^^ curious about dinabaw knowing swedish hahaha. how's life as a teacher lena?

paulkrps,
I am a teacher for adult immigrants and refugese here in Sweden, my job is to help them getting to know our language and to help them to get knowledge about our swedish society and eventualy get into the working world. I really like my job and I get to meet people form all over the world, many from the Philippines to..fun fun :)

paulkrps Good that you were fighting for your pictures...great...all for that!!:okay:

^^ you're more than welcome lena. the exhibit had some controversies. the manager felt there was politics in it, the medium (the colour printouts) was hardly an art (as he had said), and didn't pass thru the arts committee. i was really boiling mad, and explained pointedly to him (the passport frames) that it's my father's story, my story, my family's story and a symbol of an immigrant's struggle to overcome loneliness. in the end he had to compromise.

Well, late her in Scandinavia so am going to sleep zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz goodnight pulkrps and davoeagel and other awake skyp. visitors.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
:goodnight:

goodnight lena. ingat (take care).

si konsehal happy L.A. tapad nako kaon gabii sa PENONG's wa sya kabalo ako diay si junax ahahahahaha.
Naa diay ka didto Junax? nanguhit unta ka. Eat all you can rice man gud. Ako anak puro lalake so didto gyud.
Missed you guys, sige ko pangita thread 8, maayo gani taga Dabaw para makaila ug Dabadaba.
Will upload soon pics of what I have been doin in the past days. See you.

^^ we are lucky to have 2 city councilors in our thread. one of them supposed to be with us last night but mejo nabusy kay monday man.
Sorry wala ko kaabot sa Karls last monday, the vice mayor called for a meeting monday evening.
Pls update me. When is the next meeting? make it regular na lang kaya. Let's identify a regular place.
(monday evenings are usually meeting time for councilors because it is the day before session day).

Naa diay ka didto Junax? nanguhit unta ka. Eat all you can rice man gud. Ako anak puro lalake so didto gyud.
Missed you guys, sige ko pangita thread 8, maayo gani taga Dabaw para makaila ug Dabadaba.
Will upload soon pics of what I have been doin in the past days. See you.

welcome back konsehal!

I had the feeling most of us guys were not sure where to go after conclusion of thread 7. Good thing we know our place like a palm of our hands that the rather non- commonplace word daba-daba rings a bell to us.

I am excited to know what transpired in you daily grind as our good representative/voice during the past week. Please post your pics at your convenience, konsehal Leo.

Sorry wala ko kaabot sa Karls last monday, the vice mayor called for a meeting monday evening.
Pls update me. When is the next meeting? make it regular na lang kaya. Let's identify a regular place.
(monday evenings are usually meeting time for councilors because it is the day before session day).

good morning councilor happy LA... heres our pics last monday at karls.

http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=339788

good morning davao! gtg...

Maayong buntag Davao!!!


Hi simply_me we did not yet say hi to each other, nice to see you too on the pic´s. :)

Wish you all a good time planting trees!!! :goodbye: from Sweden
(not deleted yet).

Hello Lena, so much nice things i've heard about you (thanks to Dinabaw ;) ) My apologies for not welcoming you the earliest you came here..my world had been very busy back then.. :D Glad you were able to stay on line w/ SSC... Have a great time posting :)

before i go, post ko lang ni:

Wednesday, April 19, 2006
City Council authorizes mayor to borrow money from banks
By Barbara Carla R. Quiero

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte can now borrow P500 million from the Land Bank of the Philippines or any government banking institution.

The City Council approved Tuesday under suspended rules a resolution granting authority to the mayor to negotiate and enter into a contract of loan in the amount of P500 million with the Land Bank of the Philippines or any government banking institution.

The amount will be used to finance the implementation of priority projects or programs of the City Government.

Councilor Bonifacio E. Militar, who authored the resolution, said Duterte requested authority from the City Council last March 29.

"The amount is intended for the accomplishment of three projects of the mayor, such as the construction and operation of Davao Sanitary Landfill, establishment of the Davao City Green Belt Park, and construction of the Davao City Sports Complex," Militar said Tuesday.

Militar said the granting of the legislative authority to Duterte will work for the greater interest and advantage of the city and the Dabawenyos.

Militar said the transformation of the government-owned PTA grounds into a park would beautify the city while the construction of a sanitary landfill will help keep the city clean.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/04/19/news/city.council.authorizes.mayor.to.borrow.money.from.banks.html



Wednesday, April 19, 2006
JIB e-Academy to sign accord with JFK center

THE Joji Ilagan Foundation will be hosting the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the JIB e-Academy and the John F. Kennedy Center on Friday at 10 a.m. to noon at the Grand Men Seng Hotel.

The JIB e-Academy will be the first state-of-the-art Language and English Training Facility equipped with the most modern facilities. It includes an American interactive language software as a support program.

This will be the first of its kind in Davao and in Mindanao that will be offering both language and Call Center Training courses. This endeavor will usher in more investments in contact center and business process outsourcing in our city because of the assurance of sustainable qualified and competent manpower - people who can think and speak in English and adequately skilled in customer relations.

To ensure quality and excellent standards of training, the JIB e-Academy is partnering with the prestigious John F. Kennedy (JFK) Center-Philippines. JFK Center is a non-profit social services and community development organization located in Erie, Pennsylvania. It was founded nearly 40 years ago, in 1968, as a living memorial to the legacy of former US President John Kennedy.

The JFK Center Foundation Legacy Program was established in July 2001 and created "The Youth Shall Grow Program" (TYSGP), a self and professional development training for college students and young professionals.

The aim to teach and prepare the participants to face the world with confidence and determination and to enhance their productivity in the workplace. Celso Santiago, CEO of the JFK Center Philippines will be signing the MOU, for and in behalf of JFK Foundation.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/04/19/life/jib.e.academy.to.sign.accord.with.jfk.center.html

^^ good morning good morning good morning davao!

got this from nissanbayan.com... politics and filipino customs hahay...

Kung Pinoy si Noah....

Ganito ang mangyayari sa arko. Read along.

Taong 2005 at isang ordinaryong middle class
pinoy si Noah. Nagpakita sa kanya ang Diyos at
sinabing "Pagkatapos ng isang taon ay bubuhos ang ulan
at babahain ang buong kapuluan ng Pilipinas. Gusto
kong gumawa ka ng isang malaking arko at isakay mo
rito ang pares-pares na mga hayop at mga mag-asawang
pilipino sa iba't-ibang kapuluan." Ibinigay kay Noah
ang specs ng Arko at taos puso nitong tinanggap ang
responsibilidad na sagipin ang sambayanang Pilipino sa
napipintong pagbaha.

Lumipas ang isang taon, muling nagpakita ang
Diyos kay Noah. Walang arkong nagawa si Noah at galit
na galit siyang tinanong ng Diyos, "Nasaan ang arko na
ipinagawa ko sa iyo?"

Tumugon si Noah, "Patawarin po ninyo ako kung di
po natupad ang utos ninyo! Nagkaroon po ng malaking
problema sa plano po ninyo."

At inilahad ni Noah ang mga sagabal na nakaharap
niya sa pag-gawa ng arko.

Humingi siya ng Mayor's permit pero papayag lang
daw si Mayor kung ang gagawa ng arko ay ang
construction firm ng kanyang pamangkin.

Tumungo siya sa Congressman pero papayag lang daw
si Congressman kung may matatanggap siyang 30%
commission.

Nagtayo ng unyon ang mga kinuha niyang manggagawa
at nag-strike.

Natunugan ng mga left-leaning groups ang kanyang
balak at ang mga ito ay nag-rally dahil daw sa hindi
makatarungang pagpili ng mga taong sasakay sa arko
(mga taong naniniwala lang sa Diyos ang pwedeng
sumakay).

Nakisali sa rally ang mga bakla at tomboy dahil
bias daw na normal na mag-asawa lang ang pwedeng
sumakay.

Ang civil society group ay nakisali na rin sa
gulo dahil napag-alaman daw nila na ang pondong
gagamitin sa paggawa ng arko ay galing sa donasyon ng
mga gambling lords at katas ng weteng.

Sa kaguluhang ito ay napilitang magpatawag ng
hearing ang senado "in aid of legislation". Sinubukan
ni Noah na gamitin ang EO 464 para makaiwas sa hearing
pero dahil hindi sya executive official, napilitan
siyang tumistigo.

Nang malaman ng senado na utos ng Diyos ang
pagpapagawa ng arko, dineklara nila itong
unconstitutional dahil hindi raw nito iginalang ang
separation ng church at state.

Nakialam na rin ang NBI at PNP at sinabi nilang
meron silang impormasyon na ang arko raw na ito ay
gagamitin ni Erap sa kanyang pagtakas.

Sinabi naman ng ISAFP at DOJ na ito raw ay
gagamitin ng grupong Magdalo sa binabalak nilang coup
laban kay Arroyo.

Nilapitan ni Noah si Mike Defensor para
makipag-usap kay GMA. Payag daw si GMA na ituloy ang
arko kung ipapaskil daw sa arko ang malaking mukha ni
Arroyo na may slogan "Towards a Strong Republic".

"Hindi po ako pumayag kaya ha nggang ngayon po ay
may TRO ang pag-gawa ng arko. Sa palagay ko po
kailangan ko pa ng 10 taon para matapos ang inyong
proyekto." Ang huling wika ni Noah.

Napa-iling ang Diyos at sinabing, "Di ko na
kailangang wasakin pa ang bansang ito. Hayaan ko na
lang kayong sumira nito."

HI guys!

@Junax: I've read something like that before, funny but very true... and sad indeed.

@Junax: very funny :rofl: and so true... actually am a victim of this "permit" thingy... much too complicated... watak watak na system.. oh well, there's proper place for my sentiments :nocrook:

@scandinavian girl: i think i havent had the chance to say hello to you....

so hi...welcome to the davao forums...hope to meet you and your friends when you come to davao :) :cheers: :)

Originally Posted by Happy LA
Sorry wala ko kaabot sa Karls last monday, the vice mayor called for a meeting monday evening.
Pls update me. When is the next meeting? make it regular na lang kaya. Let's identify a regular place.
(monday evenings are usually meeting time for councilors because it is the day before session day).

hi councilor! yun nga pala SSC guys came up w/ an idea that we can contribute in our little way in the progress of Davao , as simply_me said "maayo na para adunay pud tay pulos (hehe) dili lang puro istorya diri, sagulan pud nato og lihok.. " so i suggested that why don't we ask u about ur projects or the upcoming Davao Greenbelt Park and maybe we can plant trees, so we voted 100% its 4-0 ! :lol: hehehe! opat lang man me! anywazz we are serious in our intention.

^^ HI xzibit long time no show!hehehe! anywazz glad i met u ! some1 asking about the taxiway in DIA is it on the "rehabilitation plan"?

^^ hi guys...

i like this pic, posted by xzibit31 at the DIA forum

cathay pacific landing at the davao internatioanl airport...with grand mercure hotel in the background and some roses hehehe.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j303/xzibit31/MyAviationNetPhotoID00198237.jpg

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
But Dinabaw speaks some swedish and of course english, he is always so kind and explains what is being said , do I ask him. Some I figure out myself or with the help of my students here in Sweden, some of them originaly come from the Philippines, or I try myself with the help of dicitonaries...but ha ha ha somtimes I do not think you really say what I found out with the help form the dictionaries < if then it is a ((((straaaange language)))))) so have to give my own private teacher and helper Dinabaw a big and "tack älskling, för din hjälp"
welcome back Lena! Madayaw! u see, u are very welcome to the people of Davao we are very hospitable people not hospitalized people! :lol: so the bet is on :clown:
I only know "jag alskar dig och endi man" swedish words
:wave:

Musta Junax !agi2x diay ka sa Kar'ls si simply_lang naka "gets" so maybe next time naa ka nadyud!

Dinabaw thanks...am off to work here now. :)
Hey, you know alot more swedish then that I happen to know, but nevertheless your words today will warm my day. I know I am welcome Dinabaw even if I am white as a sheet and can not be found in white snow and change color after weather and wind mood and circumstances :laugh:

Hi simply_me have a good day :wave:

Hi xzibit31 :wave: we look forward to meet you and all :)

:goodbye: have a fun today here Dinabaw, see you in the afternoon (here, evening by you)

Musta Junax !agi2x diay ka sa Kar'ls si simply_lang naka "gets" so maybe next time naa ka nadyud!

morag katulo gyud ko nag balik2, looking for an SSC sign pero sa kagamay sa akong mata la gyud nako nakita bai... next time di nako paulahi akoy mag himo sa billboard :)

^^ HI xzibit long time no show!hehehe! anywazz glad i met u ! some1 asking about the taxiway in DIA is it on the "rehabilitation plan"?

lagi kay bz kaayo....i am glad i met all of you guys also...

about the taxiway....i rily dont know...its up to the concerned government agency to impliment it.... :bash:

^^ ok thanx sa info kay psionic is asking , i know ur much "informed" about Airports , airplanes etc.

^^ ok thanx sa info kay psionic is asking , i know ur much "informed" about Airports , airplanes etc.

no problem pare....ulan nasad!!! kakalinis ko lang sa oto ko...lagot uyyyy!!! :bash:

ei just droppin by!!!!!!!!!

hi councilor! yun nga pala SSC guys came up w/ an idea that we can contribute in our little way in the progress of Davao , as simply_me said "maayo na para adunay pud tay pulos (hehe) dili lang puro istorya diri, sagulan pud nato og lihok.. " so i suggested that why don't we ask u about ur projects or the upcoming Davao Greenbelt Park and maybe we can plant trees, so we voted 100% its 4-0 ! :lol: hehehe! opat lang man me! anywazz we are serious in our intention.
Gud pm. Gusto ninyo visit sa turtle sanctuary? kung gusto ninyo, lets make a sked and I will give you a little briefing on the life cycle of a sea turtle (e.g. do you know that when a turtle mates, it would take from 2 to 192 hours to finish).

Dinabaw :) how has your day been? Busy, bussy?

"eftersom du förstår en hel del svenska så går jag ur här nu och du kan följa mig om du vill :angel:

paulkrps it was nice "talking" art with you yesterday :)

Hi to ALL and see ya´ some other time.

:goodbye:

deleted :)

miss scandinavia problem w/ mssr to long to open will email instead

bai, murag lain na na ah.....gugma na ba na? :)

Split muna. Watch muna CSI.

Originally Posted by Happy LA Gud pm. Gusto ninyo visit sa turtle sanctuary? kung gusto ninyo, lets make a sked and I will give you a little briefing on the life cycle of a sea turtle (e.g. do you know that when a turtle mates, it would take from 2 to 192 hours to finish).


Ok ako dyan ! kailan kaya ang hatcling ng mga turltes! o guys want to join ?ako i'll sign up na! Councilor can u post the sked here in Sky?thanx!
Turtles mate from 2 to 192 hrs. :runaway: mao diay kusgan ang mga Ninja Turtles! oi mao pud diay daghan gi pang ihaw na mga pagong kay himoon nilang soup no. 4! :lol:

Dinabaw :) how has your day been? Busy, bussy?

"eftersom du förstår en hel del svenska så går jag ur här nu och du kan följa mig om du vill :angel:

paulkrps it was nice "talking" art with you yesterday :)

Hi to ALL and see ya´ some other time.

:goodbye:

same here lena.

Originally Posted by xzibit31bai, murag lain na na ah.....gugma na ba na?

Nag uros2 na!hehehe!

hi to all!

dinabaw, murag siryus na na ah. go for it bai-future fusion of east and west. (lol)

BTW, does anyone know if the new roads (component of the 900 mil LBP loan) re: toril-calinan and cabantian-indangan are 4 lanes wide?

Do we have updates in new road constructions within the 11 diff business districts?

Sorry po sa maraming tanong!

Gud pm. Gusto ninyo visit sa turtle sanctuary? kung gusto ninyo, lets make a sked and I will give you a little briefing on the life cycle of a sea turtle (e.g. do you know that when a turtle mates, it would take from 2 to 192 hours to finish).

ME I WANT!!!

Kung pwede po sana, not too early :D

Daba Daba na pala ang Davao City ngayon :cheers:

ME I WANT!!!

Kung pwede po sana, not too early :D
We can schedule it mga 3-4pm, pero if u want to join the release of hatchlings it has to be early in the morning. Kung just visit lang anytime of the day.

Hello to all! :)
ask lang ko favor
A complete list of call centers currently operating in Davao
descriptions and links would be very much appreciated thanks gd ..

Gud pm. Gusto ninyo visit sa turtle sanctuary? kung gusto ninyo, lets make a sked and I will give you a little briefing on the life cycle of a sea turtle (e.g. do you know that when a turtle mates, it would take from 2 to 192 hours to finish).

:bash: ain't they get tired? lol .. by the way, i'm very much interested to observe the release of the hatchlings. how early is that early in the morning Councilor? Is a Saturday will be fine to go there? :)

Maayong buntag sa tanan oi!

Originally posted by davaoeagle
dinabaw, murag siryus na na ah. go for it bai-future fusion of east and west. (lol)


Lagi bay hastang ninduta oi! tama ba to? basig katung tagalog na nindot!hehehe,murag si Denise Richards man gud ug nahong! :ohno:

Katung about roads ang nahibalaan nako finis na tung cabantian-indangan road, and calinan-toril road murag ginahimo pa.

Originally posted by Happy LA
We can schedule it mga 3-4pm, pero if u want to join the release of hatchlings it has to be early in the morning. Kung just visit lang anytime of the day.

Maayong aga Konsehal! ok ako sa 3-4pm what day kaya? ok rin ako sa release sa hatcling guapo na kay mag kape2x sa bag.o mo adto didto! :)

Maayong buntag sa tanan oi!

. (lol)


Lagi bay hastang ninduta oi! tama ba to? basig katung tagalog na nindot!hehehe,murag si Denise Richards man gud ug nahong! :ohno:

Katung about roads ang nahibalaan nako finis na tung cabantian-indangan road, and calinan-toril road murag ginahimo pa.

ninduta or nindota, whatever bai basta senyorita es guapita (lol)

thanks sa update sa kalsada, unta 4 lanes na to noh?

Hello to all! :)
ask lang ko favor
A complete list of call centers currently operating in Davao
descriptions and links would be very much appreciated thanks gd ..

not many...

international...
1. cyber city - g-com call center (http://www.cctll.com)
2. another international call center in rizal st... (forgot the name)

local...
1. joji ilagan call center academy and john f. kennedy call center (mailto:joji.bian@skynet.net)
2. davao 911 call center (3rd in the world) (http://www.davaocity911.org/main.php)
3. another local call center in matina... (forgot the name too)

but ICT companies and BPO's, refer here davao silicon gulf (http://www.silicongulf.net)

Good morning all!!!!!!!

^^ hello tj!

hi junax! musta...been bz lately with the upcoming site...ei guys...just send ur write-ups bout Davao @ shealthieljech@yahoo.com aight?

regarding the callcenter inquiry posted kanina:


1. G-com by CyberCity (www.cctll.com) - the biggest callcenter in Mindanao.
2. WDC International (http://www.wdcinternational.com) - into financal services, medical operations, and inbound/outbound customer service
3. PeopleSupport (http://www.peoplesupport.com) - Its Davao office serves as its Recruitment and Training Center.


other IT companies

- Meno Gaia (www.menogaia.co.jp) - Japanese firm, into graphic designs and business process outsourcing
- JIB e-Academy - callcenter training with an upcoming callcenter facility
- Blinque - www.blinque-tech.com
- Cerveo - www.cerveo.com/ - net solutions
- Cube Pixels
- Digilution
- Digital Interface
- Filmindsoft
- Hubport Interactive - hubportinteractive.com - web development
- IDS-Media - www.ids-media.com web and multimedia solutions
- Kwik Release - www.kwikrelease.com web solutions
- Lane Systems Inc - www.lanesystems.com
- MTTO Transcriptions
- PhilAmerican - www.philamerican.com - IT solutions
- Silvercup

and other IT firms i forgot to mention ...........pls feel free to add.

plus! our Local Government's very own callcenter - 911 Davao (www.davaocity911.org)

Dinabaw :) how has your day been? Busy, bussy?

"eftersom du förstår en hel del svenska så går jag ur här nu och du kan följa mig om du vill :angel:

paulkrps it was nice "talking" art with you yesterday :)

Hi to ALL and see ya´ some other time.

:goodbye:
Du talar svenskt? Hur god är det! Sällan talad aroung här, god woman
Härma antagligen affären :rofl:

Du talar svenskt? Hur god är det! Sällan talad aroung här, god woman
Härma antagligen affären :rofl:

Hej MirageBistro , wow, nice you talk swedish wow!

