^^naa bay 1st og second version ato?

^^

naa. katu bitaw usa ra siya ka building nga murag ug katung naa sa Dubai.. tapos ang second version kay katu na 3 towers.. Hehehehe

ay o diay... murag wangerz na gyud da!..hehe

^^naa bay 1st og second version ato?

First one :
http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/9923/bigfoot18tv.jpg

Second one:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid212/pca8a7119b2ca333787672729e316bbcb/ed47d0b2.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid212/p456cfe8da00ba390782cbeb48ff618a3/ed47d0c7.jpg

^^ I still love the look of the first one, but the more the merrier so they'd better build the three na lang, there is strength in numbers you know. :)

not anyone of them are close to 38-48 floor count figure that i got from one of the cebu threads... whats going on dudes?

I also like the 1st one... more modern than the three of those but as what @mark said, there is strength in numbers... you know!!!

not anyone of them are close to 38-48 floor count figure that i got from one of the cebu threads... whats going on dudes?

Yeah, I've tried counting the number of floors of the three towers in the second version and it's only less than 35 floors, but I think the first proposal was a bit taller..

Yeah, I've tried counting the number of floors of the three towers in the second version and it's only less than 35 floors, but I think the first proposal was a bit taller..

the first one is 38 storeys

Bai when kaha jud ni nila itukod? I've already seen two versions of the building and the latest was the one posted by Hans_boy..

Could it be possible that they will build this immediately once they get hold of the property? because as you've said they're still negotiating for the lot.. Sounds good news.. :)

we're lucky to have sources of these informations. however there is no definite answer as to when or will they ever build whichever from the 2 versions that we have seen here.
but i'd go for the 3 towers. because as i said, they are negotiating with the lot owners to acquire that portion there. let's cross our crossed fingers hehehe...

^^

yeah hopefully. Anyway, sayang wala ka naka-adto ganiha sa meet, hehehe..

we're lucky to have sources of these informations. however there is no definite answer as to when or will they ever build whichever from the 2 versions that we have seen here.
but i'd go for the 3 towers. because as i said, they are negotiating with the lot owners to acquire that portion there. let's cross our crossed fingers hehehe...

I like the 3 towers too. Hotel, Office and Condo on separate buildings. I hope they build it soon.

First one :
http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/9923/bigfoot18tv.jpg

Second one:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid212/pca8a7119b2ca333787672729e316bbcb/ed47d0b2.jpg
from the renderings, it could be seen that the first tower could still fit into the area.. somewhere in the lower right portion.. therefore, there might be four buildings in all.. the first tower being their headquarters, and the rest of the towers for residential, office, and hotel purposes...

i like the first tower...looks pretty cool, the other 3 just plain typical. would be nice for them to keep them all similar..

Yup the other three reminds me of a casino and hotel resort hehe

Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa
designed by Cebu-based Architect Tessie Javier
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul29/images/travpic.jpg
here (http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul29/trav1.htm)

^^ i hope the land ownership dispute over the lot that will be occupied by Imperial Palace will be solved, and so is the dispute over the ownership of Coral Reef.

^^seems like the 'color coding' thing does not only apply with guanzon's buildings (blue color), but also in mactan resorts, although done by different architects, most of them have those signature red roofs (shang-rila, waterfront mactan, the proposed king's island, and now, imperial plaza...

Yup the other three reminds me of a casino and hotel resort hehe

Agree. The design looks very funky, instead of modern/futuristic. Judging from the look of it, it seems that it would be a pure "concrete" structure.

CebuRover

Metro Ayala Center Expansion
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9341/p1020239uz5.jpg

Cebu Boardwalk Mall Update!
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7466/p1020258ya2.jpg

Pioneer (CBP) update
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2649/p1020241zd4.jpg

Cebu Towers Commercial (CBP) update
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4515/p1020240fi4.jpg

SM City Cebu's North Building update
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1704/p1020261vj3.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7361/p1020262cw2.jpg

Crown Regency Hotel update
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6692/p1020263gw6.jpg

Sykes Update
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6738/p1020267vd5.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6661/p1020268zg5.jpg

All Photos by .:: Sinjin ::. ©

^^

Have you seen the Ayala expansion building? It's soooo small, I guess the structure is only 1/8 of the fenced area.

I think the other areas are still being excavated :yes:

are they still going to follow the original design for the boardwalk mall, or do they have a new one?

^^ I hope they will still follow the original design

Construction is everywhere in Cebu right now. I can imagine how it will be in 2 years time.


re Bigfoot proposed building

I like the first one because it looks so modern and it will add more vibrant to Cebu skyline.

shux... so much construction going on. what's next for cebu after those above are done?

shux... so much construction going on. what's next for cebu after those above are done?

After those are done, another one is built until such time that those that have been built in our time will be destroyed and rebuilt ... Cebu will be like Hongkong or much better? I think not in our time: :)

Ayala's expansion is sooo cute. i hope what sinjin said is true that the other areas are still being excavated. otherwise, ayala's design will be drastically destroyed.. pr0 we don't know, there are still so much up in their sleeves.

^ P1 Billion has a long way to go. It's like developing a new mall

^ The P1 B will also the cover the 'rehab' of the lagoon right?

Ayala's expansion is sooo cute. i hope what sinjin said is true that the other areas are still being excavated. otherwise, ayala's design will be drastically destroyed.. pr0 we don't know, there are still so much up in their sleeves.

The expansion building is really very, very small. It reminds me of the small 2-storey banks that are also being constructed at the CBP.

If I'm not mistaken, the P1-billion budget is not just for the expansion building itself, but for the redevelopment of the entire Ayala Mall in the "next few years." This I guess includes the renovation of the existing mall itself, the construction of the new Jeepney Terminal, the construction of the expansion building, and the much anticipated refurbishment of the lagoon (which I guess would cost more).

There was also an earlier press release that they would build more condos like Park Tower within the CBP.

@Markii Yeah, P800 million for the megastructure (comparing the value, the whole SM Lipa is worth P750 million) and P200 million for the lagoon redevelopment

^^ So with that big budget for such small area, then i hope to see a very modern and beautiful Ayala soon. :D

^^ mmhh, better pa ang SM expansion.. it's clearer and it's almost done (at least next year), but wala lang lagoon..,

^ Ayala's expansion is worth the wait :yes:

nice to have both designs

SM sure is fast, but i hope they are not doing it hastily. I hope it will be like, or much better than, Mall of Asia :D

^^

I hope too that they will build an SM down south, maybe in Talisay or Minglanilla. It's very feasible!

I think they can build one, maski small lang, around 40,000 sq.meter of floor area.

from the renderings, it could be seen that the first tower could still fit into the area.. somewhere in the lower right portion.. therefore, there might be four buildings in all.. the first tower being their headquarters, and the rest of the towers for residential, office, and hotel purposes...

Parehas ra ug architect sa first and second version? Coz looking at the second design the color and the concept looks the same with the film school in mactan.


Visit: www.cebutravelsite.com

^^

Ang second version kay Tessie Javier ang architect. The first version I think was Chua something.. I forgot na.

Parehas ra ug architect sa first and second version? Coz looking at the second design the color and the concept looks the same with the film school in mactan.


Visit: www.cebutravelsite.com

GREAT SITE! learned so much about Cebu. Very informative guide when traveling to Cebu. Thanks for sharing. Is your forum active?

GREAT SITE! learned so much about Cebu. Very informative guide when traveling to Cebu. Thanks for sharing. Is your forum active?

Thanks, Explorer8. Yes, the forum works perfectlly well. Its just a matter of asking people to join. I myself at times get frustrated that only seldom or its only me that post messages on the site forum. But maybe eventually I will get people to participate. Maybe it would be a big help if you can introduce my site to some of your friends in your country to get a preview of whats in Cebu would be very much appreciated. Or maybe you yourself can log in the forum and make some postings. Who knows you'll meet a lot of new friends, Cebuano Friends!:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Visit --> http://www.cebutravelsite.com

unsaon kaha ang lagoon? basin naay gondolas na pwede sakyan sa mag-shopping...lol

Translation by sinjin: Ano kaya ang gagawin sa lagoon? Baka may gondolas na pwede sakyan sa mga magsashopping, lol

CebuRover

Metro Ayala Center Expansion
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9341/p1020239uz5.jpg

Cebu Boardwalk Mall Update!
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7466/p1020258ya2.jpg

Pioneer (CBP) update
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2649/p1020241zd4.jpg

Cebu Towers Commercial (CBP) update
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4515/p1020240fi4.jpg

SM City Cebu's North Building update
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1704/p1020261vj3.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7361/p1020262cw2.jpg

Crown Regency Hotel update
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6692/p1020263gw6.jpg

Sykes Update
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6738/p1020267vd5.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6661/p1020268zg5.jpg

All Photos by .:: Sinjin ::. ©

http://www.websmileys.com/sm/crazy/240.gif wtf?! bloody fast!! :rock:

Grabeh! Cebu Boardwalk Mall has visible structures na! :dj:

unbelievable!

^^

rusty long time no post. when are you going back to Cebu?

^ Yeah, developments are sprouting everywhere!

