Maayong buntag mga SSC folks. A friend of mine passed by CBP this morning and noticed a tarp/sign of a bldg to be groundbroken. It's right across Park Tower 1. Naa man daw mga pala na gold - typical for groundbreaking. Naay bag-ong bldg na sad didto?


yan siguro ang Chinabank....

^^^ How tall was that proposal?

passed by the lot infront of park tower 1... there's a rendering of a high rise (my taxi passed so fast i was able to guess only.. maybe around 13 to 16 floors...

x marks the spot.

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5388/vicinitymap2tp0.gif

^^wow nindota gud, hopefully the design would be as good as globe innove

That building will add to the density there, its between Lexmark and Park Tower. That means Park Towers won't look too isolated from the main skyline.

got the map from the cebu business park website

from the rendering, i can say na medyo cool and design sa bldg..naay red word logo sa ubos similar sa chinabank logo... i'll check this PM

I just passed by there and indeed there's another highrise building in the pipeline :okay:

^^ i wish someone can take a photo of the rendering... ...genie where are you? :lol:

Arnold and I passed by that area last night...And indeed there was a rendering na...Around 16 floors nga. :okay: or kasing tangkad ng Innove or Keppel.

...

According to Mam Dheby - Head Regional Branch of China Bank in Cebu.

The rendering and details will be provided by China Bank head office in Manila.

As of now, Im just waiting for the e-mail reply from their head office...

if anyone here... could let me borrow a cam, maybe i could provide the pic...

^^ paging our beloved maniniyots....

According to Mam Dheby - Head Regional Branch of China Bank in Cebu.

The rendering and details will be provided by China Bank head office in Manila.

As of now, Im just waiting for the e-mail reply from their head office...

Bai, Any idea asa kaha ta submit proposal for Project Management? Thanks

^^Proposal for what bai?!

^^Proposal for what bai?!

Project Management during the construction of the building.

We are into Engineering Consultancy.

just contact this tel # 262-4384 and look for Mam Dheby...

Salamat bai...

According to Mam Dheby - Head Regional Branch of China Bank in Cebu.

The rendering and details will be provided by China Bank head office in Manila.

As of now, Im just waiting for the e-mail reply from their head office...

if anyone here... could let me borrow a cam, maybe i could provide the pic...

A tarp with the rendering has already been installed in the construction site. yeah, i think it would be better if you'll take some snapshots of that rendering jarenz :okay: Anyway, I'm just curious...How did u know that it's Chinabank?

A tarp with the rendering has already been installed in the construction site. yeah, i think it would be better if you'll take some snapshots of that rendering jarenz :okay: Anyway, I'm just curious...How did u know that it's Chinabank?

Wow...Bag-o na pud ni nga construction?

SRP Proposed projects....Asiatown on going projects...Condos and hotels...Mall expansions...University expansions... :)

More blessings from Sto. Nino to Cebu.

...post #2....somehow indicated that @jarenz has confirmed with Ms. Dheby, Regional Manager of Chinabank that indeed this project is for the said bank...

A tarp with the rendering has already been installed in the construction site. yeah, i think it would be better if you'll take some snapshots of that rendering jarenz :okay: Anyway, I'm just curious...How did u know that it's Chinabank?

^^ yeah i know...but i just want to know how did jarenz knew it before confirming with Ms Dheby. Was it indicated in the construction site? Was it announced to the realty firm where Jarenz is currently connected. That's what I want to know...How did he know whom to confirm to, what office to call, and which numbers to verify with :okay: Coz I couldnt imagine Jarenz calling all the offices and banks checking if that upcoming project in CBP is theirs aight? Im pretty sure that he got an info from someone or from some groups about this upcoming project in CBP and instructed him to contact Dheb to verify. Or was this posted sa tarp? coz we did pass by the site last night but didnt have the chance to read the details posted in the tarp. :okay:

^^ anyway, did you see on the rendering the logo of Chinabank? ...@ivanc confirmed that the logo looks like Chinabank...

^^ anyway, did you see on the rendering the logo of Chinabank? ...@ivanc confirmed that the logo looks like Chinabank...

Nope I didnt :okay: It was around 12 am I guess. Arnold drove slowly but since it was dark on that side of the CBP, then we just saw the rendering/pic but never had the chance to closely inspect the details. :okay:

^^ yeah i know...but i just want to know how did jarenz knew it before confirming with Ms Dheby. Was it indicated in the construction site? Was it announced to the realty firm where Jarenz is currently connected. That's what I want to know...How did he know whom to confirm to, what office to call, and which numbers to verify with :okay: Coz I couldnt imagine Jarenz calling all the offices and banks checking if that upcoming project in CBP is theirs aight? Im pretty sure that he got an info from someone or from some groups about this upcoming project in CBP and instructed him to contact Dheb to verify. Or was this posted sa tarp? coz we did pass by the site last night but didnt have the chance to read the details posted in the tarp. :okay:

I know this proposed project before. China Bank HQ is on the list of CBP's incoming projects. When I see the tarp with the logo China Bank... i conclude that this it, im waiting for!... My purpose of contacting Mam Dheby and also sending e-mail to the Chinabank Head Office in Manila for the details and the rendering... since i don't have a personal cam!...

^^ I see...what are the other upcoming projects within CBP that u saw in the list? Wow...im pretty excited. :D Are there more highrises to come ba within the year? Care to give us some info?

wow really!?! 19 storeys??? kay*ta gud!!!

yah... next in lined are:

Prudential Bank beside Accenture, Landbank (as posted the rendering before), Bigfoot HQ, Cebu Commercial Bldg. Tower 2 [not yet confirmed], Ayala Condominium, and 3 highrise from different company...

i'll just update you all from time to time ... With regards to this project and incoming projects in CBP...

Actually, most of the lots in CBP are sold out already but the buyers don't have yet the plans for their properties...

yah... next in lined are:

Prudential Bank beside Accenture, Landbank (as posted the rendering before), Bigfoot HQ, Cebu Commercial Bldg. Tower 2 [not yet confirmed], Ayala Condominium, and 3 highrise from different company...

i'll just update you all from time to time ... With regards to this project and incoming projects in CBP...

Actually, most of the lots in CBP are sold out already but the buyers don't have yet the plans for their properties...

The list includes:

- Prudential Bank : how many floors?
- Bigfoot HQ : the tri towers?
- Ayala Condo
- 3 highrises : average of how many floors per bldg?

and these are all that we have to expect within this year alone? thnx.

wow really!?! 19 storeys??? kay*ta gud!!!

This is not yet final!

This is not yet final!

So that pic in the rendering installed may still change?

^^ thanks jarenz for being so enthusiastic... we're relying on your updates jud kay busy man mi sa ubang butang! hehe

The list includes:

- Prudential Bank : how many floors?
- Bigfoot HQ : the tri towers?
- Ayala Condo
- 3 highrises : average of how many floors per bldg?

and these are all that we have to expect within this year alone? thnx.

