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oradude23

May 29th, 2008, 09:03 PM

Entertainment
Body Talk with the Slimmers beauties
FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo

Twenty-five bodies to-die-for, “sculpted” by Slimmers World, paraded before the audience-packed PICC Plenary Hall last Sunday, May 25, and a battery of judges that included a Miss Universe (Gloria Diaz, 1969), 2006 Miss Tourism Queen Justine Gabionza and three former Bb. Pilipinas (Maricar Tolosa, Karen Agustin and Miriam Quiambao). They all looked like winners, but only two went home with the titles at stake: Pearl Kellie, representing Slimmers Adriatico, as Miss Bikini Philippines-International (who will compete in the 2008 Miss Bikini International with more than 50 other “beautiful bodies” in China in November) and Maria Elena “Yen” Lopena, representing Slimmers SM City, as Miss Bikini Philippines-World (who will compete in the 2008 Miss Bikini World also with more than 50 hopefuls somewhere in Europe in August).

Both hail from Davao. Pearl, who turned 15 last May 3 (Taurus), stands 5’8”, weighs 121 lbs., and measures 33-25-34. Still in high school, she is half-Australian (her dad is from Adelaide) and half-Filipina (mom is from Zamboanga), born in Indonesia and spent three years in Australia before settling down in the Philippines.

“I go where my parents’ work brought us,” said Pearl. “They did mission work, so we moved from one place to another. Our family is non-denominational. I have one older sister and one younger sister, and an older half-sister on my mom’s side. My parents have separated. I chose to be with my mom while my dad has stayed put in Australia.”

Yen, who’s turning 21 on June 16 (Gemini), stands 5’6”, weighs 116 lbs., and measures 31-24-35. A Hotel & Restaurant Management (HRM) graduate from the Philippine College of Technology (Davao), she’s on leave from her work as beverage attendant at Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City. She has competed in local beauty contests and Miss Bikini is her first national competition. She’s one of six siblings (one sister works in a cruise ship and another at the MGM Hotel in Macau).

How did you prepare for the contest?

Pearl: We had to go on a diet, exercise and lose a bit of weight. We were exposed to the public to train us on social graces. For one month before the contest, I had to work out double time to tone my muscles, and to trim my thighs and my abs. It helps that I am athletic. I play soccer, basketball and a little tennis.

Yen: My friends in Davao, and Marco Polo general manager John Nuñez, helped me prepare before I flew to Manila for the competition, especially with the things that I needed. As soon as I arrived in Manila, I started working out and stuck to a healthy diet.

What sort of diet did you have before Slimmers?

Pearl: At our home in Davao, I cook; I love to eat. During the contest, I stayed in a house with other candidates and there was a nutritionist looking after us. All our meals were calculated; each of us was limited to 1,200 calories per meal which consisted of either brown rice or whole-wheat bread, vegetables and fruits. As a winner, I have to watch my diet closely in preparation for the international competition.

Yen: I’m lucky because my metabolism is fast so I don’t really have to go on a strict diet. I don’t gain weight easily. The Slimmers took care of us with the treatments and a balanced diet, good for 1,200 calories per meal. For breakfast, we usually have oatmeal; for lunch, half cup of brown rice and mostly vegetables, chicken or fish; and for dinner, light na lang, except when we had rehearsals because we had to burn carbo.

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Congratulations !!! :banana:

tj_brewed

May 29th, 2008, 11:16 PM

Friday, May 30, 2008
International board to help Davao renew ties with the world
Sunstar.com.ph

DAVAO City is set to renew its ties with some cities in the Philippines and in other countries with the approval of the International Relations Board, a body composed of government and private agencies mostly dealing with foreign trade, relations, and investment.

"We hope that with the approval of the International Relations Group we will now have a body that will intently look into the status of our existing sisterhood agreement and turn them into economic advantages for the city," Councilor Rachel Zozobrado said.

The resolution was approved by the City Council last week and is just awaiting the signature of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for finalization.

Zozobrado, who is chair of the City Council international relations committee, said Davao City has entered into several sisterhood agreements with various national and international cities but not too many of these agreements have succeeded in what both cities want to achieve.

Davao City Investment Promotion Center (DCIPC) chief Roberto Teo said Davao has existing agreements with Nanning City of China and Republic of Palau.

These are only among the latest twinning pacts the city has entered into after the enactment of City Ordinance 0297-06 or the Davao Sister Cities Program.

"There is also a sisterhood agreement with Honolulu, Hawaii which was signed last 2004 and a lot of other twinning agreements which are set to expire every five years unless terminated," Teo added.

"We have a lot to do in terms of really exploring the opportunities that these sisterhood agreements can offer the city in terms of economic development," Zozobrado said.

Depending on the terms of the pacts, she said, Davao can explore economic activities that will lead to more jobs and income to the Dabawenyos.

Zozobrado said the membership of the DCIPC to the board will ensure that the city can explore investment opportunities with the cities we have sisterhood agreements with considering that the Center is already doing this prior to the formation of the Board.

However, she said, there are various aspects in twinning pacts including tourism and other economic and social opportunities which the Board can take care of as a body.

Davao may be in the forefront of Mindanao's (and the Philippines') economic development but there is a need to sustain and strengthen existing and proposed sisterhood agreements if we are to move forward, she said.

Aside from the DCIPC, the International Relations Board is composed of the Office of the City Mayor as chair, the different council committees including Tourism, Trade and Industry, Information, Communication and Technology, City Planning, City Tourism Council, City Information Office, City Agriculturist, Tesda, Dost director and DTI City director.

tj_brewed

May 29th, 2008, 11:24 PM

davaob4now

May 30th, 2008, 12:22 AM

congrats sa ato...paspas kaayo ang mga dabawenyo woi...:banana:

for sure hotels in davao during kadayawan...fully booked napud hasta mga inns...we need more hotel investors...

ka gagaling ko sa work...i just want to say Good morning po sa lahat, greetings from melbourne...:)

davaob4now

May 30th, 2008, 12:51 AM

Hahahahahha... I like dat! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

sir davaoguy2...mayron din bang davaoguy1?:)

sir sabi po ni Bongskie Clinical Instructor daw po kita dati sa Davao doc...ano po name niyo? it's great na andito din po kayo...

btw, kinsa naka memorize sa jingle nga gibuhat ni lito kamo sa nilabayng kadayawan before?:nuts: redundant na...:lol:

Duaw Davao! Duaw sa Kadayawan...im excited, buti pa kayo makasalmot...

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 01:12 AM

^^

Wow, a landslide for the Davaoeño bets. Kudos to Davao!! :applause:

filino

May 30th, 2008, 02:16 AM

guys just wana share this news:

Davao Central Warehouse sa Surigao

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/davaocentral.jpg

Ubay ubay na mga investors an kuman nagkainteres na muinvest sa syudad sa Surigao, isa na ini an Davao Central Warehouse, na sa laong ni Mayor Pons sa ija interview, isa kini sa mga dagku na tindahan nan grocery and hardware sa Davao.

Sa laong pa ni Mayor Pons, an plano na site na butangan jaon kanto pasingod sa Bernadette Village.

Plano na ini muopen kuman disyembre. Dugang sab niini an Citi Hardware sa pamahayag ni Mayor Pons nagplano pod nga magtukod sa ilang negosyo sa syudad ang problema lang kay hantod karon wala pa sila makakita nan luna.

Sa laong pa ni Mayor, welcome karajaw ini na developments sa Surigao. Tana matinuod gajud ini.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj246/lagat_bucket/citihardware.jpg

source: http://periodicosurigao.blogspot.com/2008/05/davao-central-warehouse-sa-surigao.html

thanks davao for considering surigao

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 02:20 AM

Goys, please help me analyze this.

Kuya Jech and I had a long chat last night.

Yung project daw ng Robinsons to develop the Lapanday property (this is out in the news already) is set to be handled by Jech's division, the Highrise Buildings Division (tama diba Jech?). Pero yung nasa local news is ang project will be residential development. If that is so, then bakit hindi Robinsons Homes (the division that handles horizontal residential development) ang naghandle?

Isip isip...

Btw, saan ba yung lapanday property na yan?

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 02:20 AM

glenntoy15

May 30th, 2008, 02:25 AM

:lock::lock::lock::dance2::dance2::dance2::dance2::dance2:

glenntoy15

May 30th, 2008, 02:30 AM

:cheers:

:cheers2::bow::applause::master::righton::drunk::wallbash::horse::cheer::banana2::rock::naughty::cucumber::eek2::booze::hahaha::rofl::kiss::banana::llama:

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 02:31 AM

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 02:34 AM

L.A.X.

May 30th, 2008, 02:37 AM

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 02:39 AM

Please don't boggle my mind about this too much, bring it on Atty. Darry...please :lol: :cheers:

Saan ba itong lapanday property na ito? Do you have any idea?

Well condominiums are also residential project right? Baka condominiums ang itatayo kaya under sa highrise buildings division ng Robinsons.

Pero we need to know saan ang property na yan to help us in our analysis. :)

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 02:41 AM

Do we have a safe place where tourists can watch the Kadayawan parade without having to worry about getting nabbed by somebody else? Something similar to the Annual Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, California wherein people pay for tickets to get a seat on the bleachers placed on the side of the parade route.

You can have a good view at Cafe Marco of the Marco Polo Hotel. I did that two years ago. Of course, I had to order something to justify my presence in the restaurant. :)

L.A.X.

May 30th, 2008, 02:45 AM

You can have a good view at Cafe Marco of the Marco Polo Hotel. I did that two years ago. Of course, I had to order something to justify my presence in the restaurant. :)

Thanks, but can we still get a nice view for picture taking?

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 02:48 AM

Thanks, but can we still get a nice view for picture taking?

Yes of course. Cafe Marco is located on the second floor of Marco Polo facing the CM Recto and Roxas Avenue junction, one of the main performance areas of the indak-indak. :)

paulkrps

May 30th, 2008, 02:49 AM

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 02:50 AM

is that in the ladeco property?

Na, ako gani ang nangutana. You're making the bibi mad again. :lol:

paulkrps

May 30th, 2008, 02:52 AM

mao ba? asa diay na dapit (tossing back the question)?:lol::lol::lol:

L.A.X.

May 30th, 2008, 02:53 AM

Yes of course. Cafe Marco is located on the second floor of Marco Polo facing the CM Recto and Roxas Avenue junction, one of the main performance areas of the indak-indak. :)

Thank you so much.

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 02:55 AM

Thanks, but can we still get a nice view for picture taking?

Some VIPs are sat in the Rizal Park stage, dunno though if they set up seats for paying spectators. Old downtown Davao which is the parade route has covered walkways/alleys so there's no worry about heatstrokes and stuff.

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 02:57 AM

Thank you so much.

You're welcome.

paulkrps

May 30th, 2008, 03:00 AM

^^ why? nay bag-ong ning-abot?:lol:

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 03:01 AM

Saan ba itong lapanday property na ito? Do you have any idea?

Well condominiums are also residential project right? Baka condominiums ang itatayo kaya under sa highrise buildings division ng Robinsons.

Pero we need to know saan ang property na yan to help us in our analysis. :)

Residential condos are residential projects as the name suggests ...:)

The property, if my memory serves me right, is in the concession area of the Lorenzos in Tigatto or maybe a little farther west from Tigatto to Mandug. If I remember it right a big portion of the banana plantation (all of 300 hectares!!) was earmarked for a special economic zone during the Ramos incumbency but the plan never left the backburner. I believe this planned development of 12 hectares is part of the shelved economic zone project of Ladeco.

L.A.X.

May 30th, 2008, 03:10 AM

Some VIPs are sat in the Rizal Park stage, dunno though if they set up seats for paying spectators. Old downtown Davao which is the parade route has covered walkways/alleys so there's no worry about heatstrokes and stuff.

