It looks like they changed the original design. Where in Mactan is this school located?


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Below are photos of the actual building taken from the international film school's website.

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Park Lane Int’l Hotel Cebu set to open 100 rooms by October

by Ehda M. Dago-oc
July 30, 2005

International hotel chain, Park Lane International Hotel Cebu will open up 100 rooms this coming October, as the construction of the P700 million hotel project of Cebu-based Five Power Venture Development is nearing completion.
The entry of Park Lane Cebu has brought good news to the tourism industry player in the province, as it is currently suffering from room shortage that hold off volume of tourists arrivals both foreign and domestic visitors.

Park Lane Cebu is the fourth international hotel chain to enter in Cebu, joining international names operating here, like Cebu City Marriott Hotel, ShangriLa Mactan Island Resort, and Cebu Hilton Resort and Spa.

Park Lane International Hotel Cebu general manager Mars Benitez said the hotel has to hasten the initial commercial operation of the 100 rooms before the holding of Advertising Congress this coming November.

The 26-story Park Lane Cebu is scheduled to be in full operation, and open up the total 220 business class hotel rooms early next year, Benitez said.

The four-star Park Lane Cebu is built in a 2,950 square meter area right across the Cebu Business Park. Benitez said the hotel building would be built to have a total room capacity of 400. However, it will initially operate 220 rooms in the next few years.

“Our long term plan is to open the 400 rooms, as the building is built to this capacity. But, in the meantime, we will be opening first the 220 rooms,” he said.

Currently, he said the construction is already touching off the interior finishing, so that it could already accept guests by October this year. Tentatively, he added that soft opening is set on the first or second week of October.

Park Lane Hotel in Cebu, will be the first hotel to be built in the last few years, after Hilton Resort in Mactan Island started its construction in 1998.

Tourism players welcome this development saying this is good news for Cebu, as the province is currently suffering from hotel room shortage amid the growing tourists.

Several efforts were initiated both by the private and government sectors to invite capitalists to invest in hotel project in Cebu, as business potential is very promising.

To date, Cebu can only offer a little over 6,000 hotel room accommodations. The room shortage is one of the barriers why Cebu can’t take off to achieve its target of 5 million arrivals in the next five years.

International tourism experts recently told Cebu tourism players that the five million tourist arrival target in the next five years is unrealistic and too ambitious considering that the province is facing room shortage problem.

“Five Power Ventures Development Corporation, has considerably contemplated on its purpose of constructing a Hotel and making sure that it shall provide a venue and facility that will make Cebu as another Hotel and Convention destination both for local and international markets. This is where the emergence of Parklane International Hotel Cebu,” Benitez said.

Park Lane Int’l Hotel Cebu set to open 100 rooms by October
International hotel chain, Park Lane International Hotel Cebu will open up 100 rooms this coming October, as the construction of the P700 million hotel project of Cebu-based Five Power Venture Development is nearing completion.
The entry of Park Lane Cebu has brought good news to the tourism industry player in the province, as it is currently suffering from room shortage that hold off volume of tourists arrivals both foreign and domestic visitors.

Park Lane Cebu is the fourth international hotel chain to enter in Cebu, joining international names operating here, like Cebu City Marriott Hotel, ShangriLa Mactan Island Resort, and Cebu Hilton Resort and Spa.

Park Lane International Hotel Cebu general manager Mars Benitez said the hotel has to hasten the initial commercial operation of the 100 rooms before the holding of Advertising Congress this coming November.

The 26-story Park Lane Cebu is scheduled to be in full operation, and open up the total 220 business class hotel rooms early next year, Benitez said.

The four-star Park Lane Cebu is built in a 2,950 square meter area right across the Cebu Business Park. Benitez said the hotel building would be built to have a total room capacity of 400. However, it will initially operate 220 rooms in the next few years.

“Our long term plan is to open the 400 rooms, as the building is built to this capacity. But, in the meantime, we will be opening first the 220 rooms,” he said.

Currently, he said the construction is already touching off the interior finishing, so that it could already accept guests by October this year. Tentatively, he added that soft opening is set on the first or second week of October.

Park Lane Hotel in Cebu, will be the first hotel to be built in the last few years, after Hilton Resort in Mactan Island started its construction in 1998.

Tourism players welcome this development saying this is good news for Cebu, as the province is currently suffering from hotel room shortage amid the growing tourists.

Several efforts were initiated both by the private and government sectors to invite capitalists to invest in hotel project in Cebu, as business potential is very promising.

To date, Cebu can only offer a little over 6,000 hotel room accommodations. The room shortage is one of the barriers why Cebu can’t take off to achieve its target of 5 million arrivals in the next five years.

International tourism experts recently told Cebu tourism players that the five million tourist arrival target in the next five years is unrealistic and too ambitious considering that the province is facing room shortage problem.

“Five Power Ventures Development Corporation, has considerably contemplated on its purpose of constructing a Hotel and making sure that it shall provide a venue and facility that will make Cebu as another Hotel and Convention destination both for local and international markets. This is where the emergence of Parklane International Hotel Cebu,” Benitez said.

That's really awesome. What does the building look like? does anyone have pictures of it? i hope in the future we'll see international chains such as Le Meridien, Four Seasons and Ritz Carlton. And oh A hyatt too.

hi rusty 18,
nice rendering with that A 380 taking off. say, is that really the new runway of mactan you placed the aircraft on ? does anyone have any similar pics of the newly renovated runway, possibly with an asiana or korean airline jet taking off or landing or taxiing on it ? maybe there were some in the papers during the inaugural flights ? or possibly at the terminal docking ? i can get nothing like that here in germany. any help someone ? SALAMAT PO !

good news! so Cebu's gonna be getting two new hotels within the next year! those should at least help in the hotel room shortage down there...

btw, what's Park Lane International? Is it a big international chain? can't seem to find anything on the internet. and, ummm, is this hotel going to be in a brand new building or is it a refurbishment sorta thing like Metrobank's Marco Polo Plaza? I wonder where in Cebu it's gonna be...

Park Lane is a regional player , the operate 5 star business hotels in general. Their flagship is ParkLane HK in Causeway Bay.

Anu-anong mga proyektong pinaplanong ipapatayo sa Cebu? Is that complete overhaul of the Ayala Center-Cebu's lagoon area true? I mean the rumors that Seattle's Best Coffee and Gloria Jean's Coffee is going to open shop there, is that true?

hi rusty 18,
nice rendering with that A 380 taking off. say, is that really the new runway of mactan you placed the aircraft on ? does anyone have any similar pics of the newly renovated runway, possibly with an asiana or korean airline jet taking off or landing or taxiing on it ? maybe there were some in the papers during the inaugural flights ? or possibly at the terminal docking ? i can get nothing like that here in germany. any help someone ? SALAMAT PO !

hi richard, sorry it wuz just a google image and not an actual photo taken in Mactan airport. the photo should give us an idea how big the mactan runway is. it would certainly look beautiful seeing that gigantic plane taxiing around the airport. :cool:

Anu-anong mga proyektong pinaplanong ipapatayo sa Cebu? Is that complete overhaul of the Ayala Center-Cebu's lagoon area true? I mean the rumors that Seattle's Best Coffee and Gloria Jean's Coffee is going to open shop there, is that true?

Greenbelt in Ayala Center Cebu soon

Getting a big chunk of revenue generation from its commercial and retail arm, Ayala Center Cebu (ACC), Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) is poised to expand the shopping mall before the end of this year, to embrace the improving retail trend in Cebu.

CHI chairman Jaime I. Ayala announced this move yesterday on the sidelines during the company's stockholders meeting held at the City Sports Club.

CHI reported a total of P641 million in total revenues last year, a 19 percent improvement over P538.2 in 2003. Consolidated net income increased by eight percent than the previous year.

Ayala Center Cebu, its shopping mall arm, reported consolidated revenues of P333.4 million, which is a 54 percent contribution to the CHI 2004 income.

"We are looking at expanding large area of the Ayala Center," Ayala said adding that this plan is going to start early next year, in order to accommodate more tenants.

However, Ayala did not give specific expansion plan details of the mall, only said that the company is willing to spend on the huge mall extension as CHI noted a brisk revenue performance.

"We are full already, we wanted to give additional spaces for interested retailers or tenants," Ayala stressed.

Currently, ACC is only capable of hosting at least a little over 300 tenants, excluding the kiosks, and smaller stalls usually located in the middle of the mall's hallway.

In his report before the company's shareholders yesterday, CHI president Rene D. Almendras said an effective mix of shopping and dining outlets, as well as successful marketing initiatives and response to customer feedback has been the key to the mall's continuously improving performance, increasing gross income revenue by 15 percent to that of the previous year's.

After 10 years of operating the Ayala Center Cebu, it is only now that the company confidently announced its plan to pursue huge expansion of its mall operations.

The original plan was to extend the mall stretching in the vacant lot, now utilized as the parking area of shoppers and Marriott Hotel guests, and designated entry-point of tourists.

Growing at 15 percent gross sales a year-on-year, the over-all revenues from mall operations were outstanding in all aspects; from building to land lease, entertainment center, cinema, food choices, and carpark.

Almendras also reported the good performance of other CHI operations, including the commercial lot sales in the 50-hectare Cebu Business Park (CBP), the sell-out of remaining Park Tower Two units, the sale of sportsclub shares, and the sterling performance of Marriott Hotel.

CHI's subsidiary Cebu Property Venture and Development Corporation (CPVDC) contributed 16 percent to the company's net income from revenues generated out of lot sales and eOffice building rentals, which will also provide recurring income.

Part of CHI's future plans is the transformation of the Ayala lagoon area to a world-class leisure, wining and dining destination in Cebu.

The Lagoon Area, Ayala Center Cebu
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Opening Soon in the Lagoon Area are
GLORIA JEAN's COFFEE, MERK's ENTERTAINMENT, SEGAFREDO, SUBWAY, GLORIA MARIS, SEATTLE's BEST COFFEE.



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'Most dynamic'
Cebu City's economy rated highly but…
By Regina Aguilar

A SURVEY conducted last year among businessmen nationwide shows that Cebu City has the most dynamic local economy in the country, but did not do as well in other categories that determine the overall competitiveness of cities.

In the survey conducted by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) in 2004, Cebu City ranked only 10th in quality of life, 10th in infrastructure, eighth in responsiveness of local government unit and seventh in cost of doing business.

Cebu City came in second both in linkages and accessibility, and human resources and training.

Cebu City officials begged off from commenting on the result of the survey, which is intended to be a guide for investors, saying they had not read it.

Two cities in Cebu province, Mandaue and Lapu-lapu, ended up worse compared to Marikina City and Davao City, the most competitive cities in the country, according to the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project.

Marikina City outshone the other urban centers, emerging first in infrastructure, quality of life and responsiveness of the local government unit.

Davao was first in cost of doing business and accessibility and linkages.

Among the 50 cities surveyed, Mandaue City placed a high fifth in cost of doing business, but only 12th in dynamism of the local economy.

Lapu-Lapu City, on the other hand, was fourth in accessibility and linkages, but only 12th in infrastructure.

The survey result was presented Wednesday night in a local hotel, during a midyear economic briefing of CIBI Information Inc. by economist Cayetano Paderanga, Jr.

AIM's project assesses the capacity of cities to provide an environment that nurtures the dynamism of their local enterprises and industries, Paderanga said.

It also evaluates the general ability of the cities to attract investments, entrepreneurs, and residents and uplift the living standards of their residents.

The respondents included owners and managers of small and medium enterprises in 50 cities nationwide. Twenty-three of these cities were in Luzon, 11 in Visayas and 16 in Mindanao.

Paderanga said that the survey is usually presented to businessmen as their investment guide.

Asked for his comment on the rankings of Cebu City, he said the city "faired well."

"It's not really bad because there were several factors where Cebu ranked number one and two," said Paderanga.

He noted that Cebu City was ranked highest in dynamism of the local economy, "which means that the city can attract and foster inward investment."

Among the criteria used to determine economic dynamism are the city's share of the top 200 corporations, market size, vibrancy of the tourism sector, business access to financing, and business revenues.

Paderanga said Cebu City also ranked high in the quality of its human resource, "which determines how well equipped the population of the city is in building and taking advantage of opportunities."

In determining the cost of doing business, which Paderanga said investors "are most concerned about," the AIM study factored in the cost of power for industrial use, the minimum wage, informal fees and general profitability. Cebu City ranked only 7th in this category.

At Wednesday's briefing at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Paderanga also discussed the water and power crisis in the regions, particularly in Metro Cebu.

"Although the gross regional domestic product has been performing well, major cities are facing water and power constraints," said Paderanga.

Almost 50 percent of Cebu's towns and cities, for instance, have no access to potable water, he said. While demand is high, he said the potential for groundwater development "is quite low due to rapid forest cover decline and urbanization."

Paderanga also cited regulation problems in controlling water usage such as a lack of budget for groundwater monitoring.

On power, Paderanga said Metro Cebu lacks facilities for power generation. The power sector is not attracting enough large-scale investments, he said.

"Investments at present take four to five years to finish, not enough to avert the crisis," he said.

He said that these problems should be addressed immediately, with Cebu's growth in tourism and export industries highlighting an increased demand for water and power supply.

Cool ... the 2005 AIM Philippine Cities Competitiveness Report was already released. I wonder where I could get the full copy :) Cebu indeed has a dynamic economy ...

Visayan provinces among those with high market potential
Posted: 2:47 AM | Aug. 01, 2005

Carla P. Gomez
Inquirer News Service

BACOLOD CITY-Three Visayan provinces--Cebu, Negros Occidental and Iloilo--made it to the top 10 Philippine provinces with high market potential, according to a study of the School of Economics of the University of Asia and the Pacific.

The study, dubbed "Boomtowns and Gloomtowns (An Index of Marketing Potential)," which placed Laguna on the top spot, had Cebu in fourth place, Negros Occidental in sixth and Iloilo in 10th place in the ranking of 77 provinces as of June 2005.

Conducted by Cid Terosa of the School of Economics Urban Strategies Group, the study measured the market potential of the country's 77 provinces by establishing five dimensions. These are market size, 30 percent; market consumption capacity and intensity, 20 percent; market growth rate, 15 percent; and market attractiveness, 15 percent.

Also, indicators were chosen and used to construct an index for each dimension. The indexes of the five dimensions were added to form a composite index of market potential.

Considered as boomtowns, the provinces with the 10 highest index of market potential as of June 2005 are: Laguna, 0.7059; Cavite, 0.6884; Rizal, 0.6548; Cebu, 0.6430; Bulacan, 0.5581; Negros Occidental, 0.5544; Pampanga, 0.5300; Batangas, 0.4929; Misamis Oriental, 0.4443; and Iloilo, 0.4385.

According to the study, the cities of Bacolod and Iloilo are expected to hog the attention of businessmen and investors in Western Visayas.

In terms of regional market potential, Negros Occidental outshone Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Guimaras and Antique, the study showed.

Terosa said market potential is one of the key indicators that businessmen and investors normally keep track of. It is defined as the size or value of the total market should all those who are willing and able to buy various products actually purchase them. Hence, the market potential refers to the upper level of market demand, he said.

"Since market potential is an important criterion for business location and investment decisions, the creation of an index potential is a valuable task," Terosa said.

Of the high-potential provinces, Laguna topped the field in terms of market attractiveness and market and commercial infrastructure while Cavite closely followed.

Both Laguna and Cavite ranked among the top 10 in terms of market size and market consumption capacity and intensity. Rizal had the highest market consumption and intensity index while Bulacan, the highest market size index.

The study noted that although Cebu did not record the highest index in any of the five dimensions, it consistently ranked among the top 10 in market size, market consumption capacity and intensity, and market and commercial infrastructure.

On the other hand, the top 10 "gloom towns" or low-potential provinces are: Apayao, 0.1147; Sulu, 0.1346; Kalinga, 0.1374; Lanao del Sur, 0.1388; Basilan, 0.1421; Tawi-tawi, 0.1435; Batanes, 0.1505; Ifugao, 0.1559; Sultan Kudarat, 0.1584; and Biliran, 0.1610.

Cebu's top 4 ranking 'based on perceptions, not performance'
By Cebu Daily News

CEBU GOV. Gwendolyn Garcia yesterday said the marketability ranking of the province, fourth among the country's 77 provinces, was "encouraging" but "was not based on actual performance."

She said that her pronouncement that "Cebu is number one" was not refuted by the rankings released by the University of Asia and the Pacific School of Economics.

She said that the research "only presented perceptions" while her pronouncements "were based on actual figures from the Commission on Audit."

"You cannot compare these two measurements," Garcia said. "We are number one in terms of income, and assets and this data is based on performance and not on perceptions."

The marketability index, she said, is always based on perception and those that get the highest scores are often located near the capital - Metro Manila.

"Proximity to the capital is a huge factor (in the outcome of the study), because of infrastructure availability," she said.

Garcia told Cebu Daily News that the study that placed Visayan provinces at the top has proven to investors that key infrastructure projects are already in place in the countryside. "Manila is not the Philippines," she said.

Garcia explained that indicators such as market size, consumption, growth rate, and attractiveness that were used in the UAP study were subject to the choices of the researchers. "Selection of what indicators to use is also subjective," she said.



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Best tourist destinations in Asia ?
If you wish to make it Cebu then
vote here many times as you like:

http://www.apmforum.com/travel/asia-tourism.htm

Hey guys, i found this pic on the net and it says it's a part of Cebu.
does anybody know what island this is?

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Hm. I wonder if part of the small town ever gets buried during high tides.

Hey guys, i found this pic on the net and it says it's a part of Cebu.
does anybody know what island this is?
Hm. I wonder if part of the small town ever gets buried during high tides.

the house are probably built in stilt. pretty awesome island tho :sleepy:
well i was gonna say sipaway but that one is in sancarlos ct (lol) similar effect tho

Best tourist destinations in Asia ?
If you wish to make it Cebu then
vote here many times as you like:

http://www.apmforum.com/travel/asia-tourism.htm

Best Tourist Destinations in Asia (as of Aug. 3)

Langkawi, Malaysia 12.82 % (459)
Phuket, Thailand 12.49 % (447)
Cebu, Philippines 12.38 % (443)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11.93 % (427)
Manila, Philippines 11.48 % (411)
Bali, Indonesia 6.54 % (234)
Hong Kong 5.81 % (208)
Ko Chang Islands, Thailand 4.92 % (176)
Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai Thailand 4.86 % (174)
Bangkok, Thailand 3.19 % (114)
Ko Samui Islands, Thailand 3.02 % (108)
Penang, Malaysia 2.07 % (74)
Singapore 1.68 % (60)
Hawaii 1.34 % (48)
Tokyo, Japan 0.89 % (32)
Shanghai, China 0.67 % (24)
Taipei, Taiwan 0.64 % (23)
Beijing, China 0.64 % (23)
Seoul, South Korea 0.64 % (23)
Barrier Reef Australia 0.56 % (20)
Auckland, New Zealand 0.45 % (16)
Pacific Islands 0.34 % (12)
Guam 0.28 % (10)
Far North Queensland Australia 0.25 % (9)
Macau 0.11 % (4)

Cebu can get foreign loan
to build bridges - governor
By Cebu Daily News

Cebu Province could apply for a foreign loan to fund the Friendship Bridges if the national government refuses to build them, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said Tuesday.

