during the night shows they bring people to some sections of the tunnel that the morning tour does not... they have this ghost hunting tour in the tunnels at night


Thanks Pau, thats rather interesting and entices me to go there even more.
I suppose if anywhere in the Phils is going to have ghosts it would be Corregidor. They still find skulls and other remains to this day.

Brad
Philippine Railways SIG
http://www.geocities.com/alcogoodwin/PhilippineRailways.html

Is there a beach here?

Not much of a one that I saw.
The waters edge was totally full of thousands of new shoes and thongs from one end to the other.
No idea where they all came from but it was funny seeing people trying to find matching pairs. Not entirely sure anyone did find that magic match.

Brad
Philippine Railways SIG
http://www.geocities.com/alcogoodwin/PhilippineRailways.html

From what I know, the islands of Corregidor are part of the province of Cavite... I just dont know if there is a ferry service from mainland Cavite to these historic islands...

http://www.geocities.com/philippinerailwayhistorical/CorregidorImage.jpg


Philippine Railways SIG
http://www.geocities.com/alcogoodwin/PhilippineRailways.html

Yes, kaya lang may mga basura, dalawang beses na akong nakapunta diyan at walang pagbabago.:ohno:

Karamihan ng mga basurang iyon ay galing ng Metro Manila at ibang pang bayan along Manila Bay na inanod sa dagat. Nasa bunganga ng Manila bay ang Corregidor at duon nasasala. Hangga't patuloy ang pagtapon ng basura, baka tuluyan nang matabunan ang Corregidor. :ohno:

^^yes Cavite was blessed with a nice location...strategically perfect for Metro Manila's overflowing Glory!

CAVITE'S POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS:
The province is divided into three congressional districts, 20 municipalities and 831 barangays. It has three cities – Trece Martires, Cavite and Tagaytay – and four satellite islands – Corregidor , Caballo, Fraile and Limbones. Imus is the provincial capital, but the seat of the provincial government is located at Trece Martires City, the former capital.

(More details here (http://www.cavite.gov.ph/index.php?id1=18&id2=4&id3=0))

Nakalagay sa report ng NEDA na yr 2007 ang simula ng implementation ng CALA-NS... pero sa website ng Cavite walang nabanggit... endorsement lang ata ng NEDA ito at wala pang pondo hehehe... malamang bawiin nila sa toll fee ang gastos dito... Yung Molino road nga sa tabi ng St. Dominic di pa nabubuksan sa di malamang kadahilanan... baka ito na yung CALA-NS... o baka hinihintay pa si Sen. Villar para mag-inaugurate nito...

Karamihan ng mga basurang iyon ay galing ng Metro Manila at ibang pang bayan along Manila Bay na inanod sa dagat. Nasa bunganga ng Manila bay ang Corregidor at duon nasasala. Hangga't patuloy ang pagtapon ng basura, baka tuluyan nang matabunan ang Corregidor. :ohno:

Yes, you can see all the thrash floating on Manila Bay as soon as you leave the dock for Corregidor. The problem lie with Filipinos themselves. Filipinos in the Philippines lack discipline. As far as the thrash on the island of Corregidor, whomever is in charge of that island does not put in the effort in cleaning up much of the debris. Once a day cleaning is not enough. There are many unemployed Filipinos that can clean up the mess on the shoreline on a daily basis not just once but an all day affair. The island makes alot of revenue from visitors and it would be nice to see a clean shoreline upon docking instead of seeing garbage floating on the water eventually reaching the shoreline.

I have mentioned this to the tour guide in the past and all I got was excuses and attitude. You can see the lackluster effort from the island's caretakers just by looking at the thrash on the shoreline. You can easily tell these thrash have been around a long time and were not just recently washed ashore because most of it are already deteriorating.:ohno:

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I visited Corregidor Island in Feb of 2004 and was instantly struck by its amazing history and interesting structures.
Never got to return during my trip this year but hope to rectify that on the next run.
Please feel free to use this thread to discuss the interesting island of Corregidor.

Much info and photos can be found on the website.
http://www.corregidorisland.com/

Cheers
Brad

I personally am interested in touring the historic island probably next year. I'd just like to ask if the tours there are "walking tours" since there are some considerations on my health and I can't go with the pace of those walking tours :)

Is Corregidor a separate municipality with a separate set of local officials?

Hindi na yata 'yan bahagi ng Medium Term Development Plan ng pamahalaang Arroyo ano? :?

^^ Di ko rin alam kung kasama yan. Sana naman simulan na next year!

^^ It is under the jurisdiction of Cavite City if I'm not mistaken.

I personally am interested in touring the historic island probably next year. I'd just like to ask if the tours there are "walking tours" since there are some considerations on my health and I can't go with the pace of those walking tours :)


Hi there,
The tours are usually conducted using what they call Tramvias (spelling?). These are road vehicles built to represent the old trams I imagine.
There was a lot of elderly people on our tour and they certainly had no trouble with it all. I don't foresee you having any hassles whatsoever.
If you do it please give us your impressions afterwards.

Photo of one can be seen here.
http://www.corregidorisland.com/view36.jpg

Brad
Philippine Railways SIG
http://www.geocities.com/alcogoodwin/PhilippineRailways.html

I have mentioned this to the tour guide in the past and all I got was excuses and attitude. You can see the lackluster effort from the island's caretakers just by looking at the thrash on the shoreline. You can easily tell these thrash have been around a long time and were not just recently washed ashore because most of it are already deteriorating.:ohno:

It is sad, but yep pretty much all you say is true.
Its a shame that the tour guide had such a bad attitude towards it all. I suppose its just his job and not his problem. Still it may be his problem if people stop showing.
I was curious as to where the thousands of shoes came from though. This certainly wasn't just general rubbish. I wonder if a ship lost a container or someting.
Brad
Philippine Railways SIG
http://www.geocities.com/alcogoodwin/PhilippineRailways.html

^^^^^I took my friend to Corregidor Island a few months back and he has seen all the thrash and sad to say I was very embarassed with what we have both witnessed. The tranvia even stops at an area where these thrash can be seen as if they are truly proud of it.

Photos of Corregidor

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Excepts from the article :

http://www.***************/Heritage_Battalion/jabidah.html

OPERATION MERDEKA

The codename for the destabilization plan was Operation Merdeka. The plan involved the recruitment of nearly 200 Tausug and Sama Muslims aged 18 to 30 from Sulu and Tawi-Tawi and their training in the island-town of Simunul in Tawi-Tawi. Simunul was where the first Arab missionary Makhdum built the first mosque in the Philippines in the 14th century. The recruits felt giddy about the promise not only of a monthly allowance, but also over the prospect of eventually becoming a member of an elite unit in the Philippine Armed Forces. That meant, among other benefits, guns, which Muslims regard as very precious possessions. So from August to December 1967, the young recruits underwent training in Simunul. The name of the the commando unit: Jabidah.

On December 30 that year, from 135 to 180 recruits boarded a Philippine Navy vessel for the island of Corregidor in Luzon for "specialized training."

This second phase of the training turned mutinous when the recruits discovered their true mission. It struck the recruits that the plan would mean not only fighting their brother Muslims in Sabah, but also possibly killing their own Tausug and Sama relatives living there. Additionally, the recruits had already begun to feel disgruntled over the non-payment of the promised P50 monthly allowance. The recruits then demanded to be returned home.

For the Jabidah planners, it seemed that there was only one choice.



THE JABIDAH MASSACRE

As the sole survivor later recounted, the plotters led the trainees out of their Corregidor barracks on the night of March 18, 1968 in batches of twelve. They were taken to a nearby airstrip. There, the plotters mowed the trainees down with gunfire. Jibin Arula, the survivor, said that he heard a series of shots and saw his colleagues fall. He ran towards a mountain and rolled off the edge on to the sea. He recalled clinging to a plank of wood and stayed afloat. By morning, fishers from nearby Cavite rescued him.

The truth of the massacre took some time to emerge. In March 1968 Moro students in Manila held a week long protest vigil over an empty coffin marked ‘Jabidah’ in front of the presidential palace. They claimed “at least 28” Moro army recruits had been murdered. Court-martial proceedings were brought against twenty-three military personnel involved. There was a firestorm in the Philippine press, attacking not so much the soldiers involved, but the culpability of a government administration that would ferment such a plot, and then seek to cover it up by wholesale murder. The matter even made its way to the Supreme Court in 1970, on a preliminary issue.

Although the exact number of deaths still continues to vary depending upon the source of the reference, there is no denial of the fact that Corregidor was host to a massacre on that night.

In a series of articles smuggled from prison, and published in the Bangkok Post in 1973, Benigno Aquino wrote of the worsening rebellion by communist guerrillas in Luzon and by Muslims in the South seeking to avenge the execution of 25 of their “brothers.” The Bangkok Post printed a caveat against taking the clandestine Aquino Papers as “gospel truth” though in the main those warnings were about other aspects of the story. “In his clandestine writings, the Senator has been helped by his journalistic training and his accounts of various important events have a professional precision but the reader must keep in mind that he is a politician with great rhetorical skill,” the Bangkok Post wrote.

The Centre for Media Freedom and Responsibility, in referring to the Jabidah Massacre speaks of those massacred “numbering from 28 to 64.” The Moro National Front, a less objective and more partial source, claims a massacre of “more than two hundred Muslim trainees.”

Nonetheless, sufficient evidence was amassed in time to lay court-martial charges against twenty-three members of the Jabidah group, and in time honored Philippine tradition, matters descended into the thickets of the Philippine legal system until most everyone's attention became focused elsewhere.

Whatever the figure, it is clear that the rich tapestry of Corregidor's history did not cease to be woven simply when the United States returned it to the Republic of the Philippines.



THE AUTHOR IS A LAWYER IN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. Paul F. Whitman

pls read the full story in the below website :

http://www.***************/Heritage_Battalion/jabidah.html
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other version of Corregidor Massacre from Jibrael's Blog
OPERATION JABIDAH

On the year 1968 with the clamor of Sabah natives to join with Sulu, the late President Marcos established a secret guerilla Special Forces to infiltrate and make a foothold in Sabah. It was called Operation Jabidah, most of the recruits were Muslim from Sulus and some Christian who can speak the Tausug and Sabah dialects. The first training camp of Operation Jabidah was established in the island of Simunul near Bongao Sulu.



Since Simunul island is very near Sabah where for centuries the people in that area sailed the Sulu Seas without regards to nationality or citizenship, some Malay spies disguising as Sulu natives were able to infiltrate the training camp. After some incidents in that secret training camp, the leader of Operation Jabidah transferred the camp to Corregidor Island located in the entrance of Manila Bay. The mostly Muslim trainees from Sulu together with other Christian were transferred to Corregidor to continue training.



The Malay spies to create dissention in the camp exploited the volatile long training and hardship in Corregidor. After a few months those Muslim trainees of Operation Jabidah want to quit the training and had demanded that they must be sent home to their hometowns in Sulu. The secret training ended in fiasco and led to an alleged massacres The alleged Corregidor massacres led to the outcry of Muslim Filipinos for justice and on that year the seeds of another Muslim revolt was planted.


THE MORO REBELLION

Ironically the Marcos secret military project Operation Jabidah that was established for the recovery of Sabah, which will benefit the whole Filipino nation particularly our Muslim brothers in the south, became the seeds of Muslim rebellion.

By 1972 during the declaration of Martial Law by Marcos, the Moro National Liberation Front was ready to wage war against the government.

you may read further on the below mentioned Blog's weblink :


http://jibrael.blogspot.com/2007/05/mindanao-conflict.html

Hindi na yata 'yan bahagi ng Medium Term Development Plan ng pamahalaang Arroyo ano? :?

The data came from the Powerpoint presentation at the NEDA Board Meeting in Malacanang (May 27, 2007). The report was called Comprehensive and Integrated Infrastructure Program (CIIP), which contains the priority infrastucture projects appropriate for Purely Private Investment (i.e. BOT), Public Investment (i.e. NG-NAA, NG-ODA Loan, GOCC-ICG, GOCC-ODA Loan, GFI's, and LGU's).

Generally these CIIP projects are outside the MTDP or MTPIP.

It's been a long time. Musta ang Cavite? :)

^Welcome back brother! Been busy lately? Well, the CALA-NS and Daang Hari projects are now included in the Luzon Urban Beltway Plan:


10 new infrastructure projects eyed in Luzon
By Roderick T. dela Cruz
Manila Standard Today

The Luzon Urban Beltway has added 10 infrastructure projects in its current priority list of 15 major projects up for completion by 2010.

LUB is one of the five super regions identified by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during her State-of-the-Nation Address last year. The others are North Luzon Agri-Business Quadrangle, Central Philippines, Mindanao and Cyber Corridor.

In a statement, Secretary Edgardo Pamintuan, head of LUB, said the new package of infrastructure projects worth more than P20 billion had been included in the government priority list infrastructure projects in the region, which is composed of Central Luzon, National Capital Region, Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon region, and Marinduque and Mindoro provinces.

Pamintuan said the new 10 projects are Daang Hari-Slex Line Road, Cavite-Laguna North-South Expressway (Stage 1), C6 Lakeshore Expressway, North Luzon East Expressway, Southern Tagalog Arterial Road, Edsa Rehabilitation Project, Southrail Project Phase 1-A, LRT Line-1 Naia Connector, Metro Rail Transit Line-7, and Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Angat Water Utilization Aqueduct.

Pamintuan said these projects were identified by the private sector during the National Competitive Summit held in October last year.

“We will definitely put these [projects] in our priority list. Actually, all projects being coordinated by the LUB are all priority projects of the President, that is why our direction and effort are towards their immediate completion,” he said.

LUB is monitoring 15 projects in coordination with implementing agencies. These include the Subic Bay Port Development, RORO Port linking Lucena, Quezon and Boac, Marinduque; Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal-3, EDSA North Transit, Northrail Project Phase 1 and NorthRail-SouthRail Linkage Phase 1.

Also in the priority list are LRT Line-1 South Extension, Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, Subic-Clark-Tarlac-Dingalan Road, Marikina-Infanta Road, Nlex-Slex Connection via C5, Slex Toll Road, Manila-Cavite Expressway R-1 Extension(Coastal Road to Cavite), and the 300-Million-Liters Per Day Bulk Water Supply.

Pamintuan said the LUB aimed to orchestrate and fast-track the delivery of these projects at the very least cost to the government and in full transparency.

Sourced here (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business3_feb27_2007)

It's been a long time. Musta ang Cavite? :)


Cavite was so Busy...just like you tol X_md:) ...pupunta na ko jan sa Cavite this monday ...:cheers:

^^ yeah mga bro, busy...San ka punta dun tol? .... Anyway, napadaan ako kanina sa coastal, at ang haba na ng Manila-Cavite Expressway Extension, siguro less than a kilometer na sya. Mabilis gawin. :)

Taken from bacoorinsider.tk (http://www.bacoorinsider.tk) :

"...Ayon sa aming nababalitaan sa pali-paligid, pumuputok na ang butsi ng ilan sa ating bayan, lalo na ang tropa nina JBC (outgoing Bacoor Mayor Jessie Castillo) at (outgoing Vice Mayor Edwin) Malvar. Anila, sinasalakay na ng MMDA ang Bakoor gayung para sa kanila ay hindi dapat dahil kung sa literal na sentido ay hindi dapat manghimasok ang MMDA sa problema ng Bakoor kahit pa si Gob Ayong (Maliksi) pa ang humiling, at si PGMA pa ang mag-utos na ayusin ang magulong sitwasyon ng trapik. Sinasabi rin nila na siguradong may kinalaman din diumano si Mayor Strike (Revilla) sa umano’y 'pananakop' ng MMDA sa Bakoor.

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"Ilan sa mga sasakyan ng MMDA na karaniwa’y ginagamit sa kampanyang Metro Gwapo na nakahimpil sa isang bakanteng lote sa Talaba.

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"Ilan sa mga tauhan/kaminero ng MMDA na nakitang nagbubuwag ng isang sagabal sa daan sa may Aguinaldo Highway ng Panapaan. Kuha kahapon, Hunyo 16."

^^ I never thought it would be that fast. May MMDA na kaagad sa Bacoor. Good!

Anyway, napadaan ako kahapon sa coastal at may nabasa akong malaking signboard na nakalagay na "AGUINALDO BOULEVARD" malapit sa statue ni Aguinaldo. Binago na ba nila from highway to boulevard? :) In my opinion, mas bagay yun kasi hindi na naman talaga highway ang Aguinaldo. :D

^^ Ahh!!! CAVITE BOULEVARD is the new name is Manila-Cavite Coastal Road!!! :)

^^ yeah mga bro, busy...San ka punta dun tol? .... Anyway, napadaan ako kanina sa coastal, at ang haba na ng Manila-Cavite Expressway Extension, siguro less than a kilometer na sya. Mabilis gawin. :)

Tol around 4:15 am im ready to go to Indang Cavite,its my First time and i have no Idea how to get there...:lol: alam ko lang kasi Rosario,Cavite...

Good development to Cavite gonna share some pics later...MMDA is a big help to reduce eyesore along the hi way...Boulevard...

^From Lucena to Pala-pala tapos meron mga bus to Indang coming from Baclaran... parang taga-Cavite kung mag-advise hehehe...:lol:

MMDA in Bacoor --- its just a matter of time before they become "unpopular" to some local residents, politicians, and businessmen... but I support most of the MMDA projects in Metro Manila...

Napakaraming problema ng Bacoor hindi lang traffic. Sana tulungan na rin ng MMDA sila pati problema sa basura at squatter. :)

Let's see what Mayor Strike can do about this...

Napakaraming problema ng Bacoor hindi lang traffic. Sana tulungan na rin ng MMDA sila pati problema sa basura at squatter. :)

Indeed, nadaanan namin ang pamilihan ng Bacoor. Ang daming malabundok na basura na nakakalat lang sa sidewalk, nilalangaw lang at hinahalukay ng mga asong gala. Pati yung mga taong namimili sa pamilihan, napansin ko ay kadalasan kahit sa'n lang nandudura. :ohno:

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Bombed by the Japanese during the Japanese VS American/Filipino War (World War II)

Glenn Mendoza - Flickr (http://flickr.com/photos/lemon_glenn/)

Not sure if it is part of a Cavite or not, I know it is very close to Bataan.
There is a ferry from Manila Bay just south of Ermita from memory. My asawa says the area is called PICC.

Brad

Some books stated that Corregidor is part of Bataan but Wikipedia states that it's part of Cavite. Really weird.

Another weird thing: despite its closeness to Manila, it was the last isle to be reached by the Japanese...

Some books stated that Corregidor is part of Bataan but Wikipedia states that it's part of Cavite. Really weird.

Another weird thing: despite its closeness to Manila, it was the last isle to be reached by the Japanese...

The group of islands in under the jurisdiction of the City of Cavite.

