Kudos to our LGU! Hope that they will also transform Magsaysay Park. :)

Yup... Kasama yan sa budget.. Mga 30 million pesos ang budget.. Wait lang tayo kailan magstart..

Yup... Kasama yan sa budget.. Mga 30 million pesos ang budget.. Wait lang tayo kailan magstart..

thats nice!:cheers:

Also opening soon at NCCC Mall, Ma-a

Anito outdoor shop
So Proud

Yup... Kasama yan sa budget.. Mga 30 million pesos ang budget.. Wait lang tayo kailan magstart..

That's nice info you got there. Another one for the people. :cheers:

Davao sets 1st software exhibit (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/290645/davao-sets-1st-software-exhibit)
By MICK M. BASA
December 2, 2010, 8:38pm


DAVAO CITY, Philippines – This city is set to hold on Sunday its first software exhibition that will gather local software developers and other stakeholders to talk on their successful experiences and practices in software development, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Thursday.

Government and industry experts will also participate in the Dec. 5 exhibition to be held at SM City Davao.

Dubbed “Sex in D’City,” the software exhibition will serve as a venue “where public sector initiatives in nurturing talent and strengthening information technology-enabled services will be discussed as they complete in the global marketplace and outsourcing services,” said Jenny M. Mendoza, public information officer of the DTI in Southern Mindanao.

Secretary Ivan John Uy of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology, Regional Director Anthony Sales of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) 11, Director Edgardo Celorico of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in Zamboanga, and representatives from Bayan Telecommunications and IBM Phils Inc. are among the resource speakers in the plenary session of the exhibition.

Special track sessions will also be presented by the local industry associations such as the Davao United Animators and Designer Inc. (DUAADI), Transcription Alliance in Davao Inc. (TADI), Business Process Outsourcing Association of Davao Inc, (BPO-ADI), among others.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/290645/davao-sets-1st-software-exhibit

$1-M noodle plant eyed (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=22285)


DAVAO CITY -- A Korean entrepreneur plans to invest $1.2 million to build a manufacturing plant in a still-undetermined location in the Davao Region that would convert sweet potato starch into noodles that will then be exported to South Korea.

Jay Hwang, president of SURA Phil., said his company is still in the feasibility study stage of the project, adding the plant would need at least 6,000 metric tons of sweet potatoes annually.

Mr. Hwang has signed an agreement with farmers of the Bahandi Foundation who can access financial assistance and agricultural inputs during the initial phase of the program.

The Visayas State University-PhilRootcrops will provide the seedlings for cassava and sweet potato, as well as technical expertise.

Ruya Biotech, an agribusiness development firm will raise funds for the project.

Project details, including specific financial requirements, will be ironed out after a series of meetings among project partners, Mr. Hwang said.

Algerico M. Mariscal, director of Philrootcrops, said a farmer who wants to plant cassava needs P15,000-P30,000 per hectare.

On the average, the country produces about 15 metric tons (MT) of cassava per hectare. But with new technology, it can yield as much as 30 MT/hectare. "With the right farming method and production, we can even reach 40 MT/hectare," Mr. Mariscal said.

For the sweet potato project, Philrootcrops has three varieties with potential yield of 30 MT-40 MT/hectare from the usual 2 MT-5 MT/hectare.

Elba S. Cruz, chief operating officer of Ruya Biotech, said financing packages may start at P1 million, but this can easily be adjusted when the need arises. -- JBE

http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=22285


Korean firm to invest $1.2-M in building starch factory (http://www.mindanaotimes.net/?p=15598)
Written by: Fusilero , Kristianne
Thursday, 02 December 2010


A South Korean company is planning to build a starch factory next year using sweet potatoes.

Jay Hwang, chief operations officer of Sura Company, said in an interview yesterday that his company is looking for suppliers of sweet potatoes in the region as it is the raw material for his starch factory.

“We will export sweet potato starch to Korea with about 6,000 metric tons per year,” Hwang said, adding that the exportation would be made once they get a supplier.

On the starch factory, Hwang said they are still finalizing on where to place the processing plant in the country as it was on the second phase of the plan. He said they are also planning to invest about $1.2 million (P53 million as P44=$1) for the factory with the plan to operate it by middle of next year.

So that the processing plant will have steady supply of sweet potatoes, Hwang said is planning to partner with organizations like Bahandi Kaugmahan ug Kadagatan Foundation.

Sura Company is among the companies present during the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) between Bahandi Foundation and Visayas State University (VSU)-PhilRootcrops and Ruya Biohitech at Emar’s Wavepool Resort, Ecoland yesterday.

In a statement, “the MOA seriously marks an integrated attempt to effectively link all industry players beginning with Bahandi farmers, agricultural technology experts, entrepreneurial and management specialists, as well as the market or end users such as San Miguel Corporation and Sura.”

Engr. Eduard Trinidad, president of Bahandi Foundation, said the agreement marks the beginning of the strengthened public-private partnerships on poverty alleviation through providing assistance to the livelihood workers.

Trinidad said at least 60,000 farmers who were members of the foundation will serve as beneficiaries that are expected to start on planting the root crops on the first month of next year. He said the agreement will pave the way for the farmer-members to avail a package of technologies as developed by Phillrootcrops.

“With the technology, it could help raise the yield of the root crop production from the traditional two to five tons per hectare of camote, for instance, to 30 to 40 tons per hectare. Through the MOA, the farmer-members could also avail of microfinance capital and agricultural inputs,” Trinidad said.

http://www.mindanaotimes.net/?p=15598

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Philippines to replace India as global BPO hotspot
Posted on November 26th, 2010 under Biz Progress
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By Silicon India

India is likely to be overtaken by the Philippines as the world’s back office for voice-based customer support and sales this year. In order to keep off India’s high staff turnover, companies like Cisco, HSBC, T-Mobile and BT Group are shifting work to the South East Asian nation and thereby building an alternate support hub, reports Harsimran Julka of the Economic Times.

Some of the major reasons for this shift are identified as better affinity with the American culture, lack of competing industries for skilled workforce, higher tax incentives and a strategy to de-risk from a pure India-based call centre model.

While India’s BPO industry is expected to post $5.58 billion of voice-based revenues this year, the Philippines BPO industry is expected to be almost $5.70 billion in 2010, said research firm Everest and the Business Process Association of Philippines (BPAP).

Experts said that if this pace continues, the Philippines will surpass India’s $12.4-billion BPO industry in five years. In the last two years, Philippines’ $9.5-billion offshoring and outsourcing industry grew at a compounded 27.6 percent, while India’s BPO industry has showed a CAGR of 11.92 percent in the last two years.

Companies like Cisco and BT are outsourcing handling of customer queries and support to cheaper locations, including the Philippines. Cognizant, which had established a call centre in Manila last month, says that staff attrition in the Philippines is less than half of what call centers face in Indian.

A key factor contributing to the shift is that in the Philippines there is 100 percent tax exemption for up to 8 years for IT-BPO enterprises. Moreover, upon the expiry of the tax holiday, the nation only charges a 5 percent special tax on gross income while exempting BPO firms from all other taxes. Another top reason is the Philippines’ stronger cultural ties and understanding of American consumers.

Indian BPO giants like IBM, Accenture and EXL have established centers in cities like Metro Manila, Cebu City, Davao and Angeles. While EXL has a centre in Pasay with over 800 employees, IBM and Accenture are estimated to have over 20,000 people in the nation.

India’s growing GDP and availability of other options like banks, telecom, and insurance industry are also contributing towards the growth in BPO (industry) in the Philippines. In 2009, Filipino GDP grew at only one percent compared to India’s 7.4 percent.
:cheers:

http://goodnewspilipinas.com/?p=13448

Philippines to replace India as global BPO hotspot
Posted on November 26th, 2010 under Biz Progress
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By Silicon India

India is likely to be overtaken by the Philippines as the world’s back office for voice-based customer support and sales this year. In order to keep off India’s high staff turnover, companies like Cisco, HSBC, T-Mobile and BT Group are shifting work to the South East Asian nation and thereby building an alternate support hub, reports Harsimran Julka of the Economic Times.

Indian BPO giants like IBM, Accenture and EXL have established centers in cities like Metro Manila, Cebu City, Davao and Angeles. While EXL has a centre in Pasay with over 800 employees, IBM and Accenture are estimated to have over 20,000 people in the nation.

India’s growing GDP and availability of other options like banks, telecom, and insurance industry are also contributing towards the growth in BPO (industry) in the Philippines. In 2009, Filipino GDP grew at only one percent compared to India’s 7.4 percent.
:cheers:

http://goodnewspilipinas.com/?p=13448

wehh?? naa nay IBM, Accenture og EXL sa Davao? :shocked:

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MTS, Davao City

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^^ Nice photo of the Tent! :)

calling all SSC-DAVAO REGION FORUMERS

what : CHRISTMAS PARTEY!!!!

WHEN : ?

WHERE : ?

kindly PM sir Ambie for details :)

calling all SSC-DAVAO REGION FORUMERS

what : CHRISTMAS PARTEY!!!!

WHEN : ?

WHERE : ?

kindly PM sir Ambie for details :)

calling all SSC-DAVAO REGION FORUMERS

what : CHRISTMAS PARTEY!!!!

WHEN : ?

WHERE : ?

kindly PM sir Ambie for details :)

Mindanao Drama Company starting to attract members (http://www.mindanaotimes.net/?p=15629)
Written by: Boga , Jessy
Friday, 03 December 2010


The Mindanao Drama Company, a non-profit performing organization in the city that aims to breathe life into the performing arts, is growing its members not just for theater performing, but also for modelling, pageants, dancing and singing.

Company director Joyce Kirkconnell said that she is in the process of scouting talents to fill the modelling, pageant, dancing and singing divisions of the performing group.

Last Nov. 27, Kirkconnell held a basic and advanced modelling workshop at Sychar Hotel and organized the first batch of the modelling division of the company.

She said that the models she trained are set to star in an upcoming project with a European recording artist. Hella Fyre Club, a group of European hip hop rappers under Paranoia Records will be coming over to Davao to shoot a music video with them next Friday, Dec. 3.

Kirkconnell will be directing the music video, which will be shot in the Wheels N’ More Drive Compound in Bajada. Passionate and very enthusiastic, Kirkconnell anticipates the success of the project. She said, “before the year ends, the music video will be released in music channels.”

Aside from the modelling division, Kirkconnell said that by the third week of December, she would have already organized a dancing and singing division.

The Mindanao Drama Company, who recently just finished their first major production, a live screen play called Last Love, is eyeing on another big production next year, in time for the opening of the Philippine Women’s Events and Cultural Center.

http://www.mindanaotimes.net/?p=15629

PH-Iran direct trading eyed as solution banana industry woes (http://www.mindanaotimes.net/?p=15631)
Written by: Francisco , Carmelito Q.
Friday, 03 December 2010


THE Senate is looking at the possibility of the country signing a joint economic council agreement with Iran to address the continuing reduction in the export of bananas to the Middle Eastern country.

During the public hearing here Thursday, Sen. Francis N. Pangilinan, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, said that one initial recommendation is for the Philippines to send a high level delegation to Iran to discuss the possibility of coming up with recommendations on how to address the problem of the banana industry.

Pangilinan made the recommendation in response to the statement of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Virgilio A. Reyes Jr. Who said that there was already an initial discussion on the issue of the banana during the bilateral meeting between Iran and the Philippines during the last week of last month.

Reyes was optimistic that the problem will eventually be solved considering that the two countries have already signed 32 agreements in the past.

Sen. Teofisto Guingona III, author of the Senate resolution asking the national government to come up with a move that will help the banana industry as the Iranian market has slowed down in buying bananas from the country, said the setting up f a joint economic council will become the first step in addressing the issue.

“The Iranian market is very important to the banana industry considering that it is among the biggest buyers of bananas (in the world),” Guingona said before the start of the public hearing.

Based on the data from the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association, before the problem Iran consumed 50% of the 63 million boxes that reached the country annually. “(The) prospect for growth (of the Iranian market) is very high in view of the republic’s strategic location as transhipment point for Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenstan in addition to its growing population of 74.2 million,” the position paper of the association pointed.

The plan to negotiate with Iran for a joint economic council creation was also among the suggestions of the association when it wrote the Philippine government to inform it about the problem besetting the industry.

Next week, Guingona said, the Philippine government representatives will meet with officials of the Iranian government to propose the joint economic council that will discuss the possibility of a barter trading between the two governments.

Under the initial setup, the Philippines will barter its bananas with the oil of Iran. “This (proposal) will not be very easy.

But we have to take a step now considering that the banana industry is among the crucial industries of our country, said Guingona.

Guingona said the banana industry is important practically to Mindanao considering that it is one of the biggest export earners of the island. In the Davao Region, based on the data from the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association, banana exporter receipt was at $720 million annually, considered the biggest export product of the region.

However, the senator explained that unlike what was reported in the papers, Iran was not imposing a ban on Philippine bananas. The problem started when the American government imposed sanctions on Iran due to its nuclear program.

But a banana-for-oil barter program is not possible because Iranian oil is what the American government has considered a sanctioned commodity. Reyes said what can be done is for the Philippines to buy oil derivatives and high-quality generic medicines for bananas.

Reyes said the two countries can explore “direct trading” between them so that flow of products will be better. “Both parties agreed to discuss the proposal (for a direct trading),” he added.

However, the main problem is that the Iranian currency, the rial, is not among the currencies accepted by the Philippine foreign exchange system. What must be done, suggested by Geronimo B. Reyes of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas International Department, for the two countries to tap currencies that are accepted to both of them like those of United Arab Emirates and Japan.

At present, Iranian banana importers apply for letter of credits from the banks in Dubai so that they could buy bananas from the Philippines. But because of the American government sanctions, the banks in Dubai have slowly made it hard for Iranian importers to secure a letter of credit.

Also, even when the Iranian government was denying it was implementing a ban on Philippine bananas, the banana industry believes there was a “de facto” ban. Alexander N. Valoria, president of the banana industry association, pointed out that the Iranian government stopped issuing import licenses to its banana importers in October.

But because of the pressure exerted by the Philippine government, the Iranian government has resumed issuing licenses, but the volume covered by these licenses was still small, Valoria added. “The Philippine government must continue the pressure (so that the Iranian government will help stabilize the situation,” said Valoria.

http://www.mindanaotimes.net/?p=15631

calling all SSC-DAVAO REGION FORUMERS

what : CHRISTMAS PARTEY!!!!

WHEN : ?

WHERE : ?

kindly PM sir Ambie for details :)

Bitaw? Calling all angkols! :)

Tis the season to be jolly! (http://www.mindanaotimes.net/?p=15600)
Written by: Garcia , Ian C.
Thursday, 02 December 2010


WHEN the fireworks ban was implemented in Davao City around ten years ago, everyone was quite unsure on how the city would survive the world’s longest celebration of Christmas without a single watusi or kwitis in sight. Everyone
thought that it was the start of a gloomy Christmas for Davao, a city bustling with economic activities.

But former Mayor Rodrigo Durterte had better things in mind. Instead of allowing his people to put up with the ill effects of pyrotechnics, he would rather see Davaoeños celebrate the joyous season with families and limbs intact.

Thus, the birth of Pasko Fiesta sa Dabaw, a month-long Christmas celebration thats uniquely Davao, integrating festive and competitive Christmas activities in the city’s districts and barangays as well as in public parks and city buildings while
showcasing the community’s talent and creativity.

This year, Mayor Inday Sara Duterte has upped the ante and came up with more exciting series of Pasko Fiesta activities for the Davaoeños to enjoy.

For starters, the districts will be celebrating Pasko Fiesta revelries on the following dates: Bunawan (04 December), Marilog (06 December), Calinan (07 December), Baguio (08 December), Tugbok (09 December), Paquibato (10 December), Toril (11 December), Buhangin (13 December), Talomo (14 December), Agdao (15 December), and Poblacion (17 December).

Pasko Fiesta highlights are also set to keep the spirit of the season alive on the following dates: Dasig Sayaw Cheerdance Competition on 20 December; Rondalsaya sa Kalsada on 21 December; Baktas Karakas Marching Band Competition on 22 December; and Lamdag Parada Lighted Christmas Float Parade on 23 December all happening at People’s Park.

But what can visitors do when most of the activities are targeted to the local community? Well, actually, a lot. Nightly events for tourists and visitors are also scheduled at People’s Park, such as tonight’s Coca-Cola Christmas Caravan Chorale Competition starting at 5 PM (same event will be replicated tomorrow, 03 December, at Damosa Gateway).

People’s Park’s nightly events for the rest of the month are Agdao Violin Institute (04 December), Evening Performances (05 December), GMA Paskong Kapuso (11 December), Evening Performances (12 December), UP Mindanao Parolan (17 December), ABS-CBN Kapamilya Pasko Na (18 December), Smart Christmas Carolling Contest (16 December), GMA Paskong Kapuso (19 December), Evening Performances (24 December), Evening Performances (25 December), Evening Performances (31 December), Evening Performances (01 January), and Evening Performances (02 January).

Plus, of course, People’s Park is also the site of the latest attraction in the city: the interactive fountain. Think of the dancing fountain of Wynn Hotel in Macau or the Songs of the Sea in Singapore, only on a smaller scale.

The streets of the city will also be celebrating the holiday season with the Pasko Fiesta Street Market along Bolton Street where native delicacies will be sold for the Misa de Gallo crowd, while by night, it will be transformed into a night bazaar and street food fiesta with entertainment provided by San Miguel Beer and Coca Cola. The Coca-Cola Village along Palma Gil Street will showcase food, games and wholesome entertainment for families. Chinatown will also be joining the festivities with night bazaars along Bangoy Street.

Davao City’s celebration of the Pasko Fiesta only proves that more than fireworks and pyrotechnics, the most important things to remember in celebrating Christmas are to share our blessings and spread the love to our fellowmen.

http://www.mindanaotimes.net/?p=15600

US chocolate magnate sees Davao as rich source of cacao (http://www.edgedavao.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3653:us-chocolate-magnate-sees-davao-as-rich-source-of-cacao&catid=37:agri-trends&Itemid=71)
Monday, 29 November 2010 00:00
by Lovely A. Carillo


Farmers in Davao City and nearby provinces can attain financial security for the rest of their lives if they replicate what self-professed farmer, a.k.a successful waling-waling propagator Charita Puentespina has done and start planting cacao trees.
Puentespina’s name has been synonymous with cutflowers ever since she mass- produced waling-waling (scientific name: Vanda Sanderiana) in 1985 through embryo culture. Her love affair with cacao started, where her loved affair with orchids was passed on to her children.
In 1988, Puentespina was asked by Mars, Inc, the world’s largest confectioner, to act as a consolidator for the company. Mars Inc. manufactures popular chocolate brands like M&M, Mars, Twix and Snickers, among others.
Mars is a $30-billion company with six business segments the world over, including Pet Care, Food, Symbioscience, Wrigley Gum and Confections, Drinks, Pet Care and Chocolates.
Since then, Puentespina has consolidated all wet beans produced by farmers within a 25-kilometer radius of the Puentespina farm in Malagos. A total of 17 hectares of the Peuntespina Farm is planted to cacao.
“We consolidate the cacao beans from individual farmers and from cooperatives, ferment and dry them in the sun,” she said.
The Malagos area used to have cacao farms and lucky are those who did not cut down their cacao trees and have been able to join the consolidated cacao farmers in their budding business. Other cacao products are sourced from satellite cacao farms in Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley and Sto. Tomas in Davao del Norte.
The Mars Cacao Development Center in Malagos has hosted no less than 4,000 farmers who have received free training on the proper growing, rehabilitation and post-harvest care of cacao trees. Once the cacao farms are rehabilitated, they will yield a very good harvest.
“Mars will need up to 100 metric tons of cacao yearly in the next five years,” Puentespina said. Mars, Inc commercial manager earlier said this would have a value of $300 million.
The cacao farmers have never been happier because the demand from Mars, Inc. has raised the price of cocoa to P110 per kilo.
Puentespina said the farmers can meet their yearly expenses just by planting cacao which they can harvest twice a year, one during the Christmas season and April in time for tuition fees and other educational needs of their children.
Mars buys the dried cocoa beans from the Davao farmers without exclusivity. The farmers sell via international commodity trading.
“Mars has a very big demand and no single plantation can meet the demand at the moment, hence the cacao products are consolidated,” Puentespina said.
Mars said it is confident that the Davao farmers can deliver. The joint venture also offers a lot of possibilities for the region’s coconut industry as one of Mars’ products, Bounty, needs desiccated coconut as an important ingredient.
Cocoa exports from Davao City
The amount of cocoa exported by Davao to other countries has been steadily growing, and has in fact increased six-fold in 2009, according to Bureau of Customs 11 data. Among the countries importing cocoa from the region are Malaysia, Thailand, Netherlands, China and the United States.
Smallholder cocoa farmers can now benefit from the steady rise in the price of cocoa. Demand for Davao-grown cocoa is expected to go up in the following years, considering the two to three percent, or up to 90,000 metric tons growth in the consumption of cocoa worldwide.
The projection that cocoa demand will rise higher than what farmers can supply should be taken by Davao farmers as a signal that they should expand their production areas for high quality cocoa.
Cocoa is included in the CoCoPal (cocoa, coconut and the palamayanan) program of the Agricultural Cooperative Development International/Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (ACDI/VOCA), an economic development organization that specializes in food security, agribusiness, community development, financial services and enterprise development.
Part of the $5.4 million funds awarded to ACDI/VOCA by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used to teach cacao farmers new skills and technologies. It is working with the University of Southern Mindanao in Kabacan, North Cotabato to implement the activities.
With these, cacao farmers can expect to improve their skills to make their cacao farms more efficient. However, the question as to whether Davao farmers can supply the cacao being demanded by Mars and the other importing countries will be answered in time.

http://www.edgedavao.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3653:us-chocolate-magnate-sees-davao-as-rich-source-of-cacao&catid=37:agri-trends&Itemid=71

I hope that Mars Inc will pursue cacao from Davao. :)


THIS IS SO WOW!!! UNTA BAI KAY ANOTHER DUGANG KABUHAYAN NI SA MGA FARMERS NATO DIRI SA DAVAO REGION.

Bitaw? Calling all angkols! :)

ANG NAA SA ABROAD KAILANGAN MAG DONATE NA LNG.:lol:

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Dapat magmasid! Power rate rollback on my next electric billing!


Napocor cuts rates in Luzon, Mindanao (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/napocor-cuts-rates-luzon-mindanao)
Friday, December 3, 2010


POWER consumers in Luzon and Mindanao will enjoy lower electricity bills after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) ordered National Power Corp. (Napocor) to adjust its power rates.

In the next nine months consumers in Luzon will enjoy a P0.34 per kilowatt hour reduction while a P0.26 per kilowatt hour cut for consumers in Mindanao.

Meanwhile, in Visayas, the electricity rate will increase by P0.09 per kilowatt hour for the next 20 months.

The adjustments will take effect in the next billing period. (Sunnex)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/napocor-cuts-rates-luzon-mindanao


Council to tackle DLPC plan to increase rates (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/council-tackle-dlpc-plan-increase-rates)


A CITY councilor said that the Davao City Council will summon officials of Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) next week regarding their application for an increase in power rates.

Councilor Pilar Braga, who chairs the City Council committee on energy, transportation, and communication, said DLPC last year applied for the approval of the annual revenue requirement and performance incentive, otherwise known as the Performance-Based Regulation of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) under ERC case 2009-041 RC.

Under the application, Braga said the effective rates of increase are as follows:

* for residential customers - 21.53 percent
* for secondary retail 2.1 - 15.04 percent
* for secondary retail 3.1 - 10.98 percent
* for primary retail 4.1 - 2.39 percent
* for flat lighting 5.1 - 43.13 percent

"Public consultations were held, meaning this might be near its approval. From the time of its approval, it will be implemented perhaps two or three months (later)," Braga said in an interview.

Braga said any increase in power rates is of interest to the people, thus the need for the Davao Light executives to explain why they intend to do so.

"We understand that this might be because their operation cost has gone up but still we'd like to hear it from them why the increase," Braga said.

As to whether the council may request DLPC to lower the increase rate or delay its implementation, Braga said they might.

Braga said the ERC held on January 22 a public consultation on DLPC's basic distribution rate adjustment or increase.

"This public consultation was attended by oppositors and observers, at the audio visual room of the University of Mindanao, Matina Campus," Braga said.

The application was made last June 15, 2009, while the jurisdictional and expository hearing was conducted on July 21, 2009.

The evidentiary hearing, on the other hand, was held August 6, 2009, and the draft determination on November 25, 2009. (JCZ)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/council-tackle-dlpc-plan-increase-rates


Big power firms cashing in on CDM (http://www.dailymirror.ph/Dec-2010/12022010/front5.html)


DAVAO CITY (MindaNews) — One hand reaches out to protect the environment while another hand continues to destroy it. This was how the Focus on Global South and groups calling for “climate justice” described the country’s largest power conglomerates in their commitment for renewable energy projects under the clean development mechanism (CDM) scheme provided for by the Kyoto Protocol.

In a June 30, 2010 report titled, “The Clean Development Mechanism Projects in the Philippines: Costly Dirty Money-making Schemes,” the Focus on Global South pointed out how big power firms cash in on the renewable energy projects under the CDM while carrying out projects that destroy the environment.

The report cited the 42.5-megawatt run-of-river hydropower plant run by the Aboitiz-owned Hedcor in Sibulan, Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur and the 20-megawatt Nasulo geothermal plant by the Lopez-owned Northern Negros geothermal project in Valencia, Negros Oriental.

Both projects have been listed as of June 2009 among the 32 registered CDM projects in the Philippines targeted to reduce emission levels of greenhouse gases to the environment.

Joseph Purugganan, research associate of the Focus on the Global South-Philippine Programme, said that while the Lopez and Aboitiz companies carry out these renewable energy projects under CDM, a large part of the energy mix of these big energy corporations is still derived from coal.

The report cited the Freedom from Debt Coalition study on the privatization of the National Power Corporation, showing how both the Lopez- and Aboitiz-owned power firms continue to rely on fossil fuels for the bulk of its total energy mix.

While the Lopez-owned power firms source 73 percent of their total energy mix from fossil fuels, those of Aboitiz Power rely 42 percent on coal.

CDM is a flexible mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol which allows developed countries to offset their targeted emission reductions by buying them from the developing world in the form of carbon credits.

“Dahil sa mechanism, pinapayagan pa rin ang mga mayayamang bansa na magkalat (The mechanism allows rich countries to continue their emission levels if they can source it from the developing world),” said Purugganan, who distributed the report during the November 22 CDM briefing here.

“It’s a way for big private firms to earn from carbon credits, the same corporations involved in power projects that are harmful to the environment,” he explained.

But Rene Ronquillo, Hedcor president, said that every Filipino company should invest in renewable energy.

“Just because we are building coal does not mean we’re not going to develop hydropower,” Ronquillo said. “It’s not one over the other because we need both.”

He did not deny that the Aboitiz-owned company is investing in renewable energy with an eye for profit.

According to the report, CDM projects in the Philippines make up a “small but growing percentage of the world’s total emission offsetting targets.”

As of June 2009, 32 projects have been registered for CDM—with 45 more in the pipeline—and are said to reduce carbon emission by 1.4 tons annually or over 12 million tons in the next seven to 10 years. Germelina Lacorte/Mindanews

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nice bitaw.... pero butangan man og kahulugan atong appreciation...

I get ur point, :ohno: , not all naman are like that. Thanks for appreciating @regjeex. peace.

naay gud news ang foreign firm naa na sa planning stage ang pagput up og solar power plant together with aboitiz group, 30 has ang kelangan its either in marilog district or in calinan pero 30 MW ra...

magbutang ba og jollibee sa may dcla plaza sa likod, ask ko kita man gud ko sa proposed mall expansion??

ANG NAA SA ABROAD KAILANGAN MAG DONATE NA LNG.:lol:

watch out ha ... wah class ni nga statement ..... :bash: :rofl:

$1-M noodle plant eyed (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=22285)


DAVAO CITY -- A Korean entrepreneur plans to invest $1.2 million to build a manufacturing plant in a still-undetermined location in the Davao Region that would convert sweet potato starch into noodles that will then be exported to South Korea.



oh ayan, magsawa kayo ngayon ng noodles!!!! :lol:

oh ayan, magsawa kayo ngayon ng noodles!!!! :lol:

Ay boturan tag tiyan ani raj kay kamote based man diay ni nga noodles. musical fruit baya ning kamote.:lol::bash:

THIS IS SO WOW!!! UNTA BAI KAY ANOTHER DUGANG KABUHAYAN NI SA MGA FARMERS NATO DIRI SA DAVAO REGION.

Mao jud bossing allenation. And considering how big Mars company is, this will be a good boost to the grower's life as well as the economy.

naay gud news ang foreign firm naa na sa planning stage ang pagput up og solar power plant together with aboitiz group, 30 has ang kelangan its either in marilog district or in calinan pero 30 MW ra...

Thanks for the update.

magbutang ba og jollibee sa may dcla plaza sa likod, ask ko kita man gud ko sa proposed mall expansion??

Don't know about that maybe the other goys know any lead about it.

watch out ha ... wah class ni nga statement ..... :bash: :rofl:

Basta ang importante naay donation from our angkols! :bash::lol:

BTW, it's christmas time!

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watch out ha ... wah class ni nga statement ..... :bash: :rofl:

hahaha it is either mag uli for the christmas party(para makita sad si elefant) or send your donations.:lol::lol:

naay gud news ang foreign firm naa na sa planning stage ang pagput up og solar power plant together with aboitiz group, 30 has ang kelangan its either in marilog district or in calinan pero 30 MW ra...

humn..so its like 1mw per hectare right?grabe man pud space iconsume nuh? why not kaya ung mga incoming na under proposal or planning stage pa lng na mga projects na building kay ipa require nalng sila ug solar power na kaya 50% sa building consumption ang kaya nya ma provide? whatcha think?

^^tama!masig sa mga old estabs oh like in downtown...it'll be good pero i think it would need big budget...

^^tama!masig sa mga old estabs oh like in downtown...it'll be good pero i think it would need big budget...

humn..uu pero at least diba, naay pag ka green ang atong mga building sa davao kay half powered by solar then half powered by city light. hahaha ayosa nuh???

That is what I am talking about bossing allenation. This thing should be a requirement for establishments with a big power demand like malls, schools, industrial plants / factories and others plus allowing only LEDs. They should also follow the 10% open space requirement for structures.

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nice kaayo ang place sir @dinabaw. overlooking pa ang king mt apo. and with its green trees na visible kaau wherever ka molingi, makawala ug kakapoi apilan pa fresh air..sus ang masakiton ani dali ra kaau makarecover.

That is what I am talking about bossing allenation. This thing should be a requirement for establishments with a big power demand like malls, schools, industrial plants / factories and others plus allowing only LEDs. They should also follow the 10% open space requirement for structures.

humn..i am not really a fan of LEDs.. though minimal lang kaau ang power consumption ani then gamay nga power ra pud gina require nya..dili man gud nya ma match ang light nga ginahatag sa mga compact lamps..
BTW, what do u mean by the 10% open space requirement for structures bai?:dunno:

Open space for greens / park in the structure.

Open space for greens / park in the structure.

ah..bitaw nuh..may pagka eco-friendly ang atong mga buildings ana. dili ka magsawa nga puro na lng walls and office equipments makita nimo..having freens/parks within sa building kay very refreshing. :)

kung naa lang untay mabuhat na ordinance or something para ana...the best na jud ba...:)
naa lang unta city official na naga-lurk-lurk pud dire aron masuggest ni kay mayor or kay vm ba kaya...:)

kung naa lang untay mabuhat na ordinance or something para ana...the best na jud ba...:)
naa lang unta city official na naga-lurk-lurk pud dire aron masuggest ni kay mayor or kay vm ba kaya...:)

or maybe just maybe we can invite mayor and/or Vmayor nga mag lurk sa skyscrapercity nuh?hehehe para makita nya mga suggestions and ideas sa mga forumers diri.hehehe pero sa sobra ka busy nila, magka time pa kaha sila ug silip diri?pwede pero kana cguro close aid nila kay pwede pa ^_^ ang akong ninong unta nga isa sa mga close aid ni mayor ug vmayor..kaso wanggits nman to. dili gani cguro to kabalo mag gamit ug computer. :lol:

pero bai ice, i think an ordinance like that might not happen today but in the future, there is a huge possibilities ana..you know naman that DAVAO CITY is the model LGU in the Philippines. the best in the philippines. :cheers::banana:

^^ I think her Chief-of-Staff is in charge of this. :)

yeah @bai allen...all would agree with that...if such will be implemented, it will be in davao city...:cheers:

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Gaisano Mall Update..
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Basta ang importante naay donation from our angkols! :bash::lol:

BTW, it's christmas time!

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They could've hired Katribu to do their xmas decor.I think he can do better.:bash::lol:

or maybe just maybe we can invite mayor and/or Vmayor nga mag lurk sa skyscrapercity nuh?hehehe para makita nya mga suggestions and ideas sa mga forumers diri.hehehe pero sa sobra ka busy nila, magka time pa kaha sila ug silip diri?pwede pero kana cguro close aid nila kay pwede pa ^_^ ang akong ninong unta nga isa sa mga close aid ni mayor ug vmayor..kaso wanggits nman to. dili gani cguro to kabalo mag gamit ug computer. :lol:

pero bai ice, i think an ordinance like that might not happen today but in the future, there is a huge possibilities ana..you know naman that DAVAO CITY is the model LGU in the Philippines. the best in the philippines. :cheers::banana:
That Jason Magnaye is my best mate's younger brother-but di ko na sya mareach.:lol:

They could've hired Katribu to do their xmas decor.I think he can do better.:bash::lol:

Basin Halloween ang resulta. :lol::bash::lol:

@Il Tenore, nice photos! Keep it up!

That is what I am talking about bossing allenation. This thing should be a requirement for establishments with a big power demand like malls, schools, industrial plants / factories and others plus allowing only LEDs. They should also follow the 10% open space requirement for structures.

Not just that @rodicouch.Nowadays modern technologies allow the use of natural ighting from the sun without having to increase the temperature inside the building and smart new age glass cladding that dim on their own when the sun is at its hottest and of course the latest building ventillation system that uses wind from the outside but reduces the temperature and humidity inside(very different to the aircon). The technologies mentioned are now being used around the world including the Philippines. It will be hard to convert old buildings to a green one though.

Thanks for that very comprehensive info @mCx2. The council and the local executive should be looking at this right now and think of the long term solution to our energy and environmental woes. And my apologies for this, may I request you to change your abbreviation of the Philippines to Phil? :lol:

Basin Halloween ang resulta. :lol::bash::lol:

Ay ano ba yan:lol:

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Not just that @rodicouch.Nowadays modern technologies allow the use of natural ighting from the sun without having to increase the temperature inside the building and smart new age glass cladding that dim on their own when the sun is at its hottest and of course the latest building ventillation system that uses wind from the outside but reduces the temperature and humidity inside(very different to the aircon). The technologies mentioned are now being used around the world including the Philippines. It will be hard to convert old buildings to a green one though.

i hope abreeza and sm lanang davao will use solar panels to lessen their consuption of electricity, specially these malls which are power eaters in the city.

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bai rod, gaisano south ni?

Yup. At Picobello Ristorante Italiano.

Not just that @rodicouch.Nowadays modern technologies allow the use of natural ighting from the sun without having to increase the temperature inside the building and smart new age glass cladding that dim on their own when the sun is at its hottest and of course the latest building ventillation system that uses wind from the outside but reduces the temperature and humidity inside(very different to the aircon). The technologies mentioned are now being used around the world including the Philippines. It will be hard to convert old buildings to a green one though.

another thing, just look at qatar. they won 2022 bid for fifa world cup even though its a very hot country but with the help of aircondition, it will help lower the temperature and all the stadiums will be installed with solar panels.

Thanks for that very comprehensive info @mCx2. The council and the local executive should be looking at this right now and think of the long term solution to our energy and environmental woes. And my apologies for this, may I request you to change your abbreviation of the Philippines to Phil? :lol:

New city building code should encourage if not enforce the use of these new smart building technology especially the big commercial structures (could be expensive but save energy cost in the long run). As everyone knows, in the western world there is also a strict compliance to building codes to include fire detection and equipments (like smoke detectors on ceilings,fire alarms and spriklers,extinguishers and hydrants-these are tested periodically like every 3 months) and fires exits.In every homes in South Australia fire/smoke detectors are a must or homeowners will be fined hefty amounts. Here green buildings are becoming a trend because it cuts carbon emission.our gov't doesn't enforce it but tenants demand for it so developers have to build and come up with the demands. Also new trends that the american started about 5-6years ago is literally greening up the building by turning their rooftops into forests and gardens and their walls and windows are cascading with plants and flowers-started by no other than New York. Here Adelaide is starting to have one.:)

i hope abreeza and sm lanang davao will use solar panels to lessen their consuption of electricity, specially these malls which are power eaters in the city.

korek!!!

DANCING FOUNTAIN AT PEOPLE'S PARK

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wow...nice video Rod:) makarelax tan-awon...

enforced pa rin ba ang 30kph speed limit????

PICTURE TIME! :D

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Ay boturan tag tiyan ani raj kay kamote based man diay ni nga noodles. musical fruit baya ning kamote.:lol::bash:

so that 20 million dollar noodle investment "sounds good" dyud diay :lol:

hahaha it is either mag uli for the christmas party(para makita sad si elefant) or send your donations.:lol::lol:

unsa ni charity..... charity villaahhhh!!! :lol:

di naman siguro tayo katulad ng mga ibang eb- dyan sa tabi-tabi na kelangan "naay mubangka!" ;) for explanation pls. contact sir dinabaw :lol: :cheers:

elefant wag ka ng magtampo sakin.... :bash: :lol:

@Il Tenore, nice photos! Keep it up!
thanks..

samtang naa pa ang flickr.. my pictures will always be nice.. wahehe! :D

Goys, question. Ang dancing fountain, every night ba siya on? and how long siya maglast?

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:okay: 24 hours ni? mahal ba ang maintenance ani? :)

Basta ang importante naay donation from our angkols! :bash::lol:

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i like this pic even better. murag dili ni sa davao ba minus the spag wires. looks foreign for me imo :)

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thats what im saying..LGU davao doesnt have to spend millions of pesos for a 30min firecracker show. 20M for this one can be seen the whole month of december and can still be visible the whole year round. another pride of davao.

Goys, question. Ang dancing fountain, every night ba siya on? and how long siya maglast?

every night till 12mid yata for the whole month of december ni sya sir.

so that 20 million dollar noodle investment "sounds good" dyud diay :lol:



unsa ni charity..... charity villaahhhh!!! :lol:

di naman siguro tayo katulad ng mga ibang eb- dyan sa tabi-tabi na kelangan "naay mubangka!" ;) for explanation pls. contact sir dinabaw :lol: :cheers:

elefant wag ka ng magtampo sakin.... :bash: :lol:

hehehe charity jud angkol.:lol:
hahaha sa ato angkol dili man uso sa ssc davao eb ang"naay mubangka" since share share man tanan.pasiklab ra kaayo nang "bangka bangka system" oi pag uli diay sa ilang balay kay walay pang bugas pagka ugma..hehe..

Kiko backs amendments to Juvenile Justice Law
BY DIANA LHYD SUELTO

http://www.dailymirror.ph/Dec-2010/12042010/front1.html

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is amenable to the proposed amendments to the Juvenile Justice Law which he authored if they would further strengthen it.

In an interview, Pangilinan said there is “no such thing as a perfect law.”

