Cebú City and Province [Archive] - Page 262

rau

November 23rd, 2009, 05:44 PM

SM offers to buy lot from Cebu city gov’t for next big project (http://www.bworld.com.ph/main/content.php?id=2026)

Sy-led SM Prime Holdings, Inc. has submitted an unsolicited offer to develop part of the South Road Properties in Cebu City into what would be the listed mall developer’s next big-ticket project after the SM Mall of Asia.

SM Prime President Hans T. Sy said as much as P20 billion would be spent over the next 15 years to build a shopping, entertainment, and residential complex.

“We have officially made an offer [to acquire part of] the South Road Properties [last month]. Hopefully, everything goes well and we are quite confident [about it] because it is not a joint venture [project],” Mr. Sy said in an interview.

SM Prime, the country’s largest mall developer, offered to buy 28 hectares of the 240-hectare reclaimed lot for P11,000 per square meter or almost P3 billion, which Mr. Sy said was a “high price for a provincial standard.”

The site will host the group’s second mall and some residential projects. The plan is to transform the area into a smaller version of the Mall of Asia in Pasay.

“We are looking at the opportunity. You do not really get to see a big chunk of property within the city so we made an unsolicited proposal and we [had] to make sure it is a bid that we will surely get,” Mr. Sy said.

SM Prime will start development in the area as soon as the group acquires the 20-hectare portion, Mr. Sy said, adding that he hopes to secure the contract in January.

“We are looking at a 15-year development and the target is about P20 billion. It will have institutional components [like] schools as well as a residential component and a hotel and convention center on top of the shopping center,” Mr. Sy said.

The group will likely build the mall first, to be followed by the residential component five years later, he said. Should the residential project push through, this will be sister SM Development Corp.’s first venture in Cebu City and outside Metro Manila.

“That is the next big project [of SM Prime] although on top of that we also have General Santos already and we are acquiring some more [lands] in the Mindanao area. There is still a lot of opportunity,” he said.

SM Prime has one mall in the Cebu City, the largest mall in the area, the fourth-largest shopping mall in the country, and the 11th largest in the world.

SM City Cebu is the fourth mall of SM Prime and is the company’s first outlet outside Metro Manila.

From January to September, profits of SM Prime grew by 8% to P5.1 billion over the same period last year. It has 36 malls nationwide, making it the dominant player in the industry.

Shares in the company slipped by 0.10% or P0.10 to P9.90 per share yesterday. -- Kristine Jane R. Liu

boy muscovado

November 23rd, 2009, 06:28 PM

WEATHER UPDATE:
Tropical Depression URDUJA is now in the vicinity of Southern Leyte - Surigao del Norte area. Moving west towards Bohol Cebu area. The storm is forecast to move closer to Bohol and Cebu tomorrow morning and is expected to turn Southwest.

T2K
Effects & Hazards: URDUJA's organizing rainbands continues to dump scattered to widespread rains across Northern Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, Cebu and Bohol. Rainfall amounts of up to 200 mm (heavy rains) can be expected within the heavy rainbands of this depression. Residents in low-lying areas & steep slopes must remain alert & seek evacuation for possible life-threatening flash floods, mudslides & landslides due to the anticipated heavy rains brought about by this system. Precautionary measures must be initiated if necessary.

Typhoon Signal No. 1 is now hoisted all over Metro Cebu and the rest of Cebu island.

If the center of the storm will pass over Metro Cebu tomorrow, expect strong winds of upto 80kph or more that may topple down billboards, trees and other light structures all over Metro Cebu and flash floods on low-lying areas.

The 3 possible scenarios
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6885/urduja3.jpg

Nyek....the system was upgraded to a T.D.?...naku...sabi ko nga ba't basta sa ITCZ nanggaling "long-lasting"

diehardbisdak

November 23rd, 2009, 07:23 PM

...good news! ...wala gyud na-threatened ang SM sa warning sa Capitol about legalities sa SRP...

SM offers to buy lot from Cebu city gov’t for next big project (http://www.bworld.com.ph/main/content.php?id=2026)

jhunix

November 23rd, 2009, 07:28 PM

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/752/ayala.jpg
:cheers::cheers::cheers:

AmbutLang

November 23rd, 2009, 07:28 PM

Magkatawa lang ang SM sa Capitol sa ilang hulga, kai dili man maghimo silag mall sa Atlantis. School tingali maghimo ang SM sa Atlantis, pero schools of fish. :lol: :rofl:

MatudNilaBaby

November 23rd, 2009, 07:30 PM

SleMarKen

November 23rd, 2009, 07:56 PM

^^doubting?lol... kadugay na anang gi balik balik diri sa SSC nga 11th biggest mall in the world ang SM Cebu. And its true.

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WEATHER UPDATE:
Tropical Depression URDUJA is now in the vicinity of Southern Leyte - Surigao del Norte area. Moving west towards Bohol Cebu area. The storm is forecast to move closer to Bohol and Cebu tomorrow morning and is expected to turn Southwest.

T2K
Effects & Hazards: URDUJA's organizing rainbands continues to dump scattered to widespread rains across Northern Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, Cebu and Bohol. Rainfall amounts of up to 200 mm (heavy rains) can be expected within the heavy rainbands of this depression. Residents in low-lying areas & steep slopes must remain alert & seek evacuation for possible life-threatening flash floods, mudslides & landslides due to the anticipated heavy rains brought about by this system. Precautionary measures must be initiated if necessary.

Typhoon Signal No. 1 is now hoisted all over Metro Cebu and the rest of Cebu island.

If the center of the storm will pass over Metro Cebu tomorrow, expect strong winds of upto 80kph or more that may topple down billboards, trees and other light structures all over Metro Cebu and flash floods on low-lying areas.

The 3 possible scenarios
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6885/urduja3.jpg

http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/track.gif

MatudNilaBaby

November 23rd, 2009, 09:03 PM

^^doubting?lol... kadugay na anang gi balik balik diri sa SSC nga 11th biggest mall in the world ang SM Cebu. And its true.

there are no links that proves it although one site i checked ranked sm cebu on 12th
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WEATHER UPDATE:
Tropical Depression URDUJA is now in the vicinity of Southern Leyte - Surigao del Norte area. Moving west towards Bohol Cebu area. The storm is forecast to move closer to Bohol and Cebu tomorrow morning and is expected to turn Southwest.

T2K
Effects & Hazards: URDUJA's organizing rainbands continues to dump scattered to widespread rains across Northern Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, Cebu and Bohol. Rainfall amounts of up to 200 mm (heavy rains) can be expected within the heavy rainbands of this depression. Residents in low-lying areas & steep slopes must remain alert & seek evacuation for possible life-threatening flash floods, mudslides & landslides due to the anticipated heavy rains brought about by this system. Precautionary measures must be initiated if necessary.

Typhoon Signal No. 1 is now hoisted all over Metro Cebu and the rest of Cebu island.

If the center of the storm will pass over Metro Cebu tomorrow, expect strong winds of upto 80kph or more that may topple down billboards, trees and other light structures all over Metro Cebu and flash floods on low-lying areas.

The 3 possible scenarios
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6885/urduja3.jpg

http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/track.gif

there are no links that proves it but the website i checked ranks sm cebu on 12th which is closed to 11th.:lol::lol::lol:

marxman

November 24th, 2009, 01:52 AM

mas ok pa sa Tagum BRT ready na. kung ingon lang unta ani ang Talamban bisag wala usa BRT ok ra: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7c/TagumCity.jpg

k.nice ana ilang road oi.... makasuya... pareha plng ang cebu ana!!!!!! hapsay kaayo! good job sa mga government officials sa tagum city!!! transfer mu diri cebu beh!!!

abi nko dili sa philippines!!!

betro

November 24th, 2009, 02:35 AM

SM Prime allots P20B for Cebu project
Written by Miguel R. Camus / Reporter
Monday, 23 November 2009 20:20

LISTED mall developer SM Prime Holdings Inc. is once again training its vast financial resources toward Cebu as it proposes to spend over P20 billion until 2025 to develop a 28-hectare property into the island’s own version of SM Mall of Asia.

In an interview, SM Prime president Hans Sy said the company bid last month for the property, part of the 300-hectare the South Road Properties, a land reclamation project led by the Cebu City government.

While Sy acknowledged that the Cebu government has yet to award the land, he said the company remains confident that the deal will be completed by January next year.

“We made an unsolicited proposal and we had to make sure it’s a bid that we will surely get,” he said, noting the offer was about P11,000 per square meter. “We are looking at the opportunity and you don’t really get to see a big chunk of property within the city limits [like this one].”

In addition, he said the company is coming in as a buyer for the property, and not as a joint-venture partner with the local government.

Sy said the Cebu project will be a smaller version of the 60-hectare Mall of Asia complex in Pasay City, said to be the largest in the country.

“[It] will be a mixed-use complex with institutional components such as schools and a residential component. It will also have hotels and convention centers on top of the shopping center,” said Sy.

“We are looking at a 15-year development and [the investment] target is about P20 billion. [This] is the [company’s] next big project” he said.

He pointed out that the mall will be built first, making it the second in the province after SM City Cebu, which was opened in 1993. Sy added that other aspects such as the residential component, which may be handled by listed affiliate SM Development Corp., may start after five years.

The SM Prime executive said Cebu City is a big area for developers, noting that the company is eyeing a third location for another SM mall, although he did not provide further details.

Apart from SM Prime, Filinvest Land Inc.is also planning to launch early next year the first phase of its joint venture with the Cebu City government to develop a 50.6-hectare property, also within the South Road Properties. The Gotianun-led company plans to spend estimated P20 billion over a 20-year to 25-year period for this project.

SM Prime said consolidated net income in the third quarter rose 9 percent to P1.7 billion while revenues grew 14 percent to P5 billion from the same period last year. This brings the company’s profits in the first nine months to P5.1 billion, up 8 percent from last year.

The company currently owns 36 malls in the country, and three in China. Next year, it plans to open five SM malls, expecting to end 2010 with 41 malls all over the Philippines.

leylander

November 24th, 2009, 03:03 AM

k.nice ana ilang road oi.... makasuya... pareha plng ang cebu ana!!!!!! hapsay kaayo! good job sa mga government officials sa tagum city!!! transfer mu diri cebu beh!!!

abi nko dili sa philippines!!!

grabe ra sad nga murag dili philippines. hehehe. mura ra man gani nag sa consolacion sa may jollibee dapit. two more lanes on both sides of the road, kaluha na sila. :lol:

slimer

November 24th, 2009, 03:26 AM

yes it looks like consolacion town minus the wide and nice road!
very neat looking city ang Tagum.

Sleepwalker

November 24th, 2009, 03:53 AM

http://michellearc.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/sinulog-igorot.jpg

Sinulog office gets requests from politicos (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sinulog-office-gets-requests-politicos)

TWO months before the festival, Sinulog organizers are getting flooded with requests from politicians to join the grand parade on Jan. 17 and to hang their streamers along the parade route.

Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) executive director Ricky Ballesteros said no political candidate can join the parade nor can he/she hang campaign materials during the Sinulog because the Sinulog “is a religious activity.”

“This has always been our policy even if it’s not an election year. But if they intend to donate, we will accept their donation,” Ballesteros said.

Preparations for Sinulog 2010 are in full swing, with organizers hoping to get the confirmation of 15 out-of-town contingents that were invited to the “all-Cebuano” festival this January.

The staging of next year’s Sinulog is expected to cost P25 million.

Ballesteros said politicians who will donate cash and goods to SFI for the parade will be acknowledged in the souvenir program.

Except for Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Vice Mayor Michael Rama, who will give the welcome message and closing remarks, no other politician will be allowed to speak during the program.

Jeers

Year after year, government officials and politicians attend the Sinulog grand parade, which attracts hundreds of thousands of revelers from other provinces and countries.

While politicians are welcome to watch the show at the Cebu City Sports Center, Ballesteros said they should refrain from campaigning, lest the crowd insults them.

He recalled the loud jeers that some aspiring politicians got from the crowd at the grandstand last Sinulog.

“They are welcome to Cebu but you know the Cebuanos, if they don’t like a certain politician, they will show it and we can’t control the crowd. The organizers also don’t want the politicians to be embarrassed,” Ballesteros said.

Instead of giving subsidy only to out-of-town contingents that have been participating every year, the SFI will give P100,000 to each contingent coming from other provinces.

A lesser amount will also be given to participants of the Sinulog sa Kabataan.

“Most, if not all, of the out-of-town contingents are faced with problems on logistics concerning their fare, costumes and props, so we will help them,” Ballesteros said.

SleMarKen

November 24th, 2009, 03:57 AM

WEATHER UPDATE:

Another Case of FUJIWHARA EFFECT...

Due to interactin with the stronger Tropical Storm NIDA east of Mindanao. TD Urduja is almost stationary as of this moment @ the vicinity of Surigao del Norte and Southern Leyte bringing widespread rains over Central and Eastern Visayas including Metro Cebu and Northern Mindanao wholeday today. NIDA is expected to pull Urduja towards the Southwest and later to the Northeast.

Cebu Island is still under Storm Signal No. 1.

LordCarnal

November 24th, 2009, 04:29 AM

Henz

November 24th, 2009, 05:19 AM

Yes.. that area lang sa Tagum ang wide.. its actually the National Highway going to Butuan to the North and to Davao City to the South...

But, the development is nice, because of the foresight of their good mayor Rey Uy. I honestly admire him for providing good and development oriented leadership of the city.

Sa sige na kog balik balik sa Tagum, i am a witness of the city's growth from a sleepy municipality to the thriving city........

twIco

November 24th, 2009, 05:45 AM

FUJIWARA EFFECT!!!

bloodyred

November 24th, 2009, 05:58 AM

Speaking of SM, its LED screen were lighted up last night, but is still on "testing stage". Murag usa ka dako na jigsaw puzzle ako nakita.

PINOYmeat

November 24th, 2009, 06:31 AM

huh 11th largest in the world? have they checked the veracity of this claim?

SM City North Edsa's new annex makes it world's third-largest mall
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MANILA, Philippines - Additional expansion of SM City North Edsa makes it the world’s third-largest shopping mall, the Philippines’ largest mall operator said.

The soft opening of The Annex—which adds 90,000 square meters of gross floor area (GFA) to the flagship mall—expands SM City North Edsa’s GFA to 425,000 square meters, SM Prime Holdings Inc. said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).

Besides providing direct and indirect employment to 3,000 workers, The Annex also consists of six floors and a basement, 70 percent of which has already been awarded to various tenants.

“Its major tenants include Savemore Supermarket, Ace Hardware and an SM Cyberzone. Other mall tenants include fashion retailer Charles & Keith, watch and jewelry shop Chronos, infant store Baby & Company, and electronic shops Power Mac Center, Sony VAIO, HTC, and Belkin, among many others," the company said.

SM North Edsa is the only mall of SM Prime where the three food retail formats, Savemore Supermarket in The Annex, SM Supermarket in the Main Building and the SM Hypermarket in The Block, are all located in one complex.

In 2009, SM North EDSA also looks forward to opening the Skygarden, which offers another exciting and environmental element to the Mall complex, the company said.

SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, and SM City Cebu rank as the fourth, seventh, and eleventh-largest malls in the world, the company said.

Including SM City North Edsa, all these malls have occupancy rates of over 95 percent. - GMANews.TV

HERE (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/138821/SM-City-North-Edsas-new-annex-makes-it-worlds-third-largest-mall)

mwg12a

November 24th, 2009, 07:49 AM

I thought dili kinahanglan ug very wide roads for a BRT?

Kay in my understanding nag BRT ang Cebu (aside from it being cheap) because narrow roads are the best roads to put one as quoted by Penalosa ba tu.

Anyway kana ra man pod cguro na part sa Tagum ang lapad kaayo, hehe..

Planning-wise, maayo man pagkaplano ang Cebu City, naa gud S.R.P. ug unsa pa na so meaning maayo jud pagkaplano for the future.

I don't see why a BRT would be ideal for a narrower roads because a dedicated lane is alloted for just BRT use and I assume that other vehicles will be barred from crossing that BRT lanes. From my understanding, it will make a narrower roads more narrow for other types of vehicles unless BRT would not be placed on the main thoroughfares of Cebu this is since we couldn't stop people from buying private vehicles or hail in a taxicab. I am also assuming that the local government would ban the use of jeepneys and other modes of public transports. This is why I was hoping BRTs would be in an elevated ramp that is almost like in Xiamen which will be an LRT concept.

Hiroshima

November 24th, 2009, 09:58 AM

Speaking of SM, its LED screen were lighted up last night, but is still on "testing stage". Murag usa ka dako na jigsaw puzzle ako nakita.

Great! mao diay ni ako ask if nag on na ba ang LED sa SM.. kay last night pa agi nako sa Mabolo Church dapit.. hayag man kaau ang front part sa SM... so ila gyud diay gi test na.

Para nako mas nindot ang placement sa LED sa sm ug Mabolo compared sa Fuente.

dongRoy

November 24th, 2009, 10:16 AM

I don't see why a BRT would be ideal for a narrower roads because a dedicated lane is alloted for just BRT use and I assume that other vehicles will be barred from crossing that BRT lanes. From my understanding, it will make a narrower roads more narrow for other types of vehicles unless BRT would not be placed on the main thoroughfares of Cebu this is since we couldn't stop people from buying private vehicles or hail in a taxicab. I am also assuming that the local government would ban the use of jeepneys and other modes of public transports. This is why I was hoping BRTs would be in an elevated ramp that is almost like in Xiamen which will be an LRT concept.

There are narrow roads in Cebu that can actually be closed down and be converted into dedicated BRT lanes. One of the objectives of the BRT system is to prioritize road space for public transport and pedestrian spaces over private vehicles.

In order to facilitate car use reduction, BRT must ply routes where in every day car use would no longer be necessary.

If you tell a Cebuano not to use their car, they would not tell you NO! They would ask you "WHY NOT?". You just have to give them a very good answer and you would achieve car use reduction. And what would that good answer be? A good complete and comprehensive mass transit service that can take you anywhere in Cebu without using your own car.

diehardbisdak

November 24th, 2009, 10:33 AM

...fuente triangle!

flickr pic by @deep_south88
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/2749/fuente.jpg

bakasaurus

November 24th, 2009, 10:39 AM

There are narrow roads in Cebu that can actually be closed down and be converted into dedicated BRT lanes. One of the objectives of the BRT system is to prioritize road space for public transport and pedestrian spaces over private vehicles.

In order to facilitate car use reduction, BRT must ply routes where in every day car use would no longer be necessary.

If you tell a Cebuano not to use their car, they would not tell you NO! They would ask you "WHY NOT?". You just have to give them a very good answer and you would achieve car use reduction. And what would that good answer be? A good complete and comprehensive mass transit service that can take you anywhere in Cebu without using your own car.

So the key here is ANYWHERE..
A mass transit system that covers a greater area would be very advantageous as far as car-use reduction is concerned.

On the comparison with Tagum's highway: I passed by that road a couple of times before and it is indeed nice and wide. BUt it is actually not a good comparison with Cebu's roads and highways in the context of historical circumstances. Nauna man gud ang mga taw ug settle sa atong mga agianan nga gagmay unya gihinayhinay ug expand. Those wide highways in Tagum on the other hand were in areas sparsely populated when those roads were built and people and establishments came afterwards.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

November 24th, 2009, 10:47 AM

...fuente triangle!

flickr pic by @deep_south88
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/2749/fuente.jpg

! :cheers:

There are narrow roads in Cebu that can actually be closed down and be converted into dedicated BRT lanes. One of the objectives of the BRT system is to prioritize road space for public transport and pedestrian spaces over private vehicles.

In order to facilitate car use reduction, BRT must ply routes where in every day car use would no longer be necessary.

If you tell a Cebuano not to use their car, they would not tell you NO! They would ask you "WHY NOT?". You just have to give them a very good answer and you would achieve car use reduction. And what would that good answer be? A good complete and comprehensive mass transit service that can take you anywhere in Cebu without using your own car.

right. as i said before pa gani, existing narrow roads within cebu city should be converted to one-way traffic scheme and should not be open to 2-way traffic in order to maximize the road space.

SleMarKen

November 24th, 2009, 11:00 AM

Zuburbia

November 24th, 2009, 11:07 AM

mas ok pa sa Tagum BRT ready na. kung ingon lang unta ani ang Talamban bisag wala usa BRT ok ra: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7c/TagumCity.jpg

mao raman pod ni ang dako nga dalan sa tagum, ang highway connecting other towns, pero sa sulod nga mga dalan perti pod ka gip-ot....pero miski sa ka bag-o pa sa syudad og kagamay compared sa cebu napangitaan og nagahinan gyud nilag gasto ang pagpanindot niini...kani hinuong cebu nga dako kaayo og income daghan kayog nabyaan nga lugar nga wa mapanindot,....gikapoy nako sa rason nga maghuwat sa kita sa SRP....miski inanay og ginagmay nga effort lang unta pagmaintain sa atong kadalanan, oki na unta..ang gibalita atong bag-uhay lang, nanabi ang city hall nga wagtangon ang sidewalk vendors, hangtod karon wala may nahitabo...puro raman ta ani balita...murag manila na gyud ang padulngan sa Cebu...

slimer

November 24th, 2009, 11:22 AM

Jimbu

November 24th, 2009, 02:18 PM

I thought dili kinahanglan ug very wide roads for a BRT?

Kay in my understanding nag BRT ang Cebu (aside from it being cheap) because narrow roads are the best roads to put one as quoted by Penalosa ba tu.

ang standard ni Penalosa sa narrow road mao ni:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QyWKb0zwD2Y/SR8gofpsO9I/AAAAAAAAANg/uwT-8JDMRsM/s400/BRT_Bogota.jpg

watch this, see how wide their roads are:
jfj4g8k8pWw

Jarenz

November 24th, 2009, 02:25 PM

...fuente triangle!

flickr pic by @deep_south88
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/2749/fuente.jpg

Best Shot I've seen so far:cheers:

rustyboi

November 24th, 2009, 02:50 PM

ang standard ni Penalosa sa narrow road mao ni:

watch this, see how wide their roads are:

I don't think that's a standard for Penalosa's narrow road. hehe. Here's a part of Curitiba Brazil's BRT:

http://nexus.umn.edu/Courses/ce5212/Case3/CS3_files/image001.jpg
http://nexus.umn.edu
^^Narrow road. :)

Transmilenio Bogota photos by adrimcm of flickr.com
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/107068239_96ec533ffe.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/19/107068591_e1bf7748fc.jpg
^^Cebu downtown can look like this. Especially in Basilica del Santo Niño de Cebu area. :okay:

Jarenz

November 24th, 2009, 03:05 PM

Cebu City awhile ago

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Jarenz

November 24th, 2009, 03:12 PM

PASKO SA SUGBO 2009!!

7 DAYS TO GO

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dongRoy

November 24th, 2009, 03:28 PM

So the key here is ANYWHERE..
A mass transit system that covers a greater area would be very advantageous as far as car-use reduction is concerned.

Yup. The idea is that anywhere in Cebu should be accessible by mass transport.

One may say, "Mao bitaw na ang gibuhat sa Jeepneys karon!"

ANS: That's true! That means, we have to be able to create a transit system that can replicate the efficiency of the jeepney in terms of availability and accessibility yet it has to be fast and should not compete with road space and not be obstructed by traffic jams.

How can you do that? One may ask.. Transit systems with dedicated paths should only stop on designated stations. Are you gonna tell a Cebuano to walk? Cebuanos DO NOT LIKE TO WALK FAR, YOU KNOW!

ANS: True that! That is why we must put up a transit system that is flexible that stations do not need to be very far apart from one another.

One would ask once more: If we place the stations very near each other, then passengers who wish to travel far would be bounded to stop in every station. Wouldn't that be very inconvenient and kind of defeats the idea of it being rapid?

ANS: That is why the system has to be comprehensive. It has to have a service type where it can stop at every station whilst having an express service serving the same line that would have to stop only vital points in the city. And another type of service that stops only on city centers.

One route, three types of service.

One would react. That would be needing at least two lanes of road space.

Not necessarily and the three types service scheme doesn't necessarily have to be applied throughout the entire system. It would only apply for long distance travels like from south residential to CBD and North residential to CBD. But within CBD, you can always place the stations only on vital points because it is still easy and convenient to walk around the CBD.

For long distance travel however, the three type service scheme should be applied. The transit system would need to occupy almost two lanes-width of space for roads approaching a station, the road space for cars may have to be narrowed down. The narrowing of the road space approaching a station would make the car slow down thus would make it safer for the riding public to cross to the median stations assuming that access to the stations would be on-grade.

The 18th century two lane narrow roads in Cebu are only found in the downtown area that means that every corner of it is a final destination. Stations can easily be placed three blocks away from each other. And for the rest of the roads in downtown area, we can easily convert one lane of it into a bike lane and allocate one for private cars on a one-way traffic. Osmeña Blvd. in the downtown area is wide enough that cars can still be accommodated. The mass transit is given road space priority of course.

The midtown area on the other hand have road widths were you can place a transit lane, a bike lane and a single lane for private cars. The highways leading to the residential areas north bound and south bound have enough road space to have a transit lane where the scheme I mentioned above can be easily applied.

One way traffic and one lane road for cars? Sounds like a great deal of inconvenience for car owners. I can foresee traffic jams and and congestion.

ANS: That's the whole idea. The transit system gets the road space priority, not the private cars. If you don't wanna get stuck in traffic, don't use your car!!! Use the transit system. Learn to ride a bike. Walk 200meters or three blocks at most, its really not that far!

And if you study carefully how Cebuanos drive their car, they swivel all over place if the road has enough space but they follow a single line if it doesn't and amazingly the a single line traffic jam moves faster than the traffic on wider roads. Why is that? Because if the cars are compelled to line-up they resemble a train that it becomes easier for them to move.

I've learned this concept a few weeks ago in a little place called Taptap, that in urban planning, one must consider the culture of the city. The planning must not limit itself to economic impacts or transportation science, anthropology, sociology and psychology must also take part in the planning process.

A transit system that would cover the entire Cebu area? Three types of service on one route? A station at every 400meters? Sounds expensive and needs a lot of work!

Then we would use a transit system that is easy to put in place a lot cheaper to build and operate.

Why build a 600Million Dollar system which would not really usher in car-use reduction. If I live in Guadalupe and would want to go to SM City, does that mean that I have to take my car to V.Rama, park somewhere, ride the 600Million Dollar system to Mabolo and then take a taxi from Mabolo to SM? Magdala nalang ko'g sakyanan!

What's the point of building a system that may claim to be energy efficient just because it uses electricity and claims to reduce carbon footprint when people would still have to be using their cars anyway?

diehardbisdak

November 24th, 2009, 03:44 PM

^^ downtown is clean...nice pics bai!

bakasaurus

November 24th, 2009, 03:49 PM

Yup. The idea is that anywhere in Cebu should be accessible by mass transport.

One may say, "Mao bitaw na ang gibuhat sa Jeepneys karon!"

ANS: That's true! That means, we have to be able to create a transit system that can replicate the efficiency of the jeepney in terms of availability and accessibility yet it has to be fast and should not compete with road space and not be obstructed by traffic jams.

How can you do that? One may ask.. Transit systems with dedicated paths should only stop on designated stations. Are you gonna tell a Cebuano to walk? Cebuanos DO NOT LIKE TO WALK FAR, YOU KNOW!

ANS: True that! That is why we must put up a transit system that is flexible that stations do not need to be very far apart from one another.

One would ask once more: If we place the stations very near each other, then passengers who wish to travel far would be bounded to stop in every station. Wouldn't that be very inconvenient and kind of defeats the idea of it being rapid?

ANS: That is why the system has to be comprehensive. It has to have a service type where it can stop at every station whilst having an express service serving the same line that would have to stop only vital points in the city. And another type of service that stops only on city centers.

One route, three types of service.

One would react. That would be needing at least two lanes of road space.

Not necessarily and the three types service scheme doesn't necessarily have to be applied throughout the entire system. It would only apply for long distance travels like from south residential to CBD and North residential to CBD. But within CBD, you can always place the stations only on vital points because it is still easy and convenient to walk around the CBD.

For long distance travel however, the three type service scheme should be applied. The transit system would need to occupy almost two lanes-width of space for roads approaching a station, the road space for cars may have to be narrowed down. The narrowing of the road space approaching a station would make the car slow down thus would make it safer for the riding public to cross to the median stations assuming that access to the stations would be on-grade.

The 18th century two lane narrow roads in Cebu are only found in the downtown area that means that every corner of it is a final destination. Stations can easily be placed three blocks away from each other. And for the rest of the roads in downtown area, we can easily convert one lane of it into a bike lane and allocate one for private cars on a one-way traffic. Osmeña Blvd. in the downtown area is wide enough that cars can still be accommodated. The mass transit is given road space priority of course.

The midtown area on the other hand have road widths were you can place a transit lane, a bike lane and a single lane for private cars. The highways leading to the residential areas north bound and south bound have enough road space to have a transit lane where the scheme I mentioned above can be easily applied.

One way traffic and one lane road for cars? Sounds like a great deal of inconvenience for car owners. I can foresee traffic jams and and congestion.

ANS: That's the whole idea. The transit system gets the road space priority, not the private cars. If you don't wanna get stuck in traffic, don't use your car!!! Use the transit system. Learn to ride a bike. Walk 200meters or three blocks at most, its really not that far!

And if you study carefully how Cebuanos drive their car, they swivel all over place if the road has enough space but they follow a single line if it doesn't and amazingly the a single line traffic jam moves faster than the traffic on wider roads. Why is that? Because if the cars are compelled to line-up they resemble a train that it becomes easier for them to move.

I've learned this concept a few weeks ago in a little place called Taptap, that in urban planning, one must consider the culture of the city. The planning must not limit itself to economic impacts or transportation science, anthropology, sociology and psychology must also take part in the planning process.

A transit system that would cover the entire Cebu area? Three types of service on one route? A station at every 400meters? Sounds expensive and needs a lot of work!

Then we would use a transit system that is easy to put in place a lot cheaper to build and operate.

Why build a 600Million Dollar system which would not really usher in car-use reduction. If I live in Guadalupe and would want to go to SM City, does that mean that I have to take my car to V.Rama, park somewhere, take the LRT to Mabolo and then take a cab from Mabolo to SM?

What's the point of building a system that may claim to be energy efficient just because it uses electricity and claims to reduce carbon footprint when people would still have to be using their cars anyway?

Maayo kaayo pagkahan-ay bai dodong DongRoy!:cheers:
Seriously, will you not consider pursuing higher studies in Urban planning? hehe. You have an intuitive skill for these things.

Pero bai, if the station in Mabolo is placed near Mabolo church, grabe na sad ug mag taxi pa gyud ka! Isumbong tikas imong mama. Hehehe.

Musta diay mo diha karon oi?. Hinaot wala ra kaayoy destruction ang bagyo. Hope you're all safe.

diehardbisdak

November 24th, 2009, 03:52 PM

flickr pic by @egbertchester

...once Insular Life is finished, it will surely change the landscape of this part of CBP!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2799/4131096090_0fed80f806.jpg

dongRoy

November 24th, 2009, 04:16 PM

Maayo kaayo pagkahan-ay bai dodong DongRoy!:cheers:
Seriously, will you not consider pursuing higher studies in Urban planning? hehe. You have an intuitive skill for these things.

Pero bai, if the station in Mabolo is placed near Mabolo church, grabe na sad ug mag taxi pa gyud ka! Isumbong tikas imong mama. Hehehe.

Musta diay mo diha karon oi?. Hinaot wala ra kaayoy destruction ang bagyo. Hope you're all safe.

Hinay raman ang uwan diri bai. Pero tibuok adlaw jud hinuon. Sukad ganihang kadlawn hangtud karon gauwan, pero dili kusog. Dili sad hinuon taligsik.

Hehehe.. Hinuon kung sa tinud-anay lang pagkasturya, hilig jud nuon ko mubaktas. Ako ra giqoute si TRO anang Guadalupe to SM story for the benefit of our readers. Mumake sense man pud, diba?

Personally, I would really advocate for car use reduction kay honestly, abog na jud kaayo ang Cebu. Dili gud unta ko hubakon but because I ride the jeepney everyday and sometimes walk on relatively long distances, its very unfortunate nga nakadevelop na ko ug hubak and the smell of fumes already hurts my nose and eventually my head.

I don't like taking the car anymore kay nagkadugay nagkaswapang ang mga Cebuano drivers. Nagkagrabe nasad ang traffic diri oi. That is why I really think that the sooner the mass transit system be built and be operational, the sooner we can shift from being car-centric and turn into a people friendly society.

lgseccionph

November 24th, 2009, 05:38 PM

CIVIL ENGINEER Board Exam Result November 2009 (http://www.pinoyboardresults.co.cc/2009/11/civil-engineer-board-exam-result.html)

MANILA, Philippines - The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 2,257 out of 4,878 (46%) passed the Civil Engineer Board Exam Result November 2009 (http://www.pinoyboardresults.co.cc/2009/11/civil-engineer-board-exam-result.html) given by the Board of Civil Engineering in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi and Tacloban this November 21 and 22, 2009.

The successful examinees who garnered the Top 10 Civil Engineering Board Exam November 2009 (http://www.pinoyboardresults.co.cc/2009/11/top-10-civil-engineering-board-exam.html) are the following:

1. KRISTINA TING SHAN, UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS, 97.55

2. MARK JAYSON LAURENTE MAMBIL, UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS, 96.85

3. ROMYR ZAMORA IWAYAN, UNIVERSITY OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL-RECOLETOS, 96.65

4. DENNIS ESCOBEDO TRIAS, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - DILIMAN, 96.30

5 JEFFREY GLOVA PRESINDED, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - DILIMAN, 95.60

6. DIOCEL HAROLD MONES AQUINO, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - DILIMAN, 95.45

7. FRANCIS JAY NAVA BORDAJE, UNIVERSITY OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL-RECOLETOS, 95.00

8 BRYAN ANTHONY DEBIL CABATUAN, TUP-MANILA, 94.40

GERRY NG CORRES, EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY -TACLOBAN, 94.40

EARL NICOLAI ADUL VELASCO, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS, 94.40

9 SHIELA MAE FERNANDEZ AFDAL, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO, KABACAN, 94.20
LEIZLEY JEN SERAFIN SIERAS, SILIMAN UNIVERSITY, 94.20

10 RUCEL BRITANICO VIRATA, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, 93.95

Jimbu

November 24th, 2009, 06:36 PM

One way traffic and one lane road for cars? Sounds like a great deal of inconvenience for car owners. I can foresee traffic jams and and congestion.

ANS: That's the whole idea. The transit system gets the road space priority, not the private cars. If you don't wanna get stuck in traffic, don't use your car!!! Use the transit system. Learn to ride a bike. Walk 200meters or three blocks at most, its really not that far!

The BRT system may tempt Cebuano car owners to minimize car use but as economy grows I think more cebuanos will get richer. More businessmen will be buying cars. I foresee there will be more private car owners as population grows and whatever reduction from car use because of the system will just counterbalance the increases of Cebuano car owners.

I'm for BRT but I think the "one way traffic and one lane road for cars" for example in P. Del Rosario will surely cause congestion because some Cebuanos will still use their cars: to drive their sick patients to hospitals, to transport or deliver goods, to visit properties, relatives & friends out of the city, to go home safe because they are living in remote subdivisions particulary businessmen who feel secure with their own cars rather than walk (basig ma holdup/kidnap) to drive their kids to school, to drive their cars for repair, etc (apil na joy riding in heavy traffic :)).

TagaCebu

November 25th, 2009, 12:10 AM

YOU WANT BRT NOW ..LOOK AT THIS PICS - HEAVY TRAFFIC REALLY?#!@*&%^??
COMPARE BRT or your car:.
It's raining. I need to pick-up my wife. We need to go shopping for food. La Nueva has cheaper dairy products and fresh fish. I got to pick-up my medicine at Rose. Sometimes, my young daughter calls to be picked-up and she might need some stuff. Retired Aunt who has no car would know about our shopping will request to buy food for her. maybe LARSIAN area for some barbeque., hot bread and Otap.
How about if you're single with Expat parents, or rich Uncle, or drive your girlfriend family's car. Most of the time a car is more efficient that is why it was invented. When you pay-as-you-go including a driver, taxi business came about. It is a law of supply and demand. Jeepney offers a lot of advantages. It is a shared cost ride with multi stops.
But if we can't give up a convenience of today's cheap privileged flexible choice, we should not support any MASS TRANSIT if run by government bureaucrats or by profit hungry kickback corporation.. Invest in a better streets and a good sidewalk. Rehabilitate our creeks and make bike paths along the concrete walls. We can even walk home.
Cebu City awhile ago
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/ab178/djxd/ceb11.jpg
http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/ab178/djxd/ceb12.jpg

Jarenz

November 25th, 2009, 02:36 AM

SSC Forumers interested to join

SSC Cebu 4th Christmas Party
> > > L I N K (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=301947&page=677) < < <

:dance::grouphug::dance:

betro

November 25th, 2009, 03:53 AM

Ang Banner sa SSC karon mura pod og Cebu.

SleMarKen

November 25th, 2009, 04:06 AM

^^hahaha, pareha gyud tag utok Sir Bets... nya Crown regency nang taas...hehe
Pero we don't know basig wala nay waterfront nag syudara...

zidlakan

November 25th, 2009, 04:11 AM

mwg12a

November 25th, 2009, 04:18 AM

There are narrow roads in Cebu that can actually be closed down and be converted into dedicated BRT lanes. One of the objectives of the BRT system is to prioritize road space for public transport and pedestrian spaces over private vehicles.

In order to facilitate car use reduction, BRT must ply routes where in every day car use would no longer be necessary.

If you tell a Cebuano not to use their car, they would not tell you NO! They would ask you "WHY NOT?". You just have to give them a very good answer and you would achieve car use reduction. And what would that good answer be? A good complete and comprehensive mass transit service that can take you anywhere in Cebu without using your own car.

Make sense on your first statement about roads dedicated for BRT lanes. It is a plus if there are roads that can be dedicated solely for BRT lanes and pedestrians only.

As far as telling cebuanos not to use car, that's a bit debatable, we have to really be a bit more realistic on this one considering that it's still more of a prestige if someone owns a car in the Philippines and ofcourse, convience wise, it's still more easier and more comfortable getting in your own car than rub elbow to elbow with a total stranger in a public transport. Although, these public mass transport system would benefit the comon masses somehow those that are lesser priveledged ones, so, it is still a very much welcome plan of action.

Jarenz

November 25th, 2009, 04:47 AM

mga pasaway...

http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/ab178/djxd/pasaway.jpg

SleMarKen

November 25th, 2009, 04:49 AM

^^hi-tek lagi ang jeep kay naay led...

pasikat gyud kung matuwad mo hilak...lol

jogavilz

November 25th, 2009, 04:50 AM

mga bugoy na bata hehehe

mwg12a

November 25th, 2009, 04:58 AM

Those are very dangerous also. Man, kids nowadays... they all think they are invincible.

concern

November 25th, 2009, 05:18 AM

mga pasaway...

http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/ab178/djxd/pasaway.jpg

tsk tsk. they don't even have a safety gears.

betro

November 25th, 2009, 05:26 AM

^^hahaha, pareha gyud tag utok Sir Bets... nya Crown regency nang taas...hehe
Pero we don't know basig wala nay waterfront nag syudara...

Ang mountain mura jud og Cebu.

bakasaurus

November 25th, 2009, 05:32 AM

Ang mountain mura jud og Cebu.

Daghan na ta of the same opinion. Hehe. Abi pod nako Cebu ganina kadlawn.

zidlakan

November 25th, 2009, 06:16 AM

CIVIL ENGINEER Board Exam Result November 2009 (http://www.prc.gov.ph/articles.asp?sid=4&aid=3309)

official news release, click here --> http://www.prc.gov.ph/articles.asp?sid=4&aid=3309

list of successful examinees, click here --> http://www.prc.gov.ph/documents/CE1109se.pdf

rustyboi

November 25th, 2009, 06:56 AM

Daghan na ta of the same opinion. Hehe. Abi pod nako Cebu ganina kadlawn.

wait... is this a coincidence? Santiago de Cali just had their full implementation of BRT system last year :rock:

d@nggit

November 25th, 2009, 07:36 AM

diehardbisdak

November 25th, 2009, 08:26 AM

Marriott (day & night)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/4132403761_b943dc0628.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/4132348599_040869df6c.jpg
flickr pics by @revenui

cebuboi

November 25th, 2009, 08:59 AM

^^usa ka butang lang... kon mag ayo unta sa kadalanan dili lang unta sapawan ug bag-o nga aspalto ang daan e-scrape usa unta ang daan usa butangan ug bag-o...^^

zubuwood

November 25th, 2009, 09:31 AM

Marriott (day & night)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/4132403761_b943dc0628.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/4132348599_040869df6c.jpg
flickr pics by @revenui

Bai kanang Marriot rain or shine pud bai pra nindot :banana:

marxman

November 25th, 2009, 10:07 AM

Marriott (day & night)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/4132403761_b943dc0628.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/4132348599_040869df6c.jpg
flickr pics by @revenui

NICE...

Ejames

November 25th, 2009, 10:32 AM

kanus-a i-install ang orbiter mga bai??:) want another new ride.
pamatay laay....

diehardbisdak

November 25th, 2009, 02:46 PM

flickr pic by @Cebu_City

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2563/4133522182_083e523f64.jpg

Hiroshima

November 25th, 2009, 03:35 PM

Let's pray for the "families of the victims" of the gruesome massacre in Maguindanao. for comfort.

Pray for the family of my uncle Henry Araneta radio reporter of DZRH (whom I've not met personally, met his brother lang) ,...He was among the journalists killed.

This is really a sad part of our Philippine history. :ohno:

diehardbisdak

November 25th, 2009, 05:26 PM

...another tower to rise at Asiatown :okay: ...i hope it's taller than 12-storey E-BLOC's

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Firm planning new bldg. for BPOs (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/firm-planning-new-bldg-bpos)
Sun Star Online
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

AFTER available spaces of the eBloc Tower were fully-leased out to “premium” locators four months after the building was completed, its managing company is now planning to construct a second building that will address need for office spaces for the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.

The Asian i-Office Properties Inc. (AIO), in a press conference yesterday, said the BPO industry still foresees a 25-percent industry growth in 2010. With the forecast, inquiries from BPO companies for leasable spaces still continue to come in.

Similar concept

AIO president and chairman of the board Francis Monera refused to disclose more details on AIO’s second project but he said the building will have a similar concept as that of the 12-story eBloc Tower.

This move, Monera said, is aligned with the company’s aim of strengthening its recurring income sources after the company shifted from selling lots to constructing buildings to lease out the spaces for office and retail.

The still-to-be-named project is expected to start construction in the second half of 2010, following the launch of Asiatown IT Park’s (AITP) second phase next year.

At present, initial land development of the five-hectare AITP phase two is already underway. An estimated P200 million has been allocated for the expansion, Monera said.

Yesterday, AIO conducted a media tour of the eBloc Tower, which featured environment-friendly facilities as part of the Energy Management Program undertaken by wholly-owned and managed properties of Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI).

Energy consumption

This program, according to a statement by the company, aims to reduce the building’s energy consumption and reduce operating costs.

Among these features are the water-saving dual piping system and rainwater collection tank to save on water consumption, a segregated garbage collection area and waterless urinals and other water-saving toilet fixtures.

NCR Cebu Development Center Inc. (NCR) engineering manager Victor Silvestre said that after scouring the city for possible locations to house the company’s expansion, NCR chose to locate at the eBloc Tower because of its efficient utilities and the building design, which maximizes usage of the floor area.

NCR, which transferred to the eBloc Tower last September, is occupying 6,974-square meter office space at the eBloc Tower.

Another BPO player, JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPMC), also recently signed a five-year lease contract to occupy four-and-a-half floors, or 12,404 square meters of office space from the 21,000 square meters total leasable space of the eBloc Tower. JPMC is expected to start its operations in March 2010.

diehardbisdak

November 25th, 2009, 05:47 PM

...my 1st reaction was: OMG! WTF! :lol: :rofl: :lol:

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Manny Pacquiao to run for Cebu City vice mayor? (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=526898&publicationSubCategoryId=107)
By Elly Bolonos (The Freeman)
Updated November 26, 2009 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao is interested in running for vice mayor of Cebu City and has agreed to be the runningmate of Georgia Osmena.

In fact, he visited yesterday the Cebu City office of the Comelec and asked for a certificate of candidacy form.

He, however, did not say when he will accomplish the form or when he is going to file it, saying only that he will do so in due time. Manny Pacquiao, though, is not the same Manny Pacquiao you have in mind.

He is lawyer Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, a Cebuano bar topnotcher who has been a law professor at the University of the Visayas for the past 32 years.

The namesake of the boxing icon from General Santos City placed 3rd in the 1976 bar examination and has been teaching law ever since.

Now, 61, he is no stranger to City Hall, having served as OIC councilor during the term of OIC councilor Sonny Osmeña.

At the city council, Pacquiao served as chairman of the committee on laws and revision of laws.

Prior to joining the city council, Pacquiao was assistant city attorney and acting city attorney during the time of mayor Eulogio Borres Sr.

He was also special assistant to then governor and now congressman Eduardo Gullas.

Aside from teaching law, Pacquiao also holds several consultancies with a number of big corporations.

Pacquiao believes Georgia Osmeña is the right person to succeed her older brother Tomas Osmeña who is now on his third and last term.

“I am looking at change in leadership and I have seen that she has the dynamism to be a good leader and accomplish much for the development of the city,” Pacquiao said.

Pacquiao, who is from barangay Lahug, has high hopes of winning, not only because of his personal competence, but also because of the name recall generated by his more famous namesake.

Pacquiao claims he is distantly related to the world famous Filipino boxer.

“It can help my candidacy a lot that I have the same name as Manny Pacquiao,” he said.

Georgia Osmeña said she will file her certificate of candidacy on Tuesday morning next week, the last day of filing, together with her runningmate and her candidates for councilor.

If so, don’t be surprised if the newspapers the following day carry photos of a different looking Manny Pacquiao. (/JST) (FREEMAN NEWS)

maayomo

November 25th, 2009, 06:01 PM

SleMarKen

November 25th, 2009, 07:36 PM

SM City Cebu LED Screen TEST RUN
In different angles...

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SleMarKen

November 25th, 2009, 07:54 PM

.

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ruralvillage

November 25th, 2009, 10:23 PM

SM Prime open to joint venture for 240-hectare Cebu City project (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=526700&publicationSubCategoryId=66)
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña (The Philippine Star (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=526700&publicationSubCategoryId=66)) Updated November 26, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - SM Prime Holdings Inc., the country’s biggest mall operator, said it is open to forging partnerships with other entities to develop a mixed-use complex within the 240-hectare South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City, estimated to cost around P20 billion.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, SM Prime executive vice-president Jeffrey Lim said the company has put forward an offer to acquire a 28-hectare property within the SRP for P11,000 per square meter or a total of nearly P3 billion. The SRP is a land reclamation project led by the Cebu City government.

Lim said initial project development cost would be around P20 billion over a 15-year period subject to prevailing market conditions.

Preliminary plans for the property involve the development of a shopping mall with a floor area of 25 hectares, convention facility, hospital, schools, hotels and high-rise residential condominiums. The proposed commercial center will likely be a smaller version of the 60-hectare Mall of Asia complex along Roxas Boulevard.

SM Prime, the shopping mall unit of the Sy family, said it expects to conclude a deal with the Cebu City government by January next year.

Aside from SM Prime, Filinvest Land Inc. is also developing 50.6 hectares of the SRP into a mixed-use complex. The project will be developed in four phases over a 20-year period, with FLI contributing the development costs as well as the marketing and management services.

Another 10.6 hectares will be purchased outright by FLI, which will be transformed into commercial or retail spaces, offices and condominiums, and hotels.

FLI’s masterplan for the SRP is now being finalized, with the first project expected to be launched by yearend or early 2010.

Meanwhile, SM Prime is allotting P12.1 billion for the opening of eight new malls in the Philippines and in China next year.

Among the sites identified for mall construction are Calamba, Laguna; Masinag, Antipolo; Tarlac; Novaliches and San Pablo, Laguna which are expected to provide 279,228 square meters in gross floor area.

Three new malls in China – Chonggqing, Suzhou, and Zibo – are targeted for opening between 2010 and 2012, adding to SM Prime’s three existing malls – SM Xiamen, Jinjiang and Chengdu.

SM Prime expects a total network of 41 malls by end-2010 with total gross floor area of 4.8 million square meters or 6.2 percent higher than the estimated 2009 GFA of 4.5 million square meters. Its malls currently have a foot traffic of over 2.5 million per day.

dongRoy

November 26th, 2009, 01:33 AM

The BRT system may tempt Cebuano car owners to minimize car use but as economy grows I think more cebuanos will get richer. More businessmen will be buying cars. I foresee there will be more private car owners as population grows and whatever reduction from car use because of the system will just counterbalance the increases of Cebuano car owners.

I'm for BRT but I think the "one way traffic and one lane road for cars" for example in P. Del Rosario will surely cause congestion because some Cebuanos will still use their cars: to drive their sick patients to hospitals, to transport or deliver goods, to visit properties, relatives & friends out of the city, to go home safe because they are living in remote subdivisions particulary businessmen who feel secure with their own cars rather than walk (basig ma holdup/kidnap) to drive their kids to school, to drive their cars for repair, etc (apil na joy riding in heavy traffic :)).

YOU WANT BRT NOW ..LOOK AT THIS PICS - HEAVY TRAFFIC REALLY?#!@*&%^??
COMPARE BRT or your car:.
It's raining. I need to pick-up my wife. We need to go shopping for food. La Nueva has cheaper dairy products and fresh fish. I got to pick-up my medicine at Rose. Sometimes, my young daughter calls to be picked-up and she might need some stuff. Retired Aunt who has no car would know about our shopping will request to buy food for her. maybe LARSIAN area for some barbeque., hot bread and Otap.
How about if you're single with Expat parents, or rich Uncle, or drive your girlfriend family's car. Most of the time a car is more efficient that is why it was invented. When you pay-as-you-go including a driver, taxi business came about. It is a law of supply and demand. Jeepney offers a lot of advantages. It is a shared cost ride with multi stops.
But if we can't give up a convenience of today's cheap privileged flexible choice, we should not support any MASS TRANSIT if run by government bureaucrats or by profit hungry kickback corporation.. Invest in a better streets and a good sidewalk. Rehabilitate our creeks and make bike paths along the concrete walls. We can even walk home.

Make sense on your first statement about roads dedicated for BRT lanes. It is a plus if there are roads that can be dedicated solely for BRT lanes and pedestrians only.

As far as telling cebuanos not to use car, that's a bit debatable, we have to really be a bit more realistic on this one considering that it's still more of a prestige if someone owns a car in the Philippines and ofcourse, convience wise, it's still more easier and more comfortable getting in your own car than rub elbow to elbow with a total stranger in a public transport. Although, these public mass transport system would benefit the comon masses somehow those that are lesser priveledged ones, so, it is still a very much welcome plan of action.

The idea is to reduce car use. Not eliminate it. Traffic problems can never be solved by widening roads, you have to take away the cars.

Of course, in a realistic sense, all of those situations you mentioned are valid and true. But these are not things that happen to everyone everyday all at the same time. In fact, majority of the Cebuano population do not really get to experience the conveniences you all mentioned. A huge share of the population of Cebu do not own a car, we take the jeepneys. Imagine what the traffic situation of Cebu would be if everyone of us here is driving a car.

What we want to usher in GRADUALLY is a paradigm shift that everyday travel such as going from HOME to WORK and WORK to HOME, or from HOME to SCHOOL and SCHOOL to HOME and even from HOME to MALL and MALL to HOME, can be efficiently served by Mass Transit.

To be more realistic, you MAY not be able to decrease the number of cars running at any given time in any given place in Cebu once the system is in place. But you can definitely prevent it from increasing. At any given time, 70-80% of road space in Cebu is utilized by the jeepneys. The idea for the mass transit system is to replace the jeepney or should we say "CONVERT" the entire jeepney system into a Mass Transit System, in this case, the BRT. Which means to say that even if you take one lane away and dedicate it to public transport, you're still leaving the same amount of road space for cars. Figuratively speaking, it's like giving cars their own dedicated lane as well :lol: The only difference is, cars would be compelled line up and not crisscross all over the place which would result to a more fluid traffic flow.

If I may @Jimbu, joy riding is the very thing we want to eliminate. Also, if we place overhead or above grade systems, your point will still hold true. People get richer, buy more cars and if we leave more road space for cars, people would still use cars and would still result to the same traffic jam.

I would like to quote Jaime Lerner in saying, "Your car is like your mother-in-law. You can have a good relationship with it, but you can not let it control your life.."

slimer

November 26th, 2009, 01:51 AM

^^future urban planner! or perhaps a good public servant!:)

blueguy

November 26th, 2009, 02:33 AM

:bash:

I would like to quote Jaime Lerner in saying, "Your car is like your mother-in-law. You can have a good relationship with it, but you can not let it control your life.."

The thing is I don't have a mother-in-law kaya I can't relate :lol::lol:

Anyway, there are a lot of scheme that can be done to minimize vehicles plying main roads... one is BRT another is promoting to big companies to have shuttle service for their employees...

Though a BRT system might not really eniterly solve the traffic problem, it is a brilliant idea for third world countries.... instead of spending lots of money for infrastructures needed for an MRT or LRT... from previous readings a 100 Billion budget :ohno: :bash: could be spent for bridges linking the country or new schools, new hospitals, new roads to complement the RORO system, or build new power plants to reduce power deficit in the Visayas grid....

blueguy

November 26th, 2009, 02:35 AM

guys heard SM will have their trees on Saturday... sabay sa Beeday boy

Hiroshima

November 26th, 2009, 02:40 AM

Bai, do you know someone named Maurice Dan Geroy? Uncle pud daw niya si Mr. Henry Araneta...

hahaha!

ako nang kuya

dongRoy

November 26th, 2009, 03:11 AM

:bash:
from previous readings a 100 Billion budget :ohno: :bash: could be spent for bridges linking the country or new schools, new hospitals, new roads to complement the RORO system, or build new power plants to reduce power deficit in the Visayas grid....

I was actually contemplating about this subject while on my way to work. I tried to analyze the situation mentioned by @Jimbu about taking someone to the hospital. Then I thought of the many inputs from the Cebu LRT Thread of how a good transit system would usher in a better economy.

A better economy would mean more taxes and more taxes would mean more money for the government. More money for the government means more basic services.

And so I thought, Barangay Hospitals. A fully functioning Barangay Hospital with a full Barangay level ambulance service. That way, people would not need to travel far to get to the hospitals.

EDIT: And from I learned sa Taptap, ambulances and fire trucks would be allowed to utilize the BRT lanes. You just need to design the lanes to give access to these vehicles. How? I don't know yet.. I hope the study is also working on that.

betro

November 26th, 2009, 04:43 AM

More BPO sites to rise in Cebu ‘cyberpark’

CEBU CITY — At least two more buildings for business process outsourcing (BPO) companies are being planned at the Asiatown IT Park to cope with continuing industry demand for office space and boost recurring income sources for cyberpark developer Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp.

Francis O. Monera, president of the Ayala-led Cebu Property Ventures, said the company is shifting to BPO building development starting with the eBloc Tower because there isn’t much land left at the 24-hectare cyberpark.

"We need to strengthen our recurring income source so we have shifted from selling lots to constructing BPO buildings," Mr. Monera said in a press conference. Asiatown, the first cyberpark in Cebu, hosts about 70% of the 65 BPOs operating in Cebu. The 24-hectare ecozone employs nearly 13,000 people, including those in retail and commercial outlets.

Asian I-Office Properties, Inc., a special purpose vehicle of Cebu Property Ventures and the Ayala Land, Inc. Corporate Business Group, will build its second mid-rise office condominium for BPOs at the five-hectare expansion area of the cyberpark. Horizontal development of the expansion area, estimated to initially cost P200 million, has started.

"The sequel to the eBloc is still in the planning stage. But it won’t depart significantly from the eBloc Tower," Mr. Monera added. Construction of the building is expected to start next year.

The 12-storey eBloc, which was completed by Asian I-Office in March this year, has been leased out to global financial services firm JP Morgan Chase & Co. and retail solutions provider NCR Cebu Development Center, Inc.

JP Morgan, which is retrofitting four-and-a-half floors of eBloc Tower, aims to start first-phase operations in March. The company plans to initially hire 2,000 people, although each floor would have a capacity of 420 seats. NCR, on the other hand, is operating its local research and development facility with a work force of over 500 at the eBloc Tower.

Mr. Monera said JP Morgan’s plan to expand its Cebu facility as well as the continuous stream of inquiries for BPO space have influenced Asian I-Office’s decision to construct a second building.

Senior level executives of JP Morgan visited Cebu in late October to inspect the retrofitting work at the eBloc Tower and scout for another site to double its capacity in Cebu. JP Morgan’s Cebu facility will house the operations of Chase Card Services.

Cebu’s 65 BPO companies employ an estimated 50,000 people. For the second consecutive year this year, Cebu was named the top emerging BPO destination in the world by Tholons magazine. — Marites S. Villamor

LordCarnal

November 26th, 2009, 05:46 AM

pero sa akong nasabtan sad bai, widening of roads is not a solution kung di ang pagbaton ug maayong mass transport system. dako ra ang Cebu nga kung naa silay gustong i-implement like wagtangon ang sidewalk vendors, is like wiping poling hir off your shirt. although there's no excuse pero i'm sure naningkamot ni sila nga ma-implementar gyud. maghinaut lang ko nga di lang sila puro istorya sad! noh? and in fairness, wa man sad siguro nagkabati ang Cebu bisag wa nagpanindot!

Correct. Widening of roads will not be a solution to traffic problems if the number of people buying more cars is also increasing.

It's like our problem on classrooms. We build more classrooms every year but our population also keeps on increasing, so the problem remains unsolved.

The introduction of a mass transport system, be it the BRT for now and the LRT/MRT in the near future, should effect cultural changes among Cebuanos.

Let's look at Hong Kong, they're richer than us but some don't have cars. A lot use the subway, the buses, the trams, etc.

Here in the Philippines or in Cebu, if you go to a mass housing village/subdivision, almost everyone has a vehicle be it a multicab, a jeep, or whatever. When I went to Villa Leyson in Talamban, a mass housing village, I saw one who has a Ford Explorer.. Tumpak!

Another thought that came into my mind is the concept of a home or a residence. If majority of Cebuanos or Filipinos, myself included, want to own a car (either for prestige or for necessity), then I can say that a majority also want a "house and lot."

This is normal and understandable I guess but I hope that in the future we will prepare ourselves for condominium or apartment living.

Space is running out in Cebu. Developers should stop ruining Cebu's mountains by building subdivisions. They should instead build residential condominiums that are at least 40 storeys high. Let's create a real estate glut, let's build more and more so that the prices of condominiums will go down to at least P1,000 per unit. Bahala na ug mu reklamo ang mga realtors ug agents, hahaha.

Again, this will take another "cultural revolution" I guess. :banana:

Below: Apartments in HK. Are Cebuanos ready to dwell in concrete blocks like these? Are we ready to give up the "prestige" of having our very own house and lot?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1191/1182689236_810807f260.jpg

Below: Narrow roads in Hong Kong shared by buses and trams. Notice that there are less private cars.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1341/1181742817_4c53eec13d.jpg

Below: A tram sharing a road with other vehicles.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1379/1181855801_acc8f8489d.jpg

LordCarnal

November 26th, 2009, 05:53 AM

Make sense on your first statement about roads dedicated for BRT lanes. It is a plus if there are roads that can be dedicated solely for BRT lanes and pedestrians only.

As far as telling cebuanos not to use car, that's a bit debatable, we have to really be a bit more realistic on this one considering that it's still more of a prestige if someone owns a car in the Philippines and ofcourse, convience wise, it's still more easier and more comfortable getting in your own car than rub elbow to elbow with a total stranger in a public transport. Although, these public mass transport system would benefit the comon masses somehow those that are lesser priveledged ones, so, it is still a very much welcome plan of action.

Mwg12, this is where political will should come in -- ideally.. Kung pwede palang authoritarian rule haha.

..

zidlakan

November 26th, 2009, 06:24 AM

Mwg12, this is where political will should come in -- ideally.. Kung pwede palang authoritarian rule haha. ..

exactly! which makes singapore not a good model to follow, he he he. they
have a lee kwan yew, ... we don't ...

Jarenz

November 26th, 2009, 07:26 AM

kanus-a i-install ang orbiter mga bai??:) want another new ride.
pamatay laay....

scrap and will be replace by a new exciting ride :banana:

Let's pray for the "families of the victims" of the gruesome massacre in Maguindanao. for comfort.

Pray for the family of my uncle Henry Araneta radio reporter of DZRH (whom I've not met personally, met his brother lang) ,...He was among the journalists killed.

This is really a sad part of our Philippine history. :ohno:

Barbaric Act :ohno:... Paita aning politika sa Pilipinas nagkaway-ayo...

Just expect a reaction something like this :dunno:

...my 1st reaction was: OMG! WTF! :lol: :rofl: :lol:

***********

Manny Pacquiao to run for Cebu City vice mayor? (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=526898&publicationSubCategoryId=107)
By Elly Bolonos (The Freeman)
Updated November 26, 2009 12:00 AM

He's out of his mind :bash:... Na pollute na sa mga politiko :poke:

SleMarKen

November 26th, 2009, 07:33 AM

He's out of his mind :bash:... Na pollute na sa mga politiko :poke:

Di na si Manny Pacman uy... Si Atty. Pacquiao na, di na ang boxer:D

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

November 26th, 2009, 07:37 AM

The idea is to reduce car use. Not eliminate it. Traffic problems can never be solved by widening roads, you have to take away the cars.

Of course, in a realistic sense, all of those situations you mentioned are valid and true. But these are not things that happen to everyone everyday all at the same time. In fact, majority of the Cebuano population do not really get to experience the conveniences you all mentioned. A huge share of the population of Cebu do not own a car, we take the jeepneys. Imagine what the traffic situation of Cebu would be if everyone of us here is driving a car.

What we want to usher in GRADUALLY is a paradigm shift that everyday travel such as going from HOME to WORK and WORK to HOME, or from HOME to SCHOOL and SCHOOL to HOME and even from HOME to MALL and MALL to HOME, can be efficiently served by Mass Transit.

To be more realistic, you MAY not be able to decrease the number of cars running at any given time in any given place in Cebu once the system is in place. But you can definitely prevent it from increasing. At any given time, 70-80% of road space in Cebu is utilized by the jeepneys. The idea for the mass transit system is to replace the jeepney or should we say "CONVERT" the entire jeepney system into a Mass Transit System, in this case, the BRT. Which means to say that even if you take one lane away and dedicate it to public transport, you're still leaving the same amount of road space for cars. Figuratively speaking, it's like giving cars their own dedicated lane as well :lol: The only difference is, cars would be compelled line up and not crisscross all over the place which would result to a more fluid traffic flow.

If I may @Jimbu, joy riding is the very thing we want to eliminate. Also, if we place overhead or above grade systems, your point will still hold true. People get richer, buy more cars and if we leave more road space for cars, people would still use cars and would still result to the same traffic jam.

I would like to quote Jaime Lerner in saying, "Your car is like your mother-in-law. You can have a good relationship with it, but you can not let it control your life.."

Correct. Widening of roads will not be a solution to traffic problems if the number of people buying more cars is also increasing.

It's like our problem on classrooms. We build more classrooms every year but our population also keeps on increasing, so the problem remains unsolved.

The introduction of a mass transport system, be it the BRT for now and the LRT/MRT in the near future, should effect cultural changes among Cebuanos.

Let's look at Hong Kong, they're richer than us but some don't have cars. A lot use the subway, the buses, the trams, etc.

Here in the Philippines or in Cebu, if you go to a mass housing village/subdivision, almost everyone has a vehicle be it a multicab, a jeep, or whatever. When I went to Villa Leyson in Talamban, a mass housing village, I saw one who has a Ford Explorer.. Tumpak!

Another thought that came into my mind is the concept of a home or a residence. If majority of Cebuanos or Filipinos, myself included, want to own a car (either for prestige or for necessity), then I can say that a majority also want a "house and lot."

This is normal and understandable I guess but I hope that in the future we will prepare ourselves for condominium or apartment living.

Space is running out in Cebu. Developers should stop ruining Cebu's mountains by building subdivisions. They should instead build residential condominiums that are at least 40 storeys high. Let's create a real estate glut, let's build more and more so that the prices of condominiums will go down to at least P1,000 per unit. Bahala na ug mu reklamo ang mga realtors ug agents, hahaha.

Again, this will take another "cultural revolution" I guess. :banana:

bai, maayuha ninyo uy! unya add lang pud ko gamay, if really some people would insist na nagkagrabe na gyud atong traffic diri, unsa kaha kung ato pud implement ang number coding scheme para at least naay "immediate" car use reduction sa mga dalan kay kung imo man gud sila hatagan og rason na "cultural changes, etc" kay di kaayo na sila bilib ana esp. sa mga taw na naa gyud sakynan ba. dili man gud nato ma-gauze ang readiness sa mga taw na muchange maong kinhanglan magimplement ta og laws in line with our desire to achieve culture change... and i see, in matters dealing with traffic problems kana gyud number coding scheme kay para mapugos ang mga naay sakyanan na minusan ang car use at a certain time and day.

unya ra na marealize ang culture change once effective na kaayo ang mga traffic rules and regulations (number coding scheme properly implemented) and BRT system na reliable...

shaKEIRa

November 26th, 2009, 07:54 AM

musta man ang new buildings sa USC-TC? naay pwede mo post og pics (demanding mode)... hehehe...

Jimbu

November 26th, 2009, 10:12 AM

The idea is to reduce car use. Not eliminate it. Traffic problems can never be solved by widening roads, you have to take away the cars."

The traffic problem in Metro Cebu arises because its economy is growing faster than the road infrastructure could support. Now we need both the BRT system and road widening to catch up the growth and to solve the prevailing traffic problem. If we cannot widen the roads now considering the cost of building it, then build more access roads for the same reason why we have MCDP road widening projects before, the North Coastal Road, Tunnel to SRP, and South Coastal Road.

I agree with you that BRT would reduce car use but I just can’t buy the idea of "one way traffic and one lane road for cars" on Cebu’s main BRT route without adding more access roads somewhere for future use. Just imagine if Metro Cebu’s population alone reached 5 million, the Trans-axial highway from Santander to Daan-Bantayan and the planned Visayas Trans-Visayas Friendship Bridges are built. More vehicles will be coming to Cebu City, as center of commerce from the Northern and Southern Cebu towns and coming from other provinces through Ro-Ro or bridges.

We may reduce car use by owners by 50% but car owners may also increase by 200% because more businessmen are requiring transport vehicles. New energy efficient car models come and more rich Cebuanos are lured to buy. Although condo living has just started in Cebu but we still have more housing subdivisions built and planned to be built in remote areas as lots in the city are getting expensive. Some of these areas may not be served with BRT and they may still need to use cars.

We need a BRT system for mass transport but we also have to expand our road network for narrow roads that should have been widened long time ago. If expensive to widen then build more access roads somewhere to support future population growth. We can reduce car use by effective BRT system, increase police visibility, political will to remove sidewalk vendors and implement urban plan, control importation of second hand cars, tax implementation like increasing car sales tax, car registration and imposing higher road user tax.

If Cebuanos want to own cars then they have to pay the price but not limit them because this car industry is an economic contributor of Cebu. Just when an imported car arrive at the port, the national government already earns taxes collected by BOC and port charges that maybe imposed by Port Authority. When the car is sold the national government earns from sales taxes and withholding taxes from salesmen and income taxes from car dealers. We have also auto mechanics, vulcanizing shops, etc. dependent on this industry that whatever they earn and spent will imposed with value added taxes. I support the BRT but we have also to continue building roads for those who need it. We should not stop expanding our roads just because we have the BRT system in place already.

I like this BRT model:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QyWKb0zwD2Y/SR8gofpsO9I/AAAAAAAAANg/uwT-8JDMRsM/s400/BRT_Bogota.jpg

jfj4g8k8pWw

ofw_cebu

November 26th, 2009, 10:30 AM

few days na lang December na, any news about Filinvest plan for SRP? any renders?

Ejames

November 26th, 2009, 10:42 AM

rustyboi

November 26th, 2009, 10:47 AM

25 storey condo in asiatown i.t. park
sabi ng nkayellow na guy:
http://photos.friendster.com/photos/92/27/10757229/2_761317844l.jpg

AVIDA Tower? :? :cheers2:

Thanks by the way for the pics :okay:

SleMarKen

November 26th, 2009, 10:50 AM

^^OMG! Unexpected... Mao sad ang gitext ni Jarenz... hmmm

Ejames

November 26th, 2009, 10:50 AM

asiatown it park
http://photos.friendster.com/photos/92/27/10757229/2_559428448l.jpg

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/92/27/10757229/2_920207534l.jpg

Henz

November 26th, 2009, 11:46 AM

AVIDA Tower? :? :cheers2:

Thanks by the way for the pics :okay:

I guess.. this is not the Avida Tower.... since the Avida Tower is slated to be launched on the second quarter of 2010 yet...

I believe this is the condo tower which was earlier released on the press...

Ejames

November 26th, 2009, 11:50 AM

I guess.. this is not the Avida Tower.... since the Avida Tower is slated to be launched on the second quarter of 2010 yet...

I believe this is the condo tower which was earlier released on the press...

we must expect to have lots of surprises??
wow.. :banana:

when i interviewed the "yellow man"
he told me that it won't only be a 1 building project
but three(3) but then, the two remaining
will not be a highrise;

rustyboi

November 26th, 2009, 12:20 PM

Its on the newspaper today:

Congratulations! South Central Square
Lawaan III, Talisay City

Grand Opening and Blessing today, November 26, 2009 of
Robinsons Supermarket

plus 52 food stalls and various shops (gadgets, salon, internet cafe, etc.)

twIco

November 26th, 2009, 12:29 PM

^^yey!!btw naa pay mall itukod sa dakbayan sa Talisay???:)

ferny123

November 26th, 2009, 12:54 PM

Correct. Widening of roads will not be a solution to traffic problems if the number of people buying more cars is also increasing.

It's like our problem on classrooms. We build more classrooms every year but our population also keeps on increasing, so the problem remains unsolved.

The introduction of a mass transport system, be it the BRT for now and the LRT/MRT in the near future, should effect cultural changes among Cebuanos.

Let's look at Hong Kong, they're richer than us but some don't have cars. A lot use the subway, the buses, the trams, etc.

Here in the Philippines or in Cebu, if you go to a mass housing village/subdivision, almost everyone has a vehicle be it a multicab, a jeep, or whatever. When I went to Villa Leyson in Talamban, a mass housing village, I saw one who has a Ford Explorer.. Tumpak!

Another thought that came into my mind is the concept of a home or a residence. If majority of Cebuanos or Filipinos, myself included, want to own a car (either for prestige or for necessity), then I can say that a majority also want a "house and lot."

This is normal and understandable I guess but I hope that in the future we will prepare ourselves for condominium or apartment living.

Space is running out in Cebu. Developers should stop ruining Cebu's mountains by building subdivisions. They should instead build residential condominiums that are at least 40 storeys high. Let's create a real estate glut, let's build more and more so that the prices of condominiums will go down to at least P1,000 per unit. Bahala na ug mu reklamo ang mga realtors ug agents, hahaha.

Again, this will take another "cultural revolution" I guess. :banana:

Below: Apartments in HK. Are Cebuanos ready to dwell in concrete blocks like these? Are we ready to give up the "prestige" of having our very own house and lot?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1191/1182689236_810807f260.jpg

Below: Narrow roads in Hong Kong shared by buses and trams. Notice that there are less private cars.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1341/1181742817_4c53eec13d.jpg

Below: A tram sharing a road with other vehicles.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1379/1181855801_acc8f8489d.jpg

cultural change jud. ma healthy cguro ang mga cebuano kung cge rag lakaw hehe

betro

November 26th, 2009, 01:51 PM

bakasaurus

November 26th, 2009, 02:25 PM

No comment.:) hehehehe

Which means you know something bai Bets. PM pod bai please..:lol:.

bakasaurus

November 26th, 2009, 02:28 PM

few days na lang December na, any news about Filinvest plan for SRP? any renders?

OO sa, Christmas gift na lang para sa mga Cebuanos Hehe. I remember nga end of the year man daw ang proposals iannounce.

Jimbu

November 26th, 2009, 03:20 PM

Ayala Land wants IT ecozone status for Cebu Business Park (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=2258)
Friday, November 27, 2009

CEBU CITY -- Ayala Land affiliate Cebu Holdings, Inc. is seeking the conversion of the 50-hectare Cebu Business Park into a special economic zone for information technology (IT) to boost the marketability of the remaining lots there and accommodate “spillover” investments from Asiatown IT Park.

Francis O. Monera, Cebu Holdings president, said the firm has filed an application before the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) two months ago and Cebu City Mayor Tomas R. Osmeña has already endorsed it.

Mr. Monera said having the business park declared an IT ecozone would allow Cebu Holdings to entice IT-related companies to acquire lots and locate there. There are still nine commercial lots, with sizes ranging from 1,056 to 1,816 square meters, available at the park, data from the firm’s Web site showed.

There are seven buildings within the park that are registered as IT ecozone buildings, including a high-rise office tower and a seven-storey advanced technology center built by Lexmark Research and Development Corp.

The others are the HDMF-WTCI IT Tower, Keppel Center, Cebu IT Tower (which hosts the Wipro BPO Philippines call center), Innove Plaza and Pioneer House (which hosts Accenture’s delivery center in Cebu).

On top of the incentives provided by PEZA, a Cebu City ordinance in 2004 exempts these buildings from local taxes, except real property tax.

“Not all locators will be given incentives, but only the BPOs and those that are IT-related,” Mr. Monera said.

The centerpiece of the business park is a 9.6-hectare retail zone, where the Ayala Center Cebu shopping center is located. The park also hosts office buildings, the Cebu City Marriott Hotel, a sports center, and residential condominium buildings.

Mr. Monera said the firm opted for the conversion of the park into an IT ecozone instead of scouting for another property that will be developed into a cyberpark.

The 24-hectare Asiatown IT Park, the flagship project of Cebu Holdings subsidiary Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp., is sold out.

Cebu Property Ventures is now developing a five-hectare expansion area. Since there is limited land for sale at Asiatown, Cebu Property Ventures has shifted from selling lots to constructing office buildings for business process outsourcing companies through a special purpose vehicle.

Asian I-Office Properties, Inc., a special purpose vehicle of Cebu Property Ventures and the Ayala Land, Inc. Corporate Business Group, completed its first mid-rise BPO building at Asiatown early this year and is planning to build a second building at the cyberpark’s expansion area next year.

The first building, dubbed the eBloc Tower, hosts the Chase Card Services Center of JP Morgan Chase & Co. and the research and development facility of NCR Cebu Development Center, Inc. -- Marites S. Villamor

blueguy

November 26th, 2009, 04:22 PM

Parkfinder at SM City Cebu

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/van1975/Greenlights.jpg

diehardbisdak

November 26th, 2009, 05:16 PM

^ how does it work bai?

diehardbisdak

November 26th, 2009, 05:43 PM

....it will be a busy 2010 for Cebu! :cheers:

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Ayala mall to be expanded anew in 2010 (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/ayala-mall-be-expanded-anew-2010)
Sun Star Online
Thursday, November 26, 2009
By Debra Magallon-Estero

MALL developer Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) will set off another expansion project for the Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) within the first half of 2010.

Although CHI president Francis Monera did not disclose the actual budget of the project, he said the development will cost more than what was allocated for The Terraces project.

For The Terraces, which opened last year, CHI spent close to P1 billion.

In a press conference last Wednesday, Monera said the expansion project will complete the full circle design of the mall.

“The design is to provide more international and local brands to the Cebuanos,” he said.

The area to be developed covers the stretch from the corner of the Cebu City Marriott Hotel, the parking area across the Rustan’s supermarket and the parking area for public utility vehicles.

But Monera assured the public that there will still be an area for jeepneys.

The whole project will take two years to complete.

Aside from this, the Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) will also start the development of its residential condominium project at the Cebu Business Park (CBP).

Meanwhile, CHI is also working on the conversion of the CBP into an economic zone to create the same investor-friendly environment that the Asiatown IT Park (AITP) has.

Two months ago, CHI submitted its application to the Philippine Export Zone Authority (Peza) and received a “favorable” endorsement from Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmena.

Monera said the Cebu City Council is also coming up with a resolution to support Osmena’s endorsement.

At present, a number of information technology (IT) buildings in CBP are registered as Peza enterprises.

Monera clarified that the incentives of a Peza-registered entity, such as income tax holidays and duty free importations, will only apply to qualified locators.

mwg12a

November 26th, 2009, 05:47 PM

diehardbisdak

November 26th, 2009, 05:47 PM

Robinsons opens Talisay branch (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/robinsons-opens-talisay-branch)
Sun Star Online
Thursday, November 26, 2009

A NEW mall that occupies a just refurbished South Central Square (CSCS) building in Talisay City has generated more jobs for the Talisaynons.

At least 80 percent of the labor force at the Robinsons Mall and Supermarket in Barangay Lawaan 3 are Talisay residents, said Cyril Velasco, Matvel Holdings Inc. vice president for finance.

Matvel Holdings owns the SCS building, which has undergone a major facelift of its facilities and amenities.

The new mall, the second largest so far in Talisay City with an area of over 4,000 sq.m., will formally open today with fanfare and a caravan around the city.

Velasco said the employment of Talisaynons was one of the conditions that they have agreed upon with the Robinsons Company.

Records show that at least 60 percent of the Talisay City residents are jobless, despite City Hall’s much-publicized employment program for the indigent.

Velasco said it would benefit Talisaynon employees because the workplace is near their residence.

Hiring is still ongoing, he said.

“This is the biggest supermarket among the Robinsons branches in Cebu. We are happy that they agreed to our proposal that the Talisaynons be given employment priority,” Velasco said.

With today’s opening of the new Robinsons Mall and Supermarket, the shoppers in Cebu south now have an alternative on where to shop and buy goods, he added.

Meanwhile, all PUJs plying the Tabunok-Cebu City route are now required to proceed to the Robinsons area as part of their route.

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has approved the inclusion of the Robinsons Mall and Supermarket as part of the PUJ’s new route.

But Councilor Sabeniano Abatayo, Talisay City traffic in-charge, said that there will be no PUJ terminal at the Robinsons Mall.

The city, he said, will provide a jeepney stop.

Jimbu

November 26th, 2009, 06:03 PM

^ how does it work bai?

If green light bai vacant unya if red occupied. I first saw this sa Mall of Asia parking area. Cebuano USC graduate kuno ang nag suggest ana sa SM Management sa MOA (not sure though kung tinuod).

diehardbisdak

November 26th, 2009, 06:05 PM

^ robinson's mall & supermarket? ..sayop na sab ni ang reporter?

diehardbisdak

November 26th, 2009, 06:09 PM

If green light bai vacant unya if red occupied. I first saw this sa Mall of Asia parking area. Cebuano USC graduate kuno ang nag suggest ana sa SM Management sa MOA (not sure though kung tinuod).

LOL! ...i did not read carefully..PARK FINDER man diay...lahi ang nahuna-hunaan nako bai...i thought, na-a key and a device given by SM Carpark Mgt. to car owners to trackdown your ride sa carpark....hehehhe!

Jimbu

November 26th, 2009, 06:34 PM

BOC Cebu exceeds ‘09 tax targets (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/boc-cebu-exceeds-%E2%80%9809-tax-targets)
Thursday, November 26, 2009
By Elias O. Baquero

THE coal-fired power plants in Cebu have contributed 25 percent of the P5.719 billion in duties and taxes collected by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu this year.

Assistant Assessment Chief Florante Ricarte said this as the Port of Cebu reported a surplus of P56 million despite the drop in volume of importation due to the worldwide economic slowdown.

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The P5.719-billion collection only covers January to Nov. 20, 2009, he said. This means that all the revenue collections after Nov. 20 towards the end of 2009 will be added to the P56-million surplus.

The collection can go higher by end of December 2009, he said.

The coal-fired power plants in Cebu are Korean Electric Company (Kepco) in Naga, Cebu Global Power Business Corp. and Cebu Energy Development Corp., both in Toledo City.

P5.719 billion

The 2009 annual target is P5.663 billion and the Port of Cebu has collected P5.719 billion as of Nov. 20.

Customs cashier Conrado Abarintos said all revenues that the Port of Cebu will collect until the end of 2009 will be considered surplus.

Abarintos said that for November 2009, the target is P477 million and the Port of Cebu has collected P639 million, which is P162 million or 34 percent higher than the month’s target.

Ricarte said the duties and taxes levied on their machineries and heavy equipment explained the big contribution of the coal-fired power plants.

Unlike Cebu, which has surpassed its revenue goal this month, most of the other customs ports in the country failed to meet their revenue collection targets.

Shortfall

The Port of Manila leads with a shortfall of P15.4 billion, having collected only P28.22 billion as against a target of P43.63 billion. The shortfall is close to 50 percent of
the P36.02 billion deficit of the BOC in the entire country for January to October.

The total annual target of the BOC in the entire country is P201.42 billion but actual collections total only P165.39 billion for the nine months.

The Manila International Container Port (MICP), the BOC’s largest cargo port, is also short by P6.07 billion, having collected only P43.57 billion as against the P49.65-billion target.

The other ports that failed to meet target are the Port of Limay (Bataan) with P5.1 billion shortfall, and the Port of Batangas, with P3.67 billion.

The Attrition Law gives rewards to officials and personnel of the BOC and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) who achieve their collection goal. They will get 30 percent of the surplus collection.

The same law also punishes those who fail to meet the target.

Assessment Chief Carlos Corsiga said that aside from expecting a reward, they are safe from punishment under the Attrition Law.

AmbutLang

November 26th, 2009, 07:59 PM

LOL! ...i did not read carefully..PARK FINDER man diay...lahi ang nahuna-hunaan nako bai...i thought, na-a key and a device given by SM Carpark Mgt. to car owners to trackdown your ride sa carpark....hehehhe!

Ang mga side street parking meter dri sa NYC gi hinayhinay na tang2x. Instead dunay mga muni-parking vending machine nga ang driver mubayad $2 per hour unya ang recibo ibutang sa driver side dashboard aron scanon sa ticket agent if ni expire ba or how long will be the parking time. Pero kung mu expire pud ang imong parking recibo, na kusug pud ang scanning machine mu print ug parking violation expiration ticket, kay ang agent naka takin ug digital printer :lol: unya kyog pa envelope with preprinted address aron way rason nga wa siya kahibalo asa bayad. All the person do is to insert ticket violation receipt with check or money order of $70 and write the plate number. :cry: If more than 2 tickets not paid, the City marshall/police under the department of justice not local precint police will scann the address area of the plate owner, if found, will towed walay kaluoy. Now more headache. $300 towing fee, $10/day parking fee, $140 for 2 tickets, plus other charges $around $400. toink. :ohno: :bash:

gtjr

November 26th, 2009, 11:01 PM

:):)

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gtjr

November 27th, 2009, 01:58 AM

going south of cebu city

Dyy78gJKL9g

Eastern Dragon

November 27th, 2009, 02:11 AM

Marriott (day & night)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/4132403761_b943dc0628.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/4132348599_040869df6c.jpg
flickr pics by @revenui

marriot is ayala controlled also.

nindut ang ila service gyud nya ila buffet breakfast asta lamia sad.

leylander

November 27th, 2009, 02:16 AM

marriot is ayala controlled also.

nindut ang ila service gyud nya ila buffet breakfast asta lamia sad.

nag reklamo lagi to akong migo. diha sila nag prom more than 500/ student. ilang kaon kay puso ug barbecue. lol :lol:

Sleepwalker

November 27th, 2009, 03:46 AM

OT:

Kulba pud og tripping ni si Sonny Osmena oi...Ihatag kuno niya og balik sa National Government ang SRP...Mao na ni gibangkong karon.

I hope dili ni matinood.

nathan_cop

November 27th, 2009, 04:20 AM

Kinsa Kahibalo kung kinsa owner sa Elizabeth Hotel Located in Archbishop Reyes.Near Ayala Center Cebu.

leylander

November 27th, 2009, 04:23 AM

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Henz

November 27th, 2009, 04:24 AM

Now.. it can be told......... the Ayala Mall expansion is now on press release, together with the Alveo Residential Condominium in Cebu Business Park..........

2010 will be a very very busy year for SSC-Cebu...

Wanted: NEW LAKAWBOYS.......

SALARY : P/ 1 A YEAR

PRIVILEGE: ACCOLADES AND PERHAPS DONATIONS FROM OUR FELLOW SSC FORUMERS HERE AND ABROAD!!!!!

AND OTHER RECOGNITIONS....

NO NEED FOR APPLICATION OR RESUMES............ JUST SHOOT AND POST...

leylander

November 27th, 2009, 04:51 AM

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SleMarKen

November 27th, 2009, 06:31 AM

Congratulations to:
Markiboi
Gibb
ArnoldCarl
Ang Bantayanon
Estan
Archaeologue
Karaang Tawo
Rau
:applause::applause:
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs060.snc3/14745_1158984010928_1117613018_30396515_7827604_n.jpg

Gov. Gwen, Cardinal Vidal
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Eastern Dragon

November 27th, 2009, 06:56 AM

nag reklamo lagi to akong migo. diha sila nag prom more than 500/ student. ilang kaon kay puso ug barbecue. lol :lol:

tip sa mga hotels pre.

dapat naa mo mga kaila nga reservation staff diha. they can give you discounts and advise on promos. mahal na basta peak season. from nov-february.

pero sa lean season, mas nindot mucheck in diha kung promo. makasave pa mo kay libre breakfast. you can have breakfast at 6 am.

nya tulog balik nya eat na sad ug breakfast around 9 am. para twice mo magbreakfast. buffet pa gyud.

Eastern Dragon

November 27th, 2009, 06:58 AM

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i wonder if this is the land bought by gwen from the balili family. :lol::lol:

leylander

November 27th, 2009, 07:14 AM

i wonder if this is the land bought by gwen from the balili family. :lol::lol:

murag sa naga man tong balili property. lol

bisdakincanada

November 27th, 2009, 07:15 AM

@AmbutLang, bai makapalit/makapaluto man mi diri ug litson. Pero dili kaayo ko ganahan kay baho-an ko. Mura'g bahu'g tae hehe Mura'g langsi nga baboy. Pero naa say lami, pero dili jd maka compare sa inasal sa Cebu. Of all the places that cook/sell litson, my favorite is the one owed by an Italian. The weird thing is his business is a bakery/bakeshop, but he knows how to cook litson Pinoy style. It still can't compare to our Cebu litson, but it's the closest thing. He said (the Italian) he/they cook their pig the same way we cook our litson. That's another trivia I'd like to share. But I don't know if he speaks for all of Italy. :)

Ang PUSO ug ang FATS, bai! LOL

@dive-cebu, CYMA was ok, but it didn't leave any "WOW" impressions on me. The service was really good, I liked our waitress and I even gave her extra tip. But I guess the food, IMO, wasn't really there. I mean I don't know if it was fusion (Greek and Pinoy) or Greek or Greek with a hint of Pinoy. I love Greek food, but what I had at CYMA was... dili kaayo ko lamian. hehe Ni kaon sad ko sa gi-order sa akong kauban, mao lang gihapon. I mean ok biya ang CYMA, pero dili WOW. But that's just my tastebuds... :) Yeah, I'd love to try Cibo.

Anyway, mas na WOW pa ko sa HUKAD, pero ganahan naman jd ko sa una pa sa Golden Cowrie.

Eastern Dragon

November 27th, 2009, 07:18 AM

murag sa naga man tong balili property. lol

:lol::lol:.

mao na kay nipalit man ang province ug dagat. pahong gyud. abi na lang bogo gyud ang ga cebuano.

and they want us to believe that they did not know it was mostly underwater. :ohno:

SleMarKen

November 27th, 2009, 07:52 AM

25 storey condo in asiatown i.t. park
sabi ng nkayellow na guy:
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site:
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Last night... looks like shallow digging raman para sa gagmay nga mga haligi.
Dili man lawm para sa high-rise...
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Ejames

November 27th, 2009, 08:11 AM

the "yellow guy" told me bout the rumor;
heeeh; but then i'll confirm it today if
naa ko laing mainterview if unsa jud;
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we dont know if that fence is only
for the bunk house and the adjacent will
then be the construction site.
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i'm sure naa na jud diri sa mga ssc cebu
nkahibawo unsa jud ni; hope mushare^^
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SleMarKen

November 27th, 2009, 09:02 AM

SM City Cebu AsoF 11-26-09
Old Wing - renovation ongoing (ceiling, escalators, paint...)

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ready for demolition
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boy muscovado

November 27th, 2009, 09:28 AM

Henz

November 27th, 2009, 09:39 AM

Haahaha.. pag chur oi...:banana::banana:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

November 27th, 2009, 09:39 AM

No comment.:) hehehehe

sir bets PM-i lang ko be...salamat daan. ;)

Now.. it can be told......... the Ayala Mall expansion is now on press release, together with the Alveo Residential Condominium in Cebu Business Park..........

2010 will be a very very busy year for SSC-Cebu...

Wanted: NEW LAKAWBOYS.......

SALARY : P/ 1 A YEAR

PRIVILEGE: ACCOLADES AND PERHAPS DONATIONS FROM OUR FELLOW SSC FORUMERS HERE AND ABROAD!!!!!

AND OTHER RECOGNITIONS....

NO NEED FOR APPLICATION OR RESUMES............ JUST SHOOT AND POST...

^^ hahaha...unsa ni? urgent?! :lol::lol::D:D

ang salary sa mga bagong SSC Cebu lakawboys care of na ni henry! :lol::lol::D:hahaha:

Henz

November 27th, 2009, 09:45 AM

sir bets PM-i lang ko be...salamat daan. ;)

^^ hahaha...unsa ni? urgent?! :lol::lol::D:D

ang salary sa mga bagong SSC Cebu lakawboys care of na ni henry! :lol::lol::D:hahaha:

Ok lang... P/ 1 a year ra bitaw........:lol::lol:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

November 27th, 2009, 09:47 AM

^^
hahaha...hala! kapaet! wa man kaabot minimum! paeta! hahaha.... :lol::lol::hahaha:

SleMarKen

November 27th, 2009, 11:09 AM

Some scenes of the Southern Cebu flashflood during Tropical Depression URDUJA

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Coal Deposit, nahanaw.
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mAiNsTrEaMhunter

November 27th, 2009, 11:25 AM

^^
luoy pud kaayo ang barili... :ohno::ohno:

taga diha akong amahan...

SleMarKen

November 27th, 2009, 11:48 AM

GOOD MORNING CEBU!

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bakasaurus

November 27th, 2009, 12:09 PM

Asa na pod ka nangadlawn ani bai? Hehehe. Nice shot.

Jarenz

November 27th, 2009, 12:33 PM

^^ :?

One of my secret place :D

yawa_posoy_kaayo

November 27th, 2009, 01:50 PM

need help. Unsaon pag change sa username? :ohno::ohno:

zidlakan

November 27th, 2009, 02:04 PM

need help. Unsaon pag change sa username? :ohno::ohno:

paghimo na lang ug bag-o bai ... unya ihatag na lang na nako nga account/
username ... :lol::lol::lol:

kanindot ana nga username, ... original, unya cebuano kaayo, ha ha ha

gtjr

November 27th, 2009, 02:05 PM

nganong kana man sad imong gipili abi nalang way nahot bisag singko tabos

vatics

November 27th, 2009, 02:25 PM

cultural change jud. ma healthy cguro ang mga cebuano kung cge rag lakaw hehe

cultural change includes riding in bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades, scooter, etc.... and others walk along the wide passenger pathways.... with lots of benches along the side streets of the main thoroughfares similar to parks. kanindot gyud...looks and feels like a greener and cleaner Cebu.

ferny123

November 27th, 2009, 02:49 PM

cultural change includes riding in bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades, scooter, etc.... and others walk along the wide passenger pathways.... with lots of benches along the side streets of the main thoroughfares similar to parks. kanindot gyud...looks and feels like a greener and cleaner Cebu.

di cguro na mada kung ing.ana lng. mga subdivisions man sd gd nkadala ug car mentality. kay layu bya kaau ang mga subdivision karun ang uban tua pa sa bukid nya kailangan pag habal2.

maayomo

November 27th, 2009, 04:43 PM

Congratulations to:
Markiboi
Gibb
ArnoldCarl
Ang Bantayanon
Estan
Archaeologue
:applause::applause:
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs060.snc3/14745_1158984010928_1117613018_30396515_7827604_n.jpg

Gov. Gwen, Cardinal Vidal
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Bai Slerz, don't forget Ang Karaang Tawo. Hasta pud sir Rau, kay ingun siya last night, PA daw siya sa mga photographers. : )

SleMarKen

November 27th, 2009, 05:07 PM

^^xorry...
i quote balik bai kay ako na gi edit....hehehe

mwg12a

November 27th, 2009, 05:32 PM

GOOD MORNING CEBU!

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/2514/gdmorningcebubslerenz.jpg

Nice shots but kinda scary at the same time. It reminds me of a scene in the movie 2010. Hala uy!!!!!! He He

AmbutLang

November 27th, 2009, 07:33 PM

need help. Unsaon pag change sa username? :ohno::ohno:

Maayo gani dili "atot natotyo" :lol: :rofl:

ivanc

November 28th, 2009, 03:45 AM

Greg sworn in as LP member

RESIGNED Cebu City councilor Hilario “Junjun” Davide III and Cebu Vice Gov. Gregorio Sanchez Jr. yesterday declared their candidacies as governor and vice governor, respectively.

With their battle cry, United Cebu, they will run under the Liberal Party (LP) and hope to deliver a clean and honest governance.

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As to the campaign slogan of LP, Sepulveda hopes that “United Cebu” does not mean a subservient province to Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña.

“Because ang ila gusto siguro pasabot is, United ang Cebu kung subservient sila kang Tomas. If that is United Cebu for them, I’m sorry. I’m a Cebuano. That’s not ‘United Cebu’ for me. We will never allow that the province be subservient to the whims and caprices of a single person who perceives himself to be the ‘almighty one’ for Cebu City,” he added. (RSA)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/greg-sworn-lp-member

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One can also argue : " We will never allow the city be subservient to the whims and caprices of ONE FAMILY who perceives themselves to be the 'almighty one' for Cebu

dive-cebu

November 28th, 2009, 04:02 AM

^^ nice statement! he's hitting the Bull's Eye jud!!!

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

November 28th, 2009, 08:14 AM

Asa na pod ka nangadlawn ani bai? Hehehe. Nice shot.

^^ :?

One of my secret place :D

bai @baks, sekreto ra na nilang duha...:lol::lol::hahaha::D:D

slimer

November 28th, 2009, 09:10 AM

mga bai@ unsa oras mo-close ang SM or Ayala? I'm sure 9 pm pero basta padung christmas kay mag-change man ni sila'g time so I'm hoping mga 10pm?

dive-cebu

November 28th, 2009, 09:17 AM

@slimer
bai, duol ra ang spelling but dili ang pronunciation... you read it as chi-bo

@bisdakincanada
i get your point bai... based on what i ordered naman, gilamian ko... just like you (i think this is common among pinoys), i also tasted the order of my date, gi-ganahan ra sad ko... so, for me they get a passing mark in terms of Taste, and you're right, service is very good!

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

November 28th, 2009, 09:27 AM

DAVID VS. GOLIATH

Opposition's battlecry for Cebu Province: Clean governance, Unity

By Marian C. Codilla & Jhunnex Napallacan

How do you knock down a political giant like the Garcias in Cebu Province?

For newcomer Hilario Davide III, the weapon will be a singleshot called "clean governance."

Davide and his running mate Cebu Vice Gov. Greg Sanchez officially launched their tandem yesterday under a new party, the United Cebu, which is affiliated by the Liberal Party.

They vowed to unite Cebu City and province, whose relations have been stormy due to the bitter dispute between Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia.

Davide, a lawyer whose political career has been rooted as a councilor in Cebu City, is challenging the reelection bid of Garcia, whose One Cebu Party will hold its own convention today.

The gubernatorial contest is being touted as a battle between David and Goliath.

Davide, a virtual unknown in the province will face Garcia, who has used her two terms in the Capitol to develop well-entrenched political support among mayors in the towns and cities.

Davide offers himself as a 'decent' and 'clean' official based on three scandal-free terms in the City Council and high public regard for his father, former chief justice and now Ambassador Hilario Davide Jr.

Davide III gave up his seat in the Cebu City Council last month to accept the role of the Liberal Party provincial coordinator for Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino's presidential bid. He transferred his voter's registration to the family hometown of Argao, southern Cebu.

"There's a perception that we're up against heavyweights, said Vice Gvernor Sanchez.

"But when you go around Cebu province, many people are disgruntled. Some local officials are with the administration One Cebu now but when you look deep in their hearts, they don't really believe in it."

Davide told reporters that the new United Cebu party would advocate clean governance. This means highlighting controversies plaguing the Garcia administration such as allegations of overpricing in the construction of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) and the P98.9 million Balili land deal fiasco where the province bought land that was mostly underwater or had spurious titles.

"Clean governance -- that is the principle of the Liberal Party so definitely these issues such as the Balili land fiasco and CICC will eventually come out. It will be one of the issues we will bring to the people," said Davide.

Meanwhile, Sanchez said he left One Cebu because he could no longer stand the "dictatorship" of the Garcia family in the party and the Capitol administration.

"My being vice president of One Cebu, dili man gani ta paminawon. What am I there for? It is only dictated by one family. Besides One Cebu is only in the province. What is needed is real unity of the Cebuanos. We can't alienate Cebu City from the whole Province of Cebu," Sanchez said.

He said Davide, while being more known as a Cebu City lawyer, is not hard to promote in the towns because he has not been involved in any scandal.

"What we need is good governance and we can see that in the character of JunJun Davide. I think what the people needs now is clean, honest government," Sanchez said.

Sanchez, who broke from the Capitol administration after months of complaining that his Trans-Axial High way project was mothballed, presides over the weekly legislative sessions of the Provincial Board.

Yesterday, he said it was not true the provincial government had a P2 billion surplus last year.

He said Provincial Treasurer Roy Salubre told him the Capitol actually only had P400 million.

"Probably the governor can shed light. I didn't ask before because I might be scolded. I only knew about it from the treasurer that the province only had P400 million or P500 million surplus," Sanchez said.

"I told myself, we don't have the money so why did we buy the land of the Balilis? We had other priority projects that deserve attention," referring to his Trans-axial Highway proposal, which had long been tabled.

He said the P2 billion surplus was true only before the CICC was built at a cost of P800 million for Cebu's hosting of the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in 2007.

In her State of the Province Address last July, Governor Garcia said Cebu province was the richest province in the country with a P2-billion surplus and was debt-free.

Sought for comment yesterday, Capitol spokesman Rory Jon Sepulveda said Cebu province is financially sound.

"In due time, Greg, I'm going to reveal to the public whoy you really are," he warned.

Sepulveda said that while part of the P2 billion surplus has been spent, new funds have been coming in. He said the province's special savings deposit was between P700 million and P1 billion, and was earning interest in the bank.

"Yes, the P2 billion surplus before is not 100 percent there because it would be bad management if you don't utilize the money for government projects. But it doesn't mean nga walay nag-sud na kwarta karon bag-o sa probinsya," he said. "I assure you the province is very, very much liquid."

Sepulveda called Sanchez the real "dictator" since the vice governor had been trying to stop the entry of Tuburan officials who are Sanchez's political rivals in his hometown, into the One Cebu party.

He called Sanchez, a "political butterfly" who started his political career with the Promdi party of governor Lito Osmeña then shifted to the camp of the Martinizes, before jumping ship to join the Garcias and now, Davide.

Sepulveda said Governor Garcia did not berate Sanchez for recommending the rescission of the Balili land deal. She was just not pleased that the vice governor made a conclusion about the land deal before the Provincial Board had finished the probe.

Sepulveda said Governor Garcia allocated P16 million for a pre-feasibility study for the Trans-axial road project, contrary to Sanchez claims of no support.

Yet, he added, Sanchez's office only came up with three-volume pre-feasibility study or a concept paper.

He said Sanchez wanted to be the one to hold the bidding, which could not be done being the vice governor. To reach a compromise, Garcia allowed the economic enterprise council, co-chaired by Sanchez and Garcia, to handle it.

But the council unanimously agreed that there was one fatal mistake in the proposal: the alignment of the road encroached portion of the City of Cebu.

slimer

November 28th, 2009, 09:33 AM

btw, i noticed yesterday, when i passed by osmena blvd, some workers cleaning Emsu building (beside Crown Regency sa wa kaibaw). Unsa kahay naa ani? Wa ko kaibaw!

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

November 28th, 2009, 09:36 AM

^^

maoba bai? as in cleaning the exteriors?

slimer

November 28th, 2009, 10:59 AM

^^yes bai, windows and facade.

diehardbisdak

November 28th, 2009, 11:01 AM

^ basin, na-solve na ang kaso between the investor and the landwowner...!

bakasaurus

November 28th, 2009, 11:06 AM

It sure smells like election time in Cebu! It smells like mud. Hehehe.

Let the fun begin!

Bitaw seriously, I hope we'll have a good set of possible leaders to choose from this election.

diehardbisdak

November 28th, 2009, 11:52 AM

CBP at night!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/4137376658_168f7f713c_o.jpg

innove / globe tower
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2708/4137376446_ac23c2392c_o.jpg
flickr pics by @moonstruck777

diehardbisdak

November 28th, 2009, 11:56 AM

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2752/4135651837_191c7566ea_o.jpg
flickr pics by @yukice

slimer

November 28th, 2009, 12:51 PM

lamia sa mga poto oi lami kaayo paresan sikwati hehehe...

great finds bai!

PINOYmeat

November 28th, 2009, 02:17 PM

i think this will be one of the highlights for next years sinulog scheduled on 1-10-10, they will be using a technology that will be used for the first time outside manila (according to one news source, but i think the same technology was used in camsur ironman, im not 100% sure though)

Cebu Marathon to use high-tech device to record runners’ time
Cebu Daily News
First Posted 07:11:00 11/27/2009

ORGANIZERS of the Cebu City Marathon are setting the bar high for the inaugural staging of the event as they will using the ChampionChip identification device when the race kicks off in January 2010.

MORE (http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/sports/view/20091127-238682/Cebu-Marathon-to-use-high-tech-device-to-record-runners-time)

another feat for cebu's sports tourism, this one will be a record breaker

Longest kayaking marathon set in Visayas
By Izah Morales
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 18:47:00 11/26/2009

MANILA, Philippines--The Philippine Kayaking Series attempts to set the longest kayaking marathon in the country in its third leg, which crosses from Cebu to Bohol in the Visayas.

Dubbed the Red Bull Kayak Explore Cebu-Bohol Crossing, it covers a distance of 120 kilometers and takes place from December 4 to 6.

“It is about linking each and every destination to augment the Philippine Kayaking Trail project of the Department of Tourism,” said Val Camara, president of the Philippine Kayaking Association (PKA).

The PKS, which began in 1997, was re-launched last year in Taal, Batangas.

This year the series began with a 25-kilometer race in Hundred Islands, Pangasinan last April followed by the 42-kilometer Cavite-Corregidor-Bataan stretch in September. The series ends with the 120-kilometer Cebu-Bohol leg.

MORE (http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20091126-238546/Longest-kayaking-marathon-set-in-Visayas)

PINOYmeat

November 28th, 2009, 02:31 PM

by the way, its in the news today, i dont know if it has been posted or announced here in SSC but the scheduled opening of the radisson hotel cebu this december is postponed and moved to july next year. sayang, dili maka timing sa sinulog

AmbutLang

November 28th, 2009, 03:26 PM

AmbutLang

November 28th, 2009, 03:57 PM

btw, i noticed yesterday, when i passed by osmena blvd, some workers cleaning Emsu building (beside Crown Regency sa wa kaibaw). Unsa kahay naa ani? Wa ko kaibaw!

Diba copyright infringement ang building design ang cause sa lawsuit. Exact designed man gud sa building dri sa NYC, St. Christoper building owned by Catholic Charity. It's for runaway boys ang girls under 18 years, mga madre ang nag domaa. I think the architect company of NY suit the architect Co in Cebu.

SleMarKen

November 28th, 2009, 04:49 PM

I just can't get over this very huge LED screen. Haven't seen this big in Taipei...
As of Today

CLICK >>> VIDEO CLIP SM CEBU LED SCREEN TEST RUN (http://img264.imageshack.us/i/mov04595.mp4/)

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SCALE

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SleMarKen

November 28th, 2009, 05:09 PM

SM Cebu AD Tower, demolished to give way for the giant LED Screen

AsoF 11-25-09
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AsoF 11-28-09
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AmbutLang

November 28th, 2009, 07:19 PM

I just can't get over this very huge LED screen. Haven't seen this big in Taipei...
As of Today

CLICK >>> VIDEO CLIP SM CEBU LED SCREEN TEST RUN (http://img264.imageshack.us/i/mov04595.mp4/)

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5255/smcebu112809i.jpg

SCALE

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pila ka aircon units ilang gibutang sa likud sa LCD sa SM? Ang sa Fuente 2 units ug naa computer sa sulod para loop feed sa screen.
Ngano tawon nag chinilas ning nagtrabaho oi? :bash: Kinhanglang mag sapatos aron dli madakin-as unya kung mahug ang chinilas, sakit sa tiil, wa raba ma apil ang chinilas sa higut kuyug sa safety harness nya. :ohno: :bash:

Rey suroy unya dri sa NYC aron adto ta sa Times Square para makita twice as large ng LCD sa SM. Naa pud ang ESPN, MTV, ABC, HBO ug uban mga Media giants sa surrounding area. Apil na ang police station. :)

ruralvillage

November 28th, 2009, 09:33 PM

CBP conversion into an economic zone eyed (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/231703/cbp-conversion-economic-zone-eyed)
By MALOU M. MOZO
November 28, 2009, 8:51pm
Manila Bulletin (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/231703/cbp-conversion-economic-zone-eyed)

CEBU CITY – Foreseeing a robust growth in Cebu’s information and communications technology sector, private sector company, Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI), an affiliate of real estate conglomerate Ayala Land Inc., is eyeing the conversion of its 52-hectare Cebu Business Park (CBP) into a full-blown economic zone.

“The idea is to make the area more investor-friendly by transforming the entire CBP into an economic zone for IT companies located there to automatically avail of incentives,” said CHI President Francis Monera in an interview following a media tour Wednesday at the newly constructed eBloc Tower at the Asiatown IT Park.

Monera bared CHI has already applied for the conversion of CBP into an economic zone with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). He added that the intended conversion is being favorably endorsed by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña.

He said the company is expecting a counter-resolution from the Cebu City Council to endorse said CBP as an economic zone. This, even as its subsidiary company, Cebu Property Ventures Development Corporation (CPVDC) – the developer of Asia Town IT Park – is reportedly noting a strong demand for business process outsourcing (BPO)-related building spaces.

“If there are any spillovers of IT companies from the Asiatown IT Park, these can be easily accommodated at the CBP, particularly if the area is transformed into a PEZA-registered zone,” Monera said.

At present, he said, a number of IT buildings, including the Cebu ICT Tower, Lexmark, Pioneer, and Globe Innove, have already located within the CBP.

The CBP is also home to many commercial establishments including the Ayala Center Cebu mall and the Cebu City Marriott Hotel, as well as a number of banks and business process outsourcing companies (BPO), among others.

Monera informed that of the CBP’s 52-hectare lot, only 12 lots are available for development.

“Locators intending to put up an IT building will have an easier time doing so once PEZA approves of the (CBP’s) conversion into an economic zone,” he stressed.

He said demand from outsourcing and offshore businesses has caused the highest spike in construction at the CBP since 1998.

blueguy

November 29th, 2009, 01:10 AM

pila ka aircon units ilang gibutang sa likud sa LCD sa SM? Ang sa Fuente 2 units ug naa computer sa sulod para loop feed sa screen.

Rey suroy unya dri sa NYC aron adto ta sa Times Square para makita twice as large ng LCD sa SM. Naa pud ang ESPN, MTV, ABC, HBO ug uban mga Media giants sa surrounding area. Apil na ang police station. :)

daghan aircon daw...with control room inside and ... live feeds can be viewed... there's a dedicated licensed software to run all videos

SleMarKen

November 29th, 2009, 01:46 AM

pila ka aircon units ilang gibutang sa likud sa LCD sa SM? Ang sa Fuente 2 units ug naa computer sa sulod para loop feed sa screen.
Ngano tawon nag chinilas ning nagtrabaho oi? :bash: Kinhanglang mag sapatos aron dli madakin-as unya kung mahug ang chinilas, sakit sa tiil, wa raba ma apil ang chinilas sa higut kuyug sa safety harness nya. :ohno: :bash:

Rey suroy unya dri sa NYC aron adto ta sa Times Square para makita twice as large ng LCD sa SM. Naa pud ang ESPN, MTV, ABC, HBO ug uban mga Media giants sa surrounding area. Apil na ang police station. :)

@Sir Fred, murag di pa ko kasuroy diha, I hope soon. Depende kung asa ko dad on sa panahon, kung asa ko paliron sa hangin sa usa ka bagyo...hehe

btw OT: SuperTyphoon NIDA's wind speed reached 64knot (303kph). Ila nang gi studyhan if NIDA was the strongest storm ever recorded or ika duha lang sa STY Tip which holds the record for several years already...

SleMarKen

November 29th, 2009, 03:50 AM

SM City Cebu have different Christmas decors

Simple but Beutiful!

RED @ the Southwing (old wing)
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http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1091/smchristmas112509a.jpg

WHITE @ SM Dep't Store
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GOLD @ The Northwing
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SleMarKen

November 29th, 2009, 03:56 AM

Ayala Center Cebu Christmas

Simple but Beautiful

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SleMarKen

November 29th, 2009, 04:02 AM

Parkmall Christmas

Simple but Beautiful

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mAiNsTrEaMhunter

November 29th, 2009, 06:13 AM

^^

nindota sa pasko ah! :okay::okay:

ZenChedi

November 29th, 2009, 06:14 AM

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/7540/fuentetriangle.jpg (http://img34.imageshack.us/i/fuentetriangle.jpg/)

Taken 11/29/09

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

November 29th, 2009, 06:28 AM

^^
bai nice shot! :okay:

concern

November 29th, 2009, 06:32 AM

nice christmas ambience sa SM.
wala pay mall wide side? he he

wise_zech

November 29th, 2009, 10:30 AM

wow christmas na talaga ka mga nindot kaau mga decors oi....

wise_zech

November 29th, 2009, 10:31 AM

nice christmas ambience sa SM.
wala pay mall wide side? he he

wow testing dayon ang bag-o nga camera mo bai....ayos imo avatar ang bag-o nga camera....

leylander

November 29th, 2009, 10:38 AM

pasko na pud sa Gaisano Grand Mall! :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2674/4143386620_81ecf40d8a.jpg

kindofperfect82888

November 29th, 2009, 10:41 AM

nice christmas ambience sa SM.
wala pay mall wide side? he he

bitaw bay.. sa mga naay connections sa SM walay sale mga brod?? naghuwat ra jud intawon kog sale para makapamalit.. in-ana ko katihik... kong ting sale ra mamalit.. lol

SleMarKen

November 29th, 2009, 11:00 AM

^^Sale man gahapon bai upto 50% sa dept store... Namalit kog karsones 4 kabuok, ang duha 50% less nya ang duha 30% less:)

yesterday @ Sm Dept Store
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kindofperfect82888

November 29th, 2009, 11:05 AM

^^Sale man gahapon bai upto 50% sa dept store... Namalit kog karsones 4 kabuok, ang duha 50% less nya ang duha 30% less:)

mao ba?? ahaka ani wue..wa ko kabantay.. sobraan ra kog trabaho.. tsk tsk tsk, wala sila mall wide?? i think sa advantage card participating stores ra man guro ni no?? oh well.. adto na lang ko london palit og jacket ani.. :bash:

Zuburbia

November 29th, 2009, 11:15 AM

pasko naman diay sa? lahi-a na gyud aning dako na oi kay murag wala nay effect ang christmas, miski kakita kog mga christmas decor and lights murag wala ra, same shit ra gihapon, way lami...hehehe!

SleMarKen

November 29th, 2009, 11:26 AM

mao ba?? ahaka ani wue..wa ko kabantay.. sobraan ra kog trabaho.. tsk tsk tsk, wala sila mall wide?? i think sa advantage card participating stores ra man guro ni no?? oh well.. adto na lang ko london palit og jacket ani.. :bash:

dili uy, discount gihapon bisay walay advantage, wala man koy advantage:)

kindofperfect82888

November 29th, 2009, 11:37 AM

pasko naman diay sa? lahi-a na gyud aning dako na oi kay murag wala nay effect ang christmas, miski kakita kog mga christmas decor and lights murag wala ra, same shit ra gihapon, way lami...hehehe!

ako bay kay childish pa kaayo.. nihangyo jud ko na magbutang og xmas lights, belen, and xmas tree sa balay kay mingawon ko.. OT na kaayo, ahax.. kinsay SSC Cebu forumers diri nga naa based sa Abu Dhabi? ila jung ibail out ang Dubai sa ilang debts?..

leylander

November 29th, 2009, 11:49 AM

More pics of Gaisano Grand Mall

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ivanc

November 29th, 2009, 12:34 PM

Parkmall Christmas

Simple but Beautiful

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/209/parkmallxmas3.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/456/parkmallxmas5.jpg

nice!! simple pero sosyal... nindot unta sad ni sa fuente/osmena bldv

Sinjin P.

November 29th, 2009, 02:40 PM

AmbutLang

November 29th, 2009, 02:40 PM

More pics of Gaisano Grand Mall

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Maayo man ang design deli boxy. Ang naka apan sa elevator, wa untana gi clading, glass unta na ang kilid aron airy ang dating kung naka sakay ka. :)

@Ley Unsa man na sa second floor sa may entrance, el fresco coffee shop?

PINOYmeat

November 29th, 2009, 02:57 PM

^^ may sine ba ni? taga L.A.pupu ko pero wa pa tawn gyud ko ka adto ani

leylander

November 29th, 2009, 03:25 PM

Maayo man ang design deli boxy. Ang naka apan sa elevator, wa untana gi clading, glass unta na ang kilid aron airy ang dating kung naka sakay ka. :)

@Ley Unsa man na sa second floor sa may entrance, el fresco coffee shop?

i think murag deck lang gyud na, sir. pero basin coffee shop pud na.

murag ilang gibutang tanan elements sa existing malls sa ilang mall.

terrace/balcony - ayala terraces/sm baguio
chandelier - glorietta daw
light fixtures - northwing

plus! dancing salesladies! - i think sm does it, too. hehehe:lol:

leylander

November 29th, 2009, 03:27 PM

^^ may sine ba ni? taga L.A.pupu ko pero wa pa tawn gyud ko ka adto ani

basin naa. kay murag butanganan man nang steel bar sa movie titles sa showing nga movies

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4142638547_76277e412a.jpg

SleMarKen

November 29th, 2009, 03:31 PM

Ang decors sa Ayala Center Cebu this year kay decors sa Glorietta last year. So, siguro ang kanang bonggang-bonggang decors nga themed g'yud sa Ayala Malls sa Manila (Gold for TriNoma, Silver for Greenbelt and Bronze for Glorietta) kay next year pa ipadala sa atong ACC. :lol:

Mao ba Mike?
Pero for me, mas sosyal pa ang ambiance sa ACC kaysa Greenbelt 5. Daghan man gud kaayo manod didto, bisag kinsa nalang so murag dili na hi end ang dating unlike sa ACC, sosyal gyud kaayo...:okay:

Sinjin P.

November 29th, 2009, 03:33 PM

@Ley: Wala ni siya'y cinemas, afaik.

@Slerz: Wala pod bay daghan manod nga, ummm, sa ACC? Dili man na malikayan. :laugh:

SleMarKen

November 29th, 2009, 04:23 PM

^^mas daghan man didto @mike. Agi anan man gud. And I thought dili pwede mag chinelas didto, daghan man kaayog mag chinelas sad diay, usa na si Henz:D Kanang chinelas nga tag bayntihon...hehehe.
Lahi ra gyud ang ambiance sa ACC:rock:

Sinjin P.

November 29th, 2009, 04:34 PM

^ Hehehe. Anyway, Greenbelt 5 is still Greenbelt 5 and ACC is still ACC. 'Yun na 'yun. ;)

SleMarKen

November 29th, 2009, 04:36 PM

^^yup, but for me as comparison, mas sossy pa ang ACC...hehe

@mike, I will miss you...:D
Bitaw, observation raman sad na nako, maybe lahi sad ang tan aw sa uban:)

Sinjin P.

November 29th, 2009, 04:41 PM

OT na kaayo ta, hahaha. But yeah, karon ra g'yud ko kameet aning Slerz. Karemember pa ko atong 2005 or was that 2006 nga sige g'yud mo ug panginvite ug meet pero 'di g'yud ko magpakita. Anyway, makaingon ra kong totally sossy ang ACC kung irenovate ang main mall: ilisdan na ang tiles, etc. Saon man gud nga pinalabihan man g'yud ang naa sa kaulohan kay kung ang Greenbelt kay grabe kaayo ang details sa stones sa ilang columns, sa Terraces nato kay semento ra nga gipintalan. But that's just me, I pay a lot of attention to detail.

TagaCebu

November 29th, 2009, 04:53 PM

GAISANO - MALL SA "MASSA" gyud
Marketing to All cities and towns.
Feel at home ...daghan man kaayog mag chinelas

Adding ..More on Sinjin list:
terrace/balcony - ayala terraces/sm baguio
chandelier - glorietta daw
light fixtures - northwing

AD Tower - a REFURBISHED SM Cebu AD Tower parts

Ma-Knockout ug lu-oy na gyud si Manang nagpungko-pungko sa gawas
nagbaligya sa iyang "homegrown" nga usa ka dosena tamatis ug nga gagmay pud kaayo.

(thanks to various previous posters)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4142638547_76277e412a.jpg
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9050/smcebu112809a.jpg

blueguy

November 29th, 2009, 04:54 PM

i think murag deck lang gyud na, sir. pero basin coffee shop pud na.

murag ilang gibutang tanan elements sa existing malls sa ilang mall.

terrace/balcony - ayala terraces/sm baguio
chandelier - glorietta daw
light fixtures - northwing

plus! dancing salesladies! - i think sm does it, too. hehehe:lol:

Maayo man ang design deli boxy. Ang naka apan sa elevator, wa untana gi clading, glass unta na ang kilid aron airy ang dating kung naka sakay ka. :)

@Ley Unsa man na sa second floor sa may entrance, el fresco coffee shop?

basin naa. kay murag butanganan man nang steel bar sa movie titles sa showing nga movies

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4142638547_76277e412a.jpg

The deck I think is the Al fresco dining area of Food tenants with access in the area....

Adtower siguro...

Went there kanina... verdict? hinabol siya sa Fiesta ng Lapu-Lapu... If you have hika don't go there yet.... the basement parking? --- no arrow signs, dim (muntik ko na mabangga ang mga steel frames na kulay black pa) and dusty, parang gusto ko maghanap ng walis. Delikado ang stairs leading to the Upper Ground from the parking... slippery....:bash: Was afraid to leave my car below because daghan pa construction activities

The Dept Store hmmm daghan sila fake...CROCS at P150, Havaianas at P59, Quicksilver slippers at P99..:bash: very Gaisano, the smell, the ambiance. I remember the same feel and smell when they opened Gaisano City Iloilo....

Supermarket? I was not impressed cause dapat daghan sila seafoods because its Mactan, wala Purefoods tender juicy hotdog?!?... then when you buy razors? - they will give you some sort of a receipt then the bagger will have to get it to the display station while you wait for it at the cashier - hassle....and sa imported section - ang flag ng China nasa American lane, nag sagol sagol na mga flags - baka UN Day akala ng mga promo disers:lol: :lol:

Food shops that are open, Goldilocks (with new logo), Rai rai Ken, Mang Inasal, Jollibee...

Super traffic, daghan trikes...

Actually I am sort of disppointed because I am expecting so much. The mall looked good in photos...

But maybe after 3 months nindot na siguro....just don't like the road leading to the mall. It needs widening.

And guys can't understand why there are two solid yellow lines in the middle of the road in that area?

blueguy

November 29th, 2009, 04:56 PM

Sinjin P.

November 29th, 2009, 04:56 PM

@TAGACEBU: To add:

Department Store architecture - SM Department Store
Correction sa Chandelier - Greenbelt 5
Uniform sa ilang mga sales ladies - SM Supermarket
"Scenic" Elevator - Robinsons Malls/Ayala Malls
Water Feature - Robinsons Malls/Ayala Malls
Then naa pod to'y part nga murag Shangri-La Plaza Mall

:rofl:

Sinjin P.

November 29th, 2009, 05:02 PM

The deck I think is the Al fresco dining area of Food tenants with access in the area....

Adtower siguro...

Went there kanina... verdict? hinabol siya sa Fiesta ng Lapu-Lapu... If you have hika don't go there yet.... the basement parking? --- no arrow signs, dim (muntik ko na mabangga ang mga steel frames na kulay black pa) and dusty, parang gusto ko maghanap ng walis. Delikado ang stairs leading to the Upper Ground from the parking... slippery....:bash: Was afraid to leave my car below because daghan pa construction activities

The Dept Store hmmm daghan sila fake...CROCS at P150, Havaianas at P59, Quicksilver slippers at P99..:bash: very Gaisano, the smell, the ambiance. I remember the same feel and smell when they opened Gaisano City Iloilo....

Supermarket? I was not impressed cause dapat daghan sila seafoods because its Mactan, wala Purefoods tender juicy hotdog?!?... then when you buy razors? - they will give you some sort of a receipt then the bagger will have to get it to the display station while you wait for it at the cashier - hassle....and sa imported section - ang flag ng China nasa American lane, nag sagol sagol na mga flags - baka UN Day akala ng mga promo disers:lol: :lol:

Food shops that are open, Goldilocks (with new logo), Rai rai Ken, Mang Inasal, Jollibee...

Super traffic, daghan trikes...

Actually I am sort of disppointed because I am expecting so much. The mall looked good in photos...

But maybe after 3 months nindot na siguro....just don't like the road leading to the mall. It needs widening.

And guys can't understand why there are two solid yellow lines in the middle of the road in that area?

EXACT SAME SENTIMENTS HERE!

Went there last week:
- BASEMENT: basement parking spaces are too narrow. poor lighting. no signs. no road markings. construction still ongoing. flooding on some parts. hindi pa tapos ang stairs and pedestrian ramp to the ground level. pati ang mga guards hindi marunong magnavigate. 'yung mga construction peeps pa ang nagturo samen kung sa'n kami pwede magpark at dahil medyo dugyot sila (sorry for the term), we thought that they're those that ask at least P5 for "tip". POSITIVE: may music sa basement. :lol:

- DEPARTMENT STORE: tama ba 'yun that when you're on the 2nd floor of the DS and you're about to step on the escalator to go down, d'yan ka pa kakapkapan to make sure that you didn't shoplift anything? pwedeng magkastampede d'yan. sabog s'ya. okay na sana ang ceiling pero ang mga ilaw, fluorescent pa rin.

- MALL: minadaling buksan for the fiesta and for the Christmas Rush. the upper levels are still closed! construction is still ongoing. grabe ang dust and smell of paint (except for the DS). walang tubig sa CR! amoy t*e. maputik ang sahig. maganda sana ang CR. tama lang pala na hindi s'ya nagbukas on it's supposed opening date (November 14) dahil walang occupancy permit. I just don't know how they managed to secure it within 2 days.

- I won't go back there until after a year.

leylander

November 29th, 2009, 05:17 PM

i think ingon ana na gyud na ang uniform sa gaisano south sauna pa...

Sinjin P.

November 29th, 2009, 05:30 PM

^ Yep. That was the uniform of Gaisano Mactan too before its management (Gaisano South) was split into two, Gaisano Capital (South, Mactan, Danao) and Gaisano Grand (Fiesta Mall, Carcar, Mactan)

blueguy

November 29th, 2009, 05:32 PM

Guys just had a road trip again kanina...

Central Cebu thru Transcentral

Left Cebu around 9:30 AM - drived thru Transcentral had to maintain speed because of the convoy ahead of us...

Stopped-over and bought 1 kilo boiled sweet corn and 2 kilos uncooked sweet potatoes somewhere near Islands in the Sky

Passed by Balambam - Gaisano is still under construction... structure reminded me of Gaisano Bogo....

Passed by USJR-Balamban

Towards Toledo near a bridge was an ongoing construction of a mall - I think its Gaisano

Passed by an ongoing construction of Metro Gaisano near City center...

Arrived Toledo center around 11:30 AM and had lunch in one of the roadside carinderia...

We left Toledo and arrived at Pinamungajan...asked for directions to confirm if we are indeed on the main highway... we went up and passed by a church...then we saw another crossroad...asked for directions again if we are indeed on the highway - because we do not know what town is next....

on the way to the next town - we were greeted by rough roads up in the mountains. My friend said - baka may NPA dito (hope they are not here to greet us) I have to drive slow coz the car was not meant for the road condition - there were no signs, no houses.... then asphalt roads began to appear, then again another crossroad where one sign said something about Carcar (but the road is rocky and going up) and another towards Matnolongon(?). We tried the latter... then drived thru nice roads, bad roads until we saw one side blocked by drums. A portion of the road was already hannging due to landslide, then, blag! sound from the belly of my car which hit a very huge cut on the road and mud...so I have to slowly and carefully maneuver the car while passing the "hanging" road. Whew, I felt cold water was splashed all over me after that... when we are nearing residential areas - individuals on the road side are sort of surprised seeing a car pass by...

then another rough road and we passed by a group of men with very suspicious stares (maybe praning lang kami). We are already talking about the Maguidano Massacre... Nearing Matnolongon... roads became better, then heavy rain began to fall... on the intersection we agin asked for directions which is Carcar and Dumanjug....We followed the road towards Carcar

We arrived Cebu around 1:30PM and had a stop-over at SRP to eat some of the sweet corn I bought while on the way to Balambam... the we decided to leave and check out the new Gaisano....

leylander

November 29th, 2009, 05:37 PM

Guys just had a road trip again kanina...

Central Cebu thru Transcentral

Left Cebu around 9:30 AM - drived thru Transcentral had to maintain speed because of the convoy ahead of us...

Stopped-over and bought 1 kilo boiled sweet corn and 2 kilos uncooked sweet potatoes somewhere near Islands in the Sky

Passed by Balambam - Gaisano is still under construction... structure reminded me of Gaisano Bogo....

Passed by USJR-Balamban

Towards Toledo near a bridge was an ongoing construction of a mall - I think its Gaisano

Passed by an ongoing construction of Metro Gaisano near City center...

Arrived Toledo center around 11:30 AM and had lunch in one of the roadside carinderia...

We left Toledo and arrived at Pinamungajan...asked for directions to confirm if we are indeed on the main highway... we went up and passed by a church...then we saw another crossroad...asked for directions again if we are indeed on the highway - because we do not know what town is next....

on the way to the next town - we were greeted by rough roads up in the mountains. My friend said - baka may NPA dito (hope they are not here to greet us) I have to drive slow coz the car was not meant for the road condition - there were no signs, no houses.... then asphalt roads began to appear, then again another crossroad one sign says something about Carcar (but the road is rocky) and another towards Matnolongon(?). We tried the latter... then nice roads, bad roads until we saw one side blocked by drums. A portion a that road was already hannging due to landslide, then blag sound from the belly of my car... very huge cut from the road and mud... have to slowly and carefully maneuver the car while passing the "hanging" road. Whew, I felt cold water was splashed all over me... when we are nearing residential areas - individuals on the road side are sort of surprised seeing a car pass by...

then another rough road and we passed by a group of men with very suspicious stares (maybe praning lang kami). We are already talking about the Maguidano Massacre... Nearing Matnolongon... roads became better, then heavy rain began to fall... on the intersection we agin asked for directions which is Carcar and Dumanjug....We followed the road towards Carcar

We arrived Cebu around 1:30PM and had a stop-over at SRP to eat some of the sweet corn I bought while on the way to Balambam... the we decided to leave and check out the new Gaisano....

hahahaha. im glad the srp police didn't catch you eating. bawal ang food sa srp promenade/seawall! hahahah

blueguy

November 29th, 2009, 05:39 PM

^^

Talaga? hahaha thanks di ko alam. Sayang I should have given them some

Anyway guys... I already completed touring the entire Cebu... hehehe

leylander

November 29th, 2009, 05:45 PM

mahirap ang mantalongon route. bakit dun naman kayo dumaan? hahaha.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3305698407_209c066f5d.jpg

^^ may fine kung mahuli ka. before the seawall was opened to the public, my friend was caught na nagdedate with his gf sa may ABC office. hahaha. i think he was fined. hahaha

blueguy

November 29th, 2009, 05:49 PM

^^

We did not know what route to follow e.... because from Pinagmungajan mali na yata ang route namin....

Ganun ba? Masyado naman strict

SleMarKen

November 29th, 2009, 06:03 PM

^^nahuli din kami taga SSC, niinom ra mig softdrinks nila @zuburbia, @maayomo, @mi.hyul and @Jarenz, gawas dayon ilang patrol car gikan sa ngit ngit, gi radyohan dayon ang ilang kauban... sakspan...hehe

AmbutLang

November 29th, 2009, 08:58 PM

blueguy

November 30th, 2009, 12:50 AM

^^

Pero we finished one corn heads each...and about half of our 1 liter (each) iced tea ...but before I went in the area... the patrol car is following us because I beat the red light twice near the Talisay portion of SRP...hehehe Sunday man

mga Bai..I never saw that sign...

rau

November 30th, 2009, 01:51 AM

^^

Talaga? hahaha thanks di ko alam. Sayang I should have given them some

Anyway guys... I already completed touring the entire Cebu... hehehe

You havent toured yet the camotes islands..You can actually bring your car there thru ro-ro in danao port..

Sinjin P.

November 30th, 2009, 03:04 PM

SM City Cebu's Asia-in-a-Basket Food Bloggers' Meet (http://www.eatandshop.com/foodcourt-asia-in-a-basket-sm-city-cebu/)

leylander

November 30th, 2009, 04:27 PM

Mantayupan Falls, Barili, Cebu
SSC-Cebu: Ejames, Slerz, Jarenz, Bloodyred, and Leylander

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2679/4147478234_f863a8b4dc.jpg

diehardbisdak

November 30th, 2009, 04:37 PM

Sy-led SM Prime to stick to building big shopping malls (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=2433)
Business World Online
1 December 2009

THE COUNTRY’S largest mall operator will continue to develop big shopping centers even if others have already ventured into developing "pocket-sized" retail outlets.

"We want to focus on building shopping centers. We have no plan to venture into smaller-type malls," SM Prime Holdings, Inc. President Hans T. Sy said in an interview.

Ayala Land, Inc. has already disclosed plans to develop and manage small-format retail facilities known as "neighborhood centers," which will have a maximum 10,000 square meters (sq. m.) of gross leasable area.

Mr. Sy said the smallest development to be undertaken by SM Prime will be 55,000 sq. m., as big as the latest SM outlet, SM City Rosario in Cavite.

Mr. Sy said the company still has 14 huge properties all over the country and has been continuously acquiring land.

SM Prime spends about P3 billion a year for "landbanking," he said.

SM Prime currently dominates the mall sector with 36 malls nationwide, and is making headway in overseas expansion with four malls in China.

"They may say [the market] is already saturated but I say there is a lot of opportunity especially in the provincial areas. I am talking about places like the General Santos and Cebu City, which is actually a big area for developers," Mr. Sy said. -- K. J. R. Liu

diehardbisdak

November 30th, 2009, 04:44 PM

NCR Cebu expands R&D scope to entertainment, travel sectors (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=2429)
Business World Online
1 December 2009

CEBU CITY -- NCR Cebu Development Center, Inc. is expanding the scope of its research to include the development of self-service solutions for the entertainment and travel sectors.

NCR’s research and development (R&D) facility here, the only one in the Philippines and one of three in Asia, currently focuses on improving self-service point-of-sale systems for fast-lane check-out counters of big retailers in the US, Europe and Japan.

Engineers at the Cebu facility are also participating in the development and improvement of self-service DVD-rental kiosks, said NCR Cebu engineering manager Victor R. Silvestre.

One such kiosk, which is expected to revolutionize the manner of downloading movies, television shows and other digital content, is undergoing tests at a hardware laboratory in the NCR Cebu facility.

In a statement on its Web site, NCR said it has partnered with MOD Systems, Inc. in piloting a digital kiosk that would transform the movie rental experience into a three-step process: choosing a movie stored in a kiosk, downloading this to a secure digital memory card, and playing the movie on a home television, computer or mobile device.

"This is part of our expansion to the entertainment and travel industries. Cebu is participating in the development of these new products," Mr. Silvestre said.

NCR has been operating its R&D facility within Asiatown IT Park since 2004. From a small crew of 60 in 2004, the company’s work force has grown to over 500, compelling the company to move to a bigger space.

NCR currently occupies two-and-a-half floors of eBloc Tower, a 12-storey office condominium building for the business process outsourcing sector developed by Asian I-Office Properties, Inc. at the Asiatown IT Park. NCR’s facility can accommodate up to 900 employees, Mr. Silvestre said.

"We found eBloc as the most efficient in terms of floor plate. We’re here to support the headcount growth of NCR," he added. -- Marites S. Villamor