^^
Oh no, that is not a wharf! That is a BAR! Yup! A BAR! That is one of Davao's posh bars. Very romantic in the evening. Nasa premises yan ng Waterfront Hotel. Ganda dito noh? May bar sa gitna ng dagat... :cheers:

;15892633']kung gagamitin mo utak mo you would notice that isnt a wharf (thats actually a pier)


and FYI that isnt SASA wharf, thats the jetty ng Waterfront Insular hotel (ginagamit dati for the boat to pearl farm)

The source speaks more louder than words. :cheers:

Here:http://www.pbase.com/cmanaginged/pearl_farm_davao

http://k41.pbase.com/u36/cmanaginged/large/39536066.IMG_2178Large.jpg

Sasa Wharf is quiet extraordinary. But I have never seen modern cranes, and only one vessel docked based on the picture.

http://www.pbase.com/cmanaginged/image/39536066

The wharf you referred to as directly seen in the picture is the Alcantara Plywood Factory private seaport not the sasa wharf.

^^ di rin, like i said, jetty yan ng waterfront hotel (kita mo yan structure na may "pirata" na sign? thats Pirata Bar :)

The source speaks more louder than words. :cheers:

Here:http://www.pbase.com/cmanaginged/pearl_farm_davao

and only a simple minded person would believe such a stupid source :cheers:

anyway, you can post all misinformation you want, outsiders know what davao is about anyway (which is the premiere city in mindanao)

FYI, you dont say "more louder" redundant na na hijo (i suggest you brush up on your english)

Davao City Riverfront
by: jovienaval

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/243/449335998_ab8f9cc703.jpg?v=0

^^
But I think it is an old picture of Pirata Bar. Maganda na ang Pirata ngayon eh... Sabagay, you cannot appreciate the structure unless you see it in the evening. Haay very romantic. And no, hindi kailangan ng crane sa Pirata Bar. Ang cranes ay nasa wharf, hindi sa Bar.

;15892702']^^ di rin, like i said, jetty yan ng waterfront hotel (kita mo yan structure na may "pirata" na sign? thats Pirata Bar :)

Ok. It's a nice bar along the coast. Wala naman masama kung may source, dba?

Anyway, it's a bar as what you said.:cheers:

The source speaks more louder than words. :cheers:

Here:http://www.pbase.com/cmanaginged/pearl_farm_davao

How can your source speak louder than words when your source does not even know the right words to say? Anyway, if you have not experienced Pirata Bar, then I suggest you come over. Maganda doon. Hindi ka magsisisi. But I hope medyo malaki yung budget mo. As I said, isa yan sa mga posh bars dito sa barrio namin.

Davao City Riverfront
by: jovienaval

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/243/449335998_ab8f9cc703.jpg?v=0


I can see hi-rise buildings in this site in the future. Hope it won't take up for another decade or more than to see a hi-rise edifice.^^

^^
Hmmmm.. let me see, if you really are that impatient to see another highrise rise in our barrio, wag ka jan tumingin sa riverfront. Tumingin ka sa ibang location. Ay! Oooops! Sorry, di ko pala dapat sinabi yan. Ah basta, wait ka lang. You will get what you are asking for, promise! :cheers:

I can see hi-rise buildings in this site in the future. Hope it won't take up for another decade or more than to see a hi-rise edifice.^^

Hehehehe... for sure it wont take that long. Your LKK took some time to be as it is now. Decade pud ang kwenta.

ay score diay ang kwenta...

circumferential road trip
chapel in buhangin
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9812/reco0189bn2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Deca homes in Indangan almost a thousand low-cost housing

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5061/reco0191qg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3127/reco0192ud3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9218/reco0193gu4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^
Hmmmm.. let me see, if you really are that impatient to see another highrise rise in our barrio, wag ka jan tumingin sa riverfront. Tumingin ka sa ibang location. Ay! Oooops! Sorry, di ko pala dapat sinabi yan. Ah basta, wait ka lang. You will get what you are asking for, promise! :cheers:

Thus hi-rise buildings which are already 8 years and more than ten years old?^^

Well, they are nice!

I can see hi-rise buildings in this site in the future. Hope it won't take up for another decade or more than to see a hi-rise edifice.^^

medyo nahilo ako sa english mo :)

pero sige assuming what you meant was "sana di umabot ng isang dekada o higit pa bago magka high rise", then, sadly, that could be the case considering davao doesnt have much demand for high rise buildings.The way i see the development trends, the demand for high rise here are from the hotel sector..

if may high rise office man, i dont think that park (for now) is the ideal location so medyo matatagalan pa yan, and high rise residential buildings may not be a fad sa davao dahil nga maraming high end subdivision (as i see it, a high rise residential condo in davao would only make sense in limited locations ie. SM area, downtown and Bajada)

Thus hi-rise buildings which are already 8 years and more than ten years old?^^

Well, they are nice!

ano daw yun?!?! hijo, before you subject yourself to more embarrassment, i suggest you post in you native dialect muna (or tagalog) and brush up on your english first..:)

ok lang naman yung konting grammatical errors (ako man mayroon din nyan) pero wag naman yung mahihilo ang mambabasa kung ano ang punto mo ;)

Thus hi-rise buildings which are already 8 years and more than ten years old?^^

Well, they are nice!

Ooopsss. you're fishing for information ha... I can't tell. Basta maghintay ka lang... And no, I am not talking about buildings which are 8 years and more than ten years old. Oki?

;15892854']medyo nahilo ako sa english mo :)

pero sige assuming what you meant was "sana di umabot ng isang dekada o higit pa bago magka high rise", then, sadly, that could be the case considering davao doesnt have much demand for high rise buildings.The way i see the development trends, the demand for high rise here are from the hotel sector..

if may high rise office man, i dont think that park (for now) is the ideal location so medyo matatagalan pa yan, and high rise residential buildings may not be a fad sa davao dahil nga maraming high end subdivision (as i see it, a high rise residential condo in davao would only make sense in limited locations ie. SM area, downtown and Bajada)



ano daw yun?!?! hijo, before you subject yourself to more embarrassment, i suggest you post in you native dialect muna (or tagalog) and brush up on your english first..:)


Okey! Not too bad, you have a nice English too.^^

circumferential road trip
chapel in buhangin
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9812/reco0189bn2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Deca homes in Indangan almost a thousand low-cost housing

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5061/reco0191qg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3127/reco0192ud3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9218/reco0193gu4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Naunahan mo ako sir @dinabaw, ive long wanted to take pictures of this subdivision.

^^
But of course! Waway has a strong command of the English language. PLUS, he is an Architect. Hindi po basta basta ang mga binabara mo, mareng/pareng ysis.

[QUOTE='WawaY[625];15892854']medyo nahilo ako sa english mo :)

pero sige assuming what you meant was "sana di umabot ng isang dekada o higit pa bago magka high rise", then, sadly, that could be the case considering davao doesnt have much demand for high rise buildings.The way i see the development trends, the demand for high rise here are from the hotel sector..




Hmmm..like this kind of English grammar?

Hmmm..like this kind of English grammar?

like i said (kaso inomit mo nung nag quote ka sa akin) ok lang if may mga grammatical errors, wag lang yung mahihilo ang reader kung ano ang punto mo :)

Palos Verdes
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2594/reco0194jd7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

start of the circumferential road (note: Rall did the GPS from buhangin upto Tibungko
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3052/reco0195bo2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8877/reco0196zx6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

a lot of curve roads
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6026/reco0198np5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7206/reco0199gm9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/7038/reco0197qk3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4392/reco0201wu3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

true. the cheapest is iron horse for only P75.

dira kulas :D

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8783/reco0187lp8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

sasayaw ka daw sa sarap ! :lol:

@ambie, anong circumferential road yan? AFAIK ang circumferential road ay yung sa may san pedro memorial park :) (or unofficial circumferential road yung sa san pedro memorial?)

;15892971']like i said (kaso inomit mo nung nag quote ka sa akin) ok lang if may mga grammatical errors, wag lang yung mahihilo ang reader kung ano ang punto mo :)


Hmmm..Reminiscing at last of his grammatical errors? :)

;15892998']@ambie, anong circumferential road yan? AFAIK ang circumferential road ay yung sa may san pedro memorial park :) (or unofficial circumferential road yung sa san pedro memorial?)


ito ang papalit sa Diversion Road if ever mag congested na , from buhangin you can go to Indangan turn right you can go to Tibungko next phase will be Toril and Calinan circumferential road.

iba-iba siguro ang term ng circumfrerential road but this one is broader .

dito ka na lalabas sa tibungko just passed the pede overpass

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7796/reco0202tz5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Korean Vocational School
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1826/reco0203vc8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/73/reco0204ub0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

kini wharf dili pier :D Sumitomo(?)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9812/reco0205ck9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

ahh parang nakadaan na ako dyan, yan din ba yung road papuntang northcrest?

start of the old circumferential road (Diversion Road)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7580/reco0208ke7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Ara Mina commercial complex
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1695/reco0207oi7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

airport
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1652/reco0209ol4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8320/reco0210pk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7342/reco0211sv7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4175/reco0212rx4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9748/reco0214qp7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

;15893115']ahh parang nakadaan na ako dyan, yan din ba yung road papuntang northcrest?

yup pero further pa, yung North Crest malapit sa Deca Homes :)

Catitipan going to Buhangin underpass , tapos yung road widening

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3580/reco0215ij9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

dumaan kami sa RFC

St. Paul College kaya pala malalayo mga kuha ng ST. Paul eh bawal pala kumuha, bakit kaya ? :)
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8168/reco0219kl0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


eto pala Rancho Palos Verde's sports complex sa RFC meron pala ditong ten-pin bowling lanes ,,,malaki pala eto.


http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2342/reco0222ng7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8646/reco0223xo6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7990/reco0224vd8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

bat kaya ganun no? ang RPV sports complex malayo sa RPV estate :lol:

balik na downtown

Venue
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6422/reco0225mh6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Roxas Ave.
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6555/reco0226fn5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8632/reco0227id8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


pakapin paulkrps office before. :)
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7345/reco0228fu8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

utot utot :D

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Okey! Not too bad, you have a nice English too.^^

To your own thread please. Do not fill our thread with your posts which are essentially, ahm sorry to say this, CRAP!

start of the old circumferential road (Diversion Road)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7580/reco0208ke7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Ara Mina commercial complex
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1695/reco0207oi7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

airport
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1652/reco0209ol4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8320/reco0210pk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7342/reco0211sv7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4175/reco0212rx4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9748/reco0214qp7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Sir Ambie, natuloy pala kayo nung saturday?

Sir Ambie, natuloy pala kayo nung saturday?

oo saturday tuloy kami ni Rall

^^
Wow! Any new balita? Hehehe...

^^
Wow! Any new balita? Hehehe...

construction sa Robinson's cannot confirm kung unsa to :)

Any picture of the grand opening of the 2nd Duty Free shop in Davao?

construction sa Robinson's cannot confirm kung unsa to :)

unta gi-lili nimug maayo sir ambie! :lol:

^^lili ? halos 150km/hr. among dagan :lol:

construction sa Robinson's cannot confirm kung unsa to :)


Alin bro? yung along the highway?

Nice photos Dinabaw.. I'm so glad with the new diversion roads and the widening of the Phil-Japan Hiway (aka original diversion road). Thanks mayor Digong for your genius.. :applause:

Alin bro? yung along the highway?

yup meron kasing activities tapos Rall confirmed yung Robinson's construction.

Nice photos Dinabaw.. I'm so glad with the new diversion roads and the widening of the Phil-Japan Hiway (aka original diversion road). Thanks mayor Digong for your genius.. :applause:

way sin umpayan sampayan vic :D credit is also to the Garcia's both father and son :cheers:

cocoa!

