the fist copy i saw it's full of GREENS !

dapat lang talaga kasi I've been hearing some comments from those living on the north side about increase in air pollution and traffic due to the increasing 'development' there, ma-compare gyud siguro nila ang changes and sana maintain and balanced ang progress basin mapareha sa uban cities having problems with pollution. Greens help buffer air pollution and environmenal aspects of the city should be put in consideration to make Davao's continuing development balanced with Nature, and the city be known for it.

Mao ni ang streamer on the way to Boulders Ambs Birthday man diay ni Sec Durano April 3 so by that time sa peak sya nag celebrate. :cheers:

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^^ lol sana nakuha na yan ngayon kasi nag mukhang campaign materials yan at loitering pa! nice lan di ba lisod musaka ... kauban si jonskie?hehe

is there another term for him by law? but i hope she will not replace him with someone whos quality of public service is based on nothing but personal gain. have been following events in davao and some public figures, i have never known someone shamelessly put publicly funded donations into his name. have read a news that runs "______ is giving away laptop computers to public lawyers..." or something like that. in another, there was this "_____ is donating wheelchairs to...". its like sponsorship of his own corporate enterprise.and even worst, project "billboards" of his name and photos that littered davao city. as like reminding each one hes hard working, you owe him for that. hes up to his name is his game of service. anything outside his national official domain, he does not care about. its not the kind of public servant that davao deserves imo. guess youll agree, hes not even a visionary leader imo. he choke drain of cachement drainage. inspite of influence none was heard of him pushing for local high impact infrastructures to get for national funding. no initiative to push for nationalisation of some city road projects like proposed coastal road. if he ever reigns, davao city will end up like digos city to tagum city. and the uncertainties of law and order.

I remembered years ago in a physics chatroom I once frequented, there's an american chatter and she knew about Davao kay her ex-boyfriend went here for his work, I think it was with US govt. (ex na niya kay nag separate sila because she asked him whom to choose, stay with her or go to some foreign place, in this case Davao. Gipili sa iyang BF kay Davao haha). I asked her how does he find Davao and she replied beautiful city daw according to him. but she mentioned except daw sa certain politician that she 'hated' (nagbalita siguro iya ex-bf) kay corrupt daw sa dealings. I asked who, and that politician you referred may be the same one that she named.

^^ lol sana nakuha na yan ngayon kasi nag mukhang campaign materials yan at loitering pa! nice lan di ba lisod musaka ... kauban si jonskie?hehe

Naa siya before mi nilakaw kaubanon unta among gi galgal... wa gyud nagpailad next time na daw sya. :lol:

Nag stay mi overnight sa Sabros Ambs operational na ila 3rd zipline na 800m la lang mi kasakay 5pm naman gud mi niabot. Nice man diay accomodations didto pati ang kaon ok pud. :cheers:

^^ so it means na toppled na ang 700 sa Davao Outland Adventure? asa gi butang?

btw keep the copies of Apo basig naa na pud mangutana atong ibaligya hehe

^^ hmmm biktima ka ata sa best friend ni neyo haha

anyway 3rd chinese arch meron naa nay rebars .. i guess the 1st column na circular LOL

^^ hmmm biktima ka ata sa best friend ni neyo haha

if referring to the politican siguro nabiktima yung group kung saan nag-work yung bf niya, or in broader perspective, yung mamayan mismo if it involved corruption. aw siguro apil na pud 'ta nabiktima kay mamayan man :(

if you meant some prankster chatter, nah, they were sensible, highly knowledgeable chatters in that room they could answer virtually any queries on physics; we share ideas and we literally witnessed the world change right from that room.

^^ so it means na toppled na ang 700 sa Davao Outland Adventure? asa gi butang?

btw keep the copies of Apo basig naa na pud mangutana atong ibaligya hehe

Sa taas sa 400m ug mo end sa may area bitaw nga naay open space nga naa tables doul sa take-off sa 380m bale nag cross siya.

Kung 700m lang ang outland so na apsan na gyud to. Speedthrill pud daw ang 800m Ambs I dont know kung unsa ka paspas mao lang sulti sa mga nag serve sa amo didto.

Didto pud diay nag stay sila Secretary sa Sabros.

My photos are intact Ambs no probs :cheers:

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Nha Trang Vietnamese Restaurant
Posted on 5 April 2009 by Blogie in Restaurant


A Vietnamese restaurant in the heart of the city that’s rather low-key but certainly worth your palate’s attention is Nha Trang. The location and the place itself are unassuming, but their cooking is now one of my favorites in Davao!

And because their prices are so low, they could actually give Hanoi a run for their money.

A good friend of mine had told me about Nha Trang’s curry dishes, so that’s what I went there for last week, with friends Angel and Jaime in tow. We ordered the Shrimp Curry (₱155) because they were fresh out of chicken curry, and we didn’t feel like tuna in curry. And we were rewarded with the best-tasting curry hereabouts!

Talking to the owner after our very satisfying meal, she revealed that she makes curry from scratch! Jessica, whose husband is Vietnamese, said that their curry preparation isn’t really Vietnamese but more of Indian because she uses turmeric. No complaints here! I actually couldn’t stop myself from lapping up the leftover sauce…

Interesting twist: they put fresh okra in the curry dish. Very nice contrast to the shrimp. One order of the Shrimp Curry is good for 3 people, if you order a couple of other dishes.

We also had Bagoong Fried Rice (₱110), which is good for 3 to 4. It wasn’t quite as good as I’d hoped, but then they were correct in not making it too tasty, because it provided the perfect “frame” for the gastronomic “pictures” we had.

For appetizers, we had Cha Gio (₱85) — fried spring rolls. You could tell that they don’t scrimp on ingredients, unlike in some restaurants where they make the rolls with ridiculously thick wrapping. The Cha Gio is perfect as an appetizer, but Jessica suggests the fresh spring rolls, especially if you’re into vegetables.

Others on our dinner table that night were the Bo Nuong (₱130), or spicy beef in a sizzling plate, and the Sizzling Tofu & Mushrooms (₱120). I tell you, we ordered too much! We didn’t realize that the portions would be that big.

Nha Trang probably isn’t a place you’d bring your date or your boss, because of the way it looks. But, I promise you, the food will not embarrass you, so go ahead and impress that special someone with Nha Trang’s delicious Vietnamese and Filipino culinary offerings!

Nha Trang Vietnamese Restaurant is located on Jacinto Extension, across this feeder road from the Bangko Sentral complex. It’s on the same side as Tadakuma’s first branch in downtown Davao.

Davao Delicious (http://http://www.davaodeli.com/restaurant/nha-trang-vietnamese/)

another coffee shop across Chimes G2(?) cafe :cheers:

Young artists blend colors for Chicco di Caffè
Written by Christopher T. Fabian
Wednesday, 18 March 2009 06:59

Aside from its Roxas branch and the upcoming NCCC outlet, Kreios is targeting to open three more shops in Davao, and one each in Cagayan de Oro, Cebu and Manila.




kaya pala palaging ninnerbyos ang mga taga davao dahil malakas magkape :lol: :jk:

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Lake Venado

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Venado-Agco trail

what are the chances of women from private sector to become a mayor of davao city. does oit sound weird?:D ms margie florendo(shes from davao delnorte though/if/) for example whos active in civic and tourism related activities. inday sara duterte(rep of youngies and prove the worth of young generation), or ms fuentespina of askinoses davao chocs:D shes a successful businesswoman. if i have my way, a woman this time. and will appoint elder duterte as chief adviser on peace and oreder and political affairs. how do you like that:D

As regards the business well-being of the city, I would still give it an outstanding mark for its vibrance. There's earth movement everywhere and the city treasury is in tip top shape. Not bad for a city reeling upon the ugly Mindanao image. Not bad for city that used to be a hotbed for insurgency and other forms of criminality. To my knowledge there there's no Davao City mayor that has ever accomplished that and all I can recall in pre Duterte era was the gloom and doom that engulfed Davao.
i agree

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lol naa na diay hagdan na! sa una kay bagon lang hehe

lol naa na diay hagdan na! sa una kay bagon lang hehe

korek! for safety reason mao gi hagdanan nila. wala na nako nakita tong gunitanan didto Ambi nga "for your eyes only" hahaha :lol:

^^ LOL mao! katung saka mi kay kasunod namo mga madre... unta dili papel ilang sign diha daghan man kahoy diha oi!

^^ LOL mao! katung saka mi kay kasunod namo mga madre... unta dili papel ilang sign diha daghan man kahoy diha oi!

G.I. man na Ambs. Nag unsa man ang madre didto? hehehe

Daghan na tindahan sa venado since April 4 pa nag hulat sa bagang duot sa climbers karong holyweek. Tag P130 ang litro sa softdrink waaaaaaa!!! :lol::lol::lol:

what are the chances of women from private sector to become a mayor of davao city. does oit sound weird?:D ms margie florendo(shes from davao delnorte though/if/) for example whos active in civic and tourism related activities. inday sara duterte(rep of youngies and prove the worth of young generation), or ms fuentespina of askinoses davao chocs:D shes a successful businesswoman. if i have my way, a woman this time. and will appoint elder duterte as chief adviser on peace and oreder and political affairs. how do you like that:D

well sarah is running for mayor for sure.

G.I. man na Ambs. Nag unsa man ang madre didto? hehehe

Daghan na tindahan sa venado since April 4 pa nag hulat sa bagang duot sa climbers karong holyweek. Tag P130 ang litro sa softdrink waaaaaaa!!! :lol::lol::lol:

grabe murag marco polo ang price labi na ang tanduay!:lol:

climbing mga madre oi of course wala tung ilang sanina hehe

grabe murag marco polo ang price labi na ang tanduay!:lol:

climbing mga madre oi of course wala tung ilang sanina hehe

hmmmmm nganong kabalo man ka nga madre to bi? Imo siguro na interesan? hahaha.

Mao gyud ang bottled water nga pinaka gamay tag P30 ang Marlboro tag P80 toink...

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Mt Apo summit from Lake Venado.

^^ bwhaha kay sige lang manguros... jawk!

murag dry lagi dihang dapita? way ulan2 sa taas? naa kay night shot lan?

^^ How about Mabel S. Acosta for higher position (kahit hindi mayor), although on one instance I didn't agree with her stand on the David statue but I guess she handled it with finesse compared to some other culturally ignorant, self righteous myopic counterparts. And in the Gikan sa Masa show, she and the Mayor have easy chemistry that may prove difficult task to others.

afaik she's running for VM ...whew i guess it will be "ladies in the house" next year!

parang beauty contest din pala next election sa Davao :nocrook:

and Margie Moran Floriendo for congress :D

(haha to recall, in comparison bagsak ang 'beauty' ni de Lima :down: )


kaso baka gawin nila pink ang color ng city hall bldg., 'mold' green na kasi sa SP :nuts: :runaway:

^^ bwhaha kay sige lang manguros... jawk!

murag dry lagi dihang dapita? way ulan2 sa taas? naa kay night shot lan?

Toinks... worst experience gani nako kay on the way na mi sa crater ni ulan so drenched mi while scaling the last part of the summit kuyawan ko basin ma hypothermia. Nag last hangtod kadlawn. Ug ang hangin lay undang, di pareho sa normal days nga sa gabii na mo kusog ang hangin. Wind chill ang great factor ngano very cold to the other night. Isa pud sa reason na wala koy night shots. Pundo lang ko sa tent since ni abot mi sa summit. :ohno:

^^ that's the worst part pag mo ulan... it's hard to dry-up ...miski medyas basa gyud na lisod paugahon ! i guess having a tanduay made you feel better hehe

^^ that's the worst part pag mo ulan... it's hard to dry-up ...miski medyas basa gyud na lisod paugahon ! i guess having a tanduay made you feel better hehe

Naa mi Vodka dala pero la mi nag inom kay lisod mag relieve sa sarili kay ulan ug tugnaw kaayo. :lol:

Latest Camp Sabros Price list

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^^kaw malakas ba magkape?;)

we have coffee here..

Hi goys.

Pinabura ko na kay Kiretoce yung Noblesse Heights Thread sa Projects on the Rise. That subforum deserves only the real and actual projects, hence, the move.

Thanks to Kiretoce for the prompt action. :)

^^ Sayang naman yung showroom nila, pde yun bilhin? :p

:okay:

Just the right thing to do

^^
Just our little contribution to keep the credibility of this forum afloat amidst false, exaggerated, or premature claims.

lol that's you're contribution for the lent season ....it's kind of penitentsya! i hope others will "follow suite" LOL

^^

:hi: sir eagle .... eto yata ang "hardcopy" version nyan :)



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note: wag po sanang nenerbyosin ang mga madla sa picture dahil mukhang hangang drawing lang po yan

yung nasa pic is yung project nila sa may Makati.. :D

^^
That's what they told me when I called their office to inquire. For Davao City, MRB ang itatayo nila. :)

i hope others will "follow suite" LOL

Asa ka pa. :lol:

i am off to manila in a few hours....:)

^^

Sure you'd come back with some good news. Please don't forget to share. :)

Hi goys.

Pinabura ko na kay Kiretoce yung Noblesse Heights Thread sa Projects on the Rise. That subforum deserves only the real and actual projects, hence, the move.

Thanks to Kiretoce for the prompt action. :)

pati palmetto place pa delete na rin kaya natin? its too small a project para gawan ng thread hehe

;34779948']pati palmetto place pa delete na rin kaya natin? its too small a project para gawan ng thread hehe

Waaaa! :lol: In fairness, dako kaayo siyag rendering sa project site, sa Maa Road na side. Baka magalit si Consunji pag pinabura natin. :lol:

Ang u/c na NCCC Hypermart pwede din gawan ng thread? :D :lol:

^^

3 condo buildings din yon and probably looks more massive in actual. Basta ba di tayo gagawa ng thread sa mga sprawling subdivisions dahil kung nagkataon, maubusan ng bandwidth ang SSC :lol:

^^
Correcto. Sa dami ba naman. :lol:

^^

Right :)

^^

Sure you'd come back with some good news. Please don't forget to share. :)

oo naman. kung may hagilap ako na good news i will surely share.:lol:

^^

Thanks, we are patient and not complaining no matter what...:lol:

^^

3 condo buildings din yon and probably looks more massive in actual. Basta ba di tayo gagawa ng thread sa mga sprawling subdivisions dahil kung nagkataon, maubusan ng bandwidth ang SSC :lol:

Dapat merong sprawlingsubdivisionscity.com din for that.
:lol:

Ace Durano Lauds Davao for Creating Own Character

* Points out positive qualities of Davao destinations

Tourism Secretary Ace Durano lauded the Davao Region's way of developing its tourist attractions.

