Dili man sila kakuot. Wala man kaayo. Daghan la'g ipis sa mga underpass hehehe.

wala may ipis pag agi namo sa Ayala ave nga underpass, limpyo man kaayo...
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mga mangunguot na bayot ba :lol: asa daghan ipis didto ? abi nako 1st class ng Makati:nuts:

base on experience na sir dinabaw? :lol: :lol:

bitaw nag start na construction sa mga IT bldgs. ug naa pud convention center sa tunga. nag problema jud ko kng asa ibalhin ang mga tricyle. ako naman hinoun namroblema :lol:

wala may ipis pag agi namo sa Ayala ave nga underpass, limpyo man kaayo...
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btaw naa gani natulog sa kilid :lol:

wala may ipis pag agi namo sa Ayala ave nga underpass, limpyo man kaayo...
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ipis kanang mga pinisti na mga mangayo ug kuarta:nuts:

^^ Work at night, and look at the tiny holes... and you will see... little critters.

ipis kanang mga pinisti na mga mangayo ug kuarta:nuts:

No cursing/namecalling please. :)

^^ Work at night, and look at the tiny holes... and you will see... little critters.

Yes, even giant rats. ;)

^^ sus... tanawa lagi...

Anyway, why did they make an underpass? Overpass na lang diay? Katong sa Tagum?

air raid shelter daw kay basig atakihon sa NPA :loL..wala bitaw ko kabalo ,anaman jud ng tagum always first .

btaw naa gani natulog sa kilid :lol:

murag ang guard man tingali na nipa huway kay sunday man mi ana nangadto sa Makati...LoL


ipis kanang mga pinisti na mga mangayo ug kuarta

aw abi nakog kanang ok ok sa binisaya pa...:D

^^ Nah kapoy...

Kung muadto kog ayala, all I remember is Pryce Tower lang gyod.

base on experience na sir dinabaw? :lol: :lol:

bitaw nag start na construction sa mga IT bldgs. ug naa pud convention center sa tunga. nag problema jud ko kng asa ibalhin ang mga tricyle. ako naman hinoun namroblema :lol:

ako man ang tig atang haha ...so that's a convention center ...pero ang liit kung yun , i think yung sa atbang redemtorist ang convention center.

pa kilo daw tung mga tricycle :D

^^ That's a nice development.

Dapat lang gyod, strong connection. Unya kung pwede tupad tupad mga building.

^^ Work at night, and look at the tiny holes... and you will see... little critters.


really? Coz IMO, that underpass in Makati is @ par with those underpasses in Manila Cityhall Intramuros area nga naapay tae sa tunga...yuck! But then, napa diay toy mga ok ok og ilaga? LoL

I hope Davao underpasses will be maintained all the time...

really? Coz IMO, that underpass in Makati is @ par with those underpasses in Manila Cityhall Intramuros area nga naapay tae sa tunga...yuck! But then, napa diay toy mga ok ok og ilaga? LoL

I hope Davao underpasses will be maintained all the time...

ukay ukay ng ok ok :D katung sa Tagum naay ga maintain pero katung sa airport wa may mo agi didto kay mag taxi man kadaghanan ..siguro pag daghan na volume na tao magamit na to.

really? Coz IMO, that underpass in Makati is @ par with those underpasses in Manila Cityhall Intramuros area nga naapay tae sa tunga...yuck! But then, napa diay toy mga ok ok og ilaga? LoL

I hope Davao underpasses will be maintained all the time...

:lol: :lol: tae gyud? kalain pud ang sikyu natulog sa kilid unya naay tae sa tunga :lol: :lol:

ako man ang tig atang haha ...so that's a convention center ...pero ang liit kung yun , i think yung sa atbang redemtorist ang convention center.

pa kilo daw tung mga tricycle :D

kng dili convention center. cguro gym. sulti man to sa akng tita nga naay tindahan dha sulod sa marketbasket. :)

basta akng problema kay asa ipatorno ng mga tricycle dha. basi maabot na mi ug belisario binaktas ani :lol:

:lol: :lol: tae gyud? kalain pud ang sikyu natulog sa kilid unya naay tae sa tunga :lol: :lol:

I mean the one with naay tae:D kay sa Manila City Hall area, sa Makati ave kay limpyo man to, natog ra tingali ang guard kay katogon na cya...:lol:

I mean the one with naay tae:D kay sa Manila City Hall area, sa Makati ave kay limpyo man to, natog ra tingali ang guard kay katogon na cya...:lol:

:lol: abi kog inig mata nya mag pungko lng cya dretso sa tunga. :lol:

sosyal diay ang underpass sa makati kay naa guard. :)

u/c microtel inn & suites

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na klaro ninyo? :lol:

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^^ Work at night, and look at the tiny holes... and you will see... little critters.

Really? Spent 2 years crossing those underpasses sa Ayala Avenue.. and wala may ipis...(aw nuon, i dont waste my time looking for critters or checking those tiny holes - if there are such). Sya nga pala, close na sila if gabii na - around 9PM up. open sila upto 7pm or 8pm lang. so u gotta cross the street if graveyard shift ka. mag open sila around 6am.

u/c microtel inn & suites

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na klaro ninyo? :lol:

^^ great update nicky! awesome! so, how big is the convention center? and about those IT buildings - ilang floors sya?

air raid shelter daw kay basig atakihon sa NPA :loL..wala bitaw ko kabalo ,anaman jud ng tagum always first .

I heard that Mayor Uy wants to emulate Singapore and transform Tagum into a lil version of it. That's why, their roads are wide enough, then they got this brick sidewalk along the highway going to davao, and the underpass.

Ok din naman ang underpass. Overpasses, in a way, can be an eyesore. Especially when they post these billboards that state "this project is through the iniative of blah blah blah blah". Plus daghan mamaligya og dvd, vcd, candy, daghan manlimos, mangihi, etc etc.

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^^ Nakakapanghinayang! I only spent my first year in college in ADDU. ahuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhu :ohno: may pag nagtarong ko og skwela sa una da! Anyway, ang akong mga upcoming anak na lang ang pa-enroll nako sa ADDU. weeeeeeeeee :banana:

kng dili convention center. cguro gym. sulti man to sa akng tita nga naay tindahan dha sulod sa marketbasket. :)

basta akng problema kay asa ipatorno ng mga tricycle dha. basi maabot na mi ug belisario binaktas ani :lol:


I guess, convention center. Coz na mention ni Councilor Peter Lavina through his email sa akoa na Damosa is planning to put up a convention center sa Damosa. He was there when all of these Damosa developments were still on the planning stage. He posted the plan (katong gisketch sa paper) here sa SSC before..uhmmm that was a year ago.....

^^ kuya tj is back in ssc , madayaw...... anong balita from councilor lavina? :cheers:

bitaw nag start na construction sa mga IT bldgs. ug naa pud convention center sa tunga. nag problema jud ko kng asa ibalhin ang mga tricyle. ako naman hinoun namroblema :lol:

duda ko ni Nick, ikaw tag-iya sa fleets and fleets of trykes diha sa Mamay Road noh? :lol:

^^ kuya tj is back in ssc , madayaw...... anong balita from councilor lavina? :cheers:

weee beeee...thanks Rajah....My last email correspondence with councilor pete was months ago. It was all about Mindanao ICT Congress 2007. I will try to keep in touch with him.

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Children and their parents have the rare opportunity of viewing live birds from the Eagle Breeding Center of the Philippine Eagle Foundation, Inc. in Malagos, Davao City during the weeklong exhibit that will end Saturday at the Entertainment Plaza, SM City Davao, Davao City. (Sun Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag)

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Children and their parents have the rare opportunity of viewing live birds from the Eagle Breeding Center of the Philippine Eagle Foundation, Inc. in Malagos, Davao City during the weeklong exhibit that will end Saturday at the Entertainment Plaza, SM City Davao, Davao City. (Sun Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag)

kinsa mag dare kuha ug pics sa underpass atbang sa DIA? :D

^^ open na ba? i thought d pa sya operational! If im in davao now..i would dare! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

;13637951']kinsa mag dare kuha ug pics sa underpass atbang sa DIA? :D


moi! :jk:

;13637951']kinsa mag dare kuha ug pics sa underpass atbang sa DIA? :D

OT: Davao had so much going when your avatar was prexy....no wonder Davao loves him.:)

OT: Davao had so much going when your avatar was prexy....no wonder Davao loves him.:)

welll it was only during his presidency that CX dared to land in Davao and do a 90 degrees turn on DIA's runway.... galing talaga, talo si GLO... puro promise lang itong si Nora Aunor Jr., wala syang accomplishment for Davao.... :lol:

^^ open na ba? i thought d pa sya operational! If im in davao now..i would dare! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

yep..matagal na..

dumaan yung barkada ko (who works at the airport) nakakatakot daw :D

welll it was only during his presidency that CX dared to land in Davao and do a 90 degrees turn on DIA's runway.... galing talaga, talo si GLO... puro promise lang itong si Nora Aunor Jr., wala syang accomplishment for Davao.... :lol:

^^ akala ko, ako lang ang nakakahalata!

welll it was only during his presidency that CX dared to land in Davao and do a 90 degrees turn on DIA's runway.... galing talaga, talo si GLO... puro promise lang itong si Nora Aunor Jr., wala syang accomplishment for Davao.... :lol:

I remember my friend's brothere who worked as a biologist in Cojuanco's pearl farm in Palawan. He said that their big boss and a lot of business tycons trained their eyes in Davao as, in their words "it is where the president is pouring in big ticket projects". In relation to the Cojuanco's plan, they set up hundreds of hectares of mango plantation in Padada, Davao Sur which as of this writing is boon to the booming mango export business in the region. That's why we had the Grand Mercure (now Grand Regal Hotel) and the then Duty free in the hotel complex.

^^ akala ko, ako lang ang nakakahalata!

I might be sort of whining but this is my first time to air some grievance over this neglect of the incumbent gov't. I think, Davao has spoken in the last election, enough of empty promises. I believe the new senate is Davao's shot in the arm with the majority of them under opposition ticket. Congrats Davao! :cheers:

^^ akala ko, ako lang ang nakakahalata!

maraming nakakahalata kuya tj, she might be a better alternative to FPJ or Erap... but she is a trapo president ...she is only protecting and caring for her (and her husbands) bailiwicks and pledging empty promises to all other regions to appease them, no wonder she is being haunted by her detractors (who are equally worst :lol: ) ibalik si FVR :cheers:

I might be sort of whining but this is my first time to air some grievance over this neglect of the incumbent gov't. I think, Davao has spoken in the last election, enough of empty promises. I believe the new senate is Davao's shot in the arm with the majority of them under opposition ticket. Congrats Davao! :cheers:

now that people are learning not to vote for actors and celebrities, i just hope that we will soon be having better alternative politicians to vote for... in the next elections, I hope and pray that we will never have to strategically vote for "the lesser evil" candidates, e.g. gloria :(

this place reminds me of one of my hatest CMT days (our addu battalion had to march here together with hcdc at the agro compound.. hastang inita uy.., I remember Allan Z and I went under the bolton bridge to get a respite from the scourging sun :lol: manoy manoy, manoy, boy scout na ko manoy.. :lol:

football in Davao Football field
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The problem is the line up of presidentiables does not offer the "better" alaternative we are looking for and that's sad. I would wish for FVR to consider going back to the palace.

^ You went the hard way :jk:. In my case, since I was damn busy with school politics and Carillon I shunned CMT and opted to cough out some amount with the rather shorter course at the training camp.

Breaking Out
By: Dominique Cimafranca



With one or two rare exceptions, every year-end holiday stretch has brought me to Davao. No surprise there. Davao is my original hometown, after all, and here I have roots. But looking back over the past two decades, I realize I haven't really spent a great deal of time in this Mindanaoan city. A visit of a week at most, usually whizzing by so quickly, and then back to wherever I'm supposed to go.

This time around, I've decided to stay a while longer. It just so happens that this trip coincided with the beginning of my biennial itch: I've learned that I need a change every two years, otherwise a little madness starts creeping in. It seems that Davao fits the bill.

Faced with the prospect of a long haul, one digs in, learns the ropes, soaks in the atmosphere, and tries one's best to find new friends and new opportunities. When one comes as a potential resident and not as a transient visitor, the perspectives are different.

And foremost on my mind is now...space. That's it. Davao has space.

Though that might sound like a pretty strange thing to say, it's been a repeating mantra since I arrived a month ago. It feels, finally, that I can breath again.

The sentiment, I suppose, is understandable when you hold Davao in comparison to Manila and Cebu. Davao was built over a larger area and has gradually developed outwards instead of upwards. The roads are wider, and new commercial districts outside of established centers are emerging. There' opportunity, and room to grow.

In contrast, Manila and Cebu are both thick, crowded places, choked by their highrises and their narrow veins of roads. That's the unfortunate price of development, when one builds on top of zones made in Spanish times. Hemmed in, that's how one feels.

Yet I must confess that I've started feeling hemmed in within Dumaguete, too, these last few months. Ironic, isn't it, because over the East is a wide expanse of sea and to the West are the freedom of mountain roads. But I'm not talking just about physical enclosures, but spiritual ones, too.

Part of Dumaguete's charm is its smallness, but taken in excess, that, too, can be a curse. One sees the same people, moves within the same circles, eats in the same places, travels in the same roads, thinks the same thoughts. A comfort, perhaps, to some, but understandably maddenning to most: spun too long in a groove, the needle eventually wears down.

The solution, then, is simple, logical, and inevitable: strike out, break out, set the sights to new horizons.

Sometimes, one must leave home in order to find it once more.

Eat where there's food
By Stella Estremera
Goin' Places

TRAVELING is fun, road food interesting. But if there's one lesson learned in our recent diving foray in Tarragona, Davao Oriental (our second time actually), it's to eat where there's food and don't try asking suggestions from your travel companions. As Nike says it, just do it.

It was late afternoon when we left Barangay Lucatan (around four hours away but plus the time spent looking for ice and an ice box in Mati and assisting a Lucatan resident find her kin at the Davao Medical Center, it took more than that--I finally arrived home at near-midnight) and we were prepared to eat on the road.

The question is which road? Banaybanay was first suggested (although with the length of time we spent in Mati, it was a wonder why no one thought of getting dinner done with), but then a contending voice rose, better make it Panabo. So, Panabo it was: Do Dine. Along the way were changes of mind, like Banaybanay will do, but there were two buses parked, never mind, we didn't like squeezing in... and several other places until Panabo but which someone would point out after we have sped past it. From the northern entrance of Panabo we saw this brightly-lit resto, Do Dine.

But Patrick had other ideas, he wanted the Do Dine in the southern end of the highway, and so we drove on, nearly missing the Do Dine in the southern end because its sign wasn't lighted and it wasn't as well-lit as the other one. It turned out it was already closed.

Peewee wanted to just eat and pointed at the row of eateries along the road, but Patrick had some contending view about whatever or whoever I can't recall. And so we decided to backtrack and go to the northern Do Dine and missed it by a kilometer or two because by then it was already dark. Bye-bye dinner.

We turned around again and decided we just have to eat at the row of eateries Patrick had one or two things against. I don't know what and I don't care, I'm hungry, I'm tired, please shut up, sit down, and eat.

We took the table along the road, right beside our pick-up that was filled to the rim with our diving gear. Even before our food arrived, it began to drizzle.
We moved to the only available table that could fit in five inside the eatery... right behind a videoke machine (Arrrghhh, Sunil!) that only had one volume level--VERY LOUD.

It was more fun on the way to Tarragona, expectedly so because it was the start of our four-day vacation and maybe we weren't getting into each other's nerves yet (and butt, too. The trip home was spent squeezed tightly against each other's hips as we had a guest passenger with us, a lola. Now try sharing the back seat of an L200 pickup with four grown men and their bags... Araguy, ang rayuma!).

There was no contending views yet at the start of the journey and there was only one destination in mind to eat in--Banaybanay--in a place named Banaybanay Food House. Like its name, the food house has no frills, just food in a clean set-up. Lots of food, including a food server full of cholesterol-rich pinakupsan (pork bacon and rind fried to a crisp that's guaranteed to make all carnivores drool, whether weak of heart or not). And like most roadside eateries, it caters to the carnivores, complete with the atsuete, and so I opted for a sunny-side up fried egg. Anyway, it was breakfast.

Our food appetizer for the whole trip (which I believe was the real reason why we packed a day earlier after we all but licked its last drop off at lunchtime of the third day) was a "junior lapad" bottle of Suka Pinakurat. Tastes good even with just egg.

