Cebú City and Province [Archive] - Page 40

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 01:36 AM

City traffic lights ‘dilapidated’
Cebu City can’t fix computerized system,
needs to hire firm for P12 million

For lack of experts, the Cebu City government needs to pay a private firm P12 million to repair and maintain its computerized traffic system.

Arnel Tancinco, executive officer of the City Traffic Operations Management (Citom), admitted there was currently nothing wrong with the traffic lights system.

But he warned that computers and sensors running the city's 14-year-old Sydney Coordinative Adaptive Traffic System (Scats) were already “dilapidated” and needed general rehabilitation.

“If we won't do this right now, we will lose the essence of the system. All our expenses before will all be for nothing,” Tancinco said.

But the Cebu City Council, during its regular session last week, set aside two resolutions authorizing Mayor Tomas Osmeña to hire Tyco Integrated Systems Phils. for one year, and allocating the P12 million as fees for the firm.

The councilors opted to wait for the comment of the Bids and Awards Committee before acting on the resolutions sponsored by Councilor Augustus Pe.

According to Tancinco, Citom first asked Tyco to assess the city's traffic lights system.

The Manila-based firm came back and recommended that the city spend P12 million to replace sensors, lights and computer hardware.

Tyco is the exclusive distributor of Scats products in the Philippines.

Tancinco said they committed a lapse in submitting the two resolutions together.

He said the appropriation should be completed first before the mayor is authorized to sign the contract.

Of the P12 million proposed budget, P6.2 million would be spent for the maintenance of the traffic signal and the refurbishment of 26 controller cabinets.

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 01:38 AM

Towns’ plans prompt Capitol to reconvene reclamation body

Inactive for many years, the Cebu Provincial Reclamation Authority (CPRA) has been reconvened after the Capitol received requests for help from municipalities undertaking reclamation projects.

“We need to come up with an authority or a body to look into all reclamation projects in the province,” said Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia.

But Garcia sees a need to review the ordinance creating the CPRA, considering that it was anchored on a memorandum of agreement with the Public Estates Authority (PEA) that has since been revoked.

Review

The Provincial Board (PB) committee on laws is now reviewing the existing ordinance on CPRA and its membership, after Board Member Victor Maambong sponsored an ordinance for its amendment.

“We see a need to amend it, if not make another ordinance because the root of the ordinance is (no longer existent) and we are in a different circumstance now,” the governor told reporters.

Garcia has also ordered an inventory of different reclamation projects, which some coastal barangays in Cebu are also into.

Late last year, some municipalities undertaking reclamation projects have met problems with the PEA, which is asking them to meet requirements or face penalty.

Carmen in northern Cebu and the southwestern town of Alcantara sought the help of the Cebu Provincial Government.

A town official earlier said he does not see why PEA would make the process difficult for local government units, when they are also part of the government and are doing it to deliver basic services, and not for profit.

The CPRA was created in 1992.

It is the stand of the Provincial Attorney’s Office that Cebu Province has power over reclamation projects funded from its treasury.

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 01:40 AM

4th Mantawi Festival: Over P1M up for winners in street dance contest

More than one million pesos in prizes will be given away to the winners of this year's street-dancing competition in the 4th Mantawi Festival as the streets of Mandaue City will once again come alive with the revelry scheduled on May 7.

This year's winners for the street-dancing category will receive P130,000, P100,000 and P75,000 for the first, second and third places, respectively.

For the showdown contest, winners shall receive P250,000, P200,000 and P150,000 for first, second and third places, respectively. Other special awards include Best Choreographer (P50,000), Best in Costume (P75,000) and Best in Musicality (P35,000).

Contingents outside Metro Cebu, within Cebu and within Mandaue City who will emerge as winners shall also receive P20,000, P12,000 and P8,000 as food allowance, respectively.

This year's festivity will pay homage to the past and recognize potential for the future as celebration kicks off with the theme, "Taking Roots, Soaring High with ASEAN", Mandaue City being the pivotal venue for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit this December.

"In order for us to progress, we must look back to our roots. Look back to the very foundation our forefathers had built for Mandaue. The culture, identity, pride and heritage of Mandauehanons as always will be our guiding beacon towards prosperity," Mayor Thadeo Ouano said during a press conference yesterday.

The celebration will be highlighted by a street-dancing activity featuring contenders from all over the country, who will dance from the City Hall to the Cebu Boardwalk at the North Reclamation Area.

Through the said festival, the city reconnects to its roots as the "merchant's paradise" of Cebu back then. It would also recognize its role in Cebu's economic growth through the centuries. Its historical past affirms its present identity as a highly urbanized industrial center and a new tourism destination where arts and culture become tools for progress and prosperity.

As throngs of people are expected to flood the city's thoroughfares, traffic and police enforcers from the Mandaue City Police Office and the Traffic Efficiency Development and Management Office will be deployed.

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 01:41 AM

Governor to gear up Capitol with hi-tech communications

After the inaugural meeting of the newly created provincial Information and Communications Technology Council yesterday, Governor Gwen Garcia ordered the purchase 3G-capable mobile phones for Capitol officials, and computers to link police stations in the province.

Garcia directed provincial treasurer Roy Salubre, local bids committee chairman, to procure the 3G phones for her and at least 18 department heads to provide a 24-hour communication line among them.

She also signed the purchase order for 54 sets of computers, which will be installed at various police headquarters and stations in Cebu towns and in the Action Calling Center at the Capitol.

The third generation, or 3G, system in mobile phones is the latest technology to hit the country that shows on video the caller and the called party. "Cheaper pa ug ang nakanindot pa gyud kay makahibalo na ko og hain sila inig tubag," the governor told reporters.

A telecommunications firm reportedly offered the Capitol 3G phones at P1,800 post-paid monthly account. Garcia said the present monthly allocation of P2,500 in pre-paid calls and text cards for department heads will be changed to 3G line services.

Earlier last Monday, Garcia already ordered department heads "to respond at anytime" her calls so she could be posted of all department activities day and night. And the 3G phones are substantial solutions to her aims.

In the case of linking all police stations in the province, the procurement of computers has been strengthened with the donation of software and web-cams to the Capitol from the firm, Bigfoot Global Solutions, Inc.

Garcia said these new developments are her thrusts "to make Cebu the ICT hub not only of this country" but also in this part of the globe as well.

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 01:42 AM

Lapu-Lapu council allocates additional P500T for 27th Kadaugan sa Mactan

After finding out that only few sponsors gave cash donations for the upcoming Kadaugan sa Mactan, the Lapu-Lapu City Council yesterday approved a fund allocation of an additional P500,000 for the said activity.

Councilor Damian Gomez, chairman of the committee on tourism at the city council told his colleagues during their regular session yesterday that the cash donations they have received so far is quite dismal.

Gomez said one possible reason for this is that many business establishments and private individuals have given donations to the victims of the Guinsaugon tragedy in Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte.

The councilor said the city government had allocated P1.2 million for this activity but they expect to spend at least P2.3 million, wherein the remaining amount will be solicited from sponsors.

This year's 27th Kadaugan sa Mactan, (literally, "Victory at Mactan") used to be called Bahugbahug sa Mactan (literally, "Melee at Mactan"). It was initially staged in 1981 and is among the significant events in Philippine history and serves as testimony to the rich cultural and historical heritage of the Filipinos.

The Kadaugan sa Mactan, during which the explorer Magellan was slain by the forces of the local chieftain Lapulapu, is reenacted annually at its site on the beach of Barangay Mactan.

dive-cebu

March 30th, 2006, 03:05 AM

carolinian diay sad ka bai? daghan na ta!

dive-cebu

March 30th, 2006, 03:11 AM

^^ Economics is so interesting, i'm taking it next year.

nice to hear that!!! :cheers:

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 03:13 AM

carolinian diay sad ka bai? daghan na ta!

Yeah, Carolinians rule! :cool:

dive-cebu

March 30th, 2006, 03:20 AM

yup! and to prove that i am one, i can even sing the usc hymn right now!!!! hehehe!!! .....to usc we sing...

sugbuanon

March 30th, 2006, 04:16 AM

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3982/ssss9lk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

OT: oi.. pls watch this video of our "concert" in ayala center cebu.. :D we had our "concert" during the closing ceremony of CAFA week [college of architecture and fine arts]..

watch sugbuanon in action [im the one wearing a baseball cap].. :hilarious

here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTLRjyRCozw&search=backstreet%20balls

just wait for You Tube to upload the video completely so it would play continuously..

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 04:18 AM

^^ Only his friends can view his full profile so we can't view the video.

xXx carlos xXx

March 30th, 2006, 04:20 AM

oist.... ex carolinian baya ko.... before ko nag transfer diri sa states... sa usc sa ko nag skwela.... BSA akong course... hehehehe... nice au akong xperience dd2... proud to be a carolinian...

sugbuanon

March 30th, 2006, 04:25 AM

^^ Only his friends can view his full profile so we can't view the video.

click on the link again sinjin.. i already changed it..

valium

March 30th, 2006, 04:26 AM

D'Transporter

March 30th, 2006, 05:38 AM

Valium: For Cebu to prosper more, it has to be interdependent with other cities in the region. It's been a historical trend worldwide that when a city becomes a hub or center of trade in the region, it usually prosper faster than the other cities in that region. Just like imperial Manila, if not because of the other cities contribution, it wouldn't have grown to where it is now. Manila had to grow old enough first before it could stretch it's arms and start pulling other cities to grow bigger by it's side. This is the case for Quezon city, Makati, Paranaque and etc. Cebu couldn't do anything with the other neighboring cities because imperial Manila has been in control most of the time of the infrastructure funds of the Philippine government. Cebu had to thrive all these years just to be in the position where it is now. Cebu is lucky because it has Visayas and Mindanao backing up it's economy. Other cities like Davao, Cagayan, Mandaue, Talisay and etc will soon grow bigger as Cebu becomes the major metropolis for Visayas and Mindanao.

Jimbu

March 30th, 2006, 05:47 AM

demented_pigeon

March 30th, 2006, 05:51 AM

its his opinion...

sugbuanon

March 30th, 2006, 06:13 AM

@ valium i think you already asked that question before.. noticed ko lang you always asked that kind of questions even in other threads.. you had even caused a stir in the davao thread because of your questions..

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 06:16 AM

^^ I guess he/she needs attention. :D :jk: I was just joking Valium, we respect your opinions.

slerz

March 30th, 2006, 06:32 AM

dominique

March 30th, 2006, 06:51 AM

let me share this..i dont know if it was already posted before

Cebu not Top City? How Come?
By Richard A. Ramos

In a recent national survey and ranking of 65 of the country's cities of varying sizes as "most competitive" business sites around the country, some fairly predictable names headed the list: Davao, Las Piñas, Makati, Marikina, and Muntinlupa, in no particular order. Among mid-sized cities (more than 200,000 population), the list also looked familiar: Bacolod, Iligan, Iloilo and San Fernando, Pampanga.

Among smaller cities (less than 200,000 population, some more surprising entries popped up: Dagupan, Koronadal (South Cotabato), Legaspi, Naga, Surigao, and Tagum.

The most surprising entry, however, was the one that wasn't there-Cebu City. Does this mean that as a business locale, Cebu actually ranks behind these cities?

Unthinkable, as most would readily attest. For hasn't Cebu long been an economic bastion, even when the rest of the country was in the doldrums? Hasn't Cebu shone as an investment and tourism magnet for the past few decades? Isn't Cebu's dynamic private sector and enterprising mentality the source of envy and wishful thinking nationwide? Doesn't Cebu have an in-depth industrial economy by virtue of its strengths in manufacturing, semi-conductors, exports, furniture, business process outsourcing, information and communications technology and many others?

Six Economic Zones
Cebu has long been a haven for foreign investment, as evidenced by the presence of no less than six economic zones, in which most of the 200 largest foreign direct investments in the Philippines have gone: the Mactan Export Processing Zones, the Mitsumi plant in Danao City, the West Cebu Industrial Park in Balamban, the Cebu Light Industrial Park Development Inc., also in Mactan, and the Asiatown Information Technology Park in Lahug.

And Cebu does not deserve to be called one of the country's most competitive cities? What gives?

According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer dated Feb. 14, 2006, the nationwide survey was conducted by the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center (AIMPC), with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development and Germany's Technical Cooperation Unit. AIMPC Executive Director Federico M. Macaranas announced the results of the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project in a forum at Makati's Hotel InterContinental.

The factors weighed in evidence included cost of doing business, links to major urban and growth centers, dynamism of the local economy, human resources and raining, adequacy and quality of infrastructure, responsiveness of local governance, and the quality of life in the city. Evaluations were based on statistics as provided by the concerned local government units and the perceptions of leaders of the small and medium-sized businesses operating in the city.

How Can They Overlook Cebu?
When asked for his comments on the matter, Joel Mari Yu, executive director of the Cebu Investment Promotion Center (CIPC), sought out the PDI article, read it in disbelief, and immediately delivered his strong criticism of the study. The CIPC is a semi-government body tasked to promote Cebu as an ideal investment haven for both light and heavy industries and to look after the welfare of those who invest.

In a telephone interview with What's On & Expat, Yu branded the study as "most stupid and incompetent," saying that he could not believe that Cebu could be overshadowed by the other cities. "I don't care about the credentials of the organizers. They must have nothing else to say. How can they overlook Cebu? You mean to say that the investors should go to these cities rather than Cebu?" he fumed.

Yu also went as far as saying the organizers owe Cebu an apology. "This is the least they could do," he snapped.