According to Garcia, the proposal of governors to connect the Visayas islands with concrete bridges was a "serious plan."

"We are seriously talking about it because there are so many schemes on how to finance the project," she said.

"What is the most positive thing about it is the fact that (Visayas) governors are actually coming together and talking about it and thinking about a unified and collaborative effort," she added.

Garcia told reporters that there were many private firms willing to build the bridges on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme.

She said the huge vehicular traffic between Santander town in Cebu and Sibulan in Oriental Negros could entice firms to invest.

"You could collect a toll and it could be a toll bridge. Since this is going to make everything much easier, faster, the bridge could pay for itself," she noted.

National Economic Development Administration (NEDA) 7 Acting Director Sandra Manuel told provincial board members on Monday that the project was "a dream" because the government could not afford it.

Visayas governors had endorsed to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo a feasibility study on the bridges, envisioned to connect the islands of Cebu, Negros and Bohol.

Garcia admitted, however, that the plan requires more study to determine its financial viability.

She also said linking Oriental Negros and Cebu was more feasible than a Bohol-Cebu bridge because of proximity. :runaway:

Reporter Dale Israel

South Road Properties to conduct bidding for professional manager
By Irene R. Sino Cruz

The South Road Properties (SRP) remain an attractive investment site, but prospective investors require infrastructure in place and a professional property manager before they set up operations there.

Joel Mari Yu, managing director of the Cebu Investment Promotion Center (CIPC), said he has been conducting market sensing to determine what investors like to have at the SRP.

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has designated CIPC as the marketing arm of the SRP.

Based on informal discussions with prospective investors, Yu said he learned that investors prefer professional administration of the property.

"They insist that SRP be managed by competent managers with track records," he pointed out.

Because of this, he said, the SRP will be conducting a bidding to determine which property management company would manage the industrial phase of the 300-hectare property.

The Cebu City government plans to lease out 60 hectares, which represents the industrial zone of the SRP, he said.

The average area requirement at the Mactan Economic Zone (MEZ), Yu said, is one hectare per locator.

This means that the SRP industrial zone will be able to accommodate about 60 companies.

The bidding will be opened to both domestic and international property management companies, he added.

In addition, he said, the SRP also plans to bid out the supply and distribution of water and power requirements for the industrial zone.

Yu maintained that water remains a major constraint in attracting investors to Cebu and to the South Road Properties.

However, he said, the SRP plans to conduct a bidding for a desalination plant.

While water supplied by a desalination plant is a little expensive, he said, investors have expressed willingness to pay more as long as there is a continuous supply of water.

MEZ companies pay the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) P38 per cubic meter while water from a desalination plant will cost P40 and above, depending on the desalination costs, Yu said.

At present, he said, MEZ locators have to buy water from other sources since MCWD has failed to provide adequate supply of water.

One company, Taiyo Yuden, told him they spend up to P1 million a month on their water requirement.

According to Yu, he does not see any difficulty over the water rates since there would be no political repercussions.

He maintained that the absence of households in the SRP would fast-track the setting up of the desalination plant.

At present, a desalination plant owned by Cebu City government is operating at the SRP.

Yu said the plant produces 500 cubic meters daily, which is enough only for the requirements of the SRP administration building.

He said it was also possible that the winning bidder for the desalination plant project would expand the existing desalination facility.

He said the SRP is working with the Build-Operate-Transfer Center, which is attached to the Department of Trade and Industry, in coming up with terms of reference for the bidding documents. The bidding is expected to start before the year ends. :runaway:

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What buildings are those? It's pretty tall.

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Check this site out. Click. (http://www.hellophotos.com/album52) His site has a lot of wickedly awesome Cebu Pics.

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theres a city trying to compete w/ cebu. shall we vote

reposting pics from tigidig

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The Department of Tourism building. This is in Kawit Island right? any updates regarding the project?

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looks really nice, one of the first office buildings in the north reclamation area. this is just across SM Mall, nice shot! :cool:

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the Heritage monument something. was designed by a national artist (not sure if cebuano). beautiful! :bow:



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The DOT building looks nice. It reminds of the japanese "otera" in some small islands in Japan or the temples dedicated to some deities in Greece. But the building is small. I was wondering if this the entire building or part of the DOT complex.
I'm also glad they used the historical word for Cebu, which is Sugbu.

what's that building in "tigidig"?

thats not the DOT building, its just the SRP's administration building, pero it will be constructed sa tabi ata nyan, if im not mistaken, the DOT building will resemble daw the banaue rice terraces, ewan ko lang kung pano nila irereplicate ang rice terraces into a building....that place where the dot building will be constructed was once an island bago na reclaim, they will transform that area into an "old town" kita nyo yang stone walls? they will replicate din daw the "old cebu" the stone walls daw is a replica of the fort san pedro, gagawa din daw sila ng "new" church w/in the area pero it will have an old look, they will brush the walls daw with spoiled milk to promote the growth of algae para magmukhang luma kaagad, near the "supposedly old" church will be a town plaza din, actually siguro gusto nila gumawa ng "bagong intramuros" w/in the area, where everything will have an old feel, hehehehe, nabasa ko lang to sa papers a few months ago

thats not the DOT building, its just the SRP's administration building, pero it will be constructed sa tabi ata nyan, if im not mistaken, the DOT building will resemble daw the banaue rice terraces, ewan ko lang kung pano nila irereplicate ang rice terraces into a building....that place where the dot building will be constructed was once an island bago na reclaim, they will transform that area into an "old town" kita nyo yang stone walls? they will replicate din daw the "old cebu" the stone walls daw is a replica of the fort san pedro, gagawa din daw sila ng "new" church w/in the area pero it will have an old look, they will brush the walls daw with spoiled milk to promote the growth of algae para magmukhang luma kaagad, near the "supposedly old" church will be a town plaza din, actually siguro gusto nila gumawa ng "bagong intramuros" w/in the area, where everything will have an old feel, hehehehe, nabasa ko lang to sa papers a few months ago

ah ic, thanks for the clarification fundraiser! and yup ur right, ive read it somewhere in a newspaper din. is this in Kawit island or the Shell island? i think this is where mayor osmeña planned to put up a theme park featuring historical landmarks of cebu. surrounding the DOT building will be a man-made lake or sumthing. the concept is that the future DOT bldg will be in a center of great walls protected by it from... corrupt officials? hahaha. i saw the renderings, very dramatic with lighting effects... elegant and u get to feel the old cebuano way of living several decades ago.. this project is very promising! :okay:

ah ic, thanks for the clarification fundraiser! and yup ur right, ive read it somewhere in a newspaper din. is this in Kawit island or the Shell island? i think this is where mayor osmeña planned to put up a theme park featuring historical landmarks of cebu. surrounding the DOT building will be a man-made lake or sumthing. the concept is that the future DOT bldg will be in a center of great walls protected by it from... corrupt officials? hahaha. i saw the renderings, very dramatic with lighting effects... elegant and u get to feel the old cebuano way of living several decades ago.. this project is very promising! :okay:

Rusty, can you post the rendering? Also, is Shell Island different from Kawit Island? I've always thought they are one & the same.

thats not the DOT building, its just the SRP's administration building, pero it will be constructed sa tabi ata nyan, if im not mistaken, the DOT building will resemble daw the banaue rice terraces, ewan ko lang kung pano nila irereplicate ang rice terraces into a building....that place where the dot building will be constructed was once an island bago na reclaim, they will transform that area into an "old town" kita nyo yang stone walls? they will replicate din daw the "old cebu" the stone walls daw is a replica of the fort san pedro, gagawa din daw sila ng "new" church w/in the area pero it will have an old look, they will brush the walls daw with spoiled milk to promote the growth of algae para magmukhang luma kaagad, near the "supposedly old" church will be a town plaza din, actually siguro gusto nila gumawa ng "bagong intramuros" w/in the area, where everything will have an old feel, hehehehe, nabasa ko lang to sa papers a few months ago


Can you please provide the link to the article? This is something to look forward to.

WHERE? or how can i see the renderings?!!!! pls.....

shell island is different from kawit island, yung shell island is still an island pa naman, hehehe, i think d nila pwede isali sa reclamation yung shell island kasi the area between kawit island and shell island is the main route ng mga barko going to cebu harbor, im not sure though.... i could be wrong

Rusty, can you post the rendering? Also, is Shell Island different from Kawit Island? I've always thought they are one & the same.

uhmm hehe i thought of that as well but im not sure. when i wuz a kid, i saw that shell island on our way to dumaguete thru a fast ferry. as far as i could remember, that island was kinda far from the mainland. is it part of the SRP? too bad, the rendering i found was in a local newspaper few months ago cant find it no more. :(

uhmm hehe i thought of that as well but im not sure. when i wuz a kid, i saw that shell island on our way to dumaguete thru a fast ferry. as far as i could remember, that island was kinda far from the mainland. is it part of the SRP? too bad, the rendering i found was in a local newspaper few months ago cant find it no more. :(


Thanks for the reply. I didn't know that you were still awake at this time.He,he.

WHERE? or how can i see the renderings?!!!! pls.....

shell island is different from kawit island, yung shell island is still an island pa naman, hehehe, i think d nila pwede isali sa reclamation yung shell island kasi the area between kawit island and shell island is the main route ng mga barko going to cebu harbor, im not sure though.... i could be wrong


Fundraiser, do you still have the article about the DOT building? Or the link to that article perhaps? Thanks.

hinahanap ko pa... il post the link pag nakita ko na, twas this year lang or last quarter last year na yun, me not sure.... pero sige, hahanapin ko....

hinahanap ko pa... il post the link pag nakita ko na, twas this year lang or last quarter last year na yun, me not sure.... pero sige, hahanapin ko....



Thanks. I appreciate it.

^^we're very much alive huh fundraiser? alkanse ta ni edifice sa iyang timezone tsk tsk tsk... looking forward for that article fundraiser! thanks!

sorry, cant find it na talaga, deleted na rin ata sa archives, tagal na din kasi nun eh

I've finally found a picture of this mall courtesy of a japanese website.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/edifice_complex/BanildTownCenter.jpg

Is this still the place to be after Banilad Town Center came into scene?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/edifice_complex/Crossroads.jpg
Crossroads in Banilad

reposting pics from tigidig
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b84/tigidig14/cebu47.jpg

This is NOT the DOT building. It's too small. I also thought before it was. Right, it's an SRP Administration building.

The temporary DOT head office is located at the ground floor of the Civil Service Commission in Sudlon, barangay Lahug, Cebu City.
http://www.thefreeman.com/local/story-20050727-32773.html

The new office will sit on an 8,000-sq.-m. lot with about 25,000 sq. m. in total floor area on a reclaimed property at Kawit Point on the South Reclamation Project of the city government.
Ms Arroyo had expressed her wish that the architectural design of the building would be reminiscent of the famous Banaue rice terraces. If this were followed, the design would be a far cry from the stately Roman architectural design of the DOT office at the Agrifina Circle in Rizal Park, Manila, with its stone columns and balustrades.
http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.php?index=1&story_id=7221

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/cebuano/05.jpg
Not my photo

i hope in the near future this view will change(skylines).

If we change to federal....probably. Investors really admire cebu city as an ideal investment site, only if we have political and economic stability.

11 Cebu mayors agree to put up common landfill
By Jasmin Uy
The Philippine Star 08/07/2005

CEBU — Eleven mayors of Cebu have banded together to put up a common sanitary landfill and agreed to share the total expenses for the undertaking.

The cluster is composed of the cities of Mandaue, Danao and Lapu-Lapu, and the towns of Liloan, Catmon, Consolacion, Carmen, Compostela, Sogod, Tabogon and Borbon.

Provincial board member Victor Maambong said the estimated cost of a sanitary landfill is P400 million, including land clearing and excavation, collection and treatment, surface water runoff collection and disposal, methane collection and flaring, access road and monitoring wells.

Maambong said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has approved two areas in Danao City and Sogod town as possible sites of the sanitary landfill.

The Danao site is at least 20 big hectares with available space for expansion, while engineers have yet to check and measure the Sogod site.

Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, bans burning of trash and open dumpsites, and mandates the establishment of sanitary landfills, recycling centers in every barangay, and the formulation of a 10-year waste management plan.

RA 9003 took effect last year, ordering the conversion of all controlled dumpsites into sanitary landfills on or before January 2006. Local governments which fail to comply face legal action. — Freeman News Service

Legend group plans hotel in Cebu

THE Filipino-owned Legend Hotels International Corp. (LHIC) plans to put up six more hotels in the country in the next two years. And it is eyeing Cebu as one of the priority areas for its expansion.

“In fact, we already have a property in Cebu. We bought the 10,000-square-meter lot of Magellan Hotel,” said Joselito Felipe, general manager of Kabayan Hotel Pasay, one of the hotels owned by LHIC, which has properties in Metro Manila and Palawan.

Magellan Hotel, located on Archbishop Reyes Ave., closed a few years ago.

Felipe also revealed that the construction of a 140-room hotel in Pasay City would start next month.

Accredited by the Department of Tourism with a three-star rating as an economy standard hotel, Kabayan Hotels cater to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and travelers from the provinces, Felipe said.

Felipe said travelers from Cebu make up 12 percent of Kabayan Hotels’ occupants.

“Most of those who come from Cebu and other provinces are businessmen who want to get a good accommodation for a reasonable price,” Felipe said.

Kabayan Hotel Cubao, which has 79 rooms, caters to those who travel mostly by land to and from the northern part of the country. On the other hand, travelers from or for the Visayas and Mindanao who arrive and depart through the Manila Domestic Airport are the usual market of the 109-room Kabayan Hotel Pasay.

Felipe said the OFW and domestic traveler market is underserved.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration reported that the country deploys an average of 2,000 to 3,000 workers abroad daily, according to him.

For the first quarter of this year alone, the POEA recorded 270,264 OFWs deployed abroad, he said.

Manila is often the departure point for these workers

This is great news, on top of the Marco Polo management of the soon-to-be renovated (or is it under way?) former Cebu Plaza.

Was surprised to know that Kabayan is part of the Legends chain.

Just some comments on Kabayan:
1. They charge on average 1,500 for a very cramped room that's furnished like a 'short-time' room (minors close your ears!). Nothing affordable about that.
2. They levy 10% on top of your bill if you use a credit card. And I thought that the 4 or 5% surcharges of other establishments was already criminal! Nothing reasonable about that.
3. They harass you at the start of each day and ask you:"Sir, ma'am, mag-checheck-out na ba kayo ngayon? Magbayad po muna kayo kung hindi pa." Nothing about that says 'the-OFW-is-a-VIP'
4. If you book from abroad they charge you 300 to 500 pesos more
5. They demand that your visitors leave an ID with the front desk

The reputation of the Legends Hotels doesn't seem too bad. What went wrong with Kabayan?

Please do yourselves and your relatives a favor and tell them to avoid this (DOT awarded!) hotel.

3. They harass you at the start of each day and ask you:"Sir, ma'am, mag-checheck-out na ba kayo ngayon? Magbayad po muna kayo kung hindi pa." Nothing about that says 'the-OFW-is-a-VIP'
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Natawa talaga ako dito. Paano pag masama gising nung customer, tapos ganyan ang greetings ng front desk people...

i'll be having my thesis and i was planning on putting it up in Cebu City, if you guys could help familiarize myself on the site, that would be really great... thnx! :cheers:

what do you need to know ? we will help you, if we can do. anxious to see what an architect can show about the reclamation projects, surely interesting. do you have any renderings, plans, photos, data, etc. ?
philpal

hmmm... i really dont have anything that's why im here.. i'm trying to find some help... all i have is a copy of the CLUP of Cebu City... im planning on designing a furniture design center considering that cebu is the top exporter in the country when it comes to furnishings... if anyone can help regarding maps or site pictures of the reclamation area that would be really great! thanks again!

8 cities shine amid gloom of RP politics
Editor's Note: Published on Page A1 of the August 11, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

In a nutshell, here's how the mayors envisioned their cities in the near future.

San Fernando: The Botanical Garden City by 2010
Mayor Mary Jane Ortega aims to develop both its environment and its people, with equal focus on nurturing the locale's 20-hectare botanical garden, and providing skills training to constituents to make for a more economically viable city.

Tagbilaran: A Prime Eco-Tourism Hub by 2015
Mayor Dan Neri Lim drafted a plan to improve living standards in his city, where poverty continues to be an affliction. Foremost on the goal list are the creation of more employment, giving locals access to capital and better delivery of health services.

Calbayog: One City, One People, One Culture by 2015
The city aims to bring the government closer to its people to boost pride of place. At the same time, Mayor Mel Sarmiento said the city, with a thriving farming and fishing industry, would like to maximize commercial potentials through skills training and improvement of infrastructure.

Iloilo: Premier City by 2015
This Visayan city aims to be more attractive both as a business and cultural center in the region. Treñas laid out a plan to establish business facilities including a stock exchange, convention centers, manufacturing facilities, and an interconnected mass transport system, while preserving cultural heritage.

Naga City: Model City for Participatory Government by 2015
The thriving city of the Bicol region aims to bring together government, the constituency, the private sector and civic organizations toward city-wide multi-sectoral progress, said Mayor Jesse Robredo, a Ramon Magsaysay awardee for public service.

Samal: Island Garden City by 2015
Mayor Rogelio Antalan envisions his city to become an eco-tourism center at par with international standards, capitalizing on projecting the island-city as "a city of character" that is highly livable, with a "well-preserved and enriched cultural heritage."

Cebu: Most Livable City in Asia by 2015
In a presentation by City Administrator Francisco Fernandez, one of the Visayas region's best known business and tourism centers drafted a plan to make Cebu the most peaceful, cleanest and greenest city in the Asian region.

The city aims to give its constituents the most efficient delivery of basic services, transportation and communications systems, employment opportunities, and an internationally competitive quality of education.