2005 Listing of Residential Subdivisions in Davao City

001. AFP MBAI Vil. 1&2
002. Alpha Homes Subdivision
003. Anahaw Village
004. Aquamarine Village
005. AR Village
006. Awhag Subdivision
007. Bahay Pag-ibig Subdivision
008. Bancorn Model Homes
009. Batolusa Subdivision
010. Bayside Subdivision.
011. Beachside Village
012. Belisario Heights Subdivision - Damosa, Lanang(gated)
013. Belisario Village
014. Bernabe Village
015. BRC Village
016. Bread Village
017. Cabantian Country Homes Subdivision
018. Cabayugan Creek Settlers
019. Caflor Subdivision
020. Cahosa Village
021. Cal Village
022. Calderon Village
023. Carpio Subdivision
024. Castro Village
025. Catotal Subdivision
026. Cecilia Heights Subdivision
027. Cell 2 Subdivision
028. Central Park Subdivision
029. Ciudad de Esperanza Subdivision
030. Christian Village
031. Christina Subdivision
032. Coca Cola Village
033. Colosa Subdivision
034. Cordillera Village
035. Cory Village
036. Countryside Village
037. Countryville Executive Homes
038. Cuaseen Village
039. D'Garden Subdivision
040. Dacoville Subdivision
041. Dacudao Subdivision
042. Datu Luho Muslim Community
043. Davao Empress Subdivision
044. Davao Executive Homes Subdivision
045. Davao Farm Village
046. Davao Housing
047. Davao New Town
048. Davao Saving Subdivision
049. De Bros Village
050. DBP Village
051. De Jesus Subdivision
052. De La Peña Subdivision
053. Del Pilar Subdivision
054. Delta Homes Subdivision
055. Denia Settlers
056. Diamond Subdivision
057. Diamond Village
058. Diho Subdivision 1
059. Diho Subdivision 2
060. Don Isidro Village
061. Don Julian Village
062. Don Lorenzo Subdivision
063. Doña Manuela Subdivision
064. Donnasville Subdivision
065. Doña Asuncion Subdivision
066. Doña Aurelia Village
067. Doña Caridad Village
068. Doña Luisa Subdivision 1&2
069. Doña Mercedes
070. Doña Paz Subdivision
071. Doña Pilar Subdivison
072. Doña Rosa Subdivision
073. Doña Salud Subdivision
074. Doña Vicenta 2 Village
075. Doña Vicenta Village
076. Ecoland Subdivision III - Quimpo Boulevard(gated)
077. El Rio Vista Subdivision
078. Elinita Heights Subdivision
079. EMI Village Subdivision
080. Emilia Homes 1&2 Subdivision
081. Emily Homes Subdivision
082. EMP Village
083. Estores Village
084. Exodus Village
085. Farland Village
086. Fatima Village
087. FEXHA Subdivision
088. Flores Village Subdivision
089. Forest View Village
090. Fortune Executive Homes
091. Freedom Village
092. Gem Village
093. Gallera de Oro Subdivision
094. Golden Homes Subdivision
095. Glabaca/TTL Subdivision
096. Green Heights Garden Village
097. Green Meadows Subdivision
098. Greenhills Subdivision
099. Greenland Subdivision
100. Green Orchard Subdivision
101. GSIS Heights Subdivision
102. Guadalupe Village - Laurel Avenue, Lanang(gated)
103. Gulf View Subdivision
104. Hacienda Heights
105. Hacienda Grande Subdivision
106. Hillcrest Village
107. Hillside Subdivision
108. Hinundayan Subdivision
109. Holy Cross Village
110. Holy Trinity Village - Indangan Road, Cabantian(gated)
111. Ideal Subdivision
112. Insular Village 1&2 - Laurel Avenue, Lanang(gated)
113. Iñigo Village
114. IWHA Village
115. Jade Valley Subdivision
116. JLA Subdivision
117. Josefina Village - Pangi
118. Josefina Village - Talomo
119. JPMI Village
120. Juliville Subdivision
121. Juna Subdivision
122. Kadayawan Village
123. Kristina Homes Subdivision
124. Labelle Subdivision
125. Ladeco Subdivision
126. La Verna Hills Subdivision
127. La Vista Monte Village
128. Ladislawa Garden Village - Buhangin/Bacaca Rd. entrance(gated)
129. Lanang Executive Homes
130. Lanang Home Owners
131. Land Mark 1 Subdivision
132. Land Mark 2 Subdivision
133. Lanzona Subdivision
134. Lea Subdivision
135. Ledesma Village
136. Leviticus Housing
137. Liceralde Village
138. Little Villa Park
139. Lopez Village
140. Lougemmar Village
141. Lourdes Milagros Subdivision
142. Lower Cabantian Homes
143. Lulu Village
144. Luzville Subdivision
145. Luzviminda Subdivision
146. Maharlika Village
147. Maligaya Subdivision
148. Mamay Village
149. Mandaya Village
150. Mangarian Village
151. Marfori Heights Subdivision
152. Marfori 2 Village
153. Margarita Village
154. Marian Village
155. Marietta Subdivision
156. Marla Village
157. Matina Executive Homes Subdivision
158. Matina Pangi Homeowners
159. Matina Teachers Village
160. MBC Homes
161. Medina Village
162. Mega Homes
163. Metro Village Subdivision
164. Midland Subdivision
165. Mineral Village
166. Monfort Village
167. Monte Maria Subdivision 1-2
168. Monteritz Classic Estate Village - Diversion Road, Maa(gated)
169. Moonland Village
170. Morales Village
171. Morning Side Village - Laurel Avenue, near DLPC Buhangin(gated)
172. Mountain View Village
173. Muslim Village
174. Mutual Homes Subdivision 1
175. Mt. Taal Subdivision
176. Nacilla Village
177. Nagkaguana Village
178. NCCC Relocation
179. New Lizada Subdivision
180. New Matina SIR
181. New Salmonan Relocation
182. NHA Agdao
183. NHA Alpha
184. NHA Ma-a
185. NHA Mamay Subdivision
186. NHA Bangkal
187. NHA Upgrading Subdivision
188. Niño Hillside Subdivision
189. North San Juan Village
190. Norton Subdivision
191. Nova Tierra Village Subdivision
192. Nuestra de La Salvacion Village
193. Orchid Valley
194. Orange Groove Subdivision - Diversion Road, Maa(gated)
195. Orraya Subdivision
196. Ortega Village
197. Pag-asa Homes Buhangin
198. Pag-asa Village/Homes Matina
199. Pag-ibig Country Homes
200. Pag-ibig Heights Subdivision
201. Pag-ibig Homes Subdivision
202. Palm Village
203. Pampanga Executive Homes Subdivision
204. Panacan Relocation
205. Panacan Settlers Association
206. Panorama Subdivision
207. Pepsi Cola Village
208. Peralta Village
209. Piña Village
210. Pioneer Village
211. PLDT Village
212. Poly Subdivision
213. Prudential Village
214. Rancho Palos Verdes Subdivision - Indangan Road(gated)
215. Reldo Subdivision
216. Reyes Subdivision
217. RGA Village
218. Rivera Subdivision - Laurel Avenue, Bajada(gated)
219. Riverview Subdivision
220. RJP Village
221. Robinson's Heights Subdivision - West, Diversion Highway(gated)
222. Roldan Village
223. Rolling Hills Subdivision
224. Rosalina Subdivision
225. Rosalina Village 3
226. Roseville Subdivision
227. Royal Pines Davao Subdivision
228. Royal Valley Subdivision
229. Ruby Subdivision
230. Ruiz Village
231. Samantha Homes
232. San Antonio Village
233. San Gabriel Village
234. Sand Village
235. Sandawa Relocation Village
236. San Juan Subdivision
237. San Lorenzo Village
238. San Miguel
239. San Miguel Subdivision
240. San Miguel Village
241. San Nicholas
242. San Pedro Village
243. San Rafael Village
244. Sarmiento Housing Subdivision
245. Sarmiento Subdivision
246. Sarphil Village
247. Sea Gems Subdivision
248. Seaside Subdivision
249. SGR Village
250. Shanghai Village
251. Sison Subdivision - Buhangin
252. Sison Subdivision - Dumoy
253. Skyline Subdivision 1
254. Skyline Subdivision, P2
255. Skyline Subdivision, P3
256. SM Village
257. Solariega Village - Mac Arthur Avenue, Talomo(gated)
258. S.O.S. Subdivision
259. Susana Homes
260. Soccoro Village
261. Sodaco Subdivision
262. Soraya Village Subdivision
263. South Pacific Village
264. South San Juan Village
265. South Villa Country Homes
266. South Villa Heights Subdivision
267. Spring Valley Subdivision
268. Spring Village
269. SPDA Subdivision
270. St. Anthony Subdivision
271. St. John Subdivision
272. St. Joseph Homes Subdivision
273. St. Jude Village
274. St. Michael Homes Subdivision
275. St. Michael Village
276. Sta. Ana Multi-purpose Subdivision
277. Sta. Teresita Village
278. Sta. Rosa Subdivision
279. Sto. Domingo Village
280. Sto. Niño Relocation
281. Sto. Niño Village
282. Summer Hill Village
283. Sunnyville Subdivision
284. Sunshine Village
285. Talusa Village
286. Tangram Southern Homes
287. Teachers Village – Buhangin
288. Teachers Village – Catalunan Grande
289. Teachers Village - Talomo
290. Tibungco Resettlement Area
291. Tierra Verde Subdivision
292. Toril Country Homes Subdivision
293. Trinidad Hill Village
294. Tubigan Subdivision
295. Ubalde Village
296. Ulha Village
297. Ultra Homes Subdivision
298. Uusha Village
299. Ventosa Subdivision
300. Versosa Village
301. Victoria Heights Subdivision
302. Villa Alegre
303. Villa Corazon Subdivision
304. Villa Josefina Resort Village
305. Villa Josefina Subdivision
306. Villa Park Subdivision
307. Vincent Heights Subdivision
308. Virsare Village
309. Visayas Village
310. Vista Verde Subdivision
311. Washington Village
312. Wellspring 1-3 Village
313. Woodridge Park 1&2 Village - Diversion/Maa Rd. entrance(gated)
314. YCF Village
315. Yñiguez Subdivision

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Thanks!

good mawnin dabaw! long time no see. im on pabusy-busy mode.

speaking of underpasses, the first pedestrian underpass in mindanao...

tagum city, davao underpass courtesy of reancorbz84
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located along national highway... sa may st mary's college duol sa mirafuentes st, tagum city.

balita dito sa Darwin na magkakaroon na raw ng direct flights ang Tiger Airways from Darwin to Davao, & vice versa...is that true? Davao is reaaallyyy beaauutiful and clean....and safe...we've been there in 2004 and the airport itself already gives a nice first impression..the city proper is like Manila, but a lot cleaner..sana magkaroon na nga ng direct flights, and with proper advertising, maraming australians ang pupunta dyan..it's a better alternative to Bali..keep up the good work Davaoenos..sana lahat ng cities sa phils kasingganda ng davao.

hapon

davao! :D

:):)

2005 Listing of Residential Subdivisions in Davao City

001. AFP MBAI Vil. 1&2
002. Alpha Homes Subdivision
003. Anahaw Village
004. Aquamarine Village
005. AR Village
006. Awhag Subdivision
007. Bahay Pag-ibig Subdivision
008. Bancorn Model Homes
009. Batolusa Subdivision
010. Bayside Subdivision.
011. Beachside Village
012. Belisario Heights Subdivision - Damosa, Lanang(gated)
013. Belisario Village
014. Bernabe Village
015. BRC Village
016. Bread Village
017. Cabantian Country Homes Subdivision
018. Cabayugan Creek Settlers
019. Caflor Subdivision
020. Cahosa Village
021. Cal Village
022. Calderon Village
023. Carpio Subdivision
024. Castro Village
025. Catotal Subdivision
026. Cecilia Heights Subdivision
027. Cell 2 Subdivision
028. Central Park Subdivision
029. Ciudad de Esperanza Subdivision
030. Christian Village
031. Christina Subdivision
032. Coca Cola Village
033. Colosa Subdivision
034. Cordillera Village
035. Cory Village
036. Countryside Village
037. Countryville Executive Homes
038. Cuaseen Village
039. D'Garden Subdivision
040. Dacoville Subdivision
041. Dacudao Subdivision
042. Datu Luho Muslim Community
043. Davao Empress Subdivision
044. Davao Executive Homes Subdivision
045. Davao Farm Village
046. Davao Housing
047. Davao New Town
048. Davao Saving Subdivision
049. De Bros Village
050. DBP Village
051. De Jesus Subdivision
052. De La Peña Subdivision
053. Del Pilar Subdivision
054. Delta Homes Subdivision
055. Denia Settlers
056. Diamond Subdivision
057. Diamond Village
058. Diho Subdivision 1
059. Diho Subdivision 2
060. Don Isidro Village
061. Don Julian Village
062. Don Lorenzo Subdivision
063. Doña Manuela Subdivision
064. Donnasville Subdivision
065. Doña Asuncion Subdivision
066. Doña Aurelia Village
067. Doña Caridad Village
068. Doña Luisa Subdivision 1&2
069. Doña Mercedes
070. Doña Paz Subdivision
071. Doña Pilar Subdivison
072. Doña Rosa Subdivision
073. Doña Salud Subdivision
074. Doña Vicenta 2 Village
075. Doña Vicenta Village
076. Ecoland Subdivision III - Quimpo Boulevard(gated)
077. El Rio Vista Subdivision
078. Elinita Heights Subdivision
079. EMI Village Subdivision
080. Emilia Homes 1&2 Subdivision
081. Emily Homes Subdivision
082. EMP Village
083. Estores Village
084. Exodus Village
085. Farland Village
086. Fatima Village
087. FEXHA Subdivision
088. Flores Village Subdivision
089. Forest View Village
090. Fortune Executive Homes
091. Freedom Village
092. Gem Village
093. Gallera de Oro Subdivision
094. Golden Homes Subdivision
095. Glabaca/TTL Subdivision
096. Green Heights Garden Village
097. Green Meadows Subdivision
098. Greenhills Subdivision
099. Greenland Subdivision
100. Green Orchard Subdivision
101. GSIS Heights Subdivision
102. Guadalupe Village - Laurel Avenue, Lanang(gated)
103. Gulf View Subdivision
104. Hacienda Heights
105. Hacienda Grande Subdivision
106. Hillcrest Village
107. Hillside Subdivision
108. Hinundayan Subdivision
109. Holy Cross Village
110. Holy Trinity Village - Indangan Road, Cabantian(gated)
111. Ideal Subdivision
112. Insular Village 1&2 - Laurel Avenue, Lanang(gated)
113. Iñigo Village
114. IWHA Village
115. Jade Valley Subdivision
116. JLA Subdivision
117. Josefina Village - Pangi
118. Josefina Village - Talomo
119. JPMI Village
120. Juliville Subdivision
121. Juna Subdivision
122. Kadayawan Village
123. Kristina Homes Subdivision
124. Labelle Subdivision
125. Ladeco Subdivision
126. La Verna Hills Subdivision
127. La Vista Monte Village
128. Ladislawa Garden Village - Buhangin/Bacaca Rd. entrance(gated)
129. Lanang Executive Homes
130. Lanang Home Owners
131. Land Mark 1 Subdivision
132. Land Mark 2 Subdivision
133. Lanzona Subdivision
134. Lea Subdivision
135. Ledesma Village
136. Leviticus Housing
137. Liceralde Village
138. Little Villa Park
139. Lopez Village
140. Lougemmar Village
141. Lourdes Milagros Subdivision
142. Lower Cabantian Homes
143. Lulu Village
144. Luzville Subdivision
145. Luzviminda Subdivision
146. Maharlika Village
147. Maligaya Subdivision
148. Mamay Village
149. Mandaya Village
150. Mangarian Village
151. Marfori Heights Subdivision
152. Marfori 2 Village
153. Margarita Village
154. Marian Village
155. Marietta Subdivision
156. Marla Village
157. Matina Executive Homes Subdivision
158. Matina Pangi Homeowners
159. Matina Teachers Village
160. MBC Homes
161. Medina Village
162. Mega Homes
163. Metro Village Subdivision
164. Midland Subdivision
165. Mineral Village
166. Monfort Village
167. Monte Maria Subdivision 1-2
168. Monteritz Classic Estate Village - Diversion Road, Maa(gated)
169. Moonland Village
170. Morales Village
171. Morning Side Village - Laurel Avenue, near DLPC Buhangin(gated)
172. Mountain View Village
173. Muslim Village
174. Mutual Homes Subdivision 1
175. Mt. Taal Subdivision
176. Nacilla Village
177. Nagkaguana Village
178. NCCC Relocation
179. New Lizada Subdivision
180. New Matina SIR
181. New Salmonan Relocation
182. NHA Agdao
183. NHA Alpha
184. NHA Ma-a
185. NHA Mamay Subdivision
186. NHA Bangkal
187. NHA Upgrading Subdivision
188. Niño Hillside Subdivision
189. North San Juan Village
190. Norton Subdivision
191. Nova Tierra Village Subdivision
192. Nuestra de La Salvacion Village
193. Orchid Valley
194. Orange Groove Subdivision - Diversion Road, Maa(gated)
195. Orraya Subdivision
196. Ortega Village
197. Pag-asa Homes Buhangin
198. Pag-asa Village/Homes Matina
199. Pag-ibig Country Homes
200. Pag-ibig Heights Subdivision
201. Pag-ibig Homes Subdivision
202. Palm Village
203. Pampanga Executive Homes Subdivision
204. Panacan Relocation
205. Panacan Settlers Association
206. Panorama Subdivision
207. Pepsi Cola Village
208. Peralta Village
209. Piña Village
210. Pioneer Village
211. PLDT Village
212. Poly Subdivision
213. Prudential Village
214. Rancho Palos Verdes Subdivision - Indangan Road(gated)
215. Reldo Subdivision
216. Reyes Subdivision
217. RGA Village
218. Rivera Subdivision - Laurel Avenue, Bajada(gated)
219. Riverview Subdivision
220. RJP Village
221. Robinson's Heights Subdivision - West, Diversion Highway(gated)
222. Roldan Village
223. Rolling Hills Subdivision
224. Rosalina Subdivision
225. Rosalina Village 3
226. Roseville Subdivision
227. Royal Pines Davao Subdivision
228. Royal Valley Subdivision
229. Ruby Subdivision
230. Ruiz Village
231. Samantha Homes
232. San Antonio Village
233. San Gabriel Village
234. Sand Village
235. Sandawa Relocation Village
236. San Juan Subdivision
237. San Lorenzo Village
238. San Miguel
239. San Miguel Subdivision
240. San Miguel Village
241. San Nicholas
242. San Pedro Village
243. San Rafael Village
244. Sarmiento Housing Subdivision
245. Sarmiento Subdivision
246. Sarphil Village
247. Sea Gems Subdivision
248. Seaside Subdivision
249. SGR Village
250. Shanghai Village
251. Sison Subdivision - Buhangin
252. Sison Subdivision - Dumoy
253. Skyline Subdivision 1
254. Skyline Subdivision, P2
255. Skyline Subdivision, P3
256. SM Village
257. Solariega Village - Mac Arthur Avenue, Talomo(gated)
258. S.O.S. Subdivision
259. Susana Homes
260. Soccoro Village
261. Sodaco Subdivision
262. Soraya Village Subdivision
263. South Pacific Village
264. South San Juan Village
265. South Villa Country Homes
266. South Villa Heights Subdivision
267. Spring Valley Subdivision
268. Spring Village
269. SPDA Subdivision
270. St. Anthony Subdivision
271. St. John Subdivision
272. St. Joseph Homes Subdivision
273. St. Jude Village
274. St. Michael Homes Subdivision
275. St. Michael Village
276. Sta. Ana Multi-purpose Subdivision
277. Sta. Teresita Village
278. Sta. Rosa Subdivision
279. Sto. Domingo Village
280. Sto. Niño Relocation
281. Sto. Niño Village
282. Summer Hill Village
283. Sunnyville Subdivision
284. Sunshine Village
285. Talusa Village
286. Tangram Southern Homes
287. Teachers Village – Buhangin
288. Teachers Village – Catalunan Grande
289. Teachers Village - Talomo
290. Tibungco Resettlement Area
291. Tierra Verde Subdivision
292. Toril Country Homes Subdivision
293. Trinidad Hill Village
294. Tubigan Subdivision
295. Ubalde Village
296. Ulha Village
297. Ultra Homes Subdivision
298. Uusha Village
299. Ventosa Subdivision
300. Versosa Village
301. Victoria Heights Subdivision
302. Villa Alegre
303. Villa Corazon Subdivision
304. Villa Josefina Resort Village
305. Villa Josefina Subdivision
306. Villa Park Subdivision
307. Vincent Heights Subdivision
308. Virsare Village
309. Visayas Village
310. Vista Verde Subdivision
311. Washington Village
312. Wellspring 1-3 Village
313. Woodridge Park 1&2 Village - Diversion/Maa Rd. entrance(gated)
314. YCF Village
315. Yñiguez Subdivision
read the figure this much, before(bit lower close to 300). glad boom gyud diay ang construction industry. thanks bro. sign to be glad about.

brb. soon

read the figure this much, before(bit lower close to 300). glad boom gyud diay ang construction industry. thanks bro. sign to be glad about.


and that was the count in 2005

You made us do proud with your good words for Davao Akelus. Rest assured we won't sleep on our objectives for Davao. :cheers:

balita dito sa Darwin na magkakaroon na raw ng direct flights ang Tiger Airways from Darwin to Davao, & vice versa...is that true? Davao is reaaallyyy beaauutiful and clean....and safe...we've been there in 2004 and the airport itself already gives a nice first impression..the city proper is like Manila, but a lot cleaner..sana magkaroon na nga ng direct flights, and with proper advertising, maraming australians ang pupunta dyan..it's a better alternative to Bali..keep up the good work Davaoenos..sana lahat ng cities sa phils kasingganda ng davao.

hi @ arkelus : matagal na sana yan hindi lang Darwin Korea, Macau and even HK pero naka ka pagtaka hindi parin binibigyan ng air rights!