Surprisingly Calm
In a surprisingly calm tone, Tomas Osmeña, Mayor of Cebu City, took a more pragmatic approach, as he said he would look for the weak points and evaluate the city's position more objectively. "We cannot improve unless we open up. We need to get to the details in order to better ourselves. We have to know where we stand," he told a group of reporters gathered in his office.

He admitted that Cebu does lag behind in certain areas such as tax collection, releasing of titles, implementation of projects, and certain City Hall services, though these may not have directly affected the overall standing.

And therein may lie the explanation. AIMPC officials admitted that more weight in the judging had gone to qualititative factors (governance, way of life, etc.) than quantitative.

However, he also extolled the city's many assets, such as the surging tourism industry, the presence of the CIPC to look after investors, and the high occupancy rates of the hotels. "We have more conventions than Davao. We have more tourists than other cities. I also have a management team composed of 82 cum laudes, magna cum laudes, and summa cum laudes. They work hard, because they are all casuals. Many roads have also been widened," he declared.

Areas Ripe for Investment
Cebu also boasts the 300-hectare South Road Properties, the North Reclamation Area, and other areas that are all ripe for investment purposes. "No city comes close. You know my bias for Cebu. Still, we should not get drunk with success. We look into our weaknesses and maintain a certain level of basic services," the mayor stated.

Robert Go, president of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), acknowledged the PCCRP study results, saying that Cebu shared similarities in a previous survey a few years back that picked Davao as the country's most competitive city.

In a text reply to What's On & Expat, Go said Cebu did not rank high due to several factors such as the inadequacy and low quality of infrastructure, and social problems such as garbage collection, insufficient water, squatter intrusion, burned markets, etc. He ranked responsiveness of local governance as fair. The cost of doing business would rank medium to high, while linkages to major urban and growth centers would be ranked low, due to the distance from Manila.

Cosmopolitan Lifestyle
However, Go too cited the dynamism of the local economy as Cebu's most positive factor, notwithstanding the country's relatively feeble economic growth. Ditto with the quality of life due to the modern cosmopolitan lifestyle and infrastructure. Another plus is the high quality of human resources and manpower training, due to the presence of several quality colleges and universities in the city.

While Cebu does have numerous strengths and assets, much admittedly has to be improved, if only to cope with the basic fundamentals and structures of society which other cities possess.

This may be akin to the surging growth of an individual in the visual and mental sense, though many health and emotional growth issues need to be addressed as well in order to make for a fully-rounded individual in health, mind and body.

Then, and only then, can Cebu be truly and fully competitive on the global, and perhaps equally important, on the local level as well.

LordCarnal

March 30th, 2006, 09:03 AM

@VALIUM

Cebu's development was not made at the cost of other provinces.. Cebuanos "worked hard" for it..

In fact, during the Marcos years, Cebu was one of the most neglected provinces in the entire country.

The MEPZ I and II, the MCIAA, the Cebu Business Park, the SRP, etc..etc.. were all made possible because of the Cebuanos and the Cebuano Government, and the Cebuano representatives in government.

Just to compare and no malice intended, the development of Subic and Clark was made possible all because of the national government especially during the time of FVR. Remember the millions of pesos spent just to build the Villas for the 18 heads of state during the APEC Meeting there? Even the development of Clark to become the country's premier airport is made possible because of the national government. And not to mention the north rail in Luzon which costs billions of pesos, and also the ongoing Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway -- all of these were made possible because of the national government. I don't think the LGUs in these areas are the one spending for it.

Remember that Cebu province is very very poor if we speak of natural resources. We don't have a grand Sugar industry, or a rice industry, etc..etc.. thus Cebuanos turned to manufacturing, to export, etc.. What we work is what we get.

The South Road Properties -- a special economic zone with a world class highway and a subway -- is a project of the Cebu City government. In fact, the city gov't. has a huge P6 Billion debt because of it.. The National Government NEVER GAVE even a single centavo to pay for the loan since this is a burden of the city.

The planned expansion of the runway and the terminal in the MCIAA will be sourced from funds the airport has earned -- from the rental of the MEPZ II property, terminal fess, landing fees of airlines, etc..etc... Not a SINGLE CENTAVO from the national government will be used.. And yet the Bohol and Negros Oriental Governors are crying foul because of it, for what?

If other provinces would want to have an international airport, an export processing zone, a convention center, etc.. then why don't they lobby for it from the national government -- or work for it -- instead of waiting for the national government itself to provide such? Or why don't they build it themselves instead?

Even the ASEAN Summit that will be held in Cebu was made possible because of lobbying from the local government. Had they not done it, the summit would certainly be held in the capital or in Subic.

The only project I guess which will be made possible because of help from the National Government is the proposed LRT/MRT but mind you, this project has been overdue for more than 10 years already and right it's still in the blueprint.

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 09:16 AM

LordCarnal

March 30th, 2006, 09:16 AM

Osmeña Boulevard (formerly Jones Avenue)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/osmeaboulevard03.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/osmeaboulevard04.jpg

The first skywalk in Cebu, inaugurated by FVR as part of his Philippines 2000 program.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/osmeaboulevard06.jpg

A car gets clamped for illegal parking in a sidewalk. The entire stretch of the boulevard is a "no-fault" zone.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/osmeaboulevard08.jpg

LordCarnal

March 30th, 2006, 09:23 AM

Cebu Normal University

- For more pics, visit the separate "Cebu Heritage Walk" thread

CNU Administrative Building
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/cnu_new17.jpg

CNU Convention Center
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/cnu_new13.jpg

Wind Shear

March 30th, 2006, 09:44 AM

Metro Cebu will be much cleaner they have underground power lines. :-)

What do you think?

demented_pigeon

March 30th, 2006, 09:46 AM

fenix

March 30th, 2006, 09:52 AM

Osmeña Boulevard (formerly Jones Avenue)
A car gets clamped for illegal parking in a sidewalk. The entire stretch of the boulevard is a "no-fault" zone.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/osmeaboulevard08.jpg
they should start implementing this procedure through out the whole metropolis. cebu is a small place, this shouldnt be too hard. cebuanos will definately start following simple parking rules.
from the pics, looks like cebu will have the potential of being a baby Singapore in the future hehe. I really hope..

ashton

March 30th, 2006, 09:54 AM

"The only project I guess which will be made possible because of help from the National Government is the proposed LRT/MRT but mind you, this project has been overdue for more than 10 years already and right it's still in the blueprint."

@arnoldsa, I hope the govt will not only approve, but will also fund this! At least through this project, they can pay tribute to Cebu.... :)

tj_brewed

March 30th, 2006, 10:01 AM

from the pics, looks like cebu will have the potential of being a baby Singapore in the future hehe. I really hope..

and Cebu is simply on its way of being the next Singapore or Hongkong years from now! This is the development plan of Cebu's business sector and local government units. :rock: :rock:

ashton

March 30th, 2006, 10:03 AM

I don't think Cebuanos did not respect the fact that they also worked hard for it. It was perhaps the government only sees the potential of these 2 areas only and why not develop other areas? Why made Subic and Clark special?

If you think Cebuanos are jealous about them having expressways, nice airports, etc.. how much more if we ask the people from OTHER provinces who doesnt even have a decent airport?

My Gawd. Lets not be selfish.....

in your intention to disprove @valium, don't distort the truth. we all know to well that subic and clark was also due to the great determination and courage of the citizens of olongapo, especially those who were left without jobs after the american military bases left. please get your facts right because you're falling for the very same trap and @valium has set for you.

demented_pigeon

March 30th, 2006, 10:06 AM

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 10:12 AM

V, are you a Cebuano? Well, they're not quarreling, they're having a healthy argue.

KiBeN

March 30th, 2006, 10:14 AM

and Cebu is simply on its way of being the next Singapore or Hongkong years from now! This is the development plan of Cebu's business sector and local government units. :rock: :rock:

I could imagine Cebu as the next Hong Kong, hope Cebu will develop fast. :okay: :)

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 10:19 AM

reading all the posts and developments in cebu, the question still lingers in my mind about imperial cebu. has cebu done anything substantially good to your poorer neighboring provinces? has cebu done anything that could help them economically? or is cebu just trying to spread her appendages like an octopus, spreading her influence and power? development in cebu is good and amazing and there is no denying that her development actually has helped a good number of cebuanos, but is this development done at the expense of other provinces' resources? just asking...

Maybe you were so convinced about this article,

Neighbors rap 'Imperial Cebu'
By Charmaine Y. Rodriguez

DUMAGUETE CITY -- Tired of hearing about so many infrastructure projects for Cebu, government officials from Siquijor and Oriental Negros griped about the lack of attention to their provinces' needs.

Siquijor Governor Orlando Fua, who has long raised the need for an airport to improve access to his province, questioned Friday the proposed resolution on the construction of a parallel runway at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).

Dumaguete City Mayor Agustin Perdices accused Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) director for Central Visayas Juanito Abergas of giving in to "the pressure from officials in Cebu."

Fua and Perdices raised their complaints during the Regional Development Council's (RDC) full council fourth quarter meeting, attended by heads of national line agencies, local officials, and private sector representatives from Central Visayas.

Cebu, Perdices said, is "becoming like Imperial Manila."

It wasn't the first time Cebu took the heat for cornering most of the projects approved for Central Visayas.

In August last year, Fua also objected to a resolution thanking President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for the proposed transfer of the Department of Tourism head office to Cebu.

He objected to one RDC member's saying that the transfer recognized Cebu's place as "the tourism capital of the region."

Fua had said, "There's Negros and Bohol, but not Siquijor. You should not have an imperialistic attitude. That's why some are complaining that projects are only poured into the province and cities of Cebu."

No pressure

Abergas explained that the parallel runway is not a proposal of the DPWH, but of the RDC's Central Visayas infrastructure development committee (IDC), which is composed of representatives from all the provinces. He just happened to be the one who presented the resolution.

"There is no pressure coming from anyone," the DPWH director said.

Still, Fua questioned the supposed need for the project, citing that there is no congestion problem at the Mactan airport.

Romeo Bersonda, operations head of MCIA, said he agreed with Fua but explained that the parallel runway is part of the plan to prepare the airport for an increase in passengers in the next few years.

He said it was also presented to the IDC by private sector representative Valeriano "Bobit" Avila, who also sits in the MCIA Authority board.

Abergas said that like any project, a feasibility study is yet to be done on proposed parallel runway and the government will need to look for funding for it.

Priorities

That was not the end of it, though.

Perdices continued to lament the seeming lack of attention to their provinces, when the council also took up the proposed resolution for DPWH-Central Visayas to conduct a feasibility study on a third Mactan-Cebu Bridge.

Even before the item was taken up, members of the RDC 7 already started to laugh.

Perdices, however, seriously commented that there are "smaller bridges that are more needed and cost less" that DPWH 7 should prioritize.

He also reminded the RDC of its responsibility to set priorities in projects.

Teresa Fernandez, who heads the social development committee of the RDC, advised Perdices to attend the meetings of the IDC and endorse the projects he wants to be given attention.

Abergas assured that they would not refuse any project endorsed to them, but reminded the full council that the economic viability of any infrastructure has to be considered before it can be built.

Home court

He also said the DPWH lacks personnel to attend to all the projects at the same time.

"You're undermanned and there are so many requests. Why don't you instead focus on pending requests?" Perdies questioned Abergas.

Abergas assured him that he would make sure all pending projects for Dumaguete City are acted on.

"Can I have it before my term ends? If you don't, I'll have to extend my term," he said, laughing.

Oriental Negros Governor George Arnaiz, who is RDC-Central Visayas chairman, said local chief executives also have to follow up on the projects they need.

After staying silent for a few minutes while Fua and Perdices questioned Abergas, Arnaiz said, "You must understand these guys are located in Cebu. I'm not insulting you (Abergas) but we can't expect these guys (DPWH) to do the work for us."

While the resolution on the feasibility study for the third bridge was approved, the body referred the proposal on the airport's parallel runway back to the IDC for study. (Sun.Star Cebu/Sunnex)

(December 10, 2005 issue)

tj_brewed

March 30th, 2006, 10:20 AM

im not saying cebuanos are selfish... im merely pointing at the factual error that has been cited... i'm not interested in any "quarrel" you guys have with each other. and im surely not taking any sides...
if we're going to cite facts, make sure they are.

Those posted by arnold are indeed FACTS! Cebu is where it is now with minimum assistance from the national government.

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 10:24 AM

^^ I guess he's not based in Cebu so basically, he doesn't know what's happening here. :)

LordCarnal

March 30th, 2006, 10:25 AM

@demented_pigeon

No problem bro, I respect your opinion. Maybe there was a little lapse on my part but I still stand up with what I posted.. Let's not turn this into a debate anyway.. :)

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 10:27 AM

^^ Alright, so for Valium's question, maybe this excerpt of an article would be the answer:

Although its natural resources are not rich enough, Cebu—the city and the province—has what it takes to shepherd the region to economic progress.

Cebu province, home to more than half of the Central Visayan population, accounts for 80 percent of the region’s industrial output. Although the province depended on its share in the national government’s tax collection for 67 percent of its 2003 budget, that dependency on the internal revenue allotment (IRA) was the lowest among provinces in the region. The IRA supported 85 percent of Negros Oriental’s expenditures, 89 percent of Bohol’s, and 96 percent of Siquijor’s.

Cebu City, the provincial capital known as the Queen City of the South, operated on a budget of over P2 billion, but only 36 percent of that came from the IRA.

