Cebú City and Province [Archive] - Page 201

rustyboi

January 26th, 2009, 05:48 AM

bitaw.... di ba na may panultihon in English na.. " Theres no one who knows the house better than the homeowners"..

Cebu Firm to pour in P2.7B (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/firm-pour-p27b)
Sunstar
Saturday, January 24, 2009

A CEBU-based real estate firm will launch five projects within the year to answer a strong demand for housing in Metro Cebu.

Primary Homes, formerly known as Commonwealth Estate Inc., will be spending at least P2.7 billion for its projects to be launched within the year.

Ramero Espina, assistant sales manager, said Cebu’s tourism and business process outsourcing (BPO) industries have increased demand for various real estate products—from lots, houses and lots and condominium units.

“The high rental rates in Cebu is also (a factor) why there is strong demand for houses,” Espina said during the blessing and opening of the company’s satellite office at the Parkmall@168 in Mandaue City.

He added that students from neighboring provinces who come to Cebu City to study medical courses are also purchasing condo units or houses and lots instead of renting.

In the first quarter of this year, Primary Homes will launch three projects—the first being La Guardia Flats, a 14-story building with over 250 condominium units.

Groundbreaking

In a statement, Primary Homes’ president Stephen Charles Liu considers the La Guardia Flats “a testament to the synergy within the Primary Group.”

Next month, Primary Homes is expected to break ground at the project site of La Guardia in Barangay Lahug, to start the development of the condominium project.

Primary Homes will also be launching Casa del Rio, its latest house-and-lot offering in Talamban.

Casa del Rio is a pocket-size subdivision for the middle to lower high-end market.

The company will also develop Sunflower Place, a subdivision inspired by the success of 188 Sunflower Drive, which was sold out in a year, said Michelle Cutang, marketing supervisor.

Sunflower Place will have 24 townhouses ranging from 60 square meters to 150 square meters in floor area. (DME)

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 06:18 AM

...bai, i think it's part of Pardo, not Labangon...

Buhisan dam, Labangon Cebu city

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 26th, 2009, 06:42 AM

mas nindot unta to og nadayon to ang plano nga island anang arch bishop reyes sa? nya butangan og palm trees ang tunga...mas nindot pod og ilahos nilang island ngadto na sa banilad hangtod talamban..:)

well bai @supergrass, we have the same idea pero i'm not comfortable sa island along archbishop kay IMO, huot kaayo tanawon ang dalan coz gamay ra man gud siya. I like the idea na instead of putting up an island along that busy stretch, why not plant tall pine trees with equal distances from each other para unique siya tanawon...:)

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 06:46 AM

^^ they had that in the whole stretch of Colon about 15 years ago, though, it's made of iron grille only...but after few years, they demolished everything...

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 26th, 2009, 06:49 AM

^^
well, pine trees on colon is not good to see bai @die, IMO. moreso with those railings they installed along that road. I guess, okay ra ang colon, don't need them, but I'm seeing good along archbishop coz even though its not part of CBP, mahog nalang na na apil siya so you should likewise make it presentable and beautiful as possible gyud....:)

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 07:36 AM

Happy Feet now open at Parkmall @ 168
http://www.imageocean.net/images/geavrv17im4gm8yab0m.jpg

Happy Feet opens first store in Cebu (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/happy-feet-opens-first-store-cebu)
Sun Star Online
Sunday, January 25, 2009

BECAUSE of the growing demand, the exclusive distributors of Happy Feet in Cebu who were into consignment before, decided to open a store in Parkmall displaying wide variety of Happy Feet sandals and footwear.

Happy Feet sandals are not ordinary footwear. They are wooden orthopedic sandals that are machine formed and then hand finished and hand painted by expert craftsmen.

“From toe grip to arch support and heel cup, Happy Feet wooden footwear caresses the vital pressure and points of the soles, giving continuous massage leading to healthier, happier feet.”

One can choose from many designs, colors and patterns. And because each sole and strap is hand painted and hand stained, each sandal is different from the others making each pair unique.

The Cebu store is also updated with the new designs available in Manila. Aside from the hand painted sandals, their other products include ballet flats, sneakers and shoes that are for kids, men and women.

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 08:19 AM

^^ i'm talking about in general...roads in Cebu City seem do not fit with this type of thing...except of course, the one in Osmeña Boulevard which looks great..

bakasaurus

January 26th, 2009, 08:47 AM

Buhisan dam, Labangon Cebu city

by bluekite1 @ flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3349/3223483741_25885b1a82.jpg?v=0

Emote kaayo ni na pic da. HEhe.
Ambag sad ta bi..Pic nako sa Buhisan sa among fieldwork, 2007.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/bakatan/buhisan.jpg

I think mao ra na ang kahoy na natumba nga naa sa duha ka pic. Lahi lang ug angle..Whatta coincidence!

Henz

January 26th, 2009, 09:33 AM

Soon to open at Parkmall
Yo.U Resto Bar
CDR King
Pino
Ice Castle
Yo Latino

Henz

January 26th, 2009, 09:43 AM

:banana::banana::banana:

Capitol to ‘move forward’
Saturday, January 24, 2009

CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia decided to “move forward” and focus on “worthier undertakings” such as further spurring economic activities in the province, her spokesperson said yesterday.

Capitol information and revenue generation consultant Rory Jon Sepulveda said they do not want to be accused of delaying developments at the South Road Properties (SRP), whose loan interest costs Cebu City taxpayers about P1 million every day.

Governor Garcia is scheduled to preside over a two-day seminar with Capitol department heads and consultants starting today in Sogod town, just a day after the Provincial Government ended its tourism caravan “Suroy Suroy Sugbo: Southern Heritage Trail.”

Sepulveda said it’s important that the Provincial Government did not pay the P125-million nonrefundable appeal fee the City Government demanded for the position paper the Capitol filed with the mayor’s office.

Even if the City Government rejected their bid, the Capitol consultant said the Provincial Government believes its officials “did everything insofar as the administrative process is concerned.”

“We fought it out. We fought a clean and an honest battle,” said Sepulveda, saying it would be the City’s call whether to award the contract to the Filinvest.

“If they will award it (contract), I will not be surprised. We knew they would award it,” he said. (GMD)

i really like this news.. i hope with that with this new development.. the city will now allow the Ciudad Project of the Provincial government to pursue.. so that Cebu will have a multiple project developments in the near future.

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 09:47 AM

^^ also, ang 1st pic almost dried up na ang lake...

SuperGrass78

January 26th, 2009, 09:58 AM

well bai @supergrass, we have the same idea pero i'm not comfortable sa island along archbishop kay IMO, huot kaayo tanawon ang dalan coz gamay ra man gud siya. I like the idea na instead of putting up an island along that busy stretch, why not plant tall pine trees with equal distances from each other para unique siya tanawon...:)

Pine trees in a tropical City? well unique gyud siya...hehehe! pero manindot man na ang dalan diha if naay island kung apilan nalang pod nilag widening gamay..kay kung wala man guy island mas samok ang traffic kay overtake nganhi cross ngadto nya naa pay uban mo u-turn...kanang dalana mahulog naman gud na siya og major road padulong na sa talamban mao angay siya nga butangan og island para lahos lahos na ang exit and intrada sa the cebu city, dili daghan og interruption...miski provide lang sila og pipila lang ka u turn slots para macontrol gyud ang traffic anang lugara....:)

LordCarnal

January 26th, 2009, 10:00 AM

This is just an effect of the zoom lens rights?

The buildings look as if they're squeezed into one small area, hehehe.

flickr pic by @storm_crypt

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/3224609818_7186f613e7_o.jpg

LordCarnal

January 26th, 2009, 10:03 AM

Ui naa kay nalimtan...

University of San Jose-Recoletos Balamban Campus.

Sprawling kaayo siya, daku kaau.

Pastilan, karon pa gud tawon ko naka-open balik sa SSC sukad ko maabot diri sa Cebu.

Sa Sinulog, pwera buyag, kaalegre ug kadaghan... Awahi na ni gamay akong mga storya da.

Daghan kaayo mga sorpresa ang Sugbo karon da...Lipay kaayo ko.

- Ang big screen sa may Juan Luna ug Visayas Avenue kay nindot kaayo.
- Ang lubak-lubak nga dalan sa tumoy sa Subangdako flyover kay nindot ug hamis na.
- Ang The Terraces kay wa koy masulti, gawas sa nindot gud kaayo.
- Both ang Ayala ug ang SM pwerte gihapon puno-a sa tawo, maski og nag-expansion na.
- Kabahin sa probinsya (taga Daanbantayan man ko og kagikan), morag ubay ubay na gud tawon ang karsada didto ang nahamis na (asphalted ug ang uban sementado).
- Ang Cebu Normal University kay naa proposed nga satellite adto sa Medellin.
- Mahulog lang ni nga rumor...Ang hotel nga akong napuy-an pag Sinulog kay naa plano magtukod og 12 storey to 15 storey condo building, nga mahulog nga few meters away lang sa may U/C nga Elizabeth Hotel.

Dili maayo:

- Medyo nagka increase gud ang gidaghanon sa mga makililimos karon...Kay maski sa Bogo ug Daanbantayan, naa na pud sila.

Nakakita diay ko sa mga SSC-Boys after fireworks contest didto sa SM... :)

Post pud unya ko og mga pics diri.

SleMarKen

January 26th, 2009, 10:14 AM

flickr pic by @storm_crypt

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/3224609818_7186f613e7_o.jpg

wishing for more HighRises in Cebu
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/7909/kungheifatchoiys5.jpg

SuperGrass78

January 26th, 2009, 10:22 AM

^^ i'm talking about in general...roads in Cebu City seem do not fit with this type of thing...except of course, the one in Osmeña Boulevard which looks great..

some roads need it some dont..it depends on the amount of traffic that would pass thru it or of what kind of road, if its a collector/minor roads, arterial road/major road, or an expressway...as what i have defined the whole straight of arch bishop going to banilad and talamban, i think it can be considered as one of the principal arterial roads of metro cebu, which accommodates a heavy amount of traffic that leads to the north residential area and can be used as an exit going to the northern towns and cities..i think it is highly recommended to make this road as wide as possible with a median strip to control vehicles from u-turns or easily crossing along the highway at any time they want..for collector roads and minor roads specially those located in the downtown (like colon) and at the middle of the business district dont need much of this median islands to have an easy access to businesses and establishment around the area...
median strips purpose is more of to regulate and control traffic, beautification is just secondary, specially if it has enough space...:)

SuperGrass78

January 26th, 2009, 10:29 AM

...bai, i think it's part of Pardo, not Labangon...

hehe..mao man goy nakabutang ngadto sa ako source sa flickr.. pardo diay na? sorry...

SuperGrass78

January 26th, 2009, 10:32 AM

^^ also, ang 1st pic almost dried up na ang lake...

hehehe..makaingon nya sila nga nahutdan na gyud og tubig ang Cebu..:lol:

bakasaurus

January 26th, 2009, 10:33 AM

SuperGrass78

January 26th, 2009, 10:41 AM

wa ko kaadto pa ana oi..ako ra tong kinuha sa flickr. :lol:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 26th, 2009, 10:46 AM

Pine trees in a tropical City? well unique gyud siya...hehehe! pero manindot man na ang dalan diha if naay island kung apilan nalang pod nilag widening gamay..kay kung wala man guy island mas samok ang traffic kay overtake nganhi cross ngadto nya naa pay uban mo u-turn...kanang dalana mahulog naman gud na siya og major road padulong na sa talamban mao angay siya nga butangan og island para lahos lahos na ang exit and intrada sa the cebu city, dili daghan og interruption...miski provide lang sila og pipila lang ka u turn slots para macontrol gyud ang traffic anang lugara....:)

whahahaha...i mean, tall palm trees bai! you got me there!:lol::lol:

bakasaurus

January 26th, 2009, 10:51 AM

^^
pwede ra bai oy pagbigyan na lang ka..hehe..agoho na lang..pamilya ra man sad na sa mga pine trees. hehehe.:lol:

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 10:51 AM

...Engineering courses lang na-a nya diha nga campus?

Ui naa kay nalimtan...

University of San Jose-Recoletos Balamban Campus.

Sprawling kaayo siya, daku kaau.

siatong

January 26th, 2009, 11:31 AM

gud pm mga bai. newbie here. but been lurking on this site for almost 2 years. :-)

rustyboi

January 26th, 2009, 11:35 AM

^^Welcome to Skyscrapercity Philippines, @siatong! feel free to join our discussion and pwede pud ka contribute such as news, info, photos, etc.! :cheers2:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 26th, 2009, 11:58 AM

^^
pwede ra bai oy pagbigyan na lang ka..hehe..agoho na lang..pamilya ra man sad na sa mga pine trees. hehehe.:lol:

agoho you mean?! now I remember why there is a town in daanbantayan called Agujo! is that exactly to describe the place or something?basin...hehehehe

marxman

January 26th, 2009, 12:03 PM

flickr pic by @storm_crypt

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/3224609818_7186f613e7_o.jpg

colorfull lagi kau mga buildings sa cebu noh? hehe!

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 26th, 2009, 12:04 PM

^^

right! never thought it would be like this from this perspective! a very colorful city indeed!:okay::okay:

concern

January 26th, 2009, 12:55 PM

gud pm mga bai. newbie here. but been lurking on this site for almost 2 years. :-)

glad you've joined here.. :)

weewit

January 26th, 2009, 02:10 PM

gud pm mga bai. newbie here. but been lurking on this site for almost 2 years. :-)

Siaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa................................................tong welcome to SSC Cebu! :):):)

ferny123

January 26th, 2009, 02:34 PM

http://images.fsilapan.multiply.com/image/2/photos/2/600x600/1/yoh3.JPG?et=Zw3h3dkJ7DGHhv5OnuQaQA&nmid=181942007

i observed this in google earth and i think this is the old cebu railways
actually the alignment of the trees and roads extend up to danao. i was only able to make the liloan part because i got tired making it. but i think they could still use this alignment.

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 03:29 PM

...hmmm...sa Cebu? :lol:

Tag-ana asa kuno ni bi?

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 04:15 PM

^^ you mean Yo Latino?

leylander

January 26th, 2009, 04:37 PM

weather weather lang yan..hehe. Pero kinahanglan na sad jud na idredge na sad ang buhisan kay heavily silted na sad..

Kanus-a ka ani niadto Bai Supersagbot?:)

Tag-ana asa kuno ni bi?

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/bakatan/dusk.jpg

bakatan? maoy title sa jpeg file. LOL lugar ba nang bakatan or username? hahaha.

i think sa cantipla/lusaran or balamban ni...

Sleepwalker

January 26th, 2009, 05:02 PM

For four years nga wa kaduaw sa AITP and though updated ko sa mga construction projects didto, pero surpresa gihapon ko sa dakong kausaban sa AITP....Ug lipay, syempre... :)...Skyrise is rising so fast...Morag pang-walo naman siguro to nga floor karon.

Mao diay ni akong mga nakuha na photos...Sensya kaayo kay wa gud ko kabangkaagan mogamit og camera.

Big Screen sa Juan Luna/Visayas Avenue

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3338/3229012028_5be1c65034.jpg

Cebu Business Park

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3111/3228158001_306b51b5fb.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3414/3229002232_7369010278.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3228154475_7423e42463.jpg

Dragon Dance sa The Terrace

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3449/3228155959_c6e8094d37.jpg

Radisson Hotel and SM Northwing (after fireworks competition)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3399/3228966982_9d51057c03.jpg

Alicia Residences fronting Banilad Town Center

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3460/3228128961_bf88efe10c.jpg

Corner Echavez St. and Gen. Maxilom Avenue

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3105/3228970662_f7a063b7f7.jpg

SuperGrass78

January 26th, 2009, 05:16 PM

Corner Echavez St. and Gen. Maxilom Avenue

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3105/3228970662_f7a063b7f7.jpg
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sa akong tan-aw sayop kayo ni pagka design buildinga...iyang parking diha gyud niya gibutang sa atubangan sa corner pa gyud sa daghan kayo gaintersect nga dalan.... ang gawas sulod anang mga sakyanan sa parking area mohatag lang nag traffic...angay nga ang buidling iyang gipauyon sa dalan para mas dali pod makit-an and attractive sa mga taw kay commercial man ni, nya ang iya parking sa likod na niya ibutang para dili makasamok sa intersection...pagka wala gihunhuna og tarong sa gadesign ani, ang iya basta cladding lang nga uso oki na...heheheehe!

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 05:44 PM

bai @sleepwalker salamat sa mga pics...

kanus-a ni nimo gi kuha nga pic bai? ...na-a pa gihapon ang signage from Bigfoot Properties pero did you notice in this photo nga naa'y bag-o nga signage next to it? ...can someone confirm kung unsa na?...heheh!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3228154475_7423e42463.jpg

Sleepwalker

January 26th, 2009, 05:47 PM

Way sapayan, bai die.

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 05:53 PM

SuperGrass78

January 26th, 2009, 05:56 PM

gud pm mga bai. newbie here. but been lurking on this site for almost 2 years. :-)

oi welcome diay bai! pareho ta ani mga newbie...hehehe apil nya ta sa ilang kita kita og kiat2x pohon diri sa ssc cebu, murag lingaw pod ni sila diri da!!! hehe!

Sleepwalker

January 26th, 2009, 05:56 PM

^^ unsa ng bag-o nga signage bai tupad sa Bigfoot Properties? Na-excited na hinuon ko kung unsa na...bag-o pa kaayo ang kahoy nga gigamit sa frame....kanus-a nga pic bai? ...heheh!

Kaganiha ra gud nang mga 10:00 sa buntag...Wa pud ko kahatag og maayong pagtagad da sa billboard...Ako lang sulayan og tan-aw balik ugma after sa akong misyon sa downtown.

EDIT:

Sakto diay...Kahinumdom nako...Mora'g billboard na para sa firework sa Ayala diay, Bai @Diehard

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 05:57 PM

^^ sige bai, huwat ko sa update nimo ugma...hehehe...mura'g bag-o gyud diay na nga signage bai! ..maka-excited man pud kung unsa na! heheh!

SuperGrass78

January 26th, 2009, 06:01 PM

bitaw sa? hala basin mao nanang tower sa bigfoot...hehehe! maayo unta...

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 06:03 PM

....please...kinsa makalugar...dili gyud ko makatulog ani ron!!!...hahahh!

Sleepwalker

January 26th, 2009, 06:06 PM

Kahinumdom na diay ko Bai Die...Billboard diay na para ads sa fireworks sa Ayala.

SuperGrass78

January 26th, 2009, 06:07 PM

atay oi billboard man diay sa fireworks sa ayala...hahay...:lol:

TONZI

January 26th, 2009, 06:13 PM

;31270654']http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/3225607748_a4541c6348_o.jpg
by Storm Crypt (http://www.flickr.com/photos/storm-crypt/)

nindot kaayo pagkakuha ni nga pic o! Ala Miss Saigon de Sinulog! Notice the huey murag sa Miss Saigon logo.

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 06:25 PM

^^ hahahahah.... :lol: :rofl: :lol: ...sus, nakulbaan ko...anyway, mao gyud ning resulta kung wala 'ta sa Pilipinas...heheheh!

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 06:34 PM

:cheers:

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Acting mayor signs notice of award to FLI; council to review contract (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/acting-mayor-signs-notice-award-fli-council-review-contract)
Sun-Star Online
27 January 2009

CEBU City Acting Mayor Michael Rama signed yesterday the notice of award of the joint venture contract with Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI), but it will take at least one week before he is authorized to sign the agreement.

The Joint Venture Selection Committee (JVSC) endorsed to the City Council secretariat yesterday a copy of the draft contract on the joint venture project with FLI.

City Administrator Francisco Fernandez, chairman of the JVSC, said he also wrote the secretariat requesting the council to pass a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign a contract with FLI for a joint venture to develop a 50-hectare portion of the South Road Properties (SRP).

The matter will be tackled in tomorrow’s regular session, but he does not expect the council to approve it immediately, as it will still have to be reviewed by the council’s committee on laws.

In a phone interview yesterday, Rama said the city council knows that the joint venture project is an urgent matter, but he hopes they will also be reminded of the need for transparency.

He said it will be up to the council to take their time in reviewing the contract if they have to, saying he does not want to pressure the council into passing a resolution authorizing him to sign it.

“I don’t want to pressure the councilors. They know there is an urgency to this, but I hope they will not be pressured by that. Whatever it is, we have to be mindful of the importance of transparency,” Rama told Sun.Star Cebu.

Last Friday, the JVSC approved the notice of award of the contract to FLI, which will construct 875,000 square meters of building space in a hotel, high-rise condominiums, office buildings and medium-rise residential buildings spread across 50.6 hectares of land at the SRP.

The P25-billion project will earn for the City some P350 million next month, and P250 million a year for six years as payment for the 10.6-hectare lot that FLI will purchase.

Another revenue source would be the City’s 10-percent share from the sale of properties in the remaining 40-hectare area, plus an undisclosed minimum guarantee.

Fernandez said yesterday said that depending on the council’s deliberation tomorrow, a special session may be called to discuss the joint venture contract.

“The contract will still be referred to the committee on laws. There might be a special session but that is the protocol; that it has to be studied by a committee. So I’m sure that it cannot be approved on Wednesday,” he said last night. (LCR)

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 06:39 PM

...mao ni'ng crisis? heheh!

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Maturity of local market strengthens developer’s optimism amid crisis
Sun-Star Online (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/maturity-local-market-strengthens-developer%E2%80%99s-optimism-amid-crisis)
27 January 2009

THE sales team of Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Inc. (SLRDI) believes its new projects in Cebu this year will be “successful” because Cebuanos are already “mature” when it comes to real estate investments.

This year, SLRDI will launch three or four residential projects in Cebu since many of its buyers are also aware that when the market is volatile, it is an “opportunity to invest.”

Last Saturday, SLRDI launched its first development for 2009 and its first business venture with Hanoverland Development Corp—Vista Verde Residential Estates.

Hanoverland is headed by Cebuano Joel Ng, whose family owns the 28 hectares of land in Consolacion that is projected to be fully developed by SLRDI in three years.

Liezel Tuason-Magpoc, Orchard Property Marketing Corp. (OPMC) vice president for sales, said the company is now
working on phase one of Vista Verde, which covers 13 hectares.

Magpoc also confirmed that from the 275 lots available in their inventory for Vista Verde, 30 percent is already considered sold.

She said the company was surprised with the buyer mix for the project since 50 percent are Cebu-based businessmen and
50 percent are overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

“This is the first in Cebu that we have this 50-50 mix,” she said.

Lot sizes in Vista Verde ranges from 240 square meters to 500 square meters.

SLRDI is also offering a pre-selling price of P3,300 per square meters while corner lots are priced at P3,500 per square meters. The pre-selling period is only until the end of this month, after which prices will increase by 10 percent.

Vista Verde, which is a middle to upper-middle subdivision, is only available to in-house financing at present but Magpoc said the company is able to give flexible payment terms and offer various payment schemes.

During the pre-selling period, SLRDI is also giving as much as 15 percent discount.

Vista Verde, located at the hills of Sacsac, Consolacion, will have an entrance gate and guardhouse, clubhouse, swimming pool, as well as basketball and tennis courts.

The subdivision will also feature an underground drainage system, centralized inter-related water system and electrical facilities.

Within the year, SLRDI will also launch projects in Liloan in northern Cebu and in Pardo, Cebu City. (DME)

Sleepwalker

January 26th, 2009, 06:39 PM

nindot kaayo pagkakuha ni nga pic o! Ala Miss Saigon de Sinulog! Notice the huey murag sa Miss Saigon logo.

Hehehehe...Bitaw, karon pa ko...Mora og first line of attack sa navy ang naa sa photo..pero outrigger boat lang hinoon ang gamit ani nga navy.

@Die, agree ko ana...Lisod gud ning sagol kamingaw ug ka-excited sa lugar nga natawhan.

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 06:46 PM

...abi nako wala'y kwarta ang mga tawo...i wonder why these banks are sprouting everywhere? heheheh!

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Metrobank confident 2008 growth will double this year (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/metrobank-confident-2008-growth-will-double-year)
Sun-Star Online
26 January 2009

THE Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. ( Metrobank) plans to boost its consumer market in Cebu this year as it remains confident it will be able to double last year’s growth rate.

“We are optimistic because we manage our branches well and our values (in the company) are different,” said Bernie Tocmo, Metrobank’s first vice president and head for the Visayas region.

Last year, Metrobank’s deposit base in Cebu grew to 12 percent.

Tocmo said, though, that commercial loans were prudent because of the economic setback experienced worldwide.

He also said that the bank benefited from the declaration of bank holiday by Legacy group’s rural banks.

Metrobank will focus on its consumer products, like house and car loans and credit cards, Tocmo said during a press conference last Friday after the bank opened two new branches in Cebu—one at the Mactan Economic Zone 1 and the other at the Parkmall @168.

The bank targets overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), professionals, small and medium entrepreneurs and executives for its consumer products.

Metrobank is also set to open branches in Fuente Osmeña and the North Reclamation Area in Cebu City and one in Toledo City by the second semester of this year.

The Toledo City branch is in support of the company’s power plant venture, which is to be completed next year.

Tocmo also disclosed that the bank plans to improve the market penetration rate for its credit card products.

At present, Metrobank credit cards only have a consumer base of less than 30 percent in Cebu. (DME)

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

...a new bank in town!!!

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

Bank eyes more branches (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/bank-eyes-more-branches)
Sun-Star Online
January 26, 2009

ALTHOUGH it is a new name in the banking sector, Equicom Savings Bank plans to open five to 10 additional branches within the year in strategic areas around the country.

After opening two in Cebu, Equicom Savings Bank plans to open a third branch in the province, said bank vice chairman Rene Buenaventura.

Equicom recently opened a branch in Highway Maguikay, Mandaue City and another along Osmeña Blvd. in Cebu City.

The thrift bank is part of the Equicom Group that is also engaged in other businesses, like healthcare, and software and hardware technology.

The bank’s chairman is Antonio Go who is former chairman of Equitable PCI Bank.

“We bought Equicom Savings bank in January last year. (Equicom) used to be another bank held by the Knights of Columbus (Fraternal Association of the Philippines). There were three branches then—located in Makati, Cebu and Davao,” Buenaventura told Sun.Star Cebu.

Relocation

Since the acquisition, the Equicom Group opened 12 new branches across the country and relocated those previously established by the Knights of Columbus to more strategic locations.

“We want to make ourselves more accessible to our clients. Although there are other ways that they can access our services like electronic banking, we have clients who still prefer physical visibility,” said Buenaventura, who used to serve
as president of Equitable PCI Bank.

Offering various loan products and credit card products, Equicom Savings Bank is positioning itself as a bank of choice for the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector and consumers.

Buenaventura disclosed that Equicom would launch its Internet banking service within two months to reach out to more people. The group also plans to expand its product lines for individual consumers.

Buenaventura assured that Equicom Savings Bank remains stable amid the global economic turmoil because it is well-capitalized, having surpassed the required capital stock of P325 million by putting in more than P500 million.

He said that the bank is not vulnerable to the same problems faced by the rural banks that declared bank holidays.

“Any bank should be very prudent about its spending policy. We are catering to the SME sector and we like to think that we have the advantage because we have (managed) a bigger bank before,” Buenaventura said. “Although Equicom is a new bank, we are not new to the (banking) industry. We have information on how we can and who we should lend to,” he added. (NRC)

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 06:56 PM

Influx of wealthy travelers to rise (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=435112&publicationSubCategoryId=108)
Philstar Online
By Ehda M. Dagooc
Updated January 27, 2009 12:00 AM

There may be a general slowdown of the worldwide tourism activities this year, but Cebu is expected to continually attract the sophisticated travelers, as it has improved its reputation as a premium destination.

Department of Tourism (DOT) secretary Joseph "Ace" Durano urged hotels and resort operators in Cebu to brace themselves for the influx of wealthy or high-end tourists that will boost Cebu's tourism, amid the global economic turbulence.

"Cebu will not be affected by the slowdown. Premium tourists will continue to travel," Durano said adding that this segment of the market will boost Cebu's tourism performance and will save the province from being affected by the global travel slowdown.

Tourism related facilities that continue to "make money" are those that are designed to accommodate wealthy travelers, such as those hotels that are five-star and the triple-AAA resorts.

Because of this, Durano said there is a need for Cebu to offer luxurious accommodations, such as those facilities which services are more than that of five-star standard.

Although, in the tourism industry, there is no such thing as six-star accreditation, Durano said luxurious accommodation that will go over five-star is badly needed for Cebu.

"For Cebu to become a 'legitimate' world-class destination, we need to have wide choices of five-star to more luxurious accommodations. In this way, it will open up more market seeking for luxurious accommodations," he said.

Durano mentioned that the recent proclamation of Marco Polo Plaza Cebu as the first five-star business hotel in Cebu could help boost the positioning of the province as "premium" and world-class destination.

Durano hopes that more hotels will be able to apply for five-star accreditation in order to support Cebu's potential as premium destination.

He said the move of Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa to expand and establish an exclusive resort accommodation, that is being constructed right now, is good for Cebu.

...mao kaha ni? - flickr pic by @storm_crypt
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3327/3223055310_d66c90bef5_o.jpg

The existence of Abaca that offers over 30 exclusive room accommodation, of which service is considered as "six-star" should be duplicated in order to maximize attention from the affluent traveling market worldwide.

The massive retrenchments in the United States, and Europe, may affect some tourism destination all over the world, but not for Cebu.

According to Durano, those that are retrenched as mostly rank and file employees and this group of traveling market will cut-off their vacation plans abroad.

Cebu, on the other hand, will continue to lure the middle-executive and senior executives that will continue with their travel plans. Moreso, the rich travel enthusiasts, whose vacation plans are part of their lifestyle routine.

Lower classification hotels and resorts may also get encouraging tourism performance, as domestic travel is seen to further strengthen this year, as more Filipinos are postponing their out-of-the-country travel plans, and pursue their vacation get-away within the country.

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 07:12 PM

Palace pins growth lead on Palawan, Cebu roads (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business5_jan26_2009)
Manila Standard Online
27 January 2009
By Joyce Pangco Pañares

THE government will deploy three shifts over 24 hours every day to finish long-delayed road projects, including expensive programs in Cebu and Palawan, in a bid to spur employment in the countryside and help boost the economy.

The most expensive item in the government’s menu of 35 big-ticket infrastructure projects is the El Nido-Bataraza road, which will run through the entire Palawan island and cost the government about P4.3 billion, said Public Works Undersecretary Ramon Aquino.

“The social impact of this project is crucial,” Aquino said.

“It will not only create jobs in the process of construction, but it will also have a multiplier effect because Palawan will now be able to attract more tourists and generate more income for the province,” he said, adding the road would be 450 kilometers long.

“The road network will provide a more reliable, efficient and safer transport infrastructure, which will enhance the broad-based development of Palawan and further contribute to the unimpeded flow of goods and services in the province.”

The second biggest project will be the North and South Coastal road in Cebu.

According to Public Works undersecretary Rafael Yabut, President Arroyo ordered the department to ensure the P2.46-billion Cebu North Coastal road was finished within nine months, along with the remaining segments of the Cebu South Coastal road worth P226.9 million.

The 9.45-kilometer, four-lane north coastal road is expected to decongest traffic in the cities of Mandaue and Cebu.

“To meet the August timetable, the department needs to work on the project on three shifts for 24 hours everyday,” Yabut said, noting that at least P55 million was spent last year for the payment of road rights-of-way.

Yabut said the President also wanted the unfinished sections of the P6-billion Cebu South Coastal road completed within the year.

Public Works has declared the south coastal road a national road, unburdening the Cebu local government of maintenance expenses.

Aquino said the Palawan and Cebu roads were among the 35 big-ticket projects, costing at least P26 billion, that would be completed this year.

Most of the projects that are worth P200 million and more are to be implemented within the first six months. They are expected to generate at least 35,000 jobs in direct hiring alone.

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 07:13 PM

SuperGrass78

January 26th, 2009, 07:16 PM

SuperGrass78

January 26th, 2009, 07:18 PM

grabeha puro man positive ang mga investors sa cebu..i hope it will continue even the global crisis nga im sure ma-alibyohan sa dili matapos ang tuig sa 2009! hehehe! murag ingon ana gyud ko ka powerful!:lol::lol:

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 07:19 PM

Convergys to open four more centers (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5160:convergys-to-open-four-more-centers&catid=52:technology)
Business Mirror Online / Technology
Monday, 26 January 2009 23:27

DESPITE the ongoing financial crisis that is seen to affect the country’s business process outsourcing industry, Convergys Corp. still plans to open four additional contact centers.

Marife Zamora, Convergys vice president and country manager, said the company will open four more centers in the coming months to support demand.

The company recently opened its newest integrated contact center and unique recruitment facility located in Cebu. The new state-of-the-art contact center—encompassing over 50,000 square feet—has the ability to hold approximately 1,000 employees and features a new, built-in recruitment center.

The positioning of a recruitment center as an integral part of the contact center building is a unique idea that ensures that Convergys is accessible and convenient for interested applicants since it is located close to the Cebu Business Park and local colleges and universities in Metro Cebu.

Now that the facility is fully operational, the Philippines is home to 10 Convergys integrated contact centers employing over 15,000 people.

“Convergys’s new Cebu Asiatown i3 facility is a wonderful addition to our physical plant as it will allow us to continue to tap into the large talent pool here in the Philippines,” said Zamora.

“Our US clients continue to request the Philippines to support their business needs, and the opening of this new contact center is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our employees. I look forward to the opening of Convergys’s four additional contact centers in the coming months to support that demand.”

Within five years, Convergys has established 10 contact centers in the Philippines—six located in Metro Manila, three in Cebu City and one in Bacolod City. These facilities include the new sites Convergys announced in May of 2008 to be added throughout the country. The new sites announced included Cebu Asiatown i3, University of the Philippines’ Science Park , Nuvali, San Lazaro and Glorietta.

Convergys’s contact centers in the Philippines provide both relationship management and advanced technical help desk services to a variety of clients via traditional voice calling, e-mail and Web chat, as well as “back office” application and document processing. All Convergys facilities are closely integrated into a “global assurance network.” This gives Convergys control of its end-to-end operations and processes and assures high redundancy and flexibility for clients.

SuperGrass78

January 26th, 2009, 07:23 PM

Salamat kayo bai deihard sa imo kakugihan moresearch og news...ako kay inquirer raman og sunstar ako pirme mavisit...nya murag limited rapod ila news...hehehe!

diehardbisdak

January 26th, 2009, 07:30 PM

...basta for Cebu!

********

Four firms to bid for Inayawan landfill
By Marian Z. Codilla
Cebu Daily News
First Posted 13:23:00 01/26/2009

CEBU CITY, Philippines - With Filinvest Land Inc. expected to begin development works on the South Road Properties (SRP) in the coming months, the Cebu City government will entertain proposals from four companies to manage the nearby Inayawan landfill site starting on Monday.

Cebu City Administrator Francisco Fernandez said the four companies already attended the pre-qualification bidding process for the 17-hectare landfill site which city officials opened for privatization.

Fernandez, who chairs the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), said one of the conditions set by the Cebu City government is that the city should earn revenues from the dump site a few years after its ownership will be transferred to the winning private bidder.

“We are happy that instead of us spending for the management cost of the landfill, the (winning) private company will pay the city for the garbage,” Fernandez said.

The city is spending close to P7 million a year just for managing the dump site.

Fernandez could not issue a specific amount on the city's percentage of the company's revenues, saying it will depend on how much each bidder can offer the city.

The highest bidder gets the opportunity to manage the landfill.

Another condition set by the city government is that the landfill remains open for garbage collected from Cebu City residents, businesses, and hospital facilities.

The winning bidder will accept both non–biodegradable and biodegradable wastes for seven years.

Afterwards, the landfill will only accept biodegradable garbage. Recyclable garbage will have to be managed within the barangay (village) level, Fernandez said.

He said the city will start accepting the bid documents from the qualified bidders on Monday.

The private companies which expressed interest in managing the proposal plan to process the garbage for fertilizers and “mine them for valuable things,” Fernandez said.

They also plan to convert the methane found in the garbage into bio-gas for electricity.

The landfill, which was designed by Japanese experts, opened in 1998 and was initially designed to last for 15 years.

timz06

January 26th, 2009, 07:51 PM

...
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/timz06/SSC-the%20come%20back/01252009907.jpg

..
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/timz06/SSC-the%20come%20back/01252009910.jpg

wala pay taw...
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/timz06/SSC-the%20come%20back/01252009912.jpg

kamingaw sa payag...
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/timz06/SSC-the%20come%20back/01252009913.jpg

Ayala Centerstage - Bread of Life Church
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bukid

January 26th, 2009, 09:17 PM

^^ mga 9:30 am - 10:30 am na sa buntag? ganahan bitaw ko anang domingo na ing-anang orasa kay murag solo nako ang ayala ug diha na ko ayala magbreakfast after 11pm kay daghan-daghan na ang mga tao.

flesh_is_weak

January 26th, 2009, 09:22 PM

musta ang security sa outdoor garden sa terraces? sa una kay naa man toy mga condom ug panty mahabilin sa lagoon...

rau

January 27th, 2009, 12:24 AM

i just took these photos this morning.. :) sorry for the quality, fone cam lang ako gigamit

hong kong plaza hotel
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3230072828_0b6bc25f65.jpg?v=0

grand cenia
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3230073278_9a7fe88bd4.jpg?v=0

timz06

January 27th, 2009, 12:44 AM

^^ mga 9:30 am - 10:30 am na sa buntag? ganahan bitaw ko anang domingo na ing-anang orasa kay murag solo nako ang ayala ug diha na ko ayala magbreakfast after 11pm kay daghan-daghan na ang mga tao.

yup, ur right. ing ana jud na mga orasa. nakasud ko ana sayo kay naa may simba diha sa sud, late na gani ko nakasimba ana. hehehe... hamugaway ayo ang view.

musta ang security sa outdoor garden sa terraces? sa una kay naa man toy mga condom ug panty mahabilin sa lagoon...

hehehe.... karon murag maglisud na kay isolated ang area. naa pa gani security inspection sa entrance kung mu agi ka direct sa fountain sa terrace bisag open area... :ohno:

zidlakan

January 27th, 2009, 02:05 AM

hello ... and goodbye ... ahihihihihi

sorry been away for quite some time. was spending some time with ADB and
World Bank discussions (BRT) and that FilInvest thing ... and can't stay long
cause i'm going to compostela today - they asked for some help re: their local
finance planning ...

newez, been feeling great about 2009's early prospects for cebu city. it
seems we may be more prepared for the crisis compared to many. let's cross
our fingers and hope for the best ...

a few comments on the preceeding discussions ....

about the seeming rush for land development: that is expected. especially
for cebu. while there will be a general downtrend in most expenditures
during crisis times, there maybe a general interest in land development. you
see, in a crisis, investors shy away from most undertaking, financial portfolios
especially. and they shy away from banks (its almost 0% in US!!!!!). so
those with extra liquidity turn to real estate and land development! why?
land prices do not increase ... and construction costs actually go down. ask
around for the cost of construction materials - they generally went down or
at least remained the same in the last few months. so if you have money,
buy land or develop land (and buildings). it will take a few years to finish a
big land development and by that time, the crisis would have been over and
yu can cash in on the renewed land/floor space prices. fortunately, this will
work well for cebu ... and not so much for manila ... so lucky us, he he he.

re median islands: center islands are primarily ease or enhances traffic flow.
they do this by primarily decreasing roadside friction on inner (or innermost)
lanes (against traffic flow on the opposite direction) thus increasing average
travel speed as well as eliminating conflicts caused by turning. but their
propriety is dictated on whether traffic flow is prioritized or human mobility
is ... to a certain extent, median islands do introduce walls and fragmenta-
tion and non-inclusiveness. the decision on placing or not placing them
depends on the overall purpose/goal/intention/policy. re: archbishop reyes,
it was carefully technically studied, for a long time i should say, and all the
analyses pints out that the islands will be advantageous. but some city
officials disagree and we can't do anything about that ...

till next time ... have a nice day!

Ex!lE

January 27th, 2009, 02:09 AM

Influx of wealthy travelers to rise (http://http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=435112&publicationSubCategoryId=108)
By Ehda M. Dagooc Updated January 27, 2009 12:00 AM

There may be a general slowdown of the worldwide tourism activities this year, but Cebu is expected to continually attract the sophisticated travelers, as it has improved its reputation as a premium destination.

Department of Tourism (DOT) secretary Joseph "Ace" Durano urged hotels and resort operators in Cebu to brace themselves for the influx of wealthy or high-end tourists that will boost Cebu's tourism, amid the global economic turbulence.

"Cebu will not be affected by the slowdown. Premium tourists will continue to travel," Durano said adding that this segment of the market will boost Cebu's tourism performance and will save the province from being affected by the global travel slowdown.

Tourism related facilities that continue to "make money" are those that are designed to accommodate wealthy travelers, such as those hotels that are five-star and the triple-AAA resorts.

Because of this, Durano said there is a need for Cebu to offer luxurious accommodations, such as those facilities which services are more than that of five-star standard.

Although, in the tourism industry, there is no such thing as six-star accreditation, Durano said luxurious accommodation that will go over five-star is badly needed for Cebu.

"For Cebu to become a 'legitimate' world-class destination, we need to have wide choices of five-star to more luxurious accommodations. In this way, it will open up more market seeking for luxurious accommodations," he said.

Durano mentioned that the recent proclamation of Marco Polo Plaza Cebu as the first five-star business hotel in Cebu could help boost the positioning of the province as "premium" and world-class destination.

Durano hopes that more hotels will be able to apply for five-star accreditation in order to support Cebu's potential as premium destination.

He said the move of Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa to expand and establish an exclusive resort accommodation, that is being constructed right now, is good for Cebu.

The existence of Abaca that offers over 30 exclusive room accommodation, of which service is considered as "six-star" should be duplicated in order to maximize attention from the affluent traveling market worldwide.

The massive retrenchments in the United States, and Europe, may affect some tourism destination all over the world, but not for Cebu.

According to Durano, those that are retrenched as mostly rank and file employees and this group of traveling market will cut-off their vacation plans abroad.

Cebu, on the other hand, will continue to lure the middle-executive and senior executives that will continue with their travel plans. Moreso, the rich travel enthusiasts, whose vacation plans are part of their lifestyle routine.

Lower classification hotels and resorts may also get encouraging tourism performance, as domestic travel is seen to further strengthen this year, as more Filipinos are postponing their out-of-the-country travel plans, and pursue their vacation get-away within the country.

Henz

January 27th, 2009, 04:14 AM

i asked my friend who is familiar with restaurant owners in Cebu.. Yo.U is different with Yo Latino.. Yo.U has a branch in Mango infront of the Mango Square and its doing good. The Yo Latino is owned the Ouano's...

Henz

January 27th, 2009, 04:37 AM

@ bai timz06 can u post the Ayala pics also at the Shop! Cebu City thread! Wala pa pics didto sa Ayala Center.. especially the Terraces..

zidlakan

January 27th, 2009, 04:43 AM

^^
another indication that we may not be that affected after all ...

the key is to really study the situation carefully, and strategically place
ourselves in a position where we can maximize returns in areas which won't be
affected by the crisis, and prepare with safety nets in those areas where we
will be directly affected.

like what i said before, in times of crisis, fine dining will skydive BUT fastfoods
will florish!!!! (and somebody commented before - this includes pungko2x).
banking and financing sectors will go down, but there will be bright spots in
land development since some liquid developers will prefer putting their cash on
projects with the low construction costs and banking on the dividends after
the crisis.

sa ato sa cebu, if we can maintain the tourism sector, we can minimize the
negative effects of the financial slow down. but we have to improve our
services, not overprice hotel rooms, not alienate visitors by pangilad ... smile
always ... and maintain a hospitable attitude, etc.

etc., etc.

-------

he he m back ... meeting got canceled ...

rustyboi

January 27th, 2009, 04:55 AM

rustyboi

January 27th, 2009, 05:01 AM

while there will be a general downtrend in most expenditures
during crisis times, there maybe a general interest in land development. you
see, in a crisis, investors shy away from most undertaking, financial portfolios
especially. and they shy away from banks (its almost 0% in US!!!!!). so
those with extra liquidity turn to real estate and land development! why?
land prices do not increase ... and construction costs actually go down.

with Rural Banks closing and Pre-need firms shutting down, I'm not sure unsay sentiments sa mga people naay investments sa bank/financial companies. ako murag gusto na gani magstart investing in real estate which I believe is the right time na. if only solid lang kaayo ko ug cash ron, i mean liquid diay.... :nuts:

Sinjin P.

January 27th, 2009, 05:47 AM

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bukid

January 27th, 2009, 06:29 AM

yup, ur right. ing ana jud na mga orasa. nakasud ko ana sayo kay naa may simba diha sa sud, late na gani ko nakasimba ana. hehehe... hamugaway ayo ang view.

hehehe.... karon murag maglisud na kay isolated ang area. naa pa gani security inspection sa entrance kung mu agi ka direct sa fountain sa terrace bisag open area... :ohno:

basin sunod magkasugat unya ta kay tig-adto ko sa ayala mga ing-ana orasa kay ganahan ko sa ambiance. :)

with Rural Banks closing and Pre-need firms shutting down, I'm not sure unsay sentiments sa mga people naay investments sa bank/financial companies. ako murag gusto na gani magstart investing in real estate which I believe is the right time na. if only solid lang kaayo ko ug cash ron, i mean liquid diay.... :nuts:

i heard some people have been keeping some of their cash at home, some in their safety deposit boxes, some are dividing their money into 250,000 for each account in different banks and different accounts. some are just plain paranoid. i got those chismis from friends who are bankers.

iLoveCebu!

January 27th, 2009, 07:00 AM

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kasuway nako ani bai (3 times) kadtong nagwork pako sa lexmark(innove building) nga mura ka natagak ug 2 floors... medyo kuyaw gyud pero naa mana fail-safe system(?) so ok ra.:cheers:

leylander

January 27th, 2009, 07:45 AM

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ipost daw ang entry diri...

MatudNilaBaby

January 27th, 2009, 07:55 AM

diehardbisdak

January 27th, 2009, 08:02 AM

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...i had similar experience with this ultra-modern building here in Riyadh when this tower (pic below) had just opened...but, mas grabe pa akong na-experience because it took us almost an hour to get down from the viewing deck to ground floor...mura ko'g kamatyon sa kahadlok...well, it happens everywhere...

..normal lang yon sa mga bagong building...merong "maayos" pagkalagay ang elevator at meron din "pumalpak"... :okay:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2981143234_42044e44c2.jpg?v=0

zidlakan

January 27th, 2009, 08:05 AM

welcome back sir! what's with the "buzz" i read in a local newspaper about sort of chaos going on in the BRT Cebu project? actually wala ko ka gets sa column, but it said something like abandoning the project. did i understand it correctly? but anyway, i'm very excited about the development of the SRP. and because we're almost certain Filinvest will be awarded soon, are there any news/updates of the BRT Cebu?

no, there was no chaos. it was some misunderstanding between the person
ADB hired to coordinate from their end (a filipino from manila) and the city
ground team leader/secretariat. apparently the local staff (and there were
many of them) disliked the way that "liaison" man gave orders left and right and
resented his "bossing" around that it disrupted the smooth coordination to the
project. we have already advised ADB and they have resolved that issue. it's
not the BRT project, its the ADB study on the SRP, well, it does include
the planned BRT internal to the SRP, but the cebu BRT is a different under-
taking which we are negotiating with the DOTC and World Bank ...

i might have some news on the BRT but next week pa ... i'm still hoping it's
positive ...

diehardbisdak

January 27th, 2009, 08:18 AM

Mandaue City (during the Sinulog 2009's Fluvial Procession)

flickr pics by @jovijovijovi
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/3230932794_9986cd171f.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3439/3230933162_1af9e10ee6.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3230933834_f1941ee189.jpg

mOjicAn

January 27th, 2009, 08:48 AM

...i had similar experience with this ultra-modern building here in Riyadh when this tower (pic below) had just opened...but, mas grabe pa akong na-experience because it took us almost an hour to get down from the viewing deck to ground floor...mura ko'g kamatyon sa kahadlok...well, it happens everywhere...

..normal lang yon sa mga bagong building...merong "maayos" pagkalagay ang elevator at meron din "pumalpak"... :okay:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2981143234_42044e44c2.jpg?v=0

nindot au ang building,,very modern..
nus.a pa kaha magka.ingani ang sugbo.^^:)

zidlakan

January 27th, 2009, 09:18 AM

...i had similar experience with this ultra-modern building here in Riyadh when this tower (pic below) had just opened...but, mas grabe pa akong na-experience because it took us almost an hour to get down from the viewing deck to ground floor...mura ko'g kamatyon sa kahadlok...well, it happens everywhere...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2981143234_42044e44c2.jpg?v=0nindot au ang building,,very modern..
nus.a pa kaha magka.ingani ang sugbo.^^:)

mao! i was actually reminded of the building in ocean's 13! ha ha kanus-a pa
kaha ta ka ing-ani. ang problema, basin di jud kay these buildings were
constructed in cities where there are no or less seismic activities, basin di
ma pwede sa pilipinas ...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Brin2/Oceans13tower.jpg

http://vegasry.com/pics/oceans13_strip.JPG

rustyboi

January 27th, 2009, 09:42 AM

^^I can imagine SRP to look like this someday, in case! hehe :banana2: :nuts:

zidlakan

January 27th, 2009, 10:02 AM

^^I can imagine SRP to look like this someday, in case! hehe :banana2: :nuts:

he he he ambot lang if our national building code will allow such a slender
building considering that we are in the asia-pacific ring of fire.

by the way, additional trivia, FYI: maximum allowable height in the SRP is
150 meters. that constraint is placed by the Air Transportation Office (ATO)
because of proximity to the MCIA runway. but i think that's high enough!

rustyboi

January 27th, 2009, 10:03 AM

Sinulog Festival
Jan. 18, 2009

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180359.jpg
^^Sinanduloy Tribe, Tangub City

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180361.jpg
^^Sinanduloy Tribe, Tangub City

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180364.jpg
^^Karatong Festival in Mindanao

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180368.jpg
^^Cebu Province Contingent with Gov. Gwen Garcia

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180378.jpg
^^The Grand Finale, Polynesian-inspired

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180387-1.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180389.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Sinulog%202009/Px1180391.jpg

timz06

January 27th, 2009, 10:07 AM

basin sunod magkasugat unya ta kay tig-adto ko sa ayala mga ing-ana orasa kay ganahan ko sa ambiance. :)

hehe... Kana ra man nga sunday. Suway lng q cmba dha kng ok b. Anyway, magkta ra man ta bsta d ta mangabuta. :D

@ bai timz06 can u post the Ayala pics also at the Shop! Cebu City thread! Wala pa pics didto sa Ayala Center.. especially the Terraces..

tnx 4 d nfo. Karn p man gud q kblk. Xnxa na...

Kita b mu solar eclipse gahapon? Huhu... La q kta ky klc nq. Huhu... :(

rustyboi

January 27th, 2009, 10:08 AM

by the way, additional trivia, FYI: maximum allowable height in the SRP is
150 meters. that constraint is placed by the Air Transportation Office (ATO)
because of proximity to the MCIA runway. but i think that's high enough!

150 meters only? :( uy, bati-a! (murag kog bata hehe). 150 m is like 40-45 storeys only. :( the 40-storey Crown Regency Tower is around 140 m.

Is this final? Sayang we can't put up a "supertall" diay in SRP. but we still have hope, the Inayawan project of Abangan clan. I hope they can build up a supertall. :lol:

rustyboi

January 27th, 2009, 10:32 AM

Clearing operations almost complete! it's the whole block right across Parkmall in Mandaue Reclamation Area. I have an idea what this project could be but it's just a speculation. does anybody here know anything 'bout this? :cool:

taken earlier today by me

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Mandaue/Px1270650.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Mandaue/Px1270648.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Mandaue/Px1270649.jpg
^^the view would have been awesome if not for those ugly black overhead cables. :ohno: i wish we won't see anything like this in SRP.

federalist

January 27th, 2009, 10:34 AM

maayo pud unta nga mapa widening pud ni GMA ang mga Lapu-lapu roads. sayang nga hapit na mahuman iya term.

betro

January 27th, 2009, 10:38 AM

SuperGrass78

January 27th, 2009, 10:39 AM

rustyboi

January 27th, 2009, 10:41 AM

murag layo raman tingali ang SRP sa airport? hinaot pwede ra gyud unta naa supertall oi or miski maabot lang 80 storey...heheh!

ang hongkong man lagi ang ila airport duol ra man tan-awon gikan sa mga skyscrapers nila and supertalls...

about linog..wala man tingali kaayo linog ang cebu...sukad sukad ko nagpuyo cebu wa gyud ko nakamatikod nga naglinog...:)

i hope they would reconsider the maximum allowable height in SRP. maski kuan lang siguro, 99 storeys lang gud ok ra. :D

OH69

January 27th, 2009, 10:53 AM

..

wala pay taw...
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/timz06/SSC-the%20come%20back/01252009912.jpg

PAGAKANINDOT:banana::banana:

federalist

January 27th, 2009, 10:57 AM

usahay anha man gud agi before landing.

pero maayo unta bisan up to 60 storeys lang.

naa sad linog sa Cebu oy pero di lang kaayo kusog.

SuperGrass78

January 27th, 2009, 11:02 AM

naa diay linog pero dili kusog, mao wa ko kamatikod..hehehe! mura gyud ta mga bata nga minghangyo nga magtukod lang og taaaas kaayo nga building...plssss pwede lang unta mga 150 stories...:lol:

Ejames

January 27th, 2009, 11:06 AM

murag layo raman tingali ang SRP sa airport? hinaot pwede ra gyud unta naa supertall oi or miski maabot lang 80 storey...heheh!

ang hongkong man lagi ang ila airport duol ra man tan-awon gikan sa mga skyscrapers nila and supertalls...

about linog..wala man tingali kaayo linog ang cebu...sukad sukad ko nagpuyo cebu wa gyud ko nakamatikod nga naglinog...:)

TAMA jud.. muagi pa man gani ang eroplano dapit sa building..
kalayo ra sa airport sa SRP... because of the height restriction.. unsa n lng? so it means cebu city pud 150m pud ang restriction? wala n jud diay ta maexpect nga taas taas

dive-cebu

January 27th, 2009, 11:27 AM

i beg to disagree, though im one of those who would like to have skyscrapers not just in srp but anywhere in cebu, i still think that ATO has a point... i have been to several flights nga magsubay dha dapit sa SRP ang pag descend sa plane for its landing. sa dagat ra man tungod hinuon but who knows, air traffic in cebu will be much much busier in the future, mao sad cguro ilang gpangandaman...

murag layo raman tingali ang SRP sa airport? hinaot pwede ra gyud unta naa supertall oi or miski maabot lang 80 storey...heheh!

ang hongkong man lagi ang ila airport duol ra man tan-awon gikan sa mga skyscrapers nila and supertalls...

about linog..wala man tingali kaayo linog ang cebu...sukad sukad ko nagpuyo cebu wa gyud ko nakamatikod nga naglinog...:)

Sleepwalker

January 27th, 2009, 11:38 AM

Cebu really needs more hotel rooms...Kanang pang backpacker nga accommodation nga klase ba....Karon lang, nahurot na nako og suroy ang hotels diri sa Fuente, puro puno...Ug dili pa ni weekend ha ug wala pa ni okasyon.

Ug ang traffic, medyo bug-at bug-at na gud og gamay...Maayo unta ma-fast forward na ning BRT para mopaspas na og gamay ning dagan sa traffic.

Looking at how NRA, AITP, CBP, New Mandaue and Fuente Osmena had evolved into gardens of midrises to high-rises, am so excited about the future of SRP/Inayawan...Bahala na nang 150m ang limit basta mga iconic pud kaayo og design. In that way, di pud kaayo masalipdan ang kanindot sa mga bukid sa likod.

Way to go Cebu!!!...:banana::banana::banana:

federalist

January 27th, 2009, 11:44 AM

TAMA jud.. muagi pa man gani ang eroplano dapit sa building..
kalayo ra sa airport sa SRP... because of the height restriction.. unsa n lng? so it means cebu city pud 150m pud ang restriction? wala n jud diay ta maexpect nga taas taas

that's a different case. sa SRP ra ang naay restriction. if you observed, anha diha nga dapita sa SRP moyuyok padung mo landing or adto sa Olango, pero kasagaran anha gyud tungod sa SRP.

a_terisk78y™

January 27th, 2009, 11:56 AM

i hope they would reconsider the maximum allowable height in SRP. maski kuan lang siguro, 99 storeys lang gud ok ra. :D

ngeks hehe IMO lang bai pde d i sila mag tokod skyrise bldg dapit marco polo eithr 30th or 40th floors... so how does it looks like? mora 90th floor to me hehe... importante lang d matabunan ang bukid.. :)

SuperGrass78

January 27th, 2009, 12:08 PM

MatudNilaBaby

January 27th, 2009, 12:24 PM

ngeks hehe IMO lang bai pde d i sila mag tokod skyrise bldg dapit marco polo eithr 30th or 40th floors... so how does it looks like? mora 90th floor to me hehe... importante lang d matabunan ang bukid.. :)

ayaw sab palabi sa anang imong 90th floor kay not many us cities have supertall buildings more than 70storeys. i like the idea of quality highrise buildings that is iconic and will make a great landmark for the queen city of the south.

ferny123

January 27th, 2009, 12:57 PM

dongRoy

January 27th, 2009, 01:00 PM

IMO, 150meter restriction for SRP is also a realistic projection of the quantity of usable floor spaces that Cebu would be needing in the next 10 to 15 years.

Unlike man gud sa nahibato sa Makati, muabot dyud ug 60 stories ang mga skyscrapers didto kay naa man sila'y market para sa mugamit sa floor spaces. If you look at the demand for floor spaces in Cebu and if we look at the economic pace of Cebu, 35-40 available floors (at 4.00meters per floor-to-floor height under green architecture designs) per building per developer/owner, realistic na kaayo na nga projection.

Maybe 15 years from now, sa kagamay intawn sa land area sa Metro Cebu, makita na ka'g supertalls sa midtown area, sa CPB ug sa AITP (kana kung dili pa ni sila mapuno within the next 10 years.)

Masmakakita pa dyud siguro ta ug high density facilities kung makita nga efficient ang atong mass transit system.

The Cebuano Exultor

January 27th, 2009, 01:03 PM

dongRoy

January 27th, 2009, 01:12 PM

^^my thoughts exactly... well, sort of...

repost from Infrastructure and Urban Planning thread:

Ever since the start of the industrialization age, cities have been designed around cars. Unfortunately, the internal combustion engine was a mistake at the offset. It's dirty, it's noisy, it consumes too much. Us here, in the Philippines have adopted so much to the American way of life of being so reliant on cars. Perhaps if we can redesign our city that would be more people friendly rather than investing to make it vehicle friendly. Focus more on the mobility than roadway availability. If we would gear towards collective rather than individual mobility, then I think expanding of our roadways would no longer be necessary. Investments should be made to place collective transport systems that would take you to all the destinations in the city/province/island without using your own vehicle. Collectively, individual vehicles serve very little purpose. Most of the time, it's just for glamor. It mobilizes only a very few people at any given time and consumes a lot of space on the road resulting to collective immobilization.

The alpha concept of walking on the other hand serves more distinct advantages. Walking gives opportunities for more social exposure and its good for your health. And because of its most fundamental concept, it's definitely environment friendly.

Perhaps in redesigning our city, planners/developers should focus more on making distances shorter, like the concept of Fuente Triangle for instance, where you would find everything you need in one location that is so close to where you live and where you work. Or planners/developers would make pedestrian spaces wider rather than widening road ways for cars. And most importantly, installing a transport system that would serve a metro wide scope that cars, run by the noisy and dirty internal combustion engine would take its place in history and rest peacefully in our museums.

bakasaurus

January 27th, 2009, 03:02 PM

...hmmm...sa Cebu? :lol:

Tumpak! Haha.

Actually sa Mt. View looking to the north. The foothills and mountains above Cebu, Mandaue, Lacion I think...

Pero master die hard..wide kaayo imo tubag..imo prize bobot lang.:lol:

diehardbisdak

January 27th, 2009, 03:24 PM

Cebu's Handicrafts

flickr pics by @ Rho0oooomey
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3231295876_d633edf4c1.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/3231295872_83b8117437.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/3231295864_441095bfea.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3311/3231295858_a1801ff213.jpg?v=0

diehardbisdak

January 27th, 2009, 03:28 PM

Camotes, North Cebu

flickr pic by @transplant_surgeon
http://www.imageocean.net/images/3ud9ahy1fsa3g7k5ho.jpg

zidlakan

January 27th, 2009, 03:33 PM

that's a different case. sa SRP ra ang naay restriction. if you observed, anha diha nga dapita sa SRP moyuyok padung mo landing or adto sa Olango, pero kasagaran anha gyud tungod sa SRP.

unfortunately, its true ... and we i don't think we can convince ATO to change
their minds. anybody who is familiar with MCIAA landings coming from the south
will understand the height restrictions.

incidentally ... another trivia ... do you know that this is also exactly the same
reason why the marcelo fernan bridge, which was originally designed as a true
cable-stayed bridge, was redesigned to what it is now - an extradozed cable-
stayed bridge? no wonder kansai airport in osaka, and the new hongkong
airport were built on new man-made islands away from the city center.

but in the case of kansai airport (near osaka, kobe, kyoto and nara cluster of
cities), the height restriction was secondary to the decision to build it on a
new reclaimed island out in the bay. the primary reason was (another trivia
and would you believe it!), to prevent noise pollution!!!! it seems the
japanese can't sleep when near the airport .... :lol:

edit:
the marcelo fernan bridge looks very beautiful. but it would have been more
beautiful and totally awesome had it been a real/true cable-stayed bridge!
sayang jud ni'ng height restrictions ....

AmbutLang

January 27th, 2009, 03:34 PM

It would be better for Metro Cebu to have all it supertall skyscrapers and other important buildings centered around one location. I'm talking about government buildings, corporate offices, shopping and entertainment centers, sports and recreation facilities, family leisure areas, public squares/plazas, and performance centers centered around Downtown Cebu City, the South Road Properties, and the North Reclamation Area.

Allowing clusters to pop-up the entire breadth of the urban expanse is, actually, bad urban planning. I mean, look at American cities. They're such a mess. They're building highrise clusters in many different locations around their cities. And, because of this, it is impossible to get around them without a car. For different transaction needs, one needs to drive/ride a car from one part of the city to another. It simly isn't convenient.

In addition, it encourages driving and discourages pedestrian walking. And so, with almost everyone on the move using motor vehicles and the streets being narrow, you get traffic jams. And, as a result, commuters waste time and guzzle more gasoline (which has economic and environmental implications).

Now, along with a more central urban lay-out, an extensive, efficient, and effective public-transportation system and infrastructure network should be put in place, as well, so as to augment 'fluid-mobility.'

Now, note that, along with an excellent urban public-transportation system and infrastructure network, there should be wide pedestrian walkways, especially around the central art of the metropolitan area so that people would be encouraged to walk.

This way, Cebu avoids the curse of the car-culture and become a model for other Philippine cities (all of which are terribly urban planned because of their focus on the car over the people).

Not necessarily bai. Diri sa New York, Manhattan in particular, daghan kaayo mga tag-as cluster nga buildings. Ang kalapdon sa mga sidewalk is about 10 feet sa main Avenues that is north to south ug ang the side street is about 8 feet ang kalapdon. Pero huot gihapon oi. Every main Avenues have buses on the street and subways under most of them. Every ten to twelve blocks adunay crosstown buses which travel East to West and vice versa.
Nagkawuot hangtod karon nga bag-ong tunnel para sa subway. Nag zoning sila bag-o, nga wala nay building taller than 85 floors kay ang mga sidewalk dili na maka sarang sa capacidad sa mga nagpuyo ug sa mga nagtrabaho sa area. Adunay executive order sa mayor diri nga 1 million ka mga tanum ma butang by November 2010 sa mga sidewalk sa ciudad. Nag propose dri nga Pangilisan ang uban bus route to BRT, kay limpio ang emission kay sa diesel and efficient. Ang uban buses dri LPG gas ang gigamit. Pero there's no place like home. :)

dongRoy

January 27th, 2009, 03:40 PM

bakasaurus

January 27th, 2009, 03:41 PM

unfortunately, its true ... and we i don't think we can convince ATO to change
their minds. anybody who is familiar with MCIAA landings coming from the south
will understand the height restrictions.

incidentally ... another trivia ... do you know that this is also exactly the same
reason why the marcelo fernan bridge, which was originally designed as a true
cable-stayed bridge, was redesigned to what it is now - an extradozed cable-
stayed bridge? no wonder kansai airport in osaka, and the new hongkong
airport were built on new man-made islands away from the city center.

but in the case of kansai airport (near osaka, kobe, kyoto and nara cluster of
cities), the height restriction was secondary to the decision to build it on a
new reclaimed island out in the bay. the primary reason was (another trivia
and would you believe it!), to prevent noise pollution!!!! it seems the
japanese can't sleep when near the airport .... :lol:

Haha. Sakto sir Paul. Nindot sad baya gyud ang Kansai airport. Nindot pod kaayo ang iyang pwesto. Particular man kaayo ang mga Japanese sa noise pollution kay ang ilahang mga highway naa juy sound buffers basta muagi dapit sa residential areas. Di sad gyud sila ganahan ug mga sabaan nga silingan. Ako nga taga Pusok nagdako, ug ang akong high school tupad sa runway..immune na kaayo sa eroplano nga mulabay.:lol:

Murag ang ako bitaw una nakit-an na design sa second bridge atong 1994 na PICE convention sa Cebu kay niapil man akong papa murag Fan-type bitaw na cable-stayed bridge (ang naa sa design sa envelope sa kit) ambot kung sakto ba ang akong nahinumduman. So mura ug mas taas dapat ang pylons?

zidlakan

January 27th, 2009, 04:01 PM

quick question for @zidlakan. Butangan pa ba na ug Manufacturing Firms ang SRP Sir Paul? Karon nga nanarado na ang mga Electronics Manufacturing Companies all over the world, what kind of industries, except of course for contact centers, ang puwedeng mabutang sa SRP nga makagenerate dyud ug ample jobs and could produce tangible products?

let's put it this way ... when the SRP was proposed in 1991, it was designed
exactly like MEPZ. in other words, it was designed for export-processing
manufacturing ... exactly like MEPZ ... 100% manufacturing, no residential,
no commercial, no other function.

then came the 1997 asian crisis ... together with the emergence of china and
vietnam. bang!!!! down goes SRP's advantage unta. so since 2001, we have
been redefining SRP's role to what it is promoted by CIPC now - mixed use
residential-commercial-CBD function with emphasis on IT/BPO businesses and
a probable medical-tourism zone. it would not be explicitly publicized cause
oftentimes prospective investors don't want their plans to be revealed but
there will be a heavy infusion of employment generators in the IT sector,
probably surpassing manila (ato ra ni ha? he he). a retirement zone, if
there are investors interested, would also be welcome.

trivia ... MEPZ was filled up between 1988 - 1992 (it was the generator of
CEBOOM), a mere 4 years - all 119 has. of it. the next years, there was
the expansion, then MEPZ II, then CLIP, etc. after the 1997 crisis, the
entry of manufacturing declined ... until .... between 2005 and 2008, not
a single manufacturing firm of the likes of MEPZ came to cebu ....

Haha. Sakto sir Paul. Nindot sad baya gyud ang Kansai airport. Nindot pod kaayo ang iyang pwesto. Particular man kaayo ang mga Japanese sa noise pollution kay ang ilahang mga highway naa juy sound buffers basta muagi dapit sa residential areas. Di sad gyud sila ganahan ug mga sabaan nga silingan. Ako nga taga Pusok nagdako, ug ang akong high school tupad sa runway..immune na kaayo sa eroplano nga mulabay.:lol:

niingon sila nga usa kuno ka timailhan nga ni develop na ang usa ka lugar
kay asyoso na kuno kaayo ang mga residente ... sa nagkalisud pa kuno ang
usa ka siyudad o nasud, di na ig sapayan ang saba. kung mo asenso na
kuno ang nasud, mo protesta na ug mag rally kung naa laý gamay'ng saba.

he he mao naý nahitabo sa japan ...

diehardbisdak

January 27th, 2009, 04:03 PM

^^ sir @paul...unsa'y mga bag-ong projects karon sa Cebu aside sa mga infra..i know dili ni sakop sa imong department pero basin na- ka'y idea sa mga new proposed projects karon sa Cebu...heheh!

The Cebuano Exultor

January 27th, 2009, 04:04 PM

Not necessarily bai. Diri sa New York, Manhattan in particular, daghan kaayo mga tag-as cluster nga buildings. Ang kalapdon sa mga sidewalk is about 10 feet sa main Avenues that is north to south ug ang the side street is about 8 feet ang kalapdon. Pero huot gihapon oi. Every main Avenues have buses on the street and subways under most of them. Every ten to twelve blocks adunay crosstown buses which travel East to West and vice versa.
Nagkawuot hangtod karon nga bag-ong tunnel para sa subway. Nag zoning sila bag-o, nga wala nay building taller than 85 floors kay ang mga sidewalk dili na maka sarang sa capacidad sa mga nagpuyo ug sa mga nagtrabaho sa area. Adunay executive order sa mayor diri nga 1 million ka mga tanum ma butang by November 2010 sa mga sidewalk sa ciudad. Nag propose dri nga Pangilisan ang uban bus route to BRT, kay limpio ang emission kay sa diesel and efficient. Ang uban buses dri LPG gas ang gigamit. Pero there's no place like home. :)

^^ Yes, NYC Borough of Manhattan and the Loop Area of Chicago are, perhaps, the most well-planned urban areas in America.

The problem with Manhattan's lay-out though is that there are simply too few fly-overs and too many intersections (thanks to its island-wide grid lay-out road network). I mean, look at Hong Kong Island. It is another example of an uber-dense island but the traffic situation isn't as bad as in Manhattan. There are simply too many intersections with traffic lights in Manhattan. This is something you don't see in Hong Kong.

But regardless of the traffic and the pedestrian clock sidewalks, NYC trumps any other major American city when it comes to the general 'fluid-mobility' of the populous. I mean, L.A.s traffic is much worse, I believe.

dongRoy

January 27th, 2009, 04:05 PM

trivia ... MEPZ was filled up between 1988 - 1992 (it was the generator of
CEBOOM), a mere 4 years - all 119 has. of it. the next years, there was
the expansion, then MEPZ II, then CLIP, etc. after the 1997 crisis, the
entry of manufacturing declined ... until .... between 2005 and 2008, not
a single manufacturing firm of the likes of MEPZ came to cebu ....

Thanks for the info Sir Paul... BTW, nindut kaayo ning magsige ka'g provide ug mga trivial nga info sa imong posts Sir dah! Di-a ko'y proposal para sa tanan. Ato ning icompile ang mga trivia ni Sir Paul and inig sunod SSC-Cebu gathering, atong ipacontest. Ang makatubag duna'y premyo!:banana:

diehardbisdak

January 27th, 2009, 04:17 PM

...an old pic of SRP's viaduct....flickr pic by @MalNino
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2970021000_19c52f95e3_o.jpg

bakasaurus

January 27th, 2009, 04:17 PM

SleMarKen

January 27th, 2009, 04:21 PM

that's a different case. sa SRP ra ang naay restriction. if you observed, anha diha nga dapita sa SRP moyuyok padung mo landing or adto sa Olango, pero kasagaran anha gyud tungod sa SRP.

. anybody who is familiar with MCIAA landings coming from the south
will understand the height restrictions.

May point sad ang 150m restriction kay ig landing sa eroplano, adto gyud na mo curve dapit sa amoa sa Pardo going east to SRP while descending so kuyaw gyud kung naay supertall sa SRP... Maka apekto sad na sa signal sa eroplano kung matongod na sa mga antena sa mga supertalls (if ever naa) og turbulence tungod sa rought terrain tungod sa mga buildings...

diehardbisdak

January 27th, 2009, 04:21 PM

..another old pic of SRP's viaduct - flickr pic by @MarorieS

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/3047049721_72252fd6a9_o.jpg

diehardbisdak

January 27th, 2009, 04:25 PM

...old pics of SRP's viaduct

flickr pic by @MalNino
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2970021000_19c52f95e3_o.jpg

flickr pic by @MarorieS
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/3047049721_72252fd6a9_o.jpg

SuperGrass78

January 27th, 2009, 05:19 PM

^^^^
nakita nako ang dakong litra sa south road properties, nindot unta og tuparan nana ang mga litra og dako pod kaayo nga billboard with the rendering of the Proposed SRP development sa FLI! yeahaaa kanindot unta sa? magsige gyud kog agi agi para motan-aw lang..:lol::lol: :banana:

Jimbu

January 27th, 2009, 06:38 PM

-FLI eyes more projects (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/fli-eyes-more-projects)
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

AS the global economic turmoil deepens, property developer Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) continues to invest in ongoing and future projects in Cebu.

Louie Carandang, FLI business development officer, said two of the company’s ongoing projects are on time—the Grand Cenia Condotel and Residences in Cebu City and the Seascapes Resort Town in Lapu-Lapu City.

Both projects bank on Cebu being a tourism hub even while reports point to a slowdown in the travel market, as a result of the financial crisis that is affecting many major economies worldwide.

“It (tourism) is a cycle. It will recover later. We’re not scared about our investments, particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao,” said Carandang. He cited Department of Tourism figures that show Cebu would need about 400,000 to 500,000 hotel and resort rooms a year.

He said buyers of condotel units at Grand Cenia also see the same potential. “Our sales have not been affected by the crisis,” he added.

He pointed out that buyers of Grand Cenia are mostly foreigners or Filipinos with foreign income (like overseas Filipino
workers) “who are not so much affected” by the global crisis.

While Seascapes is considered “very high-end”—with lots priced around P15,000 per square meter and prices for condo units going up to as much as P9 million—FLI is confident the property will sell very well. Its target markets are foreigners and overseas-based investors.

Sold out

Carandang reported that all Seascapes lots have already been sold out within a year after the developer began pre-selling the property.

FLI, however, has decided not to sell shares to its club house that will feature a spa and sports facilities.

Carandang said FLI has seen the business potential of keeping the ownership of the club house and its amenities. He added that FLI might contact an international spa operator to manage the facility.

FLI is also confident about the success of its future projects: the One Oasis condo compound in Mabolo, Cebu City, which will be implemented this year; and its expansion of existing housing subdivisions in Lapu-Lapu City and Talisay City.

Cecille Canturias, FLI Cebu sales team head, said the company’s sales continue to go up. In 2000, its sales were only P30 million a year, which went up to P450 million in 2007 and P700 million in 2008.

“We have many repeat buyers, they buy condo units for investment,” she said.

Grand Cenia condotels are projected to earn P300,000 to P400,000 a year for the unit owner, which means “it will pay for itself,” said Carandang.

“FLI has been around for more than 15 years, surviving crises is nothing new to us. But we’re very prudent and in 2009, we will continue to be; but we will not sacrifice the quality of our products,” said Carandang.

He admitted, though, that to respond to the needs of its target markets, FLI has decided to develop products that are more affordable. He cited One Oasis, whose condo units will be priced from P1.4 million to P2 million.

He said One Oasis, which will be located near major malls and universities, will be ideal for new families and those with children who study in Cebu City.

To make it easier for buyers, FLI has also lowered the interest rates of its in-house financing program to 11.5 percent for the first years from P19 percent. It has also extended its low-interest rate period to 36 months from 18 months.

FLI will also invest in a 50.6-hectare mixed-use development at the South Road Properties of Cebu City in a joint venture with the City Government. (LAP)

Mootown

January 27th, 2009, 07:58 PM

It would be better for Metro Cebu to have all it supertall skyscrapers and other important buildings centered around one location. I'm talking about government buildings, corporate offices, shopping and entertainment centers, sports and recreation facilities, family leisure areas, public squares/plazas, and performance centers centered around Downtown Cebu City, the South Road Properties, and the North Reclamation Area.

Allowing clusters to pop-up the entire breadth of the urban expanse is, actually, bad urban planning. I mean, look at American cities. They're such a mess. They're building highrise clusters in many different locations around their cities. And, because of this, it is impossible to get around them without a car. For different transaction needs, one needs to drive/ride a car from one part of the city to another. It simly isn't convenient.

In addition, it encourages driving and discourages pedestrian walking. And so, with almost everyone on the move using motor vehicles and the streets being narrow, you get traffic jams. And, as a result, commuters waste time and guzzle more gasoline (which has economic and environmental implications).

Now, along with a more central urban lay-out, an extensive, efficient, and effective public-transportation system and infrastructure network should be put in place, as well, so as to augment 'fluid-mobility.'

Now, note that, along with an excellent urban public-transportation system and infrastructure network, there should be wide pedestrian walkways, especially around the central part of the metropolitan area so that people would be encouraged to walk.

This way, Cebu avoids the curse of the car-culture and becomes a model for other Philippine cities (all of which are terribly urban planned because of their focus on the car over the people).

What american city are you talking...IMO i dont know if there is an american city that is not well urban planned. The downtown area which is the center of the city is complete of parks, malls, government offices,public offices...you can do all of any transactions in one place making the downtown area crowded and our freeways around downtown are very congested especially in rush hour.IMO its not that its hard to get around these places without a car i mean we have public trans that takes us where ever but its the american culture that americans just love cars america have more cars than its people. Its also necessary to have a car because america is just too big and everything is far that you'll have to have a car to get to work and places you want to go. That is why we messure distance here by miles not km.

SuperGrass78

January 27th, 2009, 08:33 PM

^^
do you think now, with the growing number of cars and the prevailing traffic congestion in the big cities, be it in america or in asian, is it still practical and easy if you have a car? :)

timz06

January 28th, 2009, 12:20 AM

@ bai timz06 can u post the Ayala pics also at the Shop! Cebu City thread! Wala pa pics didto sa Ayala Center.. especially the Terraces..

i try to find this thread pero ala lagi:ohno:. asa ni makita or can anyone provide the link for me... thanks... :banana:

zidlakan

January 28th, 2009, 12:26 AM

^^
do you think now, with the growing number of cars and the prevailing traffic congestion in the big cities, be it in america or in asian, is it still practical and easy if you have a car? :)

hmmmm ... we're threading on dangerous grounds here ... i'd like to carefully
advance a question which is based on a profound statement of mr. enrique
peñalosa, former mayor of bogota, implementor of the TransMilenio which is
bogota's bus rapid transit (BRT) system and considered the best in the world so
far, and prime advocay leader of the BRT concept ....

his statement is, and i quote, "a city can be friendly to people ..., or it can be
friendly to cars, ... BUT NOT BOTH! (capitalization mine)

my question is ... do we plan (design) cities for people or for cars?

@ALL

the above question will derive arguments for and against certain principles
which are also presently being debated worldwide in the urban planning
discipline and profession. there might be a tendency for us to argue too
much as to cause unnecessary and unwanted heated posts or even rants
to emphasize a point. so i am pleading that everyone remain calm and just
make this a good discussion area. lets learn from other people ...

flesh_is_weak

January 28th, 2009, 12:33 AM

150m max? ok na lang pud na kaysa wala :lol:

asa man na part sa Metro Cebu walay height restrictions?

zidlakan

January 28th, 2009, 12:36 AM

Thanks for the info Sir Paul... BTW, nindut kaayo ning magsige ka'g provide ug mga trivial nga info sa imong posts Sir dah! Di-a ko'y proposal para sa tanan. Ato ning icompile ang mga trivia ni Sir Paul and inig sunod SSC-Cebu gathering, atong ipacontest. Ang makatubag duna'y premyo!:banana:

nice idea ... but don't limit it to me. kadaghang trivia ato makuha dinhi gikan
sa ubang members ... wa lang nila butangi ug "trivia" ... pero trivia gud na gud.

aha, you mean questions like, "what's the difference between an ordinary (real,
true) cable-stayed bridge and an extradozed cable-stayed bridge" ... he he he,
bonus question lang ... katong naka basa makalimot na sad to at the end of the
year ....

zidlakan

January 28th, 2009, 12:41 AM

150m max? ok na lang pud na kaysa wala :lol:

asa man na part sa Metro Cebu walay height restrictions?

there is a certain envelop around the airport runway ... nakalimot ko pila to ka
meters or kilometers .... and i'm still trying to find that 3-D diagram which i saw
more than 10 years ago --> it was the approach/glide path envelope around
the runway where there are airport restrictions. i know that SRP is affected
as well as the bridges. it looks like the outline of a big antibiotic capsule with
the runway as the center.

cge lang maninguha ko makit an to'ng daan nga diagram or maybe i'll ask ATO
for a new one then i'll post it here ...

flesh_is_weak

January 28th, 2009, 01:09 AM

in that case, unless dili ibalhin ang airport, ang supertalls sa Cebu Island murag dili gyud dinhi sa Metro Cebu motubo...kung madayon to na himoong state capital ang Toledo, adto tingali dapit :lol:

btw, about anang cars vs people, adto ko sa people dapig...butangan ug mass transit system (run by the government or a private entity), sirad-an ang ubang dalan para himoun ug public squares/parks, padak-an ang sidewalks, nya mag-implement ug toll fee during rush hour para sa mga magdala ug sakyanan (sa mga taga lagyo, for example sa Minglanilla ka gapuyo, mo-drive ka padung sa border sa Cebu City kung asa nahimutang ang main terminal sa BRT/south terminus sa LRT, i-park nimo imong sakyanan didto, nya sakay na ka sa BRT/LRT padung sa imong trabaho...)

Mootown

January 28th, 2009, 01:16 AM

^^
do you think now, with the growing number of cars and the prevailing traffic congestion in the big cities, be it in america or in asian, is it still practical and easy if you have a car? :)

I think it is practical to have a car if you live far from work like my brother-and-law who lives in Elk grove and works in San francisco he drives 4hrs a day to and from work. San Francisco has its own BART system or the Bay Area rapid transit but the services only run within san francisco, richmond, freemont, martinez, and dublin area beyond that its another metro system. The buses and light rail system here operating in Sacramento and Elk Grove within the county are different from the BART sysmtem. Even the Elk Grove or the E-Tran has a very limited service compared to the Sacramento Regional Transit and there in the same county. The E-tran runs every 30min to 1hr and no trains running here while the sacramento regional transit runs every 15 min and the trains run every 15min also and it only serve the sacramento city limits now if i was going to sacramento from elk grove and i will take E-tran it would take me more than an hour but if i take my car it only take 15 to 20 min. Many people prefer to take their car and leaved it parked in train stations and take the train to work that is better way than taking the bus.

For now cars is the primary transpo for most americans living in small cities that dont have or limited service on their public transpo systems but recently the number of people taking alternative means of transportation have grown (i guess that is due to high gas prices) but has not significantly ease the flow of traffic in major highways. The public transport system here in california and most states isn't as efficient as compared to other countries in europe or asia, services here are limited. Thats why many americans still depend on their cars and the highways. In the northeastern part of the states have the best railway system than that of the rest of the country. Soon may follow if the new administration will do what it promised.

Under Obama's priorities he is willing to spend billions to rebuild and fix americas infrastructure to accommodate the growing population and that also will help americas economy giving jobs to millions of unemployed americans. If this is done then california may see its first high-speed rail system like that of japan and china.

There will be always cars when ever are roads so no matter how well and effiecient these public systems are design to serve its really a personal choice some people want to drive some dont and americans love cars so who knows maybe change in ten years, america will be like the europeans and some asians.

Mootown

January 28th, 2009, 01:27 AM

Cebu is best suited for a mass transit system like a railway not just metro cebu but for the whole cebu province kay dili man lagyo ang mga city ug municipalities du-ol IMO.

Mootown

January 28th, 2009, 01:37 AM

hmmmm ... we're threading on dangerous grounds here ... i'd like to carefully
advance a question which is based on a profound statement of mr. enrique
peñalosa, former mayor of bogota, implementor of the TransMilenio which is
bogota's bus rapid transit (BRT) system and considered the best in the world so
far, and prime advocay leader of the BRT concept ....

his statement is, and i quote, "a city can be friendly to people ..., or it can be
friendly to cars, ... BUT NOT BOTH! (capitalization mine)

my question is ... do we plan (design) cities for people or for cars?

@ALL

the above question will derive arguments for and against certain principles
which are also presently being debated worldwide in the urban planning
discipline and profession. there might be a tendency for us to argue too
much as to cause unnecessary and unwanted heated posts or even rants
to emphasize a point. so i am pleading that everyone remain calm and just
make this a good discussion area. lets learn from other people ...

No worries here sir we all want to hear peoples opinions...

150m max? ok na lang pud na kaysa wala :lol:

asa man na part sa Metro Cebu walay height restrictions?

there is a certain envelop around the airport runway ... nakalimot ko pila to ka
meters or kilometers .... and i'm still trying to find that 3-D diagram which i saw
more than 10 years ago --> it was the approach/glide path envelope around
the runway where there are airport restrictions. i know that SRP is affected
as well as the bridges. it looks like the outline of a big antibiotic capsule with
the runway as the center.

cge lang maninguha ko makit an to'ng daan nga diagram or maybe i'll ask ATO
for a new one then i'll post it here ...

I wanted to bring this topic a long time ago but i did not think anyone here knows before you came sir.

flesh_is_weak

January 28th, 2009, 01:50 AM

Cebu is best suited for a mass transit system like a railway not just metro cebu but for the whole cebu province kay dili man lagyo ang mga city ug municipalities du-ol IMO.

either LRT or trains gyud, linking the towns in the south, west, and north to Metro Cebu (or if i have my way, a unified Cebu Megacity--as in all the LGUs in urban Metro Cebu combined as one city) which in turn would have either a BRT network or something similar like trams.

betro

January 28th, 2009, 01:53 AM

Unsay premyo? luna sa SRP? Condo unit?

Hehe. Apil gyud ko ana!:lol:

Ayaw kabalaka sa premyo kay si dongroy ra mohatag.:banana:

zidlakan

January 28th, 2009, 02:03 AM

in that case, unless dili ibalhin ang airport, ang supertalls sa Cebu Island murag dili gyud dinhi sa Metro Cebu motubo...kung madayon to na himoong state capital ang Toledo, adto tingali dapit :lol:

i'll try to find the old diagram i saw. but if i remember right, the envelop covered
only a strip of the mainland adjacent to the mactan channel (which unfortu-
nately included the SRP and the bridges). so there should not be any
problem with areas uptown or even ayala business park. i'm not sure with
the north recla.

cge lang. i'm writing a letter today to ATO officially asking clarifications. we
are due for revision of our zoning ordinance anyway and i am planning to
include the height restrictions in the zoning ordinance. wa man gud na sauna
coz nobody in the past ever thought we'll have 40 storey buildings or higher.
usa ra'y conclusion ... nilambo na jud ang sugbo - previous assumptions are
no longer valid.

leylander

January 28th, 2009, 02:56 AM

sir paul. naa diay koy question.

pirmi ko mag-agian sa mango ave. every afternoon after sa office. mga 6:00 pm. kanotice ko nga traffic man gyud diha kaayo. and big factor gyud ang mga nagpark nga cars sa mga students sa st. theresa's college. magbabag na sila. usahay double-park pa gani. naa pa gyud daghan mang-gawas na cars from their main gate nga makasamot ug traffic. dayon naa silay ilang own traffic enforcers nga mangasaba sa mga drivers kay dapat paunahon gyud ang cars from STC ug gawas. allowed diay na sila diha? pwede diay nga naa silay ilang traffic team?

Fly2Bacolod

January 28th, 2009, 02:56 AM

i really like this pic........
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3353/3230090761_4f3a80338f.jpg?v=0
flickr pic by jaoie

mOjicAn

January 28th, 2009, 03:32 AM

either LRT or trains gyud, linking the towns in the south, west, and north to Metro Cebu (or if i have my way, a unified Cebu Megacity--as in all the LGUs in urban Metro Cebu combined as one city) which in turn would have either a BRT network or something similar like trams.

what a great idea bai....all the LGU's in urban Metro Cebu combined as one city!!! perhaps, the move is very good in Metro Cebu, then it'll have a unified Urban Master Planning which could be good,and to be managed by a body like MMDA in the capital, and of course it should be represented by all the LGUs concerned. ....The problem is what if the politicians in these LGUs won't agree with this kind of idea, such idea (to connect it), will end their political aspirations and ambitions, if not all those politicians, coz you mention above, all LGUs combined into one city, so only one person will have to governed, unsa nalang tong uban?

hehehehehe...opinion lang...

SleMarKen

January 28th, 2009, 04:16 AM

i'll try to find the old diagram i saw. but if i remember right, the envelop covered
only a strip of the mainland adjacent to the mactan channel (which unfortu-
nately included the SRP and the bridges). so there should not be any
problem with areas uptown or even ayala business park. i'm not sure with
the north recla.

cge lang. i'm writing a letter today to ATO officially asking clarifications. we
are due for revision of our zoning ordinance anyway and i am planning to
include the height restrictions in the zoning ordinance. wa man gud na sauna
coz nobody in the past ever thought we'll have 40 storey buildings or higher.
usa ra'y conclusion ... nilambo na jud ang sugbo - previous assumptions are
no longer valid.

Thanks kaayo Sir kay nihatag gyud kag panahon sa amo pag answer sa among questions, pag hatag og mga latest updates sa inyong mga meetings sa City Hall then imo sad i apil atong mga discussions dri sa imo og sa local gov't nga mga plans para sa Cebu, feel namo mura nasad mi og part sa government kay what is being discussed here, imo dal on sa City Hall og imo tagaan og action... So, many thanks gyud kaayo Sir Paul:okay:

SuperGrass78

January 28th, 2009, 04:24 AM

Cebu is best suited for a mass transit system like a railway not just metro cebu but for the whole cebu province kay dili man lagyo ang mga city ug municipalities du-ol IMO.

i think we only need to use our car when we travel the north, west and southern provinces but within the metro cebu area, its good if we just take the public transportation... for me i even prefer to take a bicycle within the city, its a good exercise and environment friendly as well....:cheers:

zidlakan

January 28th, 2009, 04:32 AM

Thanks kaayo Sir kay nihatag gyud kag panahon sa amo pag answer sa among questions, pag hatag og mga latest updates sa inyong mga meetings sa City Hall then imo sad i apil atong mga discussions dri sa imo og sa local gov't nga mga plans para sa Cebu, feel namo mura nasad mi og part sa government kay what is being discussed here, imo dal on sa City Hall og imo tagaan og action... So, many thanks gyud kaayo Sir Paul:okay:

you're very much welcome. i believe the worst thing that can happen to govt.
is to be secluded and isolate itself from the general public. we should be
attuned to what the public thinks and that's why i always make it a point to
listen to the AM radio in the morning. not FM ha, he he, puro ra man na music.
i already said to SSC before panagsa lang ko dinhi kay didto ko sa CCGF (cebu
city government forum) magpuyo to listen to current issues. however, medyo
na wa man ang CCGF kay naa pa'y problema ang among server sa MICS mao
na'ng mura'g na pirme na ako OL dinhi. inig balik sa CCGF basin panagsa na
sad ko maka OL dinhi. but don't worry, when that time comes, i' ll make it
a point to visit here at least once a week.

dongRoy

January 28th, 2009, 04:45 AM

you're very much welcome. i believe the worst thing that can happen to govt.
is to be secluded and isolate itself from the general public. we should be
attuned to what the public thinks and that's why i always make it a point to
listen to the AM radio in the morning. not FM ha, he he, puro ra man na music.
i already said to SSC before panagsa lang ko dinhi kay didto ko sa CCGF (cebu
city government forum) magpuyo to listen to current issues. however, medyo
na wa man ang CCGF kay naa pa'y problema ang among server sa MICS mao
na'ng mura'g na pirme na ako OL dinhi. inig balik sa CCGF basin panagsa na
sad ko maka OL dinhi. but don't worry, when that time comes, i' ll make it
a point to visit here at least once a week.

Meanwhile Sir @zidlakan, maybe you could also invite all the other councilors to partake in the discussions here in the SSC-Cebu City thread samtang down pa ang server sa City Hall. This could also be a good channel for the constituents to ask these questions, express thoughts and opinions regarding the direction, goals and fate of our beloved hometown.

Besides, we all have one goal here and that is for the betterment of Cebu City and her people. This can become a way of democracy working in this age of Information Technology. In this way, we can really talk about and tackle real and important issues concerning our beloved Cebu.

Overall, we are still grateful for all the services you have done. Kung puwede pa lang mi muapil ug mutabang sa inyong trabaho, daghan kaayo ming mga willing muserve diri.

SuperGrass78

January 28th, 2009, 04:54 AM

Meanwhile Sir @zidlakan, maybe you could also invite all the other councilors to partake in the discussions here in the SSC-Cebu City thread samtang down pa ang server sa City Hall. This could also be a good channel for the constituents to ask these questions, express thoughts and opinions regarding the direction, goals and fate of our beloved hometown.

Besides, we all have one goal here and that is for the betterment of Cebu City and her people. This can become a way of democracy working in this age of Information Technology. In this way, we can really talk about and tackle real and important issues concerning our beloved Cebu.

Overall, we are still grateful for all the services you have done. Kung puwede pa lang mi muapil ug mutabang sa inyong trabaho, daghan kaayo ming mga willing muserve diri.

bitaw willing kayo mi..miski part time lang, miski walay sweldo pa lagi! hehe

dongRoy

January 28th, 2009, 04:55 AM

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bitaw willing kayo mi..miski part time lang, miski walay sweldo pa lagi! hehe

Exactly! A sort of internship towards public service.

SuperGrass78

January 28th, 2009, 04:58 AM

SSC guys what if sugdan na nato paghelp ang Cebu city...manghatag kaha tag flyers promoting the BRT...adto ta sa downtown, uptown sa robinsons or ayala manghatag tag flyers sa mga nanlakaw...hehehe!

betro

January 28th, 2009, 05:01 AM

Meanwhile Sir @zidlakan, maybe you could also invite all the other councilors to partake in the discussions here in the SSC-Cebu City thread samtang down pa ang server sa City Hall. This could also be a good channel for the constituents to ask these questions, express thoughts and opinions regarding the direction, goals and fate of our beloved hometown.

Besides, we all have one goal here and that is for the betterment of Cebu City and her people. This can become a way of democracy working in this age of Information Technology. In this way, we can really talk about and tackle real and important issues concerning our beloved Cebu.

Overall, we are still grateful for all the services you have done. Kung puwede pa lang mi muapil ug mutabang sa inyong trabaho, daghan kaayo ming mga willing muserve diri.

Bai, As far as i know all city councilors are busy with their respective assignments like committees beside they were also given some executive functions by mayor tom. You can also help the city thru membership (NGO) of CCDC or known as Cebu City Development Council or do a community projects or tie up project with Cebu City Government that benefits the people of Cebu City.

betro

January 28th, 2009, 05:07 AM

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bitaw willing kayo mi..miski part time lang, miski walay sweldo pa lagi! hehe

Naa man daghan volunteer sa city hall. Especially karon campaign period pohon. hehehehe. pili lang ka from congressman, mayor, vice mayor og councilors. some naay honorarium, ang uban wala pero naay snacks, paniudto og panihapon. Mao nay spirit of volunteerism.

rustyboi

January 28th, 2009, 05:08 AM

Bai, As far as i know all city councilors are busy with their respective assignments like committees beside they were also given some executive functions by mayor tom. You can also help the city thru membership (NGO) of CCDC or known as Cebu City Development Council or do a community projects or tie up project with Cebu City Government that benefits the people of Cebu City.

ako lapu-lapu resident man ko so kelangan si radaza akong duolon. pwede kaha ko mu volunteer mag repair sa mga roads? :lol: aw DPWH man diay ni. hehehe

by the way, does anybody know the City Planner of Lapu-lapu City? i'd like to know him better regarding his plans, vision, etc. and probably the city planners of other cities too like Mandaue, Talisay, etc.

i'll try to find the old diagram i saw. but if i remember right, the envelop covered
only a strip of the mainland adjacent to the mactan channel (which unfortu-
nately included the SRP and the bridges). so there should not be any
problem with areas uptown or even ayala business park. i'm not sure with
the north recla.

cge lang. i'm writing a letter today to ATO officially asking clarifications. we
are due for revision of our zoning ordinance anyway and i am planning to
include the height restrictions in the zoning ordinance. wa man gud na sauna
coz nobody in the past ever thought we'll have 40 storey buildings or higher.
usa ra'y conclusion ... nilambo na jud ang sugbo - previous assumptions are
no longer valid.

Sir paul one more thing, i'll take this opportunity nalang to ask. has the city hall or the concerned department ever crossed its mind to make an update/upgrade of our traffic system? at least in SRP? it seems that the existing intelligent traffic system is not that intelligent anymore, for some reason. hehe.. would you know if the city mayor or mayors have considered putting up an upgraded traffic system all over the metro which includes putting up surveillance cameras that are capable of grabbing the plate numbers in less than a second? so that erring and reckless drivers can be apprehended faster and more effective? kay pait kaayo kung naa tay BRT then daghan gihapon abusado nga drivers especially sa mga public transport. para pud ma discipline tanan mga motorists. in addition, it will definitely help our traffic enforcers to respond more quickly when there's a bottle-neck and/or car accidents sort of.

i was also wondering if the city be more than willing to cooperate with our local telco's in the future in making GPS widely available and be embedded to the metro traffic system? i would love to drive my car with a built-in computer to give me directions, provide faster routes and in emergency cases. all these are already being used in other parts of the world for quite sometime. it would be nice to have this in Cebu in the future. :cool:

zidlakan

January 28th, 2009, 05:56 AM

whoaaaaaaaahhh ... he he hinay-hinay lang ...

firstly, allow me to thank all who expressed willingness to help. i wish it will
infect all the 780T residents of the city, he he he

however, let's go down to some practical truths. government is government
and as spiderman will tell you 'great power comes with great responsibility.' dats
why all of us government employees have to take an oath which says "... to
accept all the rights and privileges, AND duties and responsibilities ..." of our
office. bottom line is when you start helping or working for government, it
demands accountability (civil service, COA, etc. - hasul kaayo, bay) and sooner
or later kamo ra sa'y mapul-an (napul-an na man gani ko!, he he). and i'll
promise you, sooner or later, you'll get frustrated with gov't. ... but if you
really want it ... and you're serious, ... welcome!

my idea is this - SSC exist for a different purpose. and i'm sure there are a
lot of SSC members who don't want to do what you're suggesting. rather
than cause disagreements here, let's just continue what we are doing here.
if you have suggestions i can certainly forward it to the proper gov't office
but the problem is if CCGF comes online again, i may not be able to stay
here as often as this time. my suggestion is, as some of you have done
before, when CCGF gets online again, SSC-cebu members who are interes-
ted can join there, too, so if there are some discussions here which need
to be brought to the attention of the city government, you can just log
in there and post it.

re: councilors ... i doubt it. naglisud man gani mi pa online nila sa CCGF
nga owned pa to sa city gov't., dinhi pa kaha? maihap ra to sa mga coun-
cilors nga mo-OL sa CCGF ug manubag ug issues.

re: CDC ... good suggestion. you can join an NGO which is a member of
the CDC. there are 56 NGO members sa CDC and many more are members
of its sectoral committees - economic, infra, social, dev-ad, and environ-
mental. they meet quarterly.

re: helping in BRT advocacy - that's a great idea. i will think about that
and when the study will be started i will discuss this with you. i'm sure
there will be a lot of stakeholder consultations, maybe SSC-cebu can have
an active part during the consultations.

anyways, again thanks for the interest guys ...

zidlakan

January 28th, 2009, 06:02 AM

names of the other CPDCs (city planning and development coordinatoors):

lapu-lapu city - perla amar
mandaue city - delia rodrigo
talisay city - christine homez

see!!!!!! bulahan kaayo ko, i'm surrounded by girls!!!!! :banana:

zidlakan

January 28th, 2009, 06:12 AM

trivia (my opinion only) ...

of the four cities: cebu, mandaue, lapu-lapu, talisay ... lapu-lapu city probably
has the best plan!

whether the plan is followed or not is another story ...

for those interested, try to get hold of a copy of the lapu-lapu city development
starteg (CDS), which was formulated with World Bank support ... get it frm
maybe the CPDO or the office of the mayor.

but remember - a good urban plan is more socially oriented, people-oriented
and humane ... it is not necessarily the physical urban design which is more
architectural in nature ...

rustyboi

January 28th, 2009, 06:45 AM

trivia (my opinion only) ...

of the four cities: cebu, mandaue, lapu-lapu, talisay ... lapu-lapu city probably has the best plan!
:banana: Best in Planning diay ang Lapu-lapu! :D
i can't wait to find out what the plan is. :okay:

dive-cebu

January 28th, 2009, 06:59 AM

^^ poorest in implementation? joke ra bai!

bakasaurus

January 28th, 2009, 07:16 AM

:banana: Best in Planning diay ang Lapu-lapu! :D
i can't wait to find out what the plan is. :okay:

Ako pod! Haha..Kung nus-a nuon nga layo na ko sa opon. Haha. Sa una ug magjogging ko sa Fernan bridge inig abot nako sa tumoy, maglantaw ko sa Opon unya magimagine dayon ko ug unsay mga nindot na developments kung ako ang pabut-on haha. The first thing that comes to mind tungod sa mga seaside squatters kay ang pagcreate ug housing programs. Dayon magbutang ko ug Sports stadium na capable muhost sa Olympics in the lot between the two bridges, i reclaim lang gamay aron muexpand ang area. Mga wishful thinking lang to nako pero ganahan kaayo ko magenvision ana na mga butang.

Naperk up nuon ang akoang interest ug samot. Bai Rusty, dapat icapitalize ni nato ang THE PLAN of OPON. hehe. Any clue Sir Paul?

names of the other CPDCs (city planning and development coordinatoors):

lapu-lapu city - perla amar
mandaue city - delia rodrigo
talisay city - christine homez

see!!!!!! bulahan kaayo ko, i'm surrounded by girls!!!!!

Ang taga Opon pod ang pinakagwapa sir Paul sa? HAhaha.:lol:

I had the chance to see all of you together sa conference sa UP last year. Was the first time I actually started to believe na our beloved Cebu can be really focused, that we are heading somewhere that we foresee as a common ground in the future for all the cities. Diha pod nako nakit-an ang dako na need for maximized collaboration among the metro cities. Needless to say, nagsugod na sad ko ug kaconscious sa development sa atoang lugar.

I think this is a great thing gyud na IT is used as a vehicle for greater public participation. Mga empowered citizens ang atong gikinahanglan karon especially na ang among generation young and able..talented. Hehe. But more importantly, naay heart for public service and dili apathetic sa mga panghitabo sa Sugbu. Ug ma tap unta pod ni sa atoang politicians bitaw parehas sa strategy sa Obama team, ilahang gimaximize ang use sa web ug grabe gyud ang support na ilahang nakuha.

That said, we really appreciate your presence sir Paul. It's true, that doing this makes us feel more engaged in the shaping of our Cebuano society.

Cheers!:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

Tagay tagay
sa virtual tanduay!:)

diehardbisdak

January 28th, 2009, 07:39 AM

IMO...i don't like them showing the other meaning of CNU...ambot!...hehehhe!

flickr pic by @superl0l0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/3230957207_1be7a32afa.jpg?v=0

diehardbisdak

January 28th, 2009, 07:41 AM

Crown Regency Mactan Hotel's Villas - flickr pic by @pjspear1

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/3231638460_e1aae976d6.jpg?v=0

diehardbisdak

January 28th, 2009, 07:44 AM

...forgot the name of this street in Lapulapu City.. (fronting Crown Regency)

flickr pic by @pjspear1
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/3231635902_29363c9336_b.jpg

a_terisk78y™

January 28th, 2009, 08:08 AM

^^

i think basak-marigondon road ( national road ) or Maximiliano Patalinhug Avenue...

bakasaurus

January 28th, 2009, 08:10 AM

^^
max patalinjug avenue na master diehard..

OH69

January 28th, 2009, 08:56 AM

150 meters only? :( uy, bati-a! (murag kog bata hehe). 150 m is like 40-45 storeys only. :( the 40-storey Crown Regency Tower is around 140 m.

Is this final? Sayang we can't put up a "supertall" diay in SRP. but we still have hope, the Inayawan project of Abangan clan. I hope they can build up a supertall. :lol:

i think ok ra kun 40 to 45 storey ang mga building nga itukud sa srp. AT LEAST 40 to 45 storeys high ha? Kataas na niania. :banana::cheers: The supertall should be build around Jones avenue - CBP area.

Henz

January 28th, 2009, 09:09 AM

^^ poorest in implementation? joke ra bai!

agree ko nimo bai.. kay dili ko katoo na sila diay naa best plan.. hehehe

Jarenz

January 28th, 2009, 09:35 AM

Unsay best eat-all-you-can buffet restaurant in Cebu?? and the rate is cheap...

mOjicAn

January 28th, 2009, 09:38 AM

agree ko nimo bai.. kay dili ko katoo na sila diay naa best plan.. hehehe

hahahahahah......pero sa tinuod mao sad nah akong nakita, nindot lageh ang plans for the city, but ang problema kung ge.implement vah, ug kung na.implement man, tarung pud kaha???faet!!!!!:bash:

mOjicAn

January 28th, 2009, 09:50 AM

i think ok ra kun 40 to 45 storey ang mga building nga itukud sa srp. AT LEAST 40 to 45 storeys high ha? Kataas na niania. :banana::cheers: The supertall should be build around Jones avenue - CBP area.

...agree. ok nana oi, its nice to see 40 to 45-storey buildings sa srp, and its good to see also if the same buildings are to be constructed around Jones Avenue,daghan na towers dha dapita,^^ and its more interesting if the whole stretch of Jones Ave. from Fuente Osmeña to Bangko Sentral, mailisan ug mga highrise buildings dha tanan structures, mura na ug little Wall Street.... :bash:

wahahahahahaha..:lol:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 28th, 2009, 09:59 AM

OT: Wow! I missed the discussion! hahay! paeta gyud aning mangita ka og kwarta sa?! kapoi na!:bash::lol::lol:

federalist

January 28th, 2009, 10:17 AM

SleMarKen

January 28th, 2009, 10:19 AM

betro

January 28th, 2009, 10:27 AM

Filinvest Land bags Cebu dev’t project

FILINVEST LAND, Inc. has received from the Cebu City government the go-signal to develop part of the South Road Properties.

The listed firm told the stock exchange yesterday it had received a notice of award from the local government to develop portions of the prime lot, which is expected to become the centerpiece of the city’s development and its single biggest growth driver.

Last week, the property company said it was close to getting the contract to develop 50 hectares of the local government-owned lot.

The developer will buy about 10 hectares of the prime land and form a joint venture with the city government to develop 40 more hectares. It plans to invest P25 billion in hotels and retirement complexes, among others.

The local government reclaimed the South Road Properties with the help of the Japan Bank of International Cooperation, which extended a 12-billion yen loan through Land Bank of the Philippines.

The facility is registered as a special economic zone with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority and was designed for mixed land use that can accommodate light manufacturing, commercial, tourism, information technology and other service enterprises.

The South Road Properties is about five minutes away from the central business district in downtown Cebu City, about 15 minutes from the Cebu International Port and less than an hour away from the Mactan Cebu International Airport. — Kristine Jane R. Liu

betro

January 28th, 2009, 10:30 AM

Remembering those days...
when SSC Cebu met with Cebu City Government Forum (CCGF)

with Mr. June Pe
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/1798/p1030884copynv7.jpg

with Mr. Paul Villarete
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7774/p1030880copypd3.jpg

Asa man si Engr. Paul Villarete diha? JUN PE raman ako nakit-an.

AmbutLang

January 28th, 2009, 10:35 AM

Asa man si Engr. Paul Villarete diha? JUN PE raman ako nakit-an.

Si Mr. Paul Villarete is on the second photo on the first left.

SuperGrass78

January 28th, 2009, 10:35 AM

waaaaaaaa ka alegre sa discussion...Yes! pohon naa natay participation sa BRT..soon! hahaha! Thanks Sir Paul!

Lets get use of our existence guys! yeeehaaa! :banana: :banana: :banana:

betro

January 28th, 2009, 10:39 AM

No holding back, AboitizLand says

Written by Wilfredo Rodolfo III / Reporter
Monday, 26 January 2009 21:33

OFFICERS of Cebu-based real-estate developer AboitizLand said the company would not be holding back on development projects despite the economic slowdown.

Expressing optimism, they also said the economy will soon bounce back.

AboitizLand president Andoni Aboitiz said project planning goes on as usual, although in an atmosphere of “caution.”

“Real estate is always a tricky industry and the most that you can do is to try to be as steady,” Aboitiz told reporters.

“We do not think for the year ahead. We plan for 2010, 2011. We hope 2009 is just another bump on the road,” he added.

AboitizLand reported brisk sales for flagship project the Persimmon, with 70 percent of the first of four towers sold a year after it was launched.

“The sales figures were actually higher than our expectations,” Aboitiz said.

The Persimmon is the first vertical project of AboitizLand for the midmarket. It sits on a 1.4-hectare property in Cebu City’s Mabolo district.

He said, however, the market could be affected this year, especially if overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) continue to lose jobs, adding that around 50 percent of AboitizLand buyers are OFWs and their families.

Remittances by OFWs might be affected, Aboitiz said, while the business-process outsourcing (BPO) industry may continue to grow. That is why AboitizLand is fast-tracking its iMEZ project inside company-owned Mactan Economic Zone 2 in Lapu-Lapu City.

iMEZ is intended for BPO companies that would locate in Lapu-Lapu City. AboitizLand said it is an ideal location with more than enough power backup to support iMEZ.

There are no firm commitments yet, Aboitiz said, although interest in iMEZ remains high.

betro

January 28th, 2009, 10:47 AM

Si Mr. Paul Villarete is on the second photo on the first left.

Sorry wala jud siya sa picture diha im 100 % sure usa raman ka photo ako nakita gud ang first photo ra. hehehe

bakasaurus

January 28th, 2009, 10:55 AM

Sorry wala jud siya sa picture diha im 100 % sure usa raman ka photo ako nakita. Anyway zidlakan ra ang maka confirm ani. hehehe....

bai betro, naa cya dha..sakto si Ambutlang. Si sir Paul na a.k.a. Zidlakan ang naa sa left most ug nakaputi.:lol:

100 percent ha..imo na lang unta giingon 90%..hehe.:)

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

January 28th, 2009, 10:56 AM

^^

sure ka bai @betro? naa gyud 2nd photo sa akoa pud and I'm certain na si sir paul ni way binuang!.....:lol::lol:

betro

January 28th, 2009, 11:08 AM

^^

sure ka bai @betro? naa gyud 2nd photo sa akoa pud and I'm certain na si sir paul ni way binuang!.....:lol::lol:

Unsa kahay problema sa ako PC nga dili man makita ang 2nd photo. anyway daghan naman mo ni ingon. okay na para sa akoa.

betro

January 28th, 2009, 11:33 AM

Salamat na ulian na jud ako PC nakita na jud ko sa 2nd photo hinay siguro ako internet connection ganiha. Mao gihapon ang nawong ni Paul as usual.

mOjicAn

January 28th, 2009, 11:41 AM

mOjicAn

January 28th, 2009, 11:46 AM

Remembering those days...
when SSC Cebu met with Cebu City Government Forum (CCGF)

with Mr. June Pe
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/1798/p1030884copynv7.jpg

with Mr. Paul Villarete
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7774/p1030880copypd3.jpg

...kabantay ko.....kuyaw man diay ni ug hairstyle si sir Paul.....^^

joke lang.sir Paul, no offense huh..heheheheh:):):)

mOjicAn

January 28th, 2009, 12:04 PM

@ sir Paul, naa bay plano ang City Government nga magtukod ug Stadium or Coliseum sa SRP?

kay murag mao jud nay pinakakuwang nga facility sa atong ciudad. karaan na kaayo ang Cebu Coliseum. dili na bagay mo host ug mga Nation/International events or PBA nya considering nga premier city ta.

kahinumdum ko bai @federalist there was a plan to build a huge structure with the same concept as a coliseum/stadium, it is called the The Cebu MegaDome, but this plan wasn't proposed by the City Government of Cebu, but planned by the Cebu Provincial Government during the administration of former Gov. Pablo Garcia, unfortunately, the planned project wasn't pursue due to several oppositions of different sectors,tied-up with allegations of corruption........highschool pa ko dat tym when this planned project was a bit like lechon na pinagpyistahan ng media....^^

ambot lang sakto ba ko, basta mao na ako nahinumduman, ^^ basin c @sir Paul, kahibalo ani:)

SuperGrass78

January 28th, 2009, 12:05 PM

^^
Si sir paul kay maklaro gyud nimo nga young at heart pa gyud kaayo...I like his aura...hehehe!

federalist

January 28th, 2009, 12:11 PM

@mojican

ive heared that bai. but I also heared that Cebu City Government will pursuit the Megadome project(Medalla's design). Dont know if its really true.

betro

January 28th, 2009, 12:25 PM

@mojican

ive heared that bai. but I also heared that Cebu City Government will pursuit the Megadome project(Medalla's design). Dont know if its really true.

Naa plan ang Cebu City (Sports Stadium) as far as i know but not now pero dili kang medalla na design maybe later kung daghan na sales ang SRP.

MatudNilaBaby

January 28th, 2009, 12:31 PM

SleMarKen

January 28th, 2009, 12:46 PM

Mabolo LED Billboard

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s155/lorensgibb/ssc/MaboloLED01.jpg

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s155/lorensgibb/ssc/MaboloLED02.jpg

zidlakan

January 28th, 2009, 12:52 PM

@ sir Paul, naa bay plano ang City Government nga magtukod ug Stadium or Coliseum sa SRP?

kay murag mao jud nay pinakakuwang nga facility sa atong ciudad. karaan na kaayo ang Cebu Coliseum. dili na bagay mo host ug mga Nation/International events or PBA nya considering nga premier city ta.

we are negotiating ... so we can't say yes or no yet. note that mayor
osmeña doesn't like white elephants or edifices aimed only at advertising the
builder's name ... so the idea is for the investor to build it - for sure no
investor will build if he won't get a financial return for his money. that's to
make sure the landmark will not only be a landmark for cebu - it would be
feasible as well ... let's just wait ... and hope ... the negotiations will push
though (CIPC/Joel Yu is on top of this ...)

Si Mr. Paul Villarete is on the second photo on the first left.

hi fred, uli na diri, i have sake and soju for you ... :cheers:

...kabantay ko.....kuyaw man diay ni ug hairstyle si sir Paul.....^^

joke lang.sir Paul, no offense huh..heheheheh:):):)

no offense taken ... even if senator "sonny" osmeña once commented on it
and said, mura kuno iring nakuratan .... he he he ... i was amused. of course
he said that because ... actually he hates my guts ... well actually, it's
because he hates tomas, so mapagan ta he he

zidlakan

January 28th, 2009, 01:04 PM

if the city wants to build a new sports complex/stadium, it must be geared toward hosting international sporting events like the asian games or olympics thus elevating the standards and quality of our local athletes. cebu is ripe in hosting big international events.

tommy had made some calculations before ... he said for the stadium/
coliseum to be financially viable, it has to be booked at least 20 days a
month - 4 of international standing and the rest of national magnitude. less
than that, the facility will spend more for its upkeep and the initial cost can
not be recovered. in short - it will become essentially a white elephant and
will continue to exist through subsidies and taxpayers' money infusion. and
mayor osmeña is very keen he will not leave a losing proposition to the
cebuanos. that's why while he likes the international coliseum to be built,
we are careful in not rushing to it without careful study ....

pardon my injection ... nothing political ... but compare this with a present
structure in mandaue nga maayo lang na'ay 5 events in a month unya
usahay agro-industrial fair ra intawon - showcasing agricultural produce of
the province ... unya, we call it an "international convention center ... " :ohno:

dive-cebu

January 28th, 2009, 01:25 PM

^^ hehe!

papable

January 28th, 2009, 02:29 PM

tommy had made some calculations before ... he said for the stadium/
coliseum to be financially viable, it has to be booked at least 20 days a
month - 4 of international standing and the rest of national magnitude. less
than that, the facility will spend more for its upkeep and the initial cost can
not be recovered. in short - it will become essentially a white elephant and
will continue to exist through subsidies and taxpayers' money infusion. and
mayor osmeña is very keen he will not leave a losing proposition to the
cebuanos. that's why while he likes the international coliseum to be built,
we are careful in not rushing to it without careful study ....

pardon my injection ... nothing political ... but compare this with a present
structure in mandaue nga maayo lang na'ay 5 events in a month unya
usahay agro-industrial fair ra intawon - showcasing agricultural produce of
the province ... unya, we call it an "international convention center ... " :ohno:

it's very true. coliseums and cultural centers never earn enough money for any return of investment. the araneta coliseum in cubao for example despite being a very popular venue for big events, local and international, has never earned money since the beginning. the aranetas even considered its demolition, before they finally decided to renovate it some years ago (to the tune of P300M). The owners perhaps realized that the coliseum brings "prestige" to their shopping center, besides getting in people who then patronize the establishments surrounding it.

So if the city waits for any private investor for a stand-alone coliseum, perhaps it will never happen, unless there is an "eccentric" billionaire who wants to have such a "prestige" project, without hoping to get anything in return.

However, if we look at great cities around the world, they have projects like sports, cultural or arts centers that may never earn them money but became icons of the cities, giving them character or, as it were, "soul." Just like science centers or nature's parks, they are continuously subsidized, but the people really don't mind, because they know they are theirs, and they are very proud of them.

just my thoughts.

diehardbisdak

January 28th, 2009, 02:30 PM

...salamat sa pics bai mark or ken! ...mura'g mas dako gyud ni kaysa sa Fuente Area....but @leylander said, mas dako daw ang Fuente...

Mabolo LED Billboard

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s155/lorensgibb/ssc/MaboloLED01.jpg

rustyboi

January 28th, 2009, 02:39 PM

and since wala man kaayo feasible nga coliseum sa pagka karon sa cebu, antos lang ta sa cheap and low-standard "NEW" Cebu Coliseum. siguro in 10 years syaro naa natay Megadome. :D

diehardbisdak

January 28th, 2009, 02:49 PM

...from low-rise thread...napapa WOW ako sa Mabolo area...wala gyud ni kaayo pansina sa SSC-Cebu...heheheh! ...what's the name of this building? and there's more low-rise buildings along this street ...and with the upcoming ONE OASIS in the area, Mabolo will never be the same again...ehhehe!

Updates:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/R4K/CSC_0233.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/R4K/CSC_0302.jpg

AmbutLang

January 28th, 2009, 02:49 PM

...salamat sa pics bai mark or ken! ...mura'g mas dako gyud ni kaysa sa Fuente Area....but @leylander said, mas dako daw ang Fuente...

Yep, masdako ang sa Fuente as I asked the person who does the rendering and editing ads for the LED.

zidlakan

January 28th, 2009, 02:54 PM

it's very true. coliseums and cultural centers never earn enough money for any return of investment. the araneta coliseum in cubao for example despite being a very popular venue for big events, local and international, has never earned money since the beginning. the aranetas even considered its demolition, before they finally decided to renovate it some years ago (to the tune of P300M). The owners perhaps realized that the coliseum brings "prestige" to their shopping center, besides getting in people who then patronize the establishments surrounding it.

So if the city waits for any private investor for a stand-alone coliseum, perhaps it will never happen, unless there is an "eccentric" billionaire who wants to have such a "prestige" project, without hoping to get anything in return.

However, if we look at great cities around the world, they have projects like sports, cultural or arts centers that may never earn them money but became icons of the cities, giving them character or, as it were, "soul." Just like science centers or nature's parks, they are continuously subsidized, but the people really don't mind, because they know they are theirs, and they are very proud of them.

just my thoughts.

true. i think it's not really a matter of break even. a little subsidy is needed
for a landmark. but i believe the mayor's idea is that it should be a brisk and
lively coliseum and not something which is empty and unused 90% of the
time. a certain kind of cooperative undertaking is possible ... maybe a kind
of joint venture where the private investor is allowed a modest return on his
investment. and iyaha ra man jud nga dili langawon, ... that it will always
have activities, international preferably ... kana ba'ng pirme sad ma excited
ang mga cebuanos ...

and since wala man kaayo feasible nga coliseum sa pagka karon sa cebu, antos lang ta sa cheap and low-standard "NEW" Cebu Coliseum. siguro in 10 years syaro naa natay Megadome. :D

hmmmm ... i don't think so. even if it might not be built right now, such kind
of structures invariably sprout as a result of development. anybody who plays
simcity knows when an area is briskly filled up, megadomes always emerge.
pa ing-ana-ing-ana lang nang simcity, pa game-game lang na, but it reflects
principles in real life. me? i estimate 5 years as the latest that a coliseum
will show itself at the SRP ... probably and hopefully sooner ...

ivanc

January 28th, 2009, 02:58 PM

naa bay plano ang UC nga mag general upgrade/overhaul sa cebu coliseum?? kanang better seats, better comfort rooms, cleaner corridors, etc... murag at least ma ka-level niya ang araneta.. hehehe :)

diehardbisdak

January 28th, 2009, 03:05 PM

^^...they made some minor improvements years ago pero...wala gyud sila'y plano for a "total makeover"....

SleMarKen

January 28th, 2009, 03:15 PM

^^ at least, always NEW ang name. heehhe

AmbutLang

January 28th, 2009, 03:22 PM

naa bay plano ang UC nga mag general upgrade/overhaul sa cebu coliseum?? kanang better seats, better comfort rooms, cleaner corridors, etc... murag at least ma ka-level niya ang araneta.. hehehe :)

Kinahanglan nila ang Extreme Makeover nga similar setup sa Madison square Garden not in size but maximized the area & facilities like a stage/theater sa lower level and main events sa taas.
Amtrak Train station under sa sublevel sa Madison Square Garden.

diehardbisdak

January 28th, 2009, 03:22 PM

Fuente Osmeña - flickr pics by @mickybond

..with Cebu's 1st LED screen!
http://www.imageocean.net/images/r04jwrswiix0pygnun4.jpg

http://www.imageocean.net/images/icpoxau4e3957a6jdp6.jpg

leylander

January 28th, 2009, 03:25 PM

...salamat sa pics bai mark or ken! ...mura'g mas dako gyud ni kaysa sa Fuente Area....but @leylander said, mas dako daw ang Fuente...

mas dako lagi ang sa Fuente. :nuts: :lol:

diehardbisdak

January 28th, 2009, 03:33 PM

^^ okay fine! heheh! :lol: ...close-up man gud ang pagkuha sa Mabolo, mao ng dako...heheheh!

siatong

January 28th, 2009, 03:38 PM

my first share...

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1403/019wg4.jpg

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/4036/060hf1.jpg

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6613/061qg6.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7198/087wr6.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/3234245206_beba2c3c81.jpg?v=0

leylander

January 28th, 2009, 03:59 PM

marxman

January 28th, 2009, 04:03 PM

hmmmm ... i don't think so. even if it might not be built right now, such kind
of structures invariably sprout as a result of development. anybody who plays
simcity knows when an area is briskly filled up, megadomes always emerge.
pa ing-ana-ing-ana lang nang simcity, pa game-game lang na, but it reflects
principles in real life. me? i estimate 5 years as the latest that a coliseum
will show itself at the SRP ... probably and hopefully sooner ...

tig.duwa diay kag SIMCITY sir? hehe! pirmi ko m.duwa ana. but krn napul.an nko kay dato na kau akng city.

naa sd untay Philippine Sim City noh? nya apilon tanan mga other negative factors like tax evading, under the table deals, corruption, bureaucratic red tape, commision on big projects, jueteng, vigilantes, etc.

hehehe!!!! that would make SIM CITY alot harder!!! heheeheh!

pero mag.wonder jd ko nganu barato ra kau ang pag.himu ug subway. but in real life kay dako jd kau siya na investment. nganu kaha? i

siatong

January 28th, 2009, 04:24 PM

more of Sumilon Island

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3345/3234310286_45d98141b5.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3234264014_fcacf4b823.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3306/3233434189_6ef1bb3386.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3380/3234270550_9355f6a38d.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3314/3234271222_e4481286ee.jpg?v=0

raceINT

January 28th, 2009, 04:31 PM

Alpa City Suites (ACS):
(HDR photos by Jonz Inting)

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1954/98/82/1392510609/n1392510609_30340305_1977.jpg

Cebu City as viewed on top of ACS:

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1954/98/82/1392510609/n1392510609_30340303_1247.jpg

SineBuano

January 28th, 2009, 04:31 PM

Nindota sa mga picture oy, makadani kaayo.

leylander

January 28th, 2009, 05:04 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3225274807_f5e73e2ea9.jpg

grabe man diay to ang details sa iyang sanina sa? kyawa gyud aning gwen oi. hehe

SineBuano

January 28th, 2009, 05:06 PM

Bongga....

leylander

January 28th, 2009, 07:51 PM

Kinsay makaprovide ug latest data ani? (2006-2008)

I think this was posted by fundraiser

Department of Trade and Industry
New Business Establishments Registered

year 2000 - 7,630
year 2001 - 7,816
year 2002 - 9,412
year 2003 - 10,389
year 2004 - 12,275
year 2005 - 12,165

Board of Investments
BOI - Registered Investments (P Billion)

year 2000 - 1.5 billion pesos
year 2001 - 0.783 billion pesos
year 2002 - 0.289 billion pesos
year 2003 - 0.208 billion pesos
year 2004 - 2.91 billion pesos
year 2005 - 17.70 billion pesos

Cebu Exports

Top Markets 2005 and Top Pproducts 2005

USA - Electronics
Japan - Other Industrial Goods
Hongkong - Furniture
Belgium - Garments
Indonesia - Electrical Equipment
China - Vehicles/Machinery Parts
Netherlands - Processed Foods
Korea - Steel & Metal Products
Singapore - Gift, Toys and Housewares
Thailand - Fashion Accessories

Cebu Annual Exports

1999 - 2.047 billion dollars (US)
2000 - 2.812 billion dollars
2001 - 2.988 billion dollars
2002 - 3.108 billion dollars
2003 - 3.434 billion dollars
2004 - 4.152 billion dollars
2005 - 4.713 billion dollars

Foreign Direct Investment in IT in Cebu
company - Activity - Nationality

Lexmark / Research & Development R&D / American
Dash Engineering / Eng’g Design (CAD) / Japanese
Tsuneishi Technical Services, Phils., Inc. / Eng’g Design (CAD) / Japanese
BOOOM! Interactive (formerly JAMMPS) / Graphics / Animation / Japanese
Innodata / Data Conversion, Content Dev’t / American
United Publishing / Content Dev’t / Japanese
Bigfoot / Web, Graphics, Content, Comm / American
N-Pax Corp. / Software Dev’t JV / Fil-Japanese
Alliance Software / Software Dev’t JV / Fil-Japanese
Farcite / Software Dev’t, Web / Japanese
Epsor Software Development / Software Dev’t / Japanese
NEC Software Phil., Inc. / Software Dev’t / Japanese
ADTEX Systems / Software Dev’t / Japanese
Xlibris / Data Conversion,Content Dev’t / American
I Catch / IT, BPO, Accounting / American
Secure DNA PI Inc. / Network Security / American

Air Traffic - ARRIVAL

Domestic
2000 - 943,856
2001 - 924,033
2002 - 861,060
2003 - 907,690
2004 - 996,466
2005 - 1,030,340

International
2000 - 206,612
2001 - 198,042
2002 - 213,114
2003 - 212,394
2004 - 288,049
2005 - 330,451

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY

employment rate

2001 - 87.9%
2002 - 88.3 %
2003 - 88.2 %
2004 - 85.6 %
2005 - 92.2 %

unemployment rate

2001 - 12.1%
2002 - 11.7 %
2003 - 11.8 %
2004 - 13.2 %
2005 - 7.8%

flesh_is_weak

January 28th, 2009, 09:03 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3225274807_f5e73e2ea9.jpg

grabe man diay to ang details sa iyang sanina sa? kyawa gyud aning gwen oi. hehe

nagdungan mi ug internet sa akong amigo na hapon, nagutana siya kung kinsa na, akong gitubag: "oh, she's our Empress" :lol:

zidlakan

January 28th, 2009, 11:10 PM

nagdungan mi ug internet sa akong amigo na hapon, nagutana siya kung kinsa na, akong gitubag: "oh, she's our Empress" :lol:

ha ha ha ... nakatawa ko pagbasa ani kay lain nisantop sa ako'ng hunahuna.

kung nia pa si tomas karun ug napatik ni'ng comentaryoha sa pamantalaan,
nitubag na dayon to ... "yes!!! Empress ... the 'wicked' Empress ..."

he he he ipadala na lang nato'g alegre ni'ng ila'ng away pero usahay ma miss
jud nako to'ng panahon nga maayo pa ang pag tinagdanay sa ciudad ug sa
provincia ....

newez, good morning, guys ...

i may not be able to be OL for a while (mga 2 days), i will be off to manila
today and tomorrow, i have some important meetings with ADB, the World
Bank, and DOTC ... on the same project, i guess you can guess what
project, he he he ----> wish me luck!

SleMarKen

January 28th, 2009, 11:51 PM

ha ha ha ... nakatawa ko pagbasa ani kay lain nisantop sa ako'ng hunahuna.

kung nia pa si tomas karun ug napatik ni'ng comentaryoha sa pamantalaan,
nitubag na dayon to ... "yes!!! Empress ... the 'wicked' Empress ..."

he he he ipadala na lang nato'g alegre ni'ng ila'ng away pero usahay ma miss
jud nako to'ng panahon nga maayo pa ang pag tinagdanay sa ciudad ug sa
provincia ....

newez, good morning, guys ...

i may not be able to be OL for a while (mga 2 days), i will be off to manila
today and tomorrow, i have some important meetings with ADB, the World
Bank, and DOTC ... on the same project, i guess you can guess what
project, he he he ----> wish me luck!

nagkasakay mi ni acting mayor Mike Rama ug councilor Joy Pesquera last Monday sa PAL from Manila to Cebu. Mao bay ila giadto sa Manila? ADB, the World
Bank, and DOTC?

flesh_is_weak

January 29th, 2009, 12:35 AM

ha ha ha ... nakatawa ko pagbasa ani kay lain nisantop sa ako'ng hunahuna.

kung nia pa si tomas karun ug napatik ni'ng comentaryoha sa pamantalaan,
nitubag na dayon to ... "yes!!! Empress ... the 'wicked' Empress ..."

he he he ipadala na lang nato'g alegre ni'ng ila'ng away pero usahay ma miss
jud nako to'ng panahon nga maayo pa ang pag tinagdanay sa ciudad ug sa
provincia ....

in fairness, ni-tuo pud siya kadiyot sa akong gisulti..."really? i didn't know Cebu has a royal family..." :lol:

pero bitaw, kaning LQ nila ba, kuyawan lang ko na mo-abot ni sa point na butangan na ug border guards sa utlanan sa siyudad ug sa probinsya :lol:

zidlakan

January 29th, 2009, 01:44 AM

pero bitaw, kaning LQ nila ba, kuyawan lang ko na mo-abot ni sa point na butangan na ug border guards sa utlanan sa siyudad ug sa probinsya :lol:

di pa ka ana! inig gawas nimo sa ciudad, kinahanglan ka ug visa! and vice
versa. mura ka'g ni abroad .... :lol:

in fairness, ni-tuo pud siya kadiyot sa akong gisulti..."really? i didn't know Cebu has a royal family..." :lol:
wa nimo tubaga, - yeah, in fact there are TWO, or even 3, possibly more!

kita - we are their royal subjects ... wahahahahaha

nagkasakay mi ni acting mayor Mike Rama ug councilor Joy Pesquera last Monday sa PAL from Manila to Cebu. Mao bay ila giadto sa Manila? ADB, the World
Bank, and DOTC?

hmmmm ... basin ug nagkasakay lang sad to sila .....

garretta_mae

January 29th, 2009, 02:19 AM

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj275/garrettamae/sitti-cebu-1.jpg

INTIMATE: A Valentine Evening with SITTI

February 14, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Cebu International Convention Center

Ticket outlets:

SALON DE ROSE (ALL OUTLETS)
METRO AYALA AND SUPER METRO MANDAUE (CUSTOMER SERVICE)
PARKMALL, MANDAUE
EL LOCO MEXICAN GRILL @ THE SKYRISE IT PARK
ALIBYO HEALTH SPA
DIMSUM BREAK IN BANILAD
ROSE PHARMACY
SALONGA MUSIC CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC – OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

* For Ticket Reservations, please contact NORMAN at 0915-4990101 or (032) 236-2901

technoblaze

January 29th, 2009, 03:27 AM

i think its about time that the city goverment invest in condo's, rented in goverment set prices. to be targeted for students,migrants and some squatters, with simple affordable space saving designs.
Benefits: added source of income(millionsPHP per month:)), also help migrants working in Cebu but cannot afford high rental rates in private apartment and boarding houses, economically space saving, it will usher development as i can forsee.

I really see this as a good investment today with the crisis, because people nowadays in Cebu (students and migrants) wants to save their money from high rental rates and are now looking at affordable housing near their workplace.... so how about a workers condo near Mez1, Mez2, It park? .. heheh

So starting with 5 stories,, then 7, then 15, then 30 and ultimately become singapore!:).

AmbutLang

January 29th, 2009, 03:32 AM

@Zidlakan, Paul hopefully maapproved sayo ang mga business meeting nimo sa Manila for the good of Cebu City and Metro area. Have a safe trip.

OT: Maybe mid August pako uli. Paul

timz06

January 29th, 2009, 03:35 AM

Ug sa akong pagsuroy - suroy...

Newly opened Belmont Hardware Depot - Mandaue

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/timz06/SSC-the%20come%20back/01282009934-1.jpg

Diamond Plaza - Mandaue

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/timz06/SSC-the%20come%20back/01282009933.jpg

Fooda Consolacion

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/timz06/SSC-the%20come%20back/01282009932-1.jpg

What happen to this building?
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u9/timz06/SSC-the%20come%20back/01282009930-1.jpg

dongRoy

January 29th, 2009, 03:53 AM

i think its about time that the city goverment invest in condo's, rented in goverment set prices. to be targeted for students,migrants and some squatters, with simple affordable space saving designs.

we are negotiating ... so we can't say yes or no yet. note that mayor
osmeña doesn't like white elephants or edifices aimed only at advertising the
builder's name ... so the idea is for the investor to build it - for sure no
investor will build if he won't get a financial return for his money. that's to
make sure the landmark will not only be a landmark for cebu - it would be
feasible as well ... let's just wait ... and hope ... the negotiations will push
though (CIPC/Joel Yu is on top of this ...)

Speaking of Migrants, what ever happened to that plan of Mayor Tom to purchase a 100-hectare property of the Aznars in Brgy. Toong? Is this plan of building an "Urban Poor City" still in place? Would the city be really be having a decent and designated place/relocation site for informal settlers?

SleMarKen

January 29th, 2009, 04:10 AM

hmmmm ... basin ug nagkasakay lang sad to sila .....

tapad man sila og seat. hehehehehe!

AmbutLang

January 29th, 2009, 04:21 AM

Speaking of Migrants, what ever happened to that plan of Mayor Tom to purchase a 100-hectare property of the Aznars in Brgy. Toong? Is this plan of building an "Urban Poor City" still in place? Would the city be really be having a decent and designated place/relocation site for informal settlers?

Hopefully madayon ang pagpalit sa yuta aron tapokon ang tanan disadvantage family unya the new settlers will be demolished dayon kung magtukud barong2X, so housing Authority should be established for this type of problems.

mOjicAn

January 29th, 2009, 05:03 AM

tapad man sila og seat. hehehehehe!

chicka lageh sad ka bai @slemarken..hehehehehhe:lol:

well, actions speak louder than words!!toink!!:lol::lol::lol:

dongRoy

January 29th, 2009, 05:05 AM

dongRoy

January 29th, 2009, 05:17 AM

^^ okay fine! heheh! :lol: ...close-up man gud ang pagkuha sa Mabolo, mao ng dako...heheheh!

Sayangan lang ko sa view sa LCD Billboard sa Mabolo kay from motorists point of view, samok tanawon ang hanging cables. Although gi-unify man nuon nila ang mga wires, samok gihapon tanawon samot na kung moving ka.

It's like having a black dot on a white blank sheet, you can not stop noticing the dot.

dongRoy

January 29th, 2009, 05:25 AM

Fuente Osmeña - flickr pics by @mickybond

..with Cebu's 1st LED screen!
http://www.imageocean.net/images/r04jwrswiix0pygnun4.jpg

http://www.imageocean.net/images/icpoxau4e3957a6jdp6.jpg

Fuente Osmeña Rotunda would be an ideal place to have an array of LCD Billboards of all sorts of sizes. Kaning Ma. Christina Bldg., kanang Building nga pink tapad sa Cinco Centrum or ang Cinco Centrum mismo, kanang sa Shamrock ug Grepalife, kanang tapad sad sa Rajah Park nga building; nindut kaayo na pamutangan ug mga electronic billboards.

Daghan kaayong producto puwede mabuhatan ug Multimedia ads nga kung diin halos tanan anang mga productoha available ra pud ana nga location.

Peng Hok

January 29th, 2009, 05:30 AM

Photos shared to me by a friend from Cebu.

http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp299/PengHok/cebu5.jpg

http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp299/PengHok/cebu4.jpg

http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp299/PengHok/cebu3.jpg

http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp299/PengHok/cebu2.jpg

http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp299/PengHok/cebu1.jpg

betro

January 29th, 2009, 05:41 AM

Tourism ‘to save’ displaced workers

LABORERS who lost their jobs as a result of the economic crisis may consider looking for opportunities in the tourism industry, a group of travel agencies said.

National Association of Independent Travel Agencies-Philippines Inc. (Naitas) chairman Robert Lim Joseph said tourism in the country will remain strong and unaffected by the crisis, unlike furniture and semi-conductor firms.

Because of this, he said that players in the tourism industry could absorb displaced workers.

Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) 7 Director Elias Cayanong agreed, adding that the agency has even allocated funds to train dismissed workers onr the skills needed in the tourism industry.

Joseph and Cayanong were among the guests during Tuesday’s 888 News Forum.

Also during the forum, Cayanong said that during a recent stakeholders’ meeting, three hotel managers attended and promised to ask to tourism stakeholders if they can accommodate some of these displaced workers whose skills are acceptable to the industry.

“Please bear with us. We’re on top of the situation and just help us…accommodate if you can, advise if you can, but most of all let’s not rock the boat,” Cayanong said.

Sergio Lim, owner of Mango Park Hotel, said that right now, the tourism industry may just be the “savior” of these workers.
“A typical example would be that you would see all around Cebu. How many hotels are coming up? It seems that we are going back to 1997 when there was a tourism boom,” Lim said.

Lim added that one of the reasons that tourist arrivals in the Philippines are high is because Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano travels abroad and brings tourists into the country.

“His (Durano) objective paid off. We were expecting three million travelers last year, but it came out to be 3.4 million tourists. So with that kind of travelers coming in and with the new markets like Russia and China, which are active right now, there are again a lot of hotel rooms that need to be done and you could just see the development,” Lim said.

Lim said one developer will construct a hotel with 1,000 rooms and a hotel along Gen. Maxilom Ave. is also expected to rise.

“All these things will somehow create, of course, employment. And we are a service industry and we cannot just lay off workers to sacrifice service. We cannot do that. So, instead of displacing them, we have to add some more if business is good,” Lim said. (EOB)

Ex!lE

January 29th, 2009, 05:46 AM

^ wow! a good addition to Cebu's growing number of hotel rooms. :banana:

dongRoy

January 29th, 2009, 05:49 AM

true. i think it's not really a matter of break even. a little subsidy is needed
for a landmark. but i believe the mayor's idea is that it should be a brisk and
lively coliseum and not something which is empty and unused 90% of the
time. a certain kind of cooperative undertaking is possible ... maybe a kind
of joint venture where the private investor is allowed a modest return on his
investment. and iyaha ra man jud nga dili langawon, ... that it will always
have activities, international preferably ... kana ba'ng pirme sad ma excited
ang mga cebuanos ...

hmmmm ... i don't think so. even if it might not be built right now, such kind
of structures invariably sprout as a result of development. anybody who plays
simcity knows when an area is briskly filled up, megadomes always emerge.
pa ing-ana-ing-ana lang nang simcity, pa game-game lang na, but it reflects
principles in real life. me? i estimate 5 years as the latest that a coliseum
will show itself at the SRP ... probably and hopefully sooner ...

If the city would want to be hosting several of these international events, then the city may have to become an international community as well. Perhaps if several foreign investors would invest at the South Road Properties, then maybe becoming an international community wouldn't be such a big a dream to have. Hopefully though, we'd have enough funds to turn this city into having services and infrastructures of international caliber.

ADD ON: Which reminds me, whatever happened to that plan of installing a single-culvert drainage system all over the city? Fit baya kaayo to nga plano para sa Metro Cebu considering nga kusog kaayo ta maguwan diri. Makaimmobilize man gud ning uwan nato gud, samotan pa jud kung ang imong tuyo nga lugar adtoon kusog ang baha...

betro

January 29th, 2009, 06:04 AM

Council sets special session to tackle contract for SRP
Updated January 29, 2009 12:00 AM

Cebu - The Cebu City Council will hold a special session on Monday to discuss the Joint Venture Contract between the City Government and Filinvest Land Incorporated (FLI).

The city council will only give authority to Acting Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to sign the contracts and documents on behalf of city after this session.

The letter of Cebu City Administrator Francisco Fernandez, Joint Venture Selection Committee (JVSC) head was only noted during the regular session yesterday.

Instead of pushing for its approval, Councilor Augustus Pe asked that it be referred to the Committee on Laws to look into the contract.

Committee on Laws chairman Edgardo Labella assured a report will be ready for discussion on Monday.

The letter asked that authority be given to Rama to sign the JV agreement and other contracts governing the relationship between Cebu City and Filinvest for the development of 50.6 hectares of land at the SRP.

Filinvest was finally awarded the project last Friday.

Filinvest will put up an investment of P25 billion for this project.

The Provincial Government attempted to bid for the same project, but was rejected twice by JVSC for reasons on lack of jurisdiction, lack technical expertise and lack of financial capability.

With the project awarded to FLI, Cebu City will not have to worry where to source the P300 million, which is its obligation to its creditor bank for the first quarter of the year.

FLI’s investment will accordingly total to P80 billion in 25 years. — Ferliza C. Contratista/NLQ (THE FREEMAN)

dongRoy

January 29th, 2009, 06:08 AM

^^open to the public man ning special session bai noh? puwede ta mahimong audience ani?

betro

January 29th, 2009, 06:20 AM

^^open to the public man ning special session bai noh? puwede ta mahimong audience ani?

Yup, open na bai every wednesday ang session sa hapon.

betro

January 29th, 2009, 07:04 AM

Council studies Filinvest contract

By Marian Z. Codilla
Cebu Daily News
First Posted 10:34:00 01/29/2009

Filed Under: Real Estate

The City Council yesterday got a first look at the P25 billion contract of Filinvest Land Inc. to develop 50.6 hectares of South Road Properties (SRP).

The council however referred the 31-page contract to the Committee on laws headed by Councilor Edgardo Labella. The committee is tasked to study the legality of the unsolicited joint venture offer and make a report which the council will discuss on a special session on Feb. 2.

The council's approval to authorize acting Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to sign the contract between Filinvest and the Cebu City government is needed.

Yesterday Cebu City Administrator Francisco Fernandez, who is also the chairman of the joint venture selection committee (JVSC), asked the council to authorize Rama to sign the contract.

Although there is an urgency for the contract to be signed because Filinvest is only willing to extend their bank guarantee until the first few weeks of February, the city council is carefully deliberating the contract to prevent any irregularities.

After the mayor signs the contract, the city will get the P338 million from Filinvest as initial payment for their outright purchase of the 10.6 hectare sea front property.

The JVSC has awarded the SRP contract to Filinvest In Jan. 23 after Rama denied with finality the motion of appeal of the Cebu Provincial Government to challenge Filinvest proposal.

Filinvest proposed to put up commercial, residential buildings, hotel and provide infrastructure utilities.

Under the joint venture agreement, Filinvest shoulders the costs and expenses directly related to the horizontal and vertical development and subdivision of the development properties based on their proposed master plan.

The master plan provides a well-integrated clusters of medium rise buildings, retirement complex, public infrastructure.

The contract states that Filinvest will develop the property in four phases depending on the market conditions. Each phase will develop 100,000 square meter over a five- year period.

Meanwhile, the City Council deferred ruling on the resolution authorizing Rama to sign the deed of donation of a 51,372 square meter lot at the SRP for University of the Philippines.

Councilor Rodrigo Abellanosa said yesterday that he doubted UP's capacity to construct a school at the SRP.

Abellanosa cited UP's lot in Talisay City which has remained idle and is being occupied by squatters.

He said that the council should not only focus on UP in the donation of the lot but also to be open to other universities, who have the capability to build a school in the area.

He suggested that the city should open talks with schools such as Ateneo and De La Salle. /With Correspondent Jully Venus Cuizon