No further info yet jech!...

The good thing is 2008 will be boost of construction in CBP so as with ATIP...

^^ don't forget Insular Life's upcoming bldg.

So that pic in the rendering installed may still change?

im referring to the floors ... i dont know with the design

^^ thanks jarenz for being so enthusiastic... we're relying on your updates jud kay busy man mi sa ubang butang! hehe

Anything for Cebu!!!

^^ :cheers:

^^ don't forget Insular Life's upcoming bldg.

^^ weeeeeeeeeeeee....even if i havent left Cebu yet (24 hours left), I'm so excited na to come back! Im pretty sure that the skyline would change in few months time! :okay:

^^ don't forget Insular Life's upcoming bldg.

Yah... sorry i 4got to include it...

Im now slowly lurking and gathering info's from the big officials in Insular Life.. so that i can also get the info about it and a possible have copy with the design

^^ thanks jarenz for being so enthusiastic... we're relying on your updates jud kay busy man mi sa ubang butang! hehe

pagkabugoy jud. hehe.. busy lang ka sa imo honey. hehe..

translation: O.T. hehe.. j/k

...good luck @tj...you'll miss Cebu so much...as you said, you will return to Cebu after 4 years...i'm pretty sure that the look of your second home will never be the same again...just like a cocoon transforming into a beautiful butterfly... ka corny nako oi! :lol:


^^ weeeeeeeeeeeee....even if i havent left Cebu yet (24 hours left), I'm so excited na to come back! Im pretty sure that the skyline would change in few months time! :okay:

pagkabugoy jud. hehe.. busy lang ka sa imo honey. hehe..

translation: O.T. hehe.. j/k

busy jud tanan da! pareha lng ta ani... huwat nlang sa Go-Signal! hehehehe!

AHAHAHAHA!!!

kaw jud bai ha, maayo kaayo ka mangbisto!!! :nuts:


pagkabugoy jud. hehe.. busy lang ka sa imo honey. hehe..

translation: O.T. hehe.. j/k

...i took this GoogleEarth satellite image of this part of CBP where this project will be erected ...i'm not sure though the exact location...

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/CBP-4.jpg

^^ duol sa site sa Lexmark R and D

^^ i edited the pic...

...good luck @tj...you'll miss Cebu so much...as you said, you will return to Cebu after 4 years...i'm pretty sure that the look of your second home will never be the same again...just like a cocoon transforming into a beautiful butterfly... ka corny nako oi! :lol:

I think butterfly na sya now...it's transforming into a beautiful unicorn... :D waaaaaaa....nag ala RB na ta. :lol:

^^ i edited the pic...

unahan gamay sa naay question mark :D

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/div-cebu/image1.jpg

wala lang

asa naman diay ang SSC-CAMERA?

another great news! there's another u/c in cbp beside security bank actually. i dunno what it is but is obviously a midget. the logo on the fence looks like a shutter of a camera.

another testament to cebu's growing economy! chinabank - cebu business park

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02257.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02258.jpg

:banana::banana::banana:

^^

Looks like a glassy version of Metrobank... or perhaps a taller version of Pryce Tower in Davao..

^^

^^

Looks like a glassy version of Metrobank... or perhaps a taller version of Pryce Tower in Davao..

It also looks like G-TOWER ...

another testament to cebu's growing economy! chinabank - cebu business park

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02257.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02258.jpg

Groundbreaking ceremony marks the start of construction of China Bank Tower

A simple yet meaningful groundbreaking ceremony was held on January 18 to mark the official start of construction of the first phase of the new China Bank Tower in Cebu. China Bank Vice Chairman, Hans T. Sy; SVP and Branch Banking Group Deputy Group Head, Samuel L. Chiong; VP and Visayas/Mindanao Region Head, Patrick U. Go; and other officers of China Bank, participated in the groundbreaking ceremony at the site.

The China Bank Tower will rise on a 1,574-square meter lot at the heart of the Cebu Business Park (CBP), a sprawling 50-hectare business and residential development in Mabolo, Cebu City where the Ayala Center-Cebu shopping mall stands.

The first phase of the project, estimated to reach P80 million once completed, is a modern three-storey building with roofdeck which will house a new branch, China Bank - Cebu Business Park Branch, as well as other marketing and operational units, including regional and area offices. The 1,822.89-square meter facility is expected to be completed by July, 2008, in time for the 60th anniversary celebration of China Bank’s first provincial branch, China Bank Cebu-Magallanes.

SVP Samuel L. Chiong noted that Cebu is where China Bank opened its first branch outside Metro Manila and that the construction of China Bank’s first business center in Cebu underscores the bank’s continued commitment to the development of this Southern province. Cebu, the Philippines’ most densely populated island and second largest city, is now the fastest growing economy in the country. Next to Metro Manila, Cebu is home to the highest number of national and international corporations. It is also the base of the country’s domestic shipping. “In the ‘40s, China Bank was among the first banks in Cebu. Even then, we saw its immense growth potential. Working hand in hand with the local government, entrepreneurs, and businessmen, we are proud to have contributed to the vitality of the local economy,” said Chiong. To date, China Bank has thirteen branches all over Cebu.

Vice Chairman Hans T. Sy said that the China Bank Tower “will be a beautiful addition to the CBP skyline.” Aside from a low rise complex for China Bank’s operations in Cebu, an adjacent fourteen-storey class A office tower will also be constructed at a later date.

The tower, with a gross floor area of 7,621.11 sq.m., will feature a wide range of superior tenant amenities including high-speed Internet and telecom-munications systems, 24-hour security, extensive parking, on-site supplemental generator to ensure uninterrupted power service, as well as retail shops, restaurants, and cafeterias. Outside will be courtyards landscaped with gardens and seating areas. The architectural design for the entire 9,444-square meter project was undertaken by one of the top architectural firms in the Philippines, Jose Siao Ling & Associates. Dennis Abecede & Associates is the project manager while Monolith Construction is the contractor. Sonia Santiago Olivares & Associates will do the interior design.

^^



It also looks like G-TOWER ...

But it would be more than just another hirise in CBP...as per recent corporate press release, the building will have

- retail shops
- restaurants
- cafeterias
-courtyards landscaped with gardens and seating areas

^^

wow :okay: that's nice..

^^ Jose Siao Ling & Associates is the one behind SMX - MOA, SM Baguio and many more...

^^ so, we must change the thread title for the building's number of storeys from 19 to 17? or 14?

it's still 19 floors...

cool! murag ma little makati na gyud na. or ang IT park ba ang mas dako ug area?:rofl:

the CBP looks more like Filinvest City in Alabang, lots of open space, buildings hovering around 20-storeys, although a bit denser to didto :)

cool! murag ma little makati na gyud na. or ang IT park ba ang mas dako ug area?:rofl:

mas dako ang area sa CBP bro.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/div-cebu/image1.jpg

wala lang
this has got to be my favorite project in Cebu.

