Davao City and Samal Island [Archive] - Page 124

davaoeagle

August 7th, 2007, 07:14 PM

Davao bets win 2 silvers, 1 bronze in Asian Triathlon

Davao betsreaped two silvers and one bronze medals in the recently-concludedAsian Long Distance Triathlon Competition in Subic.
Paulo DinoOuano finished second in the 25 sto 29 years old category and 17thover-all in the O2 Race (Olympic Distance times two) 3K swim, 80Km bikeand 20K run in 5:28.23.
Lee Bryan Leyritana and Mark Lim finished 2-3 in the aquathlon event for the other medals.
Leyritana crossed the finish line of the 1K swim and 5K run in 46 minutes and 18seconds followed by Lim with the time of 55 minutes and 17 seconds.
"Withproper discipline and dedication to the sport, we are looking forwardto see more Dabawenyos in action and taking the top spots of thepodium both local and international competitions. I hope that what wedid could encourage more triathlon enthusiast especially the young andpromising athletes. as of the moment i'm back on training for upcomingraces," said Ouano.

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/9350/dsc02208uo6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The pride of Davao, Paulo Dino Ouano in action.(Contributed photo)

http://www.funchain.com/post/0000005767

Paolo is a friend at the Marco Polo gym. He was one of the staffs there. Cool!

davaoeagle

August 7th, 2007, 07:27 PM

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/park.jpg

A boy watches a worker of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office smoothen the concrete finish of a plaster with brush and water while in the background looms sculptures of two children playing on stilts by sculptor Kublai Millan and the durian dome by Architect Ed Viacrucis at the PTA Park, which will be opened this coming Kadayawan. (Sun.Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag)

davaoeagle

August 7th, 2007, 07:30 PM

Wednesday, August 08, 2007
New PTA park needs a name
By Ben O. Tesiorna

IF YOU have the knack on naming things, then the City Government of Davao needs you badly.

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is asking anybody to submit to his office possible names for the newly-constructed theme park –- the old location of the PTA Park.

The new park is presently called simply as "The Park," but Mayor Duterte said he wants a more suitable name for the multi-million theme park that will surely become the next landmark in the city.

Some were suggesting naming the park after Duterte or his late father, Governor Vicente Duterte, but the city mayor is not keen on allowing such, saying it does not sit well with him.

He said he would rather have it named after something that represents Davao City and not after a politician. Also, he said, naming parks and other government facilities after a living person is not allowed by law.

"Sunod na lang pagpatay na ko (You do that when I'm already dead)," Duterte said.

It was not clear though if the City Government will be giving out reward for anyone who would suggest the right name for the park.

davaoeagle

August 7th, 2007, 07:44 PM

PIA Press Release
2007/08/08
Kapalong eyed as capital of Davao del Norte
by E. Parcon

Davao City (8 August) -- Governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario proclaimed the Municipality of Kapalong as the capital town of Davao del Norte province during the recent 59th Anniversary Program of Kapalong at the Freedom Stage, this town.

In his inspirational message, Governor Del Rosario, he assures the people of Kapalong that his administration will continue to implement programs and projects that will address the minimum basic needs of the people.

One of the major projects of Governor Del Rosario is road development, the concreting of Kapalong-Talaingod-Bukidnon road that started earlier on July and expected to be completed by 2010.

"Ride on RDR WHEELS and this anniversary celebration is a beginning of a successful Kapalong, let us work together and unite for the development of Kapalong", governor Del Rosario said.

On the other hand, Mayor Edgardo L. Timbol stated that this year's development projects will focus more on Barangay Maniki particularly the redevelopment of Public Market, construction of an integrated land transport Municipal Terminal, redevelopment of Municipal Plaza into a Town Square, concreting of Poblacion roads, and street lighting.

Intensifying the campaign on solid waste management, peace and order, illegal drugs and illegal gambling ensures Kapalong to be a livable place of Davao del Norte, Mayor Timbol said.

With the P13 million supplemental budget Mayor Timbol assures the Kapalongnians that the project will be implemented on September this year.

Mayor Timbol urge the support of all sectors of Kapalong in particular and the constituents in general as the local government is working in coordination with the provincial and national government to prove to Governor del Rosario that Kapalong is set to become the capital town of Davao del Norte province. (MIO-Kapalong/PIA XI) [top]

davaoeagle

August 7th, 2007, 09:32 PM

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TRIVIA.

One of the most famous bands to surface in 1964 in Davao City was The Diplomats. The quartet included Rogelio Sarmiento (later congressman and now president of Vitarich), Dr. Sitto Morada, Atty. Danny Basa, Gilbert Rustee, and Ramon ‘Sonny’ Garcia (owner of ‘Nanay Bebeng’ and columnist, Mindanao Times).

davaoeagle

August 7th, 2007, 09:36 PM

Sales target of Mindanao Trade Exposition: P30-M
By Rizalene P. Acac Published : 2007-08-07

ORGANIZERS of the Mindanao Trade Exposition have reduced the target sales to just about P30 million because of expected lesser number of buyers.

Anthony Soriano, executive vice president of the event, said the amount was lower than the P36 million earned last year mainly because the event was held at the SM Megamall in Mandaluyong where traffic to the mall was heavier compared to where it will be held this year.

The event will be held at the SM City Davao Entertainment Plaza on August 14-16.

“It’s the first time that we are holding the MTE in SM City Davao. Usually we do it either in (SM) Megamall (in Metro Manila) or in Central Bank (of the Philippines Convention Center in Davao City). We had a technical difficulty with Central Bank,” Soriano said of the decision of the organizers to change venue.

He said even when there were only about 80 exhibitors last year, the organizers believed there were still more people frequenting the venue last year because of the population of Metro Manila.

He said they are optimistic that they could reach the target considering that the expo is held alongside the celebration of the Kadayawan Festival.

Soriano said they have already received confirmations from Zamboanga City, Caraga Region, Cotabato City, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and from Aklan and Manila whose materials in making their products are from Mindanao. But about 40 percent of the participants are from Davao City, he added.

Andres Jolampong, MTE trustee, added they have invited two product designers from Manila which will assist the exhibitors in developing their products. He said the focus of development will be on coconut.

The MTE 2007 has the theme “Go Green Mindanao” which puts emphasis on the “fresh and natural products of the island and the sustainable use of raw materials in the creation of highly functional world class products that gives expression to the artistic talents of the homegrown exhibitors.”

Among the products which will be displayed include gifts, toys and house wares, furniture and furnishings, fashion accessories, fine jewelry, processed food, fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers and plants, tourism facilities and allied services.

MTE has been existing since 1996 through the efforts of Ann Pamintuan, an exporter of furniture and home décor, and seven other exporters.

franz235

August 7th, 2007, 11:11 PM

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 12:14 AM

Times Beach on an early morn

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/times.jpg

Photo by anj jologs

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 02:32 AM

sir Dinabaw, how will we know that it is you? dapat you should describe unsa imung gisuot on that day... LOL! :lol:

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 02:33 AM

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 02:34 AM

Davao Port to be suited up with a quayside crane
By Carlo P. Mallo

THE upgrade to international standards of the Sasa Port in Davao City is the priority of the International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) as the private firm expanded its operations in the region late last year.

First on the list to be installed is a quayside crane.

ICTSI Executive Vice President Edgardo Abesamis recently said they will be installing the crane at the soonest possible time.

The installation of the crane would allow a more efficient and faster transport of cargo from the ship onto the port.

Apart from increasing the efficiency of the port in the loading or unloading of cargo, the installation of a quayside crane is also one of the prerequisites in transforming Sasa Port into a world class terminal.

Abesamis expressed his confidence that their presence could one day turn Sasa Port at par with the services that are being offered in the international ports of Hong Kong, Taiwan, Busan in Korea, the ports of Malaysia and Thailand, and even that in Manila.

Another aspect that Abesamis focused on is the need for an increase in the yard area of the port. The current yard of Sasa Port is estimated at about 16 hectares only.

"In the yard area, there should also be a power source for reefer containers, facilities for dangerous or hazardous cargo to be segregated in a safe and efficient manner, and yard lighting to enable night work," Abesamis added.

Other developments needed at the Sasa Port would include a computerized Terminal Operations System that would enable the documentation and increased efficiency and transparency in the port services.

"These developments would involve huge capital investments, but the greater challenge is how to get the Davao and Southern Mindanao business community and Sasa Port together to align themselves behind their common interests and achieve this goal of a world class Sasa Port," Abesamis said.

ICTSI acquired the Davao Integrated Port and Stevedoring Services Corporation (DIPSSCOR) in December last year. It is also operating in the countries of Brazil, Poland, Madagascar, Japan, Indonesia, Syria, and China. In the Philippines, they are operating in the ports of Subic Bay, Bauan in Batangas, Makar Wharf in General Santos City, and Sasa Port in Davao City. ...

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 02:35 AM

Are you doing some retainer job there? :lol:

LOL! Secret! :lol:

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 02:36 AM

^^

okey..gotcha!

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 02:39 AM

whats's your take on this goys , oi peng hok comment naman ?

Re-opening of the Chinese consulate
August 8th, 2007 — Peter

I have just posted in my wiki the draft Resolution to seek the re-opening of the Chinese consulate here in Davao City.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

TO REQUEST THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA THROUGH ITS EMBASSY IN MANILA TO OPEN A CONSULAR OFFICE IN DAVAO CITY TO SERVE ITS OWN CITIZENS, FILIPINOS AND OTHER NATIONALS IN SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES

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Introduced by Hon. Peter Tiu Lavina

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WHEREAS, it is the policy of the city government to promote international friendship, cooperation, tourism, trade and investments;

WHEREAS, as part of this policy, Davao City is entering into a sister-city agreement with Nanning City, the designated gateway of the People’s Republic of China to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN);

WHEREAS, there is a growing relation between Davao City and Mindanao and China in terms of cultural exchange, trade, tourism and investments;

WHEREAS, Mr. Sebastina Angliongto, chair of the Dabaw Kaisa Foundation, the Tsinoy association in Davao City, and former chair of the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCO) estimates that there are 35,000 Chinese nationals in Mindanao;

WHEREAS, more and more travelers will need travel documents (visa) in using Davao City as point of origin to travel to China with the available flights from the city to China initially via Macau and Hong Kong, and eventually direct to the mainland;

WHEREAS, Davao City can be a strategic post for China as it serves as the de facto capital of the East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA) and has a strong presence of Filipino-Chinese community.;

WHEREAS, there is an idle Chinese government property in the city, which used to be a Consular Office prior to the 1974 decision of the Philippine Government to adopt the One-China Policy recognizing the People’s Republic of China and cutting ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan);

WHEREFORE, premises considered, be it resolved, as it is hereby resolved, to request the People’s Republic of China through its Embassy in Manila to open a Consular Office in Davao City to serve its own citizens, Filipinos and other nationals in southern Philippines.

RESOLVED further that copies of this Resolution be furnished the City Mayors of Davao and Nanning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCO), the local Filipino-Chinese community and all others interested for their information and guidance.

http://ptlavina.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/re-opening-of-the-chinese-consulate/

nick4ubaby

August 8th, 2007, 02:46 AM

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 02:49 AM

^^ di patyon :jk: :lol: daghan mna na park :ohno:

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 02:50 AM

^^

really? :lol:

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 02:54 AM

whats's your take on this goys , oi peng hok comment naman ?
Re-opening of the Chinese consulate
August 8th, 2007 — Peter

I have just posted in my wiki the draft Resolution to seek the re-opening of the Chinese consulate here in Davao City.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

http://ptlavina.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/re-opening-of-the-chinese-consulate/

This has been long overdue...

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 02:55 AM

Wow! Maayo kini nga proposal! Considering that most businesses in Davao (or the entire Philippines for that matter) are run by Filipino-Chinese businessmen, a Chinese consulate in Davao can really foster economic and social growth between and among the Chinese, the Filipino-Chinese, and the Filipinos. PLUS, mas dali ipa-trace ang mga long lost relatives nga nabilin eons ago sa mainland. LOL!

Jia You, Jia You, Konsehal!

whats's your take on this goys , oi peng hok comment naman ?

Re-opening of the Chinese consulate
August 8th, 2007 — Peter

I have just posted in my wiki the draft Resolution to seek the re-opening of the Chinese consulate here in Davao City.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

http://ptlavina.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/re-opening-of-the-chinese-consulate/

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 02:57 AM

^^ ug ma trace ang mga illegal ones :colgate:

sir Dinabaw, how will we know that it is you? dapat you should describe unsa imung gisuot on that day... LOL! :lol:

aw basta ang tab naka tag na sa inyo :lol:

bitaw serious imo i like the park to be named KADAYAWAN PARK or DATU BAGO PARK .

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 02:57 AM

^^

okey..gotcha!

LOL! :lol:

My plea: Not guilty your honor! Hehehe

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 02:59 AM

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 02:59 AM

:lol: aw basta ang tab naka tag na sa inyo :lol:

dapat kanang tipong: I am the one who's holding a red balloon in my right hand...

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 07:15 AM

South Korean firm eyes city for processing plant
By Carmelito Q. Francisco

A SOUTH KOREAN company is looking into investing in a processing plant for sugar from coconut shell, a government official said.

Gil Dureza, chief of the local office of the Board of Investments, said company officials have been visiting the city since four months ago to study the feasibility of putting up a processing plant for “monosaccharide,” or sugar from coconut shell.

“We are trying to lure them to invest here by offering them incentives that will make them stay. I hope we can offer better opportunity,” Dureza told the Mindanao Times, pointing out that officials of the company have told him they were still choosing between the city and Indonesia for the location of their processing plant.

Dureza hopes company officials will be convinced to set up their plant in the city considering that the Davao Region is the biggest producer of coconut in the whole country.

The company, which used to be part of Samsung group until 1995, may invest about P1.4 billion if it pushes through its plan of putting up the plant in the city, Dureza said, adding that his office has also been helping the company locate for a place ideal for its operations.

Dureza added that officials from the company, led by Una Lee, manager for new business development, are expected to arrive in the city within in the month to continue their evaluation on the proposed project.

Company officials also told him, Dureza added, that they were just having problems with the cost of property and power in the city. “They think cost of property and power is higher here than in other locations,” he said, pointing out that his office is looking into how it can suggest a way to reduce operating costs.

Another South Korean company, Woohoo, which is planning to put up a wood processing for electronic gadgets, have also signified its intention to put up the plant. “Its officials are still discussing with us the details of their proposal and the incentives that we can offer,” Dureza added.

The South Korean companies have contemplated in investing in the city despite an earlier call by a councilor asking law enforcement agencies to look into South Korean investments in the city.

In June, Councilor Bonifacio Militar tasked the Bureau of Immigration to investigate the legitimacy of the investments of South Korean in the city, saying he received complaints that some of these businesses were not properly registered.

In a resolution, Militar even asked the agency to list these businesses as he even asked the Bureau of Customs to check on the importation of second-hand vehicles and golf carts.

But Benjamin Lao, regional alien control officer of the Bureau of Immigration, said his office has yet to identify any investment of a South Korean that was not illegitimate. Lao even said that only a few South Koreans in the city were into businesses as most of them were just students and tourists.

http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/story.php?id=17549

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 07:16 AM

Court Okays rehab plan for Apo View
By Joel B. Escovilla

The Regional Trial Court has given the go ahead to the owners of the Apo View Hotel to implement its rehabilitation plan, offering the hotel management and its creditors a needed timeout from the nine-year old legal tussle.

