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Rajah_Soliman

August 22nd, 2006, 07:24 PM

Large hotels rising amid tourism boom
Manila Stadard
By Roderick T. dela Cruz

Real estate developers have responded to the Department of Tourism’s call to invest in new hotel and resort facilities, which are needed to accommodate the influx of foreign visitors.

Megaworld Corp., SM Group, Ayala Land Inc., Fort Bonifacio Development Corp. and a Korean company are among those which have recently committed to pour in billions of pesos for hotel and resort development in the country.

Tourism Secretary Ace Durano earlier urged real estate companies to take advantage of the rising number of foreign tourists, which is expected to top three million in 2006, or nearly 70 percent higher than the volume of arrivals registered five years ago.

Megaworld Corp. announced that it would construct a hotel at Newport City, a commercial development within the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City. Marriott Hotels International will manage the hotel.

SM Investments Corp. is in talks with international companies over its plan to build four hotels in its 60-hectare reclaimed property in Pasay City. The holdings firm of the Sy family is also developing a world-class tourism facility in Nasugbu, Batangas.

Ayala Land Inc. is investing at least P3 billion for a 320-hectare beach resort complex in Morong, Bataan.

Fort Bonifacio Development Corp., an affiliate of Ayala Corp., has also firmed up its plan to construct hotels within the 200-ha Global City in Taguig.

Meanwhile, Phil BXT Corp. of South Korean is spending P3 billion for a 616-room hotel and resort complex, a golf course and a retirement village on Mactan Island in Cebu.

Once completed, the hotel project, called Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa, will be the largest tourism establishment in Central Visayas.

Durano said the Philippines, which has less than 20,000 hotel rooms, needed to develop world-class accommodation facilities to ensure that it would meet its target of attracting five million foreign visitors by 2010.

International visitor arrivals to the country grew 10.4 percent to 1.42 million in the first half of 2006 from the 1.286 million arrivals recorded during the same period last year. Because of this, most hotels in Cebu, Davao, Palawan and Boracay have been operating at full capacity.

While the government approved the construction of 44 hotels/motels in the first quarter of the year, most of these projects are small facilities that cannot meet the standards of discriminating foreign tourists.

scandinavian girl

August 22nd, 2006, 07:36 PM

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rajah are these men police or military? What are they doing on the street? Is there a riot or a bank robbery or someting like that going on or are they taking part or guarding in the Indak Indak march?:)

scandinavian girl

August 22nd, 2006, 07:42 PM

Gina"sister" I liked your collage you did in the other thread..and all the nice pictures you posted from the Kadayawan so nice to..

A :hug: for you, greet the sweet kids!

Rajah_Soliman

August 22nd, 2006, 07:57 PM

rajah are these men police or military? What are they doing on the street? Is there a riot or a bank robbery or someting like that going on or are they taking part or guarding in the Indak Indak march?:)

no they are not taking part in the Indak Indak :lol:

they are Davao's version of Polizei, Carabinieris, Bobbies or Mounties (without the Horse of course)..... :runaway:

scandinavian girl

August 22nd, 2006, 09:11 PM

no they are not taking part in the Indak Indak :lol:

they are Davao's version of Polizei, Carabinieris, Bobbies or Mounties (without the Horse of course)..... :runaway:

sige, no Indak Indak... oh so, policemen.. :runaway:

the kudamm "klick it", what is that now....jumped when I was "meeting" the vampire....rajah is always full of suprises...:lol:

I say goodnight Davao...and goodnight rajah...my leg hurts alot and I need to put it to a rest...anyone want to sign their autograph on my cast ..:)

rajah about the narcistic pic, Dracula? I do apreciate the "great thinkers" wow, what a lift what a nice evening to look into them later.thank's :)

:goodbye:

tj_brewed

August 23rd, 2006, 02:53 AM

melon

August 23rd, 2006, 04:35 AM

@Bagani.... that's a very shallow reason kung ang tourist dili na mobalik sa Davao becase of the "spaghetti look-a-like" overhead lines. kung imong basehan, i think mas grabe pa sa Cebu ang problema when it comes to visual pollution pero why tourists are keep coming back. in fact, as of June this year, more than 500T visited Cebu which is highest in visayas and mindanao. Don't you think it has to do with the available international flights in Davao City? case in point, Cebu now has many direct flights to hongkong (everyday by Cathay Pacific), Singapore (3x a week by Silkair), Tokyo (everyday by PAL), Korea (PAL & Korean Air), Malaysia (by Malaysian Air & PAL), Qatar (via singapore by Qatar Airways)... i think this is the one that helps the tourism, not the overhead lines. And now, Cebu Pacific will fly starting 2 October to Hongkong direct from Cebu 4x a week. So, there will now be 11 flights every week Cebu-HK-Cebu. btw, i travel a lot because i'm an OFW pero hassle na kaayo para nako kung magbalhin-balhin pa ko og eroplano. mas nindot gyud nga direct ang flight kay mas ganahan ko mo-uli. that's why when I come home i'm taking direct flight....(example lang ni...kung unsa'y epekto kung wala'y direct flight) anyway, Cebu Pacific will also be flying from Davao to Hongkong but via Cebu nga lang. i'm sure this will be a start of more tourists coming in Davao.

I think more flights will come if those airlines could see any potentials in our city, dapat masulit diba? so we'll have to make our city attractive first before we could convince those airlines to have their direct flights here. And those overhead lines are really getting uglier, but I think those wires that you see sagging like "spaghetti" are communication lines, phones, cable tv, etc. The electric lines are those on the top, but they still look ugly on their entry to buildings, especially sa claveria buildings na nag-crisscross na ang mga wires. I'm sure those streets would look far better without those wires. Pero one problem daw, according to my teacher, is that Davao's ground water is so near the surface so it would be very expensive, if not impossible, to put those wires underground. Probably that's also the reason why we can't put up high-rise buildings, because of the foundation. But there are ways, I think.

WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 04:41 AM

tj_brewed

August 23rd, 2006, 04:59 AM

i think those cable wires should somehow be addressed as well. I agree, indeed it is an eyesore. But i do not believe that these wires hinder or discourage the visitors from coming back. I and even you guys have been tourists sometime in our lives. We have visited several cities in and outside of this country. Let's say you have checked the cities of Baguio or Gensan for that matter. Would you avoid these cities next time because their electric cables were not installed underground? I guess not.

junex

August 23rd, 2006, 05:02 AM

I think more flights will come if those airlines could see any potentials in our city, dapat masulit diba? so we'll have to make our city attractive first before we could convince those airlines to have their direct flights here. And those overhead lines are really getting uglier, but I think those wires that you see sagging like "spaghetti" are communication lines, phones, cable tv, etc. The electric lines are those on the top, but they still look ugly on their entry to buildings, especially sa claveria buildings na nag-crisscross na ang mga wires. I'm sure those streets would look far better without those wires. Pero one problem daw, according to my teacher, is that Davao's ground water is so near the surface so it would be very expensive, if not impossible, to put those wires underground. Probably that's also the reason why we can't put up high-rise buildings, because of the foundation. But there are ways, I think.

Im just wondering if there are already plans to put that spaghetti wires underground..hope there is.. coz it seems like no one cares specially from the local government who supposed to give ordinance to the concerned companies. I suppose that these companies dont care as long as no complains infiltrate from the madlang people...walang pakialam yang mga yan...hope one of us here has the power...anyone? ako wala pa....

tj_brewed

August 23rd, 2006, 05:09 AM

melon

August 23rd, 2006, 05:14 AM

^^ i dont think the cables are such a beig deal anyway, foreigners come to davao not to see its cosmopolitan attractions/character in the first place, we should tap our natural attractions first like samal and our highlands..since davao's slogan is "fromislands to the highlands", I dont think the cables should be the main priority...

but it would still be nice to show how Davao is highly urbanized at the same time close to nature, that would be very enticing to any foreigner. And by the way, our main events (e.g. Kadayawan) are held on the city proper, tourists flock that area during those times, and those little nuisance could be eyesores. Those waling-waling posts can't cover up those overhead wires. :dizzy:

tj_brewed

August 23rd, 2006, 05:21 AM

but it would still be nice to show how Davao is highly urbanized at the same time close to nature, that would be very enticing to any foreigner. And by the way, our main events (e.g. Kadayawan) are held on the city proper, tourists flock that area during those times, and those little nuisance could be eyesores. Those waling-waling posts can't cover up those overhead wires. :dizzy:

i kinda agree! :okay: anyway, change topic muna ako.....

One of the edge that we have is when it comes to "cultural tourism." Locals may not appreciate it but foreign backpackers dig it! And this is what we naturally have. Aside from Davao's - "Islands to Highlands", I'd have to commend our local government, city tourism office, and the private sector for actively promoting Davao's unique and colorful culture.

junex

August 23rd, 2006, 05:25 AM

tj_brewed

August 23rd, 2006, 05:25 AM

DOT welcomes participants to 6th PHITEX
By Marivic A. Alcober

In its efforts to further boost Philippine strategic position in the global travel industry after reaping favorable gains in the recently concluded ASEAN Tourism Forum last January 2006, The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Philippine Convention & Visitors Corporation, in partnership with private sector, are gearing up for the 6th Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX), which is scheduled on September 8-9, 2006 in Manila at the Philippine International Convention Center. This was bared by DOT-8 Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes who welcomes all participants to the said event.

One participant who qualified to take part to the PHITEX is Ludette Ruiz, a participant SELLER from region 8 who is the Tour Operator Handler of Family Tours. According to Ruiz, their travel agency which is Manila based, handles agency to agency tour packages wherein their clients will be ushered to the beautiful scenic spots in the region.

According to Director Tiopes, participation as a Seller delegate in PHITEX is open only to qualified suppliers of Philippine Tourism products and services. Participation is on a pre-registration basis. Confirmation of Seller participation is subject to full payment of registration fees.

In his message relative to the forthcoming 6th PHITEX, DOT Secretary Joseph H. Durano expressed that "Since its conception in 1996, PHITEX has grown to be one of the biggest tourism events in the country owing to the active involvement and help of our industry partners as well as local and foreign participants."

PHITEX is a travel trade event comprised of business to business sessions that provide an exclusive opportunity for the Philippine travel suppliers to meet, network, negotiate and conduct business with foreign travel trade buyers.

Tiopes shared that more than 150 invited buyers from China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Austrailia, ASEAN, Europe, Middle East, and North America have been invited to participate in the whole Travel Exchange for a one-on-one scheduled business appointment with Philippine Sellers.

For the foreign Buyers to experience first hand Filipino warm hospitality and best of the Philippine islands, Tiopes added, a pre and post tours to top destinations such as Subic, Boracay, Cebu, Bohol, Palawan, and Davao will be held.

"Manila, Let's Meet!" Campaign is the focus of this year's PHITEX, promoting Metro Manila as a vibrant destination, the heart and door to the 7,107 islands. PHITEX will showcase the city's main attractions, nightlife, shopping, new airport, convention and meeting facilities, world class hotels, tourists and historical land marks.

scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 05:29 AM

but it would still be nice to show how Davao is highly urbanized at the same time close to nature, that would be very enticing to any foreigner. And by the way, our main events (e.g. Kadayawan) are held on the city proper, tourists flock that area during those times, and those little nuisance could be eyesores. Those waling-waling posts can't cover up those overhead wires. :dizzy:

Maayong buntag from from Sweden...

That Davao is close to nature will always atract tourists form my part of the world as will culture events and your culture experiences offers, also is clean beaches and clean water important to be able to offer toursits from over many seas, good hotels neat and clean with top service and nice restaurangs. Wires in the sky, well that is no big problem..unless they do fall down and we get tangled in them :)

dinabaw hope you feel better :hug: Get well soon!

junex

August 23rd, 2006, 05:36 AM

I agree on tj about cultural tourism..nakabawi tayo dyan...

Btw, para pambawi sa visual pollution sa dowtown area, punta ka sa mga highland roads like going to Marilog way up to Bukidnon, iba naman makikita mo......

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/Onibag1072001/DavaoVegie-1.jpg
Veggies that you can regularly glimpse when you traveling Davao-Bukidnon road.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/Onibag1072001/DavaoVegie-2.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/Onibag1072001/DavaoVegie-3.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/Onibag1072001/DavaoVegie-4brooms.jpg

junex

August 23rd, 2006, 05:40 AM

Hi Lena :wave: ..how are you now?

junax

August 23rd, 2006, 05:44 AM

hmmmmm....IMO, one of the issues that we also need to address is our flood control / management. I was touring my friends from GenSan last Saturday when suddenly it rained. We were on our way to Matina and sad to say the Mc Arthur Highway (from the Bantay Bata Center down to Matina CenterPoint) suddenly morphed into somewhat like Venice. It's discouraging to witness a semi Aqua Alta in Davao.

agree bai TJ... witness ko ana nga flood kay taga matina man ko, ang reason daw nga baha diha pag naay ulan kay barado ang canal tapos dili maayo ayo sa maintenance team kay ang main line daw sa water district maigo. dapat naay cooperation sa DCWD, i just dunno why hangtod karon lay action, calling CITIZEN PATROL siguro, asa na man atong KONSEHAL

tj_brewed

August 23rd, 2006, 05:44 AM

Goodmorning Lena, I wish you could have visited Davao during the Kadayawan Festival!

Bagani

August 23rd, 2006, 05:49 AM

tj_brewed

August 23rd, 2006, 05:50 AM

Anyway, lemme repost some of Davao photos (taken two days ago) when I was in Davao.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/kadayawan/66bdf9d0.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/kadayawan/3023583b.jpg

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http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/kadayawan/9b11c12c.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/kadayawan/7fa1fb6f.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/kadayawan/IMG_0325.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/kadayawan/IMG_0293-1.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/kadayawan/3ce23941.jpg

scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 05:52 AM

Hi Lena :wave: ..how are you now?

Hi junex...I am fine considering...have been in an accident with car...oh, hurted..how are you junex?

scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 05:59 AM

Goodmorning Lena, I wish you could have visited Davao during the Kadayawan Festival!

Hi tj I do to...so many sad events this summer in Sweden have made my trip delayed. My father passed away, made the whole family very sad of course..my mamma needs me for a while. As soon as she feels strong enough for a long trip across the world, we are both going to visit Davao. My mamma wants to meet dinabaw you know befor she let´s me go ;) I am waiting patiently now for her '"clear signal".

tj you posted alot of nice pictures ...neat!

melon

August 23rd, 2006, 06:41 AM

Hope that these spaghetti wires could be bind neatly if un-easy to be underground..same as what MMDA started to establish in Manila now....kahit pa-unti unti...priority lang muna yong mga nasa noticeable vicinity....

I remember, last January during the Asean Tourism Forum, that DLPC asked the telecom companies to arrange or fix their cables para less distracting tanawon. I don't know if it's just me but I noticed nga nalimpyo gamay ang mga wires. :)

Ady001

August 23rd, 2006, 07:11 AM

davaoeagle

August 23rd, 2006, 07:15 AM

Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Trade dep't prepares for Date 2006

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Southern Mindanao has lined up various activities for the 8th Davao Trade Expo (Date) to maximize the event's potentials in helping the business sector.

Cognizant of the role of the trade expo in helping businessmen, especially the small and medium enterprises (SMEs), improve market reach and share, the DTI has identified major events that will be incorporated to the Date, which is slated on September 15 to 17 at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Convention Hall.

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These activities include the Investment Forum, World Trade Organization (WTO) Forum, and Reverse Trade Fair.

DTI regional director for Southern Mindanao Merly Cruz said these activities will create an impact to the lives of local entrepreneurs by giving them insights on competing globally.

"Aside from educating them, DTI 11 will also give them the opportunity to know the requirements of various companies here in the region," she said.

The organizer of the Date, the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII), has invited big companies who are into exporting of fruits and other locally-produced goods and commodities to join in the event.

Since these establishments have already committed to participate, Cruz said, they will be asked to showcase not just their products but as well as their needs, which other SMEs can supply to them.

"And that is the idea of the Reverse Trade Fair. They are not just there to sell their produce but also to inform the visiting SMEs or even growers and farmers that they are in need of these raw materials," she said.

Ady001

August 23rd, 2006, 07:17 AM

@Bagani.... that's a very shallow reason kung ang tourist dili na mobalik sa Davao becase of the "spaghetti look-a-like" overhead lines. kung imong basehan, i think mas grabe pa sa Cebu ang problema when it comes to visual pollution pero why tourists are keep coming back. in fact, as of June this year, more than 500T visited Cebu which is highest in visayas and mindanao. Don't you think it has to do with the available international flights in Davao City? case in point, Cebu now has many direct flights to hongkong (everyday by Cathay Pacific), Singapore (3x a week by Silkair), Tokyo (everyday by PAL), Korea (PAL & Korean Air), Malaysia (by Malaysian Air & PAL), Qatar (via singapore by Qatar Airways)... i think this is the one that helps the tourism, not the overhead lines. And now, Cebu Pacific will fly starting 2 October to Hongkong direct from Cebu 4x a week. So, there will now be 11 flights every week Cebu-HK-Cebu. btw, i travel a lot because i'm an OFW pero hassle na kaayo para nako kung magbalhin-balhin pa ko og eroplano. mas nindot gyud nga direct ang flight kay mas ganahan ko mo-uli. that's why when I come home i'm taking direct flight....(example lang ni...kung unsa'y epekto kung wala'y direct flight) anyway, Cebu Pacific will also be flying from Davao to Hongkong but via Cebu nga lang. i'm sure this will be a start of more tourists coming in Davao.

But Bagani could also be correct. The lines are really a big problem, especially when big cars come into picture. Going to the underground issue, it will do more for the city rather than harm it. And besides, spending 500 Million is good. We have high equities naman.

It's not that it's visual pollution, but realizing the dangers that come to it. I thought maghimo sila'g flyover dapit sa may sign padulong Mintal-Calinan, pero gibakbakan lang diay to nila because the signs add to the traffic. Now, what they have to do is to restructure the cables that are adding to the traffic.

davaoeagle

August 23rd, 2006, 07:22 AM

This writer is a certified trouper. We had a blast together on a wild water rafting in CDO 3 years back.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Kadayawan chronicles
By Jocy So
Unraveling

A LONG time ago, I read in Reader's Digest that the secret to staying young/being happy/a life of satisfaction is doing something new or daring at least once a week.

You hear many pieces of advice in the course of your life. Some barely make a ripple in your mind, some penetrate the surface then float away, others sink in.

For me, that advice sunk in, and even burrowed itself deep into the sand. When you live in Davao though, it's kind of hard to live out that advice. I love Davao but you've got to admit, there are times when its small town atmosphere can lull you into routines that squeeze out any possibility of new and daring things. When should you make a silly daring fool of yourself then? The answer? During Kadayawan.

An estimated 1.3 million people live in Davao, though that number reaches around 2 million during working hours, the phenomenon that is Kadayawan probably ups the number a million more.

At least that's what if feels like whenever inside malls, parks, and other public places. The festival's busloads and jeeploads of tourists and festival participants should provide enough cover for us to do let our hair down and do some new and daring things.

"Dapat mag-laag ta!" my co-worker Beng barked at us one night when we were putting in our usual overtime hours. "Dili puwede puro lang trabaho. Dapat mag-enjoy tayo." So, August 18 we met up in school to party the night away. We hit the mall, ate, window shopped, chatted, tried on dresses we had no intention of buying, took pictures of us wearing the aforementioned dresses, and left for MTS to hunt for more food.

That's when one of my companions realized she had worn her shirt backwards. For some strange reason that none of us can fathom she insisted on righting the error in public. There were uniformed Task Force Davao personnel all over the streets so we restrained her to make sure she does not get us arrested for vulgar public behavior.

Still, she could not help but adjust her blouse once we were in a tricycle. Got to hand it to her though, she did it so fast even if she was seated next to the driver, he hardly noticed a thing.

That got the ball rolling. Ma'am Beng publicly posed next to Luis Manzano's Globe poster in such a way that it looked like he's kisssing her armpits. I was dared to yell out "Magsaysay! Magsaysay!" when we got on a jeepney. What have I got to lose by doing such a thing? Nothing. So I did it. Three, four times until we got to our final destination of the night, Magsaysay Park, where Relyn and Desi were to face their own daring deed for the night. They had to ride the Ferris wheel. Relyn was silently petrified. The first and last time she rode a Ferris wheel, she was 10 and it took only one revolution to convince her she wanted out. Desi has never ever been on one and was loudly protesting.

Apple Computer's Steve Jobs once said, "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become." I love that quote, but I'm glad Relyn and Desi don't know it, else they would follow their scared silly hearts, disregard our prodding they take the ride, and run out Magsaysay Park as fast as their feet could take them.

I think though in their heart of hearts, they did want to try out the Ferris wheel and see if they could conquer their fear. And they did. Sure, Relyn screamed loudly and shed tears during the whole ride while Desi contorted his body, clutching at the metallic side for dear life, all the while screaming like an animal being slaughtered. Sure, we laughed at them like good friends that we are. Sure, they both looked slightly ashen and ready to strangle us after the whole ordeal.

But they lived that night. They took a risk and survived. They experienced Kadayawan to the fullest. As Desi texted later, "I waited 23 years to ride a Ferris wheel. I've finally done something I have attempted to do many times before. I will never forget this Kadayawan." Hope you found something new, daring, and a tad silly to do last Kadayawan. If not, well, why not do it now?

(Jocy L. So teaches at Davao Christian High School, and works as a jeepney barker once in a blue moon.)

davaoeagle

August 23rd, 2006, 07:26 AM

Still high on Kadayawan Fever....

Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Globe heats up Wh'stletop's grand anniversary
By Nelson C. Bagaforo

ON FRIDAY night, I dropped by Matina Town Square where Wh'stletop was having its grand 5th anniversary celebration, upon the prodding of good friend Patricia Joven.

Patricia was with Globe Telecom guys who arrived from Manila, as most events during the Kadayawan sa Dabaw were sponsored by the telecom company.

Globe was also one of the major sponsors in Wh'stletop's anniversary party.

Chuck Silva, Globe Telecom's senior marketing manager for Events Marketing and Sponsorships, and friend Pierre Tuzon of GMA-7 were around to accommodate mediamen covering the anniversary event, while a group of beautiful and sultry Globe girls were roaming around MTS to promote the telecom firm's product and services.

We were later joined by my editor-in-chief Stella Estremera, who came all they way from PWC's global reunion at The Venue.

Later that night, GMA-7 vice president for corporate affairs Butch Raquel also joined us. He was was with the network's publicityy specialists Ramir Orteza an Butch Bustamante.

It didn't end there. Another group joined us, this time the men and women of Globe (the city government's corporate sponsor in the celebration of Kadayawan).

The latecomers, who also left ahead of us, was headed by Archie Monzon, head of Globe's marketing service and corporate marketing.

It was indeed a night of nice talks, good food and overflowing beers as we enjoined all others in the celebration of Wh'stletop's birthday, which added attraction to Kadayawan festivities.

Wh'stletop is the only theme restaurant in Davao City that entertains its customers with a wide selection of retro-music. This place just has them -- from Duran Duran, Petshop Boys, Earth, Wind and Fire, to China Crisis and several others who filled the airwaves in the 80s.

Add this to a wide selection of entrees in its menu and you've got a night filled with great music and delectable food -- from appetizers to its main courses, which are named after prominent Hollywood celebrities.

Five years after young entrepreneur Anthony Ang opened the resto-bar at MTS, Wh'stletop has already carved a niche in the city's food and entertainment business.

It is one of the first and many independently owned and theme restaurants that make MTS a destination for diners seeking exceptional food and family hospitality.

Wh'stletop has evolved into a favorite dining establishment serving American cuisine, innovative dishes and fine spirits with a Dabawenyo taste, for lunch and dinner.

On Friday night, the place was jampacked with a mixed crowd of young professionals and college students who partied the night away to Latin and jazz music provided by "Tropikasia," and one of the country's top drumbeaters -- Dr. Michael Alba.

It was Wh'stletop's 5th anniversary celebration -- a night of booze, music, games, and raffle.

junex

August 23rd, 2006, 07:31 AM

Hi junex...I am fine considering...have been in an accident with car...oh, hurted..how are you junex?
Ohh whaaat..you have been in a car accident? how sad...but thanks God that no harsh injury then..take care always, we're looking forward for your visit here in Davao...

As for me, am always fine Lena....

ProblemSolver

August 23rd, 2006, 07:52 AM

Shallow indeed. First, what I said was hypothetical; second, i was stating a literal example, an ROI to the City, baka yon ang kailangan para ma-convince ang City to go underground - baka mababaw lang na dahilan, pwede na; and lastly, in reality, tourists don't really care basta maganda ang tourism product mo, as long as they're safe, and the basic services are delivered efficiently, babalik at babalik yan sa lugar mo.

Unsa man dyud ang paagi para ma-convince sila? But I say it again: at the end of the day, if power services are delivered efficiently, then why bother to go underground. Tourists, generally, need to have a hot (or cold) shower to freshen up, an airconditioned room for a good-night rest, and an ice-cold beer to relax - and Davao, and all other tourist cities, could provide those if they have good power supply - overhead or underground. At babalik sila.

Pero, bai, kung ang tourism showcase sa imong ciudad are the cultural heritage assets nimo like your ancestral houses and old churches in Carcar and other parts of Cebu and Bohol, this will become a totally different story. I'm sure you don't want to see those cables blocking the view and the intricate architectural details of your buildings.

I am working on these solutions at this time. Collaborations are being undertaken with ADDU up to portability systems (portable or appliance-like) applications. I cannot disclose at this time. It's basically like a generator wihout using gas or diesel and it'll usually last about ten years before refilling. It generates electricity, heat water, heating during cooler days, and it can even make ice, or acts like a fridge. There are many applications that should make electric generation independent of dangling wires from the grid, therefore reduces or removing costs for transmission, removing use of coppper wires, insulation, posts, transformers, etc.drastically cutting use of fuel, gas, or oil from power generators and distributors. It is now also possible to bury safely underground communications cables, or fiber-optic cables. The Davao Regions will see these improvement first in the coming year or two as it will become a pioneering region to adopt these technologies. How are these "small generator box appliances" supposed to be marketed will resemble like that of purchasing a refrigerator or a dishwashing machine.

These machines can also work on land fills. The more wastes you dump in land fills, the more energy it generates for everyone. Basically, these machines gobbles up all wastes and turn land fills into electricity and methane gas for use or storage.

d'eagowl

August 23rd, 2006, 07:52 AM

DENR to plant trees from Laoag to Davao Aug. 25

The Green Philippine Highways Program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), to be launched on Aug, 25, is sustainable, said Secretary Angelo Reyes.

Under the program, some 516,000 tree saplings will be planted along 3,439 kilometers of the Pan-Philippine highway, coursing down from Laoag City to Bicol, then pushing up to Samar and Leyte, and then leading to Eastern Visayas, CARAGA and Davao City

The tree saplings will be provided by the DENR and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, while the community, business, civic and church organizations and private individuals will plant and nurture the trees up to three years, when they shall become viable.

Reyes said the program will be sustainable and independent of the national government budget. The cost of planting and maintenance will be borne by sponsors called "adoptors."

DENR will mobilize its 22,000 and is expecting some two million participants planting trees along both sides of the highways from Laoag to Davao City and to also cover the 439 kilometer Manila North Road that runs from Laoag through La Union to Bulacan.

In Metro Manila, the program will cover the North Luzon Expressway, Commonwealth Avenue, C5 and the South Luzon Expressway. Likewise covered will be the 244-kilometer West Nautical Highway, stretching from Batangas through Mindoro, Aklan, Negros, Zamboanga and Sibugay.

d'eagowl

August 23rd, 2006, 07:55 AM

Mayor said Kadayawan festivity will just be held for 2 days .What's your opinion?

scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 08:00 AM

2003
Davao artist wins international award

A DAVAO artist bagged an international award for his "Lovers I" artwork entry to the recently concluded 9th Internet International Art/Photo Contest (IIAPC).

Forty six year old Ega Carreon was named among the 27 winners for Fineworks B category for his artwork and the only Southeast Asian winner in the contest.

Carreon's "Lovers I" painting on acrylic passed two inspections. He submitted three entries, the other two artworks were titled: Lovers II and Regeneration, which did not make it to the second inspection. These three entries were exhibited in Davao City in solo and group exhibitions last year.

Carreon is the founding member of Artisthood, a loose group of visual artists in the city. Three of Artisthood members Rodney Yap, Jun Pamisa and Bong Espinosa also passed the first inspection in the IIAPC.

Carreon was once a graphic designer and illustrator before focusing on painting. He has done solo shows in various galleries in the Philippines and has participated in several activities both national and international.

A self-taught artist, Carreon has won awards as sculptor and Philippine Representative Artist for the Asean Symposium on Painting and Photography. He has also received the Philippine/Asean Art Awards both in 1998 and 1999, and was a finalist on the juried on line competition by Dracoblu in Canada.

Carreon has been featured in numerous national publications for his works. He is also among the few Filipino artists to win a Freeman fellowship award at the Vermont Studio Center, Vermont, USA.

The 9th IIAPC contest was participated in by a total of 348 artists from 50 countries: Argentina (2), Austria (1), Australia (5), Bangladesh (3), Bosnia and
Herzegovina (1), Brazil (2), Bulgaria (3), Canada (12), China (3), Colombia (1), Croatia (5), Czech (6), Dominica (1), Egypt (1), El Salvador (1), Finland (2),
France (2), Germany (4), Greece (2), Hungary (6), India (14), Indonesia (8), Iran (1), Israel (5), Italy (5), Japan (119), Kuwait (1), Macedonia (2), Malaysia (2), Mexico (5), Netherlands (5), New Zealand (2), Pakistan (1), Philippines (7), Poland (4), Romania (6), Russia (13), Singapore (1), Slovakia (2), Slovenia (1), South Korea (1), Spain (2), Syria (1), Taiwan (3), Thailand (4), Turkey (6), Turkmenistan (1), UK (3), Ukraine (5), USA (52), Vietnam (2), Unknown (1).

IIAPC listed 81 applicants from Europe, 182 from Asia, one from Africa, 7 from Oceania and 76 from America.

In its website, IIAPC counted a total of 920 art pieces from 348 applicants. Of the total entries 210 applicants and 389 art pieces passed the first examination.

IIAPC said the judges chose 1/3 by the first examination from all works. The outstanding work was chosen by the 2nd Inspection.

After the two inspections: the Grand Prize works were "Feeling is mixed" by Go Hayakawa of Japan and "Prelude" by Sara from Mexico.

An annual contest, IIAPC accepts photographs, including paintings (oil, water color, pastel, acrylic, drawing in Indian ink, illustration), print, sculpture, craft, solid, CG (Computer Generated Art).

scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 08:03 AM

Davao Artist Ega Carreon in N.Y. exhibition

Multi-awarded Davao visual artist exhibits in New York
By Pepe Quixote

An artist’s life is a lonesome journey in pursuit of the muses Beauty, and Immortality. Take, for example, this multi-awarded Dabawenyo artist. He brought honor to his native city, Davao, when he garnered art awards and recognition at the regional, national and international levels. In 1998, he entered the finals of the Philippine/ASEAN Art Awards. Earlier, in 1991, he represented the country to the ASEAN Symposium on Painting and Photography. He bested competitors from Manila, Baguio, Cebu, and other parts of the country when he topped the 2000 Freeman Asian Painting Competition. Two years later he became finalist to Dracoblu-Canada’s International Symbolist Juried On-line Art Competition. Yet, the following year, 2003, he placed co-third in another international art derby launched worldwide from Japan -- the 9th IIAPC (please visit http://www.eart.ne.jp/iiapc). ..........

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By virtue of his first place finish in the Freeman Asian Painting Competition, Ega Carreon was invited to a 2-month residency in the artists’ haven Vermont Studio Center in scenic Vermont, USA. The United States granted him a multiple-entry visa in recognition of his extra-ordinary artistic ability. Unlike other Filipino talents, however, who burrowed deep inside First World by-ways in search of Fame and Fortune, he did not root himself in American soil. Instead, he returned home to Davao after having expanded his art consciousness. What did he come back here for? I asked him, at the same time alluding that many Filipinos – artists, medical practitioners, etc. -- are hankering to set foot in the USA to join the search for the great American dream. Ega, as friends address him, did not have to answer me.

In 2002, Ega Carreon and nine other Davao visual artists founded the art group Artisthood – a brotherhood of artists, so to speak. This diverse but loose band of emerging and mid-career artists boosted Davao’s art community. Ega’s winning ways affected other Artisthood members. In a span of two years, five or six of them either won awards or gained recognition as finalists in the international and national art competitions they joined in. Artisthood became Davao’s latest major achiever in the field of the visual arts. Now on its fourth year, Artisthood remains bonded by principles of Self-Respect, Respect for Others, and Self-Responsibility: principles which Carreon hopes to counter the negative image of artists as vice-stricken and money-hungry patsies. But Artisthood is only part of the reason why he returned to Davao.

Carreon decries the fact that there is no credible and bankable agency or institution supporting the art sector. Most artists live out oppressive life conditions where art dealers and political publicists are the beneficiaries. Artisthood’s long-term response to the situation is its centerpiece project: the tropical Artists Sanctuary. A brainchild of Ega’s, the Artists Sanctuary is conceived to operate along the same system as the Vermont Studio Center, and is to be put up along the coastline of Davao Gulf. Artisthood members pray the Artists Sanctuary would provide guidance, opportunities and, eventually, self-determination to artists of integrity.

The absence of support for homegrown artists did not exempt Ega. Knowing his works sell better in the United States, he arranged since last year, an exhibition in the world’s modern art Mecca, New York. The Philippine Center-NY scheduled him in a 2-man show that runs April 2005, the other featured artist being Manuel Gamboa of Manila.

Aware of his budgetary needs, Ega, as early as January submitted a proposal to the honorable mayor Rodrigo Duterte. The proposal calls for an “exchange deal” between the city’s highest public official and one of Davao’s very few internationally accomplished visual artist where the former will provide Carreon’s round-trip plane ticket to New York and back, while the artist will paint the good-looking mayor a portrait, or any painting of the mayor’s choice, for that matter. The proposal package consisted of a cover letter, magazine and newspaper write-ups about the proponent artist, and a calendar of his recent works as sample. The glossy, full-color calendar sells at $35 in the US and Europe. Understandably, due to the prohibitive cost of local computer graphic printing, it is too expensive for the local market. Just the same, Ega gave away the calendar for the mayor in the hope that his proposal would get the attention it deserves.

The proposal package was promptly received by the city mayor’s office. More than a month later, Ega did not receive any reply. As the date of his New York exhibit was drawing near, he approached the mayor’s staff in charge of receiving letters, Ms. Pat Mei Ruivivar, to follow-up on his proposal. Ega felt hopeful when he entered Ms. Ruivivar’s cubicle because he saw right behind her seat his calendar hanging conspicuously on a divider-wall, an indication that his work is being appreciated.