Yup. I know it is the jurisdiction of Cavite but there are some books saying it's part of bataan.

Dumaan kami kanina sa Bacoor at napansin ko na hindi sobrang traffic. (around 5pm-7pm) May MMDA na. May pink fences na sa ilalim ng flyover. Wala na ring buhos system. Ginamit nila yung 3:1 ratio ngayon sa Longos to Talaba area so free flowing pa rin ang traffic kahit papano. Mukhang effective. :) May mga harang/posts na rin sa Aguinaldo highway from Talaba up to Camella Homes. Napansin ko rin na nabawasan ang gadundok na basura dati. May mga CTMO (Cavite Traffic Management Office) Enforcers pa rin ang nag aayos ng daloy ng traffic. Mukhang magkatulong sila ng MMDA.

This is a good start, sana tuloy-tuloy na at huwag ningas kugon. :)

Do you think it's possible to rebuild all the ruins in Corregidor? I want to see how it looked like before WWII.

Do you think it's possible to rebuild all the ruins in Corregidor? I want to see how it looked like before WWII.


You can try rebuilding it at SIM City.:ohno:

The main attraction of the island is as if time stood still and nothing has change right after the war. The ruins are the main attraction so why would you want to rebuild it? Corregidor is a great part of world history and an eerie reminder of the consequences of war.

You can try rebuilding it at SIM City.:ohno:

The main attraction of the island is as if time stood still and nothing has change right after the war. The ruins are the main attraction so why would you want to rebuild it? Corregidor is a great part of world history and an eerie reminder of the consequences of war.

Yeah I agree.
There would be major heritage issues with doing anything like this. The uproar would be felt worldwide.
The sad part though is that it will continue to decay and one day things like the Mile Long Barracks will be a pile of concrete rubble.

Best wishes
Brad

Yeah I agree.
There would be major heritage issues with doing anything like this. The uproar would be felt worldwide.
The sad part though is that it will continue to decay and one day things like the Mile Long Barracks will be a pile of concrete rubble.

Best wishes
Brad

Corregidor Foundation is trying to limit the number of visitors to the island as to minimize the impact on the ruins, it is true that the elements will have an impact on the ruins but those buildings can withstand nature for many years to come but human impact can destroy that place in a very short time. The jungle itself is slowly reclaiming the land basing on the ruins being covered in vines and roots in the forest.

Bacoor drive set; Pasay’s Muslims appeal to prelate
Manila Standard Today June 17, 2007

Illegal structures on main roads in Bacoor, Cavite are up for demolition on Monday even as 332 Muslim families evicted in Baclaran, Pasay City last week have appealed to the Catholic hierarchy to take up their plight with Malacañan Palace.

The Metro Manila Development Authority is fielding a 150-strong crew to give way to the construction of a rotunda in Barangay Talaba.

“We have to instill sidewalk discipline,” said Robert Esquivel, chief of the agency’s Street Clearing Operations Group.

Meanwhile, Abdelmanan Tanandato, head of the group, and other Muslim leaders personally delivered their letter to Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo, housing committee chairman of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines.

“We are asking your help to send our concerns through our letter to the President,” he stated in the letter.

Tanandato said they sought the prelate’s help instead because the Office of Muslim Affairs was unable to lift a finger when the wrecking crew of the Philippine Reclamation Authority backed by anti-riot policemen tore down the shanties of settlers.

The residents claimed that despite the P30,000 “disturbance pay” offered by the authority, they opted to fight for their relocation.

According to Esquivel, the clearing drive on June 18 would start at the Coastal Road exit.

“Bacoor is an important gateway to Metro Manila. Gridlock is always heavy in the area. That’s why an executive order tasked MMDA to come up with traffic reduction measures,” he said, stressing the benefit of easing the bottleneck in the locality.

“While Las Piñas is just on Bacoor’s eastside, those from Batangas bound for Roxas Boulevard in Manila would have to pass Bacoor.”

Noting that many residential units and commercial establishments have encroached on the street’s three-meter easement, Esquivel said vehicular traffic needed more attention.

“Many developers failed to anticipate the proliferation of new subdivisions in Cavite and overlooked the need to construct more roads.”
Rio N. Araja and Dennis Carcamo

sa wakas nagkaron din ako ng time to visit SSC ahehe...dito ako nakaassign sa CvSU...its a four storey school building grabe tong university na to for me its one of the biggest and very impressive facelift comming up...ill post some pic latter...

Do you think it's possible to rebuild all the ruins in Corregidor? I want to see how it looked like before WWII.

maybe a computer software may rebuild it but not in reality.

You can try rebuilding it at SIM City.:ohno:

The main attraction of the island is as if time stood still and nothing has change right after the war. The ruins are the main attraction so why would you want to rebuild it? Corregidor is a great part of world history and an eerie reminder of the consequences of war.

I just asked if it is possible. No need to tell me to do it in Simcity. I was curious because I saw an article posted in SSC before that talks about plans for rebuilding some ruins there. I just can't find it.

^^^^You asked and I gave an answer. You did not like the answer I posted, tough!!!:)

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Silang Church
by Tony Medina (http://flickr.com/photos/tmedina/)

COSCO to build hub in Philippines (http://www.americanshipper.com/SNW_story.asp?news=61068)

Several newspapers in the Far East are reporting that China Ocean Shipping Co. will develop a $3 billion shipping hub in Sangley Point, Cavite in the Philippines.

They report the investment was discussed by Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and COSCO president and chief executive officer Wei Jia Fu during a meeting in Malacanang.

Sangley Point is being developed as an international transshipment point through the creation of a special economic zone.

^Coz it was a serious question and your answer seems to be inappropriate. Anyway, I got your point. Let's get back to topic then.

My answer is definitely appropriate for your question and I made more sense.:)

COSCO to build hub in Philippines (http://www.americanshipper.com/SNW_story.asp?news=61068)

Several newspapers in the Far East are reporting that China Ocean Shipping Co. will develop a $3 billion shipping hub in Sangley Point, Cavite in the Philippines.

They report the investment was discussed by Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and COSCO president and chief executive officer Wei Jia Fu during a meeting in Malacanang.

Sangley Point is being developed as an international transshipment point through the creation of a special economic zone.

That's good news. For an proposed eco-zone to have a big project such as this one, the proposal should really push through. Although I only have a concern with those who live just outside the wall of Sangley point. v(^o^)v They're not squatters, most of them have been living and owned the land for a long time already. They may complain :P

China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (abbreviated as COSCO) is one of the largest liner shipping companies serving companies all over the world. It is a government owned company of the People's Republic of China.

The company owns 126 vessels (320,000 TEU capacity) to ensure comprehensive coverage around the world (Alphaliner 2006).

It ranks sixth largest in number of container ships and ninth largest in aggregate container volume in the world.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COSCO)

China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (abbreviated as COSCO) is one of the largest liner shipping companies serving companies all over the world. It is a government owned company of the People's Republic of China.

The company owns 126 vessels (320,000 TEU capacity) to ensure comprehensive coverage around the world (Alphaliner 2006).

It ranks sixth largest in number of container ships and ninth largest in aggregate container volume in the world.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COSCO)

again, ipinipilit na naman nila 'yang container port idea na yan.:ohno: sa resources pa lang ng city hindi na kaya yan.

the folks from COSCO have been to Sangley Point one or two weeks ago. aba, nagre-ready na ha. hopefully by the time na matapos 'yan, wala na kami sa Cavite City. malungkot nga lang, because i've always wanted to live here.

and, theory ni Itay: malamang abutin ng kung ilang taon bago matapos 'yan, mahina ang ten years. e di ba three years na lang si GMA sa office?:banana: so may possibility yan na pag nagpalit ng administration e baka maunsiyami na naman yan.

and BTW, i received an email from our Alumni Office (DLSU-D) that last June 26 Wilfred Rebollos (AB Poli Sci '05) was shot dead at Southcrest in Dasma. parang awa niyo na, Dasma Police Department, stop this senseless violence! this has been going for so many years now. one of the technicians in our Comm Arts lab, a Dasma resident, was also held up and killed just near his house. and another DLSU-D stude and Dasma resident who is a member of the men's national volleyball team also died the same way. Please, hanggang kailan ito mangyayari?

ang theory ko kasi behind the spate of crimes in Dasma is that, puro dayo na lang kasi ang karamihan ng nakatira sa Dasma. siguro mas malaki ang proportion nila kesa sa mga tubong-Dasma talaga. and those who are really native to Dasma or have been long-time residents now respect their place and their neighbors kaya hindi sila manggugulo sa lugar nila. on the other hand, yung mga dayo, na karamihan ay di nakaka-angat sa buhay, ay desperadong gumawa ng kahit na ano para lang kumita. kaya ang napagdidiskitahan ay mga estudyante (dahil student town ang Dasma) at mga walang kamuwang-muwang na iba pang residente na nagsusumikap naman ng malinis.

naku, sana isabay ng Dasma ang pagganda ng peace & order situation nila sa mga beautification projects na yan!

That's good news. For an proposed eco-zone to have a big project such as this one, the proposal should really push through. Although I only have a concern with those who live just outside the wall of Sangley point. v(^o^)v They're not squatters, most of them have been living and owned the land for a long time already. They may complain :P

Why would they complain? There'll be more jobs for them as well as the prices of their land would appreciate big time; they'll get richer.

Its about time! --- Cavite should have its own port... with all the Economic and Export processing zones in this province, an international container port is a long time coming... while Fernando Airbase (in Lipa) should be converted for civilian use...

sa wakas nagkaron din ako ng time to visit SSC ahehe...dito ako nakaassign sa CvSU...its a four storey school building grabe tong university na to for me its one of the biggest and very impressive facelift comming up...ill post some pic latter...

Hello Bonixx.. I'm from Indang and alma mater ko ang CvSU noong high school..
:banana:

Dumaan kami kanina sa Bacoor at napansin ko na hindi sobrang traffic. (around 5pm-7pm) May MMDA na. May pink fences na sa ilalim ng flyover. Wala na ring buhos system. Ginamit nila yung 3:1 ratio ngayon sa Longos to Talaba area so free flowing pa rin ang traffic kahit papano. Mukhang effective. :) May mga harang/posts na rin sa Aguinaldo highway from Talaba up to Camella Homes. Napansin ko rin na nabawasan ang gadundok na basura dati. May mga CTMO (Cavite Traffic Management Office) Enforcers pa rin ang nag aayos ng daloy ng traffic. Mukhang magkatulong sila ng MMDA.

This is a good start, sana tuloy-tuloy na at huwag ningas kugon. :)

Different time kasi yan brad... but if you will take the route of Aguinaldo Highway from Imus - Baclaran kapag morning.. grabe brad... sabihin ko syo... 2 oras ang uubusin mo sa byahe makalampas lang ng Bacoor. Tulad kanina galing ako ng Indang.. eksakto 6:12am umalis ang jeep na sinakyan ko from Indang dumating ako na Pala-pala 7:42am sumakay ako ng erjohn bus nakarating ako ng longos 10:33am ganyan ba yung sinasabi nilang naging ok na ang traffic sa Bacoor??? hello gumisisng naman yung nagbigay ng ganyang press release

Different time kasi yan brad... but if you will take the route of Aguinaldo Highway from Imus - Baclaran kapag morning.. grabe brad... sabihin ko syo... 2 oras ang uubusin mo sa byahe makalampas lang ng Bacoor. Tulad kanina galing ako ng Indang.. eksakto 6:12am umalis ang jeep na sinakyan ko from Indang dumating ako na Pala-pala 7:42am sumakay ako ng erjohn bus nakarating ako ng longos 10:33am ganyan ba yung sinasabi nilang naging ok na ang traffic sa Bacoor??? hello gumisisng naman yung nagbigay ng ganyang press release

Sino may sabi ok na ang traffic ng Bacoor? Malayo pang mangyari yun. :) Pero kahit papaano, nakakita ako ng konting improvement that time na napadaan ako. I still believe MMDA can help Cavite traffic A BIT.

you're better off taking the FX from pala-pala to alabang tapos sakay ng bus papunta sa destination mo. pero the swift actions of mmda in clearing all obstructions sa aguinaldo h-way ay welcome na welcome yan. i think they've also stopped doing the buhos system?

MMDA could try a lot of schemes to make it work, but because of the lack of planning by the Cavite leaders in the past, the public has to suffer and MMDA has to cower for a speedy solution.

When Bacoor, Imus, Dasmarinas, Rosario, Gen. Trias, Trece, GMA and Carmona are being encroached upon by large residential subdivisions and economic zones, their politicians are busy politicking... Now there are a lot of proposed infrastructure (by NEDA), but the price of implementing them have more than doubled... It has been a failure, but it isn't too late... we will see in the next few years how it would play out, now that the politicians has agreed to unite... MMDA's presence in Bacoor could be a good start. :)

Sino may sabi ok na ang traffic ng Bacoor? Malayo pang mangyari yun. :) Pero kahit papaano, nakakita ako ng konting improvement that time na napadaan ako. I still believe MMDA can help Cavite traffic A BIT.

Sana ng apare.. kasi talagang kawawa ang mga umuuwi ng Cavite from Manila

you're better off taking the FX from pala-pala to alabang tapos sakay ng bus papunta sa destination mo. pero the swift actions of mmda in clearing all obstructions sa aguinaldo h-way ay welcome na welcome yan. i think they've also stopped doing the buhos system?

Thank you pare sa suggestion mo... but ang destination ko dito lang sa may Times Village.. so kung yun ang gagawin ko mas matindi naman ang traffic sa Equitable area from Talon Dos.

Anyway kapag sinisipag naman ako maglakad sa Prinza na lang ako dumadaan doon sigurado mabilis at walang traffic.:banana:

Chinese shipping firm to set up facility in RP
(http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2007/06/20/bus/chinese.shipping.firm.to.set.up.facility.in.rp.html)
SHIPPING giant China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (Cosco) announced Monday that would pour in at least US$3 billion into a shipping complex development project in Sangley Point, Cavite which they hope to build as their main hub in the Southeast Asian region.

Francis Chua, special Philippine envoy on China trade and investments, said Wei Jia Fu, Cosco president and chief executive officer (CEO), revealed their plans during a courtesy call on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Malacañang.

Wei, who just arrived from the US last Sunday, also thanked Arroyo for inviting them visit the Philippines to assess and look at possible investment possibilities in the country. Arroyo made the invitation during her visit to China early this month.

Aside from Wei, present in the meeting were Cosco general managers Shi Zemin and Yuan Xiayu, Cosco Container Lines managing director Sun Jia Kang, Cosco Corporation Singapore Ltd president Ji Hai Sheng, Trade Secretary Peter Favila, Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza, National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Secretary General Romulo Neri and Chua.

Chua said Cosco is already conducting a feasibility study in Sangley Pont, which is part of the first phase of the project. Sangley Point at present is being developed as an international transshipment point through the creation of a special economic zone.

He said they are hoping to sign formal contract when Arroyo visits China again in August.

He said initial plans include the development of a 250-hectare land in Sangley Point where they would put up a "marine school to train maritime sailors. There will be a repairing ships and building ships."

"They will be using the Philippines as a hub for shipment to Europe and America, so all cargo from Asia will come to the Philippines, using the Philippines as a staging point to go to US, North America, Europe and vice versa," Chua said.

He added that Cosco's facility is expected to generate about 100,000 jobs, particularly for the country's seafarers.

Founded in 1961 as the pioneer international shipping carrier in China, COSCO has grown into a US$17-billion global company. It owns and operates 600 various types of ships operating in 1,300 ports in more than 160 countries and regions worldwide.

With Cosco's investment, they would be the second foreign firm to establish a shipping complex in the Philippines after Hanjin Corporation of Korea, infused US$1 billion into a shipyard project at the Subic Bay Freeport in Zambales early this year.

By 2016, Hanjin's Subic Bay facility will be able to manufacture the world's largest gas tanker and generate 40,000 direct and indirect employment. (JMR/Sunnex)

:banana:

Mga bro, konting tiis na lang sa traffic. Wala talaga tayo magagawa kundi magtiis at gumising ng maaga para hindi traffic. :D Years from now, pwedeng maganda na ang daloy ng traffic. Isipin nyo na lang na sa lahat ng province, Cavite na yata ang may pinakamaraming infrastructure projects compared sa ibang province near the Metro: Manila-Cavite Express tollway extension, LRT1 extension, CALA NS, Daang Hari Extension, CALA Expressway. :)

i am probably the only one here who is opposed to having an international container port here in Sangley Point. i've argued some points here before, apparently it's doesn't weigh much (and i think they're all valid). all because the government is pushing for profits at the expense of national security.

Mga bro, konting tiis na lang sa traffic. Wala talaga tayo magagawa kundi magtiis at gumising ng maaga para hindi traffic. :D Years from now, pwedeng maganda na ang daloy ng traffic. Isipin nyo na lang na sa lahat ng province, Cavite na yata ang may pinakamaraming infrastructure projects compared sa ibang province near the Metro: Manila-Cavite Express tollway extension, LRT1 extension, CALA NS, Daang Hari Extension, CALA Expressway. :)

Pati pala international container port sa Cavite City. :)

i am probably the only one here who is opposed to having an international container port here in Sangley Point. i've argued some points here before, apparently it's doesn't weigh much (and i think they're all valid). all because the government is pushing for profits at the expense of national security.

If ever hindi matuloy yung sa Cavite City, Naic naman ang alternative. For now, under feasibility study stage pa lang so marami pa ring pwedeng mangyari pero malamang matuloy na ito kasi pinupush talaga ng COSCO na ituloy ang project. Let's look at the brighter side na lang. Mukha namang hindi nila papabayaan ang nature at maraming jobs na magegenerate. :)

^^ I'd rather have the container port at Naic... The Industrial zones in Cavite, and as far as Laguna would benefit from it... And the CALA East West Expressway will surely serve its purpose...

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Tagaytay Mountains by piyestaking (http://flickr.com/photos/97669906@N00/)

Some books stated that Corregidor is part of Bataan but Wikipedia states that it's part of Cavite. Really weird.

Another weird thing: despite its closeness to Manila, it was the last isle to be reached by the Japanese...

As per below information Corregidor is now part of Cavite province. H/ever I reckoned Corregidor is part of Bataan before, during, and after the 2nd World War since it was part of Operation War Plan Orange.

http://www.news.ops.gov.ph/archives2005/mar02.htm#PGMA%20pays

PGMA pays tribute to Corregidor defenders

CORREGIDOR ISLAND, Cavite - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led today the Corregidor flag-raising ceremony to honor the bravery of the Filipino and American soldiers who fought and sacrificed their lives for the sake of freedom during the occupation of the Philippines by Japanese Imperial forces.

The flag raising rites highlighted the 60th anniversary celebration of the liberation of the island fortress of Corregidor on March 2, 1945.