RTC Branch 10 Judge Jaime Quitain ruled in favor of Pamintuan Enterprises, Inc. (Pamenter), the corporation managing the Apo View Hotel, citing the hotel’s assets of P537,736,503.22 at the time of valuation in 2003 far exceed its liabilities, valued at only P414,648.494.79.

“This court finds that given the huge net assets of petitioner, it is capable of restoring, reinstating and rehabilitating itself to its former position and operation and solvency,” Quitain, in his decision dated August 6, 2007, said.

In its decision, the court also took into consideration the hotel’s standing as a landmark institution in Davao City as well as more than 1,000 employees relying on the hotel for their livelihood.

“Plus, the world-class park being developed by the city government in front of the Apo View Hotel will certainly increase the hotel’s value as well as attraction to tourists, both foreign and local, alike,” he said.

The hotel has existed in Davao City for over 50 years and in 1997, the Asian Currency crisis overtook its expansion plan, which exhausted its available plans as its past due accounts matured. The hotel tried to obtain new loans, attract investments and infuse more capital proved futile.

On June 23, 2003, Pamenter filed a petition for rehabilitation which it claimed would best serve its creditors, stockholders and employees. To do this, however, Pamenter asked the court to suspend its payments to creditors temporarily to implement the rehab plan. Nearly 24-hours later, its major creditor Banco Filipino Mortgage and Savings Bank (Banco Filipino) filed its “urgent opposition to the issuance of Stay Order,” claiming that the rehab plan was only meant to “frustrate” the bank’s right to foreclose the hotel. Further, the bank alleged that Pamenter’s principal place of business is in Makati City and not in Davao City.

But the court issued the Stay Order on June 25, 2003 which, among others, appointed a rehabilitation receiver, suspended the foreclosure, and set the initial hearing of the proceedings.

The order started a whole chain of mudslinging and counter-filing that continued on for four years. On July 11, 2003, Banco Filipino filed a motion to inhibit the presiding judge from handling the case but Quitain threw away the petition claiming that he won’t be intimidated. This prompted the bank to file a petition for Certiorari, Mandamus and Prohibition before the Court of Appeals (CA).

In July 2005, the bank raised the case to the Supreme Court after the appeals court dismissed its petition but later withdrew its petition. During the clarificatory hearing on July 25, 2007, Pamenter submitted three options to the rehab plan: straight repayment scheme, debt to equity swap and Dacion en Pago.

All three options were shot down by Banco Filipino alleging the current banking laws do not allow debt to equity conversions, while Dacion en Pago does not involve the assignment of the mortgaged property itself and straight repayment scheme amends the loan agreements which weakens the contractual remedies available to the bank.

Quitain said that while the bank’s intention to foreclose the hotel might result to the Banco Filipino’s claims against petitioner (Pamenter), “the concurrent damage it will most certainly cause to the petitioner’s employees, their families and other creditors would, to say the least, be catastrophic.”

“Only Banco Filipino will benefit from such eventuality,” Quitain said.

Under the approved rehabilitation plan, the hotel management is obligated to pay its creditors over a 15-year period at gradual interest rates of six percent on the first five years, seven percent on the second five years and eight percent on the last five years, with a three-year moratorium for loans with banking institutions.

The rehab plan also compels the owners to prioritize its statutory debts to the Pag-IBIG Home Mutual Development Plan, PhilHealth, Social Security System, Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Davao City Treasurer’s Office while also mandating a shorter period of payment for indebtedness with value less than P100,000.

The court also ordered the creation of an oversight committee -- to be comprised of the rehab receiver, the court’s 3rd party assistant, and representatives of both parties -- which will oversee the strict implementation of the rehab plan.

http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/story.php?id=17546

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 07:21 AM

News Article
Chin-chin to arrive Sunday for cycling
By Anthony S. Allada

ACTRESS and environmentalist Chin-Chin Gutierrez is arriving on Sunday to grace the 6th Flight of the Eagles, a 40-kilometer annual cycling event to be participated by cycling organizations, professionals, beginners and cycling enthusiasts from all over the region. Councilor Leonardo Avila III, Flight of the Eagles organizer, said that they invited Gutierrez as guest of the said event because she is reportedly an advocate for the environment. Gutierrez was named as one of the Time Magazine's "Asian Heroes, appearing on the cover of the prestigious publication in 2003. She was cited for using her celebrity stature to advance the cause of ecological awareness and in 2004 she was recognized as one of the Outstanding Women in Nation's Service (TOWNS). She is a highly sought after resource speaker and lecturer for environmental education, lending her expertise to a broad range of issues related to ecology and conservation. "The Flight of the Eagles has been included as one of the official activities of the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival with the theme Bike and Walk for Clean Air," Avila said. Now on its 6th year, the Flight of the Eagles will start its usual 40-kilometer fun ride at Magsaysay Park at 7 a.m. on Sunday following the "Walk for Clean Air" which will start at 6 a.m. from the Freedom Park. It will then proceed to the Malagos Park near the Philippine Eagle Center where a program will be undertaken. Avila said the funds that will be generated from the event will again be dedicated to its adopted site area in the Talomo-Lipadas Watershed which the project has been supporting in the last five years.

http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/story.php?id=17558

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 07:22 AM

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 07:23 AM

^^ so I guess its not yet over for the Pamintuans huh! maayo pud... :)

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 07:32 AM

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 07:43 AM

LOL! :lol:

My plea: Not guilty your honor! Hehehe

you're presumed guilty:lol:

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 07:48 AM

maayong hapon davao!

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 07:55 AM

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 08:01 AM

^^ i guess it came from @ peng hok ...imo the place is not conducive for converting it to a hospital ....first it's in Bajada second it's to near from the existing DMC and the DMS hospital and the rumored 18th storey hospital still in Bajada ...not counting the rumored Floreindo's hospital in Mamay.

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 08:10 AM

^^

Then they'll have to rename Bajada as Hospital Avenue...:lol:

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 08:11 AM

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 08:12 AM

^^yun isang company ng Korean parang kaduda duda Wohoo in Wohood processing :lol:, btw parang marami mga ganyan na company they have a diff. agenda .

I forgot near San Pedro Hospital pa pala

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 08:19 AM

^^

Then they'll have to rename Bajada as Hospital Avenue...:lol:
with allin one place, ambulances will takeover road traffic congestion then, and their sirens and horns would be sight and sound every minute of day 24/7:D

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 08:19 AM

^^ and maybe you will be hit by those screeching ambulances...well it serves double purpose :lol:

^^

Then they'll have to rename Bajada as Hospital Avenue...:lol:

well Konsehal once said the Claveria & Bajada (where the old Davao Regional hospital is) was named Hospital Avenue :)

GearX

August 8th, 2007, 08:28 AM

tj_brewed

August 8th, 2007, 08:32 AM

A chartered city

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 08:32 AM

^^ and maybe you will hit by those screeching ambulances...well it serves double purpose :lol:

well Konsehal once said the Claveria & Bajada (where the old Davao Regional hospital is) was named Hospital Avenue :)

Really? Didn't know it used to be called as such. Let's ask the councilors to revert to the old name then if that's the case...:)

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 08:33 AM

whats's your take on this goys , oi peng hok comment naman ?

Re-opening of the Chinese consulate
August 8th, 2007 — Peter

I have just posted in my wiki the draft Resolution to seek the re-opening of the Chinese consulate here in Davao City.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

http://ptlavina.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/re-opening-of-the-chinese-consulate/
naa na sa proposd resolution tanan:D interesting to note na naa na ang legislated chinatown sa davao city strenghtened the relationship imo

WawaY[625]

August 8th, 2007, 08:35 AM

DINABAW Park! :nuts:

or DaDa park :D

wassup yellow DaDa? :D i wonder asa na si black DaDa

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 08:35 AM

What would happen to Tagum City?

never knew that....but the Provincial Capitol is in Tagum ...ummm maybe we need to ask Rasputin.

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 08:35 AM

with allin one place, ambulances will takeover road traffic congestion then, and their sirens and horns would be sight and sound every minute of day 24/7:D

How irritating it would be.. I live within the same block where a Fire Hall is. Gee, it's annoying. Good thing windows here are double-paned.

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 08:36 AM

;14685041']or DaDa park :D

wassup yellow DaDa? :D i wonder asa na si black DaDa

Can't seem to dig this Boyet... :colgate:

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 08:57 AM

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 09:00 AM

Davao finest jazz players perform at Chico tonight

It’s a relaxing night for jazz lovers tonight as top Davao performers of the music genre play for a one night only special aimed to generate fund for a street children project.

“For sure, I’ll be playing contemporary songs with jazz beats,” said Noli Bencio, president of the organizing Samahan ng mga Musikeros sa Davao, Inc. (Samadhi).

Samadhi, the biggest group of professional musicians in the city, initiated the event to raise fund for their future project to hold workshops for street children with musical talents.

Bands performing at Jazz One Night tonight (8:30 o’clock) are Kardams, Uno Latino, Fine Tunes and Suave.

Also schedule at Chico's Music Bistro (located along Rizal Street) are Eric Montre, Noel & Jae-Ann Villanes, Lito Ruiz, Charma Paeste, Benny Echavia & Anna Cortez, Chico, and Noven Bravo.

Some participating artists will also be performing Latin-influenced music like samba and bossa nova and other jazz-fused music.

The event is supported by San Miguel Beer, APM-TV 98, and Chico’s Music Bistro.

For ticket reservation and sponsorship, call Samadhi office at 300-16-25 or text/call Noli Bencio at 09107370191.

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 09:05 AM

How irritating it would be.. I live within the same block where a Fire Hall is. Gee, it's annoying. Good thing windows here are double-paned.
hahaha yeah. but its just about getting use to. hahaha. i just can feel what it is like living around flight approach path of airports. my sympathy

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 09:05 AM

The Race of the Urban Warriors
By Ian Ray C. Garcia

Only 31 out of the 33 teams made it to the finish line in the recently concluded Urban Warriors Adventure Race, a two-man adventure competition around Davao City.

The teams dashed through various obstacles and challenges in this urban jungle while they solved puzzles, drank “Pinakurat” shots, carried 50-lb. weights, ran 15 kilometers, played frisbee, rode “kadang-kadang”, solved riddles, melted ice and deciphered text twists.

The competing adventure racers scurried though various control points in the downtown area - such as Edge Outdoors Shop, BeeFit Gym Mt. Apo, MTS Oval, Agro Industrial College grounds, Rizal Park, Freedom Park, MetroLifestyle Fitness Center, Maze Concepts, Jollibee Bolton, Wind n’ Wave and Victoria Plaza Mall car park.

After a nerve-racking, heart-pounding chase, Eric John Luna and Leslie Herrero of Team High Ponds Powered by Bee Fit emerged as winners and won themselves PhP 5,000 cash plus medals and gift items.

Jerson Royana and Chai Balaite of Team Mulatto Powered by The North Face and Tophe Eyao & Candy Sayago of MetroLifestyle were the 1st and 2nd runners up of the competitions, receiving PhP 3,000 cash plus medals and gift items and PhP 2,000 cash plus medals and gift items, respectively.

The awarding ceremony was held at Breugger’s Café and RestoBar at the Wheels N’ More Drive. All marshals and participants were also given gift items from all the sponsors

The Urban Warriors Race was organized by Leo and Juvy Palo of Hype Magazine and presented by SCOOP in cooperation with the Edge Outdoor Shop and with the support of San Miguel Corporation, Coca-Cola, Bruegger’s Café, The Edge Outdoor Shop, Holiday Gym and Spa, Jollibee, UNILAB-Revicon Max, Beefit Gym and Aerobics, the North Face, Baye Outerwear, Sports Depot, Mulatto Outdoor Apparel, Mega Arts Design Concepts, Daily Mirror, Maze Concept Digital Advertising, Habagat Outdoor Equipment, the City Government of Davao, Tropiks, SMAD ’94, Timburana Wood Industries, Vice-Governor Manny Pinol, Secretary Jesus G. Dureza, Mr. Bobby Leonor, the Nike Athletic Club, Metro Lifestyle Fitness Center and Spa and Wild FM.

CONGRATULATIONS! Jun Sanchez, Tope Eyao, Alain Saising and Love-love Herrero of Team MetroLifestyle/Bo’s Coffee, 1st Runner Up of the Edge Open Kayak Competition held last July 22, 2007.

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 09:07 AM

HGS SUPERBODS CAST IN A FINER METTLE
By Niño A. Calamba

Coming back to the internationally-acclaimed Pearl Farm Beach Resort, is not just a moment of flashing dejavus but an experience of oohs and aahs. The Holiday Gym & Spa (HGS) Superbodies flaunt their way in the pristine beach of Pearl Farm’s Malipano Island, bringing with them the ideals of fitness, health, wellness and a great body, facing the Davao Press with oozing confidence in health, beauty and brain.

In the advent of HGS’s Campaigning for Healthy Living, the search for Holiday Superbodies 2007 looks for a group of persons who embodies the mission of Holiday Gym & Spa, persons who practice or are willing to practice and campaign for healthy living.

Candidates were chosen according to the following qualifications that they have passed with flying colors: of good values and pleasing personality; good physique; one who exercises regularly; fluent in Tagalog, English, and Visayan; skills in communication and public relations; non-alcoholic drinker and non-smoker or currently drinks and smokes but willing to actively campaign for healthy living as a contestant or once declared a winner which is tantamount to slowly giving up unhealthy vices to keep up with the image of being a Holiday Superbody.

The Holiday Superbodies search is not just an ordinary display of perfect and well-chiseled bodies because matter-of-factly addressing the concern of getting everyone into exercising is such a magnanimous challenge to anyone who will be proclaimed the winner. He or she shall create in himself or herself a picture of awesome physique coupled with the mission of being a role model in health, fitness and wellness.

The challenge lies therein comes in a chariot of fire that would either bring one up to the pedestal or land in the burnout zone. People from different walks of life, of varying profession and hobbies comprised the interesting group of candidates of the Holiday Superbodies 2007. From nursing students, commercial models to doctors and successful businessmen made the search more interesting and spicy in the sense that each one of them has their own fitness stories to tell the world. Holiday Superbodies 2007, the first of its kind, will surely pave the way for a more fruitful and fantastic fitness industry in the metropolis.

Exhibit of old coins, paper bills in August CENTURY-old Philippine coins and paper money will be on exhibit in three sites in Davao City starting tomorrow. This was learned from Rene A. Adapon, numismatist and accredited member of the American Numismatist Association (ANA) and the International bank Note Society (IBNS); Bank Note Society of the Philippines (BNSP). The series of unique exhibits starts on Aug. 7-15 at the NCCC Mall at Matina, followed by SM City Davao and during the opening of the Davao City Museum with the indorsement of the Davao City Tourism Office and conducted for free.

Adapon said the exhibit is his group's contribution to the Kadayawan Festival 2007 which will reel off this week. "We will exhibit a unique collection -a collection of antique and historical Philippine coins and paper money dating as far back as 1861 during the Spanish colonial period, the American occupation up to the present, " he said.

