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Pedestrian Delights
Street foods are popular nowadays not only because these are tasty but mainly because these are cheap and can easily take care of hunger. From sweet, sour, spicy, salty, to hot or cold, name it and you can find it in the streets of Davao and other cities and towns.


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By Grace Uddin
davaotoday.com

DAVAO CITY -- It was one fine late afternoon when I was window shopping when two friends, Chim and Mai-mai, spotted me. They were off to catch a last full-show that night; they asked me to join them. But before watching the movie, we decided to have some kwek-kwek.

Outside the mall, out in the street, several people were crowding around a small table with two men busy frying kwek-kwek or what others call tokneneng. It’s actually flour-coated hard-boiled egg, fried, then dipped in salt and vinegar. It costs only 6 pesos but quite filling, which is probably why it is a favorite in these hard times.

Kwek-kwek is just one of the many street foods people can find in Davao


City. Street foods are popular nowadays not only because these are tasty but mainly because these are cheap and can easily take care of hunger. From sweet, sour, spicy, salty, to hot or cold, name it and you can find it in the streets of Davao and other cities and towns.

Street foods are already part of Philippine culture. Like in other Asian countries, it has become a way of life. Urbanization and poor socio-economic conditions in countries such as ours have paved the way for the proliferation of these businesses.

Selling street foods does not entail large capital. The income vendors derive from their business is just average, just enough for their daily needs. It’s part of the so-called underground economy that has provided jobs, especially for women. It is particularly helpful in times like these when the economy is not doing so good and when unemployment is at 12 percent, the highest in Southeast Asia.


Street vendor at Rizal Park, Davao City. Photo By Barry Ohaylan

Friends like Chim and Mai are avid eaters of street food. According to them, they eat whenever and wherever those edibles are available. “It’s still food. Besides, the price is affordable and it’s fun eating it,” Chim said.

Aside from kwek-kwek, here’s a sample of those delicious and yummy delicacies that you can find in the streets of Davao:

Fish balls. Those tiny balls made of flour and fish bits, dipped in sweet, sour and hot sauces, are mouth-watering. Some people say that fish balls are not exactly sanitary, but what a cruel thing to say about something that tastes so good and feels so right? Yum!

Hot cakes. These are so hot you gotta be careful before devouring a piece. It costs 3 pesos each but you buy two for 5 pesos.

Turon na ube, maruya, turon na saging, pinaypay, ginanggang.


Maruya vendor along Bolton St., Daval City. Photo By Barry Ohaylan
However you want your ananas (and your yam), you get the same perfect merienda.

Buko, orange, gulaman. Perfect quenchers after a feast on the street.

Fruits on stick (papaya, pineapple, mango, hebe). Who says you can’t get that glowing skin for a cheaper price? Take fresh, rich in vitamin C fruits for only 5 pesos per pack.

Waffle. Comes with different fillings -- cheese, hotdog.

Sinugbang mais and boiled peanuts. All-time favorites!

Dirty ice cream and ice milk. Melts in your mouth! Can be enjoyed in different flavors: durian, mango, strawberry and chocolate.

Durian. The infamous “smells like hell, tastes like heaven” delicacy that makes it one of Davao’s finest.

Balut. That chick! (Actually, it’s chicken embryo.) Yuck! Eeww! I don’t understand any of those 16 days or 18 days that the vendors often say when you buy balut but, according to the oldies, balut is excellent, pampatibay ng tuhod.

Taho. This reminds me of Chyla, Chim’s little sister. This mix of bean curd, arnibal (that blackish sweet sauce), and sago has enabled the two of us to put up with Chim’s long hours of soccer practice. I love taho more than any street food.

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Cotton candy. Soft, colorful, sweet cotton-like candy that makes one feel like a child again.

Barbecue (chicken gizzard, intestines, etc.). You can find lots of this in Malativas or in any roadside stall, along with other finger foods like chicken skin, barbecue chicken, pork barbecue, etc. Best for pulutan or with steaming rice. (Grace Uddin/davaotoday.com)

]Pedestrian Delights
Street foods are popular nowadays not only because these are tasty but mainly because these are cheap and can easily take care of hunger. From sweet, sour, spicy, salty, to hot or cold, name it and you can find it in the streets of Davao and other cities and towns.


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By Grace Uddin
davaotoday.com

DAVAO CITY -- It was one fine late afternoon when I was window shopping when two friends, Chim and Mai-mai, spotted me. They were off to catch a last full-show that night; they asked me to join them. But before watching the movie, we decided to have some kwek-kwek.

Outside the mall, out in the street, several people were crowding around a small table with two men busy frying kwek-kwek or what others call tokneneng. It’s actually flour-coated hard-boiled egg, fried, then dipped in salt and vinegar. It costs only 6 pesos but quite filling, which is probably why it is a favorite in these hard times.

Kwek-kwek is just one of the many street foods people can find in Davao


City. Street foods are popular nowadays not only because these are tasty but mainly because these are cheap and can easily take care of hunger. From sweet, sour, spicy, salty, to hot or cold, name it and you can find it in the streets of Davao and other cities and towns.

Street foods are already part of Philippine culture. Like in other Asian countries, it has become a way of life. Urbanization and poor socio-economic conditions in countries such as ours have paved the way for the proliferation of these businesses.

Selling street foods does not entail large capital. The income vendors derive from their business is just average, just enough for their daily needs. It’s part of the so-called underground economy that has provided jobs, especially for women. It is particularly helpful in times like these when the economy is not doing so good and when unemployment is at 12 percent, the highest in Southeast Asia.


Street vendor at Rizal Park, Davao City. Photo By Barry Ohaylan

Friends like Chim and Mai are avid eaters of street food. According to them, they eat whenever and wherever those edibles are available. “It’s still food. Besides, the price is affordable and it’s fun eating it,” Chim said.

Aside from kwek-kwek, here’s a sample of those delicious and yummy delicacies that you can find in the streets of Davao:

Fish balls. Those tiny balls made of flour and fish bits, dipped in sweet, sour and hot sauces, are mouth-watering. Some people say that fish balls are not exactly sanitary, but what a cruel thing to say about something that tastes so good and feels so right? Yum!

Hot cakes. These are so hot you gotta be careful before devouring a piece. It costs 3 pesos each but you buy two for 5 pesos.

Turon na ube, maruya, turon na saging, pinaypay, ginanggang.


Maruya vendor along Bolton St., Daval City. Photo By Barry Ohaylan
However you want your ananas (and your yam), you get the same perfect merienda.

Buko, orange, gulaman. Perfect quenchers after a feast on the street.

Fruits on stick (papaya, pineapple, mango, hebe). Who says you can’t get that glowing skin for a cheaper price? Take fresh, rich in vitamin C fruits for only 5 pesos per pack.

Waffle. Comes with different fillings -- cheese, hotdog.

Sinugbang mais and boiled peanuts. All-time favorites!

Dirty ice cream and ice milk. Melts in your mouth! Can be enjoyed in different flavors: durian, mango, strawberry and chocolate.

Durian. The infamous “smells like hell, tastes like heaven” delicacy that makes it one of Davao’s finest.

Balut. That chick! (Actually, it’s chicken embryo.) Yuck! Eeww! I don’t understand any of those 16 days or 18 days that the vendors often say when you buy balut but, according to the oldies, balut is excellent, pampatibay ng tuhod.

Taho. This reminds me of Chyla, Chim’s little sister. This mix of bean curd, arnibal (that blackish sweet sauce), and sago has enabled the two of us to put up with Chim’s long hours of soccer practice. I love taho more than any street food.

Advertisement

Cotton candy. Soft, colorful, sweet cotton-like candy that makes one feel like a child again.

Barbecue (chicken gizzard, intestines, etc.). You can find lots of this in Malativas or in any roadside stall, along with other finger foods like chicken skin, barbecue chicken, pork barbecue, etc. Best for pulutan or with steaming rice. (Grace Uddin/davaotoday.com)

;10920012']@ nick, pwedeng pwede, kaya lang baka mabasa cam mo..sana si junax, dave and don punta din :) invite your friends too :D

WAWAY! hehe ask lng ako kng ano event pag friday. kano entrance fee and kng ok ba cya? tnxs dude

Ei guys, kumusta SSC Xmas tapok? tuloy ba?

before i forget pala mga bros, nagkausap pala kami ni Honorable Dayanghirang while we are having our session sa Holiday.Nabrought out ko na rin sa kanya about our SSC plans and visions kaya willing na rin daw syang tumulong.

Pwede na rin daw syang um-attend ss mga future SSC gatherings.

Saan na kaya sina Honorable Konsehal and Happy LA?

Of Strokes, Figs and Canvases
Even the uninitiated can tell if a work of art was done by someone from Mindanao or who has been influenced by the island's peoples, culture and the strife. You can sense this in the strokes, in the medium, in the subjects.

In this issue of davaotoday.com, five visual artists who all hailed from Mindanao share their passion for the arts and for Mindanao. Some of them are fresh out of college while others have been around since the ‘70s. Through their craft and their vision – of the people, of nature, of revolution, to name a few -- they depict not only their world but ours.


Rodney Yap
"I saw women in despair, bullet proof-vested, inside homes and outside, insecure, because they are caught in the crossfire," says Yap, a graduate of Davao City's Ford Academy of the Arts. The painting that shows a woman carrying an umbrella earned him a semi-finalist award in this year's Metrobank young painters competition. (View Yap’s work.)
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Ronald "Pinx" Gaspe
Now in his early 40s, Gaspe is a freelance artist. A member of Lakbay Diwa artist group, he has been around, providing creative services to nongovernment organizations. He had mounted art exhibits with the now defunct Kulturang Atin Foundation Inc. and is the first artist from Mindanao to have visually depicted the life and times of persons with HIV/AIDS, in a project he did with the Talikala Foundation. (View Gaspe’s work.)

