sir @xzibit,
si michael corleane ba na siya or si Andy Garcia na na? dili nako maklaro...
if not, abraham lincoln capo:D

akong avatar mas guapo.

i guess it is best for us to continue talking with our own projects na lang.

to give you an idea why we should ignore posts that are surely meant to disorganize this forum, refer to the following news/blogs below, comprehend the sentences and you'll get the picture, some sentences are actually imported to make the 2 year old news look brand new. ayala will construct malls in every city here in the philippines, that's for sure, business yan eh. it's just a matter of "when". now, if they can not wait for the AYALA disclosure, that's their prerogative. this is a free country.

2008 blog
http://kagayandeoro.blogspot.com/2008/09/jaraula-confirms-p45-b-ayala-mall-to.html

2006 news
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2006/03/10/bus/ayala.business.park.to.push.through.html

ok let's move on... saan na ang mga SOCO? picture sa abreeza ang maka una naay premyo gikan sa gaisano mall hahaha.
and post like this always get twisted like as always you dont like ayala mall to rise in their city and on and on haha. pity

akong avatar mas guapo.
thought its supersize. ang "measuring tape":D

^^ nadakpan nga capo. naka-sCapo.

anong kaguluhan to???:lol:
di talaga mawala ang ayala fever dito...
if rob ang anchor store ng abreeza, it will be the first time nga ingon ana, and of course first time lang sa davao mahitabo...ang swerte ng davao...sabi pa ni kris aquino...sosyal...:lol:

unta ang chimes magbutang ug rob dept.store or something like that...
davao abreeza--->>>"feel the cool breeze in hot davao"...:)

mga goys, di mo makatulog ana?:D

ebay find: August 22, 1945 DAVAO Times Newspaper

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^^
di gyud ko matulog kay ga trabaho tawon ko karong taknaa...
kaw gamata pa lagi @scapo?:lol:

eastern time ko.

eastern time ko.

so unsa oras diha? murag eastern time man pud ko...1:45 am na diri...:)

murag kita ra ang ga budlat ang mata ani, ambot lang si mtapo if Abreeza pud iyang mata...:lol:

11:47 akong pagtubag ron.

pampapukaw.

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boinggggg!!!!

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for you nyor ambi.

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makamingaw.

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A lil bit of bad news....pero ok pa rin as a whole :okay:

Foreign BPOs wary of locating at Ayala’s site in Davao
Business World (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW092408/content.php?id=043)

DAVAO CITY — The Ayala group is having difficulty convincing US companies to locate their operations at its planned business process outsourcing (BPO) building here given travel advisories issued by foreign embassies.

Marivic E. Añonuevo, senior vice-president and group head of the Ayala Malls Group, said the American principals of BPO locators are wary of even paying them a visit because of the travel warnings on Mindanao. "There is still the challenge of convincing people to come and invest with us," she told BusinessWorld.

The Ayala group is building a P2.3-billion BPO complex that will have a floor area of 20,000 square meters. The BPO building will have five levels with 10,000 square meters allocated for call center operations.

Construction of the building will start next year and will be completed by 2012. The centerpiece of the project, Ayala Center Davao, is expected to open in two years. "People have come and see with their own eyes how peaceful it is here. There are also testimonials from those who have located here," she added.

Ms. Añonuevo cited studies claiming that Davao City has a substantive A, B and C markets that make up a fifth of its population, higher than Cebu’s 16%.

In terms of talent pool, the Business Process Association of the Philippines has recognized Davao City’s potential for second-tier cities, ranking only next to Cebu. Ms. Añonuevo said they are unfazed by the Gokongweis’ plan to set up a Robinsons shopping mall and the Sys’ similar intent to build an SM mall near the Ayala Center here. A market research and competitive studies they conducted, she said, showed a gap in the supply and demand in the Davao commercial sector.

In the late 1980s, the Ayala group tried to buy the Lanang Golf Course owned by the Dakudao family, some four kilometers from its Abreeza project. About 10 hectares of the golf course were reportedly acquired two months ago by taipan Henry Sy for the SM Davao North project, construction of which has not been announced.

"We also like to bring in our established local and international merchants in Manila, [so they can] invest in Davao," she said. The Ayala project is expected to create 5,000 direct jobs, while the BPOs will generate 3,000 more jobs. During the construction phase, 3,000 local workers are expected to be hired. — Joel V. Escovilla

11:47 akong pagtubag ron.

US kaba? advance ata kami sa US ng 12 hours eh...
btw, Good Morning America is shown here every early morning..:)
pampukaw gyud?:lol:

temporary setback lang na teej. comparing our situation here with other countries, i think we are still in an advantage.

US kaba? advance ata kami sa US ng 12 hours eh...
btw, Good Morning America is shown here every early morning..:)
pampukaw gyud?:lol:

toronto, or specifically scarborough.

temporary setback lang na teej. comparing our situation here with other countries, i think we are still in an advantage.

I agree. :okay:

I agree. :okay:

basically, it all boils down to this, you cannot please all. no matter who you try to do the best, kung di gyud sila ganahan, di gyud nimo mapugos.

business who have shunned davao before are realizing now that they have made a bad choice. tough luck for them.

toronto, or specifically scarborough.

same ng time zone with the US'?

@tj, ngayon lang yan, before the completion of the BPO buildings, tingnan mo magbabago din isip nila...they are just influenced with what is happening now and is basing their conclusion sa kung ano nangyayari diyan sa mindanao, and not thinking of tomorrow or sa future...and if hindi talaga sila, dami pa sigurong companies ang makukuha ng ayala...ayala pa...

btw, 3,000 workers in building the phase 1? grabeh ang dami niyan, lingaw siguro kaayo na sila tanawon while naga construct...:)

same ng time zone with the US'?

@tj, ngayon lang yan, before the completion of the BPO buildings, tingnan magbabago din isip nila...they are just influenced with what is happening now, ang not thinking of tomorrow or sa future...and if hindi talaga sila, dami pa sigurong companies ang makukuha ng ayala...ayala pa...

btw, 3,000 workers in building the phase 1? grabeh ang dami niyan, lingaw siguro kaayo na sila tanawon while naga construct...:)

forgot to answer that. same time with new york.

A lil bit of bad news....pero ok pa rin as a whole :okay:

Foreign BPOs wary of locating at Ayala’s site in Davao
Business World (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW092408/content.php?id=043)

DAVAO CITY — The Ayala group is having difficulty convincing US companies to locate their operations at its planned business process outsourcing (BPO) building here given travel advisories issued by foreign embassies.

Marivic E. Añonuevo, senior vice-president and group head of the Ayala Malls Group, said the American principals of BPO locators are wary of even paying them a visit because of the travel warnings on Mindanao. "There is still the challenge of convincing people to come and invest with us," she told BusinessWorld.

The Ayala group is building a P2.3-billion BPO complex that will have a floor area of 20,000 square meters. The BPO building will have five levels with 10,000 square meters allocated for call center operations.

Construction of the building will start next year and will be completed by 2012. The centerpiece of the project, Ayala Center Davao, is expected to open in two years. "People have come and see with their own eyes how peaceful it is here. There are also testimonials from those who have located here," she added.

Ms. Añonuevo cited studies claiming that Davao City has a substantive A, B and C markets that make up a fifth of its population, higher than Cebu’s 16%.

In terms of talent pool, the Business Process Association of the Philippines has recognized Davao City’s potential for second-tier cities, ranking only next to Cebu. Ms. Añonuevo said they are unfazed by the Gokongweis’ plan to set up a Robinsons shopping mall and the Sys’ similar intent to build an SM mall near the Ayala Center here. A market research and competitive studies they conducted, she said, showed a gap in the supply and demand in the Davao commercial sector.

In the late 1980s, the Ayala group tried to buy the Lanang Golf Course owned by the Dakudao family, some four kilometers from its Abreeza project. About 10 hectares of the golf course were reportedly acquired two months ago by taipan Henry Sy for the SM Davao North project, construction of which has not been announced.

"We also like to bring in our established local and international merchants in Manila, [so they can] invest in Davao," she said. The Ayala project is expected to create 5,000 direct jobs, while the BPOs will generate 3,000 more jobs. During the construction phase, 3,000 local workers are expected to be hired. — Joel V. Escovilla

i didn't see any bad news there at all. the setbacks are just wrong impressions, which can be changed though medyo more effort nga lang on part of ayala. but with those facts and figures, i bet it wont be that hard. na-proud pa hinuon kog samot sa davao :)

same ng time zone with the US'?

@tj, ngayon lang yan, before the completion of the BPO buildings, tingnan mo magbabago din isip nila...they are just influenced with what is happening now and is basing their conclusion sa kung ano nangyayari diyan sa mindanao, and not thinking of tomorrow or sa future...and if hindi talaga sila, dami pa sigurong companies ang makukuha ng ayala...ayala pa...

btw, 3,000 workers in building the phase 1? grabeh ang dami niyan, lingaw siguro kaayo na sila tanawon while naga construct...:)

expect some influx once it's done.

forgot to answer that. same time with new york.

ah ok...maayo paka kabalo ka sa mga time zones2x...i dont know what my time zone is...basin naa nako sa kawanangan...

just imagine phase 1 of ACD, 3,000 workers will be hired, ang galing ang laki at ang dami...:)

ah ok...maayo paka kabalo ka sa mga time zones2x...i dont know what my time zone is...basin naa nako sa kawanangan...

just imagine phase 1 of ACD, 3,000 workers will be hired, ang galing ang laki at ang dami...:)

if it continues, then what will happen is reverse migration. tapok na ta tanan diha.

manaka sa ta.

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if it continues, then what will happen is reverse migration. tapok na ta tanan diha.

reverse migration gyud, year 2020:lol:...and davao is a great place to live in...

with that article posted by @tj, katawa lang ko kay if kulang ug validation ang SM North davao, ayala na mismo ang nagvalidate that SM was purchased LCC ang that Sy is planning to construct a second SM in davao which will be located in the north...
so expect in the coming years nga ang 3,000 workers from ayala pwede pud maka work sa SM construction...:banana:

plus of course mga indirect nga employment work and opportunities.

not just emplyment and opportunities, its also good for the city government, malaki din makikita nila, more income ng city mas marami ang magamit for scoial services...:)

hay nalang, kalami.

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pektyur madness sa ko.

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mingaw ko ani, dire mi gikasal sa akong esmi, garden wedding.

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^^
asa na dafet? pinas na? pwede na sa "parang hindi sa Pinas"thread...

i miss the dagat in davao, init man gud ang tubig,diri even if summer na bugnaw gihapon ang tubig...

naa ka picture sa talikud island?

good morning davao...pagmata namo...:lol:

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^^
asa na dafet? pinas na? pwede na sa "parang hindi sa Pinas"thread...

i miss the dagat in davao, init man gud ang tubig,diri even if summer na bugnaw gihapon ang tubig...

naa ka picture sa talikud island?

good morning davao...pagmata namo...:lol:

pinas pud oi, samal.

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pinas pud oi, samal.

dili ng dagat...naulahi kog post sa reply, gina mean nako katong naay balay...asa dafet?

kalami maghulom sa dagat...samal, hapit na,ill be there...:)

i-page si nyor ambi. mas knowledgeable to.:D

pektyur madness sa ko.

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dili ng dagat...naulahi kog post sa reply, gina mean nako katong naay balay...asa dafet?

kalami maghulom sa dagat...samal, hapit na,ill be there...:)

Padulong Bukidnon.

guafa shya. nag-enzoy gyud iyang beauty sa durian.

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Padulong Bukidnon.

buda man daw.

^^
gilamian gyud si inday sa durian...pila kilo durian diha ron guys?

season karon sa lanzones?

ah bukidnon, bantog ra mountainous...

pabugnaw sa marco polo.

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^^ Ayala Land Inc. chair Fernado Augusto Zobel de Ayala (right photo), leads the lowering and covering of the time capsule in Tuesday's groundbreaking ceremony of Abreeza, a mixed-used development of a 10-hectare property on JP Laurel Ave. in Bajada, Davao City, that includes the construction of Ayala Mall and two BPO buildings, among others. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth delos Reyes)

^^
kanang Davao Times, is that The Mindanao Times ngayon?

could be, but not 100% sure.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
No buying out of settlers in Ayala-Anflocor project
By Carlo P. Mallo


THE Floirendos, owner of the sprawling 10-hectare future site of the latest project of Ayala Land Inc. and the Anflocor Group, have denied reports and speculations that the neighboring communities of informal settlers in the site in Bajada will be bought out.

Abreeza, the latest project of Ayala Land Inc. in partnership with the Anflocor Group, is set on the 10-hectare sprawling property of the Floirendos along J.P. Laurel Ave.

A 66,000 square meter shopping center is set to rise in the area, alongside with buildings for Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) establishments.

"No, there are no plans of buying out," Ricardo Floirendo, Senior Vice-President of Anflocor, said during the press conference Tuesday.

"Actually we will be improving their access road," Floirendo added.

A residential area is located at the back of the old Pitrade Building.

Top executives of Ayala Land Inc., headed by its chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala II, were in Davao City Tuesday for the groundbreaking ceremonies at the construction site.

The project would be completed by the third quarter of 2011.

My Gym...My Metro
Metrolifestyle unveils new gym

The bigger and better Metro Lifestyle Fitness Center & Spa has opened its doors to the public with a big celebration on September 22 with a theme: My Gym...My Metro!

Well-wishers were ushered to a blessing and prayer by Fr. Frankie Delos Reyes, parish priest of Assumption Church. Special guests Dr. Luisito Gahol and his wife Ma. Lourdes Gahol, honored the event with the ceremonial ribbon cutting which led the way to the new building. While, the women Fitness Members were invited to cut the secondary ribbons unveiling a bigger, more spacious gym and aerobics area.

Drumbeat-rhythm and the Lion Dance roused the morning celebration. The Lion Dance is a symbol for dispensing all the good blessings of heaven to the whole community, alleviates sickness, bless marriages and guard people against misfortune. It is done on this auspicious occasion to represent the hopes and aspirations of MetroLifestyle for all the good things life holds.