Naunahan mo ako sir @dinabaw, ive long wanted to take pictures of this subdivision.

sige mas guapo imong cam @ibex :)

^^

Sorry I forgot to mention the very dynamic congressman of the second district - the honorable Congressman Vince Garcia for his indefatigable efforts at building vital infras to the rural areas of Davao City... :applause:

sige mas guapo imong cam @ibex :)


So you know Ibex too... :colgate:

^^lili ? halos 150km/hr. among dagan :lol:

abi ba nako nag joy riding mo? nganung nag sirit sirit man lagi mog padagan?? mayo nalang wa ko niuban kay basig mabilin akoang kalag! hahaha :lol:

Hi Vic! Good thing you're here... just in case that basher reappears! :lol:

So you know Ibex too... :colgate:

hapit na gamay na lang na posts :colgate:

abi ba nako nag joy riding mo? nganung nag sirit sirit man lagi mog padagan?? mayo nalang wa ko niuban kay basig mabilin akoang kalag! hahaha :lol:

nagdali akong amo kay naay appointment ;)

^^

I think the mods are not closing their eyes on him...plus.. they are not allowed to post here as much as we can't post in their threads....as yet while the moratorium is in effect...

answer:passion fruit :)

hapit na gamay na lang na posts :colgate:

ROFL....:lol:...bai Ibex must be shaking his head reading this...:wave:

Palos Verdes
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2594/reco0194jd7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

start of the circumferential road (note: Rall did the GPS from buhangin upto Tibungko
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3052/reco0195bo2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8877/reco0196zx6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

a lot of curve roads
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6026/reco0198np5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7206/reco0199gm9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/7038/reco0197qk3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4392/reco0201wu3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


heheheh dis is where i pass pag pumupunta akong tagum. less less traffic. toink...

nagdali akong amo kay naay appointment ;)


I thought joy ride is supposed to be fun...like enjoying the view... :jk:

^^

I think the mods are not closing their eyes on him...plus.. they are not allowed to post here as much as we can't post in their threads....as yet while the moratorium is in effect...

He also used the word "grandeur!" Sobrang screaming na ang familiarity sa posts ha! Hmmmm....

^^

The more posts ..the more the revelation ...:lol:

Waaaa! You can't mention it here! :lol:

Hahaha! Erase erase erase! Hahahaha!

^^

Sorry for jumping the gun :lol:

may development sa loob ng Q........d, i have no idea what its for.

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3874/dsc04488xw9.jpg

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5003/dsc04494lh0.jpg

^^

I guess they are building a fishing village cum wharf where trendy shops can locate in the future.... and people can buy mackerrel fresh off the boats...Nice!

maayong hapon davao!

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5003/dsc04494lh0.jpg
stolen shot just now:D

sorry:D

it was my first time there kagabi. nice place indeed!

may development sa loob ng Q........d, i have no idea what its for.

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3874/dsc04488xw9.jpg

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5003/dsc04494lh0.jpg

nice! thanks

hehehe!!! k lang basta ikaw..

it was my first time there kagabi. nice place indeed!

Inside or outside Q :jk:

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5003/dsc04494lh0.jpg

This one is awesome....:applause:

Inside or outside Q :jk:

pilyo... syempre tambay lang sa labas for a few minutes. heheheh

here's more...

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3965/dsc04506er4.jpg

Any picture of the grand opening of the 2nd Duty Free shop in Davao?
2nd duty free shop in mindanao:D

^

I know...good boy yata si Bai Ibex..

Thanks for the pics...is it really a massive development the Adarnas are doing there? I hope the would buy all the Times Beach area and make it a part of the whole development... paging city council...ordinance please....:)

Splendid fountain!! How come David has shrunk to that very diminutive size? :lol: Nice though...lots of statues around the area..

@ Ibex

Dili kaha na katong imung giingun nga development sa Q.L. kay mao na na tong ingun pud ni Ambie nga Marina?

Ayos pud if ever mao na. Para naay Marina sa Samal, unya naa pud counterpart sa Mainland Davao. Pero kung puro Marina, basig masuko na si Dugong ana! :lol:

^

I know...good boy yata si Bai Ibex..

Thanks for the pics...is it really a massive development the Adarnas are doing there? I hope the would buy all the Times Beach area and make it a part of the whole development... paging city council...ordinance please....:)

hehe... Good Boy with bad habits....

here's the father of all them statues...

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6877/dsc04503ij6.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/383/dsc04512nz1.jpg

construction sa Robinson's cannot confirm kung unsa to :)
like to ask bro which of its 2 ongoing property developments. thanks

@ Ibex

Dili kaha na katong imung giingun nga development sa Q.L. kay mao na na tong ingun pud ni Ambie nga Marina?

Ayos pud if ever mao na. Para naay Marina sa Samal, unya naa pud counterpart sa Mainland Davao. Pero kung puro Marina, basig masuko na si Dugong ana! :lol:


Yeah..a marina with a yacht club is perfect for the location...any place surrounded by big bodies of water such as Davao should build more marinas with yacht clubs...well it's good Davao is slowly picking up the pace...

Why do you think this kind of dev't would get the ire of the city exec?

@ Ibex

Dili kaha na katong imung giingun nga development sa Q.L. kay mao na na tong ingun pud ni Ambie nga Marina?

Ayos pud if ever mao na. Para naay Marina sa Samal, unya naa pud counterpart sa Mainland Davao. Pero kung puro Marina, basig masuko na si Dugong ana! :lol:

hahaha.. para baya may marina duon sir.

^^
Wow! Ang ganda siguro pag natapos na yung development jan.... Marina, then David and Statue of Liberty sa background! Cool!

^^

May statue of liberty ba? Cool...How nice to take a shot of the whole complex from afar when it's done and ready...

^^
Hindi pa yata natapos Vic.

Sir Ambie, ikaw man tong nag ingun regarding Statue of Liberty noh? Can you please confirm? Thanks! :)

^^

I mean when it's finally standing there...I'm willing to wait until then...:)

Maiba ako... ano na kayang balita doon sa hotel sa may Washington Street Vic? I hope they can have a press release na as soon as possible. Can't wait!

^^

Only xzibit knows when it's gonna start moving earth in the area... well he said constructions start within the year so there are still 2 months left of the year...well a little less than that to be exact...

like to ask bro which of its 2 ongoing property developments. thanks


Bro, I think Dinabaw meant the new village Robinsons is developing in the Maa area..the one close by the GAP Farm Resort..actually opposite area..

A credible source will always hold true to his word. And I believe that all Davao forumers are credible, being professionals and experts in their respective fields. Cheers! :cheers:

The source speaks more louder than words. :cheers:

Here:http://www.pbase.com/cmanaginged/pearl_farm_davao
are you bashing on the source for his inaccuracies?:D

^^
Sad to say that the picture speaks louder than the source and the forumer. And the picture says PIRATA! What could be more conspicuous than that?

http://i.pbase.com/u36/cmanaginged/large/39538293.IMG_2710Large.jpg
The
Have a nice adventure in Davao City!

http://i.pbase.com/u36/cmanaginged/upload/39536479.IMG_2554Large.JPG

http://www.pbase.com/cmanaginged/image/39536479
its flattering to find out it is still a city to you with what is obviously not:nuts: in davao it is called samal island:D

^^
The guy obviously is not acquainted with Davao, yet, ang lakas mang-alaska. Tsk tsk tsk. That is NOT the way to behave in this forum... :ohno:

http://i.pbase.com/u36/cmanaginged/large/39536069.IMG_2190Large.jpg

Waterfront properties. Nice view!^^

http://www.pbase.com/cmanaginged/pearl_farm_davao
uhm, yuo mean nicer than what is familiar "back home"?

^^
The guy obviously is not acquainted with Davao, yet, ang lakas mang-alaska. Tsk tsk tsk. That is NOT the way to behave in this forum... :ohno:
hes getting bolder:D

http://k41.pbase.com/u36/cmanaginged/large/39536066.IMG_2178Large.jpg

Sasa Wharf is quiet extraordinary. But I have never seen modern cranes, and only one vessel docked based on the picture.

http://www.pbase.com/cmanaginged/image/39536066
so you think modern cranes will suit fittingly on this jetty:nuts:

quite extraordinary infact it got fair chance of international exposure in this article

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/cdobubble/cdobombom.jpg

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/1783/dsc04355pk2.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9624/dsc04427gz0.jpg
i like outdoor ambience. nice

Buhangin flyover

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5641/reco0151di1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


newly installed signs replacing old ones.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/7903/reco0153rx2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4118/reco0152vd6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


a center island with trees on top of a flyover :)
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6789/reco0154uh6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/498/reco0155ey0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Dacudao Ave.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8197/reco0157aq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
very nice. it added a beautiful aerial landscape sa davao. not replicated so far

Bro, I think Dinabaw meant the new village Robinsons is developing in the Maa area..the one close by the GAP Farm Resort..actually opposite area..
that means a third robinsons property undergoing development. all i knew it is the ones in buhangin close to vehicular underpass and in bajada district. wow:cheers:

^^

May statue of liberty ba? Cool...How nice to take a shot of the whole complex from afar when it's done and ready...
that would be cool

repost
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I can see hi-rise buildings in this site in the future. Hope it won't take up for another decade or more than to see a hi-rise edifice.^^

Based on the development timeline of other business districts in the country such as Makati, Ortigas, and Cebu - actually it would take atleast a decade or 10 years for that matter.

Take for example, my second home city - Cebu. Cebu Business Park's land development work was completed on 1992. Buildings came after a couple of years.

The Riverfront Corporate City was just officially launched sometime 2003 - 2004. Now, is 2007..hmmm that's less than 5 years and the park already got a complete tourism belt, a college building, and the commercial complex. :okay:

And based on the development timeline of most Sta Lucia projects, most of them took a decade to fully develop it...But the thing with Sta Lucia is when they started it, they would finish it. Here are some of their projects that took them awhile to develop...slowly but surely:

- Rizal Technopark 2000
- Victorias Place in Ortigas
- Rio de Oro in Cavite
- The Orchard in Cavite
- Palm Coast Marina in Asiaworld city

Happy Birthday sir VIC! :cheers1:

Happy Birthday sir VIC! :cheers1:
happy birthday vic davaoeagle:cheers:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIC( DAVAOEAGLE)!!!:cheers::cheers::cheers:

PIA Press Release
2007/10/16

1,800 patients served in Benedenti free dental clinics
by Romy Sabaldan

Davao City (16 October) -- A TOTAL of 1,800 patients have already been treated in such services as consultations, diagnoses, teeth cleaning, restoration, dentures and at the worst scenario tooth extraction to heal the pain and recurring dental problems, all for free.

This was learned today from Dr. Erick Sembrano, chief coordinator of the Ist International Comprehensive Dental missions initiated by his Belgian counterpart Geert Verhaegen and Filipina wife Dr. Faith Nunez.

Sembrano said the efforts are a joint undertaking of Belgium's Benedenti with technical support from the Davao-based Operation Smiles. Benedenti, he said provided the financial, manpower and material support as major undertaker of the humanitarian mission.

Geert Verhaegen, for his part, told the Philippine Information Agency (PIA XI) that Benedenti is one of the most modern Belgian dental groups owned by Rik Claes whose top dentists are in Davao conducting the on-the-spot training and treatment in such specialized dental fields in modern dentistry as Implantology and Orthodontics.

The team of 12 Belgian dentists is headed by top Belgian dental practitioner Dr. An Van Kerkhoven. The team head, according to Dr. Claes is the best in his team.

They are supported mainly in the weeklong all-around free dental clinics by some 150 full-pledged Davao dentists, senior students and clinical assistants of the host dental institution, the Davao Medical School Foundation headed by Dr. Erna Hilario-Dimaya, dean of the DMSF School of Dentistry.

Sembrano has expressed apprehension of not hitting the maximum target clienteles of 3,000 patients in the brisk and fully-loaded healing and restoration project. But added that optimum quality services will be ensured even at the risk of reneging on earlier count which was projected to reach the maximum number of patients.