Vad kul att du förstår svenska, var har du lärt det? :) Har du varit bosatt i Europa? var bor du nu? Äger du en bistro en affär? Jättekul att träffa dig!!!! :)

somebody is using babelfish i guess hehehehe... the swedish invasion... welcome to davao!

somebody is using babelfish i guess hehehehe... the swedish invasion... welcome to davao!
What is babelfish?

Originally posted by davaoeagle
ninduta or nindota, whatever bai basta senyorita es guapita (lol)
Buenas dias mi amigo!
muy bien! :okay:


God eftermiddag Lena ! jag alskar dig! ;)

Hej MirageBistro !

Buenas dias mi amigo!

muy bien! :okay:

God eftermiddag Lena ! jag alskar dig! ;)

Hej MirageBistro !
Too bad I can't speak no spanish

What is babelfish?

here... http://babelfish.altavista.com/ :)

goede middagwereld!!!

here... http://babelfish.altavista.com/ :)

goede middagwereld!!!
Online Translator?
Very Accurate too?
Ill check it out
Thanks :)
BTW: My friend helped me with the words.

Hej MirageBistro , wow, nice you talk swedish wow!

Vad kul att du förstår svenska, var har du lärt det? :) Har du varit bosatt i Europa? var bor du nu? Äger du en bistro en affär? Jättekul att träffa dig!!!! :)
Slå mig med vad?! Ettkasta i sig vapen?
Jag är ett ryskt iscensätter i Sri Lanka. 10 år i Indien för.
Going to shoot me with a captive-bot gun?

diba merong lot jan sa quimpo blvrd na bakante, sa may citi hardware, ano plano development jan? sino owner nyan? mall ba itatayo jan o business park?

^^ i think it's owned by the gaisanos, DSG corp...

other lots good for IT buildings or highrise hotels...
1. in front of nccc mall, maa side
2. beside nccc mall, matina side
3. old tagumpay theatre, c.m. recto
4. in front of davao light, bajada (sm hypermart?)
5. in front of LTO, quimpo (felcris?)
6. and of course... riverfront

kasuya lang, wa kaayo support ang gobyerno sa riverfront... dapat himoan nila ug kalsada ang don julian side, padulong sa croc park gawas sa buhangin... even the 4 lane road stops at robinson's highlands. hahay...

padakuon unta na ang MTS no? kasi, malaki naman yung lot sa tabi nyan, pwede pa gawing mall na pangmayaman kasi sa harap nyan is ateneo, heheh. pwede nga siguro jan rustans eh.

Maayong hapon sa tanang dabawenyo diha!!!

what i really wish to see is davao having nice roads.. dugay na nakong pangandoy na aduna nay fly-over from downtown to mintal/calinan...

padakuon unta na ang MTS no? kasi, malaki naman yung lot sa tabi nyan, pwede pa gawing mall na pangmayaman kasi sa harap nyan is ateneo, heheh. pwede nga siguro jan rustans eh.

hehe... and to think MTS is the biggest bar mall in mindanao no doubt... venue and damosa gateway... far next. gigamit man sa MTS kanang bakante nga lot as parking space extension... i would like dusit hotel to rise in that area. in front of sm too, pwede pang hotel.

hi simply_me....

over and out sako... adto ko nccc.

posible ba subway dito sa davao?

here... http://babelfish.altavista.com/ :)

goede middagwereld!!!
Hahaha
they dont have no Swedish @ babel fish

posible ba subway dito sa davao?
puede pero no need ! very expensive.

anybody have any idea if there's any decent size plots of land near mintal,(lapit sa psci at UP) am studying a project on new urbanism for davao and think that's a good place, whatchthink

Buenas dias mi amigo!
muy bien! :okay:


God eftermiddag Lena ! jag alskar dig! ;)

Hej MirageBistro !

Dinabaw :lovethem:

Älskling, vill vara en turtle med dig 2-192 h? Jag tar 192,wow, don´t you think?

See you in a few h.

:hug:

Dinabaw :lovethem:

Älskling, vill vara en turtle med dig 2-192 h? Jag tar 192,wow, don´t you think?

See you in a few h.

:hug:
Hahahahahaha :eek2:
No offense but I think ill report this funny incident to the flirting thread
:baeh3:

somebody is using babelfish i guess hehehehe... the swedish invasion... welcome to davao!

Thank you for your welcome junax...invader? Me? No, no, no I am a visitor and a potential tourist together with 6 other women from my country :) we have no plans to invade :horse:

Babelfish, do not need it to speak my own language but maybe to learn to understand your language....good suggestion this with babelfish, thanx :)

Nice day to you!

Hahahahahaha :eek2:
No offense but I think ill report this funny incident to the flirting thread
:baeh3:

ha ha ha ha MirageBistro.....I think you need some Valium and a :hug:

A good day to you!

Thank you for your welcome junax...invader? Me? No, no, no I am a visitor and a potential tourist together with 6 other women from my country :) we have no plans to invade :horse:

Bellyfish, do not need it to speak my own language but maybe to learn to understand your language....good suggestion this with bellyfish, thanx :)

Nice day to you!
The Bellyfish? The frozen fish?
No offense but get good glasses, good junior :)
Nice day to you!
:rofl:

@ DAVE so nice to see you all on the pictures from your meeting
and of course just love to see my so dear Dinabaw in so many of them... :)



Thanks Lena! I wish next time you could join us.

puede pero no need ! very expensive.

anybody have any idea if there's any decent size plots of land near mintal,(lapit sa psci at UP) am studying a project on new urbanism for davao and think that's a good place, whatchthink

Di ba may malaking area si Cuizon(?) malapit sa Phil Sci. also, fronting SPDA at Catalunan Pequeño, may malawak na lupain si Dayrit. Ano naman ang plano mo?

Thanks Lena! I wish next time you could join us.
Sino ba talaga ito?
Swedish ba talaga siya? or faking it lang?

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Hej Bistro :)

Jag är faktiskt svensk och om du verkligen förstår svenska så ser du det. Eller är det du som är ett mirage?


:hug:

Originaly qouted by MirageBistro
Sino ba talaga ito?
Swedish ba talaga siya? or faking it lang?

Hej MirageBistro hur sevensk ar du? Hej Bistro min tjej Lena ar svensk!

Hej MirageBistro hur sevensk ar du? Hej Bistro min tjej Lena ar svensk!
Very sorry! :eek2: Just like Dumaguete Thread, I will supply you with pictures by tomorrow. Peace :)
Sorry for also reporting your girlfriend to the flirting thread :)
Back 2 the topic :cheers:
BTW: You and your spouse will make a exquisite example for the flirting thread. Lovely-Dovey all the time :) Peace :cheers:

Thanks Lena! I wish next time you could join us.

I would really like to join you all sometime. The pictures form Jack Ridge (?) were you can see Davao by night are so beautiful.

Your pictures today also nice Dave. :)

Dinabaw :wave:

Jag älskar dig Dinabaw!Du är min ende man :hug:

Dinabaw :wave: we are reported to the flirting thread oh oh oh ....scary, scary
respect has to be earned just like money...

Jag älskar dig Dinabaw!Du är min ende man :hug:

nothing to be scared lena. hehehe.

Hi paulkrps how are you?

I tried to upload more pictures today @ Pbase.com pero their website is very slow. So, I will try to upload more pics later on.

Here are some pics you will found on my website.

You can visit my website: http://www.pbase.com/sfunk/


Paradise Beach Resort
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http://ating0729.server101.com/paradise16.jpg

http://ating0729.server101.com/paradise23.jpg

http://ating0729.server101.com/paradise9.jpg

http://ating0729.server101.com/pearlfarm.jpg

Bonguyan Beach Resort

http://ating0729.server101.com/bonguyan2.jpg

http://ating0729.server101.com/bonguyan1.jpg

not many...

international...
1. cyber city - g-com call center (http://www.cctll.com)
2. another international call center in rizal st... (forgot the name)

local...
1. joji ilagan call center academy and john f. kennedy call center (mailto:joji.bian@skynet.net)
2. davao 911 call center (3rd in the world) (http://www.davaocity911.org/main.php)
3. another local call center in matina... (forgot the name too)

but ICT companies and BPO's, refer here davao silicon gulf (http://www.silicongulf.net)
hi junax! musta...been bz lately with the upcoming site...ei guys...just send ur write-ups bout Davao @ shealthieljech@yahoo.com aight?

regarding the callcenter inquiry posted kanina:


1. G-com by CyberCity (www.cctll.com) - the biggest callcenter in Mindanao.
2. WDC International (http://www.wdcinternational.com) - into financal services, medical operations, and inbound/outbound customer service
3. PeopleSupport (http://www.peoplesupport.com) - Its Davao office serves as its Recruitment and Training Center.


other IT companies

- Meno Gaia (www.menogaia.co.jp) - Japanese firm, into graphic designs and business process outsourcing
- JIB e-Academy - callcenter training with an upcoming callcenter facility
- Blinque - www.blinque-tech.com
- Cerveo - www.cerveo.com/ - net solutions
- Cube Pixels
- Digilution
- Digital Interface
- Filmindsoft
- Hubport Interactive - hubportinteractive.com - web development
- IDS-Media - www.ids-media.com web and multimedia solutions
- Kwik Release - www.kwikrelease.com web solutions
- Lane Systems Inc - www.lanesystems.com
- MTTO Transcriptions
- PhilAmerican - www.philamerican.com - IT solutions
- Silvercup

and other IT firms i forgot to mention ...........pls feel free to add.

plus! our Local Government's very own callcenter - 911 Davao (www.davaocity911.org)
ahh ok... thanks gd for the list, can't seem to find them by googling kc.
yeah, 911 Davao is very nice. Kudos to Mayor Duterte! ...

Hi paulkrps how are you?

feeling great but a bit tired. slept late doing something for a client. yourself?

I tried to upload more pictures today @ Pbase.com pero their website is very slow. So, I will try to upload more pics later on.

Here are some pics you will found on my website.

You can visit my website: http://www.pbase.com/sfunk/


great pics ating. hope you are enjoying your trip.

feeling great but a bit tired. slept late doing something for a client. yourself?

I am tiered to after dancing jazz last night and also alot of work in school. Do you live in Canada? Do you do desing work for clients? I still think about that graphic peace you did of your families history it is truly a good peace of art.So good you fought for the rights of it to be exhibited. :)

^^ i'm in canada, i work in an ad agency but i have clients of my own doing design work. thanks.

here is me with the works i mentioned about.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/more/DSC_2890.jpg

^^ i'm in canada, i work in an ad agency but i have clients of my own doing design work. thanks.

here is me with the works i mentioned about.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/more/DSC_2890.jpg

:) Nice picture of you Paulkrps and your art. Thanks. I do like your art and apreciate art very much as a part in our daily lives. Do you exhibit in the Philippines too? Like in Davao? If I would like to visit an exhibition by you sometime in the future.

ating0729.... wonderful waterpictures for a scandinavian to see, it is still to cold here to swim :)

So it is time for me to go and I wish you guys a nice evening!
See you later!

:goodbye:

:) Nice picture of you Paulkrps and your art. Thanks. I do like your art and apreciate art very much as a part in our daily lives. Do you exhibit in the Philippines too? Like in Davao? If I would like to visit an exhibition by you sometime in the future.

the last time i had an exhibit in davao was way back 1995. it's only this year that i was getting serious to doing art again. hey, maybe you have curator friends there that i can get in touch with so i show my works there in sweden. hehehe.

lena and the gang, here's a frame of the work.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/more/DSC_2864.jpg

Hello to all!

Nice pics ating0729.... love the beach in paradise, the water is amazingly inviting.

lena and the gang, here's a frame of the work.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/more/DSC_2864.jpg
what is this exactly? ^^

^^matt, it's a page from my father's passport. the text below is my/our story of how we felt when my father left for indonesia and work there for 16 years. it's a total of 17 frames.

oh. its very interesting. :okay:

Davao's diving sites to boost tourism
Sunstar.com.ph
April 21 2006

DIVING is a potential tourism industry, but there's a need for the government to assess the sites in the Davao Region and declare from over a dozen places in the Davao Gulf the ideal sites for the activity.

Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Director for Southern Mindanao Ricardo Calderon said a profiling of the sites must first be undertaken. But a sizeable amount is needed to do this, he said.

DIVING is a potential tourism industry, but there's a need for the government to assess the sites in the Davao Region and declare from over a dozen places in the Davao Gulf the ideal sites for the activity.

Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Director for Southern Mindanao Ricardo Calderon said a profiling of the sites must first be undertaken. But a sizeable amount is needed to do this, he said.

oh. its very interesting. :okay:

tans yu beri matts.

the last time i had an exhibit in davao was way back 1995. it's only this year that i was getting serious to doing art again. hey, maybe you have curator friends there that i can get in touch with so i show my works there in sweden. hehehe.

Paulkrps I know some galleries that could be of interest for you, can I give them your website? They can get directly in touch with you. As it is everything takes time, but I will definitly give them information about you. Another way to go could be, for you to join active graphic groups here. I will look into that and give you some addresses. :)

Paulkrps I know some galleries that could be of interest for you, can I give them your website? They can get directly in touch with you. As it is everything takes time, but I will definitly give them information about you. Another way to go could be, for you to join active graphic groups here. I will look into that and give you some addresses. :)

sure lena. you can just pm or send me and email. thanks.

dug this up from Mindanao Daily Mirror.. for the pugs, boxing enthusiasts and boxing supporters out there, this one's for you.

Mayor Khan to return to boxing promotion


Entertainer-boxing promoter-turned Municipal Mayor Alex Wangkay, popularly known as Zander Khan, is returning to boxing promotion soon. Despite successfully promoting Manny Pacquiao's comeback win in Manila six years ago, Khan left boxing to run and was elected mayor at his hometown in Jose Abad Santos, Davao del Sur.
"Medyo sinuwerte ako kasi ang ginamit kong pera ay yung kinita ko sa promotion ko kay Manny," said Khan, who also handled the fights of former World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight champion Gerry Peñalosa and World Bo-xing Association (WBA) junior welterweight king Morris East, both from Cebu.

Khan, who still has many connections in the international boxing com-munity including Don King, has new promising young boxers under his stable.

Khan's brother Julius, who also handles the ZK Boxing Promotions, is training boxers in Davao City and JAS.

"I want to help dis-cover and to develop professional boxers from Mindanao," Khan said.

He plans to have a weekly TV boxing show in Davao City to showcase young promising professio-nal boxers from all over Mindanao.

"Mag-develop na tayo ng puedeng ipapalit pag-retire na si Manny," said Khan, although he believes the Filipino boxing icon still has many years left in boxing.

Khan advised Pac-quiao not to fight world champion Marco Antonio Barrera in the 135 pounds division.

"Dapat sa 130 to 131 pounds lang si Manny lumaban para di siya matalo," Khan said.

Khan is now asking the support of Pacquiao, North Cotabato Gov. Man-ny Piñol and the Mindanao Professional Boxing Asso-ciation (Minproba) headed by president Vic Quiam-bao for his TV boxing program.

"We need to work together to help boxers from Mindanao," Khan said. Lito delos Reyes

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Uy, si David. Thanks Ating for sharing!

Uy, si David. Thanks Ating for sharing!

Yeah! When I found the statue I was thinking that must be David, the statue, they were talking about in skyscrapers forum. I didn't get a chance to see it closer, but I was able to get a photo from a far.

Ok, here's more pics.

See more pics @ http://www.pbase.com/sfunk/

http://ating0729.server101.com/paradise3.jpg

http://ating0729.server101.com/pearlfarm.jpg

http://ating0729.server101.com/paradise7.jpg

http://ating0729.server101.com/harbor.jpg

Let’s help push a bustling economy in Mindanao - Rep. Garcia posted @ 7:05 pm by Evelyn in [ News ]
By Rose B. Palacio
Thursday, April 20th 2006
Source:wowdavao blog

Davao City (20 April) — Davao City second district representative Vincent Garcia urged Mindanaoans to help push a bustling economy in Mindanao while the government is providing infrastructure support programs to improve law and order, tourism, delivery of basic services to the people, and many others. Cong. Garcia also urged the people to support the fiscal reforms undertaken by the administration to maintain a stable economy as he observed the high marks of the local currency.

“A stable economy, continued strength of the peso and stocks should challenge us more in Congress to continue with our hard work”, said Congressman Garcia adding that a bustling economy would boost investors’ confidence as the Fitch rating has maintained its positive outlook in the country that have encouraged legislators in pursuing the needed reform and revenue measures to benefit the majority of the Filipino people.,

Congressman Garcia who has been supporting the administration’s fiscal reforms is exerting extra efforts to implement infrastructure projects in his own district. The most vital was the completion of the P24.28-million steel bridge, spanning Lasang river in Barangay Pañalum, a remote village in Paquibato district.

The completion of the steel bridge was built under the President’s Bridge Program or Tulay ng Pangulo with a length of 91.4 meters, constructed through Congressman’s Garcia’s initiative.

Its construction was coordinated with the Department of Public Works and Highways project management office (DPWH-PMO) and the DPWH Davao district office.

Congressman Garcia said the construction of bridges in remote areas is very important to improve people’s lives in the countryside as envisioned by the President.

“At present, we are constantly looking for better ways to manage resources as the government continues its energy conservation program and austerity measures and address the transition of balanced deficit”, he said.

He stressed that it is important to harness the country’s own potentials and be able to improve the delivery of essential services to constituents. (PIA)

^^ good morning davao forumers...

on a lighter note...

bitoy's version of cueshe's ulan... really funny.
Ulan by Bitoy - Bubble Gang (http://www.savefile.com/files.php?fid=8139080)

share pod nako, from Buck Branham sa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/livingindavao/

