^^ :applause:

hay salamat! kanina i heard na blackout daw for the next 3 days! may na lang naa nay suga! hay salamat kaau!!!!

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.

foreign call center companies keep coming to the Philippines grabe! more to come in the next 3 years pa raw. this means more job to our fellow countrymen. good thing Cebu is developing more IT zones to accommodate more BPO locators. :okay:

Yeah Cebu now is going to be the BPO Capital of the Philippines.

IT Zones/IT Parks in Metro Cebu:

1.) Arcenas Estate IT Center
2.) Asiatown IT Park
3.) Taft IT Park
4.) Globe Innove IT Zone
5.) Mango Square IT Zone
6.) JY Square IT Zone

etc.. I forgot the others (there are 12 IT Zones all in all I think... )

Proposed:

1.) Mactan Marina Mall IT Center

Yeah Cebu now is going to be the BPO Capital of the Philippines.

IT Zones/IT Parks in Metro Cebu:

1.) Arcenas Estate IT Center
2.) Asiatown IT Park
3.) Taft IT Park
4.) Globe Innove IT Zone
5.) Mango Square IT Zone
6.) JY Square IT Zone

etc.. I forgot the others (there are 12 IT Zones all in all I think... )

Proposed:

1.) Mactan Marina Mall IT Center

ei ei ei!!! :) sorry wala ko nakakuyog kanina! i had work man gud...and wala nako nabasa ang text coz bawal ang fon sa sulod sa office! sorry kaau!!!!! :cry::cry:

Yeah Cebu now is going to be the BPO Capital of the Philippines.

IT Zones/IT Parks in Metro Cebu:

1.) Arcenas Estate IT Center
2.) Asiatown IT Park
3.) Taft IT Park
4.) Globe Innove IT Zone
5.) Mango Square IT Zone
6.) JY Square IT Zone

etc.. I forgot the others (there are 12 IT Zones all in all I think... )

Proposed:

1.) Mactan Marina Mall IT Center

Bigfoot Mactan is a Special IT zone too. :) AsiaTown IT Park as the primest IT zone in Cebu as it is an arm of Ayala Land :okay:

Cebu's business sector answered the government's call to embrace ICT. Two years ago..this article was released.....



DTI to building owners: Host IT firms, get perks
March 2004
Source (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2004/03/18/bus/dti.to.building.owners.host.it.firms.get.perks.html)

TRADE and Industry Undersecretary Gregory Domingo is encouraging building owners in Cebu, who want to serve information technology (IT)-related companies, to register with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) and enjoy tax perks.

“It is not difficult to apply as an IT zone with Peza, as long as there is no objection from the local government,” he said.

Like other companies registered with the Board of Investments and Peza, IT zones, which can be in the form of a park or a building, enjoy tax perks such as income tax holidays and tax exemption on imported capital equipment.

To date, there is only one Peza-declared IT zone outside Luzon—Asiatown IT Park, which is developed by Ayala-led Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp.

On the sidelines of the launching of the consortium of universities at the University of the Visayas Monday, Domingo said that having IT buildings in Cebu will partly meet the demand for more space for IT-related locators such as contact centers and business process outsourcing companies.

During the event, Cebu Investment Promotions Center (CIPC) managing director Joel Mari Yu said one of the things Cebu needs to immediately do to achieve its vision to become a world-class provider of information and communications technology (ICT) in Asia is to provide more IT parks and IT buildings for locators.

Shift

CIPC, which used to promote Cebu as the hub for the world’s manufacturing industry, is now focusing on attracting ICT-related foreign companies to come to the area.

“We have shifted our focus from attracting manufacturing companies to attracting IT firms after we noticed a sharp decline of interest from foreign manufacturing firms to come to the country,” he said.

CIPC has partnered with the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro) to promote Cebu’s IT potential to the Japanese market.

Yu said the Japanese have noted Cebu’s IT potential, but said the area has a lot of small IT players that are too small to serve their needs.

This is why the Japanese are urging Cebu players to form consortia in three IT fields, which Cebu has potential in. These are computer graphics, software development and contact center capability.

Software developers in Cebu earlier said they will organize themselves to protect and develop the industry, especially the small players.

In a separate forum last week, Glenn Westerman, president and chief executive officer of Lexmark International (Philippines) Inc., urged stakeholders to provide not just office space for IT locators but also the appropriate telecommunications and power infrastructure.

He told participants to the Sun.Star Economic Forum 2004 at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel that Globe Telecom and the Philippine government are now spending a lot on telecom infrastructure.

“But a T1 line required in any IT or tech call center is (still) two to 2-1/2 times more expensive in Cebu than in India.”

India corners 80 percent of the world market in outsourced IT services.

Westerman added that brownouts and voltage regulation should also be addressed. “IT uses a lot of electrical power and well-regulated power supply—not high-voltage spikes,” he said



After 2 years.......the business sector answered the challenge! And now Cebu is undoubtedly the IT Capital of the Philippines!

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.

dili sad magpalupig ang mactan.. :eek2:

^^but there is still Manila... so I think Cebu is only second to Manila interms of ICT... ;)

Philippine Taoist Temple View

A partial view of Cebu Business Park from Taoist Temple
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Taoist Temple
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Naruto
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Great Wall of Taoist Temple
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A view of Waterfront Cebu City Hotel from Taoist Temple
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taoist temple is one of cebu's best kept tourist attractions. every visit is really worth it, not to mention the breathtaking view of the metropolis.

spot the diffference... answers = 100+ :D
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^^
1. angle
2. colors
3. contrast

V
V
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100. :dunno:

:D

spot the diffference... answers = 100+ :D
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cool .... Cebu has gone a long way ...
BTW, when was the first and second pic taken?

^^1st pic was about 1991-1994
2nd pic - several hours ago this afternoon w/out electricity :D

but you know, that second pic could have been better if the 1997 Asian financial crisis didn't hit... but for now, for sure Cebu is heating up once more, hotter than before and after 10 - 15 years, lets again spot the difference...

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Naruto: Langit, tubig, ug yuta, sa lima ka oras, wagtang ang dagitab sa tibuok Kabisaya-an!

:P :jk: :runaway:

usual Cebu street scenes
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unusual Cebu street scenes
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Naruto
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dili pani mao bai wind shear.. napa koy daghan naruto pics sa taoist temple.. :D

Rustan's to acquire space in Ayala's annex building
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 05/11/2006

The Ayala Center Cebu (ACC), through its developer Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) has finalized its negotiation with Rustan's Supermarket to acquire the first floor of the mall expansion to be opened by ACC soon.

About P800 million is allocated for a three-story expansion of the Ayala Center Cebu (ACC). The construction already started a few months back.

CHI president and chief executive officer Rene Almendras said Rustan's Supermarket will be the anchor supermarket store of the annex Ayala Center that will be interconnected with the existing shopping mall.

He assured though, that the entry of Rustan's Supermarket to Ayala Center will not compete with its existing Supermarket tenant, the Metro Gaisano, as Rustan's has different and distinct market followers.

Rustan's Supermarket, which used to locate at Mango Avenue, has ended its contract with the building owner, and closed shop early this year.

The opening of the Rustan's Supermarket at Ayala Center's new annex building will also provide easy access for captured clients especially that Rustan's Department Store is located inside the ACC mall.

The second and third floors of the new shopping mall expansion will bring in high-end shops that offer premium and signature brands, as well as new business concepts that have potential to hit the market, he said.

CHI is investing another P1 billion pesos in Cebu in the next three years, primarily to boost its mall operations, and residential development projects here.

Large part of the investment will go the upgrading of its mall facilities, including the re-construction of Ayala Lagoon area.

The ACC's 100,000 square-meter floor area will be expanded to accommodate more retail concessionaires and introduce more Food and Beverage (F&B), including entertainment joints to the Cebuano market.

"We are still following our original plan, to expand the mall," Almendras said the building will be installed in the parking area, currently utilized as parking lot for ACC and Cebu City Marriott Hotel.

Another 7,000 square meter will be added to the mall's lease-able area, especially the lagoon side, Almendras said.

Currently, the mall's over 300 commercial spaces is 98 percent occupied, excluding the available spaces for stalls and cart concept businesses.

Bringing in more foreign brands to the Cebu market is one of the growth opportunity of the mall, in which availability of boutiques offering signature brands from Asia, United States, and Europe could improve Ayala Center's magnetic charm to Cebuanos and visiting tourists.

CHI ended the year 2005 with a sweeping 30 percent net income growth to P117.3 million from previous year's P90.6 million. ACC is one of the biggest revenue contributors of the publicly listed CHI.

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taoist temple

1st stop of our roadtrip yesterday: taoist temple

2nd stop: asiatown i.t. park

3rd stop: waterfront hotel

4th stop: ayala center cebu

5th stop: north reclamation


@markiiboi and @slerz will be posting more pics of our roadtrip including construction updates..

question.. how do u get those freeman articles in the net? i cant find their website.. i only see the sunstar and CDN... thanks for the info...

sugbuanon hi :) looking in here like you suggested....so this is Cebu...beautiful taoist pictures you got there....well I have looked through the pages and cebu is also very beautiful:) Will give this cebu thread to my girlfriends so they can look for themselves too..how about hotels? Any good suggestions to a bunch of semi-spoiled girls :laugh: THANKS sugbuanon for the invitaiton to come in here and look. :)

Have a nice Thursday!!!

question.. how do u get those freeman articles in the net? i cant find their website.. i only see the sunstar and CDN... thanks for the info...


www.philstar.com (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/index20060511.htm)

bai, mga bai ako na gipost diri pictures... kato lang sa una, krn gbii uban.
ang uban tua sa photo album nko gipost :D

SSC Cebu roadtrip 04.10.06 (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=8413387#post8413387)

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^^ How's the Ayala Expansion? Wala pa jud ga start? :D

Negative... :l

thanks Markiiboi

^^ How's the Ayala Expansion? Wala pa jud ga start? :D


expect those that have numerous press releases are those that do it slow.

But I know that this will be a hot race between Ayala and SM because each of them have prospect tenants waiting for mall spaces and the one that finishes first will surely get the better ones. :D

But I know that this will be a hot race between Ayala and SM because each of them have prospect tenants waiting for mall spaces and the one that finishes first will surely get the better ones. :D

these tenants have been on queue for three years already! damn, they should build more shopping malls.

oh wait, let's improve our road network and infrastructure first. demolish squatters and relocate (if possible). this should discourage rapid migration from neighbor provinces to the city. cebuanos should unconditionally benefit first the conveniences of the city.

amazing shots Marvin, Slerz, Arnold, Markii!!!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/TaoistTemple/taoist_temple15.jpg
haha as usual, the legendary maniniyot :lol: walang katulad. :okay:

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you went to China arnold?

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then in Malaysia?

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^^reminds me of Quezon city streets :D

spot the diffference... answers = 100+ :D
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http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/taoistnew.jpg

clearly, the progress of the majestic cebu skyline is inevitable. long live... :applause:

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.