Dental officials in Davao observe that the Benedenti mission is the biggest and most comprehensive free dental clinic ever conducted in the Davao region where even patients are provided with new dentures for free. (PIA XI) [top]

share ko lang....more Davao street/road signs

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ganda naman!!! di ba sa Copehangen ang statue na to ..can someone confirm it ?;)

at least approve na kini sa mga "ladies of the house " sa city council :lol:

@ Ibex

Dili kaha na katong imung giingun nga development sa Q.L. kay mao na na tong ingun pud ni Ambie nga Marina?

Ayos pud if ever mao na. Para naay Marina sa Samal, unya naa pud counterpart sa Mainland Davao. Pero kung puro Marina, basig masuko na si Dugong ana! :lol:

it's really a Marina , makikita mo naman sa enclosure eh, sa mayari lang yun :colgate:

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8784/1558662068a52857d006yp3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

another great shot by @Sizaryan

great shot ! :cheers:

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photo by Pedro_Iho

Majestic Davao city as seen atop


Haven’t you wondered what it is like viewing Davao city from the top of the Philippines? - Mt. Apo.

Aside from viewing Davao city from Jack’s Ridge, aboard airplane, high rise buildings like Marco polo, Pryce Tower or even from www.wikimapia.org.


This impressive view of Davao city early in the morning @ 0450 hrs captivates me while waiting for the sunrise.

As you’ve seen in the image, the first appearance of light in the sky as the Sun rises at the beginning of a new day while darkness still covered Davao city.

http://pedroiho.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/majestic-davao-city-as-seen-atop/

eto yung Sasa Port oh :colgate:

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hate to hear this development. not to be selfish against jobseekers but i hope ms bian could find ways to stop this practice. i hope to see one day soon these operators organise themselves through her, across the industry into one big force they can put pressure against companies which kept on promising business operation in davao or they leave job en masse:D. switching call centres jobs instead:D like making it difficult for employers to get call operators who can stick to them for long:D

PIA Press Release
2007/10/16

Career Gateways jobs fair to hit Davao, Gensan
by Prix D Banzon

Davao City (16 October) -- Career Gateways 2007, the biggest jobs fair initiated by JIB e-Academy will be held in Davao City on October 17, 2007 at SM City Davao Entertainment Plaza and in General Santos City on October 19 at the KCC Convention Hall.

Joji Iligan Bian, president of JIB e-Academy in a press briefing on Monday at SM City's Café Rysus said that nine major call centers will spearhead the fair to fill in their respective manpower requirements.

Bian said among those participating are Six-Eleven Global Services, E-Telecare, Sykes, Viventis, e-PLDT Ventus, Teleperformance, Advanced Contact Solutions and Callbox.

She said these events are important especially for Davao because getting good human resources locally would encourage call centers to locate here instead of just hiring manpower and bring their recruits to either Cebu or Manila.

Bian also said that the event will not just be hiring of call center operators. It will also offer training through the "Learning Tracks" where an in-service lectures will be facilitated by resource speakers from call centers in Cebu and Manila.

She said the resource persons among others will also discuss business opportunities in the call center industry.

Learning Tracks will feature different lectures or topics to educate and enlighten the public as to the true nature of the industry as well as break the stereotyped misconception that call center agents are nothing more than glorified telephone receptionists

As a call center agent, one is exposed to services offered by the company on customer management, direct sales and marketing, training development and delivery, loan processing, eCommerce.

Bian said they are targeting 2,000 recruits in Davao City and another 1,000 in General Santos City and she projects an absorption rate of 40 percent from their recruit. (PIA) [top]

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eto yung Sasa Port oh :colgate:

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?passenger vessel dwarfed by cargo ship:D

Monday, October 15, 2007
Warm days, wet nights
By Carlo P. Mallo

DAVAO City can expect a continuation of warm days and wet nights for the entire week. An inter-tropical convergent zone (ITCZ) is affecting Eastern Visayas and the entire island of Mindanao.

With the ITCZ affecting the region, more rains and thunderstorms are expected. However, coastal waters will remain to be calm most of the time.


Extended forecasts from the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pag-asa) reported that Mindanao, particularly Southern Mindanao, will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms especially in the late afternoon or evening.

Coastal water in the region will be slight to moderate and at times rough during thunderstorms.

Temperatures in the city are expected to range from a high of 32 degrees Celsius at high noon to a low of 23 degrees Celsius during early morning. Light to moderate winds will be blowing from the northeasterly part of the Southern Mindanao.

Humidity in the region will range from a high of 96 percent in the early morning and will be at a low of 58 percent in the afternoon.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2007/10/15/news/warm.days.wet.nights.html

PIA Press Release
2007/10/16

DAR implements P2.7B worth of projects
By Rose B. Palacio

Davao City (16 October) -- Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) XI Director Rodolfo Inson said the Department in Region XI has implemented some P2.7-billion worth of infrastructure projects coming from its five foreign assisted projects operating region-wide, which had benefited around 103,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries and residents within the agrarian reform communities.

Envisioned by the Arroyo Administration to provide social services especially the poor sector, DAR had closely coordinated its efforts with the local government units as the latter likewise has provided local counterpart funds for the construction and establishment of badly needed structures such as farm-to-market roads, irrigation networks, post harvest facilities, bridges, potable water supply and other immediate needs of the community.

The World Bank assisted-Agrarian Reform Communities Development project (ARCDP) phases 1 & 2 which were implemented in the provinces of Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental has funded around P411,827,046 worth of infrastructure projects, reported DAR regional information officer Isidro Lalisan during the regular "ARENA-XI" radio forum aired over DXRP Radyo ng Bayan anchored by Josette Olivera and the Philippine Information Agency.

The Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project (ARISP) phases 1, 1.5 & and the Mindanao Sustainable Settlement Area Development (MINSSAD) funded by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JICA) with project areas in Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley, and Davao Oriental has an allocation of P820 million.

The Agrarian Reform communities project (ARCP) of the Asian Development Bank implemented some P141 million worth of projects in the province of Davao del Sur and Davao City.

The Solar Power Technology Support (SPOTS) funded by the government of Spain has funded P173 million worth of projects in the province of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Compostela Valley, and Davao Oriental.

The project's basic feature is to provide electricity to agrarian communities to hasten economic and social activities in these areas that would result to better quality of life, according to Director Inson. Projects were undertaken in tandem with DPWH, NIA and LGUs for the provision of equipment and facilities, he added. (PIA-XI/DAR XI) [top]

Monday, October 15, 2007
9 projects to be presented in BIMP-iCon
By Joy Romares-Sevilla

THE BIMP-Eaga Business Council (BEBC) identified nine projects that will be presented for technical assistance in the upcoming Bimp Investment Conference (Bimp-iCon) slated on October 22-23 at the Marco Polo Davao.

The projects are not only located in Davao City, but also in Palawan, Marawi City in Lanao del Sur, and in Cagayan de Oro City.



These are the establishment and operation of Mindanao virtual science and technology park; the biomass waste utilization project; and the forest for food and security project, all proposed in Davao City by the Record Foundation Inc., Development Academy of the Philippines, and Davao River Initiatives, respectively.
In Palawan City, on the other hand, the Palawan State University has proposed two projects: the development of Estrella Falls at Narra Palawan as Ecotourism spot in Southern Palawan and the establishment of charcoal fueled stove.

Meanwhile, the Food Processors Association of Northern Mindanao (Fopanomin) proposed the initiation of the consolidated Fopanomin forecast objectives 2007 to 2010. The project is planned in Cagayan de Oro City.

Likewise, the Mindanao State University in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur has proposed for the Biotechnology Cooperation Programme between MSU and the Universiti Malaysia Sabah for capacity enhancement of MSU for tissue culture of native trees and other plants for biodiversity conservation, environmental rehabilitation, and agri-business and industry.

The BEBC, on the other hand, named other two proposed projects, but did not identified as to where these projects will be developed.

These were the establishment of an integrated rubber-processing zone or runner city in Mindanao and the BIMP-Eaga SME Business Growth Initiative. These two projects were proposed by the University of Southern Mindanao and the Global Business Growth Initiatives, respectively.

The BEBC will not only present the proposed projects by its respective development partners and proponents during the Bimp-iCon, but the council will also present business interests under the natural resource development, tourism development, transport, infrastructure, and communication, SME development, and other sectors for business matching and arrangements with other related business interests.


http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2007/10/15/bus/9.projects.to.be.presented.in.bimp.icon.html
:cheers::cheers::cheers:

PIA Press Release
2007/10/16

PAG-IBIG discounted rates program till October's end
by Prix D Banzon

Davao City (16 October) -- Homebuyers wanting to acquire units at discounted rate still have until the end of October 2007 to avail of the offer on a first come first serve basis.

Augustin Deguilmo, officer-in-charge for operations of Pag-IBIG Fund Davao branch, guested recently at ther Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM's Café Rysus on Monday (October 15) said the reduced rate is under the Fund's "Magaang Pabahay Program" given to Pag-IBIG members.

He said buyers of acquired assets can get up to 20 percent discount on cash basis purchases even as he said that the member can acquire the property through housing loan and pay on installment. The borrower still enjoys a discount at 15 percent.

Deguilmo emphasized that after the October 31, 2007 the acquired properties will still be offered for sale but it will be done through their regular disposition method of bidding.

Pag-IBIG Fund Southern Mindanao operation has to date some 6,000 acquired units for sale. 2,000 of these units are located in Davao City and the remaining 4,000 spread in the areas of Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, and the areas covered by the branch offices of General Santos and Cotabato.

Meanwhile, under the Pag-IBIG Fund Housing Loan program, the loan could either be used on the following: construction of a residential unit, lot purchase, purchase of residential unit, lot purchase and house construction, home improvement, refinancing of existing mortgage and combination of loan purposes.

A qualified Pag-IBIG member shall be allowed to borrow an amount of up to P2 million which shall be based on the lowest of the following: actual need, loan entitlement and loan-to-value ratio.

Interest rate per annum of loans up to P300,000 is only six percent, over P300,000 to P750,000, seven percent, and over P750,000 to P2 million, 10.50 percent. (PIA XI) [top]

PIA Press Release
2007/10/16

1,800 patients served in Benedenti free dental clinics
by Romy Sabaldan

Davao City (16 October) -- A TOTAL of 1,800 patients have already been treated in such services as consultations, diagnoses, teeth cleaning, restoration, dentures and at the worst scenario tooth extraction to heal the pain and recurring dental problems, all for free.

This was learned today from Dr. Erick Sembrano, chief coordinator of the Ist International Comprehensive Dental missions initiated by his Belgian counterpart Geert Verhaegen and Filipina wife Dr. Faith Nunez.

Sembrano said the efforts are a joint undertaking of Belgium's Benedenti with technical support from the Davao-based Operation Smiles. Benedenti, he said provided the financial, manpower and material support as major undertaker of the humanitarian mission.

Geert Verhaegen, for his part, told the Philippine Information Agency (PIA XI) that Benedenti is one of the most modern Belgian dental groups owned by Rik Claes whose top dentists are in Davao conducting the on-the-spot training and treatment in such specialized dental fields in modern dentistry as Implantology and Orthodontics.

The team of 12 Belgian dentists is headed by top Belgian dental practitioner Dr. An Van Kerkhoven. The team head, according to Dr. Claes is the best in his team.

They are supported mainly in the weeklong all-around free dental clinics by some 150 full-pledged Davao dentists, senior students and clinical assistants of the host dental institution, the Davao Medical School Foundation headed by Dr. Erna Hilario-Dimaya, dean of the DMSF School of Dentistry.

Sembrano has expressed apprehension of not hitting the maximum target clienteles of 3,000 patients in the brisk and fully-loaded healing and restoration project. But added that optimum quality services will be ensured even at the risk of reneging on earlier count which was projected to reach the maximum number of patients.