The President, immediately upon her arrival here at around 9:30 this morning, received full military honors at the 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) parade ground. She then led the flag raising rites, followed by the wreath-laying at the Pacific War Memorial Shrine and the tolling of bells.

After the ceremonies, the President awarded the commemorative badges to Ms. Beth Day Romulo, president of the Corregidor Foundation; Major General Nick Perkin of the US Army as representative of the American veterans; and Filipino veteran Elias Manlapas, who served as commander of the defenders of Bataan and Corregidor during WW2.

The allied nations' representatives present in the ceremonies were British Ambassador Peter Beckingham, US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone and representatives for Australian Charge D' Affaires Miles Armitage and New Zealand Ambassador Rob Moore-Jones.

Also present were Senator Richard Gordon, Tourism Secretary Ace Durano, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Efren Abu, and Cavite Gov. Erineo Maliksi.

Today's occasion also commemorated the same ritual performed by General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific in World War II, who returned to the island 60 years ago and raised the colors on the Topside Barracks flagstaff.

A heavily fortified and strategic island fortress, Corregidor straddles the narrow mouth of the Manila Bay opening to the South China Sea.

The liberation of Corregidor Island from Japanese occupation forces is considered as one of the most brilliant military tactical operations in the last Pacific war.

The island now forms part of Cavite province.

The battle for the liberation of Corregidor lasted from Feb. 16 to March 1, 1945. It involved one of the most complex and most successful airborne operations in World War II.

Paratroopers of the 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team led the assault.Of the estimated 6,550 Japanese troops in Corregidor, many of them Imperial Marines, only 50 survived.

On the side of the 503rd PRCT, 169 paratroopers were killed in action and wounded during the assault. The 503rd PRCT and the 34th Infantry, USAFFE, which made an amphibious assault at the Bottomside portion of Corregidor, spent several days in blasting the Japanese defenders from the caves and tunnels structures that run through the island fortress.

TOP

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/70-7_06.htm


Chapter 6

The Decision To Withdraw to Bataan

by Louis Morton

(See Chapter One for information on author.)
On 23 December 1941, only two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, General MacArthur-then commanding American forces in the Philippines-made one of the most difficult and important decisions of his long and famous military career. Under the threat of impending disaster, he determined on that day to withdraw his forces on Luzon to the Bataan Peninsula, to declare the Philippine capital, Manila, an open city, and to transfer his headquarters to the tiny island of Corregidor. The successful execution of this plan had far-reaching results: it saved the 75,000 troops on Luzon from immediate defeat, delayed the Japanese timetable for conquest by four months, and kept large Japanese combat forces tied up in the Philippines long after Malaya, Singapore, and the Indies had fallen. It is not the purpose of this essay to describe the masterly skill with which the elaborate maneuver-a double retrograde movement-was accomplished. Rather it is to examine the background and circumstances leading to the critical decision to withdraw to Bataan.

The war in the Philippines had begun on 8 December with a disastrous air attack against Clark Field, an attack which destroyed half the heavy bombers of MacArthur's Far East Air Force. In the tragic two weeks that followed, the Japanese continued to achieve astounding successes. During the first few days of the war, they made three preliminary landings on Luzon to secure airfields and to support the main landings to come. On the 22d they made their main assaults, putting the bulk of Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma's 14th Army ashore at Lingayen Gulf, about 135 miles north of Manila. By 23 December the Japanese not only had landed a large number of troops north of the capital but had achieved aerial and naval supremacy in the Philippines and had isolated the archipelago from Australia to the south

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and from Hawaii and the United States to the east. [1] It was in these circumstances that MacArthur made his decision to withdraw to Bataan.


War Plan ORANGE
Plans for the defense of the Philippine Islands had been in existence for many years when General MacArthur returned to active duty. The latest revision of these plans, completed in April 1941 and called WPO-3, was based on the joint Army-Navy ORANGE plan of 1938, one of the many "color" plans developed during the prewar years. Each color plan dealt with a different situation, ORANGE covering an emergency in which only the United States and Japan would be involved. In this sense, the plan was politically unrealistic and completely outdated by 1941. Tactically, however, the plan was an excellent one and its provisions for defense were applicable under any local situation. [2]

Under WPO-3, American troops were not to fight anywhere but in Central Luzon. (See Map 4.) The mission of the Philippine garrison was to hold the entrance to Manila Bay and deny its use to Japanese naval forces. U.S. Army forces, constituting an Initial Protective Force, consisting of regular U.S. Army troops, had the main task of preventing enemy landings. Failing in this, they were to defeat those Japanese forces which succeeded in landing. If, despite these attempts, the enemy proved successful, the Initial Protective Force was to engage in delaying action but not at the expense of the primary mission, the defense of Manila Bay. The Americans were to make every attempt to hold back the Japanese advance while withdrawing to the Bataan Peninsula. Bataan, recognized as the key to the control of Manila Bay, was to be defended to the "last extremity."

In addition to the regular U.S. Army troops, the defenders could rely on the military forces of the Commonwealth, the Philippine Army, which had been organized and trained by General MacArthur. If used as anticipated in WPO-3, the Philippine Army would be under the command of the Department Commander, a U.S. Army officer, and would be utilized to defend Manila Bay. The plan did not contemplate using Philippine Army troops for the defense of the entire archipelago.


[1] For a full account of the campaign, see Louis Morton, The Fall of

the Philippines, in UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II (Washington,

1953). The account that follows is based upon this volume and includes

material taken from it.

[2] Unless otherwise noted, this description is based on the Philippine

Department Plan ORANGE, 1940 Revision (short title: HPD WPO-3), AGO No.

326. The author has also had the benefit of conversations with the

former Philippine Department Commander. Maj. Gen. George Grunert,

MacArthur's chief of staff, Lt. Gen. R. K. Sutherland, his deputy chief

of staff, Maj. Gen. R. J. Marshall, and various division commanders and

staff officers who participated in the planning and execution of the

plan.
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[Map 4]

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WPO-3 divided Luzon, the principal theater of operations, into six sectors and provided a mobile reserve. Detailed plans for the defense of each sector were made by the sector commanders. The commander of the Philippine Division, the only U.S. Army division in the Philippines, in addition to conducting operations in the sector or sectors assigned to him, was to organize the defenses of Bataan and to command operations there if necessary.

The supply plan in WPO-3 was a complicated one. Provision had to be made to supply the six sectors during the initial phase of operations, to withdraw supplies into Bataan, and to establish there a supply base capable of supporting defensive operations by a force of 31,000 men for a period of six months. The supplies required for this purpose were designated the defense reserves, and except for ammunition most of these had already reached the Philippines. Some were already on Bataan, but the greatest portion by far was stored in the Manila area, which was as yet without adequate protection from air attack. Since these supplies would have to be moved to Corregidor and Bataan in the event of war, WPO-3 stipulated that the Filipino-American defenders would fight a delaying action to keep the roads open long enough to carry out this phase of the operation.

Nothing was said in WPO-3 about what was to happen after the defenses on Bataan crumbled. Presumably by that time, estimated at six months, the U.S. Pacific Fleet would have fought its way across the Pacific, won a victory over the Combined Fleet, and made secure the line of communications. The men and supplies collected on the west coast during that time would then begin to reach the Philippines in a steady stream. The Philippine garrison, thus reinforced, could then counter-attack and drive the enemy into the sea.

Actually, no one in a position of authority at that time (April 1941) believed that anything like this would happen. Informed naval opinion estimated that it would require at least two years for the Pacific Fleet to fight its way across the Pacific. There was no plan to concentrate on the west coast and no schedule for the movement of men and supplies to the Philippines. Army planners in early 1941 believed that at the end of six months, if not sooner, supplies would be exhausted and the garrison would go down in defeat. WPO-3 did not say this; instead it said nothing at all. And everyone hoped that when the time came something could be done, some plan improvised to relieve or rescue the men stranded 7,000 miles across the Pacific.


MacArthur's Plan
General MacArthur had the answer to those who saw no way out of the difficulty in the Philippines: transform WPO-3, which he re-

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garded as defeatist and defensive, into an aggressive plan whose object would be the defeat of any enemy that attempted the conquest of the Philippines. An optimist by nature, with implicit faith in the Philippine people, MacArthur was able to inspire the confidence and loyalty of his associates and staff. His optimism was contagious and infected the highest officials in the War Department and the government. By the fall of 1941 there was a firm conviction in Washington and in the Philippines that, given sufficient time, the defenders could successfully resist a Japanese attack.

In pressing for a more aggressive plan, enlarged in scope to include the entire archipelago, MacArthur could rely on having a far stronger force than any of his predecessors had had. His growing air force included by the end of November 1941 thirty-five B-17's and almost a hundred fighters of the latest type. Many more were on their way. The performance of the heavy bombers in early 1941 justified the hope that the South China Sea would be successfully blockaded by air and that the islands could be made a "self-sustaining fortress." [3]

MacArthur could also count on the Philippine Army's one regular and ten reserve divisions, inducted into the service of the United States by executive order on the same day he was called back to active duty. During his term as Military Advisor, he had worked out the general concept of his strategy as well as detailed plans for the use of this national army. As commander of U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) he could plan on the use of the regular U.S. Army garrison as well as the Philippine Army. He was in an excellent position, therefore, to persuade the War Department to approve his own concept for the defense of the Philippines.

Almost from the date that he was recalled to active duty in the Philippines, on 26 July 1941, MacArthur began to think about replacing WPO-3 with a new plan. [4] From the first, he apparently intended to defend the Inland Seas and the entrances to Manila and Subic Bays, and by September his plans had progressed so far that he informed Maj. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright of his intention to reorganize the forces in the Philippines and to give that officer his choice of commands. [5]

The opportunity to request a change in plans for the defense of the Philippines came in October, after MacArthur received a copy of


[3] Henry L. Stimson and McGeorge Bundy, On Active Service in Peace and

War (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948), p. 388.

[4] Interv with Col Legrande A. Diller, formerly aide to General

MacArthur, 20 May 49. Wainwright mentions also that as Philippine

Division commander he worked during May, June, and July 1941 to secure

revisions of WPO-3. See General Jonathan M. Wainwright, General

Wainwright's Story, the Account of Four Years of Humiliating Defeat,

Surrender, and Captivity (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc.,

1946), p. 10.

[5] Wainwright, General Wainwright's Story, p. 21.


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the new war plan, RAINBOW 5, prepared by the Joint Board some months earlier. This plan, which was world-wide in its provisions and conformed to arrangements with the British staff, called for a defensive strategy in the Pacific and Far East and recognized Germany as the main enemy in the event of a war with the Axis. Based on the assumption that the United States would be at war with more than one nation and would be allied with Great Britain, RAINBOW accepted implicitly the loss of the Philippines, Wake, and Guam. Like ORANGE, it assigned Army and Navy forces in the Philippines the mission of defending the Philippine Coastal Frontier, defined as those land and sea areas which it would be necessary to hold in order to defend Manila and Subic Bays. Also, as in ORANGE, the defense was to be conducted entirely by Army and Navy forces already in the Philippines, augmented by such local forces as were available. [6] No reinforcements could be expected.

MacArthur immediately objected to those provisions of RAINBOW relating to the Philippines and called for the revision of the plan on the ground that it failed to recognize either the creation of a high command for the Far East or the mobilization of the Philippine Army. In a strong letter to the War Department on 1 October, the former Chief of Staff pointed out that he would soon have a force of approximately 200,000 men organized into eleven divisions with corresponding air force, corps, and army troops. There could be no adequate defense of Manila Bay or of Luzon, he said, if an enemy were to be allowed to land and secure control of any of the southern islands. With the "wide scope of possible enemy operations, especially aviation," he thought such landings possible. He urged, therefore, that the "citadel type defense" of Manila Bay provided in the ORANGE and RAINBOW plans be changed to an active defense of all the islands in the Philippines. "The strength and composition of the defense forces projected here," General MacArthur asserted, "are believed to be sufficient to accomplish such a mission." [7]

The reply from Washington came promptly. On the 18th, General George C. Marshall prepared a memorandum for MacArthur informing him that a revision of the Army mission had been drafted in the War Department and was then awaiting action by the Joint Board, "with approval expected within the next ten days." The recommendation to redefine the Philippine Coastal Frontier to include


[6] Joint Army and Navy basic Plan RAINBOW 5, Joint board No. 325,

Serial 642-5, OPD Reg. Docs.

[7] Ltr, MacArthur to TAG, 1 Oct 41, sub Operations Plan R-5, WPD 4178-

18. MacArthur repealed the same request, in virtually the same language,

in a personal letter to Marshall on 28 October 1941, WPD 4477-2.


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all the islands in the archipelago would also be presented to the Joint Board for approval. The assignment of a broader mission than that contained in RAINBOW, Marshall explained, was made possible because of the increased importance of the Philippines "as a result of the alignment of Japan with the Axis, followed by the outbreak of war between Germany and Russia." [8]

With this notice that his plans would soon be approved by the Joint Board MacArthur immediately organized his forces to execute the larger mission. On 4 November he formally established the North and South Luzon Forces and the Visayan-Mindanao Force, all of



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ASSIGNMENT OF FORCES, USAFFE, 3 DECEMBER 1941

Sector Troop Assignments
U.S. Army Philippine Army
North Luzon Force 26th Cavalry (U.S.)
One bn, 45th Inf (PS)
Brty A, 23d FA (PK) (PS)
Btrys B and C, 86th FA (PS)
66th QM Troop (PK) (PS)
Force Hq and Hq Co (U.S.)

11th Division
21st Division
31st Division
71st Division
(used as directed by USAFFE)
South Luzon Force Force Hq and Hq Co (U.S.) Hq and Hq Brty, Btry A, 86th FA (PS) 41st Division
51st Division
Visayan-Mindanao Force Force Hq and HQ Co (PS) 61st Division
81st Division
101st Division
Reserve Force Philippine Division (less 1 bn)
86th FA (PS) less dets
Hq, Philippine Dept
Far East Air Force 91st Division Hq, Philippine Army
Harbor Defense Headquarters
69th CA (U.S.)
60th CA (AA) (U.S.)
91st CA (PS)
92d CA (PS)
200th CA (AA) (U.S.)
assigned to PCAC

Source: Ltr Orders CG USAFFE to CG NLF, SLF V-MF, 3 Dec 41, AG 381 Phil Record (12-3-41); USAFFE-USFIP RPT of Opns, pp 17-18.


[8] Memo, Marshall for MacArthur, 18 Oct 41, sub: U.S. Army Forces in

the Far East, WPD 4175-18.


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which had actually been in existence for several months already. [9] A month later, on 3 December, he issued the orders defining the missions of these and his other principal tactical commands. (See accompanying table, p. 157.) The North Luzon Force, which had been under the command of Brig. Gen. Edward P. King, Jr., from 3 to 28 November, now came under General Wainwright. This force had responsibility for the most critical sector in the Philippines, including part of the central plains area, Lingayen Gulf, the Zambales coast, and the Bataan Peninsula. General Wainwright was instructed to protect airfields and prevent hostile landings in his area, particularly at those points opening into the central plains and the road net leading to Manila. In case of a successful landing the enemy was to be destroyed. In contrast to WPO-3, which provided for a withdrawal to Bataan, MacArthur's plan stated there was to be "no withdrawal from beach positions." The beaches were to "be held at all costs." [10]

The South Luzon Force under Brig. Gen. George M. Parker, Jr., was assigned the area generally south and east of Manila. Like the force to the north, it was to protect the airfields in its sector and prevent hostile landings. General Parker was also enjoined to hold the beaches at all costs. The South Luzon Force was much smaller than that in the north. It consisted initially of only two Philippine Army divisions, the 41st and 51st, and a battery of field artillery. Additional units were to be assigned at a later date when they became available. [11]

On Luzon, between the North and South Luzon Forces was the Reserve Area, including the city of Manila and the heavily congested area just to the north. This area was directly under the control of MacArthur's headquarters and contained the Philippine Division (less one battalion), the 71st and 91st Divisions (PA), the 86th Field Artillery (PS), the Far East Air Force, and the headquarters of the Philippine Department and the Philippine Army. The defense of the entrance to Manila and Subic Bays was left, as it always had been, to Maj. Gen. George F. Moore's Harbor Defense augmented by the Philippine Coast Artillery Command. [12]


"WPO-3 Is in Effect"
When the Japanese made their first landings on 10 and 12 December at the northern and southern extremities of Luzon, General


[9] USAFFE-USFIP Rpt of Opns, p. 15, copy in OCMH.

[10] Ltr Order, CG USAFFE to CG North Luzon Force, 3 Dec 41, sub:

Defense of the Philippines, AG 381 (12-3-41) Phil Records.

[11] Ltr Order, CG USAFFE to CG South Luzon Force, 3 Dec 41, sub:

Defense of the Philippines, AG 381 (12-3-41) Phil Records.

[12] USAFFE-USFIP Rpt of Opns, pp. 17-18; Ltr Orders, CG USAFFE to CG

Philippine Division, 6 Dec 41, sub: Movement Plans.

Thise war plan secured the island of Corregidor and the Bataan Peninsula as they expect that US military reinforcement is arriving from Hawaii and they will land in the Bataan Peninsula. So many Pinoy soldiers died in vain in Bataan not knowing that while they were fighting to death in Corregidor and Bataan, the US President Roosevelt already decided to forget the Philippines and concentrate for the defence of North Africa which was besieged by the Germans that time.

War Plan Orange is one of the reasons why many of our nationalist legislator like the late senator Recto, Tanada, Recto and many militants were wary of ambigous military treaties with the US.

WAITING FOR NOTHING. naghintay sa wala.

...maraming jobs na magegenerate. :)

that's what they always say...naalala ko tuloy yung comment ni Bishop Ramon Arguelles kanina sa news about the proposed spa at Taal's craters. nagdadala nga ito ng isang magandang bagay, pero dalawa hanggang sampu naman ang masisira.

Palace order calls for creation of ‘international logistics hub’

An ambitious plan to turn Sangley Point in Cavite into an air and sea transport hub has been revived by Malacañang, with eight government agencies having been ordered to carry out the project, which could involve reclaiming as much as 4,000 hectares of land from the sea at the cost of P80 billion.

Executive Order 629, signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last June 21, directed the Philippine Reclamation Authority to convert the former US Naval Station into "an international logistics hub with [a] modern seaport and airport [through] an enabling reclamation component."

Parts of the narrow strip of land, now occupied by the Air Force and the Navy, will be turned into a special economic zone housing "cyber or technoparks."

The reclamation agency was tasked to head a committee that will evaluate proposals from the private sector and conduct a selection or bidding process, as well as obtain titles for the land reclaimed.

"The viability of the project to a large extent will be enhanced by the enabling reclamation in the portions of Bacoor and Cañacao Bays to provide a significant expansion district to the limited land area of Cavite City," the President said in her order.