1.25 hectares of seaweed farms in Samal Island completed
by Grace @ 3:01 pm. Filed under News
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) - A total of 1.25 hectares of seaweed culture farm have been completed in the Island Garden City of Samal during the first quarter of this year, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office reported Thursday.

The culture project is one of the thrusts of the BFAR Davao to strengthen the development of the seaweed industry in Davao Region.

The project is expected to benefit the Wakaf Community Development Foundation, Inc. located in San Jose, Babak, Samal Island.

The completion of the seaweed culture project is an assistance extended by the BFAR to the provinces in the region.

During the first quarter of the year, BFAR, as part of its input assistance, also dispersed a total of 20,000 hito fingerlings to Braulio E. Dujali and in Carmen in Davao del Norte. It also dispersed 159,070 pieces of tilapia fingerlings to the different municipalities of Compostela Valley province.

http://www.wowdavao.com/blog/

transported from
Azure

good news!

FLI sets aside P16B for 3-year expansion plan
Inquirer
Last updated 08:47pm (Mla time) 05/27/2007

PROPERTY firm Filinvest Land Inc. is setting aside P16 billion for its expansion in the next three years, which will involve mainly housing projects, said FLI first vice president Fely Ramos.

The boom in the property sector has been fueled by record low interest rates, an increase in remittances from overseas Filipino workers and strong demand for office spaces, especially from business process outsourcing firms.

FLI said its three-year expansion plan would be financed with cash generated from operations, borrowings and the P5.9 billion in proceeds from the company's additional shares offering.

Under the plan, FLI will set aside P5 billion for 2007, P5.3 billion for 2008 and P6.1 billion for 2009.

The company will focus on low- and middle-income housing projects, high-end, leisure and farm estates, a condominium hotel in Cebu, the Northgate Cyberzone, and medium-rise buildings.

In 2007 alone, FLI has listed 14 projects for launching. These include condotels, medium-rise buildings and residential resort communities.

The company is also expanding to areas outside Greater Metro Manila, particularly in high growth regional centers.

There is an ongoing expansion in North Luzon with the development of Somerset Lane in Tarlac and Hampton Orchards and Claremont Village in Pampanga.

Kembali Coast in Samal Island, Davao, is a beachfront residential resort development. This 50-hectare Asian-Balinese inspired island getaway offers exclusivity within a 1.8-kilometer beachfront that offers unobstructed view of the sea. Other regional projects are Escala in Cebu and West Palms in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson

malaki to ha bigger than Samal Casino Hotel , eto kaya yung Samal Dream Resort?

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Kembali Coast ba ang name sa project or Kembali Coast ang mismo lugar??

You made us do proud with your good words for Davao Akelus. Rest assured we won't sleep on our objectives for Davao. :cheers:

you deserve it. keep it up..:righton:

hi @ arkelus : matagal na sana yan hindi lang Darwin Korea, Macau and even HK pero naka ka pagtaka hindi parin binibigyan ng air rights!

sayang naman kung hindi...one time i had a chat with my oz friend, nung nalaman nyang taga-pinas ako, and sagot nya, "oh you're a Filipino, you must be from Davao!" they have a good impression of the city. actually kung gaano kaganda ang tingin nila sa davao, kabaliktaran naman ang sa manila..see how the media work??!! :ohno: :ohno: i think MM just needs good publicity.

im pretty sure dadami ang mga foreign tourists dyan especially from Australia kung may direct flights lang......hats off to you guys!!!

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That could be because Davao has good business relations with Northern Territory of Australia and there's quite a handful of business partnerships forged between the two provinces (Davao and NT) since the inception of BIMP EAGA up to this time. Pretty sure this partnerships would usher more investments for Davao and so flight connections are inevitable.

2005 Listing of Residential Subdivisions in Davao City

001. AFP MBAI Vil. 1&2
002. Alpha Homes Subdivision
003. Anahaw Village
004. Aquamarine Village
005. AR Village
006. Awhag Subdivision
007. Bahay Pag-ibig Subdivision
008. Bancorn Model Homes
009. Batolusa Subdivision
010. Bayside Subdivision.
011. Beachside Village
012. Belisario Heights Subdivision - Damosa, Lanang(gated)
013. Belisario Village
014. Bernabe Village
015. BRC Village
016. Bread Village
017. Cabantian Country Homes Subdivision
018. Cabayugan Creek Settlers
019. Caflor Subdivision
020. Cahosa Village
021. Cal Village
022. Calderon Village
023. Carpio Subdivision
024. Castro Village
025. Catotal Subdivision
026. Cecilia Heights Subdivision
027. Cell 2 Subdivision
028. Central Park Subdivision
029. Ciudad de Esperanza Subdivision
030. Christian Village
031. Christina Subdivision
032. Coca Cola Village
033. Colosa Subdivision
034. Cordillera Village
035. Cory Village
036. Countryside Village
037. Countryville Executive Homes
038. Cuaseen Village
039. D'Garden Subdivision
040. Dacoville Subdivision
041. Dacudao Subdivision
042. Datu Luho Muslim Community
043. Davao Empress Subdivision
044. Davao Executive Homes Subdivision
045. Davao Farm Village
046. Davao Housing
047. Davao New Town
048. Davao Saving Subdivision
049. De Bros Village
050. DBP Village
051. De Jesus Subdivision
052. De La Peña Subdivision
053. Del Pilar Subdivision
054. Delta Homes Subdivision
055. Denia Settlers
056. Diamond Subdivision
057. Diamond Village
058. Diho Subdivision 1
059. Diho Subdivision 2
060. Don Isidro Village
061. Don Julian Village
062. Don Lorenzo Subdivision
063. Doña Manuela Subdivision
064. Donnasville Subdivision
065. Doña Asuncion Subdivision
066. Doña Aurelia Village
067. Doña Caridad Village
068. Doña Luisa Subdivision 1&2
069. Doña Mercedes
070. Doña Paz Subdivision
071. Doña Pilar Subdivison
072. Doña Rosa Subdivision
073. Doña Salud Subdivision
074. Doña Vicenta 2 Village
075. Doña Vicenta Village
076. Ecoland Subdivision III - Quimpo Boulevard(gated)
077. El Rio Vista Subdivision
078. Elinita Heights Subdivision
079. EMI Village Subdivision
080. Emilia Homes 1&2 Subdivision
081. Emily Homes Subdivision
082. EMP Village
083. Estores Village
084. Exodus Village
085. Farland Village
086. Fatima Village
087. FEXHA Subdivision
088. Flores Village Subdivision
089. Forest View Village
090. Fortune Executive Homes
091. Freedom Village
092. Gem Village
093. Gallera de Oro Subdivision
094. Golden Homes Subdivision
095. Glabaca/TTL Subdivision
096. Green Heights Garden Village
097. Green Meadows Subdivision
098. Greenhills Subdivision
099. Greenland Subdivision
100. Green Orchard Subdivision
101. GSIS Heights Subdivision
102. Guadalupe Village - Laurel Avenue, Lanang(gated)
103. Gulf View Subdivision
104. Hacienda Heights
105. Hacienda Grande Subdivision
106. Hillcrest Village
107. Hillside Subdivision
108. Hinundayan Subdivision
109. Holy Cross Village
110. Holy Trinity Village - Indangan Road, Cabantian(gated)
111. Ideal Subdivision
112. Insular Village 1&2 - Laurel Avenue, Lanang(gated)
113. Iñigo Village
114. IWHA Village
115. Jade Valley Subdivision
116. JLA Subdivision
117. Josefina Village - Pangi
118. Josefina Village - Talomo
119. JPMI Village
120. Juliville Subdivision
121. Juna Subdivision
122. Kadayawan Village
123. Kristina Homes Subdivision
124. Labelle Subdivision
125. Ladeco Subdivision
126. La Verna Hills Subdivision
127. La Vista Monte Village
128. Ladislawa Garden Village - Buhangin/Bacaca Rd. entrance(gated)
129. Lanang Executive Homes
130. Lanang Home Owners
131. Land Mark 1 Subdivision
132. Land Mark 2 Subdivision
133. Lanzona Subdivision
134. Lea Subdivision
135. Ledesma Village
136. Leviticus Housing
137. Liceralde Village
138. Little Villa Park
139. Lopez Village
140. Lougemmar Village
141. Lourdes Milagros Subdivision
142. Lower Cabantian Homes
143. Lulu Village
144. Luzville Subdivision
145. Luzviminda Subdivision
146. Maharlika Village
147. Maligaya Subdivision
148. Mamay Village
149. Mandaya Village
150. Mangarian Village
151. Marfori Heights Subdivision
152. Marfori 2 Village
153. Margarita Village
154. Marian Village
155. Marietta Subdivision
156. Marla Village
157. Matina Executive Homes Subdivision
158. Matina Pangi Homeowners
159. Matina Teachers Village
160. MBC Homes
161. Medina Village
162. Mega Homes
163. Metro Village Subdivision
164. Midland Subdivision
165. Mineral Village
166. Monfort Village
167. Monte Maria Subdivision 1-2
168. Monteritz Classic Estate Village - Diversion Road, Maa(gated)
169. Moonland Village
170. Morales Village
171. Morning Side Village - Laurel Avenue, near DLPC Buhangin(gated)
172. Mountain View Village
173. Muslim Village
174. Mutual Homes Subdivision 1
175. Mt. Taal Subdivision
176. Nacilla Village
177. Nagkaguana Village
178. NCCC Relocation
179. New Lizada Subdivision
180. New Matina SIR
181. New Salmonan Relocation
182. NHA Agdao
183. NHA Alpha
184. NHA Ma-a
185. NHA Mamay Subdivision
186. NHA Bangkal
187. NHA Upgrading Subdivision
188. Niño Hillside Subdivision
189. North San Juan Village
190. Norton Subdivision
191. Nova Tierra Village Subdivision
192. Nuestra de La Salvacion Village
193. Orchid Valley
194. Orange Groove Subdivision - Diversion Road, Maa(gated)
195. Orraya Subdivision
196. Ortega Village
197. Pag-asa Homes Buhangin
198. Pag-asa Village/Homes Matina
199. Pag-ibig Country Homes
200. Pag-ibig Heights Subdivision
201. Pag-ibig Homes Subdivision
202. Palm Village
203. Pampanga Executive Homes Subdivision
204. Panacan Relocation
205. Panacan Settlers Association
206. Panorama Subdivision
207. Pepsi Cola Village
208. Peralta Village
209. Piña Village
210. Pioneer Village
211. PLDT Village
212. Poly Subdivision
213. Prudential Village
214. Rancho Palos Verdes Subdivision - Indangan Road(gated)
215. Reldo Subdivision
216. Reyes Subdivision
217. RGA Village
218. Rivera Subdivision - Laurel Avenue, Bajada(gated)
219. Riverview Subdivision
220. RJP Village
221. Robinson's Heights Subdivision - West, Diversion Highway(gated)
222. Roldan Village
223. Rolling Hills Subdivision
224. Rosalina Subdivision
225. Rosalina Village 3
226. Roseville Subdivision
227. Royal Pines Davao Subdivision
228. Royal Valley Subdivision
229. Ruby Subdivision
230. Ruiz Village
231. Samantha Homes
232. San Antonio Village
233. San Gabriel Village
234. Sand Village
235. Sandawa Relocation Village
236. San Juan Subdivision
237. San Lorenzo Village
238. San Miguel
239. San Miguel Subdivision
240. San Miguel Village
241. San Nicholas
242. San Pedro Village
243. San Rafael Village
244. Sarmiento Housing Subdivision
245. Sarmiento Subdivision
246. Sarphil Village
247. Sea Gems Subdivision
248. Seaside Subdivision
249. SGR Village
250. Shanghai Village
251. Sison Subdivision - Buhangin
252. Sison Subdivision - Dumoy
253. Skyline Subdivision 1
254. Skyline Subdivision, P2
255. Skyline Subdivision, P3
256. SM Village
257. Solariega Village - Mac Arthur Avenue, Talomo(gated)
258. S.O.S. Subdivision
259. Susana Homes
260. Soccoro Village
261. Sodaco Subdivision
262. Soraya Village Subdivision
263. South Pacific Village
264. South San Juan Village
265. South Villa Country Homes
266. South Villa Heights Subdivision
267. Spring Valley Subdivision
268. Spring Village
269. SPDA Subdivision
270. St. Anthony Subdivision
271. St. John Subdivision
272. St. Joseph Homes Subdivision
273. St. Jude Village
274. St. Michael Homes Subdivision
275. St. Michael Village
276. Sta. Ana Multi-purpose Subdivision
277. Sta. Teresita Village
278. Sta. Rosa Subdivision
279. Sto. Domingo Village
280. Sto. Niño Relocation
281. Sto. Niño Village
282. Summer Hill Village
283. Sunnyville Subdivision
284. Sunshine Village
285. Talusa Village
286. Tangram Southern Homes
287. Teachers Village – Buhangin
288. Teachers Village – Catalunan Grande
289. Teachers Village - Talomo
290. Tibungco Resettlement Area
291. Tierra Verde Subdivision
292. Toril Country Homes Subdivision
293. Trinidad Hill Village
294. Tubigan Subdivision
295. Ubalde Village
296. Ulha Village
297. Ultra Homes Subdivision
298. Uusha Village
299. Ventosa Subdivision
300. Versosa Village
301. Victoria Heights Subdivision
302. Villa Alegre
303. Villa Corazon Subdivision
304. Villa Josefina Resort Village
305. Villa Josefina Subdivision
306. Villa Park Subdivision
307. Vincent Heights Subdivision
308. Virsare Village
309. Visayas Village
310. Vista Verde Subdivision
311. Washington Village
312. Wellspring 1-3 Village
313. Woodridge Park 1&2 Village - Diversion/Maa Rd. entrance(gated)
314. YCF Village
315. Yñiguez Subdivision

My cribs!

Anyway, I miss Davao already. :lol:

Really? Spent 2 years crossing those underpasses sa Ayala Avenue.. and wala may ipis...(aw nuon, i dont waste my time looking for critters or checking those tiny holes - if there are such). Sya nga pala, close na sila if gabii na - around 9PM up. open sila upto 7pm or 8pm lang. so u gotta cross the street if graveyard shift ka. mag open sila around 6am.

Yup... At 8 PM they stop elevator operations.

Ah... I love Graveyard shifts, because the underpass is too tedious.

^

Is Fortune Village in Lanang or Sasa?

Breaking Out
By: Dominique Cimafranca



With one or two rare exceptions, every year-end holiday stretch has brought me to Davao. No surprise there. Davao is my original hometown, after all, and here I have roots. But looking back over the past two decades, I realize I haven't really spent a great deal of time in this Mindanaoan city. A visit of a week at most, usually whizzing by so quickly, and then back to wherever I'm supposed to go.

This time around, I've decided to stay a while longer. It just so happens that this trip coincided with the beginning of my biennial itch: I've learned that I need a change every two years, otherwise a little madness starts creeping in. It seems that Davao fits the bill.

Faced with the prospect of a long haul, one digs in, learns the ropes, soaks in the atmosphere, and tries one's best to find new friends and new opportunities. When one comes as a potential resident and not as a transient visitor, the perspectives are different.

And foremost on my mind is now...space. That's it. Davao has space.

Though that might sound like a pretty strange thing to say, it's been a repeating mantra since I arrived a month ago. It feels, finally, that I can breath again.

The sentiment, I suppose, is understandable when you hold Davao in comparison to Manila and Cebu. Davao was built over a larger area and has gradually developed outwards instead of upwards. The roads are wider, and new commercial districts outside of established centers are emerging. There' opportunity, and room to grow.

In contrast, Manila and Cebu are both thick, crowded places, choked by their highrises and their narrow veins of roads. That's the unfortunate price of development, when one builds on top of zones made in Spanish times. Hemmed in, that's how one feels.

Yet I must confess that I've started feeling hemmed in within Dumaguete, too, these last few months. Ironic, isn't it, because over the East is a wide expanse of sea and to the West are the freedom of mountain roads. But I'm not talking just about physical enclosures, but spiritual ones, too.

Part of Dumaguete's charm is its smallness, but taken in excess, that, too, can be a curse. One sees the same people, moves within the same circles, eats in the same places, travels in the same roads, thinks the same thoughts. A comfort, perhaps, to some, but understandably maddenning to most: spun too long in a groove, the needle eventually wears down.

The solution, then, is simple, logical, and inevitable: strike out, break out, set the sights to new horizons.

Sometimes, one must leave home in order to find it once more.

I also felt that feeling. Davao had that special space, that aura of serenity that only wide area cities could have. Anyway, it's my choice though.

Dominique reminded me of Derrida's differance: you must other yourself to find yourself.

Fortune Executive Homes is near Insular Village.

It's also one of the oldest subdivisions in the city, and probably one of the most expensive to live in.

Fortune Executive Homes is near Insular Village.

It's also one of the oldest subdivisions in the city, and probably one of the most expensive to live in.


I know it's an exclusive residential address and it goes without saying expensive. Nasa Lanang pala to.

BTW, some of the exclusive, gated villages on the list are not labeled as such such as South Pacific, Villa Josefina, Green Heights, etc., etc. Some are not gated but are exclusive and very expensive to live such as San Pedro Village, Juna Subd., Ecoland 1 & 2, Royal Valley, Rolling Hills, etc.

I know it's an exclusive residential address and it goes without saying expensive. Nasa Lanang pala to.

BTW, some of the exclusive, gated villages on the list are not labeled as such such as South Pacific, Villa Josefina, Green Heights, etc., etc. Some are not gated but are exclusive and very expensive to live such as San Pedro Village, Juna Subd., Ecoland 1 & 2, Royal Valley, Rolling Hills, etc.