Dental officials in Davao observe that the Benedenti mission is the biggest and most comprehensive free dental clinic ever conducted in the Davao region where even patients are provided with new dentures for free. (PIA XI) [top]

check out this goys ..cool ! :cheers:


http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=7.086754&lon=125.638103&z=13&l=0&m=a&v=2

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ganda naman!!! di ba sa Copehangen ang statue na to ..can someone confirm it ?;)

at least approve na kini sa mga "ladies of the house " sa city council :lol:
double standard

check out this goys ..cool ! :cheers:


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cool

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Crocodile @ Campo Agua Sirawan Davao City Philippines

photo by Ana Caguiat

erase erase.. sorry na double entry :D

^^ tama mermaid na siya

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ganda naman!!! di ba sa Copehangen ang statue na to ..can someone confirm it ?;)

at least approve na kini sa mga "ladies of the house " sa city council :lol:

abi nko mermaid :lol:

great shot ! :cheers:

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photo by Pedro_Iho

Majestic Davao city as seen atop


Haven’t you wondered what it is like viewing Davao city from the top of the Philippines? - Mt. Apo.

Aside from viewing Davao city from Jack’s Ridge, aboard airplane, high rise buildings like Marco polo, Pryce Tower or even from www.wikimapia.org.


This impressive view of Davao city early in the morning @ 0450 hrs captivates me while waiting for the sunrise.

As you’ve seen in the image, the first appearance of light in the sky as the Sun rises at the beginning of a new day while darkness still covered Davao city.

http://pedroiho.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/majestic-davao-city-as-seen-atop/
isnt it sunrise hits the highest point of mt apo before it hits pusan point in caraga davao oriental. how i wish i could lay flat on top:D

^^ tama mermaid na siya
i thought replica of one of mses in the city council:D sorry j/k ra:D

good day mga goys!!! yooooohooooooo!!!

medyo large pics... pagpasensyahan nalang.
bajada at night...
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closer look, pryce business district...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/bajada.jpg

now back to downtown...
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credits to ALAN I. for the pics... ganda ng cam mo!

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cant believe this.... while taking time to see the pix, i would have thought it was taken somewhere else outside the phils... but realized it later, it was just the nccc mall area (correct me guys if im wrong)...

great pix of a lovely davao! more... more please :lol:

^^

Yeah, the photos look like in LA with the pock marking of palm trees!!

^^

Thanks a bunch Nick and Don Ambie for the greetings! :cheers:

^^ hapi berdey vic!

^^

Way sampayan Paul..

will be in vancouver vic december 18th for hongkong. will have roughly 3 hour wait.

^^ hapi berdey vic!

^^ makisabay na rin po ako, kahit di ko alam :lol: hapi birthday sa inyo po sir @davaoeagle... God bless you with many more birthdays to come!

^^

Gracias Lancerski..

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
All set for BIMP-Eaga senior officials meet
By Carlo P. Mallo

ALL is set for the 15th Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (Bimp Eaga) Senior Officials Meeting next week.

The Mindanao Economic Development Council, the main organizer of the event, together with the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. and the Mindanao Business Council bared Monday the lineup of activities for the weeklong event.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

The event starts with a golf tournament that will tee-off at the Apo Golf and Country Club with the various business and country delegates of the participating countries. The tee-off is slated on October 21.

Next would be the Mindanao Investment Conference from October 22 to 23 at the Marco Polo Hotel. The conference is aimed to provide business matching among the participants.

The 2nd Bimp Eaga Chief Minsters, Governors, and Heads of Local Governments Forum is slated on the 23rd and 24th of October at Koronadal City. The forum aims to provide a venue for heads of the local government in the Bimp Eaga sub region to discuss how they can enhance their roles.

Also to be conducted simultaneously in Davao City is the two-day Bimp Eaga Information and Communication Technology Congress at the NCCC Mall on October 23 to 24.

A Bimp Eaga Media Roundtable Discussion is also slated on the 25th of October to discuss with its media counterparts the mechanisms of news exchange in the sub-region.

The highly anticipated Bimp Eaga Senior Officials Meeting and Ministerial Meeting are slated on October 24 to 26 at the Marco Polo Hotel. During the two meetings, the chairmanship of the sub-region would be transferred from Malaysia to the Philippines.

And to cap the weeklong event is the Davao Trade Expo and Bimp Eaga Trade Exhibit at the NCCC Mall on October 25-28. The exhibit would showcase various products and services from all over Mindanao and Palawan as well as from participants from the member countries in the sub-region.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
CallBox to put up contact center inside NCCC Mall
By Joy Romares-Sevilla

THE National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center (Nerbac) of the regional office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Southern Mindanao reported that another Manila-based call center company is presently negotiating with one of the malls in Davao City for possible operation soon.

Teolulo Pasawa, Nerbac-DTI director, said in an interview the company would be offering more than 500 seats for qualified individuals with skills to be a call center agent.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

"I learned that the CallBox call center company is discussing with the NCCC Mall for possible location inside the mall," Pasawa said.

He said if talks between the call center company and NCCC Mall will materialize, the call center's operation will start before the year ends.

Meanwhile, Pasawa said that Sutherland, a foreign-based call center company, is asking support from the City Government of Davao.

"They are still assessing all the factors before they will put up a company here. They are asking the City Government for some support, they need areas where they can hold their trainings," Pasawa said.

He said Sutherland still wants to hold trainings in Davao City aside from the two training programs they offered a few months back. The training programs were earlier conducted in cooperation with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda).

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
City posts P4.3 billion new investments
By Joy Romares-Sevilla

THE Board of Investment (BOI) in Mindanao has registered 11 new investments in Davao City from January to September, this year, amounting to P4,354,540,000.

Five of these new investments, worth more than P390 million, are still on the process of registration.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

The 2007 investments performance released by the BOI identifies these new investments as Hedcor Power Project; Woo Hoo Wood Pallet Export; Citra Mina; Oroderm Medical Tourism; Information Technology (IT); Microtel; MTC Academy; Gene Transco Asia/Hog Genetic Material; Western FeedMill; GenTech Food Processing; and Sagrex Food Corporation.

The Hedcor power project has the biggest capital infusion amounting to P3,680,000,000.

Among the investments that are still in the process of registration are Sagrex Food, GenTech Food Processing, Western FeedMill, Gene Tranco Asia, and the MTC Academy.

Sagrex Food has a project cost of P188,840,000 and considered as the biggest investment among these five projects.

Gil Dureza, BOI chief in Mindanao, earlier said that Mindanao generated a total of P17.942 billion from the 2007 investment leads.

He added that BOI is confident to catch up with the target of increasing new investment by 10 percent or more for 2007 as compared to 2006 investment performance.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Sponsorship packages for Date 2007 bared
By Joy Romares-Sevilla

THE Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) on Monday bared five sponsorship packages for the forthcoming Davao Trade Expo (Date) 2007 to be held at the NCCC Mall of Davao on October 25-28.

DCCCII encourages companies to be part of the exposition by being a cooperator, major sponsor, minor sponsor, benefactor, or even a patron.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

Each company will be given recognition by displaying the company logo in all DCCCII collateral materials like flyers, folders and posters, regardless of the sponsorship package a company will choose.

To be a cooperator, a company needs to pay P300,000 which will entitle the company to avail two booths of the corporate showcase, two full-color inside divider ad in the souvenir directory, a 15-minute product presentation during the opening ceremony, a 15-minute product presentation daily during exhibit days, and others.

The major sponsor, on the other hand, needs to pay half of the cooperator's charge which is P150,000.

The major sponsor will avail one booth of the corporate showcase, one full-color inside divider ad in the souvenir directory, 10-minute product presentation during the opening ceremony, a 10-minute product presentation daily during exhibit days, and others.

Meanwhile, the company needs to pay P75,000, P35,000, and P15,000 if it wishes to be a minor sponsor, a benefactor, or a patron of the event, respectively.

DCCCII also entitles the minor sponsor to have a booth of the corporate showcase. The benefactor and the patron, on the other hand, will both have one half inside divider ad (black and white) in the souvenir directory.

Date 2007 will bring in key players of the business sector to invest in Davao City being the gateway to BIMP-Eaga.

DCCCII said they expect to draw in no less than 200 exhibitors this year and anticipate the participation of foreign chambers of commerce and foreign companies.

Last year, Date was participated by 123 foreign and local companies, which occupied 113 booths, tents, and spaces.

The event will feature indoor products and services, sampling events, and business matching activities.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
UM tankers emerge champion in swim competition

THE University of Mindanao (UM) emerged over-all champion after bagging a total of 23 gold medals, 16 silvers, and eight bronzes in the 6th Davao City Inter-School Age-Group Swimming Competition at the Ladislawa Country Club over the weekend.

UM topped the college event of the event sanctioned by the Philippine Amateur Swimming Association (Pasa).

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

The Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU), which clinched two titles, took the runner-up honors with 21 golds, 25 silvers and 21 bronzes.

The Notre Dame of Dadiangas University copped seven golds, one silver, and three bronzes for third place.

Philippine Sports Commissioner Leon Gonzalo "Binggoy" Montemayor was guest speaker during the opening rites. He also officiated the ceremonial dive.
PSC and DCSA jointly sponsored the competition. (MLSA)

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Ledesma: Forget Malacanang, let's build that bridge!
By Jun Ledesma
Sunbursts

LET'S come to the aid of our Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. Let's redeem his and our dignity and whatever pride is left in us for having gone down to our knees to beg from PGMA and her DPWH secretary the fund that is needed to rebuild the collapsed bridge in bankerohan.

Dabawenyos, rich and poor, are not lacking in "bayanihan" spirit. This is the time to show our support for our mayor and to prove to all and sundry that even as we are totally abandoned by the national leadership the Dabawenyo spirit in us never wanes and can overcome whatever slings of outrageous fortune befell us.


Translation: an insulting Malacanang snub and snobbery.

We have to build that bridge ourselves. I don't know how much would it cost. I have heard of several estimates whispered by government engineers--P120 million to P300 million. This wishy-washy estimate elicits suspicion of so many interested parties wanting to make money out of this proposed bridge. We are not building a Golden Gate project so I would surmise that the structural engineering plan for this one would be a lot simpler.

Can we get a design and structural engineer to come out with a plan? Gratis et amore? If the DPWH Manila engineers can do it why cannot our local boys?

We have to know how much for we have to raise the funds. The poor man's peso is as good as the rich man's million. We have to address this to our conscience. We have lived a good life of serenity and security courtesy of City Mayor Duterte. Some of you wanted to repay him some debt of gratitude. Some want to contribute a small piece to this grand monument of Dabawenyos' cohesiveness. Now is the time.

I am reminded at once of a rare experience I had in a remote village in Namhaegun, South Korea. Fresh from college I was lucky to be one of the two Pinoys who attended a forum on "Nationalism and International Understanding" in Japan which culminated in a work camp in that small village located in sparsely populated coastal area in an inland sea.

Korea in the late 1960's was not that the economic tiger that it is today. They have just recovered from the ravages of a civil war. North of the village where we (we were about 45 young foreign nationals) encamped is another sleepy village. These coastal villages looked very much like our remote sitios. "Mud" houses are mostly clustered near the slope of barren mountains. The mud houses, which do not go any higher than one storey, are so designed to protect the villagers from the excruciating heat of summer and harsh winter.

Running between the two villages is a rivulet where the farmers scoop water by the pails and sprinkle this on their rice fields. Even as they were neighbors, the inhabitants from the two villages do not communicate. And yet some of them are relatives. The river was never bridged. The gap persisted until we came.

We decided to make a bridge, about 50 meters long and about six meters wide, using rocks from the wide riverbed. We divided our group into two. One group on the northern bank and we at the south. On the first two days, we were the only ones piling rocks with our bare hands. Later we were joined in by young boys and girls from both sides.