Five of the eight special economic zones in Central Visayas are located in Metro Cebu and produce electronics, other industrial goods, electrical equipment, and furniture for export. The factories at the Mactan Economic Zone manufacture the bulk of the first three products, but Cebu City might be able to double that output when investors start setting up on the city’s 300-hectare South Reclamation Project.

Ninety percent of the country’s shipping companies are based in Cebu, while the capital city hosts offices of national government agencies and branches of all the Metro Manila banks.

In other words, Cebu City and the local government units surrounding Metro Cebu have all the infrastructure that propelled Metro Manila into becoming the country’s economic hub.

“If the other areas agree and acquiesce to the economic primacy of Metro Cebu and consider complementation and integration of their economies with Metro Cebu, then advances can be made,” says Paul Villarete, formerly an economic development specialist with the National Economic and Development Authority in Region 7 (Central Visayas).

“Whether we like it or not, economic output is generated by urban areas. The moment a ‘suburb’ recognized itself as such and contributed to the whole [regional economic exchange], its own development is likewise imminent,” Villarete says.

LordCarnal

March 30th, 2006, 10:31 AM

Capitol Social Hall

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/Cebu_capitol04.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/Cebu_capitol03.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/Cebu_capitol01.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/Cebu_capitol02.jpg

demented_pigeon

March 30th, 2006, 10:32 AM

@VALIUM

...the development of Subic and Clark was made possible all because of the national government especially during the time of FVR...
just to clarify, this is the statement im contesting... im not disproving your other facts.
and i don't have to be based in cebu to know what's happening there...
i dont consider myself as tagalog, cebuano, ilokano, or bikolano... im just a Pilipino... just call me V

ashton

March 30th, 2006, 10:40 AM

^^
that means even if they sucked all of it, we still surpass them... in the areas of tourism and investment!

Now, if you are a Cebuano, you would undertstand the sentiment of us Cebuanos. Peace. :)

demented_pigeon

March 30th, 2006, 10:46 AM

i understand your sentiment, and i apologize for not clarifying which sentence im trying to contest. i guess its due to my tendency to use what i know from my law class in ordinary conversation... apologies again. i guess i should be more direct if you will. i dont consider myself a cebuano but i consider myself a Pilipino, thus i can very well understand what cebuanos feel... and i sympathize with you.

LordCarnal

March 30th, 2006, 10:46 AM

^^

@ashton

I don't think it would be right to make this kind of reply. demented_pigeon just disagreed with what I posted and there's nothing wrong with that. :) It should end there....

demented_pigeon

March 30th, 2006, 10:52 AM

anyway, moving on. is there any chance that mandaue city might consider to clean that filthy river/ditch beside its medical center. its ironic that it has a supposed medical facility and a potent groung for disease is lurking just near it.
after CICC would be built, what buildings would be built beside it? i am thinking that it could be similar in purpose as that of araneta where the entertainment complex is fused with the shopping complex. so in my opinion, that mall that would be built should be beside it and would be connected to another mall across the road adjacent to that medical university. its CDU right? i heard its the only medical university in the country,

ashton

March 30th, 2006, 10:57 AM

^^
alright, noted with thanks. :)

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 10:58 AM

I dunno about the others but surely, the mall will not be connected to CICC but the CICC has some commercial spaces on the building itself.

demented_pigeon

March 30th, 2006, 11:00 AM

ahh... if only i know how to use adobe i could show you i drawing i have if i could show you what i think CICC should look like if the spaces in the north reclamation area is already filled.

LordCarnal

March 30th, 2006, 11:08 AM

^^

Mandaue's cleanliness was also made an issue during the ATF in 1998. I really can't understand why the mayor is not doing anything serious for it to clean up. This is very much true in the flyovers in that city, it's so dusty and dirty. If only the mayor could emulate what was being done at the flyovers in Banilad and in CBP.

MarkiiBoi

March 30th, 2006, 11:19 AM

here's a simple schema bai:

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8775/untitled2copy3oc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

LordCarnal

March 30th, 2006, 11:24 AM

^^

The UNIWIDE building is for the proposed CITEC daw...

sugbuanon

March 30th, 2006, 11:24 AM

MarkiiBoi

March 30th, 2006, 11:26 AM

^^ and the Taft IT Center beside the CICC.

demented_pigeon

March 30th, 2006, 11:27 AM

sugbuanon

March 30th, 2006, 11:28 AM

Capitol Social Hall

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/Cebu_capitol04.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/Cebu_capitol03.jpg

sa likod ni sa capitol bai arnold.. nindot lagi karon pa ko kita ani..

mana sila pamintal sa capitol?

slerz

March 30th, 2006, 11:29 AM

in your intention to disprove @valium, don't distort the truth. we all know to well that subic and clark was also due to the great determination and courage of the citizens of olongapo, especially those who were left without jobs after the american military bases left. please get your facts right because you're falling for the very same trap and @valium has set for you.

but you know why arnoldsa, we and the Cebuanos are always saying what arnoldsa have said? Because we're tired, very tired. And it's true that Subic and Olongapo was given a large share of our Nations budget, don't distort the truth. Yes, citizens of Olongapo tried hard after the US military left and it's also the truth. Determination of the people is not the issue and I think every citizen of each city here in the Philippines are determined to try hard for their cities to prosper, no question about that... but we are talking about their share and our share, and it's true that before, we're always neglected and they're not, and this is what we're trying to question. We should have been bigger and better if we have given the fair share like that of the second cities of our neighboring countries such as Thailand (Chiang Mai) and Malaysia (Penang), we're far behind compared to them and it's a shame on our country. It's the truth and we're crying for it... YES, we are prosperous at this moment but still sad of what our fellow Filipinos have done towards us and is treating us. BUT we're just ignoring the said truth coz if not, we're gonna fall down. WE HAVE DONE NOTHING AGAINST OUR FELLOW FILIPINOS and it's true. It's a proud moment to be a Cebuano and at the same time, an anguishing moment of what we've been through. @V, thanks :)

slerz

March 30th, 2006, 11:33 AM

sa likod ni sa capitol bai arnold.. nindot lagi karon pa ko kita ani..

mana sila pamintal sa capitol?

nindot mana daan bai a.k.a. Nick Garter :D, og wapa sad na nila pintali dugay dugay nasad.

that part of Capitol is beautiful and they have not painted it yet since 2004.

sugbuanon

March 30th, 2006, 11:35 AM

yes, i think boardwalk mall should have an extension adjacent cdu/facing cicc... and cicc could be connected to it via an underground passagway... the entrances of which would be located insede the two complexes.
i pity the students (well actually their parents), their school is going to be near a major shopping complex, it might distract them... and their wallets.

hope CDU will have its own dormitory for the foreign students inside its campus similar to SWU's.. there are no apartments whatsoever in recla and also jeepneys dont pass the area..

sugbuanon

March 30th, 2006, 11:37 AM

nindot mana daan bai a.k.a. Nick Garter :D, og wapa sad na nila pintali dugay dugay nasad.

that part of Capitol is beautiful and they have not painted it yet since 2004.

haha nick lagi.. :D the last time i passed by capitol they're still repainting the side facing m. velez..

demented_pigeon

March 30th, 2006, 11:38 AM

if its going to have a dormitory, it should have a very big one... i'm looking for a condo near my school coz were like a can of sardines in my house, and as of now, all condo units in front of my school have been taken.

Jimbu

March 30th, 2006, 11:45 AM

just to clarify, this is the statement im contesting... im not disproving your other facts.
and i don't have to be based in cebu to know what's happening there...
i dont consider myself as tagalog, cebuano, ilokano, or bikolano... im just a Pilipino... just call me V

V as in valium :jk:

...the development of Subic and Clark was made possible all because of the national government especially during the time of FVR...

Mr. V, I agree with arnoldsa 100%. Because Subic and Clark are economic zones owned and developed by the national government. The people managing these areas are government appointed. It is emphasized in PGMA's 10 point economic agenda in her SONA to develop the area. We cannot compare the support of these economic zones with other zones in the country. It's not SRP, Asiatown, or other economic zones which are develop by the local government or businessmen. btw, valium did it again. He is the same valium who used to stir arguments among users of this thread.

demented_pigeon

March 30th, 2006, 11:49 AM

v for vendetta.... hehehe. im not violating any copyright rules i suppose...

demented_pigeon

March 30th, 2006, 11:50 AM

if you put it that way, of course it would be right... but i think we should give credit to the 20,000+ people who made subic and clark what it is today even before the investors came in.

demented_pigeon

March 30th, 2006, 11:53 AM

just as we should give credit to the 1.5 million cebuanos in metro cebu for what cebu is today... its a bit redundant to always give credit to your governor and your mayor.
in my opinion: its not just that...the people should not be the grateful to their gov't, if your government is not grateful to its people... something to that effect... baka may mga warner brothers' personnel dito... hehehe

slerz

March 30th, 2006, 12:59 PM

SRP
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Slerz2/SRP1.jpg

North Reclamation/ Mactan island
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Slerz2/SRP2.jpg

Jimbu

March 30th, 2006, 01:15 PM

Cebu province
creates ICT council
Published: 30 March 2006

RECOGNIZING the importance of information and communications technology (ICT) in improving the lives of the people, the Cebu provincial government has created the Provincial Information and Communications Technology Council (PICTC).

During the council's launch yesterday, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said the PICTC would ensure that the benefits of information technology would be felt by ordinary people.

While the provincial government would like to make the province an ICT hub, not just in the country but also in Southeast Asia, Garcia said, the challenge is to make these advancements available for all the Cebuanos.

"As the industry grows, we should take care that this does not aggravate the great divide," Garcia said. "We should make IT real to the farmers in Argao and the fishermen in Pinamungajan. We should keep it real."
She issued an executive order creating the PICTC which is tasked to formulate policies, plans and programs relative to the development, promotion and application of information and communications technology in Cebu.

The governor chose yesterday as the date of the creation of the IT council because on the same day in 1994, the Philippines entered, for the first time, the cyberworld.

It was on March 29 when experts from the University of San Carlos successfully connected to the Internet.

The governor also promised that the provincial government will provide logistics and financial assistance to IT development especially in the upcoming IT summit, which is among the activities during the Cebu Business Month. The Cebu Business Month is an annual event organized by the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Reporter Dale G. Israel

ashton

March 30th, 2006, 01:29 PM

My apologies for being direct and disrespectful at the same time. Yes, thanks for the reminders that every opinion counts and I blame myself to disagree Mr. V's ideas.

thanks and I'm sorry, Mr. V.

^^

@ashton

I don't think it would be right to make this kind of reply. demented_pigeon just disagreed with what I posted and there's nothing wrong with that. :) It should end there....

MarkiiBoi

March 30th, 2006, 01:36 PM

All's well that ends well.. ;)

dive-cebu

March 30th, 2006, 02:11 PM

i won't join the kaguluhan kay wa ko ka sabot sa inyo gi storyahan! actually, i have no time to read the previous posts so pasensya na... wala sa koy opinion as of this time... pero i believe ang nagdala ug samok sa mga thread kay ang mga intruder, ang dili gyud taga didto sa place... what u think? :)

dive-cebu

March 30th, 2006, 02:22 PM

slimer

March 30th, 2006, 02:22 PM

by the way mga bai, i saw cranes in the cebu boardwalk area. could this mean they are pushing through with the project? i hope so. or basin para ni sa mantawi festival hehehe...

dive-cebu

March 30th, 2006, 02:26 PM

hey slimer! got to check that out myself when i arrive there next week. excited na kaau ko mo uli dha!!!!

sugbuanon

March 30th, 2006, 02:28 PM

@div ingon ana ko ka baga ako nawong.. 1000+ siguro ka tao ang nanan-aw ky before amo sayaw nag fashion show man ang fine arts mao to daghan kau tao.. haha

basin next week mag sugod nami amo mall tour ngari sa cebu.. haha

dive-cebu

March 30th, 2006, 02:32 PM

bitaw? ya, i remmber during my time in college, didto sila nag fashion show sa tunga sa ayala food and entertainment centre.. daghan bitaw kaau tawo during that time!!! cge lang, am sure nag inom mo before that para pabaga sa nawong.... ok kaayo imo mga gimik bai, bilib ko!!!!

dive-cebu

March 30th, 2006, 02:36 PM

marv, naa pa mo klase karon mga adlawa? im thinking nga sa imo na lang nako ihatag ang CD sa DOT kay u know the other guys man nga interested mo borrow. pwede, imo ra sad e-post sa internet.. not that teky man gud bai, sensya na...

slerz

March 30th, 2006, 02:39 PM

by the way mga bai, i saw cranes in the cebu boardwalk area. could this mean they are pushing through with the project? i hope so. or basin para ni sa mantawi festival hehehe...

when we went there last March 19 during our long walk on site where the mall will be built, I didn't noticed a crane, how bout you bai mark... kita ba kag crane pag adto nato? So I hope this will be the start of the construction of tha mall...hope so...

dive-cebu

March 30th, 2006, 02:48 PM

bai slerz, unsa nga company ang supposedly motukod sa boardwalk mall?

sugbuanon

March 30th, 2006, 02:50 PM

MarkiiBoi

March 30th, 2006, 02:58 PM

bai slerz, unsa nga company ang supposedly motukod sa boardwalk mall?