When, after the formalities, Ruivivar spoke to him, the artist’s hopes suddenly reversed. “Sorry, ha, ngayon ko lang nabasa ang letter mo (I’m sorry it’s only now that I read your letter),” Ega quoted her as saying.

Did you give it to the mayor? He wanted to know.

“Hindi man siya interested sa mga ganyan (He’s not interested in such things),” came the reply, implying that the artist’s proposal, after all, did not reach the mayor.

Ms. Ruivivar, however, was ready with a counter-proposal. The local government, according to her, has created an Arts Council, which she heads. Various council committees have been put up including one for the visual arts and another for the performing arts. Both committees mentioned have duly assigned coordinators, and a P500,000 fund allocated for operations. If Ega is interested, Ruivivar explained, he could be commissioned to do a mural for the Arts Council.

His hopes of negotiating with the mayor already dashed to the ground, he pointed out he needed to fly to New York within two weeks in time for his exhibit opening. Because of that he could not work on the referred mural. Put briefly, Ega Carreon’s proposal to the city mayor amounted to nothing. If any, his conversation with the mayor’s staff only left him with bitter feelings. Ega was convinced his calendar had been hanging behind Ruivivar’s desk for some time: tangible proof that she had read his proposal much earlier. His positive but unfulfilled expectation from the mayor now poses as a probable cause of a likely-to-be-cancelled exhibit for his lack of plane ticket.

Speaking of the Arts Council, if it already exists as Ruivivar claimed, Ega and this writer agree that its formation should have passed through a consultation process involving relevant people (stake and interest-holders) who consist the city’s art sector. If it did, Artisthood – a valid and highly active art group – was not invited.

All things told, still, one can’t put a good artist down. As of this writing, US-based Artisthood founding member Ben Banez, Jr., called by phone and updated this writer that Ega Carreon is already dozing off in their cozy room in New York ridding himself of jet lag. Ega’s acrylic canvases, Ben added, had already been installed at the Philippine Center’s exhibit room, ready and waiting for its formal opening to the public at 6 p.m. April 10, 2005, Sunday (New York time). Where did he get his money for the plane tickets? I texted him just before his flight took off from the Davao International Airport last April 8.

“By pre-selling,” came the reply, “two of my paintings were sold and paid for allowing me to get my tickets on the nick of time.”

Remarkable, how New Yorkers care so much for this Davao artist!

junax

August 23rd, 2006, 08:12 AM

pero tapos na ang kadayawan bai, btw d'eagowl is davaoeagle? if next year 2 days na lang i don't think so, the mayor is just playing with words sometimes in his tv show. sabi nya "kung sya daw ang matuman 2 days lang", but of course masa ang last say ana.

pictures taken from the pool area of the sprawling mergrande resort last aug. 20, 2006... nevermind the date caption ng pic, mali lang ang setting sa cam.

the familiar castle...
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kiddie pool...
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adult pool...
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another view...
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kiddie pool at dusk...
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adult pool behind the rocks...
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the underconsruction mini dome (for parties, concerts, etc) just beside the pool area...
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another shot of the U/C mini dome...
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d'eagowl

August 23rd, 2006, 08:14 AM

scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 08:15 AM

Ega Carreon

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scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 08:24 AM

A Cycle of Being and Becoming in Mindanao
Christine F. Godinez-Ortega

To the well-informed, Mindanao’s rich and diverse arts and cultures, whether folk or contemporary, are recreated throughout the year in traditional arts festivals alongside the growing number of activities by contemporary artists and writers who understand, and enjoy best, today’s Mindanao.

How ironic that through these traditional arts festivals, the lumad, descendants of the early migrants to Mindanao and marginalized today always take centerstage for it is a “public” time for them to celebrate life. Coupled with their “magic” or “technique” in controlling evil and the unknown through ritualistic dances, it is also a time of thanksgiving for nature’s bounty. Here are some highlights.

As of our last count, there were about 13 traditional lumad arts festivals throughout the year spread around the island, from the Kagayhaan in Cagayan de Oro City to the Kaamulan festival in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, the Kalingan festival in Surigao del Sur, the Balanghai Festival in Butuan City, the Tambulig Festival in Zamboanga del Sur, the Maranao Arts and Culture Festival in Marawi City, the Simballay festival in Nabunturan, Davao del Norte, the Kinaadman of Southern Davao, the Kadayawan Festival sa Dabaw in Davao City, the Kalibongan sa Kidapawan, the Kalilangan in General Santos City, the Tinalak Festival in Koronadal City, and the Hlobung Festival of Lake Sebu in South Cotabato.

These festivals give us a glimpse of what Mindanao was like during pre-colonial times. On these special occasions, lumad men and women in red, blue, white and green and yellow tribal attire dance in the streets to show off “unrehearsed” dance steps, a combination of dugso, binanog, babansil, saut, and kayumatan to the infectious beats of the agong, kulintang, and bamboo and brass percussion instruments. What makes these traditional arts festivals contemporary are the agri-industrial trade fairs, beauty contests, and such programs.

The most well-known of these festivals because of media mileage and accessibility are the 22-year-old Kaamulan festival celebrated in March in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, and the 16-year-old Kadayawan Festival sa Dabaw in Davao City in August.

Seven of the Bukidnon province’s indigenous groups—the Talaandig, Higaunon, Umayamnon, Manobo, Tigwahanon, Matigsalug, and Bukidnon—work together for the annual Kaamulan festival, attracting local and foreign tourists to Malaybalay City. Prizes are at stake for the group with the most “authentic” attire, the best presentation as well as the best agri-trade and indigenous crafts exhibits. Started in 1970 as a small celebration in Barangay Kasalungay in Malaybalay, the Kaamulan festival has since become a major event. It is deemed the most “authentic” among Mindanao’s other folk festivals, according to Arthur Pizaro, assistant director and dance master of the Kalimulan Dance Troupe.

Pizaro, who has taken part in the Kaamulan festival for the last 10 years, describes how, an hour before the five- to six-hour street dancing begins at 6 a.m., datus of the seven tribes drive away evil spirits through prayers and by smearing blood from seven white chickens at starting points throughout the almost two-kilometer stretch of roads leading to the exhibit site. Only the lumad of Bukidnon, its 22 municipalities and government agencies are allowed to join the street dancing.

In Davao City, the Kadayawan sa Dabaw has since become more colorful and better organized after the local government turned over management of the annual affair to the Mindanao Cutflowers and Plant Growers, Inc. in 1995. Where before the festival had no fixed date, August became the month of choice for the five-day Kadayawan sa Dabaw because it is a bountiful month with much agricultural produce, in particular, the durian. And orchids, chrysanthemums, dendrobiums, roses and anthuriums literally fill to overflowing Davao’s streets at this time of year.

Indigenous tribes like the Bagobos join in the celebration after insisting that their traditional horse fights are a part of the Kadayawan in spite of the objections from animal rights activist groups. Davao’s other tribes like the Mansakas and Tagacaulos, wearing equally colorful tribal attire, and a cross-section of Davao’s society also contribute to the success of the Kadayawan, their participation culminating in the street parade that may still rival California’s Tournament of Roses. The Kadayawan sa Dabaw parade has generated much excitement with its lavishly decorated, fruit and flower floats and the Indak-Indak street dance. In this festival, Davao’s creative artists, folklorists, businessmen, and other sectors of society show that a concerted effort will result in Davao’s prosperity, an inspiring thought for all Mindanaoans.

Another inspiring joint venture was the traveling visual arts exhibit by Mindanao artists dubbed “Panit-Bukog 2.” It was held in Iligan, Cagayan de Oro and Davao Cities late this year. Compared with the high-profile art exhibits in Manila, “Panit-Bukog 2” was an effort to “mainstream the fringes” with the artists favoring personal themes and present social realities over the tribal or ethnic art popularized by Bert Monterona of Davao City, Mariano Catague of Butuan City, Saudi Ahmad and Rameer Tawasil of Zamboanga City, and Leah Padilla of Iligan City.

The artists featured in “Panit-Bukog 2” were: Jong Tangiday, Abe Garcia, Boboy Buenaventura, Bong Espinosa, Dante Pintor, Joseph Rom, Nonoy Narciso, Rene Jereos, Rey Fuentes, Rick Villafuerte, Rose Tradio, Weng Echavez, Ely Nery, Jaime An Lim, Chris Gomez, Kurt Lluch, Leah Padilla, Rahuel Antonio, Cris Rollo, Errol Balcos, Marlon and Rey Bollozos, Michael Bacol, Nick Aca, Nonoy Estarte, Oca Floirendo, and Rhine Sahagun. They showed “a much richer and pluralistic tendency in the choice of themes, techniques, materials, and visual vocabulary,” according to An Lim in his art review “Contemporary Mindanaoan Art: Notes from the Margin.”

But again, Davao City dominated the visual arts scene with its numerous art galleries. Margarita Marfori, president of the Davao Artists Guild, said this year, Davao artists were as active as ever in their art production with the solo exhibits of Ega Carreon at the Apo View Hotel, Vic Secuya at Gallery 5 in JS Gaisano, Lito Pepito’s glass paintings at Ca’Million Café, Saudi Ahmad’s exhibit of 22 traditional Muslim ceremonies and rituals in watercolor at the Gen. Luna Art Gallery, and the group exhibit of DRAW artists, headed by Rachel Holazo, at the Davao City Museum.

The near completion of UP Mindanao’s “Sulyap” as a showcase of all art exhibits and as a living, visual brochure and the construction of the UP Mindanao Cultural Center in Davao City are the signs of new things to come. Not to be outdone, new art galleries opened recently outside Davao City: the Chieftain’s Gallery owned by a young artist, Bernard Morgia, in General Santos City and the Galeria Kasiana in Butuan City. In Iligan City, sculptor Julie Lluch turned her family bodega into an art studio that hums with creative activity since she is frequenting Iligan these days. And reeling from the closure of several of its industries, the city has been gifted with a new art gallery owned by the Padilla family. These and more show the thriving art scene in Mindanao.

If the visual arts scene in Mindanao continues to thrive, its theater arts continue to draw audiences as well.

Sandiwaan, a festival of plays as part of the year-long Sambayan: Philippine Culture and Arts Festival brought Mindanao theater closer to national audiences with the touring performances of “Mindasilang” by the Kaliwat Theater Collective and the Kathara dance theater collective.

“Mindasilang” tackled the theme of unity in diversity and was geared towards a peaceful co-existence in Mindanao. The performance in didactic mode was weighed down by the social messages mouthed by its characters in a bodabil-inspired razzle dazzle punctuated by an Elizabethan twist in the end. The New Critics might call this the work’s point of illumination.

One more group that brought Mindanao arts and culture around the country and to Taiwan this year was the Integrated Performing Arts Guild (IPAG) with its “Tales from Mindanao.” The IPAG is the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology’s resident theater company under its artistic director Steven Patrick C. Fernandez. Mindanao myths and legends are narrated in music and dance using the Tausug dance form, pangalay, as taught to IPAG by its founder, Ligaya Fernando Amilbangsa.

Last year had been an auspicious one for literary production. Poet Tita Lacambra Ayala’s Road Map Series came out with Carlotta de Pio’s collection of poems Dragonflies and Silences even as the newly formed Davao Writers Guild published its first volume of the quarterly publication, Dagmay.

Dagmay’s publication compliments the UP Mindanao’s year-old literary journal, Lilinao (Maranao term for peace), edited by prize-winning fictionist Timothy R. Montes who declared that “in terms of talent, Mindanao is, indeed, the land of promise.”

Aside from Montes, novelist and Southeast Asian WRITE awardee Antonio Enriquez, poet and artist An Lim, poet Anthony Tan, poet-turned-Davao resident and UP Mindanao Chancellor Ricardo de Ungria, and other literary “movers” in Mindanao have encouraged new writings with the annual UP Creative Writers Workshop, the Iligan National Writers Workshop, and the Zamboanga Regional Writers Workshop as well as the literary readings held in various cities like Davao, Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.

Although viewed by many as a one-shot deal in the lifetime struggle for excellence at writing, it is the academic-based writers’ workshops and publication outlets for creative works that provided the most impact on aspiring writers from Mindanao. The island’s prize-winning writers Enriquez and his cousin, Mig Alvarez Enriquez, Aida Rivera Ford, Macario Tiu, Don Pagusara, Jess Ibanez, Manuel Torrento, Tita Lacambra Ayala, Anthony Tan, Ibrahim Jubaira, and An Lim, to mention a few, egg on young Mindanaoans to turn out better works with daring themes and embolden them to experiment with form.

The list of achievers and achievements is endless, but whether tentative or sure of hand, the artists and writers in Mindanao never lack for talent and determination to showcase this in various avenues of expression, conservative and daring, traditional and contemporary. In Mindanao’s arts and culture lies the true essence of the island’s promise, of its being and becoming.

davaoeagle

August 23rd, 2006, 08:26 AM

washing my hands here, bro Junax I'm no d'eagowl. lol. Obvious ra kaayo kung ako na gamiton na pen name. lol

scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 08:32 AM

2004
Homegrown artists making Davao proud
By Nelson C. Bagaforo

THERE may not be much local accolades for them as they quietly perfect their craft outside the glare of public scrutiny and simply set this up for exhibits like all other artists do.

But in the art world, these humble artists are shining, getting recognition of renowned art bodies not only in the Philippines but in the international scene as well.

Their names may not ring bells among the regular Dabawenyos, but the art world know and respect who they are and what they're doing. Humble is the word for these homegrown artists, who has made winning international art awards and recognition a habit.

The latest feat, so far, for Ega Carreon, Victor Espinosa Jr., Dominador Pamisa Jr. and Rodney Yap was to land in the finals of the prestigious Internet International Art-Photo Contest (IIAPC), launched worldwide and concluded on May 29, 2003.

They were the only Filipino artists--all from Davao City at that--whose entries were included in the final list of 26 from more than a thousand participating entries coming from 50 countries in five continents.

Among the finalists, Carreon won third place for his entry "Lovers 1" wherein he uses picture and acrylic as his medium. His two other entries "Lovers 2" and "Regeneration" were also picked as finalists. Grand prize winners were Gou Hakayama of Japan and Sara of Mexico.

"Our counterparts from the Visayas and Luzon were just surprised. Bakit from Davao City lang ang nanalo," Carreon said.

"We really don't know the answer. Even sa ibang competitions, Davao artists almost at all times bagged the top prize," Pamisa continued.

Another homegrown artist, Ben Bañez Jr., also won the 2002 Asian Fellowship International Painting Competition, sponsored by the Vermont Studio Center, a year-round international creative community offering 4-12 weeks of studo residencies to painters, sculptors and writers from the United States and around the world.

But for these artists, winning is not really what counts. What is more important for them is the exposure they get. Their works are now on exhibit with the other winning entries at www.eart.ne.jp/iiapc/index.asp.

After winning the 2000 Freeman Fellowships Painting Competition organized by the Vermont Studio Center, USA, and becoming a finalist in Dracoblu Canada's 2003 Symbolist On-line International Art Competition, Carreon, a former cultural worker of the underground Left, is making a statement to fellow Filipino painters when he won the IIAPC last year.

Carreon's winning two major international art awards within a three-year period is significant because at a crucial point in his political life he converted from social realism to symbolism.

"A symbolist in surreal style, that's how I describe my art," he said.

He said his art works are not a product of any influence. "If I execute, I just follow what comes from within me," he said.

Carreon believes that art must be for the soul. "I wanted to express my individuality," he said.

In 1998-99 Carreon was also a Philippine-Asean Art Awards finalist, and in 1991 the country's representative to the Asean Symposium on Painting and Photography.

Next month, he is scheduled for yet another art residency in Artists Enclave at I-Park, Connecticut, USA.

Finishing third place may not be a big deal for him, but winning from among almost 1,000 entries from 50 countries in five continents is no mean feat.

With the good number of art awards and recognition he has earned both internationally and nationally, Carreon feels he has achieved a form of self-liberation by pursuing his personal art.

For him, art and politics don't necessarily mix. "One's artistic skill is meaningless if it does not liberate oneself," he says, alluding to the suppressive dynamics of partisan art.

Carreon also explored other media as he dabbles in sculpture.

He has launched three solo exhibits and joined several group exhibits nationwide.

He is one of the founders of Artisthood, a group composed of homegrown artists in Davao that aims what its members called the first tropical artist sanctuary in Davao.

Artisthood is now doing solo and group art exhibits for its members in Davao City. Incidentally, the three other IIAPC winners are members of the group.

Victor "Bong" Espinosa, a budding Dabawenyo artist, has just launched his 5th solo exhibition, dubbed as Heart and Soul, at Gallery J at the 2nd Level of SM City Davao on February 12 to March 12.

On display during the exhibit were his series of 40 pen and ink drawings and another of 20 mixed media paintings--all these depict the artist's dialogue with the universe or his inner-self.

The drawings are essentially down-to-earth; human figures caught in the details of disturbing day-to-day humor.

"The images in my works just came out of my mind while I was in seclusion," Espinosa said.

Espinosa referred his art to be described as "folk and ethnic" but could not prevent people from seeing him other than that.

Espinosa, a simple family man in terms of character and lifestyle, has unintentionally achieved what other artists try so hard to project -- an air of mystery.

Also founding member of Davao's major achiever in the field of visual arts, the art group Artisthood, Espinosa had a string of achievement and recognition in his art career, the latest of which was the 2003 IIAPC. Two of his entries, "Sole Provider" and "Eccentric Realm" wherein he uses pictures/mixed media as art medium were among the finalists.

He too was a finalist in two other international art competitions, namely, the International Symbolist Art Competition 2002 organized by Dracoblu (Canada) and the 2000 Winsor & Newton Worldwide Millennium Competition.

He considered it as his first break when he was chosen one of two Mindanao representatives, the other one was another Dabawenyo Abraham Garcia, to the 1997
NCCA-Art@Manila sponsored by National Commission for Culture and the Arts. They were chosen from among hundreds of participants all over the country to participate in the exhibit.

Since then, he was a regular in various group exhibits, inlcuding the Sungduan Travelling exhibition, launched nationwide.

Dominador A. Pamisa Jr. is an art instructor at the Philippine Women's College who studied at the University of Santo Tomas where he finished Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts.

His primary medium is watercolor, but also dabbles in acrylic, pen and ink and mixed media as well.

He also into photography, exhibited a number of group exhibits and also participated and garnered awards in several art competition and ranked 2nd placer in the Asian Artist freeman Fellowship Competition, Vermont Studio Center, Vermont, USA in 2002.

In 1998, he broke the record as the only winner from Mindanao in 15 years in Metrobank's Young Painters' Annual National Painting Competition. His art work entitled, "Walang Hiwalayan sa Panahon ng Kagipitan, Kaguluhan at Kagusutan ng Kapaligiran won 3rd place in the watercolor category from among 617 entries. The same entry and his other artwork entitled "Kapit-Bisig Linking Arms" emerged finalists in the 2003 IIAPC.

Rodney Yap was born on November 14, 1973 in Bacolod City, but has already considered hinself a true-blue Dabawenyo.

He spent both his elementary and secondary education in the historical town of Gov. Generoso, Davao Oriental where he was a consistent honor student during his elementary and high school years.

He took up BS Fine Arts major in Painting at the Ford Academy of the Arts in Davao City. During his third year in college, he won First Prize during the Kadayawan sa Dabaw On-the-spot Painting Competition, the first-ever award won by a student artist, considering that at that time the art scene was dominated by the so-called conservatives.

Currently, Yap works as concept director and visual artists in Davao's leading printing company. He works mainly in oil, acrylic and watercolor, doing collages for his large-scale canvases.

His entry, entitled "Automatic Landscape" wherein he uses oil as medium, was finalist in the 2003 IIAPC.

He had participated in various exhibits here and abroad. He is also founding member Artisthood and Idiot Savant Artists. He also indulges in writing grunge poetry.

Dabawenyos as they are, these multi-awarded artists launch an exhibit of their works timed for the 67th Araw ng Dabaw celebration.

As what they described it, the exhibit is their own way of sharing their talents and skills to art patrons and enthusiasts and to all Dabawenyos, as well.
The exhibit, launched by Artisthood on its 2nd anniversary, formally opened on March 12 and ongoing until April 12 at Gallery J on the 2nd Level of SM
City Davao.

Carreon, Espinosa, Yap and Pamisa are joined by other equally-talented Artishood members Michael Bauzon, Allan Disierto, Rey Fuentes, Dadai Joaquin, Rex Kyamko, Ric Lao, Pet Padon, Phillip Somozo and Rob Tañedo and guest artists Dante Pintor, Buboy Buenaventura and Boy Kiamko.

junax

August 23rd, 2006, 08:43 AM

^^ noted bai davaoeagle... kinsa man diay ni si d'eagowl, obviously not the SSC meet official mascot hehehe. one of the gang? hmmm.

d'eagowl welcome to davao SSC, will you please introduce yourself if you don't mind.

junex

August 23rd, 2006, 08:47 AM

He/She is an E-WARRIOR? hmmm...murag naa koy gidudahan..

Bagani

August 23rd, 2006, 09:03 AM

Without batting an eyelash, for me 2 days would be so short ("bitin"). The current 7 day Kadayawan Festivity run augurs well for both the business sector and the city gov't of Davao by way of the longer time they can recoup their investment. As for the visitors and tourists alike wether local or foreign, more time for them to explore Davao, see and feel its sights and sounds, taste its bounty and take in more memory when they leave. The locales themselves can have a bit more time to chill out from work doldrums and feel entertained in their own backyard.

Right! We call it economy of scale. What will happen to Davao's economy? 2 days Kadayawan + 1 day Araw ng Dabaw / 365 days? If Davao will elevate tourism as a major economic engine, then how will these activities compensate for the slow economy during the rest of the year? Davao City should come up with a yearround schedule of activities, including making the City more attractive to organizations and corporations by making our City the venue for their meetings, conferences or conventions. The bottom line is, kinahanglan wala'y pahuway ang Davao. Get the private sector involve even more.

We have a Davao Convention and Visitors Bureau, right? They should be the ones who will package the City as an ideal and best venue for MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions, exhibitions and events). And the City and other government agencies should ensure that the City is prepared (24/7/365) to welcome this influx.

Welcome, d'eagowl! Another mysterious addition to the thread. Welcome, bai!

junax

August 23rd, 2006, 09:09 AM

world class KTV nearing completion...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/korokkan-1.jpg

davaoeagle

August 23rd, 2006, 09:27 AM

I like the design, very striking!

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 09:30 AM

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nawala ko kadyot mga bro :bash: its thread 22 na! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: and we're threading fast! :runaway:

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Rajah_Soliman

August 23rd, 2006, 09:30 AM

Rajah_Soliman

August 23rd, 2006, 09:34 AM

More hotels for the city, yehey! this is good considering that hotels play a huge part in reflecting a city's state of condition.

BTW, please read the issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer today. The facts and figures of Davao City is promising! :D :D :D

ady001..can you post the article here thanks :runaway:

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 09:34 AM

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<MARQUEE bgcolor="#F0F8FF" loop="-1" scrollamount="2" width="75%">Maayong Buntag DAVAO!</MARQUEE>

Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Council mulls making city promotion center into department
By Barbara Carla R. Quiero

THE Davao City Council is studying the proposal to make the Davao City Investment and Promotion Center (DCIPC) a department under the City Government.

The Sycip, Gorres, and Velayo (SGV) accounting firm, hired by the City Government to study and review the Davao City Investment and Incentive Code of 1994, recommended that the DCPIC be turned into a department under the City Government, managed by a city department head.

Based on the recommendation of SGV, the center as a department shall be responsible for the promotion, development, and expansion of foreign and domestic trade in the city.

Councilor Diosdado A. Mahipus said the idea of turning the DCIPC into a City Government department counters to the principle of the DCIPC that was created as a private group with an independent-thinking body.

"It should be far from the grips and hold of politics. Let it be a cross-section of the private sector," Mahipus said during the council session Tuesday.

The center will be empowered to recommend the issuance of rules and regulations to carry its own operations.

It shall be headed by a department head who shall report directly to the office of City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte.

The City Council committee on trade, commerce and industry and the finance committee will review the proposals and recommendations of SGV and make a joint-report on the matter.

Rajah_Soliman

August 23rd, 2006, 09:40 AM

thanks for posting those articles Inday Lena :) :runaway:

davaoeagle

August 23rd, 2006, 09:46 AM

Right! We call it economy of scale. What will happen to Davao's economy? 2 days Kadayawan + 1 day Araw ng Dabaw / 365 days? If Davao will elevate tourism as a major economic engine, then how will these activities compensate for the slow economy during the rest of the year? Davao City should come up with a yearround schedule of activities, including making the City more attractive to organizations and corporations by making our City the venue for their meetings, conferences or conventions. The bottom line is, kinahanglan wala'y pahuway ang Davao. Get the private sector involve even more.

We have a Davao Convention and Visitors Bureau, right? They should be the ones who will package the City as an ideal and best venue for MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions, exhibitions and events). And the City and other government agencies should ensure that the City is prepared (24/7/365) to welcome this influx.

Welcome, d'eagowl! Another mysterious addition to the thread. Welcome, bai!

Agree with you a hundred percent. I was laughing from ear to ear when our LGU and the private sector poured their creative juices by coming up with more tourism-perking activities. With the hackneyed Araw ng Dabaw in March, Kadayawan Sa Dabaw in August, they had other adjunk celebrations such as the Summer Camp on 2nd quarter of the year and the Paskuhan sa Dabaw in December. All these make Davao a tourism site for all seasons (pun, not intended) and can even be hightened with the regular DATA Exhibits every September, AgriBiz Exhibit in July and the non-regulars such as Construction Exhibits, and Conventions (MICE) both local and international.

We have enough supply of qualified Davaoeno willing to take the cudgel for these undertakings. Some are just waiting in the wings and ready to pitch in when needs arise. I know of some personally who are willing to swing back to Davao and give their foreign-earned outputs.

davaoeagle

August 23rd, 2006, 09:50 AM

ady001..can you post the article here thanks :runaway:

Yeah, I've been googling the article but nothing showed. Ady, can you please cut and paste the article? Thanks.

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 09:58 AM

Float Parade

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/floral%20float/float113.jpg
simply, coca cola loves davao and proud of the name. is their any other plce in the philippines has like this? coca cola is the best of colas for me:cheers:how bout you?

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Bagani

August 23rd, 2006, 10:30 AM

Agree with you a hundred percent. I was laughing from ear to ear when our LGU and the private sector poured their creative juices by coming up with more tourism-perking activities. With the hackneyed Araw ng Dabaw in March, Kadayawan Sa Dabaw in August, they had other adjunk celebrations such as the Summer Camp on 2nd quarter of the year and the Paskuhan sa Dabaw in December. All these make Davao a tourism site for all seasons (pun, not intended) and can even be hightened with the regular DATA Exhibits every September, AgriBiz Exhibit in July and the non-regulars such as Construction Exhibits, and Conventions (MICE) both local and international.

Not enough. Make tourists visit Davao even without an event. Make "Visit Davao Year" every year. Daghan kaayo'g possibilities! Mabuang ko'g huna-huna, bai. It's like making your home clean everyday, with a stuffed fridge, a well made-up guest room with a clean bathroom with 24-hour running water, and a very accomodating host, everyday of the year. The guest need not go to your house because it's somebody's birthday. The guest visits your house because he's welcome and he has a home in Davao.

Bagani

August 23rd, 2006, 10:37 AM

simply, coca cola loves davao and proud of the name. is their any other plce in the philippines has like this?

Palawan has one. And ironically, I saw it in one of the rooms of Hotel Galleria-a hotel owned by the family of our dear DOT Regional Director. A very good way of promoting Davao. Time pa ni Dick, dapat wala na yan. Remember what she did when she preempted Davao's bid to host the Ad Congress in 2004 (or 2005?)? Bad trip si Digong that time. It was supposed to be just a formality for Davao to submit its bid. Nagsasawa na kasi ang mga organizers sa Baguio and Cebu. In short, a huge opportunity lost.

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 10:52 AM

I think more flights will come if those airlines could see any potentials in our city, dapat masulit diba? so we'll have to make our city attractive first before we could convince those airlines to have their direct flights here. And those overhead lines are really getting uglier, but I think those wires that you see sagging like "spaghetti" are communication lines, phones, cable tv, etc. The electric lines are those on the top, but they still look ugly on their entry to buildings, especially sa claveria buildings na nag-crisscross na ang mga wires. I'm sure those streets would look far better without those wires. Pero one problem daw, according to my teacher, is that Davao's ground water is so near the surface so it would be very expensive, if not impossible, to put those wires underground. Probably that's also the reason why we can't put up high-rise buildings, because of the foundation. But there are ways, I think.
potentials is very ppromising indeed imo. international passengers using cebu airport i believe are not all taga cebu. a significant number comes from mindanao including davao i belive. government should give internationa carriers there are in cebu, attractive tax incentives to pick up passengers in davao for a start until a route is fully developed. government should help in aggressively institutionalising davao airport for international air travel to mindanao travelers. cuts the fare significantly. make a feel of reaching out attitude if it's sincere to the island.

read sometime ago and konsehal could comment on this, that the city council approved a bill imposing tax against davao light power for every electric post. guess local government should help davao light power and phone companies in addressing the problem.

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Skyblue_Navyblue

August 23rd, 2006, 10:57 AM

no comment sa ko!!

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 11:10 AM

Animo

August 23rd, 2006, 11:18 AM

Since the topic is about festivities. I watched a travel show about the great festivities in the world and the ones that I liked were held during the evenings. What do you guys think about it? It would be nice seeing the floats with lights and with cooler temperatures. :)

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 11:24 AM

dinabaw

August 23rd, 2006, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by d'eagowl
Mayor said Kadayawan festivity will just be held for 2 days .What's your opinion?

hahaha..... maybe your rajah's alagad(alien) na buhi na ang mascot :runaway:

di pud ko mu sugot kay tna.awa ra itapok nimo tanan activities dili djud na mahuman ug kulang pa ta ug venue to take all those activities into 2 days.

d'eagowl

August 23rd, 2006, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by Animo
Since the topic is about festivities. I watched a travel show about the great festivities in the world and the ones that I liked were held during the evenings. What do you guys think about it? It would be nice seeing the floats with lights and with cooler temperatures.

Nice idea Animo, but problem will be the security and most of its participants are children too , teachers says....... sleep early kids :)

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 12:15 PM

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if you are to restore this grand old house, how would you like it to appear today using photo editing software

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/141179122AwgXwn_ph.jpg
photo posted by rajah

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Rajah_Soliman

August 23rd, 2006, 12:24 PM

Animo

August 23rd, 2006, 12:24 PM

Nice idea Animo, but problem will be the security and most of its participants are children too , teachers says....... sleep early kids :)

Mao sad pero dili lang siguro sa udto. :D Siguro mas guapo sa hapon hantod sa gabi-i. :cheers:

melon

August 23rd, 2006, 12:36 PM

Palawan has one. And ironically, I saw it in one of the rooms of Hotel Galleria-a hotel owned by the family of our dear DOT Regional Director. A very good way of promoting Davao. Time pa ni Dick, dapat wala na yan. Remember what she did when she preempted Davao's bid to host the Ad Congress in 2004 (or 2005?)? Bad trip si Digong that time. It was supposed to be just a formality for Davao to submit its bid. Nagsasawa na kasi ang mga organizers sa Baguio and Cebu. In short, a huge opportunity lost.

I can't agree with you more, I was thinking the same thing. Pinoys would always opt for anything instant, like Kadayawan, an instant tourist attraction. Though these are effective, their effects are short term. Maybe we should focus on long term tourism plans, one that would be comprehensive, encompassing the whole city, one that would improve the lives of the citizens in the long run. Sa kadaghan sa atong mga festivities, basi mag-tuo ang mga investors nga puro ra ta lingaw-lingaw, kutob ra ta sa entertainment. I am kinda hoping that Davao, in the future, would be seen as a <b>paradise</b> - the perfect place to live in. And I'm sure not only tourists but also investors woud horde Davao. It's not bad to dream sometimes... :colgate:

huistenmark

August 23rd, 2006, 12:49 PM

Lingo within the travel industry

direct flight - a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft. hence, the CEBU PACIFIC's flight from Hongkong to Davao and vice versa, though it has a stop over in Cebu is considered as a direct flight. Davao is starting to have more direct flights to Republic of Palau, Singapore, Manado, Macau, and Hongkong. Few of the flights which are on the pipeline are for Moscow and Narita.

:)

Yeah, indeed. Although, what everyone wants is a direct NON STOP flight to HKG. I think 5J is just testing the water, and would operate DVO-HKG direct non-stop if demand warrants it. On a related note, whatever happened to the planned DIA taxiway?

Hi to everyone!!! gosh paspas kaayo ang dagan sa thread....

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 12:50 PM

honestly, i don't get the pragmatic aspect of your question... :)
nothing deep behind my intention there but only to see e-users with artistic imaginations who are fun of using photoshops/ sketch up softwares to turn that house into something whatever they would like it to appear while keeping the original touch.

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d'eagowl

August 23rd, 2006, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Animo
Mao sad pero dili lang siguro sa udto. :D Siguro mas guapo sa hapon hantod sa gabi-i. :cheers:

Now Id is out .Sa akin lang the best way, is to trim some entries! like before entering the indak2x they have to be prejudge , hindi iyong isaksak lahat ng entry upto 100 OMG! leeser time pa.

and for floral floats a month or 2 months before the Kadayawan entries should submit their floral float design tapos walang styrofors , papers purely flowers(kaya nga floral float ) and fruits lang..... ka kainis ang mga ibang entry :bash:

Bagani

August 23rd, 2006, 01:19 PM

what could be the reason why? :? any idea to share?.

Okay. First of all my story is based on news accounts I read, first hand info from City Hall, and from my memory about my conversations with key personalities in the tourism industry. Totoo man yon (most likely totoo) o hindi, the story went like this: It is common knowledge in Davao that Digong and DOT XI Director Sonia Garcia don't see eye-to-eye. Anyways, that time Davao was offered to host the Ad Congress, in principle, talagang Davao na. All Davao had to do was to present its bid like the venue if it could accomodate the number of participants, hotel rooms, air linkages, communication facilities, etc. I think Davao was given a deadline but was not able to meet it. But it was the first deadline. The next would come a few months later. But, Sonia, upon getting this info, went to the press and got it published in the local dailies that the City lost a possible revenue of several hundred millions of pesos from hosting the Ad Congress because the City was so slow in making the bid. In other words, pinangunahan nya na in truth there was second deadline. Nagalit daw si Digong kasi napahiya ang City. Pero di na rin tinuloy ang bid kasi kung tinuloy, Sonia will be credited for it at ayaw ni Digong yon. Yan po ang istorya ko. I may have missed some facts, but during that time, ito ang story. Believe it or not.

Skyblue_Navyblue

August 23rd, 2006, 01:32 PM

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ang muangal...... PANGET!! hehe!!
ang mureklamo..... SUYA!! hehe na pud!!

Bagani

August 23rd, 2006, 01:32 PM

Double posting. Sorry.

Skyblue_Navyblue

August 23rd, 2006, 01:36 PM

Good Evening Davao Forumers!!

hahay!! wala man ko'y masulti uy!!

paspas na kaajo!! hehe!! huh!! shock ako!!

dinabaw

August 23rd, 2006, 01:37 PM

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 01:45 PM

Okay. First of all my story is based on news accounts I read, first hand info from City Hall, and from my memory about my conversations with key personalities in the tourism industry. Totoo man yon (most likely totoo) o hindi, the story went like this: It is common knowledge in Davao that Digong and DOT XI Director Sonia Garcia don't see eye-to-eye. Anyways, that time Davao was offered to host the Ad Congress, in principle, talagang Davao na. All Davao had to do was to present its bid like the venue if it could accomodate the number of participants, hotel rooms, air linkages, communication facilities, etc. I think Davao was given a deadline but was not able to meet it. But it was the first deadline. The next would come a few months later. But, Sonia, upon getting this info, went to the press and got it published in the local dailies that the City lost a possible revenue of several hundred millions of pesos from hosting the Ad Congress because the City was so slow in making the bid. In other words, pinangunahan nya na in truth there was second deadline. Nagalit daw si Digong kasi napahiya ang City. Pero di na rin tinuloy ang bid kasi kung tinuloy, Sonia will be credited for it at ayaw ni Digong yon. Yan po ang istorya ko. I may have missed some facts, but during that time, ito ang story. Believe it or not.
thank you kaayo bai bagani. wow. can't believe why it had to happen. wala lang, wow lang. haha.

burden to local government effort is a liability to the industry too. (Did i mix it up?). i would not be surprised why private sector are the ones visible on a selling missions. wow...

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MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 01:47 PM

Good Evening Davao Forumers!!

hahay!! wala man ko'y masulti uy!!

paspas na kaajo!! hehe!! huh!! shock ako!!
di ko motoo nimo... haha

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scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 01:48 PM

Mayong gabii sa tanan!

Davao by night how are you? All slowed down after the big festival......:dizzy:

dinabaw glad to see your healthy again must have been the swedish spell!!:)

dinabaw

August 23rd, 2006, 01:49 PM

^^yeah i am up and going now Lena! ......ohh yeah maybe the Swedish spell did the trick :wink2:

Lena we are in thread 22 but 18 still sticky :laugh:

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 02:03 PM

Double posting. Sorry.
btw bai bagani, i read somewhere this week, a korean investor settled for a retirement village project in mactan. if this is the same investor who made an earlier announcement of same project in davao, anothe opportunity bypassed. i was thinking of politics in the tourism office at national level could be the reason. i was thinking too, whenever a big ticket projects for davao gets the national attention of concerned agencies, it always(or most of the time) doomed to fail to materialise.

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dinabaw

August 23rd, 2006, 02:06 PM

^^ apo ask gravy about it :)
Davao peeps hinay2x lang basig thread 23 na ugma sticky pa ang 18 :hahaha:

WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 02:07 PM

@ ady001....i cut and paste ang clip sa inquirer ba!!!!

lols

d'eagowl

August 23rd, 2006, 02:09 PM

Do you want a bridge from Davao to Samal ??

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 02:13 PM

Mayong gabii sa tanan!

Davao by night how are you? All slowed down after the big festival......:dizzy:

dinabaw glad to see your healthy again must have been the swedish spell!!:)maayong gabii lena ug dinabaw! guess davao is very exhausted nad quietly recovering the power lost sa mga niaging mga adlaw.
but the charm and beauty of davao dili siya mawala lena. kumusta ka?:)

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MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 02:16 PM

^^ apo ask gravy about it :)
Davao peeps hinay2x lang basig thread 23 na ugma sticky pa ang 18 :hahaha:
ako ba bro? which one to ask? :)

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MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 02:19 PM

Do you want a bridge from Davao to Samal ??
yes ko bro for economic reasons for greater interest of the two cities

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WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 02:19 PM

^^ apo ask gravy about it :)
Davao peeps hinay2x lang basig thread 23 na ugma sticky pa ang 18 :hahaha:

ngano ako may pangutan-on?

dinabaw

August 23rd, 2006, 02:23 PM

^^ gravy dont like the sec. fo tourism ummm seems bias daw

scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 02:25 PM

maayong gabii lena ug dinabaw! guess davao is very exhausted nad quietly recovering the power lost sa mga niaging mga adlaw.
but the charm and beauty of davao dili siya mawala lena. kumusta ka?:)

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Hi my friend ang kinabuhi? Kadayawan is a nice festival really, I looked at all the photoes by the guy's in here, so colorfull, nice and interesting. Are you going to be home in Davao for the next festival MtApo? Maybe hard for you to know now, but I hope you do get to be in your beloved Davao next Kadayawan. :)

Have a nice nite mate!

WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 02:27 PM

^^ gravy dont like the sec. fo tourism ummm seems bias daw

ahhh yeah that freaK*ng ret@rd....

scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 02:45 PM

rajah... I really liked your "klick" to the Dracula page, am extremely weak for vampiers..:wink2: .hahaha..
the suggestions about the "great thinkers" was nice....you do not know how that lifted my mood last evening...thanks alot my friend rajah...

Skyblue_Navyblue

August 23rd, 2006, 03:02 PM

guys, para naa moy happiness sa inyong life, go to this site...

www.sgsa.gameshowvideos.com

I'm sure hahalakhak kayo sa kakatawa!!

scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 03:04 PM

ahhh yeah that freaK*ng ret@rd....

Gravy my friend
I like to take the side of all ret@rds in the world, they do not deserve to be used as a degrading expression to bash another person with..:)

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 03:08 PM

Hi my friend ang kinabuhi? Kadayawan is a nice festival really, I looked at all the photoes by the guy's in here, so colorfull, nice and interesting. Are you going to be home in Davao for the next festival MtApo? Maybe hard for you to know now, but I hope you do get to be in your beloved Davao next Kadayawan. :)

Have a nice nite mate!
would love to but 1 year away its hard to tell. and you, when are you going there? thanks you like kadayawan. it's so cool if you could only hear the drumbeats of those street dances, the footworks of those dances, the colors, the faces of those kids, so cool.

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paulkrps

August 23rd, 2006, 03:18 PM

hi y'all! sorry, was away for a couple of days. drove around from toronto to ottawa and montreal for my highschool friend (lito villegas of bo orbrero before now based in san bernadino calif). haskang kapuya. we left montreal around past 9 last night, got home way past 1am. what was usually 5-6 hrs, nagdali ko kay basig unya pasado alas 3 sa buntag. hangtug karon duka pa gihapon.

hahayyyy, nawala lang ko 22nd thread na. nganong sige man mog dali? hehehe. basig mapaakan og iro?

WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 03:38 PM

Gravy my friend
I like to take the side of all ret@rds in the world, they do not deserve to be used as a degrading expression to bash another person with..:)

im sorry ate lena, it was insensitive of me..its just that am used to cussing a-holes like the person i calle a retard.. i apologize....

dinabaw

August 23rd, 2006, 03:39 PM

@paulkrps: sakit na hawak... ...lols

diehardbisdak

August 23rd, 2006, 03:48 PM

i read somewhere this week, a korean investor settled for a retirement village project in mactan. if this is the same investor who made an earlier announcement of same project in davao, anothe opportunity bypassed. i was thinking of politics in the tourism office at national level could be the reason. i was thinking too, whenever a big ticket projects for davao gets the national attention of concerned agencies, it always(or most of the time) doomed to fail to materialise.

bai....@MtApoStandard.... is this what you are talking about?

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/imperialpalce.jpg

OT: Here is the link to that news:

P3 billion resort breaks ground (http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul29/trav1.htm)
Malaya News / Saturday, 29 July 2006

dinabaw

August 23rd, 2006, 03:57 PM

^^Hey bisdak can you just post what apo is asking , not all those aritcles not relevant to his query?

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 04:01 PM

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Large hotels rising amid tourism boom
By Roderick T. dela Cruz

Real estate developers have responded to the Department of Tourism’s call to invest in new hotel and resort facilities, which are needed to accommodate the influx of foreign visitors.

Megaworld Corp., SM Group, Ayala Land Inc., Fort Bonifacio Development Corp. and a Korean company are among those which have recently committed to pour in billions of pesos for hotel and resort development in the country.

Tourism Secretary Ace Durano earlier urged real estate companies to take advantage of the rising number of foreign tourists, which is expected to top three million in 2006, or nearly 70 percent higher than the volume of arrivals registered five years ago.

Megaworld Corp. announced that it would construct a hotel at Newport City, a commercial development within the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City. Marriott Hotels International will manage the hotel.

SM Investments Corp. is in talks with international companies over its plan to build four hotels in its 60-hectare reclaimed property in Pasay City. The holdings firm of the Sy family is also developing a world-class tourism facility in Nasugbu, Batangas.

Ayala Land Inc. is investing at least P3 billion for a 320-hectare beach resort complex in Morong, Bataan.

Fort Bonifacio Development Corp., an affiliate of Ayala Corp., has also firmed up its plan to construct hotels within the 200-ha Global City in Taguig.

Meanwhile, Phil BXT Corp. of South Korean is spending P3 billion for a 616-room hotel and resort complex, a golf course and a retirement village on Mactan Island in Cebu.

Once completed, the hotel project, called Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa, will be the largest tourism establishment in Central Visayas.

Durano said the Philippines, which has less than 20,000 hotel rooms, needed to develop world-class accommodation facilities to ensure that it would meet its target of attracting five million foreign visitors by 2010.

International visitor arrivals to the country grew 10.4 percent to 1.42 million in the first half of 2006 from the 1.286 million arrivals recorded during the same period last year. Because of this, most hotels in Cebu, Davao, Palawan and Boracay have been operating at full capacity.

While the government approved the construction of 44 hotels/motels in the first quarter of the year, most of these projects are small facilities that cannot meet the standards of discriminating foreign tourists.

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business05_aug23_2006

bai....@MtApoStandard.... is this what you are talking about?

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/imperialpalce.jpg

OT: Here, I re-post that article:

P3 billion resort breaks ground
Malaya News / Saturday, 29 July 2006

Cebu— Korean company, Philippines BXT Corp. broke ground for a 616-room P3 billion hotel waterpark complex here in Barangay Maribago.

Maribago hosts top of the line resorts in this island.

The complex, to be called the Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa, will be managed by Imperial Palace Hotel.

Tourism secretary Ace Durano said the investment is one of the biggest in the country.

Another Korean company, Hanjin is building a $2 billion shipyard in Subic, Zambales.

Located at a 7.5 hectare beachfront property, the complex will have six medium rise buildings, three low rise apartments and forty single villas with individual pools.

The resort, envisioned as AAA, will also have complete recreational facilities that include swimming pools, a waterpark, tennis courts, function rooms and a ballroom.

Imperial Palace Hotel is one of the finest in Korea with a vast network in its home country. It has expanded its operation across the globe through Summit Hotels and resorts.

Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa will be their first venture in the Philippines.

Phil. BXT chairman Park Yong Jun said that they are determined to make their first venture to be "the best five-star hotel not only in the Philippines but in the whole South East Asian region, as well."

"We hope that with this project, we will make a significant impact on the tourism of Cebu," Jun added.

Jerome Lim, Phil. BXT Corp. vice president, said that they chose Mactan island because of its existing tourist attractions.

The gateway of Cebu—with the Mactan Cebu International Airport located at the heart of the island—Mactan is a tropical-island getaway.

Only a few minutes away from Lapulapu City are numerous white sand beaches, crystal blue waters and a coral island famous for its scuba diving site where several beach resorts of international standards are located.

"Location wise, the area is very logical for a resort," Lim said.

The project was designed by Cebu-based Filipino architect Tessie Javier.

"We want our resort to be a tourist attraction within a tourist attraction," Lim said.

"These investments will expand. Which in turn will allow us to bring more tourists. The increasing volume, increasing investments will feed on each other. It’s a virtuous cycle," Durano said.

He said that he attributes investments like this to the government’s unwavering focus on tourism-related programs.

"Now we’ve created enough volume and we’re attracting investments to come."

Durano said that they are on track with their tourist projections.

He said that the target of DOT for this year is to bring in 3 million tourists. "For us to reach that target, we only need to grow around 10 percent compared to last year."

For the first five months, the secretary said that the number of tourists who have visited the country grew by 11.1 percent, or already close to 1.5 million foreign tourists.

Durano said that projects like the Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa are perfect vehicles to promote the country.

"The owners of this resort are Koreans. Therefore, they are going to market this to their country. Now, integrate that with our own promotion, we are assured of a larger market base," Durano said.

Durano said that more and more Koreans are visiting the country. "They are now our number 1 foreign tourists from Asia. The biggest number still comes from the US."

He said that tourists still look for our beaches. "The demand for the type of accommodation are the resorts. Tourists look for our beaches."

And the majority are looking forward to first-class accommodations. "90 percent of our tourists prefer to stay at either 4-star of 5-star. And that’s only 15 percent of the available 65,000 hotel rooms in the country," Durano added.

He said that with respect to improving the country’s room capacity, they are attacking it two fronts.

"We invite new construction, and the existing ones are expanding. We are really encouraging (the existing ones) to upgrade."

Durano has only high hopes for the country’s tourism potential. "Our target is 5 million (tourists) by 2010. With the resources and potential of our country, there’s no reason why we can’t reach 15 million."

WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 04:06 PM

lols ila kay 600 room, ang atong "secret project" sa samal, pila to ka room?

Rajah_Soliman

August 23rd, 2006, 04:07 PM

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 04:15 PM

bai....@MtApoStandard.... is this what you are talking about?

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/imperialpalce.jpg

OT: Here is the link to that news:

P3 billion resort breaks ground (http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul29/trav1.htm)
Malaya News / Saturday, 29 July 2006
if you read the story of the link, a retirement village was not in the picture. so that is not what am up to

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diehardbisdak

August 23rd, 2006, 04:30 PM

if you read the story of the link, a retirement village was not in the picture. so that is not what am up to

bai...@MtApoStandard....i think ikaw ang wala nibasa og maayo....see the similarity...PHIL BXT CORP. ?...hehheheh...it's the same company...hehhehe! ....so, it's both a retirement village and a resort & spa or whatever it is....it's the same project as the pic posted..... PEACE ta ha....kay Cebuano baya na inyong Mayor....

dinabaw

August 23rd, 2006, 04:41 PM

^^ really ? he was born in Maasin Leyte

Mayor's Bio Data
Name : RODRIGO R. DUTERTE
Age : 61
Date of Birth : March 28, 1945
Place of Birth : Maasin, Leyte
Father : Gov. Vicente G. Duterte (deceased)
Mother : Soledad R. Duterte
Marital Status : Married
Name of Children : Paolo
Sara
Sebastian
Veronica
Occupation : Lawyer
School : San Beda College – Class 1972 – Bar 1972

Work Experience :
1. Special Counsel – City Prosecution Office, Davao City, 1977-1979
2. Fourth Assistant City Prosecutor, City Prosecution Office, Davao City, 1979-1981
3. Third Assistant City Prosecutor, City Prosecution Office, Davao City, 1981-1983
4. Second Assistant City Prosecutor, City Prosecution Office, Davao City, 1983-1986
5. Member, Integrated Bar of the Philippines
6. Lecturer on Criminal Law, Criminal Evidence & Criminal Procedure, Police Academy Regional Training Center XI
7. Vice-Mayor, City of Davao, 1986-1988
8. Elected City Mayor, Davao City, 1988-1992
9. Re-elected City Mayor, Davao City, 1992-1995
10. Re-elected City Mayor, Davao City, 1995-1998
11. Elected Congressman, 1st District of Davao City, 1998-2001
12. Elected City Mayor, Davao City, 2001-2004
13. Re-elected City Mayor, Davao City, 2004-present

scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 04:55 PM

im sorry ate lena, it was insensitive of me..its just that am used to cussing a-holes like the person i calle a retard.. i apologize....

Gravy the arrows point at me :) I do not use expressions like that...and either does dinabaw...I hope.. :runaway:

MtApoStandard

August 23rd, 2006, 04:57 PM

bai...@MtApoStandard....i think ikaw ang wala nibasa og maayo....see the similarity...PHIL BXT CORP. ?...hehheheh...it's the same company...hehhehe! ....so, it's both a retirement village and a resort & spa or whatever it is....it's the same project as the pic posted..... PEACE ta ha....kay Cebuano baya na inyong Mayor....
i know bai, its why i doubted if it was the same investor, if you go back to my post where you made your original reply.

this is what made up the investment from the link you gave

616-room P3 billion hotel waterpark complex here in Barangay Maribago. The resort, envisioned as AAA, will also have complete recreational facilities that include swimming pools, a waterpark, tennis courts, function rooms and a ballroom.

and the very recent news report

Meanwhile, Phil BXT Corp. of South Korean is spending P3 billion for a 616-room hotel and resort complex, a golf course and a retirement village on Mactan Island in Cebu.

ps wa man ko gakig away bai:)

ang ga away mao man nihttp://users.telenet.be/eforum/emoticons4u/violent/sterb154.gifhttp://users.telenet.be/eforum/emoticons4u/violent/sterb151.gif :D hahaha peace

.

scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 05:01 PM

i hope you didn't have a heart attack... :lol:

haha rajah funny...well I wont tell you...that I could easily get form you...you make certian unexpected turns that shake me hahaha...be carefull pls.. :runaway:

WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 05:18 PM

resort man tung gi-post ni diehard..retirement village man kay mt.apo...so si diehard ra nag conflict sa iya posts..lols

tere

August 23rd, 2006, 05:20 PM

Do you want a bridge from Davao to Samal ??

yup. it would be better... :)

dinabaw

August 23rd, 2006, 05:21 PM

gravy:unsa pa... lol

Originally Posted by d'eagowl
Do you want a bridge from Davao to Samal ??
for me no bridge ,better change the name not Island Garden City of Samal.

diehardbisdak

August 23rd, 2006, 05:27 PM

^^ really ? he was born in Maasin Leyte

Mayor's Bio Data
Name : RODRIGO R. DUTERTE
Age : 61
Date of Birth : March 28, 1945
Place of Birth : Maasin, Leyte
Father : Gov. Vicente G. Duterte (deceased)
Mother : Soledad R. Duterte
Marital Status : Married
Bai @dinabaw.....you can trace the Duterte's from Cebu..... we had two Dutertes as Cebu City mayor long time ago and it is related with your Mayor....ask him bai... if you want proof... or kung dili ka mobilib nako...here's the proof......hehheheheh! (What I meant when I said Cebuano is by blood)

=====================================

SUNSTAR DAVAO
Duterte inspired by Cebu mayor
By Aurea A. Gerundio
Tuesday, January 11, 2005

"Walang pinag-iba ako at si Mayor Osmeña. Parehong dugo namin Cebuano. I get inspiration from him and sometimes he gets his from me. We are both proud to be Cebuanos," Duterte said."

Just to be sure, here's the link: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2005/01/11/news/duterte.inspired.by.cebu.mayor.html

Here's more:

SUNSTAR
Roperos: Tale of two cities
By Godofredo M. Roperos
Politics Also
Friday, January 07, 2005

"Mayor Rodrigo Duterte of Davao City traces his roots to Danao City. And Mayor Tom Osmena is decidedly a true blue Cebuano."

Just to be sure, here's the link:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2005/01/07/oped/godofredo.m..roperos.politics.also.html

...Mayor Duterte is a full-fledge Dadawenyo at heart and at mind..... that's all folks..... PEACE!!!

WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 05:28 PM

re: bridge...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

dinabaw

August 23rd, 2006, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by diehardbisdak
Bai @dinabaw.....you can trace the Duterte's from Cebu..... we had two Dutertes as Cebu City mayor long time ago and it is related with your Mayor....ask him bai... if you want proof... or kung dili ka mobilib nako...here's the proof...... hehheheheh! (ouch!)
Bisdak:if you say he is Bisdak i will agree but Cebuano no no akong mga ig.agaw na pud sa Cebu but i call myself dinabawenyo coz i was born here ...lol

if i am making that bio data heres the link: www.davaocity.gov.ph/

diehardbisdak

August 23rd, 2006, 05:33 PM

i know bai, its why i doubted if it was the same investor, if you go back to my post where you made your original reply.

this is what made up the investment from the link you gave

616-room P3 billion hotel waterpark complex here in Barangay Maribago. The resort, envisioned as AAA, will also have complete recreational facilities that include swimming pools, a waterpark, tennis courts, function rooms and a ballroom.

and the very recent news report

Meanwhile, Phil BXT Corp. of South Korean is spending P3 billion for a 616-room hotel and resort complex, a golf course and a retirement village on Mactan Island in Cebu.

ps wa man ko gakig away bai:)

anyway bai, sometimes ang news na-a sab sayop ang info..... basta peace ta kay as I said, Cebuano baya na inyong Mayor... proud usab mi!

diehardbisdak

August 23rd, 2006, 05:36 PM

if you say he is Bisdak i will agree but Cebuano no no akong mga igagaw na pud sa Cebu but i call myself dinabawenyo ...lol

.....what i meant when I said Cebuano is by blood....of course, your mayor is a full-fledge Dabawenyo at heart and at mind! PEACE....!

WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 05:40 PM

davaoeagle

August 23rd, 2006, 05:41 PM

Palawan has one. And ironically, I saw it in one of the rooms of Hotel Galleria-a hotel owned by the family of our dear DOT Regional Director. A very good way of promoting Davao. Time pa ni Dick, dapat wala na yan. Remember what she did when she preempted Davao's bid to host the Ad Congress in 2004 (or 2005?)? Bad trip si Digong that time. It was supposed to be just a formality for Davao to submit its bid. Nagsasawa na kasi ang mga organizers sa Baguio and Cebu. In short, a huge opportunity lost.

Yeah, I remember that faux pas of hers. This friend of mine here who used to be very active in the Davao tourism clique regards her the same way you do. And she raises her brows everytime she hears of her name and her strong grip to the position. I haven't worked with her but heard a lot of ruffles attached to her name.

I know there's a lot more that Davao can conjure up in terms of ideas to perk tourism but just like the old times, Davao's hands are tied as can be attributed to so much beauruCRAZY and FOOLitics.

Sometimes I can't help but rue the thickness of face of some (and there lots of them) who have the gall to undermine potentials of Davao and Mindanao as a whole.

diehardbisdak

August 23rd, 2006, 06:03 PM

wala ko ga bash ha..pero maski naa cebuano roots among mayor..like almost everyone here in davao..ayaw ra gud i calim nga cebuano si digong kay diri jud baya na sya nag make ug name for himself...

sure i have cebuano roots pero dili man ko cebuano..so is digong

... i never made any claim.... to end this, what i was trying to say is that i'm proud that he has a Cebuano blood.....that's all! ....PEACE Bro!

davaoeagle

August 23rd, 2006, 06:05 PM

bai...@MtApoStandard....i think ikaw ang wala nibasa og maayo....see the similarity...PHIL BXT CORP. ?...hehheheh...it's the same company...hehhehe! ....so, it's both a retirement village and a resort & spa or whatever it is....it's the same project as the pic posted..... PEACE ta ha....kay Cebuano baya na inyong Mayor....

Why do you guys have to always resort to calling the mayor Cebuano? I mean it's getting a little bit overboard having read the same text several times. His surname's place of origin doesn't make him Cebuano thru and thru. And even so, that doesn't warrant the gesture that appears like you want to shove that to our face all the time as if to tell us your comment is all with concern for Davao or worse, that Mayor Duterte is great as a mayor or person because he hails from Cebu? Another guy in Davao Int'l Airport Thread muttered his half Davaoeno courtesy of his mom who's a native of Davao-all to justify his unpleasant and baseless comments about Davao's international flights.

Can we be a little careful with "name-calling" and "credit-claiming"?

WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 06:07 PM

aw like mt.apo wa man sad ko nakig away..lols, im just pointing out ba nga irritating paminawon everytime naa magsulti nga cebuano pud si digong..maot man gud paminawon para sa akoa.murag o..ang ga dala sa inyoha cebuano baya...pati ba naman si mayor angkonon?(dili na lang nako i elaborate aron wa nay tass nga storya)lols

WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 06:13 PM

Can we be a little careful with "name-calling" and "credit-claiming"?

my point...and this should apply to all threads too..

davaoeagle

August 23rd, 2006, 06:19 PM

btw bai bagani, i read somewhere this week, a korean investor settled for a retirement village project in mactan. if this is the same investor who made an earlier announcement of same project in davao, anothe opportunity bypassed. i was thinking of politics in the tourism office at national level could be the reason. i was thinking too, whenever a big ticket projects for davao gets the national attention of concerned agencies, it always(or most of the time) doomed to fail to materialise.

.

As for me, I would wait until there is a write up coming in reference to this investment in Davao. I would be optimistic about the project though knowing that Koreans have been a partner of Davao for a long time now. Proof of which is the Training Complex they built (via MOA with Phil gov't) in Panacan to the tune of 250 million pesos.

The fact that there are 500 families or more in the city established as a strong community and even built and grew their own church; the plan to establish a direct Davao-Seoul flight, would make it safe to assume this investment plan still stands.

OT: Mr. Kim who used to reside in Manila has long switched abodes in favor of Davao for almost 5 years now and currently heads the Davao Tae Kwon Du Assoc. (He trained Monsour del Rosario for his Olympic & ASIAD foray) I always had the chance to engage in a PEP talk with him as I always bumped into him in Marco Polo gym before. He is one of the Korean stalwarts (IMO) who's opinion is highly regarded by his kind.

WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 06:23 PM

^^ sossy sa clark hatch nagagym..beefit ra man ko sa una :P

diehardbisdak

August 23rd, 2006, 06:29 PM

Can we be a little careful with "name-calling" and "credit-claiming"?

.... i'm not claiming or anything but i'm just proud that he has a cebuano blood... and speaking of "claiming", i was just trying to base what your mayor was claiming as per this Sunstar Davao news.....

SUNSTAR DAVAO
Duterte inspired by Cebu mayor
By Aurea A. Gerundio

"Walang pinag-iba ako at si Mayor Osmeña. Parehong dugo namin Cebuano. I get inspiration from him and sometimes he gets his from me. We are both proud to be Cebuanos," Duterte said."

Just to be sure, here's the link:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/da...cebu.mayor.html

....of course, it's given that what Davao has achieved now is credited to all Dabawenyos, not just to Duterte alone... and I'm aware that your mayor is a true-blue Dabawenyo!

.....i hope this will not put me into trouble.....PEACE guys! Davao, love it!

WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 06:34 PM

lols luoya diehard oi..naningkamot explain sa iya side..haha..

PEACE lagi ta diri oi..kung nasuko pa mi ganiha ra ka misilaob..lols :)

paulkrps

August 23rd, 2006, 06:35 PM

ok, hala, all sides have explained. let's move on.

davaoeagle

August 23rd, 2006, 06:35 PM

Sossy ang mga tao and the club itself is excellent. Why I was able to afford it? I turned 180 degrees with my lifestyle, quelled my drinking binge, lessened on resto-hopping and less expense on outdoors and there you go. Mahal siya pero sulit gyud baya. I'd say it's good for networking as well, if you look at the business side of it. Really!

davaoeagle

August 23rd, 2006, 06:39 PM

.... i'm not claiming or anything but i'm just proud that he has a cebuano blood... and speaking of "claiming", i was just trying to base what your mayor was claiming as per this Sunstar Davao news.....

SUNSTAR DAVAO
Duterte inspired by Cebu mayor
By Aurea A. Gerundio

"Walang pinag-iba ako at si Mayor Osmeña. Parehong dugo namin Cebuano. I get inspiration from him and sometimes he gets his from me. We are both proud to be Cebuanos," Duterte said."

Just to be sure, here's the link:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/da...cebu.mayor.html

....of course, it's given that what Davao has achieved now is credited to all Dabawenyos, not just to Duterte alone... and I'm aware that your mayor is a true-blue Dabawenyo!

.....i hope this will not put me into trouble.....PEACE guys! Davao, love it!

You know politicians when they open their mouth in public, sometimes. Sometimes they say it in jest or just plainly playing politics.

I personally like your mayor too and I see the parallelism between him and our dear Mayor Digong. They are a good tandem.

Peace too for you. Hope we are able to send the message right too.

diehardbisdak

August 23rd, 2006, 06:42 PM

suggestion.... how about printing an SSC-Davao shirt with this design:

DAVAO, love it !

WawaY[625]

August 23rd, 2006, 06:44 PM

oi...try ko buhat ug SSC-Davao logo..will show it to you guys in two days..hehe

Rajah_Soliman

August 23rd, 2006, 07:26 PM

haha rajah funny...well I wont tell you...that I could easily get form you...you make certian unexpected turns that shake me hahaha...be carefull pls.. :runaway:

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scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 08:40 PM

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Sleep good rajah... :)

The picture is Davao I can tell from the wiers in the air...

hi paul .davaoeagle hi how is life for you in Canada?

Hi to all other forumers in here to...

:) :) :)

scandinavian girl

August 23rd, 2006, 09:33 PM

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Rajah_Soliman

August 23rd, 2006, 11:03 PM

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the eagles are either at work or sleeping .... :runaway:

tj_brewed

August 23rd, 2006, 11:12 PM

sugarboy

August 24th, 2006, 12:19 AM

does anyone have better pictures of this billboard? (Sony Ericsson)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Skyscrapers/SonyEricsson03.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/avenidalasalle/Skyscrapers/SonyEricsson04.jpg

sugarboy

August 24th, 2006, 12:25 AM

valium

August 24th, 2006, 01:03 AM

davao's cobwebs really was a hot topic! foreigners like lena can even distinguish davao with those cobwebs.

The picture is Davao I can tell from the wiers in the air...

valium

August 24th, 2006, 01:57 AM

'Aerial spraying v. pests affects people's health'

SEVERAL scientific studies have already shown that the use of pesticides in banana plantations using aerial spray can cause damage on the health of a person, said National Poison Control and Information Service officer-in-charge Dr. Lynn Panganiban.

"There are scientific studies already, we will show them that there are really pesticide drifting. That has already been prove that if such stays near plantations, there is drift, and the people can feel the effects," Panganiban said during a press conference at the Councilor's Lounge before a special session that tackled the banning of aerial spraying the city Wednesday.

Dr. Romeo Quijano, a toxicologist from Pesticide Action Network-Asia, said it is the moral obligation of everybody not to engage in an activity that will endanger the health of the people and the environment.

According to him, some pesticides are persistent and can travel across oceans.

"There is no such thing as a safe pesticide, it ruins the endocrine system, immune system, and also lungs," Quijano said. "It can cause cancer."

Quijano added that establishing regulatory scheme that would regulate the use of pesticides and aerial spraying is only designed to facilitate trade, but not to protect the health of the people, thus it should be stopped totally.

"Not that such would be phase out immediately tomorrow, but the most toxic pesticide must be the first one to be banned. And the most harmful way like aerial spraying must be the first one to be stopped," he said.

Quijano said it would be better for banana plantations to practice organic farming where they can even charge higher for their harvest, as organically grown bananas command a high price in the international market. (BRQ)

paulkrps

August 24th, 2006, 02:00 AM

Sleep good rajah... :)

The picture is Davao I can tell from the wiers in the air...

hi paul .davaoeagle hi how is life for you in Canada?

Hi to all other forumers in here to...

:) :) :)

hi lena, i'm ok, on vacation till the end of the work week. i have resigned from my work and will be doing freelance stuff. how are you?

junax

August 24th, 2006, 03:07 AM

davao's cobwebs really was a hot topic! foreigners like lena can even distinguish davao with those cobwebs.

yes valium, overhead wires are really an eyesore not only here but to all philippine cities. just look up to where you are now and chances are, you'll see those cobwebs, of course with some exemption at some makati, new CBD and ortigas areas... oh even japan have those cobwebs too.

tokyo my friend valium...
http://wwwthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/~cbauer/japan/a07.jpg

http://www.danheller.com/images/Asia/Japan/Takayama/Town/street-wires-1-big.jpg

http://www.danheller.com/images/Asia/Japan/Takayama/Town/street-wires-3-big.jpg

let's just hope we'll see spiderman someday on those cobwebs for a consolation, whatdyathink? can i see your cobweb free city too?

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 03:58 AM

davao's cobwebs really was a hot topic! foreigners like lena can even distinguish davao with those cobwebs.

Well, it also happens on other cities valium. Is your argument intelligent enough?

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 03:59 AM

Here is a list I made last night concerning about the shopping malls. Junax, your list about the malls in the past threads in Sinjin’s mall reports did a lot of things for me, thank you. Now, if somebody’s insider and collect good information from the malls, maybe we can build a formal “100 largest malls in regional Philippines.)”
This is a partial list and in no way related to the personal taste of the forumer.

Davao’s shopping places

MALLS
1 – Gaisano Mall of Davao
2 – NCCC Mall of Davao
3 – Victoria Plaza (mall)
4 – JS Gaisano South Citimall
5 – SM Mall of Davao

Department Stores
1 – Felcris Ilustre
2 – Felcris Quirino
3 – Felcris Magsaysay
4 – Davao Central Warehouse Club Agdao
5 – Davao Central Warehouse Club Lanang
6 – Davao Central Warehouse Club Samal (by LGU, Samal is not part of Davao City, but because of its proximity, I decided to include it.)
7 – Chimes “Specialty Store”
8 – NCCC Department Store
9 – Gaisano Center (the grandmom/dad of all Davao retail chains. Sadly, unlike its Gaisano Colon brother, performs pretty badly. It rests as a forgotten shopping center.)
10 – Makro Davao

Plazas and chains
1 – Aldevinco Shopping Plaza
2 – City Triangle
3 – Centerpoint Plaza
4 – Lachmi Shopping (mall) (tastes like an arcade to me)
5 – Lakitan Shopping (mall) (The opening SUCKS!)
6 – (What’s that shopping plaza near Magsaysay Avenue thathouses a gym?)
7 – Lots for Less Shopping Depot

Convenience Stores
1 – Davao Central Convenience Stores
Has branches in:
Agdao – Penglam
Agdao – Agdao Public Market
Agdao – Near MATS
Lanang – I don’t know where
Matina – Centerpoint
Matina GSIS
Matina Crossing
Toril
Ulas
(Now, please, help me if you can disclose all the convenience store chains in Davao City. Although 7-11’s more posh, I guess it’s good business for Davaoenos everywhere.)

Shopping places to watch out for:
>Another SM, Robinsons, Ayala…

Shopping places I wished Davao could have
>Convenience Store Mintal, SM Supercenter Calinan (Calinan IMHO is the next big thing in Davao city, if only Uncle Sy can have his email available to us, or some big name company will develop the interior in Davao and establish call centers, hotels and other things) Or DCWC Calinan. Gaisano Agdao (that huge lot near Granland… good for another Gaisano mall considering the proximity of it to Lanang and Buhangin) and Gaisano Buhangin (Buhangin is near to the airport, which means good shopping for the tourists.) Or NCCC Agdao and NCCC Buhangin.

Presumably, don’t take the last thing seriously.

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 04:00 AM

Like Brazil, much has to be developed in Davao’s interior. I know, not all of Davao City even is built up, but the secret to Davao’s development may well be in its interior. With so much space, there’s more to just developing the agriculture. What we need is an industrial space for all of these.
Calinan might just be “Davao Republic’s” Brasilia, a well-kept secret hidden about 30 kilometers away from the city. Because of its proximity, Calinan might be one of the most neglected, yet strategically important places in Davao. We might be able to develop Calinan into a modern “Tagum” replete with shopping centers and industrial parks. The way I see it, the bustling center at the heart of wilderness, is Davao’s next development center.
Why Calinan? Calinan is closest to the people from Pacquibato, Mintal, and the like. Calinan is a strongly knit community with an important history to tell in Davao. It is one of the first areas in Davao City to sport electricity. And it is a Japanese history hotspot.
Calinan for me is the next big thing in Davao. If we can develop Calinan into a major spot for businesses, especially industrial ones, we can be sure of good development!

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 04:01 AM

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 04:03 AM

@Junax kanang Jun, I’ve read your previous posts in the LuzViMinda Mall thread II, saved the wonderful thread in my computer and read it over and over. Just a few questions:

-Is GMALL really larger than phase I SM City Cebu? You never answered that question baya. Reading the thread was like a mystery novel. At 203,000 vs. 171,000 sq.m, it will beat the other mall. But I feel SMCC looks larger because lapad man god. Just wanna revive the question because I’m a mall freak myself.
I want GMALL to expand a bit even more. Maybe, if it can accumulate some spare lots siguro to Victoria Plaza, it can be really humongous.

-About the Robinson’s vs. DCWD issue, will Robinsons really build its mall in Lanang? I will also reiterate the mall chain going for Buhangin as a center according to a brochure. And another lot is near SM, pero, asa man gyod?!

-Do you have figures for JS Citimall Davao? Dako pod baya siya, but I have no idea how large it is. Mura jod siya’g box nga giugbok, pero with the add-on of the defunct Calzada, it gave the mall a new look. (OT: what happened to Calzada?)

I really enjoyed the threads here at SSC, mora’g encyclopedia nga maka-adik basahon.

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 04:07 AM

@Lena Ate Lena, do you have malls in Sweden that are really prevalent? I mean, in every part of Malmo or Stockholm, you can see big establishments? Because the Philippines, and the Davaoenos in general are mall freaks. Blame America for this “mall phenomenon” and the Philippine penchant for naming every establishment as a mall akin to what gravy said about tagging a “metro” to a city to make it more palatable and better sounding, but do you have really large malls prevalent in every large city in your country?

d'eagowl

August 24th, 2006, 04:25 AM

Magandang Umaga Davao!

Something brewing last night .. . we are tainted w/ a lot of foreign bloods meron Malay, Espanyol, Chinese, American and etc. maybe we start calling ourselves FILIPINOS

Anyway how would you envision Island Garden City of Samal(IGACOS)?

Infras like this :
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http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/363/mdr5ej1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

or this:
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http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3769/housesrk8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 04:27 AM

scandinavian girl

August 24th, 2006, 04:28 AM

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the eagles are either at work or sleeping .... :runaway:

:lol: I fell alseep early around 11 is unusual for being me who is a "night owl"(hahaha I am not that new owl in here I think it is a whole new person, none in here what do you think rajah)? Tried to reach you last night but you were not reachable..you were not only half asleep you were really zzzzzz :)

valium you are so right you did make me aware of the "cobweb", I did not see it befor you put my attention to it. I must give you credit for a very preceptive eye ..I hope you have a nice day, are you in Davao or somewere else? :)

paul so you do freelance now..cool I presume hard but a challenge. How about Sweden and Copenhagen did it start yet, I know it is awfully slow but maybe Katarina did reach you by now? If not she will, she is just overloaded with work. Do not give it up :)

Oh, saw something about bridges...there a pro and contras...we have The Bridge (Öresundsbron is the name) between Copenhagen and Malmö..17km long. I would miss it if not there ,we are one with Copenhagen through it ..Davao and Samal might be a whole different issue..acording to dinabaw it will create alot of polution and that would be very sad I think so am on your side dinabaw in this..polution is to be avoided under all circumstances in our world today not to be added on anywere if possible..How long does it take to cross the water to Samal per boat, and why would that be an disadvantage to keep it that way I ask you who are for a bridge?

dinabaw Maayong Buntag min vän, I hope your fever is really gone today and you feel better, no more of those late nights out causes fever hahaha:)

Well folks I am up it is 04.30 in this country and I am going back to sleep again after I have a cup of ....yes, yes, yes coffee....yum yum :) <a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fwww.smileycentral.com%252F%253Fpartner%253DZSzeb008%255FZSYYYYYYYYSE%2526i%253D11%252F11%255F6%255F9%2526feat%253Dprof/page.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/11/11_6_9.gif" alt="SmileyCentral.com" border="0"><img border="0" src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D11%252F11_6_9/image.gif"></a>

junex

August 24th, 2006, 04:33 AM

Magandang Umaga Davao!

Anyway how would you envision Island Garden City of Samal(IGACOS)?
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http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9990/2072264intercontinentalresortbalibalikr4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8341/watercottagessmallsyo3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/2778/nightsgq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3769/housesrk8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I like Samal Island to be this kind of milieu better...no highrise buildings please...hayaan nalang natin ang davao city increasing its urbanity...

d'eagowl

August 24th, 2006, 04:34 AM

Hi ady! magandang umaga! but we are not talking of Davao City ,its IGACOS and bridge need not to be connected in order to attain this kind of Infras.

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 04:36 AM

I like Samal Island to be this kind of milieu better...no highrise buildings please...hayaan nalang natin ang davao city increasing its urbanity...

I think Davao would be like Mactan one day. But I'm also excited if Samal has a sort or race course thingy around it, circling the whole island :D :D :D

@ Lena. Are you a writer? Tu es un encriteur?

WawaY[625]

August 24th, 2006, 04:44 AM

Projects that shouldn’t be developed

All of my opinions are open for discussion. Any violent retort is highly encouraged.

-The archway to Davao Chinatown
This is open to debate. Money should be made to replenish some parts of Davao, or make important roads to benefit people, and an archway is no more an eyesore and an accident-taker from the rest of the populace.

-The Greenbelt Park
Should’ve been an IT park. TJ was right in it being the lungs of the city in the near future, but we need more buildings and urbanity!

-Artica Sports Dome
De Guzman, your pet project is now an abandoned concrete monster. Why not make it into a ghost town?

-MRT Project
Sure, there’s the Montreal Subway (considering that Montreal has a population comparable to Davao,) but a forumer said that we should be paying 40 for a Manila MRT ride to pay off the debts of LRT, which stood during Marcos’s time. Davao’s traffic isn’t chaotic; the LTO’s super-duper “sita” makes it one.

Projects that should push through

-The walk by the river
It’s so bad to think that the baywalk, which should’ve been developed, didn’t look a baywalk at all. Please push this one through. I don’t think it’s finished yet.

-Victoria Plaza renovation
Sy must buy this mall! If we can see a big SM sign, then we might expect a real mall and not just a tiangge. Victoria is to Gaisano Colon in Cebu City. This is the shopping relic of Davao’s big boom! Now, if our legislators will do their best…
Or, maybe a good call center… A call center needs wide space right?

-Durian Hotel revival
So many years after we saw an operational Durian Hotel, I expect someone to buy it and restore its former splendor.

-Gaisano Center renovation
Added floors and a few refurbishings will make this fledgling center into a good place to shop.

-Museo Dabawenyo
Davao Museum is so far away… Please make it close to the city. Much better if they’ll integrate the Davao-Japanese museum to it.

-Renovation for the old City hall
-The top floor of the Sangunniang Panlungsod

Mysterious project
-Davao Hall of Deeds

OK SO YOU WANT VIOLENT RETORTS...HERE GOES..

For all items/sentences i mark red, i consider senseless... (thus for every item makred as red i give you a :bash: )

1. the arch is a good investment if only to give a physical symbol for Chintaown, if developed, the ROI should outweigh the construction cost.
2. re:PTA IT PARK..NO NO NO NO! that should be a park...PERIOD!
isipin mo nga ulit sinabi mo (sabi mo vioeltn ang reply eh so sige vioent :D)
3. MRT project...a good public transport system is key to a livable city, sa ngayon di mo pa makiita ang pangagailangan natin nyan, but in say 10-15 years...
4. VICTORIA IS TO GAISANO COLON?!?!?! OA ka naman, baka Gaisano Center is to Gaisano Colon..your statement is highly inaccurate to say the least, have you ever been to victoria plaza?sure it may not be as classy as the other malls but it still holds a charm of its own..plus all it lacks are the trendy boutiques, building-wise Victoria Plaza is still an ok mall (OH NO! DID YOU JUST DISS MY FAVORITE MALL B*$CH?!)

buddy, learn to look beyond what is the present..

PS...sabi mo violent reaction eh..so sige i made is aass violent as i can..hehe PEACE ADYha

junex

August 24th, 2006, 04:59 AM

I think Davao would be like Mactan one day. But I'm also excited if Samal has a sort or race course thingy around it, circling the whole island :D :D :D

No! Hope it wont...Samal Islands must be preseved on its natural settings...people need a tranquil place to unwind...Davao city is just enough to this noise pollution thingy... :bash:

WawaY[625]

August 24th, 2006, 05:01 AM

@ ady..kulang pa ba yun?!

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 05:01 AM

^^ Nah it's OK. It's just my concerns. :D :D :D

d'eagowl

August 24th, 2006, 05:04 AM

Originally Posted by Ady001
^^Eagowl, it will take some years before that will be realized. As of now, we need to develop Davao's interior first. Then go to the islands. Or do separate work. The bridge is still out of our minds

What do you mean Ady? i am just askining an opinion, never said any realization and I think some structures there are already in place.

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 05:11 AM

^^ Yup, but not on the magnitude of that yet. Yes, it can be realized, but it will take lots of hard work to be realized.

I hope it will happen also. SAMAL, the DREAM city.

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 05:19 AM

Projects that shouldn’t be developed

All of my opinions are open for discussion. Any violent retort is highly encouraged.

-The archway to Davao Chinatown
This is open to debate. Money should be made to replenish some parts of Davao, or make important roads to benefit people, and an archway is no more an eyesore and an accident-taker from the rest of the populace.

Please be reminded that the money allocated for this project came from donations and the private sectors. In addition, the downtown area and its environs, in this case - the chinatown, needs to be developed to entice the tourists. You get the basic formula here?

more tourists = more investments = more jobs

so who do u think will benefit in the end?

-The Greenbelt Park
Should’ve been an IT park. TJ was right in it being the lungs of the city in the near future, but we need more buildings and urbanity!

Please be advised that the PTA ground is so small to be converted into an IT Park. Have you visited an established and official IT Park lately? Eastwood Libis or Asiatown IT Park Cebu perhaps. Trust me on this, I breathe the air, live, and work within a so called IT Park.

In addition, you cannot just tag one location or zone as an IT Park. It has to go through an application with PEZA and series of evaluations.

-Artica Sports Dome
De Guzman, your pet project is now an abandoned concrete monster. Why not make it into a ghost town?

Any suggestions?

-MRT Project
Sure, there’s the Montreal Subway (considering that Montreal has a population comparable to Davao,) but a forumer said that we should be paying 40 for a Manila MRT ride to pay off the debts of LRT, which stood during Marcos’s time. Davao’s traffic isn’t chaotic; the LTO’s super-duper “sita” makes it one.

Everheard of proactive development? Ages and years ago, feeble minded individuals laughed at the Ayalas because of the wide roads they have constructed within their now popular Makati Business District. That's also the case here in Davao. For now, the traffic may not be a headache yet. But when will u start developing our traffic or transportation system?

Ever heard of prevention is better than cure? Dude, think where Davao will be 10, 15, or 20 years from now? And answer your own question, do we really need to push through with this project now?

-The walk by the river
It’s so bad to think that the baywalk, which should’ve been developed, didn’t look a baywalk at all. Please push this one through. I don’t think it’s finished yet.

I agree....This should be pushed through.

-Victoria Plaza renovation
Sy must buy this mall! If we can see a big SM sign, then we might expect a real mall and not just a tiangge. Victoria is to Gaisano Colon in Cebu City. This is the shopping relic of Davao’s big boom! Now, if our legislators will do their best…
Or, maybe a good call center… A call center needs wide space right?

So what can the legislators do? File a complaint and imprison the owner for not renovating this mall? That's funny!

Victoria is to Gaisano Colon? Which Gaisano? Gaisano South? Gaisano Main? Have u been to the Gaisanos in Colon? if you have, sa space and area pa lang....ang layo na ng Victoria. Ang lapad kaya ng Victoria Plaza. In addition, even if you'll compare Victoria to Gaisano or let's say Victoria to Tutuban, that's the beauty of the retail industry >>>> OPTIONS! OPTIONS! OPTIONS! If Davao got all of the high end malls and none for the masas....You think the retail industry would be that alive?

-Durian Hotel revival
So many years after we saw an operational Durian Hotel, I expect someone to buy it and restore its former splendor.

I am keeping my fingers crossed.

-Gaisano Center renovation
Added floors and a few refurbishings will make this fledgling center into a good place to shop.

I agree!

-Museo Dabawenyo
Davao Museum is so far away… Please make it close to the city. Much better if they’ll integrate the Davao-Japanese museum to it.

Maybe your referring to the one located within Insular. Diba its a private owned museum. Museo Dabawenyo is located at the back of Sanguniang Panglungsod, near the Bonifacio Rotunda and across this certain park.

-Renovation for the old City hall
-The top floor of the Sangunniang Panlungsod

I agree

Mysterious project
-Davao Hall of Deeds

What's this? fill me in! And by the way, where's the CD which you have promised :scouserd:

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 05:25 AM

^^ TJ, you didn't tell me where you were.

Kasi, Colon and Victoria are two pioneers in shopping in their cities. Well, OK, Center is to Colon, but Center does not have the largeness of Victoria.

Speaking of the Center, i hope it would be refurbished soon. I found the place to be in a sorry state of affairs. Thankfully naa pay UM.

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 05:26 AM

^^ Eagowl, it will take some years before that will be realized. As of now, we need to develop Davao's interior first. Then go to the islands. Or do separate work. The bridge is still out of our minds

We have the infrastructures in place. If you are referring to the highrise buildings then leave that to the investors.

melon

August 24th, 2006, 05:41 AM

Sleep good rajah... :)

The picture is Davao I can tell from the wiers in the air...

hi paul .davaoeagle hi how is life for you in Canada?

Hi to all other forumers in here to...

:) :) :)

see how those wires create an impression on foreigners? :lol:

spider-man can't even live in Davao, masangit sa mga wires hahaha

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Bagani

August 24th, 2006, 05:41 AM

Bagani: oi! .... marami talaga diyan hindi nag "eye to eye" :eek2: lalo na sa tourism

Di kaya nagalit si Digong dahil ayaw tlaga niy mag host ng Ad Congress dahil sa limited time and place ?correct me if i am wrong bro

Hindi, bro. Bids are made at least a year before the scheduled event. There was no question of Davao's hosting capability. It was the stupid pride of our leaders that made us lost the bid. It was very difficult for them to set aside differences for the greater good of the City. Another Urban Legend, bai.

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 05:51 AM

Hindi, bro. Bids are made at least a year before the scheduled event. There was no question of Davao's hosting capability. It was the stupid pride of our leaders that made us lost the bid. It was very difficult for them to set aside differences for the greater good of the City. Another Urban Legend, bai.

So Valium was very wrong when he said "From the last Ad congress bid, Rody was fuming."

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 05:52 AM

We have the infrastructures in place. If you are referring to the highrise buildings then leave that to the investors.

Hope so TJ. But let's get the CBD filled up first. Now, I am not talking that we get it congested, but let every space be utilized.

Bagani

August 24th, 2006, 06:03 AM

thank you kaayo bai bagani. wow. can't believe why it had to happen. wala lang, wow lang. haha.

burden to local government effort is a liability to the industry too. (Did i mix it up?). i would not be surprised why private sector are the ones visible on a selling missions. wow...

EXACTAMENTO! There have been so many trade, travel and tourism missions abroad and I'm sure imbitado lagi ang Davao dyan. And most of the time, not a single City representation. Private sector lang. MISSED OPPORTUNITY.

I remember in the early '90's, there was a travel and tourism exhibition in Manila. And in the Davao booth, you can see a wide variety of brochures and information. Davao produced its own posters and there were brochures for the restaurant groups, another for resorts, for hotels, for transport and tour operators, and Davao Japanese Heritage brochure. You'll be proud to be a Davaoeño in the Davao booth. Private and government cooperation was very strong then.

Davao WAS a consistent crowd-drawer in exhibitions and subsequently became a hall of famer in the prestigious Kalakbay Awards. Saan na tayo ngayon? Are we moving forward? Sana nga. Or are we living in the glory of the past? Sana hindi.

Tourism is not just Kadayawan. Tourism is everything about Davao.

Pwedeng bang lagyan ng monitor ang City Hall with a live feed of our Thread?

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 06:04 AM

EXACTAMENTO! There have been so many trade, travel and tourism missions abroad and I'm sure imbitado lagi ang Davao dyan. And most of the time, not a single City representation. Private sector lang. MISSED OPPORTUNITY.

I remember in the early '90's, there was a travel and tourism exhibition in Manila. And in the Davao booth, you can see a wide variety of brochures and information. Davao produced its own posters and there were brochures for the restaurant groups, another for resorts, for hotels, for transport and tour operators, and Davao Japanese Heritage brochure. You'll be proud to be a Davaoeño in the Davao booth. Private and government cooperation was very strong then.

Davao WAS a consistent crowd-drawer in exhibitions and subsequently became a hall of famer in the prestigious Kalakbay Awards. Saan na tayo ngayon? Are we moving forward? Sana nga. Or are we living in the glory of the past? Sana hindi.

Tourism is not just Kadayawan. Tourism is everything about Davao.

Pwedeng bang lagyan ng monitor ang City Hall with a live feed of our Thread?

Wow....you can read my mind! :)

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 06:07 AM

junax

August 24th, 2006, 06:08 AM

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 06:11 AM

Tama bitaw no. If we can invite more people in this thread, we can incite and provoke minds which will generally make miracles for our city.

Konsehal...

so far, we have already invited councilor laviña, councilor avila, and ms joji ilagan bian.

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 06:11 AM

^^ Hoi Junax... answer my questions~! :D :D :D

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 06:11 AM

so far, we have already invited councilor laviña, councilor avila, and ms joji ilagan bian.

I'm inviting some pips from UP.

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 06:13 AM

my dream for davao? just imagine this... leave it as is. no new building construction for a year. but put all wires and cables underground, put fresh asphalt to all road networks complete with new embedded markings. finish the drainage upgrade. restore old heritage houses, refurbish all existing buildings, malls, commercial centers, etc. by the time then finished na ang PTA, sports complex, chinatown. relocate all squatters, marina complex from sasa to toril and river promenade from riverfront to bucana with floating restos. DONE! now freeze, ok who needs highrises?

mas ganahan ko kay sa mag tukod dretso ug new buildings and infra without 1st addressing those mentioned, maparehas lang ta sa manila ana morag concrete jungle.

I TOTALLY AGREE Junax!

@ady01 - and also, for me...the downtown area is not the place for highrise buildings. I rather have the downtown area to be filled with small to midrise buildings and have these new mega or highrise structures in Riverfront Corporate City or Pryce Business Park.

Ady01...lemme introduce you to Davao's upcoming business district.

RIVERFRONT CORPORATE CITY

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/rvr2.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/rvr1.jpg

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 06:18 AM

I'm inviting some pips from UP.

guys, as proposed before.....Let's organize a club that will promote Davao City (tourism and investments).

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 06:20 AM

I TOTALLY AGREE Junax!

@ady01 - and also, for me...the downtown area is not the place for highrise buildings. I rather have the downtown area to be filled with small to midrise buildings and have these new mega or highrise structures in Riverfront Corporate City or Pryce Business Park.

Ady01...lemme introduce you to Davao's upcoming business district.

RIVERFRONT CORPORATE CITY

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/rvr2.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/rvr1.jpg

This is more like it!

Pero sa Maa ni? I think Maa could be like this, because of the wide space and the lots there. Very good for the city.

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 06:24 AM

This is more like it!

Pero sa Maa ni? I think Maa could be like this, because of the wide space and the lots there. Very good for the city.

Not only that, dili pud sya below sea level unlike the downtown area. And Davao's development will sprawl upto the other locations as well.

Sta Lucia's marketing arm - Orchard Properties is actively marketing this project. You want to know some updates? eheheheh next time na lang..sshhhhhh for now para madayun!

Bagani

August 24th, 2006, 06:27 AM

Hope so TJ. But let's get the CBD filled up first. Now, I am not talking that we get it congested, but let every space be utilized.

No offense meant, Ady. But I guess you have to browse some books on the principles of Urban Planning. And one principle is to decongest and not to congest by filling it all up. And utilization is not necessarily occupying all available spaces. You are joking and you are choking the City. UP Min ka, di ba? The UP School of Urban and Regional Planning has an extension there (0r Terraza Millesa?). Bisitahan mo yong library nila minsan. Again, no offense meant. Di ko na lang kasi matiis.

Ady001

August 24th, 2006, 06:38 AM

No offense meant, Ady. But I guess you have to browse some books on the principles of Urban Planning. And one principle is to decongest and not to congest by filling it all up. And utilization is not necessarily occupying all available spaces. You are joking and you are choking the City. UP Min ka, di ba? The UP School of Urban and Regional Planning has an extension there (0r Terraza Millesa?). Bisitahan mo yong library nila minsan. Again, no offense meant. Di ko na lang kasi matiis.

I know that Bagani, but there's still space. I'm not a student of Urban Planning, and of course, congestion may not be an answer, but I still will go for the proposition of more buildings.

OK, decongest, but I think we should fill up not only the areas that are least filled in Metro Davao. I think we should also develop the interior of Davao.

Case closed. Just pondering.

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 06:49 AM

I know that Bagani, but there's still space. I'm not a student of Urban Planning, and of course, congestion may not be an answer, but I still will go for the proposition of more buildings.

OK, decongest, but I think we should fill up not only the areas that are least filled in Metro Davao. I think we should also develop the interior of Davao.

Case closed. Just pondering.

Case opened! :jk:

Here are some satellite images of few parts of the downtown area or what you want to call as the "interior of Davao."

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/SATDAVAO/SAT8.jpg

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

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

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

where's the space?

melon

August 24th, 2006, 06:53 AM

I know that Bagani, but there's still space. I'm not a student of Urban Planning, and of course, congestion may not be an answer, but I still will go for the proposition of more buildings.

OK, decongest, but I think we should fill up not only the areas that are least filled in Metro Davao. I think we should also develop the interior of Davao.

Case closed. Just pondering.

I like to see Davao downtown area in the future with low-rise buildings but elegant in design, and then trees all over the area and parks everywhere. Wouldn't it be nice to live in a city like this? Put those highrises somewhere else, maybe in Buhangin or Bajada or Lanang. We should save the poblacion area from congestion, let's avoid going the direction of Manila or Cebu.

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 06:54 AM

junax

August 24th, 2006, 06:55 AM

^^ Hoi Junax... answer my questions~! :D :D :D

aw sorry, karon ra nako nabasa... about 203t g-mall gross area, i asked g-mall office for that. mao na ila gihatag but of course i'm not presented with the blue print just like the other estimates of some mall. i think SM cebu too is bigger, maybe in "feel" coz palapad ala sm mega mall unlike g-mall na pataas. basing sa google earth (kadtong karaan pa kay sa bag o natabonan ang g-mall) hindi naman sila magkalayo sa base size, so only the developers of both mall can say kung kinsay mas dako, though gravy_addict once mentioned nga 120++ lang ang g-mall, so for now SM cebu is bigger + may expansion pa sila ngayon. sana ang g-mall mag refurbish na inside and out, plus market market sa wheels n more side. about robinsons and js citimall, no idea bai, maybe other forumers can supply some infos.

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 06:57 AM

lil bro Ady01 - I love reading your views here in our thread...what we're having is just a healthy discussion aight...Feel free to post your views, dreams, updates, etc. :) and invite ur friends over too.......let's work hard in promoting Davao!

melon

August 24th, 2006, 07:02 AM

Amen to that! Another person who can read my mind! :)

Great! hehe
And before I forget, those overhead wires should be gone! hehe

fLoAtEr

August 24th, 2006, 07:03 AM

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 07:07 AM

i agree,,,gawing nalang nilang satellite cities ang mga proposed highrise buildings dito sa davao....as is na and down town area in term s of building height,,,put those high rise building somewhere else na ga tapok cla,,,hehehe

:poke: :poke: :poke: :poke: :poke:

I strongly agree...ok lemme post RIVERFRONT CORPORATE CITY again...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/rvr2.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/rvr1.jpg

and here's an old satellite image of it (2003):

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/SATDAVAO/sat1.jpg

Current establishments within the business park

- Davao Crocodile Theme Park
- Davao Butterfly Garden
- Davao Riverwalk
- Davao Wildwater Adventures
- Speed City

On going developments

- development of the residential estate (occupying 20 hectares) within Riverfront Corporate City (Phase 2).

Quick Facts about Riverfront Corporate City.

- 45 hectare for the business park
- 20 hectare for residential development
- 5 hectare for the Tourism Complex

Other upcoming developments...

shhhhhhh muna para dili mabara! :jk:

dinabaw

August 24th, 2006, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by junax
my dream for davao? just imagine this... leave it as is. no new building construction for a year. but put all wires and cables underground, put fresh asphalt to all road networks complete with new embedded markings. finish the drainage upgrade. restore old heritage houses, refurbish all existing buildings, malls, commercial centers, etc. by the time then finished na ang PTA, sports complex, chinatown. relocate all squatters, marina complex from sasa to toril and river promenade from riverfront to bucana with floating restos. DONE! now freeze, ok who needs highrises?

mas ganahan ko kay sa mag tukod dretso ug new buildings and infra without 1st addressing those mentioned, maparehas lang ta sa manila ana morag concrete jungle.

Add mo pa ang environment , need those trees trees and more tress, clean water , less pollution(air, eye and sound) and investment start pouring .Bagani is right urban planning must be address first before stocking those buindings even we have a wide space ,see what happened to LA sprawling but no definite planning .And replace those city engineers and arcitects who don't know urban planning or get units in UP Mindanao ,ang daming 15/30 diyan!

Problem lang talaga ng "cobwebs" it will take a gargantuan task to do it , maybe clip those existing wires and have the city plan next that involves underground wirings.

dinabaw

August 24th, 2006, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by Bagani
Hindi, bro. Bids are made at least a year before the scheduled event. There was no question of Davao's hosting capability. It was the stupid pride of our leaders that made us lost the bid. It was very difficult for them to set aside differences for the greater good of the City. Another Urban Legend, bai.

Ok..... talaga yon ang balita, i mean, i heard and read it in the news.

junax

August 24th, 2006, 07:23 AM

^^ sus bai dinabaw... perfect pa sa kang perpecto ang dabaw ana kung mao nay mo transpire sa atong syudad. that's why i have high hopes sa riverfront, para ang downtown dili ma congest. bajada area and riverfront for highrises solves na atong davao dayon, of course plus my mentioned dream.

@TJ... nakasuroy ka sa croc park kadtong naa ka dri?

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/uchotel.jpg

dinabaw

August 24th, 2006, 07:25 AM

^^ hahaha mo dream kana lang tas.on na ..ummm unsa kaha ang opinyon ini d'eagowl :laugh:
Bai uban ko sa Fiesta sa Tagum..... shhh ayaw lang saba kay gravy basig ngita na pud ug kabayo :cheers:

fLoAtEr

August 24th, 2006, 07:28 AM

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 07:33 AM

an upcoming condominium in Ecoland

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/59021289-a78b-0200014E-.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/59021300-d5de-0200016A-.jpg

it would look more like these...when finished. same projects of DMCI in Metro Manila.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/114Asiana.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/community.jpg

It's location? it's within the Ecoland business complex where SM City Davao is located

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/kadayawan/IMG_0293-1.jpg

and several commercial strips such as this

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/kadayawan/IMG_0292-1.jpg

for queries and interested buyers...just email me at shealthiel@gmail.com

dinabaw

August 24th, 2006, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by Ady001

-Artica Sports Dome
De Guzman, your pet project is now an abandoned concrete monster. Why not make it into a ghost town?

Pangutan.a si rajah basig interisado siya :laugh:

Originally Posted by Ady001
Mysterious project
-Davao Hall of Deeds

gisug.dan naman ni usab , corners Magallanes st. and Bolton ext.

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 07:42 AM

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 07:46 AM

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/kadayawan/8d500ebe.jpg

Standing proud and tall! Davao's San Pedro Church Bell Tower

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 07:53 AM

DAVAO GOES GLOBAL
September 15 - 17, 2006 || Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
E. Jacinto Extension, Davao City, Philippines

Davao Trade Expo (DATE) continues to evolve from being entirely agri-focused to that involving other sectors namely – industry, trade & commerce and services. This year, DATE takes another step towards globalization as businesses continue to compete in the global market place. Local branding and resources will be broadly showcased and exposed not only to markets all over the Philippines but to major regional players in the BIMP-EAGA region as well. This would make DATE the most progressive and premiere trade exhibition in Davao and the whole of Mindanao.

Now on its 8th year, DCCCII expects to surpass the record-breaking success of last year's Expo which generated P82 million worth of business as against P55 million of 2004. It is expected to draw participation of no less than 200 exhibitors and summon the participation of about 5,000 traders and buyers.

DATE 2006 shall feature a balanced program of indoor & outdoor product exhibitions, trainings & seminars, product presentations, business matching sessions and other special events. Emerging technologies, various products & services, new innovations, prospective buyers, valuable visitors and business opportunities await all participants.

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 07:55 AM

DAVAO GOES GLOBAL

Its organizer

Now on it's 38th year, the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) is among the most progressive and sustainable local chambers of commerce in the Asia Pacific Region.

DCCCII has won numerous citations and awards, foremost of which is “The Most Outstanding Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines in 1997, 2003 & 2005” and “Best Local Chamber in Asia Pacific 2005”. It was also selected as a finalist in the “2005 Best Chamber of the World” by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Chambers Federation (WCF). Its genuine concern for the development of Small and Medium Enterprises was affirmed when DCCCII was tapped as first local chamber to manage a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Center.

It has more than 300 members and is recognized for its leading role in the region. Supported by a professional management team, DCCCII has been a Pro-active partner of government and has been seriously engaged in Advocacy Issues such as Solid Waste Management, Corporate Social Responsibility and Gender Equality, among others.

With decades of experience in events management, the goal of the DCCCII is simply to help business do business…globally. Through DATE 2006, the DCCCII hopes to catalyze strategic business partnerships where they matter most…in Micro & Small Business Development, recognizing the potential of these segments in contributing to poverty alleviation and economic growth.

junax

August 24th, 2006, 07:58 AM

^^ yup bai sampaguita inn na, with that project (condos), ecoland-sm will slowly challenge maa-matina bai TJ.

@dinabaw... kuyogon nato si gravy kay luoy pod wa pa kasuroy ug tagum hehe.

ibalik nako ning addition sa ecoland area...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/korokkan-1.jpg

agdao area constructions...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/agdaocon.jpg

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 08:01 AM

^^ with that project, ecoland-sm will slowly challenge maa-matina bai TJ.

@dinabaw... kuyogon nato si gravy kay luoy pod wa pa kasuroy ug tagum hehe.

ibalik nako ning addition sa ecoland area...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/korokkan-1.jpg

agdao area constructions...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/agdaocon.jpg

Nice developments junax. lemme post one of my favorite new buildings in Davao. Best for small offices.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/kadayawan/9b11c12c.jpg

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 08:13 AM

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/korokkan-1.jpg
Korokkan

have you noticed the new establishments in Davao? Check the similarities in colors and designs..

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/kadayawan/e97201ca.jpg

C5

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/bo1.jpg

Metro Lifestyle

Sinjin P.

August 24th, 2006, 08:14 AM

Locked

Sinjin P.

August 24th, 2006, 08:17 AM

Now sticky. ;)

Bagani

August 24th, 2006, 08:19 AM

I like to see Davao downtown area in the future with low-rise buildings but elegant in design, and then trees all over the area and parks everywhere. Wouldn't it be nice to live in a city like this? Put those highrises somewhere else, maybe in Buhangin or Bajada or Lanang. We should save the poblacion area from congestion, let's avoid going the direction of Manila or Cebu.

What's our City Planning and Development office (CPDO) doing? Were they able to formulate development guidelines for the City based on the National Building Code and the Zoning Ordinance? Do we have that now? If they have, then it won't be a guessing game anymore. FAR or floor area ratio should be set in all areas that are identified for specific land uses (commercial, residential, institutional, recreational, etc.). That would set the heights of the buildings.

I know Davao City has a development plan (5-year, 10-year or 20-year). It's an HLURB requirement. Can the people review it and see what has been done so far, and see what can be done to the unimplemented ones, and introduce concrete proposals?

davaoeagle

August 24th, 2006, 08:22 AM

Sleep good rajah... :)

The picture is Davao I can tell from the wiers in the air...

hi paul .davaoeagle hi how is life for you in Canada?

Hi to all other forumers in here to...

:) :) :)

So far so good Lena. I hope you have now fully recovered from your injuries.
Take care when driving.

davaoeagle

August 24th, 2006, 08:25 AM

wow! impressive!

i was with cong. douglas cagas last week and he too had impressive credentials. congressman cagas was a 4th placer in the 1967 bar exams!

Congessman Nograles was No. 1 in bar exam (ADMU), Sec Dureza was No. 10 also in the bar exam (ADDU).

tj_brewed

August 24th, 2006, 08:27 AM

Now sticky. ;)

oi sticky na sya.....thanks sinjin!!!!! ur simply the best! :)

OT - lemme share some pix of the recently concluded Kadayawan. Shots taken by dave.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/indak-indak/indak087.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/indak-indak/indak081.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/indak-indak/indak092.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/indak-indak/indak093.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/indak-indak/indak132.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/floral%20float/float172.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/floral%20float/float170.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/floral%20float/float162.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/floral%20float/float153.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/floral%20float/float143.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/floral%20float/float141.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/floral%20float/float133.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/floral%20float/float098.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/floral%20float/float094.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/floral%20float/float079.jpg

scandinavian girl

August 24th, 2006, 08:36 AM