He assessed Davao's strides in tourism during a dinner he hosted recently for Davao business editors and travel writers at the Sarangani Hall of Marco Polo Davao Hotel.

"I think tourism here is developing very nicely as Davao is creating its own character as a tourist destination.

Durano also described how the Department of Tourism is contributing to Davao tourism in a unique way through a program it has initiated recently with 20 universities in Manila.

Secretary Durano said that Davao, like Cebu, also continued to attract students and trainees, including medical graduates taking residency in local hospitals.

Tourism Region 11 Director Sonia V. Garcia bared that students from Indonesia, Korea and even East Timor come to Davao to study.


Source:

Edge Davao
The Business Weekly
www.edgedavao.net

^^

That was relayed by Bong A. at Facebook. Sec. Durano even said it's the best tourism program ever drafted in the Philippines. He mistook it as something done by foreign consultants when it was made by our local tourism leaders including Bong A. :)

Ace Durano Lauds Davao for Creating Own Character

* Points out positive qualities of Davao destinations

Tourism Secretary Ace Durano lauded the Davao Region's way of developing its tourist attractions.

He assessed Davao's strides in tourism during a dinner he hosted recently for Davao business editors and travel writers at the Sarangani Hall of Marco Polo Davao Hotel.

"I think tourism here is developing very nicely as Davao is creating its own character as a tourist destination.

Durano also described how the Department of Tourism is contributing to Davao tourism in a unique way through a program it has initiated recently with 20 universities in Manila.

Secretary Durano said that Davao, like Cebu, also continued to attract students and trainees, including medical graduates taking residency in local hospitals.

Tourism Region 11 Director Sonia V. Garcia bared that students from Indonesia, Korea and even East Timor come to Davao to study.


Source:

Edge Davao
The Business Weekly
www.edgedavao.net

^^

That was relayed by Bong A. at Facebook. Sec. Durano even said it's the best tourism program ever drafted in the Philippines. He mistook it as something done by foreign consultants when it was made by our local tourism leaders including Bong A. :)

great ! :)

DOT Promotes Unique Products for Foreigners


The Department of Tourism is promoting new products to entice visitors to come to Davao City and in other areas in the Philippines.

DOT Undersecretary Oscar P. Palabyab told tourism key players of Davao in a recent tourism forum here to push for unique products that can be found only in specific destinations of the country to attract visitors.

He said while it is true that the country's top foreign visitors are the Americans and the Japanese, the agency is also looking at other markets like France, Russia, and Scandinavia, who look for new products.

He said what the DOT is currently pushing are spa and medical tourism, birdwatching, diving and adventure.


Source:

Edge Davao
The Business Weekly
www.edgedavao.net

DOT Promotes Unique Products for Foreigners


The Department of Tourism is promoting new products to entice visitors to come to Davao City and in other areas in the Philippines.

DOT Undersecretary Oscar P. Palabyab told tourism key players of Davao in a recent tourism forum here to push for unique products that can be found only in specific destinations of the country to attract visitors.

He said while it is true that the country's top foreign visitors are the Americans and the Japanese, the agency is also looking at other markets like France, Russia, and Scandinavia, who look for new products.

He said what the DOT is currently pushing are spa and medical tourism, birdwatching, diving and adventure.


Source:

Edge Davao
The Business Weekly
www.edgedavao.net

FAST PROCESSING OF PERMITS

Singaporean Businessman Lauds Efficiency of Agencies

This one is for the books. The process of obtaining business permits and licenses in Davao City is quite efficient. In fact, to some extent, faster than the very efficient and expedient system in the city state of Singapore.

No less than a Singaporean businessman relayed his amazing story on how he was pleasantly shocked by the efficiency of the local and national government agencies.

Kishore Jethmal, training director of Trust Management Centre of Singapore, bared before a media forum at Marco Polo's Club 888 that it took only four hours to have the name of his firm processed and approved by the Department of Trade and Industry, including the issuance of a certificate to operate legally in the Philippines.

The Singaporean national said that he had a very happy experience, proud and even lucky that he decided to set up his business in Davao City and not in other cities in the Philippines.


Source:

Edge Davao
The Business Weekly
www.edgedavao.net

bluejaz waterpark/resort

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i am off to manila in a few hours....:)

pasalubong ko po master :master: have a safe flight po sir (and more stories re: dvo projects when you get back )

yung nasa pic is yung project nila sa may Makati.. :D

misleading talaga ang picture :lol:


;34779948']pati palmetto place pa delete na rin kaya natin? its too small a project para gawan ng thread hehe

lagay na sa isang thread, e.g. small projects ....

I guess I'm free to announce this as construction has started anyway.

NCCC Hypermart in Panacan, Davao City is underconstruction. The hypermart will almost be as big as Makro Davao, but has better aesthetics than the latter. Will try to post the perspective as soon as I am allowed to do so. :)

^^ :applause:

I guess I'm free to announce this as construction has started anyway.

NCCC Hypermart in Panacan, Davao City is underconstruction. The hypermart will almost be as big as Makro Davao, but has better aesthetics than the latter. Will try to post the perspective as soon as I am allowed to do so. :)


ilabas mo na lahat peng....alam kung matagal mo ng gustong gumawa ng thread(s)...:lol:


anyway :cheers:

I guess I'm free to announce this as construction has started anyway.

NCCC Hypermart in Panacan, Davao City is underconstruction. The hypermart will almost be as big as Makro Davao, but has better aesthetics than the latter. Will try to post the perspective as soon as I am allowed to do so. :)
great news! indeed, they don't have to go as far as Makro to buy goods..;)

goys, I'll post yung mga bagong bukas na stores sa GMall tomorrow..;)

ilabas mo na lahat peng....alam kung matagal mo ng gustong gumawa ng thread(s)...:lol:


anyway :cheers:

Lolz!

Anyway, take note of the word Panacan. I haven't even mentioned Lanang yet. ;)

Downsouth
By Hernani De Leon

Mindanao job situation feeling pinch of slowdown

DAVAO CITY — Data on Mindanao’s job situation provided by a ranking official of the Labor department last week have indicated that there is, indeed, an economic problem brewing on the island. While only retrenchments from Northern Mindanao’s industries have been significantly reported these past months, the data showed the equally alarming figures in Caraga and Zamboanga Peninsula.

Caraga’s woes are expected with the industrial slowdown that started last year. The region’s major outputs are metallic minerals primarily shipped to Chinese smelting and manufacturing plants. These commodities are produced by local miners in partnership with Chinese firms and shipped out mostly from the port of Cagayan de Oro. With the industrial slowdown, Caraga’s miners had resorted to layoffs.

Zamboanga Peninsula hardly reported major job cuts since January, but if the Labor department data covered the second part of 2008, the problem could be traced to the region’s commercial fishing industry — from oil prices to the lean fishing season that required job cuts even for the canning facilities. When the fishing season resumes, at about this time, employment should pick up near normal levels.

There’s no sign yet of an economic slump that could hit the Davao Region in the near term. Agribusiness is doing well, except for the coconut industry, which is a major economic contributor not only in the region but the whole of Mindanao as well. Foreign demand has gone down significantly as industrial users of coconut products falter, depressing prices of copra (desiccated coconut) all over the island to P15 per kilogram at farm gate from about P50 a year ago.

xxx

http://www.bworldonline.com/BW040809/content.php?id=079

Downsouth
By Hernani De Leon

Mindanao job situation feeling pinch of slowdown

DAVAO CITY — Data on Mindanao’s job situation provided by a ranking official of the Labor department last week have indicated that there is, indeed, an economic problem brewing on the island. While only retrenchments from Northern Mindanao’s industries have been significantly reported these past months, the data showed the equally alarming figures in Caraga and Zamboanga Peninsula.

Caraga’s woes are expected with the industrial slowdown that started last year. The region’s major outputs are metallic minerals primarily shipped to Chinese smelting and manufacturing plants. These commodities are produced by local miners in partnership with Chinese firms and shipped out mostly from the port of Cagayan de Oro. With the industrial slowdown, Caraga’s miners had resorted to layoffs.

Zamboanga Peninsula hardly reported major job cuts since January, but if the Labor department data covered the second part of 2008, the problem could be traced to the region’s commercial fishing industry — from oil prices to the lean fishing season that required job cuts even for the canning facilities. When the fishing season resumes, at about this time, employment should pick up near normal levels.

There’s no sign yet of an economic slump that could hit the Davao Region in the near term. Agribusiness is doing well, except for the coconut industry, which is a major economic contributor not only in the region but the whole of Mindanao as well. Foreign demand has gone down significantly as industrial users of coconut products falter, depressing prices of copra (desiccated coconut) all over the island to P15 per kilogram at farm gate from about P50 a year ago.

xxx

http://www.bworldonline.com/BW040809/content.php?id=079

its feeling the pinch talaga. we will be laying off some personnel in the next few months.

btw, i am in manila na. then to baguio tomorrow, then laguna (splash isalnd on sunday and enchanted on saturday), then back to makati fo some SERIOUS shopping....hahahahahah:lol:

I guess I'm free to announce this as construction has started anyway.

NCCC Hypermart in Panacan, Davao City is underconstruction. The hypermart will almost be as big as Makro Davao, but has better aesthetics than the latter. Will try to post the perspective as soon as I am allowed to do so. :)


sir peng, aircon for sure and nccc hypermart. right? hehehehe... one storey building lang xa or two?. jejeje. igawas na na tanan sir peng uy hehehehe.

Chinatown skyline rising
Big hotel, condo up; office, store buildings proliferate

OBSERVANT Dabawenyos notice the rising skyline of Davao City’s newly established Chinatown what with the proliferation lately of tall buildings for various purposes, mostly business, in the area.
Although the structures can hardly be called skyscrapers, the sprouting of the new buildings, mostly five floors at least, is no doubt a sign of the vibrant economy in what Dabawenyo old-timers used to call Sta. Ana. District.
Foremost of these tall buildings are the malls –NCCC, Gaisano Mall and lately, Chimes, which rose from the spot where the old Felcris Department.
In front of Chimes are two new multi-story buildings which have yet to be fully occupied. They are the JH Office Depot Building and a newly completed much taller office building beside it.
Other tall buildings in Chinatown are found along Monteverde street, Magsaysay avenue and Sta. Ana avenue.
Rising between Villa-Abrille Street and Sta. Ana avenue near The Paper Tree building and Farenheit restobar is 12 storey Central Park Hotel, reportedly owned by Dr. Edward Villa-Abrille Lim, a topnotch surgeon, who headed an orthopedic college in Cincinnati, USA. Dr. Lim, a great grandson of the legendary philanthropist Francisco Lim Juna Villa-Abrille, shuttles USA and Davao City, where he has founded a special orthopedic wing of the Davao Doctors Hospital.
Soon to be constructed is the first condominium not far from the Agdao public market at the back of Linmar Apartele is Linmar Tower.
Also being eyed for development into a commercial, shopping and food center is the Chinatown land abutting the Sta. Ana Wharf. The owners of the area, one of whom is Vicente T. Lao, prominent contractor, who now heads the Mindanao Business Council and chair of the Regional Development Council, are reportedly ready to embark on the development of that waterfront area, as soon as it is cleared of informal settlers who are mostly from the provinces.

by Antonio M. Ajero
Photos by Junnex Chua

Edge Davao (http://http://www.edgedavao.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144:chinatown-skyline-rising&catid=47:property-forum&Itemid=80)

Guys napapansin ko ahh mukhang ka pareha lng ung hallway ng SM City and NCCC mall of Davao.....

I guess I'm free to announce this as construction has started anyway.

NCCC Hypermart in Panacan, Davao City is underconstruction. The hypermart will almost be as big as Makro Davao, but has better aesthetics than the latter. Will try to post the perspective as soon as I am allowed to do so. :)

Chinatown skyline rising
Big hotel, condo up; office, store buildings proliferate

OBSERVANT Dabawenyos notice the rising skyline of Davao City’s newly established Chinatown what with the proliferation lately of tall buildings for various purposes, mostly business, in the area.
Although the structures can hardly be called skyscrapers, the sprouting of the new buildings, mostly five floors at least, is no doubt a sign of the vibrant economy in what Dabawenyo old-timers used to call Sta. Ana. District.
Foremost of these tall buildings are the malls –NCCC, Gaisano Mall and lately, Chimes, which rose from the spot where the old Felcris Department.
In front of Chimes are two new multi-story buildings which have yet to be fully occupied. They are the JH Office Depot Building and a newly completed much taller office building beside it.
Other tall buildings in Chinatown are found along Monteverde street, Magsaysay avenue and Sta. Ana avenue.
Rising between Villa-Abrille Street and Sta. Ana avenue near The Paper Tree building and Farenheit restobar is 12 storey Central Park Hotel, reportedly owned by Dr. Edward Villa-Abrille Lim, a topnotch surgeon, who headed an orthopedic college in Cincinnati, USA. Dr. Lim, a great grandson of the legendary philanthropist Francisco Lim Juna Villa-Abrille, shuttles USA and Davao City, where he has founded a special orthopedic wing of the Davao Doctors Hospital.
Soon to be constructed is the first condominium not far from the Agdao public market at the back of Linmar Apartele is Linmar Tower.
Also being eyed for development into a commercial, shopping and food center is the Chinatown land abutting the Sta. Ana Wharf. The owners of the area, one of whom is Vicente T. Lao, prominent contractor, who now heads the Mindanao Business Council and chair of the Regional Development Council, are reportedly ready to embark on the development of that waterfront area, as soon as it is cleared of informal settlers who are mostly from the provinces.

by Antonio M. Ajero
Photos by Junnex Chua

Edge Davao (http://http://www.edgedavao.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144:chinatown-skyline-rising&catid=47:property-forum&Itemid=80)


wow nice! madayun na jud akong gidamgo anang lugara.... dinha ba pod ang pier sa fastcraft noh? sa sta ana wharf?