FF Cruz & Co., which owns 48% of the 101-hectare Mandaue Reclamation Area, is the developer of the Boardwalk tourist hub and aims to make the entire development as Tourism Enterprise Zone.

sugbuanon

March 30th, 2006, 03:01 PM

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/5980/cebu7wl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

here's an old aerial shot of cebu.. cebu business park is still being develop on this pic

MarkiiBoi

March 30th, 2006, 03:07 PM

^^ klaro kaayu bai the streets in the cebu doc area are arranged in grids, pero padung sa downtown, nagkayamukat na!

sugbuanon

March 30th, 2006, 03:10 PM

kakita ka sa inyo balay sa mango mark? hehe

ang fuente rotunda ky gamay kau tanawn.. check out the capitol building.. hitech kau tanawn iya porma..

MarkiiBoi

March 30th, 2006, 03:15 PM

^^ mao bitaw akung unang gipangita ang amung balay. hehe.

lagi walay makalupig sa atung capitol, murag kaka ug porma!
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i83/MarkiiBoi4/capitolthumb.jpg

ang abellana jud bai kay klaro kaayu nga naupaw na! hehe
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i83/MarkiiBoi4/abellanathumb.jpg

pero pangitaa ang sacred heart ug and redem churches bai, klaro kaayu ang ilang cross na shape.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i83/MarkiiBoi4/sacredthumb.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i83/MarkiiBoi4/redemthumb2.jpg

sugbuanon

March 30th, 2006, 03:23 PM

sacred heart ra jud ako nakit-an.. ambot asa ang redem..

kakita sad ko sa lola inda sa ramos st.. :D

slerz

March 30th, 2006, 04:46 PM

naay koy nadawat nga usa ka message gikan sa usa ka higala...
ang sapa kuno bisag unsa pa kalawm

taga dughan ranas itik. Karon pa ko kabantay, hapit gud ko nalumos sa ka pislit nakos akng cel no. nya taga dughan ra diay tos itik :lol:

ang ako sang nabantayan bai, bisag unsa pa ka gwapa, ka flowless og kalami ang usa ka dalaga, malibang lang gihapon :rofl:

_ _ _ _- -- _ __ ___ -_

I've noticed that our city is quite crowded already and IMO that satellite shot was taken back 1991-1994 when CBP was still developed but how much more today after 10 years?

tj_brewed

March 30th, 2006, 11:05 PM

wow i love that pic! fuente osmeña is literally in the heart of Cebu! nindot kaayo! i love it! i love it! good morning friends! mark, musta a-bay?

tj_brewed

March 30th, 2006, 11:46 PM

slerz

March 30th, 2006, 11:56 PM

in the news... 03.31.06
go go Subway... go signal for the digging of the subway tunnel.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Slerz2/SUBWAY.jpg

tj_brewed

March 30th, 2006, 11:58 PM

in the news... 03.31.06
go go Subway... go signal for the digging of the subway tunnel.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Slerz2/SUBWAY.jpg

wow! i love it! i love it! pero im sure d ko kaanha dinha even mahuman na sya! wa pa man koy sakyanan! huhuhuhu pwede lakawon? eheheheh :runaway:

bro....kuyog ko sa inyong next laag ha? bahala tigdala na lang ko og payong para d mo mainitan sa photoshoots! :) :)

Matteo

March 31st, 2006, 12:23 AM

^^ oh nice.
is that like a subway as in new york city subway?
or just a tunnel for cars to go through? what do you call it, arterial?

Wind Shear

March 31st, 2006, 01:22 AM

^^ oh nice.
is that like a subway as in new york city subway?
or just a tunnel for cars to go through? what do you call it, arterial?

Just a tunnel for vehicles to pass through.

yam_spitfire

March 31st, 2006, 01:50 AM

hi evryone!!!!!

good morning!!! wwweeeee uli nako cebu!

wait .. subway ,, diba sa train yun? not sure though..hehe

LordCarnal

March 31st, 2006, 03:31 AM

Regarding that Subway Project, bidding will start on April 2...

The National Museum in cooperation with the DPWH will start conducting emergency "archaeological digs" at the site of Fort San Pedro.

Three layers of time have already been identified beneath Fort San Pedro -- Pre-Spanish, Spanish, and American...

http://www.inq7.net/globalnation/sec_cdn/2006/mar/opi/joe_30.htm

valium

March 31st, 2006, 04:03 AM

Go, Go Subway!
Cebu to start P1.6billion underground project

The Cebu City government is asking the public works department to immediately start the construction of the 1.2-kilometer subway under Plaza Independencia to "enhance" the marketability of the South Reclamation Properties (SRP).

"The economic losses are too great if we continue to delay the project." said city planning officer Nigel Paul Villarete.

Villarete, also SRP project manager, said the subway, which would complete the 12-kilometer Cebu South Coastal Road, would enhance the marketability of the 290-hectare reclaimed property that ties the city to a multi-billion foreign debt.

"I do not see any point in postponing it again," he said, especially that the subway had been awarded to a Japanese contractor last March 21.

The city government has been paying amortization for its P6.7 billion loan with Japan Bank of International Cooperation. This year, the city is scheduled to pay P600 million.

The four lane subway project was already awarded by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to Japanese contractor Kajima Corp. last March 21.

Unlike SRP, the subway and the coastal road, which connects Cebu City to Talisay City, are paid by the national government through P8 billion loan from JBIC.
Kajima, which posted the lowest bid at P1.6 billion, was the same contractor that built the Talisay section of the coastal road.

According to DPWH project manager Nilo Pamaylon, the next step was for DPWH and Kajima to sign the contract, which would happen within the next few weeks.

The national government will then give the contractor a notice to proceed. The contractor will then come up with its calendar for the work, which is expected to take two years.

Pamaylon admitted the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in December is being considered in the schedule of the contractor.

The project will require the contractor to to dig from the back of Malacañang sa Sugbo, the office of the president in Cebu.

Acording to early designs, the contractor will conduct an "open dig," build the subway and then cover their tracks.

The subaway will start from the back of Malacañang sa Sugbo and then cross Plaza Independencia, Fort San Pedro up to McArthur Boulevard near the corner R. Palma Street to open access to the city's port area.

This is done so it will fit into the plans of the city government to make the SRP an export zone.

Pamaylaon said the design of the project intended to preserve century old trees at the Plaza Independencia.

"We made sure the historical marks will not be touched. We adjusted the plan so we would not touch some trees. When the project is finished, it would be as if nothing happened," he said. Villarete said the ASEAN Summit is a consideration but should not move the start of the contractor in digging the subway.

He said the dig site could easily be easily covered so the mess would not be very obvious for the city's visitors to see. Work could also be suspended during the four-day summit, he added.

Villarete said the start of the project would also mean the demolition of the houses along McArthur Boulevard. He, however, assured that the squatters had already identified a relocation site in barangay Budlaan.

He, however, did not have the exact number of families who would be affected by the demolition./ reporter Wilfredo Rodolfo III Cebu Daily News***

now who says the national government is not pouring funds to cebu??? and some people like to brag that the national government has nothing to do with cebu's growth and development and that the place is neglected? and that the national government has nothing to do with SRP? kiss those ego's goodbye cause the national government is paying for the main artery of the SRP and the famed subway. dont raise hell at me, im just stating facts and getting things straight here.

Sinjin P.

March 31st, 2006, 04:08 AM

^^ No one said the the national government is not pouring funds to Cebu. It's just that most of the time, Cebu is self-sufficient to its growth and development.

valium

March 31st, 2006, 04:19 AM

^^ what you are trying to imply here now is that aside from cebu being "self-sufficient," the national government at the same time is still pouring funds at cebu? the way i see your post. its actually an admission that cebu is getting more than what she deserves right now, am i right? thats just not a very good scenario brotha.

LordCarnal

March 31st, 2006, 04:22 AM

^^

Actually, the original plan was to build a flyover instead of a subway. This would mean the cutting of the centuries-old trees in Plaza Independencia hence the subway project. The original flyover concept was part of the SRP package which the city is obliged to pay but since it was changed to subway then the city had no other way but to ask the help of the National Government.

The city asked the help of the national government. So meaning it lobbied for it. The national government didn't just poured in the subway project all by itself.

If you speak of Imperial Cebu, then that would mean that the national government would just pour in projects in Cebu using funds from other provinces even if the local government is not asking for it.

valium

March 31st, 2006, 04:27 AM

good day arnoldsa, if i may repost your previous posts

The South Road Properties -- a special economic zone with a world class highway and a subway -- is a project of the Cebu City government. In fact, the city gov't. has a huge P6 Billion debt because of it.. The National Government NEVER GAVE even a single centavo to pay for the loan since this is a burden of the city.

The only project I guess which will be made possible because of help from the National Government is the proposed LRT/MRT but mind you, this project has been overdue for more than 10 years already and right it's still in the blueprint.

should i say anything more?

LordCarnal

March 31st, 2006, 04:31 AM

^^

Oh yes, I'm right after all. The SRP -- a special economic zone with an expressway and a subway -- is a project of the city gov't. and the national government never gave a single centavo for it.

The city gov't. is paying the loan ALL BY ITSELF.

If you have noticed my last sentence, I said "I guess..."

Should I say anything more?

Sinjin P.

March 31st, 2006, 04:34 AM

good day arnoldsa, if i may repost your previous posts

should i say anything more?

Don't you understand the post?

The National Government NEVER GAVE even a single centavo to pay for the loan since this is a burden of the city.

^^The National Government NEVER GAVE a single centavo BUT, that was implied on Cebu's SRP loan. The subway is a different project. I suggest that you think about what you're gonna post before you post them. You can't let your emotions take over you.

LordCarnal

March 31st, 2006, 04:36 AM

^^
@valium

And if you're still trying to insinuate that Cebu is becoming Imperial just because it lobbies for some projects, then you're just trying to imply too that other provinces are having a wait-and-see attitude. Meaning, just waiting for the national government to help them without working for it first.

This is too bad, this only implies laziness. We Filipinos will never progress with this kind of attitude of yours.

Sinjin P.

March 31st, 2006, 04:38 AM

@Valium: Now get up, pick up your mat and walk and ofcourse, make up your mind. :)

Back to the topic please, Ceboom.

CwEoBwU

March 31st, 2006, 04:41 AM

valium, so what will you do with the money that cebu contributed to the national government if you don't want the national government to finance "some" of its projects? please think too. the national government invests too with cebu's infrastructures because it earns so much from that island.

i dont think the people here meant that the national government did not pay at all for any of cebu's projects. they were only stressing that what cebu is getting now are the same proceeds that it gained on its own and remitted to the national government.

can't you analyze, or it's just too difficult for you to do it?

LordCarnal

March 31st, 2006, 04:46 AM

sa likod ni sa capitol bai arnold.. nindot lagi karon pa ko kita ani..

mana sila pamintal sa capitol?

Bai Marvs, yup this is located at the back of Capitol building. It's a social hall. Lots of events have been held here already like the concert of the Cebu Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO), some debuts, etc..etc..

This hall also contains the portraits of all the governors of Cebu including the present one.

Anybody can use this hall I guess, for a fee of course...

CwEoBwU

March 31st, 2006, 04:48 AM

hala bitaw no, ang cebu man diay gabayad sa srp.

he must be taking so much dosage of valium, an apparent reason why he writes like he has no sanity at all.

valium

March 31st, 2006, 04:59 AM

Don't you understand the post?

The National Government NEVER GAVE even a single centavo to pay for the loan since this is a burden of the city.

^^The National Government NEVER GAVE a single centavo BUT, that was implied on Cebu's SRP loan. The subway is a different project. I suggest that you think about what you're gonna post before you post them. You can't let your emotions take over you.

kiddo, read the preceeding sentence of that quote. "The South Road Properties -- a special economic zone with a world class highway and a subway -- is a project of the Cebu City government. In fact, the city gov't. has a huge P6 Billion debt because of it.. "

now if we put that piece by piece,

SRP (special economic zone with a world class highway and a subway)-----> huge 6 billion debt -----> not even a single centavo from the national government

in a shortlisted manner its like this

world class highway and subway ---- > not even a single centavo from the national government.

its that simple! i know nobody's perfect and its very obvious that there was a big misconception about the SRP, that the national government has no active role in its development in terms of funding. it would be better if we admit that yes, that was a big misconception, rather than cover our reasoning with alibis.

LordCarnal

March 31st, 2006, 05:02 AM

^^

Review your english 101 bai.

If we shortlist that sentence it would just turn out like this:

The South Road Properties is a project of the city government.

In fact the city gov't. has a huge P6 billion debt because of it..

"It" referred to the SRP

"--a special economic zone with an expressway and a subway--" is just a complementary description.

valium

March 31st, 2006, 05:03 AM

slerz

March 31st, 2006, 05:04 AM

now who says the national government is not pouring funds to cebu??? and some people like to brag that the national government has nothing to do with cebu's growth and development and that the place is neglected? and that the national government has nothing to do with SRP? kiss those ego's goodbye cause the national government is paying for the main artery of the SRP and the famed subway. dont raise hell at me, im just stating facts and getting things straight here.

Hey anti Cebu virus...

The National Government is pouring funds to Cebu, but that tunnel is only apart of the minute funds that are poured here in Cebu. Cebu even ranked very low in Infras in AIM survey thats why Cebu is asking for those funds that should be poured in Cebu... Kulang pa... Maraming problema ngayon ang Cebu sa road infras dahil konti lang ang ibinigay na funds sa Cebu.

It's not our fault though that our city is progressive and the more you push us down, the more we will fly high
DA! Kapugngan pay baha :rock::rock::rock::carrot::carrot::carrot:

LordCarnal

March 31st, 2006, 05:07 AM

^^

Sakto Slerz,

he sounds like Sonny Osmeña,

the f#g who is anti-cebu and even cancelled the initial funding for the construction of that expressway during Alvin Garcia's time. But still the project was able to move on.

Wind Shear

March 31st, 2006, 05:08 AM

@CwEoBwU theres no need for me elevate your illiterate comment about me, go ahead, say what you want, with your words, i know what value you have.

Or should I say... your illiterate comment about Cebu valium.

I guess, valium needs to be whacked by truly yours with the list of books and financial statements from the government at his face to prove that the SRP is a city project and NOTHING ELSE.

valium

March 31st, 2006, 05:21 AM

^^ prove it! or maybe were just talking to the winds and airs here :bash:

slerz

March 31st, 2006, 05:27 AM

^^I am involved in preparing for it's budget but I won't tell you :rock: :rock:

mauga pay sapa, bisag unsa kalawm, taga dughan ras itik :lol:

sloid

March 31st, 2006, 05:27 AM

Valium, shoo!!

Sinjin P.

March 31st, 2006, 05:29 AM

^^ prove it! or maybe were just talking to the winds and airs here :bash:

Before your coming, we were having a very healthy discussion on the growth and development of Cebu. As you were posting, more good news came about when news articles were released that the tunnel for the subway will begin its construction. And as you are bashing us more, expect more projects to boost Cebu. Thanks valium, you are indeed good karma for Cebu. lol :tongue:

Jimbu

March 31st, 2006, 05:30 AM

now who says the national government is not pouring funds to cebu??? and some people like to brag that the national government has nothing to do with cebu's growth and development and that the place is neglected? and that the national government has nothing to do with SRP? kiss those ego's goodbye cause the national government is paying for the main artery of the SRP and the famed subway. dont raise hell at me, im just stating facts and getting things straight here.

Why don't you quote the member who have said those and refute here line by line? This is what we are doing right? I can go to other threads and brag there or stir arguments. Valium you are wasting our time to discuss positively the development news of Cebu. Please create a thread for your beloved city or province and keep out from this thread. You are not welcome here. :banned:

valium

March 31st, 2006, 05:31 AM

^^I am involved in preparing for it's budget but I won't tell you :rock: :rock:

mauga pay sapa, bisag unsa kalawm, taga dughan ras itik :lol:

brotha i am not asking you and im not interested with what you know :)

slerz

March 31st, 2006, 05:35 AM

okay pikon, I won't answer your question :lol::rock::rock:

Before your coming, we were having a very healthy discussion on the growth and development of Cebu. As you were posting, more good news came about when news articles were released that the tunnel for the subway will begin its construction. And as you are bashing us more, expect more projects to boost Cebu. Thanks valium, you are indeed good karma for Cebu. lol :tongue:

ang sarap basahin ng post mo @mike :okay:

more valiums, more projects for Cebu :carrot::carrot:

Sinjin P.

March 31st, 2006, 05:36 AM

Before your coming, we were having a very healthy discussion on the growth and development of Cebu. As you were posting, more good news came about when news articles were released that the tunnel for the subway will begin its construction. And as you are bashing us more, expect more projects to boost Cebu. Thanks valium, you are indeed good karma for Cebu. lol :tongue:

In short, you are a GOOD VIRUS. Hmm, how about some LactoBacillus? Oh and I forgot, LactoBacillus is the product of our very own Vice Governor Greg Sanchez. So, another Cebu-based business is about to bloom with Valium around :hilarious

Sinjin P.

March 31st, 2006, 05:41 AM

Oh, I forgot, all the malls in Cebu are holding their WEEKEND SALEs! Gotta check that out. :)

GOOD NEWS (for Cebu):
'Only 5 regions will survive federalism'
Published: 30 March 2006

ONLY five of the nation's 17 regions, including Central Visayas, would remain self-sufficient if the country switches to a federal system of government, said a former chief economist.

Click here (http://www.inq7.net/globalnation/sec_cdn/2006/mar/new/mar30_04.htm) to view full article.

slerz

March 31st, 2006, 05:44 AM

adto mi ayala sunday mike kay palit mi refrigerator, sa wakas maka refrigerator na gyud mi :rock::rock:
it only shows that Cebu is becoming more progressive coz we already have the budget for a refrigerator. More job and opprtunities for the poor people :banana::carrot:

Wind Shear

March 31st, 2006, 05:57 AM

Wind and airs valium? Now we are talking! :guns1: Don't forget, winds can be deadly! :rofl:

And oh don't forget valium, Cebuanos convince people by doing it, not saying it. And then, you may stay out or... better do this:

:badnews:

By the way sinjin, where's the source of the article regarding the article "Only 5 regions will survive federalism"?

Sinjin P.

March 31st, 2006, 06:02 AM

^^ I edited my previous post, now showing the URL

Wind Shear

March 31st, 2006, 06:03 AM

^^ Thanks sinjin! :)

valium

March 31st, 2006, 06:03 AM

In short, you are a GOOD VIRUS. Hmm, how about some LactoBacillus? Oh and I forgot, LactoBacillus is the product of our very own Vice Governor Greg Sanchez. So, another Cebu-based business is about to bloom with Valium around :hilarious

kiddo, you mean the bottled product, the lactobacillus pafi, but the main component of the product which is lactobacillus per se is not the product of sanchez. lactobacillus has existed long before that product of sanchez existed in the market. its a live strain of organism, the lactobacillus shirota. they just modified the organism, to fit the taste and preference of the market. lactobacillus by the way is a good bacteria, unlike me who is a good virus. :bash:

demented_pigeon

March 31st, 2006, 06:06 AM

huwag ninyo nang pansinin si valium... lalong namimihasa
i think we should continue with the discussion...
can anyone tell me when the supposed transfer of the cebu international port will occur?

Wind Shear

March 31st, 2006, 06:13 AM

Speaking of the 5 Regions Will Survive the Federation...

He said that if all regions were to collect taxes equal to nine percent of their respective Gross Domestic Product, then only Metro Manila, Southern Tagalog, Cordillera, Northern Mindanao and Central Visayas would survive financially.

Where the heck is Davao?

I have an idea, how about the Central Visayas will help the other poor states, like in Eastern Visayas, Western Visayas? And then the Northen Mindanao will help CARAGA, Davao Region and SOCKSARGEN? Which is also of course, all Visayan-speaking regions. :)

jrevalde

March 31st, 2006, 07:43 AM

They would probably integrate less affluent regions to wealthier ones

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 07:54 AM

@Valium: Whatever you say man, that subway will be built. Whether its cebu's money or the government's, it will still be built. Whether you like it or not, it will be built. Kasabot?

Jimbu

March 31st, 2006, 07:55 AM

They would probably integrate less affluent regions to wealthier ones

the proposal includes a transition period and while not yet self reliant the richer states contributes to a federal fund that will be allocated to poorer states.

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 08:01 AM

^^ i hope everything is well planned before they will eventually change tha charter. coz the poorer states will surely be left out [and Cebu's resources will be dwendling by then] , although i dont really know what are the provisions of the proposed parliamentary system. :D

c0kelitr0

March 31st, 2006, 08:30 AM

speaking of the five regions, i don't think the federal setup would create 17 states...that would be too many...maybe central visayas would integrate eastern visayas...western visayas with palawan, north and northeastern mindanao, etc...

LordCarnal

March 31st, 2006, 08:42 AM

^^

That's possible cokelitro. Anyway, I guess it would not really be right to jump immediately into federalism based on that article above.

Maybe they could start by empowering the LGUs first.

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 08:53 AM

^^ Maybe that's what they call The Transition Period with a Transition Government..

we can only hope that it will be advantageous to Cebu and all other provinces in maximizing their potentials..

tj_brewed

March 31st, 2006, 08:57 AM

Speaking of the 5 Regions Will Survive the Federation...

Where the heck is Davao?

I have an idea, how about the Central Visayas will help the other poor states, like in Eastern Visayas, Western Visayas? And then the Northen Mindanao will help CARAGA, Davao Region and SOCKSARGEN? Which is also of course, all Visayan-speaking regions. :)

Talkin about Davao, here is the GDP report released last year by www.nscb.gov.ph for Mindanao.

The economy of Mindanao expanded by 6.0 percent in 2004, up from a 4.3 percent growth it registered in 2003. The total output of production of all economic activities in the island was estimated at P205.560 Billion from P193.848 Billion in 2003, valued at constant 1985 prices. In real terms, the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) output of Mindanao was valued at P822.127 Billion in 2004.

Among the six regions comprising the Mindanao Island Group, Davao Region posted the highest growth of 6.9 percent up from the 4.7 percent performance it registered in 2003. It also accounted for about 25.6 percent of the total output of Mindanao. SOCCSKSARGEN Region came in second with a 6.3 percent growth followed by Northern Mindanao (6.0%), Caraga (5.5%) and ARMM (5.3%). Zamboanga Peninsula was the slowest with economic improvements paced only at 4.7 percent.

Davao Region led the regions in the service sector outputs and registered 7.6 percent growth contributing about 29.7 percent to the service sector output of Mindanao. Davao Region hosts a number of hospitals equipped with modern apparatus, schools and big shopping malls which draw patrons from neighboring regions. Far second was Zamboanga Peninsula with 6.8 percent followed by Northern Mindanao with 6.2 percent growth.

:) Unfortunately, we do not have any data yet for 2005 - it may be released sometime this year.

For now, there are a lot of speculations re Federalism....but i hope this plan will be pursued...it will boost both of the cities' economies ( which i consider as home )- Cebu and Davao.

tj_brewed

March 31st, 2006, 09:17 AM

JAMAICUS

March 31st, 2006, 09:18 AM

Cebuanos, I would just like to ask every Cebuanos here. The ASEAN summit nears and Cebu is doing its best to give a good impression. My fellow Filipinos, the Cebuanos, I would just like to ask you all, what will you do on the ASEAN summit to make our country Proud.... with the capital P.

ashton

March 31st, 2006, 10:00 AM

:applause:

i noticed markii in today's QD Meeting (discussion) with Bong Borja - president of PeopleSupport, Chairman of Business Processing Association of the Philippines, and chairman of the Call Centers Association of the Philippines. I'm sure everyone of us will be proud with what he said about Cebuanos and Cebu! :)

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 10:44 AM

i noticed markii in today's QD Meeting (discussion) with Bong Borja - president of PeopleSupport, Chairman of Business Processing Association of the Philippines, and chairman of the Call Centers Association of the Philippines. I'm sure everyone of us will be proud with what he said about Cebuanos and Cebu! :)

If only we can only disclose it. hehehe. But i guess its ok to share this one statement made by a honcho of AOL during an on-site inspection: "If AOL will invest in the Philippines, it has to in Cebu!". That simple and straight. :)

SayBooMyBoo

March 31st, 2006, 10:46 AM

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/7418/banner156qp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

oi.. new cebuano forumers.. if oki ra ninyo pls nya submit sa inyo mga pics so we could add them sa collage.. "pu-ol na kaayo amo mga nawong sige balik-balik" :D

@pnggirl and ausiegirl just email your pics to me.. "apila inyo biodata" hehehe :D :D :D

@sugbuanaon: bitaw puol kaayo ng nawng pareho nawng boyax hehehe :runaway:

slerz

March 31st, 2006, 11:19 AM

sayboo, musta diha? roadtrip nya ta diha ha? hehe

SayBooMyBoo

March 31st, 2006, 11:33 AM

sayboo, musta diha? roadtrip nya ta diha ha? hehe
ooooy slerz ok ra ko naa ra ko sa amung balay oi..ayaw tuo anang marvin kay liwat na sa taw nga hinganlang boboy(cesar montano). musta slerz? when ato next roadstrip.... i mean roadtrip...hehehehe... :)

CwEoBwU

March 31st, 2006, 11:59 AM

@CwEoBwU theres no need for me elevate your illiterate comment about me, go ahead, say what you want, with your words, i know what value you have.

@arnoldsa you made me laugh, read the entire paragraph. we will know who needs to review his english 101.

you know what illiterate means?

what are you here for huh?! what value i have then! what have you then?

will you go to you own world you pathetic intruder! don't mess us up here because we are enjoying about what's been going on here. we don't value your "STUPID" and uncalled comments so leave us for heaven's sake!!!

Sinjin P.

March 31st, 2006, 12:18 PM

I went to Ayala earlier and it was so jampacked. It's the first time I'm recommending this. Avoid going to the malls this weekend, I almost suffocated. Phew! :D

Btw, I'd just like to share this development. It's not a big development but at least, it's a sign of progress. The Tita Gwapa supermart in Mandaue City is now undergoing EXPANSION!

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 12:57 PM

^^ see, even small retail players are expanding! :D

Sinjin P.

March 31st, 2006, 01:01 PM

That's what we call REAL development. :D

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 01:06 PM

^^ Exactly.

And you mentioned that Ayala was jampacked? You should've seen SM today. Hindi mahulugang karayum! it seems like forever to go from one end to the other.

Pero on the lighter side, nindut man na daghan tao. Daghan ka kabag-id bag-id. :hahaha:

Sinjin P.

