Welcome to Davao's Infrastructure Thread!

The presence of basic infrastructure within the City such as airport, seaports, roads, bridges, and telecommunications has sustained the economic growth in the last 10 years. Due to the City’s unprecedented growth, a clamor for higher capacity infrastructures resulted to a number of modernization projects now ongoing to meet the demands of the new millennium.

The Davao International Airport is the busiest airport in Mindanao. Expansion and modernization began in 1998. Today, the new DIA (opened in December 2003) has begun accommodating wider-bodied jets such as the Boeing 747.

Construction of more roads and bridges are also underway. The construction of the City’s third major road - the Buhangin underpass was completed in the 1st quarter of 2003. A Traffic Management and Computerization Scheme was also implemented. Davao City is ranked no. 5 among cities in Asia with better traffic flow based on vehicles per kilometer of city road.

Presently, there are 2 government seaports (the Sasa Wharf and the Sta. Ana Pier) and 9 privately owned ports. The City Government is currently in the process of taking over the management of the seaports to modernize facilities and expand capacity. In addition, the city has a fish port called the Toril Fish Port Complex to accommodate small and large-scale fishing activities as well as provide among others cold-storage facilities.

Communication links within the key business areas are adequate. With the deregulation and privatization policies of the Philippine government, the number of telecommunications player is projected to increase as well as offer affordable telecommunications services to subscribers/clienteles.

Feel free to post the latest news, information and photos on Davao's Booming Infrastructure!

Post Away! :cheers:

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, also called Davao International Airport (DIA) (IATA: DVO, ICAO: RPMD) is the main airport serving Davao City in the Philippines. It is the busiest airport in the Mindanao region and is the only international airport in Mindanao serving actual international flights on a regular basis. The airport has a single 3,000-meter precision runway.

A new terminal replaces the previous Davao International Airport terminal, which lies just across it, in handling domestic and international flights to Davao. The new airport is estimated to handle 1.2 million passengers and 84,600 tons of cargo yearly. The added capacity is also complemented by the latest navigation, security and baggage handling equipments. This aims to cement Davao as a hub for tourism and foreign investment.

It was funded by a forty million-dollar loan from the Asian Development Bank, co-financed the European Investment Bank for twenty-five million ECUs, as well as budgetary allocations from the government. The total cost to develop it ammounted to $128 million.

After almost a decade, the new terminal was finally inaugurated on December 2, 2003. Initial construction began on 2000 while plans for construction were announced in 1992.

Diversion Road

Near Las Terrazas
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Monteritz
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Buhangin Underpass
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Sun City
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hmmm, what else is new!

Is the city sponsored study for the light rail done?

^^ It's been doing a feasibility study now. All I hope is that they'd do it at least 5 years from now, but until then, we may need more things than that.

can anyone please post pictures of the pedestrian underpass at DIA? d ko kasi gets ang purpose nun eh .heheh patingin naman

hope they could beautify a little bit the walls of this vehicular underpass with white paint.

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The economic centre of the Philippines in Mindanao, the show window of the island to the world.

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The largest economy by metropolitan benchmark, it serves as the hub of travel and tourism to spokes of cities and provinces across Mindanao.

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Physical Infrastructure
The presence of basic infrastructure within the City such as airport, seaports, roads, bridges, and telecommunications has sustained the economic growth in the last 10 years.

Due to the City’s unprecedented growth, a clamor for higher capacity infrastructures resulted to a number of modernization projects now ongoing to meet the demands of the new millennium.

Airport
The Davao International Airport is the busiest airport in Southern Philippines. Expansion and modernization began in 1998. Today, the DIA has begun accommodating wider-bodied jets such as Boeing 747’s.

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Infrastructure
Construction of more roads and bridges are also underway. The construction of the City’s third major road - the Buhangin underpass was completed in the 1st quarter of 2003.

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Buhangin Interchange


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Agdao Flyover and Approaches


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Bungangin Vehicular Underpass

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Central 911 adapted the concept of 911 that originated in the United States of America. They did not only adapt the concept but the call numbers 911 as well. It is the brainchild of the City Mayor Honorable Rodrigo R. Duterte as part of his peace and order program.

Launched in partnership with the Davao Light and Power Company, whose software – the Electronic Computer Aided Dispatch system or ECAD enables a functional system of saving lives.


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One of Asia's most modern traffic light control systems at work at this ultra busy intersection


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Taffic lights at ADDU area

The first phase of the Traffic Management and Computerization Scheme has been implemented in 2006. Davao City is ranked no. 5 among cities in Asia with better traffic flow based on vehicles per kilometer of city road.

Seaports
Presently, there are 2 government seaports (the Sasa Wharf and the Sta. Ana Pier) and 9 privately owned ports. The City Government is currently in the process of taking over the management of the seaports to modernize facilities and expand capacity.

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Toril International Fishing Port Complex


In addition, the city has a fish port called the Toril Fish Port Complex to accommodate small and large-scale fishing activities as well as provide among others cold-storage facilities.


Centre of Education
The City is considered the Center for Learning and Education in the Mindanao Island. Currently, it has 374 elementary schools, 107 secondary schools, and 49 colleges and universities. Host to the islands finest schools and premier university.

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Ateneo de Davao University-Premier Centre of Education in the Island that caters to the whole of Asia

Centre for Health

There are about 31 hospitals with a total of 1,763 beds in Davao City. Very affordable medical services are made available to poor residents through the Davao Medical Center, which has the most number of hospitals beds at 400.

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DAVAO DOCTOR's HOSPITAL AND DAVAO MEDICAL CENTRE : Two of Davao's most modern and advanced healthcare facilities catering to patients in the whole Mindanao Island and BIMP-EAGA

Financial Centre
Currently, there are around 141 banks (including branches), 37 financing companies, and 466lending firms operating in the city. These can handle financial/monetary transactions from the most basic to the most complicated.

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Industrial activity of Davao City is largely concentrated in the north district

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Agri-fisheries is mainly in the south district





intro courtesy of MtApoStandard

I want to see this come true before I die :angel:

Samal-Davao bridge exploration talks resume
By Gigie A. Agtay
Thursday, October 20, 2005


EXPLORATORY negotiations on the proposed construction of the bridge connecting Samal and Davao City have resumed after it was shelved for almost a year, Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos) Administrator Cleto Gales said.

In an interview Monday, Gales said Chinese investors recently showed interest to fund the Igacos-Davao City bridge project as part of the P2 billion earmarked for projects in the country.

"Actually talks have been going on for almost a year now with representatives of the Senyang Bank of China," Gales said.
(ANY UPDATE ON THIS? WAS THIS INCLUDED IN THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED SINO-RP TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION SUMMIT...tanong lang ha... :) )

Gales expressed optimism that the construction of the bridge will soon be materialized.

The bridge construction plan floated after President Gloria Arroyo assumed the presidency in 2000 from deposed president Joseph Estrada who identified the proposed Igacos-Davao bridge as one of his flagship projects.

The proposed project, estimated to cost US$120 million, was among the six major infrastructure projects proposed by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (Jica) in the Davao Integrated Development Program (DIDP) masterplan study in 1999.

A Japanese group then conducted a study including a depth sounding test but the project had to be shelved after 2000 despite the Philippine Government's guarantee of a "build, operate, and transfer" arrangement.

"The proposed project is still part of the talking points of President Arroyo with the Japanese government. What is critical is the sovereign guarantee of the Philippine government," Gales said.

Gales added that with the present volume of traffic from Davao City to Samal and vice versa, he expects a Return of Investment within 11 years.

After which, he said the bridge operation will be self-sustaining and self-liquidating.

Since the proposed bridge will be connecting the cities of Samal and Davao, Gales said they are seeking the involvement of Davao City in terms of technical preparation especially of the areas of Maryknoll to the corner of the old airport fronting the Angliongto shipyard.

He said they have been in close contact with Davao City Administrator Wendel Avisado about the proposed bridge project.

Being DIDP executive director, Avisado has been supportive of the proposed Samal-Davao bridge and believes that the bridge will spur more business activities not only in Davao City and the Island Garden City of Samal but also in neighboring towns of Davao Oriental and the Davao Gulf.

"It (the bridge) will go a long way in uplifting the living condition of people, not only in Samal but also in outlying areas of Davao Oriental," Avisado was quoted to have said.

Gales also said with the Samal-Davao bridge comes the construction of an international seaport at Aundanao in Igacos and an ecozone area where light industries will be built near the shipping port.

The international seaport will meantime serve the local "Ro-ro" from Samal to Banaybanay that will cut short travel time from Mati to Davao City by almost two hours.

"The advantage of the international seaport is that big shipping vessels won't have to pass the 'Pakiputan Strait' as they have been the cause of a power blackout years ago they have been the subject of resort owners' complaints, Gales said.

^^^ personally though, i dont like the idea of a bridge connecting DC and IGACOS as well as the seaport and industrial zone.With thies, IGACOS will be just like any other Davao GulF city, and the chances of IGACOS losing its natural charm will be bigger.. let samal stay untouched and pristine, it may be Durianburgs last frontier

^ agree! Samals defintly Davao's Last frontier... let the mystery stay...

do we have any samal forumers?

hehe..bitaw nohh?buot buot ta for samal to remain as it is tapos dili diay na gusto sa majority of IGACOSnons.:D

but its for IGACOS' own good man if they steer away from the usual developemtn path of most cities and concentrate on developing the island as the Davao Gulf's showcase of natural beauty.

o naman... samal people will may find it as an exploitation and see davao as imperialist... MAYBE lang... pero wat if?

Sec Ebdane pushes for construction of Ulas flyover in Davao
PIA (http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060610.htm&no=1)




Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Hermogenes E. Ebdane Jr. said the government is pushing for the construction of the proposed Diosdado Macapagal (Ulas) Flyover in line with the President's agenda of providing social services to the people.

The proposed flyover being pursued by the DPWH would relieve the daily traffic headaches of motorists plying along Davao-Digos, Davao-Bukidnon roads and Davao City diversion road, Secretary Ebdane said.

A team of experts from the DPWH, Project Management Office for Feasibility Studies from Manila were in Davao City from May 29, 2006 to June 7, 2006 to conduct engineering and traffic surveys along Ulas junction for the proposed construction of the flyover, DPWH XI Director Dimas S. Soguilon reported.

Complementing the Manila team were technical people from the DPWH regional office and Davao City District Engineering Office headed by District Engineer Isagani Javier who provided assistance in the field operation and coordination with the local government of Davao city, proponent of the flyover project.

The traffic survey requires data from the intersection capability analysis, such as manual vehicle classification counts; vehicle queue survey; conflicting pedestrian count; number of bus stopping; travel time survey; and origin-destination survey.

At present, the flyover project with an estimated cost of some P504-million has a funding request to the Japanese Government Aid program (GGAP), through the Official Development Assistance (ODA) with the technical assistance of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). DPWH is now complying with the requirements.

The multi-million project requires the construction of a four-lane concrete bridge, widening of existing roads, and construction of detour roads for the continuous flow of traffic.

Named after the former Philippine President and father of current national leader President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Diosdado Macapagal Flyover is a long-time dream project of Davao City whose growth rate is among the country's fastest.

After the traffic survey, the conduct of the Environment Impact Assessment and Resettlement Action Plan will follow. This will be conducted by the Environmental and Social Services of DPWH-central office, Manila.

On Going DPWH Projects

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TTH Corporate Center somewhere in Davao Chinatown

^ agree! Samals defintly Davao's Last frontier... let the mystery stay...

with this newly passed bill, i don't think its going that way, shalom....... :)


Davao Norte vice-guv hails Samal freeport plan


SunStar Davao, Thursday, June 01, 2006
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THE passing of the bill declaring the Island Garden City of Samal as a special economic zone and freeport is hailed by Davao del Norte Vice Governor Anthony del Rosario as an opportunity much needed by this island city to boost its economy.

Del Rosario congratulated Representative Antonio Floirendo Jr., who authored the said bill, saying such is a victory for all Samaleños.

"Through this bill we hope to be able to get more funding from the National Government to provide additional support facilities much needed for Samal with the objective of attracting more business investments thus creating more jobs and spurring economic activity throughout the island," the vice governor said.

He said if the bill becomes a law there is a high possibility for Samal to become the Subic of Mindanao.

"While Igacos is already primarily known as a viable tourism destination, through Congressman Tonyboy Floirendo's bill, we hope to also make Samal a viable business alternative to the likes of SBMA. The approval of this bill should be a strong signal for the provincial government to provide its full support to the City Government of Igacos for the realization of this unique opportunity for its people," del Rosario said.

The House of Representatives approved on third reading last Monday House Bill 5266 proposing the creation of a special economic zone in the Island Garden City of Samal.

The bill also proposed the creation of the Samal Island Special Economic Zone and Freeport Authority for this purpose.

With Samal recognized as a special economic zone, investors are expected to come in and improve the economy of this young city.

The bill was already forwarded to the Senate and if approved there President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will then sign it into law. (BOT)

Sasa Wharf

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^thats the freaking port
WOW, prestine water :eek2:

hey everyone! madayaw! im just a newbie here, Im just looking around, good thing there's a lot of Davao peeps here!

Samal Freeport won't work without a bridge.

It's important for Samal to have greater transportation links as right now , it's extremely backward and suffers from extremely high unemployment rate. Make a guess of how much people get paid in Paradise and the other resorts! I don't know if the bridge is sustainable otherwise it's unlikely to get their needed sovereign guarantee which is almost impossible to get now from the GRP. So while it's nice to have Samal as the Davao's garden, the choice of most Samaleno's is jobs and food on the table. You'll need that bridge to build retirement homes and resorts on a much wider basis. Imagine this if you have it, then the kilometers of beach resorts that currently can not be built on the Davao side will be open to a multitude of markets. Currently only sea based transpo exists so you can't have mass tourism which is needed by the economy.

Samal Freeport won't work without a bridge.

It's important for Samal to have greater transportation links as right now , it's extremely backward and suffers from extremely high unemployment rate. Make a guess of how much people get paid in Paradise and the other resorts! I don't know if the bridge is sustainable otherwise it's unlikely to get their needed sovereign guarantee which is almost impossible to get now from the GRP. So while it's nice to have Samal as the Davao's garden, the choice of most Samaleno's is jobs and food on the table. You'll need that bridge to build retirement homes and resorts on a much wider basis. Imagine this if you have it, then the kilometers of beach resorts that currently can not be built on the Davao side will be open to a multitude of markets. Currently only sea based transpo exists so you can't have mass tourism which is needed by the economy.

Yeah, I do agree with u pre. We can have development at the same time preserve the natural beauty of Samal. If Singapore and Sentosa Island were able to attain such level of development why we cant? Discipline coupled with deep love for Mother Nature lang kinakailngan.

Kahit nasa gitna pa ng pacific ocean mo ilagay ang Samal kung ang mga tao nitoy walang disiplina at malasakit sa inang kalikasan, it still doom to annihilation. And parang ironical naman na while we have been bragging Davao City as the cleanest and most green city, when it comes to the idea of connecting Samal to Davao parang natatakot tayong ikakasira lang ito ng IGACOS. I cant see the consistency.

Disiplina lang talagang kinakailangan...

hey pikostki!!! welcome to SSC!

Yeah, I do agree with u pre. We can have development at the same time preserve the natural beauty of Samal. If Singapore and Sentosa Island were able to attain such level of development why we cant? Discipline coupled with deep love for Mother Nature lang kinakailngan.

Kahit nasa gitna pa ng pacific ocean mo ilagay ang Samal kung ang mga tao nitoy walang disiplina at malasakit sa inang kalikasan, it still doom to annihilation. And parang ironical naman na while we have been bragging Davao City as the cleanest and most green city, when it comes to the idea of connecting Samal to Davao parang natatakot tayong ikakasira lang ito ng IGACOS. I cant see the consistency.