OT: Rusty, I saw your bro and your family at Savemore Mactan yesterday noon

unsaon kaha ang lagoon? basin naay gondolas na pwede sakyan sa mag-shopping...lol

Translation by sinjin: Ano kaya ang gagawin sa lagoon? Baka may gondolas na pwede sakyan sa mga magsashopping, lol

wow! you made my day @sinjin. mod na, translator pa:okay:

^^waaah...sorry...@sinjin...i made you translate again...

promise...i'll post in english from now on...

^ Yeah, developments are sprouting everywhere!

OT: Rusty, I saw your bro and your family at Savemore Mactan yesterday noon

really? it's good to hear that. i think that's their routine every Sunday. alternating pala. Savemore Marina and SM mall for groceries. we're not ayala hardcore man. lol

about ayala

masterplan is already in place for the lagoon but as to when they will start its refurbishment is still a question.

the expansion is small but we all know it's for rustan's. but the latter is not even in the original masterplan of acc so it's only an addition.
if you've seen the pics of the miniature model of acc posted here long ago, that was the original concept. and they said it will be done but only time can tell for now.

^^

I knew it. The expansion building is just small. It reminds me of those small banks being built at the CBP, hehehe..

about ayala

masterplan is already in place for the lagoon but as to when they will start its refurbishment is still a question.

the expansion is small but we all know it's for rustan's. but the latter is not even in the original masterplan of acc so it's only an addition.
if you've seen the pics of the miniature model of acc posted here long ago, that was the original concept. and they said it will be done but only time can tell for now.

whew, good to hear that., and as sinjin said, it's worth the wait. coz when we talk of ayala, actions and words are almost equal. :)

^^ let's just cross our fingers mga bai... the ayalas like to surprise their customers...

the ayalas like to surprise their customers...

Yeah, but unfortunately, Slimmers' World will relocate to the SM Annex because they said na hindi daw sila binigyan ng ACC ng mall space. Nagreklamo sila kasi bakit daw yung Fitness First nabigyan ng space kahit na nauna ang Slimmers' World sa paghingi ng additional space.

Anyway, I hope they renovate ACC's Cinema 5 :yes:

Ayala is building a P2-billion mall in Pampanga, more Ayala malls are coming now.

Ayala is building a P2-billion mall in Pampanga, more Ayala malls are coming now.

Yeah, and they're really expensive... Ayala's P2-Billion mall in Pampanga has 70,000 square meters of Gross Leasable Area (estimated 120 square meters gross floor area) comparing it to the P700-Million 100,000 square meters SM Clark. Geez, they are really expensive :D

^^ wow, the value of ayala is more than twice the value of sm. citizens of pampanga will surely be proud of having their own ayala.. hope there'll be more to come, but still not losing their qualitative approach. :D

The ayalas also build mid-market shopping centers, but these don't carry the 'ayala' name, like market! market!, ans also joint ventures like metropoint mall in MRT taft and pavilion mall in Sta. Rosa. They are also part-owner of Makro, together with SM.

... this is the MC City Square - the newest shopping, entertainment and lifestyle destination in the downtown area (pics by @arnoldsa)

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/mcwd_building_renovated02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/mcwd_building_renovated01.jpg


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on the other side, behind the SMB's old Warehouse is the Compania Maritima ... restoration is on-going and i can feel the old Cebu is revive again

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/companiamaritima.jpg
(photo by Sun-Star)

wow...I really love this one.....this building has been neglected for years...it was previously used as a warehouse....the color is so colonial....good thing they still preserve the form and the style.....very cool to complement the newly renovated city hall just across it. Hopefully too they are going to fix the mess there in carbon across san jose.....these projects shall herald the renaissance of the old bustling downtown area

Mall with Guardia Civil to be built in Banilad lot

Cebu Daily News 10/27/06


Cebu’s Hispanic era will be rebuilt on the Capitol’s 2.8-hectare Banilad property in Cebu City where you can literally take a picture of a “Maria Clara and a guardia civil.”

Ciudad will be the first mall in the country which will reflect Cebu’s heritage, said Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia of the investor’s plans on the highly-priced commercial lots owned by the provincial government.

“This is a new concept. People will actually want to go there because it’s a tourist destination, and shopping will be secondary,” she added.

The Capitol and business consortium Fifth Avenue Properties Development Corporation will break ground on Nov. 28. The consortium is composed of Filipino, Chinese and Singaporean businessmen who made the highest bid for the Capitol properties last May.

The mixed-use facility is expected to be finished by November 2007 while its hotel facilities will be completed in 2009, according to the contract signed between the province and Fifth Avenue.

“The total concept of development is that the people could go to the area, not just to shop,” Garcia said. “We will have a guardia civil there, a museum and recreate the Carcar Rotunda.”

The old Colon street will also be planned to be recreated within the planned commercial complex worth more than P2 billion.
“Façade will be really Old Cebu and you could take pictures with Maria Clara or Jose Rizal,” said Garcia.

The governor said the heritage concept was incorporated in the terms of reference of the contract with Fifth Avenue.

“In keeping with our thrust to preserve and promote our unique Cebu heritage,” she said.

Garcia added that out of the proposed 800 available stalls in the area of the complex, 1,200 establishments have already submitted letters of intent already.”

Under the Build-Transfer-Operate scheme, Fifth Avenue Corporation will be putting up the commercial facility and turn it over to the Capitol after the completion. The corporation will have the right to operate the facility for 25 years.

Mall with Guardia Civil to be built in Banilad lot

Cebu Daily News 10/27/06


The Capitol and business consortium Fifth Avenue Properties Development Corporation will break ground on Nov. 28. The consortium is composed of Filipino, Chinese and Singaporean businessmen who made the highest bid for the Capitol properties last May.

The mixed-use facility is expected to be finished by November 2007 while its hotel facilities will be completed in 2009, according to the contract signed between the province and Fifth Avenue.

“The total concept of development is that the people could go to the area, not just to shop,” Garcia said. “We will have a guardia civil there, a museum and recreate the Carcar Rotunda.”

The old Colon street will also be planned to be recreated within the planned commercial complex worth more than P2 billion.
“Façade will be really Old Cebu and you could take pictures with Maria Clara or Jose Rizal,” said Garcia.


wow! can't wait to see the design of this P2 billion commercial complex.

^^ i hope boardwalk would feel the pressure, now that there's this new mall coming up! basin maapsan pa sila sa mall with guardia civil. i just hope sad that SISA, BASILIO and CRISPIN won't be there... hehe...

^^ i hope boardwalk would feel the pressure, now that there's this new mall coming up! basin maapsan pa sila sa mall with guardia civil. i just hope sad that SISA, BASILIO and CRISPIN won't be there... hehe...


How about the torture chambers for the infidels? Will they be recreated? he he

^^

Nice unta if this mall will be beside the sea, perhaps at the SRP so that at least they can recreate Spanish Galleons. They can also design the mall like a stone fort or like Intramuros. Hahahaha.

Saturday, October 28, 2006
CICC cost hike by P200M seen
By Katrina N. Tabanao
Sun.Star Staff Reporter

THE cost of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) may reach P650million, or P400 million more than the original estimate.

This was the projection of Cebu Vice Gov. Gregorio Sanchez Jr., a civil engineer, who said there is a big possibility the cost of the CICC may increase because of the rising prices of materials.

“Being a technical man, I know that the project needs that amount of money to be completed,” Sanchez said.

Sanchez added that if his projections are proven right, the Cebu Provincial Board, which he presides, is willing to approve another supplemental budget of P200 million for the project.

The original budget was only P250 million.

To date, the CICC’s official budget has hit P450 million because of the increase in the prices of structural steel.

The choice of structural steel was influenced, in part, by the tight schedule for building the CICC.

Unlike a steel-and-concrete structure, which requires that the work be done in phases with extra time for curing, a structural steel project allows work to be done simultaneously in several areas, Sanchez explained in a separate interview.

The facility, which is already 97 percent complete, will be used for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in December. It features several meeting halls and the international media center, which Malacañang will furnish once the CICC is completed on Nov. 15.

According to engineer Ernesto Biernes, head of the project monitoring office of the CICC, the 97 percent completed includes the elevator, which is in place and undergoing test runs, the painting of walls, concreting, flooring, roofing and installation of the water and lighting systems.

The air-conditioning units, Biernes added, were installed the other day and will be tested on Nov. 7.

Biernes said the remaining three percent represents carpeting, completion of the lavatories, tiling and painting of ceilings, among others.

The escalators will be installed in a few days, he added.

The carpeting of the floors will start on Nov. 7 and will be fully completed in a week or two after.

The furniture, he said, will be delivered after the deadline on Nov. 15.

“By Nov. 15, the CICC will be a good-looking structure. It will be complete,” Biernes said.

Despite doubts on whether the CICC will be completed or not, CICC architect Manuel Guanzon assured that the facility will be finished on time.

He has placed a bet P1.5 million for its completion on the deadline.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/10/28/news/cicc.cost.hike.by.p200m.seen.html

^^

I hope that they will get back the return of investment in building the CICC with the positive effects that will be expected after the summit.