He said he will support amendments to the Juvenile Justice Law to thresh out its imperfections.

There have been calls from different law enforcement agencies and lawmakers to amend the law so as not to allow juvenile offenders to go free after committing crimes.

Pangilinan said since 2007 when he had a talk with then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, he has been looking up ways to strengthen the law.

Duterte is very outspoken in his stand against the Juvenile Justice Law.

Pangilinan, however, said there are also kinks in the implementation of the law.

He said if a minor offender has committed a grave criminal act, he should stay in jail and not be allowed to leave police custody.

Pangilinan said the law is being misinterpreted by some.

He also lamented that the law was not able to reach its full potential because it was disregarded by the Arroyo administration.

He said there was no permanent office in charge of its implementation and only has five employees that oversee it in a temporary capacity.

nagdadahilan pa.:ohno:
mao gani nga duko kaayo na si digong nimo.

Will Mindanao finally become a land of fulfilled promises?

http://www.dailymirror.ph/Dec-2010/12042010/opinion1.html

It has been many decades, in fact about three-fourths of a century, since the creation of the catch phrase “Land of Promise” to lure Filipinos from other parts of the country, particularly Luzon and the Visayas, to come to Mindanao and settle in the nation’s second biggest island. To this day, however, even as the second decade of the 21st century is about to set in, the promise made dating back to the time of Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon remains unfulfilled.

But after five months in office, President Benigno Aquino III seems to be bent on making the promise fulfilled during or shortly after his six-year term in Malacañang. Early this week, the President issued the assurance during the presentation of “Mindanao 2020,” a peace and development plan expected to be fulfilled in 20 years, 2011 to 2030.

Past presidents had voiced out similar assurances of fulfilling the age-old pledge although not as expressly and determinedly as the incumbent Chief Executive did last Tuesday before a group of Mindanao leaders. Two key advocacy groups from the southern island, the Mindanao Lawmakers Association and the Confederation of Provincial Governors, City Mayors and Municipal Mayors League Presidents-Mindanao presented the program through a joint resolution.

As envisioned in the framework plan, the quality of life of Mindanaoans of all cultural and socio-economic backgrounds will be uplifted through “collective achievement of a peaceful, developed and integrated Mindanao.” Key areas in the delivery of projects are in the fields of infrastructure, agriculture, peace and security and poverty alleviation.

Highly-impoverished areas in Mindanao will be the core of his administration’s social development and poverty-alleviation program such the Conditional Cash Transfer program, according to Mr. Aquino.

However rosy it appears, fulfillment of the President’s vow to finally make Mindanao a land of fulfilled promises after decades of waiting remains to be seen. Even so, hope for the people of Mindanao, springs eternal.

Tough Push: The 1st Search for Child-Friendly Police Station

http://www.dailymirror.ph/Dec-2010/12042010/loc4.html

Making the police child-friendly is quite tough just as tough as pushing through the Search for the Most Child Friendly Police Station.

But the Regional Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children (RSC-WC) in the Davao Region has made it. It has just been through such trail-blazing project tagged as the first of such kind in the country.

On November 30, 2010, RSCWC chairperson Ester Acebedo-Versoza of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DS-WD), handed over to Police Station chief, PInsp. Ronald Lao, the distinct recognition for Sta. Ana Police Station as the first Most Child-Friendly Police Station awardee.

Picking a three-star rating, it garnered 164 points, closely trailed by Toril Police Station which got two-star rating for its 159 total points.

Securing residents at Davao City’s periphery bounded with North Cotabato and Bukidnon, Marilog Police Station landed third, picking one star for the 140 total points it garnered.

The three bested nine other police stations, vying for the Search that was pilot-tested in Davao City before it would be run in the entire region by next year, covering provincial and municipal police stations.

Barging into walls

In narrating the history of the Search, Department of Health RSCWC- technical working group (TWG) representative Anna Remolar described the quest to make police stations child-friendly, as “barging into the solid walls of the usual, routine practices.”

“Aside from breaking the attitude of authorities, police stations then had generally hostile environment for children in conflict with the law (CICL), and insensitive for children in need of special protection (CNSP),” she said.

Giving a picture of police stations then, she said there was no holding room, no separate investigation room, no playroom, no toilet for children.

“With a heavy heart due to a violation committed, a child offender got even more confused and traumatized when put into jail, mixed with adult suspect,” she said.

Fired by the desire to rescue children from such depressing situation, then Police Regional Director Isidro Lapena hatched the idea of conducting a search for the child-friendly police stations.

With the go-signal of Lapena, Senior Police Officer Rosario Suarez took a bold step on May 5, 2004 when she presented the idea of conducting the search to the Police Regional Office (PRO) XI Council of Elders.

In September 2004, Suarez then brought the idea before the RSCWC-TWG members who immediately drew up the Search criteria which was then presented before the Regional Directors’ Meeting on October 28, 2004.

Appreciating the nobility of the idea, the Regional Directors of RSCWC member agencies, right there and then, passed a resolution endorsing the Search to the Social Development Council (SDC) 11, for adoption.

Efforts to push through the Search lived on, while support of the Regional Development Council was being worked out.

Intense preparation

The Search Guidelines and Mechanics were drawn up by the RSCWC in February 2005 followed by the conduct of a public consultation inviting representatives from non-government organizations, government organizations, police officers and supervisors, and child representatives.

Right after the consultation, the Search Guidelines was finalized and the Search Tools were drawn up. They were then presented in April 2005 in a command conference with PNP Regional Director Simeon Dizon before they were shown to PRO 11 Council of Community Elders.

The long toil to realize the Search came into fruition when it was formally launched in May 2005 at the Ugnayan sa Royal Mandaya, a media forum organized by the Philippine Information Agency 11.

Gracing the occasion were then Council for the Welfare of Children Secretary Lina Laigo and then UNICEF Local Policy and Institutional Development (LPID) Min-danao Coordinator Willy Nuqui.

RSCWC-TWG then conducted an advocacy cum orientation of the Search, bringing in the participation of all chiefs of police and TWG members of the Provincial Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC).

The year 2005 yielded so much positive gains for the Search preparation. Among which were the Regional Development Council resolutions enjoining all local government units to participate in the Search; enjoining all LGUs to establish separate detention rooms for CICL; enjoining all LGUs and other stakeholders to support campaign of PNP-11 against pornography.

The TWG then pilot-tested the Search evaluation tools at Sta. Ana Police Station and San Pedro Police Station, both of which were known to have handled majority of children’s cases in the city.

Just as preparations had wrapped up for completion, a hiatus for almost four years, nearly put off the realization of the Search.

The final push

But in early 2010, DSWD Regional Director Versoza together with PRO 11 regional director PSupt Pedro U. Tango, picked up the pieces of noble accomplishments left off in 2006.

Upon their go-signal, the RSCWC-TWG together with PRO 11 and the National Police Commission (NAPOL-COM)11 lined up activities to finally push through the Search. The first of which was the conduct of an orientation seminar among chiefs of police in Davao City.

The Search was then re-launched at the Kapehan sa Dabaw with DSWD Director Versoza together with representatives from NAPOLCOM, DILG and PNP.

Taking its final move, the RSCWC then sent out the TWG members in four teams to conduct the actual assessment and evaluation on two periods: on November 4 and 5 and on November 8 and 9, 2010.

Members of the evaluating teams came from the regional offices of the departments of labor, health, education, interior and local government, justice; NEDA, PNP, PIA, CHR, among other member agencies of RSCWC.

Remolar assured the public that the results were born out of “honest-to-goodness” evaluation of entries, founded on “enduring passion for children” of the RSCWC 11. PIA 11/RSCWC11/ Jean Duron-Abangan

Kamayo Cafe beckoning

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/lifestyle/kamayo-cafe-beckoning

INDULGE your senses and savor the taste of international cuisine at the newly-launched Kamayo Cafe of the Royal Mandaya Hotel, Davao City's first premium hotel.

Kamayo is a Dabawenyo word which connotes oneness or being one of us. The word can also connote a feeling of familiarity, thus evoking effortlessly a sense of togetherness to its guests.

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Kamayo Cafe serves American, Filipino, Chinese and European dishes to hotel guests and walk-in clients.



With a seating capacity of almost a hundred, one can now enjoy buffet breakfast (from 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.), lunch (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) or dinner (6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.) a cozy new modern look.

Located right at the heart of the city along J. Palma Gil street, the hotel has been to offer one of the best amenities replete with a hospitable staff.

For more than a decade, The Royal Mandaya Hotel owned by the Escandor family, has been a familiar landmark, offering the best venue, good food and great entertainment.

The hotel boasts of 161 rooms and suites with a panoramic view of the majestic Mt. Apo and the Davao Gulf. Guest room amenities include IDD and NDD telephones with voicemail, cable TV, minibar, hairdryer, electronic bedside control panel, and door lock system. No smoking and handicapped rooms are also available.

Function and conference rooms in various sizes for different occasions are available ranging from 400 to 700 persons.

Other features include The Lantawan Hall at the top floor of the nine-story hotel, with its breathtaking view of the city. It is ideal for weddings, debuts, parties and conventions.

For more information on Royal Mandaya Hotel, you may reach them at telephone numbers +63-082-225-8888, telefax number: +63-082-225-1888, email address: info@royalmandaya.com or visit their website: www.royalmandaya.com

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on December 04, 2010.

The proposed SSC Chirstmas Party is on Dec. 19, 2010, imo this is the culminating event of Pasko Fiesta sa Davao, with the Christmas Light Float Parade even...

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btw we will vote for the place and time, the venue should be near the route of the float parade :)

Davao's newest event hotspot

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/lifestyle/davaos-newest-event-hotspot

WITH the successful Manila Sound Project (MSP) concert tucked under its belt, Camella Northpoint is well on its way to becoming an event destination to reckon with.

The MSP concert, featuring original artists of VST & Co., The Hotdogs, Hagibis, and Spirit of 67, held last Saturday proved that Northpoint lived up to expectations as a well-appointed venue, and more.

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Camella set up a fully-equipped stage with professional audio equipment, widescreens, full-range lighting and all the essentials of a concert venue.



The event started late due to the heavy rain, but that did nothing to dampen the spirit of the audience and the band, led by Rene Garcia of The Hotdogs, Male Rigor of VST & Co., Sonny Parsons of Hagibis, and Maso Diez of Spirit of 67. As legends of the Manila Sound genre and forerunners of the OPM, the artists were greeted warmly the moment they stepped on stage.

From the first song to the last, the audience clapped, sang, and danced to the beat of old-time favorite chart-toppers such as Rock Baby Rock, Swing, Manila, Bongga Ka ?Day, Panaginip, Disco Fever, Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko, Bato sa Buhangin, O Lumapit Ka, Ipagpatawad Mo, among many other hits.

Like the audience who reminisced good old times when these songs dominated the airwaves in the 70s and 80s, the artists themselves went down memory lane, saying how much they appreciated performing for Davao again after their first performance here 25 years ago. They also lauded Camella for the beautiful venue and for hosting the event.

Manchester, Northpoint's first building, provided a majestic backdrop to the concert. The clubhouse Wakefield Manor and the swimming pool with its salinated water glistening under the lights, gave a magical and ritzy touch to the overall ambiance.

The concert goers also had the opportunity to have a feel of Northpoint by seeing first-hand Manchester's model units and the clubhouse facilities. Buyers took advantage of Camella's "Home for the Holidays" promo that offered great deals for all Camella developments.

Northpoint has already played host to various events throughout the year, such as Christmas bazaar, acoustics night, photography workshop, fashion show, launchings, Halloween party, and a fully-choreographed concert.

What makes Northpoint a desirable venue are not only the posh condo building, its deluxe amenities, and beautiful natural surroundings. Another major come-on is Northpoint's strategic location at the junction of J. P. Laurel Avenue, Bajada and Buhangin Road, two of the major thoroughfares in the city very accessible to public transportation.

Camella Northpoint is a harmonious blend of many enviable attributes. As Camella Communities' landmark development in Davao, Northpoint gives its homeowners a modern condo dwelling with world-class amenities amidst a nature-filled haven, making it a condo community like no other in the city.

It also holds the distinction of being the city's first pine estate, with over two million pesos worth of Caribbean pine trees transplanted all over the property. These all-weather pine trees imported from New Zealand grow to towering heights and will give the condo community a fresh, cool ambiance wafting with the invigorating scent of real pine.

Its location is unquestionably the most strategic for a condo community, being at the heart of the growth area of north Davao, and a stone's throw away from major locators, public utilities, and commercial, business, and shopping centers.

As Northpoint continues to host events that people flock to, it has gained the reputation of an event destination in the making. With the coming development of its commercial area, including an amphitheatre that can host a variety of events, Northpoint is indeed an event hotspot in the making.

For more information on Camella Northpoint and how to become part of its charmed lifestyle, call 298-0300 and 298-0387, or visit Camella at G/F Karpentrade Bldg., McArthur Highway, Matina, Davao City.

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on December 03, 2010.

The proposed SSC Chirstmas Party on Dec. 19, 2010, imo this the culminating event of Pasko Fiesta sa Davao, with the Christmas Light Float Parade even...

SSC-Davao Christmas EB 2010
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Dec. 19, 2010-Lamdag Parada Lighted Christmas Float Parade , 5 PM


btw we will vote for the place and time, the venue should be near the route of the float parade :)

nice kaayo sir! share nako ni sa FB page nato sir to inform the goys. this is the EB that im surely wont/shouldnt miss. attend na jud ko ani.

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Floating Mt. Apo

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Toscana (http://www.camellahomes.net/communities/davao/toscana.php)

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Toscana (http://www.camellahomes.net/communities/davao/toscana.php)

wow! nice pic sir @dinabaw

Camella Cerritos

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^^

Living large at Camella Cerritos Davao
(The Philippine Star) Updated August 13, 2010 12:00 AM

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Camella’s Cerritos is the latest Mediterranean-themed development that is generating excitement among Davaoeños.

MANILA, Philippines – Living large is the only way Davaoeños know how to live life. As the biggest city in Mindanao with one of the country’s busiest ports, Davao residents have come to expect the biggest, the largest and the most vast in everything, especially in their choice of homes. It does not come as a surprise that Camella has come to be the preferred address of the region.

With the sheer size of its property, the wide variety of choices it offers, and the range of market it covers, Camella has truly changed the landscape and the skyline of southern Philippines. The country’s pioneer in affordable housing and a proud member of Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc., the Philippines’ largest homebuilder, Camella is the moving force behind three of the most successful properties in Davao namely Solariega, Toscana, and Northpoint. The third property is the first vertical development in the region.

But beyond size and variety, Camella excels in providing that which house-hunters seek the most – a home. While four walls and a roof make a house, it does not necessarily make a cozy, comfortable and secure place to live in. At Camella, each property is masterfully planned to create the best environment that offers a quality of living suitable to prosper in one’s career, raise a family and grow old with loved ones.

Building on the success of its previous properties in Davao, Camella is offering a new residential property to continue its vision of providing quality homes for every Filipino. Camella Cerritos Davao, centrally located at Mintal, is the latest Mediterranean-themed development that is generating excitement among Davaoeños. Combining the sun-drenched hues and passion for life that exemplifies the inspiration for this delightful property with the energy and vibe of Davao’s colors, Camella Cerritos Davao is a charming development that marries style and function with a price tag that is certainly within reach.

“Davao is an exciting part of the Camella success story because it also mirrors the success of the hardworking Filipino. Our three previous properties have been extremely well-received because we have anticipated and provided the needs of the Davao residents who deserve the same standards of living that other major cities in the rest of the country have been enjoying,” said Camella president Maribeth Tolentino.

Just like every Camella development, Cerritos Davao offers an accessible, secure, private community complete with recreational amenities including swimming pool, parks, playgrounds, and an impressive entrance gate. Like other Camella communities in Davao, Cerritos will also have its own reliable 24-hour security system equipped with closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras to ensure safety and security at all times. It also offers a shuttle service from the property to the city-center for added convenience – an amenity that only Camella has been providing in the region.

Furthermore, the location of Cerritos Davao in Mintal adds to its value as the property is right in the midst of the neighborhood’s young and hip – one of the fastest-growing areas of the region. Camella Cerritos Davao offers affordable house and lot packages that are sound investment opportunities as well.

“Camella Cerritos Davao is a continuation of our vision to grow communities that are safe, secure, healthy, stylish, affordable and investment-worthy for Filipinos across the country who share in our drive to raise the quality of living one community at a time. We have done this for 200,000 homeowners, and we will continue to do so for the

rest of the Philippines,” Tolentino concluded.

Camella is a subsidiary of Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc., the country’s largest home builder. It has 35 years of experience, built more than 200,000 homes through 87 projects and is maintaining a strong presence in Mega Manila and 19 other key provincial destinations and 44 cities and municipalities, while aggressively expanding to other regions. For more information on Camella developments, call: 772-1096 for South Manila; 723-5013 for East Manila; 418-0975 for North Manila; (044) 796-0078 for North Luzon; (043) 757-0702 for South Luzon, (033) 337 7699 for Visayas and (082) 298-0387 and (082) 298-0300 for Mindanao projects, or log on

PhilStar (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=602221)

Chateau Del Mar

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Late Updates

Jolibee Pampanga, the day before the opening

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Choice Damosa ad
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Peoples park

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Dancing fountains
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Late Updates

Jolibee Pampanga, the day before the opening

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abri na diay nuh..unsa kadako ni bert?larger than bolton?ika pila na ni nga jolibee kung maihap nimo bert?



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nice update bai. murag naa paka wala na post ba.hehehe post na tanan :)

:okay: 24 hours ni? mahal ba ang maintenance ani? :)

Dili 24 hrs...up to jan 2, everynight na ni nila ginapaandar...dli ko sigurado kung pila ka kanta taga gabii.....after sa jan 2 every wekend na nlang nila ni paandaron...

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hehehe charity jud angkol.:lol:
hahaha sa ato angkol dili man uso sa ssc davao eb ang"naay mubangka" since share share man tanan.pasiklab ra kaayo nang "bangka bangka system" oi pag uli diay sa ilang balay kay walay pang bugas pagka ugma..hehe..


mao....:bash: :lol:

btw.katong baby Jesus murag nahimo ng ET :bash: ingna ang tagiya pag-sure sa ilang gipangdisplay nganha ! :bash::lol:

mao....:bash: :lol:

btw.katong baby Jesus murag nahimo ng ET :bash: ingna ang tagiya pag-sure sa ilang gipangdisplay nganha ! :bash::lol:

fan man gud na sila ni kokey angkol.:bash::lol: kapamilya eh.:lol:

coffee cat

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fan man gud na sila ni kokey angkol.:bash::lol: kapamilya eh.:lol:

aw, nganong diri man magtikaw-tikaw sa atua :bash: :lol: jokes lang ;) :cheers:

aw, nganong diri man magtikaw-tikaw sa atua :bash: :lol: jokes lang ;) :cheers:

hehehe..nangluod diay si elefant nimo angkol? tsk tsk tsk tsk...:lol::bash:

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Tutti Frutti in the city


http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/feature/tutti-frutti-city

DAVAO City's dessert scene has become even "cooler" and extra exciting with the entry of Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt. Rejoice, yogurt aficionados!

Touted as the "perfect healthy dessert," Tutti Frutti is a US-based brand of specialty frozen yogurt with over 250 store locations worldwide. It offers a revolutionary 100% self-service model that allows customers to create the frozen yogurt themselves.


There are five simple steps that even a child can do!



STEP 1. Get any cup size you want. As per experience, a small cup may never be enough. So, go for UPSIZE!

STEP 2. Pick the flavor of your choice. Choose any or all the flavors you want. There are flavor tags on the machine. Pull the lever down to dispense and pull it up to stop and proceed to fill another flavor, if one prefers.

STEP 3. Add toppings. You can add yummy toppings such as fruits, chocolates, mallows, jellies, crispies, almonds, walnuts, cashews, gummies, syrups and coatings, sprinkles, to name a few.

STEP 4. Proceed to the counter for weighing (for only P20 per ounce).

STEP 5. Enjoy your nutritious dessert!
Self-serve specialty frozen yogurt

"Our self-serve frozen yogurt allows customers to be imaginative on their design and personalize their dessert concoction to their delight. Moreover, the price is very competitive and gives the customer a free hand to do their yogurt creations on a budget. So, even if they have P50 and want to enjoy our yogurt, they can!", shares Tutti Frutti Davao manager Sheila.

In addition, Sheila says that Tutti Frutti changes some of their flavors every week to give more options for their clientele. Bestselling flavors include original (plain yogurt), raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, mango, banana, coconut, peach, pomegranate, taro, cappuccino, cookies and cream, among others.

Tutti Frutti likewise has "multiple health benefits such as probiotics or helpful bacteria which have been scientifically proven to aid and improve the digestive process; provides nutrition in the form of calcium and protein; 99% non-fat and cholesterol-free; has a lower caloric content; contains less sugar and is lighter on the stomach than time-honored ice cream."

Hit family dessert

The amiable Sheila has nothing but high praises for Tutti Frutti Davao's loyal customers.

"We have a wide customer base, from kids to senior citizens. They come to the store, taste something great and on their next visit, bring their family and friends to enjoy the Tutti Frutti frozen yogurt; they even enthusiastically demonstrate the self-serve process. They really feel proud for being able to invent their own yogurt combinations," smiles Sheila.

"I also got a feedback from one customer that she was doing some shopping with her kids at the mall. At one point, the children just left and were nowhere to be found. She figured the kids must be at Tutti Frutti. So, she went to the store, and true enough, they were there already with their cups and dispensing the yogurt themselves," enthuses Sheila.

Other customers tell Sheila that their children are in a hurry to eat lunch during trips at the mall so they can drop by Tutti Frutti. In another instance, a family goes to the store and has one round of yogurt for everyone, then after their first cup, they again go for another round. Tutti Frutti has truly become a well-loved family affair!

Yogurt fans will surely welcome the latest Tutti Frutti Davao update. Aside from its first branch at the Gaisano Mall (grocery level), Tutti Frutti will open at the Damosa Business Center, Market Basket, Lanang, Davao City on November 29 (Monday).

Tutti Frutti will also open very soon at the 2nd floor, SM City Davao, Quimpo Blvd., Davao City.

"Come and visit Tutti Frutti for a perfect healthy dessert! Experience the fun, the taste, the wholesome benefits of yogurt and the priceless friendship it creates. To our loyal customers, thank you for bringing your family and friends to Tutti Frutti. Keep on coming back for more!", Sheila concludes happily.

E-mail the author at mom.about.town.dvo@gmail.com. Visit www.momabouttowndavao.blogspot.com.

Tutti Frutti in the city


http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/feature/tutti-frutti-city

DAVAO City's dessert scene has become even "cooler" and extra exciting with the entry of Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt. Rejoice, yogurt aficionados!

Touted as the "perfect healthy dessert," Tutti Frutti is a US-based brand of specialty frozen yogurt with over 250 store locations worldwide. It offers a revolutionary 100% self-service model that allows customers to create the frozen yogurt themselves.


There are five simple steps that even a child can do!



STEP 1. Get any cup size you want. As per experience, a small cup may never be enough. So, go for UPSIZE!

STEP 2. Pick the flavor of your choice. Choose any or all the flavors you want. There are flavor tags on the machine. Pull the lever down to dispense and pull it up to stop and proceed to fill another flavor, if one prefers.

STEP 3. Add toppings. You can add yummy toppings such as fruits, chocolates, mallows, jellies, crispies, almonds, walnuts, cashews, gummies, syrups and coatings, sprinkles, to name a few.

STEP 4. Proceed to the counter for weighing (for only P20 per ounce).

STEP 5. Enjoy your nutritious dessert!
Self-serve specialty frozen yogurt

"Our self-serve frozen yogurt allows customers to be imaginative on their design and personalize their dessert concoction to their delight. Moreover, the price is very competitive and gives the customer a free hand to do their yogurt creations on a budget. So, even if they have P50 and want to enjoy our yogurt, they can!", shares Tutti Frutti Davao manager Sheila.

In addition, Sheila says that Tutti Frutti changes some of their flavors every week to give more options for their clientele. Bestselling flavors include original (plain yogurt), raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, mango, banana, coconut, peach, pomegranate, taro, cappuccino, cookies and cream, among others.

Tutti Frutti likewise has "multiple health benefits such as probiotics or helpful bacteria which have been scientifically proven to aid and improve the digestive process; provides nutrition in the form of calcium and protein; 99% non-fat and cholesterol-free; has a lower caloric content; contains less sugar and is lighter on the stomach than time-honored ice cream."

Hit family dessert

The amiable Sheila has nothing but high praises for Tutti Frutti Davao's loyal customers.

"We have a wide customer base, from kids to senior citizens. They come to the store, taste something great and on their next visit, bring their family and friends to enjoy the Tutti Frutti frozen yogurt; they even enthusiastically demonstrate the self-serve process. They really feel proud for being able to invent their own yogurt combinations," smiles Sheila.

"I also got a feedback from one customer that she was doing some shopping with her kids at the mall. At one point, the children just left and were nowhere to be found. She figured the kids must be at Tutti Frutti. So, she went to the store, and true enough, they were there already with their cups and dispensing the yogurt themselves," enthuses Sheila.

Other customers tell Sheila that their children are in a hurry to eat lunch during trips at the mall so they can drop by Tutti Frutti. In another instance, a family goes to the store and has one round of yogurt for everyone, then after their first cup, they again go for another round. Tutti Frutti has truly become a well-loved family affair!

Yogurt fans will surely welcome the latest Tutti Frutti Davao update. Aside from its first branch at the Gaisano Mall (grocery level), Tutti Frutti will open at the Damosa Business Center, Market Basket, Lanang, Davao City on November 29 (Monday).

Tutti Frutti will also open very soon at the 2nd floor, SM City Davao, Quimpo Blvd., Davao City.

"Come and visit Tutti Frutti for a perfect healthy dessert! Experience the fun, the taste, the wholesome benefits of yogurt and the priceless friendship it creates. To our loyal customers, thank you for bringing your family and friends to Tutti Frutti. Keep on coming back for more!", Sheila concludes happily.

E-mail the author at mom.about.town.dvo@gmail.com. Visit www.momabouttowndavao.blogspot.com.

Goys, question. Ang dancing fountain, every night ba siya on? and how long siya maglast?

:okay: 24 hours ni? mahal ba ang maintenance ani? :)

I heard that it is on from 6 pm to 8 pm nightly. :)

thats what im saying..LGU davao doesnt have to spend millions of pesos for a 30min firecracker show. 20M for this one can be seen the whole month of december and can still be visible the whole year round. another pride of davao.

Nice! This is another attraction sa People's Park :cheers:

Tutti Frutti DAMOSA now open

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Tutti Frutti DAMOSA now open

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I heard that it is on from 6 pm to 8 pm nightly. :)

i hope tinuod kay kung certain days of the week lang murag lain pud kaayo kay you have to adjust your diary sched para lang makakita sa fountain...

maayo ang timing kay after business/working/school hours so everybody can enjoy it. :)

^^ Mao jud bossing davaob4now. I hope that in 2011, they can extend it to 10 pm. I am also happy that Magsaysay park is also going to be renovated. :)

Nindota ang mga photos bossing dinabaw! :)

ONB ATMs break 100 mark (http://www.dailymirror.ph/Dec-2010/12042010/biz2.html)


One Network Bank (ONB) continues to expand its network of ATMs to provide customers with easier access to their money particularly those residing in the countryside.

Its ATM network all over Mindanao reached 102 as of October this year with a 291,133 cardholder base. Both figures seats ONB in the 7th place next to other leading banks in the country belonging to the MegaLink Network.

This year, ONB also received an award for Most Strategically Located ATMs for its 13 PeraAgad ATMs belonging in the top 50 onsite ATMs and another 8 in the top 50 offsite ATMs of MegaLink’s 2,600 ATMs nationwide.

Bank president Alex V. Buenaventura in a recent statement said that the demand for the installation of more ATMs primarily came from areas that are under banked or unbanked with no commercial banks and ATMs.

ONB recently installed an ATM in its newly opened branch in Babak, Island Garden City of Samal and in Mountain View College a Seventh Day Adventist Institution located in Mt. Nebo, Bukidnon Province. It looks forward to further network expansion with the opening of 5 new branches and installing 36 ATMs by end of 2011.

http://www.dailymirror.ph/Dec-2010/12042010/biz2.html

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^^^^
WOW!

^^ I hope that this will be utilized properly and effectively. Violators beware! :tongue3:

@ glenntoy15, nice updates on that part of the City and the Dancing Fountain in People's Park. Pasko Fiesta sa Davao is indeed a celebration of the People. :cheers:

^^ Mao jud bossing davaob4now. I hope that in 2011, they can extend it to 10 pm. I am also happy that Magsaysay park is also going to be renovated. :)

same here...if ma renovate na ang magsaysay park ayos kaayo...you wont ask for more, a park fronting a sea what a view!:)

unta lang jud marelocate na ang mga informal settlers dirang dapita duol sa magsaysay park...

^^ Let's hope that it will be a reality sooner that later.

Gusto nako na naay ibutang na ferris wheel dinha sa magsaysay park pero bigger than the usual, Davao's mini-version of the London Eye with an ethnic touch.

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Floating Mt. Apo

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from ftc tower ni siya sir dinabaw?nice!!!:)

^^ Mura man ug sa Mandaya or Imperial Hotel.

^^ Let's hope that it will be a reality sooner that later.

Gusto nako na naay ibutang na ferris wheel dinha sa magsaysay park pero bigger than the usual, Davao's mini-version of the London Eye with an ethnic touch.

why not a mini theme park nalang din sir?:)

extra income pa para sa maintenance ng park...:)

hope they'd bring back the skates and bikes there...
it's where we used to spend our afternoons nung bata pa ko...makamiss

Pwede pud. That is my wish too, that they bring back the skates and bikes. The kids would definitely loved that.

Davao Light setting up new posts along Tulip drive

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^^ Mao jud bossing davaob4now. I hope that in 2011, they can extend it to 10 pm. I am also happy that Magsaysay park is also going to be renovated. :)

wow..magsaysay park is definitely in need of a major transformation. i hope madayon jud na sya nga plano nuh..

same here...if ma renovate na ang magsaysay park ayos kaayo...you wont ask for more, a park fronting a sea what a view!:)

perhaps magsaysay park would be the extention of peoples park plus ibalik ang skating rink ug bikes para sa mga gusto mag enjoy inside diba.

unta lang jud marelocate na ang mga informal settlers dirang dapita duol sa magsaysay park...

mao lang jud na ang naka pangit sa view diha..unta nuh parehas sa LGU zamboanga wherein ang mga squatters kay gipang relocate nila unya karon kay nadevelop na jud sya as paseo del mar na karon.

^^ Let's hope that it will be a reality sooner that later.

Gusto nako na naay ibutang na ferris wheel dinha sa magsaysay park pero bigger than the usual, Davao's mini-version of the London Eye with an ethnic touch.

hehehe nice kaayo na bai..mini version of the london eye. payts!!

Davao Light setting up new posts along Tulip drive

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busy jud kaayo ang DLPC karon pag upgrade sa ilang mga mainline oi..gabii hangtud kadlawon jud ang ilang tirada.

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the best kaayu ni nga pics sir. :cheers:

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visible gihapon ang the king marco ug ang queen mandaya.hehehe

Street scenes

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Ateneo Blue Knights win Invitational cage crown (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/sports/ateneo-blue-knights-win-invitational-cage-crown)


THE Ateneo de Davao University (Addu) Blue Knights clobbered Xavier University (XU) of Cagayan de Oro City, 85-69, on Thursday to become virtual champion of the ongoing Jesuit Invitational Games (Jig) in Manila.

The victory came on the heels of the Cholo Elegino-coached Blue Knights' twin victories against Ateneo de Zamboanga (77-57) and Ateneo de Manila University (57-53) earlier.

Elegino, in text messages to Sun.Star Davao, said they are going home with the title even if they lose to Ateneo de Naga that they were playing against as of Friday press time.

"We are very happy to win the championship. Should we lose to Ateneo de Naga, we will be in identical standing with Admu. We are in the advantage, however, since we have defeated Admu by virtue of the winner over the other ruling. But we will go for the win against Naga for some bragging rights," Elegino said.

He said the Admu squad that they have beaten was composed of team B players although a few of their team A mainstays reinforced the team.

Elegino also said that AdMU prioritized the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) but its team B players are no pushovers.

"AdMU's team B was still a strong team because they won over Xavier by as much as 39 points and Naga by 26 points," Elegino said.

The Ateneo de Davao dribblers are expected to return home this weekend. (MLSA)

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on December 04, 2010.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/sports/ateneo-blue-knights-win-invitational-cage-crown

Kerygma Conference 2010 Davao
December 4, 2010

Bro Bo Sanchez
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Bro Pio Espñol
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Mindanao Drama Company starting to attract members
Written by: Boga , Jessy
Friday, 03 December 2010

The Mindanao Drama Company, a non-profit performing organization in the city that aims to breathe life into the performing arts, is growing its members not just for theater performing, but also for modelling, pageants, dancing and singing.

Company director Joyce Kirkconnell said that she is in the process of scouting talents to fill the modelling, pageant, dancing and singing divisions of the performing group.

Last Nov. 27, Kirkconnell held a basic and advanced modelling workshop at Sychar Hotel and organized the first batch of the modelling division of the company.

She said that the models she trained are set to star in an upcoming project with a European recording artist. Hella Fyre Club, a group of European hip hop rappers under Paranoia Records will be coming over to Davao to shoot a music video with them next Friday, Dec. 3.

Kirkconnell will be directing the music video, which will be shot in the Wheels N’ More Drive Compound in Bajada. Passionate and very enthusiastic, Kirkconnell anticipates the success of the project. She said, “before the year ends, the music video will be released in music channels.”

Aside from the modelling division, Kirkconnell said that by the third week of December, she would have already organized a dancing and singing division.

The Mindanao Drama Company, who recently just finished their first major production, a live screen play called Last Love, is eyeing on another big production next year, in time for the opening of the Philippine Women’s Events and Cultural Center.

Mindanao Times (http://www.mindanaotimes.net/?p=15629)

US chocolate firm taps Davao farmers for cacao supply

December 5, 2010 7:14 am



DAVAO CITY, Dec. 3 – A chocolate manufacturing firm based in the United States has tapped Davao Region farmers for the supply of up to 100,000 metric tons of cacao in the next five years.

But since no single cacao plantation has the capacity to supply cacao of that magnitude, no less than waling-waling queen of the south Charita Puentespina has been asked by the US chocolate firm Mars Inc., to consolidate the cacao harvests of the farmers within her area of responsibility.

Puentespina’s name has been synonymous with cutflowers ever since she mass-produced the orchid waling-waling (scientific name: Vanda Sanderiana) in 1985 through embryo culture. When she passed on the management of her orchid business to her children, she started her own love affair with cacao.

Mars, Inc., which has been doing business with Puentespina as a cacao consolidator since 1988, manufactures popular chocolate brands like M&M, Mars, Twix and Snickers, among others.

It is a $ 30-billion company with six business segments the world over including pet care, food, Symbioscience, Wrigley Gum and Confections, drinks, and chocolates.

Since then, Puentespina has consolidated all wet beans produced by farmers within a 25-kilometer radius from the Puentespina farm in Malagos, where a total of 17 hectares of the Puentespina Farm is planted to cacao.

“We consolidate the cacao beans from individual farmers and from cooperatives, ferment and dry them under the sun,” she said.

The Malagos area used to be a cacao farm and lucky are those who did not cut down their cacao trees because they were able to join the consolidated cacao farmers in their budding business.

Cacao is also sourced from satellite cacao farms in Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley and Sto. Tomas in Davao del Norte.

The Mars Cacao Development Center in Malagos has hosted no less than 4,000 farmers who have received free training on the proper growing, rehabilitation and post-harvest of cacao trees. Once the cacao farms are rehabilitated, they will yield a very good harvest.

“Mars will need up to 100 metric tons of cacao beans in the next five years,” Puentespina said. Mars, Inc commercial manager earlier said this is valued at 300 million dollars.

The farmers have never been happier because the demand from Mars, Inc. has increased the price of cocoa to P110 per kilo.

Puentespina said the farmers can meet their yearly expenses just by planting cacao. They can harvest twice a year, one for Christmas and then another in April for the tuition fees of their children.

Mars buys the dried cocoa beans from the Davao farmers without exclusivity. The farmers sell via international commodity trading.

“Mars has a very big demand and no single plantation can meet the demand at the moment so the cacao products are consolidated,” Puentespina said.

Mars said it is confident that the Davao farmers can deliver. The joint venture also offers a lot of possibilities for the region’s coconut industry as one of Mars’ product, Bounty, considers desiccated coconut as an important ingredient.

Cocoa exports from Davao City

The amount of cocoa exported by Davao to other countries has been steadily growing, and has in fact increased six fold in 2009 according to Bureau of Customs (BoC) Davao data. Among the countries importing cocoa from the region are Malaysia, Thailand, Netherlands, China and the United States.

The Philippines produces and estimated 6,000 metric tons of cacao beans, from around 1.5 million cacao-producing trees. Considering the demand for cacao and the 100,000 metric tons target in the next seven years, farmers have to plant up to 50 million trees or lose it competitiveness in the market. There is also a need to revive the neglected 400,000 cacao trees to make them productive again.

Data from the Department of Agriculture (DA) shows that Mindanao has the most number of cacao trees, with 18,388 hectares planted to cacao as of 1990. Majority of the cacao farms can be found in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, North Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula and in Davao.

The area planted to cacao was however reduced to less than 10,000 hectares in 2006 when cacao production fell from 9,900 tons to about 5,400 tons. Davao supplies about two thirds of the country’s cacao production.

With almost 4,000 hectares planted to cacao trees, Davao Oriental holds the honor of being the top producer of cocoa in the country. To increase its production, the province has implemented a cacao development program using high-yielding varieties as plant materials.

The increasing price of cocoa beans, thanks to a robust demand for cacao should however encourage farmers to plant more cacao trees. Demand for Davao-grown cocoa is expected to go up in the next years, considering the 2 to 3 percent, or up to 90,000 metric tons growth in the consumption of cocoa worldwide.

The projection that cocoa demand will rise higher than what farmers can supply should be taken by Davao farmers as a signal that they should expand their production areas for high quality cocoa.

Cocoa is included in the CoCoPal (cocoa, coconut and the palamayanan) program of the Agricultural Cooperative Development International/Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (ACDI/VOCA), an economic development organization that specializes in food security, agribusiness, community development, financial services and enterprise development.

Part of the $ 5.4-million funds awarded to ACDI/VOCA by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used to teach cacao farmers new skills and technologies. It is working with the University of Southern Mindanao in Kabacan, North Cotabato to implement the activities.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional director Marizon Loreto said the region’s cacao industry has a lot of potential and this is foreseen to be a big boost to the region’s processors, farmers, traders and exporters.

“If the region can improve its cacao industry then that would mean more jobs and more dollar earnings,” DTI Undersecretary Engr. Merly Cruz said during the recent Free Trade Area Campaign of the department in Davao City.

Health benefits of cacao

Cacao is known for its health benefits due to its antioxidant content that doctors claim reduces the ability of the blood to clot, keep high blood pressure down and thus reduces the risks of stroke and heart attacks.

An Italian study shows that consuming a 20-gram dark chocolate the size of a small square every three days leads to cardiovascular benefits.

Cacao is considered healthy food as it contains the antioxidant catechin. It also contains up to 2.7 percent of theobromine and 0.25 percent of caffeine. Theobromine is a coronary dilator, cardiovascular stimulant and a potent diuretic. The very low amount of caffeine found in cocoa beans makes it a great alternative to coffee or even tea.

It is also known as the “happy food” as it increases the serotonine level in the brain. Low levels of serotonin in people have been linked to depression and PMS symptoms.

Chocolate bars made from cacao and sourced from the Davao Region is becoming popular worldwide under the brand Askinosie.

A local farmer’s picture is emblazoned on the chocolate bar wrapper, which also shows the variety and the origin of the bean.

Asinosie’s 77 percent Davao Dark Chocolate is made of 77 percent Davao cocoa beans and 23 percent organic cane sugar. Chocolate lovers claim that the Asinosie brand chocolate with Davao cocoa is incredibly delicious. The brand also sells the Davao White Chocolate which is made of 34 percent cocoa butter, also made from Davao cocoa beans, organic cane sugar and goat’s milk powder.

With the many uses of cacao both as a beverage, as chocolate and as raw ingredient in other food products, one can only expect an increase in demand for the cacao beans in the coming years. And with Mars, Inc. already in Davao and committing to purchase hundreds of tons of cacao beans in the years to come, there is no way for the region’s cacao industry to go but up.

However, there remains the problem of supplying the increasing demand for cacao beans. (PNA) LAP/LAC/ldp


Daily Tribune (http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20101205nat7.html)

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nice shot sir Rod, wer dafet?:cheers:

Solariega

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parang gusto ko ang ambiente dito... tagpila ilang unit (apartment type)?

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Toscana (http://www.camellahomes.net/communities/davao/toscana.php)

Camella Northpoint bossing dinabaw.

Street scenes

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lahi ra dyud no, bisang naay spagwires, basta-limpio ang kalsada, chada ra dyapon tan-awun ;)

Davao Light setting up new posts along Tulip drive

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maayo ra pod... katong mga kahoy nga poste pede na to i.sugnod :bash: :lol:





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anha ko nagpuyo sa una... naa pa ba ang apartment nganha sa to nga kilid?

Tutti Frutti DAMOSA now open
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kabayot ba sad sa color aning store uy...:bash: :lol:


hehehe..nangluod diay si elefant nimo angkol? tsk tsk tsk tsk...:lol::bash:

kay ngano man :bash: :lol:

kabayot ba sad sa color aning store uy...:bash: :lol:




kay ngano man :bash: :lol:

Karon lang ko kabalo binayot diay nang neon colors naa diha, abi nako "fink" lang. :lol:

^^ subdivision na diha sir, ambot kung naay apartment(semi detached).

maayo ra pod... katong mga kahoy nga poste pede na to i.sugnod :bash: :lol:






anha ko nagpuyo sa una... naa pa ba ang apartment nganha sa to nga kilid?

I think it is already closed as I pass by that area on weekdays and have not seen an apartment near the one you described. :)

I think it is already closed as I pass by that area on weekdays and have not seen an apartment near the one you described. :)

aw diay... daghan paraba ko memories didto... nag-apartment ko nganha sa una para lang naa koy hide-away :bash: :lol:

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Peoples Park

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i love this Christmas tree. this is better than before!

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Abreeza

^^ Nice! The asymmetrical design of Abreeza looks really good. :)

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Watch for another surprise Christmas display from Mana....

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^^ Nice! The asymmetrical design of Abreeza looks really good. :)

excited to the max sir rod? :lol: imo parang grand piano ang design :)

aw diay... daghan paraba ko memories didto... nag-apartment ko nganha sa una para lang naa koy hide-away :bash: :lol:

mao diay duol lang pud sa imong condo :lol:

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Abreeza

Nice...ug at least dili BOXY!

Watch for another surprise Christmas display from Mana....

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One of the popular Christmas season attractions in the City.

excited to the max sir rod? :lol: imo parang grand piano ang design :)

:lol: Wa pa kaabot sa max level akong excitement.

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Abreeza

Ramp na para sa sakyanan?

Kerygma Conference 2010 Davao
December 4, 2010

Bro Bo Sanchez
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Bro Pio Espñol
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Chad Borja giving a testimonial
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thank you sa pics bai!:banana:
mao ni akong gihulat nga i-post nimo bai..amazing. daghan kaayo ug tao. davao lang ni nga mga participants bai?

aw diay... daghan paraba ko memories didto... nag-apartment ko nganha sa una para lang naa koy hide-away :bash: :lol:

taman na lng diay ka sa reminisce ani angkol since wala na ang building.:lol:

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wow!!:banana: ika pila na ni nga 3d sa atong pinalangga na ciudad bai? wala na jud nagpa ulahi ang atong homegrown mall sa mga 3D cinemas nuh..ang VP na lng ang wala..cmon VP..sumabay ka na :lol::banana:

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Abreeza

why not kaya paliton na lng sa VP ang durian hotel nuh?para naa instant hotel ang VP sabayan pud nila ug major major reinnovation ang whole VP complex ug mall. IMHO lang :cheers:

Im not sure if this has been posted na....


The-best-of-Manila-and-world-fashion-in-Davao (http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/fashionandbeauty/fashionandbeauty/view/20101203-306651/The-best-of-Manila-and-world-fashion-in-Davao)
By Cheche V. Moral
Philippine Daily Inquirer

This three-level shop has become the one-stop hub for the South’s sophisticated shoppers

THERE has been no big announcement, but Davao’s Chimes Specialty Store will open the doors to its second branch next year.

The second Chimes will be at the Ayala Abreeza Mall, also in Davao, said CEO Cindy Louise Yap, following the store’s annual fashion show last Nov. 20, its biggest in its six years of operations.

Beginning with 40 brands when it opened its three-level specialty shop on Governor Sales Street in October 2004, Yap and her family have grown the selection to over 100 local and international brands. It has become the one-stop hub for sophisticated Davao shoppers.

An initial impression is that it’s like a mini Rustan’s, a comparison that its owners take as a compliment.

Sophisticated shoppers

The Yaps, whose business roots can be traced to a textile store, are behind Felcris Supermarket Inc., prominent retailers down South that have been operating a chain of department stores, supermarkets, hypermarts and convenience stores for the last 25 years.

“When I moved back to Davao after university graduation [from Vancouver’s University of British Columbia] to join the family business, I realized there was no one offering the latest and the best in beauty, fragrances, home and fashion,” recalls Yap, 31.

“Davaoeños have evolved to being sophisticated shoppers,” she adds. “They value quality products and appreciate the personalized shopping experience. I think that’s what differentiates Chimes Specialty Store from other large, upscale department stores. We strive to make our customers feel comfortable; it’s as if they’re just picking out stuff from their own closet—though it’s probably more like a walk-in closet.”

And when Davaoeños spend, they spend cash, Yap says.

“Our customers appreciate rare finds. The uniqueness of an item gives customers its value—and sometimes, it’s not just about the price.”

Early on, Chimes established itself as the exclusive Davao retailer for some choice brands.

In 2005, it brought in House of Laurel, Rajo Laurel’s RTW label, which now includes menswear and the kids’ line Rajito. It also has bags and accessories from Aranaz and, most recently, the designer lines of Greenbelt 5’s Myth boutique.

“Everyone knew who Rajo Laurel was, but his clothes were not readily available in Davao... Now, if you’re going to a party, House of Laurel is one of the few brands in Davao that will always have something unique for you,” she says.

Elaborate design

Often, reactions from what she’s wearing are also her indicator if a brand is ready to make its Davao debut.

“I’ve been buying my dresses from Myth. And I’ve always gotten a lot of compliments every time I wear them,” she says. On the recent fashion show dubbed “Travel Around the World,” to indicate the variety of the brand selection, Yap handpicked the elaborate designs of Joel Escober and Chris Diaz, two of Myth’s designers, to introduce the label to their shoppers.

The Chimes customer has a penchant for intricate details in their cocktail wear, says Yap.

Niche beauty brands like Australia’s Skin Doctors, Luminess Air makeup, Jurlique, Paris’ Talika Light Therapy and Spa at Home by Mt. Sapola have also found their way to Chimes. It also carries popular fashion labels like Schu, Bayo, Ensembles, Freeway, RAF by Plains and Prints, Levi’s, Puma, Dockers, among many others.

“Today, with more than 100 brands, from cosmetics to toys, our shoppers can find branded gifts, or they can look for that unique find that gives them a statement.”

Chimes’ growth, however, is owed to her family’s “personal passion for the latest fashion trends.” At the fashion show, Yap and her siblings and their friends, Davao’s stylish set, were in full attendance.

“This year has been a great year for Chimes,” Yap says. “Next year is another exciting year as [we] expand.”

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^^I never knew about this until now!

thanks for posting! yey! wahehe! :okay:

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THOUSANDS of Christmas lights illuminate City Hall at dusk as part of the extravagant Pasko Fiesta sa Dabaw. The city government earmarked P86.3 million for the month-long celebration which started on Dec. 1. RENE B. LUMAWAG

GUESS WHO'S BACK?! :guns1::guns1::guns1:

Im not sure if this has been posted na....


The-best-of-Manila-and-world-fashion-in-Davao (http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/fashionandbeauty/fashionandbeauty/view/20101203-306651/The-best-of-Manila-and-world-fashion-in-Davao)
By Cheche V. Moral
Philippine Daily Inquirer

This three-level shop has become the one-stop hub for the South’s sophisticated shoppers


THERE has been no big announcement, but Davao’s Chimes Specialty Store will open the doors to its second branch next year.

The second Chimes will be at the Ayala Abreeza Mall, also in Davao, said CEO Cindy Louise Yap, following the store’s annual fashion show last Nov. 20, its biggest in its six years of operations.

I guess that rules out Debenhams or Rustans as the junior department store? Pero ok lang, homegrown man sab :okay:


And when Davaoeños spend, they spend cash, Yap says.


Haha..tugshew! Maayo na nang pasimple lang ang lifestyle pero within one's means ang gasto lahi kumpara anang patsada ang lifestyle unya credit card diay gamit..tapos kada end sa bulan minimum pa jud ang bayran :lol:

Naa tung bisita sa akong ig-agaw before, dili lang ko mag tell kung taga asa, pero among gi agda sa-una manga-on ug Penongs kay turista lagi kuno sa Davao, giignan ra man hinoon mi nga cheap daw nang mga pa unlimited rice na kan-anan na pa bottomless iced tea pa..didto daw mi sa patsada ang ambience so nag Krua Thai mi..Ug sa dihang miabot na ang bill, gi collect man hinoon among mga tig isang bayad (kkb man mi) kay iyang gi tigum ang kwarta dayon gawas sa iyang cc..wala diay kwarta ang choy :lol:

thank you sa pics bai!:banana:
mao ni akong gihulat nga i-post nimo bai..amazing. daghan kaayo ug tao. davao lang ni nga mga participants bai?

Not only in Davao but the whole of Mindanao. There were people coming from Zambo, Ozamiz, CdeO, Tagum, Gensan and other Cities. All-in-all there were 3,000 people gathered there. It was indeed moving to see a lot of people gathered before God and I am blessed being part of it. :)

wow!!:banana: ika pila na ni nga 3d sa atong pinalangga na ciudad bai? wala na jud nagpa ulahi ang atong homegrown mall sa mga 3D cinemas nuh..ang VP na lng ang wala..cmon VP..sumabay ka na :lol::banana:

3rd 3D na ni if mahuman na. VP ug Gaisano South Citimall na lang ang wala pa.

;68412159']GUESS WHO'S BACK?! :guns1::guns1::guns1:



I guess that rules out Debenhams or Rustans as the junior department store? Pero ok lang, homegrown man sab :okay:



Haha..tugshew! Maayo na nang pasimple lang ang lifestyle pero within one's means ang gasto lahi kumpara anang patsada ang lifestyle unya credit card diay gamit..tapos kada end sa bulan minimum pa jud ang bayran :lol:

Naa tung bisita sa akong ig-agaw before, dili lang ko mag tell kung taga asa, pero among gi agda sa-una manga-on ug Penongs kay turista lagi kuno sa Davao, giignan ra man hinoon mi nga cheap daw nang mga pa unlimited rice na kan-anan na pa bottomless iced tea pa..didto daw mi sa patsada ang ambience so nag Krua Thai mi..Ug sa dihang miabot na ang bill, gi collect man hinoon among mga tig isang bayad (kkb man mi) kay iyang gi tigum ang kwarta dayon gawas sa iyang cc..wala diay kwarta ang choy :lol:

WELCOME BACK MR. WAWAY! :dance:

Im not sure if this has been posted na....


The-best-of-Manila-and-world-fashion-in-Davao (http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/fashionandbeauty/fashionandbeauty/view/20101203-306651/The-best-of-Manila-and-world-fashion-in-Davao)
By Cheche V. Moral
Philippine Daily Inquirer

This three-level shop has become the one-stop hub for the South’s sophisticated shoppers

THERE has been no big announcement, but Davao’s Chimes Specialty Store will open the doors to its second branch next year.

The second Chimes will be at the Ayala Abreeza Mall, also in Davao, said CEO Cindy Louise Yap, following the store’s annual fashion show last Nov. 20, its biggest in its six years of operations.

Beginning with 40 brands when it opened its three-level specialty shop on Governor Sales Street in October 2004, Yap and her family have grown the selection to over 100 local and international brands. It has become the one-stop hub for sophisticated Davao shoppers.

An initial impression is that it’s like a mini Rustan’s, a comparison that its owners take as a compliment.

Sophisticated shoppers

The Yaps, whose business roots can be traced to a textile store, are behind Felcris Supermarket Inc., prominent retailers down South that have been operating a chain of department stores, supermarkets, hypermarts and convenience stores for the last 25 years.

“When I moved back to Davao after university graduation [from Vancouver’s University of British Columbia] to join the family business, I realized there was no one offering the latest and the best in beauty, fragrances, home and fashion,” recalls Yap, 31.

“Davaoeños have evolved to being sophisticated shoppers,” she adds. “They value quality products and appreciate the personalized shopping experience. I think that’s what differentiates Chimes Specialty Store from other large, upscale department stores. We strive to make our customers feel comfortable; it’s as if they’re just picking out stuff from their own closet—though it’s probably more like a walk-in closet.”

And when Davaoeños spend, they spend cash, Yap says.

“Our customers appreciate rare finds. The uniqueness of an item gives customers its value—and sometimes, it’s not just about the price.”

Early on, Chimes established itself as the exclusive Davao retailer for some choice brands.

In 2005, it brought in House of Laurel, Rajo Laurel’s RTW label, which now includes menswear and the kids’ line Rajito. It also has bags and accessories from Aranaz and, most recently, the designer lines of Greenbelt 5’s Myth boutique.

“Everyone knew who Rajo Laurel was, but his clothes were not readily available in Davao... Now, if you’re going to a party, House of Laurel is one of the few brands in Davao that will always have something unique for you,” she says.

Elaborate design

Often, reactions from what she’s wearing are also her indicator if a brand is ready to make its Davao debut.

“I’ve been buying my dresses from Myth. And I’ve always gotten a lot of compliments every time I wear them,” she says. On the recent fashion show dubbed “Travel Around the World,” to indicate the variety of the brand selection, Yap handpicked the elaborate designs of Joel Escober and Chris Diaz, two of Myth’s designers, to introduce the label to their shoppers.

The Chimes customer has a penchant for intricate details in their cocktail wear, says Yap.

Niche beauty brands like Australia’s Skin Doctors, Luminess Air makeup, Jurlique, Paris’ Talika Light Therapy and Spa at Home by Mt. Sapola have also found their way to Chimes. It also carries popular fashion labels like Schu, Bayo, Ensembles, Freeway, RAF by Plains and Prints, Levi’s, Puma, Dockers, among many others.

“Today, with more than 100 brands, from cosmetics to toys, our shoppers can find branded gifts, or they can look for that unique find that gives them a statement.”

Chimes’ growth, however, is owed to her family’s “personal passion for the latest fashion trends.” At the fashion show, Yap and her siblings and their friends, Davao’s stylish set, were in full attendance.

“This year has been a great year for Chimes,” Yap says. “Next year is another exciting year as [we] expand.”

It's nice that Chimes will put up a shop in Abreeza. Definitely not a pushover. Ato ni bay! :)

;68412159']GUESS WHO'S BACK?! :guns1::guns1::guns1:



I guess that rules out Debenhams or Rustans as the junior department store? Pero ok lang, homegrown man sab :okay:



Haha..tugshew! Maayo na nang pasimple lang ang lifestyle pero within one's means ang gasto lahi kumpara anang patsada ang lifestyle unya credit card diay gamit..tapos kada end sa bulan minimum pa jud ang bayran :lol:

Naa tung bisita sa akong ig-agaw before, dili lang ko mag tell kung taga asa, pero among gi agda sa-una manga-on ug Penongs kay turista lagi kuno sa Davao, giignan ra man hinoon mi nga cheap daw nang mga pa unlimited rice na kan-anan na pa bottomless iced tea pa..didto daw mi sa patsada ang ambience so nag Krua Thai mi..Ug sa dihang miabot na ang bill, gi collect man hinoon among mga tig isang bayad (kkb man mi) kay iyang gi tigum ang kwarta dayon gawas sa iyang cc..wala diay kwarta ang choy :lol:

:okay: welcome back.....i hope si @peng hok pud hehe..
Basin naa pud diay rustans or debenhams...if wala then this would be a great step for chimes to be known nationally...

;68412159']GUESS WHO'S BACK?! :guns1::guns1::guns1:



I guess that rules out Debenhams or Rustans as the junior department store? Pero ok lang, homegrown man sab :okay:



Haha..tugshew! Maayo na nang pasimple lang ang lifestyle pero within one's means ang gasto lahi kumpara anang patsada ang lifestyle unya credit card diay gamit..tapos kada end sa bulan minimum pa jud ang bayran :lol:

Naa tung bisita sa akong ig-agaw before, dili lang ko mag tell kung taga asa, pero among gi agda sa-una manga-on ug Penongs kay turista lagi kuno sa Davao, giignan ra man hinoon mi nga cheap daw nang mga pa unlimited rice na kan-anan na pa bottomless iced tea pa..didto daw mi sa patsada ang ambience so nag Krua Thai mi..Ug sa dihang miabot na ang bill, gi collect man hinoon among mga tig isang bayad (kkb man mi) kay iyang gi tigum ang kwarta dayon gawas sa iyang cc..wala diay kwarta ang choy :lol:

welcome back sir idol :banana::banana:
buinga anang mangulekta oi tpos CC ra diay gamiton.wahahahaha mao lagi nang patsada ug lifestyle pero way cash kay nagsalig sa minimum ra nga bayaran.hahahaha igit gihapon.hahahaha

25 THINGS TO DO IN THE PHILIPPINES …

By Jill Lejano
Philippine Daily InquirerDateFirst Posted 22:05:00 12/04/2010
GALLERY1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
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PHOTO:
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… before fantasizing about exploring other countries
1. Go white water rafting in Cagayan de Oro.

2. Visit Batanes.

3. See Mt. Mayon up close.

4. Swim with the whale sharks in Donsol.

5. Climb Mt. Pulag and be awed by its sea of clouds.

6. Dive, swim and explore Palawan’s underground river.

7. Hike and let the view of Mt. Pinatubo crater take your breath away.

8. Party in your bikini in Boracay.

9. Surf’s up! Choose your wave—La Union, Zambales or Real, Quezon.

10. Missed out on the pristine beauty of Boracay 15 years ago? Visit Malapascua, Cebu.

11. Dive and see the rich marine life of Anilao, Batangas.

12. Travel back in time—go to Vigan.

13. Let Bohol wow you with its many offerings—the Chocolate Hills, the tarsier, the Loboc River Cruise, old churches and the beach.

14. Go high! Drive to the Mountain Province of Sagada. Check out the caves, the hanging coffins and enjoy the laidback lifestyle.

15. Grab a Viaje del Sol map, visit Ugu Binyan’s pottery studio, eat at Kusina Salud and unwind at Casa San Pablo.

16. Spend an entire week up north. Take a road trip from Manila to Vigan, Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Aparri and Isabela!

17. Try wakeboarding in Camsur.

18. Check out Malate, Old Manila and all their secret spots.

19. There are many reasons to love Davao. Kublai’s artworks, its proximity to the beach, the tasty pastil and juicy suha. And did I mention that it’s a smoke-free city?

20. Spend a weekend roughing it in Anawangin and Capones in Zambales.

21. Check out our colorful fiestas and document them with your camera. Ati-atihan, Dinagyang, Masskara, Sinulog, Higantes, Panagbenga and more.

22. Pick your own strawberries at the Strawberry Fields in La Trinidad, Benguet.

23. Go to Pampanga for sisig.

24. If it’s too hot in Manila, grab a few friends and take a quick trip to Tagaytay.

25. Enjoy a food trip in Iloilo. You’ll never go hungry in this city.

^^ The list goes to show nga daghan ug adventure destination ang Pilipinas. I hope makamata ang uban sa ilang pag ilusyon nga adventure capital sila or unsa pa kay sa listahan pa lang, makita na nato nga walay ga monopolya sa adventure destinations sa Pilipinas :okay:

^^ang puso kol...:)

;68419709']^^ The list goes to show nga daghan ug adventure destination ang Pilipinas. I hope makamata ang uban sa ilang pag ilusyon nga adventure capital sila or unsa pa kay sa listahan pa lang, makita na nato nga walay ga monopolya sa adventure destinations sa Pilipinas :okay:

buinga sir oi..naa may mga ni-ulbo sa akong opinion sa pikas. daku kaayo ug kasubo ba.hahaha luoy nga luod lang niya..:hilarious:lol:

buinga sir oi..naa may mga ni-ulbo sa akong opinion sa pikas. daku kaayo ug kasubo ba.hahaha luoy nga luod lang niya..:hilarious:lol:

Why am I not surprised nga maoy pagkasabot sa uban sa list..
points to ponder..

#8 lang ang Boracay ug #17 lang ang Camsur wakeboarding vs Whitewater rafting? Dire nato makita kinsay bugo sa forums :)

;68425347']Why am I not surprised nga maoy pagkasabot sa uban sa list..
points to ponder..

#8 lang ang Boracay ug #17 lang ang Camsur wakeboarding vs Whitewater rafting? Dire nato makita kinsay bugo sa forums :)

lagi..hehehe 5yrs na as a forumer, pikon jampong till now. :):cheers:

bdw off the topic.

please support philippine football team AZKALS in
AAF Suzuki Cup

they have tied 3 time champion SINGAPORE 1 - 1
and won the game against last years defending champion VIETNAM 2 - 0

Good vibes for pinoy football.

25 THINGS TO DO IN THE PHILIPPINES …

By Jill Lejano
Philippine Daily InquirerDateFirst Posted 22:05:00 12/04/2010
GALLERY1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
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PHOTO:
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:
25 social networking mistakes that’ll get you defriended/unfollowed
Required reading : 25 Pinoy Comic books
25 Pinoys you should be following on Twitter
Super Radar Manila, Kay Exciting!
Fit to watch: The past decade’s 25 must-see TV shows
25 cool ways to work (or fake work)
25 DVDs to start your collection
25 Websites you should bookmark
25 Blogs you should be reading
MORE SUPER HEADLINES:
25 social networking mistakes that’ll get you defriended/unfollowed
Fit to watch: The past decade’s 25 must-see TV shows
25 Blogs you should be reading
MORE MOST READ STORIES
… before fantasizing about exploring other countries
1. Go white water rafting in Cagayan de Oro.

2. Visit Batanes.

3. See Mt. Mayon up close.

4. Swim with the whale sharks in Donsol.

5. Climb Mt. Pulag and be awed by its sea of clouds.

6. Dive, swim and explore Palawan’s underground river.

7. Hike and let the view of Mt. Pinatubo crater take your breath away.

8. Party in your bikini in Boracay.

9. Surf’s up! Choose your wave—La Union, Zambales or Real, Quezon.

10. Missed out on the pristine beauty of Boracay 15 years ago? Visit Malapascua, Cebu.

11. Dive and see the rich marine life of Anilao, Batangas.

12. Travel back in time—go to Vigan.

13. Let Bohol wow you with its many offerings—the Chocolate Hills, the tarsier, the Loboc River Cruise, old churches and the beach.

14. Go high! Drive to the Mountain Province of Sagada. Check out the caves, the hanging coffins and enjoy the laidback lifestyle.

15. Grab a Viaje del Sol map, visit Ugu Binyan’s pottery studio, eat at Kusina Salud and unwind at Casa San Pablo.

16. Spend an entire week up north. Take a road trip from Manila to Vigan, Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Aparri and Isabela!

17. Try wakeboarding in Camsur.

18. Check out Malate, Old Manila and all their secret spots.

19. There are many reasons to love Davao. Kublai’s artworks, its proximity to the beach, the tasty pastil and juicy suha. And did I mention that it’s a smoke-free city?

20. Spend a weekend roughing it in Anawangin and Capones in Zambales.

21. Check out our colorful fiestas and document them with your camera. Ati-atihan, Dinagyang, Masskara, Sinulog, Higantes, Panagbenga and more.

22. Pick your own strawberries at the Strawberry Fields in La Trinidad, Benguet.

23. Go to Pampanga for sisig.

24. If it’s too hot in Manila, grab a few friends and take a quick trip to Tagaytay.

25. Enjoy a food trip in Iloilo. You’ll never go hungry in this city.

I love the description he gave for our City. :cheers:

I love the description he gave for our City. :cheers:

thats what i just said sa pikas thread bai..

kabalo ka unsay napala nako?

:storm::storm::storm:

funny but true..:lol::hilarious:lol:

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Malvar Street...( camphone lang xenxa...:) )

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Is Chimes the former Felcris Sales? If it is,even then their stocks are always good and rare.

^^ You're correct sir.

PAL exec assures Davao City remains one of the top destinations

March 16, 2010 10:06 am

DAVAO CITY, March 16 – Philippine Airlines (PAL) executive has assured that Davao City remained as one of the top destinations for the country's flag-carrier, as passenger traffic flying in and out of the financial hub of Mindanao continues to grow.

Enrique Javier, PAL vice president for sales, said in 2009, PAL increased its number of daily flights to six from its four daily flights the year before.

"During low season, we register around 75 to 80 percent load of passengers while during the peak season we have about 95 to 98 percent," Javier said.

Over the weekend, PAL also launched its latest offering, the giving away of over 70,000 seats as the company approaches its 70th year anniversary in 2011.

Part of its year-long celebration, a series of promotional events will be launched by Asia’s first airline company.

For starters, a total of 16,000 seats will be given away in a raffle promo for tickets purchased online. The free tickets to be given away will be the same route and class as the winning ones.

As PAL celebrates its 69th year on March 15, it also announced the resumption of flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and to Brisbane in Australia.

Riyadh is the sole destination of the flag-carrier in the Middle East, while the Brisbane flight will bring the total number of destinations in Australia to three, including Melbourne and Sydney.

The new flights will bring PAL's international destinations to 26, in addition to 20 domestic destinations.

The Manila-Brisbane flight will begin on March 17 and be offered twice weekly.

The Manila-Riyadh flight will begin on March 28 and will be available four times a week.(PNA)

LDV/JGQ/lvp

Balita (http://http://balita.ph/2010/03/16/pal-exec-assures-davao-city-remains-one-of-the-top-destinations/)

:lol:

ACT for Peace honors 5 individuals as "Mindanao peace champions" (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p101206.htm&no=75)


Koronadal City (6 December) -- Former Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chairman Jesus Dureza and four others were honored as "Mindanao Peace Champions" in a Kanduli, a thanksgiving celebration, last Thursday night in Davao City.

The GoP-UN Action for Conflict Transformation (ACT) for Peace Programme, cited Dureza; Lt. Gen. Raymundo Ferrer, commanding officer of the Western Mindanao Command; Atty. Mary Ann Arnado, secretary general of the Mindanao People's Caucus; Ms Irene Santiago, chair of the Mindanao Women's Commission; and Ms Amina Rasul-Bernardo, director of the Philippine Council on Islam and Democracy for their contributions in the peace-building efforts in Mindanao.

Rose Bugtay, of the ACT for Peace, said Dureza was acknowledged for "being at the forefront of peace and development efforts in Mindanao, linking the island to the national government for many years at the same time doing peace work on the ground" while Ferrer for "being a strong advocate to incorporate peace lens in the security sector.

Arnado was honored for "bringing different groups of people to dialogue? and creating opportunities for bakwits to be heard and listened to at the local, national and international arena" while Santiago was cited for being a "strong advocate for women empowerment in Mindanao and for her untiring campaign for women to get involved and be recognized as a key stakeholder in the peace process;"

Ms Rasul-Bernardo recognized for "lending voice to the marginalized in the public discourse and organizing women, particularly Moro and the Ulama, to get involved in peacebuilding."

ACT for Peace also cited Mindanao News and Information Cooperative Center, known as MindaNews, for "its steadfast dedication in providing reliable and exhaustive news and information on Mindanao ? its culture, its people, its places and issues affecting the island ? that have contributed to the meaningful discourse on Mindanao and the building of an informed, strong peace consitutuency in the island region."

It also honored the Bishops-Ulama Conference for "relentlessly pursuing dialogues across religious lines and harnessing religious beliefs of Mindanaoans to promote mutual respect and understanding as well as reconciliation, unity and peace in Mindanao."

Aside from peace champions, the Programme also paid tribute to partners who have demonstrated meaningful changes as a result of applying peacebuilding principles, approaches and processes. These changes can be glimpsed in various areas ? from conflict prevention, building relationships to policy change. At least 18 partners ? individuals, groups and institutions ? from across Mindanao were acknowledged.

The ACT for Peace Programme has been supporting the transformation of 278 conflict-affected and conflict-vulnerable barangays into peace and development communities in Southern Mindanao. It also assisted 60'schools of peace' as its contribution to the promotion of culture of peace.

Implemented by the Mindanao Development Authority in partnership with the ARMM Regional Government, the Programme is supported by the governments of Australia, New Zealand, Spain and the European Union. (ACT for Peace). (Rose Bugtay/ACT4PEACE/DED/PIA 12)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p101206.htm&no=75

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Maxima Resort, Samal, Davao
by: Rhonson NG

Friends from Cebu had a wonderful time here at Maxima. :)

:cheers:

Why Davao City remains top Asia-Pacific tourism destination
Jan 5th, 2010
by Philippine Travel Blog.

It makes sense why Davao City has become–and will remain to be one of the top tourist destinations in the Asia Pacific region.

Simple wonders from nature, the warmth of its people, and simple but top of the class amenities for tourists from all walks of life are high on the list.

The Davao City Tourism Operations Office said there are the 10 things that sets Davao City apart from the rest:

1. Typhoon-Free Zone — Because Davao City is absolutely typhoon-free and enjoys good weather all year round, there is an abundance of flora and fauna as well as food, water, and livelihood.

It is also ideal for outdoor activities because of the stable weather condition. It is a good season for adventure and sports anytime of the year so one is not limited to just the summer months.

2. Best water in the world — Davao City’s tap water has been tested internationally for quality against all the major bottled waters sold in the market and was adjudged the best in terms of cleanliness, safety, mineral content, and taste.

No need for boiling, distilling, purifying, adding of minerals. It is absolutely perfect. And no less than the World Health Organization has certified that it is the best in the world.
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3. Multi-cultural and cosmopolitan people — Davao City is home to at least 10 major indigenous tribes, both Islamized and non-Islamized, as well as migrant settlers (mostly Christianized) from all over the Philippines and a growing global community of expatriates with different languages, cultural traditions, religious beliefs, and political persuasions.

As opposed to the rest of the Filipinos who have been colonized by the West, the people of Davao are indigenized — which means that they may come from different places with different ways but when they become residents of Davao, they adopt the multicultural and cosmopolitan way of life, embracing the diversity of the city.

4. Strong and independent local government — The local government of Davao City is much admired by other governments, not just nationally but also internationally.

It is recognized to be ahead than the national government in many ways — in the crafting of landmark pieces of legislation; in pioneering innovations in local governance; in its strong political will in the implementation of policies and programs; in its high level of self-sufficiency; and in its pluralist and liberal political climate that result in significant grassroots and civil society participation.

It is a favorite destination for study tours because it is considered as a model for other cities in the country and in the world.

5. Safest destination — Davao City has one of the lowest crime rates in the world averaging at 0.8 in every 10,000 persons per month. The Davao City Police Office has consistently been chosen as the Best Police Office in the entire country.

The Davao City Peace and Order Council has been elevated to the Philippine Hall of Fame for consistently being the best in the country.

6. Most prepared city to respond to an emergency — Davao City is proud to be the only Asian city that has an integrated emergency response system similar to that of the United States and Canada – the Central 911.

It responds to all kinds of emergency – medical, fire, police assistance, natural or man-made disaster. The only difference between Davao’s 911 and that of the US and Canada is – in Davao the service is absolutely free, totally subsidized by the local government.

The Davao City Disaster Coordinating Council is also recognized as the best prepared disaster coordinating council in the country.

7. Excellent public utilities and infrastructure — Davao City enjoys an abundant and stable supply of water and power 24 hours a day all year round. The Davao City Water District (DCWD) is the number one water utility company in the Asia-Pacific Region among the 50 water utilities in the region.

It is also the Most Outstanding Water District (very large category) for four years given by the Local Water Utilities Administration. On the other hand, Davao Light & Power (DLPC) is third largest privately-owned electric utility in the Philippines.

It is the country’s most efficiently run power utilities, its systems loss rate of 8.13 per cent is well below the government mandated cap of 9.50 per cent. Davao City has a pioneering state-of-the-art traffic system similar to the system in Los Angeles, California.

It is the first city in the Philippines to have an adaptive traffic signalization system. Plans are underway also to make the entire Davao City a Wi-Fi Zone.

[B]8. Healthy Lifestyle — Davao City adheres to a wholesome and healthy lifestyle for its residents and encourages its visitors to pursue the same.

It pioneered the regulation of smoking in public places in the Philippines, which was replicated by other cities and gave birth to the national anti-smoking law.

It has tough policies against dangerous drugs, violence against women and children (including prostitution and human trafficking), and environmental pollution.

It led the ban on aerial spraying of plantations as well as the use of pyrotechnics. It is also in the forefront in the conservation of endangered species such as the country’s national bird, the Philippine Eagle, as well as the protection of the city’s watershed, coastal areas, rivers and gulf.

It also boasts of one of the most progressive and comprehensive reproductive health program in the world.

9. More value for money — Davao City has the freshest and highest quality produce in the country. Its exports of banana, pineapple, orchids, and tuna, among others, are considered the best in the world.

Its pomelo, durian, and mangosteen are sought-after by the rest of the country. Yet these excellent, world-class products remain affordable and accessible to the locals on a daily basis. In Davao, the high quality of life does not come at a high cost.

10. Inclusive, not exclusive — Davao City is open to all, regardless of one’s stature in life. There are no exclusive clubs for the social and economic elite nor are there forbidden ghettos confined to the poor and marginalized.

Children and pets are welcome everywhere. Diversity in religious, political, sexual and gender orientation respected and celebrated. There are no strict dress codes to follow. Celebrities and famous people are treated like everyone else.

No special treatments for those in powerful positions. Everybody is entitled to the same rights and privileges. There is zero tolerance for all kinds of abuse and discrimination.

Elitism and haughtiness are treated with disdain while humility and openness are valued virtues.

Philippine Travel Blog (http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/blog/2010/01/05/why-davao-city-remains-top-asia-pacific-tourism-destination/)

FilAm Star.net (http://filamstar.net/index.php?id=2589)

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DAVAO: A destination of highlands and lowlands
Nov 12, 04:00 PM

Star Attraction
By GAB AGCAOILI

Davao, also known as the Land of Eagles, is home to the Philippine Eagle, the country’s national bird. From the highlands to the lowlands, it is where culture, nature, and adventure converge into one splendid destination; Davao, the Queen City of the South.

The different and diverse ethnic groups that originated from Davao; with their respective rich customs and traditions, likewise their festivities and celebrations – all contribute to the province’s rich culture and heritage.

The gulf of Davao is packed with diverse, colorful, and captivating marine life, making the province one of the top destinations in the archipelago today.

Samal, the Island Garden City, is studded with world-class white sand beaches and crystal-clear blue waters that make this island ideal for snorkeling, swimming, and scuba diving. Also popular in Samal is the numerous water activities that are a favorite of visitors year in and year out – jet skiing, kayaking, water skiing, surf boarding, banana and kite boarding, and parasailing.

The highest peak in the country is located in Davao. Mt. Apo, also dubbed as the “King of Philippine Peaks” is not only the highest peak in the Philippines but one of Southeast Asia’s highest mountains. Thrilling expeditions have happened here; and every top-notch mountaineer’s dream, is to reach the peak of Mt. Apo. In Mt. Apo, several mountain resorts are located. Camp grounds, butterfly sanctuaries, playgrounds, swimming pool resorts, hot springs; they are all found here. Davao is likewise a spelunker’s paradise. Compostela Valley in Davo is the emerging caving capital of the Philippines.

The region of Davao is known as being the haven for exotic plants and fruits such as the “Waling-Waling”, titled as the most beautiful orchid in the world. Also at home in Davao is the “Durian”, the exotic fruit with the stench that appeals to the most experienced nose; they say that this exotic fruit “tastes as good as how bad it smells”.

Studded with natural wonders, one-of-a-kind adventure activities and destinations, the most exotic and sought after flowers and fruits, and the innate warmth and hospitality of the people who reside in Davao, all contribute to why this region can be the most popular eco-tourism destination in the country, the region, and the world.

It is no wonder that this province is called the Land of Eagles; for regardless of time, this region in the archipelagic wonder will always and forever fly high!

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Jolibee Pampanga branch.

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Basin Adventure Capital, ang pasabot naay dghan Mitsbishi Adventure?:nuts::nuts:

@glenntoy15, nice photo update of jollibee pampanga (davao city ha :lol::bash:)


Pajuay rules Superbalita 9-Ball (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/sports/pajuay-rules-superbalita-9-ball)


The 31-year-old Pajuay, who is from Jerome, Agdao, shattered a 6-6 deadlock in the race-to-9 championship match by winning the next three racks to put away the match before highly-appreciative spectators who cheered every excellent shot and pocketing throughout.

The victory was worth P50,000 for Pajuay, who erased the stigma of losing the crown in the tournament's first staging in 2008 with a superb performance this time around. He skipped last year's second edition of the event to play in a series of tournaments in Japan.

Alanunay, who won the title in 2009, settled for P20,000 runer-up prize while Gandy Valle, the champion two years ago, went home with P12,500 for placing third.

Pajuay reached the finals after beating Valle in the semifinals, 8-7, while Alanunay secured a date with Pajuay after defeating veteran Silverio Tulabing, 8-4.

Valle, the 1998 Asian Games gold medal winner and 2009 Southeast Asia Games silver medalist, secured third place after topping Tulabing, 5-2. Tulabing got P7,500 for ending up fourth finisher.

Sun.Star Davao Publishing general manager and tournament chair Tessie Pa¤a and Sun.Star Davao spors editor Charles Raymond A. Maxey awarded the cash prizes to the winners after the final match.

A total of 86 players competed in this year's event backed by NCCC Mall B3, 8990 Housing Development Corporation, SkyCable and Betan Calibration as major sponsors. Minor sponsors are Microtel Inn and Suites Davao, San Miguel Corporation, Santos Land Development Corporation, Toryano's Chicken Haus, Grand Men Seng Hotel, Home Crest Residences, Stadium Buffet and Sports Lounge, Water Lovers Purified Drinking Water, Visuals in Motion Advertising and Redrock Designs are the minor sponsors.

The tournament was designed to give Mindanao players the chance to play against each other and the opportunity to shine in the world of pool.

Players who competed aside from Davao City were from Compostela Valley, Tagum, Digos, Maasim, South Coabato, Surallah, Tacurong, Zamboanga del Sur, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Butuan, Agusan del Sur and Davao Oriental.

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on December 07, 2010.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/sports/pajuay-rules-superbalita-9-ball

Davao hosts nat’l film fest

After the successful 6th Mindanao Film Festival which showcased different films from Mindanaoan filmmakers, Davao City will host 2011’s Cinemarehiyon Film Festival which will screen regional films from different parts of the country.

Spearheaded by the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Cinema Committee as parts of the National Arts Month, the festival will be held in Davao City from February 9-12 at Gaisano Mall Cinema.

“This is the first time it will be held outside of Manila.” Mike Rapatan of the chair of the NCCA’s committee on Cinema said.

Rapatan during his speech at the Mindanao Film Festival Awards night held last December 5, said that the festival will be much bigger in scale as new regional films coming from Ilocano and Igorot filmmakers will be featured.

The Cinemarehiyon is a non-competition film festival that will highlight the works of emerging filmmakers from the various towns, cities and provinces of the Philippines.

The past two editions were held in the Cultural Center of the Philippines before NCCA decided to bring it to Davao in recognition for its sustained regional filmmaking efforts particularly the Mindanao Film Festival, the longest-running regional film fest in the country and the seven-year old Guerilla film workshop.

The recent Mindanao Film Festival held last December 3-5 gathered 30 short movies from different regions in Mindanao.

“The festival is growing with better films and more audiences and with Cinemarehiyon Dabawenyos will be exposed to stories of other regions as told in film. Kenth O’ Bajo, festival director of MFF said. PIA XI/RG Alama

Davao IT firms seek perks

DAVAO CITY — Information and communications technology firms here are asking the city government for incentives for enterprises that apply new technologies in their operations.

“This is a win-win solution for both the developers and the market,” Lizabel G. Holganza, a trustee of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said in an interview late last week.

Samuel R. Matunog, president of the Davao Software Association, noted that “many of the companies doing software development [in the city] have started serving the local market.”

But he said the challenge now is to attract not only big companies, but small ones as well which make up bulk of the business sector.

He said small businesses should be educated on the benefits of applying new technologies to their operations, so that they will not view this as just an expense.

Ecoland, Davao City
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Monday, December 06, 2010
Proposed coal-fired power plant in Davao opposed
Coal-fired power plant.


DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 6, 2010) - The NETWORK OPPOSED TO COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS or NO TO COAL in Davao has launched a nationwide signature campaign which support a House resolution calling for a 40–year moratorium on building coal–fired power plants in the Philippines.

The signature campaign coincided with the 1st Regional Power Conference organized by POWER DABAW which is composed of multi-sectoral groups, local government units, schools, and environmental rights groups. The network aims to gather more than one million signatures in support of the resolution.

The conference tackled problems facing power consumers affected by the unabated power rate hikes and the continued control of the power industry by private firms.

“It is wrong and a lie to tell people that the construction of more coal fired power plants will be the solution to the power rate hikes and the looming energy crisis. The fact is, as long as the industry is monopolized by an elite few, there will be no end to the increase in power rates,” said Francis Morales, of the NO to COAL.

“We hope that the people of Davao will not be deceived and oppose the proposed construction of a 200-megawatt coal-fired plant by Aboitiz here in our city. We are pushing for the promotion and development of renewable energy resources that are sustainable and manage by the community,” he added.

Aldrin Dais, Student Affairs coordinator of the Assumption College of Davao, also stressed that allowing a coal-fired power plant in Davao will pose hazards to the health of the villagers and pollute the environment.

“We want a clean and healthy Davao, especially for the younger generation. We register our opposition to the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Davao,” he said.

The Mindanao Examiner (http://zamboangajournal.blogspot.com/2010/12/proposed-coal-fired-power-plant-in.html)

Ecoland, Davao City


Maayong pagkabanhaw. :)

Las Terrazas

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It's nice that Chimes will put up a shop in Abreeza. Definitely not a pushover. Ato ni bay! :)

Yung Chimes yung main Department store ng Abreeza?

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Junior department store lang tingali na bai, Robinsons gihapon ang main department store..storyang realistic lang gud hehe murag dili makaya if ang Chimes ang main department store..sa Ayala Cebu man gani junior ra (sa karon) ang Rustans..pati sa Glorietta dili pud Rustans ang main department store.

:cheers:

Monday, December 06, 2010
Proposed coal-fired power plant in Davao opposed
Coal-fired power plant.

“It is wrong and a lie to tell people that the construction of more coal fired power plants will be the solution to the power rate hikes and the looming energy crisis. The fact is, as long as the industry is monopolized by an elite few, there will be no end to the increase in power rates,” said Francis Morales, of the NO to COAL.

“We hope that the people of Davao will not be deceived and oppose the proposed construction of a 200-megawatt coal-fired plant by Aboitiz here in our city. We are pushing for the promotion and development of renewable energy resources that are sustainable and manage by the community,” he added.

nice! salamat kay gi-oppose na.. :okay:

Yung Chimes yung main Department store ng Abreeza?

Robinsons pa rin ang anchor store. :)

Davao City to host national film festival (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p101207.htm&no=19)

by RG Alama


Davao City (7 December) -- After the successful 6th Mindanao Film Festival which showcased different films from Mindanaoan filmmakers, Davao City will host 2011's Cinemarehiyon Film Festival which will screen regional films from different parts of the country.

Spearheaded by the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Cinema Committee as parts of the National Arts Month, the festival will be held in Davao City from February 9-12 at Gaisano Mall Cinema.

"This is the first time it will be held outside of Manila." Mike Rapatan of the chair of the NCCA's committee on Cinema said.

Rapatan during his speech at the Mindanao Film Festival Awards night held last December 5, said that the festival will be much bigger in scale as new regional films coming from Ilocano and Igorot filmmakers will be featured.

The Cinemarehiyon is a non-competition film festival that will highlight the works of emerging filmmakers from the various towns, cities and provinces of the Philippines.

The past two editions were held in the Cultural Center of the Philippines before NCCA decided to bring it to Davao in recognition for its sustained regional filmmaking efforts particularly the Mindanao Film Festival, the longest-running regional film fest in the country and the seven-year old Guerilla film workshop.

The recent Mindanao Film Festival held last December 3-5 gathered 30 short movies from different regions in Mindanao.

"The festival is growing with better films and more audiences and with Cinemarehiyon Dabawenyos will be exposed to stories of other regions as told in film. Kenth O' Bajo, festival director of MFF said. (PIA XI)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p101207.htm&no=19

:cheers:

:cheers:

Monday, December 06, 2010
Proposed coal-fired power plant in Davao opposed
Coal-fired power plant.


DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 6, 2010) - The NETWORK OPPOSED TO COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS or NO TO COAL in Davao has launched a nationwide signature campaign which support a House resolution calling for a 40–year moratorium on building coal–fired power plants in the Philippines.

The signature campaign coincided with the 1st Regional Power Conference organized by POWER DABAW which is composed of multi-sectoral groups, local government units, schools, and environmental rights groups. The network aims to gather more than one million signatures in support of the resolution.

The conference tackled problems facing power consumers affected by the unabated power rate hikes and the continued control of the power industry by private firms.

“It is wrong and a lie to tell people that the construction of more coal fired power plants will be the solution to the power rate hikes and the looming energy crisis. The fact is, as long as the industry is monopolized by an elite few, there will be no end to the increase in power rates,” said Francis Morales, of the NO to COAL.

“We hope that the people of Davao will not be deceived and oppose the proposed construction of a 200-megawatt coal-fired plant by Aboitiz here in our city. We are pushing for the promotion and development of renewable energy resources that are sustainable and manage by the community,” he added.

Aldrin Dais, Student Affairs coordinator of the Assumption College of Davao, also stressed that allowing a coal-fired power plant in Davao will pose hazards to the health of the villagers and pollute the environment.

“We want a clean and healthy Davao, especially for the younger generation. We register our opposition to the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Davao,” he said.

The Mindanao Examiner (http://zamboangajournal.blogspot.com/2010/12/proposed-coal-fired-power-plant-in.html)


Future Headlines...

DAVAO CITY... ENJOYS DAILY BROWNOUTS:banana::banana::banana:

BUSINESS MOVE OUT OF THE DAVAO REGION! due to lack of electricity

ALL DAVAO SCHOOLS REMOVES AIRCONDITIONING due to damages done by brownouts!

OFFICES & LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LOWERS due to constant lost of electricity

DAVAO POWER PLANT OPPOSITION ENJOYING THE DAVAO BUSINESS DOWN TREND.... good for the environment.

MALL OPERATION DOUBLES RENT CHARGES...due to higher operating cost... electricity generators used.

POWER DABAW which is composed of multi-sectoral groups, local government units, schools, and environmental rights groups, COMPLAINS... WHY IS DAVAO SUFFERING

:ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno:

DOT goes int’l
MONDAY, 06 DECEMBER 2010 00:00
The Department of Tourism goes international in its major events in the region. The international participation in its major activities will position the Davao region as an attractive and safe area for big events.
“We are positioning Davao City for the MICE market (Meetings-Incentives-Conferences and Events/Exhibits),” said DOT 11 director Art P. Boncato. DOT wants more international activities like the upcoming boulder face challenge in April 2011 where the race to the peak of Mt. Apo via the boulder area will be participated in by foreign triathlon athletes.
“We are sending out invitations to other countries for this event. In fact, we are going to launch the website of the International Boulder Face Challenge on December 6, to be more accessible to interested parties,” Boncato added.
To further strengthen *the Davao region’s image, the entry point which is the Davao International Airport, will undergo some *beautification efforts and tourist reception will be revitalized. Tourism students will become part of the tourist reception program of the DOT.
“We are pleased to partner with the Department of Tourism in this tourist reception program where tourism students of the Joji Ilagan Bian Career Foundation, Inc. will be given the chance to be exposed to frontline service,” Ms. Joji Ilagan Bian shared.
“The Davao International Airport is the first area a tourist sets foot on, and with the tourist reception program and the airport beautification project, we are looking forward to a more welcoming airport which will help project a good image of Davao,” tourism counsultant of Davao City Susabel Reta said.
The project commences in December in time for the holiday season and expected to be in full swing by the first quarter of 2011 in preparation for the summer season.

Home Governance Solid waste management laws violators face arrest
Solid waste management laws violators face arrest
MONDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2010 00:00
An average of 400 tons of solid waste is collected in Davao City everyday from various sources, including 350 subdivisions, 387 industrial plants, 30,000 commercial establishments and other waste generators.
A total of 29,834 mobile garbage bins are located at designated collection points in 103 barangays. There are a total of 20 units of compaction vehicles on 24-hour waste collection service.
With the new leadership, the Davao City environment and natural resources office (Cenro) has no record yet of having penalized violators of Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.
Arrests start once the implementing rules and regulation (IRR) for the Davao City Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance of 2009 are completed.
CENRO officer in charge Joseph Dominic Felizarta said the IRR may be implemented by December.
With 32 personnel assigned to different collection points, the CENRO anti-littering team (C-ALT) was reactivated last September 2. Felizarta said their task is to apprehend illegal throwers or those who do not follow the mandated time of depositing waste in the mobile garbage bins (6-9 p.m.).
“After a month of operation, we were able to regulate the deposit of garbage in Barangay 23-C, Bankerohan, Luz Kinilaw, Mini-Forest and Metro Circle. We will file cases against them if they don’t comply,” he said.
Felizarta added that once the ordinance is implemented, the C-ALT will become the enforcing unit responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance.
The use of non-biodegradable plastic bags and polystyrene foam as food containers will be banned two years after the approval of the ordinance. As stated in section 7, “Only recyclable, biodegradable or reusable containers are allowed to be used as food and beverage containers.”
The city has already turned over the mobile garbage bins to the barangays, which are now responsible for the safekeeping, maintenance, cleanliness and inventory of the bins. Any person using the bin for any purpose other than what it is intended for will be penalized.
When residual and special wastes reach a volume of three cubic meters or more from any source, except public markets, the Cenro will no longer collect these large quantities of wastes, he said.
The generator(s) will be responsible for transporting these wastes to the sanitary landfill of the city in barangay Carmen, which is expected to be operational this month.
Felizarta said the landfill is worth P268 million, with equipment amounting to P84 million, including a landfill compactor, road grader, backhoe loader and six dump trucks.
While the Cenro only collects residual wastes (no more biodegradable, recyclable and elements for composting), the barangay will assume primary responsibility in managing biodegradable and recyclable waste within their area.
The ordinance also encourages household backyard composting which can help lessen the volume of collected solid wastes, 62 percent of which comes from household and market wastes.
An additional special garbage collection fee of P3,600 shall be required for large and unusual quantities of garbage and other refuse for every truckload. As this pertains to large establishments like malls, Felizarta said a certain mall in the city has not yet paid this fee. [Lorie Ann A. Cascaro]

Penalties on prohibited acts/omissions
A fine of not less than P300 but not more than P1,000, or a community service for not less than one day, but not more than 15 days, or both, shall be sanctioned to any person who is convicted of:
Littering, scattering, throwing and dumping of waste matters in public places, such as roads, sidewalks, canals, esteros, gutters, manholes, campuses, public buildings, establishments, river banks, coastlines, rivers, lakes, creeks and seas, or causing or permitting the same; littering from vehicles; and leaving or abandoning construction materials or debris on public roads.
A fine of not less than P300 but not more than P1,000, or imprisonment of not less than one day but not more than 15 days, or both, shall be sanctioned to any person convicted of:
Dumping of human excreta in mobile garbage bins (MGB) or collection points; dumping excreta or carcass of animals in MGBs or collection points; and, removal of MGBs from designated collection points without authorization from the barangay; and open burning of solid waste.
A fine of not less than P1,000 but not more than P3,000, or imprisonment of not less than 15 days but not more than six months, or both, shall be sanctioned to any person convicted of:
Non-segregation of solid waste; causing or permitting the collection of non-segregated or unsorted waste; and, open dumping, burying of biodegradable or non-biodegradable materials in flood-prone areas.
A fine of not less than P2,000 but not more than P5,000, or imprisonment of not less than one month but not more than six months, or both, shall be meted against any person convicted of:
Mixing, causing or permitting the mixing of toxic and hazardous wastes (THW) from health care facilities, industries and other THW generators in the municipal waste collected by the City; dumping of waste in areas other than the disposal facility of the City;
Operating without a solid waste management certificate as prescribed in this ordinance; non-implementation of solid waste management plan and program submitted as part of the requirements for the issuance of the Solid Waste Management Certificate;
Refusing entry to the Cenro or its duly authorized representative while in the exercise of its visitorial powers provided in this ordinance; and violation of any other provision of this ordinance.
Felizarta said the previous Cenro chief had convicted several illegal throwers caught by the C-ALT. “One will not be issued with NBI clearance when convicted of this,” he added.
“If committed by a corporation, partnership, juridical entity that is standard, the chief executive officer, president, general manager, managing partner or such other officer-in-charge shall be liable for the commission of the offense penalized under this ordinance.
In addition to the penalty provided for above, business permits of establishments that commit the offenses the fourth time or more shall be suspended or cancelled by the city mayor.” That’s the law.

DOT goes int’l
MONDAY, 06 DECEMBER 2010 00:00
The Department of Tourism goes international in its major events in the region. The international participation in its major activities will position the Davao region as an attractive and safe area for big events.
“We are positioning Davao City for the MICE market (Meetings-Incentives-Conferences and Events/Exhibits),” said DOT 11 director Art P. Boncato. DOT wants more international activities like the upcoming boulder face challenge in April 2011 where the race to the peak of Mt. Apo via the boulder area will be participated in by foreign triathlon athletes.
“We are sending out invitations to other countries for this event. In fact, we are going to launch the website of the International Boulder Face Challenge on December 6, to be more accessible to interested parties,” Boncato added.
To further strengthen *the Davao region’s image, the entry point which is the Davao International Airport, will undergo some *beautification efforts and tourist reception will be revitalized. Tourism students will become part of the tourist reception program of the DOT.
“We are pleased to partner with the Department of Tourism in this tourist reception program where tourism students of the Joji Ilagan Bian Career Foundation, Inc. will be given the chance to be exposed to frontline service,” Ms. Joji Ilagan Bian shared.
“The Davao International Airport is the first area a tourist sets foot on, and with the tourist reception program and the airport beautification project, we are looking forward to a more welcoming airport which will help project a good image of Davao,” tourism counsultant of Davao City Susabel Reta said.
The project commences in December in time for the holiday season and expected to be in full swing by the first quarter of 2011 in preparation for the summer season.

this what i like, unique to Davao :cheers:

Future Headlines...

DAVAO CITY... ENJOYS DAILY BROWNOUTS:banana::banana::banana:

BUSINESS MOVE OUT OF THE DAVAO REGION! due to lack of electricity

ALL DAVAO SCHOOLS REMOVES AIRCONDITIONING due to damages done by brownouts!

OFFICES & LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LOWERS due to constant lost of electricity

DAVAO POWER PLANT OPPOSITION ENJOYING THE DAVAO BUSINESS DOWN TREND.... good for the environment.

MALL OPERATION DOUBLES RENT CHARGES...due to higher operating cost... electricity generators used.