Anyway! I'm Excited for the China Bank HQ!!! Ceboom talaga!

I just read the article from their website and I think this tower is just gonna be 14-storeys while the first building is gonna be 3-storeys.

Yeah, I think the lowrise will be built first, right?

nindot akong pic kay naay grass... hahaha! :rofl:

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5069/chinabank1tp2.jpg

^^ yes pero dili sad lagi clear ang rendering... hehehe!

psstt.. is it really a corporate headquarters or just an office building with spaces to be leased?

^^ yes pero dili sad lagi clear ang rendering... hehehe!

haha! ang grass man ang highlight. nindota ug naay olympic size na football field sa CBP noh? pwede sad sa IT Park. :righton:

football field sad ako nahuna-hunaan pagkita sa grass hehe. dapat naa jud na sa tanan business parks to maintain open space. but i'm sure some of the ssc forumers here would consider football fields as "waste of space". duh.

OT: brazil fan diay ka, bai 6? naa ka team sa cebu?

seems like you haven't moved on from what I've posted in the SRP thread... and that post of mine was even made last year, the month of August to be exact.. and your reply just last week was kind of late.. :ohno: :ohno:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=14741337&postcount=496

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=17773532&postcount=566



have you heard of the value of open space? prime property isn't just about bricks and steel. a sports complex promotes good health, and good health means a healthier workforce, which will indirectly attract locators. that's the idea. a well-planned urban development always considers recreational facilities. modern, cosmopolitan cities have sprawling open space and their citizens do not consider this a waste of space.

The Chinabank HQ will be 15F but they still need the approval from the CBP

Yup. Brazil fan.

seems like you haven't moved on from what I've posted in the SRP thread... and that post of mine was even made last year, the month of August to be exact.. and your reply just last week was kind of late.. :ohno: :ohno:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=14741337&postcount=496

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=17773532&postcount=566

haha! lisura sad ug mulapas ang bola sa SRP field noh?! magpatabang pa ta sa coast guard. hahaha!:nuts: maayo nalang kung sa IT Park kay mubanda ra sa bldgs... :banana:

^ English and Tagalong only please. ;)

^^ no exemptions???

who likes to buy the remaining lot in CBP??
P 20M++

we need funds to buy the lot in CBP
and another donation project to build the
SSC-CEBU Tower shapes like a exclamation point.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :nuts: :lol: :lol:

^^ no exemptions???

None. Unless you include a translation.

Yup. Brazil fan.



haha! lisura sad ug mulapas ang bola sa SRP field noh?! magpatabang pa ta sa coast guard. hahaha!:nuts: maayo nalang kung sa IT Park kay mubanda ra sa bldgs... :banana:


bai, ang plano sa SRP kay ang 2 ka football field apil sa sports hub. ang area giplano para sa sports hub kay five hectares, so ang bola di jud na mulapas. grabe naman pud nang patira.

tagalog translation:
pare, ang plano para sa SRP ay dalawang football field para sa sports hub. ang area na nakatakda para sa sports hub ay limang hektarya, kaya yung bola hindi lalampas. sobra naman sumipa yan.

english translation:
hey dude, the plan for the SRP is to have two (2) football fields in the sports hub. the area allotted for the sports hub is around five (5) hecaters, so surely the ball won't go overboard. what a kick would that be.

:cheers:

seems like you haven't moved on from what I've posted in the SRP thread... and that post of mine was even made last year, the month of August to be exact.. and your reply just last week was kind of late.. :ohno: :ohno:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=14741337&postcount=496

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=17773532&postcount=566


it's a running issue :)

^ English and Tagalong only please. ;)

bai di ba gikan man ka cebulife?

tagalog translation:
pare, di ba galing kang cebulife?

english translation:
hey dude, you're from cebulife, right?

:cheers:

this has got to be my favorite project in Cebu.

Anyway! I'm Excited for the China Bank HQ!!! Ceboom talaga!

When banks expand, that's the clearest sign of a booming economy.

^^ Absolutely!!

Philiboom!

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/chinabank.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/chinabank.jpg

Bisaya: WOW

Tagalog: WOW

English: oh WOW!!

bai di ba gikan man ka cebulife?

tagalog translation:
pare, di ba galing kang cebulife?

english translation:
hey dude, you're from cebulife, right?

:cheers:

:lol: :banana:

bai di ba gikan man ka cebulife?

tagalog translation:
pare, di ba galing kang cebulife?

english translation:
hey dude, you're from cebulife, right?

:cheers:

Actually the story is, the original administrator of that site invited me to become their moderator for their "All About Cebu" section only. It is really funny, Cebulife is an adult site and I am a minor moderating a non-adult portion of that forum :lol:

Actually the story is, the original administrator of that site invited me to become their moderator for their "All About Cebu" section only. It is really funny, Cebulife is an adult site and I am a minor moderating a non-adult portion of that forum :lol:

hehe. great work you had there. sayang lang, most of the "cebulifers" were more interested in getting laid. :lol: i frequently visited the cebu threads in cebulife for updates, until i discovered ssc and lurked around for a while :cheers:

^ Yeah I left that site since I also didn't have time to update the threads.

jarenz, whered you get that? :)

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/chinabank.jpg

just a reminder lang para nato tanan.. basin nya ereklamo ta ngari sa ssc..

dili nya nato butangan sa ato sig or name ang mga original rendering ky basin makit-an ta ngari sa naghimo.. pwede ta kasuhan ky its an intellectual property mn gd den ato gibutangan sa ato name ang work sa uban.. :)

^^ yeah...i think he should also mention the source which came from www.chinabank.com.ph

jarenz, whered you get that? :)

...i'm not sure about your question...are you asking about the rendering?...@jarenz took it from Chinabank's official website at www.chinabank.com.ph

just a reminder lang para nato tanan.. basin nya ereklamo ta ngari sa ssc..

dili nya nato butangan sa ato sig or name ang mga original rendering ky basin makit-an ta ngari sa naghimo.. pwede ta kasuhan ky its an intellectual property mn gd den ato gibutangan sa ato name ang work sa uban.. :)

Right. Just post the link or source na lang.

just a reminder lang para nato tanan.. basin nya ereklamo ta ngari sa ssc..

dili nya nato butangan sa ato sig or name ang mga original rendering ky basin makit-an ta ngari sa naghimo.. pwede ta kasuhan ky its an intellectual property mn gd den ato gibutangan sa ato name ang work sa uban.. :)

True, we should ask this question to ourselves before posting: Am I posting this because I want to contribute or am I posting this so that I would be recognized? :cheers:

-dp-

another great news! there's another u/c in cbp beside security bank actually. i dunno what it is but is obviously a midget. the logo on the fence looks like a shutter of a camera.

its the RCBC Bank bai... Lowrise edifice

With regards of putting signature in the rendering...