2005 Unofficial Listing of Residential Villages and Subdivisions in Davao City
akong village wa nalista dri hehehe... unknown siguro.
1. AFP MBAI Vil. 1&2
2. Alpha Homes Subdivision
3. Anahaw Village
4. Aquamarine Village
5. AR Village
6. Awhag Subdivision
7. Bahay Pag-ibig Subdivision
8. Bancorn Model Homes
9. Batolusa Subdivision
10. Bayside Subdivision.
11. Beachside Village
12. Belisario Heights Subdivision - Damosa, Lanang(gated)
13. Belisario Village
14. Bernabe Village
15. BRC Village
16. Bread Village
17. Cabantian Country Homes Subdivision
18. Cabayugan Creek Settlers
19. Caflor Subdivision
20. Cahosa Village
21. Cal Village
22. Calderon Village
23. Carpio Subdivision
24. Castro Village
25. Catotal Subdivision
26. Cecilia Heights Subdivision
27. Cell 2 Subdivision
28. Central Park Subdivision
29. Ciudad de Esperanza Subdivision
30. Christian Village
31. Christina Subdivision
32. Coca Cola Village
33. Colosa Subdivision
34. Cordillera Village
35. Cory Village
36. Countryside Village
37. Countryville Executive Homes
38. Cuaseen Village
39. D'Garden Subdivision
40. Dacoville Subdivision
41. Dacudao Subdivision
42. Datu Luho Muslim Community
43. Davao Empress Subdivision
44. Davao Executive Homes Subdivision
45. Davao Farm Village
46. Davao Housing
47. Davao New Town
48. Davao Saving Subdivision
49. De Bros Village
50. DBP Village
51. De Jesus Subdivision
52. De La Peña Subdivision
53. Del Pilar Subdivision
54. Delta Homes Subdivision
55. Denia Settlers
56. Diamond Subdivision
57. Diamond Village
58. Diho Subdivision 1
59. Diho Subdivision 2
60. Don Isidro Village
61. Don Julian Village
62. Don Lorenzo Subdivision
63. Doña Manuela Subdivision
64. Donnasville Subdivision
65. Doña Asuncion Subdivision
66. Doña Aurelia Village
67. Doña Caridad Village
68. Doña Luisa Subdivision 1&2
69. Doña Mercedes
70. Doña Paz Subdivision
71. Doña Pilar Subdivison
72. Doña Rosa Subdivision
73. Doña Salud Subdivision
74. Doña Vicenta 2 Village
75. Doña Vicenta Village
76. Ecoland Subdivision III - Quimpo Boulevard(gated)
77. El Rio Vista Subdivision
78. Elinita Heights Subdivision
79. EMI Village Subdivision
80. Emilia Homes 1&2 Subdivision
81. Emily Homes Subdivision
82. EMP Village
83. Estores Village
84. Exodus Village
85. Farland Village
86. Fatima Village
87. FEXHA Subdivision
88. Flores Village Subdivision
89. Forest View Village
90. Fortune Executive Homes
91. Freedom Village
92. Gem Village
93. Gallera de Oro Subdivision
94. Golden Homes Subdivision
95. Glabaca/TTL Subdivision
96. Green Heights Garden Village
97. Green Meadows Subdivision
98. Greenhills Subdivision
99. Greenland Subdivision
100. Green Orchard Subdivision
101. GSIS Heights Subdivision
102. Guadalupe Village - Laurel Avenue, Lanang(gated)
103. Gulf View Subdivision
104. Hacienda Heights
105. Hacienda Grande Subdivision
106. Hillcrest Village
107. Hillside Subdivision
108. Hinundayan Subdivision
109. Holy Cross Village
110. Holy Trinity Village - Indangan Road, Cabantian(gated)
111. Ideal Subdivision
112. Insular Village 1&2 - Laurel Avenue, Lanang(gated)
113. Iñigo Village
114. IWHA Village
115. Jade Valley Subdivision
116. JLA Subdivision
117. Josefina Village - Pangi
118. Josefina Village - Talomo
119. JPMI Village
120. Juliville Subdivision
121. Juna Subdivision
122. Kadayawan Village
123. Kristina Homes Subdivision
124. Labelle Subdivision
125. Ladeco Subdivision
126. La Verna Hills Subdivision
127. La Vista Monte Village
128. Ladislawa Garden Village - Buhangin/Bacaca Rd. entrance (gated)
129. Lanang Executive Homes
130. Lanang Home Owners
131. Land Mark 1 Subdivision
132. Land Mark 2 Subdivision
133. Lanzona Subdivision
134. Lea Subdivision
135. Ledesma Village
136. Leviticus Housing
137. Liceralde Village
138. Little Villa Park
139. Lopez Village
140. Lougemmar Village
141. Lourdes Milagros Subdivision
142. Lower Cabantian Homes
143. Lulu Village
144. Luzville Subdivision
145. Luzviminda Subdivision
146. Maharlika Village
147. Maligaya Subdivision
148. Mamay Village
149. Mandaya Village
150. Mangarian Village
151. Marfori Heights Subdivision
152. Marfori 2 Village
153. Margarita Village
154. Marian Village
155. Marietta Subdivision
156. Marla Village
157. Matina Executive Homes Subdivision
158. Matina Pangi Homeowners
159. Matina Teachers Village
160. MBC Homes
161. Medina Village
162. Mega Homes
163. Metro Village Subdivision
164. Midland Subdivision
165. Mineral Village
166. Monfort Village
167. Monte Maria Subdivision 1-2
168. Monteritz Classic Estate Village - Diversion Road, Maa (gated)
169. Moonland Village
170. Morales Village
171. Morning Side Village - Laurel Avenue, near DLPC Buhangin (gated)
172. Mountain View Village
173. Muslim Village
174. Mutual Homes Subdivision 1
175. Mt. Taal Subdivision
176. Nacilla Village
177. Nagkaguana Village
178. NCCC Relocation
179. New Lizada Subdivision
180. New Matina SIR
181. New Salmonan Relocation
182. NHA Agdao
183. NHA Alpha
184. NHA Ma-a
185. NHA Mamay Subdivision
186. NHA Bangkal
187. NHA Upgrading Subdivision
188. Niño Hillside Subdivision
189. North San Juan Village
190. Norton Subdivision
191. Nova Tierra Village Subdivision
192. Nuestra de La Salvacion Village
193. Orchid Valley
194. Orange Groove Subdivision - Diversion Road, Maa(gated)
195. Orraya Subdivision
196. Ortega Village
197. Pag-asa Homes Buhangin
198. Pag-asa Village/Homes Matina
199. Pag-ibig Country Homes
200. Pag-ibig Heights Subdivision
201. Pag-ibig Homes Subdivision
202. Palm Village
203. Pampanga Executive Homes Subdivision
204. Panacan Relocation
205. Panacan Settlers Association
206. Panorama Subdivision
207. Pepsi Cola Village
208. Peralta Village
209. Piña Village
210. Pioneer Village
211. PLDT Village
212. Poly Subdivision
213. Prudential Village
214. Rancho Palos Verdes Subdivision - Indangan Road(gated)
215. Reldo Subdivision
216. Reyes Subdivision
217. RGA Village
218. Rivera Subdivision - Laurel Avenue, Bajada(gated)
219. Riverview Subdivision
220. RJP Village
221. Robinson's Heights Subdivision - West, Diversion Highway(gated)
222. Roldan Village
223. Rolling Hills Subdivision
224. Rosalina Subdivision
225. Rosalina Village 3
226. Roseville Subdivision
227. Royal Pines Davao Subdivision
228. Royal Valley Subdivision
229. Ruby Subdivision
230. Ruiz Village
231. Samantha Homes
232. San Antonio Village
233. San Gabriel Village
234. Sand Village
235. Sandawa Relocation Village
236. San Juan Subdivision
237. San Lorenzo Village
238. San Miguel
239. San Miguel Subdivision
240. San Miguel Village
241. San Nicholas
242. San Pedro Village
243. San Rafael Village
244. Sarmiento Housing Subdivision
245. Sarmiento Subdivision
246. Sarphil Village
247. Sea Gems Subdivision
248. Seaside Subdivision
249. SGR Village
250. Shanghai Village
251. Sison Subdivision - Buhangin
252. Sison Subdivision - Dumoy
253. Skyline Subdivision 1
254. Skyline Subdivision, P2
255. Skyline Subdivision, P3
256. SM Village
257. Solariega Village - Mac Arthur Avenue, Talomo(gated)
258. S.O.S. Subdivision
259. Susana Homes
260. Soccoro Village
261. Sodaco Subdivision
262. Soraya Village Subdivision
263. South Pacific Village
264. South San Juan Village
265. South Villa Country Homes
266. South Villa Heights Subdivision
267. Spring Valley Subdivision
268. Spring Village
269. SPDA Subdivision
270. St. Anthony Subdivision
271. St. John Subdivision
272. St. Joseph Homes Subdivision
273. St. Jude Village
274. St. Michael Homes Subdivision
275. St. Michael Village
276. Sta. Ana Multi-purpose Subdivision
277. Sta. Teresita Village
278. Sta. Rosa Subdivision
279. Sto. Domingo Village
280. Sto. Niño Relocation
281. Sto. Niño Village
282. Summer Hill Village
283. Sunnyville Subdivision
284. Sunshine Village
285. Talusa Village
286. Tangram Southern Homes
287. Teachers Village – Buhangin
288. Teachers Village – Catalunan Grande
289. Teachers Village - Talomo
290. Tibungco Resettlement Area
291. Tierra Verde Subdivision
292. Toril Country Homes Subdivision
293. Trinidad Hill Village
294. Tubigan Subdivision
295. Ubalde Village
296. Ulha Village
297. Ultra Homes Subdivision
298. Uusha Village
299. Ventosa Subdivision
300. Versosa Village
301. Victoria Heights Subdivision
302. Villa Alegre
303. Villa Corazon Subdivision
304. Villa Josefina Resort Village
305. Villa Josefina Subdivision
306. Villa Park Subdivision
307. Vincent Heights Subdivision
308. Virsare Village
309. Visayas Village
310. Vista Verde Subdivision
311. Washington Village
312. Wellspring 1-3 Village
313. Woodridge Park 1&2 Village - Diversion/Maa Rd. entrance(gated)
314. YCF Village
315. Yñiguez Subdivision

Di ba may malaking area si Cuizon(?) malapit sa Phil Sci. also, fronting SPDA at Catalunan Pequeño, may malawak na lupain si Dayrit. Ano naman ang plano mo?

duh dono may lupa pa ba sila quizon, i thought they left.

the idea is a township, new urbanism is basically a mixed development on a larger scale. Basically I don't think sprawl is a good thing. It's wasteful, expensive and ultimately dehumanizing. The idea is instead of having subuurbs or never ending subdivisions with bedroom communities and a long commute to the office, you create a small town, bringing back evocations of a time back when your community ( or Davao) was small enough that you knew the barber, the baker, the grocery guy, and you did not need to drive far or perhaps jsut even walk to work. It's an integrated little development with everything, residential, work, shopping, education etc all within reach of this community. Anyway with Davao sprawling all the way to Calinan this may be a good place to start, stillnot that far but with lot so land all around. It's a long term development and you could start with a few hundred hectares where you put a school, and a main street type of retail rather than a mall, different kinds of residential, small office buildings etc. Anyway just a fancy word for a self contained community but at least the residents don't have to commute far to downtown for everyday things.

Upper MAA/langub could also be ok I guess but the land ther is quite harsh, very hilly.

here's a businessweek article if you're intersted:

FEBRUARY 2, 2006

News & Features
By Pallavi Gogoi

Bringing Community to the City
New urbanism takes hold in townships sprouting up across the U.S., changing the landscape and American lifestyle

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Jean Hee Park, who doesn't like driving, prefers to walk to the grocery store. So when she graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2003 and landed a job at a government agency in Atlanta, her choices were limited. Atlanta isn't a city with a lot of sidewalks. Or wasn't, that is, until the opening of Atlantic Station, a 138-acre community smack-dab in the middle of the city. Park promptly got a one-bedroom apartment for $950 per month in May, 2005, and today takes the metro train to work. "I don't have a car, and I walk for groceries -- I love it," she says.

Atlantic Station is the latest example of "new urbanism," a trendy antidote to the suburban and exurban sprawl that has defined the American way of life for the past five decades. It's a shiny new town, complete with city blocks, sidewalks, street parking, a train station, parks, schools, offices, town houses, and even loft residences right above the retail stores. It officially opened in October, 2005, though the condos and townhomes started selling before then. Its storefronts boast many well-known retailers, including a Banana Republic (GPS ), a West Elm (WSM ) furniture store, the country's first urban Ikea, a Coldstone Creamery, and a Publix grocery and pharmacy.

"There is a desire to regain some of the types of communities that Americans lived in decades ago," says Leonard Bogorad, managing director at Robert Charles Lesser & Co., a real estate advisory firm.

SUBURBAN BACKLASH. Atlanta officials hope the $2 billion project will help reduce traffic: Residents can walk to restaurants and entertainment, and use mass transit or walk to work. Wachovia (WB ) bank and several law firms have already leased office space there. "It's the perfect answer to a suburb, where there's no defined place for a community to get together," says Anita Kramer, director of retail development at Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization.

Indeed, mini-towns like Atlantic Station and Main Streets are sprouting up all over America. Sometimes even located in the middle of a suburban sprawl, these developments give residents an identity -- and a place to go for entertainment, shopping, and people watching -- whether it's at Santana Row in San Jose, Calif.; Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio; Centerpoint on Mill in Tempe, Ariz.; or the revival of Crossroads in downtown Kansas City, Mo.

New urbanism emerged a couple of decades ago as a backlash against the cookie-cutter suburban way of life, with its social isolation, its reliance on cars, and the traffic congestion they caused. Led by Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, dean of the University of Miami's School of Architecture, the architects involved proposed reverting back to towns, with centers of activity where people can walk to and neighborhoods that foster social contact rather than deter it. "Traffic congestion is growing a lot faster than the growth of suburbs -- it's highly stressful and erodes people's quality of life," says Andy Kunz, director of NewUrbanism.org.

MIXED DEVELOPMENTS. Such town centers are truly picking up steam and will soon change the landscape of America. Nowhere is the trend more visible than with mall developers: Out of 147 new retail developments that started construction last year, only two were the big-box, enclosed malls of yesterday. Developers are dramatically shifting gears, making retail centers that include residences, libraries, art centers, boulevards, ice-skating rinks, and other public amenities. Many are located around suburbs of larger cities.

"The idea that a metropolitan area with only one center is no longer the functioning model for most cities -- today we have a galaxy with multiple high-density nodes," says Thomas D'Alesandro, senior vice-president of Chicago-based General Growth Properties, a large mall developer, which is currently in the process of building several such mixed developments.

Many counties across the U.S. see this as a great opportunity and are rewriting or adding new clauses to ease zoning laws that previously prohibited mixing residential areas with retail and office space. Virginia's Arlington County adopted "parallel codes" for the Columbia Pike district, allowing such multiple development in one area of the county while leaving the rest of it unchanged. And Cranberry township in Pennsylvania changed its zoning regulations in late 2004 to encourage a mix of commercial, retail, and residential use. Simon Property Group is now preparing to develop a township there covering 80 acres.

VARIED DEMOGRAPHIC. "Clearly, townships are promoting the idea of preventing sprawl, in clear contrast to the past when developers had to battle city hall for zoning changes," says Roy Higgs, chief executive of Development Design Group, an architecture firm in Baltimore. This comes at a time when developers are under a lot of pressure to maximize use of both land and construction, costs of which have spiraled in the past decade.

Furthermore, many counties and townships find that the sprawl has stretched their own finances. "Communities want to trim their budgets for new roads and schools," says Terry W. McEwen, president of Memphis-based Poag & McEwen, a developer currently making six master-planned communities, one with condos over retail shops.

Who moves to these communities? Not only young singles like 28-year-old Park, but newly retired baby boomers and empty-nesters looking to downsize yet still live near their friends. "People are also getting married and having children later in life, and don't want to leave urban settings," says Bogorad of advisory firm Robert Charles Lesser.

GO, TEAM, GO. Some of these developments have been highly successful. For instance, The Woodlands, situated to the north of Houston, is a master-planned community on 280,000 acres, with a man-made canal, along which there are homes, office buildings, a Marriott (MAR ) hotel, an outdoor theater, and the town library. The single-family detached homes have been selling for $350,000. Condos right in the city center, initially priced at around $250,000, are now selling for $400,000. "Even the Marriott on the Waterway is one of the highest-occupancy hotels in Houston," says D'Alesandro of General Growth, the lead developer of the project.

The Reston town center in Virginia has a similar story. Condos were constructed on an existing retail center, and they started selling in the late 1990s. The builders were surprised that many of the homes sold for higher prices than originally anticipated. The development also attracts a lot of diners: Clyde's Restaurant Group, which operates 12 restaurants in the Washington (D.C.) area, has its busiest restaurant in Reston, beating out its city eateries.

That's not to say these projects are easy. Most developers in the past have been experts in one field -- residential, office, or retail. Combining them all is not a simple task, and many opt for partnerships.

Atlantic Station was first set in motion by AIG Global Real Estate, a division of giant insurer American International Group (AIG ). It soon teamed up, however, with several developers of condominiums and hotels, such as Beazer Homes (BZH) and Novare Group. "We wanted to mitigate the risk, so we started by first selling the most marketable portion, the residential land, to other developers," says Kevin Fitzpatrick, president of AIG Global Real Estate.

CLASHING TENANTS. But others are taking chances. General Growth Properties (GGP ), traditionally a mall developer, is expanding the Natick Mall near Boston to include around 250 condominiums.

Despite some success stories, it isn't necessarily a proven model. Given the huge expenditures, some developers may not recoup their investment. It's still early, and many of these townships are under construction. "It's certainly not for the faint of heart. It's not like rents are going up in proportion of construction costs, which are rising at 20% per year, along with land costs," says McEwen of Poag & McEwen. Access to lending is also tough. Historically, banks have developed expertise in only one of the disciplines and are reluctant to branch out.

In addition, once the buildings and city blocks are built, developers have found that not all of their renters get along. Residential, retail, and office users compete for parking. Retailers complain about support columns that are essential in a multistory building, but interfere with their open-store formats. Loft residents complain about noise from delivery trucks for restaurants and grocery stores.

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE... What's more disconcerting is that these towns give the impression of having less character, with an eerie sense of monotony, as the same pattern of storefronts, townhomes, and condos multiply across America. In a sense, their uniformity mirrors the very suburbs they escape.

Consider Seaside, one of the first towns using principles of the new urbanism: Built in Florida two decades ago, Seaside was ridiculed for its perfection in the satirical movie The Truman Show. General Growth's D'Allesandro counters that many of the towns stick to historical architectural styles of the area -- Mission style in California, for example, or Classic European brick in New England.

Still, the fact remains that it's an attractive option for many people. Atlantic Station's Park, for instance, says apartments like hers are already being advertised for higher rents. "I'd rather have the activity of a town center, which might have less character than a dreary suburb," says Park. Indeed, such reflections are getting more people thinking. At least four counties in greater Atlanta -- Gwinnett, Lakewood, De Kalb, and Fort McPherson -- are contemplating their own developments, with Atlantic Station as their model, to pump some life into their part of town.

^^ hi there bustero... nice idea about townships. if you're familiar with skyline village/monte maria... i like the setting there, they have internet cafes, groceries, schools, clinics, churches... etc., living urban style in a rural setting. i like the matina intersection area too, from crossing diversion upto gsis. they got everything from hospitals, malls, 24 hour convenience stores, posh villages, hotels and inns, hardwares, schools, churches, almost everything the population would love to have... na pwede mo lang lakarin in any day. :)

thanks for the stat bai Junax, but to my recollection Davao had about 380 subds in year 2003 pa when I was still there.

[QUOTE=junax]^^ good morning davao forumers...

on a lighter note...

bitoy's version of cueshe's ulan... really funny.
Ulan by Bitoy - Bubble Gang (http://www.savefile.com/files.php?fid=8139080)

share pod nako, from Buck Branham sa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/livingindavao/

