Butuan City [Archive] - Page 9

BOB-bXu

March 24th, 2007, 06:33 AM

hello peeps...am back he he

sorry, got a long sabbatical here..

here's an update of the bridge..

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P2.2-B Butuan bridge opens April ’07

BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Public Works and Highways Caraga regional office here announced that Butuan’s P2.2-B second bridge will be open to public on the second week of April.

The construction of the P2.2-B Butuan second bridge, funded through soft loan by the Philippine Government to the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), was initiated because of the danger posed by the weakening of the first bridge as traffic volume increased over the years.

The first bridge was built during the administration of then President Ramon Magsaysay and upon its completion in 1960, was named Magsaysay Bridge.

DPWH Caraga regional director Engineer Romeo Momo told GMAnews.TV that the second bridge to be completed by April this year will be the main crossing across Agusan River to connect the Philippine-Japan Friendship Highway or the Agusan-Surigao Davao Road and the Butuan City –Iligan- Cagayan de Oro Highway.

Momo said workers are now finishing the rectification of the viaduct abutment no. 2 for embankment settlement as they are scheduled to finish it by April.

The new bridge used Japanese technology earthquake-proof capabilities consisting of 300 meters steel cable stayed main bridge with concrete tower and steel plate girder on a steel pipe pile foundation.

The project also includes the construction of eleven kilometers bypass road, the 1.33 kilometers Maguinda-Las Nieves Road and the 2.9 kilometers Barangays Bonbon-Libertad, all in Butuan City.

The P2.2-B second Butuan Bridge project is funded by Japan Bank for International Cooperation and under the contract of Japanese firms Nippon Steel and TOA Construction.

"Practically motorists from cities and provinces of Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Surigao passing Butuan City will soon be relieved from traffic woes and enjoy the comfort of one of the longest bridge and one of its kind in Mindanao as it will be passable by second week of April," Momo said. - Alvin Guanzon, GMANews.TV

BOB-bXu

March 24th, 2007, 06:46 AM

hmm there we go again....gateway..he he he

I guess that gateway to mindanao thing....depends on what reference point one is using.

for example guys...if one is coming from tawi-tawi or even sabah, north borneo malaysia, the 'gateway to mindanao' would be thru zamboanga..

if one is coming from northern indonesia, from celebes, sulawesi and manado and even palau...they will be using Davao as the 'gateway to Mindanao'

and if one is coming from Bohol, Leyte, Cebu and he decides to go to North, or Northeastern Mindanao and even some parts of north Davao region, then he can use Butuan as his gateway of entry this part of mindanao..

same with CDO, if you are coming from Negros, Bohol, Cebu and you want to go to central, northern and even northwestern mindanao...CDO is the entry point.

the bottom line......its the reference point we should consider...

okies na?

solved na?

BOB-bXu

March 24th, 2007, 07:10 AM

BALANGHAI FESTIVAL Updates (Whole Month of May)

Butuan all set for Balangay Festival
by Malou C. Furia

BUTUAN CITY (24 March) -- The City Tourism chaired by former Mayor Leonides Theresa Plaza, together with various government, religious and private organizations is now preparing for the forthcoming Balangay Festival on May 19 in honor of its patron Saint Joseph.

Among the activities to be conducted include various competitions to make the month-long celebration more colorful and exciting.

A photo exhibit reminiscing the "Old Butuan" will also highlight the activity featuring the masterpieces of several photo aficionados. The exhibit will also feature the gradual transformation of Butuan from a small community into a vibrant and booming highly urbanized city in Caraga Region.

A revival of a "moro-moro" play dubbed as "Estokada and Diyande Pastores" will also be shown to be spearheaded by the Couples for Christ (CFC), depicting past interaction between Muslims and Christians with a distinct dialogue known by Butuan ancestors.

Other activities lined-up during the month-long celebration are Kite Flying Competition, Battle of the Bands, Mayor's Concert, Hip Hop Dance Contest, Disco and Street Party, Balik-Butuan Testimonial Dinner, Singing Contest, Local Products display and many more.

Meanwhile, the city government is also highly promoting "Balangay", an ancient boat unearthed in the city, symbolizing early trading in Butuan long before other parts of the country were discovered during the parade. It is expected that colorful floats will be displayed during the parade dubbed as "Balangay Float Festival".

According to Mrs. Plaza, proceeds of the celebration will be used to construct houses in Pagatpatan where mostly of the relocated families affected by the CARBDP project are presently situated aside from other existing relocation sites. (Butuan City LGU

alvie1000

March 26th, 2007, 02:37 PM

This Sto. Nino shrine is located in Butuan City. It is a relatively new structure, built in the 1980's i think. The Sto Nino basilica in Cebu is different. It was built during the Spanish times.

opps my bad,,to bad i didn't know at all,,,but its a pretty place,,thanks for the info..

BOB-bXu

April 5th, 2007, 06:39 AM

First Easter Mass in RP: Limasawa or Masawa?
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By BEN SERRANO

The Philippine Star

BUTUAN CITY – Local historians who have been contending since 1976 that the country’s first Easter Mass was held here more than 400 years ago, expressed confidence that this time, the National Historical Institute (NHI) would finally validate their claim.

"We are confident that this time, new scientific evidence gathered will prove that indeed, the first Christian Mass in the country was really held here in Butuan City, particularly in Masawa, and not on Limasawa Island, days after Magellan’s fleet of three ships and 186 crew discovered the Philippines on March 16, 1521," Fr. Joesillo Amalia, a Butuan diocese museum curator, told The STAR.

Last March 31, the city marked the 486th anniversary of the First Easter Mass in the Philippines in an austere and simple celebration held at the site of the cross, which Magellan and his men were believed to have planted right after the First Easter Mass was held.

The NHI built a historical marker on the Island of Limasawa in Southern Leyte after a law was passed in the fifth Congress making it the site of the first Mass in the Philippines, held on March 31, 1521.

But historians here headed by Vicente de Jesus, Fr. Joesillo Amalia, Greg Hontiveros and several others with the support of Butuan City Rep. Leovigildo Banaag, said they have scientific data and official historical accounts to back their assertion, and asked the NHI to resolve the issue.

At a meeting held at the Butuan City library Wednesday, local historians agreed to present before the NHI fresh new evidence using scientific and DNA findings.

They enumerated "three approaches" to their presentation: the use of multi-disciplinary approach to history using scientific and geomorphological study of the Butuan Delta that will prove the existence of Masaua Island as the Mass site; second, their approach to the presentation would be seen as a continuum of historical events prior to and after the first Mass rather than viewing it as a controversy to be settled in isolation; and third, using spatial analysis, which investigates geographic areas and sea conditions of southeastern Visayas and Northeastern Mindanao to decipher the distance and latitude details of the Magellan expedition on that particular leg of their journey.

In 1995, the NHI created the Gancayco Commission to resolve the issue.

The first presentation by Butuan historians was made in 1976. But then First Lady Imelda Marcos, a native of Leyte, came before the attendees and candidly told them there were better things to do than debate on things of the past.

"She (Imelda) ended the whole exercise, a portent of the nation that never loved its past, wasted its present and dimmed its future," read the prologue prepared by Butuan historians for its third attempt to present before the NHI its claim to being the site of the first Easter Mass celebrated on Philippine soil.

KulasKusgan

April 5th, 2007, 01:47 PM

TONZI

April 8th, 2007, 06:35 PM

gateway davao is a project initiated by dot... encouraging fellow mindanaoans use davao airport.

using the davao airport would be a long travel if u wanna go out of the country...that would be so messy and hassle if u come from butuan or cdo or iligan...i think the future laguindingan int'l airport would be apt for that...

BOB-bXu

April 9th, 2007, 04:04 AM

BOB-bXu

April 9th, 2007, 04:12 AM

thats likely politically correct Tonzi..

though the government is developing Davao's Bangoy airport into a Mindanao hub airport...its long term plan is to establish regional international class airports...that includes new airports in Laguindingan in North Mindanao....Butuan for North East Mindanao and Awang in Cotabato in Central Mindanao..

these new airports shall complement existing international grade airports like the one in General Santos....in Zamboanga and of course in Davao..

in addition to what I said....I think the problem among our cities is that even major Mindanao cities are not that interlinked yet...the article below is lifted from Business Mirror Newspaper latest issue....

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Sunday, April 08, 2007
Solving the "Mindanao problem"

IT is good to hear that the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (Jica) is preparing an “islandwide” development plan for Mindanao. The aim is supposedly to “narrow the gap between the Philippine baseline indicators and those areas affected by the decades-long conflict in Mindanao.”

That is good because for far too long, many provinces in Mindanao have been suffering from the absence of basic social infrastructure like drinking water, health and sanitation, education, good roads and bridges. If the supposed plan could really achieve its objective, it would make a lot of difference.

But if we are interested in long-term solutions to the “Mindanao problem,” Jica and the government should go beyond filling the gaps in economic indicators. It should move toward ensuring connectivity with the rest of the world. By connectivity here, we mean two things—physical and economic, as well as social.

By physical and economic connectivity, we mean the functional integration of Mindanao with the mainstream Philippine economy and the rest of the world. We often hear people from Mindanao complain of “imperial Manila” and policymakers based here in the metropolis simply view it with amusement. But these complaints about “internal colonialism” do have some historical and empirical basis.

If one stays long enough in Mindanao, one could easily notice that the cities or centers of economic activity on the island don’t seem to be linked functionally with each other.

For instance, there seems to be less economic interaction between General Santos and Davao City, or Davao City with Butuan, or Butuan with Cagayan de Oro or Cagayan de Oro with Zamboanga City.

Instead, these cities—all of them port cities—have ports where raw materials (rubber, gold, copper, tuna, seaweeds, pineapples, asparagus, timber, milkfish, rattan, among many others) are shipped away via Cebu toward Manila from which they are either processed or shipped to Japan, Europe and America. A classic colonial setup.

This problem arises from three factors. First, there are no world-class or decent road infrastructure between and among Mindanao cities and regions, thus discouraging intraregional trade and commerce. Second, road infrastructure within Mindanao cities and regions are themselves miserable, thus discouraging productivity. And third, government policy that tends to encourage monopoly and oligopoly in port operations and interisland shipping have been penalizing the Mindanao economy, thus preventing it from economically levelling up with the national economy.

The solution, therefore, is obvious: connectivity, connectivity, connectivity. The government actually tried to address it by coming with the Mindanao 2000 Framework Plan and had started implementing this earnestly with some funding from different donors like the United States Agency for International Development. Implementation of this plan, however, immediately bogged down when hostilities between government forces and the members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front erupted. The firefights lasted for months, displacing more than a million “internally displaced persons” or refugees.

The government scrambled to rehabilitate the towns and provinces (specifically North Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao) affected by these hostilities. But in 2003, the military’s efforts to take Buliok Complex (the new MILF headquarters after the fall of Camp Abubakar in 2000) again disrupted the fragile peace. All these events simply highlight the need for a social connectivity that should complement economic solutions.

By social connectivity here we mean the need to build what social scientist Robert Putnam calls “social capital” or that aspect of our sociopolitical lives that promotes trusts, reciprocity and social cohesion.

According to the World Bank, social capital refers “to the institutions, relationships, and norms that shape the quality and quantity of a society’s social interactions. Social capital is not just the sum of the institutions which underpin a society—it is the glue that holds them together.”

Building social capital should be done at two levels. First, there is a need to build greater trust and understanding across the different ethnicities in Mindanao. Obviously, the century-long conflict may have bred hatred and biases among groups, ethnicities and cultures. This problem can only be addressed through greater dialogue and tangible reforms, including what Jica is contemplating.

And second, there is also a need to build “vertical social capital” of the relationship between the Mindanao communities and cultures and the State. Somehow, the government may have to address the Mindanaoan’s perception of being neglected. Mindanao accounts for 40 percent of the country’s total food trade and yet receives a small share of the government budget.

About 60 percent of the country’s indigenous peoples are in Mindanao. Hence, any long-term solution should include an effective or credible implementation of the Indigenous People’s Rights Act that aims to restore indigenous people’s control over their ancestral domains. The government may really have to engage communities through participatory planning, ensuring that economic or infrastructure projects being implemented are not disruptive or have the risk of creating more displacement and alienation.

Doing all these things would require greater investments from both the government and the international community. But it’s an investment worth doing because planners could never isolate Mindanao from the larger context of development.

The Philippines has a very good human and natural resources, strategic location, and excellent telecommunications infrastructure. And yet we wonder why we are not getting all those investments that are flowing into the economies of our neighbors.

The reason here is Mindanao. Unless we come up with a long-term solution, the troubles that continuously brew and occasionally erupt on the island would always paint the entire Philippines as a politically unstable country. It’s so easy to dismiss this as a perception problem but it’s exactly this perception problem that weighs us down every time we attempt an economic takeoff.

The Jica project is great but we should broaden our ambition to include a long-term solution to the “Mindanao problem.” (Originally written as editorial for the BusinessMirror, April 5-7, 2007).

KulasKusgan

April 9th, 2007, 06:18 AM

using the davao airport would be a long travel if u wanna go out of the country...that would be so messy and hassle if u come from butuan or cdo or iligan...i think the future laguindingan int'l airport would be apt for that...

true. wala namang flight davao-butuan cdo iligan. not unless may sadya kayo sa davao. sa ngayon applicable to sa davao region, some parts of soksargen & armm and zamboanga since merong flight bet davao & zambo and since malapit lang ang gensan & kidapawan.

Sera

April 9th, 2007, 06:20 AM

davaoeagle

April 9th, 2007, 06:31 AM

^^

I hope it would see the light of day under the PGMA incumbency!

Sera

April 9th, 2007, 06:38 AM

^^I'm apprehensive it will be finished before 2010 but definitely it will be finished around 2011-2014 and if so it will have the most modern technologies in it & will further enhance the Booming CDO - Iligan Corridor.

davaoeagle

April 9th, 2007, 06:50 AM

^^

Not always the case. Being the newest doesn't have to be the most modern and attuned to international standards. Even Iloilo's and Bacolod's (once finished) won't have runways long enounh for the "biggest" planes to use. According to the plan, LIA's runway would be only less than 3 kms. long which is not suitable to all sizes of planes. So the word most modern is a misnomer. Back to topic please. My apologies to the Butuanons!:cheers:

Sera

April 9th, 2007, 07:02 AM

^^ Did you see an article stating that the LIA will have a runway shorter than 3 kms.? Anyway, I think that that Bacolod & Iloilo Airports have initial runway lengths less than 3kms. because the Gov't is just waiting to see if there would be some Int'l carriers interested to make those airports part of their routes. The LIA will be a World-Class airport and if it will be finished at around 2011 thay will definitely employ the latest amentities to it and it's construction cost will increase furthermore like what happened to the Iloilo airport that had its construction cost increase from around P4billion - P6billion.

davaoeagle

April 9th, 2007, 07:15 AM

^^

Longer runways would be a necessity if these two requirements are met: 1) Big number of air passengers using the facility, and 2) If international airlines, which are known to be picky with runway lengths, would take notice of the volume of foreign tourists coming to the region. In my honest opinion, these 2 things are not on the radar screen as of yet. CDO was nowhere to be found on the top 10 airports in terms of air passengers both foreign and local. Zamboanga-a rather lesser popular region snatched a place on the ranking and I think they deserve a more modern airport.

But I wish you lack on LIA. :cheers:

fundraiser

April 9th, 2007, 07:21 AM

butt in lang pero i think you would be happy to know that a city so close to davao, Gensan, has a long (and very wide) runway pero they dont have

(1) big number of air passengers

and

(2) no international airlines using the facility

add to that

(3) not in the top 10 busiest airport

and these three are nowhere near gensans radar screen.

davaoeagle

April 9th, 2007, 07:28 AM

^^

If you know the politics behind Gensan's airport, you won't wonder why.

fundraiser

April 9th, 2007, 07:35 AM

politics is everywhere, hehehe :nuts:

so now youre saying that it would still be possible to build bigger airports with longer runways even without the two requirements that you stated?

so why exempt LIA's possibility of having longer runways?

davaoeagle

April 9th, 2007, 07:44 AM

^^

GenSan's was different. It was built in the time of FVA. It's no secret he is pro US and it was the height of US Bases dilemma. That facility in GSC was funded by USAID and if rumors are to be believed, it's part of the grand scheme to bring back US bases in the country this time in the GSC vicinity.

Now, we don't want to see another white elephant in out midst.:cheers:

fundraiser

April 9th, 2007, 07:47 AM

hah.. rumors!

i have heard about that rumor though, its just not in me to believe in such.

and would it be a white elephant?

an airport in mindanao's biggest regional economy, in mindanao's most peaceful area, northern mindanao...... will become a white elephant?

davaoeagle

April 9th, 2007, 07:51 AM

hah.. rumors!

i have heard about that rumor though, its just not in me to believe in such.

To each his own and maybe you are so far away from Mindanao to feel the impact of such rumors. Fact is, that long runway in GSC is gathering moss and Filipinos are breaking their backs to pay the loan.

fundraiser

April 9th, 2007, 08:03 AM

why is it gathering moss??? lets say northern mndanao's economy (in this situation, cdo's) is waaaaay different than gensans. and what happened to gensan's airport being a white elephant might (and there sure is a higher probability) NOT happen to cdo's

davaoeagle

April 9th, 2007, 08:08 AM

back to topic please...

BOB-bXu

April 9th, 2007, 08:10 AM

Laguindingan Int'l Airport is not just planned by the Gov't as a "complement" to Davao or Zambo Airport.

The Gov't doesnt plan to spend P6 billion -8 Billion pesos on just a "Complementary" airport. :lol:

The Laguindingan Int'l Airport is a World-Class Airport that will serve NorMin (Mindanao's Biggest Regional Economy). It's more apt to say that the complementary airports are the ones in Butuan (P1.5 Billion) or Cotabato (P1 Billion).

The LIA will be Another MAJOR HUB AIRPORT for Mindanao mainly serving the "Only Industrial Corridor in the South - The CDO-Iligan Corridor" and will definitely offer the latest & most modern amenities of ANY Int'l Airport in Mindanao based on it's construction cost alone.

you might have misunderstood the way the word complement was used in my earlier post..

fyi, airports small and large complement each other...as CAB has identified airports and their corresponding alternative facilities ...even New Yorks JFK has a complement in newark....same with Tokyo Airport with its complement in Narita and Honda within the greater Tokyo area...Hong Kong's Chep Lap Kok with Kai Tak and so is Ninoy Aquino with its alternate complement at DMIA and Subic and DMIA with Laoag....and the list goes on and on.....

I think the botomline of that Mindanao Problem lies not only on things not complementing but more likely on things that are too isolationist and self-declarative patriotisms like "the most modern"..."the only"...."the biggest"....."the most expensive"

today..what matters most is not whose who...and what's what....but how integrated are we in this global arena as one Mindanao economy...

fundraiser

April 9th, 2007, 08:12 AM

^^ on topic, exactly!

KulasKusgan

April 9th, 2007, 08:42 AM

WawaY[625]

April 9th, 2007, 09:16 AM

you might misunderstood the way the word complement was used in my earlier post..

fyi, airports small and large complement each other...as CAB has identified airports and their corresponding alternative facilities ...even New Yorks JFK has a complement in newark....same with Tokyo Airport with its complement in Narita and Honda within the greater Tokyo area...Hong Kong's Chep Lap Kok with Kai Tak and so is Ninoy Aquino with its alternate complement at DMIA and Subic and DMIA with Laoag....and the list goes on and on.....

I think the botomline of that Mindanao Problem lies not only on things not complementing but more likely on things that are too isolationist and self-declarative patriotisms like "the most modern"..."the only"...."the biggest"....."the most expensive"

today..what matters most is not whose who...and what's what....but how integrated are we in this global arena as one Mindanao economy...

thats what ive been pushing, pero may troll talaga sa mindanao forums eh :)

Laguindingan Int'l Airport is not just planned by the Gov't as a "complement" to Davao or Zambo Airport.

The Gov't doesnt plan to spend P6 billion -8 Billion pesos on just a "Complementary" airport. :lol:

The Laguindingan Int'l Airport is a World-Class Airport that will serve NorMin (Mindanao's Biggest Regional Economy). It's more apt to say that the complementary airports are the ones in Butuan (P1.5 Billion) or Cotabato (P1 Billion).

The LIA will be Another MAJOR HUB AIRPORT for Mindanao mainly serving the "Only Industrial Corridor in the South - The CDO-Iligan Corridor" and will definitely offer the latest & most modern amenities of ANY Int'l Airport in Mindanao based on it's construction cost alone.

example pa lang to ha :) delusional claims..lol

BTW, kung ibabase mo sa cost, pinakamahal talaga yan..sa sobrang delayed ba naman..pero amenities? youve seen the rendering havent you? it even PALES in comparison to the existing airports in Davao and bacolod..not to mention Iloilo which is IMHO the best looking airport terminal in the philippines

fundraiser

April 9th, 2007, 09:18 AM

boyet sino? ako ba? awwwwwww, hehe, no seriously!

KulasKusgan

April 9th, 2007, 09:20 AM

is it i my lord?

i my lord ka diha!!!

MtApoStandard

April 9th, 2007, 10:23 AM

TONZI

April 9th, 2007, 10:46 AM

where is the world class airport, show us please. it needs to prove its worth taxpayers another burden. after over a decade of lying in the dustbins, and after all the hyping, traffic is still nowhere promising than zamboangas and butuans potential. its a gamble for government to waste money in a place whose travellers prefer to board a ship than a plane for whatever reasons

its not yet materialized as for the moment but the effect of this project will change the landscape of commerce for the whole mindanao...i think if economist would talk about the matter, they would surely agree...cdo's economy does not depend on itself but also on ILIGAN CITY, CAMIGUIN, BUKIDNON and BUTUAN...and with that notion, it would really become the ISLAND's world class airport with the most number of flights and cargo freights coz it sits on MINDANAO's BIGGEST REGIONAL ECONOMY-the REGION 10...

not to mention the volume of traffic for freights and cargo in the CAGAYAN-ILIGAN CORRIDOR and the PHIVIDEC which both host the biggest industries for SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES...and its strategically located as the gateway to MINDANAO if u would come from CEBU and the whole VISAYAS...

MtApoStandard

April 9th, 2007, 11:11 AM

its not yet materialized as for the moment but the effect of this project will change the landscape of commerce for the whole mindanao...i think if economist would talk about the matter, they would surely agree...cdo's economy does not depend on itself but also on ILIGAN CITY, CAMIGUIN, BUKIDNON and BUTUAN...and with that notion, it would really become the ISLAND's world class airport with the most number of flights and cargo freights coz it sits on MINDANAO's BIGGEST REGIONAL ECONOMY-the REGION 10...

not to mention the volume of traffic for freights and cargo in the CAGAYAN-ILIGAN CORRIDOR and the PHIVIDEC which both host the biggest industries for SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES...and its strategically located as the gateway to MINDANAO if u would come from CEBU and the whole VISAYAS...
rosy picture has been there for a long time and is still there. should have made results and impact to the whole island by now.

if you think of an ideal circumstance, graph will tell it should be going upwards. even if government crowds the north with support infrastructures for invesment, investors have their apprehhensions if their investments are not safe and secure there. even if you say the region is relatively peaceful doesnt matter anymore if the island has bomb explosion anywgere. cdo airport has been there and has been serving as main gate to northern mindaao decades. it has been serving the claim of economic boom in the region, it should have made a mark as hub.

BOB-bXu

April 9th, 2007, 12:49 PM

its not yet materialized as for the moment but the effect of this project will change the landscape of commerce for the whole mindanao...i think if economist would talk about the matter, they would surely agree...cdo's economy does not depend on itself but also on ILIGAN CITY, CAMIGUIN, BUKIDNON and BUTUAN...and with that notion, it would really become the ISLAND's world class airport with the most number of flights and cargo freights coz it sits on MINDANAO's BIGGEST REGIONAL ECONOMY-the REGION 10...

not to mention the volume of traffic for freights and cargo in the CAGAYAN-ILIGAN CORRIDOR and the PHIVIDEC which both host the biggest industries for SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES...and its strategically located as the gateway to MINDANAO if u would come from CEBU and the whole VISAYAS...

I think also we should be cautious of politicians using this LIA project as another promise...

I believed that this long delayed project that has caused losses in taxpayers money could have been shelved for the time being (while they are still at it with the disputes) and instead use the money to fully develop our dormant airport facility in Iligan and improve also the facilities in Lumbia...

Sera

April 9th, 2007, 01:37 PM

;12571033']thats what ive been pushing, pero may troll talaga sa mindanao forums eh :)

example pa lang to ha :) delusional claims..lol

BTW, kung ibabase mo sa cost, pinakamahal talaga yan..sa sobrang delayed ba naman..pero amenities? youve seen the rendering havent you? it even PALES in comparison to the existing airports in Davao and bacolod..not to mention Iloilo which is IMHO the best looking airport terminal in the philippines

Tignan natin...For the record Northern Mindanao is the BIGGEST REGIONAL ECONOMY and the most PEACEFUL/PROGRESSIVE region in Mindanao for the New Millenium. At sana since Mindanaoan's kayo sana walang Crab mentality since lately CDO-Iligan are making remarkable progress that is similar to the boom in Cebu. And Puhleez I didn't even criticize the design of Davao Airport kaya sana wag mo rin criticize design ng LIA kasi "Beauty is Subjective" matter.

BOB-bXu

April 9th, 2007, 04:00 PM

sera

I dont have anything against that claim regarding the biggest economy....the most peaceful and etc...I as a mindanaoan is very happy for it...

I think what irritates some forumers is the way these claims are repeatedly presented not only in the NorMin or CDO thread but in other threads as well... in this case in Butuan thread or maybe in Davao thread for which I am not sure...to the point redundancy....even becoming an absurdity to some..

single factual claim is justifiable...but repetitive unsought declarations, claims and reclaims... is utter braggadocio..

let our friendly neighbors in CDO claim whats truly and truthfully theirs...in that way it becomes believable

coming from somebody like you who claims to be from Baguio yet has not even make a write up of Baguio or more write ups of it here in SSC...can make your claims unbelievably flawed..

this is just my observation...hope I am wrong

FrancisXavier

April 9th, 2007, 04:34 PM

^^
Zamboanga-a rather lesser popular region snatched a place on the ranking and I think they deserve a more modern airport.

i tend to disagree.. CDO ranked 7th in terms of passenger traffic(2005).. right next to Manila,Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Bacolod, and Katiclan.. Chymera got the figures.

WawaY[625]

April 9th, 2007, 05:40 PM

Tignan natin...For the record Northern Mindanao is the BIGGEST REGIONAL ECONOMY and the most PEACEFUL/PROGRESSIVE region in Mindanao for the New Millenium. At sana since Mindanaoan's kayo sana walang Crab mentality since lately CDO-Iligan are making remarkable progress that is similar to the boom in Cebu. And Puhleez I didn't even criticize the design of Davao Airport kaya sana wag mo rin criticize design ng LIA kasi "Beauty is Subjective" matter.

crab mentality? di naman preng, we just want facts here and not baseless and delusional claims, baka kasi sabihin mahilig mag deliryo ang mga tiga mindanao..wait di ka nga pala taga mindanao..ok lang

as far as criticizing LIAs design, well im not criticizing it, im just stating the fact that its design pales in comparison to the other airports i mentioned :) i think an unbiased observer would agree would me with that...out of the three na semi-kambal, (ilo, bcd, cdo) LIA is the most trimmed down version with Iloilo being the best and bacolod the middle

BXU forumers i apoogize for going off topic, last na po ito :)

davaoeagle

April 9th, 2007, 06:25 PM

i tend to disagree.. CDO ranked 7th in terms of passenger traffic(2005).. right next to Manila,Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Bacolod, and Katiclan.. Chymera got the figures.

I hope our Butuan forumers would allow me to extend indulgence here for the last time just to explain to Francis Xavier where I was coming from..

Thanks!:cheers:

This is where I based my statement Lew. Dunno what year this data came out.

:cheers:

TOP 7 BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES:

Passenger Volume:
NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - 10,256,362 passengers
MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - 5,847,611 pax
DAVAO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - 2,136,902 pax
ILOILO AIRPORT - 876,412 pax
CATICLAN AIRPORT - 756,509 pax
BACOLOD AIRPORT - 587,741 pax
ZAMOBOANGA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - 467,302

Flights (Take-Off/Landing)
NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL - 76,813
MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL - 48,398
CATICLAN - 36,475
DAVAO INTERNATIONAL - 28,648
ILOILO (MANDURRIAO) - 16,632
BACOLOD - 14,567
ZAMBOANGA INTERNATIONAL - 10,439

Standards/Quality:
Ninoy Aquino International - 96.07%
Davao International - 95.86%
Mactan-Cebu International - 94.03%
Subic Bay International - 93.96%
Diosdado Macapagal International - 91.85%

Alingatong

April 10th, 2007, 01:10 AM

boju

April 10th, 2007, 01:19 AM

BOB-bXu

April 10th, 2007, 03:06 AM

BOB-bXu

April 10th, 2007, 03:10 AM

I hope our Butuan forumers would allow me to extend indulgence here for the last time just to explain to Francis Xavier where I was coming from..

Thanks!:cheers:

This is where I based my statement Lew. Dunno what year this data came out.

:cheers:

sure thing davaoeagle...I think its about time that we should go out of the basket and start discussing things that concerns not only on our households but of the entire neighborhood...

this thread is switzerland

neighbors... bring it on the table.

davaoeagle

April 10th, 2007, 03:14 AM

^^

As you wish Sir!!:cheers:

KulasKusgan

April 10th, 2007, 04:00 PM

sure thing davaoeagle...I think its about time that we should go out of the basket and start discussing things that concerns not only on our households but of the entire neighborhood...

this thread is switzerland

neighbors... bring it on the table.

:bow: yan din ang gusto kong sabihin. nasa isang isla lang naman tayo.

Sera

April 11th, 2007, 08:35 AM

belated Happy Easter too CDO...

I tend to favor the 2005 data coming from the National statistics and Coordinating Board...

being the only airport in a big region served by major domestic carriers makes oro airport ranked 4th...

Exactly, and with the construction of LIA in the coming years we'll expect that the passenger numbers will rise even more seeing that the new LIA will serve NorMin especially the Booming CDO-Iligan corridor. Also I am expecting a Boom in tourism for Caraga once the P1.5 Billion Butuan Airport is finished:banana:

BOB-bXu

April 11th, 2007, 09:31 AM

haay salamat kay peaceful na...

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yeah I am sure once these pojects are done....a cascade of positive changes will sweep the island...

let's hope those politicos will keep their promises

bariQ

April 11th, 2007, 10:02 AM

BOB-bXu

April 11th, 2007, 12:55 PM

thats very possible....even if its not extended here in Northeastern side...the whole northern seaboard is practically full of boundless potentials....

maybe that is the reason why the second phase of that promised mindanao train shall commence in this section of the island..

talking of connectivity which has been several decade long problem here in Northeastern/Caraga Region....the Mindanao section of Pan Philippine Highway is almost 100 % rehabilitated...with more sections being widened even to six lanes...a new highway is continously built along the eastern coast...the SUDOPARIM or the Surigao Davao Oriental Pacific Rim Hi way will be our second link to davao region...and soon the Butuan - Malaybalay Road will extend the citys influence to the interior mindanao area...

fundraiser

April 11th, 2007, 01:03 PM

i can sense that normin area is becoming a new economic bloc, a force to reckon with, hehe, im glad its sooo close to cebu :banana:

BOB-bXu

April 11th, 2007, 01:10 PM

WawaY[625]

April 11th, 2007, 03:27 PM

FrancisXavier

April 11th, 2007, 03:35 PM

i'd like to disagree a bit on that @BOB-bxu...NorMins growth depends mainly on the industries coming in. So as the other industrial regions, especially R11. 1's lost is another's gain that is.

WawaY[625]

April 11th, 2007, 03:43 PM

yup...it shall become soon.....but just as we are talking about connectivity....growth must be synergistic....that means our growth would also depend much on the growth of the surrounding regions like the central and eastern visayas and so is the southern mindanao region...

i'd like to disagree a bit on that @BOB-bxu...NorMins growth depends mainly on the industries coming in. So as the other industrial regions, especially R11. 1's lost is another's gain that is.

are you saying one cannot grow without causing demise to another?

FrancisXavier

April 11th, 2007, 03:59 PM

;12608008']are you saying one cannot grow without causing demise to another?

yeah, somehow.. like, R10 could have possibly grown even faster w/o Davao Region as its chief rival, talking about investments.. Or Gensan's marine(products) industry could have been more vibrant without Zambo's counterpart..

BOB-bXu

April 11th, 2007, 05:20 PM

yeah, somehow.. like, R10 could have possibly grown even faster w/o Davao Region as its chief rival, talking about investments.. Or Gensan's marine(products) industry could have been more vibrant without Zambo's counterpart..

well I guess we have not gotten out from the glut of that rivalry thing huh?

what you said is partly true but in reality may be entirely incorrect....I guess growth will not be noted if all the rest of Mindanao regions are selling similar product...that would negate each others gains...as if a market place with stalls all selling one single similar product...but in this Mindanao case its not....

clearly we mindanaoan regions may all have the same/similar ground base industries..that is agriculture....however these regions also offer a variety of specialized products or industries...industries that may be inherent on the type of weather, geographical location, cultural and socio economic level of a particular location...

for example...GenSans tuna is entirely different from Zambos sardines and canned fish industries or Caragas palm oil is not the same as that of central mindanao's rice and corn or Bukidnon's pineapple....or Iligan's heavy industries is totally different from Oro and Misamis' light to agro processing industries.

I say growth is synergistic...because...the demands or needs of the other is gain of the other...

in a smaller scale...for example fish cars from Gensan travel to as far as here in the markets of Butuan to unload tuna...or in larger scale....Gensans tuna are shipped to Cebu and Manila....there will a coresponding gain of the tuna industry should there will be an increased demand for their supply in these areas.... hence growth..

I have question too....why is Korea for the last 2 decades experienced dramatic growth attaining first world state in no time when its so close in proximity to economic giant Japan....?

WawaY[625]

April 11th, 2007, 07:54 PM

id still rather have Bob's scanario though..

look at the current situation where 90% of the investments in Mindanao are concentrated in R11 and R10..how has this helped us?

IMHO it hasnt, in fact that scenario would be a lose-all situation for mindanao, sure, one area would shine, then again that area would be plagued with the problems of being the primate-area..rise in population, congestion etc..

id rather have equitable growth in mindanao instead..One mindanao tayo, i think thats the whole gist of this argument that has been happening lately, your fellow forumers vision is more on growth of an area, ours is for equity on mindanao..

TONZI

April 12th, 2007, 05:52 AM

^^ that scenario isnt forced to happen like that...its jst happened coz its what the numbers on the stats shown by ncsb and other govt agencies state ...we are all for one mindanao here and i think other regions in mindanao are also doing good business but not as quite as R10 and R11...perhaps what the other regions lack could be offset by their tourism industry or thats why our govt is already introducing the ONE TOWN, ONE PRODUCT theme...just look at CARAGA region...they are the mainstream of toursim in MINDANAO...perhaps the others could also think of other possibilities...

MtApoStandard

April 12th, 2007, 09:25 AM

in what it settled down to city vs. city, somebody had to capitalise on a title that doesn’t belong all by its own to come up an impression. pointless. edging the largest economy by a fraction of 1 of gdp(in the last stats so far) is like striking a gold. it needs to gather the economies of whole region to get even, but one city had to be dragged into the picture.

MtApoStandard

April 12th, 2007, 09:31 AM

;12575693']crab mentality? di naman preng, we just want facts here and not baseless and delusional claims, baka kasi sabihin mahilig mag deliryo ang mga tiga mindanao..wait di ka nga pala taga mindanao..ok lang

as far as criticizing LIAs design, well im not criticizing it, im just stating the fact that its design pales in comparison to the other airports i mentioned :) i think an unbiased observer would agree would me with that...out of the three na semi-kambal, (ilo, bcd, cdo) LIA is the most trimmed down version with Iloilo being the best and bacolod the middle

BXU forumers i apoogize for going off topic, last na po ito :)
but theres no life of lagingdingan airport to compare about with all these international airports. lets leave alone the colorful frames of render keep hanging on the wall.

MtApoStandard

April 12th, 2007, 09:44 AM

Source (http://www.nscb.gov.ph/factsheet/pdf06/fs10_06.asp)

Table 1. Airports with Highest Number of Passengers (2005)

Airport -Number of Passengers (Rank) -Growth Rate (Rank)

Mactan --1,897,675 (1) -14.5 (10)
Davao --1,347,034 (2) 41.6 (2)
Iloilo --708,469 (3) 10.8 (6)
Bacolod --563,571 (4) 4.8 (8)
Caticlan --521,518 (5) 215.2 (1)
Cagayan de Oro --464,054 (6) 14.6 (5)
Zamboanga --360,925 (7) 33.6 (4)
Tacloban --328,358 (8) 9.7 (7)
Puerto Princesa --267,778 (9) 41.6 (3)
Kalibo --242,183 (10) 1.7 (9)
lets reorganise the table to get a clearer view
mindanao airports

traffic growth rate:

davao 41.6

zamboanga 33.6

cdo 14.6

Number of aircraft movement:

davao 12,686

zamboanga 6,562

cdo 5,036

basing on this stat, zamboanga deserves fair deal of attention by the government bec of its clear potential and promising figures. traffic growth rate is bold at the time when frequency of air service between dvo-zam was almost nil and when ceb was still a stopover along the way. but now i understand, its a direct flight 5x weekly surge. and has reg/chartered international service to a malaysian city. and i think the airport is also serving a stopover of mnl jolo stretch. it deserves a 6-8bln pesos new airport facility.

MtApoStandard

April 12th, 2007, 10:18 AM

Exactly, and with the construction of LIA in the coming years we'll expect that the passenger numbers will rise even more seeing that the new LIA will serve NorMin especially the Booming CDO-Iligan corridor. Also I am expecting a Boom in tourism for Caraga once the P1.5 Billion Butuan Airport is finished:banana:
which side of the corridor is booming anyway. the manufacturing industries in iligan side are mostly been there and were part of economic stats before the latest. been hanging there through out many times of labor unrests and disputes. the biggest catch they had was the rehab and reopening of global steel corp(nsc). but was there issues of financial health of its indian investors(global holdings infrastructures of india). financial issues ranging from lease obligations to iligan city left unsettled by it former malaysian investors, to outstanding obligations to creditor banks/financial institutions. what about issues of controversial tariff protective mantle asked from malacaniang by its indian owners to protect them from cheaper steel products imports since philippines i understand had tarrif reduction commitment with wto/afta.

in the province of misamis, yes there is a seaport inside phivedic conceived as mindanao international container port terminal. it was provided with facilities said to be best by philippines provincial standards. was claimed to be the biggest port of entry. but whats wrong it was officially declared by executive order (eo 542) of malacaniang into a subport of entry and renamed mindanao container terminal. didnt know deaitls but by any means, the impression left it was sizeably reduced. i wish western mindanao with a very dynamic maritime industry was given the same importance.

coal plant in villanueve, misamis was built, okay. is it manpower intensive industry to generate wide employment opportunities? but is it the energy it will generate be sold to transco(or is it npc) to augment shortfall of npc supply to rest of mindanao particularly the southern region where it needs the most. i hope investor steag will pay its taxes to villanueve nad not makati city.

glass factory did not materialise as it lost to someplace else. if there is anymore you can add... for us to know and learn. but please dont include investments still in air. and projects in the drawing board bec they dont make sense to connect your claim of booming corridor.

in the cdo side, theres not much to get even with the largest mindanao city, economically. the southern city is simply huge economically. hosted agri livestock fisheries industries to light and moderate manufacturing industries that boasted its economic leadership in the island after dislodging zamboanga for decades but never was it famous for its teeming and thriving industrial activity bec they just simply talke about tourism which industry no place in mindanao can match.

BOB-bXu

April 12th, 2007, 02:55 PM

ooops oops guys guys....remind lang ko ha...dili ni city vs city ha..

we are discussing how we could be more integrative in our approach in terms of planning and steering the future of our own island....

BOB-bXu

April 12th, 2007, 03:03 PM

;12611684']id still rather have Bob's scanario though..

look at the current situation where 90% of the investments in Mindanao are concentrated in R11 and R10..how has this helped us?

IMHO it hasnt, in fact that scenario would be a lose-all situation for mindanao, sure, one area would shine, then again that area would be plagued with the problems of being the primate-area..rise in population, congestion etc..

id rather have equitable growth in mindanao instead..One mindanao tayo, i think thats the whole gist of this argument that has been happening lately, your fellow forumers vision is more on growth of an area, ours is for equity on mindanao..

I would go for that equitable growth waway...as one travels across the island...many areas are still needing attention when in few areas nag doble doble ang economic facilities...

BOB-bXu

April 12th, 2007, 03:07 PM

TONZI

April 12th, 2007, 03:15 PM

which side of the corridor is booming anyway. the manufacturing industries in iligan side are mostly been there and were part of economic stats before the latest. been hanging there through out many times of labor unrests and disputes. the biggest catch they had was the rehab and reopening of global steel corp(nsc). but was there issues of financial health of its indian investors(global holdings infrastructures of india). financial issues ranging from lease obligations to iligan city left unsettled by it former malaysian investors, to outstanding obligations to creditor banks/financial institutions. what about issues of controversial tariff protective mantle asked from malacaniang by its indian owners to protect them from cheaper steel products imports since philippines i understand had tarrif reduction commitment with wto/afta.

in the province of misamis, yes there is a seaport inside phivedic conceived as mindanao international container port terminal. it was provided with facilities said to be best by philippines provincial standards. was claimed to be the biggest port of entry. but whats wrong it was officially declared by executive order (eo 542) of malacaniang into a subport of entry and renamed mindanao container terminal. didnt know deaitls but by any means, the impression left it was sizeably reduced. i wish western mindanao with a very dynamic maritime industry was given the same importance.

coal plant in villanueve, misamis was built, okay. is it manpower intensive industry to generate wide employment opportunities? but is it the energy it will generate be sold to transco(or is it npc) to augment shortfall of npc supply to rest of mindanao particularly the southern region where it needs the most. i hope investor steag will pay its taxes to villanueve nad not makati city.

glass factory did not materialise as it lost to someplace else. if there is anymore you can add... for us to know and learn. but please dont include investments still in air. and projects in the drawing board bec they dont make sense to connect your claim of booming corridor.

in the cdo side, theres not much to get even with the largest mindanao city, economically. the southern city is simply huge economically. hosted agri livestock fisheries industries to light and moderate manufacturing industries that boasted its economic leadership in the island after dislodging zamboanga for decades but never was it famous for its teeming and thriving industrial activity bec they just simply talke about tourism which industry no place in mindanao can match.

yes u may say that the big catch is the reopening of the iligan global steel but u can never underestimate the indian firm that operates it...actually that firm is a branch of Mittal Steel which is currently the world's largest producer of steel and the other side of the steel plant is also operate by another chinese conglomerate...

all we are stating before is that REGION 10 for the last 3 years now is currently the biggest economic region of Mindanao and who would negate the govt/NCSB numbers or stats? you?...who are you by the way?

you see we from cdo thread know how far davao is in terms of economy and commerce and we would never negate that fact...but we are also entitled to our opinion that with those infra projects, CDO would surpass that davaos...

its jst that some forumers here are so defensive of some matters of opinion and they always think how invincible they are...let's jst respect each other's opinion...and how dare u undermine the economic abilities of our places here in region 10...it shows that u are being egocentric ppl and u dont want other places in mindanao to flourish jst like what ur city is boasting of now...

g0Rs

April 12th, 2007, 03:16 PM

these discussions should've been posted in the mindanao thread and not here.

BOB-bXu

April 12th, 2007, 03:27 PM

haay..seems the discussions are sizzling up...

for a breather....you guys are all invited to our month long Balanghai Festival this May with the highlight on May 19....

let's discuss this mindanao thing over the ancient tradition of drinking the butuan palm wine....:cheers:

TONZI

April 12th, 2007, 03:30 PM

BOB-bXu

April 12th, 2007, 03:31 PM

yes u may say that the big catch is the reopening of the iligan global steel but u can never underestimate the indian firm that operates it...actually that firm is a branch of Mittal Steel which is currently the world's largest producer of steel and the other side of the steel plant is also operate by another chinese conglomerate...

all we are stating before is that REGION 10 for the last 3 years now is currently the biggest economic region of Mindanao and who would negate the govt/NCSB numbers or stats? you?...who are you by the way?

you see we from cdo thread know how far davao is in terms of economy and commerce and we would never negate that fact...but we are also entitled to our opinion that with those infra projects, CDO would surpass that davaos...

its jst that some forumers here are so defensive of some matters of opinion and they always think how invincible they are...let's jst respect each other's opinion...and how dare u undermine the economic abilities of our places here in region 10...it shows that u are being egocentric ppl and u dont want other places in mindanao to flourish jst like what ur city is boasting of now...

the opening of Global Steel brings benefits not only directly to the locality of Iligan but to a number of step down industries....

MtApoStandard

April 12th, 2007, 03:43 PM

BOB-bXu

April 12th, 2007, 03:45 PM

u know guys...its jst that mtapostandard is so intoxicated with his boastfulness of his city...i think he doesnt like region 10 to be what it is now and likes only his region to be the top in mindanao but he can never negate the numbers and the ongoing upstreaming of CDO...

though numbers do change....and so is a place...as a metaphor....Athens did not own the eternal great city throne as it passed on to old Rome...and Rome to newer medieval centers in Europe and passed to New World in the Americas...and so on and forth....

did our parents saw malaysia in the late 50's and early sixties compared to the Philippines or Indonesia?...boy, malaysia was a backwater of plain rubber plantations and mining centers....while the Philippines was enjoying rock and roll and life in an american fast lane lifestyle....but good thing for the malaysians fate...bilog pala ang mundo..

so guys lets not give so much a whole lot of big deal of this top of the world feeling...it will just create many source of arguments lang ok...:) :)

boju

April 12th, 2007, 04:43 PM

:bash: :bash: @MtApoStandard, tapos na semana santa naglitanya kapa rin. Pero pwede sagutin ko mga destructive points mo kasi hindi nakakatuwa. As far as my wisdom concern, there's nobody attacking your beloved Davao. If we claimed we are the leading, then claim also yours and laid the facts and let the viewers scales with their understanding. Don't be feel like "talunan"! Your name didn't fit it.

This time please look at your own environs before you attacking others.

which side of the corridor is booming anyway. the manufacturing industries in iligan side are mostly been there and were part of economic stats before the latest. been hanging there through out many times of labor unrests and disputes. the biggest catch they had was the rehab and reopening of global steel corp(nsc). but was there issues of financial health of its indian investors(global holdings infrastructures of india). financial issues ranging from lease obligations to iligan city left unsettled by it former malaysian investors, to outstanding obligations to creditor banks/financial institutions. what about issues of controversial tariff protective mantle asked from malacaniang by its indian owners to protect them from cheaper steel products imports since philippines i understand had tarrif reduction commitment with wto/afta.

Are you born yesterday? Or ignorant of the problem of some huge company? Look at your Banana plantation there, they are now hesitant of their expansion or operation since they are now ban for their method of spraying.

in the province of misamis, yes there is a seaport inside phivedic conceived as mindanao international container port terminal. it was provided with facilities said to be best by philippines provincial standards. was claimed to be the biggest port of entry. but whats wrong it was officially declared by executive order (eo 542) of malacaniang into a subport of entry and renamed mindanao container terminal. didnt know deaitls but by any means, the impression left it was sizeably reduced. i wish western mindanao with a very dynamic maritime industry was given the same importance.

E.O. 542 didn't aimed reducing MCT to subport and deleting the name International. This is a great false. That executive order aiming to stop the expansion of CDO baseport and let MCT to be the MAIN hub of Mindanao. That all the goods of South Mindanao that will transport to Visyas and Luzon will pass to MCT to reduce cost.

coal plant in villanueve, misamis was built, okay. is it manpower intensive industry to generate wide employment opportunities? but is it the energy it will generate be sold to transco(or is it npc) to augment shortfall of npc supply to rest of mindanao particularly the southern region where it needs the most. i hope investor steag will pay its taxes to villanueve nad not makati city.

Is your SM city their pay taxes in Manila or anywhere else in NCR?

There are three thousand workers upon constructing the Plant and after they are transfer to other projects since the EEI, the contractor has various project all over the country and in abroad. my cousin is in now in Saudi after he had experience working with them.

The generation of the plant is for all Mindanao, don't blame us if you don't have too even if South Mindanao is insufficient energy supply. You are insufficient because you are lacking of energy plant. While normin always enjoyed 40% surplass since we have all the biggest power generating plant. Is that our fault to add one. We're just securing our business here. Blame your government there, they don't have effort to secure yours.

glass factory did not materialise as it lost to someplace else. if there is anymore you can add... for us to know and learn. but please dont include investments still in air. and projects in the drawing board bec they dont make sense to connect your claim of booming corridor.

Look at your own thread, where are the mall investors from Malysia, Thailand, etc.? If you meant not to count chicks whenever the egg is not yet hatch, then do not publish any press releases in your thread.

in the cdo side, theres not much to get even with the largest mindanao city, economically. the southern city is simply huge economically. hosted agri livestock fisheries industries to light and moderate manufacturing industries that boasted its economic leadership in the island after dislodging zamboanga for decades but never was it famous for its teeming and thriving industrial activity bec they just simply talke about tourism which industry no place in mindanao can match.

Your southern city is simply huge economically. Fine. Yan naman pala ei.
Later I will show you how many tourist in R10 compare to R11. You'll see, baka aangal ka naman...

matulog muna ako...

Magandang umaga para mamaya Butuan and Mindadanao.

KulasKusgan

April 12th, 2007, 07:00 PM

parang isang jeep na nakaovertake habang namimik-up ng pasahero or nagpalit ng flat na gulong ang isang jeep and said "YES ANG GALENG KO!!!" di natin alam kung ano ang nasa unahan. huwag muna nating bilangin ang kita habang hindi pa sila nakasakay & di pa nagbayad. malay natin, ayaw ng pasahero ng kaskasero or ayaw nila ng malakas na sounds.

di ba mas maganda may ordinance na dapat sa terminal para may interval at sa designated loading/unloading lang mamik-up para pantay-pantay. panalo lahat.

can we get our act together?

di ba maganda na may sardinas ang zambo... may pinya ang bukidnon... may tuna ang gensan... may durian ang davao... may kape ang cdo... may saging ang tagum... may mani ang iligan... etc
tapos magpiknik tayo. paano kung pareho-parehong sardinas ang dala. "my sardinas is better than yours..." "no mines the best". wag naman sana.

pero ito ang nangyayari ngayon... "my kape is better than your durian". e di aangal ang durian. "hoy samin galing yang kape, dyan lang sa inyo giniling". di ba mas ok kung "gawa tayo ng durian coffee".

i hope we can get rid of "rival" thing.

thank you idol bob & switzerland for hosting this "north vs south". but i guess its appropriate if discussion be transferred to UN security council (mindanao thread).

wed like to know whats happening in butuan.

boju

April 13th, 2007, 05:44 AM

May tama ka @kulasKusgan!!! Sana ganun. Deal ko ana. I just want to clarify something. If we claim something... just give us a chance to celebrate and honor our success. Hindi naman namin sinabi na "R10 is the Trade and Industrial center in Mindanao while R11 is out on the way". We just focus on our vision and this is our vision. Each of us has the right to own his vision. And we see our vision is fruitful even it is only few years past upon our vision emancipated. And it is the right to everyone to celebrate the succees. Hindi ko lang alam kung ang isang jeep pag makaovertake siya sa kasama niyang jeep ay tuluyan na 'tong makaunang makarating sa parooroonan at may mas malaking kita. Kaya wag naman kayong mabahala kung nagcelebrate kami dahil naungusan namin kayo ng 1 point. Dahil baka bukas kayo naman ang mangunguna ei hindi na kami makapagcelibrate. Palagi nalang kayo, kayo, kayo.... If you dealt in equity on Mindanao then join us. We are joining on your region long time before and even now 'coz your Davao is the de facto capital of Mindanao, many of the government agencies base their. What if Cotabato will gain economic progress, would you bare to stop them?!

PEACE...

WawaY[625]

April 13th, 2007, 06:13 AM

boju

April 13th, 2007, 06:39 AM

Hehehe, kung mainis dun lang kayo sa taong kinaiinisan n'yo, wag n'yo idamay ang city of Golden Friendship baka magiging city of Best Enemy na ang CDO. If there are unclear statement then focus to correct it not to destruct it as a whole kasi ang kinalabasan pangit. PEACE

WawaY[625]

April 13th, 2007, 06:57 AM

TONZI

April 13th, 2007, 07:16 AM

^^ good thing waway isnt like mtapostandard...well, he's jst way too defensive as if r10 is taking away all stuff from r11...

BOB-bXu

April 13th, 2007, 07:21 AM

I have read all Mindanao city threads and have somehow came into a conclusion that in one way or another....intentionaly or unintentionally..consciously or subconsciously....we have become guilty of overwhelmingly degree of localized parochial pride....

Butuan Thread...CDO Thread.....Iligan Thread.....Davao Thread......Zambo Thread....all loaded with majestically beautiful adjectives that tell local and parochial patriotisma..

Proud as we are of ourselves as individual communities....that we belong to places and turfs that we call our own.....we must not forget that we too belong to a larger scale of community as Mindanaoans.....and on a macrocosmic scale....as a globalized part in a community of nations as Filipinos....

why cant we see the overwhelming number of similarities between ourselves....rather than feast on some things that differentiates....and things that divides...

just a two cents worth of my thoughts here....

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Kulaskugan, re garding Butuan updates.....hmmmmm political campaigns is in full blast now as different parties have offered their various plans for the city....

there's this one group proposing conversion of the two largest barangays of Ampayon in the east and Libertad in the west into satellite cities and create a metropolitan Butuan....while the other group proposes subzoning the city into the Port Town.....Uptown.....Government Center......Civic Center......Industrial Town and ......Commercial Center....

well I just hope these politicos do not have the usual edifice complex....building physical infrastructure without a complementing human and socio economic supports....

