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Rush Hour in SM City Cebu

KMK is already in its "standing ovation mode" and the bus is a box office hit, hehehe!!! :D

^^WoW, thats mah ride ;) :D

^^WoW, thats mah ride ;) :D

Padung na Pardo dong! Minglanilla and it has a very long queue. Looks like KMK is having good profits during rush hours. It is slowly being patronized by the Cebuano commuters. It has extended its northern reach to Super Gaisano in Mandaue City.

Yup. Straight ra gyud padong Pardo. Seldom namn gani ko mo sakay jeep since Feb kay naadik nako sa KMK...hehe. Bisag mo adto sa Talisay, KMK gihapon para di ma tarog ang hinapay :okay:


No more space! Sorry nalang :D
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naka agi ko ganiha atbang parklane hotel. nag sugod na og fence ang grand cenia.

asa nga lot bai? katong triangular lot?

^^katong trinagular bai. i saw it today too. there are actually construction eqpt working there.

^^nice:okay: Another major development in Cebu today :rock:

also, the fence surrounding the rustan's construction in ayala has been remove already.

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Rush Hour in SM City Cebu

KMK is already in its "standing ovation mode" and the bus is a box office hit, hehehe!!! :D

KMK needs to get more buses, or even have a competitor

I noticed a bunch of newly fenced areas in IT Park. I know the one beside Skyrise is gonna be Skyrise 2, and the one across from i2 will by the TGU Tower... what's gonna rise in the two lots between i2 and i1?

Sorry if this question has been answered before.

:cheers: it seems that there will be more developments in cebu this year! :banana: these constructions are not just concrete monsters they provide jobs for the cebuanos din!

KMK needs to get more buses, or even have a competitor

bitaw, in demand na gyud ang bus. Murag successful si Jingjing sa ila test. Looks like the TUBE bus will push through.

Ayala Life FGU Center
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the fernan bridge, an engineering and architectural feat
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How many buses does KMK have?

:cheers: it seems that there will be more developments in cebu this year! :banana: these constructions are not just concrete monsters they provide jobs for the cebuanos din!

Metro Cebu currently has 10 stationary construction-cranes.

- 3 for SM Northwing Annex
- 1 for Cebu Commercial Tower
- 1 for ACT and I.T. Mall
- 1 for Citilight Gardens Phase II (Tower 3)
- 1 for Tower Palace - Cebu
- 1 for Crown Regency
- 1 for Chonghua Banilad
- 1 for Lexmark's [7-storey] Building @ CBP

This number is unprecedented in Cebu's contruction industry history.

^^ so those cranes would have been shipped into Cebu from Manila or someplace else by the construction companies right, since they are expensive.

How many buses does KMK have?

as what Ging-Ging said...
LTFRB/CITOM: Ging-Ging Osmena
-"minimum of 15 buses"
-"Once this will be a profitable enterprise, then they will add more"

more here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZmsLxAJtBo)


Metro Cebu currently has 10 stationary construction-cranes.

- 3 for SM Northwing Annex
- 1 for Cebu Commercial Tower
- 1 for ACT and I.T. Mall
- 1 for Citilight Gardens Phase II (Tower 3)
- 1 for Tower Palace - Cebu
- 1 for Crown Regency
- 1 for Chonghua Banilad
- 1 for Lexmark's [7-storey] Building @ CBP

This number is unprecedented in Cebu's contruction industry history.

And there should be another one for the ongoing construction of the 27storey Ultima Residences.

I noticed a bunch of newly fenced areas in IT Park. I know the one beside Skyrise is gonna be Skyrise 2, and the one across from i2 will by the TGU Tower... what's gonna rise in the two lots between i2 and i1?

Sorry if this question has been answered before.

Between i1 and i2 is the soon to rise 18 storey i3. It will be the tallest edifice at Asiatown IT Park.

^^really bai Hans? So madayon gyud ang 18 storey IT building sa IT park? Gi fence na this time or wa pa?

^^ so those cranes would have been shipped into Cebu from Manila or someplace else by the construction companies right, since they are expensive.

Most of the tower cranes that are being use now are from Cebu big time or triple AAA construction companies. Like Dakay (4 T cranes), Primary (5 T cranes), Young Builders (2 T cranes), Duracon (1 T crane) and SolidCon (1 T crane).

The cranes that are being use at SM North Wing right now are from Manila. Those are the cranes that were used to build the 55 storey PB Com. SM North Wing is their first project outside luzon. They are the biggest construction company in the Philippines. They build most of the buildings in Makati. Just an FYI!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvNT5L-kvr4

Here's a youtube video/slideshow about:

SSC Cebu PROPOSALS AND CONSTRUCTION UPDATES (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvNT5L-kvr4)

^^really bai Hans? So madayon gyud ang 18 storey IT building sa IT park? Gi fence na this time or wa pa?

I don't have an idea if it's already fence. What I know is it will push thru. Since it was part of the Primary Venture Property so called "information towers" for their property at Asiatown IT Park. One thing for sure though, construction will commence anytime this 2007.

If it is already fence! Then, you already have an idea of what's going on inside the fence lot. Hehehe...

^^

I heard that there's an ongoing Yamashita treasure hunt there but I'm not sure if it's true. :dunno:

Anyway, who knows, it's the old Lahug airport, hehe :okay:

talking about cranes, cranes are already up at ACC's lagoon!

^^ salamat sa mga updates guys!

CIFC Tower @ north reclamation area - fronting SM City Cebu
(pic by jaoffrey of flickr.com)

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aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh...Cebu!


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^^WoW Cebu... refreshing...

Na fade na lagi na imo av bai? Btw, kaw na?

hello forumers, i have a few more questions to ask.
When will the following malls open?
Ciudad mall
Boardwalk mall
and the mall currently being builty on the existing unfinished uniwide building.

i am hoping mo open na na sila by december 2007 or january 2008 jst in time for my holiday kay puol na kaau ayala and SM hahaha.

thank u.

talking about cranes, cranes are already up at ACC's lagoon!

Yeah! Up, running and working! I saw it awhile ago.

But I'm really wondering why they fence up the lot beside Marriott and the parking area beside Cafe Laguna Garden Restaurant. Those lots are not part of the lagoon right? Plus! The lot beside Marriott and fronting Innove is very far from the lagoon, yet they fence it up. If it is for the excavated soils or for the construction company's temporary office, then why there's no such thing when they constructed the soon to finish Rustan's. Well there was a dumpsite though for the excavated soils, but it was very far from the construction site. Hmm...Ayala Center is going to surprise us I think! As you know! They're giving us a lot of choices and surprises to enjoy life!

By the way, I also passed by Toblerone/Grand Cenia site this afternoon. And? Yes! Clearing and fencing operation are on the works! It seems to me that they're going to push thru with the project as scheduled (May/June 2007).

here's a cute update: The back of the Boardwalk Mall is already being painted with white.. must be their first coating.
by the way, i enjoyed watching the video.. very informative and it does get you to thinking that we're definitely no ordinary city,. if AIM says we're so not competitive, let the economic activity of Cebu speak for itself.., :)

aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh...Cebu!


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Sa Bantayan ni! I miss my island..

But I'm really wondering why they fence up the lot beside Marriott and the parking area beside Cafe Laguna Garden Restaurant. Those lots are not part of the lagoon right?

i think the lot beside laguna garden might be included in the project. i dont know if this is correct, but this is my "understanding" of the project. (please correct if wrong, hehehe :)

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^^WoW Cebu... refreshing...

Na fade na lagi na imo av bai? Btw, kaw na?

...ako na bai...nasobrahan lang sa lighting...heheheh! :lol:

Sa Bantayan ni! I miss my island..

...no doubt, Bantayan Island gyud na bai!

one of the most photographed places in Cebu is the Taoist Temple.... certainly, this is one of the nicest photos...IMO! (pic by @mikewright of flickr)

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i think the lot beside laguna garden might be included in the project. i dont know if this is correct, but this is my "understanding" of the project. (please correct if wrong, hehehe :)

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8540/trysp9.jpg

IMO, SM's expansion is still larger since Ayala's Oasis mostly involves giving a facelift to the Lagoon Area and the side facing the lagoon, plus the construction of a buildings on the lot beside Laguna Garden, and the now finished Rustan's...but still, it beats SM's Northwing in terms of aesthetics...dont get me wrong though, coz both are very welcome developments in this city of mall lovers...

^^right! sm's is really big. but acc will have a phase 2 development aside from the rustan's and the lagoon.

Marina opens Talisay-Mactan ferry route, invites operators
Sun-Star Online
15 April 2007

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) will issue a permit to any interested party who will operate a shuttle ferry between Talisay City and the Mactan Economic Zone in Lapu-Lapu City, as well as Danao City and Lapu-Lapu City.

Marina 7 Director Glenn Cabanez said Republic Act 9295 liberalizes the policy on vessels’ entry into routes.

He said interested parties may apply for a certificate of public convenience (CPC) with Marina.

“Anybody can apply for CPA and can operate in any route because this industry has already been liberalized,” he said.

Marina Administrator Vicente Suazo Jr. said that once all the requirements are complete and in order, Marina will issue the CPC.

Cabanez and Suazo believe the two routes are viable compared to other routes between Cebu and other provinces.

A shuttle ferry service will also cut travel time between Talisay City and Lapu-Lapu City or from Danao City to Lapu-Lapu City by one hour, said Cebu Port Authority (CPA) General Manager Angelo Verdan.

Verdan said the CPA will issue to Talisay City Government a permit to operate the port in Barangay Tanke, which is under construction.

The P50-million project, initiated by Rep. Eduardo Gullas (Cebu, 1st district), is intended to service fishermen but with berthing spaces for roll-on-roll-off (Roro) vessels and ramps.

Gullas thinks the roro vessels can use the 167-meter long rock causeway or jetty with deck and roro ramps to ferry workers from southern Cebu to Lapu-Lapu City.

Verdan said the people of Mactan will also benefit from the shuttle ferry service if they work in southern Cebu. (EOB)

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yehey! T58 na!

...ako na bai...nasobrahan lang sa lighting...heheheh! :lol:

Aw ikaw diay na? Abi nako tiguwang naka, puti na imo buhok:D

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

BTW, I went sa Toblerone site ganiha mga 6am, nikalit lang og rain og cats and dogs, nag pasilong ko sa Parklane... I asked the guard nga nag bantay sa lot kung unsa tukuron... He said "Hotel daw", "gisugdan na ni pero wapa naabot ang materials" "wa ko kabaw unsay nga aning hotela"
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PARKLANE
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CEBU COMMERCIAL TOWER
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GOLDEN PEAK HOTEL
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500 naman diay... Close na:)

WELCOME :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvNT5L-kvr4

Here's a youtube video/slideshow about:

SSC Cebu PROPOSALS AND CONSTRUCTION UPDATES (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvNT5L-kvr4)

...ako na bai...nasobrahan lang sa lighting...heheheh! :lol:

Aw ikaw diay na? Abi nako tiguwang naka, puti na imo buhok:D

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

BTW, I went sa Toblerone site ganiha mga 6am, nikalit lang og rain og cats and dogs, nag pasilong ko sa Parklane... I asked the guard nga nag bantay sa lot kung unsa tukuron... He said "Hotel daw", "gisugdan na ni pero wapa naabot ang materials" "wa ko kabaw unsay ngan aning hotela"
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PARKLANE
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CEBU COMMERCIAL TOWER
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GOLDEN PEAK HOTEL
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bai, where's this?

^^ no doubt, Bantayan Island gyud na bai!

ahh ok thanks...

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from www.cebu.gov.ph:

When Cebu was "discovered" by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, it was truly a discovery, for it opened the eyes of the world to what it did not expect to see.

We had been a bustling trading post in Asia, long before the first of his ships landed, positioned right in the middle of whatwas to become the Philippine Archiepelago.

The island, with its natural port, was a logical destination, and its people, so steeped in the ways of trade and commerce, were its greatest natural resources.

Fast-forward 436 years, and Cebu remains a discovery. It remains that one bright spot, situated right at the geographic center of the archipelago. It is the fastest growing economy in the country, with an average growth rate significantly higher than that of the entire nation, and any other province.

The Province leads 78 other provinces in gross assets, equity and total income.
Frequently been asked: WHY CEBU?

Because there is a reason why we are number one.

There is a reason why this small island leads the entire country in exports of furniture, fashion accessories, carageenan, gifts, toys, and houseware.

There is a reason why Cebu consistently gets the biggest chunk of tourist arrivals yearly, and has become the tourist gateway to Central and Southern Philippines.

There is a reason why Cebu is fast becoming the I.T. and call center capital of the country.

Why Cebu?

Perhaps because the island is naturally situated to become the center of all this action.

It is a natural port. More than 80% of inter-island shipping capacity is based here, on this small island. It is the most accessible place to and from all points in the country, with more domestic air and sea linkages than even Manila.

It is naturally safe. It does not lie within any earthquake zone or typhoon belt. There are no volcanoes on the island.

It has the necessary, well-balanced infrastructure to remain competitive, and to sustain development. And yet, within minutes from its cosmopolitan quarters, you are immediately transported to resort settings and natural wonders.

Why Cebu?

Most of all, because of its PEOPLE. An independent, self-reliant, entrepreneurial culture pervades the island, which makes its people eminently positioned to seize the opportunities that nature presented it.

We have a highly educated workforce geared towards non-agricultural lines, the reason why Cebu has become the center of global attention for services and information technology.

We are naturally peaceful. We have among the lowest crime rates, and the best peace and order records of all cities and provinces in the Philippines.

Why Cebu? The Island. Its People. We have had four centuries of being discovered by the world. And we invite you to discover today - this island, this people.

Food Trippin' in Cebu!
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pic & text by @stormcrypt of flickr.com

Taken near the southwest coast of Cebu City, Philippines (aboard a ship from Mindanao)
From front: Marriott Hotel, Waterfront Hotel and Marco Polo Hotel.


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Costabella Beach Resort - Mactan Is., Cebu
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...so calm, so cool, so Cebu!


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Thread #58....here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=12672045

:lock: :lock: :lock:

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We are naturally peaceful. We have among the lowest crime rates, and the best peace and order records of all cities and provinces in the Philippines.

hmmm, baka may ibang magreklamo sa statement na yan, kay pinaka peaceful baya daw sila, alam nyo naman, may ibang lugar na.... ok il stop! :lol: :lol: :lol:

^^"One of the best" lang ang ibutang.

bai, where's this?

took this shot last year in kota beach resort, bantayan island

who has an mp3 of 'Back To The Island'? it's a cute song about bantayan...

CEBU's Very Own....

BO'S COFFEE CLUB

...the website is now online...click image to direct you to the site!

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THE FENCED LOT BESIDE MARRIOTT HOTEL
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AYALA LAGOON DEVELOPMENT
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LEXMARK 8 STOREY BUILDING
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MARRIOTT HOTEL
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^^

Bai, is that only the 8-storey Lexmark building or perhaps it's already both the 8 and 22 storey buildings?

The beams look so large, the building itself is massive too (it seems like there's no more space for another building if ever that's going to be the 8-storey R&D building only). Also, I've noticed a portion of the building where there's a core being constructed already..


..

^^Same observation sad bai Nold, looks like they are building it simultaneously the 8 and the 22 storey edifice.

Visayas tourist spots lure Thais


INSTEAD of viewing each other as competitors, Cebu and Phuket, Thailand can work together in luring more international tourists to the Asean region, a Thai official said.

“Cebu and Phuket are not competitors, because the market of global tourists is too big. We can help each other by developing our respective tourism industries and invite more visitors,” said Thai Ambassador to the Philippines Asha Dvitiyananda.

Phuket, like Cebu’s Mactan Island, is known for its pristine white beaches and is a popular tourist destination in Thailand.

But despite the similarities, she said tourism stakeholders in Cebu and Phuket need to extensively develop their marketing and advertising efforts and address the changing preferences of tourists.

Dvitiyananda said that through bilateral meetings, the Philippines and Thailand are working on strengthening their relationships in the areas of tourism, security, trade and energy.

“The trade relations between the two countries are growing each year,” she said.

Dvitiyananda added that electrical equipment and car spare parts are among the local products commonly exported to Thailand.

In the same manner, Thailand exports the same products to the Philippines, she added.

Meanwhile, Dvitiyananda said the growth in Central Visayas’ tourism industry makes the province a popular destination among Thais.

“My personal favorite is Bohol,” she revealed, adding that hotels and resorts in Mactan Island, are also common vacation spots of Thais.

Growth

Data from the Department of Tourism 7 said the number of tourists from Thailand who visited Cebu was up by 51.42 percent or from 1,060 in 2006 to 1,605 in the year previous.

According to Dvitiyananda, Cebu’s successful hosting of the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit also proved the province’s capacity to hold international meetings and conventions.

“The Asean summit has very well promoted Cebu,” she said.

Dvitiyananda recently visited the province to celebrate the Songkran Festival at the Krua Thai, a Thai restaurant in the Cebu.

Songkran is the Thervada Buddhists’ New Year celebration. It is held in cities, towns and villages all over Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Southwest China.

Visayas tourist spots lure Thais


INSTEAD of viewing each other as competitors, Cebu and Phuket, Thailand can work together in luring more international tourists to the Asean region, a Thai official said.

“Cebu and Phuket are not competitors, because the market of global tourists is too big. We can help each other by developing our respective tourism industries and invite more visitors,” said Thai Ambassador to the Philippines Asha Dvitiyananda.

Phuket, like Cebu’s Mactan Island, is known for its pristine white beaches and is a popular tourist destination in Thailand.

But despite the similarities, she said tourism stakeholders in Cebu and Phuket need to extensively develop their marketing and advertising efforts and address the changing preferences of tourists.

Dvitiyananda said that through bilateral meetings, the Philippines and Thailand are working on strengthening their relationships in the areas of tourism, security, trade and energy.

“The trade relations between the two countries are growing each year,” she said.

Dvitiyananda added that electrical equipment and car spare parts are among the local products commonly exported to Thailand.

In the same manner, Thailand exports the same products to the Philippines, she added.

Meanwhile, Dvitiyananda said the growth in Central Visayas’ tourism industry makes the province a popular destination among Thais.

“My personal favorite is Bohol,” she revealed, adding that hotels and resorts in Mactan Island, are also common vacation spots of Thais.

Growth

Data from the Department of Tourism 7 said the number of tourists from Thailand who visited Cebu was up by 51.42 percent or from 1,060 in 2006 to 1,605 in the year previous.

According to Dvitiyananda, Cebu’s successful hosting of the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit also proved the province’s capacity to hold international meetings and conventions.

“The Asean summit has very well promoted Cebu,” she said.

Dvitiyananda recently visited the province to celebrate the Songkran Festival at the Krua Thai, a Thai restaurant in the Cebu.

Songkran is the Thervada Buddhists’ New Year celebration. It is held in cities, towns and villages all over Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and Southwest China.

di na lang ko mo-say because a lot of Thais look down on Filipinos. HOwever, it surprised me to know that Cebu gets Thai tourists.

Hello. Since I downloaded many Cebu pictures from SSC-Cebu, here is a way to thank you folks all.

tG0uHFxVKvg

Ito Yuna - Stuck On You

It's part of my made-up picture series.

di na lang ko mo-say because a lot of Thais look down on Filipinos. HOwever, it surprised me to know that Cebu gets Thai tourists.

Because the Visayas have at par or better beaches than Phuket:banana:

^^ not just tourists but there are many Thai students in Cebu...Thais love Cebu so much.....in fact, one of Thailand's most famous actors invested in the restaurant business and set up the main branch of Krua Thai Restaurant in Cebu... and soon...a mini-department store showcasing all Thai Products..


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^^ASEAN & Korea is slowly becoming integrated with the Phils., sana isama na natin ang Korea sa ASEAN kasi their already everywhere :lol:

...wedding in Cebu is memorable! ...from the pool side of Parklane Int'l. Hotel with the nice backdrop of the Pag-Ibig/WT Tower

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Hello. Since I downloaded many Cebu pictures from SSC-Cebu, here is a way to thank you folks all.

tG0uHFxVKvg

Ito Yuna - Stuck On You

It's part of my made-up picture series.

Thanks @ADY, Nice video promoting Cebu to the world:okay:

^^Same observation sad bai Nold, looks like they are building it simultaneously the 8 and the 22 storey edifice.

I'm speculating bai that they're building both buildings at the same time. Let's cross our fingers on this.

Amazing, so many u/cs at the CBP area nowadays: Ayala expansion, Grand Cenia, Lexmark, Cebu Towers, Tower Palace, etc.

:okay:

Because the Visayas have at par or better beaches than Phuket:banana:

I would agree. Even Thailand's best beaches don't compare with Boracay. What we lack is tourism infrastructure which the Thais have developed so meticulously.

^^ not just tourists but there are many Thai students in Cebu...Thais love Cebu so much.....in fact, one of Thailand's most famous actors invested in the restaurant business and set up the main branch of Krua Thai Restaurant in Cebu... and soon...a mini-department store showcasing all Thai Products..


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pic by @leylander of flickr
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Krua Thai used to be my favourite restaurant before I left Cebu. Since then, I've dined in so many Thai restaurants which gave me the opportunity to compare authentic Thai cuisine with that of Krua Thai. Krua Thai doesn't taste so authentic. It tastes so Filipino (sweet and salty). Krua Thai means "thai kitchen", according to a Thai friend.

^^ wow, nice pics at parklane. im not aware that theres a pool on it though my older brother works there... :bash:

hmmm, baka may ibang magreklamo sa statement na yan, kay pinaka peaceful baya daw sila, alam nyo naman, may ibang lugar na.... ok il stop! :lol: :lol: :lol:

bai, got that from cebu province website, so to those na mag angal, please send it to the proper people. hehehe :)

re: lexmark,

when you look at it from the top, there's enough space pa :)

-edit-

A video response of CEBOOM Part II
The Pearl of the Orient (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkhl39IKLYo)
My humble tribute to the Philippines.
Despite in the fact that my motherland
failed to give me a descent life, which
now i owe it to Canada, im still hoping
that life in the philippines will become
a lot better in the coming years. I pray
this everyday because i love my philippines
& my countrymen.

Many thanks to skycraper.com and to all forumers, i hope you like it. Enjoy!

by -kalakian-

Accenture opens biggest Philippine BPO facility

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MANILA, Philippines -- Accenture has formally opened its seventh and largest business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the Philippines and announced plans to expand outside of Metro Manila.

Located at the Robinson's Cybergate 2 Tower in Mandaluyong City, the new facility houses around 5,000 seats. Accenture now operates a total of 10,000 seats in the country.

In the Philippines, Accenture does applications development, infrastructure or IT outsourcing, BPO and recently expanded into call center operations.

The company expects to have a total of around 15,000 employees in the country by the end of its current fiscal year in August.

Basilio Rueda, senior managing director of Accenture's Global Delivery Network, said that in the Philippines, call center operations exhibit the biggest growth in terms of employee count. In terms of revenue, application development contributes the highest at about 40 percent.

"Our BPO clients go for integrated offerings," Rueda said, noting demand for outsourced call center work abroad as existing BPO clients expand their operations worldwide.

Stephen Rohleder, Accenture's chief operating officer, added that aside from expansion, cost efficiency is also driving clients to outsource.

More specifically, he noted these two factors apply to industries such as the banking industry in Europe , driven by the deregularization of industries like telecommunications and continued expansion of multinational retail companies.

Meanwhile, Beth Lui, Accenture's Philippine managing director, said the company will open another facility this year located in Cebu City in the South, which will initially have 500 seats.

source: http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view_article.php?article_id=60393

MCDONALDS

McDonalds will open another three branches this year here in Cebu.
The 1st one will be in Panagdait Mabolo near Sykes building,
the second one will be near Caltex gasoline station in Escario St. Capitol Site
and the third one will be in Banilad @ Banilad Town Center :okay::okay:

Food Trippin' in Cebu!
(pics by @takejiro of flickr)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/458706244_fdacbb526a.jpg?v=0


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/171/458721733_624bb154eb.jpg?v=0


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say man....!!!! that's what im talking about......!!! you just made me huuungry >>>> bis!!!!......that's good eating right there......miss it much.....lami jud kaayo.......c",).......
thanx for the pix.......bis

^^ pareho 'ta bai! ...naglaway na sab ko sa mga pagkaon sa atong Sugbo!

Krua Thai used to be my favourite restaurant before I left Cebu. Since then, I've dined in so many Thai restaurants which gave me the opportunity to compare authentic Thai cuisine with that of Krua Thai. Krua Thai doesn't taste so authentic. It tastes so Filipino (sweet and salty). Krua Thai means "thai kitchen", according to a Thai friend.

...Asian foods are basically sweet and salty... there are Krua Thai Restaurants here in Riyadh (but not business related to the ones in Cebu)... for now, i can't make a comment on what you said until I tried it in Krua Thai Cebu come this June or July for my vacation....

...i wonder if they have "ormoc" dish in Cebu...my fave!

Sun.Star Cebu Online
Tuesday, April 17, 2007 (Philippines)

Passenger arrivals show confidence in Cebu: guv

CEBU posted an increase in the number of international passenger arrivals for the first quarter of this year, a record that Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said only shows “confidence” in Cebu despite the continued issuance of travel advisories against the island by other governments.

After a meeting with the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) board yesterday morning, Garcia told reporters that the total international passenger arrivals from January to March this year reached 112,772.

The number is 22 percent higher than the same period last year, which was 92,226.

The airport authorities surpassed its target of 97,760 passengers, recording a 15-percent increase.

Just a few days ago, the Australian Government issued an advisory for its citizens not to travel to Cebu, citing security threats.

Growing interest

“But if we read the data, we see a growing interest by international passengers who come to Cebu. There is much confidence in our peace and order or else, they would not be coming in droves in spite of the travel advisories,” said Garcia, a member of the MCIAA board.

The governor, who also heads the Regional Peace and Order Council for Central Visayas, added that this poses a challenge for local authorities to fully secure the airport.

“This is already being taken care of with the equipment we put up. We are contemplating acquiring an x-ray for all cargoes and baggage. The challenge is there, and we’re up to the challenge. The influx of tourists indicates confidence in us,” she said.

Moreover, she said the MCIAA also recorded a revenue higher than that of last year.

In January to March 2006, the MCIAA earned a total of P217,164,495 from aeronautical and non-aeronautical fees as well as “bank and cash management revenues.”

In the same period this year, the amount is 13 percent higher, at P244,850,193.

Cebu has also increased its number of international flights, from 658 to 847 this year. Their target for this year was only 691.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) 7 also reported increased arrivals and departures by Australian tourists and businessmen.

Coming back

BI 7 Director Geronimo Rosas said Australians who know that Cebu is peaceful and tourist-friendly keep on coming back. This, he said, is the reason behind their increased revenue collections.

Records show BI 7 collected P65.4 million for the first quarter this year, which is P11.7 million higher than the same period last year.

Rosas also said arrivals by Germans also increased despite the report that a German national and his wife were killed by robbers who broke into their house in Baclayon, Bohol.

Rosas said that he has already instructed Timoclites Inting, an immigration officer assigned in Tagbilaran City, to conduct an inquiry on the killing of Helmut Malinka, 65, of Hamburg, Germany and his wife, Eutiquia, 59, inside their residence in Barangay Laya, Baclayon, Bohol.

Rosas, however, clarified that the task of his office is processing travel documents and monitoring foreigners in the country to see to it that they follow the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 and pay the correct fees. The inquiry to be conducted by Inting is for record purposes only, he said.

Earlier, Department of Tourism (DOT) Director Patria Aurora Roa said that the in the past years, tourists in Bohol are “spill over” from Cebu. At present, Bohol is now a tourist destination but foreigners have no choice but to pass Cebu where, Mactan Cebu International Airport is located.

Rosas said direct flights between Mactan and the different countries in the Asia Pacific, including Australia, are reasons why arrivals and departures of international passengers increased.

Rosas said Kalibo in Aklan will open its international airport to direct flights with Australia and Hongkong. The problem, Rosas said, is that the BI in Manila wants to get personnel from Cebu to staff the new international airport.

Undermanned

“The arrivals and departures of international passengers are increasing in Cebu and we are already undermanned. I will request my superiors to get personnel from other areas”, Rosas said.

Rosas is scheduled to meet Associate Commissioner Roy Almoro in Manila today to discuss the matter.

Almoro was named by Justice Secretary Raul Gonzales as BI officer-in-charge in the meantime that Samar Rep. Marcelino Libanan has not reported to his new job yet. Libanan replaced Alipio Fernandez, who resigned as BI commissioner last month and is running for mayor in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. (JPM/EOB)

^^ Time to expand the Mactan Int'l Airport :banana:

CEBU: Defining The Country's Potential
MIdTOOWtcNY

...Asian foods are basically sweet and salty... there are Krua Thai Restaurants here in Riyadh (but not business related to the ones in Cebu)... for now, i can't make a comment on what you said until I tried it in Krua Thai Cebu come this June or July for my vacation....

...i wonder if they have "ormoc" dish in Cebu...my fave!

well you get to compare it if you've dined at authentic Thai restaurants in different countries. Thai food is one of my favourites, especially pad thai and tom yum goong. yum yum!

CEBU: Defining The Country's Potential
MIdTOOWtcNY

great video by the way

hmmm tom yum.. my favorite too I like it very spicy... :)

hmmm tom yum.. my favorite too I like it very spicy... :)
sawadee ka, kab koon krap! hahaha

MCDONALDS

McDonalds will open another three branches this year here in Cebu.
the second one will be near Caltex gasoline station in Escario St. Capitol Site
:okay::okay:

there's a caltex in escario?, where dapit??? maybe you mean Shell, near Cebu Grand Hotel...

Just to share some I2 rooftop vistas:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/Cebu/IMG_5059.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/Cebu/IMG_5064.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/Cebu/IMG_5054.jpg

We'll be moving here this April or early May. :)

turning the very contreversial lamp post is to government (not sure) now ready...

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/timz06/SummerPics_084.jpg

^^ hu's that chin? mayor teddy's?

^^ looks like him....

need some help here...a friend from switzerland is planning to promote the philippines and cebu, in particular, to the people there, any suggestions?

@slerz: ikaw gahimo anang "Defining the Country's Potential" na video? pwede kaha niya na magamit, of course i-cite ka as the creator of the vid during the presentation

^^ hu's that chin? mayor teddy's?

you mean who's that chin chin....double chin.......:nuts:

@slerz: ikaw gahimo anang "Defining the Country's Potential" na video? pwede kaha niya na magamit, of course i-cite ka as the creator of the vid during the presentation

...bai @pirena, Bigfoot ang naghimo ana nga video... pwede siguro bai, you can write them to ask permission :)

you mean who's that chin chin....double chin.......:nuts:

...actually bai, who's that chin, chin, chin? ...triple chin! :lol: :lol: :lol:

is that ryan taborada raisi ng his right arm? hehehe

i dont think that's ryan ben gabby taborada. lol

need some help here...a friend from switzerland is planning to promote the philippines and cebu, in particular, to the people there, any suggestions?

@slerz: ikaw gahimo anang "Defining the Country's Potential" na video? pwede kaha niya na magamit, of course i-cite ka as the creator of the vid during the presentation

I think I saw that video aired on CebuTV 28

Is cebutv28 the same channel that airs cebu city council meetings?

need some help here...a friend from switzerland is planning to promote the philippines and cebu, in particular, to the people there, any suggestions?

@slerz: ikaw gahimo anang "Defining the Country's Potential" na video? pwede kaha niya na magamit, of course i-cite ka as the creator of the vid during the presentation

Bitaw, dili to ako kay wa koy movie maker nga software para maka himo ingn ato. For promotion man gyud to nga video, I'm sure pwede ra magamit. Gi post nila sa youtbe means pwede ra nila ipa link...

Is cebutv28 the same channel that airs cebu city council meetings?

No, BeeTV14 airs Cebu City council hearings because it is owned by a Cebu City councilor :)

^^

Could it be owned by Bebot Abellanosa?

Bee rhymes with his name man gud.


@Pirena

Here's the promotional video of Cebu by Bigfoot Entertainment

MIdTOOWtcNY




Below: A video of Cebu harbor

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..

^ Yes, Bebot Abellanosa ;)

Discover Cebu's best-kept secret...CAMOTES!

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2777/camotes2wm0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
picture courtesy of darai from flickr



Here's the website:http://www.camotesresorts.com.ph/

if im not mistaken, this is santiago beach...

^^The undiscovered paradise of Cebu...


BTW, kanus a diay ang Aliwan Festival? I thought humana kay saba kaayo among silingan ang Basak inig gabii kay sige prakstis og Sinulog.

Thanks sad diay sa nitan aw sa Ceboom II video, it became one of the Top Favorites (This Week) - Travel & Places sa Youtube :okay:
and previously last April 14 "#27 - Most Viewed (Today 04.14) - Travel & Places - English", "#32 - Most Discussed (Today 04.14) - Travel & Places - English"....heheh
It means Cebu is well promoted in that video kahit papano;)

April 26-28, 2007

Filinvest Land profit up 40% to P818M in ’06
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
The Philippine Star 04/18/2007

Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI), the flagship property firm of tycoon Andrew Gotianun, reported a 40-percent jump in its net profit last year to P818 million from P583 million in 2005, driven by higher real estate sales and rental income from its office and commercial center buildings.

In a financial report submitted to the Philippine Stock Exchange, FLI said gross profit rose 27 percent to P1.5 billion as its lease income from mall and office building operations surged 2,010 percent to P255 million.

Additional revenues were generated by Northgate Cyberzone, Festival Supermall, and PBCom Tower, which were acquired by FLI in September 2006. These retail and office developments will contribute fully to total revenues beginning this year.

Gross revenues reached P3.4 billion or 21 percent higher than the previous year’s P2.8 billion.

With the infusion of the commercial and office assets, FLI’s consolidated assets increased 45 percent to P40.8 billion from P28.2 billion in 2005 while stockholders’ equity expanded 62 percent to P29.2 billion.

FLI maintained a strong financial position ending the year with a cash position of P469 million and a low debt-to-equity ratio of 24 percent.

"With the very successful follow-on offering of the company in the first quarter of 2007, FLI raised P5.9 billion for the fast-track development of the targeted projects in our development pipeline," FLI president Joseph Yap said.

He said the company has set aside P16 billion year more residential and office building projects nationwide over the next three years. Of the total, P5 billion will be spent this year, P3.7 billion of which will go to residential developments and P1.3 billion for office developments.

Bullish on the prospects of the real estate sector,FLI has lined up 14 new projects this year.

Among these projects include the Sunrise Place and Westwood Mansions in Cavite – both catering to the affordable and socialized segment; and Auburn Place – Biñan, The Glens — San Pedro, Escala — Cebu and West Palms – Puerto Princesa — all targeting to the middle-income market.

FLI is also broadening its market reach with the launch of a condotel in Cebu to be called Grand Cenia. The 18-story tall bidding will have three floors for commercial and BPO offices.

FLI is also building One Oasis — a complex of nine five-story residential medium rise buildings in Pasig City.

FLI’s other projects include Kembali Coast on Samal Island, Davao — a 50-hectare Asian-Balinese beach front residential resort and residential developments; The MacArthur Villas in Tarlac and Asbery Villas and Claremont Village in Pampanga.

For its office buildings, FLI is budgeting P2 billion in the next three years for the construction of BPO buildings at Northgate Cyberzone. Five buildings are under construction with a total leasable area of 68,516 square meters, expected to be completed next year.

With the completion of these buildings, FLI will have a total gross leasable area of 166,052 square meters in its portfolio.

^^ so, Grand Cenia ra gyud diay ang hi-rise project sa Filinvest... no other project (hi-rise building) as speculated in the previous posts...

Filinvest Land profit up 40% to P818M in ’06
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
The Philippine Star 04/18/2007

FLI is also broadening its market reach with the launch of a condotel in Cebu to be called Grand Cenia. The 18-story tall bidding will have three floors for commercial and BPO offices.

MY goodness... this is beautiful!!

Discover Cebu's best-kept secret...CAMOTES!

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2777/camotes2wm0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
picture courtesy of darai from flickr



Here's the website:http://www.camotesresorts.com.ph/

^^ so, Grand Cenia ra gyud diay ang hi-rise project sa Filinvest... no other project (hi-rise building) as speculated in the previous posts...

so 18 storey ra gyud ang building or 25?

is that ryan taborada raisi ng his right arm? hehehe

hahahaha. ngano naapil man si ryan ben gabby taborada diri oi.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/374309235_29e7d515ac.jpg
flickr photo by:icequeenvii

i never thought camotes would be this beautiful, thanks to SSC!! i've discovered a new paradise...

i'll soon be going there...promise! :lovethem:

and....here's another one..

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Santiago Bay Garden and Resort, Camotes Island, Cebu

flickr photo by:icequeenvii

naa pa...
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/4060/imgp1489lc4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

naa bay signal sa camotes?

^^ SMART is more reliable in terms of coverage in Cebu...

so 18 storey ra gyud ang building or 25?


...basin sayop na sab na nga information bai

Bitaw, murag sayop.

^^ SMART is more reliable in terms of coverage in Cebu...

globe uy

^^ sa akong experience bai, in 2004 pa hinuon 'to...nag barko ko from Manila... from the tip sa Cebu island, ang akong kuyog nga Smart, na-a na sila'y signal hangtod niabot sa pier sa Cebu City...ako nga Globe, naka signal ko somewhere Bogo na man siguro 'to and then, mawala og nya mubalik until sa part nga Danao...oka na dere-deretso... sa Smart, wala gyu'y problema.... sa bagay, dugay na man diay 'to, basin puros cell site na sa Globe ang tibuok Cebu karon....

^^gipanunog cguros NPA ang mga cellsite sa globe kay di cla mamayad og revolutionary tax hehe, btaw from my own experience way back in 2003, i went to my lolas house in maloray, a barangay a bit ahead of mantalongon in dalaguete; my dad brought with him his smart nga phone and my mom had her globe, and the whole time we were there smart ragyuy naay signal, same thing happened when we went to oslob

The brat is back! ehehehehehheeh....hope some peeps missed me...

Same as what ive posted in Davao thread, I apologize for being absent for the past weeks. Been so busy with love aches and stuffs! :lol:

And for the news!

The PeopleSupport Center Cebu is already on the planning stage. It would look grander than PeopleSupport Makati. It will be located near SkyRise 1 and SkyRise 2. I was fortunate to had a lunch with one of the managers of PS this afternoon. He said that it will be completed by the first quarter of 2009. He cannot provide a rendering yet but just an idea; it will have same facilities like what the current IT Buildings in Asiatown IT Park got. So Im hoping that it would be grander than Sykes' Synergy IT Building! bwahahahahahahahahahahha!

^^Pila man daw ka storeys Jekoy?

^^ uhmmm d ko sure...mid rise man pud yata like I1, I2, and Skyrise!

The brat is back! ehehehehehheeh....hope some peeps missed me...

Same as what ive posted in Davao thread, I apologize for being absent for the past weeks. Been so busy with love aches and stuffs! :lol:

And for the news!

The PeopleSupport Center Cebu is already on the planning stage. It would look grander than PeopleSupport Makati. It will be located near SkyRise 1 and SkyRise 2. I was fortunate to had a lunch with one of the managers of PS this afternoon. He said that it will be completed by the first quarter of 2009. He cannot provide a rendering yet but just an idea; it will have same facilities like what the current IT Buildings in Asiatown IT Park got. So Im hoping that it would be grander than Sykes' Synergy IT Building! bwahahahahahahahahahahha!

psssttt...

^^ sa akong experience bai, in 2004 pa hinuon 'to...nag barko ko from Manila... from the tip sa Cebu island, ang akong kuyog nga Smart, na-a na sila'y signal hangtod niabot sa pier sa Cebu City...ako nga Globe, naka signal ko somewhere Bogo na man siguro 'to and then, mawala og nya mubalik until sa part nga Danao...oka na dere-deretso... sa Smart, wala gyu'y problema.... sa bagay, dugay na man diay 'to, basin puros cell site na sa Globe ang tibuok Cebu karon....

We had some joyriding in the north last December. Still the same, no signal from Catmon to a portion of Danao (Globe) ;)

globe uy

Globe in Metro Cebu. Smart elsewhere ;)

ah Camotes...my lolo's from there (Tudela)...

i've always fantasized about purchasing Tulang Island and developing it into my own private resort...

btw, any updates on the proposed golf course?

flickr pic by @laz'andre


Colonnade Mall - Colon Street, Downtown Cebu City
http://www.free4up.com/view.axd?fn=188017193193095.jpg

RAMOS TOWER UPDATE

AUTOFOCUS was already demolished this morning to give way for the construction of Ramos Tower.
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to

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How many tourists (both local and foreign) have visited Olango last year?

^^ that's good news bai @slerz!

^^

But notice the streamer diehard,

Business as usual, under renovation

I always notice it every time I pass by that area. I hope there's no conflict there. Hehe..

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t140/slemarken/100_0834copy.jpg

^^The undiscovered paradise of Cebu...


BTW, kanus a diay ang Aliwan Festival? I thought humana kay saba kaayo among silingan ang Basak inig gabii kay sige prakstis og Sinulog.

To;)

oist...when man sila magpraktis? pwede ta katan.aw before moadto sila sa manila?

^^

But notice the streamer diehard,

Business as usual, under renovation

I always notice it every time I pass by that area. I hope there's no conflict there. Hehe..

tingali naa gihapoy auto focus sa g/f sa ramos tower... posible dba? hehe

Discover Cebu's best-kept secret...CAMOTES!

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2777/camotes2wm0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
picture courtesy of darai from flickr



Here's the website:http://www.camotesresorts.com.ph/

Kalami b magkamang-kamang diha sa luag na baybayon. :) :) :)
(Nice to stay there.:) :) :) )

^^

But notice the streamer diehard,

Business as usual, under renovation

I always notice it every time I pass by that area. I hope there's no conflict there. Hehe..

I saw that streamer for about a years already... wana lang nila nakuha sukad.
For sure there is no conflict. King already bought that lot...

red alert ghpon dri sa Camp Lapu2x, apas cebu city for 3 days na... intelligence reports that NPA will attack the camp... even at night naa 2 ka helicopters mag.circle sa camp...

hope nga naa na signal globe sa catmon to bogo... everytime mag.diving mi did2 sa fish sanctuary wala signal... mu.katjat paka ug coconut tree bag.o maka.kuha ug signal...

red alert ghpon dri sa Camp Lapu2x, apas cebu city for 3 days na... intelligence reports that NPA will attack the camp... even at night naa 2 ka helicopters mag.circle sa camp...


hurot ang NPA if they try and do that, tabangan cla hasta barangay tanod

flickr pics by @minaminokaze


Badian Island Resort & Spa - Southern Cebu
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..the mall-ish Parklane International Hotel's lobby
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Friday, April 20, 2007
3 countries to send contingents
By Malou M. Mozo
Sun.Star Staff Reporter

INFORMATION and communication technology (ICT) stakeholders in the Asean region are attending the Cebu Business Month (CBM)-ICT 2007 International Conference and Exhibition this June.

Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, which were among the countries visited by the proponents of the CBM-ICT 2007 last March, have expressed their commitment by sending a “full-force” contingent, said Bonifacio Belen, CBM-ICT 2007 chairman.

“We are targeting at least 12 representatives per country,” he said.

The Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation, the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Singapore and several Philippine ICT players with partners in Singapore have agreed to work closely together in encouraging up to a dozen Singapore ICT firms to participate, Belen also said.

During the trip to Malaysia, CBM organizers also met with the major ICT organizations, including the Malaysian External Trade Development Corp., Multimedia Development Corp. and the Association of Computer and Multimedia Industry of Malaysia.

The Malaysians were one in saying that they will be in Cebu in June this year, Belen told Sun.Star Cebu.

He also got together with the ICT department of the University of Malaya (UM) in discussing “embedding” the Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology (Cedf-it) model.

The UM dean and faculty, he said, lauded Cedf-it’s model that centered on the collaboration efforts of the private sector and the academe in providing quality and quantity human resource professionals in view of the shared vision of transforming Cebu into an ICT hub in Asia.

“They were really impressed. It shows that Cebu’s IT industry, in particular, is quite ahead,” Belen said, who is also Cedf-it’s executive director.

Tapped

In Thailand, the same show of support for the CBM-ICT 2007 was displayed by the Thai IT stakeholders during their two-day visit to Bangkok.

The road show in Bangkok was arranged by the Association of Thai Software Industry, and the Software Industry Promotion Agency of Thailand’s Ministry of ICT, among others.

Belen and other CBM organizers are set to visit Vietnam and Hong Kong this month and Taiwan and South Korea in mid-May.

Contacts in Beijing, Hainan, India and Japan are already being tapped to help in bringing delegates and exhibitors to the event, he added.

Earlier, Belen said the proposed integration of Asian IT leaders will be the main focus of the Cebu ICT 2007 International Conference and Exhibition on June 26 to 28.

“The pioneering landmark for the Cebu ICT 2007 Congress will be the ICT collaboration in Asia, where Cebu will take the lead,” he said.

Belen said because of the “vastness” of the global IT market, Asian countries need to complement each other’s strengths to become globally competitive, and thus, increase its command to as much as 30 percent in the global ICT requirement.

The conference is targeting approximately 600 local and regional delegates, and up to 5,000 IT businessmen and professionals are projected to visit the exhibitions.

parklane hotel lobby does indeed look mallish, its probably because of the escalator near the entrance

Mall ‘boom’ spurs innovateness, new ideas in business sector (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/04/20/bus/mall.boom.spurs.innovateness.new.ideas.in.business.sector.html)

THE sprouting of more shopping malls in Cebu will encourage new, “crazy” ideas and spur innovativeness, a group of local retailers said.

“Although it’s not spoken enough, malls are new incubation venues for budding entrepreneurs,” said Toys@Work owner Chris Tio.

Melanie Ng, who owns Premium Concepts, and Jay Aldeguer, executive vice-president of the Aldeguer group of companies, echoed Tio’s observation, adding that the new generation of retailers in the areas of information technology, apparels and fashion accessories, among others, have become more creative and playful, either in product design or in marketing strategies.

Tio attributed the “young and fresh” entrepreneurial concepts of retailers for Cebu’s booming business climate, which is characterized by the expansion of companies in the hotel, food, IT and real estates sector and the rise of new buildings in key areas around the city.

Aldeguer observed that a boom in the local economy has led to the increase in the purchasing power of many Cebuanos.

Dynamic

He said the local retail industry has grown to become more dynamic as more Cebuanos now have a high disposable income.
“Retail consumers are itching to buy,” added Tio.

Ng, for her part, said consumers have now become “wiser” in their buying preferences, choosing only items that are affordable and of good quality.

While the retail business has become more and more competitive with the entry of more players, Aldeguer said this is an opportunity “to test what Cebuano retailers are made of.”

Together with other stakeholders, like mall operators, he is optimistic the local retail environment will be promising in the next five years.

Aside from the construction of new malls, the major mall operators in Cebu City are renovating and expanding their facilities.

Expansion

Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) is currently constructing a 2,000-square-meter three-story building adjacent to Ayala Center Cebu on the lot that had once been the mall’s public utility jeepney terminal.

Cebu Holdings Inc., ALI’s affiliate company, also had the two-hectare lagoon area renovated

Meanwhile, SM Prime Holdings Inc. is constructing the SM City Cebu Northwing, which is a five-level annex to its existing 13.8-hectare property at the North Reclamation Area.

The Northwing, which is designed for the upper class market, will house upscale shops, specialty shops, comfort lounge, concierge, entertainment area and restaurants—including al fresco dining establishments.

Hotter weather seen in the coming weeks (http://philstar.com/philstar/FREEMAN200704201803.htm)

The Freeman 04/20/2007

The public should expect hotter weather and warmer temperatures in the coming weeks, as the dry season is peaking toward May, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

PAG-ASA Mactan chief Oscar Tabada said the temperature will continue to rise in the coming days, advising the public to consume plenty of liquid, avoid staying under the sun for long hours, and wear light clothing to avoid heat stroke.

"It will be hotter in the coming days for the month of May is the hottest month of the year,'' he said.

Yesterday, the temperature hovered from 33.4 degrees Celsius at 1:45 p.m., almost leveling the 34.2 degrees Celsius that the weather bureau recorded last year.

The hottest temperatures of 38.6 degrees centigrade and 38.5 degrees centigrade were recorded in 1915 and 1987, respectively.

Tabada said the hottest day ever recorded in Cebu was on May 30, 1979 when the temperature reached 36.4 degrees Celsius, followed by the one on May 26, 2002 that reached 35.6 degrees Celsius.

"For the entire month of May, people are advised to go to shady places or apply a sun-block lotion to avoid skin diseases," Tabada said.

The Department of Health, on the other hand, has cautioned the public not to be exposed to the sun for longer period to avoid the risk of getting any of the common ailments during summer.

DOH regional director Susana Madarietta said the most common diseases during summer are sore eyes, heatstroke, diarrhea, typhoid fever and Hepatitis B.

Madarietta advised proper preparations of food, which should be eaten while still hot otherwise it should be refrigerated and reheated before consumption. She also urged the public to drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration.

Defensor supports anti-Sugbuak pact (http://philstar.com/philstar/FREEMAN200704201807.htm)

The Freeman 04/20/2007

Team Unity senatorial candidate Michael "Tol Mike" Defensor is making a stand on one of Cebu's controversial issue, the Sugbuak or the proposed bill dividing Cebu into four provinces.

"Personally, I am not in favor at all in dividing Cebu. Kasi may sentimental value na ang Cebu. Cebu has been established long before the Republic of the Philippines was established," Defensor, who was in Cebu yesterday for his campaign sorties, said.

Defensor added that Cebu is already known even before the Spanish time and has long already been in the pages of history.

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña have initiated the signing of a manifesto opposing the split-Cebu bills as a condition for supporting senatorial bets in the polls.

Garcia had already called on all Cebuanos "to stand up and fight for our unity and for Cebu" as she vowed "to fight them every step of the way, with every ounce and fiber of my being, and with the total force of my faith in and passion for Cebu and the Cebuanos."

Furthermore, Defensor said that if he wins in the coming May polls, he will make Cebu and Iloilo as his priority, as what he has done for these provinces were highly appreciated.

When asked on why the Cebuanos should vote for him, Defensor answered, "I have the track record in governance and leadership and I am hardworking. I will continue to promote Cebu especially its tourism industry."

Defensor was elected councilor of Quezon City in 1992, the youngest member of that body. He was reelected in 1992. He was then elected congressman of the third district of Quezon City in 1995, making him the youngest member of the House of Representatives. He won reelection in 1998.

He was named one of the Top 10 Legislators, New Millennium's Most Outstanding Solons and Most Consistent Outstanding Congressman for three consecutive years by the Gladiators Magazine and Congress Watch Magazine. Reelected in 1998, Defensor was voted by his partymates as assistant minority floor leader of the Eleventh Congress.

Following President Arroyo's assumption to the presidency, Defensor was named presidential adviser on housing and chair of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council.

He was awarded Most Outstanding Cabinet Secretary by the Gawad Paglilingkod Metro Manila Radio Reporters Organization in 2002 in recognition of his performance as chairman of the HUDCC.

In 1999, he was cited by Asiaweek as one of Asia's Political Leaders of the New Millennium.

Local meat processors to venture into exports (http://philstar.com/philstar/FREEMAN200704202003.htm)
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 04/20/2007

The weakening business for processed meat products in the Philippines, has led some members of the Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc., (PAMPI) to explore the export market to stay in operation.

PAMPI president Felix Tiukinhoy Jr. said that the majority of the 32 members of PAMPI want to explore other markets, aside from the Philippines saying "the export market now is our new target."

Because of the difficult business situation for the processed meat product in the Philippines, amid the choking competition and the entry of cheaper imported goods, three meat processing companies have already closed shop last year, Tiukinhoy said.

PAMPI is one of the organizers of the first World Food Exposition currently being held at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), which was opened last April 18 and will culminate on April 21.

"We have to improve the awareness of the public to patronize our own manufactured food products. Also, meat processing companies should invest on technology to improve efficiency," said Tiukinhoy, who is also the president of Virginia Foods Inc.

According to Tiukinhoy, the weakening purchasing power of majority of the Filipinos would be a "survival of the fittest" for the meat processing industry.

"Small processors can't sustain the high cost of production, and yet stagnant and even declining profit margin," he said.

In Cebu there are about five meat processors, these are Virginia Foods, Sun Pride, Kings Quality Foods, Lami Foods Inc., and Golden Ribbon-the maker of Fiesta brand.

He said unless meat processors won't invest on improved machinery and manufacturing technology, there is no way that they can stay in the business.

Exploring export market is seen to save the surviving meat processors in the Philippines. Although, entering the export market could mean more capitalization or investments for the company.

Since, PAMPI members will be exporting foods, stricter rules in each country are expected thus the group is also planning to seek help from the government on this venture.

"We will try to push the [Philippine] government to be accredited with our target countries, like US, Europe, Middle East, Japan, and China," he stressed.

Although, the export venture of the meat processors would be another gamble for its business, Tiukinhoy said there are no other options but to tap other markets rather than focus on the Philippines.

Aside from country accreditation, there are several requirements a food company should comply first, before it could enter a particular country.

In the Middle East for instance, food products for import to the Middle East should all be "Halal" food. Other rules are required in other countries such as Japan, and Europe.

Despite these problems coupled with strengthening peso value, meat processors are determined to pursue the export trade.

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Loalde to open outlets in Malaysia, Singapore (http://philstar.com/philstar/freeman200704202001.htm)
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 04/20/2007

Homegrown brand Loalde goes international in the next few months as it opens outlets in Malaysia and Singapore.

Aldeguer Group of Company (AGC) president Jay P. Aldeguer, however said the company is still negotiating with its potential partners in these countries and most probably the deal would be a franchise operation.

The provider of apparel products for sophisticated market, Loalde has two boutiques in Cebu, one in Makati, two in Bacolod and Iloilo, as well as Davao City, and one in Cagayan de Oro City.

Loalde, is one of the long-standing Cebuano-owned apparel brand for men and women in the Philippines. AGC is also the mother company of other apparel brands such as Islands Souvenirs, USA Sports, Bisaya Ispisyal, among others.

Aldeguer also mentioned that Loalde is also planning to open more shops in Metro Manila, aside from its plan to venture into the overseas market.

Just like its sister company, Island Souvenirs, which has outlets in other countries like USA, Saipan, among others, Loalde is also starting to open its doors to international market.

Capturing the growing market for sophisticated apparel fashion not only in the highly-urbanized areas such as Metro Manila and Cebu, Loalde has been able to penetrate other cities in the Philippines, such as Iloilo City, Davao City and Cagayan de Oro City.

Recently, the company opened its 10th outlet in Bacolod City at the SM Supermall.

With the success of the Loalde brand in the Philippines, there is no reason why it can't be successful in other Asian countries, Aldeguer said.

Aldeguer said the increasing purchasing power of Filipinos brought about by the robust investments in BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) as well as other employment and entrepreneurial opportunities have paved the way for more dynamic retail industry, including the branded RTW (Ready-To-Wear) products.

Specifically, he said the Cebuanos buying preference has now improved. The market has become more sophisticated, thus, despite the existence of cheap products, sales of branded or original items in different retail establishments are still doing very well.

Here's what I learned from a late 60s map of Cebu at the Cathedral:

- There were plans to build a new "City Hall" at the North Reclamation Area, specifically at the city owned lot that was sold to Robinsons;

- The present site of SM City Cebu was originally envisioned as a "shopping center with a bus terminal;"

- The original blueprint for the South Reclamation Area was much bigger and had much more intricate grid-like roads that would be connected to the existing ones in the port area (Quezon Blvd.), dowtown, Mambaling, Ermita, etc.;

- The Cebu International Port area was named "FREEPORT." I'm not sure though if it was really a freeport similar to Subic.



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Here's what I learned from a late 60s map of Cebu at the Cathedral:

- There were plans to build a new "City Hall" at the North Reclamation Area, specifically at the city owned lot that was sold to Robinsons;

- The present site of SM City Cebu was originally envisioned as a "shopping center with a bus terminal;"

- The original blueprint for the South Reclamation Area was much bigger and had much more intricate grid-like roads that would be connected to the existing ones in the port area (Quezon Blvd.), dowtown, Mambaling, Ermita, etc.;

- The Cebu International Port area was named "FREEPORT." I'm not sure though if it was really a freeport similar to Subic.



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Cool, thanks for the information. :okay:

Let me just ask this question, where is the boundary of the reclaimed area of NRA? Kasi, I have seen an old photo of the area where SM City Cebu currently stands and the road infront of it was the shoreline. I could have been wrong though. :)

pa post.. this is long overdue already..

ARNOLD> ito yung sinasabi ko sa you a few weeks back. shots ko from sinulog was used in a Dutch Magazine, based in AMsterdam. with subscriptions from as far as UK and Belgium

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^ Wow! :shocked: Did they ask permission from you though?

^ Wow! :shocked: Did they ask permission from you though?

^^ yup nag palam sila. they even sent me a copy of the magazine, mailed to my house address.

one good thing leads to another... may part 2 pa yan, baka may na or june. they want me to provide them photos from the Aliwan Fiesta which will happen next week.

Lucio Tan’s Eton to put up high-end township in Laguna
By Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson
Inquirer
Last updated 06:48am (Mla time) 04/20/2007

MANILA, Philippines -- Eton Properties Philippines Inc., the recently launched real estate vehicle of tobacco tycoon Lucio Tan, is embarking on its most ambitious township project outside Manila, the “Eton Mega City,” on a 1,000-hectare property of the Tan group in Santa Elena town in the province of Laguna, company president Danilo Ignacio said.

The project, expected to start next year, will have residential, commercial and leisure components, a four-star hotel, and a school, Ignacio said.

The Tan group owns Manila-based the University of the East.

Ignacio declined to say how much the project would cost and the expected revenues, pending completion of a market study.

Eton will also start next year a 34-hectare beach resort project on Mactan Island in Cebu City, Ignacio said. The project includes a five-star hotel, a condominium-hotel, residential condominiums and luxury villas, he said.

Stockholders of the Tan group’s publicly listed Balabac Resources and Holdings Co. Inc. on Wednesday approved Wednesday a change in name and business purpose to Eton Properties Philippines Inc.

Eton earlier said it would spend P10 billion on residential, office and leisure projects in less than five years, aiming to become one of the top five property companies in the country. With INQUIRER.net

so this is Lucio Tan's redevelopment of Coral Reef Village and Resort? i thought they'd open within the year but adding a 5-star hotel and condotels within the resort is worth the wait :okay: geez, condos by the beach is the trend nowadays here. nice!

OT: i'm in cebu right now. landed earlier this morning. didn't expect to be back here this soon. i need to visit my grandpa who's currently in critical condition. so i'd greatly appreciate if you can include in your prayers my grand daddy's successful operation. :) thanks

^^

Nice one Eric. The Cebuanos owe you so much. Wow, so that's what Phil. Digest is..

pa post.. this is long overdue already..

ARNOLD> ito yung sinasabi ko sa you a few weeks back. shots ko from sinulog was used in a Dutch Magazine, based in AMsterdam. with subscriptions from as far as UK and Belgium

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Looks like there's one pic that's familiar ha? hehehe!!! Nice one Eric! Ti, hambal ko sa imo nga kasarang kag kaya mo sina. Bay-i na lang da ang gapanlibak sa imo, nahisa lang sanda sa imo. hehehehe!!! :D

Congrats! You've made Cebu a feature of a European magazine! :okay:

pa post.. this is long overdue already..

ARNOLD> ito yung sinasabi ko sa you a few weeks back. shots ko from sinulog was used in a Dutch Magazine, based in AMsterdam. with subscriptions from as far as UK and Belgium

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/199/465766886_2e4696d34d.jpg
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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/184/465766884_f9d8bf037f.jpg
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WoW, thanks a lot Eric... Cebu was being promoted in Europe through your pictures at nandun kapa, in other words sikat ka doon...:okay:



@Rusty, get well soon to him and we'll pray for him...:)

so this is Lucio Tan's redevelopment of Coral Reef Village and Resort? i thought they'd open within the year but adding a 5-star hotel and condotels within the resort is worth the wait :okay: geez, condos by the beach is the trend nowadays here. nice!

OT: i'm in cebu right now. landed earlier this morning. didn't expect to be back here this soon. i need to visit my grandpa who's currently in critical condition. so i'd greatly appreciate if you can include in your prayers my grand daddy's successful operation. :) thanks

Oh, I'm sad to hear about your grandpa Rus, rest assured I'll pray for him. :)

Anyway, hmm, hopefully we could see a Mactan coastline skyline (double -line :lol: ) from Olango. :cool:

some of my pics from our recent summer getaway in Sta. Fe - Bantayan island, CEBU..enjoy =)

KOTA BEACH RESORT

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OGTONG CAVE RESORT

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more pics at my FLICKR gallery (http://flickr.com/photos/tolz/sets/72157600083041673/)

^ Oh my gawd! :shocked: :runaway: I am so speechless. Thanks for the photos tolz! :okay:

^ those photos are driving me crazy. I wanna go home.......

^^

psst, Manuel.. do you know Mara? psych graduate from CebuDoc.. Kaila daw siya nimo.. She left for Singapore for a job interview..

Anyway, I hope I can take a photo of the Cebu map and post it here soon. Hehe..



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some of my pics from our recent summer getaway in Sta. Fe - Bantayan island, CEBU..enjoy =)

KOTA BEACH RESORT

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OGTONG CAVE RESORT

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more pics at my FLICKR gallery (http://flickr.com/photos/tolz/sets/72157600083041673/)

Just beautiful, I remember going to this place about 8 years ago. We had the whole ogtong resort to ourselves as we booked it exclusively with some family friends. I hope it doesnt get swamped with tourists though. That'll be a pity.

^ Oh my gawd! :shocked: :runaway: I am so speechless. Thanks for the photos tolz! :okay:

anytime bro!

naa nay bluish-colored 'tiles' na gi-install sa facade sa crown regency

Gi panitan nasad ang some of the claddings sa ACT... maypagka fade gold ang color.

^^ thats good news...

^^

psst, Manuel.. do you know Mara? psych graduate from CebuDoc.. Kaila daw siya nimo.. She left for Singapore for a job interview..

Anyway, I hope I can take a photo of the Cebu map and post it here soon. Hehe..



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Ya I know her.. Thanks, Bai.... Yeah it'll be nice if you have a photo of that map...

some events to watch out for:

from y101's website

Earth Day
April 22, Sunday

7:00 am: Mass Officiated by Cardinal Vidal @ the Archbishop's Palace
10:00 am: Thematic parade @ the ARchbishop's Palace
10:00 am: Poster Making Contest @ Plaza Independencia
10:00 am: Mangrove/Tree Planting @ SRP

(Free Transportation from Plaza Independencia to SRP and back to the Plaza)

6:00 pm: 1-peso Music Concert @ Plaza Independencia

BIKE FOR MOTHER EARTH
April 22, Sunday

celebrate Earthday with a Fun Ride around the city. Cover 16 km biking around Cebu and Mandaue. Use any bike. Families and kids are welcome. Snack, fun games and raffle prizes at the finish in Fuente-Osmeña.

Registration Fee:
Php 250 with jersey, snacks and raffle
Php 150 with T-shirt, snacks and raffle
Php 50 with snacks and raffle

Register at YKK Trading, AISON, The Outpost, Holiday Gym and Spa



April 27, 2007, Friday

@ D'vine Wines in Salinas Drive, Lahug

with Cebu's rarest and well preserved motorcycles with biker babes pouring the drinks all night long.

Open bar party from 9pm to 11pm for PHP 299 on San Miguel products

if you look towards the direction of the SRP right now, you'll see a pair of searchlights piercing the sky...i did some research and found out that some kind of party was going on there...it's supposed to feature some world renowned DJ's and tickets were sold for 500pesos...

wheres that beach????? my golly gusato ko mag swimming. tsk tsk

nag 36 degrees na naman ulit dito sa manila today. and the heat is getting worse and worse each day....

if you look towards the direction of the SRP right now, you'll see a pair of searchlights piercing the sky...i did some research and found out that some kind of party was going on there...it's supposed to feature some world renowned DJ's and tickets were sold for 500pesos...

I thought naa ra dri sa ubos sa amo ang search light coz there's a political rally of Atan here. Sa SRP diay na @Pirena?

Pwede ta mangapil taga SSC annang mangrove planting o? Lingaw kaayo na...

I wonder where in SRP they would be having a mangrove planting.. I once joined a mangrove planting in Liloan before (a yearly event organized by the mountaineering society of CebuDoc) and lingaw jud kaayo...

Lingaw jud, pariha ani...;)
MANGROVE PLANTING IN LILOAN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkCY63gkkJY)

Sun.Star
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Marco Polo wants to reclaim title as wedding destination in Cebu

AS the wedding month draws near, an international hotel chain in Cebu revealed its plans to reclaim the title of being “the wedding destination in Cebu.”

Carlo Borromeo, Marco Polo Plaza public relations manager, said apart from being a corporate hotel, they want to position the facility as a destination for garden weddings—a distinction formerly enjoyed by Cebu Plaza Hotel.

“We want to be a place where memories are to be made,” said Borromeo.

Market

Since Marco Polo is not a year-old in the local hotel industry, he said it understands why it has not yet captured a good market for weddings.

“We average one to three weddings a month,” he said.

The reopening of the hotel last year was welcomed by local tourism stakeholders since it had been a landmark, the site of many wedding receptions, corporate affairs and banquets in its over two-decade-long run.

Collateral

Cebu Plaza Hotel closed in 2003 after its owner, Pathfinder Holdings Philippines Inc. (PHPI), turned it over to Metrobank in payment of PHPI’s P900-million debt. PHPI had used Cebu Plaza Hotel as collateral for its loan.

Destination

According to Borromeo, the hotel will soon become a one-stop wedding destination.

To entice couples to consider holding their matrimonial rites and reception in the hotel, Marco Polo has arranged a two-day Bridal Fair and Fashion Show on May 19 and 20.

“We want the event to be a place where people make the right choices for their weddings. They will be here not as sales people but wedding advisers,” Borromeo said.

Partners

The event dubbed “Weddings at the Marco Polo Plaza” will bring together local designers, stylists, florists, photographers and jewelers, as well as makers of giveaways and invitation cards.

Marco Polo has partnered with the Fashion Council of Cebu composed of leading couturiers like Philip Rodriguez, Felix Yu, Arcy Gayatin, Ditas Rodriguez, Oj Hofer, Jun Escario, Albert Arriba, Minnie Yuvienco and Rey Santos. (MMM)

Was the Kaskade party held last night in SRP? I saw two searchlights earlier this morning before I went on duty (3am).

According to the news mo close down na daw ang Kahayag ug Handuraw Cafe sa Coaco building sa Mabolo kay gamiton na daw sa tag iya which is the Aboitiz Company. hmmm... mao cgro ni ang project sa Aboitiz sa may Mabolo area. What do you think???

^^
Posible!

@pirena, this was the event last night:

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Kaskade 2007 – Love Mysterious Tour

Friday, April 20, 2007

With DJs Karl Ty, Cao Ocampo of superfly and Marlon Orellano of the Loft,

Venue: Cebu Bayview Area, Cebu South Reclamation Project

Tickets available at Asiatown IT Park, the Loft, Odyssey Music and Video, SM Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu.

source: www.y101fm.com


Pre-selling rates:

VIP with table and a bottle of scotch or vodka -- Php 7 000 for eight people

Regular VIP -- Php 800.00

common area -- Php 500.00

Door charge: P700 / VIP P900

In the spirit of Cebu's urbanity and barkadahan!

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Beat the Heat! SSC Cebu Luau Party!A start of a new tradition.....

^^ no comment, hahaha

Peace Corps volunteer who died in the Philippines wanted to do good, pursue adventure.. All 3 papers carried this news 4/19/2007.
http://news.bostonherald.com/international/asiaPacific/view.bg?articleid=195399
A former long-distance runner from Fairfax, Va., Campbell, 40, had worked as freelance journalist for The New York Times [NYT], Fox.com, CourtTV.com, People magazine and Star magazine. In December, she contributed a story for CNN after supertyphoon Durian devastated the Philippines’ Albay province, where she worked as an English teacher.


You got to read her blog:
http://juliainthephilippines.blogspot.com/
At the age of 38, I decided to step out of the rat race of New York, join the Peace Corps and board a plane for Manila. This blog is dedicated to my adventures in the Philippines for the next two years. Wish me luck.


3 retireable workmates are questioning safety in visiting Cebu in 2008.
Telling them that Northern Part of Phil still has that problem of missing people seems to soften the issue a little.

I think the issue of a Safe Cebu has to be emphasized in marketing.

PACQUIAO TO INAUGURATE RWS GYM!

By Salven L. Lagumbay
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 21 Apr 2007


A new, state-of-the-art and ultra-modern RWS Boxing Gym is set to be launched in Cebu soon by mega-promoter Rex `Wakee` Salud, one of the country`s most influential promoters.

RWS chief trainer Juanito Ablaca, in an exclusive interview in Japan today, said that Ruben Salud, a brother of Wakee, was instrumental in the architectural design of the gym, with Ablaca acting as consultant for the over-all design.

`This is going to be a gym that anybody can truly be proud of. This is where Wakee Salud`s fighters will be training soon. A gym owner`s dream gym, complete with amenities and air-conditioned offices` Ablaca stated.

According to the veteran trainer, no less than the iconic Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao will inaugurate the gym, possibly after the elections.

Earlier, Salud stated that this dream gym is a labor of love for the sport, and that he did not mind spending a king`s ransom to make this dream a reality.

Peace Corps volunteer who died in the Philippines wanted to do good, pursue adventure.. All 3 papers carried this news 4/19/2007.
http://news.bostonherald.com/international/asiaPacific/view.bg?articleid=195399
A former long-distance runner from Fairfax, Va., Campbell, 40, had worked as freelance journalist for The New York Times [NYT], Fox.com, CourtTV.com, People magazine and Star magazine. In December, she contributed a story for CNN after supertyphoon Durian devastated the Philippines’ Albay province, where she worked as an English teacher.


You got to read her blog:
http://juliainthephilippines.blogspot.com/
At the age of 38, I decided to step out of the rat race of New York, join the Peace Corps and board a plane for Manila. This blog is dedicated to my adventures in the Philippines for the next two years. Wish me luck.


3 retireable workmates are questioning safety in visiting Cebu in 2008.
Telling them that Northern Part of Phil still has that problem of missing people seems to soften the issue a little.

I think the issue of a Safe Cebu has to be emphasized in marketing.

Cebu City is still safe. And two, we have still to find out what is the cause of the death until the end of autopsy.

And if we are talking about the case of Julia Campbell, why those 3 retireable workmates question the safety of Cebu that the crime scene is at Batag, Banaue which is wayyyy far from Cebu (in fact it is another island)?

from y101's website

Earth Day
April 22, Sunday


10:00 am: Mangrove/Tree Planting @ SRP

(Free Transportation from Plaza Independencia to SRP and back to the Plaza)



Mangadto mi ugma sa tree planting, kinsay mo kuyog?

EARTHDAY Special Part I @ CROCOLANDIA

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PART II - Tree Planting/Mangrove Planting sa SRP tomorrow

awesome photos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As of Yesterday, 04.20.07

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^^ nice pics mga bai...glad photobucket is now okay! ..i miss my hometown!

sa mga mag-mangrove planting ugma sa SRP, drop by pud mo sa Laray Church--just near the Talisay Exit...mag-conduct mi ug Operation Tuli ugma sa buntag...

..here's the photo link for KASKADE @ SRP courtesy of @benjieordonez and @sweetsexything of flickr.com: (censya na, gitapul ko upload og pics today....hehheheh!)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/benjieordonez/466905828/

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if you look towards the direction of the SRP right now, you'll see a pair of searchlights piercing the sky...i did some research and found out that some kind of party was going on there...it's supposed to feature some world renowned DJ's and tickets were sold for 500pesos...

I thought naa ra dri sa ubos sa amo ang search light coz there's a political rally of Atan here. Sa SRP diay na @Pirena?

...Europe in Cebu!

University of San Jose Recoletos
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(pic by @laz'andre of flickr)

from cosmo magazine
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from the same magazine...

the locals are hot-and their accent makes them even more adorable. sigh. :nuts:

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lasts longer than boysen :lol:

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Loalde to open outlets in Malaysia, Singapore
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 04/20/2007

Homegrown brand Loalde goes international in the next few months as it opens outlets in Malaysia and Singapore.

Aldeguer Group of Company (AGC) president Jay P. Aldeguer, however said the company is still negotiating with its potential partners in these countries and most probably the deal would be a franchise operation.

The provider of apparel products for sophisticated market, Loalde has two boutiques in Cebu, one in Makati, two in Bacolod and Iloilo, as well as Davao City, and one in Cagayan de Oro City.

Loalde, is one of the long-standing Cebuano-owned apparel brand for men and women in the Philippines. AGC is also the mother company of other apparel brands such as Islands Souvenirs, USA Sports, Bisaya Ispisyal, among others.

Aldeguer also mentioned that Loalde is also planning to open more shops in Metro Manila, aside from its plan to venture into the overseas market.

Just like its sister company, Island Souvenirs, which has outlets in other countries like USA, Saipan, among others, Loalde is also starting to open its doors to international market.

Capturing the growing market for sophisticated apparel fashion not only in the highly-urbanized areas such as Metro Manila and Cebu, Loalde has been able to penetrate other cities in the Philippines, such as Iloilo City, Davao City and Cagayan de Oro City.

Recently, the company opened its 10th outlet in Bacolod City at the SM Supermall.

With the success of the Loalde brand in the Philippines, there is no reason why it can't be successful in other Asian countries, Aldeguer said.

Aldeguer said the increasing purchasing power of Filipinos brought about by the robust investments in BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) as well as other employment and entrepreneurial opportunities have paved the way for more dynamic retail industry, including the branded RTW (Ready-To-Wear) products.

Specifically, he said the Cebuanos buying preference has now improved. The market has become more sophisticated, thus, despite the existence of cheap products, sales of branded or original items in different retail establishments are still doing very well.

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Naga, Cebu (by @tagigi)
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Cebu International Port (by @doctian)
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Bantayan Island (by @monayer/trent)
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Ship marks RP’s entry into select group
By Tina Arceo-Dumlao
Inquirer
Last updated 08:37am (Mla time) 04/22/2007


BALAMBAN, CEBU—WITH Rod Stewart’s “Sailing” blaring in the background, pure car and truck carrier Höegh Brasilia left the port here of Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu) Inc. late last month to make its long journey to Japan and then to Europe.

Officials from THI, Höegh Brasilia owner Kambara Kisen Co. of Japan, the Aboitiz group and the local government of Balamban waved little white flags and cheered on the Filipino crew who left with the biggest ship the Philippines has ever built.

Höegh Brasilia’s completion marks the entry of the Philippines into the select group of countries producing pure car and truck carriers, which are like floating car parks used to transport thousands of vehicles around the world.

Korea, Japan, China and Croatia were the only countries building PCTCs before the over 4,000 workers at THI worked together to build Höegh Brasilia, which is 13-story tall, seven football fields across and can carry 4,300 cars.

THICI director Roberto E. Aboitiz tells the Inquirer he expects more companies to place their orders for ships made by the Cebuanos here because of their proven workmanship and productivity.

“Our value proposition has always been the productivity of the Filipino worker,” Aboitiz says, “foreign companies bring in the design and the technology, but at the end of the day, it is the Cebuanos, the Filipinos who work on them and their work matches up with the best in the world.”

The P1.5-billion Höegh Brasilia will be chartered by Norway’s Höegh Autoliners, which plans to use the ship to transport second-hand cars from Japan and Korea to the markets in Europe, the United States and Latin America.

About three of its decks can also be adjusted to carry “high and heavy” cargo, such as bulldozers, construction equipment and even smaller ships, such as yachts.

Höegh Brasilia’s twin—Höegh Sydney—was also launched to the cheers of THI workers and their families last March 26, and will undergo some finishing work for about four months before it, too, sails for Japan and Europe.

Petter Henriksen of NorthEast Consulting Co., who supervised the ship’s construction, tells the Inquirer the completion of the Höegh PCTCs was yet another proof of the quality and professionalism of the THI workers, considering that it was the first time for them to work on PCTC engineering plans.

“Only a few shipyards around the world produce PCTCs because of the highly intricate design. They are much more difficult to build than the o rdinary bulk carriers,” Henriksen says, “the fact that the workers here were able to build one proves the quality of their work.”

It takes a little over a year to build a PCTC. Work on Höegh Brasilia, for instance, started in January last year with the steel cutting and was launched to sea in November for the final touches.

“The workers did a very good job here,” Henriksen added, “there have been challenges but not more than you would expect, especially since it is the first time for the shipyard to build such a ship.”

There are at least three more PCTCs that THI has committed to build over the next few years.

These PCTCs were the latest in the long line of ships that have been built by THI, a joint venture between Tsuneishi Holdings Corp. and Aboitiz and Co., since its first bulk carrier—the 28,000 dwt Sea Amelita, named after former First Lady Amelita Ramos—left port in 1995.

THI currently produces bulk carriers—which carry grain, ore, aluminum and fertilizers —as big as 58,000 deadweight tons every 45 days.

Because of the huge demand for ships overseas following increased trade to and from China, THI has committed to invest $100 million in the expansion of its shipyard here, about 60 km west of Cebu City.

The expansion, the third in the company’s 12-year history, would enable THICI to build bulk carriers as big as 170,000 dwt and almost double its production capacity from 14 ships a year to 24.

Ships at 170,000 dwt can travel long distances and are almost the same size as crude carriers.

Expansion work has begun and THI expects to start building on the bigger bulk carriers by 2010.

Cebu Asean tourism congress slated in June
Posted April 13th, 2007 by Tarique

The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry Cebu (CCCI) has slated the Cebu ASEAN Tourism Congress on June 14-15 during the celebration of Cebu Business Month Tourism 2007.

The congress, with the theme “Tour Cebu, Gateway to Asia,” will be held at the P515-million Cebu International Convention Center in Mandaue City.

This is the third in the series of confabs of local, national and international tourism players aimed at positioning Cebu and Asia in the global market through effective branding and marketing.

CCCI tourism chair Mila C. Espina said the coordination between the province of Cebu and Team Asia paved the way to making the event a reality.

The EATOF (East Asia Tourism forum) will participate in the assembly alongside tourism-based participants, academe, entrepreneurs, NGO’s and the local government.

Event sponsors include the Cebu Visitors Convention Bureau, Cebu Pacific, Casino Filipino-Cebu (Pagcor), Cathay Pacific, Continental Airlines, and the Northwest Airlines.

Let me quote Katherine de Castro from her show Trip na Trip: "Isang lugar na dinadakip ang mga dikya ginagamit ang mga kamay. Alcantara, Cebu CITY!"

I am aware that there is a municipality in Cebu which is named Alcantara. My question is, is there a barangay in the city of Cebu named Alcantara?

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Ayala Center Cebu (West Side) - The Metro
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I hope Ayala Center Cebu's exteriors get a renovation, I want it to be as grand as Trinoma's

@sinjin, there's none.

Here's the list of the 79 barangays:

North District
Adlawon, Agsungot, Apas, Bacayan, Banilad, Binaliw, Budla-an, Busay, Cambinocot, Capitol Site, Carreta, Cebu Port Center, Cogon Ramos, Day-as, Ermita, Guba, Hipodromo, Kalubihan, Kamagayan, Kamputhaw, Kasambagan, Lahug, Lorega San Miguel, Lusaran, Luz, Mabini, Mabolo Proper, Malubog, Pahina Central, Parian, Paril, Pit-os, Pulangbato, Sambag I, Sambag II, San Antonio, San Jose, San Roque, Sirao, Sta. Cruz, Sto. Niño, T. Padilla, Talamban, Taptap, Tejero, Tinago, Zapatera Old

South District
Babag, Basak Pardo, Basak San Nicolas, Bonbon, Bulacao, Buot-Taup, Calamba, Cogon Pardo, Duljo, Guadalupe, Inayawan, Kalunasan, Kinasang-an, Labangon, Mambaling, Pahina San Nicolas, Pamutan, Pasil, Poblacion Pardo, Pung-ol Sibugay, Punta Princesa, Quiot, San Nicolas Proper, Sapangdako, Sawang Calero, Sinsin, Sudlon I, Sudlon II, Tabunan, Tagba-O, Tisa, Toong


source: wiki

conclusion: sayop na sad ang media!!! i think these media practitioners have a hard time spelling the word, ACCURACY! lolz

europe? :nuts:

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no, its CEBU!

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proven! it really lasts longer than boysen! :lol:

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proven! it really lasts longer than boysen! :lol:

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Lol what's the brand?

-double post- na unhan ko ni pao... hehehe!

cold morning

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ngek DP na div, hehe

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The SITE of this morning's MANGROVE/TREE planting activity in SRP
SSC-Cebu was there :okay:

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sa jeepney stop lang!

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^^ wow !!!

Ship marks RP’s entry into select group
By Tina Arceo-Dumlao
Inquirer
Last updated 08:37am (Mla time) 04/22/2007

sa jeepney stop lang!

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Why aren't there jeepneys designed for tall people and the short ones too? :(

@slemarken, baho ba ghapon ang dumpsite?

translation: does the dumpsite still stink?

^^yup @Div, coz we planted the trees within the vicinity of the dumpsite... pics later.

^^ aok... il be waitin...

ey guys,

just wanna ask if the above subject is already in circulation right now. below is last year's cover. personally, 2006's cover is one of the best!

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if there's still none, obviously, im pretty excited about it... :lol:

CEBU, gateway to a thousand journeys (http://www.cebucitytourism.com/)

cebu city tourism commission website

@div the cebu yearbook 2007 is in circulation na, cebu furniture ang cover nila

SIOMAI SA TISA

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CUSTOMERS from all walks of life crowd over a stall for a few hanging rice, a bottle of soft drink, a saucer of chili sauce and a dish that most Cebuanos find satisfying, the “Original Siomai sa Tisa.”
“Ubay-ubay sad gani ang mopalit diri nga de-sakyanan” said business owner Jeffrey Quillosa (Several well-to-do customers come here).

The Chinese dish, which is also drawing customers in Talamban, P. del Rosario, Fuente Osmeña and even in the cities of Mandaue and Talisay, started with Quillosa of Barangay Tisa, Cebu City.
When the business picked up in 2001, he left his job as a machine operator in a local company.

But he said he only has one other branch near the Tabunok overpass which he just started last February.

To distinguish his business from the others, he is using a logo of an image of a Chinese cook on the upper left side of his stall’s signboard.

thanks for the info pao... is it possible for you to post the cover of this year's issue? couldn't find any when i googled it...

CEBU, gateway to a thousand journeys (http://www.cebucitytourism.com/)

cebu city tourism commission website

@div the cebu yearbook 2007 is in circulation na, cebu furniture ang cover nila

@pao

re the website, i find it nice esp with the pics that they are showing but some areas of the site are quite boring... what do u think? maybe it has something to do with the color scheme? am i right? when it comes to the content of it, cannot make a comment yet since i havent read it pa... hehehe! im really a visual person...

Why does President Arroyo love going to Cebu?
by Bobit S. Avila

Last Saturday morning, I drove to the West Cebu Industrial Park in Buanoy, Balamban to the Tsuneishi Heavy Industries, (Cebu) Inc. for the formal blessing of the shipyard's P2 Billion second slipway by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

I've been to this facility many times through the transcentral Highway which cuts across the middle of Cebu Island, and every time I get inside the Tsuneishi shipyard, it always feels like you're not in the Philippines. Come to think of it, it's the same eerie feeling when you enter the Shangri La's Mactan Island Resort or Plantation Bay. That's because a factory this big is so spotlessly clean, it must be located in a foreign country.

If you're wondering why President Arroyo loves to go to Cebu, I reckon it is because here, she's acknowledged as the President, while in Manila, the opposition does not even recognize her presidency, believeing that FPJ --dead or alive -- should have been the President and worse of all, they're making all sorts of plans to derail her administration or even cut short her term.

But Cebu, we've thrown out ugly politics and have gone full speed ahead to progress. Well, I guess this is also one of the reasons why President Arroyo loves to go to Cebu because many private and government projects (including her projects) have borne fruit and there's nothing that makes one prouder than a success story.

No doubt, one of these outstanding success stories is the Tsuneishi shipyard which is celebrating its 10th year of operation in Cebu. It was in September 1994 when Tsuenishi Industries began operating in Balamban, convinced by its partner, the ABoitiz Corp, that transferring some of its production to the province would be of mutual benefit to the two companies. On Jan. 28, 1997, Tsuneishi first launched the 23,000 DWT bulk carrier Sea Amelita.

Ten years and 46 vessels later, the Greece-bound Gecon 1 bulk carrier was launched two weeks ago. Today, Tsuneishi's annual production output is seven vessels; with the opening of the new slipway, which can take vessels close to a hundred DWT, it just doubled its capacity.

After the short ceremony, President Arroyo approached the group and she told me, "I'm very proud of this facility here in Cebu" and I pointed to her the recently launched vessel Gecon 1 which was headed for Greece, the seafaring nation in ancient times where Helen of Troy's face launched a thousand ships. And now, Greece buys those ships from Cebu. That made her prouder and yes, another Cebu-made bulk carrier is bound for Portugal where Ferdinand Magellan hailed from.

It was learned from Kenji Kawano that the quality of the Balamban made Tsuneishi ships is just as good as that of Japanese made vessels. The better news came from Jon aboitiz who reported that with the new slipway, the 3,000 workers employed by Tsuneishi will rise to 5,000. Indeed the partnership of Aboitiz and Tsuneishi has been good for Cebu and the Philippine economy. Incidentally, after Hyundai, Daewoo, Samsung, universal and Imabari, Tsuneishi has the sixth largest shipyard in the world and it aims to be among the top three.

^^ when was this published pao? i think this was in 2004 pa because as mentioned in the article, they're celebrating a decade of existence and the firm was established in 1994...

@div, cant find any on the net din, but its always advertised on sunstar cebu. (SSC, hehe)

Life-Styled : Cebuanos' acute sense of home
Posted 05:46pm (Mla time) Jan 27, 2005
By Thelma Sioson San Juan
Inquirer News Service

CEBU was still flushed from the massive success of Sinulog when we settled down in the vast ballroom of Waterfront Hotel for cocktails.

Margot Osmena, the indefatigable woman also known as the mayor's wife, was talking about the attendance of millions to Cebu's annual lure and how a hardly known city in Mindanao, Tangub, won the best performance. The other women chirped in that indeed, this must have been the best Sinulog, if it's fair at all to pick a best year.

Listening to Cebuanos, you realize how they're different from the rest of the country-they're unabashedly proud to be Cebuanos. While other Filipinos have been into self-bashing for so long now it seems chronic, the Cebuanos have that old-fashioned, even giddy, sense of pride in their hometown, whether it be their resorts, furniture makers or lechon.

It rubs off on you; the likes of Waterfront general manager Marco Protacio already feels like he's a Cebuano.

Its malls are so here and now, yet there's something about Cebu that remains quaint and Old World. People still know each other, and run into each other event after event. The community remains that cozy and close-knit.

Metro Society writer Maricris Encarnacion, who's been based in Cebu since she got married in the mid-'90s, hilariously declared over dinner, "It's harder for men to fool around here because you'll be found out in less than two hours. News travels that fast." What was more amusing was that the men at our table agreed.

Indeed Cebuanos are cocooned in Cebu, even as they're quick to shop or do business in Metro Manila or elsewhere. They have this acute sense of home.

"Perhaps it's because we were left out during the Marcos years," Cebu high society doyenne Teresing Mendezona said, trying to explain why Cebuanos are self-sustaining, why they stick together and are proud of their roots and resources.

^^ when was this published pao? i think this was in 2004 pa because as mentioned in the article, they're celebrating a decade of existence and the firm was established in 1994...

january 2005 pa, hehe. HERE (http://www.thici.com/milestones.html)

"2005, January
Company's No.2 Slipway was formally inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo."

i so much agree with everything mentioned in this article, more so with what teresing mendezona said... btw, i love her elegance and sense of style and her being a socialite...everytime i see her, id like to have her autograph... idol nako sya! lolz

and to prove what im saying about her elegance, take a look and you be the judge:

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@div, cant find any on the net din, but its always advertised on sunstar cebu. (SSC, hehe)

Life-Styled : Cebuanos' acute sense of home
Posted 05:46pm (Mla time) Jan 27, 2005
By Thelma Sioson San Juan
Inquirer News Service

Indeed Cebuanos are cocooned in Cebu, even as they're quick to shop or do business in Metro Manila or elsewhere. They have this acute sense of home.

"Perhaps it's because we were left out during the Marcos years," Cebu high society doyenne Teresing Mendezona said, trying to explain why Cebuanos are self-sustaining, why they stick together and are proud of their roots and resources.

^^ mi mamita!!!

cebu! homebase of the aboitizes, chiongbians, gokongweis, cobonpues, lhuillers! :banana:

^^ add to that the GOs of sulpicio lines and gothong lines and the ESCANOs of escano lines. and who will ever forget the LARAZABALs (they're technically cebu-based but ormoc, leyte is where their roots are) and of course there are many more...

sunny lane, miami, florida :lol:

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slerz in florida, slerz's house shown in the middle (yellow roof)

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heh, CEBU ni oi!!! :banana:

@fundraiser

what if, we'll create a new thread that will feature the who's who in cebu? im pretty sure there are lots of personalities to feature and discuss... the only question is, who will start that forum and if ever that will push through, please make sure that YOU, cebuano forumers will also visit that thread... just a thought though...

i already have a thread title in mind:

CEBU TATLER

One time onboard KMK Metro Bus going to SM

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Imus avenue
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Mabolo
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welcome to SM :)
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cebu harbor, a southern philippine hub

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Gods Painting

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mactan island, CEBU

Devils Delight!

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mactan island, CEBU (with bernie's alak and chaser, heh!)

i've been riding the KMK buses just recently everytime I go home from school.. fare's only P10 from SM to basak (where we live), and it's only P1 more than the jeepney fare,. sulit gyud.. hehe. :)
very nice pictures btw.. :)

^^ ako, i wanna experience riding that bus... quite odd, but let me ask, if im living in v rama, would there be a chance that i can take that bus to somewhere, maybe sm? if yes, where's the nearest bus stop?

^^nop, you should still take a jeepney ride from v rama to N Bacalso junction...
From Pardo (where I live), straight na going to SM, P13 fare:)

@Dabert, di pa gyud maguba atong hairdo nya di pa ta panington...

how about lapulapu? or maski hanggang highway mandaue?

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a gateway indeed! :banana:

^^Pahawaa sa nang Mayor sa Mandaue nga ga sige lag patambok, for sure maka lusot na nang KMK going to Lapu Lapu;)

^^ where's n. bacalso slerz? kanang sa may emall? im sorry, im not that familiar jud with downtown area... pls enlighten me, kaw man jud master dha... thanks...

danggit bai!

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taboan public market, cebu city

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they look clean... i think there were efforts to spruce up these stores for the asean summit, right?