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 09:10 AM

;14685041']or DaDa park :D

wassup yellow DaDa? :D i wonder asa na si black DaDa
whats dada? for a park, ug kinsa na sad ang black dada. hahaha:nuts:

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 09:13 AM

Callbox will occupy the NCCC IT Pavilion, as soon as the sole standing issue on the generator set has been ironed out. This is classified information, but from a very reliable source. I hope the parties can come to a clear agreement on the generator set though. Hehehehe...
good news thanks

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 09:16 AM

hahaha yeah. but its just about getting use to. hahaha. i just can feel what it is like living around flight approach path of airports. my sympathy

Living close to huge, int'l airports is worse. There's a highend housing area here that is sitting directly infront of YVR and separated only by the Fraser River, where most of the residents I know disposed of their property because of the "beyond-the-tolerable-decibel" of noise coming from huge aircrafts.

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 09:20 AM

^^ I hope they give Maguindanao Hotel the same treatment too.. how about Durian Hotel?

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/5353/circlewp0.png (http://imageshack.us)
photo by erwin tay
Never thought this sculpture done by Nap Abueva is HUGE ... i wish same "thinking" sculptural objects were put in our PTA Nature Park

Durian Hotel is already foreclosed by its creditors (not sure though which bank). I believe the facility is already for sale. In the case of Apo View Hotel kasi, the management was able to file a Petition for Rehabilitation even before the creditors could enforce their rights. Unya karon pa jud na na approve ang Rehabilitation Plan, all credits are suspended to give the management (and the appointed Receiver) ample time and opportunity to make the business financially viable again. Unta nabuhat pud ni sa management sa Durian Hotel. Pero a Petition for Rehabilitation kasi is only available if the assets still exceed the liablities. Maybe at that time, nag negative na jud ang Durian Hotel such that the remedy was no longer available to them...

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 09:20 AM

this streghtens davao city port position as the busiest port in the island in terms of traffic(of foreign shipcalls). i read 2 months ago sometime, there were already 2 power supply generators in the port. i wonder if the talked about here is another one on top of waht were in place. but indeed, when all of ictci plan get done, davao city port will be a real world class port

I've set foot in most seaports in VisMin except the MCT in NorMin and without bias, Davao Int'l Seaport is the most organised, cleanest and classiest of the pack. The grand arches at the entrance did wonders to the complex- very modern and spanking even sans the gantry cranes.

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 09:22 AM

;14685041']or DaDa park :D

wassup yellow DaDa? :D i wonder asa na si black DaDa

Wahahahaha!!!! Your memory never fails to amaze me!!! LOL! Havent heard from Black DaDa in at least five years!

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 09:23 AM

Durian Hotel is already foreclosed by its creditors (not sure though which bank). I believe the facility is already for sale. In the case of Apo View Hotel kasi, the management was able to file a Petition for Rehabilitation even before the creditors could enforce their rights. Unya karon pa jud na na approve ang Rehabilitation Plan, all credits are suspended to give the management (and the appointed Receiver) ample time and opportunity to make the business financially viable again. Unta nabuhat pud ni sa management sa Durian Hotel. Pero a Petition for Rehabilitation kasi is only available if the assets still exceed the liablities. Maybe at that time, nag negative na jud ang Durian Hotel such that the remedy was no longer available to them...

This is a thorough explanation only a finance-specializing lawyer can pull off. Thanks for saying it in layman's term. :cheers:

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 09:25 AM

^^ dili pa oi. Last week of August pa ko muadto! LOL! Kuan, mudayun ta ug "aerial shots" sa kadayawan from the rooftop? Then join ta sa rest of the goys for the Amul-Amul? Lami na kaayo mutan-aw ug Indak-indak bah!

Dia diay ato formation sa SSC Davao Indak-Indak Entry, mao ni ang Aerial Shot nato pohon:

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
Sir Paul Sir Vic Sir Ambs Sir Kulas
:banana: :banana: :banana:
Sir Teej Dexter Peng Hok
:banana: :banana:
Sir Nickel Doc Abs
:banana:
Goyette Nikki
(majorette)

:banana: :banana:
Arch Waway Sir Junax
(Banner) (Banner)

Kinsa pa mu-join??? Open pa ang position sa fire-eater ug durian-catcher ug tao nga ilabay-labay! Pagpili lang mo Goys Rall, Xzibit & Goyette Gina.
creative!:D how many pompoms do we need for everyone?:D

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 09:25 AM

whats dada? for a park, ug kinsa na sad ang black dada. hahaha:nuts:

These were our code names back in elementary. Hehehehe. Boyet is my kababata... :lol:

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 09:29 AM

This is a thorough explanation only a finance-specializing lawyer can pull off. Thanks for saying it in layman's term. :cheers:

Anytime D.E. :)

About the rumored 18-storey building in Bajada, pila ka percent ang rumor, ug pila ka percent ang fact? Unta tinood na noh! It's been a while since Davao witnessed the construction a highrise. Landco ba ang pinaka last?

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 09:29 AM

^^

Iba ang may pinagsamahan- SMB! here: :cheers:

WawaY[625]

August 8th, 2007, 09:30 AM

Wahahahaha!!!! Your memory never fails to amaze me!!! LOL! Havent heard from Black DaDa in at least five years!

lolz..naalala ko pa nga nung hinawakan mo ang b**bs ni Chr*$+*** :lol:

sabi mo malaki boobs niya tapos sabi nya gusto mo makita , tapos di ka pa nakasagot pinakita na niya :lol:

davaoeagle

August 8th, 2007, 09:31 AM

Anytime D.E. :)

About the rumored 18-storey building in Bajada, pila ka percent ang rumor, ug pila ka percent ang fact? Unta tinood na noh! It's been a while since Davao witnessed the construction a highrise. Landco ba ang pinaka last?

3 ten storeys high edifices are rising up soon, well, that's as far as the rumor mills have it..:lol:

gottahitthesackthanksgoys!

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 09:35 AM

;14685445']lolz..naalala ko pa nga nung hinawakan mo ang b**bs ni Chr*$+*** :lol:

sabi mo malaki boobs niya tapos sabi nya gusto mo makita , tapos di ka pa nakasagot pinakita na niya :lol:

Hahahahahahaha!!!! Yaw saba dira white DaDa! Hahahahaha :lol:

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 09:36 AM

3 ten storeys high edifices are rising up soon, well, that's as far as the rumor mills have it..:lol:

gottahitthesackthanksgoys!

Im keeping my fingers crossed! Lord unta tinood jud ni!

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 09:38 AM

Living close to huge, int'l airports is worse. There's a highend housing area here that is sitting directly infront of YVR and separated only by the Fraser River, where most of the residents I know disposed of their property because of the "beyond-the-tolerable-decibel" of noise coming from huge aircrafts.
it did have same scenario here, houses in suburbs around and close to the airport built before it was built were compesated for sound proof fittings.

Peng Hok

August 8th, 2007, 10:47 AM

Hala nahilum lagi diri? Nangaon tanan forumers mao na hilum sa EAT Davao? Hehehe :nuts:

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 10:50 AM

"In terms of foreign vessel count, PDO Manila/Northern Luzon placed on top once more as the volume of shipcalls was concentrated at PMO South Harbor and Manila International Container Terminal. More than 52 percent or 5,080 of the total foreign shipcalls berthed and anchored during the period at the ports under its jurisdiction. Far second was PDO Southern Mindanao at 2,158 with PMO Davao contributing more than 81 percent of the total PDO traffic. Third was PDO Southern Luzon with 1,086 shipcalls, followed by PDO Northern Mindanao with 894 and last was PDO Visayas with 542 foreign shipcalls."

i quoted this from hilagang mindanao thread. in my calculation(i gave up i had to use my calculator), pmo davao absorbed 1,834 shipcalls from toatal pdo southern mindanao figures of 2,158. pdo northern mindanao with 894. but importantly imo, pmo davao is mainly the performance of davao city port quite different from pmo cdo which covers mct where it has jurisdiction over(its mct and cdo ports in one). i guess most of pdo normin 894 calls were from mct for pmo cdo performance. pdo davao i understand cover ports of general santos, maguindanao parang, mati. pdo north min are, iligan, surigao, ozamis, ?nasipit, and mct of pmo cdo. this is how i can best understand what was posted there.

*i based 85% of medcos(a little morespecific) to get my calc figures

tj_brewed

August 8th, 2007, 11:16 AM

3 ten storeys high edifices are rising up soon, well, that's as far as the rumor mills have it..:lol:

gottahitthesackthanksgoys!

Im keeping my fingers crossed! Lord unta tinood jud ni!

^^ Mr Sonny Labao, chairperson of the Federation of Philippine Institute of Architects (DAVAO) confirmed this during the 5th Mindanao Design and Construction Fair last June 29 to July 1 at SM CITY DAVAO....

Davao’s construction industry enjoys robust growth
Sunday, July 8th, 2007

The construction industry in Mindanao is experiencing robust growth with more residential houses and commercial buildings being constructed.

Federation of Philippine Institute of Architects (FPIA) chair Sonny Labao said the industry is better this year than last year with an estimated 15 million houses built in Mindanao alone.

He also said three 10-story commercial buildings are going to be built somewhere in Davao City. However, Labao declined to divulge the details of the projects to avoid preempting them, hinting only that one of them is a hotel.

On the other hand, FPIA committee head architect Romy Birrey said Mindanao is second only to Metro Manila in terms of processing building permits, indicating robust movement in the construction industry.

He attributed this upward trend to the city’s peace and order stability.

“Because of the city’s peace and order, everybody is coming back,” he said.

Birrey said the flooding of tourists from Asian countries such as South Korea and Japan and the non-availability of vacant apartments as well as fully booked hotels signal the city’ economic growth.

Meanwhile, City administrator Wendel Avisado said the city’s construction industry is “a sellers market.”

He said of the city’s P1.5 billion acquired income last year, a considerable amount was contributed by the construction industry.

::// from PNA

You can also find this post and its related news at NEODAVAO (http://neodavao.wordpress.com)

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 11:37 AM

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-08-08 09:39 GMT:
Philippines' ICTSI H1 net profit 1 bln pesos, driven by overseas operations
http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=6231529&action=article

Article layout: raw
MANILA (Thomson Financial) - Philippine port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) said its net profit in the first-half increased 23 percent to 1.04 billion pesos from a year ago, boosted by its expanding operations overseas.

Its revenue for the same period rose 16 percent to 6.4 billion pesos.

ICTSI's second quarter net profit rose 12 percent year-on-year to 535 million pesos.

The company said its second quarter revenue, which grew 16 percent to 3.2 billion pesos, came mostly from the combined operations of its ports in Manila, Poland, Brazil and Madagascar, accounting for 71 percent of total revenue. The rest were from its new subsidiaries in Indonesia, China and Davao in southern Philippines.

"The solid financial results of the first six months of the year are a result of the good execution of the company's growth strategy by our business units," ICTSI chairman and president Enrique Razon Jr said in a statement.

Razon said the company's recent acqusitions are already producing good results.

"For the rest of the year and into 2008, we will focus our efforts in the start-up operations of our new terminals in China, Ecuador and Syria, and the development of a new terminal in Columbia, while continuing to look for new business opportunities in port operations."

ICTSI recently won a 20-year concession to operate a cargo terminal in Ecuador and acquired a stake of 60 percent in Yantai Gangtong Container Terminal Co Ltd, which manages a port in China.

At present, ICTSI operates container terminals here and in Poland, Brazil, Madagascar, Indonesia, Japan and Syria.

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 11:45 AM

^^nag snak lang...burppp!! oi check this goys another a panty aw party in town ...

Delirium

You read it right! There’s gonna be a cool, must-attend party on the 15th called DELIRIUM @ cups&lowercase. Oh yeah, I haven’t blogged about that place yet. Anyway, it’s a café on F. Torres street, beside Bistro Rosario. It’s right smack in the middle of the city, but where you could feel you were far away from the hustle and bustle of metropolitan life.

Back to the partée! Delirium. That’s probably what you’re gonna feel when you find out it’s a drink-all-you-can gig, the whole night. That’s beer and cocktails. Get over it, just go and see for yourself — it’s happening!!

http://www.angdabawenyo.com/

sino gusto mag deliryo dyan :nuts: :cheers: :banana:

MtApoStandard

August 8th, 2007, 11:51 AM

PIA Press Release
2007/08/08

Davao raw materials to take center stage at Mindanao Trade Expo International
by Prix D Banzon

Davao City (8 August) -- Davao's raw materials will take center stage during the Mindanao Trade Expo International 2007 at SM City Davao's Entertainment Plaza on August 14 to 16, 2007.

The Davao Raw Material Showcase dubbed as "Malikhaing Paggamit ng Yamang Likas" is part of the Bureau of Domestic Trade's Resource Suppliers Assistance Program (RSAP) of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Particularly, the showcase exhibits the various production processes that can be applied on coconut.

In a press statement it said that coconut is shown in its raw and semi-processed forms.

There will be display on exquisite pieces of finished products as well as its various uses and the creativity that may be employed in transforming the raw materials.

The showcase it said aims to present to manufacturers, exporters and subcontractors the versatility and flexibility of coconut and its creative uses.

As the MTE International 2007 put emphasis on "Go Green Mindanao" the showcase also highlights the fresh and natural products of the island and the sustainable use of raw materials in the creation of income and employment especially in the countryside.

The unique showcase is a joint project of the Bureau of Domestic Trade and DTI XI in support to the private led trade expo organized by the Mindanao Trade Expo Foundation, Inc.

Among those expected to joined the event are local exporters, foreign buying offices in the Philippines, export traders, department stores, specialty stores, merchandising agents, supermarkets, food processors, tour operators, hotel and restaurants and flower shop.

Also to be showcased at the trade expo are gifts, toys and housewares, furniture and furnishings, home textile, fashion accessories, fine jewelry, processed food, fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers and plant, tourism facilities and services. (PIA XI) [top]

~JasoN~

August 8th, 2007, 12:05 PM

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2564/smdavaologonewnz3.jpg

New SM City Logo used in SM Taytay at LuzViMinda Mall Threads [ SM TAYTAY changed to DAVAO ]

paulkrps

August 8th, 2007, 12:10 PM

^^ nganong nahimong taytay ang davao?

~JasoN~

August 8th, 2007, 12:16 PM

^^ sa luzviminda malls thread bai new logo ang SM City Taytay na ginahimo pa . tong logo na to g ilisan nako ang SM Taytay to SM Davao hehehe.

nick4ubaby

August 8th, 2007, 12:30 PM

^^ dili pa oi. Last week of August pa ko muadto! LOL! Kuan, mudayun ta ug "aerial shots" sa kadayawan from the rooftop? Then join ta sa rest of the goys for the Amul-Amul? Lami na kaayo mutan-aw ug Indak-indak bah!