The city is gearing up for the coming May festival ...the Balanghai Festival....
E#verybody is eager for the opening of the cable stayed bridge....a new landmark this part of the country as Mindanao's answer to Cebu's Marcelo Fernan Bridge....

TONZI

April 13th, 2007, 07:34 AM

i hope we end up that discussion and lets all pray for the good of all mindanao and so next time lets be cooool coz its summer already! watch out for those hypertensions!!!:lol:

WawaY[625]

April 13th, 2007, 07:41 AM

BOB-bXu

April 13th, 2007, 11:56 AM

there is this press release that the 2nd cable stayed bridge will have its inauguration this April 18 by president GMA, after the bridge inaugural she will also inaugurate the Magsaysay Viaduct in Baan and the Lower Agusan development Projects....she will be accompanied by the city mayor and the RDC Chair...Mayor Plaza..

FrancisXavier

April 13th, 2007, 01:08 PM

;12638962']

ONE MINDANAO TAYO

ganito na lang kaya, for every achievement ng bawat region natin..all for the glory of mindanao

sana nga lahat gaya nyo mag isip.. kaso may isa talagang taga rito sa SSC na alergic masyado sa mga achievement ng CDO...lols

buti di ko na masyadong napagkikikita rito:), walang nagpapainit ng ulo..LOLS

BOB-bXu

April 14th, 2007, 04:02 AM

GMA to inaugurate P2.1-B bridge

Said to be longest stayed-cable bridge in entire Mindanao

By MIKE U. CRISMUNDO BUTUAN CITY — President Arroyo will inaugurate next week the modern R2.1-billion 2nd Magsaysay Bridge in this city, this was learned the other day.

The inauguration is tentatively set on April 18.

The concrete, two-lane, 870-meterlong (including the viaduct), 6.7-meter wide 2nd Magsaysay Bridge is the longest stay-cable bridge constructed so far in Mindanao,

During the inauguration, the Chief Executive will be accompanied by Public Works and Highways Secretary Emmanuel Bunoan and Mindanao Development Champion Jesus G. Dureza.

On hand to welcome the President during the inauguration are Butuan City Mayor Democrito Plaza 11, Caraga Region DPWH Regional Director Romeo S. Momo and other top regional and city officials.

The ground work on the foreign-and national-funded 2nd Magsaysay Bridge that spans over the giant Agusan River started in May 2004, Director Momo said.

He said the opening of the 2nd Magsaysay Bridge to traffic will solve the traffic congestion in this region’s capital city.

After the inauguration of the 2nd Magsaysay Bridge, Major Flood Control and Drainage-Cluster 11 Head and Cotabato-Agusan River Basin Development Project (CARBDP) Director Philip F. Menez will also accompany the President to lead the opening and inauguration of the P496.4-million Magsaysay Bridge Viaduct.

The ground work on the Japan Bank for International Cooperation-funded Magsaysay Bridge Viaduct started in June 2004, Director Menez said.

He said the Magsaysay Viaduct, which will connect the eastern side levee to the city, will address the perennial flooding problem in Butuan.

"The completion and opening of the 2nd Magsaysay Bridge and Magsaysay Bridge Viaduct will perk up economic activities in the region," said Mayor Plaza, who heads the regional development council (RDC).

Mayor Plaza said the Butuanons, Agusanons and Surigaonons, particularly the businessmen, expressed their heart-felt gratitude to the President for implementing more infrastructure projects in the Caraga Region, especially in this capital city

Smallville

April 14th, 2007, 04:41 AM

^^
This is great news! I am looking forward to checking it out when my wife and I are there in 2008. GO BUTUAN!

jameslab8470

April 15th, 2007, 05:07 AM

cooL

ikra

April 17th, 2007, 08:59 PM

any updated pics ofthe bridge yet???

MtApoStandard

April 18th, 2007, 08:00 AM

any updated pics ofthe bridge yet???
congratulations butuan city. the bridge is not only a vital economic link between butuan and davao but a wow. another landmark for mindnaoa.

heres some photos dropped through pm courtesy of a kind soul . inauguration i learned will be in may. (?april in news)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/CIMG9570.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/IMG_6351.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/IMG_6349.jpg

Smallville

April 18th, 2007, 08:09 AM

^^

I am glad to see these photos. My wife was just asking me the other day if the bridge had opened yet. I can't wait to test it out when we are there next year. :banana:

davaoeagle

April 18th, 2007, 08:26 AM

^^

Congrats Butuan for this marvelous bridge. Truly a vital link to major cities in Mindanao especially Davao. It complements the on-going rehab and widening of the Davao-Agusan Road. :cheers:

KulasKusgan

April 18th, 2007, 10:54 AM

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/IMG_6349.jpg

excellent! congrats butuan!

boju

April 19th, 2007, 01:14 AM

^^ Great!!! Giga Go Butuan!!!

regjeex

April 19th, 2007, 06:31 AM

Hi all, I'm Rex from Butuan and currently working here in Baghdad....

boju

April 19th, 2007, 06:36 AM

^^ Welcome @regjeex!!! Balik-balik diri ha...

regjeex

April 19th, 2007, 06:42 AM

Nice piczzz... Sana pag uwi ko this May madadaanan ko yan. Congrats!

regjeex

April 19th, 2007, 06:45 AM

Thanks Boju. Since Im new here, gusto ko mag post og pics that i received from DPWH - conie calo lately lang... Can you tell me on how?

davaoeagle

April 19th, 2007, 07:29 AM

How to post photos here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=458527

regjeex

April 19th, 2007, 07:40 AM

Thanks Man!

regjeex

April 19th, 2007, 07:52 AM

C:\Documents and Settings\Rex Nakila\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK13F\2ND mAGSAYSAY.JPG

C:\Documents and Settings\Rex Nakila\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK13F\butuanbypassrd.JPG

C:\Documents and Settings\Rex Nakila\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK13F\viaduct.JPG

C:\Documents and Settings\Rex Nakila\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK13F\viaduct1.JPG

C:\Documents and Settings\Rex Nakila\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK13F\viaduct2.JPG

C:\Documents and Settings\Rex Nakila\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK13F\2nd magsaysay1.JPG

regjeex

April 19th, 2007, 07:54 AM

you know what? I've tried it but it didn't work. But it's ok I still have time to work it out. Salamat... that's the latest pics i got from DPWH.

davaoeagle

April 19th, 2007, 08:23 AM

How about you try this:

Save the picture to your computer by simply pointing the cursor to the picture and right clicking on your mouse.

If you have an account with photobucket, upload those pics to it. As soon as you have the pictures showing in your photobucket album, simply click on the Image COde of the pics and paste them to this thread..

Hope that would help.

regjeex

April 19th, 2007, 09:20 AM

Thanks Man.:)

boju

April 20th, 2007, 12:47 AM

@regjeex, ok naba may photobucket account kana?

Good Morning Butuan!

davaoeagle

April 20th, 2007, 01:00 AM

Thanks Man.:)

no worries!

BOB-bXu

April 20th, 2007, 03:06 AM

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/IMG_6349.jpg

yep yep, I just came from the bridge early this morning's exercise biking my way up and down the long stretch of span while its not yet open to vehicular traffic...the spans is so smooth with high grade asphalt overlay over a thick concrete with tension tested Japanese steel below it...

The Japs are great designers...I learned that the cables are slender yet tensile enough for an aerodynamic resistance against the winds...and the steel supports and girders are earthquake resistant...

gliding down towrds the west, one could not miss the breath taking view of Mt. Mayapay.

I Tried also going to Baan to bike through the Magsaysay Viaduct...but sakit na ako tiil...kuyawan na pod ko kay traffic na gamay sa Baan side..maybe sa sunday if situation permits....

regjeex

April 20th, 2007, 06:22 AM

I don't have photobucket yet. Pero OK lang when I get chance kay murag bago lang ko ani na organization. I've tried to make one yesterday but I dont have time to do it kay daghan ko orientation and seminar this week and also 1st and 2nd week sa next month but I can still visit this thread to know and update Butuan kay next Month ko mo uli for my 2nd vacation.

regjeex

April 20th, 2007, 06:31 AM

One thing more is that our local IT here naga monitor so everytime mag attach ko og picz something like that, nag popopped up lagi so i think that's the thing na wala ko ka attach og picz but no worries when I get chance i will do that.

ANY UPDATE for the new bridge? kung kanus-a ang inauguration? or mga new on going infra sa butuan?

BOB-bXu

April 20th, 2007, 04:43 PM

inauguration has been moved to May..no particular date yet..

with newer infra...there's this forthcoming groundbreaking of the works of the Butuan Airport Project...the Butuan-Las Nieves-Patin-ay section of Butuan Malaybalay Road is also up for full rehab and paving...

The old Magsaysay Bridge is due for rehab also once the new bridge will be opened to traffic....

regjeex

April 20th, 2007, 07:14 PM

Thanks Bob. So probably madadaanan ko yan pag uwi ko this May.

BOB-bXu

April 21st, 2007, 07:20 AM

the airport project will most likely break ground after the elections

Smallville

April 21st, 2007, 07:53 AM

the airport project will most likely break ground after the elections

Hey Bob,

How long will it take to complete this airport project? We will be there in July 2008 which I now it won't be finished by then. Do you have a render of what they are going to do to the airport?

regjeex

April 21st, 2007, 09:28 AM

I thought that the next priority is the Butuan Megadome in Tiniwisan that's gonna be after the 2nd Magsaysay bridge.

jameslab8470

April 21st, 2007, 11:18 AM

Wow.... tapos na rin ang bridge! liit lang xa tingnan sa pic.. hehe.. and ang light post..... parang malaki maxado tingan.. hehe. anyway.. congrats! i miss butuan na.. d ako nakauwi na.. and dont know kelan pa ako makakauwi

regjeex

April 21st, 2007, 12:27 PM

garzland

April 22nd, 2007, 05:06 AM

Ang ganda ng bridge kaya lang sana ginawang 4-lane para makaaccomodate ng mas maraming vehicles...

MtApoStandard

April 23rd, 2007, 10:28 AM

Ang ganda ng bridge kaya lang sana ginawang 4-lane para makaaccomodate ng mas maraming vehicles...
i guess the old bridge will be rehabilitated, two bridges must be alternating the flow of traffic density. the best thing is the bridge is beautiful and with its aqueduct approaches, made it safenfrom river swelling which i guess the old bridge doesnt have

jameslab8470

April 23rd, 2007, 12:15 PM

Oo nga eh parang maliit syang tignan pero sabi ng ate ko when she passed by at that area ang laki daw and very nice daw, i cant wait to see that.

James, any update about the 2 mall developers na gustong mag invest sa Butuan ung SM at Robinsons. Baka meron kang mga new picz, post mo naman?

Thanks.

Yup. malaki nga ang bridge... don't know bakit kung kunan mo, maliit lang tingnan.. parang laruan. hehe...

Robinsons??? don't know about robinsons. ang sm, still on gonig pa ang feasibility study nila

jameslab8470

April 23rd, 2007, 12:19 PM

I thought that the next priority is the Butuan Megadome in Tiniwisan that's gonna be after the 2nd Magsaysay bridge.

Priority project yata yan ng local government.. Kasi ang pagkakaalam ko, after finishing the bridge, the airport is their next priority, both are, i think, projects of the national government. not sure about it though.

BOB-bXu

April 27th, 2007, 01:49 PM

seems the airport will be given much priority than that of the megadome...though the site of the dome is already filled and fenced...this project is sourced from local funds...so its more likely that the airport will be done ahed as it is a national project from foreign loan..

with that Robinsons and shoemart...the last info I got was when the mayor announced on TV during an interview that representatives of these two mall developers visited his office for future investment in commercial development...commercial center development is one of the priority areas of the city investment plan laden with incentives and tax holidays...

BOB-bXu

April 27th, 2007, 01:55 PM

smalville

I am not sure if what particular time frame the project will have...I am looking for its rendering but have not found one yet..

BOB-bXu

April 27th, 2007, 02:05 PM

UN Habitat recognizes Butuan as part of Localizing Millennium Development Goals program
by Lauren @ 1:15 pm. Filed under News
by Robert E. Roperos

BUTUAN CITY (April 27) — Three representatives of the United Nations Habitat recently visited the city to personally inform City Mayor Democrito Plaza II that the city is part of the success of the initial conduct in localizing millennium development goals (LMDG) program of the key cities in the Philippines.

The LMDG was established to lead a more productive local governance together with the support of the socio-civic organizations and private sectors to resolve the problem of poverty and promote human rights which are among the major concerns of the national government.

Together with Pasay City, Iloilo, Sorsogon, and Muñoz City, Butuan City was included in the LMDG program because of its on-going project, the Butuan Historical Park which will be functional by 2015.

The park, which will be situated in a 3.3-hectare composed of seven barangays along the Agusan river, will soon become the entertainment and recreational haven of the city that will feature culture, arts and history of Butuan. The one-stop park will also cater the services of the MDG.

“The infrastructure component of the project is sure but we want to sustain unlike any other park in the country that after construction, it it will be left behind”, said one of the representatives of the UN Habitat.

With these developments, Mayor Plaza expressed gratitude to UN representatives by saying this project of the MDG is a great help to all Butuanons as much as it could contribute to uplift the economy of the city and will also serve as a key factor in alleviating poverty. (PIA-13)

bariQ

April 28th, 2007, 11:40 AM

halo Butuan! :banana: :banana:

regjeex

April 28th, 2007, 11:54 AM

Good Day Butuan. Any update of the 2nd bridge?

regjeex

April 28th, 2007, 12:00 PM

14 days to go, balik na sad ko sa Butuan. I hope ma-agihan na nako ang new bridge og ang viaduct. Nice to go back to my place. Can you guys post the latest pics of Butuan.

habagatcentral1

April 30th, 2007, 07:57 AM

I heard from a friend from San Vicente, BXU (Butuan City) that trikes are gradually being phased out in the downtown streets to make way for cabbies (multicabs). Is this true?

regjeex

April 30th, 2007, 09:03 AM

I've heard that when i was in Butuan 3 years ago. And there are some streets na naphase out sila pero cguro ma phase out sila sa san vicente just to minimize the traffic. Kay there are some taxi's na on the street so it cause a lot of traffic talaga.