POWER DABAW which is composed of multi-sectoral groups, local government units, schools, and environmental rights groups, COMPLAINS... WHY IS DAVAO SUFFERING

:ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno:
pitifully nobody will understand your sentiments and concern youre on the other side of the fence of their support. sad but real. people are content while things are still okay and working. "while there are economic activies going, growth will continue to amaze us, theres no reason to worry". failed to see danger signs manifesting insidiously and its just their waiting by the doorstep ready to takeover and turn around economic gains. sad why asean counterparts are heading its way to economic prosperity, while philippines is still negotiating what to do. so helpless

poverty continues to drown the country. neighbours are always there to provide the philippines job oppotunities anyway. so nothing to panic

Visitor arrivals to PH reach 3.3 M
MONDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2010 00:00
by Lorie Ann A. Cascaro

The number of visitor arrivals in the country this year reached 3.3 million individuals, topped by the United States of America which shared 582,537 visitors, or 19.31 percent of the total volume in 2009 based on the AD Cards & Shipping Manifests.
This was bared by Ma. Corazon “Junjun” Jorda-Apo, head of Team North America of the Philippine department of tourism, during the Davao region tourism marketing conference and planning workshop on November 9-10 at the Apo View Hotel.
“Our core market consists of the US, Korea, China and Japan. If something happens to this market, malaking laglag sa ating arrivals (it will constitute a huge decline in the country’s number of arrivals),” Apo said.
East Asian countries contributed 51-55 percent of the foreign market, the US and Canada altogether shared 23 percent, while Europe 10 percent. The European market is considered an investment market, Apo said, “So, don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” addressing local tourism officers, tour operators and other business owners who were in attendance.
In 2009, after the US, Korea shared 16.5 percent, Japan 10.77% and China 5.14% of the total volume of arrivals. However, from January to July this year, Korea ranked first with a 19.93 percent share after having rebounded from the depreciation of its currency. Apo noted that the given data were not yet affected by the hostage-taking of Asian tourists in Manila last August 23.
Top destinations
Excluding Metro Manila, which is expected to have the highest number of arrivals as the main gateway to the country, Davao City ranks five among the top destinations, following Cebu, Boracay, Camarines Sur and Baguio City in that order. This was based on data from Department of Tourism (DOT) regional offices, local tourism offices and accommodation establishments.
Davao was in the top three last year, but Arturo P. Boncato, Jr., DOT 11 director, said that the government had based the report only on accredited establishments. Noting that there are only about 1,300 accredited establishments out of some 4,700 rooms in the city, Boncato added that accreditation was only optional for DOT before the implementation of Tourism Act of 2009.
“By next year, the DOT will be empowered to accredit all hotels and resorts. We will help them achieve global standards in order to invite people from all over the world,” he said.
Among the nine leading destinations for international tourists---Davao, Bohol, Boracay, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Cebu, Baguio, Negros Oriental and Palawan---only Davao City did not have visitors from Australia and Germany.
Apo said that it is possible that some visitors came from these two countries but either very few or were not included in the list for unknown reasons.
Meanwhile, Davao has been identified as the “green destination” for Americans following the “green” trend in the US. This pertains to eco-friendly practices such as green weddings, and buildings like green hotels that are using recyclable materials and renewable energy. “Suppliers who deploy green practices are favored among acutely aware consumers,” Apo said.
Targeting balikbayans
The US has a total population of 310 million, and 61.4 million or 20 percent of them are outbound travelers, Apo said, adding that Americans are highly domestic travelers. The greatest challenge for Philippine tourism, according to her, is to aim for more visitors from the US, confident of the fact that in the last three years, only the Philippines did not suffer from a decline in arrivals among all Asian countries.
Without including the pure-blooded Americans, Chinese-Americans have the biggest population in the US, followed by Filipino-Americans (Fil-Am) with about 3.1 million. These Filipino-Americans are not overseas contract workers, but citizens of the US who are holders of “green cards.”
Hence, it is a challenge for Filipinos, especially Dabawenyos, to consider balikbayans (returning countrymen) as a target foreign market, Apo said. Fil-Ams have the highest household income of all Asian Americans in the US, she added, earning between 60 to 75,000 US dollars per annum.
“Filipino Americans also have the natural tendency to visit the Philippines. All we have to do is to assure them about their safety here,” Apo said. She also mentioned the difference of the Fil-Ams first and second generations. Those who belong in the first generation were born in the Philippines and migrated to the US, and they tend to come home and stay with their relatives.
Meanwhile, those in the second generation were born and raised in the US. Although they do not tend to come home because they do not even consider themselves as Filipinos, they tend to travel more upon reaching young adulthood stage, when they start to question their true identity.
Those born between 1940 and 1960 belong to the generation of “baby boomers.” These people are now in their retiring age. While they are not tied down by schedules, Apo noted, the baby boomers in the US have bigger disposable income and enough savings to pay for outbound travels for leisure.
They prefer luxurious accommodations and wellness or health care services, hence, making them as potential customers for hotels, resorts, and spa establishments in the country. “More educated than their parents, many of them don’t want to settle down in the US,” Apo added.
In aiming for American tourists, a certain destination or business establishment must have a website because aside from the fact that the internet was developed in the US, online booking has been prevalent there in the last five years, Apo said.
The Philippine department of tourism pioneered in using social networking sites and online advertising in targeting foreign tourists. These sites may include Yahoo, Google, and Youtube, which are cheaper than placing advertisements in international television channels.

parang naririnig ko na pile driving sa SM Lanang, :cheers:

@eflex link sa "DOT going International?

http://www.edgedavao.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3718:dot-goes-intl&catid=42:governance&Itemid=61

Excluding Metro Manila, which is expected to have the highest number of arrivals as the main gateway to the country, Davao City ranks five among the top destinations, following Cebu, Boracay, Camarines Sur and Baguio City in that order. This was based on data from Department of Tourism (DOT) regional offices, local tourism offices and accommodation establishments.
Davao was in the top three last year, but Arturo P. Boncato, Jr., DOT 11 director, said that the government had based the report only on accredited establishments. Noting that there are only about 1,300 accredited establishments out of some 4,700 rooms in the city, Boncato added that accreditation was only optional for DOT before the implementation of Tourism Act of 2009.
“By next year, the DOT will be empowered to accredit all hotels and resorts. We will help them achieve global standards in order to invite people from all over the world,” he said.
Among the nine leading destinations for international tourists---Davao, Bohol, Boracay, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Cebu, Baguio, Negros Oriental and Palawan---only Davao City did not have visitors from Australia and Germany.
Apo said that it is possible that some visitors came from these two countries but either very few or were not included in the list for unknown reasons.
Meanwhile, Davao has been identified as the “green destination” for Americans following the “green” trend in the US. This pertains to eco-friendly practices such as green weddings, and buildings like green hotels that are using recyclable materials and renewable energy. “Suppliers who deploy green practices are favored among acutely aware consumers,” Apo said.

Accdg to reg10 rd C. Chan
Latest count of tourists is rapidly increasing that doubled the figure in last year’s record, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the city tourism office.

In August this year, around 41,000 tourists are included in the list with 20 percent foreigners.

Countrywide ratings tagged Cagayan de Oro as the No. 5 most destinations by both local and foreign tourists, said DOT Regional Director Catalino Chan.

Accdg to RD region 11 A. Boncato

Excluding Metro Manila, which is expected to have the highest number of arrivals as the main gateway to the country, Davao City ranks five among the top destinations, following Cebu, Boracay, Camarines Sur and Baguio City in that order. This was based on data from Department of Tourism (DOT) regional offices, local tourism offices and accommodation establishments.
Davao was in the top three last year, but Arturo P. Boncato, Jr., DOT 11 director, said that the government had based the report only on accredited establishments. Noting that there are only about 1,300 accredited establishments out of some 4,700 rooms in the city, Boncato added that accreditation was only optional for DOT before the implementation of Tourism Act of 2009.
“By next year, the DOT will be empowered to accredit all hotels and resorts. We will help them achieve global standards in order to invite people from all over the world,” he said.
Among the nine leading destinations for international tourists---Davao, Bohol, Boracay, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Cebu, Baguio, Negros Oriental and Palawan---only Davao City did not have visitors from Australia and Germany.
Apo said that it is possible that some visitors came from these two countries but either very few or were not included in the list for unknown reasons.

Now i wonder... Who's telling the truth????????

importante pa ba kung unsa ang tinood? ang imporante kung unsa ang mas tsada paminawon :|

;68481907']importante pa ba kung unsa ang tinood? ang imporante kung unsa ang mas tsada paminawon :|

:lol: reality hurts, so then try to see things virtually :| ( :lol: )

Off course, Davao City is the only tourist destination in Mindanao included sa top 13.... kasi malakas ang hatak ng adventure at ecotourism ng Davao with complete amenities pah..

official proof below...

TOP 13 TOURIST VOLUME IN MAJOR DESTINATIONS 2010 (http://www.tourism.gov.ph/Downloadable%20Files/TourismArrival_1stqtr_2010.pdf)

1. Metro Manila - 437,170
2. Cebu - 435,087
3. Camarines Sur - 348,139
4. Boracay Island - 190,094
5. Davao City - 157,248
6. Cagayan Valley - 144,102
7. Baguio City - 134,574
8. Zambales - 90,015
9. Bohol - 76,898
10. Puerto Princesa City - 73,986
11. Negros Oriental - 60,490
12. Camiguin Island - 45,233
13. Ilocus Norte - 44,555

YAY for DAVAO CITY!!!!!:cheers::banana:

The only Mindanao city na nag TOP.....murag safe to say this:

DAVAO CITY: TOURISM CAPITAL OF MINDANAO

:banana::banana::cheers::cheers:

Dah sagdai nalang gud nang uban tao mag claim-claim as that is the only means they can garner recognition virtually but IRL wala naman sinabi.

Future Headlines...

DAVAO CITY... ENJOYS DAILY BROWNOUTS:banana::banana::banana:

BUSINESS MOVE OUT OF THE DAVAO REGION! due to lack of electricity

ALL DAVAO SCHOOLS REMOVES AIRCONDITIONING due to damages done by brownouts!

OFFICES & LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LOWERS due to constant lost of electricity

DAVAO POWER PLANT OPPOSITION ENJOYING THE DAVAO BUSINESS DOWN TREND.... good for the environment.

MALL OPERATION DOUBLES RENT CHARGES...due to higher operating cost... electricity generators used.

POWER DABAW which is composed of multi-sectoral groups, local government units, schools, and environmental rights groups, COMPLAINS... WHY IS DAVAO SUFFERING

:ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno:

i agree with all of these kung d matutuloy yang project na yan. yung nag oopose, sila ang dapat walang kuryente. lets see if they will complain or not.:)

Off course, Davao City is the only tourist destination in Mindanao included sa top 13.... kasi malakas ang hatak ng adventure at ecotourism ng Davao with complete amenities pah..

official proof below...

If you take a look on the list, does Camuigin count? :D

If you take a look on the list, does Camuigin count? :D

Kung i top 10 mo hindi na kaso klaro Top 13 nakalagay eh. :D
Idk but Camiguin and Boracay for me is not that nice to visit. I mean, once you've visited it, ayaw mo nang bumalik ulit.

Kung i top 10 mo hindi na kaso klaro Top 13 nakalagay eh. :D
Idk but Camiguin and Boracay for me is not that nice to visit. I mean, once you've visited it, ayaw mo nang bumalik ulit.

Hehehe... if this is a video game, there's no replay value.

Anyway, in the Information and Communications Technology side, I found Davao more vibrant than Cebu (pardon my CvC). In fact, I already attended a conference (on cloud computing) and I am staying for just few months (in Digos).

IT sector unveils secret in software exhibition (http://www.edgedavao.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3719:it-sector-unveils-secret-in-software-exhibition&catid=41:ict-hub&Itemid=75)
Monday, 06 December 2010 00:00
by Lorie Ann A. Cascaro


Whether or not it is coincidental that Davao City is 69th among the top 100 outsourcing cities in the world this year, the Davao Software Industry, Inc. (DSII) staged the first software and information technology (IT) services exhibition and conferences in Davao City dubbed “SEx in D’ City” on December 5 and 6 at the Event Center of SM City Davao.
Involving 60 exhibitors and 200 participants from the software and IT-enabled services sector, the exhibit highlighted information and communication technology (ICT) as the identified One Town-One Product (OTOP) of Davao City with the celebration of the 2nd year of Davao Innovation Month.
Supported by the ICT Davao, Inc (IDI), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the City Government of Davao, this was also participated in by the Transcription Alliance of Davao, Inc (TADI) and the Davao United Association of Animators and Designers, Inc (DUAADI).
“Generating a Passion for Software Innovation” was the theme of this year’s first software exhibit as an “affirmation of the great feeling or emotion akin to the experience of strong love or sexual desire that must accompany the creative process of software development.”
As to why this event was dubbed “SEx in D’ the City,” Eriberto Barriga, president of ICT Davao, said it is to stir the interest of the people in IT and sustain the passion and translate it to practice, considering the city’s position among outsourcing cities in the world.
“ICT services and products are already available in Davao City, but people do not know this yet. We have them here, including beautiful and cutting-edge products,” said Barriga, who was joined by Sam Matunog, head of the association of software developers in Davao, Wit Holganza, former ICT Davao president, Ray Rubio, president of DUAADI during the Club 888 Forum Wednesday at The Marco Polo Davao.
Featured in the event were plenary and product presentations in which key personalities in the public and private sectors and ICT representatives shared their thoughts on the latest developments, trends, technologies, products and services.
The exhibits showcased cutting-edge technologies, products and services, with a wide range of interest, including hospital information management system, social media engagement platform, back office operations, financial management systems, tracking and monitoring system, among others.
There were also business matching sessions where buyers, sellers, entrepreneurs and investors of software products and IT-enabled services met and did business deals.
$19 billion industry
Healthcare information management outsourcing, which includes medical coding, medical billing, IT support and claims processing, is a new industry representing a global market worth 19 billion US dollars.
The Medical Transcription Industry Association of the Philippines, Inc. (MTIAPI) states that medical centers in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries are outsourcing services beyond medical transcription.
“There is a growing need for companies which can handle IT development for solutions that will support electronic medical records to communicate across all healthcare system platforms,” says MTIAPI.
With the growing demand for medical transcription, billing, encoding and other related disciplines under healthcare information management, the TADI conducted 2010 “Scribe Olympics” held during the “SEx in D’ City” on December 6.
Inviting all interested contestants in the medical word challenge, including high school graduates, nursing students, professionals and homemakers, this competition was a simultaneous activity with discussions on business and employment opportunities in this new industry.
Topics were “Coders and Billers, PhilHealth’s Partners in Delivering Quality HealthCare Information” by Dr. Ruben Lacuna, claims manager of PhilHealth region 11; “Careers in Health Information Management, Your Ticket to Financial Independence!” by TADI; and “A Day in the Life of a Transcriber and Editor” by Khmer Dax Alonzo and Mark Homez.
Man versus machine
Based on his observations, Matunog said employees are afraid to learn the new technology because they may eventually be replaced by machines, therefore losing their job.
However, he said, the more technologies that an institution utilizes, the more efficient it will be in delivering its services. In this case, the institution can add more services; hence it needs more employees to be assigned where higher skills are required.
Meanwhile, Holganza said that while the debate on man versus machine goes on for decades, man’s intelligence can never be surpassed by machines. Technological advancement pushes man to go further, pursuing his higher value because menial jobs can already be done by machines, she added.

http://www.edgedavao.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3719:it-sector-unveils-secret-in-software-exhibition&catid=41:ict-hub&Itemid=75

HOUSE OF INDONESIA
Juna, Davao City
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^^ Ayos! Updates! Updates! :)

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Hehehe... if this is a video game, there's no replay value.

Anyway, in the Information and Communications Technology side, I found Davao more vibrant than Cebu (pardon my CvC). In fact, I already attended a conference (on cloud computing) and I am staying for just few months (in Digos).

Parang ganun nga, walang replay value.

Anyway, the conference was held in Digos itself? Wow ha, i've always thought it's still the same sleepy place as before. Mas parang lively pa nga yata ang Tagum.

Philippine Womens College of Davao
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^^ Nindot jud ang building sa PWC. :)

Solid waste management laws violators face arrest
MONDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2010 00:00

An average of 400 tons of solid waste is collected in Davao City everyday from various sources, including 350 subdivisions, 387 industrial plants, 30,000 commercial establishments and other waste generators.
A total of 29,834 mobile garbage bins are located at designated collection points in 103 barangays. There are a total of 20 units of compaction vehicles on 24-hour waste collection service.

With the new leadership, the Davao City environment and natural resources office (Cenro) has no record yet of having penalized violators of Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.
Arrests start once the implementing rules and regulation (IRR) for the Davao City Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance of 2009 are completed.

CENRO officer in charge Joseph Dominic Felizarta said the IRR may be implemented by December.
With 32 personnel assigned to different collection points, the CENRO anti-littering team (C-ALT) was reactivated last September 2. Felizarta said their task is to apprehend illegal throwers or those who do not follow the mandated time of depositing waste in the mobile garbage bins (6-9 p.m.).

“After a month of operation, we were able to regulate the deposit of garbage in Barangay 23-C, Bankerohan, Luz Kinilaw, Mini-Forest and Metro Circle. We will file cases against them if they don’t comply,” he said.
Felizarta added that once the ordinance is implemented, the C-ALT will become the enforcing unit responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance.

this what i like, unique to Davao :cheers:

This is indeed a positive development. Kailangan din dito ang effective information dissemination. Sana ma-implement ito nang mabuti and maging mas supportive mga taga-Davao.

Magiging example na naman ang Davao nito sa other cities ng Pinas.

Looking forward for this new ordinance! :cheers:

Parang ganun nga, walang replay value.

Anyway, the conference was held in Digos itself? Wow ha, i've always thought it's still the same sleepy place as before. Mas parang lively pa nga yata ang Tagum.

Nope, the venue for the said conference is in Draft Pick Sports Bar at E. Jacinto Extension (I live in Digos by the way). It also happened that there's a PBA Game happened in the newly-built Davao del Sur Sports Complex at Matti, Digos City (though I am not a basketball fan).

After attending the said conference (the next day), I wanted to see the Software exhibit in SM City Davao but my laptop was accidentaly spilled on a hot chocolate drink so I have to bring my laptop to GMall for checkup.

Nice photos of Houses in Laz Te. :)

The 20th National Convention of Pambansang Samahan para sa Edukasyon sa Pagpapahalaga (PSEP Inc.) was a success gathering around a thousand delegates from all over the country. The convention was held last November 24-26, 2010, at the Waterfront Insular Hotel.

:cheers:

Our beloved Mayor Inday Sara opening the recently concluded “SEx in D’ City!” First Software Exhibition and Conference last Dec. 5-6, 2010 at the SM City Davao Event Center.

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thank you dong elefant.... you're back in service ha ;) :okay: :cheers:


HOUSE OF INDONESIA
Juna, Davao City
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Philippine Womens College of Davao
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Provincial tourism spots cited as drivers for hotel growth

THE PHILIPPINES should develop select tourism spots with great potential and upgrade infrastructure supporting them to stimulate growth of the local hotel industry, experts said in a conference yesterday.

Opportunities abound in smaller hotels in provincial tourism spots, as urban areas are already cramped with foreign hotel brands, they noted.

"One thing the Philippines has to do is to have to choose champions in terms of locations," David A. Young, managing director of property consultant Colliers International, said during the 2010 Philippine Hotel Trendwatch Conference yesterday in Ortigas Center.

Ludwig Rieder, chairman of tourism consultancy firm Asia Pacific Projects, Inc., concurred, adding that potential provincial "champions" and gateway cities to them can still include Metro Cebu and Davao.

"Once you have a [tourist spot] outside Manila, the reality is there is a large volume that will spend a night or two in hotels. You have to match room investment in one gateway city to local destinations," Mr. Rieder said.

In terms of branding, such smaller hotels should be able to compete at local levels.

"I think hotels in tourist destinations have a lot of opportunities. Just imagine the local hotels in Boracay providing customized services that show the Filipino culture," Monica Au, managing director of global branding consultancy Landor & Associates, said in an interview.

For instance, local hotels can provide Filipino foods that foreign brands, which employ uniform services worldwide, cannot provide, Ms. Au said.

Asked about the impact on tourism of the Aug. 23 hostage crisis that left eight Hong Kong visitors and the hostage-taker, a former police officer, dead, Ms. Au said: "It would be very short term. It is only one incident that no one wanted to happen."

In the 10 months to October, the country received 2.56 million foreign visitors, compared to the 2.19 million recorded in the same period last year, data from the Bureau of Immigration show.

But challenges still abound.

"There are a lot interested in investing, but local infrastructure should be developed for the crucial access to gateways," Mr. Rieder said.

He added that the cumbersome process of securing state permits can be discouraging.

For Mr. Young, the government should just improve the major airports before building new ones. "It is ironic that our busiest airports are our worst airports," Mr. Young said. -- Neil Jerome C. Morales

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^^ Nice article. Thanks for posting bossing donardo. :)

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^^ Nice article. Thanks for posting bossing donardo. :)

No probs..tnx also Sir Rods..:)

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one of the new trucks?
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^^ Nadakpan na jud. Nice bossing ice_mckoi! :)

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^^love it love it love it ;):cheers:

Thanks bossing davaob4now! :)

^^ Nadakpan na jud. Nice bossing ice_mckoi! :)

natyempohan jud samtang galakaw-lakaw ko's malvar...haha
ayos kaayo tan-awon kung tanan trucks na pangkolekta og basura kay ani...dile yagit tan-awon...:)

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Nice shots @Rodincouch.:cheers: I notice the pinnacle doesn't look that tall,but I think it's optical illusion.Had they painted its roof in lighter colour it would appear much taller.:)

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il say wow to this!!!:cheers:

no regret nga gipasaka tika sa atop sa camella.wahaha..bitaw bai, nice pics. keep it coming!!

You are welcome goys! :)

@ mCx2: You are right that Pinnacle seems not that tall.

@ allenation: Thank you bossing for letting me go up Camella Northpoint's rooftop. :)

You are welcome goys! :)

@ mCx2: You are right that Pinnacle seems not that tall.

@ allenation: Thank you bossing for letting me go up Camella Northpoint's rooftop. :)

buing..thank you ka jan..you should thank manny villar instead of me. its his building.not mine.lol

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^^ Thanks for the update bossing jason. :)

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ang puso ninyo ha!!!! wag masyadong ma-excited :bash: :rofl:

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