All renderings i post with my signature... I've been permitted with that... like in TG-Tower, Robinland Business Center, and among others..

My purpose is to track the source...
So that it will be easy for the company to trace the pic came from... and where the investor or locator got the info and the pic


I don't understand bai, hehehe...



..

^^ me too... :lol:

me three. hehe. :):) at any rate, i think it still wise not to give any impression that one "owns" the picture or is the source of such picture, by putting his name across it (even if it is not the intention). it borders on the unethical. In fact, the better way is to acknowledge the actual source in the posting. imo lang po.

-dp-

jarenz, whered you get that? :)

someone email me the rendering... i can't tell his name

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/chinabank.jpg


this is from chinabank.com.ph

^^

http://www.chinabank.ph/images/news/ChinaBankTower.jpg

http://www.chinabank.com.ph/

nice, when kaha ni e implement?

Is this really a China Bank headquarters?

I think this is just an office building that China Bank will lease to investors.. The bank of course will be occupying the first few floors..

Maybe this would just be a regional office just like Unionbank.


:dunno:

^^ Right. Maybe a regional office. The thread title should be : China Bank Tower. http://www.chinabank.ph/AboutCBC/newsdetail.aspx?id=3BFAAAF0-2755-4566-B7F7-4CCB7987091A&link=5F5EC126-76F3-4AB2-BD17-66DAA1B24BE8

China Bank Cebu or Visayas Headquarters? :dunno: To stay safe, I renamed it to China Bank Tower :okay:

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/chinabank.jpg

wow most buildings in Cebu are awesome and stunning! really nice

^^ checked with our VP (for Manulife Chinabank Life, partnership between the 2 companies for bank assurance purposes), yes it's very much confirmed that they're gonna put up this building but you're also right, not all floors will be occupied by them... even metrobank tower in cebu is not just occupied entirely by them

passed by the site and i think construction has already started. their building permit issued on mar 11 or 17? was posted outside.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/Under%20Construction/chinabankhq-2.jpg

^^ salamat sa mga update bai...

^^ i hope this will serve as a catalyst for more highrises in that area. :)

^^
I hope that CBP will match and then surpass the construction phase of AITP so that it will look more dense and beautiful to look at from the harbor.

^^true! on the other hand, AITP has extended the skyline picture of Metro Cebu up north... :cheers:

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/Under%20Construction/chinabankhq-1.jpg


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/Under%20Construction/chinabankhq.jpg

^^ when did you take these photos bai? murag gloomy lagi ang sky?

thursday i think... i forgot!

thanks @jarenz
one of the kugihan lakawboys!

anythin' for cebu

^^oo nga jarenz, you remind me of slerz :okay: :cheers:

thanks @jarenz
one of the kugihan lakawboys!

^ literally, lakaw boy na si Jarenz. hehe..

parang proxy diay ni slerz...


Im on the field most of the time...

unsay updates ani guys? :)

i think on-going na ang construction. probably excavation phase.

Photos taken today:


Chinabank Tower site

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1092/cbt1uk7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1824/cbt2dj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ duol ra man diay ni sa Lexmark...dense na gyud na diha tan-awon...

Seems that they will proceed with building the tower straight away (as seen by the piledriving and caisons), rather than in phases.

kung matukud na ning building basin ma fully occupied
na ang lower part sa CBP....

..................................
naa pay vacant lot sa CBP... Php 25M

GO CEBOOM!

China Bank to celebrate 60th anniversary in Cebu (http://www.chinabank.ph/AboutCBC/newsdetail.aspx?id=3BF3282E-0B88-4C2C-8D06-379058420D74&link=5F5EC126-76F3-4AB2-BD17-66DAA1B24BE8)


China Banking Corporation (China Bank), the country’s first privately-owned commercial bank, is celebrating 60 years of successful partnerships in Cebu this July. China Bank is hosting five different events for its loyal clients and partners in Cebu from July 1 to 4. The main event, the Clients’ Appreciation Night at the Atlantic Ballroom of the Waterfront Hotel – Lahug, will be held on July 4.

The festivities will kick off with an all-day event at the Bank’s first branch in Cebu, China Bank Magallanes Branch, on July 1. Clients who visit the branch on that day will be treated to a simple but delectable feast. Those who open new accounts will get special giveaways.

The celebration will continue the next two days with the events hosted by China Bank’s Consumer Banking Group. There will be an “Open House Brokers’ Party” at the Waterfront Hotel – Lahug on July 2 for the Bank’s partner developers and brokers in Cebu. On July 3, China Bank’s partner auto dealers and agents will be partying in the exclusive shindig dubbed “Driving Thru in Cebu” at the Loft. Exciting prizes will be raffled off in both events.

China Bank’s Private Banking Group will also be bringing its successful Wealth Management Fora to Cebu on July 3 at the Waterfront Hotel – Lahug. Renowned investment expert and financial management practitioner, Rex Ma. Mendoza, will be sharing valuable information on the “Practical Side of Wealth Management.”

And on July 4, China Bank will hold its 60th Anniversary cocktails, the Clients’ Appreciation Night, at the Waterfront Hotel – Lahug. Around 1,000 guests, mostly clients of the 13 China Bank branches in Cebu, government officials, and noted personalities from the private sector, academe, and the media, are set to attend. Surprise guest performers will be gracing the event and special prizes will be given away.

As an added attraction, China Bank will also hold a mini exhibit chronicling the 60 years of China Bank in Cebu for the guests of the Appreciation Night. Selected pieces such as old passbooks, checkbooks, bank equipment, pictures, and memorabilia will be on display. There will likewise be a photo wall complete with red carpet and paparazzi to take pictures of the guests which they can have as keepsakes later on.

In 1948, China Bank came to Cebu with high hopes and a strong desire to support the development of the island province. Sixty years since then, China Bank has grown alongside the entrepreneurs, the businesses, the industries, and the city it helped along the way. Now, China Bank has 13 branches all over Cebu, and close to 200 branches nationwide. The Bank’s 14th branch in Cebu will open by the 3rd quarter this year at the Cebu Business Park.

^^ yeah, that's the 2 or 3 storey beside the tower..i think..

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There's also a China Bank in Hongkong.. Both are not related right?


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There's also a China Bank in Hongkong.. Both are not related right?


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I think the one in HK is called the Bank of China. If i'm not mistaken it is principally owned by the Chinese govt. China Banking Corp. here is majority owned by Henry Sy.

any update...?

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^^ talagang full blast na!

ejames,

can you post all your update pics on this link

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=531469

tnx

up....


paging @mod, please add to the thread title U/C ...thanks!

hello there. done as requested. thanks for the info. :)

^^ thank you!

is it possible
that a mod
can post
the
rendering
on the first
post?

it's so tedious
to go through
all the pages
hoping to find
the rendering

thanks!

^^ good suggestion....ganun din naramdaman ko when i browse other city's project...heheh! pero, kung ako ang thread starter, pag meron ng rendering, I always edit my post to show the rendering...

first floor na sila..

^^ di ba @ejames, nag groundbreaking sila na walang fence...pero hataw naman sila ngayon sa construction...oh ha! hahhahah!

this would be as tall as Globe Innove right?


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^^ ngano bai, 19/f ra sad ba ang innove? murag 20+ man cguro...

^^ sana higher kasi meron 'itong multi-level carpark na mataas ang clearance between floors

China Bank to celebrate 60th anniversary in Cebu (http://www.chinabank.ph/AboutCBC/newsdetail.aspx?id=3BF3282E-0B88-4C2C-8D06-379058420D74&link=5F5EC126-76F3-4AB2-BD17-66DAA1B24BE8)


And on July 4, China Bank will hold its 60th Anniversary cocktails, the Clients’ Appreciation Night, at the Waterfront Hotel – Lahug. Around 1,000 guests, mostly clients of the 13 China Bank branches in Cebu, government officials, and noted personalities from the private sector, academe, and the media, are set to attend. Surprise guest performers will be gracing the event and special prizes will be given away.




Do you guys have any idea what is meant by clients of 13 China Bank branches in Cebu?

Depositors who have deposits of more than P50 million?

:=)

^^ ngano bai, 19/f ra sad ba ang innove? murag 20+ man cguro...


No idea bai.. murag 18 ra man cguro ang Innove pero taas siya kay ang first floor kay taas man, hehe..

Pero I think abot ug 20 if apilon ang roof top jud.

foundation works gihapon ni nga building no?

foundation works gihapon ni nga building no?

YUp pero makita na nimo ang daghang kabilya nagbarog meaning padulng na siya saka. Tower Crane will follow...

-del-

Anyways once topped off China bank will balance the skyline that will lopsided on the completion of Lexmark Plaza 1 here's the resulting scene...

original pic from PINOYmeat

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l296/thegreat184/IMG_3275copy.jpg

ei.. just wanna ask if pagkatapos ng phase 1 how long pa para i-construct
ung phase 2?----Thank you

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There's going to be phase 2?

^^ i think so bai @nold...phase 1 is the 3-storey bulding beside the tower...

I believed they changed their plans. If they stuck to phase 1 first they would have not bothered doing foundation works that's obviously for the tower.

yup that's ryt but then i think they also change the height of the building

^^

I think what they are building is the tower itself. "Both" buildings -- the tall one and the short -- are not separate buildings I think.. The "shorter building" looks like an atrium or something of the "taller building."

i hope someone will clarify this very soon...

^^passed by the area knina...

theyre building the tower already bai!

^^ salamat sa update bai @rage!

...thanks to bai @slimer!


as of 18 August 2008

mga hulagway nga akong gikuha karong adlawa

Chinabank Tower construction

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/6628/cbt1ha0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8830/cbt2we3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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I think what they are building is the tower itself. "Both" buildings -- the tall one and the short -- are not separate buildings I think.. The "shorter building" looks like an atrium or something of the "taller building."

You are correct Lord...

i have an honest question, gkubaan man gud ko nga basin 1/2 storey muna ang ebuild nila, looking at the photos, can we safely say that the columns that are visible are really for the tower??? salamat in advance

^^ bitaw noh, mura'g wala man kaayo work sa foundation...paspas ra kaayo nilabaw ang mga kabilya....hehehhe!....pero, klaro baya sa ilang press release before nga ma-una sa ang 3-storey, then ang tower...

i have an honest question, gkubaan man gud ko nga basin 1/2 storey muna ang ebuild nila, looking at the photos, can we safely say that the columns that are visible are really for the tower??? salamat in advance

^^ bitaw noh, mura'g wala man kaayo work sa foundation...paspas ra kaayo nilabaw ang mga kabilya....hehehhe!....pero, klaro baya sa ilang press release before nga ma-una sa ang 3-storey, then ang tower...


dugay nana sila ga work sa foundation bai, months na.

pirmi mi mu-anha diha last month, hehe..

dagku na ang kabilya, dili lang cguro ma klaro sa pic..

by the way GrandCenia kay naa na pod rebars.. hehehe..



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Originally they intended to complete the 3-storey phase 1 building last july, but that dod not happen, and earlier pics showed caissons... So obviously this is the tower. The question remains whether they will suffice first with 3 floors of the tower or finish it entirely in 1 phase.

this might help...

photos by me
August 18, 2008

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2777263277_479fa2ab2b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2778119908_d6fbbec57c.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2777262913_b409e07b74.jpg

^^this one's the bank. the left side is where the supposed high-rise structure is. :)

the reason i could think the rebars for the tower hasn't reached the ground level is because of the multi-level basement. there's high probabilty that foundation/excavation works for the hi-rise building is still on-going thus ain't visible just as yet.

Some of the structure is still underground, but telling by the girth of the columns some of the above-ground construction is at least a portion of the tower itself.

Some of the structure is still underground, but telling by the girth of the columns some of the above-ground construction is at least a portion of the tower itself.

You are correct. I see the leftmost column is so big for a three story structure so I suspect that the big columns are also part of the taller structure. :)

09-05-08
updates by me

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Cebu%20Business%20Park/09051x.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Cebu%20Business%20Park/09052x.jpg

^^ thanks sa pics bai....unsa'y tan-aw nimo bai, will this be the 1st phase nga 3-storeys lang...

^^

Went here days ago.

The leftmost part of the structure is the core of the highrise building if I'm not mistaken.

I think they will build the highrise at the leftmost part of the structure in the picture because there are large rebars protruding there.


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nag.top off na xa.. yehey.. 2 storey lng. hahaha..

wa pa nag-top off bai oi. wa pa gai top-off ceremony. :lol:

nag.top off na xa.. yehey.. 2 storey lng. hahaha..

Ang parking area... hahaha pud!:lol:

ChinaBank spent their funds sa Beijing Olympics... mao ng 2 storey nalang... hehehe JOKE.

^^ ...hahahah...i think correct ka bai...2-storey ra gyud ni ang para sa phase 1...i'm sure, madugay gyud ni masugdan ang 19-storey tower..hahahah...see this pic...ka-cheap man gani ani tan-awon oh...heheheh! ...i doubt dili ni madayon tungod sa crisis karon or kung madayon man, nus-a pa kaha?...heheheh!

..taken today by our own @reyinting of flickr
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/2895192658_26ed0fb147.jpg?v=0

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Wow it's almost finished? Anyway, the 19-storey building will rise at the left side.

I think they will build it the soonest possible because the last time I was there, I saw rebars protruding at the left side of that 2-storey building. Some heavy equipments are also busy digging at that site.


