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diehardbisdak

September 27th, 2010, 07:49 AM

Robinsons to build third Cebu mall, eyes more budget hotels (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=18420)
Business World Online
26 September 2010

CEBU CITY -- Gokongwei-led Robinsons Land Corp. will start construction of a new mall in Cebu in February next year.

The planned shopping mall, which will have a gross leasable area of 27,000 square meters, will be part of a mixed-use complex to be called Robinsons Cebu Maxilom. The mall is expected to open in the third quarter of 2012.

Lourdes T. Alano, vice-president for lease, said the mall will rise on a 4.6-hectare property acquired by Robinsons Land from the Cebu city government two years ago. A master plan for the property on Gen. Maxilom Avenue in the Cebu north reclamation area, is being drawn up and will be completed before the end of the year.

Provisions are also being made for a hotel, a museum containing the Gokongwei family’s memorabilia, and residential towers. It will be Robinsons’ first mixed-use complex in Cebu.

The company owns and operates Robinsons Place Cebu, a four-level mall with more than 50 stores, and Robinsons Cybergate Cebu, a mixed-use seven-storey building registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) for business process outsourcing office spaces and medical tourism facilities in Cebu. Cybergate also hosts specialty shops, banks and restaurants.

“We will be offering something different at the Maxilom. It will have garden and al fresco developments,” Ms. Alano said.

The new Cebu mall is part of Robinsons Land’s aggressive expansion nationwide.

The firm is looking for a property to be developed into a budget hotel in Cebu while a massive renovation of the lobby and 212 guestrooms of Cebu Midtown Plaza is being undertaken, Ms. Alano said. Cebu Midtown, located in the same building as Robinsons Place Cebu, will be rebranded as Summit Circle.

diehardbisdak

September 27th, 2010, 07:53 AM

^^ so, that debunks the rumor about their Fuente property to be demolished for hi-rise towers...Cebu Midtown Hotel will be re-branded as SUMMIT CIRCLE...and the mall will still continue to operate...i think that construction going on in front of the mall is just part of the renovation...

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

September 27th, 2010, 08:46 AM

Mandaue eyed as new site of international port (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=615779&publicationSubCategoryId=107)
By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon/JMO
(The Freeman)
Updated September 27, 2010

CEBU, Philippines – The Cebu Port Authority is considering Mandaue City as a possible relocation site for the Cebu International Port.

CPA General Manager Vicente Suazo told The FREEMAN Mandaue City is an ideal site because its area can very well accommodate an international port. He said the new site should be about 50 hectares.

"Wala pay final kay nangita pami og other alternative sites para mapilian, which could be the most ideal. Mandaue will be one among the several sites nga pili-an," Suazo said.

The final decision, he said, will be made by the CPA board chaired by the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications.

The CIP needs a depth of 150 meters to accommodate huge vessels. At present, it only has a depth of 35 meters and could no longer be expanded as doing so would reportedly constrict the harbor.

Suazo said expanding the port would usher faster trade facilitation, which, in turn, would improve local economy
and provide more employment opportunities.

Suazo also proposed that after the CIP would be relocated, the existing site should be converted into a commercial and business area to complement the development of the South Road Properties nearby.

The powers and functions of the CPA in administering the Port of Cebu is vested in and exercised by the Cebu Port Commission, which is composed of seven members. (FREEMAN)

definitely good news! about the transfer of CIP, mas ganahan ko sa mandaue lang para sheltered gihapon ang port. matabunan sa mactan. or pwede pud ibalhin lang sa mactan pero facing the mainland of course. :okay:

... at laaaaaaaaaaaaaaassst, gisugdan na jud ug rehabilitate ang karsada padung SM from new White Gold!

uyy, good news again! thanks sa info bro! :okay:

Robinsons to build third Cebu mall, eyes more budget hotels (http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=18420)
Business World Online
26 September 2010

CEBU CITY -- Gokongwei-led Robinsons Land Corp. will start construction of a new mall in Cebu in February next year.

The planned shopping mall, which will have a gross leasable area of 27,000 square meters, will be part of a mixed-use complex to be called Robinsons Cebu Maxilom. The mall is expected to open in the third quarter of 2012.

Lourdes T. Alano, vice-president for lease, said the mall will rise on a 4.6-hectare property acquired by Robinsons Land from the Cebu city government two years ago. A master plan for the property on Gen. Maxilom Avenue in the Cebu north reclamation area, is being drawn up and will be completed before the end of the year.

Provisions are also being made for a hotel, a museum containing the Gokongwei family’s memorabilia, and residential towers. It will be Robinsons’ first mixed-use complex in Cebu.

The company owns and operates Robinsons Place Cebu, a four-level mall with more than 50 stores, and Robinsons Cybergate Cebu, a mixed-use seven-storey building registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) for business process outsourcing office spaces and medical tourism facilities in Cebu. Cybergate also hosts specialty shops, banks and restaurants.

“We will be offering something different at the Maxilom. It will have garden and al fresco developments,” Ms. Alano said.

The new Cebu mall is part of Robinsons Land’s aggressive expansion nationwide.

The firm is looking for a property to be developed into a budget hotel in Cebu while a massive renovation of the lobby and 212 guestrooms of Cebu Midtown Plaza is being undertaken, Ms. Alano said. Cebu Midtown, located in the same building as Robinsons Place Cebu, will be rebranded as Summit Circle.

nice! so dili diay to tinuod nga wagtangon ang RPC! IMO, okay ra pud nako para 2 robinson malls na sa Cebu! and usa pud para naa pay mahibilin nga grocery store sa midtown. if wala na gud ang robinsons supermarket kay wala nay duol nga grocery sa midtown kay wala na biyay rositas and rustans which use to be in the area. malayo na ang mga taw nagpuyo duol sa fuente kung nahinayon pa. :)

Henz

September 27th, 2010, 11:57 AM

marxman

September 27th, 2010, 12:10 PM

sakto, what if ibalhin nalang sa tabok ang CIP, mas advantage ang location kay maduol ras processing zone, dili na nya kaayo malayo sa centro sa metro...

unsa kahag ibalhin diri..hehe

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/newport2.jpg

m.balhin sila sa current location tungod sa depth...

i think mabaw rna dira dapita... sa cordova ba na?

BAKLANGCEBU

September 27th, 2010, 12:19 PM

SleMarKen

September 27th, 2010, 12:24 PM

^^smaller gla than RPDumaguete:)

betro

September 27th, 2010, 12:32 PM

kagamay sa mall no? 27,000 ra man ang gla. dapat they must build a mall na as big as the ayala center to compete sm and the ayala. maybe it is as big as the parkmall in mandaue city. or is it as big as the robinsons place dumaguete ?

Murag ang leasable area lang ang gamay we still dont know kung pila jud ang Gross Floor Area sa Robinsons Maxilom.:)

Zuburbia

September 27th, 2010, 12:59 PM

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Zuburbia

September 27th, 2010, 01:11 PM

m.balhin sila sa current location tungod sa depth...

i think mabaw rna dira dapita... sa cordova ba na?

ang kanang within the yellow perimeter line mao nang himoon og pier, so moextend siya sa lawom...makita nimo sa picture kung asa dapit hingkantil,kanang hingdark blue na ang tubig, kanang atbang mismo sa mainland, diha na nya modunggo ang mga dagkong barko, so oki ra...:okay::)

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/newport2.jpg

Murag ingon ani kintahay bah..pero murag dako2x ra ni akong nabuhat nga area murag ka-upaton ang existing CIP ron..hehehe!
pero naa napod diri ipangbutang ang mga dagkong warehouse...:):)

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/newport3.jpg

AmbutLang

September 27th, 2010, 01:17 PM

Zuburbia

September 27th, 2010, 01:24 PM

kagamay sa mall no? 27,000 ra man ang gla. dapat they must build a mall na as big as the ayala center to compete sm and the ayala. maybe it is as big as the parkmall in mandaue city. or is it as big as the robinsons place dumaguete ?

hehehe...murag di na masigo sa lot..hehehe..oki raman gamay basta unique lang pod iyang concept, pinaclass2x ba kaha wherein diha na mabutang ang mga imported designer brands...nya pina al fresco nga dining in a beautiful greenery with cascades and fountains..hehe:)

4 hectares man kaha nang lot nila sa NRA? 27,000sq. m. is 2.7 hectares right? so murag more than half ang maoccupy sa mall..

SleMarKen

September 27th, 2010, 02:05 PM

2.7 hectares if the mall is only 1 level:)

Zuburbia

September 27th, 2010, 02:09 PM

^^
yup it would cover 2.7 hec of the 4 hec. lot area, if the mall is only 1 storey..:)

betro

September 27th, 2010, 02:11 PM

2.7 hectares if the mall is only 1 level:)

Mao lahi raba nang leasable area (rental space) wala giapil ana ang hallways, walkways, garden og uban pa siguro ang angay nato mahibaw-an pila ang Gross Floor Area.

Zuburbia

September 27th, 2010, 02:12 PM

^^
aw di pa jud ta ka determine ana.. hehe huwat nalang ta...:)

SleMarKen

September 27th, 2010, 02:16 PM

floor is 2 times the size of leasable or more. Hallways + walkways + garden area + museum + al fresco area etc... :okay:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

September 27th, 2010, 02:51 PM

Ayaw kabalaka kay soon.. naa na daw SAVEMORE diha lugara.. Diha ta to sa may former Rustans.. pero morag negotiation bugged down.. so they are closely looking for a suitable area within uptown or Capitol site area.

bro just got a confirmation nga ang planned strip mall kilid sa cebu grand hotel kay ang SAVEMORE ang magdala sa supermarket. :okay: add to that, the mall construction would commence more or less end of january next year.

Henz

September 27th, 2010, 04:17 PM

thats good.. at least nakakita na jud sila ug site for Savemore.. dugay na jud na sila nangita as per my friend who works at Savemore...

so in this case, there will be 2 more Savemore to open soon... In AS Fortuna, Mandaue and in Capitol Site, Cebu City.

zidlakan

September 27th, 2010, 05:17 PM

ang kanang within the yellow perimeter line mao nang himoon og pier, so moextend siya sa lawom...makita nimo sa picture kung asa dapit hingkantil,kanang hingdark blue na ang tubig, kanang atbang mismo sa mainland, diha na nya modunggo ang mga dagkong barko, so oki ra...:okay::)

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/newport2.jpg

Murag ingon ani kintahay bah..pero murag dako2x ra ni akong nabuhat nga area murag ka-upaton ang existing CIP ron..hehehe!
pero naa napod diri ipangbutang ang mga dagkong warehouse...:):)

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/newport3.jpg

:banana::banana::banana:

nalingaw lang ko ....

medyo naliwat na kang tomas ... he he he

SleMarKen

September 27th, 2010, 06:43 PM

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pics got from YouTube vid of Peterson Sulib...
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Jimbu

September 27th, 2010, 07:30 PM

slimer

September 28th, 2010, 01:41 AM

posted at Robinson's Maxilom Thread by @jimbu

Robinsons Builds Strong Presence in Cebu with New Malls, Hotel, and BPO Offices (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/279336/robinsons-builds-strong-presence-cebu-with-new-malls-hotel-and-bpo-offices)
Manila Bulletin
September 27, 2010, 7:44pm

MANILA, Philippines – Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) is establishing a new dimension towards mall culture south of the country, and has launched and made plans on new structures that are set to offer diverse choices in both lifestyle and tourism particularly in the Queen City of the South, Cebu.

With old malls and new ones that are continuously being developed, RLC is hoping to establish its niche on the business and lifestyle industry, in the province proclaimed by the Department of Tourism as the Philippines’ top tourist destination.

Cebu has a special place in the heart of RLC’s history as its Chairman Emeritus, John Gokongwei was actually born in the province. Cebu is also known as the setting of the company’s first retail ventures, with a department store and grocery outlet opening in the mid 1980’s, and considered one of the first urban establishments to flourish in the Fuente Circle.

The grocery and department store was turned into a full service mall in year 2000 as a three-story building offering retail and gastronomic choices. RLC further established its mixed-use concept in architecture by connecting it directly to the Cebu Midtown Hotel, another RLC property catering to traveling businessmen and convention members.

Both Robinsons Place Cebu and Cebu Midtown will soon undergo major facelifts this year to provide a more modern and dynamic venue to the province’ impressive tourist growth.

Robinsons Place will be sporting an eye-catching façade of glass walls plus a giant projector screen to announce weekend sales and events. The mall is strategically located within three major thoroughfares: Fuente Osmena Avenue, General Maxilom Avenue, and F. Ramos Street. The mall has over 90 brands within its complex, plus Robinsons Malls’ anchor brands such as the department store, the supermarket, Do-It-Best Handyman, Robinsons Appliances and the food court.

Cebu Midtown, on the other hand, will be rebranded as Summit Circle, which is part of RLC’s current rebranding undertaking.

The new hotel will feature a new lobby that will be defined by a minimalist, Asian-contemporary design. All 212 guestrooms will also be fitted to provide modern amenities for tourists on-the-go.

A few blocks away from Robinsons Place is the new Robinsons Cybergate Mall. This project is considered the first establishment in Cebu that offers a unique tenant mix that will cater to the province’s new direction in tourism – medical tourism.

Robinsons Cybergate is defined by a distinct combination of culinary, wellness, medical and BPO spaces, and was constructed with green architecture in mind.

The dining outlet for example, has a glass atrium which provides natural light to the whole space. The ceiling is also draped with tasteful trimmings to regulate temperature.

The first two floors of the building is allotted as dining and retail space, with local restaurants such as Moon Café as one of its more famous outlets. The second floor where the food court is located is usually full since the mall is located near major offices and hospitals.

The third floor on the other hand, is labeled the wellness floors – wherein a variety of salons and boutiques such as parlors and spas have set up office. The wellness centers usually occupy considerable space for its services. The quirky Coco Salon, a Korean-owned beauty space for example, has a wide 110 sqm space, and can accommodate more than 20 customers at a time.

The fourth and fifth floors are reserved for medical clinics – medical establishments that offer consultation and simple diagnostic procedures.

“Cebu has been very aggressive when it comes to medical tourism and Robinsons Land is just responding according to the demand. There’s a call for medical clinics and offices, and our location is considered very strategic as we are right across Chong Hwa Hospital, known to cater to foreigners who are in Cebu looking for special medical services,” said Hermosilla Irizari, RLC's group property manager for Cebu.

To better promote the medical floors, RLC has provided model units with a clinic layout which guests can consider. RLC takes care of the construction and preparation of the clinics. Space sizes start from 35 sqm and above. The last two floors are provided for BPO companies.

“In Cebu, there are about 35 BPO companies now operating and are looking for places to expand. These companies usually have strict specifications when it comes to leasing places. Some of their considerations are temperature, 24-hour service providers, security and accessibility of office. Robinsons Cybergate provides all that and more,” said Lourdes Alano, RLC VP for Lease.

Robinsons Cybergate has a leasable area of 12,000 sqm, and went fully operational in December of 2009.

In the last quarter of 2012, RLC is expected to launch another major project – Robinsons Cebu Maxilom, a 27,000 sqm retail area that’s expected to be one of the key lifestyle hubs in the province.

The project will be located at the General Maxilom Avenue, North Reclamation Area, in Cebu City and will offer a mixed-use establishment that will feature a mall, a museum, al fresco dining spots, landscaped gardens and a new hotel.

The center will be located near the port area, major office buildings and jump-off points to other Cebu destinations. Future plans will also include spaces for residential buildings.

MatudNilaBaby

September 28th, 2010, 02:26 AM

Linguine

September 28th, 2010, 02:50 AM

SM, Carlson group may open another Radisson Blu in Cebu

CEBU CITY -- Another Radisson hotel may rise in Cebu as top executives of both SM Hotels and Conventions Group and Carlson Hotels-Asia Pacific vowed to explore more opportunities for a long-term partnership.

Asked if the planned hotel at the 30-hectare mixed-use complex that SM Prime Holdings, Inc. plans to develop at the South Road Properties will be another Radisson Hotel, SM Hotels President Elizabeth T. Sy said, “we hope so.”

Xerxes Meher-Homji, executive vice-president and chief development officer of Carlson Hotels-Asia Pacific, added, “we hope so, too.”

SM Prime President Hans T. Sy also did not discount a possible partnership with Carlson for the planned hotel at the South Road Properties, a 300-hectare “greenfield” development that was reclaimed by the Cebu city government.

