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July 17th, 2009, 07:00 AM

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BOMB DRILL. A member of the explosives and ordnance team in a bomb disposal suit, hides among the “bombil” or bougainvillea flowers before disarming a bomb during an exercise drill in Davao City Thursday. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo

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DAVAO. A bomb squad member checks the blast site during a drill at one of the malls in Davao City Thursday. (Sun.Star Davao)

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A small explosive is detonated at a parking area of a downtown mall during an exercise drill in Davao City Thursday. Photo by Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews

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Members of 911 Urban Search and Rescue team attend to the “injured” during the bomb drill in barangay hall in Matina Crossing yesterday to test the city’s readiness to respond to emergencies as part of the observance of National Disaster Consciousness month. EDGAR ARRO(Mindanao Times)

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Responders treat the “wounded” in the simulation exercise drill at the Matina barangay hall, Davao City Thursday. Photo by Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews

Friday, 17 July 2009
Four bomb drills held all in a day in Davao City
by Froilan Gallardo/MindaNews
Thursday, 16 July 2009
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 July) -- Authorities here decided to be hard on themselves today.

A multi-agency task force led by the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Task Force Davao (TFD) staged not one but four simulation drills to test the readiness of government agencies to respond to an emergency.

Col. Oscar Lactao, TFD chief, said they decided to conduct four drills, one after another, to test the readiness of all government agencies including their own and the Philippine National Police.
"We can not afford to be complacent," Lactao said.

The first drill was launched around 9 a.m. when a "bomb" was found at the back portion of the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal in Barangay Matina.

A military convoy led by the Army Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit responded, dodging the heavy traffic from the headquarters of Task Force Davao in Santa Ana to the bus terminal, about five kilometers away.

Even before they could rest, another alarm sounded, this time alerting all police and army units to watch for a green Toyota Revo believed to be loaded with improvised explosives cruising around the city.

Within minutes of the call, a traffic aide called up their office at the Traffic Management Command who alerted the police pursuers.

For the next ten minutes, teams of responding lawmen, guided by detailed monitoring from traffic aides, converged on the Toyota Revo until they caught up with it near Gaisano Mega Mall.

The third drill happened at the parking lot of NCCC shopping mall in Barangay Matina where a "bomb" was found in one of the parked motorcycles while the fourth was at the Matina barangay hall.

"All response time fell under ten minutes despite the traffic, " Lactao said.

Lactao said the exercise was " successful" in testing the readiness of the agencies.

He said the key to success is the Community and Emergency Response Center Central 911, which serve as the command center of the exercise.

"Without 911, all our exercise will fail. 911 provided the command and control of the exercise," Lactao said.

He said the agencies will be studying their mistakes in the next few days.

"There are mistakes but this is why we conduct exercises," Lactao said. (Froilan Gallardo/MindaNews)

Mindanwews (http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6686&Itemid=50)

MtApoStandard

July 17th, 2009, 07:47 AM

about time everyone to be mindful against suspicious elements around. peace and order sabotteurs up on the prowl in jakarta. series of explosions rocked marriot, ritz-carlton hotels and a shopping centre. an umber of deaths and injured. sad day for jakarta

davaob4now

July 17th, 2009, 07:57 AM

^^
all western hotels...:ohno:
now im starting to wonder why terrorists really target western hotels...

hope it wont happen in davao...MP lang man ata ang western hotel ng davao? or wala? since MP is originally a Chinese hotel.

MtApoStandard

July 17th, 2009, 07:57 AM

Friday, 17 July 2009
GMA: From Egypt to Davao for “Zero Basura” caravan
by MindaNews
Friday, 17 July 2009
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/17 July) – From the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Leaders Summit in Egypt, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo flew straight to this city for the Zero Basura Caravan at the Waterfront Insular hotel here.

Some 175 mayors and other officials from Regions 11, 12, and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) are attending the caravan “that seeks the active participation of local government units (LGUs) in the country’s anti-climate change program,” the Office of the Press Secretary said.

During the program, Ms Arroyo will be given a briefing “on the output of the nationwide caravan starting last April that has tremendously increased LGU participation in establishing materials recovery facilities (MRFs) and other anti-climate change programs such as turning open dumpsites into ecological parks.”

Zero Basura is a “sequenced intensive, information, education campaign nationwide to cascade key environmental programs and strengthening LGU-government partnership under the Ecologica
l Solid Waste Management Act of 2000,” the OPS said. (MindaNews)

http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6688&Itemid=106Mindanews
anythingelse of her short visit for the 3 regions than this campaign:lol:

MtApoStandard

July 17th, 2009, 08:02 AM

davaob4now

July 17th, 2009, 08:03 AM

^^
wow...a new international flight...egypt-davao...:lol:

zero basura, mas lalo pang lilinis ang davao niyan with this campaign... :okay:

MtApoStandard

July 17th, 2009, 08:10 AM

and afaik the construction is intended for mall not the call center bldgs.
why was damosa it park not in the list of mr. fornier. no more space their, i guess?

i guess victoria plaza mall would be a very good location if redeveloped into ict centre.

MtApoStandard

July 17th, 2009, 08:13 AM

^^
wow...a new international flight...egypt-davao...:lol:

zero basura, mas lalo pang lilinis ang davao niyan with this campaign... :okay:
was itcommercial jet? is there any truth in news shes with planeload of entourage?

MtApoStandard

July 17th, 2009, 08:19 AM

tanawa ninyo ang railings sa bridge sa people's park... lain kaau tanawon hehehehe
i blame the lady engineer

MtApoStandard

July 17th, 2009, 08:31 AM

Filinvest forms subsidiary for hotel, resort business,
07/17/2009 | 12:46 PM
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MANILA, Philippines - The Gotianun group is joining a list of other conglomerates to venture into the tourism industry.

Filinvest Development Corp., the holding company of the Gotianun family and one of the Philippines' wealthiest, told the Philippine Stock Exchange that it has filed an application for the incorporation of Seascapes Resort Inc., which will engage in the hotel and resort business.

SRI, with an authorized capital stock of P100 million, shall be a wholly owned subsidiary of FDC.

The Filinvest group has recently partnered with international hotel chain Aston Hotels & Resorts for its Cebu condotel and resort businesses.

Filinvest, which is mainly known for its real estate business, is targeting to start the operation of Grand Cenia Condominiums, a condotel, by the first quarter of 2011.

A premier resort- Seascapes Resort Village will be on Mactan Island.

The group will also build its first hotel in Mindanao, particularly in Davao City.

Andrew Tan-led Alliance Global Group and SM Investments Corp., the holding company of mall tycoon Henry Sy , are among the major investors in the entertainment and gaming complex by state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. Cheryl M. Arcibal, GMANews.TV

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/167585/Filinvest-forms-subsidiary-for-hotel-resort-business

davaob4now

July 17th, 2009, 08:33 AM

^^
:okay: tallest gyud ni...am sure...hehehe

was itcommercial jet? is there any truth in news shes with planeload of entourage?

i have no idea...unless, shes with some of the high ranking officials from overseas...
all i know, mostly if the president will be going overseas, PAL will be used.

Peng Hok

July 17th, 2009, 08:47 AM

Filinvest forms subsidiary for hotel, resort business,
07/17/2009 | 12:46 PM
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MANILA, Philippines - The Gotianun group is joining a list of other conglomerates to venture into the tourism industry.

The group will also build its first hotel in Mindanao, particularly in Davao City.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/167585/Filinvest-forms-subsidiary-for-hotel-resort-business

Sigurado ka bang hindi typo error ito? :lol:

MtApoStandard

July 17th, 2009, 09:02 AM

ICT summit to craft Davao City’s master plan, settle issues

Written by Manuel Cayon / Reporter
Thursday, 16 July 2009 19:02

DAVAO CITY—The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Summit scheduled here next month will seek to settle issues that have hindered easier transfer of more business-process outsourcing (BPO) companies and that may pull down the city from the list of preferred relocation sites.

The summit, set on August 6 and 7, hopes to gather chief executive officers or representatives of telecommunications companies (telcos), key persons in the ICT affairs of the city and the business community, various colleges and universities, as well as landowners, some of whom have ran aground with their negotiations with major ICT companies over the issue of high rent.

While the summit would like to know the commitment of the different telcos to reassure reliable electricity and broadband supply to the city, the gathering would also like to hear the position of the city government on whether it was interested in crafting a clear direction of the ICT industry.

“Davao City has been listed as a fourth preferred investment site for new and existing companies planning to relocate their operations from the congested and expensive rental rates in Metro Manila and Cebu,” Andrei Fournier, member of the board of trustees of the ICT Davao, told a local forum of business reporters at the Marco Polo Hotel here.

Being the fourth could not excite ICT business leaders here because, Fournier said, “we are far from the third [Makati] and very near from the fifth and sixth places on the list in terms of the number of companies operating.”

“If these issues about land rents, local government incentives, promotion and direction, and steady supply of human resources would not be settled and assured, it’s easy to be pulled down from the list and bypassed by other cities hungrier to host them,” he said.

The city has about 13 or 14 big- and medium-sized companies, those hiring more than 30 agents, which have aggregately employed more than 60,000 persons here, but more were coming and could have settled much earlier if negotiations did not bog down on the rates, or if the infrastructure is in place.

“Our immediate concern that must be settled before the August 6 and 7 summit is for the electric companies and the telcos to assure us of the reliability of power supply and broadband connections,” he said. Not only BPOs have raised their concern on the succession of power outages and the disconnection of broadband Internet connections in the past few months, he added.

http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/13289-ict-summit-to-craft-davao-citys-master-plan-settle-issues-.html

MtApoStandard

July 17th, 2009, 09:29 AM

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MtApoStandard

July 17th, 2009, 10:09 AM

davaob4now

July 17th, 2009, 12:12 PM

neyoneyo80

July 17th, 2009, 12:27 PM

^^ tallest na yan.. cguradong 3 (0) story high yan, alisin yoong 0 sa huli :banana: :lol:

neyoneyo80

July 17th, 2009, 12:28 PM

Sigurado ka bang hindi typo error ito? :lol:

baka naman sa gen. san ang proj. nito or sa tagum ;) :cheers:

sandman.ink

July 17th, 2009, 12:29 PM

kaning Bomb drill, daghan ang naliba...I hope next time, they inform the public na meron drill na gagawin, kasi kahapon, people are texting that bombs were either detonated or actually exploded with casualties...hope they are more responsible in informing the public, so as to not cause undue panic.

basig naay mga meron sakit sa puso, atakihin while the drills are being done. hehehe

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BOMB DRILL. A member of the explosives and ordnance team in a bomb disposal suit, hides among the “bombil” or bougainvillea flowers before disarming a bomb during an exercise drill in Davao City Thursday. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo

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DAVAO. A bomb squad member checks the blast site during a drill at one of the malls in Davao City Thursday. (Sun.Star Davao)

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A small explosive is detonated at a parking area of a downtown mall during an exercise drill in Davao City Thursday. Photo by Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews

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Members of 911 Urban Search and Rescue team attend to the “injured” during the bomb drill in barangay hall in Matina Crossing yesterday to test the city’s readiness to respond to emergencies as part of the observance of National Disaster Consciousness month. EDGAR ARRO(Mindanao Times)

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Responders treat the “wounded” in the simulation exercise drill at the Matina barangay hall, Davao City Thursday. Photo by Froilan Gallardo / MindaNews

Friday, 17 July 2009
Four bomb drills held all in a day in Davao City
by Froilan Gallardo/MindaNews
Thursday, 16 July 2009
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 July) -- Authorities here decided to be hard on themselves today.

A multi-agency task force led by the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Task Force Davao (TFD) staged not one but four simulation drills to test the readiness of government agencies to respond to an emergency.

Col. Oscar Lactao, TFD chief, said they decided to conduct four drills, one after another, to test the readiness of all government agencies including their own and the Philippine National Police.
"We can not afford to be complacent," Lactao said.

The first drill was launched around 9 a.m. when a "bomb" was found at the back portion of the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal in Barangay Matina.

A military convoy led by the Army Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit responded, dodging the heavy traffic from the headquarters of Task Force Davao in Santa Ana to the bus terminal, about five kilometers away.

Even before they could rest, another alarm sounded, this time alerting all police and army units to watch for a green Toyota Revo believed to be loaded with improvised explosives cruising around the city.

Within minutes of the call, a traffic aide called up their office at the Traffic Management Command who alerted the police pursuers.

For the next ten minutes, teams of responding lawmen, guided by detailed monitoring from traffic aides, converged on the Toyota Revo until they caught up with it near Gaisano Mega Mall.

The third drill happened at the parking lot of NCCC shopping mall in Barangay Matina where a "bomb" was found in one of the parked motorcycles while the fourth was at the Matina barangay hall.

"All response time fell under ten minutes despite the traffic, " Lactao said.

Lactao said the exercise was " successful" in testing the readiness of the agencies.

He said the key to success is the Community and Emergency Response Center Central 911, which serve as the command center of the exercise.

"Without 911, all our exercise will fail. 911 provided the command and control of the exercise," Lactao said.

He said the agencies will be studying their mistakes in the next few days.

"There are mistakes but this is why we conduct exercises," Lactao said. (Froilan Gallardo/MindaNews)

Mindanwews (http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6686&Itemid=50)

davaob4now

July 17th, 2009, 12:33 PM

^^ tallest na yan.. cguradong 3 (0) story high yan, alisin yoong 0 sa huli :banana: :lol:

ssssttt...sabi ng radar ko, tallest na ito...3 with zero po...:cheers::banana:

neyoneyo80

July 17th, 2009, 12:37 PM

ssssttt...sabi ng radar ko, tallest na ito...3 with zero po...:cheers::banana:

baka po sa melbourne itatayo yan at hindi dito :lol:

tj_brewed

July 17th, 2009, 12:52 PM

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In spite of its size, murag puno pud lagi ang parking area sa Cybergate noh? Is it safe to assume na daghan pud shoppers and mallrats sa Cybergate? How did this affect the biz in Damosa and Victoria?

davaob4now

July 17th, 2009, 01:09 PM

In spite of its size, murag puno pud lagi ang parking area sa Cybergate noh? Is it safe to assume na daghan pud shoppers and mallrats sa Cybergate? How did this affect the biz in Damosa and Victoria?

bro i dont when is the exact birthday mo...ang alam ko this month? so happy birthday! ;)

youre right, na obeserve nako dami cars sa rob...traffic kaya ang atubangan sa rob?

davaob4now

July 17th, 2009, 01:11 PM

baka po sa melbourne itatayo yan at hindi dito :lol:

diyan yan itatayo...tallest pa yan sa melbourne's eureka tower, the tallest structure in the southern hemisphere...

30 yan with zero...;)

:lol:
seriously, diba ang rumor ani dati is twin tower ni?

dinabaw

July 17th, 2009, 01:13 PM

dinabaw

July 17th, 2009, 01:37 PM

Pacific Little Secret
Talikud Island

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dinabaw

July 17th, 2009, 01:59 PM

Hof Gorei
Kaputian, Samal

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Hof Gorei (http://www.hofgorei-resortdavao.com/?page=picture_tours)

tj_brewed

July 17th, 2009, 02:15 PM

bro i dont when is the exact birthday mo...ang alam ko this month? so happy birthday! ;)

youre right, na obeserve nako dami cars sa rob...traffic kaya ang atubangan sa rob?

24th..thnx

dinabaw

July 17th, 2009, 02:18 PM

^^ happy Birthday in advance jech! :cheers:

dinabaw

July 17th, 2009, 02:22 PM

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Chemas by the Sea

photos by mkryanortega(flickr)

tj_brewed

July 17th, 2009, 02:24 PM

Salamat in advance.. ;)

dinabaw

July 17th, 2009, 02:27 PM

^^ ai abi nako sa kadayawan ang celebration ;)

tj_brewed

July 17th, 2009, 02:34 PM

^^ eheheheh I wanted to....but my partner decided to go to baguio instead.

dinabaw

July 17th, 2009, 02:37 PM

^^ ah ok, sa Buda na lang hehe

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Buda, Davao City

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nick4ubaby

July 17th, 2009, 04:26 PM

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Peng Hok

July 17th, 2009, 04:33 PM

Where? :lol:

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neyoneyo80

July 17th, 2009, 04:38 PM

^^ my guess, either bankerohan or piapi (isnt that the new abattoir center :lol: :jk: thanks @nick and atty phok for posting ;)

tj_brewed

July 17th, 2009, 05:35 PM

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dorm?

sandman.ink

July 17th, 2009, 07:39 PM

apil na sa drill ;) in fact most of 911, TF Davao and et al are not informed, diyan makikita ang effectiveness nila :okay:

ah, sinadya pala talaga...hehee..ok din ito, to test the effectiveness, and readiness ng ating rescue units, in an close to reality simulation...concerned ko lang is, baka magpanic ang iba...hehe..

Il Tenore

July 17th, 2009, 10:29 PM

Good Morning mga higala! :D

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Buda, Davao City

photo by francis mahumoc(flickrs)

I love this pic. at the same time, got scared..:D good luck sa nag-drive.

Peng Hok

July 18th, 2009, 12:26 AM

Where? :)

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Peng Hok

July 18th, 2009, 12:31 AM

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Peng Hok

July 18th, 2009, 12:34 AM

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Rumored 30-storey building in Quirino Ave. Twenty-five (25) underground floors and five (5) above-ground floors. :lol:

tj_brewed

July 18th, 2009, 12:36 AM

wow nice

Peng Hok

July 18th, 2009, 12:48 AM

^^
They're wasting so much space.

tj_brewed

July 18th, 2009, 01:03 AM

I agree!

Peng Hok

July 18th, 2009, 01:10 AM

^^
Check! :lol:

Anyway kuya, baka may balita ka sa Filinvest hotel in Davao. Nasa news na naman nung isang araw eh. :lol:

tj_brewed

July 18th, 2009, 01:22 AM

^^ wala bro eh...mejo bz kc me now kaya yun :cry:

Peng Hok

July 18th, 2009, 02:29 AM

^^
Mukha ngang busy ka magpayaman. :D

Pati lovelife busy din. :D

dinabaw

July 18th, 2009, 03:20 AM

Japanese filmfest starts Sunday at Gaisano Citimall
Friday, July 17, 2009

THE Consular Office of Japan in Davao and The Japan Foundation, Manila offer to the people of Davao a glimpse of Japanese life and culture via its line-up of eight contemporary Japanese films, which will be shown at the Cinema 4 of the Gaisano South Citimall on Ilustre Street, Davao City, starting Saturday until July 19.

The Japanese Film Festival, dubbed as "Eiga Sai 2009," which will be held in celebration of the Philippines-Japan Friendship Month, aims to bolster further the diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Japan by continuously providing an opportunity for Filipinos to enhance the understanding and appreciation of Japanese arts and culture through films.

For updates from around the country, follow Sun.Star on Twitter

The films to be featured on July 18 are The Milkwoman at 10 a.m., the anime film Mind Game at 1 p.m. Tony Takitani at 3 p.m., and Always-Sunset on Third Street by director Yamazaki Takashi at 4:30 p.m.

The Milkwoman (Rated: PG-13) is about Oba Minako, a 50ish single woman who leads a quiet life working at a supermarket and delivering milk. Then one day, Minako delivers milk to a man's house and recognizes him as her first love, Kaita, from high school and their lives take an unexpected turn.

Directed by Ogata Akira, The Milkwoman won the Special Grand Jury Prize at the Montreal Film Festival in 2005.

Mind Game (Rated: R-13) is an anime film by director by Masaaki Yuasa about Robin Nishi, a struggling manga artist who is reunited with the object of his unrequited love, Myon and her sister Yan, who are both struggling to support their father's yakitori pub.

Tony Takitani (Rated: PG-13) is about a man who grew up introverted, embarrassed (even by his American name, Tony) and distanced himself from radical politics or art. Tony meets the beautiful girl Eiko and becomes fully inspired for the first time in his life.

The two get married and Tony so enjoyed being with another that he feared becoming alone again. Tony Takitani is a film based on the novel by Haruki Murakami, arguably Japan's most famous contemporary novelist and conveyed beautifully by Jun Ichikawa, a veteran director.

Always-Sunset on Third Street (Rated: PG-13) is based on a comic by Saigan Ryohei that began in 1974, "Always" rode the wave of a nostalgia boom for 1950s Japan. The plot takes place in a small community in post-war Tokyo, and follows the interweaving story of a number of the community's residents over the course of a single year as Tokyo Tower is being built.

On July 19, the featured films are Turn Over directed by Nomura Keiichi at 10 a.m., Kamome Diner directed by Ogigami Naoko at 1pm, Memories of Tomorrow directed by Tsutsumi Yukihiko at 3 p.m. and at 5:15 p.m. will be the final screening of Always-Sunset on Third Street.

Turn Over-An Angel is Coming on a Bicycle (Rated: G) is set in an old Kyoto neighborhood and tells the story of an aged couple, Gen and Chie. Chie has developed an illness that is affecting her muscles and she is slowly losing the ability to use her hands. Their lives are changed when a magic-loving college student enters the picture. In 2006, the film won the award for best editing at the Mainichi Concour Awards.

Kamome Diner (Rated: PG-13) is filmed in Helsinki, Finland where a Japanese woman, Sachie runs a small eatery Kamome (Seagull) Diner, a simple and sparsely decorated joint that offers a simple menu, the main entrée being Japanese rice balls. The whole story revolves around the diner, which is empty for most part of the day, as well as the friendships that Sachie develops with customers and crew.

Memories of Tomorrow (Rated: G) is a film starring Academy Award nominated actor Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai, Memoirs of a Geisha), who plays Saeki, a relentless manager at an advertising agency and is at the top of his game. He, however, begins to forget little things and is later diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Saeki and his wife start their fight against the disease, with Saeki desperately hoping that he will be able to work until his daughter's wedding.

Memories of Matsuko (Rated: R) tells the story of Matsuko, a murdered recluse and Sho, her nephew who after cleaning out the possessions of his recently deceased Aunt, unwittingly learns more about her past.

Eiga Sai 2009 is open to the public and will be shown with English subtitles. Seats are on a first-come, first-serve basis and admission is free. For inquiries, you may contact the Japanese Consulate in Davao at (082) 221-3100.

Sun-Star (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/japanese-filmfest-starts-sunday-gaisano-citimall)

neyoneyo80

July 18th, 2009, 03:31 AM

^^ i agree.... naiingit na talaga ako kay kuya tj, mayaman na, masarap pa ang double L ;) :) :cheers: what's ur secret po kuya tj?

wer dafetch?

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carrotz

July 18th, 2009, 03:38 AM

its nice to be back again..:cheers:

eb eb eb eb:lol:

dinabaw

July 18th, 2009, 03:42 AM

Letica by the Sea

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dinabaw

July 18th, 2009, 03:49 AM

^^ picture! picture! picture! :lol:

sa Blugre Bajada daw! hehe

dinabaw

July 18th, 2009, 03:56 AM

Playa Azalea Resort
Samal Island

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MtApoStandard

July 18th, 2009, 08:57 AM

apil na sa drill ;) in fact most of 911, TF Davao and et al are not informed, diyan makikita ang effectiveness nila :okay:
and i guess media was live reporting false information out ofthe mock drill:lol:

MtApoStandard

July 18th, 2009, 09:31 AM

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MtApoStandard

July 18th, 2009, 09:42 AM

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The City of Davao (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Dabaw; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw) is the largest city on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines, the country's largest city in terms of land area, occupying 2,444 square kilometers (recently the city of Puerto Princesa with a total land area of 2,539 square kilometers has been disputing this title). It is also one of the Philippines' most progressive cities. Its international airport and seaport are among the busiest cargo hubs in the southern Philippines.

Davao City is also one of several cities in the Philippines that are independent of any province, though it is usually grouped with Davao del Sur for statistical purposes. The city is also the regional center for Davao Region (Region XI). Davao City has a population of 1,363,337 (2007 census). Metro Davao can also be dubbed as The City of Royalties or The Royal City, because of the presence of the kings and queens of the nature present in Davao. The Queen of Philippine Orchids which is Waling-waling, the King of Exotic Fruits, which is Durian, The King and Grandfather of Philippine mountains, Mt. Apo, the largest eagle in the world and the King of Philippine skies which is the Philippine Eagle, and the City itself which is one of the largest cities in the world in terms of land area.
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In recent years, the sprawling urban Metropolis of Davao has emerged as the business, investment and tourism hub for the entire southern Philippines. The city boasts of some of the finest beaches and mountain resorts in the country, and proximity to the Philippines’ most captivating diving spots as well as its highest peak, Mount Apo.

Asiaweek ranked Metro Davao among the 20 Most Livable Cities in Asia, above Metro Manila and Metro Cebu and the number one as the most livable city in the country. Foreign Direct Investment Magazine conducted a study which named Davao City as the 10th "Asian City of the Future".

Davao City's official website can be seen here.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/vppmindanao/city_government_links.html:.

Peng Hok

July 18th, 2009, 09:50 AM

Villa de Mercedes

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Gym

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Coffee Shop

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MtApoStandard

July 18th, 2009, 10:58 AM

this a logo of a website title Insular Hotel Davao (http://insularhoteldavao.selfip.org/page/2/).
and i dont get the whole casinos thing in it

http://insularhoteldavao.selfip.org/wp-content/themes/big-city/images/logo.gif (http://insularhoteldavao.selfip.org/page/2/)

MtApoStandard

July 18th, 2009, 11:09 AM

Davao’s online marketplace goes from virtual to physical

Davao City — An online advertising and marketplace company based here is establishing a business center that will serve as lounge for its 11,000 members, and small and medium entrepreneurs who want to gain access to wider markets.

Mary Jane Dionela, davaosale.com marketing manager, said the company decided to set up the business center to "establish credibility" among its members whose number has kept on growing.

full story http://philtechnews.blogspot.com/2009/07/davaos-online-marketplace-goes-from.html

MtApoStandard

July 18th, 2009, 11:38 AM

Davao Scuba Diving, Philippines – The New Muck Diving Destination (http://divehappy.com/philippines/davao-scuba-diving-philippines-the-new-muck-diving-destination/)
by Chris on July 14, 2009

Despite having a feast of great muck diving, Davao Gulf in the Southern Philippines has remained largely off the dive map. All that could be about to change.

If you were asked to picture what an emerging macro diving destination looks like, chances are you’d be thinking of somewhere remote and uninhabited, a Lost Eden island in the middle of nowhere. But less than 30 minutes boat trip from the huge city port of Davao on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao lies a plethora of spectacular small critters that will have macro enthusiasts grinning with delight. While locals have been diving in Davao’s waters for years, there has only been a trickle of foreign divers visiting up to now. It’s still an undiscovered dive destination in both senses - there are exploratory trips being carried out by local dive company Wind And Wave each month to explore further along Davao Gulf’s miles of coastline as it rolls out to the ocean. more of the article (http://divehappy.com/philippines/davao-scuba-diving-philippines-the-new-muck-diving-destination/)

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more spectacular photos (http://divehappy.com/philippines/davao-scuba-diving-philippines-the-new-muck-diving-destination/)

MtApoStandard

July 18th, 2009, 11:41 AM

Hirono-kun

July 18th, 2009, 12:09 PM

Fahdingding

July 18th, 2009, 01:15 PM

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i miss the road! para kang nasa USA...

Dakpa ang akong tiil

July 18th, 2009, 01:35 PM

Mayor Duterte includes youth in IMTF

By Jade C. Zaldivar

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has approved the inclusion of the youth in the composition of the Inter-Agency Monitoring and Evaluation Task Force (IMTF).

Executive Order 14 (EO 14) amends Section 2 of EO 12 Series of 2006, an order which created IMTF on the functionality of the barangay council for the protecion of children.

EO 12 series of 2006 was issued on May 29 pursuant to Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Memorandum Circular 2005-07.

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The City's IMTF shall now be composed of the DILG city director as chair, City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) chief as co-chair, members are City Planning and Development Office coordinator, and City Health Office chief.

The amended Section 2 will add as members the Youth Council president, Local Civil Registrar's Office, representative from Department of Education Division Office, representative from Liga ng mga Barangay, representative from Chaplaincy Office, representative from the Academe, and the Kabataan Consortium. Member agencies will name their respective representatives to the IMTF and designate their permanent alternates as well.

From the members of previous IMTF, the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) president, Barangay and Cultural Communities Affairs Division, and non-government organization Archdiocesan Action Center will be removed. IMTF will remain as the city's response to several laws enacted nationally and locally to protect the rights of the children.

This includes Article XV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution which provides the State shall defend "the right of children to assistance, including proper care and nutrition, special protection from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation, and other conditions prejudicial to their development."

A district level task force will be formed composing of the IMTF counterparts to ensure efficient and effective implementation and monitoring of Barangay Council for the Protection of Children programs and activities.

Dakpa ang akong tiil

July 18th, 2009, 01:36 PM

i miss the road! para kang nasa USA...

unta tnan roads sa Dvo ana pod unta...

Il Tenore

July 18th, 2009, 01:44 PM

i miss the road! para kang nasa USA...

unta tnan roads sa Dvo ana pod unta...

well... kung mahitabo..;)

dinabaw

July 18th, 2009, 02:13 PM

Davao bloggers & the American ambassador
Blogie 18 July 2009 116 views, 116 today
Kristie Kenney, Mindanao Bloggers, Mindanao issues, US ambassador

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In photo (from left): Ria Jose, Brendel Balaga, Blogie Robillo, Amb. Kristie Kenney, Migs Hipolito, Lyle Santos, Rhodilee Dolor, Sarah Matalam, Jaime Haw. Taken at the American Corner of the Ateneo de Davao University College Library.

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Bloggers & Amb. Kenney

Bloggers & Amb. Kenney

The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines, Kristie Kenney, is often in Mindanao, attending to the various projects and commitments that her government has in the Philippine South. But this time, she made a special stop while in Davao just to meet and get to know some of the bloggers here.

Last year, I had a chance to meet the U.S. embassy’s press attaché and spokesperson, Rebecca Thompson, in Tagaytay for the Media Nation conference. Then a couple of weeks ago, her office contacted me to get a group of bloggers together for a meet-up with Amb. Kenney during her brief stay in Davao City. I thought it would be good to have a diverse collection of bloggers, and I came up with this seven: Jaime Haw (Apple fanboy); Migs Hipolito (mobile technologies); Ria Jose (politics, lifestyle); Rhodilee Jean Dolor (family, business); Sarah Matalam (community work, motherhood); Lyle Santos (nursing, Internet); and Brendel Balaga (nursing studies).
Roundtable with Amb. Kenney

Roundtable with Kristie Kenney

During the very informal — in fact, very up close and personal — get-together with the ambassador today, we came to know a personable and gregarious woman. Far from what all of us were expecting, this charming lady appeared very down-to-earth, and loves basketball; she can even keep up with any sports fan on the latest in PBA stuff. (She was practically gushing when she told us that she was going to do the meet-and-greet for Kobe Bryant, who’s scheduled to come to the Philippines soon.) By the way, she also got herself certified in scuba diving here in the Philippines.

She also blogs herself: check it out. While her blog is her own, she said it’s started to take the shape of an information portal for the embassy’s activities. For her own personal use, she’s on Facebook. Isn’t it quite refreshing to know that someone in her stature keeps abreast of Internet trends? So we couldn’t resist telling her about Plurk and how Filipino bloggers are engrossed in it. She does know about Twitter, but she said she prefers Facebook.

We had the opportunity to tell the ambassador about our blogs and about the Mindanao Bloggers community, in which she seems to be genuinely interested. The U.S. government and ours, in efforts to establish long-lasting peace in Mindanao, collaborate on development projects in the areas of education, agriculture, environment, health, prosperity, human rights. I suppose Kenney was keen on knowing how our community was contributing to the upliftment of Mindanao’s image through our various blogs.

Meeting Kristie Kenney, who has gone to more parts of Mindanao than I have, has inspired me to forge on and realize my goal this year: to visit as many places on the island as I can. I asked her what places in Mindanao fascinated her, and she related how she was amazed by the tuna port of General Santos, the beauty of Tawi-Tawi and Marawi. How I wish I could go deeper south and see more bloggers’ communities in those areas get organized!

This was the first time that the head of a diplomatic mission to the Philippines has gone out of their way to talk to bloggers. And I hope it won’t be the last. We’ve invited Amb. Kenney to be our guest of honor at the Mindanao Bloggers Summit in Cagayan de Oro this October, and she has accepted in principle. It’s not certain yet what follow-up activities might happen between the MB community and the American embassy in the future, but I do expect a continued exchange of information at the very least.

After about 3 years in existence, and after all the activities that have given exposure to the MB community, this has to be the most fulfilling one for us yet. In behalf of the bloggers of Mindanao, I’d like to thank Ambassador Kristie and her staff for the wonderful morning today! Hopefully, this October again!

Ang Dabawenyo (http://www.angdabawenyo.com/2009/07/18/davao-bloggers-american-ambassador/)

Noize_320

July 18th, 2009, 02:16 PM

^^Unsa na?? ulod?? xD

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

murag hugawan nga ostrich... :lol:

btw, the new chinatown arch...taken last week pa...