March 31st, 2006, 01:10 PM

Grabe bitaw, SALE HERE, SALE THERE, SALE EVERYWHERE

I'd just like to repost the malls having their SALES this weekend:
So people, I guess it's time to break those piggy banks and go shopping! :cool:
MARCH 24-APRIL 17
>Gaisano Country Mall
>Gaisano Main
>Gaisano Balamban
>Gaisano Bogo
MARCH 30-APRIL 2
>White Gold Club
MARCH 31-APRIL 2
>Ayala Center Cebu
>SM City Cebu
>Metro Gaisano
>Super Metro Mandaue
>Gaisano South
>Gaisano Tabunok
>Gaisano Carcar
>Gaisano Mactan
>Gaisano Danao
>CARBON MARKET (Where everyday, it's a SALE)

pnggirl

March 31st, 2006, 01:11 PM

Good evening sinjin muaaaaaahhhhhh,

Is Tita Gwapa supermart, a big supermarket? BTW sinjin i think you are best person to answer these questions, 1. Is the construction of Gaisano Mall of Cebu already started ? 2. How about the Cebu Boardwalk Mall is there a construction activity there? I have read from the prvious page of this thread that there is a crane in the area. So we are expecting two big mall in the next 2 years . I hope that Robinsons too will expand thier mall , it is the smallest mall of all the Robinsons. Or maybe they will build another mall somewhere in Talisay City or maybe in downtown area ( theres a lot infront of Fairmart Cebu / a lot near Manila Modeste School in front of UC along Jones Avenue and a lot beside the Centerpoint Hotel in Jones Avenue. Thanks for the answer sinjin. muahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Sinjin P.

March 31st, 2006, 01:13 PM

Good Evening pnggirl! :wave:

>About Tita Gwapa, not that big, maybe Fooda Saversmart is even bigger.
>Gaisano Mall of Cebu? They have put up the columns already but that was done years ago. No development still from back then.
>Cebu Boardwalk Mall? I'd say there's still no construction activity.

tj_brewed

March 31st, 2006, 01:14 PM

shopping ta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 31 karon...... yehey...... :cheers1: :cheers1:

Sinjin P.

March 31st, 2006, 01:21 PM

^^ Ah, it's pay day pala.
Hmm, this thread is almost full and yet it isn't sticky yet. :)

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 01:22 PM

^^ haha payday!

tj_brewed

March 31st, 2006, 01:26 PM

:) :) libre markii beh!!! ehehehhehe wa jud ka nanagad nako kanina...niagi naman unta ka sa among department...huhuhuhuhuh...anyway ayaw saba ha pero diba ana si bong na service delivery dept na kuno ang magbuot kung kinsay mobalhin sa new building? well guess what, kita to - EXPEDIA! yehey! kay nidaog man ta sa bidding! well mao toy ingon sa team manager na nakatalk namo ganina ha! ehehehhehehe.... by the way, i heard ur call! kewl kaau! :)

Jimbu

March 31st, 2006, 01:30 PM

USC boasts highest bar exam passing in 28 years

USC Law Batch 2005 boasts the highest passing percentage since 1977 as 48 out 54 examinees hurdled the September 2005 Bar Examination according to results released yesterday, March 30, 2006.

Six Carolinians from previous batches also passed the examination. The national passing percentage is only 27.22% with 1,526 passers out of the 5,607 examinees.

The 88.89% mark of Batch 2005 is USC’s highest since 1977 (90.48%); the national passing then was a high 60.56%.

The new lawyers are: Rene C. Abcede Jr., Lota A. Aguipo, Stephan C. Alcuino, Queenie Grace C. Arnoco, Jaysa T. Bacalla, Meriam L. Ballener, Karl Josef D. Banag, Gerry Valentine V. Baquilod, Carmelle C. Baybay, Janice A. Benlot, Hazel A. Betco;

Luanne Ivy M. Cabatingan, Jarred T. Cabilte, Astrox V. Canama, Cynara Hannah L. Cayton, Julibeth Climaco-Watanabe, Angelie G. Cuizon, Jess Vincent A. dela Peña, Roberto V. dela Peña, Oliver C. Delfin, Melinda C. Domael, Marian C. Donayre, Miguel Samuel Aquiles E. Duran, Geraldine C. Fernandez, Karen L. Gonzalez;

Gaysel Antonette S. Igot, Simon Peter S. Jalad, Al M. Lagahit, Keily Y. Lim, Jennifer S. Luego, Ulysses P. Lumangtad, June I. Maratas, Dominic Ian S. Marigomen, Josel N. Mostajo, Rex Q. Nerves;

Alfred Yann G. Oguis, Jan Ralph Y. Perez, Myra Evelyn C. Petralba, Ada G. Preagido, Dax Matthew M. Quijano, Donn Frank C. Rabanes, Jeffrey L. Ravelo, Kristie Lynn R. Roa, Jennifer B. Rosales, Arturo V. Rubio Jr.;

Sheilamar E. Saliganan, Lynn V. Seares, Adelito M. Solibaga Jr., Leonides B. Sumbi, Ed Antonio G. Suson, Learson O. Tabotabo, Maricris S. Tumamak, Rosemarie O. Versoza, and Dave L. Villarin.

ashton

March 31st, 2006, 01:37 PM

wow. u deserve it guys... we are the very first team to have come to Cebu.. so they should give us the best building (aww you d i) hehehe....

PS Cebu has expanded like crazy.. hehe. Many accounts have come in and that means opportunities for everyone.

miss taking calls. :(

:) :) libre markii beh!!! ehehehhehe wa jud ka nanagad nako kanina...niagi naman unta ka sa among department...huhuhuhuhuh...anyway ayaw saba ha pero diba ana si bong na service delivery dept na kuno ang magbuot kung kinsay mobalhin sa new building? well guess what, kita to - EXPEDIA! yehey! kay nidaog man ta sa bidding! well mao toy ingon sa team manager na nakatalk namo ganina ha! ehehehhehehe.... by the way, i heard ur call! kewl kaau! :)

slimer

March 31st, 2006, 01:38 PM

when we went there last March 19 during our long walk on site where the mall will be built, I didn't noticed a crane, how bout you bai mark... kita ba kag crane pag adto nato? So I hope this will be the start of the construction of tha mall...hope so...

I just noticed the crane(s) this wednesday this week. gasaky man ko vhire gud so maybe i was just hallucinating hehehe. i wasnt able to check it out again today since we have no work. maybe tomorrow i will take a closer look again.

tj_brewed

March 31st, 2006, 01:41 PM

wow. u deserve it guys... we are the very first team to have come to Cebu.. so they should give us the best building (aww you d i) hehehe....

PS Cebu has expanded like crazy.. hehe. Many accounts have come in and that means opportunities for everyone.

miss taking calls. :(

ashton! miss naka namo tanan (Expedia floor)! ehehehhee apil apil ko ha baskin wa pa ta meet in person!

daghan na kaau new accounts sa PS Cebu bro..and know what...most sa mga major clients sa manila gusto magexpand sa cebu....kay basing on the performance of the Expedia travel specialists in cebu - mas ok pa ang performance sa mga tagaCebu according to Bong Borja!

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 01:43 PM

@tj: pm na lang bai kay OT na ta. hehe

ashton

March 31st, 2006, 01:46 PM

ashton

March 31st, 2006, 01:47 PM

opss sorry.. :)

@tj: pm na lang bai kay OT na ta. hehe

tj_brewed

March 31st, 2006, 01:49 PM

^^
Ya I agree... Cebu reps are sometimes (or always, based from my experience before) better than Manila reps... Expedia Cebu was like always ahead than Expedia Manila in terms of statistics.. hehehe.. thats why I miss all the people there especially Email team where all (no joking) are my close friends.... :)

Cebu rocks (hehehe, this is the favorite line of Aileen E)

so close friends na ta ashton ha....ehehehehhe since natransfer nako sa email cebu..wa nako sa email manila! ehehehehhehehe...... :)

know what ash...been with PS and Exp for 2 years now..pero wa pa jud ko nakakita og monthly stat na mas taas ang CSAT sa PS Main. Always mas taas jud ang EXP-Cebu! :) :) isa pud na ang secret ngano progressive kaau ang Cebu karon! its because of its people! dynamic and ok kaau ang performance jud! Forward Cebu!

OT - bisita pud diay mo sa akong hometown ha..eheheheheh naa sa pikas thread...

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 01:51 PM

opss sorry.. :)

no probs bro. hehehe. i was refering to my answer to tj's question. but its still about Cebu anyway. :)

Yep Cebu is beating Manila, and Cebu is only a hairline behind Tacoma. I am confident that in a few month's time, we will beat Tacoma eventually :okay:

ashton

March 31st, 2006, 01:55 PM

^^
Surely. Ya Cebu is always ahead.. And my CSA friends also said that some CSAs in Manila are --- hehehe..... :)

So, the Skyrise Building looks like ready to rock! I saw the last pix of the building and it is not at all bad--looking accoring to some of my friends..

At least the only problem is I think for smokers esp if they are on the second floor onwards-- they have to go down to smoke (hurot 15min break!) :)

Any news on the 'The Village'?

rustyboi

March 31st, 2006, 01:57 PM

drop by lang ko. duwa sa mi warcraft. summer na! but it's darn raining hard here. :(

ashton

March 31st, 2006, 01:58 PM

ohh that freakyn TAC!! that was the only team to beat since then.......
Im sure you are a threat to them-- so go for it guys-- (hehe, feeling Arjay ko karon)

Go, Cebu!

no probs bro. hehehe. i was refering to my answer to tj's question. but its still about Cebu anyway. :)

Yep Cebu is beating Manila, and Cebu is only a hairline behind Tacoma. I am confident that in a few month's time, we will beat Tacoma eventually :okay:

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 02:03 PM

^^ For as long as we will be comftable at Skyrise, there shouldnt be a problem.

Now whatever happened to The Village? Nobody knows. hehehe. Even Bong was amazed that it is still closed. But im sure that something ''exciting'' will rise from the defunct party place.

tj_brewed

March 31st, 2006, 02:03 PM

no probs bro. hehehe. i was refering to my answer to tj's question. but its still about Cebu anyway. :)

Yep Cebu is beating Manila, and Cebu is only a hairline behind Tacoma. I am confident that in a few month's time, we will beat Tacoma eventually :okay:

mabeat sa Cebu ang Tacoma with markii now on the floor! markii kung TM naka ayaw ko kalimti ha! ahihihihihih :) :)

Go Cebu!!!!!!!!

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 02:05 PM

drop by lang ko. duwa sa mi warcraft. summer na! but it's darn raining hard here. :(

is it really? mercury is rising here in cebu bai. feel na feel na ang summer! :D

ashton

March 31st, 2006, 02:09 PM

I think you will be---

Wow, I can sense your closeness with the Phil Contact Center Assoc President, Im glad he made a comment on the closure of the Village... :)

The call centers around Asiatown should press the management of The Village to fast track the reopening as you guys need it especially during your lunch breaks-- And Im hoping that there would be various options and less expensive coz I think mahal mahal baya ang breakfast club and da vinci if every night. . . . hehe

^^ For as long as we will be comftable at Skyrise, there shouldnt be a problem.

Now whatever happened to The Village? Nobody knows. hehehe. Even Bong was amazed that it is still closed. But im sure that something ''exciting'' will rise from the defunct party place.

ashton

March 31st, 2006, 02:11 PM

thats right!

Really, PS is a huge contribution to the economy of Cebu!

mabeat sa Cebu ang Tacoma with markii now on the floor! markii kung TM naka ayaw ko kalimti ha! ahihihihihih :) :)

Go Cebu!!!!!!!!

LordCarnal

March 31st, 2006, 02:15 PM

^^

Oh there's that word again: TACOMA

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 02:16 PM

^^ as of now, PeopleSupport is the number 1 white-collar employer here in cebu [as per Bong Borja] :okay:

slimer

March 31st, 2006, 02:18 PM

mga bai, about valium, kung mo-post pa gani to dinhi ato kaha suwayan nga wa gyuy mo-reply. pareha ingon sa akong mama, di siya ganahan mangasaba ug tawng di jud motubag or mosukol. what i mean is mas magsakit iyang dughan kung way motagad niya.

english translation: valium? a typical crab! that's what finoys are good at. you give them one topic and he can make a hundred meaning or translation out of it.

ashton

March 31st, 2006, 02:20 PM

^^
okey noted. To hell those people who put Cebu down and making their opinions an EXCUSE!!!!

slimer

March 31st, 2006, 02:21 PM

ashton

March 31st, 2006, 02:22 PM

Tacoma, WA is the # 1 rival of Peoplesupport Cebu in terms of performance (for one account only)..... but Cebuanos are always on the go and ready for the challenges.. Im sure they can make it!

^^

Oh there's that word again: TACOMA

tj_brewed

March 31st, 2006, 02:23 PM

cge pud na sya ug samok samok sa among pikas thread..sigeg post ug bad news. wa pa jud respeto sa among councilors..naa mi 2 members na city councilors but yet nagpost sya ug badnews regarding sa city council..i mean yeah tinuod iyang gipost na news..but kelangan ba jud to i-raise ang issue dire? skyscraper is a site where we promote each of our cities..

ashton

March 31st, 2006, 02:24 PM

ya I forgot sorry-- peeps from Davao, Cagayan, Bacolod etc... etc.. thank you for coming to Cebu to work! :)

yes thats correct! but lets give credit also to some of the people who are not from cebu but who work here like tj. etc..etc..

ashton

March 31st, 2006, 02:25 PM

I agree with you-- but the way I see it your thread and your city itself is amazing... sus kung di palang mahal plete ai. . . :)

cge pud na sya ug samok samok sa among pikas thread..sigeg post ug bad news. wa pa jud respeto sa among councilors..naa mi 2 members na city councilors but yet nagpost sya ug badnews regarding sa city council..i mean yeah tinuod iyang gipost na news..but kelangan ba jud to i-raise ang issue dire? skyscraper is a site where we promote each of our cities..

tj_brewed

March 31st, 2006, 02:32 PM

ya I forgot sorry-- peeps from Davao, Cagayan, Bacolod etc... etc.. thank you for coming to Cebu to work! :)

pero i consider Cebu as my home too....sa Davao ko nagdako pero ang akong relatives gikan man dire..kanang mga Suicos and Incios....ehehehhehehe

also, naa gud dire akong cool na migos! SSC Gang and PS peeps...

but ofcourse, although im here....nagpay tribute pud ko sa place kung asa ko gipadako..and that's Davao...

LordCarnal

March 31st, 2006, 02:37 PM

^^

Kanang mga Suicos kay daghan na dinhi sa Cebu. :)

By the way, basin next week pwede nako maka roadtrip.. Hehehehe... Slerz suggested Tops.

tj_brewed

March 31st, 2006, 02:40 PM

adto ta bantayan!!!!!!!! kanus-a man na para maka file nako PTO! mokuyog jud ko!!!!! harangan man ng bagyo! ahihihihihi!!! ganahan ko moapil sa photoshoot nato! and ofcourse i missss u all!!! ehehehhe...ashton..i wish makakuyog pud unta ka!

guys, atngan nato si ash sa airport pag-uli niya! ehehehehhehe

tj_brewed

March 31st, 2006, 02:42 PM

^^

Kanang mga Suicos kay daghan na dinhi sa Cebu. :)

oo...ig-agaw man kuno namo ng baksidor..ingon akong mama! ahihihihihihih...pero hadlok ko momeet niya oi..buhaton pa nuon ko og punching bag! na!

also.....Cebu is leading the way...baskin sa sports..kay daghan kaaung athletes gikan sa Cebu!

slerz

March 31st, 2006, 02:45 PM

ooooy slerz ok ra ko naa ra ko sa amung balay oi..ayaw tuo anang marvin kay liwat na sa taw nga hinganlang boboy(cesar montano). musta slerz? when ato next roadstrip.... i mean roadtrip...hehehehe... :)

saon, nagkasturya mis inyong maid oi... tua na kuno kas pikas dapit sa kalibutan..hehe. Diha lang nya ta mag roadtrip puhon. Kaw jd, naghilom hilom ra ka namiya na diay to :D

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Red Hot Sale at Gaisano Main, Country Mall

Summer in Cebu is unusually hot this month until April 17. The tropical summer sky is cloudless for sure and the piercing heat of the sun will definitely burn your skin like a lobster fresh from the boiling pot. But why do a lot of people are rushing out of their house and head somewhere despite of the glaring sun?

It’s because it’s Red Hot Sale at Gaisano Main and Gaisano Country Mall from March 23 to April 17. The two shopping destinations, the former, a department store in downtown and the latter, a mall in Banilad are heating up the summer season with mind-boggling discounts on selected items, especially summer wear.

Shoppers will be treated to another exciting mark-down prices on a wide selection of items on sale. Aside from this, there’s also the exciting A Million Thanks Family Car Promo with a Suzuki APV as top prize. Ten units Samsung Flat TVs and 10 refrigerators also await winners.

3-Day Summer Sale at E-mall

Summertime is here. School is over. And opportunities abound. An opportunity to spend one’s time on the beach, or tinkering about something you long to do in summer.

What about shopping? For women and children, shopping is great. That is, if you have more than enough moolah to splurge on. But wait, you don’t need to break your piggy bank to buy your favorite pair of jeans you’ve been eyeing for so long. You don’t even need to ask a friend for a P.O. to buy a pair of tees for your teenage son and a pair of shoes for your husband. Bargains are everywhere!

One particular place to find great bargains this summer is Elizabeth Mall. Known as “The Shopping Center of the South”, E-mall gears up for its three-day “Whew Hot Summer Sale” that starts today until Sunday, April 2. It is the only shopping mall in the south of the metro that offers unparalleled value for your money.

Shoppers will get to enjoy up to 70% discount on selected items at all shops inside the mall. That means big savings for every mother who can’t seem to resist the lure of shopping at bargain prices. To top it all, every valued shopper will get the chance to grab one or more of those special ‘Hotly Baggie’ summer bags at P99 a piece for every purchase of P200, accumulated or single.

Graduation Sale at Ayala Center Cebu

March is graduation month. This is the time of year when most people busy themselves with shopping activities looking for something they can give to a person close to their hearts on his or her graduation day.

Most of them hunt for the best buys in town checking out almost every store hoping to find something that would make a perfect present to appreciate. There seems to be nothing better than shopping in a trendy mall that offer a wide array of shopping options and value for your money.

Ayala Center Cebu is Cebu’s premier leisure and shopping destination for good buys and entertainment. As a tribute to the graduating class of 2006, it is holding a three-day mallwide sale starting today until Sunday, April 2. Ayala Center Cebu has more than a hundred specialty shops offering a broad selection of products, from apparel to zesty food.

As an added attraction to shoppers, Kitchie Nadal will perform live at the activity center at 5 p.m. today. On Saturday, Fashion TV School will have a Runway Modelling Class also at the activity center to be conducted by Jackie Aquino, from 1 to 5 p.m. Later in the evening at 8 p.m., Ogie Alcasid with SRO and Stagecrew will stage special show at Ratsky. Globe G-cash meanwhile will present MYMP live at the South Surface Parking Area, also at 8 p.m.

On Sunday, a bingo special will be held at 12 n.n. at the activity center, where one can get a chance to win Ayala Malls Electronic gift certificates.

3-Day Sale at SM City Cebu

Brace yourself to the biggest sale in town this summer!

A mall-wide sale for theree days at SM City Cebu will surely give Cebuanos more reasons to celebrate this summer. That’s three days of bargain hunting at every store of the mall’s more than 300 tenants plus the mall’s anchor stores, the SM Department Store, SM Appliance Center and SM Supermarket. That will happen on March 31, April 1 and 2.

The mall is not only slashing down the prices of all its merchandise but also giving away prizes to lucky shoppers. To qualify in the raffle, a shopper only needs to present a proof of purchase worth P500, single or accumulated, at the raffle booth at Atrium BC, Lower Ground Floor. Among the prizes at stake are 15 JVC Digital Audio players and 18 SM gift certificates worth P3,000 each. Raffle is held every hour starting at 12 noon during the three-day sale.

If that is not enough, how about taking home any of the 30 Samsung camcorders that the SM Department Store is giving away for 30 lucky shoppers in its Win Every Hour promo from day one to day three. That means, not one, not two, not even ten but 30 chances of winning one of the camcorders at stake. Simply present a proof of purchase worth P500 at the raffle booth to qualify.

Shoppers at SM Supermarket will also get the chance to win some exciting prizes by playing the pachinko game. A minimum purchase of P500 is required.

slerz

March 31st, 2006, 03:06 PM

^^

Kanang mga Suicos kay daghan na dinhi sa Cebu. :)

By the way, basin next week pwede nako maka roadtrip.. Hehehehe... Slerz suggested Tops.

SIGE ba! maytag daghan ta asta mga PS boys mka kuyog para sosyal paminawn.hhehe. Mao raman sd gud ni akng trabaho, mag sigeg suroy daghan daghan sd og ma earn nga abog :)... and if you guys are call boys, I'm a laroy laroy boy...:lol:

LordCarnal

March 31st, 2006, 03:13 PM

I think this pic by marvin was taken between 1989-1990

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebu_old.jpg

astroboi

March 31st, 2006, 03:29 PM

D'Transporter

March 31st, 2006, 03:53 PM

Oh boy!! here we go again!!

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 04:15 PM

^^ ang sabot guys, ok? :)

KulasKusgan

March 31st, 2006, 04:24 PM

^^I am involved in preparing for it's budget but I won't tell you :rock: :rock:

mauga pay sapa, bisag unsa kalawm, taga dughan ras itik :lol:

ato-ato lang ni. unsa diay imo nahibal-an? promise dili ko mosaba.

i know cebu is capable of paying its obligations. just like davao, creditors dili mag-duha-duha sa pag-pautang. well, the 4 c's of credit.

cebu might have funds on its balance sheet but its liquidity would suffer. it doesnt mean na cebu nanghiram ng pera, ibig sabihon walay kwarta but its more on gi-extend ang gamit sa kwarta og para pud sa operating expenses.

@ cebu forumers: akong lolo gikan sa cebu city. og akong lola gikan sa alegria. they mgrated to davao in 1918. basig paryente ta ha. naay mga sikat nga personalidad sa cebu nga paryente sa akong lolo. ambot kaila pa ba sila sa ilang paryente sa davao.

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 04:27 PM

^^ bai taga badian ko, silingan ra sa alegria. hehe

KulasKusgan

March 31st, 2006, 04:36 PM

^^ nge, no idea. la pa ko kaanhag cebu. molaag lang nya ko diha. gusto ko moanha pero la koy kauban. busy akong mga buddies. la lagi ko maanad mosuroy mag-inusara.

MarkiiBoi

March 31st, 2006, 04:40 PM

^^ ayaw kabalaka bai, kung muari ka, i suroy ka namo. musugot man kaha ka maglakaw lang? hehehe. bitaw kung muari ka, mag roadtrip ta.

KulasKusgan

March 31st, 2006, 04:46 PM

^^ sure! lay koy kurat. maski pa magkamang. kaon man gani tag sampinit og til-as. hehe. january pa gani unta akong plano in time for sinulog. mo-PM lang nya ko kung naa nako dinha.

slerz

March 31st, 2006, 04:50 PM

slerz, namimintang ka ba? ba't alam mo ba na ako ang gumawa non sayo? Ba't mo nasabing ako? Bobo ka pala eh, walang pinag aralan namimintang kaagad at naintindihan ko ang mga sinabi mi sa itaas na wala kang nagagawa sa buhay di katulad ng mga kasamahan mo na may astig na mga career. Akala mo sino kang magaling, di naman maruning mag salita. yun lang po!

astroboi, hindi ko sinabi na ikaw nag paki alam sa account ko so you shouldn't have said sumthin aginst me. Ok lang na walang nagawa sa buhay as long as I haven't stepped on someones foot. Di marunog magsalita pero ok lang coz they can still understand what I'm saying. Yes they (my friends) have astig careers and I'm happy for them and I don't wanna happen that one day I will be the king and they're to become my slaves, it should be the other way around though, it will be ok for me... happy they are, happy me... lucky they are, lucky me ;) :rock:

buti naman maruning kang magsalita :lol:

SayBooMyBoo

March 31st, 2006, 07:16 PM

unsa may problema aning mga tawhana slerz? utro pod ti si valuim ay..may pag ka kuwang kuwang pod 2 tawhana... adtoon nato na sa ilaha slerz ato na silang e roadtrip..ingan mark and arnold..kita lang gihapon :bash:

P.S.
please translate katong maayo mu translate :)

Jimbu

March 31st, 2006, 07:57 PM

Saturday, April 01, 2006
Sports wear supplier opens factory at MEZ
By Aurelia l. Castro
Sun.Star Staff Reporter

China - based manufacturer and supplier of bran-ded sports wear Yuen Thai Industrial Co. Ltd. (YTI) launched its first offshore venture with the opening of its 7,488-square meter factory at Mactan Economic Zone last Thursday.

“What is very attractive for me about this country are the people. Many say that wage in the Philippines is higher compared to other countries. But it’s not about the wage, but on how well you manage the people and how efficient you can make the factory,” Yuen Thai Philippines Inc. (YTPI) chairman Raymond Tan said in an interview.

YTI is a joint venture of Luen Thai and Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited, the world’s “largest” footwear manufacturer.

“When we say that Filipinos can be more efficient than Chinese workers, most people think we are nuts. But in reality, we can make this factory efficient than most Chinese factories,” he said.

Confident

He said he is confident the country can be as competitive as Vietnam, Indonesia and India.

YTPI targets to produce 2.9 million sportswear (shirts and pants) every month for its major customer Adidas. The goods will be distributed in the United States, Europe and Japan.

It will ship its first export on April 15.

“Many brands have not considered Philippines as one of their strategic sourcing countries. But Adidas has a huge commitment to the Philippines. I can guarantee you that we will be expanding very fast,” he said.

In two to three years, he said YTPI will expand and will look for more properties to settle in.

“We started considering Cebu in September last year. After we started in China two years ago, we thought about where to go after. We looked at the Philippines and didn’t think twice,” he said.
Textile business

He pointed out that his family had been involved in the textile and garments business in the country for many years.

Willie Tan, chief executive officer of Luen Thai Private Group, said the firm’s decision to stay in the country reflects its confidence in the Philippine government and the economy.

He also noted in his speech that Cebu has sustained its export-led growth and stands as one of the fastest growing cities of the nation despite the country’s political problems.

Destination

“Locating our business in the Philippines is a decision that we hold so dear in our hearts. We have long selected the Philippines as one of our investment destinations,” he said.

Vicky Dilcock, vice president of YTPI, commended the firm’s “highly-skilled” workforce in Cebu.

YTPI hired the 700 employees who lost jobs when Elegant Garment and Simon Town International Inc., former owner of the YTPI factory, closed in November last year.

“We will hire more and raise employment to 1,200 in May and 2,000 in July this year,” she said.

Jimbu

March 31st, 2006, 08:06 PM

Saturday, April 01, 2006

Marco Polo Plaza sets culinary stage for grand opening

Within the next few weeks, Marco Polo Plaza will operate from dress rehearsal mode to show time.

Final touches are being applied to the guestrooms, the central air conditioning is up and running, the new swimming pool is now complete with a waterfall and the meeting room carpets are being laid out. The restaurants are just about done and the culinary team, led by Executive Chef Luke Gagnon and Pastry Chef Edgar Daclan, are excited to show off months of brainstorming, training and creativity. more (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/04/01/life/marco.polo.plaza.sets.culinary.stage.for.grand.opening.html)

rustyboi

March 31st, 2006, 09:24 PM

come on guys, we need not to stoop to their low level. i mean, Cebu is a peaceful and progressive country. ambot lang kaha sa ilang bukid, the desperates shouldn't be taken seriously. what's in it for us to entertain the sick losers anyway?

slerz

March 31st, 2006, 11:18 PM

another press release about the Imperial Palace Hotel by The Korea Times and Hotels Magazine... Didn't mention 7 towers coz I'm still doubtful :D. Will be completed in just a year.

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March 31, 2006, Friday

269 words

Imperial Palace to Open Hotel

By Kim Tong-hyungThe Imperial Palace Hotel signed an agreement with Philippine construction company Phil. BTX Corporation to establish a resort hotel in Cebu. The hotel declined to provide further details.

The planned hotel, tentatively named the ''Cebu Imperial Palace Hotel and Resort,'' is scheduled to be completed in October, next year, at a location in Mactan, Cebu, an island that is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Philippines.

The 15-story building will house 424 guest rooms, 200 resort-style rooms and 44 full-size villas. Imperial Palace will look over interior design, food and beverages concepts as well as management and staff training of their new branch in the Philippines.

It marks the first time that a Korean independent hotel has branched out and established a chain overseas with its brand name and management, according to officials at Imperial Palace.

''I expect the new hotel to compete with Cebu's other leading properties such as the Shangri-la and the Hilton Hotels,'' said Shin Chul-ho, 56, the chief executive of the Imperial Palace Hotel.

The Imperial Palace hotel, located at southern Seoul's booming business district of Nonhyon-dong, is among the most successful independent hotels in the city with its advantageous location, luring business travelers.

The hotel completed a 3-year renovation project in May last year, in which it invested more than 100 billion won ($100 million), doubling the number of guest rooms from 210 to 430 and also adding a convention center, a shopping arcade, an outdoor swimming pool and a dance club.

March 31, 2006

[Link] (http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=616&topicId=12552&docId=l:371299151&start=13)

tj_brewed

March 31st, 2006, 11:32 PM

pnggirl

March 31st, 2006, 11:38 PM

So klaro na kaayo, Cebu Imperial Palace Hotel and Resrot and the Intercon 7 Tower Hotel and Resort are two separate projects. Two proposed big hotel and resort complex in just a year, whewww Cebu is GREAT. I love Cebu MUAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH. But I want the Gaisano Mall of Cebu and the Cebu Boardwalk Mall to start construction also within this year. How about the construction of the twin tower THE FORUM Condotel ? Any pictures guys ................?

pnggirl

March 31st, 2006, 11:40 PM

But 15 storey high for a 600 something room hotel/resort complex is very huge, i mean why not build a 20 storey something building to save space in the resort.

pnggirl

March 31st, 2006, 11:48 PM

Before I go, I want to know the status of the proposed Lexmark Building at the CBP, nagsugod na ba ang ilang construction ? How about the Manros Plaza Hotel nagsugod na ba usab ang ilang construction? Sorry guys if i have too many questions. Ok i have to go na ,gi-pickup na ako sa amo service, masuko ra ba ni among driver nga nognog kung malangay ka, heheheheheheh . Muwaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Answer my question guys. salamat.

slerz

March 31st, 2006, 11:48 PM

wala na diay koy apil? :pet: :cry: :pet::cry: kuyag unta ko..... :cry:

oist, tj... it's our group so there's no reason nga di ka mka kuyog... perme man gni ka di mo kuyoy :D

@pnggirl, gud mawnin... about the said projects, sila marvin, arnoldse o mark ang maka answer sa imo question coz they're living sa ciudad kay ako sa bukid man nag puyo, layo layo sa ciudad.hehe

tj_brewed

March 31st, 2006, 11:49 PM

yehey!!! kuyog ko...tungod man gud sa akong sked mao d ko kakuyog usahay...pero this time...mokuyog jud ko...!

Sinjin P.

April 1st, 2006, 03:41 AM

Good Morning Philippines, Sugbu!

Jimbu

April 1st, 2006, 04:10 AM

Japan to drill for oil in Cebu
Tañon Strait may yield 1 billion barrels - Dept. of Energy

Published: 1 April 2006
Wilfredo Rodolfo III

THERE could be oil under the sea between Negros and Cebu islands based on the result of seismic surveys made last year by a Japanese firm, said the Department of Energy yesterday.

The DOE reported that Japan Exploration (Japex) would start drilling operations in Tañon Strait by next year to find out.

The drill will determine if the supply, estimated at one billion barrels, is of "commercial quantity."

"They have identified four sites to drill but they haven't informed us yet where exactly. They are now securing the environment compliance certificates," said Ismael Ocampo, DOE's chief of petroleum resources development division, in a report to the Central Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC) during its full council meeting.

"The seismic surveys identified some areas where there could possibly be oil. They will drill to confirm if the reserves are of commercial quantity," Ocampo said.
The worst case scenario, Ocampo said, would be to fid out that what was detected by the seismic machines as oil deposits was actually just water.

The drilling operations, to be done aboard a ship, will be have minimal effect on marine life, he assured. No structures or platforms will be built in the area.

Ocampo said the DOE is confident there is oil in Tañon which the department earlier estimated to be one billion barrels. If converted to present oil prices the oil is worth some $45 billion.

The biggest oil and gas deposit being drilled in the country at the Malampaya fields in the seas off Palawan only has a 40 million barrel reserve.

DOE Undersecretary Guillermo Balce earlier said that the national government is bound to get 60 percent of the net income of private firms that successfully find oil in Cebu. The remaining 40 percent would go to the private company which has a service contract with the DOE.

Local governments in Cebu will be watching this venture carefully with an eye to sharing the revenue.

Under the Local Government Code, the locality is entitled to a 40 percent of the national government's 60 percent share, Balce said.

Two other seismic operations-in the seas near the northwestern tip of Cebu, one between Bohol and Cebu -- are still in the preliminary stages.

Natural gas drills in the towns of Bogo and Aloguinsan are being studied for commercial production, possibly for power generation, a DOE report added.

c0kelitr0

April 1st, 2006, 04:14 AM

:eek2: omg, the cebu imperial palace hotel is gonna be bigger than the "mother ship" :D

MarkiiBoi

April 1st, 2006, 04:17 AM

^^bitaw. and imperial palace will be bigger than Shangri-la!

maayung buntag mga sugbuanon!

Sinjin P.

April 1st, 2006, 04:25 AM

Walang tao ngayon ah.
Baka, lumalangoy pa sila sa mga mall

Sinjin P.

April 1st, 2006, 04:51 AM

Airline echoes CEB promo, to offer flight seats for P1

MANILA - Air Philippines will offer seats for P1 ($0.02) on domestic flights during the lean travel months of June to October, the second local airline to do so.

“Instead of the seats being wasted, we might as well offer them at a low price,” said airline spokeswoman Leah Sison. “We also want to boost tourism and travel during the traditional lean months.”

Surcharges

Sison said only about 10 percent of the seats for every flight will be offered at the promotional rate.

Insurance and fuel surcharges amounting to P850 pesos ($16) for the southern Mindanao region and P650 pesos ($12.75) for Visayas destinations will be added, she said.

She said the company expects about 100,000 seats would be available during the period.

Passengers need to confirm their bookings on April 1 to 15 for flights between June 16 and Oct. 15.

Air Philippines is controlled by business tycoon Lucio Tan, who also operates Philippine Airlines, the country’s largest carrier.

Earlier, Cebu Pacific, offered more than 50,000 P1 tickets to be used from June 20 to Oct. 18 for sale through Sunday.

The company, also known as Cebu Air Inc., recently marked 10 years with a promotion sale of 154,000 seats at P10 pesos ($0.20) each.

The airline, owned by conglomerate JG Summit Holdings Inc., recently acquired 12 new Airbus A319s.

Sinjin P.

April 1st, 2006, 04:54 AM

Flyover opposed

HOMEOWNERS, businessmen and Carmelite nuns living along Juan Luna Avenue in Cebu City vigorously oppose a flyover project being rushed for completion in time for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in December.

The two-way P80-million flyover will be built with one end near the San Carlos Seminary, over Cardinal Rosales Avenue and F. Cabahug Street, and the other end near a gasoline station just past the Carmelite Monastery in Juan Luna Ave.(formerly San Jose de la Montaña).

The first phase of the contract worth P14.185 million was already awarded to WT Construction. Construction will take six to seven months.

Although the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Central Visayas is still short of some P6.6 million for the project, Engr. Nonato Paylado said the agency will have enough funds once the budget for the ASEAN Summit will be released .

Project proponent Rep. Raul Del Mar (Cebu City, north) and DPWH engineers got the ire of property owners who complained they were never consulted about the project.

"If you want to solve traffic problems, the traffic jam near the Mabolo church is worse," Nitos Cui-Teves said during a public forum organized by the DPWH yesterday.

Residents said there was no traffic congestion in their area and the flyover was better off built somewhere else.

Del Mar, however, said he was convinced the project is badly needed to ease traffic.

"It is practically a go. If you want it stopped, you should convince us that your side is the prevailing side," he told the complaining residents and businessmen.

He said other flyover projects for Mabolo Chruch and the junction of Gorordo Avenue and Gen. Maxilom Avenue are also in the pipeline waiting for funds.

Ferdinand Jakosalem, a resident, said the value of their real estate properties would dive if the flyover is built, just like what happened to lots near the Banilad-Juan Luna flyover.

The secluded Carmelite nuns are also opposing the plan since the flyover will be "noisy and will disturb the people praying." The flyover will also be looking over the monastery, disturbing the privacy of the nuns.

The residents said the historic monastery, which has been in the area since 1947, would be defaced with the flyover.

"This monastery has been a landmark and a witness to many presidents. This is part of Cebu's culture," Cory Jakosalem said.

But DPWH Regional Director Robert Lala said the project, in the pipeline since 2001, will push through because money was already allocated.

Engr. Leah Negre said the flyover is also needed for the ASEAN Summit in December since the area is one of the main road links between two big hotels in Lahug , the airport and the proposed Cebu International Convention Center.

dive-cebu

April 1st, 2006, 05:50 AM

wala pa ko ka inom ato div.. baga lang jud ko ug nawong daan.. haha

wala nami klase div mao bitaw sige nako online ron.. wala namay lingaw.. knusa nimo hatag div ky adto nya ko bohol ugma wala pa ko kabalo knusa ko mabalik :D

oi if balik ka ngari cebu sulti nya basin EB ta balik mga forumers.. myta daghan2 na maka-apil sa next EB nato..

bai marv, tinuod ka? mag EB ta nya apil nako? WOOOOW!!!! cge, here's my itinerary:april 5 - abot ko cebu from cagayn de oro, whole day, cebu rako...
april 6 - departure to ilo-ilo
april 8 - abot ko cebu from ilo-ilo, hangtod holy week nako bai..

What you think? Any suggestion for the date? hehehe!!!

dive-cebu

April 1st, 2006, 05:51 AM

FF Cruz & Co., which owns 48% of the 101-hectare Mandaue Reclamation Area, is the developer of the Boardwalk tourist hub and aims to make the entire development as Tourism Enterprise Zone.
thanks mark!

dive-cebu

April 1st, 2006, 05:53 AM

in the news... 03.31.06
go go Subway... go signal for the digging of the subway tunnel.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Slerz2/SUBWAY.jpg

slerz, that's pretty awesome!!!! :)

dive-cebu

April 1st, 2006, 06:14 AM

^^
Ya I agree... Cebu reps are sometimes (or always, based from my experience before) better than Manila reps... Expedia Cebu was like always ahead than Expedia Manila in terms of statistics.. hehehe.. thats why I miss all the people there especially Email team where all (no joking) are my close friends.... :)

Cebu rocks (hehehe, this is the favorite line of Aileen E)

hello guys, i think this will also include TJ and other peepz from PS. May I just share my experience when i was with etelecare. actually, i was one of the first guys who were hired in cebu for etelecare that's 2 years ago. when we (cebu-based agents) arrived in manila for our training (more than 6 months ang training), manila people were really impressed with our performance, most specially our ENGLISH! during that time man gud, wala pa ang etelecare bldg sa asiatown IT park but etelecare management were very decided na jud to put up a center in cebu... dili ko makig away sa mga taga PS ha! we're friends here, basta taga cebu!!!! and wala na pod ko sa etel, hagbay ra ko nag resign... hehehe!!! :)

LordCarnal

April 1st, 2006, 06:14 AM

There's an ongoing FASHION TV fashion show in Ayala Center right now thanks to BIGFOOT

http://www.ftv.com/online/page.php?P=24

dive-cebu

April 1st, 2006, 06:28 AM

There's an ongoing FASHION TV fashion show in Ayala Center right now thanks to BIGFOOT

http://www.ftv.com/online/page.php?P=24
dugay man ma open bai!

dive-cebu

April 1st, 2006, 06:33 AM

guys, i have to go back to work, even if it's a saturday! haaaay!!! just inform me if there's gonna be an EB in the weeks to come.. MANG LUOD jud ko if dili ko i-apil!!! hehehe!!!

pnggirl

April 1st, 2006, 06:50 AM

Good afternoon guys, half day ra ko karon, unsa man wala may ningtubag sa akong mga pangutana? Guys please muahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

jrevalde

April 1st, 2006, 06:53 AM