still there, especially going out of the village during the rush hours of ~7 am and ~5 pm.

LhexiMont

September 11th, 2006, 12:56 AM

Kapag na-complete na yung avenue with underpass na direct access ng Alabang Zapote Road sa West Service Road /SSH within Filinvest Corp. City ay baka makakatulong din kahit paano to relieve rush hour traffic sa Commerce Avenue.
Also dapat gawan din ng access route to Filinvest Corp. City ang Daang Hari road , nakakadagdag din kasi sa traffic sa Ayala Alabang yung mga vehicles na gumagamit sa Daang Hari road going to Cavite .

Sinjin P.

September 11th, 2006, 03:26 AM

^ Madilim pa rin ba ang Daang Hari 'pag gabi? I heard na may naholdup na daw d'yan

salamangkero

September 11th, 2006, 10:50 AM

a few portions pa lang yung may lights. yung mga gates near ng mga villages may mga lights. di lang hold-up madalas, pati mga motorcycles na nasasagi ng mga sasakyan madalas din.

Migan

September 11th, 2006, 03:35 PM

Could someone please give a poor homesick overseas Pinoy some updates on the following:
Did Ayala finally decide to open another gate leading from Ayala Alabang Village to FCC?Nope right now it's still just a proposal. As of now there are only three (main) gateways namely Madrigal, Acacia and Mindanao. They were planning to open another gate somewhere in San Jose St. (nakahanda na nga yung design ng gate sa bakod eh, bubutasan nalang yung chb) and that's it... but then residents nearby (especially the ones directly beside the proposed gate) are against this proposal for obvious reasons. Plus, if that happens, may mga nagsasabing baka mababawasan ang isa sa mga importanteng uses (and value) ng District 2 (BPI housing area) na matagal ng pinagtatangkaang ipasara ng ibang mga residents w/ "influence" kung hindi lang dahil sa Mindanao Gate... wherein meron ding mga ibang influential residents na may interests sa area na yun like properties na pinaparenta, etc. etc. so may conflict sila. So its been 5 or more years and still no progress...

I remember the traffic was horrendous coming from Commerce to FCC.
Have they finally placed traffic lights outside the Madrigal and Acacia gates of Ayala Alabang?Yes they have, but little did it help to solve the worsening traffic problems in the immediate and neighboring areas. I'm seeing a San Lorenzo vill. part II.... see for yourself.

I heard that the Alabang Country Club was renovated. Can someone post pics if possible?Yes it was, by Arch. Calma, if I am not mistaken. Tinanggal na yung landscaping sa courtyard beside the lobby with a minimalist (plain-looking) zen garden of some sort. There's this new weird-looking (Mondrianesqe) elevator "tower" right beside it. The lobby's pebble wash flooring was replaced with clean light (beige) colored stones which was also incorporated up there in the balcony and verandas. It didn't look good with the original (dark robust) adobe-clad walls and columns (imho). The brown wooden ceilings were painted in white to compliment the flooring. So overall I din't really like what they've done (in context) with the original design. The only thing that really impressed me were the restrooms. The water faucet was nowhere to be seen at first glance... only to find it hanging on the ceiling extending all the way down to the makeshift "wash basin".

eto link sa website nila. May mga photos din jan nga mga renovated areas... http://www.acci.com.ph/restaurants.htm

What does Daang Hari look like now?
Still the same. May mababalitaan ka lang na na carnap and hold-up every once in a while. If it were up to me, palalagyan ko ng police outposts yung yung mga critical areas doon then tatadtarin ko ng lamp posts and security cameras yung mga critical areas na yan para matapos na problema. Then again, that doesn't sound too feasible.

Bago lang ako dito kaya sinimulan ko narin makapag contribute ng nalalaman ko kahit papano. Hope that info helps you somehow :)

LhexiMont

September 12th, 2006, 01:02 AM

Welcome here Migs , enjoy reading and posting here especially in this thread . I hope you become active here like us and we will gladly appreciate informations if there is , that you may share to us.

ramvingar

September 12th, 2006, 03:21 AM

Nope right now it's still just a proposal. As of now there are only three (main) gateways namely Madrigal, Acacia and Mindanao. They were planning to open another gate somewhere in San Jose St. (nakahanda na nga yung design ng gate sa bakod eh, bubutasan nalang yung chb) and that's it... but then residents nearby (especially the ones directly beside the proposed gate) are against this proposal for obvious reasons. Plus, if that happens, may mga nagsasabing baka mababawasan ang isa sa mga importanteng uses (and value) ng District 2 (BPI housing area) na matagal ng pinagtatangkaang ipasara ng ibang mga residents w/ "influence" kung hindi lang dahil sa Mindanao Gate... wherein meron ding mga ibang influential residents na may interests sa area na yun like properties na pinaparenta, etc. etc. so may conflict sila. So its been 5 or more years and still no progress...

Yes they have, but little did it help to solve the worsening traffic problems in the immediate and neighboring areas. I'm seeing a San Lorenzo vill. part II.... see for yourself.

Yes it was, by Arch. Calma, if I am not mistaken. Tinanggal na yung landscaping sa courtyard beside the lobby with a minimalist (plain-looking) zen garden of some sort. There's this new weird-looking (Mondrianesqe) elevator "tower" right beside it. The lobby's pebble wash flooring was replaced with clean light (beige) colored stones which was also incorporated up there in the balcony and verandas. It didn't look good with the original (dark robust) adobe-clad walls and columns (imho). The brown wooden ceilings were painted in white to compliment the flooring. So overall I din't really like what they've done (in context) with the original design. The only thing that really impressed me were the restrooms. The water faucet was nowhere to be seen at first glance... only to find it hanging on the ceiling extending all the way down to the makeshift "wash basin".

eto link sa website nila. May mga photos din jan nga mga renovated areas... http://www.acci.com.ph/restaurants.htm

Still the same. May mababalitaan ka lang na na carnap and hold-up every once in a while. If it were up to me, palalagyan ko ng police outposts yung yung mga critical areas doon then tatadtarin ko ng lamp posts and security cameras yung mga critical areas na yan para matapos na problema. Then again, that doesn't sound too feasible.

Bago lang ako dito kaya sinimulan ko narin makapag contribute ng nalalaman ko kahit papano. Hope that info helps you somehow :)

wow! :eek: Thanks for all the info Migs! You definitely satisfied my curiosity! And welcome to SSC! Enjoy your stay! :)

Sinjin P.

September 12th, 2006, 03:29 AM

a few portions pa lang yung may lights. yung mga gates near ng mga villages may mga lights. di lang hold-up madalas, pati mga motorcycles na nasasagi ng mga sasakyan madalas din.

It's good na Ayala Southvale had their village as an access road for Camella Springville Molino. Kasi noon, we had to go through the full stretch of Daang Hari just to get to our village

Migan

September 12th, 2006, 03:53 AM

Welcome here Migs , enjoy reading and posting here especially in this thread . I hope you become active here like us and we will gladly appreciate informations if there is , that you may share to us.yeah this place is very informative so I'll also post any kind of constructive info i can get hold of in the future since taga dito lang naman din ako sa muntinlupa.

wow! Thanks for all the info Migs! You definitely satisfied my curiosity! And welcome to SSC! Enjoy your stay! ur welcome and im glad i was able to help!

thanx for the warm welcome guys! :)

salamangkero

September 12th, 2006, 11:25 AM

may sariling gate na po yung Camella Springville sa Daang Hari dun sa Meadows.

Sinjin P.

September 12th, 2006, 12:47 PM

^ Yup, pero medyo malayo kaya we use the Southvale access road :cool:

salamangkero

September 13th, 2006, 01:43 AM

uy! Meron kayong sticker ng Southvale? pano kumuha? Dito din kami sa Springville hehe

Sinjin P.

September 13th, 2006, 03:44 AM

ramvingar

September 13th, 2006, 03:56 AM

yeah this place is very informative so I'll also post any kind of constructive info i can get hold of in the future since taga dito lang naman din ako sa muntinlupa.

Uy! Hope you can take pics and post them here :)

salamangkero

September 13th, 2006, 03:54 PM

I dunno. That was still early this year and during that time, there were discussions going on whether Southvale stickers (as access road to Springville) would be nullified or not. And ngayon, sa Sta. Rosa na kasi kami nakatira ;)

i see.

mejo OT na ito. balik tayo sa Munti hehe

yung junction sa Daang Hari na paliko sa kaliwa (if coming from Alabang) san papunta yun?

LhexiMont

September 14th, 2006, 12:17 AM

ramvingar

September 14th, 2006, 03:22 AM

i see.

mejo OT na ito. balik tayo sa Munti hehe

yung junction sa Daang Hari na paliko sa kaliwa (if coming from Alabang) san papunta yun?

hindi ba yon yung papuntang Ayala Southvale?

Sinjin P.

September 14th, 2006, 03:35 AM

i see.

mejo OT na ito. balik tayo sa Munti hehe

yung junction sa Daang Hari na paliko sa kaliwa (if coming from Alabang) san papunta yun?

I can't answer that. But on the other hand, natuklasan ko na ang end ng Commerce Avenue, Las Piñas na pala? Even Daang Hari itself, may mga signs na "keep Las Piñas clean and green"

LhexiMont

September 14th, 2006, 03:47 AM

Very minimal lang ang part ng Daang Hari ng Las Pinas , mas marami sa Muntinlupa but majority talaga ay sa Cavite proper .

Sinjin P.

September 14th, 2006, 08:21 AM

Dear SSC Forumers, please take note on our guideline on posting news articles: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=9944541&postcount=8
Do not mind what you have posted before for it will be very tedious if you will edit all of those. It'd be appreciated if you follow the guideline immediately upon your next posting of news articles. Thank You :)

Sinjin P.

September 15th, 2006, 05:23 AM

Maniladailyphoto's Flickr

Bellevue Hotel
http://static.flickr.com/62/211779096_2f87c6b808.jpg?v=0

Insular Life Towers
http://static.flickr.com/56/149182335_269146d82c.jpg?v=0

Sinjin P.

September 15th, 2006, 05:30 AM

Maniladailyphoto's Flickr

St. James Church, Alabang
http://static.flickr.com/95/240479084_a6c97eb53b.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/84/239871185_86e390fed0.jpg?v=0

Sinjin P.

September 15th, 2006, 06:06 AM

Maniladailyphoto's Flickr

Typhoon Caloy devastated Festival Supermall last summer
http://static.flickr.com/54/146050974_f2a281799a.jpg?v=0

^^ I was there on that day :D

LhexiMont

September 15th, 2006, 08:13 AM

Hindi naman devastated ..those were just outdoor tarpaulins which was torn by the strong winds of the typhoon . Never pa naman yata pinasok ng floodwaters ang loob ng Festival Supermall despite the fact that a creek is just beside it .
This particular creek naturally weaves through the FCC property . Sana in the future they will take advantage in beautifying this creek by having a landscaped pathway or a linear park for leisure activities like walking /jogging and relaxing .

Sinjin P.

September 15th, 2006, 09:10 AM

^ Kulang pala, devastated the outdoors :colgate:

LhexiMont

September 22nd, 2006, 06:24 AM

Thankfully , accessible na ang forums ... after so many days of missing it.

dive-cebu

September 22nd, 2006, 06:47 AM

^^ i agree... its nice to be back in one of my fave threads after cebu threads... hehe!

LhexiMont

September 22nd, 2006, 06:59 AM

May nakita ako partially lang ng music video ni Nikki Gil , ang location nung video niya ay ang FCC .. sana mapanood ko uli in full next time ..ganda dun ng FCC .

Open na yung 7-11 store sa Fast@Bytes inside Northgate Cyberzone .. tambayan na ng mga call center employees .

dive-cebu

September 22nd, 2006, 07:02 AM

talaga? that means may kumpetensya na ang petron treats sa labas and total's convenience store, nakalimutan ko pangalan...hehe

Sinjin P.

September 22nd, 2006, 07:16 AM

I didn't know that Festival Supermall was also serving the Laguna - Cavite market. When we explored the whole Laguna province, I saw a lot of Festival Supermall Banners on the lamp posts, (like for that occassion, 4 day sale) . All I can say is that I applaud the marketing strategy of FS

LhexiMont

September 22nd, 2006, 06:08 PM

Update also , the elevated pedestrian walkway between South Station and Festival Mall covered walk is already partially open on a dry-run basis , it seems an escalator will still be installed on the Festival Mall end . They already closed the pedestrian lane underneath the walkway too . Infrastructure-wise , very good provider talaga ang Filinvest . Sana ma-complete na nila yung Alabang -Zapote road , especially that long underpass which seemingly looks nice .
Also partially nadagdagan na ng one lane ang south bound portion ng Alabang Interchange/ SSH in preparation for the upcoming rehabilatation ng viaduct at may activity rin sa Alabang -Zapote road / FCC area .

LhexiMont

September 24th, 2006, 01:35 AM

Wala pa rin ako makuhang any infos tungkol dun sa dalawang naka-fence na projects in FCC . Pero yung project along Commerce Avenue across and near Insular Life twins nasa digging stage na at round-the-clock ang activity . I checked out last Friday for any rendering placed on the construction site pero wala pa rin nakapaskel , sana talaga mga high-rise naman ang mga projects na ito .
Despite its awesome development , very rustic pa rin pala ang appeal ng FCC the full grown trees dotting the boulevards are so beautiful .

Ydlar

September 24th, 2006, 02:46 PM

Is it true that the construction of the SM Muntinlupa was halted because it is located in a faultline? Can somebody confirm this?

LhexiMont

September 24th, 2006, 03:03 PM

That I don't know , but knowing SM ....they will thoroughly check first the geography at PHIVOLCS in the asessment of the property ..before constructing anything on it . I still dont know if the construction is on halt , havent been there for months . Sunod-sunod kasi ang opening ng SM malls here in Luzon this year so kailangan muna na kumita yung mga malls na iyon bago mag full blast sila sa construction ng upcoming malls nila .
Anyway , marami namang giant malls sa Alabang sa ngayon so makakapaghintay pa rin naman ang pagtatayo ng SM mall sa Tunasan . Pero sana ay matuloy as scheduled ang construction , slated for opening yata ito next year para naman mag-boom din ang development sa Tunasan area na gaya ng Alabang ay isa sa pinakamalaking barangay ng Muntinlupa City .

Ydlar

September 24th, 2006, 03:30 PM

Seems like the construction has stopped, para kasing wala nang contruction activities everytime I pass by.

LhexiMont

September 24th, 2006, 11:30 PM

Well, ganun talaga kapag nasa ating bayan at malapit pa sa lugar natin ang isang very important construction project very much aware talaga tayo sa progress ng project at daily ay nadadaanan mo pa , medyo maiinip ka talaga . Pero kapag hindi naman natin madalas makita at lumilipas ang months , minsan nagugulat na lang tayo na ganun na pala kabilis ang progress ng isang project .

JAMAICUS

September 27th, 2006, 02:48 PM

MTD Group of Malaysia to start work on Alabang viaduct
By Marianne V. Go
The Philippine Star 09/27/2006

KUALA LUMPUR — The MTD Group is hoping to finally start repair work on the Alabang viaduct this October with the completion of the necessary paper work, financing, preliminary civil works and barring any further questions about the project.

In a press familiarization tour and briefing at the MTD offices in Malaysia, MTD Group managing director Dato Azmil Khalid stressed the Group’s desire to finally start work on the repair of the Alabang viaduct which is badly in need of repair.

"It’s a miracle it hasn’t collapsed," Dato Azmil said, noting with some disbelief that the patchwork repair over the years on the viaduct has managed to last as long as it has.

According to Dato Azmil, once work on the repair of the viaduct has started, MTD is confident of completing its rehabilitation work by August 2008.

The rehabilitation package involves Toll Road 1 and 2.

TR 1 involves the repair of the 1.2 kilometer Alabang viaduct.

TR 2 involves the rehabilitation of 27.3 kilometer SLEX stretch from the foot of the Alabang viaduct up to Calamba.

However, work on the 7.6 kilometer extension and connection from Calamba with the STAR highway up to Sto. Tomas, Batangas, Dato Azmil admitted, is "still a moving target" as work would only start upon turnover of the land to MTD.

Normally, though, Dato Azmil assured, MTD completes work in 24 months.

The MTD official further clarified that it is still within the six-month grace period after securing the STOA (Supplemental Toll Operation Agreement) in February this year from the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB).

Dato Azmil stressed that MTD wants to complete work on the SLEX projects because "the sooner we complete work we can collect toll."

Unfortunately, the MTD cannot divulge the resulting toll fee rates once the rehab and extension are completed as it is the prerogative of the TRB to make the announcement, Dato Azmil clarified.

Dato Azmil assured though that the eventual toll charges would be the lowest without including the charges for the STAR highway which is heavily subsidized by the Philippine government.

The cost of the rehabilitation and extension up to Sto. Tomas, Batangas has been computed at P11.5 billion which will be financed by a combination of equity and bank financing.

However, Dato Azmil pointed out that aside from the actual construction cost, there are other additional cost and that the MTD Group is actually raising a total of P15 billion for the SLEX project.

The MTD Group is putting in P3.5 billion, P2.5 billion or $50 million would be financed by the International Finance Corp. (IFC) and P9 billion would be a syndicated loan led by Banco de Oro (BdO).

http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200609270708.htm

LhexiMont

October 3rd, 2006, 10:10 AM

At last after 5 days( due to typhoon ) of hiatus nakapaglogin na rin uli .
Wala namang akong nakitang naapektuhang malls in Alabang ng supertyphoon . Although sayang yung mga uprooted young trees sa FCC . Matibay talaga yung mga palm trees , wala man lang natinag dito.

dive-cebu

October 3rd, 2006, 03:02 PM

^^ wow, amazing ang mga palm trees... mas ok nga kase mas nakilala ang fcc dahil sa mga ito... buti na lang walang na uproot...

LhexiMont

October 3rd, 2006, 07:54 PM

Oo nga ..sa mga vacant lands nga nila I noticed na may mga nakatanim din na parang plants pa lang na palmetto trees na puedeng itransfer later sa mga road networks na hindi pa fully landscaped .
May mga roads pa kasi inside FCC na since not widely used pa ay hindi pa ginagawaan ng proper sidewalks or totally portions of avenues na hindi pa pinapadaanan or sa mga future roads that will be built within FCC na puedeng pagtaniman nung mga palmetto trees .
Also based on the plan it has options to develop a huge central park in its SouthGate segment . The future central park is in alligned with a waterway
( a natural creek ) running within the FCC . Hopefully they take advantage in harmonizing ( not destroying , as some developers do to their respective developments ) this natural creek with the park and through the entire development of the property as it will surely enhance its value and prestige if done appropriately in becoming a central oasis of water and greens amidst the cosmopolitan environs.

LhexiMont

October 11th, 2006, 12:43 AM

Update :
The cluster building no.2 ng South Station which is ongoing construction is turning out to be a beautiful one. It seems its a 2-3 level structure and bigger than the existing building no.1 which was built almost 2 years ago.
The Grills and Green outdoor stores @ Festival Mall for plants/landscaping fixtures /potteries has also several stores opened and more to come . Upcoming also at G & G are 3 dining places ( based on the FS website )

salamangkero

October 11th, 2006, 03:00 AM

initially thought that the Grills and Green was being developed for new restaurants.....yun pala mga pang landscaping yung mga stores

LhexiMont

October 11th, 2006, 08:03 AM

Yes , they will have small restauarants too , nauna lang ma-construct at maging operational yung mga landscaping /plant stores ..marami pa naman vacant slots in that strip for a possible restaurant. Also , even if its within the mall ..they consider the bigger and better newly relocated Gilligans bar/resto as part of Greens and Grills as well .

3cr

October 11th, 2006, 08:40 AM

SM Prime to build 4 new malls next yr
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
The Philippine Star 10/09/2006
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/news200610090701.htm

SM Prime Holdings Inc., the country’s largest shopping mall developer and operator, has earmarked P7 billion next year for the construction of four new malls and the expansion of SM Fairview and SM Cebu.

SM Prime president Hans Sy said the new malls will be constructed in Bacolod City; Baliwag, Bulacan; Taytay, Manila; and Muntinlupa.

Sy said the 2007 capital budget excludes land acquisition.

Jeffrey Lim, vice-president for finance of SM Prime, said the projects will be funded with a combination of borrowings and internally-generated cash.

SM Prime earlier said it intends to build four to five malls annually for the next three years in 14 locations including Marikina, Parañaque, Tarlac and Pangasinan.

SM Bacolod is slated for opening in the first quarter of next year.

The company opened last month SM City Lipa in Batangas, bringing the number of SM Prime’s malls to 27.

Launched earlier were SM Supercenter Pasig, SM City Sta. Rosa, SM City Clark, and SM Mall of Asia, the group’s biggest so far.

SM Prime expects its flagship Mall of Asia which opened in May, to help net profit rise by up to nine percent this year from 2005. Net profit is seen to reach P5.3 billion to P5.4 billion from P4.97 billion in 2005.

Mall of Asia, which was construted at a cost of P7 billion, will account for about two percent of net profit this year, and 10 percent of annual profits in the long-term.

Rental revenues from new malls and cinema ticket sales boosted SM Prime net profit in the first half of the year by nine percent to P2.6 billion from P2.4 billion in the same period last year. Total revenues grew 17 percent to P6.09 billion from P5.2 billion.

The Sy family was earlier reported to have acquired majority control of a 430-hectare property in Boracay Island. The Alba family who owns the property will retain a 30 percent stake.

Initial plans for the property include the establishment of another SM mall and a recreation area and a spa resort to cater to tourists visiting the island resort.

LhexiMont

October 11th, 2006, 04:14 PM

Bumalik uli yung thread title ..kanina nabasa ko kasi na naging Residential Haven ..now bumalik uli sa Emerald City ..buti naman .

LhexiMont

October 11th, 2006, 05:46 PM

Updates :

The second store that will likely to open at F@st Bytes at Northgate Cyberzone is a Mcdonalds which will seem to be the anchor store there since it will occupy the biggest space at the strip .
Also another lot was recently fenced just beside the Bellevue Hotel . Patapos na rin ang construction ng 5132 building at Plaza D which are both 6-storeys. Near topping off na rin ang second building ng West Parc condominium while yung Mondrian Residence condominium is on finishing touches . The dullness of exterior of the condominium has somehow lessen
with the makeover they did with it .
Mystery pa rin yung two upcoming projects along Commerce Avenue ..wala pa kasi akong makita na any identification at nadagdagan pa nga nung isa na katabi ng Bellevue Hotel , so bale tatlo na sila .

Sinjin P.

October 12th, 2006, 02:54 AM

^ Yeah, Muntinlupa doesn't deserve to be called a Residential Haven only :doh:

Anyway, how is the area vacated by South Supermarket in ATC? Still no permanent usage?

LhexiMont

October 12th, 2006, 09:32 AM

The former space of South Supermarket was converted into an open parking area .

Anyway , Sinj , your right , I was amused when the thread title was changed for a while . There is more to Muntinlupa than being just a residential haven . It is now well rounded city where business , commerce and industry thrives . Infrastructures continue to improve for public convenience .
I just watched the cable TV show focusing on the city and in the film clip the show featured how progressive the city is now . Some of the business leaders / groups have even spoken . The head of FCC spoken her objectives how the city grown tremendously and also the Insular Life head on why they chose the strategic location of their HQ after starting from Escolta to Ayala Ave. and now Corporate Avenue in FCC because their company foresee the city as the city of the future .

Sinjin P.

October 12th, 2006, 01:19 PM

^ The title "Residential Haven" is now outdated, I checked the site and it was last updated on 2003 :doh:

amras

October 12th, 2006, 03:18 PM

So yung Mondrian Residences hindi na siya mukhang kahon ng posporo? hehehe

anyways, ano na pala ang kalagyan ng muntinlupa ngayon pagkatapos ng bagyo? Kasi diba nagdeclare ng state of calamity ang lungsod? Kawawa naman yung mga malapit sa Laguna Lake.

@lhexi, may update ka ba tungkol sa Sports center sa Tunasan? Tapos na ba to? At saka yung Bayanan Baywalk? sana makuhanan mo ng picture kung may pagkakataon. salamat!!!

LhexiMont

October 13th, 2006, 07:53 PM

Stores/Shops

7-11 Convenience Store - now open
McDonalds , 24-H ( 2-level store ) -opening soon
Samurai dine-in - opening soon
Ninak Dine-in - soon to open
Japuar something Dine in - soon to open

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/fstbytes.jpg

JAMAICUS

October 14th, 2006, 05:03 AM

Landco to develop Muntinlupa property
By Honey Madrilejos-Reyes
Reporter

LANDCO Pacific Corp., the property arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPC), has signed a joint venture agreement with Sucat Land Corp. (SLC) for the development of the latter’s property in Muntinlupa City.

The plan is to convert the 9.7-hectare property located at kilometer 21 East Service Road of Manila south expressway into a master planned and themed residential lifestyle community of multistory cluster, open spaces and amenities.

Under the agreement, SLC will contribute property to the project, while Landco will provide the funds and expertise for its development, following an earlier approved business plan.

Details on the project development cost were not available at this time.

Landco, is a major multiproject real-estate development company engaged in high-end residential resorts, leisure farms, first homes residential developments, shopping centers and commercial business districts and memorial parks.

In December, Landco would complete a P500-million shopping mall in Naga City, Bicol. Apart from the mall that is seated on a 12-hectare property, Landco is also developing commercial buildings.

Just like what the company did for its first shopping mall/commercial area project in Legaspi City, Albay, Landco is partnering again with the Gaisano group for the establishment of the Metro Department Store within the shopping mall.

SLC is a holding company whose major activity is the leasing of real property.

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/comp03.php

LhexiMont

October 14th, 2006, 07:12 AM

Is this property the vast emptied space formerly occupied by Philthread
( FireStone Tires ) , because I see a Sucat Land sign in that area . If that is it , it will be a stone-throw away within Makro -Sucat .

Seemingly , all those vacated / vacant properties in East Service road Sucat , Muntinlupa area are being developed one-by-one . First , the Brittany Bay area and now this Landco /Sucat Land joint development.

Aside from them , the huge area vacated by Solid Mills is also up for development into a mall complex by a major mall developer .
There's also the Makro Store and Veridian Towers in that stretch . Only an old but huge warehouse/plant by Lucio Tan group of companies that separates the Makro complex and the new Landco project .

Another great development in the offing in that seemingly growth area of Sucat .

carlo pontevedra

October 14th, 2006, 11:47 AM

The city government of Paranaque should know the effects of these future developments in terms of traffic congestion in the area. Street widening of Sucat should be a prime consideration if they (the city government) want to attract would-be locators into the area. As of now, traffic flow on Sucat is at a turtle's pace especially during the morning rush hours.

Sinjin P.

October 14th, 2006, 12:01 PM

I really thought that Sucat was solely part of Paranaque but may portion din pala sa Muntinlupa? If that's the case, which city has the larger portion of Sucat?

dive-cebu

October 14th, 2006, 01:30 PM

^^ still it's paranaque, i suppose

LhexiMont

October 15th, 2006, 12:14 AM

dive-cebu

October 15th, 2006, 02:40 PM

@lheximont, would you know what building is being occupied by etelecare alabang? i was with etel kase pero sa pbcom pa kami nun...

Migan

October 15th, 2006, 03:17 PM

@lheximont, would you know what building is being occupied by etelecare alabang? i was with etel kase pero sa pbcom pa kami nun...hi there, im not sure how accurate this is:

eTelecare Global Solutions Muntinlupa
eTelecare Global Solutions Philippines
Ground to 3rd Floors, Plaz@A Building
Northgate Cyberzone, Filinvest Corporate City
Alabang, Muntinlupa City 1781
Metro Manila, Philippines

got it from here: http://www.callcenterdirectory.net/call-center-companies/eTelecare-Global-Solutions-1.html

Migan

October 15th, 2006, 04:47 PM

took a few pics from phase 2 madrigal business park, alabang less than a week ago:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/smirnoff_2779/IMG_3814.jpg

the tall bldg. in the background i think is the richville corporate tower and the bldg. on the right would be the kennedy center
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/smirnoff_2779/IMG_3808.jpg

right across it is a 5-storey commercial currently under construction. did a little askin around and it seems it is scheduled to finish sometime this november. it will have around 50 units of rentable commercial office space. a covered arcade walkway surrounds the ground flr. units. each unit will have 1 toilet facility and will have finished interiors (ceramic tiles for flooring, acoustic ceiling boards, fully painted walls, operable aluminum windows). the whole bldg. comes with an elevator, main stairway, parking deck accommodating around 56 parking slots, public toilets, a back-up generator, sprinkler systems, fire escape each flr., provisions for split-type air conditioning units, and security.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/smirnoff_2779/IMG_3806.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/smirnoff_2779/IMG_3804.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/smirnoff_2779/IMG_3809.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/smirnoff_2779/IMG_3813.jpg

LhexiMont

October 15th, 2006, 06:17 PM

Thanks for the nice pics Migan .. ganda rin ng Madrigal Business Park .
Siguro if ever na mas naunang madevelop ang Filinvest Corp City ...tiyak papagandahin ng husto ng Ayalas ang MBP ..in the likes of Eastwood /Rockwell perhaps ..kasi yan ang trend sa mga mini -CBD's like them .

LhexiMont

October 15th, 2006, 11:35 PM

Mukhang okay yang bagong building na iyan , at may mga commercial arcades pa sa ground level taking advantage on that stretch of that beautiful concete covered walk which has long been there but not so much passers by.
How about the new InterMed Corporate Center at the back of Richville Tower ..is it fully finished now?

great184

October 16th, 2006, 12:52 PM

any pics of the spectrum center rendering in Filinvest?

Migan

October 16th, 2006, 07:24 PM

mukhang nasa final stages na ang intermed, structurally speaking. baka nasa finishing stage narin yun kasi nakikita kong nakakabit na mga glazing sa facade. subukan ko nalang kuhanan ng litrato pag napadaan.

great184

October 17th, 2006, 08:24 AM

i recently saw the official scale model of FCC. So far the projects that didin't break ground yet as shown in the model are La vie flats and civic prime, plus the Cedar tower and other mid-rises built at cybergate

LhexiMont

October 17th, 2006, 05:35 PM

Update :

It looks like that continously progressing na yung paggawa sa segment ng Alabang Zapote road with underpass connecting sa West Service road ng SSH in preparation na rin sa major renovation /repair ng Alabang viaduct soon since the roads of Filinvest will be utilized once the viaduct goes under repair.

salamangkero

October 18th, 2006, 09:25 AM

trapik trapik na naman!

LhexiMont

October 18th, 2006, 09:58 AM

Near topping off na yung 2nd tower ng West Parc condominium at inalis na yung crane on top of it ..but..inilipat lang pala nila yung crane kasi they started the immediate construction of the 3rd tower ..ang bilis nga .
Early this year lang nag start ang construction ng 2nd tower at natapos agad . Mabilis rin kasi na sold out ang towers 1 & 2 at ang tower 3 ay pre-selling na sometime in May or June .
Seven tower residential complex daw ang West Parc ..sana mas matataas yung succeeding towers ..but if not ( same as 15 storeys ) ay okay lang din.

Tinanaw ko kanina sa Commerce Avenue yung dalawang mystery projects na nasa digging stage ..pero wala pa rin ako makita na identification or details about those two projects. Wala pa rin kasi nakapaskil sa construction site .

LhexiMont

October 18th, 2006, 10:35 AM

After what I saw sa pic in BGC thread nung nangyari sa outer skin ng Market Market courtesy of the typhoon . The material is a hard foam-like one that covers the outer concrete surface for design and insulation purposes . It looks concrete-like , but not as strong as concrete hence got destroyed when struck by the strong strong winds of Milenyo typhoon.
Parang ganundin kasi yung texture ng outer finish ng Festival Mall ..kaya to make sure ..hinawakan ko pa talaga yung columns ng mall ..and definitely ay concrete finished yun . Kaya pala walang ganung damage sa outer cover ng entire mall . Scot -free talaga .. ang mall .

Migan

October 18th, 2006, 01:50 PM

@lhex
kailan ba magsisimula ang pagretrofit ng alabang viaduct? kasi huling balita ko na approve na talaga ang construction nun pero yung actual date ng pagstart and hindi ko sigurado.

nasubukan ko narin katukin ang mga poste ng festival mall dati pa... actually naumpog ako sa poste... at napansin ko matibay nga talaga.... heheheh :scouserd:

some more pictures of madrigal business park:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/smirnoff_2779/18102006081.jpg

now focusing more on intermed
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/smirnoff_2779/18102006080.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/smirnoff_2779/18102006082.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b239/smirnoff_2779/18102006083.jpg

sorry for the blurry pics, next time i'll try stepping down the car before taking pics for a change!

LhexiMont

October 18th, 2006, 05:30 PM

Thanx for the pics Migs, ganda ng Intermed ..lalo na kung mas naging mataas pa sana . Currently , nag ooffice ang Intermed group sa Common Goal tower also in Madrigal BP ... siguro early next year they will transfer to their own office building .

LhexiMont

October 18th, 2006, 05:49 PM

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/Alabang.jpg

Sinjin P.

October 19th, 2006, 10:31 AM

^ I actually like the design of Richville Corporate Tower. My dad works there too :D

LhexiMont

October 19th, 2006, 05:40 PM

I worked there too once ..about 2 years ago . Richville an office tower is also owned by the developer of five-star Vivere Suites hotel in Filinvest. Although Vivere Suites seems not that polished in its exteriors ..it has nice rooms and facilities thus earning a deluxe hotel status . Bellevue is likewise a deluxe full service hotel .

Migan

October 20th, 2006, 02:32 AM

come to think of it, buti hindi inabutan ng richville ang 1 parking slot : 50 sqm. parking ratio na nirerequire ng munisipyo for office/commercial space. or else hindi siguro siya magiging ganyan kataas ngayon. right now naiintindihan ko rin kung bakit wala gano nagtatayo ng matataas na buildings sa may MBP area, may kalakihan kasi ang parking requirements na dapat iprovide ng mga building developers wherein masyadong magastos gumawa ng multi-parking levels at nauubos naman ang rentable space na natitira sa bldg. dahil kinain na ng puro parking space. so hindi feasible kung masyadong mataas. ang normal ratio lang kasi sa buildng code ay 1 parking slot : 125 sqm. gross office floor area. hindi ko lang alam kung bakit sa may FCC area, ang mga restaurants na mas matindi ang ratio 1 parking slot : 30 sqm. ay wala man lang ni isang parking space within their buildings. sa sidewalk or sa mga public parking areas lang sila nag rerely for parking.

gridloc

October 20th, 2006, 05:01 AM

Pictures of Civic Prime, some Filinvest bldgs., and Filinvest Interchange taken recently:
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/glennbp/ABCD0009-1.jpghttp://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/glennbp/ABCD0008.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/glennbp/ABCD0010-1.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/glennbp/ABCD0011-1.jpghttp://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/glennbp/ABCD0012-1.jpg

amras

October 20th, 2006, 07:59 AM

nice set of pictures! at walang traffic sa expressway. kakaiba.

LhexiMont

October 20th, 2006, 08:19 AM

Civic Place 2301 is a simple but nicely -designed ( clean and sleek ) building . Hope to see a taller version of that nice structure along Civic Drive .

amras

October 20th, 2006, 08:24 AM

Ayos nga yang design ng Civic Prime. Actually there are a number of good looking buildings in Alabang especially in the MBP area, in spite of their short height. Hopefully we could see taller buildings to be built soon.

Anyways, another feat from Munti:

MUNTI IS NCR’s “MOST BUSINESS FRIENDLY CITY FOR 2006” - PCCI
October 17, 2006 – Tuesday
News released courtesy of Public Information Office
For ref: Please call Tez Valencia at 862-49-26

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After four years since it last bagged the prestigious “Most Business Friendly City” in the country, Muntinlupa again bagged the said award to be given by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) during awarding ceremonies on October 20 with no less than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as guest of honor.

The awarding this time will be given per region and the city bested other cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) for the said title. A gala night of the Philippine Business Conference will also be held to be attended by Vice President Noli de Castro and all the other local awardee and leading business firms.

This is the third time the city was adjudged “Most Business Friendly City,” the first and second times were years 2001 to 2002.

Last year, the city was given special citation by PCCI led by its President Donald Dee. The city was recognized for its Business Permits and License Office’s religious implementation of the Business-One-Stop-Shop (BOSS) system of which many investors benefit and enjoy for its short, red tape-free type of transacting business.

BPLO’s Gary Llamas said they probably got the award due to their hassle-free way of giving business permits, real estate property tax declaration and receipts, among others.

He said the city’s BOSS effects transparency in transactions and minimization of bureaucracy. He said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) itself praised the city’s revenue generating offices such as the BPLO, Assessor’s Office, Treasury Department, and Building Office for eliminating red tape and corruption in all its transactions with the paying public.

Even PCCI’s Dee hailed the city in its efficient schemes of releasing business permits the same day or morning provided the applicant’s requirements are complete. Next year, Llamas said the BPLO has various innovations to improve its services such as providing particular lane for single and multiple transactions.

He said that by January 2007, copies of the business permits applications can be downloaded from the internet so investors would not have to personally drop by to the city hall to secure one. Llamas would also want to implement the so-called “culling scheme” where those renewing their permits need no fill up another application because everything will be adjusted (from the gross income to office address) via the computer.

LhexiMont

October 20th, 2006, 08:43 AM

@ Amras , correct ko lang that building is Civic Place 2301 ..but there is also an upcoming building called Civic Prime . Maybe you just got confused by the names ..its also along Civic Drive and construction of it just commenced.

Also , nabasa ko sa news headline on TV ( although have not watched the full details ) na confirmed na ita-transfer na ang New Bilibid Prison here in Muntinlupa to a more secured and secluded place somewhere in Tanay , Rizal . Sana , naman hindi mag-iinarte mga nakatira sa Tanay na kesyo ayaw nila na sa bayan nila ilagak ang National Prison . Anyway , government property naman tiyak yun so they will have to accept it . Saka , look at Muntinlupa ..despite the fact that it hosts the NBP ..it has become one of the top cities in the country ...so hindi naman hindrance sa progress ng isang bayan .
Aside from that , NBP's proximity , being really close and not that secluded anymore nowadays is at stake ..hence the transfer of location . Sana tuloy-tuloy na yung transfer na iyon ..the number of decades the city had hosted it is quite enough ....it should not be permanently stationed in our city 'for life. '

great184

October 20th, 2006, 06:57 PM

LhexiMont

October 20th, 2006, 07:24 PM

No , Spectrum Center was in different stretch of Commerce Avenue . There was already a huge fenced site meant for Spectrum Center ..still visible in FCC until now ..it was supposed to occupy an entire block but was put on hold .

The two mystery projects are totally new projects ....and hopefully they are both high rise buildings .

I saw a billboard ad for the phase 2 of South Central which is ongoing construction . The billboard has pictures of how will the commecial space will look like and described as like" an all year round marketplace " or something . The photo looks like a strip mall with a well landscaped open arcades .

LhexiMont

October 23rd, 2006, 12:30 AM

GMA signs EO to move New Bilibid to Tanay

Oct 22, 2006 (The Manila Times - McClatchy-Tribune Business News via COMTEX) -- President Arroyo has signed an executive order transferring the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) from Muntinlupa City to Tanay, Rizal.

Executive Order (EO) 568 was signed by the President Arroyo on September 8, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Saturday.

The President signed two other proclamations related to the transfer, Ermita said.

Proclamation 1158 provides for the reservation of 300 hectares of titled government property in Tanay as the new site of the NBP and field office site of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon).

Under the proclamation, 270 hectares has been allotted as new site of the NBP facilities, with the remaining 30 hectares reserved for the field office site of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office and the Forest Tree Nursery Site of the DENR-Calabarzon.

In Proclamation 1159, the President declared the conversion of the 366.7-hectare NBP reservation in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa City, into a government socialized housing site.

The national penitentiary, built in 1847 during the Spanish occupation, was originally located in Manila. It was transferred to Muntinlupa in 1936.

The institution was established by virtue of Sec. 1708 of the Revised Administrative Code in 1935. It had an original land area of 551 hectares, but 104 hectares were given to employees for the housing project of the Department of Justice.

Ermita said the President directed the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) to rationalize the land use and prepare a Master Development Plan (MDP) to optimize the utilization of the remaining areas in the Muntinlupa penitentiary for housing projects for government employees and legitimate occupants.

Mrs. Arroyo directed the HUDCC, DENR, Office of the President, Department of Justice, Bureau of Corrections, the city government of Muntinlupa, the National Housing Authority and the office of the lone congressional district of Muntinlupa to constitute the Inter-Agency Steering Committee and oversee the preparation and implementation of the MDP of the NBP site and will issue the necessary implementing rules and regulations.

The HUDCC will act as chairman and the justice department as cochairman of the steering committee.

The proclamation allotted 780,000 square meters for housing projects for employees of the Office of the President, Department of Justice/Bureau of Corrections and DENR qualified employees.

The remaining areas have been allotted as follows:

--220,000 square meters for mixed-income residential purposes (priority shall be given to existing and qualified residents within NBP)

--440,000 square meters for institutional, public or quasi-public purpose

--1.47 million square meters for mixed-use/commercial/residential purposes

--517,000 square meters for open space/park purposes

--240,000 square meters for the implementation of the Daang-Hari-South Luzon Expressway Road Link Project.

Under EO 568, the President stressed the need for the transfer of the NBP to Barangay Cuyambay in Tanay in order to institute an improved national prison system conducive to the reformation and rehabilitation of the inmates.

The justice department has been tasked by the President to implement the transfer of the NBP while the procurement of works and services, development and management of the new correctional facility was given to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), with assistance from the Department of Budget and Management, the DENR and other concerned government agencies.

The funding, requirements and arrangements for the transfer of the new NBP site will be determined by the DOJ, DBM and the DPWH.

The transfer will start within six months from the date of issue of EO 568

Source : http://news.tradingcharts.com/futures/1/3/84630331.html

LhexiMont

October 23rd, 2006, 12:39 AM

Great ..great news ..especially the new road project connecting SLE to Daang Hari . I totally agree with the provision of land allotment for each sector of institutional , housing , business and open spaces ...

In addition , the city government centralized center will also be built here .

Dueller23

October 23rd, 2006, 01:53 AM

amras

October 23rd, 2006, 03:56 AM

LhexiMont

October 23rd, 2006, 07:27 AM

^^^ Great news indeed @Lhexi...By the way, a friend of mind told me that the one you mentioned of a still unknown project along commerce avenue opposite the Asian Star building is a condominium with 26 floors. No confirmation yet on the name of the building.

Indeed Great! ..that's good to know that its really a high rise condominium at 26 floors . How about the other one across WestGate adjacent to Petron station and the boundary-marker of FCC ? Its also unknown ..there seems to be a rendering or an ad about it on a billboard but they've covered it with a tarp .

LhexiMont

October 23rd, 2006, 11:57 PM

wow the transfer of NBP to Taytay is really a welcomed development for Muntinlupa. I'm also glad that they are reserving a huge land are for parks and open spaces.

Just wanna confirm, the article says that the transfer would start six months after the EO is issued, so that means by the 2nd half of 2007?

@ Amras , its Tanay, not Taytay. Although both are within Rizal province , Tanay is the more rural like as Taytay is very much closer to eastern Metro Manila .

LhexiMont

October 24th, 2006, 12:25 AM

At least , aside from the one in Commerce Avenue in Alabang , there will be an alternative road linking SLT to Daang Hari . If this will coincide with the expansion/extension of SLT and Alabang viaduct rehabilitation , it will be of much benefit to all and will further ease travel going from the CALABARZON areas to Metro Manila .
Huge public centralized park will be also very ideal if created as planned after the NBP transfer as southern Metro Manila needs its own since only Manila and QC have huge parks as of now. That portion of Poblacion has already a built in minor forest-like reservation area which can be improved for a public park facility .
The sleeping giant of a huge residential development called Susana Heights and the sprawling Tunasan area will also benefit from the upcoming development for sure.

amras

October 24th, 2006, 12:33 AM

@ Amras , its Tanay, not Taytay. Although both are within Rizal province , Tanay is the more rural like as Taytay is very much closer to eastern Metro Manila .

ic. magkaiba pala yun.

IMPRESARIO

October 24th, 2006, 02:58 PM

ncr business friendly city '06! congrats!

LhexiMont

October 25th, 2006, 08:31 AM

Aside from NBP ..dami pala mga health , other insitutions at government operated facility in the city namely :

1. Napocor's Sucat Power Plant
2. RITM -Research Institute for Tropical Medicine ( Alabang )
3. BFAD/DOH complex ( Alabang )
4. The Haven ( formerly Marilac Hills ) center for women ( Alabang )
5. Elsie Gaches Village ( across ATC )
6. DSWD Complex ( across ATC ) and ..

7. New Bilibid Prison reservation

thomasian

October 27th, 2006, 07:34 AM

Festival Supermall Expansion - Greens & Grills: Additional 3,400 sq.m. leasable area

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Festival_Grills-and-Greens_layout.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Festival_Grills-and-Greens_renderin.jpg

South Station 2
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/SouthStation2.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Plaz-D_5132.jpg

LhexiMont

October 27th, 2006, 09:18 AM

Thanks , Aaron for those nice nice renderings /layouts of the developments in Filinvest Corporate City . You are truly very resourceful in researching and we appreciate it very much . Wow very nice looking pala yung magiging outcome ng South Station complemented by a transport terminal . Are those exteriors of SS2 covered with glass ? It resembles an airport terminal
.
Ganda rin ng mga lowrise office towers , especially yung 5132 . All of those developments are under construction now . Kudos to Filinvest , without so much fanfare they just build and build beautiful projects in their flagship development

Sinjin P.

October 27th, 2006, 10:08 AM

Just a little history:

1994 The Alabang Commercial Center was renovated and relaunched as the Alabang Town Center.

thomasian

October 27th, 2006, 10:13 AM

Thanks , Aaron for those nice nice renderings /layouts of the developments in Filinvest Corporate City . You are truly very resourceful in researching and we appreciate it very much . Wow very nice looking pala yung magiging outcome ng South Station complemented by a transport terminal . Are those exteriors of SS2 covered with glass ? It resembles an airport terminal
.
Ganda rin ng mga lowrise office towers , especially yung 5132 . All of those developments are under construction now , except for Plaza D , but Plaza D is with fence now so construction may begin sooner . Kudos to Filinvest , without so much fanfare they just build and build beautiful projects in their flagship development

How about Festival Supermall's Greens and Grills?

LhexiMont

October 27th, 2006, 04:27 PM

Right now a handful of those shops designated as Units A-H ( based on the layout ) are already operating consisting of plants /landscaping /pottery stores or the component of GREENS . I already saw an U/C store designated as Units 1-9 and I presume this is a component of GRILLS or al-fresco dining/eateries . I will give an update as soon as I saw the confirmed identity of that U/C store .

LhexiMont

October 28th, 2006, 09:36 AM

I just noticed today that the young trees that were slightly damaged or uprooted by Milenyo typhoon last month was replanted its same location along FCC's boulevard's sidewalks and islands. The destroyed branches were cut off along with the leaves but the tree's torso was replanted .
Its nice to see that FCC took time and effort to replant those trees by providing ample support for those trees so that they can regrow and bloom again in months to come .
They also cleaned up the debris of those destroyed branches .
Also I earlier , I trek Northgate Cyberzone and I notice that they are digging the vacant lot betweeb the U/C 5132 building and HSBC building . Shovels and equipments are busy ..they also seem preparing to fence the digging area . I wonder what structure they will build on that lot .

LhexiMont

October 28th, 2006, 09:52 AM

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/mondrian.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/facade.jpg

LhexiMont

October 30th, 2006, 08:55 AM

Ang laki ng improvement sa exteriors ng Mondrian Residences eversince na -resume ang construction nito. Mabuti na lang na matatapos na din at mag-start ng operation probably by next year ang condominium na ito . Three years yata natigil ang construction nito ( although its topped off that time ) and I thought FCC will have an unfinished/unutilized structure within its turf which will be very visible since kokonti pa nga lang ang buildings sa sprawling business district.
I heard the units are really spacious and its a great investment , considering na very affordable ang price nito.

LhexiMont

October 30th, 2006, 09:05 AM

I read on a broadsheet supplement last week that the newest branch of Wilcon Builder's Depot in Filinvest Alabang is its biggest to date sitting on a 1.5 hectare property in 2-levels of store space .
Not only the biggest , but the most beautiful one and has the widest variety of hardware products, tools , home fixtures on its DIY section . It also boasts of an art-gallery like interiors exhibiting the widest arrays of floor tiles and bathroom fixtures on its first level . The upcoming second level will host various home improvement /office and home furniture shops once opened in the weeks to come .

LhexiMont

November 3rd, 2006, 05:13 PM

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November 7th, 2006, 11:06 AM

Sinjin P.

November 7th, 2006, 11:43 AM

^ The billboards really stand out :bow:

_zner_

November 7th, 2006, 12:04 PM

^^ reminds me of las vegas strip. :D

Dueller23

November 7th, 2006, 12:35 PM

^^ Excellent view.

Dueller23

November 7th, 2006, 12:42 PM

The second level of Wilcon is now opened . It consist of an open style showroom and without those traditional various store spaces .

Also , diggings is being done and soon to be fenced on the lot between the U/C 5132 and the HSBC while the fenced area beside Bellevue Hotel was repainted and some cabins/container are already in placed inside the fenced area .

I think the fenced area between U/C 5132 and HSBC is another IT building named 5140 which will break ground before yearend.

According to Africa-Israel site which is part owner of Northgate Cyberzone, the company is planning to construct up to 3 buildings of approximately 28,000 square meters a year in the next 6 years. Imagine what will Northgate look like after 6 years.

http://www.africa-israel.com/eng/inner.asp?id=9760&pext=project

dive-cebu

November 7th, 2006, 12:45 PM

^^ haaay! i miss this place... the best for happy hours!!!

LhexiMont

November 7th, 2006, 04:36 PM

Been there in Vivere 3 or 4 years ago ... Bellevue was still U/C those times along with early Plaz@ buildings .

@ Dueller , what about the lot w/ fence just right beside Bellevue Hotel , any infos what will it be ?

Like the view way up there in that building ...kahit medyo murky na yung waters sa Laguna lake at infested nung mga fishcages ..its still nice that Alabang has that closer view of a nearby body of water .

Sinjin P.

November 8th, 2006, 11:28 AM

At summer, we usually hang out at 2020 at Bellevue :D

LhexiMont

November 9th, 2006, 03:11 AM

http://usera.imagecave.com/mayonpics/manillasky_copy-samcharupakorn-vivere.jpg
View from Vivere Suites

Photo by Sam Charupakorn (http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Philippines/NCR/photo490509.htm)

In 5-10 years time that row of lighted billboards which seemingly look like a Vegas strip ..will be replaced by real structures of various condominiums , office towers , a hotel that will rise from Brittany Bay area , the Veridian Towers , an upcoming major mall and the Landco Pacific high-end residential condominiums .

LhexiMont

November 10th, 2006, 10:07 AM

Yesterday , I was at FCC area , I just noticed that the project near the exit of FCC along Commerce ave going thru Ayala Alabang village is now U/C on its second level . It seems its not a high rise coz there are no cranes and its location on the outermost fringe of FCC is not meant for a high rise .
The other project along the same avenue near Asian Star building is still on digging stage as well as the one beside Bellevue Hotel . 5140 building in between 5132 and HSBC is still on the digging stage as well while Civic Prime is now U/C at ground level .

LhexiMont

November 10th, 2006, 11:23 PM

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/36213961.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/f5291832.jpg

LhexiMont

November 12th, 2006, 11:36 PM

I was able to watch on our cable TV which features the weekly updates on what's happening in the city . The recent episode shown has the interiors of the new gymnasium in a sports complex in Tunasan featured . The show host was inside the gym which is now on its finishing touches . It's interiors is almost done as the wooden flooring is being installed .

Sinjin P.

November 13th, 2006, 12:07 AM

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/36213961.jpg

This is an awesome photo, very sharp and it really shows the true beauty of the Insular Twins

LhexiMont

November 13th, 2006, 06:15 AM

I also noticed yesterday while aboard a vehicle at some point along South Luzon Expressway ( at the northbound lane , near/across the Shell Plaza to be exact ) the buildings of FCC at certain angles already forms a mini skyline . Bellevue Hotel , Vivere Suites , Insular Twins , Asian Star , Aspen Tower , Asian Hospital and Civic Place 2301 seem aligned on that angle , but they are actually situated far from each others .

Sinjin P.

November 13th, 2006, 09:54 AM

^^ http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8741/filicityer2.jpg

amras

November 14th, 2006, 10:33 PM

DepEd MUNTI WINS P10-M GRANT IN MICROSOFT-PHILS SEARCH

November 9, 2006 – Thursday

News released courtesy of Public Information Office

For ref: Please call Tez Valencia at 862-49-26

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The Department of Education Division in Muntinlupa emerged as winner together with two other provincial divisions in the year long hunt for Outstanding Department of Education division search by the Microsoft Philippines recently held at the Westin Philippine Plaza Hotel.

DepEd Munti along with Cebu and Digos provinces bested more than 180 teams in the Microsoft Philippines’ Partners in Learning search called “Potensyal: Building the 21st Century School Systems.” The three DepEd divisions winners were each awarded P10 million worth of training and technology grants.

DepEd Munti’s division superintendent Fe Faz said they were chosen because they have successfully integrated information and communication technology (ICT) in student teaching and learning curriculum.

But Faz shared the honor with the city government led by Mayor Jaime Fresnedi for committing the city to giving education through ICT integration in the classroom.

Education Secretary congratulated Muntinlupa for providing the students access to information and communications technology based learning solutions to empower them with knowledge that will build their potentials to the fullest.

Faz thanked Microsoft’s Partners in Learning (Pil) and Potensyal programs because it recognize the most innovative schools and divisions that are open to technology encouraged the integration of ICT in the teaching and learning process in the divisions.

Microsoft’s Pil and Potensyal programs include “No Teacher Left Behind and the Innovative Teachers Leadership Awards where teachers undergo training that enhance their skills as educators. It is also reveals how the teachers and school administrators have successfully worked together to implement and employ what they learned.

Faz said their winning edge is their concrete blueprint conceptualized by her and her assistant schools division superintendent entitled: “Blended Learning Approach Towards an Information and Communication Technology, Strategic Direction for the Division of Muntinlupa City.”

She said their ICT team work towards the academic excellence and ICT friendly environment of the city’s schools. Their areas of focus are ICT equipment and hardware, software and services, human ware and capability building and planning and management.

THE DIVISION OF MUNTINLUPA CITY WINS MOST INNOVATIVE DIVISION FOR LUZON
November 7, 2006 – Tuesday

News released courtesy of Public Information Office

For ref: Please call Tez Valencia at 862-49-26

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The Division of Muntinlupa City emerged as the Most Innovative Division for Luzon in the Microsoft Philippines’ Partners in Learning Search called “Potensyal: Building the 21st Century School System.”

It entered the finals for the Luzon group together with Makati, Ifugao, Kalinga, Nueva Ecija, Masbate, Batanes, Zambales, Baguio, and Ilocos Sur and bagged the top award because of a strong showing of the Division ICT Team headed by its Superintendent, Dr. Fe L. Paz, when she presented a comprehensive Division ICT Plan in terms of four components namely: Infrastructure and Hardware, Humanware and Capability Building, Software and Services, and Planning and Management.

The Division’s winning edge is its ICT Framework based on a UNESCO Model complemented with a Plan of action geared towards addressing the inadequacies in the four areas mentioned.

The team was able to put across an image of a strong leadership committed to enchancing instruction through ICT use in the classrooms, collaborating and hardworking supervisors and school heads, and teachers open to ICT use in teaching, together with supportive city officials headed by the Honorable Mayor Jaime Fresnedi and Honorable Congressman Rufino Biazon.

With the P10 million training and technology grant, the Division hopes to realize its mission of transforming each of the Muntinlupeño student into his/her optimum human potential in a value-laden and technology-driver teaching-learning environment.

LhexiMont

November 16th, 2006, 01:00 AM

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/btmunt06.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/btmunt01.jpg

amras

November 16th, 2006, 10:38 AM

^^ http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8741/filicityer2.jpg

wow, did u submit this as a banner?

@lhexi, which part of NBP reservation is shown in those pictures?

LhexiMont

November 16th, 2006, 04:28 PM

The steel frames meant as exit tollgates for SSH-West Service Road /Alabang Zapote road are now erected in to the site as asphalt laying on access roads are progressing .
I just saw it yesterday , when I passed by the area .

LhexiMont

November 16th, 2006, 10:10 PM

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/93filinvest2.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/IMG_4814.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/1042393_3_b.jpg
Bellevue Hotel , Manila prior to the expansion of its podium .

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/f8da9734.jpg
Asian Star office building

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/93Filinvest_2-med.jpg
Insular Life Corporate Centre , towers

great184

November 17th, 2006, 04:27 AM

When was its podium extended? Never knew that hehe

pau_p1

November 17th, 2006, 06:18 AM

if i'm not mistaken, the second tower of insular still has a very low occupancy... and the first one only almost half is still vacant..

thomasian

November 17th, 2006, 07:39 AM

^^ Parang last year lang yata (or two years na) kasi they added another ballroom/expanded their ballroom.

dive-cebu

November 17th, 2006, 11:59 AM

if i'm not mistaken, the second tower of insular still has a very low occupancy... and the first one only almost half is still vacant..

correction po: im from insular life and the taller tower is actually 70-80% occupied but the shorter one has an occupancy rate of around 5-10% lang. i think only 5 floors are occupied by callcenters sa tower 2.

LhexiMont

November 17th, 2006, 03:09 PM

correction po: im from insular life and the taller tower is actually 70-80% occupied but the shorter one has an occupancy rate of around 5-10% lang. i think only 5 floors are occupied by callcenters sa tower 2.

Hindi naman kasi simultaneously built yung two towers , after two years pa yata bago na built yung lower second tower , hence the low occupancy rate . Also, mas nag click kasi yung mga built to suit low rise buildings sa Northgate Cyberzone . Anyway , as long as the building is completed beautifully as it is now , in due time naman tataas din ang occupancy rate . Also stiff din ang competition sa nearby Madrigal Business Park na puro office buildings .

kevinb

November 17th, 2006, 04:42 PM

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/93filinvest2.jpg

Di ba Festival ung nasa lower right hand corner ng pic?

LhexiMont

November 17th, 2006, 05:09 PM

Yes indeed , its Festival Supermall .

kevinb

November 17th, 2006, 05:13 PM

Just as I thought. Nakilala ko ung roof niya eh.:D

Dueller23

November 20th, 2006, 08:35 AM

Filinvest Group services BPO sector

(Business World (Philippines) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Gotianun-led Filinvest Group of Companies is increasing its presence in office and residential development to serve the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.

Josephine G. Yap, Filinvest Development Corp. president, said the acquisition of Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) of the 60% share of Filinvest Alabang, Inc. in Cyber-zone Properties, Inc., developer of the Northgate Cyberzone in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. Africa Israel Investments (Philippines) continues to own the remaining 40% stake.

FLI's entry will solidify Filinvest group's venture into information technology through the BPO sector. Filinvest Alabang, FLI's sister company, is the developer of the 244-hectare Filinvest Corporate City in Alabang with interest on residential and retail. Completed only late last week, the acquisition was valued at P3.3 billion.

"This development signals even greater strength and dynamism as we fast-track the development of Northgate Cyberzone with our partner, the Africa Israel group," Ms. Yap said yesterday.

Northgate Cyberzone maintains about 100,000 square meters of call center and BPO space. Ms. Yap said the total office space is expected to jump to 355,000 square meters of gross leasable space in the "next few years."

CyberZone Properties yesterday topped-off the six-storey, 10,800- square meter Plaz@D, designed as another BPO office space. It also held the inauguration of the six-storey, 10,800-square meter Plaz@A.

Now called Genpact Building, Plaz@A will host its newest tenants, call center company eTelecare Global Solutions and India's largest BPO company Genpact.

Ms. Yap said more big names in the BPO arena will enter over the next few years.

"From what we heard from our locators, they have more jobs than they can handle. Their clients have been very impressed on the productivity and the quality of manpower," she said.

She said the company implements the concept of "building-on-demand." "We don't do so much speculative development. We are very close to the demand. Usually when we start, we are in serious negotiation already with the prospective tenants."

Ms. Yap said they can even expand the 18.7-hectare Northgate Cyberzone to 44 hectares. A Philippine Economic Zone Authority-registered information technology zone, the area is designed, master-planned and built to cater to technology-based companies.

She said Filinvest Alabang will develop more condominium projects to cater to the needs of the office workers. Next month, it will hold the groundbreaking for Studio One residential condominium.

A unit is about 13 square meters in size and will sell for less than a million pesos.

"Very compact, it is like a dormitory room so it is very ideal for agents. The rest of the condominium projects now are for the call center officials. This is something they [agents] can afford," Ms. Yap said.

She added plans are afoot to build another affordable condominium building. "In a few more months, we can launch this. We will just keep on building as long as there is a market."

Copyright 2006 BusinessWorld (Philippines). Source: Financial Times Information Limited - Asia Intelligence Wire.

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/10/03/1959888.htm

LhexiMont

November 20th, 2006, 04:58 PM

I'm wondrin' how Filinvest will expand Northgate Cyberzone from 18.7 to 44 hectares ? Will they accumulate an additional parcel of land outside of the 244 -hectares FCC has , or will it just be within the 244 -hectares of FCC .

LhexiMont

November 22nd, 2006, 12:17 AM

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/robsucat.jpg

Is this the Robinson mall that will be built here in this lot ..beside Sucat Interchange ( Muntinlupa City proper )
If this is it ..it will definitely complement the future developments of the 60-hectare Brittany Bay which is just across or that that vast property in the photo below . It seems , naka-jackpot ang Robinson sa location na ito ..better than SM City Bicutan .
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/robinsonssucatsite4.jpg

LhexiMont

November 23rd, 2006, 12:40 AM

Aside from the exciting Brittany Bay project in the area ..other upcoming residential community projects that will be in this vicinity are the new Landco Pacific project , Veridian Towers , Centropolis . Then the upscale villages of Posadas , BF Homes and others are also nearby and of course the majority of residential areas within the Cupang-Buli -Sucat coastline of Laguna lake.

LhexiMont

November 27th, 2006, 01:51 AM

Muntinlupa City Updates :

Filinvest Corporate City

1. West Parc’s Birch tower , topped off already ( 15 –storey )
2. Plaza D @ Northgate Cyberzone topped off already ( 6-storey )
3. 5132 building @ Northgate Cyberzone topped off already ( 6-storey )
4. Fast Bytes , hip dining strip , operational with restaurants and stores as:
Mcdonalds , 7-11 , Samurai , Hen Lin’s Pizza , Ninak and Prince Jaipur

5. 5140 building @ Northgate Cyberzone ………....excavation in progress
6. Project beside Bellevue Hotel …………….excavation in progress
7. Studio One @ Northgate Cyberzone ( 12-storey ) …excavation in progress
8. Civic Prime building ( 10 –storey ) …at ground level construction .
9. La Vie Flats condominium ( 22-storey ) ……..excavation/clearing works
10. Project across Westgate Complex ….construction @ 2nd level .
11. Project across Asian Star tower ……..excavation in progress ( a 26-storey residential according to a forumer )
12. South Station Phase 2 - construction in full –swing with accompanying roadway development .
13. Alabang Zapote road / SSH tollgate exit – road construction /widening of AZR which includes an underpass and extension
of Corporate Avenue ..in preparation for the upcoming major repair of Alabang viaduct of which this newly built roadways
will be utilized on the duration of the repair of the 1.2 km viaduct.

Madrigal Business Park

1. Intermed Corporate tower ( 17 –storey ) – exterior/interiors finishing touches .
2. Commercial building ( 5 –level ) – exterior/interiors finishing touches

Brittany Bay /Sucat Area

1. Viera’s Marfori residential tower ( 15 -20 storey ) ……..excavation in progress
2. Presidio condominiums … second building completed
3. Centropolis Condominium @ West Service road …topped off .

Tunasan Area

1. Muntinlupa Gymnasium @ Tunasan baywalk - completed ….undergoing
interior finishings

great184

November 27th, 2006, 03:47 PM

11. Project across Asian Star tower ……..excavation in progress - this would be Spectrum center right?

LhexiMont

November 28th, 2006, 11:09 AM

Its not Spectrum Center but a 26-storey residential tower .

great184

December 5th, 2006, 02:15 PM

But that's a commercial area right? Oh well a condo is better than nothing... Hopefully it will complement well the very well known min-skyline of Insular, Asian and Vivere...

great184

December 5th, 2006, 02:41 PM

Here are some pics taken today, @ Madrigal Business Park along Alabang Zapote road...

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l296/thegreat184/alabang02.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l296/thegreat184/alabang01.jpg

LhexiMont

December 5th, 2006, 04:25 PM

It would have been better sana if Madrigal Business Park / ATC became contemporaries to Eastwood City or Rockwell because the road network here are more spacious and the entire property itself is bigger ( around 25-40 hectares ). And kung truly integrated talaga ang ATC sa MBP ..but anyways I still prefer this over Eastwood City kase hindi ito congested .

great184

December 6th, 2006, 09:26 AM

True all it needs is a boom in demand. Eastwood and Rockwell will soon be filled up and demand for condos/offices should inevitably encourage development in Alabang.

mhe-ann

December 7th, 2006, 01:54 AM

went to ATC last night with workmates. here are some pics that I took.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pf740f2a1f67fa55a9e5117a6086d2b51/ebbb2398.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pdf6a61c7c690e4d23c58a07ec71d52ca/ebbb1df0.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p97dd741c9f6eacca9610dd4551bc9188/ebbb2381.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pdb5a9ba2907d08f9732ffaee37d98a78/ebbb236d.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pf97c51699a745ab11e9abc555109af19/ebbb234e.jpg

mhe-ann

December 7th, 2006, 01:57 AM

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p94b847a506961cfe588646973feee8b1/ebbb233e.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p736a69c159f9dfeec4902add7c5e6c05/ebbb2228.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p4cac02eb39a0da33d45822061c153f52/ebbb221b.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p10ec04dda5fd64f4b00d0d1dbf7356ce/ebbb2201.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p3e0e1c9d30b66995626d220fda0ca540/ebbb21d4.jpg

mhe-ann

December 7th, 2006, 02:04 AM

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pd8705d3ed7540b5dcb1fa6ed505402f2/ebbb21b6.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pa5824cadb2c1463f8346f50c1ab53536/ebbb20ae.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p7b81bc601c8aeb446bad97befde47267/ebbb2090.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p312ee06113fcf8c7f1e2d176ce707656/ebbb2866.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pce478fa04c0fef8c8c6c364caad71057/ebbb284f.jpg

will post some more later.

LhexiMont

December 7th, 2006, 02:25 AM

I still prefer ATC over Eastwood ... its the original mall in the city which continuous to reinvents itself .

If the leases of the old buildings ( casa somethings ...and drive thru-mcdo ) will expire like that of the South Supermarket building , probably a major expansion of the mall will happen . Or an expansion of the other big malls in Alabang will also trigger ATC expansion .
I remember , when Festival Supermall opened in 1998 , a major expansion ( the one with enclosed activity center / Rustans ) occured in ATC in 1999-2000 .

amras

December 7th, 2006, 04:55 AM

wow, may breadtalk na rin pala sa ATC? and they also changed the fountains? haha, tagal ko nang hindi nakakapunta dyan.. salamat sa mga pictures ate Mhe-ann!!!

mhe-ann

December 7th, 2006, 05:55 AM

some more pics:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p3af28758a0eee035b2b4c86545d05904/ebbb220f.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p6d7317ff02c7cc63c5d49d40e32e620e/ebbb21f4.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p0f1727fa85ae8ef5994c77666c18f1b8/ebbb20da.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pd7afea5ea817e0e73d27bc7c239990a8/ebbb212a.jpg

mhe-ann

December 7th, 2006, 06:02 AM

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pcebcc34a3d00054c803ff8e9600cfb85/ebbb2897.jpg
(oopps.. sorry for the quality)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pfffd97ed057a55c60c86d82df2146a11/ebbb260e.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p68cfd09dbab539d61265eff707e3ad35/ebbb2439.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pa01eef2cb1f902f5420a996720114d10/ebbb242a.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pb10d14b7fa86be1cfef462c86990d2ee/ebbb2423.jpg

I don't know kung ano ang tawag sa kanila. but I definitely enjoyed listening to their songs (request ng customers actually).

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pf0426893c3c4949840e023ad781a07c8/ebbb2407.jpg

LhexiMont

December 8th, 2006, 01:09 AM

@ Mhe-ann , the singing group entertains requests of diners from Kamayan , Dads and Saisaki ... the usual birthday songs and the current favorite songs with matching choreography ..

mhe-ann

December 8th, 2006, 04:31 AM

^^ yeah, I know. meron din ganyan sa leslie's tagaytay. may tip cyempre. mas madaming songs, dapat ata mas malaking tip.

Migan

December 8th, 2006, 01:48 PM

^^ wow nakarami ka sa mga kuha ah... nice! last time i tried takin pics inside that mall i was warned by the security personnel patrolling the area. bawal daw kumuha ng litrato na purely interior shots lang. i was like bakit naman boss? they said siniraan na raw kasi sila before ng competition nila na mall sa "tabi" :) so may instructions daw sa kanila na bantayan ang mga kumukuha. then i went outside banda dun sa may area ng st. jerome parish and guess what.... bawal parin! may mga naninita na guards talaga.

malas lang talaga mukha daw siguro akong terrorista.

If the leases of the old buildings ( casa somethings ...and drive thru-mcdo ) will expire like that of the South Supermarket building , probably a major expansion of the mall will happen .
i recently heard "mt. mcdo" will be moving out soon. im not sure, but until next year nalang ata contract nila.... mamimiss ko yun! but then again, lilipat lang ata sila sa vacant parking deck sa tabi. still, it will never be the same.... bata pako nanjan na sya sa lugar na yan eh.

as for the singin troupe there at saisaki's, yeah magaling nga talaga yung mga kumakanta. yung medjo may edad na babaeng chubby to be specific. but sometimes i find it a bit annoying though... medyo nailang lang talaga ako minsan lalo na pag naka-concentrate talaga ko sa pagkain :eat:

amras

December 8th, 2006, 02:28 PM

are they singing all the time? i mean, can't you ask them to stop for a while or something...

so mawawala na rin ang mcdonalds doon? masaya pa naman tumambay dyan dahil 24 hrs. isa pa naming tinatambayan yung rooftop ng Treats, umaabot kami dyan ng 5am. ok naman eh, may convenience store sa baba, may coffee shop, lapit lang din sa westgate.

Migan

December 8th, 2006, 02:44 PM

thomasian

December 8th, 2006, 03:39 PM

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p3e0e1c9d30b66995626d220fda0ca540/ebbb21d4.jpg

Model ng Odyssey!!! :D

LhexiMont

December 8th, 2006, 06:35 PM

^^ yeah i suppose you can make them stop, maybe after giving them a tip or something. nakakahiya din kasi patigilin minsan lalo na when you know they're giving it their all.

ah treats sa petron? oo ok tumambay dun kung walang magawa lalo na kapag mahangin. sarap magkwentuhan and all that. never ko pa na try coffee shop sa baba pagpasok kasi akyat agad sa taas usually :)

Yeah , I also tried having a snack dun sa rooftop sa may Petron WestGate
( Hotshot yata yun ) early evening at ang hangin nga doon lalo na nowadays . Purpose ko na rin na makakuha ng pics , but wrong timing coz 6pm na ..madilim na .

Mahigpit na pala sa ATC about sa picture taking ,,sa Filinvest area din ..I was slightly apprehended by security but I reasoned out na im just looking for the building na may job interview ako the next day . Pina-delete na lang nung guard yung pic and then kinumpirma niya sa akin na yun nga ang building na hahanapin ko for my job interview . Totoong may job interview ako in that building , but what's not true ay yung hindi ko alam yung building na iyon ..white lies ...hehe . Kaya after that ,,di na ako naging ganun ka pursuant sa pagtake ng pics sa FCC . May mga internal shots ako dati ng ATC , I will repost some.

LhexiMont

December 8th, 2006, 06:58 PM

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/Kodak1893.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/Kodak1886.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/Kodak1883.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/Kodak1887.jpg

LhexiMont

December 8th, 2006, 07:12 PM

^^ wow nakarami ka sa mga kuha ah... nice! last time i tried takin pics inside that mall i was warned by the security personnel patrolling the area. bawal daw kumuha ng litrato na purely interior shots lang. i was like bakit naman boss? they said siniraan na raw kasi sila before ng competition nila na mall sa "tabi" :) so may instructions daw sa kanila na bantayan ang mga kumukuha. then i went outside banda dun sa may area ng st. jerome parish and guess what.... bawal parin! may mga naninita na guards talaga.

Ano kayang paninira ang ginawa ng kalabang mall sa ATC ?... In fairness ..pumapangalawa namang ang ATC in terms of beauty among the so many malls in Alabang . No.1 naman talaga no doubt kasi ang Festival Mall .

i recently heard "mt. mcdo" will be moving out soon. im not sure, but until next year nalang ata contract nila.... mamimiss ko yun! but then again, lilipat lang ata sila sa vacant parking deck sa tabi. still, it will never be the same.... bata pako nanjan na sya sa lugar na yan eh.

Ano naman ang balak gawin sa lugar ng Mt. Mcdo ? Sana nga matapos na rin ang leases nung katabi nitong Casa something building at gawin nilang ultra modern ( similar to Gateway mall ) ang parte ng ATC na iyon kasi nasa harapan iyon so dapat impressive talaga ang facade .

LhexiMont

December 8th, 2006, 07:22 PM

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/Kodak15632.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f394/jayayar/Kodak1871.jpg

mhe-ann

December 9th, 2006, 01:15 AM

@migan, bawal ba? kita nila ako pero di naman nila ako binawalan. cguro kc gabi na. past 9pm na yan.

@amras, hindi naman palagi. pag walang request, hindi sila kumakanta. :)

Lili

December 9th, 2006, 06:05 AM

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p0f1727fa85ae8ef5994c77666c18f1b8/ebbb20da.jpg

Are those mannequins? These two really look good. :)

Lili

December 9th, 2006, 06:08 AM

I don't know kung ano ang tawag sa kanila. but I definitely enjoyed listening to their songs (request ng customers actually).

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/pf0426893c3c4949840e023ad781a07c8/ebbb2407.jpg

I don't like being serenaded while I'm eating. I want to eat in peace. :colgate:

mhe-ann

December 9th, 2006, 06:27 AM

@aaron, sayang hindi ako na-discover na model. :D

Are those mannequins? These two really look good. :)

poster nga lang ate lili. galing noh? ganda rin nun kunwari angels sila pareho.

. I don't like being serenaded while I'm eating. I want to eat in peace. :D
usually pag tapos ng kumain saka may nagre-request. ;)

Migan

December 9th, 2006, 07:28 AM

@migan, bawal ba? kita nila ako pero di naman nila ako binawalan. cguro kc gabi na. past 9pm na yan.yeah that's what "they" told me, na bawal daw talaga. but if you make it look like you're taking a solo or barkada pic, i think they'll just leave you be... and i suppose a cameraphone would most likely do the job. less hassle pa... quite stealthy parang spy :)

pati rin pala sa festi ganun narin kahigpit.

Ano kayang paninira ang ginawa ng kalabang mall sa ATC ?... In fairness ..pumapangalawa namang ang ATC in terms of beauty among the so many malls in Alabang . No.1 naman talaga no doubt kasi ang Festival Mall .sabi sakin may lumabas daw kasing mga articles containing pictures na puro paninira sa mall nila... or at least that's how i understood it. mejo malabo din kasi ang pag explain sakin eh.

Ano naman ang balak gawin sa lugar ng Mt. Mcdo ? Sana nga matapos na rin ang leases nung katabi nitong Casa something building at gawin nilang ultra modern ( similar to Gateway mall ) ang parte ng ATC na iyon kasi nasa harapan iyon so dapat impressive talaga ang facade .im not sure but idedevelop daw ata agad ng ayala yung lote as soon as they're out. if you think about it, halos palaging vacant yung parking deck sa tabi ng mcdo and meron pang isang parking lot sa dating site ng south supermarket. it would be a good move to somehow develop that particular area at pagkakitaan agad instead of leaving it stagnant.

also, you're talking about casa susana owned by the madrigals (or so i was told)... the way the story goes, ayaw nila ibenta sa ayala yung bldg. na yun eh for some reason. dahil ata sa alitan. so they still aren't able to touch that particular area and integrate it to ATC.

pansin ninyo walang formal passageway from that old bldg. connecting to ATC .

I don't like being serenaded while I'm eating. I want to eat in peace.i once ate lunch there (at saisaki's) with a couple of friends and the singing troupe came to our table as usual. i was happily eating steak, sashimi, and breaded pork when one of my friends requested them to sing "got to believe in (magic?)" and "sometimes when we touch" for some crazed reason. you can only imagine my dining horror... :)