[QUOTE=rusty18]Reposting:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/cebupics2/mactan/mactan2000towers.jpg
MACTAN GRAND PALACE
Target Opening: Q3 Year 2010
Tower I - 56-storey 5-Star Hotel
Towers II & III - 30-storey Residential condominium

MACTAN GRAND PALACE :
just a dream or will it really be built ??

sorry for reposting the same messages above. i posted them in the IX thread.

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wonder where this airport is.....with that view out on the tarmac and the sea....is it in the philippines at all ?

@richard: yup, just one of my dreams :)


@rusty18

Bai rusty18, mas nindot ni nga pic ipangilad... This is the Two IFC Tower in Hongkong... Try daw superimpose ani kilid sa Mactan bridge..... If you remember in Istorya.net, I told you that in Hongkong a building was built on reclaimed land.. This is actually hongkong's tallest at 88 storeys, it's also were Angelina Jolie jumped in Cradle of Life... hehehehehe...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/twoIFC02.jpg



yup, i can never forget what u told me about a super tall tower being built on a reclaimed land :D it has contributed greatly in making my dream closer to reality :okay:

That IFC Tower looks so impressive! I'll try to superimpose that thing on the mactan bridge photo. i'm afraid it will take a while since i'm off to baguio tonight with friends for a couple of days :D

Megadome to rise in Mandaue for next ASEAN summit
First posted 10:25am (Mla time) Dec 12, 2005
By Christine Avendaño
Inquirer

KUALA LUMPUR -- As host of next year's summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Manila is keenly observing how Kuala Lumpur is hosting the 11th ASEAN summit here Monday. The next summit will be held in Cebu.

The Philippines is planning to build a "megadome" in Mandaue City for the summit.

On the eve of the 11th ASEAN summit, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo arrived in this Malaysian capital with a delegation from Cebu led by its governor, Gwen Garcia.

"We are really carefully looking at what's going on in here - how they receive us, how activities are being conducted here," said Garcia, whose delegation included Cebu City Mayor Tommy Osmeña and Cebu Representatives Antonio Cuenco and Nerissa Soon-Ruiz.

While she had been hearing that Cebu might host the next ASEAN summit, the governor said she only got official word when the President went to Cebu last month.

Ms Arroyo had remarked then that Cebu could "showcase what the Philippines could be."

"We certainly and we would like to assure the rest of the country that Cebu will roll out the red carpet and do everything that needs to be done in order to showcase our country," Garcia said.

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another related article:

Cebu city mayor in Malaysia to
observe ASEAN Summit hosting

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and other Cebu officials left for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday to observe the hosting of this year's 11th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.

The city's event organizer Ricky Ballesteros, Representative Antonio Cuenco (Cebu City South District) and several other city officials also flew to Malaysia for the same purpose.

"We don't want to reinvent the wheel," Osmeña told Cebu Daily News before his trip, referring to what steps Cebu City would take to prepare for its hosting of the 12th ASEAN Summit next year.
During last Saturday's Feminist Centennial - Cebu Festival, Osmeña took the opportunity to explain the possible scenario during the summit in Cebu next year.

Osmeña urged city residents to plan ahead their vacations in December 2006 to lessen security risks, saying that Cebu would then be a potential target of terrorist attacks.

"It's no fiesta. We cannot afford to let it happen," he said.

He said he would push for a public holiday to be declared for the duration of the summit as early as now.

This, Osmeña said, would be one of the issues he would discuss with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Kuala Lumpur.

^^ this article highlighted the Megadome project for the upcoming ASEAN SUMMIT :D yipee!

the article above is an excerpt from manila bulletin news item
????????????????????? what could this be?

>From the one-billion-peso fund set aside by the President, Garcia said they will spend some P250 million for the construction of a "world-class multi-events center" where the summit conventions could be held.

CHI to invest P1B more in Cebu

THE Ayala conglomerate, through Ayala Land Inc. Cebu, an affiliate of Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI), has invested some P7 billion in Cebu in its 17 years of presence in the province. CHI president Rene Almendras told reporters on the sidelines of the formal celebration of CHI’s 17th anniversary in Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) over the weekend that the Zobel de Ayalas have committed to infuse in Cebu’s economy P1 billion more in the next three years. “We are happy (with our performance). CHI has continued to grow despite the economic crisis the country has gone through. Our growth may not be that spectacular, but we are growing and we will continue to look for opportunities,” he said. Almendras said one of the opportunities CHI is looking at is in the South Road Property (SRP), formerly south reclamation project. “The Cebu City government is offering us a portion of the SRP. But we are still studying what project to venture into in the property,” he said. The expansion and renovation of the ACC, CHI’s maiden commercial project in Cebu, is the company’s biggest and immediate project, which will be implemented next year, Almendras said.

Investment

He said some P800 million of the company’s one billion additional investment will go to the ACC expansion and renovation project. The project includes the construction of a new building at the southern part of the mall and the renovation of the lagoon, which will soon have another name. These developments are intended to add more than 7,000 square meters to ACC’s gross leasable area, which is already 99 percent occupied. Almendras earlier said ACC has been receiving inquiries from merchants who want to get in to the mall. The renovations will also “bring Cebu lifestyle to a new level.” “We are not going to change Cebu’s lifestyle but we are going to focus and highlight its strengths,” he said. CHI will also be doing more residential projects next year that will cater to the housing needs not only of the high-end market but of the middle-income as well.

So, the P800 million will be spent for:
a)ACC Expansion
b)ACC Mall and Lagoon Renovation and Redevelopment
c)Additional Parking Spaces

^^ yeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!! :cucumber: :banana: :carrot:


but will the megadome be finished on time? hmmm.....

^^ argh... that's the thing! is it possible to build that stuff in less than a year? :?

is it possible engineering-wise? it already has the budget naman. cold cash! haha... of the P1B alotted for the ASEAN Summit, P250M will go to the Megadome. :D

^^ maybe if they will use hundreds of workers. heheh

Info: the pentagon, the largest office building in the world, was finished in a matter of 16 months. The megadome is way much smaller. So if they really have to will to build it for the summit, it is highly possible...

so the question is "kaya ba ng powers mo?" hehehe 2 years is not even enough for a big project

ey guys i have truck loads of new pics here.. edit sa nako kadjot :D

^^ i thought so too :D come to think of it, the budget is already there. :) im so excited! :cool:

^^ argh... that's the thing! is it possible to build that stuff in less than a year? :?

is it possible engineering-wise? it already has the budget naman. cold cash! haha... of the P1B alotted for the ASEAN Summit, P250M will go to the Megadome. :D

Compare the figures:
P250M for the Megadome
P800M for the Ayala Expansion.

I know that the Megadome is way larger than the Ayala Expansion Building but why does it have smaller expenditure costs? Maybe the materials are of low quality... :D

^^ But the megadome is just a dome, not much of interior stuff. a mall is way different coz of interior works, thus maximizing space :D

^^ what if they will build the megadome using the design, but on a smaller scale. can they do that? it was only mentioned anyway that the P250 M is for a ''world-class convention center'', not a stadium or something.

So, the P800 million will be spent for:
a)ACC Expansion
b)ACC Mall and Lagoon Renovation and Redevelopment
c)Additional Parking Spaces

Another news article says: Cebu's 'boom' years start with Ayala development

Imagine an expanded Ayala mall, a Megadome, Cebu's Tallest Tower and Mactan Airport Terminal II all before Year 2010. amazing!
:eek2:

^^ what if they will build the megadome using the design, but on a smaller scale. can they do that? it was only mentioned anyway that the P250 M is for a ''world-class convention center'', not a stadium or something.

i'm confident they'll stick with the plan. The Megadome project was said to cost P250M even way back during the final stages of the design. and it's not just a sports venue. it is an enterntainment-convention-exhibit-leisure hub facility as well :D what i only know about the recent changes on the project is the rescaling of the max. capacity from 25,000 down to 16,000-seater nalang. but i can't remember if the P250M budget was enough for the 25K capacity or the downgraded 16K seater. i hope it's the 25,000-seater!! :D

it's nice to hear all these projects!

With regards to the P250 million center, I think it's more of a convention center... Basin ang CITEC na ni sya! ---> Cebu International Trade and Exhibition Center, Cebu's own version of PICC...

Ey come on guys, remember when Cebu hosted the ATF (Asian Tourism Forum), the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug was hastily built for the said meeting........ In fact, the DOT Secretary during that time was thinking of cancelling the event in Cebu and have it held in Manila nalang coz she had doubts whether the hotel would be ready in time.... But it did!!!! Although the entire hotel was not completely finished but at least nagamit ang uban niya facilities for the said forum.....

@rusty18, sloid.... Marie Ernestine ko sa Ramos pag kindergarten...

@rusty: aha. well then, i hope they can beat the line in time for the summit... :)


BASTA PINOY, POSIBLE!

^^ yup its only a 2-storey building. sayang nga.. here's the site. [repost]
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btw, the name of this showroom is Tower Palace.. but why "tower when it's only 2 storeys :D

@sugbuanun: lahi man cguro to Tower Palace bai. mura mao to himuon sa may Kaona Grill Dapit.
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they can finish it if there's money... and no issues. release the money right away!!!

hephep hurray cebu! wala nay issue, wala nay provincial board members nga mobabag!!! AUTOMATIC!

let the japanese make it and for certain, it will be finish in just a year. they build skyscrapers here so fast that in a matter of months, a building gets done.

and have you read the news last week about the issue whether or not to pay architect medalla? hopefully, he'll get his reward.

it's nice to hear all these projects!

With regards to the P250 million center, I think it's more of a convention center... Basin ang CITEC na ni sya! ---> Cebu International Trade and Exhibition Center, Cebu's own version of PICC...

But i can't be wrong, articles published on newspapers specifically mentioned MEGADOME. it's a sure thing they're referring to the on-hold Cebu Megadome project ;)


Ey come on guys, remember when Cebu hosted the ATF (Asian Tourism Forum), the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug was hastily built for the said meeting........ In fact, the DOT Secretary during that time was thinking of cancelling the event in Cebu and have it held in Manila nalang coz she had doubts whether the hotel would be ready in time.... But it did!!!! Although the entire hotel was not completely finished but at least nagamit ang uban niya facilities for the said forum.....


Now that's the spirit! :cheer:

p.s. good to know you're an ernestinian :D daghan na ta! three na ta diri. hehe

they can finish it if there's money... and no issues. release the money right away!!!

hephep hurray cebu! wala nay issue, wala nay provincial board members nga mobabag!!! AUTOMATIC!

let the japanese make it and for certain, it will be finish in just a year. they build skyscrapers here so fast that in a matter of months, a building gets done.

and have you read the news last week about the issue whether or not to pay architect medalla? hopefully, he'll get his reward.

i also remember Gov. Garcia said we have the budget for the Megadome but was on-hold because of the board decision stuff. now that the source of budget will be directly from the National Gov't for the ASEAN Summit, definitely hands-off na mga local officials regarding that :D yipee!!

^^ lahi man cguro to Tower Palace bai. mura mao to himuon sa may Kaona Grill Dapit.
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wow, so nice to hear a lot of upcoming projects within Cebu Business Park. i'm beginning to think the place will look like Madrigal Business Park in Alabang soon :D

is there anybody here who has ample time to find a CBP map and label it with projects-on-the-rise? para ma picture-out pud nato tanan diri :D

updates as of Dec. 12, 2005


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few more floors to go.. what's the name again of this bldg. the one in sanciangko st.?

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the golden prince suites

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the one acacia place

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workers are already painting the GI sheets.. this one is across Pag- Ibig in CBP

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mao ba ni siya ang site sa bago itukod sa kilid sa Kaona Grill? part man gihapon ni siya sa Drive Range sa CBP..

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a new construction in asiatown I.T park.. i dunno the name of this project..

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another new building in asiatown.. almost complete

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cebu's economy is really doing well.. even churches are expanding :D dako na ciguro ila collection sa mga misa.. (mabolo parish)

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the parking area near sheraton is already cemented

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another construction in North Reclamation.. probably another "laboratory" :D

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the new GQS Plaza.. already operational

@sugbuanun: lahi man cguro to Tower Palace bai. mura mao to himuon sa may Kaona Grill Dapit.
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/1603/img013424yt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


dili mark mao jud ni iya name.. i passed the site just this afternoon.. it's painted on the G.I sheets.. its complete name is Tower Palace "presidential presentation.."

updates as of Dec. 12, 2005



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the one acacia place

Wow another strip mall!

[CENTER]updates as of Dec. 12, 2005

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another construction in North Reclamation.. probably another "laboratory" :D


This is Cebu Doctors' University. ;)

[CENTER]updates as of Dec. 12, 2005http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6650/img02720ux.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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the new GQS Plaza.. already operational



another strip mall. interesting!

dili mark mao jud ni iya name.. i passed the site just this afternoon.. it's painted on the G.I sheets.. its complete name is Tower Palace "presidential presentation.."


so kani na rendering dili na ni buhatun?

Wow, murag mapuno mani ninyo karong gabii. :D

pasko sa ayala center cebu


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so kani na rendering dili na ni buhatun?

basin mao to ang itukod kilid sa Kaona pero lain ang iya name ato..

I really love the Ayala decors a lot better than SM.

basin mao to ang itukod kilid sa Kaona pero lain ang iya name ato..


aha ok. so ang show room mao ang 2-storey "TOWER" Palace. then lain ang name ang himuon sa may Kaona grill.

Salamat sad sa pics bai!

bai Sugbuanon, Tower Palace?

Tower Palace I think is a 15 storey building that will be built at Luzon Avenue (near Kaona Grill). It's designed by Canizares...

In fact you posted a pic of it and I reposted it... Try to look at it at page 4 of this thread...

It's an all glass building...

asiatown I.T park


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aha ok. so ang show room mao ang 2-storey "TOWER" Palace. then lain ang name ang himuon sa may Kaona grill.

Salamat sad sa pics bai!

basta mao jud to ako nabasahan sa fence pag-agi nako..

or BASIN ang kato 2-storey showroom maoy itukod sa Kaona then ang Tower Palace ky mao to ang 15-storey bldg na itukod dapit sa gorordo.. libog ko ani da! :D

bai Sugbuanon, Tower Palace?

Tower Palace I think is a 15 storey building that will be built at Luzon Avenue (near Kaona Grill). It's designed by Canizares...

In fact you posted a pic of it and I reposted it... Try to look at it at page 4 of this thread...

It's an all glass building...


naglibog na nuon ko ani bai arnoldsa da.. hehehe pag-adto nako gnina sa Kaona wala mn koy nakit-an na construction.. kato ako gpost na pic karon lang ky part mn to sa Driving Range.. asa jud diay dapit sa Kaona..

wow, so nice to hear a lot of upcoming projects within Cebu Business Park. i'm beginning to think the place will look like Madrigal Business Park in Alabang soon :D

is there anybody here who has ample time to find a CBP map and label it with projects-on-the-rise? para ma picture-out pud nato tanan diri :D

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/3087/cbpmapcpmplete2a1fs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

hehe pasensya na, no art... :D

TOWER PALACE??

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7053/img02294lm.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/sinulog.jpg

TOWER PALACE??

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so kani maoy itukod dapit sa gorordo.. kay mao may naka suwat sa fence.. ang kato 2-storey showroom maoy sa kilid sa Kaona... Sakto ka bai.. salamat

pero mura gamay ra kau ang lot para sa tower palace..

^^ argh... that's the thing! is it possible to build that stuff in less than a year? :?

is it possible engineering-wise? it already has the budget naman. cold cash! haha... of the P1B alotted for the ASEAN Summit, P250M will go to the Megadome. :D

Thats the big question in my mind... that huge structure will be built in less than a year, pwede pa cguro if they have started digging the area for the construction... I've also seen Gov. Gwen Garcia together with the President in KL.

they can finish it if there's money... and no issues. release the money right away!!!

hephep hurray cebu! wala nay issue, wala nay provincial board members nga mobabag!!! AUTOMATIC!

let the japanese make it and for certain, it will be finish in just a year. they build skyscrapers here so fast that in a matter of months, a building gets done.

and have you read the news last week about the issue whether or not to pay architect medalla? hopefully, he'll get his reward.

But with this of cweobwu, I'm excited...hehe

^^ pero ang gisulti sa akoa sa panday na sad, 2-storey ra daw ang ilaha buhatun na show room didto sa may gorordo entrance.. waaaahh, naglibogerz na. hehehe

@sugbuanon

This only goes to say that there's really a lot of activity inside CBD na! wow... we should all be proud of this... hehehe, naglibog ba gud ta..

Can't wait for the grand expansion of ACC next year!!!!!!

waterfront hotel mactan


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^^ wow! didto jud ka ana bai? gipakuyog unta me nimo!!! hehehe :eek2:

^^ pero ang gisulti sa akoa sa panday na sad, 2-storey ra daw ang ilaha buhatun na show room didto sa may gorordo entrance.. waaaahh, naglibogerz na. hehehe


puro nata naglibog ani mark

@arnoldsa.. correct.. the expansion of ACC kay dako jud siguro ky almost 1 billion gud ang budget.. wooohhhoooo there's no stopping for cebu now..

At 1995, it was Ceboom...

Now, it would be, CeBOMBA! :D

^^ yeah. 2006 will surely be a busy year for cebu business park, the north reclamation area, and the south reclamation project. All systems go. Next Stop? Ceboooooooom!!! AHh, CeBUMBAAAA!!!

^^ wow! didto jud ka ana bai? gipakuyog unta me nimo!!! hehehe :eek2:

kani tanan pics ako gipang post ron ky ako ni gipang kuha this morning.. daghan2 jud ako nakuha.. nilarga gud ako kuya sa manila mao to kuyog ko para makakuha ug mga pics. "yaw saba ha nikuyog ko sa airport dili para ihatod ako kuya kung dili para makakuha ug mga pics.. ni absent lang gud ko gnina buntag para sa ani na thread" hehehe

just wait for my final pics.. :D hehehe hulata jud ron

^^ pero ang gisulti sa akoa sa panday na sad, 2-storey ra daw ang ilaha buhatun na show room didto sa may gorordo entrance.. waaaahh, naglibogerz na. hehehe

Pero @Mark og @sugbuanon,FOR CLARIFICATION Naa man jud kahay tukoron nga 15 storey building in any of those sites you were refering whether sa kaona of kato dapit sa Gorordo.


Si @sugbuanon, sige lag suroy suroy nga siya ra usa, wa jd mi pakuyoga pero lipay jd ko kay naana koy amigo nga architect...hehe

Maayo sad ka diha @Mark kay naa ka puyo sa centro sa syudad, dali raka ka suroy suroysa mga business parks.... ako layo kaayo ning Pardo nya punan pas trapik, pwede unta ko mo update ninyo sa Talisay kay duol duol man dri but I hate Gullas man sd...hehehe

kani tanan pics ako gipang post ron ky ako ni gipang kuha this morning.. daghan2 jud ako nakuha.. nilarga gud ako kuya sa manila mao to kuyog ko para makakuha ug mga pics. "yaw saba ha nikuyog ko sa airport dili para ihatod ako kuya kung dili para makakuha ug mga pics.. ni absent lang gud ko gnina buntag para sa ani na thread" hehehe

just wait for my final pics.. hehehe hulata jud ron
sus salamat jd kaayo @sugbuanon kay nag huna huna jd kas imong ubos nga mga higala dri sa SSC...:okay::okay:

@sugbuanun: Naa na d i new course karun: BS SkyScraper City.:D... Cge i post na tanan bai!!! hehehhe :D :D :D

@slerz: Lagi ang importante naa tukurun na high rise didto. Maympa bai mubalhin na lang ka sa Golden Prince ining ka human ato. hehhehe :D

updates as of Dec. 12, 2005


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few more floors to go.. what's the name again of this bldg. the one in sanciangko st.?




GV Hotel man cguro...

Dba naa man sad to gibutang na rendering dha dapit sauna sa old ABS-CBN? Kato sa Asian College of Technology? High rise man sad to dba..

@sugbuanun: Naa na d i new course karun: BS SkyScraper City.:D... Cge i post na tanan bai!!! hehehhe :D :D :D

@slerz: Lagi ang importante naa tukurun na high rise didto. Maympa bai mubalhin na lang ka sa Golden Prince ining ka human ato. hehhehe :D

mao bitaw akong problema @Mark, kay ni asenso nag maayo ang Cebu pero kita dri pobre lng gihapon...hehe Pero pwede gihapon balhin sa Golden Prince ig human, adto's ilang bodega...bwahahaha hehe

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few more floors to go.. what's the name again of this bldg. the one in sanciangko st.?

It's the GV Hotel and Cebu Appliance Center...
The construction of this building started last April.... 9 mos na.

Dba naa man sad to gibutang na rendering dha dapit sauna sa old ABS-CBN? Kato sa Asian College of Technology? High rise man sad to dba..

yup, gifence na man but I think it's only a med rise IT mall school of ACT...hehe Libog ko kng unsa ba jd nang building...

mactan - cebu international airport


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that's my kuya with the red bag

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@slerz

bai don't worry kay kung mudayon ang LRT/MRT, kaw napod mu-update namo diha sa Talisay! hehe... By the way regarding sa Crown Regency, I've noticed nga hinay kaayo ang progress and it seemed that ni stop sila sa ika 15 nga floor.. But I guess naa cguro explanation ani, maybe they need to completely dry up the cement before pursuing with the rest of the floors...

Pero kung steel beams pa ila gigamit pag construct, for sure dali ra jud ni mahuman parehos anang Keppel Center pag construct sa-una..

I guess hapit na magsugod ang IT-Mall ni Abellanosa dha atbang sa e-mall.. Gi level na gud ang old ABS-CBN building.. Who knows next month basin i-fence na na... hehe

@ sugbuanon

Bai nagbasol ko nga ako gibaligya akong digicam da... pero mayrapod kay karaan na kayo gud to..

@markiiboi

Hilig pod diay ka photography? unsa imo cam? ako tawn Sigma SLR nabaligya pod nako ug FineArts nga student sa TC kay nagkinahanglan daw siya... Ako pod gibaligya kay gasto na kaayo ang Film... pero karon no budget pa for new digicam, pordoy pa sa tanan pordoy..

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a e i o uuuuhhhh inside waterfront hotel.. "naglain ako tiyan gnina" :D

@markiiboi

Hilig pod diay ka photography? unsa imo cam? ako tawn Sigma SLR nabaligya pod nako ug FineArts nga student sa TC kay nagkinahanglan daw siya... Ako pod gibaligya kay gasto na kaayo ang Film... pero karon no budget pa for new digicam, pordoy pa sa tanan pordoy..


karun ra ko nahilig pag sulod nako diri sa ssc. hehhe. ako kay sony cybershot DSC-F717 5.0 mgp. pero, its kinda not working well. mao bati kaayu to ako morning shots sa seag opening[see the pics below, it has lines] pero if night shots ok ra. pero naa ko karun very small digicam, pareho ug flip-flop na lighgter ang size. ang case kay sa lighter sad. ang brand kay James Bond. hehehe.

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a e i o uuuuhhhh inside waterfront hotel.. "naglain ako tiyan gnina" :D

unsa mani!!! hastang kayasa gud ani gd :rofl:
askag lain tiyan ahhh...hahaha
pariha lagi mog nawng ni Lapu...hehe
Lapu Lapu is our 1st hero... @sugbuanon is the SSC Cebu thread Hero:okay:

@slerz

bai don't worry kay kung mudayon ang LRT/MRT, kaw napod mu-update namo diha sa Talisay! hehe... By the way regarding sa Crown Regency, I've noticed nga hinay kaayo ang progress and it seemed that ni stop sila sa ika 15 nga floor.. But I guess naa cguro explanation ani, maybe they need to completely dry up the cement before pursuing with the rest of the floors...

Pero kung steel beams pa ila gigamit pag construct, for sure dali ra jud ni mahuman parehos anang Keppel Center pag construct sa-una..

I guess hapit na magsugod ang IT-Mall ni Abellanosa dha atbang sa e-mall.. Gi level na gud ang old ABS-CBN building.. Who knows next month basin i-fence na na... hehe

@ sugbuanon

Bai nagbasol ko nga ako gibaligya akong digicam da... pero mayrapod kay karaan na kayo gud to..

@markiiboi

Hilig pod diay ka photography? unsa imo cam? ako tawn Sigma SLR nabaligya pod nako ug FineArts nga student sa TC kay nagkinahanglan daw siya... Ako pod gibaligya kay gasto na kaayo ang Film... pero karon no budget pa for new digicam, pordoy pa sa tanan pordoy..



@arnoldsaBai, hilig man sad ko og Photography bai, kani avatar nako gi apil man gani ni nako sa BBC photo contest asta pod sa Hersheys photocontest sa PEX...hehe. apil apil lang pero wa lang jud koy gamit pang photography... Kanang si J T Benz sa ABS ay, maayo kaayo nag photography, og about sa mga digicams...

karun ra ko nahilig pag sulod nako diri sa ssc. hehhe. ako kay sony cybershot DSC-F717 5.0 mgp. pero, its kinda not working well. mao bati kaayu to ako morning shots sa seag opening[see the pics below, it has lines] pero if night shots ok ra. pero naa ko karun very small digicam, pareho ug flip-flop na lighgter ang size. ang case kay sa lighter sad. ang brand kay James Bond. hehehe.

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nge... nigamay lagi na @Mark... lahi pod na atong sa usa?

wahahaha wala lang ko lingaw sulod sa cubicle.. :D

waaaaaa... ako tag-anon ugma naa nay Thread XI...

hehehe...

dili sad tingali oi.. basin wednesday :D

naa nako gipang andam na mga pics na ako gipang edit.. hehehe naning kau ko sa SSC sa ?

nge... nigamay lagi na @Mark... lahi pod na atong sa usa?

o lahi sad. wala pa ni naayu.
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o lahi sad. wala pa ni naayu.
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Sony lagi tanan noh? asta monitor...hehe
sa bagay sony is the pina ka lig on na brand... pero ako mga pirated...wahaha

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Kita mo sa Teledyaryo sa NBN? gi interview si Gov. Gwen Garcia nga tua sa KL for her to observe the 11th ASEAN summit for Cebu's preparation to host the 12th ASEAN summit... and she personally said that the 250million magadome will be the major site of the summit... It will be officially held in MANDAUE CITY, CEBU, PHILIPPINES.

The 12th ASEAN summit will be held in Myanmar next year and the 13th ASEAN summit will be held in the Philippines in 2007 and it will be hosted by Subic...
But Myanmar passed the summit that's why the Philippines will host the event next year instead of 2007 and Subic is not that ready for a short span of time to prepare that's why the President endorsed Cebu to be the host of the 12th ASEAN summit....
11 leaders of SEA including the leaders of Hong Kong, Japan and Korea will gather in Cebu in next years 12th ASEAN summit... whoaaaa!!! kakuyaw...

Kita mo sa Teledyaryo sa NBN? gi interview si Gov. Gwen Garcia nga tua sa KL for her to observe the 11th ASEAN summit for Cebu's preparation to host the 12th ASEAN summit... and she personally said that the 250million magadome will be the major site of the summit... It will be officially held in MANDAUE CITY, CEBU, PHILIPPINES.

The 12th ASEAN summit will be held in Myanmar next year and the 13th ASEAN summit will be held in the Philippines in 2007 and it will be hosted by Subic...
But Myanmar passed the summit that's why the Philippines will host the event next year instead of 2007 and Subic is not that ready for a short span of time to prepare that's why the President endorsed Cebu to be the host of the 12th ASEAN summit....
11 leaders of SEA including the leaders of Hong Kong, Japan and Korea will gather in Cebu in next years 12th ASEAN summit... whoaaaa!!! kakuyaw...


Akala ko ba mayaman ang subic? hehehe. dba sa kanila din ginanap nuon ang Apec.

So wala na talagang urungan for the Megadome. Bleesing in disguise itong summit na to. Kasi kung walang summit, hindi talaga maipapatayu ang megadome. at for sure, malilinis na rin ang napakamaruming mandaue city. ang galing!!!! :D

250 million is too small for the megadome.. basin it would end up like the cebu city sports complex.. very poor in quality...

vince carter even donated $3 million for the constuction of a school gym in his hometown.. that's equivalent to 150 million PESOS and its only a GYM..

Cebu: ideal wellness investment site

Cebu is an ideal location for investments in the wellness and related businesses, Bernardo Villegas of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UAP) School of Economics said in an economic briefing last Saturday. "I think Cebu is a perfect place (for the wellness, health and beauty services). You have very good hospitals, schools of nursing, golf courses and spas," Villegas said.

The wellness industry is among those sectors expected to register high growth in future years, he said. Known as medical tourism in Thailand, he said, the country took advantage of the opportunities generated by developing the industry. The Thais discovered that a huge number of the country's 10 million tourists spend one or two days to get their executive check-up, eye care, dental care, cosmetic surgery and other medical services, Villegas said.

Thailand earned US$400 million a year from medical tourism. As a result, other Asian countries, such as Singapore, also developed their own medical tourism packages, he added. He noted that there were many potential markets such as Japan, which has a growing aging population. "There are about 22 million Japanese who are over 65 and receiving US$2,300 monthly pension," Villegas said.

Since health care costs in other countries are quite prohibitive, he said, the retirees have to look for more affordable medical services in other countries. For example, a cardiac bypass in the United States costs almost US$100,000 while in the Philippines and Thailand, the same operation would cost about US$20,000. Villegas said the wellness industry could combine a long stay in the country with other tourist activities such as playing golf and visiting sites.

A Japanese company, which owns over 100 hospitals in Japan, is planning to operate a hospital in Metro Manila to tap the lucrative retirees market in Japan, he said. The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is also coming up with policies that would encourage the development of medical zones by granting incentives, Villegas said. He also noted that the shortage in medical professionals would be addressed if hospitals generated revenues that would enable them to pay them higher wages.

"The brain drain is a very serious threat. A lot of hospitals in Manila is suffering from a dearth of good operators of medical equipment," Villegas said. He noted that the wellness, health and beauty industry, an emerging sector, is now at the same level the call center industry was a few years ago. The shortage of nurses would be addressed since there are more schools offering the course, he said. In addition, Filipino doctors who migrated to the United States and are banned from practicing because they are already 65 years old could come back to the Philippines to undertake more difficult surgical operations, Villegas said.

Good news in tourism.
CDN

Rising tourist arrivals have been noted in the provinces of Cebu, Oriental Negros, Bohol and Siquijor.

The number of visitors who came to the region rose 10.5 percent in the first nine months of 2005, boosted by a 17-percent increase in the arrival of foreign tourists.

The region received 375,000 visitors in the third quarter alone, bannered by 129,382 foreigners.

For the January to September period, tourists in the region reached 1.092 million.

The number of the region's unemployed dropped to 319,000, compared to 2004's 327,000

The furniture industry, on the other hand, is still being plagued by cheaper competition from China, which has adopted "higher technology" to compete with Cebu's top quality furniture.


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^^ this proves that not only cebu is benifiting from tourism but the other provinces as well. So it is but timely to upgrade our airport.

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250 million is too small for the megadome.. basin it would end up like the cebu city sports complex.. very poor in quality...

vince carter even donated $3 million for the constuction of a school gym in his hometown.. that's equivalent to 150 million PESOS and its only a GYM..

I second this notion...Albay astrodome was built @ P100M if im not wrong in +-1997. Its a 4500 seating to max of 8000 including standing crowd capacity centrally air-conditioned sports arena.
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So I believe its way too small for a 16,000 fully seated capacity. Just my notion. And its already year 2005.

@sugbuanon: :lol: at the last pic

^^ argh... that's the thing! is it possible to build that stuff in less than a year? :?

is it possible engineering-wise? it already has the budget naman. cold cash! haha... of the P1B alotted for the ASEAN Summit, P250M will go to the Megadome. :D

i saw this show on the discovery channel before about building structures such as domes and i think it's very possible to build it in less than a year. The dome they built in Australia took less than 10 months and shaping the dome itself didn't take more than 5 days. First they just scattered cement all over and then there was this air pump under which makes the dome rise and the dome just basically builds itself. Awesome stuff! Or I may be talking about a different kind of domes. hehe.

I second this notion...Albay astrodome was built @ P100M if im not wrong in +-1997. Its a 4500 seating to max of 8000 including standing crowd capacity centrally air-conditioned sports arena.
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So I believe its way too small for a 16,000 fully seated capacity. Just my notion. And its already year 2005.


agree!! or maybe we could loan money from Japan and let the national govt. pay for it :D we should make this project truly worlclass since its not only cebu's image that's at stake here but of the entire country.. baka pagtawanan nila tayo dahil megadome natin parang pang cock derby..

and another thing, i think north reclamation is not a good site.. hhmmm there are squatters and abandoned buildings in every corner.. the place is like a junkyard but this is not a big problem though.. demolish them tapos na!! solve na ang problem!!!

i like the design of your astrodome in albay olineil.. simple and neat


@mark right.. im sure they'll clean up mandaue.. the sad thing here is we only clean up our cities when there are big international events being held. i remember when the phil. hosted Apec.. ramos enclosed all squatters area in manila with large billboards to hide the ugly site from the eyes of our guests.. hehe

so it's like hitting two birds with one stone.. North Reclamation will be cleaned up and we will have a new megadome.. whew!!!

From Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippines to hold next year's ASEAN summit in Cebu

First posted 09:25pm (Mla time) Dec 12, 2005
Agence France-Presse



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KUALA LUMPUR--The Philippines will host next year's Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia Summit leaders' meetings on the resort island of Cebu, officials said Monday.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made the announcement on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in the Malaysian capital, a Philippine official told Agence France-Presse.

"Arroyo... announced and invited leaders to attend the Second East Asia Summit and the 12th ASEAN summit in Cebu in 2006," he said.

The East Asia Summit, which takes in the 10 ASEAN members plus Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, holds its inaugural meeting here Wednesday.

Teodulo Ybanez, administrator of Lepu-Lepu City in Cebu, said Philippine officials were now in Kuala Lumpur to study how Malaysia has organized the current summit.

"We cannot match Malaysia's world-class facilities but we will try to accommodate all delegates from the 16 countries," Ybanez said, according to the officialBernama news agency.

The Philippines was selected to play host after Myanmar was passed over for its turn, amid concerns over its failure to introduce democratic reforms.

The summit venue is rotated among the member countries in alphabetical order. The Philippines hosted the third ASEAN summit in 1987.

Cebu, located in the heart of the Philippine archipelago, is about an hour's flight from the capital Manila.

From SunStar 2005/12/13

CHI to cater to needs of Asiatown workers

Cebu will soon see a miniature of the working world of the West at the Asiatown IT (information technology) Park in Barangay Apas, Cebu City.

According to Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) president Rene Almendras, CHI-subsidiary Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC) will start creating this new environment to suit the lifestyle of the employees in Asiatown in January next year.

“(This new environment will be found where The Village is now located). We will renovate the place beginning next year and create an environment that will allow employees in the zone (especially those working in business process outsourcing companies) to thrive,” he said.

“These people are heroes. They bring in dollars to the country. We will complete their lives (by providing them with what they need),” Almendras said.

Earlier, he said BPOs are the “light at the end of the tunnel” that will save the country’s dwindling eco-nomy.

“The Philippines, in general, is one of the countries known for potential sites for BPO projects. The others are India, which accounts for 57 percent of the world’s BPO supply, China and Malaysia, among others,” Almendras said.

With regard to The Village renovation, he said CPVDC will construct a commercial center, which will contain stores that could operate in accordance to the working time of the Asiatown employees.

Alive

“We are already talking with merchants, such as (owners of) coffee shops, restaurants, resto-bars, retail stores that are willing to operate at night or early morning when Asiatown is alive,” Almendras said.

Aside from call centers PeopleSupport Philippines Inc. and e-Telecare Global Solutions, business process outsourcing companies, such as the Tsuneishi Group of Companies, NCR Cebu Development Center, Epson Precision (Phils.) Inc., SPI Technologies Inc. and Dash Engineering Philippines Inc. are also operating 24-hours inside Asiatown.

The Village is currently being managed by Runway Ventures.

The company’s management contract with CPVDC will end on Dec. 31.

Increase

Aside from the renovation, the two new buildings, which are now under construction, will also be operational next year. This will increase Asiatown’s gross leasable area by 100 percent, Almendras said.

He said the investments made in the renovation is part of the billion-peso investment the Ayala Group of companies plans to pour into Cebu in the next three years.

Ayala celebrated its 17 years of presence in Cebu by establishing Ayala Land Affiliate-—CHI.

Almendras earlier revealed that the conglomerate has invested a total of P7 billion, mostly in its maiden commercial project in Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu and its other property development project, such as Asiatown and Amara residential property within the span of time. (JBN)

agree!! or maybe we could loan money from Japan and let the national govt. pay for it :D we should make this project truly worlclass since its not only cebu's image that's at stake here but of the entire country.. baka pagtawanan nila tayo dahil megadome natin parang pang cock derby..

and another thing, i think north reclamation is not a good site.. hhmmm there are squatters and abandoned buildings in every corner.. the place is like a junkyard but this is not a big problem though.. demolish them tapos na!! solve na ang problem!!!

i like the design of your astrodome in albay olineil.. simple and neat


@mark right.. im sure they'll clean up mandaue.. the sad thing here is we only clean up our cities when there are big international events being held. i remember when the phil. hosted Apec.. ramos enclosed all squatters area in manila with large billboards to hide the ugly site from the eyes of our guests.. hehe

so it's like hitting two birds with one stone.. North Reclamation will be cleaned up and we will have a new megadome.. whew!!!

about the megadome...
who said that it's only a clean 250 million budget? yeh, pinapalabas nila na 250million para hindi masyadong malaki pakinggan ang gastos but actually that 250million is only half of the entire project, the actual budget costs about 450million plus plus plus.
Diba, ito rin ang dahilan kng bakit several local officials opposed the megadome coz the whole thing will cost not only 250million but almost double.
That 250million is only the partial/initial cost...

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about the cleaning...
it's a sad thing on Mandaue side but for Cebu City, it's a possitive thing coz most of Cebu City residents don't know that the whole local government are having their general cleaning every Saturday, not in City Hall but of the whole Cebu City... Infact one of their hardest was last Dec 3 when they cleaned the waterfronts of Cebu City, from Cebu International port in Mandaue side upto SRP in Talisay boudary together with all the volunteers from diffrent schools here in Cebu City... But the sad thing, naluooy lang ko nila coz Cebu City is very huge and too populated with all our thousands of visitors coming from other provinces made it quite impossible for them to make Cebu City 100% cleaner.
And I thank them for their efforts and hard works to clean our city for the benefit of us as a whole.

markiiboi
......For the January to September period, tourists in the region reached 1.092 million.....
from what i read in this forums, GMA stated that a total of 2 million tourists would arrive in cebu this year. how can they make another million in only 3 months´time left ?

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a e i o uuuuhhhh inside waterfront hotel.. "naglain ako tiyan gnina" :D

wahahahahahaha pastilan jud ka marvin!! murag madugay asta imo unod ipakita na! :rofl:

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hehe pasensya na, no art... :D

oh my, thanks a lot markii! great job! plus Ayala Mall's expansion which is almost half bigger than the size of the existing mall! Ceboom indeed! :okay:

asiatown I.T park


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is this the etelecare bldg?? wow, a commercial center on the ground-level :D nice! so many developments!

Marco Polo looks so brand new! was it repainted?? when?

yup, it's the etelecare building... some shops and restrants for the e reps.

and oh yeah! the Marco polo was newly painted na? I din't notice ah...

Cebu gets its act together for heritage conservation
First posted 00:17am (Mla time) Dec 05, 2005
By Augusto Villalon
Inquirer

VERY RARELY IN THE Philippines do provincial leaders recognize the
uniqueness of their people and so take the effort to assess their
cultural strengths as a prelude to mapping out a program to preserve
their cultural identity.

Cebu is among the first provinces to take the step. Spearheaded by
Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, provincial government authorities met with
prominent Cebuano businessmen and the Archdiocese of Cebu to establish
Garbo sa Sugbo (Cebuano Pride) Foundation.

The private foundation is a landmark. It finally unites the
government, Church and business, all normally having divergent visions
in the preservation issue. Their common cause is to identify and
preserve all aspects of Cebuano heritage. It is a great first step.

What Garbo sa Sugbo Foundation aims is to make each Cebuano aware of
his or her people's special story and to eventually be able to tell
that story with pride.

Not many Filipinos have pride of place these days, much less pride of
country. On the other hand, pride is bred into each Cebuano since
birth.

Cebuanos are fiercely proud of their language, their place in
Philippine history, and their innate sense of entrepreneurship.

The island's geographical location made it the logical hub for the
maritime shipping industry in the Philippines.

Cebuano craftsmanship has made the province a respected manufacturing
center for export products.

Probably the leading destination in the country, Cebu once promoted
itself as an "Island in the Pacific" to escape negative publicity
during the turbulent days of Philippine politics. The tourists kept
coming.

Tourism has made Cebuanos aware of their island's natural
qualities-clear water, beaches, islets, and dive sites, truly the
"Island in the Pacific" as it once claimed to be.

Heritage is another issue. Cebuanos are largely unfamiliar with their
heritage. Garbo sa Sugbo Foundation aims to change all that.

As a first step, foundation members representing different sectors of
cultural activity committed to completing an inventory of all
expressions of Cebuano heritage, including traditional literature,
music, art, crafts, cuisine, architecture, heritage towns.

What to do next

The next step after the inventory is to determine what to do with all
of the cultural riches still existing in the province.

The inventory expands long-established activities for Cebuano cultural
regeneration.

One of the most successful activities is the Cebu Heritage Frontier by
the Ramòn Aboitiz Foundation, which has long been documenting
architectural heritage in four Spanish colonial towns on the south
coast of the island. The program trains locals to respect and preserve
their heritage, and introduces community-based cultural tourism
programs designed to economically benefit the locals.

Other members of Garbo sa Sugbo Foundation are individually involved
with research in traditional Cebuano art, literature, cuisine.

The foundation institutionalizes research activities and provides a
central repository for the information.

Documentation of Cebuano culture will lead to the preparation of a
cultural heritage plan with programs to establish methods of
preservation following internationally prescribed principles, to
categorize and prioritize certain areas of preservation, and to
determine what public-private cooperation is needed for effective
preservation.

A model for public-private cooperation is now in place with the recent
provincial declaration of Carcar as a Heritage Town and the passing of
the Carcar heritage bill which designates heritage zones, levels of
protection for heritage structures, and, most importantly, enlists the
participation of the Carcar Heritage Conservation Society to provide
technical expertise in the task of preserving their historic town.

Unknown to many, much is being done for the conservation of heritage in Cebu.

Another example, the Santo Niño Basilica and Casa Gorordo Museum, both
national monuments protected by the National Historical Institute, are
being conserved under the supervision of qualified restoration
architects. This indicates there's awareness that restoration is a
specialized activity that cannot be done by unqualified professionals.

Despite the work being done to conserve the heritage of Cebu, much is
still being lost.

The Garbo sa Sugbo program intends to reawaken Cebuanos to their
unique heritage and to add the dimension of cultural pride as a
defining factor to the already existing Cebuano sense of pride.

After regaining pride of its natural and cultural richness, it will be
time for Cebu to at last step out of its island boundaries and offer
its cultural rediscovery and preservation experience to the rest of
the country as a model for nation-building through establishing a
sense of Filipino pride.

sugbuanon,

you posted a pic with a fenced lot at asiatown. is that beside the bldg where e-telecare is? is there a new construction going on? what building? pic please...

Maybe the design of Architect Medalla was really worth P250million.. Remember that when they had the design contest, one of the criteria was that it should conform only to a cost of P250million...

Most of the megadomes in Ormoc, Albay, etc.. are made of very heavy materials ---> lots of concrete, hollow blocks, etc... and that will cost a lot... not to mention the "kickbacks." hehehehe

Maybe the megadome will be built of lighter materials like glass, some steel and aluminum, ummmm more of like a futuristic structure.. :)

BUT I DONT THINK it would be necessary to build a megadome just for the ASEAN Summit.. They can hold it at the Cebu International Convention Center in Waterfront, or in Shangri-La Mactan, were most of the ASEAN related meetings are held.... Moreover, the CITEC (Cebu International Trade and Exhibition Center) is far more feasible.. :)

I second this notion...Albay astrodome was built @ P100M if im not wrong in +-1997. Its a 4500 seating to max of 8000 including standing crowd capacity centrally air-conditioned sports arena.
http://www.albay.gov.ph/portraits/astrodome.jpg

So I believe its way too small for a 16,000 fully seated capacity. Just my notion. And its already year 2005.

anyone have any pics or updates of the ongoing construction of the 4-lane tunnel in cebu central comming from the SRP ? i still do not understand where it will end.....somewhere is center town ? and what will it undercross that is so important to dig an expensive, almost 1 km. long 4-lane tunnel ?

anyone have any pics or updates of the ongoing construction of the 4-lane tunnel in cebu central comming from the SRP ? i still do not understand where it will end.....somewhere is center town ? and what will it undercross that is so important to dig an expensive, almost 1 km. long 4-lane tunnel ?

the construction is ongoing... it will start from the foot of the coastal bridge down passing under Malacañang sa Sugbo, Plaza Independencia and Fort San Pedro and it will end in Mc Arthur blvd., it's the blvd along the pier area and is parallel to MJ Cuenco ave...
the original plan for that is a cheaper elevated highway or skyway if I may call it passing above Malacañang sa Sugbo, Plaza Independencia and Fort San Pedro but it was opposed by the historical commission coz of the importance of the said area and it will ruin the look of an old historic Fort San Pedro, imagine a centuries old fort with a modern skyway atop... so they decided for a tunnel instead of a skyway.

TOWER PALACE??

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7053/img02294lm.jpg

Could someone tell us what this is? Hotel? Office? These Cebu threads move so damn fast its hard to keep up... ;)

taken from a cebu paper of today
......Although Governor Gwendolyn Garcia was quoted in Malaysia as saying Cebu would build a proposed Megadome in time for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit next year, the desire remains a dream. Her brother, Pablo, Capitol management consultant, said even if the Megadome was built today, it still would not be useable by December 2006. Some Cebu legislators were worried about the governor's reported pledge to finish the Megadome by 2006.

the construction is ongoing... it will start from the foot of the coastal bridge down passing under Malacañang sa Sugbo, Plaza Independencia and Fort San Pedro and it will end in Mc Arthur blvd., it's the blvd along the pier area and is parallel to MJ Cuenco ave...
the original plan for that is a cheaper elevated highway or skyway if I may call it passing above Malacañang sa Sugbo, Plaza Independencia and Fort San Pedro but it was opposed by the historical commission coz of the importance of the said area and it will ruin the look of an old historic Fort San Pedro, imagine a centuries old fort with a modern skyway atop... so they decided for a tunnel instead of a skyway.

thank you slerz, any maps of the underground passage with the connections on both sides ?

umm why are they building a tunnel?

SLERZ, allow me to post the pics you took before of the Tunnel construction.

Here they are richard fischer:

All photos below by slerz.. :)

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/srp01.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/srp02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/srp03.jpg

took this Cebu Skyline sa Skywalk here in Pardo.

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3615/fromskywalk9za.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Barangay Pardo with the Cebu City skyline as its background
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/7422/fromskywalk10xp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Pardo Public Market (right)
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/107/fromskywalk25aa.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1270/fromskywalk36ja.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

@arnoldsa... sure, no problemo...

ey guys good news.. i passed by the construction site in ayala the one near gorordo.. they already placed the signage at the site, and guess what.. it has the renderings of the Tower Palace and of the 2-storey showroom.. so they'll be constructing both buildings on that area..

naglibog-libog pata kung unsay itukod ngadto.. ang duha jud daiy.. :D

ey guys good news.. i passed by the construction site in ayala the one near gorordo.. they already placed the signage at the site, and guess what.. it has the renderings of the Tower Palace and of the 2-storey showroom.. so they'll be constructing both buildings on that area..

naglibog-libog pata kung unsay itukod ngadto.. ang duha jud daiy.. :D

Really? tupad sila or basig sa ibabaw sa Tower Palace ang showroom..

Another Good News.
Vice Gov Sanchez okays the Megadome... remember, he's the 1st one to oppose of that Megadome to be built in Mandaue but now nisugot na jd siya, wana jd siya nibabag sa katukuran sa maong edepisyo...

i think they'll be constructing first the tower palace coz mao may nakasulat sa fence.. then the showroom will be constructed probably on the adjacent lot..

dili sad siguro sa ibabaw.. dili makita ila mga display :D

that's what i like bout the politicians here in cebu.. they always unite for the common good of cebu though they always go against each other (personally)..

Could someone tell us what this is? Hotel? Office? These Cebu threads move so damn fast its hard to keep up... ;)

we're still not sure if it's a hotel or an office building.. all we know is it will be constructed in CBP..

the cebu thread moves as fast as the progress of the city :D

Alta Vista
Gate
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/6051/altagate2ky.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8806/altavista12vw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4404/altavista23jc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3272/altavista31lu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/6171/altavista49bx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

PICS taken from Alta Vista Pardo.

Coastal Bridge and UC Mambaling
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4416/coastalbridge7qq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Sheraton @ the upper left
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9656/ucbasak9pz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

SUGBU building in Kawit SRP, the site of the DOT building
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/7356/sugbu2wb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Brgy. Pardo (HR School of Pardo)(Pardo Brgy. hall)(Pardo National high School)
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1299/hrsppnhbrgyhall0pw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Pardo Church... Coastal Road bridge linking Cebu City Coastal Road and Talisay City Coastal Road area (upper right)
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/2629/pardochurch3xd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Brgy. Bulacao Cebu City/Talisay City
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1828/bulacao25fb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/7838/bulacao35bm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Citi Hardware (Bulacao, Cebu City) Sisters of Mary's School(Talisay City)
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/6701/scitihardware8jd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

St. Paul College (Bulacao, Cebu City campus) Asian College of Technology (Bulacao, Talisay City campus)
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5034/stpaulact1ir.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/2589/stpaulact11jm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Sorry for the bad quality since I took this while our car was swiftly running...

METRO AYALA CENTER
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/P1000712.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/P1000713.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/P1000714.jpg

A Belen in General Maxilom Avenue.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/P1000704.jpg

Megadome won't be available
in 2006 for ASEAN Summit

Although Governor Gwendolyn Garcia was quoted in Malaysia as saying Cebu would build a proposed Megadome in time for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit next year, the desire remains a dream.

Her brother, Pablo, Capitol management consultant, said even if the Megadome was built today, it still would not be useable by December 2006.

Some Cebu legislators were worried about the governor's reported pledge to finish the Megadome by 2006.

Opposition board member Gabriel Luis Quisumbing said that while he was in favor of a world-class venue for the summit, projects like schools should be made a priority.

"I don't oppose the Megadome, but I don't think it's proper to have taxpayer funds pay for its construction, which involves several hundreds of million pesos," he said.

A report in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on Monday quoted Governor Garcia as saying that Cebu would "roll out the red carpet" for the summit, and that it would be held at the Megadome.

Board Member Agnes Magpale said the Capitol should focus on more urgent projects, such as a provincial hospital.

Rural folk in 52 towns and cities rely on the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City for health services.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/P1000639.jpg

My best entry yet in the Urban Photo Contest with
>9 - 5 votes
>8 - 7 votes
>7 - 8 votes
>6 - 3 votes

At least, I'm not getting those 5s and 4s anymore. :D

BTW, this is the General Maxilom Avenue.

The ASEAN members are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Along with the 10 ASEAN countries, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand will take part in the first EAS (East Asia Summit) on Dec. 14 in Kula Lumpur.

The 12th ASEAN summit and the second EAS (East Asia Summit) will simultaneously be held in Cebu island Philippines.

I thought the 12th ASEAN summit will only be held here in Cebu but EAS will also be held here pala simultaneously but I think it will be cancelled for Cebu to host if the Megadome won't be built coz Waterfront Hotel is too small for the said 2 big summits but I heard Vice Gov. Sanchez interviewed kanina lang 5pm sa radio, he's infavor for the megadome to be built immediately for the ASEAN summit coz it will also serve as a promotion for Cebu. There will only be two options IMO, build the megadome or cancel of the 2 summits to be held in Cebu.

Goodnight Everyone! Matulog na ko kay morag wa na ko'y ika-istorya. I'm so busy this week nga dapat dili unta kay last week of classes. Well anyway, gotta go.

sugbuanon,

you posted a pic with a fenced lot at asiatown. is that beside the bldg where e-telecare is? is there a new construction going on? what building? pic please...

its right across etelecare building (right side).. i dunno what building they'll be constructing coz upto now there's still no signage at the site..

maybe its one of my pics from the national architecture week that i posted on the previous pages..

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3969/cebuskyline5si.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8917/skyline6jx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9926/cebuskyline19rv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4836/cebuskyline38ck.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9862/cebuskylinesmall13bo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img496.imageshack.us/img496/1725/cebuskyline29ub.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Sheraton
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5720/sheraton13lu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1500/sheraton20cr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Mountain and City = mountain city:D
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/6976/cityandmountain3rf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

grabe slerz nikatkat jud ka sa alta vista para kuha mga pics.. :D i like the second pic kaso medyo blurry lng siya..


gjikan lang ko sa website sa Cebu Holdings.. we could E mail them daw.. so who's very good in written english here so we could ask for updates from them regarding the new constructions in CBP.. :D

grabe slerz nikatkat jud ka sa alta vista para kuha mga pics.. :D i like the second pic kaso medyo blurry lng siya..


gjikan lang ko sa website sa Cebu Holdings.. we could E mail them daw.. so who's very good in written english here so we could ask for updates from them regarding the new constructions in CBP.. :D

napariha ko nimo nga niabsent jd para mkakuha lag pic pero mas grabe ni ako kay nikat kat na jd og bukid....hehe
bitaw, nipalit man gd kog isda sa merkado nya nihapit lng ko sa bukid... adto man jd ko didto mosuroy kng naa koy problema, mrag nagstation of the cross ba pero dili rosaryo ang bitbit, kamera lng..:D

blurry btaw kay layo naman gd kaayo, extra zoom na so dili jd klaro.

ikaw diay bai marvs kng di ba si Mark kay maayo kayo tog english... para maklaro nato ba ang tanan...:)

maualaw ko usahay sa ako english.. hehehe maayo na kung nindot ang pagkasulat mura pina investor ang dating ba para moreply jud sila nato

paging Mark, Arnold, Resty and Sinjin

napariha ko nimo nga niabsent jd para mkakuha lag pic pero mas grabe ni ako kay nikat kat na jd og bukid....hehe
bitaw, nipalit man gd kog isda sa merkado nya nihapit lng ko sa bukid... adto man jd ko didto mosuroy kng naa koy problema, mrag nagstation of the cross ba pero dili rosaryo ang bitbit, kamera lng..:D

blurry btaw kay layo naman gd kaayo, extra zoom na so dili jd klaro.

ikaw diay bai marvs kng di ba si Mark kay maayo kayo tog english... para maklaro nato ba ang tanan...:)


cool slers taga pardo diay ka bai ?? taga pardo man sad ko ;) i live in splendor hills sub ?? u know that its along the way to alta vista !! thanks for the pics u dnt know how it really mean to me !! this is the view i always see at the balocony of my moms house in the mornig ;) !!!

mga pardonians diay mo.. ako puntanian :D punta princesa kana before jud sa pardo

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/4519/ekonomiya10df.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


wala lang.. just a sneak peek for the next cebu thread.. :D

@P Marl
aw mao ba? so in short taga bukid jd diay ka.hehe:jk:... Mao bitaw pariha sa akong brother og mga cousins, they always ask for pics of Pardo and Cebu as a whole kay homesick lagi daw og kng unsa nay kausaban. Wen man ka last naka uli sa Pardo?

@sugbuanon
taka lang ah, pardohanon dili pardonians,hehe.

ako di man ko maulaw kay naanad naman ko nga bali bali ako english.hehe pero mas maayo jd nang good ang english para direct to the point og para reliable kaayo ba ang dating...


wawards for that @marvs:applause:

:goodnight

@sugbuanun: nice layout bai. daghana pa na. heheh. unsa ang email add sa cebu holdings? try ko ug email.

about sa ACT building atbang sa emall, they are starting it na d i.

unya gkan pa sad d i ko sa IT park sa da vinci sa e-tel na building. nice man d i kaayu didto kay well-decorated with xmas lights. unya naa pa ghapun ga construction sa duha ka u/c bsag gabii. ngilnig. hehe. unya ang lights sa first 7 floors sa Marco Polo kay gasiga man tanan. wen d i to mag open?

daghan2 nako nahimo ngari.. hehehe ako na tuyo gibisaya ky cebuano gud ta :D

dara mark: customer_care@cebuholdings.com

una na ko ninyo ky mata pa ko sayo unya..

Bai ni try ko email sa CHI... Huwat lang ko reply... By the way, nagsunod ra diay ta kay Guadalupe man amo...

daghan2 nako nahimo ngari.. hehehe ako na tuyo gibisaya ky cebuano gud ta :D

dara mark: customer_care@cebuholdings.com

una na ko ninyo ky mata pa ko sayo unya..

taga pardo ko ug labangon hehe naa man sad mi balay sa felina village ? sa tisa u know that place ?? :) but i juz stay most of my time sa pardo kay mingaw man u got a peace in mind sa bukid lol :)

@P Marl
aw mao ba? so in short taga bukid jd diay ka.hehe:jk:... Mao bitaw pariha sa akong brother og mga cousins, they always ask for pics of Pardo and Cebu as a whole kay homesick lagi daw og kng unsa nay kausaban. Wen man ka last naka uli sa Pardo?

@sugbuanon
taka lang ah, pardohanon dili pardonians,hehe.

ako di man ko maulaw kay naanad naman ko nga bali bali ako english.hehe pero mas maayo jd nang good ang english para direct to the point og para reliable kaayo ba ang dating...


wawards for that @marvs:applause:

:goodnight

like i told u guys taga bukid ko hehe :) i was in cebu last year during christmas balik ko basin next yr nasad busy man school dire gud :(

@ Subuanon - nice trick there with the Lapu-Lapu underwear - was that a photoshop job? :)

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/4519/ekonomiya10df.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


wala lang.. just a sneak peek for the next cebu thread.. :D

I really like this Globe building - very slick and neat - is this the tallest building in Cebu?

^^ it is one of the prettiest. hehehe. but not the tallest. the recognition belongs to Cebu Plaza/marco Polo .

The Unupdated List from emporis:

Cebu Plaza Hotel
Cebu Hilton Resort [Cebu Hilton and Resort..] 1
Century Golden Peak Hotel Cebu
First Abacus Financial Center ----> Globe Innove Building
MetroBank Plaza
Ayala Life - FGU Center Cebu
East Aurora Tower
Park Tower 1
Keppel Center
Park Tower 2
Cebu City Marriott Hotel
The Sentinel
Pag-Ibig WTCI Tower

Waterfront was not included in the list yet.
Also Club Ultima and The Regency Hotel which are still under construction..



www.emporis.com

Thanx for the info Markii

my latest pics

cebu view
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/paulo5.jpg

you deserve a hilton!!! (the citylights tower can be seen at the extreme left)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/paulo7.jpg

aaaahhh mactan resorts...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/paulo4.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/paulo3.jpg

the elevated highway/coastal road
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/paulo6.jpg

my latest pics

cebu view
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/paulo5.jpg

Thnx fundraiser! Cebu's atmosphere is very clear despite the clouds.


the elevated highway/coastal road
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/paulo6.jpg
beautiful!!

^^^ thats true, and that pic was taken at about 9am, rush hour time pa

@slerz
Thank you for posting pics of Pardo ug pics of Bulacao, Talisay at least kita na ko balik sa lugar nga akong gitubuan. Hehe, ang pardo trapik lang gihapon, pero i can imagine that it is not as worse as before since the coastal road is already open. May gani kay mogamit ka sa skywalk, kahinumdum ko sauna nga magkunsumisyon akong papa kay bisan nay skywalk tapulan gihapon kayo mogamit ang mga tao.

^da last pics is nice

sugbuanon,

you can also ask from the cebu investment promotions center or cipc. they've got lots of info about the entirety of developments and interests hounding the entire province. in fact, this group may collaborate with them because each year (if im not mistaken) they make promotional videos and brochures of cebu.

@slerz
Thank you for posting pics of Pardo ug pics of Bulacao, Talisay at least kita na ko balik sa lugar nga akong gitubuan. Hehe, ang pardo trapik lang gihapon, pero i can imagine that it is not as worse as before since the coastal road is already open. May gani kay mogamit ka sa skywalk, kahinumdum ko sauna nga magkunsumisyon akong papa kay bisan nay skywalk tapulan gihapon kayo mogamit ang mga tao.

anytime @jrev:)... aw daghana diay gd natong tga Pardo...
about the traffic, yup magsakit gihapon akng ulo especially during peak hours from 5-8pm but it's better now coz of the opening of the coastal road but still trafic cihapon, nagpasabot lang jd nga daghang na taw sa kalibutan nga nag puyo sa pardo...hehe. nahibong man sd gani akng maguwang kay puti na kuno kaayo angsimbahan sa Pardo.
about sa skywalk, if ever gani moderate ra ang traffic, adto jd ko mo agi sa babaw kay hapit nman ko ligsi sa una og multicab pero kng limpyo gani ang dan or kng bumper to bumper, adto ko ubos agi...:D
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@Mark, that emporis was last updated 5 years ago pa coz there are several buildings that are still not included in the list including the Winland towers, the current tallest buildings of Cebu.

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That Globe innove building is also my favorite, my second is the Pag Ibig tower and the third is the Keppel, the maroon one with the steel foundation and is unfaltering that can withstand a magnitude 9 earthquake.

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@Mark, that emporis was last updated 5 years ago pa coz there are several buildings that are still not included in the list including the Winland towers, the current tallest buildings of Cebu.



Aw o Winland diay no. Nakalimut ko. They're the tallest,, but they're barely noticeable and appreciate-able. hehehe. IMO ha, the 2 towers are such eyesores kay walay kahumanan. Good thing naa na regency. hehehe. :D

How tall are the Winland Towers - how many storeys - any idea anyone?
I can't even remember which is current Manila's tallest. Is it true earthquakes are not very common in Cebu? Maybe it's more suitable for skyscrapers.

How tall are the Winland Towers - how many storeys - any idea anyone?
I can't even remember which is current Manila's tallest. Is it true earthquakes are not very common in Cebu? Maybe it's more suitable for skyscrapers.

yup, Cebu is not on an earthquake zone so it means no earthquake greater than mag 2 can happen in Cebu... watta blessing:)

the current tallest ouside MM is the 25 storey Winland twin tower.
but ofcrse, once that Crown Regency will be completed, it will be the tallest ouside MM.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/winland.jpg

but there's still the third building. Once construction of the second tower is completed, construction of the third (and final tower) will begin... Occupants of this building are mostly Iranian students, some Koreans, some offices, a review center, KAPLAN, a radio station, etc.. etc..


sakto ka @mark, even if it's one of the tallest it is least appreciated coz of it's very simple design, mura ra og apartment...hehe. sa man ipabungkag ta na?:jk:

^^ i think PBCOM still holds the distinction as the country's tallest at 259 m.

Winland has 25 storeys, Marco Polo has 22..
http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/7149/winland38au.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/2328/winland28oz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The second building isnt finished yet, literally a cement tower.

sakto ka @mark, even if it's one of the tallest it is least appreciated coz of it's very simple design, mura ra og apartment...hehe. sa man ipabungkag ta na?:jk:


sayang man bai kung ipabungkag. mutabang lang ta palit pintal. wahehehe.

You guys are lucky not to have so many earthquakes - I can see Cebu is really a prime location for skyscrapers - especially with the port and the hilly background, I think it will start to look like Hong Kong in the not so distant future.

^^ honestly in my 21 years here in cebu, i havnt experienced a single jolt of earthquake. We are just blessed..

^^ honestly in my 21 years here in cebu, i havnt experienced a single jolt of earthquake. We are just blessed..

really? ako ka experience nuon ko several times na but not greater than magnitude 3 or 4 like the strongest was wayback 1993 if I'm not mistaken, when I and my cousin were inside the ice skating rink of SM City Cebu and suddenly the ground shook quite strong, as usual everyone ran for their lives going outside the mall coz Cebu is not an earthquake zone so people were anxious at that time... I, together with my cousin went out of the rink and ran outside eventhough we're still wearing the skating shoe with that blades beneath... I don't know why we've made it running with that shoes for several meters. After that, SM was inspected for a while...

Earthquakes happen in every corner of the world but there are only several places that is a major earthquake zones and Cebu is not part of it...:)

in japan, earthquakes are very common and they happen very often, not just small ones. but the people aren't afraid of them unless walls and ceilings start to fall, of course. in each month, there is at least one major earthquake and if you are not used to it, better behave or else people will laugh at you...

grabe gyud kalit lang ug uyog nya mga tawo kay wala lay reaction.

the last worst quake that jolted japan was in kobe and it killed so many people. it wasn't at all attributed to the debris or people sandwiched between boulders, but the result after it like fire. their lpg is not like our usual lpg stored in tanks. mura ug tubig ila kay de-tubo. so kung mag earthquake ug mag leak ang pipes unya bisan wala maunsa ang building, patay gihapon. hehehehehe.

there was a strong earthquake that hit cebu, february 8, 1990...

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galeng! :dance:

Here's :applause: for you fundraiser. The first pic is really awesome but too bad Club Ultima didnt make it in that pic but otherwise it was an excellent, crisp pic.

How tall are the Winland Towers - how many storeys - any idea anyone?
I can't even remember which is current Manila's tallest. Is it true earthquakes are not very common in Cebu? Maybe it's more suitable for skyscrapers.

I lost that magazine with the rendering.. I think the tallest in Manila (and in the whole country) would be at around 65 storeys but it's under construction pa.. :) And its not just a single building, it's actually a complex with three buildings, with tallest in the middle of course.. :)

Here were some unfinished/unrealized proposals because of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis (I got these from the cabinet of my dad who was once a Realtor):

1.) An 18-storey Condominium in Nivel Hills (before Mr. A's) -- only the foundation was built;unfinished; right now, it's just a fenced lot with protruding reinforcing bars

2.) 36-storeys One CKS Tower (Jones Avenue) -- P20 million was spent for the foundation alone, a big amount back before when the peso was still P26 to the dollar

3.) A 21-storey condotel in Mactan --

4.) Uniwide Sales Warehouse (Mandaue Reclamation Area) -- owners were not able to pursue the project, worst they didn't pay realty taxes to the city so the city gov't. took over it.

5.) A five-star mid rise hotel in Bogo-San Remigio -- only the golf-course was completed; I'm not quite sure if it's the present Casa del Mar or the one owned by Horacio Franco.

6.) An 18 storey "Borromeo Building" in Ramos St. -- wala nadayon.. The lot has been converted into a parking space.


A lot, lot more... mag research sa ko... I will EDIT THIS later...

^^^ i remember the Uniwide was supposed to be the biggest mall... at least in Cebu. :)

i think the PB com used to be the tallest.

Developing commercial complex
in Cebu good investment option

Commercial complex development is one of the most lucrative investments that real estate players could venture into in Cebu.

According to JEG Development Corp. business development officer Shem Jose W. Garcia, the real estate industry could look into developing projects to take advantage of Cebu's growing consumer and lifestyle market.

"The trend now really is developing commercial centers where people could hang out," Garcia said in an interview.
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The Garcia-led company will launch on Wednesday its second real estate development venture called One Acacia Place located along Archbishop Reyes Street near the Cebu Business Park (CBP).

Although known as the former management company of the Visayan Electric Company, JEG was also the developer of the now fully occupied executive residential project called Blue Garden Place in Lahug.

"The Cebu Business Park is becoming Cebu's 'Makati.' We want to capitalize on this advantage," said Garcia.

He added that CBP would even be more vibrant with the upcoming business hotels and condominium units nearing completion.

Garcia said JEG plans to develop high-rise properties but not until the Cebu market was ready for it, which could be 10 to 12 years from now.

One Acacia Place is a 1,700-square-meter lifestyle and commercial complex housing restobars, party shops, 24-hour convenient stores, sports equipment and accessory shops, among others.

With the modern visual style of the building that would welcome those entering CBP, One Acacia Place is positioning to become a landmark lifestyle destination in Cebu, Garcia said. The company started construction of One Acacia Place in July.

Where in particular is one acacia place?

ey guys good news.. i passed by the construction site in ayala the one near gorordo.. they already placed the signage at the site, and guess what.. it has the renderings of the Tower Palace and of the 2-storey showroom.. so they'll be constructing both buildings on that area..

naglibog-libog pata kung unsay itukod ngadto.. ang duha jud daiy.. :D

don't make libog-libog, bastos mo ha! hehehe

wow, so nice to hear the Tower Palace and the showroom bldg will be built. :D how tall is the Tower Palace gonna be? any idea? :D

Here were some unfinished/unrealized proposals because of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis (I got these from the cabinet of my dad who was once a Realtor):

1.) An 18-storey Condominium in Nivel Hills (before Mr. A's) -- only the foundation was built;unfinished; right now, it's just a fenced lot with protruding reinforcing bars

2.) 36-storeys One CKS Tower (Jones Avenue) -- P20 million was spent for the foundation alone, a big amount back before when the peso was still P26 to the dollar

3.) A 21-storey condotel in Mactan --

4.) Uniwide Sales Warehouse (Mandaue Reclamation Area) -- owners were not able to pursue the project, worst they didn't pay realty taxes to the city so the city gov't. took over it.

5.) A five-star mid rise hotel in Bogo-San Remigio -- only the golf-course was completed; I'm not quite sure if it's the present Casa del Mar or the one owned by Horacio Franco.

6.) An 18 storey "Borromeo Building" in Ramos St. -- wala nadayon.. The lot has been converted into a parking space.


A lot, lot more... mag research sa ko... I will EDIT THIS later...


sayang cebu pala had so many proposals and most were highrise buildings.. at least cebu is now back on its feet.. CEBOOM is now accelerating from 0 - 300 mph :D

@sugbuanon...mao to imo loptp kato sa friendster? show us your lptp pariha ni Mark, gipakita niya ang iya....

yup.. naa ko sa school ato doing our research.. wala naman koy pic sa ako laptop..

btw, i passed CBP tonight, heavy equipments are already leveling the ground of the construction site beside Kaona Grill.. could it be another highrise building?

also, there's another construction going on in Banilad.. it could be another project of Archt. Guanzon coz the contractor is Dakay Construction.. both firms are tied up with each other.. it could be another commercial building..

nindota gd ato imo desktop background... mga scrapers ba to? kato usa unsa man to? DVD porable player? hayahaya nimo oi, naa man tanan madala bisag asa...hehe

I feel that I have't been to the CBP for a long time already coz the last time I went there, wala pa nang gipang ingon ninyo nga gipang fence... maybe I'll try tmorrow cguro...

Ang mga projects ba ni Arch. Guanzon are mosly high rises?

Where in particular is one acacia place?

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one acacia place is located across the Isuzu Showroom near CBP.. its beside Infinity (kilid-kilid gamay)..

nindota gd ato imo desktop background... mga scrapers ba to? kato usa unsa man to? DVD porable player? hayahaya nimo oi, naa man tanan madala bisag asa...hehe

I feel that I have't been to the CBP for a long time already coz the last time I went there, wala pa nang gipang ingon ninyo nga gipang fence... maybe I'll try tmorrow cguro...

Ang mga projects ba ni Arch. Guanzon are mosly high rises?

sa ako to kauban ang DVD player kay naa man mi video presentation.. kato wallpaper sa ako laptop ky ang SSS Corporate Center to sa Manila.. ako to kuha ngari sa SSC..

almost all new highrise buildings here in Cebu are his projects.. bigtime na kaau na siya.. sige lang hulata lng ko mo graduate.. akoy puli niya nya kamo ako mga consultants.. hehehe :D

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one acacia place is located across the Isuzu Showroom near CBP.. its beside Infinity (kilid-kilid gamay)..[/QUOTE]

Cool building - it should be on the beach! :cool:

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their first battle was an epic
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saturday, january 21 @ 9PM ET/ 6PM PT


it looks more like a speedboat or a yacht..

Region VII tourist arrivals hit 1 million mark - NEDA

CEBU CITY, Dec. 14 (PNA) – The National Economic Development Administration (NEDA) has reported that Region VII was able to hit its one million goal on domestic and foreign tourist arrival in the third quarter of the year after some 1.092 million tourists came here.

Of the 375,000 visitors to Central Visayas from July-September, 129,382 were foreigners, the NEDA report said. However, the same report showed a zero growth in exports in the region and a slight increase in prices of commodities during the first three quarters of the year.

Top exports electronics, electrical equipment and furniture have indicated double-digit reduction in volume and value, the Neda report said. Also, inclement weather in September and October was blamed for delayed deliveries of agricultural products, thus, it has affected supply and raised prices in the market.

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one acacia place is located across the Isuzu Showroom near CBP.. its beside Infinity (kilid-kilid gamay)..

Cool building - it should be on the beach! :cool:[/QUOTE]
hahah i was thinking the same thing but I'd prefer the color to be greek blue. the underside of the roof has been clearly thought out well. it looks like calatrava designed it. :cheers:

Is calatrava a big architect in Cebu?

^ Nah hes the world famous Spanish architect who usually designs buildings with curvy wavy roof like that building in Canary Islands and that new aquarium in Bilbao, I think.

Oh I see what you mean! I like the Bilbao acquarium.

does anyone know the name of the unfinished building across Santo Rosario church. Murag likod man cguro sa PNB sa jones, dugay naman na cya wa mahuman panahon pa cguro ni marcos or unsa, basin na cla plano i revive to nga building.

does anyone know the name of the unfinished building across Santo Rosario church. Murag likod man cguro sa PNB sa jones, dugay naman na cya wa mahuman panahon pa cguro ni marcos or unsa, basin na cla plano i revive to nga building.

the last time i was in cebu that was last year dec it was gone already they demolish it .wats standing now is only the banko central ng pinas buiding

Pride of Place : Cebu gets its act together for heritage conservation

VERY RARELY IN THE Philippines do provincial leaders recognize the uniqueness of their people and so take the effort to assess their cultural strengths as a prelude to mapping out a program to preserve their cultural identity.

Cebu is among the first provinces to take the step. Spearheaded by Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, provincial government authorities met with prominent Cebuano businessmen and the Archdiocese of Cebu to establish Garbo sa Sugbo (Cebuano Pride) Foundation.

The private foundation is a landmark. It finally unites the government, Church and business, all normally having divergent visions in the preservation issue. Their common cause is to identify and preserve all aspects of Cebuano heritage. It is a great first step.

What Garbo sa Sugbo Foundation aims is to make each Cebuano aware of his or her people's special story and to eventually be able to tell that story with pride.

Not many Filipinos have pride of place these days, much less pride of country. On the other hand, pride is bred into each Cebuano since birth.

Cebuanos are fiercely proud of their language, their place in Philippine history, and their innate sense of entrepreneurship.

The island's geographical location made it the logical hub for the maritime shipping industry in the Philippines.

Cebuano craftsmanship has made the province a respected manufacturing center for export products.

Probably the leading destination in the country, Cebu once promoted itself as an "Island in the Pacific" to escape negative publicity during the turbulent days of Philippine politics. The tourists kept coming.

Tourism has made Cebuanos aware of their island's natural qualities-clear water, beaches, islets, and dive sites, truly the "Island in the Pacific" as it once claimed to be.

Heritage is another issue. Cebuanos are largely unfamiliar with their heritage. Garbo sa Sugbo Foundation aims to change all that.

As a first step, foundation members representing different sectors of cultural activity committed to completing an inventory of all expressions of Cebuano heritage, including traditional literature, music, art, crafts, cuisine, architecture, heritage towns.

What to do next

The next step after the inventory is to determine what to do with all of the cultural riches still existing in the province.

The inventory expands long-established activities for Cebuano cultural regeneration.

One of the most successful activities is the Cebu Heritage Frontier by the Ramòn Aboitiz Foundation, which has long been documenting architectural heritage in four Spanish colonial towns on the south coast of the island. The program trains locals to respect and preserve their heritage, and introduces community-based cultural tourism programs designed to economically benefit the locals.

Other members of Garbo sa Sugbo Foundation are individually involved with research in traditional Cebuano art, literature, cuisine.

The foundation institutionalizes research activities and provides a central repository for the information.

Documentation of Cebuano culture will lead to the preparation of a cultural heritage plan with programs to establish methods of preservation following internationally prescribed principles, to categorize and prioritize certain areas of preservation, and to determine what public-private cooperation is needed for effective preservation.

A model for public-private cooperation is now in place with the recent provincial declaration of Carcar as a Heritage Town and the passing of the Carcar heritage bill which designates heritage zones, levels of protection for heritage structures, and, most importantly, enlists the participation of the Carcar Heritage Conservation Society to provide technical expertise in the task of preserving their historic town.

Unknown to many, much is being done for the conservation of heritage in Cebu.

Another example, the Santo Niño Basilica and Casa Gorordo Museum, both national monuments protected by the National Historical Institute, are being conserved under the supervision of qualified restoration architects. This indicates there's awareness that restoration is a specialized activity that cannot be done by unqualified professionals.

Despite the work being done to conserve the heritage of Cebu, much is still being lost.

The Garbo sa Sugbo program intends to reawaken Cebuanos to their unique heritage and to add the dimension of cultural pride as a defining factor to the already existing Cebuano sense of pride.

After regaining pride of its natural and cultural richness, it will be time for Cebu to at last step out of its island boundaries and offer its cultural rediscovery and preservation experience to the rest of the country as a model for nation-building through establishing a sense of Filipino pride.

does anyone know the name of the unfinished building across Santo Rosario church. Murag likod man cguro sa PNB sa jones, dugay naman na cya wa mahuman panahon pa cguro ni marcos or unsa, basin na cla plano i revive to nga building.
i think, that unfinished building was part of the central bank regional office. but due to limited funds, it was discontinued.

does anyone know the name of the unfinished building across Santo Rosario church. Murag likod man cguro sa PNB sa jones, dugay naman na cya wa mahuman panahon pa cguro ni marcos or unsa, basin na cla plano i revive to nga building.
i think, that unfinished building was part of the central bank regional office. but due to limited funds, it was discontinued.

speaking about the sto rosario church, does anyone here know the address of the church? coz i can't find it in the net and i need it for my bro's confirmation form, coz he was baptized there.

speaking about the sto rosario church, does anyone here know the address of the church? coz i can't find it in the net and i need it for my bro's confirmation form, coz he was baptized there.
sto. rosario church is at:

p. del rosario street, cebu city

that address alone suffices since sto. rosario church is known and famous...

yup.. naa ko sa school ato doing our research.. wala naman koy pic sa ako laptop..

btw, i passed CBP tonight, heavy equipments are already leveling the ground of the construction site beside Kaona Grill.. could it be another highrise building?

also, there's another construction going on in Banilad.. it could be another project of Archt. Guanzon coz the contractor is Dakay Construction.. both firms are tied up with each other.. it could be another commercial building..

Yup there's going to be a building that will be built in Luzon Ave. (beside Kaona Grill)..

Bai I passed by Tower Palace ganiha, tapad ra cguro ang 2 storey showroom sa Tower Palace based on the billboard that they put up..

So there are now THREE highrise buildings u/c in CBP??

Bai galibog jud ko, in the rendering that was shown during the Architect's Exhibit, the Tower Palace was supposed to be built at the lot beside Kaona Grill but now they are building it at the lot near Gorordo... So maybe the lot beside Kaona is another highrise building? Since the so-called 2-storey showroom is just beside the Tower Palace (based on the rendering)... :) :)

does anyone know the name of the unfinished building across Santo Rosario church. Murag likod man cguro sa PNB sa jones, dugay naman na cya wa mahuman panahon pa cguro ni marcos or unsa, basin na cla plano i revive to nga building.

There's no more unfinished building there.. It's already the regional office of the Central Bank.. It's a very large building that looks like a Fortress... It also has a basement, but dunno if they make money there.. I saw the entrance to its basement from the fifth floor of CNU and it's really very very secured as if something is very important there.. There are so many cameras, and also, the fences inside are in layers.. Meaning, there's an outer perimeter fence outside, then if you go inside, there's another fence , etc..etc..

This was in Sunstar Daily yesterday but was not posted here in SSC:

1.) Chinese Officials interested in Cebu's LRT Plan

2.) Megadome might be built through a Build-Operate-Transfer scheme, and there's a possibility that it will be finished within one year of the contractor through a "crash program" wherein the workers will work overtime from two or three shifts.. :)

CEBU -- VISION CITY

- 7th best island in the Asia-Pacific for 2004 (Condenast)
- 8th best island in the Asia-Pacific for 2005 (Condenast)
- 8th most livable city in Asia and the most livable city in the Philippines (Asiaweek)
- the most preferred convention city outside Manila
- the most popular tourist destination in the Philippines and one of Asia's preferred (PAL Mabuhay Magazine)
- the second biggest metropolis in the Philippines
- Southern Philippines' gateway and growth leader


NEW DEVELOPMENTS..!!!

- AYALA CENTER CEBU will be expanding to cover the lots currently occupied by the jeepney terminal, the Marriot Parking area, and the unoccupied space beside it.. The expansion will be almost half as the original floor area of the existing building..!!! VERY VERY big and grandiose expansion indeed!!! The biggest in the Visayas and Mindanao...!

- Currently, there are THREE HIGH-RISES on-going at the Cebu Business Park. One of them is TOWER Palace, a 19-storey office/condominium. Another one is right in front of WTI-PagIbig. And another one beside KAONA Grill.

- A high-rise building will also rise at the South Road Properties (SRP). The architect is Arch. Francisco Noel.

International gatherings held in Cebu

- Asian Tourism Forum (ATF)
- East Asian Tourism Forum (EATOF).... i was an ambassador of goodwill..! hehe
- 12th ASEAN Leaders Summit (Dec. 2006)
- Ms. Asia-Pacific
- other ASEAN Ministerial Meetings (defense, tourism, police chiefs, etc..)

VIPs who have visited Cebu

- His Excellency the President of the Federal Republic of Germany
- His Holiness Pope John Paul II
- The Papal Legate
- The Vice-President of Vietnam
- His Excellency the Prime Minister Go Chok Tong of Singapore
- The Governors of Hawaii, Fujian Province, Hainan Province, etc..etc.. (sister-provinces)
- The Mayors of the cities of Busan, Kaoshiung, Xiamen, Haarlemermer, etc.. (sister-cities)

Major International Concerts/Events in Cebu

- World Wrestling Federation (currently WWE) Cebu Tour (went to Cebu twice)
- Pearl Jam
- Air Supply
- Frank Sinatra
- Michael Buble
- David Pomeranz
- Magic of Curtis

Mactan-Cebu International Airport

- soon to become the country's premier international airport
- the only "earning" and "real" international airport in the country aside from the NAIA
- the country's second largest major gateway to Asia and the world;
- in the next three years, construction of a P1 billion Terminal II and a second parallel runway will begin

International Hotels in Cebu

- Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa (currently Asia's best rated by Time Magazine and CondeNast Magazine)
- Hilton Cebu Hotel, Resort and Condominiums
- Marco Polo Plaza Hotel
- Waterfront Cebu City Hotel
- Waterfront Mactan Airport Hotel
- Cebu City Marriot Hotel
- Crown Regency Hotel
- Days Hotel Cebu
- and a hundred more hotels...

Opportunities in Cebu for investors

- 300 hectares South Road Properties
- AsiaTown IT Park
- Cebu Business Park
- West Cebu Industrial Park
- MEPZ I and II

@Photo credits go to Rusty18 of SSC.

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This was in Sunstar Daily yesterday but was not posted here in SSC:

1.) Chinese Officials interested in Cebu's LRT Plan

2.) Megadome might be built through a Build-Operate-Transfer scheme, and there's a possibility that it will be finished within one year of the contractor through a "crash program" wherein the workers will work overtime from two or three shifts.. :)

thanks for this great updates arnold!! i tried searching the articles but i can't find it. if u have the chance, pls post the link of the articles above! thanks! :D

There's no more unfinished building there.. It's already the regional office of the Central Bank.. It's a very large building that looks like a Fortress... It also has a basement, but dunno if they make money there.. I saw the entrance to its basement from the fifth floor of CNU and it's really very very secured as if something is very important there.. There are so many cameras, and also, the fences inside are in layers.. Meaning, there's an outer perimeter fence outside, then if you go inside, there's another fence , etc..etc..

no more unfinished bldg? did u mean the bldg was recently completed? or was it demolished or sumthin like that?

twas demolished years ago....

@arnoldsa, I know na mopaspas nasad ni nga thread coz of your delicious articles...hehe

really? ako ka experience nuon ko several times na but not greater than magnitude 3 or 4 like the strongest was wayback 1993 if I'm not mistaken, when I and my cousin were inside the ice skating rink of SM City Cebu and suddenly the ground shook quite strong, as usual everyone ran for their lives going outside the mall coz Cebu is not an earthquake zone so people were anxious at that time... I, together with my cousin went out of the rink and ran outside eventhough we're still wearing the skating shoe with that blades beneath... I don't know why we've made it running with that shoes for several meters. After that, SM was inspected for a while...

Earthquakes happen in every corner of the world but there are only several places that is a major earthquake zones and Cebu is not part of it...:)

@Slerz: Thanks for reminding me that SM City Cebu did have a skating rink. BTW, when did they close it? I think we need one these days. ;)

^^ i miss ice hockey so much! darn, i was so ready with my first hockey lessons when SM suddenly closed the skating rink.

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS/CONCERTS Held in CEBU:

1.) World Wrestling Federation, currently the WWE (went to Cebu twice)

-> Lex Luger and British Bulldog
-> Haku
-> Doink the Clown
-> IRS
-> Yokozuna
-> The Undertaker
-> Razor Ramon
-> Shawn Michaels
-> Bret "the Hitman" Hart
-> Owen Hart
-> etc..etc..

2.) Michael Buble
3.) David Pomeranz
4.) Frank Sinatra
5.) Air Supply
6.) Pearl Jam
7.) Magic of Curtis
8.) Mike Francis
9.) Boyzone ("You're so beautiful..")
10.) Larusso
11.) Constantine Marouliss
12.) etc..etc..


INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS/CONVENTIONS Held in Cebu:
(mostly held in Shangri-La Mactan since the consider this as the most secure in Cebu due to its exclusivity and being secluded)

- APEC Tourism
- APEC related meetings
- Asian Tourism Forum (ATF)
- East Asian Tourism Forum (EATOF)
- ASEAN ministers related meeting (tourism, cyberterrorism, security, defense)

VIPs in CEBU:

- His Excellency the President of the Federal Republic of Germany
- His Holiness the Papal Legate
- His Holinees Pope John Paul II
- The Vice-President of Vietnam
- His Excellency the Prime Minister Go Chok Tong of Singapore
- The Governors of the Provinces of Hainan, Fujian, Hawaii
- The Mayors of Busan, Kaoshiong, Harlemmermer, Xiamen

sinjin, ashton, please remember more and i'll keep on editing this...

INTERNATIONAL RECORDING ARTIST ENYA's Song "Orinoco Flow":

Cebu is starring here, the song goes:

"From Cebu to Peru.....:"




@rusty18

I think only a part of the complex was demolished.. I think it was the tall one (eight stories I think)..

The Central Bank Office in Jones reminds one of the Banko Sentral in Roxas Boulevard although the design of the buildings are different but the set-up is very much the same..

The building is very large, fortress like.. I think it's the most secured considering the large steel fence/gate, cameras all around, etc..etc..

Rusty18, wa pa kita ani nga building? I was still Grade six when this was finished.. :)

@sinjin

Naa sad tu skating rink sa Ayala, the one at the back of Kaona GRill, the old jeepney terminal.. Pero dili Ice...I think the place around it also was Padi's Point before, pretty much like The Village... There was also a RC Car Race site in that area before...

^^^ i remember Mike Francis, Boyzone and Larusso already performed in Cebu... :)

Plus Constantine Maroulis and wait, I'll think for more...
Every year, there's at least one International Performance at Ayala Center Cebu.

sa VIP's... ipuno nya si Pres. George W. Bush pero next year pa.
CCCI Rober Go said 17 Head of States and Pres. Bush is one of the invited guests are the head officials that will visit Cebu on the ASEAN summit next year. Go said Cebu will have a major facelift, widening of roads, beautification, making every corner of the city modern and is international standard. National Government will give P1B to Cebu for the said event and also the building of the megadome.

@mike, here's the unfinished Gaisano Mall of Cebu in between CIT and SIT. No sign of reconstruction yet.
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the abandoned heavy equipments and trucks...
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about sa ice skating rink @mike
they closed it coz of the crisis last 1997... SM badly needed it now but it's already gone.:( gnahan rba jd unta ko mag skater:D


BTW, here's the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas of Cebu
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Go said Cebu will have a major facelift, widening of roads, beautification, making every corner of the city modern and is international standard. National Government will give P1B to Cebu for the said event and also the building of the megadome.

Wow!!!! ceBOMBA indeed! :D So, do you have updates on when these facelifts shall begin? I thought the construction of the MegaDome has been halted..?!?



@mike, here's the unfinished Gaisano Mall of Cebu in between CIT and SIT. No sign of reconstruction yet.
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the abandoned heavy equipments and trucks...
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The area is large indeed! Sayang, it wouldn't make it to the ASEAN summit next year. "Gitaya na nang mga equips!" :D



about sa ice skating rink @mike
they closed it coz of the crisis last 1997... SM badly needed it now but it's already gone.:( gnahan rba jd unta ko mag skater:D

Oh, okay! Thanks for the information! :D

@Slerz: To add to the questions above, are there renderings posted already at the construction site? But surely, I think not since Joseph Gaisano recently asked the architects to dump the plan and create a new one.

:) :) and who can forget Jasmine Trias performing at SM Cinema 1 ?? hehe.

Plus Constantine Maroulis and wait, I'll think for more...
Every year, there's at least one International Performance at Ayala Center Cebu.

Wow!!!! ceBOMBA indeed! So, do you have updates on when these facelifts shall begin? I thought the construction of the MegaDome has been halted..?!?


@Slerz: To add to the questions above, are there renderings posted already at the construction site? But surely, I think not since Joseph Gaisano recently asked the architects to dump the plan and create a new one.

I dunno, coz sa TV patrol og sa Radio dayon man daw... I dunno wats the truth about this.

so @mike, do you have any latest update of that mall of Cebu?
ala, haven't seen any renderings yet... and where will be that new one?



si Jasmine Trias? ngyakkkk...I don't wanna meet her:bash: :D

Sorry, but I don't have any yet here. ;)

DENR okays $272-M coal-fired
power plant project

DESPITE strong opposition from some environment groups and provincial legislators, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has approved the environmental compliance certificates of two 100-megawatt coal-fired plants that would rise in Naga town, Cebu.

"With the issuance of this ECC, you are expected to implement measures that would protect or enhance the environment, and mitigate the project's adverse impacts, including those on the health and welfare of the community," Environment Secretary Michael Defensor told Salcon Power Corp. in the documents that came out on Dec. 5.

In a letter to Dennis Villareal, president of Salcon, one of the proponents of the power project, Defensor said his department would conduct periodic and on-the-spot monitoring of the project to ensure compliance to the conditions of the certificates.

William Conado, chief of the DENR-7 environmental impact assessment division, yesterday said Salcon had satisfactorily complied with the requirements, especially with the environment impact study.
"(It) has complied with the requirements and the mitigating measures are all identified and adequate. The issue of air, water pollution, as well as health problems are well addressed," Conado said.

Should Salcon and its partner, the Korean Electric Power Corp., fail to comply with the conditions, they may be fined or their ECCs may be suspended or revoked, Conado said.

In a separate interview, Salcon administration manager Raul Estrillioso said the project would start early next year.

The $272-million project will be launched on Friday without the presence of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her counterpart from South Korea.

The Cebu Provincial Board has also announced plans of snubbing the groundbreaking because proponents of the project did not secure its blessings.

"We do not want to comment on the planned boycott by the members of the Cebu Provincial Board of our groundbreaking ceremony," Guillermo Dabay, Kepco general manager for legal and external affairs, said in a statement.

Dabay clarified, however, that Kepco and Salcon intended to "complete all consents and permits for the project implementation."

"This includes obtaining all project endorsements from the relevant local government units as may be necessary pursuant to existing laws," he said. "For the purposes of the issuance of the ECC, we have already completed the requirements."

Provincial Board Member Jose Maria Gastardo, meanwhile, expressed disappointment over Dabay's statement.

"With that statement of Kepco that they will seek endorsement only from relevant local government units, they are also implying that the provincial government is irrelevant in this case because they no longer need to secure our approval," Gastardo said.

Gastardo asked about the project last Monday's session after he received an invitation to the groundbreaking rites.

Victor Maambong, head of the committee on environment, said the matter was rendered moot and academic because his committee had yet to finish public hearings on the power project.

At the last public hearing early this month, environmental activists told board members that Kepco was not registered with the SEC. To date, there has been no confirmation from Kepco.

"Maybe Kepco feels that all they need is an endorsement from Malacañang," Gastardo said.

Both Gastardo and Maambong insist the project needed an endorsement from the Provincial Board under the Local Government Code.

"We will wait for the copy of DENR's opinion and review of the ECC and the processes by which it was conducted," Maambong said. "We will ask all board members to take a stand in the Monday session. "

Huge backdrops banned
from Sinulog '06 parade


HUGE backdrops and props would no longer be allowed during the stage performances of next year's Sinulog parade, according to Sinulog Project Director Dolores Suzara.

Suzara said the Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) judges had come up with this new rule to avoid backstage chaos and to prevent the backdrop from taking attention away from the performances.

"Everything should be hand-carried. Contingents that violate this rule will be penalized 20 percent of their score," Suzara said.

The Sinulog, a mardi gras celebrated in Cebu every third Sunday of the year, is held in honor of the Child Jesus or Sto. Niño.

Suzara said that in previous years, backdrops and props only comprised 10 percent of the total score. She noted, however, that so much effort was placed on making huge backdrops that it sometimes tends to draw attention away from the performance, which makes up most of the score a contingent earns.
"Maka-overshadow man gud sa kanindot sa sayaw (It overshadows the beauty of the dance)," she said. "Anyway, ang hukman mao man ang ilang interpretation sa sayaw (What's judged is how they interpret the dance)."

Suzara said the foundation had also decided on other changes.

The different contingents are now only allowed to perform ritual presentation twice along the parade route: Once at 10 a.m., and another shortly after noon.

She said participating contingents have already been informed about the changes.

Another change: There would no longer be any Cebuanos among the judges.

Suzara said this was to make sure no questions would be raised against the judges, who may be accused of bias for their hometown.

Other aspects of the parade, she said, have changed little.

She said the parade route would be the same as the last Sinulog, except that replicas of 10 historical Cebu landmarks would now dot the parade route.

Prizes would be the same as the last Sinulog: P500,000 for the first prize, P300,000 for the second prize, P200,000 for third, P150,000 for fourth, and P100,000 for fifth, in both the Sinulog-based category and free interpretation category.

I dunno, coz sa TV patrol og sa Radio dayon man daw... I dunno wats the truth about this.

so @mike, do you have any latest update of that mall of Cebu?
ala, haven't seen any renderings yet... and where will be that new one?



si Jasmine Trias? ngyakkkk...I don't wanna meet her:bash: :D

New one? Still in the same site... But they are changing the masterplan...

The original masterplan states some high-rises, a mall and some more amenities would be placed...In the new masterplan, accdng to Gaisano, the mall component of the area will still be present.

grabeha no 1 billion. the entire sm cebu cost 1 billion to construct it. so 10 years ago, if we had that same amount of cash, cebu would have built a stadium.

malaysia spent 4 billion in their hosting ('hinoon' the first east asian summit was also held there). if that same amount will be poured into cebu, it sure will give a major facelift in our current infrastructure.

im sure if the megadome will be the main venue of the asean summit, it will create a rippling effect in the construction buildings there especially the cebu boardwalk, the korean hotel and dog-racing track.

also, the recent asean summit which is held at kuala lumpur is very sensational here in japan. every news program features it; it is something that the japanese people give attention. definitely, when cebu takes its turn to host the summit, we will be featured. eyes will be on us by then. the attendance of the prime minister of the wold's second biggest economy will make it more sizzling.

@CwEoBwU: So you're currently in Japan pala? :)

grabeha no 1 billion. the entire sm cebu cost 1 billion to construct it. so 10 years ago, if we had that same amount of cash, cebu would have built a stadium.

malaysia spent 4 billion in their hosting ('hinoon' the first east asian summit was also held there). if that same amount will be poured into cebu, it sure will give a major facelift in our current infrastructure.

im sure if the megadome will be the main venue of the asean summit, it will create a rippling effect in the construction buildings there especially the cebu boardwalk, the korean hotel and dog-racing track.

also, the recent asean summit which is held at kuala lumpur is very sensational here in japan. every news program features it; it is something that the japanese people give attention. definitely, when cebu takes its turn to host the summit, we will be featured. eyes will be on us by then. the attendance of the prime minister of the wold's second biggest economy will make it more sizzling.

much more that there is a big possibility that US Pres. George W. Bush will visit Cebu as guest for the said 2 big Asian summits.

East Asian summit (EAS) will also be held here in Cebu along with the ASEAN summit so that includes Australia, New Zealand, India, China, Japan, Taiwan and Korea.

Ma identify na jd tinagli ang Cebu sa mapa... og di na sila mangutana, where is Cebu?

:) and also A1 and Jerry Yan !! grabe nato' showbiz ra jud ako na ambit diri sa thread 10 pakauwaw. Wa man gud ko sa Cebu karon mao na wa ko nabal-an new sa akong pinangga na Cebu. :)

what more, i just had a talk with Amanda Peet (A lot like Love) and she told me she really likes Cebu especially Plantation Bay.

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS/CONCERTS Held in CEBU:

1.) World Wrestling Federation, currently the WWE (went to Cebu twice)

-> Lex Luger and British Bulldog
-> Haku
-> Doink the Clown
-> IRS
-> Yokozuna
-> The Undertaker
-> Razor Ramon
-> Shawn Michaels
-> Bret "the Hitman" Hart
-> Owen Hart
-> etc..etc..

2.) Michael Buble
3.) David Pomeranz
4.) Frank Sinatra
5.) Air Supply
6.) Pearl Jam
7.) Magic of Curtis
8.) Mike Francis
9.) Boyzone ("You're so beautiful..")
10.) Larusso
11.) Constantine Marouliss
12.) etc..etc..


INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS/CONVENTIONS Held in Cebu:
(mostly held in Shangri-La Mactan since the consider this as the most secure in Cebu due to its exclusivity and being secluded)

- APEC Tourism
- APEC related meetings
- Asian Tourism Forum (ATF)
- East Asian Tourism Forum (EATOF)
- ASEAN ministers related meeting (tourism, cyberterrorism, security, defense)

VIPs in CEBU:

- His Excellency the President of the Federal Republic of Germany
- His Holiness the Papal Legate
- His Holinees Pope John Paul II
- The Vice-President of Vietnam
- His Excellency the Prime Minister Go Chok Tong of Singapore
- The Governors of the Provinces of Hainan, Fujian, Hawaii
- The Mayors of Busan, Kaoshiong, Harlemmermer, Xiamen

sinjin, ashton, please remember more and i'll keep on editing this...

INTERNATIONAL RECORDING ARTIST ENYA's Song "Orinoco Flow":

Cebu is starring here, the song goes:

"From Cebu to Peru.....:"




@rusty18

I think only a part of the complex was demolished.. I think it was the tall one (eight stories I think)..

The Central Bank Office in Jones reminds one of the Banko Sentral in Roxas Boulevard although the design of the buildings are different but the set-up is very much the same..

The building is very large, fortress like.. I think it's the most secured considering the large steel fence/gate, cameras all around, etc..etc..

Rusty18, wa pa kita ani nga building? I was still Grade six when this was finished.. :)

@sinjin

Naa sad tu skating rink sa Ayala, the one at the back of Kaona GRill, the old jeepney terminal.. Pero dili Ice...I think the place around it also was Padi's Point before, pretty much like The Village... There was also a RC Car Race site in that area before...

Eric Clapton went to Cebu stayed at Cebu Plaza but did not perform, Steven Spielberg went to Mactan and one of Mike Francis's albums was called 'Dreams in Tambuli'... in Nov 1992.

sayang, I dunno what happen , we're supposed to have 2 Marriotts in Cebu


"Currently under construction in the region are the following Marriott-flagged hotels: 405-room Seoul Marriott, 304-room Cebu City Marriott Hotel, 306-room Kiang Marriott, 400-room JW Marriott Hotel Jakarta, and 325 Mactan Island Marriott Resort. "
---from www.marriothotels.com

Yup there's going to be a building that will be built in Luzon Ave. (beside Kaona Grill)..

Bai I passed by Tower Palace ganiha, tapad ra cguro ang 2 storey showroom sa Tower Palace based on the billboard that they put up..

So there are now THREE highrise buildings u/c in CBP??

Bai galibog jud ko, in the rendering that was shown during the Architect's Exhibit, the Tower Palace was supposed to be built at the lot beside Kaona Grill but now they are building it at the lot near Gorordo... So maybe the lot beside Kaona is another highrise building? Since the so-called 2-storey showroom is just beside the Tower Palace (based on the rendering)... :) :)

daghan nata naglibog ani.. pero tanaw nako ang kato 2-storey showroom ky maoy itukod kilid sa Kaona.. kato sa billboard ila to gibutang ang rendering sa duha ka buildings ky siguro usa lng ang tag-iya sa duha.. mura dili siguro to highrise itukod sa Kaona ky gamay kau ang lot..

sige lang ky everyday hapit man jud ko ug Ayala.. ngutana ko ugma sa mga trabahante kung unsa jud ila tukuron para mahusay nani..

bout the new construction sa Banilad.. atak parking area ra diay to sa BTC..

the unfinished Mall of Cebu
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see those huge beams?
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Cebu skyline above the greens
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CIT campus building with N. Bacalso ave. from afar
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SIT (left,) PLDT tower 1(center), u/c GV Hotel (far right)
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daghan nata naglibog ani.. pero tanaw nako ang kato 2-storey showroom ky maoy itukod kilid sa Kaona.. kato sa billboard ila to gibutang ang rendering sa duha ka buildings ky siguro usa lng ang tag-iya sa duha.. mura dili siguro to highrise itukod sa Kaona ky gamay kau ang lot..

sige lang ky everyday hapit man jud ko ug Ayala.. ngutana ko ugma sa mga trabahante kung unsa jud ila tukuron para mahusay nani..

bout the new construction sa Banilad.. atak parking area ra diay to sa BTC..

parking area? haha... but I'm still excited of it coz it's still a sign of progress for Cebu, no matter small or big projects, I will be happy...

lobog libog ta, bastos raba kno na ingon si @Rusty

hahaha right.. i really thought it was another commercial building.

great pics slerz.. nindot2 na tanawan ang skyline sa Cebu sa!!! sa imo 3rd pic ky nindot kau..

@Slerz: Kay sa Manila, ang ilang pagsabot sa libog kay GIBIGAAN! :lol:

@Sugbuanon: Parking Area? Great, At last, di nami maglisod og pangilog og parking. :D

Mactan-Cebu International Airport

- soon to become the country's premier international airport
- the only "earning" and "real" international airport in the country aside from the NAIA
- the country's second largest major gateway to Asia and the world;
- in the next three years, construction of a P1 billion Terminal II and a second parallel runway will begin

are there any renderings of the new terminal yet and plans/layouts of how the new runway will look like?

yup.. that's the only problem with BTC.. too many customers but not enough parking slots..

N Bacalso ave... Katong wana kaagi sa N bacalso ave., mao na ni itsura sa dan.
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SIT building
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SKYWALKS - meaning street decorations:D
CIT skywalk
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SIT skywalk
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Pardo skywalk
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Pardo Church... mga silingan nako sa Pardo, mao nani itshura sa atong simbahan, murag gisabwagag harina..hehe
sleep ta sayo rn kay misa de gallo naman diay ugma:)
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@Slerz: Kay sa Manila, ang ilang pagsabot sa libog kay GIBIGAAN! :lol:

kabantay bitaw ko ana @mike.... katong naa koy ka chat tagalog, ingon siya libog libog (o lilibog ba to) ka na ba jan? pasahan mo ako ng lod at bubuksan ko cam ko...hehe

yup.. that's the only problem with BTC.. too many customers but not enough parking slots..

bitaw, usa na si @sinjin og si @mark ana...ahehe

urban photo challenge: slerz, im giving you 9/10

matzalamz... kung maghimo ka 10.5 na imo daan...hehe
low man ako grades, mag pic pic bitaw ko daghan para makat on og maayo...
unya sa akong rate my own skyline, pila man imo ihatag? naa sa ako signature.
:goodnight

Pardo Church... mga silingan nako sa Pardo, mao nani itshura sa atong simbahan, murag gisabwagag harina..hehe
sleep ta sayo rn kay misa de gallo naman diay ugma:)
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http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Slerz2/Prdochrch2.jpg

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that's a nice looking church ...

I came across this site called istorya.net ---> Is this a cebuano forum, coz I noticed there are lots of cebuanos there

Nice skywalk and very pretty church too - this is all in Pardo, right? Is the SIT and engineering school, like your Mapua?

Nice skywalk and very pretty church too - this is all in Pardo, right? Is the SIT and engineering school, like your Mapua?

The one in Pardo is only the Church and that skywalk... CIT and SIT are along N Bacalso ave. about 3-4 klms away from Pardo. SIT is a nautical school, it's CIT that excel in engineering and is a close rival of Mapua interms of top board examinees... they're just excellent when it comes to engineering.

it's a bit raining now but I can see a beautiful fireworks fronting uptown, I dunno howd they've done that inspite of the rain. Well, rain cannot stop Christmas so maayong buntag udto kadlawn mga higala, Pasko na oi:D

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Slerz2/NB1.jpg
d2 ba nagreklamo si dakoykoy

The one in Pardo is only the Church and that skywalk... CIT and SIT are along N Bacalso ave. about 3-4 klms away from Pardo. SIT is a nautical school, it's CIT that excel in engineering and is a close rival of Mapua interms of top board examinees... they're just excellent when it comes to engineering.

it's a bit raining now but I can see a beautiful fireworks fronting uptown, I dunno howd they've done that inspite of the rain. Well, rain cannot stop Christmas so maayong buntag udto kadlawn mga higala, Pasko na oi:D

oK maayong buntag to you too - hapon na yata diyan....?

oK maayong buntag to you too - hapon na yata diyan....?

anong hapon, yung time na pinost ko un is about 3:56am... pa punta na ako ng Simbang Gabi non at ngayon kababalik ko lang...hehe:)


d2 ba nagreklamo si dakoykoy

nop, N Bacalso ave. po yan malayo po ito sa pinag rereclamohan ni Dakoykoy sa Fuente Osmeña un.

hehe, luspad na lage kayo tanawon ang simbahan sa Pardo. Pero, why havent they started putting up Christmas lights? Usually by this time the whole church would have been covered by Christmas lights, including the Nativity Scene, which i think they would put to the right of the church. It would be great to look at especially during Misa de Galleo when its still dark out, the magnificent sight would certainly wake anyone up, (hehe sauna cge lang ko kalate misa de galleo bisan nara St Jude amo balay, so adto ra ko tindog sa gawas pirmi, malingaw nalang ko ug tanaw sa mga decoracion, pampawa tulog) I can also see that the sidewalk in front of Pardo church and Holy Cross already has a barrier inorder to force people to use the skywalk, although i have a feeling its still not stopping people from crossing the street. Anywayz, thanx slerZ for the pics of Pardo, keep m comin!

[QUOTE=slerz]anong hapon, yung time na pinost ko un is about 3:56am... pa punta na ako ng Simbang Gabi non at ngayon kababalik ko lang...hehe:)


tapos derecho na agad sa SSC?? :) Grabe na talaga yan hehe

hehe, luspad na lage kayo tanawon ang simbahan sa Pardo. Pero, why havent they started putting up Christmas lights? Usually by this time the whole church would have been covered by Christmas lights, including the Nativity Scene, which i think they would put to the right of the church. It would be great to look at especially during Misa de Galleo when its still dark out, the magnificent sight would certainly wake anyone up, (hehe sauna cge lang ko kalate misa de galleo bisan nara St Jude amo balay, so adto ra ko tindog sa gawas pirmi, malingaw nalang ko ug tanaw sa mga decoracion, pampawa tulog) I can also see that the sidewalk in front of Pardo church and Holy Cross already has a barrier inorder to force people to use the skywalk, although i have a feeling its still not stopping people from crossing the street. Anywayz, thanx slerZ for the pics of Pardo, keep m comin!

Yup you're right, as usuall thousands of Christmas lights lighted our Church... bag o lang ko abot gikan Misa de Galleo og pariha ta I was just at the plaza standing kay people swelled and the hundreds of Christmas lights on trees from skywalk side circling the church made me awake all the time a while ago. Bitaw no, I haven't taken pics of the lights, maybe tomorrow I'm gonna take pics of the misa de galleo.

Yup, there's already railings tungod sa skywalk and that side of the road beside the churches' fence was already paved... daghan man ghapon mngagi sa ubos that if there's no vehicles along the road but if there are too many, kasabot naman sila og adto jd mo agi sa babaw kay basig silay sunod mamatay, it is proven na rba diha nga accident prone area...

tapos derecho na agad sa SSC?? Grabe na talaga yan hehe

aba! di lang grabe, puyatan na to hanggang sa matiklo..ahehe
ganito talaga ako, high resistance lalo pag umuulan, kung ang iba ay magkakasakit ako na imune na ako sa bagay na to:D...
sa ayoko sa lahat ay ang SSC... adik na adik na tlaga ako...

MABUHAY KAPAMILYA :D

CCCI to instill culture of tourism in Cebuanos


The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) is determined to instill the culture of tourism in Cebu to enhance Cebu’s potential to be a hub for both local and foreign tourists.

“This (instilling the culture of tourism) is not easily achieved. This is not an overnight job. It will be a slow process but the evolution of the culture of tourism will happen,” culture of tourism sector of the CCCI tourism committee chairperson Mila Espina said.

“We believe that tourism is everybody’s business—drivers, vendors, street cleaners, tour guides, schools, politicians, families and every sector of the community,” she added.

Espina told a press conference during CCCI’s yearend press briefing at the City Sports Club Cebu yesterday that the culture of tourism is the foundation for every dimension of tourism. It permeates, syner-gizes and binds every element from the grass roots to the top stakeholders.

Tourism, along with information and communications technology, are Cebu’s champion sectors identified by the CCCI.
Accelerate

CCCI president Robert Go said there is a need to develop the culture of tourism because this helps increase tourism arrivals in the province, thereby accelerating business and investment

“The culture of tourism enables Cebu to compete globally and capture the international market and, most of all, it will enhance the best image of Cebu and cultivate the Filipino identity and pride in the Filipino,” he said.

Espina said the CCCI will continue implementing this project next year.

The culture of tourism project began in July this year when Talisay Councilor Shirley Belleza conducted an exploratory forum on the culture of tourism, which had a multi-sectoral participation from the highest to the lowest stakeholders in Talisay City.

It was then followed by a culture of tourism forum held in Cebu City in October.

This was participated in by representatives of various government and private institutions, such as the Department of Tourism, Women in Travel-Cebu and key players from the port area, vendors, drivers, tour guides, hoteliers and tour operators, among others.

nop, N Bacalso ave. po yan malayo po ito sa pinag rereclamohan ni Dakoykoy sa Fuente Osmeña un.
galit ka yata, kamag-anak mo si dakoykoy, 'no :D

galit ka yata, kamag-anak mo si dakoykoy, 'no :D

:Doh ano! galit ako sa mga taong laging iniisip si dakoykoy...grrrrrr

:rofl:

sino nga pla yang dakoykoy na yan? ...sorry I'm not up2date with Philippine news !

sino nga pla yang dakoykoy na yan? ...sorry I'm not up2date with Philippine news !

si dakoykoy drfeel ang paboritong cebuano ni tigs.. :D

:Doh ano! galit ako sa mga taong laging iniisip si dakoykoy...grrrrrr

:hilarious aaah, you guys are killing me here, and i have a test within 20 minutes

:baeh3: :baeh3:

@CwEoBwU: So you're currently in Japan pala? :)

yes, i am in tokyo. i am very much into the current developments of cebu and was so thankful when i encountered this forum. before, i used to just ask my friends there in cebu to take pictures of current trends and developments there, but they're not so fascinated with buildings, whatsoever.

this has got all i wanted, pictures, buildings, infrastructure, etc... cebu's pride. and all are very current and up-to-date.

cebu is really nice. panindoton lang ang mga dan nato, it could rival other rich cities in the world. it has everything, beach, mountains, business, entertainment, the people. it may not be as big, as upbeat, and as developed as tokyo, but is has got lots of things to offer.

i'd have to say, cebu is better than sta.barbara california, the city where michael jackson lives. whoever wants to object, go there and find out. hahahahaha...

and cebu is pretty famous here especially shangri-la mactan. my boss always thought that cebu is nothing until he went there. he never thought we had a grand mall like ayala and a starbucks. i haven't seen bigger malls in tokyo than ours, never...

preho ta bai.. pasalamat jud ko nakit-an ni nko ang SSC.. kami lang maghatag ninyo ug mga updates sa cebu kay kami man naa ngari rn.. para mura sad mo naa ngari sa cebu ba.. hehehe

10 yrs from now sigurado ko NINDOT na jud kau ni ang cebu.. nindot na gani sauna pa :D

preho ta bai.. pasalamat jud ko nakit-an ni nko ang SSC.. kami lang maghatag ninyo ug mga updates sa cebu kay kami man naa ngari rn.. para mura sad mo naa ngari sa cebu ba.. hehehe

10 yrs from now sigurado ko NINDOT na jud kau ni ang cebu.. nindot na gani sauna pa :D


salamat kaayo ninyo diha bai!!!

hapit na nya ta naay software development center diha sa cebu that will focus on virtual reality and medical software... first in the philippines!!! it is called DICOM or digital imaging and communications in medicine.

but you know what, my boss told me that the development in cebu is like tokyo 20 years ago... it's a compliment though. in 10 years or so, we will be like what tokyo is now if and only if our leaders will do their work.

RP hotels top survey on customer satisfaction
Manila Bulletin

Philippine hotels offer no less than the best services.

This is the result of the latest survey posted at ehotelier.com, the most popular website for tourism and hotel executives.

Based on the Market Metrix Hospitality Index, which covered 35,000 in-depth consumer interviews, the Philippine hotels ranked number one with a score of 89.9 percent in the list of non-US hotels that deliver premier level of contentment to guests.

Other countries included in the top five list and were also given acknowledgement for delivering memorable hotel experience are Brazil (88.9%), Greece (88.3%), Singapore (87.9%), and South Korea (87.5%).

Among the categories, in which Philippines topped, were "Friendliness of reservation agent," "Efficient check-in," and "Employees’ ‘can-do’ attitude."

The survey examined how countries, hotel brands, and guests differ across the global hotel industry. It likewise covered airline and car rental companies.

Tourism Secretary Ace Durano stated, "The outcome shows us a fascinating glimpse of what Philippine tourism is all about. It only goes to prove how we put high premium and value to all our visitors. There is always the commitment to give leisure and business travelers superior overseas experience when they are in the islands."

This interesting development is being associated to the consistent growth rate of tourist arrivals that the Philippines has been receiving, specifically from the North American region, which has posted an increase of 11.9% based on the latest statistics * from last year’s 396,185 travelers to 2005’s 443,184 for the period of January to September. The arrivals from the United States remain to be the country’s top source market.

april 2006 pa diay opening sa marco polo plaza hotel...

^^ aha. the previous plan was to open the first 7 or 10 floors this december. too bad it cant be used for the sinulog. but the re-birth of the original landmark hotel of cebu, though with another name, is really a positive sign. thnx for the info. :D

salamat kaayo ninyo diha bai!!!

hapit na nya ta naay software development center diha sa cebu that will focus on virtual reality and medical software... first in the philippines!!! it is called DICOM or digital imaging and communications in medicine.

but you know what, my boss told me that the development in cebu is like tokyo 20 years ago... it's a compliment though. in 10 years or so, we will be like what tokyo is now if and only if our leaders will do their work.

really? Tokyo is like the status of Cebu 20 years back? Looks like we're getin there slowly:okay:

As for Cebu's condition now, it has many developments such as high rises, condos, malls but not only that the people here are doing their part or excited ba pariha nato tungod kay proud kaayo ta sa atong ciudad bahala nang di ka tog para lang jd ma aim our dreams for our city to be on a top spot which I don't see in other cities, daghan tuod silag developments but they're not as stimulated as the people of Cebu and to think that we're still in a crisis how much kung maka haw as nata sa crisis...it's really a complement on our part.

@mark, nice to hear that we're no. 1? Maybe if tourists can read this article, they will shift travel towards our country:okay:

@ashton

Yup I saw that advertisement wherein there was supposed to be a Marriot resort in Mactan and a Marriot Hotel in MANILA... but up to now wala pa... Maybe in the distant future, who knows, nothing is impossible right now..

@richard fischer

No renderings yet since the proposal is still with the design team.. Maybe after they finalize the design, etc..etc.. The last time that the manager was interviewed (almost a month ago) he said that the design process would take at least 6 months..

@markiiboi

agree ko anang Hotel survey bai... Been to other countries and some of the concierge are really not very hospitable (except on big-time hotels like Shangri-La or Holiday-Inn)... As if wala sila ni-agi ug customer service seminar.....



.... I'd like to make a correction with my previous post, it's not the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, it's the President of Germany (WEST I think)... He came to Cebu to inagurate the USC-TC in Talamban before since the SVD is a German catholic order....

@richard fischer

No renderings yet since the proposal is still with the design team.. Maybe after they finalize the design, etc..etc.. The last time that the manager was interviewed (almost a month ago) he said that the design process would take at least 6 months..


thank you arnoldsa. does the design team have their own website ? who will be the architects ?

I don't think they have.. I still don't have any idea who will be the architects and the engineers.. :)

hi everybody, its been two years since last I visited cebu. I love it feels, like makati especially your business park area, I also heard that cebu is hosting the asean summit next time

hi everybody, its been two years since last I visited cebu. I love it feels, like makati especially your business park area, I also heard that cebu is hosting the asean summit next time


hi selene, welcome!

no, it feels like you are in 'cebu' business park... makati and the likes of it in metro manila are colossal. cebu is still modest and growing yet unassumingly distinct and exquisite. come to cebu again!!!

december 13, 2006 to be exact, cebu will play host to the asean summit and hopefully the 2nd east asian summit where japan and china will express their hostilities for each other, hhehehehe.

TWO CITIES VIEW FOR MEGADOME
Osmeña offers Cebu City
but will Mandaue agree?



by Kathy I. Navarro



CEBU City is now vying for the location of the proposed P250-million Megadome whose construction may be rushed to serve as the venue of the ASEAN summit next year.

Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia surprised many by her recent announcement in Kuala Lumpur that she wants the Megadome built and ready for use in Mandaue City as the summit venue in 2006.
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Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña sprung another surprise by offering to give the provincial government 2.1 hectares "for free" in the still-idle South Reclamation Project to put up the building.

Osmeña said he made the offer to the governor during their observation trip to Malaysia. The two returned to Cebu with other members of the Cebu delegation Wednesday night.

This puts Garcia in a position of having to choose between offers of two allies - Osmeña and Mandaue City Mayor Teddy Ouano, who helped identify the 4.3-hectare vacant lot in Mandaue City's North Reclamation Area.

No time

Some Capitol officials, including the governor's younger brother and consultant Pablo John, recently said there wasn't enough time to build the superstructure or equip it for the December 2006 international summit.

Other voices in the Provincial Board questioned the priority of building the Megadome over other urgent needs for school houses and hospitals in the province.

Governor Garcia said she would comment on the Mayor Osmeña's new offer and her ambitious target later today.

Last week the Capitol was still reviewing its unpaid obligation of P18.5 million to the designer of the proposed Megadome, architect Alexius Medalla whose "spinning disc" concept won a major design contest mounted by the province for the project in 2003.

Controversies and debate have followed the Megadome ever since the idea of a world-class venue for international sports competitions and conferences in Cebu was first endorsed by Gwen's predecessor, her father Pablo.

No profit

Mayor Osmeña said Cebu City would not make any profit on the offer to have the Megadome built in the SRP: "No, we don't get anything. Hatag lang (we're giving it)."

"I told her (gov. Garcia) if you want, I can give space at SRP, you can put it there if you want." The offer is subject to the approval of the City Council, he qualified.

"The city gets nothing, but it's all right as long as Talisay does not get anything. We are generous to our neighbors but not those who are mean to us," he added, referring to Talisay City officials and first district Congressman Eduardo Gullas.

The Mandaue City north reclamation area was the initial site of the Megadome, a pet project of Governor Garcia. She pushed for it despite opposition from some provincial legislators.

About P250 million has already been earmarked for the project in a supplemental budget last year.

However, because of the uncertainty of its implementation, the space in Mandaue was committed for another project, the Center for International Trade and Exposition (CITEX) formerly called the Cebu International Trade and Exhibition Center (CITEC).

The P584-million project will be built under the NEDA administered Project Development and Monitoring Fund administered by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). This was already approved by the Regional Development Council.

meaning, the mandaue lot is already for citem...

what do you think, will the megadome be realized?

oh man, i like cebu

ASEAN summit to boost
Cebu economy - CCCI


by Irene R. Sino Cruz

THE hosting of the ASEAN Summit would boost Cebu's economy, particularly the tourism sector, in 2006, said Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) president Robert Go.

According to Go, the preparation for the summit alone would pour in a sizeable amount into the Cebu economy.

The national government has allocated P1 billion budget for the summit, including the widening of roads and the building of infrastructure requirements for the summit, he said during the CCCI year-end briefing held yesterday.
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Since international airlines are expected to bring in either chartered or increased regular flights, Go said the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) needed to upgrade facilities or make provisions to accommodate additional number of planes that would land at the airport.

He said about 17 Boeing 747 planes are expected to come to Cebu to carry the heads of states of ASEAN members and seven other non-member nations.

There is also a need to identify which hotels could provide the quality of accommodation needed for heads of states who would be attending the summit.

Of the 17 heads of states who are expected to come, eight would be billeted at the Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort. Three would be housed at the Cebu Hilton Hotel and Resort, Go said.
The rest may be billeted at Marco Polo Plaza, Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Plantation Bay. "But these hotels have to meet the required standards," Go added.

To transport the heads of states from the hotels to the venue, the private sector would be tapped for the luxury vehicles, Go said.

"We would need at least 17, at most, 20 top-of-the line vehicles," he said.

One option being considered, he said, is for the government to auction to the private sector the tax-free acquisition of the required vehicles that would be loaned to the government for the use of the heads of state.

Aside from holding the distinction of owning a vehicle used by the heads of state, he said, the owner would be allowed to retain the license plate for five years.

Cebu would also need 50 second-line vehicles, 200 3rd-line and 200 high-end vans for the transportation requirements of the other delegates.

Aside from the summit, which would be held in Dec. 11 to 13, 2006, 54 of 75 pre-summit conferences would be held in Cebu starting July 2006, he said. Some roads in Metro Cebu would also undergo widening.

On the other hand, Go said, Cebu City Mayor Tomas R. Osmeña has offered the South Road Properties (formerly called the South Reclamation Project) as the site for a new convention center.

However, he said this was just one of the options being studied as far as the venue for the summit is concerned.

"The year 2006 would be a better year than 2005," Go said, adding that the ASEAN Summit would also boost the tourism industry in Cebu.

He said the delegates of the various pre-summit conferences and the actual summit would be a good way to promote Cebu.

Go said this is the best time for Cebu and the Cebuanos to showcase the place as a tourist destination and a tourist-friendly place.

The recent summit, which was attended by 10 ASEAN member countries as well as Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand and Russia, resulted in a vision of an East Asian community that covers India to New Zealand.

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THE SURGE OF STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND A FORMING TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE VISAYAS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SEABOARDS OF LUZON AND VISAYAS.

WINDS OF 37 TO 65 KPH (20 TO 35 KNOTS) AREA EXPECTED. SEA CONDITIONS WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 2.1 TO 5.0 METERS.

FISHING BOATS AND OTHER SMALL SEACRAFTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO VENTURE OUT INTO THE SEA WHILE THE BIGGER SEACRAFTS ARE ALERTED AGAINST MODERATE TO HIGH WAVES.


That answers why we're experiencing heavy rains and strong winds now in Cebu... it's cold...

i got these articles from cebu daily news. hey guys, share what you've read from other dailies and post it here.

i just love news of this kind!!!

http://www.cebuholdings.com/portal/index.jsp

pasensya na ha, dili ko busy ron mao na sige ko post!

I hope they can start the said projects ASAP in time for the summit....... less talk, more work....

the ASEAN Summit is really a big blessing for cebu.. here are just some of the projects that will be undertaken in preparation for the big event:

1. upgrading and expansion of MCIA
2. construction of the megadome
3. widening of roads in the city
4. upgrading of hotel facilities

the summit would further boost cebu's economy and tourism industry.. whew!!!

@ashton

Yup I saw that advertisement wherein there was supposed to be a Marriot resort in Mactan and a Marriot Hotel in MANILA... but up to now wala pa... Maybe in the distant future, who knows, nothing is impossible right now..

@richard fischer

No renderings yet since the proposal is still with the design team.. Maybe after they finalize the design, etc..etc.. The last time that the manager was interviewed (almost a month ago) he said that the design process would take at least 6 months..

@markiiboi

agree ko anang Hotel survey bai... Been to other countries and some of the concierge are really not very hospitable (except on big-time hotels like Shangri-La or Holiday-Inn)... As if wala sila ni-agi ug customer service seminar.....



.... I'd like to make a correction with my previous post, it's not the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, it's the President of Germany (WEST I think)... He came to Cebu to inagurate the USC-TC in Talamban before since the SVD is a German catholic order....

there is no such thing as Presdent of East or West germany the berlin wall already fall for like decades ago so now they only have one Republic president now for the whole land ;) :) i forgot her name ;) but i know it cuz Austria is juz beside Germany :)

Opps my mistake sorry i thought u guys are talking about the present GERMANY now :) Oops

the ASEAN Summit is really a big blessing for cebu.. here are just some of the projects that will be undertaken in preparation for the big event:

1. upgrading and expansion of MCIA
2. construction of the megadome
3. widening of roads in the city
4. upgrading of hotel facilities

the summit would further boost cebu's economy and tourism industry.. whew!!!

thats good news for cebu :)

^^^ I wonder how fast they can move with the Summit coming already this Dec 2006... Good news for Cebu though. :)

TWO CITIES VIEW FOR MEGADOME
Osmeña offers Cebu City
but will Mandaue agree?

CEBU City is now vying for the location of the proposed P250-million Megadome whose construction may be rushed to serve as the venue of the ASEAN summit next year.

Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia surprised many by her recent announcement in Kuala Lumpur that she wants the Megadome built and ready for use in Mandaue City as the summit venue in 2006.

Advertisement

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña sprung another surprise by offering to give the provincial government 2.1 hectares "for free" in the still-idle South Reclamation Project to put up the building.
Osmeña said he made the offer to the governor during their observation trip to Malaysia. The two returned to Cebu with other members of the Cebu delegation Wednesday night.

This puts Garcia in a position of having to choose between offers of two allies - Osmeña and Mandaue City Mayor Teddy Ouano, who helped identify the 4.3-hectare vacant lot in Mandaue City's North Reclamation Area.

No time

Some Capitol officials, including the governor's younger brother and consultant Pablo John, recently said there wasn't enough time to build the superstructure or equip it for the December 2006 international summit.

Other voices in the Provincial Board questioned the priority of building the Megadome over other urgent needs for school houses and hospitals in the province.

Governor Garcia said she would comment on the Mayor Osmeña's new offer and her ambitious target later today.

Last week the Capitol was still reviewing its unpaid obligation of P18.5 million to the designer of the proposed Megadome, architect Alexius Medalla whose "spinning disc" concept won a major design contest mounted by the province for the project in 2003.

Controversies and debate have followed the Megadome ever since the idea of a world-class venue for international sports competitions and conferences in Cebu was first endorsed by Gwen's predecessor, her father Pablo.

No profit

Mayor Osmeña said Cebu City would not make any profit on the offer to have the Megadome built in the SRP: "No, we don't get anything. Hatag lang (we're giving it)."

"I told her (gov. Garcia) if you want, I can give space at SRP, you can put it there if you want." The offer is subject to the approval of the City Council, he qualified.

"The city gets nothing, but it's all right as long as Talisay does not get anything. We are generous to our neighbors but not those who are mean to us," he added, referring to Talisay City officials and first district Congressman Eduardo Gullas.

The Mandaue City north reclamation area was the initial site of the Megadome, a pet project of Governor Garcia. She pushed for it despite opposition from some provincial legislators.

About P250 million has already been earmarked for the project in a supplemental budget last year.

However, because of the uncertainty of its implementation, the space in Mandaue was committed for another project, the Center for International Trade and Exposition (CITEX) formerly called the Cebu International Trade and Exhibition Center (CITEC).

The P584-million project will be built under the NEDA administered Project Development and Monitoring Fund administered by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). This was already approved by the Regional Development Council.

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now, kinsa khay sugton ni Gwen... si Tommy o si Teddy?

Opps my mistake sorry i thought u guys are talking about the present GERMANY now :) Oops

don´t worry, be happy !
richard from germany.
p.s. her name is mrs. merkel....

Hey i'm new here! Originally from Manila, finished college in Davao, and now working in Cebu. :) Planning to get a camera in January, so hopefully I could add to your wonderful pictures of Cebu. ;)