im not sure if this was already posted but i'll post it anyway:
source:http://sugbo.cebu.gov.ph/?Newsid=372&getwhatindex=2

PROPOSED NAGA PORT TO ACCOMMODATE CARGO,PASSENGER SHIPS
Friday, June 27, 2008
by: Reggie Marie Barrientos


Gov. Garcia tasked the Provincial Engineering Office (PEO) to conduct a statistical study on Cebu City’s piers so that the data could be used for the site development plan of the soon-to-be-constructed Naga City Port.

She also reminded that in making of the port’s master plan, the PEO should keep in mind that they are preparing a port capable of bringing cargo and passenger vessels.

"Build a port that will still be serviceable 20 years from now," she added during the meeting with Naga City Mayor Chiong and Cebu Port Authority (CPA) representatives.

Part of the study would include the number of vessels that the piers could accommodate, the routes of the vessels and the revenues.

She also tasked the PEO to prepare a separate presentation showing all the interconnections of the different piers where the port could be linked, in line with the vision for Naga’s port to be an international port.

Last year, the Province of Cebu and the City of Naga launched the construction of a new port, which, if completed, will be the "nautical crossroads of the Province of Cebu." The port will link the City of Naga to the islands of Leyte, Masbate, Negros and Bohol and parts of Mindanao.

After the launching, the city embarked on a three to four-hectare reclamation project beside the city plaza and prepared a 10-meter wide access road from the port to the national highway. With these, plus the widening of the roads from Naga to Carcar, the port is becoming ideal for bigger projects that could generate more revenues for the LGU.

The governor is particularly eyeing the yellow corn cargoes from Leyte, WG&A and Cokaliong Shipping Lines in Manila as possible targets for the port to attract.

If the plans push through, the Naga City Port will be the first port in the south to receive passenger vessels.

"Kay kung roro port atong buhaton, you’re in competition with almost anyone," she stated.

The master plan for the new port will be presented during the Provincial Development Council in August this year. Part of the plan would be the extension of the reclamation site to accommodate more passengers and cargos to maneuver.

DA awards outstanding agricultural scientist (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080704183&type=2)

Saturday, July 5, 2008
The Department of Agriculture-7 recently awarded exceptional achievers in agriculture under the Gawad Saka Search, a contest that aims to give recognition to individuals and associations for their outstanding performance in agricultural development that are worth developing for use in a progressive agricultural industry.

In Cebu, Edilberto Alvarado, vice chairman of the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council, was awarded Outstanding Agricultural Scientist for his exemplary work and inventions in the field of agriculture.

He got the slot for his Sustained Release Fertigation Technology that he has been devising for the past few years which he shared in an interview with The FREEMAN.

Fertigation is defined as the application of fertilizers, soil amendments, or other water soluble products through an irrigation system.

The sustained release fertigation technology is a breakthrough in crop nutrient management requiring water and the primary, secondary and micronutrients in one single molecule.

It is formulated to provide precise and adequate fertilization for horticulture and high-value commercial crops even during times of drought and infestations of pest and diseases.

Alvarado also shared his invention he called “iceless banyera” or Super Coolant.

The concept of this invention is to provide a convenient way of using stationary or mobile refrigeration system without the installation of refrigeration equipment.

Instead, it simplifies refrigeration through a binary chemical reaction in water, allowing it to reach chilling temperature from 5 to 15 degrees Celsius.

It can be used to preserve fresh catch in small fishing boats where the refrigeration equipment is not available.

Alvarado said it could also be useful in farm-to-market delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables where controlled atmosphere is required to maintain freshness.

Alvarado’s inventions were tested by the University of the Philippines Los Baños Biotechnology department.

He said his inventions are available to those willing to use them in these times of energy crisis. — Jessica Ann Pareja/BRP

German trade chamber eyes reviving linkages with CCCI (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008070492&type=2)

Saturday, July 5, 2008
The craft and trade chamber of commerce group in Germany—Handwerkskammer Kassel (HWK) offers to revive its partnership with the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) in order to help some sectors here, such as environment, energy and crafts.

In his recent visit to Cebu, former managing director of HWK Klaus Schuchhardt said that the two chambers could continue its partnership in providing trainings for members of the CCCI, while there are a lot of volunteers in Germany who are willing to be deployed to train entrepreneurs for free, in developing countries like the Philippines.

“A lot of senior experts now in Germany are prepared to extend their help in doing [training] activities in the Philippines,” he said.

Schuchhardt said he hopes to further develop the relation of the two chambers and may establish academies here that would provide training for the business sector players.

CCCI, along with the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry were the beneficiaries of HWK assistance specifically in capability training during the 1980’s, in line with the bilateral agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of the Philippines.

The partnership dubbed Philippine-German Chamber of Commerce Partnership implemented successful projects, such as increase in membership, increase in quantity and quality of services to the members particularly to member-SMEs, increase in number and professionalization of Chamber staff, financial autonomy, sustainability of operation, and cooperation with counterpart government agencies.

This time, Schuchhardt said CCCI and HWK could renew this mutual agreement, and partnership agreement, with emphasis on technology transfer activities, as well as trade linkages with German counterpart companies, among others.

He said there are a lot of German companies that are now looking for service providers, to ensure energy efficiency and conserve energy, this could be a good start for the two chambers to work together in linking their respective members.

Also, he stressed the importance of environment protection for company operations that should be given a serious attention to Philippine-based companies, specifically for SMEs.

“I would like to see cooperation activities between the two chambers [HWK-CCCI] for a long term,” said Schuchhardt.

Schuchhardt was in Cebu recently to receive the distinction award given by the CCCI during the Chamber Awards 2008. — Ehda M. Dagooc

25 cities make it to competitive list (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW070508/content.php?id=002)


Twenty-five of the country’s 90 cities surveyed emerged as most competitive based on a survey recently conducted by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM).

In addition, smaller cities were found reforming faster and better compared to major and medium-sized counterparts. Results of the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project 2007, launched in Makati City yesterday, showed it was harder for metropolitan areas such as Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, and Metro Davao to institute reforms due to their large population.

"The results showed that small is beautiful. Some of the smaller cities appeared to be doing well than most mid-sized and big cities. This is primarily because bigger cities are harder to manage. Maybe what these small cities had done could be replicated by mid-sized and big cities," AIM Policy Center Executive Director Federico Macaranas said.

The nationwide survey conducted last year was aimed at measuring the competitiveness of 90 cities classified into three categories: small, mid-sized, and metropolitan.

It surveyed 45 cities in Luzon, 21 in Visayas and 24 in Mindanao, or 20 metropolitan, 25 mid-sized, and 45 small cities. It used six drivers to measure competitiveness, namely, cost of doing business, dynamism of local economy, human resources and training, infrastructure, responsiveness of local government units (LGUs) to business needs and quality of life. Respondents were asked to rate these indicators using a 10-point standard scale.

Results showed it was less expensive to do business in smaller cities, or those with a population of 200,000 or less, having scored 8.49 compared with metro cities’ 7.22 and 8.07 in mid-sized cities. Infrastructure or transportation and utility services; responsiveness of local government units to business needs or investment promotion, ease and transparency and city administration; and quality of life or environment, peace and order and health, were also ranked better in smaller cities than mid-sized and metro cities.

Metro and mid-sized cities, meanwhile, ranked above smaller cities in terms of dynamism of economy or firms’ growth and performance, access to financing and voice in LGUs, with a score of 4.16 and 4.34, respectively compared with small cities’ 3.9; and human resources training or available manpower and skills-enhancement program, having scored 7.46 and 7.67, respectively, from 7.26 in small cities.

"Metro cities have the facilities, colleges, universities to train their people. The problem is, the talent does not stay in these cities. Skilled people go abroad to seek better opportunities," Mr. Macaranas said. Twenty-five cities were chosen as top performers — four from the National Capital Region, 11 from Luzon, four from Visayas, and six from Mindanao.

For the metro category, Davao, Lapu-Lapu, Makati, Manila, Marikina, and Quezon Cities made it to the list. Mid-sized cities Cabanatuan, General Santos, Lucena, Olongapo, San Pablo, Tagum and Tarlac were alos in the list while Bayawan, Calapan, Calbayog, Dagupan, Dipolog, Laoag, San Fernando, Malaybalay, Naga, Surigao, Tagbilaran, and Tuguegarao Cities were named most competitive small cities. — Bernardette S. Sto. Domingo

^^ hoy pare 3posts kna...

pano kaya nila ginagawa ang survey???

i doubt the results of the survey... they cited Lapu2x city infrastructure as its advantage. hahaha! the airport and mepz1&2 its been there for decades already! eversince Radaza took the post as mayor i havent seen any project at all...

^^

Very funny indeed.. Lapu-Lapu City included in the top ten?? what??

The mayor there during the entire duration of his more than six years terms was not even able to fix the roads.

Lapu-Lapu City was not included in the top ten before right? And now it pops out of nowhere.. True, the Mactan Ecozones have been there since the 1970s and yet why include it in the top ten only now mainly because of MEZ and the airport??..

Now these are the kind of things that really make me doubt about the surveys.. Although it's just a survey but it's actually (and in fact really) misleading ..




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^^ mao btaw nihawa nko sa Lapu2x city! hehehe! nibalik nko dre sa Cebu City!

bai bsin ma.intriga nxad ta kay ni.ingun ka nga misleading ang survey! hehehe!

congratz! sa article nimu nigawas sa Sunstar krn! :)

wow. naa na ka sa news lord carnal?
well, sa lapu-lapu, i will give this a benefit of the doubt.

mga bai, I just wanna ask regarding the lot of the old SSS in osmena blvd. It is now fenced, Is it gonna be a new building of SSS? and if it is, how many storeys would this be... any idea?

^^

Very funny indeed.. Lapu-Lapu City included in the top ten?? what??

The mayor there during the entire duration of his more than six years terms was not even able to fix the roads.

Lapu-Lapu City was not included in the top ten before right? And now it pops out of nowhere.. True, the Mactan Ecozones have been there since the 1970s and yet why include it in the top ten only now mainly because of MEZ and the airport??..

Now these are the kind of things that really make me doubt about the surveys.. Although it's just a survey but it's actually (and in fact really) misleading ..




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Surveys aren't really reflective of the actual situation since it's based on limited criteria. Though surveys are still scientific, it's not entirely accurate and in fact can be misleading. If we look at the criteria for this recent survey, it can actually be implied that MEPZ and the airport has a lot to do with the high scores as well as the other smaller local businesses in LLC, whose growth is also attributed to MEPZ and the airport.

And yeah, I read your feature article in Sunstar yesterday. Congrats...

FLASHBACK

Princess of the Stars from the SRP boardwalk
taken Feb 2006

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^^ Freaky! Everytime I see the picture of Princess of the Stars @ our archives in SSC, it's giving me the goosebumps.

Anyway, @Slerz paryente nyo tong giingon nako nga survivor to sa Princess of the Stars?

@ AIM survey

Although Lapu Lapu city is a component city of metro Cebu, I really doubt its inclusion on the AIM survey for being one of the ten competitive cities in the metro category. I fully understood the AIM categories for their survey, but what I don't understand is in what way did Lapu Lapu made it to each of the category. Infrastructure? What? MCIA and MEPZ 1 and 2 has been there since 70's and 80's respectively. Half of the roads in Lapu Lapu are for offroad vehicles. Do they know that? Cost of doing business? What? Extortion practice of Mayor Radaza will cost you a million or even millions. Cost of living? What? Hello! It's the same with Cebu City and Mandaue City. Human resources? What? Is there a university in Lapu Lapu that it can produce its own batch of college graduates.

To AIM, from the bottom of my heart, thanks but no thanks for including Lapu Lapu City in your survey. It was close but sad to say it was no cigar! We Cebuanos knows if we are being fooled by foolish people doing a foolish survey that is too good to be true! Please convince us with what our eyes can see and not with what your survey is saying to convince the minds of the wishful thinking people who has been waiting for the rain to grow the grass that has been there since the first result of your survey. Please don't tell us that there is an el niño and la niña effect on the grass that are not growing for years because I will surely agree on that sad but true excuse!

Princess of the Stars from the SRP boardwalk
taken Feb 2006

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I have a copy of this photo in my photobucket and in my harddrive too.... so mao diay ni ang Princess of the Stars????

:uh:


Well, expect a movie about it to be produced by Star Cinema or Viva Films in the next few months.





@Hans


The AIM rankings is a deja vu for Tommy Osmeña..

When Alvin was still mayor, he used the Asiaweek rankings to describe how Alvin ran the city thus Tomas' battle cry then was "I will make Cebu second to none" or "I will make Cebu City great again."

I remember my mom said that if Tomas will get elected as mayor, Cebu will be again the 8th most livable city in Asia. But then again Asiaweek folded up long before it can ever make a survey again, hehe.

The performance of the city in the AIM rankings during the entire nine year term of Tomas can be used as a political agenda in the coming elections.


Anyway, the whole of Cebu Province (combining Cebu City and all the metro cities and LGUS and not just Cebu City itself) is still undoubtedly the most dynamic and competitive in the south.




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is there a thread regarding the tunnel in srp? it's been awhile na ang construction.
i wonder when it would be finished?

is there a thread regarding the tunnel in srp? it's been awhile na ang construction.
i wonder when it would be finished?


Transport and Infrastructure, Cebu Infrastructure and Urban Planning Thread .

regarding Lapu-lapu City as one of the most competitive, i consider Cebu City and no doubt more competitive than the latter in terms of almost everything.

if i look at it on a different perspective, seeing Davao, Marikina, Makati, Manila, QC at the top, then i guess it's just right for Lapu-lapu to be on the list. i think deserving naman lahat in most ways. i would have reacted differently if less-developed cities are at the top, di ba? opinion ra na nako. but we all know naman our metro cebu has gone a really long way. proud and happy pa rin ako for Cebu. :okay:

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regarding Lapu-lapu City as one of the most competitive, i consider Cebu City and no doubt more competitive than the latter in terms of almost everything.

if i look at it on a different perspective, seeing Davao, Marikina, Makati, Manila, QC at the top, then i guess it's just right for Lapu-lapu to be on the list. i think deserving naman lahat in most ways. i would have reacted differently if less-developed cities are at the top, di ba? opinion ra na nako. but we all know naman our metro cebu has gone a really long way. proud and happy pa rin ako for Cebu. :okay:

Hindi na daw ininclude ang Cebu City kasi OVERQUALIFIED na daw...
HAHAHAHAHA :lol::lol::lol::lol:

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^^interesting. what year?

so much has changed in Osmena blvd :cool:
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sss will soon be building cebu city office on thier old lot at osmena blvd...

source: mcwd employee, says sss applied for a water connection for the sss lot...

^^interesting. what year?

so much has changed in Osmena blvd :cool:
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Cebu would really have looked very beautiful if they left the mountains untouched.

sss will soon be building cebu city office on thier old lot at osmena blvd...

source: mcwd employee, says sss applied for a water connection for the sss lot...

bitaw, actually naa nay activity sa site if you peep inside.

^^parang little bogota yung second picture.

bitaw, actually naa nay activity sa site if you peep inside.

yep! the lot is big... sana highrise nxad. hehehe!

^^ guys, i found this news article (mga 2005 pa hinuon) about SSS's building their own office at their Jones lot...looks like na-delay lang gyud diay ang construction...


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Work on SSS Cebu bldg. to start soon

If the plan of the Social Security System (SSS) would push through, the state-run pension fund’s Cebu branch would have its own building by 2007.

In a letter sent to Sun.Star Cebu, SSS Cebu City branch officer-in-charge Cynthia Zur-bano said the construction of the Cebu branch office will push through as planned.

“The budget for the project has been approved by the Social Security Commission (SSC) and the bidding for the building construction is now in progress,” she said.

Fuente tower

Zurbano denied an earlier report that SSS, currently located at the corner of Gorordo Ave. and Escario St., will soon relocate to Fuente Tower 1 (formerly Osmeña Tower).

An SSS employee told Sun.Star Cebu earlier that the SSC had ordered the Cebu branch to stop the construction work of a new building at the site of its old office on Jones Ave. last year due to budgetary reasons.

Zurbano said the construction of the new SSS Cebu building, which is estimated to be completed in 12 months, will start early next year as soon as the bidding is completed.

“The new building will be the home of the Hub Branch in the Central Visayas region and promises better facilities, more convenience and improved accessibility for our members,” she said.

SSS Cebu branch has been the subject of complaints by its members because of its limited office and parking spaces. (JBN)

^^dugay dugay naman diay ni gi planohan, basin gipatas an pa ang budget, for a highrise..:)

Starbucks at the Leisure Oasis of Ayala Center Cebu is already operational when I passed by earlier. Sorry no photos. :)

hehehe..yup yup... bukas na nga.. pero parang last week pa ata un
nag.bukas... tagal ng leisure oasis magopen ano>>????
haayssss.. para may bago n nmn.. august bah cla mag.open ??