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mga pila kaha ka oras fastcraft davao to gensan? dali lang kaya? mas dali kaha kung magfastcraft kesah magbus? hehehehe

^^ nice devt...

btw, gawan na ng thread yang NCCC Hypermart-Panacan. :D

Doing Business - Of night markets and other observations
Wednesday, 18 March 2009 19:52

DAVAO is my haven of happiness and peace. I must say, perhaps I am the most sensitive Dabawenya whenever I see some of my kababayans not enjoying the good life.
President GMA’s idea on how to make the economy stronger is —Spend and Earn! Makes sense. This is the logic behind the implementation of long weekend holidays. Spend and Earn is healthy. Spend and Earn motivates us to work harder and allows us to help other people to earn faster. Simply put, money has to circulate and not remain stagnant!
Spend and Earn as a solution has given me a myopic vision in relation to the existing situation in Davao. If there is nothing much to earn, there is nothing much to spend—a basic insight but a very complicated one!
There are realities we have to see in our city. These truths ought to be enumerated so that we will be more united as we help each other build the economy best for us.
Chinatown is a great welcome! I was there on Chinese New Year’s Eve. As I went around, my heart bled on seeing that many of the stuffs being sold in the tiangges were “ukay-ukay”, the term for second-hand items. I couldn’t help recalling stalls in Hong Kong. Let’s not go too far, Divisoria! Divisoria sells brand new stuffs.
“Ukay” may now be a positive way to adjust to the buying capacity of Dabawenyos. Even in a Christmas bazaar at the Davao Convention Center last November, some of the items were also second-hand.
I say this is not at all undesirable considering that in these hard times, satisfying oneself with hand-me-down items may be good personal finance strategy. One amazing fact is that visitors from Manila and Cebu would set aside one day for “ukay” hunting.
Still I believe that the night markets in Chinatown and the ones they’re thinking of putting up during the Araw ng Dabaw merriment could stand a lot of improvement. This is important since night markets would not institutionalized in Davao.
I was told that in the past, Dabawenyos had a reputation of being spend-thrifts. In Manila, for instance, students from Davao were known for holding expensive jam sessions. During summer, the sons and daughters of hacienderos and loggers then would invite their classmates to spend their summer and Christmas vacations in Davao, all expenses paid for by the hosts.
Nobody could tell when exactly did the transformation took place. But today, Davao is the only place in the country, where most taxi passengers prefer to ride non-airconditioned units.
This impression of frugality, might have also been the reason why until now Starbucks, the world class coffeeshop has not come to Davao yet.
But make no mistke about it. Coffee shops in Davao are very customer-friendly unlike in other key cities in the country. Many of them do not charge for internet use and allow free use of electricity. Not to mention that the coffee prices are affordable. I truly commend business strategists who are adaptable as to be able to serve Dabawenyos quality coffee at low prices.
There is also a need for me to describe the concert scenes. The Dabawenyo audience is still inhibited and passive, if not subdued. I even found myself one of the few dancing in a concert of an internationally-acclaimed group, Earth, Wind and Fire.
During Christmas season, I observe that Dabawenyos would rather spend on food than on excessive decors.
When I first set foot here, I was always excited to frequent the supermarkets because the veggies, meat and fish products’ prices were low compared to those in Manila. Rentals, electricity and water charges are low. Davao is one of the most livable cities in the country. I am an addict of buffet restaurants which reasonably price their food offerings. My hopes for Davao are high.

by Wearney Atienza

Edge Davao (http://http://www.edgedavao.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=143:doing-business-of-night-markets-and-other-observations&catid=47:property-forum&Itemid=80)

^^ siguraduhon sa dako ..kay basig daghan mag himo na threads didto na convenience stores!lol

yap naa fastcraft diha... naa proposal naay himoong tourism activity diha siguro murag niht market.

brand new ba tong fastcraft na gamiton sa dvo-lupon-dvo na byahe???

diba padung nato dinhis davao gikan ug japan?.... unta muabot xa sa time sa caracoles festival noh? hala nindut na kaau naay makita nga fastcraft gadagan sa davao gulf. hehehehe... unya pila ka months now daghan na makita mga yacht galutaw lutaw pod sa davao gulf

^^ April 12th man tingali mag sugod ...pero pa isa2 pa lang siguro...ang yate daghan naman naa gani gahimo ana sa IGACOS. ang problema kay katag lang siya karon.

^^ April 12th man tingali mag sugod ...pero pa isa2 pa lang siguro...ang yate daghan naman naa gani gahimo ana sa IGACOS. ang problema kay katag lang siya karon.

yes naa gahimo sa igacos, duha tong akong nakita na ginahimo sa mga bangayan plus naa pod koy nakita duha, baleh ka yate yata naa ron dinha, unya sa akong pagkahibawo nagpalit na ug yate si mr. floi.. hehehe

mga pila kaha ka oras fastcraft davao to gensan? dali lang kaya? mas dali kaha kung magfastcraft kesah magbus? hehehehe

murag dili man tingali pwede (???) ang fastcraft ipaagi ug gensan, kay una mas layo man ang tuyokon versus bus so basi mas dugay gihapon ang byahe versus bus (so if ang fastcraft cuts the trip by half versus the regular ships, then from 8 hours ma cut to 4) ug isa pa balud man kaayo dira parte sa sarangani which i think isnt comfortable for such a small craft (tay-og man gani ang superferry fastcraft pa kaha hehe)

^^aw bitaw noh? delikado diay xa hehehe... lupon ra gyud diay pwede mabyahe sa fastcraft. tuyok rapod xa noh kung davao-mati.

PEOPLE'S PARK

INTERACTIVE FOUNTAIN/CHILDREN'S FOUNTAIN
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its nice to be back:cheers:

^^ where have you've been? turkey?LOL

Very nice kaayo pagka capture :okay:

http://photos-c.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v2740/92/17/1101891441/n1101891441_369986_71757.jpg

^^aw bitaw noh? delikado diay xa hehehe... lupon ra gyud diay pwede mabyahe sa fastcraft. tuyok rapod xa noh kung davao-mati.


same sab nang pa mati (if ever)

paglampas nimo sa tumoy sa oriental, kusog na sab ang balod dira kay open sea na man hehe


dili ko sure if dili makaya sa fastcraft ha but im just saying nga basi balod na kaayo para comfortable sa pasahero..kay if dili makaya giunsa pag byahe sa fastcraft gikan japan hehe

^^ where have you've been? turkey?LOL


nag philippines ko, davao city..:lol:

What i've heard nag himo na ug pantalan sa Lupon or Banaybanay for that fastcraft plying DavOr & Davao city route.

si wadab nag kita mi sa wind and wave.. nag dive sila. naka discount noon ko da sa ilng total amount kay skyscraper man:lol:

What i've heard nag himo na ug pantalan sa Lupon or Banaybanay for that fastcraft plying DavOr & Davao city route.

mura nahuman naman or they using the Banaybanay pier because it's more accessible and new?

anyway repost


PIA Press Release
2009/04/04

Davao City Lupon fastcraft set for maiden voyage
by RG Alama

Davao City (4 April) -- If schedules permit, the 2009 Carcoles Festival to be held this April 25 at Santa Ana Wharf will feature the maiden voyage of the 150-seater fastcraft which will service the Santa Ana wharf to Lupon route.

According to Araceli Ayuste, Caracoles Festival chair, lshe was able to talk last week to Dante Sipalo, the franchisee of the Fastcraft service, who is a Lupon-born, Manila-based businessman. Sipalo has informed her that the fastcraft has just left its shipyard in Japan en route to Cebu for defouling and could possibly be in Davao during the Caracoles.

Ayuste hopes that the ship will be in Davao, in time for the Caracoles festival, which is a regional event that celebrates the beauty and the bounty of Davao Gulf. It is the culminating event of the Dive the Gulf festival and will highlight a sundown to sunrise party to be held at the Santa Ana wharf.

Ayuste hopes that they can promote the fastcraft in the festival. The sea-borne transportation hopes to entice commuters who wish to avail of a much faster one-hour trip to Lupon which normally takes two hours by bus. Fastcraft fare is three hundred pesos for every trip.

She also said that there are actually two fastcrafts, the bigger fastcraft will be the one utilized for public utility transport while the smaller craft will be available for chartered tours. The fastcraft service she says can help in tapping the tourist potentials of Davao Gulf. (PIA XI) [top]


PIA News (http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=R11&y=09&mo=04&fi=p090404.htm&no=08)

;34847586']same sab nang pa mati (if ever)

paglampas nimo sa tumoy sa oriental, kusog na sab ang balod dira kay open sea na man hehe


dili ko sure if dili makaya sa fastcraft ha but im just saying nga basi balod na kaayo para comfortable sa pasahero..kay if dili makaya giunsa pag byahe sa fastcraft gikan japan hehe

kung sa Mati siguro dili na siya mo tuyok para eastboard(tama ba) i guess diha lang siya sa Gulf... kay Mati(not the town) bounded by the 2 bodies of water.

gusto nako magka fastcraft are the isolated islands of Sarangani & Balut .

mura nahuman naman or they using the Banaybanay pier because it's more accessible and new?

anyway repost


PIA Press Release
2009/04/04

Davao City Lupon fastcraft set for maiden voyage
by RG Alama

Davao City (4 April) -- If schedules permit, the 2009 Carcoles Festival to be held this April 25 at Santa Ana Wharf will feature the maiden voyage of the 150-seater fastcraft which will service the Santa Ana wharf to Lupon route.

According to Araceli Ayuste, Caracoles Festival chair, lshe was able to talk last week to Dante Sipalo, the franchisee of the Fastcraft service, who is a Lupon-born, Manila-based businessman. Sipalo has informed her that the fastcraft has just left its shipyard in Japan en route to Cebu for defouling and could possibly be in Davao during the Caracoles.

Ayuste hopes that the ship will be in Davao, in time for the Caracoles festival, which is a regional event that celebrates the beauty and the bounty of Davao Gulf. It is the culminating event of the Dive the Gulf festival and will highlight a sundown to sunrise party to be held at the Santa Ana wharf.

Ayuste hopes that they can promote the fastcraft in the festival. The sea-borne transportation hopes to entice commuters who wish to avail of a much faster one-hour trip to Lupon which normally takes two hours by bus. Fastcraft fare is three hundred pesos for every trip.

She also said that there are actually two fastcrafts, the bigger fastcraft will be the one utilized for public utility transport while the smaller craft will be available for chartered tours. The fastcraft service she says can help in tapping the tourist potentials of Davao Gulf. (PIA XI) [top]


PIA News (http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=R11&y=09&mo=04&fi=p090404.htm&no=08)


As per personal view Davao-Lupon by bus takes 3hrs... :)

^^ they said fastcraft could cut that travel time by 2 hrs.

Caracoles Festival opens summer in Davao
By Mai Gevera

Davao City (4 April) -- The Davao Region Tourism Council (DRTC) brings Caracoles Festival from the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) last year to Davao City this April 25.

Caracoles or the Sun Down to Sun Rise Festival has become a yearly grand event to celebrate marine wealth of the Davao Gulf.

The DRTC chaired by Alma Uy has designed this festival as a mobile event, intentionally tapping each city or municipality as hosts so that more people will learn to care for the Davao Gulf.

This year, Davao City plays as the central area of the said festivity signaling the rest of the country that this city is one cool place to spend summer.

"Surely, summer time being a peak period for tourism will draw in more tourists to Davao especially with the holding of the Caracoles Festival," said festival executive chair Araceli Ayuste.

What makes the festival grander this year is that this caps also the Dive Davao Festival. This was supported by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who declared every last week of April as a Diving Week.

The day-long event will be staged at the Sta. Ana Wharf where the visitors could dine and enjoy dining at floating restaurants. Various activities are lined up from sun down to sun rise.

Caracoles will kick off with Jugar Fuego, it marks the beginning of the party fiesta as the skyline comes to its darkness. Party-goers will love Isla Ritmica or the playing of sultry sounds of percussion instruments that would best complement the ultra-party atmosphere.

Another highlight is the Baile Del Ano where participants get to perform dance moves on stage. Estrella Del Mar, on the other hand, is the parade of sea creatures costumes with the strict play of eco-friendly resources used as design materials.

Gloria Maris stays as another highlight, parading innovative clothing made by imaginative and artistic minds of local designers. (PIA XI) [top]

PIA News (http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&rp=1&fi=p090404.htm&no=2&date=)

bibo diay ila carrotz karong April 25 !

Caracoles Festival opens summer in Davao
By Mai Gevera

Davao City (4 April) -- The Davao Region Tourism Council (DRTC) brings Caracoles Festival from the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) last year to Davao City this April 25.

Caracoles or the Sun Down to Sun Rise Festival has become a yearly grand event to celebrate marine wealth of the Davao Gulf.

The DRTC chaired by Alma Uy has designed this festival as a mobile event, intentionally tapping each city or municipality as hosts so that more people will learn to care for the Davao Gulf.

This year, Davao City plays as the central area of the said festivity signaling the rest of the country that this city is one cool place to spend summer.

"Surely, summer time being a peak period for tourism will draw in more tourists to Davao especially with the holding of the Caracoles Festival," said festival executive chair Araceli Ayuste.

What makes the festival grander this year is that this caps also the Dive Davao Festival. This was supported by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who declared every last week of April as a Diving Week.

The day-long event will be staged at the Sta. Ana Wharf where the visitors could dine and enjoy dining at floating restaurants. Various activities are lined up from sun down to sun rise.

Caracoles will kick off with Jugar Fuego, it marks the beginning of the party fiesta as the skyline comes to its darkness. Party-goers will love Isla Ritmica or the playing of sultry sounds of percussion instruments that would best complement the ultra-party atmosphere.

Another highlight is the Baile Del Ano where participants get to perform dance moves on stage. Estrella Del Mar, on the other hand, is the parade of sea creatures costumes with the strict play of eco-friendly resources used as design materials.

Gloria Maris stays as another highlight, parading innovative clothing made by imaginative and artistic minds of local designers. (PIA XI) [top]

PIA News (http://http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&rp=1&fi=p090404.htm&no=2&date=)

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Here's my very crude computation in distance Mati-Davao route 222kms

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Compared to Lupon-Davao route 63kms.

Mati-Lupon takes max 1hr travel time by bus.

unsa may update sa opening date sa ROB-Davao? hapit na man gud ang April17.. murag lahi jud ang opening date...

maayong buntagna davao!

2,000 seen scaling Mt. Apo during Holy Week
By Eldie Aguirre
Inquirer Mindanao
First Posted 14:37:00 04/07/2009

Filed Under: Mountaineering, Holidays or vacations

DIGOS CITY, Philippines – About 2,000 climbers are expected to pass the Kapatagan route here for their Holy Week climb of Mt. Apo, the country’s highest peak, local authorities said Tuesday.

Bernardo Quipit, Jr., city economic enterprise manager, said the expected influx of climbers would spell more income for the city, aside from providing livelihood for residents of Kapatagan village.

Quipit said foreigners will be charged P900 and local trekkers, P600, to use the Kapatagan route.

Reynaldo Caballero, city disaster coordinating council (CDCC) action officer, said they have fielded a team of volunteers to assist climbers using the route.

Chief Inspector Anthony Padua, city police director, said personnel from the 1103rd provincial mobile group and a contingent from the city police have also been deployed to Kapatagan to help secure the climbers.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20090407-198380/2000-seen-scaling-Mt-Apo-during-Holy-Week

Agoda and Marco Polo Hotels Sign Distribution Agreement

Bangkok, Thailand (PRWEB) April 8, 2009 -- Agoda.com, part of Priceline.com (Nasdaq:PCLN), an online travel company specializing in discounted hotel bookings in Asia, today announced a consolidated partnership with Marco Polo Hotels, one of the leading hotel brands in Asia. Under the new agreement, Marco Polo's properties in key Asian destinations will be available directly on Agoda.com and via their network of distribution partners. Marco Polo will have access to Agoda.com's membership base of over one million.

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As part of Marco Polo Hotels global on-line strategy, we select our partners based on distribution and customer reach and therefore when deciding on our key on-line partner in the Asia-Pacific region we were immediately drawn to Agoda. Signing with Agoda has given Marco Polo Hotels the coverage we were looking for and the access to a growing consumer market.
Marco Polo Hotels boasts nine luxurious properties in major commercial and business districts in the Asia region, namely Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Cebu City, and Davao in the Philippines, with plans to open four more international 5-star hotels in China and the Philippines. This partnership will help secure and expand Marco Polo Hotels' reputation for service excellence and luxurious accommodations to a larger market via Agoda.com's customer base.

Wilfred Fan, Agoda's Vice President of Business Development remarked, "We are very pleased with the expansion of our relationship with Marco Polo Hotels to cover all properties in the group, many of which are the archetype of the modern luxurious business hotel. Agoda's ability to provide a loyal consumer base through our Rewards program, service excellence, and extensive market coverage in the Asia-Pacific region are attractive propositions for many regional chains and independent properties."

Mr. Simon Pearson, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Marco Polo Hotels, remarked "As part of Marco Polo Hotels global on-line strategy, we select our partners based on distribution and customer reach and therefore when deciding on our key on-line partner in the Asia-Pacific region we were immediately drawn to Agoda. Signing with Agoda has given Marco Polo Hotels the coverage we were looking for and the access to a growing consumer market."

For more information regarding Agoda, please access its website at www.agoda.com or contact the Agoda team via e-mail at info (at) agoda (dot) com.

http://www.emediawire.com/releases/agoda-hotels/agoda-marcopolo/prweb2305314.htm

wah, passed by the camella site, sosyal pod ila fence kay pareha silag gigamit sa abreeza, hehehehehe....

its feeling the pinch talaga. we will be laying off some personnel in the next few months.

btw, i am in manila na. then to baguio tomorrow, then laguna (splash isalnd on sunday and enchanted on saturday), then back to makati fo some SERIOUS shopping....hahahahahah:lol:

Salihan mo naman ako dyan sa SERIOUS shopping mo. :lol:

sir peng, aircon for sure and nccc hypermart. right? hehehehe... one storey building lang xa or two?. jejeje. igawas na na tanan sir peng uy hehehehe.

Oo naman, aircon sya. One storey lang sya like Makro. Pero mas nindot ang exterior design than Makro. Will share more details as the project progresses. :)

wah, passed by the camella site, sosyal pod ila fence kay pareha silag gigamit sa abreeza, hehehehehe....

I passed by the area yesterday morning. Wala pa koy nakita nga fence. Although naa koy nakita nga colorful flags. :lol:

Davao's No. 1 per PPI Survey • First 2 - time 'Best Edited Newspaper' Awardee • First 3 - time UNICEF's 'Child Friendly Newspaper of the Year'
APRIL 9, 2009



Camella Communities eyes Davao’s
northern eco-hub for new project
Camella Communities Davao, a subsidiary of the country’s biggest home-builder Vistaland and Lifescapes, is eyeing the northern part of Davao for the location of their new high-end project.

The masterplanned developer sees opportunities in the growth of Davao’s northern economic hub with the ongoing development of modern office facilities catering to the BPO industry and other businesses, as well as high-end commercial and shopping centers.

“We intend to provide Davao the opportunity to be part of this vibrant economic and social environment by giving them a residential location within the city’s emerging urban enclave,” said Marlon Escalicas, Camella Communities Davao general manager.

As the ongoing developments cater to the local and regional market, the city’s professional work-force, business people from local and international outsourcing companies, and the projected influx of local and foreign investors, Camella foresees the need for modern residential facilities to house these economic and commercial movers who will want to locate right where the action is.

“A modern residential location equipped with all the facilities and amenities needed for a comfortable, convenient and active lifestyle is what we are looking to develop. It will be the first of its kind in the northern part of Davao, and will come with many more enhanced features that will give its homeowners the ultimate modern lifestyle,” said Escalicas.

He added that their new project will not only be an addition to Davao’s urban development, it will be different in that the natural environs of the location will be preserved and even enhanced in respect to Mother Nature.

“We shall preserve the age-old trees and other plant life within the project site, and enhance this with imported Caribbean pine trees worth millions, turning this development into the city’s first pine estate. We will create pocket parks, gardens, playgrounds, amenities for outdoor fitness activities, and a lush landscape that will blend beautifully with nature,” revealed Escalicas. In sum, the development will provide the perfect backdrop for people to have a full and healthy lifestyle while they strike a balance between live, work, and play.

Camella Communities is well known for its masterplanned residential developments in the city such as the well-admired Caribbean-themed Solarigea in Talomo and the Italian-inspired Toscana in Bago Gallera. Its first project in the northern part of the city promises to boost Davao’s position as an emerging business, commercial and shopping destination.

For inquiries, Camella Communities can be reached at reached at 298-0387 and 298-0300, or at the Karpentrade Building along McArthur Highway, Matina, Davao City.

unsa may update sa opening date sa ROB-Davao? hapit na man gud ang April17.. murag lahi jud ang opening date...
murag next month pa man ang opening ana... not sure though.

RP asks Kuwait and Brunei to invest P3.04 billion in Mindanao
04/08/2009 | 01:15 PM

Philippines - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is in talks with investors from Kuwait and Brunei for a P3.04-billion investment proposal in Mindanao to tap domestic halal market for food seen as permissible according to Islamic law, Undersecretary Jesus Emmanuel Paras said in a statement.

The P2.2 billion Halal Economic Zone in Davao City is expected to generate 24,000 new jobs and boost the country's export earnings by at least $200 million per year.

Meanwhile, around 32,000 farmers and entrepreneurs in Mindanao will gain from the P840-million halal model poultry farm in Cagayan De Oro City with research laboratories, abattoirs and other modern facilities.

“Our exporters will be pleased to hear that initial talks have already been held with Kuwait and Brunei on possible investment opportunities in this sector, notably in foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)- and avian influenza-free Mindanao," he said.

So far, the DA has established 12 halal abattoirs in the south, mostly in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

“We are very optimistic about this particular effort, which is made stronger by the fact that we at the DA, in tandem with the other concerned agencies, have started implementing the country’s first ever general guidelines on halal food exports," he added.

Besides being avian flu- and FMD-free, Mindanao’s other advantages in developing a competitive halal industry is a reliable supply of feed ingredients like corn, rice, copra meal and fishmeal to make its halal food exports credible and genuine.

The departments of Trade and Industry, Health, Science and Technology, and Tourism, along with the Office of the President, Office of Muslim Affairs and the ARMM consist the interagency core group that crafted the guidelines for the country’s halal food exports.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued memorandum order No. 201, directing the interagency core group to harmonize all government programs related to halal trade in order to ensure compliance with international standards and the effective implementation of the halal export trade development program.

With the global halal food market valued some $500 billion, the Philippines can earn at least $5 billion a year by initially tapping just one percent of this lucrative share through exports.

An active member of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) working group on halal food guidelines, the Philippines is also involved in the ASEAN-wide cooperation on halal food industry development since the early 1990s, when halal food export was just starting to grow in Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Malaysia

amid the continuing campaign to demolish image of davao city... thought this article i found would enlighten those who dont understand the heart of sentiments of understandably better informed silent majority. does anyonge would agrree with him?

COMMENTARY: Davao City is a Paradise in the East.
By Salvador "Doy" Valbuena PDF Print E-mail
Salvador "Doy" Valbuena
Thursday, 09 April 2009 05:33

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/08 April) -- I am Doy Valbuena, an Ilocano who happens to love Davao City so much, the most livable city in our country and in the world (this is my humble opinion).

I love this city so much that it pains me to see outsiders come and tell us what to do with our very own Davao City.

Imperial Manilans, Americans and Europeans come here and lecture us about morality, about what is right and wrong before God, about human rights, what is right and wrong governance.


The power of Mayor Duterte emanates from the people who elected him. It is just but proper that the people of Davao City must have the first chance to judge him. But have we not judged him by electing him for the longest time as Mayor of this city for about two decades now? Is this not the best indication that the will and the voice of the people have spoken? That the people of Davao City approve of his way of governance?

Why doesn't the Commission on Human Rights conduct a survey or referendum whether we, the people of Davao City as a whole, like how the mayor conducts himself on the issue of peace and order and even specifically on the issue on human rights? I am very sure that majority of Davaoeños will come out voting “Yes” in affirmation that will shame people from the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), or shall I say Commission on Hypocritical Rectitude (CHR) masquerading as saviors of the people of Davao City. To tell us that we do not approve how Mayor Duterte runs Davao City is a great insult to the intelligence and courage of Davaoeños.

If the Mayor is truly abusive of his power and has no respect for the rule of law and the right to peace and decency, I should be one of those who should be on the streets leading a rally of protesters as we wont to do during the First Quarter Storm when we fought the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos whom we thought then was the worst president this country ever had, only to find out that the worst were still to follow. (I led several street protests when we complained against the DPWH and the Union Cement when I was president of the Davao Constructors Association Center, Inc.)

I heard the Mayor mentioned many times over, that Davao City is a city for peace loving citizens. If you are not a peace loving citizen, this place is not for you because you will not last long to enjoy living in our city. His paradigm of drug pushers and drug addicts are people who can rape their sister or mother or an 18-month-old baby girl or kill their father or brother or friend or neighbor in wild abandon. Now, I myself ask the question, why do these people who have no regard for the life of others continue to live or how can these so called human rights advocates even favor their existence over that of peace loving citizens?

Am I saying that I favor summary executions? Of course not, this is against the commandment of God “Thou shall not kill”. How I wish we can all live in peace altogether living in pursuit of the summum bonum, the highest good for all. But alas, we are now left to choose by force of circumstance and select between lesser evils, whether to allow people who have no respect for life and the right of others to live and do it in wild abandon or to allow them to rest in peace forever and let peaceful loving citizens live happily ever after.

Now am I accusing the Mayor to be behind the killings? Of course not! That is for the court to determine. What I know is Davao City is the most peaceful and livable city I have seen on Planet Earth. (I have also traveled in several countries and continents of the world.) On the other hand, I am one among the many who believe that the Mayor is doing extremely and exceedingly well in the conduct of his duty in which he was elected for.

Madame Chairperson De Lima, you need not have traveled far. You should have looked around and you would have your hands full investigating cases of human rights violations in Manila . Aren’t you not the proverbial character in the Bible that the Lord would have aptly put, "Why can you see the mote in your brother's eye and not see the log in your own eye”? The truth of the matter is, you just wasted valuable public money by coming here to Davao City to investigate and tell us what is good for us…

Is this not the height of self righteousness and presumptuousness? Is it not stealing from the budget of education and printing misspelled books resulting to higher rate of illiteracy and lack of good education, a higher form of violation of human rights? Is it not dipping one’s fingers on the coffers of government finances depriving people of food, medicines, basic necessities and other social services; teachers of their rightful pay and soldiers of their shoes, combat allowance and guns to fight insurgency, a higher form of human rights violation?

Is it not the inability of government to provide employment for its people and allowing Filipinos to work abroad as slaves of the First World countries who oftentimes maltreat them and who sacrifice their own well being, just so they can provide for the needs of their loved ones, resulting in the breakdown and disintegration of the basic unit of society -- the family an institution we value so dearly, a higher form of violation of human rights? Is it not the promotion of government officials with dubious and proven record of malfeasance and wrongdoing because of loyalty and subservience, so that they can deliver the goods to the powers that be, a higher form of human rights violation?

For a young man who grew up and seen almost daily killings during my elementary years in Badoc, Ilocos Norte and having witnessed blood flowing down in my direction and with dead people all around during a town fiesta at a very young age of 11 when somebody sprayed three banana type magazines of his carbine rifle and emptying them all at the people in the auditorium…For a college student during the First Quarter Storm to have witnessed summary killings like that of my fraternity brod Billy Begg riddled with bullets from one whole Armalite magazine emptied on his lifeless body and street demonstrations from 1969 to 1973, culminating in the so called BARIKADA in 1971….. For a new college graduate to have worked in the hinterlands and logging areas of Mindanao in the 1970s at the height of the operations of the MNLF, Ilagas and Bangsamoro Movement and having experienced being attacked from land and sea, and knowing a life of killing and being killed almost on a daily basis….. For an executive having seen Davao City during the time when Agdao was called Nicaragdao, during the height of NPA operations when policemen were killed in broad daylight and when a grenade was thrown at the inner sanctum of the San Pedro Cathedral wreaking havoc and causing the city populace to cower in fear… to name a few….

Madame Chair De Lima, I know from whence I speak. I know the difference between war and peace, between death and bliss. To consider Davao City as barbaric and a dangerous place to live in, is farthest from the truth. Davaoeños would be the first one to know. Leave us alone in peace in this place you abhor for I repeat it again, Davao City is the most livable and peaceful city in the world. To us, this is a place closest to paradise. A Paradise in the East.

