mao lagi ingun ako lolo tanang dato sa Pilipinas gikan sa Sugbu... :) maau unta kitay sunod.. hahaha....

Please add your Cebuano Chicken Lechon! Senior Pedro's lechon manok is popular here in Bulacan and is giving Baliuag Lechon Manok some stiff competition. I love the fact that your lechon manok doesn't need any sauce at all! From the skin to the bones, everything is tasty. Especially with the tanglad inside. Nice!

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parkcity central

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cebu boardwalk mall

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citylights garden (tower III, tower IV, tower V)

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windland towers (tower III)

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I.T. building

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condominium

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soon to rise in SRP

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condominium

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more proposals:

+ marriott hotel mactan
+ four seasons resort in mactan
+ legend hotel
+ 3rd mactan bridge
+ another Ayala mall in SRP
+ another SM mall in SRP
+ another Robinson's mall in SRP
+ a hotel in SRP
+ retirement village in SRP
+ cable car
+ lrt
+ development of lusaran (in busay) as
the "future baguio of cebu"

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+ expansion of MCIA
+ expansion of Ayala Center Cebu
+ expansion of SM City Mall
+ renovation of Coral Reef Resort
+ expansion of IATF (film academy) in SRP

New Gullas-Osmeña feud brews over Lusaran


Rep. Eduardo Gullas and Mayor Tomas Osmeña may yet figure in another fight, after the Cebu City mayor opposed the inclusion of the Kotkot-Lusaran Watershed Forest Reserve in the five protected areas in Metro Cebu.

Osmeña recently declared he wants Gullas to leave out Lusaran from his House bill, as he wants this to become “the future Baguio of Cebu.”

Gullas, for his part, initially refused to comment, adding he does not want to get into another argument with Osmeña.

But he later said in the interview that he “will look into the move.”

“There is a technical working group, we will get the members’ opinion on the matter,” he told Sun.Star Cebu.

Cebu City Councilor Gabriel Leyson submitted a draft resolution to the council last week, inviting Gullas and fellow Reps. Antonio Cuenco (Cebu City, south) and Raul Del Mar (Cebu City, north) to an executive session on House Bill 3624.

This way, the body could help endorse the measure to Osmeña “for acceptance.”

Gullas said that appearing in an executive session “is a good idea” but he will not commit yet: “I don’t know my schedule.”

Councilor Leyson, for his part, is doubtful that Gullas would appear in the executive session on July 20 because of the conflict he has with Cebu City officials.

“It’s up to Gullas if he attends. Let’s see if the mayor will support his bill,” said Leyson, who is planning to run for Talisay City mayor in 2007.

Mayor Osmeña wants Lusaran, despite its protected status, developed into a summer destination for tourists. Cebu, he said, has these great potential destinations where visitors can enjoy both the hot and cold in one location.

Gullas is inviting all Cebuano congressmen to join him as authors of House Bill 3624.

Management

This provides for the establishment and management of Lusaran, Buhisan Watershed Forest Resere, Mananga Watershed Forest Reserve, Sudlon National Park and Central Cebu National Park.

Gullas also yesterday rectified talks that three House bills with the same content were submitted. He said he was the first legislator who submitted the bill last Jan. 19.

“Congressman Cuenco only submitted his draft of House Bill 3643, which has the same provisions as my bill much, much later. Cuenco’s draft is the same as the one I already filed earlier, word for word, page for page,” he said yesterday.

Gullas, however, doesn’t see any problem with Cuenco, as the latter was automatically made a co-author of House Bill 3624.

“I welcome my other colleagues in the province to co-author the bill. I know if I invite them they will not say no,” he added.

More trouble?

Whether he and Mayor Osmeña can avoid one more dispute is another matter.

Gullas and Talisay City officials are claiming jurisdiction over 53.44 hectares of the South Reclamation Project (SRP). This prompted Mayor Osmeña to declare war against Talisay City, because the latter’s claim allegedly contributed to the delay in the issuance of the SRP titles.

Osmeña has banned Talisay’s fish vendors from Cebu City’s public markets; closed the Cebu South Coastal Road, which shortened travel time from the southern part of the province to the city; and fired 77 casual workers, all residents of Talisay, from Cebu City Hall.




this one is an old article released in July 2005..

wow.. cant wait all these in reality... :) keep on risin' Cebu!

is it true that bush will be here for the Summit or he'll just send a representative?



As what I've heard in the news... narecord nako but dili mn gd video, kinahanglan video man jd para ma upload sa you tube... ngita lng ko paagi para ma post nko dri..hehe
but they said na there's a big possibility coz this early they've already sent an invitation para ma schedule jd og tarong ni Bush.



@sugbuanon, here it is the news article...
ako nalang gibinuangan para makahimo kog video...hehe

http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=jKcx9lwDo6M

I was surprised to see this morning that the Golden Prince Suites is now at its 8th (topmost) level. Very fast right?

si @resty mo balik na ngari sa cebu unya gabie.. sugaton nato siya sa airport.. naghire na ko ug banda..
^^ hahaha, with matching red carpet! ;)
yehey! I'm in Cebu na! so nice to be back!!! :D nagswap me flight sked with my cuzn so i got here earlier today!! :D from the airport we went straight to church and then lunch in Ayala Center with family! took pics earlier, upload ko later :D now i just got home from a friend's xmas party. :D yipeeee!

gone for a day tapos new thread na! It's all thanks to our industrious and dedicated contributors markiiboi, slerZ, rusty, arnoldsa,sinjin, sugbuanon, fundraiser atbp. nga cge lang post ug updates and of course ang mga tao nga pareha nako nga cge lang ug pamurhisyo . More power ninyong tanan!
yeah, so nice to hear a lot of infos. cebu-based forumers truly are treasures in Cebu thread ;)

Good Morning Folks!!! It's our eleventh thread... i've been following this since the first thread...can't believe that, though I'm not that so active in posting.

More power Cebu.hope i could find a job soon!!
i can't believe within 24 hours, cebu thread is now on the fourth page! grabe ha!

Also, this is just a suggestion. What if we have a contest like Forumer of the year, photo of the year ug uban pa? I couldn't do it last year kay it was only me and Rusty who were members.
What do y'all think?
Ang makadaog taga-an ug $100. I -email nako ang picture sa $100,he,he.
^^ great idea! Cebu Urban photo challenge, Mr. and Ms. SSC Cebu, and then SSC CEBU forumers meet or sumthin.. hahaha! email nalang gyud ang $100? i-fax pwede pud! :lol:

wow didn't know that penshoppe is from cebu.. and lucio tan is also a cebuano?

some Penshoppe print ad models are students of various cebu schools. :D Lucio Tan, a chinese immigrant grew up in northern cebu. he was my grandpa's kababata and playmate who happens to be chinese too :D cool huh!

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We went to Ayala center earlier today, first time in 12 months! so many changes indeed! and it's soo true, a lot of foreigners shop in Ayala particularly Koreans! They're everywhere! in groups, families, couples etc. the mall reminds me of glorietta-atc combination though. i took pics using my PDA, my freaking digicam's busted! so frustrating... :(

i'll post the photos tomorrow, i need to unpack my stuff pa. i'll be stayin' here in cebu for two weeks, murag long vacation gyud ni!! :D

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great compilation of mid to high-rise bldgs marvin! :okay: but there are more tall bldgs in the city aside from those :D pero at least the popular bldgs are present :) great job!

Welcome back to your homeland @Rusty, your beautiful homeland...mao tingali nga nalate ang mga banda pag abot sa airport kay nasayo sayo man sd diay ka...:D

about the Cebu megadome, I remembered that Jerry Yan said when he had his concert @ the waterfront, hoefully when I'll be back there's a bigger venue for my concert.

I think more international concerts will be staged here because of the megadome.

^wala ba kayo'ng get together ng mga cebuano crew dyan, since nakauwi na si Rusty even just in Ayala or SM city before this Christmas or Bagong taon. SO, Saan ba venue

^^ how 'bout you tee when will u pay Cebu a visit? actually some of cebu forumers had mini-EB. i think they gathered at Ayala Center. yup it's a good idea to have SSC Cebu SEB now that i'm here :D

here's Mactan Bridge II photo, took this in a fast car and a mere PDA. ok sana yung spot, the quality is just depressing :( hope my digicam's fixed the soonest possible :)

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/cebupics2/2ndmactanbridge.jpg

Welcome back to your homeland @Rusty, your beautiful homeland...mao tingali nga nalate ang mga banda pag abot sa airport kay nasayo sayo man sd diay ka...:D

about the Cebu megadome, I remembered that Jerry Yan said when he had his concert @ the waterfront, hoefully when I'll be back there's a bigger venue for my concert.

I think more international concerts will be staged here because of the megadome.

thanks for that warm welcome slerz ;) i'm so excited about the Megadome. we passed by North Reclamation Area this morning. i just realized the main boulevard has 8 lanes! the road condition is good as well.. :D here's an edited photo na naman. i rushed this thing that's why it didn't turn out realistic. haha

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/cebupics2/megadome00.jpg
Megadome's actual site

@sugbuanon, here it is the news article...
ako nalang gibinuangan para makahimo kog video...hehe

http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=jKcx9lwDo6M

:hilarious naa man lagi si dakoykoy slerz..

great compilation of mid to high-rise bldgs marvin! :okay: but there are more tall bldgs in the city aside from those :D pero at least the popular bldgs are present :) great job!

i have no other pics resty aside from these buildings.. ill just edit my compilation.

wooohhhoooo another sugbuanon is back in cebu.. ako na ignan sila dominic kuyog nya ta laag resty..

^^ how 'bout you tee when will u pay Cebu a visit? actually some of cebu forumers had mini-EB. i think they gathered at Ayala Center. yup it's a good idea to have SSC Cebu SEB now that i'm here :D

here's Mactan Bridge II photo, took this in a fast car and a mere PDA. ok sana yung spot, the quality is just depressing :( hope my digicam's fixed the soonest possible :)

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/cebupics2/2ndmactanbridge.jpg


is there a pedestrian walkway and/or bicycle path in the Marcelo Fernan bridge?

the bridge has a wide pedestrian walkway which also doubles as a bicycle lane.. the area below the bridge was converted into a park.. there's also a korean restaurant located below it..

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Nice, have you tried walking across the bridge all the way to Mactan? I wonder what you can see from there (best view of Cebu skyline?) what about in the older bridge? thats where you can take good pictures of Marcelo Fernan.

welcome back, rusty18, btw where did u go ?? :)

^^I agree with you. Cebuanos are neither pro nor against GMA. But they never engaged in destabilizing efforts staged by those who claim to be intellectuals.
I'm proud of the Cebuanos. We should all emulate their way of dealing with political issues like this. Nakakahiya ang karamihan sa mga Pinoy sa Capital city natin. Puro daldal, pero pag tinanong mo kung ano naitulong nila sa ekonomiya natin, walang maisasagot.

we are very PRO-GMA, actually.

Mano Po 5: Rusty Homecoming ala Fiesta sa Sugbu. lol. :D

Welcome back Kuya Rus!

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We went to Ayala center earlier today, first time in 12 months! so many changes indeed! and it's soo true, a lot of foreigners shop in Ayala particularly Koreans! They're everywhere! in groups, families, couples etc. the mall reminds me of glorietta-atc combination though. i took pics using my PDA, my freaking digicam's busted! so frustrating... :(

@Rusty: What time did you go there? I went to Ayala yesterday at 6:30pm and I was freaking surprised and disappointed about the crowds. There were a lot of them. And there were 3 simultaneous programs going on:
a. Simbang Gabi @ the Foyer
b. Department of Tourism Event @ the Lagoon
c. Thomas and Friends @ the Activity Center
And there was also,
>Metro's Makakurat (tungod sa ka-Barato) Sale which ended yesterday. lol.

Then, I transferred to SM. At least, I found it less crowded there. ;)

thanks for that warm welcome slerz ;) i'm so excited about the Megadome. we passed by North Reclamation Area this morning. i just realized the main boulevard has 8 lanes! the road condition is good as well.. :D here's an edited photo na naman. i rushed this thing that's why it didn't turn out realistic. haha

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/cebupics2/megadome00.jpg
Megadome's actual site

good shot @Rusty.... North Rec. has very wide roads 6 - 10 lanes that's why when we pass there, it's like a racing track. But IMO when those projects will open like the Cebu Boardwalk mall, Cebu Megadome, Cebu Doctors College and the Cebu Subway road Tunnel, that wide roads in the coming months will be affected interms of traffic volume and will become smaller to see coz of the increase of vehicle volumes passing along the area and more businesses, buildings or probably more highrises will rise in that area, those current 3 big projects will trigger a momentum of construction in the area......
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oi, si superman man diay ning nag balikbayan sa sugbo... kinahanglan jd ni nato partihan pero wa lay kaon...LoL:jk:

the bridge has a wide pedestrian walkway which also doubles as a bicycle lane.. the area below the bridge was converted into a park.. there's also a korean restaurant located below it.. http://img498.imageshack.us/img498/9726/bridge29qh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
sa manila may mga magkakapitbahay sa ilalim ng bridge

Kahit saan mang sulok ng Pilipinas, meron talagang nakatira sa ilalim ng tulay. ;)

The benches and swings under the bridge are a nice touch! :cheers:

what's the status of the megadome? naa na pud bag-ong issues?

^^ hahaha, with matching red carpet! ;)
yehey! I'm in Cebu na! so nice to be back!!! :D nagswap me flight sked with my cuzn so i got here earlier today!! :D from the airport we went straight to church and then lunch in Ayala Center with family! took pics earlier, upload ko later :D now i just got home from a friend's xmas party. :D yipeeee!



And you took a picture of Idea Italia Restaurant using a Palm Zire 72??

And you took a picture of Idea Italia Restaurant using a Palm Zire 72??

whats palm zire 72? a much better digicam? sory coz im not familiar...::)

@slerz

It's a PDA with built-in digicam, much like a celphone with built-in cam.... rusty said man gud that he took pictures using a PDA at AYala yesterday and I saw someone doing it (in Ayala)... siya cguro tu... hehehe...

@slerz

It's a PDA with built-in digicam, much like a celphone with built-in cam.... rusty said man gud that he took pictures using a PDA at AYala yesterday and I saw someone doing it (in Ayala)... siya cguro tu... hehehe...

ah so murag PZ72 is one of the models of PDA? right?

I would just like to clarify: Diba PALM is a brand of a handheld device?

@sinjin

yup, yup...

@slerz,

anyway, went to Ayala yesterday busy jud kaayo... Naay sort of "Amazing Race" which was organized by the DOT... They were in Cebu for the Visayas leg of the tour...


Mag-reunion nya ta mga taga SSC especially that rusty18 is in Cebu...

yup, sige DmJ... iapil na...

I just joined it now for DmJ and I am looking forward to seeing nice results. ;)

Maayo mo da kay maka rush suroy mo kay duol ra kaayo inyo, nagplano man gni ko adto ayala last sat pro wa jd mdayon kay layo mn gd kaayo...hehe

cg, mag EB nya ta kanang naa ta tanan...
nya unsa mn sad kalsi nga EB? :jk:

cool, I'm gonna go now to UPC

unbelievably fast thread!!!

@sinjin

yup, yup...

@slerz,

anyway, went to Ayala yesterday busy jud kaayo... Naay sort of "Amazing Race" which was organized by the DOT... They were in Cebu for the Visayas leg of the tour...


Mag-reunion nya ta mga taga SSC especially that rusty18 is in Cebu...

Busy kaayo kay MAKAKURAT Sale man gud. :D

Unbelievably fast because we can't resist talking about the numerous projects under construction and to be construced here..

Thread unofficially closed. :lock:

River Trekking and Mountain Climbing in CEBU CITY

River trekking at Barangay Napo and mountain climbing towards RCPI Towers in Barangay Cantimpla (?). This was actually some sort of an acquiantance outing for new members of the Red Cross Youth-CDC Chapter. This was held more than three years ago.


Preparing for the trek. Naa jud nay Tanduay!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/jungle00.jpg


A deep ravine. The water is clean (and crystal clear) especially after a very heavy donwpour
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/jungle01.jpg


Friends and some members of Red Cross Youth-CDC
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/jungle02.jpg


Do you believe in ghosts? Some of the stone formations actually resemble a face..
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/jungle03.jpg


The first waterfall. Lots of snakes in here!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/jungle04.jpg


The second waterfall. According to one of our companions, someone drowned here and died.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/jungle05.jpg


The last of the waterfalls. We had to climb on slippery walls just to get to the next level.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/jungle06.jpg


Ascending towards RCPI Towers
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/jungle07.jpg


Right at the top of it all. A view of Cebu City four years ago.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/jungle08.jpg

arnoldsa,

diin diay na nga waterfalls? cebu? naa diay lain?

Nice, have you tried walking across the bridge all the way to Mactan? I wonder what you can see from there (best view of Cebu skyline?) what about in the older bridge? thats where you can take good pictures of Marcelo Fernan.

i have tried before way back in high school ( resty can you still remember our "shooting" at the new bridge for our immersion?).. i passed by the old bridge last week and the view of cebu's skyline was really awesome..

^those two kewt gurls are having fun, splashing, hugging and sniffing each other, are there more pics of them

Kahit saan mang sulok ng Pilipinas, meron talagang nakatira sa ilalim ng tulay. ;)

wala akong napansin sa cebu, pero i guess meron din pala

I really thought that Kawasan Falls is the only waterfalls in Cebu Province yet, I was wrong.

@tigidi14

hehe.. yup there are more..

@cwebweu

Padulong sa Busay bitaw? but not in Talamban... dnhi ra mi dapit sa amo... Anhi Guadalupe, then once you're at the back of the church, sakay ka ug pakyaw padulong sa Napo... From there you can trek the river, pass by waterfalls and climb all the way up to Busay.... :) Pero I think sa Cantimpla na ni nga side amo naadtuan...

arnoldsa,

diin diay na nga waterfalls? cebu? naa diay lain?


check this site cweobwu.. it has more pics of cebu's countrside + more waterfalls http://www.ngkhai.net/cebupics/index.php

i've been told that the vernacular for waterfall is 'busay'. busay had a waterfall, but it ran dry. in fact, it can be seen from the road leading to tops.

@cweobwu

Not to mention the natural springs! naa sad bai diha sa Mt. Manunggal na dapit...

i have tried before way back in high school ( resty can you still remember our "shooting" at the new bridge for our immersion?).. i passed by the old bridge last week and the view of cebu's skyline was really awesome..


but you didn't take pictures? :|

but you didn't take pictures? :|

i was inside our car and if i did my pics would surely end up blurry..

i was inside our car and if i did my pics would surely end up blurry..

i see. i thought you walked. :) where do you live? mactan or cebu? im sure there's lots of joggers there in the early morning.

Expensive problems await Cebu's
2006 ASEAN summit hosting


by Kathy I. Navarro



Lack of presidential suites, ample parking area for large aircraft at the airport, and luxury cars for 17 visiting heads of state are just among the expensive problems that Cebu need to address to be able to successfully host the next summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in December 2006.

This does not include the conference venue, security concerns, support vehicles, cleanliness of Cebu as a host city.

Does the government have enough money to fill in the gaps?

According to Tourism Regional Director Dawnie Roa, there was nothing to worry about as Cebu has one year to prepare for the next summit.

"Bakit mo po-problemahin yan? (Why worry about that?) Cebuanos will produce what is required, we have one year to prepare for that," Roa said.

During the summit, 10 presidents or heads of states will be coming to Cebu with their ministers. Heads of seven other countries that are dialogue partners of ASEAN will also arrive.

Roa said Cebu has an experience hosting the Asian Tourism Forum (ATF) in 1998, when there were fewer hotels and there was not even a venue for the conference such as the grand convention center at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug.
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Roa said she recalled that the convention center was built in time for the hosting of the ATF.

Nagiel Bañacia, Cebu City protocol officer, said Malaysia had two years to prepare when they hosted the ASEAN Summit just a week ago.

Earlier, Mayor Tomas Osmeña, who went to Kuala Lumpur to observe the hosting of the event, said Malaysia provided 17 top-of-the-line and bulletproof BMWs that the heads of states used.

Each costs millions of pesos.

Osmeña said he doubted if there were 17 of these types of cars in the country.

"Ang pangutana dinha, kinsa ma'y mopalit ana (The question is, who would purchase these vehicles)?" said Bañacia, who also went to Malaysia as part of the Philippine delegation.

He said each country would be provided with at least 30 vehicles for its presidential security, support staff and members of the media.

Bañacia added that some heads of states uses 747 aircraft. Mactan-Cebu International Airport would not be able to accommodate three 747 aircraft at one given time, otherwise, the ongoing commercial operations would be affected.

Cebu has less than 10 presidential suites according to Manny Osmeña, owner of Hilton Cebu Resort and Spa, the newest five-star hotel in Cebu. This is not enough to accommodate the 17 presidents, he said.

Bañacia said the existing major hotels have to undergo major renovations to produce the presidential suites that will pass international standards.

As this developed, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gave her verbal approval to the proposal to declare a holiday in three cities of Cebu during the summit, said Mayor Tomas Osmeña.

Osmeña said he asked the President's permission to declare a holiday in Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu cities, where the ASEAN delegates would stay, for the duration of the summit. /With Correspondents Regina Aguilar and Jhunnex Napallacan

Cebu economy bullish in 2006

by Irene R. Sino Cruz

The economy of Cebu faces bullish prospects in 2006 since tourism and other growth drivers will continue to repeat its good performance this year, according to Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) president Robert Go.

During a yearend briefing for local journalists, Go said tourism, exports and services, which were bullish throughout the year, were expected to remain this way next year.

"We will have more information and communication technology (ICT) companies investing in Cebu with the deregulation of the voice-over-Internet-protocol (VOIP) and the opening of more ICT parks," Go said.

He also noted that business process outsourcing (BPOs), including the medical transcription sector, would continue to expand next year.
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Cebu is now hosts to a number of call centers and BPOs although the industry has expressed concern over the lack of qualified applicants.

The tourism sector will also continue to grow next year, Go pointed out.

He noted that this holds true for the entire Central Visayas.

Central Visayas, he said, has realized its growth forecasts for international arrivals.

"The realization of growth forecasts in international arrivals has not been dampened by the peace destabilizations and natural catastrophes that occurred in 2005," Go said.

He noted that more tourists would come from the People's Republic of China and South Korea because of the growing prosperity in these countries.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has been actively promoting the Philippines in these two countries, which are identified as major sources of tourists.

Korean tourists have edged out their Japanese counterparts as the top market for the region's tourism industry.

Resorts will continue to attract tourists, Go said, but wellness facilities and services would become a major tourist attraction in the coming years.

Cebu's hosting of the ASEAN Summit next year will also boost Cebu's economy since the national government is allocating P1 billion for the hosting of the event.

Aside from this, he said, Cebu's tourism industry will benefit from the exposure it would get.

At the same time, he said, domestic travel would also boost the industry because of promotional fare rates being offered by airlines.

The competition among local airline companies has driven down fare rates.

The export sector would also continue to be a major contributor to the region's economy, Go pointed out.

Although overall export performance during the first three quarters of 2005 has been flat, he said, such export products as garments, processed foods and other industrial goods have registered double-digit growth.

"The growth in non-ecozone (economic zone) exports practically compensated for the negative growth it registered in 2003 to 2004," Go said.

However, he said, electronics exports are expected to pick up next year.

He also noted that the year 2006 would be better than 2005 due to the perception of increasing political stability.

The employment picture in Central Visayas likewise showed a slightly better picture, Go said.

"National Statistics Office surveys showed an increase in the number of employed and a decline in the number of unemployed," he pointed out.

The unemployment rate in the region was 12 percent, 0.8 percentage points lower than that in July 2004, Go said.

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority reported an increase in the number of employed in the economic zones in the region, while the Philippine Overseas Employment Authority reported an increase in the deployment of overseas workers, he added.

The region's average inflation rate is also lower than that of the entire country, Go said.

"The average inflation rate in Central Visayas for the January to October 2005 period stood at 6.5 percent, 1.3 percentage points lower than that of the Philippines for the same period," he said.

I was just away for one day naka 7 pages na. galing! :D

welcome to cebu bai rusty! kanus-a man ka mubangka sa mga forumers?! hehehe

Few daily dose of good news:

PCCI: International gateways to boost RP tourism

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) on Monday said local tourism will get a big boost from international gateways, which will attract more tourists and generate more income for the country.

PCCI vice-president Samie Lim said the tourism industry plans are now setting up international gateways to make the country more attractive to tourists.

"Tourists have limited time. They want to see as much as possible, do as much as possible. We must bring them to a gateway close to word-class tourist attractions that would only be one hour from there. They must get out of the airports in 15 to 30 minutes and then must get to their place in one hour," Lim told ANC.

Lim said the PCCI is helping the government to cluster tourist attractions near the international gateways.He said that among the international gateways already set up are the cities of Cebu, Manila and Laoag.

"Cebu is probably ahead of the pack. They are the first ones to organize themselves and they have an ambitious plan to attract five million tourists in Cebu by 2010. The next gateway is Manila. I think Mayor Atienza is doing a good job in Manila, and so are the other mayors in greater Manla. But Laoag seems to be the most enthusiastic. Governor (Ferdinand) Marcos has been rallying on Northern Luzon," said Lim.

He said the next gateways in line are Davao City and the former Clark Air Base in Pampanga.

Lim said the PCCI is targeting five million tourists in a five year-span.

"So far we’ve already registered 2.7 million tourist in two years. So we are ahead of our projections," he said.

He added that tourism also generated 2.5 million jobs and P3 billion worth of revenue.

"In terms of agriculture, in terms of manufacturing, we may not be as competitive as other countries. But there is no question in my mind the Filipino hospitality, the ability to speak English and all of that, these are things that are God-given. We must make use of them," he said


Cebuano-Made
By Arch’t. Karl A.E.F. Cabilao, UAP

THIS architect could only blurt out an unusually sedate reaction when he recently received news about his feat in this year’s Metrobank Art and Design Excellence National Competition (Made).

“Honestly, I joined this competition not really aiming at the grand prize but I just wanted to show the people, especially those in imperial Manila, what designers from way outside the capital are capable of producing,” says Arch’t. Noel K. Tan, the lone Cebuano awardee who copped the grand prize in the Architecture Category. He adds that he was quite surprised why he was the only one from the Visayas who took part in the contest.

This year’s Made search expanded its program to include sculpture, interior design and architecture categories. Thus, Tan is the first-ever winner in architecture and he did it on his first lick at joining design competitions.

Made was launched last year by the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. after 20 years of handing out citations to promising painters under the Young Painter’s Annual. Just like its past competitions, it seeks to “provide a venue for talented artists of various disciplines to express their creativity and provide them with incentives to further hone their craft.”

Tan’s entry to this contest, which he aptly calls “Fusion”, is a residential project that he did for a relative in Pardo. The house literally stands out since it possesses a unique look that really catches one’s attention amidst clusters of run-of-the-mill, Mediterranean-style houses. “It’s quite strange why Filipinos keep adopting foreign styles, like Mediterranean and American, when we can use techniques that are more suited to existing environmental conditions here,” says Tan. He justifies the “Fusion” tag, stating that this house is “a product of synthesis between native cultural elements and responsiveness to climate conditions, between vernacular and new, progression and conformity and mostly, tradition and modernity.” “It is suited to a fast-paced lifestyle but remains sensitive to cultural and environmental factors,” he adds.

With this achievement, Tan envisions himself exploring new design philosophies that can have positive effects in the built environs. And when asked how important architects are to society, he explains, “The work of an architect is very powerful, considering the impact that it would make on its surroundings. For example, when one builds a mall or commercial center in a certain place, it influences not just traffic flow but also the lifestyle of the residents nearby. So, I say architects are integral to community and nation building.”

For Tan, the Made grand prize is just icing on the cake. He was more than happy to get his “cake”, which was to make Manila people notice and appreciate Cebuano design and ingenuity. And they sure had more than their slice.

i have no other pics resty aside from these buildings.. ill just edit my compilation.

wooohhhoooo another sugbuanon is back in cebu.. ako na ignan sila dominic kuyog nya ta laag resty..

sure marvs! that will be arranged :D i just woke up! hehehe

Mano Po 5: Rusty Homecoming ala Fiesta sa Sugbu. lol.

Welcome back Kuya Rus!

Dont make mano at me oi! hehehe... thanks! hey, do u know my younger bro? Mr. USC kuno siya hahaha. 2nd year high. he's a basketball player too. :)

@Rusty: What time did you go there? I went to Ayala yesterday at 6:30pm and I was freaking surprised and disappointed about the crowds. There were a lot of them. And there were 3 simultaneous programs going on:
a. Simbang Gabi @ the Foyer
b. Department of Tourism Event @ the Lagoon
c. Thomas and Friends @ the Activity Center
And there was also,
>Metro's Makakurat (tungod sa ka-Barato) Sale which ended yesterday. lol.

Then, I transferred to SM. At least, I found it less crowded there. :)
We went there around 11am last Sunday. stayed for lunch lang. :D not much people til 12 noon!

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Here we go again! Barely 6 hours lang, 2 pages na! :rock:

Dont make mano at me oi! hehehe... thanks! hey, do u know my younger bro? Mr. USC kuno siya hahaha. 2nd year high. he's a basketball player too. :)


I didn't know him until you told me that he was Mr. Intrams for the 2nd year. (not Mr.USC ;))
I guess he knows me. Everyone knows me since I'm the 1st honor. hehe. lol. JOKE! :jk:

And you took a picture of Idea Italia Restaurant using a Palm Zire 72??

and you saw me taking this shot?? whatta coincidence haha! Baga kaayo ko nawng maski kinsa lang gi picturan. i seemed to be mindless of those people in ayala. i was such a security threat lol.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/cebupics2/12-18-05/thumb_italia.jpg
the photo i took when u saw me! mao ba?

ah so murag PZ72 is one of the models of PDA? right?
yup. it's a PDA with cam. no phone feature though. :)

I would just like to clarify: Diba PALM is a brand of a handheld device?
Brand name: PalmOne
Model: Zire72s

Mag-reunion nya ta mga taga SSC especially that rusty18 is in Cebu...
it's a first meet up (nako) so dili na reunion. Union pa lang. Mag union tanan taga SSC ani. :hahaha: organize pud mo, kamo treat nako, please welcome me the cebuano way ha :lol:

i have tried before way back in high school ( resty can you still remember our "shooting" at the new bridge for our immersion?).. i passed by the old bridge last week and the view of cebu's skyline was really awesome..
How can i ever forget?? hahaha... we had so much fun! ;) those were the days.

I didn't know him until you told me that he was Mr. Intrams for the 2nd year. (not Mr.USC ;))
I guess he knows me. Everyone knows me since I'm the 1st honor. hehe. lol. JOKE! :jk:

oh yeah, smart kids are always popular! SSC is so proud to have you! Promil kid :D

welcome to cebu bai rusty! kanus-a man ka mubangka sa mga forumers?! hehehe

thanks marki! Di ba usually visitor man ang pirme pakan-on? haha.. ikaw dapat treat, nagwork na gud ka!

Expensive problems await Cebu's
2006 ASEAN summit hosting

Lack of presidential suites, ample parking area for large aircraft at the airport, and luxury cars for 17 visiting heads of state are just among the expensive problems that Cebu need to address to be able to successfully host the next summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in December 2006.

This does not include the conference venue, security concerns, support vehicles, cleanliness of Cebu as a host city.

Does the government have enough money to fill in the gaps?

According to Tourism Regional Director Dawnie Roa, there was nothing to worry about as Cebu has one year to prepare for the next summit.

"Bakit mo po-problemahin yan? (Why worry about that?) Cebuanos will produce what is required, we have one year to prepare for that," Roa said.

During the summit, 10 presidents or heads of states will be coming to Cebu with their ministers. Heads of seven other countries that are dialogue partners of ASEAN will also arrive.

Roa said Cebu has an experience hosting the Asian Tourism Forum (ATF) in 1998, when there were fewer hotels and there was not even a venue for the conference such as the grand convention center at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug.

Roa said she recalled that the convention center was built in time for the hosting of the ATF.
Nagiel Bañacia, Cebu City protocol officer, said Malaysia had two years to prepare when they hosted the ASEAN Summit just a week ago.

Earlier, Mayor Tomas Osmeña, who went to Kuala Lumpur to observe the hosting of the event, said Malaysia provided 17 top-of-the-line and bulletproof BMWs that the heads of states used.

Each costs millions of pesos.

Osmeña said he doubted if there were 17 of these types of cars in the country.

"Ang pangutana dinha, kinsa ma'y mopalit ana (The question is, who would purchase these vehicles)?" said Bañacia, who also went to Malaysia as part of the Philippine delegation.

He said each country would be provided with at least 30 vehicles for its presidential security, support staff and members of the media.

Bañacia added that some heads of states uses 747 aircraft. Mactan-Cebu International Airport would not be able to accommodate three 747 aircraft at one given time, otherwise, the ongoing commercial operations would be affected.

Cebu has less than 10 presidential suites according to Manny Osmeña, owner of Hilton Cebu Resort and Spa, the newest five-star hotel in Cebu. This is not enough to accommodate the 17 presidents, he said.

Bañacia said the existing major hotels have to undergo major renovations to produce the presidential suites that will pass international standards.

As this developed, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gave her verbal approval to the proposal to declare a holiday in three cities of Cebu during the summit, said Mayor Tomas Osmeña.

Osmeña said he asked the President's permission to declare a holiday in Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu cities, where the ASEAN delegates would stay, for the duration of the summit.


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EDIT: Sorry, I didn't notice that this has already been previously posted.

Why did they close the gate leading to the Lagoon Area?

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/cebupics2/12-18-05/ayala-cover.jpg
Ayala Center, Cebu Business Park

More photos to come...

For the mean time, hangout sa ko house ng cousin ko. Be right back :D

it's a first meet up (nako) so dili na reunion. Union pa lang. Mag union tanan taga SSC ani. :hahaha: organize pud mo, kamo treat nako, please welcome me the cebuano way ha :lol:


ngutana lang ko @rust, unsaon pagwelcome sa visitor in Cebuano way?
pede ra cguro msayaw mi sinulog sa atubangan nmo noh? ahehe:jk:



thanks marki! Di ba usually visitor man ang pirme pakan-on? haha.. ikaw dapat treat, nagwork na gud ka!

bitaw, ang nagwork dapat mopaka-on sa wa'y work, nya ako wa man ko'y work, so it means bangkahi to d makzzz :D

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asa man diay inyo @Rust?

Why did they close the gate leading to the Lagoon Area?

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/cebupics2/12-18-05/ayala-cover.jpg
Ayala Center, Cebu Business Park

More photos to come...

For the mean time, hangout sa ko house ng cousin ko. Be right back :D

They closed it in order to prepare for the DOT event ala Amazing Race last night.

Cebu-based pipz, pls fill this thing out ha:

Rusty18 - Lapu-Lapu City
Sinjin - Lapu-Lapu City
Slerz - Talisay City

and so on! :D

Nop, I'm from Pardo, Cebu City 6000, Philippines...:D

Rusty18 - Lapu-Lapu City
Sinjin - Lapu-Lapu City
Slerz - Cebu City

^^ ah ok!

@sinjin: is it the Adventure race? - Luzon down to Mindanao? Cool :cool: start na ba?

SSC Forumers:
Rusty18 - Lapu-Lapu City
Sinjin - Lapu-Lapu City
Slerz - Pardo, Cebu City
Sugbuanon - Punta Princesa, Cebu City

^^ I guess so. ;)

Rusty18 - Lapu-Lapu City
Sinjin - Lapu-Lapu City
Slerz - Pardo, Cebu City
Sugbuanon - Punta Princesa, Cebu City
CwEoBwU - Cebu City

Tigidig14-Mandaue city, only sa side ng mama :D

SSC Forumers:
Rusty18 - Lapu-Lapu City
Sinjin - Lapu-Lapu City
Slerz - Pardo, Cebu City
Sugbuanon - Punta Princesa, Cebu City
CwEoBwU - Cebu City
MarkiiBoi - Mango, Cebu City
Arnlodsa - Guadalupe, Cebu City

oh sorry, I forgot
tigidig - Mandaue City ang mama:D

bugoy man ka slerz... hehhehe

Urbandub

http://myspace-090.vo.llnwd.net/00267/09/02/267432090_m.jpg
Home Town: Cebu Philippines

One of my favorite bands.. I am inlove with their music, too emo guid ya...
Fave song: Lover among Ruins

Listen to their tunes at their myspace:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=3179973

The Sound Of The Giant South is gaining more recognition around the nation like never before. At the forefront of the whole movement is a band that has a record that surpasses most bands than that of the bands that have come out of the Queen City of Cebu. They are none other than Urbandub.

From the very first day that this band was formed (in the year 2000), they were destined to be something more than the ordinary. Forced to be independent due to the lack of support coming from major record companies, Urbandub released their debut album called BIRTH. Off of this album, the hit tracks "Come", "Give" and "Would You Go" launched and took their world by storm. Unique, timely and yet experimental, it was something that entertainment scenes around the Philippines needed: a kick start into the future of original music.

With the release of their sophomore effort, INFLUENCE (Lighter Records), Urbandub took on a new form, changing their sound with a new drummer (From Jed Honrado to Jerros Dolino). It was the sound in this album that clearly defined the steps that Urbandub would start to take. The track "Soul Searching" later won the award as Best Song of the Year in the NU107 Rock Awards 2003. Pushing the sound further, the collection bagged the Album Of The Year Award in the NU107 Rock Awards 2004.

Today, Urbandub now offers yet a third helping of what they are capable of. With the 2005 release of the album EMBRACE, Urbandub has proven that there is hope for the struggling artist. With help from their community and the noise they have created, they were able to grab the attention of EMI Music Philippines. Not one to take chances, the band has kept Lighter Records as their management arm and guide. In line with their ideals, EMI allowed them the creative freedom to record their album on their home soil of Cebu. Added to that, they have been able to maintain their independent principles while taking major steps into the scene that has awaited their new sound.

Urbandub is Gabby Alipe (Vocalist / Guitarist), Lalay Lim (Bassist), John Mendoza (Drummer) and John Dinopol (Lead Guitarist).

Urbandubs career thus far has given much inspiration and support to upcoming acts, most of which fall under the Lighter Records stable such as Faspitch, The Ambassadors, Still, Nuncyspungen (Cagayan) and Point Click Kill (Ilo Ilo). Each of them now aspire to take their own roads in music, paving their own way and modeling some of their steps after the success of Urbandub.

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Lover among ruins lyrics:

The last words were spoken
Was left there just standing around
Trying to grasp what you said to me
Your goodbye was the last thing on my mind
I tried to reply but was left there tongue tied…

How could you ignore it?
Brushed it all aside
Wasn’t ready for the
Big surprise…

Took me down
Your mouth like a gun
I couldn’t believe that you’re letting me go…

How could you ignore it?
Brushed it all aside
Was left there empty handed
When you said goodbye…

Goodbye.

we're goin' to BTC tonight with my cousin. it's our first time hehe.. excited na ko!

CBP pics archive
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Urban Dub has already 5 members, the name of their newest member is Rey nya mao ra kuno'y gwapo nila...
I thought UD is only sikat here in Cebu

http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/4650/sscud21pi.jpg
Gabby, Lalay, Rey, John D and John M.

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@Rusty, have fun....

there are a lot of Urban Dub followers here in Iloilo, as well as other parts of the country aswell.

Lighter records is responsible with UD's Influence album. It also made a contract with Point Click Kill, an Ilonggo band, for their new album which will be released during the Sinulog, I hope one of you watches them :) ... They play ragga-core, which sounds kind of interesting especially their track called "Ja Church"

Hala Slerz: Apil na diay ka sa Urban Dub? Hehe. Dili lagi obvious nga photoshop. lol. ;)

Hala Slerz: Apil na diay ka sa Urban Dub? Hehe. Dili lagi obvious nga photoshop. lol. ;)

unsay Photoshop, study the pics and you cant find any editings... so you're doubting that I'm part of their band...hmmmm
I can prove it to you if I will sing infront of you:D

Sorry Slerz! So, you're one of the members of UrbanDub?
I didn't see you sing in the recent MyxMo Free Concert at the CCP Grounds. When did you join? :?

EDIT: Ahhh, I just found out. Kabogo gyud nako oist! It's not a photoshop but simply a photo request with your idols. lol. :lol:

Sorry Slerz! So, you're one of the members of UrbanDub?
I didn't see you sing in the recent MyxMo Free Concert at the CCP Grounds. When did you join? :?

EDIT: Ahhh, I just found out. Kabogo gyud nako oist! It's not a photoshop but simply a photo request with your idols. lol. :lol:

But now, I'm not active anymore, saw that MTV Hit Cebu concert @SM last May 14? If you've watch it, you will understand what I'm talking right now:)

And one thing, they're not my idol ANYMORE... I wanna curse them of what they did >(

Ahh, nevermind.. :D

there are a lot of Urban Dub followers here in Iloilo, as well as other parts of the country aswell.

Lighter records is responsible with UD's Influence album. It also made a contract with Point Click Kill, an Ilonggo band, for their new album which will be released during the Sinulog, I hope one of you watches them :) ... They play ragga-core, which sounds kind of interesting especially their track called "Ja Church"

you're also a fan of urbandub chy.. im probably one of their biggest fans here in cebu.. my favorites are GIVE and QUIET POETIC.. Point Click Kill is also cool.. i've seen them here twice; first was their gig in The Boss Grill and at Plan B "Attack of the Giant South"..

check also these bands in MySpace:

1. Faspitch
2. Ambassadors
3. Squall
4. Nuncyspangen = from CDO

SSC Forumers:
Rusty18 - Lapu-Lapu City
Sinjin - Lapu-Lapu City
Slerz - Pardo, Cebu City
Sugbuanon - Punta Princesa, Cebu City
CwEoBwU - Cebu City
MarkiiBoi - Mango, Cebu City
Arnlodsa - Guadalupe, Cebu City
Rowell_sk - Lapu-Lapu City


@Rusty18 - asa dapit inyo sa opon bai? likewise @ sinjin?

Bankal, Lapu-lapu City.

SSC Forumers:
Rusty18 - Lapu-Lapu City
Sinjin - Lapu-Lapu City
Slerz - Pardo, Cebu City
Sugbuanon - Punta Princesa, Cebu City
CwEoBwU - Cebu City
MarkiiBoi - Mango, Cebu City
Arnlodsa - Guadalupe, Cebu City
Rowell_sk - Lapu-Lapu City
P MARL - Pardo , Cebu CIty/ Labangon , Cebu CIty


@Rusty18 - asa dapit inyo sa opon bai? likewise @ sinjin?

daghana na diay taga cebu dire uy :eek2: fighter !!

Bankal, Lapu-lapu City.


Silingan ra kaayo ta. naa ra ko Buaya.

you're also a fan of urbandub chy.. im probably one of their biggest fans here in cebu.. my favorites are GIVE and QUIET POETIC.. Point Click Kill is also cool.. i've seen them here twice; first was their gig in The Boss Grill and at Plan B "Attack of the Giant South"..

check also these bands in MySpace:

1. Faspitch
2. Ambassadors
3. Squall
4. Nuncyspangen = from CDO
Do you like their UD's? new album? ... I didn't think it was good at first, maybe it's just because Influence was such a great album. Pero double peds na sila ngayun, astig.

I've heard of Faspitch already ... but I'll listen to the others you mentioned :)

Naka gig na pala dyan ang PCK, I didn't know. I hope it turns out good for them para sunsod2 din magsisilabasan ang mga Ilonggo bands, just like what's happening now with Cebu... Lot's of talented artists in the south

SSC Forumers:
Rusty18 - Lapu-Lapu City
Sinjin - Lapu-Lapu City
Slerz - Pardo, Cebu City
Sugbuanon - Punta Princesa, Cebu City
CwEoBwU - Cebu City
MarkiiBoi - Mango, Cebu City
Arnlodsa - Guadalupe, Cebu City
Rowell_sk - Lapu-Lapu City


@Rusty18 - asa dapit inyo sa opon bai? likewise @ sinjin?
Do I count??

My father's side is from Bantayan Island, Cebu :D :D :D

@chy i've only heard some of their new songs.. i like alert the armory and safety in numbers or was is it hiding in nos.? i realy like both birth and influence and for embrace i still have to listen all of their new songs..

yup PCK is also a big hit here.. in fact 93.1 Smash FM sometimes play their songs.. astig din yung girlfriend ng vocalist ng PCK kase kumanta rin nung gig nila sa The Boss.. kaso lang hindi ko naintindihan yung kinakanta niya.. puro BRRAAHHH WRRAAHHH BRRREEHHHH.. hehehe :D

try also Sheila and the Insects and if you could understand bisaya: Smooth Friction, Missing Filemon.. and budoy's Jr. Kilat.. hehehe

@chy i've only heard some of their new songs.. i like alert the armory and safety in numbers or was is it hiding in nos.? i realy like both birth and influence and for embrace i still have to listen all of their new songs..

yup PCK is also a big hit here.. in fact 93.1 Smash FM sometimes play their songs.. astig din yung girlfriend ng vocalist ng PCK kase kumanta rin nung gig nila sa The Boss.. kaso lang hindi ko naintindihan yung kinakanta niya.. puro BRRAAHHH WRRAAHHH BRRREEHHHH.. hehehe :D

try also Sheila and the Insects and if you could understand bisaya: Smooth Friction, Missing Filemon.. and budoy's Jr. Kilat.. hehehe
Ahh ang vocalist ng Powder Puff .... they look good together, btw

@Rusty18 - asa dapit inyo sa opon bai? likewise @ sinjin?
Along Airport road, before Gaisano Mactan Mall :D Duol ra diay ka airport sa? You were the one who posted Mactan Airport photos right? :D
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i just got home. we went to Maribago Blue Waters instead of BTC. dinner at Sunset Cove, great food!! yumm...

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SSC Forumers:
CwEoBwU - Cebu City
MarkiiBoi - Mango, Cebu City
Arnlodsa - Guadalupe, Cebu City
Slerz - Pardo, Cebu City
Sugbuanon - Punta Princesa, Cebu City
P MARL - Pardo / Labangon, Cebu City
Rusty18 - Lapu-Lapu City
Sinjin - Lapu-Lapu City
Rowell_sk - Lapu-Lapu City

My Skyscraper City Wall
http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/8071/dsc03930small8pt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

@ markiiboi
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:)

@flashlight: the product of boredom. hehehe. :D

@all cebu forumers: walay xmas parté? hehehe.

Ey i'm goin to Badian/Kawasan Falls this Thursday with my cousins! Four of us are goin'... two of my cousins just got here from U.S. they were lil' kids before they migrated. lol! ako naman the last time i went to Kawasan Falls was more than ten years ago pa! haha. good thing my other cousin is still familiar (kuno!) with the place. i bet this is gonna be exciting since we still don't know what to expect. the funniest thing is, we'll be bringing a freakin' map! hehe

^^ U need a tour guide bai? waheheheh. bitaw Nothing much has changed really except for the trek route which was beautified the last time i was there last may. Wala sad cguro na daghan tao kay weekday man. im sure ma enjoy mo didto bai. pero dili na mo kinahanglan mapa uy! pangutana lang mo inig abot didto. hehehe. i-regards lang ko sa akong iro didto bai! :D

^^ U need a tour guide bai? waheheheh. bitaw Nothing much has changed really except for the trek route which was beautified the last time i was there last may. Wala sad cguro na daghan tao kay weekday man. im sure ma enjoy mo didto bai. pero dili na mo kinahanglan mapa uy! pangutana lang mo inig abot didto. hehehe. i-regards lang ko sa akong iro didto bai! :D

that's the thing, we still need to figure out on how to get there from Lapu-Lapu City. my other cousin also suggested to go down southernmost before goin up to Badian. saon?! :lol:

i just got home. we went to Maribago Blue Waters instead of BTC. dinner at Sunset Cove, great food!! yumm...

Ey i'm goin to Badian/Kawasan Falls this Thursday with my cousins! Four of us are goin'... two of my cousins just got here from U.S. they were lil' kids before they migrated. lol! ako naman the last time i went to Kawasan Falls was more than ten years ago pa! haha. good thing my other cousin is still familiar (kuno!) with the place. i bet this is gonna be exciting since we still don't know what to expect. the funniest thing is, we'll be bringing a freakin' map! hehe

WoW night swimming? :okay:
and another day swimming :okay:
basig ig kita nato pariha naka ka itom nako:D

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My Skyscraper City Wall
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@Mark, giunsa mani nmo pag himo?
nindot lagi kay simple yet attractive for me
nya nindot sd ang color kay black and blue, ako na na be:D

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SSC Forumers:
FORUMERS------LOCATION-----------------------INTERESTS

CwEoBwU---Cebu City
MarkiiBoi----Mango, Cebu City
Arnlodsa----Guadalupe, Cebu City
Slerz--------Pardo, Cebu City -- metreology,geography,nature,currentevents,adventure/travel,stormchaser,city & a scraper marveller
Jrevalde----Pardo, Cebu City
P MARL-----Pardo/Labangon, Cebu City
Sugbuanon-Punta Princesa, Cebu City
Rusty18----Lapu-Lapu City
Sinjin-------Lapu-Lapu City
Rowell_sk---Lapu-Lapu City

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tigidig - MAndaue City, mother's side
chymera - Bantayan Cebu, father's side

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BTW, I just noticed that we don't have a Mandaue City and a Talisay City representative...
and another question, does Mandaue have already a highrise building? wapa no? and also Talisay City. Lapu Lapu City have already a Hilton. Most highrises are concentrated within Cebu City...

Marcelo Fernan Bridge, Cebu

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a328/nomdeusuario/mactanbridge010.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a328/nomdeusuario/mactanbridge014.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a328/nomdeusuario/mactanbridge013.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a328/nomdeusuario/mactanbridge012.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a328/nomdeusuario/mactanbridge011.jpg
so there is a pedestrian lane..
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a328/nomdeusuario/mactanbridge015.jpg
and you can climb to the top of the bridge
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a328/nomdeusuario/mactanbridge016.jpg

@flashlight: the product of boredom. hehehe. :D

@all cebu forumers: walay xmas parté? hehehe.

hahaha klaro kau na na addict na ka sa SSC mark.. :D

bitaw.. bisan lang gud magtapok tapok ta mga cebu forumers.. saman ky magpaluto ko sa ako mama ug usa ka planggana na bam-e..

@ manileno great pics bai.. another addition for my collection fo cebu pics :D

@slerz hahaha napay interests.. basta ako SMB.. SSC, Boxing and Music.. pwede sad Si Marvin Buotan :D :D :D

@flashlight: the product of boredom. hehehe. :D

@all cebu forumers: walay xmas parté? hehehe.


walay party kay alkanse ko, di ko kaapil!!! hehehehe

Along Airport road, before Gaisano Mactan Mall :D Duol ra diay ka airport sa? You were the one who posted Mactan Airport photos right? :D


Speaking of Gaisano Mactan, their 4th floor was already opened na diay. Sosyal oi, murag SM. I hope the lower levels would be renovated like that of the 4th floor so that GM would be more appealing. ;)

Wonderful pix from Manileno!! :applause:
wow a Manila boy is doing so much for the Cebu thread :tongue3:
That's a very pretty bridge too - is San Juanico still the longest in the RP?
Maybe they'll link Bohol and Cebu next?

^or cebu negros

^or cebu negros

Yup, they look pretty close on the map and would enhance Central and Western Visayas's trade.

amazing...so many great projects for Cebu. And all so quickly that i didnt even have a chance to post in this thread until now.:D

there was a plan made by the governors in the visayas region to construct a "friendship bridge".. it would connect negros-cebu-bohol.. now the problem is how to fund the project. the new mactan bridge already cost billions of pesos and its only less than 2 km in length..

I didn't notice that ACC's theme has changed already. From "Because you deserve more.", it's now "Where Cebu's Heart Beats". Cool huh?

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BTW, planning to go to Ayala? Here is the REVISED Yuletide mall hours.

December 18-22 (including Metro Ayala)
10AM-10PM

December 23 (including Metro Ayala)
10AM-11PM

December 24
10AM-9PM
Metro Supermarket: 9AM-9PM
Metro Dept. Store: 10AM-9PM

December 25
12NN-9PM
Metro Supermarket: 12NN-10PM
Metro Dept. Store: 12NN-10PM

December 26-29
10AM-9PM
Metro Supermarket: 10AM-10PM
Metro Dept. Store: 10AM-10PM

December 30 (including Metro Ayala)
10AM-11PM

December 31
10AM-7PM
Metro Supermarket: 9AM-9PM
Metro Dept. Store: 10AM-9PM

January 1, 2006
1PM-8PM
Metro Supermarket: 12NN-9PM
Metro Dept. Store: 12NN-9PM

January 2, 2006 onwards
Regular Mall Hours

Wonderful pix from Manileno!! :applause:
wow a Manila boy is doing so much for the Cebu thread :tongue3:
That's a very pretty bridge too - is San Juanico still the longest in the RP?
Maybe they'll link Bohol and Cebu next?


thanks. dekwat as usual :)
I think Bohol is too far from Cebu or even Mactan. Look at the map:

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

It's more possible to connect Southern Cebu with Negros Oriental.

This is San Juanico (Samar and Leyte islands)

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

Great photos of the bridge.:okay: Nice to see some new angles of it.

is there a good news from the capitol?

more good news of cebu: http://www.cebuplus.com/

INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEM

We envision an Integrated Transport System that would feed into an LRT connecting to Mactan International Airport, the proposed Cebu International Port and into the Tourism Corridor with the main terminal located at the Sheraton Hotel located beside SM City wherein Cebu passengers can connect to the North through the North Coastal Road and to the South through the South Reclamation Project.

http://www.cebuplus.com/Cebu/lrt.jpg

Speaking of Gaisano Mactan, their 4th floor was already opened na diay. Sosyal oi, murag SM. I hope the lower levels would be renovated like that of the 4th floor so that GM would be more appealing. ;)

really @mike? ika usa ra ko nakasulod diha GM... How many floors ang mall niya?

Great photos of the bridge. Nice to see some new angles of it.

new angels? where?

really @mike? ika usa ra ko nakasulod diha GM... How many floors ang mall niya?



new angels? where?

@Slerz: New angles oist, dili new angels. :D

Gaisano Mactan: Before, 4 levels (including Basement Level) and Now, 5 levels (including Basement Level)

>>I am just disappointed about GM, so low tech cash registers. Imagine this: The salesladies still need to issue some kind of paper-thingy containing the prices of the products and then inig abot sa counter, tagsa-tagsaon og type ug verify sa cashier. lol

Anyway, nindot jud ang 4th floor ala SM. ;)

so what's really their plan for cebu.. a monorail or an lrt? i've also read that its a monorail. i think a monorail would be perfect for cebu since its much smaller in land area.. and also a monorail looks more modern and neat compared to an lrt.. :)

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/337/190lrt2santolanmay20036kv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/2649/45481gk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

lrt in manila

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/4818/mmfrontpage5ha.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/1510/kualalumpur16bi.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

monorail in malaysia

ano yan propose or approve na ba

hahaha klaro kau na na addict na ka sa SSC mark.. :D

bitaw.. bisan lang gud magtapok tapok ta mga cebu forumers.. saman ky magpaluto ko sa ako mama ug usa ka planggana na bam-e..

Adik mulang!:D

Pwd sad beer session bai, libre ni rusty. :lols:




@Mark, giunsa mani nmo pag himo?
nindot lagi kay simple yet attractive for me
nya nindot sd ang color kay black and blue, ako na na be:D



Corrugated na cardboard. gi cut-out sa black then gi pa overlap sa blue na corrugated ghapun. Mao ra na. Waaah! palita! j/k

Hey, who went to Ayala recently? Are the expansion works beginning?

I just want to clarify this because I just read an article that the Ayala Center Cebu expansion would begin in middle 2006 yet.

Here it is
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The last major project is the expansion of the Ayala Center in Cebu, the biggest urban center outside Metro Manila. Development will start by the middle of next year to be completed by early 2008.

^^ the only sign is the uprooting of the bermuda grass near the terminal. also, i think they will transfer the parking area and the terminal first before starting with the expansion of the building. Maybe thats why they are putting a new parking area across the main entrance of Metro.

Manila itching to host ASEAN summit, Osmeña says
by Kathy I. Navarro and Jolene R. Bulambot, CDN


Mayor Tomas Osmeña said Monday that until now, officials in Manila could not accept the fact that Cebu will host the 2006 summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and are looking for reasons not to hold it here.

"The Department of Foreign Affairs is trying to find an excuse not to do it in Cebu but the President said this thing will be done here," Osmeña said.

"So, we don't want people to feel that choosing Cebu was a big mistake that's why we have to make a major sacrifice," Osmeña added.

One of the sacrifices for the city government was to purchase two luxury cars for use by heads of state who are coming for the summit, despite a shortage of funds.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has pledged a P1 billion budget for the entire event.

Mayor Osmeña said the city government could purchase one or two units of BMW or Mercedez Benz limousines, which would cost around P5 million.
Advertisement
"Let us buy some. The city government might want to buy one or two limousines for guests to come here," Osmeña said.

Osmeña also said the city government would take charge of the cultural night and the international media who could come to Cebu to cover the event. "This would give us some advantage," he said.

The city government, he said, would use its own money to entertain the visitors, saying, he did not want to give Manila a chance to grab the credit of a successful show.

As this developed, Adelberto Yap, general manager of the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), expressed concern over the limitations of the airport in accommodating an influx of aircraft during the summit.

"There are 10 ASEAN members plus those countries invited to attend the summit like Russia, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and the United States and they would all be bringing their own aircraft and that's the problem there," Yap said.

Yap said one step he could take is to urge the Philippine Air Force to transfer its junk planes now occupying the military ramp near the airport to another site.

The 20-hectare military ramp, he said, could be utilized as parking bay for the aircraft of the delegations.

Cesar Dona, chief of the operations division of MCIAA, said that the airport board was intending to put up 12 additional parking bays once the military parking ramp is turned-over to them.

The green area of the remote parking apron will also be developed and cemented to be utilized for aircraft parking.

Two additional passenger tubes or bridges will also be built at a cost of P135 million to accommodate more 747 aircraft.

Yap said the board has approved a P800 million budget for next year.

He said the construction of the MCIAA administration building just in front of the Mactan Waterfront Hotel would be completed in 10 months in time for the summit.

karun ra ko ka realize da na nigamay na sad balik akung number of posts. tsk tsk tsk. :?

nganu man markiiboi? pareho sad ni sa istorya. nigamay akong post pag delete sa mga old nga threads,,,

wa ko kahibaw lagi bai. sagdi lang. basta importante nalingaw ta. :D

Manila itching to host ASEAN
summit, Osmeña says


ga-post na man diay si markiiboi ako na lang ni tangtangon.

Even the government spent so much when the APEC was held in Subic.. Imagine, building 14 villas for the chief executives...

It's high time that we get the chance to host the ASEAN Summit... At least we can prove to other countries that the Philippines also has other progressive cities aside from the Capital...


Manila itching to host ASEAN summit, Osmeña says
by Kathy I. Navarro and Jolene R. Bulambot, CDN


Mayor Tomas Osmeña said Monday that until now, officials in Manila could not accept the fact that Cebu will host the 2006 summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and are looking for reasons not to hold it here.

"The Department of Foreign Affairs is trying to find an excuse not to do it in Cebu but the President said this thing will be done here," Osmeña said.

"So, we don't want people to feel that choosing Cebu was a big mistake that's why we have to make a major sacrifice," Osmeña added.

One of the sacrifices for the city government was to purchase two luxury cars for use by heads of state who are coming for the summit, despite a shortage of funds.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has pledged a P1 billion budget for the entire event.

Mayor Osmeña said the city government could purchase one or two units of BMW or Mercedez Benz limousines, which would cost around P5 million.
Advertisement
"Let us buy some. The city government might want to buy one or two limousines for guests to come here," Osmeña said.

Osmeña also said the city government would take charge of the cultural night and the international media who could come to Cebu to cover the event. "This would give us some advantage," he said.

The city government, he said, would use its own money to entertain the visitors, saying, he did not want to give Manila a chance to grab the credit of a successful show.

As this developed, Adelberto Yap, general manager of the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), expressed concern over the limitations of the airport in accommodating an influx of aircraft during the summit.

"There are 10 ASEAN members plus those countries invited to attend the summit like Russia, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and the United States and they would all be bringing their own aircraft and that's the problem there," Yap said.

Yap said one step he could take is to urge the Philippine Air Force to transfer its junk planes now occupying the military ramp near the airport to another site.

The 20-hectare military ramp, he said, could be utilized as parking bay for the aircraft of the delegations.

Cesar Dona, chief of the operations division of MCIAA, said that the airport board was intending to put up 12 additional parking bays once the military parking ramp is turned-over to them.

The green area of the remote parking apron will also be developed and cemented to be utilized for aircraft parking.

Two additional passenger tubes or bridges will also be built at a cost of P135 million to accommodate more 747 aircraft.

Yap said the board has approved a P800 million budget for next year.

He said the construction of the MCIAA administration building just in front of the Mactan Waterfront Hotel would be completed in 10 months in time for the summit.

closed naman gud ang 10th cebu thread.. nya daghan mn ta gpang post ngadto. kung naa moy 100 posts ngadto ky 100 sd ang mawala sa imo post count.. ibutang man na sa moderator ang mga closed threads sa archive.. giwarningan gani ko sauna ni GreyX ky ngbagulbol ko sauna ky nigamay ako post count..

almost 800 na unta ako post count rn.. :)

@rusty18

actually naa ko sa luyo nimo atu, katung naay booth sa mga PDAs bitaw... nangita man gud ko ug case para sa akong TW..

@slerz

bai cge ba ug concert ang urbandub sa Handuraw? mao man gud na ang pirmi i-promote sa istorya.. They had a recent concert sa Handuraw weeks ago, tapos ang funds kay ila ihatag sa katung member sa istorya nga gi hit and run...

@sugbuanon

yup, pareho sad na sa uban nga forums bai... mu decrease imong post if ma delete ang thread kay naay post nimo... Sa uban forums kay 2000 plus na akong post supposedly pero karon kay 1000 plus nalang.....

so what's really their plan for cebu.. a monorail or an lrt? i've also read that its a monorail. i think a monorail would be perfect for cebu since its much smaller in land area.. and also a monorail looks more modern and neat compared to an lrt.. :)


i think it will just be a regular train. here in tokyo, despite their very advanced and massive railway system, they only have one monorail line. maybe because it's quite more expensive, slow, and narrow.

how about a subway?! heheheh. labi nang mahal...

when will the cebu boardwalk be finished? puerte mang hinaya sa progress..

when will the cebu boardwalk be finished? puerte mang hinaya sa progress..

Hinay jud bai... kung sa SRP pa tu, paspas cguro hehehe..

Anyway, basin mu paspas ni bai once the Cebu Doc University is finished.. I think mao nay maka drive sa development diha...

plus the Cebu Megadome...

gisugdan na ba ang boardwalk?

Yeap, the megadome (hopefully) and the CITEX...!

I guess Mayor Ouano should also do his part in developing the area like cleaning the dusty roads and landscaping it like the approach to the second Mactan bridge.. so that at least it would be attractive enough for investors to come in...

when will the cebu boardwalk be finished? puerte mang hinaya sa progress..

nagpadayon diay gihapon ang construction sa cebu boardwalk bai rowell?

Yeah, the NRA may seem to be bustling but we're only seeing the main highway of NRA. The other roads of NRA are, if I may say, "DEAD and HAUNTED roads". lol.

Yeah, the NRA may seem to be bustling but we're only seeing the main highway of NRA. The other roads of NRA are, if I may say, "DEAD and HAUNTED roads". lol.

Nindot baya unta kaayo ang S.Osmena Avenue ba na sa?? Mura ug Roxas Boulevard...

Pero mu nindot na na diha bai, once the tunnel connecting it to SRP would be finished, mu boom na na nga lugar... especially if mu-open hopefully ang Sheraton, tapos naa pa jud Megadome and Citex...

Unya if mu relocate pa jud ang International Port to Cordova, they can develop the existing site to a Park...

btw, is CITEX part of the cebu boardwalk complex or its another project.. diba ang CITEX ky mura na ug exhibition hall..

Nindot baya unta kaayo ang S.Osmena Avenue ba na sa?? Mura ug Roxas Boulevard...

Pero mu nindot na na diha bai, once the tunnel connecting it to SRP would be finished, mu boom na na nga lugar... especially if mu-open hopefully ang Sheraton, tapos naa pa jud Megadome and Citex...

Unya if mu relocate pa jud ang International Port to Cordova, they can develop the existing site to a Park...

I also hope that they'd place an "ala BAYWALK" near Boardwalk Mall.

Hey whats the status of that other building in Osmena Blvd (not the Club Ultima)? Somebody posted a pic of it taken from one of them elevated walkways.

[QUOTE=sinjin]
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Sinjin, your city is very beautiful.
It takes places of Spanish aspect.
Really all Philippines are fantastic.

:) :cheers:

Thank You very much! ;) The Philippines is indeed beautiful but it's beauty is yet to be discovered!

^you forgot not between is and yet

@rusty18

actually naa ko sa luyo nimo atu, katung naay booth sa mga PDAs bitaw... nangita man gud ko ug case para sa akong TW..

@slerz

bai cge ba ug concert ang urbandub sa Handuraw? mao man gud na ang pirmi i-promote sa istorya.. They had a recent concert sa Handuraw weeks ago, tapos ang funds kay ila ihatag sa katung member sa istorya nga gi hit and run...

@sugbuanon

yup, pareho sad na sa uban nga forums bai... mu decrease imong post if ma delete ang thread kay naay post nimo... Sa uban forums kay 2000 plus na akong post supposedly pero karon kay 1000 plus nalang.....

Kuyawa gd, nagkita na diay mo ni @Rusty....


Yup, actually Handuraw is their venue for them to perform their music or mura bag venue nila as their stepping stone to fame but recently they perform in weekends nalang or seldom in a month coz kasagaran nagbase naman sila sa Manila. Ako nahinumduman kato raman na hit and run ghapon nga taga San Carlos pero dugay na nuon to. Perme sd si Jr. ratatatat Kilat didto...

@arnoldsbai
1000 na diay post nimo sa istorya? Wowawee


Hey whats the status of that other building in Osmena Blvd (not the Club Ultima)? Somebody posted a pic of it taken from one of them elevated walkways.

@jeff, you mean kani nga building? GV Hotel, it's already topped off... but this pic below is not the latest... took this sometime October.
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/9931/ssctppedoff8ay.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I also hope that they'd place an "ala BAYWALK" near Boardwalk Mall.

yup, there is along with the yacht club... I've read it sa ilang original plan for the Boardwalk last year....

Can you help me create a list of U/C and to be constructed projects in Metro Cebu.

a.)High Rises

b.)Mid Rises

c.)Low Rises
>Gaisano Mall of Cebu*
>Mactan Cebu International Airport Terminal 2*
>Cebu Boardwalk Mall*

Legend:
*-to be constructed
**-u/c
***-u/c, topped-off

What else? ;)

Can you help me create a list of U/C and to be constructed projects in Metro Cebu.

a.)High Rises
>Club Ultima***
>Crown Regency Hotel**
>GV Hotel***
>Parklane Int'l Hotel***
>Palace Hotel*
>Winland Tower II***
>Citilights garden Condo III*

b.)Mid Rises
>ACT IT mall*
>Golden Prince Hotel***

c.)Low Rises
>Gaisano Mall of Cebu*
>Mactan Cebu International Airport Terminal 2*
>Cebu Boardwalk Mall*
>CDU nra building**
>Cebu Megadome*

Legend:
*-to be constructed
**-u/c
***-u/c, topped-off

What else? ;)

diba naa naman to sa ako list kato naay mga pics..

^Thanks for that list slerz. So pila man ka floors nang GV Hotel?

@rusty18

actually naa ko sa luyo nimo atu, katung naay booth sa mga PDAs bitaw... nangita man gud ko ug case para sa akong TW..


what a coincidence jud! noticed my handheld has the metallic casing? i bought it right after i met an accident which my "other" zire broke into pieces. this handheld is quite old na, more than a year but still very useful in some ways. lol

btw, is CITEX part of the cebu boardwalk complex or its another project.. diba ang CITEX ky mura na ug exhibition hall..

there is an existing lot for the megadome project. last year, due to the megadome project uncertainties, mandaue city mayor thought of approving another proposal from the Dept of Trade and Industry which is CITEC (Megadome's proposed location) an internat'l exhibit center with a japanese hotel. it costs more than a billion pesos compared to Megadome's P250M budget. the japanese gov't will fund the project but will take some time pero at least mas sigurado. besides, the megadome can always be built somewhere else such as South Road Properties should CITEC takes-over the Megadome's land. now that the Megadome project is revived, Mandaue City mayor is willing to transfer the CITEC project to another lot to give way for the Megadome which is more urgent. basta, mao na na :D

Maybe that CITEC/CITEX thing should be the one in the SRP (which Mayor Osmena offered for the Megadome) instead. ;)

thanx resty.. hope it will be in SRP so more major projects will follow..

there is an existing lot for the megadome project. last year, due to the megadome project uncertainties, mandaue city mayor thought of approving another proposal from the Dept of Trade and Industry which is CITEC (Megadome's proposed location) an internat'l exhibit center with a japanese hotel. it costs more than a billion pesos compared to Megadome's P250M budget. the japanese gov't will fund the project but will take some time pero at least mas sigurado. besides, the megadome can always be built somewhere else such as South Road Properties should CITEC takes-over the Megadome's land. now that the Megadome project is revived, Mandaue City mayor is willing to transfer the CITEC project to another lot to give way for the Megadome which is more urgent. basta, mao na na :D

You're right @Rusty, the CITEC will be transferred to SRP to a lot offered by Mayor Tom and the Megadome's site is in NRA Mandaue and it's final...

^Thanks for that list slerz. So pila man ka floors nang GV Hotel?

it's a 16 storey edifice...

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Ricardo Cardinal Vidal will celebrates His
(DIAMOND JUBILEE on His 75 years of life
GOLDEN JUBILEE on His 50 years as a priest and 35 years as a bishop
SILVER JUBILEE on His 25 years in His presence in Cebu.)
in Santo Tomas de Villanueva Parish. El Pardo, Cebu City
on the 9th/final dawn mass this 24th of Dec.

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4633/pardo22ml.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/571/pardo1wm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

BTC at night.... this is a sunday night pero parking at banilad town center is full! sorry for the quality of the pic, camphone lang eh

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/9c1dcae1.jpg

BTC is always full...thanks for the pics and info...
@fundraiser, dito ka sa Cebu ngayon noh? sama tayo mag kanang EB this coming days para marami tayo...

uys, kasulti man kog cebuano ba, kasabot sad, hehehe, ayaw na lang pag tagalog nako, hehehe, neways, maayo untag maka kuha kog pictures tom AM para ma post nako diri, il try...

sure ba kuyog ko! xmas party meet ba ng SSC fanatics?

here another pic, pero twas posted in one of the threads before, post ko lang ulit.

the green CBD of cebu!!!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/cebuayalapano1.jpg

It's an SCC Cebu forumers meet... pwede sd matawag og Christmas meet kay Christmas mn rn pero ayaw lng sd nang party kay mrag mahal kaayo paminawn :D...

hahaha, okie dokie! keep me posted! the stretch of archbishop reyes near CBP is on a construction boom pala, the 8 storey prince hotel, one acacia place, parklane hotel, the forum and the latest is the u/c hi rise in front of pag-ibig tower! galeng!!!

dayon jud ta ato EB mga cebu forumers.. dapat makaset ta ug date ug time.. si resty available ra siya daw next week kay daghan kau siya lakaw..

@fundraiser kada cebu jud ka or anhi lng ka trabaho.. salamat sa imo mga pics

sige, dayonon nato for our lighter side..hehe.. wana man kha kay kla c @sugbuanon pro si @mark naa may trabaho...nya si mike wana mn sd kla c. Mag agad lng ta Mark...:)


correction: taga Cebi not kada Cebu:D


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Megadome Now In The Pipeline (A ressurection of a dream)
19th, 2005 by jorge

In the beginning, there was a vision. Then the vision crumbled. Later, it reappears. And now, it looms closer to reality.

Such was the dramatic ressurection of the Megadome project. After it was shelved indefinitely for luck of funds to build it, the project is finally in the pipeline. Thanks to Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia’s indomitable persona to bring it closer to reality. The project would have been a dream forever had it not been due to the ASEAN Summit next year that Cebu is scheduled to host.


As earlier planned, the structure will stand in a 4-hectare lot in Mandaue City’s reclamation area. According to the engineers, the building will not be finished in time for the summit unless the work is round the clock, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Megadome would be the main venue for the summit of the Asean region’s 10 heads of state plus 7 other leaders from Japan, China, Australia, Korea, India, Russia and New Zealand.

When finished, the Megadome will be an architectural marvel in Cebu due to its beautiful avante-garde design that would surely give Cebuanos a sense of pride. The spinning disc design of Alexus Medalla won the contest that Capitol launched three years ago. He will get 10% of the total cost of the project as his prize.

wala na koy klase pero gibinlan sad m ug project pero oki ra..

sori slerz.. i forgot to inform you guys that im not a filipino.. im still learning how to speak bisaya.. :D :D :D

wala na koy klase pero gibinlan sad m ug project pero oki ra..

sori slerz.. i forgot to inform you guys that im not a filipino.. im still learning how to speak bisaya.. :D :D :D

where are you from then augbuanon ?

Slerz, sugbuanon et al... my new number is 0926-8548160

please text me if there are any meetings... thanks

Hi Guys im new here...thanks to all who are responsible for this forum..its really informative and proudly true blue cebuano...i like your stuff guyzzzz

^^ welcome SayBooMyBoo!

Warning: SSC is addictive. Signs and symptoms:
1. checking SSC before checking the emails
2. checking SSC after waking up, before going to bed, and any free time in between
3. makat-un ug ahat sa photoshop
4. wanting to go to CBP as often as possible to stop, look, and listen for updates
5. checking all news websites to look for good news about cebu
6. skip classes just to take pictures -------> kinsa man ni b?
7. skip meals kay mahadluk mauwahi sa balita

If symptoms persist, do not consult your doctor. It is good for your health. hhehehe :D:D:D

sige, dayonon nato for our lighter side..hehe.. wana man kha kay kla c @sugbuanon pro si @mark naa may trabaho...nya si mike wana mn sd kla c. Mag agad lng ta Mark...:)



bai akong trabaho kay 2-10 raba always. ayaw lang mo pag-agad nako uy. pwd man mu apas ra ko.

Allow me to post this again for the benefit of those who have not yet seen it..
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FORT SAN PEDRO and it's environs



Our first walk will start at the entrance of the fort.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort01.jpg


The Spanish Royal Coat of Arms welcomes visitors going inside. Above the fort is a balcony (the one with the Philippine flag) where Spanish King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia waved for the last time the flag of Spain during their visit to Cebu in 1997. They were the very first Spanish royalty to have ever set foot on their former stronghold.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort03.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort04.jpg


Inside the hallway one can find an early grid map of Cebu city (From Santo Nino Church to the Cathedral to the Pari-an) which was sketch by a Spanish friar. One can also see pictures of the said fort during the American occupation.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort05.jpg


The National Museum holds its regional office at the ground level of the fort to the right from the entrance.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort06.jpg


A garden stands proud at the center. During the 1980s this site was home to the Cebu Zoo until its eventual transfer to Capitol Hills. Right now, the area is a favorite place for garden weddings and other special occasions like the opening dinner for the East Asian Tourism Forum (EATOF), which was hosted by Cebu in 2002.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort07.jpg


A stairway to the very top of the fort.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort09.jpg


The regional branch of the National Museum has the San Diego wreck as one of its exhibits. It also holds other artifacts that pertain to the history of Cebu.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort10.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort11.jpg


A statue of the great chronicler Pigafetta.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort12.jpg


The Malacanang sa Sugbo stands beside Fort San Pedro. This was a former mansion which was converted into a customs building.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort13.jpg


In front of the Malacanang sa Sugbo is the Plaza Independencia Park, soon to be renamed "Malacanang South Park." The monument below at the park was erected by the late Mayor Solon in memory of the WWII war veterans.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort14.jpg


A few walks away from the Plaza Independencia park is the Kiosk that houses the Magellan's Cross.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort15.jpg


A picture of the old city hall building (to the right partly covered by the tree) and the new annex building (the one at the back). The old and abandoned building to the left is subject for restoration and conservation. There are so many historical buildings here in downtown Cebu that are in need of restoration to no avail sadly because of lack of funding and political will.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort16.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort17.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort18.jpg

thnx bai. nice shots!. its like having a day's tour in just 10 seconds. so shameful of me coz i have never been to the Fort.

hi guys! i just got home from shangrila mactan with my cuzn. whew! breath-taking view..! sorry guys no cam shots. too bad. dinner kme at Cowrie Cove! best food, never mind the price. i've spent more than P4000 pero ok lang (maski wa na gyud kwarta ba!).

My cousin was overwhelmed with Shangrila's beauty. he said he never thought a place like shangrila exists in Mactan. so romantic! where u can't find anywhere else. of course, what do u expect in Asia's best resort hotel? and Korean honeymooners' paradise? you can stay for only P14,000 a night (their lowest room rate).

We're leaving tomorrow midnight for Badian and MoalBoal, mga 2 days siguro mi didto! it's my cousin's turn magtreat napud! most probably mag scuba diving me! uhmmm what else..? jetski and all those stuff. and then jungle adventure in Kawasan falls and nearby. hehe.. i'm the tourist guide, at the same time tourista. few days palang ko dri Cebu nag enjoy nako!

Ey, pls keep me posted for the upcoming SSC Cebu forumers meet ha! apil gyud ko! Unfortunately i'm not available til Dec 26. Until Jan 03 pa nuon ko dri :)

kuyog mi resty.. yahaya nimo ug kinabuhi oi hehe next week EB ta tanan mga bisdak..

cebu forumers pls post your celfone no. so we could just text each other:

sugbuanon (marvin): 09164811073
resty: 09173241312
slerz: 09264285435
arnoldsa: 09268548160

@mark, sinjin, rowell, fundraiser, sayboomyboo and other cebu based forumers pls post your #

si resty daw treat nato tanan ingon siya :D

kuyog mi resty.. yahaya nimo ug kinabuhi oi hehe next week EB ta tanan mga bisdak..

cebu forumers pls post your celfone no. so we could just text each other:

@mark, sinjin, rowell, fundraiser, sayboomyboo and other cebu based forumers pls post your #
Yup, please post your contact numbers :D

Btw, who wants to organize the upcoming SSC EB? Did you guys see the SSC Meet in Manila? our fellow forumers had a great time! when i saw the photos, i became excited about our upcoming and future EB's :D

Who has the time to organize our EB? Basically to keep us posted regarding TIME, DATE and VENUE. :D i wish i could pero i've got series of tours kse :)

I'm only available on Dec 26 onwards. Venue? i'd suggest Ayala Center :D

si resty daw treat nato tanan ingon siya :D
i'd love to kung naay kwarta. saon wala man. haha

==============================================

Sugbuanon aka Marvin: 09164811073
Resty: 09173241312
Slerz: 09264285435
Arnoldsa: 09268548160

Allow me to post this again for the benefit of those who have not yet seen it..
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

FORT SAN PEDRO and it's environs



Our first walk will start at the entrance of the fort.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort01.jpg


The Spanish Royal Coat of Arms welcomes visitors going inside. Above the fort is a balcony (the one with the Philippine flag) where Spanish King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia waved for the last time the flag of Spain during their visit to Cebu in 1997. They were the very first Spanish royalty to have ever set foot on their former stronghold.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort03.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort04.jpg


Inside the hallway one can find an early grid map of Cebu city (From Santo Nino Church to the Cathedral to the Pari-an) which was sketch by a Spanish friar. One can also see pictures of the said fort during the American occupation.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort05.jpg


The National Museum holds its regional office at the ground level of the fort to the right from the entrance.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort06.jpg


A garden stands proud at the center. During the 1980s this site was home to the Cebu Zoo until its eventual transfer to Capitol Hills. Right now, the area is a favorite place for garden weddings and other special occasions like the opening dinner for the East Asian Tourism Forum (EATOF), which was hosted by Cebu in 2002.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort07.jpg


A stairway to the very top of the fort.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort09.jpg


The regional branch of the National Museum has the San Diego wreck as one of its exhibits. It also holds other artifacts that pertain to the history of Cebu.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort10.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort11.jpg


A statue of the great chronicler Pigafetta.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort12.jpg


The Malacanang sa Sugbo stands beside Fort San Pedro. This was a former mansion which was converted into a customs building.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort13.jpg


In front of the Malacanang sa Sugbo is the Plaza Independencia Park, soon to be renamed "Malacanang South Park." The monument below at the park was erected by the late Mayor Solon in memory of the WWII war veterans.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort14.jpg


A few walks away from the Plaza Independencia park is the Kiosk that houses the Magellan's Cross.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort15.jpg


A picture of the old city hall building (to the right partly covered by the tree) and the new annex building (the one at the back). The old and abandoned building to the left is subject for restoration and conservation. There are so many historical buildings here in downtown Cebu that are in need of restoration to no avail sadly because of lack of funding and political will.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort16.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort17.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/fort18.jpg
Wow ... Cebu's fort is so well preserved ... didn't this get bombed during WWII or was it restored?

we are very PRO-GMA, actually.

That's nice to know. Someone from Cebu who happens to be a member of the ABS-CBN forums mentioned that Cebu is neither but eitherway, Cebu is helping in giving our economy and the country ulitmately, its much needed negating force against the dark forces of destabilization. Actually, the fact that you guys didn't get influenced by the evil ones is something a lot of pro-constitution admire. Myself included. :)

From the pics that I saw, I must say Cebu is even waaayyy better than a number ASEAN capital cities. I can't wait to see those proposed projects to change Cebu's landscape. I hope Davao, Puerto Princesa, Dagupan and other key cities would achieve the same economic developments as Cebu is enjoying at this time. The first step to achieve that I guess is to stop complaining and depending too much on the governement and work double time, earn twice as much and start entrepreneurship.

During the time of Erap Estrada, Cebu was a Lito Osmeña country. when Erap won, Cebuanos never questioned the electoral process. The economic activity in the province continued to prosper. It has long been proven that Cebu can stand on its own, regardless of whether the president is popular in the province or not. :speech:

the green CBD of cebu!!!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/cebuayalapano1.jpg

Beautiful! A little to the left is the Park Lane Hotel and another soon to rise tower! Whoa, Cebu Business Park is getting more densed! :okay:

you can stay for only P14,000 a night (their lowest room rate).


P14000 a night? that's like $350 CAD!! O_o, that's kind of pricey yet actually reasonable since shang really is beautiful.

During the time of Erap Estrada, Cebu was a Lito Osmeña country. when Erap won, Cebuanos never questioned the electoral process. The economic activity in the province continued to prosper. It has long been proven that Cebu can stand on its own, regardless of whether the president is popular in the province or not. :speech:

Very true! It's something we should all emulate. Calling Manilenios! You might wanna learn from Cebu you know!

P14000 a night? that's like $350 CAD!! O_o, that's kind of pricey yet actually reasonable since shang really is beautiful.

The last time i stayed overnight at shang was so many ages ago. gradeschool pa! but i've been visiting the place a few times because of some special occasions. it's getting better everyday!

Shang's single room rate ranges from US$250 - US$1850. excluding tax and other blah blahs. whew!

I'm inviting everyone to attend my wedding at Shang. Please bring me a bride! :lol:

From the pics that I saw, I must say Cebu is even waaayyy better than a number ASEAN capital cities. I can't wait to see those proposed projects to change Cebu's landscape. I hope Davao, Puerto Princesa, Dagupan and other key cities would achieve the same economic developments as Cebu is enjoying at this time. The first step to achieve that I guess is to stop complaining and depending too much on the governement and work double time, earn twice as much and start entrepreneurship.

I agree...Cebu is starting to look like part of a more prosperous ASEAN country such as Malaysia or Thailand, rather than a typical Philippine city. :)

Is Thailand more properous than us? I think the Philippines and Thailand are on the same level in many aspects, economy included. I could be wrong though.

^^ gdp per capita for thailand is twice that of ours, which is a real shame. The Thai economy overtook the Philippine economy in terms of size about a decade ago i think and they number only about 60 million people compared to our 85 million. If we dont get our acts together i bet even Vietnam would surpass us (god forbid) :) .

Is Thailand more properous than us? I think the Philippines and Thailand are on the same level in many aspects, economy included. I could be wrong though.

Yup...sadly Thailand is now way ahead of us, both in terms of GDP per head and HDI (Human Development Index). Even worse....I think Indonesia will soon overtake us (if they haven't already)....sigh....sorry to be the bearer of bad news!

^^ gdp per capita for thailand is twice that of ours, which is a real shame. The Thai economy overtook the Philippine economy in terms of size about a decade ago i think and they number only about 60 million people compared to our 85 million. If we dont get our acts together i bet even Vietnam would surpass us (god forbid) :) .
exactly...pretty scary huh?
next thing you know Vietnam will be giving us aid!

Economy-wise, Thailand is a notch higher than the Philippines... based on currency.

Few years ago, Thai's Baht and Philippine Peso are of the same value. But today, 1 THB is worth 1.30 PHP. so technically their currency has bigger value now.

1 USD - 53.44 PHP
1 USD - 40.93 THB

opinion ko lang to ha, i don't know if currency is a valid pure economic indicator :D

Economy-wise, Thailand is a notch higher than the Philippines... based on currency.

Few years ago, Thai's Baht and Philippine Peso are of the same value. But today, 1 THB is worth 1.30 PHP. so technically their currency has bigger value now.

1 USD - 53.44 PHP
1 USD - 40.93 THB

opinion ko lang to ha, i don't know if currency is a valid pure economic indicator :D

No - on its own, a country's exchange rate says nothing about its economic position, even less its living standards. For example, the Japanese yen has always had a very low exchange rate, but this does not mean Japan is a poor country!
The most commonly used indicator of living standards is the GDP per head (a country's total income divided by its population) - this is nowadays refined to reflect a country's purchasing power. However, many are no longer satisfied with GDP per head either and prefer the HDI (Human Developement Index) which combines GDP per head with other factors such as life expectancy, infant mortality, literacy rate, etc...many economists feel this gives a more complete picture than simple GDP per head rankings. :)

exactly...pretty scary huh?
next thing you know Vietnam will be giving us aid!

on the lighter side, magaling tayo mag english! eh sila? :lol:

Even if their figures say they are economically prosperous, philippines have more good looking CBD's and skylines. we've got beautiful tourist spots but minus the tourists. haha. it is very unfortunate we've been left out in terms of international tourist arrivals :(

This is sad. Really sad. I don't wanna wake up one day seeing in the news that we're sending Filipinas to Vietnam and Indonesia to work as maids.:no:

^^ gdp per capita for thailand is twice that of ours, which is a real shame. The Thai economy overtook the Philippine economy in terms of size about a decade ago i think and they number only about 60 million people compared to our 85 million. If we dont get our acts together i bet even Vietnam would surpass us (god forbid) :) .

I believe our huge economic slowdown can be attributed mainly to the numerous coup attempts during the Aquino administration. Tsk tsk tsk. We could've been ready to roar as a Tiger. And we're now hearing rumors of future coup attempts. We should never tolerate these kinds of political adventurism of some selfish individuals and military people. I'm saddened by your news guys. All the while I thought Bangkok shouldn't consider itself more superior than Manila. But then, I guess I'm wrong. :no:

No - on its own, a country's exchange rate says nothing about its economic position, even less its living standards. For example, the Japanese yen has always had a very low exchange rate, but this does not mean Japan is a poor country!
The most commonly used indicator of living standards is the GDP per head (a country's total income divided by its population) - this is nowadays refined to reflect a country's purchasing power. However, many are no longer satisfied with GDP per head either and prefer the HDI (Human Developement Index) which combines GDP per head with other factors such as life expectancy, infant mortality, literacy rate, etc...many economists feel this gives a more complete picture than simple GDP per head rankings. :)

oh cool! thanx a bunch bro.. that makes sense ;) i learned a lot from u today :D holy cow, we're totally left out na pala. darn.

woooo!

One thing I can say "OUR COUNRTY IS PROGRESSING" and the detractors are REGRESSING...

Just my pont of view. Let's just focus on our to do things... For me it really doesn't matter if they're ahead of us as long as we're getting better... we shouldn't focus our attention to their economic movement and compare it to ours coz it can only loose our energy to move on. Thailands economy is better than ours but our economy as of this moment is progressing, so there isn't a bad news pertaining about this matter so let's be happy and continue to build blocks for the foundation of our beautiful and prosperous home "The PHILIPPINES" :):okay:

^^ Thanks slerz. The country can count on me. Naks! I've been working really hard so I can save money and invest in the future. I believe entrepreneurship is the only way for me and many of us to really prosper. Working abroad is a faster way but all efforts should also be concentrated to having a profitable investment here in the country in the future. Opinion ko lang, puwede ding mali ako. heheeheh!!

All the while I thought Bangkok shouldn't consider itself more superior than Manila. But then, I guess I'm wrong. :no:

i thought so too. oops mejo off topic na tau :D it's really heart-breaking. i'm happy for bangkok though :)

cheer up! we're only hearing bad news in Manila politics. there are so many good stuff to hear like Cebu's progress and some other places in the country :D life goes on ;) at least right now, i'm confident bumabangon na ang Filipinas :rock:

woooo!

One thing I can say "OUR COUNRTY IS PROGRESSING" and the detractors are REGRESSING...

Just my pont of view. Let's just focus on our to do things... For me it really doesn't matter if they're ahead of us as long as we're getting better... we shouldn't focus our attention to their economic movement and compare it to ours coz it can only loose our energy to move on. Thailands economy is better than ours but our economy as of this moment is progressing, so there isn't a bad news pertaining about this matter so let's be happy and continue to build blocks for the foundation of our beautiful and prosperous home "The PHILIPPINES" :):okay:

:cheer: Now that's the spirit! :cheer:

Yeah. Let's just concentrate on working real hard for the country. Go Cebu! Go Pilipinas!:rock:

bai akong trabaho kay 2-10 raba always. ayaw lang mo pag-agad nako uy. pwd man mu apas ra ko.

ah ok, planohon lng nya ni nato.

thnx bai. nice shots!. its like having a day's tour in just 10 seconds. so shameful of me coz i have never been to the Fort.
:ohno: :D


hi guys! i just got home from shangrila mactan with my cuzn. whew! breath-taking view..! sorry guys no cam shots. too bad. dinner kme at Cowrie Cove! best food, never mind the price. i've spent more than P4000 pero ok lang (maski wa na gyud kwarta ba!).

My cousin was overwhelmed with Shangrila's beauty. he said he never thought a place like shangrila exists in Mactan. so romantic! where u can't find anywhere else. of course, what do u expect in Asia's best resort hotel? and Korean honeymooners' paradise? you can stay for only P14,000 a night (their lowest room rate).

We're leaving tomorrow midnight for Badian and MoalBoal, mga 2 days siguro mi didto! it's my cousin's turn magtreat napud! most probably mag scuba diving me! uhmmm what else..? jetski and all those stuff. and then jungle adventure in Kawasan falls and nearby. hehe.. i'm the tourist guide, at the same time tourista. few days palang ko dri Cebu nag enjoy nako!

Ey, pls keep me posted for the upcoming SSC Cebu forumers meet ha! apil gyud ko! Unfortunately i'm not available til Dec 26. Until Jan 03 pa nuon ko dri :)

yati ra, for only P14,000 a night... bai @rusty, I know you're a good and loving, person nya matinabangon pa jd... migo na ta ha:D

let's just plan the plan that we're planning.huh... for our upcoming Cebu SSC forumers meet.

Yup, please post your contact numbers :D

Btw, who wants to organize the upcoming SSC EB? Did you guys see the SSC Meet in Manila? our fellow forumers had a great time! when i saw the photos, i became excited about our upcoming and future EB's :D

Who has the time to organize our EB? Basically to keep us posted regarding TIME, DATE and VENUE. :D i wish i could pero i've got series of tours kse :)

I'm only available on Dec 26 onwards. Venue? i'd suggest Ayala Center :D


i'd love to kung naay kwarta. saon wala man. haha

==============================================

Sugbuanon aka Marvin: 09164811073
Resty: 09173241312
Slerz: 09264285435
Arnoldsa: 09268548160

So tell us your sugestions if where and wern ta mag EB... AYala for me and I'm free anytime until Jan2 except Dec 24 and 31.

Wow ... Cebu's fort is so well preserved ... didn't this get bombed during WWII or was it restored?
I t wasn't affected by the bombings, I think some Japanese made it as one of their headquarters if I'm not mistaken.

Yeah. Let's just concentrate on working real hard for the country. Go Cebu! Go Pilipinas!:rock:

and Go Bulacan! for sure:)

sayuha slerZ ug rusty a, gikan cguro misa de galleo

CEBU: GUESS WHO'S STOPPING THE KOREANS FROM GOING TO RP?

CEBU CITY, December 9, 2005, (Star) INSIDE CEBU By Bobit S. Avila - Cebu?s share of the country?s tourist arrivals has risen so sharply in the past two years. They?ve gone from weekly chartered flights to Korea to thrice weekly flights of both Asiana Airlines and Korean Airlines. One can predict that soon those flights will become daily. Indeed, the Koreans have beaten the best efforts of the Japanese air carriers just on the Cebu-Korea-Cebu route alone. Now do you think that those jumbo planes are full of Filipino passengers going to and coming from South Korea? No sir, they?re packed with Koreans, especially in this season where the cold weather in the Korean peninsula is unbearable and no one can play golf!

Without a doubt, the exodus of Koreans to Cebu and elsewhere in the Philippines has contributed to our nation?s economy, filling up once empty hotel rooms. The Koreans ride in our taxicabs, eat in our restaurants (they still eat in Korean restaurants), shop in our malls, and play lots and lots of golf, and more importantly, because Koreans are known for their efficiency, they make good use of their vacation to get something out of it? more than just a vacation, they go home speaking English!

Indeed, learning how to speak English has become something of a national pastime for Koreans (and I know, this is also happening in Taiwan and the Chinese mainland), who have gone out of their way to rent dilapidated buildings in downtown areas in Cebu City that most of the upper crust no longer want. It?s the equivalent of reviving the old Avenida or Escolta district in Manila fueled by Korean money!

I know, for instance, that the old hotel called Harbor View (it was once known as the Triton Hotel) belonging to our dear friend, Ambassador (now Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs) Frank Benedicto, has been rented by Korean businessmen. In the past, that hotel really didn?t make money because it was located just across the old provincial jail. But since Gov. Gwen Garcia moved the provincial jail to the hills of Kalunasan (where the view is breathtaking), at least the area is already acceptable to the Koreans. So, too, with the Winner building, which used to house the first dim sum restaurant in Cebu. Because Cebu?s tourism has influenced Bohol, the Koreans are also there in droves.

At this point, we can only hope that this trend continues? that the Philippines will continue to attract more tourists from our neighbors who pay good money for their short stay. But apparently, there?s a growing problem, which I believe is fast becoming an irritant to the influx of foreigners to this country, something we don?t really need.

Like what we?ve said earlier, the coming of the Koreans in droves is also due to their efficiency in getting something from their vacation through the opening of small English language schools operated by Koreans in Cebu and I?m sure this is also happening in other places in the country. All this is due to their passion to learn the English language, something that we ought to relearn!

In doing its job, the Bureau of Immigration (BID) must have learned that the reason why many Koreans have started going to the Philippines is more than just to have fun in the sun and sand. All of the sudden, the BID pulled out Memorandum Order No. ADD-02-006 signed by then Immigration Commissioner Andrea Domingo on Feb. 5, 2002, or three years ago, exacting an accreditation fee of P50,000 per foreigner who teaches in short-term English language schools.

Of course, this memo doesn?t cover Koreans only as it mentions all foreigners. But ask yourself? who else are arriving in droves to our shores creating a boom in tourism if not the Koreans? There?s no other nationality I know who is doing this, except for a few Japanese. What is important to note is that the Koreans are not taking jobs away from our English-speaking Filipino teachers simply because we do not know how to speak the Korean language. In short, they are bringing in Korean teachers to teach English to fellow Koreans!

Now I?m not against the BID getting a small share of this growing industry spawned by the Koreans. But P50,000 bucks a pop is just too much; it doesn?t sound like a fee anymore but a penalty! Why don?t you find out what kind of penalties the BID exacts from violators and you?ll be surprised they are not in the neighborhood of fifty grand! The question really is, is this a fee or a fine? It sounds more like a fine to me! Why couldn?t the BID exact a P8,000 fee? That wouldn?t be too much, then they can exact a P50,000 fine for foreigners who violate this ruling.

What worries me is that because of what the BID has done, it just might reverse the current trend and the Koreans may find another country willing to accept them. There?s an old saying, "Do not kill the goose that lays the golden eggs!" In this case, we?re not only harvesting the golden eggs, we?re cooking the goose!

Before it is too late, I suggest that Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez and Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano sit down together and solve this potential problem. If the BID wants to get a share of this business, surely, they can secure a lower accreditation fee, instead of the present prohibitive P50,000 a pop! Let?s be reasonable and lower this fee as many Filipinos are directly benefiting from the present Korean invasion, and exacting an exorbitant fee may just repel the coming of more Koreans.

@Bulakenyo: Entrepreneurship! hmm... reminds me of Mr. John Gokongwei, a Cebuano.

As I quote: "Choose to be an entrepreneur because then YOU create value. Choose to be an entrepreneur because the products, services, and jobs you create then becomes the lifeblood of our nation. But most of all, choose to be an entrepreneur because then you desire a life of adventure, endless challenge, and the opportunity to be your BEST SELF."

About the rehabilitation of Atlas Mines in Toledo, when is the mine gonna be fully functional? Just think of the wonders the mine would do to the Cebu economy once it is fully opertaional!

Yeah! I'm gonna be an entrepreneur. Basta, somehow I'm gonna find some new and innovative products to sell I mean share with the public. :)

sayuha slerZ ug rusty a, gikan cguro misa de galleo

ah, wa pa gani koy tulog! i've been online since midnight.. lol! now i'm off to bed, i'll get back to you guys when i wake up. Clark Kent now signing off. ;)

sayuha slerZ ug rusty a, gikan cguro misa de galleo

hehe, sakto ka... nya bai @jrev, our Pardo Parish was being chosen by Ricardo Cardinal Vidal para i celebrate niya iyang 75 yrs edad, 50 yrs pagka pari, 35 yrs pagka obispo og 25 yrs of service here in Cebu sa ika 24th and last Misa de Galeo. He chose Pardo coz next year our Parish will celebrate it's 140th year of being a Parish then the Cardinal said that it's very important for Him coz this Parish played a very important role in Cebu's Christian Catholic community and also basig mo retire na kuno siya next year nag huwat nalang kuno siya kng nus a i approve so mao nga dri niya sa Pardo church icelebrate ang historic nga last (I hope not) niya nga Misa de Galeo sa final and last dawn mass.

Yeah! I'm gonna be an entrepreneur. Basta, somehow I'm gonna find some new and innovative products to sell I mean share with the public. :)

me too, I'm starting this January:)

^^ Go for it guys - I'll be your first customer hehe

^^ welcome SayBooMyBoo!

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Hi Guys im new here...thanks to all who are responsible for this forum..its really informative and proudly true blue cebuano...i like your stuff guyzzzz

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CEBU: GUESS WHO'S STOPPING THE KOREANS FROM GOING TO RP?

CEBU CITY, December 9, 2005, (Star) INSIDE CEBU By Bobit S. Avila - Cebu?s share of the country?s tourist arrivals has risen so sharply in the past two years. They?ve gone from weekly chartered flights to Korea to thrice weekly flights of both Asiana Airlines and Korean Airlines. One can predict that soon those flights will become daily. Indeed, the Koreans have beaten the best efforts of the Japanese air carriers just on the Cebu-Korea-Cebu route alone. Now do you think that those jumbo planes are full of Filipino passengers going to and coming from South Korea? No sir, they?re packed with Koreans, especially in this season where the cold weather in the Korean peninsula is unbearable and no one can play golf!

Without a doubt, the exodus of Koreans to Cebu and elsewhere in the Philippines has contributed to our nation?s economy, filling up once empty hotel rooms. The Koreans ride in our taxicabs, eat in our restaurants (they still eat in Korean restaurants), shop in our malls, and play lots and lots of golf, and more importantly, because Koreans are known for their efficiency, they make good use of their vacation to get something out of it? more than just a vacation, they go home speaking English!

Indeed, learning how to speak English has become something of a national pastime for Koreans (and I know, this is also happening in Taiwan and the Chinese mainland), who have gone out of their way to rent dilapidated buildings in downtown areas in Cebu City that most of the upper crust no longer want. It?s the equivalent of reviving the old Avenida or Escolta district in Manila fueled by Korean money!

I know, for instance, that the old hotel called Harbor View (it was once known as the Triton Hotel) belonging to our dear friend, Ambassador (now Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs) Frank Benedicto, has been rented by Korean businessmen. In the past, that hotel really didn?t make money because it was located just across the old provincial jail. But since Gov. Gwen Garcia moved the provincial jail to the hills of Kalunasan (where the view is breathtaking), at least the area is already acceptable to the Koreans. So, too, with the Winner building, which used to house the first dim sum restaurant in Cebu. Because Cebu?s tourism has influenced Bohol, the Koreans are also there in droves.

At this point, we can only hope that this trend continues? that the Philippines will continue to attract more tourists from our neighbors who pay good money for their short stay. But apparently, there?s a growing problem, which I believe is fast becoming an irritant to the influx of foreigners to this country, something we don?t really need.

Like what we?ve said earlier, the coming of the Koreans in droves is also due to their efficiency in getting something from their vacation through the opening of small English language schools operated by Koreans in Cebu and I?m sure this is also happening in other places in the country. All this is due to their passion to learn the English language, something that we ought to relearn!

In doing its job, the Bureau of Immigration (BID) must have learned that the reason why many Koreans have started going to the Philippines is more than just to have fun in the sun and sand. All of the sudden, the BID pulled out Memorandum Order No. ADD-02-006 signed by then Immigration Commissioner Andrea Domingo on Feb. 5, 2002, or three years ago, exacting an accreditation fee of P50,000 per foreigner who teaches in short-term English language schools.

Of course, this memo doesn?t cover Koreans only as it mentions all foreigners. But ask yourself? who else are arriving in droves to our shores creating a boom in tourism if not the Koreans? There?s no other nationality I know who is doing this, except for a few Japanese. What is important to note is that the Koreans are not taking jobs away from our English-speaking Filipino teachers simply because we do not know how to speak the Korean language. In short, they are bringing in Korean teachers to teach English to fellow Koreans!

Now I?m not against the BID getting a small share of this growing industry spawned by the Koreans. But P50,000 bucks a pop is just too much; it doesn?t sound like a fee anymore but a penalty! Why don?t you find out what kind of penalties the BID exacts from violators and you?ll be surprised they are not in the neighborhood of fifty grand! The question really is, is this a fee or a fine? It sounds more like a fine to me! Why couldn?t the BID exact a P8,000 fee? That wouldn?t be too much, then they can exact a P50,000 fine for foreigners who violate this ruling.

What worries me is that because of what the BID has done, it just might reverse the current trend and the Koreans may find another country willing to accept them. There?s an old saying, "Do not kill the goose that lays the golden eggs!" In this case, we?re not only harvesting the golden eggs, we?re cooking the goose!

Before it is too late, I suggest that Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez and Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano sit down together and solve this potential problem. If the BID wants to get a share of this business, surely, they can secure a lower accreditation fee, instead of the present prohibitive P50,000 a pop! Let?s be reasonable and lower this fee as many Filipinos are directly benefiting from the present Korean invasion, and exacting an exorbitant fee may just repel the coming of more Koreans.


and expect moooore koreans to be coming here in cebu coz i just joined in a korean forum yesterday and im selling cebu there.. hehehe

daghan chix didto bai!!!

:cheers: ^^ let's welcome those Korean chix

yeah lets welcome them pinoy style.. dapat yung pinakachix sa akin dahil ako ang naginvite sa kanila.. hehehe

yeah lets welcome them pinoy style.. dapat yung pinakachix sa akin dahil ako ang naginvite sa kanila.. hehehe

o cge na nga pagbigyan ka na namin - you're Mr Cebu, after all! tHe Korean chix will be impressed :bow: ;)

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absolutely correct!!! sakto gyud... na-adik na ko aning foruma.

pwede rin hati tayo Mr Bicol.. oki lang sakin

pwede rin hati tayo Mr Bicol.. oki lang sakin

ano yan naging 3some hehe :runaway:
ssshh maybe that what Koreans like :)

yup thats what they like.. ive seen it sa isang "movie".. hahaha

@rowell sk, yeah thats sad they should be penaltized for eating kim-chee not for learning english :no:

Is Thailand more properous than us? I think the Philippines and Thailand are on the same level in many aspects, economy included. I could be wrong though.

the philippines is already way behind thailand and it will take years before we can equal their current status. it's very sad the once sleepy countries have gotten us unaware they are already ahead of us.

but you know, if cebu is a country, it's economy is better than that of thailand. i read this from a national daily. isn't that inspiring?

we used to be second to japan in terms of economic status and one of the highest standards of living in asia, but these have all gone. let's keep the pace cebu and let the other cities/towns emulate us so they will catch us up as well. in the long run, the philippines as a whole will get to the status where it was before. it is not that we want to be ahead of other countries, but in keeping the situation of giving the filipinos better lives. equally sharing the philippines' wealth among every individual in its populace.

yup thats what they like.. ive seen it sa isang "movie".. hahaha

hmmm...sounds like an "educational movie" to me...we learn new things everday! ahem...
hanggang kailan ang vacation mo? Lucky yo no school for some weeks! :)

^^ gdp per capita for thailand is twice that of ours, which is a real shame. The Thai economy overtook the Philippine economy in terms of size about a decade ago i think and they number only about 60 million people compared to our 85 million. If we dont get our acts together i bet even Vietnam would surpass us (god forbid) :) .

gdp per se... but talking of gnp, the philippines is the highest in sea. thanks to us, the ofws... hheehehehhe, maapil gyud dayon no?

the philippines is already way behind thailand and it will take years before we can equal their current status. it's very sad the once sleepy countries have gotten us unaware they are already ahead of us.

but you know, if cebu is a country, it's economy is better than that of thailand. i read this from a national daily. isn't that inspiring?

we used to be second to japan in terms of economic status and one of the highest standards of living in asia, but these have all gone. let's keep the pace cebu and let the other cities/towns emulate us so they will catch us up as well. in the long run, the philippines as a whole will get to the status where it was before. it is not that we want to be ahead of other countries, but in keeping the situation of giving the filipinos better lives. equally sharing the philippines' wealth among every individual in its populace.

1 question pls: is it true theyr'e planning to merge Central and Eastern Visayas? Won't this bring Cebu's GDP per capita way down since Eastern Visayas is much poorer?

exactly...pretty scary huh?
next thing you know Vietnam will be giving us aid!

sorry for the late responses...

talking of aid... the philippines is one of the founders if not the founder of the manila based asian development bank. south korea used to be the biggest creditors of that institution. recently, they are one of the biggest aid-provider as accounted in adb. the philippines? one of the biggest creditors. sadly though.

Economy-wise, Thailand is a notch higher than the Philippines... based on currency.

Few years ago, Thai's Baht and Philippine Peso are of the same value. But today, 1 THB is worth 1.30 PHP. so technically their currency has bigger value now.

1 USD - 53.44 PHP
1 USD - 40.93 THB

opinion ko lang to ha, i don't know if currency is a valid pure economic indicator :D


the stability of the currency is one indicator of a good economy. it is not solely based on which currency is higher than the other when converted to usd that makes a better economy.

1 USD - 53.44 PHP
1 USD - 40.93 THB
1 USD - 120 JPY

but the japanese is far immense than the formers.

the philippine peso is the strongest performing currency in all of asia in recent dates. we hope to maintain this in the days, weeks, months, years to come.

hmmm...sounds like an "educational movie" to me...we learn new things everday! ahem...
hanggang kailan ang vacation mo? Lucky yo no school for some weeks! :)

educational indeed.. hehe i'll be facing the monitor 12 hrs/day til january 3.. i just woke up and no breakfast at all.. this will be now my daily routine..

thanx cweobwu for enlightening us.. "gamay kau ko grado sa economics pag highshool"

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Originally Posted by jrevalde
gdp per capita for thailand is twice that of ours, which is a real shame. The Thai economy overtook the Philippine economy in terms of size about a decade ago i think and they number only about 60 million people compared to our 85 million. If we dont get our acts together i bet even Vietnam would surpass us (god forbid) .



gdp per se... but talking of gnp, the philippines is the highest in sea. thanks to us, the ofws... hheehehehhe, maapil gyud dayon no?

I'm confused, i found this at a website
2003 GNP figures

Thailand 31 124 billion $
Iran 32 115 billion $
Portugal 33 109 billion $
South Africa 34 106 billion $
Israel 35 105 billion $
Venezuela 36 98.6 billion $
Egypt 37 96.5 billion $
Myanmar 38 92.9 billion $
Ireland 39 92.8 billion $
Malaysia 40 87.2 billion $
Singapore 41 86.8 billion $
Philippines 42 84.7 billion $

Difference for GNP between Thailand and Philippines is 39.3 billion dollars.
OFW remittances only account for 8 Billion dollars (official figures) running to as high as 12 billion dollars unofficially, still insufficient to bridge the gap :) .

these info i find in city vs. city but please not in cebu. this sounds like its gonna end up to be thailand vs philippines all over again

I'm confused, i found this at a website
2003 GNP figures

Thailand 31 124 billion $
Iran 32 115 billion $
Portugal 33 109 billion $
South Africa 34 106 billion $
Israel 35 105 billion $
Venezuela 36 98.6 billion $
Egypt 37 96.5 billion $
Myanmar 38 92.9 billion $
Ireland 39 92.8 billion $
Malaysia 40 87.2 billion $
Singapore 41 86.8 billion $
Philippines 42 84.7 billion $

Difference for GNP between Thailand and Philippines is 39.3 billion dollars.
OFW remittances only account for 8 Billion dollars (official figures) running to as high as 12 billion dollars unofficially, still insufficient to bridge the gap :) .


i read it a couple of weeks ago. myanmar is way ahead of the philippines?

walay balita sa megadome? musta na? padayon?

@CwEoBwU
yeah thanks for pointing that out, im also confused why Myanmar would have a higher GNP than the Philippines, it has a very repressive military dictatorship, poor infrastructure and almost no tourism industry at all, it must be a typo!

@tigidig
your absolutely right, Cebu thread should be about Cebu so i'll be posting relevant articles like this one:

Carcar's pride of place shines
through Kabkaban feast

By Augusto Villalon
Inquirer News Service




CEBU'S premier heritage town pulsated with tradition during Sunday's Kabkaban Festival in Carcar. The history of Kabkaban parallels the rise of heritage awareness in Carcar.

The local affiliate of the Heritage Conservation Society, the Carcar Heritage Conservation Society (CHCS), has been working for years to revive interest in the special heritage of the town.

They believed a special event could refocus attention on the town's vanishing heritage, so they solicited funds and organized the first Kabkaban Festival in 2000.

Succeeding festivals since were modest, parallel with CHCS's slow progress in raising local-heritage awareness. It took a long time for locals to believe their town's heritage was unique not only to Cebu but to the Philippines as well. The residents and local government had other development ideas for the town. Preservation was not on their agenda.
Since 2000, CHCS and the local government struggled with conflicting heritage visions. The conflict ended this year when Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia guided both sides toward unifying their vision to recognize and preserve their heritage.
The first step taken was to declare Carcar a heritage town.

The provincial and local governments, together with CHCS, sealed their support and committed to preserve the town heritage by passing an ordinance, the first such in Cebu. It was signed just a few weeks before this year's Kabkaban.
With the passing of the ordinance, private-public agreement, essential to the success of heritage projects, was finally attained.

The provincial and local governments provided generous subsidies to underwrite this year's festival and asked CHCS members to plan and organize the 2005 festival.

Kabkaban Festival this year signaled the start of cooperation of all sectors to preserve heritage in Carcar. There was much to celebrate.

The day kicked off with a sale of artworks by Carcaranon and Cebuano artists, who donated their proceeds to fund CHCS projects.

Romulo Galicano, a nationally acclaimed award-winning artist born in Carcar, donated a major oil painting for auction which raised over P260,000 for the CHCS.

But it was Carcar itself that was on display that day.

Manny Castro, Jerry Alfafara and Zarah Castro, Carcar's leading heritage advocates, threw open the doors to their magnificent Spanish colonial homes, inviting everyone to see for themselves why the Carcar Heritage Conservation Society is determined to save the treasures of the town.

Their houses never looked as good as they did that day, each coming through with a proud sheen I had never seen before.

Carcar's treasures go beyond the town's colonial homes, church and convento.

Its calado architecture from the 1920s is unsurpassed in the country. The wooden facades of the Carcar Dispensary and Saint Catherine's Academy have carved fretwork so delicate it seems like they could flutter with the breeze like fragile heirloom lace.
Wooden houses from the unappreciated post-war era still stand in Carcar streets, a type of architecture so descriptive of life during that forgotten period of our national history which is sadly dismissed by many as not of heritage quality.

A wonderful round kiosk from the American period, one of the best surviving examples of its genre in the country, valiantly stands at the center of the Carcar Rotunda, whose pride of place is now totally stolen by offending super large-scale billboards.

The Kabkaban parade, choreographed by the award-winning CHCS member and 2005 festival organizer, Val Sandiego, wound its way from the hilltop church to the town below.

Carcar youth danced tirelessly through the streets to the rhythm of drums and loud brass bands, followed by barangay members who walked behind colorful floats, waving and calling out to their friends who either lined the sidewalks or watched from windows.

It was a festival for the townspeople. It was a family event without the tourist polish the major festivals somehow put on in their later years. Everyone was simply having a grand time that day.

The festival organizers vowed to keep the spirit of the festival alive as an event expressing Carcar culture, rather than degenerating into a dance competition like today's commercialized Sinulog Festival of Cebu City.

And the festival was superb. All of the participants danced in the streets with such gusto, joined by spectators whenever they could. It was in no way a well-rehearsed polished performance seen in most of the institutionalized fiestas in the country.

Kabkaban came through with authentic Carcar flavor, reinforcing local identity so well you could see the Carcaranons glow with pride.

It was so much fun that I am definitely going back next year.

Heritage watch

Take a look at the street lamps that have recently sprouted on the Pasay side of Roxas Boulevard.

@CwEoBwU
yeah thanks for pointing that out, im also confused why Myanmar would have a higher GNP than the Philippines, it has a very repressive military dictatorship, poor infrastructure and almost no tourism industry at all, it must be a typo!
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but who knows, the statistics may be right or wrong.

ok, let's proceed with new developments?

the online news of cebu newspapers seem incomplete. wala bag-ong balita? pls. share... see, na-adik na ko aning forum.

yeah thanks for pointing that out, im also confused why Myanmar would have a higher GNP than the Philippines, it has a very repressive military dictatorship, poor infrastructure and almost no tourism industry at all, it must be a typo!

@ jrvalde, there's nothing to be confused about, ....look at the figures again....the Philippines is still ahead of Myanmar....42 plus billions vs 38 something billion dollars...(we know they cook the books anyway) :)

Also remember that these are GNP figures (the total income of the countries) - this is normally divided by that country's population to find out their per capita GNP.

yeah thanks for pointing that out, im also confused why Myanmar would have a higher GNP than the Philippines, it has a very repressive military dictatorship, poor infrastructure and almost no tourism industry at all, it must be a typo!

@ jrvalde, there's nothing to be confused about, ....look at the figures again....the Philippines is still ahead of Myanmar....42 plus billions vs 38 something billion dollars...(we know they cook the books anyway) :)

Also remember that these are GNP figures (the total income of the countries) - this is normally divided by that country's population to find out their per capita GNP.

sorry tigidig, i'll add something about this matter for the last time (hoping).

thailand has more than 10 million tourists and each tourist spends an average of 1,000 USD. if we would have that same number of tourist, undoubtedly, the philippines will regain its heyday status. we only manage to get around 2.5 million tourists and a considerable percentage of that went to "CEBU" :) we'll get there!!!

ofws, be like me, send your money to the philippines, save it there, don't save it in your host countries (ngil-ad no?) hahahha. and train your beneficiaries back home to spend it wisely, and, invest some, build skyscrapers... so this thread will have lots of stories to tell. :)

nindota ani nga forum no? kahibaw mo, lingaw kaayo ko diri bisan mingaw kaayo diri. it makes me feel like im home. very well updated. salamat ninyo tanan. pasko na raba rong dominggo. paita uy, walay pasko diri.

Hey all, i found this essay at Inq7. its kinda long but its worth reading...

http://news.inq7.net/viewpoints/index.php?index=1&story_id=60640

@CwEoBwU
naunsa naman to inyo kompanya, dayon gyud mo invest sa Cebu? :)

Hey all, i found this essay at Inq7. its kinda long but its worth reading...

http://news.inq7.net/viewpoints/index.php?index=1&story_id=60640

nakahilak ko mark.. hehe mark was right the "short essay" was kinda long but it's worth reading.. i posted it in friendster bulletin mark..

@CwEoBwU
naunsa naman to inyo kompanya, dayon gyud mo invest sa Cebu? :)


o, kung di ko magbinoang ug di magbinoang akong hapon nga boss. hehehhe. bitaw, i am trying to familiarize myself very well with the technologies we've got here. hopefully, if all goes well, cebu will have a medical and virtual reality software development center. actually we already have one software engineer who is having his studies on dicom (digital imaging and communications in medicine) and c++ there in cebu. he is one of us here lurking into updates of cebu's growth. in a year or two, hopefully.

suya man ako boss diha kay ang office space with an area costing 60,000 pesos diha kay 6,000,000 yen man diri. barato kaayo, duol pa gyud the village... salary rates of about 10 filipino engineers is to 1 japanese engineer. straight pa gyud ug tiil.

@mark, sinjin, rowell, fundraiser, sayboomyboo and other cebu based forumers pls post your #

0920 879 1994 --- lapulapu city

originally from luzon, immigrant, green card holder na sa cebu! :jk:

neways, as promised, some new pics, pero again, sensya na, camphone lang ulit

the one acacia place, rught across the prince hotel
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/20104f5d.jpg

the prince hotel, whats the full name nito? golden prince? if its an eight floor hotel, i think it has topped off na
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/princehotel.jpg

Cebu business park
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/cebupark2.jpg

cebu business park
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/cebupark.jpg

marco polo and citylights, may rainbow pa!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/marcopolo.jpg

great shots fundraiser. glad you are back again. best regards from richard.

very nice pics, fundraiser. it's good to know cebu is already one of the migration options for Pinoy.

definately yes, markiiboi, you are right : EVERYBODY PLEASE READ THIS !!!

http://news.inq7.net/viewpoints/index.php?index=1&story_id=60640[/QUOTE]

was at 22nd st. comedy bar last saturday, and most of the audience are from luzon, and guess what... dito sila nagwowork sa cebu, parang nagiging baliktad na ata, people from luzon going to cebu to work, karamihan BPO/call center based, im amazed at the asiatown IT park, ganda ng place, very modern

straight pa gyud ug tiil. imo boss dili? hehe

definately yes, markiiboi, you are right : EVERYBODY PLEASE READ THIS !!!

http://news.inq7.net/viewpoints/index.php?index=1&story_id=60640[/QUOTE]


wow! the writer indeed's right.....most of our fellow men are complaining bout the recent situation of our country. However, they are the ones leaving the country to work abroad. How can the philippines be developed if its blood and soul-the filipinos are abandoning it?

I think thats the edge of Cebu. coz cebuanos just love the island that much! i can see that cebuanos are really working hard for one evident cause - Cebu's progress! and just like Korea, im pretty sure that Cebu in itself, will become one of the richest and most progressive cities in asia - ten to twenty years from now!

It aint a plan or a promise! but these things are happening already and u can see it here in mainland Cebu!

very nice pics, fundraiser. it's good to know cebu is already one of the migration options for Pinoy.

hope they have houses to live in. inter-city migration is so rampant that it poses threat to the livability of a city. people who don't find decent jobs end up living in makeshift houses. modaghan ang squatters.

cases when they have a good source of living, they help alleviate the economic conditions.

@Fundraiser: Nice photos!
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BTW, the City vs. City is NOW GONE! ;)

fundraiser: 09208791994
sugbuanon (marvin): 09164811073
resty: 09173241312
slerz: 09264285435
arnoldsa: 09268548160

@mark, sinjin, rowell, sayboomyboo and other cebu based forumers pls post your #

wow! the writer indeed's right.....most of our fellow men are complaining bout the recent situation of our country. However, they are the ones leaving the country to work abroad. How can the philippines be developed if its blood and soul-the filipinos are abandoning it?

I think thats the edge of Cebu. coz cebuanos just love the island that much! i can see that cebuanos are really working hard for one evident cause - Cebu's progress! and just like Korea, im pretty sure that Cebu in itself, will become one of the richest and most progressive cities in asia - ten to twenty years from now!

It aint a plan or a promise! but these things are happening already and u can see it here in mainland Cebu!

please spare me. hahahahhha. i have no intentions to stay here for a long time. my diaspora is just on a temporary basis and i will be going home with an investor. hehheheheh.

my boss told me during his tender years, the japanese who left japan studied every bit of technology from the west and afterwhich returned back home. technology transfer. the case is different with pinoys, they die there.

as far as i know, a big percentage of those who leave the country, especially bound for the states, are well-to-do.

@Fundraiser: Nice photos!
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BTW, the City vs. City is NOW GONE! ;)

bati-a gud.. boring na nuon kay wala ny mag-away2 sa SSC.. hehe

@fundraiser thanx for those pics bai.. im going to marco polo this afternoon. im already excited of seeing the newly renovated hotel.. as what my architect friend said: "paksit na kaau ug interior ang MP"

imo boss dili? hehe

straight tan-awon kung palingkuron. pero kung pabarugon, mobawg! heheheheh.

bati-a gud.. boring na nuon kay wala ny mag-away2 sa SSC.. hehe

@fundraiser thanx for those pics bai.. im going to marco polo this afternoon. im already excited of seeing the newly renovated hotel.. as what my architect friend said: "paksit na kaau ug interior ang MP"


pictures nya bai!

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