Marikina: A World-class City by 2015
The only Metro Manila city among the ISA picks, Marikina presented its plan to become a "Little Singapore" someday soon. Banking on improvements initiated by former Mayor and now Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Bayani Fernando, the city, now ran by Fernando's wife Marides, aims to sustain a clean and green program that had turned the Marikina Riverbank into a bustling community park, maintain peace and order, and become "part of the international directory of business, sports, and the arts."

Binding commitment
The mayors present during the conference, including Sarmiento, Treñas, Robredo, Antalan, Ortega and Lim, were also recognized as the first batch of ISA fellows, binding them to the commitment of pursuing the plans they had laid out for their cities.

^^ Also posted in the Good News Thread II (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=241723). :colgate:

^^ stop graft and corruption and all these will become a reality before deadline.

hmm... let me check google earth. here ya go.. though our cebu forumers can turn photo into info with their on-the-ground knowledge
http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/5776/cebu9nm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

hi renell,
how do you get into google earth and to all those keen places in the philippines ? PLEASE HELP ! i would love to see all those islands, cities etc from above.
philpal

hi aerchietect,
i do not have access to any of those maps, but can't you get anything like that from the local government in cebu, if you explain what you need it for ? planning a furniture design center is a great idea for cebu !
philpal

richard..
i've already talked to some of the officials and all they could show me were land use plans... due to time constraints and other matter i'm finding it hard to find the time to go to cebu, im still hoping that i could obtain documents here in manila, the CLUP of cebu has all the maps though in very small scale, i'll go to the nat'l mapping resource information agency and try to obtain maps... my problem is how to get site pics... anyone from cebu? help... tnx... oh and you can download google earth at google... its really cool.. try and look at new york, you can even see the shapes of the buildings in 3d...

hi renell,
how do you get into google earth and to all those keen places in the philippines ? PLEASE HELP ! i would love to see all those islands, cities etc from above.
philpal

Well.. I googled google earth then the google search led me to it:D here's the link earth.google.com/

now for some areas of the country it will be more detailed than others. and also I believe it could be.. perhaps a year back.

thanks archietect, salamat renell for your infos, i will try it !
philpal

Timex Corp. invests P720 million for Cebu-based distribution Center
The first and largest in the world

by Ehda M. Dago-oc
August 12, 2005

Prompted by the pool of creative and highly trainable workforce in Cebu, Timex Corporation poured in an additional investment of P720 million ($13 million) for the expansion of its Global Distribution Center here.
Compared to other investment sites in Asia, like China, expanding in Cebu has several advantages, especially on the ability of the workforce to speak efficiently in English language, creativity and fast learning abilities, said Timex Corporation president and chief executive officer (CEO) Joe Santana in a press conference.

Timex maintains a small plant in China, Santana cited that in terms of labor rate, the Philippines cannot compete with China, but the quality of workforce, China cannot compete with the Philippines.

Santana, who was in Cebu Wednesday to officially open the company’s Global Distribution Center, said the political uncertainty in the Philippines has not affected the company’s decision to put in more money here.

However, Santana did not divulge any planned future investment in the Philippines, he said if there is such a plan, the company would still prefer to invest in Cebu, rather than any other areas in the country.

Timex Philippines, with plant located at the Mactan Export Zone (MEZ-1) is the pioneering locator when the zone opened its arms to foreign investors in the late 70’s.

“We have been here (Cebu) for 26 years now, it’s just make sense to expand here. I don’t think we should consider other areas in the Philippines, if the company will decide to expand further our Philippine operation,” Santana said.

Timex’s Global Distribution Center’s launching on Wednesday was graced by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The center allows Timex watches to be shipped to the different locations worldwide.

The facility, which is located in a 4,300 square meter are, delivers 170,000 watches per day, to 5,000 multiple or bulk buyers around the world.

Eighty percent of Timex’s watches distributed worldwide is made and assembled in its Cebu plant.

In her speech, Arroyo said in today’s very competitive market environment logistics is the “name of the game,” And Philippines is very fortunate to be picked by Timex as the location for its first and largest distribution center in the world.

Timex’s Global Distribution Center, which now employs 200 people, is the first distribution center being established in the world’s watch industry.

Timex Philippines Inc. main charter is to assemble Timex watches and other watch products, and manufacture watch components. The company also performs the packaging operations and distributes the package products to the different Timex locations and customers worldwide. With the US$13 million investment and expansion into direct shipping, Santana said this could be done more efficiently throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia.

At peak, Timex Philippines employs about 4,600 people, (excluding the new 200 personnel for the Global Distribution facility), with varied labor pool ranging from the regular operators manning the labor intensive lines to highly automated product lines manned by highly skilled technicians and engineers.

The company in itself is technologically enabled running on Oracle database and state of the art supply chain and demand planning systems. Sitting on about nine hectares of land, the company has invested in fixed assets amounting to about US$30 million.

TMX Philippines, Inc. is a domestic corporation operating inside MEZ-1 and is 100 percent owned by TMX Ltd. NV, a company existing in Curacao, the Netherlands Antilles.

i got a road network map of cebu city... all i need now are site pics... does anyone have a close up picture of the lot beside sm city cebu? or any lot within the vicinity of sm cebu. tnx 4 d help!!! really appreciate it!!

PEZA declares JY Square area as Information Technology zone

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has declared the 10,000-hectare JY Square property in Lahug as Information Technology (IT) Zone.
This means that IT related companies that are planning to hold offices in the two infrastructure building located in the properly are bound to avail of the tax incentives and holidays.

Because of this declaration, the developer of JY Square commercial complex, and JY Square Discovery Mall, the Jovina Management and Development Corporation is set to build a seven-story commercial center to accommodate IT-related companies that wanted to take advantage of these tax incentives granted to declared IT Zones.

According to JY Square Discovery Mall Internal/External Affairs executive Elouiza G.

Sandalo, the construction of the third JY Square commercial complex will start soon, and is expected to host IT-related firms in the last quarter next year.

She said even as the building construction is still on the way, there are already a number of interested call centers, and other Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies, which signified interest.

In fact, the fourth to seventh floor of the upcoming building will be occupied by a 500-seat call center company.

The defunct Hotel La Nivel, which is used to operate in the JY Square Commercial Complex, is now converted into a Korean Language School, while the ground floor of the building is fully utilized for the expansion of the JY Square Supermarket.

The first three floors of the upcoming building will be served as an extension of the JY Square Discovery Mall.

“We are 90 percent occupied, we need to develop more spaces for interested tenants,” Sandalo said.

On the other hand, Cebuano developers are now taking advantage of Cebu’s position as the IT hub in the Philippines, aside from JY Square property, there are now several buildings, and developed commercial areas that are applying to become IT Zones to attract IT-based locators.

Aside from the official declaration of PEZA, for a property or building to become an “official” IT Zone, it still has to acquire a Presidential Proclamation, after which its IT-based locators can immediately enjoy of the tax holidays.

Early this year, Vicsal Development Corporation president Jack Gaisano announced that the company has developed another IT Park in Cebu, called the “Taft IT Zone”.

The opening of these smaller IT Zones answers the call of IT related investors like call center and BPO operators for the lack of building infrastructure facilities here to accommodate interested companies that wanted to set up operations in Cebu




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/edifice_complex/JYSquare.jpg
JY Square Mall

here's my proposed site... ii need help in identifyng the establishments near the site... does any one know them? the buildings and the road names... this map is the only available in namria (so out dated, sm cebu is still in construction in the map..)... could you kindly copy this image and edit and indicate the names of the establishments?? really appreciate the help guys.. thanks! God bless!

hey... how do i post pics here? sorry im kinda new here... :bash:

Here's how.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=200800

Hello! I am aware that there is an existing Cebu City and there is an existing Cebu Province thread but they are separate so why not bring two things into one? <ehe, two heads are better than one>

...Not that there's competition but Ilo-ilo is now having its third thread...
...So, fellow Cebuanos, this is the place where we should talk and let them feel our vibrant presence...

Facts and Figures (as of 2004):
Strategic Location
Longtitude 123 -124east
Latitude
9.25-11.21North
Congressional District 6
Land Area in Hectare 508,844
Chartered Cities 2
Component Cities 4
Municipalities 47
Barangays 1,202
Population 2,377,588
Households 2,876
Income Classification
1st
Distance From Capital
588 kilometers (365 miles)
Time Travel From Capital
1 hour by plan
Boundaries North - Visayan Sea
Northeast - Camotes Sea
West - Tañon Strait
South - Mindanao Sea
Southeast - Bohol Strait

Alcantara, Alcoy
Alegria, Aloguinsan
Argao, Asturias
Badian ,Balamban
Bantayan, Barili
Bogo ,Boljoon
Borbon, Carcar
Carmen, Catmon
Compostela ,Consolacion
Cordova, Daanbantayan
Dalaguete ,Danao City
Dumanjug ,Ginatilan
Lapu-Lapu City,Liloan
Madridejos, Malabuyoc
Mandaue City, Medellin
Oslob ,Pilar
Pinamungahan ,Poro
Ronda, Samboan
San Fernando, San Francisco
San Remigio, Santa Fe
Santander, Sibonga
Sogod ,Tabogon
Tabuelan ,Talisay City
Toledo City ,Tuburan
Tudela, Minglanilla
Moalboal, Naga ,
Cebu City

The economic success of Cebu is the result of positioning, serious, planning, an industrious population and local governments who understand the needs of business.

This success will continue, and to facilitate this growth, infrastructure projects are being implemented bow.

The connection of Cebu to geothermal power grids from neighboring islands will ensure that supply of cost effective and reliable electricity will continue.

The contruction of dams at strategic sites will maintain adequate water supplies.

New road contruction projects will improve access and continuing program of road widening and bridge construction will keep traffic moving.

On going investment in world class accomodation will ensure that Ceby emerges as the preferred Tourist and Convention destination in the region.

Most importantly, the development of more special economic zones with incentives for investors ensures industry will continue to profit by being based in Cebu, the Philippines' best seller.

Astute investors will position themselves to take advantage of benefits of Cebu.

http://www.cebu.gov.ph/images/island.gif

I. Infrastructure
The Province of Cebu is committed and intends to do the following: It intends to continue and to expand the existing program for the repair and rehabilitation of provincial roads and the upgrading of all outdated timber and bailey bridges to modern steel modular or concrete bridges. It is committed to the asphalting of at least 400 kilometers of provincial roads in the next three years or 133.33 kilometers for the coming year 2005. If in the past administration of Gov. Pablo P. Garcia, more than 100 kilometers of provincial roads were asphalted in less than a year, the message is: It can be done. It is also committed to complete the Vegetable Highway, and the opening of more farm-to-market roads to complement the backbone highway it has created. It shall complete, within this year, the new Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) at Kalunasan, Cebu City and the Cebu Performing Arts Center at the U. P. College Cebu Campus, Lahug, Cebu City which shall be operational immediately thereafter. It shall reinforce its existing engineering task forces to serve all municipalities, through the acquisition of heavy equipment capable not just of road repair, but more importantly, road openings that would provide vital links from far-flung mountain barangays to the poblaciones.


II. Water
The Province of Cebu will establish Level III water supply system for its constituents through counterparting of costs with municipalities which shall be managed and operated by the latter as an economic enterprise. In this case, accountability and responsibility pursuant to government rules and regulations shall be maintained.

III. Power
The Province of Cebu intends to continue the rural electrification project initiated by the previous administration. Cost-cutting schemes on electrical installations have to be made with CEBECO. It shall continue with its efforts to bring electrification to the farthest sitios and barangays around the Province.


IV. Health
In the area of health, however, there shall be a major policy shift in the delivery of health services. The eighteen (18) district hospitals, which traditionally have been bleeding the province’s resources, shall be transformed into viable economic enterprises for the Province of Cebu. This, without passing on the cost to the least fortunate of its constituents. By working closely with the Department of Health (DOH) and Philhealth, the cost of providing health services to indigents can be passed on to health insurance, in the process allowing our hospitals to earn. The key, of course, is to upgrade existing facilities, equipment and personnel skills, to make said district hospitals PhilHealth-compliant. The past administration had begun, and to a large extent, completed the rehabilitation and upgrading of these hospitals. The message, again, is that it can be done. But that is not all. The Province of Cebu will endeavor, upon its efforts to upgrade the facilities, services and personnel of the 18 district hospitals, to create four (4) full-service provincial hospitals, spread throughout the northern, southern, eastern and western parts of this Province. By building these four (4) provincial hospitals out of the 18 district hospitals, the Province of Cebu will not be starting from scratch. Instead, it will be merely putting direction to its continuing efforts to upgrade the existing ones.

V. Education
While education is a concern of the National Government, let it be noted that this administration will not stand at the sidelines and watch as this important sector, tasked with molding our youth, suffers from sheer lack of funds and resources. Towards this end, the Province of Cebu, has tasked its Provincial Engineering Office to design standard 2-classroom and 4-classroom buildings that can be built at the shortest possible time, as the least possible cost, in areas where they are most needed. It shall also continue its program to upgrade basic facilities by providing school chairs and introducing computer technology in the classrooms. It shall support the efforts of the Department of Education (DepEd) to upgrade the skills of teachers through the creative use of its Special Education Fund. This administration assumes the responsibility of ensuring that the youth obtains the best education possible. Again, although education is a concern of the National Government, but they are our youth and we will – because we can – take care of our own.

VI. Agriculture and Food Production
Agriculture and food production will also see a major policy shift, in response to the demands of the market. The Province of Cebu will shift its focus from traditional to high-yielding and highly marketable crops, such as corn, to meet increasing demand. Bantayan Island alone imports 90% of its corn needs, highlighting the need for greater production locally. Towards this end, the Province of Cebu will revive, as well as revitalize, its Boloc-Boloc Nursery and Training Center in Barili, Cebu for the purpose of seedling dispersal, training and extension services. It will also continue its existing livestock dispersal program, to fill the need for livelihood in the countryside. The centerpiece of the said agriculture and food production program, however, will be the construction of a Farmer’s Center in a province-owned lot in the Cebu City to serve as the culmination and ultimate destination of a Vegetable Highway. The said Farmer’s Center will provide farmers around the province an affordable place to sell their goods directly to consumers, precluding the need for middlemen, and resulting in increased earning capacity. The Farmer’s Center will be run as an economic enterprise of the Province of Cebu, which will earn revenues to fund more development projects.

VII. Women
This administration is committed to building a Women’s Center. The Center will provide not only shelter, counseling and support services to victims of abuse, but will, more importantly, provide livelihood and skills training, as well as job placement services, to provide women the knowledge and skills needed to improve their earning capacity. True women empowerment can only be achieved if women achieve economic empowerment.

VIII. Business
This administration will be development-driven and business-friendly. In this regard, a priority project will be the construction of an International Trade and Exhibit Center, with at least 2 hectares of exhibit space and world-class amenities, to provide the much-needed venue for our Cebuano entrepreneurs to display their world-class goods, and put Cebu in the map as a center of international trade within the region

IX. Tourism
This administration sees tourism as the key to job creation and the impetus for economic activity. Towards this end, a Cebu Provincial Tourism and Heritage Council will be created to establish and coordinate plans and programs to promote tourism in the Province of Cebu and to preserve her rich cultural heritage. The said council will be tasked to develop a tourism-oriented and tourist-friendly populace, particularly in traditional tourist destinations. The said Council will identify and declare edifices and structures that are part of Cebu’s rich cultural heritage for preservation and restoration. This administration is likewise committed to a partnership with the University of the Philippines (UP), through its President, Dr. Francisco Nemenzo, in a common program not only to preserve, but to “intellectualize” our rich Cebuano language. The Cebu Performing Arts Center, which will be completed within the year, will become a venue to celebrate Cebu’s rich cultural heritage. With the completion of the new Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Kalunasan, Cebu City, the old Provincial Jail at M. J. Cuenco Avenue, Cebu City will be converted into the Cebu Provincial Museum to showcase our rich cultural past. In these efforts, this administration shall, time and again, be calling upon the help and support of the private sector which shall play a vital and important role. The cooperation of the private sector will surely come in handy in this task of promoting tourism and preserving our cultural heritage.

X. Environment
This administration will assist and coordinate with its component local government units, their Bantay Dagat programs, to revitalize our fishing grounds as well as to preserve and protect this Province’s long and beautiful coastline. This administration is likewise committed, and will play an active and vital role in putting in place, in coordination with concerned local government units, an integrated solid waste management system through the Solid Waste Management Board in areas bearing the brunt of increasing volumes of solid waste, especially in the Metro Cebu area.


XI. Illegal Drugs and Substance Abuse
In this area, this administration will continue the program of the previous administration on illegal drugs and substance abuse which has proven to be effective. Towards this end, this administration will continue and revitalize its “Cebu Provincial Anti-Drugs and Substance Abuse Task Force”, which is geared towards the active participation of the leaders of the barangays and the component cities and municipalities of the Province of Cebu. The main objective of the said task force is to raise awareness and educate the people, especially the family, on the ill effects of illegal drugs and substance abuse.


XII. Computerization
It is the goal of this administration to computerize all transactions in all offices of the Cebu Provincial Capitol, with emphasis on the following areas of concerns, to wit: 1. Revenue generation; 2. Fiscal management; 3. Project monitoring system; and 4. Web page, server and internet connectivity. Said Programs of Government considered, there is a lot of work, hard work to be done. And it cannot be done without a lean and efficient bureaucracy to do it. This administration has outlined its philosophy of governance to its provincial employees. And it is, simply, this: Government is an Enterprise. Enterprise Demands Efficiency. Efficiency equals Quality Service. Quality Service redounds to the benefit of the People. Hard work is then hereby demanded because that is what we are paid to do. Good performance will be rewarded. Sloppy service, inefficiency and corruption will have no place in the Cebu Provincial Government. The lesson of the last political exercise, which has thrust Cebu into the center of this nation’s awareness, is that if we speak with one, unified voice, a whole nation listens. United, we can shake the foundations of an old order, fossilized by a century of quiet submission and benign neglect. As one, we can change how things have always been. But we have to speak with one, unified voice. At the threshold of this great moment in our history, the Cebuanos stand on the broad shoulders of leaders past, but we are challenged to prove that we are leaders of the future. If we can rise above the politics of the past, move beyond the partisan interests that have dragged us down, soar towards the direction of our dreams, we shall prove ourselves worthy to accept the promise that the future holds.

Ayala Center Cebu
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http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/acc6.bmp
JY Square Mall
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SM City Cebu
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QUEZON CITY
population: over 2.5 million
mall::: SM City North Edsa
average daily customers::: 180,000
mall::: SM Fairview
average daily customers::: 100,000
mall::: SM Sta Mesa
average daily customers::: 80,000
mall::: Robinsons Novaliches
average daily customers::: 60,000

QUEZON CITY MALLS average daily customers::: over 400,000

CEBU CITY
population: at least 600,000
mall::: Ayala Center Cebu
average daily customers::: 135,000
mall::: SM City Cebu
average daily customers::: 120,000
mall::: Robinsons Place Cebu
average daily customers::: 20,000
mall::: Elizabeth mall
average daily customers::: 25,000
mall::: Metro Gaisano
average daily customers::: 65,000
mall::: Gaisano Country Mall
average daily customers::: 20,000
mall::: Banilad Town Centre
average daily customers::: 15,000

CEBU CITY MALLS average daily customers::: at least 400,000

ANALOGY ANALYSIS:
CebuCity: 600,000population: 400,000shoppers:
QuezonCity: 2.5mil population: 400,000shoppers:
does this mean that cebuanos overspend?

Hello! I am aware that there is an existing Cebu City and there is an existing Cebu Province thread but they are separate so why not bring two things into one? <ehe, two heads are better than one>

...Not that there's competition but Ilo-ilo is now having its third thread...
...So, fellow Cebuanos, this is the place where we should talk and let them feel our vibrant presence...
There's really no competition you know, Iloilo having its third thread doesn't mean it's better than Cebu or Davao or anything...

QUEZON CITY
population: over 2.5 million
mall::: SM City North Edsa
average daily customers::: 180,000
mall::: SM Fairview
average daily customers::: 100,000
mall::: SM Sta Mesa
average daily customers::: 80,000
mall::: Robinsons Novaliches
average daily customers::: 60,000

QUEZON CITY MALLS average daily customers::: over 400,000

CEBU CITY
population: at least 600,000
mall::: Ayala Center Cebu
average daily customers::: 135,000
mall::: SM City Cebu
average daily customers::: 120,000
mall::: Robinsons Place Cebu
average daily customers::: 20,000
mall::: Elizabeth mall
average daily customers::: 25,000
mall::: Metro Gaisano
average daily customers::: 65,000
mall::: Gaisano Country Mall
average daily customers::: 20,000
mall::: Banilad Town Centre
average daily customers::: 15,000

CEBU CITY MALLS average daily customers::: at least 400,000

ANALOGY ANALYSIS:
CebuCity: 600,000population: 400,000shoppers:
QuezonCity: 2.5mil population: 400,000shoppers:
does this mean that cebuanos overspend?
It could also mean tourists, and the 2.3min people from all over Cebu visit Cebu's malls daily. Nice pics, BTW

VIVA CEBU!

pics of Ayala district ( borrowed from other forum )

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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/1.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/2.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/13-08-05_1737.jpg

trafficless Cebu @ Jones
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rush hour @ Osmena blvd
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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/15-07-05_1809.jpg

Hmm... I dont see the point of starting another thread for cebu when it doesnt offer musch of a different flavor. Your Thread title is almost the same...the older cebu thread is already on its 360+ posts, why start again from scratch. Mods I think this should be merged with the old 1. Ive got nothing against cebu, I love cebu, my wify's cebuana. U can check my contribution from the older thread.

I just dont see the point of offering Pepsi and Coke here when they all taste the same...get what I mean. Peace :)

I think applicants for airport screeners at Mactan Airport will increase if this will push through. Please read.
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MACTAN AIRPORT SECURITY UPGRADE: “Peeping Tom”scanners eyed

From bombs and bladed weapons to nipples to pubic hair, nothing will escape the new “Peeping Tom” scanners that the Mactan Cebu International Airport may install in the near future.

Mactan Cebu International Airport general manager Adelberto Yap told The Freeman last Friday that there are “ serious plans “ to deploy the virtual stripping machine but that only the prohibitive cost is holding the plans back.

“ We may deploy Peeping Tom Scanners in the future at domestic and international operations. But at the moment, these are too expensive, “ Yap said.

According to the airport manager, one Peeping Tom scanner currently costs $1.2 million.

Peeping Tom scanners can see beneath a person’s clothing, giving airport screening personnel the ability to see bombs or bladed weapons that may be taped, tucked or strapped on a person’s body without that person having to go through pat-downs.

Fortunately or unfortunately, however, the person being screened is also virtually stripped down, meaning the screening personnel will see his or her private parts.

Also called “ electronic strip, “ Peeping Tom scanners employ “ backscatter imaging “ where the technology of x-rays picks up and displays detailed body images, including breasts, nipples and clear outlines of genitals.

Privacy advocates who saw “ backscatters “ tested on some US airports have assailed the technology for its ability to erode privacy, calling it “ invasive and offensive. ”

But US transport security officials say the technology is effective and will ultimately have to be used globally in stepping up security. The tradeoff for the security, however, is that people will have to pay the price of losing their personal privacy.

The idea, however, bodes well with Yap, who is a stickler for safety and security.

This year alone, Yap has already deployed 18 regular scanners and has created Task Force Labrador for the new security measures.

The scanners he installed for domestic and international operations have the capability of detecting explosives, drugs, guns and metals that are viewed three-dimensionally.

As a security and safety watchdog, Task Force Labrador implements ground rules at the airside ramp while ensuring runways are free from foreign object damage.

“ Foreign object damage is a critical thing, ” Yap said. “ Any object moving around the runway can cause a multi-million-peso disaster. A mere cup or can that gets sucked into the aircraft can destroy a $15-million engine. We have issued a directive penalizing ground personnel who scatter foreign objects on the ramp or leave ground equipment on the runway. ”

Security does not spare anyone. Other than subjecting passengers to layers of checking, Yap stepped up requirements involving the profiling of individual maintenance personnel and everyone with direct access to an aircraft.

“ We just have to watch them, “ Yap said.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/edifice_complex/Table7.jpg
Table 7, Ayala Lagoon area

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/edifice_complex/CebuCitySportsClub.jpg
Cebu City Sports Club @ Cebu Business Park

Can the moderator merge all existing Cebu (city & province)threads? There was a thread on Cebu before that was closed. Can that be merged too?

wag nlng olin, kahit sino nmn pwedeng magpost ng thread dito....we're all free here..ok?

lets just leave it to the mods then.

Below is the rendering of Cebu Megadome. After the Cebu Boardwalk, this is the project that I'm most interested of. I hope construction would start soon.
I believe it's a sin if they don't push through with this project (at least for me).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/edifice_complex/Megadome.jpg

Thanks to Rodney Co for allowing me to use the rendering. Please visit his website: http://www.3dstormstudio.com

^^ That's awesome! What's the seating capacity of that arena?

OMG! that's indeed awesome! i hope it gets built....soon!

^^ That's awesome! What's the seating capacity of that arena?


I don't have that information but I could vaguely remember reading somewhere that the seating capacity is more than that of Araneta Coliseum's.
If Gov. Garcia will make good of her promise, then we'll see this structure rise during her tenure.

Speak out: Let’s have the ‘Peeping Tom’
By Dr. Aguido Magdadaro Wednesday, August 17, 2005

The reactions stirred by Mactan Cebu Iternational Airport general manager Adelberto Yap’s talk about “Peeping Tom” scanners were quite amusing, exaggerated. The issue here is public safety. Between life and death; between recognition of threats in the person of a potential terrorist boarding a plane, and survival.

In the practice of modern medicine, high technology allows one to see the minutest detail of the inside body parts in the diagnosis of serious diseases. Early detection means saving a life. What makes cancer curable today is early detection through high tech machines: CT scans, MRI, etc.

Terrorism is like cancer; it kills. Terrorists kill, themselves and others, if not found early enough.

What is the price? Nothing!

A person’s private parts are not necessarily the most interesting objects to see. What is there in the private parts that are not already known to science, the arts, the imagination, the Internet? Will an airport scan diminish one’s private parts if, in passing, they are visualized in the process of ensuring airport safety?

If a patient who comes to the doctor’s office is willing to bare all, allows the physician to touch, insert and cut, what makes it hard for a passenger to go through a scanner so that he can be sure he, and the other passengers, will reach their destination safely?

The human private parts have never changed in form and substance since time began. I am sure, the scanner technician will not be interested to find how new changes might have evolved.

Let’s have the “Peeping Tom,” and find out who are the malicious among us.

:eek: WOW, that megadome is awesome. And then, half the PBA teams can be "from Cebu" so their will be some rivalry between this and Araneta Coliseum based teams:D

Below is the rendering of Cebu Megadome. After the Cebu Boardwalk, this is the project that I'm most interested of. I hope construction would start soon.
I believe it's a sin if they don't push through with this project (at least for me).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/edifice_complex/Megadome.jpg


Thanks to Rodney Co for allowing me to use the rendering. Please visit his website: http://www.3dstormstudio.com

Hats off to Edifice for this rendering. :bow: A few millions of pesos were already spent for planning and design so there's no reason this project wont realize. Cebu isn't called the Queen City for nothing... It will make Cebu a greater province than it already is. I also see it as a landmark that will reinforce the Cebuanos’ sense of pride. :D

It's a 16,000 seater megadome by the way against Araneta's 17,000. But considering its size and design, no doubt the Megadome will soon be the country's biggest and most modern sports and entertainment facility. you can't find this in any other city in the Philippines and i'm as excited as Edifice. :okay:


P.s. by the way Ed, we're you aware of other proposals? there was an entry that looked almost like one of Magellan's ship. so huge but the obvious reason it wasnt chosen was the budget. hehe. if only i could find the renderings on the net. :(



http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/SSC/skyscrapercity-cebu.jpg

:eek2: impressive megadome! one of the better (if not the best) designed arena in the philippines.

I think applicants for airport screeners at Mactan Airport will increase if this will push through. Please read.
*****************************************

MACTAN AIRPORT SECURITY UPGRADE: “Peeping Tom”scanners eyed

From bombs and bladed weapons to nipples to pubic hair, nothing will escape the new “Peeping Tom” scanners that the Mactan Cebu International Airport may install in the near future.

Mactan Cebu International Airport general manager Adelberto Yap told The Freeman last Friday that there are “ serious plans “ to deploy the virtual stripping machine but that only the prohibitive cost is holding the plans back.

“ We may deploy Peeping Tom Scanners in the future at domestic and international operations. But at the moment, these are too expensive, “ Yap said.

According to the airport manager, one Peeping Tom scanner currently costs $1.2 million.

Peeping Tom scanners can see beneath a person’s clothing, giving airport screening personnel the ability to see bombs or bladed weapons that may be taped, tucked or strapped on a person’s body without that person having to go through pat-downs.

Fortunately or unfortunately, however, the person being screened is also virtually stripped down, meaning the screening personnel will see his or her private parts.

Also called “ electronic strip, “ Peeping Tom scanners employ “ backscatter imaging “ where the technology of x-rays picks up and displays detailed body images, including breasts, nipples and clear outlines of genitals.

Privacy advocates who saw “ backscatters “ tested on some US airports have assailed the technology for its ability to erode privacy, calling it “ invasive and offensive. ”

But US transport security officials say the technology is effective and will ultimately have to be used globally in stepping up security. The tradeoff for the security, however, is that people will have to pay the price of losing their personal privacy.

The idea, however, bodes well with Yap, who is a stickler for safety and security.

This year alone, Yap has already deployed 18 regular scanners and has created Task Force Labrador for the new security measures.

The scanners he installed for domestic and international operations have the capability of detecting explosives, drugs, guns and metals that are viewed three-dimensionally.

As a security and safety watchdog, Task Force Labrador implements ground rules at the airside ramp while ensuring runways are free from foreign object damage.

“ Foreign object damage is a critical thing, ” Yap said. “ Any object moving around the runway can cause a multi-million-peso disaster. A mere cup or can that gets sucked into the aircraft can destroy a $15-million engine. We have issued a directive penalizing ground personnel who scatter foreign objects on the ramp or leave ground equipment on the runway. ”

Security does not spare anyone. Other than subjecting passengers to layers of checking, Yap stepped up requirements involving the profiling of individual maintenance personnel and everyone with direct access to an aircraft.

“ We just have to watch them, “ Yap said.



I'm just curious about this PEEPING TOM scanner edifice. How intrusive is it really? Will it appear like those of a negative copies of an X-ray or is it more of a picture perfect type where everything is really clear and bold? I have never heard any of this before here in the US, maybe I must have missed the news reports on it, but, if it's true and is very intrusive. I for one would rally against it until they would do a certain modifications where the screen would not appear as bold and vulgar. It's the metals, sharp objects and weapons are the things they would be looking for anyway. I don't think I would appreciate it if my woman would be the one passing through that type of contraption knowing fully well that men are fiesting their eyes looking at my wife or more so my teenage daughter if I have one.. I'd be rasing hell on them one thing for sure, I bet women would be the 1st one in line to rally against it.

xDieselJockx, honestly I have no idea how intrusive this new screening device would be. Unfortunately, we live in a time where airport security cannot be taken for granted. But I just hope that the passenger's privacy would still be respected.
And I agree with you bro, when you said that they better use this device into good use or people would raise hell. Let's just hope that airport scanners won't use this as a substitue for watching x-rated tapes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/edifice_complex/Megadome.jpg



Hats off to Edifice for this rendering. :bow: A few millions of pesos were already spent for planning and design so there's no reason this project wont realize. Cebu isn't called the Queen City for nothing... It will make Cebu a greater province than it already is. I also see it as a landmark that will reinforce the Cebuanos’ sense of pride. :D

It's a 16,000 seater megadome by the way against Araneta's 17,000. But considering its size and design, no doubt the Megadome will soon be the country's biggest and most modern sports and entertainment facility. you can't find this in any other city in the Philippines and i'm as excited as Edifice. :okay:


P.s. by the way Ed, we're you aware of other proposals? there was an entry that looked almost like one of Magellan's ship. so huge but the obvious reason it wasnt chosen was the budget. hehe. if only i could find the renderings on the net. :(



http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/SSC/skyscrapercity-cebu.jpg

Thanks for your comments, rusty.
No, I haven't seen the other entries. I wish I did. Let me ask Rodney Co, the owner of that photo, if he has 3d renderings of the other proposals. He's a very nice guy although I haven't met him personally. He allowed me to post the rendering in this forum. He sent thru e-mail more photos of cebu megadome but he told me I couldn't post it because the architect wouldn't allow it. He has a website:http://www.3dstormstudio.com
I also invited him to join this group para managhan ta diri.

I was just about to ask about the Megadome project, I remember seeing it in an issue of Bluprint magazone. i really like the gesign, very impressive.

^^ evidently, University of San Carlos archi grads are one of the best in the country! :okay:

the original plan was a 25,000 seater megadome but later shelved to 16,000. there was already an assurance that Gov. Gwen Garcia will not give up the megadome project so i think that's still good news. :D

in contrary to that, Governor Gwen has already approved the re-asphaltation and re development of over 100 kilometers of roads in cebu city and some areas of the province....

I am really seeing great updates in the Ayala Center Cebu...
1. They have opened two new carparks to accomodate the growing number of shoppers. (As what ive researched...Ayala's average customers per day was 70,000 in 2003 and now it sprawls up to 200,000) Just visited Ayala last weekend and gosh, its like a stampede of people, I just don't know why...I just remember when Ayala opened on 1994, I could have tango along its corridors but now i think its more than impossible...
2. They have fenced part of its west side (near the basement entrance)...From the hearsays, probably it would be a cinema or a mall expansion.
3. The old jeepney terminal has also been fenced for the expansion.

SM City Cebu updates
1. They have now closed part of their gravel parking area and I think they would now be starting the construction of their annex building (a 5 level building wherein 3 levels will be for parking and 2 for shops)

^^ so great to hear that mike! nice job. :cool: about the ayala mall, there's supposedly a couple of outdoor/garden scenic escalators/elevators from the entertainment center straight to the cinemas right? i also heard aside from the SM Mall, SM Sheraton will also be in the works of finishing the hotel! :D

http://photos23.flickr.com/26006641_6146328c4b.jpg?v=0

^^
Where the heck is that? :dunno:

can someone post pics of the following?
>Gaisano Bogo
>Gaisano Mactan
>Gaisano Main
>Gaisano Country Mall
>Gaisano South
>Gaisano Fiesta Mall
>Gaisano CarCar
>Metro Colon
>Super Metro Mandaue
>SM City Cebu
>Ayala Center Cebu
>Crossroads Mall
>Elizabeth Mall
>Robinson's Place Cebu
>JY Discovery Plaza
>Banilad Town Center
>Cebu Boardwalk
>Mango Square

hi michaelsinjin,
what long straight line (former airstrip lahug?) is that on your first aerial shot ?
philpal

looks like mactan to me (hilton?)

Below is the rendering of Cebu Megadome. After the Cebu Boardwalk, this is the project that I'm most interested of. I hope construction would start soon.
I believe it's a sin if they don't push through with this project (at least for me).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/edifice_complex/Megadome.jpg

Thanks to Rodney Co for allowing me to use the rendering. Please visit his website: http://www.3dstormstudio.com
KUDOS to edifice :) Cebu never ceases to impress me :)

^^
Where the heck is that? :dunno:

Hilton Hotel Resort and Spa. Punta Engaño, Mactan Island.

NEW UPDATES:::
1. The oldest mall in CEBU CITY (the 7 level Metro Gaisano in Colon) is facelifting itself to suit the market of the new generation.. Now they feature adholes in their exterior... Recently, there are press releases that Metro Gaisano is going to undergo a major renovation of its interiors. This will utilize the use of the spaces of the 7 level mall... The Supermarket in the Basement level will also have a phase-to-phase renovation so that it will not effect the routine of its shoppers. 15 check-out counters would also be added to the current 35 due to the long queues in the supermarket....

2. Metro Ayala Center (Ayala Center Cebu) is on its final phases of renovation of its supermarket...Now it boasts of its new fish and meat section... The 50+ check out counters will now also be refurbished and sponsored by POS (POS, I think is also the software used by SM Supermarket.) After this major renovation, the department store would also be facelifted.

3. Cebu Boardwalk mall's columns for the 1st floor are already set-up so I believe that they will begin the construction ASAP.

4. SM City Cebu's gravel parking space (part of it) has been closed recently and cranes are moving about. I believe that these are the initial steps for the construction of the annex building.

5. 300 additional parking spaces have been opened in Ayala Center Cebu to accomodate the parking vehicles.. The old jeepney terminal and a lot beside the west entrance of the mall has been fenced. I am not sure if this would be part of the expansion mall.

6. more updates to come.

hi michaelsinjin,
what long straight line (former airstrip lahug?) is that on your first aerial shot ?
philpal

thats the south coastal road

NEW UPDATES:::
1. The oldest mall in CEBU CITY (the 7 level Metro Gaisano in Colon) is facelifting itself to suit the market of the new generation.. Now they feature adholes in their exterior... Recently, there are press releases that Metro Gaisano is going to undergo a major renovation of its interiors. This will utilize the use of the spaces of the 7 level mall... The Supermarket in the Basement level will also have a phase-to-phase renovation so that it will not effect the routine of its shoppers. 15 check-out counters would also be added to the current 35 due to the long queues in the supermarket....

2. Metro Ayala Center (Ayala Center Cebu) is on its final phases of renovation of its supermarket...Now it boasts of its new fish and meat section... The 50+ check out counters will now also be refurbished and sponsored by POS (POS, I think is also the software used by SM Supermarket.) After this major renovation, the department store would also be facelifted.

3. Cebu Boardwalk mall's columns for the 1st floor are already set-up so I believe that they will begin the construction ASAP.

4. SM City Cebu's gravel parking space (part of it) has been closed recently and cranes are moving about. I believe that these are the initial steps for the construction of the annex building.

5. 300 additional parking spaces have been opened in Ayala Center Cebu to accomodate the parking vehicles.. The old jeepney terminal and a lot beside the west entrance of the mall has been fenced. I am not sure if this would be part of the expansion mall.

6. more updates to come.

http://photos11.flickr.com/14027293_d448790725.jpg?v=0

I like this building in Cebu. Innove' Plaza I think is the name of the building.

http://photos11.flickr.com/14027293_d448790725.jpg?v=0

I like this building in Cebu. Innove' Plaza I think is the name of the building.

yes you're right...its the innove plaza and it really is beautiful and grand. not so tall but appealing

Can anyone post a picture of Parklane International Hotel? Heard that they are opening this november? I want to check this hotel out, heard that it's 26 story edifice in Escario St.. Correct me If I'm wrong.

http://photos11.flickr.com/14027293_d448790725.jpg?v=0

I like this building in Cebu. Innove' Plaza I think is the name of the building.



I like this building, too. It's not the typical box-like structure. If this were a lady, it has curves.

Can anyone post a picture of Parklane International Hotel? Heard that they are opening this november? I want to check this hotel out, heard that it's 26 story edifice in Escario St.. Correct me If I'm wrong.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/13-08-05_1834.jpg

I got this shot of the on going construction of the Parklane Int'l Hotel last sat through my phone going to Ayala...not so clear but it is still in its 5th or 6th floor... It can't start to operate this November I think...

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/13-08-05_1834.jpg

I got this shot of the on going construction of the Parklane Int'l Hotel last sat through my phone going to Ayala...not so clear but it is still in its 5th or 6th floor... It can't start to operate this November I think...


Slerz, I don't mean to be dumb but asa gani nang Escario? Is that the street across Ayala Center going to Lahug?

Its the street from Capitol building crossing the street intersection to lahug then straight to the fly over sa Ayala Business park. I got my position fronting the flyover ahead.... this building is just beside the flyover.... looks like it will look tall coz it's constucted in an elevated portion....

Its the street from Capitol building crossing the street intersection to lahug then straight to the fly over sa Ayala Business park. I got my position fronting the flyover ahead.... this building is just beside the flyover.... looks like it will look tall coz it's constucted in an elevated portion....


Thanks. It's all coming back now. For a while my sense of direction was distorted. But there's a flyover in Ayala? When was it constructed? I never knew about it until now.

yup, just newly opened to traffic just this year I think or the last quarter of 2004 if im not mistaken... just beside the Pag Ibig tower plaza.... wen was ur last visit sa Cebu diay?

Slerz, 2001 was the last time I was there. I bet daghan nang kausaban sa atong pinalanggang Sugbu.

Slerz, 2001 was the last time I was there. I bet daghan nang kausaban sa atong pinalanggang Sugbu.

Daghan na gyug kausaban sa pinalanggang Sugbu..labi na sa mga malls, mga kalsada, etc...

Hahayyzzzz...AT least i am getting updates that Sheraton Hotel will now be looking for a sponsor to support the P1B remaining finances for the interior design... (may untag maablihan na ning hotel!)

Guys im putting in a story I heard....

the canadian ambassador was in cebu a few months ago... and he attended a meeting with some of cebu's top leaders in shangri-la mactan,.. they were discussing the current political crisis... in jest one cebuano asked the entire table of who among them would like to separate the province from the country,.. to the diplomat's surprise everybody raised their hand.....>>>> true story

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I got this shot of the on going construction of the Parklane Int'l Hotel last sat through my phone going to Ayala...not so clear but it is still in its 5th or 6th floor... It can't start to operate this November I think...

I thought that they will be able to open this november in time for the Advertising Congress. I read it in a newspaper. Thank you very much for the picture and the update.

CEBU's latest projects are shown in my signature... IM SOOO EXCITED when all these would be operational

dont worry about power... an ethanol plant is being built at san carlos city, negros occidental,.... target is by 2010 ten percent of the nation's fuel will come from sugar.....

Guys im putting in a story I heard....

the canadian ambassador was in cebu a few months ago... and he attended a meeting with some of cebu's top leaders in shangri-la mactan,.. they were discussing the current political crisis... in jest one cebuano asked the entire table of who among them would like to separate the province from the country,.. to the diplomat's surprise everybody raised their hand.....>>>> true story


Wow, this is kinda shocking to hear. Every region wants to separate it seems like, to build their own empire or state.. To be a leader here and there, how sure are these people that when the philippines segregated from one another, each and every new state will not be lead by a corrupt leader as it seems like everywhere in every corner of the philippines it's rampant, corruptions are everywhere, there are very few who are genuine and true but which one are they? UNITY and oneness is what the philippine needed and reflect back of how the philippine was back in the glory days of innocence and pride. This may sound so negative but it can happen...

You've got alot of nice pics and articles you've posted in this thread michael, I enjoyed it very much, I can just remember my 1st trip there in cebu this year, i've had a lot of fun there. Maybe you can post more pics again particularly MCIA airport, I'm not just sure if this is appropriate in this thread or it should be more on airlines and airport thread but any other pics about cebu would be awesome. You can tell i'm an airport and airlines enthusiasts doesn't it? Thanks much dude!!!

Oh btw, I am still trying to get a hang of it here in skyscraper I'm a newbie, I still don't know how to post pics yet, just incase you wondered... I didn't really take much pic while I was there, it was mostly pictures of me and those i've met and be friended there. Be well and more power to you...

You've got alot of nice pics and articles you've posted in this thread michael, I enjoyed it very much, I can just remember my 1st trip there in cebu this year, i've had a lot of fun there. Maybe you can post more pics again particularly MCIA airport, I'm not just sure if this is appropriate in this thread or it should be more on airlines and airport thread but any other pics about cebu would be awesome. You can tell i'm an airport and airlines enthusiasts doesn't it? Thanks much dude!!!

Thank You.! Okay, MCIA pics coming up... Its appropriate 'coz this is the Cebu Thread.... ah really? How addicted are you into airports? Do you look deep into their facilities? MCIA doesn't really have high-tech facilities...Lets say the restrooms, they aren't automated. But still, it isn't a minus point for the beauty of MCIA, isnt it?

The CURT has already been approved by the local and national government... Now, Cebu City with the help of Mayor Tomas Osmena is looking for investors, specifically Japanese investors to fund this project... This very ambitious projects aims to provide a mass transportation alternative for the city. Phase 1 would include the Minglanilla to Liloan (via the SRP and NRA).

On the other hand, The Friendship Bridges proposal (suspension bridges) that would link Santander town (southernmost tip of Cebu) to Bais City in Negros and Cordova to Jetafe, Bohol (via Olango Island) have been realized... This project is included in the 1st priority projects of PGMA.. When operational, these bridges would be as beautiful or more beautiful than Golden Gate and London Bridge...

The CURT has already been approved by the local and national government... Now, Cebu City with the help of Mayor Tomas Osmena is looking for investors, specifically Japanese investors to fund this project... This very ambitious projects aims to provide a mass transportation alternative for the city. Phase 1 would include the Minglanilla to Liloan (via the SRP and NRA).

On the other hand, The Friendship Bridges proposal (suspension bridges) that would link Santander town (southernmost tip of Cebu) to Bais City in Negros and Cordova to Jetafe, Bohol (via Olango Island) have been realized... This project is included in the 1st priority projects of PGMA.. When operational, these bridges would be as beautiful or more beautiful than Golden Gate and London Bridge...

Yeah I do michael, like what I've mentioned somewhere before, I'm weird like that, to walk around and check everything out at an airport, I guess the huzzle and buzzle i see in an airport makes me feel soexcited, who knows? The people getting in and out of the bridges/airport, the planes taking off and landing, but you don't have to do all those. I was just saying, I'm the only person I know who loves all these, maybe I will find someone here in skyscarpercity whom is as weird as I am...LOL thank you very much bud!

well if you're so much addicted to these airports, my genre is MALLS. You know when there are sale events where there are big discounts, I go to that mall and see if there are many people...I really love malls...I'd die if I couldn't attend a mall's fireworks display or their midnight madness sale...I'd die if I failed to attend a mall's inauguration...Like, I'm really addicted to malls.

Wow, this is kinda shocking to hear. Every region wants to separate it seems like, to build their own empire or state.. To be a leader here and there, how sure are these people that when the philippines segregated from one another, each and every new state will not be lead by a corrupt leader as it seems like everywhere in every corner of the philippines it's rampant, corruptions are everywhere, there are very few who are genuine and true but which one are they? UNITY and oneness is what the philippine needed and reflect back of how the philippine was back in the glory days of innocence and pride. This may sound so negative but it can happen...


-because the visayas is growing faster than the north,... manila may be good now,.. give us ten years ... well outpace...

Its just the fact that we have a centralised government... all the funds sift through there... it is not distributed equally .... but the fact is... we are tired of the mob rule... reports say that GMA has a very low approval rating up there, down here we say: hu cares.... GMa the TV station may be no.1 in manila,... but then abs-cbn is still no. 1 in the phils (and is owned by a southern clan) ... too much difference and the only reason why we haven't gone 1st world is because were being dragged down.... look at our achievments.... down here....

-because the visayas is growing faster than the north,... manila may be good now,.. give us ten years ... well outpace...

Its just the fact that we have a centralised government... all the funds sift through there... it is not distributed equally .... but the fact is... we are tired of the mob rule... reports say that GMA has a very low approval rating up there, down here we say: hu cares.... GMa the TV station may be no.1 in manila,... but then abs-cbn is still no. 1 in the phils (and is owned by a southern clan) ... too much difference and the only reason why we haven't gone 1st world is because were being dragged down.... look at our achievments.... down here....

yes, that's why FEDERALISM is the key...madali na ring mahuhuli ang kurakot kc ang funds ay distributed na down to the CITY LEVEL.... so i'd conclude that FEDERALISM is the KEY to the present Philippine Problems

Okay, I didn't catch everything what you guys said although i had a good grasp of it, I thought you guys wants a totally different state/country, like what I have read in a column before or it may also been here in skyscraper for a mindanao, cebu and luzon republic. Federal Gov't makes more sense alright.... US is a federal type of government and it worked, hopefully it is still working, it seems like it's still is working..
I've asked this Q before, why are they proposing Parliamentary type of Gov't instead of just a federal ? US is federal ljust like what i've mentioned but we are still being run by a President and not a Prime minister.

Well, you and my fiance will get along, she loves it, she is always tireless, we've been in Ayala Center Cebu , we were there way too much. I just sit in the foodcourt and stuffed my face, I can't remember the name of that fast food up at the 2nd level,it maybe in SM but I could of swear it's Ayala, well, they have a big serving of halo-halo that's where I always indulged myself with it. I'm more of a beach person, so i love plantation, shangrila and maribago. That's why any pic of cebu would bring memories and smile to my face. (^_~)

Okay, I got what you meant...Me too, I'd rather push through Federalism rather than Parliamentary. But it would be better, if both of these would push through.

Well, you and my fiance will get along, she loves it, she is always tireless, we've been in Ayala Center Cebu , we were there way too much. I just sit in the foodcourt and stuffed my face, I can't remember the name of that fast food up at the 2nd level,it maybe in SM but I could of swear it's Ayala, well, they have a big serving of halo-halo that's where I always indulged myself with it. I'm more of a beach person, so i love plantation, shangrila and maribago. That's why any pic of cebu would bring memories and smile to my face. (^_~)

Yeah, some people call me crazy if I look on the ceiling...I'm just checking the interiors and exteriors of the mall... Sometimes, I even ask the security guard if there are a lot of people in the mall.

CEBU's latest projects are shown in my signature... IM SOOO EXCITED when all these would be operational

How about the Crown Regency Hotel? Is the construction ongoing?
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nice updates guys, whole lotta stuff to expect from Cebu. viva Republic of Cebu! :rock:

@mike: thanks for all the info's. u sure are a great help in this wonder thread. hehe... btw what cities will consist Metro Consolacion? with regards to Metro Mactan, it will only be possible if the island be declared a separate province. there was actually a proposal to separate Mactan from Cebu province but of course it didn't realize. imo, any new cities in Mactan island will still belong to the great Metropolitan Cebu which i am in favor. :okay:

aqua adventure will be in SRP right? you forgot to mention the Fisherman's Wharf which is near the Cebu Boardwalk Complex in North Reclamation. asa man na ang Enchanted Kingdom? is it the same thing with the proposed theme park in Cebu Boardwalk Complex? :D

Marco Polo Hotel (Cebu Plaza) will open this October! :cool:

Ayala Center positions itself as a 'tourist friendly' mall
By Ehda M. Dago-oc
The Freeman 08/20/2005

Shopping and leisure mall Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) is intensifying its position as a "tourist friendly" mall through crafting new offerings to draw in more tourists to shop.

ACC is consulting the Cebu Association of Tour Guides (CAT-G) on what more it can do to satisfy every tourist, both domestic and foreign visitors, who visit the mall.

ACC, led by its marketing manager Joy Polloso, met with the members of CAT-G recently to consult its plan to offer more attractions and convenience facilities for tourists, and asked CAT-G members' suggestions how the mall could be a full-pledge tourism friendly facility.

Through the president Rafael Tura, the CAT-G members mentioned several suggestions or "wish list" how the mall could attract tourist-shoppers by putting up accessible lounge; smoking area, WiFi area for tourists or business center; proper directions or signage; mall map upon arrival of a tourist (multi-lingual); offering shops with quality fashion accessories; proper drop off and pick up area; proper waiting area; more visible toilet signage among others.

Polloso also consulted with the tourist guides the spending habit of tourists, not only the foreigners but also the domestic visitors.

Whenever there is a big group of tourists handled, upon arrival to Ayala Center, they are given a kit that will give them information on the mall's offerings, shop locations, restaurant, and other important details.

"We want to get a glimpse how foreigners or local tourists spend, their average spending, and their favorite shops," Polloso said.

Through ACC's constant consultation with CAT-G members the mall could fit in its offerings to that of the interests of tourists.

According to Polloso, the mall is improving its existing tourist related facilities and services, through the consultation of tourists guides.

The introduction of a shopping card for tourists that may give them special discounts or perks was also suggested.

ACC is capitalizing on the increasing number of tourists to Cebu, it has been positioning the mall to be more "tourists friendly". In fact, signage have been placed inside and outside the mall written in Chinese, to cater the Chinese-speaking tourists.

Aside from the foreign visitors, Tura said there are also an increasing number of domestic tourists, especially the "educational trips" groups. He said ACC is also offering perks for this kind of visitors.

Despite the economic difficulties in the country, the retail industry in the Cebu has remained upbeat because of the province's position as the tourism center in the Philippines.

Shopping is the next thing that a tourist will engaged in, in a destination, this already includes food, pasalubong items, among others.

Polloso said although ACC had already been addressing the need of tourists in the mall, but there is still a need for ACC to intensify its effort in order to draw in more tourists to shop at ACC.

Here's more about the Parklane Int'l Hotel and the nearby flyover para kang edifice_complex3.... I think this building will look like Cebu Plaza. btw, Got this pics ganihang hapon...hehehe

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/20-08-05_1749.jpg

from Escario st.
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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/20-08-05_1803.jpg

the flyover that I said and the on going construction of parklane
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Here's more about the Parklane Int'l Hotel and the nearby flyover para kang edifice_complex3.... I think this building will look like Cebu Plaza. btw, Got this pics ganihang hapon...hehehe

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/20-08-05_1757.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/20-08-05_1815.jpg

what tha?! cebu roads are too clean! :? ok, so i miss cebu so much. great job slerz! thanks for the pics... :D

Here's more about the Parklane Int'l Hotel and the nearby flyover para kang edifice_complex3.... I think this building will look like Cebu Plaza. btw, Got this pics ganihang hapon...hehehe

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/20-08-05_1749.jpg

from Escario st.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/20-08-05_1807.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/20-08-05_1803.jpg

the flyover that I said and the on going construction of parklane
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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/20-08-05_1757.jpg

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Slerz, thank you very mucho. Know, I have an idea where the flyover is. I'm sure it helped in easing out traffic in that area.

Got this article from http://www.wayblima.com
It's kinda long but interesting.

DEVELOP A WORLD-CLASS ATTRACTION


by Jason Gonzales
The creation of a world-class attraction is important for Cebu's future as a major tourist destination in Asia. A suggestion of what can be done.
Clearly, tourism is an important component of Cebu's economy and identity. Cebu has thrived to the degree that it has largely as a result of a good stream of arrivals from Japan and other countries. In order to close the gap between our living standards and those in developed countries, tourism must be encouraged and promoted further. To this end, doing well in the competition against other tropical destinations - such as Phuket, Guam, Hawaii, the Maldives - is critical to Cebu's success.
Cebu continues to score well in surveys of tourist spots in Asia. This is actually somewhat surprising, because Cebu lacks a world-class tourist attraction. Our past success is perhaps due to good balance: the infrastructure is reasonably well-developed, tourists can enjoy the sea as well as the malls, and our workers perform fairly well.

However, to remain competitive in the long run, and to become a world-famous tourist destination on par with the Bahamas, Hawaii, and Tahiti, Cebu needs to do much more. Spefically, we need a world-class attraction, which we currently lack.

Some might say that our white-sand beaches and good weather are enough to keep the arrivals coming. Perhaps. But there is a risk that arrivals, instead of increasing, will gradually drop off, and Cebu will become yet another seedy town that has seen better days, the hotels dilapidated, the economy stagnant, and the city riddled with drugs.

Why? Because of competition from better-prepared rivals. As far as the most important markets of Japan and Korea are concerned, our closest competition currently comes from Guam, which is a similar distance from both countries, and equally economical compared to more expensive destinations such as Hawaii, Tahiti, or the Maldives.

Guam has a world-class aquarium. It is not only one of the largest aquariums in the world, but it has also been creatively designed with tunnels and multiple tanks; moreover, the tanks do not look like tanks, having been crafted to mimic the natural environment. An expert staff of scientists is on hand to look after the numerous rare and magnificent specifies of fish, sea snakes, custaceans, and mollusks. The aquarium is home to not one but dozens of manta rays, and other majestic creatures are in abundance, too. Guam's aquarium is as good as, if not better, than the best aquariums in the US, Japan, or Australia.

It is interesting that Guam has this aquarium, because Guam, like Cebu, is an island blessed with warm, tropical waters, abundant nature and a sun-drenched climate. Clearly, the natives of Guam felt that being a paradise island was not good enough. Tourists had to be offered something more than nature and God gave the island. By offering its visitors added value, Guam increased its competitiveness in the region.

Cebu's best aquarium, meanwhile, continues to be a fish tank in a Chinese restaurant in Lahug.

Not surprising then, that Guam received 1,102,873 foreign visitors in 2004, while Cebu got a total of only 351,209. Guam has a Sheraton and Hyatt, while we have neither; adding insult to injury, the Cebu Plaza Hotel, our pride and joy for many years, has been ignominiously shut down.

So is it the case that Cebu should also build a world-class aquarium?

Without a doubt, this would a monumental fallacy. It would be senseless to try and repeat what the island of Guam has already done much better than we ever could. The capital investment required alone would make the building of an aquarium difficult. Moreover, merely aping the Guamanians would be an insult to Cebuano pride. What Cebu needs is a world-class attraction other than an aquarium.

What exactly can Cebu do to develop a major world-class tourist attraction? Let us consider some options.

A major amusement park such as Disneyland is out, since Hong Kong is already building one. In fact, Cebuanos have been lining up at travel agencies to get their tickets to the opening scheduled in September.

An underwater hotel, while an imaginative idea, is also out, since Dubai has already built one, five stars no less.

What about the world's tallest building? Not only would that cost far too much, it has already been done by several cities in Asia - Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Taipei - who keep completing skyscrapers a few meters higher than the last in a mad vanity race to squander billions of dollars.

The Great Barrier Reef, being a divine rather than human creation, is impossible to replicate, and so are the Niagara Falls. And it is a bit too late to start building something on par with the Taj Mahal or Angkor Wat.

How about capitalizing on Cebuanos' penchant for gambling, and developing a whole bunch of Las Vegas-style casinos, replete with shows, over-the-top decor, and luxury accommodation facilities? That might have been a good idea five years ago, but nearby Macao has just embarked on this path, with investments from two Las Vegas corporations totaling several billion dollars.

Is there nothing, then, that Cebu can do? Well, actually there is one world-class attraction we could build that is guaranteed to attract tourists not just from Japan and Korea, but also the US and Europe. It would be unique in the world, it would cost very little to develop, and it would put Cebu on the global tourist map once and for all. At the very least, it would make Cebu more competitive by giving our visitors something to do on a rainy day other than malling.

What we need to do is build a museum of modern art.

There has been massive global surge of interest in modern art in recent years, and the major modern art galleries in Europe and America continue to draw record numbers of visitors. England's Tate Modern alone drew 22 million visitors last year,

Now, you might be thinking that it is beyond Cebu's financial means to fund a world-class museum of modern art. Indeed, all the major modern art museums - the Tate Modern, Pompideau, and MoMA - have lately been spending serious first-world money. The Tate Modern spent $245 million (PhP 13.6 billion) on a recent renovation. New York's famous MoMA was rebuilt and expanded for $858 million (PhP 47.7 billion) last year.

And that's just the buildings. With a single painting by a popular Impressionist retailing for well over a million dollars, it takes the equivalent of a Philippine national budget to build an impressive collection. Even the best museums in Europe slowly built up their collections over many decades, one painting at a time.

There's a neat little solution to this, however, and I present it to the Cebu and the world on this 20th day of June, 2005.

It so happens that the primary attractions at the museums of modern art continue to be the great painters of the Impressionist movement: Van Gogh, Cezanne, Matisse, Gauguin, Picasso, Degas, Monet, to name a few. And the copyright for their works has long since expired.

The solution would thus be to build a fairly nice shell, for about 50 or 100 million (pesos!) and fill it with reproductions of the real paintings. A crop of our talented local artists could be dispatched to the major museums of the world to produce the material. (It is common practice to copy paintings while studying art, and art students busily copying paintings are often seen in museums.) In fact, we could even save on air fare, commission the copies via the Internet, and have them sent to Cebu via Federal Express.

The quality of the paintings should not be a problem. The interesting thing about paintings is that it is usually very hard to tell an original from an expertly produced fake. In fact, because counterfeiters often try to pass of fakes as originals, a whole branch of science has evolved around the task of verifying the authenticity of paintings. Often, a painting will have been identified as an original, and then reclassified as a fake, or vice versa. To 99.99 percent of the art viewing public, the reproduction is as good as the original and the difference is impossible to tell.

A major benefit would be that the Cebu Modern Art Museum (CMAM) would be able to display paintings from disparate collections around the world, and even those in the hands of private collectors. Thus, in Cebu, art lovers would be able to view Van Gogh's entire works at once - in addition to those of every other Impressionist.

The whole project would not cost an insubstantial amount, but still far less than a megadome, or, for that matter, a world-class aquarium. Fifty or a hundred million pesos is not a high price for gaining entrance into the elite club of true world cities.

CMAM would be more than just a tourist attraction; it could potentially turn Cebu into a genuine hub of the art world. Local art talent would flourish, Cebu would become the mecca of the Asian art scene, and local creativity in related fields - architecture, fashion, design - would blossom. Juan Luna would be proud.

If successful, the project could be expanded to include fine art. It goes beyond saying that the museums of fine art continue to be the greatest attractions in their cities. How many visitors would Paris and Madrid get if it were not for the Louvre and the Prado? Significantly less, if the itineraries of city tours in those cities are any indication.

In conclusion, the Cebu Modern Art Museum, if implemented well, would boost our tourist arrivals and spark the surging boom that will take our economy to the next level - and that much closer to first-world status.

SINULOG 2005
Cebu City

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Amanda Griffin
Cebuana Mestiza
yeah amanda griffin she's a beauty.

How about the Crown Regency Hotel? Is the construction ongoing?
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Yup, it's ongoing... I think their operation is 24 hrs and they are already on the 5th or 6th floor of the 36 storey edifice and getting taller and taller every week, the 24 storey 1st building of crown regency was already stood up high...

^ Sweet. Thats good to hear.

Slerz, thank you very mucho. Know, I have an idea where the flyover is. I'm sure it helped in easing out traffic in that area.

yup, coz traffic gets congested there during weekends where most of well known restos are located in Banilad area and also in IT park together with ayala.....

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/ClubUltimaCebu.jpg

nice, this is surely one great project! just wanna ask, is the smaller building with circular windows part of it or is it this building?

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yup, it's that building on your 2nd pic but its not part the Crown Regency.... that building with circular windows is already there for almost more than 10 years na cguro and the building behind that sa second pic is the Metrobank plaza.....the Crown Regency are those 2 taller buildings in the1st pic with yellow orange rooftop....

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Hey, is the other building like in Ramos street? coz i used to live there. And the other in, erm.. i forgot the name of the street, i think it's mango ave right? And if i'm not mistaken, the building with the circle windows has a mcDonalds?

Yup, the shorter building of the regency is along Ramos St. but I think it will be accesible through the taller building from Jones ave./Osmena blvd not Mango Ave....you're right, McDonalds is the name. WoW! Sloid, this post of yours is your 69th!!! watta kewl numba!!!hehehe

nice updates guys, whole lotta stuff to expect from Cebu. viva Republic of Cebu! :rock:

@mike: thanks for all the info's. u sure are a great help in this wonder thread. hehe... btw what cities will consist Metro Consolacion? with regards to Metro Mactan, it will only be possible if the island be declared a separate province. there was actually a proposal to separate Mactan from Cebu province but of course it didn't realize. imo, any new cities in Mactan island will still belong to the great Metropolitan Cebu which i am in favor. :okay:

aqua adventure will be in SRP right? you forgot to mention the Fisherman's Wharf which is near the Cebu Boardwalk Complex in North Reclamation. asa man na ang Enchanted Kingdom? is it the same thing with the proposed theme park in Cebu Boardwalk Complex? :D

Marco Polo Hotel (Cebu Plaza) will open this October! :cool:

the Metro I meant is not a province... It's a mall... (like Metro Gaisano, Super Metro Mandaue) okay?

^ Haha. I was kind of scared to post the next coz it might not be "cool" anymore. hehe. I wish i could visit cebu this christmas, i miss xmas there. do they still put up that big pole with series lights in fuente osmena? that was really cool.

^ Haha. I was kind of scared to post the next coz it might not be "cool" anymore. hehe. I wish i could visit cebu this christmas, i miss xmas there. do they still put up that big pole with series lights in fuente osmena? that was really cool.

Yes and it gets better and more fabulous every year

Cebu City has already started the plans to redevelop the North Reclamation Project and expand it until Liloan so that more investors will be attracted to invest in the Northern and more rural areas of Cebu... The North Reclamation Area will also be the home of Cebu Doctors' University, Cebu Boardwalk Mall, Fisherman's Wharf, Uniwide Warehouse, and the 2nd International Seaport among others...

Cebu City has already started the plans to redevelop the North Reclamation Project and expand it until Liloan so that more investors will be attracted to invest in the Northern and more rural areas of Cebu... The North Reclamation Area will also be the home of Cebu Doctors' University, Cebu Boardwalk Mall, Fisherman's Wharf, Uniwide Warehouse, and the 2nd International Seaport among others...

I am so anxious to see what those places look like.

anyway does anyone know what buildings these are?

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1268/25pa.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Winland Tower condominiums..... massive buildings...

^ ahh. i don't think it was present when i was still living in cebu. is it a high-wealth condo? hehe, just wondering.

well. good night everyone, or good morning actually.

I think its not, but I dn't really know at all.....hehe

AYALA CENTER CEBU
Gross Leasable Area: 70,000sq.m.
Average Daily Shoppers:
>Weekdays: 150,000
>Weekends: 260,000-280,000
SM CITY CEBU
Gross Leasable Area: 160,000sq.m.
Average Daily Shoppers:
>Weekdays: 100,000
>Weekends: 180,000-200,000

what can you say about this? Ayala Center Cebu is really a crowd favorite

Yup, it's ongoing... I think their operation is 24 hrs and they are already on the 5th or 6th floor of the 36 storey edifice and getting taller and taller every week, the 24 storey 1st building of crown regency was already stood up high...



Is this going to be Cebu's tallest skyscraper? That would be awesome, looks like people would start looking up a bit higher in Cebu's skyline in the future...

Is this going to be Cebu's tallest skyscraper? That would be awesome, looks like people would start looking up a bit higher in Cebu's skyline in the future...

Yup, I think this would be Cebu's tallest as for now... If all the vacant lots of the City get fully occupied, maybe we'd continue building skyscrapers... Well anyway, Cebu's unique than other places 'cause the Beach, the mountain and the city is combined 3 in 1.... So, as for shopping, it would be a one-stop shop

This thread is already at it's 421st post and 80+ more it would be full... So, the other Thread Metro Cebu (Cebu City and Province) would serve as the 2nd thread for this thread. :runaway:

I'll try to take some pic of the on going construction of the crown regency building ugma....

For Kuching, Malaysia vs Cebu, Philippines vote here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=241398&page=5&pp=20

the Metro I meant is not a province... It's a mall... (like Metro Gaisano, Super Metro Mandaue) okay?

ah sorry, my mistake. hehe :D

yup, it's that building on your 2nd pic but its not part the Crown Regency.... that building with circular windows is already there for almost more than 10 years na cguro and the building behind that sa second pic is the Metrobank plaza.....the Crown Regency are those 2 taller buildings in the1st pic with yellow orange rooftop....
thank you slerz. just want to confirm it:)

by michaelsinjin
Yup, I think this would be Cebu's tallest as for now... If all the vacant lots of the City get fully occupied, maybe we'd continue building skyscrapers... Well anyway, Cebu's unique than other places 'cause the Beach, the mountain and the city is combined 3 in 1.... So, as for shopping, it would be a one-stop shop

its not just cebu's tallest, its actually the country's tallest outside Metro Manila.

the second international seaport will be constructed at the town of cordova, near mactan, not in the north reclamation

.....have you guys watched business nightly on ANC last week? they featured mactan hilton, grabe puno pala yung hilton hotel, yung hilton condo naman ay ang pinaka mahal daw na condo unit sa bansa, dunno how true, pero it could be possible... its a hilton eh!

... i was in cebu last month, grabe ang expat community at tourism dun, sa ayala mall lang eh halos puno ng korean and japanese, i went to a coffee shop pero walang space dahil may isang grupo ata ng korean tourists, na occupy nila yung buong place, parati ka pang may nakakasalubong na bus of korean and japanese tourists sa mga streets, makikita mo naman silang dumudungaw sa windows nila kapag nasa stoplight.... puro singkit! may korean invasion!!!

by michaelsinjin
... i was in cebu last month, grabe ang expat community at tourism dun, sa ayala mall lang eh halos puno ng korean and japanese, i went to a coffee shop pero walang space dahil may isang grupo ata ng korean tourists, na occupy nila yung buong place, parati ka pang may nakakasalubong na bus of korean and japanese tourists sa mga streets, makikita mo naman silang dumudungaw sa windows nila kapag nasa stoplight.... puro singkit! may korean invasion!!!

how bout those caucasian mormons. i felt bad because i was talking crap about them and i didnt know that they can understand tagalog, and even cebuano w/c i cant understand nor speak. the white dude were like "alam ko ang sinasabi nio." i was freaking shock n i look back, the other way around.:shocked:

Peza names new IT park; 10 applications pending

CEBU’s vision to become an information technology (IT) hub in the country and in Asia has resulted in the development of more IT parks and buildings all over the province.

In fact, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) has recently proclaimed another IT zone, the JY Square IT Center, located on Salinas Drive in Lahug, Cebu City, in addition to the Asiatown IT Park, the first IT park outside Luzon and the HDWF-WTCI IT Tower in the Cebu Business Park.

Ten more developers of IT buildings and areas are now applying with the Peza.

These are Kimhee Realty Corp., developer of KRC IT Zone in Mandaue City; Arcenas Development Corp., developer of Arcenas Estate IT Building in Banawa Hills, Cebu City; First Centro Inc., developer of Cebu Cybertown IT Park in Lapu-Lapu City; FAFCCC, developer of Innove IT Plaza in Cebu Business Park; Keppel Center Condominium Corp., developer of Keppel Center in Cebu Business Park; Ludo and Luym Development Corp., developer of Mango Square on Gen. Maxilom Ave., Cebu City; Mira Nila Development Corp., developer of Mira Nila Economic Zone in Barili, Cebu; Mitsumi Realty Inc., developer of MRI Ecozone in Danao City; Wenmar Development Corp., developer of Polambato-Bogo Economic Zone in Bogo, Cebu; and Taft Property Venture Development, developer of Taft IT Park in Mandaue City.

Tax perks

According to the Peza website, these economic zones and buildings are open to locators who are in the IT, IT-related and tourism enterprises, among others.

Businesses located in IT zones and economic zones are entitled to tax perks, such as income tax holidays.

The newly proclaimed IT center, JY Square, stands on an 8,800-square-meter lot and has a 10,341-square-meter floor area.

The 100 percent Filipino-owned building, developed and operated by Jovima Management and Development Corp., is now accepting locators in IT-related enterprises.

Earlier, Asiatown IT Park managing director Francis Monera said the first IT park outside Luzon, developed and operated by Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp., has one more building that will be ready for occupancy by the end of the year.

Asiatown’s locators include Dash Engineering (Philippines) Inc., Epson Precision (Philippines) Inc., NRC-Cebu Development Center Inc., NEC Telecom Software (Philippines) Inc., People Support (Philippines) Inc., Tsuneishi Technical Services (Philippines) Inc. and Versagrafx Design Philippines Inc.

I can see a lot of them roaming around in any part of the city even in jeepneys.... most of them stay in Diplomat Hotel and also in Holiday plaza....I always see shuttle buses full of singkit people everyday.....but when I hear them speak,I'm kinda irritated...lol hehe

^ ahh. i don't think it was present when i was still living in cebu. is it a high-wealth condo? hehe, just wondering.

well. good night everyone, or good morning actually.

hehe someone's playing Sim City 4 too much hehehe

^ Haha. it's that obvious huh? I used to play sc4 a lot before but now, only when I'm bored. lol.

hehehe...i love sim city 4 too. ^^

Got this article from http://www.wayblima.com
It's kinda long but interesting.

DEVELOP A WORLD-CLASS ATTRACTION


by Jason Gonzales
The creation of a world-class attraction is important for Cebu's future as a major tourist destination in Asia. A suggestion of what can be done.
Clearly, tourism is an important component of Cebu's economy and identity. Cebu has thrived to the degree that it has largely as a result of a good stream of arrivals from Japan and other countries. In order to close the gap between our living standards and those in developed countries, tourism must be encouraged and promoted further. To this end, doing well in the competition against other tropical destinations - such as Phuket, Guam, Hawaii, the Maldives - is critical to Cebu's success.
Cebu continues to score well in surveys of tourist spots in Asia. This is actually somewhat surprising, because Cebu lacks a world-class tourist attraction. Our past success is perhaps due to good balance: the infrastructure is reasonably well-developed, tourists can enjoy the sea as well as the malls, and our workers perform fairly well.... and bla bla bla



Hm. I never though a modern art museum could attract so many people.

Just by saying that this country has a Hyatt and Cebu doesn't, it's really evident that Cebu is being treated like a country considering that the Philippines has 2 Hyatt's. hehe. I wish Cebu would get one soon. lol.

^ it's an awesome game. are you an expert at the game? if you are, you should try re-creating cebu. lol.

wow!!!! i wish it would be a new thriving city. hope to be as advance as metro manila or makati.cant wait to see more high-rise Buildings!!!!

as advanced as metro manila??? cebu is...or i'd say more liveable than metro manila.

if panglao international airport (bohol) will really be built, cebu mactan airport will not only loose newly attracted airlines, but will also loose money and it's newly gained image as THE airport of the south. a bridge to bohol would be a lot better, cost equivalent, would sevice the population of both islands much more and then cebu would have it's world class attraction !

if panglao international airport (bohol) will really be built, cebu mactan airport will not only loose newly attracted airlines, but will also loose money and it's newly gained image as THE airport of the south. a bridge to bohol would be a lot better, cost equivalent, would sevice the population of both islands much more and then cebu would have it's world class attraction !

I don't think that Cebu's airport will loose the airlines operating there. First most of the people who use the mactan airport are businessmen. These people shuttle from Manila and Cebu most of the time and they compose 50% of the market. Bohol doesn't have a very dynamic business climate that can compare to Cebu and most of the people going to Bohol are tourists who most of the time prefers staying in Cebu and have daytrips to Bohol. Most Japanese and Korean tourists even identify Bohol as part of Cebu. Regarding the bridge going to Bohol, I am not sure if it will be realized in the next 10-20 years considering that it will take almost a hundred kilometers of road construction and interconnected bridges and aside from that Hilutungan Channel is one of the deepest of part of the sea in that area and is considered as bio reserve.

any good but affordable hotels in cebu... I'm backpacking there in a week or so( make takas, so can't stay wd relatives) ,... and no I'm not staying again at cebu grand hotel...

I don't think that Cebu's airport will loose the airlines operating there. First most of the people who use the mactan airport are businessmen. These people shuttle from Manila and Cebu most of the time and they compose 50% of the market. Bohol doesn't have a very dynamic business climate that can compare to Cebu and most of the people going to Bohol are tourists who most of the time prefers staying in Cebu and have daytrips to Bohol. Most Japanese and Korean tourists even identify Bohol as part of Cebu. Regarding the bridge going to Bohol, I am not sure if it will be realized in the next 10-20 years considering that it will take almost a hundred kilometers of road construction and interconnected bridges and aside from that Hilutungan Channel is one of the deepest of part of the sea in that area and is considered as bio reserve.

very well said. mactan airport II blueprint was already laid and there's no reason why airline companies will move to somewhere else. it's the southern phils hub and has long been established so its kinda hard those airlines pulling out from the airport. imo, bridge linking to bohol isnt feasible but definitely i wont stop them from building it. :D

by michaelsinjin


its not just cebu's tallest, its actually the country's tallest outside Metro Manila.

the second international seaport will be constructed at the town of cordova, near mactan, not in the north reclamation

.....have you guys watched business nightly on ANC last week? they featured mactan hilton, grabe puno pala yung hilton hotel, yung hilton condo naman ay ang pinaka mahal daw na condo unit sa bansa, dunno how true, pero it could be possible... its a hilton eh!

... i was in cebu last month, grabe ang expat community at tourism dun, sa ayala mall lang eh halos puno ng korean and japanese, i went to a coffee shop pero walang space dahil may isang grupo ata ng korean tourists, na occupy nila yung buong place, parati ka pang may nakakasalubong na bus of korean and japanese tourists sa mga streets, makikita mo naman silang dumudungaw sa windows nila kapag nasa stoplight.... puro singkit! may korean invasion!!!

J. King's Co. (cebu based), developer of the soon tallest bldg outside MM will also be building another world-class hotel called King's Island in Mactan. it will have two suspension bridges connecting to the man-made island, will also have an underwater bar and resto... another first in the country. :cool: the development of Cebu is unstoppable! actually, J. King is building a chain of leisure membership club (Club Ultima) throughout the country like in Makati, Baguio, Manila, Davao among others. all of them are high-rise buildings. apparently, the 24-storey Ultima Tower (beside the 40-storey Regency hotel) will be their flagship project, their headquarters. see photo below.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/ultima_fuente.jpg

@fundraiser: u must be enjoying your stay in Cebu! it has been that way ever since, chinky eyed people all over the place. it is something that i really missed. :(

regarding the Hilton condo, more than 90% of the owners are Cebuanos. an indication of surging upscale condo demand. of course, tourism is the biggest factor why Hilton Condo did really well in the market! :okay:

P.S. why don't we finish off the other Cebu thread **one of the most popular thread! hehe** to its 500th post so we can concentrate on this one. ;)

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Crown Regency Hotel & Club Ultima Cebu Headquarters

J. King's Co., Cebu based developer of the soon tallest bldg outside MM will also be building another world-class hotel called King's Island in Mactan. it will have two suspension bridges connecting to the man-made island, will also have an underwater bar and resto... another first in the country. :cool: the development of Cebu is unstoppable! actually, J. King is building a chain of leisure membership club [ www.clubultima.com ] throughout the country like in Makati, Baguio, Manila, Davao among others. all of them are high-rise buildings. apparently, the 24-storey Ultima Tower (beside the 40-storey Regency hotel) will be their flagship project, their headquarters. :D





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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/ClubUltimaCebu.jpg

Well, Here it is. as what I've promised...
Crown Regency update as of 4:30pm Aug 22, 2005

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the building with circular window but it's not part of Crown Regency
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nice update slerz.

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Here it is....
Crown Regency update as of 4:30pm Aug 22, 2005

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the building with circular window and it's not part of Crown Regency
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I don't think that Cebu's airport will loose the airlines operating there. First most of the people who use the mactan airport are businessmen. These people shuttle from Manila and Cebu most of the time and they compose 50% of the market. Bohol doesn't have a very dynamic business climate that can compare to Cebu and most of the people going to Bohol are tourists who most of the time prefers staying in Cebu and have daytrips to Bohol. Most Japanese and Korean tourists even identify Bohol as part of Cebu. Regarding the bridge going to Bohol, I am not sure if it will be realized in the next 10-20 years considering that it will take almost a hundred kilometers of road construction and interconnected bridges and aside from that Hilutungan Channel is one of the deepest of part of the sea in that area and is considered as bio reserve.


i was thinking of mandarin(charter), far eastern(charter), asiana, korean. all airlines booked primarily with tourists to cebu. korean and asiana booked approx. 50 % with tourists. they may not withdraw completely, but cut frequencies in favor of panglao. ok, the bridge might be too long (didn't know that) what's wrong with expanding tagbilaran to international standards(save money) and keep it as upgraded domestic airport with international flights still comming into cebu. lets leave some income left for asian spirit and SEAir, pacific air for the short hopp, like to caticlan from cebu and manila.

slerz, i like that CEBOOM ! of yours, nice thinking, congrats ! well look here. now ceboom is comming international, isn't it ! great !
philpal

Thanks for the pictures slerz..

thanks, CEBOOM! coz for me Cebu is gaining back its ceboom scenario inspite of our political crisis.... and I think it will be a stable scenario for Cebu.

The Empire City strikes back! Cebu will have 10 more I.T. zones

A boom in the information technology (IT) sector is expected to happen in Cebu with 10 upcoming IT zones located in the province.

While some of the companies with pending applications to become IT zones are still being developed, some establishments, like the Mango Square mall, are just waiting for the proclamation from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) on their IT zone status.

Mango Square said Peza has already issued a board resolution classifying the mall, located on Gen. Maxilom Ave., as an IT building.

“We are just waiting for the certification, which is the formal proclamation from Peza,” Mango Square operations manager Conrad Ding said.

He told Sun.Star Cebu that the mall, developed by Ludo and Luym Development Corp., has more than 2,000 square meters of contiguous space that it can immediately offer to prospective locators.

Mango Square is currently housing Xlibris, a company that offers book publishing as a consumer service. The mall is also in talks with two companies in IT-related businesses.

Meanwhile, JY Square IT Center has more than 3,000 square meters to offer to IT and IT-related companies, preferably call centers, in the JY Square Discovery Mall.

The company said it plans to build a five to seven-story building on the 4,000-square-meter lot within the 10,000-square-meter JY Square IT Center in Lahug, Cebu City. This building, an addition to the mall, will be devoted to call center operations.

JY Square Discovery Mall now has one call center locator, the Call Tek International.

Others

Other IT zones awaiting Peza proclamation include Keppel Center in the Cebu Business Park with a 29,434- square-meter floor area; Mira Nila Economic Zone in Barili, Cebu with a lot area of 3,030 hectares; Polambato-Bogo Economic Zone in Bogo, Cebu with a lot area of 41.71 hectares; Taft IT Park in Mandaue City with a floor area of 9,515 square meters; Arcenas Estate IT Building with a floor area of 5,241 square meters and Cebu Cybertown IT Park in Mactan with a lot area of 11.551 hectares.

Locators of IT parks enjoy tax perks, such as income tax holidays for four years for non-pioneer IT enterprises or six years for pioneer IT enterprises.

They also have the option to pay a special five percent tax on gross income earned in lieu of all national and local taxes, except real property taxes, on land owned by developers aside from being exempted from payment of import duties and taxes on imported machinery and equipment and raw materials.

On training expenses, IT park locators can charge 50 percent of their training expenses against the three percent share of the national government in the special five percent tax on gross income.

Foreign investors, who initially invest 150,000 on IT projects, will also be granted permanent resident status in the country. (JBN)



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thanks, CEBOOM! coz for me Cebu is gaining back its ceboom scenario inspite of our political crisis.... and I think it will be a stable scenario for Cebu.

thanks a lot for those great pics slerz! last time I heard about Ceboom was in pre-school. me and my family went to a dolphin show in a carnival (i think it was Big Boom sa Sugbu! in Ayala business park). their names were ding and dang. im pretty sure of it since one of those kissed me! haha those were the days. there was a circus, i remember that silly german clown who loves to play his clarinet or was it a saxophone?... and all those carnival stuff! And it was also when the Keppel Centre bldg, Innové Plaza, Waterfront hotel, Shangrila expansion and the north reclamation project were constructed. Ayala mall then rivaled SM mall. few years later, Cebu gave birth to Marriott hotel and the ever magnificent Plantation Bay. now we have Hilton et al. alright! i just realized that in roughly 20 years of my existence, Cebu has been growing rapidly. from a Queen City to an even greater empire. in 2015, Cebu will grow three to five times from what it is today. where else in the country can a city grow such like this? :speech:

cool @ twenty, you really love Cebu! Me too, I liked Cebu more in my 22nd years existence in this planet....hehe

wow...just gone for 1 day...bilis nyo ah!
AYALA CENTER CEBU UPDATES:::
Curtis, a world class illusionist would be visiting the mall on september 2-4... for show schedules, please log-on to www.ayalamalls.com.ph

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eew, what an ugly building....just a simple box type building....you are so proud of that building and said your city is booming but then it's the only building that is constructed at this moment I think.....whats the big deal about that building, it doesn't mean that cebu is again booming just because of that building? common, I think Marco Polo of Davao is better than Cebu's buildings and I think Davao is booming than Cebu coz it will host the Tourism Forum in January 2006.... Iloilo is also not far from Cebu and Davao.... I think in the next several years, Iloilo can reclaim the title " the Queen City of the South"...peace people but its the truth....

Wow! I was never able to post the whole day yesterday so babawiin ko today
1. why will that Bohol International Airport ever rival Cebu? It can't!, we're established! Instead of rivaling, maybe it could even help Cebu in boosting it's tourism mandates because international tourists bound for Bohol might as well visit the world class Cebu...

2. Many are arguing why Cebu is considered as the Queen City of the South... First, because we are the second biggest city outside Metro Manila. Second, MALACANANG of the SOUTH is located in Cebu... Malacanang is the place where the president stays during vacation and important appointments and visits. There are a lot more of reasons but I could not just state them all because they are obvious. They are seen and heard.

3. Curtis, a world renowned illusionist will visit Ayala Center Cebu on Sept. 2-4 for mall shows. For schedules, please visit www.ayalamalls.com.ph

another thing...
4. Cebu is home to the BIGGEST, MOTHER, WORLD FAMOUS Sinulog Festival... Kahit ilakip ang lahat ng Dinagyang, Atiatihan, Masskara, etc..., it will never beat Sinulog

eew, what an ugly building....just a simple box type building....you are so proud of that building and said your city is booming but then it's the only building that is constructed at this moment I think.....whats the big deal about that building, it doesn't mean that cebu is again booming just because of that building? common, I think Marco Polo of Davao is better than Cebu's buildings and I think Davao is booming than Cebu coz it will host the Tourism Forum in January 2006.... Iloilo is also not far from Cebu and Davao.... I think in the next several years, Iloilo can reclaim the title " the Queen City of the South"...peace people but its the truth....

That's for now because we have limited sources of pics...There are actually tens of projects that are ongoing here. and read my SIGNATURE...those are some of the MAJOR PROJECTS for this year and the next year...Come to Cebu and see what Cebu has to offer...Davao does not deserve to be called the Queen City of the South...No offense, but its true

Wow! I was never able to post the whole day yesterday so babawiin ko today
1. why will that Bohol International Airport ever rival Cebu? It can't!, we're established! Instead of rivaling, maybe it could even help Cebu in boosting it's tourism mandates because international tourists bound for Bohol might as well visit the world class Cebu...

2. Many are arguing why Cebu is considered as the Queen City of the South... First, because we are the second biggest city outside Metro Manila. Second, MALACANANG of the SOUTH is located in Cebu... Malacanang is the place where the president stays during vacation and important appointments and visits. There are a lot more of reasons but I could not just state them all because they are obvious. They are seen and heard.

3. Curtis, a world renowned illusionist will visit Ayala Center Cebu on Sept. 2-4 for mall shows. For schedules, please visit www.ayalamalls.com.ph

and another thing...
4. Cebu is home to the BIGGEST, WORLD FAMOUS, MOTHER of all Philippine Festivals..The SINULOG Festival...Kahit na siguro ilakip ang lahat ng Kadayawan, Atiatihan, Maskarra, Dinagyang, etc..,It will never beat the ESTABLISHED SINULOG FESTIVAL...Sorry ha, wag sanang magalit...

what is this all about? i thought filipinoes stick together, instead they envey eachother for "better buildings" and "booming basics". gosh how low can you sink.....
you should be proud of all progress everywhere in the country. of corse you cannot compare a building in cebu, iloilo or davao with hong kong, shanghai, london or kuala lumpur. face the facts : the philippines just does not have the money to invest that much into the ediface of a building. nevermind ! it still is nice. and it's the key to progress, construction, infrastructure and tourism growth.
philpal

Yes you're right but I just don't know why many provinces are insecure on Cebu...tsk.tsk.tsk.

Another thing, Ayala Malls has done a very decisive move recently. Ayala Center Cebu opened with 6 cinemas at first...In the new millenium, ACC decided to upgrade 5 cinemas and close 1 because according to them, they do not get much income from cinemas in addition, converting the cinema into RETAIL SPACES/ STORES would give the mall more income.

Recently, Market!Market! also closed 2 cinemas...

Nice Move Ayala! I think it was best to close the cinemas, anyway, more people choose to watch pirated DVDs since they won't miss any scene for they can pause it when nature calls them... Converting it into retail spaces was great, it would give more choices to the shoppers

Davao does not deserve to be called the Queen City of the South...No offense, but its true

every city has its own distinct characteristics and unique features. davao doesnt compete with cebu nor iloilo. dabawenyos do appreciate other cities and we respect opinions too. :) we love cebu but we dont envy cebu.

just let them say that their city is better than Cebu....if they think that theirs is better, then leave them alone....we in Cebu just concentrates on the progress of our city and an aim to help imrove the coutries ailing economy.... A city of people with that kind of attitude, I think the city will suffer and sink.... change your attitude buddies...we're just one...

every city has its own distinct characteristics and unique features. davao doesnt compete with cebu nor iloilo. dabawenyos do appreciate other cities and we respect opinions too. :) we love cebu but we dont envy cebu.

yes, i do agree that every city has its own distinct and unique features but some people are just insecure to what has Cebu has achieved at the present. And if we would base it on STATISTICS, Cebu would really top it. I do appreciate cities such as San Fernando City Pampanga..Quiet yet developing. Actions does speak louder than words. Buti pa yung tahimik but they are developing rather than those who are hambog and look down upon others yet are speaking for themselves

just let them say that their city is better than Cebu....if they think that theirs is better, then leave them alone....we in Cebu just concentrates on the progress of our city and an aim to help imrove the coutries ailing economy.... A city of people with that kind of attitude, I think the city will suffer and sink.... change your attitude buddies...we're just one...

to add to that, we in CEBU just serve as models to smaller and developing cities.. In our latest State of the Province Address, we are proud to say that we have ZERO DEBTS/ wala kaming utang/ wala dyud mi'y utang/ hehe :)

yes. hands down cebu!!! i dont have any data to show but i know cebu is a GREAT city.

Another thing, Ayala Malls has done a very decisive move recently. Ayala Center Cebu opened with 6 cinemas at first...In the new millenium, ACC decided to upgrade 5 cinemas and close 1 because according to them, they do not get much income from cinemas in addition, converting the cinema into RETAIL SPACES/ STORES would give the mall more income.

Recently, Market!Market! also closed 2 cinemas...

Nice Move Ayala! I think it was best to close the cinemas, anyway, more people choose to watch pirated DVDs since they won't miss any scene for they can pause it when nature calls them... Converting it into retail spaces was great, it would give more choices to the shoppers

2. Many are arguing why Cebu is considered as the Queen City of the South... First, because we are the second biggest city outside Metro Manila. Second, MALACANANG of the SOUTH is located in Cebu... Malacanang is the place where the president stays during vacation and important appointments and visits. There are a lot more of reasons but I could not just state them all because they are obvious. They are seen and heard.



Do people in Cebu even care about the Queen City status?

Do people in Cebu even care about the Queen City status?

I think not. I also would suggest that kaysa sirain ng smaller cities ang Cebu, they (including Cebu too), should just improve the quality of life in their specific regions. The declaring of Cebu as Queen City of the South would also pose a challenge to other provinces to improve and stabilize their economy.

about the Queen city issue.... Cebu does not really depend on the title Queen City infact here in Cebu, bihira kang makarinig ng mga Cebuanos na magsasabing 'welcome to the Queen City of the South' but instead just a simple "welcome to Cebu" coz the word CEBU is more popular than the phrase The Queen City of the South.... If they want their city (Iloilo) to be named back The Queen City, then give them the freedom. Cebu is only defined as a Queen City of the South by those people from outside Cebu specifically from Manila, Cebu City mayor is not proud of that title at all... He said it's just a phrase written next to the word Cebu.....Just let them say that their city is the Queen City....kawawa naman eh...

yes. hands down cebu!!! i dont have any data to show but i know cebu is a GREAT city.

good for you sleepwalker coz you appreciate any achievement of any city in the Philippines not like those people from that city (Iloilo), building lang, pinipintasan pa in his intention to let Cebu down.... ok lang cguro na mamintas kung meron din sila eh kaso wala!

yes. hands down cebu!!! i dont have any data to show but i know cebu is a GREAT city.

Yes sorry talaga sleepwalker_uno...Nainsulto ko tuloy ang davao...Love ko pa naman 'yun...Taga ilo-ilo pala ung c TALLERS...what a cheap and ignorant person...He should let his eyes and ears speak for himself..

Anyway, CASE CLOSED... CEBU doesn't care even if it would be called Dirty South..ehehehe...

We definitely lack Cebuano forumers to take and post pictures of our beloved Cebu..I, too, have a digicam here but I just can't take pictures because I still have classes... (To those who don't know, I'm still 3rd year High School of the University of San Carlos)..So, as for now, for those who are looking for pics of Cebu, please visit this website...

http://www.myislandsphilippines.com/showgallery.php/cat/568/page/2

We definitely lack Cebuano forumers to take and post pictures of our beloved Cebu..I, too, have a digicam here but I just can't take pictures because I still have classes... (To those who don't know, I'm still 3rd year High School of the University of San Carlos)..So, as for now, for those who are looking for pics of Cebu, please visit this website...

http://www.myislandsphilippines.com/showgallery.php/cat/568/page/2

Do people in Cebu even care about the Queen City status?


Cebu does not really depend on the title Queen City infact here in Cebu, bihira kang makarinig ng mga Cebuanos na magsasabing 'welcome to the Queen City of the South' but instead just a simple "welcome to Cebu" coz the word CEBU is more popular than the phrase The Queen City of the South....Cebu is only defined as a Queen City of the South by those people from outside Cebu specifically from Manila, Cebu City mayor is not proud of that title at all... He said it's just a phrase written next to the word 'Cebu'.....Just let them say that their city is the Queen City....kawawa naman eh... anyway Cebu is already proven.

I'm just using my phone in taking pics of Cebu and its infras kaya nga it is not so clear coz if I'll use digicam, it is very clear that I'm really taking a pic of that building, mahirap na they might say that I'm a terrorist spying on their building....hehe. Where as kung celfon, they could just say that, that person is txting..hehe

eew, what an ugly building....just a simple box type building....you are so proud of that building and said your city is booming but then it's the only building that is constructed at this moment I think.....whats the big deal about that building, it doesn't mean that cebu is again booming just because of that building? common, I think Marco Polo of Davao is better than Cebu's buildings and I think Davao is booming than Cebu coz it will host the Tourism Forum in January 2006.... Iloilo is also not far from Cebu and Davao.... I think in the next several years, Iloilo can reclaim the title " the Queen City of the South"...peace people but its the truth....


Marco Polo to reopen Plaza hotel 1Q 2006
By Irene R. Sino Cruz
MARCO POLO CEBU - 25 FLOORS - 335 ROOMS
http://www.southtravels.com/asia/philippines/cebuplazahotel/gifs/hotelview.jpg
MARCO POLO DAVAO - 18 FLOORS - 245 ROOMS
http://www.hotelbook.com/_imagecache/MH/80360/galfull_80360_b1.jpg

The Federal Land Inc. and the Marco Polo Hotel Group have scheduled the re-opening of the former Cebu Plaza hotel early next year.

"The renovation is extensive in order to position the hotel as the leading hotel in Cebu City. This will take time. If all goes well the hotel should be open by spring 2006," said Juanita Lo, communications manager of the Marco Polo Hotel Group.

The Marco Polo Hotel Group decided to take over the management of the property due to the good prospects of Cebu's tourism industry.

"Cebu is the fastest growing economy in the Philippines. The outlook for visitor arrivals is very positive," Lo explained.

She also noted that the Marco Polo brand has been known in the Philippines and the company's decision to come to Cebu serves as an expansion of its presence in the country.

"The Marco Polo brand is well known in the Philippines. It (former Cebu Plaza Hotel) is a logical extension of our very successful experience with Marco Polo Davao. Federal Land is an excellent partner that shares Marco Polo's vision for the hotel," she added.

Jeffrey Flowers, president of the Marco Polo Hotel Group, noted in a statement that having The Marco Polo Plaza Cebu will strengthen their brand presence in the Philippines.

"We see this hotel has a great potential in the leisure and meetings and incentives market. We will leverage our hotels in Asia and our worldwide sales network to position the hotel as the leading hotel in Cebu," Flowers added.

Federal Land also expressed confidence about the Marco Polo Hotel Group's capability to manage the property.

"The strength of the Marco Polo brand and its reputation for service excellence and Asian hospitality are the natural complements to this important hotel," according to Alfred Ty, president of Federal Land Inc. and Asia Pacific Top Management Corporation (APTMC).

The renovation alone will require P500 million, while the total project cost will reach P1.5 billion.

The ongoing renovation of the Marco Polo Plaza includes upgrading of all fire safety systems, electrical wiring and plumbing systems to international standards, installation of the latest communication and AV systems, renovation and enhancement of all public and guestroom areas.

Federal Land intends to upgrade all facilities in the property so that it will meet world-class quality standards, it said in a statement.

Upon completion of its refurbishment, the 25-storey tower will provide 335 guestrooms and suites. The hotel will also feature Marco Polo's signature Continental Club Floor, which is noted for providing the finest in international service.

It will also have facilities for conferences and events with its grand ballroom and 14 function rooms.

Federal Land Inc., a member of the Metrobank Group, is the lead company undertaking the development of the hotel property together with APTMC. The Marco Polo Hotel Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company.

eew, what an ugly building....just a simple box type building....you are so proud of that building and said your city is booming but then it's the only building that is constructed at this moment I think.....whats the big deal about that building, it doesn't mean that cebu is again booming just because of that building? common, I think Marco Polo of Davao is better than Cebu's buildings and I think Davao is booming than Cebu coz it will host the Tourism Forum in January 2006.... Iloilo is also not far from Cebu and Davao.... I think in the next several years, Iloilo can reclaim the title " the Queen City of the South"...peace people but its the truth....

Cebu hosted ASEAN Tourism forum already in 1998 and besides it's Sinulog week long festival. Hotels by that time are fully booked. Davao is the best location to host that event.

The facts are not showing Iloilo the chance to reclaim the title of "Queen City of the South". It's history. Metro Cebu has the fastest growing economy. Bacolod i think is better than Iloilo.

I think that forumer is not active sa SSC coz he joined last Nov 2004 pa and 3 pa lang ang na post nya....

regarding my pic, we still can't conclude if the building is ugly or not coz it is still a skeleton, its a 36 storey building and it is still in its 5th floor construction....lets conclude if the building is completed already....kahit gaano kagandang building kung kinoconstruct pa lang tlagang ugly...

Nice Cebu shots:
http://www.pbase.com/danpolley/image/44454559
http://www.pbase.com/danpolley/image/44454558

Nice Cebu shots:
http://www.pbase.com/danpolley/image/44454559
http://www.pbase.com/danpolley/image/44454558

enough Cebu, you're just talks and no works, whose hambog of us here, you're so hambog of your bustard City. you made Cebu a great city just by your comments here but the truth your city is just trying hard but no improvement at all. 1 thing I just don't like about Cebuanos, they always say that their city is grand, modern but they don't know that there are other cities that is better than them like Davao that is catching up Manila and Iloilo that it has the evidence it became the 2nd city after Manila but now Davao is just ahead of Iloilo. ok, Metro Cebu to combine their cities is the second after Manila but Cebu City alone means Davao second, Iloilo may be the third and Cebu City is just 4th. Just accept the truth people. don't be hambog enough.

Marco Polo to reopen Plaza hotel 1Q 2006
By Irene R. Sino Cruz
MARCO POLO CEBU - 25 FLOORS - 335 ROOMS
http://www.southtravels.com/asia/philippines/cebuplazahotel/gifs/hotelview.jpg
MARCO POLO DAVAO - 18 FLOORS - 245 ROOMS
http://www.hotelbook.com/_imagecache/MH/80360/galfull_80360_b1.jpg

The Federal Land Inc. and the Marco Polo Hotel Group have scheduled the re-opening of the former Cebu Plaza hotel early next year.

the evidence is clear that they are hambog, they are comparing again Marco Polo of Cebu and Davao but Davaos Marco Polo is even better than the Marco Polo of Cebu. talo pa rin sila sa Davao. Marco Polo Cebu is just a simple building block not like MP Davao with glass windows. The funny thing is that they also compare their city to Manila, mga chong wala kayong binatbat sa Manila. Just a trying hard city though!

^^
Stop talking to yourself! :bash:

Unless this guy been hiding under a rock somewhere and needs to be
enlightened.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/ClubUltimaCebu.jpg

Well, Here it is. as what I've promised...
Crown Regency update as of 4:30pm Aug 22, 2005

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/22-08-05_1753.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/22-08-05_1757.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/22-08-05_1751.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/22-08-05_1803.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/22-08-05_1748.jpg

the building with circular window but it's not part of Crown Regency
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/22-08-05_1750.jpg

Wow! Great update slerz! I'm looking forward to this building. Its great for Cebu's skyline

enough Cebu, you're just talks and no works, whose hambog of us here, you're so hambog of your bustard City. you made Cebu a great city just by your comments here but the truth your city is just trying hard but no improvement at all. 1 thing I just don't like about Cebuanos, they always say that their city is grand, modern but they don't know that there are other cities that is better than them like Davao that is catching up Manila and Iloilo that it has the evidence it became the 2nd city after Manila but now Davao is just ahead of Iloilo. ok, Metro Cebu to combine their cities is the second after Manila but Cebu City alone means Davao second, Iloilo may be the third and Cebu City is just 4th. Just accept the truth people. don't be hambog enough.

Dude, whats your problem? If you wanna attack Cebu (which i see no reason why you should) go somewhere else because we dont welcome that kind of attitude in SSC. This is the Cebu thread and they have every right to showcase their wonderful city. If you want to show how nice Iloilo is then fine...but do it on the Iloilo thread. I havent seen you contributed and provided much info since you joined in (compared to many other ppl). I'm sure Chymera and other Ilonggos dont share the same arrogance as you, and at least they are showing not just talking.

And for the record, most of what you are saying applies more to you than the Cebuanos we have here.

enough Cebu, you're just talks and no works, whose hambog of us here, you're so hambog of your bustard City. you made Cebu a great city just by your comments here but the truth your city is just trying hard but no improvement at all. 1 thing I just don't like about Cebuanos, they always say that their city is grand, modern but they don't know that there are other cities that is better than them like Davao that is catching up Manila and Iloilo that it has the evidence it became the 2nd city after Manila but now Davao is just ahead of Iloilo. ok, Metro Cebu to combine their cities is the second after Manila but Cebu City alone means Davao second, Iloilo may be the third and Cebu City is just 4th. Just accept the truth people. don't be hambog enough.

I think he has a huge stick up his a** that he couldnt even remember that he Filipino... :poke: :baeh3: :baeh3: Get a life man.

Taller is sick in the mind! He has greatly offended the sensibilities of all Cebuanos. He's line of thinking is absurd and contrary to logic and morals. I think we should not stoop down to his level of insanity.

Alright everyone...go back to the topic.

Overnight a thread part III! Wow.

ah naku guys wag nyo na patulan yang si tallers, nagpapapansin lang yan sa thread, wala sigurong ma post na iba, everytime na sinasagot natin yang comments nya eh naeencourage sya to attack, eh obvious naman na bobo yan eh, we all know where cebu stands, gusto lang siguro ni tallers na magsabi tayo ng mga negative comments about iloilo or davao, pero tallers..... d kami bababa sa level mo, we wont play your game, sorry!

Tallers, thanks for your comments...it made us more proud of our City....good luck for your more attacks!


Anyway, GreyX I'm looking forward to this building too...its a big boost for Cebu's skyline. well, thanks also for your appreciation.

I really liked this pic that i took recently...

Children playing in an open field safely with the modern pag-ibig tower behind.
I think it speaks for Cebu as a livable city, A children friendly city. "Very Safe indeed". It's only my opinion.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/20-08-05_1751.jpg

That Pag-Ibig Tower is one funky building! How come we see so few pics of it?

slerz, michael thank you so much for your commendable contributions. I never thought michael is still a high school junior. At his young age he already has a profound passion for sensible things like this forum.
Anyway slerz and michael i've read an article last year that a 16 storey building was to be constructed near colon and osmeña blvd. it was something like a head office for the cebu based appliance center and the upper floors to be used as a hotel. any idea on this? Also if you can pass by accross elizabeth mall there is a fenced area and when I was there last month it showed like "on this site will rise an IT mall" and the renderings shows a high rise building. kindly check this please. Also the unionbank headquarters in
Cebu Business Park.
Again a million thanks to you.

it would be great if there were more pics of the pag-ibig tower.
I also heard MCWD has a new modern looking office as well.
( that was 2 yrs ago though) :)

enough Cebu, you're just talks and no works, whose hambog of us here, you're so hambog of your bustard City. you made Cebu a great city just by your comments here but the truth your city is just trying hard but no improvement at all. 1 thing I just don't like about Cebuanos, they always say that their city is grand, modern but they don't know that there are other cities that is better than them like Davao that is catching up Manila and Iloilo that it has the evidence it became the 2nd city after Manila but now Davao is just ahead of Iloilo. ok, Metro Cebu to combine their cities is the second after Manila but Cebu City alone means Davao second, Iloilo may be the third and Cebu City is just 4th. Just accept the truth people. don't be hambog enough.

go see a psychiatrist, you seem to need one. no further comment.

hi slerz,
that really is some grand architecture ! what company utilizes this building please and where is it located in cebu ? like the children playing, having fun in the park. looks like a lovely city to me, cebu, cebu !

it would be great if there were more pics of the pag-ibig tower.
I also heard MCWD has a new modern looking office as well.
( that was 2 yrs ago though) :)


well, I have another pic of Pag-ibig tower here. It's really funky eventhough it's not so tall. Binabawi nya sa design. Sorry for the poor quality coz I avoid using digicam for security reasons and also for the accuracy of my shot.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/20-08-05_1758.jpg


Yup, the building you mentioned situated in corners Osmena blvd and Sancianco st. and beside the University of Cebu building is already in its 3rd or 4th floor construction. I always pass there everyday, I do have the plan to take a pic but I still have no guts coz of several reasons, I hope I can. It is also dangerous that some debris might hit people coz its in downtown area, one of the busiest part of the city specially UC students.
About the IT mall in front of the Elizabeth mall, the old ABS CBN building was already flattened at this time to give way for the construction of the building coz it was a former ABS CBN broadcasting center but now Asian College of Technology owner Counselor Abellanosa of Cebu City bought the area for the expansion of his school, actually it is a school, a branch of AC of T. I saw the renderings but I still have no idea if it's a high rise building or just a medium rise and also if its a mall or a pure school building but the design is very modern. I'll also try to take some pics of the MCWD building, I also like the design and quite tall. About the Union bank headquarters at CBP, it's only a 1 story and a very cute building...

hi slerz,
that really is some grand architecture ! what company utilizes this building please and where is it located in cebu ? like the children playing, having fun in the park. looks like a lovely city to me, cebu, cebu !


It is actually located just infront of the Ayala Entertainment Center and the open field (not really a park) where those children are playing is still part of the Cebu Business Park. Im not so sure but its the Pag Ibig headquarters in VisMin area if I'm not mistaken.

Thank you so much slerz for that very informative facts. By the way, are you also a high school or college student like michaelsinjin? just askin..
we really appreciate your efforts. please keep posting.
Thank you.

Hi guys, I know I'm new here but I have been following this forum for 4 months now. I really love Cebu very much!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=5169727#post5169727 (http://)

Thank you so much slerz for that very informative facts. By the way, are you also a high school or college student like michaelsinjin? just askin..
we really appreciate your efforts. please keep posting.
Thank you.

nop, I'm already tweny two. guwang ne.hehe I'm working lready, my 1st job.

@dominique: Thanks! Now, the major problem of this Cebu thread is the lack of Cebuano forumers and digicams... I have taken pics of Cebu recently but my problem is I took it in my camera phone + it does not have bluetooth. How can I transfer the pics to the PC? I know there's some kind of cable to connect it but it's with my dad. Isn't there another way? Thank You...

>>>Wow, this is overwhelming. Yesterday, I think this thread was on its 60th+? And now, its on its 101st! Hands down, Cebu!

enough Cebu, you're just talks and no works, whose hambog of us here, you're so hambog of your bustard City. you made Cebu a great city just by your comments here but the truth your city is just trying hard but no improvement at all. 1 thing I just don't like about Cebuanos, they always say that their city is grand, modern but they don't know that there are other cities that is better than them like Davao that is catching up Manila and Iloilo that it has the evidence it became the 2nd city after Manila but now Davao is just ahead of Iloilo. ok, Metro Cebu to combine their cities is the second after Manila but Cebu City alone means Davao second, Iloilo may be the third and Cebu City is just 4th. Just accept the truth people. don't be hambog enough.

this guy is really trying to destroy our peaceful talks in Cebu thread...What could be his motives? We don't even care about that "Queen City of the South" title...

anyway, post away Cebuano forumers...Hope we could fill this up and have our 4th thread away...hehehe.... :)

@dominique: Thanks! Now, the major problem of this Cebu thread is the lack of Cebuano forumers and digicams... I have taken pics of Cebu recently but my problem is I took it in my camera phone + it does not have bluetooth. How can I transfer the pics to the PC? I know there's some kind of cable to connect it but it's with my dad. Isn't there another way? Thank You...

>>>Wow, this is overwhelming. Yesterday, I think this thread was on its 60th+? And now, its on its 101st! Hands down, Cebu!

Where have you been my buddy? maybe @ school...anyway regarding your problem on how to post ur pics taken from your camera phone, just send it to me and I'll post it...hehejkjkjk.

Where have you been? maybe @ school...anyway regarding your problem on how to post ur pics taken from youe camera phone, just send it to me and I'll post it...hehejkjkjk.

yes just from school... :) how can i send it? wala me load..ehehe...ill just be waiting for my dad's synchronization cable..anyway, he'll be coming this Saturday.. (he works in Manila) :) thanks again! post away pipol!

I don't know about you all non-cebuanos, I've only been in cebu twice but I think I fell inlove with the city.

Good Job on this thread Michael!