The excitement continued towards the evening with the Latin Cocktail Nite with TV host and writer, Ian Rey Garcia as emcee. It was a night of talents teeming with passion for an active lifestyle. All the dance numbers came in non-stop leaving the audience in awe and in anticipation for more.

A valued fitness member, Emmilord Guino-o gracefully rendered a sensuous Salsa dance number with group fitness instructor Corbett Alforque. This sampler simply catches a glimpse of what it is like to enjoy an evening of glam and dancing, and learning these suave moves at MetroLifestyle special classes.

Belly Dancing princesses flirtatiously filled the dance floor hypnotizing the audience with the dance of seduction, as belly dancing is otherwise known for. “Jewels of Metro” is composed of fitness members Mariz Go, Tintin Estanislao, Merry Grace Bangoy, Juliet Dellosa, Neneng Go, Loida Marzke, Clea Piñol and Gloria Weesit.

Not only for the young ones, Rhythmic Illusion can chill out warm blooded crowd with their original funky-yet-cool dance moves. And, while the guests and celebrators are still up and about, the MetroLifestyle Group Fitness Instructors capped the partying with a finale number, wowing one and all with their dynamic talent and versatility.

It was indeed a night to remember, and yet another reason to look forward to more of what MetroLifestyle can offer. For inquiries on the different MetroLifestyle Fitness Program and Special Classes, please call 2286182 or visit the Bigger & Better MetroLifestyle Fitness Center & Spa at F. Torres St. corner Jacinto Extension, Davao City.

dailymirror.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
No buying out of settlers in Ayala-Anflocor project
By Carlo P. Mallo


THE Floirendos, owner of the sprawling 10-hectare future site of the latest project of Ayala Land Inc. and the Anflocor Group, have denied reports and speculations that the neighboring communities of informal settlers in the site in Bajada will be bought out.

Abreeza, the latest project of Ayala Land Inc. in partnership with the Anflocor Group, is set on the 10-hectare sprawling property of the Floirendos along J.P. Laurel Ave.

A 66,000 square meter shopping center is set to rise in the area, alongside with buildings for Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) establishments.

"No, there are no plans of buying out," Ricardo Floirendo, Senior Vice-President of Anflocor, said during the press conference Tuesday.

"Actually we will be improving their access road," Floirendo added.

A residential area is located at the back of the old Pitrade Building.

Top executives of Ayala Land Inc., headed by its chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala II, were in Davao City Tuesday for the groundbreaking ceremonies at the construction site.

The project would be completed by the third quarter of 2011.

hmm...road for the settlers...maagang pamasko...
ilang floors kaya ang BPO buildings...

hmm...road for the settlers...maagang pamasko...
ilang floors kaya ang BPO buildings...

^^

A lil bit of bad news....pero ok pa rin as a whole :okay:

Foreign BPOs wary of locating at Ayala’s site in Davao
Business World (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW092408/content.php?id=043)

DAVAO CITY — The Ayala group is having difficulty convincing US companies to locate their operations at its planned business process outsourcing (BPO) building here given travel advisories issued by foreign embassies.

Marivic E. Añonuevo, senior vice-president and group head of the Ayala Malls Group, said the American principals of BPO locators are wary of even paying them a visit because of the travel warnings on Mindanao. "There is still the challenge of convincing people to come and invest with us," she told BusinessWorld.

The Ayala group is building a P2.3-billion BPO complex that will have a floor area of 20,000 square meters. The BPO building will have five levels with 10,000 square meters allocated for call center operations.

Construction of the building will start next year and will be completed by 2012. The centerpiece of the project, Ayala Center Davao, is expected to open in two years. "People have come and see with their own eyes how peaceful it is here. There are also testimonials from those who have located here," she added.

Ms. Añonuevo cited studies claiming that Davao City has a substantive A, B and C markets that make up a fifth of its population, higher than Cebu’s 16%.

In terms of talent pool, the Business Process Association of the Philippines has recognized Davao City’s potential for second-tier cities, ranking only next to Cebu. Ms. Añonuevo said they are unfazed by the Gokongweis’ plan to set up a Robinsons shopping mall and the Sys’ similar intent to build an SM mall near the Ayala Center here. A market research and competitive studies they conducted, she said, showed a gap in the supply and demand in the Davao commercial sector.

In the late 1980s, the Ayala group tried to buy the Lanang Golf Course owned by the Dakudao family, some four kilometers from its Abreeza project. About 10 hectares of the golf course were reportedly acquired two months ago by taipan Henry Sy for the SM Davao North project, construction of which has not been announced.

"We also like to bring in our established local and international merchants in Manila, [so they can] invest in Davao," she said. The Ayala project is expected to create 5,000 direct jobs, while the BPOs will generate 3,000 more jobs. During the construction phase, 3,000 local workers are expected to be hired. — Joel V. Escovilla

^^

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^^ Ayala Land Inc. chair Fernado Augusto Zobel de Ayala (right photo), leads the lowering and covering of the time capsule in Tuesday's groundbreaking ceremony of Abreeza, a mixed-used development of a 10-hectare property on JP Laurel Ave. in Bajada, Davao City, that includes the construction of Ayala Mall and two BPO buildings, among others. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth delos Reyes)

^^
wala gyud ko naga basa ba...:bash:
thanks bro...
gamata pa lagi ka?

for you nyor ambi.

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anak nyo po sila ? :)

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Ayala pours P4-B investments in Davao (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2008/09/24/ayala.pours.p4.b.investments.in.davao.html)

DAVAO CITY -- Ayala Land Inc. will invest P4 billion in Davao City for the development of a BPO facility, shopping mall, residential and commercial lots and a hotel in a 10-hectare property.

The new investments will be constructed in the sprawling 10-hectare property owned by the Floirendos on JP Laurel Avenue in Bajada in the next three years.

The ambitious mixed-use development project, called the Abreeza, is a joint venture between ALI and the Davao City-based Antonio Floirendo Corp. (Anflocor), which provided the property.

"But this is not the first time we partnered with the Floirendos. In 1997, the Ayalas and the Floirendos also entered into partnership to develop a condominium in Makati City, called the Regency. It was a very successful joint venture," ALI senior vice president Ma. Victoria Añonuevo told Sun.Star Davao in a one-on-one interview Monday night.

"The Abreeza project costs P4-P5 billion. That's a major investment and it proves Ayala Land's confidence in this city," she said.

The project had its ceremonial groundbreaking on Tuesday, attended by Anflocor and ALI top executives that included Don Antonio Floirendo Sr., ALI chair Fernado Augusto Zobel de Ayala, ALI president Jaime Ayala, Ayala Corp. chair and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II, Davao City Administrator Wendel Avisado, Anflocor SVP Ricardo Floirendo, Anflocor chair Antonio Floirendo Jr. and other executives of the two real estate companies.

"We are now in land development phase. By the first quarter of 2009, construction works will start at Abreeza," Añonuevo said.

She said construction stage of the project will employ more than 3,000 workers.

She refused to give an estimate on how much revenues can be generated by the city as soon as the project will start operations, but she expressed optimism the project can generate thousands of jobs for Dabawenyos.

"Each BPO building can provide at least 3,000 jobs and there are two BPO buildings that will be set up at Abreeza," she said. "Plus the jobs to be generated by the Ayala Mall and the hotel and other business establishments that are to be set up in the area."

Añonuevo also cited the City Government for its support, prompting them to push through with the project, which she said would promote progress in the city.

"The local government is very supportive. We have complied all the necessary requirements without much hitches. We're lucky that we have a prominent clan as partner (referring to the Floirendos)," she said.

Abreeza, strategically located at the northern fringe of the economic hub of Davao, is within reasonable distance from major schools and universities, private and government offices and banks.

The 61,000 square meters Ayala Mall will form part of the development that includes two office buildings catering to the BPO industry as part of the initial phase.

Añonuevo said the first phase of the mall, covering some 35,000 square meters gross leasable area (GLA) will open in the fourth quarter of 2010, while the second phase, covering 26,000 square meters GLA will open in the third quarter of 2011.

Añonuevo said the first BPO building, expected to be ready for occupancy by the fourth quarter of 2009, will have 10,000 square meters GLA while the second building, expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2011, will have 8,000 square meters GLA.

She said another three hectares, which form part of the 10-hectare property, will be developed as lots for commercial and or commercial purposes. A hotel will also be set up within this portion of the property.

The Abreeza development will be housed in a joint-venture company called Accendo Commercial Corp., with the following ownership structure: ALI - 67 percent and Anflocor - 33 percent. (Nelson C. Bagaforo/Sun.Star Davao/Sunnex)

anak ata ni nyor ambi:D

anak ata ni nyor ambi:D

mas kamukha po kasi ninyo sila ;)

nyeh. guapo diay ko.

i hope this will send a clear message to those neighbors who are trying hard to katkat....... :cheers: goys, let's (start) ignoring the katkats over there... :)

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Ayala pours P4-B investments in Davao (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2008/09/24/ayala.pours.p4.b.investments.in.davao.html)

DAVAO CITY -- Ayala Land Inc. will invest P4 billion in Davao City for the development of a BPO facility, shopping mall, residential and commercial lots and a hotel in a 10-hectare property.

The new investments will be constructed in the sprawling 10-hectare property owned by the Floirendos on JP Laurel Avenue in Bajada in the next three years.

The ambitious mixed-use development project, called the Abreeza, is a joint venture between ALI and the Davao City-based Antonio Floirendo Corp. (Anflocor), which provided the property.

"But this is not the first time we partnered with the Floirendos. In 1997, the Ayalas and the Floirendos also entered into partnership to develop a condominium in Makati City, called the Regency. It was a very successful joint venture," ALI senior vice president Ma. Victoria Añonuevo told Sun.Star Davao in a one-on-one interview Monday night.

"The Abreeza project costs P4-P5 billion. That's a major investment and it proves Ayala Land's confidence in this city," she said.

The project had its ceremonial groundbreaking on Tuesday, attended by Anflocor and ALI top executives that included Don Antonio Floirendo Sr., ALI chair Fernado Augusto Zobel de Ayala, ALI president Jaime Ayala, Ayala Corp. chair and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II, Davao City Administrator Wendel Avisado, Anflocor SVP Ricardo Floirendo, Anflocor chair Antonio Floirendo Jr. and other executives of the two real estate companies.

"We are now in land development phase. By the first quarter of 2009, construction works will start at Abreeza," Añonuevo said.

She said construction stage of the project will employ more than 3,000 workers.

She refused to give an estimate on how much revenues can be generated by the city as soon as the project will start operations, but she expressed optimism the project can generate thousands of jobs for Dabawenyos.

"Each BPO building can provide at least 3,000 jobs and there are two BPO buildings that will be set up at Abreeza," she said. "Plus the jobs to be generated by the Ayala Mall and the hotel and other business establishments that are to be set up in the area."

Añonuevo also cited the City Government for its support, prompting them to push through with the project, which she said would promote progress in the city.

"The local government is very supportive. We have complied all the necessary requirements without much hitches. We're lucky that we have a prominent clan as partner (referring to the Floirendos)," she said.

Abreeza, strategically located at the northern fringe of the economic hub of Davao, is within reasonable distance from major schools and universities, private and government offices and banks.

The 61,000 square meters Ayala Mall will form part of the development that includes two office buildings catering to the BPO industry as part of the initial phase.

Añonuevo said the first phase of the mall, covering some 35,000 square meters gross leasable area (GLA) will open in the fourth quarter of 2010, while the second phase, covering 26,000 square meters GLA will open in the third quarter of 2011.

Añonuevo said the first BPO building, expected to be ready for occupancy by the fourth quarter of 2009, will have 10,000 square meters GLA while the second building, expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2011, will have 8,000 square meters GLA.

ebay find: August 22, 1945 DAVAO Times Newspaper

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do you have a larger version of this pic? :)

nyet.

^^ hmmmm...let's stop that that neyo :okay: Let's not post comments which might provoke anybody from there or here. :okay:

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk97/tj_brewed2/abreezaspecs.jpg

^^ both investments (in cdo and davao) are good for the whole mindanao. now they are starting to notice the value of mindanao.

DAVAO CITY — The Ayala group is having difficulty convincing US companies to locate their operations at its planned business process outsourcing (BPO) building here given travel advisories issued by foreign embassies.

Marivic E. Añonuevo, senior vice-president and group head of the Ayala Malls Group, said the American principals of BPO locators are wary of even paying them a visit because of the travel warnings on Mindanao. "There is still the challenge of convincing people to come and invest with us," she told BusinessWorld.

The Ayala group is building a P2.3-billion BPO complex that will have a floor area of 20,000 square meters. The BPO building will have five levels with 10,000 square meters allocated for call center operations.

Construction of the building will start next year and will be completed by 2012. The centerpiece of the project, Ayala Center Davao, is expected to open in two years. "People have come and see with their own eyes how peaceful it is here. There are also testimonials from those who have located here," she added.

Ms. Añonuevo cited studies claiming that Davao City has a substantive A, B and C markets that make up a fifth of its population, higher than Cebu’s 16%.

In terms of talent pool, the Business Process Association of the Philippines has recognized Davao City’s potential for second-tier cities, ranking only next to Cebu. Ms. Añonuevo said they are unfazed by the Gokongweis’ plan to set up a Robinsons shopping mall and the Sys’ similar intent to build an SM mall near the Ayala Center here. A market research and competitive studies they conducted, she said, showed a gap in the supply and demand in the Davao commercial sector.

In the late 1980s, the Ayala group tried to buy the Lanang Golf Course owned by the Dakudao family, some four kilometers from its Abreeza project. About 10 hectares of the golf course were reportedly acquired two months ago by taipan Henry Sy for the SM Davao North project, construction of which has not been announced.

"We also like to bring in our established local and international merchants in Manila, [so they can] invest in Davao," she said. The Ayala project is expected to create 5,000 direct jobs, while the BPOs will generate 3,000 more jobs. During the construction phase, 3,000 local workers are expected to be hired. — Joel V. Escovilla

DAVAO CITY — The Ayala group is having difficulty convincing US companies to locate their operations at its planned business process outsourcing (BPO) building here given travel advisories issued by foreign embassies.

Marivic E. Añonuevo, senior vice-president and group head of the Ayala Malls Group, said the American principals of BPO locators are wary of even paying them a visit because of the travel warnings on Mindanao. "There is still the challenge of convincing people to come and invest with us," she told BusinessWorld.

The Ayala group is building a P2.3-billion BPO complex that will have a floor area of 20,000 square meters. The BPO building will have five levels with 10,000 square meters allocated for call center operations.

Construction of the building will start next year and will be completed by 2012. The centerpiece of the project, Ayala Center Davao, is expected to open in two years. "People have come and see with their own eyes how peaceful it is here. There are also testimonials from those who have located here," she added.

Ms. Añonuevo cited studies claiming that Davao City has a substantive A, B and C markets that make up a fifth of its population, higher than Cebu’s 16%.

In terms of talent pool, the Business Process Association of the Philippines has recognized Davao City’s potential for second-tier cities, ranking only next to Cebu. Ms. Añonuevo said they are unfazed by the Gokongweis’ plan to set up a Robinsons shopping mall and the Sys’ similar intent to build an SM mall near the Ayala Center here. A market research and competitive studies they conducted, she said, showed a gap in the supply and demand in the Davao commercial sector.

In the late 1980s, the Ayala group tried to buy the Lanang Golf Course owned by the Dakudao family, some four kilometers from its Abreeza project. About 10 hectares of the golf course were reportedly acquired two months ago by taipan Henry Sy for the SM Davao North project, construction of which has not been announced.

"We also like to bring in our established local and international merchants in Manila, [so they can] invest in Davao," she said. The Ayala project is expected to create 5,000 direct jobs, while the BPOs will generate 3,000 more jobs. During the construction phase, 3,000 local workers are expected to be hired. — Joel V. Escovilla

Thank you, but this article has been posted here before (see a few pages back), and the Davaoeno forumers have discussed it at length (why's, etc). Bottom line is, what can we do to improve Davao's image? Ayala is showing a lot of faith in the city by putting up their mall and BPO facility here. The rest is up to us Davaoenos to show investors that the city is indeed relatively peaceful and a good place to invest in. Right ?:)

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
No buying out of settlers in Ayala-Anflocor project
By Carlo P. Mallo


THE Floirendos, owner of the sprawling 10-hectare future site of the latest project of Ayala Land Inc. and the Anflocor Group, have denied reports and speculations that the neighboring communities of informal settlers in the site in Bajada will be bought out.

Abreeza, the latest project of Ayala Land Inc. in partnership with the Anflocor Group, is set on the 10-hectare sprawling property of the Floirendos along J.P. Laurel Ave.

A 66,000 square meter shopping center is set to rise in the area, alongside with buildings for Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) establishments.

"No, there are no plans of buying out," Ricardo Floirendo, Senior Vice-President of Anflocor, said during the press conference Tuesday.

"Actually we will be improving their access road," Floirendo added.

A residential area is located at the back of the old Pitrade Building.

Top executives of Ayala Land Inc., headed by its chairman Fernando Zobel de Ayala II, were in Davao City Tuesday for the groundbreaking ceremonies at the construction site.

The project would be completed by the third quarter of 2011.

GOOD MORNING DAVAO!!!!wow gud news, gnda ng development!!!!yeeeey!!:banana:

btw, dili jud d i n mwala mga balay sa likod sa pitrade??? diba according sa ila route map naa exit paingon sa obrero??? so dili to mdayon kay kung idayon to maigo nang mga balay dira sa likod sa pitrade??? am i right???:weird:

Hi guys, you can now view the TV Patrol Davao's report about Abreeza. Just visit www.abs-cbnnow.com. Kung gusto nyo ishortcut and ayaw nyo panoorin ang buong TV Patrol, just fast it forward to 25:30. Andun sya :D

Here are some of the excerpts from the report:

Jaime Ayala (President, Ayala Land Inc.)- The nice thing also is that Davao is very very committed to security. What we need to work on is really on the marketing of Davao as a good place to do business.

Marivic Añonuevo (SVP, Ayala Land Inc.) - We project around 11,000 employees. 3,000 for the construction. 5,000 for the mall (that includes employment from the merchant). And around 2,500 to 3,000 for the BPOs.

- We'll get the local color. We'll put up the Davao cuisine, the Davao food outlets. We will also put up the Davao arts and crafts.

GOOD MORNING DAVAO!!!!wow gud news, gnda ng development!!!!yeeeey!!:banana:

btw, dili jud d i n mwala mga balay sa likod sa pitrade??? diba according sa ila route map naa exit paingon sa obrero??? so dili to mdayon kay kung idayon to maigo nang mga balay dira sa likod sa pitrade??? am i right???:weird:

ang exit nila padulong sa obrero dili man sa pitrade banda (didto sa dacudao side man dapit), ang pitrade sa durian hotel/victo man nga side. :)

i didn't see any bad news there at all. the setbacks are just wrong impressions, which can be changed though medyo more effort nga lang on part of ayala. but with those facts and figures, i bet it wont be that hard. na-proud pa hinuon kog samot sa davao :)

daghan man gud samukan diri sa Mindanao, unta mangasaag na na sila sa kalubinhan then mawala na dayon dili na kabalik.

dati, I spoke w/ PS people and they said travel advisories are preventing them from locating here in Davao.

mingaw ko ani, dire mi gikasal sa akong esmi, garden wedding.

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ikaw na sir Paul w/ your family?

and kinsa na imong Avatar? cartoons?

^^ way problema na mga goys! sabi pa nga ni konsehal peter lavina "FOR ALL WE CARE!"

thousand thousands ang mga BPOs sa world, and every city can only accomodate a few. if there are 10,000 BPOs in the world, who cares kung 9,900 ayaw pumunta sa davao basta ang 100 mag relocate dito? basta lahat ng mga available slots ma fill up lang oks na yan :okay:

ikaw na sir Paul w/ your family?

and kinsa na imong Avatar? cartoons?

kanang naka yellow mao na si SIR PAUL :lol:

Ah u mean RipStik? ehehehe lately wala nakoy nakit-an naga Ripstick sa sulod sa Boni. Didto na lang sa mga d kaau bz na dalan sa The Fort.

Wa man koy nakit-an na mga gwapa oi..mga gwapo ra man gud akong pang-tan-awon :lol: :lol: :lol:

Yeah, that kilid - dinha pud mi magtapok pag mag ulan hahahahahah...pero pwede man ka moadto sulod sa FullyBooked para d mauwanan.

mao diay wala kay makitang gwapa! hehehe...

ripstick diay tawag ana...murag lipstick sa Japan. :lol:

kanang naka yellow mao na si SIR PAUL :lol:

wow batang-bata si sir paul! :lol:

mao diay wala kay makitang gwapa! hehehe...

ripstick diay tawag ana...murag lipstick sa Japan. :lol:

^^ ehehehehe yeah...mga gwapo ra man gud akong bantayan :lol: Yeah! Ripstick....

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"Añonuevo said the first phase of the mall, covering some 35,000 square meters gross leasable area (GLA) will open in the fourth quarter of 2010, while the second phase, covering 26,000 square meters GLA will open in the third quarter of 2011."

wow! Gross Leasable Area nga at hindi Gross Floor Area...

61,000 GLA for the Mall is quite big
18,000 GLA for the BPO building too

:okay:

Is there an existing mall sa Davao na close to 61,000 sqm ang GLA? para atleast maimagine natin pano kalaki ang mall component ng Abreeza. Ang floor area ng SM Davao is 75,440 sqm, ano GLA nito? The closest would be Robinsons Starmills in San Fernando Pampanga with a gross floor area of 62,000 sqm. But im not sure if gaano ka laki ang GLA nito.

Ei guys, I just want to ask para saan yang mga nagsusulputang giant metal posts around the city? parang pang power cables kasi
are those for the upcoming road-widening projects all-over the city? ang running joke kse namin between my friends is that those are for the MRT! hahahaha....

meron bang taga DLPC dito to confirm?

Is there an existing mall sa Davao na close to 61K ang GLA? para atleast we can have a comparison. Ang floor area ng SM Davao is 75,440, ano GLA nito?

judging sa arrangement sa SM ecoland (open spaces + offices + leasable areas) morag safe nga 60% ang leasable area so mga 45,000 GLA ang SM ecoland sa akong tan aw.

sa una abi nako gamay lang ang ayala pero now, specially nga connected pa gyud ang 18,000 GLA BPO building, dako diay. nice.

^^ Phase 1 of the mall will open next year - around 35K ang GLA. Hmmmmm not bad....dako dako sad ang 35K na GLA.

meron bang Davao politics na thread?

No Duterte-Nogie face-off in 2010 (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/09/24/news/no.duterte.nogie.face.off.in.2010.html)
By Ben O. Tesiorna

POLITICS in Davao City come 2010 will be a ho-hum as Speaker Prospero Nograles publicly declared that he will no longer be seeking any local position and will retire from politics.

Rumors were rife that Nograles will be running for mayor in the coming election once Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte reaches the three-term limit as mayor.

unsaon na lang ni akong singing career!?...nyahahaha...

Duterte wants 24-7 ban on videokes (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/09/24/news/duterte.wants.24.7.ban.on.videokes.html)

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the banning of videoke machines inside residential areas, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

In his television program "Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa" Sunday, the mayor said videoke machines must be banned inside residential areas since it is a nuisance to other residents and especially students who wanted to study but could not due to the loud noise coming from videoke machines.

Get updates and join Dabawenyos Kadayawan 2008 celebration

Duterte's latest decision came after a letter sender complained of a videoke machine being operated by a barangay official in Kalye Dos Village, Purok 4 in Tibungco, Davao City.

^^ way problema na mga goys! sabi pa nga ni konsehal peter lavina "FOR ALL WE CARE!"

thousand thousands ang mga BPOs sa world, and every city can only accomodate a few. if there are 10,000 BPOs in the world, who cares kung 9,900 ayaw pumunta sa davao basta ang 100 mag relocate dito? basta lahat ng mga available slots ma fill up lang oks na yan :okay:
haha its general distorted impression on mindanao but why did existing mall/s and it park able to attract and locate american bpos or are they american companies?

Ei guys, I just want to ask para saan yang mga nagsusulputang giant metal posts around the city? parang pang power cables kasi
are those for the upcoming road-widening projects all-over the city? ang running joke kse namin between my friends is that those are for the MRT! hahahaha....

meron bang taga DLPC dito to confirm?

saan nakalagay di kaya lighting yan?

saan nakalagay di kaya lighting yan?

mostly around southern part lang pala (matina-bangkal-ulas..dont know if until toril meron)...murag pang power cables sya, taas kaayo.

mostly around southern part lang pala (matina-bangkal-ulas..dont know if until toril meron)...murag pang power cables sya, taas kaayo.

high-voltage post siguro yan ang alam ko widening sila ng road ngayon, pero bakit metal posts?

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Agri, tourism, ICT players eye city multi-sectoral dev't plan

SOME 40 leaders of private business and industry associations allied with the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII), some city councilors and executives of the Davao City government are now in the thick of preparing a proposed comprehensive development plan for the information, communication technology, agriculture, and tourism sectors in Davao City.

This was learned from DCCCII president Simeon Marfori II, who said that the plan for the city's three strongest sectors is the expected output of participants currently undergoing partnership building training for voluntary business support organizations (VBSOs). It is a chamber project funded by the Philippine-Australia Human Resource Development Facility (PAHRDF).

Get updates and join Dabawenyos Kadayawan 2008 celebration

Conducted by the Center for Environmental Studies and Management (CESM), the training started on September 2 with the orientation of core participants at the Marco Polo Hotel and Component 1 at the Pearl Farm in the Island Garden City of Samal, September 4-5.

The training resumed on September 18 with Component 2 at the Grand Menseng Hotel in actual partnership building with participants guided by coaches for the three sectors.

Component 2 continues Wednesday with City Planning and Development Officer Mario Luis J. Jacinto as main discussant in Session 1 on the comprehensive development for ICT, tourism, and agriculture. He will be assisted by Marcelino P. Escalada, Rizal Giovanni Aportadera, Rocelio Tabay and Ricarte Franco Jr., all city officials representing CPDO, tourism, agriculture and ICT.

Wednesday's sessions in Component 2 will be preceded by an industry forum with no less than Vice Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio as keynote speaker.

After lunch Wednesday, Virgilio L. Pena, former chair of the country's Commission on ICT, will lead the breakout discussion (Session 2) on opportunities for building partnerships in the ICT sector, followed by Session 3 for building partnerships in the agriculture sector with Assistant Secretary Salvador Salacup, ASec for agribusiness and marketing of the Department of Agriculture (DA).

The sessions will also discuss success stories and models on partnership building in agriculture and ICT sectors with the with resource persons and panelists led by Pablito M. Villegas, president and CEO of Advanced Post-Harevest and Mechanization Technology Systems Inc.; Bonifacio D. Belen, president of the Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology (CEF-IT), Aristeo Portugal, agri sector coach; and Adolfo Canete, agri sector representative.

The tourism sector participants, made busy by the Mindanao Culinary Festival, Sept. 25-27, at The Venue, will have a separate industry forum, according to Flora S, Leocadio, course leader.

Presentation of outputs is scheduled on November 14.

Sun-Star (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/09/24/bus/agri.tourism.ict.players.eye.city.multi.sectoral.dev.t.plan.html)

high-voltage post siguro yan ang alam ko widening sila ng road ngayon, pero bakit metal posts?

oo nga eh...di ko magets why metal post...kse conductor ng electricity baka makuryente tayo nyan hehe...sige lang, lapitan ko, check ko if metal talaga, parang aluminum kasi, metallic color.