^ I heard that on 2Q 2007, the Philippines-Asian Summit will be held on CICC with 70 member countries

^^ i won't be surprised if that will push through. CICC already has a lot of potentials even though it's underconstruction yet., i bet by the time the ASEAN summit is finished, CICC will be fully booked at least for the next 2 years.,

Also in 2007... The International Dancesport competition that Cebu will be hosting will be held in CICC.
Bag o lng ko kadungog sa radio, CICC daw will be as useful as the waterfront convention center after the summit

^^ if the same things happen to our very own CICC with KL's Convention Center (also used first for the ASEAN Summit), then we don't have to worry so much... as far as i can remember, KL's CC was fully booked daw for 4 years after their hosting of the ASEAN, am i right?

^^ i read that their KLCC is fully booked until 2010,.

pa book na ta para sa SSC World Convention next year :D

^^ i won't be surprised if that will push through. CICC already has a lot of potentials even though it's underconstruction yet., i bet by the time the ASEAN summit is finished, CICC will be fully booked at least for the next 2 years.,


I heard that they're vying again for the Ad Congress.

Anyhow, we all know that there are already fixed annual events here in the city like the annual furniture show of the Cebu furniture exporters association, annual trade shows during the Cebu and Mandaue Business Months, etc.

^^but Mayor Tom is not interested sa AD Congress anymore... He said that without the AD Congress, Cebu can still deliver evenly.

^^

Yeah but I guess Mayor Tom doesn't decide if it will be held here or not. If there's another opportunity, we should grab it. After all, it's the organizers' decision (through the bidding) to have it here if they like. Hehehe.

^^but Mayor Tom is Mayor Tom...and there should be a Mayors discretion before they can held it here:D

be, unsa mn imo ibaws... daliiiiii!

^^ well, i'm on the side of arnold... let me try... walay labot si mayor tom coz the venue for next year's ad congress is MANDAUE CITY, where the CICC is located... o, laban ka?

^^hehe... hain nato si Arnold...:D hehe

really? sa Mandaue City... maayo nuon.

^^ hehe!!!

i'm excited for this AdCongress... Unsa kaha ila himuon nga tv ads for this congress... maybe everything will be about the CICC, the factories and bodegas in Mandaue and of course, their mayor!!! :rock: :rock: :rock:

basig mo ingon si Ouano "I dedicate my face to this years Add Congress"...hehe

^^ you guys aren't even sure yet if it will really be held at Mandaue City.

But i guess to increase the marketability of CICC, they have to build hotels near it.

^^but Mayor Tom is Mayor Tom...and there should be a Mayors discretion before they can held it here:D

be, unsa mn imo ibaws... daliiiiii!

You know bai, you might think that there too many international and national conventions being held here in Cebu, and we might end up saying that it's too much. My answer is a big no, hehe. Reality is, there's only a few so if there's an opportunity we must grab it instead of letting go. :colgate:

If we mean too much, then that should mean that everyday there's an important gathering being held like in other places. :colgate:

^^ at least we now have an alternative to our overused convention center at the Waterfront, so there is still room for more.

Update: TAFT IT Plaza (first phase) is also nearing completion.

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2290/fwalk4bj8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9629/picture394ku5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ hehe!!!

i'm excited for this AdCongress... Unsa kaha ila himuon nga tv ads for this congress... maybe everything will be about the CICC, the factories and bodegas in Mandaue and of course, their mayor!!! :rock: :rock: :rock:


will the Ad Congress be held at the CICC next year? is this true?

^ nah, they are just looking into the scenario if Mandaue City will host the AdCongress.

You know bai, you might think that there too many international and national conventions being held here in Cebu, and we might end up saying that it's too much. My answer is a big no, hehe. Reality is, there's only a few so if there's an opportunity we must grab it instead of letting go. :colgate:

If we mean too much, then that should mean that everyday there's an important gathering being held like in other places. :colgate:



You know sad bai:D That is why I said "Mayor Tom is Mayor Tom", he will die for his decisions... I heard in his interviews months ago about our hosting for the next ad congress, he doesn't want to take other cities' opportunity to host the next ad congress specially CDO and Davao. We have too much conventions if we compare it with other Philippine cities, so why not give them a chance? siya nag ingon ana ha, di ako...hehe. And as what I understand sa iyang gipasabot, we have hosted ad congress for a number of times already, enough for the ad congress, give others the chance and let's move to the next level (the hosting of bigger, challenging gatherings). Yes, I know that there are only a number of coventions that Cebu hosted so far and I'm with you bro, we should grab the opportunity if there is. I only stated the Mayors comments. Sometimes I disagree with his decisions especially the city hall employees' christmas bonuses, coz instead of 5thou approved by the president, he will only distribute 1 sack of rice to every emloyee...saun! while capitol employees receive as much as 20thou as their christmas bonus...

^^

@brodix

There were rumors that Cebu would again bid for its hosting. Just speculations though :dunno:

edit

If Mayor Tom doesn't want the AdCongress, maybe Mayor Teddy does. But then again, if Mandaue City will be able to host it, then Cebu City and Lapu-Lapu City will still benefit because Mandaue has no hotels in its backyard..

^^

There were rumors that Cebu would again bid for its hosting. Just speculations though :dunno:


^^hehe

OT: I hope there will be no signal no. 4 in Cebu before the ASEAN summit coz Michael Paduas (webmaster of typhoon2000 website) prediction of 2 more supertyphoons before the year end is becoming true...Here's Supertyphoon Paeng, there is still one that we should expect... where? Let's all cross our fingers coz this year we are being crazed by strong typhoons.

nold...:D

^^

OT:

bai where do you get that smiley> wala man gud ana sa smiley list so ang akong gamit nalang kay colgate, here it is ---> :colgate:


Anyway, construction of Tower Palace is now in full swing! Also, the BO's across CDH, which is currently undergoing expansion, is now nearing completion (from a one storey structure, it is now 2 stories, hehe). Hahahaha, it will then be swarmed with medical students who will just make a single order but stay there for more than 8 hours (this is what I always do).

so tower palace will have two towers right?

OT
colon : ra bai og capital D

Update: TAFT IT Plaza (first phase) is also nearing completion.

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9629/picture394ku5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Is this new island on Ouano Avenue?

^^

Taft IT Plaza is actually right at the back of the CICC bai..

^^

OT:

bai where do you get that smiley> wala man gud ana sa smiley list so ang akong gamit nalang kay colgate, here it is ---> :colgate:


Anyway, construction of Tower Palace is now in full swing! Also, the BO's across CDH, which is currently undergoing expansion, is now nearing completion (from a one storey structure, it is now 2 stories, hehe). Hahahaha, it will then be swarmed with medical students who will just make a single order but stay there for more than 8 hours (this is what I always do).

hehe.. some of my classmates, including me, hang out in KFC coz it's really not that expensive compared to BO's., in some occasions, during lunch, we would order a P33 steak and stay there for at least 5 or 6 hours spending long moments of tabi2x just about anything..

para hindi ma-OT,. i hope that Tower Palace suddenly decides to build 7 towers that would swarm CBP., coz i'm sure there are lots of peepz out there wanting to buy high-end condos.., hehe,. i just heard BTW the radio commercial of the Tower Palace a while ago (i'm not sure if this is new). they're really selling! :D

^^

Taft IT Plaza is actually right at the back of the CICC bai..

In between CICC block and Immaculada Conception right?

http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=10327549&x=123935292&z=18&l=0&m=a

^^ yep yep that's the one

Immaculada? asa diay nang Immaculada duol sa CICC bai?

^^ look at the map bai. CIC has a branch in Mandaue also.

^^ah ok...so maybe somewhere around CICC although I have no idea which building...

Congrats to DAVAO on their BANNER today. :)

Two 5-star hotels mull major renovations
By Marianne V. Go
The Philippine Star 10/30/2006

A Philippine tourism boom is being anticipated with two more five-star hotels planning to undertake major renovations.

The Shangri-La Mactan Island Resort and Spa and the Dusit Hotel Nikko are following the lead of Manila Peninsula in applying for incentives with the Board of Investments (BOI) for their planned expansion.

The Shangri-La Mactan is allotting P335.565 million for the modernization of its 188 rooms. Shangri-La Mactan is located at Punta Engano Road, Mactan Island, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. Its modernization project involves the upgrading of structures and amenities of the whole ocean wing guestrooms.

Philippine Hoteliers, Inc., which owns the Dusit Hotel Nikko, is spending P520 million for the modernization of its 520 room facility.

Philippine Hoteliers is a member of the Thailand-based Dusit hotels and resorts chain.

The luxurious Manila Peninsula, which had been the first to apply with the BOI, is undertaking a P508.63 million renovation/modernization program that will involve its 249-room Makati tower, its lobby and upper lobby, as well as its main Rigodon ballroom and private function rooms on the ground floor.

Shangri-La Mactan’s modernization would entail the renovation and complete refurbishing of the rooms, ballroom, lobby/lounge and restaurant. New furniture and fixtures, carpet, lighting, kitchen equipment, etc. would be installed.

Its 188 rooms are comprised of 120 deluxe rooms, 12 lanai rooms; 40 ocean club rooms, 15 panorama suites and one presidential suite.

The modernization, however, will not result in an increase in capacity and no additional employment is expected to be generated.

