hatawan ng pics galing sa cebu! truly amazing manileno and rockwell_sk :eek:


rockwell_sk?? haha..

i am very sorry dear fundraiser. i do not mean to offend you at all ! it´s just that you do not answer my questions. i tried for several times now to find out more about mactan air. it´s at the end of each of your posts. you can imagine, it does make us curious ! but you just never answered ! i felt like you were ignoring me, please try to see my point of view too. there was no offending meant towards you. please appoligize, and do give us some informations about that new airline, will you please ???
:-)

And about that C-Mobile too.. We've been asking you about these for months already and you left us unanswered. ;)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a328/nomdeusuario/mactanbridge.jpg


WOW CEBU!!!

:applause: beautiful :omg:

Yup, I like it too... Amazingly Beautiful...:applause:
:goodnight

Saturday, December 03, 2005
Emall expansion set to begin next summer

Cebu Central Realty Corp. plans to develop a 5,000 square-meter property as an extension of Elizabeth Mall in downtown Cebu City.

Lawyer Augusto Go, owner of Elizabeth Mall, said yesterday that work on the three-story building, where the University of Cebu (UC) Allied Engineering School stands today, is set to begin in summer of 2006.

Go hopes to complete the mall extension by March 2007 to accommodate the growing number of mall-goers.

“There is a demand for more space,” Go said of the mall, which is visited by an average of 40,000 to 60,000 persons a day.

However, he revealed that the tenants have observed that while sales have gone up, the number of items sold has decreased, indicating that the economy is not doing well.

Aside from the mall, Go said expansion work on the University of Cebu (UC) campuses in Barangay Banilad, Cebu City and in Mandaue City are ongoing to accommodate the increasing number of enrollees.

Go observed the number of enrollees has increased in the past two years.

“The trend is there. (But) I’m not expanding in downtown (UC main) because of the peace and order problems,” he said.

Go, who is also UC president, said the UC Banilad expansion project is worth P89 million while the expansion of UC-Lapu-Lapu-Mandaue campus will cost P90 million.

“These will be one of the most modern campuses in the country,” Go added.

He said the improvements will not only include the infrastructure but also equipment as well.

Go said he is putting in a lot of investment in education because the country is now becoming a training place for workers who find work abroad.

“But I’m not proud of that. I would like the graduates to work in the Philippines,” he added.

However, he agreed with the observation that overseas Filipino workers are keeping the country’s economy afloat through their dollar remittances. (CYR)

nice... almost everything here in our country is growing/expanding! :okay: hoping to see all those great progress soon :D

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/7567/6944367765707f7312o1ky.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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rockwell_sk?? haha..

ROTFLMAO!!!! sorry talaga! :lol: I was proof reading your names kaya di ko napansin na ROWELL ka pala, at least sosyal yun name mo, sikat na business district sa makata lol

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Nice! asa ni bai?

is that the Globe building @ IT Park?

BTW, is Velez having it's renovation/restoration in their old building? Some of its exteriors are repainted and I hope there will be a major facelift sa school... daghan rba og wafa nya karaan ang building. dba?

ah ok. i didnt notice that when i went there last week. thnx.

i havnt been to velez lately bai slerz. pero my beloved Alma Mater i think has already realized that they need that facelift for good. mao cguro nagtigum cla daghan milliones for a one-time expansion and renovation of the hospital --- new ER and ward at the first floor, renovation of the 2nd floor and creation of 3rd floor of Private Pavillion South, renovation of the 3rd and 4th floor of Private Pavillion West, a new Out-Patient Dept, a new patient entrance, and the makeover of the external facade which has rot of age...

But of course, one thing will remain unchanged: The Velez trademark of quality medical education and provision of utmost patient care. After all, it is one of the best medical schools in the country, and was once one of the best hospitals, and Velez is poised to head on forward to keep abreast with the fast-changing pace of medical health services... :)


Off topic: bitaw daghan jud gwapa nga nurse.. Nurse in the jungle lang. wahehehe

Good to hear its plans... Thats why I'm very concerned of its renovation coz we all know that Velez is an outstanding medical school throughout the country but its building is not that welcoming.

BTW @Mark, I passed some Cebu banners last month but it wasn't selected. Bati man gd kay paint ra akng gigamit, I still have no photoshop. I thought you already know how to pass banners and also @sugbuanon coz I've read sa SEA Games thread. I urge you to make so that Cebu will be recognized more internationally.:)

here's the link of the banners.. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=253202&page=13&pp=20 @rusty krn pa nko napa hibaw nga nag himo ko...hehe, sowee:).

Nice man to imo mga gihimo bai bisan sa paint. maybe naa na to sa line-up.
who knows mo pup-up ra to kalit. hehe. close na man sad d i ang thread. ill try cguro if mu-open balik.

anyway i experimented using manileño's pic..

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6134/mybanner6om.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/7090/mybanner20kg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


also d i about the christmas tree. its only 104 feet officially. sayup d i ang welder na ako gi ask. hehe. its still the tallest though. :)

himo nya ko ug banner for cebu pero this x.mas vacation lng cguro para taas ako time para sa banner.. unsa my size sa banner in pixels?

bitaw noh? but maybe coz several banners are still pending that's why they colosed it partially... @Mark, kana coz it's beautiful and btw, 709x79 ang measurement sa banner, mura lagi og daut ra...hehe
cg @sugbuanon kay maayo rba kaayo ka mo photoshop. mabuhi si SUGBUANON:D

bout the Christmas Tree... hawdjunow?

@ slerz: cebu daily news yesterday.

Pasko sa Sugbo lights up city
Published: 03 December 2005
by Neil Iosif Ilagan

A 104-FOOT Christmas tree lit up the Cebu City skyline last Thursday, marking the opening of the city's celebration of the Christmas Season.

Held at Fuente Osmeña, the city government's launch of Pasko sa Sugbo 2005 also featured band performances and words from the city's top officials.

The annual Chistmas street decor contest and other events will run throughout the month of December and into January when the Sinulog kicks off.

Among the most well-known of the competitions are Pasko sa V. Rama and Kasadya sa Plaza, where residents of V. Rama Avenue and those near Plaza Independencia decorate their houses with Christmas lights and other creative accessories for a chance to win prizes sponsored by the Cebu City government.

This year, the city added the: Kasadya sa Colon to include downtown establishments along the country's oldest road.

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña led the traditional lighting ceremony of the Christmas tree put up by the M. Lhuillier chain of pawnshops.

@ sugbuanun: 709x79 pixels, 72 dpi. sayup man d i na ako experiment kay 709x71 ra. hehe

ey MGA CEBUANO, nanay ko rin cebuana hehehe, http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=a5VwmLogpxE&search=Filipino%20 check this video out about SM City and AYALA cebu. I dont know if its japanese sounds japanese to me. :D

bitaw noh? but maybe coz several banners are still pending that's why they colosed it partially... @Mark, kana coz it's beautiful and btw, 709x79 ang measurement sa banner, mura lagi og daut ra...hehe
cg @sugbuanon kay maayo rba kaayo ka mo photoshop. mabuhi si SUGBUANON:D

bout the Christmas Tree... hawdjunow?

@slerz and @mark salamat kau.. i have already collected several pics of cebu.. i'll try to make 2 banners cguro then kamo ly pili.. i'll give my best on this one.. hehehe lupig py project nko sa architecture.. salamat

Oh.. thanks @tigidig for sharing this video :okay:... IMO it's Japanese.
LoL... that beggar wannabe.

Nice man to imo mga gihimo bai bisan sa paint. maybe naa na to sa line-up.
who knows mo pup-up ra to kalit. hehe. close na man sad d i ang thread. ill try cguro if mu-open balik.

anyway i experimented using manileño's pic..

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6134/mybanner6om.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/7090/mybanner20kg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


also d i about the christmas tree. its only 104 feet officially. sayup d i ang welder na ako gi ask. hehe. its still the tallest though. :)


nice. and who would think this is actually Philippines? bravo! ill wait for it to pop out as default banner for the whole world to see. :cheers:

REGARDING THE PLANNED EXPANSION OF THE MCIAA...

According to YAp, the Terminal II is already on the design stage (with the architects and engineers) and will take 6-8 months to complete.. Expected date of construction will be in mid or late 2006... It will take 3 years to complete, therefore expected year of inaguration will be 2009 or 2010..

The Terminal II will be built at the present Mactan Airbase, which is a property of the MCIAA.. Starting next year too, the Mactan Airbase site will be vacated in preparation for the ASEAN Summit which will be hosted by Cebu.. Dunno what they meant by "vacated."

@arnoldsa: IMO i think they will vacate the airbase to serve as the 'parking area' for the carriers of the heads-of-state.. as ive heard sa news b4, the carriers will stay here in cebu for the duration of the summit so they just cant let them stay at the terminal. but please correct me if im wrong... :)

also, where is the airbase located? i have no idea. hehehe

@markiiboi Maybe... The airbase is located just beside the present terminal...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/airport02.jpg

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there is the Airbase. coz I've worked there as a draftsman for almost a year during my ROTC.

^^ ah ok lamatz.

cant wait for the design to come out...

another vid for Carcar cebu, enjoy :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=A2sjuttVHRw&search=Philippines

REGARDING THE PLANNED EXPANSION OF THE MCIAA...

According to YAp, the Terminal II is already on the design stage (with the architects and engineers) and will take 6-8 months to complete.. Expected date of construction will be in mid or late 2006... It will take 3 years to complete, therefore expected year of inaguration will be 2009 or 2010..

The Terminal II will be built at the present Mactan Airbase, which is a property of the MCIAA.. Starting next year too, the Mactan Airbase site will be vacated in preparation for the ASEAN Summit which will be hosted by Cebu.. Dunno what they meant by "vacated."

regarding the expansion, when will the 2 extra aerobirdges at T1 be built ? there were no details on that so far. btw what happened to the MCIA website ? it seems closed for some time now.

hope someone will be able to take pictures of all the carriers parked at the tarmac during the ASEAN summit on an aerial (possibly while landing) so we can see them all together in one shot !

another vid for Carcar cebu, enjoy :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=A2sjuttVHRw&search=Philippines


salamat sa mga links tigs.. kadugo ka pala ni lapu-lapu :D

^kadugo ko si magellan :lol:

regarding the expansion, when will the 2 extra aerobirdges at T1 be built ? there were no details on that so far. btw what happened to the MCIA website ? it seems closed for some time now.

There's no exact details yet probably because these projects are still in the planning phase -- design, budgeting, bidding, etc..etc.. . However, Yap assured that the additional ramps/aerobridges would be built soon since these are really very urgent. In fact he said that it would just be in a matter of months..

finally! 3 of my close friends here are goin to spend their christmas holiday in cebu with their family. hehehe. good thing i convinced them to go to cebu instead sa abroad. :cool: too bad i'm not available to be their tourist guide :lol: funny thing is, one will stay in Plantation bay, the other one will stay at ShangriLa and the other one's at Hilton Cebu. of course they promised to share photos about their stay in mactan :D

REGARDING THE PLANNED EXPANSION OF THE MCIAA...

According to YAp, the Terminal II is already on the design stage (with the architects and engineers) and will take 6-8 months to complete.. Expected date of construction will be in mid or late 2006... It will take 3 years to complete, therefore expected year of inaguration will be 2009 or 2010..

The Terminal II will be built at the present Mactan Airbase, which is a property of the MCIAA.. Starting next year too, the Mactan Airbase site will be vacated in preparation for the ASEAN Summit which will be hosted by Cebu.. Dunno what they meant by "vacated."

wow, thank u so much for keeping us up to date regarding MCIAA news! :D

@Markii: the first banner was cropped good :okay: perfect for Cebu banner. inform the admin the label. ingna siya: Cebu, Philippines :D

@Slerz: no prob slerz! ok lang oi! ;)

There's no exact details yet probably because these projects are still in the planning phase -- design, budgeting, bidding, etc..etc.. . However, Yap assured that the additional ramps/aerobridges would be built soon since these are really very urgent. In fact he said that it would just be in a matter of months..

where does yap make his statements, what new media publishes his plans and statements ? thanks in advance arnoldsa.

^^ maybe he has his own reliable sources. and not all details are published on prints or stuff like that. and as what arnold pointed out, these projects are still in planning/inital stage. i'm hoping we can get official announcement from the airport authorities the soonest possible :D looks like the best thing we can do for now is wait. ;)

i really just cant get enough of the 'all new' basilica.
right pic courtesy of manileño..

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1002/churchcomparisson8bq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

the restoration has really paid off. i hope they'll do it also in some other historical landmarks like the Magellan's Cross.

I think they will, they also painted Pardo church with white too.

@Mark. WoW, the banner for today is beautiful... Angganda ganda, noh!

:goodnight

^^ maybe he has his own reliable sources. and not all details are published on prints or stuff like that. and as what arnold pointed out, these projects are still in planning/inital stage. i'm hoping we can get official announcement from the airport authorities the soonest possible :D looks like the best thing we can do for now is wait. ;)


OK, wait again, i hope not just like at T3/NAIA. but then again, i have learnt that ceboooom is much more reliable than manila

i really just cant get enough of the 'all new' basilica.
pic courtesy of manileño..

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1002/churchcomparisson8bq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

the restoration has really paid off. i hope they'll do it also in some other historical landmarks like the Magellan's Cross.

Ganda! :okay:

In today's news:


Cebu Seag closing rites tonight at SM

Cebu hosting of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games (Seag) will come to a close tonight with an earnest closing ceremony at 6 p.m. at the SM City Cebu parking area.

The ceremonies will be attended by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmena and Gov. Gwen Garcia, who will also deliver their messages to the athletes.

The Cebu Seag Organizing Committee (Cebusoc) has prepared a heartfelt program in recognition to all Filipinos athletes who have fought mightily in bringing honor and glory to the country in the recent biennial meet.

“I would like to thank all the people who worked hard for the SEA Games. From the governor, to the mayors, sponsors and volunteers. The men and women in the background. Many thanks to all of you, said Guardo. “And most especially to all the Cebuanos who cheered mightily our athletes. Please go to SM City parking area tonight. Let’s all together celebrate this SEA Games championship.”

The turnover of the Seag banner and the extinguishing of the Seag friendship flames will also be done.

Cebu’s Diva Maria Donna will give a soulful song number for the biennial meet’s ‘Victory and Defeat Journey.”

The Seag opening and closing rites are directed by Ricky Ballesteros, Dolly Suzara, Junjet Primor, Victor Cuenco, Cinbth Orellano and Vic Eyao.

Right after the closing rites, a concert free to all will follow with the SRO Band, Southside and Orange and Lemons, whose song “Pinoy Ako” has served as the unofficial theme song of the Filipino athletes.

si edith dakoykoy gikan daw sa cebu city, citizen patrol :lol:

Urban Greening launched in Cebu


The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with local government units, government agencies, and the academe to encourage and promote participation in the creation of Urban Greening Task Force. Dr. Isabelo Montejo, DENR regional executive director, said he was asked by Secretary Michael Defensor to fast track the Urban Greening Project in Cebu.

The MOA was signed on December 1 by Montejo, Eugenio Faelnar, ABC president; Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Director Dr. Carolino Mordeno; Rosario Aboitiz, Robert Go, president of Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI); as well as the Association of Senior Citizens and the SK Federation of Cebu. Under the MOA, the DENR would take the lead in implementing the project "to ensure the development and management of the environment in the urban areas."

The CCCI, for its part, will advocate for an increase in the use of plants and grasses in available areas and secure a nursery that would sell plants at low cost to CCCI members. The DepED will be mandated to establish a nursery in each school, promote advocacy among the stakeholders and integrate the program in the school's curriculum.

kinsa na si edith dakoykoy?

IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
More power for Mactan soon
by Wilfredo Rodolfo III

Mactan Island would soon have more power to draw from with the activation of the Mactan-Cebu Interconnection Project (MCIP) on Sunday.

Once the project is fully operational, Mactan Island would have a total power supply of 200 megawatts (MW) of electricity coming from mainland Cebu, which would encourage companies at the Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) to expand and allow new companies to open, said Jules Alcantara, vice president of the National Transmission Corporation (Transco).

Power will start flowing to Mactan through the MCIP on December 15.

Alcantara said the new power line is also vital since the existing power line from Cebu feeding power to Mactan Island was overloaded.
The old power line, which runs underneath the first Mactan-Cebu Bridge, was designed to carry 48 MW, but had to bear 50 MW due to the power demands of the island.

The old power line will be decommissioned once MCIP is fully operational.

The MCIP will tap power from the Leyte-Cebu Interconnection Uprating Project (LCIUP), which started operations earlier this year and draws power from the geothermal power plants in Leyte Province.

Power is expected to flow freely from Mandaue to Mactan in time for the high demand for power due to the Christmas season.

The "point of delivery" for power for Metro Cebu will be from Banilad.

"This will also prevent the Visayan Electric Company (Veco) from getting low voltage because it does not have to share its power (from Banilad) with Mactan," Alcantara said.

Mactan currently has around 150 companies based in MEPZ, employing around 50,000 people.

The companies contribute around P2 billion to Cebu's economy through salaries and local supply purchases.

kinsa na si edith dakoykoy?

hes that taxi driver who complained about jaywalkers in citizen patrol. a natural funny guy, dakoykoy :D

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Volvo wows auto buffs, fashionistas

Swedish car manufacturer Volvo showed it’s got both power and style in the Automadness of the Bank of the Philippine Islands and the Cebu Fashion Fete last October.

The Swedish car manufacturer, with the full support of its independent dealer in Cebu, Pasajero Motors Corp., displayed the commanding XC90 with its vibrant Cebu decals and the stunning V50 Sportswagon during the two events.

Volvo cars commanded the attention of car enthusiasts at the Automadness and fashionistas at the fashion fete.

To strengthen its presence in Cebu, Volvo gears toward providing the market with cars that possess premium quality, exhilarating performance and ergonomic design.

The 2005 Volvo automobile line includes the compact S40 and V50 sportswagon, sporty S60, the flagship S80 luxury sedan, the rugged Cross Country and the award-winning XC90 AWD. (PR)

IN FAIRNESS TO DAKOYKOY, MATAPANG SIYA HE EVEN COMPLAIN ABOUT SOME STUBBORN JAYWALKERS.......TAMA LANG ANG GINAWA NYA KAHIT MUKHANG NAKAKATAWA YUNG APELYIDO NYA.......GOOD CITIZEN OF CEBU!.................BY THE WAY MAIBA AKO.....DI BA ME SHERATON HOTEL SA CEBU? ANO ANG LATEST NEWS ABOUT IT.......IMAGINE ME MARRIOTT HOTEL, HILTON AND SHANGRILA? WHATS NEXT? HOLIDAY INN?

^^ Sheraton International is scheduled to open late 2006 or early 2007 pa. they are still looking for a partner to fund the interior works. the exteriors of it has been completed earlier this year. :D

Cebu btw already has a Holiday Inn but it's not as big as those hotel chains mentioned above :)

hes that taxi driver who complained about jaywalkers in citizen patrol. a natural funny guy, dakoykoy :D

hehe. wait, you can actually watch TV Patrol Cebu there? :? ano ulet location mo bro?

^^ According to previous reports, Sheraton will open its doors come 2007... Indeed cebu has become a forefront of key internation hotel players... With expected rise in tourism in 5 years to 5M, it wont be surprising to see more world hotels to set foot here.. :)

@ rusty: meron na ba holiday inn dito?

VERY WELL INDEED! ...........NAPANOOD KO SI DAKOYKOY SA TV PATROL WORLD

VERY WELL INDEED! ...........NAPANOOD KO SI DAKOYKOY SA TV PATROL WORLD

Edith Dakoykoy...

nakita ko rin si sinjin & slerz nagjejaywalking along fuente osmena. hehe :jk:

@ rusty: meron na ba holiday inn dito?

oops, sorry i wuz thinkin' of holiday plaza hotel :bash: my bad! got confused there!

^^ hehehe. but we have Day's Hotel though. i once heard that its the largest hotel chain in the world?

Edith Dakoykoy...

nakita ko rin si sinjin & slerz nagjejaywalking along fuente osmena. hehe :jk:

jaywalking in the philippines should be considered as a grave offense. people here don't seem to mind crossing the streets anytime they feel... even numerous gigantic sign says: "BAWAL TUMAWID, NAKAMAMATAY" seems to be helpless. :lol:

Edith Dakoykoy...

nakita ko rin si sinjin & slerz nagjejaywalking along fuente osmena. hehe :jk:

Haven't seen that citizen Patrol. ano ba ang inereklamo and whose dakoykoy? Cebu ba ang fetured a while ago in TV Patrol Manila?

jaywalking in the philippines should be considered as a grave offense. people here don't seem to mind crossing the streets anytime they feel... even numerous gigantic sign says: "BAWAL TUMAWID, NAKAMAMATAY" seems to be helpless. :lol:

basi kinahanglang ilisdan ang karatola og "BAWAL MOTABUK, MAKAMATAY" :jk:

kinahanglan lang sigurog city ordinance.

its a criminal offense here in davao.

but most of them kay taga bukid. I was already caught jaywalking in downtown sevaral years na but maayo nalang kay naka piyansa ko...hehe

Haven't seen that citizen Patrol. ano ba ang inereklamo and whose dakoykoy? Cebu ba ang fetured a while ago in TV Patrol Manila?

si edith dakoykoy, usa ka taxi driver nireklamo sa jaywalking along fuente osmena...

here's the latest pic of Sheraton Hotel... still a ghost building.
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I'll post the SEA closing in a while...:)

^^ nindot!

^^ murag dugay na jud ko wala kaadtu ug sm da. gisimento na d i na ang parking lot...

SEA Games Closing Ceremony in Cebu

It's a DISCO concept... very unique and very simple but full of surprises..

parade of flags
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SEA Games Flag Turn Over to Thailand... the next SEAG host.
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7236/ft15ua.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

V Mayor Mike Rama(rleft) Gov. gwen garcia(right) Thai SEA Games official (center)recieved the SEAG flag
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FW
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presentations
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Vietnamese and Myanmar delagates
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http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/886/viet10hz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6809/viet21vz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Showtime among SEA countries.
A disco together with Pinoys, Malaysians, Thais, Singaporeans, Vietnamese, Indonesians, Bruei, Timorees, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodians.
Wild delegates on the hot floor are from Singapore, Malaysia, Vietkongs, and Myanmar and Thailand. Ofcourse, magpapatalo pa ba ang Pinoy?
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See those hands? Wild Singaporeans goin party freaks
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caution: pics are not clear coz of the crowd:D (mga lihokan)

basi kinahanglang ilisdan ang karatola og "BAWAL MOTABUK, MAKAMATAY" :jk:

kinahanglan lang sigurog city ordinance.

its a criminal offense here in davao.

what i mean is here in manila. as in sa tunga na jud sa highway ang mga huge billboards ang mga tao cross lang pirme as if wa ni exist ang "Death Warning!" hehe. basin makasabot sila if translated to english nalang? :dunno: if ever naa sign sa cebu, i would suggest this: "ANG MO-LABANG PUSILON". syaro :hahaha:

here's the latest pic of Sheraton Hotel... still a ghost building.
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I'll post the SEA closing in a while...:)

great shots slerz! :okay: sheraton really looks nice :cool:

Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Shangri-la invests $6M for resort renovations

To keep up with the competition, Shangri-la’s Mactan Island Resort will invest about $6 million or more for the renovation of the five-star resort next year.

The amount is an addition to the $5 million that Shangri-la invested also for the resort’s renovations this year, Shangri-la’s Mactan Island Resort general manager Timothy Wright said.

Aside from its desire to meet the increasing expectation of its guests, the investment is also a manifestation of Shangri-la’s confidence in Cebu’s tourism industry.

“We are very positive about the country’s tourism. All our Shangri-las in the country-Makati, Edsa and Mactan-are undergoing renovations right now. The Tourism department is very aggressive and its target market approach is effective,” he said on the sidelines of the resort’s Christmas tree lighting on Friday.

The Department of Tourism, led by Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano, has narrowed down its marketing campaign to targeting the country’s “short-haul” markets, which include Korea, Japan and China.

Top 15

Wright was also proud to say that among all the Shangri-las in Asia, Shangri-la’s Mactan Island Resort was voted one of the top 15 hotels in Asia this year by international travel magazine, Condenast.

The resort was also voted the readers’ choice- most favorite resort in Asia by Time Magazine.

“Mactan Shangri-la has the friendliest staff among all the other Shangri-la chain,” he said.

Wright also dismissed rumors that Shangri-la and the newly opened Cebu Hilton Resort and Spa are competing head-on, saying Cebu Hilton’s operation has complimented Shangri-la’s.

“Competition is there but it is always healthy. Hilton’s opening has brought positive effects to Shangri-La because more airlines are flying to Cebu. Hilton’s opening has created a destination in this part of the province,” he said.

Wright said Shangri-la Mactan has enjoyed an average occupancy rate of 80 percent this year.

This is the “strongest since 2000.”

The renovation in Shangri-la Mactan includes the adventure zone, which is intended for the resort’s younger guests.

The zone will feature rope ladders and steep slides. (JBN)

hehe. wait, you can actually watch TV Patrol Cebu there? :? ano ulet location mo bro?

abroad

Top Resorts in Asia
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Top Islands in Asia
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^bat nde nasama yung boracay or elnido

wow .. kewl. :)

^bat nde nasama yung boracay or elnido


agree.

or maybe because it's a reader's choice poll (or traveller's choice) and of course those countries receive more tourists than Philippines.

or maybe because it's a reader's choice poll (or traveller's choice) and of course those countries receive more tourists than Philippines.

It's about popularity... It's really sad for the Philippines. It's not in the map of world tourism but let's continue promoting our country, it's just a metter of time.

^^ galing naman!

@slerz: oo nga, hindi kasali ang philippines sa asian destinations sa Conde Nast. pero time will come.

ayus sad imo pics bai sa closing. mura sad nag disco ang mutan-aw! hehehe.

^^ galing naman!

@slerz: oo nga, hindi kasali ang philippines sa asian destinations sa Conde Nast. pero time will come.

ayus sad imo pics bai sa closing. mura sad nag disco ang mutan-aw! hehehe.

ay, wa may klaro ang pics...hehe
Yup, we're greatful that Cebu is in the list but we can't see the Philippines pero you're right that our time will come sooner:okay:

Congratulations to CEBU for making it in Conde Nast's Top Resorts in Asia. :cheer: :applause:

It's about popularity... It's really sad for the Philippines. It's not in the map of world tourism but let's continue promoting our country, it's just a metter of time.


well Cebu is definitely the most popular destination in the Philippines now. In a few more years, Davao will be included (ATF Forum is expected to put Mindanao on the tourism map just like it did Cebu in the 90's when it hosted ATF).

I still think our geography is partly to blame in the low tourist arrivals compared to other ASEAN nations. As most travel books say "It's outside the southeast asian mainstream travel route (at the other end of south china sea, already into the pacific).

well Cebu is definitely the most popular destination in the Philippines now. In a few more years, Davao will be included (ATF Forum is expected to put Mindanao on the tourism map just like it did Cebu in the 90's when it hosted ATF).

I still think our geography is partly to blame in the low tourist arrivals compared to other ASEAN nations. As most travel books say "It's outside the southeast asian mainstream travel route (at the other end of south china sea, already into the pacific).

Sus, sana nga and I wish for Davao coz in our neighboring countries, 2 or more islands are included in the list.

HI, is that Conde NAST Travellers rating the latest?

Because Cebu was also ranked 6th or 8th in November last year....

@markiiboi, slerz.... libog ko.. naapil man ang Cebu diba? so ngano la man naapil ang Philippines.. la ko kasabot...

^^ Yeah cebu made it to the list, thanks to the traveller's choice. but at conde nast's website, the philippines is not included in its featured asian destinations.. but maybe after cebu's consecutive presence on the list, they might think about it as well.

HI, is that Conde NAST Travellers rating the latest?

Because Cebu was also ranked 6th or 8th in November last year....

@markiiboi, slerz.... libog ko.. naapil man ang Cebu diba? so ngano la man naapil ang Philippines.. la ko kasabot...

Yup, the 2005 issue.

The top island last Nov 1004 is Bali but now it's Phuket.
Top 10 Asian ⁄ indian ocean islands
1. bali 86.4
2. phuket 82.6
3. maldives 81.1
4. seychelles 80.2
5. koh samui 79.4
6. mauritius 74.9
7. zanzibar 72.8
8. cebu, philippines 72.8
9. borneo 69.5
10. lombok, indonesia 67.8

Nov 2005 issue
1.Phuket 87.3
2.Bali 86.7
3.Mauritius 78.2
4.Maldives 77.6
5.Koh Samui, Thailand 75.3
6.Langkawi, Malaysia 74.4
7.Lombok, Indonesia 71.2
8.Cebu, Philippines 69.5
9.Seychelles 69.3
10.Borneo 65.7

The gainers are Phuket, Bali and Mauritius.
Langkawi is back.

Popularity wise, Phuket should be on top coz it is already a popular destination since then plus the fact about the Dec16 tragedy and so with Bali. Langkawi should be on top together with Bali and Phuket coz those are the three resorts islands that gained popularity simultaneously several years na. Mauritius did a good job.

For Cebu's case, it's still a starter.


bout your second question: http://www.concierge.com/destination/asia

Wow that is impressive being cited by Conde Nast. Yay for Cebu. :cheers:

TALISAY CEBU

http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=QU--LRUcVBY&search=Filipino

^ Nakakatakot ba yan? Ayaw ko nang tapusin. Nag-iisa lang ako rito. Naay...

:lol: nope its just weird

Oh! fffkkkkkkkkkk... It scared me upto d bones, my avatar is my expression... kaw talag @tigidig...huh..whew!

MACTAN ISLAND

from H.i.t

http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=UH22F9fRgkk&search=Cebu


PESCADOR ISLAND

http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=5Y_J2ChQauQ&search=Cebu

^mabuhay!

have you seen the new issue of Bluprint mag??? feature nil;a ung new resort sa cebu ung "hilton cebu" ata yun...

Yup, the 2005 issue.

The top island last Nov 1004 is Bali but now it's Phuket.
Top 10 Asian ⁄ indian ocean islands
1. bali 86.4
2. phuket 82.6
3. maldives 81.1
4. seychelles 80.2
5. koh samui 79.4
6. mauritius 74.9
7. zanzibar 72.8
8. cebu, philippines 72.8
9. borneo 69.5
10. lombok, indonesia 67.8

Nov 2005 issue
1.Phuket 87.3
2.Bali 86.7
3.Mauritius 78.2
4.Maldives 77.6
5.Koh Samui, Thailand 75.3
6.Langkawi, Malaysia 74.4
7.Lombok, Indonesia 71.2
8.Cebu, Philippines 69.5
9.Seychelles 69.3
10.Borneo 65.7

The gainers are Phuket, Bali and Mauritius.
Langkawi is back.

Popularity wise, Phuket should be on top coz it is already a popular destination since then plus the fact about the Dec16 tragedy and so with Bali. Langkawi should be on top together with Bali and Phuket coz those are the three resorts islands that gained popularity simultaneously several years na. Mauritius did a good job.

For Cebu's case, it's still a starter.


bout your second question: http://www.concierge.com/destination/asia

:omg: Cebu's popularity is very consistent. and it's not just any rating body. :okay: Conde Nast lang naman.

Hotel sector optimistic
Growing market enough for all
despite opening of new properties



Although more properties are set to open next year, the hotel sector still appears bullish over prospects in 2006.

Marco Protacio, president of the Hotels, Resorts and Restaurants Association of Cebu (HRRAC) and general manager of Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, said the association welcomes the scheduled opening of more hotels in Cebu.

The opening of Marco Polo Plaza Hotel and Parklane International Hotel next year and the projected entry of Traders Hotel would help address the shortage in accommodations during the peak season, Protacio said.

"The business would continue to increase next year even if there's a new supply in the market," Cebu City Marriot Hotel general manager Karl Hudson told Cebu Daily News.

Hudson said there was enough business for all the properties.

"The business remains strong. The demand remains strong. Marriot is consistently over 80 percent occupancy," he said.

He noted that the demand for rooms would continue to grow in the coming years.
"And, even though there is new supply in the market, I feel confident that the pie is growing fast enough for everybody," he pointed out.

Protacio also noted that the occupancy during the peak and non-peak seasons for hotels was starting to level off.

This means, he said, that the difference between peak and non-peak seasons will slowly decline over the years.

However, he suggested that hotels and resorts consider offering more affordable packages to encourage more tourists to come during the off-peak season.

Protacio also noted that the tourism industry has been going strong this year.

"The year 2005 is very good for everybody. We've seen a significant increase in tourism arrivals," Protacio said.

For example, he said, Waterfront has been enjoying 17 percent growth in occupancy.

Even the month of November, which is usually off-peak, has record-breaking occupancy.

He noted that the hotels and resorts had been very busy these past months due to various major events held in Cebu, such as the Philippine Advertising Congress and the Southeast Asian Games.

According to Protacio, Cebu's hosting of the games has opened it up to more international sports events.

"Waterfront wants to help Cebu establish itself as the dance capital of Asia. Every year, Waterfront will be the home to the Cebu International Dance Sports Competition," he said.

The hosting of an international dance sports competition, he said, would benefit the tourism industry in Cebu.

"The practitioners of dance sports have money. The dance sports aficionados have money. These people have to eat. It's really good business to hold these type of events here," Protacio pointed out.

He noted that Cebu has bright prospects as far as sports tourism was concerned.

The tourism industry is looking at how to promote Cebu through sports events.

The holding of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) in Davao City next year would also benefit Cebu's tourism industry, he said.

"Definitely, there will be a spill-over of the ATF participants in Cebu. The HRRAC is also looking at the possibility of joining the exhibit. We may have a presence there," Protacio said.

HRRAC's participation in the ATF exhibit would enable the smaller properties in Cebu to promote themselves to the regional market, he added.

HRRAC also held its annual Food Festival over the weekend, attracting quite a number of people.

About 37 establishments joined this year's event. The annual event allows Cebuanos to have a taste of the cuisine available at the hotels, resorts and restaurants at affordable prices. /Irene R. Sino Cruz

Does anybody here has the complete listing of upcoming hotels at least within Cebu City?

Here's my list:

2006
+Park Lane Hotel
+Marco Polo Hotel (Cebu Plaza)

2007
+Traders Hotel
+Sheraton International
+Crown Regency Hotel, Fuente Osmeña

Unknown target opening date:
Golden Valley
Legend Hotel
Japanese Hotel (SRP)

P.S. haven't heard of this Traders Hotel, any idea? :?

jaywalking in the philippines should be considered as a grave offense. people here don't seem to mind crossing the streets anytime they feel... even numerous gigantic sign says: "BAWAL TUMAWID, NAKAMAMATAY" seems to be helpless. :lol:

hehehe i was already caught once by a CITOM officer.. it was a karma for me coz i skipped class just to buy a pirated CD in E Mall.. luckily i was only asked to pay P50 instead if giving me a 4-hr. seminar in their office.. :D

Does anybody here has the complete listing of upcoming hotels at least within Cebu City?

Here's my list:

2006
+Park Lane Hotel
+Marco Polo Hotel (Cebu Plaza)

2007
+Traders Hotel
+Sheraton International
+Crown Regency Hotel, Fuente Osmeña

Unknown target opening date:
Golden Valley
Legend Hotel
Japanese Hotel (SRP)

P.S. haven't heard of this Traders Hotel, any idea? :?


here's my own list resty

under construction

1. crown regency cebu (2 buildings)
2. parklane international hotel
3. sheraton
4. golden prince suites
5. windland tower 2
6. i forgot the name (the one in sancianko st.)
7. marco polo hotel

proposals/ to be constructed

1. 5 towers = citylights ( bidding for the construction of the 2 new towers has already started)
2. windland tower 3
3. legend hotel
4. a 14-storey condo to be built in CBP
5. 2 condos to be built in nivel hills (a new project of archt. guanzon)
6. manros plaza hotel
7. a japanese hotel to be built in SRP
8. traders hotel

* a korean investor was planning of putting up a resort hotel in mactan
* the king's island of club ultima (does it have a hotel?)

wow, Traders Hotel. Shangri-la was originally set to open 2 hotels in Cebu, 1 in Mactan and 1 in Cebu city but they did not push through, but they'll put a Traders. Good move for Shangri-la. :)


Does anybody here has the complete listing of upcoming hotels at least within Cebu City?

Here's my list:

2006
+Park Lane Hotel
+Marco Polo Hotel (Cebu Plaza)

2007
+Traders Hotel
+Sheraton International
+Crown Regency Hotel, Fuente Osmeña

Unknown target opening date:
Golden Valley
Legend Hotel
Japanese Hotel (SRP)

P.S. haven't heard of this Traders Hotel, any idea? :?

Traders Hotel is owned by Shangri-La. The one in front of CCP in Roxas Blvd, Manila is a Traders.

old news

click this link: http://www.garcesrealestate.com/pMachine/more.php?id=40_0_1_0_M

what happened to this 5-star hotel? did this project push through?

^^ hmm.. naabutan ko pa nga yan few years ago. they started excavating the area, a huge billboard on the vicinity mentioned a world-class hotel, international exhibit center, a race-track for i dunno...

i'm not sure if it pushed thru. i think it's on hold..

from what i've read a year ago it's a race track for greyhounds.. and it also includes a casino.. SAYANG!!!

here's my own list resty

under construction

1. crown regency cebu (2 buildings)
2. parklane international hotel
3. sheraton
4. golden prince suites
5. windland tower 2
6. i forgot the name (the one in sancianko st.)
7. marco polo hotel

proposals/ to be constructed

1. 5 towers = citylights ( bidding for the construction of the 2 new towers has already started)
2. windland tower 3
3. legend hotel
4. a 14-storey condo to be built in CBP
5. 2 condos to be built in nivel hills (a new project of archt. guanzon)
6. manros plaza hotel
7. a japanese hotel to be built in SRP
8. traders hotel

* a korean investor was planning of putting up a resort hotel in mactan
* the king's island of club ultima (does it have a hotel?)

thanks for that Marvs! :D

About the Manrose Plaza hotel, are you referring to this? coz what i got here is the planned conversion of the existing Manros Place into a business center :)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/manros_new2.gif

Club Ultima's King's Island Hotel...a 5-star hotel :D the island houses numerous amenities/facilities exclusive for us. i mean Club Ultima members :D

Top Resorts in Asia
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Top Islands in Asia
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I'm surprised Boracay is not even on the list! :)

I'm surprised Boracay is not even on the list! :)

the way i see it, they're looking for sumthing more than just great white sand beaches. sustainability, management, eco-factor, etc.. the whole package. :D

I'm not surprised. Boracay just relied more on Manila. Boracay is very well promoted in Manila, I think somobra pa nga but they forgot to promote Boracay more in the international market. So a lot of Filipinos specialy from Manila thought that Boracay is well marketed internationally coz of it's great publicity in Philippine televisions, promos and others. So it doesn't mean if you promote a resort here in the Philippines then it will be known internationally.

thanks for that Marvs! :D

About the Manrose Plaza hotel, are you referring to this? coz what i got here is the planned conversion of the existing Manros Place into a business center :)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/manros_new2.gif

Club Ultima's King's Island Hotel...a 5-star hotel :D the island houses numerous amenities/facilities exclusive for us. i mean Club Ultima members :D

yeah thats the one resty..

Park City Central
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/parkcitycentralhotel.jpg

bout the PCC, where did you get this one resty? you posted this pic on the hotel and resort thread..

yeah thats the one resty..

Park City Central
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/parkcitycentralhotel.jpg

bout the PCC, where did you get this one resty? you posted this pic on the hotel and resort thread..

I saw that rendering several years already sa Emporis but until now way balita..

yeah thats the one resty..

Park City Central
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/parkcitycentralhotel.jpg

bout the PCC, where did you get this one resty? you posted this pic on the hotel and resort thread..

here's the website marvs.
http://www.emporis.com/en/
it has the listings of skyscrapers worldwide.
search for philippines, and then Cebu. i noticed they aren't that accurate or complete. :D

okay salamat resty.. SAYANG!!! i think this was put on hold due to the asian financial crisis.. same to what happened to several other big projects in cebu..

@slerz salamat diay sa mga pics sa closing ceremony sa SEA Games..

wow, Traders Hotel. Shangri-la was originally set to open 2 hotels in Cebu, 1 in Mactan and 1 in Cebu city but they did not push through, but they'll put a Traders. Good move for Shangri-la. :)

interesting... thanks for that!

okay salamat resty.. SAYANG!!! i think this was put on hold due to the asian financial crisis.. same to what happened to several other big projects in cebu..

@slerz salamat diay sa mga pics sa closing ceremony sa SEA Games..

you're always wecome:)
bout your sig. it's not updated... no threads 8 and 9.

^^ ako rato gi copy paste.. pls ko slerz post sa imo sig beh ky ako na e quote nya copy paste dayon nko.. hehe

@ Sugbuanon, I already aent you a message.

btw, I saw in the traffic patrol a while ago sa TV Patrol World every before commercial, the Fuente osmeña rotoda with the Lhuillier Christmas Tree, it's a beautiful site...
:goodnight

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How i wish! heheh
anyway this is The SZR of Dubai.


pic form dubai thread..

maybe 20 years from now.. :D "gikan pa trabaho mark?"

at least one is rising 2 years from now. so maybe 30 highrise buildings more to go. hehehe.

@sugbuanun: lagi gkan pa trabaho.
newei nice baya tan-awun bai ang 'skyline' gkan sa amo office sa pdi condo. esp kung gabii. dili lang ko ka dala ug camera kay dako ako digicam. hehe. pro mo try lang ko ug kawat-kawat ug pic. hehe

kuha nya ug pics mark nya post ngari.. try nya kuha ug pic sa UC banilad nig gabie ky nindot siya tanawn nig gabie..

@sugbuanun: bai, naa ka original pic ani? kato ni banner hinimo ni slerz. mangayu unta ko if naa ka orig copy..

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/4792/mybanner68wm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

karon lng sad ko kita ana na pic mark.. nindot lagi na!

mao lagi nice pagkakuha. pero mura lang na distort. pag crop cguro sa Paint.

PAL buys 18 aircrafts for refleeting program
By Aurelia l. Castro
Sun.Star Staff Reporter

MANILA - Philippine Airlines (PAL) inked a purchase agreement with Airbus yesterday for its fleet modernization program, which includes the acquisition of 18 units of Airbus A320 family aircrafts.

The deal, which is approximately $840-million, will allow the flag carrier to have fuel cost-saving aircrafts, said Jaime Bautista, president and chief operating officer of PAL in an interview yesterday.

Bautista said compared to other aircrafts that require different trainings for its airline crew, Airbus aircraft also has the advantage of “commonality” that would spare PAL from spending on trainings.

The signing of the agreement yesterday at Shangri-La, Makati included an order for nine brand-new A320 jets (with an option to add five more) each with 12 Mabuhay (business)-class and 144 economy-class seats and the latest in-flight entertainment system in both classes “further distinguishing PAL from competing carriers.”

In addition, PAL will also lease two brand-new A320s and two A319s from GE Commercial Aviation Services, said to be the world’s largest aircraft lessor.

“With this refleeting program, we might increase the frequency of our flights with our Cebu-Manila routes from our current seven flights a day to having a flight every hour a day,” he said.

Bautista added that the possibility of increasing the frequency of flights to Cebu would address the demand of the traveling market.

“It is still under study but it is not a far possibility,” he said.

The refleeting program will allow PAL to give better service offering, he added.

SAD NEWS: INTERATIONAL FILM ACADEMY IN MACTAN IS CANCELLED

Cancelled daw ang whole project ng bigfoot and I saw it on their streamers in the school a big background of "Project Cancelled". The man behind this cancellation is no other than Mayor Radaza.. oh what a sad story, Radaza sucks!! he is reportedly asking 40+ million for the tax. I don't know if that is true, but anyway the school will be converted na lang kuno into motel or hotel and the international film academy will be transferred to the south reclamation project.

^^ What a great Christmas gift to the people of Lapu-lapu and the whole of Cebu MAyor Radaza you idiot. Ruined my whole F*ck*n' day. Rowell, may pag-asa pa ba mausab ang desisyon sa bigfoot? For once, a foreigner had enough trust in us to make a multimillion dollar investment and look what some of us did! Radaza dili gyud ka kapugong sa imong pagkakurakot sa, nangatol nana imong kamot kay wa ka matagai ug lagay.

That sucks so bad! The mayor is such an effing idiot. I would so love to throw a rotten tomato to whoever his face is. All that excitement for nothing. -_-'

SAD NEWS: INTERATIONAL FILM ACADEMY IN MACTAN IS CANCELLED

Cancelled daw ang whole project ng bigfoot and I saw it on their streamers in the school a big background of "Project Cancelled". The man behind this cancellation is no other than Mayor Radaza.. oh what a sad story, Radaza sucks!! he is reportedly asking 40+ million for the tax. I don't know if that is true, but anyway school will be converted na lang kuno into motel or hotel and international film academy will be transferred to the south reclamation project.

wata bad news indeed !!! damn fuck up mayor !!! for a second there i'd plan to apply for a job there after im done with my school here in vienna now its all gone !! dammit ! grrrrrrr!

lets juz hope that bigfoot will still construct a building for the international film academy on SRP after all the millions they juz invest for that building in lapu lapu i hope it wnt turn them away

hope it's not true coz that is rumors as of now as what i heard last night. but i really saw it on their project streamers last sunday the words "project cancelled" after i went to the mass in the mactan church.

it's not yet posted in the news, but if we really want to find out the story we can go there and ask its workers.

kurakot ug sugarol na si Mayor Radaza!! daghan kaayog manok didto sa bankal, daghan pud na siyag mga tawo sa city hall ug sa mga respective barangays nga sige gadawat ug sweldo nya way trabaho2x!! kanang P40+ million adto na sad na punta sa mga tawo nga sige lang ug pahayahay.

i regret voting him last election... now i don't trust any politician anymore.

yeah sad, very sad. your mayor shouldve deferred the tax first. so, it can attract more investors. :no:

How are they gonna convert the present IFA structure into a hotel anyway, isnt it just one big soundstage, a really big box. They would have to put in a helluva lot of money to convert it to a hotel. And is the area around the IFA landscaped already?

that's freakyn sick! i hope mayor Osmena can help !


SAD NEWS: INTERATIONAL FILM ACADEMY IN MACTAN IS CANCELLED

Cancelled daw ang whole project ng bigfoot and I saw it on their streamers in the school a big background of "Project Cancelled". The man behind this cancellation is no other than Mayor Radaza.. oh what a sad story, Radaza sucks!! he is reportedly asking 40+ million for the tax. I don't know if that is true, but anyway the school will be converted na lang kuno into motel or hotel and the international film academy will be transferred to the south reclamation project.

tsk. tsk. What was the reason for the cancellation? There must have been valid reasons.

they were asked 40 million+ in taxes. they should be given incentives for cryin out loud.

on the lighter side, they will transfer to our city's backyard. :tongue3:

but don't you think they will still have confidence on us after the way they're treated? dumb-ass money-hungry politicians!:gunz: mactan should have been the prefect place. if this is true, what a loss for cebu's reputation! grrrrrr :wtf:

this is the second time bigfoot guys f***** by the govt. first time was the flight thingy from Singapore. i remember Mayor Osmena was very upset that time.

^^ i hope mayor osmena can work his wonder this time around and save Radaza's f**king ass!!!

@sugbuanun: bai, naa ka original pic ani? kato ni banner hinimo ni slerz. mangayu unta ko if naa ka orig copy..

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/4792/mybanner68wm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

@markiibai... here's the original of that banner. Try making a banner of this mark by the use of Aphotoshop.
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bout sa pdi condo... I hope you can take a pic from that site mark, it's from another anglle.

^^ thnx bai!

mo try ko take ug pic 2nyt sad, hopefully from the rooftop. hehehe

^^ thnx bai!

mo try ko take ug pic 2nyt sad, hopefully from the rooftop. hehehe

anytime:)

I remembered we went there sa pdi when we had our seminar, the view is nice with the CBP and the uptown area. Go mark...hehe

break ka @mark?

yeah sad, very sad. your mayor shouldve deferred the tax first. so, it can attract more investors. :no:

take it easy guys, in my opinion it´s all politics. i guess now they will negotiate the tax issue anew......building a new academy sounds absurd, like spending double money, without selling the "pink box" yet......and besides, it would set big foots´plans back by years. i reccon, before he constructs a new building in cebu, he will rather consider pulling-out to india, china or elsewhere.

it's so sad to hear that. you know, it is the second disappointing experience of michael gleissner, the owner of bigfoot, in cebu.

the first one was when his private plane wasn't allowed to land at mactan airport because of insufficient documents. he was very upset with that.

second is this. he was applying i think of special privileges just like economic zones are enjoying for the film academy. but it didn't succeed because of the "taga-bukid" thoughts of whoever decided for the rejection of michael's request.

haven't you observed near the place is already infested with so many squatters? in a few years, that place surrounding the academy will be full of squatters. is the mayor doing something there aside from kicking investors away?

also, that place going to shangri-la, a lot of migrants from other places have started to flock there. mayor! wake-up!

kalagot ng mayora ay! lami nang...

SAD NEWS: INTERATIONAL FILM ACADEMY IN MACTAN IS CANCELLED

Cancelled daw ang whole project ng bigfoot and I saw it on their streamers in the school a big background of "Project Cancelled". The man behind this cancellation is no other than Mayor Radaza.. oh what a sad story, Radaza sucks!! he is reportedly asking 40+ million for the tax. I don't know if that is true, but anyway the school will be converted na lang kuno into motel or hotel and the international film academy will be transferred to the south reclamation project.

Geeeezzzz....tsk...tsk...tsk... :ohno: :ohno:
Is this the Mayors Last term? If it is, it figures. He wants to make a quick buck before he goes kaput!

Cant you see the timing? Just when everything is ready to launch...the Mayor Corners the Business owner by asking a bribe, thinking that Bigfoot has no choice anymore but pursue the project rather than loose millions. But alas! Bigfoot has millions of $ more to burn rather than rot on a stinkin hole together with the corrupt politicians for years, they opted for the more expensive but sure way of doing business. I just hope Cebu SRP and Mayor Osmeña will be able to appease the exec.

michael had plans to pull out his business in cebu back then due to that first incident. the crazy officials in mactan are really trying to test his patience.

why is it in our country that we try too hard to invite investors in and when they have settled, we don't take care of them?

on the brighter side... hopefully my japanese boss will finally decide to put up a software development branch in cebu. we are engaged in virtual reality and medical applications software. it definitely will be the first in cebu and perhaps the entire philippine archipelago. it has to be in cebu most definitely, hehehehe, because i'm from there.

my japanese boss really likes cebu a lot and he finds the people there very nice, that includes me, hehehehe. the people are so smiling daw, even the dogs smile at him 'kuno'.

he had the chance to stay at marriott and one morning he went to one adjacent poor barangay near the hotel and he realized that aside from the smiles, help makes a big difference.

we are already experimenting with a tokyo-cebu collaboration. we have one engineer working from home in cebu and if this proves satisfactory, off to cebu we go. it feels nice to do something good for your city and for the country as a whole.

this is the second time bigfoot guys f***** by the govt. first time was the flight thingy from Singapore. i remember Mayor Osmena was very upset that time.

yeah, i heard about that news... was it last year? my friend told me Bigfoot in Ramos office will be closin' or sumthin like that but some say it was just a rumor. but now they're expanding. i'm quite puzzled because at that time the IAFTV in Mactan was still on initial stage of construction. Their brand-new campus in mactan was highly publicized abroad. i just can't believe why they come up with such decision to close the facility... :?

btw, here's their press release last Nov. 19


IAFT'S OPEN HOUSE A SUCCESS

The International Academy of Film and Television opened the doors of its brand-new facilities to the public for the first time last Nov. 19, Saturday.

The open house was a monumental success, drawing a crowd of over three hundred people. For the first time, IAFT's jaw-dropping lobby was presented to the public. Potential students and those curious to know more about Cebu's best kept secret toured IAFT's many amenities, including the soundstage, classrooms and labs, production offices, post production facilities, and editing bay.

Meanwhile, IAFT's week-long free lecture series concluded with talks on directing, selling your script, producing, and a brief look at the history of film. These talks gave the attendees an overview of the kind of education the school is offering on January.

i have high hopes to hear great developments of this company amid the reported cancellation of this project... thanks for this info :D

wow I'm late for the sad news. :( d*mn the government for doing that! they are just selfish *sses. at napamura tuloy ako....

we have to wait for the official announcement from Bigfoot before blaming it all to the Lapu-Lapu City Mayor. and yeah i'm very much aware a lot of people tellin' stuff about his corrupt practices. as much as i'd want to bash that mayor to death, i still want to know the real score behind the cancellation of the project. :D

we have to wait for the official announcement from Bigfoot before blaming it all to the Lapu-Lapu City Mayor. and yeah i'm very much aware a lot of people tellin' stuff about his corrupt practices. as much as i'd want to bash that mayor to death, i still want to know the real score behind the cancellation of the project. :D

how I wish I could be diplomatic as you lol :cheers:

^^ hehe. di naman!

Moving forward, here's what to expect this coming Sinulog festival.

P1.25M worth of Cash prizes will be given away for the Sinulog-Based Category. Another P1.25M worth will be awarded for the Free Interpretation Category.

CASH PRIZES per category:

Awards-----------------------Choreographer
1st - P 500,000.00 & Trophy P 30,000.00
2nd - P 300,000.00 & Trophy P 20,000.00
3rd - P 200,000.00 & Trophy P 15,000.00
4th - P 150,000.00 & Trophy P 10,000.00
5th - P 100,000.00 & Trophy P 5,000.00

But wait, there's more! i just mentioned two of the numerous categories for the Sinulog festival. here's the complete list:

Sinulog-Based Participation Category
Bangga sa Sinulog sa Kabataan
Free Interpretation Participation Category
Arch Decor Category
Float Category
Higante Category
Puppeteers Category
Photo Contest Category
Visual Merchandising
Festival Queen
Street Dancing
Best Drum & Bugle Corps
Best Documentary Competition

can anyone do the math for the cash rewards all in all?? hehe.

here's more!:
contingents/participants who joined the Sinulog festival for 5 consecutive years will be given P100,000.00 as an incentive.

The City Gov't must be very rich every January. hmmm

Libog ko.. I checked sa ilang website wala man ang Cebu... lahi ang nasa number eight...

Naa ba baligya ani nga magazine sa Ayala?

Yup, the 2005 issue.

The top island last Nov 1004 is Bali but now it's Phuket.
Top 10 Asian ⁄ indian ocean islands
1. bali 86.4
2. phuket 82.6
3. maldives 81.1
4. seychelles 80.2
5. koh samui 79.4
6. mauritius 74.9
7. zanzibar 72.8
8. cebu, philippines 72.8
9. borneo 69.5
10. lombok, indonesia 67.8

Nov 2005 issue
1.Phuket 87.3
2.Bali 86.7
3.Mauritius 78.2
4.Maldives 77.6
5.Koh Samui, Thailand 75.3
6.Langkawi, Malaysia 74.4
7.Lombok, Indonesia 71.2
8.Cebu, Philippines 69.5
9.Seychelles 69.3
10.Borneo 65.7

The gainers are Phuket, Bali and Mauritius.
Langkawi is back.

Popularity wise, Phuket should be on top coz it is already a popular destination since then plus the fact about the Dec16 tragedy and so with Bali. Langkawi should be on top together with Bali and Phuket coz those are the three resorts islands that gained popularity simultaneously several years na. Mauritius did a good job.

For Cebu's case, it's still a starter.


bout your second question: http://www.concierge.com/destination/asia

There was even a time when Maypr Radaza thought of auctioning the Mactan Cebu International Airport for not paying realty taxes... LOL

Imagine someone will buy a lot in the middle of the runway and build his house there??


how I wish I could be diplomatic as you lol :cheers:

Libog ko.. I checked sa ilang website wala man ang Cebu... lahi ang nasa number eight...

Naa ba baligya ani nga magazine sa Ayala?

Ayg libog libog diha, graduate na ta ana...hehe

here it is: http://www.concierge.com/bestof/readerschoice/top_islands/topislands_asia

Yeah, I just passed by the IAFTV site today and it had the streamers, PROJECT TRANSFERRED. :(

Yeah, I just passed by the IAFTV site today and it had the streamers, PROJECT TRANSFERRED. :(

where it will be transferred? outside Cebu? or just within Metro Cebu?

where it will be transferred? outside Cebu? or just within Metro Cebu?

SRP as posted earlier :cool: :okay:

what a setback for the people of lapu-lapu city.

Honorable (if I may say) Radaza has made a very wrong decision. Doesn't he understand that even if he cannot be able to collect large revenues from IAFTV, the city will still benefit from it in the long run especially in the field of tourism. ;)

you know, I hate that attitude. The Mayor feels that our place is a rich place. If we look at it in any angle, it will really be a big benefit for Lapu Lapu city. The Mayor should know that he and the city needs that kind of investment. But I should know it first what's the exact story about this matter.

Store Openings:

>No Curfew Watches (the 1st outside outside Luzon)
>Timezone's 3rd Branch in Ayala Center Cebu
>10 new lifestyle stores
>5 new food stores/restaurants

Yeah, I just passed by the IAFTV site today and it had the streamers, PROJECT TRANSFERRED. :(

and convert the existing facility into a hotel? hmmmm... it's a good spot though. sayang nga lang. at least it's not totally mactan's loss. if you look at the other side of the story, Bigfoot company was applying for an IT-zone to enjoy tax holiday AFTER they completed the film acad facility. the local officials turned down their application, pointing out that Bigfoot could have applied for an IT-Zone before the construction of the IAFTV if their intention was to put up an IT facility. and there are just too many IT-zones in mactan island. BUT!

here's the related article:

Bigfoot threatens to pull out of Mactan with gov't refusal to OK ecozone status
BusinessWorld
11/22/2005 10:25:52 AM
Jun P. Tagalog

Cebu City - Bigfoot Global Solutions, Inc. is threatening to defer expansion plans in Mactan after the Lapu-Lapu City council denied its request to endorse its two-hectare property as an information technology economic zone.

Joseph Mercado, chief executive, threatened to pull out of Mactan and relocate to the Cebu mainland. "Why stick it out in a location where its officials are not supportive of our business? We will locate somewhere else," he said.

The company launched last week its International Academy of Film and Television, which is located within its property in Lapu-Lapu City.

Mr. Mercado said they invested $6 million in the property.

The 8,200-square-meter film academy is equipped with soundstages, recording and Foley studios, Dolby-certified sound mixing theater and final cut pro digital editing suites. It also has a dormitory, coffee shop, pool, gymnasium and spa.

"Our expansion plans include installing two more soundstages which will be twice bigger than the existing one. Definitely, it will cost millions of dollars," Mr. Mercado said.

He said they want to be accredited by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority as an IT park to save on importation costs for equipment.

Lapu-Lapu City Councilor Alley B. Berdin, finance committee chairman, said the council had denied Bigfoot's request for endorsement because there are already several economic zones in Lapu-Lapu City. The Cebu Light Industry Park has not even been filled up.

"I don't think it would be to the interest of the city if we approve all applications for economic zones or IT park. There are too many firms already enjoying tax holidays from the city government," he said.

An endorsement from the city council is one of the requirements for registration.

i have one word for all this mess. BRIBERY! they're worried about tax collection but they're not thinkin' about BigFoot's expansion in Mactan can lead to improvement of the island's tourism (worldwide exposure), increase business activities, more opportunities for labor workers and all those stuff. geez.

^^^ Correct! (pronounced as Currect! :D)

so is it the same with the Globelines and PLDT story of Mayor Osmeña? He threatened the two giant telephone companies to cancel their operations here in Cebu City if they will not pay their taxes. But PLDT said, what will happen to Cebu City without us? then the Mayor threatened back, would you think that your companies will not be affected if you pull out your operations in Cebu, it's your big loss not of Cebu City?
As of now, PLDT and Globelines are consistenly paying their taxes to the Cebu City government.
anyway, this is already a history...

it's still a good decision in transferring IAFTV to SRP Cebu City. i bet Mayor Tom welcomed the company's move. it's on the Bay area and within the vicinity of the Department of Tourism.. so, we shouldn't be sad. we'll just stab those Opon politikos to death ha. :lol:

so is it the same with the Globelines and PLDT story of Mayor Osmeña? He threatened the two giant telephone companies to cancel their operations here in Cebu City if they will not pay their taxes. But PLDT said, what will happen to Cebu City without us? then the Mayor threatened back, would you think that your companies will not be affected if you pull out your operations in Cebu, it's your big loss not of Cebu City?
As of now, PLDT and Globelines are consistenly paying their taxes to the Cebu City government.
anyway, this is already a history...
yeah, it's history. what Mayor Tom did was legal.

the difference lang siguro is that PLDT ran out of options. left with no choice but pay the tax collectibles. idol ko kse si Mayor Tom and comparing it with Mayor Radaza is just too ridiculous :lol:

Just wanna share these Pix from the rooftop of PDI Condo tonight..

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the morning view is also nice but my digicam isnt fixed yet. so eto na muna..

it's still a good decision in transferring IAFTV to SRP Cebu City. i bet Mayor Tom welcomed the company's move. it's on the Bay area and within the vicinity of the Department of Tourism.. so, we shouldn't be sad. we'll just stab those Opon politikos to death ha. :lol:

Yeah, at least it will get a better publicity since I'm sure that Mayor Thomas is willing to invest millions on it.

Another thing, this IAFTV thing will surely ignite the construction and investments in the SRP.. Yehey!

WOW @ markiibai... beautiful... honestly I waited for that pics of yours for several hours..hehe
:okay:
damo guid na salamat mark...

mura man kog gihilantan rn, or tugnaw ba kha ang panahon?...

Just wanna share these Pix from the rooftop of PDI Condo tonight..

thanks for the photos Marki! great night shots :okay:


http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/4903/dsc038961uj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


wow! as in wow! Country mall looks better now than the last time i went there. was it renovated? recently?

damo guid na salamat mark...


what dialect is this slerz? :D

wow Gaisano!!

Why can't SM make something like that?! instead of a coffin/lego box/bodega?

:lol: hehe thnx.

@slerz: bugnaw mulang! nagkurog gani akung it**g.! hehehehe :lol: :lol:

@rusty: nah mura wala man gi renovate. well-lighted lang. and naa sad d i small concert. dnt know kinsa. mura school-based ra man.

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/8370/dsc039084es.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Ilonggo? or Bicolano... naa ra ana...hehe

Yeah, at least it will get a better publicity since I'm sure that Mayor Thomas is willing to invest millions on it.

Another thing, this IAFTV thing will surely ignite the construction and investments in the SRP.. Yehey!

yeah it would be nice if thats the case transferring IAFTV on SRP but wat if that BIGFOOT owner got feed up of all of this and juz descide to move the project to other country like china or india it would be a very sad news for the whole CEBU and the PHILIPPINES !

lets juz hope that after all the incidents he still didnt lost his trust and faith to cebu lets juz hope so

@ slerz: Ako man hindi gid makahambal ug illoggo gid. pero naka intiende man. hehehe. na kag mahimus gid ang gab-i nyo man.

@rusty: nah mura wala man gi renovate. well-lighted lang. and naa sad d i small concert. dnt know kinsa. mura school-based ra man.

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/8370/dsc039084es.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

wow, it does really look great. i swear! :cool: great job...

ka damu gid nga salamat sa imo rusty. hehehe :)

yeah it would be nice if thats the case transferring IAFTV on SRP but wat if that BIGFOOT owner got feed up of all of this and juz descide to move the project to other country like china or india it would be a very sad news for the whole CEBU and the PHILIPPINES !

lets juz hope that after all the incidents he still didnt lost his trust and faith to cebu lets juz hope so

yeah, i'm crossing my fingers! :) go CEBUWOOD! :okay:

@ slerz: Ako man hindi gid makahambal ug illoggo gid. pero naka intiende man. hehehe. na kag mahimus gid ang gab-i nyo man.

aw bugnaw jd diay...as in cold?
nag kurog imong lgoit? sa ako murag init init lagi...BWAHAHAHA

unsay gid gid? nahimong kagid?hehehe

di ko man gina sabi na maaram akon maga Ilonggo, pati gani si @wecky di naka intientde san akon gipan tabi. It's a combination of Bicolano, Hiligaynon og Cebuano...IMO.

yeah, i'm crossing my fingers! :) go CEBUWOOD! :okay:

yehey!!!

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ugh, dont tell me they're gonna copy LA.

^^ sorry. hehehe. of course hindi namn cguro cla gagawa ng ganun. wala naman taste. hehehe. wala lang ako magawa. and im just mocking rusty. hehehe :nocrook:

yehey!!!

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lol looks nice !! yeah lets juz cross all our fingers !! :)

ahahaha.. akala ko nga.. pero puede rin. the way i see it from this photo, Cebu is like a cross between LA and Hong Kong. really nice.

but we can always envision for something great right? who knows if that will push through, baka yung mga TV stations and movie outfits sa manila eh dito na mag base. hehehe. wala lang. gawa-gawa ko lang din. ::nocrook:

kewl... WoW Cebwood....:okay:

Mactan’s Shangri-La Voted One Of The World’s Top Resorts

The ranking was based on the poll it conducted from the travellers around the world, the Reader’s Choice Awards. It asked its readers as to which resorts in the world that top in their choice as regards to the following criteria: Activities/Facilities, Food/Dining, Location, Overall Design, Rooms, Service.


They had to rate each candidate, criterion by criterion, as excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor. Shangri-La’s Mactan Island Resort & Spa was ranked 9th in Asia with a high rating at 90.5% and the only Shangri-La property to join in the elite circle of world’s best resorts. It is the crown jewel of Cebu’s growing and robust hospitality industry.

Recently, the resort is already setting aside multi-million dollars to upgrade its facilities and renovating some rooms to further enhance its appeal to discriminating travellers who want no less than the best comfort they could ever have.

The resort was also voted the readers’ choice- most favorite resort in Asia by Time Magazine. It has maintained its average occupancy rate at high 80%. Shangri-La’s Mactan Island Resort & Spa is the country’s first international deluxe resort hotel.

but we can always envision for something great right? who knows if that will push through, baka yung mga TV stations and movie outfits sa manila eh dito na mag base. hehehe. wala lang. gawa-gawa ko lang din. ::nocrook:



just like LA replaced New York.

Possible, but what would the Tagalog people think? "Just as long as it's not all Panaghoy sa Suba" lol. JK

but we can always envision for something great right? who knows if that will push through, baka yung mga TV stations and movie outfits sa manila eh dito na mag base. hehehe. wala lang. gawa-gawa ko lang din. ::nocrook:

yup, there's already a plan for that project long ago... to put up 4 huge letters of CEBU in those mountains but it did't pushed through coz of the crisis.

@slerz: so aside from making it on the Conde Nast's List, eh most favorite resort in Asia by TIME? wow!

yup, there's already a plan for that project long ago... to put up 4 huge letters of CEBU in those mountains but it did't pushed through coz of the crisis.


no kidding? that's like very un-original? why not a big statue of Santo Niño instead? on top of one of those mountains? LOL well, the one in Rio de Janeiro is a Christ, yours will be a Small Christ--Cebu trademark. :)

no kidding? that's like very un-original? why not a big statue of Santo Niño instead? on top of one of those mountains? LOL well, the one in Rio de Janeiro is a Christ, yours will be a Small Christ--Cebu trademark. :)

@mark, yup... congrats to Shang Cebu.

yup, I'm not kidding. My father knows it too with cable cars pa nga. Subic also has those big letters on their mountain... but it wouldn't degrade Cebu for that reason. But untill now, it's one of their dreams, to develop those mountains into a world renowned attraction.

cebuwood.... cebu already has a beverly hills... that'll be a cool thing to have...
but I agree with manileno, a statue would be a better thing, it would be like the statue of liberty in NY, the first thing you see from the waterfront....

@mark, yup... congrats to Shang Cebu.

yup, I'm not kidding. My father knows it too with cable cars pa nga. Subic also has those big letters on their mountain... but it wouldn't degrade Cebu for that reason. But untill now, it's one of their dreams, to develop those mountains into a world renowned attraction.

like ocean park in HK?? maybe it will be better if they copied the peak,.. a tram is much nicer and safer than a cable car...

yea. a statue would be a better idea. (Santo Niño?) and it'll also serve as a communications tower/watchtower, will light up the city below, etc..

there you go. cable car that will take tourists/people to the Santo Niño statue/tower. *sigh

yea. a statue would be a better idea. (Santo Niño?) and it'll also serve as a communications tower/watchtower, will light up the city below, etc..

or... lapu lapu,.. more like the collosus of rhodes,.. than christ the king lolz,.. but they'll prolly die paying for a statue that big made out of bronze

yea. a statue would be a better idea. (Santo Niño?) and it'll also serve as a communications tower/watchtower, will light up the city below, etc..

but I don't think so.. that huge structures like CEbu letters and that Sto. Niño statue would be possible IMO. coz we have powerful tphoons here where LA doesn't have and so with Rio.

I think it's one of the reasons why they did't pushed through for that project.

Really? But Cebu's mountains arent that tall??

We can't do this in Cebu?

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a328/nomdeusuario/cristo.jpg
But instead, a Santo Niño.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a328/nomdeusuario/sugarloaf.jpg
So that cable cars will have a purpose.

I suggested a tram... it could be done.. cable cars would be dangerous...

i thought Cebu is outside the typhoon belt.. (unlike Manila, Bicol, Northern Luzon)

^^ wow :eek2:


why not build the CEBU and the statue, eh? hehehe

I suggested a tram... it could be done.. cable cars would be dangerous...


a tram? and where would it pass? they're gonna build a zig-zag kennon-like trail just for the tram?

i thought Cebu is outside the typhoon belt.. (unlike Manila, Bicol, Northern Luzon)

it is, the problem is, cebu city faces east with no sufficient mountain range protection... so if a storm passes by,.. you get the pic

a tram? and where would it pass? they're gonna build a zig-zag kennon-like trail just for the tram?

upwards toward the hill, it's not that high... :)

^^ i saw once in Natl Geo, somewhere in europe, the tram's tracks just went straight to the top.

and yeah cebu's hills ain't that high...

cebu could follow the one in hongkong and built a sighting area and a mall... then horribly overprice the tourists...

upwards toward the hill, it's not that high... :)

ahhh.. i see.. but that might ruin the view of the mountain? we're gonna see a line there like the mountains been stitched or something? hehehe.. if it aint that high, it is possible to build the statue and put up cable cars..

nah it won't be seen, besides,.. it's a little frightening to ride a cable car,.. well for me of course

i see. i still like the idea of building a Santo Niño statue instead of a 'CEBUWOOD' hehe.

what's to see up there anyway? can you see Bohol from there? or just Mactan? lol what's the view like? can someone take a picture? is it really worth the hike?

well you can see cebu city, the harbor, lahug and all that, I can't find my pic...

^^ but of course, the view at night is coool, as in literally coooolll.. hehehe

like Antipolo is to Manila?

cool? you mean like cold as Tagaytay?

ive never been to tagaytay though.. but, its really coooooooolll. you cant stand the night without putting a jacket on.

not as cold as tagaytay ... but cold enough

WHAT? THE FILM ACADEMY TO PULL OUT OF CEBU?

MANILA, November 25, 2005 (STAR) INSIDE CEBU By Bobit S. Avila - We got a lot of positive text comments about our article on the International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT), mostly from our Cebuano friends who are very proud that this industry has now come to our shores. After all, Filipinos are fond of American films and what better than to have these films done in our own country for the simple reason that it is cheaper to do them here! As we?ve said, the reason why the IAFT opened in Cebu is the fact that as far as filmmaking is concerned, Cebuanos are virtually virgins. After all, it has been two generations since the demise of the Visayan movies.

Being born into a family of movie operators since the days of the silent movies, then to the "talkies" and finally to Technicolor and stereo sound, I had the privilege of seeing the rise and fall of many movie moguls, both local and international. I predict that soon, the IAFT would even drop "Film" from its name because pretty soon everyone would be making movies using digital videos rather than film.

If you didn?t know, films are expensive to purchase, process and store? and yes, they are taxed to death by the linear meter by the government. Now it is a matter of whether movie operators would spend a small fortune in shifting from the present film projector to a digital projector. When that happens, you can say that this would be the final revolution of the movie industry? from silent movies to digital movies.

Just when we wrote about the Film Academy, the local dailies in Cebu reported in their "tsismis sections" about a foreign investor threatening to pull out of Cebu because of corruption. Little did many people realize that those nasty rumors were about the Film Academy? We learned that being a pioneer industry in this field of foreign investment, Michael Gleissner, owner of the Film Academy, wanted to secure a special economic zone status from the government, which, if he gets it, would be a huge financial advantage. Unfortunately, a corrupt government official would only agree to what he wants if he gives millions of pesos in bribes.

Of course, we?re not mentioning here the name of this public official, but you can bet that you can easily get his name in any of the coffeehouses in Metro Cebu because lots of people are talking about this. Because he does not want to be a party to any corruption (he should be given a medal by the government), Mr. Gleissner has threatened to pull out of Mactan. If and when he shuts down operations, it would surely be one of the most embarrassing incidents that ever happened to foreign investments in Cebu and the country.

I gathered that Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is trying to appease the sore Mr. Gleissner and offered him the use of the South Reclamation Project (SRP) where he would personally see to it that the Film Academy would be given that special economic zone status. Let me tell you that I hate to report stories like this coming from Cebu, but that is the reality today in Mactan and many investors are sick and tired of the corruption happening there. Alas, we seem to be so powerless in stopping corrupt officials from making illicit money? we can only hope that someday, "karma" would strike them.

Talking about doing movies in the digital format, I heard that our good friend, Vic del Rosario, presidential adviser on entertainment and the big boss of Viva Films, has made a suggestion for the government to give a five-year tax holiday for digital films? meaning, they would be exempted from taxes like amusement taxes for five years. I should be elated with this proposal, but if you ask me, they should first ask why are the Americans so successful in the movie industry.

The answer is simple? the people in the US movie industry are only made to pay income taxes and that?s it! The US government does not saddle this industry with heavy taxes, unlike what our politicians do. Hence, for me, five years are too short! Let the industry pay taxes on income and you can see the movie industry boom once again? that?s if we can finally clamp down on pirated movies in CD or DVD format.

Lastly, let me share a story that happened to me in the early 70s. By accident, I met film director Francis Ford Coppola at the Moonwalk Burger on Mango Avenue when he took a breather from his filming of the famous movie Apocalypse Now. When I told him that we had theaters and that we showed American films, he told me: "This movie I?m making should have been done by a Filipino? after all, we are filming this movie here and everything we use is Filipino and they?re great to work with!"

Alas, our movie producers insist on using Tagalog as the medium for our movies, thus we put limitations on where we can market our movies throughout the entire global market. If only we shoot movies in English, Filipino-made films would have become hits years ago.

our worst fear has come :(!! damnit karma will juz come on that lapu lapu mayor he should burn to hell !!

[QUOTE=rowell_sk]WHAT? THE FILM ACADEMY TO PULL OUT OF CEBU?

MANILA, November 25, 2005 (STAR) INSIDE CEBU By Bobit S. Avila - We got a lot of positive text comments about our article on the International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT), mostly from our Cebuano friends who are very proud that this industry has now come to our shores. After all, Filipinos are fond of American films and what better than to have these films done in our own country for the simple reason that it is cheaper to do them here! As we?ve said, the reason why the IAFT opened in Cebu is the fact that as far as filmmaking is concerned, Cebuanos are virtually virgins. After all, it has been two generations since the demise of the Visayan movies.

Being born into a family of movie operators since the days of the silent movies, then to the "talkies" and finally to Technicolor and stereo sound, I had the privilege of seeing the rise and fall of many movie moguls, both local and international. I predict that soon, the IAFT would even drop "Film" from its name because pretty soon everyone would be making movies using digital videos rather than film.

If you didn?t know, films are expensive to purchase, process and store? and yes, they are taxed to death by the linear meter by the government. Now it is a matter of whether movie operators would spend a small fortune in shifting from the present film projector to a digital projector. When that happens, you can say that this would be the final revolution of the movie industry? from silent movies to digital movies.

Just when we wrote about the Film Academy, the local dailies in Cebu reported in their "tsismis sections" about a foreign investor threatening to pull out of Cebu because of corruption. Little did many people realize that those nasty rumors were about the Film Academy? We learned that being a pioneer industry in this field of foreign investment, Michael Gleissner, owner of the Film Academy, wanted to secure a special economic zone status from the government, which, if he gets it, would be a huge financial advantage. Unfortunately, a corrupt government official would only agree to what he wants if he gives millions of pesos in bribes.

Of course, we?re not mentioning here the name of this public official, but you can bet that you can easily get his name in any of the coffeehouses in Metro Cebu because lots of people are talking about this. Because he does not want to be a party to any corruption (he should be given a medal by the government), Mr. Gleissner has threatened to pull out of Mactan. If and when he shuts down operations, it would surely be one of the most embarrassing incidents that ever happened to foreign investments in Cebu and the country.

I gathered that Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is trying to appease the sore Mr. Gleissner and offered him the use of the South Reclamation Project (SRP) where he would personally see to it that the Film Academy would be given that special economic zone status. Let me tell you that I hate to report stories like this coming from Cebu, but that is the reality today in Mactan and many investors are sick and tired of the corruption happening there. Alas, we seem to be so powerless in stopping corrupt officials from making illicit money? we can only hope that someday, "karma" would strike them.

Talking about doing movies in the digital format, I heard that our good friend, Vic del Rosario, presidential adviser on entertainment and the big boss of Viva Films, has made a suggestion for the government to give a five-year tax holiday for digital films? meaning, they would be exempted from taxes like amusement taxes for five years. I should be elated with this proposal, but if you ask me, they should first ask why are the Americans so successful in the movie industry.

The answer is simple? the people in the US movie industry are only made to pay income taxes and that?s it! The US government does not saddle this industry with heavy taxes, unlike what our politicians do. Hence, for me, five years are too short! Let the industry pay taxes on income and you can see the movie industry boom once again? that?s if we can finally clamp down on pirated movies in CD or DVD format.

Lastly, let me share a story that happened to me in the early 70s. By accident, I met film director Francis Ford Coppola at the Moonwalk Burger on Mango Avenue when he took a breather from his filming of the famous movie Apocalypse Now. When I told him that we had theaters and that we showed American films, he told me: "This movie I?m making should have been done by a Filipino? after all, we are filming this movie here and everything we use is Filipino and they?re great to work with!"

Alas, our movie producers insist on using Tagalog as the medium for our movies, thus we put limitations on where we can market our movies throughout the entire global market. If only we shoot movies in English, Filipino-made films would have become hits years ago.

did they officially announce it already that they will pull out to cebu ??

[QUOTE=rowell_sk]WHAT? THE FILM ACADEMY TO PULL OUT OF CEBU?

MANILA, November 25, 2005 (STAR) INSIDE CEBU By Bobit S. Avila - We got a lot of positive text comments about our article on the International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT), mostly from our Cebuano friends who are very proud that this industry has now come to our shores. After all, Filipinos are fond of American films and what better than to have these films done in our own country for the simple reason that it is cheaper to do them here! As we?ve said, the reason why the IAFT opened in Cebu is the fact that as far as filmmaking is concerned, Cebuanos are virtually virgins. After all, it has been two generations since the demise of the Visayan movies.

Being born into a family of movie operators since the days of the silent movies, then to the "talkies" and finally to Technicolor and stereo sound, I had the privilege of seeing the rise and fall of many movie moguls, both local and international. I predict that soon, the IAFT would even drop "Film" from its name because pretty soon everyone would be making movies using digital videos rather than film.

If you didn?t know, films are expensive to purchase, process and store? and yes, they are taxed to death by the linear meter by the government. Now it is a matter of whether movie operators would spend a small fortune in shifting from the present film projector to a digital projector. When that happens, you can say that this would be the final revolution of the movie industry? from silent movies to digital movies.

Just when we wrote about the Film Academy, the local dailies in Cebu reported in their "tsismis sections" about a foreign investor threatening to pull out of Cebu because of corruption. Little did many people realize that those nasty rumors were about the Film Academy? We learned that being a pioneer industry in this field of foreign investment, Michael Gleissner, owner of the Film Academy, wanted to secure a special economic zone status from the government, which, if he gets it, would be a huge financial advantage. Unfortunately, a corrupt government official would only agree to what he wants if he gives millions of pesos in bribes.

Of course, we?re not mentioning here the name of this public official, but you can bet that you can easily get his name in any of the coffeehouses in Metro Cebu because lots of people are talking about this. Because he does not want to be a party to any corruption (he should be given a medal by the government), Mr. Gleissner has threatened to pull out of Mactan. If and when he shuts down operations, it would surely be one of the most embarrassing incidents that ever happened to foreign investments in Cebu and the country.

I gathered that Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is trying to appease the sore Mr. Gleissner and offered him the use of the South Reclamation Project (SRP) where he would personally see to it that the Film Academy would be given that special economic zone status. Let me tell you that I hate to report stories like this coming from Cebu, but that is the reality today in Mactan and many investors are sick and tired of the corruption happening there. Alas, we seem to be so powerless in stopping corrupt officials from making illicit money? we can only hope that someday, "karma" would strike them.

Talking about doing movies in the digital format, I heard that our good friend, Vic del Rosario, presidential adviser on entertainment and the big boss of Viva Films, has made a suggestion for the government to give a five-year tax holiday for digital films? meaning, they would be exempted from taxes like amusement taxes for five years. I should be elated with this proposal, but if you ask me, they should first ask why are the Americans so successful in the movie industry.

The answer is simple? the people in the US movie industry are only made to pay income taxes and that?s it! The US government does not saddle this industry with heavy taxes, unlike what our politicians do. Hence, for me, five years are too short! Let the industry pay taxes on income and you can see the movie industry boom once again? that?s if we can finally clamp down on pirated movies in CD or DVD format.

Lastly, let me share a story that happened to me in the early 70s. By accident, I met film director Francis Ford Coppola at the Moonwalk Burger on Mango Avenue when he took a breather from his filming of the famous movie Apocalypse Now. When I told him that we had theaters and that we showed American films, he told me: "This movie I?m making should have been done by a Filipino? after all, we are filming this movie here and everything we use is Filipino and they?re great to work with!"

Alas, our movie producers insist on using Tagalog as the medium for our movies, thus we put limitations on where we can market our movies throughout the entire global market. If only we shoot movies in English, Filipino-made films would have become hits years ago.



did they officially announce it already that they will pull out to cebu??

you mean pull out from cebu not pull out to cebu...

you mean pull out from cebu not pull out to cebu...

ahuh exactly thats what i meant did they announce it officialy already ??

^^wala pa, but i think theyre getting there, givem a couple of days

folks, help me bash out those corrupt opon politicians publicly through the sun star's published text forum... you can send your text messages by: SS TXTVIEW then your message and name and send to 2871 (Globe) or 216 (Smart)


ipagawas atong kapungot!!!!

can any1 post pics of radaza, i already have all my pins, needles and candles ready or better yet send me a lock of his hair(thats if he has hair) :)

it seems that sun star daily news and other cebu newsdailys has not yet published an article about this issue.

thats really sad news oh well nothin much we could do !! people of cebu should do a protest to throw that mayor of laplapu down he is selfish corrupt politician !! doesn't even think for the good of the people of cebu not only cebu but the philippines as a whole !

maypa ikatawa nalang nato na, kaysa magsige ug sakit atong dughan. Well, on to other things, has anyone heard about the rumor i think way back in the late 90s, that the government is planning to transfer Central Command out of their base in Lahug. Just think how much that piece of land is worth, prime location.

folks, help me bash out those corrupt opon politicians publicly through the sun star's published text forum... you can send your text messages by: SS TXTVIEW then your message and name and send to 2871 (Globe) or 216 (Smart)


ipagawas atong kapungot!!!!

yeah send em all our KAPUNGOT !!! i for one was deeply affected with these and im sure alot of cebuano too i'd plan to like apply there for a job :( if im done with my school here :(cuz there is nothing like home cebu now imma juz look for a job here around europe when im done with school !:(

here is Mayor Radaza

http://www.lapulapucity.gov.ph/imgs/mayor_pic.jpg

here is Mayor Radaza

http://www.lapulapucity.gov.ph/imgs/mayor_pic.jpg

wata gold digger corrupt politician !! maybe he is one reason why there aint so many foreign investors not investing in lapu lapu :bash:

i thought Cebu is outside the typhoon belt.. (unlike Manila, Bicol, Northern Luzon)

those places that are outside the typhoon belt areas are from 0 degrees to 10 degrees north. Cebu City's coordinate is above 10 or 10.2 deg north.

Extreme Wind Hazard Mapping in the Philippines

Results of the analysis of observed extreme wind speeds in stations throughout the country are illustrated and dicussed. For clarity of the discussion extreme wind was categorized, depending on the increasing magnitude of the wind speed, into moderately extreme (60 to 100 kph), extreme (101 to 184 kph) and severely extreme (185 or more).

The study shows that severely extreme wind speeds of 185 kph and above are experienced in several areas of the country during various months of the year. In the region of Luzon, the areas are namely, Itbayat, Basco, Vigan, Aparri, Tuguegarao, Dagupan, Munoz, Casiguran, Port Area, Tayabas, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Ambulong, Infanta, Alabat, Daet and Legaspi. The affected areas in the Visayas and Bicol regions are Virac, Romblon and Masbate, Catarman, Tacloban, Guiuan and Mactan Cebu; while in the Mindanao region, extreme wind speeds are observed in the northernmost portion, i.e. in Surigao del Norte.

Being an archipelagic country with 7,100 islands located at the so called "typhoon alley of the world", the Philippines is exposed to very strong winds especially during the passage of tropical cyclones. hence, it is deemed necessary for the government to undertake measures as that would help its seventy five million Pilipinos to undertake preparedness measures as well as structural and non-structural mitigation strategies to minimized the effects of extreme wind hazards.

infact the worst and costliest Philippine typhoon ever is STyphoon Ruping last 1990 that crossed Cebu.

But for me, typhoons are better that earthquakes and tsunamis. Cebu is not an earthquake and tsunami prone area.

Cebu also needs those annual typhoons for its watersheds.

that's freakyn sick! i hope mayor Osmena can help !
Oh no say it aint so!!! What a f#@cking moron that mayor!!!

So it's final that they will pull out of CEBU? and probably transfer to other country? not in SRP? Whatta sus.... SAYANG baya!!!!!

I already forwarded this sad news to ABS CBN, susihon na daw ni nila... They also blamed Mayor Radaza for asking so many conditions on its investors... They also said that Mayor Osmeña of Cebu City is giving its full support to Bogfoot. Then they said that why did they invest in Mactan over Cebu City coz Cebu City is giving their full support to them and also BIGFOOT have already given jobs to hundreds of Cebuanos.

so what now, confirmed to pull out of Mactan and go to SRP? or Pull out of Cebu totally ??? Geeez, of all the projects, why this ? ?
Please update me I'm out of Cebu now.



Oh no say it aint so!!! What a f#@cking moron that mayor!!!

FUCK MAYOR RADAZA!!!


Its better for him to suck his DICK!!!
Corrupt Bureaucratic Fuckbag!!!

I'm gonna pelt him with eggs!!!

oooooooooooopssss!

yehey!!!

http://img431.imageshack.us/img431/4654/cebu319kqwood4tz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/5120/108859557qdcbfrph9aw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

hehehe here's my own version mark :D absent ko for the first time gahapon.. mamawi ko rn :D

no kidding? that's like very un-original? why not a big statue of Santo Niño instead? on top of one of those mountains? LOL well, the one in Rio de Janeiro is a Christ, yours will be a Small Christ--Cebu trademark. :)


http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1333/108846898pwgifnph3ed.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

like this one? :D a sto. nino riding a dragon.. just found this one in the net..

here is Mayor Radaza

http://www.lapulapucity.gov.ph/imgs/mayor_pic.jpg

bantay lng makit.an ni nko tawhana agi ngari sa labangon.. lubagon jud nko iya li-og.. :D

wow... coola ani bai sugbuanon.. but when highrises will be built in the Fuente Osmena area, it might not be visible anymore. :)



http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/5120/108859557qdcbfrph9aw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

hehehe here's my own version mark :D absent ko for the first time gahapon.. mamawi ko rn :D

but if you're viewing from within the city proper i think it's okay.. or why not place it right below Tops para sigurado jud makit.an maski naa ta sa bohol magtanaw.. :D let's submit this pic to Sec. Ace Durano or to Osmena basin ganahan sila.. hehehe

but if you're viewing from within the city proper i think it's okay.. or why not place it right below Tops para sigurado jud makit.an maski naa ta sa bohol magtanaw.. :D let's submit this pic to Sec. Ace Durano or to Osmena basin ganahan sila.. hehehe

yup, good idea @sugbuanon... let's submit this to any Cebu officials or to Sec. Ace Durano for this to be realized soon... :okay:

try daw slerz daghan btaw ka connections.. hehe naa gud sa govt. trabaho imo papa

yup, mangutana nya ko sa email ni Sec. Ace Durano... I hope we can communicate to him coz everyone can't deny that we are a Big someone for Cebu's future.hehe

cebu city has its own website.. let's email them regarding some of our visions for cebu.. hehe we could be awarded with the Ramon Magsaysay award for our contributions :D

i think i wanna migrate to Cebu.

^^ from manileno to cebuano.. :D i will be the first one to welcome you here bai..

bantay lng makit.an ni nko tawhana agi ngari sa labangon.. lubagon jud nko iya li-og.. :D

He's really a disgrace sa cebu..how could he do such thing...siguro nagtuo cya dili cya mahibalo-an of his actions... it's totally a disaster to our reputation especially sa CEBU...we really cant deny such people exist in the society...hayyyy...Mayor pa naman cya :bash:...well just wait and see, what action will the people do to Mayor Radaza...I believe the cebuanos will not and never tolerate such government officials.

Cebuwood

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a328/nomdeusuario/cebuskyline.jpg

^^ Impressive!

you're cute. :)


He's a really disgrace sa cebu..how could he do such thing...siguro nagtuo cya dili cya mahibalo-an of his actions... it's totally a disaster to our reputation especially sa CEBU...we really cant deny such people exist in the society...hayyyy...Mayor pa naman cya :bash: