^^They said they will air it LIVE with 1 hour delay... Common sense lang, no International boxing event will be aired live in a national TV.

6pm coz there will be 6 undercard events...

^^They said they will air it LIVE with 1 hour delay... Common sense lang, no International boxing event will be aired live in a national TV.

Oh okay. But they're weird though, there's nothing live with a delay :lol:

Oh okay. But they're weird though, there's nothing live with a delay :lol:

mind you, everything has delay.

At least five minutes actually :rant:

Years ago, it had traffic lights. Then it was removed (reasons which I am not aware of), and replaced with manpower (CTMS, grr, they are annoying). And then, when the ASEAN Summit came, new traffic lights were installed. But are they functioning? No. :speech:

Sinj, just an update on Old Bridge - Opon Intersection (Tollfee). The traffic lights are now operational since one week ago.

Oh okay. But they're weird though, there's nothing live with a delay :lol:

we don't know... maybe they have that kind of term in the television industry. Sometimes, we just complain and complain eventhough we still don't know if the reason is right or wrong. :)

Sinj, just an update on Old Bridge - Opon Intersection (Tollfee). The traffic lights are now operational since one week ago.

That's cool because those CTMS guys really annoy me, they don't even have common sense stalling us for at least five minutes lol. Thanks for the update

we don't know... maybe they have that kind of term in the television industry. Sometimes, we just complain and complain eventhough we still don't know if the reason is right or wrong. :)

Well if we're trying to define terms, if they say live, it's simultaneous with the event itself. If it has a delay, then perhaps less than 5 seconds just because of signal difference. They already did it in the past, saying that they're live but they were not, perhaps just to scoop the ratings though. Mind you, they received a lot of flak for that ;)

I hope I got this right... :D

This is just based on my personal knowledge of the issue....




@Lili
@Waway


This is what they're fighting for...

There are actually 2 issues here:

1.) Land-Swap Deal
- The province wants to evict settlers occupying a province owned lot just beside the Cebu Business Park so that they can dispose of the property for commercial purposes. Mayor Osmeña, in an effort to spare the settlers from being evicted, proposed a land swap deal wherein he would swap the said province-owned lot with another property (contiguous, with roughly the same area in hectares) near SM City Cebu at the North Reclamation Area.

- The deal however was called off after Vice-Mayor Michael Rama said something during a privileged speech at the city council which irked officials of the Capitol.

- The land swap deal was again revived, but this time, the Capitol wants a "value-for-value" deal, meaning, if their property is worth P2-billion (this is just an example), the city should also swap it with something worth P2-billion. This was opposed by the city.



2.) CIUDAD Mall Project

- The Ciudad Mall project is a project of the Capitol and a private-corporation and is expected to rise in another province-owned lot just beside the Asiatown IT Park (photos below).

- Just recently, the city council passed a resolution putting a stop to any new construction in the Banilad area due to the rising volume of traffic. It is, however, just temporary until the traffic management board finds a resolution to the growing traffic there. One suggestion was to build a flyover in a particular intersection or to widen the road itself. There are 3 malls in Banilad (Ciudad will be the 4th) plus 3 big universities.

- Some, however, see this move by the council as some sort of a warning to Capitol to pursue the original "land-swap" deal.

Again, this is just my opinion based on what I have read in the newspapers so please free to add some inputs if I missed anything.




This may not be totally accurate, but somewhere enclosed in white is the province owned lot occupied by settlers that the Capitol wants to evict. Actually, there are already settlers who have paid their obligations so if the Capitol will take over this property, it won't be contiguous.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/land_swap_controversy.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/land_swap_controversy04.jpg




This is where the CIUDAD Mall is expected to rise.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/land_swap_controversy03.jpg

Osmeña Blvd will turn into a PARKING AREA tomorrow from 1pm until the "BOTTLE OF CEBU" ceases.

more than 2000 - 3000 vehicles will be accomodated from the old SSS grounds near the Osmeña blvd, Sancianco St. junction up to PLDT or upto fuente Osmeña Metrobank area...

is it BOTTLE? or BATTLE?

^^

:lol:


Anyway, I think international boxing fights are NEVER AIRED live, otherwise, no one would buy their precious tickets. Unless of course if admission is free.


//

the lot beside CBP is big (almost half the size of CBP)... it could be made into a residential park... tall apartment buildings beside tall commercial buildings...

here's what they should do...

1. from that big lot... clear a small lot out of it...
2. then construct a low cost, hi rise housing...
3. convince all people living on that big lot to transfer to the new housing... it wont be hard to convince them coz it still near where they used to live...
4. develop the lot and make it into a residential park...

how about this???

On a different Note,
remember the Jollibee-Lahug construction?

turns out, they may not be intent on keeping the old style house as a theme.
I passed by there this morning and they already demolished to the ground half of the building.

And here I thought they were just going to renovate it.

Any info on that??



yeah, i thought they were going to have a vigan-inspired jollibee too. but, i was wrong. I heard they're going to follow the generic jollibee scheme...



OT: does anyone know where I can get bulbs or rhizomes of a venus flytrap ? (or any other carnivorous plants). pls pls... naa bay gardens diri nga nagbaligya ana diri?

^^

:lol:


Anyway, I think international boxing fights are NEVER AIRED live, otherwise, no one would buy their precious tickets. Unless of course if admission is free.


//

Indeed so TV outfits should never try to fool the ordinary TV viewer :lol:

the lot beside CBP is big (almost half the size of CBP)... it could be made into a residential park... tall apartment buildings beside tall commercial buildings...

here's what they should do...

1. from that big lot... clear a small lot out of it...
2. then construct a low cost, hi rise housing...
3. convince all people living on that big lot to transfer to the new housing... it wont be hard to convince them coz it still near where they used to live...
4. develop the lot and make it into a residential park...

how about this???

Actually bro, some of the occupants there have already been issued titles since they have paid their obligations already.

If the Capitol wants to have a contiguous property, then they will have to buy back those with titles aside from evicting those who have none.

They should consider the property that the city is offering to them at the North Reclamation Area. Anyway, I am still opposed to the construction of Ciudad being halted.


/

is it BOTTLE? or BATTLE?

ay, nag inom man gud ko og RC pag type nako ani... sensya sa wrong spelling:)
-edited-

Actually bro, some of the occupants there have already been issued titles since they have paid their obligations already.

If the Capitol wants to have a contiguous property, then they will have to buy back those with titles aside from evicting those who have none.

They should consider the property that the city is offering to them at the North Reclamation Area. Anyway, I am very much opposed to the construction of Ciudad being halted.


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kung mao ni... it would take a lifetime for gwen praq mabawi sa province ang lots dri... magka.dugo gyud kung ila pugson...

^^ ooooooooooohhh.... I just love RC.

Anyway, I miss u guys! (toinkz - parang matagal na tayong d nagkikita) ehehehehhehe

Oi, let's invite Zidlakan to our meet tomorrow Saturday.. Hehehe.. BO's Capitol, 8pm sir, hehe.. :okay:

^^ pangayo nlng niya ug cell number bai... pra ato ma.tawagan, in case...

the lot beside CBP is big (almost half the size of CBP)... it could be made into a residential park... tall apartment buildings beside tall commercial buildings...

here's what they should do...

1. from that big lot... clear a small lot out of it...
2. then construct a low cost, hi rise housing...
3. convince all people living on that big lot to transfer to the new housing... it wont be hard to convince them coz it still near where they used to live...
4. develop the lot and make it into a residential park...

how about this???

hmmmm ... this is called in urban planning as "land readjustment" popularized
initially in japan and germany. the japanese call this scheme as "kukaku serei."
it is a very novel and wonderful way of solving urban blight and improving the
configuration of the city not to mention aiding in densification. unfortunately,
this is much easier said than done. a lot of succesful models maybe seen in
germany and japan but much more failures also exist. i am not well updated
now but when i studied this in japan 15 years ago, even the urban planning
experts there were not so excited because of the difficulty and the length
of time a succesful one can be effected ... a high japanese official told me it
averaged 15-20 years to come up with a succesful kukaku serei project with
the difficulty more on legal obstacles and most especially getting the coope-
ration of everybody. kukaku serei of old commercial buildings are easier since
the businessmen are easy to talk to but in the case of informal settlers it is
a big headache even in a country as advanced as japan.

that's why recent trends favor on-site improvement and slum upgrading. this
is also being promoted by the united nations as the better alternative.

fyi. i also suggested the same scheme for the 13-hectare lot of UP (they
occupy only 5 has. the informal settlers occupied 8). but it seems nobody
listened. he he he. sure we can entertain that scheme but we have to be
pragmatic enough to realize its not that easy ...

Oi, let's invite Zidlakan to our meet tomorrow Saturday.. Hehehe.. BO's Capitol, 8pm sir, hehe.. :okay:
will try to pass by i have a class at UP ... urban planning

please see my comments/position on the

Land Swap Deal and the CIUDAD issue
(http://cityhall.cebucity.gov.ph/forum/index.php?topic=1225.msg18607#msg18607)
at this thread:

http://cityhall.cebucity.gov.ph/forum/index.php?topic=1225.msg18607#msg18607 (http://cityhall.cebucity.gov.ph/forum/index.php?topic=1225.msg18607#msg18607)


sorry i have to go AFK guys gotta work. but i'll just leave
this account OL and check it from time to time ...

have a nice day.

will try to pass by i have a class at UP ... urban planning

pagda ug chicks bai... hehehe... :banana:

hope gyud ko nga maka.attend ko tomorrow... maning.kamut gyud ko...

1st part... by zidlakan...

the thread reads … “Land swap deal and Ciudad mall”

… which makes it a little harder to explain or give an opinion of, … since an initial assumption
was made. … that the Ciudad mall issue is directly related to the land swap deal. by the way
government officials are saying in the media, they probably are. or at least, they are saying
they are. well, maybe they are. but the truth of the matter is, if we look at them individually
without the other, these are legitimate independent issues, too.

that’s why it’s difficult for me to give my position on the matter since the thread has already
started with them being connected together. but allow me to state my position nonetheless
by starting off with analyzing these 2 individually and separately, with your indulgence …

ceteris paribus …

all things being equal, …. the most justified explanation is probably the simplest one.

the land swap deal …

in 1993, the province passed ordinance 93-1 which allowed informal settlers in provinced-owned
land located in cebu city to buy the lots they were occupying. this was of course pursuant to
the intent of udha (urban development and housing act) which pursued the aim of providing
socialized housing to the poor, more often than not, informal settlers, and which gave an oppor-
tunity for them to buy the lots they were staying on at socialized and affordable rates. for all
intents and purposes, ordinance 93-1 was in line with the national government’s thrust of uplifting
the quality of life of the poor.

10 years after, this is the situation:

• some of the beneficiaries have fully paid and were awarded titles,
• some of the beneficiaries have fully paid but with no titles yet,
• some of the beneficiaries have not fully paid,
• some of the beneficiaries have not started to pay at all.

the deadline for payment was 10 years after 1993. an extension was given but this also lapsed.

the province is poised to recover back the province-owned lot which was granted to the informal settlers/urban poor residents. the justification was to utilize these properties for capital purposes
… either use for investment areas, sell, lease, or enter into joint venture to maximize financial returns.

the city government offered to swap the province-owned lots with a the city-owned contiguous
lot at the north reclamation area. this way, the city will take the responsibility of collecting the
amortization from the residents of these lots who are constituents of the city anyway and not
of the province. this is a move that the city is taking to take full responsibility of providing housing
and tenure to its people. on the other hand, the province will be freed from the messy process of
evicting 5,000 families and the tremendous social costs that comes with such eviction process.

either way, the swap is seen as advantageous to both. and it is seen as a social and development-
riented undertaking aiming at the well-being of the poor.

THIS SWAP WAS ALREADY AGREED BY THE MAYOR AND GOVERNOR.

2nd part... by zidlakan...

what went wrong …

• first the agreed swap was scrutinized by the city council;
• there were statements that the deal was unfair to the city in terms of monetary considerations;
• the provincial officials called off the deal;
• the city council apologized and gave blanket authority to mayor osmeña to negotiate;
• the provincial board authorized the governor to negotiate but on a value-for-value basis;
• the city council reacted to such and invoked other development issues …

there are 2 things that I’d like to STRESS here:

1. THERE WAS ALREADY A SWAP AGREED UPON, and

2. THE SWAP was a POLITICAL agreement with SOCIAL and DEVELOPMENT purposes, WITHOUT ANY
FINANCIAL COSTS attached to it.

in all discussions regarding the land swap deal, it is best to remember these two points.

lets take a closer look at the 2nd point. if you look closely at the actions/reactions of the two sides,
we can see that the disagreements and resultant hurt feelings occur, WHENEVER THE PESO SIGN IS
INVOKED. it is when people place a financial value to an entirely social agreement that disagreements
crop up. why? because we cannot put values to a swap and any other socially-oriented agreements.
otherwise, the city should have just sold the NRA lot to the province and the province, these lots to
the city at prices agreeable to both and in line with the usual government procurement rules and
regulations. but no, … the swap was conceived, thought about, discussed, and initially agreed, as
beneficial to both in terms of social returns. such returns cannot be priced and valued. see, the city
council’s move was a result of the fear that the city is losing out on the deal. the provincial board
likewise urges for a value-for-value agreement. if both have this same stance, I believe NO LAND
SWAP AGREEMENT WILL BE REACHED. that is the sad but unfortunate reality. once we put a peso
sign to it, the agreement is doomed. and here’s the sad part of it:

a) the city will have to take care of the informal settlers in the province-owned lots. at the
very least, it will have to provide relocation sites for those who maybe evicted.

b) the province will proceed with the gargantuan task of evicting 5,000 residents. it’s hard
enough to evict 10 squatters, a hundred ones is already a political and social nightmare. but
having 5,000 eviction court cases is not something one wants to have if you can help it. well,
its not actually 5,000. I don’t have the exact numbers but approximately, the categories are
near the following figures:

o fully paid and were awarded titles – 1,000
o fully paid but with no titles yet – 1,000
o have not fully paid – 2,000
o have not started to pay at all – 1,000

for all intents and purposes, those who have titles already cannot be evicted. same as those who
have fully paid since it is assumed that their full payment has granted them the right of ownership
pending the issuance of the titles. that means that it is the 3,000 odd families that the province
has to evict from the land they have been living in the previous decade or more through court
action. i can’t even think of the magnitude and time that court proceedings may take.

as to the actual value of the land in question, if one really ventures to place a peso sign to it –
the city-owned land at the NRA is contiguous and relatively free and is ready for any investment/
development. it can fetch a value of around P400 – 500 million pesos. the province-owned lot is
valued by the province at around P3.2 billion. however, that uses zonal valuation and appraisal
of the general areas and does not take into account that these land are actually resided by
informal settlers, one which we commonly call by the politically-incorrect term “squatters.” in
fact, all of the ord. 93-1 land are actually squatter areas. and these can not fetch the kind of
prices one would expect from zonal valuations. secondly, these land were actually already sub-
divided into very small lots for the urban poor residents. since some of these lots were already
paid for and some titled, those which maybe recovered by a protracted court process are a
patchwork of small lots which can not be consolidated into contiguous properties investors
might be interested in. one simply has to look at the subdivision plans of these properties
colored with titled, fully-paid, partially-paid, and no payment, to see how difficult it will be to
market these properties to decent investment purposes. the P3.2 B figure is more of a ball-
park one, but which is extremely difficult to convert to cash. it’s much lower but I don’t have
any idea how much really, considering the patchwork of small lots to consider.

that is why it would have been very advantageous for the province to swap all those numerous
minute urban poor lots they have difficulty to collect amortizations from and who they have to
individually evict, to a singular, contiguous, investment-ready lot at the NRA. no value may be
tagged to it, from a political, institutional, and administrative point of view, it was the more
advantageous option.

on the other hand, the swap was advantageous to the city because it can finally serve its
constituents by assuring continuity in their quest for tenure to their land, without the headache
of looking for relocation sites and the attendant headaches attached to it. no value may be
tagged to such a development objective.