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WawaY[625]

July 18th, 2009, 02:21 PM

kana ang tarong nga arch hehe

dinabaw

July 18th, 2009, 02:26 PM

^^ naa gijhapon durian ug logo sa RCBC :D

kini asa ni? matagnaan gyud ni ni Il tenore hehe

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KING CITY

July 18th, 2009, 02:53 PM

OT:

Powerade team Pilipinas loss to Jordan
31st Jones Cup: Final score: 90 - 59 :ohno:

http://teampilipinas.info/2009/07/jones-cup-2009-free-live-streaming.html

dinabaw

July 18th, 2009, 02:55 PM

Camp Sabros

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dinabaw

July 18th, 2009, 02:57 PM

watch out for the next adventure of Camp Sabros! :cheers:

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Since then it has caught the attention of extreme sports enthusiasts, mountain climbers, barkadas, and even families (Maan rode the 380-meter zipline with her four-year-old son on her back!) out to have an adventure. Plans are underway for a mountain trail to the forest grounds, a much longer zipline (3km!) to rival the world's longest, and even a Zorb ball that rolls down the hill:

http://manilarat.blogspot.com/2009/07/flying-at-camp-sabros-davao.html

KING CITY

July 18th, 2009, 03:17 PM

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naay hapit nabanggaan dire dapita lastnight kay cge hangad sa arch..:lol:

Il Tenore

July 18th, 2009, 03:34 PM

davaob4now

July 18th, 2009, 05:17 PM

24th..thnx

no worries...nakalimutan ko ang word na "when" sa message ko...

wow...blooming ka ngayon..;) :D

murag hugawan nga ostrich... :lol:

btw, the new chinatown arch...taken last week pa...

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:okay:

Ibex

July 19th, 2009, 05:27 AM

dinabaw

July 19th, 2009, 08:03 AM

Davao for ZERO RED TAPE!:cheers:

Business licensing application process now partly automated
Saturday, 18 July 2009 18:06
by Lovely A. Carillo

THE processing of business license applications will soon become automated, making it easier for sole proprietors and domestic corporations to apply for, and have their, business licenses approved online.
This will also improve the present 140 rank of the Philippines in terms of the ease of doing business in the country.
“The NERBAC Unified Form is an innovative approach to simplify the business registration process,” NERBAC Davao OIC-Center Manager Lucky Siegfred Balleque said during the 1st Regional MSME conference held at the Grand Men Seng Hotel.
The form is a multi-page electronic document in Adode PDF form that allows business license applicants to download the form from the internet, fill up the details, save it and then print it. The set contains the necessary forms required by a business license applicant, including forms for the local government, PAG-IBIG, Department of Trade and Industry, Securities and Exchange Commission, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Department of Labor and Employment. PhilHealth and Social Security System.
The only problem is that the NERBAC Unified Form is not equipped with a Submit Form button yet, so the applicants would have to just print their applications and then submit the documents personally at specific offices.
Balleque said the Unified Form will reduce the transaction costs for both the government and the client, but until such time the Submit Form button is activated the applicants will have to submit their forms in the offices.
However, he said, once the Submit Form button is in place the applicant can submit the data electronically. This will ultimately eliminate the need for the applicants to go to the concerned government office since a data server will collect the data and route the documents to the concerned offices.
Balleque said this is a prelude to the establishment of the Philippine Business Registry which will make virtually all transactions available online.

Edge Davao (http://www.edgedavao.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=786:business-licensing-application-process-now-partly-automated&catid=34:the-economy&Itemid=68)

MtApoStandard

July 19th, 2009, 09:34 AM

maayong hapon davao!

MtApoStandard

July 19th, 2009, 09:46 AM

;39936202']kana ang tarong nga arch hehe
dreadful lady engineer-free project, siguro:D j/k

seriously, fareast associates shows superior talents over those behind the designs of 2 other arch projects. imo

MtApoStandard

July 19th, 2009, 09:57 AM

i miss the road! para kang nasa USA...
would it remind the same if the stretch of that road is riddled by roadside barricades of mammoth boards of a smiling politician and or his name attached to the roads realisation?:D like telling you"i made this road for you":D

neyoneyo80

July 19th, 2009, 10:01 AM

nice nice nice... :cheers:

murag hugawan nga ostrich... :lol:

btw, the new chinatown arch...taken last week pa...

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unta ang san pedro pod i-declare nga indian town :cheers:

MtApoStandard

July 19th, 2009, 10:02 AM

^^Unsa na?? ulod?? xD

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
a cocky camwhore

MtApoStandard

July 19th, 2009, 10:38 AM

LAMP Enterprise ERP launches in Davao
Jul 19, 2009

After its successful launch 4 weeks ago at the Renaissance Hotel in Makati, LAMP Enterprise ERP will be introduced to the Davao business community on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 through the kindness of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII).

For several weeks I have been coordinating with the Davao business chamber to allow us to present the features and functionalities of LAMP Enterprise ERP to its general membership.

The purpose is not to antagonize any chamber member who feels the product is in direct competition to what they are offering but rather, introduce the value of Software as a Service ERP system to small and medium enterprises (SME’s) and even bigger businesses in Davao and nearby places.

LAMP Enterprise ERP is the first of its kind developed in the Philippines - a complete SaaS business solutions with Logistics/Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Services, Human Resources, Payroll, and other modules all integrated into the Financials applications.

There is a LAMP Enterprise ERP solution for every type of business - manufacturing, food processing, automotive sales and repairs, restos, store/franchise chains, schools - just any type of business.

The real value of LAMP Enterprise ERP is its cost savings benefits aside from fast and easy implementation. On the average it can be implemented in 6 to 8 weeks or less.

Companies may opt to start with very minimum number of monthly subscriptions - starting at 2 or 3 users per month. The monthly subscription expense costs less than what companies normally pay for a programmer’s monthly salary.

If you’re in Davao or in nearby towns, join us on Wednesday. Lunch will be hosted by Impart Solutions at the Emerald Garden, Victoria Plaza.

http://www.productlaunchformula2bonus.com/13964/lamp-enterprise-erp-launches-in-davao/

MtApoStandard

July 19th, 2009, 11:04 AM

Exploring Island of Malipano, Davao Philippines

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Malipano Island stands a view hundred meters off Samal Island and is the site of the seven executive villas. The island offers three holes of golf and a west facing white sand beach. Staggered along the island’s costline, the constellation of seven houses borrows from Maranao and Samal ethnic influences in both materials and forms. Four Houses (villas 1-4) squat on stilts directly over the water in a nod to traditional seafarer of Samal. The remaining three houses (villas 5-7) are located on rocky spot cropping above the beach. The houses are composed of three octagonal structures containing a reception area and living room, guest suite and dining room around a cantilevered deck. The shape of the roofs is inspired by the traditional Philippine hat, the salacot.

http://adventuresage.com/2009/07/09/island-of-malipano-davao-philippines/#respond

MtApoStandard

July 19th, 2009, 11:05 AM

keyboard

July 19th, 2009, 11:34 AM

is that the first kipling in mindanao?

MtApoStandard

July 19th, 2009, 11:39 AM

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marmclar http://www.panoramio.com/photo/24571941

MtApoStandard

July 19th, 2009, 11:46 AM

urban plaaners were "always" caught unprepared with suppoedly preventable urbanisation pressures:ohno:

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MtApoStandard

July 19th, 2009, 12:00 PM

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Jim de Francia http://www.panoramio.com/photo/23776879

neyoneyo80

July 19th, 2009, 01:30 PM

matina junction ni sir?

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marmclar http://www.panoramio.com/photo/24571941

urban plaaners were "always" caught unprepared with suppoedly preventable urbanisation pressures:ohno:

http://static3.bareka.com/photos/medium/24571990.jpg

MARCHman00

July 19th, 2009, 01:55 PM

NaA na DaW AH1N1 sa mga Skuls sa DaVao?
like HcDc, gususpinde gani ug 10 days...

Il Tenore

July 19th, 2009, 02:08 PM

http://static2.bareka.com/photos/medium/24571941.jpg
marmclar http://www.panoramio.com/photo/24571941

urban plaaners were "always" caught unprepared with suppoedly preventable urbanisation pressures:ohno:

http://static3.bareka.com/photos/medium/24571990.jpg
this is indeed alarming.. :ohno:
NaA na DaW AH1N1 sa mga Skuls sa DaVao?
like HcDc, gususpinde gani ug 10 days...
asus... mas delikado ang ordinaryo na flu ug fever.. ang media ra ang naga-exaggerate ana..

let's pray to God na wala'y mahitabo sa atoa..;)

Il Tenore

July 19th, 2009, 02:10 PM

^^I suppose it is..;)

confirmation anyone? pls..

MARCHman00

July 19th, 2009, 03:21 PM

ok... hehe..//_0

Hirono-kun

July 19th, 2009, 03:24 PM

NaA na DaW AH1N1 sa mga Skuls sa DaVao?
like HcDc, gususpinde gani ug 10 days...

^^ Naa pud ni sa Ateneo bah... pero ang na-confirm (murag out-of-date ko ani ha) kay 2 ka BSA students na 1st year.

Ay, murag naa pud cguro ni sa UIC... nadunggan nako sa radyo ballita. Mga 400+ (correct me if I'm wrong) yata to na nagka-simptomas ug hilanat ug ubo.....

:storm::storm::storm::storm::storm:

Hirono-kun

July 19th, 2009, 03:33 PM

^^I suppose it is..;)

confirmation anyone? pls..

^^ Murag yata.... gi-tan-aw man nako ang website nila pero wala pay nakabutang na available ang kipling sa vismin.... sa manila lang.

relax sa ko beh... :cheers::cheers:

Il Tenore

July 19th, 2009, 05:47 PM

^^400? impossible....

reancorbz84

July 19th, 2009, 06:23 PM

hahay, ganda ng marco polo davao... check out MP Davao's photo gallery..

http://www.marcopolohotels.com/en/hotels/philippines/davao/marco_polo_davao/photo_tour/index.html

:)

reancorbz84

July 19th, 2009, 06:38 PM

wer dafet?

http://www.apoview.com/images/Rooms/Top%20of%20the%20apo/2.JPG

reancorbz84

July 19th, 2009, 07:13 PM

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murag sugod sugod na ug daghan mga yacht sa davao ah..isa lang na sa akong mga nakita...

tungod pod na kay naa "boat yard" ang davao nga naa dinha sa Samal

MV BETHANNY
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http://photos.sailsamal.com/images/A_7/8/8/3/43887/bethany_16801.Large.jpg

pareha ani.. isa pud ni sa mga gibuhat dinha na boatyard....

WISKUN
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neyoneyo80

July 19th, 2009, 07:35 PM

^^ nice, unsay material fiberglass or wood? :dunno:

neyoneyo80

July 19th, 2009, 07:43 PM

wer dafet?

http://www.apoview.com/images/Rooms/Top%20of%20the%20apo/2.JPG

venees hotel :D

davaoeagle

July 19th, 2009, 09:55 PM

^^

Magundanao Hostel??? :D:

neyoneyo80

July 19th, 2009, 10:53 PM

^^ :D ( :lol: )

dinabaw

July 20th, 2009, 03:05 AM

OCA: Davao's melting pot for culture, arts
Monday, July 20, 2009

By Adi Quisido
My Scene

IF YOU’VE ever wished you could exhibit your talents in the performing arts to everyone, then the OCA is for you. Prep your vocal chords, bring your dancing shoes, or lug your instrument of choice and go to the People's Park every weekend at six in the evening, and you might just find yourself among kindred spirits.

Every weekend starting July, the Organizing for Culture and the Arts, or OCA, showcases performances in music, dance, and theatre featuring Davao's very own local talents.

For updates from around the country, follow Sun.Star on Twitter

Called "Kalasikas sa People's Park," the weekend shows are free to watch and open to anyone who has the talent and the guts to perform before a motley crowd.

The first Kalasikas was held last July 4 and 5 with the Kaliwat Theatre Collective performing the "Mindasilang," a play about Mindanao -- how its diverse people came to be and its unending quest for genuine peace.

The following weekend featured the Magallanes Elementary School Rondalla and Dance Troupe and the Madayaw Cultural Ensemble.

Last weekend, the Davao City National High School Rondalla and Dance Troupe and the Groove Unlimited Community Dance Group also performed starting at 6 p.m.

The Kalumon Performing Ensemble will take the stage in the last weekend of July. More presentations from other performing groups are slated for the following months.

If you like live performances and appreciate local flavor and flair, head to the People's Park every weekend to have your fill of Davao's vibrant cultural expressions and artistic talents.

It's a great way to spend your weekend evenings, especially when you're in the company of your friends or loved ones. It’s colorful, entertaining and best of all it's free.

The OCA shows are hosted by Oscar Casaysay, head of the Community Relations Program Team (CRPT) of the City Mayor's Office.

Every weekend, Oca is joined by celebrity co-hosts such as Mutya ng Davao 2009 Resci Angelie Rizada who joined him in the first weekend, and ABS-CBN Davao host Al Ryan Alejandre last weekend.

The Organizing for Culture and the Arts does not only aim to provide entertainment to the people who visit the People's Park, it has the loftier objective of promoting Davao as a bastion of creativity and artistic endeavors.

It aspires to provide opportunities to local performers and artists to hone their skills and harness their talents in performing arts.

As Davao continues to hold these weekly performances and provide workshops to enhance the skills and talents of local artists, it is hoped that the rest of the talent pool in Mindanao will eventually pour into the melting pot that is Davao, turning the city into the seat for culture and the arts in the whole island.

The Kalasikas sa People's Park is a program that bolsters the recognition given to Davao by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts as one of the most culture-friendly cities in the country.

Hats off to the City Mayor's Office for this commendable undertaking, especially to the City Mayor's Chief of Staff Patmei Ruivivar, who is also OIC Director of the Museo Dabawenyo and Project Consultant of OCA.

The same kudos goes to City Tourism Officer Bong Aportadera and Eliza Madrazo, co vice-chair for OCA; Richard Vilar, Museo Dabawenyo's Cultural Promotions head; the Kaliwat Theatre Collective for the Artistic and Production Management; and of course Oca Casaysay, the program's Project Director.

Never has the People's Park been filled with so much artistic talents than every weekend. If you think you can make your own artistic contributions, rush over to the CRPT office at City Hall to be signed up.

The OCA might just be the vehicle for you to show Davao your real talent.

Sun-Star (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/oca-davaos-melting-pot-culture-arts)

dinabaw

July 20th, 2009, 03:23 AM

unta ang san pedro pod i-declare nga indian town :cheers:

puede bollywood... duol man sa bollybard :lol:

dinabaw

July 20th, 2009, 03:24 AM

btw, the new chinatown arch...taken last week pa...

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/81/sdc11773i.jpg

Chinatown eyed as economic zone
Monday, 20 July 2009 00:53
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KEY players involved in the development of Davao City’s Chinatown are toying with the idea of having the city government declare the area as an economic zone.
Architect Daniel T. Lim of Kaisa Foundation, the implementing arm of the Chinatown Development Council of Davao, said the area could be a pilot project where income derived from it could be plowed back for its development.
He said the idea could increase the value of properties and Filipino-Chinese landowners would be encouraged to improve on structures and later on do high rise density structures.
But Lim said the improvement of Chinatown is not only in its physical structure and beautification, but also about drainage and other infrastructures that could be done underground as well as in socio-economic concerns.
Lawyer Irene Dango-Lavares, also of Kaisa Foundation, said there has to be a master plan for Chinatown that will be worked out with the city government.
She said this could be a contribution to the development of Davao City, considering that they too were benefiting from the place.
With such improvement, Lavares said, little by little other concepts will be introduced.
She said plowing back the revenue to the area could be a scheme that any city would think of because it now has the authority mandated in the local government code.
Lim said they could perhaps raise some funds for its initial development with the city government putting up a counterpart.
Among the businesses within Chinatown Davao are three hotels and another under construction, a soon to be finished 12-story hotel.
“Businesses in the area are mainly stores selling paints, hardwares, tire supplies, a few that retail China-made products and agricultural products like fertilizers and feeds. There are also big malls and fast food chains within the area,” he said. There is also undergoing construction a condominium and dormitories, the latter especially because
There are universities located either within the area or just a block away from Chinatown.
“These are signs that their presence is giving a positive image to Chinatown and a lot of people are positioning themselves to take advantage of the situation. A sure sign of confidence in the area,” he said.
Lim also pointed to the 30 banks within the Chinatown financial district, each one estimated to be operating on not less than P100 million capital. Right now, he said, there are about 4,000 residents in Davao City who are either Filipino-Chinese or those from mainland China who are engaged in economic activities.
Like other nationalities, Chinese businessmen from the mainland, Manila, Cebu and other places in the country were attracted to Davao City because of its prevailing good weather and rich opportunities.

Edge Davao (http://www.edgedavao.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=801:chinatown-eyed-as-economic-zone&catid=47:property-forum&Itemid=80)

Peng Hok

July 20th, 2009, 03:33 AM

^^
The characters read He Ping Men, or Peace Gateway. :lol:

dinabaw

July 20th, 2009, 03:38 AM

^^ that's Peng Hok in Mandarin?

dinabaw

July 20th, 2009, 03:40 AM

[double whammy sa isa ka siyudad! Henry Sy ikaw ba talaga yan ?:lol:

Monday, 20 July 2009
Country’s biggest malls step up rivalry in GenSan
by Edwin G. Espejo/MindaNews contributor
Sunday, 19 July 2009
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/18 July) – This city is getting the bonanza and the upside as a result of the rivalry between the country’s two biggest mall operators.

With Robinson’s Place set to open next month or in early September, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. vice president Hans T. Sy announced it will also open its own shopping mall in 2011.
Sources said SM Prime Holdings has closed a deal with the Salazar family for the lease of its five-hectare property along Santiago Boulevard.

Robinson’s Place, owned by the Gokongwei family, began construction of its shopping mall along J. Catolico St. last year.

The mall will reportedly have four movie houses and costs at least P2 billion.

Construction is already in its finishing stages and a soft-opening could be held next month.

In May, Robinson’s also inaugurated its supermart in Davao City.

The Salazars have refused request for interview on their reported lease agreement with SM Prime Holdings but it is believed that the contract is for 50 years.

The houses owned by the scions of the family at the back of Socoteco II have already been demolished to give way to land development.

“SM usually starts with small developments, or about 85,000 square meters, but with provisions to expand to 200,000 square meters,” Sy was quoted as saying when he announced the project.

But in the same report, which appeared in a national broadsheet, Sy revealed they have acquired properties in General Santos and Davao City.

SM Prime Holdings is also building another mall in Davao City in addition to its existing complex in Ecoland.

Both the General Santos and Davao City projects will open in 2011.

With strong overseas Filipino workers (OFW) base and hosting six of the country’s seven canning factories in the Socsksargen area, consumer spending has dramatically increased over the last three years.

Both SM Prime Holdings and Robinson’s Place are banking to capture the bulk of this market segment.

The city’s two existing malls, Gaisano and KCC Mall, have also aggressively positioned themselves to maintain their market share in the light of the competition. (Edwin G. Espejo / MindaNews contributor)

Mindanews (http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6697&Itemid=54)

Peng Hok

July 20th, 2009, 03:54 AM

^^ that's Peng Hok in Mandarin?

No. Peng Hok in Mandarin is Ping Fu. But that's the same "Ping" in He Ping Men, or Peace Gateway. :lol:

MARCHman00

July 20th, 2009, 05:02 AM

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/58/57/44497585/1_134342816l.jpg

Yan ANg FuTurE daVao.. o kaya mas mahigit pa jan.. :banana:

Peng Hok

July 20th, 2009, 05:06 AM

^^
Ganyan din ang dream ko kagabi! :rofl:

:jk:

Hirono-kun

July 20th, 2009, 07:04 AM

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/58/57/44497585/1_134342816l.jpg

Yan ANg FuTurE daVao.. o kaya mas mahigit pa jan.. :banana:

^^ heheheh pero di ko ganahan kay murag manila..... ganahan ko na ang mga high-rise buildings kay itukod sa may diversion road..... mao na akong dream.

ex. RCC and ASEAN

Dakpa ang akong tiil

July 20th, 2009, 07:15 AM

^^ heheheh pero di ko ganahan kay murag manila..... ganahan ko na ang mga high-rise buildings kay itukod sa may diversion road..... mao na akong dream.

ex. RCC and ASEAN

kelan pa kya yan sa plagay mo? :rofl:

Dakpa ang akong tiil

July 20th, 2009, 07:16 AM

CSC bares 63 semifinalists in search for outstanding public officials and employees

Butuan City -- A total of 63 out of 126 nominees made it as semi-finalists to the government’s annual, nationwide Search for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) reported.

Of the number, 27 are vying for the Presidential Lingkod Bayan (LB) Award, 17 for the Pagasa Award, and 19 for the Dangal ng Bayan (DNB) Award, all of whom need to hurdle the validation and final deliberation phases before the Commission comes out with the roster of awardees.

The LB Award semi-finalists are Eric E. Noble (Philippine National Police [PNP], Pangasinan); Jovita M. Datuin (Ilocos Integrated Agricultural Research Center, La Union); Land Management Service-CENRO Laoag City (Department of Environment and Natural Resources [DENR], Ilocos Norte); Project Revita Team (Municipal Government of Rosales, Pangasinan); Gumersindo D. Lasam, posthumous (Department of Agriculture [DA], Cagayan); Jaime T. Lazatin (City Government of San Fernando, Pampanga); Leandro Jun C. Lacsamana (Talavera Water District, Nueva Ecija); Fidel E. Diñoso (Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, Zambales); Jerry L. Pelayo (Municipal Government of Candaba, Pampanga); Francisco N. Cruz, Jr. (Philippine Air Force [PAF], Pampanga); Edmond G. de Jesus (Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Zambales); Louella Rowena J. Lorenzana (DA, Batangas); Eugenia L. Ochavo (Kaysakat Elementary School, Rizal); Maximo D. Tandang (University of the Philippines Los Baños [UPLB], Laguna); Persons with Disabilities Coordinating Office (Municipal Government of Carmona, Cavite); Naga City PSEP Team (City Government of Naga, Camarines Sur); Carlos T. Dueñas (Bureau of Fire Protection [BFP], Davao City); Pablito D. Cordeta (BFP, Quezon City); Raulito R. Datiles (Barangay Bagumbayan, Quezon City); Jesusa M. Antiquiera (Padre M. Gomez Elementary School, Manila); Josefina R. Martin (Quedan Rural and Credit Guarantee Corporation, Quezon City); Marcelino C. Libanan (Bureau of Immigration, Manila); Gonzalo Benjamin A. Bongolan (Home Guaranty Corporation, Makati City); Nimfa C. Vilches (Supreme Court of the Philippines, Manila); Jose Narciso Melchor C. Sescon (Ospital ng Sampaloc, Manila); Daniel E. Tataro (PAF, Pasay City); and Eugene B. Patinglag (Adiwang Elementary School, Benguet).

For the Pagasa Award, they are Victorio C. Palabay (Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, La Union); Michael V. Fariñas (City Government of Laoag, Ilocos Norte); Ilocos Norte Water District (Ilocos Norte); Jovita P. Ayson (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Cagayan); Napoleon M. Hernandez, Jr. (Barangay San Marcos, Isabela); Romeo P. Calara (Angeles City Water District, Pampanga); Macario M. Manicad, Jr. (Municipal Government of Plaridel, Bulacan); Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Extension Program (Tarlac College of Agriculture, Tarlac); Commercialization of "Aglibut Sweet" Tamarind: The Only Sweet Tamarind Variety Registered Under NSIC (Pampanga Agricultural College, Pampanga); ATI-International Training Center on Pig Husbandry (Agricultural Training Institute, Batangas); Camarines Norte Water District (Camarines Norte); Eduardo L. Guevarra (Department of Social Welfare and Development [DSWD] Field Office 6, Iloilo City); Rosario A. Silla (DSWD Field Office 6, Iloilo City); Ulito T. Kindom (Regional Integrated Agricultural Research Center, Bukidnon); Nenita E. Lumaad (Department of Education [DepEd]-Division of Tagum City, Davao del Norte); Luz A. Taposok (University of Southern Mindanao, North Cotabato); and Sandy R. Terania (PAF, Cavite City).

The DNB semi-finalists are Estanislao N. Temblor (Naguilian Fire Station, La Union); Anunciacion D. Pagdilao (Municipal Government of Pinili, Ilocos Norte); Aurea G. Parbo (DepEd-Division of Bataan); Celia D. Gatdula (Home Development Mutual Fund, Bataan); Rosimalu D. Galgao (Philippine Navy, Cavite City); Maxima DC. Riola (City Government of Antipolo City); Alma O. Canama (UPLB, Laguna); Purificacion L. Cagalpin (Municipal Government of Sariaya, Quezon); Cesar Q. Letada (Bureau of Internal Revenue, Legaspi City); Lourdes S. Banzuelo (Iloilo City Police Office); Rolito J. Royeras, Jr. (City Government of Maasin, Southern Leyte); Septemio C. Santiago (Municipal Government of Maslog, Eastern Samar); San Ubaldo B. Esteban (BFP, Kalinga); Lilibeth B. Martin (Provincial Government of Abra); Jonathan G. Calixto (PNP-Special Action Force, Taguig City); Harold M. Cabunoc (Philippine Army, Taguig City); Marie Antonette A. Castaños (PAF, Pasay City); Joevanni A. Villanueva (Court of Tax Appeals, Quezon City); and Alejandra B. Boiser (DENR, Agusan del Sur).

The LB Award is conferred on an individual or group of individuals for extraordinary contributions resulting from an idea or performance that had nationwide impact on public interest, security and patrimony.

The Pagasa Award, meanwhile, is conferred on an individual or group of individuals for outstanding contributions resulting from an idea or performance that directly benefit more than one department of the government.

The DNB Award is given to an individual for performance of extraordinary act or public service and consistent demonstration of exemplary ethical behavior on the basis of his/her observance of the eight norms of behavior under Republic Act No. 6713 (Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees).

The Commission encourages the public to send in their feedback on the semi-finalists, positive or otherwise, until July 22, 2009 through telephone (931-7993, 932-0381, 932-0111); fax (932-0179); e-mail address (paio@csc.gov.ph); or text message (0917-8398272).

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will confer the awards to the exemplary civil servants on September 17, 2009 at the Malacañang Palace in line with the celebration of the 109th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary.

Hirono-kun

July 20th, 2009, 07:19 AM

kelan pa kya yan sa plagay mo? :rofl:

^^ Pag dumating na yata c Mcdonalds dito sa atin

:rofl::rofl:

Peng Hok

July 20th, 2009, 07:26 AM

^^ heheheh pero di ko ganahan kay murag manila..... ganahan ko na ang mga high-rise buildings kay itukod sa may diversion road..... mao na akong dream.

ex. RCC and ASEAN

Libre po ang mangarap dito sa SSC. Dito po nabubuo ang mga tallest, biggest, at grandest na hindi kailangang gastusan ng pera. :lol:

reancorbz84

July 20th, 2009, 07:47 AM

^^:lol::lol: pero kahit papano may mga pangarap ding nagkatotoo dito sa SSC.. hehehehehehhe. right? :)

________________________

*open na ang Pandero Espresso along Roxas Avenue... nice pod xa na cofi shop..

*soon to open ang Goddess Cafe and Videoke along Ponciano Street, sa daang PAL office...

*hapit napod mahumang ang building infront sa Goddess Cafe and Videoke, katong daang PS bank.. pero nitaas na ang building ron. gidungagan yata ug duha ka floors....:lol:

Hirono-kun

July 20th, 2009, 07:54 AM

^^400? impossible....

^^ Murag mali yata ko....... over ra pud kaayo.... mga 40 cguro posible....

:bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:

Dakpa ang akong tiil

July 20th, 2009, 08:06 AM

^^ Pag dumating na yata c Mcdonalds dito sa atin

:rofl::rofl:

mmppph di xa mkapasok d2, daming battalion ni Jollibee (lampinig, buyog, tambubuan, kiyot, ugbp) d2, nkaharang, dlikado xa...:lol:

Libre po ang mangarap dito sa SSC. Dito po nabubuo ang mga tallest, biggest, at grandest na hindi kailangang gastusan ng pera. :lol:

lahat kya, wlang imposible!!!

Dakpa ang akong tiil

July 20th, 2009, 08:08 AM

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/58/57/44497585/1_134342816l.jpg

Yan ANg FuTurE daVao.. o kaya mas mahigit pa jan.. :banana:

sana nga, 5 decades frm now!:lol: pro unta lig-on, hirig mn gud na uh!

Peng Hok

July 20th, 2009, 08:10 AM

^^
Walang impossible sa virtual world! :lol:

Dakpa ang akong tiil

July 20th, 2009, 08:14 AM

^^
Walang impossible sa virtual world! :lol:

virtual world!? hindi ah!!!:bash:
sa ADOBE! wlang imposible!:lol::lol::lol:

Hirono-kun

July 20th, 2009, 08:15 AM

sana nga, 5 decades frm now!:lol:

^^
Walang impossible sa virtual world! :lol:

Hahahahahah...... correct!!!!

:angel::angel::angel::angel:

bornagain

July 20th, 2009, 08:51 AM

Hahahahahah...... correct!!!!

:angel::angel::angel::angel:

create kaha ta ug "DAVAO FANTASY THREAD":lol::lol::lol:

Dakpa ang akong tiil

July 20th, 2009, 09:17 AM

create kaha ta ug "DAVAO FANTASY THREAD":lol::lol::lol:

kumple2 na!
travel, heritage, blah blah......RUMORS & FANTASY:lol:

KING CITY

July 20th, 2009, 09:48 AM

sorry (ot)

watch live - RP TEAM VS. KAZAKS 3PM

http://teampilipinas.info/2009/07/jo...streaming.html

CLICK: NATIONAL TEAM...

neyoneyo80

July 20th, 2009, 09:56 AM

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/58/57/44497585/1_134342816l.jpg

Yan ANg FuTurE daVao.. o kaya mas mahigit pa jan.. :banana:

how are you related to my great northern brothers :lol: ( :jk: ) :cheers:

BOB-bXu

July 20th, 2009, 11:05 AM

here are our Butuan-Davao travel pictures during our reunion in Davao..

preparing for the long travel (in Butuan)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3737831863_359400cda8.jpg?v=0

this was taken at our brief stop over at Jollibee San Franz,Agusan Del Sur...the photo is the mother of all Rose bakeshops in Mindanao
Franz-bxu's younger bro suddenly had a cravin for the jabee
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/3737831869_73c8950bcc.jpg?v=0

dont miss this lion when you pass by San Franz
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/3737831873_442b123e7a.jpg?v=0

this is now my most favorite road....the highway along Tagum City...it has green all over...from manicured center islands to Red Palms along the side walks to tall palm trees all along....yep, like those in Florida USA....not to mention those green trikes..^^ good work mayor Uy ^^
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3421/3737831875_a9bb651a03.jpg?v=0

this was at our family reunion site in Miravine in Toril, Davao City
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2476/3737831879_fe2181a10e.jpg?v=0

this building near Bankerohan in Davao City..is a stand out
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2621/3737831883_5ccaf0f0c9.jpg?v=0

more pics later :)

Dakpa ang akong tiil

July 20th, 2009, 11:09 AM

agi lng ka sa aq tungod, la jud ka nanguhit ha...
tsk! tsk! tsk!

BOB-bXu

July 20th, 2009, 11:22 AM

agi lng ka sa aq tungod, la jud ka nanguhit ha...
tsk! tsk! tsk!

we were constraint by time man gud....its friday and traffic in Panacan going to Diversion Road is slow moving and heavy usually...labay lang mi tagum..

the highway along carmen and panabo is being re blocked too...

BOB-bXu

July 20th, 2009, 11:32 AM

San Pedro Cathedral...we usually drop by here whenever we are in town
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/Reunion017.jpg?t=1248081937

NCCC lords over mall going market in Matina and Ma-a areas
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/Reunion014.jpg?t=1248082108

a sip of our second city of Davao through freshly brewed homegrown Blugre (got so sleepy during the long travel :) )
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/Reunion012.jpg?t=1248082210

dinabaw

July 20th, 2009, 11:35 AM

nag inaguration eto just now and of couurse si Ambassador Yuchenco ang nag cutting ribbon w/ VP Inday Sarah. chancing pud si Yuchengco kay sige gunit kay Sarah hehe

btw, the new chinatown arch...taken last week pa...

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/81/sdc11773i.jpg

dinabaw

July 20th, 2009, 11:38 AM

BOB-bXu

July 20th, 2009, 11:39 AM

pila gani ka arches tanan?...that arch in Uyanguren is also nice

dinabaw

July 20th, 2009, 11:40 AM

^^ ang na tukod 3 na, mga 2 pa ang itukod.

BOB-bXu

July 20th, 2009, 11:43 AM

so how long ang drive bob? guapo na ba ang dalan?

5 to 6 hours smooth ride .....gwapo na kaayo ang dalan...mostly four lanes from Butuan's de Oro to Agusan del Sur then becoming six lanes at Tagum City then four lanes na pod to Carmen and Panabo all the way to Diversion Road junction...

gi improve na pod ang hiway diha sa panacan...

this highway is wide enough and ready to accomodate space for that Mindanao Rail BXU-DVO segment

BOB-bXu

July 20th, 2009, 11:46 AM

^^ ang na tukod 3 na, mga 2 pa ang itukod.

nice pod magbutang ug welcome arch diha sa Diversion Road...kit-an dayon sa mga gikan airport and hiway travellers....maski duol duol gamay padulong sa damosa

dinabaw

July 20th, 2009, 11:56 AM

5 to 6 hours smooth ride .....gwapo na kaayo ang dalan...mostly four lanes from Butuan's de Oro to Agusan del Sur then becoming six lanes at Tagum City then four lanes na pod to Carmen and Panabo all the way to Diversion Road junction...

gi improve na pod ang hiway diha sa panacan...

this highway is wide enough and ready to accomodate space for that Mindanao Rail BXU-DVO segment

so less than 9 hours ? naa na diay Lion diha sa San Fran... nag pa pecture mi diha sa una sa akong igagaw na taga Houston katung naay karatula na "Welcome to San Francisco" kay ipakita daw niya sa states :lol:

BOB-bXu

July 20th, 2009, 11:59 AM

so less than 9 hours ? naa na diay Lion diha sa San Fran... nag pa pecture mi diha sa una sa akong igagaw na taga Houston katung naay karatula na "Welcome to San Francisco" kay ipakita daw niya sa states :lol:

yup..I recommend driving along this hi-way for those who would want to "break" their new cars

Noize_320

July 20th, 2009, 02:16 PM

nag inaguration eto just now and of couurse si Ambassador Yuchenco ang nag cutting ribbon w/ VP Inday Sarah. chancing pud si Yuchengco kay sige gunit kay Sarah hehe

i was there on the inaguration...sayang wla nako dala ang camera...wla man gud ko gi-inform... :lol:

dinabaw

July 20th, 2009, 02:20 PM

^^ mao bah? ikaw tung shaolin ? :D

anyway binawasan na pala ang chevron sa diversion ...kaunti na lang hehe

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5618/373774127520a477a2d8b.jpg (http://img510.imageshack.us/i/373774127520a477a2d8b.jpg/)

photo bY: akosidaryl(flickr)

dinabaw

July 20th, 2009, 02:47 PM

Davao Chinatown

maganda naman etong 2nd Arch konteng retoke lang :D

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3635/dsc04810m.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/1756/dsc04838o.jpg

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2167/dsc04827d.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8741/dsc04832m.jpg (http://img40.imageshack.us/i/dsc04832m.jpg/)

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/9079/dsc04835c.jpg

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2255/dsc04823o.jpg

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/369/dsc04814p.jpg

dinabaw

July 20th, 2009, 03:00 PM

Davao pugs to Cuba, GS Cup, Jollibee Run
Monday, 20 July 2009 01:10
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REY Saludar and Charlie Suarez of the Brgy.Una Boxing Team-Panabo City are leaving for Cuba where they will stay for 21 days and train under famed Cuban coaches who have produced many Olympic champions.
On September 1 to 12, they will be in romantic Milan, Italy, a place they have seen only in the movies, where they will compete in the AIBA World Championships.
Thanks to Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone for backing the Dabawenyos and giving them the needed international exposure.
Saludar is fighting in the 51-kilogram division while Suarez is entered in the 57-kilogram division. There will be fighters in the championships from more than 100 countries. It’s going to be a very tough assignment for our fighters.
Good luck boys and make your boxing patrons Tadeco president Tony Boy Floirendo and Davao del Norte Rep. Anton F. Lagdameo Jr. very happy. Make your mama Gene Rose Tecson, the hard-working Brgy.Una Boxing Program director, very, very proud of you.
* * *
The Cebu leg of the Pinoy Kids National Badminton Inter-School Series has finally been scheduled. That’s on August 1 and 2.
The Davao leg attracted more than 100 players at the Wheels ‘N More gym and their backers, like Tropang Growee, Zee Plus and Dolan executives, are continuing their support of the 14, 12 and 10 years and under players.
The final leg is on August 8 to 9 in Manila.
* * *
The longest-running local basketball tournament known as the Gaisano South Cup or GS Cup, will unfold on August 15 at the Gaisano South Sky gym.
Gaisano Grand Citimall Ad and Promo head Karla Giorgia P. Corcino is excited to welcome all the players, including those from Gen.Santos City and Compostela Valley Province.
Yes, we will have have non-Davao teams in the tournament, too.
“This year’s GS Cup is expected to be more exciting. Apart from the tough competition that it will offer, we’re introducing innovations for the delight of the players, officials and the fans, making the league one of the much-anticipated events here,” Corcino said.
By the way, Karla, is Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Manny V. Pangilinan coming over?
* * *
The 11th Jollibee Family Fun Run is on August 16, starting at the Gaisano Mall parking area.
The run-for-a-cause will benefit crippled children of the Davao Shriner’s Club. If you want to help and join, just visit any Jollibee outlet and ask about it.

Edge Davao (http://www.edgedavao.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=808:davao-pugs-to-cuba-gs-cup-jollibee-run&catid=46:games&Itemid=79)

reancorbz84

July 20th, 2009, 03:49 PM

yup..I recommend driving along this hi-way for those who would want to "break" their new cars

yeah totoo.... the best na ang daanan papuntang bxu.... kaya najud kaau magdrive 5hours from davao.. lalu na kung tuloy tuloy ang byahe.....unya ayus pud daw magbyahe kung di magdala sakyanan, sakay na lang ug kinglong kay lami daw kaayo paminaw na not like before. lami daw kaau itulog sa byahe..

reancorbz84

July 20th, 2009, 04:00 PM

:ohno::ohno: naa koy napansin sa atong mga threads murag halos postings lagi karong bago kay puro binuang... la na tay projects mapost noh?

reancorbz84

July 20th, 2009, 04:39 PM

Best Western eyes 15 RP hotels by 2012 (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business2_june17_2009)
Manila Standard (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business2_june17_2009)
By Elaine Ramos Alanguilan

Best Western International, the world’s largest hotel chain, plans to expand its network in the Philippines to 15 hotels by 2012 from only two amid optimism on the country’s potential as a top tourist destination.

Cyndy Tan Jarabata, president of Tajara Leisure and Hospitality, the local development partner of Best Western International that owns the Best Western brand, said yesterday that 15 hotels and resorts catering to the mid-range segment would be carrying the brand by 2012.

The hotel chain manages over 4,000 hotels and over 300,000 rooms across the globe.

“The present economic climate provides an excellent opportunity for developing hotels. The market is strong and not overcrowded,” said Jarabata.

“Investors, who own land, can build now because construction costs are relatively low while bank loans are competitive. There is also the prospect of a robust economic recovery by 2011 to 2012, so by building now, you can be ready for the uptick,” she said.

Two Best Western brands currently operate in the Philippines—Best Western Astor Hotel Makati and Best Western Hotel La Corona in Manila.

Three, meanwhile, are either undergoing re-branding or under construction. Jarabata said the Cebu hotel, which is under construction, would cater to the business and leisure markets while the Boracay facility would target the leisure and conference markets. The third one in Manila, which is also under construction, will be marketed as a business hotel.

Jarabata said Tajara Leisure as development partner looks for partners—either existing hotels or those that are going to be built ground up—that want to make use of the Best World brand and infrastructure.

The investors are the ones that will fund the development of the hotels and resorts and neither Tajara nor Global Western would put in equity in the development. Owners would have to pay an average one-time joining fee of $56,000 for a 100-room hotel to be accredited with Best Western.

Jarabata said other priority areas for hotel expansion are Bohol, Palawan, Naga (for Camarines Sur), Subic, Tagaytay, Baguio and Davao.

Glenn Souza, Best Western International vice president international operations-Asia, said the chain’s expansion would enhance the Philippines’ potential as a top tourism destination.

“Every country has its own charm. The Philippines is a well-known destination, it will always attract tourists. The only difference it has with other countries is its lack of commitment from both government and the industry in marketing the country as destination,” said Souza.

He said the local industry has been more reactive than proactive.

“The Philippines ranked among the top three destinations in Asean, but it ranked below the top five in terms of the pace of progress in terms of infrastructure and security. The government has to take a serious look on it because the tourism industry brings in a lot of dollars. It has to be more aggressive in promotions, in putting in place the infrastructure and the kind of security that the market needs,” added Souza.

neyoneyo80

July 20th, 2009, 04:43 PM

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diba ni sya tnt nga intsik :lol:

junax

July 20th, 2009, 05:11 PM

NCCC Mall Davao...
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Davao Doctors Hospital...
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junax

July 21st, 2009, 03:29 AM

pryce drive, bajada
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K7, lanang
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dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 03:59 AM

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ENTHRONED. British Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Beckingham (center) at his enthronement Monday as adopted son of the Royal Houses of the United Sultanate of Baguinged-Tawlan Darussalam. The enthronement was held at the Davao Insular Hotel at noon Monday, July 20. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo

dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 04:09 AM

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NOW OPEN. Acting Mayor Sara Duterte (fourth from left), Yuchengco Group of Companies chair Alfonso Yuchengco, and Helen Dee cut the ribbon to inaugurate the YGC Davao City Chinatown Peace Archway along Sta. Ana Avenue yesterday. BING GONZALES

Peng Hok

July 21st, 2009, 04:24 AM

Sugod na ang construction sa UIC-Bonifacio.

Naa na ang pwesto para sa rendering pero wala pa nabutang ang rendering mismo. :lol:

dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 04:25 AM

parang kailan lang....virtuality turns to reality! :cheers:

PIA Press Release
2005/06/02

Architects tapped for Davao Chinatown plan

by RG Alama

Davao City (2 June) -- The Davao Chinatown Development Council has tapped the expertise of architects to design the lay-out of the Davao City Chinatown District this according to Davao City Vice-Mayor Luis Bonguyan.

"During the recent meeting of the technical working group of the Chinatown District the architects presented their plans to us." The Vice Mayor said. Who also serves as the Chairman of the Davao Chinatown Development Council tasked to oversee the creation of the Chinatown District.

"So we are not just limiting ourselves in putting just Chinese arches in the area we want the architects to design the physical aspect of the Chinatown," Said the Vice -Mayor.

The Vice-Mayor also bared that that the Chinatown Council is enlisting Marco Polo Davao Hotel Manager Stanley Lau as a consultant to the council. Lau a native of Hongkong will advise the council on the former crown colony's experience in the establishment and operation of successful flea markets.

"Hongkong is famous for its flea markets, these flea markets are essential to the Chinatown District since it will draw in the crowds, we wanted to make Davao Chinatown a lively district," Said local businessman Sebastian Angliongto, himself the vice-chairman of the Chinatown Development Council.

Angliongto said that an architectural plan is being formulated by the council with the help of the architects the lay-out includes plans for buildings, roads, flea markets, store design, parks and plazas and other structures in the Chinatown District. "We will institutionalize the plan," Angliongto added.

Bonguyan and Angliongto said that plans and concepts when finished will be shown to the media and to the people concerned probably as early as next month.

Davao City is the second Local Government Unit in the Philippines to create the Chinatown district after the Binondo Chinatown in Manila. The District covers the predominantly Chinese-populated neighborhood situated along the busy thoroughfares of Uyanguren, Monteverde and Santa Ana including its bustling side streets. (PIA)
DepEd assures enough textbooks for public schools

now...

Davao Chinatown

maganda naman etong 2nd Arch konteng retoke lang :D

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Il Tenore

July 21st, 2009, 05:06 AM

Sugod na ang construction sa UIC-Bonifacio.

Naa na ang pwesto para sa rendering pero wala pa nabutang ang rendering mismo. :lol:
nagbutang na man sila ug rendering pero gitanggal nila.. I dunno why.. wala pa ko pictures! :D

Hirono-kun

July 21st, 2009, 05:32 AM

nagbutang na man sila ug rendering pero gitanggal nila.. I dunno why.. wala pa ko pictures! :D

^^ Aw sayanga oi....... asa diay mo naga-kuha ug mga pics ani? gina-upload lang ninyo via Digi-Cam?

:weirdo:

MARCHman00

July 21st, 2009, 06:13 AM

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^^:cheers:

Hirono-kun

July 21st, 2009, 06:19 AM

Peng Hok

July 21st, 2009, 06:46 AM

nagbutang na man sila ug rendering pero gitanggal nila.. I dunno why.. wala pa ko pictures! :D

Ah really? How big is the building in the original rendering?

Peng Hok

July 21st, 2009, 07:17 AM

dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 07:18 AM

^^ lol isang basong mani !

Peng Hok

July 21st, 2009, 07:22 AM

^^
Hmmm...

dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 02:07 PM

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dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 02:08 PM

wer dafet?

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dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 02:13 PM

TLC....

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Hirono-kun

July 21st, 2009, 02:15 PM

TLC....

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2685/img7518.jpg

^^ Apply ni siya sa tanan branch sa Banoks?

Ibex

July 21st, 2009, 02:15 PM

wer dafet?

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4955/img5079d.jpg

di ba ni ang St Mary's Chapel sa Buhangin?

Ibex

July 21st, 2009, 02:18 PM

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yey banana boat... lingaw :cheers:

dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 02:19 PM

di ba ni ang St Mary's Chapel sa Buhangin?

yup sa Buhangin pero la ko kabalo kung St. Mary's :D

Hirono-kun

July 21st, 2009, 02:20 PM

yey banana boat... lingaw :cheers:

^^ Mura lagi siyag lapis tan-awon sa layo.... :)

dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 02:20 PM

^^ Apply ni siya sa tanan branch sa Banoks?

naka lagay 12 branches , pero February 2010 pa ata ang promo :jk: :D

Ibex

July 21st, 2009, 02:22 PM

^^ Mura lagi siyag lapis tan-awon sa layo.... :)

colored pencil :lol:

dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 02:30 PM

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EXPLORE OUR OUTDOORS
Looking for adventure? Davao City has various destinations waiting for you to discover and experience!

* CONQUER MT. APO
* DISCOVER BAGANIHAN
* COUNTRY’S LARGEST CROCODILE
* SOAR WITH THE EAGLES
* WATCH OUR BIRD SHOW

* SAVE THE TURTLES
* BRAVE THE WILD WATERS
* FEAST WITH NATURE
* CHILL-OUT BY THE GULF

CONQUER MT. APO
Towering at 10,311 feet, this challenging trek traverses through creeks, ridges and waterfalls with an amazing panorama of rainforest flora and fauna. Scaling the Philippines’ highest peak is truly the ultimate in eco-tourism adventure. Climbing season is normally during summer and October. For Mt. Apo Climb and other adventure tour packages, click this LINK.
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DISCOVER BAGANIHAN/COLOR]
Just an hour and a half drive from the city center, Baganihan in Marilog District takes pride in its natural wonders such as springs, caves, waterfalls and mountain trails, and its cultural showcase of the district’s indigenous tribes. Baganihan’s elevation and cool all-year round weather also make it as one of the city’s main sources of various agricultural produce. For countryside tour packages, click this LINK.
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[COLOR="SeaGreen"]COUNTRY’S LARGEST CROCODILE
Davao Crocodile Park in Ma-a is home to the largest crocodile in the country. Aside from 19-foot reptilian giant, exotic reptiles, mammals and varieties of birds can also found inside the mini-zoo. Animal encounters (where you can have your photo taken with a live crocodile!) and wildlife shows are presented every weekend. The park also has a cultural village and a riverside restaurant. Davao Crocodile Park entrance fee for as low as $ 1.
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SOAR WITH THE EAGLES
The Philippine Eagle – the country’s National Bird – is considered one of the largest eagles in the world. The Philippine Eagle, along with other birds and animals endemic in the region, is sheltered at the Philippine Eagle Center (Malagos). The nature center is primarily a breeding facility for the eagles and temporary home for eagles undergoing rehabilitation. Philippine Eagle Center entrance fee is $1. Learn more about the Philippine Eagle.
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WATCH OUR BIRD SHOW
Watch eagles, hawks, parrots, crows, ostriches and ducks perform astonishing tricks while educating guests about the importance of conserving the environment at the Bird Show in Malagos Garden Resort. The resort is also home to diverse varieties of ornamental flora and orchids, such as the Waling waling. Malagos Amazing Bird Show admission fee is $ 2.
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SAVE THE TURTLES
Situated in the Punta Dumalag peninsula is the Marine Turtle Sanctuary, a 2-kilometer white sand beach where Hawksbill turtles are known to lay their eggs. Manned by Task Force Pawikan Davao, an organization tasked to conserve and protect marine turtles within the territorial jurisdiction of the city, the sanctuary engages in recovery and tagging, as well as the rescue of illegally captured and detained marine turtles. The sanctuary also manages a humble hatchery which yields 93% hatching since it started in 2003.
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BRAVE THE WILD WATERS
Go white water rafting along the winding and scenic Davao River, a three-hour high adrenaline adventure, cruising through 24 challenging rapids from Barangay Tamugan to Barangay Lacson in Calinan District. White Water Rafting rate at $40 per person.
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FEAST WITH NATURE
Rediscover paradise at 2,500 feet above sea level in Eden Nature Park, a 40-hectare mountain resort where you can go trekking, fishing, swimming, horseback riding, take the heart-pounding Sky Ride adventure, do a shuttle tour, visit the cultural village, deer reserve and bird park or play with peacocks that roam freely around the property. The resort has a restaurant that serves fresh and sumptuous dishes with ingredients organically grown in the resort’s vast fruit and vegetable gardens. Overnight cottage and camping facilities are also available. Eden Nature Park admission fee for less than $4 inclusive of snacks.
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CHILL-OUT BY THE GULF
Endowed with an extensive coastline, beach resorts and seaside restaurants dot the Matina, Talomo and Toril shorelines. Davao Gulf is an exciting destination for kayaking, wakeboarding, windsurfing, jetskiing, boating and fishing. Davao City is also the gateway to the Island Garden City of Samal, famous for its white sand beaches and dive and snorkeling spots.
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Adventure and Countryside tours are available for less than $ 13 per person.

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Davao Tourism (http://www.davaotourism.com/index.php?page=Explore_Our_Outdoors)

MARCHman00

July 21st, 2009, 02:30 PM

ala man dud lingaw///

wui...., solar eclipse ugma pero partial lang,,,,,, alas otso daw....

dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 02:33 PM

MARCHman00

July 21st, 2009, 02:35 PM

they Paid mE their pRodUcTs!! hehe...

joKE///..

Hirono-kun

July 21st, 2009, 02:35 PM

ala man dud lingaw///

wui...., solar eclipse ugma pero partial lang,,,,,, alas otso daw....

^^ my first time in life.....

dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 02:47 PM

longest cable in the Philippines

75% done

on August 28, 2009

what is it?

http://www.xtremewakeinc.com/xtremewakeinc.com/Davao.html

dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 02:48 PM

longest cable in the Philippines

75% done

on August 28, 2009

what is it?

http://www.xtremewakeinc.com/xtremewakeinc.com/Davao.html

Il Tenore

July 21st, 2009, 02:49 PM

Ah really? How big is the building in the original rendering?
how big? dako man siguro..
6 stories man ata ang bldg. pero there are rumors na iguba daw tong isa ka bldg. didto. I dunno kung i-transfer nila didto tanan.. ;)

neyoneyo80

July 21st, 2009, 02:58 PM

TLC....

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highblood special.... :lol:

Hirono-kun

July 21st, 2009, 02:59 PM

highblood special.... :lol:

^^ Syempre sa picture pa lang daan naa nay heart :lol::lol::lol:

dinabaw

July 21st, 2009, 03:03 PM

highblood special.... :lol:

na purga akong amigo na taga San Antonio ..ingon niya BBQ na pud! :lol:

reancorbz84

July 21st, 2009, 03:28 PM

wer dafet?

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sayang kaau ning lugara ni murag la man kaau ni na atiman....sa may buhangin-cabantian mani noh?

Ibex

July 21st, 2009, 03:39 PM

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WawaY[625]

July 21st, 2009, 04:19 PM

aw murag planetarium ang dagway noh>

Sizaryan

July 21st, 2009, 04:38 PM

wer dafet?

http://www.apoview.com/images/Rooms/Top%20of%20the%20apo/2.JPG

^^ toP of tHe aPO

reancorbz84

July 21st, 2009, 04:44 PM

^^sakto ka.. mao nana itsura sa top of the apo ron. hehehehe

WawaY[625]

July 21st, 2009, 04:53 PM

function room na sya ron?

reancorbz84

July 21st, 2009, 05:05 PM

yes function room na xa... pati ang dati nga zugba katong sa may garden gihimo na nilang function room/hall

WawaY[625]

July 21st, 2009, 06:04 PM

sayang sab

MtApoStandard

July 21st, 2009, 06:28 PM

yup sa Buhangin pero la ko kabalo kung St. Mary's :D
looks like the statue is the apparition in fatima to the 3 kids. so i guess the church is named to our lady of fatima?

MtApoStandard

July 21st, 2009, 07:15 PM

Yuchengco Group launches new corporate image
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

CONFIDENT on the business climate of Davao City and Southern Mindanao, the Yuchengco Group of Companies launched its new corporate image in the city with the newly renovated RCBC main branch on C.M. Recto St.

The conglomerate also turned over to the City of Davao the Peace Archway at the corner of Sta. Ana and J.P. Laurel avenues.

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"We are confident in the business climate of the city," Secretary Alfonso T. Yuchengco, chair of YGC, said in his remarks.

From its brick and wood hued buildings, RCBC is now embarking on major renovations that will show the new corporate image: sleek steel and glass designs.

"We are coping with the modern times," Yvonne Sasin, business manager of RCBC Davao Business Center on C.M. Recto St. She said there are now over six branches of RCBC in Davao City alone.

The newly renovated branch offers a coffee shop that will cater to the clientele of the bank, as well as an array of electronic banking systems.

"We have electronic banking, Internet banking, and phone banking," Sasin told Sun.Star Davao.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/yuchengco-group-launches-new-corporate-image

On Monday night, a shareholders economic briefing was also conducted by the Yuchengco Group at the Marco Polo Davao. (CPM)

dinabaw

July 22nd, 2009, 03:29 AM

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PIA Press Release
2009/07/22

Davao Port expansion, named as completed SONA project
by JMD Abangan

Davao City (22 July) -- The Davao Port in Sasa is among the identified completed (as of April 30, 2009) President's Priority Projects that have been lined up for completion in 2010 from its inception in 2006.

Inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on February 13 this year, the Davao Port expansion project is worth P400-million.

The port expansion includes the construction of 3,179 square meter reinforced concrete wharf; 13,180 square meter back-up area, mooring and gendering area, drainage system, port lighting and rock works.

During the inauguration, President Arroyo simultaneously graced the ground-breaking rites of the P870-million Passenger Terminal Building project located at Sasa Port.

The Passenger Terminal Building project is designed to include the development of parking areas and a Ro-Ro ramp; a greeter building and a gate complex.

To ordinary stevedores, the completed Sasa Port expansion brings additional income they can make use of to provide the needs of their families.

Stevedoring companies operating at Sasa Port ---- Davao Integrated Ports and Stevedoring Services Corporation (DIPSCor) and Filipinas Ports Services, Inc.-- are looking at the project not just as an added income but also as an increased demand for workers.

In an interview, DIPSCor Container Yard Operation superintendent Roberto B. Calvo in an interview said more shipping vessels can now dock at Sasa Port and this would mean more workers are needed.

"Maraming barko, maraming trabaho"

Other mega projects in Southern Mindanao lined up for completion by 2010 are the improvement and construction of the Kapalong-Talaingod-Valencia Road ; and the rehabilitation and improvement of Surigao-Davao Coastal Road along Manay and Boston in Davao Oriental.

The P1.5 billion Talaingod-Bukidnon Road which is a 58-kilometer stretch mega infrastructure project, is expected to spur economic activities between the provinces of Davao del Norte and Bukidnon particularly along the areas it traverses.

It is considered as an important section of the Philippine-Japan Friendship Highway traversing Butuan City to Davao City and that of the Sayre Highway along Valencia City in Bukidnon going to Cagayan de Oro City.

The DPWH is looking at it as a key alternate road when major incidents would cause road bottlenecks along Sayre and Phil-Japan Friendship highways.

Travelers would also be able to save two and a half hours in going to Cagayan de Oro City from Davao City and vice versa, should they take the Talaingod-Bukidnon Road, much lesser than the time they would spend traveling through Davao-Calinan-Bukidnon Road.

The P2-billion Surigao-Davao Coastal Road (SDCR) project is also a SONA (State-of-the-Nation) priority project of the President and consists of concreting and road rehabilitation works stretching from Surigao City to Davao Oriental.

Its Manay-Boston section stretches 89.95-kilometer area whose project works fall under DPWH XI. (PIA XI) [top]

PIA News (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=ALL&y=&mo=&fi=p090722.htm&no=04)

MARCHman00

July 22nd, 2009, 03:42 AM

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SOLAR ECLIPSE at 09:26 AM ---- :dance2:

MARCHman00

July 22nd, 2009, 03:45 AM

OT nko... waah... cge lang gud.. kroN laNG btAw Ni...

dinabaw

July 22nd, 2009, 04:02 AM

My Davao, My Australia
Written by: Ruivivar , Patmei Bello-
Tuesday, 21 July 2009

AUSTRALIA, “the land down under,” has a special place in the hearts of the people of Davao. There are a good number of Davaoeños who study and live in Australia. And the Australian government is also a significant development partner of Davao and Mindanao.
In Davao City, Australia has a strong presence. Davaoeños and Australians work together in the Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao or the BEAM Project; in the Country Program for Children (CPC) with UNICEF, where Davao is one of the pilot areas in the Philippines; in human resource development through the Philippines-Australia Human Resource Development Facility (PAHRDF); in multiculturalism and interfaith harmony; in promoting peace and security; in empowering Mindanao women; in responsible journalism; in agricultural development and poverty reduction.
Aside from the partnerships in peace and development for Davao and Mindanao, Davaoeños also love Australian products -– beef, cheese, milk, juice, wines, and chocolates. We also share the love for indigenous art and culture. We also both enjoy nature, wildlife, and adventure. They have their kangaroos and koalas and we have our mighty Philippine eagles and pawikans. We both have strong advocacies on the preservation of our environment and the promotion of diversity in nature, culture, and politics.

So when we had the opportunity to take a short vacation this year, we visited Sydney and Melbourne and decided that it will also be our birthday treat to ourselves. My love and my partner in life, Neil Cariaga, and I share the same birth month. My birthday is July 19, 1970 and Neil’s is July 20, 1969. Neil’s birthday this year is extra special – it is also the 40th anniversary celebration of man’s first landing on the moon (thus the name Neil in honor of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon). Yes, that makes him 40 years old, too, an important milestone.
Of course, our celebration will not be complete without Mommy Marina, whose idea was it to travel to Australia in the first place. So the three of us embarked on this journey together in the middle of Australian winter amidst a deluge of Michael Jackson tributes and 24-by-7 international media coverage.

Like any activity that involves the three of us, it is a comedy and a suspense thriller.
Immediately after we got confirmed bookings for our holiday, our travel agent realized that Neil’s passport was due to expire a few days less than the required six months. Getting a new passport would take at least 15 working days and we were set to fly to Sydney in less than that. Thank God for a very helpful and efficient Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Davao, we were able to make it work. But when the new passport arrived, it was a few hours short of our deadline to purchase the airline tickets and confirm hotel reservations so we had to do it all over again. And when we got the new bookings, Neil found out that a major client needed him to be back in Davao for an important hearing a day earlier than our return flight so we had to switch airlines and do everything all over again. Our travel agent’s stress levels during that time was very high, to say the least.

Because of the H1N1 (human swine influenza) scare, Mommy and I took our diagnostic tests and went to see our doctor to make sure we were fit to travel. Neil did not have a medical check-up prior to the trip because he believes that ignorance is bliss. Two days after our doctor declared us healthy and good to go, I caught a cold and Mommy had an allergy that made her cough so much. That was three days before our scheduled departure.
On the day of our travel, the friendly guy at Philippine Airlines check-in counter told us that there’s a new rule that required for visas to be stamped on the traveler’s latest passport. Neil’s Australian visa was on his old passport because we got it in 2008, when his passport was still way before its expiry date. After many frantic calls to the Australian Embassy (it’s a good thing we departed on a weekday within office hours), we were declared good to travel.
The comedic and thrilling adventure started to become really intense when my 10-year-old yellow hard shell Samsonite suitcase gave up and wouldn’t close when we reached Manila for our connecting flight to Sydney. We had to tape it up with packing tape in full view of other international passengers at the airport. Plus Mommy kept coughing and I kept sneezing and sniffing. Neil kept teasing us that we will both be quarantined when we got to Sydney International Airport.
It turned out that it would be another type of quarantine, not for A1H1, but for bringing apples and oranges from Davao that Mommy packed in her hand carried bag as “baon” for the long flight. Sydney airport had a food-sniffing dog named Bessie that smelled Mommy’s “baon” several feet away. When Bessie’s handler, a quarantine officer, asked us what’s in the bag, I immediately admitted that there’s food inside (because I saw in the sign earlier that you must declare any food you bring in or face a huge fine – in dollars! – and possible imprisonment). We opened the bag and Bessie’s handler, a nice young woman, told us, in a very kind and assuring voice, that we had to throw the food in the trash bin and that everything was alright. We won’t be fined because we declared it and told the truth. Whew!

When we arrived at 10:00 AM in the Rydges World Square Hotel, our home in Sydney, our room was not yet ready. We had to wait for several hours before we could freshen up. Our city tour was scheduled at 2:00 PM and we had to be at a certain location for the tour bus pick up. The hotel staff didn’t know where it was and by the time we realized that we had to take the monorail from the hotel to the pickup point, it was already 2:30 PM and the tour started without us. On the following day, we were also informed that the wine tasting tour we booked has been cancelled for some reason and that we will just get our full refund from our travel agent in Davao.
But we were determined to have a great time so the journey continued joyfully and everything fell into place. We still got our wine tasting tour courtesy of our friend Virma’s cousin, Fr. Jun Deligero, who is a chaplain of a big children’s hospital there. He took us to Hunter Valley on board a very cool car courtesy of the Archdiocese of Paramatta, New South Wales. It was a blessed wine tasting, indeed!

Aside from the usual city tour (which we were still able to do after we have figured out the system), we explored The Rocks, the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge, and the famous Bondi Beach. We went to see the Blue Mountains and interacted with the kangaroos and the koalas. In Melbourne, we took the 12-hour Great Ocean Adventure, visited Bells Beach (home of the world surfing championships) and watched the hit Broadway musical, Wicked.
It was a very memorable way of celebrating our birthdays and we plan to do it every year in a new place every time, if possible. Because life is meant to be lived this way, and in our case, often in comedy and suspense.
Thank you, Australia! We’ll be back. Promise.

Mindanao Times (http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/?p=2325)

dinabaw

July 22nd, 2009, 04:07 AM

PLAIN AND SIMPLE
A grand regal hotel experience
Written by: Fernandez , Ed
Tuesday, 21 July 2009

ONE BEAUTIFUL and unforgettable experience for me and my family this summer was staying in a local hotel . It was a grand regal hotel experience that we just loved, and enjoyed. We enjoyed every bit of that one day and one night stay.
I am talking about my hotel experience with Grand Regal Hotel in Lanang, Davao City. Courtesy of a friend who was a colleague during the time of Mayor Zaf Respicio, I got this rare chance to stay for a day and night at Grand Regal, and I would say it was truly a grand regal hotel experience. T’was like staying in a great hotel in Kutching, capital of the province of Sarawak in Malaysia.

Perhaps I was just so naive or maybe ignorant of what we have in Davao. Perhaps I was too stupid that while I was the tourism officer of Davao City I did not use the privileges I had as the city’s protocol officer. I should have known better. I should have used my privileges at that time. I did not. But I enjoyed my stay in that office though it was short-lived.
I really did not know much about the hotels in Davao. I behold almost everyday the grandeur of that one hotel in front of Ateneo de Davao University where I used to teach. But the closest I got was to stay in its coffeeshop or conference room. Not one of its rooms. And so with the other hotels. But last summer I had the beautiful experience with Grand Regal Hotel which my family would never forget.

You begin with checking in, and the front desk welcomes you with a smile. Even if the smile may not be as sincere as the smile of a true friend, at least it is a lot better than the smile of the service crew of fastfood chains, where you notice the insincerity of their smile. Too quick, a greeting devoid of any sincerity, and just as quickly they smile at you, they leave you for another costumer. Ana lang kadali.
From the front desk, the staff leads you to your room with all the concern that your stay in the hotel would be as pleasant as possible, as enjoyable and as homey as possible. Then, they left us, and my family jumped into the huge beds like kids frolicking in the rain.
The room reminded me of that grand hotel I also stayed in Kutching. But Grand Regal Hotel is a lot better with all the amenities one would truly enjoy and remember for the rest of your life.
Being in that hotel relieved you of all the worries and cares of your life. It made you spend moments with your family. You watched TV together after a hot shower. And in the morning . you go to the pool to enjoy the stillness of the water while exercising your body moving like a great whale…

At night at Grand Regal, you see people playing in the Casino maybe to relieve their stresses. But I don’t go to casinos and if given the power I won’t allow it. But this is a free country, anyone is entitled to his freedom.
In the room where we stayed, we saw the blazing kaleidoscope of colors from the neon lights of the city, the city that doesn’t sleep now after it went through the painful chapter of its life when insurgency threatened its existence. Thanks to the leaders at that time like Mayor Respicio, Col. Magno and Col. Franco Calida, now mayor of Hagonoy who dialogued with the people aggressively for peace.
We left Grand Regal Hotel with a great memory of a grand hotel experience. I hope I could stay in that hotel again. It is the perfect place to bond with the family and to experience the memorable greatness of a hotel.

Mindanao Times (http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/?p=2334)

dinabaw

July 22nd, 2009, 04:12 AM

So you think you can dance?
Written by: Dakudao , Michael Angelo E.
Tuesday, 21 July 2009

“DEFINITELY, and it is never too late,” would be the clear answer if you were to ask dance maestra Bing Locsin and businessman Chin Bon Lu. Davao City is, after all, an arts center of sorts. Owing to the support of various individuals, academic and other institutions, several dance groups have evolved in the cultural scene. But the Davao cultural scene never had it so good as when the LCB (Lu Chin Bon) Performing Arts Center (PAC) was established by Lu Chin Bon, a recognized LBC (that is Local Born Chinese for you), in May, 1998, with “the vision of leaving a cultural legacy to the younger generation in the field of the performing arts.” Indeed, the LCB PAC plays a major role in the growth of cultural entertainment in Davao City. In all its productions, young and once-young Chinoys and not really Chinoy talents take the lead ensuring that the performing arts live on.

The prime movers of the LCB PAC, besides Lu, include Bing Locsin, Inday Montero and Josie Tejada who are all happy to see the center growing (literally!) in leaps and bounds. Finally, the city has a training center to develop and nurture the talents of dedicated Davaoenos of varying ages in dancing, singing and acting. And it continues to thrive against all the odds; becoming an integral part of Davao City’s arts and culture today. Excuse me for my bias, but I can think of only a few studios which deserve the coverage as much as LCB PAC does.
Chinoy Patron of the Arts
It took decades, when finally Lu Chin Bon mustered enough courage to give vent to his lifelong inclination for the arts. Coming from a traditional and entrepreneurial Chinese family where art was considered a non-profitable profession, Lu, not known to all, has remained faithful to his commitment in the field of the performing arts which raised many an eyebrow especially in the Chinoy community of Davao when he started.

Lu is a descendant of the late Lu Kee Chian of Amoy, China, who migrated to Davao and opened the popular general merchandise store of the prewar era called “Peng Peng.” Chin Bon is the son of Lu Beng Ga (one of the sons of Lu Kee Chian) and Salud Te Lu. He is happily married to the former Celia Luy, the daughter of Florentino Luy and Teresita Tan Luy who owned and operated the Star Theater of the 1950’s on the very site where the NCCC Department Store along Uyanguren now stands. Both have four handsome and talented children namely Jasper Jan, Karen Diane, Marc Anthon and Harvey Nichol whose passion and dedication to dance inspire the youth. The Lu kids simply enjoy dance practices and they are happy in it. Even the youngest addition to the family, the two-year-old Chloe Lu, is into dancing which makes her parents (Janjan and Clarice Lu) and grandparents proud.
It is amazing how the Lus who are so business-minded would even encourage their own kids to venture into the field of dance. “I would rather have my children do something constructive and cultural with their free time than have them waste time and money in gimiks with their barkadas. If they are at our LCB PAC which is now in our residential compound, I and my wife don’t have to worry about their safety and their whereabouts while we attend to our business. Besides, it’s a much healthier preoccupation,” explains Lu.

Lu has learned to work quietly. “I make things simple by thinking about what I can do without great expectations, rewards or awards,” he simply reveals. He has supported unwaveringly the LCB PAC’s productions and marketing efforts for staging big musicales such as the Great White Way, Rico, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, High School Musical, to mention a few. “It is through these efforts that we are strengthening our mental positioning and mission of preserving and promoting the Chinese and Filipino cultures. Through these performances, I am helping both Chinoys and Pinoys learn more about their respective cultures,” the cultured patron clarifies.
Perhaps unconsciously, Lu has been admirably assisting and fostering better understanding between the Chinoys and Pinoys. Through cultural activities, Lu helps bridge the gap of misunderstanding between Pinoys and Chinoys of the present generation. The LCB PAC, in its own way, enhances awareness and knowledge of Davao society about the changes that have happened in the Chinoy community. It has helped in bringing down barriers of stereotypes, prejudices and myths between two people who have been coexisting for centuries; and promote not only societal but acculturative integration based on shared trust.
For more than a decade now, the LCB PAC, presently a much bigger and air-conditioned studio on its new location at 48 Villamor Street, Barrio Obrero, continues to offer lessons in Latin Dance, Ballet, Jazz, Belly Dance, Flamenco, Hip Hop, Tap Dance plus acting and voice. Now, you can truly dance. And sing and act, too. For inquiries, please call Yam-yam or Eds at tel.no: 222-5205.

Minanao Times (http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/?p=2328)

MtApoStandard

July 22nd, 2009, 05:57 AM

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SOLAR ECLIPSE at 09:26 AM ---- :dance2:
was that the peak of eclipse?
nice

dinabaw

July 22nd, 2009, 08:18 AM

DAVAO TODAY IN PICTURES

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MONEY FROM TRASH. Handmade products made by women inmates of Davao City Jail on display during the 9th Recyclable Collection Event at SM Entertainment Centre on Tuesday. The event was organized by City Government of Davao, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Department of Environment and Natural Resources and SM Davao. (photo by Keith Bacongco / AKP Images)

MtApoStandard

July 22nd, 2009, 08:56 AM

oh, its heartening to know...

MtApoStandard

July 22nd, 2009, 09:13 AM

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MtApoStandard

July 22nd, 2009, 09:20 AM

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Red Ribbon opens newest store at NCCC Mall Davao

The Red Ribbon franchise of Wilson Bangayan opened up its newest branch at NCCC Mall davao yesterday.

It was Bangayan who simultaneously put up Red Ribbon stalls/booth at Victoria Plaza, Gaisano Mall and NCCC Davao a few years ago. This is however the first full Red Ribbon food store under the Jollibee Group which recently acquired the food company.

"You are assured that our products are always fresh from the Red Ribbon commissary here in Davao," Red Ribbon VisMin Operations Head Michelle Leslie Llanos said.

Red Ribbon also has a full food store at SM City Davao. The NCCC Davao Mall food store will be opened to the public starting today so go try their newest cake concoctions as well as meals.

Vice Mator Sara Duterte, who was present during yesterday's event, said this is a siginificant contribution to Davao City's economy which is private-sector led. She encouraged consumers to start tasting Red Ribbon's products.

http://datelinedavao.blogspot.com/2009/07/red-ribbon-opens-newest-store-at-nccc.html

reancorbz84

July 22nd, 2009, 10:03 AM

wow open na pala toh... open na rin diba ang mang inasal sa nccc?....

meron ding soon to open na grill resto..tabi ng chicco di cafe.. forgot the name..

dinabaw

July 22nd, 2009, 02:05 PM

The evolution of Davao’s cuisine

by Lito Cinco

From its simple sugba o grilled food, Davao’s cuisine has certainly evolved and a trip to this biggest city in the Philippines can be a real culinary treat.

This writer was in Davao City recently and the opportunity was there to sample what the city has to offer in terms of local cuisine. I was fortunate to meet some local folks like Villa Margarita general manager and Binggoy’s Gourmet chef Maryann “Baby” Montemayor who not only explained the evolution but even prepared her own special concoctions which she offers to hotel patrons and guests.

In the ’70s, the staple food of Davao City was its comfort food, sugba, and whatever can be grilled. Most popular were inihaw na panga ng tuna, buntot ng bariles, and tuna belly, with kinilaw or their own version of sashimi.

One of the most popular destinations then was Times Beach where grill houses and other restaurants specializing in seafoods abounded.

Then there was Colasa’s, which still exists up to now, and Luz’s Kinilaw and Harana where the specialty, again, was kinilaw na tuna as pulutan and barbecue.

The Davao Insular Hotel helped elevate sugba to a higher level when it opened its specialty restaurant La Parilla, which offered grilled seafoods and attracted the higher end market.

In the late ’80s and early ’90s, restaurants started offering unlimited kan-on, or rice, to go with the meal. This was another big hit for diners.

The entry of popular fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, Shakey’s, Dunkin Donuts, and Jollibee paved the way for Chinese, Japanese, American, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Italian, and other dining places to open in the city and local folks were now being treated to a cornucopia of other dishes aside from the venerable sugba.
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“Local folks are fond of eating out especially during weekends and even people from outside the province, who visit their kids studying in Davao City, normally would eat out, and that is why the food industry here has been growing and developing. The past years also saw the opening up of culinary schools and I was among those who studied under chef Gene Gonzalez and so local cooks and chefs started experimenting with new dishes,” related Montemayor, who has come out with her own specialties offered at Binggoy’s Gourmet at Villa Margarita.

The fact that local businessmen involved in the food industry and supplying the estimated 800 plus restaurants all over the city with meat, poultry, pork, vegetables, and fruits have banded together to form recently the Agriculture Development Board of Davao, headed by Dodie Canete.

“Among others, one of our objectives is to set organic food standards for local food suppliers using American and Japanese standards as a reference, particularly for fruits. Since we have just formed the group, we are now at the planning stage but definitely we need to create visibility for our group,” said Canete.

And Torres Street, near the Davao Convention Center, is now the acknowledged food center of the city with new clusters of restaurants now occupying more and more areas, this is where we found Kasagingan, among others, a specialty restaurant that is one of a kind using bananas as the staple food ingredient but coming up with different variations of turon, called tworon, and maruya and a lot of other offerings that make one salivates.

At Binggoy’s Gourmet, this writer had a chance to sample Montemayor’s special dishes like her appetizer, a pomelo salad with chopped peanuts, lettuce, hibe, colantro, sliced pomelo or suha, plus a secret sauce, her own Udong noodles with beef and chicken liver, shredded young coconut, baguio beans, and pasta. She also served a special kinilaw with no vinegar and no cucumber but lemon instead and radish, the difference is she cooked the tuna.

Her pinsec frito with tomato salsa was equally good, the difference in preparation is she puts bangus flakes inside as fillings, we also had ordinary-looking fried lumpia, with squash inside, and a dessert featuring Davao’s queen of fruits, the durian, but here, she calls it the camote durian roll with the durian slice wrapped inside a camote.

But for those who prefer to eat durian in the raw, there is also a restaurant near Torres that serves it as it is, slicing the odorous fruit right before your very eyes, and one advise from Montemayor, if you want to wash away the odor from your hands after eating durian, try washing your hands using water poured into the shell of the fruit, guaranteed odor remover, she says.

For pasalubong, aside from the usual durian and suha and frozen tuna belly, panga, flakes and what-have-you, try Kulian’s siopao in Agdao, it is the dough and contents that make the difference in taste, we did and it was hit with our family.

So next time you go to Davao City, there is nothing to worry about what to eat, the worry is missing out on something from the many choices this city offers.

Manila Standard Today (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife3_july22_2009)

dinabaw

July 22nd, 2009, 02:05 PM

asa ni dapit?

MarinaTuna sa may Pampanga .

dinabaw

July 22nd, 2009, 02:06 PM

The evolution of Davao’s cuisine
by Lito Cinco
July 22, 2009

From its simple sugba o grilled food, Davao’s cuisine has certainly evolved and a trip to this biggest city in the Philippines can be a real culinary treat.

This writer was in Davao City recently and the opportunity was there to sample what the city has to offer in terms of local cuisine. I was fortunate to meet some local folks like Villa Margarita general manager and Binggoy’s Gourmet chef Maryann “Baby” Montemayor who not only explained the evolution but even prepared her own special concoctions which she offers to hotel patrons and guests.

In the ’70s, the staple food of Davao City was its comfort food, sugba, and whatever can be grilled. Most popular were inihaw na panga ng tuna, buntot ng bariles, and tuna belly, with kinilaw or their own version of sashimi.

One of the most popular destinations then was Times Beach where grill houses and other restaurants specializing in seafoods abounded.

Then there was Colasa’s, which still exists up to now, and Luz’s Kinilaw and Harana where the specialty, again, was kinilaw na tuna as pulutan and barbecue.

The Davao Insular Hotel helped elevate sugba to a higher level when it opened its specialty restaurant La Parilla, which offered grilled seafoods and attracted the higher end market.

In the late ’80s and early ’90s, restaurants started offering unlimited kan-on, or rice, to go with the meal. This was another big hit for diners.

The entry of popular fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, Shakey’s, Dunkin Donuts, and Jollibee paved the way for Chinese, Japanese, American, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Italian, and other dining places to open in the city and local folks were now being treated to a cornucopia of other dishes aside from the venerable sugba.

“Local folks are fond of eating out especially during weekends and even people from outside the province, who visit their kids studying in Davao City, normally would eat out, and that is why the food industry here has been growing and developing. The past years also saw the opening up of culinary schools and I was among those who studied under chef Gene Gonzalez and so local cooks and chefs started experimenting with new dishes,” related Montemayor, who has come out with her own specialties offered at Binggoy’s Gourmet at Villa Margarita.

The fact that local businessmen involved in the food industry and supplying the estimated 800 plus restaurants all over the city with meat, poultry, pork, vegetables, and fruits have banded together to form recently the Agriculture Development Board of Davao, headed by Dodie Canete.

“Among others, one of our objectives is to set organic food standards for local food suppliers using American and Japanese standards as a reference, particularly for fruits. Since we have just formed the group, we are now at the planning stage but definitely we need to create visibility for our group,” said Canete.

And Torres Street, near the Davao Convention Center, is now the acknowledged food center of the city with new clusters of restaurants now occupying more and more areas, this is where we found Kasagingan, among others, a specialty restaurant that is one of a kind using bananas as the staple food ingredient but coming up with different variations of turon, called tworon, and maruya and a lot of other offerings that make one salivates.

At Binggoy’s Gourmet, this writer had a chance to sample Montemayor’s special dishes like her appetizer, a pomelo salad with chopped peanuts, lettuce, hibe, colantro, sliced pomelo or suha, plus a secret sauce, her own Udong noodles with beef and chicken liver, shredded young coconut, baguio beans, and pasta. She also served a special kinilaw with no vinegar and no cucumber but lemon instead and radish, the difference is she cooked the tuna.

Her pinsec frito with tomato salsa was equally good, the difference in preparation is she puts bangus flakes inside as fillings, we also had ordinary-looking fried lumpia, with squash inside, and a dessert featuring Davao’s queen of fruits, the durian, but here, she calls it the camote durian roll with the durian slice wrapped inside a camote.

But for those who prefer to eat durian in the raw, there is also a restaurant near Torres that serves it as it is, slicing the odorous fruit right before your very eyes, and one advise from Montemayor, if you want to wash away the odor from your hands after eating durian, try washing your hands using water poured into the shell of the fruit, guaranteed odor remover, she says.

For pasalubong, aside from the usual durian and suha and frozen tuna belly, panga, flakes and what-have-you, try Kulian’s siopao in Agdao, it is the dough and contents that make the difference in taste, we did and it was hit with our family.

So next time you go to Davao City, there is nothing to worry about what to eat, the worry is missing out on something from the many choices this city offers.

Manila Standard Today (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife3_july22_2009)

dinabaw

July 22nd, 2009, 02:16 PM

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Apo Clouds

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dinabaw

July 22nd, 2009, 02:29 PM

Zip Line dan Fotografi di Camp Sabros

24 Desember 2008 | Pengarang: Winston | Filed under: Davao
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Selain belanja dan rata hadiah, do you know of any bagus untuk melakukan kegiatan selama liburan? Aku tahu. Kemarin, saya hobi fotografi dan teman-teman saya pergi ke Camp Sabros di Kapatagan, Digos, Davao del Sur. Kami figured out tempat yang dapat membuat tempat yang baik untuk mengambil gambar karena terletak di kaki di puncak tertinggi negara , yang Mt. Apo. Selain sebagai tempat yang bagus untuk fotografi, Camp Sabros juga memiliki negara lama zip baris. Selama beberapa ratus, Anda akan mencoba untuk mendapatkan mereka zip 400 meter saja yang menyeberangi hutan pinus di kaki Gunung. Apo.

winston_sabros

Saya dapat mengambil foto sekitar seratus kemarin. Sejak saya tidak memiliki DSLR, saya dipinjam teman saya Nikon D60 dengan 55-200mm lense yang datang benar-benar berguna saat mengambil foto dari kejauhan. Saya berencana untuk menerbitkan beberapa foto-foto ini di Digital Puto kemudian setelah Saya telah selesai mengedit gambar saya. Untuk saat ini, Anda dapat mengambil gambar saya melihat di galeri (Camp Sabros foto).

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atang Yagit mengambil gambar dari grand Gunung apo

Cara untuk Camp Sabros?

zipline

Lama di negeri ini saja Zip

Dari Davao City, naik bus ke Kota Digos dari Terminal Bus Ecoland. Akan berlangsung sekitar satu jam dari Davao ke Digos. Setelah tiba di Digos, mengambil roda tiga pergi ke Van terminal. Mengambil van bounded ke Kapatagan. Just kirim driver you're going to Camp Sabros. Dari jalan raya, anda perlu treck the 1 km-jalan pergi ke Camp Sabros atau jika Anda cukup beruntung, ada beberapa 4 × 4 kendaraan yang menunggu di kaki bukit yang akan membawa Anda ke effortly Camp Sabros.

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translation:

batang yagit (http://www.batangyagit.com/davao/camp-sabros.html)

dinabaw

July 22nd, 2009, 03:13 PM

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kathangisip (http://kathangisip.com/2008/11/zipline-at-camp-sabros/)

MtApoStandard

July 23rd, 2009, 02:47 AM

Aboitiz to provide consumers option to buy ‘green power’

http://www.bworldonline.com/BW072309/content.php?id=041

dinabaw

July 23rd, 2009, 03:24 AM

The Peace Archway ...

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Amb. Alfonso Yuchengco beating the drums

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Kaisa Foundation (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dabaw_kaisa/sets/72157621753566926/show/)

reancorbz84

July 23rd, 2009, 03:45 AM

^^plain white lang tlga yung posts ng peace archway?....

dinabaw

July 23rd, 2009, 03:58 AM

^^ plain lang ata, pero kagandahan ng peach archway ay may ilaw sa gabi.

dinabaw

July 23rd, 2009, 04:28 AM

:cheers:

The Largest Wakeboarding Park in the Philippines
The largest wakeboarding park in South East Asia will be located in Mintal, Davao City, just 30 minutes from Davao International Airport. The Deca Wakeboard Park is due to open in the middle of 2009.

To get to Mintal, Davao, you can fly direct to Davao from Manila international airport NAIA or Mactan Cebu International Airport and then take a 30 minutes taxi ride to the Deca Wakeboard Park.

All about wakeboarding in the Philippines (http://www.mycam-asia.tv/philippines/view_all_category.php?category=wakeboarding)

dinabaw

July 23rd, 2009, 04:56 AM

Positano
Maa, Davao City

Positano, though Italian in name, is a nature-inspired community. This is like owning a piece of a forest with the city life conveniences just a short drive away. It is like having a vacation in a mountain resort right in the middle of the city or viewing the deep blue sea by your window. The vision of the crawling green Meditterranean flora colors its hills and cliffs while the Palm and Citrus trees intersperse with colorful buildings. Such sight adds up to the beauty and charm of Positano.

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Clubhouse

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Manicured streetscape

Accessibility

* 4 km from Downtown Davao
* 2.5 km from the Matina Junction
* 11 km from the airport
* 2 km to NCCC Mall
* 3.5 km to SM City Davao
* 3.5 km to Bankerohan Market
* 2.4 km to Matina Town Square
* 2.4 km to Ateneo de Davao Highschool
* 2.4 km to University of Mindanao Matina Campus
* 2.4 km to St Paul's Church
* 3.5 km to Davao Doctor's Hospital

Much like Positano in Italy, a sloping terrain gives a view of the blue sea. The Davao Gulf and the cityscape can be seen from Positano Peak giving a breathtaking view of the city amidst the lush green of nature.

Site Development Plan

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Proposed Amenities
Clubhouse Rotunda

Manicured Streetscape

* The Serenity Park (includes forest reserve area, meditation gardens, flower and vegetable farms, picnic groves and gazebos)
* Multi-purpose Clubhouse for Social Functions
* Recreational Facilities (Swimming pool, basketball and tennis courts, energy parks, children's playground)
* Secured Entrance Gates
* 18-meter wide main road
* Perimeter and enclave wall
* Complete power and water facilities
* Telephone and cable ready facilities
* Underground storm drainage system

Naturally, the town home type have common features. All units are attached to maximize the lot area since the need for a regular easement is discarded. An easement is the required space between house and property line usually implemented to provide ventilation and open spaces between homes.

Lombardi townhouses are two-storey, two bedroom units. Town homes Lombardi is 65 square meters in floor area and offers a cozy country feel perched in high elevations away from the hubbub of the city center. See and feel these town homes yourself. Come now to Lombardi.

Model Houses

dinabaw

July 23rd, 2009, 05:12 AM

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A photo by Klaus Nigge of National Geographic (http://www.blogcatalog.com/search.frame.php?term=philippine+eagle+photos&id=1110e4264c256d0162ff2a00e7a24613)showing the feeding of a baby Philippine Eagle in the captive-breeding program at the Philippine Eagle Foundation near Davao, Mindanao. Workers cover their hands with eagle-head puppets when feeding eagle chicks to help prevent the birds’ imprinting on humans.
Philippine Eagle locally known as Haribon or Haring Ibon (Bird King) is considered the largest eagle in the world. But these birds are nearing its extinction because of the massive exploitation of our forests.

Green Philippines (http://www.blogcatalog.com/search.frame.php?term=philippine+eagle+photos&id=1110e4264c256d0162ff2a00e7a24613)

Peng Hok

July 23rd, 2009, 08:39 AM

The evolution of Davao’s cuisine
by Lito Cinco
July 22, 2009
[B]“Local folks are fond of eating out especially during weekends and even people from outside the province, who visit their kids studying in Davao City, normally would eat out, and that is why the food industry here has been growing and developing. The past years also saw the opening up of culinary schools and I was among those who studied under chef Gene Gonzalez and so local cooks and chefs started experimenting with new dishes,” related Montemayor, who has come out with her own specialties offered at Binggoy’s Gourmet at Villa Margarita.

Manila Standard Today (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife3_july22_2009)

There is really an influx of culinary schools in Davao City unfelt elsewhere in Mindanao. The Center for Asian Culinary Studies (CACS) and the MOST Institute, for instance, opened their respective campuses in Davao after Manila and Cebu.

Soon to open after the construction of its 6-storey building is the culinary school of Joji Ilagan Bian.

Hirono-kun

July 23rd, 2009, 11:22 AM

There is really an influx of culinary schools in Davao City unfelt elsewhere in Mindanao. The Center for Asian Culinary Studies (CACS) and the MOST Institute, for instance, opened their respective campuses in Davao after Manila and Cebu.

Soon to open after the construction of its 6-storey building is the culinary school of Joji Ilagan Bian.

^^ Asa ni siya dapit na street pangitaon?

dinabaw

July 23rd, 2009, 01:49 PM

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dinabaw

July 23rd, 2009, 01:54 PM

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Eden Nature Park

dinabaw

July 23rd, 2009, 02:33 PM

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Davao Wildwater Rafting

junax

July 23rd, 2009, 07:13 PM

i have several skyline shots here. hope you like it.

i didn't notice, not until naupload ko na sa PC ko, captured pala sa shot na ito ang 4 future highrise districts ng davao namely; Downtown, Chinatown, Bajada and Lanang. at may kasama pang People's Park sa foreground...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/downland2.jpg

zoom, here parang ang lapit lang ng Lanang represented by Grand Regal Hotel, Chinatown with Central Park Hotel and Downtown area with Marco Polo. in reality 7 kilometers away from each other ang GRH and MP.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/downland.jpg

and here's Bajada, parang ang lapit lang din sa People's Park, partly seen sa foreground... :)
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:)

junax

July 23rd, 2009, 07:58 PM

random bird's eye view..

budget hotels (Casa Leticia and Sampaguita) in one frame...
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colorful budget hotel, My Hotel...
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business at kanto Bonifacio...
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good night! :)

Il Tenore

July 24th, 2009, 02:41 AM

^^nice set of pictures you got there!:okay:

"it's near yet so far!" ang drama.. :D

Peng Hok

July 24th, 2009, 02:56 AM

^^ Asa ni siya dapit na street pangitaon?

Center for Asian Culinary Studies (CACS) is located within the compound of Holiday Gym and Spa at Torres Ave.

MOST Institute is located at LTS Building, R. Magsaysay Ave.

The culinary school of Joji Ilagan Bian, meanwhile, shall be housed in the 6-storey building after its completion, located infront of UIC Bonifacio campus (UIC Annex).

dinabaw

July 24th, 2009, 04:03 AM

i have several skyline shots here. hope you like it.

zoom, here parang ang lapit lang ng Lanang represented by Grand Regal Hotel, Chinatown with Central Park Hotel and Downtown area with Marco Polo. in reality 7 kilometers away from each other ang GRH and MP.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/downland.jpg

:)

so antenna yan nasa top ng Central Park Hotel or crane? para pala talagang pagoda kung tingnan sa malayo ang hotel.

Peng Hok

July 24th, 2009, 04:04 AM

Happy Birthday, tj_brewed! :cheers:

Hirono-kun

July 24th, 2009, 04:12 AM

so antenna yan nasa top ng Central Park Hotel or crane? para pala talagang pagoda kung tingnan sa malayo ang hotel.

^^ antenna po yan sir....

xzibit31

July 24th, 2009, 06:15 AM

Mga goys!!! long time no post ata ako....:lol:

alam ni peng hok kung bakit ang tagal ko na hindi nakakapag post:lol:

anyway, i have some small news regarding sm lanang. sm lanang will have two access roads. one from bajada/lanang and one from agdao.

so paano na yan mga goys? parang totoo yata na binili ni sm ang buong lanang country club....:cheers:

reancorbz84

July 24th, 2009, 06:20 AM

^^nice update!... hehehe.

pero dugaya pa atong december uy.. pila pa ka months atong hulaton...

kani pong abreeza perte ka dugay... nagcge pag pile drive...

dinabaw

July 24th, 2009, 07:01 AM

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Talicud Island

jie balio(flickr) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jiebalio/)

dinabaw

July 24th, 2009, 07:07 AM

dinabaw

July 24th, 2009, 07:10 AM

wer dafet?

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xzibit31

July 24th, 2009, 07:25 AM

hmmm kala ko nang-iinis kalang capo lol, pero second look sabi mo pala "buong Lanang Country Club...baka ibig mong sabihon buong golf course? :D

its one and the same....:lol:

dinabaw

July 24th, 2009, 08:48 AM

Holiday Oceanview Resort

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Island Spa

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Marina

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infinity pool

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gazebo

MtApoStandard

July 24th, 2009, 10:43 AM

zoom, here parang ang lapit lang ng Lanang represented by Grand Regal Hotel, Chinatown with Central Park Hotel and Downtown area with Marco Polo. in reality 7 kilometers away from each other ang GRH and MP.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/downland.jpg

top floors of central plaza hotel is shaping up, a nice look. nice junax!
ateneos pushed on the side by marco polo hotel:D. ignored

MtApoStandard

July 24th, 2009, 11:10 AM

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Jim de Francia http://www.panoramio.com/photo/21879277

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https://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/suroy-sa-davao/4620a57f0578e32ce4a3e1a25786194d

MtApoStandard

July 24th, 2009, 11:14 AM

Feed manufacturing, mass housing projects get perks

THE BOARD of Investments has granted tax perks to a P50-million feed manufacturing plant that will supply to San Miguel Foods, Inc.

Filipino-owned Western Feed Mill Corp.’s processing plant in Davao City will produce up to 12,160 tons of animal feed a year, the board said. "The manufacturing operation is designed to meet the growing demand for quality animal feeds in the region and in the country as well. The products will be sold exclusively to San Miguel Foods, Inc.," the board said in a statement yesterday.

Under the 2009 Investment Priorities Plan, business activities related to agriculture are among the preferred ventures qualified for tax perks. The board granted the feed mill four years of income tax holiday and other incentives.

The board also granted tax perks to two mass housing projects with planned investments totalling P98.948 million.

Pueblo de Oro Development Corp. will spend P60.431 million starting this month to build 60 low cost houses on a 1.578-hectare development in Cagayan de Oro City, dubbed "Golden Glow North 2."

Havilah Properties, Inc. is undertaking a P38.517-million project in August to put up 52 housing units in San Fernando City, La Union. — JADH

http://www.bworldonline.com/BW072409/content.php?src=3&id=056

Il Tenore

July 24th, 2009, 11:26 AM

wer dafet?

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where else pa ba? :D

UIC Bajada Campus..;)

neyoneyo80

July 24th, 2009, 05:31 PM

^^ akala ko mental hospital compound :))

Dakpa ang akong tiil

July 24th, 2009, 07:03 PM

BPAP, CICT, and DTI release annual report on Top-10 Next Wave cities

Quezon City (24 July) -- The Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP), Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will launch the first annual report on the best locations for information technology and business process outsourcing (ITBPO), entitled Next Wave Cities 2009 at the Tower Club, 33F Philamlife Bldg, Makati City on July 24, 2009.

The 100-page report contains in-depth analyses of the top-10 NWCs which were announced in November last year. In the order of their rank, are Metro Laguna, Metro Cavite, Iloilo City, Davao City, Bacolod City, Angeles-Clark-Mabalacat, Baliwag-Marilao-Meycauayan, Cagayan de Oro City, Calumpit-Malolos, and Lipa City.

"Next Wave Cities 2009 aims to address the information needs of two major stakeholder groups: investors looking to operate outside Metro Manila and Metro Cebu; as well as local business, education and training, and government organizations that can support IT-BPO operations in their localities," reported CICT chair, Sec. Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua III. "It also consolidates the research efforts of BPAP, CICT, and DTI in preparing these locations as IT-BPO hosts and in attracting investors to them."

The number of graduates from these locations, population data, comparative costs, sites accredited by the Philippine Export Zone Authority, other ready IT-BPO spaces, information on telecommunications and power facilities, and locator headcounts are among detailed data included in the report. Data maps created by Paperless Trail, a company that presents business data in innovative ways, show relative locations of schools, malls, and locators in each of the NWCs.

"This report is another product of the close coordination between private and government organizations to enhance the country’s position in the global IT-BPO market," remarked BPAP CEO Oscar Sañez. "Credible and objective information will help stakeholders make the right business decisions in becoming more competitive."

The members of the NWC working group include Secretary Chua and CICT Commissioner Monchito Ibrahim; Sañez, BPAP Research Director Gigi Virata and Research Consultant Tonette Consuelo; BPAP members David Leechiu, president of Jones Lang LaSalle Leechiu (JLLL) and Carol Dominguez, president of John Clements Consultants; and Board of Investments (BOI) Director Celeste Ilagan. DTI is also represented by PEZA and its Regional Operations and Development Group. Researchers Mae Agne of CICT and Ana Peña of JLLL joined Virata and Consuelo in interviewing sources and experts, verifying and updating data, and drafting and editing the report. BPAP and Asiatype are the major distributors of Next Wave Cities™ 2009.

"We hope that local communities hosting, or hoping to host, IT-BPO companies will also better appreciate the requirements of the industry," added Sañez. "They need to be aware not only of the benefits of hosting the industry; they also need to create a professional business environment that can compete with towns and cities around the world."

Il Tenore

July 25th, 2009, 01:28 AM

^^ akala ko mental hospital compound :))
ang sama mo naman... :D

dinabaw

July 25th, 2009, 03:12 AM

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tribu mindanawan crocodile park, davao city

photo by akosidaryl(flickr)

buenos-Diaz

July 25th, 2009, 05:18 AM

Property & Infrastructure
Durian farm in Davao to be converted by DMCI into upscale residential project

DAVAO CITY — A 50-hectare durian farm in this city’s Catalunan Pequeno district, 30 minutes from downtown, will be converted into an upscale residential subdivision project.

Leonora P. Gutierrez, area manager of DMCI-Urban Property Developers, Inc., said the project is expected to receive approval from the Davao City council as soon as documentation is complete.

What makes the project attractive, she said, is the subdivision’s "orchard character."

"We will showcase our durian farm to the buyers," she added. She declined to provide details on the project’s cost since the application is still pending before the city government.

DMCI, like big property developers with presence in the city, has continued to embark on big-ticket projects on account of strong response from Southern Mindanao’s property market.

Daniel T. Lim, head of the architectural firm Far East Associates, said the market for residential projects that start from P1.5 million for a small condominium unit has remained very active here despite the economic downturn’s perceived effect on overseas workers.

Aside from the Catalunan Pequeno project, DMCI is also developing another horizontal residential subdivision in Matina district, a 30-hectare site on a rolling terrain that has been the subject of a controversy after homeowners associations in the area complained of a possible adverse impact on the ecosystem.

DMCI is also busy constructing its second vertical residential project, Magallanes Residences, located at the back of city hall. The three-structure condominium complex has 115 units per building. Its first project here, which was sold out even before it was completed two years ago, was Ecoland 4000, with two buildings of 56 units each located right next to SM City Davao.

In the third quarter of the year, the company will also start the construction of its third condominium project, the Palmetto Place in this city’s Ma-a district. The project will have four buildings with each building having five floors.

Aside from DMCI, other property firms with medium-rise condominium complex projects in this city are Filinvest Land, Camella Homes, and Holiday Garden Island Development Corp. — Carmelito Q. Francisco

Businessworld (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW062509/content.php?id=102)

^^woow good daming investors kaso bad nman kc maraming mawawalan ng workers and land sa gagawin na project na to...sana they wont convert into a residential sayang nman durian pa