Jaime Ang
Sculpting to painting are Ang's creative inclinations. He teaches art at the Ford Academy of the Arts. In his mixed media art, he says, "nature comes from a single source: the ever-burning, all consuming fire of life -- this is my credo, my firm belief. Its aura pulsates through the vast and infinite web of life: it surges through space and time and shatters myths and conventions." (View Ang’s work.)

Ruben de Vera
From the ‘70s up to now, Ruben de Vera has been around in the art circles. He depicts the troubled times in the dark years of martial law and, at the same time, gave us a glimpse of the beauty of the Davao Eagle. (View de Vera’s work.)
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Bagani
The works of Bagani, mostly pen and ink and acrylic, blend with the

people in the Mindanao mountains. His can be called "revolutionary art." Alice Guillermo, a noted art critic and professor of the University of the

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Philippines, once wrote of this artist: “Bagani is a revolutionary artist who makes his work in the midst of struggle, in a countryside in arms. This

explains his works' authenticity of detail, their persuasiveness and immediate presence."

The work of Bagani, Guillermo continued, is “linked to the interests of particular social classes and groups which hold conflicting positions.” (View Bagani’s work.) (davaotoday.com)

^^ good evening Sir Abs try daw nato ang Kasagingan sa F. Torres or the Vietnamese Restaurant jekoys (?) sa Shrine Hills ..para maiba naman ....well ok @ least 3 ang Konsehal natin dito ....:okay:

peepz alam nyo kng anong bldg e2? prang may gym kse sa upper floors. sa agdao eto.

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Asa ni dapit sa Roxas Ave? Bago ni xa nga nahuman? Salam Salaim Salamat.

unahan gamay sa addu bai. tapad lang sa holy child. naa pud nindut nga dormitory along jacinto tapad pud cya sa holychild-highschool. pero under construction pa. pag mka-agi ko picturan na ko . waheheh

^^ Yeah seen that building ...parang pawnshop ang ground floor niyan ...magandang building yan ..granite tile wall sa Dacudao Ave.

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Whenever I see girls and boys
Selling lanterns on the streets
I remember the Child
In the manger as He sleeps
Wherever there are people
Giving gifts, exchanging cards
I believe that Christmas
Is truly in their hearts…

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nice. :applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

TAGUM CITY
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STA. CRUZ ,DAVAO DEL SUR
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WisHsIng yOu ....PeAce , jOy and gOOd HeAlth this CHriStMas !

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DECEMBER CLOUD
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courtesy of TREKEARTH

WisHsIng yOu ....PeAce , jOy and gOOd HeAlth this CHriStMas !

buhay na buhay :lol:

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WisHsIng yOu ....PeAce , jOy and gOOd HeAlth this CHiStMas !

Ei guys, kumusta SSC Xmas tapok? tuloy ba?

before i forget pala mga bros, nagkausap pala kami ni Honorable Dayanghirang while we are having our session sa Holiday.Nabrought out ko na rin sa kanya about our SSC plans and visions kaya willing na rin daw syang tumulong.

Pwede na rin daw syang um-attend ss mga future SSC gatherings.

Saan na kaya sina Honorable Konsehal and Happy LA?

Wow, imagine that. SSC is making a dent even in the envisioning of a locality and political personages are willing to grace its gatherings and support the undertakings. Bravo!

buhay na buhay :lol:

kinsa :)

WisHsIng yOu ....PeAce , jOy and gOOd HeAlth this CHriStMas !

kinsa :)

WisHsIng yOu ....PeAce , jOy and gOOd HeAlth this CHriStMas !

ang imong gi-pangpost ba, sir Dinabaw... buhi kaayo ;)

-d/p-

ang imong gi-pangpost ba, sir Dinabaw... buhi kaayo ;)

aw..... abi nako kini nabuhi na :lol:

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^^ orig ra na kaayo Sir Dinabaw :lol:

:lol: katawa lang ko ani...... kanang sign below left abi nako Lhullier Pawnshop murag Lhauller man ...unsa na namali lang og printa ...calling Junax for confirmation
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Ei guys, kumusta SSC Xmas tapok? tuloy ba?

before i forget pala mga bros, nagkausap pala kami ni Honorable Dayanghirang while we are having our session sa Holiday.Nabrought out ko na rin sa kanya about our SSC plans and visions kaya willing na rin daw syang tumulong.

Pwede na rin daw syang um-attend ss mga future SSC gatherings.

Saan na kaya sina Honorable Konsehal and Happy LA?

tuloy tayo. kelan gusto ninyo? murag ipit na kung karon na week. why not lets tapuk-tapok next week. what about dec 27?

rajah: nagkita mi ni haroldi ganiha. pero kalimot ko pangutana kay nagpabusybusy ko. gapas-an man gud kog bahandi sa kaumahan. :lol:

;10920012']@ nick, pwedeng pwede, kaya lang baka mabasa cam mo..sana si junax, dave and don punta din :) invite your friends too :D

aw, nag-agad ra mi nimo. text lang inig naa ka didto. sige yet karong wednesday kay basi magwalking pud mi paingon damosa gateway.

:lol: katawa lang ko ani...... kanang sign below left abi nako Lhullier Pawnshop murag Lhauller man ...unsa na namali lang og printa ...calling Junax for confirmation
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hauller na bai hehehe

aw, nag-agad ra mi nimo. text lang inig naa ka didto. sige yet karong wednesday kay basi magwalking pud mi paingon damosa gateway.

so mag barkada gyud diay mo dri kay murag kaila man gyud mo tanan hehe:banana:

^^ hey guys, you should push thru with your christmas eb. at least we have something to talk about, hehehe.

tuloy tayo. kelan gusto ninyo? murag ipit na kung karon na week. why not lets tapuk-tapok next week. what about dec 27?

rajah: nagkita mi ni haroldi ganiha. pero kalimot ko pangutana kay nagpabusybusy ko. gapas-an man gud kog bahandi sa kaumahan. :lol:

Cge ituloy natin nga bros...:)

rajah: nagkita mi ni haroldi ganiha. pero kalimot ko pangutana kay nagpabusybusy ko. gapas-an man gud kog bahandi sa kaumahan. :lol:

binu-angi next time ... ingna sya ang manok ug environment friendly na sakyanan gi kamusta ni Johny-Johny :lol: :lol: ug pangutan-i pod diay kung city na ba gyud ang kidapawan :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Parang lobby man yata 'yan ng Royal Mandaya Hotel.

JB

WAWAY! hehe ask lng ako kng ano event pag friday. kano entrance fee and kng ok ba cya? tnxs dude

depende lang kasi yan, minsan usual event lang (band and ledge) minsan special event.. P100 ang entrance..:D

guys, eto di ko pa 100% sure, pero sabi ng hotelier friend ko, besides micotel inn, mag open daw ang mariot diri sa davao, location is atbang sa hotel elena, const will start February daw..

;10934263']guys, eto di ko pa 100% sure, pero sabi ng hotelier friend ko, besides micotel inn, mag open daw ang mariot diri sa davao, location is atbang sa hotel elena, const will start February daw..

Sana matuloy na 'yan...Kasi 90's pa nagka-interest ang Marriott magtayo ng hotel sa Wadab. When I used to work for AT&T, I attended a meeting that was held at Marriott's Camelback Resort Hotel in Arizona..While I was in the lobby bullshitting with AT&T execs, Bill Marriott walked in with his entourage. He said hello to AT&T's CEO and while he walked down the line shaking everybody's hand when it came to my turn, I jokingly asked him - 'So, when are you going to put up hotels in the Philippines?' Sagot niya - soon! Years later nabalitaan ko na nagtayo na rin sila ng hotel sa Ceboom.

OK. That's one of my stories of "Close Encounters with the Rich and Famous".:cheers:

;10934263']guys, eto di ko pa 100% sure, pero sabi ng hotelier friend ko, besides micotel inn, mag open daw ang mariot diri sa davao, location is atbang sa hotel elena, const will start February daw..

bakit hindi na lang sa Riverfront para magsunoran yoong ibang mga hotels :dunno:

Davao City ranks 3rd in English proficiency

DAVAO City, the home of most call center agents from Cebu and Manila, was ranked third out of at least 12 cities in the country in terms of English proficiency, an officer of a medical transcription school in Davao City revealed.

Lizabel "Wit" Holganza, president and school administrator of the MTC Academy in the city, said the fact was based on the latest survey of a Californian-based organization.

"Most Dabawenyos have the five elements to be proficient in English -- understanding, reading, speaking, writing, and thinking," Holganza said.

Holganza added that Filipinos, especially the Dabawenyos, can globally do business now with engaging in business process outsourcing.

Holganza is pushing medical transcription (MT) career, saying that the best to pursue MT career and business prospect is now.

"We have the available means here in engaging in the business. All we need to have is a computer, earphones, foot pedal, expander software, spelling software, and medical terminology books," she said, adding that a medical transcriptionist could work anywhere, at home, in the office, in the Internet cafe, as long as there is a computer.

Holganza said a foot pedal is needed since it is helpful whenever a medical transcriptionist wants to pause or rewind with the pre-recorded dictation by a physician.

In an earlier interview, Ryan Herrera, marketing manager of MTCA-Manila, said that the level of interest of people in medical transcription is very high considering that there is an increasing demand of MTs in the United States every year.

sino-sino ang first two?

Davao City ranks 3rd in English proficiency

DAVAO City, the home of most call center agents from Cebu and Manila, was ranked third out of at least 12 cities in the country in terms of English proficiency, an officer of a medical transcription school in Davao City revealed.

Lizabel "Wit" Holganza, president and school administrator of the MTC Academy in the city, said the fact was based on the latest survey of a Californian-based organization.

"Most Dabawenyos have the five elements to be proficient in English -- understanding, reading, speaking, writing, and thinking," Holganza said.

Holganza added that Filipinos, especially the Dabawenyos, can globally do business now with engaging in business process outsourcing.

Holganza is pushing medical transcription (MT) career, saying that the best to pursue MT career and business prospect is now.

"We have the available means here in engaging in the business. All we need to have is a computer, earphones, foot pedal, expander software, spelling software, and medical terminology books," she said, adding that a medical transcriptionist could work anywhere, at home, in the office, in the Internet cafe, as long as there is a computer.

Holganza said a foot pedal is needed since it is helpful whenever a medical transcriptionist wants to pause or rewind with the pre-recorded dictation by a physician.

In an earlier interview, Ryan Herrera, marketing manager of MTCA-Manila, said that the level of interest of people in medical transcription is very high considering that there is an increasing demand of MTs in the United States every year.

nabuhi ug kalit ang ssc davao thread! cool...

nabuhi ug kalit ang ssc davao thread! cool...

good to see you here Sir DavaoEagle :bow:

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Yay! Uala lang guihapon nahuman nang building nga naa sa guilid sa Marco Polo?:ohno:

Ok pa naman sana looks nun kung natapos.

bakit hindi na lang sa Riverfront para magsunoran yoong ibang mga hotels :dunno:

Ok na rin yan. Basta more than 10storeys naman sana para dagdag sa looks ng Wadab. I miss Davao so much, exsept por da weder [perte ka init] ehehehehe :lol:

Ok na rin yan. Basta more than 10storeys naman sana para dagdag sa looks ng Wadab. I miss Davao so much, exsept por da weder [perte ka init] ehehehehe :lol:

more than 10 storeys ba ang :gossip: ?

wala bang marriott sa manila, sa cebu lang? :dunno:

Sana matuloy na 'yan...Kasi 90's pa nagka-interest ang Marriott magtayo ng hotel sa Wadab. When I used to work for AT&T, I attended a meeting that was held at Marriott's Camelback Resort Hotel in Arizona..While I was in the lobby bullshitting with AT&T execs, Bill Marriott walked in with his entourage. He said hello to AT&T's CEO and while he walked down the line shaking everybody's hand when it came to my turn, I jokingly asked him - 'So, when are you going to put up hotels in the Philippines?' Sagot niya - soon! Years later nabalitaan ko na nagtayo na rin sila ng hotel sa Ceboom.

OK. That's one of my stories of "Close Encounters with the Rich and Famous".:cheers:

;10934263']guys, eto di ko pa 100% sure, pero sabi ng hotelier friend ko, besides micotel inn, mag open daw ang mariot diri sa davao, location is atbang sa hotel elena, const will start February daw..

wow, a mariott would definitely be an added boost the city's skyline. unta, madayon ni.

wala bang marriott sa manila, sa cebu lang? :dunno:


The Renaissance Hotel in Makati City is a Marriott-managed hotel.

peepz alam nyo kng anong bldg e2? prang may gym kse sa upper floors. sa agdao eto.

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mao ni akong giingon nga huge building sa agdao, wala pa gyud ko kaila aning buildinga ba...


hauller pawnshop gyud na bai dinabaw, tapos kini nga xmas tree 2005 ni... ang 2006 gwapo na unya taas pa gyud kaayo...
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kadtong building atbang sa GS or JS gaisano... ST. LOUIS REVIEW CENTER...

lastly, gitubag ni santa claus akong wish... TORRES ST. undergoing lane expansion na yehey!


good morning!

sino-sino ang first two?


Talaingud ug Tagakpan :lol: :lol::lol:

mao ni akong giingon nga huge building sa agdao, wala pa gyud ko kaila aning buildinga ba...


hauller pawnshop gyud na bai dinabaw, tapos kini nga xmas tree 2005 ni... ang 2006 gwapo na unya taas pa gyud kaayo...
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kadtong building atbang sa GS or JS gaisano... ST. LOUIS REVIEW CENTER...

lastly, gitubag ni santa claus akong wish... TORRES ST. undergoing lane expansion na yehey!


good morning!

Mao ba ig.agaw ra na sila and Hauller or Lhullier :D ..ngano karon man sila mag widening sa F. Torres Pasko pa? :dunno:

;10934263']guys, eto di ko pa 100% sure, pero sabi ng hotelier friend ko, besides micotel inn, mag open daw ang mariot diri sa davao, location is atbang sa hotel elena, const will start February daw..


Well pila na ka Hotels na nagplano mutokod ... naay 30 storey Dusit Hotel ,Kabayan ; a Thailand Hotel . etc. :dunno: .. pero i doubt ng Marriot kay duol kaayo sa existing hotels like Waterfront Insular ug Grand Regal.

so mag barkada gyud diay mo dri kay murag kaila man gyud mo tanan hehe:banana:


nara bai ang grupo wa pa ang taga abroad kay mag himo pa mi ug convention center :lol:..si eagowl diay ang among mascot :lol:
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WisHsIng yOu ....PeAce , jOy and gOOd HeAlth this CHriStMas !

Kolagsing Beach, Davao del Sur
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Malalag Bay
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Dinosaur Island , DavaoOr
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Pujada, DavaoOr
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WisHsIng yOu ....PeAce , jOy and gOOd HeAlth this CHriStMas !

Fall? Sunset view in Davao Del Sur
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Croc or Dinosaur?
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Mayumi's wishing well
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where's dapet ni Don?

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STA. CRUZ ,DAVAO DEL SUR
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I attended primary school in this bustling municipality. How nice to see it all aglow in christmas.

good to see you here Sir DavaoEagle :bow:

Yeah, nice to see you here too after your short hiatus. :lol:

Yay! Uala lang guihapon nahuman nang building nga naa sa guilid sa Marco Polo?:ohno:

Ok pa naman sana looks nun kung natapos.


I guess that's an ancient pic. New Marco Polo pics posted by our indefatigable shooter- Tomtacks, showed that building is all finished.

mao ni akong giingon nga huge building sa agdao, wala pa gyud ko kaila aning buildinga ba...


hauller pawnshop gyud na bai dinabaw, tapos kini nga xmas tree 2005 ni... ang 2006 gwapo na unya taas pa gyud kaayo...
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/8305/paskoik9.jpg


kadtong building atbang sa GS or JS gaisano... ST. LOUIS REVIEW CENTER...

lastly, gitubag ni santa claus akong wish... TORRES ST. undergoing lane expansion na yehey!


good morning!

Torres Street is my decade old wish too, now the plan finally sees the light of day. How nice.

Pujada, DavaoOr
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I was lucky to have enjoyed the untouched white sand and whale watching here courtesy of my late Mati-native buddy.

Talaingud ug Tagakpan :lol: :lol::lol:

Tagakpan has very nippy climate. It's just off little Baguio, Davao City.

Malalag Bay
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share ko lang...

we own a huge property in malalag bay... nasa drawing board na ng company ng lola ko yan... to build an ecozone like Subic...

nabasa ko pa ang project proposal... A VERY HUGE PROJECT!

kya lng we had a problem with DENR, DAR and the host local govt...
SAYANG!!!

where's dapet ni Don?


There's in Price Plaza just taas ng Landco Bldg.:lol: .....sorry Vic shado kasi preppy mag salita :lol:

Matagal ng may big plans sa Malalag like huge seaport, expansion of molasses plants etc. to complement Davao regions role as the centre of EAGA. THe Cojuancos and others have huge properties in the area in anticipation of the boom expected to happen there. That was in the time of ERAP and the plans fizzled like a bubble overtime. The grumps of Sharon Magdayao as my friend said operate a big banana plantation in Malalag. He my friend is a "kababata" of the Cebuana singer.

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Malalag Bay
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share ko lang...

we own a huge property in malalag bay... nasa drawing board na ng company ng lola ko yan... to build an ecozone like Subic...

nabasa ko pa ang project proposal... A VERY HUGE PROJECT!

kya lng we had a problem with DENR, DAR and the host local govt...
SAYANG!!!


Nice rage@cebu ..ohhh rage@davao pud diay ka ..well sana you go here para swim2x tayo sa Malalag :cheers:

There's in Price Plaza just taas ng Landco Bldg.:lol: .....sorry Vic shado kasi preppy mag salita :lol:


Joke kasi yan ng katukayo ko na yong kasambahay nila yan daw ang nasabi sa kanya nong maliit siya. Spokening dollar kasi siya eh kaya naturete si miss. lol

ANg pic kala ko sa Manila kuha eh kasi di ko masyado ma identify.

Nice rage@cebu ..ohhh rage@davao pud diay ka ..well sana you go here para swim2x tayo sa Malalag :cheers:

ill be there cguro before Sinulog... hope to see you guys! kya lng ill be with my bby... ill try to meet you guys! librehe ko ninyo ha! hehehe :banana:

ill be there cguro before Sinulog... hope to see you guys! kya lng ill be with my bby... ill try to meet you guys! librehe ko ninyo ha! hehehe :banana:

No probs bai basta initiation namo Durian eating :naughty:

^^ bhala na bai... kaon man sad ko ana beh!...

Davao-Kuo No More
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Posted Monday, May 14, 1945
Husky, 54-year-old Major General Roscoe B. Woodruff's 24th Division troops stormed into Davao, capital of Mindanao and last large Philippine city in Japanese hands, after one of the toughest marches in Pacific annals—more than 140 miles in 17 days from the Parang landing beach. They found most of the Japanese army gone, the elaborate defenses abandoned. All the wicked-looking pillboxes had faced seaward—the wrong way.

Gone, too, were Davao's 18,000 leading citizens, the smiling Japs who had come to this town long before Dec. 7, 1941, acquired 75% of its wealth, made it a "little Tokyo" in the Philippines and plastered big Tokyo with posters urging other Japs to settle there. Suspicious Manilans called it "Davao-kuo"—a somber reference to the process by which the Japs had moved into Manchuria, then renamed it Manchukuo.

Why the civilians had left Davao was not clear. Perhaps they sincerely dreaded American vengeance, perhaps their own troops drove them away. But the troops, it was clear, had left a few units behind for house-to-house fighting, then retreated to the hills to rat-fight from caves and ridges, in conformance with standard Japanese tactics.

U.S. infantrymen went after them with some new ideas. On Luzon they had discovered that the 90-mm. antiaircraft gun, with its high muzzle velocity and flat trajectory, makes an excellent cave-closing weapon. When the gun is brought into position, its accurate sights permit gunners to draw a sniper's bead on cave mouths thousands of yards away. In twelve days two guns closed over 100 caves on Balete Pass; one cave later yielded 23 Japs, dead of suffocation.

Source: Time Magazine

Whether we like it or not, our beloved Davao is an agricultural-based economy so let's celebrate our victory in this area. Like they say, "we can't win 'em all!!" :) :) :)

Tuesday, December 19, 2006
353.85 hectares of land developed for lanzones

A TOTAL of 353.65 hectares had been developed for lanzones production by the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) since October this year.

Of the five provinces in Davao Region, the agency has identified Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, and Compostela Valley.


Davao Oriental was posted to have the largest area developed with 142.60 hectares in at least two of its municipalities namely, Lupon and Mati. The other is Compostela Valley Province with 140.40 hectares developed.

Monkayo, Maragusan, Mawab, Nabunturan, Laak, and New Bataan are the areas identified in Compostela Valley, while Malita, Digos City, and Sta. Maria in Davao del Sur.

Only 36.91 hectares were developed in Davao del Sur while 33.74 hectares were identified in Davao del Norte including four of its municipalities, San Isidro, Asuncion, Carmen, and Kapalong.

Meanwhile, with the identification of areas for lanzones production, 354 jobs is expected to be generated by DA regionwide. (JGRS)

Oh I love this development...

Here's more....

Tuesday, December 19, 2006
DA identifies 20 new sites for veggie production

SINCE Mindanao is considered as the food basket of the country, the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has identified 20 new sites for vegetable production in Davao Region to further increase its demand and supply.

DA has already identified new areas in Montevista, New Bataan (two sites), Laak, and Nabunturan in Compostela Valley Province as source of vegetables as of October this year. The agency has not identified, however, a new site for production in Davao City.

Meanwhile, Asuncion, Kapalong, Tagum City, Talaingod, San Isidro, Panabo City, Sto. Tomas, and Carmen, were the places identified in Davao del Norte.

Davao del Sur, on the other hand, has six areas identified for vegetable production including Sta. Maria, Malalag, Digos City, Kiblawan, Padada, and Sulop.

However, DA has only identified Tarragona in Davao Oriental to be a new source of vegetables.

The total area the agency expanded for vegetable production is 248.53, Compostela Valley was noted to have the largest area identified with a total of 122.45 hectares, while Davao Oriental has the smallest identified site with the figure of 1.75 hectares.

The agency, on the other hand, developed a total of 360 jobs in the municipalities with the expansion of the new areas of vegetable production in the four provinces mentioned. (JGRS

Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Oledan: Progressions
By Radzini Oledan

A PITCH on violence against women.

Davao City Administrator Wendel Avisado shared with the public and City Government employees the campaign to end violence against women anywhere and everywhere.

The 18-day campaign highlights the continuing challenges in changing the prescription of women's roles and positions in society. One of the key aspects of every culture is the way it defines gender roles for almost without exception women are assigned to roles which are subservient to those of men and most of these roles are often enforced through violence.

Social and political institutions foster the violence against women. Certain cultural practices and traditions are invoked to explain or justify such violence that is nearly invisible because they are seen as "normal."

Violence against women is any act of gender based violence that results in physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life."

Progressive interpretations of this definition affirm that acts of omission, such as neglect or deprivation can constitute violence against women.

Violence in the family includes battering by intimate partners, fathers or brothers, sexual abuse of female children and young women in the household by family members, dowry-related violence and marital rape. It also covers abuse of domestic workers including involuntary confinement, sexual assault and physical abuse.

Poverty can be seen both as a cause and a consequence of violence against women. A recent World Health Organization report suggests that women living in poverty suffer disproportionately.

The lack of economic autonomy, denial of property rights or access to housing, and fear of losing their children, means that few women can risk the truly daunting consequences of leaving violent situations and attempting to secure justice from a legal system that may be discriminatory or indifferent.

Women who flee their homes to escape violence or conflict, or leave to try to find a better life, often find themselves at risk of abuse and exploitation, with little or no protection. During armed conflicts, violence against women is often used as a weapon of war, in order to dehumanize the women themselves, or to persecute the community to which they belong.

What makes this matter worse is the perception that violence against women is inevitable because they are seen as normal or acceptable.

The reason that complaints of sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace are often ignored.

We have yet to hear, for instance, from the Integrated Gender and Development Office (IGDO) the progress of cases of violence against women, including cases of sexual harassments at their homefront.

Hidden, condoned or ignored. Violence against women will continue as long as perpetrators remain unpunished.

Email comments at roledan@gmail.com

Is this news good or bad? Take your pick..


City gov’t to use sports complex fund for bridge rehab, traffic signalization
By Romeo R. Braceros Jr. Published : 2006-12-18

THE CITY government is diverting the P150 million fund intended for the construction of the sports complex to the rehabilitation of the Maa bridge and setting up of more traffic lights within the main streets of the city, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said.

Duterte said he decided to suspend the construction of the sport complex because of the case that some residents filed against the management of University of the Philippines-Mindanao who claimed ownership over the lot. The sports complex was supposed to be built in the property owned by the university.

"I cannot continue the sport complex project in a land embroiled with legal controversies so that this undertaking will not suffer the fate of Artica dome in Maa," Duterte explained. He said there is a big possibility that the legal battle between the UP and residents will drag on for a long time to the detriment of the public.

"I do not want people to question me on the funds for the project. The sports complex construction will be delayed because of this legal problem," he said. The mayor said it would be ideal if the city allows the legal dispute to be finished first before the sport complex construction is started in the contested property.

Duterte said while the legal problem on the property is not yet over, it is better that the city government ivert the money to other projects. "If we can repair the bridge in Maa, it would save the city money in the transport of our garbage to the dumpsite in Carmen, Tugbok District," he said. The mayor hoped that the city council will support his plans to divert the fund.

PIA Press Release
2006/12/19

SouthMin LGUs post good credit standing - Land Bank
by Prix D Banzon

Davao City (19 December) -- The local government units in Southern Mindanao showed positive credit standing with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP).

LBP head and vice president for the Davao region Joselito Gutierez in an interview said that they noted 100 percent repayment rates of loans from among the LGUs.

He also said that this sector is the biggest in terms of loan capacity first because they are ones that are knowledgeable of what projects are supposed to be funded.

Gutierez said their LGU exposure to loans covered 25 percent of their loan portfolio.

"We are confident doing business with them firstly because aside from our regular talks with them we also offer our loan products that they could avail to support their programs in their different communities in their area," he said.

He said they offer the loans based on their carrying capacity.

On the other hand Gutierrez said they also have projects that focus on environmental concerns.

He said most of these are with small and medium entrepreneurs that need approval of the environment clearance certificate.

The ECC has to be submitted to the LBP as a requirement in the processing and approval of loans.

In the LGU sector the most recent project that LBP had approved is the sanitary land fill project of Davao City.

The LBP also has a tie-up project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on different environment related areas like watershed projects. (PIA XI) [top]

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PIA Press Release
2006/12/19

Pag-IBIG sets P3 billion housing budget for Southmin
by Prix D Banzon

Davao City (19 December) -- Pag-IBIG Fund earmarks P25 billion for housing budget in 2007 and P3 billion of which is dedicated to Southern Mindanao.

This was the announcement made by Pag-IBIG Fund vice president and deputy chief executive officer Jaime A. Fabiana during the OFW Family Day at SM City Davao on December 16, 2006.

Fabiana who encouraged other OFWs to become Pag-IBIG member said the housing program is one of the services that the overseas workers can readily avail of.

He said with the interest rates now being lowered owning a house could be more easier for the members.

The Pag-IBIG housing loan may be used to finance of the following: purchase of a fully developed lot within a residential area not exceeding 1,000 sq. m.; purchase of a residential house and lot, townhouse or condominium unit; construction or completion of a residential unit on a lot owned by the member; purchase of a lot and construction of a residential unit thereon; home improvement; and refinancing of an existing loan.

He explained that with the new schedule of interest rates package of up to P300K has 6% interest rates from the old 10 percent, P300K to P500K is now 7 % from 10%, P500K to P1M at 10.5 % from 11%, and P1M to P2M at 11.5% from 12%.

Loan term of up to P750K is a maximum of 30 years while those over P750K to P2 M before with maximum term of 20 years has been moved now to 30 years.

Fabiana said that for only US$5 an OFW can now become member of Pag-IBIG Fund and be eligible to the services of the Fund.

Fabiana said that starting 2007 they will beef up their services to capture membership of OFWs prior to their deployment in the different parts of the world.

He admitted that their OFW coverage is still very minimal at 200,000 as against the national figure of over 6 million Filipino workers abroad.

He is optimistic that they could be able to reach out to more OFWs because they had assigned coordinators in the different regions to cater to their Pag-IBIG Overseas Program.

He said while they also have employees that link up with the different foreign attaches in key areas around the globe they recognized the fact that advocacy must start from here. (PIA XI) [top]

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diba pag bunalan nimo ang itlog aning kabaw na ni kay mangihi man siya?

Yay! Uala lang guihapon nahuman nang building nga naa sa guilid sa Marco Polo?:ohno:

Ok pa naman sana looks nun kung natapos.

tapos na. cguro tagal na ang pic na yan. na occupy na nga ng city savings bank ang part na nakita sa pic.

;10934232']depende lang kasi yan, minsan usual event lang (band and ledge) minsan special event.. P100 ang entrance..:D

kala ko may stand up comedian.. hehe yan kse narinig ko.

nung opening lang yun..san mo narinig? anyway, punta ka lang dun, lingaw lagi did2.hehe :D

nara bai ang grupo wa pa ang taga abroad kay mag himo pa mi ug convention center :lol:..si eagowl diay ang among mascot :lol:
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=404455

mao diay ni inyong samahan.. hehe bai apil ko sa inyong ssc samahan. e invite ko sa friendster nick4ubaby@yahoo.com

pwede mo dri mag tukod ug convention center dri sa amng likud sa balay. daku man ni amo lote dri. sulti lng mo kanusa mo patukod kay sugdan nko ug guna.

^^ @nick4ubaby no probs.... ingon n Kulas sa Dec. 27 daw ang meet so puede ka anang date? dunno why sa 27 pa basig kulang pa and diet ni Kulas :jk:

mao diay ni inyong samahan.. hehe bai apil ko sa inyong ssc samahan. e invite ko sa friendster nick4ubaby@yahoo.com

pwede mo dri mag tukod ug convention center dri sa amng likud sa balay. daku man ni amo lote dri. sulti lng mo kanusa mo patukod kay sugdan nko ug guna.


tinuod na bai ..well kulang nalang diay wawart para sa building/office from our friends abroad ..calling Vic , Jude and Paul sama na natin si Davaoguy2 :D

^^ @nick4ubaby no probs.... ingon n Kulas sa Dec. 27 daw ang meet so puede ka anang date? dunno why sa 27 pa basig kulang pa and diet ni Kulas :jk:

hehe cge kay sultian pud nko si dextertexter cya man nag invite sa ako dri sa ssc. tamatama kay pauli na pud to dri karung dec.22

^^ mao ba migo diay mo ni Dexter ..well

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Robinsons Place Davao – IT Center

Davao City - Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) will be building up an initial 5,000- square-meter IT zone in shopping mall in Davao City to accommodate contact center firms. The facility will be located within Robinsons Place Davao, construction of which is to begin by 2007.

"We believe that this concept will easily complement the lifestyle of Dabawenyo call center employees who look forward to some rest and recreation after work" said Robinsons Malls general manager Cornelio S. Mapa, in a statement.

Currently, Robinsons hosts call centers in five of its 18 shopping malls all over the country.

The company's Davao shopping mall is targeted for completion in mid- 2008.

The company said the move is intended to take advantage of the continued expansion of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, which is seen to grow by at least 100% next year.

The Contact Center Association of the Philippines said existing call centers will continue to expand due to an increasing number of clients satisfied with the quality of their services.

Ramirez stays on

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday asked Philippine Sports Commission Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez to stay on and continue the quest for the elusive first Olympic gold.

Mrs. Arroyo informed the PSC chief of her wishes during her speech and informal talks with sports officials while handing 18 Filipino athletes, who won medals in the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar their incentives.

The President’s encouraging words, according to Ramirez, have prompted him to abandon his plans to quit his post after the Asiad.

Ramirez had earlier expressed his desire to leave the government sports agency by the end of the year.

“Nu’ng sinabi niya na ‘Butch, tuluy-tuloy tayo sa Olympics,’ sabi ko, ‘yes ma’m.’ I told her I will continue to serve and I am committed to serve the country,” said Ramirez following a 30-minute ceremony at the Rizal Hall in Malacañang.

A total of P13.5 million in cash incentives was handed to the 18 Filipino athletes, who collected a total of four golds, six silvers and nine bronze medals during the Asiad.

The PSC chief mentioned to the President the commitment of First Gentleman Mike Arroyo to resume his support for the athletes in the preparation for the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, and eventually the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

With the President in high spirits, Ramirez said he got the Chief Executive’s nod to pursue plans to continue the godfather program and send selected athletes to other countries for training.

Focus will be on combat sports. The PSC will also send fencers to China, taekwondo jins to Korea, karatedo fighters to Italy and wushu athletes to China, while providing the boxers a Cuban coach.

“The First Gentleman is focused on the Olympics. He is committed to the quest for the Olympic gold,” explained Ramirez.

Cue artist Antonio Gabica got the biggest chunk of the cash bonanza, receiving P2.3 million for the 9-Ball gold and the 8-Ball silver he won.

Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco and chairman Robert Aventajado, who were also in Malacañang, were expected to identify which athlete will be sent to international training next year. Peter Atencio

^^ @nick4ubaby no probs.... ingon n Kulas sa Dec. 27 daw ang meet so puede ka anang date? dunno why sa 27 pa basig kulang pa and diet ni Kulas :jk:

where and what time pud kaya ni? Hehehe as if pud makaadto... :)

oi ms tere, kinahanglan ka muadto, hehehe.

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where and what time pud kaya ni? Hehehe as if pud makaadto... :)


@tere adto kay puro guys nalang mi didto ..aw naa diay si Gina :) ... i suggested na sa Kasagingan or Jekoy's ang venue para ma iba naman ..pero you can recommend kung asa pud :cheers:

calling Kulas and Sir Abs

WisHsIng yOu ....PeAce , jOy and gOOd HeAlth this CHriStMas !

@tere adto kay puro guys nalang mi didto ..aw naa diay si Gina :) ... i suggested na sa Kasagingan or Jekoy's ang venue para ma iba naman ..pero you can recommend kung asa pud :cheers:

calling Kulas and Sir Abs

WisHsIng yOu ....PeAce , jOy and gOOd HeAlth this CHriStMas !

Lami sa Jekoy's. Excellent vietnamese food and nice view sa southwest Davao City.

Dugay na diay ng Jekoy's Vic la pa jud ko ka adto diha...in late 80's can you remember a Japanese guy selling Japanese foods sa Anda? he has this small and dillapidated store ..but sells original Jap foods tig P20 lang sa una ...sarap i miss that store!

mga late 90s na na ang Jekoys. Ok kaayo ang food diha. Noodles are tasty.

oi ms tere, kinahanglan ko muadto, hehehe.

Hehehe kung moadto si tomtacks, adto pud ko... bitaw murag ma OP man ko ana. :lol:


@tere adto kay puro guys nalang mi didto ..aw naa diay si Gina :) ... i suggested na sa Kasagingan or Jekoy's ang venue para ma iba naman ..pero you can recommend kung asa pud :cheers:

basta dili jud ko sa gerry's grill kung makaadto ko. had a bad first time experience there. taas pa naman ako expectations sa ila. nagkataon lang jud cguro. :ohno:

ana man pud akong gibati sa-una, nga bai ma OP ko, pero after a few chit chats, nawala man :D..

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Very sharp pics Tomtacks. Daghang salamat po!

Very sharp pics Tomtacks. Daghang salamat po!

Salamat pud davaoeagle..:)

i will be visiting davao anytime soon. and it will be my first time. what can u suggest for me to do/visit?

^^

There's a whole bunch of nice places to see in Davao- from islands to highlands: Pearl Farm, Croc Park, Eden Nature Park, Phil Eagle Centre, etc. Take a bite of world famous durian and a host of other mouth-watering fruits which Davao has in abundance. Visit the museum and mandaya weaving centre in Insular Village to have a glimpse of Davao's rich ethnicity. Have a taste of kinilaw (Davao's version of sashimi) grilled tuna panga and belly at very friendly prices in wide array of restaurants pockmarking this very wide city. "Ika nga, busog ang tiyan at mata mo sa Davao na hindi warak ang bulsa mo" You'll surely have a wonderful R n R there, Kentaro.

Salamat pud davaoeagle..:)

Tom, ano gamit mo na cam? Napaka crisp kasi ng pics mo, nakakainggit.

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Sang Yat Fai Lok Tomtacks! Bonne Fete!... dri cgro ka nagcelebrate. hehehe :)

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There's a whole bunch of nice places to see in Davao- from islands to highlands: Pearl Farm, Croc Park, Eden Nature Park, Phil Eagle Centre, etc. Take a bite of world famous durian and a host of other mouth-watering fruits which Davao has in abundance. Visit the museum and mandaya weaving centre in Insular Village to have a glimpse of Davao's rich ethnicity. Have a taste of kinilaw (Davao's version of sashimi) grilled tuna panga and belly at very friendly prices in wide array of restaurants pockmarking this very wide city. "Ika nga, busog ang tiyan at mata mo sa Davao na hindi warak ang bulsa mo" You'll surely have a wonderful R n R there, Kentaro.

wow! thanks davaoeagle.

way sakayan, errr.. sapayan!

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i can associate so much childhood memories with this building ... sunday badminton and tennis sessions, baskeball, and the 12noon awooooooooo :)

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Hehehe kung moadto si tomtacks, adto pud ko... bitaw murag ma OP man ko ana. :lol:




basta dili jud ko sa gerry's grill kung makaadto ko. had a bad first time experience there. taas pa naman ako expectations sa ila. nagkataon lang jud cguro. :ohno:


hehe... salamat kay nagpahibalo ka na uwat sa Gerry's grill ..:banana: kay wa pa ko ka adto ...unsa diay pangit ilang service or food?
haha pag naa si waway di ka ma OP :lol:

i can associate so much childhood memories with this building ... sunday badminton and tennis sessions, baskeball, and the 12noon awooooooooo :)

so they took out the broken clock. i remember in the late 60s and very early 70s (hehehe napud) the gsis building was something dabawenyos were proud out.