3rd part... by zidlakan...

THERE WAS ALREADY A SWAP AGREED UPON …

today, the city and the province are at an impasse. negotiations were stalled and measures and
counter-measures are brewing in each camp. to many on-lookers, it seem as if this is a downhill
trend, … that it will grow bleaker and bleaker everyday. there are more people I talked to who
are pessimistic than the optimistic ones. maybe rightly so because we read in the newspapers
about this side being hurt or this side hurt because being looked upon as a wimp or this side being
blackmailed or this side at gun-point … well there are always two sides of looking at things and if
both sides looked at the dark side, that’s a scenario not even luke skywalker can overcome. but
there is still hope if cooler heads will prevail.

for one, I really, really have to reiterate this truth: “THERE WAS ALREADY A SWAP AGREED UPON ….”
prior to that city council resolution and that provincial board resolution and all the media reports
of accusations and hurt feelings, there was a swap already agreed by the mayor and the governor!
to me this means at least two things:

1. to reach such an agreement again is not impossible since they have agreed to that before; and

2. if people disregard all the hurt feelings and forget all the succeeding actions of the city council
and the provincial board which were based on putting values to a land swap beneficial to both parties
and to the cebuanos in general, then there is no reason at all why we can’t simply go back to the
original agreement.

we have to be realistic and realize that foregoing the agreement is grossly disadvantageous to
both parties. worst, the resulting measures and counter-measures and hostilities between the
province and the city will stump the bright development potentials we have. one needs to
remember the time of ceboom when the tandem of mayor osmeña and governor lito osmeña has
soared cebu to heights never before experienced by cebuanos. one needs to reflect how during
that time each one of us had our heads up and were proud of being cebuanos and the progress/
heights we attained. of course one cannot forget the gradual slow down of such during the
conflicting years of mayor osmeña and gov. dela cerna. and now when things go bright for us
again … when the ASEAN summit was even held here and made us proud again … when tommy
and gwen cooperated in many things for the good of the city and the province and all cebuanos,
people were hopeful for a brighter future, this thing looms again like a damocles sword over our
head … we have to realize that when the city and the province are in conflict, its not good
for the cebuanos. why can't we just go back to the point before the conflict arose?

there was already a swap agreement between tommy and gwen …

if they can simply stick to what they agreed …

it will be the best gift to the cebuanos …

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/land_swap_controversy04.jpg



ahh, so its the lot beside Cebu business park diay that the city wants swapped. I think the city should just relocate everyone in that area and put the lot to good use once the swap goes through, its in a very very very good location and i hate to see it remain the way it is, a huge squatter settlement right beside what could pretty well be the future business center of a future world class city.

^^ kapuya ana...

Cebu Port...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1100101.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/davaovisit/Image126.jpg
SOON!

3rd part... by zidlakan...

THERE WAS ALREADY A SWAP AGREED UPON …

we have to be realistic and realize that foregoing the agreement is grossly disadvantageous to
both parties. worst, the resulting measures and counter-measures and hostilities between the
province and the city will stump the bright development potentials we have. one needs to
remember the time of ceboom when the tandem of mayor osmeña and governor lito osmeña has
soared cebu to heights never before experienced by cebuanos. one needs to reflect how during
that time each one of us had our heads up and were proud of being cebuanos and the progress/
heights we attained. of course one cannot forget the gradual slow down of such during the
conflicting years of mayor osmeña and gov. dela cerna. and now when things go bright for us
again … when the ASEAN summit was even held here and made us proud again … when tommy
and gwen cooperated in many things for the good of the city and the province and all cebuanos,
people were hopeful for a brighter future, this thing looms again like a damocles sword over our
head … we have to realize that when the city and the province are in conflict, its not good
for the cebuanos. why can't we just go back to the point before the conflict arose?

there was already a swap agreement between tommy and gwen …

if they can simply stick to what they agreed …

it will be the best gift to the cebuanos …

During that time, there was so much to talk about progress in the city and province. The start of high rise buildings, big malls like Ayala, SM, Country malls, Balamban Shipyard, etc. Cooperation of our city and capitol officials really has a lot to do with progress. I really hope they settle the problem soon so Cebom part II could start this year.

I'll definitely be pissed if the Ceboom Part II will be stalled just because of our childish politicians' doing

Cebu Provincial consultant on trade and investment Takao Akimaya and his business partner Kimio Tashiro plan to construct a world class amusement park somewhere in Mactan before the year ends. According to Akimaya, the ambitious project, once realized will boost tourism and economic standing of the province. He also revealed that he and his other business associates in Japan are planning to set-up a brand new internet server in Cebu.

hello mga SSC-CEBU.... pde ko mangayo ug article about Cebu's Economy during Pre-hispanic period upto CEEBOOM Era.....

Dabert tabangi ko pangita beh....

Cebu Provincial consultant on trade and investment Takao Akimaya and his business partner Kimio Tashiro plan to construct a world class amusement park somewhere in Mactan before the year ends. According to Akimaya, the ambitious project, once realized will boost tourism and economic standing of the province. He also revealed that he and his other business associates in Japan are planning to set-up a brand new internet server in Cebu.

Good news. So they have already decided somewhere in Mactan :cheers:

Colon street scenes...

cebu business hotel...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1110014.jpg

going to metro gaisano...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1110020.jpg


http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1110015.jpg

colonnade mall...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1110018.jpg

ACT building... dili na midget, hi.rise na...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1110023.jpg

street scenes... Jones. Ave...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1110024.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1110025.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1110028.jpg

Asiatown IT park... Brgy. Apas Cebu City...

i2...
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/michaelragandac/P1110029.jpg

i1...
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/michaelragandac/P1110031.jpg

Globe Isla building...
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/michaelragandac/P1110033.jpg

skyrise...
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/michaelragandac/P1110035.jpg

e.office1...
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/michaelragandac/P1110034.jpg

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7760/img5934gf5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

the new building of cebu doctors' university

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1269/img5936fk6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

citylights garden condominium towers I @ II [crane of tower III is visible in the pic]

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3415/img5938sk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

the new building of sykes [call center]

Cebu Provincial consultant on trade and investment Takao Akimaya and his business partner Kimio Tashiro plan to construct a world class amusement park somewhere in Mactan before the year ends. According to Akimaya, the ambitious project, once realized will boost tourism and economic standing of the province. He also revealed that he and his other business associates in Japan are planning to set-up a brand new internet server in Cebu.



wa man gani tay zoo...

Cebu Daily News
Last updated 01:08pm (Mla time) 02/23/2007

Osmeña-Garcia meeting fails to push through

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/02/22/article_204470_02-22-07.jpg

GOV. Gwendolyn Garcia was willing to talk to Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña last Tuesday, during a private, informal meeting in a room at the Cebu City Sports Club.

But the meeting didn’t push through.

“Naghuwat lang ang gobernador sa among go signal apan wa naman sila (Tomas’ camp) mokontak og mobalik. Sayang kaayo ang opportunity,” Provincial Board member Juan Bolo said of the informal meeting chanced upon by Cebu Daily News photographer Junjie Mendoza.

According to Bolo, the governor would have met with the mayor had some City Hall officials been able to convince the mayor to join their informal meeting that day.

Bolo was with Vice Gov. Gregorio Sanchez Jr. and former Talisay Vice Mayor Lani Abarquez who talked with councilors Augustus Pe Jr. and Joey Daluz and Cebu City administrator Francisco Fernandez.

Bolo said the informal talk was intended for both Mayor Osmeña and Governor Garcia to sit down at that time.

But with the failure of the two chief executives to meet, Bolo and Board Member Victor Maambong said that they would just wait for any development to come.

The board, they said, will not intervene anymore because they have already given the governor the opportunity to settle it.

The city government offered to swap a portion of Block 27 in the North Reclamation Area in exchange for scattered provincial lots presently occupied by about 5,000 urban poor families.

The Provincial Board’s sudden decision last week to let the negotiations proceed strictly based on a “value for value” basis was received like a slap on the face by City Hall officials.

They said the change of terms was a sign that the Capitol was being unreasonable and pushing them around.

Last Monday and Tuesday, the governor ordered the closure of the old Larsian road leading to Fuente Osmeña and the access road that links the Asiatown IT Park to Banilad.

Osmeña, in a separate interview, said that despite their clashing views on the proposed lot swap, he would continue to support the governor and would even be willing to compromise his reelection bid to convince her to approve the lot swap.

“If the governor will liberate the 5,000 families (who occupy province-owned properties) and Alvin Garcia is my opponent in the election, I promise I’m not even going to campaign in these areas and Alvin can have all the votes there,” Osmeña said.

He added he was also willing to apologize and kneel before the governor to convince her to approve the lot swap.

“If you want me to say I'm sorry, I'll say sorry. If you want me to kneel, I'll kneel down. You haven’t seen a mayor kneel down. I will swallow my pride just to give the 5,000 families their property,” he said.

Osmeña said he will not put a single campaign poster in the affected lots and will not assign watchers in their precincts. He will have to work harder to get more votes in the south district, he said.

“But she (Governor Garcia) has to liberate them before the election because I don’t trust her. She does not keep her word,” the mayor said.

He also promised not to lift the moratorium on the development of Cuidad, a commercial development that the province plans to put up near the I.T. Park, unless the lot swap deal is approved.

Osmeña earlier said he and Garcia had agreed earlier to exempt from the land swap some high value provincial properties like those located along Gorordo Avenue.

He said he was surprised to find out that the terms had been changed: the exchange would be based on value for value in terms of market price.

The province’s 53-hectare property is appraised at P3.2 billion while the city's offered lot, which has a land area of 37,554 sq m, is valued only at P415 million.

Osmeña said the negotiations would have been over now had the Capitol not changed their mind about the terms.

Capitol security consultant on information and management Pablo John Garcia, for his part, said the governor would not go back to the old proposed land swap deal.

He said the governor already made her point to scrap the old proposal after Vice Mayor Michael Rama allegedly commented that “modawat ra og limpyo ang probinsya.”

Garcia also said that he was confused about Osmeña’s statement that he was willing to say sorry and kneel if the governor would ask him to.

“I'm shocked by his statement because we can not often hear these words from the mayor,” Garcia told Cebu Daily News.

Osmeña said he considers the deal a very important issue because of its implications to the city's peace and order.

Learning from a past experience, Osmeña said he is apprehensive that leftist groups like the New People’s Army will infiltrate the affected communities and create commotion.

During his early years as mayor, policemen were killed in downtown Cebu City by suspected members of the Sparrow Unit. One of the suspected murderers was later killed in a police operation while the suspect was about to board a boat for Manila.

Osmeña said he later learned from then Councilor Joy Augustus Young that the slain suspect was a supporter of his party Bando Osmena-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK), who lived in sitio Kawayan, Sambag II.

The slain victim joined the Sparrow Unit because of a lot dispute that involved him and a nearby hospital.

Osmeña said what happened before may be repeated in a few months time if Governor Garcia insists on evicting the families in province-owned lots.

Osmeña said he would be forced to exercise the public welfare clause if Governor Garcia insists on closing more roads that sit on provincial properties.

The city government, he said, would provide legal assistance to barangay Luz families who plan to go to court to compel the governor to sign the deed of sale of the properties whose amortization they’ve already paid in full.

He would also extend legal assistance to other families who are now facing the threat of eviction.

While the city government is offering to buy off their unpaid amortization by offering a portion of block 27 amounting to at least P400 million to the provincial government, Osmeña said, the city government would later introduce a payment scheme for them that provide for heir amortization to be doubled but the term of payment extended to make the amortization affordable.

Board Member Maambong said he didn’t expect the city officials to react in a counter-productive way, by trying to freeze the joint venture project of the province-owned lots in Banilad, Cebu City.

Both Maambong and Bolo also believed that the governor would listen to the city officials.

“Ingon sila maldita si Gov, pero kami sa hunta probinsyal wa man mi problema niya kay maka-express man mi sa among opinion. Maminaw gyud siya,” Maambong added.

Meanwhile, Rep. Clavel Asas-Martinez (Cebu, 4th district) said she had foreseen the problems in awarding the provincial lots to city squatters.

She said during her stint as the provincial attorney between 1995 to 1996, she was among those who objected to ordinance 93-1. The ordinance was passed to stop the practice of unauthorized building of structure on province-owned lots.

“At that time the governor was Pabling Garcia so I told noy Pabling I don’t think it is right because number one, it contradicts with the city zoning ordinance that these lots were in a commercial area and that the province was giving it to the squatters who would pay in installment for residential purposes,” she said.

Because of her refusal to sign the ordinance, Martinez said she was summoned by the provincial board.

“I told them if you can find anybody else to sign, let him sign it because in my capacity as provincial attorney I will not. If you want me to resign because I am not signing it, I will just resign,” she said.

Correspondents Chris A. Ligan and Nilda L. Gallo and Reporter Doris C. Bongcac, with reports from Chief of Reporters Suzzane Salva-Alueta

wa man gani tay zoo...

:ohno: yeah, does anybody from the government ever plan of putting up a decent zoo?

it's kinda ironic that we're a booming city but our zoo is a total mess.No one from the city officials cared about it, the creatures are so helpless there..it's really disappointing..:ohno:

-edit- do something about it..pls?

^^
There's a mini zoo at The Family Park.

It's good if the animals from defunct Cebu City Zoo will be move to The Family Park.

:ohno: yeah, does anybody from the government ever plan of putting up a decent zoo?

it's kinda ironic that we're a booming city but our zoo is a total mess.No one from the city officials cared about it, the creatures are so helpless there..it's really disappointing..:ohno:

-edit- do something about it..pls?

Very disappointing indeed. No one cares about it from our city and other responsible officials anymore. When I visited the place long time ago I felt sorry about these creatures. Now it's gone from bad to worst. I think it's time to move those creatures and totally close the zoo if no one else has the heart to maintain the facility anymore.

Actually bro, some of the occupants there have already been issued titles since they have paid their obligations already.

If the Capitol wants to have a contiguous property, then they will have to buy back those with titles aside from evicting those who have none.

They should consider the property that the city is offering to them at the North Reclamation Area. Anyway, I am still opposed to the construction of Ciudad being halted.


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i agree with the NRA suggestion...but the Capitol should also buy back Barrio Luz, that's one juicy piece of real estate and it would be a shame to just keep it the way it is today...i agree with the high-rise mass housing...convince these people to relocate to a 'vertical barangay'

I think Citylights Tower 5, 6 & 7 may still push through depending on how good the sales of Tower 3 & 4. Right?

Ms. Anita Blanco, the marketing supervisor and Fellow Realtor confirms that the developer already dropped the plan to construct more towers after tower 3 & 4. However, they are still open to look for other project sites.

^^
There's a mini zoo at The Family Park.

It's good if the animals from defunct Cebu City Zoo will be move to The Family Park.

there is also a mini-zoo at Mountain View Resort!

^^and another one used to be at the now defunct Residence Inn (big creepy looking house going to Tops)

February 23, 2007 08:00 AM Eastern Time
Cordia Announces Plans to Open Call Center in Cebu, Philippines
Expects to Reduce Customer Acquisitions Costs by up to 50%

WINTER GARDEN, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cordia Corporation, a global communications service provider, announced today it has formed an operating subsidiary and signed a lease to open a call center in Cebu, Philippines. The Company expects the center to be operational in the second quarter.

This new 130 seat call center will provide outbound sales to Cordia’s U.S. and International markets. Additionally the center will provide services, which have been partially outsourced to third party companies including customer welcome, support, and collection services.

“In recent months, we have outsourced work to foreign based companies with great success,” said Kevin Griffo, Cordia’s President and COO. “We are now planning to operate our own center, with the goal of further reducing our operating costs. We estimate that we can save approximately 50% on our cost of acquiring new customers, as well as other services through this new call center.”

“This is a natural progression for Cordia,” said Joel Dupré, Cordia’s Chairman and CEO. “As a global communications provider, our management team has the expertise necessary to operate this new center. We have been reviewing this plan for some time and chose Cebu for its staffing capabilities, accent-neutral spoken English, and lower operational cost. This new center is a key component of our plan to return Cordia to profitability in 2007.”

About Cordia Corporation

Cordia Corporation, through its operating subsidiaries, Cordia Communications Corp., CordiaIP Corp., My Tel Co, Inc., and Cordia International Corp., offers business, residential and wholesale customers local and long distance telecommunications services in more than sixty (60) countries utilizing traditional wireline and Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) technologies. In addition, Cordia develops and provides a suite of proprietary Web-based billing software and outsourced services to local, long distance and VoIP telecommunications providers.

Safe Harbor

This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Cordia's actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, among others, availability of management; availability, terms, and deployment of capital; Cordia's ability to successfully market its services to current and new customers, generate customer demand for its product and services in the geographical areas in which Cordia can operate, access new markets, all in a timely manner, at reasonable cost and on satisfactory terms and conditions, as well as regulatory, legislative and judicial developments that could cause actual results to vary in such forward-looking statements.

^^

:lol:


Anyway, I think international boxing fights are NEVER AIRED live, otherwise, no one would buy their precious tickets. Unless of course if admission is free.


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If a boxing match is indicated with "Via Satellite" then it's a slight delay telacast while when it is indicated with "Live" then it is really a live telecast. That's what I observed lang pero wala naman tingali live boxing match sa tv since panahon nila ni Peñalosa ug Luisito Espinosa.

Sun.Star
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Cebu guv says lot swap out
By Jeanette P. Malinao and Linette C. Ramos

CEBU CITY -- Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced Friday that the proposed lot swap deal with the Cebu City Government is out.

"Now that it has become quite clear that (Mayor Tomas Osmeña's) only concern is his children, I will make it easier for him. He does not have to give up property nor go down on bended knees. I will directly deal with the 2,725 and not 5,000 as he feared...The lot swap does not need to go on...End of story," Garcia announced, after she arrived from a trip to the Camotes group of islands.

"Suffice it to say that we recognize the fear of the mayor that violence may break out. Don't worry, I will take care of his children," she added.

The Cebu City mayor welcomed "like manna from heaven" the governor's decision to deal directly with the occupants of Province-owned lots, leaving the City Government out of the negotiations.

But he warned that the negotiations should not result in the displacement of some 2,700 families, otherwise, he will be constrained to exercise options "that will escalate the friction" between Capitol and City Hall.

"No problem at all. My God, that's like manna from heaven (if she will negotiate directly with the beneficiaries). Let me remind you that I came into the picture only because she refused to talk to them before," Osmeña said Friday.

Now, Ciudad

The governor will issue an executive order to create a committee whose first task must be to hold a dialogue with the occupants.

Since Osmeña has said he is willing to lift the moratorium on development in Banilad if the original lot swap deal will push through, Garcia said her lawyers will just deal with Ciudad.

"As long as his children are taken care of, there's no reason not to proceed. I guess we can expect the mayor now to say that Ciudad will now be a go. If not, then he will be feeding the suspicions we hear about other real motives," said Capitol consultant Pablo John Garcia.

Provincial Attorney Marino Martinquilla also disclosed that payment is not the only requirement for the deed of sale to be given to the occupants.

Ordinance 93-1 sets several conditions for its release: The beneficiary must be an actual and not an absentee occupant; must not be a member of a squatting syndicate; must not own another residential lot within Metro Cebu; and the 93-1 lot must be used exclusively for residential purposes.

Of the 1,430 who have fully paid, Martinquilla said many have violated the conditions, such as by putting up commercial establishments. Their status will be reviewed.

Occupants

"We will then issue a recommendation to the committee," said Martinquilla, who will be a member of the committee with Pablo John Garcia, lawyer Rory Jon Sepulveda, Provincial Treasurer Roy Salubre, Provincial Real Estate Section Chief Paulino Entera and Provincial Board committee on properties chairman Juan Bolo.

In a letter to the Capitol, Luz Barangay Councilor Nilda Cabrera said they welcome the Capitol's decision to deal with them with "much hope and enthusiasm."

In a phone interview, Cabrera said they are hopeful the governor will negotiate with them so they can own the properties they are occupying, instead of discussing their relocation.

Like the mayor, she fears violence may erupt if they are displaced, especially since the lot occupants are already agitated because of the Capitol's threats of eviction.

"We have no problem negotiating with the governor as long as disposal ilang tuyo and not displacement, kay bisag unsaon, dili gyud mi mupahawa. (We are not leaving.) We will not negotiate for a relocation," Cabrera told Sun.Star Cebu.

On Sunday, beneficiaries of Provincial Ordinance 93-1 will have their own version of "Suroy-Suroy Sugbo", the governor's program to promote tourism in the towns.

Options

But tourism promotion will be far from the beneficiaries' minds when they visit the towns starting Sunday.

Cabrera said they will explain to the town officials and the Province's constituents their situation and how hard they worked to keep the properties they bought from Capitol under Ordinance 93-1.

In his news conference, the mayor said he will do everything he can to make sure the families will not be evicted from the lots they are occupying.

"We have other options we can exercise that we haven't exercised yet but it will only escalate the friction. But when they start evicting, I promise you I will be very creative in exercising our options. I'll do anything, everything in my power once they start physically removing and hurting these people," he said.

In his news conference Friday, Osmeña also said he does not mind losing P3 million in annual taxes from the Ciudad development, or the employment opportunities it will create.

"The impact of the moratorium on job opportunities is very minimal and not as severe as the dislocation of the families. We can always look for other job opportunities but we can't just relocate the families and save them from the trauma of being displaced," he said.

But if the governor still wants to sit down to talk, Osmeña said he is willing to listen to her.

Repossess

"Like I said, if she'll take the original proposal, I will use all my influence on the council to lift the moratorium, although I can't properly say it will be lifted because I'm not the council. But you have to understand that I will not ask the council to lift it until they agree to the (original) lot swap," Osmeña added.

Amid speculations on what the Province intends to do with its other properties in Cebu City-including Fuente Osmeña-Pablo John Garcia said: "We will repossess and take possession of our properties at the least possible convenience to the public...We assure the public that the governor will not act rashly, like other local government units. She will act prudently in accordance with her duties as governor, as administrator of the provincial properties and in accordance with the law."

He added that with the Capitol's decision to "take care of (Osmeña's) children without him having to part with his property or pride," provincial officials have helped the mayor by insulating him from "swirling and whirling speculations" that he would have dealt with a private developer after the lot exchange.

"He need not kneel down and say I'm sorry. He only has to say thank you to the governor," said Pablo John. (Sun.Star Cebu)

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hilton hotel and resort


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HIROBO CUP ASIA 2007
April 13 - 15 2007
Cebu, Philippines

here's the link (http://www.hirobocup.com/)

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Another BIG International event to be held here in Cebu this July

WORLD CUP BOXING
The P20million worth of trophy was already brought here for an assurance that the WORLD CUP will be held here in Cebu... by -Jack the Wack-
And there is a slight possibility that Oscar "The Golden Boy" dela Hoya will fight here coz his close friends are from here...(I hope so)

HAPPY 70th CHARTER DAY Anniversary of CEBU CITY
today, Feb 24...

Horse Rider Madame Gwen
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Horse Rider Madame Gwen
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asa ni siya?

^^ sa Mandaue recla area na xa..she was one of the riders at the opening of the Kabayo Festival...

^^ KABAYO FESTIVAL, North Reclamation Area, Feb. 23-25,2007

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hottie!

^^ FHM cover gal... :D

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Cebu's executive chef, Guillermo Veloso, with a plate of paella.

By LARI ROBLING
For the Daily News

JESSICA GRIFFIN/Daily News
Cebu's executive chef, Guillermo Veloso, with a plate of paella.

SOMETHING OLD, something new, something borrowed, something Cebu.

That ditty just keeps popping into my head when I think about Old City's new restaurant and club that marries Filipino cuisine with Spanish influences and a tony night scene.

And given that the failure rate of restaurants exceeds that of American marriages, you have to hope that this is a match with better odds.

Executive Chef Guillermo Veloso, well-respected during his tenure at Cuba Libre, pairs with Willie Encarnacion in the kitchen. Encarnacion's brother, Wilson, is involved on the business end. The brothers bring their native cuisine to the Northeast's Manila Bay restaurant, touted as the region's first and most authentic Filipino cuisine.

Located in the space that previously housed World Fusion and Rococo, Cebu retains the classic vaulted ceilings and Corinthian columns of the old Corn Exchange Building. Vestiges of World Fusion remain, including the name imprint on the charge slip as well as the over-the-top decor that detracts from the beautifully presented food of Cebu. Thankfully, though, the fusion confusion is kept to Spain and the Philippines rather than the globe.

Veloso believes that this lesser-known cuisine from South Asia is ripe for American palates. With its emphasis on fish, garlic, tomatoes and rice, Filipino food echoes Mediterranean flavors. And, historically, the Philippines have been influenced by China, Spain, Mexico and the United States, so fusion comes naturally. Veloso is also cautious enough to keep some of the stronger fish flavorings out of the dishes in keeping with our palates.

A good deal is the appetizer Trifecta ($25). Pick any three appetizers and they come dramatically displayed on a three-tier stand. We sampled Shanghai Lumpia, a Filipino version of a spring roll that is spoken of longingly by anyone who has lived on the islands. A mixture of pork, shrimp and vegetables this crispy fried roll comes with three dipping sauces that span the flavor profiles of hot pepper, almost sweet coconut and salty, fishy soy.

We also enjoyed the Krispy Kare, a spicy glazed oxtail served with a sweet mango sauce. The Chicken Wings, although just a tad overcooked, are a flavorful combination of a spicy rub. Another appetizer, Tuna Inilaw ($12) comes from the Filipino tradition of local fresh fish — a Filipino ceviche, if you will. Enjoy sushi? You'll like this.

Pancit is a general term for any dish of noodles with fish, meat or vegetables and is a definitive dish from the Philippines. A variety of noodles can be used — egg, rice or mung bean being most common. The Duck Pancit ($19) offered perfectly cooked duck breast with mung bean noodles — a good example of old traditions fused with more contemporary ingredients.

The Crispy Whole Fish special ($23) was the evening's disappointment.

Neither crispy nor well-seasoned, the roasted sweet plantains overwhelmed the nearly tasteless fish. The Skirt Steak ($24) was a little overseasoned to my taste, but my other tasters disagreed and everyone liked the accompanying mashed potatoes seasoned with shellfish.

On another visit, I sampled the Pork Belly ($18). It is braised and then "crisped" in the wood-burning oven. While the seasonings were interesting, it's an odd entree that would work better as an appetizer.

Dessert offerings ($6) are an interesting mix. The banana creme brulee brought together this traditional Filipino ingredient with the classic French dessert. The fried banana rolls were not too sweet, but definitely dessert. Halo Halo or "mix-mix" is a traditional iced dessert from the Philippines that mixes ice cream, fruit and beans. It was fun to try, but undoubtedly an acquired taste.

When you try to be all things to all people, you run the risk of pleasing no one. And that's what concerns me about Cebu's dichotomy of upscale dining/Old City late night "club-i-ness." A wine list that leads off with Yellow Tail is sure to work for the twenty-something hipster on the chase, but it casts doubt when contemplating more serious offerings to pair with my eclectic meal. Specialty drinks ($9-$11) are fun, but avoid the sangria, which tastes like sweet ice tea.

Overall, this is an ambitious union of chefs, menu and location. If I may be permitted to tell a new bride how to run her house, I'd like to remove some of the clutter both in the decor and on the menu. There's something about a Kobe beef strip steak ($60) that seems disingenuous in this cuisine. There are many restaurants in Old City that are all style and no substance. It would be nice to have one that dares to be truly authentic. *

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:ohno: yeah, does anybody from the government ever plan of putting up a decent zoo?

it's kinda ironic that we're a booming city but our zoo is a total mess.No one from the city officials cared about it, the creatures are so helpless there..it's really disappointing..:ohno:

-edit- do something about it..pls?

I aint sure bout this ha..but i think we do have private zoos aight? hmmmm there's one in Talamban area....

^^ please not a zoo. its better if we have a nature preserve than a zoo. and please, no non-endemic species.

^^ ehehehhehe... oo nga...uhmmmm what if like what we have in my hometown sa Davao..a conservatory? like Philippine Eagle, or the Crocodile Park or the Malagos Gardens......

But I'm happy with what we have right now in Cebu....uhmmm not zoos pero k lang, coz Cebu naman is popular because of other things.

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^^ ehehehhehe... oo nga...uhmmmm what if like what we have in my hometown sa Davao..a conservatory? like Philippine Eagle, or the Crocodile Park or the Malagos Gardens......

But I'm happy with what we have right now in Cebu....uhmmm not zoos pero k lang, coz Cebu naman is popular because of other things.

we should really push through with creating the national park in central cebu. that way we could guarantee the supply of water in the island and laso have a haven for the endemic animals we have.

P3-B golf course project requires reclamation

Cebu Daily News
Last updated 07:16am (Mla time) 02/24/2007

BOTH the legal counsel of the golf course project in Cordova town and Municipal Mayor Arleigh Sitoy confirmed that there would be reclamation of the town’s foreshore areas to accommodate 27 holes of the P3-billion project.

During a press conference yesterday, Sitoy said he knew that the project’s second phase entailed reclamation works.

“The proponent is planning two phases of the golf course — the one in the mainland and the other, which would involved reclamation of from 20 to 30 has.,” Sitoy said.

Sitoy said the provincial government is involved because of the planned reclamation.

During the town council session last Wednesday, Lito Astillero, legal counsel of Phil. BXT Corp. and Joil UBF Corp., admitted that the P3-billion project’s second phase would involve reclamation. The first phase calls for the construction of an 8-hole course in the mainland.

Despite this, Sitoy said the golf project was one of those he considered potential for the town’s 10-year development plan dubbed “ecological peninsula.”

The plan called for selective development of the foreshore areas.

The mayor considered it an insult that he, “a supporter of environment” would be called anti-environment by critics.

The town council, however, asked that Allan Aranguez of the Environmental Management Bureau clarify to them during the regular session on Wednesday the reasons why the agency issued an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) for the 58.3-ha golf course project.

The project straddles a mangrove area in the barangays of Gabi, Alegria and Poblacion. It was issued an ECC in January.

Vice Mayor Danilo Sinugbuhan said he pitied Astillero. “He kept on apologizing because he was not aware of a lot of things about the project,” he said.

The Green Forum, during a regular meeting at the University of Cebu - Banilad campus last Wednesday, reported that the golf course project required an environmental impact assessment, not just an initial environmental examination.

There were also no signs to announce to the public the details of the project as required by the ECC.

The environmentalists fear that because the project is situated near a river and the town’s coastline, fishermen will be affected in terms of having an accessible landing site, not counting the negative impact on the immediate biodiversity near the project location.

The councilors also pointed out that part of the project site is a mangrove area but this was not stated in the initial environmental examination.

The council has already protested the absence of a public hearing before the mayor issued a development permit to the project. The councilors also said the project needed a favorable endorsement from the council.

And because a golf course normally demands large volume of water supply to maintain the greens, the councilors said they fear this might result in water shortage in the town.

Mayor Sitoy made it clear that he personally endorsed the project because it is “an environment-friendly project.”

Sitoy also said the complaints and apprehensions raised against the project were premature because the project was “still in the drawing board.”

Sitoy’s stand was echoed by his father and mayoralty bet lawyer Adelino Sitoy. Statements of support came from the officials of barangay Gabi, Buagsong, Alegria and Bagbag.

“I have to state this clear, the golf course project is still in the drawing board. It’s still a plan which was not even submitted yet to my office. I can only discuss the environmental concerns of my constituents if the proposal is complete,” the mayor said.

Sitoy said the works that were seen at the area were for the opening of a road leading to a staff house.

“These are privately-owned properties. The owners can rightfully build an edifice there. Why will I prevent it?” he asked.

“I'll state it for the record now, I personally in my capacity as mayor endorsed the project to the provincial governor provided that the proponent would comply with all legal requirements,” he said.

Because of the issues raised surrounding the project, Sitoy said barangay captains who comprise the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) will pass a resolution requiring all projects in the barangays to secure a favorable resolution from the ABC.

Sitoy, however, said the recent reports about the project has not affected the proponents. “There is no apprehension on the part of the investors.” Correspondent Chris A. Ligan and Chief of Reporters Suzzane Salva-Alueta

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we should really push through with creating the national park in central cebu. that way we could guarantee the supply of water in the island and laso have a haven for the endemic animals we have.

Yup there's already a central national park bro..

Pwede ta mag organize sa SSC ug Tree Planting activity.. Naka organize me before pag college.. They (CENRO) will provide the plants/seedlings while we would be the ones who would plant it..


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CITYROVING

The Cebu International Convention Center
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SM City Cebu Northwing Construction Update
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The Lonely Sheraton
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Oops, they're dead (S. Osmeña Avenue)
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Crown Regency Hotel Construction Update
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Steve's KTV Bar, Goodbye!
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Metro Ayala Center's Expansion Update
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Metro Ayala's Facade (needs a facelift!)
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Bigfoot Studios Mactan
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Lot Vacated by a Car Surplus Shop
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Eyesore @ Mactan
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^^ nice photo updates you've got there sinj!

CITYROVING


Metro Ayala Center's Expansion Update
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this expansion will just be use as "bodega" by metro ayala.

^^ toinks.. i thought it was gonna be a mini atrium.. hehehe,. :)

this expansion will just be use as "bodega" by metro ayala.

Yes, and offices too. From what I heard, the 5th floor which currently is their bodega and their offices, will be used as an expansion to the department store.

flickr pics by @doctian

Perpetual Soccor Hospital's Specialty Center
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/400468364_b9997bd5ca.jpg?v=0



lobby
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/124/400468104_5d05f510d2.jpg?v=0

^^ i noticed that it took them so long to finish the said expansion...

^^ ive been asking fundraiser to take a night shot photo of the succour lobby, i think they've got this hotel-like lobby specially if all lights are turned on... you might find one bai sa flickr... hehhe

^^ i noticed that it took them so long to finish the said expansion...

Indeed. But everytime I pass by, I see progress. But as everyone says, it's as slow as a snail :lol:

^^ maybe the sisters don't have the funds yet? which i believe is very impossible! lolz

They're actually putting up walls to the structure already :okay: (pertaining to the Metro Ayala Expansion)

^^ bai @dive, i'm talking about the Metro Ayala expansion

^^ oh im sorry... was confused there... hahaha! my bad....

sorry sisters of succour

...i hope they will do some repainting and renovation

**************


Gaisano South - Colon cor. Leon Kilat Streets
pic and text by @fiscaplyder of flickr.com
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/162/399385649_bad6cb4d59.jpg?v=0
This is everybody’s store. People grew up shopping in the south.

Gaisano South is the most under-rated department store, and has remained the department store that is, not the mallish (read: a mall wannabe) kind. This, despite the changes it has had through the years.

For starters, the merchandise is, unbelievably, very affordable, and like how a “diva” friend puts it, so down-to-earth. And take note, they are always on sale.

In every season, for example. There, one can still find an all seasons gift ---for mom, dad, brother and sister---that will cost you less than a hundred pesos, a welcome respite indeed. In fact, if there is a madness sale, wherein 50-70% will be slashed off from the original prices of items.

Although Gaisano South is located off-center in Colon Street, a lot of people still troop to this shopping mecca in the south. And why not when they could always come as they are.

Cebu Business Park - Lagoon Area
pic by @papajack of flickr.com

...i guess we won't be seeing this after the Ayala Center's expansion
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/cbp.jpg

Cebu Business Park - Lagoon Area
pic by @papajack of flickr.com

...i guess we won't be seeing this after the Ayala Center's expansion
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/cbp.jpg

nice angle sa lagoon. hehe.. yep.. too bad we cant see couples make pda sa lagoon soon. hahaha

Council still undecided on new "Ciudad" project

The Freeman 02/25/2007

Vice Mayor Michael Rama yesterday said the City Council has not yet sat down to discuss the possible lifting of the resolution banning the provincial government from going on with its proposed project in barangay Banilad.

Rama, who sits as the chairman of the City Council, said that the decision of the Capitol to directly negotiate with the affected families is good but he could not say if the city council will lift the moratorium on the province's project.

He refused to comment on the move of the province to "claim" some of its properties that are in the city by closing them but said the city is one in its stand on the land swap issue.

But he added that if negotiations between the capitol and the 5,000 city residents succeed, the city council might lift the moratorium on Capitol's project.

"It may follow but I don't want to make it official," Rama said, adding that despite the conflict between the province and the city now, he foresees the two local government units coming to terms and working together.

Two days ago Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced that Capitol will no longer proceed with the land swap deal and decided to directly negotiate with the affected families.

The rift between the two local government units started when the capitol threatened to evict some 5,000 Cebu City residents living in various province-owned lots in the city after they failed to complete their payments for the lots they have been occupying for the last 15 years.

Provincial Resolution 93-1 allowed these people to purchase the land they are occupying on installment for the period of five years, from 1993 to 1998. This was later extended to 2004 but when they sought another extension Garcia no longer allowed it and vetoed a new resolution seeking to move the deadline for payments.

To save the city residents, Mayor Tomas Osmeña came up with an unsolicited proposal to Garcia for a land swap deal whereby the city assumes ownership of the province-owned lots where these residents are living while the capitol gets to own a prime piece of property at the North Reclamation Area.

However, Rama angered Garcia when he accused the province of getting more out of the deal than the city during a privilege speech. The province dropped the deal and ordered a reassessment of its properties.

Recently, the capitol announced it is ready to renegotiate but under new terms -a "value-for-value" exchange of properties instead of the earlier idea of swapping its 536,986 square meters with the city's 37,554 square meters at the North Reclamation Area.

The city's property is worth P415 million while the province claims its lots are worth P3.2 billion.

With this proposal, the province will keep the most prized commercial lots and residents occupying the other lots will be evicted, depending on whatever counter proposal the city government thinks of, according to Garcia.

However, the value for value proposal, not all the city's residents who are beneficiaries of the Resolution 93-1 occupying the province's properties will benefit from the land swap.

This prompted the Cebu City council to pass a resolution seeking a freeze in any development of a 2.8-hectare province-owned property in Banilad. The area is the site of the proposed commercial complex that would be called "Ciudad," from which the Capitol is expected to gain P2 billion.

The resolution asked the Cebu City Planning Office not to approve any development plans in the area pending a study of its impact on traffic in the area. - Wenna A. Berondo/BRP

Sun.star
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Mandaue CH eyeing deal for recla lot

THE Mandaue City Government will be negotiating with prospective investors for the lease of a piece of property across the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC).

The property, which has a total area of 52,868 square meters, is also near a major commercial center that is being developed.

The City Council recently authorized Mayor Thadeo Ouano to negotiate with parties interested to develop the property under a lease contract.

Complement

When Ouano requested the City Council to grant him authority, he said the development of the property “is expected to complement the CICC” at the Mandaue Reclamation Area.

It will also “enhance the further growth of the city as a preferred destination for both local and international conferences, conventions and exhibitions.”


The lot is near another property that is leased by a developer.

The adjacent lot measures nearly six hectares of the City Hall-owned lot, including the site of the unfinished Uniwide building, at the Mandaue reclamation area.

Rental rate

Under the agreement between the City and the company, it will pay a monthly rental of P10.50 per square meter.

The company has committed a minimum investment of P235 million for the development of the property into a commercial complex, which will be done in three phases.

The CICC was venue of the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit last month.

Next month, the Philippine Councilors’ League will hold a national convention at the CICC. (AAG)

Crown Regency Hotel Construction Update
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/94/p1020677vz9.jpg

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/5595/p1020675vx8.jpg



note the platform-like 'protrusion' on the 30something floor of the Crown, could that be the one with the glass floor?

^^ maybe they'll be extending vertically all the way up to 50 storeys., then they could now put up the reported 30-meter viewing deck or something at the very top. but still, its current height is already satisfying to the taste of the cebuanos.. :)

To save the city residents, Mayor Tomas Osmeña came up with an unsolicited proposal to Garcia for a land swap deal whereby the city assumes ownership of the province-owned lots where these residents are living while the capitol gets to own a prime piece of property at the North Reclamation Area.

However, Rama angered Garcia when he accused the province of getting more out of the deal than the city during a privilege speech. The province dropped the deal and ordered a reassessment of its properties.

Recently, the capitol announced it is ready to renegotiate but under new terms -a "value-for-value" exchange of properties instead of the earlier idea of swapping its 536,986 square meters with the city's 37,554 square meters at the North Reclamation Area.

Could we virtually blame Vice-Mayor Rama for the impasse that the province and city is experiencing now?

If not for his "privilege speech" the original land-swap deal could have pushed through.



@Pirena

Mao na cguro na,

http://www.crownregency.com/hotel/images/header_cebu_hotel.jpg


..

Cebu Business Park - Lagoon Area
pic by @papajack of flickr.com

...i guess we won't be seeing this after the Ayala Center's expansion
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/cbp.jpg

After the Leisure Oasis project, they might be seeing a new and crystal clear lagoon area, with water features :banana:

^^ maybe they'll be extending vertically all the way up to 50 storeys., then they could now put up the reported 30-meter viewing deck or something at the very top. but still, its current height is already satisfying to the taste of the cebuanos.. :)

Yeah, why is it beyond 40 storeys already? :?

flickr pic by @quinay


Windland Towers (Condominium)
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/windland.jpg

flickr pics by @quinay


...mga bai, where is this project located?... it looks like the scale model is displayed at SM City
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/400665889_eb0388cd97.jpg



http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/400664858_f50375afb0.jpg

^ Is that Seascapes Mactan?

^^ it looks like a tip of an island....it must be Discovery Bay Mactan

Discovery Bay has a billboard along ML Quezon Avenue and it looks quite different (from the photo you posted) :)

...google earth - location of the Discovery Bay Resort & Residences

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/mactan-2.jpg

^^ ... i think the scale model only shows the western side of the island

^^ maybe they'll be extending vertically all the way up to 50 storeys., then they could now put up the reported 30-meter viewing deck or something at the very top. but still, its current height is already satisfying to the taste of the cebuanos.. :)

40 storeys...that's the highest that it can get! :)

note the platform-like 'protrusion' on the 30something floor of the Crown, could that be the one with the glass floor?

Yup that's the SkyWalk where tourists have a chance to roam around the building (on that particular floor) through the see through glass flooring.

Cebu City signs up movie production facility
By Irene Sino Cruz
Visayas Bureau
Last updated 07:09pm (Mla time) 02/25/2007

CEBU CITY -- After a long wait, the Cebu City government finally signed up the first locator in the South Road Properties (SRP), the 300-hectare reclaimed area the city owns.

Bigfoot Entertainment (BFE) signed last week a 25-year lease agreement for a two-hectare area at the SRP, where the company plans to build a multi-million-dollar movie production facility.

The company plans to set up several sound stages, including a movie studio, in the area to attract Hollywood film companies planning location shoots outside of the United States.

A Bigfoot executive earlier explained that a bigger sound stage could accommodate large movie sets. The company said the investment in the expansion facility at the SRP could reach $10 million.

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the BFE was planning to acquire another 16 hectares for an integrated development.

"I'm more excited about what Bigfoot intends to do at SRP because Bigfoot is taking very aggressive posture pioneering new things to put us on the map," Osmeña said in an interview.

He said the company planned to transform the 16 hectares of prime waterfront area into an integrated development, including a mega yacht club.

Osmeña said Bigfoot's planned development would also include a retirement facility, residential condominium, hotels, offices and a bus terminal when fully built up.

He said the project would be implemented within three to four years.

The BFE also expressed willingness to work with real estate developers such as Filinvest Land Inc., Osmeña said.

A Brunei investor was also eyeing a hotel project as part of Bigfoot's complex, he added.

Osmeña said that upon the finalization of the purchase agreement, the city would ask Bigfoot to pay 40 percent of the total purchase price with the balance payable over four years,.

The mayor said Bigfoot decided to lease the two hectares first because it could not wait for the bidding process to be completed and it wanted to start with its film production facility immediately.

Bigfoot has two soundstages in its Mactan facility, which cost over $2.1 million (about P99.4 million). A sound stage is a large soundproof studio usually used for filming motion pictures. However, the Bigfoot sound stages in Mactan could only accommodate filming of music videos and advertisements.

Joel Mari Yu, managing director of the Cebu Investment Promotion Center, said the lease agreement on the two-hectare area would be terminated upon the approval of the purchase of the lot, along with the 16 other hectares.

Earlier, Osmeña came under fire from his critics over the huge debt the city incurred to finance the reclamation project, which cost at least P2 billion, and the capability of the city to pay off the loan.

The efforts to market the SRP to investors hit a snag when the Talisay City claimed it owned part of the reclaimed area.

The issue was settled when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Proclamation No 843, transferring the ownership of the SRP to the Cebu City government and declaring the area as alienable and disposable.

The city plans to sell parcels of the area to pay off portions of the loan, which is payable over a 30-year period. The selling price of SRP land starts at P10,000 per square meter. here (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view_article.php?article_id=51548)

Congrats to Cebu Institute of Medicine for making it to the top1 list in the recent Physician Licensure exam given this Feb. 2007...

wow congrats! proud ko sa CIM da! hehehe

:wave:

A little bit of OT:

Cast and crew of Korean series Ju Mong to visit Cebu for a vacation

Haha, 150 sila all in all. Ju Mong is aired in GMA (MBC in Korea) and is the highest rating Korean series in the Philippines today and in Korea. Nag-50% na pala sila sa Korea. Well, the cast chose Cebu over Bali.

:wave:

A little bit of OT:

Cast and crew of Korean series Ju Mong to visit Cebu for a vacation

Haha, 150 sila all in all. Ju Mong is aired in GMA (MBC in Korea) and is the highest rating Korean series in the Philippines today and in Korea. Nag-50% na pala sila sa Korea. Well, the cast chose Cebu over Bali.



wow! is this for real!!!!!!!!

waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!! i love that series!!!

another OT:
Really @Czar? You have any idea when? 'coz i'll ask for Jumong's authograph. Mabuang jud to ako wife LOL!

wow! SRP will really become world class once all those projects of BFE will be finish! we'll wait 3-4 years from now!

^^

I remember before (I think it was last year) there was a press conference at Shangri-La by Korean actors and they said that they would shoot a movie in Mactan.. Ummm..

BIGFOOT

Cebu City signs up movie production facility
By Irene Sino Cruz
Visayas Bureau
Last updated 07:09pm (Mla time) 02/25/2007

CEBU CITY -- After a long wait, the Cebu City government finally signed up the first locator in the South Road Properties (SRP), the 300-hectare reclaimed area the city owns.

Bigfoot Entertainment (BFE) signed last week a 25-year lease agreement for a two-hectare area at the SRP, where the company plans to build a multi-million-dollar movie production facility.

The company plans to set up several sound stages, including a movie studio, in the area to attract Hollywood film companies planning location shoots outside of the United States.

A Bigfoot executive earlier explained that a bigger sound stage could accommodate large movie sets. The company said the investment in the expansion facility at the SRP could reach $10 million.

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the BFE was planning to acquire another 16 hectares for an integrated development.

"I'm more excited about what Bigfoot intends to do at SRP because Bigfoot is taking very aggressive posture pioneering new things to put us on the map," Osmeña said in an interview.

He said the company planned to transform the 16 hectares of prime waterfront area into an integrated development, including a mega yacht club.

Osmeña said Bigfoot's planned development would also include a retirement facility, residential condominium, hotels, offices and a bus terminal when fully built up.

He said the project would be implemented within three to four years.

The BFE also expressed willingness to work with real estate developers such as Filinvest Land Inc., Osmeña said.

A Brunei investor was also eyeing a hotel project as part of Bigfoot's complex, he added.

Osmeña said that upon the finalization of the purchase agreement, the city would ask Bigfoot to pay 40 percent of the total purchase price with the balance payable over four years,.

The mayor said Bigfoot decided to lease the two hectares first because it could not wait for the bidding process to be completed and it wanted to start with its film production facility immediately.

Bigfoot has two soundstages in its Mactan facility, which cost over $2.1 million (about P99.4 million). A sound stage is a large soundproof studio usually used for filming motion pictures. However, the Bigfoot sound stages in Mactan could only accommodate filming of music videos and advertisements.

Joel Mari Yu, managing director of the Cebu Investment Promotion Center, said the lease agreement on the two-hectare area would be terminated upon the approval of the purchase of the lot, along with the 16 other hectares.

Earlier, Osmeña came under fire from his critics over the huge debt the city incurred to finance the reclamation project, which cost at least P2 billion, and the capability of the city to pay off the loan.

The efforts to market the SRP to investors hit a snag when the Talisay City claimed it owned part of the reclaimed area.

The issue was settled when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Proclamation No 843, transferring the ownership of the SRP to the Cebu City government and declaring the area as alienable and disposable.

The city plans to sell parcels of the area to pay off portions of the loan, which is payable over a 30-year period. The selling price of SRP land starts at P10,000 per square meter.

wow! is this for real!!!!!!!!

waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!! i love that series!!!

Me too. But Jewel In The Palace is still the best.

another OT:
Really @Czar? You have any idea when? 'coz i'll ask for Jumong's authograph. Mabuang jud to ako wife LOL!

wow! SRP will really become world class once all those projects of BFE will be finish! we'll wait 3-4 years from now!

Sure sure? Aabsent ako on March 7 just to see Ju Mong and the cast. I love Song Il-Gook and Han Hye Jin!:) Ang saya pa dahil Cebu pa ang pinili nila (over Bali).

^^

I remember before (I think it was last year) there was a press conference at Shangri-La by Korean actors and they said that they would shoot a movie in Mactan.. Ummm..

The title of that Korean series is Smile Again. Matagal na siyang tapos sa Korea pero hindi siya naghit.

---

Halos pareho lang pala size area ng Cebu at Bali.

@czarina
where did you get this info by the way? have any idea where can we see them in Cebu?

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/martiano/others/cicc205.jpg

cebu international convention center


photo by: rexnzoe

^^CICC is simply beautiful!

Byutipol!

^^ CEBU ASEAN TOURISM CONGRESS and CEBU ICT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE will be held at CICC

..again, another "first" in the Philippines and probably in Asia !!!
*********************

Church Mass schedules now available via text
The Freeman (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/Freeman200702251801.htm)
02/25/2007

The schedule of Masses or services of your respective Churches located in Cebu City is now available through the Mass Sked Text Service, which the city government and Globe Telecommunications launched the other day.

This text service is provided for Globe subscribers or users who would like to know the time of service or Mass of a particular Church and even a list of churches located in the city.

Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the project is "part of my crazy invention" for people who don't have much time to go to church and check the schedule of their church services. "This will make our lifestyle in Cebu City a bit better," he said.

"This is another way of applying information technology to give convenience to the public. The city government is very proud to have a partnership with Globe. This is the very first in the Philippines and possibly in Asia that this kind of service is being done," the mayor said.

Every inquiry sent through text costs P2.50 only, and is only available to Globe and Touch Mobile users who are Catholics, Muslims, Jehovah's Witnesses, Evangelical, and Mormons, among others.

Jerry Intig, public relations head of Globe Telecom's Visayas-Mindanao, said the project is a first of its kind and part of the company's social responsibility.

To use the text service, a Globe user should type the appropriate key words and send them to 2806.

For example, to view the list of available churches for Catholics, the Globe user should text CCM (Cebu City Mass) CATH (Catholic) and send to 2806.

To view the worship schedule of a particular church, for example Basilica del Sto. Niño, just text CATH NiñO and send to 2806.

Globe users can get related keywords and information by texting CCM HELP and send them to 2806. - Wenna A. Berondo/RAE

^^

Nice one.. http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/maddnana.gif

Osmeña said Bigfoot's planned development would also include a retirement facility, residential condominium, hotels, offices and a bus terminal when fully built up.

He said the project would be implemented within three to four years.

The BFE also expressed willingness to work with real estate developers such as Filinvest Land Inc., Osmeña said.

A Brunei investor was also eyeing a hotel project as part of Bigfoot's complex, he added.

How nice if Bigfoot will build these buildings at SRP:

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/4517/36storeysia0.th.jpg
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/1936/42storeysjn2.th.jpg
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/939/38storeystx4.th.jpg

BIGFOOT STUDIOS & SOUNDSTAGES @ SRP

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s204/hans_boy/pic-2.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s204/hans_boy/pic1.jpg

This is just some of the 10 Bigfoot studios & soundstages that will soon rise at SRP. Construction will commence by June or 3rd. quarter of 2007. There's an on going clearing at the site.

That's all folks!

^ Whoops another scoop from Hans Boy! :okay:

Guys, now that we have a new Philippine Projects on the Rise sections, we may now create individual threads for our projects and post updates in each of them.

Link: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=330

:)

@czarinawhere did you get this info by the way? have any idea where can we see them in Cebu?from JES news 2007년 02월 22일(목) 오전 10:13:

http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shel...p;newssetid=489 (http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?linkid=16&articleid=2007022210132938808&newssetid=489)

국민 드라마 ‘주몽’ 특별한 포상 휴가 받아
[일간스포츠] 2007년 02월 22일(목) 오전 10:13 가 가| 이메일| 프린트
[JES] 시청률 1위 드라마 MBC TV <주몽>이 특별한 포상을 받았다.

송일국 한혜진 김승수 등 <주몽> 출연진과 스탭 150명은 오는 3월 7일 필리핀 세부로 3박4일 동안 특별 휴가를 떠날 계획이다. 이들은 오는 3월 6일 마지막 81회 방송을 지켜본 후 홀가분한 기분으로 떠나 망중한을 즐기겠다는 생각이다.

MBC는 22일 “시청률 30％를 넘겼을 때 배우 및 스태프 등과 이미 포상으로 해외 여행을 약속했다. 이번 포상 휴가는 성공을 자축함과 동시에 이 약속을 지키는 것”이라고 설명했다.

이어“시청률 50％를 넘나들며 국민 드라마로 자리매김한 <주몽>은 그동안 부진했던 MBC 드라마에 활력을 불어넣는 주체 역할을 했다. 장장 10개월이 넘는 기간 동안 매서운 칼바람과 싸우면서도 열심히 연기열정을 발휘해준 배우들과 스탭들에게 감사함을 표하고 싶다”고 덧붙였다. <주몽>은 현재 주몽(송일국)과 유리왕자(안용준)가 부자지간임을 확인하는 등 극적인 전개로 시청자들의 호응을 얻고 있다.

이현 [tanaka@jesnews.co.kr]

song il-guk, han hye-jin, kim seung-su, et al., together with the staff of 'jumong'
production team totaling 150 people... will, on march 7th, leave for cebu, philippines,
for special vacation lasting 3 nights and 4 days.

by the way ... i'm a big fan of this historical drama ... can't wait to see the cast
here in cebu ...

..again, another "first" in the Philippines and probably in Asia !!!
*********************
Church Mass schedules now available via text
The Freeman (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/Freeman200702251801.htm)
02/25/2007
.........
Every inquiry sent through text costs P2.50 only, and is only available to Globe and Touch Mobile users who are Catholics, Muslims, Jehovah's Witnesses, Evangelical, and Mormons, among others.

- Wenna A. Berondo/RAE

what broke up the audience during the launching was when a reporter asked
tommy osmena is he will agree if PBMA will ask to be included, he he he ....

(PBMA is the religious group of the Ecleo's of Surigao)

the mayor just laughed ...

^^ good morning sir... it's nice to know the other side of you, sir!

flickr pic by @markvasquez


uptown Cebu
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/403118380_737264cbbd_b.jpg

flickr pic by @markvasquez


uptown Cebu
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/403118380_737264cbbd_b.jpg

beautiful cebu. :cheers:

from JES news 2007년 02월 22일(목) 오전 10:13:

http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shel...p;newssetid=489 (http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?linkid=16&articleid=2007022210132938808&newssetid=489)



song il-guk, han hye-jin, kim seung-su, et al., together with the staff of 'jumong'
production team totaling 150 people... will, on march 7th, leave for cebu, philippines,
for special vacation lasting 3 nights and 4 days.

by the way ... i'm a big fan of this historical drama ... can't wait to see the cast
here in cebu ...



daghan na ta sir.. gwapa man gyud kaayo si lady soshonon (wrong spelling. hahaha)...

flickr pic by @markvasquez


uptown Cebu
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/403118380_737264cbbd_b.jpg

Wow this is really one wonderful pic. Shows how beautiful Cebu is

daghan na ta sir.. gwapa man gyud kaayo si lady soshonon (wrong spelling. hahaha)...

lelz ... tinuod pero di kaayo ko particular sa gwapa nga artista. i'm more inclined
with a very good plot and story content. i very seldom watch soap operas or
telenovelas ... been ages since i followed one. but this one caught my attention
becuase it has a historical basis, and although they spinned a love story and
other intriguing events around the characters, still it is the story of the forma-
tion of the gogoryeo nation from which the korea countries were formed and of
jumong, the first king of gogoryeo.

the series, an anniversary production of MBC of Korea, reached an outstanding
60 episodes in 2006 and surpassed the 50% viewership mark at its peak. it was
so popular almost everyone in korea was watching it at they had to extend it to
81 episodes (episode 78 is showing tonight). of course, i didn't have the
patience to watch it day after day in GMA-7 he he he, 10:00 pm pa got other
things to do. so i bought a set of 3 DVDs, and watched it continually for a
week finishing the 60 episodes. once the last episode is finished, hopefully
there will be a DVD available.

i urge you to try to watch the drama. its one way of understanding korean
culture ... especially that their presence are becoming stronger in cebu city.

pic by @quinay of flickr.com


cbp and capitol area
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/cbp-1.jpg

flickr pic @denniscarpio


..i don't know which resort is this one but the owner of the pic indicated in the website as "compotila"....hehehehhe.... possibly, in "COMPOSTELA", Cebu

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/402846554_545c352f0d_o.jpg

Mandaue to sell, lease lot near CICC

Mayor granted authority to talk to investors

By Dale G. Israel
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 02:21pm (Mla time) 02/26/2007

Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano can now negotiate with prospective investors for parcels of land near the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC).

Ouano got the City Council's approval to hold talks with investors interested in the city's real properties near the CICC.

The authority granted by the City Council opens a 52,868-square-meter lot just across the CICC for possible investors. Lot 1-K-3-B is the adjoining property of the now abandoned Uniwide warehouse, which was used as a security office during the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit last January.

“The development of that parcel of land is expected to compliment the CICC and will enhance further growth of the city as a preferred destination for both local and international conferences, conventions and exhibitions,” Ouano said in his letter to the City Council.

While Mandaue city is hoping to become a convention hub of the region, not a single five-star hotel was ever constructed in the city.

The mayor said a lot of investors have been inquiring about the availability of the lot for development under a lease contract.

Investors have not been named by the mayor in his letter.

The Mandaue Reclamation Area became famous after the construction of the CICC, one of the venues of the 12th ASEAN Summit in January.

Sixteen heads of state and heads of government attended the high-profile meeting. The CICC is also the site of the 2nd East Asia Summit, a gathering of the ASEAN leaders and its dialogue partners including Japan, Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand and India.

from JES news 2007년 02월 22일(목) 오전 10:13:

song il-guk, han hye-jin, kim seung-su, et al., together with the staff of 'jumong'
production team totaling 150 people... will, on march 7th, leave for cebu, philippines,
for special vacation lasting 3 nights and 4 days.

by the way ... i'm a big fan of this historical drama ... can't wait to see the cast
here in cebu ...

thanks sa info sir...

The title of that Korean series is Smile Again. Matagal na siyang tapos sa Korea pero hindi siya naghit.

---

Halos pareho lang pala size area ng Cebu at Bali.

czarina, wat episodes gi feature ang cbeu? naa sa youtube episodes of smile again, pero gaghan man.thanks

Wow! It's great to know that Bigfoot is really going through with it's entertainment arm [Bigfoot Studios]. They're really bullish about the prospects of the entertainment industry expanding here in Cebu.

However, I'm quite pessimistic about this 10-studio comlex thing. Don't you think building such large number of studios isn't yet economically feasible for a city like Cebu given that there aren't that many programs or advertisements being filmed in Cebu?

I think they should concentrate more on building more call centers rather than these studios since they require less capital outlays but return hefty profits.

Btw, I'm just wondering whether they're churning profits at their Mactan studios given that it sits un-used most of the time.

San Remegio sunset

Viewed from Lingy Beach Resort

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9932/sanremsunset2de1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8987/sanremsunsetcj3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

OT:

lelz ... tinuod pero di kaayo ko particular sa gwapa nga artista. i'm more inclined
with a very good plot and story content. i very seldom watch soap operas or
telenovelas ... been ages since i followed one. but this one caught my attention
becuase it has a historical basis, and although they spinned a love story and
other intriguing events around the characters, still it is the story of the forma-
tion of the gogoryeo nation from which the korea countries were formed and of
jumong, the first king of gogoryeo.

the series, an anniversary production of MBC of Korea, reached an outstanding
60 episodes in 2006 and surpassed the 50% viewership mark at its peak. it was
so popular almost everyone in korea was watching it at they had to extend it to
81 episodes (episode 78 is showing tonight). of course, i didn't have the
patience to watch it day after day in GMA-7 he he he, 10:00 pm pa got other
things to do. so i bought a set of 3 DVDs, and watched it continually for a
week finishing the 60 episodes. once the last episode is finished, hopefully
there will be a DVD available.

i urge you to try to watch the drama. its one way of understanding korean
culture ... especially that their presence are becoming stronger in cebu city.

Meron nang DVD sa Colon. But please don't buy. Two reasons: (1) Hindi pa tapos ang Ju Mong sa Korea, sa March pa - so lugi ka ng 10 episodes kung bibili ka ngayon at (2) wala nang thrill kasi napanood mo na. Iba talaga ang Tagalog-dubbed.

daghan na ta sir.. gwapa man gyud kaayo si lady soshonon (wrong spelling. hahaha)...

Han Hye Jin aka Lady So Seo No is really pretty. Can't wait to see her in Aja Geum Soon.

from JES news 2007년 02월 22일(목) 오전 10:13:

http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shel...p;newssetid=489 (http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?linkid=16&articleid=2007022210132938808&newssetid=489)



song il-guk, han hye-jin, kim seung-su, et al., together with the staff of 'jumong'
production team totaling 150 people... will, on march 7th, leave for cebu, philippines,
for special vacation lasting 3 nights and 4 days.

by the way ... i'm a big fan of this historical drama ... can't wait to see the cast
here in cebu ...

:) That's it.

czarina, wat episodes gi feature ang cbeu? naa sa youtube episodes of smile again, pero gaghan man.thanks

The first episodes - sa Shangri-la. Nakikita mo ba billboard ng isang Korean actor na nag-eendorse ng isang alcohol? Siya yung bida actually.

..again, another "first" in the Philippines and probably in Asia !!!
*********************

Church Mass schedules now available via text
The Freeman (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/Freeman200702251801.htm)
02/25/2007

The schedule of Masses or services of your respective Churches located in Cebu City is now available through the Mass Sked Text Service, which the city government and Globe Telecommunications launched the other day.

This text service is provided for Globe subscribers or users who would like to know the time of service or Mass of a particular Church and even a list of churches located in the city.

Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the project is "part of my crazy invention" for people who don't have much time to go to church and check the schedule of their church services. "This will make our lifestyle in Cebu City a bit better," he said.

"This is another way of applying information technology to give convenience to the public. The city government is very proud to have a partnership with Globe. This is the very first in the Philippines and possibly in Asia that this kind of service is being done," the mayor said.

Every inquiry sent through text costs P2.50 only, and is only available to Globe and Touch Mobile users who are Catholics, Muslims, Jehovah's Witnesses, Evangelical, and Mormons, among others.

Jerry Intig, public relations head of Globe Telecom's Visayas-Mindanao, said the project is a first of its kind and part of the company's social responsibility.

To use the text service, a Globe user should type the appropriate key words and send them to 2806.

For example, to view the list of available churches for Catholics, the Globe user should text CCM (Cebu City Mass) CATH (Catholic) and send to 2806.

To view the worship schedule of a particular church, for example Basilica del Sto. Niño, just text CATH NiñO and send to 2806.

Globe users can get related keywords and information by texting CCM HELP and send them to 2806. - Wenna A. Berondo/RAE

What the? This is business.:ohno:

However, I'm quite pessimistic about this 10-studio comlex thing. Don't you think building such large number of studios isn't yet economically feasible for a city like Cebu given that there aren't that many programs or advertisements being filmed in Cebu?

I think they should concentrate more on building more call centers rather than these studios since they require less capital outlays but return hefty profits.

Btw, I'm just wondering whether they're churning profits at their Mactan studios given that it sits un-used most of the time.

Bai I think it's because they are not just targeting the local but the international market.

Wow! It's great to know that Bigfoot is really going through with it's entertainment arm [Bigfoot Studios]. They're really bullish about the prospects of the entertainment industry expanding here in Cebu.

However, I'm quite pessimistic about this 10-studio comlex thing. Don't you think building such large number of studios isn't yet economically feasible for a city like Cebu given that there aren't that many programs or advertisements being filmed in Cebu?

I think they should concentrate more on building more call centers rather than these studios since they require less capital outlays but return hefty profits.

Btw, I'm just wondering whether they're churning profits at their Mactan studios given that it sits un-used most of the time.

im sure they know what they're doing bai, after all, di man sila pud basta-basta lang na company...

Headlines I Thought I Would Never See...Pacman Booed In Cebu City?

Michael Marley
2/25/2007

Yet it happened. All media reports from ringside in Cebu City reported that there was some booing of the Filipino national idol and, more importantly, my personal pugilistic idol among active fighters (relax, Ali, relax!), from the crowd of 20,000. I don't think we blow this off or assign blame to 10 bitter Mexicanos sitting in the rafters.

Blasphemy. Sacrilege. Shame, shame, shame. I haven't felt this bad when, as a hungry and scrawny 16-year-old trembling Catholic I wolfed down a hot dog at Fenway Park, Boston, on a Friday night when I was working selling popcorn and Hood's three-flavored ice cream to the baseball fanatics therein. I truly thought that, about 12 seconds after consuming the tubular treat, that a lightning bolt would descend on the ballpark and strike me dead. Fifteen minutes went by, then a half hour. No destruction came from the sky.

So, being an impudent punk, I tossed down another frankfurter. I felt relieved many years later when The Pope Himself, the undisputed Vatican champ, changed directions and said it was OK to eat meat of any kind on any and all (except maybe Good Friday) Friday. I still hope The Pope's Supervisor does not send out the lightning bolts retroactively.

Pacman Booed At Ringside In Cebu City!

Truly a headline I thought I'd never see!


BREAKING NEWS: PACQUIAO WON'T RUN IN MAY ELECTION!

By Dong Secuya
PhilBoxing.com
26 Feb 2007

Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao has declared that he will forego his plan to run in the Philippine May elections and instead concentrate on his upcoming fight on April 14 against Mexican Jorge Solis to be held at the historic Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, according to broadcast reports by Philippine government TV station NBN Channel 4.

Pacquiao confidant Rex "Wakee" Salud confirmed the news and said that the negative reception accorded to the boxing hero where he, together with Manila mayor Lito Atienza, government lawyer Romy Makalintal and Salud himself, were loudly booed by the audience upon their entrance to the jampacked Cebu City Sports Complex where a highly successful staging of a boxing event featuring local boys Z Gorres and Boom Boom Bautista was held.

Lawyer Romy Makalintal who has been designated by Pacquiao as his spokesman, also confirmed the news when contacted by PhilBoxing.com. Makalintal said that Pacquiao would like to apologize to his fans for hurting them because of his political plans and that "Pacquiao treats his fans as very important to him and would listen to their sentiments."

Salud further informed that he had arranged a meeting between Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmena and Manny Pacquiao at a dinner in a Cebu restaurant Friday night where he had requested Mayor Osmena to give a brotherly advise to Pacquiao, noting that Osmena is a veteran politician.

Osmena, according to Salud, told Pacquiao that he can run for an office, but "not at this time."

Pacland, the de facto website of Manny Pacquiao and whose members strongly opposed Pacquiao's political intention, is in a celebratory mood after hearing the good news.



tungod sa mga cebuanos pacquiao dili na modagan sa congress.. isa nako sa mga ni boo.. :banana: :banana:

Haha, Pacquaio should and must back out. :D I never appreciated his "teeny-weeny" little "Para Sa Bayan kuno" victories. <rolleyes> Coz it's nothing.

---

Pssssst, may magbabakasyon daw dito sa Cebu. Enough na daw ba ang PhP 100,000 per month na budget sa stay dito sa Cebu? I guess sobra naman masyado. Kayo, ano tingin nyo?

Pssssst, may magbabakasyon daw dito sa Cebu. Enough na daw ba ang PhP 100,000 per month na budget sa stay dito sa Cebu? I guess sobra naman masyado. Kayo, ano tingin nyo?

i think that would be more than enough if you ask my opinion. then you can ask the ssc boys to tour them around cebu because they are more willing to do so hehehe...

OT:
Meron nang DVD sa Colon. But please don't buy. Two reasons: (1) Hindi pa tapos ang Ju Mong sa Korea, sa March pa - so lugi ka ng 10 episodes kung bibili ka ngayon at (2) wala nang thrill kasi napanood mo na. Iba talaga ang Tagalog-dubbed.


ok, will check youtube for the shang mactan scenes... thanks :)

i dont watch korean series dubbed in tagalog... bati-an ko.

ok, will check youtube for the shang mactan scenes... thanks :)

i dont watch korean series dubbed in tagalog... bati-an ko.

Wait wait akala ko ba bawal na magsalita ng dialect dito sa SSC (sabi ni Sinjin) *confused*.

I watch both - whether in Korean or Tagalog. I have DVDs of Korean series: Jewel In The Palace, My Name Is Kim Sam Soon, Full House, Love Story In Harvard, Endless Love 4 Spring Waltz, Palace/Princess Hours (in order, from best to worst).
:D

i think that would be more than enough if you ask my opinion. then you can ask the ssc boys to tour them around cebu because they are more willing to do so hehehe...

Haha, galing kasi US well alam mo na dollars.:ohno:

^^

amazing :D

wow congrats! proud ko sa CIM da! hehehe

Yeah!! proud to be Cebuano... imagine apsan nla and UP-Manila and UST...

^^bantay mo, basin mo-react na pud ana ang UST...:jk:

^^bantay mo, basin mo-react na pud ana ang UST...:jk:

Hala ka. :lol: But congrats to CIM anyways.

San Remegio sunset

Viewed from Lingy Beach Resort

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9932/sanremsunset2de1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8987/sanremsunsetcj3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Mura jud ug "nag-hide and seek" by itself ang sun.:lol: Cool pic. Naa'y wallpaper size?:D

Cebu's Kristine Hermosa (Rein Marie of UP CEBU) is Eat Bulaga's Super Sireyna 2007. Also Miss Photogenic

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^^ bai @ley, Sireyna is a beauty contest for gays? ...i'm really clueless...i it's been ages... I haven't watched GMA 7 because TFC (ABS-CN) lang kami rito sa Riyadh..

... we all know that Cebu-based carrageenan factory supplies this as ingredient to toothpast such multi-national company Colgate and Sara Lee... hopefully....they will supply to Victoria's Secret new toothpaste line...

**********

Shemberg eyes Indian firm, bids for Victoria’s Secret
Sun-Star (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/02/27/bus/shemberg.eyes.indian.firm.bids.for.victoria.s.secret.html)
27-Feb-07

DESPITE the challenges hounding the seaweed processing industry, Cebu-grown Shemberg Marketing Corp. (SMC) has been acquiring new clients for processed seaweeds or carrageenan.

Carrageenan is used as a thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer and gelling agent in food, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. It is extracted from the Euchema seaweed or native “guso.”

The semi-refined carrageenan can be used in food and non-food products. But some products, like beer, need a clear gel, which can be formed only from refined carrageenan.

Dakay said Shemberg’s new clients include an India-based pharmaceutical company, which produces hard capsules.

Replaced

Some drug manufacturers all over the world have replaced gelatin with carrageenen in the coating of drug capsules, as countries like Japan, and in Europe have expressed concern over the use of gelatin as capsule coatings on the heels of the outbreak of the mad cow disease in 2002.

Gelatin is made from pigskin and cows’ bones.

Dakay said Shemberg has started supplying this year carrageenan to the India-based company, one of the biggest capsule manufacturers in India.

Better

“The carrageenan of SMC is clear and transparent. It is also comparable to the running supply, in terms of gelatin, and better in terms of clarity,” according to the company’s letter to SMC.

The company has also bid for an international cosmetics line, Victoria’s Secret, for its new toothpaste.

Shemberg is supplying toothpaste-grade carrageenan to Colgate-Palmolive, Sara Lee International and Rembrandt toothpaste. (JBN)

^^bantay mo, basin mo-react na pud ana ang UST...:jk:

ok ra na kung mo react sila. unsaon ta man wa na silay mabuhat... naapsan na silag CIM. to think nga up and ust are realy big universities. and cim kay pwerte tawng gamaya. hahahaha. it only shows that... ay na lang. haha

Cebu's Kristine Hermosa (Rein Marie of UP CEBU) is Eat Bulaga's Super Sireyna 2007. Also Miss Photogenic

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/leylan/3-1.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/leylan/1-1.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/leylan/2-1.jpg


^^ taga PeopleSupport Cebu man na sya sa una...ehehehehhehehehe......2004- 2005...Go go Cebuano este Cebuana! Reinaldo Villagonzalo

^^(s)he's very smart, ha. hehehe

@diehard .... yep, super sireyna is the gay (and adult) version of little miss philippines. hehehe

^^ bayot d i na xa??

^^ bayot d i na xa??

o. hahaha

News Today:


Guadalupe-Oppra bridge seen to decongest traffic at Capitol (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/FREEMAN200702271803.htm)

Unlimited texting buot ipasuspenso ni konsehal Pacaña (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/BANAT200702272703.htm)

Sykes Expands in Cebu (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/02/27/bus/sykes.expands.in.cebu.html)

Arroyo to help promote local furniture industry (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/02/27/bus/arroyo.to.help.promote.local.furniture.industry..html)

Exporters fear closures (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/02/27/bus/exporters.fear.closures.html)

Shemberg eyes Indian firm, bids for Victoria’s Secret (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/02/27/bus/shemberg.eyes.indian.firm.bids.for.victoria.s.secret.html)

Vigilantes no longer exist, says Cebu City police chief (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/02/27/news/vigilantes.no.longer.exist.says.cebu.city.police.chief.html)

Recall bill, Glo asked (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/02/27/news/recall.bill.glo.asked.html)

^^ ouch! sayang ang beauty :lol:

^^ ouch! sayang ang beauty :lol:

^^ Buotan baya na sya..dili arte..bright pa jud!

Foreign observers that watched the Battle of Cebu said that Cebuanos are well educated audiences. :applause: I'm also one of the audiences nga ni BOOOOOOOOO ni Manny Pacquiao. Good for him...

hi....musta ssc cebu...after 1 week kapin, karon pa ko ka-login ug balik...

I'm also one of the audiences nga ni BOOOOOOOOO ni Manny Pacquiao. Good for him...

I saw how Manny's face turned blue :lol:

So Mani Pakyu was booed? Hehe.. Anyway, is it true that he's withdrawing from politics?

He should consider fighting this guy -----> http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/liam_shadowboxer_scaled.gif

^^ yes he has withdrawn from politics, even Mayor Lito Atienza has confirmed it. Manny will just focus on his next fight.

^^but he didn't said it straight but most likely after what happened when he entered the Cebu City Sports complex last saturday with all those streamers against him and the crowd's roar and booo's that made him realize that people in Cebu are aginst his desire to enter politics...

Pacquiao wants to be a politician O_O? That's really funny news, haha..

btw doesn't this look like Cebu?

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/118/10246535633032396133fm8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Good thing that Cebu/Cebuanos made him realize that politics is no good for him.

^^

@Demented_V


Oh, that's a big loss to GMA. After all, he was expected to deliver votes to administration bets; I'm just speculating though.

I hope that Cebuanos will vote wisely this May.. Sayang, I wasn't able to register last December.. :D

Cebuanos are always wise voters... the most intelligent voters as what I've heard before after the 2004 elections.

^^

@Demented_V


Oh, that's a big loss to GMA. After all, he was expected to deliver votes to administration bets; I'm just speculating though.

I hope that Cebuanos will vote wisely this May.. Sayang, I wasn't able to register last December.. :D

yes he was, but he was just running for the congressional level anyway. A friend of mine, a Polsci major was insulted by his comment whether he was going to choose between running for maypr or congressman. My friend argued that obviously manny didn't know that legislative and administrative work are totally different jobs.

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==-_SRRY FOR LOW QUALITY PIC_-==

CEBU in GLASS

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^^

Nice photos Slemarken.. Keep them coming. :okay:

^^ so, confirm na talaga ang expansion ng E-mall!

^^ i saw Bandila last night... Cebuanos really break the norm that even a Superstar like Manny Pacquiao must have think twice that he can't please everybody particularly in Cebu.... i'm really proud that Cebuanos always make a difference....

^^ so, confirm na talaga ang expansion ng E-mall!

Confirmed na na bai..

There's already an ongoing demolition of the UC Buildings in that area.. :okay:


..

^^ downtown is really ALIVE!

Wait wait akala ko ba bawal na magsalita ng dialect dito sa SSC (sabi ni Sinjin) *confused*.

I watch both - whether in Korean or Tagalog. I have DVDs of Korean series: Jewel In The Palace, My Name Is Kim Sam Soon, Full House, Love Story In Harvard, Endless Love 4 Spring Waltz, Palace/Princess Hours (in order, from best to worst).
:D
i'm also looking for DVD copies of a certain historical drama series but i don't
know the english/international title. the problem with these korean dramas is
that they change the title once they release it outside korea ... like princes
hours which is really goong in korea and even jumong which is known in the
philippines as Jumong: the Prince of a Legend, but in korea is was actually
The Book Of The Three Han The Chapter Of Ju Mong. funny but there's an
upcoming telenovela in the philippines entitled 1% of something but its orig.
korean title is 1% of anything, waaaaa he he he.

cZaRiNa, do you happen to know the english or international title of this
drama known in korea as Emperor of the Sea? i'm still searching for this ...

thanks.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/02/19/life/costanilla.disney.park.in.cebu.html i think i hav read this one in cebu threadsWut do ya think?

^^ IMO, with the rate Cebu is going now particularly in the tourism industry... i think that project is feasible...

dugay2x xad ning barkoha nag.tambay sa General Milling...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1110011.jpg

Cebu Asiatown ITpark....
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naka.blik gyud ko gabie sa Club Ultima mga 11pm... naa did2 ang rendering sa Fuente Triangle ug sa Ramos Tower...
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^^ wow

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8317/infestednexuslz8.gif

^^wow ka jn:D

Btw, there is an u/c midget building infront of the whitegold terminal.Motel nasad tingali.

^^ bai @slerz, you mean the old whitegold building... that area is the showroom for 2nd-hand cars...right?

flickr pic by @quinay


Marco Polo and Citylights Condo Towers
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/403892527_9e48792dd8.jpg?v=0

^^ bai @slerz, you mean the old whitegold building... that area is the showroom for 2nd-hand cars...right?

nop, infront of the jeepney terminal nga beside sa white gold building nga nasunog...

nice pics from cebu...ga bloom na ang cebu og ayo...

repost...
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night pics ako nakuha sauna pa jud(last year) sa amoa hauz...
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^^ Bai, limpyuhi ang lens. Morag nag-smear na. (Clean up the lenses)

^^

Waaah, ZIDLAKAN was in TV Patrol a while ago. It was about the fielding of CITOM enforcers at the South Road Properties (SRP)..

So there's a rule there to KEEP RIGHT at all times except when passing. :okay:

But I've noticed that a lot of vehicles are driving in the middle..

^^ wow sikat si sir paul... (wow, sir paul is popular)

mga bai, have you already read the article from cebu daily news regarding the business traveller magazine? cebu has recently been included in their list and we're now joining great major cities like hongkong, singapore, and our very own, Manila. too bad i wasn't able to copy the content, i just borrowed the paper from our library. hehe. our international recogition will surely be strengthened.

btw
the fence surrounding the international bar complex has been removed already. they will probably open anytime soon...

wait, would the e-mall expansion project really include more retail space, or would they just create an access gateway to sanciangko st? there's an old bldg (luzon lumber) in the corner of sanciangko and leon kilat, i hope that the go's would be able to convince luzon lumber to sell thier lot to them, so that emall will stretch from sanciangko to hi-way :)

btw
the fence surrounding the international bar complex has been removed already. they will probably open anytime soon...

i saw it personally na. its quite small., but maybe its just me, coz when i hear the phrase international bar complex i think of a The Fort/Eastwood/ large "The Village" type. still, any development within the CICC area is welcome :)

did someone from ssc cebu made this? its complete with u/c data

http://www.bookrags.com/Cebu

wait, would the e-mall expansion project really include more retail space, or would they just create an access gateway to sanciangko st? there's an old bldg (luzon lumber) in the corner of sanciangko and leon kilat, i hope that the go's would be able to convince luzon lumber to sell thier lot to them, so that emall will stretch from sanciangko to hi-way :)

That old Luzon Lumber building is an eyesore already.:)

^^i think they were not able to convince the owner of that structure to sell their property and move out.

@ivanc
according to reports before, they are going to expand the mall.

That old Luzon Lumber building is an eyesore already.:)

they should preserve the building and turn it into a souvenir shop

CEBU in GLASS

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/299765501_1b169c3011.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/79/225953913_2f3740dab7.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/95/209601830_8e9bf0dfce.jpg?v=0

great shots slemarken.. welcome to ssc..

^^ it was formerly a train station...

wow.. love those pics by @slemarken. i even thought the first pic was edited, it's the first time i've seen keppel and innove from those angles., kewl.. :)

flcikr pic by @xyno

Lilo-an Lighthouse @ night
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/404582548_cc44becf93.jpg?v=0

flickr pics by @stillplug


Pier One
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/pier1.jpg




Cebu Harbor
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/cebuport.jpg

flickr pics by @stillplug



Cebu Harbor
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/cebuport.jpg


WOW!! this photo is AMAZING!

i'm also looking for DVD copies of a certain historical drama series but i don't
know the english/international title. the problem with these korean dramas is
that they change the title once they release it outside korea ... like princes
hours which is really goong in korea and even jumong which is known in the
philippines as Jumong: the Prince of a Legend, but in korea is was actually
The Book Of The Three Han The Chapter Of Ju Mong. funny but there's an
upcoming telenovela in the philippines entitled 1% of something but its orig.
korean title is 1% of anything, waaaaa he he he.

cZaRiNa, do you happen to know the english or international title of this
drama known in korea as Emperor of the Sea? i'm still searching for this ...

thanks.

OT

That is not the Korean drama's fault. It is the online distributor's fault. YesAsia.com uses different titles for the Korean Dramas released. Dae Jang Geum is Jewel In The Palace according to YesAsia.

Emperor Of The Sea - hmmm, try asking the ladies in the DVD stalls with Emperor Of The Sea still. If not, try to use "Sea God" as title. Emperor Of The Sea in Korean is "Haesin".

flickr pics by @stillplug


Pier One
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/pier1.jpg




Cebu Harbor
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/cebuport.jpg

Amazing!:D

^^

They don't have to demolish Luzon Lumber Co. if ever Go would acquire it. They should preserve, renovate, and perhaps integrate it into the mall itself. It's an all wood structure so it would really become a unique part of the mall. They can put souvenir shops there, or restos, hehehe.. :D

Just like this:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/Hongkong/P1090797.jpg



Luzon Lumber Co.
http://cebuheritage.wordpress.com :okay:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/luzonlumbercompany.jpg



..

did someone from ssc cebu made this? its complete with u/c data

http://www.bookrags.com/Cebu


Haha, klaro kaayo nga naa taga SSC nag himo..

I actually contributed some of the photos (and some of the earlier articles) there but I don't know who edited the article and included those "under construction" projects.. Hehe, I think it's becoming "un encyclopedic" already if those so-called lists are included..

Ei, check out also the "Cebu International Convention Center" entry in Wikipedia.. :okay:

bitaw...format pa lang daan..^^

^^

They don't have to demolish Luzon Lumber Co. if ever Go would acquire it. They should preserve, renovate, and perhaps integrate it into the mall itself. It's an all wood structure so it would really become a unique part of the mall. They can put souvenir shops there, or restos, hehehe.. :D

Just like this:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/Hongkong/P1090797.jpg



Luzon Lumber Co.
http://cebuheritage.wordpress.com :okay:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/luzonlumbercompany.jpg



..

^^ Does this building got any historical value? Sayan din kc if it will be demolished. It can be an added attraction if it will be preserved or renovated. Tama si arnold....they can also renovate this but retain the original design then have some shops within.

^^ i think so bai @tj.... formerly a train station

^^ bookrags.com ....bai @nold, looks like your entry in the other website

Sun.Star
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Bigfoot pays $500T as advance lease

THE Cebu City Hall yesterday received a five-year advance payment from Bigfoot Global Solutions, Inc. for its 25-year lease contract on the two-hectare portion of the South Road Properties (SRP).

“We received already a check for over half a million dollars as five years advance payment for the lease. But we have come more or less to agreeing to the sale of at least 16 hectares at P12,000 per square meter and I consider that already discounted,” Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said.

“He (Bigfoot’s Michael Gleissner) is so in a hurry that he cannot wait for this bidding, bidding or COA, COA. The fastest way is a 25-year lease to put up a sound stage,” Osmeña told a news conference yesterday.

Asked how much is the equivalent of the half a million dollars to the current peso-exchange rate, Mayor Osmeña said it’s about P28 million.

He also said Anne Sy of the SM Prime Holdings, Inc. will be coming over to City Hall today to followup on their offer to “make a major development at the SRP.”

The mayor said SM wants the entire 300-hectare SRP. Bigfoot and SM are two of the City’s three “very serious clients to the SRP.”

The other interested client is Filinvest, owned by the Gotianons who, Osmeña said, have “a very strong financial position.” He said the Gotianon couple, who came to look at the site last week, “is already working on the numbers.”

“SM will come tomorrow and they are very serious in acquiring the property, the entire 300 hectares,” the mayor said.

One sale

“I only need one sale. Basically I told them to make their deal now. After that we’ll be choosy so I told them you make your deal kay gutom man mi (because we’re hungry). You can take your deal. After that no more, we will be very picky already,” he added.

He was alluding to the City’s selling a few hectares of the SRP to address the City’s cash flow problem in paying its P6.3 billion loan to the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.

The mayor said SM has “gone beyond malls.”

“They are now into major developments. They have so much money and about two or three years ago, they approached me.

They wanted to lease a piece of property for a mall. I said no. If it’s cash maybe. But lease for a mall, no because a mall will competes with those of the local businessmen. I’ve learned my lesson that when they built their mall in the North Reclamation Area everybody said it was very nice, a city within a city. When it opened, patay ang Gaw, patay ang Fairmart,” the mayor said.

“The entire Colon, Rositas, tanan hurot, mga movie houses because their customers are the same as the others.

Nakaginansya ba ang atong ekonomiya? Naa pero gamay ra. Nakaginansya because ang mga taga Bohol anhi na magshopping and the construction job. But aside from that there were a lot of dislocation. You look at Colon today. So when SM told me they want to lease to build a mall I said no not interested. It’s a low, low, low priority,” he added.

But Osmeña said that was about two or three years ago.


“Now they came back. They want to do a major development. They said they want the whole thing. They’re coming back tomorrow. Ann Sy is the one in-charge of the property development,” he added.

Movie studio

Meanwhile, Bigfoot’s Gleissner is already leasing 20,000 square meters of the SRP in the next 25 years effective tomorrow.

At US$.40 per square meter a month, the City stands to earn roughly P400,000 a month or nearly P5 million a year from the lease agreement.

Bigfoot will put up a state-of-the-art movie studio at the SRP, similar to the studios in Hollywood and a soundstage that can compete with those in Los Angeles, California, Romania, Italy and Europe.

Aside from buying 16 more hectares in the future, Gleissner is also reportedly interested to put up an international yacht club in the SRP. (GAC)

Sun.Star
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Bigfoot pays $500T as advance lease

THE Cebu City Hall yesterday received a five-year advance payment from Bigfoot Global Solutions, Inc. for its 25-year lease contract on the two-hectare portion of the South Road Properties (SRP).

“We received already a check for over half a million dollars as five years advance payment for the lease. But we have come more or less to agreeing to the sale of at least 16 hectares at P12,000 per square meter and I consider that already discounted,” Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said.

“He (Bigfoot’s Michael Gleissner) is so in a hurry that he cannot wait for this bidding, bidding or COA, COA. The fastest way is a 25-year lease to put up a sound stage,” Osmeña told a news conference yesterday.

Asked how much is the equivalent of the half a million dollars to the current peso-exchange rate, Mayor Osmeña said it’s about P28 million.

He also said Anne Sy of the SM Prime Holdings, Inc. will be coming over to City Hall today to followup on their offer to “make a major development at the SRP.”

The mayor said SM wants the entire 300-hectare SRP. Bigfoot and SM are two of the City’s three “very serious clients to the SRP.”

The other interested client is Filinvest, owned by the Gotianons who, Osmeña said, have “a very strong financial position.” He said the Gotianon couple, who came to look at the site last week, “is already working on the numbers.”

“SM will come tomorrow and they are very serious in acquiring the property, the entire 300 hectares,” the mayor said.

One sale

“I only need one sale. Basically I told them to make their deal now. After that we’ll be choosy so I told them you make your deal kay gutom man mi (because we’re hungry). You can take your deal. After that no more, we will be very picky already,” he added.

He was alluding to the City’s selling a few hectares of the SRP to address the City’s cash flow problem in paying its P6.3 billion loan to the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.

The mayor said SM has “gone beyond malls.”

“They are now into major developments. They have so much money and about two or three years ago, they approached me.

They wanted to lease a piece of property for a mall. I said no. If it’s cash maybe. But lease for a mall, no because a mall will competes with those of the local businessmen. I’ve learned my lesson that when they built their mall in the North Reclamation Area everybody said it was very nice, a city within a city. When it opened, patay ang Gaw, patay ang Fairmart,” the mayor said.

“The entire Colon, Rositas, tanan hurot, mga movie houses because their customers are the same as the others.

Nakaginansya ba ang atong ekonomiya? Naa pero gamay ra. Nakaginansya because ang mga taga Bohol anhi na magshopping and the construction job. But aside from that there were a lot of dislocation. You look at Colon today. So when SM told me they want to lease to build a mall I said no not interested. It’s a low, low, low priority,” he added.

But Osmeña said that was about two or three years ago.


“Now they came back. They want to do a major development. They said they want the whole thing. They’re coming back tomorrow. Ann Sy is the one in-charge of the property development,” he added.

Movie studio

Meanwhile, Bigfoot’s Gleissner is already leasing 20,000 square meters of the SRP in the next 25 years effective tomorrow.

At US$.40 per square meter a month, the City stands to earn roughly P400,000 a month or nearly P5 million a year from the lease agreement.

Bigfoot will put up a state-of-the-art movie studio at the SRP, similar to the studios in Hollywood and a soundstage that can compete with those in Los Angeles, California, Romania, Italy and Europe.

Aside from buying 16 more hectares in the future, Gleissner is also reportedly interested to put up an international yacht club in the SRP. (GAC)

Double post.

I wonder if SM wants to create a FGBC of the South? I think a development like that would be great, but if they create something a little different like a resort/tourist community that would also be nice.

Still, I hope Bigfoot is able to get the few hectares that they want. I support their cause!

i didnt review all the postings here but why are they going to demolish luzon lumber? @tj & arnold i agree the city can renovate and preserve its design and turn it in to something like a souvenir shop for tourist then the city can make profit. Its a piece of history of the city why not preserve it.

a bit OT, i can't help but congratulate the cebuanos for this... i'm really proud of you, my cebuano brothers..... :applause:
:cheers:

Pacquiao booed in Cebu

He has yet to file his candidacy for congressman of South Cotabato but this early, boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is already having second thoughts about semi-shifting his career to politics.

On Saturday night, Pacquiao was reportedly "booed" by audience who watched the "Battle of Cebu" between Filipino and Mexican boxers.

Some of Pacquiao's fans called him "congressman" as he entered the Cebu Sports Complex. Some of those opposed to his reported candidacy, meanwhile, voiced their opposition taunted him.

The jeers he got from the Cebu crowd reportedly sank in and Pacquiao is already contemplating on just focusing his attention on his training for the April fight against Mexican Jorge Solis.

The negative reaction prompted Manila Mayor Lito Atienza and lawyer Romulo Macalintal, Pacquiao's advisers, to warn him against venturing into politics at this point in his career.

Pacquiao has yet to decide on whether or not he is withdrawing from his plans to run for congressman. He said that training is his top priority at the moment.

The boxer, meanwhile, is scheduled to leave for the United States next week to continue training. That would mean he will not be able to personally file his certificate of candidacy before the Commission on Elections.

His camp, however, said Pacquiao can order his lawyers to make a special power of attorney to file the candidacy on his behalf.

Pacquiao's spokesmen said the boxer feels his goal of helping the people of General Santos is being put aside because of criticisms against the planned candidacy.

The boxer, however, said that he would gladly heed the sentiments of his fans to give them a good fight during his match with Solis in Texas.

The boxer's camp said in the end, it will be Pacquiao's decision on whether or not he will throw his hat into the political arena.

Pacquiao, 28, is the World Boxing Council international super featherweight champion.

He has a 43-3 win-loss card and two draws. He won 34 fights by way of technical knockout.

As news of his planned candidacy broke, the administration said Pacquiao will run under the Liberal Party faction of Atienza. The Manila mayor is an ally of President Arroyo.

Lately, Pacquiao has been seen with several politicians allied with the administration, among them Ilocos Sur Gov. and senatorial candidate Luis "Chavit" Singson and Sen. Lito Lapid, who will run for mayor of Makati City.

Lucio Tan firm bares 7 projects
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
The Philippine Star 02/28/2007

The proposed project, sitting on a 1,732 square-meter property across Greenbelt mall, will feature one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom units, with prices starting at about P4 million. The entire project is estimated to cost over P1 billion.

Ignacio said Balabac will also develop other properties owned by the Tan Group of Companies which include four lots with an area of about 7,000 square meters located at the Ortigas central business district for middle-income high-rise residential condominium and BPO office building development, and approximately 36 hectares at Mactan Cebu (formerly Coral Reef Resort) for a hotel, residential, leisure and retirement development. All these properties are owned by the Tan-owned Philippine National Bank.

http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200702280701.htm

Maps, souvenirs promote RP
The Philippine Star 02/28/2007

With the onset of "Tourism Negosyo" in the country, Ariel Jersey and Jay Aldeguer boosted the promotion of the country’s tourist destinations, culture and festivities by highlighting the very best of the country’s interiors.

Jersey, who produces travel maps and Aldeguer, who founded a chain of trendy souvenir shops, will be acknowledged as two of the Most Inspiring Tourism Entrepreneurs during the Go Negosyo Turismo Expo, slated on March 2-4 at the SM Mall of Asia.

The awarding ceremony will be led by President Arroyo and Presidential Consultant for Entrepreneurship and Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE) president Jose Concepcion III.

Aldeguer was once a frustrated artist, whose love for a greater entrepreneurial voyage began when he was backpacking around Europe after graduating at the Ateneo de Manila University. He remembered buying all sorts of souvenirs in all of the places he visited. But as his heavy bags became too much of a burden, he decided to purchase souvenir T-shirts instead because "they were lighter and more practical." Prior to this, he had already been selling colored T-shirts to his fellow students in Ateneo.

His idea of eventually selling souvenir shirts happened when he became disappointed in one of his many trips at Mines View Park in Baguio City. "For a premier destination, it only offers the giant spoon and fork," he said, referring to the T-shirt he got as a souvenir from the summer capital. This incident embedded an indelible mark in his quest for more "fulfilling" excursions through memorable mementos to keep.

So, at the age of 21, with an initial capitalization of P200,000 that he got from his earnings in college and from his parents, he established Island Souvenirs in 1992. With a P1,500 bamboo cart, Aldeguer began selling shirts at the White Gold department store in Cebu.

Through Aldeguer’s creative perspectives, Island Souvenirs became known for products that highlight the unique oddities of local travelers. For instance, Boracay visitors always look forward to their waterproof plastic bags that are very convenient in keeping their cellular phones even while enjoying the cool waters in the ocean.

"The souvenir industry is an old industry with the proliferation of shops around the world," Aldeguer notes. "Our dream is to be that brand," he states confidently. Given that Philippine tourism, which attracts millions of tourists a year, Aldeguer still sees further growth for his business locally. "We still have the advantage to create our position against the rest of the world," he says.

In 1999, the first Islands Souvenir international outlet was opened in Okinawa, Japan. After a year, he has also opened stores in Singapore and San Francisco, California. This year, he ventured to the former Portuguese enclave of Macau.

Due to his continuous success on the Islands Souvenir chains, Jay Aldeguer was awarded as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men award for entrepreneurship at age 27 —the youngest so far in the TOYM roster. Island Souvenirs has also been named "Outstanding Filipino Retailer" by the Philippine Retailers Association and the Department of Trade and Industry several times that Aldeguer was actually inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2003. He has also established Pasalubong Centers, one-stop shops for pasalubong to bring home to their family and friends, a magazine that extols many beautiful attractions of Cebu, Cebu TV, a cable channel setup under Destinations Media Inc. that highlights people, lifestyle, events and destinations in Cebu and Bohol and Escape, an events company set up to complement the tourism promotion efforts of his other businesses.

"Filipinos have what it takes to be great," Aldeguer reminds all Pinoy dreamers who want to have the most exciting journeys of their lives. indeed just lie ahead, waiting for another trip in sight.

US firm to open contact center in Cebu
By Riza T. Olchondra
Inquirer
Last updated 06:21am (Mla time) 02/28/2007


Cordia Corp., a telecommunications service provider in Florida, United States, said it would open a 130-seat call center in Cebu City.

“We hope [it] will be operational by May 1,” Cordia president and chief operating officer Kevin Griffo told the Inquirer via e-mail.

“We estimated that we could save about 50 percent on our cost of getting new customers through this new call center,” he said.

The call center will provide outbound sales service for US and other international markets, and may also provide customer relations, support and collection services, Griffo said.

He said it would have 140 employees, most of which would come from Cebu.

Cordia chairman and chief executive Joel Dupre said in a statement, “We have been reviewing this plan for some time and chose Cebu for its staffing capability, accent-neutral spoken English, and lower operational cost.”

Cordia offers through its operating subsidiaries local and long-distance telecommunications services in more than 60 countries.

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starbuko

Cebu


by Ian Joseph L. Abasolo (pbase.com)
http://www.pbase.com/iabasolo/image/49944592
Shangri-la Mactan

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Hilton

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Hilton

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Plantation Bay

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Plantation Bay

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Maribago Blue Waters

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Marriot Hotel

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Mactan

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Mactan Airport

Cast ng ‘Jumong’, bakasyon grande sa ‘Pinas!:banana:
Ang Pilipino STAR Ngayon 02/28/2007

Alam naming viewer ng Jumong ang editor naming si Vero Samio, kaya matutuwa ito sa balitang darating sa bansa ang buong cast ng K-novela para magbakasyon. Kaya lang, sa Cebu pupunta ang 150 cast and crew sa pangunguna ng mga bidang sina Song Il Gook (Jumong), Han Hye Jin (So Seo-no) at Kim Seung-soo (Dae-So).

Kundi March 7 ay Mar. 8 ang dating ng grupo at mag-i-stay sila hanggang Mar. 11. Bakasyon to-the-max ito’t matatapos sa Mar. 6 ang airing sa Korea ng Jumong. Nagkakagulo na ang mga taga-Cebu na sumusubaybay nito’t inaalam na kung saang hotel sila naka-billet at saang tourist destinations ang pupuntahan.

Alam na kaya ng GMA-7 na darating ang mga artista ng Jumong? Humihirit ang fans na sana’y mainterbyu nila kahit ang main cast lang at makita silang hindi naka-costume.

i was so teary-eyed reading the news articles.. Now that Bigfoot and SM are so bullish about SRP, others should now follow their bullishness. But what interests me is the fact that SM wants a gargantuan 300-hectare lot, that's the whole SRP itself.. SM might be probably thinking of building a business park similar to CBP, or even better.. waaa, watever it is, 'tis really a good dev't that surely deserves a wait. :)

Yepey! even though i am not a korean novela's fanatic im still happy coz they choz cebu over bali for their vacation....so we can say that Cebu is now very popular in Asia....or in the rest of the world :banana:

^^ sana nga...I hope its similar to SM Central Business Park @ Bay City, Pasay. :)

hmmmmm obviously, its going to be the location of one of the 2 upcoming SM Citys in Cebu....SM North? SM South? ehehehehehhe yeeepppeee!

we hope so...

^^ any personal preference?

which do u prefer na mag invest sa SRP? SM Holdings? or BigFoot?

Hey,, This article about Carcar's CHICHARON was written by Gibb aka @Kentaro pero someone used this article and didn't give the credit to Gibb but instead by a Yoh... pwede man ta ka comment didto, ato pauwawan ang ga post ato...

Here's the article in the CEBU CEBOOM BLOG
http://www.ngkhai.net/cebu/2007/02/20/carcars-chicharonintensely-delightful/#comments

and Here's Gibb's blog, there's the Carcar's chicharon article there by Gibb...
http://www.gibbster.blogspot.com/

Hey,, This article about Carcar's CHICHARON was written by Gibb aka @Kentaro pero someone used this article and didn't give the credit to Gibb but instead by a Yoh... pwede man ta ka comment didto, ato pauwawan ang ga post ato...

Here's the article in the CEBU CEBOOM BLOG
http://www.ngkhai.net/cebu/2007/02/20/carcars-chicharonintensely-delightful/#comments

and Here's Gibb's blog, there's the Carcar's chicharon article there by Gibb...
http://www.gibbster.blogspot.com/


yoh! bitaw ang nakabutang sa...:ohno:

Hey,, This article about Carcar's CHICHARON was written by Gibb aka @Kentaro pero someone used this article and didn't give the credit to Gibb but instead by a Yoh... pwede man ta ka comment didto, ato pauwawan ang ga post ato...

Here's the article in the CEBU CEBOOM BLOG
http://www.ngkhai.net/cebu/2007/02/20/carcars-chicharonintensely-delightful/#comments

and Here's Gibb's blog, there's the Carcar's chicharon article there by Gibb...
http://www.gibbster.blogspot.com/

it really frustrates me... i wrote that for a Cebu TV documentary but was not shown. I just would like to get what's due to me... maka lagot kaayo, we're all doing this for Cebu then kawaton pa jud....mawad-an man sad tag gana ana!

the entire article and my Flickr photo was used...

kinsa kaha nang tawhana nga YOH!

^^bitaw, unfair kaayo ni Gibb... Gi haguan gyud to niyag himo but then gamiton lang by a certain Yoh!...

SSC b-days

jabert - 1 year and two months na yesterday (Feb 27)

Mootown - 20 days na yesterday (Feb 27)

Jimbu - 1 year and nine months na today (Feb 28)

arnold_carl - 1 year and five months na yesterday (Feb 27)

sugbuanon - 1 year and four months na today (Feb 28)

SleMarKen - happy third day today! (new SSC Baby)


Wala lang. Tan-aw2x lang ko sa mga Join Dates. hahaha. =)

^^ we should keep int ouch with ngkhai's. and post a lot of negative comments dun sa page nila!

I totally agree with u kentaro!

Bantay lang ng Yoh sa akoa unya! Later na lang paghawa nako dire sa office kay naka surf control ang page sa ngkhai here..... <<< uhmmm i need translation pls..im just fuming sa kalagot! grrrrrrrrrrrrr......

^^ we should keep int ouch with ngkhai's. and post a lot of negative comments dun sa page nila!

I totally agree with u kentaro!

unfair! unfair! unfair!

it's alright with me if they repost it somewhere else but still retaining everything... the title was changed pa jud! ahak!!!!!

^^ let's look at the glass muna half full - the write up is interesting and good enough to be copied by others...

Now lets look at the bad side - YOH has to pay! magpost nga tayo ng comments dun!

^^ Does this building got any historical value? Sayan din kc if it will be demolished. It can be an added attraction if it will be preserved or renovated. Tama si arnold....they can also renovate this but retain the original design then have some shops within.

Yeah mao lagi. :okay:

OT

That is not the Korean drama's fault. It is the online distributor's fault. YesAsia.com uses different titles for the Korean Dramas released. Dae Jang Geum is Jewel In The Palace according to YesAsia.

Emperor Of The Sea - hmmm, try asking the ladies in the DVD stalls with Emperor Of The Sea still. If not, try to use "Sea God" as title. Emperor Of The Sea in Korean is "Haesin".
thanks ... will try that one.

^^

Waaah, ZIDLAKAN was in TV Patrol a while ago. It was about the fielding of CITOM enforcers at the South Road Properties (SRP)..

So there's a rule there to KEEP RIGHT at all times except when passing. :okay:

But I've noticed that a lot of vehicles are driving in the middle..
actually that's an international rule. when driving on a highway, freeway, or
expressway, the left (inner) lanes are the fast lanes and the right (outer) lanes
are the slower lanes --- of course this is for countries who drive right (US,
philippines, etc.) but this is reverse for those who drive left. this is because
overtaking on the right is a big NO-NO! so in principle you always drive right
except when passing ... the only exception is when all the lanes are full.

in the case of the south coastal road, try driving there anytime, majority of
the drivers are in the middle lanes! this inspite of the numerous big signboards
there that says, "keep right except when passing." as usual, we never learn
and we always violate the rules even these are posted prominently! what i
was thinking was to post pictures here and at the cebu city forum, of all
those vehicles which clearly violated with their plate numbers, para unta
mauwaw sad nang uban ... what do you think?

the rationale for the rule is as follows:


to prevent overtaking on the right
to restrain overspeeding (there is always a temptation to speed up on an inner lane)

^^

Got it. I've noticed in other countries that they really follow this rule.

Anyway, regarding the taking of photos of violators, would it be possible if we install those cameras (used during the ASEAN summit) at the SRP? I've heard in the news yesterday that CITOM is having a hard time fielding enforcers there.