Smallville

April 30th, 2007, 09:31 AM

smalville

I am not sure if what particular time frame the project will have...I am looking for its rendering but have not found one yet..

Thanks Bob. It seems that I have seen a rendering as well at one time but I haven't been able to find it either. I am really excited about the new Bridge opening. My wife keeps asking me when. I just tell her, soon.

I have to agree with you. I think the airport should definately be the next priority in oder to facilitate the movement of tourists and the poplulation better. I remember the first time I landed at Davao's airport in June 2000. It was just like Butuans airport is today. Now Davao has a nice modern airport.

Thanks for all of your hard work.

Salamat

BOB-bXu

April 30th, 2007, 01:34 PM

salamat smallville..:)

most modern airports in Mindanao are concentrated at the southern part...Butuan's Airport project was even elevated as a priority ptoject in the Mindanao Mega Region plan for northeastern Mindanao

BOB-bXu

April 30th, 2007, 01:40 PM

I heard from a friend from San Vicente, BXU (Butuan City) that trikes are gradually being phased out in the downtown streets to make way for cabbies (multicabs). Is this true?

not only those tricycles are dangerous..they are also a frequent cause of traffic slugflows..too many kinds of vehicles in cramped unexpandable thouroughfare...the government need not altogether banish them from the streets but will be distributed to various urban suburbs lang and the city center...the city's main avenues will be entirely for jeeps and multicabs and taxis....while the main highways...JC Aquino, Ampayon, Libertad, South Montilla and North Montilla and Capitol-Tungao Rd...with the new byPass hiway also will be for the jeeps, minibuses and buses...thats what I read on the city traffic plan

tough

April 30th, 2007, 11:52 PM

3 major infra projects inaugurated in Northeastern
Monday, April 30 2007 @ 09:56 AM BST

Provincial

The state-of-the-art Magsaysay viaduct costing almost Php 3 billion, 2nd Magsaysay bridge and Butuan City bypass road, all flood mitigating infrastructures, were officially inaugurated and opened to commuters at this region's capital city Monday.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, who represented President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, officially opened the flagship development projects. He was accompanied by Japan Economic Minister Akira Sugiyama, Chief of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Hiroshi Togo, and Public Works Assistant Secretary Rafael C. Yabut.

Also present were Major Flood Control and Drainage-Cluster 11 (MFC-Cluster 11) head, Director Philip F. Menez, Caraga Region DPWH Director Romeo S. Momo, Cotabato-Agusan River Basin Development Project (CARBDP)-PMO Manager Engr. Rogelio O. Ang and some Japanese construction consultants.

Regional Development Council (RDC) chair and Butuan City Mayor Democrito Plaza II and Butuan City Rep. Leovigildo Banaag, along with the city's officialdom also assisted Bonoan during the opening and inauguration of the 2nd Magsaysay bridge and Magsaysay bridge viaduct.

The 2nd Magsaysay bridge has a bypass road inclusive of its linkages, to the existing Iligan-Cagayan-Butuan City road and Surigao-Butuan road, with a total length of 13.21 kilometers.

It has a total length of 882 meters with steel cable stayed bridge of 360 meters divided by a tower into two spans: 200 meters at the west which is the longest span in the Philippines and 160 meters at the east. It is also connected at the east by a 372-meter viaduct and a 150-meter viaduct in the west.

The bridge, which is the longest bridge in Mindanao today, has a roadway width of 11.4 meters.

The overall infrastructure project will enhance the urban transport needs for commerce and industries in the region by sustaining the efficient flow of people, goods and services among the major growth centers in the eastern part of Mindanao, Banaag said.

The completion and inauguration of the Php 496,428,149.86 Magsaysay bridge viaduct along Baan area will also address the flooding problem at the eastern side of the city, he added.

It has a total length of 632 meters with a 90-meter cut-off channel bridge, 139.60-meter approach road and 300-meter east bank levee and cut-off channel.

The two big infrastructure projects started in the middle of 2004.

The inaugurated two big projects and other bypass roads of the Arroyo Administration in Northeastern Mindanao was a joint cooperation of the Philippines-Japan Highway Loan (PJHL) project, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA)

Mayor Plaza expressed his heartfelt gratitude to President Arroyo for fulfilling her promise to make this region economically competitive through the completion of the major infrastructure projects.

"Economic activities in this part of Mindanao will now move forward," he also said. (PNA)

Source (http://news.balita.ph/html/article.php/20070430095635644)

regjeex

May 1st, 2007, 06:37 AM

Very impressive... Can you post a new pics of the said bridge and viaduct? Thanks Tough!

Smallville

May 2nd, 2007, 05:58 AM

This is great news for Butuan. I can't wait to see these projects for myself. Only 14 months to go till my wife and I will be there. :banana:

jameslab8470

May 3rd, 2007, 10:15 AM

wow.. na open na diay ang bridge? amazing!

regjeex

May 3rd, 2007, 11:36 AM

Tama James. Akong sister nag agi siya this morning and she was amazed. Nice daw kaayo especially daw approaching sa new bridge og ang viaduct as well as bypass road... Congratulations... 10 days from now maagian na nako ang new bridge...

Sinjin P.

May 3rd, 2007, 11:43 AM

The 2nd Magsaysay Bridge right? I can't wait to see the photos. :cool:

regjeex

May 3rd, 2007, 12:07 PM

Yup! your right. Can anybody post some pics for the new bridge, bypass road and the viaduct?

BOB-bXu

May 5th, 2007, 02:10 PM

DPWH chief assures more projects for Butuan and Caraga
by Robert E. Roperos

BUTUAN CITY (May 3) -- Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan assured the Butuanons that there are more projects to be implemented in this city and the entire Caraga region.

The assurance was made by the Secretary during an interview conducted by the local tri-media in one of the local convention centers here, right after the launching of the second Magsaysay Bridge and the Butuan by-pass road.

According to Sec. Bonoan, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo committed to give the projects to the city and Caraga region not only because of its potential to uplift the economy of the country but also because of the dedication of the Caraganons to support the efforts of the national government led by the provincial and city officials.

When asked what are these projects, Bonoan said that the President is eyeing to strengthen and develop the agro-industrial programs of the region because Caraga region and Butuan City, in particular has the potential to become successful in this field.

Aside from the agro-industrial programs, Sec. Bonoan said, the President is also considering the rehabilitation of infrastructure projects of the region which includes the concreting of farm-to-market roads in far-flung barangays, and flood control projects.

"Your region, particularly Butuan City is near to the President's heart. That is why these projects are given to you", Sec. Bonoan said.

Sec. Bonoan, also urged Butuanons to take good care of the bridge and the other projects to be given by the national government "because some local officials in Luzon and the Visayan regions are envy with these projects given to you by the President. This simply means how special Butuanons are to the President", he said.

Assured of the continuous support to the Arroyo administration, Mayor Democrito Plaza II expressed his gratitude to the President for the noble projects the Butuanons have been waiting for 13 years. (PIA-13)

BOB-bXu

May 5th, 2007, 02:45 PM

LTTMO TIGHTENS TRAFFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS IN BUTUAN CITY

The Land Transportation Traffic Management Office (LTTMO), which was created only in the year 2000 continues to tighten its rules and regulations for any traffic violations in the city. The office was tasks: to maintain, supervise and conduct further study on the modernization of Traffic Management System which can be applied in our city’s current traffic situation.

In fact, it is already in the process of implementing the Color Coding Scheme, which is aimed at helping commuters choose an appropriate public utility vehicle to ride instead of looking at the route placed at both sides of the vehicle. Since, it is easy to remember the color of the particular vehicle, rather than its route.

To deter traffic accidents and congestions, the City Government of Butuan under the administration of Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II has acquired a 76 M-worth of state-of-the-art Computerized Traffic Facilities. It also added more road signs and markings, which were installed at the conspicuous places in Butuan.

Due to the innovative program of the city government to bringing our people closer to the government, it now allows inspection of any kind of vehicle operating within the city to be facilitated at their respective barangay

Ordinance No. 2928 allows the city government thru LTTMO to implement “Oplan Trapiko”, which deputized Civilian Volunteer Organization (CVO), BIN and Barangay Council into Deputized Barangay Traffic Officer. It augments LTTMO’s mandate in implementing traffic rules and regulations in their respective barangay

LTTMO continues to implement, from time to time, a rerouting scheme to ensure the smooth flow of the traffic especially during rush hours. It also requires public utility drivers and operators to undergo a Safety Driving Seminar prior to securing their permit at the office in order to prevent untoward traffic-related incident in the future, and also to ensure their competency in driving.

Thus far, due to the effectiveness of the program, about 75% of vehicles were registered in the year 2006 and another 35% had obtained their Professional Driver’s License in the office.

On the other hand, based on the 2006 survey, it was revealed that 35% of traffic-related accidents in the city involved the students. To reduce the said incident, SP Ordinance No. 3010-2006 allows more LTTMO enforcers and guards were positioned near the schools which are located along our national highway, to assist the students and other people in walking to the pedestrian crossings.

BOB-bXu

May 5th, 2007, 02:47 PM

BUTUAN CITY GOVERNMENT SURPASSES ITS COLLECTION
TARGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007:banana: :banana: ^^

The city government by implementing Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) has already surpassed its business tax and non-tax revenue collection for 2007, Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II announced early this year.

Business taxes are revenues collected from movie houses, community, corporate, professional, coliseum, transfer and franchise taxes and delivery vans and trucks.

Mayor Plaza said that the accomplishment is a welcome development in the face of recent economic difficulties in the country. He said the revenue will certainly help the city government pursue its various projects for this year and beyond.

City Treasurer Adulfo Llagas assured that the city treasury will continue to implement efficient policies and systems to meet, if not exceed, annual collection targets.

In fact, for the last fifteen (15) years, the City Treasurer’s Office has registered a significant increase of their collections on Real Property Tax by 20%, Business Tax 30%, Community Tax by 80%, Fees and Charges, and other revenues by 30%, enough to finance and implement the plans and programs and several infrastructure projects of the City, such as the concreting of various primary roads, construction of the City Hospital, completion of our City Hall Building and other social projects envisioned by Hon. City Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II.

Moreover, the financial status of the City of Butuan shows a positive growth with the increase of income every year starting from CY 1993 with the income of Php 217,856,038.11 to Php 672,735,000.35 in CY 2005. The positive growth that classified Butuan City as one of the Highly Urbanized Cities of the country was mainly due to an increased collection of Local Taxes and other fees and charges as well as the intensified Tax Collection effort of the revenue collectors of the City Treasurer’s Office.

BOB-bXu

May 6th, 2007, 03:37 AM

^^ BUTUAN CITY’S BUSINESS STRENGHTS IDENTIFIED^^

The Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project (PCCRP) of 2005 has released a detailed report baring the reasons why it has selected Butuan City as one of the potential cities outside Metro Manila in Human Resources and Training category.

The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Policy Center sponsored a survey recently which also found Butuan City’s competitiveness in Infrastructure due to its above-average score in ‘vehicle density,’ ‘adequacy of cellular phone signals,’ ‘ease of connection to telephone lines’ and reliability of ISP’s.’ The survey, which covered 15 cities was presented on April 26, 2006.

A copy of the detailed report sent by the PCCRP to Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II enumerated the identified strengths of the city as Infrastructure, Quality of Life and Human Resources and Training.

Based on the scores, Butuan’s strength in terms of Human Resources and Training could be attributed to the ‘presence of skilled workers who are eager to develop skills. The seven drivers were cost of doing business, dynamism of local economy, linkages and accessibility, human resources and training, infrastructure, responsiveness of LGU to business needs and quality of life.

On the other hand its advantages in terms of Quality of Life indicators lie in good ‘air quality’ as well as security environment for business, which were rated above-average.

The “Timber City of the South” was also found to be competitive in ‘average rent of commercial space’ and ‘local minimum wage.’ It tops the mid-sized cities in terms of the following indicators: ‘non-existence of informal fees in securing business permits and licenses from local government agencies.’

Under the dynamism of Local Economy, Butuan has above-average scores in ‘market size’ and ‘growth of registered businesses.’ Likewise, the city has above average competitiveness in qualitative indicators such as ‘access to financing for private businesses’ and ‘proximity of international entry and exit points’ and having an ‘effective transport system for raw materials and produced goods.

The PCCRP report also gave recommendations to the city to ensure its continued economic successes and maintain the quality of service that it provides. Some PCCRP’s recommendations were establishing linkages, replicating winners, clustering goods and services, Cost of Doing Business, and reforming policies.

Mayor Plaza, who acknowledges the contributions of the private sector to the economic progress of the city, said PCCRP’s recommendations are truly welcome and that the city is in fact already implementing some of them.

The FGD participants confirmed the abovementioned strengths of the city, saying that Butuan is a beehive of construction activity, with a second Magsaysay bridge and the viaduct to the old Magsaysay bridge being built near the Agusan River. The city airport is being extended and there are adequate water refilling stations and recreational facilities. Garbage collection, they say, is not a problem and there are good telephone and Internet connections all over the city. Moreover, good education is locally available.

BOB-bXu

May 6th, 2007, 06:11 AM

Taboan Terminal
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regjeex

May 7th, 2007, 08:45 AM

wow nice pic! Thanks Bob. Can u also post some pics of Butuan?

regjeex

May 7th, 2007, 02:24 PM

Mayor Plaza explains delay on airport expansion
by Glenrose @ 3:47 pm. Filed under News
by Robert E. Roperos

BUTUAN CITY– Mayor Democrito Plaza II explained the reason why the expansion of Bancasi Airport here has been delayed.

In a roundtable discussion with members of the local press, Mayor Plaza said that the project is under the Mindanao Super Region, a list of projects enumerated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during her 2006 State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July.

“And since it is part of the Mindanao Super Region, the expansion of our airport is packaged with some of the proposed airports in some areas in Mindanao. However, some of the proposals of the other airports are not yet submitted and finalized that is why the project has been delayed because it is part of the package. Meaning, all of the proposals must be submitted, finalized and approved by the national government”, Mayor Plaza explained.

However, Mayor Plaza said that in order to fast-track the project, the city government will appeal to the national government not to include Bancasi Airport in the package and instead, the proposal will be treated independently.

This statement was supported by DPWH Sec. Manuel Bonoan who is present during the roundtable discussion.

According to Sec. Bonoan, he is optimistic that the expansion and widening of Bancasi Airport will be realized through Mayor Plaza’s effort considering the realization of the 2nd Magsaysay Bridge which is considered one of the biggest projects in Mindanao.

“Alam ko na mangyayari rin ang pagpapa-expand ng airport n’yo rito sa Butuan dahil ang bagong tulay n’yo nga, sa kaku-kulit ni Mayor Plaza kay Pangulong Arroyo, ayun, nandyan na at pwede na’ng gamitin. At sa kakulitan ni Mayor Plaza, ibibigay at ibibigay din ‘yan ni Presidente” (I know that the expansion of your airport here in Butuan will soon be realized because of Mayor Plaza’s effort to follow-up and this is proven by your new Magsaysay Bridge. With the new 2nd Magsaysay Bridge now in place, the President will also approve the expansion of Bancasi Airport”, Sec. Bonoan said. (PIA-13)

BOB-bXu

May 8th, 2007, 01:03 PM

Dottie's Grand Convention Center
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Sinjin P.

May 8th, 2007, 02:51 PM

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BOB-bXu

May 9th, 2007, 06:39 AM

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opps na doble he he he sorry sinjin...:)

BOB-bXu

May 9th, 2007, 06:57 AM

Smallville

May 9th, 2007, 07:47 AM

Dottie's Grand Convention Center
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Hey Bob,

You see the table and chairs in the middle close to the rooms? That is where I proposed to my wife. :lol: Wow, brings back a lot of good memories. I was real nervous too when I proposed to her. :nuts:

When we are there next year I will probably spend a few nights at Dotties Place because the heat gets to me after a while and I need a break from it. We will be spending alot of time in RTR (province) and Butuan City. We may fly down to Davao for a few days and see her Brother and a close cousin of hers that just got married.

That is great news about the expansion of the airport. I am looking forward to seeing the improvements. I hope the good news keeps coming for Butuan and the surrounding region. I see that Cebu Pacific has upgraded their fleet. I flew on a DC-9 when I was there. I hope this time I will be able to fly on an A319 or A320. I read that PAL is upgrading their fleet as well.

Thanks for the old memories.:)

BOB-bXu

May 9th, 2007, 03:46 PM

thats so cool to know smallville:)

while you are at the city, try Almont Inland Resorts also, they just had their expansion over there at Lake Mainit...their hotel at the plaza is also undergoing facelift and renovations....

boybleauXx

May 9th, 2007, 04:28 PM

Hi fellows, I am back.
As an update:

Libertad-Bancasi (all in Butuan)section of the busy Iligan-CDO-Butuan Highway will be added with two more lanes making it 4-6 lane wide.

The San Francisco-Langkilaan section of Butuan-Davao Highway (all in Agusan del Sur) will be completely done by December this year....making travel between these cities on full concrete end to end with four to six lanes around major towns in san francisco, Bayugan, Tagum, Monkayo and Panabo..

Here's the link to that
http://news.balita.ph/html/article.php/20070509104507458

boju

May 10th, 2007, 02:06 AM

BCPO creates Oplan "Halalan", "Balangay Festival"

by Robert E. Roperos

BUTUAN CITY (May 10) -- The Butuan City Police Office is now preparing to ensure safety in connection with the celebration of the annual Balangay Festival, which will be on May 19.

According to BCPO Chief Supt. Admirante Josue, they have enough personnel to ensure the safety during the celebration and also during the forthcoming election which is slated next week.

With these activities, Oplan "Halalan" and Oplan "Balangay Festival" have been created for public safety.

Meanwhile, Supt. Josue calls Butuanons and visitors alike to observe and celebrate the Balangay Festival peacefully for the benefit of the majority. "I just would like to call on the Butuanons and the visitors to stay calm and observe peacefully as they celebrate the Balangay Festival and the conduct of the national and local elections next week", Supt. Josue said. (PIA-13)

BOB-bXu

May 10th, 2007, 06:11 AM

wow....the 1.3 billion airport expansion will be started this year before year end with an initial 250 Million release from the government to jumpstart the billion peso program...^^ ^^ :banana:

click the link:http://news.balita.ph/html/article.php/20070507112029764
:banana: :banana: :banana:

that road widening to 4 to 6 lanes in Libertad to Bancasi section is very timely considering the airport expansion in Bancasi too will kick off before the year ends

allan_dude

May 12th, 2007, 09:55 PM

may latest pics na ba sa second Magsaysay Bridge?

Sinjin P.

May 15th, 2007, 06:15 AM

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BOB-bXu

May 15th, 2007, 01:54 PM

sinj, yuo're a genius...where did you get the above partial results....is there any site where we can view...

Sinjin P.

May 15th, 2007, 01:56 PM

http://www.gmanews.tv/eleksyon2007/amaquickcount/local/full

Since there are basically a lot of individuals interested on the latest partial results, the website loads slow so you'll have to refresh it a lot of times before you get there :D

MtApoStandard

May 19th, 2007, 10:29 AM

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MtApoStandard

May 19th, 2007, 10:31 AM

may latest pics na ba sa second Magsaysay Bridge?
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net find

MtApoStandard

May 19th, 2007, 10:33 AM

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net find

MtApoStandard

May 19th, 2007, 10:35 AM

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net find

BOB-bXu

May 21st, 2007, 02:20 PM

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New 400 meter Baan Viaduct, Old Magsaysay East Approach

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Viaduct and Baan Hi way intersection, old Magsaysay Bridge East side
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davaoeagle

May 21st, 2007, 11:34 PM

garzland

May 22nd, 2007, 02:29 AM

Ganda talga ng bridge na yan... Pero sana iasphalt overlay din yung roads connected to that bridge, lubus-lubusin na hehehe

BOB-bXu

May 22nd, 2007, 06:29 AM

Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Ledesma: Manic Monday
By Jun Ledesma
Sunbursts

BTW, I just returned from a quick trip to Butuan City. It took me about four hours in easy driving to get there. Compare this to over six hours of bumpy drive the last time I got there. The Maharlika highway and the bridges are done. There's a new approach to Butuan City - concrete elevated road and a "hanging bridge" said to be the first in Mindanao. It's awe-inspiring to see these developments amidst the political lunacy.

Full Article: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2007/05/22/oped/jun.ledesma.sunbursts.html

hmmmm I thought the Butuan-Davao hi way will be completely done by December....looks like the past elections have done wonders :)

four hours of speedy and smooth driving along thick concrete from a hellish 7 to 8 hour ordeal 5 years ago...

this one shall be a booster dose between regional cities' inter trade..

Butuan and Davao travellers here's one for you :cheers:

another interesting to wait is the soon to be completed SUDOPARIM or the Surigao-Davao Oriental Pacific Rim Hi-way....^^

BOB-bXu

May 22nd, 2007, 06:30 AM

Ganda talga ng bridge na yan... Pero sana iasphalt overlay din yung roads connected to that bridge, lubus-lubusin na hehehe

no need na cguro garz..the concrete is fantastically seamless....there seems to be no bump while traversing the hi way...very leveled ang pag kakagawa ng mga Japs ng hi-way.....

BOB-bXu

May 22nd, 2007, 06:42 AM

MAYOR : ALL-OUT SUPPORT TO CITY TOURISM’S UNDERTAKINGS INCLUDING THE SUBMISSION OF FINAL POSITION PAPER OF THE 1ST EASTER MASS DEFENSE

Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II made history when he signifies his strong support to the City Tourism Office’s undertakings including that of the submission of final position paper of the 1st Easter Mass Defense to the National Historical Institute (NHI) to be presented by Mr. Greg Hontiveros, the Butuan Historical and Cultural Foundation, Inc. President.

But before this, Mayor Plaza has provided the City Tourism Special Services Division its own Annual Budget Lump Sum Appropriation now amounting to 1.5 Million compared to nothing in the 1900’s. He likewise provided the City Tourism Office with Service Vehicle upon his assumption as City Mayor in 1992 and lately a new Toyota Commuter Van. He acquired the property surrounding the Bood Promontory which is a historical and archaeological site.

Also, he has consistently supported all the Tourism Special Projects and Programs of the City Tourism Office, City Tourism Council and the Butuan Historical and Cultural Foundation, Inc. by extending both financial assistance and logistics support, like the 1st Formal/Official Flag Hoisting in Mindanao, Kahimunan Festival: Feast of Sto. Niño Street Theater Competition, 1st Easter Mass, Balangay Festival, Balik-Butuan/Balikbayn Grand Homecoming, Tourism Consciousness Week and Cultural festival, Adlaw Hong Butuan Charter Day Anniversary, Philippine Travel Mart and WOW Best of Caraga Region Travel Fair. Mayor Plaza also helped established the Butuan Heritage Center, a research library cum office at the City Library located at Rosales Street.

He extended Annual Budget Lump Sum Appropriation to the BHCFI as financial assistance to the following Projects/Activities, like the Publication of Butuan’s History, “Butuan of a Thousand Years” written by Mr. Greg Hontiveros, Final Position Paper of the 1st Easter Mass Defense to the National Historical Institute, and the Geomorphological Study of the Butuan Delta: Then and Now, still by Mr. Hontiveros.

Moreover, he encourages and initiated the aggressive pursuit and revival of the old Butuan-China Connection and Sister City Agreements with the Peoples’ Republic of China Embassy and Filipino-Chinese Business Community by spearheading the 80 member delegation to Guangzhou China on October 16-26, 2001 for the 90th Chinese Export Commodities Fair.

This year and the rest of his term, Mayor Plaza focuses his priorities toward infrastructure development on Tourism-related projects and facilities, foremost of which are the following:

1. Acquisition of balanghai designed ferryboat river taxi’s to highlight the AGusan River Cruise and Floating Restaurant comparable to the Nile River of Egypt and Bangkok, Thailand.

2. The development of the Butuan Historical Park and MDG Theme Park comparable to Singapore Waterfront Central Park, and

3. The rehabilitation and improvement of our Museum Shrines and Archaeological sites. ^^ ^^

BOB-bXu

May 22nd, 2007, 07:05 AM

another new addition to Butuan's cafeine-holics choice : City Cafe

City Cafe, it's the place to just let time pass with the unharried cadence of a turtle suffering extreme rheumatism and going nowhere in particular. The coffee isn't Starbucks' but it's passable enough but forgettable. But the music puts you in a kind of melancholic stupefaction that engenders a philosophic detachment to loves lost or that never were or could have been. Or even yet those that are to be

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Sinjin P.

May 22nd, 2007, 01:22 PM

Nice developments in Butuan. It'd be interesting to see a skyline develop near the new bridge. :cheers:

ryanr

May 24th, 2007, 05:08 AM

sweet bridge...although i didnt expect it would only be two lanes. Still very good though:okay:

Smallville

May 25th, 2007, 07:32 AM

Great pictures Bob! Wow, it only takes four hours to get to Davao from Butuan instead of the usual eight. This is going to be huge for the economy in that area.

Now all we need is a high speed passenger train between the two cities to make it even better. Wishful thinking on my part I am sure. But hey I can dream.

Congrats to both Butuan and Davao. :cheers:

jameslab8470

May 29th, 2007, 06:39 AM

News Report.... ahehehe...

According to the local police, there are already many accidents happened to the area of the news bridge, since it was opened... Almost every week, at least one accident will occur at the bridge.... And, worst, 3 people already died because of these accidents.

My mom, who tried to take a peek to the new bridge, encountered an accident to a motorcycle.... She was sure that nobody's around when she wanted to take a left turn to the bridge. But this motorcycle, came out from nowhere, tried to increase his speed.

Reports said that drivers who were involved in accidents, encounter the same scenario... They thought that no vehicle is along their way. But some vehicles really came out from nowhere.

Police were worried if all buses will take the new bridge to cross Agusan River. They expect more accidents to happen...

Unsa kaha ang naa sa new bridge? Sabi nila, mga haka2x, baka may nadistorbo daw sa area na yun during the construction of the bridge....

Sinjin P.

May 29th, 2007, 10:45 AM

^ Baka may mga blind spots lang along that accident prone area that need to be taken care of.

jameslab8470

May 30th, 2007, 06:55 AM

hehe... walang blind spot... lawak maxado ng place... wla nga pati bahay ang nakatayo sa area eh... its like a road kasi sa farmland/rice paddies

BOB-bXu

May 31st, 2007, 01:59 PM

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Alingatong

June 1st, 2007, 09:38 AM

Totoo bang temporarily closed yong bridge ngayon kasi daw nakitaan ng mga cracks sa ibang portion nito?

BOB-bXu

June 1st, 2007, 10:43 AM

the rumor is political and has no basis...

there are no cracks wherever and whatever...

BOB-bXu

June 1st, 2007, 02:27 PM

2nd Magsaysay bridge temporarily closed - DPWH Butuan

BUTUAN CITY (June 1) -- Traffic will be temporarily closed on the 2nd Magsaysay Bridge starting May 29, 2007 to facilitate works on the second abutment of the bridge. After almost a month of usage, a slight defect was located and an adjustment on the expansion joint of abutment "B" has to be made in order to correct defect thereof.

The 2nd Magsaysay Bridge, which opened last April 30, 2007, is still under warranty of the contractor, Nippon Steel-TOA Corporation (JV), and any defect found therein has to be made within the one year warranty period at the expense of the contractor.

DPWH Regional Director Romeo Momo stressed that the closure is just to make corrective works on the bridge done faster to avail the one year warranty. He said that the defect is only slight and no reason to worry on the general structure of the bridge.

RD Momo also adds, that from time to time, closure will be made on the bridge in case any defect will be observed therein within the warranty period.

DPWH assures the public that the inconvenience will just be for a short period and use of the bridge will resume right away. (PIA-13) [top]

BOB-bXu

June 1st, 2007, 02:33 PM

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boju

June 1st, 2007, 02:41 PM

Nice shots. Siguro ilang mga taong darating, magiging populated na ang area dyan dahil sa ganda ng structure maraming ma-enganyong magtayo ng kanilang business and homes...

BOB-bXu

June 1st, 2007, 02:52 PM

I hope the new business and residential district that will rise around the bridge will be built according to what was planned...to follow the urban plann to the letter to avoid crowding

boju

June 1st, 2007, 03:27 PM

Dapat lang sundin kung ano ang nakasaad sa plan and the city government should implement it strictly. Siguro biglang nagmahal yung mga lupain dyan sa paligid, makabili nga...

boju

June 1st, 2007, 03:28 PM

Alam mo pre kung saan 'tong new DPWH-Butuan itatayo?

http://static1.bareka.com/photos/medium/1248524/dpwh-butuan-arch-emeliano.jpg

BOB-bXu

June 2nd, 2007, 10:20 AM

I duno where it will be built....they do have their big regional office building along J. rosales Ave..

that rendering must be some extension building within their complex or some sort...

BOB-bXu

June 2nd, 2007, 02:52 PM

Monday May 28, 03:48 PM

Philippine Land Authority Eyes US$55 MLN Revenue Haul In 2007
MANILA, May 28 Asia Pulse - The Land Registration Authority (LRA) is targeting to generate this year about P2.56 billion (US$55 million) in revenues from its registration fees and other charges for legal research, verification, filing and related activities.

LRA made this projection as it set to undertake this year the approval of 5,035 plans for subdividing properties, issuing 1,075 decrees; resolving 217 land cases; issuing 601,283 land titles; registering 2.5 million deeds/instruments and reconstituting 2,680 land titles.

The agency is tasked with implementing and protecting the Torrens System of land titling and registration nationwide.

For this year, LRA programmed revenue targets of P434.81 million (first quarter), P690.58 million (second quarter), P665 million (third quarter) and P767.31 million (fourth quarter).

The agency's 2007 total revenue target is slightly higher than last year's P2.50 billion target when its actual total collection amounted to P2.53 billion.

To help meet its targets, secure land records better and enhance its service further, LRA is funding and constructing about 18 land registry buildings in different cities and municipalities nationwide.

These cities are Naga, Tagbilaran, Tangub, Oroquieta, San Fernando (La Union province), Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Butuan, General Santos, Iloilo and Bais.

Construction is also ongoing in the municipalities of Mambajao, Camiguin; Balanga, Bataan; Borongan, Eastern Samar; Iba, Zambales; Kidapawan, North Cotabato; as well as Batangas and Saranggani provinces, the agency added.

Last year, LRA approved 5,441 subdivision plans, issued 892 decrees, resolved 202 land cases, issued 580,471 land titles, registered 2.44 deeds/instruments and reconstituted 2,636 land titles.

BOB-bXu

June 3rd, 2007, 06:21 AM

http://www.world-airport-codes.com/photos/large/BXU_stephen_fitzpatrick_ilovetheplace_61z6c479c7.jpg

so much for the new bridge..I believe the airport in Bancasi needs URGENT expansion...the welcomers area used to be within the terminal. But seems there is not enough space already so these days...they just mill around the parking lot or around the stalls or under the shade of this tree...haaay

jameslab8470

June 3rd, 2007, 11:06 AM

Hehe... Lam mo? this was the image of the airport 12 years ago... nung lumipat kami sa butuan.. Hanggang ngayon, ganito pa rin. hehehe.... New airport is needed na sa Butuan...

BOB-bXu

June 4th, 2007, 10:31 AM

hopefully that airport project here wont be like that of laguindingan...too much of delays

junax

June 5th, 2007, 04:52 AM

wow! nice tong picture na to ah. parang nakarating ng ibang bansa at nagka kodakan hehe :) nice one butuan.
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bariQ

June 11th, 2007, 11:32 PM

HAPPY PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY BUTUAN!!!

Jarenz

June 14th, 2007, 05:33 AM

Alam mo pre kung saan 'tong new DPWH-Butuan itatayo?

http://static1.bareka.com/photos/medium/1248524/dpwh-butuan-arch-emeliano.jpg

what about the cladding for this project?

looks simple but presentable

BOB-bXu

June 16th, 2007, 05:14 PM

^^ ^^

DPWH readies ECC for flyovers

BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

The Department of Public Works and Highways is now processing the Environmental Compliance Certificate for the construction of two flyover projects in Bacolod City, Secretary to the Mayor Roger Balo said yesterday.

During an earlier meeting, the consultants on the project, Balo said, assured that as soon as the requirements are complete they will start the construction of the flyover projects at the junction of Lacson Street and B.S. Aquino Drive, and at Lacson and Burgos streets in Bacolod City. Bacolod is one of the seven recipients of the "Tulay ng Pangulo sa Kaunlaran Project." Each project will cost P250 million.

A memorandum issued by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to DPWH Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr. dated Oct. 4, 2006, stated that Iloilo and Cebu will also receive flyovers, while San Fernando, Naga, and the cities of Davao and Butuan will receive one each.

Balo said Woodfields Consultants, Inc. environmental head, engineer Elsie Monsanto, informed him Friday that the President had issued instructions to give the flyover projects directly to the local governments concerned.

He said Mabey and Johnson had conducted preliminary site visits to Bacolod as early as Sept. 23 to 26, 2004. They also conducted a technical study and evaluation on the flow and volume of traffic in the city, he added.

With all the requirements having been complied by the city, Balo said the construction of the project is expected to be started next month.*CGS

^^ ^^

garzland

June 17th, 2007, 01:34 AM

^^^Wow, Naga will have its first flyover too just like Butuan.

Di ba merong master plan para sa Butuan? Is it being implemented already?

BOB-bXu

June 17th, 2007, 03:48 AM

^^^Wow, Naga will have its first flyover too just like Butuan.

Di ba merong master plan para sa Butuan? Is it being implemented already?

yup there is the city land use plan and the urban renewal project..

the projectis in pahses andis being progressively being implemented. Right now there seems to be construction works here in there within the urban area, street diggings, roadside works, widenings, concreting etc..the riverside stretch is free from slums and shanties...squatter communities relocated...
the city view is gradually changing.....

garzland

June 17th, 2007, 02:21 PM

^^ That's good... I can say that Philippine cities are really changing fast...Good job Butuan!

MtApoStandard

June 21st, 2007, 05:41 PM

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/IMG_8468.jpg
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g0Rs

June 21st, 2007, 05:48 PM

^^ Beautiful :)

Alingatong

June 21st, 2007, 05:49 PM

^^Nice. :)

davaoeagle

June 21st, 2007, 06:12 PM

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/IMG_8468.jpg
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You said, nice, beautiful and okay...i'd say alluring for this wonderful, iconic bridge.. :)

Alingatong

June 21st, 2007, 06:15 PM

Yeah. Can't wait for Samal's ang Panguil Bay's. :)

BOB-bXu

June 22nd, 2007, 06:29 AM

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/davao_world/IMG_8468.jpg
:okay: :okay: :okay:

the DPWH have not included in their plan of putting up ramps to connect the east and west approaches with the two parallel levee road system on both sides of the river...sana in the future the ramps will be built for easy access...

jameslab8470

June 22nd, 2007, 08:32 AM

very cooL! mt. mayapay.... golden tara.... blaanghai... and now, the second magsaysay bridge.... icons of the historic butuan... cooL!!

dos compadres

June 22nd, 2007, 12:33 PM

^^^Wow, Naga will have its first flyover too just like Butuan.

Di ba merong master plan para sa Butuan? Is it being implemented already?

Re; flyovers. Im really wondering about this fuss about flyovers. IMO, they uglify cities, and they kill businesses especially those in street corners. if the place really needs traffic-free intersections, maybe underpasses should be built. Flyovers should be restricted to city outskirts, like highways.

Traffic follows business and people activities; so it is a matter of city zoning and balanced development that you can solve traffic problems in the long-run. Napakaraming underutilized lands just outside the cities, why not use them, rather cramp all the activities in a few urbanized areas.

Opinion lang po.

BOB-bXu

June 23rd, 2007, 06:16 AM

thats correct, unchecked development tends to uglify cities especialy if they are borne from poor planning..

flyovers may somehow cause visual pollution if not properly planned

BOB-bXu

June 23rd, 2007, 06:23 AM

Filinvest to hold jobs fair in Davao

DAVAO CITY — A major player in the property sector is holding a one-day job fair to fill in its human resource requirements for its business expansion in Mindanao.

The Filinvest Group of Companies will hold the jobs fair at The Atrium, Gaisanao Mall of Davao on June 27, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Dennis Molina, human resource supervisor of Filinvest Land Inc. said the event is a one day stop-shop activity wherein the prospective applicants gets into the hiring process within the day, from preliminary interviews, filling-up of required documents, testing and final interviews.

The targeted expansion is spread across the regions in Mindanao. Operations for the Filinvest Land will soon operate in the cities of Butuan and General Santos. The expansion projects for the existing centers in Davao, Tagum City and Zamboanga is also underway.

He said the group, along with subsidiaries: Filinvest Land Corporation, Davao Sugar Central Corporation and High Yield Sugar Central Corporation in Guihing, Davao del Sur and Cotabato Sugar Central Corporation in Matalam, Cotabato Province will converge for a day to pool and hire human resources all over the region to fill-in different positions.

Various positions are at stake for all graduates, Molina said. Vacancies include: Sales Team Heads, Sales Managers, Marketing Officers, Business Development Officers/Assistants, Civil Engineers, Accounting Personnel, Management Trainees, Software developers, Technical Engineering Staff ad Agri-aides.

Filinvest Land Inc. Molina said remains on top in the property sector with its track record of 40 years in real estate. It has developed more than 1,800 hectares, provided home for over 100,000 families and developed over 100 projects nationwide.

In Mindanao he said it has already implemented three projects, the Orange Grove in Maa and Fuente de Villa Abrille in Tulip Drive and Villa Mercedita in Dumoy, all in Davao City.

Molina said the jobs fair is Filinvest Land Inc fulfillment of its corporate social responsibility.

“By investing on solid ground we consider Mindanao as the solid ground for development. We do not just hone or utilize the fertile pool of human resources in building and developing houses but providing bright future to families thru job generation,” he added. (PIA XI/prixdbanzon)

jameslab8470

June 23rd, 2007, 08:20 AM

Don't place flyover sa butuan... im opposing it... Butuan is really soaring high in terms of development.. but d pa kelangan ng flyover.... Get rid of those tricycles muna! hehehe...

MtApoStandard

June 23rd, 2007, 11:40 AM

the DPWH have not included in their plan of putting up ramps to connect the east and west approaches with the two parallel levee road system on both sides of the river...sana in the future the ramps will be built for easy access...
yeah, hopefully its a part of engineering design that was just not made public. if theres ever of it, i thought of like its a clover leaf ramp both direction on each approaches. it would appear like an interchange(dont know exactly if its termed rightly). but for now, the bridge became an instant fly overs(bypasses) to these 2 levee roads. impressive

MtApoStandard

June 23rd, 2007, 11:50 AM

Don't place flyover sa butuan... im opposing it... Butuan is really soaring high in terms of development.. but d pa kelangan ng flyover.... Get rid of those tricycles muna! hehehe...
i guess is not bad at all if its not laid right in the middle of cbd. must be right at the periphery or anywhere outside in entry/exit points where there are gridlocks. there it would have the commanding view of downtown bustle.

BOB-bXu

June 23rd, 2007, 02:38 PM

BOB-bXu

June 23rd, 2007, 02:57 PM

speaking of developments....there seems to be an increasing activity of constructions again all over the city, most evident in the suburbs..

the North Montilla Boulevard for example which is part of this 7 Km long 6 lane boulevard is being extended further northwards in the direction of Pagatpatan and thenon to Masao (where the ambitious 7B Port of Magellan will be built)...the public school along Magsaysay Avenue in Obrero is being demolished to give way for this road works. Once finished the North and South Montilla Boulevard will easily become one of VisMins longest boulevards...

The Capitol-Tungao Road (Villa Kanangga section) will be added with two more lanes making it 4 lane wide highway and so is the Libertad-Bancasi section of Butuan-CDO-Iligan highway will be widened with two more additional lanes.

On the private sector on the other hand, leading schools in the city are joining in the constructiion binge. Just as FSUU is in full blast with their construction of a new campus in Ambago...SJIT is now in the civil works of their Villa Kanangga campus...which shall include a gymnasium double the size (unverified reports) of in FSUU and school complex.

The Regional Government Complex in Tiniwisan is nearing completion and the Butuan Coliseum in Ampayon will soon be started.

I still have to see groundworks on the Riverine Boardwalk and Park up to now..
and so the airport in Bancasi..

there are also a number of private building construction activity within the CBD...

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unverified reports that a huge tract of land near the new bridge is being negotiated for landbanking by SM Prime....will check on this yet