------
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.


during the asean summit, i hope the government will task some of the armed forces to guard the leyte geothermal plant. cebu's power is very much dependent to that source, na kung naa may terrorista nga gusto mang hasik ig asean summit, kato lng ilang bumbahan, brownout na tibuok cebu.

clearly, the progress of the majestic cebu skyline is inevitable. long live... :applause:


more of the skyline..


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more

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sugbuanon hi :) looking in here like you suggested....so this is Cebu...beautiful taoist pictures you got there....well I have looked through the pages and cebu is also very beautiful:) Will give this cebu thread to my girlfriends so they can look for themselves too..how about hotels? Any good suggestions to a bunch of semi-spoiled girls :laugh: THANKS sugbuanon for the invitaiton to come in here and look. :)

Have a nice Thursday!!!

hi lena! thanx for the comment cebu is indeed very beautiful.. cebu actually has plenty of hotels to choose from.. if you want to bask in cebu's white sand beaches while enjoying the amenities of a worldclass hotel we have shangrila mactan island resort (http://www.asiatravel.com/cebu/shangrilamactan/index.html) maribago bluewater beach resort (http://www.asiatravel.com/cebu/maribagoblue/index.html) cebu beach club (http://www.asiatravel.com/cebu/cebubeach/index.html) and plantationbay resort (http://www.plantationbay.com/).. these resort hotels are just a 10min drive from the airport and 30min from cebu city's business district..

but if you're here to party with your semi-spoiled girlfriends i suggest you stay in hotels within uptown cebu where most of our bars and hangout places are.. here just take your pick lena: hotels in cebu city (http://www.asiatravel.com/cebu/cityhotels.html).. cebu's nightlife can be so wild.. im sure you'll enjoy your stay here :) if you want i could be your tour guide.. hehe :D hope i won't be busy by the time you're here in cebu.. :)

here's more: hotels in cebu city (http://www.ngkhai.com/pointcebu/travel/allhotelists.htm)

thanx again lena for dropping by our thread.. :)

^^ How's the Ayala Expansion? Wala pa jud ga start? :D

Expansion cannot start until the old Jeepney Terminal is transferred.

The new terminal I guess is still undergoing a "curing period" for 28-30 days. Otherwise, the cement flooring would crack under the weight of those jeepneys that would park there.

Countdown started when the new terminal was completed.

This huge traffic jam was caused by the blackout which struck the entire Visayas after the earthquake in Leyte.

All of the traffic lights went out. :wallbash:

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^^ but the good thing was that CITOM and the police managed to keep the traffic in order. :okay:

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^^ and the maniniyots were there.. :D

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This huge traffic jam was caused by the blackout which struck the entire Visayas after the earthquake in Leyte.

All of the traffic lights went out. :wallbash:
you're right bai, Traffic jams, heavy traffics only occurs in Cebu once in a blue moon... with regards to traffic, no prob;em in Cebu ;)

and here :D
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^^ Nice one! :D hehehe. im not aware of that bai.

Microsoft eyes Cebu expansion

Microsoft Philippines, Inc. announced an expansion of its business for this year and improved performance last year.

In a press briefing, Microsoft Philippines Managing Director Antonio Javier, Jr. announced it will open its Cebu branch in June.

The Cebu Branch, with a staff of 10 to 12 persons to be headed by Boy Bawal, will handle business in Visayas and Mindanao. He said the company is in the process of selec-ting the office location from a shortlist of three.

Mr. Javier however declined to reveal how much will be invested in opening the new branch, as the company -- a local office of Washington-based Microsoft Corp. -- is constrained by reporting requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

He also said the Philippine branch -- the biggest in Southeast Asia after their branches in Japan and India -- has officially been designated as "hatching ground for new ways of getting into business" for emerging markets in Southeast Asia. This, he said, has been for-malized in January.

He said at present, there are five major projects in the pipeline and there are "a lot of investments" coming in from the Microsoft head office.

One project, he said, explores the possibility of selling Microsoft products on a per-use basis instead of customers acquiring a software license. -- Francis Y. Capistrano


http://www.itmatters.com.ph/news.php?id=051206a

khibaw na bitaw ka bai nga gnahan ko mo picture og mga tao nga mga way kalibutan...:D

pariha ani o, back 2 back...
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^^ hope it will include constructing a highrise office buiding.. :D

Asiatown IT park

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^^ but the good thing was that CITOM and the police managed to keep the traffic in order. :okay:

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and so with the Cebu Business park police :okay:
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Banilad lot project: Bid of international consortium show investors' faith - Garcia
The Freeman 05/12/2006

Governor Gwen Garcia yesterday said the participation of a international consortium in the bid for a hotel-commercial complex project in the provincial lot in barangay Banilad, Cebu City indicated faith of foreign investors in the government and signified that more investments are coming to Cebu.

"This is the tipping point. It's a good sign of foreign investors having faith and credibility for Cebu to soar high," said Garcia on the P1.87-billion tender of Philippine-Beijing Motors Corporation to put up the development project at the 2.8-hectare Capitol lot, under the built-transfer-operate scheme.

The Cebu International School and Cebu Tennis Club previously occupied the provincial property in Banilad.

Philippine-Beijing Motors Corporation, a consortium of Filipino-Chinese-Malaysian-Singaporean firms, entered the bidding last Wednesday and was impressed over the bidding process, conducted by the Economic Enterprise Council, saying the Capitol did "a very transparent" job.

The ECC, chaired by the governor, used projectors to show the tenders of each of the three bid participants, which had their own representatives to scrutinize the bids of the competitors. An external auditor was also deployed during the entire process.

Philippine-Beijing quoted P1.87-billion for the project, the highest in terms of net present value than two local bidders: SM Hypermart's P291-million and Cebu Oversea Corporation's P266.9-million.

The Philippine-Beijing's bid will still undergo post-qualification to determine whether it passed all the requirements and conditions as specified in the bid documents.

Under the project proposal, Philippine-Beijing offered to build a 21-storey hotel and commercial complex, which will house a car mall, hypermart, exhibit building, and museum, among others.

The building's facade will be designed to show the old Cebu, with covered walks and pathways that replicate the Old Colon Street.

Under the BTO scheme of the project, the winning bidder shall build the structure, transfer its ownership to the Capitol, then operate the establishment over a 25-year-period to recoup investments while giving rents and sales percentages to the Capitol.

The winning firm shall pay a lot rent of P20,000 per square meter or equivalent to P12.19 million each year within a five-year period, the rate of which shall increase by 5 percent per year starting on the sixth year.

It will also pay monthly to the Capitol a share of half of one percent of gross sales or P200,000, whichever is higher, starting on the year after the signing of contract, which is expected in May this year.

The operating firm will have the structure and the lot fully insured with the Government Service Insurance System then, after 25 years, the operation will be turned over to the provincial government. - Cristina C. Birondo

This huge traffic jam was caused by the blackout which struck the entire Visayas after the earthquake in Leyte.

All of the traffic lights went out. :wallbash:

not the entire Visayas ... Iloilo City wasn't affected, no blackouts here

Microsoft eyes Cebu expansion

Microsoft Philippines, Inc. announced an expansion of its business for this year and improved performance last year.

Javier

In a press briefing, Microsoft Philippines Managing Director Antonio Javier, Jr. announced it will open its Cebu branch in June.

The Cebu Branch, with a staff of 10 to 12 persons to be headed by Boy Bawal, will handle business in Visayas and Mindanao. He said the company is in the process of selec-ting the office location from a shortlist of three.

Mr. Javier however declined to reveal how much will be invested in opening the new branch, as the company -- a local office of Washington-based Microsoft Corp. -- is constrained by reporting requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

He also said the Philippine branch -- the biggest in Southeast Asia after their branches in Japan and India -- has officially been designated as "hatching ground for new ways of getting into business" for emerging markets in Southeast Asia. This, he said, has been for-malized in January.

He said at present, there are five major projects in the pipeline and there are "a lot of investments" coming in from the Microsoft head office.

One project, he said, explores the possibility of selling Microsoft products on a per-use basis instead of customers acquiring a software license. -- Francis Y. Capistrano

Banilad lot project: Bid of international consortium show investors' faith - Garcia
The Freeman 05/12/2006


Philippine-Beijing quoted P1.87-billion for the project, the highest in terms of net present value than two local bidders: SM Hypermart's P291-million and Cebu Oversea Corporation's P266.9-million.

The Philippine-Beijing's bid will still undergo post-qualification to determine whether it passed all the requirements and conditions as specified in the bid documents.

Under the project proposal, Philippine-Beijing offered to build a 21-storey hotel and commercial complex, which will house a car mall, hypermart, exhibit building, and museum, among others.

The building's facade will be designed to show the old Cebu, with covered walks and pathways that replicate the Old Colon Street.



oh! another highrise for Cebu... so when and where?

^^ its a matter of when na lng bai. so by then it will join the cluster of the IT Park together with The Sentinel.

oh! another highrise for Cebu... so when and where?


If it's a 25 year build-transfer-operate scheme with Cebu Capitol then they should start as soon as possible after they sign the contract.

It is located at the 2.8-hectare Capitol lot in Banilad formerly occupied by the Cebu International School and Cebu Tennis Club.

Friday, May 12, 2006
Winning bidder plans to build 21-story hotel

Next year, the Cebu Provincial Government expects to be P1.8 billion richer after the development of its Banilad property, without losing ownership of the lot.

Aside from this, Capitol is also expected to earn at least P12 million a year as rental for the lot and millions more from its share of revenues.

Philippine-Beijing Motors Corp. won the bidding for the development of the lot last Wednesday, besting two other companies, SM Hypermart and Overseas Hardware Co. Inc.

The winning bidder will build a 21-story hotel and commercial complex within a one-year construction period.

After its completion, the building will be turned over to the Province, which means the investment will be added to the assets of the Capitol.

The company will then operate the facility for 25 years but it will be paying rental for the 28,564-square-meter lot. The Province will also get a share of its sales.

Beijing’s bid for the rental of the lot is P12.1 million each year for the first five years and an increment of five percent per annum to take effect on the sixth year of operation.

Capitol will also be getting half of one percent of the total revenues from the investment.

The place will also be developed into a tourist site.

The old Colon St. will be reproduced at the site, with a facade of historical houses and a museum.

This is in line with Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia’s thrust to preserve the rich heritage of Cebu.

Garcia admitted that she was nervous before the bidding because this was the first time the Province bid out a property without selling it but instead opting for the build-transfer-operate scheme.

The success of the undertaking “reinforces” the need for Capitol to take back its commercial properties, she said. (MBG)

Friday, May 12, 2006
CCCI eyes declaration of Cebu-wide ecozone
By Jessica B. Natad
Sun.Star Staff Reporter

The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), under the leadership of newly-elected president Francis Monera, is determined to make the entire Cebu Province an economic zone (ecozone).

In an interview at the City Sports Club Cebu last Wednesday, Monera said the first board resolution that was passed under his administration pushes for the organization of a study team that will look into the possibility of converting the entire province into an ecozone.

Moves

“We decided on this project because there have been moves here and there from Cebu companies to register developments as tourism or IT (information technology) zone. Why not apply for the entire province?” he said.

The CCCI acknowledged, though, that possible loss of taxes or revenue might affect the decision of the government towards the Cebu eco-zone proposal.

“We know that this (converting Cebu into an ecozone) will mean loss of revenue (to the government) but the loss can be offset by a more dynamic and vigorous economic activity in the province and the country, in general,” Monera said.

Firms located in eco-zones enjoy income tax holidays. They also have the option to pay a special five percent tax on gross income, instead of national and local taxes.

They are still required to pay real property taxes, though.

Monera said if Cebu gets the approval to become an ecozone from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza), it will be the first province in the country to achieve the status.

If this is realized, the problem on over population in urban areas will also be solved because economic development will occur not only in the cities but in the entire province, resulting in dispersal of job opportunities to the rural areas.

Monera said the chamber already had talks with other business leaders in Cebu and they have expressed support to the project.

Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia also supports the CCCI’s undertaking but “wants business to take the lead” in the advocacy, Monera said.

CCCI will tap foreign grants to fund the study.

hi lena! thanx for the comment cebu is indeed very beautiful.. cebu actually has plenty of hotels to choose from.. if you want to bask in cebu's white sand beaches while enjoying the amenities of a worldclass hotel we have shangrila mactan island resort (http://www.asiatravel.com/cebu/shangrilamactan/index.html) maribago bluewater beach resort (http://www.asiatravel.com/cebu/maribagoblue/index.html) cebu beach club (http://www.asiatravel.com/cebu/cebubeach/index.html) and plantationbay resort (http://www.plantationbay.com/).. these resort hotels are just a 10min drive from the airport and 30min from cebu city's business district..

but if you're here to party with your semi-spoiled girlfriends i suggest you stay in hotels within uptown cebu where most of our bars and hangout places are.. here just take your pick lena: hotels in cebu city (http://www.asiatravel.com/cebu/cityhotels.html).. cebu's nightlife can be so wild.. im sure you'll enjoy your stay here :) if you want i could be your tour guide.. hehe :D hope i won't be busy by the time you're here in cebu.. :)

here's more: hotels in cebu city (http://www.ngkhai.com/pointcebu/travel/allhotelists.htm)

thanx again lena for dropping by our thread.. :)


Hi Sugbuanon :) thanx alot for all those nice hotel suggestions, alot of nice places, wow. The semi spoiled girls:) will probably want to go to Cebu in maybe second or third week of August. It is not clear yet really when. You want to be the tourguide, that is a very nice gesture form you. Thanks for your generosity. I will forward this to my sisters and they might have more questions about Cebu to ask you.THANX alot sugbuanon for your help!!!
Greetings Lena

Friday, May 12, 2006
Winning bidder plans to build 21-story hotel

Next year, the Cebu Provincial Government expects to be P1.8 billion richer after the development of its Banilad property, without losing ownership of the lot.

Aside from this, Capitol is also expected to earn at least P12 million a year as rental for the lot and millions more from its share of revenues.

Philippine-Beijing Motors Corp. won the bidding for the development of the lot last Wednesday, besting two other companies, SM Hypermart and Overseas Hardware Co. Inc.

The winning bidder will build a 21-story hotel and commercial complex within a one-year construction period.




so the news has finally been told...

wow, high rise hotel na sad ug commercial center. one good location for a hotel isn't it?

k'yawa gyud cebu!!!

Microsoft eyes Cebu expansion
BusinessWorld IT Matters
May 12, 2006

Microsoft Philippines, Inc. announced an expansion of its business for this year and improved performance last year.

Javier

In a press briefing, Microsoft Philippines Managing Director Antonio Javier, Jr. announced it will open its Cebu branch in June.

The Cebu Branch, with a staff of 10 to 12 persons to be headed by Boy Bawal, will handle business in Visayas and Mindanao. He said the company is in the process of selec-ting the office location from a shortlist of three.

Mr. Javier however declined to reveal how much will be invested in opening the new branch, as the company -- a local office of Washington-based Microsoft Corp. -- is constrained by reporting requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

He also said the Philippine branch -- the biggest in Southeast Asia after their branches in Japan and India -- has officially been designated as "hatching ground for new ways of getting into business" for emerging markets in Southeast Asia. This, he said, has been for-malized in January.

He said at present, there are five major projects in the pipeline and there are "a lot of investments" coming in from the Microsoft head office.

One project, he said, explores the possibility of selling Microsoft products on a per-use basis instead of customers acquiring a software license. -- Francis Y. Capistrano

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Hey, i'm impressed, atleast even in heavy traffic, the motorist remained in the lanes and not made their imaginary lanes just like what I saw in Manila. Very nice pictures posted never-the-less....

so the news has finally been told...

wow, high rise hotel na sad ug commercial center. one good location for a hotel isn't it?

k'yawa gyud cebu!!!

It is located at the 2.8-hectare Capitol lot in Banilad formerly occupied by the Cebu International School and Cebu Tennis Club.

hmmm, I'm not familiar with that brgy, and I forgot the location of that former CIS and CTC... other landmarks pls...

@slerz...

barangay banilad is where foodland, banilad town center, gaisano country mall is located.

the lot they are talking about where the said project will be built is near the country mall area... remember there is a chinese temple near the area.? it is just accros that said temple. if you are travelling from ayala... it is 200 meters before reaching country mall...

^^hehe, kauwaw sd... cg ko suroy suroy nya wa ko katoltol asa :bash:

so near the countrymall area diay, yup that Chinese temple... why not near CBP nalang para di katag kaayo tan awn...saon:D

hmmm, I'm not familiar with that brgy, and I forgot the location of that former CIS and CTC... other landmarks pls...


atbang sa cebu country club bai. kanang duol sa crossroads, tapad sa eruf ug national food authority... mao na ang former cebu international school.

^^ basically atubangan sa back portion of the IT Park.

^^ basically atubangan sa back portion of the IT Park.

heheheheh, unsa na nga description bai? sakto, at the back of globe telecom building. kanang daghan kaayong galaray nga mahogany trees unya gikural.

wow another cluster of building in that area, samot ka traffic ang Banilad road.. hehehe

heheheheh, unsa na nga description bai? sakto, at the back of globe telecom building. kanang daghan kaayong galaray nga mahogany trees unya gikural.

in english, the front of the back of IT Park? hehehe. :hahaha:


yup that's the fenced area with mahogany trees .

^^
wow. . .ya thats a very nice location -- 21 storeys, thats worth a wait! :)

Here:

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^^
wow. . .ya thats a very nice location -- 21 storeys, thats worth a wait! :)

basing on the report, they have 1 year to construct the building. it's kind of an immediate implementation of the project.

and a MICROSOFT cebu in june... isn't that great?!!!

^^
wow. . .ya thats a very nice location -- 21 storeys, thats worth a wait! :)

truly a nice location overlooking the cebu country club golf course, the asiatown. perfect location for a hotel!

and a MICROSOFT cebu in june... isn't that great?!!!

i wonder where will they put up their office. prolly in the business park or IT park.

i hope next to that will be that property cornering salinas and banilad roads. the one near the flyover occupied by squatters.

i wonder where will they put up their office. prolly in the business park or IT park.

based on the news article, they are looking at three locations. not mentioned though.

Oo nga, that's the only area there that is not good to look at.. there were previous reports that the city hall will relocate them in time for the summit. pero parang wala din nangyari.

heard from a friend who works at asiatown that IBM R&D will be one of the tenants of skyrise building.

Starbucks and McDo too!

ya, I agree this area is quite an eyesore (sorry, I didnt mean to be rude) . . but if they cant pull out these people, at least these people can realize that this area is (very) visible to tourists considering its location and can start whatsoever (beautifying) in improving the area. . .also, I'm hoping the 'tanods' under the flyover are still there to protect everyone from robbers. . .. :)

i hope next to that will be that property cornering salinas and banilad roads. the one near the flyover occupied by squatters.

Starbucks and McDo too!


i am more than happy with the big companies like microsoft and ibm, because they offer high-paying, technical jobs. in that way, the people who have left the country for it jobs will consider going back to cebu...

^^
so Starbucks and McDo are both confirmed? :)

ya, I agree this area is quite an eyesore (sorry, I didnt mean to be rude) . . but if they cant pull out these people, at least these people can realize that this area is (very) visible to tourists considering its location and can start whatsoever (beautifying) in improving the area. . .also, I'm hoping the 'tanods' under the flyover are still there to protect everyone from robbers. . .. :)

i think that will be governor garcia's next target because that area is a prime location. knowing that the negotiation between cebu city and the province had not achieved good results, surely the province will pursue their plans of getting those prime lots.

if juan luna ave is to be beautified for the asean summit, i don't see a reason why they will leave that unsightly area near the flyover untouched. it might be that they'll do something with the illegal occupants there. if that area will be demolished, the vicinity of salinas, banilad, waterfront, and asiatown will become one big neat block.

here is a more elaborate news of the province's lot bidding results...

the winner included the bidder that had a malaysian in the consortium (i bet for them :). they are not just building a commercial center, but also a hotel! i knew it, they are building something different!)
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Banilad lot project: Bid of international consortium show investors' faith - Garcia (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/FREEMAN200605121816.htm)

The Freeman 05/12/2006


na post na diay ni sorry...

^^ Nice article... But actually, that has been posted on page 8, but nonetheless, it's worth to be reposted. :D

Friday, May 12, 2006
Winning bidder plans to build 21-story hotel

Next year, the Cebu Provincial Government expects to be P1.8 billion richer after the development of its Banilad property, without losing ownership of the lot.

Aside from this, Capitol is also expected to earn at least P12 million a year as rental for the lot and millions more from its share of revenues.

Philippine-Beijing Motors Corp. won the bidding for the development of the lot last Wednesday, besting two other companies, SM Hypermart and Overseas Hardware Co. Inc.

The winning bidder will build a 21-story hotel and commercial complex within a one-year construction period.

After its completion, the building will be turned over to the Province, which means the investment will be added to the assets of the Capitol.

The company will then operate the facility for 25 years but it will be paying rental for the 28,564-square-meter lot. The Province will also get a share of its sales.

Beijing’s bid for the rental of the lot is P12.1 million each year for the first five years and an increment of five percent per annum to take effect on the sixth year of operation.

Capitol will also be getting half of one percent of the total revenues from the investment.

The place will also be developed into a tourist site.

The old Colon St. will be reproduced at the site, with a facade of historical houses and a museum.

This is in line with Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia’s thrust to preserve the rich heritage of Cebu.

Garcia admitted that she was nervous before the bidding because this was the first time the Province bid out a property without selling it but instead opting for the build-transfer-operate scheme.

The success of the undertaking “reinforces” the need for Capitol to take back its commercial properties, she said. (MBG)

the construction of the 21-storey hotel and commercial complex would surely complement the ongoing development at asiatown i.t park which is just behind
the banilad lot..

daghana nalipay karon na mga cebuano forumers.. :cheers:

so the news has finally been told...

wow, high rise hotel na sad ug commercial center. one good location for a hotel isn't it?

k'yawa gyud cebu!!!

da best jud ni na location for the hotel bai.. across the lot is holiday spa [one of the biggest spas in cebu] and cebu country club [the only golfcourse in uptown cebu].. and it's just blocks away from gaisano country mall and cebu business park..


promise ko ako tighatag ninyo ug updates ky everyday ko mo-agi sa banilad inig klase.. :D

dp

omg. i have to OT.. i just logged in to scrapers after trying hundreds of times! yehey. :)

i think guba ilang server gahapon og kanina Ashton! :) ako pud..perti nakong try! thank God nakasulog ko! eheheheh

Here:

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thanks john 3:16, cebuwow and markiiboi... so it will be built there... ok ra ang location but the future problem will be the traffic in that area... good thing I seldom go there...hehe

we have another package of good news pala for Cebu :okay:

i think guba ilang server gahapon og kanina Ashton! :) ako pud..perti nakong try! thank God nakasulog ko! eheheheh

me too... mausab gyd akong life kung mawala ang SSC :D

At long last naka log-in nako! hehehe

I went to banilad yesterday despite the rain. its really difficult taking pictures while taking the wheel and keeping your eyes on the road. hehe


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and a rainy CBP:


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^^wow, I love it Mark and I'm sure sinjin too... a stormy Cebu in picture.
btw, naka agi ka sa S Osmeña ave pier area bai? several trees fell down coz of Caloy...

thanks btw sa location of that 21storey building in picture, coz I'm not familiar of banilad...

waahhhh!!! salamat na-OK na gyud tawn!

How many golf courses, country clubs, and driving ranges does Cebu Island have? Many thanks. :)

Cebu fast craft maker carves own niche in shipping sector
By Regina Aguilar
Last updated 04:33am (Mla time) 05/13/2006


Cebu's shipbuilding industry has started to establish a niche in the world market, through its recently-completed high-tech fast craft.

"The Philippines, specifically Cebu, is already a trusted name for shipping companies worldwide," said Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) president and chief executive officer Jon Ramon Aboitiz.

FBMA Marine Inc., shipbuilding company of AEV, has successfully passed last Wednesday the sea trial of the vessel designed by Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin is renowned globally as the largest defense contractor and specialist in aeronautics.

"We are optimistic to have repeat orders for this kind of vessel," said Aboitiz.

The $9-million high-tech fastcraft vessel called Slice is the first commercially produced in the world. It took 12 months to build and was made entirely by Filipinos with the assistance of expat management.

FBMA is the first shipbuilding company worldwide to build the Slice vessel for commercial use.

"[The] Slice vessel is originally designed for military use. We're now very proud to have built this very specialized vessel, which only means that Filipinos can do it," said Aboitiz.

Lockheed Martin ordered two Slice vessels from FBMA for a Mexican state oil company called Pemex, which will operate these in the Gulf of Mexico.

"The vessel can operate in bad weather and above waves. It will be used to ship crew of the oil company to oil rigs," explained Aboitiz.

Designed with small waterplane twin hull (SWATH), the Slice vessel can cope with extreme weather conditions experienced in servicing offshore oil and gas installations.

Its torpedo-like hulls allow underwater buoyancy and can overcome waves up to five meters high.

One of the two Slice vessels will be shipped to Mexico next week. The other one will be ready for shipment next month.

After producing the Slice vessel, the company is also working to finish another set of two vessels for Australian owners.

Aboitiz said the company is working on new contracts and is participating in the bidding for others.

FBMA won against a Dutch company for the building of the Slice vessel.

FBMA has a long history of building and delivering aluminum or steel high-speed ferries, patrol vessels and specialist work boats.

Its first vessel was a 50-knot Tricat for the Hong Kong-Macau route. The shipyard has been operating in Balamban since 1997.

It has since built 14 vessels with another four currently in construction for clients in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Australia, the United Kingdom, Korea, Netherlands and Mexico

me too... mausab gyd akong life kung mawala ang SSC :D

eheheheheheh sus gahapon nagpalpitate jud ko when i found out na d ko kalog-in...i thought gi ban ang URL dire sa among center...waaaaaaaaaaaa eheheheheh may na lang nakasulod ko...

by the way....joke ra tong palpitation..ehehehehhe pero naguol jud ko!!!

I went to banilad yesterday despite the rain. its really difficult taking pictures while taking the wheel and keeping your eyes on the road. hehe


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Lapad pud baya ni na area noh? wow!!! im darn excited for its metamophosis!!!!!! :rock: :rock: :rock:

How many golf courses, country clubs, and driving ranges does Cebu Island have? Many thanks. :)

So far, these are the only ones that I know:

Golf Courses:

Mactan Airbase Golf Club (Lapu-Lapu City)
Cebu Country Club (Cebu City)
Alta Vista (Cebu City)
Club Filipino (Danao City)
Casa del Mar (San Remegio)
A golf course at the site of Horacio Franco's hacienda (San Remegio)
A golf course in Badian (I dunno if this is still running)


Driving Ranges:

Montebello Villa Hotel Driving Range
Centcom Driving Range (Camp Lapu-Lapu)
Driving Range in Ayala
Driving Range in Mactan Airbase Golf Club

Now I'm not sure if the other golf courses I have mentioned above also have driving ranges.. :dunno:

Main ASEAN Leaders' Conference to be held at a small pavilion in Mactan Shangri-La

THE LEADERS' conference, the main activity of the ASEAN Summit where 17 heads of state will be present, will be held at the pavilion of the Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa in Mactan Island and not at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in Mandaue City.

Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia yesterday said this was what she was told during the joint meeting between the National Organizing Committee (NOC) and the Cebu Organizing Committee (COC) for the summit preparation.

"Adto ra man ni ngadto i-held sa kanang chapel (pavilion) kay it only needs a small venue kay ang mga heads of state ra man ang apil ani, sila-sila ra man ni (It will be held at the pavilion because the heads of state are the only ones to meet) so they will not need a big venue," Garcia said.

The Shangri-La activity slated in December will be a close-door meeting.

What is to be held at the CICC is another activity, which also forms part of the summit--a separate meeting with ASEAN-member countries plus three Asian giants including China, Japan, and South Korea.

Leaders of the ASEAN and the three other Asian countries will be present during the CICC meeting.

The governor said that this meeting will require a bigger venue because not only are the leaders present but also their ministers and secretaries.

The CICC will also be the venue for the pre-summit talks between the ASEAN and its seven dialogue partners in November, Garcia said.

The pre-summit talks which the governor described as a ministers' conference in November will be one of the events that will be held at the CICC.

All the 17 countries will be participating minus their state leaders.

As this developed, Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano said he did not know about which meeting would be held at the CICC or the Shangri-La.

But Ouano said he was aware of the fact that the CICC would be used for preliminary conferences before December. This explains why the provincial government wanted to finish the construction by October, he said.

"Pero ang mga (but it's the) ministers man gyud na ang mag-meeting (who will meet). Ang mga gwapo, igo nalang na sila mopirma inig abot nila nganhi (the handsome ones, they just sign the documents when they get here)," Ouano said.

As to reports that the East Asian Summit will also be held at the CICC, Gov. Garcia said she would ask NOC secretary general Marciano Paynor about it.

Kumusta yung construction ng CICC? At saka yung mga major construction sa Metro Cebu ngayon?

^^

Construction of the CICC is two weeks ahead of schedule bro. :) They're hoping to increase this more so that they could finish the structure more than ahead of schedule. :)

AS PLANNED, DILI DIAY SA CEBU ANG ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS MEETING? BORACAY DIAY ANG GIPLANOHAN?
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Storm forces ASEAN economic ministers to move meeting

First posted 04:26pm (Mla time) May 13, 2006
By Eileen Ng
Associated Press

MANILA--Tropical storm Chanchu (local name "Caloy") forced officials on Saturday to shift an annual retreat of Southeast Asian economic ministers from a resort island in the central Philippines to the capital, Manila.
Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations made the decision after considering strong winds, rough seas and power outages on Boracay, an island resort about 300 kilometers (190 miles) southeast of Manila.

"Due to the bad weather, the ASEAN economic ministers' retreat will now be held in Manila," said Richelle Hernandez, a Philippine liaison officer.

At the two-day informal meeting, which begins Monday, the ministers are to discuss ways to accelerate the integration of the region's 10 economies and create a European-style economic community by 2020.

The storm gained strength Saturday as it sliced through the central Philippines, leaving at least 21 people dead.

The storm also flooded many areas and forced the suspension of ferry
service to the region. One ferry carrying more than 700 passengers to Manila ran aground Saturday but caused no injuries or serious damage.

On Friday, more than 15 scheduled flights from Manila to the airports nearest Boracay were canceled, and some flights were again canceled Saturday.

As of midday Saturday, the storm was moving at 15 kilometers (about 10 miles) per hour toward the South China Sea, packing winds of 110 kilometers (69 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 140 kph (88 mph).

Guys, I just WISH that Metro Cebu has enough MONEY to advertise itself through international television channels such as CNN, BBC, Bloomberg, etc. Have you seen HongKong's latest campaign, INVEST HK? I find it very cool, unique and it can really attract investors as well as tourists.. If HK will Rock You (the soundtrack of their ad is 'We Will Rock You'), what do you think would be the best soundtrack for Cebu? Hataw Na!, Cebu?

street scenes of metro cebu please ;)

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^^what do you mean?

some Cebu street scenes...

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Hi Sugbuanon :) thanx alot for all those nice hotel suggestions, alot of nice places, wow. The semi spoiled girls:) will probably want to go to Cebu in maybe second or third week of August. It is not clear yet really when. You want to be the tourguide, that is a very nice gesture form you. Thanks for your generosity. I will forward this to my sisters and they might have more questions about Cebu to ask you.THANX alot sugbuanon for your help!!!
Greetings Lena

hi lena sorry for the late reply.. so august is still tentative? anyway i'll still mark down my calendar for the cebu visit of the semi-spoiled girls.. :D yeah i'd love to tour you guys around cebu that's if my schedule permits [im still studying].. if you want i could bring with me my semi-spoiled friends.. hehehe

if you have questions bout cebu you could ask anyone here.. thanx lena :)

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the new mandaue city

Sunday, May 14, 2006
Cebu City seeks bidders for 20 SRP hectares

Cebu City Hall is set to invite bidders for a 20-hectare portion of the South Reclamation Project (SRP), particularly the one eyed by a Singaporean manufacturing firm, before the month ends.

The parcel, situated near Barangay Pasil, will be pegged at P10,000 per square meter, according to an appraisal of the
committee on awards for real property disposal.

City Administrator Francisco Fernandez said the committee is preparing the documents needed for the publication of the invitation.

Fernandez, who chairs the committee, said Fil-rich Holdings Inc. will have to join the bidding for the 20-hectare lot because the City has government procedures to follow.

The company wants to put up “the world’s first fully automated container manufacturing plant” in Cebu.

Full payment

It even signified its intention to give the full payment for the property but the mayor is aware of procedures to follow, said Acting General Services Chief Ester Cubero.

Cubero, a member of the committee on awards for realty disposal, said she is preparing all the documents needed for the bidding, including the draft publication, which was supposed to come out last May 11.

But Fernandez told her to “hold in abeyance” the publication for the invitation in two national newspapers and a local daily because they have to wait for the mayor’s further instructions, said Cubero.

In separate interviews, both Cubero and Fernandez said they still lack the approval from the Commission on Audit (COA) for the sale of the 20-hectare portion.

Value check

However, Cubero, who talked to a state auditor from the COA 7, said the City can already proceed with the publication of the notice to invite, the opening of bids and even the issuance of the notice of award.

“For as long as we follow the procedures provided in the law, there is really nothing wrong. COA will only come in to look into the reasonableness of the value of the land,” she told Sun.Star Cebu.

Cubero also learned that for each parcel of the SRP up for disposal, the City has to get the approval of the commission because each has a different value.

Section 380 of the Local Government Code provides that in the case of real property, the disposal shall be subject to the approval of the COA, regardless of the value or cost involved.

Hybrid

The City Government has written COA Manila last January yet to seek directions on how to go about the sale of the SRP lots.

COA will not let the City Hall follow procedures undertaken by Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza)-registered companies, which are owned by private corporations.

Peza companies can peg a fixed rate if they want to lease their land to investors, but COA said the City Hall cannot just follow this method because Peza has its own charter and is independent of the government.

City Hall has to deal with the fact that the SRP is the first and only Peza-registered facility owned by a local government unit.

Because of this, the City has to follow government procedures. (GAC)

So far, these are the only ones that I know:

Golf Courses:

Mactan Airbase Golf Club (Lapu-Lapu City)
Cebu Country Club (Cebu City)
Alta Vista (Cebu City)
Club Filipino (Danao City)
Casa del Mar (San Remegio)
A golf course at the site of Horacio Franco's hacienda (San Remegio)
A golf course in Badian (I dunno if this is still running)

Driving Ranges:

Montebello Villa Hotel Driving Range
Centcom Driving Range (Camp Lapu-Lapu)
Driving Range in Ayala
Driving Range in Mactan Airbase Golf Club

Now I'm not sure if the other golf courses I have mentioned above also have driving ranges.. :dunno:

How about the Kan-Irag Golf Course in Busay Hills, is it still operational?

Guys, I just WISH that Metro Cebu has enough MONEY to advertise itself through international television channels such as CNN, BBC, Bloomberg, etc. Have you seen HongKong's latest campaign, INVEST HK? I find it very cool, unique and it can really attract investors as well as tourists.. If HK will Rock You (the soundtrack of their ad is 'We Will Rock You'), what do you think would be the best soundtrack for Cebu? Hataw Na!, Cebu?

Pit Señor... :D

Trivia: Sinulog concept a brainchild of a Leyteno

Tacloban City (January 17) –- For a fact, Region 8 plays a most important role in the creation of the Sinulog Festival. The Sinulog concept was created by somebody who is from Carigara, Leyte in the person of Mr. David Odilao better known as Boy Odilao who was at that time a customs collector in Cebu.

Never in Mr. Odilao’s wildest dream that his brain child will become the biggest, the grandest and the most participated festival which is known not only nationally but internationally. As the observers stated, this year’s Sinulog festival tripled last year’s expectators who are all shouting Pit Señor!

Why Pit Señor? What does Pit Señor mean? Pit Señor has become very popular but few people know, even the Cebuanos themselves know the meaning of Pit Señor.

According to the very person who coined the phrase, Pit Señor is the shortened manner of saying “Sangpit Señor” which means to call on, to awaken, to plead for assistance.

It is also a way of reminding the people that the festival’s focal point is no less than the Señor Santo Niño. The glitters, the dances, the trimmings and the pageantry are only expressions of how important Santo Niño is, that the participants and the people are willing to spend and sacrifice to show how He is loved by them.

Indeed, it is a united show of love for the Señor Santo Niño. No less than the lady Governor of Cebu, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia leads the dancers of the province and the first lady of the city of Cebu, Mr. Margot Osmeña leading the contingent of the city. Seldom do we see the local government executives really dancing with the contingents. (PIA 8) [top]

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SRP has edge over Mandaue recla: Tom


With a lot from the South Reclamation Project (SRP) to show to investors, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he is in no way insecure with the way Mandaue City will package its reclamation project. “I wish them well so we don’t have to take care of them,” he told a news conference yesterday. Osmeña said Cebu City has a lot more edge in attracting investors to the SRP than the reclamation project owned by F.F. Cruz, “a profit-oriented group, which has not put money back to the Mandaue City Government, while Cebu City owns the entire SRP.” “What does Mandaue own? After all these years what will they have to show for it? I hope the international convention center will give them something,” the mayor said. “Mandaue has been very slow in developing itself even though it is a much newer city than Cebu City. I would just like to remind them that I was the one responsible for all the new roads in Mandaue, including A.S. Fortuna, Cabahug and the Mandaue reclamation road. I had to give them garbage trucks. I really wish them well and I hope they will develop,” he said.

No competition

Osmeña said that some people “just like to put us down,” by comparing both reclamations. Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano earlier 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. In an earlier interview, F.F. Cruz and Co. Inc. director for property management Yvonne Gomos said the 200-hectare New Mandaue City is purely a private initiative; only 60 hectares of the total reclaimed area were turned over to the host City Government. “Yeah, it’s all sold but he (Ouano) sold it to people who are not building anything. At least Cebu City owns everything in the SRP. Sure we have utang (debt) but we own it, what does Mandaue own?” Osmeña said.

He also said the SRP will soon have “the most modern sewage treatment plant in Asia, a power plant and a beautiful highway, where one can drive down without seeing a single wire hanging unlike that in Cebu City mainland and other places.” The City is also experimenting on a district cooling system being developed by Hitachi. It is a cooling system that can provide centralized airconditioning in the SRP. “When you build in the SRP, you don’t have to put airconditioning, we will do it for you and bill you at a rate much lower than anywhere else in Asia. If we will be able to do it, we will be the first to have a district cooling system in the country. It’s a kind that Malaysia and the Hong Kong international airport have,” the mayor said.

Landfill gas

Philippine Bio-sciences, Co., an investor, is conducting a test project at the Inayawan Sanitary Landfill. It wants to prove that landfill gas may be collected and used to generate cheap electricity. Once the project is completed, Osmeña said Phil Bio is ready to raise the capital to finance the mini-power plant.

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some projects of architect arienza

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proposed 36/38- storey bigfoot tower

^^ - The Bigfoot tower is nice. Do they have a timetable for that already?

not yet.. its still in the drawing board..

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whoa!!! cool..pero ive noticed na ang location kung asa sya i-construct kay same location sa Tower Palace.... or i guess tapad sila right? Talking about Cebu Tower Palace.....


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Soon to rise in the heart of Cebu business Park, TOWER PALACE Residential Condominium will feature 19-floors of high-end condominium units, including 2 floors exclusively for penthouse buyers, complete with stylish, modern interior designs and state-of-the-art technology.

Apart from the 200 units, TOWER PALACE Residential Condominium will also feature facilities such as a grand lobby, 2 function rooms, a business center, 4 level basement parking that can hold 226 cars, spa facilities, a fitness gym, day care center and two swimming pools.

Another unique facet of the project is the extensive use of state-of-the-art technology in the condo units. Doors are equipped with digital keypad door lock system which can store multiple security codes. Sensor systems inside the units automatically turn on and off when a person enters or leaves the room. Its intricate and extensive sprinkler systems ensure its residents that damage caused by fire is minimal. Backup generator system is also provided.

asa d.i na ibutang nga bigfoot? sa ramos ghapon?

^^
that Bigfoot building rocks big time! i love it i love it. . .

based from the proposal, I think it'll be in Cebu Business Park. :)

sa cebu business park kilid sa driving range [ang kana building sa lower right corner ky ang ayala mall na].. mura tapad ra jud sila sa tower palace.. tanaw nako mura dugay2 pana matukod ky mag-expand pa gud sila sa SRP.. aw ambot wala ta kabalo basin dunganon na ni gleissner datu gud kayo to siya..

aawww o d.i nuh?! wala ko kakita sa ayala.... sooo maau kau ni para sa cbp... bale, tang tangon na tung soccoer field dd2?

edit

ambot kung naa ba jud siya itukod sulod sa driving range or sa kilid ra.. basin

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international academy of film and television

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what the! :eek2:

^^

My friend works in Bigfoot. This will be built at the back of the driving range where Bigfoot's property is.

Some of the pre-Summit meetings will actually be held in Davao City, Boracay, and Manila..


AS PLANNED, DILI DIAY SA CEBU ANG ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS MEETING? BORACAY DIAY ANG GIPLANOHAN?
Read Article:

Storm forces ASEAN economic ministers to move meeting

First posted 04:26pm (Mla time) May 13, 2006
By Eileen Ng
Associated Press

MANILA--Tropical storm Chanchu (local name "Caloy") forced officials on Saturday to shift an annual retreat of Southeast Asian economic ministers from Boracay, a resort island in the central Philippines, to the capital, Manila.
Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations made the decision after considering strong winds, rough seas and power outages on Boracay, an island resort about 300 kilometers (190 miles) southeast of Manila.

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^^ ahak aning mga companyaha dili man lang magsaba-saba diritso lang ug tukod.. :D

ako nabantayan ang prudential daghan kayo ug yuta sa cebu business park.. naa man gud sila mga signboards gipang butang sa ila mga yuta..

what the! :eek2:


:lol::lol:
...nag duha duha lagi ko kung molayat ba ko o dili, wapa man goy klaro...hehe

^^

Maybe it's not Prudential. If you take a closer look at Mark's pic, Prudential's rendering is far off to the right.. :)

^^ maybe sad bai. i didnt notice it right away man gud. but whatever it is, it will be another addition to CBP. ;)

Cebu City Skyline
13 May 2006

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i am more than happy with the big companies like microsoft and ibm, because they offer high-paying, technical jobs. in that way, the people who have left the country for it jobs will consider going back to cebu...

how can we ever forget the local officials are in the works of making Cebu the Silicon Valley of Asia? isn't that cool or what? :cool:

two of the world's most respected companies: Microsoft and IBM! :rock:

From a very "reliable source", some BPO companies expanding to Cebu soon: (NOT OFFICIAL) Accenture, ClientLogic, Teletech, DELL ?!

stay tuned...

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This is so unbelievable yet true. :runaway:
I love the design, another addition to Cebu's UNIQUE skyline. :cool:

aawww o d.i nuh?! wala ko kakita sa ayala.... sooo maau kau ni para sa cbp... bale, tang tangon na tung soccoer field dd2?

I hope they will demolish (lol) that soccer field so that CBP will have a denser skyline. :lol: :jk:

^^
@rusty18

haha, there's this smiley again ----> :rock:

What's the news about IBM and Microsoft? Are they going to build corporate offices here?

What really is Bigfoot?

--From their website



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In spite of this challenging environment, Bigfoot is expanding - with a clear path to profitability, a well-known brand and a user base of more than 2 million users!

Our operations have been moved from New York City to Cebu, Philippines, where a team of a hundred highly skilled professionals takes care of the "new" Bigfoot.com, developing a suite of new communications services for small and medium size businesses, transitioning the former email forwarding service into a "Communications Powerhouse", offering SMS, Conference Calling, Unified Messaging and Webhosting Services.

We also offer internships for technical and business students from around the world in Cebu/Philippines.

^^BigFoot Cebu people are also behind Itzamatch.com ;)

He also said the SRP will soon have “the most modern sewage treatment plant in Asia, a power plant and a beautiful highway, where one can drive down without seeing a single wire hanging unlike that in Cebu City mainland and other places.” The City is also experimenting on a district cooling system being developed by Hitachi. It is a cooling system that can provide centralized airconditioning in the SRP. “When you build in the SRP, you don’t have to put airconditioning, we will do it for you and bill you at a rate much lower than anywhere else in Asia. If we will be able to do it, we will be the first to have a district cooling system in the country. It’s a kind that Malaysia and the Hong Kong international airport have,” the mayor said.

:shocked: wow! i'm impressed ;)

^^

oi and member ka ana rusty? hehehe.

There's this office in a building across Bigfoot that looks like an extension of it. It's some sort of an internet dating service office. I'm not sure if it's Itzamatch. Basta I always pass by there everytime I go to paperbucks.

^^my friend works for Bigfoot. she signed me up! she even filled out the profile for me! :lol:

^^

Bigtoot is also behind International Academy for Film and Television.


In the background is Bigfoot's Charriot Jeepney cum Limousine. It's airconditioned and inside it is a wide screen flat TV and some luxuries perhaps.
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I hope they will demolish (lol) that soccer field so that CBP will have a denser skyline. :lol: :jk:
shsj often plays there... and with their new campus in mandaue, they'd surely prefer to play football there than in cbp. so they would probably demolish it.

:shocked: wow! i'm impressed ;)
hey what have i missed here?

ei Arnoldsa and Rusty, what are you talkin about?

askag hamburg Tomas ah!!!hehe

Tomas wants SRP to be officially named South Road Properties
The Freeman 05/15/2006

Mayor Tomas Osmeña finally ordered the city council to name officially the 300-hectare south reclamation project as South Road Properties.

The mayor said the name South Road Properties should be patented then registered with the Department of Trade and Industry as the official name of the city's reclaimed land.

Councilor Edgardo Labella, committee on laws chairman, said Osmeña called him last week informing him of this plan of the city government. The councilor told The Freeman that, as such, he would sponsor a proposed measure on the matter during the next regular session.

The move of the mayor, according to city administrator Francisco "Bimbo" Fernandez, was apparently to avoid confusion that arose when Mandaue City also had its own reclamation area with a name almost similar with that of Cebu City's SRP.

But Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano clarified that his city's reclaimed area was actually the Mandaue Reclamation Project or the South Reclamation Area.

Ouano already said there is actually no competition between the reclaimed sites of Mandaue City and Cebu City because Mandaue's SRA is only a 180-hectare site and only about 36 hectares of it belong to the city government because it has been developed and owned by a private firm.

Ouano added there has been no confusion over the nomenclatures of the two reclaimed areas because he would rather call his part as "New Mandaue City", as the huge sign announces so at the area's access point.

Osmeña earlier rebuffed claims that he got insecure of Mandaue City's SRA, and said he even wished Mandaue would fully develop the area.

Fernandez added that the official naming of the present SRP to South Road Properties would boost the economic and investment prospect of the multi-billion reclaimed project.

"Kini aron makabaton og opisyal nga pangalan ang SRP og aron madasig ang mga magpapatigayun pagbubo og puhonan," Fernandez said, adding that when the name is patented and becomes official, the city government will then have sole ownership of the name. - Garry B. Lao

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P575M reclamation sale in need of written approval


THE need for a written approval from the Commission on Audit (COA) is delaying the signing of the deed of sale for the City’s P575-million North Reclamation Area property.

But even while waiting for the approval, City Administrator Francisco Fernandez said they will go on with other procedures for the disposal of the 4.6-hectare lot, to avoid further delays.

The City is ready to sign the notice of award to the Gokongweis this week, but it cannot sign the deed of sale yet, he said.

General Services Office (GSO) Chief Ester Cubero said they have already complied with all the bidding requirements, but procurement laws require that COA must issue a certification that all rules have been complied with.

“We have carefully gone over the requirements and we complied with everything, wala gyud ni gidali-dali na (we did not rush this) transaction. Anyway, COA will check it if we really followed the procedures before it gives a written approval,” she told Sun.Star Cebu.

After two failed biddings last April 11 and 18, the bids and awards committee (BAC) approved a negotiated purchase agreement, which is allowed under COA Circular 92-386 or the “Rules and Regulations on Supply and Property Management in the Local Governments.”

Section 180, Rule 24 of the circular states that when a public auction is impracticable, negotiated sale may be resorted to at such price as determined by the committee on awards.

The succeeding section also requires that “the sale through negotiation shall be subject to the approval of COA or its duly authorized representative.”

Plans

The two public biddings held earlier this month were declared a failure since only the Gokongweis joined both biddings. They entered a bid of P12,500 per square meter.

Requirements on the publication of the invitation to bid at least two times in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality were also complied with. The invitation was published twice in a local daily and two national newspapers.

The Gokongweis, owner of Cebu Pacific and Robinsons malls, are said to be planning a commercial mixed-use development project in the 46,000-square-meter property.

Cubero said the Gokongweis have so far shelled out P115 million, which is equivalent to the 20 percent security bid they are required to put up in joining the public bidding.

About 30 percent will be paid to the City once the notice of award is approved, while the remaining 50 percent will be paid in full once the land title is transferred to their name.

There is already a venue where we can air our concerns. Check it out...


City entertains concerns, plaints thru online forum

The Freeman 05/15/2006

To offset the lack of time for city officials to entertain all concerns of their constituents, City Planning and Development coordinator Paul Villarete is encouraging Cebuanos to register their concerns online.

Villarete said the city's official website, www.cebucity.gov.ph (http://www.cebucity.gov.ph) , is a useful venue wherein Cebuanos and even non-Cebu residents can manifest their concerns on anything regarding governance in the city. All that needs to be done is access the website and register to participate in the forum page.

The forum page is a feature in the website wherein members exchange their views on different topics, in this case, topics that concern and affect the city.

Villarete said Cebu residents and even city officials participate in the forum page thus residents can post their concerns without having to personally visit city hall.

Villarete himself constantly visits and participates in the forum so he also can personally monitor the concerns raised therein. An example of which is when he stumbled upon a concern raised by one resident in the city regarding the seeming proliferation of "bikini open" shows in Cebu, which the resident fears have been openly accessible even to minors.

"I have nothing against the contest if it will only be hosted at the proper venue. But having bikini open in sitio fiestas surely gained my criticism. For one, children of different age (sic) certainly has easy access in watching this. One children (sic) was even caught climbing up a coconut tree just to have a good glimpse of the lady contestants in her (sic) skimpy bikini seductively dancing as she pours water on herself. Would you allow your children to be exposed to such malicious events? Will our children be safe from these rated activities?" the posted message reads.

Villarete then forwarded the concern to Rene Bullecer, chairman of the Anti-Indecency Board, saying that the concern might already thread on indecency especially that they are open to the general public, including minors.

The city's Management Information Computer Services manages the city's official website. - Joeberth M. Ocao

^^what are we waiting for mga higalang sugbuanon, REGISTER Na! kita kita ta didto ha... :)

I just wanna quote something i posted in the Iloilo thread:


What shall Iloilo City and Province do in order to attract more foreign investors/tourists?
The News Today (http://www.thenewstoday.info/2006/05/12/what.shall.iloilo.city.and.province.do.in.order.to.attract.more.foreign.investors.tourists.html)


PHILIP YUE SIN
To entice foreign investor, get an Osmeña from Cebu. To rid Iloilo of criminals to make it a tourist friendly city get Duterte from Davao.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/DSC01129copy.jpg


^^

Maybe it's not Prudential. If you take a closer look at Mark's pic, Prudential's rendering is far off to the right.. :)


you're right arnold, the fenced area is not Prudential's. Fencing was finished yesterday and it does include Prudential's rendering. And it is a relatively small lot, prolly the same as the bank under construction across the FGU Centre.

Sunrise over the bridge:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/DSC01209.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/DSC01226.jpg



MEPZ II Entrance:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/DSC01222.jpg



Cebu City Skyline under thick clouds:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/DSC01228copy.jpg

^^

Bigtoot is also behind International Academy for Film and Television.


In the background is Bigfoot's Charriot Jeepney cum Limousine. It's airconditioned and inside it is a wide screen flat TV and some luxuries perhaps.
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1626/59648165bigfoot0087sj.jpg

^^Bigtoot:colgate:

There is already a venue where we can air our concerns. Check it out...


City entertains concerns, plaints thru online forum

The Freeman 05/15/2006

To offset the lack of time for city officials to entertain all concerns of their constituents, City Planning and Development coordinator Paul Villarete is encouraging Cebuanos to register their concerns online.

Villarete said the city's official website, www.cebucity.gov.ph (http://www.cebucity.gov.ph) , is a useful venue wherein Cebuanos and even non-Cebu residents can manifest their concerns on anything regarding governance in the city. All that needs to be done is access the website and register to participate in the forum page.

The forum page is a feature in the website wherein members exchange their views on different topics, in this case, topics that concern and affect the city.

Villarete said Cebu residents and even city officials participate in the forum page thus residents can post their concerns without having to personally visit city hall.

Villarete himself constantly visits and participates in the forum so he also can personally monitor the concerns raised therein. An example of which is when he stumbled upon a concern raised by one resident in the city regarding the seeming proliferation of "bikini open" shows in Cebu, which the resident fears have been openly accessible even to minors.

"I have nothing against the contest if it will only be hosted at the proper venue. But having bikini open in sitio fiestas surely gained my criticism. For one, children of different age (sic) certainly has easy access in watching this. One children (sic) was even caught climbing up a coconut tree just to have a good glimpse of the lady contestants in her (sic) skimpy bikini seductively dancing as she pours water on herself. Would you allow your children to be exposed to such malicious events? Will our children be safe from these rated activities?" the posted message reads.

Villarete then forwarded the concern to Rene Bullecer, chairman of the Anti-Indecency Board, saying that the concern might already thread on indecency especially that they are open to the general public, including minors.

The city's Management Information Computer Services manages the city's official website. - Joeberth M. Ocao

apil ta ani mga bai ato nani chance na makatabang ta sa cebu..




MEPZ II Entrance:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/DSC01222.jpg


mura man ug cebu business park..

USC Law school best in VisMin


One no longer needs to go to Manila to study law.

Records from the Office of the Bar Confidant of the Supreme Court showed that in the 2005 bar examinations, the University of San Carlos (USC) ranked second among 95 schools in terms of passing percentage for new bar takers.

Of the 53 new takers from USC, 47--or 88.68 percent--passed, making the university second only to Ateneo de Manila, which registered a passing percentage of 89.36 percent for their bar hopefuls.

USC records, however, showed that USC fielded 54 new takers, 48 of whom passed.

In terms of overall passing percentage, to include repeat takers, USC ranked third.

"This is the highest performance since 1977 when USC registered a 90.48 passing percentage as against the national passing percentage of 60.56," said Dean Corazon Evangelista-Valencia in her Valedictory Report.

The national passing rate for 2005 was 27.22 per cent. Valencia's report was made in time for today's alumni homecoming.

"I am happy because all of our sacrifices and all efforts of the faculty, students and school administration really paid off," she said.

Since her stint as dean of USC's College of Law in 2000, Valencia said she noted an increase in the passing percentage.

In 2004, the school produced two bar topnotchers.

In her valedictory report, Valencia noted that the school's bar performance has been consistent in terms of keeping its status as one of the country's top 10 law schools, as the number one in the Visayas (and now even in Mindanao, since USC outperformed Ateneo de Davao), and the only law school in Cebu City with consistent bar performance.

The significance of the figure is: one needs not go to Manila for a good law education.

"We have one in our very own backyard," Valencia said.

USC Law school best in VisMin


One no longer needs to go to Manila to study law.

Records from the Office of the Bar Confidant of the Supreme Court showed that in the 2005 bar examinations, the University of San Carlos (USC) ranked second among 95 schools in terms of passing percentage for new bar takers.

Of the 53 new takers from USC, 47--or 88.68 percent--passed, making the university second only to Ateneo de Manila, which registered a passing percentage of 89.36 percent for their bar hopefuls.

USC records, however, showed that USC fielded 54 new takers, 48 of whom passed.

In terms of overall passing percentage, to include repeat takers, USC ranked third.

"This is the highest performance since 1977 when USC registered a 90.48 passing percentage as against the national passing percentage of 60.56," said Dean Corazon Evangelista-Valencia in her Valedictory Report.

The national passing rate for 2005 was 27.22 per cent. Valencia's report was made in time for today's alumni homecoming.

"I am happy because all of our sacrifices and all efforts of the faculty, students and school administration really paid off," she said.

Since her stint as dean of USC's College of Law in 2000, Valencia said she noted an increase in the passing percentage.

In 2004, the school produced two bar topnotchers.

In her valedictory report, Valencia noted that the school's bar performance has been consistent in terms of keeping its status as one of the country's top 10 law schools, as the number one in the Visayas (and now even in Mindanao, since USC outperformed Ateneo de Davao), and the only law school in Cebu City with consistent bar performance.

The significance of the figure is: one needs not go to Manila for a good law education.

"We have one in our very own backyard," Valencia said.
basig dira na lang ko kay kuwang man akong english units sa undergrad para kasulod sa ADMU Law School.

Great Shangri-la pics marvin! :okay:

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/4584/57692332chilloutbar7ad.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

bar

Cowrie Cove! best food, highly recommended! :cool:

never before seen Cebu photos! from Cebu City Government Forum - Guessing game thread.

photographs courtesy of councilor sylvan "jack the wak" jakosalem
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/cebucity/c61.jpg
somewhere in Transcentral Highway

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/cebucity/c8.jpg
The Columbary

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/cebucity/c1.jpg
Southern Cebu City aerial shot

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/cebucity/c7.jpg
:dunno:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/cebucity/c4.jpg
:dunno:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/cebucity/c3.jpg
:dunno:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/cebucity/c2.jpg
:dunno:

Guys, you should check out Cebu City Govt Forum. you can interact first hand with Mr. Paul Villarete, Urban Planner and SRP Project Manager :okay:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/cebucity/c3.jpg
:dunno:

The New Rehabilitation and Dentention Center in Brgy Kalunasan



http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/cebucity/c2.jpg
:dunno:


SRP with Mayor Tom's hand (?) :D



http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/zidlakan/cebucity/c8.jpg


Yes The Columbary or the Skyrise Gardens. Just wanna share a night pic taken last saturday:

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1553/dsc00695copy6gg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



and a night shot of the detention center in brgy. kalunasan with the guadalupe church:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/provincialjail.jpg
this pic by Olineil

the cebu city forum will bring us closer to our local leaders and allow us to lobby our concerns. dapat magkahiusa ta didto mga bro para madunggan gyud ta!

atong pangusgan didto ang construction ug mga sidewalks... hehehheeh

^^^
@resty, kanindut sa mga pictures. Kung wa kay gibutang di ko kibaw na Cebu d i na cya except sa 3rd pix. . .

shang mactan looks fabulous..

Cebuanos and Non-Cebuanos, the official forum of the Cebu City Government is now up and running..


http://www.cebucity.gov.ph/forum/index.php

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/DSC01047copy.jpg

i'm not sure if this has already been posted. the whole Parklane International Hotel is booked for the ASEAN Summit this December. all 320++ rooms of the hotel will be occupied by businessmen delegates in the entire duration of the summit. Neat huh! i read this in one of the national dailies last weekend. i forgot to post lang.

Consortium of local capitalists pours P160M for SRA venture
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 05/16/2006

A consortium of 10 Cebuano businessmen is going to develop a 6-hectare mixed-use entertainment and commercial hub at the South Reclamation Area in Mandaue City to be called Pacific Star.

The group, which formed a company, Star 168 Inc. will initially invest a minimum of P160 million to construct a three-story building within a 1.6 hectare area of the total leased property, and construction will start as soon as the company will get the go signal from the Mandaue City government.

Star 168 Inc., president Robert L. Go said the entire long-term development of the property, the area where the unfinished Uniwide shopping mall is located, will cost the company millions of pesos. The initial plan will construct up to phase-5 in development.

The phase 1-A of the project, will include a development of restobars, entertainment joints, KTV, and phase1-B will have health and spa clinics, mixed entertainment outlets that will cater to late evening and early morning clientele, specialty shops, sports activities, among others.

According to Go the entire phase 1 construction is expected to be completed within the year, probably before the ASEAN Summit will take place in December of this year.

"We are ready, if we can start soon the better. The side that is fronting the Cebu International Convention Center [CICC] will be prioritized," Go said.

Star 168 Inc., which is chaired by Bob Gothong, has leased the 6-hectare property for 25 years at the 180-hectare South Reclamation Area in Mandaue City.

The Phase 2 of the project will include the development of commercial spaces, retail stalls, tiange type of retailing, and fast food chains. Phase 3, will allot the construction of spaces for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies, and large storage area or warehouse supplying the requirements for retailers.

The Phase 4 will be an area for Fairs and Exhibits, while Phase 5 will be dedicated for development of more open parking, playground, and Al Fresco dining facilities.

"I noted that this kind of facility is the 'in' thing now. Young people need to go somewhere. There's nothing in Mandaue. When CICC will be fully operational, it would be a great and complementary facility," Go said in an interview yesterday.

He said his partners, including young businessman Stephen Ong, are confident of the profitability of the project, not only that this kind of development is what Mandaue City, including Lapu-Lapu City residents are needing, but also it is positioned to capture the growing number of tourists, influx of local and international conventions to be held in the CICC.

Go also mentioned that the entire plan however, is subject for reconsideration, depending on the current market demand.

He said the company is currently talking with an International hotel chain company that is interested to invest a hotel property within the company's leased area, but nothing is final yet.

The introduction of Pacific Star entertainment and commercial hub is the second project presented to locate at the SRA Mandaue City, after the Boardwalk tourism, shopping and entertainment facility was introduced some years ago.

^^Cebu never ran out of great news :D

P575M reclamation sale in need of written approval
May 16, 2006

THE need for a written approval from the Commission on Audit (COA) is delaying the signing of the deed of sale for the City’s P575-million North Reclamation Area property.

But even while waiting for the approval, City Administrator Francisco Fernandez said they will go on with other procedures for the disposal of the 4.6-hectare lot, to avoid further delays.

The City is ready to sign the notice of award to the Gokongweis this week, but it cannot sign the deed of sale yet, he said.

General Services Office (GSO) Chief Ester Cubero said they have already complied with all the bidding requirements, but procurement laws require that COA must issue a certification that all rules have been complied with.

“We have carefully gone over the requirements and we complied with everything, wala gyud ni gidali-dali na (we did not rush this) transaction. Anyway, COA will check it if we really followed the procedures before it gives a written approval,” she told Sun.Star Cebu.

After two failed biddings last April 11 and 18, the bids and awards committee (BAC) approved a negotiated purchase agreement, which is allowed under COA Circular 92-386 or the “Rules and Regulations on Supply and Property Management in the Local Governments.”

Section 180, Rule 24 of the circular states that when a public auction is impracticable, negotiated sale may be resorted to at such price as determined by the committee on awards.

The succeeding section also requires that “the sale through negotiation shall be subject to the approval of COA or its duly authorized representative.”

Plans

The two public biddings held earlier this month were declared a failure since only the Gokongweis joined both biddings. They entered a bid of P12,500 per square meter.

Requirements on the publication of the invitation to bid at least two times in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality were also complied with.

The invitation was published twice in a local daily and two national newspapers.

The Gokongweis, owner of Cebu Pacific and Robinsons malls, are said to be planning a commercial mixed-use development project in the 46,000-square-meter property.

Cubero said the Gokongweis have so far shelled out P115 million, which is equivalent to the 20 percent security bid they are required to put up in joining the public bidding.

About 30 percent will be paid to the City once the notice of award is approved, while the remaining 50 percent will be paid in full once the land title is transferred to their name. (LCR)

btw, another Japanese investor visted the Mayors office yeaterday and confirmed their investments in SRP...

Migratory birds already flew away this past few days and Mayor Tom was saddened with it coz he said that those birds are SRP's market assets and or good fortune in selling SRP... "we have a development with natural wildlife, that is a very strong marketing appeal, noh? and it answers some very basic issues"...said the Mayor.
another reason why those migratory birds are imortant said the Mayor "the wild birds, why did they gather here, where is the air cleaner, where is it better to go, Mandaue Reclamation or the SRP".... :D

^^haha ka pala-away ba ni Tomas uy!

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/DSC01129copy.jpg





you're right arnold, the fenced area is not Prudential's. Fencing was finished yesterday and it does include Prudential's rendering. And it is a relatively small lot, prolly the same as the bank under construction across the FGU Centre.

tukuran gyud diay na diha... i think it was last month, i noticed that there was some sort of ceremony on that area (we passed through that area, on board a 62B jeepney), i thought at first that it might have been a mass (hahaha), come to think of it, it might have been the groundbreaking or laying of time capsule...

FBMA launches new vessel


CEBU - Aboitiz - owned FBMA Marine Inc. has released its newest creation this month.

The Lider, which has already undergone a series of test runs, is the first vessel of its kind to be produced commercially.

It was designed by famous defense contractor Lockheed Martin. The prototype of the ship was built in Hawaii in 1998.

