simply wow!

refreshing!!! i personally like the parking area.

PSE member-brokers reelect incumbent board
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña and Mary Ann Ll. Reyes
Sunday, May 18, 2008

Member-brokers of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) voted yesterday to reelect the incumbent board of directors except for one who decided not to run this year.

In their annual stockholders meeting, the member-brokers of the PSE voted to reappoint all 14 reelectionist directors and one new director. Businessman-stockbroker Robert Coyiuto did not run for reelection to allow him to attend to his personal businesses.

Reelected were retired Supreme Court Justice Jose Vitug (who is also chairman of the PSE), ACCRA lawyer Francis Ed. Lim (bourse president and chief executive officer), former PSE chairman Vivian Yuchengco, David Chua, Eusebio Tanco of STI, William Ang, Alejandro Yu (who is also treasurer) and Eddie Gobing.

Completing the seven broker-director line-up is Coyiuto replacement Ismael Cruz.

Others reelected were independent directors Jose Luis Javier and Cornelio Peralta, Roberto Atendido (to represent other market participants), Anabelle Chua and Amor Iliscupidez (representing issuers) and Omelita Tiangco (to represent investors).

Meanwhile, the PSE, in a bid to encourage more investor participation from outside of Metro Manila, plans to put up another digital display in Cebu similar to the one it has installed at the corner of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas in Makati.

In an interview, Globaltronics general manager Valentin Munoz said the planned electronic display in Cebu will likewise be a partnership between PSE, Insular Life and Globaltronics.

He revealed that talks are ongoing between PSE and Insular Life for the use of the latter’s building in Cebu. “This can happen by the last quarter of the year to middle of next year. The PSE believes that with 90 percent of stock market players and investors in Metro Manila, putting up this electronic display in Cebu can attract more participation from the Visayas,” Munoz pointed out.

PSE and Insular Life last week launched their groundbreaking P45-million electronic display system in Makati, the first electronic strip in the Philippines and Asia to provide real-time stock market updates and business highlights similar to the Nasdaq display in New York’s Times Square.

The project owes its state-of-the-art capabilities to Globaltronics, the country’s leading provider of digital display solutions and the exclusive Philippine distributor of products by Daktronics – the world leader in electronic display systems.

For the PSE display strategically posted at the Insular Life building in Makati, Globaltronics utilized the Daktroniks ProAD electronic display system – a digital innovation that uses the latest LED technology to allow messages, graphics, animations and video clips to be changed, instantly eliminating the costs associated with producing and changing static and scrolling advertising materials.

“The board will focus on business news. It will air news like forthcoming IPOs and other business developments in the Philippines economy,” PSE president Francis Lim earlier said.

Operating from 6 am to midnight, the digital display will provide the PSE with a fixed airing time from 9 am to 12 am corresponding to the official trading hours of the exchange. The PSE will be further allocated 20 percent of the display’s non-PSE operating hours between 6 am to 9 am and 12 am to 12 pm for business-related updates.

Munoz told the STAR that as part of the agreement, Insular Life will own the display after the fifth year. The first three years will be the cost recovery period for Globaltronics which shouldered all the expenses. On the fourth and five years, Globaltronics will share part of the advertising revenues with PSE and Insular Life. But even now, Insular Life benefits from the arrangement since it gets 20 percent of the total display time.

Aside from news in business and finance, the display will also relay breaking news, entertainment highlights, government announcements and public service advisories. The information website Good News Pilipinas will feature the triumphs and victories of Filipinos here and abroad.

The electronic display, according to Munoz, is unique since it allows for dynamic moving visuals to be shown over a curved display which measures 30 meters by 1.5 meters and boasts of a 4.3 trillion color display. It is also an all-weather board and is a photo sensor board that can detect changes in the amount of available outdoor light, allowing automatic adjustments in its brightness.

Munoz added that the groundbreaking PSE-Insular life display has led to a new era in digital outdoor advertising. Compared to traditional outdoor advertising which uses static billboards, digital outdoor advertising uses dynamic displays that can change content easily. They can show moving visuals and can stream multiple advertisements over the same ad space, resulting to reduced visual clutter in Manila’s primary thoroughfares.

Globaltronics has supplied various types of LED displays to establishments like SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia, San Miguel Corp., Ayala Cinemas, Eastwood City, and the Araneta Coliseum for advertising and promotion purposes. Schools and public institutions like De La Salle University, La Salle Greenhills, the POEA, and the PGH Medical Foundation have also installed these displays for relaying vital information to the public.

While some of these projects have already utilized advance technology (about 68 billion color shade which is a three-year technology, the PSE-Insular Life display is the latest with 4.3 trillion color shades.

^^ bai @marvin, you did it again...salamat sa pics! :okay: :cheers:

:okay: wow parang world class! kudos!

reminds me of greenbelt wen i was in makati tour...

loved this place kai more on nature/environmental....

cant wait! wen ni mahuman?

i think parkmall 168 would be great. nindot kaayo ang landscape around the mall. the parkmall-cicc-cdu-boardwalk combo would change the image of NRA forever. :)

^^and mandaue city in general... specially with the construction of a 21-storey hotel.

@betro
do you (or your cousin) have any idea about insular life's building in cebu? hehehe...

Wasn't it mentioned earlier that it will be 12-storey twins instead of the earlier 20+ story render?

Taken today: May 18, '08

This building is located across the South Bus Terminal.
This is somewhere between 8~10 storey ('ill count it next time)
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/6359/sbb1np8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7271/sbb2ap9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

ACT
Notice the large "T" on top?

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9538/actjd6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

from today's SunStar:

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/6659/act2jq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

is that T for tanduay? heheh

^^ no....para naa'y Cebuano touch....it's Tuba! :lol: ...bitaw, para dili ma-OT, unsa kaha'y meaning anang "T" ...perhaps, that thing will be used for the suspension on the glass cleaner system? ambot....hehehhe!

This isn't a write up ha by Sunstar but an advertisement by ACT, hehehe.

At first I thought this was a real news article.


ACT
from today's SunStar:

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/6659/act2jq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^people, dont think of me as a party-pooper, but i find this whole Simala business rather sickening...

i wont contest with the sanctity of the place, it's already proven and tested...

but it's the crowds and the commercialization that i cant live with...i can almost imagine Jesus going up there and trashing the whole place...

and the pilgrims-kuno ugh! especially with the upcoming board exams, they come in droves to ask for this and that...disgusting...they only turn to God when they are in need, and only come to the place because of the miracles they expect to receive...true worship is dead

been there last april 13 i ddnt know that day was the special event of simala... so we went there from ginatlan had family vacation.. its so crowded and got stranded 4 almost 1.5 hrs from the main road.then stranded na pod another 1hr going to the church by walking... wen u get inside the temple, another na pod 1hr stranded going to the top of the church kai diha makit.an nimo ang mama mary.. good thing we didnt get tired of walking for a long stranded probably its a miracles....indeed a miracles... kai wai init then uwan2 pa gud gamay then no one of us get complained esp of my 10 yrs old a lit chubby sistr.. i think its a worth to travel ther if u want somethin 4 a meditate rather than just a trip.

Yeah, the 13th is their monthly feast

More tourists in Cebu


THE Department of Tourism (DOT) 7 reported a 7.44-percent increase in visitor arrivals in Cebu from January to February this year from a year ago.

DOT records also show that there was an 8.85-percent increase in foreign travelers and 6.25-percent growth in domestic travelers coming to Cebu for the first two months of the year.

There were 127,561 foreign travelers and 147,638 domestics visitors, totaling 275,199 visitors.

For the same period in 2007, there were only 256,146 visitors, the sum of 117,187 foreign travelers and 138,959 domestic visits.

“Our focused marketing is paying off and the results of more chartered direct flights are showing. Cebu is becoming very well known as a good and ideal tourist destination,” said Tourism Undersecretary Phineas Alburo in a phone interview.

Koreans still remain the top tourist market of Cebu, although their number dropped 14.71 percent 41,828 in 2007 to 35,677 in the first two months of this year.

Koreans

Alburo said Cebu is already very “well-known” in Korea. He attributed the “slight” decrease to be the result of Koreans visiting other provinces in the country that are recommended to them before making their stop in Cebu, which the DOT expects in the next few months.

There is also a 42.95-percent decrease in the number of tourists coming from other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries, namely, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

From 3,667 visitors in January to February 2007, the figure went down to 2,092 for the same period this year.

The DOT 7 reported 40 travelers coming from Laos last year but none this year. And while there were 44 visitors coming from Myanmar last year, DOT recorded only one in the first two months this year.

Visitor arrivals in Cebu from Europe are making a promising growth rate with 25.22 percent increase. In 2007, there were 12,852 travelers. This year, it went up to 16,093 travelers.

Promising

Tourists from Germany and United Kingdom are identified as the top two visitors of the province from Europe.

Another promising tourist markets are New Zealand (with 33.33 percent growth in tourist arrivals) and Australia with 12.07
percent increase.

Middle East tourists, though, posted a 17.04-percent decrease, with 857 visitors in 2007 and only 711 travelers this year.

Alburo believes that with the country’s active involvement in activities among Asean countries, visitor arrival figures will increase.

He added that the country is slowly penetrating the potential tourist market in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia.

“Right now, we are trying to get Russians to come here because we found out that they wanted to visit a tropical destination, opposite to their cold climate. We are capitalizing on that. We are placing marketing representatives in Russia (and) tied up with travel agents,” he said.

DOT 7 records also show Cebu’s potential as a magnet for domestic travelers and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) since the number of visiting OFWs grew to 1,961 from 447 in 2007.

Cebu City picked to present at City Waste Asia in Singapore (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Local%20News&p=52&type=2&sec=70&aid=20080518181)

Monday, May 19, 2008

Cebu City is among the only two cities in the country chosen to present their solid waste management strategies at the CityWaste Asia 2008 in Singapore - a gathering of over 100 Asian cities aimed at enhancing city competitiveness through cost-effective solid waste management initiatives.

City councilor Nestor Archival, himself an advocate of recycling, will fly to Singapore next month to speak on behalf of the city government at the Rasa Sentosa Resort. Archival will tackle effective policies and regulations in managing waste problems in mega cities and effective waste management and outsourcing strategies for municipal waste.

The other local government unit from the Philippines is Marikina City, which will be represented by Gloria Buenaventura, head of the city’s waste management office.

Archival said he feels great honor for Cebu to be chosen by convention organizers considering that there are over a thousand cities and municipalities in the country.

:banana:

the expansion in ACC looks like greenbelt

the expansion in ACC looks like greenbelt
Ganon? So will the boardwalk be like MOA Esplanade too?

Ganon? So will the boardwalk be like MOA Esplanade too?

We do not know as the project isn't completed yet. It'll probably be very similar or even better based on the updates posted here months ago. :)

theotokos or the dancing sun is in Carcar.

Theotokos (Greek: Θεοτόκος, translit. Theotókos) is a title of Mary, the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches. Its literal English translations include God-bearer and the one who gives birth to God; less literal translations include Mother of God. The Council of Ephesus decreed in 431, that Mary is Theotokos because her son Jesus is one person who is both God and man, divine and human.

Wikipedia.org


Theotokos Shrine is in Perelos Carcar City

flickr! pics by @valkyrie6425


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flickr! pics by @NC_Cebu
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flickr! pic by @lex_r0cks
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Wwwwaaaaaahhhh!!!! Cebuuuuuuuu!!!!
gimingaw na kaayo ko nimu!!!!!
Kaulion na kaaayo koooooo!!!!!
Gimingaw na kaayo ko sa akong mga amigooooo!!!!
sa CEBUUUUUUUUU!!!!!
I misssss you sssooo much CEbuuuuuuu!!!!!

Wwwwaaaaaahhhh!!!! Cebuuuuuuuu!!!!
gimingaw na kaayo ko nimu!!!!!
Kaulion na kaaayo koooooo!!!!!
Gimingaw na kaayo ko sa akong mga amigooooo!!!!
sa CEBUUUUUUUUU!!!!!
I misssss you sssooo much CEbuuuuuuu!!!!!

I second the motion...Waaaahhh!
Any pics of Emall Sanciangko Gateway?

-slerz-

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/Vinzentnik/361-1.jpg
Waterfront Hotel

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Lapulapu Monument in Capitol

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IT Park

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Stark contrast: Marco Polo

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GMA plus Two Towers

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wow! kuha gyud kaayo ang naa sa rendering. modern medalla-style!

^^ Thanks for that pic! I've been looking forever for pics of that building in Mandaue. Ang mahinumdoman ra gyud nako kay kanang chinabank/chinatrust, but I can't remember the name of the building. It has a very imposing exterior. You can't miss it when passing through the highway.

...make that GMA Relay Tower plus Citylight's Four Towers...hehehhe... salamat sa pics bai @vinzent


...buhi pa diay si Got da Wanderpol? :lol:
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj104/Vinzentnik/DSC_29022.jpg
GMA plus Two Towers

...nag posing lagi ni sila! :lol: ...thanks for the pics bai!


http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d138/martiano/P1010129.jpg

flickr! pics by @valkyrie6425

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/cebuport_by_valkyrie6425.jpg



sorry bai, pero dili ni cya Cebu pic... hehehe Manila ni oe. :)

Arroyo inaugurates Philippine Science High School in Cebu (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20080519-137565/Arroyo-inaugurates-Philippine-Science-High-School-in-Cebu)
By Jhunnex Napallacan
Visayas Bureau
First Posted 20:11:00 05/19/2008


CEBU CITY, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led the inauguration on Monday of the P20-million building at the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) Central Visayas campus in Argao town.

After the brief ceremony held at 1 p.m. Monday, Arroyo also talked with the school officials and observed the school's ongoing enrollment.

The President, who was accompanied by Presidential Management Staff (PMS) director general Cerge Remonde, a native of Argao, also congratulated the students who enrolled in the school.

She directed the school officials to ask the third year students to chose which of the two fields, science or technology, they would focus on.

"For those Philippines Science High School students who would want to pursue a college course in engineering, good luck and congratulations kaninyong tanan (to all of you)," the President said in her short interaction with the teachers and students after the ceremony.

The school campus, located in Talaytay, Argao, some 66 kilometers south of Cebu City, opened in 2006, with an administration building and a dormitory with 10 rooms for boys and 10 for girls, school director Dr. Florita Pontillas said.

The school has already 25 students enrolled for the third year level, 25 for the second year and 40 for the first year.

The students are full government scholars but Pontillas said they would have to pay P100 monthly for dormitory fee.

The students were also required to pass the national examination before they could enroll with the PSHS-Argao campus.

Remonde explained that the President placed emphasis on science and technology in her new approach to education.

Pontillas said the third year students would have to select either science or technology as major subjects to prepare them for college.

sorry bai, pero dili ni cya Cebu pic... hehehe Manila ni oe. :)



....hahahahha..bitaw bai, ganina nagduda baya ko pag post nako...i was looking at that building...nga wala pa ko kakita ana sa Cebu...na-apil man gud na nga pic sa "cebu tag" sa flickr ...akong reference are those same-looking cranes sa Cebu port.....heheheheh....anyway, gi-edit na nako.... my bad... :lol:

sorry bai, pero dili ni cya Cebu pic... hehehe Manila ni oe. :)

Nahibong bitaw ko ngano naay bukid sa background. The quaycranes in Cebu are facing LLC which as we know is flat. hehehe.. nice photo anyway..

nangisda si manong...
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/michaelragandac/P1210920.jpg

Nahibong bitaw ko ngano naay bukid sa background. The quaycranes in Cebu are facing LLC which as we know is flat. hehehe.. nice photo anyway..

pero this is a nice shot... gaduda ghapon ko, i think this is not a philippine city. wala man background bukid ang manila oe. :) guess what city his is?

securitycams are being installed @ asiatown itpark...
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Yeah, the 13th is their monthly feast


bro nano every 13th man jud not 12th, 7th or other day? i wondering..

going to jy squaremall... camp lapu2x repair of road and drainage. :)
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Nahibong bitaw ko ngano naay bukid sa background. The quaycranes in Cebu are facing LLC which as we know is flat. hehehe.. nice photo anyway..


...those are bukid-looking clouds...hehehe!

ayala center cebu with old fountain....
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/michaelragandac/P1140695.jpg

here it is now... i didnt like it, pero wala pman nahuman so tagaan ug chance. :)
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securitycams are being installed @ asiatown itpark...
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/michaelragandac/100_0450.jpg


...limpyo gyud kaayo ang IT Park...wala'y spaghetti wires..pareho sa Business Park...

at i2 roofdeck.. taken last year...


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...looks like these are for additional stalls

here it is now... i didnt like it, pero wala pman nahuman so tagaan ug chance. :)

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/michaelragandac/100_0453.jpg

Asiatown itpark updates... :cheers:
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TGU tower...
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i3, tgu and pier one...
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skyrise 2, skyrise1, eblock, globe isla tower and skyrise 3...
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skyrise3...
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i3, the walk and tgu...
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the walk...
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^^ wow! nice pics bai @rage! ...i really love pic flooding, basta anything about Cebu's development...


...limpyo gud tan-awon kung wala'y spaghetti wires...

[QUOTE=diehardbisdak;20834355]flickr! pics by @NC_Cebu
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I've noticed from this pic that they have began some concrete pouring on the China Bank tower site.

...nag posing lagi ni sila! :lol: ...thanks for the pics bai!

para dli obvious na ang bldg gi picturan.. badlungon nya sa sikyu bai diehard.. hehe

finally! :okay: :cheers:


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After two-year wait COA allows city to sell NRA lot (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Local%20News&p=52&type=2&sec=70&aid=20080519152)
The Freeman Online
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The Commission on Audit has given the go signal for the city to finally close the deal with the Robinsons Land Corporation on a 4.6-hectare property at the North Reclamation Area.

The city made the sale to Robinsons in June 2006 but the transaction was stalled after COA was prompted to have the property appraised owing to reports that the lot costs P15,000 per square meter, as opposed to the city’s selling price of P12,500 per square meter.

Robinsons made a down payment of P180 million with the agreement that the balance of P400 million will be paid once the sale is finalized after COA signs the contract of sale. It was only recently when COA approved it after being convinced that the city’s selling price is valid.

COA has also assured the setback experienced by the transaction will not happen with the South Road Properties but Mayor Tomas Osmeña remains apprehensive.

“I asked them, what about the SRP? They said it will not happen again,” Osmeña said.

The mayor said COA explained that the case of the NRA property “was a particular case beyond the normal workload” because COA does not really audit revenues but expenses.

This is reportedly the reason why COA had to seek opinions from various experts before coming up with a decision.

Osmeña said they already told COA that delaying transactions for so long is disadvantageous to the government, which runs contrary to the thrust of the commission to protect the interest of the state.

“It’s very disadvantageous to the government if you’re not letting us get paid,” Osmeña quoted his statement to the commission. — Joeberth M. Ocao/BRP



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...i hope this is it!


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:cheers:


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PAL Express to bring in trade, investment traffic (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Business&p=52&type=2&sec=71)
The Freeman Online
By Joefel Ortega Banzon
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Projected to bring in more trade and investments in Cebu, PAL Express, the low-fares brand of Philippine Airlines, yesterday launched its Cebu-hub flights at the Mactan Cebu International Airport with six flights to five southern points.

PAL president Jaime J. Bautista said “today marks another milestone for Philippine Airlines as we now fulfill the promise we’ve made to the MCIAA board when we presented our plans and programs for Cebu.”

Bautista said the launching of the PAL Express Cebu-hub flights is their way of responding to the requests of several PAL clients to fly these destinations, which he said will bring back PAL’s standard in service and safety.

Cebu hub operations yesterday commenced with flights to General Santos, Caticlan (Boracay), Tacloban, Butuan, and Bacolod.

“By basing PAL Express here in Mactan, Philippine Airlines once more reinforces its conviction that Cebu is its most important hub in southern Philippines and its gateway to new destinations in the country and overseas,” said Bautista.

He added that PAL Express is meant to enhance the existing operations of PAL and Air Philippines in catering to the growing traveling market.

Tourism undersecretary Phineas Alburo, who graced the inaugural ceremony, said the “Department of Tourism is very much happy for this development and we strongly commend PAL because for a very long time we have felt this need.”

Meanwhile, from Manila, a second PAL Express destination – Busuanga in northern Palawan, was also introduced yesterday, following the inaugural service to Caticlan last May 5.

Yesterday’s flights between Cebu and General Santos, Tacloban and Bacolod were all operated using the airline’s newly acquired 76-seater Bombardier Q400 turbo-propeller aircraft.

Cebu being PAL Express’ base, most Cebu-hub-routes will be utilizing the top-of-the-line Q400. Cebu hub services will then gradually expand over the next two months as PAL takes delivery of more turbo-props.

Triple-daily flights to Davao, a double-daily service to Iloilo and a daily service to Puerto Princesa, are all slated to start in June 20.

While on July 5, four more points will be added to the Cebu hub network – daily flights to Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga, four times weekly to Ozamiz, and three times weekly to Dipolog.

In all, PAL Express will operate 13 of its initial 24 routes from Cebu and the rest will be operated from its secondary hub in Manila.

PAL Express will operate an initial fleet of nine turbo-propeller aircrafts – three Bombardier Q300s and six Bombardier Q400s – manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace of Canada.

Both are part of Bombardier’s “Q Series” of turbo-props, the Q standing for “quiet” due to a patented noise suppression system that reduces cabin noise and vibration levels to less than those of jetliners.

Bautista said the Q400 is the fastest turbo prop aircraft in the region right now that has a speed that would closely match the speed of an Airbus 320. Moreover, it is fuel efficient that would translate to lower fares to passengers.

Coupled with PAL’s regular jet services, which is currently operating 60 flights weekly to Manila, five times weekly to Tokyo and four times weekly to Seoul. Cebu is already the flag carrier’s second largest station with nearly 200 flights a week, Bautista said.


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^^ wow! almost 200 flights for PAL alone....

World-class quality vessels impress Caledonian buyers (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Business&p=52&type=2&sec=71&aid=20080519142)
The Freeman Online
By Ehda M. Dagooc
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The government of New Caledonia will be ordering more vessels from Cebu in the next two to three years to fuel the development of its tourism industry.

In an interview with Alain Descombels, president of New Caledonia’s Commission of Economic Development, he said that the competitive price as well as the world-class quality of vessels made here prompted his government to have all his vessel requirements in the next few years be made in Cebu.

Descombels, along with other 13 New Caledonian businessmen and government leaders were in Cebu recently to inspect the construction of the US$20 million vessel now being constructed at the Aboitiz-owned shipbuilding plant FBMA Marine Inc., in Balamban.

According to Descombels, his government considered other shipbuilding facilities all over the world, like Europe, France, Australia, Norway and Sweden, but quality of craftsmanship in the Philippines for shipbuilding has impressed them.

“We hope to order more vessels [from FBMA] in the next two to three years. Vessels are very important tool for the development of our tourism industry to link the islands,” he said in a press conference.

New Caledonia is the second biggest nickel producer in the world, next to Russia. Descombels said aside from the nickel industry, the government is also up on developing the potential of its tourism sector, he said.

The French territory New Caledonia government is commissioning FBMA to make a 34-knot Catamaran ship that could accommodate a total of 300 passengers and 60 cars. The vessel’s completion and delivery will be on September this year.

He said after the delivery of the first order of Catamaran vessel from FBMA, the government may order at least two to three more ships in the next few years.

He added that quality of the boat is a very important factor that could withstand the rough waters within the New Caledonian seas.

Cebu’s shipbuilding industry has now started to gain attention from the world market. FBMA for instance has been making vessels for Europe, United States, Australia, and some parts of Asia markets.

Last month, FBMA has completed its 23rd vessel the hull 1025 Catamaran ordered by Pentland Ferries in Scotland.

FBMA is operating at the West Cebu Industrial Park (WCIP) in Balamban. It has a total of 500 workers.

The first vessel constructed by FBMA was a 50-knots 45-meter Tricat for the Hong Kong-Macau route.

It has delivered 22 vessels to different countries since 1997, such as Europe, United States, Australia, and some parts of Asia.

With regards to the article on the MCIA as the new hub of PAL: I can already smell airport congestion. I'm not sure but they're adding too many flights, the airport might be congested in no time. I think it's about time for an expansion.

I consider an airport congested when there is a take-off/landing sequence once in every 5 minutes.

...guys, please visit the website of CEBU: Pride of Place


...please click on the photo for the link
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/cebu_pride_of_place.jpg (http://cebuprideofplace.com)


...thanks to @southernbelle for letting me know about this wonderful website!

Bread Talk @ SM City Cebu's Northwing


flickr! pic by @fatima
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2262/2507777246_e23e85c988_o.jpg

Please vote for your favorite entries in the 2008 Philippine Independence Day Banner Contest here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=630569

Cebuano Craftsmanship & Ingenuity


VITO SELMA's Furniture Design

This is a cocktail table, Geo, which is inspired from math graphs. In different angles, the table looks different. It comes in a variety of wood and stain
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/2505129495_4b55a7d607.jpg



Heres a conversational seating, Baud, which means "wave" in Filipino. It seats comfortably in 3 sides. This is my take on human relationships and human conversation. You can sit inwards or outwardly. This piece is made of Aruruf, a type of Rattan.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/2505130527_36087ea802.jpg



Heres an indoor/outdoor chaise, Bijoux, perfectly formed after the contour of a womans body.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2031/2505129173_0ebbd38814.jpg



Here's a dining table, Plumeria, inspired by bare Plumeria trees i see on the way to work. Its made of metal and Tobacco Leaf.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2161/2505131465_0a474e6aa2.jpg


pics & text by: donvitoselma of flickr!

^^its good to know that we are still churning out world-class designers

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/michaelragandac/100_0447.jpg

is i3 be the last building to be built in AsiaTown IT park for this year??

Cebuano Craftsmanship & Ingenuity


VITO SELMA's Furniture Design

This is a cocktail table, Geo, which is inspired from math graphs. In different angles, the table looks different. It comes in a variety of wood and stain
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/2505129495_4b55a7d607.jpg



Heres a conversational seating, Baud, which means "wave" in Filipino. It seats comfortably in 3 sides. This is my take on human relationships and human conversation. You can sit inwards or outwardly. This piece is made of Aruruf, a type of Rattan.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/2505130527_36087ea802.jpg



Heres an indoor/outdoor chaise, Bijoux, perfectly formed after the contour of a womans body.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2031/2505129173_0ebbd38814.jpg



Here's a dining table, Plumeria, inspired by bare Plumeria trees i see on the way to work. Its made of metal and Tobacco Leaf.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2161/2505131465_0a474e6aa2.jpg


pics & text by: donvitoselma of flickr!

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/michaelragandac/100_0447.jpg

is i3 be the last building to be built in AsiaTown IT park for this year??


i think skyrise 3 imo gipasabot bai. hopefully not kay naa pa daghan mosulod na project sa AITP. Cguro 1,2 or 3 projects mag groundbeaking this 2nd or 3rd quarter.

yah.. skyrise 3 nga pla...
hopefully marami pa.^^

OT: @Ejames: I added you on Friendster.

^^ might be because the virgin mary, mother of jesus of nazareth was said appear in fatima every 13th of the month during the apparition to the 3 children of fatima.

Satchmo the Cebuano Cow in San Francisco. hehe :)

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Kartzone Racetrack

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Convergys mulls 5 new facilities in RP (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Business&p=49&type=2&sec=27&aid=2008052029)
By Ma. Elisa P. Osorio
Philippine Star
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Convergys, one of the largest business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in the country, announced it will put up five new facilities in the country in the next 18 months.

“The Philippines is an ideal business location because of the quality of talent it has,” Andrea J. Ayers, president of consumer management of Convergys, said yesterday.

According to Ayers, Filipino workers have good technical skills and great customer service skills.

The new BPO centers will be in Cebu, Quezon City, Laguna, Manila and Makati. The addition of five new contact centers increases the local operation of Convergys by almost 50 percent.

Ayers refused to say how much Convergys is investing in the country saying only that with the additional sites, the company will have a total of 14 contact centers in the Philippines.

“The Philippines is our second largest location after the United States,” Ayers said.

First to be opened is the Cebu branch located in Asiatown IT Park. Currently, Convergys has two centers in Cebu.

The new Cebu branch will have 450 seats and will employ 650 people. Ayers said the Cebu branch will be opened in August.

In November, Ayers said the 575 seat contact center in UP Science Park will open. It will generate 850 new jobs.

Next to open is the Nuvali branch in Sta. Rosa Laguna. It is scheduled to be completed in December. It will have 660 seats and will employ 950 people.

In April 2009, the remaining two contact centers will open. The San Lazaro branch located within the University Belt in Manila will have 460 seats and employ 650.

The largest is the center in Glorietta 5 in Ayala Center Makati. It will have 1,850 seats.

“We are very excited over this location because it is very accessible to public transportation,” Ayers said.

At capacity, Convergys will employ a total of 20,000 individuals.

Ayers said 95 percent of the services offered by Convergys are voice. However, she said they expect the back office portion to grow with the new sites.

For her part, Convergys country manager Marife Zamora said the growth demonstrates the commitment of the company to the country.

“Our continued growth is based on demand from our clients, and our clients are telling us that the service experience provided by the dedicated and talented employees in the Philippines is excellent,” Zamora said.

^^ WHAT?!!! hindi pa sila nakuntento sa dalawang facilities in cebu, theyre gonna put up a third facility pa? woohooo! and to think convergys is one of the big players pa!

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woodcrest residences

nalususan island marine sanctuary

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nalususan island marine sanctuary

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this one looks like a very big janitor fish

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can somebody give me updates regarding the aboitiz murder/suicide/accident case?

can somebody give me updates regarding the aboitiz murder/suicide/accident case?

...no need gyud further info kay klaro kaayo nga suicide gyud ang nahitabo bai...kay kung murder pa 'to, of course, dili gyud maghilum-hilum ang pamilyang Aboitiz....syempre, uwaw kaayo na sa mga Aboitiz's kay nag suicide man..mao ng nihit ang information nigawas sa media...in fact, the body was cremated yesterday or was it the other day?...kung murder pa to, i don't think i-cremate dayon ang body...

^^

sometimes when one becomes so rich one also gets to have so many problems.. :dunno:


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^^

sometimes when one becomes so rich one also gets to have so many problems.. :dunno:


..

naproblema siya'g unsaon ang daghang kwarta :bash:

^^ might be because the virgin mary, mother of jesus of nazareth was said appear in fatima every 13th of the month during the apparition to the 3 children of fatima.

wow bukid! :banana: religious..

^^could it be possble that the family itself plotted to kill him?.., maybe to get insurance and benifits...then cremated him so that there is no evedince and made up the story of suicide?

^^ hehehe i wonder how an agnostic could be religious. :)

i just know because i read about it somewhere and i remember that the pope john paul was assasinated by a turk on may 13, 1981 and he survived believing it was the virgin mary that saved him so upon his recovery he placed the bullet on the crown of the image of the virgin mary under the title of our lady of fatima. and that's how i learned about the apparition of fatima to the 3 children plus the fact that i lived very near a carmelite convent that was founded on 13th of may, 19-something. :)

The first DELL store in the Phils will open in Cebu this month!!!

City starts improving zoo despite Capitol threat

Thursday, May 22, 2008

The Cebu City government has started improving the city zoological garden in barangay Kalunasan despite the earlier threat of the provincial government to go to court if the city touches the facility.

more (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Local%20News&p=52&type=2&sec=70&aid=20080521174)

*****
Maybe there are other lots areas in the city where they can put the zoo... Nivel Hills, before Marco Polo perhaps..

Convergys mulls 5 new facilities in RP (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Business&p=49&type=2&sec=27&aid=2008052029)



Video of the Event @ Inquirer:
http://www.inquirer.net/vdo/player.php?vid=833

The first DELL store in the Phils will open in Cebu this month!!!


...that's good news bai @van.... what's next? ...a Dell Call Center at Asiatown? ...i hope so!

SM City Cebu.....the 11th largest mall in the world....... (http://www.easternct.edu/depts/amerst/MallsWorld.htm)

^^ is that correct bai? ...mura'g duda ko nga 11th ang SM Cebu...mas daghan pa sa USA nga dagko kaayo ang malls

^^ is that correct bai? ...mura'g duda ko nga 11th ang SM Cebu...mas daghan pa sa USA nga dagko kaayo ang malls

dako ang Mall sa US pero gamay lang ang Stores.i think malls are ranked in terms of GLA(Gross Leasable Area) not GFA(Gross Floor Area).

^^ but those are Gross Floor Area in the website... MOA, North Edsa, Megamall, SM City Cebu

...no need gyud further info kay klaro kaayo nga suicide gyud ang nahitabo bai...kay kung murder pa 'to, of course, dili gyud maghilum-hilum ang pamilyang Aboitiz....syempre, uwaw kaayo na sa mga Aboitiz's kay nag suicide man..mao ng nihit ang information nigawas sa media...in fact, the body was cremated yesterday or was it the other day?...kung murder pa to, i don't think i-cremate dayon ang body...

One of his cousins in Bais told me it was suicide...

@diehard: Correct. Those who did the research did not research well. :laugh: I could replace any one of them anytime. :lol:

SM City Cebu.....the 11th largest mall in the world....... (http://www.easternct.edu/depts/amerst/MallsWorld.htm)

I've already sent an email to this guy a year ago and he did reply saying that he would correct the list but ultimately, he didn't. :ohno:

Do u have any idea when will the opening of the Ayala's Oasis? :)

^ June 2008. When specifically? Probably in the final weeks.

^ Ok.. Thanks

di ba july? may narining kc ako na july magbubukas. im not sure thoug

^^

aba.. tagalog palaka na ngayon..

Fuente Towers

- This view will change a few years from now once Ultima Residences and Ultima Prime go up. :=)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/fuente_towers.jpg

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Software firm allots P134M for expansion (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW052208/content.php?id=045)
Business World Online
22 May 2008

CEBU-BASED software firm Morphlabs, Inc. may spend between P134.2 million and P173.3million to finance the global expansion of its information and technology services this year.

In a report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said the amount would come from net proceeds of its initial public offering (IPO) this year. It seeks to get P419.3 million to P541.5 million from the sale of 99.4 million common shares worth P4.50 to P5.80 apiece. Morphlabs markets Web-based and "software as a service" applications — software solutions delivered to clients on a subscription basis over the Internet. — LNPL

di ba july? may narining kc ako na july magbubukas. im not sure thoug

June 2008 base sa pinakabag-o nga analysts' briefing sa Ayala Land (May 2008) although pwede siyang madelay.

@Arnold: Did you receive my PM? Anyway, ako lang ipost diri para sa tanan aron makatabang.

Hi guys, naa ba mo'y nahibaw-an nga budget hotels sa Cebu City nga ang range kay P300-P600 a night? Muari man gud si forumer XP inig June 6 ug nangayo siya ug impormasyon bahin sa mga budget hotels. Daghang salamat in advance sa makahatag ug tukmang impormasyon. :)

South Road Properties (background is the Univ. of Cebu - South Campus)

pic by @stormcrypt of flickr!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2415/2513409556_e3dc3173ed_o.jpg

Fuente Towers

- This view will change a few years from now once Ultima Residences and Ultima Prime go up. :=)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/fuente_towers.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/fuente_towers02.jpg

Pagkanindot ani nga talan-awon. Inig kahuman aning gitukod pa nga Ultima Residences ug Ultima Prime, wala kaha'y mga building nga masapawan? Kaluoy intawn ug naa man gani.

dako ang Mall sa US pero gamay lang ang Stores.i think malls are ranked in terms of GLA(Gross Leasable Area) not GFA(Gross Floor Area).

Actually, malls in the US are smaller comparing to the very many malls around the Philippines, with the exception of Mall of America.... Philippine malls look more grand as well, you guys are more comparable to the malls around asia and the middleeast... IMO atleast...

Btw, I just want to share an experience. Gikorakotan mi ganiha sa airport. Akong amahan, sa Manila nagwork, muuli siya every other weekend. Niuli siya karon busa amo siyang kuhaon. Naghuwat mi diha sa airport road, kanang likod sa Waterfront Mactan. Daghang galinya nga sakyanan nga naghuwat sad. Naa'y sign nga "temporary parking only for 5 minutes". Kasabot man mi, pero taudtaud naa'y niduol nga security nga gitoktok mi busa gipaubos ni mama iyang bintana. Giinterbyu pa siya kung kinsa daw among gihuwat, asa daw siya gatrabaho, etc. Nihangyo akong mama nga paparkingon mi bisag kadiyot lang kay nilanding na ang eroplano, maghuwat lang nga makagawas na akong amahan (dili man na nila pasudlan sa arrival area kung dili pa makanaog ang mga pasahero sa eroplano) busa nikalit lang ug pangutana ang guwardiya, "Sige ma'm kanang gai lang ko ug pangkape ma'm beh". Wala na mi'y nabuhat, nakapunit man ug bente pesos nga tibuok so mao na to'y among nahatag.

:ohno:

South Road Properties (background is the Univ. of Cebu - South Campus)

pic by @stormcrypt of flickr!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2415/2513409556_e3dc3173ed_o.jpg

Kalain gyud diay tan-awon anang mga poste nga gatakilid no?

Btw, unsa man na ang dakong simbahan sa background?

ey Sinjin, the bisaya-bug bit you? :lol:

or is it just that being away from your homeland for quite some time made you miss our dear old mother tongue? :)

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that's the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes

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i passed by the Ultima Res. site yesterday, the basement levels look done, so we could expect it to start rising anytime soon

Btw, I just want to share an experience. Gikorakotan mi ganiha sa airport. Akong amahan, sa Manila nagwork, muuli siya every other weekend. Niuli siya karon busa amo siyang kuhaon. Naghuwat mi diha sa airport road, kanang likod sa Waterfront Mactan. Daghang galinya nga sakyanan nga naghuwat sad. Naa'y sign nga "temporary parking only for 5 minutes". Kasabot man mi, pero taudtaud naa'y niduol nga security nga gitoktok mi busa gipaubos ni mama iyang bintana. Giinterbyu pa siya kung kinsa daw among gihuwat, asa daw siya gatrabaho, etc. Nihangyo akong mama nga paparkingon mi bisag kadiyot lang kay nilanding na ang eroplano, maghuwat lang nga makagawas na akong amahan (dili man na nila pasudlan sa arrival area kung dili pa makanaog ang mga pasahero sa eroplano) busa nikalit lang ug pangutana ang guwardiya, "Sige ma'm kanang gai lang ko ug pangkape ma'm beh". Wala na mi'y nabuhat, nakapunit man ug bente pesos nga tibuok so mao na to'y among nahatag.

:ohno:

kasuway pud mi ana sinj pero dugay na to. hangtod ron, wala pa gyud diay
napahawa ang mga kurakot diha sa airport? :ohno: :bash:

@sinjin
lain bitaw kaayong pagatan-awon nang posteng gatakilid kung sa hulagway ka magtan-aw. apan kung anaa ka mismo sa tunguran niana, maanindot ang maong mga poste.

ey Sinjin, the bisaya-bug bit you? :lol:

or is it just that being away from your homeland for quite some time made you miss our dear old mother tongue? :)


Wala Lang, feel lang nako, hahaha. Magbinisaya sa ako samtang naa pa ko sa Sugbu kay murag madayon na gyud ang among pagbalhin sa Laguna sa tuig dos mil diyes.

Karon kay payaw-yawa sa ko:

1. Ganiha kay naa'y abusado nga driver (taga gobyerno kay puwa ang plate sa iyang sakyanan) nga nikalit lang ug overtake sa kurbada nga klaro kaayo nga yellow ang linya. Unsa siya, buta o boang?

2. Nganong naa naman intawn na'y mga manglilimos diha sa intersection dayon pagkanaog nimo sa karaang taytayan (Mactan side)? Wala man intawn na sauna oi. Lain pud sila tan-awon, puro mga bata. Unta naa'y mga humok ug kasing-kasing nga makasagop ani nila.

3. Kana pod sa intersection inig kanaog nimo sa karaang taytayan (Mandaue side), nagkadaghan sad ang mga manglilimos. Intawn ganiha, naa'y nanglimos, nanuktok sa among bintana. Wala namo tagda kay nisunod lang mi sa balaod. Nikalit lang bitaw na siya ug panumbag sa bintana. Intawn si Manoy Pongkol, kaloy-an ka pa kaha sa Dios sa imong katarantaduhan?

4. Wala na gyud nagsiga ang bisan usa sa mga deco lamps sa Lapu-lapu. Okey madawat ra na nako kay dugay na na nga wa nagsiga. Pero karon, hasta ang katong poste nga burag barko-barko effect, dili nasad musiga! Hastang ngitngita diha dapit sa Ibo ug Buaya, mahinumduman nako ang mga karsada sa mga barrio sa Ilocos Region.

@sinjin
lain bitaw kaayong pagatan-awon nang posteng gatakilid kung sa hulagway ka magtan-aw. apan kung anaa ka mismo sa tunguran niana, maanindot ang maong mga poste.

Bitaw, lain siya pagatan-awon sa layo apan sa duol kay okey lang. Pero, kung naay turista nga makakita ana, makapangutana gyud siya sa iyang utok kung nganong nagatakilid kanang mga posteha. Labi na katong mga lambay ug utok nga muingon unya nga wala kita'y tukmang badjet para ipaayo ang barog aning mga nagtakilid nga poste. :lol:

kasuway pud mi ana sinj pero dugay na to. hangtod ron, wala pa gyud diay
napahawa ang mga kurakot diha sa airport? :ohno: :bash:

Wala pa gyud sila napahawa, mga giatay!

Usa pa nga nakagitik sa akong panghuna-huna ang rason kung ngano dili pasudlon ang mga taxi sa arrival area sa airport. Ngano kaha?!? Unya ang kanang mga colorum/rent-a-car kay makadiretso-diretso ra dayon.

Naa pay usa nakong nabantayan. Kaning mga colorum kay makasulod pud diay anang karsada diha sa Ibo nga mudiretso sa airport. Kato bitawng gihimo para sa ASEAN Summit, katong gigastoan ug singkwenta milyones pesos para lang masug-an. Unya nganong ang mga colorum ra man ang pasudlon didto? Naa ba'y tukma nga explanasyon kana?

... talking about Mayor Radaza, patay na iyang "spokesperson" ...mangita gyud siya'g bag-o kay dili man kuno na kahibalo moatubang sa media...

... talking about Mayor Radaza, patay na iyang "spokesperson" ...mangita gyud siya'g bag-o kay dili man kuno na kahibalo moatubang sa media...

Spokesperson ba kato or abogado niya?

Usa pa sa akong mga ikayawyaw.

Kanang mga basurahan sa Mandaue, world class man unta busa dapat kolektahon sa makaregular ang mga basura didto kay gaawas intawn ang basura. Baho kaayo unya ang basura kay mupaak sad sa sidewalk unta.

Ug bahin sa sidewalk, hinaot nga mabasahan sa atong mga halangdon nga mga lider sa gobyerno kining "Cebu Sidewalk Initiative" nga mabasahan diri nga website: http://www.paliton.com/csi/index.php

Usa pa nga nakagitik sa akong panghuna-huna ang rason kung ngano dili pasudlon ang mga taxi sa arrival area sa airport. Ngano kaha?!? Unya ang kanang mga colorum/rent-a-car kay makadiretso-diretso ra dayon.


...most often than not, those colorum cars already have passenger/s waiting at the arrival area as well as those cars for rent...so, waiting time is very minimal and will not create chaos/traffic....while those taxis, they will only create traffic because they have to look yet for passengers pa...possibly, mao ni ang rason...IMO

...most often than not, those colorum cars already have passenger/s waiting at the arrival area as well as those rent-a-cars...so, waiting time is very minimal and will not create chaos/traffic....while those taxis, they will only create traffic because they have to look yet for passengers pa...possibly, mao ni ang rason...IMO

Well, yeah, valid ang rason, pero dapat makaformulate ang management ug way nga makakuha ang mga wala'y sundo ug taxi and at the same time kay dili makacause ug traffic. How is that possible? Ipaguba ang terminal? :lol: There has to be a way. If there's a will, there's a way.

South Road Properties (background is the Univ. of Cebu - South Campus)

pic by @stormcrypt of flickr!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2415/2513409556_e3dc3173ed_o.jpg

The mountains in the background look massive....

Anyway with regards to Sinjin's random tirades, I agree with you.. I fly a couple of times to Davao and CDO via MCIA, and my brother hates to pick me up in the airport because of the corrupt practices. So, I just ride a taxi, which themselves have shockingly corrupt practices... But I'm no longer surprised. I had similar experiences in airports here and abroad.

And also with regards to the beggars and mendicants: I had a German friend who visited the city a couple of months ago who was furious after he was apprehended by authorities for giving money to some badjaos in F. Ramos St. Apparently he had no idea we have anti-mendicancy laws in effect here (but it's rather poorly implemented.) He had to pay the police double the amount he gave to the beggars. But soon after, he reported the incident to Sunstar, which reported the incident in their blind items column (I forgot the title of the column, basta it's a daily column...). The badjaos are the worst of the beggars, they're persistent and impolite. Daghan kaayo na sila diha sa fuente area.

what we need is a parkade constructed in the current parking lot connected to the arrivals deck by a people mover

African king in Cebu today (http://http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2008/05/23/news/african.king.in.cebu.today..html)

HIS Majesty, King Mswati III of Swaziland, will arrive in Cebu at 3 p.m. today for a three-day vacation before going to Bohol and Manila.

Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, Rep. Nerissa Soon-Ruiz (Cebu City, 6th district) and Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Aturo Radaza will welcome the king upon his arrival.

The king will stay in Cebu for three days before leaving for Manila on Sunday to meet with President Arroyo. He will be in the country until Tuesday.

According to the Swaziland king’s advance party, the king had “heard a lot” about Cebu and decided to spend a few days here for a short vacation. His stay in Cebu will include a trip to Shangri-La’s Mactan Island Resort and Spa and the Magellan’s Cross.

Mswati will also drop by Bohol for lunch on his way to Manila.

Mswati, whose father had 40 wives, will come to Cebu with one of his 13 wives.

Swaziland is a country in southern Africa that is known for its diamond mines, and is also known to have one of the highest number of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids)-stricken people in the world.

Swaziland is also one of the Philippines’ markets for coconut products. (KAB

^ Wow, kabigatin sa atong bisita

Despite lack of funds: P2.3B north coastal road bidding set next month (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Local%20News&p=52&type=2&sec=70&aid=20080522212)
The Freeman
Friday, May 23, 2008

Even without the full amount needed for it yet, the bidding of the P2.3-billion Cebu North Coastal Road Project will start next month until September this year.

Department of Public Works and Highways assistant secretary Jaime Pacanan, in a press briefing yesterday, said that only P100 million out of the P2.3 total cost has been released so far last year as initial funding for the road project.

The 9.45-kilometer coastal road will be a four-lane highway traversing the towns of Consolacion and Liloan to Mandaue City.

It is a road alignment that will link the northern towns of Cebu to the new Northern Metro Cebu urban development area, encompassing the Mactan Cebu International Airport, the Mactan Export Procesing Zone and the Mandaue City Reclamation Area.

Pacanan said that for this year, the DPWH is still waiting for the release of another P400 million, then P999,290,000 in 2009, and finally the P809,453,000 in 2010 when the project is expected to be completed.

“For this year, we are still waiting for the release of the 2008 funds,” he said.

Presidential Management Staff Cerge Remonde, the chairman of pre-performance system steering committee, said that with the completion of the project, a dramatic improvement in economic activity is expected in central and northern Cebu through an efficient transport infrastructure.

Of the P100 million fund that was already released, P55 million of it will go to payments of road right-of-way acquisitions while the remaining P45 million will be spent for civil works.

Civil works include construction of bunkhouses for engineers, delivery of sand and gravel, and clearing of roadsides of structures and trees.

The coastal road projects will also complements the 207-hectare reclamation project that will be undertaken soon by the Consolacion municipal government.

The project was originally supposed to be funded through a loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation but President Gloria Arroyo reportedly changed her mind and she wanted the project completed when her term ends in 2010.

Instead of borrowing funds from JBIC, which will take time because of the necessary negotiations and signing of agreements between the Japan and Philippine governments, Pacanan said the president decided to charge the project against the annual regular infrastructure fund. — Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon/RAE

Good to hear that the Cebu North Coastal Road will finally push through. And bonus pa, naa diay giplano nga Consolacation Reclamation Project :banana:

African king in Cebu today (http://http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2008/05/23/news/african.king.in.cebu.today..html)


According to the Swaziland king’s advance party, the king had “heard a lot” about Cebu and decided to spend a few days here for a short vacation. His stay in Cebu will include a trip to Shangri-La’s Mactan Island Resort and Spa and the Magellan’s Cross.

Mswati will also drop by Bohol for lunch on his way to Manila.

Mswati, whose father had 40 wives, will come to Cebu with one of his 13 wives.


40 wives ... mora man ug piggery :ohno:

^^ey, be culture-sensitive

any updates on the sofitel renovation?

June 2008 base sa pinakabag-o nga analysts' briefing sa Ayala Land (May 2008) although pwede siyang madelay.

@Arnold: Did you receive my PM? Anyway, ako lang ipost diri para sa tanan aron makatabang.

Hi guys, naa ba mo'y nahibaw-an nga budget hotels sa Cebu City nga ang range kay P300-P600 a night? Muari man gud si forumer XP inig June 6 ug nangayo siya ug impormasyon bahin sa mga budget hotels. Daghang salamat in advance sa makahatag ug tukmang impormasyon. :)


Bai Sinj, ang Golden Valley nga anaa mahimutang luyo sa USC-Main, kay ang range nila, the last time i stayed there, kay below a thousand, though not below 600 pesos. Accomodation and rooms are OK...Mawala lang hinoon ang signal sa cellphone kung mosulod naka sa room.

Last September 2007 ko pinaka-last naka-stay sa Golden Valley.

Nahimout ko nagbasa sa mga Bisaya diri. Sige ato kining ipadayon. :)

Bai Sinj, ang Golden Valley nga anaa mahimutang luyo sa USC-Main, kay ang range nila, the last time i stayed there, kay below a thousand, though not below 600 pesos. Accomodation and rooms are OK...Mawala lang hinoon ang signal sa cellphone kung mosulod naka sa room.

Last September 2007 ko pinaka-last naka-stay sa Golden Valley.

Salamat bai. Hinaot ang uban makahatag sad ug impormasyon. :D

some clips i took last january...

http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p173/zhock2001/?action=view&current=cebuharborarea.flv

Btw, I just want to share an experience. Gikorakotan mi ganiha sa airport. Akong amahan, sa Manila nagwork, muuli siya every other weekend. Niuli siya karon busa amo siyang kuhaon. Naghuwat mi diha sa airport road, kanang likod sa Waterfront Mactan. Daghang galinya nga sakyanan nga naghuwat sad. Naa'y sign nga "temporary parking only for 5 minutes". Kasabot man mi, pero taudtaud naa'y niduol nga security nga gitoktok mi busa gipaubos ni mama iyang bintana. Giinterbyu pa siya kung kinsa daw among gihuwat, asa daw siya gatrabaho, etc. Nihangyo akong mama nga paparkingon mi bisag kadiyot lang kay nilanding na ang eroplano, maghuwat lang nga makagawas na akong amahan (dili man na nila pasudlan sa arrival area kung dili pa makanaog ang mga pasahero sa eroplano) busa nikalit lang ug pangutana ang guwardiya, "Sige ma'm kanang gai lang ko ug pangkape ma'm beh". Wala na mi'y nabuhat, nakapunit man ug bente pesos nga tibuok so mao na to'y among nahatag.

:ohno:


luoya gud nimu bai... how to deter abusado cops. better use the military style because they are very afraid of military men. :)

here are some helpful tips if you encounter such wrongdoings...
1. talk in tagalog- "pare pareho lng tayo nagtratrabaho sa gobyerno"
2. install a siren or escort lights blue or red sa car mo. if someone try to stop you use the siren.
3. try to get a military, police or a government pass and place it anywhere visible infront of the car.
4. if a police officer flags your car do stop but dont open your window until he asks. then say "pare anong problema?" and try to use the govt. thing again.

i would like to confirm the reported news of a new Gaisano mall to be built in Basak Lapu-Lapu City! :cheers: an insider engineer friend told me. also alot of people know it already- employees, some mallgoers and even those tricycle drivers...

Photos taken today:

Crown Regency

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/6489/cr1bd0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/1700/cr2nv8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

G Tower site (sorry, no sign of anything yet!)

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/223/gtowerjl9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Robinson's new under construction bldg.
what's inside...

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/3435/robs1bw0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

the bunkhouse?

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/5219/robs2qd2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ nice updates. tnx! hope Gtower construction commences soon...

CHI to build new condo at Cebu Business Park (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2008/05/24/bus/chi.to.build.new.condo.at.cebu.business.park.html)
Sun.Star Cebu
Saturday, May 24, 2008

CEBU'S economy is enjoying a boom cycle as a result of the continuing upsurge of the tourism and IT (information technology) industries.

Real estate has especially benefited from this trend with the need for commercial lots, office spaces, new shopping and
lifestyle concepts, and other related industries.

Known for its ability to constantly innovate and address market needs, Ayala Land affiliate, Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI), is poised to undertake another project to take advantage of these growing industries.

The real estate developer announced that it will be building another residential condominium within Cebu Business Park (CBP).

This comes after the success of Park Towers One and Two, which were launched in 1995 and 1997, respectively. Since all the units in the two condo towers have already been sold out, the developer received several calls for another condominium project at the CBP.

The new building will be located at the heart of CBP, within a stones’ throw of Ayala Center Cebu and will be complemented with full access to a range of leisure and sports amenities.

The residential condominium will be designed based on the concept of Cebu as a resort island. It will be an iconic building in the city, with excellent location and 24-hour security in a controlled environment.

With its track record of providing quality products, CHI assures residents and investors that the new project will have high value appreciation that only an Ayala brand of development can offer. (PR)

"It will be an iconic building in the city"

Wow, makaexcite man pud. Dili kaha ni ang katong condo nga giplano sumpay sa Ayala Center Cebu?

@ post #905

i think this will be very similar to the set-up of rockwell. their condos are so near the mall and in fact, they have this underground access to the powerplant mall. what's more advantage in the case of CBP is instead of just getting an access to the ACC, they can also create an exclusive access to City Sports Club... (hopefully, underground sad) how nice to be living in that condo!

naay mga african sa mango square last night, naa silay gipangutana sa ako, they were looking for a computer shop. from their accent, i can tell na taga africa gyud to sila, basin kauban sila sa entourage sa frican royal couple.

Swaziland royal couple visits Cebu
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Despite the downpour yesterday, the scheduled visit of Swaziland royalties here pushed through.

The private plane carrying King Mswati III and Her Royal Highness Inkhosikati Lankambule touched down at the Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base yesterday.

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, who had a brief conversation with the royal couple at the Mactan International Port Lounge, said that Mswati was not bothered at all when they were met by heavy rains as these signify “good luck and blessings” in South Africa, just like in the Philippines.

The visit of the king and queen here was considered “part of their private time”. Their official State visit is scheduled tomorrow, Sunday, wherein they will be formally received by President Gloria Arroyo in the Malacañang Palace.

At lunchtime today, the Cebu provincial government will be hosting a luncheon for King Mswati and his 13th wife, Queen Lankambule and the rest of their entourage. Late in the afternoon, the royal couple will proceed to the province of Bohol for sightseeing of its tourist spots like the Chocolate Hills, among others.

Mswati currently has 13 wives with 23 children. His later father had 70 wives with over 1,000 grandchildren. Mswati is the second of 67 sons of the elderly king and the only child of Ntombi Tfwala. He was introduced as Crown Prince in September 1983 and was crowned King on April 25, 1986, aged 18 years and six days, making him the youngest reigning monarch.

Garcia said that the king is inviting her to come and visit his country considering that the governor will be in South Africa on October to showcase Cebuano furniture, home furnishings, gift items, among others.

“We are so honored that he chose Cebu,” Garcia said.

The governor added she is so glad that the 40-year-old king asked her about Cebu’s tourism potentials, tourist arrivals and about direct flights available here to other countries.

Prior to the arrival of the royal couple, Swaziland Ambassador Mpumelelo J.N. Hilope in a press conference said that their country is so “impressed of the beauty of the Philippines and the warmth and hospitality of its people.”

He said that his country and the Philippines will be forging a more concrete cooperation and ties especially in the tourism aspect, garments, textile, education and medicine.

The ambassador explained that though they have diamond mines, they are not exploiting these precious resources considering that these are not renewable. He said that they are concentrating more on the agricultural industries, most especially the sugar industry. — Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon/MEEV

HERE (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Local%20News&p=52&type=2&sec=70&aid=20080523199)

Planet-gazers from Cebu find Jupiter's 3rd red spot
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Reuters
First Posted 00:40:00 05/24/2008

WASHINGTON--Jupiter has a new freckle--a third red spot which planet-gazers in Cebu helped discover.

It was also an amateur astronomer in Cebu that discovered the second red spot in 2006. That has since been dubbed Red Spot Jr. of Jupiter.

A Reuters news agency article said that Christopher Go of Cebu helped locate the third red spot. Go, a businessman, was the amateur gazer who discovered Red Spot Jr. two years ago.

But Go told the Inquirer Friday it was a friend of his, Tomio Akutsu, a Japanese national in his 50s, who lives in Barangay Mabolo in Cebu City, who actually caught the first images of the latest red spot in the pictures Akutsu took of Jupiter.

The new discovery is much smaller than Great Red Spot and Red Spot Jr., scientists said on Thursday. The Great Red Spot has been visible for as long as 350 years.

The third red spot arose from a white oval-shaped storm, and its change to a red color indicates that the storm is swirling up high into the Jovian atmosphere, the international team of planetary scientists said.

Images taken by the orbiting Hubble space telescope and the Keck telescope in Hawaii may support the idea that climate change is under way on Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system.

The gas giant's temperatures may be changing by 27 to 36 degrees Celsius, perhaps driving more turbulent storms.

Just a pastime

Taking shots of the planet early in the morning is Akutsu's pastime. Akutsu serves as manager of BP Dental, one of the companies operating at the Mactan Economic Zone 2 (MEZ 2).

Just like other amateur planet watchers in Cebu, Akutsu wakes at dawn to shoot the planet. Little did he realize his photos had captured images of the new spot, Go said.

Akutsu posted his pictures on the Internet so that the rest of the astronomical community could view them.

Dynamic planet

When Dr. John Rogers, the Jupiter section head of the British Astronomical Association, analyzed Akutsu's photos along with that of Anthony Wesley, another amateur astronomer from Australia, he saw the third red spot, Go said.

"Dr. Rogers alerted the astronomical community about the existence of the third red spot of Jupiter on the last week of February," Go said.

According to Go, amateur astronomers like to take photos of Jupiter since it is a dynamic planet and its cloud patterns always change.

Cebu's amateur astronomers usually take photos of Jupiter--which can be found at 60 degrees above the southern horizon--at 3:00 a.m.

Collision in August

The team at the University of California Berkeley said all three spots represent storms and must be towering above the methane in Jupiter's atmosphere.

"If this spot and the Great Red Spot continue on their courses, they will encounter each other in August, and the small oval will either be absorbed or repelled from the Great Red Spot," Michael Wong of Berkeley, who worked on the study, said in a statement.

Go said amateur astronomers in Cebu were elated that both Red Spot Jr. and the third red spot were discovered by one of their own.

Red Spot Jr.

Go himself became famous in the astronomical community in 2006 when he discovered Red Spot Jr., which was formed from the merger of three white spots that began between 1998 and 2000.

Go, a physics graduate from the Cebu City-based University of San Carlos, had been monitoring Jupiter's storms for several years using his Celestron C11 telescope when, one morning, he saw the white spots on the planet's southern hemisphere turn red.

Reports from Reuters and Jhunnex Napallacan, Inquirer Visayas

HERE (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080524-138467/Planet-gazers-from-Cebu-find-Jupiters-3rd-red-spot)

nalusuan island marine sanctuary sandbar

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/IMG_3024-1.jpg

...i hope magdungan ni sa construction with the Insular Life Tower...mosamot gyud ka-busy ang CBP

CHI to build new condo at Cebu Business Park (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2008/05/24/bus/chi.to.build.new.condo.at.cebu.business.park.html)
Sun.Star Cebu
Saturday, May 24, 2008

..feeling lang nako ni ha...gusto gyud maka-una sa pag-construct ang Gaisano kay basin ang Lapulapu City is one of the locations where SM is building another center or mall....

i would like to confirm the reported news of a new Gaisano mall to be built in Basak Lapu-Lapu City! :cheers: an insider engineer friend told me. also alot of people know it already- employees, some mallgoers and even those tricycle drivers...

This coming Friday May 30, 2008 from 6 p.m. until 12 midnight, one will be able to visit five museums in Cebu City for just a single ticket worth P100. Aside from that, there will be tartanillas stationed at each museum that will bring you to all the participating museums for just a one time fee of P50.

The event dubbed as “Gabii sa Kabilin (A Night of Heritage)” aims to boost the public’s awareness about the museums in Cebu City in order for them to be able to appreciate history and heritage. It also coincides with the Heritage Month celebrated throughout the month of May.

Security assistance at the museums will be handled by the City Tourist Police (CTP) while traffic order for the tartanillas along the route will be taken cared of by CITOM.

One may buy the tickets at any of the participating museums on the day of the event itself. Tickets are FREE for children below the age of seven.

Below are the museums that will be participting in the Gabii sa Kabilin:


1.) Fort San Pedro

- A tri-bastion Spanish military fort that is the smallest in the country. This structure will soon be inscribed in the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA) list of national cultural treasures according to Engineer Abinion of the National Museum. The National Museum itself operates a museum there showcasing some artifacts from the San Diego wreck which was found off Manila Bay. The San Diego was a galleon that was built in Cebu and was used for the Manila galleon trade which once plied between Manila and Acapulco in Mexico during the Spanish colonial times.


2.) Basilica Minore del Santo Niño Museum

- Contains past vestments of the image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu with some dating back to the Spanish era. Other displays include old documents and books, history of the Basilica and the finding of the image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu and its devotion, church accouterments, religious icons, archaeological finds, etc.


3.) The Cathedral Museum of Cebu

- An ecclesiastical museum of the Archdiocese of Cebu that contains some memorabilia of Ricardo Cardinal Vidal and Julio Cardinal Rosales, text panels detailing the history of Christianity in the Philippines, an old panoramic photo of the Cathedral and its environs, old books and documents, religious icons made of wood and ivory, church accouterments, etc.


4.) Yap-Sandiego House

- Though not yet officially open as a museum on ordinary days, the house is open during special events and occasions. It is basically a lifestyle museum that features old furnitures, chinaware, and other fixtures that gives one a picture of what a typical Pari-an household was during the Spanish era. The house is located in Pari-an, a district where Chinese-Filipinos and other prominent personalities of the city once lived.


5.) Casa Gorordo

- A house built by Alejandro Reynes and bought by the Gorordo Family. A scion of the family, Juan Gorordo, became the first Filipino Bishop of Cebu. The house is now a lifestyle museum showcasing the Gorordo household.




//acfs

^^is it worth going to the yap-sandiego house?

@stormcrypt's flickr! photos



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2198/2515001195_d55eca5c1f_o.jpg




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2515001233_dca3c68331.jpg

Cebu's ROMA MIA PIZZA PASTA & GRILL

*1st branch outside Cebu is at The Podium - Ortigas

flickr pic by @van2omega
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/2515397712_6a594b79e9.jpg

^^is it worth going to the yap-sandiego house?

Yup it's very very worth a visit. Are you now here in Cebu?


..

Cebu's ROMA MIA PIZZA PASTA & GRILL

*1st branch outside Cebu is at The Podium - Ortigas

flickr pic by @van2omega
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/2515397712_6a594b79e9.jpg

Kaning Roma Mia ba, pariha ra ni siya sa Pizza Roma sauna?

^^ bitaw no..mura'g mao man siguro na ang original name, then ni-venture sila'g semi-fine dining resto and rename it to Roma Mia...but anyway, i love their CALZONE....!!!

^ Yey Calzone.. I miss the All Meat one. Yummy. And who can forget the Mozzarella sticks? :)

^^ bitaw no..mura'g mao man siguro na ang original name, then ni-venture sila'g semi-fine dining resto and rename it to Roma Mia...but anyway, i love their CALZONE....!!!

Yeah, lami g'yud ang mga pagkaon sa Roma Mia. :)

Swaziland royal couple visits Cebu
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Despite the downpour yesterday, the scheduled visit of Swaziland royalties here pushed through.

The private plane carrying King Mswati III and Her Royal Highness Inkhosikati Lankambule touched down at the Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base yesterday.

HERE (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Local%20News&p=52&type=2&sec=70&aid=20080523199)

i happened to literally brush shoulders with the king himself a while ago at Rustan's Dept Store in Ayala while they were shopping...i was looking down at this display when i turned and then, there he was...i just gave a short "i'm sorry" (thinking at first that he was just an african-american tourist) which he returned with a nod, then i walked away...it was until i saw the guards in special uniform when i realized who i had bumped

^ unsa kaha iyang mga gipamalit? hehe :)

^^ ring with a diamond from Africa? ...or perhaps, he was checking the price of diamonds in Cebu..hehehehe... joke!

Photos taken today:

Tower Palace (medyo layo pagkakuha)

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/7905/tpon9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Chinabank Tower site

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

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

Lexmark with Creativo

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/2954/lex1xt9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/589/lex2ke2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Parklane and CebuCom

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8362/parklanecebucomhv8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Salamat sa mga updates, slimer! Unsa man na ang tumoy sa Cebu Commercial Tower, un-ana ra jud na?

^^murag sa akoang tan-aw, ingon niana na gyud kana. pasagdii lang, kay kung madayon ang plano sa CHI nga magtukod ug laing condom(inium hehe) masalipdan na kana. kay sa akong pagtuo, dinha dapita kini mahimutang.

^^hopefully, it wont be another box

photos taken just 4 hours ago :cheers:

shangrila mactan

the view from an 8th floor room, sayang it was late at night na when i got the invitation to take "some time" in shangrila, this pic would have been lovely if it was taken on daytime :)

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02703.jpg
the pool

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02702.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02699.jpg

the resort was packed by the way, there were more than 60 doctors from manila who are booked at shangrila today until tomorrow, i would have been able to sleep over sana kung wala lang koy duty, wahehehehe.

more of the shang mactan

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02697.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02698.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pinakamaldito/DSC02700.jpg

multi awarded and considered one of asia's best resort :cheers:

my 10 year-old cousin ought to be Cebu City's urban planner...

* to get rid of global warming, traffic, and cope with gasoline prices, she suggests that jeepneys and taxis be replaced with calesas, she reasons, that after all, Cebu is a small city

* that tolls be paid by those bringing automobiles to the city

* that a rail-system be built to connect Cebu City to the towns

* that the buildings downtown be demolished to give way for buildings similar to those in Vigan

* * *

is she brilliant or what?

^^hopefully, it wont be another box

i hope it won't be since they described it as to be iconic.

Btw guys, duha na diay ang Gaisano sa Lapulapu no? Naa'y Gaisano nga nikalit lang ug turok atbang sa Island's Souvenirs Pasalubong Center diha sa Mactan Marina Mall. Ang pangalan kay Gaisano Pasalubong Center. :lol: Humana ang structure pero wala pa'y tenants. Kinsa kaha nga Gaisano ang tag-iya ani? So if matukod na to ang Gaisano sa Basak, tulo na ang Gaisano sa Mactan. :)

Hahai, hinaut unta monindot ug moasenso pa ug maayo ang sugbo.:)

agi lang ko mga bisdakerz. panagsa ra ko post, kutob ra jud ko basa..

guys, unsa nay balita sa mga under construction buildings sa may mabolo area dapit duol sa paseo? murag hilom ra lagi kaayo ni sa ssc-cebu, murag bale wala lng ba.. hehe hinaot naay makakuha ug pictures dinhang dapita.. :)

Unya pila man ang gibayad sa imo ganiha?

Hehehehehe..


photos taken just 4 hours ago :cheers:

shangrila mactan

the view from an 8th floor room, sayang it was late at night na when i got the invitation to take "some time" in shangrila, this pic would have been lovely if it was taken on daytime :)

:lol: :lol: :lol: @ rau's signa! rock rock in the sky!!! :nuts:

Unya pila man ang gibayad sa imo ganiha?

Hehehehehe..

pastilan! yaw tawn ko ibulgar :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: @ rau's signa! rock rock in the sky!!! :nuts:

hehe, naa diay koy gi-mean sa akong sig? wala man.... aw, sa maigo lang... :lol:

Kibaw nako kinsa imo gi adto sa ShangriLa... si King Mswati?

Hala ka! Hehe



pastilan! yaw tawn ko ibulgar :lol: :lol: :lol:




@Rau

Mao sad na ako siggy pero nailisan nako bag-o lang jud,hehe..


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" some people, backstab, spread rumors and do just about anything to put you down, they happen to be insecure losers who just lack and need a little attention, cebuanos on the other hand keep their tongue in check, and their thoughts to themselves, because cebuanos have respect, manners, they mind their own business and do their own thing..."

monster radio cebu 105.9 :cheers:

^^ waaaah! makontrobersyal gani ni akong signa, patay gyud ko ani.. hehe

btw, di nato hugaw-hugawan kani nga thread ui, i believe naay samahan thread, adto ta didto maghisgot ug mga butang nga pang-atoa lang.. lets leave this thread for cebu's developments, news and whatsoever.. :) follow ta sa ssc rules kay law abiding forumers man ta :)

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:D :D :D

^^ :lol:

drive around fuente osmeña
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Hello everyone...

After a long time of viewing skyscrapercity (especially all cebu-related forums) as a guest, my hands were really itching to register here in ssc... now i'm officially an SSC forumer! wee! hehehe

^^sayang ang P. Del Rosario rotunda noh?

well maybe it was a cause of traffic jams...

regarding Fuente O, since it was mentioned before that shade trees and the grass currently in the park are incompatible with each other, why wont the city (or provincial) government do some research and look for a variant of decorative grass that goes well with shade trees...

* * *

Cebu City needs more green open spaces open to the public...what's the status of Tommy's sunken garden? maybe he ought to build a mini-rotunda too in the interior roads of SRP, i'm sure it would look pretty

^ A big welcome to you Wolf! :wave:

By the way, does anyone of u guys have a picture of the P.Del Rosario Rotunda?

^^ maka remember pa ko about that Rotunda...na-a baya 'to fountain in the middle...

^^kanusa diay nila giguba sir diehard?

^ A big welcome to you Wolf! :wave:

awooo....awoooo...:nuts:

By the way, does anyone of u guys have a picture of the P.Del Rosario Rotunda?

I remember seeing a picture of it, but I can't remember where it is now...too bad...now I forgot how it looks like :ohno:

^^ Unsay itsura kaha to sa una? Does it resemble like Fuente Osmeña or like one of Manila's fountains? Anyway, although its sad that they destroyed the rotunda but I think it is really appropriate since it may cause traffic due to its small size unlike that of Fuente Osmena.

^^ Unsay itsura kaha to sa una? Does it resemble like Fuente Osmeña or like one of Manila's fountains? Anyway, although its sad that they destroyed the rotunda but I think it is really appropriate since it may cause traffic due to its small size unlike that of Fuente Osmena.

Not really that memorable. It didn't look like Fuente Osmena. It looked more like something from the towns and it used to clog up during the time when some tricycles were allowed to roam parts of the city.

the inmates in one prison system in bicutan, taguig are also dancing. LOL...

saw it sa Unang Balita...

WTF, a gay indie (?) film is being shot entitled "Eskandalo"

Starring Andrew Schimmer and Emilio Garcio...

The story revolves around a gay guy nga gipaslakan ug 'Stabilo' sa iyang behind....

Clearly a VSMMC reference... ulaw... :(

^ hahaha!

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...i think mga early 80's pa


^^kanusa diay nila giguba sir diehard?

with a corrupt mayor, lapulapu still managed to be one of the most business friendly cities

Taguig, Marikina, Lapu-Lapu best cities for business
By Roderick dela Cruz

TAGUIG, Lapu-Lapu and Marikina are the friendliest cities in the Philippines when it comes to starting a business, a report says.

The report, Doing Business in the Philippines 2008, was launched over the weekend by the International Finance Corp., a World Bank subsidiary, in partnership with the National Competitiveness Council and the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center.

The study found that Philippine cities share the same legal framework, but they differ in implementing national regulations, and that affects their competitiveness.

It says starting a business only takes 15 procedures in Taguig and Marikina, compared with 23 in Davao and 22 in Pasig and Valenzuela.

“Cities could follow the example of Taguig and cut the requirements to obtain the business permit,” the report said.

“Or even better, why not eliminate the requirement to obtain a business permit for low-risk general commercial activities all together?”

Starting a business in Lapu-Lapu costs something equivalent to 17 percent of income per capita, much smaller than 44.6 percent in Las Piñas and 37.2 percent in Makati.

The report cites Davao for the ease of building a warehouse there.

“If you decided to build a warehouse in Davao, dealing with all the construction-related procedures would take you 60 days, three months less than the average in Metro Manila cities and placing Davao among the world’s 10 fastest cities to complete construction-related requirements,” the report said.

It cites Mandaluyong for the ease of transfer of ownership. Transferring the title of a piece of property takes only 21 days there compared with six weeks in Mandaue.

Globally, starting a business in a Philippine city takes an average 18 procedures and 35 days, and costs 27 percent of income per capita.

That’s about the same time as in China—which ranked 100 out of 178 economies on the time it takes to start a business—and at a similar cost in Fiji, which is ranked 97th in the cost of starting a business.

Compared with their counterparts abroad, Philippine cities do well with respect to the time it takes to transfer the title to a piece of property, but they lag behind in the number of procedures to start a business or deal with construction licenses.

It takes on average 32 days to register property across the 21 Philippine cities that it covered—the same as in Austria, which ranked 56th globally in this category.

By contrast, the 18 procedures required on average to start a business would put Philippine cities toward the bottom of the 178 economies ranked by the number of procedures to start a business.

The report covered three areas of regulations—starting a business, dealing with licenses, and registering property.

“Variations in city regulations, or in implementation of national regulations, can promote or constrain local business activity,” the report said.

It says simple administrative reforms at the local level can make Philippine cities more competitive, both nationally and globally.

“Cities can learn from each other and adopt good regulations and practices that already exist in the Philippines,” said Zenaida Hernandez, one of the authors of the report.

Jesse Ang, IFC resident representative, says the report allows cities to identify opportunities for even faster progress.

The report says that if a Philippine city adopts better practices in the three areas covered, the country would rank better in the global report covering 10 topics.

By reforming these three areas alone, the ranking of the Philippines, as represented by Manila in Doing Business 2008, could improve by eight positions.

The report says cutting the time to get construction licenses and utility connections to build a warehouse to the level of Davao’s two months would put the Philippines ahead of New Zealand, which is ranked no. 7 globally in this area.

“City-level rankings are becoming increasingly important in a globalized world, where specific locations, rather than countries, compete for investments,” said Federico Macaranas, executive director of the AIM Policy Center.

The 21 Philippine cities that the report covered are Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, Valenzuela, Tanauan, Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue and Davao. Manila, the capital city, was measured in the global report.

HERE (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news3_may26_2008)

IMO, another crappy AIM survey!

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Woodcrest Residences Residential Condo
Guadalupe, Cebu City

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^^ Commonwealth...owned by the Gaisano's...right?

^ I think Taft Property is the one owned by the Gaisanos

^^ Primary Structure and Matimco pala are the owners of Commonwealth Estate, Inc.

pic from http://www.commonwealthestate.com/woodcrest.htm

http://www.commonwealthestate.com/images/woodcrest/wcaerial.jpg


their projects:

Villa del Rio I
Bacayan, Cebu


Villa del Rio II
Pitos Talamban, Cebu City


Garden Bloom Acres
Consolacion, Cebu


Puerto del Sol
Pooc, Talisay City, Cebu


Villa del Rio Mactan
Babag, Mactan City, Cebu


East Aurora Tower
Villa Aurora, Kasambagan, Mabolo, Cebu


North Singson Flats
Guadalupe, Cebu


Brookfield Subdivision
Sudtunggan, Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan Island, Cebu


Acacia Place
Banawa, Cebu City


188 Sunflower Drive
V. Rama Avenue, Cebu City


Collinwood
Basak, LapuLapu City

Maayong Balita: Hari sa Swaziland, nakagusto sa Sugbo! :applause:

Suggestion/idea nako: Maayo unta ug naa'y boundary arch ang kada-municipality ug city sa Sugbo nga kanang murepresent jud sa unsa'y makit-an nimo dihang lugara.

Un-ani akong pasabot:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8509/51593436gy7.jpg

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/269/a2wc4.jpg

Most, if not all, Luzon towns and cities have this. Para nako, dapat naa sad ta pero dili lang ordinaryo, as I said. Kanang symbolic jud for each town/city. It may be cultural or religious or both. Example: Birhen sa Simala para sa Sibonga, Lechon para sa Talisay, Rosquillos para sa Liloan, Budbud-kabog para sa Bogo, Sinulog para sa Cebu, etc. etc.

@ post #905

i think this will be very similar to the set-up of rockwell. their condos are so near the mall and in fact, they have this underground access to the powerplant mall. what's more advantage in the case of CBP is instead of just getting an access to the ACC, they can also create an exclusive access to City Sports Club... (hopefully, underground sad) how nice to be living in that condo!




Try Citylink Mall in Singapore.
Mula sa CityHall MRT papunta ng Suntec

:cheers2:

Un-ani akong pasabot:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8509/51593436gy7.jpg

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/269/a2wc4.jpg

Most, if not all, Luzon towns and cities have this. Para nako, dapat naa sad ta pero dili lang ordinaryo, as I said. Kanang symbolic jud for each town/city. It may be cultural or religious or both. Example: Birhen sa Simala para sa Sibonga, Lechon para sa Talisay, Rosquillos para sa Liloan, Budbud-kabog para sa Bogo, Sinulog para sa Cebu, etc. etc.

as far as i know, ang carcar ra akong nakit-an nga naay ingon ani sinj :)

^^ dalaguete and argao pud, though not as grand as carcar's

3-day 25th ASEAN-STOM kicks off May 27 in Cebu

Cebu City (26 May) -- Cebu welcomes the foreign delegates of the three-day 25th ASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM) that will kick off tomorrow at the Shangri-la Mactan Resort and Spa in Lapulapu City.

The theme of this year's meeting is "One Vision, One Identity, One Community."

Presidential Management Staff (PMS) Sec. Cerge Remonde will deliver the welcome address tomorrow morning which will be followed by a group photo session of the delegates.

Sec. Leandro Mendoza of the Dept. of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said "it is an honor and privilege to host this very important meeting of the senior transport officials of the ASEAN member countries who are bonded by common interests, commitment and goals in the pursuit of opportunities for further cooperative work in the transport sector to deepen and enhance ASEAN integration and foster the region's sustainable development, stability, security and prosperity."

DOTC is the leading agency of the event.

The STOM has been institutionalized as an annual gathering to discuss policy support measures needed for the development of transport infrastructures and to strengthen transport linkages and connectivity to enhance regional integration and competitiveness.

The matters that will be discussed in the meeting include: strategic schedule and scorecard for ASEAN transport cooperation in the Economic Community Blueprint, the mid-term assessment of the ASEAN transport action plan, the ASEAN transport cooperation agreements/initiatives, consideration of reports of the STOM working groups, the ASEAN transport infrastructure projects, progress of transport cooperation with dialogue partners such as China, India, Japan, Korea and European Union, the ASEAN logistics development policies, new initiatives to enhance transport cooperation in ASEAN, and the schedule of the signing of the open skies agreement of ASEAN member countries which is due for implementation this December 2008.

The 3rd ASEAN National Tourism Organizations - Senior Transport Officials Meeting (NTOs-STOM) will likewise be held back to back with the 25th ASEAN STOM. The meeting will discuss about the status of the NTOs-STOM joint priority programs, which includes air travel, cruise tourism and facilitation of land travel.

Participating nations to the Cebu event are the 10-ASEAN member states namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao P.D.R., Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The objectives of the ASEAN are embodied in the ASEAN Declaration which states that the aims and purposes of the Association are: 1) to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region 2) to promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries in the region and adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter. (PIA-Cebu/FCR)

HERE (http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&fi=p080526.htm&no=26)

oh, so this explains the boxes labeled DOTC that i saw last saturday night being unloaded from the lobby, nagpreprepare na pala sila. and there were lots of government cars, akala ko they were with the african king, may ASEAN meeting palang gaganapin.

^ Yeah, maayo unta ug tanan towns and cities sa Sugbo naa. :yes:

^^ and dapat walang picture o pangalan ng mga politicos, kagawads barangay captains etc etc...

^ True. Dapat wala g'yud or scrap the whole idea nalang

^^

Boljoon also has a welcome arch..

Ang sa Bogo City kay dili arch but a huge monument at the center island with the words "welcome"



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I see. Hehehe, irecommend n'ya nako kini kang Tita Gwen. :colgate:

Also, dapat naa ta'y tarong nga road signs padung sa mga tourist destinations kay nakaadto ko sa usa ka s'yudad sa Bicol nga dili lang nako panganlan n'ya gubot kaayo, dili ka makahibaw asa muagi. :)

speaking of gwen garci, can she still run for gov on 2010? i know this is tomas' last term, im not sure with gwen.

speaking of gwen garci, can she still run for gov on 2010? i know this is tomas' last term, im not sure with gwen.

Yes, kay ang current term niya ikaduha pa man. :)

^^ i hope gwen would still run as governor for the upcoming elections.. i think cebu still needs her.. :)

^ Dapat lang gyud para madayon ang Cebu Transaxial Road. Kung naa man siya'y plano nga mudagan pagkabise-presidente sa 2010, maayo unta ug mahayagan ang iyang huna-huna ug dili siya mudayon busa gamay ra ang iyang chance mudaug kay dili pa kaayo siya ilado sa tibuok nasud. Also, klaro kaayong gamiton ra siya sa iyang presidential partner para makakuha sa strong Cebuano vote. ;)

^^ hmmmm, ive notice sa capitol naay banners about tourism unya naa ang nawng ni gwen ug dick gordon.. dungog-dungog na pud nga sila daw ang tandem for the upcoming presidential elections.. i hope makahunahuna gyud si gwen nga its not yet her time to run for a much higher position.. iya sa unahon dapat ang cebu ba..:)

^^ hmmmm, ive notice sa capitol naay banners about tourism unya naa ang nawng ni gwen ug dick gordon.. dungog-dungog na pud nga sila daw ang tandem for the upcoming presidential elections.. i hope makahunahuna gyud si gwen nga its not yet her time to run for a much higher position.. iya sa unahon dapat ang cebu ba..:)

Dili ra man si Gwen ay naa'y un-ana nga tourism banners. Tanang probinsya nga akong naadtuan sa Luzon naa'y un-ana nga banners with Dick and the respective governor. :)

Dili ra man si Gwen ay naa'y un-ana nga tourism banners. Tanang probinsya nga akong naadtuan sa Luzon naa'y un-ana nga banners with Dick and the respective governor. :)

yeah, but rumors are already spreading nga sila daw ang tandem.. plus, nakakita ko ni dick gordon one time sa coffee bean and tea leaf sa northwing but that was long time ago.. hmmm, planning stage na kaha ang iyang pagbisita ato? but basta, i just hope nga gwen would still be running as cebu's governor. :)

^^

Yeah hopefully Gwen will still run for the third time so that there would be continuity in the many projects that she started. There's still so much to be done in Cebu. :okay:

Personally, i like Gwen nga magpa-reelect siya for the third time... :)

I promise, i won't vote for her kung modagan siya pagka VP...apil ang iyang kapares para sa presidente nga posisyon.

It's not because i don't trust her....It's because ganahan ko ipadayon sa niya tanan nasugdan niya...Di na niya maatiman ang Cebu, kung modaog siya as VP... :)

... sa pagka-mayor sad, gusto ta nako si sir villarete kay urban planner man gud ni siya. di lang siguro kaayo ni maka-arte si sir paul kay di man gud siya mayor. what do you think?

^^ if i'm not mistaken, he's not a Cebuano bai...pwede na ba siya modagan pagka Mayor sa Cebu City..though, medyo dugay na sya nagpuyo sa syudad...IMO, lahi ra gyud ang pag-amuma sa syudad kung Cebuano gyud ang modagan pagka mayor...

^^^
kinsa jud mo dagan ron pagka mayor sa cebu?

^^ clear na from previous news nga si Rama ang bearer sa BOPK sa pagka Mayor sa Cebu City...

Personally, i like Gwen nga magpa-reelect siya for the third time... :)

I promise, i won't vote for her kung modagan siya pagka VP...apil ang iyang kapares para sa presidente nga posisyon.

It's not because i don't trust her....It's because ganahan ko ipadayon sa niya tanan nasugdan niya...Di na niya maatiman ang Cebu, kung modaog siya as VP... :)


Vote lang gihapon ni Gwen even if she runs for VP. At least if she wins, there will be a Cebuana VP. Hehe..

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^^ if i'm not mistaken, he's not a Cebuano bai...pwede na ba siya modagan pagka Mayor sa Cebu City..though, medyo dugay na sya nagpuyo sa syudad...IMO, lahi ra gyud ang pag-amuma sa syudad kung Cebuano gyud ang modagan pagka mayor...

Maybe not by birth but nonetheless he's very, very Cebuano, hehe..

He graduated in CIT I think sa iyang pagka engineer.



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^^ clear na from previous news nga si Rama ang bearer sa BOPK sa pagka Mayor sa Cebu City...

Yep, si Rama na gyud. Kinsa kaha iyang pares, si Jocelyn Pesquera? :lol:

Although okay pud ni sila:
- Gabriel Leyson (nga napildi sa Talisay pag 2007)
- Nigel Paul Villarete
- Gwen Garcia?

^^^
mmm i see... kinsa man sa opposition si delos santos?

ok ra mn pod si gwen sa vp but m not sure mo gain sya popularity in nationwide....

Gichallenge ni Jonathan Guardo si Tomas nga mudagan atbang kaniya as Cebu City congressman. Ambot lang ug patulan ni Tomas

^^ clear na from previous news nga si Rama ang bearer sa BOPK sa pagka Mayor sa Cebu City...

Anything can change. Tomas pa imo... One wrong move from Rama, and he'll be dropped.. Besides, naa pa tong anak ni Tomas, si Miguel, I'm sure he'll be running for mayor if not in the coming elections then in the next one.

^^

Or si Margot..


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^^^
mmm i see... kinsa man sa opposition si delos santos?

ok ra mn pod si gwen sa vp but m not sure mo gain sya popularity in nationwide....

Yeah, murag it's too early for her to run for that position. Gamay ra kaayo nakaila niya, even though she was in the spotlight during the ASEAN summit.

Ok ra bya pod si Gwen, even though she has her fair shair of opponents and critics. (I mean, who in the world of politics doesn't??) Dli lang ko kabotar niya for governor kay I'm registered in Cebu City.

I dont like Gwen to be the VP coz that position's very useless, certainly not fit for her and her style of public service...mas bagay cya mapresidente

I dont like Gwen to be the VP coz that position's very useless, certainly not fit for her and her style of public service...mas bagay cya mapresidente

Okay, I may be sexist and biased with this statement, but I really really want a male president this 2010. hehehe..

Anything can change. Tomas pa imo... One wrong move from Rama, and he'll be dropped.. Besides, naa pa tong anak ni Tomas, si Miguel, I'm sure he'll be running for mayor if not in the coming elections then in the next one.


..sorry to say this but the son of Mayor Tom is like having a "down-syndrome" or "AD/HD"...heheheh...bitaw, Mayor Tom confirmed in the previous news that his son or his wife will not be running in the 2010 election...

Gichallenge ni Jonathan Guardo si Tomas nga mudagan atbang kaniya as Cebu City congressman. Ambot lang ug patulan ni Tomas

tomas for congressman hehehe!!

..sorry to say this but the son of Mayor Tom is like having a "down-syndrome" or "AD/HD"...heheheh...bitaw, Mayor Tom confirmed in the previous news that his son or his wife will not be running in the 2010 election...

mmmm sound like another family dynsaty....

...it's time for THREAD #70


mod, please lock this thread :lock:



here's the link for #70:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=21107245#post21107245

..sorry to say this but the son of Mayor Tom is like having a "down-syndrome" or "AD/HD"...heheheh...bitaw, Mayor Tom confirmed in the previous news that his son or his wife will not be running in the 2010 election...

Yeah, I read that too in the papers. But in my conversations with Nestor Archival (we're neighbours), Tomas really prepared his son for politics and wished that he will be in a position before he reaches 30. (Miguel is 24 BTW) Yeah, Miguel is a bit spoiled. I heard lots of stories about him. Only son man gud. But it's not downs syndrome or ADHD, which are severe forms of disease. Down's being genetic, and ADHD being psychiatric/psychological. More of like brattish attitude lang. hehehe..

new thread anyone?



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^^ bai @nold....post #1003 but anyway, here's the link for

Thread #70:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...5#post21107245

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Post away na mga bai!
Maayong pag-abot dinhi sa SSC Sugbo! :)

@Mods...please edit the title, sorry kay medyo bangag pud. :(

Link to thread 69 in the archives: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=611605

Repost from the previous thread:

Un-ani akong pasabot:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8509/51593436gy7.jpg

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/269/a2wc4.jpg

Most, if not all, Luzon towns and cities have this. Para nako, dapat naa sad ta pero dili lang ordinaryo, as I said. Kanang symbolic jud for each town/city. It may be cultural or religious or both. Example: Birhen sa Simala para sa Sibonga, Lechon para sa Talisay, Rosquillos para sa Liloan, Budbud-kabog para sa Bogo, Sinulog para sa Cebu, etc. etc.

Hinaot konsiderahon sa atong mga lokal nga opisyales.

@diehard: I'm very sorry, instead nga mamerge nako ang imong thread ug kang Bernie, napapas nako imoha. Magkasunod ra man gud ang buttons para sa delete ug merge. :ohno: :(

^^ owsssssssss.... gipapas nimo ang nauna....what the.... :( ...i made thread #70 at around 11:03PM ....bernie was 11:41pm....

^ Yeah, nabalhin siya sa mod-only forum and I don't have powers there so I can't move it back here. Anyway, I'll try to recover the contents.

Welcome to SSC-Cebu
Thread #70


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post away guys!


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background: imperial palace hotel and EGI condominium

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nindot kau ang view sa?.. :D


^^ imo ng chicks bai? nindot ang view...heheheheh!


Ok lang for me if he runs for a position but he should start from scratch first in order to gain experience.

Maybe he should run as chairman of a village association.. or perhaps as barangay kagawad..

Also, at his young age at 24 and with his attitude dili siya effective. Mag cge lang na siya ug laag.. I'll take JohnJohn as an example.


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mmm mora kaila ko ana chix nmo bai kai familiar hehehe.... nindot btaw view....:)

Okay here they are. :)

wala ko kaila anang bayhana ky pics na sa ako migo.. pero nindot ghapon ang view.. :D

^^
hahahaha...:lol:
Mo nindot lagi dayon ang view basta naa chick!
@bai Marvs, the girl is also familiar to me. Is she a Carolinian?

wala jd ko idea bai hans kng unsa or kinsa na siya.. gnahan pd ka sa view? :D

Repost from the previous thread:



Hinaot konsiderahon sa atong mga lokal nga opisyales.

Carcar has.

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^^ owsssssssss.... gipapas nimo ang nauna....what the.... :( ...i made thread #70 at around 11:03PM ....bernie was 11:41pm....

Mura ug nasayop nimo ug himo ang Thread bai Diehard or maybe there's something wrong with SSC because the thread you made appeared under the Cities subforum instead of Visayas, hehehe..

Mao diay tu gahapon nabaw ko pangita sa bag-o thread, hehehe..



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read the feature article, you'll feel proud of cebu:

http://www.lrdchrd.com/hub/hub.pdf

from the Lexmark Carreer Site

http://www.lrdchrd.com/

from: http://magnificent.wordpress.com/

This is reposted from my friend Jeneen’s Multiply blog: http://neenerish.multiply.com/reviews/item/12. Jeneen used to live in Cebu and wrote for one of our local dailies. This is one of her best pieces, which I’ve always loved the first time I’ve read it.

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I should have known moving to Cebu would be anything but normal.

Twenty minutes into my six-month stay here, I found myself standing by a grassy embankment a few hundred meters from the Mactan airport, dumped by an irate taxi driver when I refused to pay the P150-fixed charge to my boarding house in Gorordo. I tried to keep my righteously disdainful look on, but it was hard with rain dripping from my hair. It seemed the city hated me at first sight.

Cebu, I soon found out, had a secret language all its own—I was doomed to getting dumped on some nameless road unless I learned it. No way was I standing on that embankment ever again.

I resolved that my first lesson in the language was to find my way around. I’ve never seen a map of the city, but I paid attention when my Cebuano friends toured me those first few weeks. Despite my poor sense of direction, I began to notice that Cebu’s streets make no sense at all.

Driving down the twisting streets that defied planning logic, we would end up back where we started by going in the direction away from it. On the other hand, supposedly parallel streets would lead to opposite sides of town.

Traffic flows in at least 10 different directions at the Gorordo and Mango intersection. Only one traffic light acts as referee. In any other city in the world, it would be a pedestrian’s nightmare. But not in Cebu where jaywalking is a foreign word.

At least four streets are named Osmeña in this city alone—Osmeña Boulevard at the Capitol, S. Osmeña along the pier, E. Osmeña in Banawa, J. Osmeña near Mango—even a Fuente Osmeña rotunda where the traffic routes are crazier than at the aforementioned intersection. Curiously enough, I’ve never met a Cebuano who confuses any of the streets.

Having a car is one matter, commuting another.

My first weekend, I decided I wanted house supplies from SM. I asked my neighbor for directions since all my Cebuano friends were out. “Take the 13C to Ayala,” she said, “You’ll find the right jeep from there.”

Not knowing what a 13C was, I took the first jeep I saw and said I wanted to go to Ayala. All the passengers vainly tried to hide their laughter. A kind soul said Ayala was “duol na”, and pointed to some vague, opposite direction. This jeep would take me to Colon, he said, where I could get a ride to SM. Who would have thought even Cebu’s jeeps had an alienating code?

It wasn’t long, though, before these oddities began to fascinate instead of baffle me. The crazy streets to me now are like secret passageways that somehow all lead to my street. It delights me that every road is connected to every other road, no matter how inconceivable it seems. I relish giving out jeepney codes like a natural when a stranger asks for directions.

And it didn’t surprise me to see bars and restaurants popping up everywhere when the national economy was supposedly at its worst—Cebu is a city you accept, not attempt to understand. Until you know this, you can never fully appreciate its charm.

I should have known it from the way I got out of that first sticky situation.

There I was, alone on the highway, with nothing but my staunch principles, a suitcase, and a box of worldly possessions at my feet. I was getting wetter by the minute and no passing car seemed to care.

Suddenly, rounding the bend was an empty taxi that stopped in front of me. The driver agreed that I pay by the meter. Exhausted, I exchanged only a few words with him, who thankfully did not force a conversation.

When we got to the boarding house, the driver even helped me carry my things! I couldn’t believe my change of fortune. I made a mental note to thank him profusely after paying my fare. As I opened my mouth to say “Salamat”, he stopped me with a barely audible yet definite “I love you”.

I couldn’t say anything, and he didn’t wait for my reaction. He simply rode off in his white taxi, never to be seen again.

No matter that my knight in armor looked like a cross between the April Boys and the Reycards, complete with longish hair, an earring, and oversized shades. He is ultimate proof that Cebu does love me—in its own unpredictable, often irrational, but always, always endearing way.

read the feature article, you'll feel proud of cebu:

http://www.lrdchrd.com/hub/hub.pdf



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Driving down the twisting streets that defied planning logic, we would end up back where we started by going in the direction away from it. On the other hand, supposedly parallel streets would lead to opposite sides of town.

Traffic flows in at least 10 different directions at the Gorordo and Mango intersection. Only one traffic light acts as referee. In any other city in the world, it would be a pedestrian’s nightmare. But not in Cebu where jaywalking is a foreign word.


All I can say is "welcome to a big city" hehe..

It's even far more worse in Bangkok..


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