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^^ ...hahahah...i think correct ka bai...2-storey ra gyud ni ang para sa phase 1...i'm sure, madugay gyud ni masugdan ang 19-storey tower..hahahah...see this pic...ka-cheap man gani ani tan-awon oh...heheheh! ...i doubt dili ni madayon tungod sa crisis karon or kung madayon man, nus-a pa kaha?...heheheh!

..taken today by our own @reyinting of flickr
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/2895192658_26ed0fb147.jpg?v=0

ON going na ang project bai nag cge na digging. dont worry daghan pag kwarta ang SM to finance the project.

By the way guys, Why would a bank build a highrise building? Is it necessary? I idea please? I am some kind of a dumb. hehehe...

^^ hello! ...look at Metrobank Tower in Fuente! ...apart from their regional offices which occupy more or less 20% of the building's space...the rest of the floors/offices are being leased by big corporations including a Consulate...don't you think Metrobank is not making money from this? ...syempre, Chinabank will have the same set-up...much more now, nga daghan na mo-set-up og regional offices diri Cebu...

^^ bai, this is the official press release...and by the way, this is only 14 storeys, not 19...

Groundbreaking ceremony marks the start of construction of China Bank Tower

A simple yet meaningful groundbreaking ceremony was held on January 18 to mark the official start of construction of the first phase of the new China Bank Tower in Cebu. China Bank Vice Chairman, Hans T. Sy; SVP and Branch Banking Group Deputy Group Head, Samuel L. Chiong; VP and Visayas/Mindanao Region Head, Patrick U. Go; and other officers of China Bank, participated in the groundbreaking ceremony at the site.

The China Bank Tower will rise on a 1,574-square meter lot at the heart of the Cebu Business Park (CBP), a sprawling 50-hectare business and residential development in Mabolo, Cebu City where the Ayala Center-Cebu shopping mall stands.

The first phase of the project, estimated to reach P80 million once completed, is a modern three-storey building with roofdeck which will house a new branch, China Bank - Cebu Business Park Branch, as well as other marketing and operational units, including regional and area offices. The 1,822.89-square meter facility is expected to be completed by July, 2008, in time for the 60th anniversary celebration of China Bank’s first provincial branch, China Bank Cebu-Magallanes.

SVP Samuel L. Chiong noted that Cebu is where China Bank opened its first branch outside Metro Manila and that the construction of China Bank’s first business center in Cebu underscores the bank’s continued commitment to the development of this Southern province. Cebu, the Philippines’ most densely populated island and second largest city, is now the fastest growing economy in the country. Next to Metro Manila, Cebu is home to the highest number of national and international corporations. It is also the base of the country’s domestic shipping. “In the ‘40s, China Bank was among the first banks in Cebu. Even then, we saw its immense growth potential. Working hand in hand with the local government, entrepreneurs, and businessmen, we are proud to have contributed to the vitality of the local economy,” said Chiong. To date, China Bank has thirteen branches all over Cebu.

Vice Chairman Hans T. Sy said that the China Bank Tower “will be a beautiful addition to the CBP skyline.” Aside from a low rise complex for China Bank’s operations in Cebu, an adjacent fourteen-storey class A office tower will also be constructed at a later date.

The tower, with a gross floor area of 7,621.11 sq.m., will feature a wide range of superior tenant amenities including high-speed Internet and telecom-munications systems, 24-hour security, extensive parking, on-site supplemental generator to ensure uninterrupted power service, as well as retail shops, restaurants, and cafeterias. Outside will be courtyards landscaped with gardens and seating areas. The architectural design for the entire 9,444-square meter project was undertaken by one of the top architectural firms in the Philippines, Jose Siao Ling & Associates. Dennis Abecede & Associates is the project manager while Monolith Construction is the contractor. Sonia Santiago Olivares & Associates will do the interior design.

hope this gets started soon... if you look inside the building, it seems that the "elevator lobby" section is included... so sumpay gyud siguro ning buildinga sa high rise

By the way guys, Why would a bank build a highrise building? Is it necessary? I idea please? I am some kind of a dumb. hehehe...

correct me if i'm wrong. but this is what i heard. the Sy family has two groups in banking: Banco de Oro and Chinabank. BDO is handled by the male siblings and Chinabank is handled by their sister.

BDO is not keen on investing in real estate but Chinabank is. (i suppose BDO prefers more sophisticated offshore investments, hence its "manageable" exposure to the financial meltdown in the US).

as to your question, banks build hi-rises for the same reasons other businesses build hi-rises. RCBC, Unionbank, Metrobank, etc. have hi-rises.
Even insurance giants have hi-rises (Philam, Insular).

Yeah they build highrises so that it can be leased out to investors. The bank itself will just occupy 1-2 floors of the buiding.

Just like Metrobank, the Japanese Consulate used to occupy a floor there until they transferred to Keppel.


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Yeah they build highrises so that it can be leased out to investors. The bank itself will just occupy 1-2 floors of the buiding.

Just like Metrobank, the Japanese Consulate used to occupy a floor there until they transferred to Keppel.
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Remember the Abacus Securities Cebu? It usually occupied a floor at Metrobank tower in the 1990s. It then transferred to its own building in front of Keppel, the one that was bought by Globe Innove.

^^ hello! ...look at Metrobank Tower in Fuente! ...apart from their regional offices which occupy more or less 20% of the building's space...the rest of the floors/offices are being leased by big corporations including a Consulate...don't you think Metrobank is not making money from this? ...syempre, Chinabank will have the same set-up...much more now, nga daghan na mo-set-up og regional offices diri Cebu...

Yah right... Thanks for the insights... :)

Remember the Abacus Securities Cebu? It usually occupied a floor at Metrobank tower in the 1990s. It then transferred to its own building in front of Keppel, the one that was bought by Globe Innove.

the elevator maintenance signs inside the building is still not updated. it still says First Abacus Plaza (or something like that) hehehe :) anyways, they're still occupying the 5th floor east wing of the building...

...Ano po ang update ng building nito? :)

they're doing finishing touches on the 2-storey structure currently. but no info yet as to when the hi-rise will commence. they're on the same lot you know.

Chinabank
Cebu Business Park, Cebu City
taken by me
03/05/2009

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Cebu%20Business%20Park/Px3051118.jpg
^^left side of the building where the tall structure will rise is still full with construction materials. there seem to be no digging yet.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Cebu%20Business%20Park/Px3051120.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Cebu%20Business%20Park/Px3051126.jpg

^^ nice update bai resty, thanks!

^^ sa ilang press statement: "tower will be built at a later date" ...i hope wala nila gi-delay or gi-scrap ang plano...thanks sa update bai!

wala nasunod ang plano sa low-rise structure...supposedly 3 storeys..pero 2 storeys ra...ang empty lot will be automatically converted into a carpark...hehehe!
http://www.chinabank.ph/images/news/ChinaBankTower.jpg

^^ sa ilang press statement: "tower will be built at a later date" ...i hope wala nila gi-delay or gi-scrap ang plano...thanks sa update bai!

wala nasunod ang plano sa low-rise structure...supposedly 3 storeys..pero 2 storeys ra...ang empty lot will be automatically converted into a carpark...hehehe!
http://www.chinabank.ph/images/news/ChinaBankTower.jpg

Basin they will add another floor in the future.

Basin ma shock na lang ta.. next week butangan nilag t-crane above the finished 2-storey building... maapsan nila ang Tower Palace. hehe

makahilak kog semento ako donate sa TP. :nuts::nuts:

..may pag-asa pa ang hi-rise sa Chinabank at CBP...pero 14-storey na lang diay...heheheh!


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China Bank Cebu Business Park opens
Friday, April 24, 2009
chinabank.ph (http://www.chinabank.ph/AboutCBC/newsdetail.aspx?id=279F2A37-1BEC-4803-A3B7-4DA794871CB3&link=5F5EC126-76F3-4AB2-BD17-66DAA1B24BE8)


China Bank Cebu Business Park (CBP) Branch, the Bank’s 218th branch, began operations today, April 24. Headed by Assistant Vice President Jose L. Osmeña, Jr., the new branch joins the 13 other China Bank branches in Cebu in providing Cebuanos with superior banking products and excellent customer service.

China Bank has been strengthening its presence not only in Metro Manila, but in key provinces and the rest of the archipelago as well. To date, there are 123 Metro Manila and 95 provincial China Bank branches, complemented by 330 China Bank ATMs located inside China Bank branches and in strategic, high traffic off-branch locations.

According to Samuel L. Chiong, senior vice president and deputy group head for branch banking, China Bank is going full speed ahead with its expansion plans despite the challenging times. “We are reaching out to people in a lot of other places. Opening branches in key cities and developing towns outside Metro Manila is a strategic move not only to bring the China Bank experience to people in the provinces but in a way, to help in countryside development,” he said. At least 30 more branches are planned to be opened this year.

China Bank CBP Branch is housed in a modern two-storey building at China Bank’s 1,574-square meter lot at the heart of CBP, a sprawling 50-hectare business and residential development in Mabolo, Cebu City where the Ayala Center-Cebu shopping mall stands. Aside from the low rise complex where China Bank CBP Branch and the Bank’s regional marketing and operational units are located, an adjacent fourteen-storey class-A office tower will also be constructed at a later date. The tower, with a gross floor area of 7,621.11 sq.m. will feature a wide range of superior tenant amenities including high-speed Internet and telecommunications systems, 24-hour security, extensive parking, on-site supplemental generator to ensure uninterrupted power service, as well as retail shops, restaurants, and cafeterias. Outside will be courtyards landscaped with gardens and seating areas.

China Bank CBP Branch is a full service branch offering a wide array of personal, business, and commercial banking services. It is open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Mondays thru Fridays and is equipped with a night depository and ATM for 24-hour banking.

^^ mas taas lang ug 2 floors vs Insular Life...

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/views/chinabank.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/views/chinabank1.jpg

^^ gi-usab gyud nila ang design...supposedly, it was 3-storeys...

The Site for ChinaBank Tower...


http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/views/chinabank3.jpg

14 storeys na lng? I thought 21/22 ni sauna or 25 ba to? Sayanga oi, tsk2.

plan may still change...

^^

http://www.chinabank.ph/images/news/ChinaBankTower.jpg

http://www.chinabank.com.ph/


http://siaoling.com
http://siaoling.com/projects/officebuilding/ob18.jpg

murag sa existing parking lot man sigurp ang tower no? judging from the beams protruding from the 2story bldg towards the concrete parking lot... also if you look at the rendering, murag adto gyud sa parking lot niya...

^^ ana gyud bai...pero looks like ang 1st to 4th level kay multi-level parking...

Sure mo na 14 storeys ra ni siya???
Murag 17 man lagi based sa render?

^^ yes bai, 17-storey sa render...pero sa official press statement from Chinabank, 14-storey ra man ang gi-mentioned bai...hence, the thread title shows 14-storey only...

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The press release says its 14 but the rendering shows a 17 storey building..:nuts:

^^ yes bai...baka sa original plan was 17-storey talaga...kaya siguro di naumpisahan agad eto ang phase 2 baka may revision ng design...i don't know the real score bai...the good thing is, mag-add sa skyline ng CBP maski 14-storey lang or better, kung 17-storey talaga...

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Naglibog ko bai..:lol:

Sure mo na 14 storeys ra ni siya???
Murag 17 man lagi based sa render?

Actually it is 19 floors including the multi level parking area. Construction will start next quarter.

^^ so possibly magdungan ang construction ani sa Insular og sa Aegis People Support... :okay:

^^
Naglibog ko bai..:lol:


..akong gi-mean bai, perhaps, before they release the press statement about 14-storey, basin they originally planned for a 17-storey tower before, hence, the render was shown...but basin masunod gyud ang render as per @arnold's post...

Actually it is 19 floors including the multi level parking area. Construction will start next quarter.

oh really.. this is great.. next quarter na ang construction? so meaning there will be two more cranes going up within the next year.. CBP will look very busy by then... :banana::banana:

..akong gi-mean bai, perhaps, before they release the press statement about 14-storey, basin they originally planned for a 17-storey tower before, hence, the render was shown...but basin masunod gyud ang render as per @arnold's post...

Ohh...I see..Sana masunod ang render para mas mataas...:banana:

Bank to open new business center in Cebu

CHINA Banking Corp. (China Bank) will open its first business center in Cebu today.

'The opening of China Bank’s first business center in Cebu underscores the Bank’s continued commitment to the development of this Southern province,” said Samuel Chiong, senior vice president and deputy group head for the branch banking.

The China Bank Cebu Business Center is the first phase of the planned development of the bank’s 1,574-square-meter property in Cebu Business Park (CBP).

For updates from around the country, follow Sun.Star on Twitter

To be constructed at a later date is an adjacent 14-story class-A office tower which will have a gross floor area of 7,621 square meters.

Amenities

The China Bank Tower will feature a wide range of superior tenant amenities, landscaped courtyards and gardens as well as retail shops and restaurants.

The official blessing and inaugural ceremonies of the business center in will coincide with China Bank’s 61st anniversary in Cebu.

Special guests

Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama will lead the ribbon-cutting and he will be assisted by China Bank client, Elvira G. Luym, president of Kelvaye Corp., and China Bank’s Hans T. Sy, vice chairman and Ricardo R. Chua, executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Sy will deliver a keynote message and will likewise lead the toast.

Features

Completed in April 2009, the 1,780-square-meter China Bank Cebu Business Center, a modern two-story building with roofdeck, houses China Bank’s 14th branch in Cebu, China Bank Cebu Business Park Branch, which began operations last April 24, as well as the Bank’s other marketing and operational units and the regional and area offices.

At the opening ceremonies of the branch, Chiong, said that China Bank is going full speed ahead with its expansion plans despite the challenging times, targeting to open 30 more branches this year.

Expansion

“China Bank has been expanding at a fast rate in the recent years which is part of our strategic move to bring the China Bank experience to a wider market. In fact, our network size has almost doubled since 2005 and we are looking at a 300-strong branch network by 2010,” he said.

Chiong also noted that Cebu is where China Bank opened its first branch outside Metro Manila and that it was among the first banks in Cebu.

The architectural design for the entire 9,341-square-meter project was undertaken by one of the top architectural firms in the Philippines, Jose Siao Ling and Associates. (PR)

^^ this one is nice! nag press release jud sila nga to follow ang 14-storey class A tower... thanks bai

this is nice really!!! We wish to see the construction started na... Sana they will be following the 19 floors original plan.

this is nice really!!! We wish to see the construction started na... Sana they will be following the 19 floors original plan.

Dako pud og possibility bai kay 5 floors ang parking then 14 storey for commercial space.

could it be...

...sure na sure na...heheh!


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Bank eyes 30 new branches in ’09 (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/bank-eyes-30-new-branches-%E2%80%9909)
Sun-Star Online
5 July 2009

WITH the aim of expanding its market reach amid challenging economic times, China Bank Corp. (China Bank) targets to open 30 new branches all over the country this
year.

In Cebu, the company is currently exploring three possible sites in Metro Cebu for new branches.

“We have to evaluate the market first,” said China Bank senior vice president and deputy group head for branch banking Samuel Chiong, stressing that the three sites are still “tentative.”

He said that among China Bank’s primary requirements for expansion in a new location would be the area’s population and potential to grow.

“Every branch we put up expands our market reach. Our long-term goal is to reach out to more markets,” said China Bank executive vice president and chief operating officer Ricardo Chua.

There are 15 full-service China Bank outlets in Cebu that offer personal, business and commercial banking services.

Presently, there are 225 China Bank branches nationwide—three of which are China Bank Savings. In Metro Manila, there are 129 branches, 44 in other parts of Luzon, 30 in the Visayas and 22 in Mindanao.

China Bank first vice president Alexander Eschua said the company aims to have a total of 267 branches this year, 291 by 2010, and 301 by 2011.

“The (period) from 2006 to 2011 will be the fastest growth in the branching history of China Bank. We made a three-year plan in 2006, targeting 200 branches. In 2007, we acquired Manila Bank, giving us 75 more licenses,” he said.

China Bank, the first privately-owned commercial bank in the Philippines, started with one branch in 1920.

“We are not only expanding but we are also looking at offering more services to our customers and improving our customer service. We will also focus on Cebu because, also speaking as president of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., I know that Cebu holds a very huge potential (for business),” said Hans Sy, China Bank vice chairman.

Last week, China Bank inaugurated the two-story China Bank Cebu Business Center at the Cebu Business Park (CBP), Cebu City.

The event coincided with the bank’s 61st anniversary in Cebu.

The business center is the first phase of China Bank’s planned development in CBP. The bank will construct a 14-storey class-A tower with a gross floor area of 7,621 square meters on a lot adjacent to the business center.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on July 6, 2009.

...i hope before the year ends, masugdan na ni!

Mga bai, any update on this one? :)

Hahahaha.. wala pa jud tawon..

any news about this one ?

^^ :dunno:

^ i hope ang Primary ang contractor para pas-pas ang trabaho! :okay:

any updates mga guys ?

The new rendering of the Phase 2 of Chinabank Cebu Tower...

if your count the floors.. it is now at 20 floors...


http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02257.jpg

Yahoo. nabanhaw na ang chinabank.

I think construction will now start very soon.....

new diay na bai? abi nako sa una pana.. kay 19 bya to sa una nya nahimo nalang 14 :dunno:

mao ba....... dili diay na new?? or basin ila to gibalik ang original design nila...

The new rendering of the Phase 2 of Chinabank Cebu Tower...

if your count the floors.. it is now at 20 floors...


http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02257.jpg

Nice henz, expected ni siya mausab considering ang CBP karon economic zone napod.:banana:

^^
:banana::banana::banana:

The new rendering of the Phase 2 of Chinabank Cebu Tower...

if your count the floors.. it is now at 20 floors...


http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02257.jpg

^^oh i thought the photo was recent. it was taken by PINOYmeat on Jan. 2008. :)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=573183&page=3
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=17904236#post17904236

agi ko ganiha diha wa man ko kabantay naay rendering.

Posted by Pinoymeat last Jan 2008




another testament to cebu's growing economy! chinabank - cebu business park

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02257.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02258.jpg

ngeek.. i jsut picked that up in the BDO Thread and posted it in the Chinabank thread.. thinking it was a recent or updated rendering.............. my bad..

^^lamia kusi-on sa imong aping...:D:lol:

^^
okay ra na ni henz bro, pakusi man sad gyud na siya nimo! jowk lang! :lol::lol::D:naughty::nuts::hammer::crazy::horse:

http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HK_Bank_of_China_Tower_View.jpgnindot kong pareha sa china bank sa hongkong

http://superjchung.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/bank_of_china_tower_day1.jpg

ingon ani unta ang i tukod para iconics jud

Haha, ilogan ang HK? Lahi lang pod oi..Pero nindot gyud na ang sa HK.

masuya gyud ko. :D:D

pila ba ni ka storey.. kay ako na lay mobuhat ani......... hehehe

SOON TO RISE......... INFOVISION TOWER!!!!!

^^ :lol::lol:

bitaw bro, kanusa man mo magtukod og tower?! expand vertically not horizontally! :lol::lol::D:nuts::hammer:

@Henz, adto sa Pardo itukod ba, nindot man ang location didto, duol sa SRP...:);) :D

dire lang naku itukod sa Mandaue slerz, sa may NRA....

PHASE 2 WILL START THIS YEAR! :) :)

^^good news indeed!:banana:

PHASE 2 WILL START THIS YEAR! :) :)


really... thats a big WOWWWOWWW......... para mapiskan sad ang CBP sa construction fever............... :banana:

Wow! For a while there I thought this thread was brought up because of another "update please" comment. This is a shock indeed, but a very pleasant one indeed :)

^ IMO...dili na siguro shock bai ka'y nakalinya na ni nga project sa China Bank...hehehe.. :okay:

^^
at least ang CHINAbank kay love gihapon ang CEBU :lol::lol::lol:

^^
at least ang CHINAbank kay love gihapon ang CEBU :lol::lol::lol:

usa sa mga engineers ako papa anang chinabank sa magallanes. they should build a humongous headquarters diri sa cebu. mas stable pud na sila nga bangko like bpi

^^
:cheers: