Cebú City and Province [Archive] - Page 47

LordCarnal

May 2nd, 2006, 02:35 PM

Jollibee loves Mcdonalds. :)
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Keppel Building
-Their shipyard in Singapore is one of the best in the world. They build ships, oilrigs, and a lot more. In National Geographic's Megastructures, one oil-rig took them almost 2 years (?) to make. It was very big of course. They also have a smaller shipyard in Mactan.

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Osmeña Boulevard/Fuente Osmeña (Uptown-Midtown)
- Cebu's fastest growing business and tourist district. In the limelight is the Fuente Towers Complex -- the biggest building complex outside Manila -- which will house four highrise buildings (hotel, condo, and offices) . Towers 1 and 2 are currently under construction. Towers 3 and 4 will commence later on. All of the four towers will be connected by a bridge/walkway.

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Jimbu

May 2nd, 2006, 03:13 PM

Discussion ongoing – SRP manager
Published: 02 May 2006
by Regina Aguilar

A Cebu-based water company is eyeing to put up a P100-million desalination facility at the South Road Properties (SRP) in a bid to augment the city’s water supply.
SRP manager Paul Villarete said that the discussion with Mactan Rock Industries is still ongoing.

“Nothing is final yet because the desalination facility is expandable, but we’re looking at the possibility of letting Mactan Rock operate the desalination facility,” said Villarete.

Lito Maderazo, executive director of Mactan Rock Industries Inc., said the project would push through once the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) approved or accepted their proposal.

With the owner of the company tagged as a Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) supporter, speculations abound that the proposal will be approved.

Villarete, however, said that it is impossible to mix water with politics.

“I don’t think it would be an issue because water is too technical. The better one has to be chosen–the one that can offer a guaranteed supply that is not disadvantageous to the government,” said Villarete.

Maderazo, on the other hand, refuted claims that they are political supporters of the BO-PK.

“Yes, we support the existing head of the local government but not BO-PK itself. But we admit that we admire the investor-friendly local government, which is good for the economic activity of the city,” said Maderazo.

He said the city government’s desalination facility would not be enough to supply the needs of future locators at the SRP.

“We’re looking at locating and setting up our own desalination facility at the SRP because the capacity of the two desalination units installed by the city government would not be enough to meet the full development requirements of the area,” he said.

The city government’s desalination units, which were bought from the water company, can only generate 550 cubic meters of water per day.
The SRP, however, would need a supply of 10,000 cubic meters when it reaches its full development, Maderazo said.

Mactan Rock’s planned P100-million desalination facility is part of the seven small water project proposals of the company to the MCWD that offers to sell water at a cheaper price.

Mactan Rock has proposed to the MCWD to deliver about 30,000 to 40,000 cubic meters of water for only around P18 per cubic meter.

The MCWD, which is beating deadline to close the Carmen Bulk Water Supply Deal with the consortium of Ayala Corp. and Central Equity Ventures, Inc. (Ayala-CEVI), will have a cheaper deal with Mactan Rock.

The consortium proposed to sell water at P25.72 per cubic meter, while the MCWD insisted on a price range of between P19 to P23.

Part of the Ayala-CEVI’s price will pay for its investments, including a pipeline that would span the 24-kilometer distance between Carmen town and Liloan town.

But MCWD will also have to build its own pipeline from Liloan to its own distribution network.

Mactan Rock’s offer, on the other hand, would not require the MCWD to build a pipeline infrastructure.

Jimbu

May 2nd, 2006, 03:22 PM

Investment mission to push Cebu
Published: 02 Mayl 2006
by Irene R. Sino Cruz

The Cebu Investment Promotion Center (CIPC) will be going out of the country this year to promote Cebu as an investment destination, managing director Joel Mari Yu said.

According to Yu, a CIPC-initiated group will be going to the United States, Canada and Japan to touch base with prospective investors.

He said the investment mission to the United States and Canada would be focusing on promoting Cebu as a good location for business process outsourcing (BPOs).

On the other hand, the promotion efforts in Japan would focus on prospective investors in retirement villages, Yu added.

He noted that the BPO industry, especially those in non-voice operations, remains the biggest potential source of investments.

Going after BPOs offering financial, accounting and other non-voice services would enable Cebu to attract investments, despite the shortage of workers with English proficiency, Yu said.

“We are trying to develop non-voice (services) since we feel there are a lot of more qualified people in the financial and accounting services,” he added.

Yu said the investment mission to the United States and Canada would be sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency under the PEARL II project.

During the mission, he said the group would be talking to Canadian and U.S. companies interested in going into outsourcing.

Yu said they would be inviting up to 10 people from local major accounting firms who are interested to join the mission.
However, he said the CIPC would do the market development first before undertaking the mission.

This would involve the pre-identification of companies, which would be potential investors or partners in outsourcing here in Cebu, Yu added.

Since the cost of the services of accounting clerks here is only 10 percent of that in the US and Canada, he said, Cebu would be an attractive option.

If US and Canadian companies subcontract their financial services to Cebu-based accounting firms, Yu said, these firms would cut down their labor costs by 90 percent.

He noted though that call centers continue to set up operations in Cebu.

Industry stakeholders estimate that call centers earnings is projected to grow from US$6.5 billion in 1998 to US$33 billion in 2008, a cumulative annual growth of 18 percent.

For finance and accounting, revenues are expected to increase from only $1.5 billion in 1998 to $15 billion in 2008, at an average annual growth of 26 percent.

Transcription, translation and localization would also post increased revenues, from $0.2 billion in 1998 to $44 billion by 2008, up by 71 percent.

Yu also noted that the CIPC would be going to Japan, largely, to attract investments in the retirement facilities and manufacturing.

He said the CIPC would also be pre-identifying Japanese companies, which are engaged in or interested to invest in retirement facilities.

If Cebu gets Japanese investors to set up retirement facilities here, it could tap the growing elderly population in Japan.

Statistics show that the emerging Japan will be one comprised increasingly of elderly persons. A government report said nearly one in five Japanese were aged 65 or older in 2004. That figure could balloon to one in four in the next decade.

On the other hand, Yu said, CIPC would like to take advantage of the growing number of Japanese companies with factories in China, which are looking at alternative sites for expansion facilities.

Earlier, the Japanese External Trade Organization had urged Cebu to compete with India and Vietnam, which are now among those considered as alternative investment sites for Japanese manufacturing companies.

dabert

May 2nd, 2006, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by arnoldsa
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/crown_regency01.jpg

mmhhh.. i've never seen this kind of scene anywhere in the luzviminda area...
definitely not a typical philippine city..
and oh.. what was that score of cebu in the AIM again???
hihihi... :D

shadow_can2003

May 2nd, 2006, 03:59 PM

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Marco Polo Cebu Lobby

The dazzling Swarovski-accented chandelier, the scenic elevator and soothing music in the lobby give each guest that one-of-a-kind welcome.

Ano status nito? Is't 5 or 3 stars? :D

dabert

May 2nd, 2006, 04:00 PM

^^ yehey, maytag madaun ui... coz water shortage has been the problem of cebu ever since.. and it would be impractical if they would not do anything to solve this one.. especially in SRP.. :D

KiBeN

May 2nd, 2006, 04:06 PM

dabert

May 2nd, 2006, 04:16 PM

KulasKusgan

May 2nd, 2006, 04:22 PM

Marco Polo (http://www.marcopolohotels.com/index.html)

A LEGENDARY WELCOME, EVERY TIME...

Welcome to a legendary blend of Asian hospitality and Western innovation, served in modern, chic sophistication, in the strategic business centers and major cultural centers of China and the Asia-Pacific region. Welcome to the Marco Polo Hotel Group.

You will find Marco Polo hotels exceptionally well located, convenient to the major landmarks and key attractions of Hong Kong, Beijing, and Xiamen in China, as well as Ho Chi Minh City in bustling Vietnam - and the idyllic seaside city of Cebu and Davao in the Philippines. Each Marco Polo hotel is as distinctive and unique as the destination in which it resides, and our portfolio of ten hotels continues to grow to be one of the leading hotel brands in the region.

Traveling on business or for leisure, international class facilities, personal service, and the warmth of a Marco Polo welcome consistently exceed the expectations of those who know what it is to travel well.

In the tradition of our 13th-century Venetian namesake Marco Polo, who was perhaps the first truly international explorer and traveler to be welcomed to the East, we provide an authentic Asian hospitality experience and a warm welcome in each one of our hotels that has become truly legendary.

LordCarnal

May 2nd, 2006, 04:54 PM

^^ it was stated in an article that they are trying to attain a 5-star status.. which would obviously not be difficult for them...
the lobby, btw, looks like a lobby in a luxury liner.... hope the lobby of CICC would somehow look like that too... or should be even better.. :D

I'm quite confused with this star-rating thing of hotels. As of now, wala daw 5-star hotel in the City. In the entire metro, only Shangri-La Mactan (and I think Plantation Bay) is 5-star daw.

If I remembered it right, someone told me that Waterfront Cebu City Hotel is only 4-star. Marriot Hotel on the other hand is 3-star. I thought Waterfront was 5-star because obviously it looks kinda first class. It's presidential suite too goes to as high as $1,000 per night as what I saw in a 1998 brochure.

Meron daw kasi requirements for a 5-star hotel like the total number of "suites" and other amenities. So what's the difference if we say 5-star, or just plain "first class"? And what really makes a 5-star hotel?

photo taken during the SSC meet
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Jimbu

May 2nd, 2006, 05:48 PM

I'm quite confused with this star-rating thing of hotels. As of now, wala daw 5-star hotel in the City. In the entire metro, only Shangri-La Mactan (and I think Plantation Bay) is 5-star daw.

If I remembered it right, someone told me that Waterfront Cebu City Hotel is only 4-star. Marriot Hotel on the other hand is 3-star. I thought Waterfront was 5-star because obviously it looks kinda first class. It's presidential suite too goes to as high as $1,000 per night as what I saw in a 1998 brochure.

Meron daw kasi requirements for a 5-star hotel like the total number of "suites" and other amenities. So what's the difference if we say 5-star, or just plain "first class"? And what really makes a 5-star hotel?

photo taken during the SSC meet
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/waterfrontCebuCity.jpg

The management of Waterfront does not want the hotel upraded to 5 star class maybe because of the additional cost of upgrading and maintaining the facility. Maybe they find it more profitable by staying at 4 star classification.

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LordCarnal

May 2nd, 2006, 06:03 PM

^^

Or so maybe because of their projected clientele? My understanding is that 5-star hotels cater to the very high end market like royalties, visiting heads of states, actors/actresses, tycoons, etc..etc.. And since Cebu projects itself as a tourist destination so could this be the reason why? Some are even lamenting that hotels here are pretty much expensive compared with those in Thailand.

slerz

May 2nd, 2006, 06:08 PM

I really don't have any idea, I hope Slerz can answer this.. :dunno:

No idea bai ;)

CwEoBwU

May 2nd, 2006, 06:17 PM

john_3:16

May 2nd, 2006, 07:11 PM

i think its becoz of the hotel itself... maybe it looks good outside...
but comparing shangrila and marco polo's interior like the tiles they use, the room interiors, the chandaliers and stuff...
thats why its 4 star status coz lahi rajud ang naa sa 5 star...
i think mao rana... they can upgrade 5 star but that would cause them millions upgrading the interior

fundraiser

May 2nd, 2006, 08:41 PM

im done with the beach, urban pics na sad.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/fuente2.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/pshpano7.jpg

cebu midtown cluster
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/fuente.jpg

fundraiser

May 2nd, 2006, 10:01 PM

cebu streetscenes.

mactan
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/fuente7.jpg

mandaue city reclamation
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cebu city
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jrevalde

May 3rd, 2006, 12:24 AM

Is there really a big difference between the interiors of Shangrila and Waterfront? Ones a 5-star hotel/resort, the others just 4 -star. I've only been able to go to Waterfront but not Shang so I cant compare the two. Geez, I'm starting to get confused about how they go about classifying hotels into 4-star or 5-star. Imo, Waterfront interiors are very impressive so I guess Shang would be mind-blowing, that is if we base it solely on star-ratings.

john_3:16

May 3rd, 2006, 12:56 AM

im not very familiar also with that... all i know is that 5 star hotels should use expensive interiors... every detail is like the kind of tiles, decors, and rooms (the bed, the tub and etc..) should be first class...
ive been to shang but not stayed there, only visited it twice to have a peak... its way so much better than waterfront and way so much expensive too...
havent been to marco polo though but the pic looks promising...
i hope we have more 5 star hotel is cebu coz according to a friend of mine (im not sure if its true totaly...) for a city to be considered an international tourist destination, it needs at least around 8 five star hotels... we now have only 3... with shangrila,marco polo and plantation bay(im not sure if this is five star also)....

jrevalde

May 3rd, 2006, 01:14 AM

dabert

May 3rd, 2006, 02:16 AM

Private firm, not gov’t, will develop north recla - Ouano
Sunstar Online - May 02, 2006

The proposed north reclamation area will give Mandaue City an additional 300 hectares of prime land that will serve as investments expansion area.

“This proposed North Harbor (located between the second Mactan Bridge and the boundary between Mandaue and Consolacion) will not become a financial burden to the city,” Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano said in his State of the City Address last month.

Unlike the South Reclamation Project of Cebu City, Ouano said Mandaue will not spend a single centavo for the project.

“This project will be undertaken by a private developer. In return, the city will get 30 percent of the land in the proposed 300 hectare-reclamation area as share of the project,” he said.

Mandaue City will provide incentives to industries that will transfer their facilities to the North Harbor so that the areas where the industries are presently located will be “re-zoned” for better land use, he added.

He also said the construction of the Cebu International Convention Center is one of the developments that will enhance the city’s competitiveness.

“We have worked and are relentlessly working on laying down the foundations to make our city the convention city of the south by the year 2020,” he said.

altec

May 3rd, 2006, 02:44 AM

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g29/alteclint/watdaheck.jpg

Now let's put this in cebu...:) Sori for this dudes..

fundraiser

May 3rd, 2006, 02:57 AM

park towers 1 and 2, SM city cebu and sheraton with the cranes at cebu port centre (middle) and the richmonde at the far right.
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http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/pshpano5.jpg

Konsehal

May 3rd, 2006, 03:32 AM

^^ so three pa diay ka 5-star hotels, 5 more to go! Hopefully the two proposed Korean hotels in Mactan would be 5-star, plus King's island so that makes 6 by 2009...I'm not sure about Crown regency though if 5-star ba cya or 4-star ra pero at least Cebu is well on its way to becoming a truly international tourist destination.

ALERT - There is someone trying to control all our country's international airports via a mysterious Executive Order. Read more (http://funchain.com/~peterlavina). :bash:

Wind Shear

May 3rd, 2006, 04:13 AM

^^ Three letters: :wtf:

I rather leave the MCIA alone to develop by itself by rather than meddled by MIAA so-called "superbody" which they may never know the needs of MCIA.

Nagubâ hinuon ang plano sa government decentralization.

I smell fish... again.

xXx carlos xXx

May 3rd, 2006, 04:16 AM

^^why would even someone do that?? for power???

Æsahættr

May 3rd, 2006, 04:45 AM

Time is money...

Jimbu

May 3rd, 2006, 05:13 AM

^^why would even someone do that?? for power???

Definitely for power to control over funds of earning international airports such MIAA and MCIAA. There is an ongoing P2 billion worth of expansion in Clark and the P1 billion was provided by MIAA. That is I think the purpose of EO 341 so that funds from earning airports can be allocated for other airports' development. They said there are only two earning airports in the country: the MIAA and MCIAA.
MIAA allots own P1B for Clark’s 1st phase (http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2004/sept/14/yehey/business/20040914bus5.html)
EO 341 signed by PGMA (http://www.airports.org/aci/aci/file/ADN%20-%20Momberger/ADN%20-%20ACIApril2005.pdf)

Jefferyi

May 3rd, 2006, 07:28 AM

Is that Hilton on the far left of Jefferyi's second picture?
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/2a913f6b.jpg
Hey whatsup, cosmo. That pano was taken and stitched by our Cebuano photographer extraordinaire, fundraiser. :) .

Jefferyi

May 3rd, 2006, 07:53 AM

Sama sad sa nasulat na sa kadaghanan, napatutuk pud ko dugay sa imo pics @ slimer. I got so excited for a moment, imagining seeing taller buildings rise up and look taller than the mountain backdrop! :okay:

BTW, where in this shot will the Lexmark bldg rise?
http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/2044/imgp24750rn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Jefferyi

May 3rd, 2006, 08:10 AM

edit

shadow_can2003

May 3rd, 2006, 10:42 AM

List of Metro Cebu Hotels please :D

Tapos anong status ng Hilton?

ic3man25

May 3rd, 2006, 11:12 AM

Camotes Escapade

Mangodlong Rock Resort...
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philwily

May 3rd, 2006, 11:27 AM

Camotes Escapade

Mangodlong Rock Resort...
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4381/imgp16172sg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nice pics. Hey... how do you get there? :)

LordCarnal

May 3rd, 2006, 11:45 AM

List of Metro Cebu Hotels please :D

Tapos anong status ng Hilton?

Hilton is already operating bro. :)

Pics by fundraiser

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/porto27.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/porto25.jpg

These are the only ones that I can remember. These are the major ones I think:

1.) Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa (Lapu2x)
2.) Plantation Bay Resort and Spa (Lapu2x)
3.) Cebu Hilton (Lapu2x)
4.) Days Inn Hotel (Lapu2x)
5.) Marco Polo Plaza (Cebu City)
6.) Cebu City Marriot Hotel (Cebu City)
7.) Cebu Midtown Hotel (Cebu City)
8.) Rajah Park Hotel (Cebu City)
9.) Waterfront Cebu City Hotel (Cebu City)
10.) Waterfront Mactan Airport Hotel (Lapu2x)
11.) Northwinds Hotel (Cebu City)
12.) Sarrosa International Hotel (Cebu City)
13.) Metropark Hotel (Cebu City)
14.) Montebello Villa Hotel (Cebu City)
15.) Century Plaza Hotel (Cebu City)
16.) Golden Peak Hotel (Cebu City)
17.) Cebu Grand Hotel (Cebu City)
18.) Richmonde Plaza Hotel (Cebu City)
19.) Crowne Garden Hotel (Cebu City)
20.) Crown Regency Suites (Lapu2x)
21.) Crown Regency Suites (Guadalupe, Cebu City)

..plus there are other smaller hotels and inns mostly in the uptown area like:

1.) Hotel Caesario (Lapu2x)
2.) Mango Park Hotel (Cebu City)
3.) Aderan Hotel (Cebu City)
4.) Paragon Suites (Cebu City)
5.) Casa Rosario Suites (Cebu City)
6.) Eddie's (Heritage) Hotel (Cebu City)
..and others

u/c hotels:

1.) Crown Regency Hotel (Fuente, Cebu City)
2.) Parklane International Hotel (Cebu City)
3.) Imperial Hotel (Lapu2x)
4.) GV Hotel (Cebu City)
5.) Golden Prince Hotel (Cebu City)
..and others

hotel buildings waiting for a new hotel management to take over

1.) SM Sheraton Hotel building (Cebu City)
2.) EMSU Hotel building (Cebu City)

tagacebuako

May 3rd, 2006, 11:49 AM

:master:

LordCarnal

May 3rd, 2006, 11:55 AM

It will be constructed at the back of the Globe Innove IT Plaza.. :rock:

Sama sad sa nasulat na sa kadaghanan, napatutuk pud ko dugay sa imo pics @ slimer. I got so excited for a moment, imagining seeing taller buildings rise up and look taller than the mountain backdrop! :okay:

BTW, where in this shot will the Lexmark bldg rise?
http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/2044/imgp24750rn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

dive-cebu

May 3rd, 2006, 12:17 PM

SAMPAGUITA is 12th ASEAN's logo!

The organizing committees of the ASEAN Summit already decided on the theme and the logo for the event. The logo, will be 10 Sampaguita flowers on seven leaves. Each flower represents the 10 member nations of the ASEAN while the leaves stand for the seven participating nations.

The official website of the summit will also be launched in August along with the logo.

ic3man25

May 3rd, 2006, 01:52 PM

@philwily
from any point of cebu city take a bus/jeep for danao city, from there take a motorized banka to consuleo, camotes. from Consuelo you can take a jeep bound for mangodlong.

Jimbu

May 3rd, 2006, 03:26 PM

Marco Polo network to sell
Cebu in huge China market
Published: 03 Mayl 2006
by Regina Aguilar

Cebu is facing bright prospects in attracting the huge market of tourists from North Asia with the reopening of the former Cebu Plaza Hotel, now renamed as the Marco Polo Plaza Cebu.

Jeffrey Flowers, president of the Marco Polo Hotel Group, said the company's network of hotels in North Asia would help promote Cebu as a destination.

“The tourism (industry) in Cebu is very, very good. We’re doing a lot in China right now. We believe that China has a great potential for Cebu which has more destinations,” Flowers said during the grand opening of Marco Polo Plaza here in Cebu last Thursday.

He said that the hotel is positioning to capture a slice of the growing outbound travelers from China.

“We have some tourists sitting in China who look forward to spending their time in warmer weather. There will be more outbound tourists from North Asia, and this will be good for Cebu and the rest of the country as well,” said Flowers.

The Marco Polo Hotel Group has a portfolio of seven properties in China, which includes three hotels in Hong Kong, two in Beijing, and one in Xiamen and Shenzhen.

The Marco Polo Plaza is owned by Federal Land Inc. through its subsidiary Asia Pacific Top Management Corporation (APTMC).

Federal Land entered into contract with Marco Polo Hotel Group in July 2005 to manage their first hotel property.
Flowers said they will position Cebu's Marco Polo Plaza as the leading hotel in the province to their worldwide sales network.

The 25-storey tower will provide additional 335 guest rooms and suites for Cebu, which is currently having a shortage in hotel rooms.

Alfred Ty, president of APTMC, said they are committing to provide a total of 450 rooms as soon as the renovation is completed within this year.

“We aim to be an active partner in Cebu's hotel industry,” according to Ty, who was present during the grand opening of Marco Polo Plaza that was attended by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Tourism Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal also graced the affair.

Patria Roa, tourism regional director, said the entry of Marco Polo Plaza, which is still fulfilling requirements for five-star hotel accreditation, would be a plus for Cebu.

“Cebu as a premier destination needs more five-star hotels,” said Roa.

Federal Land is a member of the group that is headed by the country's largest bank – the Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. of the Philippines, which acquired Cebu Plaza Hotel in March 2003 from its previous owner Pathfinder Holdings Philippines.

rustyboi

May 3rd, 2006, 04:36 PM

Asiatown IT Park to host more BPOs, commercial outlets for IT locators
By -- MARITES S. VILLAMOR
Visayas Bureau Chief
Business World

Cebu City -- Asiatown IT Park will soon host at least 31,500 square meters of additional leasable office space for business process out-sourcing (BPO) and other technology-related companies, a hotel and additional commercial establishments that support the infor-mation technology (IT) industry.

CPVDC, which developed Asia-town, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cebu Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI).

"We’re still in the conceptual stage. We’re looking at more com-mercial lots. Another option is to temporarily put up e-Office build-ings there. Or it could even be a Serendra. We’re still calibrating the market," he said.

An e-Office is a pre-engineered one-storey modular building sys-tem that caters to IT companies while Serendra is a 12-hectare residential development in the Bonifacio Global City.

CPVDC is pushing for a hotel, a residential development and commercial establishments that operate 24/7 to support the grow-ing IT community at Asiatown. One of the lot buyers has informed CPVDC that he was going to build a hotel.

wow! it would be so cool to have a Serendra in Cebu! the market is so ready for projects like this.

Serendra, Bonifacio Global City
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rustyboi

May 3rd, 2006, 04:38 PM

it's really nice to know the ayalas are pouring a lot of investments this year! cebu business park and asiatown developments are incredible!! :shocked:

slerz

May 3rd, 2006, 06:52 PM

more pics of the u/c tunnel... taken last Feb4...

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will pass...
under Malacañan sa Sugbo
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under Plaza Independencia
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under Fort San Pedro
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D'Transporter

May 3rd, 2006, 09:48 PM

I know underneath those structures are just earth fill because four hundred years ago the beach was right close to the Magellans cross. I hope they won't have any problem with liquefaction when they are doing their tunneling or else they are going to cause a lot of damage to the existing structures including the historical ones.

xDieselJockx

May 3rd, 2006, 11:29 PM

@ rusty's post and pics.

Oh my, that is like a dream plan. I hope it will materialize soon. Definitely something to be proud of.

slerz

May 4th, 2006, 12:42 AM

I think they already studied everything before they've approved for a tunnel road...

dabert

May 4th, 2006, 03:59 AM

Investment brokerage born in Cebu, 1st in RP
Sunstar Online - May 03, 2006

Realizing how difficult it is to choose where to invest in the Philippines, a company has decided to venture into the business brokerage business, a sector that is new in the country.

AAA Commercial Broker and Consultancy Inc. (CBCI) is the first of its kind in the country. It is based here in Cebu.

“Business brokering has been existing all over the world especially in the West,” the company’s communication manager Anna Pollok said in an interview at the East West Restaurant last Tuesday.

Business brokering is intermediating between a business seller and a buyer.

“As we (with family) finally decided to move here (to Cebu) and invest ourselves and our capital in this country, we realized that the most difficult part about it is to do just that—to invest,” AAACBCI president and general manager Michel Nilles said.

Potential

“We feel that there is a strong potential in attracting investment from within the country as well as abroad, but it has been a difficult task to find an object, a business, an idea, or someone who has one. To proceed with the act itself is a barrier that, unfortunately, most investors are not willing or capable to (surmount),” he added

So instead of buying a business, Nilles decided to put up a company that can help build up a tool that would make it easier for potential investors from all over the world to bring their money and “their lives” in the country.

AAACBCI partner Mag-dalena Lepiten said the company can help the country encourage local investors, such as overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), to invest in the country instead of keeping them in the banks.

As of now, she said the country has no standard system of trading business.

“It’s high time for the Philippines and Cebu to have a system of business, in buying and selling, if we want to attract investors and to encourage OFWs to invest,” she said.

Pollok said the company is servicing six clients, three months since it was incorporated in Cebu in February this year. The company has not been fully launched yet.

Manifestation

“This is a manifestation of the need for our kind of service in the Philippines,” she said.

Pollok said the company, through its website www.aaacbc.com, has already received inquiries from other countries in Europe and from Australia.

She said AAACBCI is now in the process of building a database of businesses in the Philippines and those areas that have business potentials.

AAACBCI is composed of professionals with more than 25 years of experience in brokerage, consulting, accounting, marketing and other activities from the financial and business sector.

Its services include assistance in selling and buying a business, creating a new business and buying a franchise.

The company also provides consultancy services, such as business management, communication and knowledge consulting that can help entrepreneurs build their businesses.

sugbuanon

May 4th, 2006, 05:01 AM

Mga bro,

Maayo unta kanang mga negosyante which thier origin are from cebu like aboitiz, tan, sy and gokongwei e prioritize unta nila ang cebu kung feasible lang ang project.

I've heard man gani a few years back nga naa nagsuggest one business adviser of the prisedent GMA (starting with G he is now the president of one of the richest GOCC) nga they will make a 5 business group and form a trade center. Ang mo cater sa building kay halos ang tanan nga government office from manila nga ibalhin sa cebu like DOT, DOTC, DAR, GSIS and SSS and others. Nagsugod na gud unta og pangita ug PR specialist to make the feasibility study like VENABLE LLP in US. The main stock holders are the ayalas, aboitiz, sy, tan and gokongwei. The group will make a design to construct a twin tower building called cebu trade center that will surpass the tallest petronas twin tower in Malaysia.

Mao unta ang pinakataas twin tower in the world pero naa gyud daghan ni babag nga mga political adviser ni GMA nga taga luzon. Kana bitaw'ng gapasiugda sa WOW. Tan-awa iya lugar sa luzon ang daghan project this year. Nindot unta to da kun nadayun pa

Samot ka nindot and Cebu suya na jud maayo ang taga luzon.hehehe.

G O G O G O C E B U ! ! ! :mrgreen:

this was posted by a forumer in istorya.net.. i dunno where he got this info but anyway ill just post it here maybe some of you guys have heard of this "proposed cebu trade center" before..

xXx carlos xXx

May 4th, 2006, 05:36 AM

Marco Polo arrives in Cebu
SPYBIZ By S.A. Maguire
The Philippine Star 05/04/2006

Cebu will certainly get a boost with the recent opening of Marco Polo Hotel. Formerly known as the Cebu Plaza Hotel, the four-star Marco Polo sports a refreshingly refurbished and beautiful look, thanks to Metrobank’s George Ty. While there are already a number of good hotels in Cebu such as the Shangri-La Mactan and the Marriott, Marco Polo is sure to push tourism in Cebu even more with its proximity to the Mactan International Airport and to the business and commercial centers in the city. Lush greenery, well-appointed suites equipped with wireless broadband Internet access and state-of-the-art communication facilities are only some of the perks offered by the hotel. Were he alive today, even the famed Venetian traveler would find a welcome respite with the superb accommodations and facilities of the hotel named after him.

cHemon

May 4th, 2006, 05:52 AM

I wonder why there're quite a few reclamation projects in the Philippines?? :?
this one, and the one in Manila where SM moa is located....
While I don't see this kind of project in my country.

Is the Philipines really lack of flat terrain??

:)

Wind Shear

May 4th, 2006, 06:43 AM

dabert

May 4th, 2006, 06:58 AM

Mga bro,

Maayo unta kanang mga negosyante which thier origin are from cebu like aboitiz, tan, sy and gokongwei e prioritize unta nila ang cebu kung feasible lang ang project.

I've heard man gani a few years back nga naa nagsuggest one business adviser of the prisedent GMA (starting with G he is now the president of one of the richest GOCC) nga they will make a 5 business group and form a trade center. Ang mo cater sa building kay halos ang tanan nga government office from manila nga ibalhin sa cebu like DOT, DOTC, DAR, GSIS and SSS and others. Nagsugod na gud unta og pangita ug PR specialist to make the feasibility study like VENABLE LLP in US. The main stock holders are the ayalas, aboitiz, sy, tan and gokongwei. The group will make a design to construct a twin tower building called cebu trade center that will surpass the tallest petronas twin tower in Malaysia.

Mao unta ang pinakataas twin tower in the world pero naa gyud daghan ni babag nga mga political adviser ni GMA nga taga luzon. Kana bitaw'ng gapasiugda sa WOW. Tan-awa iya lugar sa luzon ang daghan project this year. Nindot unta to da kun nadayun pa

Samot ka nindot and Cebu suya na jud maayo ang taga luzon.hehehe.

G O G O G O C E B U ! ! ! :mrgreen:

Cebu Twin Towers? Never heard of this one before. However, if this is going to push through (i doubt it), then cebu would definitely be the limelight of the philippines,.
Just imagine a skyscraper in cebu even taller than the petronas tower in malaysia.., shoot, maglaway jud ang mga tooot ug ang mga tooot.. hehe.. :D

dabert

May 4th, 2006, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by slerz
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/srparch8.jpg

mmhhh, i wonder what they're doing inside?? :)

Inday_Patigayon

May 4th, 2006, 09:24 AM

Aaay, finally! :pepper: :cheer:

A forum/thread that friends, officemates and I can check every now and then for the latest developments in Cebu!

Loving it, guys - esp the pics!
Grabeh - naa ra man diay ni! Lookin' forward to reading more of your posts. Review usa ko sa mga earlier messages, heheh... :)

philwily

May 4th, 2006, 09:44 AM

@philwily
from any point of cebu city take a bus/jeep for danao city, from there take a motorized banka to consuleo, camotes. from Consuelo you can take a jeep bound for mangodlong.

Just read the post today. :) Thanks!

What's there to see? Nice beaches, and what else? :)

Jimbu

May 4th, 2006, 09:52 AM

dabert

May 4th, 2006, 10:22 AM

welcome Inday_Patigayon!!
hope u enjoy discussing with us the latest developments and updates of cebu...
and btw, don't be surprised about how fast this thread can be, if u don't check back within a week, uL be missing a lot of infos.. hehe.
:D :D

ic3man25

May 4th, 2006, 10:33 AM

beautiful caves ang lake..

ic3man25

May 4th, 2006, 10:39 AM

Bukilat Cave @ Tudela,Camotes
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/4517/normaltudela64tv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

LordCarnal

May 4th, 2006, 11:17 AM

^^

Nice pics bai iceman. It looks like those Oman Caves that were featured in National Geographic Magazine.. :)

ic3man25

May 4th, 2006, 11:20 AM

^^sa web ra na nako na kuha bai..hehehe

LordCarnal

May 4th, 2006, 11:38 AM

^^

Good news Slerz,

It seems that the work for the tunnel is set to begin anytime. I went there a while ago on my way to Talisay city, halogen lamps have already been put at the tunnel construction site. I also saw some machines being put.