However, the British Virgin Island-owned hotel and resort projects the payment of P1.206 billion in income taxes to the government over a 10-year period.

Although Shangri-La Mactan will enjoy P60.560 million in income tax holiday over a three-year period from the registration of its tourism facility project with the BOI, it would still result in a net benefit to the government of P1.145 billion.

Dusit Hotel Nikko, on the other hand, intends to renovate all of its 520 rooms, all its banquet facilities and restaurants, maintenance and engineering systems and construction of a new spa.

Manila Peninsula’s current renovation will be its fourth renovation/modernization project.

Manila Peninsula is located at the prime corner of Ayala and Makati Avenue and facing its rival the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. BOI registration will entitle Shangri-La Mactan and Dusit Hotel Nikko to enjoy income tax holiday as well as duty-free importation of capital equipment.

The BOI approved the Shangri-La Mactan, Dusit Hotel Nikko and Manila Peninsula renovation/modernization projects as such activity is a preferred activity under the 2006 Investments Priorities Plan involving tourism and tourism accommodation facilities.

Likewise, the amounts involved exceed the minimum project cost for hotel modernization allowed by the IPP of only P100 million. The three hotel renovation/modernization projects were approved on a pioneer status due to the magnitude of their investments.

http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200610300705.htm

^^

ummm, I think the major renovations on the Mactan Shangri-La are already finished, hehehe..

hehe.. some of my classmates, including me, hang out in KFC coz it's really not that expensive compared to BO's., in some occasions, during lunch, we would order a P33 steak and stay there for at least 5 or 6 hours spending long moments of tabi2x just about anything..

para hindi ma-OT,. i hope that Tower Palace suddenly decides to build 7 towers that would swarm CBP., coz i'm sure there are lots of peepz out there wanting to buy high-end condos.., hehe,. i just heard BTW the radio commercial of the Tower Palace a while ago (i'm not sure if this is new). they're really selling! :D


There's a P33 steak at BO's? That's a bit cheap already. I used to study sa BO's but I found a cheaper study center sa CocoMall, the one above BizDepot. Naa pa ba Manang's sa CebuDoc? I used to spend around P25 for lunch, and that was around 2003. Hehe.



Anyway, para hindi ma OT, construction of LEXMARK and Tower Palace are all in full swing. I passed by a while ago and I saw heavy equipments digging for the foundation (Tower Palace). At Lexmark on the other hand, a bunkhouse is currently being built.

Also, Ayala's expansion building has taken form. From the look of it, I think it's going to be a bit smaller than the Entertainment Center but more or less the same since multi-level man sad siya.

I was also able to peep inside because one of the gates was opened and I guess the one being constructed now will be the expansion building, no more no less. The rest of the spaces within the fenced area are being occupied by heavy equipments. The structure also has a basement/lower ground floor.

Yeah, some parts of the Basement 2 parking area are closed to make way for the expansion of the basement parking area.

^^ will Rustan's occupy the basement also?

^^

Maybe pareha ug style sa Metro Gaisano bai.. They will occupy some of the levels above ground and also of the basement?

My question is if the annex building of Ayala occupy the whole fenced area? If not, it would be too small for a Rustan's Supermarket (now managed by the Shopwise affiliate)

^^ from the looks of it, mura'g mao ra jud to ang gidak-on sa expansion.

oi pag english sad mo oi hehe

nice updates on the Taft IT Park! i thought i read somewhere someone's saying they did external paintjobs on the supposed Uniwide mall. any photos of it mga bro? :D

^ yeah they did bai. some of the roof is now light blue.

oi pag english sad mo oi hehe


Correct, there are plans to have a forum in the main page dedicated to links of local projects subforums of each countries and how are our foreign guests going to understand what we are talking about. Nevertheless, they'll be discouraged and lose interest on our projects. :ohno:

^^

Ey Resty!

Yup they did some facelifting on the old Uniwide Building.

Actually the old uniwide building houses the dozens of patrol cars for the summit, if I'm not mistaken. Hehe. :D

My question is if the annex building of Ayala occupy the whole fenced area? If not, it would be too small for a Rustan's Supermarket (now managed by the Shopwise affiliate)

As what I've seen a while ago bai when they opened up one of the fence's gates, the one being constructed now is the annex building, no more no less.

I've tried to analyze it too, if the annex building would occupy the "entire" fenced lot, there would be no room for the heavy equipments, the materials, the bunkhouse, etc.. If the building has to occupy the entire fenced lot, I guess they would have to close the Jeepney terminal so that they can have some space for their equipments, hehe.

But who knows, maybe they will still build something there like an outdoor strip perhaps because for sure, they would be putting up another entrance in that area. :dunno:


Anyway, try to notice that part of the building facing Marriot, it's kind of "curved". Murag naa pod siya'y style, hehehe..

Hmm, but I don't think Rustans Supermarket would be that small unless they're occupying 2 levels connected by walkalators

@sinj, mark, arnold: oh cool! thanks!

regarding the ayala mall expansion, prolly they're still digging for the basement expansion or some sort... that could explain why there's no vertical structure yet. anyway, can't wait for the new ayala mall.

^^ actually bro they are now starting with the second floor, hence its ''smallness'' is now very clear :D

^^really! nice.. pics please! :D or i think it's better to take photos of it when the structure is well-defined na. anyway, any updates on the SM Mall annex? i can imagine strolling with a "Mall of Asia ambience" in Cebu. :okay:

^^

Not just second level Mark, I think naa naman cguro sa ika third or fourth na ba tu, ehehehe.. Basta it will go all the way to the level of the cinemas, judging from how it looked..


It's actually a bit wide and looks quite big if you view it from the Jeepney terminal.. If you view it from City Sports Club, it looks very, very small. It even reminds me of UnionBank. Hehehehe..

Rectangle man gud iyang shape.. pero gamay japun siya, hehe.

CEBU Rover (10.29.06)

PROJECTS ON THE RISE

Ayala Center Cebu Megastructure
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Cebu Towers
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What's this again?
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CDU
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SM City Cebu Expansion
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Sykes
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::.::: PHOTOS BY Sinjin ::.::

There's a P33 steak at BO's? That's a bit cheap already. I used to study sa BO's but I found a cheaper study center sa CocoMall, the one above BizDepot. Naa pa ba Manang's sa CebuDoc? I used to spend around P25 for lunch, and that was around 2003. Hehe.

the P33 steak is at KFC, not at BO's, hehe.. i'm not sure though about the Manang's., where's it BTW?:)

para di maOT: wow, the new CDU bldg is nearing it's completion already. i'm looking forward to a more appropriate environment next year.. :D

^^ maayu mo bai silingan na unya mo sa CICC, pwede na mo cge ug tan-aw. hehehe

@Sinjin

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3383/p1020291go5.jpg

aluminum cladding ni ang exteriors Sinjin? the one that looks yellow bitaw..


@Dabert

Manang's is located at FoodStreet. We call it foodstreet before. The one beside CDU main building, kanang arcade nga naay mga food shops/stalls, hhehehe..

@Markiiboi

Dili CICC bai, kundi BoardWalk mall! hehehe, bag-ong istambayan.. hala, hala...

moved

Correct, there are plans to have a forum in the main page dedicated to links of local projects subforums of each countries and how are our foreign guests going to understand what we are talking about. Nevertheless, they'll be discouraged and lose interest on our projects. :ohno:

just for this comment^^
Just a correction! Foreign guests do not lose interest on our projects just because we are speaking our own language. Our language doesn't pull us down but instead raises us up.

^^


Notice this area of Ayala Center that looks like a box.

This is where the expansion building is being built. It will also be attached to this part.

The expansion building is rectangular in shape, thus if you view it from the jeepney terminal, it would look a bit wide but if you view it from City Sports Club, it would look very small/slim.

At first, we thought that the expansion building would cover the entire area where there are protruding beams.



http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/ayala_expansion02.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/ayala_expansion01.jpg

^ Anyway, I'm sorry if I may have used the wrong word. But what I am trying to imply is that it would really be better and appreciated if everyone speaks English as it is the widest used internet language. :)

Back to topic. About the Ayala Expansion, perhaps it will be done in phases. As the articles we read said, the whole process of expansion and renovation will be done on 2008

^^

Obviously, with the presence of those beams in the other parts of the existing building, the expansion (based on the Masterplan) would really cover the entire area of the south surface parking area (mao ba na siya? hehehe).

I remember that article posted long before wherein Rene Almendras said that they won't go beyond what the market can sustain.

So for sure, for now, kana lang sa nga building and perhaps as the population grows bigger and as the income also rises, more buildings and malls would be constructed and perhaps they can build a "megastructure" in that area there.. Who knows, naa diay Ayala Mall sa SRP in the future, hehe. :D

^^

Obviously, with the presence of the other beams, the expansion (based on the Masterplan) would really cover the entire area of the south surface parking area (mao ba na siya? hehehe).

I remember that article posted long before wherein Rene Almendras said that they won't go beyond what the market can sustain.

So for sure, for now, kana lang sa nga building and perhaps as the population grows bigger and as the income also rises, more buildings and malls would be constructed and perhaps they can build a "megastructure" in that area there.. Who knows, naa diay Ayala Mall sa SRP in the future, hehe. :D

Let's just trust Ayala, their masterplanning never fails

Market!Market! ? :lol: But Tomas is against to putting up a mall in SRP right?