Sana they could set up something for paying spectators. But if not, I guess, Cafe Marco is good enough. Thanks though.

paulkrps

May 30th, 2008, 03:13 AM

^^ the ones in the rizal park stage are for the invited politicos and celebrities.

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 03:21 AM

Sana they could set up something for paying spectators. But if not, I guess, Cafe Marco is good enough. Thanks though.

Well try to send out a suggestion to the organizers. The Kadayawan chair- Bong Aportadera, is an on and off visitor in this thread. I hope he gets to stumble upon this message here.

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 03:36 AM

Residential condos are residential projects as the name suggests ...:)

The property, if my memory serves me right, is in the concession area of the Lorenzos in Tigatto or maybe a little farther west from Tigatto to Mandug. If I remember it right a big portion of the banana plantation (all of 300 hectares!!) was earmarked for a special economic zone during the Ramos incumbency but the plan never left the backburner. I believe this planned development of 12 hectares is part of the shelved economic zone project of Ladeco.

Eeeeeew! Highrise condos and BPO offices in Tigatto??? :lol::lol:

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 03:40 AM

^

It won't be a surprise that they'd build this type of development in Tigatto which as of the time being is home to both low and upscale residential subdivisions. Maybe they're going to build a satellite city in that area. Who knows? (in the cabinet! :lol:))

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 03:43 AM

^

Maybe there going to build a satellite city in that area. Who knows? (in the cabinet! :lol:))

Medyo far out man nang Tigatto uy. Nasamot hinuon ko ka confused nganong highrise buildings division ang maghandle didto nga project. Pero sabi ni Frederick Go patikim lang daw yung Cybergate sa Bajada. Ibig sabihin, may mas malaking project sya. Pero sa Tigatto???

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 03:45 AM

^
Baka bigtime talaga yong plano ng Ladeco! :cheers:
Pero ano ba talaga sinabi ni Jech? Sabihin mo na lang kaya para di na sasakit ulo natin sa kakaisip? :lol:

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 03:48 AM

^

Pero ano ba talaga sinabi ni Jech? Sabihin mo na lang kaya para di na sasakit ulo natin sa kakaisip? :lol:

Kahit si Jech nalilito. Kasi ang write up is residential. Tapos eto pa ngayon na sa Tigatto pala yung lupa na yan. Pero Frederick Go ordered that the project be handled by the highrise buildings division.

Kahit ako, I personally believe na far out magka highrise sa Tigatto. Pero yan yung sinabi ni Go eh.

Nakakalito na... Hahahahahaha

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 03:51 AM

^

If that's the case I'll back of from my previous position..:lol: This subject area might be not very far from the city's core. Let's wait for more official press releases on this one then.

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 03:57 AM

^^
Oh well, wherever that may be, at least si Go mismo nagsabi that Cybergate is just the beginning and that subsequent developments in Davao are now to be handled by the highrise buildings division. :cheers:

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 04:03 AM

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 04:09 AM

^

So then it goes without saying they are out to change the skyline of the city. That's absolutely a welcome development. Let's just egg Jech to push for more questions regarding this one with Mr. Go. :)

And we are only talking about Robinsons. We have not yet considered the efforts of Ayala, Filinvest, DMCI, as well as our local businessmen.

Geez! We have such a flat skyline indeed. :lol:

Im pretty sure Jech will deliver more good news in the days to come. :cheers:

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 04:21 AM

^

I'd be the first one to jump in joy when the highrises get erected in our midst again - just like in the 90s.

Let's see what Jech will have to blurt out after his probings. :)

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 04:25 AM

^^
Pero may maiinis din. :lol:

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 04:32 AM

^

Of course the green-eyed monsters will...:lol:

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 04:33 AM

^^
The ones who are saying that our skyline is flat? :lol:

Kung flat yung sa atin, ano nalang ang sa kanila? :lol:

MtApoStandard

May 30th, 2008, 05:12 AM

^^
The ones who are saying that our skyline is flat? :lol:
seeing flat units in highrises but not the building itself? gold!

Kung flat yung sa atin, ano nalang ang sa kanila? :lol:
flatus

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 05:17 AM

^^
You made me laugh Doc Apo! :lol:

MtApoStandard

May 30th, 2008, 05:41 AM

:D:Datty peng hok. when is the day we all can agree they are not pushing away davao and push themselves in

dhawell

May 30th, 2008, 05:46 AM

Hmmm, guys, lets not forget that Metro Davao and CDO are both progressive Cities of mindanao. We are all from mindanao and We are all Filipinos. no need to fight with each other cause that wont benefit both cities in terms of progress and especially in terms of investments. What we should do here is to help each other and not fight with each other. enough of this crab-filipino-mentality thingy. We are All filipinos. And we were never enemies. we all share the same blood that runs through our arteries and veins--Filipino (with emphasis on Mindanaoan) blood.

Hope my message is clear to everyone. Let us all Stop bickering and start working as One Mindanao. cause the way i see it, if only we--the people and gov't of Metro Davao and CDO, will work together then we can do great and mighty things. Imagine the developments and investments that both cities are now getting as a result of their own endeavors--Then Imagine what we can get if we all work together?

Just a thought!

MtApoStandard

May 30th, 2008, 06:21 AM

its annoying the fact some people is banking on investments to up the ante and tell us davao a has been. illogical for city per city stats. davao city investments are for clear development of a city that will definitiely change urban lfe and landscape. and that claim is clean. these are billions of pesos worth that will improve the skyline. is that happening in them. are we seeing talls when all their investment projects are done? some of their investments are mere credit grabs from other areas. banking on job creations for the billion dollar project that has "not" taken off. statwise, there is not much difference with employmwnt rate between cities considering davao has over a million pop. and by real value of percentrate, there are more jobs in davao for 1.2 million people

*waitng for reply. from their forumers too*

dhawell

May 30th, 2008, 06:33 AM

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 06:36 AM

MtApoStandard

May 30th, 2008, 06:44 AM

all we need are the right people who dont make us look like stupid idiots. responsible people who can tell us without having to doubt their citys/personal agenda. we need informations but from those who are capable

WawaY[625]

May 30th, 2008, 06:44 AM

pero guys, i kinda agree with dhawell here...i dont think we need to emphasize pa jud our position as the premiere city in mindanao. alam naman natin yan, and alam ng buong pilipinas yan na pagdating sa economy, tourism and importance, davao ang nangunguna sa mindanao..so lets just leave it at that..if others try to attack us, sagdan lang gud nato since kabalo bitaw ta sa tinood :) kay if magpatol pa ta, then mas ganahan ang mga posers kay ma feel nila nga siguro naay jud silay ikabuga kay ngano patulan man sila :) so best thing siguro is just to ignore them na lang :)

naisip ko lang po :)

dhawell

May 30th, 2008, 06:46 AM

anyway, i got to go. i still have class. i have a lot of things to say pa. catch u guys later. just keep all the comments commin'...

MtApoStandard

May 30th, 2008, 06:52 AM

Well said Doc.

I remember a statement coming from then mayor (now vice-mayor) that Davao would soon be surpassed by his city. Five years have passed since and has his statement been realized?

With all the investments deluging our city at present, I think then mayor (now vice-mayor) has no other choice but to eat his own words.
crap. its why his people are so proud ofhaving possession of a drawing board full of sketchy promises and dreams. i made an account here in phils forum 2 years ago after they broke out the news ayala center is due for ground breaking and that the first in mindanao. they made rosy forecasts and predictions for the next 5 yers. and that was 10 years ago. some of those websites either disappeared or arent updated.

henji

May 30th, 2008, 06:52 AM

MtApoStandard

May 30th, 2008, 06:55 AM

;21242583']pero guys, i kinda agree with dhawell here...i dont think we need to emphasize pa jud our position as the premiere city in mindanao. alam naman natin yan, and alam ng buong pilipinas yan na pagdating sa economy, tourism and importance, davao ang nangunguna sa mindanao..so lets just leave it at that..if others try to attack us, sagdan lang gud nato since kabalo bitaw ta sa tinood :) kay if magpatol pa ta, then mas ganahan ang mga posers kay ma feel nila nga siguro naay jud silay ikabuga kay ngano patulan man sila :) so best thing siguro is just to ignore them na lang :)

naisip ko lang po :)
okay thank you. but i did try that many times over

Il Tenore

May 30th, 2008, 08:29 AM

Kadayawan 2008, a celebration of abundance
by Prix D Banzon
PIA

Davao City (30 May) -- The Kadayawan Festival of Davao City this August will be a celebration of abundance.

Art Boncato, chair of the committee on publicity and media of the Kadayawan festivities this year during the Club 888 Forum of the Marco Polo Hotel on Wednesday stressed that as Davao celebrates its bounty there is a need to value the earth, the land, the natural resources and harvest.

He said it will be a grand celebration but will not commercialize the event saying that it is quite challenging but the tourism sector expresses interest in the Kadayawan Festival.

He explained that their objective is to bring in more guests and the event is open to everyone and to tourists both domestic and international.

The festival is a celebration for the Dabawenyos but holding it will not also block people people from other places to celebrate with us, he said.

According to Boncato, the tourism players especially the airline and hotel industries already made some offerings by reducing the rates and many already had availed of the zero ticket offered by airline companies.

He said the celebration is also to promote Davao City all over and direct flights are already open to other countries like HongKong and Singapore of which we have to take advantage of this.

"Many are looking at the market and still they do not know what to do about the access," he said.

He said now that the access is offered to us then we have to support it.

Boncato also said that during the festivities, the airport will be among their concern where collaterals will be supplied at the terminals.

He further said that they plan to put up billboards in 13 airports nationwide in key cities of the Philippines about Kadayawan Festival where Mayor Rodrigo Duterte endorses the festivities and invite tourists to celebrate with the Dabawenyos in a city that is a must see destination of the country.

"The plans are being finalized and if they get the approval then the billboards will speak of Davao City and the Kadayawan Festival," he said. (PIA)
I'm sure they'll recover from what they have done last Kadayawan.. It's just a pain!!
Hmmm, guys, lets not forget that Metro Davao and CDO are both progressive Cities of mindanao. We are all from mindanao and We are all Filipinos. no need to fight with each other cause that wont benefit both cities in terms of progress and especially in terms of investments. What we should do here is to help each other and not fight with each other. enough of this crab-filipino-mentality thingy. We are All filipinos. And we were never enemies. we all share the same blood that runs through our arteries and veins--Filipino (with emphasis on Mindanaoan) blood.

Hope my message is clear to everyone. Let us all Stop bickering and start working as One Mindanao. cause the way i see it, if only we--the people and gov't of Metro Davao and CDO, will work together then we can do great and mighty things. Imagine the developments and investments that both cities are now getting as a result of their own endeavors--Then Imagine what we can get if we all work together?

Just a thought!

Amen to you! well said..

dinabaw

May 30th, 2008, 08:39 AM

paspasa man abog abog lang ang agi!:cheers:

Additional P200-M infra
projects in Davao: Nograles

Residents of Davao City can expect to see more infrastructure projects within the coming weeks. This was revealed yesterday when the Office of Speaker Prospero C. Nograles disclosed that an additional P200 million worth of infrastructure projects have been alloted for the first district of Davao City. Lawyer Karlo Nograles, the office’s chief-of-staff, said that this was the biggest fund allocation made so far by Speaker Nograles since the congressman assumed the fourth highest positioning government.

Out of the total budget, P20 million is being allocated for the construction of canal cover and park over the open canal along Roxas Avenue. “This has been a long-time vision of the Speaker, to complete the development of that park along Roxas boulevard,” said the chief-of-staff. Another P20 million has been allocated for the repair and rehabilitation of the Hall of Justice. “We are delivering on our promise to improve our Hall of Justice and make it more presentable to all those who come here,” the younger Nograles said.

Other projects in the budget include repair of the S.I.R. Fire Station (P1.5 million); Completion of the GSIS Fire Station (P2.5 million); completion of the Talomo Police Station (P3 million); Completion of the barangay hall at Matina Crossing (P3 million); and Completion of the Sta. Ana Fire Station (P10 million).

Road concreting projects have also been allocated for the following barangays: Brgy. Bucana 76-A (P15 million); Brgy. 19-B (P10 million); Talomo (P5 million); Catalunan Pequeno (P10 million); Matina Crossing (P10 million); Matina Aplaya (P10 million); Dumoy (P10 million ); Baliok (P10 million); Bago Aplaya (P5.0M); Bago Gallera (P5 million); Maa (P10 million); Langub (P10 million); Magtuod (P10 million); Matina Pangi (P10 million); and Catalunan Grande (P10 million). With this latest announcement, Atty. Nograles claims that for the mid-year of 2008 alone the total budget released by the speaker for the first district of Davao City has already reached over P400 million.

http://www.dailymirror.ph/local05302008&01.html

I hope the park is not color yellow :colgate:

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 08:48 AM

^^

Let's rejoice for this infra dev't allocation from Nogie's first district. I'd love to see the open wide canal along roxas covered and beautified. I hope this would incorporate installation of street lights on iron lamp posts. That would be very awesome. The whole city would be all the more looking spic and span when all these projects are completed.

MtApoStandard

May 30th, 2008, 08:49 AM

anyway, i got to go. i still have class. i have a lot of things to say pa. catch u guys later. just keep all the comments commin'...
i thought your a seaman womnan working on board ship:D are ypou ms bian?:D sorry for the random stupid ques:D

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 08:55 AM

Il Tenore

May 30th, 2008, 08:59 AM

MtApoStandard

May 30th, 2008, 09:02 AM

okay cleaning now. would like to keep for evidences though hahaha but cleaning now.thanks

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 09:12 AM

^

Got it! :okay:

dinabaw

May 30th, 2008, 09:16 AM

eto rin 1 of the strongest bet to win is a dabawenya!:cheers:

Who will be crowned Miss
Teen Philippines International?
BY MAYA M. PADILLO

Thirty beautiful teenagers from the different regions of the country were presented to the media yesterday at The Marco Polo, Davao as finalists in the Miss Teen Philippines International 2008 that will be held here in Davao City on May 31 at the CAP Auditorium.

The finalists are composed of young beauties from Bacolod, Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro, Negros Oriental, Cebu City, National Capital Region, Pampanga, Laguna, Iloilo City, Dumanguete, Bicol, and Davao City.

The teens, who described themselves as adventurous, determined, and having unique personalities, showed their aptitude during the question and answer part.

After the presentation, a closed door interview and pre-judging for the gown competition was staged.

The winner of the search will receive a cash prize of P100,000, a four-year college scholarship, and gifts and prizes from the sponsors.

The finalists’ hair and make-up were done by local beauticians Boyet Plaza, Leah Rosales, Diding Lopez, Jovit Pichon, John Lofradez, Kata, and representatives from Salon Nichole and Philosophy Salon.

Tickets for the search are available at P200, P300, and P500. For reservations, call 300-8290 or contact mobile number 09196516719 or 09294319305 and 09069636227

http://www.dailymirror.ph/weekdays05302008&01.html

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 09:20 AM

^^

You got pictures of the contestants, Ambs?

dinabaw

May 30th, 2008, 09:28 AM

^^ wala vic sa tv lang when they did a presscon, maybe @dawg can provide photos

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 09:40 AM

^

No worries Ambie..

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 09:51 AM

parang may nakalimutan kayo na may Davao vs CDO... (pasikreto kasi!)

Il Tinoli, explain this asap...:lol:

dinabaw

May 30th, 2008, 10:26 AM

Do we have a safe place where tourists can watch the Kadayawan parade without having to worry about getting nabbed by somebody else? Something similar to the Annual Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, California wherein people pay for tickets to get a seat on the bleachers placed on the side of the parade route.

for years never heard someone nabbed in the Indak-Indak ,police presence is very visble in every corner of the streets & not to mention the plain clothes one ,it's not a big problem but i guess the lacked of shelter & toilet facilities are the real problem.

i agree w/ peng MP have the best place to view for the event

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 10:39 AM

dinabaw

May 30th, 2008, 11:11 AM

Friday, May 30, 2008
International board to help Davao renew ties with the world

DAVAO City is set to renew its ties with some cities in the Philippines and in other countries with the approval of the International Relations Board, a body composed of government and private agencies mostly dealing with foreign trade, relations, and investment.

"We hope that with the approval of the International Relations Group we will now have a body that will intently look into the status of our existing sisterhood agreement and turn them into economic advantages for the city," Councilor Rachel Zozobrado said.

The resolution was approved by the City Council last week and is just awaiting the signature of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for finalization.

Zozobrado, who is chair of the City Council international relations committee, said Davao City has entered into several sisterhood agreements with various national and international cities but not too many of these agreements have succeeded in what both cities want to achieve.

Davao City Investment Promotion Center (DCIPC) chief Roberto Teo said Davao has existing agreements with Nanning City of China and Republic of Palau.

These are only among the latest twinning pacts the city has entered into after the enactment of City Ordinance 0297-06 or the Davao Sister Cities Program.

"There is also a sisterhood agreement with Honolulu, Hawaii which was signed last 2004 and a lot of other twinning agreements which are set to expire every five years unless terminated," Teo added.

"We have a lot to do in terms of really exploring the opportunities that these sisterhood agreements can offer the city in terms of economic development," Zozobrado said.

Depending on the terms of the pacts, she said, Davao can explore economic activities that will lead to more jobs and income to the Dabawenyos.

Zozobrado said the membership of the DCIPC to the board will ensure that the city can explore investment opportunities with the cities we have sisterhood agreements with considering that the Center is already doing this prior to the formation of the Board.

However, she said, there are various aspects in twinning pacts including tourism and other economic and social opportunities which the Board can take care of as a body.

Davao may be in the forefront of Mindanao's (and the Philippines') economic development but there is a need to sustain and strengthen existing and proposed sisterhood agreements if we are to move forward, she said.

Aside from the DCIPC, the International Relations Board is composed of the Office of the City Mayor as chair, the different council committees including Tourism, Trade and Industry, Information, Communication and Technology, City Planning, City Tourism Council, City Information Office, City Agriculturist, Tesda, Dost director and DTI City director. (Press release)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/05/30/bus/international.board.to.help.davao.renew.ties.with.the.world.html

dinabaw

May 30th, 2008, 11:20 AM

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/Picture4.png

still standing in Rizal & B. Reyes sts. :cheers:

neyoneyo80

May 30th, 2008, 11:26 AM

still standing in Rizal & B. Reyes sts. :cheers:

how does this building look today, any pic po? :) :cheers:

paulkrps

May 30th, 2008, 11:30 AM

same pa rin, altho gipalibutan with punos and mga bulaks, but no pollos, vacas or whatever.:lol:

seriously, it's a welcome sight in a concrete jungle of the city.

dinabaw

May 30th, 2008, 11:56 AM

^^ daghan latagaw na gato :lol:

maganda pa kuya neyo nasilip ko ang wood flooring well maintained pa , yung katapat niya is an oldie too owned by the Borgaily's(?)

paulkrps

May 30th, 2008, 12:05 PM

^^ the lot is a little narrower i think as a result of rizal st.'s widening (and probably crooked road) and having the sidewalks both sides..

nick4ubaby

May 30th, 2008, 12:11 PM

^^
The ones who are saying that our skyline is flat? :lol:

Kung flat yung sa atin, ano nalang ang sa kanila? :lol:

curvy.

kay naa may mountain

BOB-bXu

May 30th, 2008, 12:28 PM

speaking of curvy and mountain....oist, time out sa sa mga away..:)

a good suggestion if you want to break even your cars or SUVS...drive here...from Sasa,Davao....Panabo...Tagum...Sn Franz...Prosperidad...Bayugan... Ampayon,Butuan:

Butuan-Davao High Way (somewhere in Agusan del Sur)^^

you can drive by 120 and your passengers still sleep like a baby :)
http://www.lukaret.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/dsc01199.jpg

paulkrps

May 30th, 2008, 12:46 PM

bob-bxu, so many years back dvo-butuan road (or a portion of it) was in disrepair. this is definitely a welcome sight.

henji

May 30th, 2008, 12:52 PM

davaob4now

May 30th, 2008, 01:14 PM

Philippines to open 8 more airports by 2010
Thursday, May 29MANILA, Philippines- The government will be opening eight more international airports by 2010 in anticipation of the growing passenger traffic to the country, the Transportation Department said Thursday.

“By 2010 the Philippines will have [more] airports of international standards to ease traffic and reduce business cost," Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza said during the opening of the two-day Expo on International Transportation and Logistics held at the World Trade Center.

Mendoza said that this year alone three airports will be open soon and these are the controversial Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, the Clark or Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, and the Buswanga airport scheduled to be operational in November.

For 2009, Mendoza said they are looking at opening the Davao-Iloilo terminal, Silay-Bacolod airport, the Laguindingan airport and the the Panglaw airports in Bohol.

Negotiations for the opening of the Zamboanga airport is also ongoing, Mendoza said.

“We expect traffic to double in particular the tourists arrivals" the Transport Secretary said, adding that this will help decongest the country's few airports as passenger traffic continues to grow.

Based on the records of the Civil Aeronautics Board, a total of 11.24 million passengers inbound and outbound were recorded last year, an increase of 11 percent from the 10.13 million posted in 2006.

For 2007, the country’s domestic load factor was placed at 78 percent up from 73 percent in 2006. - GMANews.TV

so there will be a new terminal...for davao to iloilo city.....

paulkrps

May 30th, 2008, 01:54 PM

^^ you mean a dedicated davao-iloilo terminal?

davaob4now

May 30th, 2008, 02:03 PM

^^ you mean a dedicated davao-iloilo terminal?

yun ang pagka intindi ko...if that so, malaki pala ang traffic ng davao-iloilo service?

or they will build a new terminal, to cater other flights and upcoming flights and they will just start first with davao-iloilo while upcoming flights will still be in the pipeline kuno...i dunno...

habagatcentral1

May 30th, 2008, 02:17 PM

Dinagyang and Ilonggo products will be going to Davao on 11 - 13 July 2008 for a tourism and trade mission. They are to promote the ILO-DVO direct flights of CebuPacific. This is part in creating and enticing Davaoeños to go to Iloilo not just as a gateway to Boracay but a destination as well. As well as creating trade between these 2 cities. :okay:

Regarding that article...sus, pataka kaayo ang proofreader nila. Asa man ila nga Philippine Geography katong Grade 4? :D

BOB-bXu

May 30th, 2008, 02:38 PM

bob-bxu, so many years back dvo-butuan road (or a portion of it) was in disrepair. this is definitely a welcome sight.

btw, there are two new highways in the offing going into Davao Region soon...

from NorthCentral (bukidnon) going through Davao del Norte....and of course from NorthEast, SUDOPARIM (surigao-davao pacific rim) through Davao Oriental...

tj_brewed

May 30th, 2008, 03:45 PM

dhawell

May 30th, 2008, 04:25 PM

i thought your a seaman womnan working on board ship:D are ypou ms bian?:D sorry for the random stupid ques:D

hahahaha. di po ako yun:ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno:

davaoguy2

May 30th, 2008, 04:40 PM

at long last!! the Roxas Blvd. will be beautified!!!

overlaying with an asphalt nalang!

untag i overlay og asphalt ang whole davao city pavements, kay para naay first world feel and looks. Tanawa ang Claveria,
ma remember jud nako ang claveria inig agi nako sa oxford street sa london, kay gagmay ang streets and naka asphalt.
Galeng ah oxford steet murag claveria. heheheheh

davaoguy2

May 30th, 2008, 04:42 PM

seeing flat units in highrises but not the building itself? gold!

flatus

Hahahahha. flatus. Cool :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

davaoguy2

May 30th, 2008, 04:52 PM

Hahahaha. then let the figure speak for themselves. Anyway, im not acting as if im all saint and holy here. nor was i clean. all im saying is that i had enough of all this bickering and stuff. why cant we just work with each other eh? and another thing, what can we get if we all continue this nonsense quarrel about petty points. so they have hanjin, and we got ayala and the condos. but Isn't that great? isn't that a good thing? Finally mindanao is getting a bulk of the philippine investments and that just proves that development is finally soaring in mindanao shores! and i cant wait for the next big thing to happen.