Theron V. Lacson, deputy general manager of the reclamation authority, said the project could involve reclaiming 2,000 to 4,000 hectares at a minimum P2,000 per square meter. This does not include development costs.

The executive committee has been instructed to prepare a masterplan and a feasibility study, and following procedures, proposals for a joint venture or a build-operate-transfer scheme could be accepted in a year, he said.

Aside from the reclamation agency, the committee members include the Transportation and Communications, National Defense, Trade and Industry, Environment and Natural Resources, and Public Works and Highways departments; the National Economic and Development Authority; and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority. A representative of the Cavite City mayor sits as co-chairman.

Mr. Lacson told BusinessWorld the Sangley Point hub would be viable with a seven-kilometer extension of the Manila-Cavite Coastal Road to Kawit town from Baclaran in Parañaque expected to be completed by 2008.

"We want the project to be investment-grade, something that will attract investors to make a serious study of the proposal," he said.

The executive order was signed just three days after a Chinese shipping giant announced plans to invest $3 billion for a shipping complex at Sangley Point that could generate 100,000 new jobs.

China Ocean Shipping Group Co. CEO Wei Jia Fu made the announcement following a courtesy call to Mrs. Arroyo. Officials said an agreement could be signed in August when the President visits China.

Mr. Lacson said the Sangley Point project is "grandiose" and that all interested investors can have a piece of it. "The will be double the size of the existing reclamation projects that we have," he said, referring to the Manila Bay Reclamation Area in Pasay.

The air and sea transport hub will be able to accommodate big ships, with the port having a depth of at least 10 meters. The airport will have two or three runways.

Sangley Point will decongest the Manila airport and solve several problems such as height limitations, with the extended Coastal Road cutting travel time to 20 minutes, Mr. Lacson added.

The Revilla family campaigned fiercely for the project, proposed by Sen. Ramon B. Revilla, Jr. when he was Cavite governor. His father, former senator Ramon B. Revilla, Sr., is chairman of the Philippine Reclamation Authority.

The Ramos administration shelved the project in 1994 due to financial and technical constraints, following a Japan International Cooperation Agency-funded study that found that the area was not the best location for an international port due to heavy siltation. Massive dredging will be required to deepen shallow areas before international vessels can be accommodated, the study showed.

The Estrada administration, meanwhile, wanted the Manila international airport moved to Sangley.

Under Mrs. Arroyo, a go-signal had been given for a "modern shipping and air transport support facility" as early as 2002. Sought for comment, officials of Clark airport and Batangas Port said they were not worried that the Sangley Point project would eclipse their own plans to establish big transport hubs.

"That [executive order] is only for shipping and not for aviation," Clark International Airport Corp. President and Chief Executive Victor Jose I. Luciano claimed.

And even if there is a plan to make Sangley Point as anotheraviation hub, Mr. Luciano said the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Pampanga is still bigger than Sangley Point. "That area is small," he claimed.

The 2,400-hectare airport in Clark is said to be one of the biggest in Asia, with two 3.2-kilometer parallel runways that can be extended to four kilometers. The airport is four times bigger than the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila.

Mr. Lacson said accessibility will be the main advantage of Sangley Point, as vehicles going to and from Clark would have to contend with heavy traffic on EDSA and Balintawak in Quezon City.

For Philippine Ports Authority assistant general manager Claro V. Maranan, Sangley Point would not directly compete with the Batangas Port.

Once privatized, the ports authority wants Batangas Port to get as much as 40% share of Metro Manila’s shipping traffic by 2008 and become a "world-class facility" by 2010.

"Cavite is a booming industrial zone, it’s a potential market already," he said.

He said that when Malacañang asked for comments on the Sangley Point plan, the regulatory agency made no objection. "There was no objection from us because we have no future plans for Sangley Point. It better run by a private operator," Mr. Maranan said.


FROM BUSINESS WORLD, July 5, 2007
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW070507/content.php?id=001

Thursday, 21 June 2007
MALACAÑANG
Manila

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 629

DIRECTING THE PHILIPPINE RECLAMATION AUTHORITY TO CONVERT THE SANGLEY POINT, CAVITE CITY INTO AN INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS HUB WITH MODERN SEAPORT AND AIRPORT THRU AN ENABLING RECLAMATION COMPONENT

WHEREAS, the Province of Cavite has been playing a major role in the economic development of inputs of the economic zones and industrial estates;

WHEREAS, there is a need to provide infrastructure for more efficient and cheaper transportation of inputs and outputs of the industrial goods to make them globally competitive;

WHEREAS, one of the major infrastructure projects that is necessary is the provision of an international container port complex that would include an airport and seaport in Sangley Point, Cavite City which would maximize the economic utility of the R-1 Expressway Extension now undergoing construction;

WHEREAS, the viability of the Project to a large extent will be enhanced by the enabling reclamatin in the portions of Bacoor and Cañacao Bays to provide a significant expansion district to the limited land area of Cavite City;

WHEREAS, the Philippine Reclamation Authority is the government agency vested with the power to approve reclamation projects udner Executive Order No. 543 dated 24 June 2006 and undertake infrastructure and facilities in the reclamation area by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1084, as amended;

WHEREAS, the planning, implementation and operation of the Project shall demand the multi-disciplinary expertise and experience that shall be tapped from various government agencies and the private sector;

WHEREAS, the City and Provincial Governmetns of Cavite in the past were supportive of this Project to enhance the development of Cavite City and provide employment to the residents of the Province of Cavite;

WHEREAS, the government encourages private sector initiatives in the implementation of its project;

NOW, THEREFORE, I GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the following:

SECTION 1. There is hereby Created the Executive Committee for the Development of Sangley Point into an International Logistic Hub to oversee the planning and implementation of the Project, composed of the following:

Chairman
Philippine Reclamation Authority
Co-Chairman
Representative of the Office of the Mayor of Cavite City
Members
Department of Transportation and Communications
Department of National Defense
National Economic and Development Authority
Department of Trade and Industry
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Department of Public Works and Highways
Philippine Economic Zone Authority

SECTION 2. The Philippine Reclamation Authority is hereby directed to develop the Sangley Point into an International Logistics Hub with Container Port and Airport Complex and an Economic Processing Zone with Cyber or Technoparks through a private sector joint venture or Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) scheme.

SECTION 3. An Inter-Agency Technical Committee composed of technical representatives of the Executive Committee shall assist the Philippine Reclamation Authority in the evaluation of joint venture/BOT project proposals, monitoring of the actual development/implementation of the Project, assist in the resolution of all issues and problems arising in the project to ensure all aspects of development from relocation of informal settlers/livelihood program, waste management, environmental aspects, reclamation and port development, drainage facilities are in conformance with existing laws and engineering standards.

SECTION 4. Responsibilities. Subject to existing and pertinent laws, rules and regulations, the agencies shall be given specific responsibilities in the line with their respective expertise, powers and functions which shall include but not limited to the following:

1. Evaluation of project proponents who will be invited to submit joint venture/BOT proposals which would include the preparation of the feasibility studies, engineering design, land use plan, environmental studies, soil investigation, tidal studies, hydrographic plans and other ancillary tasks, as well as financing and undertaking of the project;
2. Conduct of selection/bidding process, evaluation of legal, financial, technical and environmental aspects, evaluation of legal, financial, technical and environmental aspects of the submitted proposals and shall recommend to the President of the Philippines the most advantageous bid/offer;
3. Conduct regular consultation meetings with the local residents to apprise them ofthe plan;
4. Facilitating the titling of the reclaimed lands;
5. Evaluating the environmental impact study of the proponent for the issuance of the Environmental Clearance Certificate; and
6. Other functions/responsibilities as may be pertinent or necessary to achieve the objectives of this E.O.



SECTION 5. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 21st day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven.

(SGD.) GLORIA M. ARROYO

By the President:

(SGD.)EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 July 2007 )

FROM PEA Website
http://www.pea.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=26

This is an excellent news. I am in favor of an international airport and seaport in Sangley. Now my only hope is for the Cavite Coastal Expressway to be wider than a regular expressway in order to avoid future congestions.:banana: :banana: :banana:

Wow!!! pati pala airport magkakaroon sa Sangley Point, Cavite City!!! :) Mukhang wala ng makakapigil sa projects na 'to.

Sige nga, saan nila ililipat ang Sangley Elementary School at Sangley Point National High School? pati mga residente? asking the students to transfer to another school might be out of the question, as most schools are already congested and lacks sufficient facilities. and there is abolsutely no way that a student can concentrate on his class when he's inside a busy area. not to mention that it requires action from Congress before you can dissolve/create a school.

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^^ Nice photos bro! akala ko La Salle-Dasma e. May kahawig syang building dun. :D

^^ganun ba tol ,never been to De LaSalle-Dasma...yes tol'napakalawak ng University nyang CvSU...

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On Semi expands Philippine manufacturing plant (http://www.topix.net/ph/cavite/2007/07/on-semi-expands-philippine-manufacturing-plant)

On Semiconductor announced that it will expand its production plant in the Philippines with the construction later this year of an additional building to adjoin the existing 68,250m² facility. The expanded plant is expected to increase production volumes by 2010 and create a number of engineering and other value-added positions in the factory.

"Our factory in the Philippines strategically contributes to On Semiconductor by producing power management devices for computing, portable and consumer applications that are at the core of the company's market strategy," said Keith Jackson, On Semiconductor president and CEO, who presided over the groundbreaking ceremony in Carmona, Cavite.

The company's Philippine factory has consistently increased its production volume over the last five years and taken on responsibility for a variety of global and regional functions for the corporation.

"The workforce in and around Carmona provides the technically educated and highly skilled engineers and workers On Semiconductor needs to ensure the successful operation of expanded factory and business operations in the Philippines," said Richard Cohen, On Semiconductor Philippines president and general manager.

Sige nga, saan nila ililipat ang Sangley Elementary School at Sangley Point National High School? pati mga residente? asking the students to transfer to another school might be out of the question, as most schools are already congested and lacks sufficient facilities. and there is abolsutely no way that a student can concentrate on his class when he's inside a busy area. not to mention that it requires action from Congress before you can dissolve/create a school.


yeah. i agree. i actually live just a few meters outside Sangley Point... well, actually, a few houses from their wall. hehehe! pero i think hindi naman siguro papaalisin ang residente sa loob ng Sangley Point. i don't know about the school... pero naisip ko rin, if magiging parang EPZA sa may Rosario ang Sangley Point, it will be good for Caviteños na walang trabaho. tipid sa pamasahe. hehehe.

I was in Tagaytay nung saturday (7/14) and I saw 2 hotels being biilt namely One tagaytay place and lakeview condotel, the owners surely know that tourism will peak-up in the area. By the way does anyone have an idea on the completion of this 2??

Open na yung ferry from Cavite City to Mall of Asia! Nung Monday siya nag-start.. Free ride nga eh! :) Malaki daw ang capacity nung ferry.. di ko lang alam yung exact number.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! :happy:

By BERNIE CAHILES–MAGKILAT

Malacañang has issued Executive Order 629 allowing China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), the world’s second biggest shipping company in terms of carrying capacity, to convert Sangley Point in Cavite City into an international logistics hub with modern seaport and airport at a cost of billion to billion.

Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila announced the COSCO investment after President Gloria Arroyo signed the EO just recently and COSCO chief executive office Capt. Wei Jiafu is coming here next week.

Favila said the President has acquiesced to the request of Senator Ramon Revilla, during the latter’s birthday party celebration, for the administration not to forget Cavite in all the infrastructure projects that are being undertaken by the government.

It so happened also that COSCO already did its homework by going around the country to scout for possible location and has decided to take on Sangley Point, Favila said.

Revilla then sought for Arroyo’s issuance of an EO to allow the conversion of Sangley Point into a fully operational international logistics hub.

As a result, the President through EO 629 has created the executive committee for the development of Sangley Point.

The president also directed the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) to develop the Sangley Point into an international logistic hubs with container port and airport complex and an economic processing zone with cyberparks through a private sector joint venture under a build-operate-transfer scheme. An inter-agency technical committee was also created to assist the PRA.

COSCO will reclaim 4,000 hectares around Sangley Point because the COSCO project is not supposed to displace the Philippine Navy, which is headquartered in Sangley Point.

"The Chinese wants to do it yesterday," Favila said.

"Senator Revilla has to work with his constituents in Cavite to realize this project," Favila said. A smooth sailing project implementation is expected because Bacoor, where some of the land reclamation would be undertaken, is now under Mayor Edwin Revilla, the brother of Senator Revilla.

Based on the EO, provision of an international container port complex that would include an airport and seaport in Sangley Point is necessary to maximize the use of the R-I Expressway Extension now undergoing construction.

The viability of the project would be enhanced by undertaking reclamation work in the portions of Bacoor and Canaco Bays as this would provide a significant expansion district to the limited land area of Cavite City.

Sangley Point, is a former U.S, Naval Base Port located on the northernmost tip of Cavite City Peninsula is presently being used by the Philippine Navy for ship repair and dry docking purposes. It juts 6 kilometers into the sea.

This facility has the following comparative advantages and potentials for growth: A bay location that provides potential for sea transport, existing air and port facilities which could be upgraded and improved, it has a military airport which has a concrete runway of 229 x 22 meters, and road links, which provide access to Manila and CALABARZON growth corridors.

Aside from Sangley Point terminal, no other terminal in Cavite was developed particularly for the purpose of commercial ferry services.

The commercial ferry services from Cavite City to Roxas Boulevard in Manila and from Cavite City to Corregidor Island which had been using Sangley Point terminal since 1967 had been stopped in September 2001 for security reasons.

Exactly a month ago, COSCO officials led by Capt. Wei had a meeting with the President for its project in the country.

At that time, COSCO was just awaiting for the President’s instruction where to pour its investments in the country.

In a speech before the local business community led by Malacanang Special envoy on trade and investments to China Francis Chua, the COSCO president stressed that the economic growth in Southeast Asia today has also brought about transportation bottlenecks in the region.

"I believe we need to find an area where the transshipment would be reasonable, convenient and efficient. We are now in the process of re-identifying this area," Wei said.

"We want to look into the terminal, logistics, shipbuilding and repair and maintenance facilities," Wei told reporters.

Wei further urged the Philippines to stay competitive with other countries, which are also offering the same transshipment hub concept.

"We are hopeful, in line with the National Economic and Development Authority’s vision of developing the domestic logistics system, that the Philippines will become another logistics center in Asia," Wei added.

With a fleet of 770 ships and a combined tonnage of more than 47 million deadweight tons, Wei said that COSCO is now in the best position to make investments in the region. Its vessels call on 1,300 ports in 160 countries.

Among countries in the region, Wei cited the rapid growth of trade between the Philippines and China from only $ 5.2billion in 2002 to $ 10 billion in 2004. Last year, two-way trade reached $ 23.41 billion making the Philippines China’s fourth largest trading partner in Southeast Asia.

Aside from the logistics and shipping business, COSCO is also engaged in financing, real estate, information technology and soon in the mining business.

The COSCO group owns almost 1,000 companies all over the world employing a total of 80,000 people.

http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS2007071998088.html
...So there :D All military installations at Sangley would not be displaced :D

Open na yung ferry from Cavite City to Mall of Asia! Nung Monday siya nag-start.. Free ride nga eh! :) Malaki daw ang capacity nung ferry.. di ko lang alam yung exact number.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! :happy:

Nice! Gaano katagal ba ang travel time?

Open na yung ferry from Cavite City to Mall of Asia! Nung Monday siya nag-start.. Free ride nga eh! :) Malaki daw ang capacity nung ferry.. di ko lang alam yung exact number.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! :happy:

uy gusto ko ngang subukan yan, lalo na pag sabado. kasi kanina na-late ako sa klase dahil na-trapik ako sa kawit dahil fiesta. inis.:tongue: di ko nga sila babatiin ng happy fiesta.:lol:

There's an on-going road widening project now at the Talaba area in Bacoor. :)

For more Sangley Point related issues, visit this thread:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=500190&page=2

So sa Sangley na pala ang port hindi na sa Naic... aba e dapat simulan na rin nila ang CALA-North South...

Yung widening ng Governor's drive from Carmona to Dasma is on-going... pero napakabagal ng usad...

A couple of my staff went to Corregidor the other week and gave me these photos they took. I just wanted to share them here as
I have always been fascinated with the island and it's history. I haven't been there for so many years now and I think it's time I went back to see the changes.

Additionally, I often travel for business and each time I fly back home, the sight of Corregidor always seem to welcome me back. I see the tadpole form from the plane's window and I know I'm home.

Please do post on what you have of the Rock.

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^^ Very nice! :okay: I remember going to Corregidor when I was a kid and was kinda creeped out by the place, especially entering Malinta Tunnel. But those photos show a much different Corregidor, much more scenic, verdant, and peaceful. What other touristy stuff do the have there?

Thanks for sharing these shots georgerev! :D As much as I've been interested in WWII history, I never had an opportunity to visit Corregidor yet. Hopefully someday I'll be able to have enough time in my future trip schedule to try and squeeze a day between arriving in NAIA and heading down to Iloilo.

photos and info re: the island of Corregidor are also available on this thread :):

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=482588

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Sta. Lucia Realty is developing a 250 hectare residential and golf and country club, there are 4 towers named Splendido Taal Towers designed by W V Coscoluella. This tell us that tagaytay have a lot to offer. Hope to hear more of this project :) :banana:

^^ Very nice! :okay: I remember going to Corregidor when I was a kid and was kinda creeped out by the place, especially entering Malinta Tunnel. But those photos show a much different Corregidor, much more scenic, verdant, and peaceful. What other touristy stuff do the have there?

Yep, I was pleasantly surprised as well. I'm not so certain but I believe the Burgos family patriarch ( from the Landco/ Punta Fuego group ) was given the task to up-keep the place. Perhaps the reason for the many changes -- including the privately operated Corregidor Inn.

Here's a take of a Filipino Soldier that I like:

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Thanks for sharing these shots georgerev! :D As much as I've been interested in WWII history, I never had an opportunity to visit Corregidor yet. Hopefully someday I'll be able to have enough time in my future trip schedule to try and squeeze a day between arriving in NAIA and heading down to Iloilo.


Thanks too! The Trip to Corregidor takes about an hour via an airconditioned Ferry which you can take at the CCP complex. My staff said the ferry was quite clean.

This is how the ferry looks like:
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wow! the place looks so peacefull... nakakaiyak tuloy

^^ Nice to hear about that! :)

nice pics

There's an on-going road widening project now at the Talaba area in Bacoor. :)

which is actually nice! ramdam kong malaki ang maitutulong nito. kawawa nga lang yung mga establishments at bahay na na-demolish kasi di ba, kaunting panahon lang ang naabiso sa kanila. pero sana may compensation din naman sila or may relocation.