(Salvador "Doy" Valbuena is an Ilocano who has decided to stay for good in Davao City. He is president of the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association Southern Mindanao Chapter and a web proprietor who owns www.delta4realty.com selling real estate property)

Agdao..
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^^ true the voters knows better, imo the duterte "image" was created by us Dabawenyos not the other way around...we need a strong leader before, now and in the future.


i just don't get this CHR people they should investigate individually the victims so they could come up with some kind of pattern and prosecute the culprits(no stones unturned) in that manner there will be no finger pointing which so rediculous for an investigating body.

if majority of people in Davao is up in arms and start protesting on the streets that should start the alarm but now it's the just noisy media and politcal enemies.

New stores in G-Mall..

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G-Mall Food Court Update..

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im with you dinabaw. from what i have gathered, when the mayor assumed office crime syndicates had set foot and started to establish base innthe city or in the outskirts and were set to operate in the city. theyre apparently the kidnap for ransom and well organised extortion syndicates victimising or targetting big businesses and children of well off and middle classes. i know big time drug peddlers from manila that operated laboratory of metamphetamines south of the city were shut off.

Guys napapansin ko ahh mukhang ka pareha lng ung hallway ng SM City and NCCC mall of Davao.....

sa pictures maybe magkamukha but when you check the details hindi.

nice braek:) havent seen this masssive in looks at this angle

Agdao..
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^^nabag-uhan gani ko sa Agdao.. murag naa ko sa laing city..;)

^^nabag-uhan gani ko sa Agdao.. murag naa ko sa laing city..;)

As usual clean & green sya :cheers:

^^naa ko'y nakit-ang hugaw sa canal.. hehe..

im with you dinabaw. from what i have gathered, when the mayor assumed office crime syndicates had set foot and started to establish base innthe city or in the outskirts and were set to operate in the city. theyre apparently the kidnap for ransom and well organised extortion syndicates victimising or targetting big businesses and children of well off and middle classes. i know big time drug peddlers from manila that operated laboratory of metamphetamines south of the city were shut off.

well i heard before duterte don't really want the mayorship ..it was another guy was groomed by political kingmakers but the guy f@cked up! so the only choiced was duterte.. people of Davao at that time want changed...while duterte was true to the calling of dabawenyos that's why he still the mayor and dabawenyos will still vote for him.


i just hate the notion that Duterte is Davao ...but the truth of it all Dabawenyos are much bigger than him.

^^naa ko'y nakit-ang hugaw sa canal.. hehe..


In your dreams hehehehe :lol:

well i heard before duterte don't really want the mayorship ..it was another guy was groomed by political kingmakers but the guy f@cked up! so the only choiced was duterte.. people of Davao at that time want changed...while duterte was true to the calling of dabawenyos that's why he still the mayor and dabawenyos will still vote for him.i\
as i googled davao city, was shocked to see relentless news articles going for days now. amazing how daily inquirer put up so much effort to come up dozen of separate news of literally one story. and there are othe papers doing the same. its like everyone is making money out of early election money or is it pork thats on the loose.

In your dreams hehehehe :lol:
swear! naa jud ko'y nakit-an.. wala ko nangatik..

swear! naa jud ko'y nakit-an.. wala ko nangatik..
good bad or acceptable ang imong nakit-an?

i\
as i googled davao city, was shocked to see relentless news articles going for days now. amazing how daily inquirer put up so much effort to come up dozen of separate news of literally one story. and there are othe papers doing the same. its like everyone is making money out of early election money or is it pork.


Dabawenyos are much more into the booming construction going here, lent and even the ARMM guys roaming like kings here , dominating the local news ..but about that human right story ..pfffft!:lol:

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nice. maldita ang blacksheep:D

nice. maldita ang blacksheep:D

yeah birds of the feather hehehe :lol:

Dabawenyos are much more into the booming construction going here, lent and even the ARMM guys roaming like kings here , dominating the local news ..but about that human right story ..pfffft!:lol:
they want criminalities to flourish again in davao that sabotaged the economy in its history bec they want the city to fall down to its kness again. dvao people had been through the period and have had enough and said never again. cant those bunch of manipulative hypocrites and criminal rights defenders understand.

yeah birds of the feather hehehe :lol:
takes one to know one ibex? :lol:

spending their loot here is making Davao's economy vibrant pero brandishing their arms like going on an all-out war is so :bash::bash:

spending their loot here is making Davao's economy vibrant pero brandishing their arms like going on an all-out war is so
...cute

takes one to know one ibex? :lol:

wahahahaha!!! :lol: Good boy with bad habits thats what i am sir Apo :D

^^ you see miski si allan alam niya ang pinag-uusapan dito LOL


kasi panis na yang storya na human rights or wrong timing ..alam niyo naman mga dabawenyos madali lang magsawa sa uso lol

^^ you see miski si allan alam niya ang pinag-uusapan dito LOL

who doesnt Ambs :D

good bad or acceptable ang imong nakit-an?
it's bad.. it needs a clean-up..

Dabawenyos are much more into the booming construction going here, lent and even the ARMM guys roaming like kings here , dominating the local news ..but about that human right story ..pfffft!:lol:

i hate them! I want them to go home to their provinces.. they're destroying the peace we wanted..

...cute

on the other hand tama ka sir Apo its status symbol na sya in their place... :banana:

wahahahaha!!! :lol: Good boy with bad habits thats what i am sir Apo :D
i have my own interpetation of bad habit. so excuse me ibex:LOL:

amid the continuing campaign to demolish image of davao city... thought this article i found would enlighten those who dont understand the heart of sentiments of understandably better informed silent majority. does anyonge would agrree with him?

I doff my hat off the Doy Valbuena- a transplanted Davaoeño but is more Davaoeño at heart than some of us Davaoeños.

on the other hand tama ka sir Apo its status symbol na sya in their place... :banana:
true meaning of firepowerful

i have my own interpetation of bad habit. so excuse me ibex:LOL:

Maybe we share the same interpretation wahehehehehe!!! :lol:

Maybe we share the same interpretation wahehehehehe!!! :lol:
uhg :lol:
*mmmkaaaayy*

de Lima should be under scrutiny for giving more attention to the criminal rights of drug pushers, extortionists, carnappers and who knows what more lucrative criminal interests, but did not even bother with other more pressing issues like the rights of the crime victims themselves, and the gall to come here and sermon Davao when the place she came from reeks of corruption and crime infestation.

The complex situation especially pertaining to vigilantism is a situation known more to the locals who have experienced and lived with dealing the local problems here, than to someone from outside like her. Davao may not have the perfect solution, but as complex this country's situation may be, assuredly the city had reached a certain level and reality of peace and order that other cities are yet to experience and still remained a pipe dream for them, especially at de Lima's own turf.

If the international Human Rights Watch cannot understand what is meant by war on criminality being waged by the city's leadership for its defense against rising criminality anywhere else in the country, then it's not surprising as its supposed advocacy did not even investigate the so called 'war on terror' perpetrated by fascists based on its own turf that merely treated many innocent children's lives as collateral damage for its oil greed, er 'blessings'. The Human Rights Watch should exercise appropriate stand on any issue it claims to advocate with, rather than be one-sided to its own sensationalized stand (and as for the case on de Lima's, stand on criminal rights) and even patheticaly obvious bias such that it already prepared a book with twisted title intended to sensationalize to divert the real situation just like strategies of some cheap trash entertainment media puppetry, when it's still supposed to be in the process of investigation.

Kenneth Roth should be prudent to see both sides in every issue it claims to advocate, rather than show blatant bias, otherwise the credibility of the institution he handled be reduced to lack of credibility in the eyes of international community and bring more damage instead to the otherwise noble term "Human Rights" by their own fault because of their group's bias and one-sidedness on the issue (in the city's case that of criminals rather than their victims).

For one, since the issue about the vigilantism here pertains to the 'war on criminality' against the drug problem (obviously an international phenomenon), why is the international Human Rights Watch not ranting when after the Bush administration's campaign on the 'war on terror' in Afghanistan, resulted with thousandfold increase in opium production instead after his interest's invasion of that country, thereby causing more problems around the world, this country and city included?

de Lima should be under scrutiny for giving more attention to the criminal rights of drug pushers, extortionists, carnappers and who knows what more lucrative criminal interests, but did not even bother with other more pressing issues like the rights of the crime victims themselves, and the gall to come here and sermon Davao when the place she came from reeks of corruption and crime infestation.

The complex situation especially pertaining to vigilantism, contrary to her ignorant posturing as if she knew the stand of Dabawenyos, is a situation known more to the locals who have experienced and lived with dealing the local problems here, than to someone from outside like her. Definitely the statistics will show the big difference of crime occurence here than to other major cities of the country, where the latter may have more ratio of innocents victimized over the criminals' plight here in Davao. Davao may not have the perfect solution, but as complex this country's situation may be,
assuredly thecity had reached a certain reality of peace and order that in other cities yet to experience still remained a pipe dream for them, especially for de Lima's very own place.

If the international Human Rights Watch cannot understand what is meant by war on criminality being waged in the city, then it's not surprising as its supposed advocacy did not even investigate the so called 'war on terror' perpetrated by fascists based on its own turf that merely treated many innocent children's lives as collateral damage for its oil greed, er 'blessings'. The Human Rights watch should exercise appropriate stand on any issue it claims to advocate with, rather than be one-sided to its own sensationalized stand (and as for the case on de Lima's, stand on criminal rights) and even patheticaly obvious bias such that it already prepared a book with twisted title intended to sensationalize to divert the real situation just like strategies of some cheap trash entertainment media puppetry. Kenneth Roth should be prudent enough to see both sides in every issue it claims to advocate, rather than show blatant bias, otherwise the credibility of the institution he handled be reduced to lack of credibility in the eyes of international community and bring more damage instead to the otherwise noble term "Human Rights" (courtesy of de Lima, their advocacy seemed reduce to the circus of "(lucrative)criminal rights" instead) by their very own fault.

For one, since the issue about the vigilantism here pertains to the drug problem (obviously an international phenomenon), why is the international Human Rights Watch not ranting when after the Bush administration's campaign on the 'war on terror' in Afghanistan, resulted with thousandfold increase in opium production instead after his interest's invasion of that country, thereby causing more problems around the world, this country and city included?

Kennet Roth's Human Rights Watch crediblity will be held in question in the international community if it turned out its position to be biased and one sided handling of cases it claimed to advocate. that however, should not cause Humanity to let go of the otherwise noble term "Human Rights" merely because of their groupd failure. Obviously, de Lima, et. al. do not monopolize the otherwise noble term should not be tied up to their mere ineptness.
it looked to me the handiwork of manipulative philippines human rights group to launch all out campaign using first stop hongkong unit of human rights - their base in asia. and move forth to final stage, the US based UNgroup. all to get international flavour of their whinge to get attention of no less than mr roth. there was obviously personality/s that were used and manipulated. puts in question the credibility of the body

:fiddle: Naa akong mga igsoon padulong sa North Mindanao! Wala ko kauban, ne way, mas bibo man diri :)

it looked to me the handiwork of manipulative philippines human rights group to launch all out campaign using first stop hongkong unit of human rights - their base in asia. and move forth to final stage, the US based UNgroup. all to get international flavour of their whinge to get attention of no less than mr roth. there was obviously personality/s that were used and manipulated. puts in question the credibility of the body

Yes, concerned authorities should also investigate the real agenda of de Lima and co. for its obvious bias on the drug criminals (and coincidentaly nearing election too) and its possible complex link with international criminals and entities profiteering to their interests because they seemed very well funded such that a book with twisted, manipulative title was already prepared even prior to invetigation. Eh kahit yang si de Lima nga pampered na pampered umastar pa na kung sino eh wala ka namang marinig sa kanya sympathy for those really needing human rights like their crime victims and those poor who can't afford a peso to fight for their rights in the slow expensive justice system of the country, except for her sympathy to the 'rights' of those involved with the lucrative crimes.

rather than be one-sided to its own sensationalized stand (and as for the case on de Lima's, stand on criminal rights) and even patheticaly obvious bias such that it already prepared a book with twisted title intended to sensationalize to divert the real situation just like strategies of some cheap trash entertainment media puppetry, when it's supposed to be still in the process of investigation.

Kenneth Roth should be prudent to see both sides in every issue it claims to advocate, rather than show blatant bias, otherwise the credibility of the institution he handled be reduced to lack of credibility in the eyes of international community and bring more damage instead to the otherwise noble term "Human Rights" by their own fault because of their group's bias and one-sidedness on the issue.

For one, since the issue about the vigilantism here pertains to the drug problem (obviously an international phenomenon), why is the international Human Rights Watch not ranting when after the Bush administration's campaign on the 'war on terror' in Afghanistan, resulted with thousandfold increase in opium production instead after his interest's invasion of that country, thereby causing more problems and human rights violations around the world, this country and city included?
i read from news report they called off press conference scheduled earlier for bookm launching that contais the report for some reason. probably they saw possible scenarious its not theie selections of bullied targets that will face them but the wrath of davaoenyos that’s sick of their hypocrisy. they could have saved the fare of a family they brought to manila and used for their book launching had it been held in davao. inside a ambient hotel venue enjoyed by their earlier inquiry. and they could have exhausted effort to find and brought with them too mothers of victims of her sons to join and cry before the media.

if i would read that book, not bec am interested for anything but to see the extent of the labelling of their preys, and subjugation of guilt to their selected targets of baselessness, inconcoclusiveness and manipulative agendas. they claimed to have key leads and witnesses, where were they during the “lady crime prosecutor’s” inquiry? they should not sound like salvaging happens only in davao and like it is a complete strange word from where they come from. and like carnage of practially a household/s of family is insanely a taboo around their place. from whats coming out of media, the book smells all about manipulating insufficient, incomplete, nonrepresentative facts of what the real truth is suppose tobe. if i, non dds member kill a person and leave hallmarks identified with dds, who gets the body count and guilt in their eyes?(human rights group of philippines) they breed misconceptions, hate and anger among the law abiding general populace. their figures summed up to appearlike it all happened overnight.

^^ obviously yung strategy nila parang cheap tabloid, napakamisleading ng title tinatakot pa ang reader eh hindi naman lahat nagbabasa ay drug pusher or snatcher para matakot, it reeks with the trademark of trash media puppetry, at highly funded pa.

Yes, concerned authorities should also investigate the real agenda of de Lima and co. for its obvious bias on the drug criminals (and coincidentaly nearing election too) and its possible complex link with international criminals and entities profiteering to their interests because they seemed very well funded such that a book with twisted, manipulative title was already prepared even prior to invetigation. Eh kahit yang si de Lima nga pampered na pampered umastar pa na kung sino eh wala ka namang marinig sympathy sa mga real victims of human rights like the victims and those poor victims who can't afford a peso to fight for their rights in the slow expensive justice system of the country, except for her sympathy to lucrative crimes.
in fact iread astory not long ago written by a filipino journalist using the UN body that runs a title "davao under reign of terror" something like that. isnt that moronic. i mean does anyone living in fear locking up inside their house. is the nightlife there dead. were big events deserted by goers? davao visitors traffic what can you say. and what these visitors say? what impression about peace and order they brought home with them?

and there was this old vid of UN put online by local manipulators

ok lets put this in perspective ...are human rights only deals with abuse made by government people? if that so lets give her the benefit of the doubt ..but still she should be thankul for her worked here is so easy. all "abused" incidents was recorded now it's up to them to find out if there is abused or not, if there is a patterned summary execution and who's calling the shot...that's there job! now against unrecorded abuses made in most places in the Philippines....why the BIG story in Davao ? because it was served to them on a silver platter and in most places they have to dig deeper and even some officials destroyed evidences? now after all the brohaha she came up with a statement " no hard evidence linking Duterte". OMG this guys should be terminated the'yre not really working for CHR they better off on a tabloid magazine!

thats right. davao city feasted and beaten black and blue by their agendas

^^ it should be the other way around, the criminal rights advocates (with their hypocrisy of disregarding the victims' rights) deserve more bitter dose of their own medicines

On another note, there are several unconfirmed talks that the CHR inquiry was actually prompted by Nograles just to pin down Duterte.

^^ baka si nograles, after all, ang may pakana nyang dds .... :lol:

^^ it should be the other way around, the criminal rights advocates (with the hypocrisy of ignoring its victims' rights) deserve more bitter dose of their own medicines
they themselves killing their bodys credibility.

^^
I doubt it. I am more convinced though that he might be the man behind the CHR inquiry...

^^ baka si nograles, after all, ang may pakana nyang dds .... :lol:

On another note, there are several unconfirmed talks that the CHR inquiry was actually prompted by Nograles just to pin down Duterte.
curoius how much is the pork fund of a legistator neyo? is the speaker of the house gets more than regular congressman

^^
I believe the pork fund is determined by the size and population of the legislative district represented.

but being a speaker he has more meat lol


so what will happen after the inquiry? no thorough investigation? let the story hang so people(not only in Davao) will stick in their mind that duterte is the culprit? don't you smell some daing here.

^^
Needless to say, of course. :lol:

^^
I believe the pork fund is determined by the size and population of the legislative district represented.
i see okay. and were not talking about P1million pesos for each one here and in this case davao city

^^ and more meat he has for projects... including the nasty ones ;)

i see okay. and were not talking about P1million pesos for each one here in the case of davao city

Of course not. That's such a meager amount compared to how much these guys actually receive. :lol:

^^ and more meat he has for projects... including the nasty ones ;)

Hahahaha! Yes, including parks built on top of canals and named after his late father as if the money really belonged to their family. :lol:

^^ and more meat he has for projects... including the nasty ones ;)

hmmm you want to be an Adonis huh?:lol:

i see okay. and were not talking about P1million pesos for each one here and in this case davao city

curoius how much is the pork fund of a legistator neyo? is the speaker of the house gets more than regular congressman

hundreds of millions sir Apo

depende din kung Administration ka meron sa Opposition wala :lol:

but to be fair i commend the reparing/cementing of Mc'Arthur highway ...thats the firepowerful of being a speaker!lol

hundreds of millions sir Apo

depende din kung Administration ka meron sa Opposition wala :lol:
ow sheeeeeeett. did it tally the visible accomplishments in the area of sponsorships err loads of infrstrucutres in his didstrict at least

but to be fair i commend the reparing/cementing of Mc'Arthur highway ...thats the firepowerful of being a speaker!lol

Dapat lang, isa yun sa kanilang serbisyo publico. Davao deserves more than that speaker na sya mas malaki ang pork share nya.

hmmm you want to be an Adonis huh?:lol:

OT: anovey? your putting meat into my mouth, esteee words pala :lol:

Spotted..... Davao's latest alcopop craze ....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3419601827_f0648e58d9.jpg?v=0

but to be fair i commend the reparing/cementing of Mc'Arthur highway ...thats the firepowerful of being a speaker!lol
are you saying it is funded by pork fund? or is it nationally funded from someonelses long term initiative that falls in his term

OT:

eto pa

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hmmm you want to be an Adonis huh?:lol:
you reminded me of smiling face at the wall of davao airport. the smile that launch...

a pricey chick

er, that could send you to jail

^^ from what i read these road projects are "special funds"(legal) which only a speaker gets.

are you saying it is funded by pork fund? or is it nationally funded from someonelses long term initiative that falls in his term

May mga funds na pork funded mayron din thru their initiatives and influence galing sa national funds.

OT: anovey? your putting meat into my mouth, esteee words pala :lol:

Spotted..... Davao's latest alcopop craze ....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3419601827_f0648e58d9.jpg?v=0

:lol: next time oyu're here will go to Supladoz bar !:lol:

OT: anovey? your putting meat into my mouth, esteee words pala :lol:

Spotted..... Davao's latest alcopop craze ....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3419601827_f0648e58d9.jpg?v=0
can you offer that to ms de lim*

^^ i want to be a speaker then .... :lol:


@ sir ibex... re: the ARTIC is that in memory of the mothballed project artica, or simply a "climate change" reminder :lol: tagpila ang isa ka botelya, asa na sya mapalit sa dvo?

can you offer that to ms de lim*

:lol: sure.. with duterte and noggie, that will make a perfect "or.gy" drink :lol: and we davaoenos (and the world) will stop hearing from them ( except probably their moans) :lol: :jk:

^^ i want to be a speaker then .... :lol:


@ sir ibex... re: the ARTIC is that in memory of the mothballed project artica, or simply a "climate change" reminder :lol: tagpila ang isa ka botelya, asa na sya mapalit sa dvo?

Hehehe in memory of that project... :lol:

Naka shot lang ko sir neyo courtesy ng friend ko yung alak. Pero maraming mapagbilhan sa Davao. :cheers:

:lol: sure.. with duterte and noggie, that will make a perfect "or.gy" drink :lol: and we davaoenos (and the world) will stop hearing from them ( except probably their moans) :lol: :jk:
a speaker = microphone. i cast my doubt who will enjoy with whom

:lol: sure.. with duterte and noggie, that will make a perfect "or.gy" drink :lol: and we davaoenos (and the world) will stop hearing from them ( except probably their moans) :lol: :jk:


ingon pa ni digong "miski asa ta makita Boy..miski sa impyerno"LOL

^^ speaking of microphone ..the pricey girl is his mouthpiece ... i mean spokeperson before.
someway a monica clinton parallel*memory failed*

this seemed to be their solution to the flood problem along the Matina highway area: elevate the road.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r253/artrocket/Dpwh1.jpg

Here ang 2009 budget ng Pilipinas

P70M each congressman P200M sa senador la pay labot sa Travel & other operating expense ng kanilang offices.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090123-185011/Solons-give-selves-P97B-in-pork-barrel

Here ang 2009 budget ng Pilipinas

P70M each congressman P200M sa senador la pay labot sa Travel & other operating expense ng kanilang offices.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090123-185011/Solons-give-selves-P97B-in-pork-barrel
so it does not follow the size of constituents

this seemed to be their solution to the flood problem along the Matina highway area: elevate the road.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r253/artrocket/Dpwh1.jpg
can that elevation survive moonsoon floods

can that elevation survive moonsoon floods

^^ that remains to be seen, large culverts also cross over it

tama it remains to be seen problem is if not properly planned water might spill over from residences .

COMMENTARY: Davao City is a Paradise in the East. By Salvador "Doy" Valbuena PDF Print E-mail
Salvador "Doy" Valbuena
Thursday, 09 April 2009 05:33

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/08 April) -- I am Doy Valbuena, an Ilocano who happens to love Davao City so much, the most livable city in our country and in the world (this is my humble opinion).

I love this city so much that it pains me to see outsiders come and tell us what to do with our very own Davao City.

Imperial Manilans, Americans and Europeans come here and lecture us about morality, about what is right and wrong before God, about human rights, what is right and wrong governance.


The power of Mayor Duterte emanates from the people who elected him. It is just but proper that the people of Davao City must have the first chance to judge him. But have we not judged him by electing him for the longest time as Mayor of this city for about two decades now? Is this not the best indication that the will and the voice of the people have spoken? That the people of Davao City approve of his way of governance?

Why doesn't the Commission on Human Rights conduct a survey or referendum whether we, the people of Davao City as a whole, like how the mayor conducts himself on the issue of peace and order and even specifically on the issue on human rights? I am very sure that majority of Davaoeños will come out voting “Yes” in affirmation that will shame people from the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), or shall I say Commission on Hypocritical Rectitude (CHR) masquerading as saviors of the people of Davao City. To tell us that we do not approve how Mayor Duterte runs Davao City is a great insult to the intelligence and courage of Davaoeños.

If the Mayor is truly abusive of his power and has no respect for the rule of law and the right to peace and decency, I should be one of those who should be on the streets leading a rally of protesters as we wont to do during the First Quarter Storm when we fought the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos whom we thought then was the worst president this country ever had, only to find out that the worst were still to follow. (I led several street protests when we complained against the DPWH and the Union Cement when I was president of the Davao Constructors Association Center, Inc.)

I heard the Mayor mentioned many times over, that Davao City is a city for peace loving citizens. If you are not a peace loving citizen, this place is not for you because you will not last long to enjoy living in our city. His paradigm of drug pushers and drug addicts are people who can rape their sister or mother or an 18-month-old baby girl or kill their father or brother or friend or neighbor in wild abandon. Now, I myself ask the question, why do these people who have no regard for the life of others continue to live or how can these so called human rights advocates even favor their existence over that of peace loving citizens?

Am I saying that I favor summary executions? Of course not, this is against the commandment of God “Thou shall not kill”. How I wish we can all live in peace altogether living in pursuit of the summum bonum, the highest good for all. But alas, we are now left to choose by force of circumstance and select between lesser evils, whether to allow people who have no respect for life and the right of others to live and do it in wild abandon or to allow them to rest in peace forever and let peaceful loving citizens live happily ever after.

Now am I accusing the Mayor to be behind the killings? Of course not! That is for the court to determine. What I know is Davao City is the most peaceful and livable city I have seen on Planet Earth. (I have also traveled in several countries and continents of the world.) On the other hand, I am one among the many who believe that the Mayor is doing extremely and exceedingly well in the conduct of his duty in which he was elected for.

Madame Chairperson De Lima, you need not have traveled far. You should have looked around and you would have your hands full investigating cases of human rights violations in Manila . Aren’t you not the proverbial character in the Bible that the Lord would have aptly put, "Why can you see the mote in your brother's eye and not see the log in your own eye”? The truth of the matter is, you just wasted valuable public money by coming here to Davao City to investigate and tell us what is good for us…

Is this not the height of self righteousness and presumptuousness? Is it not stealing from the budget of education and printing misspelled books resulting to higher rate of illiteracy and lack of good education, a higher form of violation of human rights? Is it not dipping one’s fingers on the coffers of government finances depriving people of food, medicines, basic necessities and other social services; teachers of their rightful pay and soldiers of their shoes, combat allowance and guns to fight insurgency, a higher form of human rights violation?

Is it not the inability of government to provide employment for its people and allowing Filipinos to work abroad as slaves of the First World countries who oftentimes maltreat them and who sacrifice their own well being, just so they can provide for the needs of their loved ones, resulting in the breakdown and disintegration of the basic unit of society -- the family an institution we value so dearly, a higher form of violation of human rights? Is it not the promotion of government officials with dubious and proven record of malfeasance and wrongdoing because of loyalty and subservience, so that they can deliver the goods to the powers that be, a higher form of human rights violation?

For a young man who grew up and seen almost daily killings during my elementary years in Badoc, Ilocos Norte and having witnessed blood flowing down in my direction and with dead people all around during a town fiesta at a very young age of 11 when somebody sprayed three banana type magazines of his carbine rifle and emptying them all at the people in the auditorium…For a college student during the First Quarter Storm to have witnessed summary killings like that of my fraternity brod Billy Begg riddled with bullets from one whole Armalite magazine emptied on his lifeless body and street demonstrations from 1969 to 1973, culminating in the so called BARIKADA in 1971….. For a new college graduate to have worked in the hinterlands and logging areas of Mindanao in the 1970s at the height of the operations of the MNLF, Ilagas and Bangsamoro Movement and having experienced being attacked from land and sea, and knowing a life of killing and being killed almost on a daily basis….. For an executive having seen Davao City during the time when Agdao was called Nicaragdao, during the height of NPA operations when policemen were killed in broad daylight and when a grenade was thrown at the inner sanctum of the San Pedro Cathedral wreaking havoc and causing the city populace to cower in fear… to name a few….

Madame Chair De Lima, I know from whence I speak. I know the difference between war and peace, between death and bliss. To consider Davao City as barbaric and a dangerous place to live in, is farthest from the truth. Davaoeños would be the first one to know. Leave us alone in peace in this place you abhor for I repeat it again, Davao City is the most livable and peaceful city in the world. To us, this is a place closest to paradise. A Paradise in the East.

(Salvador "Doy" Valbuena is an Ilocano who has decided to stay for good in Davao City. He is president of the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association Southern Mindanao Chapter and a web proprietor who owns www.delta4realty.com selling real estate property)



http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6209&Itemid=120

Buhangin underpass

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nice unta noh kung nang walls kay tabunan ug tanum..kana gud tanum nga nagakatay

^^ lol unsa ang lenght para makasulti ug underpass... i mean vehicular underpass ? katung underpass sa Gaisano?

kanang condo naa diay horizontal?

;34900426']Buhangin underpass

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nice unta noh kung nang walls kay tabunan ug tanum..kana gud tanum nga nagakatay

:lol: murag camoufllage maayo lang na kung naay mag mentenar kay kung dili mag lumot2 lang na!

Buhangin underpass

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Agdao overpass
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Bajada overpass
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sa 3 overpass/underpass ang Bajada ang may special treatment ..well maintained even the landscape

ngayon ko lang napansin mag kaiba pala ang mga mukha nila....char!:lol:



kita na ang Carmella Northpoint from this view!:cheers:

Buhangin underpass

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Agdao overpass
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Bajada overpass
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sa 3 overpass/underpass ang Bajada ang may special treatment ..well maintained even the landscape

ngayon ko lang napansin mag kaiba pala ang mga mukha nila....char!:lol:



kita na ang Carmella Northpoint from this view!:cheers:

wla lagi nmo gi apil ang flyover sa bankerohan? :rofl:

but to be fair i commend the reparing/cementing of Mc'Arthur highway ...thats the firepowerful of being a speaker!lol

Not quite.

I find the expansion (especially of the southbound lane) useless. Why? Because the big posts of Davao Light were not moved inward to clear the expansion of any obstruction. How can motorists use the expanded lane when there are posts standing in the middle??? Weird!

^^

The transfer of electric posts normally takes time. A lot of communication companies use these posts and they all have to coordinate with each other for specific time the transfer should happen with less interruption on the services. :)

wla lagi nmo gi apil ang flyover sa bankerohan? :rofl:

cloverleaf style bya jud to...hahahaha

OT: anovey? your putting meat into my mouth, esteee words pala :lol:

Spotted..... Davao's latest alcopop craze ....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3419601827_f0648e58d9.jpg?v=0

25% alcohol gud yan. I don't like the taste to be honest, masyadong mainit. :cheers::nuts: Barag dyud si Manoy

wla lagi nmo gi apil ang flyover sa bankerohan? :rofl:

aw "technically" pwede sab nato pugson ug tawag to nga "underpass" :lol:

Difference of Flyover with Overpass?

IMO, Flyover is the highway(they call it highway sa SimCity :)) (They have a point, HIGH+WAY)
Then Overpass is yung "SkyBridge"(in layman's term! J/K!!!!) or more on like a pedestrian overpass, correct me if I'm wrong ah :]

So, The underpass sa airport, is called underpass.
And the Buhangin underpass should be called digunder(contrary to flyover)

(-Pilosopong Tasyo) :nuts::fiddle:

^^

The transfer of electric posts normally takes time. A lot of communication companies use these posts and they all have to coordinate with each other for specific time the transfer should happen with less interruption on the services. :)

maybe they can have a proper scheduling...lets say, today matina area, tomorrow bajada, in doing such way, not the entire davao will be affected with the service iterruption. :D

Agdao overpass
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naa pa ba gihapon mga vendors below ani nga underpass?

Happy easter....:)

^^wala na man koy nakit-an hinuon...

^^ minsan may pulis sa ilalim niyan.

usahay musayaw pud

naa pa ba gihapon mga vendors below ani nga underpass?

Happy easter....:)

Wala sir... walang mga squatters sa ilalim ng tulay :nuts: :D

PLAYA AZALEA.

almost sold-out na lahat ng lots. mopalit unta ko, ready nako emotionally, spiritually, morally, mentally... pero financially dili ko ready. az en.

reception
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padung restroom
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padung dagat
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model
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nagisi ang shorts
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plano sa kinabuhi
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nice pics sir dave!

nice pics sir dave!

lamat.

more pics...

MONFORT BAT CAVE
Home to an estimated 1.8 million bats. It is the largest known population of Geoffroy's rousette fruit bats in the world.

entrance fee 20 pesos
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giihap nako isa-isa. 1.8 milyon kwaknits.
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visible ang vanishing island. wala nagvanish kay hunas man.
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PRECIOUS GARDEN OF SAMAL
near Monfort Bat Cave, Babak Dist, Island Garden of Samal

bar
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lounge
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pepperoni pizza (mas lami ilang pizza sa isla kaysa yellowcab, spirale, picobello, hehe exagg..)
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hot momma
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hot papa
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the mistress
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wala koy pics sa garden. basta sure ko nga very relaxing ang garden. dili mo magmahay.

thats all po. yan ang holy week presentation ko.

^^

The transfer of electric posts normally takes time. A lot of communication companies use these posts and they all have to coordinate with each other for specific time the transfer should happen with less interruption on the services. :)

I hope that's just the case, Vic. But apparently, those posts in the middle are standing comfortably between the concrete that already make up the expanded lane. If they would remove the posts this late in the construction, that would cause damage to the concrete which might necessitate a backjob.

I hope I am wrong though.

yup, because the same ang supplier hehe..

and the same supplier din ito for the paving blocks ng Abreeza..



wah, passed by the camella site, sosyal pod ila fence kay pareha silag gigamit sa abreeza, hehehehehe....

hi there mga goys. i am in baguio right now. sadly it did not meet up to my expectations. yun lang. i dont want to expound anymore. baka may maka misinterpret.:lol:

one thing that i like about this is place is the cold weather. nothing more, nothing less....:lol:

i will be going to subic tomorrow, then to laguna (splash island) on sunday, and back to makati sunday afternoon. i will be going t tagaytay on monday(whole day) and shopping on tuesday. and uwi sa "paradise of the east" on wednsday :lol:

bakasyon man unta. why do i feel very tired?:lol:

marilog, Davao City

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oh=em=geee.... this is soo majestic and wonderful@@@@ makes me wanna settle to davao naaa!!! tsk tsk.

^^ yoong pasalubong po namin ;) thanks in advance....

wer dafet?

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^^ haha tunong kaayo ang central park hotel and ang regency inn..mura hinoog crown sa recency in ang tuktok ra central park

^^ aw, abi nako isa ra na ka bldg. wa ko ka pansin da

^^ Amazing, abi nako hapit na mahuman ang Central Park Hotel murag Ryugyong Hotel, hapit na mahuman.

Shot from Café Marco.

I read this in the Asian Forums > Asian Skyscraper Forums > South East Asia > Indonesia Skyscrapers Forum > The Nationwide Fabric > WarTeg > Politic, Economic, tourism and Biz forum
> Indonesia & South East Asia's Richest Cities By 2020
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=34942604#post34942604
Though 1999 sya na rank, naAmaze ko :D

ASIA'S BEST CITIES
The Asiaweek Quality of Life Index
Which are the best Asian Cities to Live in? We looked at 40 of the region's key centers. The results from the number crunchers:

Want to know how we did it? Click here.

1999 rank c i t y population points
1 Fukuoka 1,329,503 73
2 Osaka 2,593,933 72
2 Taipei 2,639,169 72
4 Tokyo 11,937,433 68
5 Singapore 3,893,600 66
6 Bandar Seri Begawan 45,900 65
7 Georgetown 1,250,000 64
8 Kuala Lumpur 1,420,000 63
9 Hong Kong 6,843,000 62
9 Shanghai 13,075,000 62
11 Chiang Mai 425,800 60
11 Kaohsiung 1,462,674 60
13 Bangkok 9,114,852 59
13 Seoul 10,147,101 59
15 Kuching 350,000 58
15 Pusan 3,773,138 58
17 Beijing 12,234,000 57
18 Davao City 1,134,000 56
19 Cebu City 662,299 54
20 Guangzhou 6,741,400 53
21 Chongqing 30,596,900 52
21 Colombo 935,000 52
21 Hanoi 2,356,000 52
24 Macau 435,317 51
25 Metro Manila 10,208,290 49
26 Bangalore 5,200,000 48
26 Islamabad 810,000 48
28 Bandung 1,839,755 47
29 Jakarta 9,489,024 46
30 Delhi 13,418,000 45
31 Ho Chi Minh 3,600,000 43
31 Phnom Penh 999,804 43
31 Surabaya 2,824,838 43
34 Yangon 3,518,444 42
35 Kathmandu 657,341 40
36 Vientiane 531,800 39
37 Chittagong 3,300,000 36
38 Dhaka 9,400,000 34
38 Karachi 9,300,000 34
40 Bombay 14,800,000 32


Kinsa'y nakasabot ani? Sa tinuod lang, wala kaayo ko kasabot :lol:
Philippine Cities naa dyu'y Metro or City bah.

They don't put the word City for their cities. Ngano kaya? Hmm.

^^matagal na tong survey na to...

pero, worth pa din kahit paano..;)

I hope that's just the case, Vic. But apparently, those posts in the middle are standing comfortably between the concrete that already make up the expanded lane. If they would remove the posts this late in the construction, that would cause damage to the concrete which might necessitate a backjob.

I hope I am wrong though.


I've seen a lot of cases like this one Darry. They happen also even in NA, trust me. :)

^^
I trust you, Vic. :D

yup, because the same ang supplier hehe..

and the same supplier din ito for the paving blocks ng Abreeza..

Ah yung kaibigan mo na nagsabi na isa lang talaga ang gagawing Ayala Center sa Mindanao because the orders are just for THE Davao project? :D

de Lima should be under scrutiny for giving more attention to the criminal rights of drug pushers, extortionists, carnappers and who knows what more lucrative criminal interests, but did not even bother with other more pressing issues like the rights of the crime victims themselves, and the gall to come here and sermon Davao when the place she came from reeks of corruption and crime infestation.

The complex situation especially pertaining to vigilantism is a situation known more to the locals who have experienced and lived with dealing the local problems here, than to someone from outside like her. Davao may not have the perfect solution, but as complex this country's situation may be, assuredly the city had reached a certain level and reality of peace and order that other cities are yet to experience and still remained a pipe dream for them, especially at de Lima's own turf.

If the international Human Rights Watch cannot understand what is meant by war on criminality being waged by the city's leadership for its defense against rising criminality anywhere else in the country, then it's not surprising as its supposed advocacy did not even investigate the so called 'war on terror' perpetrated by fascists based on its own turf that merely treated many innocent children's lives as collateral damage for its oil greed, er 'blessings'. The Human Rights Watch should exercise appropriate stand on any issue it claims to advocate with, rather than be one-sided to its own sensationalized stand (and as for the case on de Lima's, stand on criminal rights) and even patheticaly obvious bias such that it already prepared a book with twisted title intended to sensationalize to divert the real situation just like strategies of some cheap trash entertainment media puppetry, when it's still supposed to be in the process of investigation.

Kenneth Roth should be prudent to see both sides in every issue it claims to advocate, rather than show blatant bias, otherwise the credibility of the institution he handled be reduced to lack of credibility in the eyes of international community and bring more damage instead to the otherwise noble term "Human Rights" by their own fault because of their group's bias and one-sidedness on the issue (in the city's case that of criminals rather than their victims).

For one, since the issue about the vigilantism here pertains to the 'war on criminality' against the drug problem (obviously an international phenomenon), why is the international Human Rights Watch not ranting when after the Bush administration's campaign on the 'war on terror' in Afghanistan, resulted with thousandfold increase in opium production instead after his interest's invasion of that country, thereby causing more problems around the world, this country and city included?

pakana na sad sa US of A. di man sila ganahan kay Digong. ug kanang CHR, kay Nogie pud na. ug kanang mga construction diri sa District 1, aw hapit na gud election aron di kalimtan. asa ka, gi solid pader ang tulay sa bankerohan! ug asa ka kita, ang pangalan sa anak na chief of staff kuno naa sa info board sa construction! buweset!!! ka baga sa nawong oi!

^^ medyo complicated pud ang issue, pero it cannot be discounted that culprits with highs funds seem intent at pulling down Davao and Mindanao in general, just like how puppet corporate media manipulate viewers' opinion nga ginacondition gubot diri pirmi, question is from who's benefit and who or what entity is funding the large scale character damage of the place? If you remember the suspected terrorist bomber who prematurely exploded his bomb in Davao years ago, turned out to be CIA agent Michael Meiring. Pero when you listen to media puppetry prior to that, there were manipulations on the unknowing masses that suspected muslim separatists plan to do bombing in attempt to sow 'terror' pero sila ra diay ang ga-manipulate. They dupe people and orchestrated "war on terror" that eventualy exposed their real intention of oil and war profiteerings, contemptously sila ra diay pakana sa 'terror' with many innocent lives as 'collateral damage'. Research also indicate that the abu sayyaf and taliban were CIA creations. But even the Americans themselves were victims of these impostors infiltrating their government obviously for global greed like how they were duped to non-existent WMD para lang mag-gyera for oil 'blessings'. the culprits tried to hit two birds in one stone by causing much conflict somewhere else and weakening america from within by damaging its credibility, as these global gluttons thrive on strife and conflict where they profit from it.

In the local version trace the origins of those suspected 'terrorists' when they previously manipulated fear on the populace you'd be surprised the culprits turned out to be 'christian' recruits who came not even from Mindanao but from other regions of the country. that's how well funded these vile forces are and their tentacles seemed global. Karon kadudahan kinsa na pud pakana anang criminal rights este human rights kay obvious kaayo ang bias mga lucrative crimes pa gidapigan, especialy the drug problem that thanks to the previous Bush administration international opium production increased thousandfold after the "liberation" of the afghan opium, er people.

concerned authorities and intelligence networks especially of the Mayor should scrutinize the culprits masquerading behind these.

pakana na sad sa US of A. di man sila ganahan kay Digong. ug kanang CHR, kay Nogie pud na. ug kanang mga construction diri sa District 1, aw hapit na gud election aron di kalimtan. asa ka, gi solid pader ang tulay sa bankerohan! ug asa ka kita, ang pangalan sa anak na chief of staff kuno naa sa info board sa construction! buweset!!! ka baga sa nawong oi!

ginu-groom na niya iya anak para sa pulitika. Visible na kaayo sila sa TV talking bout projects & public service hehehehe. Election time is in the air na :cheers:

^^ medyo complicated pud ang issue, pero it cannot be discounted that culprits with highs funds seem intent at pulling down Davao and Mindanao in general, just like how puppet corporate media manipulate viewers' opinion nga ginacondition gubot diri pirmi, question is from who's benefit and who or what entity is funding the large scale character damage of the place? If you remember the suspected terrorist bomber who prematurely exploded his bomb in Davao years ago, turned out to be CIA agent Michael Meiring. Pero when you listen to media puppetry prior to that, there were manipulations on the unknowing masses that suspected muslim terrorists plan to do bombing in attempt to sow 'terror' pero sila ra diay ang ga-manipulate. They dupe people to and orchestrated "war on terror" that eventualy exposed their real intention of oil and war profiteerings, contemptously sila ra diay pakana sa 'terror' with many innocent lives as 'collateral damage'. Research also indicate that the abu sayyaf and taliban were CIA creations. But even the Americans themselves were victims of these impostors infiltrating their government obviously for global greed like how they were duped to non-existent WMD para lang mag-gyera for oil 'blessings'. the culprits tried to hit two birds in one stone by causing much conflict somewhere else and weakening america from within by damaging its credibility, as these global gluttons thrive on strife and conflict where they profit from it.

In the local version trace the origins of those suspected 'terrorists' when they previously manipulated fear on the populace you'd be surprised the culprits turned out to be 'christian' recruits who came not even from Mindanao but from other regions of the country. that's how well funded these vile forces are and their tentacles seemed global. Karon kadudahan kinsa na pud pakana anang criminal rights este human rights kay obvious kaayo ang bias mga lucrative crimes pa gidapigan, especialy the drug problem that thanks to the previous Bush administration international opium production increased thousandfold after the liberation of the afghan opium, er people.

concerned authorities and intelligence networks especially of the Mayor should scrutinize the culprits masquerading behind these.

Mao mo surok ang dugo ni digong anang balikatan exercise di lang kaayo siya pa halata :nuts:

^^ to deal with the dilemma people must be more aware not just Dabawenyos or American citizens they also victimized by ignorance, but the whole Earth Humanity itself. highly funded na nga mga culprits but their ultimate loss is when many more people get to know their global greed agenda at teh expense of humanity for they thrive and profit due to ignorance of society especialy by media puppetry, trash entertainment etc., but their ultimate nightmare will be an Aware Humanity as the vile culprits can only thrive on ignorance.

^^
I trust you, Vic. :D

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Vol. XXII, No. 176-A
Thursday, April 9, 2009 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
The Economy
1P3-B halal centerpiece projects proposed in Mindanao


THE GOVERNMENT is holding talks with Kuwait and Brunei to lure them to invest in the proposed halal projects in Mindanao, the Agriculture department said in a statement on Wednesday.

The department has proposed to the two governments at two halal projects in Mindanao, namely: the P2.2-billion Halal Economic Zone in Davao City and the P840-million halal model poultry farm in Cagayan De Oro City, Agriculture Undersecretary Jesus Emmanuel M. Paras said in the statement.

The proposed Halal Economic Zone in Davao is projected to become the centerpiece of the country’s halal investment program that is expected to generate 24,000 new jobs and boost the country’s export earnings by at least $200 million per year.

The country can actually earn at least $5 bil#lion a year if it can tap just 1% of the $500-billion global halal industry, Mr. Paras said.

"We are very optimistic about this particular effort, which is made stronger by the fact [the government] had started implementing the country’s first-ever general guidelines on halal food exports," Mr. Paras said.

The Philippine National Standards on Halal Food, which codifies strict food preparation procedures prescribed in Islam, was drawn up in February last year.

Mindanao choice as a halal investment hub has been boosted by its reputation of being free from avian influenza and foot-and-mouth disease. It is also a major supplier of halal food and feed ingredients like corn, rice, copra meal and fish meal.

The Agriculture department has so far established 12 halal abattoirs in Mindanao. — NJCMZ

ug kanang mga construction diri sa District 1, aw hapit na gud election aron di kalimtan. asa ka, gi solid pader ang tulay sa bankerohan! ug asa ka kita, ang pangalan sa anak na chief of staff kuno naa sa info board sa construction! buweset!!! ka baga sa nawong oi!

hehehe...byaan mo na, at least meron tayong nakikitang project, keysa politician na walang mga project.

these kind of things, like placement of names nila (and somebody else pa man yan) for all to see...is something I'm willing to swallow, as long as meron silang mapakitang performance....and in my opinion, tama lang din...so we know where are taxes go, and kaninong initiative ang mga ito :)

katawa ko anang solid na pader... bitaw ngil.ad kaayo tan.awon iconic baya n banke bridge.

lamat.

more pics...

MONFORT BAT CAVE
Home to an estimated 1.8 million bats. It is the largest known population of Geoffroy's rousette fruit bats in the world.

entrance fee 20 pesos
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giihap nako isa-isa. 1.8 milyon kwaknits.
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kulang imong ihap dave 1,800,001!na pud diha si batman ?:lol: nice photos ..arang2 na diay karon ang bat sanctuary.

PLAYA AZALEA.

almost sold-out na lahat ng lots. mopalit unta ko, ready nako emotionally, spiritually, morally, mentally... pero financially dili ko ready. az en.

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gud morning davao!

na feature ito dati sa PHILIPPINE REALTY TV sa ANC.

this resort is really nice!

kulang imong ihap dave 1,800,001!na pud diha si batman ?:lol: nice photos ..arang2 na diay karon ang bat sanctuary.
thats a lot of droppinga. of ?commercial proportions. is there guano industry in samal?

^^ pwede din sana mag-spelunking near that waterfalls there's an underground cave with springs but hindi masyado nai-maintain kaya di kami nagtuloy kasi baka delikado. once may pinuntahan kaming cave and that's where I saw the largest spiders along the crevices, I just saw its hairy legs nearly 3 inches long but 'twas scary.

years ago near the waterfalls I trekked ahead na mag-isa at yung mga kasamahan ko nasa likuran, bigla ba naman may sumitsit anlakas napalingon ako and I initally thought it was my companions, later I found out it wasn't them kasi anlayo pa nila and I could hear them talking but it was nearly inaudible dahil sa layo and yung sitsit anlakas pero walang tao kasi forested yung area, interesting experience :D

it's a beautiful, refreshing place especially when with good intentions. Years ago din may red tutubing karayom in the waterfalls so seemingly tame it would land on our fingers. kaso lang yung iba 'alang modo kahit saan tinatapon basura nila.

there's this interesting observation I notice when in Samal, dogs there don't often bark at strangers unlike sa mainland or anywhere else, may unique culture din pala ang mga canine society dun :lol:

hehehe...byaan mo na, at least meron tayong nakikitang project, keysa politician na walang mga project.

these kind of things, like placement of names nila (and somebody else pa man yan) for all to see...is something I'm willing to swallow, as long as meron silang mapakitang performance....and in my opinion, tama lang din...so we know where are taxes go, and kaninong initiative ang mga ito :)
widely accepted? thing is its obviously abused. to the last count of basketball courts. politicians name and or image is clearer at a distance than credit of taxpayers that is if “taxpayers” is even acknowledged. and it either standing guard through the entire lifespan of the project or renaming it with name/s of their families. people would know if their place has projects going on in his term of office. and people would know how significant are the project to the lives of general populace than just basketball court of a barangy community. imo, the practice is politically correct in governments ran by systemic corruption. corruption saddens the taxpayers of donor countries

there's this interesting observation I notice when in Samal, dogs there don't often bark at strangers unlike sa mainland or anywhere else, may unique culture din pala ang mga canine society dun :lol:
if dogs are trained to socialise, thats what is expected. walking the dog out exposing to different people is what makes it tolerant and friendly to people.

hehehe...byaan mo na, at least meron tayong nakikitang project, keysa politician na walang mga project.

these kind of things, like placement of names nila (and somebody else pa man yan) for all to see...is something I'm willing to swallow, as long as meron silang mapakitang performance....and in my opinion, tama lang din...so we know where are taxes go, and kaninong initiative ang mga ito :)

I agree. No matter how they (politicians) differ in principles, parties and opinions doesn't really matter for the constituents for as long as basic services and other infra are taken care of and delivered. Brandishing their names on every project does in fact redound to more benefits to the populace as it might in some cases usher in competition amongst politicians to deliver more projects and thereby get the public support. I hope I made sense. :)

if dogs are trained to socialise, thats what is expected. walking the dog out exposing to different people is what makes it tolerant and friendly to people.

Most dogs encountered there are usually ordinary mongrels on the streets and not on leash. I also have strategy in making my dog friendly at people (kasi by nature he's very territorial): kinikiliti ko palagi. it worked :D

^^ medyo complicated pud ang issue, pero it cannot be discounted that culprits with highs funds seem intent at pulling down Davao and Mindanao in general, just like how puppet corporate media manipulate viewers' opinion nga ginacondition gubot diri pirmi, question is from who's benefit and who or what entity is funding the large scale character damage of the place? If you remember the suspected terrorist bomber who prematurely exploded his bomb in Davao years ago, turned out to be CIA agent Michael Meiring. Pero when you listen to media puppetry prior to that, there were manipulations on the unknowing masses that suspected muslim separatists plan to do bombing in attempt to sow 'terror' pero sila ra diay ang ga-manipulate. They dupe people and orchestrated "war on terror" that eventualy exposed their real intention of oil and war profiteerings, contemptously sila ra diay pakana sa 'terror' with many innocent lives as 'collateral damage'. Research also indicate that the abu sayyaf and taliban were CIA creations. But even the Americans themselves were victims of these impostors infiltrating their government obviously for global greed like how they were duped to non-existent WMD para lang mag-gyera for oil 'blessings'. the culprits tried to hit two birds in one stone by causing much conflict somewhere else and weakening america from within by damaging its credibility, as these global gluttons thrive on strife and conflict where they profit from it.

In the local version trace the origins of those suspected 'terrorists' when they previously manipulated fear on the populace you'd be surprised the culprits turned out to be 'christian' recruits who came not even from Mindanao but from other regions of the country. that's how well funded these vile forces are and their tentacles seemed global. Karon kadudahan kinsa na pud pakana anang criminal rights este human rights kay obvious kaayo ang bias mga lucrative crimes pa gidapigan, especialy the drug problem that thanks to the previous Bush administration international opium production increased thousandfold after the "liberation" of the afghan opium, er people.

concerned authorities and intelligence networks especially of the Mayor should scrutinize the culprits masquerading behind these.
reminded me of "getaway" the travel mag show on primetime tv aired nationally(aust) which beautifully featured pearlfarm, davao city etc back in 2003. the next day, davao airpoet was dominating headlines in philippines. i dont know if it was pure coincidence. what do you expect with exposure hungry terrorists group. theyll grab the limelight of a perpetrator.

^^ IMO Australia may not be as gripped by the global fascists to compare with the USA and its media puppetry (they supposedly reported the CIA Michael Meiring incident in the mainstream media as caused by muslim terrorism) . Like upon further scrutiny, the Federal Reserve is not really owned by the US Federal Govt. as people seemed conditioned to believe, but a private business entity and even their phone directory were supposedly found in the business yellow pages together with Federal Express. Sometimes "coincidences" would be just too trivial an explanation when patterns can be obviously deciphered, like how the stock market of airline companies suddenly rocketed up then plummeted down just before the 9/11 attack prior to the Bush & co. supposed "war on terror".

I agree. No matter how they (politicians) differ in principles, parties and opinions doesn't really matter for the constituents for as long as basic services and other infra are taken care of and delivered. Brandishing their names on every project does in fact redound to more benefits to the populace as it might in some cases usher in competition amongst politicians to deliver more projects and thereby get the public support. I hope I made sense. :)
thats right. there are politicians who are deep into name credits to the last insignificant opportunity it can get. but i have not known davao city embarking on billions of pesos infractucture and lifesaving projects than it is today. with little help of national fund. as far as i know.

^^

I agree with you on the dearth of government-funded big ticket projects. Our politicians are not keen enough, or mayber just by reason of having not much clout in the national government, to get as much support for projects that go by the tune of billions such as the much-ballyhoed light rail system and the now relegated to the back burner coastal road.

thats right. there are politicians who are deep into name credits to the last insignificant opportunity it can get. but i have not known davao city embarking on billions of pesos infractucture and lifesaving projects than it is today. with little help of national fund. as far as i know.


^^ the present city government's priority projects at dealing with the basic services of its citizenry may probably be one of the most commendable to compare with other major cities in the country. In Davao there's one of Asia's most modern and internationally awarded traffic signalization system, the state-of-the-art waste management system, the benevolent People's Park (with exception dun sa sumingit na culprit at ginawang baduy ibang areas), the peace and order supports that made Davao East and Southeast Asia's most peaceful city, and of course Asia's only Central 911 with highy admired efficiency. The city may be in a developing country but the facilities and services provided by the local govt to its citizenry are world class, and not even the critics (including de Lima) of the Mayor can deny that.

^^ the present city government's priority projects at dealing with the basic services of its citizenry may probably be one of the most commendable to compare with other major cities in the country. In Davao there's one of Asia's most modern and internationally awarded traffic signalization system, the state-of-the-art waste management system, the benevolent People's Park (with exception dun sa sumingit na culprit at ginawang baduy ibang areas), and of course Asia's only Central 911 with highy admired efficiency. The city may be in a developing country but the facilities and services provided by the local govt to its citizenry are world class, and not even the critics (including de Lima) of the Mayor can deny that.
and the continuing repairs and upgrades of city roads and dranages. yet you would know it can still afford to pay for the medical expenses of the poor people and use his office to recieve the poor and needy

were not endorsing politcal interest of anyone hope it is understanabale that these all are incidental issues of the discussion at hand thank you:D

on the other hand, i hate the fact artica dome is still lying in dreams. davao city needs a new big onestop transaction highrise city hall thank you. postcount 571:D

Toddler, Japanese septuagenarian join Mt. Apo climb
04/10/2009 | 03:15 PM
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MANILA, Philippines – A two-year-old child and a 70-year-old Japanese were among the participants in this year's annual Holy Week climb in the Philippines’ highest peak.

Bombo Radyo reported Friday that Gellari Sakay was one of the youngest "climbers" to Mount Apo, while Sugi Matso was the oldest climber in this year's batch of some 2,500 climbers.

Other climbers included the group Sandawa Apo, which includes traditional doctors (albularyo) and youths from Mindanao.

Organizers initially expected 10,000 climbers to take part in this year's activity.

The report said climbers felt cold weather and strong winds at the summit.

Mount Apo, a large stratovolcano on the main southern island of Mindanao, overlooks Davao City 40 kilometers northeast, Digos City 25 km southeast, and Kidapawan City 20 km west.

Wikipedia says the first recorded climb was on October 10, 1880 by a party led by Don Joaquin Rajal. - GMANews.TV

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