Dia diay ato formation sa SSC Davao Indak-Indak Entry, mao ni ang Aerial Shot nato pohon:

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
Sir Paul Sir Vic Sir Ambs Sir Kulas
:cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
Sir Teej Dexter Peng Hok
:cheer: :cheer:
Sir Nickel Doc Abs
:cheer:
Goyette Nikki
(majorette)

:cheer: :cheer:
Arch Waway Sir Junax
(Banner) (Banner)

Kinsa pa mu-join??? Open pa ang position sa fire-eater ug durian-catcher ug tao nga ilabay-labay! Pagpili lang mo Goys Rall, Xzibit & Goyette Gina.

edit: :lol:

Rajah_Soliman

August 8th, 2007, 12:44 PM

wow 30 stories all in all :lol: :cheers:

He also said three 10-story commercial buildings are going to be built somewhere in Davao City. However, Labao declined to divulge the details of the projects to avoid preempting them, hinting only that one of them is a hotel.
NEODAVAO (http://neodavao.wordpress.com)

nick4ubaby

August 8th, 2007, 12:44 PM

suggest unta ko na ingon ani a2ng formation sa indak-indak. tapos "my
humps" background music sabay indak. pra modern ang dating. kewl! :lol:

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[NIKKI w/ EAGOWL]

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 02:05 PM

^^ benta na yan ginaya mo lang yan dito oh taken sa MP :lol:

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9566/sscet9.png (http://imageshack.us)

btw ngayon pala ang opening ng Kadayawan :cheer:

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 02:08 PM

wow 30 stories all in all :lol: :cheers:

oi rajah long tyme not seen dong .. ummm new hircut :lol: tag naon nako na ha your in a detective mode ;)

dinabaw

August 8th, 2007, 02:31 PM

P1million Texas Hold’em Tournament

* by Blogie
* 8 August 2007

Here’s the official press release for the 1st Pre-Kadayawan Poker Tournament.

The Metro Madayaw Poker Room, Davao’s first and only legal poker room, in cooperation with Casino Filipino Davao will be conducting the 1st Million Peso Pre-Kadayawan Poker Tournament on August 11, 2007 at the Pantawan Hall of Casino Filipino Davao.

Players from all over the country are expected to arrive & play No Limit Texas Hold’em and vie for the top prize which includes a seat to the 1st APPT Poker Tournament. The APPT will be conducting its first poker tournament on August 23-26 in Manila with a buy-in of USD 2,500 and an estimated prize pool of 25 Million Pesos, one of the, if not, the biggest ever poker event in the country to date. International professional poker players will be participating in this once in a lifetime event.

Prize pay out for the tournament will be for the top 10 players and organizers will guarantee a PhP 750,000 prize pool. Aside from the guaranteed cash prizes, up for grabs is a chance to win PhP 250,000 to the first player to make a Royal Flush! Players must use his two (2) hole cards combined with three (3) cards on the board to be able to qualify to win the PhP 250,000.

Registration for the tournament will be from 12:00-1:00 pm and dealing will start promptly at 1:30 pm. Buy-in is PhP 5,000 + PhP 1,000 registration fee. Players participating in the tournament will be allowed one (1) Re-Buy at PhP 5,000 and one (1) Add-on also at PhP 5,000.

Organizers have revealed that players from Manila, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and the neighboring provinces of General Santos City, Cotabato, Marbel and Tacurong have likewise committed to play in this event.

Daily satellites are conducted at the Metro Madayaw Poker Room at the Madayaw Room of the Casino Filipino Davao for only PhP 500.

For inquiries and details you may call Karloz Alba at 0918 901 6111.

http://www.angdabawenyo.com/2007/08/08/p1million-texas-holdem-tournament/

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I played Texas Hold'em poker w/ my cousins from the states .. haha i beaten them BAD... ironically they are from Houston ...Texas! :lol:

KulasKusgan

August 8th, 2007, 03:40 PM

Durian Hotel is already foreclosed by its creditors (not sure though which bank). I believe the facility is already for sale. In the case of Apo View Hotel kasi, the management was able to file a Petition for Rehabilitation even before the creditors could enforce their rights. Unya karon pa jud na na approve ang Rehabilitation Plan, all credits are suspended to give the management (and the appointed Receiver) ample time and opportunity to make the business financially viable again. Unta nabuhat pud ni sa management sa Durian Hotel. Pero a Petition for Rehabilitation kasi is only available if the assets still exceed the liablities. Maybe at that time, nag negative na jud ang Durian Hotel such that the remedy was no longer available to them...

i dunno kung totoo ba tong chismis...

Durian was foreclosed by MBTC? i think ang ugat ng problema ni escora ay yong deal nila with SP bldg construction. di daw sila nabayaran?

on Apo, ang creditor daw ay LBP. then a loan buyout- the loan acct was transferred to BF. and later financial crisis/rehab.

on Royal Mandaya, muntik ng malunod sa utang pero is it true na ang Dasia daw ang nag-save ng hotel?

tj_brewed

August 8th, 2007, 04:05 PM

^^ guys im just wondering...all of these events occured during the financial crisis (the mandaya hotel and apo view) 1997 to early 2000's? Or just recently?

If it is just recently, how could this happen considering the viable market that we have for our local hoteliers? Is it because of mismanagement or economic problems?

benzon

August 8th, 2007, 06:27 PM

SM group builds convention center in Davao

Davao City — SM City Davao will erect a new multi-purpose building located the back of its existing shopping mall to house upscale shops, contact centers and a convention center.

Debbie Go, SM City Davao manager told local media the structure would be built on a three-hectare lot adjacent to the current shopping complex, which occupies 10 hectares, in this city’s Ecoland district.

Details of the project are still unavailable since plans have yet to be finalized, she said.

"These are all still in the drawing board and have yet to be approved," she told local media.

A local source, however, said the planned building would be smaller by "a few hectares" to the existing SM City Davao, which has 76,000 square meters. The existing shopping mall was built in 2001 at a cost of at least P1.5 billion, officials of the Davao City Investment and Promotion Center said.

Ms. Go confirmed the company has submitted its application for accreditation as an information technology park to avail of perks granted by the government for such projects.

Davao has only one such park, the Anflocor Group’s Damosa Complex in Bajada district, which hosts Link2Support, a Manila-based contact center that also operates a similar facility in Cagayan de Oro.

Other than SM City Davao, the New City Commercial Center in Matina district has also filed an application for a information technology park accreditation from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority.

Eriberto Barriga, Jr., New City Commercial Center director for shopping mall business, said the group was negotiating with Sutherland Global Services, an American contact center firm, which plans to start its Davao operation within the year.

The city has three active contact centers: Cyber City Teleservices, Link2Support and homegrown-firm Global Seven although city officials said they have received about half a dozen inquiries from business process outsourcing investors since last year.

From BusinessWorld

tj_brewed

August 8th, 2007, 06:50 PM

^^ to those who want to be part of the contact center industry...tip ko lang to ha, IMO.... Try nyo ang Link2 and Sutherland! With GCom aka Cybercity - ewan ko lang..till now im still questioning their credibility as a career provider.

reancorbz84

August 8th, 2007, 07:02 PM

OIST NEW KAPEHAN NAPOD. HEHEHE SENXAI KOPI ADIK RA GYUD KO.!

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August 8th, 2007, 08:11 PM

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KulasKusgan

August 9th, 2007, 12:02 AM

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 02:12 AM

Josh treats film crew to lechon

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By EDITH REGALADO

The Philippine Star

MT. DIWALWAL, Compostela Valley – What can $260 buy? Lots of lechon (roast pig) and lots of beer.

Hollywood star Josh Hartnett wanted to know what constituted a typical Filipino feast. When told that lechon and the local beer were enough, he took out 13 pieces of $20 bills from his pocket and threw an impromptu party for the local and foreign production crew of his new film as well as the Philippine Army security detail assigned to him on his last night here.

Hartnett, who went on location shooting at a gold-rush site on Mt. Diwalwal for the $18-million detective thriller "I Come with the Rain," gave the feast as a way of thanking Filipinos for their hospitality.

Hartnett egged Bryan Catoera, owner-driver of the black Isuzu Trooper used by the actor throughout his six-day stay here, to get the party started, as shooting for the film was packing up Tuesday night.

"I told him lechon and San Miguel beer and he immediately got from his pocket 13 pieces of $20 bills to be used to buy two lechon at P4,000 each and five cases of San Miguel," Catoera told The STAR shortly before the small get-together started Tuesday night at the dining hall of the Pink House Hotel where Hartnett and the rest of the production crew of Central Films Productions were billeted.

With beer in hand, Hartnett gamely made the first cut on the roasted pigs. Hartnett then went around, handing bottles of beer to everyone.

Hartnett, who admitted giving up being vegetarian for some time already, said spending $260 for the lechon and beer was nothing compared to the hospitality and kindness of the Filipinos he interacted with while filming at the mining site.

"You simply can’t help but love these people around here. It’s great that they like me, too," Hartnett told The STAR.

Hartnett, who plays Kline, a retired Los Angeles policeman who reaches Mt. Diwalwal in Monkayo, Compostela Valley in search of an heir with healing powers, only had praises for Filipinos.

"Everybody here is so nice. I do not have a problem with anybody. I am having a wonderful time. We have been working a lot and no time to hang out and the people here are so beautiful and so nice," Hartnett added, as he was partying and hugging everyone around, until he called it a night at 11 p.m.

Hartnett, who arrived last Thursday, said he hopes to spend "a little bit more time to travel around" before flying to Hong Kong to continue with the filming.

‘Easy to handle’

Army 1st Lt. Brian Bagaipo, commander of the Charlie Company of the 28th Infantry Battalion tasked to secure Hartnett and the film crew, said the actor was "very easy to handle."

"He has no qualms, no star-complex, no demands, or anything," Bagaipo said.

He said the same thing about Tran. "The director and the other stars were all so nice to us. They never demanded anything from us other than what we can provide for security."

Bagaipo said Hartnett would even joke at times about the tight security component that moved with him wherever he went.

"Do I really need this kind of security?" Hartnett would ask, as he preferred to walk around the mining village during his free time and mingle with the children whom he also handed out money to.

Hartnett was reported to also have the habit of spending the early hours of the morning sitting on a chair just outside the store on the ground floor of the 15-room Pink House Hotel, just watching the villagers go by and saying hello to them.

No fear

Hartnett said he did not have second thoughts about coming to the Philippines, especially in Mt. Diwalwal, considered to be a stronghold of communist insurgents.

"I had no hesitations coming here. I never heard negative reports about the Philippines," Hartnett said, adding, "Why? Is there any problem here? I do not see any problem around."

Multi-awarded director Tran Anh Hung, who wrote the screenplay and directs "I Come with the Rain," told The STAR security at Mt. Diwalwal was never an issue when he strongly insisted that it would be one of the locations for the shooting of the film set for release next year.

Mt. Diwalwal, where the country’s largest deposits of gold ore could be found, is close to 200 kilometers away from Davao City and could only be reached by 4x4-powered vehicles or by motorcycles.

"I’ve watched a documentary of Mt. Diwalwal 15 years ago in Paris. And from then on, I always said I would do it in Mt. Diwalwal because the place is amazing," Tran said.

Catoera, meanwhile, is keeping the $20 bills that Hartnett gave him to buy lechon and beer as "souvenir."

He said Hartnett was so down-to-earth and "ate almost anything."

"He loves our fruits. He and director Tran ate a lot of bananas on the set. He was also fond of our rambutan and durian," he added.

Hartnett stayed at the P500 per night VIP Room 7 of the Pink House Hotel that did not have any air conditioner. He said his experience in the Philippines, especially at Mt. Diwalwal, gave him enough reason to come back.

"I am sure, sometime in the future, I’ll be back," he told The STAR.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=87698

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 02:19 AM

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Friends and family take a slightly different form of bonding – eating rambutan. Instead of going to the malls or gathering at home for some snacks, families and friends go out to eat fruits whether at the durian parks or at the Magsaysay Park. (Sun.Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag)

davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 02:23 AM

Thursday, August 09, 2007
Former education official to be city's consultant
By Grace L. Plata

FORMER Department of Education (DepEd) undersecretary Juan Miguel Luz will soon be Davao City's consultant on education concerns.

According to Councilor Ma. Belen Sunga-Acosta, member of the Local School Board, she has already conferred with Luz on the matter in her recent trip to Manila.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

Luz is favorably endorsed by the Local School Board thus Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has already sent a letter to Luz inviting him to be a consultant of the school board.

"Although he is not with DepEd anymore, his advocacy remains strong and committed to the betterment of our public education system, in particular, and the welfare of our youth in general," Acosta said of Luz in her privilege speech Tuesday.

"I am also happy to report, that Juan Miguel Luz has manifested that he is inclined to accept the invitation of Mayor Duterte to be a consultant of the Davao City School Board. On a personal note, perhaps, as fate would have it, DedEd's loss might certainly be Davao City's gain, considering the professional background and outstanding public service record of Mr. Luz," Acosta added.

Luz currently sits as president of International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, an international NGO focused on developmental programs.

davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 02:24 AM

Thursday, August 09, 2007
City is among 3 pilot sites for solid waste management
By Grace L. Plata

DAVAO City has been chosen as one of the three pilot sites for an ecological solid waste management system project funded in part by the Japanese government.

The project, aimed at introducing suitable solid waste management systems in local government units, will be initially implemented in two other: Calbayog City in Eastern Visayas and Sagay City in Northern Mindanao.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

The Davao City Council already passed a resolution Tuesday authorizing Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to sign in behalf of the city a "record of discussions, equivalent to a memorandum of agreement," with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica).

Jica will provide the services of Japanese experts, equipment, training and other forms of technical cooperation while the Philippine government will take measures to assign technical and managerial personnel, provide the project office and allocate counterpart funds for the implementation.

By the end of the three-year project, it is expected that the cities have developed and finalized a local solid waste management plan for effective diversion of solid waste, which can be replicated by other LGUs and customized according to the needs.

Peng Hok

August 9th, 2007, 02:24 AM

Peng Hok

August 9th, 2007, 02:27 AM

^^ Mr Sonny Labao, chairperson of the Federation of Philippine Institute of Architects (DAVAO) confirmed this during the 5th Mindanao Design and Construction Fair last June 29 to July 1 at SM CITY DAVAO....

Davao’s construction industry enjoys robust growth
Sunday, July 8th, 2007

The construction industry in Mindanao is experiencing robust growth with more residential houses and commercial buildings being constructed.

Federation of Philippine Institute of Architects (FPIA) chair Sonny Labao said the industry is better this year than last year with an estimated 15 million houses built in Mindanao alone.

He also said three 10-story commercial buildings are going to be built somewhere in Davao City. However, Labao declined to divulge the details of the projects to avoid preempting them, hinting only that one of them is a hotel.

On the other hand, FPIA committee head architect Romy Birrey said Mindanao is second only to Metro Manila in terms of processing building permits, indicating robust movement in the construction industry.

He attributed this upward trend to the city’s peace and order stability.

“Because of the city’s peace and order, everybody is coming back,” he said.

Birrey said the flooding of tourists from Asian countries such as South Korea and Japan and the non-availability of vacant apartments as well as fully booked hotels signal the city’ economic growth.

Meanwhile, City administrator Wendel Avisado said the city’s construction industry is “a sellers market.”

He said of the city’s P1.5 billion acquired income last year, a considerable amount was contributed by the construction industry.

::// from PNA

You can also find this post and its related news at NEODAVAO (http://neodavao.wordpress.com)

Yehey! :banana:

Peng Hok

August 9th, 2007, 02:30 AM

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 02:31 AM

Boyd’s

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* 8 August 2007

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Had lunch today with Andrew, Ria, Marc and Aileen at Boyd’s. I’m not exactly sure when this pizza place opened, but I think it wasn’t very long ago.

The pizza was good! We had two kinds, but I wasn’t there when my friends ordered, so I’m not sure what they were. But both were really delicious. And the spaghetti was a treat too — although I think they put too much oregano and basil…
Boyd's spaghetti

I’m definitely going back to Boyd’s for a more thorough review! :)

Update:
Boyd’s is on Palma Gil St., Bajada. It’s that road going into Bo. Obrero. The place is right across from Wheels ‘n More Drive (where AutoShop is). When you turn onto Palma Gil from J.P.Laurel Ave., Boyd’s is on the left, not far from the corner.

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davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 02:31 AM

Thursday, August 09, 2007
Editorial: Marco Polo Davao

NO QUESTION about it. The 18-storey hotel Marco Polo Davao is the city's tallest building and most visible landmark in the downtown area. But that is not what is most remarkable about the hotel. Marco Polo Davao has been cited for the second year in a row as Highest in Guest Satisfactory among all the Marco Polo chain of hotels in Asia.

Another feather in its cap is the fact that in a recently conducted event in Hong Kong last July 26, Hotel Club.com, the leading online accommodation provider that conducted the global consumer survey from October to December 2006, bared the list of Asia's best Hotels and Resorts. The gala ceremony held at the Cafe Deco at The Peak was attended by representatives from the 4,500 nominated hotels across Asia to witness Marco Polo Davao's inclusion in the short list of 350 finalists along with other finalists like Shangrila, Mandarin Hotel, Manila Peninsula, Hyatt Hotel and Amanpulo.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

The recognition is a testament to Marco Polo Davao's influence in the southern region beyond the Philippines' neighboring countries.

Now, being one of the finalists is already quite an achievement in itself, considering the 4,500 entries. Of course, the icing on the cake would be if Marco Polo Davao finally wins all the marbles, so to speak. But that is still in the realm of the possible. But, who knows?

Sun.Star Davao congratulates the management and staff of Marco Polo Davao for this wonderful achievement. Cheers!

Peng Hok

August 9th, 2007, 02:34 AM

^^ I hope Marco Polo will put up another building in Davao...

davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 02:41 AM

Royal Mandaya and Dasia Security Agency are both owned by only one person. hehehe

Of course, the Escandors- it's no secret :)

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 02:56 AM

"You simply can’t help but love these people around here. It’s great that they like me, too," Hartnett told The STAR.

syempre artista unya amerikano pa jud si fafi josh :lol:

davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 03:03 AM

PIA Press Release
2007/08/09
Hollywood film seen to change Diwalwal's image
by RG Alama

Davao City (9 August) -- The filming of a Hollywood movie starring A-List American actor Josh Hartnett and Japanese popular celebrity actor Takuya Kimura is hoped to change Diwalwal's image from a "wild west" type of town to a peaceful community capable of sustaining development and progress.

"The filming will prove that Diwalwal is peaceful and not like the former image which was associated to our place" Diwalwal Barangay Captain Franco Tito said during the filming wrap-up party held last Aug. 7 at the Pink House Lodge in Purok Depot in Diwalwal.

The movie "I come with the Rain" recently finished its 6-day filming without any untoward incident. The movie was directed by renowned French-Vietnamese film director Tranh Anh Hung.

"It was a surprisingly smooth shoot, the Filipino crew was great, and the community was great," Josh Hartnett, the lead actor said.

"Dili kaayo makita ang epekto, especially sa economy pero daku kaayo ang epekto sa pagapakita na sa Diwalwal naa nay kalinaw." (The effects could not be immediately be seen, especially in the economy, but it has such a big effect in showing that in Diwalwal there is already peace.) Franco Tito said.

According to Tito, what he provided to the cast and crew was the same treatment he would give to any visitors, be it coming from Davao or coming from Hollywood.

"I just provide security and safety to the place, the same I would accord to any visitor who would come here. No preferential treatment," Tito said.

He said except for a few who were stranded in when the roads were closed to traffic, the community was happy that the film was shot there. "Many people were given jobs, some as extras, and others as part of the crew," Tito said.

With the news of a successful filming, he hopes that perceptions about Diwalwal would start to change. "In the past all they would see or hear about Diwalwal were negative things, they did not see the beauty of the place."

Hartnett, praised the movie location describing it as a gorgeous part of the world. "I hope to return here someday." The actor said. (PIA XI) [top]

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 03:03 AM

gisulti-an nako akong mama karong adlawa nga gusto ko muadto sa samal gi-ingnan ko nya "paghilum!" :ohno:

Peng Hok

August 9th, 2007, 03:16 AM

syempre artista unya amerikano pa jud si fafi josh :lol:

ready na ka sa imung "majoretting" stint next week? Hehehe :lol:

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:22 AM

syempre artista unya amerikano pa jud si fafi josh :lol:

oi wa ka kebalo si Rajah artista ..featured actor sa German film :colgate:

calling Rajah pls. feature again your :puke: acting :lol:

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:24 AM

gisulti-an nako akong mama karong adlawa nga gusto ko muadto sa samal gi-ingnan ko nya "paghilum!" :ohno:

haha gi ingon unta nimo kadyot lang ma kay "it's just a click away" i mean SSC-Davao ;) how's you?

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 03:43 AM

ready na ka sa imung "majoretting" stint next week? Hehehe :lol:

unsa katong magsalu salu sa durian? sayang wala ko dira :ohno:

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 03:44 AM

okay lng. kaligu-on jud ko og dagat ba...bwisit

wa man gud ayo ilang dagat diri.

edit: kauli-on na kaayo ko ba. hahaha!

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:48 AM

^^ online lang sa Aug 18th ;)

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STORY-CREATION GAME. "Talecraft," a new story-creation game that has earned postive reviews and a huge fan base in Metro Manila, is the creation of young Dabawenya artist, Ria Lu, who finished high school at the Stella Maris Academy in Davao City. MindaNews photo courtesy of Talecraft.

'Talecraft' creator is a Dabawenya artist
Written by MindaNews
Thursday, 09 August 2007 09 19 00

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/09 August) -- The creator of a story-creation game that is now earning rave reviews and building a big fan base in Metro Manila is a Dabawenya artist.
As kids growing up in Davao, Ria Lu and her sisters would make up stories in the vein of Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, the Chronicles of Narnia, and their favorite anime series. This passion for imaginative character and world creation has been the driving force for the 26-year old artist. It's what led her to a career in video game graphics and design: Ria graduated from the Tokyo Technical College and teaches Digital Arts at First Academy of Computer Arts.

Ria graduated from the Stella Maris Academy here and went to De La Salle University for college.

From the high tech world of video games, though, Ria momentarily returned to the fundamentals of the creative endeavors that she enjoyed with her sisters, to create Talecraft, a story-creation game based on cards, divided into Genre (story type), Archetype (characters), and Keys (plotlines, keywords, and actions).

Players pick a group of cards at random and tell a story based on the elements they get. How they complete the rest of the story is left to the players, a press statement from Talecraft said.

“Such an open-ended game presents many possibilities. Some people use Talecraft as an exercise in storytelling as improvisational performance, making it perfect as a party game. Some writers use Talecraft as a prompt to overcome their mental blocks when coming up with short stories,” it said.

Gameplay aside, one of the attractions for Talecraft is its high quality production values. The packaging and design is on par with many other international top notch hobby games. All this has been a labor of love for Ria who, aside from designing the mechanics of the game, drew the illustrations for all the cards herself.

Talecraft is poised to become a significant intellectual property export for the Philippines in the booming international gaming market. Dabawenyos can all be proud that it came from the mind and hand of one of their own.

Talecraft is available in Davao at Spro Coffee Shop, Gen. Luna St. and at Pet Street Gallery in DAMOSA. Or call 227-8262 or email dominique.cimafranca@gmail.comThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it to place an order. You can also visit the Talecraft website at http://talecraft.komikasi.com.

The game retails for P350. (MindaNews)

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:55 AM

^^ hala oi sige torturon tika ug maayo :colgate: oi sugod na baya ang kadayawan gahapon abi na ko sa lunes pa

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Erwin Tay

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 04:19 AM

syempre artista unya amerikano pa jud si fafi josh :lol:

not a Claire Danes ;)

xzibit31

August 9th, 2007, 04:26 AM

i dunno kung totoo ba tong chismis...

Durian was foreclosed by MBTC? i think ang ugat ng problema ni escora ay yong deal nila with SP bldg construction. di daw sila nabayaran?

on Apo, ang creditor daw ay LBP. then a loan buyout- the loan acct was transferred to BF. and later financial crisis/rehab.

on Royal Mandaya, muntik ng malunod sa utang pero is it true na ang Dasia daw ang nag-save ng hotel?

yes it was forclosed by mbtc..and yes the ugat of the problem was the deal for the sp building...without the payment of the sp building, they could not make their payments to mbtc...

yes it is true that dasia saved the mandaya....if i can remember, the utang of mandaya was about 350 million, not including the interest...

xzibit31

August 9th, 2007, 04:27 AM

Peng Hok

August 9th, 2007, 04:43 AM

unsa katong magsalu salu sa durian? sayang wala ko dira :ohno:

hahahaha! sayang, walay majoret ang entry sa SSC Davao... hehehehe

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 05:30 AM

But everythng s ok nw ryt? Considering d economic rebound happening n davao these past few years? Btw, sori sa short cut msgs, im using my fon. Gagmay keypad. By d way, xzibit do u hav any info re sm convention and it cntr? Mga kanus a sugdan? U got info too re an sm hypermart to b built smewhere n d north?

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 07:07 AM

hahahaha! sayang, walay majoret ang entry sa SSC Davao... hehehehe

oi peng hok wag kang mag lurklurk dyan :lol: check nyo lang skeds goys :banana:

Kadayawan Na!

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Kadayawan Festivities here in Davao starts today!

- Daily Events -

08 August
Mass (4 PM, San Pedro Catheral)

Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival Formal Opening (5:30 PM, Centennial Park)

08-10 August
Mango Festival (9 AM-6 PM, NCCC Mall Activity Center)

09 August
Davao Association of Colleges and Schools Cultural Presentation (8 AM- 12 NN, Rizal Park)
DepEd Cultural Presentation (1-5 PM, Rizal Park)
Tingog Kadayawan World Music Festival (6-9 PM, Centennial Park)

10 August
Cultural Celebration: Tagabawa Tribe (8 AM-5 PM, Rizal Park)

10-12 August
2nd Mindanao Travel and Tour Exposition (10 AM-9 PM, SM City Davao)
Traveller’s Cup Open Shooting Competition (8 AM-5 PM, Gold Cup Shooting Range)

11 August
Cultural Celebration: Ovu-Manuvu Tribe (8 AM-5 PM, Rizal Park)

12 August
Cultural Celebration: K’lagan Tribe (8 AM-5 PM, Rizal Park)
Jollibee Davao Fun Run (5 AM, NCCC Mall Parking Area)
Flight of the Eagles Caravan for Environment (7 AM, assembly area: Magsaysay Park)

13 August
Cultural Celebration: Tausug Tribe (8 AM-5 PM, Rizal Park)
Kadayawan Fiesta Bazaar ’07 (10 AM-12 MN, Davao Convention and Trade Center)

14 August
Cultural Celebration: Sama Tribe (8 AM-5 PM, Rizal Park)

14-15 August
3rd Waling-waling Cup – Floral Arrangement Workshop & Competition (Waterfront Insular Hotel)

15 August
Cultural Celebration: Maguindanao Tribe (8 AM-5 PM, Rizal Park)
Indigenous Peoples’ Food, Craft and Literature Festival (IIPE Grounds, Marfori Heights)

15-16 August
Sayaw Mindanaw – Isang Pagpupugay (8 AM-5 PM, CAP Auditorium)

16-17 August
Sayaw Mindanaw – Isang Pagpupugay (6 PM-9 PM, NCCC Mall Activity Center)

16 August
Cultural Celebration: Maranao Tribe (8 AM-5 PM, Rizal Park)
Davao River Festival (8 AM-5 PM, Davao Riverfront)
Forum on Indigenous Peoples’ Education (Grand Men Seng Hotel)

17 August
Cultural Celebration: Ata Tribe (8 AM-5 PM, Rizal Park)
Durian Festival Opening (LandCo Compound)
Performing Dabaw: Homage to Home-grown Artists (CAP Auditorium)
Republic of Davao: The Reggae Combo (8 PM, RMC Gym)
SK Midnight Fun Run (9 PM-12 MN, assembly area: SM City Davao Car Park B3)

17-18 August
MEDSA Mayor’s Cup – An Invitational Golf Tournament

17-19 August
1st National Dog Ultimate Challenge (Damosa Gateway, Market Basket)

18 August
SSC-Davao amul-amul 1:pm up to 11:pm
Indak-indak sa Kadalanan (8 AM onwards, Major Thoroughfares)
Daghang Salamat Dabaw! An NCCC Kadayawan Celebration (NCCC Mall Activity Area)

19 August
Floral Float Parade (8 AM-12 NN, Major Thoroughfares)

Post-Kadayawan Activities:
21-25 August
LUMAD: Celebrating Indigenous Wisdom and Creativity (2nd Indigenous Peoples’ Visual Art Show and Auction) – (NCCC Mall)

30 August-02 September
Trade Exhibit – Organized by the Peace and Equityt Foundation Launching the Badjau products of Basilan

- Continuing Events -

Hudayakaan sa Kadayawan Food and Music Fiesta
August 3-19
4 PM-12 MN, NCCC Mall Parking Area

Agro Industrial Trade Fair
August 8-23
10 AM-10 PM, SM City Davao

Canon Kadayawan Photo Contest
13-19 August

Ikebana International Flower Exhibit
16-18 August
9 AM-9 PM, NCCC Mall Activity Center

5-Stag Derby
15-18 August
Aquino Coliseum, Cabaguio Avenue

http://migs.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/kadayawan-na/

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Peng Hok

August 9th, 2007, 07:12 AM

oi penk hok wag kang mag lurklurk dyan :lol:

ha? pano mo nalaman that Im just lurking without posting any reply or comment? hahahaha! manghuhula man jud siguro ka bah.... :lol:

Peng Hok

August 9th, 2007, 07:13 AM

how about the abandoned 7 (?) -storey building in Bangkerohan (Hotel Mario)? any news?

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 07:19 AM

ha? pano mo nalaman that Im just lurking without posting any reply or comment? hahahaha! manghuhula man jud siguro ka bah.... :lol:

kung nag post ka hindi na lurking .....kita ka sa akong tv-tv... pati si DE na pud :lol:

Peng Hok

August 9th, 2007, 07:22 AM

^^ AMUL AMUL 1:00pm to 11:00pm? Marathon Amul Amul! Hehehehehe

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 07:29 AM

ang masasabi ko lang dito " if the cat is away pls. mouse don't ever play!" :lol:

Sara is not joking

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is planning to take a two-week vacation leave in time for the Kadayawan celebration. Vice Mayor Inday Sara will be acting Mayor in his absence.

To those who are thinking that they can “play” while the Mayor is away, please don’t. The blood of the lady mayor is still a Duterte.

Remember in her inaugural speech last July 2 when she said that she would not hesitate to send to Hell those who will not mend their ways, she’s not joking. Subukan ninyo.

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The acting mayor said she has been expecting that at one point she was going to be acting mayor and expressed that she is not nervous in temporarily taking over the post of her father.

Of course, why should she be nervous? If she succeeded making some changes in the Sangguniang Panlungsod with the series of office orders to discipline personnel and elective officials in less than 30 days of her office, then there is no reason for her not to succeed at City Hall. Good luck.

http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/column.php?id=2983

Peng Hok

August 9th, 2007, 07:29 AM

kung nag post ka hindi na lurking .....kita ka sa akong tv-tv... pati si DE na pud :lol:

LOL! Naghulat lang kog gwapong topic na pwede mahiritan... hehehe :nuts:

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 07:43 AM

more on Harnett mania....

Hartnett wowed by Diwalwal

By Janice on Aug 9, 2007 in News

by RG Alama

Davao City — Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett had nothing but nice words for Diwalwal during his six-day stay here in the mining community located in the hinterlands of Compostela Valley Province.

“This is a gorgeous part of the world,” said Hartnett, an A-list American actor known for his roles in the films Black Hawk Down and Pearl Harbor. The actor said that he was wowed by the natural beauty of Diwalwal during their filming here.

“We shot in these waterfalls, the view was very spectacular, Diwalwal is a very beautiful location. Hartnett said. The 29-year old actor essays the lead role in the movie “I come with the Rain” playing an American detective who came to Mindanao in search for a missing billionaire’s heir.

Hartnett, who spends a great deal of time traveling around the world, said that he wants to return someday to Diwalwal if he has the time. He also says the community are one terrific people.

“I feel right at home. The kids are always smiling,” he said. Hartnett also was not bothered being in a place branded as a sort of “wild, wild west.”

“I did not feel fear, the only fear I have is the thought of being surrounded by armed security and not the fear about going to this place,” Hartnett said. Hopefully I could spend some time and explore some places here, he added.

Soldiers of the Philippine Army’s 28th Infantry Battalion provided tight security to the six-day shoot which was filmed in various locations around Diwalwal. The Barangay of Mt. Diwata under barangay Captain Franco Tito also provided support to the filming.

Hartnett also voiced apprehensions about the future of the locale. “Diwalwal is changing; I hope the many spectacular things I’ve seen here, would still remain.” The actor also said the visit changed him in a way. “I only spent a week here and what I’ve seen here in Diwalwal is more than what I would usually see in one week.”

Film director Tran Anh Hung, chose to film in this part of Compostela Valley Province after watching a television documentary about Diwalwal 15 years ago. It was reported that before filming, the U.S-based film crew received a letter from their union urging them not to come to Diwalwal due to security concerns.

However Director Hung’s persistence eventually led to the realization of the first Hollywood movie to be filmed in Diwalwal. “I cannot imagine building a film set in any place, other than Diwalwal,” Hung said. (PIA XI)

http://wowdavao.com/blog/?p=3692

DexterTexter

August 9th, 2007, 08:14 AM

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Resto:
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Yummy Points: 6 of 10

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DexterTexter

August 9th, 2007, 08:21 AM

This Kadayawan Season...

The Perfect Pomelo / Suha :

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Yummy!!!

davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 08:30 AM

^^

mouth watering!!

Peng Hok

August 9th, 2007, 08:33 AM

^^ dapat i-post pud nimu ni sa EAT! Davao forum. So all set on the 18th then? Or basig..... :bash: BANTAY LANG KA!

Peng Hok

August 9th, 2007, 09:04 AM

^^ wow sarap! :cheers:

kanawong na kaayo mo bah! LOL!

MtApoStandard

August 9th, 2007, 09:05 AM

maayong hapon davao!
@benzon: duha ra kita sa thread karon:D maayong hapon

MtApoStandard

August 9th, 2007, 09:09 AM

This Kadayawan Season...

The Perfect Pomelo / Suha :

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http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/400/08072007949pomeloff6.jpg

Yummy!!!
yummy indeed:D one of my favourite fruits

MtApoStandard

August 9th, 2007, 09:20 AM

MtApoStandard

August 9th, 2007, 09:27 AM

syempre artista unya amerikano pa jud si fafi josh :lol:
amerikano before pero karon diwalwaleno na:D tagumeno, davaoeno:D

MtApoStandard

August 9th, 2007, 09:32 AM

is it true that pta park is now named "davao diversity park"? read it from a news article. bro dinabaw i know youre updated about the prk is it true

MtApoStandard

August 9th, 2007, 09:45 AM

Rajah_Soliman

August 9th, 2007, 10:16 AM

oi wa ka kebalo si Rajah artista ..featured actor sa German film :colgate:

calling Rajah pls. feature again your :puke: acting :lol:

:lol: shhh... secret lang ... ;)

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 10:29 AM

is it true that pta park is now named "davao diversity park"? read it from a news article. bro dinabaw i know youre updated about the prk is it true

^^ which news article bro? kuyawa sa name oi...diversity! ehehehehehehe well..ana sila nahan daw sila og name na moreflect what davao is..so diversed man atong culture..so diversity is nice din...pero d ba mejo taas ang name?

murag lisud gamiton sa sentence.."uhmmm miss miss..asa ta manuroy?" "sa Davao Diversity Park lang ta adto" wakokokokokoko...mejo awkward.

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 10:38 AM

waaaaaaaaaaaaa...im so stressed out! grabeh...kabutohon ko sa kalagot...huhuhuhuh

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 11:01 AM

Condominium living in Davao!\
NEODAVAO (http://neodavao.wordpress.com)
August 9, 2007

Condominium! Normally, we think of it as a highrise tower which is consist of a modern and glass- filled facade.

In Davao, condominium living is a life with style minus the towering buildings. Today, two condominium projects are being constructed and marketed in Davao. First, is the ECO 4000 Residences Condominiums located few meters away from SM City Davao and SM City Convention and IT Center/Park. The second project is the Azure Condominium located in the Island Garden City of Samal.

The ECO 4000 Residences Condominiums is conveniently located in Ecoland. Imagine this, instead of driving kilometers to work, you just have to cross the street where SM City Davao Convention and IT Center/Park will be located (let's say you're an IT professional or a BPO professional). Want to watch a movie? then on the next block is SM City Davao where you can watch your fave flick, dine, shop, and have fun. Then head back home walking while enjoying the scenery of the majestic Mt. Apo. Hmmmmm...sounds like a dream?

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The second project to watch out for is the Azure Resort Condominium located on the Gold Coast of Limao, Island Garden City of Samal. Azure will be developed with Mediterranean influences with authentic tropical elegance and a delightful seaside accomodation. Enjoy life away from the hustle and bustle of the city, take a splunge, have a massage, or walk along the seashore, - all located within your residential condominium complex. Azure promises an ultimate resort living.

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So whether you love to be at the heart of it all or away from the urban jungle....then Davao has the right condo for you.

NEODAVAO (http://neodavao.wordpress.com) - A Global City is on the Rise!

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 11:19 AM

The SM City Business Complex
NEODAVAO (http://neodavao.wordpress.com)
August 9, 2007

Here’s SM City Davao and its vicinity. From the look at it, another commercial and business district is on the rise. Let me call it as The SM City Business Complex (this is not its official name though). The area is consist of SM City Davao, the upcoming SM City Convention and IT Center/Park, existing commercial strip with lowrise buildings, and the ongoing construction of ECO 4000 Condominiums (two five storeys condominium buildings.). This shot from space (provided by google earth) was taken sometime around 2003. The commercial strip is not yet visible same as with the on going construction of the ECO 4000 Condominiums.

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NEODAVAO (http://neodavao.wordpress.com) - A Global City is on the Rise!

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 11:22 AM

Some Kadayawan Trivias....Did you know?
NEODAVAO (http://neodavao.wordpress.com)
August 9, 2007

- that Kadayawan Festival was once called as “Apo Duwaling” which is a contraction of the icons of Davao City - Mt Apo, Durian, and Waling Waling.

- that it was renamed to “Kadayawan sa Dabaw” to better reflect the merry spirit and indigenous theme of the celebration.

- that Dayao, the root word of Kadayawan, is a Dabawnon word meaning “good/superior/superb”. It’s derivative Madayaw is an all positive lumad word that connotes happines, beauty, bounty festivity, and a good fortune.

- that it used to be a cultural rite, where ethnic tribes around Mt. Apo gathered to celebrate the bountiful harvest.

- that it is considered as one of the oldest festivals in the country. However, Kadayawan was institutionalized in 1986.

- that it transformed into the festival of festivals in the late 90s. Before other cities in the country used the phrase “festivals of festival” for promotion purposes, Kadayawan was and still is definitely the festival of festivals as seen by the number of festivals and events within Kadayawan Festival. Participants and festival dancers all around Mindanao converge in Davao during the Kadayawan to be part of the islands biggest and grandest festival.

- that the first floral float parade in the country (before Penagbenga) is Kadayawan’s Floral Float Parade.

- that the Kadayawan Festival 2004 was the first regional fiesta/festival that was broadcasted live nationwide and worldwide through ABSCBN’s Studio 23, ABSCBN International, and ABSCBN Regional Network Group. Live regional coverages were then followed in places such as Cebu, Baguio, Iloilo, and other cities.

- that Kadayawan Festival took the centerstage during the travel exhibit attended by the Philippines in Korea just this year.

-- Do you know other Kadayawan Trivias? feel free to post them at http://neodavao.wordpress.com

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 12:03 PM

“I Come With The Rain” film shoot in Compotela Valley "

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All is well that end’s well, after 6 days of filming our Hollywood guests were pretty much enjoying their stay in Mt. Diwalwal. Josh Hartnett can testify to the world that its safe here and its a good place to shoot movies. From what I’ve read, Josh even say there is nothing to fear and all he sees are happy people. By the way, there will be a scene that will feature Davao International Airport, great.

Thank you to all the staff and crew of this Hollywood project for trusting us. Hope more Hollywood films will be shot in Davao soon.

http://nickilo.wordpress.com/

an A + Hollywood movie will feature Davao International Airport!!! :cheers:

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 12:11 PM

Firm: Good Morning Davao
Chief Executive Officer: Young II Han
Age of Firm: 1 year

Projects Phase 1

1. 120-unit residential hotel
Location: Buhangin, Davao city
Area: 7,200 square meters
Cost: P355 million
Features:
English Language School for Foreigners
Business Center
Gymnasium

2. Resort and residential farm subdivision
Location: Island Garden City of Samal
Area: 12.9 hectars
Cost: P60 million

Projects Phase 2

1. Resort with 27-hole golf course and a subdivision
Location: Davao City
Area: 760 hectars
Cost: P9 billion

Projects Phase 3

1. Industrial Park
Location: Davao City
Features:
Open for invitation to electronic and computer companies from Japan and South Korea to put up projects geared for exports.

They outlined their very ambitious projects in 3 phases, it’s also a long term goal so they will be staying for good. Those projects are huge too and will benefit a lot of people living in Davao specially the ones looking for jobs. An indicator that Davao has a booming economy and its right on track to become a global city.

What can I say but to welcome this Koreans and treat them not as guests but as fellow Dabawenyos. Welcome brothers!

http://nickilo.wordpress.com/

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 02:03 PM

not a Claire Danes ;)

its a good thing he didnt turn out like her :okay:

uy! musta na diay ang issue sa mga NPA og abu sayaf dira?

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 02:14 PM

wow!

i like the name, haha! the kumakaons. orig :cheers:

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 02:15 PM

^^ hala oi sige torturon tika ug maayo :colgate:

thanks, hmpf!

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 02:23 PM

^^ hey nick 4 months nalang your in Davao na you can have Samal Island all you want :okay:

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 02:31 PM

^^ hey nick 4 months nalang your in Davao na you can have Samal Island all you want :okay:

yeah, dugay pa kaayo. yes im very impatient and i hate waiting :ohno:

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 02:34 PM

question lang ha bakit ang rice na sa tea pot :colgate:
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In the left corner weighing 155lbs (after eating) "Baby Face" Nickle, in the right corner weighing 154 (after eating) "Dexterous" Dex ......payyyyt!!!!!!!! :lol:

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nice eats Dex & Nick! :okay:

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 02:39 PM

^^ Ummm diba schooling ka pa ngayon? pag uwi mo ha dalhan mo ako ng yelo galing Canada :colgate:

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 02:45 PM

magsugod man ang eskwela karong september. snow? matunaw man na. maple leaf nalng kay ma preserve nako :lol:

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 02:47 PM

ahh lol! magsumbagay diay sila? unsa diay ilang relasyon? (ni nick og dex)

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 02:50 PM

^^ twins aw triplet sama si peng hok :jk: :lol:

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 02:51 PM

^^ aw sige maple leaf nalang tapos kanang mo kanta ka sa Nat'l anthem sa Canada pag mag kita2x ta! :colgate:

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 02:54 PM

unsa man in french? j/k! dili ko kabalo mag french :lol:

mag duet mi ni sir paul?

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 02:57 PM

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 03:15 PM

^^ what abu sayaff? sa Davao? wala naman ah!!!!! WALANG ABU SAYAF SA DAVAO!!!! sa BASILAN PO YUN!!!!!! HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY FROM DAVAO!!!!!! hay...another misconception. this kind of statement really irks me.

Im sorry...but i just hate it when people relates Davao to Abus! it irritates me....it's like having an anaphylaxis attack!

-PEACE-

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:18 PM

repost....

San Victor , Baganga ,Davao Oriental

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seeing this photo ...... i already loved the dog! :)
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dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:19 PM

more of San Victor

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it's nice just to lay on the sand and wait for the sunset :cheers:
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or dip your tired body in this natural cold spring ... i :drool::drool::drool:
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dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:22 PM

^^hi teej she means No Permanent Address :lol:

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 03:23 PM

LoLz...weeeee good evening dinabaw! good evening ya all!!!!! Ei, is it true na diversity park na ang name ng PTA aka Greenbelt?

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 03:24 PM

oui ! trio apil si davaoeagle :lol: frenchy diay kanang bayang magiliw nila :lol:

anyway kini akong suoton sa atong grand meet

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photo courtesy of treklens

sure ka? hehe.

more of San Victor

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it's nice just to lay on the sand and wait for the sunset :cheers:
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http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1655/228833755aae41bf271zw0.jpg

or dip your tired body in this natural cold spring ... i :drool::drool::drool:
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yes :drool: ::drool: ::drool:

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:25 PM

bro would you believe him(j. harnett)? i do and i guess hes honest and sincere with his appreciations. too many nice things to say about impressions that were easily wiped out by bad media. a lot of it created distorted perceptions and worst unfavourable exaggerations

yes bro i believe him , i think he got alot of experienced when he starred in Black Hawk Down .

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 03:27 PM

nebermayn.

edit: the name Davao Diversity Park is kinda lame :( i was expecting it to be in bisaya.

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:27 PM

LoLz...weeeee good evening dinabaw! good evening ya all!!!!! Ei, is it true na diversity park na ang name ng PTA aka Greenbelt?

LOL i hate if it is ....anyway last time i read city hall is having a survey para sa name , i think they will choose from the poll .

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:31 PM

nebermayn.

edit: the name Davao Diversity Park is kinda lame :( i was expecting it to be in bisaya.

right it's like universtiy too :colgate: i still go for Datu Bago Park or Kadayawan Park

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 03:36 PM

^^ Or Dinabaw Park! honestly, i like the way it sounds...how can we suggest? is there an email that we need to send our suggestion to?

nikkixtrm

August 9th, 2007, 03:38 PM

datu bago lol. okay im late for work. bye bye

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:38 PM

^^ Or Dinabaw Park! honestly, i like the way it sounds...how can we suggest? is there an email that we need to send our suggestion to?

there is ...I read it from Mindanao blog i dunno if it's Konsehal's blog or from another blog.

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:39 PM

datu bago lol. okay im late for work. bye bye

what's wrong w/ Datu Bago well it's nice than Datu Luma :hilarious

see ya voyez-vous ! tama ba ? :hi:

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 03:39 PM

^^ I think that's bloggie. pero he just announced the move of city hall. he didnt mention kung saan isisend.

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 03:43 PM

by the way, i txtd up my friend who is currently connected with Sutherland...perte jud nakong kulit kulit niya.....he said na confirmed naman jud daw na sa NCCC IT Pavillion daw sila

paulkrps

August 9th, 2007, 03:47 PM

unsa man in french? j/k! dili ko kabalo mag french :lol:

mag duet mi ni sir paul?

duet mo sa akong anak nga baye kaso ako ra man muoli.:lol:

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:48 PM

paulkrps

August 9th, 2007, 03:49 PM

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 03:51 PM

^^ ok but i think there is an address but dunno if it's an e-mail ad baka snail mail :lol: a ok so yung outbox doon rin ba ? nako sige tayo nag iisip nandyan si peng hok laging sa NCCC yan. hey teej the chinese arch is going full blast seen today nag roof na sila but imo hindi nila mahahabol ngayong kadayawan.... well puede siguro w/ out the paint.

^^ u mean callbox? that im not sure of...kc wala akong insider sa callbox eh...

weeeeeeeeeeeeeee....excited ko sa arch...ehehehe this time twice the excitement pa kc dlwang arches pa.

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 03:53 PM

^^ ingon pa ko mo gawas ka :lol: atik lang na para mo gawas ka tan.awa si actor rajah ni lugwa :lol:

KulasKusgan

August 9th, 2007, 04:03 PM

by the way, i txtd up my friend who is currently connected with Sutherland...perte jud nakong kulit kulit niya.....he said na confirmed naman jud daw na sa NCCC IT Pavillion daw sila

confirmed na daw to. one time napadpad ako sa nccc, nameet ko isang officer ng nccc. then pasimpleng tinanong ko regarding IT. sabi nya, sutherland will be leasing 1000 sq mtrs sa 4th floor.

KulasKusgan

August 9th, 2007, 04:05 PM

dinabaw

August 9th, 2007, 04:06 PM

^^ your rayt lasku ..so it's moon cake pala not fruits galore ....btw katawa lang ko kanina sabi sa news maraming butas sa kalsada ng Meynila sabi ko naman dito maraming prutas ..kalata :lol:

KulasKusgan

August 9th, 2007, 04:09 PM

nebermayn.

edit: the name Davao Diversity Park is kinda lame :( i was expecting it to be in bisaya.

pangit. mas ok pa kung dinabaw park, waway park, kulaskusgan park, or since pamilya monteverde ang nagdonate ng area, why not kapitan tomas park. or since ang city hero ng dabaw ay si datu bago, why not datu bago park.

KulasKusgan

August 9th, 2007, 04:13 PM

^^ your rayt lasku ..so it's moon cake pala not fruits galore ....btw katawa lang ko kanina sabi sa news maraming butas sa kalsada sa Meynila sabi ko naman dito maraming prutas ..kalata :lol:

kadayawan na gyud kay amoy durian na ang mga kalsada.

paulkrps

August 9th, 2007, 04:28 PM

hehehe. en bihap op da pipol op dabaw oryental, ay naw award tu dinabaw dis sertipiket as adaptid san op dabaw oryental.

davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 07:04 PM

Friday, August 10, 2007
Sara: Best doctors, nurses should cater to Dabawenyos
By Carlo P. Mallo

DAVAO City Vice Mayor Sara Zimmerman-Duterte will be pushing for better healthcare for the people of Davao City.

Sara wants more stringent standards to be implemented on the healthcare workforce.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

The vice mayor said Thursday that the city should not only have the best healthcare equipment, but also the best medical practitioners.

"We must impose strict standards on the medical practitioners that we have in the city," Sara said.

She said only the best doctors, nurses, and other medical practitioners should cater to Dabawenyos.

"There is a need to provide better healthcare for the people of Davao," Sara said. "Everyone, at one point or another, becomes a guest of the healthcare industry."

Davao City is gearing up to become part of the "medical tourism industry."

Various hospitals in the city, both government and private, have been procuring the latest equipment in medical technology and is continuously upgrading their facilities to provide the best and quality healthcare service possible.

The government-owned Davao Medical Center recently opened its P350-million Mindanao Heart Center wing early this year. Other private hospitals, such as the Davao Doctor's Hospital have also followed suit.

davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 07:07 PM

Friday, August 10, 2007
P50T up for best name for newly-built park
By Grace L. Plata

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte promised to give P50,000 to anyone who can come up with the best name for the newly constructed theme park at the former PTA grounds.

Duterte on Wednesday said he would really like the Dabawenyos to get involved in choosing the name for the park so that it would become a citywide effort.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

For now, the new park is simply called as "The Park," but Duterte said he wants a more suitable name for the multi-million theme park that will surely become the next landmark in the city.

Duterte said to come up with the appropriate name for the park is for one to trace its history.

"Natingala bitaw ko nganong PTA ang tawag ana. All I know is its from Parent-Teacher Association but I do not know how that came about. Ma-explain unta na," Duterte said.

Some were suggesting naming the park after Duterte or his late father, Governor Vicente Duterte, but the city mayor is not keen on allowing such, saying it does not sit well with him.

The park in question, according to the mayor, will be partially open within the duration of the Kadayawan Festival.

davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 07:08 PM

Friday, August 10, 2007
2007 Kadayawan fest kicks off
By Grace L. Plata

THE 2007 Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival is finally open and if its grandiose opening is any indication of how the festival will go this year, then the organizers are assured of success.

The 22nd Kadayawan Festival kicked off Wednesday with a Holy Mass followed by the formal opening program at the Quezon Park fronting the City Hall building.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

The event, attended by the city's officials led by Vice-Mayor Sara Z. Duterte and leaders in the city's business sector, was indeed a kaleidoscope of cultural colors as the eight major indigenous tribes of the city staged excerpts of their cultural celebrations to be presented within eight consecutive days (August 10 to 17) at the Rizal Park - one whole day for each of the eight tribes.

Representatives from each of the eight tribes -- Tagabawa, Ovu-Manobo, K'lagan, Tausug, Sama, Maguindanao, Maranao, Ata -- who are this year's Hiyas ng Kadayawan candidates, were also presented to the public.

City Administrator Wendel E. Avisado, co-chair of the festival for the government sector, said this is the time when the festival is back to its indigenous roots, when the participants and performances are authentic.

Councilors, for the very first time, were not mere spectators but also took part in the program.

Councilors Myrna Dadolo-Ortiz, Amilbangsa Manding, Edgar Ibuyan, Karlo Bello, Rachel Zozobrado, Samuel Bangoy, Louie John Bonguyan, Susan Isabel Reta, and Tomas Monteverde IV each take turns narrating the celebration's history and significance.

The opening ceremonies proved faithful to this year's theme, "Lumadnong Kagikan, Mabungahong Kinaiyahan, Gasa sa Kahitas-an."

davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 07:14 PM

Friday, August 10, 2007
Garcia: Nice Golfing Weather
By Imee Garcia

HELLO golfing buddies! Aren't you glad we have such wonderful weather here. In Manila, and other parts of Luzon, it is unfortunate that they experience typhoons. There are also times when parts of Visayas are affected by typhoons and heavy rains. But here in Davao, we have golfing weather all throughout the year.

I remember playing in the finals of the Samsung Philippine Amateur Golf tournament last year in Malarayat, Batangas. We had to play during a typhoon. I played terribly! How could I hit my shot well when the wind was trying to push me away. There were some players who sliced their shot and their ball landed two fairways away. There were times when I'd use my driver and my ball would land just a hundred feet away. It was crazy weather. I am so glad we don't have that kind of weather here.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

Have you heard of a place called St. Moritz? It is a place in the mountains of Switzerland. It's a skiing destination for the elite, the high society, big time personalities, who's who, and European royalty. Would you believe, you can play golf there as well? They have snow golf available in the frozen lake where it's sunny 322 days in a year. I would use a colored ball if I decide to play there. Hehe. It wouldn't be fun to spend 95 percent of the time searching for your white golf ball.

In the Middle East, in Riyadh for example, there are courses where you had to play in sand in the desert. In most of these sandy golf courses, the balls they use are red, the greens and fairways are brown.

They use red colored balls because in the desert because the glare of the sun can be too much that you may not be able to locate a white ball from among the rocks and sand. The greens are brown or black because they are made of oil-treated sand. The fairways, brown as well and hard because of the oil that they spray over them to keep them compact and protect them from the wind.

And look at us...complaining about the grass we have. During the rainy season, some fairways get so muddy. We frown when we are instructed to keep our golf cars on the cart paths. Come dry season when there's not much rain, the fairways get so dry and crack up and we complain that our golf balls bounce erratically.

We should count our blessings. It's hard to maintain a golf course, and it can get quite expensive. Lucky for us these days, there are a lot of foreigners who come to play here, and that means more income for all the courses, and more income means, bigger budget for maintenance!

Well my friends, enjoy playing golf in Davao. Consider ourselves blessed! Our courses are close by, unlike in Manila. And we have such wonderful weather.

I would like to ask my friend, Paul Dakudao, who runs Lanang Golf & Country Club now, please please please, we beg you...we miss the turon! Even the local Koreans miss it. Please find a way to sell those again. Thanks in advance!

davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 07:15 PM

davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 07:16 PM

Friday, August 10, 2007
`Dumog sa Davao' underway Saturday

THE "Dumog sa Davao" Vice Mayor Inday Sara Duterte Grappling Cup will unfold on Saturday, at the Evergold Recreation Center, fronting the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) in Barrio Obrero.

Spokesperson Mars Cenojas said they are promoting a native form of martial arts without the usual striking in this tournament.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

Cenojas told members of the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) in their weekly sports forum Thursday, at the Tower Inn, that they have invited grapplers from all over Mindanao to join the competition.

"There is no age limit for those who want to join in the free admission event," he said.

Cash prizes and trophies will be awarded to the winners in the tournament organized by the Mindanao Mixed Martial Arts Association.

Rajah_Soliman

August 9th, 2007, 07:17 PM

^^ :wave:

I have the feeling that this Jun Ledesma is lurking around here... :lol:

Friday, August 10, 2007
Ledesma: A fallen bridge, a failed promise and some bonanza
By Jun Ledesma
Sunbursts

WE OUGHT to be angry. We cannot be sympathetic with Malacañang all the time, lest this kindness be abused. I personally do not want to see our Mayor Rody Duterte be solicitous each time we need the intervention of Malacañang for some emergency measures that we need.

Take the case of Generoso Bridge 1. Four months had elapsed since the western span collapsed; we had been fed nothing but promises. First, they told us that we will have that bridge on or before December or then regional director Dimas Suguilon of DPWH go hang. Dimas sent all the idle equipment that he has which of course, were never used. Then they assured us that the P320-million fund is already available. Well, what do you know? Dimas has been promoted for what basis I don't know. Maybe he succeeded in appeasing us with all the dramatics and promises that were never fulfilled.

I asked for some explanation why, and they gave me a lame excuse that the plan is still in the drawing board and furthermore structural plans cannot be hurried. Four months in the drawing board! That shows you how incompetent are our government engineers. And I thought that we are not building a replica of the Golden Gate.

What is infuriating here is that when Luzon is being threatened with dry spell, the whole government machinery is made available. They have all the solutions for every emergency and they open all the government coffers to address whatever is required. Nakakainggit. It is this lopsided treatment that we see that makes the blood boils.

Against this backdrop of iniquitous iniquity is the BIR announcement that their Davao City revenue district collections have surpassed targets. What an insulting irony. We raise the money to support the Arroyo government and prop the economy of Luzon.

For what do we get in return? Promises, promises, promises. Our city government had been forced to borrow money from banks to deliver infrastructures needed to boost local economy. Private enterprises have to build their own ports because the PPA facilities are too narrow it can only accommodate one ship at a time.

When you hear and read invitations for bid for the construction and modernization of ports facilities in Manila, you can only droll at it. Maglaway lang tang taga Dabaw. Isn't this shameless discrimination?

We have to be angry and I think that Mayor Duterte should deliver the first salvo against DPWH and the Palace by the Pasig river if only to send a strong message that hey guys you owe us not we owing you!

We should stop fraternizing with Malacañang if there is no indication of a reciprocal gesture. Enough with the insults. Enough with cajolery.

Kadayawan

BTW, the Kadayawan festival is on! I went about town today to feel the atmosphere of festivities. The height of the celebration actually begins to rev up by the middle of this month. Already, the abundance of fruits and flowers is all around. And the prices are about 50% less compared to the prices over a week ago. Think of this. Mangosteen is down from P120-150/kilo to only P35 per kilo. Durian and lanzones also took the plunge. Pomelos are slightly lower. Prices of exotic orchids and other ornamental plants are negotiable.

To my readers here and abroad, accept our invitation to visit Davao City now. It is the time of abundance, of festiveness and renewal of friendships. Welcome!

davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 07:18 PM

Friday, August 10, 2007
Spectacular Kadayawan celebration at SM City

IT'S a mix of everything you'll look for in a festival celebration. In response to the City Government's call of support for the festival of festivals, SM City Davao has come up with a week-long Kadayawan Sale and a spectacular line-up of events.

Bannering the festivities are cultural events that depict Davao and Mindanao's indigenous culture through songs, dances and artistic creations.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

Sayaw-Saysay Mindanao will liven up your early trip to SM City on August 17 and 19 at 10 a.m. Five of Davao's best dance groups will showcase dance interpretations of tribal folklore and rituals.

On August 17, SM City spearheads the first of a two-episode Moda Mindanaw, a fashion show featuring 12 of Davao's established and promising fashion artists.

Moda Mindanaw, a DOT-Southern Mindanao supported event, will integrate indigenous materials into popular fashion to further promote Mindanao's weaving and beading arts and trade.

Huni sa Kalibutan, a world music concert featuring Davao's very own Popong Landero will further magnify the Kadayawan thanksgiving spirit.

Catch grand renditions inspired by tribal chants and music on August 18 at 2 p.m. at the Entertainment Plaza.

Resonating the beat of the city's Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan, SM City extends the streetdancing fun with Sadsad Tugtog mall-wide dance and drums parade on August 19, 3:00 p.m. and a musical show featuring top drummer/percussionist Michael Alba with Kardam Band at 6 p.m. at the Entertainment Plaza.

Complementing all these ethno-cultural shows are performances from favorite bands, and entertainment artists.

Check out Sugarfree, 6Cyclemind, and no less than Parokya ni Edgar at Globe's Kalingawan sa Kadayawan from August 10-16 at Parking C. Catch Philippine Idol Finalists on August 17, Christian Bautista on August 18, 4 p.m. and Christine Reyes on August 18, 6 p.m., all at the Entertainment Plaza.

Furthermore, completing the showcase are Expos to feature the best of Mindanao tourism and trade. Mindanao Travel and Tours Expo will be at the Entertainment Plaza to boast destinations from August 10 to 12. Mindanao Trade Expo follows suit on August 14 to 16 with the latest products and designs that are proudly Mindanao.

Kadayawan's Agro-Trade Fair is now on-going at SM City Grounds featuring the latest flora breed, arrangements and landscapes until August 23.

SM City is also host to sports events such as the 2nd Mayor Rody Duterte Amateur Boxing Tournament on August 12 to 16, 4:30 p.m. and the SK Midnight Run for Fun on August 17, 1 p.m.-12mn, both at the Agro-Trade Fair activity area.

A specially-designed mix of events from SM City awaits you as Davao celebrates the festival of Festivals that is called Kadawayan.

Rajah_Soliman

August 9th, 2007, 07:22 PM

my suggestion, why not call it " our lady of the assassins park" :lol: :cheers:

Friday, August 10, 2007
P50T up for best name for newly-built park
By Grace L. Plata

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte promised to give P50,000 to anyone who can come up with the best name for the newly constructed theme park at the former PTA grounds.

Duterte on Wednesday said he would really like the Dabawenyos to get involved in choosing the name for the park so that it would become a citywide effort.

Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

For now, the new park is simply called as "The Park," but Duterte said he wants a more suitable name for the multi-million theme park that will surely become the next landmark in the city.

Duterte said to come up with the appropriate name for the park is for one to trace its history.

"Natingala bitaw ko nganong PTA ang tawag ana. All I know is its from Parent-Teacher Association but I do not know how that came about. Ma-explain unta na," Duterte said.

Some were suggesting naming the park after Duterte or his late father, Governor Vicente Duterte, but the city mayor is not keen on allowing such, saying it does not sit well with him.

The park in question, according to the mayor, will be partially open within the duration of the Kadayawan Festival.

davaoeagle

August 9th, 2007, 07:23 PM

^^ :wave:

I have the feeling that this Jun Ledesma is lurking around here... :lol:

and so I thought...:)

Rajah_Soliman

August 9th, 2007, 07:28 PM

^^ so voila... let's take this opportunity to air our grievances against the f***ing manila government ... this could also be in line with councilor lavinas "participative governance" :cheers:

Animo

August 9th, 2007, 07:44 PM

If history then should it be Oyanguren? He lend the development of Davao (Nueva Vergara). He never was given proper credit because he died as a poor man. Then, we could ask for a sister city campaign for the Basque city. :D

Although, Davao Central Park sound good? Pero murag Central Park Village? Naah naman tay SM Village. :lol: I cannot think of a recent personality in the city to have the park to be named after him or her.

Friday, August 10, 2007
P50T up for best name for newly-built park
By Grace L. Plata

Duterte said to come up with the appropriate name for the park is for one to trace its history.

"Natingala bitaw ko nganong PTA ang tawag ana. All I know is its from Parent-Teacher Association but I do not know how that came about. Ma-explain unta na," Duterte said.

Some were suggesting naming the park after Duterte or his late father, Governor Vicente Duterte, but the city mayor is not keen on allowing such, saying it does not sit well with him.

The park in question, according to the mayor, will be partially open within the duration of the Kadayawan Festival.

Rajah_Soliman

August 9th, 2007, 07:59 PM

^^ so Uyanguren Park ... hmmm not bad... :cheers:

btw, ot ... i like your avatar.... :lol:

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 08:30 PM

I will still strongly hold on to my suggestion : DINABAW PARK! :)

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 08:31 PM

or since it will be opened this Kadayawan...Why not Kadayawan Park? where people can enjoy the beauty of nature and be merry with family and friends..that is what Kadayawan is all about....

Rajah_Soliman

August 9th, 2007, 08:31 PM

^^ :okay: din

tj_brewed

August 9th, 2007, 08:32 PM

^^ gee..ato na ning ipasa mga bros..asap para magkaroon na ta og funding sa atong SSC Davao's float parade :) weeeeeeeeeeee..

Rajah_Soliman

August 9th, 2007, 08:54 PM

^^ cge dayon .... i love to see an ssc float in the kadayawan :cheers:

paulkrps

August 9th, 2007, 09:33 PM

davaoeagle

August 10th, 2007, 12:23 AM

I had this name lingering in my mind- Parke de Nueva Vergara?? español ang dating lol.

If history then should it be Oyanguren? He lend the development of Davao (Nueva Vergara). He never was given proper credit because he died as a poor man. Then, we could ask for a sister city campaign for the Basque city. :D

Although, Davao Central Park sound good? Pero murag Central Park Village? Naah naman tay SM Village. :lol: I cannot think of a recent personality in the city to have the park to be named after him or her.

nikkixtrm

August 10th, 2007, 12:32 AM

Uyanguren Park sounds like a small street where people sell cheap cigarettes D:

Dinabaw park is okay :)

Kadayawan Park sounds repetitive (i dunno if that make sense :lol: )

yes, i am very hard to please >_> so dont listen to me :okay:

davaoeagle

August 10th, 2007, 12:40 AM

Proudly Noted

* The Fil-Am Banares brothers EJ, 18, and Brandon, 15, will sing the Philippine National Anthem before an estimated 40 million viewers at the World Cup of Boxing on Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Arco Stadium in Sacramento, California. The invitation was initiated by Tony Aldeguer of Alaboxing Gym in Cebu City. Proteges of the Aldeguer Sisters (Laly and Terry) who run the Aldeguer Sisters Performing Arts in L.A., the Banares brothers have performed in several musicals including The King and I, Oliver, West Side Story and The Best of Broadway.

*Congratulations to Vina Morales (solo artist category) for winning the search for the Philippine IKON, together with Kjwan (band category). Good luck to Vina who left yesterday for Kuala Lumpur to represent the country in the ASEAN IKON Awards competition on Sunday, Aug. 12. The show will be aired on RPN 9 at 7 p.m. that same day.

*Good luck, too, to South Border which has just signed a recording contract with top independent label Rasiah Records in L.A. “We are blessed and truly inspired,” said Jay Oliver Durias, the band’s keyboardist and musical director. Rasiah Records is currently setting up its own distributing system in both Asia and Europe.

(E-mail reactions at rickylo@philstar.net.ph)

http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Entertainment&p=49&type=2&sec=31

dinabaw

August 10th, 2007, 02:22 AM

dinabaw

August 10th, 2007, 02:32 AM

^^ why not have a contest of our own. the longest and the lamest (to borrow nikkixtrm's comment, hehehe) just for the fun of it.

to start:

davao park for the diversified cultural influence from the all provinces and regions. di vah cute? hihihi.

okay here are the names to be voted :

Dinabaw Park :D

Datu Bago

Kadayawan Park - 3 votes ( tj, rajah & moi)

Uyanguren or Oyanguran Park-1 vote(animo)

Davao Park for the Diversified Cultural Influence from the all Provinces and Regions. or (DPDCIPR Park ) taas lang gihaspon miski acronym :lol: -1 vote( paul)

add kung gusto pa ninyo mag butang...copy and paste lang .

paulkrps

August 10th, 2007, 02:44 AM

okay here are the names to be voted :

Dinabaw Park :D

Datu Bago

Kadayawan Park - 3 votes ( tj, rajah & moi)

Uyanguren or Oyanguran Park-1 vote(animo)

Davao Park for the Diversified Cultural Influence from the all Provinces and Regions. or (DPDCIPR Park ) taas lang gihaspon miski acronym :lol: -1 vote( paul)

add kung gusto pa ninyo mag butang...copy and paste lang .

dugang:

Park That Will Inspire And Perspire:lol:

dinabaw

August 10th, 2007, 02:47 AM

^^ or PTWIAP

Giant billboards still loom in city

By Janice on Aug 9, 2007 in News

BARELY a year after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways to tear down all illegal billboards in the country, giant billboards still loom along major thoroughfares in wanton violation of regulations.

Joey Luz-Chua, managing director of Western Advertising and Construction Inc. and a member of the Davao Outdoor Advertising Association (DOAA), said Wednesday a large number of billboards in the city that exceed the specified standards dot city streets.

“The billboards located near Bankerohan bridge does not only violate the 25 meter rule, it also poses as hazards to the shanties located underneath it,” Luz-Chua said.The 25-meter rule is a provision in the building code which states that all billboards must not be located within 25 meters from the center lane of the national road. By Carlo P. Mallo.

http://wowdavao.com/blog/?p=3699

ummm sabi ko na last year weather weather lang ito kung may melenyo weather lang pinaguusapan pagtangal ng mga billboards :lol:

dinabaw

August 10th, 2007, 02:55 AM

Former education official to be city’s consultant

By Janice on Aug 9, 2007 in News

FORMER Department of Education (DepEd) undersecretary Juan Miguel Luz will soon be Davao City’s consultant on education concerns.

According to Councilor Ma. Belen Sunga-Acosta, member of the Local School Board, she has already conferred with Luz on the matter in her recent trip to Manila.

Luz is favorably endorsed by the Local School Board thus Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has already sent a letter to Luz inviting him to be a consultant of the school board. By Grace L. Plata.

http://wowdavao.com/blog/?p=3700

paulkrps

August 10th, 2007, 03:03 AM

dugang:

Dinabaw Park For Diverse Cultures Of Davao City (DPDCD).

davaoeagle

August 10th, 2007, 03:14 AM

Friday, August 10, 2007
Davao's Corteza downs Souquet, barges into semis vs Hohmann

LEE Vann Corteza, who hails from Davao City, shocked Ralf Souquet of Germany twice on Thursday (Manila time) to arrange a semi-finals clash with Thorsten Hohmann Friday in the winner-take-all US$50,000 17th annual International Challenge of Champions at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, USA.

The reigning All-Japan Open champion and Guinness 9-Ball Tour Grand Championship finalist Corteza routed 2006 World Pool Masters champion Souquet, 5-2, in their first match.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

Corteza demolished Souquet, 2-1, for the twin kill in the quarter-finals of the eight-man field event.

Hohmann will try to avenge his compatriot's loss when he plays the Filipino Corteza. The latter, however, will also avenge the loss of fellow Filipino Ronato Alcano whom Hohmann defeated in the quarters.

Hohmann crushed reigning World 8-Ball and 9-Ball champion Alcano, 5-3 and 5-4 in the first and second match, respectively.

The other semis match will pit Johnny Archer of the USA and Niels Feijen of Holland.

Archer disposed of Taiwan's Yang Ching-shun twice, 5-4, 5-0, while Feijen eliminated John Schmidt of the USA, 5-3, 5-4.

Matches in the International Challenge of Champions are played in two sets with race to five games each set. There is a one-game sudden death tie-breaker in the event of tied sets. (MLSA)

dinabaw

August 10th, 2007, 03:16 AM

^^ na ga libog samot :D ..... btw paul basig maka adto sa exhibit ni Reyes karon , i have your e-mail ad and phone , i'll try to catch Mr. Reyes

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: congrats tj !

Review : Neo*Davao A city arises! Aug 9, '07 3:29 AM
for everyone
Was doing my regular checking of emails when I found this link in one of the latest mailing list that am currently on, the MindanaoBloggers.com, and I didn’t even know I was on it, just found my inbox one day cluttered with emails from this mailing list. I don’t mind at all, since it has great links to some interesting websites.

Am always fond of visiting sites I haven’t seen before, and some websites can perk my interest at first glance, other times….well, takes a few more reading of their post.

This new blog - the Neo*Davao A City Arises! , totally catch my attention, aside from the title heading which was nicely done, the content was not only informative, but the author delivers the information in a way that is not too boring - straight and concise, not peppered so much with one’s opinion(like mine?). The nice thing about it also is, it’s not cluttered with ads, everything has it’s place.

Neo*Davao tackles about the latest structures being done in the city, news on the IT happenings on the business side, IT entrepreneurship, a few places and events. And pictures! And for me that is important, pictures that is nicely taken makes reading more enjoyable, doesn’t it? It helps the reader digest the information better than letting them visualize on their own. Kind of…a bit of a task, specially when reading about business and imagining….I’d prefer a few pictures. I learned that a lot of buildings is to be constructed not only in the city proper but mind you, also in Samal Island! Really? That is a big step considering with what happened to Ekran resort, condominiums in Samal? It's a good news that people are still interested to invest in Samal. It’s hard to imagine a condo in the island, good thing there were pictures, so you get a little sneak preview. The site also gave me an idea as to where the Information Technology Parks are located in the city, which I have no news already for a few years.

Sometimes reading this things in the newspaper can be a boring task, it’s a good thing blogs became popular, reading business information and news is more interesting this way.

Neo*Davao, is a good site to go for information about the latest news on Davao’s infrastructure and IT happenings.

This is my very first review on a website, I wasn’t counting on doing this as this is something that I think should be left to the pros, but what the heck, this is just a shot in the dark for...

http://dbaa.multiply.com/journal

paulkrps

August 10th, 2007, 03:23 AM

^^ na ga libog samot :D ..... btw paul basig maka adto sa exhibit ni Reyes karon , i have your e-mail ad and phone , i'll try to catch Mr. Reyes

hatag na lang pud akong website bai. salamat dodong.

Peng Hok

August 10th, 2007, 03:25 AM

^^ ok but i think there is an address but dunno if it's an e-mail ad baka snail mail :lol: a ok so yung outbox doon rin ba ? nako sige tayo nag iisip nandyan si peng hok laging sa NCCC yan. hey teej the chinese arch is going full blast seen today nag roof na sila but imo hindi nila mahahabol ngayong kadayawan.... well puede siguro w/ out the paint.

LOL! Hehehe... mukhang na abort yung sa Sutherland kasi NCCC management only wants to provide the space. Eh ayaw pumayag ng Sutherland na sila ang gagawa ng retrofitting the space, gusto nila NCCC din ang gagawa, eh ayaw naman pumayag ng NCCC. Haaay ang gulo, sumasakit ang ulo ko sa kanila! :bash:

Peng Hok

August 10th, 2007, 03:26 AM

One more vote for DINABAW Park. Gusto pod nako na. Basta ba, dili nila butngan ug rebulto ni Dinabaw! :nuts:

davaoeagle

August 10th, 2007, 03:29 AM

LOL! Hehehe... mukhang na abort yung sa Sutherland kasi NCCC management only wants to provide the space. Eh ayaw pumayag ng Sutherland na sila ang gagawa ng retrofitting the space, gusto nila NCCC din ang gagawa, eh ayaw naman pumayag ng NCCC. Haaay ang gulo, sumasakit ang ulo ko sa kanila! :bash:

So what's the final verdict? Who's in, who's out? :)

Peng Hok

August 10th, 2007, 03:29 AM

^^ oi wa koy labot ha! LOL! Twins lang, dili triplets. :lol:

davaoeagle

August 10th, 2007, 03:32 AM

Tidbits

Davao filmmaker Sherad Anthony Sanchez is continuing to reap praises for his much-praised independent film Huling Balyan ng Buhi. After winning awards from Cinema One as one of the best Cinema One Originals film, it is now nominated for multiple categories for the 2007 Gawad Urian given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino.

The movie earned a nomination as the Best Picture of 2006. Sanchez is also up for the Best Director Award. Other categories in which the film is nominated for are Best Musical Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Screenplay. Among its nominations, I think it has the best chance of getting the Best Musical Score and Best Cinematography accolades. But I hope it gets all the awards it is nominated for, not just because Sanchez is from Davao, but because it is one of the best films I have seen in a while.

Congratulations to Sanchez and to his co-producers Cinema One and Davao-based Alchemy of Vision and Light!!!

Source: http://www.mydavaocity.com/sherad-anthony-sanchezs-huling-balyan-ng-buhi/#more-51