What I mean is Fortune Homes...

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Kembali Coast ba ang name sa project or Kembali Coast ang mismo lugar??


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eto pre-selling na tapad lang ni sa DBP subdivison, Maa

Le Hardin De Villa Abrille

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Fortune Executive Homes is near Insular Village.

It's also one of the oldest subdivisions in the city, and probably one of the most expensive to live in.


lol... dahil fortune village ?

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^^ what a cute turtle. We have a number of themed villages being developed (u/c) in Davao City. And majority of these investments are by Filinvest Land. I wont be surprised if the next Filinvest Corporate City will be placed in davao. :banana:

^

Yes, 2 major players in the real estate industry made Davao their top choice- Sta. Lucia and Filinvest not to mention Davao's old reliables such as Alsons, Uraya, Santos, DMI, etc., etc.

eto pre-selling na tapad lang ni sa DBP subdivison, Maa

Le Hardin De Villa Abrille

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Another partnership with the Villa Abrilles? Fuente de Villa Abrille accross SM Davao was their first joint project.

What I mean is Fortune Homes...


got it addy!

Monday, June 11, 2007
Hot pot craze at Lotus Court
By Jojie Alcantara
Witerary

IT'S always best to have your meals hot and steamy. Take Lotus Court's famous oriental cuisines -- all served in a hot pot to preserve the natural taste and blend of soups, meats, seafood, and vegetables.

Each pot uncovers an appetizing surprise for every craving stomach. A steam of mouthwatering aroma of a perfect dish, rich in flavor down to the last spice.

You can now have more of these luscious treats with added selections of hot pot dishes from a la carte and special set menus.

Fourteen new scrumptious recipes await for you to try each day, or if not, all in just one sitting.

Take a pick from Braised Fish Head with Bean Curd in Sate Sauce, Fish Fillet with Potato in Curry Sauce, Braised Catfish in Spicy Coconut Sauce, Chicken Sesame with Oil, and many more. Discover all of them soon as your new Oriental dining adventure begin this month of June.

Please let me post this nice article written by my former English professor at ADDU... thanky you, Sir Rene!!

Monday, June 11, 2007
Moving
By Rene Lizada
Papa’s Table

MY WIFE just arrived from Manila. She went to Manila with Miguel to look for a condo unit for him. Miguel was accepted as faculty at the Ateneo de Manila. And since he cannot stay at the dorm he had to look for a condo unit outside the Ateneo campus.

I would have wanted to go with him but Chona is better in doing stuff like buying, haggling, and finding things. And so they went to Manila.


When she came home she told me "na awa siya kay Kuya" because his condo needs some more things. He needs more furniture, a few more appliances and just stuff that would make his life more comfortable.

But more than those things is the reality that our eldest son will have to fend for himself. Unlike the dorm where he had his friends and comforts he will be practically on his own and he will have to face things that were so ordinary when he was still a student.

Things like cooking, laundry, electric bills, budgeting, the daily things that now are not so ordinary for someone like him. Miguel is only 20 years old and yet he is going to teach in one of the best, if not the best university in the entire country. That takes my breath away really. While he was still in vacation here in Davao he was preparing himself for his teaching.

He requested for the book that he was going to use and he sat and studied and studied. He literally pored over the selections that he had to teach and I knew that his heart was in it. Ever since he was a freshman being a teacher was the one thing in his mind. He really wanted to teach. My 20-year-ld eldest son knows what he wants. How many of us do, really?

Of course we wanted him to be close to home but we also knew that he had this dream and the only thing that we could do was support him. He was so focused at the idea of teaching that he was willing to sacrifice all the comforts that he has in Davao for the loneliness and the discomfort of living in Manila. Being parents we can only watch and hope and pray.

But there are "father" moments. I worry about him because he is alone. Sometimes I ask is it too early for us to let him go? How will he survive? What will he eat? Will he know how to cook rice? Is he ready for this? Am I ready for this? When he left for the first time four years ago I cried for a day because I missed him.

Four years after I thought I would have gotten over the "missing" part but every time Migoy leaves there is a space in my heart that is empty. My soul is not complete and yet I know for his soul to be complete he has to do what must be done. To complete his soul I must empty mine. And so I let go. With hope and a heavy heart. And yet at the same I rejoice and celebrate.

As write this I know he is happy as I am sad. I know that at this moment he is where he wants to be. In the company of his former teachers who are now his colleagues. He is at this moment undergoing a seminar to prepare himself for the school year ahead. And I know that he is happy because this what he wants. And I envy him, I celebrate him. I know that he is willing to undergo so much to fulfill what he wants and needs.

When he moved in I texted him and asked how he was doing. It took some time for him to answer because I guess he was busy moving. Then when he texted he said, "pawis ako kasi dami things." And on his first night at the condo I asked him if he was able to sleep and said, "YUP. ?" How do you react to something like that? What am I supposed to feel?

On his first night I prayed a special prayer for him because he is alone with his dreams. Alone with his life. On his first night alone, I missed him terribly. I was worried yet sure. I was lonely but not alone. I was anxious but confident.

I have to let go once more. And I know there will be more of those in the years ahead. He has already told us that he wishes to study abroad for his masters and his doctorate. My wife and I know that he is capable of doing those things because he has proven to us that he is willing to sacrifice so as to attain his goals in life. But as it is right now there is so much to absorb, so much to feel, to take, to understand. To accept.

I have to let go once more.

Rene Lizada was my teacher in High School..

he was a cool guy who made a lot of sense while being funny :D

^

Did he tell you about the story of a ghost nun on the 5th floor of Weiman building? Funny!

I owe him big time for my grammar (as if i do have good grasp of it) and etymology.

City gov't seeks new site for Davao Sports Complex
Written by Rico Jhone Biliran / MindaNews
Sunday, 10 June 2007 21 50 48

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 June) – The City government of Davao is looking for a new site where the proposed multi-million Davao City Sports Complex would be erected, City Administrator Wendel Avisado said.

“We are searching for a new place now to situate the sports complex, “ said Avisado after the awarding rites of the Run for P.E.A.C.E Region XI, a nationwide simultaneous running event at the Rizal Park, yesterday.

The move came after the plan to put up the sports complex inside the University of the Philippines-Mindanao campus in Barangay Oshiro, Mintal, some 15 kilometers southwest, was allegedly scrapped due to a land dispute between the school and some residents of the place.

But Avisado said “we are not closing our door but for now we are tasked to look for another place.”

In the agreement between the city government and UP, the state university is to make available, from its reservation, 20 hectares for sports complex project and provide professional input in the operation, according to the official website of Davao City.

The city in turn will provide the funding for the infrastructure and improvement of the access roads leading to the complex.

“We are almost there but there’s a problem,” Avisado told MindaNews.

It was reported that Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is reluctant to build the sports complex on a disputed land.

Avisado, in a previous interview, said the sports complex is a top priority project of the City Government of Davao.

Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez who hails from Davao City has vowed to help source out funds for the construction of the sports complex.

"We will try to make use of our RP-China bilateral relationship on the purchase of the equipment needed for the construction. We will ask that taxes be waived by the Bureau of Customs so we can maximize the use of money," Ramirez earlier said.

The sports complex project aims to create an environment-friendly complex such as indoor/outdoor sports facilities, including an Olympic-sized swimming pool, tartan track-oval and multi-purpose gym, sports academy and quarters for athletes undergoing training and sports officials.
The sports academy will have a classrooms, auditorium, library, sports laboratory and sports medicine clinic.

http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2617&Itemid=61

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maayong hapon davao!

City gov't seeks new site for Davao Sports Complex
Written by Rico Jhone Biliran / MindaNews
Sunday, 10 June 2007 21 50 48

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 June) – The City government of Davao is looking for a new site where the proposed multi-million Davao City Sports Complex would be erected, City Administrator Wendel Avisado said.

“We are searching for a new place now to situate the sports complex, “ said Avisado after the awarding rites of the Run for P.E.A.C.E Region XI, a nationwide simultaneous running event at the Rizal Park, yesterday.

The move came after the plan to put up the sports complex inside the University of the Philippines-Mindanao campus in Barangay Oshiro, Mintal, some 15 kilometers southwest, was allegedly scrapped due to a land dispute between the school and some residents of the place.

But Avisado said “we are not closing our door but for now we are tasked to look for another place.”

In the agreement between the city government and UP, the state university is to make available, from its reservation, 20 hectares for sports complex project and provide professional input in the operation, according to the official website of Davao City.

The city in turn will provide the funding for the infrastructure and improvement of the access roads leading to the complex.

“We are almost there but there’s a problem,” Avisado told MindaNews.

It was reported that Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is reluctant to build the sports complex on a disputed land.

Avisado, in a previous interview, said the sports complex is a top priority project of the City Government of Davao.

Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez who hails from Davao City has vowed to help source out funds for the construction of the sports complex.

"We will try to make use of our RP-China bilateral relationship on the purchase of the equipment needed for the construction. We will ask that taxes be waived by the Bureau of Customs so we can maximize the use of money," Ramirez earlier said.

The sports complex project aims to create an environment-friendly complex such as indoor/outdoor sports facilities, including an Olympic-sized swimming pool, tartan track-oval and multi-purpose gym, sports academy and quarters for athletes undergoing training and sports officials.
The sports academy will have a classrooms, auditorium, library, sports laboratory and sports medicine clinic.

http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2617&Itemid=61
@dinabaw, i think i know that avtar of you!:D what are those stars for. looks too many

^^ what a cute turtle. We have a number of themed villages being developed (u/c) in Davao City. And majority of these investments are by Filinvest Land. I wont be surprised if the next Filinvest Corporate City will be placed in davao. :banana:
wow what a very nice beachfront development! if this could get right exposure outside phils, samal island culd turn into a bali like fame. hope samal government open up more for devlopment change. looks like drawing back investors interest.

@dinabaw, i think i know that avtar of you!:D what are those stars for. looks too many

hehe that's the provinces of Mindanao ...happy indy day :cheers:

hehe that's the provinces of Mindanao ...happy indy day :cheers:
you mean union of federal provinces?

City gov't seeks new site for Davao Sports Complex
Written by Rico Jhone Biliran / MindaNews
Sunday, 10 June 2007 21 50 48

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 June) – The City government of Davao is looking for a new site where the proposed multi-million Davao City Sports Complex would be erected, City Administrator Wendel Avisado said.

“We are searching for a new place now to situate the sports complex, “ said Avisado after the awarding rites of the Run for P.E.A.C.E Region XI, a nationwide simultaneous running event at the Rizal Park, yesterday.

The move came after the plan to put up the sports complex inside the University of the Philippines-Mindanao campus in Barangay Oshiro, Mintal, some 15 kilometers southwest, was allegedly scrapped due to a land dispute between the school and some residents of the place.

But Avisado said “we are not closing our door but for now we are tasked to look for another place.”

In the agreement between the city government and UP, the state university is to make available, from its reservation, 20 hectares for sports complex project and provide professional input in the operation, according to the official website of Davao City.

The city in turn will provide the funding for the infrastructure and improvement of the access roads leading to the complex.

“We are almost there but there’s a problem,” Avisado told MindaNews.

It was reported that Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is reluctant to build the sports complex on a disputed land.

Avisado, in a previous interview, said the sports complex is a top priority project of the City Government of Davao.

Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez who hails from Davao City has vowed to help source out funds for the construction of the sports complex.

"We will try to make use of our RP-China bilateral relationship on the purchase of the equipment needed for the construction. We will ask that taxes be waived by the Bureau of Customs so we can maximize the use of money," Ramirez earlier said.

The sports complex project aims to create an environment-friendly complex such as indoor/outdoor sports facilities, including an Olympic-sized swimming pool, tartan track-oval and multi-purpose gym, sports academy and quarters for athletes undergoing training and sports officials.
The sports academy will have a classrooms, auditorium, library, sports laboratory and sports medicine clinic.

http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2617&Itemid=61


good idea!!

im really worried. It's not that anti cultural preservation ako...pero im really worried with the upcoming kadayawans...huhuhuhuhuhu...im so sorry po but not that im also into a commercialized kadayawan, kaso the past kadayawans were successfull promotional blitz for davao. Sobrang OT ako, but its been 2 days that ive been thinking about it.

Other cities would want to follow Davao and Cebu for having a private group in organizing our festival. Atleast, walang politics at mabilis ang projects and plans. and now, we are giving it back to the local government...

i hope someone can enlighten me and get rid of my frustrations and fears.

worried about what manong teej?

^

With Davao LGU looking for new sports complex site Bro TJ?

im really worried. It's not that anti cultural preservation ako...pero im really worried with the upcoming kadayawans...huhuhuhuhuhu...im so sorry po but not that im also into a commercialized kadayawan, kaso the past kadayawans were successfull promotional blitz for davao. Sobrang OT ako, but its been 2 days that ive been thinking about it.

Other cities would want to follow Davao and Cebu for having a private group in organizing our festival. Atleast, walang politics at mabilis ang projects and plans. and now, we are giving it back to the local government...

i hope someone can enlighten me and get rid of my frustrations and fears.

You see, the Kadayawan Festival had attracted alot of tourists lately. Cant we incorporate the new and the old? Respecting the old tradition while feasting on the new that made Kadayawan a nationwide phenomenon. The inclusion of other participants from other cities in Mindanao, for me, is a ok. Kc we get to promote our city and sila rin. And it brought this idea that Kadayawan is indeed the festival of festivals in Mindanao. We cant stop our festival to evolve - as long as positive naman ang results. im talking from the business point of view and considering the increase in tourism arrival!

im really worried. It's not that anti cultural preservation ako...pero im really worried with the upcoming kadayawans...huhuhuhuhuhu...im so sorry po but not that im also into a commercialized kadayawan, kaso the past kadayawans were successfull promotional blitz for davao. Sobrang OT ako, but its been 2 days that ive been thinking about it.

Other cities would want to follow Davao and Cebu for having a private group in organizing our festival. Atleast, walang politics at mabilis ang projects and plans. and now, we are giving it back to the local government...

i hope someone can enlighten me and get rid of my frustrations and fears.


Worried here too TJ, but I guess (actually hoping) they know what they are doing. I'm pretty sure the mayor has done many queries before he set out this plan. Who knows change might be for a more festive kadayawan. Let's keep our fingers crossed. :)

Worried here too TJ, but I guess (actually hoping) they know what they are doing. I'm pretty sure the mayor has done many queries before he set out this plan. Who knows change might be for a more festive kadayawan. Let's keep our fingers crossed. :)

^^ I hope so bro...i really do hope so...Im even practicing the Law of Attraction now and the power of affirmative thinking! ehehehehehehehehehe......

^

If only we can fathom the mayor's discernment. Sometimes I get frustrated too but he has done quite a lot for the city that can't be put to oblivion. Here's wishing Inday Sara will usher equilibrium in the city hall as she is known to have a mind of her own. One thing I see promising as well is the new mix in the city council. The young blood are just so talented and service -oriented (IMO) that more developments are to be expected while they thresh out things for the city. :)

^^ Yes. Im more optimistic with Sarah's entry!

^

Let's wish her and her dad the best!!

Davao Street Scenes

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hehe that's the provinces of Mindanao ...happy indy day :cheers:
?ugma. meaningful or not, happy or not:D wishing you and philippines independence day. love holiday. if only can be bought:D. among holiday karon dinabaw ugma pa inyo(queens birthday holiday). but her realbirthday is in april:D

Worried here too TJ, but I guess (actually hoping) they know what they are doing. I'm pretty sure the mayor has done many queries before he set out this plan. Who knows change might be for a more festive kadayawan. Let's keep our fingers crossed. :)


unfortunately, more often than no, these "bright people" dont know what they are doing and are actually thinking using their a$$es...:ohno:

so basically, all we can do is pray that it would turn out fine! Sometimes, our local officials have to think from outside of the box! hay....

re: kadayawan. i believe ang kadayawan ay para sa mga natives. pero sa previous years, biglang lumaki ang kadayawan drawing participants from all over mindanao... adding events na too commercialized like street party with overflowing SMBs, maiingay na mga banda, hiyas/hiyos ng kadayawan, etc. i guess its time na ibalik ulit ang focus sa mga davao lumads. just like our christmas na walang fireworks, i wish ang ating kadayawan maging simple but more meaningful.

City gov't seeks new site for Davao Sports Complex


pila bay kelangan kay mag-donate na lang ko. 30 sacks pwede na?

re: kadayawan. i believe ang kadayawan ay para sa mga natives. pero sa previous years, biglang lumaki ang kadayawan drawing participants from all over mindanao... adding events na too commercialized like street party with overflowing SMBs, maiingay na mga banda, hiyas/hiyos ng kadayawan, etc. i guess its time na ibalik ulit ang focus sa mga davao lumads. just like our christmas na walang fireworks, i wish ang ating kadayawan maging simple but more meaningful.
i hope i got what exactly you mean bro. to me, keep it as it is. conflict man ang atong opinions but imo, the economic dimension sa festival should be looked into with greater consideration. at least karon panahon nga rising ang popularity. lets face that the concept of staging sells to the target market. private sector involvement and corporate sponsorship enthusiasm are there because of their interest in the market imo. the bigger and popular the event, the better. siguro modify na lang ang concept para naa mas emphasis ang cultural identitiy. afterall whatever the opinions are, the festival carry davao cultural pride and seen uniquely identified with davao walay lain nga lugar nga pareha sa iya. in time kung kulang na ang hotel rooms accommodating festival goers, investors will have reasons to come in and build more marco polos:D. ug dili lang hotels imo. as it is now, i think it is a prime driver of davao tourism industry. sorry mga goys:D

;13664010']unfortunately, more often than no, these "bright people" dont know what they are doing and are actually thinking using their a$$es...:ohno:
nice a$$es:D

i hope i got what exactly you mean bro. to me, keep it as it is. conflict man ang atong opinions but imo, the economic dimension sa festival should be looked into with greater consideration. at least karon panahon nga rising ang popularity. lets face that the concept of staging sells to the target market. private sector involvement and corporate sponsorship enthusiasm are there because of their interest in the market imo. the bigger and popular the event, the better. siguro modify na lang ang concept para naa mas emphasis ang cultural identitiy. afterall whatever the opinions are, the festival carry davao cultural pride and seen uniquely identified with davao walay lain nga lugar nga pareha sa iya. in time kung kulang na ang hotel rooms accommodating festival goers, investors will have reasons to come in and build more marco polos:D. ug dili lang hotels imo. as it is now, i think it is a prime driver of davao tourism industry. sorry mga goys:D

im with you on this senyor apo :)

As much sa its a "nice" and "idealistic" move, removing the extra bling bling of the kadayawan wouldnt do us good (as a tourist destination)

siguro if they want to modify kadayawan, they should make it more "lumad-centric" when it comes to the theme and etc..but to totally remove the so called "commercial aspect" i.e. street parties, bands and etc are self defeating kay dili pa baya in-ana ka sikat ang kadayawan sa world..

Kadayawan is the time baya nga makabawi ang atong mga hotels and restos..so i think hinay hinay lang sa pagbuhat ug changes. Mura man gud in ani ang nahitabo..

1. nalibang si avisado
2. bored kay walay news..nag meditate kunohay siya
3. naa may niagi sa gawas na gapatugutog ug joey ayala music
4. kalit lang.."aha! ako kahang i-suggest nga atong himoong "purist" and kadayawan..
5. kalit dagan sa committee (maski wala pay ilo) para i share ang iyahang "bright idea"

bitaw your majesty the king of scc:D thats the point

imong avatar smile of incarcerated only paris hilton could understand

;13664712']im with you on this senyor apo :)

As much sa its a "nice" and "idealistic" move, removing the extra bling bling of the kadayawan wouldnt do us good (as a tourist destination)

siguro if they want to modify kadayawan, they should make it more "lumad-centric" when it comes to the theme and etc..but to totally remove the so called "commercial aspect" i.e. street parties, bands and etc are self defeating kay dili pa baya in-ana ka sikat ang kadayawan sa world..

Kadayawan is the time baya nga makabawi ang atong mga hotels and restos..so i think hinay hinay lang sa pagbuhat ug changes. Mura man gud in ani ang nahitabo..

1. nalibang si avisado
2. bored kay walay news..nag meditate kunohay siya
3. naa may niagi sa gawas na gapatugutog ug joey ayala music
4. kalit lang.."aha! ako kahang i-suggest nga atong himoong "purist" and kadayawan..
5. kalit dagan sa committee (maski wala pay ilo) para i share ang iyahang "bright idea"

i hope i got what exactly you mean bro. to me, keep it as it is. conflict man ang atong opinions but imo, the economic dimension sa festival should be looked into with greater consideration. at least karon panahon nga rising ang popularity. lets face that the concept of staging sells to the target market. private sector involvement and corporate sponsorship enthusiasm are there because of their interest in the market imo. the bigger and popular the event, the better. siguro modify na lang ang concept para naa mas emphasis ang cultural identitiy. afterall whatever the opinions are, the festival carry davao cultural pride and seen uniquely identified with davao walay lain nga lugar nga pareha sa iya. in time kung kulang na ang hotel rooms accommodating festival goers, investors will have reasons to come in and build more marco polos:D. ug dili lang hotels imo. as it is now, i think it is a prime driver of davao tourism industry. sorry mga goys:D


Im with u as well...I posted my argument sa previous page. I believe that it is for the lumads.....but no one can stop progress! Why not incorporate both? why not incorporate the old with the new?

The previous Kadayawan - the so called Kadayawan brought thousands of tourists and millions of income. It became our main tool in attracting tourists to Davao. It changed the perception of some naive travelers. The old fashioned Kadayawan brought what?

;13664712']im with you on this senyor apo :)

As much sa its a "nice" and "idealistic" move, removing the extra bling bling of the kadayawan wouldnt do us good (as a tourist destination)

siguro if they want to modify kadayawan, they should make it more "lumad-centric" when it comes to the theme and etc..but to totally remove the so called "commercial aspect" i.e. street parties, bands and etc are self defeating kay dili pa baya in-ana ka sikat ang kadayawan sa world..

Kadayawan is the time baya nga makabawi ang atong mga hotels and restos..so i think hinay hinay lang sa pagbuhat ug changes. Mura man gud in ani ang nahitabo..

1. nalibang si avisado
2. bored kay walay news..nag meditate kunohay siya
3. naa may niagi sa gawas na gapatugutog ug joey ayala music
4. kalit lang.."aha! ako kahang i-suggest nga atong himoong "purist" and kadayawan..
5. kalit dagan sa committee (maski wala pay ilo) para i share ang iyahang "bright idea"

^^ Did they ever talk to the public and try to get our views about this? KAdayawan Festival is not only The lumads festival! Ako, d man ko lumad....bisaya ko na sa davao nag dako, cant they take us into consideration as well? I mean...this is the city's festival! Davao's festival! Mashock na lang ta na naa nay news na imove sa September and ihatag sa City Fruit whateva ang paghandle sa festival.

And im sorry if i ll share my view about this. Here's the thing, we are having some image problems. And Kadayawan is our main tool in attracting these visitors and introducing them to our city. Sauna, perting mingawa sa Kadayawan. It wasnt even known. Unya ibalik nato sa unang panahon?

We can be nostalgic but not to the point that we regress and bring the old Kadayawan to replace the so called commercialized Kadayawan which happened to be an effective tool of Davao's tourism marketing.

If you know the reason behind the de feathering of Kadayawan was the controversial Globe vs. Smart thing ... which irked digong ang kicked the a$$ of Id , for me i really like to try new "style" almost all Philippine festival are copy-cats , di ba nyo napapansin halos lahat meron ng ibat ibang festival miski longaniza meron :D basta maganda lang ang presentation ngayon ng Kadayawan ok ra na .minsan naka asar na rin yang to much commercialization, corporate banners being parade w/ the street dancers is too much .

I always watch the Mindanao Indaygenous Dance, Mindanao Indaygenous music festival and indaygenous horse fighting.... basta lahat ng may inday hehehe kay Salamat Inday ang theme sa Kadayawan karon :lol:

in a sense, ok ra ang street festivals/dancing. my take is that it should be throughly researched before nga magpalabas ka. my rant in my previous post was, a lot were misrepresented to the point of ridiculousness (like those bao/ninja mutant turles). the more participants, the better, but it should represent the ideals of the festival. while money is always needed to make this festival work, it doesn't need the dictates of big corporations.

what makes kadayawan unique? we have something to base it on, the lumads, their culture, all others the makes davao. it is what we see, not something that we can base on unreliable records.

where we have gone wrong? as i've said, we shouldn't have let the big corporations dictate the directions, otherwise 5-10 years down the road, our kadayawan will be a huge ugly mutation of it shouldn't be.

so there.

basta ang sakin lang.. i want to see, for instance, tribal folks, the ladies in topless and the gents in skimpy g-strings .... for sure this will be an attraction which won't even need a coca cola's sponsorship... and that will land us in the discovery channel... and you know what's next... :cheers:

basta ang sakin lang.. i want to see, for instance, tribal folks, the ladies in topless and the gents in skimpy g-strings .... for sure this will be an attraction which won't even need a coca cola's sponsorship... and that will land us in the discovery channel... and you know what's next... :cheers:

bare breasted.... sabihin mo yan kay angging :lol: oi raj do you know the Bagobos are much advance than their fellow tribes ..naa na man gani sila napkin ........sa pag kaon ba !

^^ i'm withholding my comment, i'm observing first how "modern" davao folks are... :lol:

o good news

PTA Nature Park will open next month double time na sila ....hard opening na !:D

Royal Mandaya Hotel is having a fresh paint....color yilo :lol:

San Pedro is having a "face lift" , may chowking na sa kanto malapit sa Caesar's Studio :D

maayong gabii davao!

banner is philippines. it says philippines 109 years. nice banner

mabuhay!

got all your points(i hope) all important but i could still not appreciate the reason why it should only be confined to the lumad. a kadayawan festival to me is an event of celebration recognising cultural heritage. should be anyones participation expressing individuality as a davowenyo. if a spectator come up wearing bagobo trousers and a designer top, thats how he expresses his belongingness and acknowledgment of his cultural identity and should be respected. i mean the festival is in honour of lumad (a centrepiece of pageantry. themes and showcasing them be based on facts recorded. thats a given) but at the same time, to down the line present young generations of davao too. a festival should have wider involvment of the community, atmosphere should be feastive (an essence of festivity). revelry should be free flowing and not subdued. its the kind of atmosphere everyone looks forward to. if kadayawan is all of a parade of lumad, i guess festival is done in an hour. hahaha bland flat and dry. what it would be like in the next festival round:D

62 na akong post count:D from 140 somthng the last thread

i guess paul it is not esy to discount the importance of financial budget to stage a successful festival getting bigger and better each year. lets accept the city government is not willing to handle the whole amount. if it decides to go ahead within a thin budget, i guess debacle is waiting ahead. kadayawan is gaining grounds in establishing a festival name not only in philippines. it would be a big embarrassemnt to the city if kadayawan could not live up to expectations. just thinking out loud

@ 65 post count:D, goodnight davao!

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A spectacular rainbow emerges in the sky after a sudden rain shower in Mabini, Compostela Valley. This view is taken from Kopiat Island, overlooking Beach View Resort, during a group picnic. (Sun.Star Davao/Jojie Alcantara)

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A spectacular rainbow emerges in the sky after a sudden rain shower in Mabini, Compostela Valley. This view is taken from Kopiat Island, overlooking Beach View Resort, during a group picnic. (Sun.Star Davao/Jojie Alcantara)

bare breasted.... sabihin mo yan kay angging :lol: oi raj do you know the Bagobos are much advance than their fellow tribes ..naa na man gani sila napkin ........sa pag kaon ba !

unya unsa may ilang ibalon diay, fresh baki? :lol:

HAPPY 109th PHILIPPINE INDEPENDECE DAY DAVAO!!!! :banana: :banana:

happy phlippine independence day to everybody!!!

greetings from the land down under. i am having a very nice time here. laag nalang ng laag....hehehehe...its so cold here with a morning temp of 15 deg cel and a night time temp of 7 deg cel...

i will try to post some pics of the place when i get to understand the computer of my brother..its a mac kasi...hehehehehe...

hope everyone is haveing a great time there.... bye...:nuts:

Davao City is among BIR's 'Billionaires Club' list
June 12,2007

Vice Mayor Luis Bonguyan predicted the Davao City government's annual revenue to hit the P3 billion mark this year, when he noted continuing investments pouring into the city.

The city is among few cities in the country listed in the Billionaires' Club of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), with revenues of over P1 billion.

In 2003, the city landed with the third highest income after breaching the P2 billion mark.

Last year, the city government operated on a P2.2 billion approved annual budget, with two supplemental budgets totaling about P300 million bringing to P2.5 billion its annual operation. About 60 percent of the revenues came from the Internal Revenue Allocation (IRA) with 40 percent raised from local taxes.

"We expect our revenues this year to hit P3 billion," said Bonguyan, who is bowing out of office on June 30 after three terms as vice mayor.

"This is a tremendous increase from the P380 million income of the city government when I first joined it in 1992," said Bonguyan, an accountant, who started his political career as a city councilor.

Bonguyan credited the city's fast-paced development to stable peace and order and healthy business atmosphere.

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is being scored by human rights and progressive groups for unsolved extrajudicial killings of suspected criminals, but the business community here said the killings add up to stronger confidence by business on the city's potential as Southern Mindanao's premier investment location.

Bonguyan, vice chair of the Davao City Investment Promotions Center, said tax holidays offered since 2000 by the city government under a tax incentive scheme to new investors led to flood local and foreign investments.

Even banks are confident of the city government's financial status, offering multi-billion loans to fund projects.

This year, the government took out a P1 billion loan from Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), which pegged the city government loan capacity at P2 billion.

The 25-year loan funded the city's modern synchronized traffic system, a new sewerage system, farm-to-market roads and a proposed sports complex.

i was looking around for prices sa subdivisions sa matina area...these are the prices i have found out...

juna subd...6k per sqm
fuente de villa abrille...9k to 11k per sqm
jardin de villa abrille...8.7k to 9.5k per sqm
ecoland...6k per sqm
eco4000 condo....ave of 32k per sqm
las terrazas...7.5k per sqm
woddridge...7.5k to 9k per sqm

grabe na pala kamahal dito sa matina area noh?

hahay...parang d na talaga kaaford...hehehehehe

greeting to everyone from the land down under....its now 14 deg cel here...grrrrr...kalamig!!!

^

10 years back woodridge racked up only to 3,800 per sqm and I was hesitant to invest (aside from having no budget!) :lol:

Davao City is among BIR's 'Billionaires Club' list
June 12,2007

Vice Mayor Luis Bonguyan predicted the Davao City government's annual revenue to hit the P3 billion mark this year, when he noted continuing investments pouring into the city.

The city is among few cities in the country listed in the Billionaires' Club of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), with revenues of over P1 billion.

In 2003, the city landed with the third highest income after breaching the P2 billion mark.

Last year, the city government operated on a P2.2 billion approved annual budget, with two supplemental budgets totaling about P300 million bringing to P2.5 billion its annual operation. About 60 percent of the revenues came from the Internal Revenue Allocation (IRA) with 40 percent raised from local taxes.

"We expect our revenues this year to hit P3 billion," said Bonguyan, who is bowing out of office on June 30 after three terms as vice mayor.

"This is a tremendous increase from the P380 million income of the city government when I first joined it in 1992," said Bonguyan, an accountant, who started his political career as a city councilor.

Bonguyan credited the city's fast-paced development to stable peace and order and healthy business atmosphere.

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is being scored by human rights and progressive groups for unsolved extrajudicial killings of suspected criminals, but the business community here said the killings add up to stronger confidence by business on the city's potential as Southern Mindanao's premier investment location.

Bonguyan, vice chair of the Davao City Investment Promotions Center, said tax holidays offered since 2000 by the city government under a tax incentive scheme to new investors led to flood local and foreign investments.

Even banks are confident of the city government's financial status, offering multi-billion loans to fund projects.

This year, the government took out a P1 billion loan from Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), which pegged the city government loan capacity at P2 billion.

The 25-year loan funded the city's modern synchronized traffic system, a new sewerage system, farm-to-market roads and a proposed sports complex.


Davao has been member of the elite club since more than 10 years ago. Now it's coasting in 3-4 billion neighborhood... single city lang yan...:)

^^ 10 years ago, cguro mahal na rin yung 3,800 per sqm...hay...ako rin...sana may pera panginvest! eh hanggang low cost housing lang cguro kaya ko for now...huhuhuhuhuhu

^

Ako rin, can't afford na talaga. Sana mura lang yong sa Kembali Coast, parang ang ganda doon pagawa ng maliit na bahay (puede kaya don?).

I just realized that when it comes to real estate, the sooner the better to invest....

^^ just a tip....invest in the worst undeveloped property which can be found in the most accessible place! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee............

also, pagpreselling - bili na kaagad! ehehehehehehhehehe

^

Thanks for the reminder TJ.

Ganon din where I am, most people buy during pre-selling stages para mas mura konti.

^^ would u believe that there's a new project now in Davao - u/c its a subdivision sa may Mintal called St. Francis (or something) na tag 900 pesos a month lang for the next 2 years, then around 2k per month for the remaining years - payable for 25 yrs through pagibig with a lot area of 120 sqm. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

^

Ako rin, can't afford na talaga. Sana mura lang yong sa Kembali Coast, parang ang ganda doon pagawa ng maliit na bahay (puede kaya don?).

I just realized that when it comes to real estate, the sooner the better to invest....


are you talking to me? :lol: maayong buntag sa tanan , hala si bustero atong pangutano, kay naa na koy gabas ug kahoy diri :D

i was looking around for prices sa subdivisions sa matina area...these are the prices i have found out...

juna subd...6k per sqm
fuente de villa abrille...9k to 11k per sqm
jardin de villa abrille...8.7k to 9.5k per sqm
ecoland...6k per sqm
eco4000 condo....ave of 32k per sqm
las terrazas...7.5k per sqm
woddridge...7.5k to 9k per sqm

grabe na pala kamahal dito sa matina area noh?

hahay...parang d na talaga kaaford...hehehehehe

greeting to everyone from the land down under....its now 14 deg cel here...grrrrr...kalamig!!!

pero pareng Xzibit halos lahat yan sold out na at ibang class A subd. ; yang jardin de villa abrille is an off-shoot ng fuente de villa abrille dahil ubos na ang lot niyan . billionaire club talaga ang taga davao kasali ka na :runaway: :D:

More of Kopiat Island

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This is the Salo Salo Fiesta restaurant, a fairly new place in Davao. It’s been open for a year or two at the most. The Salo Salo Fiesta has live bands playing almost nightly. It is located near to the Regency Inn in the heart of Davao City. My friend, Gene can be seen in the photo.

http://www.mindanao.com/photoblog/

are you talking to me? :lol: maayong buntag sa tanan , hala si bustero atong pangutano, kay naa na koy gabas ug kahoy diri :D


sorry, that was short for doon :)

^^ would u believe that there's a new project now in Davao - u/c its a subdivision sa may Mintal called St. Francis (or something) na tag 900 pesos a month lang for the next 2 years, then around 2k per month for the remaining years - payable for 25 yrs through pagibig with a lot area of 120 sqm. weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


It might a smart idea to invest there....why don't you do that then at susunod kami...:)

Shelter Code to unshackle Davao City poor from homelessness
Monday, June 11 2007 @ 09:51 AM BST


In a fitting tribute to Independence Day, the Davao City Council will approve Tuesday a landmark ordinance focusing on short and long-term strategies that address the plight of thousands of the homeless urban poor.

Vice Mayor Luis Bonguyan said the City Shelter and Services Code will be at core of discussion when the council meets tomorrow in regular session, on the same day that the nation marks Independence Day.

Authored by councilor Arnolfo Ricardo Cabling, chair of the committee on housing, rural and urban planning, the code is a consolidation of three proposals related to urban housing submitted by councilors Danilo Dayanghirang, Angela Trinidad-Librado and Leonardo Avila.

The Shelter Code Coalition, an umbrella for urban groups in the city which helped craft the ordinance, is expected to attend the session which would discuss the measure on third and final reading.

Bonguyan said city councilors are expected to vote for the measure, one of the landmark measures passed by the 14th City Council whose term ends On June 30.

Bonguyan himself is bowing out, having served his third and final term. This is a legacy I am leaving, being part of this very important legislation, said Bonguyan on television yesterday as he was asked to assess his performance.

As Independence Day is a celebration of freedom gained, the passing of the Shelter Code ushers in freedom from homelessness for our urban poor, said Cabling.

The code would create a Housing Board to oversee urban housing for the poor to be funded annually with about Php 100 million to be taken from real property tax.

With this code, the Davao City Council proves its strong support for the Urban Land Reform Program of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, said Cabling. (PNA)

SM still preparing documents for ICT park accreditation
By Rizalene P. Acac


THE management of SM City-Davao is still in the process of finalizing its application with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) for the establishment of another information and communications technology (ICT) park in the city.

The company intends to build the park in the three-hectare property at the back of the mall which will be open to business process outsourcing investments and other ICT related business ventures.

Debbie Go, manager of SM City-Davao said their main office is processing the documents for the accreditation of the park.

She said the mall will start planning for the structure as soon as the application is approved.

Go revealed that there are already inquires from their tenants who are interested to set up ICT related investments in the area.

“We already have existing tenants that have inquired. They come from the Mall of Asia, our biggest mall and SM Iloilo which is a call center,” she said.

The first park in the city is the one owned and operated by the Damosa Land Inc., while the New City Commercial Center is also processing its application for the accreditation for an ICT park on the fourth floor of its NCCC-Mall in Matina.

Davaoeños have become environmentally-conscious, business group official says
By Rizalene P. Acac


THE increased participation in the annual recyclable collection event is an indicator of a more environmentally conscious populace, a member of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry said.

Manny de Luna, member of the environment committee of the chamber, said they have noted an increase in the number of people who went to the event and sell recyclable wastes.

At the same time, he said, the number of recyclers or those who buy the items significantly grew.

Based on their records, there were only six recyclers which joined last year but three others signified to participate this year. Last year, the event resulted in P36,890.30 sale. “If you are to compare it six year ago the people already have an increased awareness,” he said.

Alma Labis, a regular buyer, said her participation in the event helped her junk shop create a niche in the recycling industry.

Her junk shop located in Shanghai, Matina Aplaya is now regularly collecting recyclables from big companies.

Labis said the earnings of the shop on a monthly basis reach P50, 000 to a maximum of P 100,000 from their investment of P700 when it was started in May 2005.

She said the income enabled her family to send her five children to school: two are in college; one in high school and two in elementary. Labis also has a baby who is only six months old.

Labis added they are also investing some of the money in assembling a vehicle that could be utilized for the shop.

“Me and my husband also plan to put up a carton factory in the city in five years time,” she said.

The 7th Recyclable Collection Event will happen on June 30 at SM City Davao Carpark C together with the launching of the Waste Market Fair that will be opened for sellers every last Saturday of the month.

Among the items which could be sold are plastics, glass, used papers or corrugated cartons, used car/lead acid batteries, used appliances, aluminum cans and caps and crows, electronic and electrical equipment, toner/ ink cartridges, styro, tin cans, scrap metals and iron and copper brass.

Davaoeños have become environmentally-conscious, business group official says
By Rizalene P. Acac


THE increased participation in the annual recyclable collection event is an indicator of a more environmentally conscious populace, a member of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry said.

Manny de Luna, member of the environment committee of the chamber, said they have noted an increase in the number of people who went to the event and sell recyclable wastes.

At the same time, he said, the number of recyclers or those who buy the items significantly grew.

Based on their records, there were only six recyclers which joined last year but three others signified to participate this year. Last year, the event resulted in P36,890.30 sale. “If you are to compare it six year ago the people already have an increased awareness,” he said.

Alma Labis, a regular buyer, said her participation in the event helped her junk shop create a niche in the recycling industry.

Her junk shop located in Shanghai, Matina Aplaya is now regularly collecting recyclables from big companies.

Labis said the earnings of the shop on a monthly basis reach P50, 000 to a maximum of P 100,000 from their investment of P700 when it was started in May 2005.

She said the income enabled her family to send her five children to school: two are in college; one in high school and two in elementary. Labis also has a baby who is only six months old.

Labis added they are also investing some of the money in assembling a vehicle that could be utilized for the shop.

“Me and my husband also plan to put up a carton factory in the city in five years time,” she said.

The 7th Recyclable Collection Event will happen on June 30 at SM City Davao Carpark C together with the launching of the Waste Market Fair that will be opened for sellers every last Saturday of the month.

Among the items which could be sold are plastics, glass, used papers or corrugated cartons, used car/lead acid batteries, used appliances, aluminum cans and caps and crows, electronic and electrical equipment, toner/ ink cartridges, styro, tin cans, scrap metals and iron and copper brass.

Ambassador club hosts AsPac confab, June 15
By Josie San Pedro


THE 30 or so officers and members of the Ambassador Club International of the Philippines headed by Vice Mayor Luis C. Bonguyan, the Davao chapter under Dr. Roy B. Ferrer and the City Government of Davao will host the Club’s 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference in Davao City, June 15.

Ambassador Bonguyan said that while the conference proper will only be for one day at the Marco Polo Hotel Davao, delegates to the gathering will have frolic and fun visiting tourist spots, shopping and playing golf for a total of three days until June 16.

A delegation from Taiwan has assured the host committee they would fly in to Davao City as early as June 14. Others who will attend are delegates from Manila, Baguio, Iloilo and Cebu.

Dr. Helmut Clauss, an eminent tax lawyer from Germany who has business and professional connections in the Philippines, is the special guest of the AsPac assembly. He is a past world president of Ambassador Club International and was responsible for organizing chapters in the Philippines, including Davao City whose charter president is lawyer Antonio V.A. Llamas.

Through the years, Davao City has produced three Ambassador Club national presidents. They are Ambassador Rogelio “Rolly” Santo, Miguel Iñigo and now Bonguyan.

Also to speak during the gathering are Ambassador Janeth Chang, the group’s international director for Asia and the Pacific and Ambassador Peter Soo, national secretary-treasurer, who will introduce Dr. Clauss as guest speaker.

Davao City Investment and promotion center chief Roberto “Bobby” U. Teo is also scheduled to make a presentation of a video and power presentation of vital facts and investment opportunities of the city to the conference participants.

An election of the club’s national officers will also be conducted during the gathering with Ambassador Antonio “Ony” B. Partoza Jr., assistant secretary as election committee head.

Beyond nip/tuck
By Ian Ray C. Garcia


Heading the call to promote medical tourism in the country, thirty-five year old cosmetic surgeon Neill S. Oropesa opened his latest and biggest multi-specialty clinic in the Visayas-Mindanao area, OroDerm MegaClinic at the Level 2 of SM City Davao. It is his 21st clinic in this burgeoning region where a significant number of tourists and balikbayans have recently surged not just for leisure and recreation but also for beauty enhancement and cosmetic surgery. <

Oropesa, a graduate of the Davao Medical School Foundation, had his training in dermatology and dermatologic laser surgery at the Skin and Cancer Foundation in Makati City and cosmetic surgery training with Dr. Corazon Collantes-Jose, the president of the Philippine Society for Cosmetic Surgery.

He is also a diplomate of the Philippine Board of Dermatology, a fellow of the Philippine Dermatologic Society, the Philippine Academy for Liposuction Surgery, Asian Pacific Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, along with other local and international societies.

Pioneering in being the first mall-based clinic in Southern Mindanao, Oropesa’s OroDerm MegaClinic is one-stop medical complex, being a multi-specialty doctors’ clinic, diagnostic laboratory, x-ray, ultrasound and an out-patient cosmetic surgery center.

OroDerm MegaClinic’s general medicine and specialty consultation services covers Opthalmology, Optometry, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Diabetology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Oncology, Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases, allergology, Pulmonology, Psychaitry, Sports and Rehab Medicine, Pediatrics, Obtsretirc and Genycology, Orthopedics, Radiology, Pathology, and ENT Head and Neck Surgery.

The medical-hospital-in-a-mall is also a venue for immunization, dialysis, out-patient surgery, X-Ray, 2D/4D Ultrasound, mammography, ECG, treadmill stress test, laboratory-clinical chemistry, clinical microscopy, immunology, serology, hematology, executive check-up, annual physical exam and pre-employment exam, handled by Oropesa’s team of highly competent medical practitioners.

Those in need for a necessary nip/tuck procedure will surely be glad that getting one need no require them to travel far as the MegaClinic also does face lift, rhinoplasty (nose lift), temporal lift, breast augmentation, retylane, blepharoplasty, contour thread, tummy tuck, butt lift and Botox.

Even those in Luzon now travel here down south to have their body parts augmented, reduced or enhanced since the cost in this region are way below the exorbitant rates which doctors charge in Manila.

Most of all, OroDerm MegaClinic prides itself for its accessibility, convenience and for being inexpensive as their services require no hospital stay.

The opening of OroDerm MegaClinic also marks the creation of a new kind of tourist destination for the city as tourists who will come to Davao City will not only get to enjoy the sights of the mountains and the islands but also get their to address their medical needs and their desired beauty improvements.

hurry up wit the processing SM!

SOON TO OPEN.....CHOWKING SAN PEDRO BRANCH

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It might a smart idea to invest there....why don't you do that then at susunod kami...:)

i already have a property po within that area..sa elenita heights.

SM still preparing documents for ICT park accreditation
By Rizalene P. Acac


THE management of SM City-Davao is still in the process of finalizing its application with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) for the establishment of another information and communications technology (ICT) park in the city.

The company intends to build the park in the three-hectare property at the back of the mall which will be open to business process outsourcing investments and other ICT related business ventures.

Debbie Go, manager of SM City-Davao said their main office is processing the documents for the accreditation of the park.

She said the mall will start planning for the structure as soon as the application is approved.

Go revealed that there are already inquires from their tenants who are interested to set up ICT related investments in the area.

“We already have existing tenants that have inquired. They come from the Mall of Asia, our biggest mall and SM Iloilo which is a call center,” she said.

The first park in the city is the one owned and operated by the Damosa Land Inc., while the New City Commercial Center is also processing its application for the accreditation for an ICT park on the fourth floor of its NCCC-Mall in Matina.

^^ they gotta move fassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssst!!!!!

by the way..sabi nya, they have existing tenants na nag inquired from SM Iloilo and the other one from MAll of Asia. Yung from Mall of Asia, could it be DELL? weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...sana yun na! eheheheheheh

^^ they gotta move fassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssst!!!!!

by the way..sabi nya, they have existing tenants na nag inquired from SM Iloilo and the other one from MAll of Asia. Yung from Mall of Asia, could it be DELL? weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...sana yun na! eheheheheheh

jollibee applying for exclusive rights to cater to the ICT companies

^^ aw yun ba yun? No joke? d yun pwede ano! An IT Building is consist of several restobars and establishments. D pwede na iisa lang ang food provider! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee kaw tlga kuya...niloloko mo ako! weeeeeeeeeeeeeee......

Shelter Code to unshackle Davao City poor from homelessness
Monday, June 11 2007 @ 09:51 AM BST


In a fitting tribute to Independence Day, the Davao City Council will approve Tuesday a landmark ordinance focusing on short and long-term strategies that address the plight of thousands of the homeless urban poor.

Vice Mayor Luis Bonguyan said the City Shelter and Services Code will be at core of discussion when the council meets tomorrow in regular session, on the same day that the nation marks Independence Day.

Authored by councilor Arnolfo Ricardo Cabling, chair of the committee on housing, rural and urban planning, the code is a consolidation of three proposals related to urban housing submitted by councilors Danilo Dayanghirang, Angela Trinidad-Librado and Leonardo Avila.

The Shelter Code Coalition, an umbrella for urban groups in the city which helped craft the ordinance, is expected to attend the session which would discuss the measure on third and final reading.

Bonguyan said city councilors are expected to vote for the measure, one of the landmark measures passed by the 14th City Council whose term ends On June 30.

Bonguyan himself is bowing out, having served his third and final term. This is a legacy I am leaving, being part of this very important legislation, said Bonguyan on television yesterday as he was asked to assess his performance.

As Independence Day is a celebration of freedom gained, the passing of the Shelter Code ushers in freedom from homelessness for our urban poor, said Cabling.

The code would create a Housing Board to oversee urban housing for the poor to be funded annually with about Php 100 million to be taken from real property tax.

With this code, the Davao City Council proves its strong support for the Urban Land Reform Program of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, said Cabling. (PNA)

this just approved today! ..kudos to the councilors who voted for :cheers:

More of Kopiat Island

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ganda talaga!!!!....nung girl!!! hehehe..

^^ hehe welcome back @arkelus ! here's more kopiat island and girls photos

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after Canibad here comes Kopiat Island in Comval

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Rising to 3,143 m above sea level, Mt Apo is the highest peak in the island of Mindanao and the whole Philippines. The mountain encompasses the provinces of North Cotabato, Davao del Sur, Davao City and Southern Mindanao. Its mountain range extends to Agusan and Misamis Oriental in Northern Mindanao.(www.mountainet.ph/apo.htm}

The photo was taken from the Kapatagan trail in Davao del Sur early in the morning. Kapatagn trail is a challenging route going to the peak because of the boulders and the sulfuric vents along the way.

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Flight of the Eagles is Davao's traditional cycling event as part of the Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival.

Its a 40km fun ride starting from the city going to the Philippine Eagle Center. 400 registered bikers participated this year.

The 5th Flight of the Eagles calls for clean air and healthy watershed.

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ung bato dun sa may beach parang crocodile na nakabuka ang panga. naalala ko tuloy ung mga beaches dito..there are parts na hindi pweding magswimming kasi merong mga crocs and jellyfish..

thanks for sharing the pix @dinabaw....hindi malayong makapamasyal ulit dyan sa davao. i also like that view of Mt Apo....the last time we went there,we really wanted to have a clear view of the philippines' highest..so when i found out na magstay kami sa Mt.Apo View Hotel, i got really excited kasi sa pangalan pa lang e siguro kitang-kita si Apo...it turned out (dont know if it's accurate) that the hotel got its name from the street where it is located and not really because it has a clear view of Apo....tama ba tol?? but i was not disappointed at all kasi the hotel was nice..and it has this cool bar dun sa ground floor...thanks ulit mga tol....keep posting :okay:

i was looking around for prices sa subdivisions sa matina area...these are the prices i have found out...

juna subd...6k per sqm
fuente de villa abrille...9k to 11k per sqm
jardin de villa abrille...8.7k to 9.5k per sqm
ecoland...6k per sqm
eco4000 condo....ave of 32k per sqm
las terrazas...7.5k per sqm
woddridge...7.5k to 9k per sqm

grabe na pala kamahal dito sa matina area noh?

hahay...parang d na talaga kaaford...hehehehehe

greeting to everyone from the land down under....its now 14 deg cel here...grrrrr...kalamig!!!

pictures ha sa biyahe nimo.

btw, dagdag ko lang to:

villa mercedita (dumoy)... 5k per sqm
villa de mercedes (catigan)... 5k per sqm

SOON TO OPEN.....CHOWKING SAN PEDRO BRANCH

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ilang Chowkings na ang davao?
does anybody keep count kung ilang MNL based fastfoods ang nasa dvo?
try naming a few...

Im with u as well...I posted my argument sa previous page. I believe that it is for the lumads.....but no one can stop progress! Why not incorporate both? why not incorporate the old with the new?

The previous Kadayawan - the so called Kadayawan brought thousands of tourists and millions of income. It became our main tool in attracting tourists to Davao. It changed the perception of some naive travelers. The old fashioned Kadayawan brought what?

while araw ng dabaw is for contemporary culture, the kadayawan organizing commitee should focus on indigenous culture. dapat di na hahawak ang organizers ng street party/concerts (na magulang lang sa diskural) & street foodfest (na puro BBQ). commercial establishments like MTS, The Venue, Autoshop, Damosa, etc can handle those.

Beyond nip/tuck
By Ian Ray C. Garcia


Heading the call to promote medical tourism in the country, thirty-five year old cosmetic surgeon Neill S. Oropesa opened his latest and biggest multi-specialty clinic in the Visayas-Mindanao area, OroDerm MegaClinic at the Level 2 of SM City Davao. It is his 21st clinic in this burgeoning region where a significant number of tourists and balikbayans have recently surged not just for leisure and recreation but also for beauty enhancement and cosmetic surgery. <

Oropesa, a graduate of the Davao Medical School Foundation, had his training in dermatology and dermatologic laser surgery at the Skin and Cancer Foundation in Makati City and cosmetic surgery training with Dr. Corazon Collantes-Jose, the president of the Philippine Society for Cosmetic Surgery.

He is also a diplomate of the Philippine Board of Dermatology, a fellow of the Philippine Dermatologic Society, the Philippine Academy for Liposuction Surgery, Asian Pacific Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, along with other local and international societies.

Pioneering in being the first mall-based clinic in Southern Mindanao, Oropesa’s OroDerm MegaClinic is one-stop medical complex, being a multi-specialty doctors’ clinic, diagnostic laboratory, x-ray, ultrasound and an out-patient cosmetic surgery center.

OroDerm MegaClinic’s general medicine and specialty consultation services covers Opthalmology, Optometry, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Diabetology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Oncology, Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases, allergology, Pulmonology, Psychaitry, Sports and Rehab Medicine, Pediatrics, Obtsretirc and Genycology, Orthopedics, Radiology, Pathology, and ENT Head and Neck Surgery.

The medical-hospital-in-a-mall is also a venue for immunization, dialysis, out-patient surgery, X-Ray, 2D/4D Ultrasound, mammography, ECG, treadmill stress test, laboratory-clinical chemistry, clinical microscopy, immunology, serology, hematology, executive check-up, annual physical exam and pre-employment exam, handled by Oropesa’s team of highly competent medical practitioners.

Those in need for a necessary nip/tuck procedure will surely be glad that getting one need no require them to travel far as the MegaClinic also does face lift, rhinoplasty (nose lift), temporal lift, breast augmentation, retylane, blepharoplasty, contour thread, tummy tuck, butt lift and Botox.

Even those in Luzon now travel here down south to have their body parts augmented, reduced or enhanced since the cost in this region are way below the exorbitant rates which doctors charge in Manila.

Most of all, OroDerm MegaClinic prides itself for its accessibility, convenience and for being inexpensive as their services require no hospital stay.

The opening of OroDerm MegaClinic also marks the creation of a new kind of tourist destination for the city as tourists who will come to Davao City will not only get to enjoy the sights of the mountains and the islands but also get their to address their medical needs and their desired beauty improvements.


this guy Oropesa is put dvo on the philippine medical map... great idea:cheers:

ilang Chowkings na ang davao?
does anybody keep count kung ilang MNL based fastfoods ang nasa dvo?
try naming a few...

Chowking is also owned by Tony Tan Caktiong, who also owned Jollibee Corp - who happened to be a Dabawenyo or originally from Davao. The question is, how many Davao's businessmen got fastfoods in Metro Manila?

Chowking is also owned by Tony Tan Caktiong, who also owned Jollibee Corp - who happened to be a Dabawenyo or originally from Davao. The question is, how many Davao's businessmen got fastfoods in Metro Manila?


ha!.. thats a good question..
I have no idea if there is... or maybe I just don't know..
could you enlighten us TJ...

it would be interesting to know of any dvo guys doing food business aside from Sir Tony.

kibuwi once had a kiosk at megamall :P haha

i already have a property po within that area..sa elenita heights.

That's my man....galing mo TJ!:cheers:

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Thanks for posting this photo reacorb.... Indeed San Pedro is having a rennaissance of sort...

good day eagle...
would you happen to know Dennis Vidanes?

Chowking is also owned by Tony Tan Caktiong, who also owned Jollibee Corp - who happened to be a Dabawenyo or originally from Davao. The question is, how many Davao's businessmen got fastfoods in Metro Manila?


This is what I know:

Tuna to go
Colasa's


Cheesecake is owned by a davaoena and her american hubby...

this guy Oropesa is put dvo on the philippine medical map... great idea:cheers:

Indeed, at such a young age of 35 and already a multi-millionaire...:cheers:

good day eagle...
would you happen to know Dennis Vidanes?

Good day too Rall..


Who's that guy Dennis Vidanes....:jk:


I just had coffee with him and the rest of the Davao guys last week... Can you PM me your identity....:)

pictures ha sa biyahe nimo.

btw, dagdag ko lang to:

villa mercedita (dumoy)... 5k per sqm
villa de mercedes (catigan)... 5k per sqm

Mura pa tong dalawang villages na to dahil nasa pre-selling stage pa... THose are super upscale too I believe...:)

nilalangam ang durian :lol:

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Salamat og na facelift og gamay kana nga building.

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Table corals off the shore of Babak between El Magic Resort and Mahan Garden are covered with crown-of-thorns, leaving only patches of dead whitened corals. (Sun.Star Davao/Stella A. Estremera)

and the winner is... the juans and the pedros in Davao...:cheers:

Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Shelter code okayed after 3-hr debate
By Grace L. Plata

THE ordinance for the Comprehensive Urban Shelter and Services Development Code of Davao City otherwise known as the Shelter Code passed third and final reading after a three-hour debate that took a large block of Tuesday's session time and with much drama during and after the passage.

The debate was sparked by veteran Councilor Victorio Advincula who insisted on hearing the report of the review of the committee on rules, privileges, laws and ordinances on the Shelter Code.

Furthermore, Advincula wanted to put in some corrections as he said the council as a body has the right to approve the recommendations of the committee on rules and to sound off other recommendations.

Advincula wanted some provisions specified such as that of awardees of the local housing program. The Shelter Code states that the awardees should be a registered voter of the city.

But Advincula said the better criteria is that the awardee must be in residence in the city for two years as registering to vote only requires a six-month residence.

"Being a registered voter is not enough to determine that a person seeks to be a productive citizen of the city. The Shelter Code addresses the needs of the locals which as it should be that the awardees are really people of Davao or those who have made manifestation to remain here," Advincula said.

He added that forcing any person to register as a voter is a violation of that person's right to choose not to exercise his right to suffrage.

Advincula also wanted to take out the provision stating the government has the right to take idle property for just compensation for its housing programs. He said there is no need to reiterate it because it is already provided under the law of imminent domain under the constitution.

This was opposed by Councilor Bonifacio Militar who said under the house rules, items under third and final reading must not be debated upon. Instead, the body will only vote on it.

Militar also said the review and the recommendations of the committee on rules is sufficient to conclude that the ordinance does not suffer from any legal infirmities.

A long discussion ensued until presiding officer Jimmy Dureza was forced to move for a recess, which lasted 20 minutes.

After conferring by themselves, Council Floor Leader Emmanuel Galicia Sr. proposed a motion that the Shelter Code be withdrawn from the calendar for third reading and be sent back for second reading discussion to facilitate the amendments and corrections proposed by Advincula -- a proposal Militar loudly objected to.

"Is this withdrawal consistent with our house rules?" Militar asked, adding if the body voted to approve the motion of Galicia, he will leave the session room and will inhibit himself from the proceedings.

As a rejoinder, Councilor Arnolfo Ricardo Cabling, chairman of the committee on housing, rural and urban development, proponent of the Shelter Code, said it will also be unfair to the committees and organizations involved in the crafting of the ordinance to return it for second reading.

The motion lost 13-2 and with another recess thereafter when Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang said the body should put in the corrections unless they want the ordinance to be vetoed by the executive department.

However, the rest of the councilors remained firm in their stand to follow the house rules.

With a little prodding from some councilors, the body resumed session and when Cabling asked whether the vote of 13-2 against the return of the Shelter Code for second reading meant its approval, no one stood up to object. Thus, it was deemed approved by 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, much to the jubilation of the attending urban poor groups who lobbied for the passage since January.

"Nalipay gyud mi hilabi nga sa among paminaw ganina nga dili na pud maaaprubahan (We're happy especially because the mood earlier was that the Shelter Code will not be approved again)," Virginia Bayo, chair of the Kobbler Federation of Neighborhood Associations, convener of the Shelter Code Alliance said tearfully.

"We are vary thankful to Militar because he stood up for the approval because otherwise, this will have to be worked on by the 15th City Council and we will be back to square one," Bayo added.

Cabling said Advincula's comments and suggestions does not substantively change the ordinance but just clears and specifies some points, thus even without it, the ordinance can stand. Cabling is also confident it will not be vetoed by the executive department.

The socialized housing programs under the Shelter Code prioritize families and household belonging to the city's housing backlog.

The Shelter Code also ensures that no land shall be appropriated for relocation purposes unless basic services or facilities such as power and electricity, potable water, sewage system, adequate solid waste disposal system and access to primary roads and transportation facilities are provided.

Sixty days after the publication of the Shelter Code, the local Housing Board, in which government and private sectors are represented, will be constituted. The board will formulate strategies in addressing the city's housing backlog full time.

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Table corals off the shore of Babak between El Magic Resort and Mahan Garden are covered with crown-of-thorns, leaving only patches of dead whitened corals. (Sun.Star Davao/Stella A. Estremera)

Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Malaysian consul ends tour of duty
By Grace L. Plata

THE Consul General of Malaysia based in Davao City spoke his thanks and goodbyes Tuesday in a courtesy call to the City Council marking the end of his duty in the country.

Vice Mayor Luis Bonguyan, who is currently the acting mayor in Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's stead as he is on leave, received Consul General Mohammad Hussain at City Hall and accompanied him to make a farewell speech before the City Council.

Hussain said he will be leaving after having "three years of productive service in city."

"I express my gratitude for the assistance, cooperation, friendship and kindness that you have showed me and my family on our stay here while I was working to foster stronger relationships between the Malaysia and the Philippines and Davao specifically," Hussain said.

As a parting promise, Hussain said he will be Davao City's unofficial goodwill ambassador to Malaysia.

"I enjoyed my time here and I will surely speak well of your beautiful city when I go back to Malaysia," Hussain said.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007
3 Pinoys in top 10 after two legs in Guinness 9-Ball Tour ‘07

THREE Filipinos, including Davao City's Lee Vann Corteza, made it to the top 10 of the 2007 Guinness 9-Ball Tour that will open its third leg at the Genting Highlands Resort in Malaysia on Friday to Sunday.

Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei leg champion Yang Ching-Shun is leading the Tour with a total of 90 points while Jakarta, Indonesia leg champion Chang Jung-Lin was in second with 85 points.

Chao Fong Pang, a 6-11 loser to Yang in the Taipei finals, is in third place with 80 points while RP's 2006 World 9-Ball and 2007 World 8-Ball champion Ronato Alcano amassed 70 points for the fourth spot.

Alcano was a semi-finalist in Kaohsiung and a quarter-finalist in Jakarta.
Former world pool champion Wu Chia-Ching is occupying the fifth spot with 60 points while reigning All-Japan Open champion Corteza is in sixth with 50.

Corteza, who settled for the Jakarta leg runner-up honors after suffering from a 5-11 loss to Chang, did not see action in Kaohsiung which prevented him from gaining more points and improving his place in the individual standing in the five-leg tour.

Indonesian Ricky Yang also had 50 points for seventh place, followed by Singaporean Bernard Tey Choon Kiat in eighth, Hong Kong's Au Chi Wai in ninth and reigning World Pool League champion Dennis Orcollo of Surigao at 10th place.

Trailing behind were Chinese Taipei's Wu Yu Lun, Japan's Naoyuki Oi, Vietnam's Luong Chi Dung, Malaysia's Ibrahim Bin Amir, Indonesia's Jimmy Jusman and Muhammad Zulfikri, Singapore's Chan Keng Kwang, Taipei's Lu Hui Chan, Thailand's Nitiwat Kanjanasri, Korea's Ryu Seung Woo; Malaysia's Patrick Ooi, Indonesia's Dharminder Singh Lilly, RP's Antonio Lining, Japan's Uchigaki Kenichi, Singapore's Tan Tiong Boon, China's Liu Hai Tao, RP's Jeffrey De Luna, China's Li He Wen, RP's Alex Pagulayan and Antonio Gabica and Indonesia's Siauw Wieto and Mohammed Bewi Simanjuntak. (MLSA)

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This is NCCC Mall, a view from the front of the Mall. NCCC opened just before Christmas 2004, although at that time only the grocery store was open. Now, almost all of the available spaces are filled, and it’s a very nice mall. When you are in Davao, visit! It is in Matina, at the corner of the Maa Road.

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Good friends Pat and Ruby visit Davao City for the first time. You can’t leave Davao without trying the durian coffee at Blugre Cafe!

Cheers to our brave guests! Have you tried the durian coffee? You should. It creates a long conversation, guaranteed. Cheers

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Good friends Pat and Ruby visit Davao City for the first time. You can’t leave Davao without trying the durian coffee at Blugre Cafe!

Cheers to our brave guests! Have you tried the durian coffee? You should. It creates a long conversation, guaranteed. Cheers

good morning davao!

agdao, davao city (flyover approach)...
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Hello sir, Junax!!

Agdao City, Davao Flyover... :)

^^ lol sir eagle...

central plaza, in front of G-Mall davao...
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ha!.. thats a good question..
I have no idea if there is... or maybe I just don't know..
could you enlighten us TJ...

it would be interesting to know of any dvo guys doing food business aside from Sir Tony.

Hi Rick! the Panadero and Panadera are from Davao , Nenita and Dizon Farms if that qualifies.

^

Buhi pa diay ang carmate sa Central Plaza....a big boost to Davao car dressing..

the biggest carpark in davao is undergoing renovation... car park pa lang parang mall na hahahaha...

G-Mall 7 level carpark... (pasensya sa pic, badly stitched)
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That's fine Sir Junax, you did a good job still...please have fun taking shots, we enjoy looking at your photos as much as you enjoy clicking your cam... :)

excited ako dito sa chinatown talaga...

update of the arch near ateneo... blurry kasi masyadong na zoom in.
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Can I post this photo of my two Davaoeño friends in LA...thanks for your tolerance.. :)

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excited ako dito sa chinatown talaga...

update of the arch near ateneo... blurry kasi masyadong na zoom in.
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Wow, Chinatown arch is metamorphosing...

(sir junax, if you do a lot of zoomed in shots, you can still get better pics by using a mini tripod ...para di daw kaayo affected sa kurog ang shots... natry pud nako and it worked well for me...:)

Nice Davao City aerial shot...

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^^ well the prob is, most of the time my shots were taken while in motion, bad bad driver, worst photographer hehe :)

this means international bank of davao...
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spot the difference sir eagle hehehe.
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Spot the difference bet LA and Davao? Very similar...i tell you except the skyscrapers in downtown LA... of course I'm exaggerating a little bit.. :)

^^ nope... try one more time, closely, above and read between the lines ahahaha

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I got it Sir Junax.... I wish that photo was in Matina Playa... he he. Di ba ang arco sa entrance sa Royal Pines murag ingana man..

BRB....

street scenes...

j.p. laurel avenue, davao city...
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This is NCCC Mall, a view from the front of the Mall. NCCC opened just before Christmas 2004, although at that time only the grocery store was open. Now, almost all of the available spaces are filled, and it’s a very nice mall. When you are in Davao, visit! It is in Matina, at the corner of the Maa Road.


^^ A shopping mall....an IT Pavillion...a Convention Center..

street scenes...

j.p. laurel avenue, davao city...
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wow ganda! believe djud ko sa imo bai mag shoot tan.awa ra gud halos naa ka a sa tunga :lol: puede tangalin mo mga cobwebs ... magaling ka naman mag stitch as in stits side and dating :D kamustamos bai junax Royal Mandaya having some fresh look too ...

^^ oks pa sa alright... :) bai

no! i like to present davao as is, kaya walang editing. leave those cobwebs to spiderman hehe.

^^ uhuh I agree!

OT -

My dad just visited me here in CEBU last week. I was asking about the new stuffs in Davao. He also noticed the new condos and u/c highrises here in Cebu. Then he said, the same boom being experienced here in CEBU is the same boom happening in DAVAO.

And he continued, ECONOMIC BOOM is subjective. In some areas of the country, most of the investments are in skyscrapers, buildings, new hotels, new commercial towers, malls...while in Davao, investments are being poured in multibillion plantations, processing plants, multimillion real estate developments, roads and infrastructures, and agriculture.

So wow! Although, the skyline didnt change.......the stats and figures can never go wrong. In due time, our skyline will change too....but for now, im glad that investors are focusing on investment opportunities that would yield bigger outputs as years pass by.

^^ ei the arc is interesting! ilang arcs ang itatayo pa? are those the arcs that cost more than a million each?

^^ ei the arc is interesting! ilang arcs ang itatayo pa? are those the arcs that cost more than a million each?

3 more , mag iingitan na mga tsinoy sa Davao baka mag pagawa pang 10 more :lol: , anyway i was riding a jeepney tanong ko "kuno" sa mga tao, ano yang parang arch? sabay sabi ba naman... chinatown! :lol:

It's been mentioned sometime ago that our mayor's development plan is as follows -

SECURITY > PEACE > ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

He was able to deliver Security and Peace. On this term, with the entry of the younger Duterte, I hope that further Economic Development would follow through.

And I think, we are on the right track. Just this year alone, Davao has the following:

- success of the trade mission to Saudi Arabia
- economic agreements between two new international city partners - Palau and Nanning China
- formation of Taskforce ICT Davao
- reorganization of ICT Davao
- entry of new BPOs in Davao
- emergence of new associations in our IT industry
- new investment codes
- entry of new big projects by giants in the real estate industry that made Davao as their base- Filinvest and StaLucia
- upcoming trade mission to Canada
- entry of new residential condo developments
- expansions and new investments in agriculture
- new hoteliers coming in.


and alot more......

^^ uhuh I agree!

OT -

My dad just visited me here in CEBU last week. I was asking about the new stuffs in Davao. He also noticed the new condos and u/c highrises here in Cebu. Then he said, the same boom being experienced here in CEBU is the same boom happening in DAVAO.

And he continued, ECONOMIC BOOM is subjective. In some areas of the country, most of the investments are in skyscrapers, buildings, new hotels, new commercial towers, malls...while in Davao, investments are being poured in multibillion plantations, processing plants, multimillion real estate developments, roads and infrastructures, and agriculture.

So wow! Although, the skyline didnt change.......the stats and figures can never go wrong. In due time, our skyline will change too....but for now, im glad that investors are focusing on investment opportunities that would yield bigger outputs as years pass by.

Surely you're dad has a lot of sense when he look at developments in Davao....doff my hat off to him :cheers:

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ung bato dun sa may beach parang crocodile na nakabuka ang panga. naalala ko tuloy ung mga beaches dito..there are parts na hindi pweding magswimming kasi merong mga crocs and jellyfish..

thanks for sharing the pix @dinabaw....hindi malayong makapamasyal ulit dyan sa davao. i also like that view of Mt Apo....the last time we went there,we really wanted to have a clear view of the philippines' highest..so when i found out na magstay kami sa Mt.Apo View Hotel, i got really excited kasi sa pangalan pa lang e siguro kitang-kita si Apo...it turned out (dont know if it's accurate) that the hotel got its name from the street where it is located and not really because it has a clear view of Apo....tama ba tol?? but i was not disappointed at all kasi the hotel was nice..and it has this cool bar dun sa ground floor...thanks ulit mga tol....keep posting :okay:


parang palaka rin :D , it's not true that Apo View was named after the street , kasi ang Apo View Hotel noon hindi pa na oobstruct ng ibang bldg. , pero kung naka punta ka ng Top of Apo (Apo View's restaurant sa 7th flr.) i guess you can view Mt. Apo , btw it's more clearer to see Mt. Apo early morning or late afternoon :okay:

^^ agree with his dad's observation. we always think that skycrapers are a measurement of success, but it's not. it just shows what kind of directions a city goes. japan have been outsourcing it's manufacturing to cheaper countries and concentrated primarily of trading. or maybe shanghai, or singapore. forgive me if i'm wrong here, davao's area is one reason why a lot has been poured out to plantations or processing plants. a lot of these are allied to whatever's dominant industry in any region. yes virginia, let's try to look at the forest instead of just the tree.

^^^thanks for the info....nung time na yun kasi mdyo maulap so di masyadong kita.....pag punta ako dyan treat nyo ko a...:jk: :naughty:

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Salamat po, Photoshop

Wow, Chinatown arch is metamorphosing...

(sir junax, if you do a lot of zoomed in shots, you can still get better pics by using a mini tripod ...para di daw kaayo affected sa kurog ang shots... natry pud nako and it worked well for me...:)

katong march ingani na itsura ani...ngano hantud karun ingani gihapon? kanusa ni ipadayun ug buhat? hehehehe

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Salamat po, Photoshop


^^wow..effort! congrats bro! ako, kay wala jud koy pasensya sa pag photoshop! weeeeeeeee :)

Tour Packages by Grandeast Asia Travel and Tours

Getting the right travel agency to arrange for your travel and tour needs is very crucial if you are exploring a new place. There are a number of companies in Davao that offer such services. You might want to consider GrandEast Asia Travel and Tours when you are planning a group tour around Davao. They offer the following tour packages:

Tour Package : Tribal Camp and Wildlife Tour
Inclusions : Transportation, entrance fees, lunch and service of a professional tour guide.
Price : From PhP 3,340 / pax To PhP 5,450 / pax

Tour Package : Day Tour At Eden Nature Park
Inclusions : Transportation, entrance fees, lunch and service of a professional tour guide.
Price : From PhP 1,700 / pax To PhP 5,500 / pax

Tour Package : Island Cruising
Inclusions : RT transfers from hotel-wharf-hotel, boat, entrance fees, lunch and services of a professional tour guide.
Price : From PhP 2,400 / pax To PhP 7,200 / pax

Tour Package : Samal Island Eco Tour
Inclusions : Transportation, entrance fees, lunch and service of a professional tour guide.
Price : From PhP 1,700 / pax To PhP 5,800 / pax

Tour Package : Golf
Inclusions : Transportation, green fee and caddy fee.
Price : From PhP 4,605 / pax To PhP 7,265 / pax

Tour Package : Day Tour at Pearl Farm
Inclusions : RT Transfers from hotel to wharf, boat ride, lunch (drinks not included).
Price : From PhP 2,250 / pax To PhP 3,250 / pax

Tour Package : High Up and Isle Hop (2 Days, 1 Night at Hotel)
Inclusions : 1 night hotel accommodation, transportation, meals as specified, entrance fees and services of a professional tour guide.

http://www.davaotraveler.com/blog/2007/06/13/tour-packages-by-grandeast-asia-travel-and-tours/



Tribal Camp and Wildlife Tour? Saan kaya ito at ang mahal ng package

katong march ingani na itsura ani...ngano hantud karun ingani gihapon? kanusa ni ipadayun ug buhat? hehehehe

it started in May , I think pre fab na halos yan , problem lang traffic dyan.

maganda ang After... psionic, dagdagan mo na rin ng addional highrise building sa sides :lol:

Before

After

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Salamat po, Photoshop

^^ no problem we'll treat you on Top of the Apo ...not the resto yung sa Mt.Apo.... kain tayo ng noodles :jk: seriously ok kami @arkelus marami naman kaming taga SCC-Davao :okay:

Samal overlooking Malipano Island

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Hi Rick! the Panadero and Panadera are from Davao , Nenita and Dizon Farms if that qualifies.


Hi Ambi...

Nenita & Dizon Farms are old timers na sa business in Manila...

I heard of Panadero already but didn't know they are in Manila na...
Panadera.. asa ilang outlets?

I just remembered... Porky Best pala...
and every now & then I see Porky Best in some Pinoy stores sa LA

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guys...
notice this...

... since the new management operated Apo View... they had to get additional buses to bring in guests arriving from the airport...

my guests noticed the stores across Victoria Plaza... ang signages nila are in Korean... some w/ english translation... some walang translation.


I also notice sa PAL flight last Sat... I'd say more than half the plane seats were occupied by Japs!
a bro of mine - who works at the airport says... of the more than 10 flights from MNL last week... nearly 1/3 of the volume are Japs & Koreans.

OMG!!!! nilulusob na tayo ng mga hapon!!!!!

^

Bahala na basta "behaved" lang sila he he. Lusob mga hapon at Koreano! You'll get your money's worth in Davao!! :)

parang palaka rin :D , it's not true that Apo View was named after the street , kasi ang Apo View Hotel noon hindi pa na oobstruct ng ibang bldg. , pero kung naka punta ka ng Top of Apo (Apo View's restaurant sa 7th flr.) i guess you can view Mt. Apo , btw it's more clearer to see Mt. Apo early morning or late afternoon :okay:


Nasa 10th floor po ang TOp of the Apo restaurant Dinabaw...:)

^^ no problem we'll treat you on Top of the Apo ...not the resto yung sa Mt.Apo.... kain tayo ng noodles :jk: seriously ok kami @arkelus marami naman kaming taga SCC-Davao :okay:

Samal overlooking Malipano Island

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Indeed, Davao is amazing as shown in these photos.. :cheers:

lusob mga hapon ug koreano..marami akong chicks na ma offer sa aquarium haha

^


Shhhh! Matagal na yan sa Hotel Elena :lol: Dyan yumaman si Mr. _________!! :lol:

found this at davaosale.com

http://www.davaosale.com/main7895157/viewtopic.php?t=39028


AD#25- ECO4000 RESIDENCES Condominium, Ecoland Davao City
Avail of our extended 10% BIG discount on Total List Price, First come first serve to reserve the
12 remaining units for ECO4000 RESIDENCES. Condominium located at Ecowest Drive, beside SM City Mall, Ecoland Davao City. List of ALL available units as follows (all 2BR):

202 P 1,939,339.34
203 P 2,053,096.46
204 P 1,924,204.20
206 P 1,939,339.34
213 P 1,931,771.77
214 P 2,462,268.35

302 P 1,873,753.75
303 P 1,999,157.72
304 P 1,873,753.75
313 P 1,843,483.48

402 P 1,823,303.30
404 P 1,823,303.30
413 P 1,793,033.03

Less: 10% discount (promo rate)
Less: 7.5% discount if spot cash (within 7 days after reservation)

Choose among our different Downpayment Scheme payable in 3months, either 10% DP, 20% DP or 30% DP. Please let us know as soon as possible so that we can facilitate your reservations ASAP.

Time table for this condominium building to finish is December 2007, already the turnover of the UNITS (For spot cash buyers & for buyers who are already 50% paid on their unit).

Please take this opportunity to avail of the 10% discount on the List Price which is even extended until until further notice. A price increase shall be expected after we received notice from our Manila office.

haiz, without the cobwebs the picture looks even more amazing

;13703266']lusob mga hapon ug koreano..marami akong chicks na ma offer sa aquarium haha

Exag! Joke lang po kuya....d pa ah! I can say na d pa ganun karami ang mga koreans sa Davao. Although there are a number of koreans already...but i mean MOOOOORRRRREEEEEE! :lol:

Thursday, June 14, 2007
Santos Land reaps another award

SANTOS Land Development Corporation added another feather on its cap as it reaped a prestigious award from the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB).

One of the foremost subdivision developers in the city for the past 35 years, SLDC was awarded the Leading Developer for Economic Housing in the Land Development Category in Southern Mindanao for CY 2007 last May 24 during the Real Estate Development Awards Ceremony held at the Rembrandt Hotel in Quezon City.

SLDC held a celebration dinner last June 8 at the Granada Ballroom, Grand Men Seng Hotel to toast the recent accolade.

The award was given by no less than Vice President Noli de Castro, who also chairs the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC). De Castro was assisted by HLURB Southern Mindanao head Roy Lopez.

The award was accepted by SLDC president Antonio S. Domingo and SLDC board member Catalina S. Hilario.

Earlier on February 26, SLDC was also bagged the Most Outstanding Medium-Rise Housing Development (Davao City) Award conferred by the Philippine Marketing Excellence Awards Institute, the Asian Institute of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, and the Marketing Insights Magazine.

On December 5, 2006, SLDC was also awarded the No. 1 Medium-Rise Housing Developer (Davao City) during the National Shoppers' Choice Annual Awards Ceremony for its excellence in product quality, company reputation brand recognition and consumer services.

The award was given by the Sales and Marketing Professionals Association of the Philippines, National Shoppers Choice Annual Awards, Shoppers' Choice Magazine, and the Asia-Pacific Market Research Council.

Santos Land, a cohesive family corporation, has as its corporate philosophy the development of housing projects and programs that are pioneering in the industry, focusing on the middle-income market by offering upgraded economic housing.

It is committed to contribute in the growth of the industry in being a professional and responsible developer, responsive to the housing needs of the community and region.

Its flagship project is sprawling 61-hectare Nova Tierra Village, followed by other economic housing communities such as Remedios Heights, La Vista Monte Village, Cecilia Heights I and II, and its upcoming project, Priscilla Estates.

Cecilia Heights II in particular is the subdivision awarded for the Land Development Category in Southern Mindanao.

^^ talking about Santos Land...I wonder when will they start the construction of their mall across Davao Doctors Medical Tower.

OT-

I wish the local government unit or DCIPC can give us updates regarding our partnership with other international cities. I hope there is an info which can easily be accessed with the latest developments in BIMP and our other international sister city agreements.

Hi Ambi...

Nenita & Dizon Farms are old timers na sa business in Manila...

I heard of Panadero already but didn't know they are in Manila na...
Panadera.. asa ilang outlets?

I just remembered... Porky Best pala...
and every now & then I see Porky Best in some Pinoy stores sa LA

*******************************************

Panaderia i mean :D

guys...
notice this...

... since the new management operated Apo View... they had to get additional buses to bring in guests arriving from the airport...

my guests noticed the stores across Victoria Plaza... ang signages nila are in Korean... some w/ english translation... some walang translation.


I also notice sa PAL flight last Sat... I'd say more than half the plane seats were occupied by Japs!
a bro of mine - who works at the airport says... of the more than 10 flights from MNL last week... nearly 1/3 of the volume are Japs & Koreans.

Oo nga no halos na ka park sa Legaspi araw -araw kala tour bus lang

The Japs and Koreans are in golfing , gulping and grappling binge here.:D

Urban Ape By Patrick Jerome S. Guasa
Shelter Rights and Legislation

The foremost need of a rapidly urbanizing city is decent and secure shelter. Failure to answer this need relegates poor residents to lives of penury and hardship.

Political leaders of Davao City are well aware of this dreary situation. Residents from surrounding rural areas gravitate toward our city due to numerous economic opportunities. Business people and middle income workers are likewise attracted for the same reason.

In a recent survey conducted by a national daily, Davao City was picked by most of its young, and financially stable readers as a preferable place to live in. Leading metropolitan cities in the Luzon , Visayas and Mindanao were not on the list.

This migration by rural dwellers and residents of other highly urbanized cities in the country adds pressure to the provision of housing for these new residents. The housing backlog of Davao City; now placed at more than 250 thousand houses; has increased due to this in migration. Not withstanding the fact that the natural increase of the city population due to births.

Site chosen for housing provision go through a rigorous technical and legislative process. Shelter provision in Davao has become a matter of planning by muddling through. Purposive planning, with meaningful and responsive participation by sectors needing houses the most, and other key players in the housing industry is spotty at best, and a matter of brute force lobbying.

The comprehensive land use plan of Davao identifies certain areas for residential use. Most of these identified areas are either crowded with houses already.

Another obstacle faced by the shelter provision is the cost of acquiring sites for housing. Most of the time, properties zoned as residential are priced high. This makes the residential land affordable only to t he moneyed few.

The vast majority composed of urban poor residents end up in settlement sites considered as danger zones, informal settlers in unused land or in government owned lands. If indeed the settlement site is affordable to the urban poor, most of these sites are too far from much needed services. Transportation cost becomes a burden to the family. Payment for the land and the house are then set aside, to give priority to transportation from their homes to the urban core.

Local legislation, especially the formulation of a comprehensive shelter plan for Davao City needs to be promulgated to meet local shelter needs.

The passage of the Davao Shelter Code is the right step towards the direction of planned and proactive shelter provision. The promulgation of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the passed Shelter Code will rest on the shoulders of the incoming 15th legislative council. It is therefore imperative for the 15th council to give this task top priority.

The 14th council’s chairperson of the Committee on Housing and Urban and Rural Development, Hon. Arnolfo B. Cabling’s efforts to fast track housing related legislation is laudable. As chairperson of the committee he listened to urban poor shelter groups and gave them meaningful and proactive participation. He also fast tracked committee hearings for the approval of housing projects. If memory and records are right, he is the only chairperson of the said committee who held weekly committee hearings.

Some of his efforts though, were for naught when it came to the legislative council as a whole for legislation. Some councilors have a nasty habit of making themselves suddenly absent every time housing related projects are up for approval by the council.

If they are not absent, they ask a lot of question, repeatedly, creating a perception of delaying such legislation.

This behavior by some councilors has contributed to the ever increasing housing backlog and the proliferation of illegal subdivisions in the city.

This type of behavior should and must be stopped by the 15th council.

Many shelter related projects have sat on the table of the city council for as much as 4 years. Some projects have technical deficiencies. Others are not acted upon by the council. Stories of legislation to approve housing projects in exchange for financial considerations abound. Yet no one is willing to stand up in public to tell the story. This is a natural, self preserving act. The fear of a backlash on the whistle blower from those who are exposed is very real.

Players in the industry would rather pay up. The urban poor would rather resort to illegal subdivisions. Spurious individuals use the snail paced legislation of the members of the council to justify their shady projects.

It is the task of the 15th council to relegate this tale to the past. The question posed upon the members of this august body then is - Are they up to the challenge?

Can the 15th council approve shelter related projects in 4 months or less, from submission for 1st reading to approval on 3rd reading? On the condition that these projects follow all technical and legal requirements; properly perused by technical professionals; as mandated by law.

The urban poor housing sector of Davao City will be closely monitoring how the 15th council will perform regarding shelter issues.

http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/column.php?id=2843

EC business center... soon to open. c.m. recto, in front of aveflor inn.
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monteverde, chinatown, davao city...
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MAAYONG BUNTAG DAVAO!!!

^^ maayung buntag! ah gwapoha sa akong bro sa iyang new avatar oi!!! woot woot!

^^ maayung buntag! ah gwapoha sa akong bro sa iyang new avatar oi!!! woot woot!

waaah! nalibang ko ana sa among balay sa Mandaluyong! LoL :nuts:

wooot wooot! nice angle while answering the call of nature....weeeeeeeeee..Anyway, talking about calls..How's your bpo company? Musta na? Any news and updates? and where is it located in Davao? and hows the travel agency bro?

^^ asa dapit attorney sa mandaluyong, basin pwede ko mag board didto usahay bwehehehe.

wooot wooot! nice angle while answering the call of nature....weeeeeeeeee..Anyway, talking about calls..How's your bpo company? Musta na? Any news and updates? and where is it located in Davao? and hows the travel agency bro?

Ei Teej! Yep, Callwell is going slowly but surely. From 10, I have 14 agents now. We started operations in March 26... so it will be 3 months old in June 26. We're currently looking for a larger office space to accommodate growth. We are serving NY and NJ clients as of this time. We are doing Outbound Telemarketing now, but we will be doing an Inbound campaign very soon.

I wonder if the goys here know a warehouse-type building that is available for rent, which must be along a highway with 24-hour public transpo and preferably a Convenience store or resto nearby for the comfort and safety of the agents.

Our "measly" office is currently located above IslaSouth Travel, across SSS Building in Bajada. The travel agency is doing very well, too. Thank God.

Thanks Teej. Musta na mga goys karun?! Dugay2x na pud ko wa kabisiti dinhi.

^^ asa dapit attorney sa mandaluyong, basin pwede ko mag board didto usahay bwehehehe.

sa Palladium bai junax. It's a small subdivision (2 or 3 hectares only) with its entrance on Shaw Boulevard near Starbucks Wack-Wack. Ang clubhouse sa subdivision naay vendo sa coke! HAHAHA!

...kahit sa Holiday, punong puno ng mga Koreans, Japons and other foreign nationals. Kasa-kasama pati kanilang mga anak. Yung ibang nga elderlies, doon pa nagpapraktis ng golf...:)

^^ Ei doc abs, maajong buntag! Naga gym ka? Asa imo ma suggest nga gym nga maayo?

Ei Teej! Yep, Callwell is going slowly but surely. From 10, I have 14 agents now. We started operations in March 26... so it will be 3 months old in June 26. We're currently looking for a larger office space to accommodate growth. We are serving NY and NJ clients as of this time. We are doing Outbound Telemarketing now, but we will be doing an Inbound campaign very soon.

I wonder if the goys here know a warehouse-type building that is available for rent, which must be along a highway with 24-hour public transpo and preferably a Convenience store or resto nearby for the comfort and safety of the agents.

Our "measly" office is currently located above IslaSouth Travel, across SSS Building in Bajada. The travel agency is doing very well, too. Thank God.

Thanks Teej. Musta na mga goys karun?! Dugay2x na pud ko wa kabisiti dinhi.


Wow great updates bro! I wish you and your BPO business all the best! I'm sure modako pa na bro! keep it up! and keep on rockin! 14 agents in a span of 2 months! Ok kaau na! im sure, by the end of the year..modako na ang imong team!

About space, daghan man new buildings dira sa davao bro right? katong duol sa Greenbelt Park / PTA park? new building man to right? I think dinha na area, daghan new developments dinha.

...kahit sa Holiday, punong puno ng mga Koreans, Japons and other foreign nationals. Kasa-kasama pati kanilang mga anak. Yung ibang nga elderlies, doon pa nagpapraktis ng golf...:)

OK kaau na bro! i hope more and more and mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooore koreans would come! Here nga sa cebu, daghan pud..makasabay namo sa locker room..pero ok ra, i act like one of em..ako lang huna hunaon na korean pud ko! na they're one of us! wakokokokoko..weeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Bitaw, seriously. ok kaau na na indicator na daghan koreans sa atoa sa davao! Hope they would invest more in Davao too.

And Im sure they would feel at home sa Davao..daghan man pud ta sa davao na mga intsikon og koreanohon tan-awon! weeeeeeeeeeee...

^^

And that brings to mind one of my worries when I come home...(di na ko makatuon ug golf....)


Friday, May 25, 2007
Golf: Enjoy the moment while it lasts
By Imee Garcia

HERE in Davao, we are blessed with having four golf courses. For the past several years, I have noticed that there are less and less local golfers playing in all the four courses. I do not know what the reason is behind this. It could be because some players have other priorities in mind. They don’t have time to play anymore. They’ve shifted to a different sport.

Another reason could be--that the sport is getting more costly. Another reason could be--that they have more kids to take care of, and more time has to be spent with the family.

We used to have a lot of tournaments scheduled every year. The participants—almost always, there are more than two hundred. Now, we have very much less participants.

I feel bad about the caddies and the umbrella girls. Some do not have any income for the day. Some of them wake up early and wait at the course the whole day, hoping they get their turn to caddy so that they have money to bring back to the family. Many of them go home empty handed.

Luckily, very recently, there has been an influx of Koreans coming to Davao for golf. They’ve been filling up the courses, and thus, giving income to the caddies and umbrella girls. The owners and the management of the courses are happy, or course—more income for everyone.

In the months to come, we are expecting more foreigners to arrive in Davao, mostly Koreans.

Why the sad face? Well, usually, when we decide to play, we don’t need a reservation. No need to call the golf course to reserve for a tee time. We simply walk in, go to the first hole and tee off. If there is a group waiting, we tee off in the back nine. If hole no. 1 and 10 have waiting groups, we jump to hole number 6 (in Lanang’s case) or another hole that’s empty.

We are so spoiled. We can play fivesomes, and we can even play sixsomes. We can use plenty of mulligans in any hole, in any golf course. We can even finish a game in three hours.

But if the trend continues, and we get more and more foreigners coming to Davao for golf, we will not have that privilege anymore. Pretty soon, we might have to reserve a tee time. No more sixsomes. No more best ball sixsomes. No more speedy 3-hour games. No more jumping to empty holes.

So now, my fellow local golfers…. Enjoy the moment while it lasts because maybe, in the months to come, the courses will often be crowded.

OK kaau na bro! i hope more and more and mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooore koreans would come! Here nga sa cebu, daghan pud..makasabay namo sa locker room..pero ok ra, i act like one of em..ako lang huna hunaon na korean pud ko! na they're one of us! wakokokokoko..weeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Bitaw, seriously. ok kaau na na indicator na daghan koreans sa atoa sa davao! Hope they would invest more in Davao too.

And Im sure they would feel at home sa Davao..daghan man pud ta sa davao na mga intsikon og koreanohon tan-awon! weeeeeeeeeeee...

LOL! Ikaw Teej kay mura man kag koreano ug nawong. Bitaw, daghan na mga singkits sa Davao karun, in addition to the Japs and Chungguos, ug mga cross-breeds. I'm sure mudaghan napud ang mga cross-breeds ani nga Korinoy(?) (korean-pinoy?). Yep, the influx of foreigners to Davao will also spell a boon on local tourism. That's a good thing, in addition to investments that they may pour in while here.