^ September 2008 most probably. :)

haaayyyyssss................. tagal pa ah?? paningin ko kc landscaping n lng kulang dun//...

^^ mas okay kung dugay basta pulido ang trabaho...


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Ayala Center Cebu
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SM City Cebu
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...tower cranes at Mandaue Reclamation Area...unsa'ng mga projects ni?


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...LEGENDA HOTEL...i hope sa Cebu!


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Yao forms P500-M airline firm after Asian Spirit buyout (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Business&p=49&type=2&sec=27)
Philstar Online
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
Sunday, July 6, 2008

The family of banker and fruit juice maker Alfredo Yao has formed a P500-million airline company to serve as the investment vehicle for its expansion into the airline business following the acquisition of Asian Spirit.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has already approved the registration of Asiawide Airways Inc., which will carry on the general business of a private carrier or charterer.

Based on its articles of incorporation, Asiawide will engage in the transportation of passengers, mail merchandise and freight; and acquire and operate airplanes and other aircraft of every kind and description.

Listed as secondary purpose is to engage in the business of operations of hotels, resorts and restaurants and tourist buses.

Of the new company’s P500-million authorized capital stock, P125 million has been subscribed and P31.25 million paid for by the five incorporator-directors and Amyai Holdings Corp., the investment arm of the Yao family.

In April this year, the Yao family completed the purchase of Asian Spirit from the latter’s shareholders led by CATS founder Antonio Ang, Active Group Inc.’s Antonio Turalba and investment banker Noel Onate, for P1 billion.

Yao earlier said he would rebrand Asian Spirit to reposition itself in the highly-competitive industry. Part of the plan also calls for the acquisition of new and bigger aircraft to expand regional routes to include Xiamen and Shanghai in China, and Bangkok and Singapore.

Asian Spirit currently flies to 15 local and international destinations with a 10-plane fleet, six of which are company-owned, while the rest are leased.

To shore up its presence in the airline industry, the Yao family is also negotiating for the purchase of Southeast Asian Airlines (Seair), the leading player in routes to Palawan and neighboring islands.

The acquisition of Asian Spirit is expected to complement Yao’s plan to build a chain of hotels. He now owns The Legenda Hotels and Suites in Subic, Zambales and plans are underway for the construction of another Legenda Hotel in Cebu or Bohol.

Yao has been appointed by President Arroyo to promote and develop tourism between the Philippines and China.

Yao’s main businesses include the flagship Zest-O Corp., one of the largest fruit juice makers in the country and mid-sized commercial bank Philippine Business Park.

Zest-O is considered the biggest selling juice drink in doy pack pouches in the country, cornering as much as 90 percent of the local market. Its has manufacturing facilities in Bulacan, Novaliches, Pampanga, Antipolo, Laguna, Cebu and Cagayan de Oro.

^^ mas okay kung dugay basta pulido ang trabaho...




True... Haste makes Waste. :)

...tower cranes at Mandaue Reclamation Area...unsa'ng mga projects ni?


flickr pic by @buffalobob4440
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i believe the left most crane is used by Aboitiz 2go and the right most crane gamit sa gothong lines. dili ko sure.

hahay karong sabado musuroy na ko balik sa ayala. my second school after usc-tc during my college years.:banana::banana:

I was at Parkmall yesterday and yes I saw that huge crane..

By the way, Parkmall reminds me of Market-Market plus a little bit of Greenbelt.. I was there for the first time yesterday..


:okay: :okay:


...tower cranes at Mandaue Reclamation Area...unsa'ng mga projects ni?


flickr pic by @buffalobob4440
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Guys have you seen an on-going construction in front of SM's Northwing?

Guys have you seen an on-going construction in front of SM's Northwing?

Nope. Care to share what it's all about? :colgate: SMX Cebu?

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i don't think it is smx cebu (???). though malawak yung fencing nya. the built structure sa loob, was small. e kung smx cebu na yan, di sana may nakapaskil na notice.

@blueguy

Any updates on SM's plan at the SRP?


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im going to cebu aug 2-4.

Guys have you seen an on-going construction in front of SM's Northwing?

it looks like another terminal :lol:

im going to cebu aug 2-4.

Eric, keep us posted on your planned itinerary para we could join you if anyone of us is available. :)

it looks like another terminal :lol:

Sure na jud na it's a terminal?


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Sure na jud na it's a terminal?


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mao gani it looks like.. hehe unsa man pud ni si van mo-post pa thrilling man kaayo.. karenderiya ra siguro na ui.. :lol::lol:

hahay, kalabad ba sa ulo sa akong mga operator!

^^^^
rau maka internet diay ka sulod sa production?

-delete-

Eric, keep us posted on your planned itinerary para we could join you if anyone of us is available. :)


okies. if other travel bloggers would decide to go withy me. ill stay there for 3d/2n pero pag wala sila.. ill be there overnight then go to siquijor or bohol.

basta ako may plane ticket na ako..ill be leaving 630AM mnl-ceb via 5J

have u guys seen imbestigador last weekend? hehe! featured ung mga prosti sa mandue ung mga karton girls! hehe! i have some friends na mamuso didto! hehe! hehe!

"dili ko burikat ma!!!"

SM City Cebu's CINEMA 1 hosted the play SONG OF BERNADETTE, a musicale on the Apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to St. Bernadette Soubirous


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^^^^
rau maka internet diay ka sulod sa production?

OT: powerful biya ko.. hehe :lol:

btaw ui, nice ang view sa cebu dri sa amo office.. wala lang ko kadala ug cam

okies. if other travel bloggers would decide to go withy me. ill stay there for 3d/2n pero pag wala sila.. ill be there overnight then go to siquijor or bohol.

basta ako may plane ticket na ako..ill be leaving 630AM mnl-ceb via 5J

Oo ba, basta sponsored ang ticket ko. :lol: Kinahanglan pa nako kuhaon mga gamit nako kina Markiiboi og tagai ang TV kay Rage. :D

Hehe!! Anyway, have a safe travel and enjoy Cebu once more. :D

Transport and Infrastructure, Cebu Infrastructure and Urban Planning Thread .

thanks blair

re-post from the hi-rise thread
@hans post nako diri ok.

FYI!

Good highrise news!

I visited my previous employer this afternoon(07/07/2008) and whew! What a very timely visit because they are working on a highrise project which will rise left side of the office.

The site?

Right side of the Holiday Plaza Hotel. It is a 20 storey condotel. Sorry no pictures for hard evidence nor a soft copy of the project because I did not bring my digicam and my ex officemates just started working on the project. The project just started this month. If you really want a hard evidence, you can go ahead, check the site, and you can see the construction workers who are demolishing the 2 storey born again church that will pave the way for the construction of this 20 storey condotel.

Now, imagine the future look of Ramos - Fuente Osmeña. Looks promising right?


That all folks!

Pics taken 07062008
by me

ACT
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PLDT Bldg along N. Bacalso Ave.
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Nope. Care to share what it's all about? :colgate: SMX Cebu?

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i don't think it is smx cebu (???). though malawak yung fencing nya. the built structure sa loob, was small. e kung smx cebu na yan, di sana may nakapaskil na notice.

it looks like another terminal :lol:

Sure na jud na it's a terminal?


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mao gani it looks like.. hehe unsa man pud ni si van mo-post pa thrilling man kaayo.. karenderiya ra siguro na ui.. :lol::lol:

hahay, kalabad ba sa ulo sa akong mga operator!

Boutique hotel daw... Don't know if its true....

Boutique hotel daw... Don't know if its true....

Oh yeah, now I remember. Cebu must be one of the pilot areas SM has chosen to test its own hotel brand, Casa SM. :)

Read more here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=551798

^^ magdungan na'g open sa Sofitel? (mura'g pareho sa style sa Microtel Inn)

Kanus-a gani ma-operational ang Sofitel? Sa akong nabasa gikan sa mga official report sa SM, within this year daw. Makaya kaha na? Murag daghan pa man ang trabahoonon. So I guess, atngan nalang nato. :cheers:

One comment about the Cyberzone at the Northwing: Overdone ang lighting. Exagg. Sobraan ka hayag. Sakit sa mata. :)

Old Talisay City Hall

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Talisay Church

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Park near Larawan Beach

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Larawan Beach

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Talisay Inasal (Mila's Lechon)

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IT building beside THE WALK

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IT building

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MCDO

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UP High Grand Reunion opening na this saturday...

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Oh yeah, now I remember. Cebu must be one of the pilot areas SM has chosen to test its own hotel brand, Casa SM. :)

Read more here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=551798

^^ magdungan na'g open sa Sofitel? (mura'g pareho sa style sa Microtel Inn)

It's not SM....I think the Go's own the lot....

Guys, asa man ta makareport anang mga beggars? Diba akong nashare diri sauna nga naa'y manglilimos sa Mandaue nga pagbalibad namo kay gisumbag ang among windshield? Kuyawan g'yud mi ato kay abi namo ug mabuak na ang bintana. Maayo gani wala. Kriminal kaayo ug naw'ng, kanang murag adik ba. Unya ganiha, we encountered the same, as in the same, beggar again diha sa Mabolo unya gisumbag nasad ang among windshield. :ohno:

^^ TG Tower is huge...

Guys, asa man ta makareport anang mga beggars? Diba akong nashare diri sauna nga naa'y manglilimos sa Mandaue nga pagbalibad namo kay gisumbag ang among windshield? Kuyawan g'yud mi ato kay abi namo ug mabuak na ang bintana. Maayo gani wala. Kriminal kaayo ug naw'ng, kanang murag adik ba. Unya ganiha, we encountered the same, as in the same, beggar again diha sa Mabolo unya gisumbag nasad ang among windshield. :ohno:

inyo ta to gigawas bai! gigukod unta to ninyo! hehe! para matagam!

Guys, asa man ta makareport anang mga beggars? Diba akong nashare diri sauna nga naa'y manglilimos sa Mandaue nga pagbalibad namo kay gisumbag ang among windshield? Kuyawan g'yud mi ato kay abi namo ug mabuak na ang bintana. Maayo gani wala. Kriminal kaayo ug naw'ng, kanang murag adik ba. Unya ganiha, we encountered the same, as in the same, beggar again diha sa Mabolo unya gisumbag nasad ang among windshield. :ohno:

i agree. inyo untang gigawas unya gilabay ug bato. para magabaan ba. adik siguro to. kanang either high or walay ikapalit ba maong nanglimos na lang

^ Sus, dili na makatabang ang labay-labay ug bato. :lol: Mas maayong dakpon na sila aron wa na silay mahasol pa. :)

^^ labayon og bato? ...mind you, basin ibalik nimo ang bato...never underestimate those beggars...they can do whatever they want because they have this thinking that their life is useless anyway... :lol:

^ Tinuod. Dili baya ako ang nisuggest anang labay-labay ug bato, si Kurom baya. :lol:

2 Cebuano dance couples naka-gold (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080707133&type=2)

Ni Yoyo R. Abayan
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Natay-og ang grand ballroom sa Waterfront-Cebu City Hotel dihang ang duha ka Cebuano dance couples nidaog og bulawang medalya sa grade A class sa duha ka disipolo sa sayaw atol sa DanceSport Council of the Philippines Incorporated (DSCPI) Alaxan FR National Mid-Rankings and Competition sa miaging gabii.
Ang magtiayong Anabelle ug Joel Madera mipukan usab sa ilang mga kadugong Sugbuanon nga sila si Miljane Camacho ug Bernie Tumarong aron paghari sa modern standard Grade A. Laing Visayas squad nga sila si Karla ug Brian Ocaña miangkon sa bronze.
Mipatong sa ikaupat mao ang SEA games medalists Maira Rosete ug Emmanuel Reyes.
“Na-shock gyud ko. Ambot, hangtod karon di gihapon ko katuo ani. First time ni namo na na-champion sa grade A,” matud pa ni Annabelle Madera.
Sama sa mga Madera, ang paresan nilang Charlea Lagaras ug Ronnie Steeve Vergara nidaog og gold sa Grade A Latin.
Sila si Lagaras ug Vergara mipukan nilang Judith Melecio ug Reynato Mercado sa Luzon aron pag-angkon sa bulawan, samtang laing SEA Games veterans nga sila si Dearlie Gerodias ug John Erolle Melecio napunta sa ikatulo nga dapit.
Sa kinatibuk-ang, ang mga Sugbuanon mikabkab og 24 golds, 10 silvers ug 12 bronze.
Lain sab nga magtiayon nga sila si Jeanen ug Lowell Bernados misurpresa sa kadaghanan dihang ilang giangkon ang bulawan sa Grade B Standard category.
Si Prince Laurence ‘Princess’ Inocando, sa wala pa dad-a sa hospital human kini mikolapso tungod sa sobrang kalapoy atol sa semifinal round sa Grade B action, nakapakita og maayo sa iyang abilidad uban ni Danilo Gagani Jr. aron pagkab-ot sa bulawan sa Special Event F1.
Lain pang mihakot og bulawan mao sila EO Lowen Rendon ug Mary Desiree Seraga (Youth A), Mae Pabuaya ug Samson Orlanez (Youth C), Engracita Zabala ug Rannel Espinosa (Grade E), Christopher Corro ug Lilibeth Paguio (SE 1M), Carol Ching ug Jonas Napoli (SE 2F), Jaime Sarmiento ug Maria Christina Nguyen (Senior A), Chiao-Mei Chu ug Roy Alvin Reamillo (teacher-student C), Christine ug James Bryan Camacho (juvenile class), Elizabeth Zetz ug Marlon Aliño (Senior C) ug Pearl Marie Caneda ug Wilbert Aunzo (Junior A).
Sa laing bahin, ang under-rated nga sila si Anselmo Estellore ug Mae Lozada mikabkab og duha ka bulawan pinaagi sa SE IF ug Grade B.
Ang maabtikon nga si Estellore uban sa lain niyang pares nga si Lenbelle Padillo nidaog sab og bulawan sa SE 1M, samtang ang managsuong James ug Christine Camacho nidominar sa latin juvenile category. Sila si Patricia Zarate ug Juan Carlos Maralit maoy naghari sa grade E, samtang sila si Rochelle Canoy ug Benjamin Legaspi maoy nanghawod sa junior C.
Usa sa labing lisud nga gubat sa natad sa sayaw mao ang latin youth A nga gidominar nilang Virgianie Oyao ug Jefferson Pimentel.
Lain pa nga mikabkab og bulawan mao sila si Susan Camacho ug Noel Chua sa SE 2M, Pearl Marie Caneda ug Wilbert Aunzo sa junior A, Merlyn Pascasio ug Jojit Cabuenas sa senior C.
Ang pambato sa Luzon nga sila si Gilda Lim ug Wilfred Sto. Domingo sa senior A latin, Florencia Toreja ug Jemel Bantolo sa SE 2F ug sa teacher-student C, Jeanne Fong ug Lowell Tan sa teacher-student A, Gerica Mae Melencio ug Alfredo de Guzman sa youth C, Elvira Yulo ug Kristian Sese sa grade D ug Cynthia Ednilao ug Gisbert Igaya sa grade C.
Sa modern standard, ang laing mga mananaog sa nagkadaiyang mga kategoriya mao sila si Susan Menoza ug Masato Miyachi sa SE 2M, Maria Christina Nguyen ug Jaime Sarmiento sa teacher-student A, Willane Rose Ducay ug Tristan John Ducay sa junior C, Chiao-Mei Chu ug Gil Satrain sa grade D ug Gilliam Roderno ug Adrian Alberto sa grade C.
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M. Lhuillier-Cebu Niños kampiyon sa Pagadian leg (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080707137&type=2)


Ni Yoyo R. Abayan
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Miremati na sab og laing korona ang M. Lhuillier-Cebu Niños dihang ilang gidominar ang Liga Pilipinas-Pagadian City Leg pinaagi sa pagpukan sa host Pagadian Explorers, 72-67 niadtong Domingo sa gabii didto sa Pagadian City gym sa Pagadian City.
Ang Cebu Niños ni sports patron Michel Lhuillier ug coach Raul ‘Yayoy’ Alcoseba nagsalig sa 12-0 fourth quarter aron pagpapas sa ilang 57-66 nga alkanse sa nahabiling sayes minutos sa kumbati.
Si Bruce Dacia miugbok og triple, gisundan og laing dos puntos aron pagtabla sa iskor, 66-all.
Ang sentro nga si Marlon Basco miposa og tres puntos nga nakapalabaw sa Cebu Niños og tres puntos, 69-66 sa nahabiling 2:15 sa duwa.
Si Basco, kinsa maoy napiling tournament MVP, ni-foul ni Mark Kong, kinsa igo lang mipasulod og usa sa iyang duha ka free throws, 67-69.
Ang Explorers ni Mayor Sammy Co ug coach Eric Samson mihimo sagunson nga fouls aron pagpatay sa oras diin ang Cebu Niños maoy nakabentaha og maayo sa himalatyong segundos sa duwa.
Si Stephen Padilla maoy katapusang mibarog sa free throw line sa katapusang dos segundos, apan nasipyat ang iyang duha ka free throws. Hinuon, dali niyang gibawi pinaagi sa paglangkat sa offensive rebound ug gitapos ang duwa pinaagi sa pagpabuto og triple dayong kapupos sa oras.
Isip kampiyon, ang Niños nakabaton og 10 Liga Tour points, samtang ang Explorers nakaangkon og singko puntos.
Gumikan niini, ang Cebu Niños maoy mitungtong sa kinatas-ang bahin sa leader board sa kinatibuk-ang 24 puntos ug nahimong first-two leg winner ning maong liga ubos sa Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (BAP-SBP).
Sa laing aksiyon, ang Misamis Oriental Meteors ni Gov. Oscar Moreno ug coach Jun Noel miseguro nga dili kini masirohan sa ilang pag-uli dihang ilang giangkon ang ikatulong dapit dihang ilang gipilde ang Trace-Laguna Stallions ni Erwin Genuino
ug coach Nomar Isla, 102-90.
Sunod semana, ang Zamboanga Amores ug ang Lipa-Batangas Barakos modungan sa pag-host sa managlahing mga binyu nga sugdan karong Hulyo 9.
Ang Amores moharong sa Explorers, Ilocos Sur Brave Hearts ug Taguig Batang Global.
Samtang ang Barakos mobisita sa Baguio Victory, Iloilo Mang Inasals ug Tagaytay-Cavite Heroes.
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Cebu delegation nagpanikad (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080707132&type=2)



Ni Yoyo R. Abayan
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Luwas ug walay kakulian ang pag-abot sa delegasyon sa dakbayan sa Sugbu didto sa San Francisco, California ug nagpanikad na kini alang sa 42nd International Children’s Game.
Ang maong delegasyon nga gipadala ni Greater Cebu Sports Organizing Committee (GCSOC) ni sportsman Jonathan ‘Atan’ Guardo gilangkuban og mga magduduwa sa lawn tennis ug table tennis.
Sila mao ang managsuong Jessica ug Jacob Lagman, Ariel Jay Torion, Jean Phillippe Jawad Honoridez ug Dannel Jay Tormis sa University of Cebu (UC).
Giubanan sila ni Philippine Sports Commission executive director Fr. Vicente ‘Vic’ L. Uy, SVD ug PSC-7 coordinator Danilo Villadolid.
“I wish them the best of luck and hope they will bring home the bacon,” matud pa ni Guardo.
Sa ilang pag-abot, ang mga Sugbuanon giabi-abi sa head of delegation Allan Torrevillas ug GCSOC vice chairman Eugenio Gabuya Jr. Mihatag sila og courtesy call ngadto ni Philippine consul general sa San Francisco Hon. Mariano A. Paynor Jr.
Matud pa ni Torrevillas, ang Sto. Niño de Cebu USA, Inc. pinaagi sa tabang nilang Hale Concon, Nancy Concon, Rudy Rodriguez, Rita Rodriguez ug Helen Bollozos maoy responsable sa paghan-ay sa akomodasyon sa mga atleta ug opisyales sa Sugbu. Ipahimutang sila sa University of San Francisco gikan sa Hulyo 10-15.
Ang ICG usa ka panagtapok alang sa selebrasyon sa friendship ug sport diin 1,500 ka batan-ong mga atleta gikan sa 100 ka siyudad nga morepresentar sa 50 ka mga nasud ug unom ka continents ang mopakita’g aksiyon sa usa ka semana nga sports conclave.
Natukod niadtong 1968 ni Slovenian professor Metod Klemenc aron pag-promote sa kalinaw ug sa panaghigalaay pinaagi sa paugnat sa kusog, ang International Children’s Games nagtubo ngadto pagka global competition ug cultural festival.
Ang ICG ang labing daku nga multi-sports international youth games giila karon sa International Olympic Committee .
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Samsung opens 2nd concept store (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080707139&type=2)

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 8:14:33 PM




Bent on taking the top spot for the widely segmented mobile phone market in the country, Samsung, a leading South Korean brand is looking at expanding its network and market reach with the opening of its second concept shop in SM City Cebu’s Cyberzone.
In an interview with the vice-president of the mobile phones team of Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation, Charles Seungho Choi, he said that Samsung always believed in the growth potential of Cebu as the second biggest market in the country.
Samsung Mobile’s shop at the Cyberzone is the company’s second concept store in Cebu, next to the one at the Ayala Center which opened in November of last year.
Different from the first store which showcases both of Samsung’s mobile and consumer electronics segment such as LCD TVs, home theater systems, electronic gadgets like digital camera and MP3 players, computer monitors and printers; the second shop on the other hand carries the six different segments of Samsung’s mobile phone market.
The six segments include: the business segment composed of units geared towards dual sim cards for executive and office use, the stylish segment geared for trendsetters, multi-media segment which is focused on music, the infotainment which is apt for consumers looking for merge of entertainment and information and then the connected and the essentials segments.
Choi said that among the six segments, Samsung is strongest in the style, essential and the multi-media segments.
He said that before Samsung’s segmentations were based on high-end and low-end phones but since Samsung is aiming to capture a huge market base and be number one in all segments, they started to come up with his new segmentation strategy.
“We started to come up with this new segmentation second half of last year. Before we based it on price segments but we realized it was not the right way so we came up with the six segments and started hitting niche of consumers that boosted sales,” Choi explained.
On the consumer electronic segment, Samsung is globally considered number one, so Choi expressed determination to also do the same in the mobile phone segment.
Currently, Samsung is considered as the second top mobile brand next to Nokia in terms of market share and with their aggressive marketing strategies so far, Choi is aiming to one day beat the competition.
“If we were able to overtook Sony globally in the LCD TV segment and become number one, why can’t we make the same in terms of mobile phones? We are a very ambitious company and we aim to be number one in all kinds of products we sell,” Choi pointed out.
In Cebu, Choi said that they are also looking at establishing stronger market presence to dominate the area as well as the huge Visayas and Mindanao areas.
“If we will be able to become number one in Cebu, it will follow in other cities so right now we are establishing stronger partnership with our consumer electronics dealers because without them, we can’t possible achieve our goals,” said Choi.
Samsung’s SM City Cebu Cyberzone concept shop will be managed by Samsung’s dealer and partner Junrex.
Jun Yap, the president of Junrex said that their partnership with Samsung has been on-going for several years already and with this strong collaboration, he was able to notice stronger market presence of Samsung in the Cebu market. —Rhia de Pablo

Construction of four-lane tunnel in Cebu fast-tracked



Angie Chui

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it is fast-tracking the implementation of Segment 3B-2 (subway section) of the Cebu South Coastal Road Project in Cebu which involves the construction of 610-meter twinbox, four-lane tunnel that passes under the Park Plaza Independencia in Cebu City.


A report of DPWH Metro Cebu Development Project Director Nilo Pamaylaon stated that the subway section is now 40.48 percent complete.The completion of this subway project will provide direct access to the southern reclamation area which is now a highly industrial zone, catering to the export processing, investment opportunities, business district and international container port in Cebu City," the report stated..

The project is also seen to ease traffic in the metropolis and cut travel time by half.

Meanwhile, Cebu City Planning and Development Coordinator Paul Villarete said since the DPWH had completed the first four packages of the Cebu South Coastal Road project, investors had poured funds in the Cebu South Reclamation Project which greatly contributed to the fast-growing economy of Cebu City.

"Even though the project is not yet fully completed because of the remaining works in the tunnel section, we are already experiencing the advantages of this new road network because since the DPWH had opened the Talisay Section, Causeway Section, Viaduct Section and the Offshore ramps the traffic in the Cebu metropolis was greatly reduced because of the new alternate road," Villarete said.

Project consultant Katahira and Engineers International said, however, the contractor has run into delays in the boring of sheet piles because of concrete boulders underneath due to old structures like the seawall, but it is now preparing catch-up measures in an effort to complete the project by June 2009

Random comment: Ang cladding sa CDU ba, sige lang g'yud na ug katangtang. Unsaon nalang. Maayo pa ug usbon nalang na nila ang ilang facade, himoon ug all-glass. :colgate:

Old Talisay City Hall

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Talisay Church

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Park near Larawan Beach

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Larawan Beach

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Talisay Inasal (Mila's Lechon)

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these pictures reminds me of good memories...

anyway, kahinumdom gyud ko nga inig ka sulod nimo sa karaan nga talisay city hall, naay dako kaayo nga map sa talisay city tapos naay mga projects (with pictures) sa different sites sa city. the projects that were realized karon are the new talisay city hall, the market at the highway ang another market kanang ipuli sa tabunok which is in lagtang though not operational pa.. there was an LRT project proposed nga muagi sa SRP pero murag hanap na ni nga project..

Salamat sa mga pics, Ley!

Btw, mga bai, para ninyo, unsa man ang pinakalami nga lechon sa Cebu? Asa man kini mapalit?

Sa ako lang natilawan ha, lami ang Celia's, CNT ug Alejo's.

i was at starbucks ayala ganina kanang duol sa leisure oasis.. they already started the landscaping sa sulod :)

Salamat sa mga pics, Ley!

Btw, mga bai, para ninyo, unsa man ang pinakalami nga lechon sa Cebu? Asa man kini mapalit?

Sa ako lang natilawan ha, lami ang Celia's, CNT ug Alejo's.

tilawi ang lechon sa carcar @sinj. di jud ka kaila if lechon ba imong gikaon:)

^^ unsa man diay ang feeling bai...hehehhe!



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ABACA Resort & Restaurant - background is the Hilton Resort Hotel
Punta Engaño, Mactan Is., Cebu
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Chic & Fab Resto at Crossroads Mall, Banilad, Cebu City
flickr pic by @indici
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Question: Kanus-a nagsugod ang Cebu Investment and Promotions Center?

^^ unsa man diay ang feeling bai...hehehhe!


lami jud bai. lisod i-describe hehehe...

first seven floors sa Marriot Hotel kay clear na.. I think they will be renovating these rooms as posted in the news a month ago.


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^ Yep, they will renovate it to complement with the Leisure Oasis ug para daw mas business hotel ang feel sa Marriott. :)

US is still top buyer of furniture from Cebu, industry group says

DESPITE a weakened economy, the United States remains to be the top buyer in the Cebu International Furniture and Furnishings Exhibition (Cebu X) 2008.

Post fair figures shows that the US is a major market for the Cebu export group, said Ruby Salutan, executive director of the Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation (CFIF).

“The US market is just challenged, it’s not like business is no longer there,” she told Sun.Star Cebu in a phone interview yesterday.

She added that it also helped that the Cebu X has already been considered as an important destination by international buyers.

For this year, US buyers accounted for $3.6 million in sales or 23 percent of the total sales of $15.4 million during the Cebu X last March.

Higher sales

This year’s total sales is higher than the $15 million earned during the 2007 exhibit, even with a decrease in the number of exhibitors for Cebu X 2008.

According to CFIF data, three countries made it to the top 10 buyers’ list for the first time. These are India, which is the third highest with over $700,000-worth of purchases, Brazil—on the fifth spot, accounting for four percent of total sales—and Canada, which contributed more than $500,000-worth of purchases.

Salutan said these countries have already attended the Cebu X in previous years but it is only this year that they made significant purchases.

Other countries that made it to the top ten list were Saudi Arabia, Spain, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Egypt, and Mexico.

“In general, this is proof that our shift in promotion strategy worked,” Salutan said. For this year, CFIF has modified 80 percent of its promotional efforts using information technology (IT).

Based on its study, CFIF found out that most buyers now shop through the Internet.

Using electronic mail and beefing up the group’s website also proved to be more cost efficient. CFIF used to spend a lot on the printing and mailing of brochures to local and international contacts.

As the group will unveil a new concept for Cebu X 2009 tomorrow, Salutan said CFIF will continue to maximize on the benefits of IT to promote the exhibit. She said CFIF will make the Cebu X website more “buyer-friendly.” (DME)

RLC builds 7 BPO sites in provinces



By JAMES A. LOYOLA

Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), the country’s largest office landlord, is developing seven BPO and call center sites this year to expand its office space inventory and give its clients a stronger presence in the provinces.

RLC president Frederick Go said in an interview that while many of these projects are relatively small compared to their projects in Metro Manila, these provincial office spaces give BPOs a chance to relocate to the region of their choice.

He added that these BPO spaces will be built together with new malls and will have about 5,000 square meters of leasable space costing "just a few hundred million pesos."

RLC disclosed earlier that it is allotting R13.9 billion for capital expenditures for 2008 and 2009 of which 40 percent will be used to build new malls while the rest will be for office and residential developments.

To be developed by RLC’s Office Buildings Division in tandem with its Commercial Centers Division, the seven new projects are adapting the mixed use format, a strategy RLC pioneered when it built the Robinsons Galleria Center.

"We are currently incorporating office spaces intended for BPOs and call center operators in our shopping mall developments, specifically Robinsons Luisita in Tarlac City, Robinsons Cybergate Cebu between Cebu’s Chong Hua Hospital and Fuente Osmena," said Henry Yap, Business Unit General Manager for RLC’s Office Buildings Division.

He added that "Robinsons Cybergate Davao, along J. P. Laurel in the Bajada District, and Robinsons Cybergate Plaza in Mandaluyong City are also under construction and will be ready for occupancy by next year. We are currently accepting lease inquiries for all these properties."

These projects are in addition to two recently completed projects in Robinsons Otis, in Manila and Cybergate Tower 3 in Mandaluyong City – both of which are now ready for occupancy.

BPO and call center firms are rapidly expanding into the provinces due to lower costs of operations, larger manpower pool and lower rate of employee turnover.

In addition, the relatively lower cost of operations in the Philippines have encouraged many firms in the United States and Western Europe to outsource their operations to the Philippines, thereby making these sites even more desirable and lucrative.

"We are also giving these BPOs an opportunity to undertake pioneering efforts in our sites, a move that is very much encouraged and supported by the local government units that hosts our malls and offices buildings," said Yap.

RLC, a leading property developer and landlord of choice, foresees that locators for business process outsourcing and the call center industry in general, are gearing their expansion plans toward key regional urban centers.

"These areas—-Cebu, Davao, Northern Luzon and the Calabarzon areas offer talented and highly skilled human resources sourced from prestigious educational institutions that are highly proficient in English," added Yap.

RLC has built BPOs and call centers in Bacolod, Lipa (Batangas) and Sta. Rosa (Laguna) and Cainta (Rizal). In Metro Manila, in addition to Robinsons Novaliches and two Cybergate Towers within the Forum Robinsons Complex in Mandaluyong City.

RLC is now planning more buildings in the Old Medical City site in Mandaluyong, along Ayala Avenue where a recent joint venture deal was entered into by RLC, Security Land and Taganito Mining Corporation, and in Tacloban where a mall is now under construction.

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City will get 20 more second-hand buses from Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, whose officials pledged to donate the vehicles as a sign of friendship.

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he will leave for Taiwan on Thursday to sign the deed of donation.

The air-conditioned buses will need to be refurbished in Taiwan before they are shipped to Cebu.

The fleet is expected to arrive here in September.

Kaohsiung City, which opened city sisterhood ties with Cebu City in 1988, is the second biggest seaport city next to Taipei.

Nearly a hundred buses have been donated by Kaohsiung City to Cebu City over the years but only 15 are still in good running condition.

Some units were donated to other cities. A number of buses are under repair.

Those no longer fielded on the road are being used as temporary shelters for victims of fires and natural calamities or turned into a mobile classroom and library, said City Councilor Augustus Pe.

Some were also used by the Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) as temporary detention center for traffic violators.

The new batch of buses being donated are air-conditioned and look sturdier than their predecessors, said Cebu City hall public information officer Nagiel Bañacia.

“The buses are pretty good,” Mayor Osmeña told reporters. “We anticipate we’ll have to spend for some refurbishing.”

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – Lapu-Lapu City Administrator Teodulo Ybañez said Tuesday he respected the opinion of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña who belittled the recognition given to Lapu-Lapu as one of the 25 most competitive cities in the country.

Ybañez, however, reminded the mayor that Lapu-Lapu did not commission the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project (PCCRP) 2007 conducted by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM).

“The Asian Institute of Management is an authority that is very sound and credible,” Ybañez said. “We, in Lapu-Lapu, are told to respect the opinion of others. That is his (Osmeña) opinion and we respect that.”

Ybañez said Lapu-Lapu did not know that a survey was being conducted as city officials were busy implementing development projects.

He added Lapu-Lapu Mayor Arturo Radaza did not lay claim to the prestige but shared the award to his critics, including businessman Efrain Pelaez Jr.

Lapu-Lapu made it in the top 25 in the competitive survey conducted across the country. Cebu City and Mandaue City were among those surveyed but these did not emerge in the ranking.

Lapu-Lapu ranked high in terms of infrastructure and cost of doing business mainly due to its two export processing zones.

Osmeña belittled the recognition, saying he did not have high regard of the AIM because it did not have a track record of bringing in investors and studying operations of local government units.

Pelaez, Mactan Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, said the presence of an international airport, export processing zone, among others made Lapu-Lapu a natural beneficiary of progress.

“Almost all the big projects in Mactan were started before Radaza was elected...many projects are simply continuations of what was started prior to 1997 but were interrupted by the Asian crisis,” he said.

Visit www.missuniverse.com or www.nbc.com to vote for Miss Philippines for the Best National Costume award at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant. Vote ASAP kasi baka mag-close na ang voting. Thanks and God bless!

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Talisay nag-una sa koleksyon (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080708209&type=2)



Ni Brenda Batuto
Wednesday, July 9, 2008


Nag-una ang dakbayan sa Talisay sa 16 ka siyudad sa tibuok Central Visayas sa kinolektahay sa sa real property tax kon buhis sa yuta ug kabtangan sa tuig 2007.

Si City Treasurer Emma Macuto ug ang City Assessor nga si Alma Abellanosa pulos nakadawat og pasidungog gikan sa Bureau of Local Government Finance tungod sa kalampusang nakab-ot sa Talisay sa natad sa kinolektahay sa buhis niadtong miaging Hunyo 18, 2008.

Si Macuto nga nahinabi sa Banat News mipasabot nga ang maayong panag-alayon tali sa iyang buhatan ug sa opisina ni Abellanosa maoy usa sa hinungdan nga milampos sila ug takos lamang sila sa pasidungog nga ilang nadawat.

Miingon si Macuto nga labaw na gyud tingale kun nakabayad pa ang tanang negosyante sa ilang mga buhis mosamot pagpangharos ang Talisay sa iyang koleksyon sa tibuok rehiyon 7.

Giangkon ni Macuto nga naa pay pipila ka mga establisamento nga wala pa makaimpas sa ilang bayranan sa buhis apan misaad nga ilang kompletohon pagbayad ang ilang bayranan ning tuiga.

Midugang si Macuto nga bisan sa kalisod sa ekonomiya ug naapektohan ang mga negosyante apan ang siyudad naningkamot gyud nga makapaningil sa tukmang bayranan sa buhis sa maong mga negosyante.

Base sa rekord,sa tuig 2007 ang Talisay may target nga kolektahonon nga P30,214,134.40 sa real property, apan mikabat sa P43,130,497.49 o 142.75 % nga rating.

Sa “fees and charges”, ang Talisay nakakolekta og P16,653,820.80 gikan sa target collection niini nga P10,775,405.47.

Sa “economics enterprise”, ang gitarget sa dakbayan ang P25,673,813.52 apan mikolekta ra kini og P25,054,898.24

Sa business tax ,ang target collection nga P33,122,631.99, P31,736,560.90 ray ilang nakolekta.

Sa kinolektahay sa buhis sa real property ang lungsod sa Anda, Bohol nakakuha og 132.49%, Aloguinsan, Cebu, 216.57 %, Bacong, Negros Oriental, 111.54 % ug 151.87 % ang Lazi, Siquijor.

Sa fees and charges collection ang probinsiya sa Bohol adunay 97.25 % nga nakolekta, Talisay City, 176.78% samtang ang lungsod sa Mabini, Bohol, 242.84 %, Balamban, Cebu, 282.10%, Manjuyod, Negros Oriental, 149.75 % ug 115.17 sa Sequijor, Sequijor.

Sa business tax ang probinsiya sa Sequijor nakakuha og 113.03%, dakbayan sa Canlaon, 101.23 %, sa lungsod sa Corella, Bohol, 141. 30 %, San Francisco, Cebu, 172.95 %, Dauin, Negros Oriental, 123.04 % ug 217.40 % sa Lazi, Sequijor.

Samtang sa tax collection sa economic enterprise ang probinsiya sa Bohol ang dunay ratings nga 106.32% ang dakbayan sa Danao, 176.36 %, sa mga lungsod ang Loboc, Bohol adunay 261.91%, Pilar, Cebu, 176.69 %, Sibulan, Negros Oriental, 184.55 % ug San Juan, Sequijor 146.41%.

Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa
pictures from www.imperialcebu.com (http://www.imperialcebu.com)

Dec 2008: Resort Grand Opening

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gahapon ni nimo gikuha nga pic no? i was there gahapon man sa starbucks!

Epson sees potential in Cebu’s market size, business ambiance (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=2008070868&type=2)



By Rhia de Pablo
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Optimistic with the growing awareness of the market for IT-related products these days, Japanese brand Epson is determined to dominate emerging markets such as Cebu.

“There are plenty of opportunities for Cebu and Epson eyes the area as a potential market aside from Manila and Davao because of its market size and positive business environment,” said Epson Philippines Corporation Head for Pre Sales Group Christer Joseph T. Destajo in an interview.

Epson is a worldwide brand in digital image innovations as it focuses on meeting clients' demand using technological breakthroughs on its products.

Its products are composed of four major groups which include: imaging on paper (printers and other imaging products), imaging on screen (office & home multimedia projectors, and other visual imaging equipments), imaging on support devices (displays, semiconductors, optical devices, quarts devices, mechatronics), and imaging on glass (mobile displays).

Destajo said that since Epson established presence in the Philippines last 1998; they managed to grow rapidly into becoming a billion peso company in a span of a few years due to its client-oriented approach on its business management.

He said that currently, they have been servicing a wide client-base from the corporate sector including big companies such as Jollibee Foods Incorporated, San Miguel, McDonalds’, UCPB, Banco de Oro as well as top notch schools such as Ateneo de Manila and the De La Salle University and public offices such as the National Statistic Office and the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

“We have since been providing complete printing solutions to our client-base from dot matrix to laser down to inkjet and our core competency lies in patented technologies that we have innovated,” said Destajo.

Aside from printers, Epson is also considered as one of the world's largest manufacturers of scanners, desktop computers, business, multimedia and home theatre projectors, large home theatre televisions, robots and industrial automation equipment, point of sale docket printers and cash registers, laptops, integrated circuits, LCD components and other associated electronic components.

Traditionally, the company has been manufacturing Seiko timepieces since its foundation and is one of three core companies of the Seiko Group. With numerous subsidiaries worldwide, Epson has been able to generate net sales in 2006 to 2007 which amounted to 1.416 trillion yen.

New BPO building to rise inside Mactan Economic Zone 2 (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW070908/content.php?id=044)


CEBU CITY — Aboitizland, Inc. has started building a five-storey commercial corporate building for business process outsourcing (BPO) companies.

The iMEZ, which will rise inside the Mactan Economic Zone 2 (MEZ-2), is estimated to cost P160 million and targeted to be completed by March 2009, Aboitizland President Andoni F. Aboitiz said.

He said they were talking with five prospective locators, all foreign BPO companies. The new building will have a gross leasable area of 5,000 square meters.

"We’re trying to attract not just the call centers, but the real BPOs," Mr. Aboitiz said. Since the structure is within the Mactan economic zone, locators will automatically enjoy tax incentives, he added.

The new building is within the Pueblo Verde commercial block. Its ground floor will be leased to retail shops and dining outlets that will complement retail establishments in the area.

The Mactan Economic Zone 2 is a 63-hectare economic zone developed and operated by Aboitizland — the real estate arm of the Aboitiz Group — under a build-operate-transfer scheme for landowner Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority. It has 48 locators that employ about 18,000 workers.

Although Aboitizland considers the zone a success, Mr. Aboitiz said there are no plans to replicate this in other areas since the Philippines is losing manufacturing investments to China and Vietnam.

Aboitizland also co-owns with Tsuneishi Holdings, Inc. the Cebu Industrial Park Developers, Inc., which developed and operates the West Cebu Industrial Park in Balamban town in Western Cebu.

Meanwhile, Aboitizland will be launching the third phase of Kishanta subdivision in Southern Cebu. Mr. Aboitiz said the new phase will rise on an adjoining 12-hectare property.

"The first two phases have been mostly sold out," he said. The 16-hectare subdivision offers lot-only properties and house and lot packages.

By the third quarter, the subdivision would be ready for house construction, Mr. Aboitiz said.

The road network has been completed and power and water supply will be installed before the quarter ends.

The company will soon start greening activities for the subdivision — planting hardwoods and aromatic trees.

This is to fulfill the nature-oriented design of the subdivision," he added.

Work is also ongoing on four house-and-lot units that will be ready for occupancy by September. — Marites S. Villamor

dakoa gyud diay sa Imperial Palace noh? barog diha sa intersection sa Salinas ug Gorordo, nya tan-aw sa direction sa Mactan, kita kaayo ang buildings Imperial Palace

^^ Freaky! Everytime I see the picture of Princess of the Stars @ our archives in SSC, it's giving me the goosebumps.

Anyway, @Slerz paryente nyo tong giingon nako nga survivor to sa Princess of the Stars?

Yup, sa akong father's side... Mas maayo kay survivor.

...i hope this will turn out good.... this reminds me of a store near Carbon market :lol:

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SINJ, its not a spam after all... sikat gyud di ay imung blog... hehehehe


from the freeman:

Local News

US senator visits Capitol

Thursday, July 10, 2008
A US senator will be in Cebu today for a four-day unofficial visit, a part of which is a courtesy call with Governor Gwendolyn Garcia for a possible sisterhood agreement.

Senator Daryl Beall, who hails from the state of Iowa, said in his letter sent earlier to the governor that he has read about her and her remarkable accomplishments.

“You are a progressive and visionary governor and I applaud you,” said Beall, the chairman of International Relations Committee of Iowa General Assembly.

Beall, who will be joining Garcia during her State of the Province Address today, stated that he is looking for possible cultural and educational exchanges, and even for economic and commercial ties.

The US senator, who is also named as the “Asian Ambassador,” added that he has already helped established sister city relationships in Russia, Japan and Canada. — Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon/LPM

^^
Don't like the color green....

SINJ, its not a spam after all... sikat gyud di ay imung blog... hehehehe


Nashock ra man ko pagkabasa nako ani nga post uy. Thanks for posting. :)

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Sus, pagkagamay ra g'yud diay sa isla sa Mactan no? Unya naglisod pa g'yud ang gobyerno paghimo ug maayong urban planning. :ohno: Hinaut nga mawipe-out na ang squatters sa lower right (I assume they are squatters but I am not sure). Ug ako pang mama ang pasturya-on, nindot magdrive sa karsada nga lapad ang view sa dagat. :yes:

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One of the Camotes Islands

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Nindot. Mura man ug wala pa'y gapuyo.

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Cebu

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I guess Mactan Cebu International Airport Terminal needs to be renovated...naiiwan na siya sa ganda ng mga bagong airports...

What I only see every month are closed CR's for renovation...maybe they need to renovate the passengers waiting sections....

The ever-photogenic Gwen Garcia

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Flickr photos from our very own, Gibb (http://flickr.com/photos/lorensgibb/)

What are these?

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Lumad Basakanon landed on 2nd place in the recently concluded Sangyaw Festival in Tacloban, Leyte

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Wala gihapo'y paglubad ang garbo sa Sugbo pero naa kaha sila'y mapakita nga something new sa Sinulog 2009? Atangi.

Tuburan Church

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Weird colours. At first glance, abi nako ug mosque siya.

Houses everywhere? Poor urban planning in Lapu-Lapu City

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Colon Street

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Icky! That Dyesebel billboard is out of place. You can really see how aggressive they can go just to promote their show.

@SINJIN


The Iowa State Senator who commented on your blog was a real senator after all..

Sen. Daryll Beal will be in Cebu to attend Gov. Garcia's State of the Province Address..


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By the way, does anyone have the Parson's Plan of Cebu City?

so tinuod gyud diay nga muanhi ang senator! ui senator, pa burger naman jan! burger! burger! :lol:

@sinjin: re:lobster-like things...

i dont know the exact name, but those taste very good...daghan kaayo ana didto sa amoa sa Cavite, usually we steam it...pero pwede ra pud i-deep fry

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amphipod na sila.

Thursday, July 10, 2008
Ng: Photo contest for Mandaue Business Month
By Wilson Ng
Wired Desktop

I AM now involved in the preparations for the Mandaue Business Month 2008 in August. The event, which coincides with the Mandaue City Charter Day, is hosted by the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Mandaue is an industrial city and, in many ways, different from Cebu City. Thus, we are trying to work out some events that would be different from those held during the Cebu Business Month, which I was involved in.

One of the events that we will organize is virtual as it will be almost wholly on the web. This is the “Sugbu Kini Photo/Video Tag Contest.”

With the onset of digital photography, we no longer have to buy film and pay for developing. This has increased interest in photography and video. Due to a heightened interest in photography, there are probably millions of photos of Cebu in thousands of websites and computers worldwide. Scores of them are uploaded to social networking sites like Facebook or Friendster, and more are put into public photo libraries like Picasa, Photobucket or Flickr. Millions of videos are in YouTube, and other sites.

However, many photos are not properly labeled, tagged or uploaded to the Internet.

We figured that if we can just make people upload and properly label photos on to the Internet, it would be easier for Internet surfers worldwide to find pictures of Cebu.

This is the reason we are launching the contest. Those who can find photos of different towns and cities in Cebu on the Internet can join as well; they just have to note the URL where the photos are posted and submit their labels or keywords to our web-site.

Those who will send us photos will be able to participate in a raffle. Each photo will earn one raffle entry. The contest is open from July 12 to August 20, 2008. The website, www.ccebu.net/mandaue, is currently in the works.

Winning entries will be evaluated based on: whether the picture is really of Cebu, depicts life in any town or city in Cebu and/or its cultural heritage, and if the description or keyword successfully describes the picture.
Prizes, totalling P20,000, await winners.

@ sinjin, the picture you posted of docjabagat of Colon is very clear & nice but the colors are too strongly imposed as I observed on the arms of the man, murag panit sa lechon.

^^
FX yan ni sinj

Guys, question lang: Unsa nga videos inyong pangitaon sa YouTube about Cebu? Gikinahanglan man gud nako para sa videos section sa akong Cebu website: http://cebudaily.com/videos

Pakisuggest. Salamat!

By the way, does anyone have the Parson's Plan of Cebu City?


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Guys, question lang: Unsa nga videos inyong pangitaon sa YouTube about Cebu? Gikinahanglan man gud nako para sa videos section sa akong Cebu website: http://cebudaily.com/videos
Pakisuggest. Salamat!

Quoting Randy:
Im retired,and came to Cebu in May of 2007 and got married, went back to the States to have my other hip replaced, then moved to Liloan this Jan 3, and have never looked back!!! I do miss all of my friends, but Ive never been happier in my life, and just couldnt ask for more!!!!
Country: United States
Occupation: Retired carpenter
Interests and Hobbies: Motorcycling, my wife Emy, and a new life that gives me something different every day! (http://www.youtube.com/user/RandyKofahl)
http://www.youtube.com/user/RandyKofahl

A sample set:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?p=r&user=RandyKofahl&page=5
As of now 153 videos:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=RandyKofahl&p=r
These reflect a very humble and honest view of a happy CEBU LIFE.

To enjoy his videos more: click on the option WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY.

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Asiatown IT Park
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...TG Tower is huge!
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...nag model gyud si manang!
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CBP
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MCIA - flickr pics by @Liz Contemprate

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UP Cebu celebrates UP centennial (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080709159&type=2)



PERSPECTIVE By Cherry Ballescas
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The University of the Philippines turned 100 last June. From July 12-19, it will be UP Cebu's turn to join the celebration of the UP Centennial! For those who are interested to join, come and enjoy the fun activities planned for this celebration.

On July 12, 2008 (Saturday), there will be a Centennial Motorcade, Mass, and Sports Fest with assembly at the UP College Cebu Grounds set for 7:00am. The Motorcade, which is scheduled at 8:30am, will proceed from UP Cebu Campus. Mass and Ecumenical Service follows at 10:00am and at 11:00am, the Sports Fest organized by UP High School.

On Sunday, July 13, the Centennial Run and "Binugoy" Brunch await all those who wish to continue to join the UP Centennial celebration in Cebu! For those who are early risers, assembly time is 4:30am at the UP Cebu Grounds.

Buses will be available to bring everyone to Warwick Barracks in Barangay Ermita, which is the site of the first campus of UP College Cebu and the starting point of the Centennial Run. At 5:30am, Ceremonial Rites and Unveiling of a Marker recognizing Warwick Barracks as the first UP College Cebu campus will proceed.

By 6:00am, the 7-8 kilometer Centennial Run will start from Warwick Barracks, Ermita, to Gaisano Main (in front of the University of the Visayas) which was the site of the second campus of UP Cebu. The Gaisano Main Bldg. used to be the PNB Bldg. which was rented out by UP. The run will pass through Fort San Pedro, the site of the third campus of UP Cebu and finally proceed to the present UP College Cebu campus in Lahug.

For those who prefer shorter routes, there will be 3 other starting points: Gaisano Main, Fuente Osmeña Circle and the Provincial Capitol. Registration fees can be paid at at the UP Board Room, Administration Bldg., UP College Cebu, Monday to Friday, from 8:30am to 6:30pm. Prizes await the winners too! Awarding Ceremonies and a Binugoy Brunch will follow at the UP Cebu campus at 10:00 AM with performances to be rendered by Budoy, "Junior Kilat", and other bands.

On Monday, July 14, "The Art Collection of U.P. College Cebu" that will showcase three decades of Joya Awardees will be shown at the UP College Cebu Conference Hall from 4:00pm. The Opening Ceremonies and Cutting of the Ribbon will be led by UP Alumni DOT Regional Director Dawnie Roa and Provincial Board Member Agnes Magpale. Cocktails will follow at 4:30PM.

A Forum on the History of UP Cebu is scheduled July 16 at the UP College Cebu Conference Hall from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN.

On Thursday, July 17, the Unveiling of 3 UP Cebu Markers will take place in front of the UP College Cebu Administration Building at 6:30pm, to be led by UP President Emerlinda Roman, UPV Chancellor Glen Aguilar, and UP College Cebu Dean Enrique Avila. One marker will highlight the history of UP College Cebu Administration Building while 2 others will mark UP College Cebu as the venue of the signing of the new UP Charter that recognized UP as the first ever national university of this country.

On July 18 (Friday), a Grand Centennial Homecoming and Historical Fashion Show is scheduled at the Plenary Hall of the Cebu International Convention Center from 7:00pm. The UP Cebu High School Alumni Reunion will follow the next day, July 19 (Saturday) at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel from 5:30pm.

For more details , contact the UP Alumni Association---Cebu Chapter Foundation, Inc. c/o Ms. Yvonne Gomos, at 032- 231-7335.

US senator visits Capitol (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080709188&type=2)

Thursday, July 10, 2008
A US senator will be in Cebu today for a four-day unofficial visit, a part of which is a courtesy call with Governor Gwendolyn Garcia for a possible sisterhood agreement.

Senator Daryl Beall, who hails from the state of Iowa, said in his letter sent earlier to the governor that he has read about her and her remarkable accomplishments.

“You are a progressive and visionary governor and I applaud you,” said Beall, the chairman of International Relations Committee of Iowa General Assembly.

Beall, who will be joining Garcia during her State of the Province Address today, stated that he is looking for possible cultural and educational exchanges, and even for economic and commercial ties.

The US senator, who is also named as the “Asian Ambassador,” added that he has already helped established sister city relationships in Russia, Japan and Canada. — Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon/LPM

A Mandauehanon speaks from the heart (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080709158&type=2)



SHOOTING STRAIGHT By Valeriano Avila
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The Mandaue City Council has approved some P5.2 million infra projects which includes pipe laying and drainage improvements, an asphalt overlay in the Talamban-Tawason project and other projects carried over during the Ouano Administration. However, I didn’t read anything about any plans to widen the H. Cortes Ave. I guess this is due to the fact that these are projects done solely by the City of Mandaue, while the widening of H. Cortes Ave. is expected to be done by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) because it needs some national funding.

I also suggested earlier that Mandaue City ought to do something on its own, like connecting a major road system directly to the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) at the Mandaue Reclamation, which I’m sure would not cost much as it is only a gas station across the SMC Brewery. Doing this project on Mandaue’s own funds, would certainly go a long way in proving to our people that we really do not need a national government agency like DPWH to do major road connections. This one is easy; all it needs is a few million pesos. However it also needs something that most politicians find hard to secure, a political will to do changes for the good of everyone, especially Mandauehanons. But so far, I got only silence on this plan.

Finally, I would like to know what happened to the P1.5 million earmarked for the Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation (ERUF)? Anyway, here’s an open letter to the City officials of Mandaue emailed to me from a Mandauehanon who requested this to be printed in this column. As we are writing about Mandaue City today, I’m giving space in this corner for this very important letter from a Mandauehanon.

Honorable Sirs: Greetings from Missouri! I am Eli Cabahug Perez, born and raised a Mandauehanon. In 1976, I left our beloved City of Mandaue to seek a better life for me and my family. I left the country with a sad heart, knowing that despite the bountiful opportunities made available to me in my adopted country, Mandaue is still the place where my heart belongs.

After more than 30 long years of living in Columbia, Missouri, I have come to appreciate the system of governance that views elected positions as a chance for gifted individuals to share these gifts for the glory of the city and with the people who elected them. I have come to value government officials performing their tasks as true servants of the people instead of the other way around. It is my dream that Mandaue and Mandauehanons will be able to experience the same true democracy in action. To make this dream come true, I and a group of other like-minded Mandauehanons from all over the world, have come together to let our voices be heard. We call ourselves the Global Mandauehanons.

We the Global Mandauehanons, are very disappointed in the recent developments in our fair city and are dismayed that elected leaders are failing the people and Mandaue miserably. We believe that too much politics is depriving Mandaue the progress it so richly deserves. We are appealing to your love for Mandaue to set aside partisan politics and do what is best for our city. You have chosen to be our leaders. We now ask that you lead Mandaue to greater heights not to stagnation due to endless political bickering!

A few years ago, you defied certain COA disapproval when you voted to increase yours and the vice-mayor’s salaries. Now you depict a group cowering in fear of an uncertain COA judgement for a mere 1.5M pesos? Are you telling us that you were not afraid to face COA sanctions when it concerned your interest but are now paralyzed with fear to grant ERUF the necessary funds so that they can serve Mandauehanons and receive two fire trucks as well? Does it really matter that much to you as to who gets credit for improving Mandaue? For the love of Mandaue, take the chance!

We are now more than 10 million strong who left the country to seek for a brighter future. You yourselves most probably have a relative or a friend among us. As a leader, is this truly what you want for our country and city? To be deprived of the talents that could have made our country stronger? To be denied the company of loved ones? Our country is regressing due to too much politics and self interest. Mandaue City can be a showcase of a city that works, a city where elected leaders can work in harmony for the love of country and people. Wouldn’t this be a better legacy to pass on to your children? Or would you rather be another footnote in Mandaue’s history as the clowns who thought they could be leaders but instead drove more of their people to leave for foreign lands? All for the good of Mandaue.” This letter was truly written from the heart of Mr. Eli Perez. I hope Mandaue City Officials would listen to his pleas. I fully agree that the bickering in Mandaue should stop and resume when the election campaign starts.

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US senator visits Capitol (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080709188&type=2)

Thursday, July 10, 2008
A US senator will be in Cebu today for a four-day unofficial visit, a part of which is a courtesy call with Governor Gwendolyn Garcia for a possible sisterhood agreement.

Senator Daryl Beall, who hails from the state of Iowa, said in his letter sent earlier to the governor that he has read about her and her remarkable accomplishments.

“You are a progressive and visionary governor and I applaud you,” said Beall, the chairman of International Relations Committee of Iowa General Assembly.

Beall, who will be joining Garcia during her State of the Province Address today, stated that he is looking for possible cultural and educational exchanges, and even for economic and commercial ties.

The US senator, who is also named as the “Asian Ambassador,” added that he has already helped established sister city relationships in Russia, Japan and Canada. — Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon/LPM
Sinjin, grabe na to! :applause:

CEBU BUSINESS PARK

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22-storey Lexmark Tower is rising!


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@ sinjin, the picture you posted of docjabagat of Colon is very clear & nice but the colors are too strongly imposed as I observed on the arms of the man, murag panit sa lechon.

effect na bai... HDR.

repost from cebu heritage walk thread

The Carcar City Museum Opening & the 1st Carcar City Charter Day Celebrations

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Guys, here's the link that will explain to you the rankings of the latest PCCRV result of AIM
http://www.policy.aim.edu.ph/downloads/PCCRP%202007/PCCRP%202007%20Summary%20of%20Results%20(90%20cities).pdf

Friday, July 11, 2008
Gwen won’t run for higher post (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2008/07/11/news/gwen.won.t.run.for.higher.post.html)
By Gerome M. Dalipe
Sun.Star Correspondent

CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia last night rebuffed talk that she will run for a higher office in the 2010 elections, saying she would rather focus on challenges here.

She also kept up a running theme in her annual State of the Province Address since 2005, that of Cebu Province being debt-free. After posting P17 billion in assets in 2007, the province is “the strongest” it has ever been, the second-term governor added.


“We are now, without any doubt, the richest province in the country, not just in the present, but at any given time in this country’s history,” Garcia told local officials, business leaders and other guests at the Capitol Social Hall.
Her 45-minute speech, interrupted by applause more than 20 times, highlighted that the Province’s total assets have increased by more than 300 percent from P2 billion in 2004 when she won her first term.

“There is so much to be done here,” she said. “And the challenges, this sense of hope, our simple pride in being Cebuano are too strong and irresistible.”

“I cannot find myself leaving Cebu for anything—not for money, nor for fame, nor for greatness. Not even for higher office. My fellow Cebuanos, I am here to stay.”

Garcia pointed out that despite a “phenomenal” increase in spending for basic services and infrastructure projects, the Province still has a surplus of over P1.3 billion.

“Unlike local government units in the country, including one whose local chief executive seems to draw sustenance from his hostility to and obvious envy of the Province, we remain debt-free,” said the governor, apparently referring to Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña.

The two local executives have been openly critical of each other’s projects ever since a proposed land exchange deal between the City and Province collapsed in early 2006. Last year, the Province closed certain roads in the city that crossed Capitol-owned lots, while the City sat on permit applications for a provincial project in Banilad.

Both parties are now fighting in court over ownership of Fuente Osmeña and surrounding properties.

But Garcia said last night she will not be drawn into a war of words or “odious comparisons that are the mark of a basic insecurity.”

“This much we can say: we have not mortgaged our present, much less our future, for debt from which there seems to be no relief in sight.”

She reported how the Provincial Government recovered 164 hectares of Capitol-owned lots scattered in Cebu City, including the 80-hectare Camp Lapu-Lapu property, 22-hectare Boy Scout lots and Cebu City Zoo.

The governor also promised that 534 kilometers of provincial roads will be asphalted by the end of 2008.

She announced the conversion of 69 bridges from wooden to concrete, construction of seven national bridges, 71 two-classroom school buildings, additional district hospitals, water system projects and electrification projects in remote barangays.

She also mentioned in passing a lawsuit filed against the Province by WT Construction, which claimed that the Capitol owed it P261 million for additional work on the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC).

The governor clarified that the Provincial Government will await the court’s decision on the matter, but that the CICC continues to earn in the meantime.

“The project has been earning revenues for the Province in the past one and half years since it opened. And we are not paying for any interests or the principal of any bank loan.”

Apparently referring to the City’s South Road Properties, the governor said that unlike the Province, another local government unit is paying for the principal and interests on the loan used to finance a project that’s “just lying there empty, save for some migratory birds, and has not earned a single centavo for the people.”

In contrast, the governor said, the CICC generated more than P32 million from 237 events for January 2007 to June 2008.

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We seriously NEED a new airport.

^^
A new terminal....like "hi-tech" na mga airport sa Iloilo and Bacolod...designed and built by Japanese

“I cannot find myself leaving Cebu for anything—not for money, nor for fame, nor for greatness. Not even for higher office. My fellow Cebuanos, I am here to stay.”

:applause:

If she will break her word, then I shall slap her and show this article. :lol:

kuyaw ni si Sinj, manag pa :rofl: di nalang ko mangutana asa... :lol:

:applause:

If she will break her word, then I shall slap her and show this article. :lol:

The good governor can always say "My loyalty to the cebuano people ends where my loyalty to the Filipino Nation begins" :banana:

^^ Reminds me of Quezon's quote, hehe!! :D

^^

Quezon ba?...hindi ba si Ninoy?

^^ I think so.
"My loyalty to my party ends where my service to the people begins." Something like that...hehe!! :D

Yup.... I twisted P. Quezon's famous line. :lol:

^^ Pero dapat lang gawin ni Madame Gwen yan, kundi aray...hehe!!! :D

if she's really 'pro-Cebu', then she ought to swallow her pride, and being the younger politician (and perhaps better), seek reconciliation with Tom...together, they'll make the perfect team

Well it's like this...

Gwen still has another three year term... There's a chance that she will still be the governor of Cebu after 2010..

Why run for a higher post if she can be Emperador of Cebu for the next three years, hehe.. Well, this "last three years" will I guess serve as her preparation for a higher post.. So in 2013 she might run for senator..

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wa gyud makalupig sa "I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos to a government run like heaven by Americans." ni sir Manuel L. Quezon. hehe

that AIM rankings for all we know is rubbish. it's meaningless and incredible. more established and credible orgs (proven with track record) recognize cebu as one of the best in the country and among the best future Asian cities, needless to say more. to all cebuanos, enjoy nalang nato unsay naa diri cebu, anyway, nindoooot na jud kaayo diri cebu. bonus nalang na ang fact that Cebu Province without any doubt was/is/will always be the richest in the Philippines. :lol: again, our beloved Cebu has always been on top :cheers:

“We are now, without any doubt, the richest province in the country, not just in the present, but at any given time in this country’s history,” Garcia told local officials, business leaders and other guests at the Capitol Social Hall.

eto pa, bonus news:

Billionaire Arab plans to invest in Cebu
Cebu Daily News
July 11, 2008

Manila - The world's seventh richest Arab, Mishal Kanoo, has signified interest in investing in the country, particulary in Cebu, Senate President Pro Tempore Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada said yesterday.

Estrada, who has just arrived from the United Arab Emirates, said that aside from meeting Filipinos there, he also met with the 39-year old Kanoo, who has an estimated personal fortune of $1.7 billion.

In their meeting, Estrada said Kanoo told him that "My brother visited Cebu recently. We believe that Cebu is a good place to make investment and do business."

The Arabian business told him that the Philippines is rich in both natural resources and skilled labor, and would thus not be hard to promote as a destination for international business ventures and tourism.

The only things that discourage Kanoo and other investors, Estrada said, are "heavy traffic" and "poor infrastrucuture" in urban areas particularly Metro Manila.

But he assured the senator that he would continue to hire more Filipino workers, who are known for their hardwork and efficiency.

Estrada, who chairs the Senate committee on labor and also the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Labor and Employment, said he will ask other foreign employers to adopy Kanoo Group's policy of not charging placement fees to be deducted against the foreign worker's salary.

According to Estrada, the June 29, 2008 issue of Arabian Business places Kanoo as the 22nd most influential Arab in the world. /Inquirer

wa gyud makalupig sa "I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos to a government run like heaven by Americans." ni sir Manuel L. Quezon. hehe

:lol: :lol: And it did. :lol:

Actually, there is a continuation of that phrase
"..anyway, we will improve." Just to connote that there is still hope despite these headaches that we are experiencing.

And I sure hope that Cebuanos would be the model for sustainable development for the country, not just for Cebu but for Pilipinas as well. ;)

that AIM rankings for all we know is rubbish. it's meaningless and incredible. more established and credible orgs (proven with track record) recognize cebu as one of the best in the country and among the best future Asian cities.
Pare no offense, ha? Pero parang minamaliit mo ang AIM where business tycoons from wealthy Asian countries studied.:)

^^

No offense too! Our Cebu City Mayor Tom is a product of AIM and he himself belittled his alma mater survey. I don't need be a graduate of AIM to belittle their survey! IMMO! The purpose of their survey is not to rate and rank the cities of this country but to promote it to investors.

There is no doubt that AIM is one of the best management school in Asia. But their survey? Gross! Too good to be true! It is like saying that it is possible for angels from heaven to invest in hell and then satan will welcome them to its for sale airconditioned studio type condo unit at the basement.

Belittle? More like sourgraping kamo.

i am from lapulapu city mismo, one of the top ranked metro cities sa pinakahuling surveys na yan, and the inclusion of lapulapu city made that survey even more hilarious than it was before! so, can you say im sourgraping? pppffffttt..

^^ oi! welcome back bai pao!

You all have a point. But it still doesn't change the fact that AIM is the best business school in Asia.:)

Belittle? More like sourgraping kamo.

Hey dude, don't come here in the Cebu thread, or in any other thread, as if you know everything. You don't even know what you're talking about. We are merely complaining about the AIM survey results because Lapu-Lapu City does not deserve the 3rd spot. Have you even been here? If not then I can shoulder a plane ticket for you and I can show you why it does not deserve to be given such title.

Biruin mo 'yan ha, may city na nga kami sa top 10, nagrereklamo pa kami because we know that the city is undeserving. Hindi nga kami nagrereklamo na hindi nakapasok ang iba naming cities. Bakit kamo? Dahil we're not like some other cities who are so hungry for status titles. We don't expect to receive awards. If they come, then thank you very much. If not, then why fret? Not receiving any awards is not the end of the world. It is merely a reminder that we have to strengthen our campaigns in making our cities better.

Now Potchot, let this post serve as your final warning. A lot of forumers have already complained about your behavior in the forums. And if you still continue with your sarcastic behavior then we have no choice but to show you the way out. Thank you and have a nice day. :)

Yes...It is "belittle"... :)

There is a big difference between Lapu-Lapu City and Cebu City...In economy, in governance and in infrastructures.

Anyway, this is not all about LLC vs CC...Its about how credible the survey is. And we know the big difference between the two cities, so, that is why we belittle the AIM survey.

You all have a point. But it still doesn't change the fact that AIM is the best business school in Asia.:)

Best? That's subjective. Yeah, the school plays a role in shaping its students but it all depends on the student's will if he desires to excel or not. It's like you're saying that students from public schools can never be better than students from exclusive private schools. ;)

Got your message boss Sinj. But let me leave by reminding you that maybe the truth does hurt.:)

Got your message boss Sinj. But let me leave by reminding you that maybe the truth does hurt.:)

Truth does hurt? What truth? This is what trying to appear omniscient can do. My message to you is "understand the topic at hand first before reacting in a thread" para hindi ka mapahiya. :)

Does it hurt you knowing that we belittled the AIM survey results?

Some of the forumers here are from Lapu-Lapu City, and yet they don't welcome the result...Aren't you surprised by that?

whats more flattering?

this?

AIM most competitive cities 2007
1. Davao City
2. Quezon City
3. Makati City
4. Manila City
5. Marikina City
6. Lapu-lapu City
7. Paranaque City
8. Muntinlupa City
9. Cebu City
10. Pasay City

or this?

BEST QUALITY OF LIFE - Foreign Direct Investors Survey

1, Melbourne, Australia
2, Hong Kong, China
3, Singapore, Singapore
4, Tokyo, Japan
5, Macau, China
6, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
7, Cebu City, Philippines
8, Sakai, Japan
9, Hiroshima, Japan
10, Quezon City, Philippines

we dont need aim to rank cebu city as among the best in the P.I. cebu's competition is not local but GLOBAL! ipabilin ang momho para sa uban.

Hay, ayoko na sanang sumagot dahil final warning na 'ko. But just to clarify things, as I said, you all have a point. Maybe there was a flaw in the survey. But again, it doesn't change the fact that AIM is the best business school in Asia so there's no point criticizing it as business tycoons from developed countries will still enroll in it.

Ateneo, UST and UP-Diliman and Manila may not be perfect but they are still the best in RP. Heck, even the Mother Catholic Church with all her sins is regarded as the best religion there is.

And no Sinj, hindi ako napahiya. PINANININDIGAN KO LAHAT NG POSTS KO!!! And if you're thinking of banning me, just think if bragging your money by offering to shoulder fare money deserves to be banned, too.

Met Jarenz at Fuente this afternoon..

Asked him, "nag unsa ka dinhi Jarenz..."

Then he said... "wala lang, nangita ug updates.."

Ngiga na jud aning Jarenz ui.. :master: :master:


hehehe..

Met Jarenz at Fuente this afternoon..

Asked him, "nag unsa ka dinhi Jarenz..."

Then he said... "wala lang, nangita ug updates.."

Ngiga na jud aning Jarenz ui.. :master: :master:


hehehe..

Sus ngilngiga g'yud aning Jarenz uy. Katagaan man ug award. Dapat kang himoong garbo sa Sugbo bai.

Anyway, pasagdaan nalang nato na ang nagpatagad diha sa ibabaw kay kitang mga Sugbuanon kibaw ra man ta asa mulugar ba.

Regarding AIM survey... the guys from AIM actually have partner universities.. For Cebu, we have the University of San Carlos. In other words, AIM did not survey each cities individually but rather solicited feedback from the partner universities..

What makes the AIM survey somewhat subjective? The partner universities surveyed only the particular city that they were assigned.. The survey would be somewhat flawed because they were not able to compare the city that they surveyed with other cities..

Of course we cannot blame the University of San Carlos if they rated themselves (I mean they rated ourselves) very low. Perhaps they have high standards for Cebu given that it's a very important city economically? What if another partner university assigned to a particular city rated their city very high simply because they feel that the facilities in such a city is already enough? Subjectivity comes into play here because the different partner universities throughout the country have different standards.

The guys from AIM should look into this loophole and perhaps revise their methodology.

I think the survey would be more believable if there is only one entity who will conduct the survey itself by going around the country and comparing the data with each other rather than by simply gathering data from "contributors" and tallying all the points up.

I wrote in my blog that one of the reasons why Cebu City didn't make it to the top five is that because of its water problem and that its current infrastructure cannot keep up with its very, very fast growth. True. But how about Lapu-Lapu City? Both Lapu-Lapu City and Cebu City are serviced by MCWD.. So the two cities should not have a huge distance between the two of them.

Infrastructure wise, after the ASEAN Summit, almost all major roads in Cebu were paved, a convention center was built (though not in Cebu City per se but in Mandaue), security/traffic cameras were installed at intersections. Moreover we have the south coastal highway, the underground road tunnel, etc. Still I could not understand why Cebu lagged in Infrastructure. Access to potable water constituted only a minor role in infrastructure so even if Cebu's score is zero on this, then the score would still be negligible.

I have actually here a file from the website of the AIM and one of the criteria was "Quality of Life" in which the presence of malls, banks, restaurants, etc. were considered and given a huge score.. Obviously, Metro Cebu has the most number of commercial centers, banks, restaurants, etc. in the Vizmin it being the second most important economic center in the country.

But how come? Duh... Let's just leave the survey alone and work on our own... As what Governor Gwen said, "lihok dili sulti... (more work, less talk..)"

pagbigyan na natin si potchot, all he wants is for AIM to be recognized as the best business school in ASIA, sige na best business school na nga, satisfied? pero parang hindi nila kaya gumawa ng credible survey, heck, theyre not even in the most business-friendly country in asia! sheeeesh.

AboitizLand earmarks P2.3B for Cebu projects (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080710121&type=2)

Friday, July 11, 2008

Despite the projected slowdown in consumer spending, AboitizLand Inc., is set to push through with its plan with an earmarked P2.3 billion for real estate projects in Cebu this year.

AboitizLand Inc., president and chief operating officer (COO) Andoni F. Aboitiz said that the largest capital expenditure of the company is the development of its Urban Village development called “Persimmon”, of which P2 billion will be spent for the entire project.

The company already kicked off with the construction of a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) building at the Mactan Export Zone (MEZ-2) called iMEZ, that would cost at least P160 million for the building construction alone. The five-story building is projected to be completed by next year.

Also, AboitizLand will open its phase-2 development of the chic residential project in the Southern part of Metro Cebu, the Kishanta. The company is going to invest an estimate of P150 million for the horizontal development of Kishanta subdivision.

“There is always a need for housing, although interest rate is seen to creep up due to the double-digit inflation and high fuel prices. But we would rather continue on our project stream, rather than wait for the [perfect] timing,” Aboitiz said.

The threat on consumer budget tightening has not discouraged the AboitizLand’s expansion mode, hoping that this economic challenge would only last for a short term.

“We are hoping that this is only a short term situation,” Aboitiz said adding that despite the volatility of the market conditions, planned expansion plans are pushing through.

Aboitiz believes that there is still a large untapped market for residential unit components, thus the company remains active in their projects, especially for residential developments.

The company is hitting active markets in the real estate sector, these are BPO and commercial buildings, and residential units including condominium, and medium to high-end subdivision with lot-only or house-and-lot offerings.

Although, the expected rise of interest rate in the consumer lending facilities offered by the banks, which include housing loans, would bring about impact in the consumer’s spending decision for residential acquisition plans, Aboitiz said this has not discouraged the company to momentarily stop the planned projects. – Ehda M. Dagooc

Bai Potchot69. You can call it sourgraping, sourstrawberry, sourapple and then sweet and sour.

Like what I said in the previous page, AIM is one of the best management school in Asia if there is another AIM survey to prove it. Lots of Cebuanos finished their masters in that great school. Let me name one aside from our mayor Tomas, Mr. King of Crown Regency is a graduate of AIM.

What we are questioning is their survey and not the school itself. LLC is part of metro Cebu but we question the inclusion of it in their survey, thus we are questioning also the methodology and integrity of the AIM survey. Supposedly, our first reaction is to be and should be happy with the inclusion of LLC in the AIM survey. But reality shows that we are not happy with it because we know that LLC doesn't deserve to be included in the list. If AIM included LLC in its latest survey then it should have included it in their last survey because LLC is 99% the same LLC from last year.

... ok anyway I went to BDO Fuente a while ago and I saw this huge crane at the Robinsons site so I took a shot of it. Kinda gloomy, something's really wrong with my camera now.. :bash:

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This is the view at that particular park in CBP at the back of City Sports.. There are benches where you can sit and relax the whole afternoon.

I think this park is a bit better than Fuente or Plaza Independencia because it's tucked away from the gas emissions of vehicles. From this park you can appreciate better the China Bank and Lexmark towers which are both under construction.

When we went here, China Bank was already putting steel column frames.


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i agree.

I love LLC, its a tourist drawer for cebu but we would be lying if we said na its deserving to be in the top 10... roads pa lng daan... ambot...

@LordCarnal: ganyan pala ang methodology ng survey?

hindi pala "standard" yung pag rate kasi different "contributors" rate each city.. and each contributor has its own standard/criteria on the rating... some cities may get higher grades maybe becoz the people who do the rating have lower criteria and some other cities may get lower ratings (even if they have superb/better amenities) because the people who rate them are more discriminating....

Makati, Dalaguete forge sisterhood relationship (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080710191&type=2)

Friday, July 11, 2008

Makati City and the town of Dalaguete in Cebu have recently established a sisterhood relationship.

Under the sisterhood agreement, Makati City officials assured support in marketing Dalaguete’s agricultural products in Manila.

Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay and Dalaguete Mayor Andrade Alcantara signed the memorandum of agreement during a simple ceremony held at the Municipal Session Hall.

The event was witnessed by municipal officials, department heads, barangay captains and representatives from different sectors. Aside from Binay, some members of the Makati City Council were also present during the signing.

The agreement states that Dalaguete and Makati City share a common desire to promote and foster friendship and good will.

It added that Dalaguete and Makati City share the “same intention of creating an atmosphere in which economic and community development can be implemented and strengthened.”

Both Dalaguete and Makati seek to strengthen ties of friendship, mutual understanding through exchanges in science and technology, culture and arts, tourism-planning and urban development commerce, trade and industry, education and sports development, environmental protection, public health and social services.

Alcantara hopes that the sisterhood relationship with Makati City will help develop Dalaguete, especially in the promotion of the town as Cebu’s vegetable basket.

He also believes that Dalaguete can be compared to other municipalities in the south in terms of development.

Binay, on the other hand, promised to donate books for the students in Dalaguete. — Jose P. Sollano/LPM

^^ wala pay rendering sa robinsons sa fuente? dugaya na ana ui.. ngano kaha?

^^

Wala pa jud...



These are the only photos that I got of Parkmall, shot from the eastern side.

Sorry I really don't have guts to shoot photos if there are dogs around.

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/parkmall01.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s223/arnold_carl/cebu_travel/parkmall02.jpg

Yup that's the methodology of the survey if I'm not mistaken. In fact such an issue was already discussed here in SSC years ago, hehehe...







@LordCarnal: ganyan pala ang methodology ng survey?

hindi pala "standard" yung pag rate kasi different "contributors" rate each city.. and each contributor has its own standard/criteria on the rating... some cities may get higher grades maybe becoz the people who do the rating have lower criteria and some other cities may get lower ratings (even if they have superb/better amenities) because the people who rate them are more discriminating....

Got your message boss Sinj. But let me leave by reminding you that maybe the truth does hurt.:)

Belittle? More like sourgraping kamo.

^^ ui, sourgraping, reminds me of my signature before..

let me define it again here,

Sourgraping is the false denial of desire for something sought but not acquired; to denigrate and feign disdain for that which one could not attain. The phrase is sometimes also used to refer to one expressing, in an unsportsmanlike or ungracious way, anger or frustration at having failed to acquire something (i.e. being a "sore loser"), regardless of whether the party denies their desire for the item.

:)

22-storey Lexmark Tower is rising!


flickr pic by @globephotoclub
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/2654720043_2b830fc59b_o.jpg


nice pic diehard:banana:

i am from lapulapu city mismo, one of the top ranked metro cities sa pinakahuling surveys na yan, and the inclusion of lapulapu city made that survey even more hilarious than it was before! so, can you say im sourgraping? pppffffttt..

mao jud, but at least si bai potchot agreed to our point na he doesn't know what he's talking about. :lol: yeah yeah yeah, AIM is a very prestigious business school. and it's not anywhere near the point. :yes: i'm sourgraping of the term "sourgraping" being posted here in Cebu thread. it's so out of place. hindi bagay dito. :lol:

nice pic diehard:banana:

Ray Patrick is my cousin!!!

AIM is a good school For Masters and Doctorates. But in outside world is a different story. My cousin was a Banking Master from AIM. But still common sense is first.

@ Lord Carnal, your camera has a small defect on the top right. It has a darker color. I think you have to prepare for the retirement your camera soon.

gmimingaw nko sa cebu! waaaaaaa!

wa gyud makalupig sa "I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos to a government run like heaven by Americans." ni sir Manuel L. Quezon. hehe

like hell indeed!!! thats what you call foolish patriotism!

Cebu Province is debt-free — Garcia

Says surplus fund of P1.3 B in its coffers

By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR.

CEBU PROVINCIAL CAPITOL — Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, the first lady chief executive of Cebu, announced that the provincial government has a surplus fund of over P1.3 billion despite what she described as a "phenomenal" increase in spending for basic services and infrastructure projects.


In her annual State-of-the-Province Address (SoPA) delivered last Thursday night, Garcia said the province’s total assets have increased by more than 300 percent from P5 billion in 2004 when she won her first term to P17 billion in 2007.

"We are now, without any doubt, the richest province in the country, not just in the present, but at any given time in this country’s history," Garcia told local officials, business leaders and other guests who gathered at the Capitol Social Hall to hear her 45-minute speech.

But Garcia said "there is much to be done" for the province as she promised that 534 kilometers of provincial roads will be asphalted by the end of 2008.

She announced the conversion of 69 bridges from wooden to concrete, construction of seven national bridges, 71 two-classroom school buildings, additional district hospitals, water system projects, and electrification projects in remote barangays.

"There is so much to be done here," she said. "And the challenges, this sense of hope, our simple pride in being Cebuano are too strong and irresistible."

"I cannot find myself leaving Cebu for anything — not for money, nor for fame, nor for greatness. Not even for higher office. My fellow Cebuanos, I am here to stay."

Garcia said that she has been asked number of times where she will see herself two years from now.

"I have been asked a number of times where I see myself two years from now. And I smile. I smile because I know exactly what the question is all about. And I smile because I do not see myself anywhere else but in Cebu, now, two years from now, five years from now," Garcia said.

Senators Richard Gordon, Manuel Roxas, Manuel Villar, who have openly expressed their desire to seek the presidency, have all shown interest in getting the governor as their vice-presidential candidate.

Among the invited guests during the Governor’s SoPA was Senator Daryl Beall of the State of Iowa, United States.

Other invited guests included members of the judiciary, heads of government offices in the region, town and city mayors and representatives of the business sector and the academe.

Bakeries in schools in Cebu City mulled




CEBU CITY — To make nutritious and cheaper breads available to students, the Cebu city government is planning to put up bakeries in schools in the city, with 10 schools already selected as pilot areas.


Councilor Gerardo Carillo said the bakeries inside schools would ensure that students get cheaper and more nutritious breads compared to what they can buy from ambulant vendors stationed outside school premises.

"The city is concerned about the kinds of breads that our students are getting and with the installation of the ‘Nutrition Bakery’, we can say that they will get nutritious breads in their schools," said Carillo.

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Wow...ala breadtalk? fresh ang bread....

Did you guys notice anything abnormal last night during the (sort of a) thunderstorm here in lapu-lapu? all our TV sets here at home have stopped working. our TVs don't power ON anymore except for the lcd tv in our living room which has its own surge protector. could it be because of the lightning? this is the first time that has happened here, and i guess we have to take all our 3 TVs to the appliance center where we bought. i think only 2 are still on warranty. i've been asking around the neighborhood, have yet to obtain feedback though. pagka malas, wa na nuon ko lingaw sa kwarto.

^^
usually pag may lightning and thunderstorm, the first thing that you should turn-off and unplug are your TV sets...experienced that dati....

^^
usually pag may lightning and thunderstorm, the first thing that you should turn-off and unplug are your TV sets...experienced that dati....

yeah. too bad i wasn't home when it happened. i just learned of the incident late night when i arrived. it sure is costly if it ain't covered in the warranty. :ohno:

Yep Kuya Rus, 'pag mag thunderstorms diri sa amo-a sa Bankal (Bankal is called dogdog town hahaha), i-off ug i-unplug g'yud namo ang tanang appliances.

yeah. too bad i wasn't home when it happened. i just learned of the incident late night when i arrived. it sure is costly if it ain't covered in the warranty. :ohno:

You just make it a habit daily not to leave turned-off appliances especially TV's plugged...TV's are too sensitive sa "fluctuations" which brought about when small amount of current created by lightning....

lightning strikes produce transients which can damage electronic devices connected/plugged into the main line (AC)... if a lightning strikes a power line, there is a surge of current... hehehehe :) OT na!!

^^
there... mas OK na explanation..tnx @ivanc...

You just make it a habit daily not to leave turned-off appliances especially TV's plugged...TV's are too sensitive sa "fluctuations" which brought about when small amount of current created by lightning....

yeah. too bad i wasn't home when it happened. i just learned of the incident late night when i arrived. it sure is costly if it ain't covered in the warranty. :ohno:

^^
usually pag may lightning and thunderstorm, the first thing that you should turn-off and unplug are your TV sets...experienced that dati....

Did you guys notice anything abnormal last night during the (sort of a) thunderstorm here in lapu-lapu? all our TV sets here at home have stopped working. our TVs don't power ON anymore except for the lcd tv in our living room which has its own surge protector. could it be because of the lightning? this is the first time that has happened here, and i guess we have to take all our 3 TVs to the appliance center where we bought. i think only 2 are still on warranty. i've been asking around the neighborhood, have yet to obtain feedback though. pagka malas, wa na nuon ko lingaw sa kwarto.



This reminds me of War of the Worlds when the aliens arrived via a lightning storm and all electronic gadgets including cellphones stopped working.




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dugay na ni nga article, but kabalo ba mo unsa ng modular system??

Governor’s Office - Mr. Clem Mcloskey & Mr. Joseph Chua’s Visit (http://sugbo.cebu.gov.ph/PhotoGallery.asp)
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Expanding the airport in six months without disrupting operations is the promise of a modular system presented by Clem Mcloskey, senior vice president for Asia operations of the General Electric Commercial Aviation Services.

Mcloskey was accompanied by Joseph Chua, president of Macroasia Corp. and director of the Asian Emerging Dragon Corp., in a meeting with Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and private sector representatives to the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority.

Mcloskey thinks that the modular system may be the best way to expand Cebu’s airport, which is currently accommodating four million passengers. Mcloskey’s company has done the same thing in expanding the airports in London and in Hainan, China.

-dp-

4 million passengers?!!! :nuts: dami naman pala

^^
A new terminal....like "hi-tech" na mga airport sa Iloilo and Bacolod...designed and built by Japanese


...the current MCIA was designed and built by Japanese...FYI

...the current MCIA was designed and built by Japanese...FYI

i think it was designed by a Filipino architech (forgot the name though), the same architech who also designed GV Tower Hotel..

Did you guys notice anything abnormal last night during the (sort of a) thunderstorm here in lapu-lapu? all our TV sets here at home have stopped working. our TVs don't power ON anymore except for the lcd tv in our living room which has its own surge protector. could it be because of the lightning? this is the first time that has happened here, and i guess we have to take all our 3 TVs to the appliance center where we bought. i think only 2 are still on warranty. i've been asking around the neighborhood, have yet to obtain feedback though. pagka malas, wa na nuon ko lingaw sa kwarto.

same with my PC bai! dili na cya mu power ON... gi.ahak!

same with my PC bai! dili na cya mu power ON... gi.ahak!

Amo-a man ganing broadband modem ug router kay naguba g'yud kay naa toy one instance last month nga nikalit lang g'yud, as in out of nowhere nikalit lang ug liti n'ya ang naigo kay usa ka poste nga duol sa among balay. Brownout gud dayon. Gikuyawan gud ang tanang tao diri sa Bankal kay abi namo ug bomba ba or end of the world na ba. :lol: Pagbalik na sa kuryente, dili na muOn ang among broadband modem, router ug cellphone charger.

^^ nag DOTA man gud ko ato bai... ang power supply ra sa CPU hinuon ang naguba. :)

Just out of curiosity. How unsafe is Colon area? Each time I would be in Cebu, they won't let me go around that area for some reason, but, I was thinking if I managed to cruise around Avenida in Manila alone and still made it back alive, why can't I survive Colon? I think it's the best place to experience the culture of any area, through their downtown. Does anybody agree?

Kay murag turko dau ko, baka paginitan ako sa area?? LOL

^ Colon is not unsafe. You just have to be vigilant. Ako man din ay takot sa Colon dati ngunit noong napuntahan ko na ito, nainlove ako sa liveliness ng lugar. :)

^^yep just use common sense and try not to attract attention to yourself. dont wear jewelry or anything flashy, and dont bring anything valuable with you.

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it is just a misnomer that Colon street is dangerous. lahat naman ng daan are dangerous. but now, di na masyado kasi sa presence ng pulis. lively na ang place.

Ang ako-a lang sa Colon no kay bahong kanal g'yud ang ubang parte niini. Hinaot nga mahimuan kini og solusyon.

nkasuway ko.. ako ra gilakaw ang colon gikan sa metro padung sa pari-an.. ala una sa kadlawon.. ngitngit pa jud kaayo dha na dpit colonnade padung parian kai wala na nisiga ang mga suga.. mura ra man ug wala.. daghan hinuon ok-ok..

pero nahibong ko ang naglakaw pud nga nag-una naku nagsige ug lingi sa iya luyo nya nikalit lang ug paspas ug lakaw.. ambot kinsa kahay gkahadlukan ato?:crazy2:

Got your message boss Sinj. But let me leave by reminding you that maybe the truth does hurt.:)

Lapulapu City as most competitive? Why don't you take a tour in Lapulapu city and see the infrastructure?

And number 2, if AIM wants claims to be a best business school, their survey shall be straighten out!

Just out of curiosity. How unsafe is Colon area? Each time I would be in Cebu, they won't let me go around that area for some reason, but, I was thinking if I managed to cruise around Avenida in Manila alone and still made it back alive, why can't I survive Colon? I think it's the best place to experience the culture of any area, through their downtown. Does anybody agree?

Kay murag turko dau ko, baka paginitan ako sa area?? LOL

I guess "they" is/are (usage?) too cautions. Hehehehe

Seriosly, I've been to Colon as late as 12 midnight. The roads are quite lively and the jeepneys are still plying through the routes. As Sinjin said before, be vigilant and don't be flashy.

^^ wala pay rendering sa robinsons sa fuente? dugaya na ana ui.. ngano kaha?

^^

Wala pa jud...

Actually bai mao rag naa na rendering, I passed there an hour ago.

Just out of curiosity. How unsafe is Colon area? Each time I would be in Cebu, they won't let me go around that area for some reason, but, I was thinking if I managed to cruise around Avenida in Manila alone and still made it back alive, why can't I survive Colon? I think it's the best place to experience the culture of any area, through their downtown. Does anybody agree?

Kay murag turko dau ko, baka paginitan ako sa area?? LOL

it's safe going around colon, but its like playing basketball ruggedly.rubbing elbows while walking crowded specially sa gaisano metro area.people from all walks of life converge.blame it on the illegal sidewalk vendors.funny to look at is the jaywalking violators and enforcers chasing.para silang naglalaro.:lol:i wonder why they have imposed jaywalking only on that area? they should put enforcers at fuente area also specially robinsons. whats the use of the skywalks? ngita lang sila ug disgrasya..:bash:

Safe sa Colon, basta ayaw lang pa-flash kaayo nga datu ka or naa ka bling-bling. Just don't go to the dark corners. Be vigilant as always.

I just wonder why usually the downtown cities in the Philippines (especially the old quarters) have this notoriety.

Ask man ko, safe man kaha sa Tabo-an og Pasil market? Never been there (as in!)

Sony opens VAIO shop in Cebu (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW071208/content.php?id=047)



CEBU CITY — Sony Philippines wants to strengthen its hold on the notebook computer market in the Visayas by setting up a VAIO shop in Cebu.

Toshiya Kagita, Sony Philippines president and managing director, said the shop at the SM City Cebu will cater to the entire Visayas market and neighboring Mindanao provinces. It is the second VAIO shop opened by Sony in the country. The first was opened in late May at SM Megamall.

Mr. Kagita said the VAIO shop at SM Megamall is doing well. He declined to give sales figures. "That’s why we decided to open another shop in the second largest market," Mr. Kagita said. VAIO shops carry VAIO notebooks and accessories. Mr. Kagita is optimistic that the shop would be make money despite the economic slowdown since Filipinos are technology savvy and the market for notebooks has continued to increase. Komei Nosaka, senior sales manager, said VAIO shops allow customers to experience and obtain answers about the products. — Marites S. Villamor

Cebu maoy kinadatoan sa nasud (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080711128&type=2)


Ni Rey Pasaporte
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Gipasigarbo ni Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia nga ang probinsiya sa Sugbu maoy labing adunahan sa tibuok nasud atol sa iyang State of the Province Address niadtong Huwebes sa gabii diha sa Capitol Social Hall.

Ang maong kalihukan gitambungan sa mga mayor, mga kongresista ug mga negosyante.

Si Garcia miingon nga sa pagkakaron ang kagamhanang probinsyal dunay kinatibuk-ang assets nga miabot og dul-an sa 17 bilyones pesos gikan sa 5 bilyones atol sa iyang pagsugod og lingkod sa Kapitolyo.

Ang gobernador mipahibawo usab nga padayong mikita ang Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) sukwahi sa mga pagduda kaniadto nga ma-alkanse kini.

Matud sa gobernador nga mikita ang CICC og kapin sa P32 milyones sulod lang sa usa ka tuig kapin sa operation niini kung itandi sa Cebu South Properties nga way kita.

Mipasalig si Garcia ngadto sa mga Sugbuanon nga wala siya'y planong modagan sa mas taas nga posisyon sama sa bise presidente o sa senado sa 2010 election.

Matud pa niya nga daghan pa kaayong mga proyekto nga iyang ipatuman og mas labaw sa tanan nagkinahanglan ang kinabag-ang Sugbuanon sa iyang pag-alagad isip inahan sa lalawigan.

Gibutyag usab ni Garcia atol sa iyang SOPA klaro ug tataw nga madayon na gyud ang katukuran sa Trans-Axial highway o backbone highway sa dili pa moabot ang 2010 election.

Ang Trans-Axial nga gimugna ni Bise Gobernador Gregorio Sanchez Jr. molagbas sa kabukiran gikan sa lungsod sa Daanbantayan lahos ngadto sa kinatumyan sa lungsod sa Santander.

Kahinumduman mitumaw ang report nga sila si Senador Manny Villar ug Senador Mar Roxas maoy nagtinguhang himuong runningmate sa umaabot 2010 election si Garcia samtang sila modagan pagka-presidente sa Pilipinas.

Safe sa Colon, basta ayaw lang pa-flash kaayo nga datu ka or naa ka bling-bling. Just don't go to the dark corners. Be vigilant as always.

I just wonder why usually the downtown cities in the Philippines (especially the old quarters) have this notoriety.

Ask man ko, safe man kaha sa Tabo-an og Pasil market? Never been there (as in!)

Taboan is safe.. I can't say the same for Pasil though, since the last time I've been there, I lost my wallet.. hehehe.. I'm a regular visitor to Taboan as I can't get enough of dried fish and dried mangoes, and so far I haven't experienced any untoward incidents except maybe for some nagging beggars..

Anyway, with regards to the Robinson's BPO building in Fuente, they've set up a tarp on the site but unfortunately it doesn't have any renderings.. just some unrelated pics and the announcement of what is to rise in the area..

Mga kongresista nalipay sa SOPA ni Gob. Gwen (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080711118&type=2)


Ni Rey Pasaporte
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Nangalipay ang duha ka mga kongresista sa lalawigan sa Sugbu human sa ilang nadungog nga dili modagan og mas taas nga posisyon karung 2010 election si Gobernador Gwendolyn Garcia.

Sila si Kongresista Nerissa Soon Ruiz sa ikaunom nga distrito ug Kongresista Benhur Salimbangon sa ikaupat nga distrito sa lalawigan sa Sugbu nga mitambong sa State of the Province Address ni Garcia niadtong Huwebes sa gabii diha sa Capitol Social Hall.

“Karon pa gyud nako madungog nga dili modagan siya (Garcia) og laing posisyon, akong gikalipay og dako tungod kay ang mga Sugbuanon nagkinahanglan sa iyang serbisyo,” matud pang Ruiz dihang nahinabi sa Banat News.

Matud sa babayeng kongresista nga mas maayong magpabilin ang gobernador aron mulambo pag-ayo ang turismo dinhi sa lalawigan.

Midugang si Ruiz gumikan sa maayong buhat sa gobernador daghang mga senador ang nangUlitawo nga himuong runningmate karong 2010 elections.

Susama usab ang gibati ni Kongresista Salimbangon, matud niya nga sayang kaayo ang momentum sa gobernador gumikan kay naghatag kini og dakong kausaban sa lalawigan ug dili pa angayang biyaan niini.

Matud ni Salimbangon ang gobernador naningkamot nga mapalambo ang probinsiya ilabi na kung sa natad sa turismo ang hisgutan.

Gani nalipay usab si Salimbangon nga madayon gyud ang pagtukod sa Trans-axial highway kay mas mulambo pa unya ang turismo ug daghang makabenipisyo niini sa higayon nga hingpit nang mahuman ang maong proyekto.

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Skimboarding tilt slated in Talisay (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080711187&type=2)

Saturday, July 12, 2008
The seasoned and the upcoming skim boarders all over the country are set to invade Talisay City anew with the staging of the National Skim Open Competition on July 18 to 19 at the Malayan Resort.

Around a hundred skimboarders are expected to see action in the event dubbed as “Go to the Extreme 2”.

For the past few years, Talisay has slowly become a popular skimboarding destination as the great waves of its beaches are very ideal for such extreme sport.

The local talents of Talisay are also out to showcase their wares in the two-day competition.

Entry fee is pegged at P200 inclusive of a souvenir t-shirt.

The event is organized by the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation of Talisay City and Skim Talisay.

For more details, one my keep in touch with Fritz Candralo at 0920-2226275, Okie Belciña at 0915-4822254 and Mackie Hermoso at 0906-4666616 or call the SK Federation ofice at 272-2109. – Caecent No-ot Magsumbol

ah, so I guess, there are snatchers in the area then. What if you are "datu/rich boy/girl " looking even if you are not trying to look as one? Will someone hold you up or intimidate you?

^ Nope. As I said, dapat mo lang tingnan ang mga tao. Look at their eyes. From there, makikilala mo na ang mga may masasamang intentions. Pansinin mo rin 'yung mga taong palaboy, 'yung obvious na walang business sa area. ;)

Cebu Parklane celebrates 2! (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080711181&type=2)
By Quennie S. Bronce
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Cebu Parklane International Hotel celebrates its second year anniversary today with a party for its corporate friends and guests.

Marketing and Communications Manager Jaybee Aquino said the party, which has a unique theme, is the hotel’s tribute to its loyal patrons and corporate friends.

“We came up with a hat party to be unique. It’s like saying ‘hats off’ or ‘kudos’ to both the staff for a job well done, and for the loyal guests,” she explained adding that the hotel will also be awarding the top 10 producers during the affair. Among Cebu Parklane’s top producers for 2007 are Phil. Electricity Market, Asia Travel, Globe Telecom, GTZ, San Miguel Corp., Coca Cola Bottlers Phil., LTO Cebu, Apo Cement, Pagcor Cebu and DepEd Cebu.

For a relatively young hotel, Cebu Parklane, a three-star hotel, has been doing quite well, according to Jaybee. However, she admits that the hotel had suffered birth pains, as well as growing challenges. “But what is important is that we have also developed milestones,” she added.

Jaybee shared that despite being a young hotel, Cebu Parklane has been benchmarked by other hotels that did not consider it as a competitor before. The hotel has also been active in business missions, such as the Philippine Business Mission to Japan, which was geared to capture the Japanese market. It has also regularly participated in exhibits and trade fairs, the latest of which was the Philippine International Tourism Fair, wherein Parklane won the best corporate booth award.

“We also have a new logo, which we launched last year. It symbolizes the Cebuano hospitality that we are trying to impart to our guests. We are also proud that we have a 100 percent all-Filipino management team,” Jaybee said.

As its gift to their loyal patrons, Jaybee shared that guests of Cebu Parklane can look forward to upgraded services, better food and more lifestyle choices. By the end of the year or early next year, she said 10 additional executive rooms and the executive lounge are expected to be completed. The hotel is also looking into doing package tours for its guests. According to Jaybee, even though Cebu Parklane is located in the city, the hotel does not want to limit its market to business and corporate clients, thus, they are now developing other lifestyle choices such as day tours for guests.

“We really want to show our guests that Cebu Parklane is run by an all-Filipino team but we give world class service,” she said.

^ Nope. As I said, dapat mo lang tingnan ang mga tao. Look at their eyes. From there, makikilala mo na ang mga may masasamang intentions. Pansinin mo rin 'yung mga taong palaboy, 'yung obvious na walang business sa area. ;)

OH, I'm not worried about it, I was just curious about Colon that people I know always stop me from going there even while I was with them, Heck, I walked down Atlanta's underground and downtown many times before while I was there and i am still around right now obviously and still in one piece. What's colon to me??LMAO I was even almost mugged by a couple of jamaican men that time.. Just picture someone in dread lock, in a gangster looking outfit following you around and asking for some money...

tan-aw nya ta sa survey PINAKA sa Qtv karon gbie 6pm.. kai ang ila episode ron about sa Pinakapanalong Places to Live here in the Philippines...

nag install na sa glass elevator sa Crown Regency; also, excavation at the property near McDo Escario is very, very deep, hehehe..


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...the current MCIA was designed and built by Japanese...FYI

i think it was designed by a Filipino architech (forgot the name though), the same architech who also designed GV Tower Hotel..



MCIA's architect was Cañizares I think...

I'm not sure with the contractors but I think they were Japanese because the materials (especially with the interiors) look very foreign, hehehe..




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A perfect evening at Blu Bar and Grill (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080712137&type=2)



By Honey Jarque Loop
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Hans Hauri, the hands-on and, I must say, delightful general manager of Marco Polo Plaza Hotel had every reason to smile and celebrate.

After months of meticulous planning and overseeing every detail of the project, the Blu Bar and Grill, located at the hotel’s top floor, is now ready to open its doors and welcome guests.

Likewise pleased and impressed with the outcome were Metrobank chairman emeritus Dr. George S.K. Ty, Marco Polo Plaza Cebu president Rey Villar and Asia Pacific Top Management chairman Alfred Ty.

Special guests included government officials led by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, DFA Undersecretary Frank Benedicto, Tourism Undersecretary Phineas Alburo and Nanjing City Mayor Hongkun Jiang. The diplomatic corps was represented by China’s Consul General He Shi Jing and his wife, Honorary Consul of Russia Armi Garcia and Honorary Consul of Sweden Jose Sala.

Invitees sipped excellent wines as they savored a selection of sumptuous appetizers such as salmon, cheese rolls, toasties, kebabs and open sandwiches.

A lively band that played Latin music contributed to the success of the evening, not to mention the full moon in all its’ splendor, which provided a truly spectacular setting amidst the thousand glittering lights of the Queen City of the South.

Whether for cocktails or a night cap, Blu Bar is the perfect place to start or end a wonderful evening.

Cebu to send three teams to POF regional meet (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080712186&type=2)

Sunday, July 13, 2008
Cebu will be sending three boys football team to the Philippine Olympic Festival-Visayas Qualifying event in Dumaguete City later this month.

The Freeman learned that Cebu would have two squads in the 17-under division and the other for the 14-under division, the division where Cebu won the national title over Iloilo last year.

Don Bosco College again will banner the 14-under squad and get reinforcement from Abellana National School (ANS).

Joselito Bono will coach the 14-under squad this time, as Coach Glenn Ramos (last year’s winning coach) will be handling another team.

Mario Ceniza and Francis Ramirez, on the other hand, will be coaching the two 17-under squads. Palarong Pambansa players from Springdale will likely play for Ceniza and ANS booters will be suit up for Ramirez.

Because the POF represents the LGUs, one of the two boys’17-under squad will represent Cebu City and the other will play for Cebu Province.

As of this writing, all the lineups in the three squads are still not official.

The top two teams in the Visayas qualifying meet will compete in the POF National Finals in Cagayan de Oro in October.

Meanwhile, Coach Glenn Ramos is currently forming a team that will play in the Philippine Football Federation Men’s Open Regional finals, tentatively set from August 8 to 10 here in Cebu.

Cebu, Bacolod and Iloilo teams will vie for a ticket to the national finals in this tournament and will join host Dumaguete City (as representatives of Visayas) in the finale set later this year. — Caecent No-ot Magsumbol

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Guv seeks valid reasons for continued operations of hydropower plant ("http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080712198&type=2)

Sunday, July 13, 2008
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia asked officials of the Cebu Electric Cooperative to present to the Kawasan Falls Technical Working Group valid reasons for them to be allowed to continue the operations of the hydropower plant.

Cebeco reportedly failed to present evidence that it has an agreement with the local government unit of Badian for the establishment of the hydro electric power plant.

The plant was built by Cebeco in the early 1990s before the time of former governor and now Rep. Pablo “Pabling” Garcia.

In a meeting recently at the Capitol, Cebeco representative Concordio Quisaot said that as of the moment, he could not present any document to prove that there is an existing agreement between his company and the Badian municipal government.

Garcia said that Cebeco should present convincing arguments that there is a pre-existing contract with the municipality.

Earlier, the TWG was tasked to have a meeting with CEBECO officials to determine whether it is necessary that the plant will continue to be situated within the falls’ premises.

The TWG, which is handling the development plan of the falls, has come up with some measures as well as development in the area. It is eyeing an increase in the entrance fees for visitors from P10 to P20 per person to fund for the implementation of the eco-tourism development of the falls.

Security concerns at the falls were also recommended in the development plan, including the ban on liquors considering that most accidents there involved drunk people diving from the cliff.

There’s also a plan to put up lights and benches along the trail leading to the falls and to install handrails, the design and materials of which will blend with the nature.

The handrails will ensure the safety of trekkers up to the third level of the falls. If plans would push through, a cooperative will operate a restaurant/sari-sari store in the area. — Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon/LPM

A tasteful adventure in Cebu (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080712176&type=2)
IN MY BASKET By Lydia D. Castillo
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Every time we visit Cebu, we go on a gustatory adventure. We were there for the highly successful Cebu Business Month Tourism Forum, chaired by Mila Espina, and fully supported by both the private and government sectors of the province.

At the Shangri-La Mactan Resort , we had the pleasure of having lunch specially prepared for us by French Chef Luca, at the hotel’s outlet facing the sea, Acqua. We put ourselves entirely in his creative hands and what came out was about the best lunch one can ever have. A trio of appetizers – marinated salmon in orange sauce, rolled Parma ham and eggplant with ricotta cheese and basil emulsion and thinly sliced beef with parmesan cheese – started our meal. Then came ravioli with cepes mushrooms in gorgonzola cheese and black olive tagliatelle with prawns and cherry tomatoes. The piece de resistance was a duo of sautéd fillet of Chilean seabass with zucchini and saffron sauce and a medallion of US beef on a bed of arugula leaves with cepes mushrooms and parmesan cheese. Not one of us could resist the dessert – tiramisu of mascarpone cheese cream with chocolate, espresso and lady finger biscuits. Truly a fine dining event.

Still in Mactan, dinner was at one of the outlets of popular chain Krua Thai, where we enjoyed crispy fish and mango salad, the phad thai enveloped in scrambled eggs, and fish fillet with flavored sauce.

Then we crossed Mandawe and got to the city proper, checking in at the Marco Polo hotel, where we always feel like we are at home. Marissa of SM treated us to dinner at Blu, a sky top restaurant that has just been opened. Blu is in fact a blue room, the color giving the place a cool ambiance, most conducive to a relaxing evening. Marco Polo’s Executive Chef (also responsible for the ‘best buffet breakfast in town’ at the Coffee Shop, as many guests enthused), is Luke Gagnon while the Blu chef is Juanito Abangan. A most refreshing soup of guava and ginger primed us for the different main courses we selected from the extensive menu – seared scallops with mushroom flan, fried leeks, herbs and prosciutto emulsion, perfectly grilled Australian lamb chops with mashed potatoes and the incomparable US Angus beef ribs. Perfect!

In the course of our four-day stay we managed to visit two supermarkets – Metro Gaisano and SM, where we were given a tour of the group’s new North Wing, a massive structure as all SMs are. Comparing prices with those in Metro Manila, we found not much difference, although some seafood is more expensive. Meat (pork and beef – Monterey and Bonus ) ranges from P182 to P372 a kilo with Magnolia chicken at P99 a kilo. The wing also has various food outlets – Bread Talk, Pizza Hut, among them. We were told Café Laguna will open soon.

Metro Gaisano in the Ayala Mall is loaded with items used for special cooking – bulgur at P175.75 a pack, sun-dried tomatoes from Brazil for P161.50, rolled oats, canned veggies and sauces, the French Bonne Maman brand of fruit sauces at P249.50 per. Here pork steak is priced at P180 a kilo, beef rib eye at P380 and ground beef at P220. Rustan’s is in the course of putting the final touches to their supermarket for its upcoming opening.

In the wet markets like the old reliable Carbon in downtown Cebu, pork starts at P130 while beef is sold from P160. Of course there are the usual danggit, longganiza and pasalubong items. Along the roads are still the barbecue tiendas, the bangko-bangko (benches) where a variety of grilled and cooked food is served. We wanted to buy those Belgian chocolate cookies from Don Merto’s but we were told they have closed shop.

When what you have in your basket seems not enough for pasalubong, the Mactan airport is a good place to buy some, like the pastille de crema, which is only available there.

One will not go hungry in Cebu. Neither will one miss what are available in Manila. Cebu is a big city with equally massive offerings, from food to clothes to furniture, to hotels and restaurants.

E-mail comments and questions to: lydia_d_castillo@yahoo.com

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Caohagan, Lapu-Lapu’s Secret (http://www.philstar.com/archives.php?aid=20080712136&type=2)
By Ritche T. Salgado
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Caohagan Island, up until 14 years ago, was a quiet village whose main source of livelihood was fishing. Although the men still thrive on the bounty of the sea, the women now contribute widely to the family’s income, thanks to their productive pastime.

Quilting is an art that may not be common among us Filipinos, but in an island off the coast of Lapu-Lapu City, this is the source of livelihood for its women.

Costing around P7,000 to P15,000 per piece, depending on its size, one can’t help but appreciate the hard work spent and the intricacy of the stitches worked into the quilt. Indeed, each quilt is a masterpiece and the time devoted for finishing each art-piece (approximately three months) and the creativity that goes with every work is worth every centavo being asked for.

Caohagan Island, up until 14 years ago, was a quiet village whose main source of livelihood was fishing. Although the men still thrive on the bounty of the sea, the women now contribute widely to the family’s income, thanks to their productive pastime.

The transformation happened when Japanese Katsuhiko Sakiyama decided to adopt the island, putting up the Caohagan Island Club, Inc. His wife, Jongko, taught the women the art of quilting. Most of the finished products are exported to Japan where it is sold twice the local selling price.

“We benefit a lot from this project because aside from getting a share of the earnings, part of the proceeds would go to a fund that will be used to sponsor deserving high school graduates to pursue their university studies and also for the hospitalization of any resident who falls ill,” said Helen Samson, a quilter for 14 years.

The materials are provided for free by the island’s benefactor, including the cloth, needles and thread. “We don’t spend anything, just our time,” said Samson. “We are not forced to work everyday. Everything goes according to our pace.”

At present, there are 80 women involved in the project and more than 200 families benefit from it.

Aside from quilting, Caohagan is also blessed with a rich supply of seafood, although the prices are not as blissful for a local tourist.

Soft-shelled lobsters, locally known as mantaha, would cost around P300 per piece, while local abalones would cost P3,000 per container, each container having close to a dozen pieces of abalone. Baby octopuses, locally known as tabugok, clams and other shellfish are available by vats at P300. Of course, cooking these fares is part of what you’ll be paying, and they will cook it broiled, grilled, boiled or sautéed in vinegar and soy sauce. Those who have special cooking preferences can always give instructions to the cook.

However, I would not advise coming to this island paradise if seafood is the only reason. The 45-minute travel is simply not worth it, besides the prices of live seafood in Caohagan are comparable to that of local suppliers in mainland Cebu. However, the peaceful atmosphere and the feeling of seclusion and exclusivity may sound attractive to the solitude seeker.

An overnight stay would also prove to be taxing. Aside from the P70 entrance fee collected upon stepping on the pristine shores of the island, each cottage would cost a lofty sum of P1,900 for one person or if there are two of you P1,700 each. And don’t even ask about the cost if you want your meals to be included in the package (spoiler: P2,300 per person for three meals).

The island has no electricity but at night they would turn on a communal generator which would light up several common structures. The generator is available from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., so it would be an early night’s rest for you.

Should you choose to stay for a brief period, cottages are available at P100. And if you feel like you want to be serenaded, there are groups who might render a few classic hits for a fee.

Caohagan Island can be reached by boat from Marigondon port (fare: P30) or at Dapdap port (near Vista Mar). Should you wish to rent one, you can arrange it with the boat-operator at the dock of Punta Engaño for P2,500 (20-seater boat) or P3,500 (60-seater boat).

ah, so I guess, there are snatchers in the area then. What if you are "datu/rich boy/girl " looking even if you are not trying to look as one? Will someone hold you up or intimidate you?

actually bai, daghan mga datu mangumpra diha sa may manalili ug mga ukay-ukay. so para nako ok na suroyan ang colon oi of course. like they say, be vigilant lang gyud pero ako gai relax ra man ko if anha ko colon. if mura kag turko tan-awn, bantay lang basin daghan mangutang nimo hehe..

...it's time for new a thread!

dili dilikado ang colon coz one time around 11 to 12 midnight
naghahanap ako (ako lng talaga.. huhu) ng mga street children para ma.interview for our sociology subj (thesis). naglalakad ako sa madidilim
at di mataong lugar at wla namang nagyaring masama..:):)

^^

Don't take the risk if it's late in the evening.. Colon is safe at day (obviously because of the number of people nowadays passing there) but don't take your chances in the evening, hehe..


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matigas kasi toh.. hahaha..
ako takot lng kasi ako sa aswang..
wahahahah... tsaka really needed the
data during that time...

Cebu: The Metropolis and Province - Thread 71
previous thread: here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=634266)

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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Monastery, Mabolo, Cebu City | Fiesta on July 16, 2008

photo by Auxilium Christianorum (Flickr) (http://flickr.com/photos/8297325@N02/)

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Welcome sa atong bag-ong balay mga bai! Padayon lang ta sa atong mga mahinungdanong mga diskusyon about sa atong garbo, ang Sugbo! Ipadayon nato ang high-quality posts, ug likayan lang nato ang mga lagaw-lagaw nga istorya, to keep all the Cebuanos worldwide informed about the latest happenings and developments around town. :)

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That Colon Discussion should continue, hehe!!

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Southwestern Cebu City

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Avenida Jones/Osmeña Boulevard

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Karaan nga Mactan Bridge

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Misty

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El Puerto de Cebu

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Mindanao Avenue corner Cardinal Rosales Ave (tsakto ba?)

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Calle Colon (Cinema Oriente & Colonnade Supermart)

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Placid Morning at Cebu City (that was also the time when a portion of the Capitol was burning, thus the smoke at the background)

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Mabolo. Viewed from Convergys I2 site

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Cebu Business Park viewed from I2, IT Park


And I so love this corner in Cebu. :D
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Marcelo Fernan Bridge
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Accenture-Pioneer Cebu

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JY Square Lahug

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Cebu's Coffee Brand

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Lexmark back then

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Skyline from Veterans Drive

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Traffic at Cebu Biz Park one December noon

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CebuDocUniv by night

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Castillio y Tore

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SuperCat

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Toledo City

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Southwestern Cebu City

southeastern cebu city po..:)

southeastern cebu city po..:)

Northwest gali na bai, sorry kaayo. Afternoon ko gikuha ana. Padung na Banawa-Labangon. :D

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Thanks for the photos, Bernie! Provides us a very good overview of how Cebu has changed throughout the years. :)

while gasakay ko Supercat gikan Ormoc ganiha, nindot kaayo paminawon ang gisulti sa katong foreign guy ngadto sa iyang pen-pal na akong na-over hear:

"so, this is Cebu, the great city of the Bisayas? It is a very beautiful city"