Let's just trust Ayala, their masterplanning never fails

Market!Market! ? :lol: But Tomas is against to putting up a mall in SRP right?


Yeah Tomas is against it but we'll never know especially if that area there will succeed in becoming an economic center with all those BPOs and export oriented factories being built.

Also, Tommy wouldn't be mayor forever, hehehehe. :D



Yeah Ayala never fails in their masterplans even if it would take decades to realize such. That's what I like in them. This was the reason why I got excited over those speculations being run on a newspaper article about the AYALAs being picked to managed the SRP, pero I think wala nadayon. Speculations lang sad, hehe.

^ what if the mayor after Tom will close SRP? :D

^ what if the mayor after Tom will close SRP? :D


Hahaha, that would be suicidal bai. If he does it, then I guess he risks having Cebu blacklisted by the Japanese who gave the loan.

This I guess is one of the reasons why the city is very much careful in developing the SRP.. I think there were conditions being set when the loan was granted to the city. (e.g conditions like the city must fully implement the masterplan of the SRP, etc..etc..)

^ what if the mayor after Tom will close SRP? :D

Not even the president of the country can close SRP once it's opened for business or when economic activity there starts. Imagine if PGMA will close Ayala business district in Makati. :ohno:

Vismin GV Hotel Inc. Plans 45-storey apartel

“The opportunity in Cebu is big. Although we cannot say that we will be successful just yet but experience will teach us to become better,” said Vismin GV Hotel Inc. (Vismin-GVHI) owner Flor Villegas.

Vismin GVHI launched on Oct. 20 the GV Tower Hotel, which is located in downtown Cebu City.

Villegas also revealed that the company plans to construct a 45-story apartel on a 1,500-square meter property in Basak, Mam-baling, Cebu City.

The apartel, which is expected to be completed in 2008, will house 39 units and will cater mainly to foreigners and overseas Filipino workers, she said.

Read More (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/11/01/bus/firm.opens.budget.hotel.in.downtown.cebu.html)

Sun.Star
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
CDHI eyes lots in Naga for retirement village

TO TAKE advantage of Cebu’s potential to attract the medical tourism market, Cebu Doctors’ Hospital Inc. (CDHI) plans to establish a retirement village in southern Cebu.

CDHI president Poten-ciano Larrazabal Jr. said the company is negotiating with lot owners in Naga, Cebu to be able to establish a retirement village there.

“With the growing aging population, I can see that the Philippines, particularly Cebu, has bright prospects to cater to these medical retirees who are in need of good healthcare facilities and services,” said Larrazabal.

In an interview with Sun.Star Cebu, Larrazabal said the retirement village will be completed within the next five years.

He said CDHI may utilize a portion of the one-hectare lot in Naga where the 250-bed Cebu Doctors’ South General Hospital sits for the retirement village or acquire other properties nearby.

“We are currently in the negotiation stage. We want to be ready as the opportunity arises,” he said.

Larrazabal said there are plans to construct a “mini mall” within the vicinity of the retirement village.

He did not disclose other details about the project but said CDHI is not entertaining the possibility of partnering with another entity.

Larrazabal is optimistic that in the near future the healthcare sector will be among the province’s booming industries, along with property development, and information and communications technology.

“I believe Cebu will offer the best retirement facilities compared to Manila since we have (a more stable) peace and order situation, better airport facilities, good telecommunications,” he said, adding that many Cebuanos are also proficient in English.

In the last few years, CDHI has invested in building and improving its network of hospitals in the province, including Cebu Doctors’ Hospital, North General Hospital in Talamban (Cebu City) and South General Hospital.

CDHI also plans to relocate the Cebu Doctors’ University to the Cebu City north reclamation area.

Larrazabal said that as early as January next year, some classes would be held at the new location, although formal launching of the university is set in April 2007 yet. (MMM) (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/11/01/bus/cdhi.eyes.lots.in.naga.for.retirement.village.html)

^^

wahhhh, Larrazabal is really a visionary and pretty rich too, obviously.. I envy this guy from Ormoc City who found Cebu as his second home.

Jimbu, kanang 45-storey apartel, is that a condominium? Or what's the difference between an apartel and a condo? Hehe. Anyway, is it really 45-stories? How come there's only 39 units, hehehe.. Maybe 4-5 stories siya. Hehe..

^^maybe it was a typo...for a 45-storey building to be complete by 2008, there should have been signs of construction in the area as early as last year...

it would be nice though if it was indeed 45-storeys tall...and at mambaling to boot...if this was true, i'm way excited, pardo is just right beside mambaling...consider all the oppurtunities...lol

^^ maybe they will construct the building all in steel and glass. Hey the Empire State Building was built just in a short time also.

^^

wahhhh, Larrazabal is really a visionary and pretty rich too, obviously.. I envy this guy from Ormoc City who found Cebu as his second home.

Jimbu, kanang 45-storey apartel, is that a condominium? Or what's the difference between an apartel and a condo? Hehe. Anyway, is it really 45-stories? How come there's only 39 units, hehehe.. Maybe 4-5 stories siya. Hehe..

Something's really wrong with this news item. Right, maybe it's a 4-5 stories but it could be 390 units too :lol

Apartel I think is a short combination of Apartment and a Hotel. It's like Condotel for Condominium and Hotel. :)

^^ only these people from GV Hotel know the truth. Who knows, it's actually 45 storeys and they're gonna be painting this building worse than its downtown counterpart. :lol:

MallRover

So this morning, I was roving some Gaisano Stores. I was really shocked when I first entered Gaisano Mactan after a few months. It has been fully renovated inside. It looks like an SM mall now. And there are a lot of new tenants (Goldilocks and Red Ribbon to name a few). The renovation of the supermarket is almost done. The facade has also been improved.

Then, we went to White Gold, the whole White Gold Club is also undergoing renovation

:applause:

^^ maybe they will construct the building all in steel and glass. Hey the Empire State Building was built just in a short time also.


18 months to be exact and that was in 1931.

that apartel IMO is a 45 story highrise coz they have already built a highrise in downtown.

^^ and build they will.

^^ only these people from GV Hotel know the truth. Who knows, it's actually 45 storeys and they're gonna be painting this building worse than its downtown counterpart. :lol:


haha true, i wonder who gets to decide the color, basin ang owner or posible ang kabit/s........either way i hope they choose well coz at 45-storeys in the middle of mambaling, its gonna be hard to ignore

GOOD NEWS for Sinjin, hahaha..

The annex building being constructed at the south surface parking area of Ayala is just a Rustans Building.

There's a stage being set-up now at the Lagoon and one of the workers said that it's for the groundbreaking (I think today or tomorrow) of the Ayala Mall expansion which will be constructed at the Lagoon Area.

I guess this is what the P1 billion is for.

No more lagoon, no more trees, no more park. :bash: :bash: :bash:

haha true, i wonder who gets to decide the color, basin ang owner or posible ang kabit/s........either way i hope they choose well coz at 45-storeys in the middle of mambaling, its gonna be hard to ignore

I know that this is just said in jest, but saying in public that the owner may have a kabit borders on slander. What do you think?

The Manila Times- Business Section

Thursday, November 2, 2006


Philippine Estates to build two malls


PHILIPPINE Estates Corp. (PEC) is set to develop two malls in the Visayas region next year.

Elvira Ting, PEC president, told reporters that the company will continue with the development of its residential projects in Cebu and Iloilo by including commercial centers in these projects.

“Definitely, next year, we will go ahead with these projects,” she said.

Among the publicly-listed company’s projects are the Pearl of Orient Tower along Roxas Boulevard, Plastic City Industrial Park and Pacific Grand Residences in Valenzuela City, Pacific Grand Villas in Lapu Lapu City, and the Chateaux Geneva and Coastal Villas in Iloilo.

Ting earlier said the company is willing to spend as much as P200 million to buy more land, adding that it plans to put up five projects within the year.

--Cheryl M. Arcibal

^^


A strip mall is being constructed across Mango Square Mall (Gen.Maxilom Avenue side) at the former site of Mister Donuts. The architect is Cañizares.

Could that be it?

I know that this is just said in jest, but saying in public that the owner may have a kabit borders on slander. What do you think?

geez lighten up bud

^^hala ka...hehehehe...i really thought na ikaw ang nag-take sa pic...

Friday, November 03, 2006
Cebu convention center to cost P800 million

CEBU CITY -- Vice Governor Gregorio Sanchez Jr. on Thursday put the cost of the completion of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) at P800 million and not just his earlier estimate of P650 million.

But Capitol consultant Pablo John Garcia said the CICC's completion for the use of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit this December will be within the budget of P450 million.

The amount that the vice governor may have meant, Garcia said, is for the completion of the CICC as a multi-event facility that will have an international sports arena and other amenities.

But to expand the functions of the CICC after the summit, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia is thinking of a scheme where the private sector will finish it so the Capitol will no longer have to shell out money.

As of now, Pablo John said, there is no notice yet from the Provincial Engineering Office or the monitoring office of the CICC for a request for supplemental budget.

Had there been any, he said the governor would have submitted a proposal to the Cebu Provincial Board by now.

But if there will be a proposal, Pablo John said the governor will be the first person to look into the estimate as she has repeatedly stated that P450 million is the limit.

"The contractors can bear me out here, that the governor has been trying to cut cost at every turn of the construction stage. The contractors can really say that the governor has been penny-pinching even with inflation," said Pablo John.

"Let's just wait for the governor to arrive from China and make her own inquiry on the status before the public should make any conclusion as to the cost," he added.

PB members, meanwhile, maintain their support for the completion of the CICC and will wait for the submission of the supplemental budget, if any, before commenting on whether they will approve.

PB Member Antonio Almirante Jr. said they will discuss it thoroughly. "If we feel that the expenses are really necessary, justified and reasonable, why not?"

He said he heard talks from his friends that contractors are making "sacrifices" by spending their own money.

Board Member Jose Ma. Gastardo said it will look disastrous if the CICC will not be completed because of their refusal to pass a supplemental allocation, but stressed that he will be asking that the PB and the public be informed of how the money was spent.

"I don't think there's anything hidden, but it's better that we be informed because we are all accountable for the people's money. I will be supportive if it is necessary, but we should be transparent," said Gastardo.

Board Member Mondigo, for his part, also wants the CICC to be finished but will wait until a supplemental budget is proposed so he could see the items.

The Capitol has so far allocated P450 million for the CICC.

If the total cost will rise to P650 million or P800 million as Sanchez projects, and will need another budget approval, PB Member Victor Maambong said he may have difficulty defending it.

"I am entertaining doubts if I can steer it. The vice governor and I will have lots of studying and preparations to do. We will have lots of questions to anticipate, we will have a big headache. I have to be convinced first," he said.

Maambong heads the committee on appropriations, while Sanchez heads the committee on infrastructure.

Like his colleagues, Maambong would want an accounting of where the previous allocations went to.

What they will have to determine, he said, is whether the increase in cost was due to economic or engineering factors.

However, Maambong and Sanchez both said that as early as now there are already plenty of proposed bookings for the CICC. (JPM of Sun.Star Cebu) (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2006/11/03/cebu.convention.center.to.cost.p800.million.html)

^^i dnt get it, asa man nla ibutang ang international arena, beside it? pero isnt the perimeter sa CICC kay dalan naman

^^

Yeah, very confusing. And it wouldn't also look nice for a convention center to be converted into a sports arena.

^^ ako sad, confused na! cguro mag butang cla ug bridge padung sa atbang... then didto na ang sports arena???

^ Hmm, this is mind boggling, let's just wait and see

^^

Yeah, very confusing. And it wouldn't also look nice for a convention center to be converted into a sports arena.

They should build another building for sports arena. Rebuilding it or converting to a multi puropose center is costly. It seems that they really want to build a megadome. Thats good. :cheers:

i thought naay plano for a sports arena sa SRP? hehe guess we can have two

^^ maybe that was when Mayor Tom offered a lot at SRP where the megadome could be built, but since it will still be built at NRA, then basin wala na jud sports arena sa SRP.

^^i dnt get it, asa man nla ibutang ang international arena, beside it? pero isnt the perimeter sa CICC kay dalan naman

the parking area...

^ Huh? So where will they have the vehicles parked by then?

MEGAWEALTH Development Corporation, an Ecozone Information Technology (IT) facility enterprise has signed with PEZA to CONSTRUCT an IT Center in Asiatown IT Park.

got this from today's issue of Philippine Star. I hope this is fresh news or you guys know about this already?

UPDATE: Cebu Pioneer House, one more floor to go before topping off.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1170/image546cj0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/6751/image545et8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^Poineer house from Ayala Center... looks massive

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/poineer.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/poineer2.jpg

ACT (Asian College of Technology) cons. update.

currently on its 8th floor of 12.
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Crown Regency as of Nov 15...

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http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/creg2.jpg

^^ what about the ayala expansion bai? and the new strip mall across Mango Square?

Great job on the photo updates, Slerz!

The new strip mall rendering infront of Mango Square mall, Mango ave.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/newmall.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/newmall1.jpg



Ayala Lagoon re-development launching banner beside Cafe Laguna... Nov 5
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Ayala Center Cebu expansion... the Rustans building.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/ayalalag2.jpg

...medyo lapad man diay ni nga building, i thought nipis ra ni nga building

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/act1.jpg

... good job @slerz !!! bai, someone posted here nga na-a na kuno'y rendering ang Ciudad Mall in Banilad ...i hope ma-post diri ang photo

....mga bai, unsa na'y status sa construction sa 15-storey IT Building sa CBP og sa Lexmark....na-a ba'y photo update ani?

^^wala ko ka visit didto bai ang lexmark og aang IT building kay naabot dayon si Mark....hehe.

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CEBU DOCTORS as of Nov 5

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/CebuDoctors1.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/CebuDoctors2.jpg

^^wala ko ka visit didto bai ang lexmark og aang IT building kay naabot dayon si Mark....hehe.

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CEBU DOCTORS as of Nov 5

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/CebuDoctors1.jpg



The shining moment! :applause:

Cebu Boardwalk Mall update as of Nov 5

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/bw1.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/bw2.jpg

Notice those huge extruding posts from the ground? Those huge posts are for the main stucture...
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/bw3.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/bw4.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/bw5.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/bw6.jpg

^ slowly but surely.

^^ wow.. ceboom is really growing stronger.., i hope it would be much much better than the ceboom before the asian crisis. :)

wowowee!

Sun.Star
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Korean-owned condo to open Cebu to more foreign investments

THE completion of a residential condominium in Cebu Business Park (CBP) is a “welcome move” to boost foreign investments in the country, an official of Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) said.

“On behalf of CHI, I am very pleased to see the progress of our newest locator’s latest project,” CHI chief operating officer Francis Monera said in a statement.

Monera said the growth of property development projects in Cebu is a “clear indication” of the confidence that the foreign investors have on the local economy.

Prime lot

Fastem Housing and Development Inc. (FHDI) has already begun the construction of the P1.4 billion Tower Palace Residential Condominium, a 3,000 square-meter prime lot at the CBP.

Monera said the Tower Palace is a “good investment” since it is strategically located “at the heart” of CBP, and because of the contemporary furnishings and fixtures, and recreational facilities found within its vicinity.

Progress

“I am going to plan and invest accordingly because I believe this country will progress very far and I also believe Cebu will remain a very exciting place to be,” said Sun Kyu Baek, president of Fastem Group of Companies, in a statement furnished to Sun.Star Cebu.

Baek said Fastem’s decision to pour in investments in the region depended on factors that ranged from the stability of the economy, political climate in the region and availability of competent human resources.

Baek is optimistic that future investments will continue to pour in.

“Based on current trends and with what I see now, I’m very much open to the idea,” he said.

Completion

Tower Palace is a few meters away from the shopping center, recreational facilities, business districts, restaurants, hotels, coffee shops, schools, hospitals, churches, and some 15 kilometers away from the airport.

The 20-storey residential and condominium tower is set for completion on September 2008.

The tower will have 200 condo units, ranging from single bedrooms, two-bedroom, three-bedroom units and a penthouse, and various facilities, such as function rooms, a basement parking that can accommodate 226 cars, spa, fitness gym, day care station and a business center. (MMM)

^^ hehe.. it's seems that the construction is a bit slow. it's as slow as the construction of the crown regency. maybe they'll be using the traditional cement curing(?). but anyway, in 2008, there'll be more buildings and infrastructures by then.

^^wala ko ka visit didto bai ang lexmark og aang IT building kay naabot dayon si Mark....hehe.

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CEBU DOCTORS as of Nov 5

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/CebuDoctors1.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/CebuDoctors2.jpg

weee. i'd say this structure is 90% complete (interiors and exteriors). i hope we'll be transferred there as soon as possible. i read a news article before that some classes will be transferred there as early as january next year. but the formal opening will be done on april. mmh, boardwalk mall,, better hurry. hehe. :)

weee. i'd say this structure is 90% complete (interiors and exteriors). i hope we'll be transferred there as soon as possible. i read a news article before that some classes will be transferred there as early as january next year. but the formal opening will be done on april. mmh, boardwalk mall,, better hurry. hehe. :)

Yeah, our pintor who will be working for the CDU Campus that is currently u/c said that the building will be 100% done inside-out on March 2007

^^ hehe.. it's seems that the construction is a bit slow. it's as slow as the construction of the crown regency. maybe they'll be using the traditional cement curing(?). but anyway, in 2008, there'll be more buildings and infrastructures by then.

Don't worry, since they will be doing it the Fastem way, expect the construction to drastically speed up soon

Ayala Expansion....
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020356.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020347.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020346.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020358.jpg

^^ hehe.. it's seems that the construction is a bit slow. it's as slow as the construction of the crown regency. maybe they'll be using the traditional cement curing(?). but anyway, in 2008, there'll be more buildings and infrastructures by then.

...actually, it's not because what makes it slow is the "digging" part ...as you may have read the press release a month ago, this condo will have a multi-level underground parking ...if my memory serves me right, it's about 4 to 5 underground level ...so, the building will not really look like a 20-storey but it will be 14 to 15-storey discounting the multi-level underground parking

^^

It's still 20-storeys bro excluding the basement level. I've tried counting the number of floors in their scale-model.

I think the number of basement floors is not included in the floor count but I'm not sure.


I think even the 38-storeys Crown Regency also has a basement.

^^yup, 20 storeys excluding the basement. I've also counted the floors of their scale model.

Ayala Expansion....
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020356.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020347.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020346.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020358.jpg

^^does the ayala expansion have the same concept with that of greenbelt? just asking!!!

http://www.pbase.com/arbil/image/52919319

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^^does the ayala expansion have the same concept with that of greenbelt? just asking!!!

http://www.pbase.com/arbil/image/52919319

Better than Greenbelt perhaps... :lol:

Yeah, just look at that, I think it's an improved Greenbelt with a Cebuano flavour

^^really @mike? give me some facts to prove it!!!! :D...

I won't disclose facts, I might be sued for violating our agreement... :D

^^

It's still 20-storeys bro excluding the basement level. I've tried counting the number of floors in their scale-model.

I think the number of basement floors is not included in the floor count but I'm not sure.


I think even the 38-storeys Crown Regency also has a basement.

... ok, i see! pero, i tried to count sa photo sa ilang official website, 17-storey ra gyud...hehehheeh...but anyway, 20 or less is still good for Cebu skyline and a good sign for Cebu's economy

I won't disclose facts, I might be sued for violating our agreement... :D


owwwsssss ! (joke....hehhehe)

owwwsssss ! (joke....hehhehe)

Yeah, if you're not aware, I've already invited the pioneers in the malling and retail business (SM, Ayala, Metro Gaisano, Robinsons, etc.) to send official representatives to SSC. ;)

... ok, i see! pero, i tried to count sa photo sa ilang official website, 17-storey ra gyud...hehehheeh...but anyway, 20 or less is still good for Cebu skyline and a good sign for Cebu's economy

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1851/towerpalace88da9wf.jpg

Cebu Tower Palace (http://www.cebutowerpalace.com.ph/), the newest “State of Art” 19 storey residential condominium, located at Cebu Business Park with 200 high-end condominium units fully furnished with stylish and modern interior designs.

Tower Palace Floor Plan... (http://www.cebutowerpalace.com.ph/floorplan.html)

These photos were taken on Oct. 30th 2006 and show the progress of Citylights Tower 3. It won't be long before this starts to affect the skyline of Cebu.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/jdglencross/Citylights/Citylights-1.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/jdglencross/Citylights/Citylights-2.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/jdglencross/Citylights/Citylights3.jpg

Perhaps you know someone who lives in Tower 2 that would be willing to aim a webcam at the construction site so that I could keep a little more up to date. :)

^ wui thanks for the update bai.

^^

Thanks for the updates Two Alpha.

Are you based here in Cebu? Please do continue to post more updates. ciao. :wave:

Welcome Two Alpha to SkyscraperCity Philippines! :wave: We hope you continue to post and contribute more :D Enjoy your stay ;)

^ yeah, Two Alpha is our only Citylights insider :D

^thanks sa update two alpha... welcome dri sa SSC...:)

at last, na-a na gyud naka update sa citylights... i've read the construction on 4th tower will start in January next year..

is citylights the one near marco polo hotel?

We don't live in Cebu....yet, my wife is originally from Cebu so we visit as often as we can, we were just there in December/January. I will be sure to post any new information as soon as I can.

fantastic updates u got in there guys! u people make my SSC online visit worthwhile. :cool: everyone and everything's fast in cebu. :D

^

all hail the King of SSC-Cebu :lol:

at your service master :bow:

These photos were taken on Oct. 30th 2006 and show the progress of Citylights Tower 3. It won't be long before this starts to affect the skyline of Cebu.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/jdglencross/Citylights/Citylights-1.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/jdglencross/Citylights/Citylights-2.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/jdglencross/Citylights/Citylights3.jpg

Perhaps you know someone who lives in Tower 2 that would be willing to aim a webcam at the construction site so that I could keep a little more up to date. :)

^^How tall is this?

^ Towers 3 and 4 will have 20 floors each.

I've notice lately... People of SSC are coming back again??!?!?

that's what you call the return of the comeback bai. hehehe.

^^hapit naman ang takdol man :lol:


The foreign inspectors didn't go inside CICC... I think they just wan't to see of the structure really exists...:D

The foreign inspectors didn't go inside CICC... I think they just wan't to see of the structure really exists...:D

Yeah and if you saw the video on TVPCV, the foreign inspectors were smiling while looking at the surroundings...

^^ actually only 2 reps from each country were allowed into the plenary hall, media center, and the mock country room so as not to disrupt the work. Yet, not a single one of them expressed doubt if the center will be completed on time, but they in fact congratulated Gwen for coming up with the facility in just a few months.

contruction of the cebu towers IT plaza, ambot ug correct ba nang name, pic taken this morning lang gyud.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/cebu/construction.jpg

Mall to turn lagoon into P800M ‘leisure oasis’

Cebu Daily News
Last updated 11:38am (Mla time) 11/08/2006

By December next year, the lagoon of Ayala Center Cebu will be fully transformed into a new “leisure oasis” with al fresco dining, covered walkways, outdoor escalators and more choices.

Instead of just adding more shops and floor area to the upscale mall, Ayala developers are positioning the new area as a new “lifestyle destination.”

The plans were unveiled Monday night in the lagoon, where fire-breathing dancers and the beat of drums provided a vivid contrast to a stage flanked by outdoor waterfalls and bamboo.

Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) is investing P800 million in the project with construction starting this January 2007.

“The consumer is constantly evolving at a head-spinning pace,” Rene Almendras, CHI president, said in his remarks. “And our challenge was to be always relevant and be able to adapt to these changes; to be able to innovate and therefore be a market leader.”

He said Ayala acknowledges the growing cosmopolitan lifestyle in Cebu and aims to lead the market by showing “this is the way to go.”

CHI will add about 8,000 square meters of leasable area. A four-story building will accommodate around 50 shops and restaurants.

The first level will have chef-based and popular restaurants with alfresco dining areas. The second level will have trendy shops and lifestyle outlets. The third and fourth levels will be the new “night out” center for bars and entertainment clubs.

All these changes will be “seamlessly connected to the mall” by covered walkways and outdoor escalators. A lotus-shaped outdoor stage will provide another home for shows and performing arts.

For bigger parking, more than 300 new parking slots will provide access to the mall’s existing area with escalators leading to the basement.

“This new destination will bring nature into the whole perspective, and yet it will be very functional,” said Almendras, who called the lagoon design “an architectural masterpiece.”

CHI chief operating officer Francis O. Monera led the evening’s toast to Ayala’s latest “gem”. He said planning for the expansion was “along the Ayala tradition of innovative and trailblazing ideas yet uniquely Cebuano as our tribute to Cebu and its people who warmly accepted us from the start.”

Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and Cebu City First Lady Margot Osmeña were special guests at the launching.

Ayala Center Cebu, owned and operated by CHI, first opened in November 1994.

Yeah and if you saw the video on TVPCV, the foreign inspectors were smiling while looking at the surroundings...

They should be expected to smile on occasions like that. They are diplomats after all; they will never offend the host. Their hardball analyses will come later.

^^ang wa ni smile ron kay si Sonny og ang mga critics from Manila...hehe.
"Ayay nahuman gyud ang CICC dah! Pi*ting Ya*a"...:D

murag naglingo lingo sad ang mga trabahanti sa CDU... "nahuman gyud diay! gi unsa kaha to nila?" mga bojo :lol:

^^

Any article about that Slerz?

^^

imagination ra na ni slerz bai :lol:

^^wala oi, ako rana huna huna...ehehe

^^naglagot na gyud to si tita sonia...bantay mo, basin kamo ang bugnoon...

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/Image579.jpg

I think the news article of the proposed buildings/mall at NRA is this one....
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RLC to offer sites for BPO facilities
By JAMES A. LOYOLA
Robinsons Land Corp. Website (http://www.robinsonsland.com/newsN1.php)

Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), one of the country’s largest real estate companies, will be making available spaces that are designed for business process outsourcing firms in its shopping mall developments in Manila, Paranaque, Cebu and Davao.

Each location will have facilities of as much as 6,000 to 10,000 square meters for BPOs and call centers which will be appended to the mall area.

RLC is already one of the largest landlord of BPOs and call centers in the Philippines through its various commercial centers.

"We are able to provide the facilities call centers want in five of our shopping centers—Robinsons Place Novaliches in Quezon City, Robinsons Place Cainta, Robinsons Metro Bacolod, Robinsons Place Pioneer and soon in Robinsons Place Lipa in Batangas," said RLC commercial centers division general manager Cornelio Mapa, Jr.

Mapa added that the presence of these call centers and BPOs complements the synergy that Robinsons shopping malls provide.

"Our shopping malls provide recreational value to call center employees who look forward to having some respite after a day at work. Our locations are strategic since we are also very accessible to public transport, making it more easy for these employees to go to their work place and go home even during late hours," said Mapa.

"We notice that call center employees look to the mall as a haven after a long shift. They now have a chance to catch a movie or grab a bite to eat in food establishments found in these malls", he added.

Mapa also noted that BPO companies find ease in recruitment of employees because of the advantages a mall provides.

Of late, large BPOs and call center operators have been on expansion modes; spreading their operations to key provinces.

"RLC has likewise taken its cue from their expansion plans and are ready to accommodate new players in our shopping malls, whether here in Metro Manila or in the provinces," Mapa said adding that interested parties may contact their mall leasing executives.

RLC is operating 18 shopping malls in the country today. Six are strategically located in Metro Manila while the rest are in Northern and Southern Luzon, as well as in West and Central Visayas and in Mindanao.

In recent reports, the Philippines has been found to be one of the leading sites for BPOs, since it is one of the largest English speaking nations in the world.

It also has over 300 software development companies, the biggest segment in the Philippines e-service industry in terms of players.

According to US-based industry experts, the Philippines is in a position to capture over 10 percent market share of the global ITES and BPO outsourcing pie within the next two to three years.

BPO sectors such as shared financial services, transcription and data processing services are emerging markets for the Philippines.

However, the explosive and sustained growth of the contact center industry in the Philippines is expected to overshadow the other sectors.

According to the BPO Association of the Philippines, the work force is expected to grow from 245,000 to 900,000 by 2010 and revenues from $ 3 billion to $ 12 billion.(JAL)

metrobank dwarfed!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1308.jpg http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/cebu/nov1.jpg

I think the news article of the proposed buildings/mall at NRA is this one....
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RLC to offer sites for BPO facilities
By JAMES A. LOYOLA
Robinsons Land Corp. Website (http://www.robinsonsland.com/newsN1.php)

Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), one of the country’s largest real estate companies, will be making available spaces that are designed for business process outsourcing firms in its shopping mall developments in Manila, Paranaque, Cebu and Davao.

Each location will have facilities of as much as 6,000 to 10,000 square meters for BPOs and call centers which will be appended to the mall area.

RLC is already one of the largest landlord of BPOs and call centers in the Philippines through its various commercial centers.


Right bai, the render matches this article. Also, I hope they publish the details of the mall. I'm sure when this is built the redevelopment of the burned White Gold Department Store comes next.

metrobank dwarfed!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1308.jpg http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/cebu/nov1.jpg

mura man ug spot the difference!

my answers:

1. walay nag bike sa first pic
2. sa first pic, wala nagpa gas kay mahal pa ang gas at that time, karon nag roll back na man sa fuel prices...
3. sa second pic, naa nag lakaw na laki, sa first wala.

hehe! wa jud kintahay ko kabantay sa progress sa crown regency tower... :lol:

^^

So Robinsons is going to build another mall in North Recla coupled with some commercial spaces for BPOs?

By the way, Robinsons also has a huge property across Chong Hua Hospital. It's the one currently being used as a parking area. That's a very prime location, I hope they would build something there too. There were even rumors before, when I was still a kid, that a mall would be built there.


.:.

^^ bai arnold, how big is the parking area fronting chong hua? can they use it for a strip-type mall? i think mo hit na sya dha dapit... with all the cafes, spa, etc....

^^

The lot area is very big.

If they would scrimp every nook of it, I think they can build a 7-level (2-level of which would be for parking) mall that would be almost 1/2 the size of SM City Cebu in terms of length.


.:.

^^

The lot area is very big.

If they would scrimp every nook of it, I think they can build a 7-level (2-level of which would be for parking) mall that would be almost 1/2 the size of SM City Cebu in terms of length.


.:.

Yeah, and they should have a long elevated walkway to connect it with the existing Robinsons mall

^^how about underground? you know, build an underground mall right under fuente connecting both robinsons at either end...

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/Image579.jpg

I think the news article of the proposed buildings/mall at NRA is this one....
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RLC to offer sites for BPO facilities
By JAMES A. LOYOLA
Robinsons Land Corp. Website (http://www.robinsonsland.com/newsN1.php)

Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), one of the country’s largest real estate companies, will be making available spaces that are designed for business process outsourcing firms in its shopping mall developments in Manila, Paranaque, Cebu and Davao.

Each location will have facilities of as much as 6,000 to 10,000 square meters for BPOs and call centers which will be appended to the mall area.

RLC is already one of the largest landlord of BPOs and call centers in the Philippines through its various commercial centers.

nice! exciting indeed! from the looks of it, the project would come out most probably like what we currently have in mandaluyong.

Robinsons Cybergate I and II, sitting behind Robinsons Place Pioneer Mall.
http://www.robinsonsproperties.com.ph/images/rcc/top1.jpg
16 storeys and 26 storeys. most if not all offices here are call centers and bpo companies. and they're planning for their third cybergate tower, still for call centers.

Robinsons Cebu rendering looks like it has better and modern-looking facade of those twin towers than Robinsons Cybergate although shorter :D i can imagine all the existing and upcoming call center companies in cebu will hold an office there, and eventually the place will have a 24-hour party scene! cool.. :cool:

^^

The lot area is very big.

If they would scrimp every nook of it, I think they can build a 7-level (2-level of which would be for parking) mall that would be almost 1/2 the size of SM City Cebu in terms of length.


.:.

... that lot is approximately 4.5 hectares (i'm using google earth but i'm not 100% sure....hehhehe!)

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/robinsons-parking-lot.jpg

^^

There's another fenced lot beside Tower Palace. I wonder what they're going to build there.. ummm....

^^ was it a hoax when someone posted here that Tower Palace will be a twin-tower?

^^ its true bai that the Tower Palace will have a twin. the information came from slimer i guess, our CHI insider. hehe

^^ its true bai that the Tower Palace will have a twin. the information came from slimer i guess, our CHI insider. hehe

Is hans_boy from CHI too? I think he is right?

^^ oh yeah, maybe it was hans_boy who said that

^^

There's another fenced lot beside Tower Palace. I wonder what they're going to build there.. ummm....

maybe theyre starting work on the bigfoot tower...

oh my.. how i wish it is.., no doubt the bigfoot tower will definitely stand out from the rest..

^^ oh yeah, maybe they are starting with the basement, or maybe they will build only the basement :lol:

^^

@pirena

It's not the Bigfoot building :lol:

The fenced lot is at the side across the old jeepney terminal. Beside the one where there is a pay parking area (across Metro Gaisano).

^^ so they already removed the old jeepney terminal? that's the Bigfoot lot right?

^^

No, no not the old jeepney terminal. The lot across the old jeepney terminal. The one that would be beside Isuzu showroom?

^^ ah okay. i think thats used as a parking lot for quite some time now, maybe since last January.

i think it was hans_boy who said tower palace has a twin.

i hope we can have a clearer rendering of the new robinsons. they should build more here. taga-cebu bya sila.

^^ i think they're doing it in a slowly-but-surely way. bahala'g hinay basta nindut ang outcome.. we never know what plans they're going to implement in their newly bought superbloc in NRA..

^^ well, like what had been said by Mr. Jonh Gokongwei during USC Founding Anniversary, it's time to pay back to Cebu, the place which molded him as a successfull entrepreneur !!! I'm sure he would not want Cebu to be left behind when it comes to investments. In fact, he named his airlines "CEBU PACIFIC" because he wanted the word "CEBU" to be on everybody's lips...


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excerpt from his speech in U.S.C.:

"After an absence of 62 years, I am back in the school that I love-- where I finished my elementary school and high school. They say that England was built in the playing fields of Eton. I, meanwhile, was molded in the playing fields, classrooms, and chapels of San Carlos"

"While in San Carlos, I never thought I would ever be an entrepreneur. I wanted to become a fighter pilot instead. But a series of events-- the death of my father and the outbreak of the War soon after-- forced me to drop out of school, and make a living selling candles, soap and thread in Cebu. I was 15 and I was supporting my family. Now, we are running an airline, Cebu Pacific.

Since then, I have not stopped working. From selling these commodities, I have graduated to more complex businesses. JG Summit, the company I founded, is engaged in seven core businesses. These are food manufacturing, textile manufacturing, petrochemicals, realestate, telecommunications, airlines, and banking. We are now the only Filipino multinational with operations in China, Singapore, Hongkong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and this year, Vietnam. And within five years, we will fly Cebu Pacific Air to the US and Europe, and make sure that the word “Cebu” is on everybody’s lips."

"Coming from an institution that I love, I am filled with happiness and exhilaration. Thank you for also allowing me to share my thoughts on how to make our country better—in the only way I know how.

To all of you and especially my friends in San Carlos, I’m glad to be back after 62 years.

Kaninyong tanan, ug ilabi na gyud sa akong mga higala sa USC, ako malipayong nahibalik human sa saysinta y dos (62) ka tuig.

Nagpasalamat ako sa tibuk kung kasing-kasing."


...USC was lucky to have received from this generous guy, a whooping 50 Million Pesos Donation to be used to build another Engineering Building (in his foundation's name) at USC-TC!

^^ aside from that bai, his SISTER is really based here in cebu. so, we can't say na iya nang gibiyaan jud totally ang cebu, naa pa man sya family dre, kana iya sister... murag cge na syag anha sa casino espanol bai

^^

Actually the owner of U.C., Atty. Go, is related to the Gokongweis. I don't know with the other Gos.