;10947406']confirmed mo attend :

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gai ko ug number ninyo beh. kay para mag contackanay na lng ta. unsa man? mag dala ko ug live band? unsa inyong gus2, live band o rondalla?:lol: :lol:

nag confirm na c dexter. magdala daw cya ug dayang dayang dancers.:lol: :lol:

gai ko ug number ninyo beh. kay para mag contackanay na lng ta. unsa man? mag dala ko ug live band? unsa inyong gus2, live band o rondalla?:lol: :lol:

nag confirm na c dexter. magdala daw cya ug dayang dayang dancers.:lol: :lol:

nice! Live band!:master: :master: :master:...... puwede 80's :D

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so they took out the broken clock. i remember in the late 60s and very early 70s (hehehe napud) the gsis building was something dabawenyos were proud out.

60's pa diay na? wow!

60's pa diay na? wow!


never thought na 60s pa diay na nga building.

gai ko ug number ninyo beh. kay para mag contackanay na lng ta. unsa man? mag dala ko ug live band? unsa inyong gus2, live band o rondalla?:lol: :lol:

nag confirm na c dexter. magdala daw cya ug dayang dayang dancers.:lol: :lol:


Puede MYMP? :lol:

never thought na 60s pa diay na nga building.

during the 70's murag humot pa man kaayo pintura ang building....

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hehe... salamat kay nagpahibalo ka na uwat sa Gerry's grill ..:banana: kay wa pa ko ka adto ...unsa diay pangit ilang service or food?
haha pag naa si waway di ka ma OP :lol:
unfortunately, dili maau ang waiter (ka-angga baya ni waway hehehe) na nagserve sa amo. gpahulat lng naman mi ug 1 hour para ingnan na wala diay nya nakuha ako order. :bash: nabusog inuon ko sa ila bottomless lemonade cge hulat makakaon. katapad pa naman namo ug table ang bisita sa tag iya, if we are not mistaken. anyway, natimingan ra jud mi ato. gwapo pa naman unta ang lugar. still try their place, it might be a different and nice first time dining experience for you there.
speaking of waway, ikaw kaya to amo nakit-an nag kaon sa red ribbon bakeshop sa sm gabii?

gai ko ug number ninyo beh. kay para mag contackanay na lng ta. unsa man? mag dala ko ug live band? unsa inyong gus2, live band o rondalla?:lol: :lol:

nag confirm na c dexter. magdala daw cya ug dayang dayang dancers.:lol: :lol:
pwede pud hale? :)

unfortunately, dili maau ang waiter (ka-angga baya ni waway hehehe) na nagserve sa amo. gpahulat lng naman mi ug 1 hour para ingnan na wala diay nya nakuha ako order. :bash: nabusog inuon ko sa ila bottomless lemonade cge hulat makakaon. katapad pa naman namo ug table ang bisita sa tag iya, if we are not mistaken. anyway, natimingan ra jud mi ato. gwapo pa naman unta ang lugar. still try their place, it might be a different and nice first time dining experience for you there.
speaking of waway, ikaw kaya to amo nakit-an nag kaon sa red ribbon bakeshop sa sm gabii?


pwede pud hale? :)


Aw mao ba ..tsk tsk dapat nag complain mo sa manager...well maybe bc jud sila nag kabuang ...mo kaon ko dia kung dili na siya daghan tao..... dili ako to sa red ribbon....di ko ganahan ng holiday rush ...naa ko peepz phobia :lol: :lol: :lol:

Oi unsa man ..ingon ni Nick naa daw siya banda ...banda rito banda roon:lol:

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You will see this on the traffic posts on the city’s most trafficked areas. This is all a part of the city government’s initiative to computerize the traffic control in Davao City. State-of-the-art traffic light have already been install — but, yet to be tested — on 29 major interesections all over Davao.

The flow of traffic is expected to increase by 35% during the Christmas seasons. So if you are planning for a shopping spree, be mindful of the traffic situation.

nakakaon na ko gerry's grill davao...maot man ang service :(

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;10974348']nakakaon na ko gerry's grill davao...maot man ang service :(


Lami ba ang food? Bahala na pangit ang service kay makorek ra man kung mo complain ka sa manager or sa owner :lol:

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Out of school youths dismantle a motorcycle engine as part of their small engine mechanic course of the Marcellin Kapatid Program. (Sun.Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag)

Thursday, December 21, 2006
Agency demolishes 119 illegal billboards

A TOTAL of 119 illegal billboards constructed along national roads in Davao Region have been demolished by the regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) since November.

DPWH-Southern Mindanao maintenance division chief Rowena Jamito said 139 other billboards face demolition for non-compliance with the Building Code.

One of the provisions of the code that has been violated is the construction of billboards across thoroughfares, on church and school fences, pedestrian overpasses, fly-overs, and waiting sheds.

The code also does not allow putting up of billboards within the one-meter distance from electric and telephone posts or wires and within 10 meters from the road right-of-way.

Size limits are also set, which a number of the billboards along Generoso and Bolton Bridges have exceeded.

Jamito said despite the December 15 deadline set by Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane, they will continue with their operations against illegal billboards until its owners finally comply with the building code.

"As of December 8, we have demolished 100 percent of the billboards in the city proper located within the road right of way," Jamito said.

She said advertisers and billboard owners in the city have been very cooperative.

Aside from the removal of illegal billboards, DPWH will continue with the maintenance and repairs of all national roads in the region. (CPM)

Thursday, December 21, 2006
Christmas with a bang sans firecrackers
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey

FIRECRACKERS are banned in Davao City, but this bustling metropolis of over a million people is celebrating the holiday season with yet another big bang.

The roar does not come from the deadly firecracker, of course, but from the sounds of drums of students participating in a cheer-dance competition, singer-celebrities from the entertainment world and children's carols -- all part of the programs and activities initiated by City Hall to brighten up everyone during the yuletide season.

From the time Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte led the ceremonial switch-on of the Christmas lights early this month, which glistened City Hall and the Quezon and Rizal parks and turned them into magnificent sites of colors, it has been a non-stop revelry for the people of Davao.

Who needs firecrackers to ignite a party atmosphere? Not the Dabawenyos.

"It has been our way of life and we intend to do just that in the years to come," says City Administrator Wendel Avisado of the people's newfound practice of celebrating Christmas and New Year.

Five years since Duterte imposed a firecracker ban in the city, this Filipino tradition is totally dead in as far as Dabawenyos are concerned.

The people had come to realize the importance of such policy. Exploding firecrackers causes injuries and even deaths.

"It has become institutionalized," Avisado said of the ban. "Here, we have a solemn but joyful celebration of the holiday season without the fear of getting injured or even killed cause by firecracker explosions, or the firing of guns."

In the first year that Duterte imposed the policy, he got the full backing from the City Council, which complemented his order by passing a law, that prohibits the manufacture, sale, distribution, possession or use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic device in the city.

The policy turned out to be a master stroke from the mayor.

Based on records from the Davao Medical Center, firecracker-related injuries in the city dramatically reduced when the ban was imposed.

Before the ban, records at the Davao Medical Center showed that there were 47 firecracker-related injuries in 1998, 59 in 1999, and 88 in 2000.

Of the 88 victims in 2000, five were admitted and 83 were sent home after being treated, underscoring the havoc posed by firecrackers device to people.

Upon imposition of the policy, the number of firecracker-related injuries in Davao went down to only two from December 21, 2001 to January 4, 2002.

In the next four years, Davao will register almost zero incident, an indication of how effective the policy in saving one's finger or even life.

Avisado said the people themselves played an important role in the successful implementation of the ordinance.

"We would like to thank the people for supporting and embracing this policy. We also would like to thank Mayor Duterte for his untiring effort to make sure that the ordinance is followed," Avisado said.

Roaming around the city, one could feel the Christmas spirit even in the far-flung barangays, what with the Christmas carol-singing contests and dance competitions launched to provide a lively mood.

The children are the most joyous. They got to enjoy a free carousel ride daily at Rizal Park and are thrilled no end by the dancing Santa Clauses at the Quezon Park fronting City Hall.

In Bankerohan, a group of children sang Christmas carols to fish vendors one drizzling night. Never mind the tune and the weather, they just came to sing and receive presents, which brought smile to their young faces.

"Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright...."

Christmas carols are filling the air and people are celebrating the holiday season, the Davao way.

Lami ba ang food? Bahala na pangit ang service kay makorek ra man kung mo complain ka sa manager or sa owner :lol:

ok ra ang food, same ra man sa gerry's grill sa cebu ang quality :)

pero diri baya sa davao, once ma turn off na ang tao tungod sa bad service maglisud na ug bawi ang tindahan :)

^^

hala tinuod baya na Boyet, daghan na nahitabo ana diha. Kung ako pud, ngano mag-antos man ko sa pangit na service nga naa may daghan lain pilian. Sorry ka na lang kung wala ko nimo gi entertain. Pero before walk out, intoryahon sa nako ang manager para balo siya sa akong mulo. :lol:

^^ Merry Christmas sa lahat dito & to migo Waway. C migz FranX @ saka c DavaoEagle tapos na greet ko sa inyo ha.

congrats n advance pala sa susunod na new thread. :lol:

Merry Christmas pud Zyans!! That's the spirit man, spread the words of kindness and love in this season of joy. Way to go buddy..

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akala ko sa window na ito rail transit yong may naka balabag sa gitna. parang totoo eh.:lol:

kala ko nga eh window ng skytrain...

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BY CHRISTIE E. UAYAN, Correspondent

Davao businessmen want techno-entrepreneurship
Davao City — Foreseeing an expansion in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector starting 2007, businessmen in this city are moving to ensure that demand for competent workers will be met.

Members of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. are discussing with colleges and universities the possible inclusion of a subject in techno-entrepreneurship.

Andre Fournier, newly elected board member of the Davao chamber, said the group has made a proposal for local schools to include a six-unit elective course on developing students’ business interest in the ICT sector.

He also said that this early, two schools have indicated that they are interested in offering the subject next school year.

The Davao chamber has financed the studies of a Davaoeño scholar currently taking up a technology entrepreneurship course in Australia.

The chamber will tap him to help encourage more schools to offer the subject as well as to train individuals who are interested to engage in the sector.

"We must establish long-term foundation for techno-entrepreneurs because we want our people to stay in Davao," said Simeon Marfori II, also a board member of the Davao chamber.

The establishment of the Damosa Information Technology Park along J.P Laurel Avenue, six kilometers from Davao City proper, is seen to further boost this thrust. Developed by the Floirendo Group, the 23-hectare area will house two information technology buildings, a data building, and a commercial and utility building with unlimited power supply.

The information technology park’s first phase of development, which aims to support information technology facilities and infrastructure, is estimated to cost at least P20 million.

The company said it will need P150 million more to construct the second phase of the park, which will enjoy incentives such as a four-year income tax holiday, or six years for pioneer businesses; an option to pay a special 5% tax on gross income earned, in lieu of all national and local taxes, except real property taxes; and exemption from payment of import duties and taxes on imported machinery and equipment and raw materials.

Damosa Land’s presentation to local media showed the park will be equipped with a high-speed fiber-optic telecommunication backbone and high-speed international gateway facility or wide-area network.

Company official Ed Villaber said the park will "spur economic growth in the city."

Damosa’s ICT park is the second in Mindanao after Cagayan de Oro City’s Pueblo de Oro Park, which received its accreditation two years ago.

Source: ITMATTERS (http://www.itmatters.com.ph/news.php?id=121906c)

on to the 34th edition! let the countdown begin! 10 - 9 ...

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ang walang kupas...

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dag-um diay ganina..

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hehe unsay title sa sunod thread?

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8 - 7 - 6 ...

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wah! heheh..

carry on!

No. 34!

ako ang last .. hahah

5...4...3..

5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1!

thread 34 is here!

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2....1....... 0

carry on!

bai sulati ug "thread" 34. tnxs

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nick closed the preceeding thread, so let's have a new start here.

Aw mao ba ..tsk tsk dapat nag complain mo sa manager...well maybe bc jud sila nag kabuang ...mo kaon ko dia kung dili na siya daghan tao..... dili ako to sa red ribbon....di ko ganahan ng holiday rush ...naa ko peepz phobia :lol: :lol: :lol:

at first ila mi pabayaron imagine lemonade lng amo naconsume, gi-bill mi ug P369! nagcomplain jud mi sa manager pero tong waiter murag wala lang sa iya.

;10974348']nakakaon na ko gerry's grill davao...maot man ang service :(

ikaw tong naa sa sm red ribbon gabii?

Originally posted by tere
at first ila mi pabayaron imagine lemonade lng amo naconsume, gi-bill mi ug P369! nagcomplain jud mi sa manager pero tong waiter murag wala lang sa iya.

yaiks 369!!! unya la mo nag order lain? unsa diay na pay first eat later..aw complain later diay :lol:

@nick4ubaby.... adam na imong banda bai :)

Oi mga peeps puede nato re sked ang meet kay ang lain di daw puede 27 open nila 26 or 28 @ kasagingan ok ra ba? 26 or 28?

Yooh! what time ba tayo tapok? venue?

Nakita diay nako si kulas sa LBP-San Pedro last tuesday...heehehehe:)

^^ 26 sa Kasagingan along F. Torres....6pm ? unsa diay operation nimo sa 27 ;)

^^ 26 sa Kasagingan along F. Torres....6pm ? unsa diay operation nimo sa 27 ;)

heehehee, medyo mabigat na kaso kaya baka matatgalan kami sa loob bro...:)

^^ :okay: pag butihin mo sir abs i know your good @ what your doing..... so final na Dec. 26 @Kasagingan .... 6pm Filipino time :lol:

btw can you post your cell #..para ang ibang peeps di maging stragglers sa 26

^^ :okay: pag butihin mo sir abs i know your good @ what your doing..... so final na Dec. 26 @Kasagingan .... 6pm Filipino time :lol:

btw can you post your cell #..para ang ibang peeps di maging stragglers sa 26

Thanks bro:) i commit my attendance :)

Cell no. 09279925313

Sana makaka-attend na rin sina KOnsehal, Happy LA at councilor Dayanghirang...:)

Friday, December 22, 2006
Tourism stakeholders see industry growing in 2007
By Joy Romares-Sevilla

AN EXECUTIVE of one of the biggest hotels in Davao City expressed optimism Davao Region's tourism industry will be very promising next year.

"There are some indicators that Koreans will come during the first quarter of next year, so we need to do a lot of hard work to prepare for it," Art Boncato, sales and promotions director of the Marco Polo Davao, said during the Club 888 Christmas party, Wednesday.

Boncato, who will be attending the 26th Asean Tourism Forum (ATF) to be hosted by Singapore next month, said Marco Polo Davao will be continuing what it started in terms of developing relations with businessmen from other countries.

"A lot of interested market will be coming to Davao and we will continue our good relations with them so that they will come here sooner than we expect," Boncato said.

He added that the regional office of the Department of Tourism (DOT) has already drafted a grand plan for tourism destination so that tourists and investors will not only come to Manila and Cebu, but all down to Davao City.

Stanley Lao, general manager of the Marco Polo Davao, also believes that next year will be another good year for the tourism sector.

"The first indicator is that I already see a lot of investors coming to Davao to test the market and its potentials," Lao said.

"The mindset of people in looking at Mindanao have already changed and they see that the city has a potential to grow," Lao added.

Earlier, the Mang Inasal, a phenominal Visayan fast food chain that originated in Iloilo, has opened its new branch at the Gaisano Mall of Davao. Its management decided to open its third branch here and the 25th in the country due to the fact that Davao City has a potential market for its products.

Meanwhile, a gun manufacturing firm, the Armscor Philippines, has also recently opened its display center in the city making Davao City a regional hub for its products.

Friday, December 15, 2006
Tuna exporters insist on Davao-Japan direct flight
By Joy Romares-Sevilla

DAVAO tuna exporters are clamoring for a direct flight from Davao City to Japan where they market their fresh products, to preserve their quality and boost competitiveness.

In Thursday's year-end briefing on small and medium enterprises and Exports Forum at the Apo View Hotel, tuna exporters in the region said their product is highly perishable and that the indirect flights from Davao City to Japan is one of the main reasons that affect their operations.

Ann Pamintuan, president of the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport-11), said they had already discussed initial plans with the director of the Davao Fishport for the opening of direct flight from Davao City to Tokyo, Japan.

"Two months ago, I had a meeting with the director of the Davao Fishport concerning this matter, in fact we have already scheduled another meeting before the end of the year to tackle the same issue," Pamintuan said.

Tuna exporters in Davao Region are exporting tuna in at least three cities in Japan namely: Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.

The exporters said they pay for about P1 million for every ton of tuna exported in Japan.

Exporters added direct flight from Davao to Japan will help them to be more competitive considering that their products' quality will be ensured and maintained.

PIA Press Release
2006/12/22

Sasa port upgrade on
by RG Alama

Davao City (22 December) -- The Philippine Ports Authority has poured in about P1.17 billion in port expansion projects in the major ports in Southern Mindanao particularly in Davao, General Santos and Zamboanga.

Sasa wharf gets the biggest share in the expansion budget pie with about P398.5 million allocated for its upgrading and expansion. Makar wharf in General Santos expansion is pegged at P397.5 million with the Zamboanga port expansion estimated at P382.5 million.

The wharf located in Davao City's industrial area currently shows congestion of docking vessels and calls for an expansion in its north side.

These projects is slated to take off in early 2007, the expansion covers the construction of reinforced concrete (RC) wharf with an area of 10,000 square meters and back-up area and major improvements in the drainage and portlighting systems. Sun West, the contractor who won the bidding for the Davao expansion will undertake the project for an estimated 720 days.

According to PPA facilities construction and Maintenance Department manager Tomas Carlos, the authority is confident to finish on time or even ahead of schedule in beating the corporate targets by early 2008. The bidding of these projects are already completed.

Southern Mindanao PPA Port District Manager of Abdussabor Sawadjaan said that it is a privilege that three out of ten ports up for expansion are in Southern Mindanao.

The PPA has its 2010 vision of having its major ports meeting international standards and services hence the expansion program.

Sasa together with Makar and Zamboanga has been top national performers in terms of operational indices such as ship calls, cargo throughput and passenger traffic as well as in its revenue collections.

The expansion in Sasa will boost Davao economy particularly through infrastructure support and will boost maritime trade activities.

The project will also serve as a strong bastion of the agricultural sector in support of the Strong Republic Nautical highway (SRNH) by pushing for the Roll-On Roll-Off transport system in moving goods and people.

The expansion is also part of the President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Mega-regions development blueprint which has taken off due to sustained economic growth that has provided the capital to jumpstart infrastructure expansion projects such as these. (PIA XI/PPA Somin) [top

Davao business executives have projected better economic prospects in this city in 2007.

Joji Ilagan-Bian, Mindanao representative to the Export Development Council (EDC), said better prospects are seen in the information communication technology (ICT) and tourism sectors next year.

She also noted of the growing number of registered small business enterprises in the city. The number would be higher if undocumented businesses come out and formalize their trade activities, she added.

Bian based her optimism on Davao economy for next year on the positive outlook of investors.

She said a number of investors are considering Mindanao specifically Davao as potential investment destination.

Stanley Lau, general manager Marco Polo, Davao said the steady growth of the number of visitors billeting in the hotel is an indicator that a lot of travelers are visiting the city.

He said many of Marco Polo’s customers are asking how to invest and what are the investment opportunities in the city.

The tourism industry would definitely continue to grow in the city in 2007, he said.

Art Boncato, Davao Tourism Association (DATA) president and marketing manager of Marco Polo, Davao said the hotel is fully booked in the first quarter of 2007 indicating a rosy picture of the city’s tourism industry next year.

He said Marco Polo, Davao is preparing for visitors from Korea and China in the first quarter of 2007.

Korea and China are emerging big markets in the city, he added.

Boncato had recognized the domestic visitors as major contributors to the increasing number of foreign tourists in the city.

He said local visitors are effective promoters of the city’s tourism industry.

“I don’t think the city’s tourism industry would experience this growth without the domestic market,” he said. (PNA)


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^^ anybody knows bonx (art boncato) personally? i just need his phone number.

^^ anybody knows bonx (art boncato) personally? i just need his phone number.

Sir paul, please refer nalang to these sites basin naa ka makuha diri nga mga infos..

http://biz.balita.ph/html/article.php/20061220121917015
http://davao.marcopolohotels.com/

salamat tom, hope you have the best of the season, merry christmas to you and family kauban na sa ssc davao barkada.

Basta Wadaw, Gwapa! :okay: Congrats to your new thread guys ;)

^^ guapo pud Sinj ;)

Final
SSC -Davao X'Mas meet
Venue : Kasagingan ,F.Torres St.
Date : Dec. 26, 2006
Time : 6:00 pm

confirmed mo attend :

Kulaskusgan
Simply_me
dinabaw 09197511414
JoeyIncali -guest (?)
eagowl .....kalimot ko :D
Waway..kinsa pa diay?
Abskess 09279925313

Copy and paste your username for confirmation.

can you please place your cel# ... thanks!

oi! sama daw ako sa EB nyo hehehe.... may venue na ba? time?

^^ kapal ng mukha noh? kakapasok ko lang.. hehehe actually si dinabaw nag-invite sakin... i'll be on a 5J flight mamya to davao...

@dinabaw: Please avoid those EB posts/plans here. If necessary, please create a thread in Samahan. We want city threads to be focused on their respective developments :okay: Thanks

@xxmpmrong great copy and paste and add your cel # ...thanx

@dinabaw: Please avoid those EB posts/plans here. If necessary, please create a thread in Samahan. We want city threads to be focused on their respective developments :okay: Thanks


Puede ba this time lang Sinj ..you know marami ang newbies dito na hindi pumupunta sa Samahan ...thanks!

Sige, ngayon as in ngayon lang. Tutal, Pasko naman :laugh:

^^ Thanx i'll give you a Christmas kiss :lol:

Ngayon as ngayong Pasko ;)

Sir paul, please refer nalang to these sites basin naa ka makuha diri nga mga infos..

http://biz.balita.ph/html/article.php/20061220121917015
http://davao.marcopolohotels.com/


Bro nice photos :okay: (hehehe para di ma OT) coz Santa Claus is watching whos naughty or nice ;) ...can you join our EB on the 26th ?

^^ kapal ng mukha noh? kakapasok ko lang.. hehehe actually si dinabaw nag-invite sakin... i'll be on a 5J flight mamya to davao...

Welcome back! see you on the 26th :)

Originally Posted by davaoeagle
Puede MYMP :lol:


Originally Posted by tere
pwede pud hale? :)

Gusto ninyo makita mag perform si Jay Durias of SouthBorder..well just come to our Church on the 24th ...kasi mostly umuuwi siya pag Christmas time ;)

to sinjin, thanks for allowing us to post the christmas plans and invite. anyway, karon ra man ni. after the holidays, it back to reality again.

to all, dugangi na lang og maskig unsa anything about davao para di ta o.t.

^^ Hi paul what do you think about our new traffic lights ..hehehe .....so can you join our meet .....virtually .merry christmas bai!

Rendering of Microtel Inn And Suites Davao from its official website


http://www.imagebulk.com/images/tjbrewed/microteldefault.jpg


from https://www.microtelinn.com/reservations/locationdetail.asp?facid=4548

^^ nindut, mura'g chateau

unsa na update ana?

^^ I think someone from this thread posted the groundbreaking pic. Thread 29 I suppose....

i thought 2 storeys lang ang microtel? hmmm, mao may akong nabasa, maybe nang third floor for future expansion :)

anyway, katong U/C nga building sa atbang sa DCWD, abi nako Holy Corss kay naa may rendering sa holy cross naka butan, pero Honda showroom diay to, 4 storey honda showroom nga glass ang atbang..NICE! pero haduol ra man ang honda cabaguio sa DCWD, na unsa man ni? 3 honda showrooms sa North ug wala ni isa sa SOuth..

Rendering of Microtel Inn And Suites Davao from its official website


http://www.imagebulk.com/images/tjbrewed/microteldefault.jpg


from https://www.microtelinn.com/reservations/locationdetail.asp?facid=4548

WOW! galing pala ng Microtel ah!

Thanks for the pix bro TJ :banana: :banana: :banana:

Been to HSBC kanina and na-overheard nako na may mga international banks pa daw magdatingan by next year. Salamat daw at nauna sila...hehehehehe:)

:banana: :banana: :banana:

;10988978']i thought 2 storeys lang ang microtel? hmmm, mao may akong nabasa, maybe nang third floor for future expansion :)

anyway, katong U/C nga building sa atbang sa DCWD, abi nako Holy Corss kay naa may rendering sa holy cross naka butan, pero Honda showroom diay to, 4 storey honda showroom nga glass ang atbang..NICE! pero haduol ra man ang honda cabaguio sa DCWD, na unsa man ni? 3 honda showrooms sa North ug wala ni isa sa SOuth..


asa pa diay ang isa kung tulo siya kabuok? 1. Cabaguio, 2. Proposed one in Lanang, 3. ????

Been to HSBC kanina and na-overheard nako na may mga international banks pa daw magdatingan by next year. Salamat daw at nauna sila...hehehehehe:)

:banana: :banana: :banana:

Bank of America? :lol:

di ba may honda showroom rin s may buhangin malapit s karls koffe corner... merry xmas s lahat:) :) :)

Honda Cars ba yong nasa Buhangin Junix? Saan banda sa Buhangin yon. Taga Buhangin kasi ako eh at di ko pa yan nakita noon.

^^ tapad lang na sa Ladislawa entrance ....pro motorcycles man .

but i really love what they did to the old Men Seng bldg. they did'nt reconstruct the facade ... still see its old glory :cheers:

^^ tapos na ba ang renovation? unsa na ang men seng karon?

^^ i tihnk its 60% thru ...i dunno unsa na kay wa man signage ..lol but its really nice not to destroy the original facade !
btw way.... please butang imong cell # sa post and copy kay daghan mo apil sa 26th.

di ba may honda showroom rin s may buhangin malapit s karls koffe corner... merry xmas s lahat:) :) :)


@jhunix: can you join our kitakits on the 26th ? :)

Bank of America? :lol:

hehehhehhe, cguradong hindi papayag c digong. Hindi makakalusot sa business bureau....hehehehehe :lol:

hehehhehhe, cguradong hindi papayag c digong. Hindi makakalusot sa business bureau....hehehehehe :lol:

BNP, ING, or DB na lang :lol: TGIF na... :wave:

hehehhehhe, cguradong hindi papayag c digong. Hindi makakalusot sa business bureau....hehehehehe :lol:

kaluoy pud :ohno:

BNP, ING, or DB na lang :lol: TGIF na... :wave:

buhay na buhay!:lol: namiss mo ang roots thread:lol: para dil OT BNP? ING(iglesia ni Kristo) :lol: or DB :D

BNP, ING, or DB na lang :lol: TGIF na... :wave:

HSBC is London -based di ba? Mao diay nakalusot. Pero sa totoo lang...I don't think Digong will stop any US- based bank from setting office in Davao. That would be totally anti-dev't.

ay tama, tung nag figaro ko tung 20 ba, na overhear nako na naay mga employee sa figaro nga namalhin sa starbucks...amobt lang asang starbucks, lolz, pero malay nato naa ma gopen starbucks dire

Guys, katong Citibank sa Davao, mao na ba to ang CITI Bank nga international?

^^ local arm ra to sa citibank intl..,citibank savings to

;10991379']ay tama, tung nag figaro ko tung 20 ba, na overhear nako na naay mga employee sa figaro nga namalhin sa starbucks...amobt lang asang starbucks, lolz, pero malay nato naa ma gopen starbucks dire


Ingon si VAN kay sa SM man daw mag open ang SB. 2007 man yata target date.

;10991390']^^ local arm ra to sa citibank intl..,citibank savings to

ah, so dili sya fully financial bank like HSBC diha. Sila pa naman to ang nauna ug balita sauna nga mag-open ug branch sa Davao.

aw mao ciguro to, ug naa pa daw isa ka kapehan sa matina, koreana ang tag-iya, ga training pa daw ang staff..

haha tsismoso kaayo ko pagkadungog nako ug starbucks lols