Nice! Gaano katagal ba ang travel time?

30 minutes... from Cavite to MOA, 6:30am yung unang byahe... from MOA to Cavite, 7:30am naman. Last trip from MOA to Cavite is 6:00pm.. i forgot yung last trip from Cavite to MOA...

uy gusto ko ngang subukan yan, lalo na pag sabado. kasi kanina na-late ako sa klase dahil na-trapik ako sa kawit dahil fiesta. inis.:tongue: di ko nga sila babatiin ng happy fiesta.:lol:

ako naman natraffic nung Sunday morning... sabi ko pa naman eh maaga ako makakauwi kasi Sunday... sus! lalong natagalan! lalo na sa may Binakayan...

siguro dapat ay ayusin din nila ang daan dun... dapat mabigyan ng tamang lugar ang mga nagtitinda para hindi naman nakakasagabal sa daan lalo na't may mga okasyon tulad ng fiesta. nagiging one lane lang tuloy ang daan dun... eh 4 na lane nga pwede dun eh.. yun. hehe.

which is actually nice! ramdam kong malaki ang maitutulong nito. kawawa nga lang yung mga establishments at bahay na na-demolish kasi di ba, kaunting panahon lang ang naabiso sa kanila. pero sana may compensation din naman sila or may relocation.

oo nga... nagulat na lang ako nung makita ko na natapyas na yung mga bahay dun. pero i think may compensation din silang natanggap dun.. unless illegal yung pagkaka-extend nila sa bahay nila at kinuha lang ng government yung daan... kasi from Aguinaldo Highway, maliit lang yung daan sa may Talaba, right? pero pag lampas mo sa intersection, maluwag na. so baka yung mga nakatira din ang may mali. hmmm... :dunno:

yung sa may tapat naman ng SM Bacoor, inayos din nila yung mga tinanggal nilang establishment. yun. heehee.

Nagkakaroon na ng changes sa Bacoor! Salamat sa PGMA, MMDA & kay Mayor Strike. Marami rami din ang nademolish na establishments para sa road widening projects. Sana tanggalin na rin yung mga tiangge sa tapat ng SM Bacoor, pangit tingnan, lagi andami tao at makalat tingnan.

anybody here have seen the movie "Cavite"? independent film siya... won tons of international awards. from what i've read, parang hindi masyadong pareho ang Cavite sa "Cavite" sa movie...

here's the web site: Cavite Movie (http://www.cavitemovie.com)
just click "Cavite" :)

Nagkakaroon na ng changes sa Bacoor! Salamat sa PGMA, MMDA & kay Mayor Strike. Marami rami din ang nademolish na establishments para sa road widening projects. Sana tanggalin na rin yung mga tiangge sa tapat ng SM Bacoor, pangit tingnan, lagi andami tao at makalat tingnan.


yeah. at wala na rin ang mga basura sa mga kanto kanto. hehehe! maaliwalas ng tingnan ang daan. sana mabawasan pa ang traffic, though nag-improve na naman. konti pang imrpovement sana. hehe.

Wow! Thanks for posting Georgerev.

My grandfather was a WWII hero and fought in Corregidor, so I was really moved seeing this place (I'm almost in tears)...:cry:
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I now decided to visit, and I hope somebody can post more travel info like ferry ticket, schedules and stuff like that. Thanks!

so sad... taga-Cavite City ako pero yan na lang ata ang part ng Cavite City na hindi ko pa napupuntahan. hehehe! :lol:

Cosco eyes Subic, Sangley as possible invest sites (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=85762)

By MA. ELISA P. OSORIO
The Philippine Star

Chinese shipping giant China Ocean Shipping Co. is seriously eyeing the 93-kilometer strip between Subic and Clark as a possible location of their multi-billion dollar investment in the country.

“Cosco officials are here on a two-day visit to look at Subic and Sangley Point,” Francis Chua, special Philippine envoy on China trade and investments, said in an interview Tuesday.

According to Chua, Cosco vice-president LiJian Xiong and executive vice-president Li Jianhong went to Sangley Point in Cavite Tuesday and is scheduled to visit Subic Wednesday.

“They want to evaluate the two areas. They want to see if the areas can accommodate the facilities they want to build,” Chua said.

Chua said Cosco’s initial plans include the development of a land where they would put up a “marine school to train maritime sailors. There will be a repairing ships and building ships.”

“They will be using the Philippines as a hub for shipment to Europe and America, so all cargo from Asia will come to the Philippines, using the Philippines as a staging point to go to US, North America, Europe and vice versa,” Chua said.

The move of the Chinese investor is contrary to earlier statements made by Trade Secretary Peter Favila who claimed Cosco has finally decided to pluck in their $3-billion to $5-billion investment in the naval base in Cavite.

“The Chinese liked Sangley Point. They considered other locations but they chose to develop Sangley into a fully operational commercial port,” Favila said last week.

However, Chua said the Chinese are concerned if there is enough space for them in the Sangley Point naval base. “They need a lot of space. They are not certain if the Cavite property will be enough.”

According to Chua, the Philippine Reclamation Authority has told him that Philippine Airlines (PAL) is moving in the naval base to extend the runway of the international airport in order to accommodate the flag carrier’s 747 planes.

Currently, the runway is two kilometers. Chua said the 747 requires seven kilometers so the new runway would eat up five kilometers.

In spite of the confusion as to where the investment is going to be located, Chua said he is confident that the Chinese will not move their business to another country like Vietnam.

“We will not allow that to happen. One thing is sure, Cosco will locate in the Philippines,” Chua stressed.

Founded in 1961 as the pioneer international shipping carrier in China, Cosco has grown into a $17-billion global company. It owns and operates 600 various types of ships operating in 1,300 ports in more than 160 countries and regions worldwide.

Finally, the Cavite City - Mall of Asia Ferry is already operational.

Fare:
Regular - Php75
Students - Php60
Senior Citizens - Php60

^^ Feasible rin kaya ang Cavite City - Balanga, Bataan ferry service?

^^ Feasible rin kaya ang Cavite City - Balanga, Bataan ferry service?

mukhang doubtful 'yan, kasi wala naman yatang taga-Cavite na bumabyahe o nagtatrabaho sa parteng yan on a daily basis, which precipitates the need for an alternative way of commuting. kung tourist ferry siguro pwede, but i think medyo hassle naman kung pupunta pa ng CC para lang sumakay.

Finally, the Cavite City - Mall of Asia Ferry is already operational.

Fare:
Regular - Php75
Students - Php60
Senior Citizens - Php60

yup yup yup!:banana: first trip leaves Cavite at 6:30 am and arrives at MOA ng 7-7:15 am. Last trip from MOA is at 7pm yata. i'll try to get the skeds.

yup yup yup!:banana: first trip leaves Cavite at 6:30 am and arrives at MOA ng 7-7:15 am. Last trip from MOA is at 7pm yata. i'll try to get the skeds.


Last trip from MOA is 6:00 p.m. and from Cavite is around 4 to 4:30 p.m. yan yung nabasa kong sched dun sa billboard sa may City Hall. :)

Finally, the Cavite City - Mall of Asia Ferry is already operational.

Fare:
Regular - Php75
Students - Php60
Senior Citizens - Php60


may masasakyan ba simula sa dock sa may MOA hanggang Baclaran or Makati or wherever? kasi malayo yung dock from MOA... malapit siya kasi sa may church dun. sana magkaron kahit man lang jeep para hindi na maglalakad... :ohno:

Last trip from MOA is 6:00 p.m. and from Cavite is around 4 to 4:30 p.m. yan yung nabasa kong sched dun sa billboard sa may City Hall. :)

Last trip is 6PM? Naku mahirap palang humabol ang mga nag o-opisina... mga estudyante pwede pa... Ayus to kasi 30min lang from Cavite City to MOA...

may masasakyan ba simula sa dock sa may MOA hanggang Baclaran or Makati or wherever? kasi malayo yung dock from MOA... malapit siya kasi sa may church dun. sana magkaron kahit man lang jeep para hindi na maglalakad... :ohno:

Upon docking, there are four vehicles waiting outside. One van that will go around Mall of Asia for free And then three multi-cabs. One going to LRT Buendia, One going to Baclaran and One going to MRT Taft. :D

Mall of Asia Terminal
Lot 2, Blk 1, Coral Way
SM Mall of Asia
Tel. No. 407-8825 to 26
Cel. No. 0928-6774221

Cavite City Terminal
Samonte Park, Cavite City (at the back of Cavite City Hall)
Tel. No. (046) 431-6356
Cel. No. 0928-6774469


CAVITE CITY to MALL OF ASIA

LEAVING ........ ARRIVAL

6:30 am ........ 7:00 am - 7:15 am
9:30 am ........ 10:00 am - 10:15 am
1:30 pm ........ 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
4:30 pm ........ 5:00 pm - 5:15 pm


MALL OF ASIA to CAVITE CITY

LEAVING ........ ARRIVAL

7:45 am ........ 8:15 am - 8:30am
11:00 am ....... 11:30 am - 11:45 am
3:00 pm ........ 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
6:30 pm ........ 7:00 pm - 7:15 pm


SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND HOLIDAYS

CAVITE CITY to MALL OF ASIA

LEAVING ........ ARRIVAL

9:30 am ........ 10:00 am - 10:15 am
1:30 pm ........ 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
4:30 pm ........ 5:00 pm - 5:15 pm


MALL OF ASIA to CAVITE CITY

LEAVING ........ ARRIVAL

11:00 am ....... 11:30 am - 11:45 am
3:00 pm ........ 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
6:30 pm ........ 7:00 pm - 7:15 pm


FARES
ADULTS - Php 75.00
SENIOR CITIZENS / STUDENTS - Php 60.00

Upon docking, there are four vehicles waiting outside. One van that will go around Mall of Asia for free And then three multi-cabs. One going to LRT Buendia, One going to Baclaran and One going to MRT Taft. :D

yey! :happy: ayos!

Yung ferry po ba kamukha ng bumabyahe papuntang Corregidor? Pics... Pics... Pics...

Yung ferry po ba kamukha ng bumabyahe papuntang Corregidor? Pics... Pics... Pics...

tingnan ko kung makakaabot ako sa ferry mamaya... i'll post some pics pag nakasakay ako.. weeeeee! :banana:

Salamat po!

Parang nasa Hong Kong pa-ferry-ferry nalang... ehehe!

Salamat po!

Parang nasa Hong Kong pa-ferry-ferry nalang... ehehe!


:lol:

para maiwasan ang traffic sa bacoor at kawit! :ohno:

If it hasn't been posted yet, Here's a link with tons of info about Corregidor.


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sorry.. here's the correct link
http://***************/gallery1/tjump.htm

still can't get it right.. for some reason asterisk comes out..
the asterisk should read as corregidor . org :)

sorry.. here's the correct link
http://***************/gallery1/tjump.htm

still can't get it right.. for some reason asterisk comes out..
the asterisk should read as corregidor . org :)


copyrighted :)

Salamat po!

Parang nasa Hong Kong pa-ferry-ferry nalang... ehehe!

sosyal di ba! iba ang feel!:lol:

i used to ride the ferry back then, yung naunang service. i enjoyed riding the ferry because i love the sea kaya mamayang pag-uwi ko, magfe-ferry ako!

Last trip is 6PM? Naku mahirap palang humabol ang mga nag o-opisina... mga estudyante pwede pa... Ayus to kasi 30min lang from Cavite City to MOA...


totoo to... mahirap humabol ang mga nag-oopisina na 5pm ang out sa office, pwera na lang kung malapit ka lang sa MOA...

so sad, naiwan ako ng ferry! hahaha! :lol: kailangan talaga before 6pm nandun ka na, hindi yung 10 mins to 6:00 eh naglalakad ka pa simula north parking hanggang dun sa gilid ng simbahan. hehehe! hindi ata kakayanin na 1 hour from Makati hanggang dun... ng hindi mag-ta-taxi.

suggestions naman para makaabot sa last trip sa ferry! :lol:

Kakainggit naman, paferry ferry na lang. sosyal! :D

diba maalon? naduduwal na ako habang iniisip ko pa lang.

diba maalon? naduduwal na ako habang iniisip ko pa lang.

actually inde. :D

Kawit Shanties
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1214/959484786_83f853fea7_b.jpg

Kawit Flooding
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1226/959484976_1ea85b981c_b.jpg

Aguinaldo's House
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1395/951975570_38a3522ed3_b.jpg

Entrance to Kawit's Church
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1168/959485118_4f8bc3d07c_b.jpg

Aguinaldo Laundry
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1382/938109465_7b7c6007e1_b.jpg

Aguinaldo Shoes
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1180/938109271_085d9bb694_b.jpg

The Bowling Alley
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1260/938109343_3f4503b607_b.jpg

The Town of Kawit
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1129/926494562_f99682e7fe_b.jpg

by eli_jeproks (http://flickr.com/photos/sungityabang/)

nice pics!

hindi ako naka-pasok sa trabaho ngayon--ang taas ng baha dito sa San Antonio!

sino pa sa inyo ang binaha?

Musta ang baha sa Cavite?

baha kaninang umaga dun sa may daan after tierra nevada (gen. tri) papuntang purefoods/monterey.

Home of the PAF 15th Strike Wing

The old USAF amoury. Now used to store chemicals
http://www.liverpolitan.co.uk/sangley001.jpg

The airstrip looking towards Manila. The grass is also used as a golf course
http://www.liverpolitan.co.uk/sangley002.jpg

The old radar station
http://www.liverpolitan.co.uk/sangley003.jpg

Misty Manila skyline
http://www.liverpolitan.co.uk/sangley004.jpg

WW2 ships. Still in use
http://www.liverpolitan.co.uk/sangley005.jpg

http://www.liverpolitan.co.uk/sangley006.jpg

i miss cavite city!

is that the flag of bangladesh?
i can see a green flag with circle in it

is that the flag of bangladesh?
i can see a green flag with circle in it
It's the Naval Jack of the Philippines

hindi ako naka-pasok sa trabaho ngayon--ang taas ng baha dito sa San Antonio!

sino pa sa inyo ang binaha?

kami binaha! baha sa Cabug!!! badtrip!!! :eek: dapat pataasan na yung street na yun eh.

at nung pauwi naman ako from work kahapon, 1 hour mahigit kami sa may Coastal Road!!! :mad2: kamusta naman, 5pm ang out from the office, 9pm na ko nakarating ng bahay... to think na 2 hours or less lang ang normal na byahe. hay...

Musta ang baha sa Cavite?

ayun, baha sa may E. Aguinaldo Hwy. hahaha! pano, puro basura ata ang nasa drainage dun... pati sa tapat ng SM Bacoor, ang taas ng baha. pero nag-subside na rin naman siya. konting lugar na lang ang baha.

sabi sa Bandila, pinalikas daw ang mga taga-Rosario dahil din ata sa baha. halos lahat nga yata ng taga-Rosario at Kawit ay naki-park ng mga kotse sa Noveleta. makikita mo sa gilid ng mga daan sa may Noveleta, pati sa mga gas stations doon, puro sasakyan na naka-park. pati sa may Kawit, may mga sasakyan na naka-park dun sa may gilid ng bridge sa tapat ng bahay ni Aguinaldo. baka natakot na sila na baka maulit yung nangyari kay Milenyo... lahat ng sasakyan eh nasira dahil sa baha.

sa Cavite City, baha pa kaninang umaga sa may Julian Felipe Blvd dahil high tide naman. hirap nga pati yung mga Saulog at Saint Anthony dumaan, lalo na siguro kung jeep at tricycle.

sa may Kawit naman, sa may Wakas, siguro dahil sa ulan at high tide na rin, makikita mo may mga bangka sa kanto dahil hindi talaga makakadaan ang ibang sasakyan sa taas ng baha. sayang, di ko nakuhanan ng pics yung bangka. :lol:

dapat talaga linisin ang drainage sa Cavite para kahit naman papano, hindi masyadong magbabaha... :ohno:

SM City Tagaytay

http://images.prophetofdoom.multiply.com/image/4/photos/8/500x500/1/SM_adjustedsmall.JPG?et=FZstNqHHmfhwyqUY3zQH1Q

By: XOSEXAVIERGARZIAEVAY

Kapatid ni SM City Baguio? :dunno:

Larger version

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/6339/smadjustedsmallmi0.jpg

^^ Wow at last! SM Tagaytay! I just hope this will the last mall to be built in that city. :) SM & Robinson's are enough. :D Yeah, it looks like SM Baguio but this one is filled with glass windows.

...
Misty Manila skyline
http://www.liverpolitan.co.uk/sangley004.jpg

Sangley point offers the best view of Metro Manila's Skyline. Although somehow, I just can't judge those wooden structures in the sea whether it is destroying or it is complementing the view of MM.

So near (The distance), yet so far (The Land Travel Time) :D

^^ Wow at last! SM Tagaytay! I just hope this will the last mall to be built in that city. :) SM & Robinson's are enough. :D Yeah, it looks like SM Baguio but this one is filled with glass windows.

NOOOOOO!!!!! PLEASE, NO SM TAGAYTAY! The city s perfect as it is already; the mall will just ruin its rustic setting!

kami binaha! baha sa Cabug!!! badtrip!!! :eek: dapat pataasan na yung street na yun eh.

naku kamusta naman! Actually nakaka-awa nga mga nakatira sa parteng yan, laging binabaha kahit high tide lang. dito sa R. Palma dati di naman binabaha, pero nung wednesday pumasok na sa garahe namin! paglabas ko ng bahay halos hanggang tuhod na yung tubig, di kakayanin ng bota.


WW2 ships. Still in use
http://www.liverpolitan.co.uk/sangley005.jpg

uy, di naman mula WW2 yan no. pero yang BRP 86, parang naging barko pa yan ng tatay ko. :D

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9921/dsc00058fp1.jpg
some buildings at Dasmariñas

http://www.liverpolitan.co.uk/sangley004.jpg

^^ Ang lapit lang... parang Hong Kong (Victoria Island)...


http://www.liverpolitan.co.uk/sangley005.jpg

^^ Sabi raw yung ibang PN ships nag participate pa sa Normandy Landings (WWII Europe)... Ano kayang type yung #72?

http://www.liverpolitan.co.uk/sangley006.jpg

^^ Mukhang well maintained ang OV10 na to...

Nice pics @ adman!

OV 10 Bronco pala yon. Bagong pintura lang siguro hehehe.

why has the thread been renamed? para lang idagdag yung capital ng province?

honga. why change the thread name? wala namang happening dyan sa trece martires.

^^ Di ba dun nire-relocate ang mga affected ng North-South Rail project?

The problem with Cavite is no single town or city could perfectly represent the whole province as a whole because each of them has its own history and character. And I must admit, it's really weird to see Trece Martires City included in the thread title. Maybe the title has to keep up with the other city threads' name so the mods changed it.

I took this from kalbongdad at SM baycity's thread...thanks!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1038/1112098156_6c6ca181e0_b.jpg

Sinong nakaranas nung kalbaryo sa Bacoor last friday?!:ohno: grabe ha, umalis ako ng Ortigas 6:00pm sakay ng Jasper Jean. Mga 7:00pm, nandun na kami sa may Chinese temple along Coastal Road. dun na nagsimula yung trapik.

akala ko naman pagkatapos ng toll gate wala na. medyo ma-trapik sa longos, then ok na sana yung pagdating ng talaba. pero pagliko ng St. Dominic hanggang sa may sorrento, grabe inabot ako ng pasado hatinggabi!:cry: nung malapit na sa SM at nakita kong mababa na lang yung tubig, bumaba na ako ng bus at naglakad. lumipat ako ng St. Anthony, kaso tumirik si bus, kaya lipat uli ako. sumakay muna ako ng pa-Naic na bus dahil wala pang ibang makadaan, then bumaba ng Noveleta. then sa Noveleta buti may dumaan na St. Anthony, ayun naka-uwi rin ako ng buhay.

so in short, nakarating ako sa bahay ng 2:30 am. box-office!

hindi ko nga maintindihan kung paanong nangyari yun, kasi mababaw lang naman yung baha along Aguinaldo Blvd., di pa umaabot ng tuhod yun. masama wala pang traffic aide! inis!:mad:

^^ Naku sobrang traffic naman nyan! tsk tsk. ako nakaranas ng traffic from Longos to Dasma... 6pm-12 noon noong Nov. 30, 2000. hehe. yun yata yung ngsabay ng concert sina Regine Velasquez sa SM Bacoor at Aisa Seguerra sa Rob Imus. :lol:

^^ diosmio, sabay-sabay naglabasan yung mga fans! :D maiintindihan ko pa yung ganun, kasi yun alam mong after a while lilipas din. pero yung naranasan ko ng friday ng gabi, kung ala-una na ng umaga e ganun pa rin katindi yung trapik malamang yung iba aabutan na talaga ng umaga sa kalye. sad.

^^ buti na lang restday ko nung Friday... naku, kung may pasok ako nun, baka umaga na rin ako nakauwi ng bahay. nung bagyo nga before Egay, sobrang traffic na sa may Coastal Road eh. umalis ako ng 5pm sa Makati... 9pm na ko nakarating sa bahay. :ohno: pero mas matindi pa rin ang inabot mo... talagang laking tulong pag nagawa ang expressway to Cavite.

there's a road from makati to cavite right?
ilan ba roads papunta cavite from manila?
if i need to go to gen trias..what's the fastest way from manila?

^^
umm.. well, usually, from Manila, dadaan ka sa Coastal Road, then diretso yan sa Bacoor (Longos > Talaba > Niog > Panapaan)... sa Aguinaldo Hway yan. yun, Cavite na yun. eto yung kalimitang ginagamit na daan lalo na ng mga commuters. eto rin ang daan ko from Makati to Cavite... either galing ng EDSA or dito sa may Buendia to Baclaran.

i think this is the fastest way to Gen. Trias. dire-diretsohin mo lang ang Aguinaldo Hway, makakarating ka Gen. Trias... i think.. :shifty:

pwede ka rin dumaan from Manila to Alabang... alam ko may way dun, Daang Hari, na pag labas mo dun, Imus na.

or kung malayo naman ang trip mong daan, Manila to SLEX, then to Laguna and then Cavite. i think Carmona, GMA, or Tagaytay ang pwede mong pag-exit-an dun... makakarating ka rin ng Gen. Trias from there pero masyado ng malayo.

pwede rin naman from Manila, punta ka sa may MOA, sa may Ferry Terminal. sakay ka ng ferry, diretso yun to Cavite City. 30 mins to 45 mins ang byahe. then from Cavite City, sakay ka ng jeep papuntang Gen. Trias. :D

thanks..now i remember..went to gen trias from laguna.
but i was told meron way from makati..dunno,am a bit confused:lol:

alam ko yun lang ang daan eh... i don't know if there's, like, a direct way from Makati to Cavite. :dunno:

ako kasi, ang daan ko pauwi from Makati is sakay ako ng FX (byaheng Imus or Binakayan) from Park Square, then sa EDSA dadaan yun. tapos nun, minsan, didiretso yun sa may Macapagal, minsan sa may papuntang airport. either way, ang labas nila is Coastal Road, then Bacoor. pag baba ng SM or dito sa may Mabolo, sakay na lang ako ng bus to Cavite City.

minsan naman, sakay ako ng bus (byaheng Baclaran/LRT/Leveriza) from Makati to Baclaran. then, hintay ka lang ng bus diretso sa Cavite. pero dun din naman sa Coastal Road dadaan ang bus. (etong way na 'to ang dinadaanan ko from Cavite going to Makati since may bus dun sa Baclaran na dadaan sa Ayala Ave, at hindi EDSA ang daan.)

one time, nag-ferry ako pauwi... so yun talaga eh "direct" way from Manila to Cavite. ehehe! :D wala ka ng dadaanan pa na ibang bayan.

baka yun ang ibig sabihin nung nagsabi sa 'yo na may way from Makati to Cavite, na may ride from Makati to Cavite. pag ganun, madami talaga. :D

post naman ng suggestions yung iba if there's a quicker way to get to Cavite from Makati. wala na ko maisip eh. hehe! thanks! :D

talagang laking tulong pag nagawa ang expressway to Cavite.

taimtim kong pinagdadasal yon, kapatid. :D

i think this is the fastest way to Gen. Trias. dire-diretsohin mo lang ang Aguinaldo Hway, makakarating ka Gen. Trias... i think.. :shifty: D

depends on where you're coming from. if you're coming from Aguinaldo Blvd., baba ka ng Pala-pala then jeep or bus going to Trece/Indang. dumadaan na yun ng parteng Gen. Trias (yung area na papuntang Manggahan, which in turn ay lusutan papuntang Amadeo, Alfonso, etc.). coming in from Cavite City or Tirona Hi-way, baba ka ng Centennial Road (after Binakayan or Covelandia) or Sta. Isabel in Kawit (kung galing ng CC/Noveleta), then wait for jeeps/buses going to Tanza/Naic/Maragondon via Bacao (papunta ito ng area ng Tejero).

in terms of traveling time, mas mabilis pag galing ng Bacao dahil hindi naman all the time traffic dun, unlike Aguinaldo Hi-way. IMO, mas safe din siya at mas maliwanag na ang mga daan dahil sa dami ng taong pumapasok sa EPZA.

post naman ng suggestions yung iba if there's a quicker way to get to Cavite from Makati. wala na ko maisip eh. hehe! thanks! :D

fastest? Saulog. at ferry. :D pero ang Saulog sa Magallanes at Buendia lang nagsasakay, ilalim ang daan nila pag Ayala. medyo consistent naman ang time ng pagdaan ng Saulog sa EDSA, patience lang talaga at dapat listo ka sa pagsakay, mabilis dapat tumakbo.

pero pag naipit ka naman ng traffic sa coastal, well, sorry talaga.:ohno: :lol:

http://www.gmanews.tv/video/10641/Metro-Star-Ferry-starts-plying-Manila-Cavite-route

Mike Enriquez says that the ferry travels from 630AM to 615pm. If that is so, I could ride the ferry going home :D

Ferry service to Cavite City opens
By: Jun Icban-Legaspi
TRANSPORT Secretary Leandro Mendoza yesterday cited the Metrostar Ferry Inc., which opened its daily ferry service to and from Cavite City to the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

He said that the ferry service would be a great convenience to Cavite City commuters and its nearby towns in going to Metro Manila.

“Napakaganda nito lalo na sa mga estudyante na araw-araw lumuluwas at umuuwi,” Mendoza said.

Mendoza said the regular fare of P75 per person and P60 for students made the trip fast and economical.

“Pati ’yung traveling time ay pinaikli pa ng biyahe ng Metrostar Ferry,” Mendoza said.

Mendoza added that the government should support transport programs like these, especially since the ferry boats were made in the country and that the service was owned by Filipinos.

“Kaya nga ang Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ay talagang pinapunta n’ya ako sa opening para suportahan ang uri ng mass transport na ito at bigyan ng malaking suporta ang mga operators ng Metrostar Ferry,” Mendoza said.

Mendoza added that each unit of the Metrostar Ferry was properly inspected by the concerned agencies like, PNP-Maritime Group and Philippine Coast Guard for their safety and seaworthiness.

“Kaya ang sabi ng mga taga MFI siguradong safe ang bawat unit ng MFI bago ito magserbisyo at maglayag sa karagatan,” Mendoza said.

Senator Max Roxas, who was also present during the inauguration, also lauded the ferry operator.

“Napakalaking tulong nito sa ating mga kababayan lalo na sa mga estudyante at sana ipagpatuloy ng mga taong nasa likod ng MFI ang kanilang magandang serbisyo sa bayan,” Roxas said.

SOURCE:
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2007-08-21&sec=8&aid=28413

Over 100,000 jobs will be available mostly for Filipino seamen in the coming years as the China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) is set to build a shipping complex development project at Sangley Point in Cavite.

Carmela Bignotia of OFWGuide, an online publication for overseas Filipino workers, wrote that We Jia Fu, COSCO’s president and chief executive officer, announced in a recent visit to Malacañang the company’s plan to spend $3 billion for the development of the project.

COSCO’s plan to develop an international transshipment point at Sangley Point came after We Jia Fu accepted President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s invitation for him to visit the Philippines and look for business opportunities in the country.

The company is an international giant, specializing in shipping and modern logistics, serving as a shipping agency. It also provides freight forwarding, shipbuilding, ship repair, and terminal operation services.

Aiming to take a leading role in such service areas, COSCO is also putting its best foot forward in trade, financing, real estate and in the IT industry.

Early this year, the Hanjin Corporation of South Korea, announced its $1-billion investment for the development of a shipyard project at the Subic Bay Freeport area in Zambales. Hanjin is the 4th largest shipbuilding facility in the world.

Hanjin's Subic Bay facility is expected to manufacture the world's largest tanker. This facility, once in full operation, will create 40,000 direct and indirect jobs for Filipinos. - Luis Gorgonio, GMANews.TV

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/56905/100K-jobs-up-for-Pinoy-seamen-in-Cavite

in terms of traveling time, mas mabilis pag galing ng Bacao dahil hindi naman all the time traffic dun, unlike Aguinaldo Hi-way. IMO, mas safe din siya at mas maliwanag na ang mga daan dahil sa dami ng taong pumapasok sa EPZA.


yeah. mas mabilis talaga sa Bacao. yun ang gamit naming daan pag napunta ng Gen. Trias or papuntang Tagaytay, Amadeo, Silang... :D


to cheersmate...
ayan, may ways ka na papuntang Gen. Trias. mas mabilis na daan yung mga na-mention ni RhapsodyBrat. if you're coming from Manila, sa may Pala-Pala ang daan mo. :D but if you're coming from Cavite City, Bacao is the quickest way. pero dapat alam mo ang pasikot-sikot dun... anyway, alam ko diretso lang ang daan dun. pag labas mo, Gen. Trias na. :D


http://www.gmanews.tv/video/10641/Metro-Star-Ferry-starts-plying-Manila-Cavite-route

Mike Enriquez says that the ferry travels from 630AM to 615pm. If that is so, I could ride the ferry going home :D

well, depende sa dami ng nasakay. pag madami, naghihintay pero pag regular days, 6pm sila naalis. dati kasi (thursday yun), eksakto 6pm sila umalis at naiwan ako ng ferry.. :ohno:

pero pag sunday and saturday, naghihintay ang ferry until 6:15pm. pag malakas ang alon, aabot ng 45 mins ang byahe. nakarating kami ng 6:55pm sa Cavite City, umalis ng 6:10pm yung ferry sa MOA. so pwede na rin. masaya, parang roller coaster. i'll try to post pics soon... pangit kasi ang kuha ko... medyo blurry kasi maalon nun eh. :lol:

yeah. mas mabilis talaga sa Bacao. yun ang gamit naming daan pag napunta ng Gen. Trias or papuntang Tagaytay, Amadeo, Silang... :D


to cheersmate...
ayan, may ways ka na papuntang Gen. Trias. mas mabilis na daan yung mga na-mention ni RhapsodyBrat. if you're coming from Manila, sa may Pala-Pala ang daan mo. :D but if you're coming from Cavite City, Bacao is the quickest way. pero dapat alam mo ang pasikot-sikot dun... anyway, alam ko diretso lang ang daan dun. pag labas mo, Gen. Trias na. :D

Bacao from Cavite City to Gen. Trias could be the best (use the ferry to Cavite City at MOA)... but if you're driving from Makati, I dont know if it is still the best way (Bacoor-Kawit is mostly a mess)... used to go through Coastal Road-Aguinaldo, but I thought with the "buhos system" being implemented in those areas, we'd rather use SLEX --- exit at Carmona then Governor's drive west side leads all the way to GenTri... I just don't know if this is feasible since SLEX is also a mess at this point!


well, depende sa dami ng nasakay. pag madami, naghihintay pero pag regular days, 6pm sila naalis. dati kasi (thursday yun), eksakto 6pm sila umalis at naiwan ako ng ferry.. :ohno:

pero pag sunday and saturday, naghihintay ang ferry until 6:15pm. pag malakas ang alon, aabot ng 45 mins ang byahe. nakarating kami ng 6:55pm sa Cavite City, umalis ng 6:10pm yung ferry sa MOA. so pwede na rin. masaya, parang roller coaster. i'll try to post pics soon... pangit kasi ang kuha ko... medyo blurry kasi maalon nun eh. :lol:

Hope they extend the last trip to 8PM for the office personnel who come from Sta.Mesa, Makati and QC... :)

Pag maalon sa Manila Bay cancelled malamang ang service na to...

Bacao from Cavite City to Gen. Trias could be the best (use the ferry to Cavite City at MOA)... but if you're driving from Makati, I dont know if it is still the best way (Bacoor-Kawit is mostly a mess)... used to go through Coastal Road-Aguinaldo, but I thought with the "buhos system" being implemented in those areas, we'd rather use SLEX --- exit at Carmona then Governor's drive west side leads all the way to GenTri... I just don't know if this is feasible since SLEX is also a mess at this point!

yep... much better if you're coming from Cavite City. i know a lot of people who work in Gateway.. Bacao ang ginagamit nilang daan papunta dun, instead of Aguinaldo. pero yun nga, if you're driving from Makati or Manila, no other way but SLEX and Coastal Road, which are, as you say, a mess.

so cheersmate, magbyahe ka na lang papuntang Gen. Trias from Makati during Sunday morning and Holidays, to avoid traffic. hehe! :D



Hope they extend the last trip to 8PM for the office personnel who come from Sta.Mesa, Makati and QC... :)

Pag maalon sa Manila Bay cancelled malamang ang service na to...

inisip ko nga rin na sana ma-extend to 8PM ang last trip, kaya lang kung yung last trip na 6PM, sobrang maalon na, lalo na siguro pag gabi. kaya siguro 'til 6PM lang ang last trip. kaya medyo malas ang mga nag-wo-work na Caviteño na medyo malayo sa MOA, lalo na kung 5PM ang out nila sa office...

one more thing, based on my experience, ang layo ng lalakarin pala from MOA papuntang terminal. tatawirin mo yung buong parking lot... and more.

since i'm coming from Makati, sumakay ako dun sa blue na shuttle dun sa may LRT Buendia. kaya lang sa North Parking ng MOA pala yun titigil. kaya ang layo ng nilakad ko at naiwan ako ng ferry. :ohno: the yellow shuttle, coming from Baclaran, dun sa South Parking titigil, which is closer to the terminal, pero lalakarin mo pa rin siya. the van that goes around MOA, may time ata yun eh. hindi siya iikot ikot sa MOA to pick up passengers, but i'm not sure of that... :shifty:

so if you're coming from MOA, lalo na sa North Parking, malayong-malayo ang lalakarin mo to get to the terminal. nung, finally, nakasakay ako sa ferry, nag-taxi ako from HK Sun Plaza (in Libertad) papuntang terminal para lang makaabot sa last trip ng 6PM at hindi maiwan ulit. :lol:

^^ O yung mga pabor na wag i-phase out ang mga tricycle baka gusto nyong pumasada sa ruta na to ehehehe!

I just cant imagine the long queue of trikes at the south side of MOA... and during idle time, drivers would tend to play "kara-y-cruz" or "pusoy dos" at the sidewalk, while vendors abound, with their carts and thick smoke coming from their isaw and adidas blocking your path! :lol:

That would surely make MOA look like a mall in a third world country --- reality bites!

^^ :lol: siguro pwedeng magkaron ng tricycles dun... yun namang magagandang tricycle... shiny and brand new.. :D yun tipong pwedeng ilagay sa scenes sa WOW Magic Sing. :lol: tapos eh yung mga drivers na matitino naman, kung pwede lang nga may uniform pa. :lol: siguro pag ganun, papasa na rin. hahaha! :nuts:

well, tiis tiis na lang muna sa paglalakad from MOA hanggang terminal.

Ferry Rates are down to P60 due to the rainy season. Also, the last trip is now 615PM. :D

any pics of the ferry? :)

Ferry Rates are down to P60 due to the rainy season.

yep, 60 pesos na lang because it's Cavite City Month or something. not because of the rainy season. parang promo nila yun. students fare is 50 pesos.


any pics of the ferry? :)

i have on my cellphone. :lol: will try to post it soon. hehehe! :D

http://www.gmanews.tv/video/10641/Metro-Star-Ferry-starts-plying-Manila-Cavite-route
^^ eto na lang, video... hehehe! :D

^^ Ok yun ferry malinis... pero un nagtitimon parang di pa kumakain (baka camera-shy lang) ehehe!:lol:

Note: Its not a very longtrip (30-45min) but one might still get sea-sick, I hope the ferry personnel are prepared for such eventuality...

They said that in the near future ferry services will also be available for trips to Bataan (I thought there is existing service, PICC-Lamao), Bulacan and Pampanga (Guagua)...

^^ i think they're pretty prepared if ever that will happen. :D

nung sumakay ako, puro bata ang kasabay ko, kasama mga nanay. hehehe! nakakatuwa kasi some of the kids are really wearing life vests. then there's this one kid, natakot ata kasi lumalakas na ang alon. they needed to transfer dun sa airconditioned area, and they were assisted. nakakatuwa kasi talagang sobrang pag alalay talaga ng ginawa ng personnel dun sa bata, halos buhat na nga nya yung bata para lang hindi matumba. :D

actually, di naman siya masyado nakakahilo kahit malakas pa ang alon. first time ko pa nga yun na sumakay ng ferry or ng bangka! :lol: (never pa kong nakasakay sa kahit anong sasakyang pandagat :lol:) nakakahilo lang siya kung masyado kang malikot sa pwesto mo at lingon ka ng lingon kung saan saan, but all in all, it was okay. :D

can't wait to ride on it again later. :D

More pix of Gen Trias Cavite Pls.

di ba mas masaya kapag malakas ang alon?! :D parang yun ang katumbas ng roller coaster sa tubig.