^^ Phase 1 of the mall will open next year - around 35K ang GLA. Hmmmmm not bad....dako dako sad ang 35K na GLA.

it's big, look at the open spaces sa tunga, morag naay park hahaha. pasensya lang sa screen caps nga hanap.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/ay1.jpg

morag 3 or 4 level ang mall with basement...
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duda ko nga morag kang TJ man ni nga collage, hahaha. paki confirm daw jech kay morag gi pirate sa AYALA imong work :lol:
saon na lang, ingon ana gyud diay ka reliable source of info ang SSC hehe.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
A fun place called Spirale Ristorante
By Grace L. Plata

IF YOU think spiraling always entails down and out in a disastrous situation, wait until you get a taste of Spirale Ristorante Italiano and you'll surely have a change of mind.

Owned by engaged couple Raffy Garcia and Chef Annamarie Cacho, Spirale differs from the quiet, serious and high-end atmosphere of most Italian restaurants in Davao City.

Its homey, cozy, and brightly lit interior would surely attract families and friends for casual dining. Adding to its charm is the fact that it is situated in a quiet nook of the Damosa Park.

The counter, which is situated low, affords children a peek on how their pizza is made. Its floor is decorated with a playful spiral patterned tiles.

Anamarie, who does the marketing and prepares the foundation for each delicious concoction, says she want the restaurant to be a "fun" place.

"It is just so casual and easy but with great food," she said.

Among their brick-oven pizza offerings are the simple Margherita (tomato and mozzarella; the all white Quatro Formaggio (spread of four cheeses); the diet-friendly Tutto Spirale (tomato, mozarella, air-dried beef, roasted eggplant, asparagus and capers; and the mouth-watering Gordo (tomato, mozzarella,salami, ham, sausages and olives).

A possible kid's favorite is the colorful, tangy Salsicce (corkscrew pasta with cream, tomato, Italian sausage, mushrooms, garlic and basil).

For dessert, the house specialty of creamy Cappucino Mio surely hits the spot for those who are not-so-sweet tooths while the Tiramisu will cater to those with decadent cravings.

Spirale also has a wide array of red and white wines to compliment the food while its abundantly stacked shelf of products will lure those who want a taste of Italy in their own homes.

Spirale opens at lunchtime daily and closes at 10 p.m. on weekdays and midnight on weekends.

Sun-Star (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/09/24/life/a.fun.place.called.spirale.ristorante.html)

^^ daghan man na mirate diri mga pictures katung sa GMA pud puro pirated lol

i hope this will send a clear message to those neighbors who are trying hard to katkat....... :cheers: goys, let's (start) ignoring the katkats over there... :)

^^ hmmmm...let's stop that that neyo :okay: Let's not post comments which might provoke anybody from there or here. :okay:

^^ Guys, let's focus on the developments of our city. The more Davao forumers react negatively to what's up and coming to theirs, the more Davao forumers become a laughing stock. The more Davao forumers try to discount their projects, the more CDO-Iligan forumers' negative perception towards us would be validated.

Reading the other thread, it's easy to find where the brawl started. It's not from somebody from CDO.
i want to answer to make it be clarified for norhtern forumers. was that implied for iligan? or davao. as far as i am is concerned tj, it was not the point of dumping attacks. and get tagged by boju and all the people who are like him, as me opposing whats on the blog story. and him pushing it and other similar posts,to appear like that. to leech for sympathy as always? it was that i could not stand the way positional advantage using raw word and the story was handedly thrown at people. i have to throw it back where it should belong. it was not about opposing development (if it went off misunderstood) as a leverage to my whole point. i can tolerate their caramelised put up merits as long as becoming personal is punched on claims that touch down on real and existing. i will show things the way i see it. no intention of offensiveness. otherwise i would suggest for them to reconstruct my post that i would see the difference if there is rational reason for me to sanitse expression of mind to make them happy away from my point of view

*i maybe on with double standards but i want to state this clear, i dont mind if anyone of them using obvert or implied insult as long as they show us there are such word as real in existence before appearing like pushing themselves on us like heres the best, the most, ect. if there were guilty of same offenses from davao forumers, could not blame them(though not condoning either) for being sick of quality of opinions and dreams and the thread itself. i tend not to react if i would know retaliatory dose of insult has something it can stand and not appear like sore bragging. and yes to each his own business. just as reactions has its own business that can go derisively offensive

guafa shya. nag-enzoy gyud iyang beauty sa durian.

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siguro dako na ning anak nimo paul ? 2006 pa man gud ni!:lol:

duda ko nga morag kang TJ man ni nga collage, hahaha. paki confirm daw jech kay morag gi pirate sa AYALA imong work :lol:
saon na lang, ingon ana gyud diay ka reliable source of info ang SSC hehe.
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^^ waaaaa...karon lang ko kabantay! gikan man na sa akong collage. Kanang naa sa tunga o. tan-awa. and compare it sa original below. Pero, interesting. Diba Ayala men ang nagbuhat sa presentation? Does this mean na nakavisit sila sa atong threads and blogs? weeeeee...atleast nakatabang ta sa Davao kahit sa mga pix lang na nagamit sa presentation. ehehehehehhe

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reverse migration gyud, year 2020:lol:...and davao is a great place to live in...

with that article posted by @tj, katawa lang ko kay if kulang ug validation ang SM North davao, ayala na mismo ang nagvalidate that SM was purchased LCC ang that Sy is planning to construct a second SM in davao which will be located in the north...
so expect in the coming years nga ang 3,000 workers from ayala pwede pud maka work sa SM construction...:banana:

na mao na ron basig mahimong Ayala clone na!:lol:

I guess we can say this about Ayala...google is their friend too!

:D

where dapit nang Spirale?

I remember naa dait Europa resto sa Rizal Promenade, what happened with that? ok man unta to...

sir Junax, kusgan jud kaayo ka sa SSC, ikaw na lang naay avatar sa tibuok website...hehehehe

^^ way problema na mga goys! sabi pa nga ni konsehal peter lavina "FOR ALL WE CARE!"

thousand thousands ang mga BPOs sa world, and every city can only accomodate a few. if there are 10,000 BPOs in the world, who cares kung 9,900 ayaw pumunta sa davao basta ang 100 mag relocate dito? basta lahat ng mga available slots ma fill up lang oks na yan :okay:

mature thinking....very true si konsehal...:)
sabi ko nga, if ayala is having a hard time convincing foreign companies to invest in davao, well, dami pa companies na pwedeng mag invest sa davao, and i do believe na hindi naman siguro lahat ng companies sa US ang may ganyang isip, just because of travel advisories and not really looking at the present condition/situation in the city...MILF is listed as an international terrorist, and because they harbor in mindanao theres a possibility that their next attact is davao since davao is in mindanao, whats the difference ng davao sa manila and other places in the philippines in terms of security and threats? theres no place in this world that is safe, if may mangyayari mayron talaga, yan din sabi ni mayor duterte, kahit ilang tao pa ang e employ niya sa Task force davao at kahit million million pa ang nasa TF davao, if gusto talaga nila na maghasik ng lagim they can really do it...nangyari na nga ang sa world trade center eh, ang london nabombahan din...etc...kahit mahigpit security nila...

lets make the islamabad bombing as an example,,,few days ago, Marriot Islamabad was the target of terrorist group, and ilang beses ng naging target ng terrorist ang marriot islamabad, completely destroyed ang marriot nung naging target ang hotel before and ngayon ganun din ang nangyari...see?bakit gusto parin ng marriot na magtayo ng hotel sa islamabad kahit pwedeng maging target na naman ng terrorists? thats because, they are considering the market and not the terrorist, because they know that anywhere in this world, could be a target...:)

with the name ayala in the project? i dont think 100% ng companies around the world will say NO to them...:)
and for the US investors, they will change their minds before the completion of the ayala project...positive! :)

i want to answer to make it be clarified for norhtern forumers. was that implied for iligan? or davao.

The argument started when someone who is not from CDO and Davao but from a neighboring city of CDO made an indirect attack/negative side comment towards Davao forumers. But anyway, as what I said, let's ignore them na lang.

^^ waaaaa...karon lang ko kabantay! gikan man na sa akong collage. Kanang naa sa tunga o. tan-awa. and compare it sa original below. Pero, interesting. Diba Ayala men ang nagbuhat sa presentation? Does this mean na nakavisit sila sa atong threads and blogs? weeeeee...atleast nakatabang ta sa Davao kahit sa mga pix lang na nagamit sa presentation. ehehehehehhe

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

sabi ko na nga ba hahahaha. kaya posible din na may mga ideas tayo kahit 0.0001 percent lang na kinukuha nila :lol:

so dapat maging mas reliable pa tayo. nice one.

na mao na ron basig mahimong Ayala clone na!:lol:

ayaw pud tawon...basin mahimong SM City Ayala...:lol:

if lurker ang ayala sa ssc...they might hear our neighbors wish to have ayala in their place, which is good...since may mga arguments about it baka yun pa maging daan para magtayo ang ayala doon, o db, nakaulong pa tayo...:lol:
thats what we call "healthy arguments":)

it's big, look at the open spaces sa tunga, morag naay park hahaha. pasensya lang sa screen caps nga hanap.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/ay1.jpg

morag 3 or 4 level ang mall with basement...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/ay3.jpg

looks very nice but could not appreciate well the effect of the video resolution:D will check on the video link later when i get home.
patience on ssc needed a lot of strtching atm:D

sir Junax, kusgan jud kaayo ka sa SSC, ikaw na lang naay avatar sa tibuok website...hehehehe

what do you mean? hehehe. kusgan gyud, sa kaon nuon.

what do you mean? hehehe. kusgan gyud, sa kaon nuon.

nawala man gud mga avatar sa uban...hehehe...basig sa akoa lang ni na connection, imong avatar na lang nabilin.

^^ ah ok... hehe.

local server images lang man gud sa SSC ako gamit tapos inyo kay mga linked images man mao pag hinay ang connection, ako ang pinaka powerful :lol:

^^ naxju unsa balita ng gina kubkub diha sa Queens Cinema ? extension na nila ?:D

mature thinking....very true si konsehal...:)
sabi ko nga, if ayala is having a hard time convincing foreign companies to invest in davao, well, dami pa companies na pwedeng mag invest sa davao, and i do believe na hindi naman siguro lahat ng companies sa US ang may ganyang isip, just because of travel advisories and not really looking at the present condition/situation in the city...MILF is listed as an international terrorist, and because they harbor in mindanao theres a possibility that their next attact is davao since davao is in mindanao, whats the difference ng davao sa manila and other places in the philippines in terms of security and threats? theres no place in this world that is safe, if may mangyayari mayron talaga, yan din sabi ni mayor duterte, kahit ilang tao pa ang e employ niya sa Task force davao at kahit million million pa ang nasa TF davao, if gusto talaga nila na maghasik ng lagim they can really do it...nangyari na nga ang sa world trade center eh, ang london nabombahan din...etc...kahit mahigpit security nila...

lets make the islamabad bombing as an example,,,few days ago, Marriot Islamabad was the target of terrorist group, and ilang beses ng naging target ng terrorist ang marriot islamabad, completely destroyed ang marriot nung naging target ang hotel before and ngayon ganun din ang nangyari...see?bakit gusto parin ng marriot na magtayo ng hotel sa islamabad kahit pwedeng maging target na naman ng terrorists? thats because, they are considering the market and not the terrorist, because they know that anywhere in this world, could be a target...:)

with the name ayala in the project? i dont think 100% ng companies around the world will say NO to them...:)
and for the US investors, they will change their minds before the completion of the ayala project...positive! :)

well i dunno ha but latest report from DCCI BPO companies are scrambling for slots in putting IT parks in DC someone said " nothing we can do about it "

^^ naxju unsa balita ng gina kubkub diha sa Queens Cinema ? extension na nila ?:D

$2 billion BHP biliton mining daw na hahaha.

bitaw morag jollibee lang na, way kurat.

how true sikat daw ang 168 store? merong ginagawang 168 sa Chinatown malapit sa 2nd arch.

ayaw pud tawon...basin mahimong SM City Ayala...:lol:

if lurker ang ayala sa ssc...they might hear our neighbors wish to have ayala in their place, which is good...since may mga arguments about it baka yun pa maging daan para magtayo ang ayala doon, o db, nakaulong pa tayo...:lol:
thats what we call "healthy arguments":)

Ayala constructing two malls in relatively proximate locations is unlikely. Ayala invests only in places where ROI is certain. Sa Davao nga, it took how many years before Ayala finally poured huge capital outlay.

When our forumer (reancorbz) personally asked Mr. Floirendo about the supposed 2nd Ayala mall (which is claimed to the biggest daw) somewhere in Mindanao, Mr. Floirendo only gave reancorbz a big and hearty laugh. :)

ebay find: August 22, 1945 DAVAO Times Newspaper

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/paulkrps/fd2a_1.jpg

Davao Times naa pa mga late 70's ang kanilang office nasa C.M. Recto tabi ng Davao Theatre .:)

^^ a big and hearty laugh means? ;)

^^ a big and hearty laugh means? ;)

Murag ing-ani? :rofl:

More than 11,000 jobs eyed in Ayala Center Davao (http://news.balita.ph/2008/09/24/more-than-11000-jobs-eyed-in-ayala-center-davao/)
September 24, 2008 10:47 am by pna

DAVAO CITY, Sept. 24 – More than 11,000 jobs will generate from the P5 billion Ayala Center in Davao once it will start its business two years from now.

The groundbreaking Tuesday of the Ayala Center Davao along J.P. Laurel Avenue, marked another milestone for a growing economy in the city.

The project that will rise within a 10-hectare property is a partnership between Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) and the Antonio Floirendo, Corp. (Anflocor).

ALI president Jaime Ayala at a press conference Tuesday held at Pearl Farm Davao Marina said, the project's total cost is estimated at P4 billion to P5 billion.

The project includes Abreeza, a 61,000 square meter mall with office buildings and 18,000 square meter business process outsourcing (BPO) center.

Operations of the first phase of the mall will start on the fourth quarter of 2010, while the second phase will start on the third quarter of 2011.

Operations of building 1 of the BPO center is targeted to operate on the fourth quarter of 2009 and building 2 on the fourth quarter of 2011.

Anflocor director Maria Christina Brias said they are projecting to generate 11,000 jobs from Abreeza Mall and the BPO center.

But Ayala said they are optimistic the number will grow higher given the multiplier effect which the BPO center stands to create when it fully operates.

Based on the Abreeza fact sheet, ALI will own 67 percent of the development project while Anflogroup, 33 percent.

Three hectares of the entire property will also be sold as lots for residential or commercial purposes.

Ayala said they are working closely with the Business Process Association of the Philippines (BPAP) in terms of identifying what are the next wave cities for Information Technology (IT).

He also said both companies will step up marketing promotions to lure both local and international investors to locate in said huge business establishment.

Ayala identified the stable peace and order situation in Davao City and the positive performance of retail sales as among the economic indicators in Davao City that pushed ALI and Anflogroup to venture into such a gargantuan project.

Anflocor vice chairperson Antonio Floirendo, Jr. for his part said both companies will submit all the local and national government requirements needed for the project.

The Abreeza development will be housed in a joint venture company Accendo Commercial Corporation. (PNA)

LBV/Judy G. Quiros/lvp

^^
So the Accendo Commercial Corp. will be the counterpart of Cebu Holdings, Inc.? :dunno:

^^ Robinsons was not mentioned as an anchor store?

^^
So the Accendo Commercial Corp. will be the counterpart of Cebu Holdings, Inc.? :dunno:



^^ Parang ganun na nga. Coz CHI was formed in 1988. CHI is an affiliate company of Ayala Land, Inc. (47.26 percent). Other partners include Santiago Land Development (13.21 percent), a wholly-owned real estate subsidiary of the Bank of the Philippine Islands; First Metro Investment Corporation, (9.72 percent) and the public (29.81 percent).

More than 11,000 jobs eyed in Ayala Center Davao (http://news.balita.ph/2008/09/24/more-than-11000-jobs-eyed-in-ayala-center-davao/)
September 24, 2008 10:47 am by pna

DAVAO CITY, Sept. 24 – More than 11,000 jobs will generate from the P5 billion Ayala Center in Davao once it will start its business two years from now.

The groundbreaking Tuesday of the Ayala Center Davao along J.P. Laurel Avenue, marked another milestone for a growing economy in the city.

The project that will rise within a 10-hectare property is a partnership between Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) and the Antonio Floirendo, Corp. (Anflocor).

ALI president Jaime Ayala at a press conference Tuesday held at Pearl Farm Davao Marina said, the project's total cost is estimated at P4 billion to P5 billion.

The project includes Abreeza, a 61,000 square meter mall with office buildings and 18,000 square meter business process outsourcing (BPO) center.

Operations of the first phase of the mall will start on the fourth quarter of 2010, while the second phase will start on the third quarter of 2011.

Operations of building 1 of the BPO center is targeted to operate on the fourth quarter of 2009 and building 2 on the fourth quarter of 2011.

Anflocor director Maria Christina Brias said they are projecting to generate 11,000 jobs from Abreeza Mall and the BPO center.

But Ayala said they are optimistic the number will grow higher given the multiplier effect which the BPO center stands to create when it fully operates.

Based on the Abreeza fact sheet, ALI will own 67 percent of the development project while Anflogroup, 33 percent.

Three hectares of the entire property will also be sold as lots for residential or commercial purposes.

Ayala said they are working closely with the Business Process Association of the Philippines (BPAP) in terms of identifying what are the next wave cities for Information Technology (IT).

He also said both companies will step up marketing promotions to lure both local and international investors to locate in said huge business establishment.

Ayala identified the stable peace and order situation in Davao City and the positive performance of retail sales as among the economic indicators in Davao City that pushed ALI and Anflogroup to venture into such a gargantuan project.

Anflocor vice chairperson Antonio Floirendo, Jr. for his part said both companies will submit all the local and national government requirements needed for the project.

The Abreeza development will be housed in a joint venture company Accendo Commercial Corporation. (PNA)

LBV/Judy G. Quiros/lvp


Enough about the Ayala mall fever. For Davao standards, panis na yang issue na yan after one day. Let's move to our next target mga goys, SM North Davao!!!! :cheers:

Anyway, mas interested ako ngayon sa hotel component ng Ayala development. Could it be a Marriot? :nuts:

^^ na lebog ako kala ko move-on but on the latter part it's ayala again. :| :lol:


panis na rin ang SM North lets talk of NCCC North :colgate:

^^ Parang ganun na nga. Coz CHI was formed in 1988. CHI is an affiliate company of Ayala Land, Inc. (47.26 percent). Other partners include Santiago Land Development (13.21 percent), a wholly-owned real estate subsidiary of the Bank of the Philippine Islands; First Metro Investment Corporation, (9.72 percent) and the public (29.81 percent).

So this makes Accendo Commercial Corp an additional member to the growing family of affiliates of Ayala. Maganda yung corporate structure nila ha. They organize an affiliate to manage locations that are far from Manila. Good move.

I suppose stocks of this Accendo Commercial Corp will be publicly listed as well. Mamalit tag stocks mga goys! :lol:

Enough about the Ayala mall fever. For Davao standards, panis na yang issue na yan after one day. Let's move to our next target mga goys, SM North Davao!!!! :cheers:

Anyway, mas interested ako ngayon sa hotel component ng Ayala development. Could it be a Marriot? :nuts:

eh..ngayon ang start ng construction. :D So pasok pa rin sa standard natin ehehehehehe......

^^ na lebog ako kala ko move-on but on the latter part it's ayala again. :| :lol:

Hotel na man akoang gi mention. Panis na yang mall issue for me :lol:

^^ Dapat sa rumor thread ang hotel...eheheheh kc wala pa namang details eh. Pero, dli ba gamay ra ang area ng mga lots surrounding Abreeza? Murag d pwde ang sprawling na hotel :D

eh..ngayon ang start ng construction. :D So pasok pa rin sa standard natin ehehehehehe......

O sige, bibigyan ko kayo ng 1 more hour to rejoice about Abreeza. After one hour, move na tayo sa next project. My Golly, maraming projects ang naghihintay sa atin mga goys para pansinin natin! Panis na yang Ayala! :lol::lol:

^^ eh ang bagal ni Henry Sy! Wala pang details about SM sa Lanang Country Club :D

^^ Dapat sa rumor thread ang hotel...eheheheh kc wala pa namang details eh. Pero, dli ba gamay ra ang area ng mga lots surrounding Abreeza? Murag d pwde ang sprawling na hotel :D

Mao man. Three hectares nalang nabilin for residential and commercial buildings to share. Dili jud puydi sprawling. Meaning, UNDERGROUND ang mga buildings! :rofl:

panis na rin ang SM North lets talk of NCCC North :colgate:

Sure mo anang NCCC North? :dunno: Wala pa may confirmation gihatag si kuya darry. But well, based sa mga names sa new mall sa North, if magtukod ang NCCC, I believe dapat ichange pud ang name. eheheheh A name na pangtapat sa Abreeza and Cybergate :D

O sige, bibigyan ko kayo ng 1 more hour to rejoice about Abreeza. After one hour, move na tayo sa next project. My Golly, maraming projects ang naghihintay sa atin mga goys para pansinin natin! Panis na yang Ayala! :lol::lol:

^^ eh ang bagal ni Henry Sy! Wala pang details about SM sa Lanang Country Club :D


ang bagal rin kasi ng NCCC North, parang ang taga NCCC nalang ang di nakakaalam o atik2 lang ? :lol:

Mao man. Three hectares nalang nabilin for residential and commercial buildings to share. Dili jud puydi sprawling. Meaning, UNDERGROUND ang mga buildings! :rofl:

dili hi-rise but a 20 storey low-rise :lol:

^^ eh ang bagal ni Henry Sy! Wala pang details about SM sa Lanang Country Club :D

october ang official ground breaking. according to my rumor radar, SM north is only part of the dacudao business park ala global bonifacio city. at hindi daw normal sm mall, ala mall of asia daw ang sm north. of course, hwag kayong maniwala agad sa akin kasi galing lang yan sa isang source ko from a big company na may tie up sa SM.

in short, rumor lang, posibleng totoo posibleng hindi.

pero as far as the area is concerned, tuloy pa rin ang demolition at ground works ng SM north.

^^ post natin sa rumor thread :D

www.atfdavao.com
http://www.atfdavao.com/images/homepage.gif

Mao man. Three hectares nalang nabilin for residential and commercial buildings to share. Dili jud puydi sprawling. Meaning, UNDERGROUND ang mga buildings! :rofl:

dili hi-rise but a 20 storey low-rise :lol:

Pwede rin...ehehehehe 4 storeys up from the ground level. Tapos 20 storeys down from ground level. :D

october ang official ground breaking. according to my rumor radar, SM north is only part of the dacudao business park ala global bonifacio city. at hindi daw normal sm mall, ala mall of asia daw ang sm north. of course, hwag kayong maniwala agad sa akin kasi galing lang yan sa isang source ko from a big company na may tie up sa SM.

in short, rumor lang, posibleng totoo posibleng hindi.

pero as far as the area is concerned, tuloy pa rin ang demolition at ground works ng SM north.

may blog ka ba? picturan mo na rin ang Mall of Asia !:lol:

october ang official ground breaking. according to my rumor radar, SM north is only part of the dacudao business park ala global bonifacio city. at hindi daw normal sm mall, ala mall of asia daw ang sm north. of course, hwag kayong maniwala agad sa akin kasi galing lang yan sa isang source ko from a big company na may tie up sa SM.

in short, rumor lang, posibleng totoo posibleng hindi.

pero as far as the area is concerned, tuloy pa rin ang demolition at ground works ng SM north.

How big is the Dacudao Business Park?

www.atfdavao.com
http://www.atfdavao.com/images/homepage.gif

Hi Fly2Bacolod. Welcome to SSC-Davao. Enjoy your stay. Thanks for posting the ATF Davao logo. ;)

how true sikat daw ang 168 store? merong ginagawang 168 sa Chinatown malapit sa 2nd arch.

168 store? sa chinatown manila?

hehehe...sikat bitaw to, daghan lang tao...

ok pud magtukod sila diri davao...

How big is the Dacudao Business Park?

60+ has. initially they bought 10 has. but recently daw they bought the WHOLE area

note: from a reliable source .. the helper working for the Dacudao's , proof? naa na diri sa amo ang mga gitanggal na kahoy gikan sa Country Club :lol:

How big is the Dacudao Business Park?

parang around 60 hectares including SM area. 6 times bigger than the ayala.

Hi Fly2Bacolod. Welcome to SSC-Davao. Enjoy your stay. Thanks for posting the ATF Davao logo. ;)
^^
thanks!
i really hope that there will be direct flights between Davao-Bacolod.:)

how true sikat daw ang 168 store? merong ginagawang 168 sa Chinatown malapit sa 2nd arch.

Yup...168 Mall is a sikat mall for cheap finds and bargains. It is conveniently located at the heart of Divisoria with entrances at Soler, Sta. Elena and Felipe Sts.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1163/1353349158_d831bcbda4_o.jpg

^^ A 168 Mall is also being constructed in Chinatown Davao? Gano ka laki ang 168 Mall na ginagawa jan satin? Same owner ng 168 Mall sa Manila?

How big is the Dacudao Business Park?

66 has daw

60+ has. initially they bought 10 has. but recently daw they bought the WHOLE area

note: from a reliable source .. the helper working for the Dacudao's , proof? naa na diri sa amo ang mga gitanggal na kahoy gikan sa Country Club :lol:

parang around 60 hectares including SM area. 6 times bigger than the ayala.

66 has daw

Wow malaki na rin ah. Sana they would be able to properly develop that area and mautilize nila ang space as well.

may blog ka ba? picturan mo na rin ang Mall of Asia !:lol:

buing hehehe.

simpleng tao lang naman mga rumor sources natin eh, si rean si mang Floirendo lang mismo, si xzibit mga kamag anak lang ni tatang SY, si TJ mga executives lang ng robinsons, eh yung source ko RFM general manager for Mindanao lang kaya malabong magkatotoo mga rumors natin.

btw, last na lang about ayala sir penghok hehe, pansin ko lang ang deviation ng budget ng abreeza, from 2.3 billion naging 2.5 tapos naging 3 billion, some point in time nung talagang nag ka oil crisis, ginawang 6 billion, now 4-5 billion ang latest press release. kung i analyze mo talagang ayaw bitawan ng company ang original design, kaya imbes na babaan ang budget, floating floating lang sila basta hindi ma alter ang original plan. sana ganon din ang ibang company ka tatag no? i mean like central park hotel, sana hindi sila naapektuhan ng crisis. sa tingin ko naman on the right track naman sila.

^^ Si kuya darry, corporate lawyer lang naman ng NCCC :D

may blog ka ba? picturan mo na rin ang Mall of Asia !:lol:

Witty remark!!! :lol:

eewwwww....

small time ng mga sources nyo...d ba kayo nahihiya?

ako ang souce ko is yung barker sa kanto ng old airport terminal!!! nyahahahaha....

buing hehehe.

simpleng tao lang naman mga rumor sources natin eh, si rean si mang Floirendo lang mismo, si xzibit mga kamag anak lang ni tatang SY, si TJ mga executives lang ng robinsons, eh yung source ko RFM general manager for Mindanao lang kaya malabong magkatotoo mga rumors natin.

btw, last na lang about ayala sir penghok hehe, pansin ko lang ang deviation ng budget ng abreeza, from 2.3 billion naging 2.5 tapos naging 3 billion, some point in time nung talagang nag ka oil crisis, ginawang 6 billion, now 4-5 billion ang latest press release. kung i analyze mo talagang ayaw bitawan ng company ang original design, kaya imbes na babaan ang budget, floating floating lang sila basta hindi ma alter ang original plan. sana ganon din ang ibang company ka tatag no? i mean like central park hotel, sana hindi sila naapektuhan ng crisis. sa tingin ko naman on the right track naman sila.

Shempre, to borrow the words of wisdom of one forumer out there :D, importante sa kanila ang syudad natin. :lol:

^^ Si kuya darry, corporate lawyer lang naman ng NCCC :D

Oo nga! Kaya maniwala kayo sa akin kapag sinabi kong walang itatayong NCCC sa north! :lol:

may blog ka ba? picturan mo na rin ang Mall of Asia !:lol:

touche!

nice comeback sir dinabaw! :lol:

Yup...168 Mall is a sikat mall for cheap finds and bargains. It is conveniently located at the heart of Divisoria with entrances at Soler, Sta. Elena and Felipe Sts.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1163/1353349158_d831bcbda4_o.jpg

^^ A 168 Mall is also being constructed in Chinatown Davao? Gano ka laki ang 168 Mall na ginagawa jan satin? Same owner ng 168 Mall sa Manila?

galing ha chinese store pala yang 168 tamang tama diyan sa Chinatown, maliit lang siya siguro half ng DCLA.

^^ Ano yang DCLA?

^^ Davao Chinese Leisure Arcade :D di bitaw teej yan yun masa mall sa Chinatown yung yellow ang color

ay...speaking of chinatown...mukhang malapit na matapos ung chinese arch fronting magsaysay park!

iconic sana yan parang triumphal arch in paris... :D

oo tapos tree-lined sidewalk :D at dapat rin tapusin na nila ang Sta. Ana Complex.... ay sa rumor thread dapat diay :D

DaWOW to pilot-test in five barangays (http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/story.php?id=21824)
By Rizalene P. Acac

THE City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) identified five barangays for the pilot-testing of its newest tourism program, DaWOW, seeking to make the city as the culture capital of the Philippines and premier eco-sports and adventure destination.

Rizal Giovanni Aportadera, CTOO officer in-charge told the Times, these are Barangay Baganihan in Marilog District, the whole stretch of Times Beach in Barangay Matina Aplaya, Talomo District, Barangay Catunan Grande specifically Skyline, and Barangays Hizon and Buhangin.

Part of the program’s thrust is to anchor the tourism activities of the city on the rich cultural heritage and natural resources of the city which could be best facilitated by those in the grassroots.

“There is a debate that the city should not be detached as venue for investment forums, conventions and exhibits but we should not limit ourselves there. The city has a very big land area and we should look further away from the urban area,” he said.

Aportadera said going back to the barangay is the essence of highlighting the authenticity of the city’s heritage and strengthening the tourism framework. The tourism office will assist the barangays in crafting tourism programs, and culture and arts councils.

The program also includes the utilization of Museo Dabawenyo as a venue for cultural and educational enrichment activities, development of excellent Davao-made products, and the discovery of world-class talents, among others.

Barangay Baganihan was chosen due to the its rich natural resources starting with its unexplored caves, falls, fruits and ornamental plants. He said the barangay and the private sector in the area is more than ready to cooperate with the city in terms of training.

Aportadera said eco-sports enthusiasts have committed to train the indigenous peoples in the barangay to serve as guides when there are local and foreign tourists. The infrastructure facilities, he added, should not even be very lavish.

The Times Beach, with its rows of restaurants, will be improved in terms of sanitation in order to attract more visitors while the owners will be made to comply with the health standards to ensure safety of food. He said Barangay Catalunan Grande is being eyed as the “garden” capital of the city although plans are still being finalized pending the assessment of two other barangays Aportadera said his office is targeting to launch tourism program in the pilot areas by January of next year.

The term DaWOW is derived from the Bagobo word “duhwow” meaning “beyond the high grounds” since tribes of long ago traveling through Davao River often use this word to describe their residence. The program is spearheaded by the tourism office with the supervision of the City Mayor’s Office along with the City Mayor’s Community Relations Program, Museo Dabawenyo, and the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) as major government stakeholders.

oo tapos tree-lined sidewalk :D at dapat rin tapusin na nila ang Sta. Ana Complex.... ay sa rumor thread dapat diay :D

Kailangan pa to ng validation. :lol:

october ang official ground breaking. according to my rumor radar, SM north is only part of the dacudao business park ala global bonifacio city. at hindi daw normal sm mall, ala mall of asia daw ang sm north. of course, hwag kayong maniwala agad sa akin kasi galing lang yan sa isang source ko from a big company na may tie up sa SM.

in short, rumor lang, posibleng totoo posibleng hindi.

pero as far as the area is concerned, tuloy pa rin ang demolition at ground works ng SM north.

Tutee ko na taga ateneo (golfer sa Lcc and apo estates) told me that acording to his dad(a businessmanand a golfer) that SM north will be a MEGAMALL daw.

rumor lang din naman. pwedeng magkatotoo. pdeng hindi.:bash:

october ang official ground breaking. according to my rumor radar, SM north is only part of the dacudao business park ala global bonifacio city. at hindi daw normal sm mall, ala mall of asia daw ang sm north. of course, hwag kayong maniwala agad sa akin kasi galing lang yan sa isang source ko from a big company na may tie up sa SM.

in short, rumor lang, posibleng totoo posibleng hindi.

pero as far as the area is concerned, tuloy pa rin ang demolition at ground works ng SM north.

:banana:wait. hahahaha coz nakausap ko yung kaibigan ko from cebu pacific SM. they were able to ask daw a reliable source (SM). ang sabi nga nung taong yun is SM's gonna build daw another mall na ala mall of asia. hehehehe. dili cguro kasinlaki pero ang itsura ala MOA. hehehehe.

:banana:wait. hahahaha coz nakausap ko yung kaibigan ko from cebu pacific SM. they were able to ask daw a reliable source (SM). ang sabi nga nung taong yun is SM's gonna build daw another mall na ala mall of asia. hehehehe. dili cguro kasinlaki pero ang itsura ala MOA. hehehehe.

Siguraduhin mo ha? Baka Memorandum of Agreement lang yang MOA na yan. :lol:

asa naman si sir pao? hehehehe. ipa confirm nato. hehehehe.

lisud nag ma tutyo ta ani! hehehehehe

AFAIK, from a reliable source (A.K.A. taga SM) nga ordinary mall ray itukod and my even be smaller than the existing SM

;25703236']AFAIK, from a reliable source (A.K.A. taga SM) nga ordinary mall ray itukod and my even be smaller than the existing SM

Parang hypermart lang cguro? :D Baka gawing ala Frontera Verde ang Lanang Country Club..eheheheh

Anyway, I called Ayala Malls sa ilang main office here sa Makati. Pwede na mag submit og LOI ang mga tenants/merchants na interested sa Abreeza :D Apply ta! eheheheheh Eto num nila 02-752-8022 and look for Ms Dotty.

;25703236']AFAIK, from a reliable source (A.K.A. taga SM) nga ordinary mall ray itukod and my even be smaller than the existing SM

if maliit lang kuya ang sm north, baka ma overwhelm sila sa northern area with ayala, robinsons (for class) and gmall, victo (pangmasa). pero kung mas malaki naman ung itatayo nila, baka mdehado din sila in terms of costumer volume. ano kaya gagawin nila?but i didn't mean na mali ung info mo kuya ha?.:)

cheers,
kronology:cheers:

if maliit lang kuya ang sm north, baka ma overwhelm sila sa northern area with ayala, robinsons (for class) and gmall, victo (pangmasa). pero kung mas malaki naman ung itatayo nila, baka mdehado din sila in terms of costumer volume. ano kaya gagawin nila?but i didn't mean na mali ung info mo kuya ha?.:)

Pero kung si xzibit ang pastoryahon, SM North Davao will not be a mere hypermart.

Nastorya pud nako isa ka manong nagtrabaho didto sa area tong Sabado. Maski siya makit-an sa iyang nawong ang excitement when he said nga dako jud daw nga mall ang itukod didto. O ha! Pati si manong na excite! Basig member pud to sa SSC ay! :lol:

cheers,
kronology:cheers:


Looks familiar! :lol:

Cheers,
Peng Hok
Anti Katkat Division
SSC Davao :lol:

^^

I would like to reiterate that SM North will be a Mall and not a Hypermart. Building design will be like MOA, albeit in a lower scale. GLA will be........secret....:lol:

this is the plan as of today, 09/24/08....

^^ not necessarily hypermart, mao ni ingon sa akoa..and i quote

akong ask


> tinood na magka SM sa lanang? same sa SM ecoland or gamay ra?


hello yet, kinsa ngbalita? yup, mgbutang dw sila. pero outlet type. s, gamay lng. y ka ask?

classy :cheers:

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^^

I would like to reiterate that SM North will be a Mall and not a Hypermart. Building design will be like MOA, albeit in a lower scale. GLA will be........secret....:lol:

this is the plan as of today, 09/24/08....

You know what to do, Im just a text away! :lol:


;25704482']classy :cheers:

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Ah wala! Na hurt na mi! :lol:

^^ classic :lol:


oi murag tanan tawo sa davao kabalo na ata sa SM North si Henry Sy nalang wa kabalo :lol:

ako malipay pud ko kung I PM ko ni sir pao sa details hehe :D

@ darry, sige lang gud, kamo bitaw naay pinakanindot nga cinema sa Mindanao hehe

^^

I would like to reiterate that SM North will be a Mall and not a Hypermart. Building design will be like MOA, albeit in a lower scale. GLA will be........secret....:lol:

this is the plan as of today, 09/24/08....

oh ha, at least mo tugma sa akong source nga MOA daw ang style hahaha. siguro design pod iyang gina mean ug ang mga tenants.

ok na ko ana bahalag hypermart lang, basta mas excited ko sa "Dacudao Business Park" kay form part lang ang SM didto.

next project please... ang filinvest atbang sa NCCC, naa na bay mga rumors?

^^ classic :lol:


oi murag tanan tawo sa davao kabalo na ata sa SM North si Henry Sy nalang wa kabalo :lol:

Uso man na bai! Kabalo na tanan tawo pati mga mayors. Ang wa nalang kahibalo kay ang mismong tag iya! :lol:

;25704950']ako malipay pud ko kung I PM ko ni sir pao sa details hehe :D

@ darry, sige lang gud, kamo bitaw naay pinakanindot nga cinema sa Mindanao hehe

Aw! NCCC ba ang pinaka nindot nga cinehan sa Mindanao? Dili ba Lawaan or Galaxy? :lol:

oh ha, at least mo tugma sa akong source nga MOA daw ang style hahaha. siguro design pod iyang gina mean ug ang mga tenants.

ok na ko ana bahalag hypermart lang, basta mas excited ko sa "Dacudao Business Park" kay form part lang ang SM didto.

next project please... ang filinvest atbang sa NCCC, naa na bay mga rumors?

Murag nigawas na man na sa newspaper bai... :dunno:

^^

I would like to reiterate that SM North will be a Mall and not a Hypermart. Building design will be like MOA, albeit in a lower scale. GLA will be........secret....:lol:

this is the plan as of today, 09/24/08....

naa pud kay blog ? :rofl:

naa pud kay blog ? :rofl:

Magbuhat ta!!!! Then akong ibutang na name sa writer kay si Hernani P. De Leon
:rofl:

I have a feeling na parang SM Marikina ang second SM sa Davao :D

I have a feeling na parang SM Marikina ang second SM sa Davao :D

Korteng sapatos? Lol! :lol:

parang ganito kaya ung sm north, lanang???

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I have a feeling na parang SM Marikina ang second SM sa Davao :D

maganda pa naman ang SM Markikina, saw a youtube vid ng interiors and nice sya..so oks na oks kung ganun albeit i want a 2 level but sprawling mall unta

those exterior shots dont do the classy interiors justice IMO..basta maganda sya vs typical SM interiors

;25705644']maganda pa naman ang SM Markikina, saw a youtube vid ng interiors and nice sya..so oks na oks kung ganun albeit i want a 2 level but sprawling mall unta

those exterior shots dont do the classy interiors justice IMO..basta maganda sya vs typical SM interiors

Mas maganda nga yung two levels pero sprawling. Ayoko matulad sa SM Manila. :lol:

;25705644']maganda pa naman ang SM Markikina, saw a youtube vid ng interiors and nice sya..so oks na oks kung ganun albeit i want a 2 level but sprawling mall unta

those exterior shots dont do the classy interiors justice IMO..basta maganda sya vs typical SM interiors

^^ yup yung interior. i love it. Smaller MOA ang dating. Sana ganun ang second SM ng Davao. Not a typical SM Mall.

pecture nga ng SM Marikina ?:D

Magbuhat ta!!!! Then akong ibutang na name sa writer kay si Hernani P. De Leon
:rofl:

kinsa man na siya? :D ayaw nalang basig murag naay thread kung nakita daghang "sana" ..sana matuloy , sana maging parang.....:lol:

murag in ani guro ang interior?? hmmmmmm:banana::banana::banana:


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Murag ing-ani? :rofl:

na! wala kaha na taktak ang baga ni Mr.Floirendo sa iyang katawa?:lol:


^^
So the Accendo Commercial Corp. will be the counterpart of Cebu Holdings, Inc.? :dunno:
if so, pwede ito sa list sa Philippine Stock Market...:)

oh yes, i remember that one, tupad anang bookstore diha sa claveria. unsay ngalan ana nga bookstore?

^^ yup yung interior. i love it. Smaller MOA ang dating. Sana ganun ang second SM ng Davao. Not a typical SM Mall.

if it has 66 hectares, then a smaller MOA would be the ideal design.

wow! kapaspas ba ani uy! 1 day ra gani ko wala, 400+ na ang posts!

anyway, about sa 2nd SM, ok rin ang MOA na design para at least, different.

di kagaya ng ibang SM na err.. boxy?!?

^^ di kaha clone sa MOA :D

anyway pansin ko lang Abreeza & SM North katapat ay mga simbahan ? any mall takers sa harap ng San Pedro Church?:D

^^ Estaquio ?

davao bookstore diay. asa gani ng estaquio?