With regards to the SRP itself, a big portion of the SRP (at the business/commercial zone) is currently being cleared by bulldozers. At the industrial site, it seems that they're also starting to build an inland road.

LordCarnal

May 4th, 2006, 02:13 PM

Cebu Province
- Total population - 3,356,317 (2000 Census)

Metro Cebu
- Total population - 1,990,901 (approximate, 2006 Calculation)

Cities ---------------------> Population ---------> Area (km²) -----------> Pop. density (per km²)

Cebu City ---------------> 814,296 -------------> 279.45 -------------> 2,572.3
Lapu-Lapu City ----------> 246,211 -------------> 59.23 --------------> 287.3
Mandaue City -----------> 294,678 -------------> 28.88 --------------> 8,993.4
Talisay City -------------> 148,110 -------------> 42.22 --------------> 1,139.5
Danao City --------------> 71,672

Municipalities -------------> Population -----------> Area (km²) ---------> Pop. density (per km²)

Compostela --------------> 31,446 --------------> 68.90 --------------> 456.4
Consolacion --------------> 62,298 --------------> 42.05 --------------> 1,481.5
Cordova -----------------> 34,032 --------------> 8.46 ---------------> 4,022.7
Liloan -------------------> 64,970 ---------------> 45.09 --------------> 1,440.9
Minglanilla ---------------> 77,268 ---------------> 48.97 --------------> 1,577.9
Naga --------------------> 80,189 ---------------> 98.24 -------------> 816.3
Carcar ------------------> 41,552
San Fernando ------------> 24,179

slimer

May 4th, 2006, 03:09 PM

Some more pics of Cebu

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/8372/imgp24876in.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/8615/imgp24880ax.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Lapulapu City

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shadow_can2003

May 4th, 2006, 03:15 PM

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/8372/imgp24876in.jpg

Ano yung dalawang building nayan?

LordCarnal

May 4th, 2006, 03:19 PM

^^

Condominiums. A third building will be constructed beside the second one which is nearing completion (to the right).

MarkiiBoi

May 4th, 2006, 03:31 PM

The revival of the Cebu International Goulf Course and Resort, Badian:

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MarkiiBoi

May 4th, 2006, 03:42 PM

Getting some tan at a public beach in Badian:

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sugbuanon

May 4th, 2006, 03:46 PM

mao diay nawala ka kadjot dire sa ssc mark ky nag laag2 sad diay ka sa inyoha.. :D

john_3:16

May 4th, 2006, 03:52 PM

Aboitiz invests P500M
for residential project
Published: 04 Mayl 2006

by Irene R. Sino Cruz

ABOITIZLAND will be launching a multi-million residential project targeting both the local and the international Filipino markets.

AboitizLand president Andoni Aboitiz said yesterday the total cost of Kishanta, project located in the Talisay upland, is estimated to reach P500 million.

Aboitiz said the company decided to implement the project because they learned that there is a demand for a residential village in the southern part of Metro Cebu.

"It is our first big investment in the southern part of Cebu. For the last 10 years, we have strengthened our presence in the northern part of the metropolis, where all our projects are located," he said.

The project, which is being developed on a 15-hectare area in Lagtang, Talisay, will make available 384 lots, with sizes ranging from 250 sqm. to 280 sqm.

One-fourth of the lots will be sold with houses, Andoni said.

AboitizLand vice president for marketing Gladys Ceniza noted that the company studies showed that owning a home here remains a top aspiration of the Filipinos, especially those who are working or living abroad.

Advertisement

Ceniza noted that between the 30 to 40 percent of sales of company's existing projects came from overseas Filipinos.
Because of this, Ceniza said the company decided to come up with a program that would help Filipinos abroad to buy a home here in Cebu.

The program, which involves the enhancement of its website and setting up of blogs, webcasts and podcasts, is expected to increase sales from overseas Filipinos, she added.

Aside from targeting overseas Filipinos, the company also considers the locals who already own homes as a potential market, Aboitiz said.

"We offer (new projects) first to our past buyers. We hope to have repeat sales," he said.
According to Ceniza, the Aboitiz projects are good investment options because of the increased property values.

She cited as examples the Mahogany Grove and Molave Highland projects, which experienced growth in valuation.

The Molave Highland values rose by 100 percent over the launch price while the Mahogany Grove rose to P5,000 per sqm from the P3,150 per sqm launch price 12 months ago, Ceniza pointed out.

She also noted that the prices of their projects are "at best during the launching stage."

Aboitiz also encouraged those who would like to acquire properties to buy now since the banks already look favorably on real estate loans.

"I am pleased to announce that Kishanta will launch with innovations in financing to make investing in this project so much easier," he said. "We have partnered with six banks who are offering very low interest rates, and for terms up to 10 or even 15 years."

One of the banks is offering real estate loans at 11.5 percent fixed for up to 12 years.

Since the real estate sector in Cebu has become very competitive, Aboitiz said, there is a need for developers to become creative and innovative.

"Definitely, we see growth in the Cebu market," he added.

Most real estate developers view the overseas Filipinos as a major market.

MarkiiBoi

May 4th, 2006, 04:07 PM

mao diay nawala ka kadjot dire sa ssc mark ky nag laag2 sad diay ka sa inyoha.. :D

mao jud bai. pahulay kadyot sa obra ug suroy-suroy kuyog ang pamilya. :D

MarkiiBoi

May 4th, 2006, 04:08 PM

Some scanned postcards:

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slerz

May 4th, 2006, 05:40 PM

haaay kanindot sa Badian... maypa gipakuyog nimo imo mga kauban sa ssc bai para samot kalingaw... diba marvs? :)

pero I must admit nga nag huna huna pa ko sa word nga pahulay (what does it mean?)... pahuway diay, mao man gd naandan...hehe

sugbuanon

May 4th, 2006, 05:50 PM

haha mao jud.. sakto unta kau ky tambay nako dire balay.. :D

nindota tanawn sa waterfront mura man ug palace..

slerz

May 4th, 2006, 06:17 PM

SRP developments as of today... May 4
Filinvest and a Singapore firm officials visited the Mayors office this morning and presented their plans of investing in SRP... with this development, the Mayor imediately tightened the security within SRP by installing gadgets and and seafront patrol boats that could monitor SRP overtime.

Balamban...
Balamban shipyard proudly presented to the media their latest built ship, TENAZ... Tenaz is one of the most hightech fastcraft in todays generation ordered by Mexico... 90% of Balamban shipyard are Filipinos and 70% of them are Balamban natives.

slerz

May 4th, 2006, 06:34 PM

SRP developments as of today...
Filinvest and a Singapore firm officials visited the Mayors office this morning and presented their plans of investing in SRP... with this development, the Mayor imediately tightened the security within SRP by installing gadgets and and seafront patrol boats that could monitor SRP overtime.

slerz

May 4th, 2006, 06:49 PM

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Cebu Grand Hotel
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Jimbu

May 4th, 2006, 07:02 PM

Foreign firm pours P2 billion into SRP

The Freeman 05/05/2006

P2 billion is on its way for the city government once a deal with a foreign firm is formalized for the purchase of a 20-hectare lot at the South Reclamation Project.

Mayor Tomas Osmeña yesterday said that while the Singaporean company that would invest in the SRP would not necessarily generate many jobs for Cebuanos, the P2-billion investment offer is just hard to resist.

The Singaporean company intends to open the country's first ever fully automated container yard manufacturer in an interior portion of the SRP. Since the manufacturing firm would be fully automated, not much hard labor would be necessary.

Osmeña said that the city government is still strict in selecting investors at the SRP, but the P2 billion investment is considered an "exemption" because it would entitle a profit that would definitely help the city augment is financial resources, especially in paying for its debt for the SRP.

"If another one will come, I'll say no." Osmeña said.

The bigger bulk of the P2 billion would be allocated to spend on facelift projects for the SRP to maximize its marketability such as the construction of a new building for the Department of Tourism.

At least thirty hectares of the SRP will be up for bidding in the middle of the year to generate more income for the city.

The bidding is expected to draw more investors, as the 30 hectares is located just at the mouth of the SRP close to Cebu City. Another 10 hectares have been committed to a furniture-exporting firm.

Osmeña said the bidding would be open in the middle of the year because amenities like water and electricity supplies will have to be completed.

The furniture-exporting firm reportedly has already requested the construction of a road for the 10-hectare lot. - Joeberth M. Ocao

john_3:16

May 4th, 2006, 07:21 PM

Friday, May 05, 2006
Aboitizland launches Kishanta

Aboitizland unveiled its first investment in the southern part of Cebu City in a media launch last Wednesday at Ginza Japanese Restaurant, Banilad.

Located in Lagtang, Talisay, Kishanta is Aboitizland’s P500 million middle-end venture after Pristina North. The housing project has 15,000 hectares of land with 384 lots averaging 250-280 square meters.

One of Kishanta’s features is its clubhouse which has a party hall, a view deck, a venue for tai chi, a convenience store, children’s playground, spa, eternity pool, play court, herbal garden and a picnic area. Its fitness trail, meanwhile, has a jogging path, a gazebo, a zen garden and a footpath with volcanic rocks.

Kishanta is a combination of the Japanese word chi and the Sanskrit word chanta, which means peace and harmony.

“We tried to push Asian architecture and themes basically because we’d like to get away from the common European and American architecture,” Andoni F. Aboitiz, president of Aboitizland explained of their choice of a zen theme for Kishanta.

Confident of Aboitizland’s place in the real estate industry, Gladys S. Ceniza, vice president for marketing and customer experience, said: “We believe the concept is unique. There is nothing like this in the market.”

Kishanta’s prices and easy investment plans are its competitive edge, she added.

Aboitizland has teamed up with China Bank, iBank, Keppel, PS Bank, Metrobank and BPI Family Bank so buyers can pay a monthly amortization of as low as P9,000, and choose between down payment or equity options.

With BPI Family Bank, customers can pay a 20-30 percent down payment and pay the amortization at a fixed rate for 12 years. Prices start at over P1 million.

In paying tribute to its target market of overseas Cebuanos working overseas, Aboitizland also launched the Uli Na campaign by enhancing the www.aboitizland.com website with blogs, podcasts and webcasts to make Filipinos abroad feel that home is not very far away.

“In the challenging times that we face today, many Filipinos work hard for a living. For millions of Filipino families, this may mean leaving the comforts of home to work in a country that they did not know until the day that they set foot in it,” Ceniza said.(Arrah Camillia R. Quistadio, UP Masscom intern)

Jimbu

May 4th, 2006, 07:22 PM

Lighthouse in memory of Jojo: Tom wants design to look 'aged'
The Freeman 05/05/2006

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A graphic design for the 10-story lighthouse dedicated for slain Bantay Dagat chief Elpidio "Jojo" dela Victoria has been completed, but Mayor Tomas Osmeña wants it modified to come up with an "aged" look.

The completed design of the lighthouse is a modern-type concrete structure with a concrete roadway protruding from Kawit Island to the sea. But Osmeña said he would prefer if the design would be modified to create an "aged" look.

Instead of the cemented roadway, the mayor prefers sand. The end result would be a strip of white sand bar lined with palm trees and rocks with its end dotted by the 10-story lighthouse.

The lighthouse itself would function as a communications and surveillance center complete with radar to monitor coastal activities at night. Just yesterday, Osmeña said the lighthouse would also contain a thermal image detector and would serve as a "military detachment."

With an initial budget of P20 million, Osmeña intends to make the lighthouse as among the landmarks of Kawit island, which he intends to rename "Jojo's Point" in honor of dela Victoria.

Dela Victoria was shot outside his residence on April 12. With three gunshot wounds on his thigh, right arm, and lower back, he succumbed to death at the Chong Hua Hospital the day after, due to extensive damage to his pancreas and left kidney. The bullet exited through his abdomen. Charges have been filed in court against SPO1 Marcial Ocampo, the alleged gunman. - Joeberth M. Ocao

john_3:16

May 4th, 2006, 07:39 PM

Town hopes to cash in on gas

The fifth class municipality of Aloguinsan, Cebu has high hopes in an exploration that uncovered a supply of gas in one of its mountain barangays.

Mayor Cynthia Moreno said this will translate into a “big future” for Alo-guinsan, which is relying only on its P24-million share of the Internal Revenue Allotment and on marginal fishing and farming.

Her husband, former mayor Augustus “Chuncy” Moreno, disclosed that Gas2Grid, an Australian firm, estimates that the volume of gas may be enough to build a power plant that can supply even places outside the municipality.

The firm started drilling in November last year and finished last March. However, it will be back in the town on May 15 for another test that will confirm the quality and the volume of the gas.

The former mayor revealed that oil exploration was done in Aloguinsan in the 1960s but instead of finding oil, the drilling company found gas. He said that gas was not that valuable then, so no investment followed after the drilling.

Gas2Grid dug an 8,000-feet-deep hole in Barangay Olango, which is 10 kilometers from the town proper.

They found gas that will probably generate three to five megawatts, and could possibly be sustained for up to 20 years.

“We are hopeful on this because this will improve our revenue collection and give employment to the people,” said Mayor Moreno.

She lamented that the poor condition of the national roads that lead to her town has turned off investors, even for beach resorts.

“We just had to focus on agriculture,” she said.

Apart from the gas exploration, Aloguinsan is also looking forward to its first ever festival, the “Kinsan Festival,” Moreno said.

The festivity, which will be held on June 17, will showcase “kinsan,” a kind of fish abundant in the municipality.

It is where the town got its name, she added.

With the activity, Moreno hopes that tourists will take notice of their place, which is 73.3 kilometers southwest of Cebu City. Formerly a barrio of Pinamungajan, Aloguinsan has 15 barangays.

The festival will feature different recipes of cooking kinsan, aside from street dancing. (JPM)

Wind Shear

May 5th, 2006, 02:18 AM

MarkiiBoi

May 5th, 2006, 02:24 AM

^^ That's in Lambug, Badian bai. maybe pareho ra sila kay white sand man sad.

Wind Shear

May 5th, 2006, 02:29 AM

^^ Ano kasi eh, reminds me of the diver's deck (kanang itom nga agi-anan for shore dive) and the lagoon too.

MarkiiBoi

May 5th, 2006, 02:37 AM

^^ Pero badian man to amo giadtoan bai. naa man sad diving spot cguro didto.

Wind Shear

May 5th, 2006, 02:42 AM

^^ Ahh okay. Besides, Moalboal and Badian are good neighbors. :D

MarkiiBoi

May 5th, 2006, 02:45 AM

^^ hehehe. yeah of course.

ic3man25

May 5th, 2006, 02:54 AM

Basdako, Moalboal
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Wind Shear

May 5th, 2006, 04:30 AM

That's nice :-)

This one, still in Basdako, Brgy. Saavedra, Moalboal

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/jlratwil/Moalboal%202005/IMG_0250.jpg

I smell trouble...

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Jump attack!

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One beautiful moring at the white sand beach...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/jlratwil/Moalboal%202005/IMG_0448.jpg

Time to take some pose.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/jlratwil/Moalboal%202005/IMG_0462.jpg

Wind Shear, what on earth are you looking for?

mau

May 5th, 2006, 06:39 AM

finally a forum bearing good news about cebu. ^_____^

*newbie*

sugbuanon

May 5th, 2006, 07:11 AM

^^ welcome sa SSC mau..

check sad ni na mga threads mau:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=329245

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=343726

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=328389&page=1&pp=20

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=343229

enjoy..

si @windshear ug @iceman nag-iniyahay man lang ug posing2 sa dagat.. :D

mau

May 5th, 2006, 07:46 AM

ic3man25

May 5th, 2006, 07:59 AM

[QUOTE=mau]finally a forum bearing good news about cebu. ^_____^

welcome mau :)

MarkiiBoi

May 5th, 2006, 08:00 AM

Welcome Mau. Arang-arang nagkadaghan na chicks diri. :D

rustyboi

May 5th, 2006, 09:28 AM

SRP developments as of today... May 4
Filinvest and a Singapore firm officials visited the Mayors office this morning and presented their plans of investing in SRP... with this development, the Mayor imediately tightened the security within SRP by installing gadgets and and seafront patrol boats that could monitor SRP overtime.

:banana: i'm for filinvest :okay: filinvest corp city in alabang has one of the best-looking avenues in the country! roads are very well maintained and ah, most of the occupants in their cbd are high-profiled.. i wish mayor tom picks Filinvest for SRP!!!

rustyboi

May 5th, 2006, 09:33 AM

btw, nice beach photos pipz! summer na summer!! :rock:

let me just echo this.

Volvo opens its doors to south via Cebu
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 05/05/2006

Seeing the growth potential in the south, luxury car brand Volvo is entering Cebu to capture and provide wider options for the growing clientele for premium car brands covering the southern part of the country.

"We observed an enormous development in Cebu. International focus is magnified here. It is now becoming a known international convention hub, and international gateway in the south," said Volvo Car Asia Pacific regional product manager Jack Zaal. Full story (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/freeman200605052001.htm)

rustyboi

May 5th, 2006, 10:58 AM

City to earn P2B from Singaporean
firm locating at SRP
Published: 05 May 2006
CDN

A SINGAPOREAN firm engaged in the manufacture of 20-footer container vans is putting up a manufacturing plant in a portion of the 300-hectare South Reclamation Project (SRP), Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña yesterday said.

Ferdinand Robert of Filritc Corp. of Singapore visited City Hall yesterday to meet with Osmeña.

The company that Robert represents is the first foreign locator that is scheduled to close a deal with the city government for the purchase of a 20-hectare property at the SRP for P2 billion, the mayor said.

The Singaporean firm, he said, is set to produce 40,000 units of 20-footer container vans in a year's operation of its fully automated container yard, the first in the world.

"I can't say no to them because they are paying us in cash," he said.

Osmeña said that while he wanted to open the SRP to job-generating businesses, he agreed to the Singaporean firm's offer to pay in cash.

"It is our policy that the SRP is not for profit but for what good it will do to Cebu. But the first sale is really for profit because we need cash for the utang (city's debt)," the mayor said.

Osmeña said that while only very few Cebuanos may be employed by the firm, the city would have more than enough money to pay off its local counterpart to the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
A portion of the sales may also be used for development programs to increase the marketability of the reclamation project.

"A major portion will go to the needs of the city. We have to realize that we cannot just bleed the project to death (to earn revenues)," he said.

Osmeña said he wanted to fund development projects at the SRP.

This includes the establishment of interior roads, the completion of the senior citizen's building, and the construction of a lighthouse and recreational facilities, including a football field and picnic grounds.

He also wanted to put up a prototype of a white sand beach in Pond F to improve its marketability.

Cebu City has been luring foreign investors to the SRP to raise funds to pay its loans, majority of which come from the JBIC to develop the SRP.

The city is scheduled to pay P655.88 million for the SRP in 2006.

LordCarnal

May 5th, 2006, 11:23 AM

^^

Naa bay beach outing ang SSC-Cebu karon? or basin outing ba ron sa Kawasan Falls, one day ra

MarkiiBoi

May 5th, 2006, 11:35 AM

^^ that's a nice idea bai. sabot dayun. hehehe.

sugbuanon

May 5th, 2006, 01:24 PM

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6280/dsc55055ev.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4866/dsc54923hz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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cebu provincial capitol

googled pic..

c0kelitr0

May 5th, 2006, 01:42 PM

^^marvz, you look so cute sa avatar mo :drool: ...bad boy lookin'...dang sexy :D

MarkiiBoi

May 5th, 2006, 01:44 PM

OT: i thought c slerz imo coke. :hahaha:

c0kelitr0

May 5th, 2006, 01:48 PM

no...matagal ko ng crush si marvin :D

sugbuanon

May 5th, 2006, 02:09 PM

^^ haha kaw jud fhoy.. just changed it baka sabihin ng ibang forumers dito na "bad boy" talaga ako.. :D

EDIT: binalik ko na ang avatar ko fhoy.. :D

MarcoMarco

May 5th, 2006, 02:52 PM

nice cebu resorts !

been there a week ago, truly world class ang Alegre

but ang pangit ng airport; mas maganda pa ang airport ng Davao

sana ma improve yan

slimer

May 5th, 2006, 03:12 PM

hehehe... medyo luma na rin kasi ang airport namin dito kaya pangit na rin. but of course they are working on the improvements already. just visit our other thread bai about our airport. di kc ako marunong mag-link para ma-click mo na dito.
anyway thanks for visiting cebu!

MarcoMarco

May 5th, 2006, 03:15 PM

sobrang busy masyado ang airport nyo, the tourists keep rushing in especially yung mga sakang na hapon he he he

WoW Cebu !

sana yung mga resorts ay di sobra ma overdevelop kase they will lose their natural charm

jivlou77

May 5th, 2006, 06:46 PM

slerz

May 5th, 2006, 07:03 PM

Slerz on the go @ 22nd str...hehe

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/slerzonthego.jpg

sugbuanon

May 5th, 2006, 07:38 PM

^^ stand up comedian na diay ka ron slerz.. haha

fundraiser

May 5th, 2006, 07:57 PM

pwede man diay ni for banner.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/banner.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/pshpano1.jpg

sorry galibog ko unsaon pag resize

xXx carlos xXx

May 5th, 2006, 08:09 PM

^^ bitaw... puede pang banner sa ssc... nindot

jivlou77

May 5th, 2006, 08:18 PM

^^
yeah ur ryt

Jimbu

May 5th, 2006, 08:36 PM

Saturday, May 06, 2006
IT park developer eyes e-office 2, more bldgs

In a few years, more lots would be available for interested locators at the first information technology (IT) park outside Luzon, as developer Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC) starts to implement development plans for vacant lots in the area.

CPVDC will also start this year the construction of phase two of the eOffices in the Asiatown Information Technology Park (AITP), chief operating officer Francis Monera said during the company’s stockholders’ meeting at the City Sports Club Cebu last week.

“To realize the masterplan envisioned for the IT Park, marketing and sales efforts will push for locators who can provide component facilities to serve the growing IT community including a hotel and a residential development,” he said.

“With the increase in leasable space and added support facilities, we expect to attract even more investors to locate at AITP as the preferred IT destination,” he added.

Some five hectares of land out of the 24 hectares in Asiatown IT remains undeveloped.

Increasing demand

AITP is host to IT and IT-related companies, such as Globe Telecom, NEC Software Philippines, Tsuneishi group of companies, NCR Cebu Development Center, Epson Precision Philippines Inc., PeopleSupport Philippines Inc., eTelecare Global Solutions, Dash Engineering, SPI Technologies and Versagraphix Design Philippines Inc.

To meet the increasing demand for office spaces, two more buildings were constructed last year at AITP. These were results of the company’s investor-matching program, wherein CPVDC facilitates talks between a possible investor and a lot owner at AITP.

CPVDC, subsidiary of Ayala Land Inc.-affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc., is also looking at new innovations for more cost-efficient operations including the conversion of a sewage treatment plant at AITP into a manmade wetland by the middle of 2006.

“This system intends to use selected flora to filter wastewater instead of the current mechanical system,” Monera said.

Savings

The plan is expected to result in savings of more than half of the firm’s construction and operations costs as well as produce a better quality output through a process that is not harmful to the natural environment, he said.

CPVDC has also scheduled for this year the renovation of The Village, which ceased to operate with the expiration of its lease at the end of December last year.

Monera said CHI’s commercial center business group will operate a retail component that will include chill-out and specialty shops designed to operate 24 hours to serve the unique needs of call center employees. (JBN)

xXx carlos xXx

May 5th, 2006, 08:48 PM

ahhhh... so wala na gud d.i ang the village?

LoPro

May 6th, 2006, 12:26 AM

ahhhh... so wala na gud d.i ang the village?

Yup, you're right bro... my sis works sa marketing department sa Ayala Mall and she said nga dili na daw i-renew sa Cebu Holdings ang lease sa The Village which recently expired... which explains why Yo! Latino recently opened a new outlet located just nearby sa Salinas Drive... The reason given is that wala daw ni-perform as expected ang mga outlets (well, most of them for that matter) and Cebu Holdings think they can do a better job of promoting ang marketing the place... Well, don't fret, coz they're still planning to make it into a cool hang out place just like The Village, this time with more spunk and more creativity to attract the discerning Cebuano party crowd...

Hmmm..... Let's wait and see!!!!

One Love!!

xXx carlos xXx

May 6th, 2006, 12:43 AM

^^ ahhhh ok... naa naman sad mga party places sa cebu.... i loved going to the crossroads(labi na sa vudu ug cues) ug sa btc(formo) ug sa ayala entertainment center... ganahan kaau ko dd2...

slerz

May 6th, 2006, 12:47 AM

^^ stand up comedian na diay ka ron slerz.. haha

dili Marvs oi, ako man gani nuoy gihimog kataw anan sa mga bayot stage...:bash:
one of the most opprobrious time of my life... :D
aplod nya nako...hehe

sugbuanon

May 6th, 2006, 10:14 AM

^^ haha ikaw diay na tripan nila mao na gipasaka ka sa stage..

@lopro welcome sa ssc bai..

LordCarnal

May 6th, 2006, 10:23 AM

:lock:

:lock:

:lock:

sugbuanon

May 6th, 2006, 10:38 AM

bai arnold.. kinsa mohimo sa next thread?

LordCarnal

May 6th, 2006, 10:52 AM

^^

kaw bai kay wala ko nakahimo ug Poster.. :)

:lock:

MarkiiBoi

May 6th, 2006, 10:55 AM

Slerz on the go @ 22nd str...hehe

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/slerzonthego.jpg

imoha diay to tingug amo nadunggan gikan sa chillville bai. :hahaha:

sugbuanon

May 6th, 2006, 11:03 AM

wala sad koy nahimo dire.. recycle nlng

LordCarnal

May 6th, 2006, 11:13 AM

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______________________________________________________________________

LINKS TO RELATED THREADS

Heritage of Cebu Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=300832&goto=lastpost)
Metro Cebu and Province Under Constructions Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=311856&goto=lastpost)
Metro Cebu and Province Infrastructure Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=343726)
Mactan-Cebu International Airport Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=328389&goto=lastpost)

LordCarnal

May 6th, 2006, 11:14 AM

Welcome to the 24th Cebu Thread.

I've just uploaded a simple poster with a size of 160 kb at 800x600. That should make loading faster.

I'm using dial-up (31.2 kbps) and loading time (of the said picture) took no more than 9 seconds. :rock:

LordCarnal

May 6th, 2006, 11:15 AM

^^

thread 24 is up and running.... I'll just replaced the poster later on.. :banana2:

Wind Shear

May 6th, 2006, 11:53 AM

Keep it up and keep it simple. :D

CwEoBwU

May 6th, 2006, 11:58 AM

maayo sad nga dili kaayo nato tantong paspasan ang pagpuno sa thread para ubay ubay ang maka-view. with regards to the size of the image, it is best to keep a minimal size, so those viewers who have slow bandwidth can still find pleasure in viewing the images without having to wait a couple of minutes.

in a matter of months we have managed to grow with our beloved cebu. daghang salamat sa mga contributors labi na sa mga magpost ug pictures...

LordCarnal

May 6th, 2006, 02:14 PM

^^

agree. :okay:

slimer

May 6th, 2006, 03:04 PM

okay 24th thread!
OT: Naa diay Skin FHM ron sa Portofino sa LLC featuring Katrina Halili. Excited kaayo ako boss na Japanese hehehe. Wa lang ko nikuyog.

slerz

May 6th, 2006, 07:00 PM

Just wanna share our somewhat crazy Metro Cebu night roadtour :D
mga way kalibog sa kinabuhi...hehe

Ayala Center
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAYZgiHgwHc

Lapu Lapu City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra-zaONltmg

Cebu City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYvID-GfkBs

Mandaue City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW3O-cSb16c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR3h7Si_F8I

Marcelo Fernan bridge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIwvx8NH5jA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZI_LgMdlMY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut5Hah5XmTg

xDieselJockx

May 7th, 2006, 02:41 AM

^^

thread 24 is up and running.... I'll just replaced the poster later on.. :banana2:

Yeah, you guys are keeping me busy trying to catch up with whatever i've missed in Cebu thread, it feels like if I missed a day in SSC-Philippines, i'll miss a whole chapter of a book. Sheesh...LOL But, it's always fun reading whatever is the latest happening in Cebu, I get excited also when you get excited. That is if I only understand what some of you were saying, but I don't mind, I'm trying to learn Cebuano dialect/language also. cheers to all of you!!!

Animo

May 7th, 2006, 03:31 AM

^^

thread 24 is up and running.... I'll just replaced the poster later on.. :banana2:

I created the Cebu thread!!! :cheers:

tj_brewed

May 7th, 2006, 05:45 AM

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/CEBU/12cebu.jpg

Viva Cebu!!!! 24th Thread!!! :rock: :rock: :rock:

mau

May 7th, 2006, 05:55 AM

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/CEBU/12cebu.jpg

Viva Cebu!!!! 24th Thread!!! :rock: :rock: :rock:

where in cebu is pulchra? ---> it looks really nice. ^____^

tj_brewed

May 7th, 2006, 06:09 AM

Pulchra is located in San Fernando, Cebu - approximately 27 kilometers from downtown Cebu. For more info, click here (http://www.pulchraresorts.com/) :) Hope to see ya here in Cebu!

sugbuanon

May 7th, 2006, 06:32 AM

CEBU BUSINESS PARK

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pag-ibig tower

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keppel building

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globe innove

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ayala fgu center

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park tower I

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park tower II

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parklane international hotel

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proposed 22-storey lexmark building

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proposed 19-storey tower palace hotel

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proposed 15-storey building

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marriott hotel

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cebu city sports club

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sugbuanon

May 7th, 2006, 06:57 AM

ASIATOWN I.T. PARK

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pipc 11

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globe telecom

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/9698/picture0234tl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/9743/picture0221pm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

skyrise building

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http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1251/picture0168um.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

people support

http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/5821/picture0050zc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

jrs

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/7431/47992210871068d95bb0sn4ft.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/9422/picture0075wv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

the village [under renovation]

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4044/picture0067eb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

another pipc building

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http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7259/it96a7oi.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

proposed 6-storey i.t. building

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proposed 13-storey i.t. building

xDieselJockx

May 7th, 2006, 07:48 AM

richard fischer

May 7th, 2006, 09:36 AM

LordCarnal

May 7th, 2006, 11:26 AM

CwEoBwU

May 7th, 2006, 11:29 AM

Mandaue aims high
Plan to transform city into business-tourism hub
Published: 07 May 2006

by Kathy I. Navarro
Cebu Daily News

MANDAUE City yesterday launched its own South Reclamation Area that is envisioned to propel the city's dream of becoming the "convention center in Asia" by 2020.

Mandaue no longer wants to be known as a gateway to Cebu City. Rather, it wants to be recognized as a new growth center of Metro Cebu.

The 180-hectare South Special Zone located in the waterfront will be the new central business district of Mandaue keyed on tourism, information technology and business activity, officials said in a press conference during the city's annual Mantawi Festival.

International urban planner Palafox Associates was engaged by the Mandaue City government to complete a detailed masterplan by October. The city government allocated P2 million for the study.

Among the features: a marina and yacht club, an I.T. zone, a luxury residential enclave or a retirement city, the Cebu Boardwalk project and the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) where the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be held in December.

Urban change

In time for the summit, Mandaue will undergo an "urban renewal" program so it will be ready to attract investors for its ambitious growth plan.

Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano said that after Cebu was named host of the ASEAN Summit, he wanted to see the city's image changed when they "open up to the world."

Ouano said he wanted to transform Mandaue City from being called a merchant's paradise in the early times to something that has evolved, into an industrial city that it is now, and showcase it as a center for tourism and leisure, business and entertainment center of Cebu.

The conceptual framework given by Palafox Associates said the South Reclamation Area would give the city its character as a premier business and tourism hub of the metropolis interconnected with existing development within its periphery - Cebu City and Lapu-Lapu City.

The waterfront of the new Mandaue City will come alive with activities revolving around entertainment, shopping, arts and culture, dining and relaxing.

According to the plan, the area will have a boardwalk, restaurant strip, marina promenade, yacht club, amphitheater park, night and flea markets, retail and wellness center, and a water shuttle terminal.

So far, the Cebu Doctors University has started to build in the area. An international school has also expressed interest in locating there.

"This plan was conceptualized because we want to open up the city to the world by adding more development," said City Administrator Serafin Blanco in the press conference.

Boardwalk

Blanco said this plan will blend with the Cebu Boardwalk project of F F Cruz and Co. The boardwalk is a private 50-hectare project fronting the Mactan Channel which would develop a tourist and business estate.

Gains

Alhtough Mandaue City is the ASEAN conference site in December, foreign dignitaries and visitors will be staying in luxury hotels and resorts in Cebu City and Lapu-Lapu City.