Disiplina lang talagang kinakailangan...

you have a point, actually pwede man, the thing is lang, if ever man magka bridge, the way things are in the philippines, the chances of it being a paradise city with balanced nature and developments are close to nil.

yes DC is clean, and we can keep samal clean, pero if we are to touch samal, and let it grow just like any other city, dili na cya unique. mura ra cyag lapulapu in mactan ana?(no offense sa lapu lapu) my point is if samal goes the way most cities in terms of development,maski limpyo pa like DC, it wont be unique anymore.

you have a point, actually pwede man, the thing is lang, if ever man magka bridge, the way things are in the philippines, the chances of it being a paradise city with balanced nature and developments are close to nil.

yes DC is clean, and we can keep samal clean, pero if we are to touch samal, and let it grow just like any other city, dili na cya unique. mura ra cyag lapulapu in mactan ana?(no offense sa lapu lapu) my point is if samal goes the way most cities in terms of development,maski limpyo pa like DC, it wont be unique anymore.

yeah pre...yan nga lang talga ang masakit na katotohanan. But i think with the leadership of Digong and Mayor Antalan i dont see this as something na parang suntok sa buwan.

Infrastructure
The presence of basic infrastructure within the City such as airport, seaports, roads, bridges, and telecommunications has sustained the economic growth in the last 10 years. Due to the City’s unprecedented growth, a clamor for higher capacity infrastructures resulted to a number of modernization projects now ongoing to meet the demands of the new millennium.

The Davao International Airport is the busiest airport in Mindanao. Expansion and modernization began in 1998. Today, the new DIA (opened in December 2003) has begun accommodating wider-bodied jets such as the Boeing 747.

Construction of more roads and bridges are also underway. The construction of the City’s third major road - the Buhangin underpass was completed in the 1st quarter of 2003. A Traffic Management and Computerization Scheme was also implemented. Davao City is ranked no. 5 among cities in Asia with better traffic flow based on vehicles per kilometer of city road.

Presently, there are 2 government seaports (the Sasa Wharf and the Sta. Ana Pier) and 9 privately owned ports. The City Government is currently in the process of taking over the management of the seaports to modernize facilities and expand capacity. In addition, the city has a fish port called the Toril Fish Port Complex to accommodate small and large-scale fishing activities as well as provide among others cold-storage facilities.

Communication links within the key business areas are adequate. With the deregulation and privatization policies of the Philippine government, the number of telecommunications player is projected to increase as well as offer affordable telecommunications services to subscribers/clienteles.

... And parang ironical naman na while we have been bragging Davao City as the cleanest and most green city, when it comes to the idea of connecting Samal to Davao parang natatakot tayong ikakasira lang ito ng IGACOS. I cant see the consistency.

Disiplina lang talagang kinakailangan...


well articulated argument... :)

Highways starts work on Davao overpass

By Joel E. Zurbano

TO improve traffic along Ulas Junction in Davao City, the Department of Public Works and Highways has started working on the proposed P504-million President Diosdado Macapagal overpass.

Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. directed his men to immediately complete the detailed evaluation of the proposed project.

The Ulas junction is at the junction of the Davao City-Bukidnon Road leading to Cagayan de Oro and other parts of Northern Mindanao and the Davao City-Digos Highway leading to General Santos City and Cotabato City.

The inspectorate team is composed of technical and engineering experts from the DPWH Central Office and Bureau of Research and Standards while the DPWH Davao regional office, headed by Dir. Dimas Soguilon, will provide the field operation assistance and coordinate with the local government units.

The engineering and traffic survey involves gathering of required data from the intersection capability analysis, manual vehicle classification counts, vehicle queue survey, and conflicting pedestrian count, number of bus stopping, travel time survey and origin-destination survey.

The project, proposed by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and supported by House Majority Leader Prospero Nograles, is funded by the Japanese Government Grant Aid Program through the Official Development Assistance with National Economic Development Authority technical assistance.

According to Soguilon, the multimillion President Diosdado Macapagal overpass project involves the construction of a four-lane concrete bridge, widening of existing roads and construction of detour roads.

After the survey, an environmental impact assessment and resettlement action plan will be done in coordination with the Environmental and Social Services Office, headed by project manager Criste Navida.

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=regions04_july10_2006

Highways starts work on Davao overpass


http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=regions04_july10_2006


THIS IS GOOD NEWS!!!! :applause:

Yahooooooooooo :banana2: :banana2: :banana2:

THIS IS GOOD NEWS!!!! :applause:

sa amo diri sa skyline bad news na. (temporary ra hinuon) hmmm traffic g banha..yiii anyway, i know needed ang overpass pero wala na bay lain solution? maot man gud tan-awon ang overpass oi

sa amo diri sa skyline bad news na. (temporary ra hinuon) hmmm traffic g banha..yiii anyway, i know needed ang overpass pero wala na bay lain solution? maot man gud tan-awon ang overpass oi

Here's my honest to goodness opinion. Opinion lang ha.... :) The truth is, we really don't need fly-overs and underpasses since the traffic situation in Davao, I guess, is still manageable. Trafficwise, Davao is not New York or LA; Davao is not Tokyo or Manila.

Many would probably agree that what we need are the following: lesser jeepneys, lesser tricycles, lesser trisikads, more sidewalks (tree lined and wide), bicycle lanes, a regular STATION to STATION bus service from north to south and vice-versa, etc...

Now the reality is that we are a nation of an "informal economy" and this will will be the case in the next one hundred years (I don't want to elaborate on this, baka matapunan ako ng itlog dito :) Maot kung maot ang fly-over, but we have no choice, Brod. Gravy_addict, but to follow the footsteps of India....build more of these maot fly-overs and underpasses to ease vehicular traffic and safeguard (?) the pedestrians.

Unfortunately, the solutions we all would like to have (which I mentioned above and which have been mentioned many times in the previous threads) are ...sad to say...correct me if I'm wrong...opinion lang ha..bato-bato sa langit ang tamaan wag magagalit......not feasible. Albeit we could continue on dreaming on these solutions ---libre naman eh..... at the meantime, masaya na ako sa ganitong balita :runaway:

Mayor asks P350M from Arroyo for sports complex construction
By Barbara Carla R. Quiero

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte has sought the help of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in completing the Davao City Sports Complex to be constructed at the 20-hectare land within the University of Philippines, Mindanao Campus at Barangay Oshiro, Tugbok District.

In his letter dated July 6, Duterte requested Arroyo to provide P350 million for the sports complex consisting of an oval, grandstand, multi-purpose gymnasium, and an Olympic standard in-door swimming pool, and diving boards.


Join the Sun.Star message board.Duterte said Davao City has "shied away" from hosting sports events because the city lack a sports complex that is big enough to host and handle regional, national and international sports events.

"I am earnestly requesting your kind support to provide the remaining balance of P350 million as the counterpart of the National Government for this very important project that our city is embarking on," Duterte said in his letter.

City Administrator Wendel E. Avisado said Monday the City Government has already earmarked P150 million from a Land Bank loan to jumpstart the project.

He, however, said the Philippine Sports Commission recommended that the completion of such facility will cost the city P500 million.

Avisado said with the completion of the city sports complex, Davao City, at any moment, can host regional, national, and even international sports events.

"We are looking on the possibility of Davao City to become the sports Mecca of the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines-East Asian Growth Area," Avisado said.

He added that potential athletes in the city can also have proper training at the facility thus, providing quality athletes that will bring honor not only to the city but to the whole country.

"Chances of winning is very high if we envision Davao City as a venue for training," he added.


(July 11, 2006 issue)
SUN.STAR

Tuesday, July 11, 2006
PTA Grounds to be closed for rehabilitation

JOGGERS at the PTA Grounds will have to find some other place to do their daily exercise as the area will be closed soon to speed up its transformation into a greenbelt park.

City Administrator Wendel E. Avisado said "in due time" they will no longer allow entry of people at the PTA Grounds as people can slow down the work in the area.

Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo


Avisado said the city has already started working in transforming the PTA Grounds into a park, similar to the Central Park in New York City. Over a hundred balled full-grown trees are in fact already waiting to be replanted there soon.

"Without people jogging and running around the oval, their work can continue unhampered," Avisado said Monday.

Avisado said, Ed Viacrucis, chief architect of the project wants that work in the entire project be done simultaneously.

"So by December the mayor's wish will be granted, which is that hopefully there will be a place people could go to by December," he said.

Avisado advice joggers to go to other places such as the Davao City High School, which has a track oval and parking lots of malls to do their jogging in the meantime. (BRQ)

SUNSTAR
(July 11, 2006 issue)

If I were the city, I'd prioritize asking Arroyo for something more critical than that white elephant sa Maa.

we never asked PGMA to revive artica naman diba?

btw your thoughts sa artica..valid na defects or politics ra jud?

so far these are the government projects:

1. modernization of traffic signs and lights (29 intersections Phase I, another 20++ Phase II) (starts this week, target December)
2. davao greenbelt (on going, target December or Next Year)
3. diosdado macapagal flyover in ulas (pipeline)
4. modern sports complex in tugbok (pipeline)
5. lrt study (on going until december)
6. upgrading of drainage (pipeline)
7. investors in sasa marina project (rumored by davao Councilor Peter Laviña)
8. ???
9. ???

not a davao infra topic but of relevance (?) for davao metro folks :)

IGaCoS revisits development plan
Mindanao Times 11-July-2006

After three workshops to determine whether to amend or to revise its Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP), the Island Garden City of Samal opted to wait until the end of the year to render its decision. Meantime, representatives from the executive and legislative departments of the local government unit, as well as from various national agencies, resolved to correct the gaps that have been identified. The economic cluster noted that there is no clear-cut policy on food production. To correct this, maximum utilization of all agricultural lands and a moratorium on land conversion was recommended. To achieve harmonization of sectoral plans with the city’s goals, the social cluster aims to conduct needs assessment in the community, strengthen law enforcement on laws affecting coastal areas, housing, waste management, and anti-smoking. Extensive discussions on land use resulted to a proposal that Preliminary Approval for Locational Clearance (PALC) will not be issued to applicants unless the lot is situated within built-up areas. Also, there will be no issuance of locational clearance or building permit unless there is a development permit. Assessment on the infrastructure sector revealed that there has been massive opening of barangay roads. Also apparent was the lack of plan to support developments on drainage and sewerage management. The local government administrative cluster suggested the synchronization of planning and budgeting on programs and projects to ensure that these are in consonance with those that have been specified in the CDP. IGaCoS’ 10-year CDP which is an output of seven modules of sectoral planning workshops was drafted in 1999 as a guidebook of the local government unit in the implementation of developmental projects for the Island City. On its inception, it was stipulated that it should be evaluated after five years as to time, quantity, and quality of public service accomplishments. Samal’s CDP contains the historical background, demography, natural features, land capability/classification, and the soil suitability of the island. The general framework is well laid out having its developmental vision, mission, goals, objectives, targets, and strategies. Sectoral development needs are also given preferences in its sectoral development plans for economic, social, and infrastructure sectors. Program implementations are ensured through the local government administration. The CDP also incorporates land use developmental plan that considers general, urban, coastal, and environmental land uses; local development investment plan that prioritizes program fund allocations; and comprehensive zoning ordinance that regulates inappropriate or non-conforming developments. (IGaCoS Public Information Unit/nosadaq)

i must say its politics...

politics pud akoa suspetsa

^^actually you are probably right!

between the two of you global and gravy, na hilo man ako parang pareho basahin pangalan! :)

Sa totoo lang I think what we need is a truly realistic comprehensive Regional/Metro plan. I've seen some but it's not really comprehensive with not very strategic aims. More reactive than proactive. We must decide whether to position Davao as the Center of Mindanao or be one it's cities. A leadership role requires different set of foresight and plans. Look at how Dubai came out of nowhere, of course they have money but they have a plan , and it's clear to everyone what it is, to be the trade and financial, toursim, transport hub of the middle east. What is our plan? right now it's to maintain peace and order ! We have to go beyond this already.

Good Morning Forumers!!

just droppin' by!

lili lang ko! :)

just sniffing 'round here..

^^^

@ Tj unsa imo nakit-an sa pag lili nimo?

@ Davaoeagle unsa imo nasimhutan?

hahaha

^^^

@ Tj unsa imo nakit-an sa pag lili nimo?

@ Davaoeagle unsa imo nasimhutan?

hahaha


lami nga durian from Davao.

GREENBELT PARK UPDATE:

start na kalot..(siguro mao na ni..i didnt go inside kay naa may bantay)

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/Image1007.jpg

never mind the poorly written sign..pero the PTA is closed na for now

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/Image1008.jpg

wala lang..eahdline last week..the arm of the law..davao style!!

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/Image986.jpg

nagparamdam na pud!

Guys (and Gals),

Akala ko the city was going to invest in a synchronized system. I even remember reading Gempesaw's comment that the city was only going to invest in a synchronized system because of limited funds. I guess, he did not know what he was talking about.


Caught this article in today's Sunstar Davao:

Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Sensorized traffic needs more men
By Barbara Carla R. Quiero

TRAFFIC Management Center chief Celso Gempesaw said they will need 116 additional traffic enforcers by November for the implementation of the sensorized traffic lights in the city.

Gempesaw said as of the moment they have about 300 traffic enforcers.

With the implementation of the sensorized traffic, he said, at least four traffic personnel need to be posted daily at every major intersection in the city where the traffic system will be installed.

Gempesaw said two enforcers will be assigned for the morning shift and two for the afternoon shift or a total of 116 traffic personnel a day for the 29 major intersections in the city.

"In case there are traffic violations, vehicular accident or brownout, the traffic personnel can respond to them easily. The traffic system cannot go down and apprehend motorists, you need people to man the intersection," Gempesaw said.

He said they are already preparing a draft of their request, which will be forwarded to the local finance for budget allocation included in the Supplemental Budget 2.

Gempesaw said at least P9 million is needed to pay the salaries of the 116 additional traffic enforcers.

Earlier, Gempesaw said an additional 120 traffic enforcers is necessary to maintain the order of traffic flow even after the city hosted the Asean Tourism Forum last January

Guys (and Gals),

Akala ko the city was going to invest in a synchronized system. I even remember reading Gempesaw's comment that the city was only going to invest in a synchronized system because of limited funds. I guess, he did not know what he was talking about.


Caught this article in today's Sunstar Davao:

Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Sensorized traffic needs more men
By Barbara Carla R. Quiero

TRAFFIC Management Center chief Celso Gempesaw said they will need 116 additional traffic enforcers by November for the implementation of the sensorized traffic lights in the city.

Gempesaw said as of the moment they have about 300 traffic enforcers.

With the implementation of the sensorized traffic, he said, at least four traffic personnel need to be posted daily at every major intersection in the city where the traffic system will be installed.

Gempesaw said two enforcers will be assigned for the morning shift and two for the afternoon shift or a total of 116 traffic personnel a day for the 29 major intersections in the city.

"In case there are traffic violations, vehicular accident or brownout, the traffic personnel can respond to them easily. The traffic system cannot go down and apprehend motorists, you need people to man the intersection," Gempesaw said.

He said they are already preparing a draft of their request, which will be forwarded to the local finance for budget allocation included in the Supplemental Budget 2.

Gempesaw said at least P9 million is needed to pay the salaries of the 116 additional traffic enforcers.

Earlier, Gempesaw said an additional 120 traffic enforcers is necessary to maintain the order of traffic flow even after the city hosted the Asean Tourism Forum last January

tongue in cheek here too! i think it's sync and not sens though as the city has limited budget.

GREENBELT PICS TAKEN YESTERDAY

Aerial Perspective

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/Image1028.jpg

Tree delivery

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/Image1031.jpg

Progress so far...

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/Image1032.jpg

wala tayong site for kadayawan fair this year....

Mingaw man diri. What's the update about Davao infra projects? What happened to the Diosdado Macapagal Interchange in Ulas?

Wala na bang recent updates sa thread na ito??????
People paNSININ nyo nman tong thread....

u/c 40 storey hotel somewhere south
u/c LRT construction (first phase) toril-panabo
u/c kadayawan tower punta dumalag
u/c marina center bucana area

who can confirm this ?
:jk:

sarap pakinggan no? :runaway:

u/c 40 storey hotel somewhere south
u/c LRT construction (first phase) toril-panabo
u/c kadayawan tower punta dumalag
u/c marina center bucana area

who can confirm this ?
:jk:

sarap pakinggan no? :runaway:

abi nakog tinuod hahaha. ok pantasya sa ta.

u/c expressway from toril to tagum 1st phase
u/c marina complex at sta ana (1st phase 2 block mall with pedestrian overpass to connect 2 blocks
u/c 3rd phase of the chunnel (samal to panacan)
u/c tallest freestanding structure in asia
davao finally a true freeport zone (residents are issued identity cards)
u/c longest cable car ride from mt talomo to downtown to samal

hehehe, matuks, top that.

abi nakog tinuod hahaha. ok pantasya sa ta.

u/c expressway from toril to tagum 1st phase
u/c marina complex at sta ana (1st phase 2 block mall with pedestrian overpass to connect 2 blocks
u/c 3rd phase of the chunnel (samal to panacan)
u/c tallest freestanding structure in asia
davao finally a true freeport zone (residents are issued identity cards)
u/c longest cable car ride from mt talomo to downtown to samal

hehehe, matuks, top that.

naumpisahan na lang din naman eh di tuloytuloy na:


u/c Samal Sasa underground tunnel
u/c problemsolvers' MAGLEV connection to and from luzon via Palau
u/c the Bilaan condo towers at Calinan
u/c the mindanao international airport (5 KM Runway)
u/c the davao circumferential expressway
u/c the Mega UkayUkay Bazar :lol:
:jk:

^^ hey you're copying my chunnel hahaha.

padayon ta

u/c new city hall in maa (facing the river complete with state of the equipment and heliport.
u/c new sp building front the new city hall on the other side of the river. note: these two constructions are connected with pedestrian movators for faster access. the glass windows are all bulletproof.
samal finally opens it's domestic airport
u/c davao's dragonboat riverway
mayor unveils bucana quay

hehehe, top that again.

^^ on its final stage..

the davao teleport station..now you can go from davao to anywhere in the world with just a click of the button..cargoes up to 5 tons are accepted too

Davao is a very promising city. She should learn the problems encountered by metro manila and metro cebu.

^^ hey you're copying my chunnel hahaha.

padayon ta

u/c new city hall in maa (facing the river complete with state of the equipment and heliport.
u/c new sp building front the new city hall on the other side of the river. note: these two constructions are connected with pedestrian movators for faster access. the glass windows are all bulletproof.
samal finally opens it's domestic airport
u/c davao's dragonboat riverway
mayor unveils bucana quay

hehehe, top that again.





sorry for copying...here are more U/C's


u/c 100 has. shipyard and containeryard near panabo
u/c davao car manufacturing plant sasa
u/c hyper breastfeeding center Tigatto :bash:

:jk:

Ey sana naman may magpost ng take-off or landing sa Davao Airport sa YouTube. :)

^^ on its final stage..

the davao teleport station..now you can go from davao to anywhere in the world with just a click of the button..cargoes up to 5 tons are accepted too

so there goes that balikbayan box? heheheh

^^ you got one for me paul? lols

nabara kay naay liquids, hehehe, murag katong beer. bawal na daw. bwahaha.

bilib ko atong hyperbreastfeeding center. big momma's house bang tawag ato?

^^ hey you're copying my chunnel hahaha.

padayon ta

u/c new city hall in maa (facing the river complete with state of the equipment and heliport.
u/c new sp building front the new city hall on the other side of the river. note: these two constructions are connected with pedestrian movators for faster access. the glass windows are all bulletproof.
samal finally opens it's domestic airport
u/c davao's dragonboat riverway
mayor unveils bucana quay

hehehe, top that again.

cable car project - from Shrine Hills to Mt Apo


^^ on its final stage..

the davao teleport station..now you can go from davao to anywhere in the world with just a click of the button..cargoes up to 5 tons are accepted too

the city govt is now distributing "portable holes". itum ni siya nga lingin nya mosulod ka didto paggawas nimo lahi nga lugar na.

^^ oo diba naa pud green ana nga box?hehe...pag gawwas nimo landfill na..hahaha

welcome to dreamland! nothing more about infras to discuss?

wala eh..pasensya na ha..

davao's economy is soooo sleepy kasi, and we got no money for infra..

happy?

i just learned from a reliable source (Sir DFCDE) that YYYZZZIIII Project will start on the Xst Quarter of 200X. To be financed by 301294809 and 009509458 countries.... this is not a :jk: !!!!.

i just learned from a reliable source (Sir DFCDE) that YYYZZZIIII Project will start on the Xst Quarter of 200X. To be financed by 301294809 and 009509458 countries.... this is not a :jk: !!!!.


wo ko kasabot..joke ni o confidential info ma-o naka code?

wo ko kasabot..joke ni o confidential info ma-o naka code?


review davao thread 21...and try to research :cheers: ...this info is inofficial though some "specific" infos have been mentioned....which makes the whole thing ringggggggggg

http://www.my-smileys.de/smileys2/lachen.gif

ahhh ok..hehe

bridge yan... samal

bridge yan... samal

:jk:

welcome to dreamland! nothing more about infras to discuss?

just had a dose of you so there you go.

i just learned from a reliable source (Sir DFCDE) that YYYZZZIIII Project will start on the Xst Quarter of 200X. To be financed by 301294809 and 009509458 countries.... this is not a :jk: !!!!.


Davao-Samal Bridge, no less!

Hey guys, im new hr, are all these true u/c in Davao or just dreaming? Be honest. Just picture out the true davao infrastructure hr pls. We dont need day dreaming. pls!!!!!!!!!!! Is davao now has just started to be stagnant? Pls update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

everybodys still hung over from kadayawan fever so walang kumukuha ng pics..lols

so in the meantime, nagkakatuwaan lang muna kami, if you want the latest though, refer to the davao thread, or on the earlier posts from this thread..

so far the real U/Cs are

(infra lang to ok?)

greenbelt park
traffic light modernization
ulas flyover (soon), davao's 3rd by the way

rajah, where did u get that info?

@global_davao: refer to thread 21...i read it somewhere there :cheers:


Hey guys, im new hr, are all these true u/c in Davao or just dreaming? Be honest. Just picture out the true davao infrastructure hr pls. We dont need day dreaming. pls!!!!!!!!!!! Is davao now has just started to be stagnant? Pls update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


as konsehal said, quote: my lips are sealed.... there's gonna be a big boom anytime soon..... :) meantime I have to earn a living :runaway:

^^ lols unta tung nindot nga boom

i'm a pessimist....but I have the feeling that something "interesting" (positive) is going to happen :runaway:

Originally Posted by davaoeagle
Davao-Samal Bridge, no less!

Right! talk to a realiable source starting daw 1st qtr. of 2007 ..but ingon nya pag wa poste makita way claro :laugh: pero official siya sa Samal Development Integrated Plan ...pero i protest .hehe

Naa pa a French national tapping w/ a Japanese investor have an on going U/C resort( I poste the name in thread 21) , they already bought Bali houses from Bali (hehe asa pa man diay ) deconstruct and construct in Kaputian , naa pa daw stone carver gikan sa Bali ..

Right! talk to a realiable source starting daw 1st qtr. of 2007 ..but ingon nya pag wa poste makita way claro :laugh: pero official siya sa Samal Development Integrated Plan ...pero i protest .hehe

Naa pa a French national tapping w/ a Japanese investor have an on going U/C resort( I poste the name in thread 21) , they already bought Bali houses from Bali (hehe asa pa man diay ) deconstruct and construct in Kaputian , naa pa daw stone carver gikan sa Bali ..

lols..abi anko ako ra..i protest sab...

I'm all for the Davao-Samal Bridge if only to spur development in Samal area and easy access for people crossing the channel from Davao mainland.

^^ selfish man gud ko, i want samal to remain as it is...its davaos last frontier and if magkatulay ma speed up ang pagkadaot sa iya natural wonders..

^^ selfish man gud ko, i want samal to remain as it is...its davaos last frontier and if magkatulay ma speed up ang pagkadaot sa iya natural wonders..

with or without the bridge, I think ha, maguba man pod na tungod kay nagkadaghan ang tawo...sa una bitaw gamay ra ang mulugwa ug paradays (mura gyud tog paraiso) karon tan-awa...mura na syag tayms beach tungod sa kadaghan sa tawo..... :runaway:

Can somebody post pictures of the U/C projects like the Ulas Flyover, the Traffic Lights, and Greenbelt Park????Thanks!

Maybe our Davao-based buddies can do that.

Maybe our Davao-based buddies can do that.

yeah maybe we can do that..lols

^^ lols unta tung nindot nga boom
Baka ibang klaseng "boom." Kuyaw!

Baka ibang klaseng "boom." Kuyaw!


I don't like this joke. Seriously!

hayaan m n... ganun talaga ibang tao pag hindi well traveled...

yInog...

I***y

whats the word?
thats the word!

By Rose B. Palacio

Davao City (30 August) -- Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) XI Director Rodolfo Inson said the Department in Region XI has implemented some P2.7-billion worth of infrastructure projects coming from its five foreign assisted projects operating regionwide, which had benefited around 103,000 agrarian reform beneficiaries and residents within the agrarian reform communities.

Envisioned by the Arroyo Administration to provide social services especially the poor sector. DAR had closely coordinated its efforts with the local government units as the latter likewise has provided local counterpart funds for the construction and establishment of badly needed structures such as farm-to-market roads, irrigation networks, post harvest facilities, bridges, potable water supply and other immediate needs of the community.

The World Bank assisted-Agrarian Reform Communities Development project (ARCDP) phases 1 & 2 which were implemented in the provinces of Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental has funded around P411,827,046 worth of infrastructure projects, reported DAR regional information officer Isidro Lalisan during the regular "ARENA-XI" radio forum aired over DXRP Radyo ng Bayan anchored by Josette Olivera and the Philippine Information Agency.

The Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project (ARISP) phases 1, 1.5 & 2 and the Mindanao Sustainable Settlement Area Development (MINSSAD) funded by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JICA) with project areas in Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental has an allocation of P820 million.

The Agrarian Reform communities' project (ARCP) of the Asian Development Bank implemented some P141 million worth of projects in the province of Davao del Sur and Davao City.

The Solar Power Technology Support (SPOTS) funded by the government of Spain has funded P173 million worth of projects in the province of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental.

The project's basic feature is to provide electricity to agrarian reform communities to hasten economic and social activities in these areas that would result to better quality of life, according to Director Inson. Projects were undertaken in tandem with DPWH, NIA and LGUs for the provision of equipment and facilities, he added. (DAR-XI/PIA-XI)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060830.htm&no=1

I don't like this joke. Seriously!
Whether you like this "joke" or not, it doesn't really matter. If it happens, then it happened. However stringent the measures made to secure a particular locality, if the surrounding environment have the same lawless elements that can strike anytime and then run to the comfort of their own zones, who can prevent them? If our government has the same attitude of treating them with kid gloves, in the name of peace talks, who can prevent them from running around the law, and making fools out of officials and law enforcers? No matter how the city's top official projects a no-nonsense, tough guy image, if these people decides to strike, he cannot do anything. Sure, he was able to reduce the "common, everyday" crimes. And let's give him kudos for that. But, to the "incidents" with wider significance, was he able to prevent these to happen? Have they been resolved? Were there any convictions?

I have stayed in Davao for quite sometime and I love the place. How I wish it will progress more. Yet, we cannot ignore the fact that the social conflict still lingering in Mindanao has affected the city in a profound way. There must be a way to end the conflict. And these cannot be resolved by saying "I don't like this joke". It's just like saying we should not talk about these things, then maybe they will go away.

Updated investments list in Davao City alone since January 2006 (excluding those which are not released in the press.)

- Sumitomo Corporation - 1.164 Billion Pesos
- Transport service for cargo handling in Tibungco - 930 million pesos
- VHT Plants - 234 million pesos
- Sumitomo Plastic Plant - 275 million pesos
- Stargate Corp. processing plant - 15 million pesos
- Southern Philippines Fresh Fruit's VHT Plant - 52 million pesos
- Tri-star Plastic Processing Plant in Toril, Davao City - 35 million pesos
- Davao Doctors Hospital's Heart Center - 200 million pesos
- Plastic packaging - 123 million pesos
- Housing in Cabantian - 500 million pesos
- Makar Properties Development, Inc - 275 million pesos
- Pag-ibig mega city - 1.43 billion pesos


From August 2006 to September 2006 alone:

- Holcim invests 1 Billion for Davao
- Robinsons Mall (or Big R) in Davao (target opening: between 2007 and 2008)
- Damosa IT Park (Phase 1 and Phase 2).
- Damosa IT Community or Complex which will include the IT Park, a microtel, entertainment and commercial strips, and a commercial complex aka Market Basket.
- Investors from China to put up VHT plants in Davao
- reopening of Samal Casino Resort (multi-billion project)- construction of Samal Dream
- on going construction of Grand MenSeng (another hotel or an expansion?)
- DAR implements P2.7Billion worth of Davao projects
-$450 M investment of the Aboitiz Group to develop hydroelectric plants in Davao
- $1 Billion Dollar Mining Investments in ComVal, Davao by Chinese investors

feel free to add the latest developments...

by the way, the investments posted above do not include the 1.7 Billion plus investments poured in Davao for the first quarter of 2006.

^^ The list above doesnt include those investments in other cities within Davao such as Tagum City, Panabo City, Digos City, and IGACOS.

The pic below shows the on going projects of DPWH in DAVAO

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/reg11.jpg

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

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

hmmm why do i get the feeliong that out of the new investments in durianburg, TJ's favorite is the DAMOSA IT park?lols or is it Riverfront TJ?

*think* *think* *think* waway/gravy! these are projects that davao has been dreaming for several years now, other places in mindanao already has their IT park and an upcoming commercial park..... while davao is still on the planning stage, how many years has riverfront been conceptualized? and yet we still have to see a single structure other than a spacious road used as a racetrack. and the damosa? oh i hope this gets realized soon....... because as i have observed, most BIG projects in davao gets shelved for reasons nobody can guess.

now let me throw the first line back to you Val..THINK THINK THINK..(or at least be 100% sure before you say something)

DAMOSA IT park is already u/c...in fact half of it is already complete..

Riverfront? well its only been 2 years since it was launched so i guess it will take some time..how many years did it take before Cebu Business Park, Pueblo de Oro or Filinvest Corporate City got filled up? coz now, AFAIK Riverfront already has some of the initial attractions open (Crocodile Park/RiverWAlk...have yet to see a single structure huh?lols) Plus its only been less than a year that the marketing of the Riverfront been started..

Whether you like this "joke" or not, it doesn't really matter. If it happens, then it happened. However stringent the measures made to secure a particular locality, if the surrounding environment have the same lawless elements that can strike anytime and then run to the comfort of their own zones, who can prevent them? If our government has the same attitude of treating them with kid gloves, in the name of peace talks, who can prevent them from running around the law, and making fools out of officials and law enforcers? No matter how the city's top official projects a no-nonsense, tough guy image, if these people decides to strike, he cannot do anything. Sure, he was able to reduce the "common, everyday" crimes. And let's give him kudos for that. But, to the "incidents" with wider significance, was he able to prevent these to happen? Have they been resolved? Were there any convictions?



This is exactly what I have been waiting for you to blabber about and indeed it had come straight from the horse's mouth. I commend you the effort though for this way you make it easier for me to do a retort.

First stop: Your assesment of Davao's peace and order efforts as rather loose and haphazard.

You are belittling the efforts of our city to maintain peace and order and thwart possible terroristic attacks. You seem to know better and it seems you are an expert in this subject. Glossing over your so-called "evaluation", you sound like Mayor Duterte is a green horn in this regard. Now, the burden lies on your shoulder- give us a speck of an option here how we can at the very least strengthen our inteligence capability where we can outsmart a determined terrorist let alone read his mind before he could wreak havoc to our magnanimous city. Looking at where you come from, I wonder how, for the life of me, you do this stuff with such a very tiny, sleepy, ill-equipped city you have.



I have stayed in Davao for quite sometime and I love the place. How I wish it will progress more. Yet, we cannot ignore the fact that the social conflict still lingering in Mindanao has affected the city in a profound way. There must be a way to end the conflict. And these cannot be resolved by saying "I don't like this joke". It's just like saying we should not talk about these things, then maybe they will go away.

Don't give me that crappy cliche "I love Davao" for that doesn't mask your evil intention. (gasgas na yan!)That doesn't give you the previlege to shove us with your desecrating remarks either. Now, you sound messiahnic! Your joke if indeed it was has no room in this forum. You can make you rown thread for that if you have abundance of anti-Davao gloating in you. And to be rather soft here, how would you feel if I were to rant/rave about your city's faux fas? Would you feel like having a pat on the shoulder?

*think* *think* *think* waway/gravy! these are projects that davao has been dreaming for several years now, other places in mindanao already has their IT park and an upcoming commercial park..... while davao is still on the planning stage, how many years has riverfront been conceptualized? and yet we still have to see a single structure other than a spacious road used as a racetrack. and the damosa? oh i hope this gets realized soon....... because as i have observed, most BIG projects in davao gets shelved for reasons nobody can guess.


How condescending!

*think* *think* *think* waway/gravy! these are projects that davao has been dreaming for several years now, other places in mindanao already has their IT park and an upcoming commercial park..... while davao is still on the planning stage, how many years has riverfront been conceptualized? and yet we still have to see a single structure other than a spacious road used as a racetrack. and the damosa? oh i hope this gets realized soon....... because as i have observed, most BIG projects in davao gets shelved for reasons nobody can guess.

:bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: more para sa iyo (hmmmp) :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

sometimes i wonder if he's just plain insecure with the cities he's against (Cebu, Davao and Iloilo usually) or he's just a bitter person who needs to drag other people to his lonely state.... hmmm

I wish him happiness though...peace brotha

']now let me throw the first line back to you Val..THINK THINK THINK..(or at least be 100% sure before you say something)

DAMOSA IT park is already u/c...in fact half of it is already complete..

Riverfront? well its only been 2 years since it was launched so i guess it will take some time..how many years did it take before Cebu Business Park, Pueblo de Oro or Filinvest Corporate City got filled up? coz now, AFAIK Riverfront already has some of the initial attractions open (Crocodile Park/RiverWAlk...have yet to see a single structure huh?lols) Plus its only been less than a year that the marketing of the Riverfront been started..

oh yes, the CROCODILE PARK! how interesting! and the riverwalk, but then i guess no big financial or commercial company decided to build structures at the riverfront thats why people just decided to open a CROCODILE PARK, well let me guess.... in two years, theyre gonna transform the entire riverfront into one big CROCODILE PARK! im not sure bout it but it seems davao doesnt seem to be that attractive when we talk about commercial real property developments. looks like cebu's much talked about and hyped SRP would end up just like davao's riverfront. and you dont seem to know your city very well, riverfront has already been there for more than two years buddy! but much of it still remains idle..... or should we just say the typical davaoeño excuse.... that most projects in davao dont get publicized, and that your lips are sealed...... oh well, i guess you'll be keeping your lips sealed for many years to come.

I wonder why can't we maintain a friendly atmosphere here in SSC Phil.

^^ papatulan pa ba natin ang mga taong ganyan? i mean, nothings ever positive to him..

anyway, FYI val, crocodile park is just among the attractions at riverfront (plus the school, and Rancho Palos Verdes' Country Club among others..well lets just hope, for your sake that all the projects in the philippines are a bust,(except of course for your home city, which i find quite obvious already) then maybe youd find happines and stop being so bitter...

oh yes, the CROCODILE PARK! how interesting! and the riverwalk, but then i guess no big financial or commercial company decided to build structures at the riverfront thats why people just decided to open a CROCODILE PARK, well let me guess.... in two years, theyre gonna transform the entire riverfront into one big CROCODILE PARK! im not sure bout it but it seems davao doesnt seem to be that attractive when we talk about commercial real property developments. looks like cebu's much talked about and hyped SRP would end up just like davao's riverfront. and you dont seem to know your city very well, riverfront has already been there for more than two years buddy! but much of it still remains idle..... or should we just say the typical davaoeño excuse.... that most projects in davao dont get publicized, and that your lips are sealed...... oh well, i guess you'll be keeping your lips sealed for many years to come.

:weird: :crazy2: :crazy2: :weird: nandito naman itong :crazy2:, kaya heto para sa iyo :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :baeh3:

*think* *think* *think* waway/gravy! these are projects that davao has been dreaming for several years now, other places in mindanao already has their IT park

excluding CDO, what other cities in Mindanao?

oh yes, the CROCODILE PARK! how interesting! and the riverwalk, but then i guess no big financial or commercial company decided to build structures at the riverfront thats why people just decided to open a CROCODILE PARK, well let me guess.... in two years, theyre gonna transform the entire riverfront into one big CROCODILE PARK! im not sure bout it but it seems davao doesnt seem to be that attractive when we talk about commercial real property developments. looks like cebu's much talked about and hyped SRP would end up just like davao's riverfront. and you dont seem to know your city very well, riverfront has already been there for more than two years buddy! but much of it still remains idle..... or should we just say the typical davaoeño excuse.... that most projects in davao dont get publicized, and that your lips are sealed...... oh well, i guess you'll be keeping your lips sealed for many years to come.

predevelopment stage would take years. Please be advised that even SRP had been conceptualized and started its initial stage more than 20 years ago!

FYI - Crocodile Park already exist even before Riverfront Corporate City was developed by Sta Lucia Realty. Crocodile Park opened its doors to the public in November 1995.

By the way, Riverfront Corporate City is just an addition to an EXISTING PRYCE BUSINESS PARK located in Bajada.

Made a phone call to Pryce Corps' Marketing and Coordinating Department and was advised that the two skyscrapers' Pryce Tower and LandCo Corp Tower are 85 to 90 % full. In Pryce alone, few of the units were already reserved.

Should you wish to get some info, you may also contact them via email.

Through the years - Ignorants look down at Davao!

but

Through the years - we have been praised and looked up by the knowledgables!

Uy! umandar na naman si brotha!!...matuto ka sanang makontento brotha, mahirap lang ang Pilipinas...dahan2x lang para di lalong ma-Valiu(w) :bash: m..hehehe :runaway:

I wonder why can't we maintain a friendly atmosphere here in SSC Phil.

Peace would remain elusive while there are still bashers and troublemakers around.

Through the years - Ignorants look down at Davao!

but

Through the years - we have been praised and looked up by the knowledgables!




I couldn't have said it more eloquently, TJ!

Through the years - Ignorants look down at Davao!

but

Through the years - we have been praised and looked up by the knowledgables!



Correct ka dyan pare... :)

oh yes, the CROCODILE PARK! how interesting! and the riverwalk, but then i guess no big financial or commercial company decided to build structures at the riverfront thats why people just decided to open a CROCODILE PARK, well let me guess.... in two years, theyre gonna transform the entire riverfront into one big CROCODILE PARK! im not sure bout it but it seems davao doesnt seem to be that attractive when we talk about commercial real property developments. looks like cebu's much talked about and hyped SRP would end up just like davao's riverfront. and you dont seem to know your city very well, riverfront has already been there for more than two years buddy! but much of it still remains idle..... or should we just say the typical davaoeño excuse.... that most projects in davao dont get publicized, and that your lips are sealed...... oh well, i guess you'll be keeping your lips sealed for many years to come.


Pareng Val... your comments are indeed "realistic" ... and you are describing the persisting dilemma of Philippine style planning...masakit man aminin ........ I would admit that I'm an avid fan of yours when it comes to "conscientization" and "problematization"...... but on the other hand I would like to hear some "solutions" from you...which I think is on the deficit side...... i say this with a big PLEASE. :)

Through the years - Ignorants look down at Davao!

but

Through the years - we have been praised and looked up by the knowledgables!


no dichotomies please :) .... we cannot polarize between knowledgeable and ignorant....there is no empirical basis to say such .... further, this line of thinking has caused so much communication problem here...

no dichotomies please :) .... we cannot polarize between knowledgeable and ignorant....there is no empirical basis to say such .... further, this line of thinking has caused so much communication problem here...

rajah I agree with you. :)

What happens in here is that some of you appeal to force to win your point of view, this is a classical flaw in formal argumentations. In discussions it is needed to keep to the issue/topic and have some rhetorical etiquette and remember to respect each participant and his/her view and that means you can not attac any of the debaters personally.

:goodbye:

Communication problems which have been started by "some people" here. As we acknowledge the fruits of our local government's and business sector's labor, "some people" try their best to bombard this thread with negativity. I agree, why can't anyone just create an Anti-Davao thread instead if their career in this netlife is to criticize and denounce whatever developments and achievements Davao have?

@lena - Respect is the keyword! But did that somebody respect this thread as well? People will reap what they sow!

here's the thing with Sta Lucia Property, they develop the area and place all necessary amenities such as proper drainage, electrical connections, and roads..to name a few. It's marketing arm (which is in this case is Orchard Property )- which by the way, we (our family) is connected with, markets and promotes such project. ORCHARD PROPERTY will just SELL THESE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL LOTS! It depends on the lot owner to when he will develop his own property.

What irked me's that "someone" acted as if he knew this project well through giving assumptions that this project - RIVERFRONT CORPORATE CITY, is an idle project, basing on a superficial observation. Before you react, why wont you just check the actual map and see it for yourself (im referring to all speculators) the number of lots which have already been sold (COMMERCIAL and RESIDENTIAL) and try to coordinate with the marketing department (by the way, you can contact Sta Lucia head office directly or visit their office, 6th floor State Center II, Ortigas Avenue and look for my mom Elizabeth Suico Incio who happened to be one of the Area Sales Director (for Division 11) of Sta Lucia) to check the upcoming developments within this project.

Communication problems which have been started by "some people" here. As we acknowledge the fruits of our local government's and business sector's labor, "some people" try their best to bombard this thread with negativity. I agree, why can't anyone just create an Anti-Davao thread instead if their career in this netlife is to criticize and denounce whatever developments and achievements Davao have?

@lena - Respect is the keyword! But did that somebody respect this thread as well? People will reap what they sow!

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tj I understand you my friend. I ment the group as a whole, that includes myself as well as a paricipant in many of the threads in the world wide ssc. I think by keeping the head cool we all come much further and can keep the discussion and the logic were it is supposed to be on the topic/issue. There are many ways to aproach an attack and it is for the better of all if we do it with a collected mind, emotions and keep to the topic. It might not always be easy especially if someone attaced us personally or said something that make us get angry or cry inside, but it is for the better of all to be selective in how we aproach one another.

Just wanted to say this, I am otherwise not a paricipant in this thread about the infrastructure of Davao. From my heart I always wish the best for this city and it's development. :)

I say
:goodbye:

wrong thread

Comments on perceived hindrances or obstacles to further development shouldn't be construed as city-bashing, they should be met as challenges. Let's all admit that the development of Mindanao has been hindered not for the lack of trying of local officials but for conditions that the whole island has been subjected to, that is, real and perceived threats of terrorism.

Mindanao has the best natural resources in the country and is not subjected much to the vagaries of weather. That is why it is the favorite of big plantations. But the potential has not been tapped fully. Multi-nationals (like manufacturing conglomerates) which have the capital for large scale projects need the assurance of long-term stability. The capital that they pour in need to be protected. Their shareholders are easily scared by US embassy advisories. Foreign companies don't look only at what actually happened, but what the authorities do to those responsible. Because to them this means stability, confidence and reliability. And the perception for the Philippines is that we have not resolved anything. And that lawlessness abound.

However heroic the efforts of local officials in maintaining peace and order, if there are serious incidents elsewhere, they are surely affected. Look at what happened to Gen. Santos. It has been dubbed as a "boom city", then actual bombings occured and the perpetrators has not been convicted. It stagnated, and the incident affected the whole Mindanao, if not the whole Philippines.

Yes, there are peace talks now, but where is it leading? What if the other side would not accept the results, would there be "incidents" again? If you were the big investor, would you stake your money or the money of your shareholders in an environment like that. The government should find better solutions and should be decisive in their actions. Maybe the reason why many Mindanaoans (and these include many of my relatives) voted for Erap. Rightly or wrongly, he was perceived as more decisive. I really can't say if Erap would have been more effective in solving the Mindanao problem because he had a short term.

I am not into this city vs city issues of some people. It is simply childish. Many Mindanaoans of course have Visayan roots, including the Dutertes and Almendrases, so I cannot understand why all these city bashing. Why not compare instead how we fare with our neighbors (Asian)? And find out why are we trailing them. Maybe we can learn a lesson or two from them.

By the way, the personal attachment to Davao is genuine, I have work in its slums (Agdao, Matina Aplaya, Bucana, Port Area, etc.) for several years and lived with the people and shared with their experiences. We had given food to those who were flooded. We had conducted various research and surveys in these areas. We had livelihood and development projects, child educational assistance. We had also projects among Matigsalogs and Bagobos, like literacy, water development, farming. I have walked 50 kilometers in areas like Marilog. Have you been to places like Malikongkong? or Suawan? They are beautiful as they very are very remote.
I have several good friends in the city including government functionaries. Why would I bash Davao?

Comments on perceived hindrances or obstacles to further development shouldn't be construed as city-bashing, they should be met as challenges. Let's all admit that the development of Mindanao has been hindered not for the lack of trying of local officials but for conditions that the whole island has been subjected to, that is, real and perceived threats of terrorism.

Mindanao has the best natural resources in the country and is not subjected much to the vagaries of weather. That is why it is the favorite of big plantations. But the potential has not been tapped fully. Multi-nationals (like manufacturing conglomerates) which have the capital for large scale projects need the assurance of long-term stability. The capital that they pour in need to be protected. Their shareholders are easily scared by US embassy advisories. Foreign companies don't look only at what actually happened, but what the authorities do to those responsible. Because to them this means stability, confidence and reliability. And the perception for the Philippines is that we have not resolved anything. And that lawlessness abound.

However heroic the efforts of local officials in maintaining peace and order, if there are serious incidents elsewhere, they are surely affected. Look at what happened to Gen. Santos. It has been dubbed as a "boom city", then actual bombings occured and the perpetrators has not been convicted. It stagnated, and the incident affected the whole Mindanao, if not the whole Philippines.

Yes, there are peace talks now, but where is it leading? What if the other side would not accept the results, would there be "incidents" again? If you were the big investor, would you stake your money or the money of your shareholders in an environment like that. The government should find better solutions and should be decisive in their actions. Maybe the reason why many Mindanaoans (and these include many of my relatives) voted for Erap. Rightly or wrongly, he was perceived as more decisive. I really can't say if Erap would have been more effective in solving the Mindanao problem because he had a short term.

I am not into this city vs city issues of some people. It is simply childish. Many Mindanaoans of course have Visayan roots, including the Dutertes and Almendrases, so I cannot understand why all these city bashing. Why not compare instead how we fare with our neighbors (Asian)? And find out why are we trailing them. Maybe we can learn a lesson or two from them.

By the way, the personal attachment to Davao is genuine, I have work in its slums (Agdao, Matina Aplaya, Bucana, Port Area, etc.) for several years and lived with the people and shared with their experiences. We had given food to those who were flooded. We had conducted various research and surveys in these areas. We had livelihood and development projects, child educational assistance. We had also projects among Matigsalogs and Bagobos, like literacy, water development, farming. I have walked 50 kilometers in areas like Marilog. Have you been to places like Malikongkong? or Suawan? They are beautiful as they very are very remote.
I have several good friends in the city including government functionaries. Why would I bash Davao?

Reading through your comments here and in the other threads, I don't find anything wrong with what you are saying ... I consider them realistic assessments ....again..sasabihin ko uli..."kahit na masakit aminin" ... in fact I agree in what you are saying (except for the Erap thing...forgive me for this :hahaha: ) ... Criticisms are really good especially if we are talking of development .... without criticisms we shouldn't be talking of development at all...and if we don't talk of development... we don't talk of infrastructures... a regressive recurssion ---- at the end we shouldn't be talking at all.... aka our mouths are sealed..... :hahaha: (i think this line should be patented.... para kumita naman)......... Just like what DavaoEagowl is saying "opinion lang, walang personalan".

Right on, man. For the good of us all, especially Visayas and Mindanao.

Comments on perceived hindrances or obstacles to further development shouldn't be construed as city-bashing, they should be met as challenges. Let's all admit that the development of Mindanao has been hindered not for the lack of trying of local officials but for conditions that the whole island has been subjected to, that is, real and perceived threats of terrorism.


Your pouring in too much. This is what I've been saying before as reaction to your sarcastic comment i.e. "booming". I really read it right from the start- I spotted the tip on an iceberg there.

You are right when you scored Mindanao on volatility of its peace and order but you have gone overboard when you downplayed our effrorts at maintaining and keeping peace and offered no solution to it.

And who said the threat is only palpable in Mindanao? Any part of the country is trying its best to use an iron curtain if only to circumvent any terroristic attack-your province included. (What with the upcoming ASEAN Summit it is hosting).


Mindanao has the best natural resources in the country and is not subjected much to the vagaries of weather. That is why it is the favorite of big plantations. But the potential has not been tapped fully. Multi-nationals (like manufacturing conglomerates) which have the capital for large scale projects need the assurance of long-term stability. The capital that they pour in need to be protected. Their shareholders are easily scared by US embassy advisories. Foreign companies don't look only at what actually happened, but what the authorities do to those responsible. Because to them this means stability, confidence and reliability. And the perception for the Philippines is that we have not resolved anything. And that lawlessness abound.


You're giving us a lengthy lecture here- knock it off! You're not the only sharp knife in the drawer here. And you have the knack of pinning blame on Mindanao for what have perennially befallen this country. That's totally overbearing of you- why don't you rewrite history if you want real quick remedy to the conflict there and you go down history yourself.



However heroic the efforts of local officials in maintaining peace and order, if there are serious incidents elsewhere, they are surely affected. Look at what happened to Gen. Santos. It has been dubbed as a "boom city", then actual bombings occured and the perpetrators has not been convicted. It stagnated, and the incident affected the whole Mindanao, if not the whole Philippines.


You dipping your finger everywhere Mr. Toledonhon. And again you seem to lampoon efforts of the local officials in the fight against terrorism. "Heroic acts"? You must be saying this in reference to Mayor Duterte. Is there anything you can advice him to make us air-tight safe from terroristic attacks? At the very least, cite any city in the world for us to benchmark that is completely impenetrable by determined terrorists. I just need one city for you to conjure up, sir.


Yes, there are peace talks now, but where is it leading? What if the other side would not accept the results, would there be "incidents" again? If you were the big investor, would you stake your money or the money of your shareholders in an environment like that. The government should find better solutions and should be decisive in their actions. Maybe the reason why many Mindanaoans (and these include many of my relatives) voted for Erap. Rightly or wrongly, he was perceived as more decisive. I really can't say if Erap would have been more effective in solving the Mindanao problem because he had a short term.


Again we don't need your litany here. This is not the ideal forum for this either. This is DAVAO INFRASTRUCTURE THREAD, remember? I suppose you have a lot more problems to take good care of where you come from. And because I don't want to swing into the city VS city furor here, I'll let you refresh yourself with your own domestic challenges which are aplenty themselves and in different magnitudes, to my knowledge.


I am not into this city vs city issues of some people. It is simply childish. Many Mindanaoans of course have Visayan roots, including the Dutertes and Almendrases, so I cannot understand why all these city bashing. Why not compare instead how we fare with our neighbors (Asian)? And find out why are we trailing them. Maybe we can learn a lesson or two from them.


Indeed it is childish and downright moronic to engage into city VS city debate. I just hope this statement did not come to hunt you here. You started the fire yourself, now learn how to put it out.

By the way, you are no newbie in this forum with the 127 postings you've made so far- have you gone long enough to read and digest what have transpired all over this forum? And you seem to have become oblivious to the problem you have created yourself in the first place.

And this one really puts me off. "Many Mindanaoans of course have Visayan roots, including the Dutertes and Almendrases". What makes you think they owe allegiance to you Visayans? Does it make them smell like rose because they have their roots there? For all you know this is far too shallow a subject to them and they don't give a damn. Or they might even abhor this connection to these places, who knows, unless you heard them utter their fondness to the place themselves and that's another story.


By the way, the personal attachment to Davao is genuine, I have work in its slums (Agdao, Matina Aplaya, Bucana, Port Area, etc.) for several years and lived with the people and shared with their experiences. We had given food to those who were flooded. We had conducted various research and surveys in these areas. We had livelihood and development projects, child educational assistance. We had also projects among Matigsalogs and Bagobos, like literacy, water development, farming. I have walked 50 kilometers in areas like Marilog. Have you been to places like Malikongkong? or Suawan? They are beautiful as they very are very remote.
I have several good friends in the city including government functionaries. Why would I bash Davao?

You must be doing some development works yourself- there's a lot of moolah flowing there, I suppose. World bank fundings? Sir, been there, done that. If you scaled mountains with holes in your pocket for this advocacy, then I would tip my hat off to you or even worship you for this selfless endeavour.

I rest my case. As final note: You can create another thread to thresh out problems in Mindanao and another for resume building. Pardon the sarcasm.

I rest my case. Cheers!

By the way, we don't receive any funds from world bank or any of those big financial institutions. We're just a small mission and development organization.

the big problem with some people in davao, yes, most people acknowledge your progress, but when the issue why davao dont seem to maximize its potential because of percieved security threats, you always come out with your ears and nose smoking. i mean, hey! its a given fact, alert level in mindanao has been elevated recently. and though we may say that only "ignorant" people dont seem to care or even understand the real situation in davao. you are not in the position to dictate their opinion, much less a position to call them (or in this case, me) ignorant. people around the world have seen the bombings in davao and you blame them for feeling less secured? we dont need a third bomb, do we? its just an image problem, sadly, because of the thought that your beloved city is in mindanao, and judging from the way most davaoeños here rebutt, this image problem will persist, internalize the problem, admit some facts, and swallow some bitter pill, do not just attack the critic. but its just quite interesting to note why do some mindanaoan cities doesnt seem to have this mindanao stigma?

@TJ you can wave a banner for your "i-know-real-estate-more-than-you-do" attitude, but as i surfed other forums, it was a real flop about a superstar's percieved property. you dont seem to know everything very well, most importantly the "marketing" that these property developers use. so good luck on your career brotha.

GUYZZZ

Stop this stupid war!!!

Alam nyo, ang pangit na tingnan ang mga text nyo!!
parang gusto nyo ng war dito ano?

abi ninyo, murag makalabay nakog dagkong bato sa inyong nawong ba!!
puro nalang problema, puro nalang negative feedbacks!!
unsaon man nato ni pag-tinabangay ha?

kaning si valium, dugay na ni pala-away ba!!
abi nimo valium, tungod nimo, murag pila na ka sumbag akong mabuhat sa imo ba!
gikapoy na ko'g tan-aw sa imong mga text na puro problema!
murag dili man ka amigo ani!! :bash:
puro problema ang ipakita sa DAVAO!!

tama na ni!! huminga ng malalim!!
kay tinuod lang, wa na koy gana mutan-aw sa inyong gipang yawyaw ninyo!!

STOP IT NOW!!!!!

dong sky...hinayhinay ma wala imong pag ka CUTE :hahaha:

GUYZZZ

Stop this stupid war!!!

Alam nyo, ang pangit na tingnan ang mga text nyo!!
parang gusto nyo ng war dito ano?

abi ninyo, murag makalabay nakog dagkong bato sa inyong nawong ba!!
puro nalang problema, puro nalang negative feedbacks!!
unsaon man nato ni pag-tinabangay ha?

kaning si valium, dugay na ni pala-away ba!!
abi nimo valium, tungod nimo, murag pila na ka sumbag akong mabuhat sa imo ba!
gikapoy na ko'g tan-aw sa imong mga text na puro problema!
murag dili man ka amigo ani!! :bash:
puro problema ang ipakita sa DAVAO!!

tama na ni!! huminga ng malalim!!
kay tinuod lang, wa na koy gana mutan-aw sa inyong gipang yawyaw ninyo!!

STOP IT NOW!!!!!

@TJ you can wave a banner for your "i-know-real-estate-more-than-you-do" attitude, but as i surfed other forums, it was a real flop about a superstar's percieved property. you dont seem to know everything very well, most importantly the "marketing" that these property developers use. so good luck on your career brotha.

Real Estate is not my "bread and butter" my beloved valium! Now, if you'll based your assumptions from other forums which you have read or surfed up then thats plain stupidity! I never thought u are that shallow to act I-know-it-all-coz-ive-read-it-somewhere-in-a-forum-or-two! DUH! U can do better than that!

While i based mine on the figures and receipts i got NOT from the "mere small real estate brokers" but from the Area Sales Director herself who happened to be the boss of these agents (whom you accused of doing the marketing)you see doing exhibits on the malls or doing cold calls.

Now what's the difference between your post and mine? Yours are filled with empty words and baseless info. While i gave you the person to contact to or the office to get the data. I can even give u a pamasahe if u cant afford one! And if you dont have a place to stay in Metro Manila (which i doubt, maybe u have but in a slum) stay in our unit in Ortigas!

Valium, I had enough of your online stunt! I wonder if you're the same valium in the real world? or just a pathetic midget trying to act tough in the cyberworld coz this is all you got!

I don't need your luck vally, coz while you type all your negative inputs in this thread, my stocks are gaining strengths in dollars and my own property investment's value is appreciating!

Valium, I had enough of your online stunt! I wonder if you're the same valium in the real world? or just a pathetic midget trying to act tough in the cyberworld coz this is all you got!



i think its more like.."i got no real-life character so i better make one here in cyberworld..here i could at least, through pretension, have the real-life character that i want to have..so yippeee"

^^ i like more the midget :hahaha:

Mga Dabawenyos basta always remember this phrase " what you see, what you get" tapos na ang boksing ! everytime someone will blab negative things our tag line "what you see what you get " :laugh:

the big problem with some people in davao, yes, most people acknowledge your progress, but when the issue why davao dont seem to maximize its potential because of percieved security threats, you always come out with your ears and nose smoking. i mean, hey! its a given fact, alert level in mindanao has been elevated recently. and though we may say that only "ignorant" people dont seem to care or even understand the real situation in davao. you are not in the position to dictate their opinion, much less a position to call them (or in this case, me) ignorant. people around the world have seen the bombings in davao and you blame them for feeling less secured? we dont need a third bomb, do we? its just an image problem, sadly, because of the thought that your beloved city is in mindanao, and judging from the way most davaoeños here rebutt, this image problem will persist, internalize the problem, admit some facts, and swallow some bitter pill, do not just attack the critic. but its just quite interesting to note why do some mindanaoan cities doesnt seem to have this mindanao stigma?

@TJ you can wave a banner for your "i-know-real-estate-more-than-you-do" attitude, but as i surfed other forums, it was a real flop about a superstar's percieved property. you dont seem to know everything very well, most importantly the "marketing" that these property developers use. so good luck on your career brotha.

Barriotic!!!!!!!!!!

it all started with the word "boom"...
insensitivity...

Your pouring in too much. This is what I've been saying before as reaction to your sarcastic comment i.e. "booming". I really read it right from the start- I spotted the tip on an iceberg there.

You are right when you scored Mindanao on volatility of its peace and order but you have gone overboard when you downplayed our effrorts at maintaining and keeping peace and offered no solution to it.

And who said the threat is only palpable in Mindanao? Any part of the country is trying its best to use an iron curtain if only to circumvent any terroristic attack-your province included. (What with the upcoming ASEAN Summit it is hosting).



You're giving us a lengthy lecture here- knock it off! You're not the only sharp knife in the drawer here. And you have the knack of pinning blame on Mindanao for what have perennially befallen this country. That's totally overbearing of you- why don't you rewrite history if you want real quick remedy to the conflict there and you go down history yourself.




You dipping your finger everywhere Mr. Toledonhon. And again you seem to lampoon efforts of the local officials in the fight against terrorism. "Heroic acts"? You must be saying this in reference to Mayor Duterte. Is there anything you can advice him to make us air-tight safe from terroristic attacks? At the very least, cite any city in the world for us to benchmark that is completely impenetrable by determined terrorists. I just need one city for you to conjure up, sir.



Again we don't need your litany here. This is not the ideal forum for this either. This is DAVAO INFRASTRUCTURE THREAD, remember? I suppose you have a lot more problems to take good care of where you come from. And because I don't want to swing into the city VS city furor here, I'll let you refresh yourself with your own domestic challenges which are aplenty themselves and in different magnitudes, to my knowledge.



Indeed it is childish and downright moronic to engage into city VS city debate. I just hope this statement did not come to hunt you here. You started the fire yourself, now learn how to put it out.

By the way, you are no newbie in this forum with the 127 postings you've made so far- have you gone long enough to read and digest what have transpired all over this forum? And you seem to have become oblivious to the problem you have created yourself in the first place.

And this one really puts me off. "Many Mindanaoans of course have Visayan roots, including the Dutertes and Almendrases". What makes you think they owe allegiance to you Visayans? Does it make them smell like rose because they have their roots there? For all you know this is far too shallow a subject to them and they don't give a damn. Or they might even abhor this connection to these places, who knows, unless you heard them utter their fondness to the place themselves and that's another story.



You must be doing some development works yourself- there's a lot of moolah flowing there, I suppose. World bank fundings? Sir, been there, done that. If you scaled mountains with holes in your pocket for this advocacy, then I would tip my hat off to you or even worship you for this selfless endeavour.

I rest my case. As final note: You can create another thread to thresh out problems in Mindanao and another for resume building. Pardon the sarcasm.


BOW! duh! tagam sila...hehehehe

Real Estate is not my "bread and butter" my beloved valium! Now, if you'll based your assumptions from other forums which you have read or surfed up then thats plain stupidity! I never thought u are that shallow to act I-know-it-all-coz-ive-read-it-somewhere-in-a-forum-or-two! DUH! U can do better than that!

While i based mine on the figures and receipts i got NOT from the "mere small real estate brokers" but from the Area Sales Director herself who happened to be the boss of these agents (whom you accused of doing the marketing)you see doing exhibits on the malls or doing cold calls.

Now what's the difference between your post and mine? Yours are filled with empty words and baseless info. While i gave you the person to contact to or the office to get the data. I can even give u a pamasahe if u cant afford one! And if you dont have a place to stay in Metro Manila (which i doubt, maybe u have but in a slum) stay in our unit in Ortigas!

Valium, I had enough of your online stunt! I wonder if you're the same valium in the real world? or just a pathetic midget trying to act tough in the cyberworld coz this is all you got!

I don't need your luck vally, coz while you type all your negative inputs in this thread, my stocks are gaining strengths in dollars and my own property investment's value is appreciating!


another Davao warrior hehehehe

your feedbacks are quite interesting... "smoking ears and noses".... really! but on the other hand. since i brought up the topic about the bombings that happened twice in davao city. it all came very obvious that the government is really biased. there was this big explosion in mandaue city, cebu. and the media played it as a mere "gas leak" im just so very sorry to davao.. but i know that if this kind of "accident" happened in davao city. the media (and the government) will really divulge the truth and call it a "terrorist attack", but since it happened in cebu, its time for a cover-up game.... and rule it as a mere "gas leak" but oh well, there will be more damage to the national economy (and reputation) if they release the real situation to the public since it happened in cebu, sorry davao.... big kids really gets the big pie.... all because the lady loves cebu!

:runaway: mmmm Mr. Brotha....am surpised that you seems so concerned of this preconception thing, but i doubt if you felt so sorry of that incident or just merely laughing? :) :) ...in the end, it doesn't really matter for you....

it looks like I'm the mediator here in this thread!!

You know, let's have peace here!! Because it will not help the city to progress.

Kamo gani, kung mag-away, dili ipahalata kay ako baya makahalata kung nag-away mo!!

karon, sa mga replies ninyo, ilhan kaayo na murag pasuya-ay jud ni ba!!

Stop this please!

Is this a Davao Infrastructure thread or a Davao criticizers/ war thread???? Enough of the arguments please!

any news ????? :)

same query here

sa pagdiriwang ng araw ng mga patay, buhayin natin ang thread na ito :hahaha:


http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/infrastructure/InfrastructureProjects/IPRegionalMaps/img/IP_Region11.jpg

Agdao Flyover and Approaches, Davao City
180 lm, 4-lane Bridge
Project cost: PhP 125.8 million
Completed as of January 2000

http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/infrastructure/img/major/AGDAO%5B1%5D.jpg


Davao-Bukidnon Road,
Buda-Maramag Section, Bukidnon
55.4 kilometer, 70 lineal meter
P766.1 million/IBRD
Shorter route from Davao to Bukidnon and Cagayan de Oro

http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/infrastructure/img/major/infras16.jpg

Not much Infras this days ... but surely lots of buidliings for sale and watch out for 2007 thisthread will be buzzzzzzzzzy.

FOR SALE : Old DIA biding start @ 200 million
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5733/spaceballzq0.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Includes:
Malay-inspired design
Still operational control-tower w/ 360 degrees sound and weather proof glass panel ,views the entire of Davao City.
2 units- Garage(hangar) - can accomodate small planes and 747's and Airbuses.
4 units- men'sand womens' toilet ( plumbing is needed)
still new ceramic floor tiles not been used since the transfer to the New DIA.
300+ units -plastic bench seats in multi colored ( repairs to be implemented by the new owner).
4 units- Antique chandelleirs imported from Italy ( still electrical fiixture is needed)

Convenience :

Walking distance to the new Airport
1km. away from Sasa International wharf.
10minutes drive to downtown

For more info call DIA office .
Phots will follow.
* Buyers outside D.C. must know.... transferring is portion phase basis .

:hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:


FOR SALE: Artica Dome bidding start @ 50 million

Includes :
State of the art design ( but still not visible)
!6,000 seating capacity ( but still no seats)
16 pieces of kambing and 10 pieces of pigs and 100's of chicknes (you can ask the caretaker to be included)

Uses:
Biggest Cockpit Arena in the Philippines(?) but unquestionably the biggest in Mindanao.
Can be converted to be the biggest ball room dancing arena (for hoi polloi's Baylihan) or
Karaoke venue w/ free accompaniments by the pigs, goat and chickens on its sorrundings.


Conveniece :

Near Maa cemetery
In the sorrounding area of the Class A subdivisions of D.C.( Las Terraza's , Woodridge , Orange Groove etc etc,)
Romantic view of Davao City.

still goggling for photos they say its a "ghost project"
:rofl:

Nice update Don

Davao's Flyovers look good :cool:

the key data are impressive! http://www.my-smileys.de/smileys2/1a_teuflisch_2.gif


FOR SALE: Artica Dome bidding start @ 50 million
Includes :
State of the art design ( but still not visible)
!6,000 seating capacity ( but still no seats)
16 pieces of kambing and 10 pieces of pigs and 100's of chicknes (you can ask the caretaker to be included)

Uses:
Biggest Cockpit Arena in the Philippines(?) but unquestionably the biggest in Mindanao.
Can be converted to be the biggest ball room dancing arena (for hoi polloi's Baylihan) or
Karaoke venue w/ free accompaniments by the pigs, goat and chickens on its sorrundings.


Conveniece :

Near Maa cemetery
In the sorrounding area of the Class A subdivisions of D.C.( Las Terraza's , Woodridge , Orange Groove etc etc,)
Romantic view of Davao City.

still goggling for photos they say its a "ghost project"
:rofl:

http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/infrastructure/img/major/infras16.jpg[/QUOTE]


I like the smooth drive on this road from Davao to CDO. The Bukidnon to CDO area though has a little bit of sprucing up needed. On the whole, this Davao-CDO highway gives you a pleasant ride.

BUMP! morag wala nay away kay nipahulay na si valium the insecure man...

re-post: newest under construction buildings (sa nakit-an lang sa akong mata hehe as of oct. 10, 2006)

North:
1. damosa complex (existing gateway, IT Park, 12 storey hotel, etc.)
2. huge 4-5 storey building at the back of shell DMC
3. 4 storey jones college expansion in buhangin flyover
4. 19 storey medical mission hospital in bajada (proposed)
5. 3 storey commercial center near metrobank buhangin
6. petron station beside airport view, near DIA
7. sprawling unknown construction in front of the huge tibungco fruit wharf
8. 3 storey building near speedline in buhangin
9. 3 storey building near mamay road
10. huge 3-4 storey dormitory in dona vicenta area


Central:
1. 8 storey old menseng renovation
2. wide 3 storey former banco davao renovation
3. unknown u/c in claveria in front of AVON
4. 3 storey building at the old reolsyl station
5. school building in sesame street near TAPS
6. huge 5 storey st. paul college in riverfront corporate city
7. huge 5-6 storey building in agdao-flyover
8. 5 storey building in rizal ext.
9. 4 storey building in r-castillo, agdao
10. 4 storey building in carpenter, agdao
11. davao green park in palma gil st.
12. 3-4 storey sampaguita hotel in quirino avenue
13. 4 storey building in monterverde st.
14. 4 storey building in roxas avenue
15. 5 storey building in the bonifacio st-boulevard area
16. 5 storey building in the jacinto-uyanguren area
17. big 3 storey building in bolton-ext
18. davao museum in magallanes rotonda
19. big 4 storey dormitory in san pedro extension
20. 4 storey building in quezon boulevard-jacinto
21. 3-4 storey building in gen. luna street.


South:
1. construction inside Matina Town Square
2. overpass near MAKRO matina
3. 3-4 storey building in ulas
4. 3 storey honda showroom near NCCC mall
5. 4 storey building in maa
6. 4 storey building near marikina exchange ecoland
7. gas station in ecoland-sandawa
8. 3 storey building in quimpo boulevard near citi hardware

other construction activities:
1. installation of traffic lights in all majors corners from north to south
2. modern drainage system upgrading

I wish for the Davao-based amigos to inundate this thread with crisp pics of Davao infra. Wish!

Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Agency: Studies, estimates on Ulas flyover ongoing
By Antonio M. Ajero

SOME P504 million will be needed to build the Diosdado Macapagal Flyover at the Ulas junction of the Davao-Cotabato Highway and the Davao-Bukidnon Road, said Regional Director Dimas S. Soguilon of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Southern Mindanao based in Davao City.

Soguilon said the project proposal has been submitted to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) for inclusion in the 2007 Japanese Government's Grant Aid Program due to the large amount of investment needed.


It will be subjected to a review by the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC), requiring the submission of various documents, including the feasibility study on the project.

"Part of the preparation of the feasibility study is the conduct of various engineering surveys, which this office did from May 31 to June 7 this year in coordination with our Manila office," the DPWH official said.

Soguilon said the data generated from surveys will be used to accomplish the ICC forms that will in turn be the basis of needed endorsement of the project by the Regional Development Council of Southern Mindanao.

Soguilon disclosed that the manual traffic count conducted in the Davao area three weeks ago is part of the regular activity of the National Road Traffic Survey Program, the official source of traffic data collected for the DPWH.

At present, preliminary detailed engineering activities for the Ulas flyover project are ongoing, he said. This includes the revision of plans and program of work based on the recommendation of the DPWH.

Soguilon said there are other activities that need to be undertaken as required by the Neda, including environment impact assessment for the issuance of Environment Compliance Certificate and Resettlement Action Plan.

(October 25, 2006 issue)
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Davao's Flyovers look good :cool:

IMHO flyovers and pedestrian overpasses are eyesores , the only exception would be buhangin flyover since it looks gracious (for a flyover that is) and it doesnt look that monstrous...Agdao Flyover??blech!!!

I think otherwise. Dunno but i have penchant looking at infras like bridges and overpasses. To me, it is indispensable ingredient to an orderly traffic system.

I used to traverse roads in areas where these facilities are found when I was still living in Davao to feed by curiousity/fancy with them.

;10219906']IMHO flyovers and pedestrian overpasses are eyesores , the only exception would be buhangin flyover since it looks gracious (for a flyover that is) and it doesnt look that monstrous...Agdao Flyover??blech!!!

Yeap eye sore for me too .. blocking sceneries ..... i prefer underpass or tunnels :okay:

ako gusto ko ang dalawa basta maganda lang pagkakagawa. Although ithink, tunnels and underpasses cause more strain on nature.

^^ i prefer underpass. like in buhangin (vehicular) and the one in tagum sa st mary's (pedestrian). neat.

re: pta park.
these are old pics around 2 months na.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/underconstruction/IMG_0091.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/underconstruction/IMG_0092.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/underconstruction/IMG_0090.jpg

update: mejo pormado na ang park. may mga bamboo na bagong tanim, bahay kubo, coconut trees, mukhang may portion sa park na sementado na. bad, wala akong pics.

BUMP! morag wala nay away kay nipahulay na si valium the insecure man...


:evil: :evil: :evil:

"away"? or are you just selectively irritated by my insights? you cant have everything under the sun and expect to have ideas that are different from yours. oh well, its just me. and youre just being.....simply you.

:evil: :evil: :evil:

"away"? or are you just selectively irritated by my insights? you cant have everything under the sun and expect to have ideas that are different from yours. oh well, its just me. and youre just being.....simply you.


Oops! Is the devil back to wreak havoc again? Who let the monster out?

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2006/10/29/article_191957_10-29-2006.jpg

Private construction workers are currently doing the city's synchronized traffic signalization project. This is at the E. Quirino Avenue and Jacinto Street (extension) junction, just one of the 29 city junctions identified for signalization. (Sun.Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag)

Sunday, October 29, 2006
Soon the city can breathe
By Stella A. Estremera

BEHIND the high concrete walls in what every Dabawenyo calls the PTA Grounds is a work in progress -- a work of art and nature and man that one man is hoping will be the center from which a better Davao can emanate.

"We shouldn't be comparing ourselves with Manila because Manila is a mess," Architect Edmundo Viacrucis, the consultant and mastermind of the greenbelt park project that PTA is being converted into. "If we really want our city to be at par with any place, it must be with some place outside."

It might hurt the Filipino ego, but there is truth in what Viacrucis is saying. After all, the whole Philippines cannot boast of any park within the urban confines of a city as parks should be -- a greenbelt, a place to relax for the whole family, and a must-see place for visitors.

And, no... that high concrete wall that has blocked everyone's view of this almost four-hectare property will not be there forever. It will be torn down as soon as the park is up, and the park will be up very soon...

Entering the property last week, heavy equipment are busy, grading the track oval and backhoeing loads of soil in the rear part of the oval's center.

The oval, Viacrucis said, will be retained, this time as a jogging track. It will be paved with bricks.

The front end of the oval's center will be the bricked park shaded with African tulip trees that will become the place to set up agri-trade fairs in.

"We want the PTA to retain what it has been hosting before, the fairs," Viacrucis said... and more.

It will also become a real greenbelt, a place where trees and plants abound to become the city's lungs, a much-needed area in the very heart of the congestion.

"Every city needs lungs, it's about time we will have one," he said.

And the lungs will not just be any ordinary lungs. It will be a showcase.

Along the property line will be the various mini rainforests -- Asian, Australian, African, and South American. What is now the swimming pool will be a greenhouse of sorts to house rare tropical plants; the greenhouse is envisioned to become a natural museum of sorts much like what Chicago in the US has.

Right by the entrance, where the main visitor's lounge will be constructed -- which incidentally will be a geodesic dome shaped like a durian, is a bamboo forest. A showcase of bamboo species. Viacrucis hopes to gather all species, but he'll be happy with a fairly good collection. Todate, there are already the black and the golden bamboos growing. They will be "raiding" the collection of Rey Millan soon.

The "raid", by the way, is becoming part of the park "culture". The sharing, the participation, the involvement, and the contribution of individual Dabawenyos.

"We were able to generate a lot of goodwill from the public through this project. A lot of our planting materials are donated," he said.

The black bamboo is from a private collection. The African tulips are from Atty. Jesus V. Ayala, and several of the full-grown trees that have been balled and are now being planted there, including several coconut trees were supposed to be "sentenced to die" but have been donated instead.

"That's what we want to tell people too. That if they have any full-grown trees they intend to discard, just let us know because we have the equipment to bring them over here," he said.

Aside from the geodesic dome that will feature artworks that is unique to Davao, one of the highlights of the park will be the computerized dancing fountain, which will be in the inner half of the oval's center, the area being developed into an open-air natural arena that can be used as a venue for small concerts and gigs.

While they are rushing to meet the deadline -- an initial opening towards the end of December, hopefully -- the people behind the park project are also imbibing a culture of sorts -- a culture that has been missing in the psyche of Dabawenyos for so long. The culture of nurturing life even right within the urban center of the city.

"After this, we hope to go outside the city and set up a system for a higher standard of civil works," Viacrucis said. "Nasanay kasi tayo sa ato-ato lang (We have been used to designing for ourselves, for exclusivity)," he said. It's about time that the city claims its rightful place among the urban cities and become one that is planned with aesthetics, culture, nature, and harmony in mind.

"Malapit naman ito sa City Hall, so pwede nating unti-untiing ipalabas papunta doon para magkaroon tayo ng city na may pedestrian feeling," he said. An area within the heart of the city where people can enjoy walking around in. Considering that the park is surrounded by hotels and restaurants, he said, it will be easy to convince the people around to make a go at developing sidewalks and walkways that encourages more people to walk -- as is the situation in all major cities outside the Philippines.

It was the idea of being able to introduce a park concept that will hopefully re-introduce the value of plants and nature that has prompted Viacrucis's team to grab the PTA project.

"The place is ideal. It's right in the middle of the city and it's big," he said. Thus, they started working on it even when everything was just agreed on in principle and there was not a single written agreement with the city yet.

Beauty is not in the concrete structures and roads that we build everyday, but in the vital patches of land we are able to preserve to sustain life. But at this time, Dabawenyos are so het up on the concrete, they need a reminder that what sets their city apart is its natural riches and these cannot grow on the cement they have laid all over the urban center and out there in satellite barangays. Hopefully the PTA park can revive this consciousness... soon.

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(October 29, 2006 issue)
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Private construction workers are currently doing the city's synchronized traffic signalization project. This is at the E. Quirino Avenue and Jacinto Street (extension) junction, just one of the 29 city junctions identified for signalization. (Sun.Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag)


Wow! I love this development.

:evil: :evil: :evil:

"away"? or are you just selectively irritated by my insights? you cant have everything under the sun and expect to have ideas that are different from yours. oh well, its just me. and youre just being.....simply you.

you are right man! you can't have everything under the sun so expect to get ideas that are different from yours too. oh i'm not irritated, i'm just game, posts seemed bloody, but in reality, laughter can be heard every tick of that keyboard, you know how internet works. should i say welcome back? or a simple hello would do.

Bai Junax, can you post some pix of the new Tagum Public Cemntery...nafeature sa magandang umaga mindanao kanina...
ang ganda ng pagkagawa...condo type at parang park

Galing ng Tagum...:)

Thanks daan bro :)

:lol: :lol:

Bai Junax, can you post some pix of the new Tagum Public Cemntery...nafeature sa magandang umaga mindanao kanina...
ang ganda ng pagkagawa...condo type at parang park

Galing ng Tagum...:)

Thanks daan bro :)

Hanep yan ah. San kaya natin makita ang pics ng cemetrery na yan

sana nga makunan ni bro junax ng pix...

you wont believe it talaga na cemetrery makita mo:)

San kaya banda sa Mugat yan no?

yung public cemetery sa may La Filipina bro:)

yung public cemetery sa may La Filipina bro:)


Ahhh, going west.. Nice man gyud na diha nga lugar sa Tagum. Cool. Labi na kay human na ang circumferential road connecting Tagum to Kapalong and Sto. TOmas and Panabo.

Any pictures on the La Filipina memorial park?

ANOTHER ANGLE OF THE DAVAO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/274555684_cfdfe96f98654654.jpg

A SHOT OF THE DIA CARPET



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Bridge project not doable in next 5 years: DTI exec

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Southern Mindanao said the proposed bridge project that would complement the Davao City food complex is not doable in the next five years.

This was bared by Ma. Belenda Ambi, chief of the Management Support Services Unit of DTI 11, saying the City Government unit is not keen on the proposed Davao Gulf viaduct project.

Ambi revealed that the construction of the project, with an estimated cost of P15 billion, as compared to the Davao food terminal's budget of P1 billion, has many factors to be considered.


The project will involve the establishment of a bridge from Daliao, Toril where the food terminal will be constructed to the Sasa wharf.

(can anyone clarify this!!! what is this????)


The viaduct project will indeed hasten the transport of agricultural and fishery products.

The food terminal and the viaduct project were proposed by a private sector, the Southern Philippines Construction Core Group.

The general concept of the proposed food terminal complex has already been presented to the City Government for approval.

Ambi said that the city government is very interested in the proposal and that some local businessmen have committed to support it. (JGRS)

PTA project budget reduced by P50-M
By Rizalene P. Acac Published : 2006-11-21
Mindanao Times


THE city government slashed P50 million from the budget for the development and construction of the PTA Greenbelt Park. City Administrator Wendel Avisado said the original budget of the project was P121 million, but the city government was able to lower the budget down to P17 million or P2,000 a square meter. "It’s a very small amount given the kind of park we are going to build that has 19 components," Avisado said.

One factor that lowered the budget was those tapped to work in the project are those employees of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office and the City Engineer's Office, he added. "Therefore the budget only goes to purchasing of materials and not to manpower,” he said. Avisado also urged the Davaoeños to be more patient and let the city government to work on the project first before conclusions are made.

He was referring to allegations that the project had a bigger budget. Avisado said had the budget for the project been large, the Land Bank of the Philippines, the agency that extended a loan to the city government for the project, would notice. "We have furnished copies of the project of work to the bank and to the city council, so it was up for them to review it What part of the project was extravagant?" he said. The P 71 million budget for the 3.5-hectare park is part of P 610 million Supplemental Budget No.4 approved on second reading during the city council's last November 14.

Domestically grown and imported plants and trees will be planted at the park with tropical rainforests representing Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, South and Central America and Africa and Madagascar will also be set up. The cost of this part of the project is P6.810 million. The facilities to be build are the P 7-million dancing fountain, P6.5 million waterfalls and retention pond, P 6.5 million boardwalk, P 5.6 million Shady Plaza where African Tulip's would be planted and the P 5.4 million promenade.

The park's entrance and open plaza would cost P4.4 million, while its fantasy themed children’s playground would need a P2 million, the view bridge will have P1 million budget and P4 million will be set aside for the green house and museum gallery.

The parking area and the visitor’s center will be worth P 4 million and the restrooms will be built with P 500,000 budget. The rest of the budget is allocated for the water works and irrigation, drainage, electrical works and lightings, perimeter fence, pipe-in music with sound system while another P8.7 million is for the contingency, pre-engineering, miscellaneous fees and bank charges.

Bridge project not doable in next 5 years: DTI execThe project will involve the establishment of a bridge from Daliao, Toril where the food terminal will be constructed to the Sasa wharf.

(can anyone clarify this!!! what is this????)


unang pagsabot nako a bridge from daliao to sasa wharf.:bash: :bash:

unang pagsabot nako a bridge from daliao to sasa wharf.:bash: :bash:

akong pag-sabot hangtud ron.. ang durian fruit nga i-transport from daliao mahimong durian candy pagabot sa sasa pier :lol: :lol: :lol: I think there's something wrong with the syntax :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

akong pag-sabot hangtud ron.. ang durian fruit nga i-transport from daliao mahimong durian candy pagabot sa sasa pier :lol: :lol: :lol: I think there's something wrong with the syntax :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

nagdali-dali siguro ang press release writer. hikhikhik.

nagdali-dali siguro ang press release writer. hikhikhik.

i re-analyzed the syntax, its seems to be okay though, but the sentence is
still really very ambiguous, at least from the pramatic aspect. why will they build a bridge from Toril to Sasa and where will it pass through???? :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

The project will involve the establishment of a bridge from Daliao, Toril where the food terminal will be constructed to the Sasa wharf.

i re-analyzed the syntax, its seems to be okay though, but the sentence is
still really very ambiguous, at least from the pramatic aspect. why will they build a bridge from Toril to Sasa and where will it pass through???? :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

The project will involve the establishment of a bridge from Daliao, Toril where the food terminal will be constructed to the Sasa wharf.

I think that's what happens when you right haphazardly. The editor is accountable to that mistake.

What the sentence means, I guess is that this bridge or an an elevated highway (skirting through the seasides from Toril to Sasa) spanning the Toril - Sasa is proposed to hasten transfer of goods from the food terminal in Toril (another proposed infra) to the international seaport in Sasa.

okay, if that's the case, now it makes sense to me... :yes: thanks for your explanation :)

I think that's what happens when you right haphazardly. The editor is accountable to that mistake.

What the sentence means, I guess is that this bridge or an an elevated highway (skirting through the seasides from Toril to Sasa) spanning the Toril - Sasa is proposed to hasten transfer of goods from the food terminal in Toril (another proposed infra) to the international seaport in Sasa.

^^

de nada!

or a coastal road from toril to sasa

yeah, elevated coastal road i guess.

wow... galing naman ng plano... :) we need to research more on this.... we have to ask konsehal for details . :cheers:

yeah, elevated coastal road i guess.

Matagal na yan na plan Jude, di ba yan ang sabi ni Mayor na idrop muna from radar screen dahil masyadong mahal. But this time around, it the cost might be justified by the presence of the food terminal in Toril.

More on the new traffic signal system issue in Davao.

Traffic signals

MOST motorists and commuters have seen the construction of traffic signal lights along the key intersections of the city. What the public is really witnessing is the investment of government resources amounting to a whopping 340 million pesos.

The total number of sites where these traffic signal lights are being installed sum up to 42 sites. This is a gigantic 8.1 million for every site. It is now up to the public whether the monetary budget is being well spent. The argument will be focused on the support equipment that will control the traffic signals. As advertised, the new traffic signal system is sensorized.

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This means that there will be a control office where certain selected intersections will be monitored with closed circuit television. Unless there are new innovations, inventions or system created through the past years, what is noticeable is the lack of magnetic switches that can usually be seen marked and buried at about every intersection.

If it is true that the system is being patterned after that of the United States, then such magnetic switches should be present. In traffic, there are always the main roads and the subsidiary roads. Magnetic switches are triggering the so-called sensorized system in order to dispense with personnel.

Especially during very light traffic at the wee hours of the night, usually the signal lights along the main roads are defaulted to show green and the signal lights along the subsidiary roads are defaulted to show red. If and when a vehicle traversing a subsidiary road approaches the main road, the vehicle should stop because of the red light.

The magnetic switch underneath the car is then triggered and the sensor will inform the computer to change the red light to green. Such system has been in use in the United States as early as the 1970s. Whether or not the system is overpriced is another matter. Computers, sensors, surveillance systems, closed circuit televisions and other monitoring gadgets are no longer expensive.

The hardware and software that will operate a traffic system as small as that of Davao City should not cost so much. Anyway, a state-of-the-art traffic signal system is a welcome note. And motorists should now start learning to obey traffic rules. As Mayor Duterte stated, stay as early to the right if you are going to turn right and as early to the left if you are going to turn left. This kind of driving practice will deter traffic gridlock.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Traffic program to start by December

THE multi-million traffic signalization program of Davao City will start operation beginning December.

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, however, said the high-tech equipments will only be effective if complemented with the motorists' discipline.

For this, Duterte said he will personally conduct a lecture on the new traffic scheme so that Dabawenyos would be well informed about it.

"It's because if I'm not the one who will inform them of this, the people will not obey," Duterte said Sunday during his television program.

The mayor said reconfiguration of the road intersections is now being implemented with lanes designated for each turns.

Duterte appealed to the motorists to follow the new traffic scheme so that traffic congestion would be minimized especially during the holiday rush.

All those taking the right turn should be on the rightmost lane several meters before the intersection. The same also goes for those taking the left turn. Those going straight will take the center lane. Violators will be apprehended. (BOT)

nice thread about davao.

shalom

nice thread indeed I enjoyed reading it except the "war" posts.. excited na ako umuwi ngayong holiday! sana tapos na PTA by that time at yung traffic system..

ey.. may thread na ba dito dedicated to Dirty Harry? Im a big fan... I wonder what Davao would be like without him.. I have a little compilation of his quotable quotes and its fun to read. I wanted to share it here.

ey.. may thread na ba dito dedicated to Dirty Harry? Im a big fan... I wonder what Davao would be like without him.. I have a little compilation of his quotable quotes and its fun to read. I wanted to share it here.


That's a good idea. WHy don't you create one then and I'm sure there are several guys us here (including me!) who'd likely join you there.

problem is.. under which main thread should I put it in?

well, we can ask the mods here.

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I think that's what happens when you right haphazardly. The editor is accountable to that mistake.

What the sentence means, I guess is that this bridge or an an elevated highway (skirting through the seasides from Toril to Sasa) spanning the Toril - Sasa is proposed to hasten transfer of goods from the food terminal in Toril (another proposed infra) to the international seaport in Sasa.

IMHO, you are write on that point, davaoeagle.... :D :D :D

Nice projects in Davao...

yeah, elevated coastal road i guess.

Right. That's what the article means when it mentioned "viaduct" in the succeeding sentence.

IMHO, you are write on that point, davaoeagle.... :D :D :D

Nice projects in Davao...

So you got me there. See what I mean when I said writing haphazardly? :lol: :lol:

akala ko kung ano ng balita dito....akala ko nag-post ka na ng article about the samal-davao bridge :lol:

^^ well anyway, that really shows how hard English is :lol: gosh I think everyone could be guilty of such trivial mistake once in a while :lol: :lol:

So you got me there. See what I mean when I said writing haphazardly? :lol: :lol:

akala ko kung ano ng balita dito....akala ko nag-post ka na ng article about the samal-davao bridge :lol:

^^ well anyway, that really shows how hard English is :lol: gosh I think everyone could be guilty of such trivial mistake once in a while :lol: :lol:


ha ha, i hurried to check this thread for some fresh news items as well only to find Samwisegee scoring me on my English. :lol: A few minor slip ups here won't hurt. :lol:

ha ha, i hurried to check this thread for some fresh news items as well only to find Samwisegee scoring me on my English. :lol: A few minor slip ups here won't hurt. :lol:

Hahahaha... We are all guilty of the same mistake. I just can't let the opportunity to laugh at our simple mistakes pass by. If guys like davaoeagle can commit it, everybody can, sometime...

Hahahaha... We are all guilty of the same mistake. I just can't let the opportunity to laugh at our simple mistakes pass by. If guys like davaoeagle can commit it, everybody can, sometime...


ha ha, I think I'm not as good as what you gave me credit for. I'm flattened errr.... flattered though.

Saturday, December 09, 2006
Mindanao road projects to start soon: DPWH

HEAVY equipments of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are expected to start their massive earth-moving activities by March 2007 on a 117.30-kilometer coastal road, which will connect the towns of Sibuco, Siraway, Siocon, Baliguian and Gutalac, Zamboanga del Norte.

When completed in October 2009, this P1.326-B project is seen to improve the peace and order situation in the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur.

Having completed the detailed engineering design and the procurement for civil works in September 2006, the construction of the P2.065-B Awang-Upi-Lebak road in Maguindanao province is expected to start in April 2007 and is due for completion in November 2009.

To provide accessibility between the urban and rural centers of Dinagat Island, in Surigao del Norte, the national government will improve its 15-kilometer road for P100-M. Construction is expected to start in April 2007 because it is due for completion in seven months.

The construction of a section (out of the 5 sections) of the P6.278-B Surigao-Davao Coastal Road, which spans from Bacuag, Surigao del Norte to Mati, Davao Oriental, bisecting Surigao del Sur had started in October 2004. This project, which is 60 percent funded by the World Bank and the rest by the government of the Philippines, is due for completion in August 2010.

In fact, the Manay-Mati (Davao Oriental) section has already recorded a physical accomplishment of 59.30 percent. Since engineering preparations are underway, full-blast operations in all the four other sections are expected to start in the early part of 2007.

Seen to propel the development of tourism and provide a wider market for marine agriculture products in the Zamboanga peninsula, the 10.8-kilometer Dapitan City-Dakak road shall be widened at a cost of P210 million out of domestic funds. Civil works are expected to start in April 2007 and completed sometime in August 2009.

In a bid to cut travel time between Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City by 2 hours and 30 minutes, the Arroyo administration is now trying to fund the P2.7 billion 2-kilometer bridge across Panguil Bay. This project shall be implemented through public-private partnership.

To increase Northern Mindanao's capabilities on job generation, economic opportunities, socio-political stability and to ensure a better quality of life for its denizens, the construction of the P5.386-B Laguindingan Airport Development Project in Misamis Oriental has been scheduled to commence in mid-May 2007.

This project would enable the regional to handle international flights by wide-bodied aircrafts. Financed with a combined National Government and Official Development Assistance (ODA) fund, a new runway of about 2.1 kilometers long and 45 meters wide shall be built along with a state-of-the-art passenger terminal building that could cater to 1.2 million passengers annually.

Since land acquisition is at least 94 percent completed, the contract for the construction of an access road to the project site is to be awarded anytime within the current month. Also within the current month, main civil works procurement is expected to commence.

At an estimated cost of P115 million, some shoreline protection structures shall be built in the Dipolog City Airport starting in the current month. At the same time, fresh asphalt shall be over-laid on its widened 814-meter runway. This project shall be completed in May 2007.

Similar airport improvement projects shall also be carried in the cities of Pagadian, Cotabato, Zamboanga, Butuan, Ozamis and Cagayan de Oro. The total cost of which would amount to some P1.35-B.

These projects are seen to increase the level of trade, tourism and investments within the sub-regional economic growth area (BIMP-Eaga). Some of airports will be able to improve their capabilities to handle night and extreme weather landings.

Physical improvements to be done by midyear 2007 at the seaport of Cagayan de Oro City have also been allocated some P181-M.

WELL-WISHERS MILLING AT THE DIA

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musta ang bagong traffic system? sabi ng gf ko sobra daw traffic kagabi dahil initial run nito...

haha, na experience ko rin yung traffic dahil sa traffic lights, on some intersections, medyo nanibago pa ang mga driver, ayun traffic tuloy :lol:

tapos di pa ginagamit ng mga pedestrian yung button para tumawid..:D

madali na lang yan pagka nandyan ang infra. dapat may educational campaign para sa mga drivers and pedestrians para ma minimize ang hitches.

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tapos di pa ginagamit ng mga pedestrian yung button para tumawid..:D

baka natatakot makoryente :lol: , but seriously, ako mismo, i really don't want pushing such buttons, baka ako makahawak ng kulangot ng ibang tao :lol:

^^^ hahaha dito sa ortigas.. di rin ginagamit yung mga buttons.. parang walang effect eh... cge pagpipindutin ko yang buttons dyan pagdating ko next week...

baka natatakot makoryente :lol: , but seriously, ako mismo, i really don't want pushing such buttons, baka ako makahawak ng kulangot ng ibang tao :lol:

ha ha, i usually use my pen or back of my fingers to press the buttons para at least di kaayo maka snag ug hugaw sa uban.

^^^ hahaha dito sa ortigas.. di rin ginagamit yung mga buttons.. parang walang effect eh... cge pagpipindutin ko yang buttons dyan pagdating ko next week...


May effect daw yan oi. Kaya lang hintayin mo pa rin yong turn mo after you have pressed the button...kasi kung di mo ipress, ibig sabihin don walang tatawid so di mag blink yong "walk" sign.

baka natatakot makoryente :lol: , but seriously, ako mismo, i really don't want pushing such buttons, baka ako makahawak ng kulangot ng ibang tao :lol:


dapat pala may katabi na rubbing alcohol ...pang pamilya na pang sports pa!:lol:

ha ha. murag si boy nogie lol

dapat pala may katabi na rubbing alcohol ...pang pamilya na pang sports pa!:lol:

sana instead of buttons, mouse-type na lang ang gi-install ... i can even use my elbow to press it :lol: hindi na kailangan mag alcohol pagkatapos :lol:

haha just saw today someone got caught in this traffic light dilemma...guess what ...its a white guy :lol:

ha ha. murag si boy nogie lol


his wifey ;)

haha just saw today someone got caught in this traffic light dilemma...guess what ...its a white guy :lol:

ha ha basin sa hinterlands sa iyang country pud sya gikan :lol:

ha ha basin sa hinterlands sa iyang country pud sya gikan :lol:

if I know si crocodile dundee 'to :lol: :lol:

^^^ hahaha dito sa ortigas.. di rin ginagamit yung mga buttons.. parang walang effect eh... cge pagpipindutin ko yang buttons dyan pagdating ko next week...

Hey @xxpmrong can you join our kitakits sa Dec.27 ..punta kalang sa Davao thread for more infos :)

if I know si crocodile dundee 'to :lol: :lol:

diba dedo nato :lol:

:lol:

Davao Travel Blog
Push Button

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Can someone please tell me how to use this push button?

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.


and add family rubbing alcohol in your purse :lol:

Rajah imported talaga yang push button kasi pisot :hilarious

cge.. tingnan ko kung makakapunta ako... which davao thread should I check? dami eh...

if I know si crocodile dundee 'to :lol: :lol:


naa na bag-o na version...the one top billed by the guy from "Blast of the Past" movie. Can't recall his name this time.

cge.. tingnan ko kung makakapunta ako... which davao thread should I check? dami eh...

Basta dabaw Hubag! thread 34 !sa cities and places in the philippines

pero na re sked kay ang lain dili puede sa 27 basig 26 or 28 or ra na sa imo? hope to see bro! :cheers:

IMO the problem is not the traffic light sytem but the jeepneys and multicabs... (what we need are stationery busses in place of these half-roadworthy vehicles which is the main cause of the monstrous traffic... )

New Davao traffic system causing monstrous jams

By Rizalene P. Acac, Dennis Jay Santos
Mindanao Bureau (PDI)
Last updated 04:35pm (Mla time) 12/22/2006

DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the temporary suspension of the synchronized traffic signalization project after it created monstrous traffic jams in the city, instead of easing bottlenecks.

When the project was implemented on Dec. 19, motorists and the commuting public immediately complained because it prolonged travel time.

For instance, travel time from the Matina crossing to Bankerohan increased to about 35 minutes from the normal 10 minutes. The route's distance is only about six kilometers.

Jeepney drivers plying the Uyanguren-Ecoland route, which is about the same length as the Matina-Bankerohan route, said it took them nearly an hour to reach their destinations after the P140-million traffic system was implemented.

"If this would go on for a few more days, I'll quit driving," a jeepney driver said. :lol: :lol:

Celso Gempesaw, chief of the Traffic Management Center (TMC), said Duterte issued the suspension order after a meeting with officials of Abratique and Associates, the project's contractor, on Thursday night.

Gempesaw said Duterte asked Efren Abratique, the project's main consultant and implementer, to closely work with the TMC in finding ways to improve the traffic system.

He said based on observations made by the TMC, the timing of the lights caused the bottlenecks at major intersections.

Gempesaw said the traffic lights were programmed with the same timing, which should not have been the case because each intersection had different "characteristics."

He said in the Matina Crossing for example, the traffic volume of the lane leading to the downtown area from the south was usually heavy while the other lane was usually light.

Gempesaw said they were not certain when the traffic system could be switched on again. :ohno:

Even Duterte said that unless the system could be fixed, he would rather go back to the manual traffic system.

"I am worried because I cannot sacrifice the comfort and convenience of the people in the guise of experiments," he said.

Saturday, December 23, 2006
Sports complex remains to be a priority project

Sun.Star Network Online


THE funds for the construction of the Davao City Sports Complex might have been realigned in favor of the traffic signalization system and the rehabilitation of the Magtuod-Carmen Road, but the complex is till a top priority project of the City Government of Davao.

This is according to City Administrator Wendel Avisado in an interview Friday.

Avisado said that it is but stalled because of the present land issues between University of the Philippines in Mindanao and the occupants who claim they have been in the area way before UP came around.

Avisado, however, is optimistic that the problem will be resolved soon because UP can prove it owns the contested land.

Another reason why the sports complex could not start rolling is because the national government has not yet given their counterpart in the project.

The Davao City Council, while deliberating on Supplemental Budget 4 for 2006 from which the funding for the sports complex will be taken, has mentioned that the national government has offered help to complete the complex.

But Avisado assures the public that although the project will not be realized sooner as planned, the city government will find a way to proceed with it as soon as the necessary implements are put in place and the land issue is resolved.

Avisado also clarified that the city government did not spend a single penny for the scale model of the complex presently put on display at the City Hall ground floor. Avisado said it was procured through the help of the Philippine Sports Commission. (GLP)

Infra projects generated more jobs, says DOTC
By Sandy Araneta
The Philippine Star 01/05/2007

Infrastructure projects of the administration of President Arroyo has resulted to more jobs to the Filipino people, Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Leandro Mendoza said yesterday.

In a statement, Mendoza said that the infrastructure projects, included in the Arroyo Administration’s economic program, have resulted in more employment and growth in commerce, agriculture, industry and tourism.

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For the development of gateway ports, the Batangas Port access road and flyover construction is 41 percent complete. The Iloilo Port is 92.4 percent, the Zamboanga Port 90.2 percent, the Jagna Port 80.52 percent and the Cagayan de Oro Port is 58.63 percent complete. The development of Davao Port as gateway port is ongoing. any picture of this???

City takes over mgt. of Magsaysay Park
By Rizalene P. Acac

THE city government has given establishments renting space at the Magsaysay Park until the end of the month to vacate the area after it took over the management of the landmark square last January 2. Francisco V. Vales, Jr., officer in charge of the City Economic Enterprises, said the 17 occupants, who are operating mini-restaurants, drinking, videoke bars and other offices, were already informed of the deadline.

Meanwhile, the carnival rides that have been stocked up in the park including the shanties of its caretakers will also be demolished. But offices of the Commission on Elections; Island Garden City of Samal-satellite office; City Tourism Office; Davao City Investment and Promotion Center and the Philippine Tourism Authority-travel tax will stay at the park.

Vales said the establishments were given notice of the change in management since the end of 2006. He said the park is closed off to the public until the beautification undertaken by the City Environment and Natural Resources Office would be finished. Vales said while they still have to come up with a project plan for the park, landscaping has been decided as the primary task of the city government.

“The immediate instruction from the mayor is to rehabilitate the park. It was very commercialized before. The place was made as a drinking venue and videoke machines wee everywhere,” he said. Vales also observed that Philippine Tourism Authority, the former caretaker of the park, allowed discos inside the park, which sometimes resulted to riots among rival gang members and teenagers.

Instead, he said the park will be transformed into a “wholesome” place for recreation for the elderly, families and children. Along that plan is the establishment of a security plan to ensure the safety of each Davaoeño inside the park. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is expected to create a committee anytime to oversee the improvements of the park.

Vales vowed that once the park will open in three weeks time, the public can enter the park for free unlike before when they would have to shell out P5.00 for the entrance fee.

Monday, January 22, 2007
Duterte bans liquor at Magsaysay Park
By Ben O. Tesiorna

PUBLIC parks are for the whole family and must be off limits to liquors and noise pollution.

This is the policy now being implemented by City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte at the Magsaysay Park, which used to be under the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA).

With the City Government now running the park, Duterte said he does not want any alcoholic beverages to be sold within the vicinity of the park and all the other public parks in the city.

This as he expressed disappointment on how Magsaysay Park was run under the PTA.

"It destroyed the very essence of a public park," Duterte said.

At present, the park is undergoing rehabilitation and repair by the City Government.

Duterte said the park will be for free to anybody and no restaurants or videokes would be allowed to operate inside.

"Kiosks maybe allowed inside," Duterte said.

He said the park is for the family and lovers who wanted to enjoy their time together.

"Let us leave the lovers at peace," Duterte smiled.


For more Philippine news, visit Sun.Star Manila.

Monday, January 22, 2007
Duterte bans liquor at Magsaysay Park
By Ben O. Tesiorna

PUBLIC parks are for the whole family and must be off limits to liquors and noise pollution.

This is the policy now being implemented by City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte at the Magsaysay Park, which used to be under the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA).

With the City Government now running the park, Duterte said he does not want any alcoholic beverages to be sold within the vicinity of the park and all the other public parks in the city.

This as he expressed disappointment on how Magsaysay Park was run under the PTA.

"It destroyed the very essence of a public park," Duterte said.

At present, the park is undergoing rehabilitation and repair by the City Government.

Duterte said the park will be for free to anybody and no restaurants or videokes would be allowed to operate inside.

"Kiosks maybe allowed inside," Duterte said.

He said the park is for the family and lovers who wanted to enjoy their time together.

"Let us leave the lovers at peace," Duterte smiled.


For more Philippine news, visit Sun.Star Manila.

na! unsaon na lang kung naay mag gerger sa park? :rofl:

mao pud na akong nahunahunaan kay basin ana ang pagsabot sa mga bugoy diha.

ngayon ulit gagamitin yung bagong traffic lights dba? tell me how it goes ha...

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facing casa leticia (camus st.)...
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south side pano...
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west side pano...
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the fountain and sunken amphitheater area...
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closer look at the stage area...
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closer look at the fountain area...
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recap update... davao greenbelt park.

south side pano...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/pta1.jpghttp://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/pta2.jpg

west side pano...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/southpta1.jpghttp://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/southpta2.jpghttp://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/southpta3.jpg

the fountain and sunken amphitheater area...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image026.jpg

closer look at the stage area...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image027.jpg

closer look at the fountain area...
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image028.jpg

ngayon ulit gagamitin yung bagong traffic lights dba? tell me how it goes ha...


here, traffic lights in action (quimpo boulevard-mac arthur)... so far ok naman.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o265/sscnaxju/Image161.jpg

ive read somwhere na 4 intersections pa lang ang pineperfect nila.... then they'll work from there

ive read somwhere na 4 intersections pa lang ang pineperfect nila.... then they'll work from there

yup. theyre working on 4 intersections muna namely: ulas, matina crossing, matina-quimpo & quimpo-tulip. after some finetunes, so far ok na ang ulas & matina-quimpo. ang matina crossing mejo matraffic pa rin or baka sa volume lang ng vehicles kasi bottleneck dyan.

sorry guys but i have to share this with you. pagawas ko lang akong kapungot..

my colleague (who happens to be a fellow davaoeño) was informed by a friend of hers who is apparently working as a senior HR officer in a big-time bpo here in MM that their supposedly setting up of their branch in davao (may nakita na raw sana lot na pagtatayuan and to start construction daw sana 1st qtr. this year) was disapproved by their big bosses in the U.S. allegedly due to the recent bombings in mindanao! :ohno:

haaayy kalagot!!!

^^ ^^ :ohno: :ohno: can we just revert back to our original name Nueva Vergara to erase all these cliches and misconceptions :ohno: :ohno:

sorry, ano po yung Nueva Vergara?

yan po ang pangalang ibinigay sa davao noong dumating si Uyanguren at ang kanyang mga tauhan. ang "vergara" ay isang lungsod sa espana kung saan ipinanganak si don jose uyanguren, isang basko :yes:

eh bobo pala yung boss nya eh..ok lang yun :) kung ganun kakitid ang utak niya para mag back out ng project kahit di naman dito sa davao nangyari yun, kung ganun siya ka mangmang na boss para malaman na di lahat sa mindanao magulo...we dont need him here

naku, galit na si waway :) , bakit nga naman hindi sila nag-reresearch muna, hindi ba nila alam na karamihang call center agents ay galing sa davao !!! :bash:

^^ ^^ :ohno: :ohno: can we just revert back to our original name Nueva Vergara to erase all these cliches and misconceptions :ohno: :ohno:

you mean Davao to Nueva Vergara? ..ohhh ganun parin nasa Mindanao pa rin : maybe change Mindanao to Nueva Visaya :lol:

^^ boys, ganyan talaga, we were trying to bring them in 3 years ago na! But ang limitation right now talaga is that the whole island of mindanao is classified as a no visit zone by the US state department. We just have to take it from their point of view, the US government does not want to get sued by any citizen that visits this place (parang mcdo: the coffee is hot! warning). So blanket warning. This is obviously a turnoff off for the bigger guys as they can not bring their clients to davao, their insurance will not qualify! we can get some of the smaller ones but kailingan malaki talaga ang advantage ng davao. Really too bad as it's perfect for us. But I think we can get some of the smaller local ones or indian ones. We just have to be patient and lobby to get it off or at least have the label qualified only for western mindanao, hindi blanket for the whole island covering all the regions!

BTW whatever happened to the study of konsehal pete for the davao lrt, interesado ako diyan baka we can do something about it.

2 Huge Davao Norte Projects Bared

TAGUM CITY — Former Davao del Norte governor Rodolfo del Rosario, who is President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s adviser on New Government Centers, has said there are two big-ticket infrastructure projects in Davao del Norte that have been funded for their implementation.

Del Rosario said last week that the two “mega-projects” are the Talaingod-Bukidnon road, which was allocated 1.2 billion pesos and the Saug River Development Project, which was given an appropriation of 700 million pesos.

The Talaingod-Bukidnon road involves the concreting of the existing dirt road network and the opening of new roads that will connect the town of San Fernando, Bukidnon, and Talaingod, Davao del Norte.

Del Rosario said the initial phase of the project, which is the concreting of the road from the circumferential road to the town center in Santo Niño, will be implemented this year.

Del Rosario said that during his tenure as the provincial governor he worked for the conversion of the road to Talaingod from a provincial road to a national road, which is why the national government is funding the upgrading of the existing road network.

The Saug River Development Project, del Rosario said, entails putting up a catchment dam in the Saug river that would solve the perennial flooding in the area. The water in the dam would then be used to irrigate 8,000 hectares of farmlands and the water could also be used for hydro-electric power and also a source of drinking water.

Del Rosario the two projects are part of the “supra-region development blueprint” for the Mindanao mega-region cluster designed to spur economic opportunities in the region. (RG Alama/Philippine Information Agency)

been away from davao for only a year... i miss it terribly!

kanus-a pa kaya ko kauli??????????
:cry: