im still in favor of the federal system the current system isnt working at all .. i live in the federal state of vienna country austria .. its the number one most livable city in the world , like most of the top ten city on the list its all under a federal system .. why not change ours to federal system too ?.. its not a guraunted that it will work right away but somewhere in the near future it will ..

FEDERAL STATE OF CEBU !

^^me too... Layo gyud kaayo ang difference kung i compare nako ang State of Penang and Province of Cebu...

But I dunno kung ma compare ba gyud ang duha pero sa ako lang tan aw kay both countries kay 3rd world pa man...

Both are the 2nd most important cities...
Both are islands...
Both have bridges...have ferry services...(same geographical set up)... Sa Cebu kay ang city sa west side nya beaches sa east side, sa Penang kay city sa east side nya beaches sa west side...
Both have TOPS and Penang Hill...:D
Both far from the capital city...
Both have international airport in the island...
Both are tourist destinations...

But if we compare the infras... they have better roads and highways... developed kaayo compared sa Cebu...

^^ its not about the name man sad bro. remember, canada has a federal parliamentary government but instead of calling its political units as states, they prefer to call it provinces. we can still retain the name of province but its duties and responsibilities will be patterned in such a way that its federal in set-up. ;)

^^No, it's not about the name... Malaysia is really Federal, Malaysia is not Republic maong state ang ilang tawag:)
Bisag imo pa nang tawgon og State ang Cebu pero same form of government gihapon, wa epek... Ang importante bsag unsay tawag basta mahimo lang yud tang Federal...;)

Nothing is impossible, We can make a difference:)


Some of Taiwan's tunnels
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6493/tunnel1.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/5746/tunnel2h.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6562/tunnel3.jpg

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3297/tunnel4.jpg



My only pic of the 12 kilometer long tunnel
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/8693/tunnel5.jpg


wow, nice shots slemarken! now that's what i'm talking about.

a cebu tunnel will also significantly increase tourism on the western corridor, which faces the protected tañon strait. daghan kaayong "undiscovered" fresh water destinations diha nga side, sama sa aloguinsan ug sa asturias (e.g. buswang lake).

this also brings to mind the "approved" bridge from getafe, bohol to cordova that would cost also around P20 billion, roughly the same as that of the tunnel.

bohol has a population of around 1,200,00++ as of 2007 by comparison, it is surprising to know that the western corridor -- the stretch from samboan to daanbantayan -- has a population of 950,000++. that's nearly a million souls and nearly the same number as that of our neighbor's.

the cebu tunnel will serve almost a million people on the other side of the province. that's P20 billion worth spending on, don't you agree?

imagine if the two structures get built, throw in the bridge connecting santander, cebu to negros.

I am also envisioning a tunnel from Cebu City to Balamban..... its true.. and i am even dreaming of it..............

However, morag atong current GDP karon cant be able to support a project such magnitude... expected to be costly than an LRT or BRT....

Seguro, we can do this through a BOT scheme.... kung naa lang unta Cebuano politicians na masaligan and willing to do this like Lito Osmena ang who can fight it out with the politicians in the imperial manila...this can be realized in the future.

But i know, the imperial Manila politicians will come high, hell and water to hinder the project if ever...............

No need for Cebu to detach sa Philippines........ We love the Philippines, the same as we love being a Cebuano.......... But, Cebu needs to have some independence so that it can progress unimpeded. After all, Cebu's progress is still the Philippines progress as a whole...

This is what I have been saying as well before. The filipinos would get taxed twice and that means more hardship for the tax payers if not the average working public and the poor because there is VAT system there. Although, there is indeed a possibility that each would be state would receive a bigger chunk of the reserve than it use to. I think what it should be done is to have more lobbiest appeal to the national goverment to increase fundings for other regions in the Philippines which would be the same in a Federal type of government. It would be helpful if the Philippine economy really picked up first before transforming the government into a Federalism



I believe it would be hard for any federal form of governance to not have federal and state tax where its citizens are taxed twice because the national government has to get enough funding to support whatever nationwide agencies such as military funding, perhaps healthcare, disaster and other things that requires intervention of the national gov.

Australia has a federal form of government but we only get taxed once, and its not an obscene amount too.

kailan ang jamaican nights dyan , may alam ba kayo

Naa pa ba Jamaican Nights diay karon? Hmmm, i tried Google, pero wala man result for 2010...:)

Australia has a federal form of government but we only get taxed once, and its not an obscene amount too.

technically there is just one tax deducted on your pay check but its divided already into two: the federal and state income taxes. a bigger chunk goes to the federal government and the smaller tax goes to state government.

Sa pay stabs namo gipakita ang mga deduction hungtog kinagamyan kantidad. Basta ang total mo 45% sa gross pero kung mo overtime ka lapas 24 hours sa biweekly pay check mo, na, mosubra 50% ang deduction. Gi suwayan nako OT way tihik2x 48 hrs, ang take home 30% nalang sa gross. :nuts: :doh: :mad2::hammer: :gaah: :lol:

Sa pay stabs namo gipakita ang mga deduction hungtog kinagamyan kantidad. Basta ang total mo 45% sa gross pero kung mo overtime ka lapas 24 hours sa biweekly pay check mo, na, mosubra 50% ang deduction. Gi suwayan nako OT way tihik2x 48 hrs, ang take home 30% nalang sa gross. :nuts: :doh: :mad2::hammer: :gaah: :lol:

lupig pa nimo ang naa sa entertainment business nga 50% sa ilang mga contract salary goes to pay taxes

South tunnel opening hinges on Arroyo
Monday, April 12, 2010


THE P1.7-billion tunnel connecting the South Road Properties and S. Osmeña St. in Cebu City is ready for public use, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said yesterday.

The 610-meter, four-lane tunnel that passes underneath the Plaza Independencia will be inaugurated once President Gloria Arroyo is available, said DPWH 7 Public Information Officer Marie Mignon Nillama.

The project was supposed to be inaugurated last April 5, to coincide with the president’s birthday, but it was postponed because First Gentleman Mike Arroyo was hospitalized.

“We are waiting for the schedule of inauguration from Malacañang,” Nilla-ma said.

Meanwhile, the beautification of the Plaza Independencia, just outside Fort San Pedro, will be the responsibility of the Cebu City Government and not DPWH, Nillama
said.

Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama said he did not receive any response yet from the government agencies he has asked to fund the beautification of Plaza Independencia and its nearby landmarks.

Rama said he also wrote the Office of the President to ask for funds, and learned in a recent meeting with President Arroyo that his letter has been endorsed to the Department of Tourism (DOT).

Rama, however, said there is no feedback yet from the DOT.

He plans to send another letter to follow up the request, as well as a separate request for the DPWH to help beautify the plaza.

The tunnel project started on June 28, 2006 and was supposed to be finished by Nov. 25, 2009 with an original budget of P1.3 billion.

However, the construction was extended for four months due to some revisions in the project plan. The changes also increased the cost to P1.7 billion.

The tunnel project, Nillama said, will decongest traffic on M.J. Cuenco Ave., M.C. Briones St. and the vicinities of Carbon Market and the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral.

It is among the big projects funded by the Arroyo administration in Cebu. The other one is the P2.4-billion Cebu North Coastal Road Project (CNCRP), which officially opened last month and has decongested traffic in Basak, Mandaue City.

DPWH Secretary Victor Domingo earlier told Sun.Star Cebu that CNCRP contractor Frank Soriano and tunnel contractor Kajima, a Japanese construction firm, are “excellently” implementing their projects.

Engr. Nilo Pamaylaon, DPWH 7’s director for the Metro Cebu Development Project, said all the specifications of the tunnel project were followed by Kajima.

Pamaylaon, who handles foreign-assisted projects, said the tunnel will cut the travel time from southern Cebu to the Cebu port area and the Mactan Cebu International Airport. (EOB/PDF)

:banana:

^^mas maayo gyud nga ma contorversial nang beautification sa Plaza Independencia para daghan ang ma aware... Ang result ana, daghan mo tabang og beautify sa plasa :okay:


yeah! humana gyud ang road tunnel :rock:

you get taxed twice if you opt for a federal form of government. for example, in california where im presently residing, i have to file a federal income tax and a california state tax. daku ug percentage ang tax para sa federal kay that covers the federal agencies such as the military, education, health and social security. the state tax goes to the state where you reside and thats intended for providing local government services. ug duna pa gyud local county tax nga gamay ra gyud kaayo pero apil na siya sa payroll deduction sa imong suweldo.

Not all states in the US gets taxed twice. I live in Florida and I only pay the federal income tax (and so does the states of Alaska, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming), we have no state income taxes since we get that funding from the "tourist tax" (from hotel rooms, restaurants, theme parks and local attractions, etc.) that they pay whenever they come visit Florida.

UP cultural center to open in October (http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20100412-263777/UP-cultural-center-to-open-in-October)

Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said the provincial government aims to finish the long-delayed Sugbo Cultural Center in Lahug, Cebu City in October this year.

Garcia said a “big” Russian delegation will arrive to witness the center’s inauguration.

During Friday's roundtable discussion with CEBU DAILY NEWS editorial staff, Garcia made a “promise” to finish the facility with the Russians scheduled to bring in a bust of 19th century novelist Leo Tolstoy to be mounted within the facility.

The bust, according to the governor, will be the symbol of the sisterhood ties the Province of Cebu has established with two Russian territories — St. Petersburg and Vladimir.

“We hope that we will be able to inaugurate that by October because on October 21st there is a huge Russian delegation that will be coming over. They will be bringing a bust of Leo Tolstoy which they would wish to unveil,” Garcia announced last Friday.

“There is no other way but we really have to finish before October. They see the cultural center as the venue for the bust that they will be donating.”

Data was yet to be made available as to the number of Russians that will witness the launch.

Garcia said that the Sugbo Cultural Center, located within the University of the Philippines in the Visayas Cebu College (UPVCC) campus in Lahug, will eventually be the provincial government’s showcase of all the sisterhood ties Cebu has with other provinces in other countries.

The governor attributed the delays in the completion of the center to changes in its design.

“If you notice, the facade (was changed) in order to make it more in keeping with the present and make it look a more avante-garde performing center more or less,” Garcia added.

The governor said that they will still schedule the bidding out of components of the cultural center such as theater seats, lighting and the acoustics.

“Since we started it, they would want to make the cultural center as the showcase of our sisterhood ties with the the other countries where Russia will be the one to start with their Leo Tolstoy bust,” Garcia added.

Tolstoy is considered an important figure in Russian arts and culture with his famous work “War and Peace” and “Anna Karennina” containing vivid descriptions of Russian way of life in the 19th century.

Tolstoy's views of “nonviolent resistance” was believed to have inspired famous pacifists like Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr.

The Sugbo Cultural Center construction started at the end of the term of former Gov. Vicente dela Cerna along with the supposed provincial dormitory also located within the UPVCC campus.

A multipurpose hall for the UPVCC used to stand on the spot where the cultural center is located.

The construction of the cultural center was stopped at the start of former Gov. Pablo Garcia’s term while the dormitory was purchased by the UP administration and transformed into classrooms for its arts and sciences division.

Technically, the construction of the facility covered the terms of three governors, including Dela Cerna, the elder Garcia and the current governor.

I think its not about if there will be two taxes (federal and state). the biggest benefit being a federated state is that the state controls most of its money. i think the amount of money that will stay with the state is bigger than what is given to the Federal Gvt.

I think one problem with the current system is that the money goes through many hands. money is sent to the national government then divided and sent back to the provinces as IRA (internal revenue allotment). i dont think its very efficient coz its prone to corruption.

ARMM is as they say autonomous, but they still have IRA.

"Despite its "autonomous" nature, the ARMM receives approximately 98% of its operating revenue from the National Government of the Philippines, and has yet to create significant, viable sources of additional revenue." - from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_Region_in_Muslim_Mindanao

the state or provinces whatever it will be called. should be given the responsibility to generate and handle there money. not the central govt. i think that is the main essence of being a federated state.

^^My say on federalism, I guess, it is better for Cebu government to make a secret deal with Aboitiz to build battle ships. Then, when all things are set, let's propose federalization once again, and if things won't work in a diplomatic way, let's try a little more harsh way.

Anyway, in my knowledge, Philippines only have remote controlled aircraft for air force and outriggered boat for navy. As for Philippine Army, nah! The generals are not that ballsy to fight. They are more interested in selling guns and ammunitions, than to bleed. They can not even wipe out the extremists in Basilan.

Just kidding... :D

Galing at Talino! Dapat GIBO!!!

oIapr0fhp4g

im still in favor of the federal system the current system isnt working at all .. i live in the federal state of vienna country austria .. its the number one most livable city in the world , like most of the top ten city on the list its all under a federal system .. why not change ours to federal system too ?.. its not a guraunted that it will work right away but somewhere in the near future it will ..

FEDERAL STATE OF CEBU !

hala noh? federal diay nang Austria? gamay raman unta na nga country, dako2x raman na gamay sa mindanao... mas angay paman ta mafederal anang nasura labi na nga daghan og lagyo2x atong mga isla, galain lain pa jud atong mga linguahe....Go Go Federal state of CEBU! gara ra kayo ning luzon, sige lang ila! :lol::lol:

^^me too... Layo gyud kaayo ang difference kung i compare nako ang State of Penang and Province of Cebu...

But I dunno kung ma compare ba gyud ang duha pero sa ako lang tan aw kay both countries kay 3rd world pa man...

Both are the 2nd most important cities...
Both are islands...
Both have bridges...have ferry services...(same geographical set up)... Sa Cebu kay ang city sa west side nya beaches sa east side, sa Penang kay city sa east side nya beaches sa west side...
Both have TOPS and Penang Hill...:D
Both far from the capital city...
Both have international airport in the island...
Both are tourist destinations...

But if we compare the infras... they have better roads and highways... developed kaayo compared sa Cebu...

Luoy jud intawn ang cebu sa? atong buildings ray nanag-as pero ang infra wa jud intawn...atong urban planning, social housing, and kadalanan gakamoritsing lang....kanus-a pa intawn ni mausab ang systema oi....sr. santo nino lamdagi ang mga magbabalaod nga sugdan na intawn nila ang paghimo sa nasod nga federal, perti na jud ko ka walay salig aning mga nagduma nga taga luzon....kanus-a pa intawn ni mahitabo :ohno: :ohno:

^^mas maayo gyud nga ma contorversial nang beautification sa Plaza Independencia para daghan ang ma aware... Ang result ana, daghan mo tabang og beautify sa plasa :okay:


yeah! humana gyud ang road tunnel :rock:

hala maagi-an na kaha?...lakaw sa ko suwayan nakog adto kung makaagi na ba...i will take some photos...hehe

^^My say on federalism, I guess, it is better for Cebu government to make a secret deal with Aboitiz to build battle ships. Then, when all things are set, let's propose federalization once again, and if things won't work in a diplomatic way, let's try a little more harsh way.

Anyway, in my knowledge, Philippines only have remote controlled aircraft for air force and outriggered boat for navy. As for Philippine Army, nah! The generals are not that ballsy to fight. They are more interested in selling guns and ammunitions, than to bleed. They can not even wipe out the extremists in Basilan.

Just kidding... :D

very good suggestion na unta ....


gipakapinan pa jud ug "Just kidding ... " :lol:

^^
:lol::lol: hahahaha! ataka! movolunteer jud ko pagkasundalo! :lol::lol:

^^
:lol::lol: hahahaha! ataka! movolunteer jud ko pagkasundalo! :lol::lol:


ay na lang duh..... kay basin ang mga sundalo..wa nay ikakaya sa gubat kay imo nang gipang pug an..........:lol:joke ra bai.:lol:

Galing at Talino! Dapat GIBO!!!

oIapr0fhp4g

Up ko lang.........:)

Luoy jud intawn ang cebu sa? atong buildings ray nanag-as pero ang infra wa jud intawn...atong urban planning, social housing, and kadalanan gakamoritsing lang....kanus-a pa intawn ni mausab ang systema oi....sr. santo nino lamdagi ang mga magbabalaod nga sugdan na intawn nila ang paghimo sa nasod nga federal, perti na jud ko ka walay salig aning mga nagduma nga taga luzon....kanus-a pa intawn ni mahitabo :ohno: :ohno:

OT:
Just wanna share pics of Penang State... Dili na ni siya sa George Town, kung sa ato pa dapit na ni siya sa may Carcar to Argao. Maglaway lang ko sa ilang mga dan. And to think, naapa gyud ni siya sa island, dili sa mainland...
Ilang mass housing, mga 25 - 40 floors. Lami kaayo ibton ang usa nya guruyon padong Cebu...:D
Penang island is mountainous, gamay rang patag pareha sa Cebu pero naa gihapon silay skyway sa island...

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6079/pen6i.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9220/pen5.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6725/pen4a.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/4199/pen2g.jpg

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/5286/pen1g.jpg

^^bitaw before jumping into conclusion...mas maau klarohon sa nato ug maau ang tanang pros and cons sa federated government para walay mahay ba....kay basin unya ug federated na unya di na sad ta ka uyon kay nabintahaan na sad ngita na sad ta lain nga form ug government...worst kon mobalik sa presidential...^^:cheers:

IMO whether it maybe federal or republic/presidential any form of govenment works, its really the people who is running it. The question is, will all these politicians adhere into an honest and corrupt free governance? This is where we would put the biggest question mark. Am I right? It seems like there are many politicians in the Philippines who are always bound to be excessively corrupt. There is nothing really wrong with the current system, it's the people imposing its law is the problem.

Australia has a federal form of government but we only get taxed once, and its not an obscene amount too.

Yeah, but you guys pay state tax right, each state is still mandated to alot portion of its fund to the national government. And I know the cost of living there in OZ land is really high.

Here in the state, there are some states who doesn't require people to have pay state taxes but the beauty of having 2 taxes is that we can have tax return in both state and federal taxes.

technically there is just one tax deducted on your pay check but its divided already into two: the federal and state income taxes. a bigger chunk goes to the federal government and the smaller tax goes to state government.

Exactly what i was saying, they just dont really notice right away in OZ land becaused they get deducted just once in their pay checks.

cebu's S&R will be at the mandaue reclamation pala! they posted an ad yesterday

OT:
Just wanna share pics of Penang State... Dili na ni siya sa George Town, kung sa ato pa dapit na ni siya sa may Carcar to Argao. Maglaway lang ko sa ilang mga dan. And to think, naapa gyud ni siya sa island, dili sa mainland...
Ilang mass housing, mga 25 - 40 floors. Lami kaayo ibton ang usa nya guruyon padong Cebu...:D
Penang island is mountainous, gamay rang patag pareha sa Cebu pero naa gihapon silay skyway sa island...

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6079/pen6i.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9220/pen5.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6725/pen4a.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/4199/pen2g.jpg

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/5286/pen1g.jpg

makasuya kaayo!!! kanus.a kaha m.in.ani ang cebu noh?

IMO whether it maybe federal or republic/presidential any form of govenment works, its really the people who is running it. The question is, will all these politicians adhere into an honest and corrupt free governance? This is where we would put the biggest question mark. Am I right? It seems like there are many politicians in the Philippines who are always bound to be excessively corrupt. There is nothing really wrong with the current system, it's the people imposing its law is the problem.

i think all human being are equal. we have the ability to be honest, corrupt, etc.

i think a system of government is like a factory. if the system is defective then it will produce defective products.

the system of government will determine what kind of officials and country we will have.

and if i may add. i know many will disagree. the Catholic church has something to do with our current woes. the division between state and church is clearly not practiced in our country.

the church has so much influence on our politics. and i think its bad influence.

i think all human being are equal. we have the ability to be honest, corrupt, etc.

i think a system of government is like a factory. if the system is defective then it will produce defective products.

the system of government will determine what kind of officials and country we will have.

nothing is really perfect , even to the richest or the most livable city corruption it is always there ,but my take is through federalism it would be lessen up because it would only concentrate on one certain place of governance .. the current system is kinda outdated , all the descision making will go through manila ,the people of cebu should have the right to descide for themselves like if a infra projects/health care etc should it be implemented or not .. independent descision making ..

i think all human being are equal. we have the ability to be honest, corrupt, etc.

i think a system of government is like a factory. if the system is defective then it will produce defective products.

the system of government will determine what kind of officials and country we will have.

and if i may add. i know many will disagree. the Catholic church has something to do with our current woes. the division between state and church is clearly not practiced in our country.

the church has so much influence on our politics. and i think its bad influence.

hahaha........ agree with the first three paragraphs..
but the third............. no comment.. hehehehe:lol:

i think all human being are equal. we have the ability to be honest, corrupt, etc.

i think a system of government is like a factory. if the system is defective then it will produce defective products.

the system of government will determine what kind of officials and country we will have.

and if i may add. i know many will disagree. the Catholic church has something to do with our current woes. the division between state and church is clearly not practiced in our country.

the church has so much influence on our politics. and i think its bad influence.

You hit the money button there bai.
If i may add, we have been stuck with this kind of system for the better part of the last century now. What good (or bad?) does it do to stay with the status quo. Isn't CHANGE the answer to a stagnant system?

They say it's those who run the system that is responsible of it all. I agree too, but the problem is unless we do something to ammend the system, we get these same people elected into office (election) year in (election) year out.

As to taxes. I won't mind giving 50% of my income to taxation as long as it is put to good and HONEST use. There I've said it. Anyone feels the same way? :lol:

i think all human being are equal. we have the ability to be honest, corrupt, etc.

i think a system of government is like a factory. if the system is defective then it will produce defective products.

the system of government will determine what kind of officials and country we will have.

and if i may add. i know many will disagree. the Catholic church has something to do with our current woes. the division between state and church is clearly not practiced in our country.

the church has so much influence on our politics. and i think its bad influence.

I would agree there about that separation of state and church, it does happen to a number of extent only.

The system is being implemented by a human being, somehow they always find loophole in the system. But you've got to understand if these officials are stealing from the filipino people, they feel that since they are above the law, they have the ability and capability to manipulate the system and the people even if the case is obvious, they would do it anyway. Look at GMA? She violated the system and the law but since she is in power and she have many supporters that benefit from her being in power. The system is not flawed but since they are in power and is holding on it tightly, they don't care about the law and the constitution as long as they can get away with it. Like all the sitting presidents in the world or the past, they are bounded by immunity. They know the law by heart and knows how they can get around it. Bush is supposed to be liable in court in certain areas of his presidency but since he served and finished his term, he knows the law and knows how he can get around the system. So, literally, going back to what I've mentioned before, the system didnt really fail, it's the implementors that always fail. This is why they are a lawyer or lawmaker, they helped formulate the law.

You hit the money button there bai.
If i may add, we have been stuck with this kind of system for the better part of the last century now. What good (or bad?) does it do to stay with the status quo. Isn't CHANGE the answer to a stagnant system?

:lol:
We can change the system anytime for sure, I don't oppose to it either but IMHO, the change should be a complete overhaul, meaning, the traditional politicians should be retired and keep only those who has the credibility and good tract records. As we all knew, even a number of local officials in our regions is marred with same corruption, not just the government in Manila. If we have these same traditional politicians and with the nepotism and the "who you know" system, we would have the same corrupt enforcers in many little unit or cells. This is something that all the filipinos needs work on. It should start from the street up to the highest offices of our government.

nothing is really perfect , even to the richest or the most livable city corruption it is always there ,but my take is through federalism it would be lessen up because it would only concentrate on one certain place of governance .. the current system is kinda outdated , all the descision making will go through manila ,the people of cebu should have the right to descide for themselves like if a infra projects/health care etc should it be implemented or not .. independent descision making ..

Yeah, just basically repeal the law. Gear it more towards an equal distribution of fund or wealth. Just like I said, change of the system is good but it will not be a resolutution, it should be a total overhaul.


Okay, this is sounding more like a political discussion. It's time to veer away from it. Thanks for listening.(or reading for this matter..he he)

Not all states in the US gets taxed twice. I live in Florida and I only pay the federal income tax (and so does the states of Alaska, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming), we have no state income taxes since we get that funding from the "tourist tax" (from hotel rooms, restaurants, theme parks and local attractions, etc.) that they pay whenever they come visit Florida.

yeah a few states dont pay state tax. some even get yearly bonus check from the state like alaska. they thank you for being a resident there despite freezing frigid condition.:lol::lol::lol:

UP cultural center to open in October (http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20100412-263777/UP-cultural-center-to-open-in-October)

Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said the provincial government aims to finish the long-delayed Sugbo Cultural Center in Lahug, Cebu City in October this year.

Garcia said a “big” Russian delegation will arrive to witness the center’s inauguration.

During Friday's roundtable discussion with CEBU DAILY NEWS editorial staff, Garcia made a “promise” to finish the facility with the Russians scheduled to bring in a bust of 19th century novelist Leo Tolstoy to be mounted within the facility.

The bust, according to the governor, will be the symbol of the sisterhood ties the Province of Cebu has established with two Russian territories — St. Petersburg and Vladimir.

“We hope that we will be able to inaugurate that by October because on October 21st there is a huge Russian delegation that will be coming over. They will be bringing a bust of Leo Tolstoy which they would wish to unveil,” Garcia announced last Friday.

“There is no other way but we really have to finish before October. They see the cultural center as the venue for the bust that they will be donating.”

Data was yet to be made available as to the number of Russians that will witness the launch.

Garcia said that the Sugbo Cultural Center, located within the University of the Philippines in the Visayas Cebu College (UPVCC) campus in Lahug, will eventually be the provincial government’s showcase of all the sisterhood ties Cebu has with other provinces in other countries.

The governor attributed the delays in the completion of the center to changes in its design.

“If you notice, the facade (was changed) in order to make it more in keeping with the present and make it look a more avante-garde performing center more or less,” Garcia added.

The governor said that they will still schedule the bidding out of components of the cultural center such as theater seats, lighting and the acoustics.

“Since we started it, they would want to make the cultural center as the showcase of our sisterhood ties with the the other countries where Russia will be the one to start with their Leo Tolstoy bust,” Garcia added.

Tolstoy is considered an important figure in Russian arts and culture with his famous work “War and Peace” and “Anna Karennina” containing vivid descriptions of Russian way of life in the 19th century.

Tolstoy's views of “nonviolent resistance” was believed to have inspired famous pacifists like Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr.

The Sugbo Cultural Center construction started at the end of the term of former Gov. Vicente dela Cerna along with the supposed provincial dormitory also located within the UPVCC campus.

A multipurpose hall for the UPVCC used to stand on the spot where the cultural center is located.

The construction of the cultural center was stopped at the start of former Gov. Pablo Garcia’s term while the dormitory was purchased by the UP administration and transformed into classrooms for its arts and sciences division.

Technically, the construction of the facility covered the terms of three governors, including Dela Cerna, the elder Garcia and the current governor.

btw any construction pix or rendering of the said sugbo cultural center mga bai. october as the completion date is just a few months away.:banana::banana::banana:

yeah a few states dont pay state tax. some even get yearly bonus check from the state like alaska. they thank you for being a resident there despite freezing frigid condition.:lol::lol::lol:


^^^ OK OT again for a second.

It's kind of appealing to move to Alaska because you'll get US$1,500.00 a month per person just for living in Alaska. I am not sure about the exact figure but it's around that ballpark figure. A guy what works with me grew up in Alaska and that's what he missed there, it's just that they have to move because he is going to school to be a pastor but he said it helps alot. He said it just suck that they are always in the dark 10 months a year, you get used to it but somehow it also put a toll on you.

Cebu Flickr Group
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2259/1515520603_4b12f61f24.jpg?v=0

unsa logo sa atong SSC-Cebu?

For me, it is still better to have Federal form of government because corruption is a bit easier to investigate and catch the undesirables politicians. We have state senator, congressmen and mayors on vacation in a 6' x 10' double occupancy climate control room and building with free meals and high security facilities free of charge with an allowance of $4/day. In short jail. :bash: :bash: :bash:

Ngayon people are still complaining about corruptions in the governments National and local ever since I can remember. Even the watchdogs obuds can barely bark but meowing dogs. :mad: :ohno:

im still in favor of the federal system the current system isnt working at all .. i live in the federal state of vienna country austria .. its the number one most livable city in the world , like most of the top ten city on the list its all under a federal system .. why not change ours to federal system too ?.. its not a guraunted that it will work right away but somewhere in the near future it will ..

FEDERAL STATE OF CEBU !

^^No, it's not about the name... Malaysia is really Federal, Malaysia is not Republic maong state ang ilang tawag:)
Bisag imo pa nang tawgon og State ang Cebu pero same form of government gihapon, wa epek... Ang importante bsag unsay tawag basta mahimo lang yud tang Federal...;)

No need for Cebu to detach sa Philippines........ We love the Philippines, the same as we love being a Cebuano.......... But, Cebu needs to have some independence so that it can progress unimpeded. After all, Cebu's progress is still the Philippines progress as a whole...

I agree with you guys. Ever since, I am for a federal form of government. Let's prod Congress to initiate the charter change.

I'm not really optimistic if Noynoy is into changing the constitution drafted and passed during the presidency of her mother. Villar and Gibo are open to "it".

Kani, mao ni logo sa ssc cebu...

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3378/ssclogoedited.jpg

^^Matsalams, bai.. :)

Cebu Flickr Group
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2259/1515520603_4b12f61f24.jpg?v=0

unsa logo sa atong SSC-Cebu?
.kinsa imong model ani baie @sleepwalker..??!!lolx

btw any construction pix or rendering of the said sugbo cultural center mga bai. october as the completion date is just a few months away.:banana::banana::banana:


After almost 20 years? haha! This was started during the later part of the term of Gov. Tingting dela Serna within the compounds of UP Cebu. I guess the project was set aside during Pabling's term. And karon lang napadayun since Gwen is a known lover for cultural whatever. Anything for her self projection.

I am happy though.

technically there is just one tax deducted on your pay check but its divided already into two: the federal and state income taxes. a bigger chunk goes to the federal government and the smaller tax goes to state government.

NO, australia only levies one income tax at the federal level, the state/territory governments do not impose any income tax. I made sure I checked that before I moved from New Zealand. And I do my own tax returns i don't hire an accountant.

Income taxes on individuals are imposed at the federal level. This is the most significant source of revenue in Australia. The state governments do not impose income taxes, and have not done so since World War II. - from Wikipedia.org


In 1942 the Commonwealth Government began collecting all income tax on a uniform basis throughout Australia, and granting much of this revenue to the States and Territories. - from the Australian Taxation Office website

The point is countries with a Federal form of government do not necessarily impose two types of taxes. Australia can survive on this because the population is sustainable. The federal government even funds part of the health system costs of each of the states/territories and even planning to become the majority funder with major health reforms coming into play. With a population of only 22million or so this is possible.

After almost 20 years? haha! This was started during the later part of the term of Gov. Tingting dela Serna within the compounds of UP Cebu. I guess the project was set aside during Pabling's term. And karon lang napadayun since Gwen is a known lover for cultural whatever. Anything for her self projection.

I am happy though.


^^the kind of philippine politics we had (getting nothing as to pride, glory and honor)....never had hope or worst i lost that ray of light that things will change positively in our governance..with what is going right now as we can see...better never think...but rather strive for ourselves as an individual, share things in our own little way that could at least help in making our country move forward without depending/leaning much to our leaders as we called them...for if not only failures and frustrations strikes which at times shattered our dreams that one day we can see our country best above the rest...we can't do much more but at least we do try..:cheers::cheers:

Fire in Osmeña Blvd.

as of today 3:00pm

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unsa ang nasunog bai?

^^hala, ang balay sa tunga nasunog... mapalit na gyud na ni king nang yutaa diha...lol

SWS-Manila is doing surveys in Dumanjug, Cebu and a G1BOlunteer was "surveyed". The survey question was (in Cebuano), "If elections were hold today, who will you vote for, Noynoy or Villar?" The G1BOlunteer retorted (in Cebuano), "What happened to the other candidates, they are all 9, right?"The SWS-Survey Conductor answered (verbatim): "Wala na'yun, dalawa na lang pinagpipilian ngayon!"

Fire in Osmeña Blvd.

as of today 3:00pm

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ayyyyyyy hope wa maapil ang metrobank ug crown regency

Fire in Osmeña Blvd.

as of today 3:00pm

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SILVER DOLLAR Disco Club ang nasunog. Basin naay gadula ug kayo!

South tunnel opening hinges on Arroyo
Monday, April 12, 2010


THE P1.7-billion tunnel connecting the South Road Properties and S. Osmeña St. in Cebu City is ready for public use, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said yesterday.

The 610-meter, four-lane tunnel that passes underneath the Plaza Independencia will be inaugurated once President Gloria Arroyo is available, said DPWH 7 Public Information Officer Marie Mignon Nillama.
(EOB/PDF)

:banana:

i hope mauna pa ko ug abot before mo-open ang tunnel..i miss cebu...

^^hala, ang balay sa tunga nasunog... mapalit na gyud na ni king nang yutaa diha...lol


For sure gituyo na siya ug sunog para makuha kay gasamok-samok lang na siya diha :lol::lol:

SWS-Manila is doing surveys in Dumanjug, Cebu and a G1BOlunteer was "surveyed". The survey question was (in Cebuano), "If elections were hold today, who will you vote for, Noynoy or Villar?" The G1BOlunteer retorted (in Cebuano), "What happened to the other candidates, they are all 9, right?"The SWS-Survey Conductor answered (verbatim): "Wala na'yun, dalawa na lang pinagpipilian ngayon!"



Now I understand, kaya hindi umangat ang ratings ni GIBO sa mga surveys dahil hindi na sinama ang pangalan nya sa survey......stupid SWS :bash:

.kinsa imong model ani baie @sleepwalker..??!!lolx

Dili kaayo obvious na ikaw?:lol::lol:

Cebu City in talks to construct fast-ferry port, sports facility in SRP
Written by Wilfredo Rodolfo III / Reporter
Monday, 12 April 2010 23:56

THE Cebu City government is in the advanced stages of negotiations to build a fast-ferry port and a water- sports recreation facility on the 240-hectare reclaimed South Road Properties (SRP).

Cebu Investment Promotions Center (CIPC) managing director Joel Mari Yu said the two developments are set to start soon, coinciding with separate wholesale developments being undertaken by the Filinvest and SM groups on the reclaimed property.

“We cannot reveal the names of the developers, but we are talking to them right now,” Yu said.

The CIPC is a nonprofit organization subsidized by the city and provincial governments to market investment opportunities in the city, as well as serve as a one-stop assistance center for investors and businessmen.

The water-sport facility will occupy one side of the unfilled portion of the SRP, called Pond A. It is a 60-hectare lake left unfilled after legal troubles hounded the project in the mid-1990s.

Yu said the facility will take up 15 hectares on one side of the lake.

Work is also set to start on a fast-ferry terminal at the former Kawit island, now the cornerstone development of the whole SRP. Fast-ferry operator Ocean Jet is set to launch their ferries from SRP to Tagbilaran City in Bohol and Dumaguete City in Oriental Negros.

Completed in 2001, the SRP was built with a ¥12-billion loan obtained by the city from the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC). The loan is payable until 2020.

Joint-venture deals with Filinvest (52 hectares) and SM (32 hectares) are now generating an estimated P1 billion in amortizations for the city. The amount covers almost half of the P2-billion annual operating budget of Cebu City.

After signing the latest deal with SM, Mayor Tomas Osmeña announced the city will double the lot prices at SRP.

source (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24001:cebu-city-in-talks-to-construct-fast-ferry-port-sports-facility-in-srp&catid=45:regions&Itemid=71)

.kinsa imong model ani baie @sleepwalker..??!!lolx

Kinuha ra na nako sa flickr bai...Ang Cebu-Sugbo flickr boys ang nagdesign ana... :)

ADD FEDERAL STATE OF CEBU ON FACEBOOK LETS START A MOVEMENT NOW!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Federal-State-Of-Cebu/303670601520?ref=ts

This is the answer
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs171.snc3/19873_103443856351292_100000570352492_94009_294491_n.jpg

The only Presidentiable who cares for whole Philippines. Never mind the rest . . .

we cebuanos had it enough na dyud !:bash: .. cebu contributed alot in the philippine economy and only a tiny fraction ma balik sa cebu :bash:

all the infrastructure projects almost didto ra tanan sa manila area

FEDERAL STATE OF CEBU OR CEBU REPUBLIC !:cheers:

correct . . .


^^My say on federalism, I guess, it is better for Cebu government to make a secret deal with Aboitiz to build battle ships. Then, when all things are set, let's propose federalization once again, and if things won't work in a diplomatic way, let's try a little more harsh way.

Anyway, in my knowledge, Philippines only have remote controlled aircraft for air force and outriggered boat for navy. As for Philippine Army, nah! The generals are not that ballsy to fight. They are more interested in selling guns and ammunitions, than to bleed. They can not even wipe out the extremists in Basilan.



That's a great plan! :applause:


OT:
Just wanna share pics of Penang State... Dili na ni siya sa George Town, kung sa ato pa dapit na ni siya sa may Carcar to Argao. Maglaway lang ko sa ilang mga dan. And to think, naapa gyud ni siya sa island, dili sa mainland...
Ilang mass housing, mga 25 - 40 floors. Lami kaayo ibton ang usa nya guruyon padong Cebu...:D
Penang island is mountainous, gamay rang patag pareha sa Cebu pero naa gihapon silay skyway sa island...

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6079/pen6i.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9220/pen5.jpg

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http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/5286/pen1g.jpg

nice :cheers:. . . Cebu has potential with this set-up

Fire in Osmeña Blvd.

as of today 3:00pm

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gaba . . . Samok kaayo na sila diha . . . Super gahi


ayyyyyyy hope wa maapil ang metrobank ug crown regency

That's impossible kay taas kaayo ilang firewall both Fuente Towers & Metrobank

my own shirt: :) bought at Ayala Center Cebu
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kindly click the photo for details and to those interested to join

are they going to close upvcc high school dept? whats the latest?

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=542608&publicationSubCategoryId=107

Cebuanos need to know:

Suroy-suroy Sugbo: Promoting faces not places (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=517580)
Suroy-suroy Sugbo: Politics-100%, economics-0% (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=543697)

this comes from someone whose vivid recollection of the day martial law was
declared was that of elation --> i was grade 4 then and proclamation 1081
has us with a suspension of classes and therefore a whole day of playing lucky
9 and spiders!

a few of us could only remember this ancient anecdote about ms. imee marcos
going on a trip to mainland china (at that time, macoy was friends with mao)
and returning to the philippines a brainwashed communist and almost brandishing
a militant red flag. she was a teenager then and ready to face and convert her
dictator-father into the folds of the communist regime.

the ever-politically astute strongman smiled at his daughter and said: "imee, if
you became a communist when you are 18, you must be very intelligent indeed!
but if you still remain a communist at the age of 45, then you must be very
stupid!" ....


not related to the present political exercise except that age does matter
and that we should all understand why those younger prefers certain candi-
dates while those young once are content to support other candidates -
and both are equally sincere in their love of country and in their desire for
a better philippines.

as someone from the 45 (++) age and not a communist, my only advice is -
make your vote count! you have only one vote - use it in the best way that
it can make a difference - in ensuring that a better (not necessarily the best)
candidate wins, but also in ensuring that someone whom you think will cheat
you of a better future will not take the helm of the presidency.

oftentimes, being wise brings you to a better tomorrow than being an idealist ...


good day to all.

this comes from someone whose vivid recollection of the day martial law was
declared was that of elation --> i was grade 4 then and proclamation 1081
has us with a suspension of classes and therefore a whole day of playing lucky
9 and spiders!

a few of us could only remember this ancient anecdote about ms. imee marcos
going on a trip to mainland china (at that time, macoy was friends with mao)
and returning to the philippines a brainwashed communist and almost brandishing
a militant red flag. she was a teenager then and ready to face and convert her
dictator-father into the folds of the communist regime.

the ever-politically astute strongman smiled at his daughter and said: "imee, if
you became a communist when you are 18, you must be very intelligent indeed!
but if you still remain a communist at the age of 45, then you must be very
stupid!" ....


not related to the present political exercise except that age does matter
and that we should all understand why those younger prefers certain candi-
dates while those young once are content to support other candidates -
and both are equally sincere in their love of country and in their desire for
a better philippines.

as someone from the 45 (++) age and not a communist, my only advice is -
make your vote count! you have only one vote - use it in the best way that
it can make a difference - in ensuring that a better (not necessarily the best)
candidate wins, but also in ensuring that someone whom you think will cheat
you of a better future will not take the helm of the presidency.

oftentimes, being wise brings you to a better tomorrow than being an idealist ...


good day to all.

Nice!

SRP Launching...May 1 na!

oops somebody is milkin the cow for me moo moo moo:lol::lol::lol:

thats my grandfathers hometown so i spend my high school years there and i fell in love with it even though i was born and raised in the city. ang bukid2x diha sa balamban mao nay among playground kon modagsang na akong mga ig-agaw gikan sa syudad. mahurot lagi nang butong ug kasagingan nga among maagian.lol

i hope you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. how corny. sige na pasayloa ang nasilo:cheers::cheers::cheers:


just because nananom kag marijuana sa kabukiran sa balamban pag high school still doesn't make you an expert on the terrain. kasabot na ko nganong gi exile ka diha sa san francisco. :dance2:

I am also envisioning a tunnel from Cebu City to Balamban..... its true.. and i am even dreaming of it..............

However, morag atong current GDP karon cant be able to support a project such magnitude... expected to be costly than an LRT or BRT....

Seguro, we can do this through a BOT scheme.... kung naa lang unta Cebuano politicians na masaligan and willing to do this like Lito Osmena ang who can fight it out with the politicians in the imperial manila...this can be realized in the future.

But i know, the imperial Manila politicians will come high, hell and water to hinder the project if ever...............


pareho ta bai, BOT ra jud pag-asa ani. kinsa kaha na nga politician sa?

SRP Launching...May 1 na!

So confirmed na g'yud nga May 1? :?

Cebuanos need to know:

Suroy-suroy Sugbo: Promoting faces not places (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=517580)
Suroy-suroy Sugbo: Politics-100%, economics-0% (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=543697)

Hhaaayyyy salamat if undangon ni. ga usik usik lang ni sa kwarta sa government. Tomas was right when he said na mas daghan pang performers kaysa sa tourists then naa pay manguyog na mga publicist na for sure nagpalibre. Mailisan na unta nang bayhana oi.

this comes from someone whose vivid recollection of the day martial law was
declared was that of elation --> i was grade 4 then and proclamation 1081
has us with a suspension of classes and therefore a whole day of playing lucky
9 and spiders!

a few of us could only remember this ancient anecdote about ms. imee marcos
going on a trip to mainland china (at that time, macoy was friends with mao)
and returning to the philippines a brainwashed communist and almost brandishing
a militant red flag. she was a teenager then and ready to face and convert her
dictator-father into the folds of the communist regime.

the ever-politically astute strongman smiled at his daughter and said: "imee, if
you became a communist when you are 18, you must be very intelligent indeed!
but if you still remain a communist at the age of 45, then you must be very
stupid!" ....


not related to the present political exercise except that age does matter
and that we should all understand why those younger prefers certain candi-
dates while those young once are content to support other candidates -
and both are equally sincere in their love of country and in their desire for
a better philippines.

as someone from the 45 (++) age and not a communist, my only advice is -
make your vote count! you have only one vote - use it in the best way that
it can make a difference - in ensuring that a better (not necessarily the best)
candidate wins, but also in ensuring that someone whom you think will cheat
you of a better future will not take the helm of the presidency.

oftentimes, being wise brings you to a better tomorrow than being an idealist ...

good day to all.

But think in choosing our next president we should think of a person who is both an idealist and wise, in its positive way...
Idealist, in a way that he stands for what he think is good and right, but not close-minded and hardheaded...wise, in a way that he knows how to maneuver, fix things, plan and formulate solutions that would enable balance and sustainability to the whole majority, without sacrificing whats good and whats right....

For me, the reason why our country stays like this, like everything that was done is only for the sake, minantinil, and those who were in the position never bother to get us out of poverty as quickly as possible, because majority of the people in the government are just wise, not an idealist.....wise enough to easily get away with their anomalies and wrong doings...hehehe.. and not idealistic enough to stand and fight for what is good and right...:)

I think an idealist would deal with certain hardships to stand to what he believe is right, while the wise person doesnt like to think much about hardships, and often times sway to different sides (like mga balimbing) and tends to make short cuts, just to fill up the void....

ang paet lang minority ra jud pod ang idealistic mind nga botante sa pinas, mao kasagaran mapilian kay ang wa ra poy nada...mga taw di naman ganahan mo-utingkay og huna huna kung kinsa juy botaran, nga mo-angay sa unsa jud ang insakto, kanang unsa nalang ang madunggan sa TV mao nana...nya ang kasagaran di mobarog sa unsay gituohan, kana rang kinsay naa sa survey nga labaw mao nalang poy butaran, mao ang mga sikat og influential, mga trapo maoy modaog pirme og molungtad hangtod sa kahangtoran, amen! hehehe :-)

SM pays Cebu City P110M for SRP lot
CEBU CITY, April 14 (PNA) - The SM Prime Holdings Inc. on Wednesday paid P110,082,050 to the Cebu City Government for the lot it bought in the South Road Properties (SRP) on which will rise its biggest shopping mall in the Visayas and Mindanao.

Cebu City Treasurer Ofelia Oliva said this was the second payment of SM after it closed the sale of a 30-hectare lot worth P2.7 billion early this year.

SM turned over a P406-million check to the city last January after the signing of the conditional sale with Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmena.

The investor already paid a total of P677.4 million, including the P270.9-million bid bond paid as part of the down payment.

SM will make four quarterly payments this year that will amount to P433 million.

As specified in the contract, SM will pay the balance of P2,032,283,000 over a period of six years in quarterly installments, with a five percent annual interest.

Mayor Osmena said the payment will go directly to the city’s coffers and it’s up to the next mayor to spend the money.

SM will invest at least P20 billion for a mixed use development project in the SRP which will include a convention center, hotels, residential condominiums, a school and a hospital.

The first structure to rise will be the shopping mall with a gross floor area of 250,000 square meters similar to the Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

But SRP manager Nagiel Banacia said it might take a year for SM to start constructing their first project in the SRP.

For now, Banacia said SM is still working on the detailed engineering and detailed plan of the mall and their other development projects.

SM Prime Holdings Inc. is the second investor to buy lots in the SRP after its deal with Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI).

The city sold a 10.6-hectare lot to FLI last year and entered into a joint venture agreement to develop another 40 hectares. (PNA) http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=3&rid=269825

So confirmed na g'yud nga May 1? :?

According to a newspaper, May 8 daw. and they'll make it an annual event (Fireworks, BBQ party, concerts, etc.) to be called Cebu Summer Festival. Sounds good to me :)

P1M for SRP launch (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/p1m-srp-launch)
sunstar.com.ph/cebu
April 13, 2010

SM pays Cebu City P110M for SRP lot
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=3&rid=269825

But SRP manager Nagiel Banacia said it might take a year for SM to start constructing their first project in the SRP.
For now, Banacia said SM is still working on the detailed engineering and detailed plan of the mall and their other development projects.


For some reason, they re-scheduled the supposed "ground breaking" of the next Mall of Asia to next year instead? i don't mind, it seems that right now, they want to put everyone's attention to the equally exciting Filinvest project also in SRP: Citta di Mare. the way I see it, SM man gud they're kind of busy sa Radisson Blu Hotel, IMax theater and some improvement sa existing mall.

^^And as Henz mentioned in the other thread, Robinson's NRA project is shifting to wait and see mood for now, because of these incoming big projects in SRP, which is only about a couple of kilometers away from NRA.

Anyway, just like SM, Robinsons is also busy with it's other projects in Cebu such as the Amisa.

Can somebody help me out?
I need a list of complete jeepney routes here in Cebu because
my friend from Manila wanted to go to Millenium Park, the one
under in the Marcelo Fernan Bridge. He will be here in May 1
because she wanted to shipspotting some ships coming in
and out from Cebu. and he needs some tips to save out some
money in going there.. I really need your help SSCer's

Can somebody help me out?
I need a list of complete jeepney routes here in Cebu because
my friend from Manila wanted to go to Millenium Park, the one
under in the Marcelo Fernan Bridge. He will be here in May 1
because she wanted to shipspotting some ships coming in
and out from Cebu. and he needs some tips to save out some
money in going there.. I really need your help SSCer's

is your friend a he or a she or a shemale:lol::lol::lol: j/k

@MatudNilaBaby
Parehas mi niya. Mga Hunks.. hahaha :lol: :D

ang paet lang minority ra jud pod ang idealistic mind nga botante sa pinas, mao kasagaran mapilian kay ang wa ra poy nada...mga taw di naman ganahan mo-utingkay og huna huna kung kinsa juy botaran, nga mo-angay sa unsa jud ang insakto, kanang unsa nalang ang madunggan sa TV mao nana...nya ang kasagaran di mobarog sa unsay gituohan, kana rang kinsay naa sa survey nga labaw mao nalang poy butaran, mao ang mga sikat og influential, mga trapo maoy modaog pirme og molungtad hangtod sa kahangtoran, amen! hehehe :-)

how true!

but there lies the irony of it all ...

if the idealistic-minded voters ARE a minority, then their choice could not and
should not prevail. we still live in a democratic society and adhere to demo-
cratic principles, which espouses the will of the majority. the saddest thing
is this situation is that the best and most ideal candidate for president or any
other position may not even be a candidate at all because he or she is not
a politician, he he he.

so even if we have idealism in choosing which candidate to vote for, that
idealism is already diluted by the fact that we are limited to choose only
among those who ran. in other words, we are not really voting who is really
the best from among us, we are voting who we think is the best from among
those who ran - which are 9 persons out of million of filipinos.

my only point really is - use your vote wisely ...

a vote is a weapon to contribute to an outcome but it can be used two ways,
not one. firstly it can be used to select the candidate who you think will be
best to lead us. it can be used to help a candidate that you like win. but
on the other hand, it can be used to make sure a candidate whom you think
is bad for the country, will not win! he he he.

in most cases, these are mutually exclusive choices.

so vote wisely ...

So confirmed na g'yud nga May 1? :?

May 1-8 long celebration...

There are over 50 million registered voters for the upcoming May 10 elections. Recently, it's been reported that printing of voters' lists - which indicate names of individuals entitled to cast ballots for the May elections- may be delayed, according to COMELEC's printing supplier.

Check your designated precinct, know where to go on E-day as early as TODAY for easy voting! visit www.comelec.gov.ph and click Precicnt Finder (http://www.comelec.gov.ph/precinctfinder/precinctfinder.aspx). Please spread this message! :cool:

According to a newspaper, May 8 daw. and they'll make it an annual event (Fireworks, BBQ party, concerts, etc.) to be called Cebu Summer Festival.

And that's the latest report about the event. Thanks! I'll be back in Cebu on exactly May 8. :banana:

how true!

but there lies the irony of it all ...

if the idealistic-minded voters ARE a minority, then their choice could not and
should not prevail. we still live in a democratic society and adhere to demo-
cratic principles, which espouses the will of the majority. the saddest thing
is this situation is that the best and most ideal candidate for president or any
other position may not even be a candidate at all because he or she is not
a politician, he he he.

so even if we have idealism in choosing which candidate to vote for, that
idealism is already diluted by the fact that we are limited to choose only
among those who ran. in other words, we are not really voting who is really
the best from among us, we are voting who we think is the best from among
those who ran - which are 9 persons out of million of filipinos.

my only point really is - use your vote wisely ...

a vote is a weapon to contribute to an outcome but it can be used two ways,
not one. firstly it can be used to select the candidate who you think will be
best to lead us. it can be used to help a candidate that you like win. but
on the other hand, it can be used to make sure a candidate whom you think
is bad for the country, will not win! he he he.

in most cases, these are mutually exclusive choices.

so vote wisely ...

Bitaw pod sa?...pero akong kasing kasing hingpilit naman ani akong napili-an oi, nya murag naa koy feeling, nga miski maayo siya, layo ra siya nga modaug...nanginahanglan na jud tag tabang ani sa kahitas-an! huhuhu :ohno:

Can somebody help me out?
I need a list of complete jeepney routes here in Cebu because
my friend from Manila wanted to go to Millenium Park, the one
under in the Marcelo Fernan Bridge. He will be here in May 1
because she wanted to shipspotting some ships coming in
and out from Cebu. and he needs some tips to save out some
money in going there.. I really need your help SSCer's

adto lang pasakya sa Highway, Mandaue (infront San Miguel) naa daghan jeep diha nga muagi sa 2nd Mactan Bridge

Bitaw pod sa?...pero akong kasing kasing hingpilit naman ani akong napili-an oi, nya murag naa koy feeling, nga miski maayo siya, layo ra siya nga modaug...nanginahanglan na jud tag tabang ani sa kahitas-an! huhuhu :ohno:

Daog lagi na :cheers:

hmmmm..... di gyud pa bitin da.. duha duha gyud.. :)

Catholic priest found dead in motel (12:30 p.m.)

A CATHOLIC priest was found dead late Wednesday at a hotel on Manalili St. in Cebu City, the police reported Thursday.

Police said security guard Virgillo Sebelyeta found Salve's dead body on the bed, only wearing underwear and covered by a blanket. The door of Salve's room at Pacific Tourist Inn was also left open when he was discovered.

The Emergency and Rescue Unit Foundation (Eruf) attempted to revive the priest but failed. Doctors declared him dead upon reaching the Perpetual Succor Hospital.

Hotel personnel said two women in their 20s had informed the hotel's security guard that the priest suffered a heart attack inside his room. It wasn't clear however if the two informants were the priest's companions.

The hotel's record showed that Salve was alone when he checked in at room 256 of the hotel at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. He indicated in the hotel's log that he is from Davao City, when in fact he is a native of Carmen town in Cebu province.

Salve, who was assigned as parish priest of Santo Tomas de Villanueva Parish at Pardo village in Cebu City, was last seen alive by his driver after he had asked to be dropped at SM mall Wednesday afternoon after attending a baptism in Labangon village.

Salve's body now lies at the St. Peter Funeral Parlor and will be brought by his family to his hometown in Carmen.

Episcopal Vicar Monsignor Esteban Binghay said Salve had a heart surgery about three to four years ago. However, he said he was not aware of Salve's activities outside of his pastoral duties.

Meanwhile, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal has instructed Binghay to investigate the circumstances behind Salve's death. (Ian Joplin Virrey/UP Intern/Sunnex)

^ At least he died .... happily. ;)

^^I guess, he was just curious to see what is "heaven". .. :ohno:

^ I'm sure 2 chix will surely get you to heaven. . . bad Father :)

^^Or maybe it's father who wants to "led" those girls to heaven. :lol:

Hypocrisy to tha max!

Can somebody help me out?
I need a list of complete jeepney routes here in Cebu because
my friend from Manila wanted to go to Millenium Park, the one
under in the Marcelo Fernan Bridge. He will be here in May 1
because she wanted to shipspotting some ships coming in
and out from Cebu. and he needs some tips to save out some
money in going there.. I really need your help SSCer's


Bai, go to this site: http://www.wayblima.com/cebu-jeepneys-routes.html. It's the only Cebu jeepney route list on the web I think...



JEEPNEY ROUTES


Jeep routes have been determined by the LTFRB (Land Transportation Franchises Regulatory Board) but the number of jeeps plying each route is largely determined by market demand. There are no lists of routes available; as far as I know the list on this page - compiled by Wa'y Blima! - is the only one in existence (I went to the LTFRB to get one but was told to write a letter to the director stating my request and requirements in detail.) Cebuanos know most of the routes that are available for the destinations that matter to them. Having said that, even some dispatchers - the guys who wave people onto jeepneys at PUJ stops - are ignorant about routes in other parts of the city.
The important routes with a large number of plying jeeps are given in green. Routes in yellow are plied by multicabs (the smallest kind of jeep). The pink destinations in bold typeface are the markings commonly found on the side of the jeep. Not all jeeps on the same route, however, conform to the same markings; while some may list only two destinations, others may list four or five.

01B URGELLO - COLON URGELLO - LEON KILAT - PLAZA INDEPENDENCIA - PIER 1 - PIER 2 - PIER 3 - PIER 4 - WHITE GOLD - MJ CUENCO - BONIFACIO - SANCIANGKO - URGELLO
01C PRIVATE - COLON PRIVATE - LEON KILAT - COLON - PLAZA - PIER 1 - PIER 2 - PIER 3 - PIER 4 - WHITE GOLD CLUB - MJ CUENCO - BONIFACIO - SANCIANGKO - PRIVATE
01I PRIVATE - COLON - PIER - SM - AYALA SM - AYALA - AYALA ACCESS ROAD - HIPPODROMO - MJ CUENCO - BONIFACIO - SANCIANGKO - LEON KILAT - P DEL ROSARIO EXTENSION (PRIVATE) - LEON KILAT - COLON - MABINI - PLAZA INDEPENDENCIA - PIER 1 - PIER 2 - PIER 3 - PIER 4 - SM

02B SOUTH BUS TERMINAL - COLON SOUTH BUS TERMINAL - CCMC - PANGANIBAN - COLON - PLAZA INDEPENDENCIA - PIER 1 - PIER 2 - PIER 3 - PIER 4 - WHITE GOLD - MJ CUENCO - BONIFACIO - SANCIANGKO - SOUTH BUS TERMINAL

03B MABOLO - JONES - CARBON PANAGDAIT - MABOLO - AYALA - GORORDO - MANGO - FUENTE - JONES - CARBON
03Q AYALA - SM AYALA - JUAN LUNA - SM - JUAN LUNA - AYALA

04L LAHUG - AYALA - SM AYALA - JUAN LUNA - SM - JUAN LUNA - SALINAS - JY SQUARE - GORORDO - UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - ESCARIO - AYALA
04M LAHUG - AYALA VIA UP JYS AYALA - ESCARIO - GORORDO - UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - JY SQUARE - SALINAS - WATERFRONT - [U TURN] - SALINAS - JY SQUARE - UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - GORORDO - ESCARIO - AYALA

06C GUADALUPE - CARBON GUADALUPE - M VELEZ - CAPITOL - FUENTE - JONES - PLARIDEL - CARBON - MJ CUENCO - JONES - FUENTE - CAPTOL - M VELEZ - GUADALUPE
06D SINGSON - MAGALLANES GUADALUPE - A ABELLANA - M VELEZ - CAPITOL - FUENTE - JONES - PLARIDEL - MAGALLANES - CITY HALL - MCWD - [U-TURN]
06H GUADALUPE - AYALA - SM GUADALUPE - ENGLISH - V RAMA - P RODRIGUEZ - FUENTE - MANGO - WHITE GOLD CLUB - SM - JUAN LUNA - AYALA - ESCARIO - CAPITOL - M VELEZ - GUADALUPE

08G ALUMNOS - COLON - MANALILI ALUMNOS - C PADILLA - COLON - MANALILI - C PADILLA - ALUMNOS

09F BASAK - PLARIDEL - JUNQUERA - MANALILI BASAK - BACALSO - SANTO ROSARIO - JUNQUERA - COLON - MANALILI - PLARIDEL - MAGALLANES
10M BULACAO - PARDO - COLON - SM SM - WHITE GOLD CLUB - MJ CUENCO - LEGASPI - COLON - BORROMEO - PANGANI8BAN - BACALSO - MAMBALING - BASAK - PARDO - BULACAO / U-TURN - PARDO - BASAK - BACALSO - PANGANIBAN - COLON - SULUETA - MJ CUENCO - T PADILLA - NORTH PUJ TERMINAL - SM

11D INAYAWAN - COLON - MANALILI INAYAWAN - PARDO - BACALSO - C PADILLA - COLON - MABINI - MAGALLANES - TABUAN - BACALSO - PARDO - INAYAWAN

12G LABANGON - COLON - SM SM - RECLA - PIER 4 - T PADILLA - MJ CUENCO - BONIFACIO - SANCIANGKO - CCMC -KATIPUNAN - TABUAN - T PADILLA - LEON KILAT - MAGALLANES - PLAZA INDEPENDENCIA - PIER 1 - PIER 2 - PIER - 3 - PIER 4 - SM
12L LABANGON - AYALA VIA ESCARIO CAPITOL AYALA - ESCARIO - CAPITOL - M VELEZ - BANAWA - KATIPUNAN - PUNTA PRINCESA - TRES DE ABRIL - SALVADOR - BANAWA - M VELEZ - CAPITOL - ESCARIO - AYALA

13B TALAMBAN - CARBON CANDUMAN - TINTAY - TALAMBAN - FOODLAND - COUNTRY MALL - BANILAD - ARCH REYES - AYALA - GORORDO - ECHAVEZ - SIKATUNA - RAMOS - JUNQUERA - COLON - MANALILI - CARBON - JAKOSALEM - SIKATUNA - ECHAVEZ - GORORDO - AYALA - ARCH REYES - BANILAD - COUNTRY MALL - FOODLAND - TALAMBAN - TINTAY - CANDUMAN
13C TALAMBAN - COLON TINTAY - TALAMBAN - FOODLAND - COUNTRY MALL - BANILAD - ARCH REYES - AYALA - GORORDO - ECHAVEZ - SIKATUNA - COLON - JONES - METRO GAISANO - BORROMEO - PANGANIBAN - SOUTH BUS TERMINAL - P DEL ROSARIO - MJ CUENCO - AYALA ACCESS ROAD - AYALA - ARCH REYES - BANILAD - COUNTRY MALL - FOODLAND - TALAMBAN - TINTAY

14B CARBON - CAPITOL - COMP MARTINES NOT - SURE - PLS - WAIT - TILL - NEXT - UPDATE
14D AYALA - COLON AYALA - ESCARIO - CAPITOL SITE - OSMENA - FUENTE - RAMOS - JUNQUERA - COLON - MANALILI - METRO GAISANO - JONES - FUENTE - ESCARIO - AYALA

21B IBABAO - MANDAUE - AYALA - JONES IBABAO - MAGUIKAY - HIGHWAY - MABOLO - JUAN LUNA - AYALA - GORORDO - MANGO - FUENTE - JONES - PLAZA INDEPENDENCIA - RECLA - WHITE GOLD TERMINAL - SM - JUAN LUNA - HIGHWAY - IBABAO

22B MANDAUE - OUANO - AYALA - JONES OUANO WHARF - MANDAUE CITY HALL - IMMACULADA - HIGHWAY - JUAN LUNA - AYALA - GORORDO - MANGO - FUNETE - OSMENA - JONES - METRO GAISANO - SANTO NINO - PLAZA INDEPENDENCIA - MJ CUENCO - HIGHWAY - SAN MIGUEL - OUANO WHARF

23D MEPZA - CEBU CORDOVA - PUNTA ENGANO - MEPZA - PUSOK - OLD BRIDGE - AC CORTES - HIGHWAY - JUAN LUNA - SM - NORTH BUS TERMINAL - SM - JUAN LUNA - HIGHWAY - AC CORTES - OLD BRIDGE - PUSOK - CORDOVA - PUNTA ENGANO

24A CONSOLACION - NORTH PUJ TERMINAL CONSOLACION - HIGHWAY - JUAN LUNA - WHITE GOLD CLUB - NORTH PUJ TERMINAL - MANGO - MJ CUENCO - AYALA ACCESS ROAD - AYALA - JUAN LUNA - HIGHWAY - CONSOLACION

27 SABANG - DANAO - CEBU DANAO - CONSOLACION - SUPER METRO - UN AVENUE - PLARIDEL - RECLA - SM - NORTH PUJ TERMINAL

41 TABUNOK - COLON TABUNOK - MAMBALING - C PADILLA - PASIL - C PADILLA - GAISANO SOUTH - COLON - BORROMEO - TABUAN - BACALSO - MAMBALING - TABUNOK

62B PIT-OS - TALAMBAN - COLON PIT-OS - BACAYAN - TALAMBAN - FOODLAND - COUNTRY MALL - BANILAD - ARCH REYES - AYALA - GORORDO - ECHAVEZ - SIKATUNA - MANALILI - CARBON - D JAKOSALEM - P DEL ROSARIO - IMUS - AYALA ACCESS ROAD - ARCH REYES - AYALA


From 41 thru 46, the route is essentially the same except that the starting point is further and further south along the coastal highway. For example, while 41 starts in Tabunok, 43 starts in Minglanilla, 44 starts in Naga, 45 in San Fernando, and 46 in Carcar. I assume 42 starts somewhere between Tabunok and Minglanilla.

Update January 28, 2009

None of the above information is current anymore, having been produced waaay back in 2004. However, today we got this email from M. Manese, who took great pains to compile a route list for the 17 series. Although Wa'y Blima! Cebu isn't being updated anymore, we had to post this:

I'd just like to give you guys some additional information on some routes I have discovered. This is actually important to the call center folks who are working or will be working in IT Park. There's only one type of jeep that goes inside the IT Park, and that's the 17 route. So far, I have tried the 17B and 17C routes. Here are the routes:
17B IT Park/Lahug - Carbon IT Park - Salinas - JY Square - Gorordo (UP) - SSS - Escario - Capitol - Jones - Metro Gaisano - Osmena Blvd - Jakosalem - Legazpi - Colon - Metro Gaisano - Jones - Fuente - Capitol - Escario/SSS - Gorordo/UP - JY Square - Sainas - IT Park

17C IT Park/Lahug - Carbon IT Park - Salinas - JY Square - Gorordo - Maxillom (Mango) - F. Ramos - Junquera - Sanciangko - I'm not sure of the return trip yet but it would reach Carbon then I' guessing they'll take Jakosalem, then F. Ramos, Maxillom, Gorordo, JY, Salinas and back to IT Park.

They also have the 17D route and I think it also goes from IT Park to Carbon, but I haven't tried this one yet.

Do you guys have pictures of new restos/stores sa Persimmon Plus & Bridges Town Square? Or maybe wala pa nang-abri?

how true!

but there lies the irony of it all ...

if the idealistic-minded voters ARE a minority, then their choice could not and
should not prevail. we still live in a democratic society and adhere to demo-
cratic principles, which espouses the will of the majority. the saddest thing
is this situation is that the best and most ideal candidate for president or any
other position may not even be a candidate at all because he or she is not
a politician, he he he.

so even if we have idealism in choosing which candidate to vote for, that
idealism is already diluted by the fact that we are limited to choose only
among those who ran. in other words, we are not really voting who is really
the best from among us, we are voting who we think is the best from among
those who ran - which are 9 persons out of million of filipinos.

my only point really is - use your vote wisely ...

a vote is a weapon to contribute to an outcome but it can be used two ways,
not one. firstly it can be used to select the candidate who you think will be
best to lead us. it can be used to help a candidate that you like win. but
on the other hand, it can be used to make sure a candidate whom you think
is bad for the country, will not win! he he he.

in most cases, these are mutually exclusive choices.

so vote wisely ...

if this is the case sir paul..... i cant actually discern na.. if we are really voting wisely............... hehehe ( morag mahitabo ani.. trial and error lang gyud gihapon ta.. di ba?)

hmmmm..... di gyud pa bitin da.. duha duha gyud.. :)

Catholic priest found dead in motel (12:30 p.m.)

A CATHOLIC priest was found dead late Wednesday at a hotel on Manalili St. in Cebu City, the police reported Thursday.

Police said security guard Virgillo Sebelyeta found Salve's dead body on the bed, only wearing underwear and covered by a blanket. The door of Salve's room at Pacific Tourist Inn was also left open when he was discovered.

The Emergency and Rescue Unit Foundation (Eruf) attempted to revive the priest but failed. Doctors declared him dead upon reaching the Perpetual Succor Hospital.

Hotel personnel said two women in their 20s had informed the hotel's security guard that the priest suffered a heart attack inside his room. It wasn't clear however if the two informants were the priest's companions.

The hotel's record showed that Salve was alone when he checked in at room 256 of the hotel at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. He indicated in the hotel's log that he is from Davao City, when in fact he is a native of Carmen town in Cebu province.

Salve, who was assigned as parish priest of Santo Tomas de Villanueva Parish at Pardo village in Cebu City, was last seen alive by his driver after he had asked to be dropped at SM mall Wednesday afternoon after attending a baptism in Labangon village.

Salve's body now lies at the St. Peter Funeral Parlor and will be brought by his family to his hometown in Carmen.

Episcopal Vicar Monsignor Esteban Binghay said Salve had a heart surgery about three to four years ago. However, he said he was not aware of Salve's activities outside of his pastoral duties.

Meanwhile, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal has instructed Binghay to investigate the circumstances behind Salve's death. (Ian Joplin Virrey/UP Intern/Sunnex)

Means.. priests has their own extra curricular activities jud.......... kanang celibacy.... ay na lang ta ana...... pero may nalang ni kay girls man iya kuyog.. galing lang..duha duha jud.. hilig guro nig threesome ning paria.

di ba naa sad to priest na gipatay didto sa may Talisay... kadto namayot to sya........ hehehe..

pila pa kaha pari na naa unya scandal na mahibaloan lang nya nato na namatay... hay.. world................

if this is the case sir paul..... i cant actually discern na.. if we are really voting wisely............... hehehe ( morag mahitabo ani.. trial and error lang gyud gihapon ta.. di ba?)

hmmmm .... allow me to relate to you an analogy. much as i wanted to share
my own personal thinking on the matter, i could not do so directly, i might be
charged with electioneering, he he he he. but try to compare what's actually
happening with what is theoritically happening in a two-party system such as
that of the U.S.

let's suppose you are a democrat. and let's go back in time to the months
before obama was elected president ... even before the primaries when obama
was facing hillary clinton for the party nomination.

now let's suppose you are a true-bloodied democrat and you really believe
hilary clinto should be president. you work for her campaign, you campaign
with all your might with all your friends to go for her ... everything that we
normally do when we support a candidate.

comes the primaries and clinton lost to obama, so obama became the demo-
crat candidate. now the question is asked - who will you support in the
elections? who will you vote for as the next president? if you are going to
help the campaign, will you be campaigning for the republican candidate?

those among us who are in the U.S. will tell you that in general, americans
will vote along party lines. either you're a democrat or you're a republican.
those who support clinton will invariably support obama in the primaries simply
because they don't want a republican president!

the truth of the matter is - even if you believe clinton is the best candidate
for president, you would vote for obama because - - it's either him or
maccain! and you don't want republican maccain to be president.


it's not similar here - we have a multi-party system and it's causing all these
mess, he he he. but in actuality, and most especially in this election, it's
becoming similar to the two-party system while we're nearing elections. just
wait for the last survey in april, about 2 to 3 weeks before elections and you
will see what i mean.

the question is, if there are only two men standing who will probably lug it
out in the final rounds, will you use your vote to still vote for your ideal
candidate even if his chances are almost nil, or will you use your vote to
vote for somebody you may not particularly like, but if only to ensure that
someone who will surely use government money for personal gain will not
get the presidency?

isip-isip ....

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs458.ash1/25187_1408187048721_1353786142_31115302_3457550_n.jpg

Why did you post my "Love Cebu" t-shirt beside Gibo? hehehehe. I believe that Gibo is strong there....I just hope that Villar can catch up in my favorite city. :):cheers:

^ At least he died .... happily. ;)


hahahah died from too much pleasure

hmmmm .... allow me to relate to you an analogy. much as i wanted to share
my own personal thinking on the matter, i could not do so directly, i might be
charged with electioneering, he he he he. but try to compare what's actually
happening with what is theoritically happening in a two-party system such as
that of the U.S.

let's suppose you are a democrat. and let's go back in time to the months
before obama was elected president ... even before the primaries when obama
was facing hillary clinton for the party nomination.

now let's suppose you are a true-bloodied democrat and you really believe
hilary clinto should be president. you work for her campaign, you campaign
with all your might with all your friends to go for her ... everything that we
normally do when we support a candidate.

comes the primaries and clinton lost to obama, so obama became the demo-
crat candidate. now the question is asked - who will you support in the
elections? who will you vote for as the next president? if you are going to
help the campaign, will you be campaigning for the republican candidate?

those among us who are in the U.S. will tell you that in general, americans
will vote along party lines. either you're a democrat or you're a republican.
those who support clinton will invariably support obama in the primaries simply
because they don't want a republican president!

the truth of the matter is - even if you believe clinton is the best candidate
for president, you would vote for obama because - - it's either him or
maccain! and you don't want republican maccain to be president.


it's not similar here - we have a multi-party system and it's causing all these
mess, he he he. but in actuality, and most especially in this election, it's
becoming similar to the two-party system while we're nearing elections. just
wait for the last survey in april, about 2 to 3 weeks before elections and you
will see what i mean.

the question is, if there are only two men standing who will probably lug it
out in the final rounds, will you use your vote to still vote for your ideal
candidate even if his chances are almost nil, or will you use your vote to
vote for somebody you may not particularly like, but if only to ensure that
someone who will surely use government money for personal gain will not
get the presidency?

isip-isip ....

if i get it right... either you will vote for NoyNoy or Villar in this coming election. my analogy is that one will vote for NoyNoy if one doesn't like Villar to win because he might use government money for personal gain.

as for me, i'll vote for someone who others might think is weak and poor in surveys but in reality he is getting stronger as election date gets nearer because all the surveys are being manipulated and do not reflect the true sentiments of the Filipino people. DON'T BE MISLED BY SURVEYS BECAUSE THAT IS WANT SURVEYS INTEND TO DO - MANIPULATION!

if i get it right... either you will vote for NoyNoy or Villar in this coming election. my analogy is that one will vote for NoyNoy if one doesn't like Villar to win because he might use government money for personal gain.

as for me, i'll vote for someone who others might think is weak and poor in surveys but in reality he is getting stronger as election date gets nearer because all the surveys are being manipulated and do not reflect the true sentiments of the Filipino people. DON'T BE MISLED BY SURVEYS BECAUSE THAT IS WANT SURVEYS INTEND TO DO - MANIPULATION!
:applause::applause::applause::applause:
Mo-uyon ko nimo part! nindot, nindot imong gisturya! Go GO kung kinsay naa sa inyong kasing kasing! the real survey is on the Election day !!!! this country is full of manipulation! Ayaw na mog paminaw og pagtu-o sa media, kung gusto mo mogawas ang inyong tinuod nga tingod !!!!!!

GIBO For the Win! maayo unta nga makadaog siya.. :)

^^
I will not vote for a candidate who won't support charter change. With Gibo as president, I think Federalism has a chance or at least an enhanced regional autonomy. Di pareha sa uban candidates way klaro, not in their platform :)

Gibo Platform > Regional Autonomy

The Congress should determine how much autonomy they allow different regions. “So they have the power to realign internal revenue allotments to regions that can’t. But I oppose in giving autonomy to regions which are not prepared, because merely of a military conflict.”

http://www.eleksyon.co.cc/gilbert-teodoros-platform/

IF ELECTED: Pelaez to transform Lapu-Lapu into a little Singapore (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566982&publicationSubCategoryId=107)
By Garry B. Lao
(The Freeman)
Updated April 16, 2010 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - Lapu-Lapu City mayoralty candidate Efrain Pelaez likens himself to former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who transformed his country into what it is now from an underdeveloped colonial outpost.

“I’m a little Lee Kuan Yew. I’m the guy who wants to change Lapu-Lapu City and that is my dream,” Pelaez told The FREEMAN in a recent “Know Your Candidates” forum.

If elected mayor, businessman-turned politician Pelaez said one of his goals is to convert the city into a “little Singapore” that will compete with neighboring countries.

Pelaez said the city’s west coast, which stretches from barangay Suba-Basbas to barangay Punta Engaño, is the city’s tourism zone.

Converting half of the island into a properly supervised tourism corridor is included in Pelaez’s 10-point agenda.

Pelaez intends to start by adopting the barangays along the coastline and making them model tourist zones by developing no less than 20 kilometers of a widened and paved highway from Punta Engaño to the boundary of Cordova.

Pelaez would also want to clean up the city, claiming that the clean and green program of the present administration has failed to do its job.

Paz Radaza, the wife of incumbent Mayor Arturo Radaza who heads the clean and green program, is also running for mayor.

“I’m here to clean up the city. I want to fulfill that dream. How can you invite investors into your city if it’s dirty? Look around,” Pelaez said.

Pelaez admitted it’s an “uphill battle” going up against the Radazas but remains optimistic he will win the race. (FREEMAN NEWS)

:applause::applause::applause::applause:
Mo-uyon ko nimo part! nindot, nindot imong gisturya! Go GO kung kinsay naa sa inyong kasing kasing! the real survey is on the Election day !!!! this country is full of manipulation! Ayaw na mog paminaw og pagtu-o sa media, kung gusto mo mogawas ang inyong tinuod nga tingod !!!!!!

:applause::applause::applause::applause:
Mo-uyon ko nimo part! nindot, nindot imong gisturya! Go GO kung kinsay naa sa inyong kasing kasing! the real survey is on the Election day !!!! this country is full of manipulation! Ayaw na mog paminaw og pagtu-o sa media, kung gusto mo mogawas ang inyong tinuod nga tingod !!!!!!

I dunno but sa previous presidential elections, pale ra kaayo ko with regards sa pag dapig og usa ka candidate pero karon lahi ang akong baruganan... I REALLY want nga ang akong candidate modaog... mas makuyawan pa ko sa karon nga election compared sa previous kung maka daog ang dili nako candidate... It is because sa akong tan aw karon rako kitag pareha niya nga kandidato nga ang prinsipyo sa tan aw nako kay maka pa lambo na gyud sa Pilipinas... He is a new politician for me, not the typical one... Mo tuo gyud ko niya nga mapa lambo pa niyag maayo ang Sugbo kaysa sa current president nga si Gloria...:)

I dunno but sa previous presidential elections, pale ra kaayo ko with regards sa pag dapig og usa ka candidate pero karon lahi ang akong baruganan... I REALLY want nga ang akong candidate modaog... mas makuyawan pa ko sa karon nga election compared sa previous kung maka daog ang dili nako candidate... It is because sa akong tan aw karon rako kitag pareha niya nga kandidato nga ang prinsipyo sa tan aw nako kay maka pa lambo na gyud sa Pilipinas... He is a new politician for me, not the typical one... Mo tuo gyud ko niya nga mapa lambo pa niyag maayo ang Sugbo kaysa sa current president nga si Gloria...:)

makabotar mo diha sa malaysia slerz?

makabotar mo diha sa malaysia slerz?

election fever na dinha?:lol::lol::lol:

:cheers:Camotes Island:cheers:
http://travelcamotes.com/

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makabotar mo diha sa malaysia slerz?

Nop, wala ko naka paregister aabsentee voting ba na? Sayang lang pero full support lang ko...


btw, naka agi naka a tunnel Randz? gipaagi an naba karon before sa formal inaguration ni Gloria?

:)please visit camotes island:)

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pic by me...


Greetings from Taipei!

...asa na man 'to gi-ingon ni Tomas about sa Cable Car to Tops
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...asa na man 'to gi-ingon ni Tomas about sa Cable Car to Tops[/B]


naa ba'y plano ni Tomas nga natuman?

^^ Naa!

pic by me...


Greetings from Taipei!

...asa na man 'to gi-ingon ni Tomas about sa Cable Car to Tops
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Yey! The Moakong Gandola Cable Car is up again... :okay:
July 2007 inagurated, October 2008 destroyed by a Supertyphoon...

Yey! The Moakong Gandola Cable Car is up again... :okay:
July 2007 inagurated, October 2008 destroyed by a Supertyphoon...

possible ni siya siguro from beverly hills or nivel hills to tops or padulong ba kaha sa king's tower:lol::lol::lol:

click on the link for the panoramic view of long beach as viewed from the marina. btw i chose to move here because i feel that the ambience is similar to cebu. see for yourself long beach marina which i posted on the citta de mare thread.

http://www.visitlongbeach.com/

pic by me...


Greetings from Taipei!

...asa na man 'to gi-ingon ni Tomas about sa Cable Car to Tops
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I can clearly see the Taipei 101 ! :)

^^standing alone on the horizon... coz his twin is in Malaysia now...;)

SSC CEBU HAD A VERY GOOD NIGHT WITH OUT SPECIAL GUEST FROM SSC BACOLOD, THE FATHER AND DAUGHTER TEAM ( LINGUINE AND POSTERGIRL) AT THE AYALA CENTER TERRACE (BIGBY'S CAFE).. THE GROUP PROCEEDED TO FIGARO'S ASIATOWN IT PARK FOR A CHILL AND TALK.

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naa ba'y plano ni Tomas nga natuman?

Are you supporting Alvin Garcia's bid? Or you are one of Gwen's fans?

Do you guys have pictures of new restos/stores sa Persimmon Plus & Bridges Town Square? Or maybe wala pa nang-abri?



Tenants:



Mr. Coffee - open already
Urban Indulgence Organic Spa & Salon - soon to open
Bright Smiler Oral Care Center - soon to open
Happy Roster - soon to open
Bernardo Flores - soon to open
Softwash Laundromat - soon to open




as for me, i'll vote for someone who others might think is weak and poor in surveys but in reality he is getting stronger as election date gets nearer because all the surveys are being manipulated and do not reflect the true sentiments of the Filipino people. DON'T BE MISLED BY SURVEYS BECAUSE THAT IS WANT SURVEYS INTEND TO DO - MANIPULATION!

:yes: correct

To those interested to join the Green Team Cebu Grand Rally & Caravan tomorrow (April 18) with Nikki Teodoro & Rivermaya


> > > CLICK HERE (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=55381663#post55381663) < < <

for schedule of activities (see post # 16239)

To those interested to join the Green Team Cebu Grand Rally & Caravan tomorrow (April 18) with Nikki Teodoro & Rivermaya


> > > CLICK HERE (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=55381663#post55381663) < < <

for schedule of activities (see post # 16239)

Hello guys kumusta. Naa na bay LEED Certified Building diha sa Cebu or in the Philippines? Curious lang ko kay morag there is a Green Movement there.

:)please visit camotes island:)

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Hello, beautiful pictures. My sister and her husband are coming home to Cebu this year and they are interested in Camotes. Unsaon man pag-adto dinha? Malapascua unta ilang original choice pero dugay man ang bus trip and they have a 2 year old with them. Pila ka oras ang Camotes gikan Cebu City? Naa bay resort nga family friendly unya beachfront? Thanks for the help.

Hello guys kumusta. Naa na bay LEED Certified Building diha sa Cebu or in the Philippines? Curious lang ko kay morag there is a Green Movement there.


LoL... are you a Filipino or not? Do you read current events from the Philippines? :ohno:

Are you supporting Alvin Garcia's bid? Or you are one of Gwen's fans?

I'll go for Rama... Go BRT...!!!

LoL... are you a Filipino or not? Do you read current events from the Philippines? :ohno:

No, I'm not. I don't really keep track of what's happening in the Philippines. Maybe a few things. The question is simple. Do you understand it?

^^
@slemarken, if you could just answer with courtesy please. Edith B. maybe is not into politics and not in the Philippines but her question is valid since SSC is tackling on construction etc. LEED is synonymous to "green" building and i guess you are familiar with it.

I'll go for Rama... Go BRT...!!!

Ok.

BRT within the City. Rail across the province.

Hello, beautiful pictures. My sister and her husband are coming home to Cebu this year and they are interested in Camotes. Unsaon man pag-adto dinha? Malapascua unta ilang original choice pero dugay man ang bus trip and they have a 2 year old with them. Pila ka oras ang Camotes gikan Cebu City? Naa bay resort nga family friendly unya beachfront? Thanks for the help.

Hopefully this helps. Enjoy your vacation

Try this site

http://www.tourscebu.com/camotes.php

http://www.camotesresorts.com.ph/getting_there.htm


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Getting there

Cebu is a peaceful city which makes it a very ideal business and vacation destination. It is well connected and is served with major carriers through direct international flights from Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea. It is also a few hours away from Bangkok, Jakarta, Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur, ensuring ease of air access for vacations and holidays. There are also direct domestic flights to and from Manila and other Philippine cities. From Cebu where the Mactan International Airport is located, the Camotes group of islands is easily accessible through short sea travel. There are daily trips from the ports of Danao City (motorized banca), from Mandaue City Ouano wharf (motorized banca) and from Cebu City Pier 2 (ferry boat).

Chartered flights to camotes are offered by Mactan-based companies.


The realiable all-weather motorized banca.




TRIP SCHEDULE
(From Cebu to CAMOTES VIS-A-VIS)

FAST CRAFT (255 - 7560)

Pier 1 to Poro Port 5:30 pm (Daily)
Poro Port to Pier 1 6:00 am (Daily)

Fare : Php 780.00 / head (roundtrip)

MELRIVIC (Aznar Shipping 032 416-7579)

Pier 1 to Camotes 9:00 pm (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
Camotes to Pier 1 1:00 am (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)

Fare: Economy Php 510.00 / head (roundtrip)
Aircon Php 600.00 / head (roundtrip)

VIA DANAO (RJR 09069763880 / STO. NIÑO 09187218399. 09206117101)


Danao Port to Consuelo Port 6:00 am (E) & 10:30 am (RJR) (Daily)
Consuelo Port to Danao 6:00 am (RJR) & 11:00 am (E) (Daily)

Fare: Php. 360.00 / head (roundtrip)

VIA DANAO (BARGE / RO - RO 231-0639 / 345-5581)

Danao Port to Poro Port 5:00 am (Daily)
Poro Port to Danao Port 5:00 pm (Daily)

Fare: Php. 400.00 / head (roundtrip)

VIA DANAO (MV Junmar 09216375287)

Danao Port to Puertobello Port 12:30 pm (Daily Except Saturday)
Puertobello to Danao Port 7:00 am (Daily Except Except Saturday)

Fare: Php. 400.00 / head (roundtrip)


VIA OUANO WHARF MANDAUE (AVE MARIA 09205608801)

Ouano Wharf to Puertobello Port 5:30 am (Daily)
Poro Port to Ouano Wharf Mandaue 11:00 am (Daily)

Fare: Php. 400 / head (roundtrip)


MV ARA (VG Shipping Lines) 416 - 6226

Pier 3 - Poro Port 10:00 pm (Daily)
Poro Port - Pier 3 4:00pm (Daily)

Fare: Php. 400 / head (roundtrip)


JOMALIA SHIPPING (346 - 0421)

Danao Port - Consuelo Port 9:00 am & 5:30 pm (Daily)
Console Port - Danao Port 5:30 am & 2:00 pm (Daily)

Fare: Tourist Aircon - Php,400.00 / head (roundtrip)
Economy Non-Aircon - Php, 360.00 / head (roundtrip)

Beautiful Hotels and Beach Resorts in Mactan Cebu 4.16.10
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Tadpole shaped island in Mactan Cebu 4.16.10
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naa ba'y plano ni Tomas nga natuman?

mao gyud...


..another greeting...heheheh...but this time from Hongkong!
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Hopefully this helps. Enjoy your vacation

Try this site

http://www.tourscebu.com/camotes.php

http://www.camotesresorts.com.ph/getting_there.htm


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Getting there

Cebu is a peaceful city which makes it a very ideal business and vacation destination. It is well connected and is served with major carriers through direct international flights from Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Korea. It is also a few hours away from Bangkok, Jakarta, Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur, ensuring ease of air access for vacations and holidays. There are also direct domestic flights to and from Manila and other Philippine cities. From Cebu where the Mactan International Airport is located, the Camotes group of islands is easily accessible through short sea travel. There are daily trips from the ports of Danao City (motorized banca), from Mandaue City Ouano wharf (motorized banca) and from Cebu City Pier 2 (ferry boat).

Chartered flights to camotes are offered by Mactan-based companies.


The realiable all-weather motorized banca.




TRIP SCHEDULE
(From Cebu to CAMOTES VIS-A-VIS)

FAST CRAFT (255 - 7560)

Pier 1 to Poro Port 5:30 pm (Daily)
Poro Port to Pier 1 6:00 am (Daily)

Fare : Php 780.00 / head (roundtrip)

MELRIVIC (Aznar Shipping 032 416-7579)

Pier 1 to Camotes 9:00 pm (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
Camotes to Pier 1 1:00 am (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)

Fare: Economy Php 510.00 / head (roundtrip)
Aircon Php 600.00 / head (roundtrip)

VIA DANAO (RJR 09069763880 / STO. NIÑO 09187218399. 09206117101)


Danao Port to Consuelo Port 6:00 am (E) & 10:30 am (RJR) (Daily)
Consuelo Port to Danao 6:00 am (RJR) & 11:00 am (E) (Daily)

Fare: Php. 360.00 / head (roundtrip)

VIA DANAO (BARGE / RO - RO 231-0639 / 345-5581)

Danao Port to Poro Port 5:00 am (Daily)
Poro Port to Danao Port 5:00 pm (Daily)

Fare: Php. 400.00 / head (roundtrip)

VIA DANAO (MV Junmar 09216375287)

Danao Port to Puertobello Port 12:30 pm (Daily Except Saturday)
Puertobello to Danao Port 7:00 am (Daily Except Except Saturday)

Fare: Php. 400.00 / head (roundtrip)


VIA OUANO WHARF MANDAUE (AVE MARIA 09205608801)

Ouano Wharf to Puertobello Port 5:30 am (Daily)
Poro Port to Ouano Wharf Mandaue 11:00 am (Daily)

Fare: Php. 400 / head (roundtrip)


MV ARA (VG Shipping Lines) 416 - 6226

Pier 3 - Poro Port 10:00 pm (Daily)
Poro Port - Pier 3 4:00pm (Daily)

Fare: Php. 400 / head (roundtrip)


JOMALIA SHIPPING (346 - 0421)

Danao Port - Consuelo Port 9:00 am & 5:30 pm (Daily)
Console Port - Danao Port 5:30 am & 2:00 pm (Daily)

Fare: Tourist Aircon - Php,400.00 / head (roundtrip)
Economy Non-Aircon - Php, 360.00 / head (roundtrip)

Thanks. Appreciate it. Naay nakaadto na didto?

Beautiful Hotels and Beach Resorts in Mactan Cebu 4.16.10
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hala nindota og wagtangon nang mga seawall og ipalayo gamay ang mga balay sa shoreline nya ang mga nadeposit nga white sand sa bottom sa sea i-dredge padong sa baybay para mobaga pa jud ang white sand, para lahos lahos na ang white sand beach dihang dapita...taas2x raba jud diay ang white sand diha....Mura na jud nag pinahawaii og kanang mga caribbean or south american nga urban beach with the highrise hotels and mga resorts galinya! i hope ang sunod nga mayor sa lapu lapu makahuna huna ana nga idea! wow na kayong opon unya!

haaay galutaw napod akong utok og huna huna og imagine sa mga nindot buhaton og mahitabo sa sugbo! carbon market nga walkable, haruhay/relaxing, downtown nga hapsay nga di ta maworry nga another heritage building gub-on napod, maayo pagkamaintain nga natural shoreline sa mactan nga dili napod ta maworry nga another development would destroy na scenic view and natural beachline and rock formations (oki ra mga hi-rise hotels and resorts basta i-distant lang nila ang dev. sa shoreline)...a public beach in mactan where we can walk and enjoy without boundary restrictions, even if we pay an entrance fee, a reasonable amount for the facility maintenance and cottages oki ra jud kaayo! maayo og decente nga housing and neigborhood environment sa mga low income families and informal settlers sa tanan syudad sa Metro Cebu, maayong collection and disposal sa garbage, limpyo nga rivers without informal settlers shanties at its banks, police visibility everywhere around the metro.....para nako, kung mahimo nani mo-ingon nako nga perfect place na ang cebu puy-an, og modugok na pag-ayo ang mga investors og tourists sa sugbo, without even trying hard! hahaha
Nindot na baya jud daan ang sugbo, ang present condition lang jud ang nakahatag ani og apan!:)

^^
naa pa diay koy nakalimtan, ang pagtanom og kahoy, pagpagreen pag-ayo sa atong kabukiran luyo sa metro cebu! GO GO GO CEBU, RISE UP AMONG THE REST, AND BE THE BEST EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF THE PHILIPPINES!

Butar mos mga hingdagan pagkaopisyales sa sugbo nga gahuna huna aning mga butanga! VOTE WISELY THIS COMING ELECTION! :)

Please check SSC Cebu at samahan and PM bloodyred he was there with some group last month.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=301947&page=796

Crown Regency Hotel should look at these negative comments constructively kay murag tinuod jud kaayo..


http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll/qscr=dspv/htid=1757987/crti=7/hotel-reviews

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g298460-d661037-r38055487-Crown_Regency_Hotel_Towers_Cebu-Cebu_City_Cebu_Visayas.html#REVIEWS

http://www.agoda.com/asia/philippines/cebu/crown_regency_hotel_tower/reviews.html#120426


.:.

Crown Regency Hotel should look at these negative comments constructively kay murag tinuod jud kaayo..


http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll/qscr=dspv/htid=1757987/crti=7/hotel-reviews

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g298460-d661037-r38055487-Crown_Regency_Hotel_Towers_Cebu-Cebu_City_Cebu_Visayas.html#REVIEWS

http://www.agoda.com/asia/philippines/cebu/crown_regency_hotel_tower/reviews.html#120426


.:.

it seems to me that majority of the negative comments that need dire attention by hotel managers fall under cleanliness, customer service, convenience, and safety. and i think these are universal values whether you're are a domestic or foreign visitors.

i would expect an excellent customer service, cleaned surroundings and a hotel that provides me with great comfort and convenience. i dont care much about hotel food because that depends on one's taste. what taste good for me might taste awful to others. not unless the food is provided as complementary meal, otherwise i would want to sample the restaurants and cafes in a given area i visit.

as far as elevators are concerned on skyrise buildings here in the us, you need to use another elevator beyond 20 floors. except for the sears tower where they have elevators that will shoot you to the 100th floor in 60 seconds.


bbc features a new cpdrc as it opens its doors to tourists without byron garcia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/8611435.stm

Talking about elevators, IMO when it comes to the viewing deck, it should have at least 2 dedicated express elevators and 2 or 3 elevators for hotel guests.

NY Empire State buildings have 2 dedicated elevators for tourists that transport passengers to the 86th floor viewing deck that carries about 30 passengers in about a minute.

On the previous NY Twin towers, the viewing tower had 2 dedicated elevators the caters to tourist and had a capacity of about 40 people sinardinas in a minute time. I had been there 3X. The other tower was NY State branch offices with 6 elevators that stops at 45th floor which 3 of them express stops from 30 to the 45th floor and the other 3 stops from 20 to 45, while the 6 across local ride rides with final stop at 20th. People just zigzag up to the remaing floors. :nuts: :)

Singaporean IT firm picks Cebu as growth area
By Ehda M. Dagooc (The Freeman) Updated April 17, 2010 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - Singapore-based multinational IT conglomerate Thakral Group has chosen Cebu and other markets in Southern Philippines as its growth area while it embarks on an intensive expansion plan here.

"Cebu and the other business districts in the region have similar levels of maturity and goals to succeed within their perspective markets. The Thakral Group recognizes the tremendous opportunities that this part of the country offers which is why we have decided to open an office dedicated to address the IT needs of businesses
within Cebu and nearby cities," said general manager Teddy Sumulong in a press interview.

According to Sumulong the Philippine market in general, have matured to a level of sophistication and understanding wherein the value and importance of IT is no longer deemed as a peripheral but a critical component in order to operate and remain competitive.

The Thakral Group, a US$1.5 billion company, is a diversified entity with business interests in distribution of IT products, provision of value-added IT services, retail, real estate, textile and manufacturing.

Thakral InfoTech is an EMC business partner dedicated in serving the large and SME sector using EMC's world-class Unified storage, business recovery and mid-range storage solutions for the large enterprise and SME sector.

It also offers broad offerings of other IT giants such as IBM, Oracle, Lenovo, among others.

During a press briefing held in Cebu recently, Sumulong also disclosed that they are launching a two-prong campaign which include; to find strategic partner-resellers; and to hire IT professionals.

"We are looking for talents to support the continued growth in our Philippine operation. Not only on hardware skills, but also in services," Sumulong said.

He said the Singaporean conglomerate is making sure that they will have presence in Cebu especially that the City is already a global name in the ICT and BPO sectors.

"We want to make sure that we will not be left behind," he said adding that the company's presence in Cebu plays a very critical role in the growth of its operations in the Philippines.

The presence of the big names and giants in the world's IT industry in Cebu, has pushed the Thakral Group to make significant presence and investments here, Sumulong said adding "the big IT giants are here. The demand is here."

This year, the company vowed to aid the Philippine-based market players achieve their goals.

"Philippine business owners today are more sophisticated and discerning in choosing the right IT-related service provider for their business, despite the challenge to maintain efficiency given the limited funding for IT," said Thakral Group director for global business and technology service and Raffles Solutions chief executive officer (CEO) Bikram Singh Thakral.

"Thakral Group recognizes the world-class talents of Filipinos and the advantages of making them part of the organization— not only here in the Philippines but also in our operations overseas," Thakral concluded.

let us vote for president gibo, tama na ang mga oligarchs na supportign aquino, lalo na ang mga lopez, now i relaized why marcos sequestered abs cbn from them, ginagamit nila ang network to advance their business empire, sila lang nag yumayaman, go for gibo tayo wag padadala sa mga surveys at mga lipatan ng mga trapos, solid tayo kay gibo, cebu for gibo

Manpower shortage slows BPO growth
By Ehda M. Dagooc (The Freeman) Updated April 19, 2010 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - The problems on human resource supply continue to impede the Business Process Outsourcing industry in Cebu from achieving a fully-emerged status, this according to the Cebu Investment and Promotions Center (CIPC).

“To become an emerged international BPO destination, we need more people. We just don’t have enough people. Today, we don’t have to attract more BPO investors, because everybody is expanding, no one is downscaling, the problem is we don’t have human resource,” said CPIC managing director Joel Mari S. Yu.

According to Yu, if Cebu can produce 100 thousand people outright, existing BPO companies here will hire them all. However, because of shortage of manpower, existing BPO companies now are struggling to get people from outside of Cebu and neighboring provinces.

Cebu has been named as number one emerging BPO destination by Tholons for two consecutive years from 2008 and 2009. This time, the challenge of Cebu is to become an emerged destination for BPO.

In October of last year, Tholons, a leading full-service strategic advisory firm for Global Outsourcing Investments, released its latest report putting Cebu as number one Emerging Outsourcing City” in the world. This is for the second time around.

The same report in 2008, also put Cebu in the number position as an Emerging Outsourcing City, bested other cities in the world such as Shanghai and Beijing in China, Krakow in Poland, Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

Yu said unless this manpower shortage will be addressed, Cebu can easily be deemed as the top BPO destination in the world.

At present, Cebu only employs a total of 60 thousand people working for the BPO related companies. In Metro Manila on the other hand, the industry employs over 500 thousand people.

Cebu produces an average of 23 thousand graduates a year, supposed five percent will quality to immediately work in BPO companies, Yu said “we can only supply 1,500 people a year,” Yu said.

Including graduates of informal training programs established by private companies and some BPO in-house training facilities, Cebu can only provide 5,000 people than can immediately qualify for BPO jobs.

“The problem is still human resource. We don’t have enough people. One of the requirements in achieving an emerged destination, is the availability of manpower,” Yu said.

In his recent visit to Cebu Avinash Vashista, chief executive officer and founder Tholons urged Cebu to strengthen its manpower niche in order to sustain, or improve its position as leading BPO destination in the world.

The scale and quality of the manpower here is tremendous,” Vashista commented, adding that while India
and China’s local workforce maybe “ten to twenty times more” than in Cebu, the latter’s IT employers have proven themselves to be of world-class quality.

Cebu’s strength in having high quality workforce, he noted, has been a significant factor in the province’s ranking last year by Global Services and Tholons’ as the number one emerging BPO destinations among 50 key cities in the world.

“Cebu is now a leader among emerging BPO destinations but Cebu has to move and become one of the emerged destinations,” Vashista challenged local ICT players.

Vashista pointed out that in the bid to be among the line of emerged BPO cities in the world, Cebu has to further protect its manpower supply by engaging in more programs that will enhance the quality of its IT and IT-related graduates to increase their probability to be hired by IT and BPO companies.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=567759&publicationSubCategoryId=108

^^It's high time for TESDA to teach those bums some BPO related skills... :)

Goodbye Federalism under Noynoy/Mar.:ohno:

No Cha-cha under Noynoy – Roxas
By ROY MABASA
April 17, 2010, 7:45pm

There will be no Charter change (Cha-cha) under the Aquino-Roxas administration.

This was the statement made by Liberal Party vice presidential bet Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II as he expressly pointed out that instead of giving priority to tackling any amendments in the Philippine Constitution, he and LP standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III will concentrate on the country’s economy and to generate jobs for the Filipinos.

“Charter change is not our priority. We will first focus on invigorating the economy so more businessmen will be persuaded to invest in the country,” Roxas said in a radio interview last Saturday.

According to Roxas, chronic graft and corruption – fostered by a rotten system of governance in the country – is on top of their “to-do list.”

“Part of our agenda is to rid the Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Internal Revenue of corrupt employees,” Roxas pointed out.

Roxas also assured that under the Aquino-Roxas administration, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s hopes of becoming the House speaker will be dashed.

“If we will win, we will make sure President Arroyo would not be elected as speaker of the House,” Roxas stressed, echoing the same promise of Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential candidate Sen. Manny Villar.

Likewise, Roxas expressed deep concern over the admissions by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that results of the May 10 automated elections would be known in three days, contrary to earlier pronouncements that final poll results will be known in an instant.

Roxas said the Comelec should stick to its original two-day time frame for the announcement of election results, stressing any extension would further heighten fears of massive election fraud.

Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez was earlier quoted as saying the results of the election tally would be announced only after the canvassing at the municipal and provincial levels are completed, which is expected to take about 2 to 3 days after the elections.

Before this new timeline for the announcement of the results of the elections, Jimenez announced that results of the voting would be known within 48 hours.
“These are scary developments in the AES,” Roxas said.

Roxas also questioned the statement of Jimenez that computation of the results in the precinct level – the first stage of the canvassing – would have to be done by the political parties because the poll body was not required to total the results of the precinct voting or to post the consolidated results of the voting in real time on a website.

Jimenez has announced the yet-to-be-disclosed website would contain only unconsolidated results from the 76,000 precincts nationwide.

The Comelec would likewise not provide a running tally on the website.

“Are we going back to manual election? Elections have been automated for speedy result and to stop cheating,” Roxas said.

Roxas said posting the final tally in the website would be helpful to the Senate and the House of Representatives, convened as a National Board of Canvassers, in the tabulation and consolidation of the results of the May 10 elections.

“Posting the results in the presidential and vice-presidential race would determine if there is any discrepancy between the Comelec’s and Congress’ tally,” he said, stressing this would likewise serve as a deterrent to possible tampering of the votes.

The LP bet said he expects the Arroyo administration and its allies to attempt to stop him and Aquino from winning in the elections.

Aquino and Roxas have cited alarming lapses in the preparations for the automated polls, such as questionable source code review requirements, electricity supply problems, absence of means to verify ultra-violent marks in official ballots, uncertain conduct of a random manual audit, absence of a clear back-up plan, and an unfair ballot design, among others.

The LP tandem said such slip-ups could be part of an administration-hatched “grand scheme” to tamper with the results of the May 10 polls.

“The public should continue to be vigilant. The elections would be the way towards genuine reform and change. We are sick and tired of crooked governance,” Roxas said.
http://www.mb.com.ph/node/253200/no-chacha-under-noynoy-roxa

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Goodbye Federalism under Noynoy/Mar.:ohno:

No Cha-cha under Noynoy – Roxas
By ROY MABASA
April 17, 2010, 7:45pm

There will be no Charter change (Cha-cha) under the Aquino-Roxas administration.

This was the statement made by Liberal Party vice presidential bet Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II as he expressly pointed out that instead of giving priority to tackling any amendments in the Philippine Constitution, he and LP standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III will concentrate on the country’s economy and to generate jobs for the Filipinos.

“Charter change is not our priority. We will first focus on invigorating the economy so more businessmen will be persuaded to invest in the country,” Roxas said in a radio interview last Saturday.

According to Roxas, chronic graft and corruption – fostered by a rotten system of governance in the country – is on top of their “to-do list.”

“Part of our agenda is to rid the Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Internal Revenue of corrupt employees,” Roxas pointed out.

Roxas also assured that under the Aquino-Roxas administration, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s hopes of becoming the House speaker will be dashed.

“If we will win, we will make sure President Arroyo would not be elected as speaker of the House,” Roxas stressed, echoing the same promise of Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential candidate Sen. Manny Villar.

Likewise, Roxas expressed deep concern over the admissions by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that results of the May 10 automated elections would be known in three days, contrary to earlier pronouncements that final poll results will be known in an instant.

Roxas said the Comelec should stick to its original two-day time frame for the announcement of election results, stressing any extension would further heighten fears of massive election fraud.

Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez was earlier quoted as saying the results of the election tally would be announced only after the canvassing at the municipal and provincial levels are completed, which is expected to take about 2 to 3 days after the elections.

Before this new timeline for the announcement of the results of the elections, Jimenez announced that results of the voting would be known within 48 hours.
“These are scary developments in the AES,” Roxas said.

Roxas also questioned the statement of Jimenez that computation of the results in the precinct level – the first stage of the canvassing – would have to be done by the political parties because the poll body was not required to total the results of the precinct voting or to post the consolidated results of the voting in real time on a website.

Jimenez has announced the yet-to-be-disclosed website would contain only unconsolidated results from the 76,000 precincts nationwide.

The Comelec would likewise not provide a running tally on the website.

“Are we going back to manual election? Elections have been automated for speedy result and to stop cheating,” Roxas said.

Roxas said posting the final tally in the website would be helpful to the Senate and the House of Representatives, convened as a National Board of Canvassers, in the tabulation and consolidation of the results of the May 10 elections.

“Posting the results in the presidential and vice-presidential race would determine if there is any discrepancy between the Comelec’s and Congress’ tally,” he said, stressing this would likewise serve as a deterrent to possible tampering of the votes.

The LP bet said he expects the Arroyo administration and its allies to attempt to stop him and Aquino from winning in the elections.

Aquino and Roxas have cited alarming lapses in the preparations for the automated polls, such as questionable source code review requirements, electricity supply problems, absence of means to verify ultra-violent marks in official ballots, uncertain conduct of a random manual audit, absence of a clear back-up plan, and an unfair ballot design, among others.

The LP tandem said such slip-ups could be part of an administration-hatched “grand scheme” to tamper with the results of the May 10 polls.

“The public should continue to be vigilant. The elections would be the way towards genuine reform and change. We are sick and tired of crooked governance,” Roxas said.
http://www.mb.com.ph/node/253200/no-chacha-under-noynoy-roxa

ataks! galagot na jud ko aning noynoy og mar! di lagi ni sila kadaug! :cheers::cheers:

GO GIBO...Dapat Solid Gibo ang mga Cebuano

ataks! galagot na jud ko aning noynoy og mar! di lagi ni sila kadaug! :cheers::cheers:

GO GIBO...Dapat Solid Gibo ang mga Cebuano

The problem is: here in MM and Luzon, Noynoy and Mar are really popular :bash: Hay

CEBU FESTIVAL 2010 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=842721&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=115906561760401&aid=-1&id=1657940567#!/event.php?eid=115906561760401)

The super-mega launching of SRP...

SSC CEBU HAD A VERY GOOD NIGHT WITH OUT SPECIAL GUEST FROM SSC BACOLOD, THE FATHER AND DAUGHTER TEAM ( LINGUINE AND POSTERGIRL) AT THE AYALA CENTER TERRACE (BIGBY'S CAFE).. THE GROUP PROCEEDED TO FIGARO'S ASIATOWN IT PARK FOR A CHILL AND TALK.

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5125/atlategola.jpg



Hi guys......thanks so much for a great time.....hope to be back in Cebu again soon.....thanks Henz, Jarenz, Robert (?) , bloodyred (?)

The super-mega launching of SRP...

from Facebook:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs433.snc3/24932_1347553903068_1657940567_842721_1974266_n.jpg

^^Maru-maru pud gud ni si Tomas...May 1-8 is few days away from the poll...Hitting many birds in one stone... :)

Crown Regency Hotel should look at these negative comments constructively kay murag tinuod jud kaayo..


http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll/qscr=dspv/htid=1757987/crti=7/hotel-reviews

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g298460-d661037-r38055487-Crown_Regency_Hotel_Towers_Cebu-Cebu_City_Cebu_Visayas.html#REVIEWS

http://www.agoda.com/asia/philippines/cebu/crown_regency_hotel_tower/reviews.html#120426


.:.


this is nice.. i hope the Kings should take this feedbacks on a positive note. I myself is not impressed on the interiors of the buildings and its restaurants... i hope they will find time to improve it.

Cebu City from Cordova
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs479.snc3/26232_383644597627_790672627_3721929_2883047_n.jpg

SRP na lang yung kulang sa picture.... kelan kaya??
excited n ako sa rendering ng FLI... May 8 cguro sila magground
breaking para sa Citte de Mare wlith the rendering.. WOW.

OT: lang...
Hotdog anyone?

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs124.snc3/17169_1341024882818_1147075212_31072318_3018952_n.jpg

OT: lang...
Hotdog anyone?

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs124.snc3/17169_1341024882818_1147075212_31072318_3018952_n.jpg

This is hilarious :lol:

wla lang gud

Goodbye Federalism under Noynoy/Mar.:ohno:

No Cha-cha under Noynoy – Roxas
By ROY MABASA
April 17, 2010, 7:45pm

There will be no Charter change (Cha-cha) under the Aquino-Roxas administration.

This was the statement made by Liberal Party vice presidential bet Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II as he expressly pointed out that instead of giving priority to tackling any amendments in the Philippine Constitution, he and LP standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III will concentrate on the country’s economy and to generate jobs for the Filipinos.

“Charter change is not our priority. We will first focus on invigorating the economy so more businessmen will be persuaded to invest in the country,” Roxas said in a radio interview last Saturday.

According to Roxas, chronic graft and corruption – fostered by a rotten system of governance in the country – is on top of their “to-do list.”

“Part of our agenda is to rid the Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Internal Revenue of corrupt employees,” Roxas pointed out.

Roxas also assured that under the Aquino-Roxas administration, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s hopes of becoming the House speaker will be dashed.

“If we will win, we will make sure President Arroyo would not be elected as speaker of the House,” Roxas stressed, echoing the same promise of Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential candidate Sen. Manny Villar.

Likewise, Roxas expressed deep concern over the admissions by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that results of the May 10 automated elections would be known in three days, contrary to earlier pronouncements that final poll results will be known in an instant.

Roxas said the Comelec should stick to its original two-day time frame for the announcement of election results, stressing any extension would further heighten fears of massive election fraud.

Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez was earlier quoted as saying the results of the election tally would be announced only after the canvassing at the municipal and provincial levels are completed, which is expected to take about 2 to 3 days after the elections.

Before this new timeline for the announcement of the results of the elections, Jimenez announced that results of the voting would be known within 48 hours.
“These are scary developments in the AES,” Roxas said.

Roxas also questioned the statement of Jimenez that computation of the results in the precinct level – the first stage of the canvassing – would have to be done by the political parties because the poll body was not required to total the results of the precinct voting or to post the consolidated results of the voting in real time on a website.

Jimenez has announced the yet-to-be-disclosed website would contain only unconsolidated results from the 76,000 precincts nationwide.

The Comelec would likewise not provide a running tally on the website.

“Are we going back to manual election? Elections have been automated for speedy result and to stop cheating,” Roxas said.

Roxas said posting the final tally in the website would be helpful to the Senate and the House of Representatives, convened as a National Board of Canvassers, in the tabulation and consolidation of the results of the May 10 elections.

“Posting the results in the presidential and vice-presidential race would determine if there is any discrepancy between the Comelec’s and Congress’ tally,” he said, stressing this would likewise serve as a deterrent to possible tampering of the votes.

The LP bet said he expects the Arroyo administration and its allies to attempt to stop him and Aquino from winning in the elections.

Aquino and Roxas have cited alarming lapses in the preparations for the automated polls, such as questionable source code review requirements, electricity supply problems, absence of means to verify ultra-violent marks in official ballots, uncertain conduct of a random manual audit, absence of a clear back-up plan, and an unfair ballot design, among others.

The LP tandem said such slip-ups could be part of an administration-hatched “grand scheme” to tamper with the results of the May 10 polls.

“The public should continue to be vigilant. The elections would be the way towards genuine reform and change. We are sick and tired of crooked governance,” Roxas said.
http://www.mb.com.ph/node/253200/no-chacha-under-noynoy-roxa

Murag mutuo najud ko nga naa'y psychological disorder si manoy Noy like sa accusation sa Nationalista Candidate Manny V.:bash:

G1BO should win! :)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs439.ash1/24216_427764062801_621437801_5356439_8143039_n.jpg

Cebu Cathedral

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs492.snc3/26883_436613309127_610999127_5604073_4470050_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs465.ash1/25554_386542639479_610854479_3853748_322564_n.jpg

Gibo for president!

I'm looking for a photographer for a website project. Need to see samples of your pics.

email me: motioncraftdesign at gmail dot com

i saw construction beside the airport (expansion na cguro yun kasi magkadikit lng sa existing airport) and renovation sa floorings..

ka hot sa ato future first lady....

i saw construction beside the airport (expansion na cguro yun kasi magkadikit lng sa existing airport) and renovation sa floorings..

Is this the one ?
http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/blueleo101/IMG_1632.jpg

Mao na gud siguro ni bai ang expansion... :banana:

mao na xa ako g.mean.. expansion dba? tingin nyo?
excavation na sila

The problem is: here in MM and Luzon, Noynoy and Mar are really popular :bash: Hay

yeah when i was in makati last friday, a cebuano taxi driver told me that noynoy is so popular in manila, but he also told me that he is for G1bo, and he has a really intelligent reason why...hehe! i hope a large number of visayans and mindanaons in Luzon would go for G1bo!
SULOOONG G1BO!

Beautiful Hotels and Beach Resorts in Mactan Cebu 4.16.10
http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/blueleo101/IMG_1650.jpg

WOW! i never thought this area around Mactan would be this stunning! brilliant shot bro! :okay::okay:

hala nindota og wagtangon nang mga seawall og ipalayo gamay ang mga balay sa shoreline nya ang mga nadeposit nga white sand sa bottom sa sea i-dredge padong sa baybay para mobaga pa jud ang white sand, para lahos lahos na ang white sand beach dihang dapita...taas2x raba jud diay ang white sand diha....Mura na jud nag pinahawaii og kanang mga caribbean or south american nga urban beach with the highrise hotels and mga resorts galinya! i hope ang sunod nga mayor sa lapu lapu makahuna huna ana nga idea! wow na kayong opon unya!

I am with you sir @randy...i hope mayoralty candidate pelaez would take real his intention of turning Mactan into a world-class resort city. i really want Mactan to become the Philippines' version of Cancun, Mexico; Miami Beach, USA; Gold Coast, Australia; Rio, Brazil; French Riviera, France; and Costa del Sol, Spain.

Goodbye Federalism under Noynoy/Mar.:ohno:

No Cha-cha under Noynoy – Roxas
By ROY MABASA
April 17, 2010, 7:45pm


all the more I won't vote for either of them!

The problem is: here in MM and Luzon, Noynoy and Mar are really popular :bash: Hay

yeah.... how i wish Cebu and the rest of the Visayas and Mindanao will outshine the results in MM and Luzon and vote for GIBO!

from Facebook:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs433.snc3/24932_1347553903068_1657940567_842721_1974266_n.jpg

WOW! I hope this will become an annual event!

Cebu City from Cordova
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs479.snc3/26232_383644597627_790672627_3721929_2883047_n.jpg

brilliant shot! :okay:

OT: lang...
Hotdog anyone?

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs124.snc3/17169_1341024882818_1147075212_31072318_3018952_n.jpg

:lol::lol::lol::rofl::D
i enjoyed this! this is hilarious! :D:D:D:D

let us vote for president gibo, tama na ang mga oligarchs na supportign aquino, lalo na ang mga lopez, now i relaized why marcos sequestered abs cbn from them, ginagamit nila ang network to advance their business empire, sila lang nag yumayaman, go for gibo tayo wag padadala sa mga surveys at mga lipatan ng mga trapos, solid tayo kay gibo, cebu for gibo

I was listening to DYAB's live webcast and they are soooo for Noynoy. They even tolerate callers who openly but indirectly campaigns for Noynoy. Haaayyyy. I can remember Gabby Lopez's promise to do whatever he can to uphold Cory's legacy during her death.

^^ Its just weird because that can only pertain to the Eugenio side of the Lopez--maka-Noynoy. The Fernando side of the Lopezes are betting for the orange--maka-Villar.

In any case, lets just vote whom do we think would be beneficial for Cebu and the rest of the countryside.

My dos sentimos worth. :2cents:

Toledo City (?)


http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/linguine16/IMG_2009.jpg


GO GREEN!!!

an article from a malaysian daily

Tuesday April 20, 2010
A quiet sense of optimism rules
CERITALAH By KARIM RASLAN

Cebu is slowly moving forward, powered by the many call centres and Business Process Outsourcing offices, its newest and most dynamic sector.

THE 2010 Philippine General Election scheduled for May 10 will be hotly contested. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has been President for nine years. She cannot stand again and the country is eager for change. Moreover, the Philippines, with over 95 million inhabitants, is one of South-east Asia’s sleeping giants.

The front-runner – and by a comfortable margin – is “Noynoy” Aquino, and his main challenge once he secures Malacanang Palace will be to transform this poverty-ridden nation.

The Philippines’ second largest city, Cebu, in the central region of the Visayas, may well hold the key to the country’s future.

Cebu has a population of just over 800,000 people – two million if one includes suburbs like Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Talisay.

With a bustling port and airport, Cebu is a major trading, tourist and logistics hub for the country’s central zone – the Visayan Islands.

“Cebuanos” are proud people and they don’t necessarily like or respect the capital, Manila.

As Cherry Lim, the Business Editor of the Sun Standard (the city’s largest paper) says: “We’re very business-like in Cebu. We don’t go for big rallies and demos.” [sun standard? could be sun star]

Cebuanos remind me of Penangites. They like their independence and believe in sorting things out themselves.

Indeed, Cherry adds: “Nowadays we don’t even need to fly through Manila to leave the country.

“There are direct flights to Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, Doha and Kuala Lumpur.”

The city is set along the east coast of the long and narrow Cebu Island. There is a ridge of mountains dividing east from west. These hills and valleys are picturesque.

Cebu is also an example of how the Philippines is slowly moving forward.

There’s a quiet sense of optimism. The city’s economy is supported by its services sector – something that the Filipinos do well.

There are countless hotels serving the rich and populous north Asian markets, especially Koreans.

Having spent some time travelling through the peaceful and very beautiful Visayan islands – and especially Bohol – I am convinced that they will become a very attractive destination, competing with Langka-wi, Phuket and Bali.

At the same time, Cebu has long been a key logistical hub for the southern half of the republic. The port is busy and there are warehouses and godowns crammed with goods.

Still, the newest and most dynamic sector is the city’s many call centres and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) offices.

Indeed, BPO may prove to be the Philippines’ future growth path. In Cebu alone, it is estimated that the sector employs well over 20,000 people, all of whom are earning good salaries which are twice the minimum wage of 267 pesos (RM19.32) a day.

Business has been good. As a result, profits have skyrocketed: the Philippines’ BPO industry had revenues of US$7.22bil (RM23.2bil) in 2009.

Cebu’s contribution to that was around US$650mil (RM2.09bil), thereby ensuring a substantial injection of funds into local property, retailing and service sectors.

Of course the largest concentration of BPO facilities is actually in the Metro Manila area, with Ortegas’ forest of tower-blocks leading the way.

Nonetheless, growth centres like Cebu are also helping the Philippines keep its workers at home, rather than joining the “Balikbayan” abroad. Indeed, Cebu’s AsiaTown IT Park is now buzzing with young workers in outsourcing industries.

Two Cebuanos I met, “French Boy” and “Shialo Jane” (both twenty-somethings) were quite happy to be part of AsiaTown.

They are both degree holders, starting off with a salary of 5,000 pesos [5k? i dont think so! basin 15k ni, but im not sure, 5k is like so very low by industry standard] (RM361.83) which will quickly rise to 10,000 and beyond upon confirmation.

This is a major paradigm shift: decades ago, both would have been forced to seek less attractive work overseas. Now, they have a chance to earn a good, middle-class salary at home.

How did this happen? Part of this can be attributed to political leadership. While President Gloria Arroyo’s administration has been mired in corruption, provinces like Cebu have been powering ahead.

Cherry claims that Noynoy’s running mate, Senator “Mar” Roxas, was especially influential. Under his patronage, “they convened a conference back in 2002, now there are all these new jobs and money pumping into the local economy: especially property and retailing.”

What has all this got to do with Malaysia?

For one thing, it shows that our neighbours are beginning to stir. They are unlocking the energies of their people – using the latest technology to move ahead.

In short, the Philippines and Indonesia are poor but they’re growing fast, creating a vast pool of consumers.

Wandering around AisaTown made me think back to our own much vaunted, software mega project in Cyberjaya. Wasn’t Cyber-jaya supposed to be our gateway to the services sector. What has happened?

Why are the Filipinos now dominating this sector in South-east Asia?

It is arguable that we are being held back by inefficiency, over-regulation and stubborn political resistance to even basic liberalisation.

In order for us as a nation to tap the emerging growth in countries like the Philippines we are going to have to become far more attuned and sensitive to local demands.

The obsession with Malay rights will not help us win future market-share. We Malaysians need to take a good hard look at the state of our economy and decide whether we have what it takes to ensure that it stays competitive.

HERE (http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2010/4/20/columnists/ceritalah/6087931&sec=ceritalah)

Nice Article. Now they are trying to emulate Cebu's dynamism.

yup that's TOLEDO

Toledo City (?)


http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/linguine16/IMG_2009.jpg


GO GREEN!!!

she was simply beautiful... had the chance to meet her personally...


http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs439.ash1/24216_427764062801_621437801_5356439_8143039_n.jpg

Cebu Cathedral

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs492.snc3/26883_436613309127_610999127_5604073_4470050_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs465.ash1/25554_386542639479_610854479_3853748_322564_n.jpg

yup that's TOLEDO



Thanks for the confirmation @blueguy, never been to Toledo btw......:D...

an article from a malaysian daily

Tuesday April 20, 2010
A quiet sense of optimism rules
CERITALAH By KARIM RASLAN

Cebu is slowly moving forward, powered by the many call centres and Business Process Outsourcing offices, its newest and most dynamic sector.

THE 2010 Philippine General Election scheduled for May 10 will be hotly contested. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has been President for nine years. She cannot stand again and the country is eager for change. Moreover, the Philippines, with over 95 million inhabitants, is one of South-east Asia’s sleeping giants.

The front-runner – and by a comfortable margin – is “Noynoy” Aquino, and his main challenge once he secures Malacanang Palace will be to transform this poverty-ridden nation.

The Philippines’ second largest city, Cebu, in the central region of the Visayas, may well hold the key to the country’s future.

Cebu has a population of just over 800,000 people – two million if one includes suburbs like Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Talisay.

With a bustling port and airport, Cebu is a major trading, tourist and logistics hub for the country’s central zone – the Visayan Islands.

“Cebuanos” are proud people and they don’t necessarily like or respect the capital, Manila.

As Cherry Lim, the Business Editor of the Sun Standard (the city’s largest paper) says: “We’re very business-like in Cebu. We don’t go for big rallies and demos.” [sun standard? could be sun star]

Cebuanos remind me of Penangites. They like their independence and believe in sorting things out themselves.

Indeed, Cherry adds: “Nowadays we don’t even need to fly through Manila to leave the country.

“There are direct flights to Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, Doha and Kuala Lumpur.”

The city is set along the east coast of the long and narrow Cebu Island. There is a ridge of mountains dividing east from west. These hills and valleys are picturesque.

Cebu is also an example of how the Philippines is slowly moving forward.

There’s a quiet sense of optimism. The city’s economy is supported by its services sector – something that the Filipinos do well.

There are countless hotels serving the rich and populous north Asian markets, especially Koreans.

Having spent some time travelling through the peaceful and very beautiful Visayan islands – and especially Bohol – I am convinced that they will become a very attractive destination, competing with Langka-wi, Phuket and Bali.

At the same time, Cebu has long been a key logistical hub for the southern half of the republic. The port is busy and there are warehouses and godowns crammed with goods.

Still, the newest and most dynamic sector is the city’s many call centres and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) offices.

Indeed, BPO may prove to be the Philippines’ future growth path. In Cebu alone, it is estimated that the sector employs well over 20,000 people, all of whom are earning good salaries which are twice the minimum wage of 267 pesos (RM19.32) a day.

Business has been good. As a result, profits have skyrocketed: the Philippines’ BPO industry had revenues of US$7.22bil (RM23.2bil) in 2009.

Cebu’s contribution to that was around US$650mil (RM2.09bil), thereby ensuring a substantial injection of funds into local property, retailing and service sectors.

Of course the largest concentration of BPO facilities is actually in the Metro Manila area, with Ortegas’ forest of tower-blocks leading the way.

Nonetheless, growth centres like Cebu are also helping the Philippines keep its workers at home, rather than joining the “Balikbayan” abroad. Indeed, Cebu’s AsiaTown IT Park is now buzzing with young workers in outsourcing industries.

Two Cebuanos I met, “French Boy” and “Shialo Jane” (both twenty-somethings) were quite happy to be part of AsiaTown.

They are both degree holders, starting off with a salary of 5,000 pesos [5k? i dont think so! basin 15k ni, but im not sure, 5k is like so very low by industry standard] (RM361.83) which will quickly rise to 10,000 and beyond upon confirmation.

This is a major paradigm shift: decades ago, both would have been forced to seek less attractive work overseas. Now, they have a chance to earn a good, middle-class salary at home.

How did this happen? Part of this can be attributed to political leadership. While President Gloria Arroyo’s administration has been mired in corruption, provinces like Cebu have been powering ahead.

Cherry claims that Noynoy’s running mate, Senator “Mar” Roxas, was especially influential. Under his patronage, “they convened a conference back in 2002, now there are all these new jobs and money pumping into the local economy: especially property and retailing.”

What has all this got to do with Malaysia?

For one thing, it shows that our neighbours are beginning to stir. They are unlocking the energies of their people – using the latest technology to move ahead.

In short, the Philippines and Indonesia are poor but they’re growing fast, creating a vast pool of consumers.

Wandering around AisaTown made me think back to our own much vaunted, software mega project in Cyberjaya. Wasn’t Cyber-jaya supposed to be our gateway to the services sector. What has happened?

Why are the Filipinos now dominating this sector in South-east Asia?

It is arguable that we are being held back by inefficiency, over-regulation and stubborn political resistance to even basic liberalisation.

In order for us as a nation to tap the emerging growth in countries like the Philippines we are going to have to become far more attuned and sensitive to local demands.

The obsession with Malay rights will not help us win future market-share. We Malaysians need to take a good hard look at the state of our economy and decide whether we have what it takes to ensure that it stays competitive.

HERE (http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2010/4/20/columnists/ceritalah/6087931&sec=ceritalah)

Nice Article. Now they are trying to emulate Cebu's dynamism.



This is very true... Days before arriving in Malaysia, I thought I have a feeling that they look down on us... thinking of Sipadan, Sabah migrants, Abu Sayafe...etc, pero as a surprise, they treat us as the most beautiful among Southeast Asian races...;) If Taiwanese look down on us, Malaysians' are different, for them Filipinos are well educated, beautiful, artists, singers and they always reiterate that the Philipine is very beautiful country specially the beaches are clearer than our beaches here in M'sia... like a Langkawi local said that the Pilipin is more beutiful than Langkawi... (siya nay gasulti, wana tay mahimo...lol)



Cebuanos remind me of Penangites. They like their independence and believe in sorting things out themselves.

Agree, agree, agree...lol
Im now a half Cebuano and a half Penangite:D

This pics of Penang tells you why...:)


http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/7923/pen8.jpg

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OT... but just wanna share this pics in relation sa Cebu... para di sad mapan-os...:D

Ayala group wants 40 hectares in SRP (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=568424&publicationSubCategoryId=107)
(The Freeman)
Updated April 21, 2010 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - While opposition leaders in Cebu City are busy criticizing Mayor Tomas Osmeña for alleged mismanagement of the city and blaming the South Road Properties as the cause of the city’s financial ruin, the mayor announced that the Ayala Group of Companies even offered to buy 40 hectares of land at the SRP.

The mayor made the announcement during his political sortie in Barangay Pasil last Monday night in reaction to the criticism of businessman Jonathan “Atan” Guardo, his main opponent for the city’s south congressional district.

Guardo the other day launched his so-called “Lapok campaign” aimed at discouraging voters from supporting Osmeña and the other candidates of the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan because he claimed that they failed to attend to the needs of the people during their term.

Guardo’s 30-second video, which will be shown on television days from now, shows the 295-hectare of reclaimed lands as mere lapok or mud and hampering the delivery of the supposed basic services for the people because the city is paying P800 million every year for its debt to Japan.

“Hangtud kanus-a pa ang syudad mag-antus sa lapok?” Guardo asked, adding that the city officials should create a team of experts to look for better ways on how to develop the SRP.

Osmeña, who used to be the vice president of a real estate company in the United States in 80’s, just laughed off Guardo’s suggestions.

The mayor said there is even an offer from the Ayala Group of Companies to buy 40 hectares of lands at the SRP at the same price SM Prime Holdings Inc. and Filinvest Land Inc. paid the city, but Osmeña said he has decided not to accept the offer yet.

The present price for a square meter at the SRP ranges from P8,000 to P15,000 depending on its location, but Osmeña said he wants the city to stop selling lots until after FLI and SM Prime Holdings will start constructing their projects at their purchased lots.

FLI will construct high-rise hotels and condominiums in its 50-hectare lot subject to a joint venture agreement with the city, while SM Prime Holdings also pledged to build a giant mall and other infrastructure projects in its 34 hectares that was purchased at P2.7 billion. – Rene U. Borromeo/BRP

Hello GUARDO wa manisiyay buot oi. Nihilom naman gali si Gwen karon si Guardo na pod ni banus. :bash: :bash: :bash: Ako pa niya mamalit na siya stocks sa SM ug sa FLI. Maayo pa si Gullas wa magsabasaba namalit mga yuta along the South Road Highway mientras nag reclaim pa ang Cebu City sa SRP. :nuts: :cheers: :)

Ayala group wants 40 hectares in SRP (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=568424&publicationSubCategoryId=107)
(The Freeman)
Updated April 21, 2010 12:00 AM

The present price for a square meter at the SRP ranges from P8,000 to P15,000 depending on its location, but Osmeña said he wants the city to stop selling lots until after FLI and SM Prime Holdings will start constructing their projects at their purchased lots.

– Rene U. Borromeo/BRP

marokoy jud ni c tomas! hehe!

This is very true... Days before arriving in Malaysia, I thought I have a feeling that they look down on us... thinking of Sipadan, Sabah migrants, Abu Sayafe...etc, pero as a surprise, they treat us as the most beautiful among Southeast Asian races...;) If Taiwanese look down on us, Malaysians' are different, for them Filipinos are well educated, beautiful, artists, singers and they always reiterate that the Philipine is very beautiful country specially the beaches are clearer than our beaches here in M'sia... like a Langkawi local said that the Pilipin is more beutiful than Langkawi... (siya nay gasulti, wana tay mahimo...lol)

right! according to my effeminate cousin who stayed in kuala lumpur and singapore for several months, he said that malaysians really adore filipinos A LOT! take note, A LOT daw. when he handed over his passport to the malaysian immigrant officers, they couldn't believe he was a male coz his physical appearance resembles that of a girl. they even said 'maganda filipina' to him. and they took pictures of him its as if he was a celebrity! no wonder why christian bautista, regine velazquez and even manny pacquiao is highly adored by malaysians!



Cebuanos remind me of Penangites. They like their independence and believe in sorting things out themselves.

Agree, agree, agree...lol
Im now a half Cebuano and a half Penangite:D


true! that is why its best for Cebu to be federated because we couldn't be totally independent unless we still keep on knocking at Manila's footsteps just to fund our dream projects that probably would only end up being junked, delayed, or reduced to eternal damnation by the northern culprits! :lol:

^^^^ I think inspite of the governmental set-up in the Philippines, Cebu is already exhibiting it's resiliency and showed alot of potential when it comes to progress. We are all witnessing all these and thank you for all these foreign investors who started to see the potential in building their empire in Cebu. I have never yet seen so much progress outside Manila anywhere else in the Philippines other than in Cebu. Sometimes, in just a couple or three years time span I was able to see Cebu, the difference in that short time frame has always been remarkable.

That picture of panoramic penang would seems to be a good example of how cebu's skyline would look in the future. The only thing is that we are already now seing the hills in Cebu being tored up in favor of urban development. I hope Cebu would still be able to hang to it as long as it can posibly can.

just got back from Boston~ Cebu City should take a look at how Boston developed its Back Bay District, which is in many ways similar to our North Reclamation Area

Ayala group wants 40 hectares in SRP (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=568424&publicationSubCategoryId=107)
(The Freeman)
Updated April 21, 2010 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - While opposition leaders in Cebu City are busy criticizing Mayor Tomas Osmeña for alleged mismanagement of the city and blaming the South Road Properties as the cause of the city’s financial ruin, the mayor announced that the Ayala Group of Companies even offered to buy 40 hectares of land at the SRP.

The mayor made the announcement during his political sortie in Barangay Pasil last Monday night in reaction to the criticism of businessman Jonathan “Atan” Guardo, his main opponent for the city’s south congressional district.

Guardo the other day launched his so-called “Lapok campaign” aimed at discouraging voters from supporting Osmeña and the other candidates of the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan because he claimed that they failed to attend to the needs of the people during their term.

Guardo’s 30-second video, which will be shown on television days from now, shows the 295-hectare of reclaimed lands as mere lapok or mud and hampering the delivery of the supposed basic services for the people because the city is paying P800 million every year for its debt to Japan.

“Hangtud kanus-a pa ang syudad mag-antus sa lapok?” Guardo asked, adding that the city officials should create a team of experts to look for better ways on how to develop the SRP.

Osmeña, who used to be the vice president of a real estate company in the United States in 80’s, just laughed off Guardo’s suggestions.

The mayor said there is even an offer from the Ayala Group of Companies to buy 40 hectares of lands at the SRP at the same price SM Prime Holdings Inc. and Filinvest Land Inc. paid the city, but Osmeña said he has decided not to accept the offer yet.

The present price for a square meter at the SRP ranges from P8,000 to P15,000 depending on its location, but Osmeña said he wants the city to stop selling lots until after FLI and SM Prime Holdings will start constructing their projects at their purchased lots.

FLI will construct high-rise hotels and condominiums in its 50-hectare lot subject to a joint venture agreement with the city, while SM Prime Holdings also pledged to build a giant mall and other infrastructure projects in its 34 hectares that was purchased at P2.7 billion. – Rene U. Borromeo/BRP

grabeha na sa SRP oi gidugukan na!

^^Bigtime developers pa gud ang nangdugok... :cheers:

This is very true... Days before arriving in Malaysia, I thought I have a feeling that they look down on us... thinking of Sipadan, Sabah migrants, Abu Sayafe...etc, pero as a surprise, they treat us as the most beautiful among Southeast Asian races...;) If Taiwanese look down on us, Malaysians' are different, for them Filipinos are well educated, beautiful, artists, singers and they always reiterate that the Philipine is very beautiful country specially the beaches are clearer than our beaches here in M'sia... like a Langkawi local said that the Pilipin is more beutiful than Langkawi... (siya nay gasulti, wana tay mahimo...lol)



Cebuanos remind me of Penangites. They like their independence and believe in sorting things out themselves.

Agree, agree, agree...lol
Im now a half Cebuano and a half Penangite:D

This pics of Penang tells you why...:)
http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/5490/pen13.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/472/pen15.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/9516/pen16.jpg

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/4383/pen12.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8240/pen17.jpg



OT... but just wanna share this pics in relation sa Cebu... para di sad mapan-os...:D

nindot lagi tan-awon mga light colored or white buildings sa? kay mas naay contrast sa bukid, unlike sa dark glassy nga buildings kay sa horizon di na kayo maklaro...angay ingon ani ang cebu, di kayo glassy ang buildings..dili man pod gud na ideal ang glass2x sa ato nga tropical, kay moaccumulate nag heat inside sa building, mao kinahanglan kayog kusog nga aircon, so dili energy effecient! :)

Mainit Hot Spring and Ka-Tingo Falls
Catmon, Cebu

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Mainit Hot Spring and Ka-Tingo Falls
Catmon, Cebu

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hala kanindot ani! hinaut dili napod ni idevelop og gub-on iyang pagkanatural...mo-anhi ko ani..asa ni da[pit sa catmon?

hala kanindot ani! hinaut dili napod ni idevelop og gub-on iyang pagkanatural...mo-anhi ko ani..asa ni da[pit sa catmon?

Sa Duyan, Catmon

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4537782317_805cbee293.jpg

dghan pa man diay ta mga water sources nuh?.. kani mga sources, pede man ni e tap sa MCWD....kaysa mausik lang.. moadto lang ni diretso sa dagat. pag na tap ni nga mga sources, i guess.. we wont have water supply problems.. or at least ma minimize ba..

Cebu province:

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GO GREEN!!!

^^^^^^
Naga, Cebu:cheers:

Mactan :

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GO GREEN!!!

Forumers here are for GIBO?

I have 3 choices in mind whom i think will make a good president someday: Noynoy, Gordon and Gibo.

But i'm all for Noynoy-Roxas tandem.

To each his own.

I hope whoever wins in Lapu-Lapu (and I hope it's Pelaez this time) would include a green public park in Lapu-Lapu. Wala gyuy dako nga public park. Ang MBEAB ra intawn ang medyo mura og park ang dating. Didto mi sa una maglakaw2x ug suroy haha.

Sayang kaayo kay isla unta so nindot ug naay public park nga dako2x ug well-maintained unya ang best location is along a boulevard.

^^ in a perfect world, MCIA's runways will be converted into a 'central park' for LLC, while a new airport would be built on a platform between Cebu and Bohol :)

I hope whoever wins in Lapu-Lapu (and I hope it's Pelaez this time) would include a green public park in Lapu-Lapu. Wala gyuy dako nga public park. Ang MBEAB ra intawn ang medyo mura og park ang dating. Didto mi sa una maglakaw2x ug suroy haha.

Sayang kaayo kay isla unta so nindot ug naay public park nga dako2x ug well-maintained unya ang best location is along a boulevard.

nindot himoon nang park the whole stretch taliwala sa duha ka bridge...

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/mactan02rev.jpg

nindot pod nang part sa marigondon kanang lagoon nga gigawasan sa tubig from plantation bay and areas duol anang vano beach nga himoon nang public beach and park... where there are facilities that offers water sports, activity area nga pwede iheld ang mga beach concerts and parties, then naa pod diha ang mga restobars, shops and some hotel accomodations, then a large area where they can build a nature park and a marine biology center which studies and protects the marine environment of the whole cebu or the central visayas, apil na diha ang museum about marine life, a huge aquarium, and a diving facility, all to cater for educational tours sa mga universities and also to tourists and of course sa mga local residents sa metro cebu for their relaxation and leisure...hehe :)

yellow - The whole area to be developed as a public park for various activities and functions

red - the public white sand beach

green - the area where the nature park and marine biology center(w/ a huge marine aquarium) are to be built

blue - the active zone where concert/party area, hotels, cottages, restobars and shops converge...

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/mactan01rev2.jpg

pangandoy lang pod ba...hehehe:)

CALYX Centre Groundbreaking
April 22, 2010
Asiatown IT Park, Lahug, Cebu City

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Nindot pod unta og kung mahimong mayor si pelaez, iyang paningkamotan nga mapalapdan og mapanindot ning mga major roads sa opon, with wide sidewalks and bicycle lanes, with trees pareho sa osmena blvrd, well-landscaped nga center islands with a tropical concept, daghan palm trees similar to that of the IT park...sus pagkanindot og pagkaluag nas pamati sa mactan island kung mahitabo...hehe!

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Yellow - circumferential road with a minimum of four lanes, all with center islands and a bicycle lane.....

red - the blvrd. that stretches from the old bridge to marigindon...a minimum of 6 lanes w/ a center island..

cyan - a new road (hopefully! :lol:) that would traverse the interior part of mactan island, easing the traffic flow in the very chaotic and crowded center of lapu lapu city...this is a collector road in which the traffic flow from the interior streets of the residential areas and commercial districts of lapu lapu city and cordova will connect....this should have at least a minimum of 6 lanes...

^^ in a perfect world, MCIA's runways will be converted into a 'central park' for LLC, while a new airport would be built on a platform between Cebu and Bohol :)

airport on a platform gyud. asa man kaayo sa under the sea airport. inig landing diretso sa underground taxiarea:lol::lol::lol:

Sayang ni nga place which former Gov. Emilio Osmena had dreamed to become an Industrial Estate. Near Guindarohan and Cantao-an, Naga ni siya. The white roofed building is Seagate which is I think abandoned kay pag-adto namo wa na man kay makit-an nga tawo nga nagtikaw-tikaw didto. The blue one is Kyocera nga still operational.
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CALYX Centre Groundbreaking
April 22, 2010
Asiatown IT Park, Lahug, Cebu City

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NICE! ive seen the render sir @ley facing The Walk. nakakita ka?! nindot biya iyang design. gitabunan naman nila karon. :D

airport on a platform gyud. asa man kaayo sa under the sea airport. inig landing diretso sa underground taxiarea:lol::lol::lol:

with global warming, why not? probably in the next 50 years or so, commercial aircraft would be like seaplanes :lol:

but anyway, akong pasabot anang platform kay artificial island ala-Hong Kong airport

Diba ang Chek Lap Kok airport sa HK is sinking point something cm/yr. Ngano man ibalhin ang MCI airport which is still good. It has not reach its full potential use. Naa raman na sa gobernor sa paghimo lain terminal twice its size.

CALYX Centre Groundbreaking
April 22, 2010
Asiatown IT Park, Lahug, Cebu City

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I hope naay lakawboyz maka picture karon sa groundbreaking og render sa tower.:banana:

with global warming, why not? probably in the next 50 years or so, commercial aircraft would be like seaplanes :lol:

but anyway, akong pasabot anang platform kay artificial island ala-Hong Kong airport

nahibulong bitaw ko kay basin ug guinness world record na imong gipasabot ng aircraft carrier nga maka land ug 747. bitaw pangita ug dili lawom nga dagat in between cebu and bohol nga dali mareclaim.:lol::lol::lol:

we're talkin about destruction of natural habitat. ma patay ta sa mga green team. go gibo. go cebu!

nangampanya diay to:lol::lol::lol:

Camotes Island Sunset
http://travelcamotes.com/

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Sayang ni nga place which former Gov. Emilio Osmena had dreamed to become an Industrial Estate. Near Guindarohan and Cantao-an, Naga ni siya. The white roofed building is Seagate which is I think abandoned kay pag-adto namo wa na man kay makit-an nga tawo nga nagtikaw-tikaw didto. The blue one is Kyocera nga still operational.


As what I heard from Timex people who were former applicants for Seagate, the supposed to be investment of Seagate was affected by the Asian financial crisis (at this point investment was still poured) and having Erap as the president on the post-Asian crisis made the situation worst (at this point, the investment was totally cancelled).

A good lesson and reminder for us to choose our next leader carefully and intellectually. If Lito Osmena won that time and suceeded by GMA, I guess, Philippines is now in a better state... :)

Kinsa man mga Cebuano nga nilansar pagka Senador karon gawas sa mga Osmena?

As what I heard from Timex people who were former applicants for Seagate, the supposed to be investment of Seagate was affected by the Asian financial crisis (at this point investment was still poured) and having Erap as the president on the post-Asian crisis made the situation worst (at this point, the investment was totally cancelled).

A good lesson and reminder for us to choose our next leader carefully and intellectually. If Lito Osmena won that time and suceeded by GMA, I guess, Philippines is now in a better state... :)

Kinsa man mga Cebuano nga nilansar pagka Senador karon gawas sa mga Osmena?

si lito o raman gyud ang siguro tigas sa mga osmena which is a true reflection of the cebuano identity. si sonny o unsa man iyang nahimo?

si lito o raman gyud ang siguro tigas sa mga osmena which is a true reflection of the cebuano identity. si sonny o unsa man iyang nahimo?:cheer::cheer::cheer:

Rama vows to make Cebu ‘tourist city’ (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/rama-vows-make-cebu-%E2%80%98tourist-city%E2%80%99)
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

One of Rama’s objectives is to push for a massive tourism project for Cebu that would entail order and development in the city’s roads, traffic and coastal areas, and the enhancement of the city’s heritage.

Preserve

“There are so many establishments in Cebu that need to be preserved because of the history they bear. Colon, the country’s oldest street, is one example,” Rama said.

He said improving the image of areas in the city will not only preserve the city’s heritage but also build confidence among tourists as they roam the city.

As for the South Road Properties, Rama said he will use every area of it to become an added attraction to tourists.

“The coastal areas should be utilized and more infrastructure should be put up to further boost the income of the city,” he said, referring to the real estate projects, high-rise condominiums, convention centers and other investments devoted to the property.

Rama expressed his intention of sitting with members of the business chambers of Cebu to discuss the concerns of the different sectors, particularly the export and micro, small and medium enterprises sectors.

Full story CLICK HERE (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/rama-vows-make-cebu-%E2%80%98tourist-city%E2%80%99)

Ang problema sa politica ang One Cebu wala mo endosar sa duha ka mga Osmena para senado. :ohno: :speech: :bleep:

CALYX Centre Groundbreaking
April 22, 2010
Asiatown IT Park, Lahug, Cebu City

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unsa man ni? wa lagi ni sa visayas projects thread...hi-rise ni?

Ang problema sa politica ang One Cebu wala mo endosar sa duha ka mga Osmena para senado. :ohno: :speech: :bleep:

Bahala na og wala sila mo-endorsar sa duha ka Osmena, for me, si Serge ug Lito kay mga tarong ug credible nga mga tawo.... :)

Ugma nako mobutar.

Ang problema sa politica ang One Cebu wala mo endosar sa duha ka mga Osmena para senado. :ohno: :speech: :bleep:

they should have carried at least lito o kay ug walay cebuano sa sinado sige lang gihapon ta ug sip2x sa ilang lubot nga mga bahug otot:lol::lol::lol:

bitaw naa gyud ning bingkil2x sa ato rapud kadugong mga cebuanos. sometime too much pride is already pride chicken.

lain pay ato: unsa man kadako ang srp sugbu area nga adto man himuon didto ang 1st cebu fest? daku pana siya sa cebu city sports center oval?

unsa man ni? wa lagi ni sa visayas projects thread...hi-rise ni?

..na-intriga sab ko ani bai...pero na-fit gyud ilang logo kay ang meaning sa CALYX is covering of a flower...

here's an info from bai @main:

Guys, last night on my way to work. I saw a huge rendering of a high-rise tower set to rise on a block beside The Walk. it actually occupies the whole lot and its quite huge. The building is called CALYX. the design is quite impressive. I was lucky to have seen it coz today, they've covered the design with cloth na. the developer is Innoland and on my counting, i presume its more or less 30 storeys high. I guess, Jarenz mentioned this one on the rumors thread. I think they are going to hold a groundbreaking ceremony anytime soon.

^^
wow! i hope 30+ jud! exciting! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Kaning mga bag-ong edipisyo nga gipangtukod karon sa Sugbo ba, kay naa ba ni sila kaugalingon nga waste water treatment facility?

Kung sa IT park naa na sila kaugalingong waster water treatment facility. Ambut lang kaha sa uban.

Cebu:


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GO GREEN!!!

Mura man pud og isla ang SRP.

Cebu:


http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/linguine16/IMG_2041.jpg
http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/linguine16/IMG_2042.jpg
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GO GREEN!!!

mora ug mabaw2x nang kanang atbang sa srp, basin mao na pud na isunod ug reclaim kon ma fully develop na gyud ang srp. the question kon kinsa na sakop sa cebu city ba or lapu2x or talisay.:bash::bash::bash:

CALYX CENTRE
Cebu's first Green, Hybrid Building

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/IMG_8366.jpg

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/IMG_8367.jpg

^^
sa akong ihap murag 28 storey ni nga building, pero ang height murag 31-34 storey, kay murag naay mezzanine ang ubang floors.

CALYX CENTRE
Cebu's first Green, Hybrid Building

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/IMG_8366.jpg

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/IMG_8367.jpg

I think this is The most Iconic tower for Asiatown :cheers:

^^
sa akong ihap murag 28 storey ni nga building, pero ang height murag 31-34 storey, kay murag naay mezzanine ang ubang floors.

Thanks sa nice kaayo na update, Loft type siguro nang uban my friend.:banana:

I think this is The most Iconic tower for Asiatown :cheers:

Make that the whole of Cebu bai.. Hahaha.
Cool kaayo ang design!:cheers::cheers::cheers:


Unsa pay details bai Ran? Kinsa toy nangadto sa launching!? Ois. Balita palihug !:lol:

ok.. nice one..
hhahaha..
when will the construction start?
hmm.. if nagground breaking does it
mean the construction will start after it? like a day or two?
kasi sa proposed usc library ngground breaking na but then there's
no activity yet

Make that the whole of Cebu bai.. Hahaha.
Cool kaayo ang design!:cheers::cheers::cheers:


Unsa pay details bai Ran? Kinsa toy nangadto sa launching!? Ois. Balita palihug !:lol:

hinglabay raman ko ganiha nya pagkakita nako, hing-uli kos balay gikuha nako ang camera..hehe wa kayo ko kabalo sa details ani...nindot jud og dako, murag the whole block ila idevelop, kanang block tupad sa the walk...mahog ni siyag natunga sa bbrc og the walk....massive jud ni siya...cooool! :banana::cheers::cheers:

add lang nako,, sayang man pod :D

CALYX CENTRE

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/6265/dsci3743.jpg


http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/8113/dsci3735.jpg


http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/6769/dsci3732.jpg

ok.. nice one..
hhahaha..
when will the construction start?
hmm.. if nagground breaking does it
mean the construction will start after it? like a day or two?
kasi sa proposed usc library ngground breaking na but then there's
no activity yet

As long as naa na silay excavation,fencing og bldg permit siguro makastart na sila immediately considering naa nay budget silang gi allocate for this project.:cheers:

ang manghud sa HKPH ug Grand Cenia pero murag kaluha sa edad sa GT Tower!!

Kinsa'y makatag-an kung asa ni!?

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/bakatan/IMG_5074.jpg?t=1271946136

Ang problema sa politica ang One Cebu wala mo endosar sa duha ka mga Osmena para senado. :ohno: :speech: :bleep:

duha ka mga Osmeña ug si Lambino (pro-cha cha) ra ako iboto..

Kinsa'y makatag-an kung asa ni!?

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/bakatan/IMG_5074.jpg?t=1271946136
pagkanindot ui..
I.T. Park?? jk
hahahaa
well, i dn't know but the pic really scares me.. nalulula ako..

CALYX CENTRE
Cebu's first Green, Hybrid Building

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/IMG_8366.jpg

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/IMG_8367.jpg

Usapa na! Local developer na! Aw, mao na pud ni ang benchmark sa mga sumosunod nga mga ipangtukod nilang Abotiz, Gokongwei, J.Kings, Primary Structures, Ayala, Sy ug Filinvest.

Kinsa'y makatag-an kung asa ni!?

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/bakatan/IMG_5074.jpg?t=1271946136

Sa Japan ni or sa Europe? Kung sa Japan ni, wa ko kahibalo asa...Kung sa Europe, samot nga wa ko kahibalo... :)

Sa Japan ni or sa Europe? Kung sa Japan ni, wa ko kahibalo asa...Kung sa Europe, samot nga wa ko kahibalo... :)

Naa ra sa Pinas bai oi.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/bakatan/IMG_5030.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/bakatan/IMG_4935.jpg?t=1271948496

pagkanindot ui..
I.T. Park?? jk
hahahaa
well, i dn't know but the pic really scares me.. nalulula ako..

You haven't gotten to the scary part of this scene yet.. hehe.

Kinsa'y makatag-an kung asa ni!?

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/bakatan/IMG_5074.jpg?t=1271946136

MANIPIS?

^ mura'g naa'y rapids sa right side..asa man na oy?

wala pay nakasakto...hehe.

murag sa bohol

CALYX CENTRE
Cebu's first Green, Hybrid Building

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/IMG_8366.jpg


mao gajud ni ako gipaabot gahapon ang rendering ani.....wow wla koy lain ikasulti nindot gajud ang design....bai Ranz salamat gajud sa imo update...

sa Danao, Bohol na sya @Bakasarus

sa Danao, Bohol na sya @Bakasarus

ah kato nang naay murag crazy and scary kaayo na swing... kung kuyaw ang edge coaster... kuminking rna sa kakuyaw sa adventure sa danao bohol.

i saw a video. my college batchmate tried it. and i think its really scary!

ah kato nang naay murag crazy and scary kaayo na swing... kung kuyaw ang edge coaster... kuminking rna sa kakuyaw sa adventure sa danao bohol.

i saw a video. my college batchmate tried it. and i think its really scary!

basin bai kay nakakita ko diri sa tfc katong kang dyan castello og mark ila man gi gipakita ang features sa bohol ato...

re:calyx: minus 4th and 13th floors, it's 30 stories high :cheers:

@baka: nice contrast between south hills and pasil :okay:

this is definitely something that our politicians should address

nahibulong bitaw ko kay basin ug guinness world record na imong gipasabot ng aircraft carrier nga maka land ug 747. bitaw pangita ug dili lawom nga dagat in between cebu and bohol nga dali mareclaim.:lol::lol::lol:

we're talkin about destruction of natural habitat. ma patay ta sa mga green team. go gibo. go cebu!

nangampanya diay to:lol::lol::lol:

naay daghan sa north coast sa bohol nyor...pasensya na anang natural habitat, im not one of them tree-huggers

Kanindot tan-awon sa mga balay nga tua sa kabukiran...Mga adunahan tingali nang nagpuyo dihang dapita.

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Mayor rejects request to reset SRP launch
(The Freeman) Updated April 23, 2010 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - Mayor Tomas Osmeña has rejected his sister’s request to postpone the week-long grand launching of the South Road Properties next month because all the preparations are already in place.

Georgia, who is running for mayor in Cebu City, believes that the SRP week-long grand launching starting on May 1 to 8 is just part of the political propaganda of the Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan.

However, the mayor said the event is open to the public, including his critics and the candidates of the opposition Kugi Uswag Sugbo.

SRP manager Nagiel Bañacia said they have lined-up several activities for the week-long celebration including “tartanilla” and “trisikad” race, volleyball, soccer, softball, motocross exhibition, boxing and mixed martial arts exhibition and drag race in order to add colors to the event.

The martial arts exhibition and as well as the other games will be performed during the culmination on May 8, where Osmeña is scheduled to give a peep talk.


Another event highlights are the grand barbecue cook out, fireworks Guinness record attempt of most rockets of firecrackers to be fired. Bañacia said the city will only spend less than P1 million for the activity after Osmeña has decided to contribute P420,000 for the expenses of the nightly concerts.

But even if the city will have to spend P1 million for the activity, Osmeña said during a press conference, the amount is still fair because it is the launching of the SRP project. Osmeña explained that P1 million is just about 100 square meters of SRP lot.

Bañacia said there will be video presentations on Filinvest Land Development along Pond F and the Joint Venture area with the city, while the city will also present the development plans of SM Prime Holding Inc.:banana::banana::banana:

During the culmination of the activity Osmeña will thanks all party supporters for their sacrifices during the campaign that will end on May 8. The initial plan is for Osmeña to present all the BOPK candidates after his short speech.

A free transportation will be provided by the city government for those who would like to attend the event. Osmeña said a shuttle service will be stationed at the City Hall, Mambaling SRP access road, Fuente Osmeña, Bulacao, SM City and Ayala Center.

Since the city is expecting thousands in attendance, members of the Marines Reserve Battalion and Barangay Intelligence Network will be deployed to augment the police in the maintenance of peace and order. — Rene U. Borromeo with reports from Jessica Pareja/FPL

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=569009&publicationSubCategoryId=107