^^ :yes: masaya talaga! parang roller coaster! asteeeeg! :righton: parang logjam pa kasi mababasa ka rin. hahaha! :lol:

pero masaya talaga lalo na pag maganda ang panahon. :D

^^ ayus, di na kailangang pumunta ng theme park! :lol: naku, excited na tuloy ako. minsan kasi hindi na ako nakaka-abot, nale-late ako ng alis sa bahay kaya bus pa rin nasasakyan ko. not to mention na humahabol din ako ng tulog sa bus.:D hopefully by next week masubukan ko na siya.

Urban-snob Tagaytay wants to be retirement haven (http://www.philippinenews.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=b119652029bae5ec2ea03532bbe23ed2)

TAGAYTAY CITY — With many cities trying mightily to urbanize so they can be called “global,” Tagaytay City prefers to keep the status quo.

Recently re-elected Mayor Abraham N. Tolentino admitted that staying put might generate an income smaller than what the others will reap. And, with an air of confidence exuded by a leader with a plan, he simply follows it up with a nonchalant, “So what?”

“Time will come when the neighboring towns will overtake us in terms of income because of (their) factories and economic zones,” he tells Philippine News. “But we are not worried,” he adds, “we are content on being a retirement and tourism haven.”

Blessed with a lush flora, cool weather and scenic spots, this green sanctuary is the ideal destination for relaxation, meditation or prayer.

“There is no other place like this,” Tolentino proudly proclaims the attributes of the city of his birth.

And so do hundreds of Filipinos and foreigners who have experienced Tagaytay. Local and foreign tourists keep coming back for the windy city’s breezy air and warm, friendly folks.

Now that retirement is becoming a sunshine industry due to an influx of retirees from countries like the United States, Japan, and South Korea, Tagaytay wants to join the ranks of retirement havens like Baguio, Trinidad, Subic-Clark, Alabang, Muntinlupa, Laguna, Batangas, Cavite, Cebu, Samal Island and Cagayan de Oro.

In response to this trend, the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) has been tasked to develop certain cities as retirement havens. This sector is expected to grow to 35,000 retirees in 2010 and to swell to more than 300,000 in 2015. Each retiree is expected to spend $20,000 as initial investment and $1,000 a month thereafter on living expenses.

A NATURAL SETTING

Tolentino is proud to call Tagaytay City environment-friendly. The city remains “green” because of its tree-planting program. Tree-planting is a pre-requisite for obtaining any kind of license (wedding, etc.).

He adds, air pollution and garbage are closely monitored, especially since Tagaytay is a favorite tourist destination. By keeping the city pristine, Tolentino believes tourists will respect its neatness and order. All these, he emphasizes, help bolster the relaxing atmosphere required by a retirement hub. This is why the mayor is keeping a close watch on anything and anyone that would violate the tranquility of his city.

He said his administration has opposed the building of a mall. They are also strict on constructing buildings not more than 5 meters in height. Establishments that have been built more than that are those made outside his or his family’s term, he shared. By veering away from blocks and stretches of commercial buildings, Tolentino is confident he can preserve the city’s identity: a scenic beauty and the atmosphere of rest that it has been for generations.

LIFE IN TAGAYTAY

In addition, Tagaytay City also assures everything a working city has. Generally a peaceful place, security is as huge of a priority here as amenities like hospitals, schools and fire stations. Jokingly, he says that storms steer clear of Tagaytay because of the 80 plus convents scattered all over the city.

Tagaytay is accessible from Metro Manila (55 kilometers away) as well as from the other provinces thanks to its impressive roadworks. Tagaytay is tourist-ready. Visitors can reach up to 300,000 during weekends.

Though only 40% of the city’s total land area of 6,500 hectares remains undeveloped, the mayor also guarantees there’s enough land for the local residents as well as for first-class housing developments.

More developments are on the way. According to Tolentino, Taal Vista’s 200-room expansion is nearing completion. By July this year, Robinsons Hotel is expected to have its groundbreaking in the area. Other hotels are soon to rise.

But he expresses a wish for more farmland developments “to maintain the standards of Tagaytay City.”

^^ bravo Mayor Tolentino! that's the kind of resolve our government leaders should have. basta't wag na wag niyo lang talagang lalagyan ng SM ang Tagaytay. please.

DOTC opens Pasay-Cavite ferry service (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=89213)

The Department of Transportation and Communication launched Monday its ferry service from Pasay City to Cavite City that aims to service around one million commuters per day, ABS-CBN News reported.

The three ferries that will run the Mall of Asia to Cavite City route and back was inaugurated by DOTC Secretary Leandro Mendoza, Sen. Manuel Roxas II, local officials of Cavite and several prominent personalities.

The DOTC said the ferry service aims to shorten travel time from Pasay to Cavite and vice-versa to 40 minutes from the current two hours because of traffic jams on Coastal Road.

The agency said a one-way trip will cost P60 for students and P75 for regular passengers.

Aside from the inaugural Pasay-Cavite run, the DOTC said it is already planning to expand the ferry service in Navotas, Bulacan, Pampanga and Bulacan.

The ferry service from Pasay to Cavite came in the wake of a similar route opened along Pasig River's banks to Makati and Manila.

A new residential development to rise in the Tagaytay ridge area with the construction of four luxury condominium buildings and a country clubhouse right at the heart of Splendido Taal Residential, Golf and Country Club.

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9273/splendido1tw7.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6835/splendido2gh3.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3391/splendido3vn4.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=516519

New Robinsons Malls will soon sprout in:

Tagaytay - 13,000 sqm.
Cavite - 20,000 sqm.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4305/robra7.jpg

New Robinsons Malls will soon sprout in:

Tagaytay - 13,000 sqm.
Cavite - 20,000 sqm.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4305/robra7.jpg

When you say Cavite, you mean where exactly? :D Tagaytay is part of Cavite and yet it is counted separately.

Well I dunno. I just got that from RLC's latest analysts' briefing

Well I dunno. I just got that from RLC's latest analysts' briefing

One could be in Tanza. I heard that a long time ago. Where could the other one be?

argh, please, no malls in Tagaytay! :no:

It is not impossible to have a new Robinson's mall around Molino area. :)

^^ now i think that would be great...kasi before, imo, parang laging nasa likod lang ang Molino. pero ngayong nag-iiba na ang landscape nila, maganda nga yun, at least more convenient na para sa kanila mag-shopping. besides, i don't think robinson's has a mall within that area hanggang alabang right?

New Robinsons Malls will soon sprout in:

Tagaytay - 13,000 sqm.
Cavite - 20,000 sqm.



sa Cavite City na lang. :lol:

wag naman sa Tagaytay... makakasira lang yun sa ganda ng lugar. :ohno:

^^ now i think that would be great...kasi before, imo, parang laging nasa likod lang ang Molino. pero ngayong nag-iiba na ang landscape nila, maganda nga yun, at least more convenient na para sa kanila mag-shopping. besides, i don't think robinson's has a mall within that area hanggang alabang right?

Yup, wala silang mall around that area hanggang Alabang. Gumaganda nga ang Molino. :)

Agree rin ako kay ampfness, sana sa Cavite City or nearby towns na lang. It's about time na magkaroon ng mall sa area na yun.

Yup, wala silang mall around that area hanggang Alabang. Gumaganda nga ang Molino. :)

Agree rin ako kay ampfness, sana sa Cavite City or nearby towns na lang. It's about time na magkaroon ng mall sa area na yun.

SM pa rin :D

Heard that huge lot beside the entrance to Camella Springville will be the new Robinson's mall in Molino.

^^ dyosko, san niyo ilagagay yung SM sa Cavite City? sa likod ng palengke? baka lumubog yun. :lol:

okay sana sa Noveleta or Kawit kaso mahirap ang daan, one-way-in/one-way-out ka lang. sa may Bacao kaya?

^^ :lol: pero okay yun sa likod ng palengke.. tatambakan nila katulad ng ginawa sa MOA... tapos dun na lang idudugtong yung extension ng Coastal Road para dire-diretso na sa Cavite. :lol: kawawa lang yung mga nagtitinda sa palengke pag nagkaron ng mall... malulugi sila... :(

saka para manatiling "City" ang Cavite City. sabi kasi nila.. magiging "Cavite" na lang daw yun kasi di naman daw naunlad... :( baka pag nagkaron ng mall, umunlad naman kahit papano.. :D

mahirap sa Kawit kasi binabaha naman.. wahahaha! :nuts:

I guess the proponents of the malls (Robinson's/SM) made a thorough feasibility in the areas of Molino/Kawit/Cavite City/Tagaytay City... I think malls here will make good business despite the presence of malls in Bacoor, Imus and Dasmarinas...

In connection to these proposals by the private investors, what are the counterpart plans of the Municipal/City/Provincial government in parallel to this?

I hope at this point they are also doing feasibility studies to build additional roads, prevent flooding, create proper zoning, etc. to complement the planned investments...

^^ :lol: pero okay yun sa likod ng palengke.. tatambakan nila katulad ng ginawa sa MOA... tapos dun na lang idudugtong yung extension ng Coastal Road para dire-diretso na sa Cavite. :lol: kawawa lang yung mga nagtitinda sa palengke pag nagkaron ng mall... malulugi sila... :(

saka para manatiling "City" ang Cavite City. sabi kasi nila.. magiging "Cavite" na lang daw yun kasi di naman daw naunlad... :( baka pag nagkaron ng mall, umunlad naman kahit papano.. :D

mahirap sa Kawit kasi binabaha naman.. wahahaha! :nuts:

o di nakita mo din ang masamang epekto niyan...yang mga small- to medium-sized entreps/vendors ang nagpapagalaw ng city economy. pag nagtayo ka ng mall, magiging vacuum lang 'yan, yung mga pinakamaliliit ang kawawa.

tsaka baka pag nagtayo ka pa ng ganoong kalaking estruktura sa CC e baka magmukhang nakakahiya pa yan dahil ang laki-laki ng building tapos ang liit-liit ng area. ika nga ng cliche, it will stick out like a sore thumb. super sore thumb. kamusta naman di ba?:lol:

hindi lahat ng lugar kailangan ng mall para umunlad. ang masama pa nga sa mall di ba is that it tempts you to spend more even if you don't really need to; lumalabas lang ang pera sa halip na itago mo. malls shouldn't be a basis for or a measurement of development. there are other ways, believe me. i don't have any solid answers or suggestions yet, but with a little creativity we or the city government can come up with those solutions.

at tsaka matanong ko lang, kanino mo narinig yang mada-downgrade ang city kung di tayo 'umunlad'? It takes action from the national level of government (congress, senate) before that could happen.

and looking at the way the city government is acting right now, mas focused sila on improving the services rather than finding 'big' investors for now.

PS--many stores had structural problems before MOA opened. one store had to change all their tiles dahil nabakbak na, probably due to the shifting of the ground. yan ang mahirap kapag reclaimed area lang ang kinatatayuan mo.

Yup, wala silang mall around that area hanggang Alabang. Gumaganda nga ang Molino. :)

Agree rin ako kay ampfness, sana sa Cavite City or nearby towns na lang. It's about time na magkaroon ng mall sa area na yun.

Pero, roads in Molino are super-narrow. :yes:

Heard that huge lot beside the entrance to Camella Springville will be the new Robinson's mall in Molino.

What? Very near SM? Now I can smell another Robinsons Mall that will turn out to be a flop :lol:

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Robinsons Tagaytay

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/RM.jpg

at tsaka matanong ko lang, kanino mo narinig yang mada-downgrade ang city kung di tayo 'umunlad'? It takes action from the national level of government (congress, senate) before that could happen.


sa dati kong teacher.. :lol: nag-uusap kasi sila ng tita ko, narinig ko lang na baka daw gagawin ng Cavite na lang ang Cavite City. sabi ko nga sa kanila na parang malabo mangyari yun dahil una sa lahat, di ba Cavite City ang unang capital ng Cavite... yun nga. na-speechless naman daw ako. :lol:

^^ ah...tsismis nga naman. i don't think it has ever happened before na nada-downgrade ang isang city, more likely pa nga na mangyari is i-increase ang nakukuhang internal revenue ng city from the national government dahil wala masyadong napagkukunan ng income.

nakasakay na ako ng ferry last saturday. okay naman siya, maganda naman yung terminal at maayos yung vessel. kaso sobrang layo naman pala niya from MOA! buti may shuttle pala (saan naghihintay yun sa MOA?). at tsaka nababagalan ako sa takbo ng ferry. i always kept saying, "wala na bang ibibilis 'to?!" :D

^^ kahapon sumakay din ako sa ferry.. pag weekends pala, 6:30pm ang last trip... weekdays is 6:15pm. medyo nakakainip lang kasi ang aga ko nakarating ng terminal tapos 6:25pm pa kami pinapasok sa ferry.. :( pero ok lang. hindi maalon kagabi... pero 45 mins pa rin ang byahe. :D parang gusto mong sabihin sa kapitan eh pakibilis ng konti kasi wala namang traffic eh. :lol:

gusto ko ngang malaman yung shuttle sa MOA... kasi ang alam ko lang from terminal to MOA. di ko lam kung san yung MOA to terminal. pag sasakay ako ng ferry, nagtataxi ako hanggang terminal dahil napakalayo pag sa MOA ako manggagaling.

The provision of basic social services to our people has always been the cornerstone of any incumbent administration.

As a neophyte politician, it was always my goal to seek avenues wherein the city could benefit so that it would spur growth and development within its limited resources in the shortest possible time.

During my first term, my personal slogan or battle cry was TUNGO SA PROGRESO. I believe that there should be a common goal that would prevent lethargy and inspire the people to look ahead and support any small steps towards progress.

It became TOTOONG SERBISYO PO at the start of my second term, for any undertaking without the sincerest of intentions and a clear cut direction would just be a waste of any movement in the development cycle.

However, although the city government and its elective officers are representative of the interests of its constituency, the sad fact is that we could only do so much. It is therefore a welcome respite that a program coming from the private sector such as the Cities Alliance, have made us realize that we have to work hand-in-hand with private and socio-civic group interests to pursue change in our developmental direction.

As a city engulfed by three bays and with a rich and colorful history, the city aims to optimize these advantages by undertaking steps that would not only achieve our goals but would be sustainable for the next generations of leaders.

There is a need to generate livelihood for our people, not only through commercial enterprises but more so with the development of our aquaculture industry.

In order to attain the aforementioned, environmental sustainability should be achieved by coordinating with municipalities surrounding the city with regards to the implementation of environmental management strategy.

Vital infrastructures should also be in place such as viaducts, seaport so that accessibility could result into mushrooming of businesses and activity. The additional reclamation of 32 hectares of land at the Ciudad Nuevo would spring back interest in the city as this would serve as our gateway to the adjoining municipalities and the Manila area.

The city has to learn to mobilize financial resources both from internal and external sources for this would serve as the chain that would hold all the prospective projects and programs for the next few years. Thus, financial management through sensible financial policies should be undertaken.

The decentralization of the local government should be optimized to heighten levels of performance in government, accelerate the operations of the government so that basic and key services would not be compromised.

All of these strategies, if aggressively pursued and planned would drive the city, within the next ten (10) years, into a bustling seaport community, a major aquaculture hub in the Mega Manila and CALABARZON areas and with an enabled tourism industry that hopefully be comparable with the traditional tourist spots in this part of the country.

The vision may yet be farfetched, as of now, but with single-mindedness these strategies, coupled with sound policies, political will of the leaders and tactical and well-timed capital and human investments, may once again start a spark of hope for our people.

BERNARDO “TOTIE” S. PAREDES

City Mayor

SOURCE: http://www.cavitecity.gov.ph/

^^ just saw the official website. parang gusto ko silang tulungan na lagyan man lang ng laman yun. :lol:

^^ just saw the official website. parang gusto ko silang tulungan na lagyan man lang ng laman yun. :lol:

same here :D hehehe

buti nga nag-improve ng konti ngayon.. dati, walang wala talaga. kulay green noon, ngayon medyo maganda na ng konti. :lol:

buti may shuttle pala (saan naghihintay yun sa MOA?).

sabi nung isang crew dun sa Metrostar, naikot-ikot lang yung shuttle sa MOA. hihintayin mo lang sa may harap ng MOA. pag 6:15p yung alis ng ferry, iikot yung shuttle sa MOA mga 5:30 or 5:45... tapos before umalis yung ferry, iikot daw ulit yung shuttle around MOA para mag-pick up ng pasahero. :D

that is not a bad idea at all....why not....

I love the starter for this thread--truly informative! Grabe. Nainggt ako sa mga projects for your province, guys. Anyway, I go to Cavite on breaks. I have friends in Silang, Bacoor, and Imus.

^^ thanks!!! :D

When you say Cavite, you mean where exactly? :D Tagaytay is part of Cavite and yet it is counted separately.

Right.. dapat pag nag post eh yung tama na ang info..
pinag hiwalay pa ang Cavite at Tagaytay he he he

ihiwalay mo din kaya ang Mandaue sa Cebu :bash:

Sinong nakaranas nung kalbaryo sa Bacoor last friday?!:ohno: grabe ha, umalis ako ng Ortigas 6:00pm sakay ng Jasper Jean. Mga 7:00pm, nandun na kami sa may Chinese temple along Coastal Road. dun na nagsimula yung trapik.

akala ko naman pagkatapos ng toll gate wala na. medyo ma-trapik sa longos, then ok na sana yung pagdating ng talaba. pero pagliko ng St. Dominic hanggang sa may sorrento, grabe inabot ako ng pasado hatinggabi!:cry: nung malapit na sa SM at nakita kong mababa na lang yung tubig, bumaba na ako ng bus at naglakad. lumipat ako ng St. Anthony, kaso tumirik si bus, kaya lipat uli ako. sumakay muna ako ng pa-Naic na bus dahil wala pang ibang makadaan, then bumaba ng Noveleta. then sa Noveleta buti may dumaan na St. Anthony, ayun naka-uwi rin ako ng buhay.

so in short, nakarating ako sa bahay ng 2:30 am. box-office!

hindi ko nga maintindihan kung paanong nangyari yun, kasi mababaw lang naman yung baha along Aguinaldo Blvd., di pa umaabot ng tuhod yun. masama wala pang traffic aide! inis!:mad:


Pards ngayon ko lang nabasa ito... nagkataon kasi that day eh high tide... Nadale rin ako.. nakabayad na ako sa tollgate... aba eh 1 hour na ako doon eksakto sa tollgate hindi pa kumikilos ang traffic.. kaya ang ginawa ko unti-unti nag u-turn pabalik (kasi Las Pinas lang uwi ko) kaso mo traffic din pala sa Sucat at kahit sa Las Pinas Bayan... so nag decide ako na mag Nichols na lang via South Expressway... 2 after hours nakarating din ako ng Las Pinas...Napansin ko dami San Agustin at ibang byahe punta Cavite tumuloy ng Carmona

there's a road from makati to cavite right?
ilan ba roads papunta cavite from manila?
if i need to go to gen trias..what's the fastest way from manila?

The fastest way via daang hari, Las Pinas Moonwalk then Marco Alvarez diretso Molino, labas ng Salawag Dasma.. tuloy-tuloy na ito sa Salitran Aguinaldo Highway.

The last ferry trip is now 630PM :D

The last ferry trip is now 630PM :D

uy, buti naman. hindi na ako magmamadali. pwede pang maglakad sa likod ng MOA para mag-senti o mag-isip. ha ha :lol:

Pards ngayon ko lang nabasa ito...

um, mare po ako.:)

nagkataon kasi that day eh high tide... Nadale rin ako.. nakabayad na ako sa tollgate... aba eh 1 hour na ako doon eksakto sa tollgate hindi pa kumikilos ang traffic.. kaya ang ginawa ko unti-unti nag u-turn pabalik (kasi Las Pinas lang uwi ko) kaso mo traffic din pala sa Sucat at kahit sa Las Pinas Bayan... so nag decide ako na mag Nichols na lang via South Expressway... 2 after hours nakarating din ako ng Las Pinas...Napansin ko dami San Agustin at ibang byahe punta Cavite tumuloy ng Carmona

wow, kaya pala ganon. and i had no idea that the situation was that bad all over the southern area. tsk tsk, kaloka!

The last ferry trip is now 630PM :D

yep.. 6:30pm na. :D effective September 10.

kaya lang masyadong late naman if out mo from the office is 5pm.. :( nung Sept. 10, sumakay ako ng ferry. akala ko kasi 6:15 pa rin ang last trip. inabutan na kami ng ambon... buti na lang hindi umulan. nakarating ako ng Cavite: 7:26! :ohno: hindi naman masyadong malakas ang alon nun... pero matagal lang talaga siya. sana nag-bus na lang ako, baka nauna pa ko dun sa ferry. hehehe!

^^ nakatulog ka pa 'no? :D

Mag post naman kayo ng pics ng ferry, tapos may sunset. hehe. :D

^^ nakatulog ka pa 'no? :D

ay oo! ang tindi nun! :lol:


Mag post naman kayo ng pics ng ferry, tapos may sunset. hehe. :D

wala pa kong nakukuhang ganung pic kasi lagi gabi na naalis yung ferry... :( meron lang ako eh barko na andun sa Sangley. ahahaha! saka yung parang mga kawayan na pyramid sa gitna ng dagat. :lol:

^^ astig yung mga yun no? i had my camera with me nung sumakay ako ng ferry pero madilim na kaya hindi ko na makunan ng pic. perfect showcase ng Pinoy ingenuity. ;)

^^ astig yung mga yun no? i had my camera with me nung sumakay ako ng ferry pero madilim na kaya hindi ko na makunan ng pic. perfect showcase ng Pinoy ingenuity. ;)

ano bang tawag dito? :D nakunan ko yan nung medyo maaga ang sakay ko sa ferry from Cavite City to MOA.. hehehe! ang dami dami nga na ganyan dun.. :D


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parang ang sarap naman kung dyan ang bahay mo.. :D ang ganda ng view... :)

By Constantino Tejero
Inquirer
Last updated 03:36am (Mla time) 09/16/2007


MANILA, Philippines – Every Filipino schoolchild worth the Panatang Makabayan must have been familiar with the name from Social Studies textbooks. It can even be found as one of the eight rays of the sun on the flag.

Cavite had been a hotbed of those mutinies and uprisings that led to the 1896 Revolution against Spain, and a crucible of those internal struggles and political machinations that culminated in the declaration of Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898.

About half a century after those momentous events, it again played a key role in Philippine history—as Corregidor, the largest of five islands guarding the entrance of Manila Bay, became the last stronghold of the Allied Forces to fall into the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army.

Today its towns are scattered with historical landmarks, including memorial shrines, monuments, markers, plazas and museums. It’s been commonplace for visitors in the province to unwittingly step on a patch of soil where some historical personage once trod or had fallen.

The most renowned of these, of course, is the Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, as every year it is put in the spotlight during the Independence Day celebration. It was in this ancestral house of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, on the balcony, that he proclaimed our independence against Spain. Turned into a museum in the 1960s, the mansion has a bowling alley.

Also in Kawit is the Battle of Binakayan Monument, site of a crucial battle between Spanish soldiers and Filipino revolutionaries, which is considered “one of the shining moments of the Philippine struggle for independence.”

Bonifacio memorials

In a battle in Imus, at the site of what is now Alapan I Elementary School, was where the Philippine flag was first unfurled by the revolutionaries. This has been duly commemorated with the Battle of Alapan Marker and Flag, featuring a 90-ft tall flagpole and the statue of Mother Philippines standing on three boulders and waving the flag.

In Rosario is the Tejeros Convention Site, where the revolutionaries approved the establishment of a revolutionary government headed by Aguinaldo.

In Gen. Trias town can be found a Spanish-style house with façade of red brick and adobe. This was once the residence of Andres Bonifacio, founder of Katipunan and Aguinaldo’s erstwhile comrade and later political rival.

Although not a native Caviteño and a mortal enemy of Cavite’s son Aguinaldo, Bonifacio has several memorials in the province as it was here where he was tried and executed. These include the Bonifacio Trial House in Maragondon, where he and his brother Procopio was tried by a military court; and the Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Shrine, also in Maragondon, where the brothers were executed on May 10, 1897.

The most numerous of these historical landmarks can be found in Cavite City, among them the Don Ladislao Diwa Shrine, formerly the ancestral house of the Katipunan co-founder; the Julian Felipe Monument, built to the composer of the National Anthem; Corregidor, a vital combat zone during World War II; Fort San Felipe, now the Philippine Navy compound, where the 1872 mutiny occurred and the 13 Martyrs of Cavite were executed; the XIII Martyrs Centennial Plaza, a monument to those martyrs the remains of six of whom have been interred here.

Veritable treasure-trove

Another monument to the Cavite Mutiny can be found in front of the GBR (Geronimo Berenguer de los Reyes Jr.) Museum at Gateway Business Park in Gen. Trias. Aside from its heroic statuary, the granite memorial has engraved on its wall the names of the 154 Filipinos involved in that event.

The GBR Museum itself is a treasure-trove of history as it houses over 3,000 vintage paintings and antiquarian photographs dating to the 1880s, including an authentic blown-up photo of the execution of National Hero José Rizal in Bagumbayan on Dec. 30, 1896.

Mounted on walls through winding corridors are very rare photos of Old Manila and environs, lifestyle pictures, scenes from the Revolution, the Spanish-American War, the Filipino-American War, World War II, the Commonwealth years, the Magsaysay years, through the martial-law years and the recent past. (These dumbfounding images should be reproduced in books and made readily accessible to students, researchers, scholars, historians.)

The province not only has those historical landmarks but cultural-heritage structures as well, among them the colonial churches extant. Some of these had also prominently featured in history.

The Holy Cross Church in Tanza, built in 1839, was where Aguinaldo took his oath as President of the revolutionary government.

The San Francisco de Malabon or St. Francis of Assissi Church in Gen. Trias was built by the Jesuits in 1624. An awe-inspiring feature is a gigantic painting on its dome depicting the Apostles receiving the Pentecostal fire. It was here where the Marcha Filipina was rehearsed before it was played at the declaration of independence.

Cultural landmarks

Among the most remarkable is the Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion or Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Maragondon. Built by the Jesuits in 1618 and one of the 26 oldest churches in the country, it has been declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum. It served as headquarters of Aguinaldo’s forces in 1897.

This is a small quaint church with a five-story belfry of layered red brick tiles and gray river stones. Its 380-year-old door is of thick heavy slabs of mulawin richly carved with motifs of flowers and foliage, cypress, galleon, fortress towers, a hand holding up a cluster of grapes.

Inside, sunlight streamed in through windows of stained-glass rectangles, squares and triangles of primary and secondary colors. At the altar, 14 retablos and the niche of the Sacrament are ablaze in gold, red and lapis lazuli. On a side wall is an ornately carved pulpit in polychrome hardwood, while running the length of three of the seven dark-brown crossbeams above are Latin inscriptions in white.

But as with most of our cultural landmarks, human greed and ineptitude also took their toll on this one. All but one of its original paintings depicting the 14 Stations of the Cross were stolen. They have since been replaced by high-relief images in polychrome wood, and the remaining painting stored for safekeeping.

The walled city of Cavite used to have eight colonial churches but now only the belfry of the Recoletos church still stands.

Culture and history are inextricably linked in the province. One may have gone but the other remains.

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I really wish that the Walled City in Cavite (Fort San Felipe) would be restored along with its Eight Churches. Although it would be very hard to do because of present structures. I like the Church in Maragondon, it's old, but when you see it, you'll be in awe.

I really wish that the Walled City in Cavite (Fort San Felipe) would be restored along with its Eight Churches.

once pa lang ata ako nakapunta sa Fort San Felipe. naaalala ko pa nakapasok kami dun sa parang simboryo ata yun... hehehe :D

it would be good if the city government would be able to restore it... kaya lang, kung yung San Roque Church na nga lang, 48 years bago matapos, ano pa kaya ang 8 simbahan? :lol:

^^ ang dami pang chismax na kasama kung bakit hindi pa rin natatapos yun...yun lang ang simbahang nakita ko na inabot na ng higit sa apat na taon e hindi pa rin tapos.

Simbahan ng Indang.. almost six years bago natapos ang renovation
nahirapan ang contractor sa malalaking bato sa likod ng altar.. at ang napakatagal ginawa eh yung restoration ng ceiling.

^^ wow. i've seen St. Gregory in Indang and i can understand. that ceiling will indeed take you ages to finish. they look kind of creepy though.

sana kasi ang ginawa sa San Roque renovation lang, hindi yung babaguhin lahat. i wish they stayed with its original design and layout.

sana kasi ang ginawa sa San Roque renovation lang, hindi yung babaguhin lahat. i wish they stayed with its original design and layout.

oo nga... binago pa nila ang design, hindi naman bagay sa lugar. ang taas taas pa. hindi na masyadong maganda. parang ang sikip sikip tuloy tingnan. hindi katulad dati, may space pa sa labas ng simbahan. sabi nila, wala daw pondo kaya lagi sila nagpapa-raffle tuwing pasko. pero i doubt. hehe.

^^ agree. kaya nilang magpa-raffle ng Toyota Vios?! e di sana yung pinang-solicit nila ng Vios inilagay na lang sa pagpapagawa ng simabahan.

^^ wow. i've seen St. Gregory in Indang and i can understand. that ceiling will indeed take you ages to finish. they look kind of creepy though.


pero ang renovation na ito ay 10 years ago pa... and now medyo pumapangit na ulit ang mga canvas at ibang design ng ceiling... nabakbak ang ibang pintura.

^^ agree. kaya nilang magpa-raffle ng Toyota Vios?! e di sana yung pinang-solicit nila ng Vios inilagay na lang sa pagpapagawa ng simabahan.

Kasi ang pa raffle ng kotse parang gaya-gaya na lang sa ibang parokya. Like sa Antipolo ang pa raffle nila ay Innova at ang bentahan ng ticket may porsyento ang magbebenta.. ginawa na talagang hanap buhay ang pa raffle na yun.

Kasi ang pa raffle ng kotse parang gaya-gaya na lang sa ibang parokya. Like sa Antipolo ang pa raffle nila ay Innova at ang bentahan ng ticket may porsyento ang magbebenta.. ginawa na talagang hanap buhay ang pa raffle na yun.

kaya nga matagal matapos ang simbahan kasi instead na yung "kinita" nila sa ticket eh ilagay sa renovation ng mga simbahan, binubulsa nila. :ohno: pano naman matatapos ang simbahan pag ganun? kahit 10 pasko sila magpa-raffle, eh baka may apo na ang apo ko bago pa magawa ang simbahan! :lol:

^^ ^^ kung gnaon halos walang pinag kaiba ang simbahan sa gobyerno.
Pwede rin palang maging PARI si Abalos... he he he:)

^^ uy wag, baka magsara lahat ng seminaryo pag pumasok si Abalos! :lol:

ang akin naman, hindi naman kasi siguro ganoon kalaki yung kinita nila sa raffle para ma-sustain yung pagpapagawa. sana ibang klaseng fundraising activity na lang, at para sa halip na mang-solicit ng premyo e yung iso-solicit nila all towards the church construction.

ang pinakamahirap sigurong kunin, participation ng community.

ei, may nakaranas ba ng traffic nitong Oct. 8 ng umaga sa may Bacoor?

sus! na-stuck ako sa may SM Bacoor for 2 hours!!! :ohno: sabi may bus daw na nahulog sa flyover or sa manhole... di ko naman nakita. may nakakita ba sa inyo? hehehe! :lol:

^^ ako naranasan ko! sumakay ako ng Saulog ng mga 8:30. inabot ako ng hanggang 10:30 sa SM Bacoor! pero feeling ko tail-end na yun, kasi maluwag na sa Aguinaldo e. mas malala yata yung umalis ng mas maaga. my sis had a friend who studies in Manila and 5:30am siya umalis. 8am nasa SM Bacoor pa rin daw siya. :(

btw, has anyone noticed may pintura na yung flyover sa Longos? they gave it a little love at pininturahan ng blue and yellow. siyempre may pangalan ng mayor at sponsored by Welcoat. :lol:

in fairness, hindi kasing-gahaman ni JBC si Strike pagdating sa paglalagay ng litrato at pangalan ha!

^^ ako naman umalis ng 6am sa Cavite... 9:00, nasa SM Bacoor pa rin ako. :ohno: yung ibang kasabay ko sa Saulog, bumalik na lang ng Cavite. hehehe!

napansin ko rin yung pintura... Welcoat and Rain or Shine chorva.. hehehe! sana pinturahan din nila yung mga lugar kung saan tinanggal nila ung police post... lagyan man lang ng pedestrian lane or something... :lol:

Yeah... there is an accident (Saulog Bus) nabuwal yung bus kasi sumampa sa ramp yun unahang gulong, nagulat ang driver instead na ang kabig niya ng steering wheel eh papunta sa kanan, bigla napunta sa kaliwa kaya natuluyang natumba... good thing walang namatay sa pasahero at hindi naman ganon katindi ang sugat ng ilan, pasa, bukol at gasgas sa shoulder ang nakuha nila.

regarding sa painting ng Longos flyover, it is the owner of Kelly Hardware who initiated the project. During his 60th bday celebration in Orchard, present that night si Mr. Terry Que and Mayor Strike (present din syempre tayo) nag joke si Mr. Kelly na pwedeng mag sponsor ang Welcoat para gumanda ang flyover ng longos and he is willing to support. Kasi ang Kelly Hardware ang number 1 dealer ng welcoat sa buong Southern Tagalog.

Kaya lang hindi pa natapos ang painting at medyo patay ang kulay blue. masyadong madilim kapag gabi.

Good PM! Sana magmeet tayo mga SSC Cavite peeps. Wala lang, kasi andito ako ngayon sa Imus at walangt magawa, ehehehe!!

I was shocked to learn that MMDA is the one handling Bacoor's traffic situation and the roads widened.

May nabalitaan ba kayo nung isang araw na may Saulog daw na nahulog sa Longos flyover na nagresulta sa mahabang trapik noong lunes?

^^ uy, gandang idea yun! alam ko may mga ibang members nag-EB na (the members from Negros, for one). why not tayong mga taga-Cavite di ba...:)

Yeah... there is an accident (Saulog Bus) nabuwal yung bus kasi sumampa sa ramp yun unahang gulong, nagulat ang driver instead na ang kabig niya ng steering wheel eh papunta sa kanan, bigla napunta sa kaliwa kaya natuluyang natumba... good thing walang namatay sa pasahero at hindi naman ganon katindi ang sugat ng ilan, pasa, bukol at gasgas sa shoulder ang nakuha nila.

wow, box office pala! pero pramis nakakatakot isipin na nangyari nga yun di ba. good to know walang namatay o matindi yung sugat.

regarding sa painting ng Longos flyover, it is the owner of Kelly Hardware who initiated the project. During his 60th bday celebration in Orchard, present that night si Mr. Terry Que and Mayor Strike (present din syempre tayo) nag joke si Mr. Kelly na pwedeng mag sponsor ang Welcoat para gumanda ang flyover ng longos and he is willing to support. Kasi ang Kelly Hardware ang number 1 dealer ng welcoat sa buong Southern Tagalog.

Kaya lang hindi pa natapos ang painting at medyo patay ang kulay blue. masyadong madilim kapag gabi.

and good to know too na member ng community ang nag-initiate ng project ha. basta ba walang kadikit na corruption! and i agree too, medyo patay yung blue niya. sa gabi siguro yung yellow lang makikita mo.

what that flyover needs the most is repair ng asphalt at replacement ng mga railings.

regarding sa painting ng Longos flyover, it is the owner of Kelly Hardware who initiated the project. During his 60th bday celebration in Orchard, present that night si Mr. Terry Que and Mayor Strike (present din syempre tayo) nag joke si Mr. Kelly na pwedeng mag sponsor ang Welcoat para gumanda ang flyover ng longos and he is willing to support. Kasi ang Kelly Hardware ang number 1 dealer ng welcoat sa buong Southern Tagalog.

Kaya lang hindi pa natapos ang painting at medyo patay ang kulay blue. masyadong madilim kapag gabi.

awww... :) that's really nice. meron pa rin palang nagmamalasakit sa mga Caviteño, kahit hindi taga-Cavite. tama ba? hehehe!

kaya lang medyo hindi nga maganda ang blue pag gabi. hindi masyado makita.


Good PM! Sana magmeet tayo mga SSC Cavite peeps. Wala lang, kasi andito ako ngayon sa Imus at walangt magawa, ehehehe!!


magandang idea yan ha! :) sama ako dyan. hehehe! :lol:



and good to know too na member ng community ang nag-initiate ng project ha. basta ba walang kadikit na corruption! and i agree too, medyo patay yung blue niya. sa gabi siguro yung yellow lang makikita mo.

what that flyover needs the most is repair ng asphalt at replacement ng mga railings.

sana nga walang corruption at kickback sa project na 'yun. and i agree with the asphalt repair and railings replacement. lubak lubak na din kasi ang daan dun, minsan pa nga dun nagttraffic eh.