Mr. Sy, in a separate interview, said he would unveil in November the details of the master development plan for the 30-hectare property at the South Road Properties.

Initially, the plan includes the construction of a mall that will be bigger than the existing SM City Cebu. Provisions have also been made for a hotel.

SM and Carlson executives yesterday led the soft opening of Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu, the first high-end Radisson hotel in Asia-Pacific region.

SM Hotels, a wholly owned subsidiary of SM Investments Corp., will also break ground “very soon” for a second Radisson Blu hotel at the SM Mall of Asia complex, Ms. Sy said.

The opening in Cebu of the first Radisson Blu hotel in Asia-Pacific region shows SM’s and Carlson’s confidence in Cebu, Ms. Sy added.

Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu general manager Grant Gaskin said he was optimistic the hotel would be as competitive as other upscale hotels in Cebu by February next year.

All 400 rooms will be available in a couple of weeks and the hotel has started to receive room reservations, Mr. Gaskin said.

“It’s starting slowly. It’s very promising. Everybody’s been wanting to touch, see, feel and look at Radisson. It feels different than other hotels in Cebu,” Mr. Gaskin added.

Jean-Marc Buscato, Carlson Hotels-Asia Pacific managing director, said the firm wanted to bring to Asia the success of the Radisson brand in Europe.

Carlson plans to convert 65% to 70% of the 31 other Radisson hotels across Asia Pacific to the Blu brand, or the so-called upper-upscale tier of Carlson hotels.

“We are giving the owners (of the hotels) the opportunity to upgrade to Blu. If not, we’ll keep them in the green tier,” Mr. Buscato said.

Messrs. Buscato and Gaskin were confident of sustainable operations at the hotel.

“People are looking for quality products in the Philippines. Upscale hotels have done very well. We believe there’s a good sustainable market for us,” Mr. Gaskin said.

Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu, located next to SM City Cebu, is aiming for the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) market.

“We now have an opportunity in Cebu to host international conferences in an upscale hotel,” Mr. Gaskin said. -- Marites S. Villamor

http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=18478

Linguine

September 28th, 2010, 02:56 AM

MetroPac unit eyeing tollway projects in Visayas, Mindanao

METRO PACIFIC Tollways Corp., the infrastructure arm of Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp., is set to begin studies for toll roads in the Visayas and Mindanao.

The listed company wants to expand operations outside Luzon, where it manages the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac expressway.

“There should be some roads that we can already study,” Metro Pacific Tollways President Ramoncito S. Fernandez said in an interview, pointing to Cebu.

“But we are still in raw scanning because the government said what they want in Cebu is a mass transit system,” Mr. Fernandez said.

The tollway firm wants to enter projects through private-public partnerships or PPPs, the administration’s centerpiece economic program.

The administration’s PPP list contains 80 projects estimated to cost nearly P740 billion. This includes Metro Pacific Tollway’s proposals to build a road connecting the North and South Luzon tollways and a “city terminal” for the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport at the Clark free port in Pampanga.

Early this month, Cebu business leaders bared a “wish list” of P4.4 billion worth of infrastructure projects, including the expansion of Mactan International Airport, the country’s second busiest airport; a mass transit system; the Panglao International Airport in Bohol; and the construction of the Cebu-Bohol bridge.

Mr. Fernandez said his company preferred contiguous areas for its initial infrastructure ventures in central and south Philippines.

The company can also build “bridge tollways” that will connect islands in the Visayas and Mindanao.

“We can also do a bridge because our connector road [will use] elevated bridge technology,” Mr. Fernandez said, adding that the company only needed to fine-tune the process for new toll roads in the Visayas and Mindanao.

The Philippines only has 300 kilometers of toll roads, which pales in comparison with about 1,500 kilometers each in Malaysia and Thailand, Metro Pacific Tollways data showed.

Metro Pacific Tollways plans to spend P25 billion for three big-ticket projects in the next five years. These projects are:
• NLEx Segment 9, a four-lane, 2.42-kilometer stretch that will connect the NLEx to MacArthur Highway in Valenzuela City;
• Segment 10, a two-lane, 5.65-kilometer elevated road from MacArthur Highway to Radial Road R-10; and
• the 13.2-kilometer connector road that will link NLEx to the Metro Manila Skyway along South Luzon Expressway in Makati.

Sought for comment, Juan Carlos D. Garcia, investment analyst at 2Trade Asia, said: “Metro Pacific Investments’ resources are good and with additional funding from other venues like the debt market and stock market, I think they can still push through with their projects.”

But a partnership with the government will facilitate new projects with incentives such as tax perks, Mr. Garcia said.

Shares in Metro Pacific Tollways -- whose core net income rose to P753 million in the first half from P636 million in the previous year -- rallied by 21.42% or P1.50 to close at P8.50 each yesterday.

Metro Pacific is the Philippine unit of Hong Kong’s First Pacific Co. Ltd., which partly owns the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT).

Mediaquest Holdings, Inc., a unit of the Beneficial Trust Fund of PLDT, has a minority stake in BusinessWorld. -- Neil Jerome C. Morales
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http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=18479

MatudNilaBaby

September 28th, 2010, 04:20 AM

UP Cebu secures autonomy (http://cdn.ph/news_details.php?id=7364)
Cebu Daily News 9/28/2010
By Candeze R. Mongaya, Reporter

THE University of the Philippines Cebu College was finally granted autonomy from supervision of Iloilo following approval by the UP Board of Regents (BOR) in their meeting last Sept. 24.

“This is freedom and flexibility for the operation of the college,” Dean Enrique Avila told .

He said implementing rules and procedures are being crafted by the office of UP president Erlinda Roman and will be finished within this week.

The college's autonomy will take effect following a signed order from the UP president and issuance of rules and regulations.

This will be in force before the end of the year.

Avila said the college will enjoy financial independence, faculty growth and hold its own student records. However, it will receive the same budget.

The college will now be directly supervised by the office of the president in Diliman.

With the change, Avila said they will focus on improving academic programs and faculty.

UP Cebu College was previously under the supervision of UP Visayas in Iloilo along with the College of Management, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Fisheries and Oceans, School of Technologies and UP Tacloban.

sakto, what if ibalhin nalang sa tabok ang CIP, mas advantage ang location kay maduol ras processing zone, dili na nya kaayo malayo sa centro sa metro...

unsa kahag ibalhin diri..hehe

http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy137/driftwud/newport2.jpg

i dont think its a good sight to see hectares of container vans piled up across the cebu/mactan channel. besides ari napud nimo ipagaagi sa two mactan bridges ang mga container vans para sa mainland cebu. isnt there a load restriction on how much cargo you can have on the two bridges? if your concern of mepz, theyre located along the coast and can have their own port fo their cargos like general milling.

D'Transporter

September 28th, 2010, 05:12 AM

i dont think its a good sight to see hectares of container vans piled up across the cebu/mactan channel. besides ari napud nimo ipagaagi sa two mactan bridges ang mga container vans para sa mainland cebu. isnt there a load restriction on how much cargo you can have on the two bridges? if your concern of mepz, theyre located along the coast and can have their own port fo their cargos like general milling.

Like this pile huh??

http://www.treehugger.com/port-of-los-angeles.jpg

or this....

http://www.livetradingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/NA-AX063_LAPORT_G_20090413195352.jpg

MatudNilaBaby

September 28th, 2010, 05:27 AM

Like this pile huh??

http://www.treehugger.com/port-of-los-angeles.jpg

or this....

http://www.livetradingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/NA-AX063_LAPORT_G_20090413195352.jpg

sa port of long beach, san pedro, los angeles area na. kay you can see it on freeway 710 nga mora ug vast junk yard of container vans. so dili maayo kay maka distract sa ka gwapa sa cebu. maayo na ibutang adto sa hilit2x nga lugar ug kana sab nga sayon sa pag transport without taxing our bridges and roads sa heavy loads.

AmbutLang

September 28th, 2010, 06:00 AM

sa port of long beach, san pedro, los angeles area na. kay you can see it on freeway 710 nga mora ug vast junk yard of container vans. so dili maayo kay maka distract sa ka gwapa sa cebu. maayo na ibutang adto sa hilit2x nga lugar ug kana sab nga sayon sa pag transport without taxing our bridges and roads sa heavy loads.

Samut ka taxing sa mga dalan sa ciudad labi na kung tandem ang mga cargo containers inig transport.

Henz

September 28th, 2010, 06:16 AM

Lot of good news sa Cebu.. Grabe!!!!!

Thanks Linguine... for posting all those news clippings..
You are indeed an adopted SSC'er of Cebu... hehehe

Sleepwalker

September 28th, 2010, 06:26 AM

finally up cebu is now its own separate university. thats good news para maka expand na sila in terms of courses offered. besides it will have another campus at srp.

Karon nga autonomous na ang UP-Cebu, pwede na nato siya ma-add sa atong list of universities diri sa Sugbo? :)

dive-cebu

September 28th, 2010, 06:42 AM

^^ UP Cebu does not have a university status yet, it's still technically a College.

Henz

September 28th, 2010, 07:25 AM

^^ UP Cebu does not have a university status yet, it's still technically a College.

Sa akong tan aw since ma autonomous na sya.... it will cease to become a UP Cebu College...... it will become na UP Cebu Campus... so iyang status is a full fledged branch of UP... thus, it is now a University. :)

Sleepwalker

September 28th, 2010, 07:28 AM

Hmmm, medyo confusing gud ang sitwasyon. Siguro, since autonomous naman sila, mag-upgrade gud ni sila sa ilang curriculum ug mga facilities, para lang pag-comply sa ilang university status... :)

MatudNilaBaby

September 28th, 2010, 07:35 AM

Sa akong tan aw since ma autonomous na sya.... it will cease to become a UP Cebu College...... it will become na UP Cebu Campus... so iyang status is a full fledged branch of UP... thus, it is now a University. :)

its about time that tax payers money be used for the improvement and development of UP Cebu. dili na mahimo nga magpa opoy2x lang gihapon sila. equal status equal funding!

zidlakan

September 28th, 2010, 08:00 AM

UP Cebu secures autonomy (http://cdn.ph/news_details.php?id=7364)
Cebu Daily News 9/28/2010
By Candeze R. Mongaya, Reporter

THE University of the Philippines Cebu College was finally granted autonomy from supervision of Iloilo following approval by the UP Board of Regents (BOR) in their meeting last Sept. 24.

“This is freedom and flexibility for the operation of the college,” Dean Enrique Avila told .

He said implementing rules and procedures are being crafted by the office of UP president Erlinda Roman and will be finished within this week.

The college's autonomy will take effect following a signed order from the UP president and issuance of rules and regulations.

This will be in force before the end of the year.

Avila said the college will enjoy financial independence, faculty growth and hold its own student records. However, it will receive the same budget.

The college will now be directly supervised by the office of the president in Diliman.

With the change, Avila said they will focus on improving academic programs and faculty.

UP Cebu College was previously under the supervision of UP Visayas in Iloilo along with the College of Management, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Fisheries and Oceans, School of Technologies and UP Tacloban.

karun pa? since year 2000, karun ra jud nga semester nga wa ko'y load kay
gi suspend ang diploma in urban and regional planning (DURP) nga course.
hahayzzz, ka bad timing, .... :lol:

its about time that tax payers money be used for the improvement and development of UP Cebu. dili na mahimo nga magpa opoy2x lang gihapon sila. equal status equal funding!

well, they are forced to. the city government gave them 5 hectares of prime
property worth almost half a billion pesos WITH THE CONDITION that they
will spend about the same amount or more for its development AND they will
offer a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) course in cebu - the first
UP campus ever to offer MBA outside of Diliman. (which is also the main
reason why the DURP course was suspended - to concentrate on MBA ...)

Hiroshima

September 28th, 2010, 09:10 AM

AND they will
offer a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) course in cebu - the first
UP campus ever to offer MBA outside of Diliman. (which is also the main
reason why the DURP course was suspended - to concentrate on MBA ...)

they are offering MBA na..
I believe 2nd batch karon with 18 students from the 80+ applicants.

Comment on Radisson: They have beautiful pictures on their site.. naka flash lang.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

September 28th, 2010, 09:37 AM

UP Cebu secures autonomy (http://cdn.ph/news_details.php?id=7364)
Cebu Daily News 9/28/2010
By Candeze R. Mongaya, Reporter

THE University of the Philippines Cebu College was finally granted autonomy from supervision of Iloilo following approval by the UP Board of Regents (BOR) in their meeting last Sept. 24.

“This is freedom and flexibility for the operation of the college,” Dean Enrique Avila told .

He said implementing rules and procedures are being crafted by the office of UP president Erlinda Roman and will be finished within this week.

The college's autonomy will take effect following a signed order from the UP president and issuance of rules and regulations.

This will be in force before the end of the year.

Avila said the college will enjoy financial independence, faculty growth and hold its own student records. However, it will receive the same budget.

The college will now be directly supervised by the office of the president in Diliman.

With the change, Avila said they will focus on improving academic programs and faculty.

UP Cebu College was previously under the supervision of UP Visayas in Iloilo along with the College of Management, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Fisheries and Oceans, School of Technologies and UP Tacloban.

this is really good news for UP-Cebu Campus! :cheers:

MetroPac unit eyeing tollway projects in Visayas, Mindanao

METRO PACIFIC Tollways Corp., the infrastructure arm of Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp., is set to begin studies for toll roads in the Visayas and Mindanao.

The listed company wants to expand operations outside Luzon, where it manages the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac expressway.

“There should be some roads that we can already study,” Metro Pacific Tollways President Ramoncito S. Fernandez said in an interview, pointing to Cebu.

“But we are still in raw scanning because the government said what they want in Cebu is a mass transit system,” Mr. Fernandez said.

why not sila na lang maghimo sa trans-axial highway diba! they should start negotiating with the province about this one! :)

Eastern Dragon

September 28th, 2010, 09:58 AM

this is really good news for UP-Cebu Campus! :cheers:

why not sila na lang maghimo sa trans-axial highway diba! they should start negotiating with the province about this one! :)

i think the economics will not justify it. the transaxial road does not support that much traffic, especially cebu is an island.

unlike in luzon, provinces are connected by roads.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

September 28th, 2010, 10:37 AM

^^
a trans-axial highway connecting it with negros oriental. anyways, that's only wishful thinking..hehe

Eastern Dragon

September 28th, 2010, 10:47 AM

^^
a trans-axial highway connecting it with negros oriental. anyways, that's only wishful thinking..hehe

:lol: pwede sad, nya expand to leyte-samar ug iloilo. para mag land trip padulong boracay. :lol:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

September 28th, 2010, 10:57 AM

:lol: pwede sad, nya expand to leyte-samar ug iloilo. para mag land trip padulong boracay. :lol:

hehehe... pwede pud sir. pero i really wish a similar expressway in luzon would also happen in cebu coz IMO, cebu really needs a more decent highway. i mean its about time for cebu to have one. SCR and NCR are not enough IMO. :)

slimer

September 28th, 2010, 11:47 AM

basin diay ma-encourage ang mga taw puyo sa probinsya kung duna ta'y transaxial hiway...
kanang mouli ka nga hanoy-hanoy lang hehehe...

southernbelle

September 28th, 2010, 12:50 PM

TDTV Asia Edition - Daily Travel News
Friday, September 24, 2010

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Included in the news: opening of Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu and partly, Cebu Pacific ;)

Sleepwalker

September 28th, 2010, 12:54 PM

basin diay ma-encourage ang mga taw puyo sa probinsya kung duna ta'y transaxial hiway...
kanang mouli ka nga hanoy-hanoy lang hehehe...

Kung naa na ni'ng trans-axial highway, possibly nga ang biyahe gikan sa Daanbantayan padulong Cebu kay usa na lang ka oras. Karon, upat pa man ka oras, including stop over ug traffic crawl.

Dako naman gani og natabang ang North Coastal Road, nga 9KM lang ang gitas-on.

Linguine

September 28th, 2010, 03:39 PM

SM Prime sets P20-B devt for Cebu property

Written by Wilfredo Rodolfo III / Reporter
Tuesday, 28 September 2010 12:48

SM Prime Holdings will unveil in November its P20-billion development masterplan for its 20-hectare sector within the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City.

Company president Hans Sy said the company is currently working on details of the mixed-use development which will be centered around an SM mall which should be one of the group’s biggest. The project will immediately break ground for the first buildings, including the mall.

The mall operator’s plans come at the heels of the P25-billion development unveiled by Filinvest Land Inc. near the area. Filinvest recently broke ground for its 42-hectare Citta de Mare residential and commercial development, just beside the SM property.

“We are very excited to show to the public our plans and how big the whole thing is,” Sy said.

The SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. recently opened Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu, the first entry of the US-based Carlson hotels group in the country and the first higher upper-scale Blu branded hotel of the chain in the Asia-Pacific region.

Sy said there are plans for another upscale hotel within the SRP but he would not commit that it will still be with Carlson.

SM purchased the 30-hectare section of the 240-hectare SRP at P3.027 billion.

Sy said construction work of the 250,000-square meter mall should start first followed by several medium-rise buildings. He earlier said they are planning to build a high-rise condominium and at least two hotel towers.

Completed in 2001, the SRP has been built through a loan obtained by the city government with the Japan Bank of International Cooperation. The loan amortizations run up to 2020.

 

   http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/companies/1834-sm-prime-sets-p20-b-devt-for-cebu-property

diehardbisdak

September 28th, 2010, 04:07 PM

"We are very excited to show to the public our plans and how big the whole thing is,” Sy said.

^^ fast forward na sa November...hehe!

:D

ivanc

September 28th, 2010, 04:24 PM

open na diay ang 5th floor sa metro ayala...

new look! reminds me of SM department store... although wala pa mahuman ug balhin ang furnishing displays from Basement 2.. pero a big step from the designs of the other floors... hopefully ila ma implement ning bagong interior designs sa ubang floors...

diehardbisdak

September 28th, 2010, 05:10 PM

^^ ang 5th floor sa Metro ka'y naa'y access to & from the new Services Section of ACC...

ivanc

September 28th, 2010, 05:31 PM

bai, murag ang 3rd floor toy naay access sa services wing sa ayala'

metro:
B2 - home furnishing , hardware
B1 - grocery
GND floor - mens clothes, shoes, watches/jewelry
2nd floor - all women stuff
3rd floor - kids clothes, toys, school supplies
4th floor - appliances, curtains, beddings, kitchenware
5th floor (new) - home furnishing, curtains, beddings, kitchenware
6th floor (u/c) - foodcourt

murag mag rearange man siguro ang metro kay gi tapok man ang home-related stuffs sa new floor

Sinjin P.

September 28th, 2010, 05:40 PM

^ Yep, 3rd floor ang naa'y access sa Services Wing.

... what will happen to B2 once it has been vacated and everything has been transferred to the 5th floor? I hope Metro will put up a walkalator to replace their existing ramp para mas convenient sa mga supermarket shoppers.

... what will happen to the current foodcourt area at B1 once mavacate nana nga area? Expanded supermarket area?

ivanc

September 28th, 2010, 06:00 PM

@B2: expanded hardware?
@B1: expanded supermarket area?

your guess is as good as mine hehehe

MatudNilaBaby

September 28th, 2010, 07:21 PM

they are offering MBA na..
I believe 2nd batch karon with 18 students from the 80+ applicants.

Comment on Radisson: They have beautiful pictures on their site.. naka flash lang.

up cebu should offer courses not commonly offered in cebu colleges and universities. mba common ra kaayo na kay daghan nang mga eskulahan sa cebu nga dugay na kaayo nag offer ana. duna man gani na sa mga gagmay provincial colleges.

i hope up cebu will offer degree programs that will help cebu promote and strengthen its language, arts, history, culture, music and creativity in addition to teaching the sciences, business and technology. they probably have to focus more on research and development ug dili lang manghawud kutob lang ra sa libro.

zidlakan

September 29th, 2010, 05:28 AM

basin diay ma-encourage ang mga taw puyo sa probinsya kung duna ta'y transaxial hiway...
kanang mouli ka nga hanoy-hanoy lang hehehe...

then you are on your way in copying exactly the mistakes of M-manila. and that
would be a sure way of becoming an unsustainable, congested, and unlivable
city in the future ...

up cebu should offer courses not commonly offered in cebu colleges and universities. mba common ra kaayo na kay daghan nang mga eskulahan sa cebu nga dugay na kaayo nag offer ana. duna man gani na sa mga gagmay provincial colleges.

i hope up cebu will offer degree programs that will help cebu promote and strengthen its language, arts, history, culture, music and creativity in addition to teaching the sciences, business and technology. they probably have to focus more on research and development ug dili lang manghawud kutob lang ra sa libro.

i agree it will be good for UP to offer other various courses. but the MBA program
should still be the centerpiece. it is precisely because of the MBA program that
the city donated land to them, without it, the city will withdraw the donation.

actually, its not "common ra kaayo." we're not talking of an MBA program here but
and MBA degree FROM UP. get a list of the top 500 companies of Fortune Magazine
and identify where their executives graduated from - most MBA degree holders of
UP-Diliman. when companies advertise for management positions and 50 people
apply, all with MBA degrees from various universities, including those provincial ones,
guess who these companies will hire - those with an MBA from UP-Diliman (assuming
there is at least one who applied). check with the international and multilateral
corporations doing business in the Philippines and ask who they prefer ... an MBA-
degree holder from UP-Diliman if there is anybody available. i sound as if i am an
MBA graduate of UP-Diliman ... but i'm not ... but how i wish i am, he he he :lol::lol::lol:

zubuwood

September 29th, 2010, 05:45 AM

pics got from YouTube vid of Peterson Sulib...
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mao ni ako nadunggan... (DAGHAN na kaayo Dagko na building oi) :cheers:

Sleepwalker

September 29th, 2010, 05:48 AM

Welcome back @zubuwood... :cheers:

Sleepwalker

September 29th, 2010, 05:52 AM

i agree it will be good for UP to offer other various courses. but the MBA program
should still be the centerpiece. it is precisely because of the MBA program that
the city donated land to them, without it, the city will withdraw the donation.

so, this MBA program for UP-Cebu will be good as cash na diay, kay obligado man gud sila mobutang og MBA...Wise gud ni si ex-Mayor Tomas da. :cheers:

Karon nga buwag na ang UP-Cebu, siguradong mobongga ni og maayo, especially nga naa umaabot nga UP-Cebu SRP.

AmbutLang

September 29th, 2010, 06:06 AM

so, this MBA program for UP-Cebu will be good as cash na diay, kay obligado man gud sila mobutang og MBA...Wise gud ni si ex-Mayor Tomas da. :cheers:

Karon nga buwag na ang UP-Cebu, siguradong mobongga ni og maayo, especially nga naa umaabot nga UP-Cebu SRP.

Mubalik si Tomas sa pagkaMayor... :)

zubuwood

September 29th, 2010, 06:40 AM

Welcome back @zubuwood... :cheers:

^^thank you bai :cheers:

Angayan kaayo ni siya butangan og LED Screen kanang naa sa tunga na building pareho sa insular life sa AYALA... daghan gud kaayog tao diha dapita..
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1430/1462291161_44dece1adb_z.jpg?zz=1

zidlakan

September 29th, 2010, 09:47 AM

Mubalik si Tomas sa pagkaMayor... :)

ex-ex-Mayor na na!

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

September 29th, 2010, 10:09 AM

^^thank you bai :cheers:

Angayan kaayo ni siya butangan og LED Screen kanang naa sa tunga na building pareho sa insular life sa AYALA... daghan gud kaayog tao diha dapita..
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1430/1462291161_44dece1adb_z.jpg?zz=1

yea! i agree! this side of Colon is more suited to have at least a huge LED screen placed somewhere among this buildings in the intersection so that it would look stunning during the night and would increase business climate in the area. ;)

diz

September 29th, 2010, 10:18 AM

^^ They could make that glass area on the building shown into a uniquely-shaped LED screen.

a_terisk78y™

September 29th, 2010, 10:20 AM

How can we protect the marine life from KOREANS?

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs642.snc4/60284_1506190738984_1360757789_31560873_1740853_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs713.snc4/63304_1506190898988_1360757789_31560874_7621063_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs713.snc4/63304_1506190938989_1360757789_31560875_244627_n.jpg

:ohno:

Kontiki, Mactan, Cebu, Philippines
:ohno:

repost from travel thread,
dapat e report ni nato sa DOT cebu or unsa pa na..

leylander

September 29th, 2010, 10:33 AM

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

September 29th, 2010, 10:35 AM

^^ They could make that glass area on the building shown into a uniquely-shaped LED screen.

yea! anywhere among these buildings will do but IMO, Metro Gaisano looks incredibly good if they'd install a LED Screen! ;)

zidlakan

September 29th, 2010, 10:36 AM

up cebu should offer courses not commonly offered in cebu colleges and universities . . . . so, this MBA program for UP-Cebu will be good as cash na diay, kay obligado man gud sila mobutang og MBA...Wise gud ni si ex-Mayor Tomas da. :cheers: Karon nga buwag na ang UP-Cebu, siguradong mobongga ni og maayo, especially nga naa umaabot nga UP-Cebu SRP.

i think UP will try to offer as many possible courses as possible ... for as long as
it's standard of excellence is not compromised. UP is known to prioritize quality
over quantity and many of its units specialize on certain disciplines. that was
the difficulty before - UP-Cebu was actually UPVCC, or UP in the Visayas - Cebu
College, and its mother unit was UP in the Visayas, located in Miag-ao, Ilo-ilo.
UPV's thrust, and major disciplines are along the line of Agriculture and Fisheries
but UP-Cebu is located in a major urban center which economy is 76% services,
and which major job demands were along the lines of commerce, trade, and
management. this is one strong justification when UP-Cebu requested for
autonomous status - we always said, "we can't offer agriculture or fisheries
courses here - this is Cebu City!, nobody will enrol." and Management has
always been the strength of UP-Cebu ... only that ... it can't offer MBA because
UP-Diliman refused to allow any other unit to offer MBA. so if you notice, what
was offered in UP-Cebu before was Masters in Management (MM), not MBA.

Tomas mind skipped 10 years ahead ... and he saw an SRP which maybe the
hub of international business and possibly (hopefully), regional headquarters
of multinational corporations, similar to those who chose to locate in singapore
and hongkong. and he thought what a better way to entice them more than
to offer availability of MBA graduates of international caliber. so he offered
land to UP with the condition that they offer MBA ... took a long time cause
the College of Business Administration in UP-Diliman dugay kaayo ni sugot ...
finally they gave in and the land was donated (under a MOA).

by the way, if you look at the rendering of the UP campus at the SRP which
was posted a few months back, notice something interesting ... beside the
buildings for the business administration school, UP at the SRP will also host
an IT center and will specialize in IT-related courses. the university saw the
potential of cebu in this field most especially with the fast-growing outsourcing
industry so they will also make the SRP at the SRP as an IT center. ako, i'm
just hoping - it will become an international hub ... diliman is pretty much
congested already ...

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

September 29th, 2010, 10:39 AM

leylander

September 29th, 2010, 10:45 AM

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

September 29th, 2010, 10:54 AM

aw. wala pud koy alam ana sir. maong naka research kog dali2x (sa wiki ra hinuon. lol)

According to 2005 statistics compiled by the South Korean government, about 46% of citizens profess to follow no particular religion. Christians account for 29.2% of the population (of which are Protestants 18.3% and Catholics 10.9%) and Buddhists 22.8%.[52]

akong point lang nga dapat they respect our culture and traditions and us as a people. kay sure ko, strikto kaayo na sila kung kita muadto didto.

hala pasensya kaayo sir ha! wala man kaha ka gipaningot og pangita?! salamat diay sa clarification. hehehe

bitaw sakto gyud ka sir! mga bastos gyud nang mga koreano! never thought hastang atong mga corals yaga-yagaan diay sa mga hinampak! laena diay anang baguhay rang nangadato nga nasud no magpakaarong-ingnon naman hinuon! :bash::ohno::bash:

Henz

September 29th, 2010, 12:03 PM

IMO, i think.. kinhanglan lang badlong......cause as far as i know.. ingon ana sad baya tang Pinoy.. or mas worse pa.. hehehe

Zuburbia

September 29th, 2010, 12:37 PM

yea! i agree! this side of Colon is more suited to have at least a huge LED screen placed somewhere among this buildings in the intersection so that it would look stunning during the night and would increase business climate in the area. ;)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1430/1462291161_44dece1adb_z.jpg?zz=1[/QUOTE]

i hate these huge billboards covering the facade of the buildings. it loses its architectural value. Unless from the beginning, its already been integrated to fit the whole bldg. design..

lowellflores

September 29th, 2010, 02:20 PM

LordCarnal

September 29th, 2010, 02:56 PM

I myself don't agree on having the International Port anywhere from Amara down to SRP. I can imagine the eyesore, the stench, the traffic that could develop in the area in the next few years if it materializes. If i had a choice they should plan and design it somewhere further south of SRP. Any area from Amara to SRP serves as the gateway to Cebu and these areas should be kept clean and inviting to visitors and investors.

Correct. Anyway I think Naga is a perfect site for a new international port in the future. It's an industrial city/town. We have the biggest power plant in Cebu there, the biggest industrial park (the one where SEAGATE used to be located), etc. The government can start reclaiming from the Balili property and then onwards.

Below is a photo of an international cargo port currently under construction in China. When completed, it will be the biggest in the world. If I'm not mistaken, the longest side of the port will be 5 kilometers long. This was featured in National Geographic.

http://canadasgateways.gc.ca/images/npf_yangshan.jpg

habagatcentral1

September 29th, 2010, 04:28 PM

Question:

Can you close Jones Avenue every Sunday and make it like a bicycle park or something on that day?

shaKEIRa

September 29th, 2010, 05:11 PM

naay gina trabaho nga dalan atbang sa sm... pero i think dili to mao ang katong dalan nga akong naagian before...

Sinjin P.

September 29th, 2010, 05:22 PM

@Shak: Yep, lahi to. Ang nakaapan kay didto sa bating dalan gidivert ang mga sakyanan gikan didto sa nasirad-an.

Jarenz

September 29th, 2010, 05:36 PM

by the way, if you look at the rendering of the UP campus at the SRP which
was posted a few months back, notice something interesting ... beside the
buildings for the business administration school, UP at the SRP will also host
an IT center and will specialize in IT-related courses. the university saw the
potential of cebu in this field most especially with the fast-growing outsourcing
industry so they will also make the SRP at the SRP as an IT center. ako, i'm
just hoping - it will become an international hub ... diliman is pretty much
congested already ...

Master Development Plan
of the
University of Philippines Visayas College Campus

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/Under%20Construction/upsrp1a.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/Under%20Construction/upsrp2.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/Under%20Construction/upsrp3.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/Under%20Construction/upsrp4.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/Under%20Construction/upsrp5.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Jarenz_038/Under%20Construction/upsrp.jpg

shaKEIRa

September 29th, 2010, 05:39 PM

@sinj: az en!!! dapat giuna nalang to ang pangit nga dalan unta og tarong...

Jarenz

September 29th, 2010, 05:43 PM

Jarenz

September 29th, 2010, 06:02 PM

@sinj: az en!!! dapat giuna nalang to ang pangit nga dalan unta og tarong...

private man gud na lugar, so obligation sa owner ang problema diha . . .

ang nakapait lang kay nag suffer ang commuters na wala man unta labot anang problema sa squatters diha . . .

shaKEIRa

September 29th, 2010, 06:12 PM

private man gud na lugar, so obligation sa owner ang problema diha . . .

ang nakapait lang kay nag suffer aang commuters na wala man unta labot anang problema sa squatters diha . . .
az en noh... tarungon na unta na sa owner oi... :ohno:

habagatcentral1

September 29th, 2010, 06:47 PM

Wala lang...
Somewhere in Estado de Guerrero en Mexico
http://habagatcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/upload.jpg

flesh_is_weak

September 29th, 2010, 10:30 PM

IMO, they should 'bury' most of Colon, well, even at least the intersection with Osmeña Blvd so that they could convert that area into a pedestrian-zone / square...i believe that would add more life to that area which is already teeming with much life...what i'm trying to say is that doing so would attract crowds that are not the usual 'Colon crowd', if i may say so...but also people from uptown and the 'more prosperous' part of the city

flesh_is_weak

September 29th, 2010, 10:35 PM

re: Koreans: i think we're just as crazy as they are, which explains the fact that here in another country, they're the crowd that i get along well the most (and do crazy stuff with, like drinking outdoors which is illegal here :lol: )...the fact that they break so many rules in our country should be a wake-up call (long overdue) to our law enforcements agencies to be more strict in implementing our laws and to stop sleeping on their job...

Zuburbia

September 30th, 2010, 12:08 AM

private man gud na lugar, so obligation sa owner ang problema diha . . .

ang nakapait lang kay nag suffer aang commuters na wala man unta labot anang problema sa squatters diha . . .

di man mainly ang squatters maoy problema diha, ang dalan mismo, perting aboga og perting libaonga...obligasyon na sa gobyerno ang pagtarong sa dalan..hehe,, pero oki ra kay na naman kunoy plano pagtarong anang mga dalana sa NRA :)

zidlakan

September 30th, 2010, 12:47 AM

About sa Up sa SRP sir paul kanus man magsugod sila sa contructions na a bay timetable sila na gihatag sa cebu city goverment, basig 10 or 15 years pa sila magsugod diha. and what will happen to the existing UP at lahug sir paul? if ever na a nay UP-SRP..

under the MOA, they have to build within 3 years, so murag magdungan nang
UP ug ang SM mall. wa ko'y sure sa existing UP gorordo basin ila i retain for
certain courses ...

kenken94

September 30th, 2010, 02:20 AM

Correct. Anyway I think Naga is a perfect site for a new international port in the future. It's an industrial city/town. We have the biggest power plant in Cebu there, the biggest industrial park (the one where SEAGATE used to be located), etc. The government can start reclaiming from the Balili property and then onwards.

Below is a photo of an international cargo port currently under construction in China. When completed, it will be the biggest in the world. If I'm not mistaken, the longest side of the port will be 5 kilometers long. This was featured in National Geographic.

http://canadasgateways.gc.ca/images/npf_yangshan.jpg

That's a good idea but I guess mas nindot ni ibutang xa usa ka town nga dle pa kaayo developed. Kay ig matukod na ang international port didto, naa man na siya'y effect xa quality of living xa mga taw didto.

But come to think of it, other places have a more vast area than Cebu but why is Cebu still growing this fast despite it's small size?

Soon enough daghan na kaayo ang mga reclaimed area sa island for commercial and industrial purposes.

shaKEIRa

September 30th, 2010, 03:15 AM

di man mainly ang squatters maoy problema diha, ang dalan mismo, perting aboga og perting libaonga...obligasyon na sa gobyerno ang pagtarong sa dalan..hehe,, pero oki ra kay na naman kunoy plano pagtarong anang mga dalana sa NRA :)

im excited about this... unta mahipus sad ang mga squatters dira para dili mahadlok ang mga tao nga mo agi dihang dapita...

MatudNilaBaby

September 30th, 2010, 03:34 AM

Master Development Plan
of the
University of Philippines Visayas College Campus

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if pnoy is cutting the budget allocation for up and other state run universities, how can up cebu srp campus be built within 3 years as set by moa? up cebu lahug campus has its own proposed master development plan. dili mahimo nga i close ang lahug campus in lieu of srp kay thats only 5 hectares. sa minimum land area requirement for a university status dili na mo qualify ang up srp.

MatudNilaBaby

September 30th, 2010, 03:58 AM

it seems like the cebuanos are in for another word war from this sunstar article about city mayor rama's statement:

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, together with the deans of the different law schools in the city, denounced the accusations against Lazaga.

The City Government, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Cebu City chapter and the law schools, including USJ-R, among others, will submit a joint affidavit to the Supreme Court requesting for the conduct of the Bar exam outside Manila.

The City and the schools want the High Court to bring the exams to Cebu City to make them more affordable and safe.

In a news conference yesterday, Rama asked the Philippine National Police to broaden its investigation on the incident, which injured over 40 law students.

“I am not convinced that it was perpetuated by a frat. That needs a deeper investigation,” he said.

“The accusation (against Lazaga) is an accusation against Cebu. I will never allow that,” he said.

miaka_cham

September 30th, 2010, 04:06 AM

leylander

September 30th, 2010, 04:25 AM

wow. good to know nga napalong ra dayon.

thanks for the live updates ms. miaka! :)

leylander

September 30th, 2010, 04:28 AM

which reminds me...

@sir Paul,

is Cebu City (the Cebu city fire department in particular) ready for hi-rise blazes?

diz

September 30th, 2010, 04:39 AM

First, they desecrate the Basilica by taking pictures just about anywhere (even inside the little chapel where the Image is) as they snicker loudly at the 'strangeness' of our ways. And now this?

I bet Pinoys would be beaten black and blue if they did that in one of their temples.

Sometimes, being too hospitable has its downside.

I feel like Koreans are like that everywhere.

On the guestbook of the Grotto Church here in Portland, a group of Koreans wrote on it and their message was pretty rude.

Anyway, Filipinos have done far worst to their own country (like illegal logging) so you really shouldn't be surprised or else you'll come off racist.

LordCarnal

September 30th, 2010, 06:21 AM

Henz

September 30th, 2010, 06:22 AM

mao sad na akong point.... while we welcome them.. there is also a need to police them.. hehehe

LordCarnal

September 30th, 2010, 06:23 AM

Mormon Temple

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St. Thomas of Villanova Church

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MatudNilaBaby

September 30th, 2010, 06:25 AM

Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral

Exteriors

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Interiors

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Pipe Organ

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dili unta pa parkingan sa sulod sa cathedral grounds kon gusto man gali sila ma preserve nang nindot nga facade sa simbahan. ang soot mao nay makadaot besides dili mohaom sa iyang lugar nga supposedly karaan unya dunay linya nga yellow ang parking lot. thats just my one dollar opinion.

LordCarnal

September 30th, 2010, 06:29 AM

^^

Just write a letter to the parish priest so that your opinion would directly be read. That should cost less than a dollar at the post office, hehe.

The Rector
Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
Cebu City, Philippines

.:.

Henz

September 30th, 2010, 06:35 AM

Furniture firm ventures into boutique hotel biz
By Ehda M. Dagooc (The Freeman)
Updated September 23, 2010

CEBU, Philippines – The rosy tourism prospects in Cebu prompted furniture and real estate company Coast Pacific Manufacturing Corporation (CPMC) to spend P40 million in establishing a chic boutique hotel called "Goldberry Suites".

Located in Lapu-Lapu City, CPMC chief financial officer (CFO) Justine Andrew C. Lo said the company sees the opportunity to enter the dynamic tourism sector, while Cebu has already proved its worth in terms of attracting local and foreign tourists, with or without crisis.

The company acquired the former Cesar's Palace in Lapu-Lapu City and converted the six-story building into a boutique hotel, to provide a wide range of accommodation choices on Mactan Island, which is considered as Cebu Province's premier tourism destination.

CPMC, a company which has been successful in the furniture making for export, real estate business, warehousing, stone-tiles manufacturing, is confident that its expertise in these businesses could also complement with its entry in the accommodation service business.

The 45-room hotel, with its modern-contemporary interior design, is expected to attract the sophisticated yet budget-conscious travelers from all over the country, including foreign visitors.

"We made it sure that the facilities are internationally-at-par. We even have the same facilities offered by well-known hotels here. But, we will make our rates more affordable and pocket-friendly," Lo said in a press conference held recently.

Set to be commercially opened by end of October this year, Goldberry Suites will be pegging its room rate at the range of P1,800 (overnight) to as high as P5,500 for the penthouse accommodation.

Lo said the company has responded to the economic opportunities offered particularly in Cebu, and the best way to grab it is through investment in tourism.

In fact, he said the company is planning to open up a resort somewhere in Maribago also in Lapu-Lapu in the future.

CPMC also owns a beachfront property in Maribago, being prepared for the right opportunity to invest in another accommodation facility, while multinational firms and giant developers in the country are now outsmarting each other to establish resort facilities along the Mactan Island beachfront.

Recently, the president of the First Metro Investment Corporation, a large conglomerate which is part of the MetroBank Group, Francis Sebastian told Cebuanos to take advantage of the ripe opportunity in direct investments Cebu is offering, otherwise outside capitalists will be able to enjoy the "abundance" of Cebu.

"Cebu is open for business. Partake in this opportunity," he encouraged Cebuano capitalists emphasizing that if Cebuanos will not take advantage of the fertile investment soil here, others will surely grab it.

He said Cebu has captured the international investment community's interest thus it can claim to be the premier "investment destination in the Philippines." (FREEMAN)

THIS IS ANOTHER CEBU BASED BUSINESS EXPLORING THE REAL ESTATE AND TOURISM INDUSTRY... !!!!!!!

LordCarnal

September 30th, 2010, 06:35 AM

Compania Maritima

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Kilometer Zero

This is the starting point for all destinations from Cebu and beyond.

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Rizal Memorial Library and Museum

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LordCarnal

September 30th, 2010, 06:38 AM

Fuente Osmeña

The heart of Cebu City

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Vision Theater

Once owned by John Gokongwei's father, Vision used to be one of the biggest theaters in pre-war Cebu.

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Linguine

September 30th, 2010, 06:44 AM

City Hall to work on making Cebu IT, economic hub

By Princess Dawn Felicitas

Thursday, September 30, 2010

THE Cebu City Government will be working to make the city an economic hub in the country in the next three years, an official said.

During yesterday’s executive and legislative agenda validation with stakeholders, City Treasurer Ofelia Oliva said they want the city to have a sustainable economy and be an IT hub and manufacturing haven by 2013.

Oliva, who heads the economic governance group of City Hall, said they will be updating the city’s tax code as one of the strategies to achieve that target.

Oliva said they will also revise the economic enterprise operations code to make the city market more responsive to the needs of the public.

Stakeholders also seek the revision of the real property tax code as well as the conduct of tax mapping and re-validation of real properties.

Oliva said they also plan to install IT programs and wireless technology in the city, establish tax satellite centers and educate people on taxation.

Oliva said they also plan to create a revenue multi-sectoral administration council and push for the enactment of an ordinance against red tape. She, however, stressed that the accounting requirements for the ordinance should match the requirements of the Commission on Audit (COA).

Oliva said they plan to provide tax incentives for manufacturing businesses, provide assistance to farmers, provide loans, establish a central trading area or “bagsakan,” create an auction market, organize a trade fair exhibit showcasing products of the city and enhance jobs fair in the barangays to achieve targets.

The City also plans to establish a 24 hours a day 7 days a week garbage collection.

Making the city’s streets cleaner is one of Mayor Michael Rama’s priority projects in his first 100 days in office.
Yesterday, other priorities crafted by the City Government during its legislative and executive agenda last July in Costabella Resort in Lapu-Lapu City were presented to the private sector for validation.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on October 01, 2010.

Linguine

September 30th, 2010, 06:51 AM

Guv scores proposed
ordinance on ‘chicharon’

CEBU City – Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia considers the proposed ordinance requiring chicharon (pork cracklings) makers to place health warnings on their packaging as “illogical and discriminatory to the industry of Carcar,” a city in Cebu known for the delicacy.

Garcia said chicharon is one of the products that Cebu can be proud of.

She compared chicharon to burgers in fast food chains that contain more fat.

“If we talk about being concerned about the people’s health, why single out chicharon? We should also include hamburgers — they are swimming in fat,” said Garcia.

The governor said the very nature of processing chicharon is taking away fat.

She said she does not know what medical data Provincial Board member Arleigh Jay Sitoy used to back his proposal.

She said Sitoy might as well discriminate humba (pork belly stew) or lechon (roasted pig) for their fatty content.

Sitoy’s proposal cites Republic Act 7394, known as the Consumer Protection Act.

The law includes the right to obtain accurate health-related education and information on the nature, quality and quantity of the contents of consumer products, especially food items.

It discussed how some food products in the markets do not reflect their nutritional content, including the chicharon.

It described chicharon as fat-laden and high in cholesterol, which can cause heart diseases and cancer if taken in excessive amounts.

Under the proposal, a violator will be fined P5,000 or imprisoned for not more than a year, or both. (PNA)

MatudNilaBaby

September 30th, 2010, 07:04 AM

rustyboi

September 30th, 2010, 08:31 AM

if the bill kills a business then its not good. we already know the nature of our chicharon, inasal, humba as high cholesterol foods so why legislate something that everybody enjoys eating bisag makahighblood. aron lang siguro siya ing-non nga health conscious. he can go vegetarian:lol::lol::lol:

I agree! jollibee, mcdonalds quarter pounder would require health warning too when that happens :lol:

@arnold nice photos :okay:

Zuburbia

September 30th, 2010, 08:35 AM

im excited about this... unta mahipus sad ang mga squatters dira para dili mahadlok ang mga tao nga mo agi dihang dapita...

di man ta angay mahadlok sa mga squatters di man na sila criminal..hehe

MatudNilaBaby

September 30th, 2010, 08:43 AM

I agree! jollibee, mcdonalds quarter pounder would require health warning too when that happens :lol:

@arnold nice photos :okay:

duna naman diri ang mga fast foods nag post naman sila pila ka calories ang ilang mga pagkaon pero kaon man gihapon ang mga tao kon gutomon. dili man na priority nga bill.

LordCarnal

September 30th, 2010, 08:45 AM

@Zuburbia

As what Paul said, progress should benefit everyone, hehe..

.:.

Parchie

September 30th, 2010, 09:13 AM

Hi.It's been months..share lang ko today.. :)

This was insular life an hour ago...(taken at pagibig tower - was using the stairs para exercise.lol.)

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/miaka_cham/CBP/Myn2949.jpg

after about 30 mins..saba dayon kaayo ang firetrucks..gamay ra kaau ang sunog. i don't know what's the cause.nikalit lang.aso ra among nakita sa office.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/miaka_cham/CBP/Myn2951.jpg

have a great morning! :)

update: as of 10:00Am, the fire's out. ;)

Seeing black smoke and fire-out in minutes, probably an electrical fault which cleared quickly! Is this right beside the small walkway from the road near Insular Life building access to Ayala Mall? There's a transformer vault at the side which seems upended a bit in the area! Could be, but I maybe wrong!

Linguine

September 30th, 2010, 09:43 AM

Cebu: An education hub

by Mila C. Espina

The 2010 Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines recently held its national assembly in Cebu from Sept. 22 to 24. Some 2,700 delegates from all over the country converged at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel to discuss concerns in environment and education synthesized in a meaningful theme, A Heart for Eden, A Hand at Ecology! An added feature of the assemblage, a ‘first in the history of CEAP,’ was the involvement of some 37 delegates from the International Office of Catholic Education, with delegates from Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East and America led by secretary-general Fr. Angel Astorgano and Fr. Rod Salazar, International Office of Catholic Education Asia-Pacific regional secretary. The delegates were honored in a welcome dinner by Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia. Board Member and tourism and international relations chair Agnes Magpale delivered the welcome remarks.

In the luncheon presscon, DepEd Secretary, Honorable Brother Armin Luistro, underscored the long-term program of expanding the basic or general education in the grade levels and aligning high school curricula with specialized college courses.

Kudos went to Region 7 director, Fr. Enrico Silab, president of the University of San Jose-Recoletos and the 2010 CEAP convention coordinator for the over-all success of one of the biggest religious events in Cebu.

More events in Cebu—The nuptial rites and reception of Aldwin, son of Antonio Co and Jovita Billan; and Barbi, daughter of Carlos and Susana Co.; the opening night of Cine Europa 13; the first year anniversary of The Imperial Palace and the Laguna Garden; and the birthday bash of Lydia Sia of the Wecare Foundation. Then, Avida Towers Cebu will launch its second tower on Oct.1.

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideLifestyle.htm?f=2010/september/30/lifestyle2.isx&d=2010/september/30

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

September 30th, 2010, 09:49 AM

Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral

Exteriors

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Interiors

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very nice pictures you got bai @nold! i really love the ornate altar! :cheers:

Compania Maritima

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Rizal Memorial Library and Museum

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amazing photos! gwapa kaayo ang sugbo sa imong cam bai @nold! ;)

Fuente Osmeña

The heart of Cebu City

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4929370870_59d3b33c58_z_d.jpg

the most beautiful circle in the country! no doubt about it! :cheers:

SleMarKen

September 30th, 2010, 10:05 AM

di man ta angay mahadlok sa mga squatters di man na sila criminal..hehe
rephrase:
di man ta angay mahadlok sa mga squatters di man na sila mga ongo. :D

habagatcentral1

September 30th, 2010, 10:12 AM

if pnoy is cutting the budget allocation for up and other state run universities, how can up cebu srp campus be built within 3 years as set by moa? up cebu lahug campus has its own proposed master development plan. dili mahimo nga i close ang lahug campus in lieu of srp kay thats only 5 hectares. sa minimum land area requirement for a university status dili na mo qualify ang up srp.

UP may have this reason for most of its projects:
"Will get funds from what we earn with UP-Ayala Technohub in Diliman."

And since the new UP charter has allowed to partner with private companies for income-generating activities using UP's idle assets, then most likely the national government is starting to gradually lose its grip towards UP and perhaps other SCUs.

That may have justified their 300% increase in tuition fee almost two years ago. ;)

concern

September 30th, 2010, 10:20 AM

Great sets of photo nold. keep it coming

diehardbisdak

September 30th, 2010, 11:09 AM

..can we have a sidewalk like this in Cebu City?

pic by @arnold
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MatudNilaBaby

September 30th, 2010, 12:24 PM

..can we have a sidewalk like this in Cebu City?

pic by @arnold
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4784846909_fdcaa0e043_z.jpg

dili ba bricks ang sidewalk around the cathedral fence? mora ug giapil sab to nila ug rehabilitate last year.

Sinjin P.

September 30th, 2010, 01:01 PM

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Sinjin P.

September 30th, 2010, 01:10 PM

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Bhan Jojo Ngoi

September 30th, 2010, 01:12 PM

ang ganiha ni sya..

eYcw6VSxfWk

@miaka_cham, same building ra diay ta?

shaKEIRa

September 30th, 2010, 07:16 PM

Hi.It's been months..share lang ko today.. :)

This was insular life an hour ago...(taken at pagibig tower - was using the stairs para exercise.lol.)

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/miaka_cham/CBP/Myn2949.jpg

after about 30 mins..saba dayon kaayo ang firetrucks..gamay ra kaau ang sunog. i don't know what's the cause.nikalit lang.aso ra among nakita sa office.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/miaka_cham/CBP/Myn2951.jpg

have a great morning! :)

update: as of 10:00Am, the fire's out. ;)

ang ganiha ni sya..

eYcw6VSxfWk

@miaka_cham, same building ra diay ta?
az en!!! grabe ka aso man diay...:bash:

sonofignatius

September 30th, 2010, 07:17 PM

repost from CamSur thread:

Air Philippines slates inaugural Cebu-Naga-Cebu flight Oct. 21

PILI, Camarines Sur – Arrangements have been finalized and all kinks ironed out, Air Philippines will start its Cebu-Naga Cebu route flights starting Tuesday, October 21 [sic, actually, Friday, Oct 22].

This was announced by Gov. LRay Villafuerte in a recent interview in the wake of the highly successful staging of the Summit Water CamSur Marathon 2010 that all but confirmed and highlighted the hefty share the province is contributing to national tourism development and the need to fortify travel access to the province.

CamSur is currently the most visited destination as the country’s leading tourism destination in terms of foreign and domestic arrivals largely resulting from its innovative tourism program founded on eco-tourism and extreme sports and is all the more expected to sustain its leadership in this field by the Department of Tourism (DoT).

Immediate feedback after the spectacular staging of the recent marathon indicate that participation in its sequel next year could very easily be double number of runners this year that came to twenty thousand runners.

Air Philippines has reportedly made the necessary test flights, albeit with no passengers, and confirmed it will launch its inaugural flight on October 21 [sic, Oct 22] leaving Cebu at 10:00 o’clock A.M., arriving at Naga Airport at 11:00 o’clock, then taking off for the return flight at 11:20 o’clock AM and back at Cebu by 12:20 o’clock PM.

Flights are initially scheduled four times a week (Monday,Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) and would eventually be expanded to a daily schedule when the need arises. CamSur to Cebu is roughly equidistance with CamSur to Manila and would thus be similarly accessible to international flight connections.

Many other airlines have been negotiating to expand operations to CamSur, even proposing airbus flights to accommodate more travelers, but the constraining factor has consistently been the quality and size of the sole local airport, which Gov. Villafuerte has given priority concern ever since he conceptualized the comprehensive tourism development blueprint of CamSur.

One complicating factor is the province of Albay being equally keen on being the site of the proposed Southern Luzon International Airport which could readily use up national funds for air travel modernization and facility build-up in this sector.

This entry of Air Philippines’ Cebu-Naga-Cebu connection underscore the gigantic leap of the volume of travel to Camarines Sur. When there were only three flight per week a few years back before tourism activities in the province spiraled, there would now be total of eight flights per day landing at and taking off from CamSur, Gov. Villafuerte pointed out. GBClaveria/MMEC

www.bicolmail.com

zidlakan

October 1st, 2010, 01:47 AM

which reminds me...
@sir Paul,
is Cebu City (the Cebu city fire department in particular) ready for hi-rise blazes?

i have no idea, now, but i can check ... most probably ... no.

all i know is that in 2001-2003, when i was city administrator, i knew that
our firetruck ladders had limited height and could not reach the highest floors
of the existing buildings then. i was negotiating for a donation from a japa-
nese city for taller ladders, used ones but very much serviceable, and more
importantly tall enough for us, but that was cut short when some members of
the city council complained i was always travelling to japan (abi kaha nila
kung madala ra ug email-email nang magnegotiate kag donation he he he :lol:).

i am sure today, if the top floor of crown regency catches fire, it will be a
sight to behold .... yes - a sight to behold, kay kutob ra man ta tan-aw ...

@Zuburbia

As what Paul said, progress should benefit everyone, hehe.. .:.

he he he, right ... equal share to the fruits of development ....

ang problema, in the philippines, some are more equal than others ... :lol::lol::lol:

leylander

October 1st, 2010, 03:26 AM

Linguine

October 1st, 2010, 03:52 AM

Airphil Express flies in new Airbus A320, to get 17 more

BUDGET carrier Airphil Express launched on Wednesday the newest addition to its fleet, a 180-seater Airbus A320 that will cover Manila-Singapore-Manila routes.

The plane will mount its maiden flight to Singapore from Manila on Oct. 27.

Cesar M. Chiong, executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Air Philippines Corp., told reporters at the sidelines of the launching 17 more Airbus A320 will arrive in the next two-and-a-half years.

“Six out of the 18 aircraft are to be delivered by this year. We will have another six next year and another six for the first quarter of 2012. As of now, nine out of the 18 aircraft are already signed and committed. These nine aircraft are to be leased,” he said.

Airphil Express is a sister company of flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL).

Jaime J. Bautista, PAL president and board member of Airphil Express, told reporters at the sidelines of the launching that the total investment for the 18 aircraft was $250 million.

“The funding will be partly internal and partly from the capital market,” he said.

Mr. Chiong said the company still has no plans to expand its turboprop fleet.

“We’re now focusing on our Airbus A320 fleet. As of now, we have eight turboprops, a mix of Q300s and 70-seater Q400s,” he said.

He added: “We will mount another maiden flight to Singapore but from Cebu on Dec. 1. We are also looking at other routes such as Manila to Busan in South Korea and Hong Kong by March next year.”

The budget carrier is also eyeing domestic destinations such as Zamboanga, Legazpi in Albay, Tagbilaran, Baguio, Vigan in Ilocos Sur, and Marinduque.

“Our destinations with the highest load factors are Bacolod, Iloilo, Puerto Princesa, Cagayan de Oro and Davao,” he said. -- Aura Marie P. Dagcutan
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http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=18737

Parchie

October 1st, 2010, 04:00 AM

^^ tsk tsk. that is so sad. the last thing that a city like Cebu needs is a local version of the 'towering inferno.' i hope the council gets to talk about this in one of their sessions. investors would be more interested if they feel that their properties are in good hands.

thanks for the reply @sir paul!

If you have reviewed the film "Towering Inferno" over and over again, you might have deduced the line of thought why things happened that way! The design of the building has some flaws when it come to fire conflagration. Building codes have since updated and construction companies do know how high-rise buildings are to be protected from fire. Our Fire Code of the Philippines specifies: "Where the hazard is high as determined by the C/MFM having jurisdiction, both fire-resistant construction and automatic fire suppression system shall be provided." - if the designers and owners would comply.

Also, newly installed DILG Sec Robredo months ago just nullified the requirement for the building fire and life and safety assessment reports (FALAR) as part of the requirements for renewing permits saying "naay nangwarta diha!". It means, building administrators/owners can get their renewal even if the building has violations on fire hazards. Maayong laki gyud ni si Robredo uy!
Like @Zid said, we'll just be watching! Pait no?

leylander

October 1st, 2010, 04:40 AM

^^ thanks for the reply @Parchie. i've never seen that movie, though. ehehe. i was just using it as an example. i guess we'll all just have to wait and see. tsk.

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"The public’s help is also needed so if there are areas (sidewalks) that they wanted cleared of obstructions, they can take pictures and send them to CITOM office for action."

- CITOM chairman Sylvan “Jack” Jakosalem

rustyboi

October 1st, 2010, 04:48 AM

"The public’s help is also needed so if there are areas (sidewalks) that they wanted cleared of obstructions, they can take pictures and send them to CITOM office for action."

- CITOM chairman Sylvan “Jack” Jakosalem

very well... let's start flooding pics to Sir Jack then :lol: :nocrook: I'm glad he's taking this initiative, many citizens are willing to give a hand :okay:

icarusrising

October 1st, 2010, 04:50 AM

Compania Maritima

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/4960376019_b2680e84d4_z.jpg

Is this going to be fully restored?

MatudNilaBaby

October 1st, 2010, 05:14 AM

Is this going to be fully restored?

they have plans of makin it into a museum of some sorts. kon gipintalan irehabilitate siguro na into its old form. its been a landmark that i for one didnt know it exist nga sige man unta mi ug anha sa alu compound when i was still small.

DaVz

October 1st, 2010, 05:27 AM

gisugdan nasd ug ayu ang dalan sa JC de Vera st. kanang pnka worst nga dalan dapit sa sm...

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

MatudNilaBaby

October 1st, 2010, 05:36 AM

gisugdan nasd ug ayu ang dalan sa JC de Vera st. kanang pnka worst nga dalan dapit sa sm...

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

wow mawala na ang libaong. how about the squatters? ipa-disappear pud ni rama:lol::lol::lol:

bloodyred

October 1st, 2010, 06:04 AM

gisugdan nasd ug ayu ang dalan sa JC de Vera st. kanang pnka worst nga dalan dapit sa sm...

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Kini ba and JC de Vera? This is the street in betwen BDO and Copylandia.
OCT. 1
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab225/bloodyred21/updates/Picture032.jpg

Kini sa Sun Gold towards White Gold.
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab225/bloodyred21/updates/Picture031.jpg

DaVz

October 1st, 2010, 06:14 AM

^^ :yes: :yes: :yes:

:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Linguine

October 1st, 2010, 06:40 AM

:cheers:....

Avida Cebu launch advanced by a year due to brisk sales

Written by Wilfredo Rodolfo III / Reporter
Thursday, 30 September 2010 14:06

CEBU CITY—Avida Towers Cebu is advancing the launch of its second condominium tower in the city by a year, following superb uptake numbers on its development at the Asiatown IT Park.

Ryan Ybañez, the associate manager for project development, said there are only 34 units left of the 518 total of Avida Towers Cebu Tower 1, which was launched in June.

“The market is really warming up after the financial crisis of 2009,” he said. With the new schedule, both Towers 1 and 2 could be ready for delivery by 2013. Avida is the middle-income condominium brand of Ayala Land.

While Avida projects in Manila average a sale of 25 units monthly, the Cebu project is hitting 125 units a month. And the units are taken up mostly by local buyers with expatriate Filipinos—a major market of real-estate projects—just barely learning about the project through Avida’s road shows overseas

Tower 2 will be composed of 527 units and offers a great view of Asiatown IT Park as well as proximity to the development’s amenities like the swimming pools, clubhouse and function rooms.

The project was initially targeted for launch in September 2011. The project is Avida Land Corp.’s first vertical condominium project outside Luzon.

Avida Towers Cebu is a joint-venture project of Avida and Asian I-Office, a subsidiary of Cebu Property Ventures Development Corp.

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/regions/1938-avida-cebu-launch-advanced-by-a-year-due-to-brisk-sales

diehardbisdak

October 1st, 2010, 06:40 AM

...big improvements sa atong Pier...hapsay og limpyo :okay:

flickr pic by @mbb8356
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/5040810828_d343ac5526_z.jpg

bloodyred

October 1st, 2010, 06:44 AM

I guess the Radisson thread is now archived. Ako na lang ni ipost diri.:D
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab225/bloodyred21/updates/Picture-1.jpg

diehardbisdak

October 1st, 2010, 06:45 AM

:D

:cheers:....

Avida Cebu launch advanced by a year due to brisk sales

In less than four months, Avida Towers Cebu sold over 90% of Tower 1’s 518 units. Studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units sold in record-breaking speed since Tower 1’s launch last June.

*As of this posting, only 35 units are left, meaning 93% take-up!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5038987942_bf67292951_o.jpg

diehardbisdak

October 1st, 2010, 06:46 AM

^ nice pic @har!

diehardbisdak

October 1st, 2010, 06:48 AM

...more exciting (adventure) rides to open soon @ Crown Regency!

flickr pic by @PhotoMaya
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5039186249_a1c3bca893_b.jpg

MatudNilaBaby

October 1st, 2010, 06:59 AM

...more exciting (adventure) rides to open soon @ Crown Regency!

flickr pic by @PhotoMaya
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5039186249_a1c3bca893_b.jpg

unya cerad-an ni nga rides kon mag expand sila ug floors?

Jimbu

October 1st, 2010, 07:04 AM

I guess the Radisson thread is now archived. Ako na lang ni ipost diri.:D
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab225/bloodyred21/updates/Picture-1.jpg

ka gwapa sa Radisson oi. very nice shot, thanks.. :cheers:

diehardbisdak

October 1st, 2010, 07:11 AM

unya cerad-an ni nga rides kon mag expand sila ug floors?

...basin temporary when the expansion starts...but definitely not permanent bai ka'y dili man na maapektohan sa kadtong "base" nga i-expand vertically...

MatudNilaBaby

October 1st, 2010, 07:12 AM

ka gwapa sa Radisson oi. very nice shot, thanks.. :cheers:

usik2x man lang na sa kuwarta nga butangan ug yellow side rails ang sidewalk. kahapsay anang dalan dinha duna pa gyud mo jaywalk. maayo ug colon or magallanes na besides its not a good sight to see. maayo pa ila i spent ang kuwarta to plant trees and bushes sa atong mga kadalanan kay maka absorb pa sa co2 emissions sa mga vehicles and help clean up the air. railings? taya ra imo maani ana:lol::lol::lol:

Zuburbia

October 1st, 2010, 07:13 AM

confirmed na kuno matod pang harry(bloodyred) i-demolish na kuno ang squatters sa NRA...naa kuno siya friends nagpuyo sa maong lugar nga hing-ingon gihatagan na silag notice for demolition...

diehardbisdak

October 1st, 2010, 07:18 AM

^^ ambot sab ani sa mga lot owners involved anang dapita sa NRA...wala man sab sila magtagad...gipasagdan man nila nga magtukod ang mga settlers diha...

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

October 1st, 2010, 07:19 AM

I guess the Radisson thread is now archived. Ako na lang ni ipost diri.:D
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab225/bloodyred21/updates/Picture-1.jpg

monumental edifice! :master::master::master:

Zuburbia

October 1st, 2010, 07:27 AM

^^ ambot sab ani sa mga lot owners involved anang dapita sa NRA...wala man sab sila magtagad...gipasagdan man nila nga magtukod ang mga settlers diha...

i think now is the right time to develop their lots, mao tingali ipademolish na..i can imagine hotels/condos and BPO buildings lined up along the streets of NRA, with shops, restos and cafes @ the ground level..with nice landscapes and trees at the sidewalk, similar to that of the ITpark...:)

its much nicer if they only build medium-rise to a hi-rise of up to 25 storey at the NRA, so when your at the harbor, it wont block the view of the mountains and the taller buildings at the back...

diehardbisdak

October 1st, 2010, 07:36 AM

^^ it's a must gyud nga ang city mo-create og office governing the SRP para mo-manage sa development og naa'y control para wala'y mga illegal settlers...and i think they have created one already..or, wala pa?

Parchie

October 1st, 2010, 07:50 AM

i think now is the right time to develop their lots, mao tingali ipademolish na..i can imagine hotels/condos and BPO buildings lined up along the streets of NRA, with shops, restos and cafes @ the ground level..with nice landscapes and trees at the sidewalk, similar to that of the ITpark...:)

its much nicer if they only build medium-rise to a hi-rise of up to 25 storey at the NRA, so when your at the harbor, it wont block the view of the mountains and the taller buildings at the back...

Maayong development! Dili na jud maglisud atong anak ana kung mokuha ug medical course kay daghan na unyang resto ug cafes duol sa Cebu Doc! Di na sad maglisud mga ginikanan ug atang sa mga anak, naa nay kalingkud-lingkoran! (Sa mga minyo ug edad-edaran ra ni ha!)

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

October 1st, 2010, 07:51 AM

i think now is the right time to develop their lots, mao tingali ipademolish na..i can imagine hotels/condos and BPO buildings lined up along the streets of NRA, with shops, restos and cafes @ the ground level..with nice landscapes and trees at the sidewalk, similar to that of the ITpark...:)

its much nicer if they only build medium-rise to a hi-rise of up to 25 storey at the NRA, so when your at the harbor, it wont block the view of the mountains and the taller buildings at the back...

sir @randz, parehas gyud tag imagination! maayo unta matinuod ng atong imagination! heheh

no.1ta

October 1st, 2010, 08:00 AM

of all the fixing and cleaning is going on right now, our mayor really mean business... what a good job mayor. :applause:

zidlakan

October 1st, 2010, 09:55 AM

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/4960376019_b2680e84d4_z.jpg

Is this going to be fully restored?

himoon kunong opisina sa SSC-Cebu ... :lol::lol::lol:

sir rob

October 1st, 2010, 10:27 AM

i have no idea, now, but i can check ... most probably ... no.

all i know is that in 2001-2003, when i was city administrator, i knew that
our firetruck ladders had limited height and could not reach the highest floors
of the existing buildings then. i was negotiating for a donation from a japa-
nese city for taller ladders, used ones but very much serviceable, and more
importantly tall enough for us, but that was cut short when some members of
the city council complained i was always travelling to japan (abi kaha nila
kung madala ra ug email-email nang magnegotiate kag donation he he he :lol:).

i am sure today, if the top floor of crown regency catches fire, it will be a
sight to behold .... yes - a sight to behold, kay kutob ra man ta tan-aw ...

It is not just probable sir, it is definite..!!! There's no aerial ladder that can reach 15 floors I believe. It could also be negated if the fire pipes are well maintained and we have enough pressure to raise it at least 100psi not to include the existing truck pressure. I'm not ever sure either if they already have SCBA, enough for the responding personnel just in case of thick smoke (just like the same with the recent incident at Insular then put it inside the building and it is night). I remembered 1 time of a fire beside Foda when they ask ERUF to get inside bec. they only have 2-3 BA and it's dammm heavy.

I can relate with you re: fire truck donation. I remembered Haarlemmermeer.

sir rob

October 1st, 2010, 10:49 AM

Building codes have since updated and construction companies do know how high-rise buildings are to be protected from fire. Our Fire Code of the Philippines specifies: "Where the hazard is high as determined by the C/MFM having jurisdiction, both fire-resistant construction and automatic fire suppression system shall be provided." - if the designers and owners would comply.

Also, newly installed DILG Sec Robredo months ago just nullified the requirement for the building fire and life and safety assessment reports (FALAR) as part of the requirements for renewing permits saying "naay nangwarta diha!". It means, building administrators/owners can get their renewal even if the building has violations on fire hazards. Maayong laki gyud ni si Robredo uy!
He did..? Unsa man intawn nasulod sa utok ni Robredo oi. Giunsa man niya paghuna-huna kaha ang security sa safety.

OTOH, (re: first paragraph) even those are being installed but maintenance holds the same degree of hazard as well which most just left unattended. Usahay gipuy-an nalang og hormigas. The same thing with trainings for first responders. <big sigh>

sir rob

October 1st, 2010, 11:05 AM

they have plans of makin it into a museum of some sorts. kon gipintalan irehabilitate siguro na into its old form. its been a landmark that i for one didnt know it exist nga sige man unta mi ug anha sa alu compound when i was still small.
Sa ako nahinom duman, Maritime museum man to ang ila plan.

MatudNilaBaby

October 1st, 2010, 11:11 AM

Sa ako nahinom duman, Maritime museum man to ang ila plan.

we should have one dedicated to our beloved cebu port which has history on its side. san francisco has one which i have visitied. duna pud diri sa port of long beach/san pedro area pero ang ilaha mga karaan warship nga giconvert into museum so more or less floating museum.

SleMarKen

October 1st, 2010, 03:39 PM

It is not just probable sir, it is definite..!!! There's no aerial ladder that can reach 15 floors I believe. It could also be negated if the fire pipes are well maintained and we have enough pressure to raise it at least 100psi not to include the existing truck pressure. I'm not ever sure either if they already have SCBA, enough for the responding personnel just in case of thick smoke (just like the same with the recent incident at Insular then put it inside the building and it is night). I remembered 1 time of a fire beside Foda when they ask ERUF to get inside bec. they only have 2-3 BA and it's dammm heavy.

I can relate with you re: fire truck donation. I remembered Haarlemmermeer.

ang pinaka grabe nga sunog sa sugbo sa mga dagkong establishments kay ang pagka sunog sa 7 storey Manila Bang kilid sa Metro Gaisano. There's a lot of witness atong higayuna, puno nag taw ang kanang atbang sa Metro samtang nag tan aw sa mga na trap sa 4th floor sa building hangtod sige silag saka og naabot nalang og rooftop and the fire fighters struggled to reach them with their very short fire ladder nga nag lisod og kab ot sa 4th floor. Hangtod gi engulf na sa kayo ang tibuok 4-7 floors nya perting paiga wa mga na trap didto sa rooftop... Luoy gyud tong pang hitaboa. And now dili lang kutob sa 4 floors ang mga bag ong buildings diri sa Cebu. Hinaot nana tay fire trucks for hi-rises puhon before mahitabog balik tong sunog sa Manila Bank.

http://images.dheadconcepts.multiply.com/image/0/photos/33/500x500/56/DSC-2328.jpg?

SleMarKen

October 1st, 2010, 03:45 PM

they have plans of makin it into a museum of some sorts. kon gipintalan irehabilitate siguro na into its old form. its been a landmark that i for one didnt know it exist nga sige man unta mi ug anha sa alu compound when i was still small.

Is this going to be fully restored?

yup. It will become an Al Fresco area if plans wasn't changed.

Parchie

October 1st, 2010, 04:21 PM

He did..? Unsa man intawn nasulod sa utok ni Robredo oi. Giunsa man niya paghuna-huna kaha ang security sa safety.

OTOH, (re: first paragraph) even those are being installed but maintenance holds the same degree of hazard as well which most just left unattended. Usahay gipuy-an nalang og hormigas. The same thing with trainings for first responders. <big sigh>

Tinuod gyud na siya!i-click diri! (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/268482/bfp-ordered-cut-requirements)
BFP ordered to cut requirements for fire safety certificates
July 23, 2010, 4:14pm
Manila Bulletin

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has been ordered to cut requirements in issuing fire safety inspection certificates (FSIC) to business establishments in the hopes of curbing graft and corruption.

Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo announced that he has directed the BFP to immediately discontinue the practice of requiring Fire and Life Safety Assessment Report (FALAR) prior to the issuance of the FSIC.

Robredo explained that the FALAR has become a source of graft and corruption.

In a directive to BFP chief Director Rolando M. Bandilla, Robredo said that there have been unverified reports that some BFP officials have “volunteered” to prepare the FALARs for FSIC applicants for a fee.

“This is contrary to this administration’s advocacy of honest governance,” he stressed.

Robredo also pointed out that though the Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9514 or the Fire Code of the Philippines has been the basis for the FALAR before issuance of a FSIC, such requirement is however wanting in the law itself that it seeks to implement. (Jeffrey Damicog)

Apil ra ba unta sa FALAR ang tanang report sa condition sa fire protection equipment; fire pumps, pressure switches, hydrant water flow switches for alarms, fire alarms sytems (heat and smoke detectors and controls, sprinklers (high-rise buildings), emergency exits and ladders, fire extinguishers, fire drills, etc.
Karon, wa na tingali report2x, pagawas dayon tingali ug fire safety inspection basta mobayad lang ka sa certificate! Mao nay kuyaw karon. Ang high-rise building owner/administrator na lang seguro ang maninguha para sa kaseguruhan sa mga clients/guests! Ug naa kay bisita, sa ba'y na lang dad-a or sa mga mugbo nga hotels ug dili ka segurado sa high-rise nga hotels!

cebu2010

October 1st, 2010, 05:02 PM

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SleMarKen

October 1st, 2010, 05:08 PM

^^samana bai uy? kagaw?

shaKEIRa

October 1st, 2010, 06:38 PM

pwede ta mag set og schedule na meet with nikkixtrm? she will be in cebu on november 21 to 25...

Jimbu

October 1st, 2010, 09:35 PM

file:///d:/documents/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz/untitled.bmp

you should tell us what is this :)

Barongoy

October 2nd, 2010, 03:16 AM

Is this going to be fully restored?

It sure would be nice if they'd restore this one because you won't see a lot of buildings like this anymore. Like downtown San Francisco, they have kept their old buildings. example buildings around the Union Square and Embarcadero.

southernbelle

October 2nd, 2010, 04:15 AM

Cool! ;)

Cebu Pacific FAs Dancing!

Lqh8e2KYIrU

KaTRIBU

October 2nd, 2010, 04:25 AM

Queen City of The South

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs051.snc3/13843_102929486395541_100000354694830_72147_3913512_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs113.ash2/38979_1465656134337_1621544026_1093708_1882253_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs234.snc4/39018_1465643934032_1621544026_1093556_7067727_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs260.snc4/40352_1465646854105_1621544026_1093591_4924438_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs228.snc4/38757_1465642654000_1621544026_1093545_2667629_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs213.snc4/38981_1465653614274_1621544026_1093680_293689_n.jpg

DaVz

October 2nd, 2010, 04:30 AM

^^great pics boss katribs..
you took the photo?

KaTRIBU

October 2nd, 2010, 04:36 AM

^^great pics boss katribs..
you took the photo?

from my Uncle's collection of Cebu Pics, when he visited Cebu City last August.. i like the pics and of course Cebu, that's why i posted it here... :):cheers:

Linguine

October 2nd, 2010, 04:43 AM

I guess the Radisson thread is now archived. Ako na lang ni ipost diri.:D
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab225/bloodyred21/updates/Picture-1.jpg

Nice, postcard pretty....:cheers:

DaVz

October 2nd, 2010, 05:01 AM

from my Uncle's collection of Cebu Pics, when he visited Cebu City last August.. i like the pics and of course Cebu, that's why i posted it here... :):cheers:

nice...:okay:

bakasaurus

October 2nd, 2010, 05:45 AM

The Dancing Cebu Pac cabin crew are on the featured news on www.yahoo.com today hahaha. What a cheap way to market the airline and Cebu!!

marxman

October 2nd, 2010, 06:24 AM

Cool! ;)

Cebu Pacific FAs Dancing!

Lqh8e2KYIrU

ayos ah! hehe...

Zuburbia

October 2nd, 2010, 06:53 AM

hala oi...:lol:
di jud na moeffect nko ilang sayaw sayaw kay lahi akong huna huna, di jud gihapon ko malingaw or marelax.. hadlokan jud kayo ko mosakay aning eroplano...:lol:

no.1ta

October 2nd, 2010, 07:03 AM

ayos ah! hehe...

the first and only in the Republic of Cebu City.:lol:

SineBuano

October 2nd, 2010, 07:44 AM

Here's the direct link to yahoo http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/videogaga/59148/coffee-teaor-gaga-flight-attendants-safety-dance-to-pop-hits/ .

Henz

October 2nd, 2010, 08:08 AM

ayos ah! hehe...

gwapa kaayo.. wish ako masakyan ig balik naku sa Cebu.. kana na plane.. with dancing FA's.. hehehe:lol::lol::lol:

southernbelle

October 2nd, 2010, 08:13 AM

The Dancing FA's video has also been featured on Huffington Post and The UK Telegraph! :)

Cebu Airlines Performs Safety Demo To Lady Gaga & Katy Perry (VIDEO, POLL)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/01/cebu-airlines-safety-demonstration_n_746514.html

Airline hopes Lady Gaga safety demo will take off

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelvideo/8036431/Airline-hopes-Lady-Gaga-safety-demo-will-take-off.html

LordCarnal

October 2nd, 2010, 08:22 AM

I guess the Radisson thread is now archived. Ako na lang ni ipost diri.:D
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab225/bloodyred21/updates/Picture-1.jpg

Very nice pic, the building looks very monumental.

:banana::banana:

Sinjin P.

October 2nd, 2010, 09:13 AM

Patikim...

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9826/radissone.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3850/radisson2c.jpg

They're actually gunning for 5-6 star status. :okay:

SineBuano

October 2nd, 2010, 09:30 AM

Awesome hotel.

Anyway here's another on the Cebu Pacific dancing FAs from Gizmodo, a very popular tech blog http://gizmodo.com/5653456/coolest-flight-attendants-ever-perform-safety-dance-to-lady-gaga .

I like this one comment too;

Seriously, Cebu is party central. It's where those dancing prisoners are from. Every podunk little Gilligan's Island village in the Philippines has a basketball court, a beauty salon, and a karaoke bar, and they are ALL packed, all the time. Crazy place, but fun.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

October 2nd, 2010, 09:39 AM

Cool! ;)

Cebu Pacific FAs Dancing!

Lqh8e2KYIrU

yeah! the dancing inmates and dancing FA's only got 1 thing in Common! C E B U !!!! :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Patikim...

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9826/radissone.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3850/radisson2c.jpg

They're actually gunning for 5-6 star status. :okay:

WOW sinj nice photos!!!!! you actually went inside?! damn! the place is truly breathtaking, extraordinary, fabulous, stunning, inconceivable and all synonyms of greatness! :bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:

Sinjin P.

October 2nd, 2010, 09:51 AM

^ Thanks! Yep, attended a presscon in one of the function rooms. Just quickly snapped some photos after the event as I had to rush to another event. Will post them later today. :)

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

October 2nd, 2010, 10:15 AM

^^
thanks in advance sinj! :okay:

diehardbisdak

October 2nd, 2010, 11:08 AM

hala oi...:lol:
di jud na moeffect nko ilang sayaw sayaw kay lahi akong huna huna, di jud gihapon ko malingaw or marelax.. hadlokan jud kayo ko mosakay aning eroplano...:lol:

...wa ka nag-panic sa 9-hour flight from Saudi Arabia to Philippines? :lol:

diehardbisdak

October 2nd, 2010, 11:19 AM

...another YouTube sensation!....and again, it has something to do with the word "CEBU"....the said video was originally posted yesterday (1 Oct.) by @wingco1129 ....and today, it has 1,186,277 views...here's a comment quoted from Yahoo Music Blog:

"luckily the Philippines' Cebu Pacific Airlines hasn't cut back on its in-flight entertainment, judging by a new viral video currently flying around the Interweb faster than a Concord"

ayos ah! hehe...

The Dancing Cebu Pac cabin crew are on the featured news on www.yahoo.com today hahaha. What a cheap way to market the airline and Cebu!!

hala oi...:lol:
di jud na moeffect nko ilang sayaw sayaw kay lahi akong huna huna, di jud gihapon ko malingaw or marelax.. hadlokan jud kayo ko mosakay aning eroplano...:lol:

Here's the direct link to yahoo http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/videogaga/59148/coffee-teaor-gaga-flight-attendants-safety-dance-to-pop-hits/ .

gwapa kaayo.. wish ako masakyan ig balik naku sa Cebu.. kana na plane.. with dancing FA's.. hehehe:lol::lol::lol:

The Dancing FA's video has also been featured on Huffington Post and The UK Telegraph! :)

Cebu Airlines Performs Safety Demo To Lady Gaga & Katy Perry (VIDEO, POLL)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/01/cebu-airlines-safety-demonstration_n_746514.html

Airline hopes Lady Gaga safety demo will take off

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelvideo/8036431/Airline-hopes-Lady-Gaga-safety-demo-will-take-off.html

slimer

October 2nd, 2010, 11:23 AM

bitaw nindot kaayo ang Radisson! plus nindot kaayo ang photos! na-transform na gyud tawn ning buildinga into something great after pila ka years nga na-idle!

Zuburbia

October 2nd, 2010, 11:29 AM

...wa ka nag-panic sa 9-hour flight from Saudi Arabia to Philippines? :lol:

mga 4 hours pod tingali ko gi-nerbyos, gikapoy ko nadugay sige pangusog sa akong tiil, ako nalang gikatulog...hahaha:lol:

diehardbisdak

October 2nd, 2010, 11:39 AM

^^ OT: gi-imnan unta 'to nimo og Red Wine or Cognac pag take off pampa-kalma ba...libre unta 'to bisan pa sa Economy Seat ... :lol:

Sinjin P.

October 2nd, 2010, 11:42 AM

mga 4 hours pod tingali ko gi-nerbyos, gikapoy ko nadugay sige pangusog sa akong tiil, ako nalang gikatulog...hahaha:lol:

OT: Ing-ana ko sa-una, mura ko'g mabuang while naa sa eroplano pero once maanad ka, you'll get over it ra pod diay, like ako nga halos every two weeks molupad, mura nalang ug wala. :D

Sinjin P.

October 2nd, 2010, 11:43 AM

The first -ber month of 2010, passed so quickly and now it's October! I know that a lot of people are very jubilant about this month. Halloween? Yes. But most of all, Oktoberfest! The fun starts now!

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Marco Polo Plaza Cebu General Manager Hans Hauri welcomes guests, VIPs and the media to the launch of Oktoberfest 2010

Yesterday, Marco Polo Plaza Cebu launched Oktoberfest 2010: Bavarian Food Festival. Now on its 5th year, the event runs until October 10, 2010.

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Also present during the launch was Germany's Honorary Consul in Cebu, Dr. Franz Seidenschwarz and he tells us more about the origins of the Oktoberfest.

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Marco Polo Plaza Cebu Food and Bevarage Manager, Mr. Stephan Wieprich, tells us more about what to expect in Marco Polo's Oktoberfest celebration

The Oktoberfest celebration is actually turning 177 years old this year! The original Oktoberfest can be traced in Munich, Bavaria, Germany on October 12, 1810. (if we follow the Philippine setup, Bavaria is a province while Munich is a city) It is a celebration of thanksgiving and gratitude wherein farmers from Munich's agricultural countryside converge for 16-18 days to party and live life to its fullest.

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True to the spirit of Oktoberfest, Mr. Hans Hauri sports a Bavarian outfit.

When you make mention of Oktoberfest, the first thing that comes to mind is beer, booze. But did you know that beer was originally not part of the festivities? According to the official Munich Oktoberfest website, the first Oktoberfest celebration in 1810 was mainly about the agricultural fair that lasted for five days and ended with a horse race. The next Oktoberfest celebrations introduced beer and transformed it into becoming the world's biggest beer drinking event that has put the spotlight on Bavarian culture.

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No ribbon-cutting ceremonies...

Oktoberfest is now a big annual event that is celebrated in many countries worldwide! A lot of establishments are staging Oktoberfest events that will make you feel like you're in Munich in an instant.

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..just the traditional slicing of the loaf with, (from L-R) Dr. Seidenschwarz, Mr. Hans Hauri and Guest Chef Dietmar Dietrich. Oktoberfest 2010 is NOW OPEN!

For the entire duration of Marco Polo Plaza's Oktoberfest Celebration, Cafe Marco will be serving "crude" German dishes including traditional sausages like the bratwurst (usually composed of veal, pork or beef), Weißwürste (white sausages - a speciality from Munich, traditionally eaten for second breakfast and always accompanied by sweet mustard, pretzels, and wheat beer) and other traditional food such as pretzels, sauerkraut (fermented finely shredded cabbage), among others. To make the celebration more authentic, Austrian Chef Dietmar Dietrich is serving as a guest chef for the hotel's Oktoberfest Celebration.

So what are you waiting for? Go to Marco Polo Plaza Cebu and celebrate Oktoberfest 2010! For inquiries and reservations, dial 253-1111 loc 8245 or email mpplaza@marcopolohotels.com.

Article Source: EatandShop (http://www.eatandshop.com/marco-polo-plaza-cebu-launches-5th-oktoberfest/)

Linguine

October 2nd, 2010, 11:50 AM

Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral

Exteriors

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Interiors

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Pipe Organ

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Love these pics.....beautiful....:)

Zuburbia

October 2nd, 2010, 12:01 PM

OT: Ing-ana ko sa-una, mura ko'g mabuang while naa sa eroplano pero once maanad ka, you'll get over it ra pod diay, like ako nga halos every two weeks molupad, mura nalang ug wala. :D

OT: ambot lang pod ha kay hangtod karon wa pa jud ko maanad, naa jud koy fear, liman ka kabug-at anang eroplano nya kong madaut kintahay, wa man juy gakupot diritso jud kahagsa! :lol: kana gani ilang fun games kay di jud ko kapaminaw kay lahi ako huna huna.., ambot kaha pod ni ilang sayaw sayaw, basin..unsa kahag naa poy manayaw flight steward sa? murag kana siguro malingaw jud ko :lol::lol::lol:

reancorbz84

October 2nd, 2010, 02:02 PM

I guess the Radisson thread is now archived. Ako na lang ni ipost diri.:D
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weee @ Radisson now, be stayin here overnight! very nice hotel! grand kaau... gratz cebu!

reancorbz84

October 2nd, 2010, 02:03 PM

and THANK YOU real much SSC peepz...and to sir? sorry nakalimot ko sa imo name!...thanks sa treat.......

SleMarKen

October 2nd, 2010, 03:32 PM

And for the first time, Plane Safety Demonstration is a talk about today because of this video. Cebu is not just helping their company, and our tourism industry but it also helped the worldwide airline industry about this safety tips. Daghan mag ni angal nga gi binuangan kuno nila ang Safety Demos og di daw ang demo ang tan awn kung dili ang FA ra pero dili nato ika limod nga millions already watched this og nag balik balik og tan aw, sharo wapa nila na memorize ang demo, asta gani ako wapa man gihapon ko kahibaw asa kwaon nang life jacket hehe, pero karon kahibaw nako...:okay:

Sa mga comments sa youtube, daghan nangutana about the airline and about Cebu. It's a hot topic kung asa located ang Cebu, naay niingon nga wala daw na sa Pilipinas, lol. Nya reply ang usa nga sa Pilipinas na located. Daghag nag inquire about the airline, from Australia, Europe, Thailand etc.
Kusog ang flow sa mga comments nga ni abot na og 3,500 since yesterday. :)

Pero kani gyud akong ganahan sa tanang cmments...:D

"Northwest Airlines - old mean bitches
Qantas - old bitches
Lufthansa - fine women
Singapore Airlines - beautiful women
British Airways - old mean fugly bitches
Japan Airlines - nevermind
Cathay Pacific - its ok
Cebu Pacific - spicy hot women! XD"

:cheers:

shaKEIRa

October 2nd, 2010, 03:34 PM

and THANK YOU real much SSC peepz...and to sir? sorry nakalimot ko sa imo name!...thanks sa treat.......

nag cebu diay ka rean?

Henz

October 2nd, 2010, 04:11 PM

SleMarKen

October 2nd, 2010, 04:14 PM

^^yup

CEBU "An Island in the Pacific"

Cebu's Sinulog Festival - A dance in honor of the child Jesus
Cebu City in Guinness with the World's Largest Dance Class
The award winning Dancesports Team Cebu
Cebu's famous CPDRC Dancing Inmates
and now
Cebu Pacific's Dancing FA's ;)

Indeed, CEBU is the dance capital of the world ;) :cheers:

:rock:

diehardbisdak

October 2nd, 2010, 04:28 PM

OT: ambot lang pod ha kay hangtod karon wa pa jud ko maanad, naa jud koy fear, liman ka kabug-at anang eroplano nya kong madaut kintahay, wa man juy gakupot diritso jud kahagsa! :lol: kana gani ilang fun games kay di jud ko kapaminaw kay lahi ako huna huna.., ambot kaha pod ni ilang sayaw sayaw, basin..unsa kahag naa poy manayaw flight steward sa? murag kana siguro malingaw jud ko :lol::lol::lol:

...ok ra na oy, kung yatap..yatap jud! :lol: bitaw, wala na sa kumimgking gibuhat sa Superferry 12 when i left Cebu for Manila (2002)...sakto ba na nga ang gipatukar sa background music kay theme song sa TITANIC? ...di ba makabuang?..nireklamo gyud ko sa front desk... :lol:

Zuburbia

October 2nd, 2010, 04:42 PM

weee @ Radisson now, be stayin here overnight! very nice hotel! grand kaau... gratz cebu!

bai nice meeting you! enjoy the rest of your stay in Cebu and Bohol... pohon inig uli nako sa davao, jam nya ta ha...txan ta ra ka

Sinjin P.

October 2nd, 2010, 04:58 PM

October has been declared as the month for International Breast Cancer Awareness. At this time of the year, major companies, corporations, organizations and citizens come together to raise awareness for the disease.

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Chordonwood, headed by violinist Marc Hamlet Mercado, serenaded cancer patients and survivors, guests, VIPs, members of the media and shoppers to some classical music

Yesterday October 1, Ayala Center Cebu, being the mall that cares, launched its Think Pink! Campaign. Now on its 3rd year, the campaign is intended to promote breast cancer awareness. The campaign, which began on October 2008, aims to highlight the importance of having a healthy lifestyle through exercise and good nutrition.

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The cute, chic and pink press launch setup at Paseo Marina

Why Pink?

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The Think Pink presscon, like all other Ayala Center Cebu events, started on time ;)
The color pink has become an international symbol for breast cancer awareness after a series of campaigns and fund-raising activities which successfully raised money for several breast cancer care and research programs.

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Ms. Mary Anne "Me'anne" Alcordo-Salomon, former president of the Rotary Club of Cebu Fuente, spearheads I Can Serve Foundation's Cebu Chapter. She shares her story as a breast cancer patient and her passion in empowering other breast cancer patients now as a breast cancer survivor.
This year, Ayala Center Cebu intensifies the Think Pink campaign further by making it a venue for both cancer patients and survivors to share their stories which would serve as a call for everyone to always aim to be in the "pink of health" (thus the campaign name, Think Pink). This occasion aims to provide information on the disease and encourages total health and wellness among women and the general populace.

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Be in the Pink of Health and Make a Mark!

Last year, Ayala Center Cebu’s Think Pink campaign won the top prize in the community relations–marketing category of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Awards . The award was presented by ICSC chairman Peter Sharpe and ICSC president Michael Kercheval to the Ayala Malls team comprised of senior vice president and Ayala Malls Group head Marivic Añonuevo, vice president and chief operating officer Rowena Tomeldan, and senior division manager and marketing head Cathy Bengzon. The 2009 ICSC Asia Shopping Center Award recognized "outstanding achievement in marketing" and it was open to shopping center owners, management companies, architects and designers, and retailers across Asia.

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Ayala Center Cebu's partners for Think Pink 2010, Rotaract Club of Cebu-Fuente, Rotary Club of Cebu-Fuente, Rotary Club of Cebu-Gloria Maris, and I Can Serve Foundation, among others, with ACC's General Manager Ms. Joy R. Polloso

Ayala Center Cebu's campaign continues this year as it focuses on promoting a holistic lifestyle through good food, great fashion, and healthy living.

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Kythe Foundation supports kid cancer patients by alleviating the anxiety of the innocent pediatric patients and helping kids cope with the challenges of hospitalization.

To further encourage shoppers to be in the Pink of Health and make a mark, Ayala Center Cebu, the premier shopping, entertainment, and lifestyle destination in Southern Philippines, invites us as they fill the whole month of October with a variety of health and wellness activities and other entertaining events.

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Kid cancer patients and cancer survivors

Ayala Center Cebu's pink-themed events this month include:

Think Pink Press Conference
October 1, 4pm, Paseo Marina
- A kick off of the month-long Think Pink campaign and Rustan's Look Good, Feel Good Campaign (makeovers, nail and skin care, an afternoon of pampering and bonding)

Pink Run
October 3, 5am, around CBP
- A fun run for health and well-being with three distance categories: 3km, 5km, and 10km culminating at The Terraces

Pink Hair Share
October 9, 4pm, Activity Center
- For a minimum purchase amount from any Ayala Center Cebu outlet plus a P50 donation to I Can Serve Foundation, shoppers get a stylish hair cut form some of the country's top hair stylists and from Ayala Center Cebu's participating salons and parlors

1st Celebrity Pink Auction
October 8-18, Mall Hours, Paseo Marina
- A Cary Santiago Gown, Joanna Lhuillier Bag, Eric Pe Benito Item, signed jersey and basketball of Dondon Hontiveros and other precious items are on the line for interested bidders

Everything Pink! Exhibit
October 15-24, Mall Hours, Rotunda Area
- Accessories, dresses, furniture, cars,cakes, gadgets, and sports apparels in all shades of pink will flood the area in a showcase of the best pink products and wellness services

Pink Glamour for Kids
October 17, 10am-7pm, Activity Center
- Kids get free nail art, hair braid, and do exciting crafts by presenting a minimum purchase receipt and one hundred peso donation to get a pass. Culminating with a Kids Fashion Show, proceeds for this event will go to Kythe Foundation, a non-stock, non-profit organization that provides psychosocial care to pediatric patients.

Pink Cocktails and Concert by Nina
October 22, 7pm, The Terraces
- Sumptuous food and entertainment by the country's one and only Diamond Soul Siren to raise funds for cancer foundations

Moon Walk
October 23, 5pm, The Terraces
- The Pink Trail will start at The Terraces and will end at The Walk in Asiatown I.T. Park.

Think Pink 2010 ends with a bang as Think Pink Rocks marks the culmination of the month-long celebration at the Open Parking across The Walk at 7:00PM with Cebu's top bands and musical acts that will surely rock the night away.

So what are you waiting for? Mark your calendars now and participate in the series of events and activities for Think Pink October 2010!

For more details on the various Think Pink events and promos, you may call Concierge at 5162035.

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Article Source: Eat&Shop (http://www.eatandshop.com/think-pink-this-october-at-ayala-center-cebu/)

Sleepwalker

October 2nd, 2010, 05:00 PM

...ok ra na oy, kung yatap..yatap jud! :lol: bitaw, wala na sa kumimgking gibuhat sa Superferry 12 when i left Cebu for Manila (2002)...sakto ba na nga ang gipatukar sa background music kay theme song sa TITANIC? ...di ba makabuang?..nireklamo gyud ko sa front desk... :lol:

Kahinumdom na ko sa akong first flight padulong HK sa una. Sa boarding gate sa MCIAA, kay ang showing sa TV kay Nat Geo's Air Crash Investigation.... :D

SleMarKen

October 2nd, 2010, 05:34 PM

^^Mas grabe akong na experience from HK to Cebu flight. Hours before the flight ang balita sa CNN kay Airfrance 447 that crashed due to bad weather nga nga fresh pa kaayo 2 weeks before sa akong flight. And that time June 19, 2009, there's a brewing typhoon sa South China Sea that is in our flght path. During the flight, it really passed through typhoon Linfa's eye with sever turbulence, even the FA's are fastened for 1.5 hours kay sigurado manga untog sila sa ceiling nya ig saka og kalit kay murag mabilin ang pako sa ubos nga murag kabalion and the monitor displayed "tail wind - 105kph".. di ka malisang ana:lol: Nihunog rag sayaw ang eroplano pag abot na sa Batangas area, didto na nanindog ang mga FA's para i searve ang na delay nga dinner...hehe
Kuyaw kaayo pero I really liked the experience, once in a lifetime experience ra tawn to, maynalang...hehe. Maytag sa sunod, kanang matawag na kog SURVIVOR...:D :jk:
flight - June 19, 2009 @17-19 hours HK to Ceb
typhoon - Linfa 120kph South china Sea.
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Nindot kaayo tan awn ang CEBU sa huge monitor screen sa HK airport. Maynalang, naabot og HK ang Cebu...hehe
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diehardbisdak

October 2nd, 2010, 06:02 PM

no.1ta

October 2nd, 2010, 06:22 PM

Sunny Cebu!

Crimson Resort & Spa - flickr pic by @Teh.10
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La Mirada Condo @ Vistamar - flickr pic by @donaces40
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what a nice day indeed, where i'm right now is sucks...i miss Cebu man! thanks for this beautiful pictures bai.:)

Linguine

October 3rd, 2010, 02:03 AM

The Hotel That Can

By MALOU E. ROSAL
October 2, 2010, 2:47pm

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Radisson Blu Hotel is Cebu's latest travel hub.

Cebu tourism just got another shot in the arm with the recent opening of Radisson Blue Hotel. Strategically located right beside SM City Cebu, this 400-room luxury property showcases interiors marked by the use of Cebu’s local natural elements like wood, carvings, weavings, and pearls. Technologically forward, each room is equipped with 37-inch flat screen televisions and iPod docking stations, as well as complimentary high-speed Internet.

Radisson guests can also opt to take the hotel’s Business Class package. Based on the concept of “travel empathy”, Business Class allows for the full use of the Radisson Club Lounge with complimentary breakfast and evening cocktails, and use of a meeting room. Other perks come in the form of upgraded room and amenities, complimentary daily newspaper, turn-down service, express check-in and check-out services, a Nespresso coffee machine in the guestroom, and complimentary pressing of garments upon arrival. A late check-out of 6:00 PM is also available, subject to room availability.

The hotel offers an eclectic food spread at Feria, the main dining outlet which highlights breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets featuring Asian, Mediterranean, Japanese, cold seafood, and dessert stations set up in a contemporary interactive food market style. Guests lounging at the 800-meter freeform swimming pool can take a bite of fresh seafood off the grill and local and international cuisine.

Meetings, conventions, and special events also come alive at the Radisson. Perfect for social occasions with a seating capacity of 1,200 guests, the Santa Maria Grand Ballroom is pillar-free with eight-meter high ceilings. The Nina Ballroom can easily accomodate 650 guests. For smaller meetings and functions, the hotel has 10 rooms that open up to a central meeting plaza that serves Great Breaks. This is the hotel’s new food and beverage concept that centers on freshly prepared morning and afternoon refreshments.

From rooms to F&B to MICE facilities, Radisson promises guest satisfaction based on the “Yes, I Can!” service philosophy. This hallmark of world-renowned travel and hospitality company Carlson Hotels, to which Radisson is a part of, emphasizes service devoted to the unique needs and wants of individual hotel guests. The hotel’s general manager Grant Gaskin said: “Our staff is trained to provide seamless quality service that will leave a positive lasting impression on guests.” And while most hotels claim this quality, Gaskin believes that Radisson can do it better because of the company’s environment that allows them to give the extra mile.

Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu is partnered with SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Philippine conglomerate SM Investments Corporation. Elizabeth T. Sy, president of SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation said: “The inaugural launch of Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu is a fulfillment of the dram long held by my father and SM chairman, Henry Sy, Sr., to open the premier hotel in Cebu.

Although the hotel’s completion was put on hold during the nineties due to the prevailing business climate then, we never lost our vision of one day opening its doors to welcome guests from all over the world. In light of our optimism about the prospects of Philippine tourism and the resurgence of the economy, we exerted our utmost efforts to ensure that the highest quality in the hotel’s design, functionality, detail, and artwork is firmly in place for its opening. Thus, we are confident that the Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu will be the tourist destination of choice and the leading events venue in Cebu City and nearby regions. It is SM’s contribution to Philippine tourism which embodies our chairman’s great enthusiasm on the industry’s bright prospects.”

Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu is located at Sergio Osmena Blvd., corner Juan Luna Ave., Cebu City, Philippines. For more information and reservations, call (63 32) 4029900, (63 32) 5051700; fax (63 32) 4029999; email: reservations.cebu@radisson.com; or log on to their website: radissonblu.com/hotel-cebu.

sir rob

October 3rd, 2010, 02:34 AM

we should have one dedicated to our beloved cebu port which has history on its side. san francisco has one which i have visitied. duna pud diri sa port of long beach/san pedro area pero ang ilaha mga karaan warship nga giconvert into museum so more or less floating museum.
One of this day, maabot ra unya na sa Cebu. We can see a lot of imrpovements already when it comes to historical restoration.
ang pinaka grabe nga sunog sa sugbo sa mga dagkong establishments kay ang pagka sunog sa 7 storey Manila Bang kilid sa Metro Gaisano. There's a lot of witness atong higayuna, puno nag taw ang kanang atbang sa Metro samtang nag tan aw sa mga na trap sa 4th floor sa building hangtod sige silag saka og naabot nalang og rooftop and the fire fighters struggled to reach them with their very short fire ladder nga nag lisod og kab ot sa 4th floor. Hangtod gi engulf na sa kayo ang tibuok 4-7 floors nya perting paiga wa mga na trap didto sa rooftop... Luoy gyud tong pang hitaboa. And now dili lang kutob sa 4 floors ang mga bag ong buildings diri sa Cebu. Hinaot nana tay fire trucks for hi-rises puhon before mahitabog balik tong sunog sa Manila Bank.[/img]
This is another reason why high rise should have a dedicated helipad for this kind of situation but again if only the pipelines inside the building (if there's any) is working or in good condition and that there are personnel trained in this event then it should be mitigated. It's so ironical that companies invest so muhc on some thing else but not in safety. Thus my sig below came to exist. I'm confident inside SM & ACC, their personnel were trained annually.

One of the mysterious fire is Magellan's hotel. You think?
Tinuod gyud na siya!i-click diri! (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/268482/bfp-ordered-cut-requirements)
BFP ordered to cut requirements for fire safety certificates
July 23, 2010, 4:14pm
[I]Manila Bulletin

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has been ordered to cut requirements in issuing fire safety inspection certificates (FSIC) to business establishments in the hopes of curbing graft and corruption.!
Compromising safety from corruption is the wrong choice of priority. He should attend one of those those safety trainings, so he knows what it's like.

oragon.com

October 3rd, 2010, 05:34 AM

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Cebu International Airport

CEBU-NAGA FLIGHT soon via AirPhil Express
October 21 MWFSun

Maayong Adlaw!

Marhay na Aldaw!

reancorbz84

October 3rd, 2010, 05:53 AM

bai nice meeting you! enjoy the rest of your stay in Cebu and Bohol... pohon inig uli nako sa davao, jam nya ta ha...txan ta ra ka

same here bai.. nalingaw ko.. sa kada bisita nako aning cebu.. pirme gyud sorpresa. hastang ninduta na gyud sa sugbu. grabeh ang develpments sunod sunod.. makaibog gyud. hehe. post ra unya kog photos sa shangrila ug radisson. hehehehe...

text ra bai kung pa davao ka.....

pthfndr19

October 3rd, 2010, 06:49 AM

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cebuboi

October 3rd, 2010, 08:25 AM

^^without the robust and brave entry of Cebu Pacific into the business, air travel would never be same as to convenience and affordability until this day...they may have their failures and shortcomings as they begin to soar high, it is bearable though not an excuse to perform better if not best but we also have to consider that there is no such thing as "perfect" only room for improvements....^^

palawan_buddy

October 3rd, 2010, 01:52 PM

rustyboi

October 3rd, 2010, 02:54 PM

Here are a few of the photos I took on the recent weekend-stay :)

Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu
October 02 - 03, 2010

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Parchie

October 3rd, 2010, 03:08 PM

we are visiting iloilo, cebu and bohol next week.

what is the cheapest but easy way to travel from airport to Osmena Blvd?

I would like to ask locals if it is safe to walk around pari-an district? could we walk around with a camera around our neck?

we have already checked the jeepney routes, it seems we could manage to go around the city by jeep. is it safe? (marami kasing holdaper sa jeep dito manila...)

is the osmena area safe at night?

what pier is weesam terminal?

is weather still okay there? :))

THANK YOU FOR THE HELP. we are looking forward to see cebu city. it will be our first time.......... :))

No expert on tours but I suggest you ride the white taxis if you're just four in your group. Taxis here are all metered.
I've not heard snatching incidents near Parian district, more so if you go in groups.
There are people at the Fuente Osmena Circle always at night. Besides, the Fuente Osmena Police Station is just across the street.

Weesam ferry terminal here (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Weesam+terminal&gl=ph&ie=UTF8&hl=en&view=map&cid=17299832543569227075&iwloc=A&ved=0CBgQpQY&sa=X&ei=d32oTLbCCcyOkQWclIGQBg)

We have lots of members in the tourism industry here in SCC. Just wait for a while.

ivanc

October 3rd, 2010, 04:14 PM

what is the cheapest but easy way to travel from airport to Osmena Blvd?

- WHITE metered taxis on the departure level.. mactan airport to cebu city proper costs around 150-200php depending on traffic... taxi capacity is 4 passengers

I would like to ask locals if it is safe to walk around pari-an district? could we walk around with a camera around our neck?

- yes its generally safe to do so, especially in groups... but I discourage the 'walk with the camera around the neck'....

we have already checked the jeepney routes, it seems we could manage to go around the city by jeep. is it safe? (marami kasing holdaper sa jeep dito manila...)

- honestly, depends on the area.. but cebu city has lots of police check point areas for jeepneys... ang ma suggest ko lang talaga is to be alert at wag maging tanga tanga...

is the osmena area safe at night?

- fuente area is pretty much safe at night, with all the 24 hour drug stores, fast foods, etc....

what pier is weesam terminal?
- pier 4? sorry not sure

is weather still okay there? :))

yes sunny but with the occassional rain showers

leylander

October 3rd, 2010, 04:36 PM

@sir rusty!

gorgeous gorgeous photos!!! mura pakalitan ug imperial palace. and pila lang ka-meters away, is the biggest mall in the visayas na dayon. wow! :)

Jarenz

October 3rd, 2010, 06:03 PM

pwede ta mag set og schedule na meet with nikkixtrm? she will be in cebu on november 21 to 25...

i-post lang ni Shak sa Meets Thread . . . :okay:

Pero kani gyud akong ganahan sa tanang cmments...:D

"Northwest Airlines - old mean bitches
Qantas - old bitches
Lufthansa - fine women
Singapore Airlines - beautiful women
British Airways - old mean fugly bitches
Japan Airlines - nevermind
Cathay Pacific - its ok
Cebu Pacific - spicy hot women! XD"

:cheers:

:lol: :applause: My beloved Xebu :banana:

Here are a few of the photos I took on the recent weekend-stay :)

Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu
October 02 - 03, 2010

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7548.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7566.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7826.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7857.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7862.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7885.jpg

whoaah :eek::rock: nice angle shot Rest . . .

:master:

and THANK YOU real much SSC peepz...and to sir? sorry nakalimot ko sa imo name!...thanks sa treat.......

kita-kita sunod ari nimo sa Cebu . . .

vishaya

October 3rd, 2010, 10:39 PM

this is what i like!

Japan offers technical aid to ‘fix’ landfill

....ADB-CDIA will also conduct studies for the development of the mainland coastal area at SRP which, Villarete said, will integrate the plan of Mayor Michael Rama to have a boulevard in the coastal area.....

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/japan-offers-technical-aid-fix-landfill

SleMarKen

October 3rd, 2010, 11:41 PM

EdithB

October 4th, 2010, 12:56 AM

this is what i like!

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/japan-offers-technical-aid-fix-landfill

Me too! I'm becoming a fan of Mayor Mike. A boulevard if maintained will have countless benefits for perpetuity. It's a shame that a coastal city doesn't have a seaside boulevard. I assume there would be open space easements from the shore and pedestrian access. Go, go Cebu!

And for the record, why did they scratch the city band idea?

oragon.com

October 4th, 2010, 03:32 AM

Sleepwalker

October 4th, 2010, 04:04 AM

4.1 millin hits na an Cebu FA's Dancing. Nag sturyaanay na silag mapa sa comments....lol:

"this makes japan look so AWESOME!!! "
"It's on the philippines, look up a map or wikipedia"
"its in japan"
"go check your map buddy before arguing whos right" :lol::hahaha:

"I just returned from a month in Cebu and had an absolute blast."

Cebu is indeed becoming synonymous with good reputation and pride, to the point that even it's inmates bring pride than shame, through the CPDRC's Dancing Inmates. Now, CebPac's dancing FAs are also hitting millions in the internet...:cheers:

diehardbisdak

October 4th, 2010, 04:50 AM

AMERICAN IDOL Host, Ryan Seacrest Twitted:

'gotta see this! Flight attendants dancing the entire safety demo to @ladygaga & @katyperry,'

4.1 millin hits na an Cebu FA's Dancing. Nag sturyaanay na silag mapa sa comments....lol:

"this makes japan look so AWESOME!!! "
"It's on the philippines, look up a map or wikipedia"
"its in japan"
"go check your map buddy before arguing whos right" :lol::hahaha:

"I just returned from a month in Cebu and had an absolute blast."

Cebu is indeed becoming synonymous with good reputation and pride, to the point that even it's inmates bring pride than shame, through the CPDRC's Dancing Inmates. Now, CebPac's dancing FAs are also hitting millions in the internet...:cheers:

rustyboi

October 4th, 2010, 05:12 AM

thanks ley and jar,

more Radisson Blu photos:

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7837.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7612.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7917.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7629.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7597.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7602.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7451.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7456.jpg

Jarenz

October 4th, 2010, 05:26 AM

way to other dimension :lol:

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Radisson%20Blu%20Cebu/DSCw_7597.jpg

:applause:

miaka_cham

October 4th, 2010, 05:43 AM

Breaking news:

Fire hits Cebu village, school

Monday, October 4, 2010

CLASSES were suspended in Southwestern University (SWU) in Cebu City as fire hit Barangay Sambag 1 in the city past 9 a.m. Monday.

The fire was believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit in a house of one Caridad Sanchez in Sitio Atis, which is located at the back of the SWU.

The fire, which already reached the Task Force Charlie alarm, quickly spread as houses and boarding houses, mostly rented by students, were made of light materials. The fire area is also surrounded by trees.

The College of Engineering building of the SWU was already affected and its roof was totally burned.

Fire trucks from Danao City and fire fighters from Argao also helped the Cebu City Fire Department in putting off the fire.

Authorities said the residents affected by fire will temporarily be evacuated in the barangay gym and they will be readying packed lunch for them. Students were also evacuated.

The fire is ongoing and fire fighters are still conducting operations to put off the fire. (Sunnex)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/fire-hits-cebu-village-school

Sleepwalker

October 4th, 2010, 06:14 AM

^^Grabeha og camaraderie ning mga Cebuanos oi...Firetrucks ug firefighters as far as Danao City and Argao kay naabot man gud sa Cebu City para motabang.. :)

JOSEPH00704

October 4th, 2010, 06:16 AM

bakasaurus

October 4th, 2010, 06:17 AM

^^Grabeha og camaraderie ning mga Cebuanos oi...Firetrucks ug firefighters as far as Danao City and Argao kay naabot man gud sa Cebu City para motabang.. :)

Murag apil man ngali na sa ilahang mandate og SOP bai haha. Aw mas suheto si @SirRob ani. I hope they put it out soon!

JOSEPH00704

October 4th, 2010, 06:20 AM

Murag apil man ngali na sa ilahang mandate og SOP bai haha. Aw mas suheto si @SirRob ani. I hope they put it out soon!

basta magtinabangay ang mga cebuano.. wlay impossible.....

MatudNilaBaby

October 4th, 2010, 06:21 AM

^^Grabeha og camaraderie ning mga Cebuanos oi...Firetrucks ug firefighters as far as Danao City and Argao kay naabot man gud sa Cebu City para motabang.. :)

emergency responders man anha dayon kay sa maghuwat pa ug modako ang kayo

zubuwood

October 4th, 2010, 06:42 AM

From Sinjin's post in Avida Thread.

("Avida Land is looking at putting up an office in Cebu to sustain fast expansion in Visayas-Mindanao")
^^ maayo unta og High-rise ila itukod maski 20 storey okay na. :cheers:

no.1ta

October 4th, 2010, 06:49 AM

this is a big fire then, if those firefighters drove that far to help out... man that's bad.:ohno:

marxman

October 4th, 2010, 07:35 AM