^^ di kaha clone sa MOA :D

anyway pansin ko lang Abreeza & SM North katapat ay mga simbahan ? any mall takers sa harap ng San Pedro Church?:D

Lol! Diba crocodile farm man ang atbang sa San Pedro Church? :D

Peace! :lol:

^^ buhi pa pero balhin sila naa na karon sa may Odeon Theatre.

nagkamali jud ang Peoples Park pagbutang ug Disneyland ...

kini sa Buda ...

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Underwater Sculptures in Paradise Island Resort...

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Artist : Kublai Millan

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Stella Estremera (http://saestremera.multiply.com/photos/album/3/our_gulf_our_life#)

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nagkamali jud ang Peoples Park pagbutang ug Disneyland ...

kini sa Buda ...

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private park/resort?

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photo by S.Estremera
nindot kaayo on a clear day

na! wala kaha na taktak ang baga ni Mr.Floirendo sa iyang katawa?:lol:



if so, pwede ito sa list sa Philippine Stock Market...:)

tug o war

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GROUNDBREAKING. Abreeza, a joint
venture project of the Ayala Land and Anflocor
was formally started through a groundbreaking
ceremony of a 10-hectare land in front of the
Redemptorist church along J.P. Laurel Street
early yesterday morning. Lowering the time
capsule are among others Antonio O. Floirendo
Sr., chair of Anflocor; Maria Christina Brias,
director Anflocor; Jaime I. Ayala, president
Ayala Land Inc.; Jaime Augusto Zobel de
Ayala II, chair and chief executive officer
Ayala Corp.; Fernando Zobel de Ayala, chair
Ayala Land Inc. and city administrator Wendel
Avisado. BING GONZALES

nagkamali jud ang Peoples Park pagbutang ug Disneyland ...

kini sa Buda ...

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I guess mao ning gi ingon ni kublai sa amoa tong gi interview namo siya sauna for our humanities report. :)

poor attempt:D

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di malipay si nyor ambi og si angkol penghok ana. :D

in the following posts
please take notice on how a topic is published by different authors/editors/contributors


Davao region leads country's mango production (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&rp=1&fi=p080923.htm&no=8&date=)

By Mai Gevera

Davao City (23 September) -- Davao Region provinces contribute the most number to the mango supply in the country with 18,115 hectares of productive area.

Southern Mindanao Mango Industry Development Council bared during the Kapihan sa Dabaw yesterday that the region is the leading producer of the said fruit in Mindanao, while Mindanao is considered the top exporter of fresh mango.

Region XI is also tagged as the third largest area with mango produce following Central Luzon and Ilocos Region.

"Mango price will continue to go up here in Mindanao because Luzon mango producers would experience a low volume of production brought by typhoons." said Mindo Cuda of the Mango Development Council.

The shortage of mango production in Luzon is expected to extend until 2010. This paved the way for Mindanao mango farmers to take advantage of the situation by producing more export quality mangoes to fill in the lack of supply from Luzon.

However, Cuda said that small-scale farmers in Mindanao still do not feel such advantage since the exporters and middle men buyers still manipulate the pricing.

"Even if there is low mango supply in Luzon, they would usually offer low pricing to our mango produce by reasoning that there is not enough mango export demand," he said.

Davao region mango produce is classified into three. The good quality produce that reach the standards set by importing countries are classified as export quality which is averagely sold at P60 per kilo.

The supply that failed to reach the export grade are classified as local grade and sold at P55 per kilo. While most of the mango produced in Mindanao are classified as dry mango. These are bought by mango buyers from Luzon and Visayas and later processed to be exported.

Data showed that fifty percent of mango produce in Mindanao are classified as dry mangoes subject for processing.

bared that Davao Region has only one processing plant; however, it only serves as a buying station of mango produce from the various provinces in the region.

Most of the processing plants are based in Visayas which is the reason why mango farmers in Mindanao could not dictate a good price for their produce.

"Even if how hard we try to spend for our inputs just to arrive on an export grade produce, our small scale farmers still do not earn much. Instead, only the middle men take the advantage of the effort." said Antonio Teh of the Mango Industry Council.

Thus, he urged small farmers to help themselves by organizing as a group to sell larger volume of mango produce to command better price.

He explained that mango buyers would want larger volume of supply and dictate better pricing to growers who can sell large volume. (PIA)

Mango growers seek gov’t help in gauging produce for export (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW092408/content.php?id=056)


DAVAO CITY — Mango growers in the Davao Region are pushing for government accreditation for mango classifiers in a bid to break the discretion of exporters in gauging their produce is good enough for export markets.

Antonio Y. Teh, Southern Mindanao Mango Industry Development Council president, said his group wants accreditation of classifiers by the government agency, but exporters have opposed the idea. "They think it is to their disadvantage," Mr. Teh explained.

Currently, exporters have the discretion of classifying which mangoes could be sold to foreign markets.

He said members of his group believe that some otherwise good-quality products are downgraded without basis.

The Department of Agriculture has already conducted training on classification of mangoes, but the project has bogged down due to exporters’ refusal to employ their services, Mr. Teh claimed.

Mirope R. Lamsen, head of the regional agribusiness and marketing division, noted that mango growers have sometimes been deprived of better prices.

Mr. Teh said the industry is a "buyers’ market" even during lean season, with buyers dictating prices.

But he admitted that one big problem is the lack of infrastructure, particularly vapor heat treatment plants needed for exports, readily accessible to mango growers. — CQF

Mindanao mango production falls below target (http://business.inquirer.net/money/breakingnews/view/20080923-162418/Mindanao-mango-production-falls-below-target)

By Judy Quiros
Mindanao Bureau
First Posted 15:34:00 09/23/2008

DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- Mango production in Southern Mindanao was recorded at only 5.5 tons per hectare per season, way below the government's target of 10 tons per hectare per season for 2004-2008, said mango producers in the region.

Southern Mindanao, composed of the three Davao provinces and Compostela Valley, is considered Mindanao's mango basket.

Mindo Cudo of the Southern Mindanao Mango Council (SMMC) said Monday the production shortfall was due to the "weather, lack of good agricultural practice and lack of expansion and information drive." He was a guest speaker at the weekly Kapehan sa Dabaw at the Café Reysus.

Cudo said another factor was the reduction in production areas for mango after some farmers shifted to other crops.

In 2004, Southern Mindanao had more than 18,000 hectares of mango plantations, which made it the country's third-largest mango-growing region.

"However, the number of hectares (for mango) was reduced by 1,446 in 2005 after farmers shifted to other crops," Cudo said.

Tony Teh, also with the SMMC, said low prices and strict export standards could have also discouraged mango farmers from expanding their orchards.

"The stiff rules set by export markets, specifically Japan, have lowered interest among mango growers to expand production areas," he said.

Farmers flooded the local market with their mangoes, which pulled down prices and forced growers to plant other crops, Teh said.

Cudo and Teh said the SMMC is seeking technical assistance from the Department of Agriculture to improve mango production.

The council is also organizing mango growers in the region to better address their problems and needs.

Davao mango producers seek clear fruit classification for export (http://news.balita.ph/2008/09/23/davao-mango-producers-seek-clear-fruit-classification-for-export/#more-1318)


September 23, 2008 12:47 pm by pna

DAVAO CITY, Sept. 23 — Mango producers in the Davao Region are still facing problem on the classification of the fruit, as in most cases, it is the exporters dictate on what grade they produce belong.

Southern Mindanao Mango Industry Development Council, Inc. president Antonio Y. Teh said they would only accept the fruit based on their (exporters) classification.

Teh said the Davao Region has limited processing facilities that is why majority of the fruit produced are classified into the dry grade that are bought at very low price.

Teh said they will pursue their consultation mango industry stakeholder in order to address the problem of mango classification.

The Davao mango is classified as for export quality, local and premium grade.

He said of the 24 percent export produce – 62 percent are brought to Hong Kong, 26 percent to Japan, six percent to China, one percent each to Korea, Singapore, US and Europe.

Mangoes classified as local which is 26 percent of the whole production are sold to domestic market while the premium or dry grade which is 50 percent of the total production is being processed as mango puree and other similar products.

He said the Department of Agriculture (DA) had conducted trainings on how to classify the fruit because this is one factor on the low yield of farmers.

However, the exporters refuse to accept the selection of the classifier.

“The exporters refuse on their selection because it is disadvantageous to them,” he said.

He said sometimes the classification of both the classifier and exporter vary thus pricing is not appropriate to the kind of grade saying that the Class A could be downgraded to just an ordinary grade.

Mango is a buyer’s market where buyers dictate on the price and besides there is no direct link between the producers and buyers.

“That is why it is often the middle men that earn more than the producers,” he said.

There are five major exporters of mango that are mostly Manila-based and with Vapor Heat Treatment (VHT) plant.

He said these exporters buy the fruit here but it is being processed in their respective plants in Manila.

“We only have two with VHT plants, the Diamond Star in Carmen, Davao del Norte and that of DOLE Philippines,” he said.

The other processing plant located in Toril, Davao City does not operate as processing plant but just a buying station.

Teh said the mangoes that they buy from local producers are brought to their Cebu plant but they buy the fruit as premium grade at a low price. (PNA)

LBV/Digna D. Banzon/lvp

Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Land conversion threatens mango industry (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2008/09/23/bus/land.conversion.threatens.mango.industry.html)
By Joy Romares-Sevilla

AN OFFICIAL of the Southern Mindanao Mango Industry Development Council Inc. (SMMIDCI) said Monday that the conversion of mango farmers to other agricultural crops threatens the volume of mango production in the region.

Mindo Cuda, board of trustees of the SMMIDCI, said during the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao, that the region only produces 5.5 tons of mango per hectare per production cycle.

The figure, he said, was below its target of 10 tons per hectare per production cycle.

"One of the reasons in the reduction of mango production is because farmers are no longer motivated to plant. Some of them already cut their trees and convert their lands for coconut farming, which is a very promising industry today" Cuda said.

He, on the other hand, failed to reveal how many hectares of land planted to mango was already converted to other agricultural crops. He only noted that mango production in the region reduced by 50 percent in 2007 compared to the previous year.

As of 2007, Cuda said an estimate of 1,146 hectares was planted to mango in Davao City alone, while 18,115 hectares was the identified site planted to mango in the whole Davao Region.

"Identifying this problem, the government has to come in," Cuda said.

Meawhile, Antonio Teh, president of the mango council, claimed that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has been providing assistance to the council.

"The DA extends assistance such as training and lectures to farmers. But, the problem is, most farmers are very hard to motivate," Teh disclosed.

He further said that for the past years, farmers are encouraged to unite with other mango growers in the region in order to meet the needed volume for both local and international market.

Teh claimed that farmers have formed cooperatives, but still there's no meeting of minds, thus some plans to elevate mango production have not materialized.

As to the issue of land conversion, Teh said that farmers in Mindanao could easily convert their lands to other agricultural crops such as banana, coconut and corn because of the quality of soil they have.

"We can convert to any plant, not like farmers in Luzon and in Cebu where farmers tend to stick with what crop they have. We have better location here, while they (Luzon, Visayas) are susceptible to typhoons," Teh said.

Teh, however, claimed that the industry still hopes that it will be able to address the issues and concerns it faces with the help of the government.

50% of Davao's mangoes classified as processed grade (http://news.balita.ph/2008/09/24/50-of-davaos-mangoes-classified-as-processed-grade/#more-1598)
September 24, 2008 10:49 pm by pna

DAVAO CITY, Sept. 24 — About 50 percent of the mango fruits produced in Davao City are classified as processed grade thus the buying price is a bit lower, according to Milo Coda, member of the board of trustees of the Southern Mindanao Mango Industry Development Council, Inc. (SMMIDCI).

Coda said the processed grade or dry mangoes are not bought even for domestic sale but are sold to processing plants and processed as puree.

He said Davao City has 1,446 hectares planted to mango with an estimated volume of production per hectare at 5.5 tons annually.

“Of the total mango area here, the estimated production is at 8 million kilos yearly and 50 percent of these are classified as processed grade,” he said.

He said a benchmarking of the mango industry in the Philippines was made in 2004, detailing in a roadmap areas that produce 10 tons per hectare per cycle.

He said it failed in achieving its target of giving benefit to 10 million Filipinos with only about 2.5 million benefiting from it.

The projected target did not happen also in Davao City because there was no substantial increase in the number of hectares planted to mangoes.

It had the same area planted to mangoes in 2006 and in 2007 with only a slight increase of about 68 hectares, and for the last two years it had no significant increase as to the volume of production.

Besides, the city have no operational processing plants but only buying stations.

He said it is only in Davao that mangoes are classified either for export, the domestic market or the processed grade or dry mango.

In Luzon, he said they do not classify their mangoes that is why the bulk of mangoes exported comes from Mindanao.

He said during peak season, from March to May, buyers from Manila come to Davao to buy mangoes for the export market.

The mango industry, he said, used to be the third dollar earner of the country in 2004 and the Philippines is the sixth among the 14 mango producing countries in the world in terms of average yield per hectare. The RP’s volume of production was the fourth in the world.

He however said that in 2005, this data are not known and the profile of production is yet to be verified.

“With 5.5 tons per hectare, the production is very low,” he said.

There are issues that affect the industry, he said, and this involves environmental concern, the lack of good agricultural practices, lack of agricultural extension that could disseminate new technology, and the lack of education among farmers for them to apply new techniques in mango production. (PNA)

DCT/Digna D. Banzon/lvp

and the... Nice news...


Phoenix opens first Manila station (http://www.dailymirror.ph/Sept/business09242008&03.html)

Davao-based oil player Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. opened its first station in Metro Manila and Luzon last week as it aggressively moves to expand nationwide.

The station, located in J.P. Rizal St, Fairlanes, Brgy. Nangka, Marikina City, is strategically located being in the gateway to San Mateo and Batasang Pam-bansa. The Phoenix-Marikina station held its soft opening on September 14, with grand opening scheduled next month. The station also has a service bay.

The Marikina outlet is the 71st station of Phoenix. Two other stations in Mindanao opened this September, the 70th in Daproza, General Santos City, and the 72nd in Compostela Valley. Phoenix retail service stations operate in major parts of Mindanao. By the end of 2008, 12 Phoenix stations will have opened in Luzon.

Phoenix posted a net income of P122 million in 2007, a robust growth of 65% compared to 2006. Revenue likewise grew by 59% P2.377 billion in 2007, compared to the 2006 revenue of P1.494 billion. The growth was fueled by substantial increase in sales of petroleum products and revenue in storage, logistics and into-plane services.

Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. went public last year, the first petroleum company to list in the Philippine Stock Exchange after the passage of the 1998 Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act. The company is engaged in the business of trading refined petroleum products, lubricants, chemicals and an array of car care products and accessories. It also provides services such as depot operation, depot storage, logistics, into-plane and allied services.

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naa lang man diay diha nagtago si Nemo...alam nyo ba ang first name ni Nemo?

semi OT muna...
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Fernando Augusto Zobel de Ayala II, chair of Ayala Land Inc., buys a bulk of tinalak, a world-renowned woven cloth produced by Tiboli tribe in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, on display at a weaving center at Pearl Farm Davao Marina in Lanang, Davao City on Tuesday. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth delos Reyes)

dili na o.t. sir, davao man gihapon.

^^ Ani as in Animo Tinio lol

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now that is what we call front page news...... 5B Ayala Center rising in Davao....:lol:

Business Article
Sara to keynote industry forum for partnership building
Published : 2008-09-24

AN industry forum to be attended by some 100 leaders of various sectors, half of whom are undergoing training in partnership-building for Voluntary Business Support Organizations (VBSOs), will be held this morning at the Grand MenSeng Hotel. in Davao City. The forum which ushers in Component 2 of the training involving actual partnership-building among some 40 participants and the sectors they represent will be keynoted by Vice Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, according to Simeon P. Marfori II, president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc . (DCCCII) which initiated the training funded by the Philippines- Australia Human Resource Development Facility (PAHRDF). Inday Sara’s participation in the program is deemed significant because as vice mayor she leads the Sangguniang Panlungsod which will pass upon the outputs and recommendations of the trainees. The participants who come from the Davao City government, national government agencies, various business and industry sectors and sub-sectors, the academe and civil society are committed to craft for Davao City a comprehensive development plan for the ICT (Information, Communication Technology), Agriculture, and Tourism Sectors. The PAHRDF-DCCCII activity has the support of Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte who had authorized the enrolment in the training of many key executive officials of the city government, aside from encouraging some city councilors to also join. The participants of the training are hoping that their outputs will be supported by the SP and eventually given the imprimatur of Mayor Duterte, according to Councilor Susan Isabel “Bel” Reta, SP’s tourism committee chair. While the participants aim to craft a comprehensive development plan for ICT, tourism and agriculture sectors, they are also making moves to improve their respective sectors. Participants from the traditionally-fragmented agriculture sector have decided to organize an agriculture development board of Davao City which they intend to be incorporated and recognized by the city government, The tourism players are formulating a tourism master plan which they would push for passage by the Sanggunian. The ICT sector participants have undertaken SWOT (strenght, weakness, opportunities and threats) analysis and benchmarking.


http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/story.php?id=21834Mindanao Times (http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/story.php?id=21834)

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‘GARGANTUAN’ VOTE OF CONFIDENCE In Davao City, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II,
chair/CEO of Ayala Corp., pours soil on the time capsule during groundbreaking rites of the 10-ha
Ayala Center, a joint venture of Ayala Land and Antonio Floirendo Corp. BING GONZALES/INQUIRER
MINDANAO

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I can't find the full article in Inquirer's website :cry:

good day davao!

kinsa toy way lingaw diha, pwede paki type sa ayala article gikan sa phil inq, hehehe, wa koy mapalitan dri sa akong bukid. :)

^^ lol photo caption lang na sa front page no full story .

good day davao!

kinsa toy way lingaw diha, pwede paki type sa ayala article gikan sa phil inq, hehehe, wa koy mapalitan dri sa akong bukid. :)

Cge gani kog pangita sa website sa full story, wala man. :bash:


^^ lol photo caption lang na sa front page no full story .

Naa ambs oi. Tanawa pa gud dira o, naa story written by Judy Quiros and friend.

^^ naa na sa ayala thread, gi post ni sir apo hehehe.

maayong buntag davao!

P5-B Ayala Center rising in Davao City

By Judy Quiros, Rizalene P. Acac
Mindanao Bureau
First Posted 05:52:00 09/25/2008

DAVAO CITY—It is the single, largest investment ever in the city.

The construction of the P5-billion Ayala Center on a 10-hectare property along J.P. Laurel Avenue here has started and is expected to be fully operational by 2011.

Jaime Ayala, president of Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), said it took six months of discussions to finalize a partnership deal with the Antonio Floirendo Corp. (Anflocor) for the project, known as Abreeza.

The entry of ALI here is seen as a positive indicator by the local business chamber.

“It’s a welcome development. It will bring many livelihood and business opportunities for Dabawenyos. It will complete Davao’s claim as the Philippines’ third major city and queen city of Mindanao,” said Simeon Marfori, president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc.

Ayala said the city’s stable peace and order situation and the positive performance of retail sales pushed the group to finalize the joint venture, which he called “a gargantuan project.”

Davao City is only 60 minutes from Digos City, the site of a series of bus bombings, the latest one on Sept. 1, which killed six people and injured 30.

Based on the Abreeza fact sheet, ALI will invest 67 percent of the total development cost while Anflocor will contribute 33 percent.

The mall itself will occupy 61,000 square meters while a business process outsourcing (BPO) center will cover 18,000 square meters.

During a press conference at the Pearl Farm here on Tuesday, Ayala said that the first phase of the mall’s construction will be completed by 2010 but the BPO component can already operate by 2009.

“The project’s total cost is estimated at P4 billion to P5 billion,” he said.

Corporate social responsibility

Ayala vowed the company would fulfill its corporate social responsibilities.

He repeated its stance on the nondisplacement of the communities at the back of the property, saying the company would provide road access in the area.

Ayala said facilities would be open as indoor venues for various activities of the communities as other malls elsewhere.

Maria Christina Brias, Anflocor director, said that the project would employ at least 11,000 people from the construction phase until full operation.

“We are optimistic that the number will grow given the multiplier effect, which the BPO center stands to create when it fully operates,” Ayala said.

Officials of both companies said aside from jobs to be offered by Abreeza, businesses that would be put up near the mall could also generate local employment.

Residential, commercial

At least three hectares of the entire property will be sold for residential or commercial purposes.

“Both companies will also step up marketing promotions to lure both local and international investors to locate in the area,” Ayala said.

This early, local and foreign companies have started inquiring about the possibility of locating at Abreeza, according to Marivic Añonuevo, senior vice president and group head of Ayala Malls.

Good mix of companies

“The queries are indicators that the city is more than ready to host new labels, shops, and stores that have not yet located here,” Añonuevo said.

She said the interest from this “good mix” of companies that offer higher-end and quality products was very encouraging since the marketing strategies for the project was still being developed.

On concerns that traffic would worsen in the area, Emilio Tumbocon, ALI senior vice president, said the company would construct a loading and unloading bay for passengers so that the main road would not be congested and alternative routes would be opened.

Davao City is only 60 minutes from Digos City, the site of a series of bus bombings, the latest one on Sept. 1, which killed six people and injured 30.



I cant see the logic why kelangan pa isingit nina Judy Quiros and Rizalene P. Acac and statement na to :dunno:.

P5-B Ayala Center rising in Davao City

By Judy Quiros, Rizalene P. Acac
Mindanao Bureau
First Posted 05:52:00 09/25/2008


“It’s a welcome development. It will bring many livelihood and business opportunities for Dabawenyos. It will complete Davao’s claim as the Philippines’ third major city and queen city of Mindanao,” said Simeon Marfori, president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc.

Naku! Kailangan pa daw i-validate to! :lol:

Cge gani kog pangita sa website sa full story, wala man. :bash:




Naa ambs oi. Tanawa pa gud dira o, naa story written by Judy Quiros and friend.

naa diay , abi man gud nako expired na mga Ayala stories lapas naman 24 hrs :lol:

I cant see the logic why kelangan pa isingit nina Judy Quiros and Rizalene P. Acac and statement na to :dunno:.

siguro napag aralan nya sa school kung saang school man sya gumradgweyt na magsingit ng bad news sa isang good news para tawaging RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM :lol::lol::lol:

Honestly, magagalit kayo sakin....but i dont want Davao to be tagged as the Queen City of Mindanao. I want Davao to be promoted as Davao!

Honestly, magagalit kayo sakin....but i dont want Davao to be tagged as the Queen City of Mindanao. I want Davao to be promoted as Davao!

Crown City of the Philippines daw :lol:

naa diay , abi man gud nako expired na mga Ayala stories lapas naman 24 hrs :lol:

Sabagay, pan-us na man ning Ayala oi. Let's move a few kilometers forward na. :lol:

Gi text sa akoa ni sir paolo kagabii ang tentative GLA sa SM North Davao. Pero dili ko musaba kay basig kulatahon ko ni sir paolo. :lol:

Cge gani kog pangita sa website sa full story

Here's the link kuya: http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20080925-162770/P5-B-Ayala-Center-rising-in-Davao-City

Honestly, magagalit kayo sakin....but i dont want Davao to be tagged as the Queen City of Mindanao. I want Davao to be promoted as Davao!

yup! me too. "one of the most progressive cities in the philippines" is the right word.

Here's the link kuya: http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20080925-162770/P5-B-Ayala-Center-rising-in-Davao-City

Thanks kuya!

Anyway, I also want Davao to be promoted independently (of Mindanao). Mas advantageous for Davao na ma dissociate from Mindanao.

Although I looooove the statement of Simeon Marfori about Davao as the Queen City of Mindanao. FOR RECORD PURPOSES! :lol:

Sabagay, pan-us na man ning Ayala oi. Let's move a few kilometers forward na. :lol:

Gi text sa akoa ni sir paolo kagabii ang tentative GLA sa SM North Davao. Pero dili ko musaba kay basig kulatahon ko ni sir paolo. :lol:

oi Head Capo si Paolo ang mga goons na niya mo kulata nimo!:lol:

oi Head Capo si Paolo ang mga goons na niya mo kulata nimo!:lol:

Lol!

Basta kung madayun tong tentative GLA, it's big. :)

Lol!

Basta kung madayun tong tentative GLA, it's big. :)

how bout the october official breaking? any confirmation from the godfathers?

siguro napag aralan nya sa school kung saang school man sya gumradgweyt na magsingit ng bad news sa isang good news para tawaging RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM :lol::lol::lol:

Baka ako lang ang nagrereklamo but do they have to do that? May good news na nga tapos hahaluan ng bad news na in the first place di naman bad news na nangyari sa city natin pero nakakasira sa image. Parang sinasabi pa nila na naginvest ang Ayala pero hala kayo, davao city is just 60 minutes away from blah blah which killed blah blah blah. I just hate it.

Eh bakit pag may bagong developments dito sa Makati. D naman nila nirereport like this, example lang to ha - Robinsons Land will build a 3 tower complex in Makati. It will be RLC's biggest project in the financial capital of the country. Few years ago, the MRT Ayala station in Makati was bombed injuring hundreds of people and killing a number of bystanders. It was tagged as the Valentines Day bombing.

May ganun ba? :dunno: It did happen. Pero journalists from Manila do not report that way if may good news here in MM. Pero pag sa Mindanao, hinahaloan ng bad news!

how bout the october official breaking? any confirmation from the godfathers?

Yup, October ang groundbreaking. :cheers:

alam nyo naman "hot sell" ang mga bombing , kidnapping puro front page kaya yan istayl ng journalism ngayon ang point of reference nila hindi good news but bad news Lol!

Baka ako lang ang nagrereklamo but do they have to do that? May good news na nga tapos hahaluan ng bad news na in the first place di naman bad news na nangyari sa city natin pero nakakasira sa image. Parang sinasabi pa nila na naginvest ang Ayala pero hala kayo, davao city is just 60 minutes away from blah blah which killed blah blah blah. I just hate it.

Eh bakit pag may bagong developments dito sa Makati. D naman nila nirereport like this, example lang to ha - Robinsons Land will build a 3 tower complex in Makati. It will be RLC's biggest project in the financial capital of the country. Few years ago, the MRT Ayala station in Makati was bombed injuring hundreds of people and killing a number of bystanders. It was tagged as the Valentines Day bombing.

May ganun ba? :dunno: It did happen. Pero journalists from Manila do not report that way if may good news here in MM. Pero pag sa Mindanao, hinahaloan ng bad news!

mao bitaw bai, hangtod karon daug daug pa gihapon ang mindanao sa media. sige lang, tindog lang gihapon ta, tindog gani ang iraq nga kulatado kaayo hehehe.

@peng btaw sure na ingon ni godfather ang october... sugal nimo imong 9 lives ana ha? :lol:

^^ hala oi iring diay ni si peng ,pero ako pud ang akong reliable source October pud mao na nagsulti naay driving range sa SM Mazzara lol

Based sa GLA disclosed, mas dako! eheheheh :D and October pud akong nahibaw-an :D

I believe that Abreeza is not exclusive for Davao lang. Other cities in the island would surely benefit from it. This is for the entire Mindanao.

But speaking of Davao City alone, Ayala considered some studies made before putting up a business in the city.


Ma. Victoria Añonuevo is Ayala Land Inc's Senior Vice President.


Ms. Añonuevo cited studies claiming that Davao City has a substantive A, B and C markets that make up a fifth of its population, higher than Cebu’s 16%.

Ms. Añonuevo said they are unfazed by the Gokongweis’ plan to set up a Robinsons shopping mall and the Sys’ similar intent to build another SM mall near the Ayala Center here. A market research and competitive studies they conducted, she said, showed a gap in the supply and demand in the Davao commercial sector.

sa mga SM Mazzara doubters :D

well reading sa statement ni Ms. Anonuevo di totoo yung Robinsons ang magiging anchor store nila .