As our work progressed the adults including the village officials joined us. Before the month ended the bridge was completed, the last stones were laid by the village heads from both sides who later embraced each other. The womenfolk cried. The celebration for the completion of the bridge and reconciliation to two estranged village folks lasted to the wee hours of the morning. We had a bonfire and we feasted on meat and fish and cultured seashells that were brought in by the village chiefs. One of them even made a pitch about Filipinos who have brave soldiers who fought during the Korean war. End of story.

I straggle into that melodrama from the past because it was about a bridge. Ours was crude and just made of stones but we proved to ourselves that united we can build a bridge that brings people across whatever the barriers are - the gap, the indifference and insensitivity.

We want to build a formidable bridge. One that could last for generations to generations. If Malacanang cannot give us one, then we have to build it ourselves. If we can, and I say we must, we should reject any funding from the national government on this one. It must be a bridge that is built from the fruits of our honest endeavors. It must be a bridge that is constructed out of every centavo that we contribute. It is one that is not tainted with corruption.

Dabawenyos have one public servant whose integrity is beyond reproach. To atone for our failure to honor him with a monument or to include his name and good deeds whenever we make reference to our history, I propose that we call this span Gov. Vicente Duterte Bridge so that each time we are asked by our children who this man is, we can be reminded and then respond and that: "Governor Duterte of undivided Davao province. We use to call him by his nickname for he is such a simple man. He is truly an honest public servant."

So how do we go about this? Let's have a fund custodian. Say, two pioneers in Davao who are now retired. These two made it good in all their enterprises with the sweat on their brows: Jesus "Chito" V. Ayala and Don Antonio Floirendo Jr. After all these two could be the first two philanthropists whose donations will prime the pump for others to follow. We will call the fund "Gov. Vicente Duterte Bridge Fund."

We need pillars to keep that bridge up. So we need about 20 more on the Board. Draw out your list and send them to me even as I draw out some of them, like: James Gaisano, Joe Tesado, Datu Ebrahim "Toto" Paglas, the Estate of the late Don Francisco Dizon, the estate of the late Guillermo Torres, Alberto M. Soriano, Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario, the estate of the late Henry "Tek Sing" Lim of NCCC, Romeo Sajulga, Antonio Teh, Lowella Gunez Amisola, Harry Lopez, Dominic Choi, George Go, Rev. Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the Marfori Estate, Dennis Uy and Engr. Remegio Salanatin to name a few. Be counted

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Erwin “Pastor” Emata, the Davao native who became the second Filipino to conquer Mount Everest. Emata is shown in this 2004 photo taken by photographer Rhonson Ng on Mount Apo during a “technical climb” organized by the Department of Tourism.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Sara bucks publicity for upcoming wedding

VICE Mayor Sara Z. Duterte bucked publicity anew and appealed to the media to refrain from broadcasting or printing details of the wedding, pointing out that "my other half to this marriage is a very private person."

In a press statement emailed to this paper's editor Monday, the young Duterte said: "We would deeply appreciate your support and consider it as your special gift for our special day."


She said they do not want to invite attention to the wedding adding that while she may be a public personality, her wedding "does not concern public welfare and interest."

"Hence, I would like to request the distinguished members of the mass media not to print or broadcast the details of the wedding, no matter how you came by it or who revealed the information," she write.

She assured that the media that an official photo will be released after the wedding.


She added that once married, she would continue to use her maiden name.
This is not the first time Duterte bucked fanfare.

Months before the May 14 elections, she sent Sun.Star an emailed appeal to the media to stop speculating on whether she will indeed be running for office or not as she has not yet made a decision and that making such a decision was not easy.

In that email, she rued how the speculations about her possible political plan was being run like a popularity contest and asked that she be allowed to make the decision by herself in private.

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GOYS AND GOYETTES, ****-CHECK ANG MARCO POLO, PARANG MAY ON-GOING WORK SA TAAS SA MAY PONCIANO SIDE...

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Ano kaya yun?

Happy Birthday @davaoeagle...

^^

Daghang salamat po bai Ibex...let's do this..:cheers:

Davao City needs support office for MSMEs
Written by Walter I. Balane/MindaNews
Monday, 01 October 2007 10 46 56

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/30 September) -- The local government needs an office or a bureau counterpart of the Department of Trade and Industry to focus on micro, small, and medium enterprise, the committee chair on trade and industry of the city council said.

Councilor Peter Laviña told MindaNews Sunday the function is not within the mandate of the City Business Bureau and the Davao City Investment Promotion Center.

He said there is a need for the local government to promote business particularly pro-active programs that will help MSMEs.

He said the business bureau is so tied up with regulatory work while the DCIPC has a very limited function in investment promotion.

Laviña said the city government has to attend to the need for business promotion using its own means, adding the DTI, being a national government agency, pursues its own thrusts.

"DTI is pushing national priorities that may not be the thrusts of the LGUs (local government units)," he said.

The councilor said his proposal is to merge in one unit the functions of the Business Bureau and DCIPC and other functions such as MSME development, and consumer protection.

He said he first pushed for the creation of the unit in the 14th City Council during the review of the Local Investment Code.

He said during the review he attempted to introduce reforms at the DCIPC but that the council did not act on it.

The review was archived, he said.

Laviña said he did not think the DTI had also failed to do its job since its objectives are national in scope. (Walter I. Balane/MindaNews)

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^^

Daghang salamat po bai Ibex...let's do this..:cheers:

Ok lets do this :cheers:and this :dance:

^^

ha ha...thanks to the maximum degree!! :)

GOYS AND GOYETTES, ****-CHECK ANG MARCO POLO, PARANG MAY ON-GOING WORK SA TAAS SA MAY PONCIANO SIDE...

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Ano kaya yun?

Another thing to look forward to.. :applause:

Whew! What a tiring day in Court! Kawawa naman yung accused, sa kanya ko nabuhos lahat ng angst ko. Hehehe. :ohno:

Wow! Only a few hours of absence and some good news already???

Solo
By Michael Ebro Dakudao

When Renren Villena, the Manager of the Chimes Specialty Store, invited me to drop by Davao’s chic shopping center a few days ago, I just knew Chimes was offering something new. And I was right. Chimes recently debuted Solo, a label of a fabulous funky line of highly spirited clothes targeted for the young generation who would fit into Asian-sized wear. I didn’t bother asking for my size which would have been the XXXL tag in these outfits targeted for the malnourished ones!

Innovation that goes beyond the tunes of cool, Solo heeds today’s worldly generation’s pursuit of liberty, individualism and self-expressionism. Solo personifies its passion, discovery and aspirations.

Solo provides identity and personality more than look and style. Its appreciation for vintage and celebration of craftsmanship fuel the whim for its partisans’ need of edgy, eccentric and eclectic pieces. Some of the materials used are vintage wash and burn out fabrics, employing advanced technology in printing and treatment. In other words, the clothes are made to look like they come from your friendly, neighborhood ukay-ukay stalls minus the imported bacteria and odor that comes free of charge with the cheap second-hand clothes.

The Solo tee-shirts which really caught my interest, oh, if I could only fit right in them, are those inspired by Japanese prints in “ukiyo-e” (translated as a picture of the floating world) style. For the Japanese, the floating world was a world of leisure and the pursuit of pleasure. The distinctly Japanese “ukiyo-e” style was originally a Buddhist concept which had evolved in the 17th century to mean pure escapism and the pursuit of pleasure. It was a style for the Japanese masses. It is definitely a style for the young generation reared in Japanese Anime.

Other Solo tee-shirts of see-through material carry beautiful images of tattoo artistry which, when worn, will look like you had your body tattooed pretty much like our very own Visayas pintados of centuries ago.

Solo’s other collection ranges from gothic graphic tee to striped cardigan to wrinkled straight jeans. Fuse your wardrobe with inventive and unconventional accessories and you’re all set. It is an exciting showcase of artsy genius materialized into clothes that are fast becoming urban Manila’s hot items for this season.

Who could best represent Solo than actor/musician Dos Quizon, yes, Dolphy’s grandchild with a reputation, whose insatiable desire to learn new things and fervent enthusiasm for doing the unexpected makes him a shifting canvas at every beat. Dos Quizon embodies Solo’s raw and irrepressible vibe. His revolutionary demeanor gives him the sagacious urban flair. Adventurous, resilient and experimental, Dos continuously reinvents himself to be distinct in everything he does.

Young fashionistas with an attitude, rejoice! Solo is what you stand for.

For this collection, Dos shows off Solo’s upbeat back-to-school get up. Solo turns basic silhouette to that perfect easy, yet creatively cool rags attire. Wear clothes that let you be.

Check out the Solo boutique located at the Chimes Specialty Store along Governor Sales St., Davao City.

Solo
By Michael Ebro Dakudao

When Renren Villena, the Manager of the Chimes Specialty Store, invited me to drop by Davao’s chic shopping center a few days ago, I just knew Chimes was offering something new. And I was right. Chimes recently debuted Solo, a label of a fabulous funky line of highly spirited clothes targeted for the young generation who would fit into Asian-sized wear. I didn’t bother asking for my size which would have been the XXXL tag in these outfits targeted for the malnourished ones!

Innovation that goes beyond the tunes of cool, Solo heeds today’s worldly generation’s pursuit of liberty, individualism and self-expressionism. Solo personifies its passion, discovery and aspirations.

Solo provides identity and personality more than look and style. Its appreciation for vintage and celebration of craftsmanship fuel the whim for its partisans’ need of edgy, eccentric and eclectic pieces. Some of the materials used are vintage wash and burn out fabrics, employing advanced technology in printing and treatment. In other words, the clothes are made to look like they come from your friendly, neighborhood ukay-ukay stalls minus the imported bacteria and odor that comes free of charge with the cheap second-hand clothes.

The Solo tee-shirts which really caught my interest, oh, if I could only fit right in them, are those inspired by Japanese prints in “ukiyo-e” (translated as a picture of the floating world) style. For the Japanese, the floating world was a world of leisure and the pursuit of pleasure. The distinctly Japanese “ukiyo-e” style was originally a Buddhist concept which had evolved in the 17th century to mean pure escapism and the pursuit of pleasure. It was a style for the Japanese masses. It is definitely a style for the young generation reared in Japanese Anime.

Other Solo tee-shirts of see-through material carry beautiful images of tattoo artistry which, when worn, will look like you had your body tattooed pretty much like our very own Visayas pintados of centuries ago.

Solo’s other collection ranges from gothic graphic tee to striped cardigan to wrinkled straight jeans. Fuse your wardrobe with inventive and unconventional accessories and you’re all set. It is an exciting showcase of artsy genius materialized into clothes that are fast becoming urban Manila’s hot items for this season.

Who could best represent Solo than actor/musician Dos Quizon, yes, Dolphy’s grandchild with a reputation, whose insatiable desire to learn new things and fervent enthusiasm for doing the unexpected makes him a shifting canvas at every beat. Dos Quizon embodies Solo’s raw and irrepressible vibe. His revolutionary demeanor gives him the sagacious urban flair. Adventurous, resilient and experimental, Dos continuously reinvents himself to be distinct in everything he does.

Young fashionistas with an attitude, rejoice! Solo is what you stand for.

For this collection, Dos shows off Solo’s upbeat back-to-school get up. Solo turns basic silhouette to that perfect easy, yet creatively cool rags attire. Wear clothes that let you be.

Check out the Solo boutique located at the Chimes Specialty Store along Governor Sales St., Davao City.

4 bidders eye Hedcor transmission system
By Carmelito Q. Francisco

HEDCOR Sibulan Inc. (HSI) has announced that four Manila-based companies have expressed interest to bid for the first phase of construction of its 69 kilovolt transmission line which will connect its hydropower plant in Sibulan, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur to the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) system.

In a statement, HSI identified these companies as the JV Angeles Construction Corp. (JVACC), Meralco Industrial Engineering Services Corp., SL Development Construction Corp., and RD Square Construction Corp. These companies are all based in Metro Manila.