If only them residents in that city would stop bashing Davao, we know very well how, at countless opportunities, they have put Davao and Davaoenos down out in the open. It's pathetic how this is carrying on, and Davaoenos are supposed to be stoic about the whole episode even as it is happening. Well, am for one not a masochist, thus the cheering and egging at our brave Davaoenos for possessing the spirit. yeah! :cheers::cheers:

neyoneyo80

May 30th, 2008, 05:00 PM

^^ you mean a dedicated davao-iloilo terminal?

in manila for sure, so that the ilongos (represented by nortwindcentral) and davaoenos (represented by atty. penghok) will have the chance to exchange notes :bash: :lol: :cheers: bon weekend to all....

tj_brewed

May 30th, 2008, 05:02 PM

If only them residents in that city would stop bashing Davao, we know very well how, at countless opportunities, they have put Davao and Davaoenos down out in the open. It's pathetic how this is carrying on, and Davaoenos are supposed to be stoic about the whole episode even as it is happening. Well, am for one not a masochist, thus the cheering and egging at our brave Davaoenos for possessing the spirit. yeah! :cheers::cheers:

I agree kuya davaoguy2! I strongly agree! :applause:

oradude23

May 30th, 2008, 05:54 PM

Saturday, May 31, 2008 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES

Corporate News
Japanese BPO to expand here, eyes wider English-speaking market

A Japanese business process outsourcing (BPO) firm is investing P120 million in the country to finance the expansion of its local partner, Logicall, Inc.

Transcosmos, Inc., one of the biggest call centers in Japan with 22 offices and over 20,000 employees, merged with the mid-sized call center last month to reach a wider English-speaking market.

Kenji Obata, who now sits as vice-president of the Transcosmos-Logicall merger, said the Japanese firm had spoken with more than 20 companies and even considered taking the business to India before deciding to partner with LogiCall.

"We needed a partner who has an identical sense of values and mentality to be aggressive in entering the English-speaking market. Second, the equipment and facility that Transcosmos has is almost identical to the equipment and facility that Logicall is using," Mr. Obata said.

Logicall is a three-year old BPO with 300 seats at its lone office along Chino Roces Ave. in Makati City.

Logicall Executive Director Archie C. Rodriguez said the company hopes to double capacity by yearend and keep the organization growing.

The company hopes to have 3,000 seats by 2011. "We’re looking at having as many as 6,000 to 8,000 employees," he said.

He added that the merged BPO should start reaping $20 million in revenues annually by then.

Logicall is looking for new locations where it can expand in Metro Manila, while key cities like Cebu, Davao and Bacolod will be explored two years from now.

Like other BPO companies, Transcosmos-Logicall expects the local industry to continue growing.

The government earlier said the sector expects to yield $13 billion worth of revenues by 2010.

"The Philippines has a bright future in the BPO industry. There are also BPOs in Australia and India, but the trend now is that they come to the Philippines," Mr. Obata said. —?Anna Barbara L. Lorenzo

****
Atty Peng Hok, you might want to look into this for NCCC... Another opportunity for NCCC and for Davao in general. :)

davaob4now

May 30th, 2008, 06:02 PM

^^ i second the motion to bro tj...
if they will just stop then that's the time davao forumers will stop...
its like-a cat will stop showing its claws when the dog stop barking...a mouse can freely eat the cheese if the cat won't obtrude...

sometimes they will wrongly decipher the postings here, they will directly im bed into their minds that the posts are against them and their city...those posts just come from the sagacious davao forumers...

if they will stop then davaoenos will stop...in that contingency we will be able to have a harmonious relationship in SSC and i do hope it'll be ceasingless...:)

di va guys?

neyoneyo80

May 30th, 2008, 06:10 PM

^^
sometimes they will wrongly interpret the postings here, they will directly im bed into their minds that the posts are against them and their city...those posts just come from the sagacious davao forumers...

di va guys?

aka. " insecurity"..... you should have seen how i was mobbed in the cdo thread by that north feces for posting something about motorelas :ohno:..... tapos sinabi pa sa akin that i'm not welcome there :cry: masakit po kuya ang ginawa nila sa akin :cry:

btw, any news about the santos land project?

henji

May 30th, 2008, 06:19 PM

davaob4now

May 30th, 2008, 06:21 PM

^^@neyoneyo
kahit nga si dhawell eh...kinumusta ang mag taga don, hindi man lang siya nireplyan...i feel sorry for dhawell, anyway dhawell dito ka nlng post, you're welcome here...

ngek!@neyo, it's written pa naman sa Location mo ang city nila tapos you're being mobbed???:ohno:

according sa question mo...i texted the numbers again sa rendering ng Redwood square(yun ba tinutukoy mo?)...they replied, and that the architect from manila will issue an information if it's already decisive...:)

yun parin naman daw, the planned mix-type, condo/com/res building will still be alike...

neyoneyo80

May 30th, 2008, 06:28 PM

^^
kahit nga si dhawell eh...kinumusta ang mag taga don, hindi man lang siya nireplyan...i feel sorry for dhawell, anyway dhawell dito ka nlng post, you're welcome here...

ngek!@neyo, it's written pa naman sa Location mo ang city nila tapos you're being mobbed???:ohno:

according sa question mo...i texted the numbers again sa rendering ng Redwood square(yun ba tinutukoy mo?)...they replied, and that the architect from manila will issue an information if it's already decisive...:)

oo nga po, kung tutuusin nga po, pioneer po kami sa cdo (with pictures to prove po), tapos ako pa ang palalayasin, duda ko po kasi taga palengke yoong isang taga-doon kaya hindi ko nalang pinapansin baka po ako tapunan ng bituka ng baboy :lol:

btw, will they confirm the highrise soon?

davaob4now

May 30th, 2008, 06:29 PM

basig Iloilo/Silay airport? perowith regards sa nu airport sa Davao, the govt can still use the old Davao airport.

nasa Iloilo ba ang silay? Baka Bacolod-Silay Airport bro henji...
yun din iniisip ko, maybe the gov't. was pertaining to the old airport, and make use of it, putting a davao-iloilo service using the old airport....napaka coooool!

L.A.X.

May 30th, 2008, 06:35 PM

for years never heard someone nabbed in the Indak-Indak ,police presence is very visble in every corner of the streets & not to mention the plain clothes one ,it's not a big problem but i guess the lacked of shelter & toilet facilities are the real problem.

i agree w/ peng MP have the best place to view for the event

Thanks. Maybe in the future, the kadayawan parades should be more spectator-friendly...that is, with more shelter or seats, portable or designated toilet facilities (even for a fee). More people on the streets would mean more business. But with Davao's credibility with peace and order, I believe and trust that the safety of the spectators will be assured.

eonynx

May 30th, 2008, 06:35 PM

nasa Iloilo ba ang silay? Baka Bacolod-Silay Airport bro henji...
yun din iniisip ko, maybe the gov't. was pertaining to the old airport, and make use of it, putting a davao-iloilo service using the old airport....napaka coooool!

yup! bacolod-silay airport which is in negros island is a different airport from the iloilo airport which is in panay island. the proposed iloilo-davao service is scheduled for opening middle of this year. not 2009 as the report erroneously stated. looking forward to this by the way!:)

Good morning davao!

henji

May 30th, 2008, 06:36 PM

davaob4now

May 30th, 2008, 06:37 PM

oo nga po, kung tutuusin nga po, pioneer po kami sa cdo (with pictures to prove po), tapos ako pa ang palalayasin, duda ko po kasi taga palengke yoong isang taga-doon kaya hindi ko nalang pinapansin baka po ako tapunan ng bituka ng baboy :lol:

:lol: baka magalit sila sayo, taga don kapa naman before..am i right?
well, if tapunan ka then catch it, grasya din yun..ewww...
we can't do anything if their guise/mien are like that, we can't imbue them baka sabihin nila we're not adept to do so...

btw, will they confirm the highrise soon?
yun sabi nila it'll be a 15F building fronting merconer and Davao doc hosp...but subject to change pa daw from their architect...hmmm...sino ba yang architect na yan...

davaoeagle

May 30th, 2008, 06:40 PM

Thanks. Maybe in the future, the kadayawan parades should be more spectator-friendly...that is, with more shelter or seats, portable or designated toilet facilities (even for a fee). More people on the streets would mean more business. But with Davao's credibility with peace and order, I believe and trust that the safety of the spectators will be assured.

For sure the lead people need to place jiffy johns for added comfort to the visitors.

davaob4now

May 30th, 2008, 06:43 PM

yup! bacolod-silay airport which is in negros island is a different airport from the iloilo airport which is in panay island. the proposed iloilo-davao service is scheduled for opening middle of this year. not 2009 as the report erroneously stated. looking forward to this by the way!:)

Good morning davao!

hello:wave:
davao-iloilo service will open another service again? cebupaicific is already servicing the route...you mean different carrier?

nalelebog lang kami sa davao-iloilo terminal which will open daw kuno in 2009...i was just saying to my self that this route would be special because it has its own terminal kung sakali...

WawaY[625]

May 30th, 2008, 06:46 PM

yun sabi nila it'll be a 15F building fronting merconer and Davao doc hosp...but subject to change pa daw from their architect...hmmm...sino ba yang architect na yan...

wow wala pa gihapon nag change ilang plans :cheers:

so mga not-yet-sure-but-naay-dakong-chance-madayaon sa karon kay 2 ka high rise..isa ning atbang sa davao doc and isa sa filinvest :cheers:

not bad..

hala suwayan daw nato mag ani maski wala pa natanom ang binhi..if ma complete ning mga project na ni, mao na ni ang 12 storeys and above buildings sa wadab

1. Filinvest hotel - 25 storeys (unta dili masuhong)
2. Marco Polo - 18 storeys
3. Landco - 17 storeys
4. Pryce Tower - 15 storeys
5. Santos Land - 15 storeys (unta dili mag change ang plans)
6. Durian Hotel - 12 storeys
7. Grand Regal - 12 storeys
8. Central Park - 12 storeys (u/c)

eonynx

May 30th, 2008, 06:49 PM

paulkrps

May 30th, 2008, 06:52 PM

for awhile i thoughted that iloilo and davao are magkatupad nge cities hence the davao-iloilo terminal. or it could be the longest terminal worldwide which will bridge visayas and mindanao.:lol:

davaob4now

May 30th, 2008, 06:57 PM

^^^^oh! is it opened already? . kung open na sya, then ako yata ang di updated!:lol: yup, cebu pacific is servicing the route. ako din i'm confused with the davao-iloilo terminal! maybe, what its triyng to state is the davao-iloilo direct flight. i say the report is really erroneous! it even stated that the bacolod-silay airport is scheduled to open in 2009 when in fact, it already opened early this year.

yes...cebpac's davao-iloilo service already opened last may 8/9, 2008...sabay sa opening ng international flight ng cebpac from davao-singapore...

yap, open na nga ang bacolod-silay airport...ano new flights ng airport? mayron din sana davao-bacolod v.v...:)

eonynx

May 30th, 2008, 06:58 PM

:lol: ako rin @ sir paulkrps. at first, i find the report confusing.

anyway, this is a nice development for both places. i hope huge increases in leisure and business exchanges between the two will happen because of this.

eonynx

May 30th, 2008, 07:00 PM

yes...cebpac's davao-iloilo service already opened last may 8/9, 2008...sabay sa opening ng international flight ng cebpac from davao-singapore...

yap, open na nga ang bacolod-silay airport...ano new flights ng airport? mayron din sana davao-bacolod v.v...:)

ah ok! thanks at open na nga!:) yes, a bacolod-davao direct flight will also be a great thing!