This will be the ripe time to sell the city to potential investors based on the Palafox master plan, said media consultant Jonjie Gonzales.

For example, the city government will invite investors to build five-star hotels around the convention center.

Mayor Ouano said Mandaue stands to benefit much from the ASEAN conference.

"The summit will translate into investors; it will create jobs and tourists," Ouano said.
All these, he said, will be the city's gain from the summit.

The proposed Cebu International Trade and Exhibition Center will also rise in the Mandaue reclamation area since it has been endorsed for funding by the National Economic Development Authority to the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

There will also be schools and residential areas.

Mayor Ouano said the master plan will be submitted to the city council for approval.

Ouano said the consultant is still gathering more data for the study which is needed to formulate the detailed plan.

Just like the plans of Cebu City for its South Reclamation Project, Mandaue City also wants to put up a yacht club at the Cebu Harbor.

To ensure that water along the Mactan Channel is clean, Blanco said the city government is coordinating with a non-government organization - the Mactan Channel Environment Initiative Inc. They will be taking water samples from the channel every now and then for analysis.

LordCarnal

May 7th, 2006, 12:01 PM

Mandaue aims high
Plan to transform city into business-tourism hub
Published: 07 May 2006

MANDAUE City yesterday launched its own South Reclamation Area that is envisioned to propel the city's dream of becoming the "convention center in Asia" by 2020.

The 180-hectare South Special Zone located in the waterfront will be the new central business district of Mandaue keyed on tourism, information technology and business activity, officials said in a press conference during the city's annual Mantawi Festival.

Among the features: a marina and yacht club, an I.T. zone, a luxury residential enclave or a retirement city, the Cebu Boardwalk project and the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) where the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be held in December.

The waterfront of the new Mandaue City will come alive with activities revolving around entertainment, shopping, arts and culture, dining and relaxing.

So far, the Cebu Doctors University has started to build in the area. An international school has also expressed interest in locating there.

Boardwalk

Blanco said this plan will blend with the Cebu Boardwalk project of F F Cruz and Co. The boardwalk is a private 50-hectare project fronting the Mactan Channel which would develop a tourist and business estate.

The proposed Cebu International Trade and Exhibition Center will also rise in the Mandaue reclamation area since it has been endorsed for funding by the National Economic Development Authority to the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

Just like the plans of Cebu City for its South Reclamation Project, Mandaue City also wants to put up a yacht club at the Cebu Harbor.

Mandaue Reclamation Area
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Cebu Boardwalk Mall
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MayorTeddy Ouano
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tj_brewed

May 7th, 2006, 12:20 PM

Cebu International Convention Center

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/CEBU/ciccp1a.jpg

LordCarnal

May 7th, 2006, 12:21 PM

Mandaue Reclamation Area

Existing structures:

1.) Pilipinas Makro
2.) Zuellig
3.) Dewfoam
4.) Jade Court Motel
5.) Super Shuttle Ferry pier

Under constructions at the Mandaue City Reclamation Area:

1.) Cebu Doctors' University (nearing completion)
2.) Taft IT Zone/Park (nearing completion)
3.) Cebu International Convention Center (ongoing)
4.) Cebu Boardwalk Mall

Existing buildings to be converted:

1.) Uniwide Sales Building into Star168 Commercial Center

Proposed:

1.) University of Cebu
2.) Cebu International Trade and Exhibition Center (funding proposal submitted by NEDA already)
3.) An "international school"

Taft IT Park
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New CDU Main Campus at the Cebu Boardwalk
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/cdu_boardwalk02.jpg

Ouano Avenue
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LordCarnal

May 7th, 2006, 12:23 PM

@Tj

Nice scale model tj. thanks for posting it here. :)

tj_brewed

May 7th, 2006, 12:27 PM

your welcome arnoldsa! :)

LordCarnal

May 7th, 2006, 12:33 PM

rustyboi

May 7th, 2006, 01:25 PM

i think this thread should be sticked ;) maybe our modz here can merge the 'other' cebu 24 :D

sugbuanon

May 7th, 2006, 02:24 PM

Congratulations! Cebu's 24th Thread is up and running... :rock:

here are some avatars i did for cebu, feel free to use it if u want. :cool:

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salamat sa mga avatars resty..

rustyboi

May 7th, 2006, 02:40 PM

^^no prob marvs. here are never before seen photos. i failed to upload 'em.

a road trip with Arnoldsa and Slerz last month

Downtown Cebu, the old Colon
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Cebu Business Hotel

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Colon St. Obelisk

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Fort San Pedro

rustyboi

May 7th, 2006, 02:46 PM

April 2006

Cebu Business Park
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Ayala Center Cebu
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http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/rusty2die4/mactan_april06/ayala/Img_0658.jpg
^^Cebu Commercial Tower construction site

xXx carlos xXx

May 7th, 2006, 02:56 PM

hala.... nganong na duha naman ang thread 24? asa ang legal na thread?

LordCarnal

May 7th, 2006, 03:05 PM

^^

this one because this was made since yesterday pa :)

mau

May 7th, 2006, 04:05 PM

Pulchra is located in San Fernando, Cebu - approximately 27 kilometers from downtown Cebu. For more info, click here (http://www.pulchraresorts.com/) :) Hope to see ya here in Cebu!

LOL.I wish gani na makuli na sad ko. But saun, wa may kwarta. :sleepy:

mau

May 7th, 2006, 04:07 PM

slimer

May 7th, 2006, 04:11 PM

Here is the article about JKing's plan for a water theme park.

Theme park to rise in SRP

Despite the political and economic crises hounding the country today, hotel developer and operator J. King and Sons Co. Inc. (JKSCI) remains confident in the country’s economy, as manifested by its investment plans on diverse businesses in the coming years.

Aside from its hotel and condominium projects in Cebu, JKSCI also plans to construct a three-hectare water theme park—the first of its kind in Cebu—at the South Road Properties (formerly south reclamation project), JKSCI chairman Richard King said.

He said JKSCI is now talking with Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña on the water theme park project, which King estimated to cost the company some $4 million.

“(If the talks between Mayor Osmeña and JKSCI succeed), JKSCI will build a water theme park that is like, if not better than, the Enchanted Kingdom and Splash Island,” King said.

“And because our (JKSCI) vision is to let the Cebuanos, especially the middle income group, experience the good life, we will make the fees very affordable,” he added.

slerz

May 7th, 2006, 06:14 PM

Kinsa imo kuyog ani slerz? NAg-unsa pod diay ka didto sa 22nd Comedy Bar? Work ka didto?

ako barkada bai sa high skul, wala ra oi nagstrolstrol ra mi ato gabhiona kay motan aw sad kuno sila sa mga exciting developments sa Cebu, coz I always mention to them what we are dscussing here about Cebu's big developments then ako sila gitudloan kng asa dapit gitukod ang CICC, Cebu Doctors, boardwalk nya sa Yala ogsa Jones... nya didto mi tupa sa 22nd street... nop I'm not working there, exmyuskee:D, napasubo lang ko ato kay giswat sa mga kwanggol akong ngan sa tissue nya gihatag sa waiter, gikastigo nuon kos mga bayot nga hosts (I didn't know nga artista diay to sila sa ABS sa Manila) nya gipakanta pa jud ko :bash:, wa lang nko gipost og apil ang video kay basig ma discover ta...haha.

slerz

May 7th, 2006, 07:09 PM

SM City Cebu south wing...

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Jimbu

May 7th, 2006, 07:11 PM

Mandaue hires urban planner
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 05/08/2006

To support its bid to become Cebu's new economic driver, and the "Convention Center in Asia," the Mandaue City government has commissioned the world-renown urban planner, Jun Palafox to formulate an effective urban planning blueprint for the City.

Currently, Palafox has outlined a conceptual development framework for the 180-hectare Mandaue Reclamation Area to make as the flagship project to support the ambitious positioning of the city.

Based on the framework, the Reclamation Area in Mandaue is envisioned to be the new Central Business District that will give the city its character as a premier business and tourism hub of the Metropolis.

In a press conference held over the weekend, Mandaue City administrator Serafin Blanco bared that the district shall have activities revolving around entertainment, arts and culture, dining, relaxing, unwinding, and shopping, right at the waterfront of the new Mandaue City.

The plan which is targeted to be fully implemented in the next two to three years, will make the area a Special Administrative Zone for Mandaue City that is expected to lure five-star hotel investment, fine dining restaurant joints, leisure and theme park, commercial district among others.

According to Blanco, the development of the south reclamation area in the new Mandaue City shall be integrated with future and existing developments with the Subangdaku Planned Unit Development, and the old Center Business District of the city.

The development concept intends to link the new city of the Central Business District and the International Seaport of Cebu City and the International Airport in Mactan, Island, he added.

On September this year, the Palafox group is expected to provide the Mandaue City administration the detailed plan which is centered on building a new central business district, largely anchored on tourism, information technology center, and business centers that is interconnected with the existing development within its periphery-Cebu City and Lapu-Lapu City.

"This [Palafox recommendation] will be the new concept that we'd like to follow, we expect major investments coming in," Blanco added.

Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano stressed that the construction of the P250-million Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), in partnership with the Cebu Provincial government, will push the positioning of the City, becoming the "Convention Center in Asia."

According to Ouano, the holding of the ASEAN Summit at the CICC on December this year, will bring much attention to Mandaue City and will give the city a chance to promote itself to the ASEAN leaders in terms of investment and tourism.

Blanco stressed that since the planned new Mandaue Central Business District will focus on the investments that will support the convention center facility he said one of the priorities of the City is to attract a hotel investor that will offer a five-star facility.

Aside from the CICC, other developments in area includes the construction of a new campus by the Cebu Doctors' University, the Cebu Boardwalk- a multi use development project that will feature a marina, and the Gaisano-developed Taft I.T. Zone which will feature world-class facilities for IT companies.

Even without the plans in place, Mandaue has seen a tremendous leap in its annual income, which tripled from P270 million to P800 million. Gross receipts shot up from P44 billion in 2001 to more than P72 billion in 2005, twice as fast as the national average.

Ouano added that the economic dynamism of the City is driven by over 100 thousand micro, small, medium and large enterprises. The city accounts fro 40 percent of the total export in the furniture sector.

"The City's gone to an industrialization phase and is undergoing a transformation into a financial hub making it 'Cebu's New Economic Driver,'" the Mayor concluded.

slerz

May 7th, 2006, 07:23 PM

Yahooooo!!! go go go Mandaue... MANDAUE CITY and CEBU CITY as a premier investment haven and Lapu Lapu City as a premier tourist city in vismin area...:okay::okay: GoGoGo Merto Cebu, Talisay City and soon Naga City and Carcar City ;)

Sinjin P.

May 8th, 2006, 05:33 AM

LordCarnal

May 8th, 2006, 05:33 AM

LordCarnal

May 8th, 2006, 05:42 AM

^^

Basta Richard King madayon na bai!

Question lang if when...

slerz

May 8th, 2006, 05:46 AM

YT

S Osmeña ave. to the New Mandaue City - soon to be the new Central Business District of Metro Cebu.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx5mkU6brPg

1st mandaue mactan bridge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dx-XBEWBbU

tj_brewed

May 8th, 2006, 06:10 AM

^^

Taft IT Zone is developed by the Gaisanos diay. That's good news, at least they've ventured out na from mall/department store business. :rock:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/taft_itpark01.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/taft_itpark05.jpg

Yup! It's under their other company's wings - Taft Property Venture Development Corp

Some of their ongoing projects include-

Hacienda Salinas
Nichols Park
Palm Heights
Palmas Verdes
and of course....Taft IT Zone

they are also into the banking industry. Metro Gaisano group also owns the WealthBank

Sinjin P.

May 8th, 2006, 06:19 AM

Theme park to rise in SRP

...JKSCI also plans to construct a three-hectare water theme park...

Nice update but this is somehow smaller than Enchanted Kingdom which is at 15 hectares. :)

sugbuanon

May 8th, 2006, 06:27 AM

Mandaue hires urban planner
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 05/08/2006

To support its bid to become Cebu's new economic driver, and the "Convention Center in Asia," the Mandaue City government has commissioned the world-renown urban planner, Jun Palafox to formulate an effective urban planning blueprint for the City.

Currently, Palafox has outlined a conceptual development framework for the 180-hectare Mandaue Reclamation Area to make as the flagship project to support the ambitious positioning of the city.

Based on the framework, the Reclamation Area in Mandaue is envisioned to be the new Central Business District that will give the city its character as a premier business and tourism hub of the Metropolis.

In a press conference held over the weekend, Mandaue City administrator Serafin Blanco bared that the district shall have activities revolving around entertainment, arts and culture, dining, relaxing, unwinding, and shopping, right at the waterfront of the new Mandaue City.

The plan which is targeted to be fully implemented in the next two to three years, will make the area a Special Administrative Zone for Mandaue City that is expected to lure five-star hotel investment, fine dining restaurant joints, leisure and theme park, commercial district among others.

According to Blanco, the development of the south reclamation area in the new Mandaue City shall be integrated with future and existing developments with the Subangdaku Planned Unit Development, and the old Center Business District of the city.

The development concept intends to link the new city of the Central Business District and the International Seaport of Cebu City and the International Airport in Mactan, Island, he added.

On September this year, the Palafox group is expected to provide the Mandaue City administration the detailed plan which is centered on building a new central business district, largely anchored on tourism, information technology center, and business centers that is interconnected with the existing development within its periphery-Cebu City and Lapu-Lapu City.

"This [Palafox recommendation] will be the new concept that we'd like to follow, we expect major investments coming in," Blanco added.

Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano stressed that the construction of the P250-million Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), in partnership with the Cebu Provincial government, will push the positioning of the City, becoming the "Convention Center in Asia."

According to Ouano, the holding of the ASEAN Summit at the CICC on December this year, will bring much attention to Mandaue City and will give the city a chance to promote itself to the ASEAN leaders in terms of investment and tourism.

Blanco stressed that since the planned new Mandaue Central Business District will focus on the investments that will support the convention center facility he said one of the priorities of the City is to attract a hotel investor that will offer a five-star facility.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a301/rusty2die4/mactan_april06/ayala/Img_0649.jpg

cebu business park

if the city would strictly follow the blueprint of palafox no doubt it be better than cebu business park..

Sinjin P.

May 8th, 2006, 06:29 AM

Yup! It's under their other company's wings - Taft Property Venture Development Corp

Some of their ongoing projects include-

Hacienda Salinas
Nichols Park
Palm Heights
Palmas Verdes
and of course....Taft IT Zone

they also into the banking industry. Metro Gaisano group also owns the WealthBank

In consonance with that,

Wealthbank expands to Manila to back Metro Gaisano growth
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 05/08/2006

Gaisano-owned Wealth Development Bank (Wealthbank) has expanded its business reach in Metro Manila to primarily cater to its expanding sister-company Metro Gaisano.

Upon the opening of Metro Gaisano, as the anchor store of another Ayala-developed shopping mall Market!Market!, located in Global City, Taguig in Metro Manila, Wealthbank is also taking brave move to open in a bigger city like Metro Manila.

Vicsal Development Corporation (VDC) operates Metro Gaisano and Wealthbank. The company is also into residential and commercial developments.

Wealthbank president Sabiniano Villamor said the primary reason why the bank is entering the Manila market is because it has to serve the clients of Metro Gaisano in the mall.

Villamor said, the bank is just waiting for the go signal of the Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) to open its first branch in Manila.

"Upon BSP's nod, Wealthbank will already start construction of the branch," Villamor said.

"The business plans of Wealthbank include, among others, the synergy that can be captured from the Metro Gaisano stores," Villamor also said.

Wealthbank has increased its authorized capital in preparation for the bank's expansion program.

The thrift bank currently has six branches located in Cagayan de Oro City, Tagbilaran City, Mandaue City, Carbon, Ramos St. and at Cebu Business Park.

The Gaisano Group, through its lending arm, Prime Asian Lending, was able to enter into a merger deal with then, Danao City Development Bank few years back. Using the license of its partner, it converted its Prime Asia Lending branches to bank outlets.

The merger deal was approved by the Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) last October 2001. Wealth bank had started its formal banking operation in June 2002.

Metro Gaisano group, operated by Vicsal, led by Jack and Edward Gaisano with sister Margaret, is the most aggressive, as it's so far the only Gaisano-led business that was able to conquer the Luzon market with the opening of its Legaspi City branch, and as an anchor of Market-Market mall in Metro Manila.

Vicsal has also diversified its business to residential and industrial developments, banking, among others.

john_3:16

May 8th, 2006, 06:37 AM

wow nice pics... when will the taft IT park start operating? any news on the uniwide bldg? how about the lexmark bldg?

Jefferyi

May 8th, 2006, 08:30 AM

CwEoBwU

May 8th, 2006, 08:40 AM

Mandaue sees P90B investments
for reclamation area
City wants joint venture for hotel project
Published: 08 Mayl 2006

by Irene R. Sino Cruz

Although the detailed urban plan for Mandaue City has yet to be completed, several companies have already expressed interest to invest in its reclamation area.

Jonji Gonzales, media consultant of Mandaue City, said three companies have already submitted letters of intent to the city government for their proposed projects.

Two of the interested parties are based in Cebu, while the third is a Korean company, Gonzales said.

The Star 168, a newly formed venture of Cebu businessmen Bob Gothong and Robert Go, plans to put up a P160-million investment in the area across the former Uniwide property, he added.

The other Cebuano company is engaged in the hardware business and is planning to develop another site in the reclamation area, Gonzales added.

A Korean group called Nasa also plans to build a five-star hotel estimated to cost P12 million (fallacious), he said.

According to Gonzales, the Ayala group has also expressed interest to invest in the city when its officials visited Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano.

Mandaue City is seriously pursuing its goal of becoming a premier business and tourism hub when it commissioned the Palafox Associates to come up with an urban plan for the city.

The company has already come up with a conceptual development framework initially identifying the development thrust for the city's reclamation area, Gonzales noted.

Based on the framework, the development of the Mandaue south reclamation area would be integrated into the future and existing developments within the Subangdaku planned unit development and the old central business district of the city.

The development concept intends to link the new city with the central business district, the international seaport in Cebu City and the Mactan Cebu International Airport.

The project area is composed of four major districts - planned unit development, commercial and business, institutional, and low-density residential districts.

The plan prepared by the Palafox Associates calls for the creation of a new business district at the reclamation area.

The new business district is identified as the potential site for tourism facilities, an information technology center and business centers that are interconnected with the existing development in the nearby cities of Cebu and Lapu-Lapu.

The plan also aims to enhance the development potential of the reclamation area's waterfront and the international airport and seaports through the creation of growth corridors.

The implementation of the plan would enable Mandaue City to become a new growth center, instead of just being a gateway to Cebu City.

Gonzales said the detailed urban plan will be completed in October.

He also noted that the proposed urban plan for Mandaue City is projected to attract total investments of P90 billion for its south reclamation area alone.

He said the amount is the estimated cost of investments in the buildings that would be constructed within the reclamation area.

Mandaue City administrator Serafin Blanco made the estimates based on a scenario where two four-story buildings per hectare are constructed in the 180-hectare reclamation area.

The city has been enjoying rising gross revenues, which has reached P668.247 million last year, up from P579.278 million in 2004.

The number of companies registered in Mandaue City also grew to 6,629 in 2005 from 5,195 in 2001.

The city also expects the presence of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), which is now being constructed at the reclamation area, to serve as a catalyst for its projected growth.

The CICC, which would serve as the venue for the ASEAN summit scheduled in December, will help the city attain its goal of becoming a convention hub.

Sinjin P.

May 8th, 2006, 12:27 PM

Mayor Thadeo Ouano has every reason to be proud of his city. It is beating its bigger and older neighbor to the south, Cebu City, in almost every category of economic growth, social development, and political governance. And it is doing it with far less humbug and hubris.

Go Cebu!

The Cebuano Exultor

May 8th, 2006, 12:31 PM

I'm confused. Is the new reclamation project (spearheaded by Mandaue Mayor Thadeo Ouano) a new reclamation project literally? Or...is it just a re-planning or re-zoning of the North Reclamation Project? :)
Many thanks in advance for those who can enlighten me on this.

tj_brewed

May 8th, 2006, 02:02 PM

slimer

May 8th, 2006, 03:15 PM

I think size doesnt matter bai. Considering nga water theme park sad cya. So purely water ang theme hehehe... Basta world class lang that will be very good. Even Disney Sea in Tokyo is smaller than the Disneyland.

slimer

May 8th, 2006, 03:19 PM

RARE BIRDS IN SRP
They feed at man-made ponds
in reclamation project
Published: 08 May 2006

In the middle of Cebu City just across the 20-hectare sanitary landfill, local and migratory birds have found a new home on a controversial strip of land made by man.

Among these are the elusive Philippine Duck and the rare Chinese Pond Heron, which have been sighted by a prominent bird-watching group feeding at the South Reclamation Project (SRP).

Nilo Arribas Jr., head of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines Inc.-Cebu chapter, has recorded the sighting of the Philippine Duck, which is endemic to the Philippines.

The presence of the Philippine Duck was an "important indicator that the wetland is able to support the needs of the birds," he added.

According to Arribas, the Philippine Duck has been considered as one of the biggest mysteries of the bird-watching community in the Philippines.

"We haven't monitored where the ducks breed. Some birders see them as either young or adult, we never saw them breeding somewhere," he said.

But the biggest surprise at the SRP was when Arribas saw the rare Chinese Pond Heron, which according to worldwide birding census, was only seen about five times in the last century in different parts of the world.

According to rules set by the World Bird Census, a sighting of a bird at a particular place must be confirmed by two other independent bird-watchers before it would be officially recorded.

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"There are also factors that should be considered like the time of the day and the year and the weather," Arribas said.
In a fine day, Arribas said more than 500 birds of at least 25 species can be found at two flooded portions of the SRP, as what he reported to the International Water Bird Census.

These included sandpipers, egrets, wagtails, terns, sparrows and manias.

One of the flooded portions is located just beside the South Coastal Road. The second is the 60-hectare unreclaimed portion called Pond A.

Half of the birds are migratory, or those who fly to another country to escape winter.

Arribas said some birds at the SRP could never be found in the bigger and more popular Olango Wildlife Sanctuary on Olango Island.

"We can consider the SRP a grassland/freshwater area. It is different from Olango which we consider a tidal flat," he said.

Unlike Olango, the SRP is man-made and very close to the urban center, which makes it extra special.

The SRP is dubbed as the "heart of the city" as it is accessible in the north through the Cebu City port and in the south through an access road in Barangay Mambaling.

It connects mainland Cebu to Kawit Island through the 11.72-kilometer Cebu South Coastal Road, which starts at the Cebu City port area in the north and ends in Talisay City in the south.

The SRP, which was completed in 2001, was funded by a loan of 12.3 billion yen (about P6.3 billion) from the Japan Bank of International Cooperation, making it the largest infrastructure project and loan agreement secured by a local government.

Export processing zones and light industries are envisioned to sprout on the reclaimed area, bringing in 100,000 jobs for Cebuanos. On its beachfront will rise condominiums and hotels.

But for Arribas, the SRP can also be promoted as a bird-watching destination in the city - not just to attract more tourists but also to encourage people to appreciate and help protect the birds.

"We can use the SRP to promote tourism and to raise interest among the people on migratory and endemic birds of the Philippines," he said.

"If they won't cover the wetland up, it is almost sure that the bird population at the SRP will grow," he added.

But at present, Arribas noticed the lack of support from the local government and little interest among locals about the birds.

"Every time we go to the SRP, it's always a hide-and-seek with the authorities," he said.

Most of the people who contact the club and Arribas for a bird tour are foreigners.

"We should promote the SRP because it is a very good place for bird-watching and you don't even have to travel far," he added.

He pointed out that in Luzon, in order to see the rare Philippine Duck, birders had to travel five hours to Pagbilao town, Quezon.

Arribas hopes the Cebu City government would follow other local government units like Parañaque and Marikina cities, which took advantage of their wetlands and turn them into tourist destinations.

He said the club is helping the cities educate visitors and protect the birds and their feeding ground. The Cebu City government, on the other hand, has never asked them for help.

LordCarnal

May 8th, 2006, 03:21 PM

^^

@The_Cebuano_Exultor

Yup that's Mandaue City's own reclamation area which was built during the time of President Ramos. It's a joint venture between the Mandaue City Gov't. and FF.Cruz Company (50-50 I think).

The Mandaue City Reclamation Area is just beside the North Reclamation Area. :) Mandaue City also calls its reclamation area as "South Reclamation Area" since it is situated at the southern portion of Mandaue City, just near the border of Cebu City. This shouldn't be confused with Cebu City's South Road Properties (SRP) which was formerly called South Reclamation Project.

Before, Metro Cebu only had the North Reclamation Area which of course is where SM City, White Gold, and Queen City Memorial Gardens can be found.

Right now, Metro Cebu has a total of three reclamation areas -- NorthRecla (Cebu City), South Road Properties (Cebu City), and the Mandaue Recla.

Three more are being proposed: North Harbor in Mandaue City (future site/relocation site of the existing Mandaue City Industrial Plants so that the existing areas would be rezoned), Cordova Reclamation in Cordova (new site of Cebu International Container Port), Ibo Reclamation in Brgy. Ibo, Lapu2x (for the expansion of the MCIAA runway, and for the construction of a second one)

Below is a pic of Mandaue City Recla. To the left of the map (not shown on pic) would be Cebu City's North Reclamation Area where SM City and White Gold can be found.

I think there's an error on the map. The area labeled Cebu Doctors' Hospital should be Cebu Doctors' University.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/mandaue_masterplan01.jpg

rustyboi

May 8th, 2006, 03:29 PM

LordCarnal

May 8th, 2006, 03:46 PM

^^

I've seen this bai on my way to Talisay.. It's just at that swampy portion of the SRP (to the right of the Coastal Highway if you're going south).. Daghan jud birds!

fundraiser

May 8th, 2006, 04:03 PM

'No tug-of-war for investors'
Mandaue not stealing investors from Cebu City
Published: 08 May 2006

by Kathy Navarro
Reporter

Mandaue City has no plans of competing for investors with neighbor Cebu City, according to Mayor Thadeo Ouano.

Ouano said his South Reclamation Area (SRA) would also not block Cebu City's plans for its South Reclamation Project (SRP).

"Dili baya. Ang ato lang, gihimo nato nga catalyst ang CICC dinha, di ba? That's why we are going towards this direction, (We're not competing. We're just making the CICC as a catalyst)," Ouano told Cebu Daily News.

He said the idea to develop Mandaue's SRA, which was finished in the 1990's, came up when Cebu province decided to build the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) there.

The CICC would be the main venue for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in December.

Ouano said Cebu or other cities should not feel that Mandaue City is trying to steal their investors.

"Wala man ko manghilabot sa ilang teritoryo, ang ako lang what's best for Mandaue. Manuyo diay? (We're not interfering with their territory. They should not be mad)," he said.

The Mandaue City government only has 11 hectares to fill out of the 180-hectare SRA. It has no financial liabilities.

Unlike the SRA, Cebu City has to fill the 300-hectare reclaimed project, which is financed by a P7-billion loan that the city has to pay until 2025.

Mandaue City media consultant Jonjie Gonzales said at least three companies have already signified their interest in putting up investments in the area. He did not identify these.

He said Ayala Holdings has already held initial talks with Mayor Ouano.
The city's direction would be to sell the new Mandaue City as the "emerging convention center in Asia," Gonzales said.
In her speech during the Mantawi Festival on Sunday, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said this was "a year like no other for Mandaue City."

The governor said they have chosen the city as the home of CICC because Mandaue "will be Cebu's window to the world."

Ouano, in his speech, said he wants to transform Mandaue City into a mixture of tourism and leisure, business and entertainment center of Cebu.

Mandaue is planning to build at the SRA a restaurant strip, amphitheater park, shopping centers, night & flea market, retail & wellness center, visitor's center, a water-shuttle terminal and a marina promenade with a yacht club.
There would also be the Taft I.T Zone, which would feature world-class facilities for IT companies.

The proposed Cebu International Trade and Exhibition Center (CITEX) would soon rise at the area, with the project already endorsed by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) to JICA for funding.

There would also be schools and residential areas.

The city government hired urban planner Palafox Associates draft a detailed masterplan, which would be completed on October.

The city government has allocated P2 million for the study alone.

rustyboi

May 8th, 2006, 04:18 PM

^^and we're expecting the resto strip (fine dining) to open just in time for ASEAN summit come December :okay: these restos will host diner for the world leaders. astig..

regarding the north reclamation area, Mayor Ouano could have developed the reclaimed land years ago pa! had CICC been built somewhere else, i doubt the mayor can even think about developing the area. but anyway, it's still great news and i don't think Mandaue city is stealing investors from its neighbors. :)

LordCarnal

May 8th, 2006, 04:24 PM

^^

This is what I hate sometimes about the media. Now they're trying to paint some insinuations. There's this opinion article in Sunstar about Mandaue City "overtaking" Cebu City.

They (the writers) shouldn't think about this because Mandaue City and Cebu City all just belong to one Metro Cebu and whatever happens to one benefits the other.

I'm very much hoping that Mandaue City will succeed in its plan to make their recla a new business district. That might accelerate our ambitions of becoming a "Hongkong."

rustyboi

May 8th, 2006, 04:34 PM

and u can just imagine the Cebu Boardwalk coastline down to South Road Properties filled with buildings, tourism facilities and all those stuff. definitely a blueprint for a hongkong-like setup :okay: and then there's mactan island. it's like HongKong side and the Kowloon side. hehe

LordCarnal

May 8th, 2006, 04:41 PM

^^

sus, the more especially if Cebu International Port and the domestic port will finally relocate to Liloan or in Cordova... the whole strip starting from Boardwalk in Mandaue down to SRP would really be amazing!

I envision hotels, banks, etc.. to rise between Quezon Boulevard and S.Osmeña Avenue or that strip currently occupied by the international port and the rest of the piers (1,2,3,4,5)

And yeah, if Lapu-Lapu can develop their waterfront and put a promenade with a complete view of Cebu and Mandaue Cities. Tapos the more if Bigfoot Entertainment will put some sort of a Hollywood Walk of Fame at the promenade just like HK's Avenue of Stars.

rustyboi

May 8th, 2006, 04:45 PM

but wait there's more!

the third mactan bridge or an undersea tunnel connecting Cebu city and Lapu-lapu City. wow amazing! :lol: for only one thousand blah blah

fundraiser

May 8th, 2006, 04:52 PM

^^ at tuluyan nang iiyak ang mga taga *toot* *toot* mangligid na gyud sila. toinks.

rustyboi

May 8th, 2006, 04:54 PM

^^dissolved na ang demolition team nila. :hilarious

LordCarnal

May 8th, 2006, 04:55 PM

^^

How I hope they would revive the proposed Metro Cebu Development Authority. All those proposals could be realized if there's a proper body that would coordinate the visions of the four cities (Lapu2x, Mandaue, Cebu, Talisay) and the rest of the metro together. :)

Like right now, SRP's development is so promising -- the tunnel, the coastal highway, the boardwalk/promenade -- but once you reach the Talisay City portion, the development ends there. Same with Mandaue City too, say their boardwalk development, but when it reaches Cebu City side at the North Recla, it ends there too unless the international port relocates to a new area.

When it comes to flyovers, Cebu City's are well-maintained with matching landscape at the bottom but if we compare this with Mandaue's and Talisay's.... never mind. If only they could transform it like what Lapu-Lapu did to the ramp/flyvover of the second Mactan bridge.

rustyboi

May 8th, 2006, 05:10 PM

Cebu was featured on prime time last saturday. Bitoy's funniest, GMA7. GMA camera crews are really known to capture scenes like postcards. Second Mactan Bridge scene looked really great on TV! parang out of the country shot. lol. Aliwan festival was also shown at ABC5 (delayed telecast), congrats again the champion, Sinulog festival. was indeed a winning streak for Cebu on television that night. by the way, few nights ago, Cebu was also featured. topic was about Danao's gun-making industry and vigilante killings. the documentary wasn't damaging at all. in fact, the show portrayed Cebu has gone a long way, one of the fastest growing blah blah, and then great white beach shots pa. :) it was pretty fair, facts of life in a Philippine society.

sugbuanon

May 8th, 2006, 05:23 PM

oi sabot nya ta sa samahan para sa roadtrip/ tambay..

kami pa bai arnold ang nakasabot.. :)

slerz

May 8th, 2006, 05:56 PM

I'm starting to kinda like all the prospects of what that new reclamation is gonna bring for Mandaue City and the whole Metro Cebu but I think the North Reclamation and SRP should be developed first IMO.

Anyway, nice pics Maniniyots!
Oh yeah, lingaw ko sa imo tour, Maniniyot Slerz, samtang nagapangita ka sa kimchi. :rock:

^^yup bai, those videos are for those Cebuanos abroad who haven't seen the vibrancy of Cebu today and one of them is my brother, mura daw kuno og Manila ang katong S Osmeña nga video... kay more than 4 yrs na tawn siya wa kauli sa iyang pinalanggang Sugbo.

And about the New Mandaue Business District... better than Cebu Business Park gyd coz its a big Central Business District, not just a 40 hec business park or IT zone...

_ _ _ _ _____

You know, that article posted by Jimbu is what I'm waiting for... If Arnoldsa remembered that I asked him in one of our meets, what's the future of the NRA and he answered that there is still hope that NRA will become an investment site.
Coz when I first heard that the megadome will surely be built there last year plus the boardwalk mall and the CDU, my perception is that a new Business District or a New Modern City within Metro Cebu will rise coz of it's accessibility, the roadways, straight access fom Lapu Lapu City to Cebu City and it's located @ the stomach of Metro Cebu with the Mactan Channel serves as it's relaxing view. Infact I walked that kilometers stretch of NRA from Mactan to see it's future potential Business District (nag check check kunuhay :D) which will have a HongKong like view from 1st Mandaue Mactan bridge whenever scrapers will already be built.
IMO NRA is mature enough for a major change to become a new City. And I think this will be the biggest development of Metro Cebu as of this moment before SRP...

Not just a Business Park, not just an IT Park, not just a building Complex but a New Centrel Business District, a new Modern City in the making right @ the heart of Metro Cebu... NEW MANDAUE CITY :okay::okay:

BTW, I'm from Cebu City and I'm proud of Mandaue City ;)

LordCarnal

May 8th, 2006, 06:07 PM

^^

Right Slerz.. :okay:

By the way, I think NRA and Mandaue City Recla are two different places.. :)

NRA is the first reclamation area in Metro Cebu which was built in the late 60s or 70s..

Mandaue City Recla was built during the time of Ramos.

slerz

May 8th, 2006, 06:12 PM

^^ah ok, thanks for the clarification...

Sus! wa gyud ta naghandom... before, we are hoping that tomorrow, another news article stating another highrise will be constructed pero karon, not just a highrise but a new Central Business District (1 whole package na gyd :D).

Jimbu

May 8th, 2006, 06:36 PM

Summit to draw investments for Cebu's reclamation areas
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 05/09/2006

Two large reclamation projects in Metro Cebu are expected to get prominent attention from dignitaries all over the world, starting this year, as Cebu hosts this year's ASEAN Summit on December.

Cebu City's 300-hectare South Road Properties (SRP), as well as Mandaue City's 180-hectare South Reclamation Area (formerly known as North Reclamation Area) will be one of the highlights to be showcased by Cebu to the visiting ASEAN leaders.

"The ASEAN Summit is an important accomplishment for Cebu. Cebu is quietly moving ahead [among the rest]. We have the largest LGU [local government unit] infrastructure project in the country,' said Osmeña adding that this project is expected to get the interest of foreign dignitaries, thereby getting attention from the foreign investment community.

Osmeña expressed confidence that the P12 billion most modern real estate development in the Philippines-SRP, will gain numerous interest for investments during the holding of the ASEAN Summit.

Cebu's private sector through Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) also said that the upcoming ASEAN Summit is the perfect time to aggressively market the 300-hectare SRP to the head of states in the ASEAN block, among with other visiting participants from seven non-ASEAN member countries, such as China, Indonesia, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, among others.

ASEAN member countries include; Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar.

On the other hand, Mandaue City, which will also take center stage on the Summit, where the under-construction Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) is located, is also preparing an extensive promotional plan in terms of investment capabilities, positioning the City as the "Emerging Convention Center in Asia."

Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano said Mandaue will largely take advantage of the upcoming ASEAN Summit to take off its international promotion, emphasizing the high capability of the City to become the "new economic driver" in the province. The South Reclamation Area in Mandaue is envisioned to be the new Central Business District that will give the city its character as a premier business and tourism hub of the Metropolis, Ouano said.

Although, there are apprehensions that the P250 million CICC project will not be completed by December 2006, Ouano countered that the CICC construction is even two-week ahead of schedule.

"We are confident that the construction of CICC will be well finished on the scheduled date of the ASEAN Summit," Ouano said in a press conference attended by national and foreign media correspondents recently.

According to Ouano, the ASEAN Summit is one of the best tools to start its aggressive bid positioning Mandaue City as the "Emerging Convention Center in Asia." He added that the City will do its best to have the CICC building completed before December.

Mandaue City government has commissioned the world's known urban planner, Jun Palafox to formulate an effective urban planning blueprint for the City.

By August of September this year, Mandaue City will have a detailed plan which is centered on building a new central business district, largely anchored on tourism, information technology center, and business centers that is interconnected with the existing development within its periphery-Cebu City and Lapu-Lapu City.

Likewise, Cebu City's SRP is also attracting tourism related investments, like Retirement Village, a five-star resort, IT related investments, among others.

Cebu will be accommodating 17 head of states during the ASEAN Summit. A total of 5,000 visitors are expected including dignitaries' wives, and staff, and other high officials and executives from the 17 countries, and seven non-ASEAN member countries.

Jimbu

May 8th, 2006, 08:01 PM

Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Mandaue, Cebu City projects have ‘same name, concept’

WITH an almost similar name and concept as Cebu City’s South Reclamation Project (SRP), the South Reclamation Area of Mandaue City is bound to cause confusion and competition, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said.

Osmeña anticipates investors and the public would be confused by the two reclamation projects because of the similarity in their names.

Since the proposed South Reclamation Area of Mandaue City features the same facilities and industries as Cebu City’s SRP, the mayor also expects there will be competition.

Osmeña is unfazed, however, saying the Cebu City Government can handle the matter.

“It might create some confusion when you say South Reclamation Area and we have our own South Reclamation Project. We already spent millions of pesos promoting that name and then naay muangkon all of a sudden,” he told reporters yesterday.

But a Mandaue City Hall consultant, who asked not to be named, brushed aside Osmeña’s insinuations.

“We do not want to quarrel with Osmeña. Pero basin og siya unya ang mangopya diri sa Mandaue because ours is well planned and designed (He might be the one copying from Mandaue City),” he told Sun.Star Cebu in a mobile phone interview last night.

Like what Osmeña envisioned for the SRP, Mayor Thadeo Ouano’s proposed South Reclamation Area will also have a yacht club, a retirement home, a marina, a boardwalk and areas for locators in various industries.

“I’m sure that will create confusion but that’s okay, I don’t mind... Will it affect our SRP? Maybe, maybe not. But whatever it is, we will deal with it,” the mayor continued.

Osmeña said he conceptualized the SRP in 1988 yet during his first term.

“It’s competition but that’s life, what am I going to do, stop them? That’s okay. Mandaue City needed that a long time ago. For God’s sake, they have nothing to brag about. They can’t attract any high-end activity, they really need that,” he said.

Mandaue City officials launched last Saturday its South Reclamation Area, which is seen to help the city become Asia’s convention center by 2020.

Ouano proposed to have a 180-hectare South Special Zone in the reclamation area that will become the city’s central business district focusing on tourism, information technology and other industries.

In a news conference yesterday, Osmeña said he expects Mandaue City’s boardwalk to be the same as the SRP, since he worked with the urban planner who was commissioned by the Mandaue City Government to work on the detailed masterplan of the reclamation area.

International urban planner Jun Palafox of Palafox Associates was also behind the planning of the Cebu Business Park.

“As a matter of fact, they got Jun Palafox to work on it and I taught Jun how to make a boardwalk and the design he’s using there is mine. Apparently, they’re using it but that’s okay with me,” Osmeña said.

When sought for comment, the Mandaue City consultant stressed that Palafox is a renowned urban planner whose projects include the Greenbelt in Makati City and developments in Singapore and Dubai. (LCR/With AIV)

jrevalde

May 8th, 2006, 11:32 PM

“It’s competition but that’s life, what am I going to do, stop them? That’s okay. Mandaue City needed that a long time ago. For God’s sake, they have nothing to brag about. They can’t attract any high-end activity, they really need that,” he said.

Hehe...Osmena can be quite childish sometimes..........

slerz

May 9th, 2006, 01:10 AM

I heard it sa TV Patrol Cebu yesterday... another attraction daw for Cebu... migratory birds in the City...

Wind Shear

May 9th, 2006, 02:02 AM

^^ Who? The Mayor or the former Senator? :D

Sinjin P.

May 9th, 2006, 04:46 AM

This is really Ceboom! Oh my gulay!!!!

LordCarnal

May 9th, 2006, 05:38 AM

^^

@jrevalde

Sometimes the media too are bloating these very small issues even to the point of making a full length article about it.

LordCarnal

May 9th, 2006, 05:51 AM

dabert

May 9th, 2006, 06:25 AM

yati ra ah... daghan kaau kog open tabs sa akong browser pr0 kani jd ang ni catch sa akong attention, draining all the others away.. hehe.. I hope that it's going to be a healthy competition, not a childish one. Nonetheless, Metro Cebu is already starting to rocket towards a very progressive metropolis. And with that, Philippines will rise as a nation. Mabuhay tayong lahat.! hehe, I do hope our neighbouring metros will have the same prospects as ours., CeeeeBOOOOM! :D

oddstyle

May 9th, 2006, 06:59 AM

those pix are nice........thanx ya'lll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CwEoBwU

May 9th, 2006, 07:20 AM

^^

@jrevalde

Sometimes the media too are bloating these very small issues even to the point of making a full length article about it.

that is very true. in some cases, writers tend to exaggerate statements of people creating a seemingly offensive remark.

CwEoBwU

May 9th, 2006, 08:05 AM

Garcia turns down Gokongwei’s
bid for Banilad lots
Published: 09 May 2006

by Dale G. Israel

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has turned down business giant Gokongwei Group’s offer to join the bidding for the lease of Capitol’s prime lots in Banilad, a board member said Monday.

This limited to only four the qualified bidders who made it in time for the deadline last month.

According to Board Member Juan Bolo, chairman of the Provincial Board’s committee on properties, Governor Garcia received several calls from Lance Gokongwei asking for a consideration in his bid for the 2.8-hectare lot.

But the young tycoon was turned down by the governor, Bolo said, explaining that the Gokongwei Group was not able to meet the bid requirements.

Provincial officials met on Monday with the four qualified bidders to prepare for the actual bidding on May 10 at the Capitol Social Hall.

The four bidders include SM Prime Holdings, SM Hyper Sales, Cebu Overseas Hardware, and Beijing Motors Corp.

Garcia said the companies were asked to bid in three various ways: a minimum of P250 million investment or about P20,000 per square meter as construction value cost on the lots; a bid on the rental price of the lots starting at P35 per square meter per month; and Capitol’s minimum 0.5 percent share from the winning bidder’s monthly sales.

The winning bidder gets to use the lot through a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) scheme for 25 years after which Capitol gets back the rights over the properties, including the buildings constructed by the company.

In September 2004, the Provincial Board granted Governor Garcia authority to enter into a joint venture project for the Banilad properties.

The lots formerly housed the Cebu International School, which now has its own campus in Barangay Pit-os. The lots, which will be bidded out for lease, also include the properties near the Cebu I.T. Park. /With UP Masscom intern Diana G. Luar

CwEoBwU

May 9th, 2006, 08:09 AM

this is the news i've been waiting for. wala pa diay bidding, ugma pa diay, heheehheh. previously they mentioned april 26, now it's may 10.

and there is no more malaysian bidder. could it be the malaysian bidder is that Beijing Motors? isn't it chinese-filipino?

CwEoBwU

May 9th, 2006, 08:18 AM

(this version of CDN is not offensive as compared to the other daily. it doesn't put mayor osmena in bad light.)

Cebu City wary its SRP might
be confused with Mandaue’s SRA
Published: 09 May 2006

What is in a name?

A lot, especially if two reclamation projects almost have the same name and are competing for investors.

Cebu City officials fear that investors might confuse their South Reclamation Project (SRP) with South Reclamation Area (SRA), which neighbor Mandaue City plans to develop into a tourism-business hub.

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña pointed out that the city spent “millions of pesos” promoting the SRP to foreign investors and might only end up confused with Mandaue's SRA.

He pointed out that both projects are called “South Reclamation.” The difference lies on the last word of their names – Area for Mandaue and Project for Cebu City.

“It (the name) might create confusion... but whatever it is, we will deal with it,” he said.

Osmeña also admitted that the two cities might also be vying for the same investors.

But, he added, competition is always part of life and Cebu City will just have to intensify its international promotion for its 300-hectare reclamation project.

Osmeña said he could not also fault Mandaue City for putting together a development plan for SRA because it also needed foreign investments.

He noted that Mandaue City had not been able to attract investors even though the SRA was finished in the 1990s, a lot earlier than the SRP, which was completed in 2001.

“They have not been able to attract high-end activities. They need it,” he told a news conference on Monday.

SRP manager Paul Villarete agreed with Osmeña, saying the names might initially create confusion.

But eventually, he added serious investors would dig deeper into the background of the reclamation project that they wanted to pour their money in.

Villarete also pointed out distinct differences between the SRP and the SRA.

He said he had not heard that SRA had been declared as a special economic zone unlike SRP where businesses that would be put up there could enjoy some privileges in export-import duties. /Correspondent Neil Iosif Ilagan

sugbuanon

May 9th, 2006, 08:31 AM

Kainos to help make Cebu a med tourism hub

CEBU-based company Kainoshealth Management Inc. (Kainos) plans to support, through one of its future projects, Cebu’s bid to become a medical tourism hub in the Philippines.

“We would like to help develop the country’s medical tourism industry (in general) through our services. Through the web, we will invite foreigners to come to the Philippines to have their diseases treated by our doctors at the same time relax and enjoy the country’s tourist spots,” company president and chief executive officer Renato Dumaraos said.

The real Shangri-La

Shangri-La’s Mactan Island Resort and Spa has been voted the most popular resort hotel in the Philippines, and it’s almost always fully-booked all year round. This is really no surprise because Mactan Shang has first class amenities and is touted as the largest and most exclusive deluxe resort hotel. Families can have ultimate fun and relaxation, especially this summer, as they can hit the beach to beat the heat. Aside from the friendly and efficient service, one of the hits is the Cowrie Cove, where the seafood is superb and couples can enjoy a romantic dinner by the sea under a canopy of stars. In fact, Filipinos don’t have to go to Phuket or Honolulu for that tropical paradise experience because the real Shangri-La is right here in the country.

CwEoBwU

May 9th, 2006, 08:46 AM

^^

I hope the presence of the said Migratory Birds won't hinder the "original" masterplan of the SRP. Besides, that swampy portion of the SRP is not a natural habitat.

From this point of view, maybe the Cebu City gov't. can "create" a "special reclamation area" that is smaller and filled with swamps just for the purpose of attracting migratory birds. :)

in my opinion, the presence of migratory birds should not in any way hinder the developments at srp. our people need jobs over artificial feeding grounds for these birds. this is one case where we need to sacrifice nature over economics. unless they will turn it into an income generating, tourist haven, that will not only feed birds, but also humans. time will come when we become well off that we make good leisure out of wildlife care and protection. i am not saying that it's alright to be cruel to animals, but we already have natural habitats for them where protection is of utmost importance.

anyways, they can fly with their wings, us only with our dreams. heheheheh joke.

sugbuanon

May 9th, 2006, 08:49 AM

^^ mas oki na sila kaysa squatters ang mamuyo sa SRP :D

CwEoBwU

May 9th, 2006, 08:54 AM

Film school attracts students,
mentors from other countries
Published: 09 Mayl 2006

The one-year immersion program of the International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) gains momentum as it attracts students from as far as the United Kingdom.

The film school, which is located in Lapu-Lapu City, noted in a statement that it has completed its inaugural session and is now starting with its next batch of classes.

The IAFT also has new mentors, including Mark Gary, Roberto Minervini and Fred Straughen.

Gary has worked as both director and director of photography for television commercials with corporate clients such as Sprite, Wrigley, Sara Lee and Unilever.

Minervini is an Italian-born filmmaker and photographer who gained international recognition in 2001 for the experimental short film To Be A Woman.

Straughen has worked in television production for over 20 years with the Australian Broadcasting Corp. as well as throughout Asia.

The presence of a film school in Cebu would enable the locals to learn filmmaking and, in turn, would help develop a critical mass of manpower skilled in the craft.

The presence of enough local people with training in filmmaking would also help develop the province and the rest of the country as a viable site for location shootings, it was noted.

The one-year immersion program is offered at a competitive rate.

While similar programs in the United States charge between $25,000 and $30,000, the IAFT program is offered at only $8,000 for international students and $5,000 for local Filipino students.

According to the IAFT admissions department, there have been numerous inquiries from countries as far away as Australia and the United States, about this beachside campus, which provides state-of-the-art facilities.

To encourage budding filmmakers, the IAFT has established a scholarship fund for students who wish to attend its courses.

The fund has three assistance programs: the need-based award, CineLikha Young Filmmaker Scholarship, and two merit-based awards, IAFT Lumière Fellowship and Emergent Artists Award.

The awards will be granted based on the student’s annual income (for the need-based award) or prior creative history and demonstrated potential (for merit-based awards).

For the second session, the Emergent Artists Award was granted to Joe Siclot, who demonstrated exceptional talent in the craft of filmmaking.

“We look forward to offering aspiring filmmakers from all corners of the world the opportunity to practice their craft at a world-class media facility,” according to Kacy Andrews, chief executive officer of Bigfoot Entertainment, the fully integrated parent company of the IAFT.

Andrews noted that for many students, the course is their “first exposure to the rigors and rewards of a career in the entertainment industry.”

The one–year immersion program, which consists of five nine-week courses, includes courses on cinematography, editing, directing, screenwriting, producing, filmmaking, sound design and other electives.

Students will also get to work closely with the faculty members for their final project, which can be part of their professional reel.

The IAFT accepts a new student intake every two months so subsequent terms will begin on June 5, August 14 and October 23.

Housing is available for students at the 68-room Casablanca Gardens, which is a two-minute walk on campus. /Irene R. Sino Cruz

CwEoBwU

May 9th, 2006, 08:57 AM

bai sugbuanon, wala na ka diay "updates in photos" sa mga "under construction" diha sa sugbu?

sugbuanon

May 9th, 2006, 08:58 AM

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naga city, cebu

photos by: monette

sugbuanon

May 9th, 2006, 09:04 AM

bai sugbuanon, wala na ka diay "updates in photos" sa mga "under construction" diha sa sugbu?

wala nako nakalaag sa uptown gud bai.. sige lang this week siguro basin makalakaw ko.. kato last week nisuroy ko sa downtown para mag picture2 pero 3 ra ka pics ako nakuha ky nigara nasad ako camera wala nasad ni function.. ako sa ni siya gipahuway dire :D

ngita lang sa ko sa internet basin naa ko makit-an..

ic3man25

May 9th, 2006, 09:34 AM

nice picz there sugbuanon..

tj_brewed

May 9th, 2006, 10:11 AM

ei im just wondering...the reclamation area sa Mandaue is called NRA before, ryt? why did they change the name to SRA? Im just wondering though.....

Sinjin P.

May 9th, 2006, 10:49 AM

^^ To confuse investors? :jk:

tj_brewed

May 9th, 2006, 10:51 AM

sugbuanon

May 9th, 2006, 01:00 PM

kung kinsa to mokuyog ugma sa amo roadtrip/tambay magkita ugma sa mcdonald's sa jones 10am.. pawala lang sa kalaay :D

sugbuanon

May 9th, 2006, 01:36 PM

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villa teresita: talisay city, cebu

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sugbuanon

May 9th, 2006, 02:15 PM

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slimer

May 9th, 2006, 03:41 PM

Some pics...

SM

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rustyboi

May 9th, 2006, 03:48 PM

u know what, they should drop the word "RECLAMATION". it's too screechy and annoying. they should think of sumthing else. in Manila, we have Bay City, Rockwell Center, Global City, Eastwood City etc.

for the cebu reclamation projects, prolly we can name 'em like: Long Beach, Coastline City, South Park, Queen City, Best City, Number One City, Toot City or a-City! :hilarious

these two emerging districts should be regarded as satellite cities, which usually means a city within a city. not sure though, i forgot the term.

slerz

May 9th, 2006, 03:53 PM

gogo Rusty boy :okay:

last 1995, Cebu is Ceboom coz of Cebu Business Park
this 2006, Cebu is Ceboom coz of SRP, SRA, CBP, Asean Summit etc. etc. etc. etc.
so now, this is already a full blown CEBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM....!!!!

slerz

May 9th, 2006, 04:03 PM

but I'm thankful to those birds... it only signifies that Cebu Metro is not a polluted metropolis, anyhow when developments will sprawl over the area, migratory birds will again fly back towards their original stopover, olanggo island as SRP pond A is only their temporary hangover place...

Jimbu

May 9th, 2006, 07:13 PM

Wednesday, May 10, 2006
No confusion: It is new Mandaue

CEBU CITY -- Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano said there is actually no confusion on the names of the two reclamation areas in Mandaue and Cebu cities. Their reclamation project is called "New Mandaue City" since the term of his father, former mayor Alfredo “Pedong” Ouano. A huge sign says so at the entrance of the area.

Its address is "South Reclamation Area" as it is located south of the city.

Ouano also said there is no competition between Mandaue’s and Cebu City’s reclaimed properties, as all the lots in Mandaue are already sold to different private owners such as Ayala Corp. and Cebu Overseas Hardware.

The marketing arm of the South Reclamation Project (SRP) is also not at all disturbed by Mandaue's reclamation project that has a similar name and concept as Cebu City’s.

"There will be no competition of bids," said Joel Mari Yu, executive director of the Cebu Investment and Promotions Center (CIPC).

Sun.Star Cebu sought the comments of Yu, who was in Spain Tuesday.

But SRP project manager Nigel Paul Villarete wants to ask Mandaue officials why they came up with a name very close to Cebu City’s that has been there for the last 17 years.

"I'm speculating that they might want to ride on the promotion activities of the SRP. Why would anybody name a development zone very close to the SRP?" he said.

Yu said that if there is anyone who should be worried, it should be Mandaue itself.

He said Mandaue is not the only local government unit that is developing the foreshores but also Lapu-Lapu City, which is pushing for the P6.3-million feasibility study of a proposed 400-hectare reclamation project.

"All our local executives are too hot about reclaiming the foreshores, without realizing that they will have a hard time finding institutions to finance their project. If you are a financier and you are looking for a partner to invest in a reclaimed facility, you will face a problem of marketing it because there is already Cebu City's SRP. Kita man ang nag-una," Yu added.

While Villarete is wary about the possible confusion of names, he said it will only be an initial situation.

But when serious investors would dig deeper into the circumstances, they will see the difference between the two reclamation projects, he said.

"The SRP has been declared a special economic zone while I have not heard of any declaration for the South Reclamation Area. The SRP has been there for the last 15 years and we've never heard of the SRA until last week," Villarete told Sun.Star Cebu.

In a separate interview, Mayor Ouano said F.F. Cruz and Co. Inc., which owns majority of the New Mandaue City, is yet to issue a formal answer to Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña's pronouncement that similar names will create confusion.

F.F. Cruz director for property management Yvonne Gomos said the 200-hectare New Mandaue City is purely a private initiative, wherein 30 percent or 60 hectares of the total reclaimed area were turned over to the host City Government.

F.F. Cruz already sold the remaining portion to private firms although Ouano said the developer retained a few areas for itself.

As for the whole area, Mandaue City negotiated with a private firm to do the zoning.

City Councilor Wenceslao Gakit said the private firm is yet to submit its proposed zoning ordinance, before owners can start vertical structures on their properties.

Gakit admitted that in some areas zoning was done on a piecemeal basis. This is why there are partial developments in the area.

Gakit failed to specify why there has been no approved zoning ordinance yet.

Mayor Ouano also admitted that the property originally leased to Uniwide is again vacant, as they are now looking for partners or investors to put up a hotel to complement the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), the venue of the Asean summit this December.

Uniwide and CICC, which is under construction, are within the area owned by the Mandaue City Government.

"We'd rather complement each other rather than compete," said Ouano, referring to mayors of Metro Cebu.

He said Cebu residents from Bogo to Santander will benefit from their economic success as their projects are geared towards generating more employment.

As for the other areas of the New Mandaue, it's F.F. Cruz that will take care of that.

Ouano's consultant Jonji Gonzales explained that part of the 50-hectare lot owned by F.F. Cruz is where Cebu Boardwalk will build its Marina and the Yacht Club.

F.F. Cruz hired Jun Palafox to do the urban planning of that particular area intended for the two facilities.

Gonzales said the City Government plans to turn the New Mandaue into a "central business district" to show that the city has developed from its former industrial city image to a commercial and tourism hub of the Visayas. (OCP/GAC of Sun.Star Cebu)

slerz

May 10th, 2006, 12:38 AM

New Mandaue City boys welcomes you to New Mandaue City
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slerz

May 10th, 2006, 12:43 AM

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tj_brewed

May 10th, 2006, 12:54 AM

coool!!!! NEW MANDAUE CITY! SRA lang pala ang address! ehehehehhe...ei see ya all mamaya!

sloid

May 10th, 2006, 02:14 AM

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wow, doesn't look like it's in the philippines at all!

Jimbu

May 10th, 2006, 04:57 AM

lolz.....coz murag ok man pud ang NRA (North Reclamation Area) paminawon diba? atleast b4 madistinguish jud nimo sya from SRP.

Well anyway....the good thing is that, progress is everywhere from
North to South! :rock: :rock:

Both cities have North and South reclamation.

Cebu City: North - pier 3 area to SM City and CIP pier area
South 300 hectares (SRP) to Talisay City boundary

Mandaue : South - (from CIP area to Mandaue sports center)
North - (300 hectares - Fernan bridge to Consolacion boundary)

Sinjin P.

May 10th, 2006, 06:16 AM

Lapu-Lapu City, which is pushing for the P6.3-million feasibility study of a proposed 400-hectare reclamation project.

Oh my goodness! It's even larger than the South Reclamation Project! At last the sleeping giants (during the Asian Financial Crisis) finally woke up once again... :D

dive-cebu

May 10th, 2006, 07:04 AM

Ei guys, I'm back! nakalugar lang ko today ug check sa SSC after several busy days... and what can I say, OOOOOO MMMMMMMYYYYYYYY GOOOOOOD!!!! Dili na gyud ma bang-bang ang developments sa Cebu! Nanggi away na gani sa pangan sa mga gipang develop nga lugar! kagamay sa ato problema oi, unlike sa uban, DILI gyud maka develop ug lugar! hehehe!!!! :drunk: :banana: :booze:

dive-cebu

May 10th, 2006, 07:46 AM

Good news for CEBU:
Filinvest to issue P1B worth of 5-year note
May 4, 2006 - Philippine Daily Inquirer

Filinevest Development Corporation, the holding company of the Filinvest Group, is issuing this week P1B worth of 5-year corporate notes to raise funds for its resort project in Cebu and for debt payment, officials said.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, FDC said it would issue the notes to state-led DBP on Friday. An omnibus corporate notes facility and security agreement was signed by the company and DBP yesterday.

The notes will be secured by real estate mortgage on the company’s property in Mactan, Cebu, and a pledge of certain common and preferred shares of Filinvest Asia Corporation held by FDC.

In its meeting yesterday, FDC’s board of directors approved the execution of the said agreement.

FDC is launching this year a new leisure development dubbed Seascape Resort Town. Seascape sits on a 12-hectare seaside property located in Mactan, Cebu. The proposed resort community will offer private lots, casitas, villas, condominium units and a beach club. The world-class resort is geared toward the booming tourists trade and is intended to fill the shortage in prime tourist destination in Cebu.

ic3man25

May 10th, 2006, 08:30 AM

WOW!! What a great news.. ^^

Sinjin P.

May 10th, 2006, 10:37 AM

Leyte power supply returns after quake

Power supply in Leyte returned to normal before noon Wednesday after more than an hour of interruption, DZMM reported. The blackout was caused by an earthquake that affected the island and other parts of the Visayas.

Glen Rabonza, administrator of the Office of the Civil Defense in Camp Aguinaldo, told reporters that the Philippine National Oil Corporation-Energy Development Corporation (PNOC-EDC) has resumed operations after shutting down power supply in Leyte and parts of Samar and Cebu islands.

PNOC-EDC operates the Leyte Geothermal Production Field in Barangay Tongonan located between Kananga town and Ormoc City in Leyte.

A report by DZMM earlier said power supply was cut off in Leyte and nearby islands after the earthquake struck at 10:02 a.m.

Dr. Renato Solidum of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake measured Magtinude 3.7. Intensity 4 ground movements were felt in Tongonan while Intensity 2 was recorded in Ormoc City.

He said the quake's epicenter was located at 14 kilometers northeast of Ormoc. No damage to property was reported following the 10-second quake.

Solidum said the blackouts in Leyte, parts of Samar island and Cebu were part of precautionary measures. He said engineers usually cut off supply to prevent a power surge following an earthquake.

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But according to my uncle, the black out in Cebu will last for 4-7 days. Cebu based forumers, please do update us on this.

tj_brewed

May 10th, 2006, 11:56 AM

Taft studies fitting lease fee for offices at new IT building
May 10 2006
Source (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/05/10/bus/taft.studies.fitting.lease.fee.for.offices.at.new.it.building.html)

The real estate arm of the Metro Gaisano group of companies has completed the construction of a single-story building inside its 5,200 square meter-information technology (IT) park at the Mandaue reclamation area.

Taft IT Zone marketing manager Toti Lim said some six units with floor sizes ranging from 1,200 square meters to 1,600 meters would soon be available for prospective locators.

“We are now doing the interior of the first phase of the park (which is the building),” he told Sun.Star Cebu.

Lim admitted that Vicsal Development Corp. (VDC), the developer of Taft IT zone, has not yet decided on the lease rate of the building because the company is still conducting further research.

Lower rate

“Grabe kaayo mohangyo ang mga prospective tenants. This is why we are conducting further market research,” he said. (Prospective tenants are very persistent in negotiating for a lower rate).

In 2003, many Manila-based call center operators who were planning to expand to Cebu hesitated when they compared the lease rates at Asiatown IT Park, a development of Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp., with the average rent in IT zones in Manila.

Competition

Cebu Investment Promotions Center managing director Joel Mari Yu explained then that the lease rate in IT parks in Manila was lower than that in Asiatown because of competition; in the Visayas, there was only Asiatown.

VDC, which has been developing residential projects, such as Nichols Park and Palmas Verdes, has ventured into the development of an IT park due to the good prospects of the IT and IT-related industries, including business process outsourcing activities (BPOs).

“The BPO, especially call centers, is a sunrise industry,” VDC president Jack Gaisano said earlier.

He said VDC has been talking to six multinational call center companies that are operating in Manila but have plans to expand in Cebu.

tj_brewed

May 10th, 2006, 11:58 AM

Ouano sees Mandaue as new economic force
May 10,2006
Source (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/05/10/bus/ouano.sees.mandaue.as.new.economic.force.html)

The presence of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in the Mandaue reclamation area has encouraged Mandaue City to see itself as “Cebu’s new economic driver.”

“The CICC as the catalyst of growth will catapult Mandaue to be the next destination in the world of business, tourism and investments,” said Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano.

Growth

“This catalyst for growth will bring in the investments and sustain economic growth of the Province of Cebu specifically in Mandaue City’s South Reclamation Area. Today, Mandaue is now a force to reckon with. It is now the city to watch in terms of economic performance,” he added.

Mandaue is home to some 10,000 micro, small, medium and large enterprises. It is also the furniture capital of the country aside from being the host city of some large companies in the world, such as San Miguel Corp., Coca-Cola Bottlers Co. and Shemberg Manufacturing Corp., the largest exporter of carrageenan in the world.

According to data furnished to Sun.Star Cebu, the number of establishments in Mandaue City last year has increased to 6,629 from 6,210 in 2004. The total gross receipts of the City also increased 12.8 percent to P72.3 billion last year from P64.1 billion a year ago.

Potential

Mandaue’s increasing revenue also manifests the city’s potential as an emerging business hub.

The data showed that the City’s total income, which include income from real property tax, business tax, internal revenue allotment and economic enterprises, increased by P52.7 million to P545.3 million last year from P492.6 million in 2004.

Mandaue’s top 10 taxpayers are Visayan Electric Co., VisMin Food Corp., Monde Nissin Biscuits Corp., San Miguel Corp., Pilipinas Makro Inc., Aboitiz Construction Group Inc., United Laboratories Inc., Energizer Phils. Inc., Vic Enterprises and Excellence Appliance Tech. Inc.

Ouano said development around CICC will be mostly tourism-oriented to cater to the needs of the convention center, which will be hosting national as well as international conventions.

“As early as today, the City is getting inquiries from investors interested in doing business in the city,” he said.