Based on the description of the project, the transmission line project will entail the construction of a 16.6 kilometer transmission system and installation of 150 structures that will connect the project to the DLPC franchise area

“The contractors will provide the manpower and equipment for the transmission line project, while HSI will provide the direct materials such as steel poles, line hardwares, wires and insulators, mostly imported,” the statement from HIS said.

Last week, the HSI, a subsidiary of the Aboitiz Power Corp., conducted a prebid conference to “clarify all the items written in the bid documents regarding the transmission line project,” said lawyer Marla Uychiat, its legal counsel as she pointed out that the sealed bids should be submitted to the company on or before November 5.

Under the project description, it should be finished in 300 days. The company said the second phase of the will be immediately bidded out after the first phase. The two phases are worth P130 million.

In March, the DLPC, also a subsidiary of the Aboitiz Power Corp., signed a memorandum of agreement with HIS for the latter to supply 400-gigawatt hour power to the former in 12 years.

Alfonso Aboitiz, president of DLPC, said his company awarded the agreement to HIS because of a lower bid on power rate.

The HSI project in entails the construction of two cascading run-of-river hydropower plants that can generate a total of 212 million kilowatt-hours annually. This energy will be needed to help counter a power crisis looming in the region.

The plants are targeted to be fully operational by August 2009.

Last month, the HSI inaugurated the 42.5 megawatt hydropower project which would tap the Sibulan and Baroring rivers in Sibulan, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. The company will set up dams for its two cascading run-of-river plants, the project briefer said.

HSI will spend P5 billion for the hydropower plant, including the transmission system, as the company claimed that the power plant will be more environment-friendly because it “will generate carbon neutral electricity, which will eventually contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases.”

Aside from this project, the Aboitiz Power Corp. will also set up three other hydropower plants in the hinterlands of Davao City.

Davao Doctor's new wing

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new rooms or suites

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PICU
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the renovated Swiss Deli
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Metro Avenue
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Conpinco will be undergoing renovation too another enclave part of Obrero and Bajada

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Zakoya interiors

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Hi goys!

good evening.... yehey!!! be there on 18 or 19...

share ko lang mga pics. na kuha ko kaninang umaga. (sorry sa quality camphone lang gamit ko)


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nice pics exile.

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(my bad experience ako sa hotel na 'to kaninang umaga, naubusan sila ng pagkain. Isang putahi lang ng ulam ang natira.:ohno: Mas gusto ko ang buffet meal ng Marco Polo at Grand regal Hotel):cheers:.

GOYS AND GOYETTES, ****-CHECK ANG MARCO POLO, PARANG MAY ON-GOING WORK SA TAAS SA MAY PONCIANO SIDE...

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Ano kaya yun?

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back portion of Marco Polo Hotel

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YANG ONGOING NA CONSTRCTION SA TAAS NG MP. PART YAN NG THE DECK PROJECT NILA..... MAO NA ANG ILA "SPA"

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
CallBox to put up contact center inside NCCC Mall
By Joy Romares-Sevilla

THE National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center (Nerbac) of the regional office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Southern Mindanao reported that another Manila-based call center company is presently negotiating with one of the malls in Davao City for possible operation soon.

Teolulo Pasawa, Nerbac-DTI director, said in an interview the company would be offering more than 500 seats for qualified individuals with skills to be a call center agent.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

"I learned that the CallBox call center company is discussing with the NCCC Mall for possible location inside the mall," Pasawa said.

He said if talks between the call center company and NCCC Mall will materialize, the call center's operation will start before the year ends.

Meanwhile, Pasawa said that Sutherland, a foreign-based call center company, is asking support from the City Government of Davao.

"They are still assessing all the factors before they will put up a company here. They are asking the City Government for some support, they need areas where they can hold their trainings," Pasawa said.

He said Sutherland still wants to hold trainings in Davao City aside from the two training programs they offered a few months back. The training programs were earlier conducted in cooperation with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda).


CONFIRMED NA GYUD DIAY KAAU NI KAY KITA KO SA TV. GI FLASH CALLBOX TO PUT A FACILITY IN DAVAO NOW HIRING EXECUTIVES AND ETC. HEHEHEHE

CONFIRMED NA GYUD DIAY KAAU NI KAY KITA KO SA TV. GI FLASH CALLBOX TO PUT A FACILITY IN DAVAO NOW HIRING EXECUTIVES AND ETC. HEHEHEHE

amew ayaw shagit :lol:

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
CallBox to put up contact center inside NCCC Mall
By Joy Romares-Sevilla

THE National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center (Nerbac) of the regional office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Southern Mindanao reported that another Manila-based call center company is presently negotiating with one of the malls in Davao City for possible operation soon.

Teolulo Pasawa, Nerbac-DTI director, said in an interview the company would be offering more than 500 seats for qualified individuals with skills to be a call center agent.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

"I learned that the CallBox call center company is discussing with the NCCC Mall for possible location inside the mall," Pasawa said.

He said if talks between the call center company and NCCC Mall will materialize, the call center's operation will start before the year ends.

Meanwhile, Pasawa said that Sutherland, a foreign-based call center company, is asking support from the City Government of Davao.

"They are still assessing all the factors before they will put up a company here. They are asking the City Government for some support, they need areas where they can hold their trainings," Pasawa said.

He said Sutherland still wants to hold trainings in Davao City aside from the two training programs they offered a few months back. The training programs were earlier conducted in cooperation with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda).

amew ayaw shagit :lol:

buing! hehehe la ko nishagit dako ra gyud kog tingog! :lol::lol::nuts:

WOW! nice pix bro...thanks :)

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Thanks bro...:)

Awesome pics exile...thanks!

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(my bad experience ako sa hotel na 'to kaninang umaga, naubusan sila ng pagkain. Isang putahi lang ng ulam ang natira.:ohno: Mas gusto ko ang buffet meal ng Marco Polo at Grand regal Hotel):cheers:.

Ay oo. Na experience ko na rin yan. Pero partly kasalanan ko kasi around 9am na ako pumasok for breakfast. Pero sana if may pumasok tapos wala nang ulam, sana i-decline nalang nila for buffet yung customer and instead suggest na ala carte nalang.

Pero masarap talaga ang breakfast jan. Hehehe.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Great additions, cool prizes at SM 3-day sale

BE READY to take in more fun and more options in malling this weekend as SM offers yet another most anticipated "only twice-a-year" 3-day mall-wide sale.

On October 19 to 21, SM City Davao brings to Mindanao amazing savings, raffle prizes, cool entertainment and more shops to enjoy.

Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

Shop anywhere in SM and get entitled to raffle tickets and a chance to win one of the five Next Base portable DVD players with color monitor. Check out other exciting raffle prizes from SM Department Sore and SM Supermarket too.

It's a new experience even for the already SM three-day mall-wide sale fanatics.

New additions to your service and shopping needs give this October weekend's sale a whole new look from the last one in April.

There's Healthy Options, your alternative food and health convenience shop, at the ground floor near Naturalizer.

Frostbite, also at the ground floor near Mango, has recently become a favorite hangout for ice cream and shakes; try it out this weekend.

All-time favorite Pritong Manok has a new resto with a more spacious dining area at the 2nd floor near SM Cinema 1.

Other fabulous additions to SM City's almost 24/7 service is Oroderm Megaclinic. With its laboratory opening as early as 6 a.m., convenience means taking care of your health and other shopping errands, plus fun malling in one roof.

A1 Driving is another handy feature of SM's array of service shops. Its office is at the ground floor Level 2 area just near Karl's Koffee. Also in the same area is RCC Amazing Touch, an award-winning new skin care clinic to pamper shoppers like you.

At SM City Davao, shopping always comes with fun and entertainment. Check out Natural High band's live performance on October 19. On October 20, catch Aquarela and experience real authentic Brazilian samba and bossanova in Portuguese.

It's total entertainment from the Retrospect on October 21, as it promotes its most recent album. All these cool sounds will be heard and seen at the Entertainment Plaza at 4 p.m.

Shopping hours will be stretched from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on October 19 and 21, and, far more better, extended until midnight on October 20.

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Its called Dugnac (durian + cognac = dugnac, pronounced as “dunyak”). What a clever way of coining words!

Don’t get fooled, it may look a bit messy. That’s durian meat, in milk, cream and cognac with a cherry topping. Its a brilliant way of eating durian meat in an unusual way. Durian coffee, durian ice cream, fresh durian but durian soaked in cognac is just great! You want to know where you can get this? Check out my future photoblogs and I will reveal it.

Its great to be back online. Cheers!

nice pics @Exile naka punta ka ba sa isang bldg. nirerenovate kasi yun.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Zakoya

The boyfriend is again commissioned to a 2-month assignment outside of the country. This time, I would like to think he's a secret agent. All his travels remind me of Daniel Craig in James Bond or Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible. That's it! From now on, I'll call him Tom Cruz.

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So before Tom Cruz leaves for another mission, he wanted to meet my friends, Ms. H, Atty. E, and Mr. M.

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As you enter the dining area, the staff of Zakoya is trained to shatter your eardrums as they yell, "Irasshaimasei", and all heads turn to see the latest customer. This is typical of any Japanese restaurant, but at Zakoya, it doubles as an ear check-up.

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I arrived before everybody else did and had fun observing the staff's modus operandi. A look-out is stationed outside of Zakoya, whenever a guest is approaching, she shouts to those inside the walls, "One guest!". Then the ladies position themselves, on the left and right side, purposedly to equally damage your ears. Then the unsuspecting guest enters...IRASSHAIMASEI!

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My last visit here was last year and a lot has changed since then. Before, I was not impressed with the very few choices. Then this time, they extended the buffet spread to another table which was like a 100% increase. Really not that extensive yet but I'm hoping for the best soon.

This reminds me of the Japanese concept Kaizen. Kaizen means "change for the better" or "continuous improvement". I am glad there was improvement in Zakoya's buffet choices. This is definetly a perfect example of Kaizen.

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IRASSHAIMASEI!!! Tom Cruz just steps in with eardrums bleeding. Then the rest of the gang arrived.

You can opt to sit in the "normal" way or the sunken like set-up. If you're planning to seriously stuff yourself, the sunken set-up is not a good idea.

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Dinner and conversation was good and we ended up discussing Filipino movie insights/stories.

All sorts of stories...on how Sharon Cuneta carried her Mother on her back on Pasan ko ang Daigdig...How Lito Lapid movies would revolve around a lover being raped while washing clothes by the river and don't forget Lito Lapid's horse...on how Filipino movies can finish a 5 minute song while the lead looks out of the window...how Guy and Pip counted the stars before driving and killing themselves off a cliff...how policemen sport white towels(good morning towels?) around their heads while raiding a drug lord's ware house...how the owner-type jeep is always the vehicle of choice for the bad guys...dancing and singing along with a hundred people is the only way to end a comedy...on Fernando Poe's immortality in all his movies, except for one film, where he dies and a twin surfaces (also played by him, naturalmente!)...on how Ipe carried his father's coffin around town...OA na kung OA but I sure was entertained! That's the point, right?

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We haven't even touched Magnifico, Maximo Oliveros, Santa Santita, and the latest Filipino hits and misses! We sure did dabble on American politics but Philippine politics and entertainment was more interesting. HAHAHAHAHA!

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Regarding service, here's one that I have to share: The boyfriend accidentally dropped a P1,000 bill. He told me that he was going back to the parking lot to check if he dropped it there. Then a pretty and petite server handed me the bill. A million thanks to her. It is rare to find an honest person these days. It would have been 3-4 days worth of work but she decided to keep a clean conscience. Good girl. Sad thing is I forgot to ask her name! I know, my bad! I'll be back at Zakoya to ask her name.


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The Zakoya buffet consists of the standard Japanese fare like sushi, makis, sashimi, tempura, udon, etc. Tempura, Sushis, Sashimis, Yakitori are prepared right before your eyes. There are two downsides to this: First, all the cooking affects the airconditioning and second, you end up absorbing all the odor from all the grilling and frying. My tip, don't sit near the cooking area.


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They have unlimited ice cream with strawberry, durian, and mango flavors! Yahoo!!! I just wished that the gallons were arranged nicely inside the freezer.

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If you love Japanese food, Zakoya is a great place to hang out. The eat-all-you-can food at P333/head and unlimited iced tea will definitely keep the conversation going.


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Zakoya Restaurant
F. Torres St.,
Davao City
Tel No: (082)227-7760

Posted by Davao's Food Huntress at 5:59 AM

Labels: Davao city, Japanese

http://davaosfoodhuntress.blogspot.com/2007/10/zakoya.html

Mindanao Culinary Festival 2007
October 14th, 2007

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From October 6 to 8, chefs, bakers, students, suppliers, and other food enthusiasts converged at the Convention Center at the fourth floor of the NCCC Mall of Davao City. The occasion? The much-anticipated annual Mindanao Culinary Festival (MCF). It was a celebration of Pinoy culture and indigenous materials as expressed through beautiful culinary creations.

This year’s MCF was a pleasant assault to the senses. The sight of wonderfully created table settings, floral arrangement, centerpieces, cakes, appetizers, desserts, main courses, and pastries provided a cornucopia of colors, smells, and flavors that was entertaining and very much pleasing. Competitions among HRM students, and among professionals also gave much excitement and anticipation to those in attendance.

Enjoy the photos of these masterful creations from both amateurs and professionals (I wasn’t able to tell the difference though)…

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Posted by Maria Filed in Headline, Events

http://www.mydavaocity.com/mindanao-culinary-festival-2007/

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This Indigenous People’s Education Center is being built near Marfori Heights Subdivision in Davao City.

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This Indigenous People’s Education Center is being built near Marfori Heights Subdivision in Davao City.

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kumatkat ka talaga to the hihgest level sa DLPC :lol:kukunan ko sana kahapon eto , thanks exile .

Good Morning Davao!!!

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answer:passion fruit :)

layu-a ra sa akong tubag uy :lol:
hm, kaila ba mo og utot utot? dili to binuang akong tubag...ingon ana jud og dagway ang sulod sa utot utot.


ZOMG!! sushi!!! i want :nuts:

gamay ayo ilang swimming pool :(

eto ang common size ng lobby ng mga davao hotels

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^^
Sir Ambs, asa ni sya dapit? Dili jud nako ma memorize ang mga lugar labi na sa pix. Gamay man gud kaayo ning barrio nato... :)

in front of limso hospital na darry :)

^^
ay tama. kaya pala familiar yung gate. hehehehe. galing mo talaga white dada! hehehe ;)

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Ang sipag naman ng nag oovertime... :lol:

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Photos courtesy of Abskess.


DAVAO DUTY FREE SHOP
DIA Parking Area
2nd Outlet

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wow davao!!!

Nice din sana nightshot nito sir @PengHok hehehe... nag request pa.

Swimming has a lean, mean team
Rey Bancod

Philippine hopes in swimming rest on the broad shoulders of Miguel Molina and Ryan Arabejo who banner a 14-man team bound for the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Thailand.


Molina, who won three gold medals in the last SEA Games in Manila, is entered in eight races, including three relay events while Arabejo will see action in the 400-meter and 1,500-meter freestyle events apart from the relays.

Philippine Amateur Swimming Association (PASA) President Mark Joseph said the team is nearly half the size of the squad that took part in Manila, but definitely tougher.

"I hate making predictions, but we would be happy if we could bring home five gold medals," said Joseph, also a member of the joint task force that screened the composition of the Philippine delegation.

Joseph, however, stressed that their main goal is to qualify in the Olympics next year.

"But it won’t be easy. The qualifying time almost guarantees you the gold medal in the SEA Games," he said.

Molina, 22, will be defending his titles in the 200-meter breastroke, 200-meter and 400-meter individual medley events. He’s also hoping to improve on his silver medal finish in the 200meter freestyle and is aiming for a medal finish in the 100-meter breastroke.

The United States-trained swimmer will also take part in both freestyle relays and the medley relay.

Joseph said they have high hopes that Molina would deliver and qualify for more events in the Beijing Olympics next year.

So far, Molina has earned an Olympic spot in the 200-meter individual medley following an impressive performance in the World Championships in March.

Molina has been training at the University of Southern California under Dr. David Salo, current coach of the United States Olympic squad.

"The USC attracts the fastest swimmers in the world. That’s the place to be," said Joseph.

Since finishing third behind the now retired Miguel Mendoza in the 1,500-meter freestyle two years ago, Arabejo has improved his time by nearly 30 seconds and is a cinch for the gold medal in Thailand.

His personal best of 15:39.83 has surpassed the SEA Games record and is 10 seconds faster than his closest rivals.

The 17-year-old Arabejo now studies and trains at the Olympic Training Center in Florida, the same venue where another teammate, freestyle specialist Kendrick Uy is training.

Like Molina, Arabejo has also qualified to the Beijing Olympics following an impressive 1,500-meter freestyle effort in the World Championships.

The third Filipino Olympic qualifier is Fil-American James Walsh who made the grade in the 200-meter butterfly during the US national championships in August.

Rounding out the men’s team are Fil-American Daniel Coakley of University of Hawaii, Ronald Guriba of Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Nikita Dacera of TRACE Los Banos and Ernest Dee of La Salle.

Jacklyn Pangilinan, a student at Harvard University in Boston, leads the women’s team hoping to improve on its collection of three silvers and three bronzes in 2005.

Pangilinan settled for the silver in the 200-meter breastroke and a bronze in the 100-meter breastroke. She was also a member of the medley relay that won the silver.

Also returning is Erika Totten of University of Arkansas who placed second in the 200-meter freestyle two years ago. Totten also had a silver and two bronze medals from the relay events the last time around.

Another returnee is Marichi Gandionco who earned a swimming scholarship at the University of Nevada. She was a member of the bronzewinning relay team in 2005.

The other members of the women’s squad are Selina Gonzales, Nicole Santiago and Denjylie Cordero.

maayong hapon davao!

wow davao!!!

Nice din sana nightshot nito sir @PengHok hehehe... nag request pa.
a nice angle shot of night skyline around this area in junax post sa mindanao skyscrapers thread is really nice. the only of its kind in mindanao:D

Maayong hapon diha @MtApoStandard!!!

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Photos courtesy of Abskess.


DAVAO DUTY FREE SHOP
DIA Parking Area
2nd Outlet

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if there be another 1 in mindanao, where and when?

Maayong hapon diha @MtApoStandard!!!
sa imo sad ibex:D maayong hapon!

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:eek2::eek2::eek2: :cheers::cheers:

;15934136']in front of limso hospital na darry :)
any photo of limso hospital please, anyone

kumatkat ka talaga to the hihgest level sa DLPC :lol:kukunan ko sana kahapon eto , thanks exile .
hes on a level about the height of brown building in front++

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elevator
PICU
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why did you wander in the area

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damn beauty i like it

Davao Doctor's new wing

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new rooms or suites

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this is great. its not anymore a game of facade:D

Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Ledesma: Forget Malacanang, let's build that bridge!
By Jun Ledesma
Sunbursts

LET'S come to the aid of our Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. Let's redeem his and our dignity and whatever pride is left in us for having gone down to our knees to beg from PGMA and her DPWH secretary the fund that is needed to rebuild the collapsed bridge in bankerohan.

Dabawenyos, rich and poor, are not lacking in "bayanihan" spirit. This is the time to show our support for our mayor and to prove to all and sundry that even as we are totally abandoned by the national leadership the Dabawenyo spirit in us never wanes and can overcome whatever slings of outrageous fortune befell us.


Translation: an insulting Malacanang snub and snobbery.

We have to build that bridge ourselves. I don't know how much would it cost. I have heard of several estimates whispered by government engineers--P120 million to P300 million. This wishy-washy estimate elicits suspicion of so many interested parties wanting to make money out of this proposed bridge. We are not building a Golden Gate project so I would surmise that the structural engineering plan for this one would be a lot simpler.

Can we get a design and structural engineer to come out with a plan? Gratis et amore? If the DPWH Manila engineers can do it why cannot our local boys?

We have to know how much for we have to raise the funds. The poor man's peso is as good as the rich man's million. We have to address this to our conscience. We have lived a good life of serenity and security courtesy of City Mayor Duterte. Some of you wanted to repay him some debt of gratitude. Some want to contribute a small piece to this grand monument of Dabawenyos' cohesiveness. Now is the time.

I am reminded at once of a rare experience I had in a remote village in Namhaegun, South Korea. Fresh from college I was lucky to be one of the two Pinoys who attended a forum on "Nationalism and International Understanding" in Japan which culminated in a work camp in that small village located in sparsely populated coastal area in an inland sea.

Korea in the late 1960's was not that the economic tiger that it is today. They have just recovered from the ravages of a civil war. North of the village where we (we were about 45 young foreign nationals) encamped is another sleepy village. These coastal villages looked very much like our remote sitios. "Mud" houses are mostly clustered near the slope of barren mountains. The mud houses, which do not go any higher than one storey, are so designed to protect the villagers from the excruciating heat of summer and harsh winter.

Running between the two villages is a rivulet where the farmers scoop water by the pails and sprinkle this on their rice fields. Even as they were neighbors, the inhabitants from the two villages do not communicate. And yet some of them are relatives. The river was never bridged. The gap persisted until we came.

We decided to make a bridge, about 50 meters long and about six meters wide, using rocks from the wide riverbed. We divided our group into two. One group on the northern bank and we at the south. On the first two days, we were the only ones piling rocks with our bare hands. Later we were joined in by young boys and girls from both sides.

As our work progressed the adults including the village officials joined us. Before the month ended the bridge was completed, the last stones were laid by the village heads from both sides who later embraced each other. The womenfolk cried. The celebration for the completion of the bridge and reconciliation to two estranged village folks lasted to the wee hours of the morning. We had a bonfire and we feasted on meat and fish and cultured seashells that were brought in by the village chiefs. One of them even made a pitch about Filipinos who have brave soldiers who fought during the Korean war. End of story.

I straggle into that melodrama from the past because it was about a bridge. Ours was crude and just made of stones but we proved to ourselves that united we can build a bridge that brings people across whatever the barriers are - the gap, the indifference and insensitivity.

We want to build a formidable bridge. One that could last for generations to generations. If Malacanang cannot give us one, then we have to build it ourselves. If we can, and I say we must, we should reject any funding from the national government on this one. It must be a bridge that is built from the fruits of our honest endeavors. It must be a bridge that is constructed out of every centavo that we contribute. It is one that is not tainted with corruption.

Dabawenyos have one public servant whose integrity is beyond reproach. To atone for our failure to honor him with a monument or to include his name and good deeds whenever we make reference to our history, I propose that we call this span Gov. Vicente Duterte Bridge so that each time we are asked by our children who this man is, we can be reminded and then respond and that: "Governor Duterte of undivided Davao province. We use to call him by his nickname for he is such a simple man. He is truly an honest public servant."

So how do we go about this? Let's have a fund custodian. Say, two pioneers in Davao who are now retired. These two made it good in all their enterprises with the sweat on their brows: Jesus "Chito" V. Ayala and Don Antonio Floirendo Jr. After all these two could be the first two philanthropists whose donations will prime the pump for others to follow. We will call the fund "Gov. Vicente Duterte Bridge Fund."

We need pillars to keep that bridge up. So we need about 20 more on the Board. Draw out your list and send them to me even as I draw out some of them, like: James Gaisano, Joe Tesado, Datu Ebrahim "Toto" Paglas, the Estate of the late Don Francisco Dizon, the estate of the late Guillermo Torres, Alberto M. Soriano, Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario, the estate of the late Henry "Tek Sing" Lim of NCCC, Romeo Sajulga, Antonio Teh, Lowella Gunez Amisola, Harry Lopez, Dominic Choi, George Go, Rev. Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the Marfori Estate, Dennis Uy and Engr. Remegio Salanatin to name a few. Be counted

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is there any emergency fund available from malacaniang? they dont understand the urgency of need. their apathy towards economic impact and life of commuting hundred thousands commuters. i understand this is the primary bridge that absorbs 60-70% of daily 100 thousand vehicular traffic and about 80-90% of 150 thousand daily commuting public. what a disgrace

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wow davao!!!

Nice din sana nightshot nito sir @PengHok hehehe... nag request pa.

Yup Sir @Ibex! Merong shot si Junax nito! I took this around two months ago when I visited Sycip Salazar Gatmaitan Hernandez Law Office in Landco. By the way, it is the largest law firm in the country with branches only in Manila, Cebu, and Davao. Also ACCRALAW, nasa Pryce ang Davao Office nila. Hehehe. Trivia lang po. :lol:

if there be another 1 in mindanao, where and when?

There is already another one, in Davao pa rin. Post sa DIA thread ni Doc Abs. Davao has three Duty Free outlets.

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Pwedeng mag pa render ng lahat ng intersection na may traffic light dyan sa davao city? Thx

Pwedeng mag pa render ng lahat ng intersection na may traffic light dyan sa davao city? Thx

what do you mean render @MirageBistro?

why did you wander in the area

lol i visited my sick niece i thought parang hotel itong bagong wing na davao doc so i shot photos of it btw what's PICU :D

well my next photos will be DMC that's where i wandered :lol:

what do you mean render @MirageBistro?
a comprehensive city street map of this infra project i guess. any insider from project office maybe?

lol i visited my sick niece i thought parang hotel itong bagong wing na davao doc so i shot photos of it btw what's PICU :D

well my next photos will be DMC that's where i wandered :lol:
intensive care unit for kids like us

**can you post them today? post them away and im not demandinghahaha

lol i visited my sick niece i thought parang hotel itong bagong wing na davao doc so i shot photos of it btw what's PICU :D

well my next photos will be DMC that's where i wandered :lol:

wow! good uncle ka pala sir ambs! :)

intensive care unit for kids like us

:lol: so the P =Pediatrics, yes bec my niece was confined w/ pneumonia .

intensive care unit for kids like us

**can you post them today? post them away and im not demandinghahaha

i forgot my USB :D well ok para ring nasa Davao Doc ka hehe

i forgot my USB :D well ok para ring nasa Davao Doc ka hehe
okay. whenever

:lol: so the P =Pedratrics, yes bec my niece was confined w/ pneumonia .
paediatrics

wow! good uncle ka pala sir ambs! :)
is it really uncle:D j/k ra:D

spidermen

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is it really uncle:D j/k ra:D

Hahahaha! Mabait naman in person si sir ambs eh... Hehehehe :nuts:

Unta next time manglibre shag chibug!

spidermen

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pryce hotel?

^^
Pryce Hotel? Diba dili na diri? Pryce Office Condominium na uy! :lol:

Hahahaha! Mabait naman in person si sir ambs eh... Hehehehe :nuts:

Unta next time manglibre shag chibug!

napa moy utang tsibug ni dexter sa amo ;)

Parang pumutok yung Pinatubo sa background...(the clouds)
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dp

^^
wa na man ko nahibalo aha si dexter ning mga panahuna... nag laruy laruy pa siguro to... i-schedule dayun ang next amul amul oi! Pre-Christmas amul amul!

Front Article
Councilors shelve application of five property dev’t projects

FIVE proposals pending before the committee on housing, urban and rural resettlement, mostly on land use reclassification, were not approved during the city council session yesterday.

The applications for reclassification of a property in Brgy. Indangan, Buhangin District and in Brgy. Panacan, Bunawan were the most delayed items as these were calendared for four times, but the councilors refused to approve them.

The 21, 749-square meter property in Indangan is located in an agricultural zone while the 62, 793-square meter property in Bunawan is within the light industrial zone.

Owners of the properties wanted these to be reclassified into residential zones for urban poor housing projects.

Yesterday, just like in the previous sessions, the council failed to approve the applications because during the voting proper, the applications could not muster the needed 21 votes, or three-fourth of the number of councilors.

An amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance such as an application for exemption or a reclassification requires three-fourth votes or 21 votes based on the number of councilors.

The application for exemption of Maria Nenita Burbe, MNY Burbe Aggregates and Supply owner, for two lots in Brgy. Upper Lubogan, Toril District, was also deferred. Burbe applied for the conversion of the area from agricultural to industrial zone as she is planning to set up a crusher plant.

Lubogan Barangay Captain Manuel Sayon, who appeared before the city council yesterday, said the barangay council approved the setting up of the plant because the owner agreed to set up facilities that will reduce noise and dust.

Sayon also asked the company to relocate the daycare center located in the vicinity of the property.

Councilor Leonardo Avila III, vice chair of the committee, said the barangay should ensure that the owner will sign an agreement that will specify all the measures needed to address environmental issues.

Avila said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources should also clarify if the owner should secure an environment compliance certificate considering that the crusher would constantly shake the land.

Councilor Arnolfo Cabling, chair of the committee, also moved for the deferment of the application for reclassification of Jonathan O. Suy for a property classified as a protected low density residential zone into a light industrial zone.

Cabling wanted to defer the discussion on the issue after three councilors opposed its approval.

Suy will operate a paper recycling plant in the area.

Cabling has endorsed the exemption stating that the project itself promotes environmental sustainability.

“The technical department has favorably endorsed the application,” he said.

Councilor Peter Laviña, chair of the committee eon commerce trade and industry said the plant “practically produces no waste at all.”

He said he visited the plant and witnessed that the plant does not use any chemical which could possibly seep into the groundwater.

“You should visit the plant so that you could appreciate the system,” she said.

Councilors Rachel Zozobrado, Pilar Braga and Victorio Advincula on the other hand raised their objections.

Zozobrado, who said that she was not informed of the inspection of the property, said the council should not allow the intrusion of development in protected areas to protect the city’s water source.

“We should never compromise our environment especially our water source,” he said she said adding that the mitigating measure of the company should be foolproof.

The councilors also deferred the discussion on the The Preliminary and Approval and Locational Clearance (PALC) of a subdivision development in Shrine Road named White Rock in Matina involving 7,000 square meters of property.

Based on the deliberations, the councilors found out some glitches on the project, among them soil stability as the property is along a slope.

A representative of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau said Eastern Ridge of Shrine Hills is highly fractured. “The area should only be a low-density type or R1,” the official said.

Avila also noted that while the subdivision is under the jurisdiction of Brgy. Matina Crossing, the property’s Transfer Certificate of Title states that is under the scope of Brgy. Ma-a.

Councilor Bonifacio Militar said the Environment Management Bureau should also clarify whether the application of ECC is needed.

http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/story.php?id=18272


this is good paper recycling factory :cheers:

Parang pumutok yung Pinatubo sa background...(the clouds)

Oo nga noh??? You're very observant! Ngayon ko lang na-notice yan! :)

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wa na man ko nahibalo aha si dexter ning mga panahuna... nag laruy laruy pa siguro to... i-schedule dayun ang next amul amul oi! Pre-Christmas amul amul!

cge Darry ikaw man gi assign namo sa plans & activities comittee thru virtual voting ako daw ang waste and means comittee tig hipos sa mga left over na mga lechon ug mga manok :lol:

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Waaaa! Ikaw uy! Don Ambie gud ka! Hahaha! Oist, makasab-an nasad ta sa mga "masters" diri kay offtopic na ni. Hehehe :lol:

just add in photo of the tallest mc donalds store on earth and youll be safe:D

i hopehahaha

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Waaaa! Ikaw uy! Don Ambie gud ka! Hahaha! Oist, makasab-an nasad ta sa mga "masters" diri kay offtopic na ni. Hehehe :lol:

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Corteza beats foe in US 9-Ball

LEE VANN Corteza got off a to a fiery start in the 32nd US 9-Ball Championship, crushing Shaun Keaton, 11-4, Monday (Tuesday in Manila) at the Chesapeake Conference Center in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Corteza, called "The Slayer" in the pool world and who hails from Mintal, Davao City, joined other top Filipino bets in scoring a smashing opening-day triumph to jumpstart their bids in the longest running and most prestigious 9-ball event in the world.

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Updates on the Kadayawan Festival 2007

Former world pool champions Efren "Bata" Reyes and Alex Pagulayan, and Rodolfo Luat also hurdled their opening day assignments.

Reyes lived up to his billing as the country's top cue artist by thrashing Jim Faircloth, 11-3. He will next play Marc Vidal, who downed Tommy Hernandez, 11-6.

Pagulayan, who is godfather of Corteza's son Lee Vann Jr., demolished Carsten Due, 11-3, and arranged a clash with Frank Alvarez in the next round.

Alvarez relegated Mark Pantovic to the losers bracket after beating the latter, 11-5, in the world-class cuefest that attracted 233 players.

Luat won at the expense of Hunter Lombardo, 11-5. He will have Ivaylo Petrov as his next assignment. Petrov defeated Thomas Wan, 11-8, in the winners' side 2 bracket.

Another Filipino campaigner, Ramil Gallego, was not as lucky as he was sent to the loss side 4 bracket after bowing to Markus Juva. Gallego will try to stay alive when he meets Huidje See in the next round.

Juva will have DC Mc Ginley as his next opponent. The latter defeated See, 11-9.
Jose Parica, Francisco Bustamante, Warren Kiamco, Ronato Alcano and Dennis Orcollo have yet to see action as of Tuesday.

Parica was set to play against John Harris, Bustamante against David Rowell, and Kiamco was to meet Georgio Mangola.

Orcollo advanced to the second round after Cliff Joyner withdrew. The Surigao native will play against Michael Dechaine in the next round.

A cash prize of $50,000 awaits the champion, while the runner-up will bag $25,000. The third and fourth placers will receive $12,500 and $7,500, respectively. (MLSA)


http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2007/10/17/sports/corteza.beats.foe.in.us.9.ball.html

brb

Happy Birthday sir VIC! :cheers1:

happy birthday vic davaoeagle:cheers:

oh...i think im so late.......but ei

:rock: :rock: HAPPY BIRTHDAY KUYA VIC! :rock: :rock:

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Photos courtesy of Abskess.


DAVAO DUTY FREE SHOP
DIA Parking Area
2nd Outlet

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.....I think this should be the 3rd Duty Free in Davao....Coz they said that there are already two outlets inside the terminal.

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Duty Free Philippines opens third outlet in Davao international airport

DAVAO CITY, Oct. 12 (PNA) -- Duty Free Philippines (DFP) is projecting to generate P100 million annually from its third outlet at the Davao International Airport (DIA) which opened Thursday.

DFP general manager Michael Kho said the booming tourism industry in Davao City is an indicator that DFP can achieve its “conservative” target.

Kho said he is confident of meeting the target with the successful revenue generation which the two other duty free outlets at the departure and arrival areas of the DIA are raking in since they opened in June this year.

He also said since the third store has a bigger space, it stands to earn more than the other two.

Local and international tourists, balikbayans and local consumers remain the DFP’s market in its Davao duty free shops.

The outlets were also designed to cater to DIA’s passengers on regular flights from Indonesia, Singapore, and Macau.

The new outlet has electronics and supermarket items as well as other duty free staples such as liquor, tobacco, confectionaries, chocolates, fragrances, and fashion accessories.

“The opening of the third duty free shop speaks of the strength of Davao City in terms of tourism,” Kho said.

He said DIA is the first airport in Mindanao to have duty free shops and is DFP’s second provincial outlet.

Kho said the duty free shops in the city are not posing a threat to the malls and department stores as these cater more to the international market.

He said DFP opened the three duty free outlets at the DIA after the closure of an outlet at the former Mercure Grand Hotel. (PNA)

http://www.positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Business_19/Duty_Free_Philippines_opens_third_outlet_in_Davao_international_airport.shtml