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 11:51 PM

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 11:54 PM

;21259697']wow wala pa gihapon nag change ilang plans :cheers:

so mga not-yet-sure-but-naay-dakong-chance-madayaon sa karon kay 2 ka high rise..isa ning atbang sa davao doc and isa sa filinvest :cheers:

not bad..

hala suwayan daw nato mag ani maski wala pa natanom ang binhi..if ma complete ning mga project na ni, mao na ni ang 12 storeys and above buildings sa wadab

1. Filinvest hotel - 25 storeys (unta dili masuhong)
2. Marco Polo - 18 storeys
3. Landco - 17 storeys
4. Pryce Tower - 15 storeys
5. Santos Land - 15 storeys (unta dili mag change ang plans)
6. Durian Hotel - 12 storeys
7. Grand Regal - 12 storeys
8. Central Park - 12 storeys (u/c)

Kuya Jech's friend saw the "unpublished" rendering shown to him by Tristan (first name basis ako :D)

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 11:56 PM

Peng Hok

May 30th, 2008, 11:59 PM

in manila for sure, so that the ilongos (represented by nortwindcentral) and davaoenos (represented by atty. penghok) will have the chance to exchange notes :bash: :lol: :cheers: bon weekend to all....

It would be my pleasure to let you represent the davaoenos instead in that exchange of thoughts. You are more suited to handle IT. :lol:

paulkrps

May 31st, 2008, 01:22 AM

hala pagrampa sa kung angayan.:lol:

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 01:25 AM

hala pagrampa sa kung angayan.:lol:

Mas bagay man si kuya neyo kay murag close man sila atong iyang ka-exchange of thoughts. :)

neyoneyo80

May 31st, 2008, 02:01 AM

Mas bagay man si kuya neyo kay murag close man sila atong iyang ka-exchange of thoughts. :)

:ohno: hindo po uncle darry, hindi po :ohno: iba po ang ihip ng hangin nya po :ohno:

paulkrps

May 31st, 2008, 02:06 AM

ganon po ba. kung ganon po, para statesman pala si ankol darry kung sya ang magrepresent sa mga dabawenyos. ankol darry, wi ar prawd op yu.:lol:

henji

May 31st, 2008, 02:37 AM

Dati tayo ang inaapi, kesho laos na tayo at bankrupt na. :lol:

Pati mayor nila (now vice-mayor) inapi din tayo. :lol:

^^yup, i have read that in previous articles way way back.

davaob4now

May 31st, 2008, 02:37 AM

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/SATDAVAO/BAJADA.jpg

thanks jech for the pic....i like this pic...:)

davaob4now

May 31st, 2008, 02:42 AM

thanks jech for the hi res images of davao...

repost ko lng...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/SECONDSTAT.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/firstsat.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/3RDSAT.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/4THSAT.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/5TH.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/5THSAT.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/6TH.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/7THSAT.jpg

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davaob4now

May 31st, 2008, 02:45 AM

eto pa...i really love these hi res images...repost ko lng...thanks again jech...

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Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 02:46 AM

:ohno: hindo po uncle darry, hindi po :ohno: iba po ang ihip ng hangin nya po :ohno:

:lol:

ganon po ba. kung ganon po, para statesman pala si ankol darry kung sya ang magrepresent sa mga dabawenyos. ankol darry, wi ar prawd op yu.:lol:

Si kuya neyo po daw ang magrerepresent kasi type daw po nya. :lol::lol::lol:

^^yup, i have read that in previous articles way way back.

And look at how quickly the tide has changed. Sweet revenge, I suppose? Not really. I believe logic has just prevailed since they never really dislodged Davao by their empty litany of self-serving claims.

davaob4now

May 31st, 2008, 02:47 AM

thanks jech...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/SATDAVAO/NEW4THSAT.jpg

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davaob4now

May 31st, 2008, 02:52 AM

nice comment about the streets/roads of davao...

^^ bitaw bai, most streets in davao are straight, or at least kinda straight. i must say it was well planned..

another comment about sa hi res ng davao...kinda funny...

Unbelievable! I dunno why low-key Mindanao cities except Davao are getting high rez satellite photos ahead of Manila and Cebu. Who's in charge of google earth by the way? :lol:

^^
:lol::lol::lol:
kaw talaga Askal82...

glenntoy15

May 31st, 2008, 02:56 AM

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 03:00 AM

aka. " insecurity"..... you should have seen how i was mobbed in the cdo thread by that north feces for posting something about motorelas :ohno:..... tapos sinabi pa sa akin that i'm not welcome there :cry: masakit po kuya ang ginawa nila sa akin :cry:

btw, any news about the santos land project?

oo nga po, kung tutuusin nga po, pioneer po kami sa cdo (with pictures to prove po), tapos ako pa ang palalayasin, duda ko po kasi taga palengke yoong isang taga-doon kaya hindi ko nalang pinapansin baka po ako tapunan ng bituka ng baboy :lol:

btw, will they confirm the highrise soon?

Kawawa naman ang fwend ko. :cry:

henji

May 31st, 2008, 03:00 AM

:lol:

And look at how quickly the tide has changed. Sweet revenge, I suppose? Not really. I believe logic has just prevailed since they never really dislodged Davao by their empty litany of self-serving claims.

Yup, I have seen the tide changed in our favor. Amazing how market,sustained Davao as their days. Re: kawawa days, During those times, i was still lurker thats why I wasnt able to react first hand. .:).

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 03:05 AM

Yup, I have seen the tide changed in our favor. Amazing how market,sustained Davao as their days. Re: kawawa days, During those times, i was still lurker thats why I wasnt able to react first hand. .:).

They bashed Davao like there was no tomorrow. Whatever Davao did to them to get that kind of treatment. And now that things are back in order for Davao (as the first choice Mindanao destination), they seem unable to accept that what they had foreseen to happen are actually backfiring on them. Ahhhhh, I am almost tempted to call it sweet revenge. But I'd rather stick to logic.

glenntoy15

May 31st, 2008, 03:08 AM

bdw. nabalitaan nyo ba ang demolishion ng houses sa baguio oshiro?

kwestion, doon ba ung lugar gagawin ang davao city sports complex

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 03:11 AM

bdw. nabalitaan nyo ba ang demolishion ng houses sa baguio oshiro?

kwestion, doon ba ung lugar gagawin ang davao city sports complex

Supposedly.

But I believe the issue of ownership and/or possession over the parcels of land between UP and the settlers is still pending before the court.

henji

May 31st, 2008, 03:13 AM

They bashed Davao like there was no tomorrow. Whatever Davao did to them to get that kind of treatment. And now that things are back in order for Davao (as the first choice Mindanao destination), they seem unable to accept that what they had foreseen to happen are actually backfiring on them. Ahhhhh, I am almost tempted to call it sweet revenge. But I'd rather stick to logic.

^^I agree to that sir.I am happy to have joined SSC in the mild booming days of Davao (as read from previous article), wherein big projects come to our city. Its only described "mild", what more if the National Economy would be better, the boom will be full swing for that matter.

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 03:21 AM

^^I agree to that sir.I am happy to have joined SSC in the mild booming days of Davao (as read from previous article), wherein big projects come to our city. Its only described "mild", what more if the National Economy would be better, the boom will be full swing for that matter.

I have always believed that the boom days experienced by Davao in the 90s would have a revival. I think those days are back. And it does not matter if Davao took more than a decade to recover. What is more important is the here and now, so to speak.

dhawell

May 31st, 2008, 03:26 AM

henji

May 31st, 2008, 03:27 AM

I have always believed that the boom days experienced by Davao in the 90s would have a revival. I think those days are back. And it does not matter if Davao took more than a decade to recover. What is more important is the here and now, so to speak.

In between thos years, I have heard that Ayala backed out from our fence again due to bribery (i dont want to bring vibes here), I just want to confirm if this was true? late last year I was shocked to hear that Ayalas are coming to Davao, alongside Filinvest (they came first), and DM Consunji (Davao pioneering). I would just like to confirm if this rumor was true?

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 03:29 AM

In between thos years, I have heard that Ayala backed out from our fence again due to bribery (i dont want to bring vibes here), I just want to confirm if this was true? late last year I was shocked to hear that Ayalas are coming to Davao, alongside Filinvest (they came first), and DM Consunji (Davao pioneering). I would just like to confirm if this rumor was true?

Guilty as charged.

Had Ayala not decided to reconsider Davao's position, I would have blamed these councilors for the rest of my life. They know who they are. I just cannot post their names here. :bash:

dhawell

May 31st, 2008, 03:34 AM

Guilty as charged.

Had Ayala not decided to reconsider Davao's position, I would have blamed these councilors for the rest of my life. They know who they are. I just cannot post their names here. :bash:

what is this true? as in? darn those morons. hehehe. pm me then i will post their names. hehehe. para ma aware ang voting public kinsa dili dapat botohon. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR:wallbash::wallbash::wallbash:

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 03:39 AM

what is this true? as in? darn those morons. hehehe. pm me then i will post their names. hehehe. para ma aware ang voting public kinsa dili dapat botohon. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR:wallbash::wallbash::wallbash:

Affirmative.

Malaki siguro ang hiningi kaya na turn off ang Ayala. :ohno:

M

A

D

These are the intials of the councilors whom I heard almost made Ayala Center an impossibility in Davao.

Go figure it out. But I suggest that you don't post it here.

henji

May 31st, 2008, 03:40 AM

Guilty as charged.

Had Ayala not decided to reconsider Davao's position, I would have blamed these councilors for the rest of my life. They know who they are. I just cannot post their names here. :bash:

Certainly, ok lang kung wala, I have heard it from the brother of a Marketing Team of Ayala scouting in Davao at that time. (again I dont want us to be negative here). But anyways, AYALA is here to stay, good they have a strong and steady partnership with the FLOIRENDOS plus ROBINSON Cybergate as a additional premium. hehehhee.

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 03:44 AM

Certainly, ok lang kung wala, I have heard it from the brother of a Marketing Team of Ayala scouting in Davao at that time. (again I dont want us to be negative here). But anyways, AYALA is here to stay, good they have a strong and steady partnership with the FLOIRENDOS plus ROBINSON Cybergate as a additional premium. hehehhee.

True.

But Ayala is still Ayala.

I could not imagine the immense loss Davao would have suffered if Ayala did not reconsider.

No thanks to these guys.

dhawell

May 31st, 2008, 03:45 AM

Affirmative.

Malaki siguro ang hiningi kaya na turn off ang Ayala. :ohno:

M

A

D

These are the intials of the councilors whom I heard almost made Ayala Center an impossibility in Davao.

Go figure it out. But I suggest that you don't post it here.

hehehe, dili man ko familiar sa atong council oy. hehehe. pm me their names nalang please. i cant decipher their names, and ako maisip kay Maamayan Ayaw sa Druga na gistart ni Rico Yan+...hehehe. i so wanna know who these morons are. mkalagot. these people are the reasons why our country is in the 3rd world list. dapat sa ilaha i pa report kay Korina Sanchez.. para matuto. hehehe. like those gluta products na fake diay. hehehe.

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 03:50 AM

Nanghipos si Apungkula ug Duyanduyan.

dhawell

May 31st, 2008, 03:50 AM

oh by the way, the Phil is not a third world country. do you know guys that our country is in the list of the NIC's-Newly Industrialized Countries? go google it or check wikipedia. i even remember an ad sa CNN dati sa time ni Ramos it says jud na Invest, Study, Shop in the philippines--Asia's Newly Industrialized Country. that was before the 1997 asian financial crisis. kung wala lang ang 1997 financial crisis. dirediretso na unta ang development and progress sa phil. that was also the reason nganu gi cut ang marcopolo dvo. dapat mas taas paman unta na diba?

dhawell

May 31st, 2008, 03:58 AM

Nanghipos si Apungkula ug Duyanduyan.

ha? la ko gets. hehehe:nuts:

paulkrps

May 31st, 2008, 03:59 AM

Nanghipos si Apungkula ug Duyanduyan.

heard thru the grapevine so many years back that si m daw nakakwartag dako from so many rackets as young c pa daw sya. dunno how true. :nuts::nuts::nuts:

paulkrps

May 31st, 2008, 04:00 AM

ha? la ko gets. hehehe:nuts:

hehehe, obvious kaayo.:lol::lol::lol:

dhawell

May 31st, 2008, 04:02 AM

heard thru the grapevine so many years back that si m daw nakakwartag dako from so many rackets as young c pa daw sya. dunno how true. :nuts::nuts::nuts:

really? name that Mr. M nmn. hehehe. kinsa mana xa oy.

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 04:05 AM

heard thru the grapevine so many years back that si m daw nakakwartag dako from so many rackets as young c pa daw sya. dunno how true. :nuts::nuts::nuts:

Murag tinuod man yata na tito paul. Rich na kaayo sya bah. :lol:

dhawell

May 31st, 2008, 04:07 AM

Hmmm, kinsa mana sila oy.
M mahipos? maranon? militar? mata? monteverde?
A Abillera? acosta? advincula? al-ag? almendras? apostol? avilla?
D dayanghirang!

hahaha. ako gi google. isa lang sa ilaha. hehehe. pero naa nko clue. i called up my dad. hehehe.

paulkrps

May 31st, 2008, 04:07 AM

reason why he had a grand house that young.

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 04:11 AM

Guilty as charged.

Had Ayala not decided to reconsider Davao's position, I would have blamed these councilors for the rest of my life. They know who they are. I just cannot post their names here. :bash:

well now i believed what @Bagani said before that the San Mig Brewery was not an environment issue it's a political one! :yes:

dhawell

May 31st, 2008, 04:12 AM

reason why he had a grand house that young.
just proves na in the Phil. para madato ka ug dali its either ul win the lottery or the elections. mas super rich ka if u win sa duha. the sad reality. dapat jud na sila i paKorina Sanchez bah... kay murag ang mga local newsmen dre hadlok man. wala najud tay Jun Pala+

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 04:13 AM

hmmm, hi guys, musta? anyway, na nosebleed ko sa davao-iloilo terminal. what the hell are they talking about? what kind of terminal? hehehe. anyway, i cant help my self.i wrote an email to the editor of gmanews. hahaha. unta mag reply. any way, musta and dvo? will someone please make a list of the upcoming/proposed investments in dvo. please. hehehe. kay basi naa ko wala nabasa eh. hehehe. im so excited na. come 2010 Davao will be totally different from what davao is today... more buildings, more hotel and God knows what pa. hehehe :D

recently completed projects like Eco 4000 condominiums and damosa IT park are not included in this list, but still, the list is a sure proof that davao is doing away with agricultural and industrial investments this year in exchange of urban type of investments.

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posted by @junax

dhawell

May 31st, 2008, 04:25 AM

WOW WOW WOW. thanks po. as in. grabeh. DAVAO na jud. hehehe! go davao. tnx po.

GearX

May 31st, 2008, 05:23 AM

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/2008/80639098.jpg

junax

May 31st, 2008, 05:27 AM

^^ is that sasa, davao? i think that's legazpi oil building, the tall one. did u personally took that pic gearx?

good day davao!

junax

May 31st, 2008, 05:56 AM

the maa-diversion road traf lights in action...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/maa.jpg

pwerte pa ni kamingaw sa una nga intersection, kudos to phoenix!

the dancing nccc personnel... dapat kasama pati mga attorney sa memo... hehehe @penghok
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/nccc.jpg

Ibex

May 31st, 2008, 06:26 AM

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x287/GearX_2007/2008/80639098.jpg

Murag sa Universal Rubina man siguro na...:)

junax

May 31st, 2008, 06:43 AM

OT: @ibex... may bagong hi res ang google, kita na ang other urban centers ng davao city (toril, calinan, mintal) and also some part of bukidnon.

i just can't believe that the whole urban stretch of toril-ulas-matina-downtown-bajada-lanang-sasa-panacan-tibungco (32 kilometers) is equivalent (more or less) to the malaybalay-valencia cities stretch. i just realized my daily travel from home to damosa area is equivalent to don carlos-valencia city travel. vast davao, very vast.

davaob4now

May 31st, 2008, 06:53 AM

Camp sabros....:) youtube finds....
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peoples park
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holiday ocean view
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junax

May 31st, 2008, 07:06 AM

i frequent this route years ago, and i could not imagine kung magiging urban area (with buildings both sides ng road) from don carlos to valencia city. grabe talaga ang laki ng davao, even with the toril to tibungco only stretch here, 34 kilometers na, and it's a continuous urban area.

toril to tibungco...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/davstretch.jpg

don carlos to valencia city...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/donstretch.jpg

can you picture the expanse of davao city with this? (not the metro davao, only davao city... and not the whole davao city, but the urban stretch of toril to panacan only)

:)

jogavilz

May 31st, 2008, 07:16 AM

wow ang laki pala talaga ng davao no....tapos urban area pa lang yan.....

waa this is my last day in davao....i'm leaving for college.....goodbye my davao....

junax

May 31st, 2008, 07:26 AM

^^ yup, now imagine once mintal-toril, mintal-bunawan expressway is fully utilized like the existing diversion road. whoa, a metro manila expanse but this time, 1 city only. my goodness.

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 07:41 AM

^^ yeah and if the proposed BPO & resedential subdv. in Lapanday by RCI and the condo buildings in Cat. Grande by DMCI will materialized whoaa it will be a metro w/ in a city !

btw @junax uban ka sa next Sabro Experience w/ Manila peep?

junax

May 31st, 2008, 07:52 AM

^^ di pa ko sure kay 7-8 or 14-15 akong tentative sked. kung madayon ang 7 possible makakuyog ko.

kanang sa robinsons tigatto morag dili man siguro diha. i think naay laing napalit ang robinson for the condos ug kanang tigatto is just horizontal subdivision.

xzibit31

May 31st, 2008, 08:38 AM

Affirmative.

Malaki siguro ang hiningi kaya na turn off ang Ayala. :ohno:

M

A

D

These are the intials of the councilors whom I heard almost made Ayala Center an impossibility in Davao.

Go figure it out. But I suggest that you don't post it here.

the original manoy councilors..they think that the public doesn't know their pangongotongs...well they are wrong.....it shows naman eh....we were a victim also of their actions in the early nineties...so we brought our business elsewhere..

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 09:14 AM

naku another rumor co. X will be located here daw baka na naman sasabihin sulot eto .

xzibit31

May 31st, 2008, 09:19 AM

^^

ano naman man yan uncle ambie?:lol:

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 09:22 AM

^^ pm ko sa iyo ;)

xzibit31

May 31st, 2008, 09:31 AM

^^

saan galing yang news na yun? sa anong forum? alam mo i believe that poster kasi yung news niya about a high end subdivision dun sa --- is true....:)

davaob4now

May 31st, 2008, 09:37 AM

^^ pm ko sa iyo ;)

pm mo rin sa akin mr.simon...:) thanks

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 09:39 AM

^^

saan galing yang news na yun? sa anong forum? alam mo i believe that poster kasi yung news niya about a high end subdivision dun sa --- is true....:)

sa Phil. project on the rise , i think the guy(forumer) is reliable 2 to 3 of his prediction before are true :)

kuya xzibit pls. send a pm to mr. davao4now puno pm ko :colgate:

nbrDVO

May 31st, 2008, 09:48 AM

Hi maayong hapon. :)

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 09:52 AM

^^ welcome nbrDVO! yan bang ang skyline ng Toril in your avatar :D

Ibex

May 31st, 2008, 09:52 AM

Hi maayong hapon. :)

Hello to you @nbrDVO... Welcome to SSC Davao. :cheers:

The family is getting bigger...:banana::banana:

henji

May 31st, 2008, 09:53 AM

Hi maayong hapon. :)

Welcome nbrDVO.....

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 09:54 AM

^^

saan galing yang news na yun? sa anong forum? alam mo i believe that poster kasi yung news niya about a high end subdivision dun sa --- is true....:)

for me yung 1st part is 100% true but i guess 50/50 pa ang 2nd part :)

nbrDVO

May 31st, 2008, 09:55 AM

^^ welcome nbrDVO! yan bang ang skyline ng Toril in your avatar :D

Soon. :)

Hello to you @nbrDVO... Welcome to SSC Davao. :cheers:

The family is getting bigger...:banana::banana:

Salamat. :)

Agi agi lang ko. Ma enjoy jud ko diri. :)

nbrDVO

May 31st, 2008, 09:55 AM

Salamat henji

davaob4now

May 31st, 2008, 10:02 AM

welcome nbrDVO...whats the history of your ssc name?:)

@dinabaw, :uh::uh::uh: is this true??? may e tatransfer? tama ba ako? nabasa ko ito somewhere, hindi ko lang pinansin...

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 10:04 AM

welcome nbrDVO...whats the history of your ssc name?:)

@dinabaw, :uh::uh::uh: is this true??? may e tatransfer? tama ba ako? nabasa ko ito somewhere, hindi ko lang pinansin...

let us treat it as it is, for now..a rumor ;)

xzibit31

May 31st, 2008, 10:08 AM

^^

its just a rumor...for the meantime...hehehehehhe....:lol:

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 10:10 AM

Uy welcome nbrDVO! Hahahahaha! As if, magkatabi lang tayo dito sa Yellow Hauz!

Btw guys, nbrDVO is my kabarkada. Dugay na ni sya lurker diri. And yes, apil sya napungot sa mga neighbors nato. :lol:

Dungan mi ron sa Yellow Hauz kay nagpatabang ug himo ug account. :lol:

davaob4now

May 31st, 2008, 10:15 AM

^^

its just a rumor...for the meantime...hehehehehhe....:lol:

yeah!i have just read an article about it...and they won't transfer...it was just suspended...in fact they signed a new Memorandum of Understanding...good on them, at least things are all settled...:)

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 10:17 AM

xzibit31

May 31st, 2008, 10:25 AM

yeah!i have just read an article about it...and they won't transfer...it was just suspended...in fact they signed a new Memorandum of Understanding...good on them, at least things are all settled...:)

good for them..if this project gets cancelled, they will have nothing to talk about na:lol::lol::lol:...at kung dito pa matransfer yan, baka sabihin nila na sinulot nanaman natin at away to the high heavens nanaman....:lol:

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 10:33 AM

wow! i lyk "away to the high heavens" , sa akin dapat di na pahawakan ang MAD :lol:

Peng speking of coffee ang sarap ng Gloria Jeans coffee hehe pero ang katkat ng price ! :colgate:

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 11:52 AM

wow! i lyk "away to the high heavens" , sa akin dapat di na pahawakan ang MAD :lol:

Peng speking of coffee ang sarap ng Gloria Jeans coffee hehe pero ang katkat ng price ! :colgate:

Wow! So pumunta ka talaga sa nagiisang casino sa mindanao to get a taste of Gloria Jeans coffee (also nag iisang outlet sa mindanao). :lol:

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 12:21 PM

^^ not only dat i wasted some money from gambling bwahaha katkat ba ! :lol:

but a cup of mocca coffee cost P 160.00 !( thanks to our visitor :lol:) but their chicken pie is not that good :bash:

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 12:49 PM

^^
Wow! Idol na sana kita, kaya lang nagpalibre ka lang pala... :ohno::lol:

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 03:40 PM

^^ ngek ang mahal doon na lang ako sa tabi ng Grand Regal P10 lang kape :lol:

hey goys! speaking of crediblity of our forumers, a forumer will be featured in the Mabuhay Magazine June 2008 ! Congrats!:cheers: btw hulaan nyo kung sino :colgate:

My name flies around the world via PAL Mabuhay Magazine in June.

Part of my family's Mabuhay Magazine collectionI received confirmation Tuesday, 13 May 2008, that a story on the origins of the Waling-waling which I wrote will be featured in the June 2008 issue of Mabuhay Magazine, the inflight travel and leisure publication of Philippine Airlines. Miss Ira of Eastgate Publishing, the official publisher of Mabuhay, told me on Tuesday via E-mail that the June 2008 issue of the magazine is already being printed in Hong Kong and will be ready for release on the first day of June. That piece of good news got me all giddy and excited not so much because of the check (which will contain something nowhere near substantial) but because I have never thought that I will find my name in a magazine of which my family and I have been avid collectors for years.

The June 2008 issue of Mabuhay Magazine will center on Davao as its main feature, and knowing that my story is part of it makes me feel incredibly thankful and blessed.

The story, “The Legend of the Queen Orchid” (alternatively, “The Legend of the Waling-Waling” or plainly, “Waling”), an original legend I wrote in 1998, is part of a collection of writings which I uploaded to my websites some 10 years ago. I remember back in my college days, way before “blogging” made its way to Netizen parlance, I created websites on Geocities and Fortunecity (with versions in English and Bisaya), which were free web-hosting sites that provided free web space (something like 15MB—you got that right!—back in the day) and TONS of ads.

henji

May 31st, 2008, 03:45 PM

^^ ngek ang mahal doon na lang ako sa tabi ng Grand Regal P10 lang kape :lol:

hey goys! speaking of crediblity of our forumers, a forumer will be featured in the Mabuhay Magazine June 2008 ! Congrats! btw hulaan nyo kung sino :colgate:

My name flies around the world via PAL Mabuhay Magazine in June.

Part of my family's Mabuhay Magazine collectionI received confirmation Tuesday, 13 May 2008, that a story on the origins of the Waling-waling which I wrote will be featured in the June 2008 issue of Mabuhay Magazine, the inflight travel and leisure publication of Philippine Airlines. Miss Ira of Eastgate Publishing, the official publisher of Mabuhay, told me on Tuesday via E-mail that the June 2008 issue of the magazine is already being printed in Hong Kong and will be ready for release on the first day of June. That piece of good news got me all giddy and excited not so much because of the check (which will contain something nowhere near substantial) but because I have never thought that I will find my name in a magazine of which my family and I have been avid collectors for years.

The June 2008 issue of Mabuhay Magazine will center on Davao as its main feature, and knowing that my story is part of it makes me feel incredibly thankful and blessed.

The story, “The Legend of the Queen Orchid” (alternatively, “The Legend of the Waling-Waling” or plainly, “Waling”), an original legend I wrote in 1998, is part of a collection of writings which I uploaded to my websites some 10 years ago. I remember back in my college days, way before “blogging” made its way to Netizen parlance, I created websites on Geocities and Fortunecity (with versions in English and Bisaya), which were free web-hosting sites that provided free web space (something like 15MB—you got that right!—back in the day) and TONS of ads.

CONGRATS sir....

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 04:04 PM

reancorbz84

May 31st, 2008, 04:15 PM

MANILA, Philippines- The government will be opening eight more international airports by 2010 in anticipation of the growing passenger traffic to the country, the Transportation Department said Thursday.

“By 2010 the Philippines will have [more] airports of international standards to ease traffic and reduce business cost," Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza said during the opening of the two-day Expo on International Transportation and Logistics held at the World Trade Center.

Mendoza said that this year alone three airports will be open soon and these are the controversial Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, the Clark or Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, and the Buswanga airport scheduled to be operational in November.

For 2009, Mendoza said they are looking at opening the Davao-Iloilo terminal, Silay-Bacolod airport, the Laguindingan airport and the the Panglaw airports in Bohol.

Negotiations for the opening of the Zamboanga airport is also ongoing, Mendoza said.

“We expect traffic to double in particular the tourists arrivals" the Transport Secretary said, adding that this will help decongest the country's few airports as passenger traffic continues to grow.

Based on the records of the Civil Aeronautics Board, a total of 11.24 million passengers inbound and outbound were recorded last year, an increase of 11 percent from the 10.13 million posted in 2006.

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open na diba? dis may hehehe la lang

Il Tenore

May 31st, 2008, 04:25 PM

hi goyz!!

just went back home after the exhausting trip from Cebu! whew!!

about the ayala.... may reason ba kung bakit hindi matuloy?
ako siguro yung jinx! huhuhu!!

paulkrps

May 31st, 2008, 04:29 PM

^^it didn't say that.

davaoguy2

May 31st, 2008, 04:33 PM

I agree kuya davaoguy2! I strongly agree! :applause:

Dati tayo ang inaapi, kesho laos na tayo at bankrupt na. :lol:

Pati mayor nila (now vice-mayor) inapi din tayo. :lol:

uu nga eh. nakakabanas na. at ano ba un pic na pinost ng gearx (?), or is it just me? hehehehe. getting paranoid :lol::lol:

MtApoStandard

May 31st, 2008, 04:33 PM

hi goyz!!

just went back home after the exhausting trip from Cebu! whew!!

about the ayala.... may reason ba kung bakit hindi matuloy?
ako siguro yung jinx! huhuhu!!
is that all you would like to say? do it one more time ill hit ignore button for you.

:D j/k ra

MtApoStandard

May 31st, 2008, 04:34 PM

maayong buntag na:D

davaoguy2

May 31st, 2008, 04:34 PM

hi goyz!!

just went back home after the exhausting trip from Cebu! whew!!

about the ayala.... may reason ba kung bakit hindi matuloy?
ako siguro yung jinx! huhuhu!!

nde matuloy un ayala? :uh:

WawaY[625]

May 31st, 2008, 04:35 PM

about the ayala.... may reason ba kung bakit hindi matuloy?
ako siguro yung jinx! huhuhu!!

naunsa napud ka dira?

paulkrps

May 31st, 2008, 04:36 PM

paulkrps

May 31st, 2008, 04:38 PM

hi goyz!!

just went back home after the exhausting trip from Cebu! whew!!

about the ayala.... may reason ba kung bakit hindi matuloy?
ako siguro yung jinx! huhuhu!!

il tenore, read back so many pages thoroughly para masabtan nimo.

Il Tenore

May 31st, 2008, 04:38 PM

nde matuloy un ayala? :uh:
I really don't know.. pero nabasahan nako..

akong nahibal-an lang katong naay 1 ka councilor na.. basta.. refer sa previous pages.. naa didto ang ilang gi-discuss about it...

paulkrps

May 31st, 2008, 04:39 PM

;21286944']naunsa napud ka dira?

yet, whereabouts ka in singapore?

Il Tenore

May 31st, 2008, 04:40 PM

il tenore, read back so many pages thoroughly para masabtan nimo.
tamad ako magbasa eh.... sorry...

I'm forgetful kasi... if you can't take it, I shall take my exit...

and FYI...

mas nindot ang Cebu...

MtApoStandard

May 31st, 2008, 04:41 PM

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 04:41 PM

lol @il tenore baka nagbabasa ka sa kabila

WawaY[625]

May 31st, 2008, 04:43 PM

yet, whereabouts ka in singapore?

naa ko kl ron.dire ko till next week while waiting for my employment pass :) ganina ra ko niabot.and ang masulti lang nako.wlay pulos ang nindot na skyline kung pangit ang streetlife.lolskay kung dili ko muhangad no aron tanawon ang petronas.maot akong makita kay hugaw (well compared sa singapore ug wadab)

paulkrps

May 31st, 2008, 04:43 PM

tamad ako magbasa eh.... sorry...

I'm forgetful kasi... if you can't take it, I shall take my exit...

and FYI...

mas nindot ang Cebu...

then, kung ing-ana ka samot kang mawala sa passing dire. nobody was asking about cebu. develop some tack.

MtApoStandard

May 31st, 2008, 04:45 PM

Atty. Dorkster, er, Dexter pala! :lol:
congratulations

reancorbz84

May 31st, 2008, 04:45 PM

whew.... nakausap ko kaibigan ko from PSupport makati? hehehehe
meh balita na pla na their going to put up a facility here.. hehehe....pauunahin lang daw muna ang sutherland, magging part yata raw ng FS nila ang sutherland kung ok ba magkaron ng site dito sa davao. hehehe baaangggg:bash:

paulkrps

May 31st, 2008, 04:46 PM

;21287117']naa ko kl ron.dire ko till next week while waiting for my employment pass :) ganina ra ko niabot.and ang masulti lang nako.wlay pulos ang nindot na skyline kung pangit ang streetlife.lolskay kung dili ko muhangad no aron tanawon ang petronas.maot akong makita kay hugaw (well compared sa singapore ug wadab)

the most i've been to malaysia was johore bahru. sidetrip lang gamay. singapore is vastly different. lahi ra gyud. miss eating in those food stalls.

Il Tenore

May 31st, 2008, 04:46 PM

lol @il tenore baka nagbabasa ka sa kabila
my goodness!! why would I do such thing! hehe!

bitaw.. wa man ko ningbasa sa pikas...

how about the ayala? any news na mag-go jud sila? pls... pls...

and guyz... pwede i-repost nalang tong news about sa filinvest hotel kay pila pud ko ka-adlaw na wa nag-internet... thanks!!!

WawaY[625]

May 31st, 2008, 04:46 PM

tamad ako magbasa eh.... sorry...

I'm forgetful kasi... if you can't take it, I shall take my exit...

and FYI...

mas nindot ang Cebu...

wow! the nerve.lols
wala na lang nimo gi respeto si kuya paul :ohno:

henji

May 31st, 2008, 04:47 PM

I really don't know.. pero nabasahan nako..

akong nahibal-an lang katong naay 1 ka councilor na.. basta.. refer sa previous pages.. naa didto ang ilang gi-discuss about it...

ako tung nag-post ug question, naa na tuy caveat didto, that was years between cdo's announcement that they will be having ayala and us announcing the construction of AYALA Center of Davao...

read the post thoroughly, years ago pato. Now, confirmed na ng ayala sa CDO (Alegria Hills) and here (Ayala Center and BPO project).

paulkrps

May 31st, 2008, 04:48 PM

;21287206']wow! the nerve.lols
wala na lang nimo gi respeto si kuya paul :ohno:

tesa, murag abot ani sa akoa haskang senior citizen na.:lol:

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 04:50 PM

here's the whole article by dexter ...congrats ! magkano binayad sa iyo ?:colgate:

http://bridex.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/my-name-flies-around-the-world-via-pal-mabuhay-magazine-in-june/

WawaY[625]

May 31st, 2008, 04:53 PM

tesa, murag abot ani sa akoa haskang senior citizen na.:lol:

:lol:

i mean ang d way nya na pagtubag sa imoha ba nga wala na gani pag respeto nya childish pa jud.

@iltenore naunsa man tawon ka dong? ang punto ra man namo na usahay murag dili nimo ginahuna huna ang imong post ba.i analyze sa ang mga mabasahan nimo dayon ka mu react:yes: ayaw ra gud ka offend.para man ni sa imo ba.tip ra gud

henji

May 31st, 2008, 04:54 PM

MtApoStandard

May 31st, 2008, 04:58 PM

sa Phil. project on the rise , i think the guy(forumer) is reliable 2 to 3 of his prediction before are true :)

kuya xzibit pls. send a pm to mr. davao4now puno pm ko :colgate:
bro any idea if hes an insider in any negotiations/official dealings how did he scoop it.

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 04:59 PM

;21287117']naa ko kl ron.dire ko till next week while waiting for my employment pass :) ganina ra ko niabot.and ang masulti lang nako.wlay pulos ang nindot na skyline kung pangit ang streetlife.lolskay kung dili ko muhangad no aron tanawon ang petronas.maot akong makita kay hugaw (well compared sa singapore ug wadab)

KL diay ka ron yet? hantud kanus.a ? murag muadto si kulas diha karong june .

paulkrps

May 31st, 2008, 05:00 PM

lahi ra gyud ang magtour sa southeast asian cities. kada syudad has it's own charisma. dire, it seem like, all cities look that same.

MtApoStandard

May 31st, 2008, 05:05 PM

my goodness!! why would I do such thing! hehe!

bitaw.. wa man ko ningbasa sa pikas...

how about the ayala? any news na mag-go jud sila? pls... pls...

and guyz... pwede i-repost nalang tong news about sa filinvest hotel kay pila pud ko ka-adlaw na wa nag-internet... thanks!!!
:lol:ho old are you il tenore? that will be you homework. help yourself learn some independence:D

dinabaw

May 31st, 2008, 05:06 PM

bro any idea if hes an insider in any negotiations/official dealings how did he scoop it.

nope i guess he knows someone who is wheeling & dealing there , :)

davaoeagle

May 31st, 2008, 06:01 PM

Hi maayong hapon. :)

Welcome nbrDVO- hope you'll like it here. :)

davaoeagle

May 31st, 2008, 06:05 PM

;21286944']naunsa napud ka dira?

He's starting to get into my nerves ..that kid! :colgate:

MtApoStandard

May 31st, 2008, 06:12 PM

nope i guess he knows someone who is wheeling & dealing there , :)
its okay now:D thanks

davaoeagle

May 31st, 2008, 07:12 PM

Sunday, June 01, 2008
American cagers in Davao Norte
Susntar Davao

THE Kansas City based American Buhay Sports basketball team will kick off its series of exhibition games against local squads in the province of Davao del Norte Sunday.

The visiting squad will play against teams from Tagum City, Panabo City, Carmen, Nabuntoran Compostela Valley Province from June 1 to 5.

Leading the cast of players are Reagan Billings, Chase Billings, Scott Henderson, Kevin Henderson, Jordan Martin, Jason Netherton, Tom Nykamp, Daniel Bucher, David Clinton, and Joshua Manthe.

Inter-Church Basketball League (ICBL) director Gary Visitacion said the Americans would also share the Good News about Jesus Christ aside from playing basketball. (MLSA)

davaoguy2

May 31st, 2008, 08:41 PM

;21287206']wow! the nerve.lols
wala na lang nimo gi respeto si kuya paul :ohno:

i tink hes completely lost the plot.

DexterTexter

May 31st, 2008, 09:57 PM

Hala gi post ni Sir Ambs akong article! hahahaha. Salamat po. Hadlok ko basig wa diay na publish. I'll know tomorrow kay mulupad kog Manila ugma sa Hapon. Ay, unya diay! HEHEh.

I miss SSC-Davao... been busy setting up my blog kasi. Hehehe. Looks like I have a lot of catching up to do with the issues here. Murag taas-taas jud ni nga binasahay.

Maayong buntag mga Goys ug Goyettes!

Peng Hok

May 31st, 2008, 11:32 PM

hi goyz!!

just went back home after the exhausting trip from Cebu! whew!!

about the ayala.... may reason ba kung bakit hindi matuloy?
ako siguro yung jinx! huhuhu!!

You got it all wrong.

The discussion was about Ayala initially backing out from Davao because of some local officials (councilors to be exact). But no need to fret now because Ayala came back after realizing that Davao is the best place to do business in Mindanao. The topic of the discussion that you were reacting to is moot and academic. Napagusapan lang, kumbaga.

Gets?

davaob4now

May 31st, 2008, 11:39 PM

I really don't know.. pero nabasahan nako..

akong nahibal-an lang katong naay 1 ka councilor na.. basta.. refer sa previous pages.. naa didto ang ilang gi-discuss about it...

@Il Tenore, they're pertaining to the past few years na dapat ang ayala noon pa nkapag lagay ng business nila sa davao...they posted previous pages ago that because of some city officials, hindi natuloy ang ayala before...ok?
but now, andito na ang ayala...and we are just waiting for the construction to start...gets?

A freezing morning to each and everyone...:)

henji

June 1st, 2008, 04:35 AM

Morning Davao... Nice one nasettle na tong Ayala issue.... wazzup.....

dinabaw

June 1st, 2008, 05:05 AM

xzibit31

June 1st, 2008, 05:15 AM

tamad ako magbasa eh.... sorry...

I'm forgetful kasi... if you can't take it, I shall take my exit...

and FYI...

mas nindot ang Cebu...

oy tinore please read carefully and understand everything. u are showing ur being a small child again. dun ka na sa cebu.:ohno:

xzibit31

June 1st, 2008, 05:18 AM

my goodness!! why would I do such thing! hehe!

bitaw.. wa man ko ningbasa sa pikas...

how about the ayala? any news na mag-go jud sila? pls... pls...

and guyz... pwede i-repost nalang tong news about sa filinvest hotel kay pila pud ko ka-adlaw na wa nag-internet... thanks!!!

BACKREAD IL TENORE!!!!:ohno: U ARE ACTING LIKE A PRIMADONA!!!:ohno:

Bagani

June 1st, 2008, 05:34 AM

well now i believed what @Bagani said before that the San Mig Brewery was not an environment issue it's a political one! :yes:

San Miguel Brewery? More environmental than political. The site that San Miguel intended to build its brewery on sits on an aquifer. Political, maybe because kaya nilang palusutin kung... alam nyo na. That I cannot confirm. But the environmental reason, I heard it straight from one of the councilors years ago in an informal conversation at Casa Leticia.

Artica Dome? POLITICAL. Very political. This, I can confirm. The late Dr. Rey Punongbayan of Phivolcs ang nagkwento sa akin when I asked him about it. His words: Nagpagamit sa politiko ang MGB (Mines and Geosciences Bureau). Their technical people were used by the camp of Digong to "deceive" the public that Artica sits or is located near a fault line. According to Dr. Rey and to the publicly available geo-hazard maps, FABRICATED info. He may be wrong, but I don't think so.

Sama magbago na sila.

henji

June 1st, 2008, 05:43 AM

San Miguel Brewery? More environmental than political. The site that San Miguel intended to build its brewery on sits on an aquifer. Political, maybe because kaya nilang palusutin kung... alam nyo na. That I cannot confirm. But the environmental reason, I heard it straight from one of the councilors years ago in an informal conversation at Casa Leticia.

Artica Dome? POLITICAL. Very political. This, I can confirm. The late Dr. Rey Punongbayan of Phivolcs ang nagkwento sa akin when I asked him about it. His words: Nagpagamit sa politiko ang MGB (Mines and Geosciences Bureau). Their technical people were used by the camp of Digong to "deceive" the public that Artica sits or is located near a fault line. According to Dr. Rey and to the publicly available geo-hazard maps, FABRICATED info. He may be wrong, but I don't think so.

Sama magbago na sila.

IMO, what if its in the faultline? sa Japan man gani nga naa earthquake country na jud ha, pero they keep building architectural and engineering feats that are so stunning, pero dili major impediment ang fault line. diba himoon pa nilang jogo ang mga taga-Davao. Hangtud karon wala pa nahilabtan ng white elephant diha.... such a waste of precious taxes money.

carrotz

June 1st, 2008, 05:48 AM

oy tinore please read carefully and understand everything. u are showing ur being a small child again. dun ka na sa cebu.:ohno:

yang ang hirap pag premature pinanganak:ohno:

Bagani

June 1st, 2008, 05:50 AM

davaob4now

June 1st, 2008, 06:28 AM

btw, about sa artica dome...unsaon naman lang na nila? i mean, that structure could not just sustain there and then wait for the time for it to become antique...sayang ang bulding, i think it's 80-90% complete? tapusin nlng sana...and if there are mali sa structure, why not try to fix it, if they did that before that dome would be useful already...and we need that kind of facility for big gatherings...

i was hoping pa naman na Andrea (Bocelli?) could do a concert there...:lol:

henji

June 1st, 2008, 06:30 AM

Okay. Tell that to the investors.

anyways, this is one of the avenues of informing them. Pero gicondition na sa govt ang mind nila nga hazardous ang structure.

tj_brewed

June 1st, 2008, 07:13 AM

Wow..ang dami kong na miss...sensya na d me nakapaglog in..nagcrash unit ko. :cry:

- Kuya DexterTexter - congratz sa article.

MtApoStandard

June 1st, 2008, 08:36 AM

IMO, what if its in the faultline? sa Japan man gani nga naa earthquake country na jud ha, pero they keep building architectural and engineering feats that are so stunning, pero dili major impediment ang fault line. diba himoon pa nilang jogo ang mga taga-Davao. Hangtud karon wala pa nahilabtan ng white elephant diha.... such a waste of precious taxes money.
siguro, put "sit at youown risk" markings on seats, floor, etc which sits on top of fault. para safe ang tao:D anybody still believe this structure has hope of good future?:D i still do. when? that i dont have a clue

MtApoStandard

June 1st, 2008, 09:46 AM

Opening of Davao bridge expected to ease traffic
By SARAH JANE R. HILOMEN

DAVAO CITY — The Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office 11 (DPWH) announced that the Gov. Generoso Bridge 1 in Bankerohan, this city, will be passable before regular classes resume in June.

Jerome dela Rosa, DPWH Region 11 director, said that the bridge is now 97 percent complete and will reach 100 percent completion by the second week of June.

The completion of the bridge is also expected to help ease the traffic problems in Metropolitan Davao, the DPWH regional director said.

The improved traffic situation will also improve the distribution of prime commodities and other products, thus also benefiting the trading and transport sector.

Dela Rosa said all residents and businessmen in Davao City will directly benefit from the completion of the bridge.

"The bridge is now substantially complete and we have reached the finishing stage of the project, which includes curing and housekeeping," he said.

The newly constructed R206.6 million bridge has a carrying capacity of 33 tons and has a life span of 50 years. Dela Rosa assured the public that the bridge is permanent with a strong base of about 50-60 meters deep. It was slated to be completed within 140 calendar days.

The actual construction started last February 8 and was supposed to be finished by August. However, Dela Rosa said that the project was fast-tracked as ordered by President Gloria Arroyo.

"With the President’s order, we fast-tracked the construction of the bridge, with workers working 16 hours a day," he said.

Marionito dela Cruz, project manager of Ciriaco Construction, the contractor, also expressed confidence that the bridge will serve its purpose for a long time. Ciriaco construction has already worked on various national government infrastructure projects usually in Luzon. The bridge is its first project in Davao.

Meanwhile, Dela Rosa also said that the DPWH 11 has already coordinated with the local officials of Davao for the relocation of displaced settlers when the bridge collapsed in April last year and the ejection of those currently living near the bridge. "We have sought the assistance of our local government to find a relocation site for informal settlers who were displaced and even those who are still houses near the bridge," he said.

Dela Rosa also said that President Arroyo is expected to lead the inauguration of the bridge.

http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20080601126201.html