mga bai, naka-notice ko ganiha naay mga materials para gamiton ug fence (actually nasugdan na partly) kanang naa sa right side ( kung facing ka) sa tower palace across sa dalan...
any info ani mga lakawboys?

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

hahaha....tagal ng byahe....

Robinsons Cybergate... EARLIER
12.01.09

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Sy-led SM Prime to stick to building big shopping malls
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
BusinessWorld

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


>>>>>i think malayo ang mararating ng sm city cebu dyan..:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

SM Prime sticks to large mall tack
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Business Mirror By Miguel R. Camus / Reporter

MALL operator SM Prime Holdings Inc. is not interested in venturing into smaller community-type retail centers, preferring to stick to its tried and tested strategy of building one-stop shopping destinations.

This, despite plans bared by rivals to go into community shopping centers. Two weeks ago, Ayala Land Inc., which is behind the Glorietta and Greenbelt malls in Makati and TriNoma in Quezon City, said it is setting up a new subsidiary to develop small-format “neighborhood centers” with a maximum leasable area of 10,000 square meters (sq.m.).

Ayala Land plans to spend P320 million to fund five such projects next year to be located in Makati City, Bonifacio Global City and Nuvali in Laguna province.

In a recent interview, SM Prime president Hans Sy said the firm is confident with its current strategy, which propelled it to its current status as the country’s largest mall developer and operator.

“We want to be focused on shopping centers. Wherever we go, the smallest [leasable area] we will have is 55,000 sq. m,” said Sy. The firm recently opened its newest mall, SM City Rosario in Cavite, which offers roughly this number of leasable space. He explained this is the minimum space set by the company in order for a mall to operate efficiently.

The developer will also operates massive malls—such as the recently renovated SM North Edsa which now has 425,000 sq.m. of gross floor area, making it the largest in the country. SM Mall of Asia previously held this title, with 386,224 sq.m.

Sy said SM Prime remains bullish on the business based on the Filipino’s penchant for visiting malls as a recreational activity. He said the firm continues to see opportunities even within Metro Manila, as  it plans to open SM City Novaliches in Quezon City next year.

“I don’t know why people conclude there is oversaturation [of mall in Metro Manila]. One advantage over here is that [malls have become] a replacement of public parks,” said Sy.

The company continues to acquire new land, disclosing that SM Prime has about 14 properties scattered around the country as potential sites for new shopping developments.

Sy said SM Prime allots an average of P3 billion every year to expand its landbank.

“We are going toward Southern Luzon [and]  on top of that we also have a property in General Santos City and we are acquiring some more in the Mindanao area. There is a lot of opportunity,” said Sy.

For Cebu City, the firm recently offered the provincial government P3 billion to purchase a 28-hectare waterfront property which will be developed into a smaller version of the SM Mall of Asia complex. Sy said the firm may spend as much as P20 billion over the next 15 years for the property, which is part of the 240-hectare South Road Properties reclamation project.

It will be the second SM shopping center in the province after SM City Cebu opened its doors to the public in 1993.

The company currently owns 36 malls in the country. Next year, it plans to open five SM malls, expecting to end 2010 with 41 shopping centers all over the Philippines. SM Prime also plans to open another mall in China to end next year with four.

:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

@Slerz: So what's that blue thing?

^^dunno..
but it's white, not blue.
Pag lighting sa Christmas Tree ganiha, ila sad gipasiga. then afterwards, gitabunan na nila.

24 days to go...

Merry Christmas SSC Cebu!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/4150410170_4a029a60f4_o.jpg


:banana:

kanindot sa photo bai! pde na pang-postcard!

regarding rob cybergate, pag-agi nako sa hapon naa sila gi-hoist padung sa may fin. akong tan-aw basin ang robinson's logo to.

Nice one bai Nold! You're da bes! Huhuhu..makamingaw sa pasko dha sa atoa. 2nd time na ni nako nga dili magpasko diha.

Robinsons Cybergate... EARLIER
12.01.09

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6436/cybrgate120109a.jpg

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^^ I hope LED nana siya!! :cheers:

Para sa logo na tingali ni! Maayo ta nindot gyud ila logo!

sayang ang fin design kung butangan lang ug pinintal nga logo hehehe...

^^ but if you look it closely LED gyud siya similar sa LED screen atbang sa fuente circle.

Maayo unta i LED na lang gyud na nila ang tibuok square field sa. Aron it will also live up to its name nga cybergate. Medyo futuristic ba.

Logo and ad space at the same time hehe.

^ looks like a lined flourescent lamps that will lit the red R logo..

^^^ maybe it could be a lamp pero kung naa jud ka anang dapitah u can see many (dots) (mao ba na nga word) just like LED screen.

Maayo unta ang mga building owners magbutang LED around Fuente ala Times Square sa NYC.

na-amaze bitaw ko when they turned it on in the middle sa program sa fuente. nindot kaayo. naexcite na pud hinuon kog samot. lol. i was actually thinking nga neon or steel/plastic lang ang logo. kanindot kung LED gyud! wew! Something new gyud!

mga bai, naka-notice ko ganiha naay mga materials para gamiton ug fence (actually nasugdan na partly) kanang naa sa right side ( kung facing ka) sa tower palace across sa dalan...
any info ani mga lakawboys?

mao guro ni ang rumored na 80 storey building...:banana::banana:
Pls.. dont take this seriously... kay putlan ra ba daw ta kuryente sa dumaguete...

Maayo unta ang mga building owners magbutang LED around Fuente ala Times Square sa NYC.


...kung barato lang unta ang rates sa kuryente sa Cebu bai, hagbay na unta ang Colon or ang Fuente napuno'g LED screen...secondly, ang number of advertisers, mura'g dili pa ka support sa high maintenance sa LED screen..

24 days to go...

Merry Christmas SSC Cebu!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/4150410170_4a029a60f4_o.jpg


:banana:

Does anybody know what the scaffoldings around the fountain are for? Is it for the yearly repainting or are they doing some serious fixing with the fountain?

mga bai, naka-notice ko ganiha naay mga materials para gamiton ug fence (actually nasugdan na partly) kanang naa sa right side ( kung facing ka) sa tower palace across sa dalan...
any info ani mga lakawboys?

...i think mao ni gi-mention ni @slerz sa Low-Rise Thread...a low rise office building at CBP

Radisson delays Cebu debut (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=2491)
Business World Online
2 December 2009

CEBU CITY -- Listed holding firm SM Investments Corp. has postponed the opening of the Radisson Hotel Cebu to 2010 following a decision to upgrade the facility to a five-star luxury hotel.

Some of the hotel’s suppliers, including those who were supposed to provide the furniture, were also not able to deliver after they were hit by the twin typhoons that devastated Luzon, said Marissa N. Fernan, vice-president for marketing in the Visayas and Mindanao of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., the SM group’s mall developer.

The 400-room hotel, the first Radisson facility in the Philippines, will carry the brand Radisson Blu, Ms. Fernan said.

Radisson Blu is a chain of luxury hotels run by the Rezidor Hotel Group in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Rezidor manages selected Carlson brands.

“Since it has been upgraded to a five-star luxury hotel, its facilities and amenities also have to be upgraded. Even the air-conditioning unit has to comply with the standards for five-star hotels,” Ms. Fernan said.

The hotel was first targeted to open in March this year. The opening was later moved to October or November this year. It will be the second biggest in this city in terms of number of rooms when it opens.

The biggest now is the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel, which has over 500 rooms.

Hans T. Sy, first executive vice-president of SM Investments, earlier said SM Investments was spending a total of P2.8 billion to construct and fit out the 20-storey hotel. SM Investments had signed a management contract with the Singapore-based Carlson Hotels Worldwide-Asia Pacific for the Cebu hotel.

Carlson Hotels will also manage The Regent Manila Bay and Radisson Manila Bay, both of which will also open in 2010.

The SM Group has also proposed to acquire 30 hectares of greenfield area within the 300-hectare South Road Properties. A mall comparable to the SM Mall of Asia, another hotel and a convention center are among the planned investments there. -- Marites S. Villamor

Around 5 million pesos mana ang LED sa fuente. Didto mana palita direct from China. I knew the exact amount pero dli ipaisulti. :nuts: :)

^ so, x4 or x5 ang sa SM City?

SM Prime sticks to large mall tack
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Business Mirror By Miguel R. Camus / Reporter

MALL operator SM Prime Holdings Inc. is not interested in venturing into smaller community-type retail centers, preferring to stick to its tried and tested strategy of building one-stop shopping destinations.

This, despite plans bared by rivals to go into community shopping centers. Two weeks ago, Ayala Land Inc., which is behind the Glorietta and Greenbelt malls in Makati and TriNoma in Quezon City, said it is setting up a new subsidiary to develop small-format “neighborhood centers” with a maximum leasable area of 10,000 square meters (sq.m.).

Ayala Land plans to spend P320 million to fund five such projects next year to be located in Makati City, Bonifacio Global City and Nuvali in Laguna province.

In a recent interview, SM Prime president Hans Sy said the firm is confident with its current strategy, which propelled it to its current status as the country’s largest mall developer and operator.

“We want to be focused on shopping centers. Wherever we go, the smallest [leasable area] we will have is 55,000 sq. m,” said Sy. The firm recently opened its newest mall, SM City Rosario in Cavite, which offers roughly this number of leasable space. He explained this is the minimum space set by the company in order for a mall to operate efficiently.

The developer will also operates massive malls—such as the recently renovated SM North Edsa which now has 425,000 sq.m. of gross floor area, making it the largest in the country. SM Mall of Asia previously held this title, with 386,224 sq.m.

Sy said SM Prime remains bullish on the business based on the Filipino’s penchant for visiting malls as a recreational activity. He said the firm continues to see opportunities even within Metro Manila, as  it plans to open SM City Novaliches in Quezon City next year.

“I don’t know why people conclude there is oversaturation [of mall in Metro Manila]. One advantage over here is that [malls have become] a replacement of public parks,” said Sy.

The company continues to acquire new land, disclosing that SM Prime has about 14 properties scattered around the country as potential sites for new shopping developments.

Sy said SM Prime allots an average of P3 billion every year to expand its landbank.

“We are going toward Southern Luzon [and]  on top of that we also have a property in General Santos City and we are acquiring some more in the Mindanao area. There is a lot of opportunity,” said Sy.

For Cebu City, the firm recently offered the provincial government P3 billion to purchase a 28-hectare waterfront property which will be developed into a smaller version of the SM Mall of Asia complex. Sy said the firm may spend as much as P20 billion over the next 15 years for the property, which is part of the 240-hectare South Road Properties reclamation project.

It will be the second SM shopping center in the province after SM City Cebu opened its doors to the public in 1993.

The company currently owns 36 malls in the country. Next year, it plans to open five SM malls, expecting to end 2010 with 41 shopping centers all over the Philippines. SM Prime also plans to open another mall in China to end next year with four.

:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

who owns srp? the city or province. why is sm offering P3 billion to the provincial government to purchase a 28-hectare lot for the new sm mall? gahalhal lang nang journalist nagsulat ani. :bash::bash::bash:

^ so, x4 or x5 ang sa SM City?

pangotan-on nako ang usa sa family, kay family friend man si Marissa Fernan SM V.P. :)

kinsa duna video clip sa bag-ong dance sa cpdrc. please post it here:nuts::nuts::nuts:

hala gira na! pataasay ug ihi.

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Atan vs. Tomas


BUSINESSMAN Jonathan Guardo filed his certificate of candidacy yesterday, saying he will face “the administration’s weakest candidate”—Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña—for the south district congressional race.

Guardo assured Cebu City voters that the opposition will be “very competitive” in the May 2010 elections, although he admitted they have not finalized their lineup and may substitute candidates before Dec. 14.

“This is a strategy, not a projection that there is a problem in the opposition. It’s not being indecisive, it’s part of our strategy. We still have two weeks to discuss these things. The good thing is nakita na namo ang baraha sa (we have seen what’s in the cards for) BOPK,” he told reporters.

Also yesterday, both Lahug Barangay Captain Mary Ann de los Santos and Magdalo soldier Ashley Acedillo presented themselves as alternative candidates to Rachel “Cutie” del Mar.

Cutie is seeking the post to be vacated by her father, Rep. Raul del Mar, under the administration party Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK).

“All my decisions are always in accordance with the way, will and teachings of the Lord. Do I have the moral ascendancy to lead? Yes, I have always been practicing the values taught by my parents and my school,” she said.

De los Santos said her service to the people spans 15 years, and she has never been tainted by any allegation of corruption.

Acedillo, for his part, declined to comment on De los Santos’s criticism that he has a record of trying to overthrow the government.

Instead, he said, he can offer voters a platform of godliness, social justice, unity, order and discipline,
entrepreneurship, and concern for the less fortunate.

Mayor Osmeña and the two incumbent congressmen of Cebu City, Raul del Mar and Antonio Cuenco, are all barred from seeking reelection in 2010, something the opposition sees as an opportunity after heavy losses in the 2001, 2004 and 2007 elections.

“Change is in the air,” Guardo said, after handing in his COC at past 10 a.m. yesterday.

Osmeña, he said, will have a lot of explaining to do this campaign period, among them his “luxurious” lifestyle despite a P30,000 monthly salary, and the poor delivery of basic services.

“And why do I consider him to be the weakest? Because he has brought the City down to its knees. From being the most competitive city, second to none, we are now the least competitive,” Guardo said.

For his part, Osmeña said it will not be difficult to run against someone who wants to be a congressman, yet does not know how to deliver a speech.

“What more debate on the LRT against BRT? All his privilege speeches will be by text message. He must be so ignorant that he thinks Congress is in charge of basic services, that’s why he uses it as an issue. Yet, I think he needs to win so he can pressure the PSC to withdraw the charges against him,” the mayor said.

Guardo is facing a case of malversation of public funds, filed by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) over the alleged misuse of some P10 million in the Southeast Asian Games last 2005. Guardo, at that time, headed the Cebu organizing committee for the games.

Guardo retorted: “I don’t need to be corrupt because I have several businesses to finance my lifestyle. But look at him (Osmena), his lifestyle is fit for a king, it’s luxurious... He has a fleet of luxury cars and lives in a multi-million house.

Ang pangutana karon, kinsa man ang kurakot namong duha? (Who between us is corrupt?),” said Guardo.

The official campaign period is weeks away, but the broadsides have started.

De los Santos said she has the experience and right educational background, as a veteran barangay captain who studied political science and law.

“Rest assured I am not faking my diploma…. Let’s put everything on the table, kon unsay kursong nahuman. Kay kihanglan ang kinaadman, igong katakos, og eksperyensya. Contest pa ni sa kanta ug sayaw, wala ko diri (If this was a contest in singing and dancing, I would not be here at all),” she told reporters after filing her certificate of candidacy last Monday.

It was an apparent dig at Cutie, who finished her mass communication course last year under the University of San Jose-Recoletos’s Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency Accreditation Program (ETEEAP).

Under the ETEEAP, an undergraduate has to take a series of examinations to be administered by an ETEEAP-deputized college or university to get a diploma.

Acedillo, a Barangay Apas resident, did not lash out at any of his opponents but instead distributed a two-page summary of his credentials and platform of government.

Acedillo is a former Air Force combat helicopter pilot.

He was a first lieutenant when he joined 321 junior officers and soldiers from the Air Force, Army and Navy in occupying the Oakwood Hotel in Makati to air their grievances against the Arroyo government and the Armed Forces on July 27, 2003.

He was detained by the government for more than five years, then released after being convicted by a general court-martial of violating military regulations.

If elected, he said he would offer the north district residents livelihood, housing, medical and other emergency assistance; priority funding for free elementary, high school and technical-vocational education; and empowerment of the barangay through the Barangay Development Council. (LCR/RHM)

^^
Kuyawa gud ani niya, "down to it's knees ang Cebu karon?".:ohno: Asa man siya gabakasyon karon? Wa pa na'y uli-uli sa Cebu no?:lol::nuts::lol:

mao guro ni ang rumored na 80 storey building...:banana::banana:
Pls.. dont take this seriously... kay putlan ra ba daw ta kuryente sa dumaguete...

wa ko ka-G sa last line bai... unsa man meaning ana?

...i think mao ni gi-mention ni @slerz sa Low-Rise Thread...a low rise office building at CBP

if ang imo gi-mean katong naa pictures gi-post ni @slerz, di to mao, medyo likod naman to sa Tower Palace... ang ako nakit-an tupad or labang da'n to the right sa TP or atbang sa metro ayala supermarket nga entrance/exit.

wa ko ka-G sa last line bai... unsa man meaning ana?

haha.. read the Robinsons Place Dumaguete u/c thread.. you will know..:lol:

However, its now in the limbo for cleansing seguro...:lol:

aw! in english: bark!:lol:

anyway di nalang ko mougkat ana...

no pics sa fireworks last night?

mga bai, naka-notice ko ganiha naay mga materials para gamiton ug fence (actually nasugdan na partly) kanang naa sa right side ( kung facing ka) sa tower palace across sa dalan...
any info ani mga lakawboys?

kabantay sad ko ana.. kanang lot atbang sa tower palace og metro gaisano / kilid sa bank of commerce gipintalan na gani nila ang fence

mao guro ni ang rumored na 80 storey building...:banana::banana:
Pls.. dont take this seriously... kay putlan ra ba daw ta kuryente sa dumaguete...


Correct, mao na ni siya pero dili siya 80 storey.. Between 75-80 storey lang according to an insider at CHI..

:banana:

Correct, mao na ni siya pero dili siya 80 storey.. Between 75-80 storey lang according to an insider at CHI..

:banana:

OMG! is't confirm? iconic tower siguro ni :cheers:

If you look closely mga bai sa photo ni Slerz, there's a rolled up tarpaulin.

So the robinsons logo might be made up of a tarpaulin. Tapos there will be lights inside to illuminate it.


haha.. read the Robinsons Place Dumaguete u/c thread.. you will know..:lol:

However, its now in the limbo for cleansing seguro...:lol:

wa ko ka-G sa last line bai... unsa man meaning ana?

Robinsons Cybergate... EARLIER
12.01.09

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6436/cybrgate120109a.jpg





^^dunno..
but it's white, not blue.
Pag lighting sa Christmas Tree ganiha, ila sad gipasiga. then afterwards, gitabunan na nila.

@Slerz: So what's that blue thing?

^^ I hope LED nana siya!! :cheers:

Para sa logo na tingali ni! Maayo ta nindot gyud ila logo!

^^ but if you look it closely LED gyud siya similar sa LED screen atbang sa fuente circle.

kanindot sa photo bai! pde na pang-postcard!

regarding rob cybergate, pag-agi nako sa hapon naa sila gi-hoist padung sa may fin. akong tan-aw basin ang robinson's logo to.

Nice one bai Nold! You're da bes! Huhuhu..makamingaw sa pasko dha sa atoa. 2nd time na ni nako nga dili magpasko diha.


Salamat sir. Advance Merry Christmas diay and pinaskuhan pod diay nako.

Does anybody know what the scaffoldings around the fountain are for? Is it for the yearly repainting or are they doing some serious fixing with the fountain?

They're repainting the fountain.


:banana:

seryoso mo bai sa 80-storey? hehehe... murag gamay ra man ang area..

uNsa aNg sUnod piNaka-taas na cHristmas trEe sa pHilippiNes???

i've heard that the tallest Christmas tRee is fOund in pAlawan...

^ here we go again..."where's the tallest" ...."where's the biggest" LOL!

OMG! is't confirm? iconic tower siguro ni :cheers:

seryoso mo bai sa 80-storey? hehehe... murag gamay ra man ang area..


....nag joke ra man si @arnold mga bai!

NCR to double research, development staff in Cebu (NCR to double research, development staff in Cebu)
by Willy Rodolfo III / Reporter
Wednesday, 02 December 2009

ATLANTA-based retail-technology provider National Cash Register (NCR) is paving the way for the doubling of the manpower of its research-and-development (R&D) facility in the country and the expansion of their capabilities, underlining the growing confidence of international businesses in the technical skills of Filipino software and hardware engineers.

NCR Cebu Development Center Inc. engineering manager Victor Silvestre said the company’s move into a new facility, the e-Bloc at Asiatown IT Park in Cebu City, is preparing for the growth of the company in Cebu.

“We are here [in e-Bloc] to support the head-count growth of the company,” Silvestre said. “We are committed to stay in Cebu, which has provided us with very good resources in terms of manpower.”

At present, NCR has 500 employees, a huge jump from the initial 60 when it started in 2004. The new facility will accommodate 900 employees, mostly software and hardware engineers who will design, develop and test assisted and self-service solutions like automated retail facilities and point-of-sale equipment, mostly for the US and European market.

The new facility will also usher in a new project for the Cebu group, only one of three R&D facilities of NCR in the world, the other being in the US and Japan. Instead of just working on retail equipment, Cebu will soon venture into designing travel and entertainment.

“We will soon develop facilities that will be set up in airports where passengers will only enter their locator number and they can already get their boarding passes and choose their seats,” Silvestre said.

NCR plans to occupy two-and-a-half floors of the seven-story e-Bloc. The rest of the floors are taken up by JP Morgan Chase Inc., which is establishing its first facility in Metro Cebu.

Cebu Property Ventures Development Corp. (CPVDC) recently announced the lease-out of the P800-million e-Bloc building.

“There is significant demand and so we are now looking at another development,” CPVDC president Francis Monera said. CPVDC is majority owned by listed Cebu Holdings Inc., an affiliate of Ayala Land.

The 24-hectare Asiatown IT Park, built on the old La Guardia Airport, is the biggest IT-BPO hub outside of Metro Manila with close to 13,000 workers employed in around 60 countries.

If you look closely mga bai sa photo ni Slerz, there's a rolled up tarpaulin.

So the robinsons logo might be made up of a tarpaulin. Tapos there will be lights inside to illuminate it.

that material was, i believe, satin-like lang. very light. dili gyud to tarpaulin. and they used it to cover the logo after they turned it on for a couple of minutes.

yup, panapton ra ilang gitabon.
Ila rang gipa siga kay niduyog sila sa countdown sa lighting sa Christmas tree sa Fuente...
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/959/cybrgate120109d.jpg

complete coverage gyud dah hehehe... murag fitting tinuond if ang logo LED/digital kay cybergate gud.

murag dili LED kay nakaagi ko ganiha...dili siya LED sa akong pananaw! :lol::lol::D

^^ Hmmm unsa man diay be?:D Mura man gud siyag LED kay pixelated iyang dating.:dunno:

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6837/paskosasugbo2001120109f.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3508/paskosasugbo2001120109a.jpg

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^^ basta sa akung panan-aw 90% LED gyud:cheers:

murag dili LED kay nakaagi ko ganiha...dili siya LED sa akong pananaw! :lol::lol::D


xaun, ni agi raman ka anjobox, ako nag orong man ko didto sa fuente, klaro kaayo ang leds...
dara ay, totoko nang wala pa naniga.
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/2411/cybrgate120109e.jpg

di totoko bai oi... totoki hehehe...
pero bitaw murag naay mga dots...

i also took a picture nga klaro kaayo ang mga dots. i think (and hope) nga led gyud. hehe

^^ YES!!! LED na gyud na siya bai:banana:... lagi LED na gyud!! awa tutuka ninyu diba LED??!! :lol::lol::lol:

repost lang nako kay nindot gyud kaayo ang falls pwera buyag. :lol: visit mo didto. tag-10 ra ang entrance.

Mantayupan Falls

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2495/4147477686_28ac04f647_b.jpg

^^ YES!!! LED na gyud na siya bai:banana:... lagi LED na gyud!! awa tutuka ninyu diba LED??!! :lol::lol::lol:

My guess is that the signage will be an array of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs in layman's term). The rolled up tarpulin or material I think is just a cover/shade for workers installing the array.

My guess is that the signage will be an array of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs in layman's term). The rolled up tarpulin or material I think is just a cover/shade for workers installing the array.

Wa pa ko kita sa actual pero based sa picture...murag usual ra sya na signage pero instead nga neon lights or flourescent ang gamiton, LED na lang.. kay mas even ang distribution sa suga..then mas economical.. daghan naman rn mga signage na LED ang suga instead sa Flourescent or Neon lights.. like kanang sa mga signage sulod sa bangko etc... naa tig himo ani sa AS Fortuna.. per letter ang kwenta.

Pero mas nindot if LED Screen.. pero murag bati man siya kung LED Screen kay taas kaau..and murag di bagay ang placement.

Sunog sa Labangon, atbang sa among balay. one house nalang gyud. yke :ohno::ohno:

CP Center Building, Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/186860658_590e85153e.jpg?v=1152929795
flickr pic by @[2]rokbot[2]y

Sunog sa Labangon, atbang sa among balay. one house nalang gyud. yke :ohno::ohno:

diri sa almacin sa a. lopez ang sunog... duol ra sad kaayo sa amoa nakapanghipos na gud mi para panigurado, maayo nalang gani tawn kay na-control! nakatabang tong murag warehouse diha dapita nga wa na kalabang ang ka'yo.

sus.. nag sige kag post dire.. hapit na diay mo masunog diha............
sa sunod.. patabang ha.....hehehehe

hehe niha ra buntag bai @henz...

OT
haha.. read the Robinsons Place Dumaguete u/c thread.. you will know..:lol:

However, its now in the limbo for cleansing seguro...:lol:

^^I'm really disappointed with what happened to that thread, especially members who posted there. i just got back from a week's vacation without internet access, and people can't seem to control their own selves without a mod's intervention... :ohno: at least it's clean now..

it's good to be back in Cebu! :) btw, Parkmall department store: Kaking Shopping Center recently opened (Nov. 28). It's quite big and spacious.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4153362777_c1397f51d2_o.jpg
flickr pic by boo0rdz of PSSS

Roble Shipping to file marine protest today

www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=528965&public...



"CEBU, Philippines - The management of Roble Shipping will file
a marine protest today after the incident late Tuesday night involving one of their ships and a vessel of Carlos Gothong Lines.

Jose Emery Roble, president and chief executive officer of Roble Shipping Lines, said that they are thankful that none of the 518 passengers and 70 crew onboard the Ormoc-bound M/V Wonderful Stars was hurt.

He said that they could not immediately file the marine protest, which is required of the masters of ships involved in any incident, as the captain was still in the ship yesterday.

They planned to tow the vessel to the port late last night during high tide.

The legal counsel of Carlos Gothong Lines, Francisco Mijares, Jr. said that they have filed their marine protest yesterday.

The 57 crew of their vessel, M/V Subic Bay 1, are all safe and there was no reported injury.

M/V Wonderful Stars and M/V Bay 1 hit each other on the side while they were sailing on the Mactan Channel under the first Mactan-Mandaue Bridge.

While the much-bigger M/V Subic Bay 1, which came from Manila carrying cargo, was able to dock safely, M/V Wonderful Stars ran aground.

Roble said that there were three passengers of their ferry that were brought to the hospital for check-up when they complained of hypertension.

He said that the Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation (ERUF) immediately responded their call for help.

Roble said that they have refunded the tickets of all passengers and had given them food.

Some were even billeted at a pension house for the evening.

Roble said that since both vessels were travelling in a slow speed, the 13,000 gross tons Subic Bay I only sustained a minimal damage.

“Napaksit ra ang pintal sa Subic Bay 1,” Roble said adding that while his ship sustained damage estimated to be worth between P600,000 to P700,000.

Roble added that the ship’s railing was destroyed as well as the passenger catwalk.

Roble said that he immediately called up the owner of Gothong Shipping Lines about the incident and the latter immediately extend assistance also in the rescue of the passengers.

“I am just thankful nga wala ra matumba ang among barko kay daku kaayo nga barko ang among ka-engkwentro,” Roble said adding that passengers were already wearing life vests when the ship captain opted to put-off the ship’s engine after seeing that another vessel is coming their way and was most likely to hit them.

Roble further said that his ship captain tried to maneuver the vessel to prevent the accident.

“Nilikay gyud ang among barko to the point nga nasagad duol sa Petron depot. Pero bisan sa paglikay, naabtan gyud sa usa ka barko,” he added.

— Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon/NLQ (THE FREEMAN)"

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4153362777_c1397f51d2_o.jpg
flickr pic by boo0rdz of PSSS




^^ I saw this one on my way to airport yesterday dawn...

OT


^^I'm really disappointed with what happened to that thread, especially members who posted there. i just got back from a week's vacation without internet access, and people can't seem to control their own selves without a mod's intervention... :ohno: at least it's clean now..

it's good to be back in Cebu! :) btw, Parkmall department store: Kaking Shopping Center recently opened (Nov. 28). It's quite big and spacious.

daghan diayng gamhanan bai? basin himuon tang baki ani!

anyway, taud-taud nasad ko wa kaadto sa parkmall, i'll check this out this weekend!

diri sa almacin sa a. lopez ang sunog... duol ra sad kaayo sa amoa nakapanghipos na gud mi para panigurado, maayo nalang gani tawn kay na-control! nakatabang tong murag warehouse diha dapita nga wa na kalabang ang ka'yo.

Sa mga Lopez mana yuta nga balayan diha sa suod. Ang uban dha nga nagpuyo gikan mana sa Junquera nga nasunogan sa 70's pa. Kanang warehouse ni Verallo ug warehouse sa Roble gipasuod ang mga bumbero aron maabut ang hose sa pagpatay sa kayo.

flickr pic by @Reynald Nuñez

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1002/cebucity.jpg

flickr pic by @Reynald Nuñez

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1002/cebucity.jpg

nice find.... if it were clearer it can be a really good cebu banner

^ clear man siya bai ang original pic...akoa ng gi-resize kay gamay man ang pic (50% ra ana nga size) pero ang resulta, ni-hanap man hinoon...heheh...wala ko'y photoshop sa office...heheh!

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://img20.imageshack.us/img20/968/smcebu112809k.jpg

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2697/smcebu112809j.jpg

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/7729/smcebu112809f.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7729/smcebu112809f.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4206/smcebu112809g.jpg

I heard some rumor nga kung mo function nani, ila ning pun-an pa mga LED sa one side. :) :gossip:

The skyline of Cebu has really improved a lot...I love it ;-)

Ill post the whole set masterdiehard ha.

http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif

http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif

http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif

Aw protected diay hehe. Mananghid na lang tag tarong oi. hehe.

Maayong buntag sa tanan!

^^ I saw this one on my way to airport yesterday dawn...

Sayang, she was lifted but one of Roble's tugs
was capsized while refloating MV Wonderful Stars

Jeepneys rerouted to Mandaue reclamation (http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20091204-240044/Jeepneys-rerouted-to-Mandaue-reclamation)
By Dale G. Israel
Cebu Daily News
First Posted 06:53:00 12/04/2009

SOME jeepney routes plying northern parts of Metro Cebu may now pass through the Mandaue City Reclamation Area to make travel easier for students and to decongest the M.C. Briones Highway.

The new jeepney scheme is part of a monthlong dry-run by the Traffic Enforcement Team of Mandaue (TEAM) to study possible franchise modifications to certain public utility jeepney (PUJ) routes that pass through the highway and the reclamation area.

Most of the affected jeepney routes are those those travel lines reach the towns of Consolacion and Liloan, and the cities of Danao and Lapu-Lapu, according to TEAM operations center officer Dino Bargamento.

Not all routes from these towns and cities will be affected by rerouting, said Bargamento. TEAM is concentrating on modifying routes whose PUJs are mostly small passenger multicabs.

As part of the experimental scheme, some routes that ply the M.C. Briones highway before returning to their point of origin would now pass through through A. Soriano Avenue, near the Mandaue City Hospital and Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, leading to the Ouano Avenue in the reclamation area.

From there, jeepneys would pass through the Zuellig Road going to the Cebu Doctors’ University, then to Mantawi Drive, passing behind the Parkmall and by the south gate of the Cebu International Convention Center.

Jeepneys would then proceed to the Mandaue City Hall of Justice, then towards the San Miguel Brewery on M.C. Briones Highway before returning to their points of origin. Full Article (http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20091204-240044/Jeepneys-rerouted-to-Mandaue-reclamation)

I heard some rumor nga kung mo function nani, ila ning pun-an pa mga LED sa one side. :) :gossip:

Daghan lang dead pixels ang screen.

xaun, ni agi raman ka anjobox, ako nag orong man ko didto sa fuente, klaro kaayo ang leds...
dara ay, totoko nang wala pa naniga.
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/2411/cybrgate120109e.jpg

di totoko bai oi... totoki hehehe...
pero bitaw murag naay mga dots...

^^:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

nabothered gyud ang mga taw sa akong gisulti...lagi uy, LED na lagi na! giilad ra gani tamo! :lol::lol::D:hahaha::hahaha:

hahaha...slerz, ayaw lagi hilak ba! :lol::lol::D:nocrook:

flickr pic by @Reynald Nuñez

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1002/cebucity.jpg

^^ very nice! :cheers:

^^ nice...i'm excited to be there again sa Sinulog! I finally got my tickets and hotel booking.

which hotel sir @RonnieR?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2693/4153362777_c1397f51d2_o.jpg
flickr pic by boo0rdz of PSSS

Roble Shipping to file marine protest today

www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=528965&public...



"CEBU, Philippines - The management of Roble Shipping will file
a marine protest today after the incident late Tuesday night involving one of their ships and a vessel of Carlos Gothong Lines.

Jose Emery Roble, president and chief executive officer of Roble Shipping Lines, said that they are thankful that none of the 518 passengers and 70 crew onboard the Ormoc-bound M/V Wonderful Stars was hurt.

He said that they could not immediately file the marine protest, which is required of the masters of ships involved in any incident, as the captain was still in the ship yesterday.

They planned to tow the vessel to the port late last night during high tide.

The legal counsel of Carlos Gothong Lines, Francisco Mijares, Jr. said that they have filed their marine protest yesterday.

The 57 crew of their vessel, M/V Subic Bay 1, are all safe and there was no reported injury.

M/V Wonderful Stars and M/V Bay 1 hit each other on the side while they were sailing on the Mactan Channel under the first Mactan-Mandaue Bridge.

While the much-bigger M/V Subic Bay 1, which came from Manila carrying cargo, was able to dock safely, M/V Wonderful Stars ran aground.

Roble said that there were three passengers of their ferry that were brought to the hospital for check-up when they complained of hypertension.

He said that the Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation (ERUF) immediately responded their call for help.

Roble said that they have refunded the tickets of all passengers and had given them food.

Some were even billeted at a pension house for the evening.

Roble said that since both vessels were travelling in a slow speed, the 13,000 gross tons Subic Bay I only sustained a minimal damage.

“Napaksit ra ang pintal sa Subic Bay 1,” Roble said adding that while his ship sustained damage estimated to be worth between P600,000 to P700,000.

Roble added that the ship’s railing was destroyed as well as the passenger catwalk.

Roble said that he immediately called up the owner of Gothong Shipping Lines about the incident and the latter immediately extend assistance also in the rescue of the passengers.

“I am just thankful nga wala ra matumba ang among barko kay daku kaayo nga barko ang among ka-engkwentro,” Roble said adding that passengers were already wearing life vests when the ship captain opted to put-off the ship’s engine after seeing that another vessel is coming their way and was most likely to hit them.

Roble further said that his ship captain tried to maneuver the vessel to prevent the accident.

“Nilikay gyud ang among barko to the point nga nasagad duol sa Petron depot. Pero bisan sa paglikay, naabtan gyud sa usa ka barko,” he added.

— Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon/NLQ (THE FREEMAN)"

I was one of the passengers of this boat.. Very frightful experience jud..

it seems di jud diay LED ang logo sa robinson's...
sakto siguro to si @hiroshima nga LED gamiton to illuminate instead sa usual lights.

taken today.

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/1926/rcc1.jpg (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/rcc1.jpg/)

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6268/rcc1a.jpg (http://img121.imageshack.us/i/rcc1a.jpg/)

^^ LED backlight diay

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

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/van1975/cityview2.jpg

This is how your car will run if you leave it and park it in a No Parking street :D:

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

Harbour View

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

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/van1975/Harbourview2.jpg

This is how your car will run if you leave it and park it in a No Parking street :D:

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

actually i saw a prado towed last month at the back of Cebu Doc. ni labaw lang siya gamay sa arrow sa pay parking. gi picturan and go tow... Ouch!

Tom wants BRT trial run (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=529647&publicationSubCategoryId=107)
(The Freeman)
Updated December 05, 2009 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - The Cebu City government is willing to finance the implementation of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit in the city.

This as the consultants hired by Mayor Tomas Osmeña to make a feasibility study revealed that BRT is a definite possibility in Cebu based on their initial review.

Osmeña said he is thinking of starting with the smallest BRT system where the city will do everything like the civil works, this includes the basic structures such as the terminal.

The mayor wants the private sector to do an assessment of the BRT before a public bidding can be done.

“If we just put it up for public bidding, we are not going to get a heavy competition because many people don’t like to get involved and bid for something new,” Osmeña said.

Osmeña told the consultants that the city will run first the BRT so that all the possible investors will be looking at it and see how it works.

The mayor explained that in the BRT system, the government will just collect the revenues and give a fixed share to the bus providers.

Colin Brader, director of Integrated Transport Planning Limited, and heads of the team for the feasibility study said that the study includes the traffic situation, the demand of the people, regulation required, how to design the system and other challenges.

“The BRT system could be operational through the end of 2012 if everything works very well,” Brader said.

But Osmeña is eager to implement the said mass transport system in the coming months if the consultants will give him the go signal.

“If they say it’s okay, that’s what I want to do, that’s part of the learning process, we’ll do one, I said, choose the shortest one,” Osmeña said.

He further said he does not mind just three to four buses plying the Fuente Osmeña to downtown route just to see how it will work.

Brader is eyeing a minimum of 15 kilometers in the city for the implementation of the BRT system in two to three years.

The consultant is looking for the Talamban to Bulacao route where BRT can be possibly implemented in the expected length of time.

He said that in his experience, the project will cost $5 to $9 million per kilometer depending on the design and the demand among others.

Brader clarified the BRT can never go along with Light Rail Transport system contrary to the claim of the Department of Transportation and Communication Undersecretary for Railways, Guiling Mamondiong that they will complement each other.

“It is very difficult to imagine BRT and LRT operate at the same time because it really competes and will take the same passengers,” Brader said.

The BRT system works like the train system but uses stairless buses and can go anywhere aside from being cheaper to maintain and operate. — Elly Bolonos/BRP (THE FREEMAN)

it seems di jud diay LED ang logo sa robinson's...
sakto siguro to si @hiroshima nga LED gamiton to illuminate instead sa usual lights.

taken today.

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/1926/rcc1.jpg

backlight ra diay. pero at least dili bombilya nga backlight. lol

set na pud diay ang landscaping. makita na ang mga palm trees.

^^ nice...i'm excited to be there again sa Sinulog! I finally got my tickets and hotel booking.

uy.. sama ka sa Sinulog Meet Up.. if plans push through, SSC-Cebu has a reserved place near Crown Regency.. its has a very good view within the parade route....:)

daghan diayng gamhanan bai? basin himuon tang baki ani!

anyway, taud-taud nasad ko wa kaadto sa parkmall, i'll check this out this weekend!

bai... kuyog tA...............:)

which hotel sir @RonnieR?

I sent a PM to you. :)

uy.. sama ka sa Sinulog Meet Up.. if plans push through, SSC-Cebu has a reserved place near Crown Regency.. its has a very good view within the parade route....:)

Wow, nice, sige. Thanks....will PM once it's near na.

...new bridges in Cebu


PEO Cantumog Bridge, Carmen, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/PEO-Cantumog-Bridge-Carmen-Cebu.jpg


PEO Ipil Bridge, Carmen, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/PEO-Ipil-Bridge-Carmen-Cebu.jpg


PEO San Jose I Bridge, Poro, Camotes Island
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/PEO-San-Jose-I-Bridge-Poro-Camotes-Island.jpg

pics source: www.duros.com.ph

...asphalting projects in Cebu


Cabcaban Road, Barili, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/cabcaban-barili.jpg


Cagay Road, Barili, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/cagay-barili.jpg


Curva-Panugnawan Road, Medillin, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/curva-medilin.jpg


Puertobello Road, San Francisco, Camotes, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/camotes.jpg


Tampaan Road, Aloguinsan, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/aloguinsan.jpg


Tominjao Road, Daan Bantayan, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/daan-bantayan.jpg

pics source: www.duros.com.ph

^^ nice...i'm excited to be there again sa Sinulog! I finally got my tickets and hotel booking.

see you soon! :D:D

it seems di jud diay LED ang logo sa robinson's...
sakto siguro to si @hiroshima nga LED gamiton to illuminate instead sa usual lights.

taken today.

see! dili lagi LED! :lol::lol::hahaha:
maskin naka-agi ra ko pero pwerteng klaruha! :D:D:D

...MCIA...for expansion...soon!

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Rl1b0OUmmB0/SRZzaCWo8bI/AAAAAAAABDo/Zs4ck1_xotA/IMG_5957_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg
source: dacrocyte.blogspot.com

^^

It's about time. :banana:

Pero basin pirme lang pod na ug "soon."


View of Northen Cebu City and beyond

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebucityscapes/cebu_city_aerial_2009.jpg

Grand Cenia and Hong Kong Plaza

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebucityscapes/escario02.jpg


Escario Street

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebucityscapes/escario04.jpg


Authentic Spanish Cuisine (F. Ramos St.)

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebucityscapes/escario05.jpg



Casino Espanol de Cebu

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebucityscapes/escario06.jpg

...asphalting projects in Cebu


Cabcaban Road, Barili, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/cabcaban-barili.jpg


Cagay Road, Barili, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/cagay-barili.jpg


Curva-Panugnawan Road, Medillin, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/curva-medilin.jpg


Puertobello Road, San Francisco, Camotes, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/camotes.jpg


Tampaan Road, Aloguinsan, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/aloguinsan.jpg


Tominjao Road, Daan Bantayan, Cebu
http://www.duros.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/daan-bantayan.jpg

pics source: www.duros.com.ph

mao ni road asphalting projects sa capitol.

Interiors of the mall that's going to open in Ultima Residences Fuente

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebucityscapes/IMG_0748.jpg

Cebu's newest pizza store...BRASCO Pizza & Pasta
- located at The Gallery (Juan Luna Ave., Mabolo, Cebu City)

http://www.kiatan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/SDC10668.JPG
source: www.kiatan.com

...@nold, is this the former BEEHIVE? (next to Bigfoot Tower)

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebucityscapes/escario05.jpg

The hardworking Cebuana who started it all...


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebucityscapes/modestasingsongaisano.jpg

Interiors of the mall that's going to open in Ultima Residences Fuente

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebucityscapes/IMG_0748.jpg

wow!!!! kanindot gud diay sa sulod! ;););)

unsa nay pangalan ani?

Nope bai Ron. This one's located across Ramos Tower. There's a big house behind it. The restaurant sits on what used to be the lawn of the big house.



...@nold, is this the former BEEHIVE? (next to Bigfoot Tower)

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebucityscapes/escario05.jpg

wow!!!! kanindot gud diay sa sulod! ;););)

unsa nay pangalan ani?

ambut lang, kinsa pod kahay nidaog sa name contest?


..

mao gyud. maayo unta gikan sa SSC na list....:D:D:D

mr. paul villarete, remember we had an argument about global warming a few months ago? and that i said that these global warming you hear on mainstream media was all but over hyped to instill fear and confusion among us. but for whatever reason it may be, i am still at a loss as to what are their real motives and dark agendas for our beautiful planet. remember that time we had a little argument. and that you were so assured that global warming is indeed happening. guess what, i recently finished reading the entire hacked climategate files for nearly 2 weeks. i hope you will find some time to read the hacked files too that is spreading like wildfire over the internet. now cnn is doing their own propaganda to at least lessen the impact of the story and mislead the viewers concerning the CLIMATEGATE scandal. just because al gore created an award winning documentary and at least over 2800 scientists all over the world says that indeed global warming is happening, doesn't mean it's happening.

dig deeper my friends. read the right stuff. don't watch mainstream news. mainstream news/media are agents of misdirection. you may probably think where did the 2 trillion dollars from the U.S government went when it found to be missing? i would also certainly get a lot of criticism and ridicule from you guys if i say with firm belief that muslim terrorists are not responsible for wtc attacks.

who will believe my opinion anyways. im just a nobody who for years researches on topics relating to any anomaly whether it's political, geographical, financial etc.

good day my friends.

and oh by the way mr. paul, i admire your advocacy regarding the implementation of the bus rapid transit. I think brt is a lot more cost effective compared to that ama led lrt project. i hope someday brt will be implemented in the streets of metro cebu. personally, i admire you as a person.

keep updated and informed my friends. rightfully informed. good day.

Doña Modesta Singson Gaisano...sakto ba? ...di ba Singson man ka @nold...? hehehe!

The hardworking Cebuana who started it all...


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebucityscapes/modestasingsongaisano.jpg

mao ni road asphalting projects sa capitol.

...either sa Capitol or sa National Gov't project :okay:

i urge everyone to read the climategate scandal. probably it will take you a lot of time to read everything that has been hacked. but those emails and documents are mind blowing to the extent that disbelievers and debunkers of the global warming hoax will start to question. i know for a fact that forumers here are more interested with topics relating to tall beautiful buildings, transportation etc. but i urge you to read the climategate scandal. its everywhere on the internet. its even uploaded in thepiratebay.org search for climategate and pls download and read.

regarding road asphalting, naapil sad ang lugar sa akong mama sa Dumanjug. ang da'n kung imo subayon connected siya sa Sibonga. sukad sa akong pag-sige adto sa probinsya ni mama karon pa gyud to na-aspalato... mao ako sad tagaan credit si gov. gwen ato kay siya ra gyuy nakapa-implentar!

The hardworking Cebuana who started it all...


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebucityscapes/modestasingsongaisano.jpg

asa diay ni dapit na-locate bai?

...either sa Capitol or sa National Gov't project :okay:

i'm 99% sure those are provincial roads. one lane with open drainage (two lanes pag tricycles) :). i've seen those in bantayan island also. maybe only one contractor doing asphalting in whole province.

...MCIA...for expansion...soon!

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Rl1b0OUmmB0/SRZzaCWo8bI/AAAAAAAABDo/Zs4ck1_xotA/IMG_5957_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg
source: dacrocyte.blogspot.com

Yay!:banana:

Daghan lang dead pixels ang screen.

they are still adjusting the LED

gipasiga na nila ang logo sa rob cybergate.... ok lang, logo nga nagsiga hehe...
no pic though...

Nope bai Ron. This one's located across Ramos Tower. There's a big house behind it. The restaurant sits on what used to be the lawn of the big house.


Its Ipars! :) lami na..:)

and oh by the way mr. paul, i admire your advocacy regarding the implementation of the bus rapid transit. I think brt is a lot more cost effective compared to that ama led lrt project. i hope someday brt will be implemented in the streets of metro cebu. personally, i admire you as a person.

keep updated and informed my friends. rightfully informed. good day.

thank you. i have started searching and reading what you are talking about.
actually, i have already researched on the other argument from the opposite
side. and so far, i had been unconvinced. but i'll try to read this particular
line of documentation that you indicated. who knows, i might be convinced.
i'm not somebody who will insist on one thing if the evidence points otherwise.

it would be a relief if it's true. we might feel bad about the whole deception -
imagine whole countries and even the UN organization could have fallen into
the trap and billions of dollars of money wasted. but it would still be a gene-
ral relief that the world wouldn't be going to end.

but if it is false, and indeed global warming is true, then we have to persist
in doing something, at least with the advocacy that climate change is real
and may lead the world to its end (the one where humasn live), and we have
to live a life where carbon emissions are measured in every act.

no matter what, we should be responsible in our actions. at the very least,
responsible enough to research the issues, especially when opportunity
comes ... this message i share with all forum members. thank you.

@KLAXXON

- very very interesting read. salamat sa pagstorya.

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disappointing man ang logo sa cybergate. hehe

naay fencing sa lot atubangan sa entrance sa metro sa ayala

@ferny - yep. nabantayan pud na namo last night naglakaw2x mi. hehehe.

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Pasko sa Sugbo 2009

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btw, sugod na ko panawat ug gifts. fyi lang. bwahahaha. :lol:

anyone has a copy of yesterday's (saturday) sunstar??? there was a pic of a modified Osmena Blvd with a 2-lane BRT line on the middle... the original tree lined center island is now gone, however, they placed something similar (to the indian tree lined island) to separate the brt lanes from the regular lanes

grand cenia and hk plaza
http://photos.friendster.com/photos/92/27/10757229/2_596300654l.jpg

skyrise 2
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asiatown unidentified proj
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junkstars asiatown
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expansion I.T. park
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http://photos.friendster.com/photos/92/27/10757229/2_361496705l.jpg

services at ACC
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http://photos.friendster.com/photos/92/27/10757229/2_866575026l.jpg

asiatown
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unidentified proj it park
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aegis u/c
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skyrise 3
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tg tower
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i2 i3
http://photos.friendster.com/photos/92/27/10757229/2_680103486l.jpg

tg tower
http://photos.friendster.com/photos/92/27/10757229/2_155600726l.jpg

waterfront
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residencia edades
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la guardia flats
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insular
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cbp
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ayala
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anyone has a copy of yesterday's (saturday) sunstar??? there was a pic of a modified Osmena Blvd with a 2-lane BRT line on the middle... the original tree lined center island is now gone, however, they placed something similar (to the indian tree lined island) to separate the brt lanes from the regular lanes

i posted it at the BRT thread.

^ thanks sa mga pics bai @ejames...

thanks sir paul... its was nice to have at least a conceptual image - in my opinion, its easier for the ordinary cebuano to understand BRT if they see pics or vids rather than just descriptions from newspapers

services at ACC
http://photos.friendster.com/photos/92/27/10757229/2_441285375l.jpg
http://photos.friendster.com/photos/92/27/10757229/2_866575026l.jpg

i assume these are for the relocation site of the outdoor services stalls once the south surface expansion starts

aegis u/c
http://photos.friendster.com/photos/92/27/10757229/2_331259537l.jpg



wow! payter bai James... Keep up d good work and welcome to d gorup :rock:
Thank You ;)

grabe kaayo bai @james dah! nag-ala @slerz and @jarenz sa lakaw! naa pa'y pinalili shots! hehehe...

http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/cebu-BRT/WB_study/BRT07.gif


hmm..impressive..

^^ this was presented during the BRT seminar. impressive, indeed.

:cheers:Malipayong PASKO sa :cheers:SUGBO!!!


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salamat sa pix bai nindot kaau pagkakuha

^^ this was presented during the BRT seminar. impressive, indeed.

btw are the BRT lanes are for the BRTs only??

SISTER CITIES OF CEBU


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Sister Cities (National)

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btw are the BRT lanes are for the BRTs only??

I think it will also use for emergency situation such as ambulance, fire truck, etc..

^^ this was presented during the BRT seminar. impressive, indeed.

It was also presented during Focus Group Discussion. I love it!!:cheers:

unsa.on man pag labang sa tao kong gkan sa sidewalk to the BUS Station? is there any underground from the side walk?

unsa.on man pag labang sa tao kong gkan sa sidewalk to the BUS Station? is there any underground from the side walk?


^^ try to look these pictures and you can find the answer.




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^^ can be at grade crossings or above grade pedestrian structures. there are
pros and cons to both, but mainly dependent on overall level of service of the
entire system. it is also possible it will depend on the specific intersection. this
is one of the areas the present studies would have to focus ...

http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz162/cebu-BRT/WB_study/BRT07.gif


hmm..impressive..

kuhaon unta mga jeepney para hapsay tanawon. :)

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s252/redjie123/brt2.gif

This One looks promising..

anyone has a copy of yesterday's (saturday) sunstar??? there was a pic of a modified Osmena Blvd with a 2-lane BRT line on the middle... the original tree lined center island is now gone, however, they placed something similar (to the indian tree lined island) to separate the brt lanes from the regular lanes

If ever the center islands will be modified, I just hope that the tacky looking Indian trees won't be replanted. Much better kung palm trees with flowers at the base.


:banana:

asa diay ni dapit na-locate bai?

Cebu Chinese Cemetery bai Slime, beside sa Carreta.


Doña Modesta Singson Gaisano...sakto ba? ...di ba Singson man ka @nold...? hehehe!

Yup sa Gaisano and no, dili ko Singson hehehehe..


:banana:

^ kinsa diay 'tong forumer nga Singson...? or, dili 'to sa SSC...heheh!

If ever the center islands will be modified, I just hope that the tacky looking Indian trees won't be replanted. Much better kung palm trees with flowers at the base.


:banana:

I like low flowers or shrubs that would keep the 'Western/American' heritage feel of the boulevard. And maybe they should focus the beautification at the sides as well, especially the old trees which need proper maintenance for optimum foliage and shade, it should be like how well-maintained the trees along Champs Elysées in Paris are. Although not as well-trained and shaped but at least healthy.

I like low flowers or shrubs that would keep the 'Western/American' heritage feel of the boulevard. And maybe they should focus the beautification at the sides as well, especially the old trees which need proper maintenance for optimum foliage and shade, it should be like how well-maintained the trees along Champs Elysées in Paris are. Although not as well-trained and shaped but at least healthy.

Let's add the palm trees para mahimong tropical American heritage. Hehehehe. :banana::banana:

I read somewhere that in Paris every tree has a serial number.


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http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s252/redjie123/brt2.gif

This One looks promising..

^^^

looks promising indeed. :) i was wondering if in an unexpected predicament as all vehicles bust their tires, what are the contingency plans of the brt so as not to affect the delays of the travel? i realised if somehow the bus for some strange reason wouldn't run, the other buses behind it would be useless since the lane is literally unpassable. there is no way for it to move left or right since basing my observation from the picture above, the lane is a bit elevated or there's a ledge that separates the brt from the private vehicles. i'm a bit concerned by that scenario especially if it happened in rush hours.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s252/redjie123/brt2.gif

This One looks promising..

way bike lanes? di diay ko ka bike ani. :)

EDITORIAL - BRT perspective deceptive (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=530214&publicationSubCategoryId=109)
(The Freeman)
December 07, 2009 12:00 AM

The local newspapers last Saturday ran photos depicting an artist's rendition of how the Bus Rapid Transit or BRT would look like on Osmeña Boulevard. In the rendition, the center island on the boulevard was removed and the two lanes next to it used as dedicated lanes for the BRT.

By itself, the picture looks convincing enough, especially since it was probably taken on a Sunday when traffic is sparse. In the picture, one can count only about 20 vehicles with plenty of room to spare from what is left of the boulevard minus the two lanes taken away for the BRT.

But as every Cebuano or visitor to Cebu knows, the picture portrayed is nowhere near what the reality is on Osmeña Boulevard on any given working day. The boulevard and its six to eight lanes (it is uneven, it narrows in some parts) is actually bursting at the seams already.

Now, consider taking away two lanes for the exclusive use of the BRT (look at the photo and there is only one bus traipsing its merry way along the two lanes that stretch all the way to Kingdom Come — space that could have accommodated other traffic) and chaos is in the works.

Yet we are talking only about that stretch of Osmeña Boulevard from Fuente to P. del Rosario. Beyond that stretch in either direction, the boulevard technically ceases to be one and becomes an ordinary street of very limited capacity, like the rest of the streets in the city.

It is very obvious that given the existing road network, which cannot anymore be expanded or widened, there is simply no room in the city for the BRT. To keep pushing this pipe dream is a waste of everybody's time. Hopefully, only time will be wasted.

But we fear we may waste more than just time. Mayor Tomas Osmeña is bent on pushing the BRT come hell or high water. Even if he is no longer mayor, he can still call the shots from where the fates may take him.

Despite the well-meaning opposition to his plan and the presence of other, more viable, alternatives such as the LRT, Osmeña continues to insist on the BRT. The BRT will not work in a city like Cebu. So is there something we do not know?

^^Kabogo gyud ning writer/journalist nga dili magresearch, yawit lang sa walay lugar. :bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:

Summa cumcopya man tingali sa college pana siya. :ohno: Daghan naming... duha. toink :lol: :hammer:

^^

kay kung mag sulat sya ug article na PRO-BRT, aw, matangtangan sya ug trabaho kay lain baya ang gi endorsar sa tag iya anang iya gitrabahoan..... :)

way bike lanes? di diay ko ka bike ani. :)

^^ ACTUALLY NAA BAI, ANG BUS STATION RAMAN ANG GE PRESENT ANA DILI ANG WHOLE SYSTEM SA BRT.:okay:

Question lang: Sir Paul, if ma implement na BRT in Osmena Boulevard, wa nay maka u turn? The big hospitals are in These area, putting them in the middle might jeopardize emergencies?

^^
umh, IMO, pwede raman ka u-turn siguro ang mga ambulance sa crossing kay open man na siya. its not totally close man....magbantay lang na walay incoming BRT.... but im just speculating...wait lang ta sa study mahuman...;)

btw are the BRT lanes are for the BRTs only??

IMO, pwede ra man siguro makasulod ang mga bikes provided walay incoming BRT...again wait for the study...hehehe

kuhaon unta mga jeepney para hapsay tanawon. :)

right! dapat gi-erase na ang mga jeepneys....

way bike lanes? di diay ko ka bike ani. :)

maka-bike pa siguro ka sir uy...wait lang gyud ta sa study....;)

^^

kay kung mag sulat sya ug article na PRO-BRT, aw, matangtangan sya ug trabaho kay lain baya ang gi endorsar sa tag iya anang iya gitrabahoan..... :)

mao! kasab-an nya siya sa iyang boss! ma-buak skull gyud na siya! :lol::lol::D:D

Why some people think BRT won't work in Cebu?

1. Cebuanos have yet to accept a society that is not dependent on Cars.
2. Some can not seem to fathom a Philippine city without the jeepneys.
3. Our chaotic behavior in terms of transportation and mobility has led us to believe that we can not operate an organized transport system.

No system is perfect, but all systems when implemented correctly can serve its purpose. Of course, any system will have its limitations, that is why it is absolutely necessary to study and give alternative solutions to answer these limitations. The BRT can very well work in Cebu. Cebuanos would just need to get used to it.

EDITORIAL - BRT perspective deceptive (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=530214&publicationSubCategoryId=109)
(The Freeman)
December 07, 2009 12:00 AM

Now, consider taking away two lanes for the exclusive use of the BRT (look at the photo and there is only one bus traipsing its merry way along the two lanes that stretch all the way to Kingdom Come — space that could have accommodated other traffic) and chaos is in the works.

hala oi. he's trying oh so hard to be witty/sarcastic. :lol: por dios. pagchur.com oi. lol

^^ can be at grade crossings or above grade pedestrian structures. there are
pros and cons to both, but mainly dependent on overall level of service of the
entire system. it is also possible it will depend on the specific intersection. this
is one of the areas the present studies would have to focus ...

Kung above grade pedestrian structures, sir Paul bah, giapil ba sa study ang possibility nga both escalators and stairs and ibutang?

regarding road asphalting, naapil sad ang lugar sa akong mama sa Dumanjug. ang da'n kung imo subayon connected siya sa Sibonga. sukad sa akong pag-sige adto sa probinsya ni mama karon pa gyud to na-aspalato... mao ako sad tagaan credit si gov. gwen ato kay siya ra gyuy nakapa-implentar!

hapit na election bai...

^^ mao na ni ron, ha ha ha ha

that's why i was hesitant at first to post this artist impression, he he he - i know
it will generate tons and tons of comments and questions. on the other hand, i
also believe the questions and comments would be good for the project - we
should get everybody's opinions as early as possible so that it would be incor-
porated in the design.

the important things is, we have to stress that the BRT cannot be imported!
we can't get the design of TransMilenio and transport it to cebu. we can't copy
the design of xiamin (simbaku! he he) and build it in cebu. we can't lift the
design elements of curitiba or ottawa or brisbane or ahmedabad and use it in
cebu. the cebu BRT has to be, ... well, ... truly cebuano!

there are a lot of issues to be discussed in the study - open system against
closed system, high floor or low floor technology, at grade crossings or above
grade pedestrian infra (plus with or without elevator/escalators), aircon or
non-aircon, open or closed stations, median lanes/stations or bilateral, and a
lot of other issues/questions. other questions are pure smart card ba or i-
allow and coins, what about tokens, ... and these are in addition to the basic
question on which route/link and where the stations should be located. so
you see, the consultants have actually a very hard time doing this.

what i intend to do is create threads in the cebu-brt.com/forum for each
and every issue and ask comments from people. at the very least, it can
generate a sort of understanding of these issues and what the general senti-
ments are. as dongRoy said, no system is perfect, we can't have everything
that we want. the BRT ranges from US$2 M to US$10 M per kilometer, from
a very basic non A/C system to a real sophisticated state-of-the-art system
but the fare will vary accordingly as well. so what do we really want?

hala oi. he's trying oh so hard to be witty/sarcastic. :lol: por dios. pagchur.com oi. lol

there is only one bus traipsing its merry way along the two lanes that stretch all the way to Kingdom Come

funny but that's basically what we're hoping! - maybe not one ... but a bunch
of BRTs traipsing (i like this term, he he) its merry way along the two lanes that
stretch all the way to Kingdom Come! if that means that 80% of the travelling
public (or more) will get to their destinations much much faster, wouldn't it be
merry indeed!

just for the record, please read the following news articles today, Dec. 7, 2009 ...

Business Mirror, Multilateral lenders endorse P250M for Clean Technology Fund to DOE (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/economy/19354-multilateral-lenders-endorse-p250m-for-clean-technology-fund-to-doe.html)

Philippine Star, WB, ADB endorse $250-million Clean Tech Fund (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=530002&publicationSubCategoryId=66)

Malaya (Business Insights), RP gets $250M clean tech fund (http://www.malaya.com.ph/12072009/busi7.html)

SunStar-Manila, RP gets US$250M loan to fund climate change (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/rp-gets-us250m-loan-fund-climate-change)

Manila Bulletin, RP eyes $250-million facility for climate change mitigation (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/232560/rp-eyes-250million-facility-climate-change-mitigation)

Philippine Daily Inquirer, Concessional loan seen to induce $2.75B in investments (http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20091206-240545/Concessional-loan-seen-to-induce-275B-in-investments)


The Clean Technology Fund (CTF) Investment Plan for the Philippines may be
downloaded from the following websites:

National Economic and Development Authority (http://www.neda.gov.ph/) (NEDA) --> http://www.neda.gov.ph/

Department of Transportation and Communication (http://www.dotc.gov.ph/) (DOTC) --> http://www.dotc.gov.ph/

Department of Energy (http://www.doe.gov.ph/) (DOE) --> http://www.doe.gov.ph/


in the CTF - Country Investment Plan for the Philippines, you will find the
US$50 Million co-financing for the Metro Manila and Cebu BRTs.

what's in the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) - Country Investment Program for
the Philippines?

here ... read this ...

whew! now it can be told .... :banana:

Inter-sessional Meeting of The CTF Trust Fund Committee
[to be organized by video conference]
December 1 and 2, 2009
(World Bank - Room No. JB1-075) (http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/ENVIRONMENT/EXTCC/0,,contentMDK:22107979~menuPK:5933393~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:407864,00.html)

The Clean Technology Fund (CTF) Investment Plan for the Philippines (http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCC/Resources/philippines_investment_plan_111109.pdf) was
presented around 8:30 PM (Philippine Time). and heres the verdict ...

"The Trust Fund Committee reviewed document CTF/TFC.IS.1/4, CTF Investment Plan for Philippines, endorses the plan and agrees to the further development of the activities foreseen in it. The Trust Fund Committee agrees to an envelope of up to USD 250 million in CTF funding to finance the plan."

(see Page 2/54 of The Clean Technology Fund (CTF) Investment Plan for the Philippines (http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCC/Resources/philippines_investment_plan_111109.pdf))

and out of the US$250 Million envelope, US$50 Million of that is earmarked to
co-finance the Manila and Cebu BRT's!


it's a rather long document, so here are snippets particularly on the BRT's ...

Executive Summary, pages 19-20,

Transport

40. The transport investments proposed for inclusion in the CTF IP are BRT systems in Metro Manila and Cebu. BRT systems are among the most cost-effective public transport systems in the world. A BRT is a mass transit system that mimics the speed and performance of metros or light rail transit (LRT) but uses buses rather than rail vehicles. As such, BRT combines the reliability of rail and the versatility of conventional bus systems at a fraction of the cost of rail. While the development of BRT systems will result in significant reductions in GHG emissions, the introduction of biofuels will have a significantly higher impact (as presented in the previous section). Nevertheless, BRT is being targeted for two main reasons: (1) the program of biofuels is ongoing and progressing well; and (2) the economic development impacts of the BRT, particularly for the poor, are substantial.

41. BRT projects have high replication potential in the Philippines as there is low technology risk and substantial demand and private sector interest. They are expected to have significant development impacts in terms of environmental benefits, reduced traffic congestion, improved traffic safety, potential reduction in travel times, and transport cost savings accruing to end users. The magnitude of the benefits and their share to low income groups will be significantly higher when BRTs are well integrated with public transport systems. Complementary facilities for private vehicle parking and non-motorized transport enhance the potential to attract private transport users to the BRT lines for daily commuting.

42. Recent USAID-funded studies on Metro Manila noted substantial cost savings and economic benefits in pursuing BRT projects when compared to LRT lines or maintaining or to the BAU operation of buses and jeepneys on high-trafficked transport corridors and studies are ongoing for a BRT project in Cebu city. The Makati Central Business District (MCBD) currently experiences severe peak hour traffic congestion and this situation is only expected to deteriorate in the future if nothing further is done. The Bonifacio Global City (BGC) is also growing at a very rapid pace. A high standard public transport linkage between the MCBD and BGC will improve the accessibility to and within these two central business districts and introduce public transport services in its potential extension to Circumferential Route 5 (C-5) , thus greatly reducing the dependence on private vehicles and associated CO2 emissions. The proposed system will have several advantages which will facilitate a modal shift from jeepneys, taxis and potentially private vehicles to public transport. The proposed BRT in Metro Manila is expected to carry up to approximately 5,000 passengers per hour per direction or 75,000 passengers per day by 2030. To give an idea of the impact of not providing the BRT, these 5,000 passengers would require (i) 83 standard buses; (ii) 250 jeepneys; and (iii) 2,500 cars during the peak hours. Such a mode shift would realize considerable CO2 reductions.

43. In addition to the high GHG mitigation potential and the large development impact of BRT projects, the government has a demonstrated strong record in implementing low carbon transport interventions particularly in urban rail and bus networks and implementation capacity is relatively high due to private sector participation in public transport and vehicle technology development. Nevertheless, the lack of knowledge in the Philippines of BRT systems coupled with the familiarity with the more expensive LRT has impeded the development of BRTs. In addition, while the economics of BRT projects are generally robust, with large benefits accruing to the lower income groups, a certain level of financial support is often necessary for reasons of affordability to launch BRTs. Unfortunately, carbon finance has not played much of a role in the transport sector.

44. The BRTs systems envisioned for the Philippines have the cumulative GHG emissions abatement potential of about 2-3 Mt CO2e/y. However, the proposed investments could lead to more BRTs than is currently envisioned as other cities start to recognize their benefits. Emerging metropolitan areas such as Metro Davao, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro have been identified as potential sites for BRT project implementation. (The proposed BRT interventions are estimated to reduce GHG emissions by about 0.6-0.8 Mt CO2e/y.)

45. CTF support to the proposed BRT projects is critical as these projects well demonstrate the sound principles for design and integration of BRTs into the public transport system. Several BRT initiatives worldwide have failed because they were neither designed nor implemented adequately, and merely treated as regular buses operating on separate lanes. These failures make it much harder to reconsider BRT initiatives in the future. This is all the more important in the case of the Philippines where GoP has been considering BRT projects for the past 10 years but is yet to implement one. CTF financing is also expected to result in an enhanced design and accelerated implementation of several BRT systems. Implementation in Cebu also supports NESTS policy to increase local government investment in environmentally sustainable transport.

Annex 3: Urban Transport Program, pages 2-3,

II Proposed Transformation

6. In particular, the successful introduction of BRT systems as part of a well integrated public transport system in the Philippines starting with Cebu and followed by Metro Manila is expected to increase the awareness and acceptance of these systems as well as the realization of their cost effectiveness and attractiveness. The transformational impact of these mass transit systems lies as much in the reduction of GHGs (estimated at about 2-3 MtCO2e per annum), as in their large development potential in providing better and safer mobility, particularly for the poor, a cleaner environment and increased economic productivity.

7. As far as the direct benefits of the BRT investments proposed for CTF financing in Metro Manila and Cebu City, the expected reduction in GHG emissions in the early years is about 600,000-800,000 tCO2e per annum. The gains would be expected to increase as traffic conditions and congestion would worsen over time. Moreover, replication potential is high, as there is low technology risk and substantial private sector interest.

8. The introduction of BRT in Metro Manila and Cebu City is an integral part of the national strategy (NESTS) to improve livability in the cities through better mobility, a reduction in pollution and an increase in the cities’ productivity. This is particularly clear in Cebu City, which has a population of about 900,000 and is only served by an informal public transit system consisting of motorized tricycles, jeepneys, and taxis. The situation is unlikely to improve, without the development and implementation of a comprehensive urban transport plan, as most of the economic and land development in Cebu City continues to occur at the city’s fringes, particularly in the northeast. This sprawling pattern of urban development will only exacerbate the negative conditions if not promptly addressed.

9. Cebu City has chosen to take an aggressive approach to improve its public transport system and use the inducement of public transport and other traffic management schemes to promote sustainable land use patterns in rapidly urbanizing parts of the city such as the northeast as well as in the planned new development in the South Reclamation Project Area.

10. Similarly in the case of Metro Manila, the proposed BRT is the backbone of integrated public transport plan aimed at enhancing mobility. The plan includes feeder routes, pedestrian and commuter access stations and terminals as well as non motorized transport requirements.

11. Specifically, the proposed CTF co-financed investments will include:

a. Investments in about 50 km of BRT systems in three main corridors in Manila and Cebu City, as part of system-wide transformation of urban transport in these cities. The more advanced Corridor in Cebu City could become a model for other BRT systems in the country. Investments will include busways, terminals, stations, control systems, the development of a feeder route system, pedestrian and commuter access.

b. Institutional development to strengthen the capacity of transport officials from DoTC and other major cities in planning for, and implementing, NESTS and the National Transport Plan (2011-2016) and in general transport planning, regulation, monitoring and administration.

IV. Rationale for CTF Financing

13. Despite the large development impact of BRTs in these corridors, their high level of GHG reduction and high replication potential, the lack of knowledge in the Philippines of BRT systems coupled with the familiarity with the more expensive LRT has impeded the development of BRTs.

14. In addition, while the investment cost of BRT systems is significantly cheaper than that of rail projects, the costs are still high compared to regular buses and often beyond the financial capacity of local governments with tight budgets and large demands. Carbon finance has not been effective in mobilizing the necessary investments for large scale emissions in the transport sector.

15. Given that the Philippines is yet to develop a BRT system, CTF financing and support is crucial to help overcome some of the initial financial and institutional barriers and would help demonstrate at scale successful deployment for BRT systems in the Philippines. CTF will help support municipal governments in speeding and scaling up BRT investments. Key to the success of this planned deployment is an enhanced design of the BRT system that is fully integrated into the public transport system. In the case of secondary cities such as Cebu, the BRT design will be used to influence land use planning and management in an environmentally sustainable manner. This would in turn lead to more BRTs than is currently envisioned as other cities start to recognize their benefits. Emerging metropolitan areas such as Metro Davao, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro have been identified as potential sites for BRT project implementation.

highlighting relevant parts of the above document .....

^^ can't help it, he he he. i'd like to highlight a few statements above ...

"The Trust Fund Committee reviewed document CTF/TFC.IS.1/4, CTF Investment Plan for Philippines, endorses the plan and agrees to the further development of the activities foreseen in it. The Trust Fund Committee agrees to an envelope of up to USD 250 million in CTF funding to finance the plan."

and out of the US$250 Million envelope, US$50 Million of that is earmarked to
co-finance the Manila and Cebu BRT's!

40. The transport ... BRT systems are among the most cost-effective public transport systems in the world.

43. In addition ... In addition, while the economics of BRT projects are generally robust, with large benefits accruing to the lower income groups ...

44. The BRTs systems envisioned for the Philippines ... However, the proposed investments could lead to more BRTs than is currently envisioned as other cities start to recognize their benefits. Emerging metropolitan areas such as Metro Davao, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro have been identified as potential sites for BRT project implementation.

6. In particular, the successful introduction of BRT systems as part of a well integrated public transport system in the Philippines starting with Cebu and followed by Metro Manila is expected to increase the awareness and acceptance of these systems as well as the realization of their cost effectiveness and attractiveness.

9. Cebu City has chosen to take an aggressive approach to improve its public transport system and use the inducement of public transport and other traffic management schemes to promote sustainable land use patterns in rapidly urbanizing parts of the city such as the northeast as well as in the planned new development in the South Reclamation Project Area.

11. Specifically, the proposed CTF co-financed investments will include:

a. Investments in about 50 km of BRT systems in three main corridors in Manila and Cebu City, as part of system-wide transformation of urban transport in these cities. The more advanced Corridor in Cebu City could become a model for other BRT systems in the country. Investments will include busways, terminals, stations, control systems, the development of a feeder route system, pedestrian and commuter access.

15. Given that ... In the case of secondary cities such as Cebu, the BRT design will be used to influence land use planning and management in an environmentally sustainable manner. This would in turn lead to more BRTs than is currently envisioned as other cities start to recognize their benefits. Emerging metropolitan areas such as Metro Davao, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro have been identified as potential sites for BRT project implementation.

kanus.a ang sinulog?

^^January 17

kuhaon unta mga jeepney para hapsay tanawon. :)

Sir Fred, request granted. Since naa nay BRT, you can't see a single jeepney plying around. :)

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This One looks promising..

I also love this one..... Hope this will be the look of BRT in Cebu...

Sir Fred, request granted. Since naa nay BRT, you can't see a single jeepney plying around. :)

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good job @corcern! awesome! :banana:

Murag ghost town na hinuon. :lol: Kinsay ni ingon traffic sa Jones. :)

thanks, @concern

thanks ley, senxa na kay gidalidali ra ug himo. he he

just thought about this. what if maingon ani gyud ang jones with the brt. what will happen during the street parade? istop ang brt operations during sinulog? grabe raba kadaghan taw sa jones inig sinulog. hehehe

probably bai ley.......... the Sinulog route will now be different...

I hope we will have a fixed Sinulog route or complex.. similar to the Rio Carnival...

hapit na election bai...

natrabaho to last year pa so medyo layo pa election...
anyway, at least naay election nga makapalihok sa atong mga elected officials!:)
i'm definitely not pro-Gwen (now) pero at least ako lang gihatag credit ang iyang nahimo nga 'maayo' sad.

kanus.a ang sinulog?

..nalingaw ko sa imong question bai...mura'g dili ka taga Sugbo..hehhe..joke! ...just keep in mind bai that it's always held every 3rd Sunday of January...heheh!

Road Beautification

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pusta.anay pa... mga pinalangga ug law abiding natong mga puj's m.agi sa brt lane kung makalugar! hahaha!

..nalingaw ko sa imong question bai...mura'g dili ka taga Sugbo..hehhe..joke! ...just keep in mind bai that it's always held every 3rd Sunday of January...heheh!

hehe sensya bai... pero purebred cebuano ni...

^^ thats if naa pay PUJ route sa route s BRT

they will not survive competing with the BRT... i bet...

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Oi ka mINgaw mAn sa dAn...hihihi..it is so very clean when there is no jeepney around..hihih..

pusta.anay pa... mga pinalangga ug law abiding natong mga puj's m.agi sa brt lane kung makalugar! hahaha!

that is a definite possibility! pero pusta-anay ta, naad sad uban nato naka
private cars nga musuway sad ug lusot diha kung makalugar, he he he. not to
mention mga motorcycles!

it's going to be an enforcement problem. images of delhi BRT comes to mind
as i imagine how it will be. but i think that challenge can be overcome ....

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Oi ka mINgaw mAn sa dAn...hihihi..it is so very clean when there is no jeepney around..hihih..


dili oi naay away si pakman mao ning namingaw ang dalan walay trapik......ahihi...:nuts::nuts::nuts:

^^ try to look these pictures and you can find the answer.




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The first one looks nice in the picture but I don't think it's very ideal since for one, it's not disabled and old people friendly because you have to climb up aand down those stairs just to get in the station which is on the grade level. 2nd, it's just weird to have elevated pedestrian crossing, it will make BRT uninviting to ride, the people would get even lazier to get on those crossing when they can get on a jeepney and alight at any point of destinations.

The second one looks more ideal for me. Although, the flatform of the station should be in the center just like in the first pic because that would be a bit more cost effective when you talk about building the stations.

The first one looks nice in the picture but I don't think it's very ideal since for one, it's not disabled and old people friendly because you have to climb up aand down those stairs just to get in the station which is on the grade level. 2nd, it's just weird to have elevated pedestrian crossing, it will make BRT uninviting to ride, the people would get even lazier to get on those crossing when they can get on a jeepney and alight at any point of destinations.

The second one looks more ideal for me. Although, the flatform of the station should be in the center just like in the first pic because that would be a bit more cost effective when you talk about building the stations.

Escalators will do bai...pero kung cost effecient ang estoryahan ...nahh ambut lang...

Road Beautification

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naa nay lights pag gabii...

[QUOTE=mwg12a;47416659]The first one looks nice in the picture but I don't think it's very ideal since for one, it's not disabled and old people friendly because you have to climb up aand down those stairs just to get in the station which is on the grade level. 2nd, it's just weird to have elevated pedestrian crossing, it will make BRT uninviting to ride, the people would get even lazier to get on those crossing when they can get on a jeepney and alight at any point of destinations.

The second one looks more ideal for me. Although, the flatform of the station should be in the center just like in the first pic because that would be a bit more cost effective when you talk about building the stations.[/QUOTE


If you want to get a ride.. its no problem climbing on the stairways.

that is a definite possibility! pero pusta-anay ta, naad sad uban nato naka
private cars nga musuway sad ug lusot diha kung makalugar, he he he. not to
mention mga motorcycles!

it's going to be an enforcement problem. images of delhi BRT comes to mind
as i imagine how it will be. but i think that challenge can be overcome ....

hehe... pwde sab... pero dko m.dare if naay citom...
i think discipline is instilled jud... i think ang tao naturally wala jud disciplina. m.disciplina rna kung m.anad nga naay ngipon ang law (law enforcement).

so i think it would be challenge... pero kung m.anad na ang mga cebuano nga silutan sila if makasala then i think m.lessen na ang mo disobey...

yehey,

uli na sad ko cebu in one week.

bai zidlakan, ngano man ni si tomas ug si gwen sige man lang gyud ug away no.

mosugot kaha si gwen nga naa BRT ipaagi niya diha atobangan sa capitol. :)

kadiyot lang, ngano 13 ra man ni kabook ako post.

marxman, ngano 18 ra man imo post. or sa thread ra ni siya?

ayaw mo kahibulong ana.. kay everytime naga close ang thread.. naga deduct na sya..
so if for example dire ra mo naga post na thread sa CEbu Main lang.. chances are.. ig close sa thread.. back to zero na inyong post count....

naa nay lights pag gabii...

^^ naay lights pero wala pa nila gipasiga.

yehey,

uli na sad ko cebu in one week.

bai zidlakan, ngano man ni si tomas ug si gwen sige man lang gyud ug away no.

mosugot kaha si gwen nga naa BRT ipaagi niya diha atobangan sa capitol. :)

ah yahaya! in one week nman. ako 2 weeks pa... kpalit nkag ticket para south africa bai? hehehe!

hehe... pwde sab... pero dko m.dare if naay citom...
i think discipline is instilled jud... i think ang tao naturally wala jud disciplina. m.disciplina rna kung m.anad nga naay ngipon ang law (law enforcement).

so i think it would be challenge... pero kung m.anad na ang mga cebuano nga silutan sila if makasala then i think m.lessen na ang mo disobey...

how do you instill disicipline when most of the stakeholders in our society dont know the rules of the road? that is where education comes in whether you want to be a driver or just a passenger or a mere pedestrian. the city/provincial government or ltc must encourage the decs to have driver education training as part of the school curriculum especially in highly urbanized areas like metro cebu.

sa diha pako sa cebu niadto, i was able to get a driver's permit even without undergoing sa driver education program. im not sure kon ingon ini ba gihapon ang sitwasyon dinha ba na its a matter of "whom you know"

now that im here in the states, ning agi gyud ko ug formal driver education training both theory and behind the wheels. the theory part teaches you all types of land transportation you have to deal with while on the road including weather conditions. of course, the rules of the road to include state laws and regulations. you can check the websites of the department of motor vehicle of any state for a concise driver's handbook.

ako gi check atong ltc website dinha wala gyud ko makita nga useful information. kay basin naay under the table hocus focus business like what i stated basta ning bayad ko.

yehey,
uli na sad ko cebu in one week.
bai zidlakan, ngano man ni si tomas ug si gwen sige man lang gyud ug away no.
mosugot kaha si gwen nga naa BRT ipaagi niya diha atobangan sa capitol. :)

di na ko manghilabot anang ilang away. mga dagko na man na silang duha. ako
na sad na air ako side in previous threads. trabaho lang ko'g ako sa BRT, he he

about sa BRT nga paagion sa capitolyo, wa'y apil si gwen ana. ang capitol naa
sa sud sa jurisdiction sa city, it's the city's prerogative on what kind of transport
it will establish and where to have it pass through. di pud siguro siya ing-ana
ka garapal nga hangtud ang transport system sud sa city iya pa'ng hilabtan. aw,
kung manghilabot jud, wa man sad siya'y mahimo. gawas kung si winston mahi-
mong mayor ...

ayaw mo kahibulong ana.. kay everytime naga close ang thread.. naga deduct na sya..
so if for example dire ra mo naga post na thread sa CEbu Main lang.. chances are.. ig close sa thread.. back to zero na inyong post count....

Ngek bantog diay..hihihi..:lol:

hugawa gyud tan-awon sa fuente basta tingpasko na og hingabot nang sinulog...looks like a junk yard...naa pay fountain sa fuente nga nahuman naman unta og pintora dugay kayo gikuha ang scaffoldings, nya ang basura hingblend gyud pag-ayo sa christmas decoration, di kayo siya mailhan nga basura...:lol:
naa pay stage nga perti kabulky...basta samok! liwat sa kadaghanang dalan sa sugbo....

^^asa pa ka, mao jud nay concept sa pinoy when it comes to public activities... total disregard for aesthetics and organization.

Robinson's Cybergate
Dec 07, 2009

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Bridal Fashion show in Fuente

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APM Shopping Mall opens on December 12, 2009

Cebu City ‘to get’ fund source for BRT project, consultant says (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/cebu-city-%E2%80%98-get%E2%80%99-fund-source-brt-project-consultant-says)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
By Rene H. Martel

CEBU City need not worry now where to get funds to build a Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system once the feasibility study is completed in six months.

That is after the Philippine Government has been granted $250 million as Clean Technology Fund (CTF) by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank (WB) in mitigating climate change.

George Esguerra, Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) consultant and former undersecretary, told Cebu City BRT proponents last October that funds could be sourced from the clean technology loan the government intends to avail itself of.

The loan, Esguerra said, is “zero interest and for 30 years.”

City Planning and Development Coordinator Paul Villarete said yesterday that with the approval of the loan, a BRT system for Metro Manila and Metro Cebu could be funded.

“There is already a fund for BRT. We are applying for that. Dili na maglabad ang atong ulo (We’ll be free of any headache),” he said.

Countries like Australia, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States have pledged over $6.1 billion in 2008 for the clean technology fund, which is meant to help finance actions in developing countries to combat climate change.

In the aspect of green house gas emission reduction, the adoption of a BRT, along with advanced vehicle technology, urban rail, motor vehicle inspection and emission systems was identified for funding with the CTF.

Prior to the CTF, City Hall eyed an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan from Japan, along with both public and private funding for the BRT in the city.

The WB Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) is financing the feasibility study for the BRT, with the Banilad-Talamban corridor identified as its location.

The BRT for the South Road Properties (SRP) is bankrolled by the Asian Development Bank-Cities Development Initiative for Asia (ADB-CDIA).

The studies are projected to be finished in June 2010.

City officials envisioned that by 2012, Cebu City will have a fully operational BRT line from Barangay Talamban in the north to Barangay Bulacao in the south, where the light railway transit-mono rail transit (LRT-MRT) will not operate.

Foreign consultants from the Integrated Transport Planning firm have identified the 15-kilometer BRT route, but have yet to determine the project cost, which could range from P1 billion to P6 billion.

The BRT is considered a more cost-efficient mass transport system since it costs less to set up and is cheaper to operate and maintain than the LRT.

It is a public transport system similar to a light rail transit.

But instead of train coaches, buses are used, and a dedicated lane for buses is used instead of rail tracks.

^^Congratulations to the people of Cebu, our better and cleaner future awaits! :cheers2:

when mag-open ang cybergate? today?

hugawa gyud tan-awon sa fuente basta tingpasko na og hingabot nang sinulog...looks like a junk yard...naa pay fountain sa fuente nga nahuman naman unta og pintora dugay kayo gikuha ang scaffoldings, nya ang basura hingblend gyud pag-ayo sa christmas decoration, di kayo siya mailhan nga basura...:lol:
naa pay stage nga perti kabulky...basta samok! liwat sa kadaghanang dalan sa sugbo....

totally agree! mao gyud ako dili ganahan sa fuente...pirmi lang 'brown'
nag video2 ko ngadto gabie sa mga christmas decors..

murag gi rehabilitate gyud ang fountain.. kay naa man part sa semento na gi guba..ug gkawot ang yuta leading sa kanang murag underground na compartment, kanang naa didto ang pump sa fountain.

Hopefully gi ayo na gyud ang fountain.

totally agree! mao gyud ako dili ganahan sa fuente...pirmi lang 'brown'
nag video2 ko ngadto gabie sa mga christmas decors..

murag gi rehabilitate gyud ang fountain.. kay naa man part sa semento na gi guba..ug gkawot ang yuta leading sa kanang murag underground na compartment, kanang naa didto ang pump sa fountain.

Hopefully gi ayo na gyud ang fountain.

LHUILLIER

Numero Uno ng Bayan!!! tatak cebuano...

[QUOTE=mwg12a;47416659]The first one looks nice in the picture but I don't think it's very ideal since for one, it's not disabled and old people friendly because you have to climb up aand down those stairs just to get in the station which is on the grade level. 2nd, it's just weird to have elevated pedestrian crossing, it will make BRT uninviting to ride, the people would get even lazier to get on those crossing when they can get on a jeepney and alight at any point of destinations.

The second one looks more ideal for me. Although, the flatform of the station should be in the center just like in the first pic because that would be a bit more cost effective when you talk about building the stations.[/QUOTE


If you want to get a ride.. its no problem climbing on the stairways.


bai mwg12a is stating facts as per his observations...he was considering other users not only himself or abled ones....^^

[QUOTE=Henz;47417645]bai mwg12a is stating facts as per his observations...he was considering other users not only himself or abled ones....^^

that's why, ... as i said, there are pros and cons. we have to consider every-
thing. the bottom line is, it boils down to a simple question - what kind of city
do we really want? as my compadre enrique penalosa would say, a city is
simply only a means to a way of life, and how we want to live ....

^^ absolutely true! ;);)

pusta.anay pa... mga pinalangga ug law abiding natong mga puj's m.agi sa brt lane kung makalugar! hahaha!

sa akong pagsabot, jeepneys can no longer ply along with the BRT route. it will only defeat its purpose kung naa pay mga jeepneys magdagan along the BRT route. jeepneys should already be confined to areas not reached by the BRT. well kinahanglan pa gyud ni tun-an pagmaayo....

ang imo na lang kagul-an kay ang mga private vehicles....kung naa man gani traffic congestion sa private lane, naay possibility na mukawat sila og space sa BRT lane and that is what needs to be studied also...naa gyud law enforcement para dili maapektuhan ang BRT sa congestion. pamultahan gyud daku para dili abusaran...

ok ra man siguro ang makasulod ang mga bicycles provided na walay incoming BRT bus.... lisod naman gud kaayo magbuild pa og laeng lane for bicycles diri sa atoa... unsaon na mas naguna man ang negosyo kaysa dalan gud. ang dapat unta maguna ang dalan bago ang negosyo... and part unta sa paghimo sa dalan kay ang pagbutang og dedicated bicycle lanes...

"Mas lingaw nga Sinulog 2010, atangi!" - Mayor Tomas Osmena

ah yahaya! in one week nman. ako 2 weeks pa... kpalit nkag ticket para south africa bai? hehehe!

mopusta pa ko ug lotto pre para makaadto ug africa. :ohno::ohno:

at least once in my life, ganahan ko makakita ug world cup live.

the biggest sporting event in the world.

cebu city is getting dense na gyud. we need to plant more trees.

^ TREES 'N 'D CITY: ...bai, if you've seen sa mga city photos in the early 90's...medyo dako baya ang improvement bai....

naa sa local news a while ago... taga-DOLE and other gov. agencies planting trees sa SRP...
naa naman nananum sa atong siyudad in fairness, di lang nato ma-notice sahay... naa naman gani mga private groups nga nananum sad ug di lang sa siyudad ra.

tanaw nako bai, we need to plant if possible a million trees sa cebu alone. i remember sa ayala nature park, kanang sa kan-irag, naa mi picture ana sa una. halos kalbo tungod sa kaingin pero karon lush na kaayo.

pero the sheer number people in cebu makes a dent bai. people plus vehicles=carbon dioxide ug monoxide right if i have not forgotten my chemistry.

plants consume carbon dioxide and gvie off oxygen. sauna man gud, katong bata pa ko, sa guadalupe mangihi ko mag atubang sa bukid.

puros gyud na green ako makitan. pero look at the last 20 years, ang bukid sa guadalupe, ghimion ug prisohan nya mga taga province, naka kuha ug yuta diha.

mao na asta batia gyud. also when i was younger the climate was a lot cooler then kay gamay pa tao. mag fog pa to sa una nya ang amo mantika, mugahi.

pero karon, wala na gyud tawn fog sa guadalupe.

too many people.

cebu province has 3 million people already.

sauna man gud, katong bata pa ko, sa guadalupe mangihi ko mag atubang sa bukid.

puros gyud na green ako makitan. pero look at the last 20 years, ang bukid sa guadalupe, ghimion ug prisohan nya mga taga province, naka kuha ug yuta diha.

mao na asta batia gyud. also when i was younger the climate was a lot cooler then kay gamay pa tao. mag fog pa to sa una nya ang amo mantika, mugahi.

pero karon, wala na gyud tawn fog sa guadalupe.

too many people.

cebu province has 3 million people already.

Mas Gamay Pani kaysa NCR...hihihi...grabe na toh!!!

bitaw bai sa una mag fog pato sa nivel bai kung mu simbang gabi sos dindot kuyog ug uyab hehe , karon dens na kaayo ang nivel halos ang pangpang balayan sad. I hope the development sa cebu more on vertical rather than horizontal. And the distruction of mountains for subdivision kanasad maka guba sa greenery sa cebu.
I just collected old pics of Cebu I got it from the skyscraper and some are from the internet heres the link
http://lowellflores.multiply.com/photos/album/23/Old_Cebu_Sugbu_Kaniadtoollected and the other link also
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that is the price to pay for development as it equates to destruction somehow...^^

Asa diay ni dapita? Dugay naman gud ko wala kauli...Daghan na jud kalambuan ang Cebu da...

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Asa diay ni dapita? Dugay naman gud ko wala kauli...Daghan na jud kalambuan ang Cebu da...

...next lot sa kadtong location sa Larsian sa-una...or, right in front of Chong Hua old building...

This came in as a surprise...

New mall in Mandaue (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/new-mall-mandaue)

THE FIRST mixed-use commercial development on A.S. Fortuna St. in Mandaue City broke ground yesterday to officially start its construction.

J Mall is also the first venture of Everjust Realty Development Corp., a family corporation headed by Justin Uy, founder and president of food processing company Profood International Corp.

Uy said the company decided to use the name J Mall so it will be easy to remember, especially by tourists who don’t speak English.

The letter J also stands for the names of the Uy brothers, who all have a role in the corporation.

The two-story J Mall sits on a 3.2-hectare property that used to be the manufacturing compound of Royal Match before it was foreclosed.

“Our company wants to be the engine, the missing link for economic revitalization in this side of Mandaue City,” Uy said.

Uy did not disclose how much the company would invest in the project, but he said the financing is backed by Banco de Oro.

Construction of the project is expected to be completed in two years.

During the peak period of its construction phase, which will be in February, the company may hire 2,000 people, said Harrisson Pow of HS Pow Construction and Development Corp., J Mall’s managing contractor for the project.

Once the mall starts operations not later than October 2011, it will also provide more job opportunities to Cebuanos.

Since most companies located on the A.S. Fortuna St. stretch are industrial firms, J Mall will provide the commercial and leisure component of the district, he said.

Uy said the total usable floor area of the project is 92,000 square meters (third largest after SM City and Ayala Center), 7,000 of which have been set aside for its anchor tenant, SM Hypermarket.

The company is negotiating with other possible tenants through a Manila-based consultancy firm. The mall will have space for 271 outlets.

Aside from this, the mall will have space for lease for a contact center. The one-hectare space for the contact center can accommodate at least 1,500 seats.

Negotiations are also ongoing between J Mall and various business process outsourcing (BPO) companies. Uy said that talks have been opened with BPO players already in Cebu and those that are yet to expand operations here.

J Mall will also have a two-level basement parking that can accommodate 800 cars.

The second phase of the project, to start on its third year of development, will include the building of two towers that can be made into a hotel or serviced apartments.

But Uy said the concept for the two towers may still change, depending on the progress of the development.

Everjust Realty Development Corp. is also looking at acquiring more properties since it plans to venture into more commercial developments.

Cebu bizmen ink trade deals with Indian firms (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=530713&publicationSubCategoryId=108)
(The Freeman) Updated December 09, 2009 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - The 41-men trade mission delegation to India, led by Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) president Samuel Chioson, was able to ink business deals with several Indian business groups.

The CCCI trade mission to India conducted last month, chaired by Milagros Espina, successfully had three series of business matching with the Progress-Harmony Development Chamber of Commerce and Industry, (PHD), Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), and Federation of India Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Espina said the group, which conducted the mission last month, also visited the India International Trade Fair, wherein members of the delegation were able to find business opportunities and trade partnerships.

According to Espina, Cebuano businessmen tapped several industries in India for exchange programs, such as construction and tires, garment and accessories, steels and tiles, chemical and wellness, call centers and furniture, tourism and academe.

“I had various proposals for exchange linkages and expect 10 travel agencies and media to visit Cebu in June of next year,” Espina said.

In his visit last year, Indian Ambassador to the Philippines Rajeet Mitter vowed to link the Cebu business community with the large Indian business organizations, to advance trade and commerce relations between Cebu, and big cities in India.

Mitter said there are a lot of opportunities that Indian businessmen can explore in Cebu especially that it is positioning as the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) center in the Philippines.

According to Mitter, Cebu is becoming a well-known site for IT and BPO expansion in India, more so, that large IT companies there like the WiPro and InfoSis have established recently their operations here.

If the stronger trade relations were to be established soon, especially with the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce, Cebu could take advantage intensely of India’s advancement in the IT and BPO sectors.

Chioson who is also an honorary Consul of Portugal said that forging aggressive international trade links is very important for Cebu business players.

He said there are a lot of countries that Cebu could make a good trade tie-up with, but it has to prioritize some countries like India, Israel, and New Zealand first because of time constraints.

The chamber also hosted international trade missions to Korea, Russia and other countries in the last few years.

Aside from the chamber’s initiated international trade missions, it is also closely working with the Cebu Provincial government, in participating government-led international trade missions, Chioson said.

With India’s over a billion population, it is now one of Cebu’s emerging target markets.

According to Espina, the coming of India’s top travel agents to Cebu next year, will introduce Cebu to the growing traveling market of India.— Ehda M. Dagooc

SM HYPERMART IN MANDAUE CITY!!! :banana: ....a busy 2010 indeed!


New mall in Mandaue (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/new-mall-mandaue)
Sun Star Online
9 December 2009

THE FIRST mixed-use commercial development on A.S. Fortuna St. in Mandaue City broke ground yesterday to officially start its construction.

J Mall is also the first venture of Everjust Realty Development Corp., a family corporation headed by Justin Uy, founder and president of food processing company Profood International Corp.

For updates from around the country, follow Sun.Star on Twitter

Uy said the company decided to use the name J Mall so it will be easy to remember, especially by tourists who don’t speak English.

The letter J also stands for the names of the Uy brothers, who all have a role in the corporation.

The two-story J Mall sits on a 3.2-hectare property that used to be the manufacturing compound of Royal Match before it was foreclosed.

“Our company wants to be the engine, the missing link for economic revitalization in this side of Mandaue City,” Uy said.

Uy did not disclose how much the company would invest in the project, but he said the financing is backed by Banco de Oro.

Construction of the project is expected to be completed in two years.

During the peak period of its construction phase, which will be in February, the company may hire 2,000 people, said Harrisson Pow of HS Pow Construction and Development Corp., J Mall’s managing contractor for the project.

Once the mall starts operations not later than October 2011, it will also provide more job opportunities to Cebuanos.

Since most companies located on the A.S. Fortuna St. stretch are industrial firms, J Mall will provide the commercial and leisure component of the district, he said.

Uy said the total usable floor area of the project is 92,000 square meters, 7,000 of which have been set aside for its anchor tenant, SM Hypermart.

The company is negotiating with other possible tenants through a Manila-based consultancy firm. The mall will have space for 271 outlets.

Aside from this, the mall will have space for lease for a contact center. The one-hectare space for the contact center can accommodate at least 1,500 seats.

Negotiations are also ongoing between J Mall and various business process outsourcing (BPO) companies. Uy said that talks have been opened with BPO players already in Cebu and those that are yet to expand operations here.

J Mall will also have a two-level basement parking that can accommodate 800 cars.

The second phase of the project, to start on its third year of development, will include the building of two towers that can be made into a hotel or serviced apartments.

But Uy said the concept for the two towers may still change, depending on the progress of the development.

Everjust Realty Development Corp. is also looking at acquiring more properties since it plans to venture into more commercial developments.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on December 9, 2009.

^ basin, mao ni ang resulta sa negotiation sa SM...they were not able to build their own mall (sa North Cebu)....instead, the landowner wanted their own mall and SM is just a tenant...hehehe!

that is the price to pay for development as it equates to destruction somehow...^^

Ma-o ma dri sa NYC concrete jungle na. Ang plano sa Mayor sa NYC mo donate siya (Mr. Bloomberg) equivalent to 1 million plants cost pero the city will pay for the labor cost to plant them. It will spread to all sidewalks all around the city. Ang naka pait lang ikaw manilhig ika fall kay mangahug ang mga dahon unya kung dili nimo masilhig multa lang $50. If the same thing the following day another $50 and so on. :ohno:

Ma-o ma dri sa NYC concrete jungle na. Ang plano sa Mayor sa NYC mo donate siya (Mr. Bloomberg) equivalent to 1 million plants cost pero the city will pay for the labor cost to plant them. It will spread to all sidewalks all around the city. Ang naka pait lang ikaw manilhig ika fall kay mangahug ang mga dahon unya kung dili nimo masilhig multa lang $50. If the same thing the following day another $50 and so on. :ohno:

aw ... putlon na lang nang mga kahoy sa atubangan sa inyong tugkaran arun di
maka multa ug $50 ...

toinks!

aw ... putlon na lang nang mga kahoy sa atubangan sa inyong tugkaran arun di
maka multa ug $50 ...

toinks!

Naa sa balaod sa city nga dili ka kaputol maski etrim pa. Naa penalty id cut or trimmed. Call park department to have them trim. Naa sa next block gi poison ang tanum, gikaot sa city unya giilisan bagong yuta ug tanum. :nuts: :)

^^ joke ra to fred. bisan dinhi sa PH, illegal baya ang pagputol ug kahoy sa
sidewalk - mangayo pa ka'g permit sa DENR. pero mao lagi na'y tinuod, daghang
mga tao nga mo prefer pa mamutol ug kahoy kay sa manilhig kay basin pabay-
ron ug multa. mas maayo man gud sa environmental management ang carrot
concept, or at the very least, carrot and stick, kay sa pure stick lang. maayo
man sa singapore kay good dictator man si lee kwan yeo sauna pwede niya ma
dictate ang dili pagpamutol ug mga kahoy. (trivia: all trees in singapore is
registered and has a record number which is included in their GIS ... during the
time of lee kwan yeo, you can't cut a single tree without his signature).

environmental management must be based on environmental conciousness -
people will go green if they believe in the cause. lisud kaayo nga pugson ang
katawhan kung di sila gusto. maayo jud unta naa ta'y massive green campaign.
we need to remember the lessons from tom sawyer and huckleberry finn ...

OT: na notice nako less na lagi kaayo ron sa mga batan-on ang nakabasa ug
tom sawyer ug huckleberry finn? :ohno: sayang. daghan ra ba unta'g makat-
unan from these popular juvenile novels ...

Nakabasa gyud ko ana hehehe. Naa pa pod nay anime nga version @Zid during the 90's.
Maayong butag Sugbo!

Will have fieldwork today and hope to take photos of the expressway from Honshu to Shikoku as well as the bridge that connects both islands (17 km or so of connected bridges). Mao ni ako ifantasize permi nga Cebu-Bohol friendship bridge. Hahaha. And the expressway that traverses the middle mountain ranges of Shikoku is the Cebu Transaxial and Transcentral HIghway! Post ko pics unya or 2 days after. Tanawa, pwede kaayo sa Cebu. Hehehe.

^^ joke ra to fred. bisan dinhi sa PH, illegal baya ang pagputol ug kahoy sa
sidewalk - mangayo pa ka'g permit sa DENR. pero mao lagi na'y tinuod, daghang
mga tao nga mo prefer pa mamutol ug kahoy kay sa manilhig kay basin pabay-
ron ug multa. mas maayo man gud sa environmental management ang carrot
concept, or at the very least, carrot and stick, kay sa pure stick lang. maayo
man sa singapore kay good dictator man si lee kwan yeo sauna pwede niya ma
dictate ang dili pagpamutol ug mga kahoy. (trivia: all trees in singapore is
registered and has a record number which is included in their GIS ... during the
time of lee kwan yeo, you can't cut a single tree without his signature).

environmental management must be based on environmental conciousness -
people will go green if they believe in the cause. lisud kaayo nga pugson ang
katawhan kung di sila gusto. maayo jud unta naa ta'y massive green campaign.
we need to remember the lessons from tom sawyer and huckleberry finn ...

OT: na notice nako less na lagi kaayo ron sa mga batan-on ang nakabasa ug
tom sawyer ug huckleberry finn? :ohno: sayang. daghan ra ba unta'g makat-
unan from these popular juvenile novels ...

you have to ask our local schools, colleges and universities both private and public especially the english teachers and professors if they do have a required reading lists for students before one can go up move to the next grade level. i feel very strongly that it will elevate our standards in reading comprehension and enhance our communication skills if adopted in our schools. tom sawyer and huckleberry finn do give us some moral lessons which are universal.

you have to ask our local schools, colleges and universities both private and public especially the english teachers and professors if they do have a required reading lists for students before one can go up move to the next grade level. i feel very strongly that it will elevate our standards in reading comprehension and enhance our communication skills if adopted in our schools. tom sawyer and huckleberry finn do give us some moral lessons which are universal.

mao gyud.

i teach in a college of law here in manila and sometimes I am depressed on the level of communication skills some of my students have.

mga bata karon, master kaayo kung magdula ug computer or mga latest sa mga telenovelas pero reading comprehension, writing skills ambot na lang.

3 things a man must do before he dies.

write a book.
sire a son.
plant a tree.


dali ra kaya nang last 2. pero honestly bai, kung mayor ur governor lang ko sa cebu. ako ning ipapuno ug punoon every vacant space here in the city and other cities.

urban heat island effect man gud nahitabo sa cebu city ug mandaue city karon. puros lang concrete.

sakit sa mata nya init na kaayo ang kadalanan.

3 things a man must do before he dies.
write a book.
sire a son.
plant a tree.

lisura kung tanan nimong anak babaye noh? :D but isn't this unfair to women? he he he

write a book? pwede comics lang? :lol:

a friend from a long time ago also has this to say: "for once in your lifetime,
you've got to visit ... Angkor Wat"

pero honestly bai, kung mayor ur governor lang ko sa cebu. ako ning ipapuno ug punoon every vacant space here in the city and other cities.

urban heat island effect man gud nahitabo sa cebu city ug mandaue city karon. puros lang concrete.

sakit sa mata nya init na kaayo ang kadalanan.

honestly bai, you may never get your wish ... unless you file your certificate
of candidacy and run, he he he he

most of us have different wishes, ... if only we were mayor and governor ...
i have mine, too ... but the present political maturity of our country does not
allow winning election through good intentions ...

pero wa man sad siguro'y other country nga makadaug ang naay good inten-
tion, bisan sa more advanced countries, vested interests still prevails ...

Post away folks! :colgate:


Link to Thread 92 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=623368&page=3177) in the Archives. :okay:






Sorry for the confusion folks, someone closed and moved the previous thread to the archives but didn't make a new one. Our sincere apologies.

Yahoo. New thread. For the Christmas season. Hehehe.

Ill start it off with a greeting na lang.

Malipayong pasko sa tanan!
Ug sigurado ko nga bulahan ang umaabot nga tuig para natong tanan.

ANOTHER SURPRISE FOR CEBU..................!!!!!

A MALL WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN MANDAUE CITY BY THE OWNER OF PROFOOD CORPORATION..................


IT WILL BE CALLED........ J MALL WITH SM HYPERMARKT AS TH MAIN ANCHOR STORE....


IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE 2 TOWERS FOR HOTEL AND MIX USE.............


SOMEBODY PLEASE POST THE ARTICLE IN SUN-STAR.. I DONT KNOW HOW TO POST IT!!!!

SOMEBODY PLEASE POST THE ARTICLE IN SUN-STAR.. I DONT KNOW HOW TO POST IT!!!!

Simple, just copy and paste it. But do provide the link to the website to attribute the source of your article. :colgate:

ALI seeks new IT park in Cebu

Written by Willy Rodolfo III / Reporter
Tuesday, 08 December 2009 19:40

THE Ayala group remains optimistic in the future of its Cebu property projects as it girds for a more aggressive expansion in the province where it owns and operates the Ayala Center Cebu.

A company official said Ayala Land Inc., through Cebu Holdings Inc., is seeking the government approval for the conversion of the company’s 25-hectare Cebu Business Park into an IT economic zone to draw more investments into the province and the rest of the Visayas region.

“This is one of our efforts to keep our recurring income increasing especially since there is no more land inventory,” Francis Monera said.

Monera, who is the president of Cebu Holdings, said ALI’s other property project, Asiatown IT Park, has already been sold out and is now undertaking the development of Phase 2 to meet the increasing demand for more spaces.

The mall project on the other hand, will complete the original circle design of the mall and although the project is still in the drawing boards, the cost will be in the region of P1 billion.

“It will definitely cost more than our last expansion [Ayala Terraces],” Monera said.

The latest expansion of the mall, the Ayala Terraces which cost P820 million, was opened in late 2008.

Cebu Holdings is the Cebu-based corporate vehicle of the Ayala conglomerate. Its biggest stockholders are Ayala Land Inc., which owns 907.351 million CHI shares, or 47.26 percent and BPI Capital Corp. which holds 295.50 million CHI shares, or 15.39 percent.

Ayala Land, in turn, is a unit of Ayala Corp., the listed flagship of the group. It owns 6.941 billion ALI common shares, or 26.699 percent and 12.679 billion ALI preferred shares, or 48.77 percent.

BPI Capital is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Philippine Islands, in which AC holds 699.391 million shares, or 21.55 percent. In addition, Ayala DBS Holdings Inc. holds 692.247 million BPI shares, or 21.33 percent.

AC controls 60 percent of Ayala DBS, while DBS Bank Ltd. of Singapore, which owns 282.513 million BPI shares, or 8.704 percent, holds the remaining 40 percent. [businessmirror (http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/companies/19470-ali-seeks-new-it-park-in-cebu.html)]

abi nako nawala ang main thread. hahaha. naa ra diay

new thread na diay. i thought naay issue kay dugay nabalik.hehe.
anyway, thanks modz

ANOTHER SURPRISE FOR CEBU..................!!!!!

A MALL WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN MANDAUE CITY BY THE OWNER OF PROFOOD CORPORATION..................


IT WILL BE CALLED........ J MALL WITH SM HYPERMARKT AS TH MAIN ANCHOR STORE....


IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE 2 TOWERS FOR HOTEL AND MIX USE.............


SOMEBODY PLEASE POST THE ARTICLE IN SUN-STAR.. I DONT KNOW HOW TO POST IT!!!!

repost

New mall in Mandaue

THE FIRST mixed-use commercial development on A.S. Fortuna St. in Mandaue City broke ground yesterday to officially start its construction.

J Mall is also the first venture of Everjust Realty Development Corp., a family corporation headed by Justin Uy, founder and president of food processing company Profood International Corp.

Uy said the company decided to use the name J Mall so it will be easy to remember, especially by tourists who don’t speak English.

The letter J also stands for the names of the Uy brothers, who all have a role in the corporation.

The two-story J Mall sits on a 3.2-hectare property that used to be the manufacturing compound of Royal Match before it was foreclosed.

“Our company wants to be the engine, the missing link for economic revitalization in this side of Mandaue City,” Uy said.

Uy did not disclose how much the company would invest in the project, but he said the financing is backed by Banco de Oro.

Construction of the project is expected to be completed in two years.

During the peak period of its construction phase, which will be in February, the company may hire 2,000 people, said Harrisson Pow of HS Pow Construction and Development Corp., J Mall’s managing contractor for the project.

Once the mall starts operations not later than October 2011, it will also provide more job opportunities to Cebuanos.

Since most companies located on the A.S. Fortuna St. stretch are industrial firms, J Mall will provide the commercial and leisure component of the district, he said.

Uy said the total usable floor area of the project is 92,000 square meters (third largest after SM City and Ayala Center), 7,000 of which have been set aside for its anchor tenant, SM Hypermarket.

The company is negotiating with other possible tenants through a Manila-based consultancy firm. The mall will have space for 271 outlets.

Aside from this, the mall will have space for lease for a contact center. The one-hectare space for the contact center can accommodate at least 1,500 seats.

Negotiations are also ongoing between J Mall and various business process outsourcing (BPO) companies. Uy said that talks have been opened with BPO players already in Cebu and those that are yet to expand operations here.

J Mall will also have a two-level basement parking that can accommodate 800 cars.

The second phase of the project, to start on its third year of development, will include the building of two towers that can be made into a hotel or serviced apartments.

But Uy said the concept for the two towers may still change, depending on the progress of the development.

Everjust Realty Development Corp. is also looking at acquiring more properties since it plans to venture into more commercial developments.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/new-mall-mandaue

^^ related article...from Cebu Daily News


:okay: kudos to Cebuano businessmen! by the way, they are the owner of these products...
http://www.profoodcorp.com/images/pic3.jpg

http://www.profoodcorp.com/images/pic1.jpg

http://www.profoodcorp.com/images/pic6.jpg
source: www.profoodcorp.com




Exporter launches real estate project (http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/enterprise/view/20091209-240998/Exporter-launches-real-estate-project)
By Aileen Garcia-Yap
Cebu Daily News
12/09/2009

A successful exporter of processed tropical fruit products has just launched his first commercial property development in Mandaue City.

Justin Uy of Everjust Realty and Development Corp., who also owns Profood International Corp., said he decided to put up the establishment on A.S. Fortuna Street in Mandaue City because he saw the potential of the area.

“The area is like an accessway from the airport to other areas and if you go to Banilad area, it is very congested already. The reclamation area already has malls so we see great potential for this property,” Uy said during the groundbreaking ceremony of JMall held yesterday in what used to be the site of the Royal Match Compound.

According to Uy, JMall will be a mixed use commercial property that will house a three-story mall, an office space for call centers, and two towers for a hotel and an apartelle or condominium building.

“The land area of the whole property is at 3.2 hectares. This is a five-year project: two years will be dedicated for building the mall or phase one, and the remaining three years will be for the hotel and apartelle. However these plans might still change, especially the hotel which is dependent on tourist visits.”

The lot area for Phase 1 covers 92,000 square meters with 7,000 square meters area dedicated to SM Hypermart which will be their anchor tenant. “There will be about a hectare floor area dedicated for call center office space that is right on top of SM Hypermart or the second level of the building.”

According to Uy, they are already negotaiting with call center companies both existing in Cebu and new players who only have offices in Manila. “They did not commit yet because they will need at least a year's time and we have to develop the area for two years. So maybe next year.”

Uy added that the mall will house 271 shop areas for lease with 800 slots for car parks including covered and basement parking. “We are targeting before October 2011 to turn over the shop areas to tenants,” said Harrison Pow of HS Pow Construction and Development Corporation, a partner in developing the property.

According to Uy, it took them two years to plan the development of the area, which they believe will not only be another commercial establishment but a catalyst for economic development. It will create more job opportunities and promote new economic activity.

“Hopefully this will create a different kind of activity in the area because of the mall.”

Pow said that at the moment, they have hired a few hundred people for the construction of the area and will expect to add more, up to 2,000 people at most by February 2010.

Pow added that once the first phase is done, they expect more jobs to be generated with the opening of call centers which will require at least 1,500 seats.

Uy said they have more property development plans which will involve commercial establishments which allows continuous business compared to developing residential properties.

^ :ohno: inconsistent ang news...Sunstar says 2F while CDN says 3F...

Condominium market in Cebu still growing (http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/enterprise/view/20091202-239704/Condominium-market-in-Cebu-still-growing)
By Aileen Garcia-Yap
Cebu Daily News
12/02/2009

The condominium market in Cebu is growing, according to big name real estate developers.

Jerry Quintos, Sta. Lucia Realty and Development, Inc. head of finance, said most buyers of their units were overseas Filipino workers who view real estate as a good investment.

Sta. Luica just launched La Mirada, its second condominium project after The Sentinel. Of 150 units “we have already sold 30 percent or at least 45 units,” Quintos said during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Vistamar Sotto Grande, one of Sta. Lucia’s properties in Cebu.

The demand for condominiums led the company to decide to put up similar projects like one in Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City, which they hope to start mid-2010.

It will be a residential condominium with a beach club.

“We already have a name for it: Discovery Bay. It will be a 500-hectare wide area with three condominium buildings,” he said.

Quintos said Sta. Lucia is bullish about Cebu because the province is second to Manila in terms of sales and sometimes equals Manila sales figures.

Cebu-based real estate developer Primary Homes has also ventured into condominium projects with Woodcrest Residences in Guadalupe, Cebu.

In a statement, Primary Homes sales manager Ramero Espina said that real estate growth was focused in south Cebu, especially with the opening of the South Road Properties.

Woodcrest Residences is the first condominium project in the city to cater to the mid-end market, he said.

Another real estate developer, Aboitizland, is developing a 1.4-hectare village or urban development project, the Persimmon, in barangay Mabolo, Cebu City.

The project has four-15 story condominium towers, with each tower made up of at least 150 rooms.

Andoni Aboitiz, chief operations officer of Aboitizland, in an earlier interview, said 154 of the 157 units in the West Tower had already been sold to clients.

“Eighty percent of our sales in the West Tower of The Persimmon are from the local market,” said Andoni.

He said 50 percent of the West Tower clients were investors and the rest were those who plan to use the units as their homes.

Jose Soberano, president of the Chamber of Real Estate and Builders' Association Cebu Chapter, said the rise of condominium projects in Cebu was a consequence of recent developments in the city.

“Because the city has developed already with limited space available, we expect more vertical developments like residential condominium projects,” he said.

The trend could decongest Cebu as people would live closer to places of work and entertainment.

“Students whose parents can afford it would prefer to live in condominium units soon instead of a boarding house,” he said.

Soberano announced that his firm would be developing a high-end condominium project at the Asiatown I.T. Park.

This would target management officers of companies in the area as well as OFWs and expats.

Although it’s a good sign of development, Soberano said that Cebu still had a long way to go compared to Asian neighbors like Hong Kong and Thailand in terms of growth in the real estate industry.