2005 Unofficial Listing of Residential Villages and Subdivisions in Davao City
akong village wa nalista dri hehehe... unknown siguro.
1. AFP MBAI Vil. 1&2
2. Alpha Homes Subdivision
3. Anahaw Village
4. Aquamarine Village
5. AR Village
6. Awhag Subdivision
7. Bahay Pag-ibig Subdivision
8. Bancorn Model Homes
9. Batolusa Subdivision
10. Bayside Subdivision.
11. Beachside Village
12. Belisario Heights Subdivision - Damosa, Lanang(gated)
13. Belisario Village
14. Bernabe Village
15. BRC Village
16. Bread Village
17. Cabantian Country Homes Subdivision
18. Cabayugan Creek Settlers
19. Caflor Subdivision
20. Cahosa Village
21. Cal Village
22. Calderon Village
23. Carpio Subdivision
24. Castro Village
25. Catotal Subdivision
26. Cecilia Heights Subdivision
27. Cell 2 Subdivision
28. Central Park Subdivision
29. Ciudad de Esperanza Subdivision
30. Christian Village
31. Christina Subdivision
32. Coca Cola Village
33. Colosa Subdivision
34. Cordillera Village
35. Cory Village
36. Countryside Village
37. Countryville Executive Homes
38. Cuaseen Village
39. D'Garden Subdivision
40. Dacoville Subdivision
41. Dacudao Subdivision
42. Datu Luho Muslim Community
43. Davao Empress Subdivision
44. Davao Executive Homes Subdivision
45. Davao Farm Village
46. Davao Housing
47. Davao New Town
48. Davao Saving Subdivision
49. De Bros Village
50. DBP Village
51. De Jesus Subdivision
52. De La Peña Subdivision
53. Del Pilar Subdivision
54. Delta Homes Subdivision
55. Denia Settlers
56. Diamond Subdivision
57. Diamond Village
58. Diho Subdivision 1
59. Diho Subdivision 2
60. Don Isidro Village
61. Don Julian Village
62. Don Lorenzo Subdivision
63. Doña Manuela Subdivision
64. Donnasville Subdivision
65. Doña Asuncion Subdivision
66. Doña Aurelia Village
67. Doña Caridad Village
68. Doña Luisa Subdivision 1&2
69. Doña Mercedes
70. Doña Paz Subdivision
71. Doña Pilar Subdivison
72. Doña Rosa Subdivision
73. Doña Salud Subdivision
74. Doña Vicenta 2 Village
75. Doña Vicenta Village
76. Ecoland Subdivision III - Quimpo Boulevard(gated)
77. El Rio Vista Subdivision
78. Elinita Heights Subdivision
79. EMI Village Subdivision
80. Emilia Homes 1&2 Subdivision
81. Emily Homes Subdivision
82. EMP Village
83. Estores Village
84. Exodus Village
85. Farland Village
86. Fatima Village
87. FEXHA Subdivision
88. Flores Village Subdivision
89. Forest View Village
90. Fortune Executive Homes
91. Freedom Village
92. Gem Village
93. Gallera de Oro Subdivision
94. Golden Homes Subdivision
95. Glabaca/TTL Subdivision
96. Green Heights Garden Village
97. Green Meadows Subdivision
98. Greenhills Subdivision
99. Greenland Subdivision
100. Green Orchard Subdivision
101. GSIS Heights Subdivision
102. Guadalupe Village - Laurel Avenue, Lanang(gated)
103. Gulf View Subdivision
104. Hacienda Heights
105. Hacienda Grande Subdivision
106. Hillcrest Village
107. Hillside Subdivision
108. Hinundayan Subdivision
109. Holy Cross Village
110. Holy Trinity Village - Indangan Road, Cabantian(gated)
111. Ideal Subdivision
112. Insular Village 1&2 - Laurel Avenue, Lanang(gated)
113. Iñigo Village
114. IWHA Village
115. Jade Valley Subdivision
116. JLA Subdivision
117. Josefina Village - Pangi
118. Josefina Village - Talomo
119. JPMI Village
120. Juliville Subdivision
121. Juna Subdivision
122. Kadayawan Village
123. Kristina Homes Subdivision
124. Labelle Subdivision
125. Ladeco Subdivision
126. La Verna Hills Subdivision
127. La Vista Monte Village
128. Ladislawa Garden Village - Buhangin/Bacaca Rd. entrance (gated)
129. Lanang Executive Homes
130. Lanang Home Owners
131. Land Mark 1 Subdivision
132. Land Mark 2 Subdivision
133. Lanzona Subdivision
134. Lea Subdivision
135. Ledesma Village
136. Leviticus Housing
137. Liceralde Village
138. Little Villa Park
139. Lopez Village
140. Lougemmar Village
141. Lourdes Milagros Subdivision
142. Lower Cabantian Homes
143. Lulu Village
144. Luzville Subdivision
145. Luzviminda Subdivision
146. Maharlika Village
147. Maligaya Subdivision
148. Mamay Village
149. Mandaya Village
150. Mangarian Village
151. Marfori Heights Subdivision
152. Marfori 2 Village
153. Margarita Village
154. Marian Village
155. Marietta Subdivision
156. Marla Village
157. Matina Executive Homes Subdivision
158. Matina Pangi Homeowners
159. Matina Teachers Village
160. MBC Homes
161. Medina Village
162. Mega Homes
163. Metro Village Subdivision
164. Midland Subdivision
165. Mineral Village
166. Monfort Village
167. Monte Maria Subdivision 1-2
168. Monteritz Classic Estate Village - Diversion Road, Maa (gated)
169. Moonland Village
170. Morales Village
171. Morning Side Village - Laurel Avenue, near DLPC Buhangin (gated)
172. Mountain View Village
173. Muslim Village
174. Mutual Homes Subdivision 1
175. Mt. Taal Subdivision
176. Nacilla Village
177. Nagkaguana Village
178. NCCC Relocation
179. New Lizada Subdivision
180. New Matina SIR
181. New Salmonan Relocation
182. NHA Agdao
183. NHA Alpha
184. NHA Ma-a
185. NHA Mamay Subdivision
186. NHA Bangkal
187. NHA Upgrading Subdivision
188. Niño Hillside Subdivision
189. North San Juan Village
190. Norton Subdivision
191. Nova Tierra Village Subdivision
192. Nuestra de La Salvacion Village
193. Orchid Valley
194. Orange Groove Subdivision - Diversion Road, Maa(gated)
195. Orraya Subdivision
196. Ortega Village
197. Pag-asa Homes Buhangin
198. Pag-asa Village/Homes Matina
199. Pag-ibig Country Homes
200. Pag-ibig Heights Subdivision
201. Pag-ibig Homes Subdivision
202. Palm Village
203. Pampanga Executive Homes Subdivision
204. Panacan Relocation
205. Panacan Settlers Association
206. Panorama Subdivision
207. Pepsi Cola Village
208. Peralta Village
209. Piña Village
210. Pioneer Village
211. PLDT Village
212. Poly Subdivision
213. Prudential Village
214. Rancho Palos Verdes Subdivision - Indangan Road(gated)
215. Reldo Subdivision
216. Reyes Subdivision
217. RGA Village
218. Rivera Subdivision - Laurel Avenue, Bajada(gated)
219. Riverview Subdivision
220. RJP Village
221. Robinson's Heights Subdivision - West, Diversion Highway(gated)
222. Roldan Village
223. Rolling Hills Subdivision
224. Rosalina Subdivision
225. Rosalina Village 3
226. Roseville Subdivision
227. Royal Pines Davao Subdivision
228. Royal Valley Subdivision
229. Ruby Subdivision
230. Ruiz Village
231. Samantha Homes
232. San Antonio Village
233. San Gabriel Village
234. Sand Village
235. Sandawa Relocation Village
236. San Juan Subdivision
237. San Lorenzo Village
238. San Miguel
239. San Miguel Subdivision
240. San Miguel Village
241. San Nicholas
242. San Pedro Village
243. San Rafael Village
244. Sarmiento Housing Subdivision
245. Sarmiento Subdivision
246. Sarphil Village
247. Sea Gems Subdivision
248. Seaside Subdivision
249. SGR Village
250. Shanghai Village
251. Sison Subdivision - Buhangin
252. Sison Subdivision - Dumoy
253. Skyline Subdivision 1
254. Skyline Subdivision, P2
255. Skyline Subdivision, P3
256. SM Village
257. Solariega Village - Mac Arthur Avenue, Talomo(gated)
258. S.O.S. Subdivision
259. Susana Homes
260. Soccoro Village
261. Sodaco Subdivision
262. Soraya Village Subdivision
263. South Pacific Village
264. South San Juan Village
265. South Villa Country Homes
266. South Villa Heights Subdivision
267. Spring Valley Subdivision
268. Spring Village
269. SPDA Subdivision
270. St. Anthony Subdivision
271. St. John Subdivision
272. St. Joseph Homes Subdivision
273. St. Jude Village
274. St. Michael Homes Subdivision
275. St. Michael Village
276. Sta. Ana Multi-purpose Subdivision
277. Sta. Teresita Village
278. Sta. Rosa Subdivision
279. Sto. Domingo Village
280. Sto. Niño Relocation
281. Sto. Niño Village
282. Summer Hill Village
283. Sunnyville Subdivision
284. Sunshine Village
285. Talusa Village
286. Tangram Southern Homes
287. Teachers Village – Buhangin
288. Teachers Village – Catalunan Grande
289. Teachers Village - Talomo
290. Tibungco Resettlement Area
291. Tierra Verde Subdivision
292. Toril Country Homes Subdivision
293. Trinidad Hill Village
294. Tubigan Subdivision
295. Ubalde Village
296. Ulha Village
297. Ultra Homes Subdivision
298. Uusha Village
299. Ventosa Subdivision
300. Versosa Village
301. Victoria Heights Subdivision
302. Villa Alegre
303. Villa Corazon Subdivision
304. Villa Josefina Resort Village
305. Villa Josefina Subdivision
306. Villa Park Subdivision
307. Vincent Heights Subdivision
308. Virsare Village
309. Visayas Village
310. Vista Verde Subdivision
311. Washington Village
312. Wellspring 1-3 Village
313. Woodridge Park 1&2 Village - Diversion/Maa Rd. entrance(gated)
314. YCF Village
315. Yñiguez Subdivision[/QUOT

i have this dream for the island of mindanao.....

sana....

all the major cities would be connected by an efficient mass transit system..
mrt, railroads, 4 to 6 lane expressways, commuter airlines...(no more jeepneys na bastos ang mga driver)

that there would only be 2 to 3 international airports in the island...(over na nga ito eh)

a federal system of governance...

red tape and trapos abolioshed...

and alot more i cannot remember... :)

ahak davao thread diay ni :D

ahak davao thread diay ni :D

davao intawon ni :) ang cebu sugbu, and davao daba baba hahaha... courtesy of bustero.

pics taken by my sister in davao... she went to paradise island, crocodile park and bird county last april 01-06, he attended the chemical congress sa my ateneo...

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/davao/IMG_1975.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/davao/DSC01012.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/davao/DSC00975.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/davao/DSC01127.jpg

Hi ishteph, thanks for that nice pictures...first time ba nag sister mo visiting Davao? anong impression/feedback nya?

ha ha ha ha MirageBistro.....I think you need some Valium and a :hug:

A good day to you!
? You want to give me some Valium then hug me?!
I don't think its safe to hug strangers :okay:
BTW:Who here has a friend who works for the Davao death squad?
The one that bangs on a motorcycle

BTW:Who here has a friend who works for the Davao death squad?
The one that bangs on a motorcycle

^^ why? need their services? :nocrook:

@ishtefh_03: nice photos ;)

@davaoeagle: murag wa pud sa list akong subdiv ah.. :bash:

@xzibit31: hope ur dreams will come to reality :cheers:

Good afternoon Davao!!!

^^ why? need their services? :nocrook:

@ishtefh_03: nice photos ;)

@davaoeagle: murag wa pud sa list akong subdiv ah.. :bash:

@xzibit31: hope ur dreams will come to reality :cheers:

Good afternoon Davao!!!
Interesting! :okay:
The mayor give criminals a chance right? If they say theyre sorry, the mayor gives them cash right? If they do crime again, or hide instead of appealing to the mayor, the deathsquad do the buisness right? :okay:

Originally Posted by MirageBistro
? You want to give me some Valium then hug me?!
I don't think its safe to hug strangers
BTW:Who here has a friend who works for the Davao death squad?
The one that bangs on a motorcycle

we all know the DDS even DSSC! why? want them to know u? the just tell me! :gunz:

Interesting! :okay:
The mayor give criminals a chance right?

a forgiving mayor as he is.. :)

If they do crime again, or hide instead of appealing to the mayor, the deathsquad do the buisness right? :okay:

:angel1:

was looking for a "my mouth is sealed" icon.. but found nothing.. so angel would be an appropriate one..hehehe

Originally Posted by MirageBistro
Interesting!
The mayor give criminals a chance right? If they say theyre sorry, the mayor gives them cash right? If they do crime again, or hide instead of appealing to the mayor, the deathsquad do the buisness right?

Wrong info dude! giving them chance and money is just a waste of time! :)

su perder nuestro tiempo mi amigo! :okay:

? You want to give me some Valium then hug me?!
I don't think its safe to hug strangers :okay:
BTW:Who here has a friend who works for the Davao death squad?
The one that bangs on a motorcycle

Hi Bistro

:hug: sometimes words just aren´t enough to express what I feel :)

hey lena, where exactly is Malmö? is it far from stockholm?

hey lena, where exactly is Malmö? is it far from stockholm?

Hi Paul....Malmö is far south in Sweden close to Denmark and Copenhagen, I am going to intoduce you to both cities...how is your day? :)

very good, thanks for asking. friday again, weekend is near, yay! it will be along day for me, fulltime work, client meeting after work, work on client's projects at home. whew!

hi fellow dabawenyos and the latest honorary dabawenya - lena!

very good, thanks for asking. friday again, weekend is near, yay! it will be along day for me, fulltime work, client meeting after work, work on client's projects at home. whew!

hi fellow dabawenyos and the latest honorary dabawenya - lena!

:) nice with work, just make sure you get some rest to :D, anyways have a very nice weekend Paul!!! I will check this weekend in Stockholm for the graphic societies there to for you.

^^ a big thanks lena, you have a nice weekend too. GOD bless!

Hi Bistro

:hug: sometimes words just aren´t enough to express what I feel :)
Please don't talk about that. You make me feel like 20 :gossip:

Just visit my Funny Places Thread in the Philippine forums

DDR=Dance Dance Revolution :)

Maayong gabii sa tanan !TJ (sus dugay na dyud ko wa k greet nimo), Dave and Gina(sus dugay na dyud ta wa mag kita) ,Paul ( sus dugay na dyud ko wa ka greetug hapy bday hehehe!) and to all Dabawenyos

Anyways belated bday day bai Paul! bitter late than no:cheers: ber!

^^ salamat nga dako dinabaw. mustang kinabuhi?

^^ maayo man! bay! shaky lang gamay :rock:, kay nag linog diri bag.o lang!

Dinabaw wishing you a very nice weekend without more earthquackes!!!:)
Your safe form them if I do not show up :D :D

:hug: from din älskling i Sverige.

good evening sa tanan!

^^ maayo man! bay! shaky lang gamay :rock:, kay nag linog diri bag.o lang!

bitaw... nabati nako bag-o lang gyud. ang epicenter naa sa QL.

Does the Davao patrol still wear Police polo and carry m4s?

:eat:Dont eat too much :booze:dont drink too much :puke:IF you do eat and drink too much, don't puke too much
:okay:

HI Dave ! Qc? i mean QL

Dave tinoud ba tung Fra Lippo Lippi mag concert diri?Hahaha! QL? dugaya nako nakuha bai oi! tnx bai basig naa karon didto! :laugh:

Hello Don!
aw, dili diay QL princecourt diay ang epicenter. Fra Lippo-Lippi? sa May 17 daw.

Hi Mr. Krps, Lena and to all ya-DABA-DABA-do forumers!

id like to share this article with our fellow forumer Happy LA:
PIA Press Release
04/21/2006
Whale shark sighting seens as indicator of improving Davao Gulf

Davao City (21 April) -- The sightings of whale sharks along the seas in Buhisan, Davao City are an indicator of an improved environmental condition of the Davao Gulf.
Davao City councilor Leo Avila III, chair of the Davao Gulf Management Council (DGMC) said that the appearance of the whales along this site is becoming frequent that they could be seen almost weekly.
"This is the result of the consciousness of the people in the barangay as they become vigilant in guarding their waters of illegal activities including disposing of garbage," he said.
Avila said they are contemplating to designate the area as a tourist attraction where whale watching can be undertaken.
He said they are coordinating closely with the barangay in documenting the presence of the whales as to frequency and the spots.
"We need this as guide in our future plans," he said.
Avila also said that they noticed that dolphins and whales travel to waters where fishes are abundant and it can be seen in the Buhisan area that small fishes and shrimps are aplenty.
He said other areas along the Davao Gulf also had sightings of the whales and dolphins and they had given instructions to the local government units to document it so necessary programs could be introduced in the area especially related to tourism.
Davao Gulf is the favorite playground of various species of highly migratory cetaceans (dolphins and whales) but in the late 80s to 2000 they cease to appear because food is no longer available, he said.
He said there are 11 kinds of cetaceans that could be found in the Davao Gulf.
The survey in March 2004 by a composite team from the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Save the Davao Gulf Foundation and WWF-Philippines confirmed the presence of at least ten whale and dolphin species within the gulf area.
In a summary of area profile released by DGMC it said that three species of whales are new record of the gulf and these are the killer whale. Cuvier's beaked whale, and the rare Indo-pacific beaked whale.
With persistent reports of new sightings by fishermen, the Davao Gulf could be among the top cetacean diversity sights in the Philippines.
The report also said that eight of the 10 species are listed in CITES - threatened by extinction unless protected or conserved. The earlier recorded sightings were around the southern portion of Ligid Island, Samal Island and south of Barangay Matina in Davao City. (PIA/pdbanzon) http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060421.htm&no=0

oi! favorite nako nang Fra Lippo Lippi murag hubog mo kanta usahay!hehehe! pila kaha ang ticket?

^^ wala ko ka-hearing kung pila. pero confirmed na ni kay naa na man sa news:

Friday, April 21, 2006
WC festival opens in Davao
By Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan

THE countdown begins for the Solar Sports-PFF World Cup Festival that will kick off in Davao City's Tionko field on April 29.

Davao Football Association (DFA) official Erwin Protacio bared this in yesterday's Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn.

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"We're happy that the festival will start in Davao. There will be similar events to be held in Manila, Cebu and Baguio," Protacio said.

The one-day festival ill feature five categories.

"There are first and second divisions in the seniors category and three youth divisions -- the 15-under, 12-under and eight-under," Protacio said.

Teams from Bukidnon, Davao del Sur and Davao del Norte will be out to challenge local teams in the Philippine Football Federation (PFF)-sanctioned meet.

"Eight fields will be used in the 7-A-Side competition where the top team in each group will play in the finals," he added.

Some 20 teams will see action in the seniors events while between to 25 to 30 squads are entered in the youth divisions.

Solar Sports will give away prizes to the winners. It has also lined up a live band entertainment through Show Image after the awarding rites.

Show Image spokesperson Dave Domingo said the Laidback band, which will do the front act in the upcoming Fra Lippo Lippi concert at the Central Bank, would perform after the awarding program.

The live band will wrap up the festival that aims to promote awareness on the forthcoming 2006 World Cup opening in Germany on June 9.

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
Dinabaw wishing you a very nice weekend without more earthquackes!!!
Your safe form them if I do not show up

from din älskling i Sverige.


God Kvall Lena!

Got some mild earthquake here how do u know it! maybe LSP? :)


Fran din Alskling ! filippinerna :lovethem:

duh dono may lupa pa ba sila quizon, i thought they left.

the idea is a township, new urbanism is basically a mixed development on a larger scale. Basically I don't think sprawl is a good thing. It's wasteful, expensive and ultimately dehumanizing. The idea is instead of having subuurbs or never ending subdivisions with bedroom communities and a long commute to the office, you create a small town, bringing back evocations of a time back when your community ( or Davao) was small enough that you knew the barber, the baker, the grocery guy, and you did not need to drive far or perhaps jsut even walk to work. It's an integrated little development with everything, residential, work, shopping, education etc all within reach of this community. Anyway with Davao sprawling all the way to Calinan this may be a good place to start, stillnot that far but with lot so land all around. It's a long term development and you could start with a few hundred hectares where you put a school, and a main street type of retail rather than a mall, different kinds of residential, small office buildings etc. Anyway just a fancy word for a self contained community but at least the residents don't have to commute far to downtown for everyday things.

Upper MAA/langub could also be ok I guess but the land ther is quite harsh, very hilly.

here's a businessweek article if you're intersted:

FEBRUARY 2, 2006

News & Features
By Pallavi Gogoi

Bringing Community to the City
New urbanism takes hold in townships sprouting up across the U.S., changing the landscape and American lifestyle

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Jean Hee Park, who doesn't like driving, prefers to walk to the grocery store. So when she graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2003 and landed a job at a government agency in Atlanta, her choices were limited. Atlanta isn't a city with a lot of sidewalks. Or wasn't, that is, until the opening of Atlantic Station, a 138-acre community smack-dab in the middle of the city. Park promptly got a one-bedroom apartment for $950 per month in May, 2005, and today takes the metro train to work. "I don't have a car, and I walk for groceries -- I love it," she says.

Atlantic Station is the latest example of "new urbanism," a trendy antidote to the suburban and exurban sprawl that has defined the American way of life for the past five decades. It's a shiny new town, complete with city blocks, sidewalks, street parking, a train station, parks, schools, offices, town houses, and even loft residences right above the retail stores. It officially opened in October, 2005, though the condos and townhomes started selling before then. Its storefronts boast many well-known retailers, including a Banana Republic (GPS ), a West Elm (WSM ) furniture store, the country's first urban Ikea, a Coldstone Creamery, and a Publix grocery and pharmacy.

"There is a desire to regain some of the types of communities that Americans lived in decades ago," says Leonard Bogorad, managing director at Robert Charles Lesser & Co., a real estate advisory firm.

SUBURBAN BACKLASH. Atlanta officials hope the $2 billion project will help reduce traffic: Residents can walk to restaurants and entertainment, and use mass transit or walk to work. Wachovia (WB ) bank and several law firms have already leased office space there. "It's the perfect answer to a suburb, where there's no defined place for a community to get together," says Anita Kramer, director of retail development at Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization.

Indeed, mini-towns like Atlantic Station and Main Streets are sprouting up all over America. Sometimes even located in the middle of a suburban sprawl, these developments give residents an identity -- and a place to go for entertainment, shopping, and people watching -- whether it's at Santana Row in San Jose, Calif.; Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio; Centerpoint on Mill in Tempe, Ariz.; or the revival of Crossroads in downtown Kansas City, Mo.

New urbanism emerged a couple of decades ago as a backlash against the cookie-cutter suburban way of life, with its social isolation, its reliance on cars, and the traffic congestion they caused. Led by Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, dean of the University of Miami's School of Architecture, the architects involved proposed reverting back to towns, with centers of activity where people can walk to and neighborhoods that foster social contact rather than deter it. "Traffic congestion is growing a lot faster than the growth of suburbs -- it's highly stressful and erodes people's quality of life," says Andy Kunz, director of NewUrbanism.org.

MIXED DEVELOPMENTS. Such town centers are truly picking up steam and will soon change the landscape of America. Nowhere is the trend more visible than with mall developers: Out of 147 new retail developments that started construction last year, only two were the big-box, enclosed malls of yesterday. Developers are dramatically shifting gears, making retail centers that include residences, libraries, art centers, boulevards, ice-skating rinks, and other public amenities. Many are located around suburbs of larger cities.

"The idea that a metropolitan area with only one center is no longer the functioning model for most cities -- today we have a galaxy with multiple high-density nodes," says Thomas D'Alesandro, senior vice-president of Chicago-based General Growth Properties, a large mall developer, which is currently in the process of building several such mixed developments.

Many counties across the U.S. see this as a great opportunity and are rewriting or adding new clauses to ease zoning laws that previously prohibited mixing residential areas with retail and office space. Virginia's Arlington County adopted "parallel codes" for the Columbia Pike district, allowing such multiple development in one area of the county while leaving the rest of it unchanged. And Cranberry township in Pennsylvania changed its zoning regulations in late 2004 to encourage a mix of commercial, retail, and residential use. Simon Property Group is now preparing to develop a township there covering 80 acres.

VARIED DEMOGRAPHIC. "Clearly, townships are promoting the idea of preventing sprawl, in clear contrast to the past when developers had to battle city hall for zoning changes," says Roy Higgs, chief executive of Development Design Group, an architecture firm in Baltimore. This comes at a time when developers are under a lot of pressure to maximize use of both land and construction, costs of which have spiraled in the past decade.

Furthermore, many counties and townships find that the sprawl has stretched their own finances. "Communities want to trim their budgets for new roads and schools," says Terry W. McEwen, president of Memphis-based Poag & McEwen, a developer currently making six master-planned communities, one with condos over retail shops.

Who moves to these communities? Not only young singles like 28-year-old Park, but newly retired baby boomers and empty-nesters looking to downsize yet still live near their friends. "People are also getting married and having children later in life, and don't want to leave urban settings," says Bogorad of advisory firm Robert Charles Lesser.

GO, TEAM, GO. Some of these developments have been highly successful. For instance, The Woodlands, situated to the north of Houston, is a master-planned community on 280,000 acres, with a man-made canal, along which there are homes, office buildings, a Marriott (MAR ) hotel, an outdoor theater, and the town library. The single-family detached homes have been selling for $350,000. Condos right in the city center, initially priced at around $250,000, are now selling for $400,000. "Even the Marriott on the Waterway is one of the highest-occupancy hotels in Houston," says D'Alesandro of General Growth, the lead developer of the project.

The Reston town center in Virginia has a similar story. Condos were constructed on an existing retail center, and they started selling in the late 1990s. The builders were surprised that many of the homes sold for higher prices than originally anticipated. The development also attracts a lot of diners: Clyde's Restaurant Group, which operates 12 restaurants in the Washington (D.C.) area, has its busiest restaurant in Reston, beating out its city eateries.

That's not to say these projects are easy. Most developers in the past have been experts in one field -- residential, office, or retail. Combining them all is not a simple task, and many opt for partnerships.

Atlantic Station was first set in motion by AIG Global Real Estate, a division of giant insurer American International Group (AIG ). It soon teamed up, however, with several developers of condominiums and hotels, such as Beazer Homes (BZH) and Novare Group. "We wanted to mitigate the risk, so we started by first selling the most marketable portion, the residential land, to other developers," says Kevin Fitzpatrick, president of AIG Global Real Estate.

CLASHING TENANTS. But others are taking chances. General Growth Properties (GGP ), traditionally a mall developer, is expanding the Natick Mall near Boston to include around 250 condominiums.

Despite some success stories, it isn't necessarily a proven model. Given the huge expenditures, some developers may not recoup their investment. It's still early, and many of these townships are under construction. "It's certainly not for the faint of heart. It's not like rents are going up in proportion of construction costs, which are rising at 20% per year, along with land costs," says McEwen of Poag & McEwen. Access to lending is also tough. Historically, banks have developed expertise in only one of the disciplines and are reluctant to branch out.

In addition, once the buildings and city blocks are built, developers have found that not all of their renters get along. Residential, retail, and office users compete for parking. Retailers complain about support columns that are essential in a multistory building, but interfere with their open-store formats. Loft residents complain about noise from delivery trucks for restaurants and grocery stores.

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE... What's more disconcerting is that these towns give the impression of having less character, with an eerie sense of monotony, as the same pattern of storefronts, townhomes, and condos multiply across America. In a sense, their uniformity mirrors the very suburbs they escape.

Consider Seaside, one of the first towns using principles of the new urbanism: Built in Florida two decades ago, Seaside was ridiculed for its perfection in the satirical movie The Truman Show. General Growth's D'Allesandro counters that many of the towns stick to historical architectural styles of the area -- Mission style in California, for example, or Classic European brick in New England.

Still, the fact remains that it's an attractive option for many people. Atlantic Station's Park, for instance, says apartments like hers are already being advertised for higher rents. "I'd rather have the activity of a town center, which might have less character than a dreary suburb," says Park. Indeed, such reflections are getting more people thinking. At least four counties in greater Atlanta -- Gwinnett, Lakewood, De Kalb, and Fort McPherson -- are contemplating their own developments, with Atlantic Station as their model, to pump some life into their part of town.

parang na-CARP yata ang cuison property sa mintal. i think the dayrit & nearby properties fronting SPDA mas ok kay surrounded by subdivisions. its near puan, ulas, bago gallera and mintal. parang nasa gitna.

Madayaw, Daba-Daba!!

Nice exchanges going - as always. I thoroughly enjoyed the pix of the meet-up by the forumers in Dabaw. Sana tuloy-tuloy na. Ingon gani ni konsehal LA na unta ma-regular daw ang meet-up. Nothing like a meeting like minds.

XZIBIT - Familiar kaayo ang imong face. Were you or are you still with ADDUHS?

In an earlier exchange in this thread, someone mentioned (I think Sleep-Dave) about tunnels underneath San Pedro Street. Tinuod ba na? Reminds me of a foolhardy attempt by a younger cousin of mine to dig up one of our beach properties in Samal and ended up with just a deep hole in his pocket. Although, he did hit a source of fresh ground water that, to this day, serves as our main source. Naa pud siya'y mga diggings sa yuta namo sa Indangan. All he got was a good scare from a close call with a Philippine King cobra!

Paul - sorry for missing the exhibit. Couldn't time it right, gyud. Layo man gud ang Connecticut and I couldn't get off from work. Next time - we are planning a trip to your neck of the woods this summer. This will give you a chance na mang-Indian sa akin naman. Hahahaha

Going back to the meet-up, hapit na 'ko napaluha when I saw the pix. If I were back home, I would have been with you guys.

Bustero - what you are describing is similar to Coop City in the Bronx, NY. It is a city-owned vertical housing development (low cost) and since it was built in an area that was then quite remote, they built it with facilities to house a huge grocery, it's own subway station, own post office, own generator plant, own shopping complex, etc.

Paul - sorry for missing the exhibit. Couldn't time it right, gyud. Layo man gud ang Connecticut and I couldn't get off from work. Next time - we are planning a trip to your neck of the woods this summer. This will give you a chance na mang-Indian sa akin naman. Hahahaha

Going back to the meet-up, hapit na 'ko napaluha when I saw the pix. If I were back home, I would have been with you guys.

sayang lagi kaayo bai. sige lang, sa sunod ako na pud. hahhaha.

From today's Philippine Star:

Robinsons Land earmarks P7-B budget this year for new projects
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
The Philippine Star 04/22/2006

Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) the property arm of Gokongweis’ flagship firm JG Summit Holdings Inc., has earmarked as much as P7 billion this year for the development of new malls, office buildings for business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, residential projects, and landbanking activities.

In an interview with reporters following the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting the other day, RLC executive vice-president Frederick Go said the capital budget for the year is double the amount spent a year ago.

Go said bulk of the programmed capital budget or about P3.5 billion will go to the construction of residential and office buildings while P2 billion has been set aside for acquisition of properties for future development.

Funding will come from internally-generated cash, a planned preferred share offering, and possibly new borrowings.

JG Summit president and chief operating officer Lance Gokongwei said the company is building seven new malls in Davao, Tagaytay, Dumaguete, Sucat, Manila, Pangasinan, and General Santos. These new malls, he said, are expected to be completed next year or in 2008.

He said the company is completing the redevelopment of a portion of Robinsons Galleria mall to be called West Wing, and Robinsons Ermita.

"We will pursue new formats and concepts to attract more retail establishments as these proved to be successful in bringing foot traffic into our malls," Gokongwei said.

He said the company remains focused on the lucrative middle-market residential housing as it aims to launch at least three projects this year including East of Galleria, a high-rise residential condominium located in the Ortigas business district.

As for its office buildings, RLC expects to complete the construction of Robinsons Cybergate Center Tower 2, an office building complex designed for call centers and BPO firms. "The first building is almost leased out and there is robust demand for the second building. A portion of the second building will be made available for lease by the end of fiscal year 2006 and the rest will be delivered in the second quarter of fiscal year 2007. It will add a gross leasable area of approximately 43,000 square meters," Gokongwei said.

As for the housing segment, he said the company will focus on the middle-income market for lots with options for housing priced ranging from P600,000 to P2 million.

Gokongwei said RLC will step up efforts to acquire properties via joint venture in key cities where there is big potential for mid-market real estate property sales and it will aggressively tap the overseas Filipino wokers market in Europe and in the Middle East.

sayang lagi kaayo bai. sige lang, sa sunod ako na pud. hahhaha.

Mr. Corpus, have you read today's Sunstar Davao? Philip has a write-up of the event in the Lifestyle section. Kaila nako sina Daisy and Nikki Torres. Especially Daisy C. She was my "date" during my Ateneo CAT Officers Ball. Dugay-dugay na pud 'to. :)

yups mr jon. nabasa na nako na days ago (from phillip). murag gipaskedyul ko nila for next year (same venue), but i don't know kung confirmed na. hopefully by then, magkitakits ta ana. i'll be bringing my family kung madayon.

would love to watch fra lippo lippi's concert, kinsa'y mouban? :cheers:

@Paul: maka-observe pud unta mi'g exhibit nimo dri sa Davao no? :)

would love to watch fra lippo lippi's concert, kinsa'y mouban? :cheers:

@Paul: maka-observe pud unta mi'g exhibit nimo dri sa Davao no? :)

lagi unta. sige lang, basi diay. akong ginaplano kung makabakasyon ko, itiming nako nga makaexhibit pud ko puhon.

would love to watch fra lippo lippi's concert, kinsa'y mouban? :cheers:

@Paul: maka-observe pud unta mi'g exhibit nimo dri sa Davao no? :)

when and where is the fra lippo lippi's concert? :)

paramg gusto ko manood.... :runaway:

hehehehe tiguang na jud ko....hahahahahaha :bash:

to those who havent been to Davao:


reposting some satellite images of Davao. :)

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Davao City exec blogs to spark 'participatory' governance
April 22 2006
Inq7.net (http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=73313)

DAVAO City Councilor Peter Lavina has started blogging to spark “participatory” governance in the city.
A former journalist and activist, Lavina said he discoverd blogging after attending a workshop on blogging by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.

“I am now trying to promote blogs as a tool for participatory governance,” he said, adding that he hopes to promote more transparency in local governance through blogging.

He also stressed that blogs provide a tool for more government officials to talk directly to constituents and vice versa.

Lavina said that he recently posted Davao City's income in his blog http://www.funchain.com/~peterlavina) to promote more transparency in local governance.

Convinced by the power of blogging, Lavina said that he plans to organize a blogging workshop for government employees in Davao City.

There should be more active participation of citizens in governance,
and blogs will allow people to be part of local governance, the official added.

:) Kudos to you po Konsehal! Our very own ka-ssc forumer! :rock: :rock: :rock:

Originally posted by xzibit31
when and where is the fra lippo lippi's concert?

paramg gusto ko manood....

hehehehe tiguang na jud ko....hahahahahaha

Ya Daba Dabadooh........ :runaway:
Sa May 17 daw ingon ni Dave, sa Central Bank Convention Center....wako kabalo kung pila and ticket basig $$$$!!ahaaay!!! :rant:

Ya Daba Dabadooh........ :runaway:
Sa May 17 daw ingon ni Dave, sa Central Bank Convention Center....wako kabalo kung pila and ticket basig $$$$!!ahaaay!!! :rant:

mao bah? uy ok na ah.....wala pa lagi sila naga advertize... basi bitaw mahal na bah...hahay...

^^ naay mga posters sa fence ng Central Bank, lagi bay basig mahal kaayo!


Saturday, April 22, 2006
The making of future legends
By Phillip Somozo

A HANDFUL of homegrown Davao visual artists are out to prove something in New York, USA. Having either won prizes or entered the finals of international art competitions they joined in, Artisthood art group members are exhibiting their works at the Philippine Center-New York on April 10 to 21. The exhibit is dubbed "5 Artists, 5 Paths: Life as our art. Art as our journey."



Leading the cast of featured artists is multi-awardee Artisthood founder Ega Carreon and 2002 Asian Freeman competition winner Ben Banez Jr. The rest are art competition consistent finalist Bong Espinosa, cutting-edge conceptual artist Paul Corpus (now Canada-based), and this writer.

The five painters, diverse in both style and substance, are showcasing works that could tickle the extra-olfactory ability of grizzly critics whose habitat is Art New York. This is so because Artisthood's achievement -- loose and young an art group that it is -- like a smooth and flat stone pitched on still waters, creates ripples reaching the United States, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

In October 2005, Artisthood member Michael Bauzon won special prize in the Jules Verne-inspired Decourtenay Art Prize based in Belgium. In 2003, Carreon won third in the Internet International Art & Photo Competetion launched from Japan, while colleagues Espinosa, Jun Pamisa and Rodney Yap reached its finals twice, in 2003 and 2004. The year 2002, Artisthood's foundation year, was even more prolific when three founding members became finalists to Dracoblu-Canada's International Symbolist Online Art Competition. This too is the same year that Banez bagged the top prize of Vermont Studio Center's Asian Freeman painting competition, with Pamisa placing second. The fact that Artisthood's epicenter, Davao, Philippines, had been intermittently under "travel advisory" by rich countries makes Artisthood a sociological curiosity, if not a phenomenal art group.

Symbolist Carreon and hardcore surrealist Banez recently signed a contract with Sorrell Publishing House (Elmhurst, NY), represented by the socialite husband and wife tandem of Nicholas and Victoria Mascetta, to have their work published in the 4th edition of a hardbound and full-color coffetable book called "Best of New York, Impressions in Continuity." Carreon and Banez will fill twenty pages of the chapter "Future Legends."

Banez, too, was included in the list of top contemporary surrealists appearing in the article "What's New in the Surreal World?" by Terrance Lindall. Said article was published in the Arts & Antique Magazine in March in New York. On August 6 to September 24 this year, he is scheduled to hold his first-ever one-person exhibition at the Amarin Cafe in New York.

Artisthood's group exhibition is being sponsored by Dabawenyo-USA association members, as represented by husband and wife Nikki and Daisy Torres, Patricia Weiss, and Sandra Naraval.

The Philippine Center-New York is located in 556 Fifth Avenue corner 46th Street, Manhattan, New York City, USA. For more information call PhilCenter-NY (212) 575-4774.

Nice bai Paulkrps :cheers2:

Sikata sa Pinoy oi!!! :banana: :cucumber: :lock: labi na taga-dabaw!!!

about Fra Lippo Lippi, interested kaau ko

"Everytime I see you
My life turns upside down
Everytime I see you I know"

:cheers:

^^ why? need their services? :nocrook:

@ishtefh_03: nice photos ;)

@davaoeagle: murag wa pud sa list akong subdiv ah.. :bash:

@xzibit31: hope ur dreams will come to reality :cheers:

Good afternoon Davao!!!

hello simply_me! murag wa pa ko ka "hello" nimo ah, bitaw murag kulang gamay ang list pero kinsa gud dili kalimot sa uban nga pwerte oud kadgahn ang subd sa wadab.


hello sa tanan!!!!!!!!

Hi fellow dabawenyos...just wanna let you know that as I am reading and writing my posts here I am so happy to be serenaded by our homegrown chanteuse Jinky Vidal of Freestyle Band. I don't get any commission and stuff for plugging this but I just can't help rubbing into you the eophoria I got while listening to her cover songs (courtesy of my vacationing former Davao-based colleague) I bet you all will like it too. Last year i was as swell lucky to be gifted a CD of another budding Dabawenyo R & B artist "Thor" who prior to his solo stint lead Myxtreme Band who I used to watch perform in MTS Taboan and elsewhere in Metro Davao.

Dabawenyos rock!

@davaoeagle! i need your help re our website......kulang pa me ng articles..anyway i'll send u an email bout it...

gotta run! im just passing by!

Ya Daba Dabadooh........ :runaway:
Sa May 17 daw ingon ni Dave, sa Central Bank Convention Center....wako kabalo kung pila and ticket basig $$$$!!ahaaay!!! :rant:


maayo pa mo guys kita na mo Fra Lippo Lippi concert. Paborito kaayo nako ni sauna college days esp "Light and Shade" whoa tulo man pud luha nato ani.
Unta concert sila diri dapit sa amo ni PaulCorps didto sa ilang famous skydome.

Paul, basin kaagi diha Fra Lippo ha ingna ko kay palibre ko nimo (LOL)

@davaoeagle! i need your help re our website......kulang pa me ng articles..anyway i'll send u an email bout it...

gotta run! im just passing by!


all the time bro TJ!

Madayaw, Daba-Daba!!

In an earlier exchange in this thread, someone mentioned (I think Sleep-Dave) about tunnels underneath San Pedro Street. Tinuod ba na? Reminds me of a foolhardy attempt by a younger cousin of mine to dig up one of our beach properties in Samal and ended up with just a deep hole in his pocket. Although, he did hit a source of fresh ground water that, to this day, serves as our main source. Naa pud siya'y mga diggings sa yuta namo sa Indangan. All he got was a good scare from a close call with a Philippine King cobra!

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Guilty here! (lol) Yeah, a friend and a former colleague of mine who's family one of those who popularised and pioneered barbeque (skewered grilled meat -for the benefit of the doubt errrr of the non-Filipino forumers)in Davao esp. along San Pedro. He said underneath the huge edifices in that enclave lurk gaping holes that could measure some depth and length -that used to function as hiding area or dug-out (where they allegedly kept their treasures) for the Japanese community during WW2 and eventually (post WW2) became a vibrant trading area for locals and foreign merchants which the place is now famous for e.g. Mumbai (Bombays), Middle Easternians like the Borgailies, Chinese, Japanese (descendants- correct me on this if I'm wrong) and what have you.

hello simply_me! murag wa pa ko ka "hello" nimo ah, bitaw murag kulang gamay ang list pero kinsa gud dili kalimot sa uban nga pwerte oud kadgahn ang subd sa wadab.

:hi: hello pud.. nice to meet u.. :)

nice to meet you too gina.

Guys, 40 winks sa ko kay 1:30am na diri. Catcha later!

hi everyone!

sensya na mejo nabusy kog picture-picture....

i haven't returned to davao since a month after graduation last year (April 2005). i miss davao.

What's new with Davao? I heard a rumor (from one of the taxi drivers in Davao) that Gaisano is constructing a mall somewhere inside Juna subdivision? Is that true? Allowed diay na within a subdivision? Any truth to this, or really just a humor (and wishful thinking)? :)

911 USAR (Urban Search and Rescue)

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i haven't returned to davao since a month after graduation last year (April 2005). i miss davao.

What's new with Davao? I heard a rumor (from one of the taxi drivers in Davao) that Gaisano is constructing a mall somewhere inside Juna subdivision? Is that true? Allowed diay na within a subdivision? Any truth to this, or really just a humor (and wishful thinking)? :)

Ei philwily!welcome to the thread! i havent been to davao for years na rin....well i havent heard that rumor...but i sure do hope that its true...

anyway, i guess allowed naman na magbuild ng isang commercial center within a subdivision... (though i aint sure if this can be applied sa Davao) however, with Sta Lucia Realty - they do have a lot of projects in Luzon where a shopping mall is within their residential project. One of these is their La Mirada Royale located in Bulacan. Within this residential estate is Walter Mart Mall.

i haven't returned to davao since a month after graduation last year (April 2005). i miss davao.

What's new with Davao? I heard a rumor (from one of the taxi drivers in Davao) that Gaisano is constructing a mall somewhere inside Juna subdivision? Is that true? Allowed diay na within a subdivision? Any truth to this, or really just a humor (and wishful thinking)? :)

welcome phil!

i havent heard of that. maybe not within juna but beside or sa may fuente de villa abrille/davao city golf club area. mejo malakilaki pa ang area dun.

tj: naa na pud koy pictures taken ganiha lang. perhaps kung ganahan ka, pang-collage na pud. you know, aspiring maniniyot nako karon.

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I read about this from the net. haha found it really funny. :)
so what did they actually do to the statue? did they cover it?

I read about this from the net. haha found it really funny. :)
so what did they actually do to the statue? did they cover it?

ni dahon o bahag, wala. kaya, marami na-insecure...

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from wiki:

Mount Apo is the highest mountain in the Philippines and overlooks Davao City, a few kilometres to the northeast.

Mt. Apo was first climbed on October 10, 1880 by a party led by Don Joaquin Rajal.

Mount Apo is one of the most popular climbing destinations in the country. The summit is very easy to reach, unlike other mountains such as Mount Halcon and Mount Banahaw. On May 9, 1936, Mount Apo was declared a national park by President Manuel L. Quezon. The mountain is home to over 270 bird species, with more than a hundred that are endemic.

A stratovolcano, Apo is flat topped, with three peaks. A source of geothermal energy, the time of its most recent eruption is unknown, and none are verified in historic times.

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Ei philwily!welcome to the thread! i havent been to davao for years na rin....well i havent heard that rumor...but i sure do hope that its true...

anyway, i guess allowed naman na magbuild ng isang commercial center within a subdivision... (though i aint sure if this can be applied sa Davao) however, with Sta Lucia Realty - they do have a lot of projects in Luzon where a shopping mall is within their residential project. One of these is their La Mirada Royale located in Bulacan. Within this residential estate is Walter Mart Mall.

oh... i thought that land classified as residential should only be residential... anyway, thanks for the clarification (and for the welcome too!). :)

btw, where are u based now? :)

welcome phil!

i havent heard of that. maybe not within juna but beside or sa may fuente de villa abrille/davao city golf club area. mejo malakilaki pa ang area dun.

tj: naa na pud koy pictures taken ganiha lang. perhaps kung ganahan ka, pang-collage na pud. you know, aspiring maniniyot nako karon.

the lot is supposedly at the street of buffet palace... (the other end is at the honda motorcyle i think). there were some heavy equipment there when we passed by it (last year pa man), and when we asked the taxi driver, that's what he said. anyway, maybe he also just heard it from a not-so reliable source. hehe..

btw, thanks too for the welcome! :)

oh... i thought that land classified as residential should only be residential... anyway, thanks for the clarification (and for the welcome too!). :)

btw, where are u based now? :)

I'm here in Cebu. but i might be going back to Manila by the end of the year (not sure though) how bout u phil?

the lot is supposedly at the street of buffet palace... (the other end is at the honda motorcyle i think). there were some heavy equipment there when we passed by it (last year pa man), and when we asked the taxi driver, that's what he said. anyway, maybe he also just heard it from a not-so reliable source. hehe..

btw, thanks too for the welcome! :)

Its tulip drive. Baka nga dyan. Kasi on-going din ang Fuente de Villa Abrille by Filinvest Land. Theres commercial lot available at Fuente. http://www.filinvestland.com/pmi_fuente_abrille.asp

heres 2003 sat image by google earth:
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Its tulip drive. Baka nga dyan. Kasi on-going din ang Fuente de Villa Abrille by Filinvest Land. Theres commercial lot available at Fuente. http://www.filinvestland.com/search_result.asp

heres 2003 sat image by google earth:
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but if they will construct another mall in that area.....wont they encounter a problem with its market? considering that there are two huge malls within its vicinity? NCCC Mall of Davao and SM City Mall? but still....if the rumor is true, it is indeed a good news for all of us...that area can be then transformed into a shopping/residential belt of some sort! ehehehehehhee

but if they will construct another mall in that area.....wont they encounter a problem with its market? considering that there are two huge malls within its vicinity? NCCC Mall of Davao and SM City Mall? but still....if the rumor its true, it is indeed a good news for all of us...that area can be then transformed into a shopping/residential belt of some sort! ehehehehehhee

sa tingin ko, wala namang problema sa market. with 1.4 M population and rising not to mention our neighbors nga naga-field trip diri sa dabaw.

sa tinuod lang mas pabor pa ko nga ang gaisano ang motukod og another mall kesa robinsons or ayala. la lang.

gtg. work pa ko.

ei guys! the news article below is not really about Davao City! But i found this quite interesting!

Remember the rumors before about an upcoming Robinsons Mall in Davao? Well i found this article posted in one of the threads here in SSC.

Robinsons Land earmarks P7-B budget this year for new projects
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
The Philippine Star 04/22/2006
source (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200604220705.htm)

Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) the property arm of Gokongweis’ flagship firm JG Summit Holdings Inc., has earmarked as much as P7 billion this year for the development of new malls, office buildings for business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, residential projects, and landbanking activities.

In an interview with reporters following the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting the other day, RLC executive vice-president Frederick Go said the capital budget for the year is double the amount spent a year ago.

Go said bulk of the programmed capital budget or about P3.5 billion will go to the construction of residential and office buildings while P2 billion has been set aside for acquisition of properties for future development.

Funding will come from internally-generated cash, a planned preferred share offering, and possibly new borrowings.

JG Summit president and chief operating officer Lance Gokongwei said the company is building new malls (7 new malls) in Davao Tagaytay, Dumaguete, Sucat, Manila, Pangasinan, and General Santos. These new malls, he said, are expected to be completed next year or in 2008.

He said the company is completing the redevelopment of a portion of Robinsons Galleria mall to be called West Wing, and Robinsons Ermita.

"We will pursue new formats and concepts to attract more retail establishments as these proved to be successful in bringing foot traffic into our malls," Gokongwei said.

He said the company remains focused on the lucrative middle-market residential housing as it aims to launch at least three projects this year including East of Galleria, a high-rise residential condominium located in the Ortigas business district.

As for its office buildings, RLC expects to complete the construction of Robinsons Cybergate Center Tower 2, an office building complex designed for call centers and BPO firms. "The first building is almost leased out and there is robust demand for the second building. A portion of the second building will be made available for lease by the end of fiscal year 2006 and the rest will be delivered in the second quarter of fiscal year 2007. It will add a gross leasable area of approximately 43,000 square meters," Gokongwei said.

As for the housing segment, he said the company will focus on the middle-income market for lots with options for housing priced ranging from P600,000 to P2 million.

Gokongwei said RLC will step up efforts to acquire properties via joint venture in key cities where there is big potential for mid-market real estate property sales and it will aggressively tap the overseas Filipino wokers market in Europe and in the Middle East.

:) wow! baka eto yung sa may Juna Subd? anway....the president of JG Summit - mother company of Robinsons Mall, himself confirmed it! and we havent even heard or read this from local dailies......

Other related news:

Philippine Robinsons Land Sets '06 Capex At PHP6B-7B

MANILA (Dow Jones)--Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC.PH) has earmarked between PHP6 billion and PHP7 billion for capital spending for this year as the company sets its sight to building more shopping malls and residential buildings in the next three years.

Robinsons President Lance Gokongwei told reporters after the company's annual stockholders' meeting Thursday that the company plans to increase its land holdings for the development of seven new malls.

It plans to build the malls in the next two to three years to add 170,000 square meters of gross leasable space, he said.

The new malls will be put up in southern Manila, Pangasinan province north of the capital, Tagaytay in southern Luzon, and in Davao and General Santos in Mindanao island.

"We will pursue new formats and concepts to attract more retail establishments," said Gokongwei, noting retail outlets had proven more effective in bringing in people into the malls.

Still, he said, the company remains focused on lucrative mid-market residential housing and high-rise buildings.

Robinsons plans to launch three of these projects this year.

Funding for capital expenditure planned for this year will come from internally generated funds.

Meanwhile, Robinsons board approved a cash dividend of PHP0.32 to shareholders on record as of May 19. The dividend will be payable on June 15.

Hi Paul.:)
I asked aorund alittle by my artist firends here and they gave me these adresses for you.

galleri@grafiskasallskapet.org
(somewhat conservative organisation but should be able to help you out)

info@temporayart.org (exhibits graphic art)

harnstrom@telia.com (a group called Grafik 99)

All these groups are situated in Stockholm and should be able to refere you to other groups to.

Anyways Paul good luck! :okay:

Dave, your pictures again, transfers me to another dimension....so so so nice. Downtown Davao, so green, Mt Apo wow. David? A copy of David in Florence? Almost, almost identical :) Always nice Dave your photoes. Like your avatars to especially the "orange" with sunglasses, cool look! :)

Tj it´s like flying as a bird over Davao those satelite pictures, just wonder were we the gang form Sweden are going to end up coming for a visit, that will be a nice suprise:). Nice pics.Tj for us who never been to Davao like you say in your introduction.

Have a nice evening all of you!

:goodbye:

Bustero - what you are describing is similar to Coop City in the Bronx, NY. It is a city-owned vertical housing development (low cost) and since it was built in an area that was then quite remote, they built it with facilities to house a huge grocery, it's own subway station, own post office, own generator plant, own shopping complex, etc.[/QUOTE]

You got the picture.

Dave, too bad about the CARP makes things so much harder here in the Philippines.

on a side note siyempre nakakainsecure si David , Ginto kanya parang si Goldfinger!

Good evening to all.

kelan kaya simulan ang robinsons dito sa dc? sa bajada kaya ito gawin?

si ayala naman, ok na kaya yung negotitaions nila with the dacudao's?

when kaya ang expansion ng sm dito..puno na kasi ang existing mall eh...

how about the planned dusit hotel?

is the city government starting with the central park? inaayos na kasi nila ng fence dun eh...

hahay....

Davao City exec blogs to spark 'participatory' governance
April 22 2006
Inq7.net (http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=73313)

DAVAO City Councilor Peter Lavina has started blogging to spark “participatory” governance in the city.
A former journalist and activist, Lavina said he discoverd blogging after attending a workshop on blogging by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.

“I am now trying to promote blogs as a tool for participatory governance,” he said, adding that he hopes to promote more transparency in local governance through blogging.



...Freirean in approach.....and in the right direction!!! i hope, in the process, this would also empower the marginalized people/ informal sector to actively participate in an on-going dialogue with those people in power.

ni dahon o bahag, wala. kaya, marami na-insecure...

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what happened to the bill (is this the right term?)? Wasn't it passed or something by a member of the city council (if i read and remember correctly)?

I'm here in Cebu. but i might be going back to Manila by the end of the year (not sure though) how bout u phil?

Currently working in Cebu City too. Might transfer to Lapu-Lapu by the 2nd half of the year. :)

kelan kaya simulan ang robinsons dito sa dc? sa bajada kaya ito gawin?

si ayala naman, ok na kaya yung negotitaions nila with the dacudao's?

when kaya ang expansion ng sm dito..puno na kasi ang existing mall eh...

how about the planned dusit hotel?

is the city government starting with the central park? inaayos na kasi nila ng fence dun eh...

hahay....

speaking of hotels, has the durian hotel reopened or something? Sayang naman yung hotel. :)

...Freirean in approach.....and in the right direction!!! i hope, in the process, this would also empower the marginalized people/ informal sector to actively participate in an on-going dialogue with those people in power.

This is a nice approach to governance. People can complain/comment right away to the people who manage the city. Definitely a step in the right direction. :)

i haven't returned to davao since a month after graduation last year (April 2005). i miss davao.

What's new with Davao? I heard a rumor (from one of the taxi drivers in Davao) that Gaisano is constructing a mall somewhere inside Juna subdivision? Is that true? Allowed diay na within a subdivision? Any truth to this, or really just a humor (and wishful thinking)? :)

Actually, parts of Juna Subdivision are considered as commercial area, especially those near the highway (our street included, hehe). So it's possible that a mall is built within the subdivision. Then again, it might be in Tulip Drive (which is a sort of extension of Juna).

ei guys! the news article below is not really about Davao City! But i found this quite interesting!

Remember the rumors before about an upcoming Robinsons Mall in Davao? Well i found this article posted in one of the threads here in SSC.

Robinsons Land earmarks P7-B budget this year for new projects
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
The Philippine Star 04/22/2006
source (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200604220705.htm)

Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) the property arm of Gokongweis’ flagship firm JG Summit Holdings Inc., has earmarked as much as P7 billion this year for the development of new malls, office buildings for business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, residential projects, and landbanking activities.

In an interview with reporters following the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting the other day, RLC executive vice-president Frederick Go said the capital budget for the year is double the amount spent a year ago.

Go said bulk of the programmed capital budget or about P3.5 billion will go to the construction of residential and office buildings while P2 billion has been set aside for acquisition of properties for future development.

Funding will come from internally-generated cash, a planned preferred share offering, and possibly new borrowings.

JG Summit president and chief operating officer Lance Gokongwei said the company is building new malls (7 new malls) in Davao Tagaytay, Dumaguete, Sucat, Manila, Pangasinan, and General Santos. These new malls, he said, are expected to be completed next year or in 2008.

He said the company is completing the redevelopment of a portion of Robinsons Galleria mall to be called West Wing, and Robinsons Ermita.

"We will pursue new formats and concepts to attract more retail establishments as these proved to be successful in bringing foot traffic into our malls," Gokongwei said.

He said the company remains focused on the lucrative middle-market residential housing as it aims to launch at least three projects this year including East of Galleria, a high-rise residential condominium located in the Ortigas business district.

As for its office buildings, RLC expects to complete the construction of Robinsons Cybergate Center Tower 2, an office building complex designed for call centers and BPO firms. "The first building is almost leased out and there is robust demand for the second building. A portion of the second building will be made available for lease by the end of fiscal year 2006 and the rest will be delivered in the second quarter of fiscal year 2007. It will add a gross leasable area of approximately 43,000 square meters," Gokongwei said.

As for the housing segment, he said the company will focus on the middle-income market for lots with options for housing priced ranging from P600,000 to P2 million.

Gokongwei said RLC will step up efforts to acquire properties via joint venture in key cities where there is big potential for mid-market real estate property sales and it will aggressively tap the overseas Filipino wokers market in Europe and in the Middle East.

Philippine Robinsons Land Sets '06 Capex At PHP6B-7B

MANILA (Dow Jones)--Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC.PH) has earmarked between PHP6 billion and PHP7 billion for capital spending for this year as the company sets its sight to building more shopping malls and residential buildings in the next three years.

Robinsons President Lance Gokongwei told reporters after the company's annual stockholders' meeting Thursday that the company plans to increase its land holdings for the development of seven new malls.

It plans to build the malls in the next two to three years to add 170,000 square meters of gross leasable space, he said.

The new malls will be put up in southern Manila, Pangasinan province north of the capital, Tagaytay in southern Luzon, and in Davao and General Santos in Mindanao island.

"We will pursue new formats and concepts to attract more retail establishments," said Gokongwei, noting retail outlets had proven more effective in bringing in people into the malls.

Still, he said, the company remains focused on lucrative mid-market residential housing and high-rise buildings.

Robinsons plans to launch three of these projects this year.

Funding for capital expenditure planned for this year will come from internally generated funds.

Meanwhile, Robinsons board approved a cash dividend of PHP0.32 to shareholders on record as of May 19. The dividend will be payable on June 15.

:) im really excited for this!

Dave, your pictures again, transfers me to another dimension....so so so nice. Downtown Davao, so green, Mt Apo wow. David? A copy of David in Florence? Almost, almost identical :) Always nice Dave your photoes. Like your avatars to especially the "orange" with sunglasses, cool look! :)



Thanks Lena!

Glad you like my pictures. Yes, Davao's David is a replica of that of Florence.

Btw, I change avatar from time to time. :) Thanks again.

Actually, parts of Juna Subdivision are considered as commercial area, especially those near the highway (our street included, hehe). So it's possible that a mall is built within the subdivision. Then again, it might be in Tulip Drive (which is a sort of extension of Juna).


Hello to all, tj, sleep, junax, dnabaw, xzibit, junex, bel1river, bustero, lena, etc.

Welcome Philwily! Have fun here, this is home!

Regarding Robinsons, well I have a meaty info on this. Here it goes.....
Late in 2002, while still there, I happened to be in a group date and one of the guys in that group was a site dev't manager of Robinsons Lands. He could not lie to us (Dabawenyos surrounding him) because he happened to be smitten by a beauteous lady friend. He said guys, Robinsonss will build a mall here in Davao and he said they had just finished with the aerial ocular inspection (in a chopper ) and the most suited site they concluded was nothing else but the one close to SM and he vehemently said it's the one opposite SM which was at that time still functioned as Davao Matina Golf Course. This would confirm what one avid golfer (a pioneering Family Physician) in the area said that negotiations are strongly pursued by both parties (golf owner and buyer) to convert the area into something which he didn't disclose what it would be back then. So there, it's Robinsons Davao rising on a former Davao, Matina Golf Course.

Hello to all, tj, sleep, junax, dnabaw, xzibit, junex, bel1river, bustero, lena, etc.

Welcome Philwily! Have fun here, this is home!

Regarding Robinsons, well I have a meaty info on this. Here it goes.....
Late in 2002, while still there, I happened to be in a group date and one of the guys in that group was a site dev't manager of Robinsons Lands. He could not lie to us (Dabawenyos surrounding him) because he happened to be smitten by a beauteous lady friend. He said guys, Robinsonss will build a mall here in Davao and he said they had just finished with the aerial ocular inspection (in a chopper ) and the most suited site they concluded was nothing else but the one close to SM and he vehemently said it's the one opposite SM which was at that time still functioned as Davao Matina Golf Course. This would confirm what one avid golfer (a pioneering Family Physician) in the area said that negotiations are strongly pursued by both parties (golf owner and buyer) to convert the area into something which he didn't disclose what it would be back then. So there, it's Robinsons Davao rising on a former Davao, Matina Golf Course.


Good Morning DavaoEagle! btw, unsa nickname nimo?

Thats good news. Ma-remember nimo nga naay plano nga "The Main Place" atbang sa SM? few years back there were steel skeleton but later tinanggal. Yun ba yon?

You got the picture.

Dave, too bad about the CARP makes things so much harder here in the Philippines.

on a side note siyempre nakakainsecure si David , Ginto kanya parang si Goldfinger!

Good evening to all.

I think CARP is a failure. The idea is excellent but the implementation parang may problema. Di gaano na-serve ang purpose. It supposed to uplift lives of our farmers who dont own a land. hahay...

buti pa si David walang problema.

...and the most suited site they concluded was nothing else but the one close to SM and he vehemently said it's the one opposite SM which was at that time still functioned as Davao Matina Golf Course. This would confirm what one avid golfer (a pioneering Family Physician) in the area said that negotiations are strongly pursued by both parties (golf owner and buyer) to convert the area into something which he didn't disclose what it would be back then. So there, it's Robinsons Davao rising on a former Davao, Matina Golf Course.

Yeheyyyy..kung tutuoo nga sana nga sa Matina. Go Matina Go!!! :dance:

Maayong Buntag...here's something from my Archive...any update(s) on this?:

MANILA, PHILIPPINES | Friday-Saturday, August 16-17, 2002

Japanese companies keen on infrastructure projects in Davao Gulf

DAVAO CITY, Southern Mindanao -- Big Japanese companies are hoping major infrastructure projects in Davao Gulf would proceed within the near to medium term, an official of a cement firm based here said. "We have received inquiries from our Japanese partner, Sumitomo, on the status of these projects," said Arturo Milan, vice-president for marketing of Union Cement Corp.

Early last year, engineers from steel giants Nippon Steel and Mitsubishi visited Davao to look into the proposed Davao-Samal steel bridge, costing at least $200 million. The bridge was earlier identified by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) as a high-impact project for the region. The Japanese engineers were disappointed, however, when they learned that the bridge is not in the near-term priority list of the National Government.

An official of the Davao Integrated Development Program (DIDP), a local initiative that received technical assistance from JICA, confirmed in an earlier interview that Japanese contractors and suppliers are very much interested in handling major projects in Davao Gulf especially those proposed by JICA consultants.

Mario Luis Jacinto, former DIDP official and now city planning chief, said that the construction of the bridge was originally planned this year or next year. Under the Samal City development plan, however, construction should have started in 1995.

The JICA consultants that helped in drafting the DIDP also proposed a railway-based mass transport system for this city that could extend to a distance of more than 50 kilometers from Panabo City in Davao del Norte to Sta. Cruz town in Davao del Sur. The project is different from the Mindanao railway system also mentioned in JICA studies a decade ago.

Projects such as these comprise the local demand for construction materials manufactured here. UCC, the only cement producer in Southern Mindanao, is heavily dependent on government-funded projects implemented in Davao Gulf and in nearby central Mindanao.

"It's a 60-40 ratio with the higher figure on government infrastructure projects," Mr. Jacinto said. Current major cement users are the Japan-Philippines highway from Agusan to Davao, irrigation projects in central Mindanao as well as the rehabilitation of the Ma-a Bridge, an underpass project in Buhangin district in this city.

He said the next batch of projects could be the improvement of the Davao-Cotabato road and the Digos-Malita road in Davao del Sur. The major ones, he said, if the government has the counterpart funds is the Davao-Samal bridge project and the circumferential road system for Samal Island. -- Hernani P. de Leon

One more article from my archive....

MANILA, PHILIPPINES | Tuesday, September 24, 2002

Sta. Lucia Realty, four others keen on land transport terminals in Davao
By HERNANI P. de LEON, Mindanao Bureau Chief

DAVAO CITY, Southern Mindanao -- At least five firms, including Sta. Lucia Realty & Development, Inc. and its local partner, agribusiness pioneer F.S. Dizon, Inc., are interested in building new land transport terminals proposed by city mayor Rodrigo Duterte last week. Construction industry sources said each proposed terminal structure, depending on size and design, could cost from 100 million Philippine pesos (US$1.9 million at PhP52.461=$1).

City hall officials said aside from the two companies, others that have expressed interest in the project are: Vicente Pichon, a local businessman from a landed family, and a group of big bus operators currently using the city's overland transport terminal in Ecoland district.

Sta. Lucia Realty and F.S. Dizon are involved in a joint project to develop a 50-hectare riverside property just outside of the city proper into a mixed-use commercial and institutional complex. Company officials said the project, patterned after riverside commercial complexes in the US, is moving slowly because of the current slump in the property sector.

Madeleine Dizon Mafori, F.S. Dizon vice-president, confirmed the original plan for its commercial complex project in the Ma-a district includes an overland terminal for public transport coming from the northern provinces. "However, we might do some changes in the design depending on the review of the feasibility study for the entire project," she told BusinessWorld yesterday.

In a separate interview with another company official, it was disclosed that F.S. Dizon had indeed expressed interest in the city's overland terminal project although it would be part of the planned complex which would be developed jointly with Sta. Lucia Realty. A regional official of Sta. Lucia Realty said the company has not made an offer on the terminal project but noted it could be accommodated under the F.S. Dizon riverside commercial complex plan.

During mayor Duterte's television program two Sundays ago, he said the Ecoland overland terminal, which could accommodate more than a hundred buses, is now crowded and that the city should plan for new southern and northern stations. That would decongest vehicular traffic in the city proper as well as provide modern bus terminals to city commuters and from the nearby provinces.

In previous discussions at the city council, such terminals should be located in Panacan district, on the north, and Toril district, on the south, which are both 12 kilometers away from the city proper. The bus operators, sources said, want to build the southern terminal in Toril for buses going to Davao del Sur, Soccsksargen and central Mindanao provinces. The Pichon Group, meanwhile, is proposing to put up the northern terminal for commuters going to the three other Davao provinces as well as those going to Caraga.

Some city council members also proposed that the terminals should be constructed and managed by private groups that would pay annual lease to the city government. Such scheme, it was underscored, would promote efficiency in running these facilities even as it would spare city officials of potential headache. Government sources said most facilities currently run by the city government are losing and are subsidized by local taxes.

City council member Peter Lavina noted it would be more practical to construct not just two terminals as proposed by the mayor, but three terminals. These should cover north, south and central transport routes, he said in a local television interview. The central station, is needed he said, since the two other terminals would be located far from the city proper.

YaDaba Daba doooh......... :runaway: Helo Davao peeps!
Originally Posted by davaoeaglemaayo pa mo guys kita na mo Fra Lippo Lippi concert. Paborito kaayo nako ni sauna college days esp "Light and Shade" whoa tulo man pud luha nato ani.
Unta concert sila diri dapit sa amo ni PaulCorps didto sa ilang famous skydome.

Paul, basin kaagi diha Fra Lippo ha ingna ko kay palibre ko nimo (LOL
Mao ba! fun pud ka sa FLL! bitaw bay ngutana ko sa presyo sa ticket kahilak ko kay pinaka barato P 1,500.00 waaaah! naay tig 500 didto daw sa wall sa gawas Central bank minaw lang ka sa imong " the long gun"(LOL)


Originally Posted by Philwilyspeaking of hotels, has the durian hotel reopened or something? Sayang naman yung hotel.
welcome Philwily!
May nakausap ako, that a hotel company is planning to buy Durian Hotel and will renovate it within this year.Sana ma tuloy. ahahay!

^^good news!

I agree with you Dave! Makes it harder to do big projects specially for foreign investors.

A new mall is ok but I would rather they put up nice hotel like a Crowne Plaza or Holiday Inn. Davao needs it more.

If they put up a new mall I think a different kind like Tiendesita's type with theming and is a good tourist attraction would work really well. This would provide a venue for different types of new products and crafts to be merchandised and sold.

YaDaba Daba doooh......... :runaway: Helo Davao peeps!

Mao ba! fun pud ka sa FLL! bitaw bay ngutana ko sa presyo sa ticket kahilak ko kay pinaka barato P 1,500.00 waaaah! naay tig 500 didto daw sa wall sa gawas Central bank minaw lang ka sa imong " the long gun"(LOL)



welcome Philwily!
May nakausap ako, that a hotel company is planning to buy Durian Hotel and will renovate it within this year.Sana ma tuloy. ahahay!

Hello Davao peeps pud! :)

Do you know which hotel company? :)

Speaking of new malls, I wish Gaisano's would either renovate their old mall, or build a new, more modern one (with better cinemas! something like nccc). Also, Victoria. I haven't seen major "updates" to this mall. :)

^^good news!

I agree with you Dave! Makes it harder to do big projects specially for foreign investors.

A new mall is ok but I would rather they put up nice hotel like a Crowne Plaza or Holiday Inn. Davao needs it more.

If they put up a new mall I think a different kind like Tiendesita's type with theming and is a good tourist attraction would work really well. This would provide a venue for different types of new products and crafts to be merchandised and sold.

Just a question, I read somewhere (sorry I can't remember.. I think somewhere in Cebu thread) that the DOT is actually doing a lot of promotions for Davao because it's hotels are being under-utilized. From what I read, Cebu has a shortage of rooms, and Davao, on the other hand, has a lot of rooms not used. Is this correct?

Well anyway, development is still development. It would all still be good for davao. :)

Constant sighting of whale sharks indicates improving Davao Gulf - DGMC


DAVAO CITY - Sightings of whale sharks along the seas in Barangay Buhisan here is an indicator of an improving environmental condition in the 60,000-hectare Davao Gulf, an official said.

City Councilor Leo Avila III, Davao Gulf Management Council (DGMC) chairman, said whales frequently appear along the site, they could be seen almost every week.

“This is the result of the consciousness of the people in the barangay as they become vigilant in guarding their waters of illegal activities including illegal garbage disposal,” Avila said.

Avila said they are planning to make Buhisan area a tourist attraction where visitors can enjoy watching whale as they frolick under the sun.

“We are coordinating closely with the barangay in documenting the presence of the whales as to frequency and the spots. We need this as guide in our future plans,” he said.

Also, Avila said they have noticed that dolphins and whales travel to waters where fishes are abundant, as can be observed in Buhisan area.

He said other areas along the Davao Gulf also had sightings of the whales and dolphins and they had given instructions to the local government units to document it so necessary programs could be introduced in the area especially related to tourism.

Davao Gulf is the favorite playground of various species of highly migratory cetaceans (dolphins and whales). But from the late 1980s to 2000 they cease to appear because food is no longer available, he said.

He said there are 11 kinds of cetaceans that could be found in the Davao Gulf.

A survey in March 2004 by a composite team from the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Save the Davao Gulf Foundation and World Wide Fund-Philippines confirmed the presence of at least ten whale and dolphin species within the gulf area.

In a summary of area profile released by DGMC, it said that three species of whales are new record of the gulf and these are the killer whale, Cuvier’s beaked whale, and the rare Indo-pacific beaked whale.

With persistent reports of new sightings by fishermen, the Davao Gulf could be among the top cetacean diversity sights in the Philippines, it said.

Same report also said that eight of the 10 species listed in CITES are threatened by extinction unless protected or conserved.

The earlier recorded sightings were around the southern portion of Ligid Island, Samal Island and south of Barangay Matina in Davao City.

Davao has dozens of dive sites - DENR


DAVAO CITY – Davao has over a dozen dive sites that has potential to boost the province's tourism industry, an official from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR XI) said.

Regional executive director Ricardo Calderon of the DENR said though that these sites need to undergo profiling first before it can be officially declared as diving spots.

“However, we do not have enough resources and this kind of activity falls under the protected area program, of which we get only P10 million (for the conservation of natural resources),” he said.

Department of Tourism (DOT XI) regional director Sonia Garcia meanwhile explained that most of the marine sites in Davao were not included in the earlier-editions of published diving sites in the Philippines because the gulf here still needs to be developed.

“What we want to claim as dive sites must be real dive sites. We must be ready as we do not want to fool the tourists,” she said.

“There must be a declaration from the DENR that these are fit for diving,” she added.

Garcia is also looking at getting more tourists to come to the city with their tie up with the Asian Spirit airline, which regularly fly to Palau from Davao.

^^ davao city's main man for environment, our fellow ssc forumer city councilor "happyLA" was on local tv a while ago. he discussed the need for rehabilitating davao gulf relative to the presence of bacteria found in some parts. one of the projects i like is the septage treatment disposal.

^^ davao city's main man for environment, our fellow ssc forumer city councilor "happyLA" was on local tv a while ago. he discussed the need for rehabilitating davao gulf relative to the presence of bacteria found in some parts. one of the projects i like is the septage treatment disposal.

Hello to all! :)

One week ko sa Manila lisod mangita og internet. Anyway, hopefully nakabasa mo sa akong blog about my activities there.

Re problem sa pollution sa Davao Gulf, we need to address the sewerage problem of the city. Many years ago, the World Bank conducted a study together with DCWD. Nothing came out of it becuase of the huge costs. If another study is done now, the costs of the project would still be huge. So, are we to depend our decision when the cost would go down. It would never come down. The right time to do it is yesterday, not tomorrow.

I am making this reaction because i was told of media reports that the Mayor was concerned about the cost.

The decision is really his. But he is caught in between the devil and the deep brown sea of the Davao Gulf.

Thanks to tj for supporting the "open skies (http://funchain.com/~openskiesdavao)" campaign. I just finished an 18-slide power point presentation for the multi-sectoral conference tomorrrow at the SP, 2 p.m.

Incidentally, while in Manila I created a new blog (http://www.rpchildlabor.blogspot.com) for the campaign against child labor.

Good Morning DavaoEagle! btw, unsa nickname nimo?

Thats good news. Ma-remember nimo nga naay plano nga "The Main Place" atbang sa SM? few years back there were steel skeleton but later tinanggal. Yun ba yon?

you can call me "loi" for short sleep. Yup, i remember the Main Place which was an idae of Atty.______ (sorry his name escapes my mind) he's part of the corp that owns Club Med- but The Main Place never got the required no. of tenants willing to shell out moolah as capex for the initial construction costs. (anyone may dispute this statement)

ANyways, that's not the location (lol) sorry for the long deviation (lol). If you follow that dirt road beside the defunct TMP plan - it will lead you to the entrance and club house of the New Davao Golf Club (i said Matina Davao GOlf... in my previous posts). That golf course was the one the Gokongweis negotiated to buy. I'm not sure though if they were after the whole golf course or only a fraction of it.

KONSEHAL!

I do not belong to Davao or even this skyp. really, since I am not involved in Davao life or politics or anything like that, I am not a residence of Davao, but I still like to pay you my deepest respect for your campaign against child labor. It is a very important topic in our time and age, all over the world.

So KONSEHAL :okay:

you can call me "loi" for short sleep. Yup, i remember the Main Place which was an idae of Atty.______ (sorry his name escapes my mind) he's part of the corp that owns Club Med- but The Main Place never got the required no. of tenants willing to shell out moolah as capex for the initial construction costs. (anyone may dispute this statement)

ANyways, that's not the location (lol) sorry for the long deviation (lol). If you follow that dirt road beside the defunct TMP plan - it will lead you to the entrance and club house of the New Davao Golf Club (i said Matina Davao GOlf... in my previous posts). That golf course was the one the Gokongweis negotiated to buy. I'm not sure though if they were after the whole golf course or only a fraction of it.

All I remember about the Main Place was that they had an initial foam party at the grounds to signal the start of development (as least that's howy my friends narrated it to me when I was still new in Davao). Sadly though, all the was ever built was just some of its foundations. :sleepy:

Originally posted philwily
All I remember about the Main Place was that they had an initial foam party at the grounds to signal the start of development (as least that's howy my friends narrated it to me when I was still new in Davao). Sadly though, all the was ever built was just some of its foundations.

Yadaba Daba dooo........ :runaway:
Ngayon wala ang mga I-beam Sturctures basig gi kahoy...oppps sorry gibakal di ay!hehehe! :shocked:

All I remember about the Main Place was that they had an initial foam party at the grounds to signal the start of development (as least that's howy my friends narrated it to me when I was still new in Davao). Sadly though, all the was ever built was just some of its foundations. :sleepy:

I saw the rendering of said project.. 'twas fabulous design and concept

Dinabaw Good Morning ( morning here in Sweden)
Just want to give you a :hug: to warm you up in the cold rain in Davao :)

I will phone you today Dinabaw!!! :wink2:

Din älskling Lena

I saw the rendering of said project.. 'twas fabulous design and concept

i was invited some party.....by the way, what happened nga pala? bkt d natuloy ang Main Place?

hi davaoeagle!

Hello to all! :)

One week ko sa Manila lisod mangita og internet. Anyway, hopefully nakabasa mo sa akong blog about my activities there.

Re problem sa pollution sa Davao Gulf, we need to address the sewerage problem of the city. Many years ago, the World Bank conducted a study together with DCWD. Nothing came out of it becuase of the huge costs. If another study is done now, the costs of the project would still be huge. So, are we to depend our decision when the cost would go down. It would never come down. The right time to do it is yesterday, not tomorrow.

I am making this reaction because i was told of media reports that the Mayor was concerned about the cost.

The decision is really his. But he is caught in between the devil and the deep brown sea of the Davao Gulf.



glad youre back konsehal.

the planned septage treatment/disposal facility is much cheaper than drainage/sewerage treatment plant. i hope it will partially (if not totally) solve the problem. but again the main problem here are the business establishments without proper sewerage treatment and those informal settlers in davao river banks and coastal areas. tho luoy ning mga squatter pero dapat maundang na nang kabuang nila esp mga professional squatters. kinahanglan makat-on pud ning mga tawhana nga mabuhi nga dili mangiskwat.

hahay... pati tae nila damayon pa ta.

btw, good luck on your open-skies presentation tomorrow.

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you can call me "loi" for short sleep. Yup, i remember the Main Place which was an idae of Atty.______ (sorry his name escapes my mind) he's part of the corp that owns Club Med- but The Main Place never got the required no. of tenants willing to shell out moolah as capex for the initial construction costs. (anyone may dispute this statement)

ANyways, that's not the location (lol) sorry for the long deviation (lol). If you follow that dirt road beside the defunct TMP plan - it will lead you to the entrance and club house of the New Davao Golf Club (i said Matina Davao GOlf... in my previous posts). That golf course was the one the Gokongweis negotiated to buy. I'm not sure though if they were after the whole golf course or only a fraction of it.

Thanks Loi!

The Main Place, I remember supposed to be an entertainment center. I saw the rendering nga nakapaskil pati sa TV sa local abs.

OIC. that road nga ang kanto caltex station. sementado na.

GOOD AFTERNOON TO ALL DABAWENYOS AND VISITORS!!!

i was invited some party.....by the way, what happened nga pala? bkt d natuloy ang Main Place?

hi davaoeagle!


Hi bro tj

The main place was never pursued for luck of funding. The owners i guess (and this can be disputed) wanted for the would-be locators to shell out some cash to fund the construction of the mammoth entertainment facility. The idea must have been stipulated in the contract thereby ensuring legallity of the condition and whatever it is. I think not so many investors bought into the idea and the corp was cash-strapped so they shelved the plan altogether.

Hi bro tj

The main place was never pursued for luck of funding. The owners i guess (and this can be disputed) wanted for the would-be locators to shell out some cash to fund the construction of the mammoth entertainment facility. The idea must have been stipulated in the contract thereby ensuring legallity of the condition and whatever it is. I think not so many investors bought into the idea and the corp was cash-strapped so they shelved the plan altogether.

sayang naman! tsk tsk tsk... diba they bought the lot na? they can rather convert that into an IT Zone! ehehehehheheh here i go again with my IT whims......

Thanks Loi!

The Main Place, I remember supposed to be an entertainment center. I saw the rendering nga nakapaskil pati sa TV sa local abs.

OIC. that road nga ang kanto caltex station. sementado na.

GOOD AFTERNOON TO ALL DABAWENYOS AND VISITORS!!!

hi dave,

So this cemented road (used to be rough) might be literally paving the way for RD.

Guys, tulog 'sa ko ha kay 2am na.

BTW, welcome back konsehal and good luck on your presentation.

Hello and good luck to Happy LA too on his advocacies.

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SooN!!!

hi dave,

So this cemented road (used to be rough) might be literally paving the way for RD.

Guys, tulog 'sa ko ha kay 2am na.

BTW, welcome back konsehal and good luck on your presentation.

Hello and good luck to Happy LA too on his advocacies.

Ok. Good night Loi. 2am there. 5pm here.

Ok. Good night Loi. 2am there. 5pm here.

Nyt nyt bro! ei dave.....can i ask for a favor? is there a way that you can post again those U/C's in Davao?(including PeopleSupport's building / Davao Museum, etc.) rendering and pix? this goes out to bro bro junax too! thankies all......

^^ sure... manghalungkat sa ko ha sa photobucket... brb.

sayang naman! tsk tsk tsk... diba they bought the lot na? they can rather convert that into an IT Zone! ehehehehheheh here i go again with my IT whims......

yeah they bought that lot and after (me) getting bored looking at the skeletal mass, i never followed the story since. The location is exellent for the same type of ventures though so I guess they or other investors might spring up with the fruition of the plan who knows when. IT park is not bad in the area, i believe.

tulog 'sa ko bro tj ha. catcha later!

time pa! na excite lang ko sa teaser ni TJ, nice job tj ENJOY DAVAO!

final na ni, tulog nako. ha hay, "magkabilaan ang mundo" according to Joey Ayala.
NIGHT!!!!!

Good afternoon Davao!

sayang naman! tsk tsk tsk... diba they bought the lot na? they can rather convert that into an IT Zone! ehehehehheheh here i go again with my IT whims......

Don't worry TJ, you're not alone. I agree with you that we really need IT zones to lure more IT investors to Davao.

I'll be going back to Davao (currently working in Cebu) on May. I hope my new job will give me an opportunity to contribute to the SiliconGulf initiative.

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PeopleSupport
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Museo Dabawenyo
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Mindanao Folk Arts Center
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newly completed projects:

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repost ko na lang pud ni:

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Hi bai Dave huamn na kaya nang Mindanao Folk Center dugay naman gud ko wa ka suroy diyang dapita!

Hi bai Dave huamn na kaya nang Mindanao Folk Center dugay naman gud ko wa ka suroy diyang dapita!

Hi Don! Basi hapit na mahuman. Kay kanang picture saa Mindanao Folk Arts Center sa January pa na. Kanang uban bag-o lang, April na. Sige lang, sulayan nakog agi sa sunod para ma-update ang picture.

newly completed projects:
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:eek2: wow.. naa na diay ani. where is this located? :)

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wow! good to hear some new developments in davao.

any news about the viva macau flight to davao? i hope this plan will push through..

simply me, aka ate gina, check your inbox!

:eek2: wow.. naa na diay ani. where is this located? :)

This is located at corner Torres Street and Jacinto Extension street. Just across the DECS office and Assumption Church.

This building also house the Metro LifeStyle Fitness Center & Spa and The Krua Thai.
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Let me post this guys.

Ledesma: Eco-tourism
By Jun Ledesma


SOMEWHERE in the heights of Marilog, Davao City, is a place the natives call Epol. Commuters pass by this mountain barangay on the way to Bukidnon or Cagayan de Oro City. I really don't know where it got its name but for now I thought maybe from the fruit apple. My son who loves mountaineering and spelunking described to me that one of the most exciting and challenging experiences he had was when he and his buddies from Marco Polo Hotel went to Epol.

They heard that there are a number of fascinating waterfalls there and that while the barrio is quite remote, going there is a cinch. For one there are passenger buses and vans that ply the route in nearly every 30 minutes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A brief and easy trek along the slopes gets even the uninitiated mountain climber. "The moment we reached the waterfalls it is as if we are in paradise," my son Dante recalls.


However, the waterfalls only serve as a facade. One of these cascades is an ingress to an underground river. One has to muster enough courage to dive and then emerge to catch some air and then dive again and surface again each time getting that unique delight of seeing the spectacular view of what's inside the subterranean river.

These spectacular natural resources ought to be preserved by the City government. Let us face it.

Places such as Epol will be explored not only by a few brave souls sooner or later. Left alone, Epol will be devastated. One can only wish the City Council will come up with a resolution delineating the area for eco-tourism. I don?t even know whether Epol is part of Davao City or North Cotabato or maybe Bukidnon. There ought to be some kind of accountability demanded from whoever gets the concessions for eco-tourism operations in Epol. It's very much like the place where Eden Nature Park in upper Toril. The very spot where ENP is now is a vastly denuded land where only cogon grass grew. Now, the place is covered with matured pine trees planted by Chito and Fe Ayala, who owns the mountain resort. The second group of rare Philippine mahoganies along a dead riverbank has grown quite tall. Because of reforestation and conservation even the river and rivulets have come back to life. By nightfall, if you happen to be booked in one of the resort's chalets close to the river, you will hear the soporific rippling of cascading waters. And too, the rare concert of cicadas comes to life as you battle against sleep.

But that's Eden Nature Park. Near Epol is Jess Dureza's Seagul in the Sky. The place is in Lorega, which is actually part of Quezon town of Bukidnon. I recalled that the Seagul was photographed and through camera trick the lone building then that was erected by Dureza who was running for congressman was made to appear like several clusters of buildings. This was used by his detractors as a vicious black propaganda along with the contrived lie that Jess spent government money to put up the building/s. But Jess and his wife Beth weathered that and went on to develop the logged over area. Today, thousands of pine trees are growing to maturity and the second growth forests have come back to life and are robust while the paparazzi who conceived of the black propaganda is long dead.

The prayer mountain of the Rev. Apollo Quiboloy is another testament of how development and ecological conservation can come together. I have not seen the much talked-about retreat house -- or is it a mansion? -- of the charismatic religious leader but those who saw the place swore how Pastor Quiboloy personally looks into how the vegetations around the prayer mountain be restored and conserved.

We need eco-tourism developers who understand and appreciate the importance of environmental issues. Eco-tourism is not merely commercialism. Again I like to cite how Jesus V. Ayala and Jesus G. Dureza attend to their island and beach resorts. JVA's Island Buenavista (north of the main Samal Island) is one of the best diving sites in Davao which means he puts so much resources to secure the area from dynamite fishermen and corral pirates. JGD's Seagull resort in Punta Dumalag according to environmental watchers is among the few beach waters in Davao City that are not contaminated.

Golf Courses have become one of the major tourist attractions in Davao City. Francisco "Paco" Dizon, has developed a world-class course in Mandug, a good 10-minute drive from City Hall. The course is well manicured and Don Paco has done an excellent job of setting up forest buffer zones to prevent erosion. Japanese and Koreans golfers find Davao City a great place to play golf. They want out of Japan and Korea where the courses are expensive, and they abhor Metro Manila and Cebu City because of the hustle and bustle of the city traffics. They love Davao and want to be here. Why? The mountain and beach resorts and the golf courses are all 10 to 25-minute ride from the airport.

The constraints? There are no direct flights from Korea and Japan that can get them straight here. Not yet, but I think these will eventually come.

NewsBitz!

IFC opens office here, launches dev't projects
April 24, 2006
Source (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/04/24/bus/ifc.opens.office.here.launches.dev.t.projects.html)


IN LINE with its mission to help reduce poverty and improve people's lives, the International Finance Corporation is deepening its commitment to the Philippines and to Mindanao in particular with the opening of its office in Davao City.

From this office, IFC will immediately implement a series of projects as part of its technical assistance program called PEP-Philippines.

Managed by IFC and co-financed by the governments of Australia and Canada, PEP-Philippines is a four-year program designed to support the development of small and medium enterprises with projects ranging from increasing small businesses' access to financing, enhancing the business climate at the subnational level and fostering agribusiness linkages between small and large businesses.

In Mindanao, PEP-Philippines will immediately implement its "rural financing" and "seaweed value chain" and "local investment climate promotion" projects in strategic areas. The projects will be managed by team leaders based in the IFC office in Davao City.

PEP-Philippines and its projects will be formally launched, with the theme "Driving Economic Growth Through Small and Medium Enterprises" on Wednesday through a press conference at the Marco Polo Hotel.

:)

Davao proposes 400 slots for BPO trainees
Source (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/04/24/bus/davao.proposes.400.slots.for.bpo.trainees.html)
April 24, 2006

THE Davao Region is proposing 400 slots for trainees on Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in the recently launched nationwide program of the government with a funding cost of P500 million.

Gaspar Gayola, regional director of the Technical Educational Schools Development Authority (Tesda) 11, said the BPO will have four courses: call center agent, medical/legal transcription, software development, and animation.

He said the BPO will be extended to hotspot regions and these are the areas where there are already call center companies namely in Regions 3, 6, 7, 11, CAR and NCR.

For the Davao area alone, he said, there is standing demand of 1,000 call center agents although one company based here needs 400 agents within the next 90 days for Davao based employment.

He also said that the need under animation is about 3,000 while another 80 are needed under software development.

Gayola said they will be talking with four training schools, the JIB e-Academy, G-Com, and two other private schools.

He said this partnership has to be discussed clearly with the schools, because their purpose is to train the person not just to gain knowledge and get a job.

He also said that they want to get the assurance of the training schools that those they trained will have an absorption rate of 80 percent.

"If the 80 percent employability of those being trained could be guaranteed we could look for other schools in other provinces," he said.

Citing the terms set by Tesda in Baguio City, he said the training schools "don't get paid until about 80 percent of those they trained are employed."

He said they could also devise their own scheme to ensure that they enjoy the same rate of work absorption.

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From Davao to the world
Source (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/04/24/feat/from.davao.to.the.world.html)
April 24, 2006

YOUNG entrepreneur Vanessa Mondragon talks about maintaining good skin care and youthful looks through a locally launched label called Armacology Sensi, and investing on a business worth our money and time. It started with an obsession for botanical-based products and hanging out in the Bodyshop outlets. A big idea occurred, and now she is running over 4 outlets in Mindanao. Lifestyle writer Jojie A. interviews her over Oriental Salad in Thai Ming restaurant.

JOJIE: So how did you come up with this idea? Why a business venture on skin care?

VANESSA: After a year of conscientiously planning and strategizing what an ideal business should be, we've finally come up with a distinctive and affordable business set-up that would not entail a big capital outlay for those who want to have a business of their own, and for people still employed but want to have a part time business. We have many reasons why we ventured on skin care business. First, Skin Care is the top 3 franchising business in the Philippines. Secondly, the viability for this business confirms by these facts: A steady market dominating the entire Philippines population is women; female population in the Philippines is 51% or 43 million; 70% of the women population belongs to 18-60 years old which is our target market and 6% household expenditures allotted for personal care. Third, most people nowadays want to have healthy youthful looking skin and stress-free time in their daily lives. Aromacology Sensi reinvented the personal care with the introduction of fragrance, flavorful indulgences including Body Butter, Aromatherapy Soap, Hair Treatment, Bath & Massage Oils, Body Scrub, Soya Milk Scrub, Depilatory Cold Wax, Facial & Foot Care with a focus on innovation from nature. It is backed-up by a research-based company, Bioskin, who has undisputed credentials in the skin care industry by providing high quality and innovative products.

JOJIE: How many outlets and location?

VANESSA: Aromacology Sensi evolved from one small shop in Davao City with only around 10-15 hand-mixed products on sale to where we are today; Four branches are located in different malls in the region, and still more to come! Currently we have three franchise outlets in Davao City in a unique cart display design located at the NCCC Mall of Davao, second floor (inside All Mixed Up!), Gaisano Mall of Davao, second floor beside escalator near Port Caf?; and Victoria Plaza, ground floor near Penhaus. We recently opened at SouthSeas Mall in Cotabato City and soon to open at KCC Mall Gen. Santos City.

JOJIE: What are the most popular items?

VANESSA: Our products are designed to fit people from all walks of life. One of the fast moving products is our Body Scrub made from dead sea salt and sugar that is known to be high in minerals and blended with flavorful extracts of fruits and vegetables that exfoliates, whitens and nourish skin with nutrients. We have Body Butter to protect your skin from the sun's rays and keep your skin moisturized the whole day. For Acne, insect bites, pimples and other anti-bacterial skin problems, we have pure Tea Tree Oil to solve your skin problems. Our Hypo-allergenic Bath & Massage Oils extracted from Grapefruit, Peppermint, Green Tea & VCO that is absorbed by the skin leaving it feeling smooth, non-greasy, with calming scents and anti-oxidants.

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Davao Tesda opens scholarship for call center agents
Source (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/04/24/news/tesda.opens.scholarship.for.call.center.agents.html)
April 24, 2006

THE Davao City Technical Education Skills Development Authority (Tesda) is offering a scholarship program for aspiring call center agents.

Tesda 11 regional director Gaspar Solis Gayona said they have prepared 200 scholarship slots for Dabawenyos who would want to become call center agents.

Gayona said there is great demand for call center agents nationwide and even locally. In Davao City alone, Gayona said G-comm, a call center in the city needs 400 agents in the next 90 days.

Gayona said they will be working in partnership with call center training institutions such as the Joji Ilagan-Bian training center and other private schools in the city.

"We would like to produce call center agents who can reach the standards of the companies," Gayona said an interview Friday.

Gayona said they are still in the process of polishing the curriculum of call center institutions.

Gayona said they will meet today with several government agencies such as the Department of Trade and Industry to finalize the said curriculum.

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Don't just wander around......EnjoyDavao! soon..........

wow! good to hear some new developments in davao.

any news about the viva macau flight to davao? i hope this plan will push through..

simply me, aka ate gina, check your inbox!

Good morning to all! :)

Any forumer free at 2 pm join us at the SP 3rd Floor, I will present strategy how we can get the "open skies" policy for Davao.

Read Jun Ledesma's story on eco-tourism? He laments the fact that there are no direct flights for Japanese and Koreans to visit our city.

That is why we have to band together and get GMA to sign our "open skies" EO. I sent a draft EO to Malacanang three years ago pa!

Visit www.fuchain.com/~openskiesdavao

Viva Macau executives are coming this week for exploratory visit.

Salamat! :)

^^i for one is much too eager for Davao to have more direct international flights. this could mean more convenience for tourists to visit us. will try if i can drop by at SP this afternoon. Which room?


@Tere: nice to have another Davaoeña here...welcome to SSC :wave: and hope u'll enjoy posting and staying long time as well.. :cheer:

^^i for one is much too eager for Davao to have more direct international flights. this could mean more convenience for tourists to visit us. will try if i can drop by at SP this afternoon. Which room?


@Tere: nice to have another Davaoeña here...welcome to SSC :wave: and hope u'll enjoy posting and staying long time as well.. :cheer:

Simply you the meeting will be at the Green Room (not the hated one among anti-globalization circles) :)

^^ good day davao!
Nyt nyt bro! ei dave.....can i ask for a favor? is there a way that you can post again those U/C's in Davao?(including PeopleSupport's building / Davao Museum, etc.) rendering and pix? this goes out to bro bro junax too! thankies all......

my small contri bai, sighted nearly finished and U/C in davao city... (low quality pics but for info purposes, ok na siguro ni)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/UC2.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/UC1.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/UC3.jpg
kanang nireflect sa salamin sa joji, U/C pod diay na.

other sighted U/C and proposals, but no pics available...
1. PTA fencing (for the international jamboree, tuloy2 na for the davao park project)
2. davao jones academy building expansion, buhangin
3. 2 commercial buildings near orange groove, buhangin
4. commercial building near mamay road crossing
5. nearly finished 6 storey building in rizal st. (beside caritas)
6. a strip mall in san pedro st. (got pics but too small)
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/UC4.jpg
7. somewhere in tibungco (multi-million some electric company expansion)
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/UC5.jpg
8. building near nccc mall...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/UC6.jpg
9. commercial building in quirino/san pedro st...
10. commercial building in quirino/camus st..
11. gasoline station in crossing maa/diversion road...
12. on-going 6 lane expansions of matina (nccc mall up to crossing ecoland)
13. road expansions from panacan to tibungco (continued, on-going)
14. road expansions to toril (toril area side continued, on-going)


as far as my eyes are concerned, buhangin-matina,quirino,roxas side lang na... feel free to add more. :)

wow! thnx junax! another strip mall in SanPedro? so that makes two right? the Lachmi Shopping Center (it looks like a stripmall) and this new one, still along San Pedro!

Wow ang daming u/c buildings and nearly completed ones! and d pa to included sa mga new investments approved during the first quarter!

indeed....Davao is also growing pretty fast! (but discreetly!)

wow! thnx junax! another strip mall in SanPedro? so that makes two right? the Lachmi Shopping Center (it looks like a stripmall) and this new one, still along San Pedro!


yes bai tj, another strip mall, unahan lang gamay sa lachmi mall... in front of joji ilagan call center pod diay bai, U/C reflection sa salamin makita sa pics sa joji...

bigger projects in the pipeline are yet to jumpstart, balo naka sa davao maski ang sm sa una, nikalit lang ug tunga, wa gani ta nainform nga magtukod diay. sites to watch out for big projects...
1. in front and beside NCCC Mall
2. the hypermart? in bajada
3. robinsons (pipeline)
4. ayala (pipeline)
5. thai based hotel
6. re-opening of durian hotel
7. new gaisano mall or renovation
8. locators in riverfront...


OT: natawa ako dito...
http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/7338/pbb5yc.jpg
from here http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=338596

Another reason to rejoice!

Eight call center firms coming to Davao City
By Carmelito Q. Francisco


EIGHT small companies that are planning to put up call centers in the city are coming here within the next three months, said a leader of a non-government organization helping these companies.

Celso Santiago, John F. Kennedy Center Philippines chief executive director, the NGO helping small and medium enterprises, said that one of the companies, owned by a family who used to be based in the city, is planning to set up 200-seat call center.

The other call centers are a bit smaller with about 50 seats, Santiago said when he signed a memorandum of agreement with Joji Ilagan-Bian of the JIB e-Academy for the training of call center agents in English proficiency and other related subjects.

But Santiago said the city government should make the city “ICT (information and communications technology) friendly,” to really lure ICT-related businesses.

The city government, he said, should set up a community where these ICT-related industries will be located by equipping such community with infrastructure facilities and other necessities.

Also the community should have everything, including restaurants and other related businesses considering that call centers operate 24 hours a day. He said the ICT park should be similar to the one in Libis, Quezon City where call centers are located.

“The city government needs to make sure that everything is in place if it wants to attract call centers,” he said, adding that those who work in call centers do not mind whether it is day or night for as long as their needs are satisfied.

Santiago said one ideal place is the Matina Town Square, which he visited during his first day of stay. He said the place, teeming with people who are watching bands perform, could become an ICT park because there are added amenities for workers.

What the city government needs to place there are basic infrastructure facilities needed for operation of call center and other ICT-related businesses.

The city government, he said, should consider that ICT industry workers are “a tribe of their own.”

The city government has yet to include the ICT sector in the list of priority areas as the city council has yet to approve the proposal. If approved, investors in ICT will be granted tax holidays and other incentives granted to those within the priority areas of investments.

Earlier, the ICT sector and the government came up with a five-year ICT plan aimed at luring more investors to the city. Under the plan, the target, by 2010, is that P1 billion in ICT-related investments that will benefit 16,000 workers.

Bian, who is opening her training center on May 15, said investors look for infrastructure facilities first before considering the investment incentives.

“Investors sometimes do not ask about investments but look into how profitable the area is,” she said, adding that when investors are confident that they will recoup their money sooner than expected, then they would really find ways to relocate in the area.

“Infrastructure facilities count more than the incentives (as come on),” she pointed out.

Santiago also pointed out that the city, being host to several big universities, are producing quality graduates who just need “a little polishing” so they could land jobs in ICT industries.

“What is needed is packaging these people for global market. Packaging is very important,” said Santiago, pointing out that value-added is necessary so these workers can enter the global market.

Bian said her academy will make sure that the trainees will be equipped with necessary skills and right work ethic so they could become good call center agents. The necessary skills, she said, include “speaking and thinking English,” which could translate to better English proficiency.

Bian said the training center will see to it that all its graduates will eventually be absorbed by call centers either here or in other areas including Manila.

Trainees, explained Santiago, have different absorptive capacities, so some of them will finish within the 80-hour shortest course, while others might finish another course longer. “Let us not reject people. Everyone can be trained (to become successful call center agents), although it may take others longer period of time,” he said.

All I remember about the Main Place was that they had an initial foam party at the grounds to signal the start of development (as least that's howy my friends narrated it to me when I was still new in Davao). Sadly though, all the was ever built was just some of its foundations. :sleepy:

Mainplace was never finished because they lacked money. When the lot was leased to them, they were lucky enough to get it at super low rates. Still, they weren't able to pay. I believe they still owe the lot owner some money.

And no, they didn't buy the lot. It's still owned by whoever owned it before they rented it.

Mainplace was never finished because they lacked money. When the lot was leased to them, they were lucky enough to get it at super low rates. Still, they weren't able to pay. I believe they still owe the lot owner some money.

And no, they didn't buy the lot. It's still owned by whoever owned it before they rented it.


villa abrille still owns that pieace of land where main place used to stand...

villa abrille still owns that pieace of land where main place used to stand...

what is villa abrille? I thought that was just the name of the street.. and according to my classmate, abrille is one rich family clan in davao.. tama ba? :bash: i guess there are so many things I don't know about davao. hmm.. :)

what is villa abrille? I thought that was just the name of the street.. and according to my classmate, abrille is one rich family clan in davao.. tama ba? :bash: i guess there are so many things I don't know about davao. hmm.. :)

you got it right! villa abrilles are one heck of a rich clan....just like the Garcias, Gaisanos, and Osmeñas here in Cebu.

anyway im really excited with the upcoming investments, u/c buildings, and u/c commercial complexes and upcoming malls in Davao.

@konsehal - any updates re IT zone / park issues? how was the Open Skies Policy seminar? by the way, thanx for including my blog in your presentation! :) it's an honor!

you got it right! villa abrilles are one heck of a rich clan....just like the Garcias, Gaisanos, and Osmeñas here in Cebu.


Villa Abrilles are the owner of RMC....ewan ko lang ngaun....

you got it right! villa abrilles are one heck of a rich clan....just like the Garcias, Gaisanos, and Osmeñas here in Cebu.

anyway im really excited with the upcoming investments, u/c buildings, and u/c commercial complexes and upcoming malls in Davao.

@konsehal - any updates re IT zone / park issues? how was the Open Skies Policy seminar? by the way, thanx for including my blog in your presentation! :) it's an honor!

are they into development? or do they just collect lots?

is landco an i.t. building? i know an i.t. company there, but i don't know if they enjoy the privileges of being an i.t. building. :)

are they into development? or do they just collect lots?

is landco an i.t. building? i know an i.t. company there, but i don't know if they enjoy the privileges of being an i.t. building. :)

nope! Lanco Corporate Tower is not an IT Building. There are several IT companies in Landco however, they arent enjoying the perks being provided by a PEZA Accredited IT Zone/Park/Building.

IT companies in Davao, however, are enjoying the incentives being provided by the local government. Recently, Davao's Investment Code had been modified to attract investors (especially more IT investors) in Davao.

Anyway, Konsehal mentioned the requirements needed to have PEZA accreditation. actually these have been posted at www.peza.gov.ph

Unfortunately, there are no developers in Davao who are willing to shell out some moolahs (temporarily). Sayang, one time investment lang naman sana..

As far as i can remember, (though i aint sure if i got this right) konsehal did mention regarding a possible IT project by the NCCCs....ongoing yata ang negotiation nun..i aint really sure though...

We have some parks in Davao na pwedeng pwede maging IT Park/Zone. Riverfront Corp City and the Pryce Business Park. ang kulang na lang talaga is ang accreditation!

The Villa-Abrille's do not own RMC. But they used to own the lot of RMC Magallanes.

The Villa-Abrilles aren't really "rich." They are into real estate and is part of the joint venture with Filinvest in developing Fuente de Villa-Abrille along Tulip Drive.

Villa Abrilles are the owner of RMC....ewan ko lang ngaun....

I think it's the Abellera and the Magnos who own RMC

@paulkrps did you find the addresses I sent you? Page 13.

I have not gotten to the galleries here in Malmö and Copenhagen yet. But I will this week.

Have a nice Monday!

Lena

Dinabaw it was nice talking to you on the phone, enjoyed it alot
Good luck with your job and see you Tuesday. :)

Din älskling Lena "Jag kommer till Davao den 2 Augusti."..be ready! :)