The 157-ton boat is Lockheed Martin’s version of the Small Waterplane Twin Hull (Swath) vessel.

While a standard Swath vessel has two-bottle shaped hulls running the length of the ship, the Lider, on the other hand, has four torpedo-shaped pods.

Stabilizing

These pods, along with a computerized stabilizing system, allow a smooth sailing and guarantee comfort for its passengers.

Unique to this slice vessel is the dual stabilizing role that its four propellers play. Attached to the four pods, these propellers or fins are responsible for stabilizing and steering the ship.

The Lider, which can carry up to 150 people, is built to operate in extreme weather conditions and has a wave resistance of up to five meters.

But although great importance is placed in reducing wave action, its speed is in no way sacrificed.

The vessel is capable of going 22 knots in full load condition in calm water.

The ship, which took approximately $9 million to build, is equipped with thrusters that pull the boat sideways, as it goes alongside, resulting to minimized noticeable motions when the ship makes a turn.

The slice design used in the vessel is ideal for any type of use whether for the military, for cargo or for passengers.

I find this building nice but it should have been better if the design is not similar to the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai.. dili gyud malikayan that some would say nga gi awat gyud sya sa above-mentioned hotel especially with this photo below:

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/2562/bigfoot20pb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


proposed 36/38- storey bigfoot tower[/center][/QUOTE]

by aruelb

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g138/jafhoy3/waterfrontlahug.jpg

Compare the two..
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/2809/bigfoot20pb7ri.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Bigfoot Tower

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/1673/untitled3hp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Burj Al Arab Hotel (the only 7star hotel)

Not that similar. ;)

^^ really really not the same, in all aspects maybe.. ;)

Cebu Business Park By Sugbuanon

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/pt20069qq.jpg



http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/pt20031ya.jpg



http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/pt20016ov.jpg



http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/pt20045gc.jpg



http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/pt20029yt.jpg

and a pano...


http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9048/skylinemarvin5dn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^^ Please don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that the 2 designs are the same, they have similarities lang...

^^ okey ra bai uy. hehehe. basta importante makatukod na ang bigfoot sa ilaha corporate office.

Hoping for more 30-40 storey buildings for Cebu. :D

^^ i couldn't agree more @marki and @sinj.. :)

Amazing! It's nice to know that that "white" part of Burj Al Arab Hotel is actually "canvas." So meaning, the hotel is like one giant sailboat..

From this point of view, there really is no truth that one cannot build high-rises on reclamation areas as what was being insinuated before in the case of Sheraton Hotel.




Compare the two..
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/2809/bigfoot20pb7ri.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Bigfoot Tower

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/1673/untitled3hp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Burj Al Arab Hotel (the only 7star hotel)

OT:

Amazing! It's nice to know that that "white" part of Burj Al Arab Hotel is actually "canvas." So meaning, the hotel is like one giant sailboat..



Amazing jud bai. National Ggeographic said that it is actually the largest and tallest ''tent structure''. So tall and big really that during the construction, they have to make sure that the tent woudn't be too 'open', or else it might have some weather disturbances such as rain clouds forming inside the building!

^^

Nice pod Mark if mudagan sad siya kung naay hangin just like a sailboat

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/pt20045gc.jpg

Ang ganda nito. :D

1st time nako sulod sa pag-ibig tower gnina.. nindot man diay kayo iya interior mura pud ug hotel..

-edit-

^^

That's not Ayala Golf Course resty, that's just a driving range, hehehehehe...

Compare the two..
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/2809/bigfoot20pb7ri.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Bigfoot Tower

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/1673/untitled3hp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Burj Al Arab Hotel (the only 7star hotel)

Here's another one:

Proposed Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower.
HEIGHT: 62-Storey. (855 ft - 260 m)
LOCATION: Pacific Point, Panama City

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/Jimbu/trump_panama.jpg

^^ hey, who owns the lots near CIC and those behind the old jeepney terminal

nice one resty.. btw, what's the name of the u/c across pag-ibig?

walay pics resty ky naay sikyu nadgala ug M-16 sa sulod.. ma-aan palang ko terorista.. hehe

^^

That's not Ayala Golf Course resty, that's just a driving range, hehehehehe...

huh? since when? my relatives used to play golf there when i wuz in grade school... i do notice a driving range but it's not on that green field. it was at the back of Kaona grill diba?

^^

Cebu Towers Commercial Bldg. :dunno:

nice one resty.. btw, what's the name of the u/c across pag-ibig?

walay pics resty ky naay sikyu nadgala ug M-16 sa sulod.. ma-aan palang ko terorista.. hehe

hehe, that's ok we understand. UC across pag-ibig tower is Cebu Commercial Tower daw or sumthing.

huh? since when? my relatives used to play golf there when i wuz in grade school... i do notice a driving range but it's not on that green field. it was at the back of Kaona grill diba?

yes bai that area serves both as a soccer field and a golf driving range, also called practice range, not really a golf course because it has no open course with holes. ;)


at the back of Kaona Grill is the old jeepney terminal.




http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Cebu%20Business%20Park/cbp_south_wing.jpg



Nice one!

pero naa unta to ang Crown regency sa background bai. hehehe

anyway, here's an image by mr. chua's rendering of Bigfoot Tower i edited. i added Tower Palace Condo and labelled some lots. this is facing south of Cebu Business Park.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Cebu%20Business%20Park/cbp_south_wing.jpg

I thought the new PUJ terminal is near the lagoon area fronting Marriot hotel.

^^ No bai, that really is the new PUJ terminal. The lagoon fronting Marriot will still be kind of a lagoon but it'll be beautified and added with shops.

yes bai that area serves both as a soccer field and a golf driving range, also called practice range, not really a golf course because it has no open course with holes. ;)ah, used a wrong term diay. thanks for clarifying that.

Nice one!
pero naa unta to ang Crown regency sa background bai. hehehe

hmm... i don't know the exact location of the upcoming Crown Regency tower. kindly label it on the map naman so i can edit it.

hmm... i don't know the exact location of the upcoming Crown Regency tower. kindly label it on the map naman so i can edit it.


I think this is the fuente area bai:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/bigfoot18tvcopy.jpg

^^ah yeah, looks like it. edit sa nako.

OT:




Amazing jud bai. National Ggeographic said that it is actually the largest and tallest ''tent structure''. So tall and big really that during the construction, they have to make sure that the tent woudn't be too 'open', or else it might have some weather disturbances such as rain clouds forming inside the building!


actually it is the current tallest hotel in the world...

^^

Cebu Towers Commercial Bldg. :dunno:


mao ra jud ni ila rendering or info board, way laro...
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/ayalacommercialbldng.jpg

okay salamat resty and arnold.. i was trying to find a rendering of the bldg. but i couldn't find any..

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/oracion.jpg

Team Everest's Leo Oracion reaches Camp 4

Filipino mountaineer Leo Oracion has reached Mount Everest's Camp 4 as he continued the trek to the summit of the world's highest mountain, ABS-CBN News reported Tuesday.

Correspondent Abner Mercado, who is with the 1st Philippine Mt. Everest Expedition in Nepal, said Sherpa guides will install ropes needed for the Oracion's ascent from Camp 4 (7,906 meters above sea level).

He said that if weather permits, Oracion will make the bid for the summit at 9 a.m. (12 noon in Manila) Wednesday.

MORE (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=38899)

Tower Palace attracts condo buying market
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 05/17/2006

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After acquiring its license to sell, the newest high-end condominium project at the Cebu Business Park (CBP), Tower Place Residential Condominiums, has attracted a number of buyers, both local and foreign clients.

Because of the active condominium buying market in Cebu, the project's developer Fastem Housing and Development (FHD) is expecting to sell all its 200 condo units, including penthouses in the next 24 months.

FHD just got its license to sell from the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) last week, and the company had been getting inquiries from Japanese, Korean, European, American buyers, including Filipinos and Cebuano businessmen who are waiting to own a property right at the center of business district in Cebu- at the CBP.

"We are expecting and hoping to sell all our 200 units in the next 24 months. The market is very encouraging and active," said ChaCha R. Rama, FHD marketing director.

A majority Korean-owned FHD is investing P1.4 billion in Cebu, to build a premium condominium building facility, which project completion is set on September 2008.

Rama said grand launching and ground breaking of the project is set on May 27 at the site in order to formally open the new development to the market, and fully take off with its construction activities.

Aside from the high-quality and state-of-the-art condominium units being offered, Rama said what makes it more attractive for the market, its attractive payment scheme, which only requires 30 percent down payment, while the 70 percent will be paid upon the turn-over of the unit which is two years from now.

Also, she said the company has offered a penalty scheme, wherein, if it failed to complete the project on the scheduled date on September 2008, the company is due to pay penalties for its buyers.

The Tower Place Residential Condominiums will be located at 3,000 square-meter lot the company purchased in Cebu Business Park (CBP).

FHD is building a 19-storey high rise building condominium right in front the south-entry area of the Ayala Center Cebu.

Despite the mounting government charges, which include Value Added Tax, administrative costs, among others, Rama said the company is able to adjust its pricing scheme in such as way that the price is much competitive and attractive to the buyers.

Out of 200 high-end condominium units to be made available come September of 2008, are eight penthouses to be located in the 18th and 19th floors.

Rama added that Tower Place's condo units come with a flip-type air-conditioning, kitchen, and bedroom cabinet, which she said is rarely offered by condominium developers.

FHD started in the Philippines in 1980, and handled various construction projects in numerous cities and sites in Asia.

The Fastem Group of companies include; Fastem Construction, Fastem Wall System, Fastem Trading, and FHD.

FHD vice president and chief operating officer (CEO) Lee Young-Beom said developing residential projects like condominiums in Cebu has a huge potential. Because of the positive turnout of its newly introduced project here, the company is seriously considering another huge investment into similar projects in the next few months.

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wow... sa food choices sa ayala... hehehe

Tower Palace attracts condo buying market

FHD vice president and chief operating officer (CEO) Lee Young-Beom said developing residential projects like condominiums in Cebu has a huge potential. Because of the positive turnout of its newly introduced project here, the company is seriously considering another huge investment into similar projects in the next few months.
wow! more high-rise condo projects in Cebu! i hope they'll build taller condos.

I think this is the fuente area bai:
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Lot claims bug Mandaue recla
By Rose O. Verzosa
Sun.Star Staff Reporter

At least 17 individuals and groups acquired titles over some of Mandaue City’s foreshore lands that fall within the proposed 295-hectare Mandaue North Reclamation Project (MNRP).

City Administrator Serafin Blanco admitted that the claimants and titleholders have caused the delay in the implementation of the reclamation project, which forms part of the North Special Economic Administrative Zone.

Blanco said the City is surprised why transfer certificates of title (TCTs) were issued for these foreshore lands to private individuals and groups, when these are classified as timberland or inalienable and indisposable lands, he said.

The ownership of the foreshore and submerged lands of the public domain within the City and within the municipal or city waters had been ceded by the National Government to the Mandaue City Government under Republic Act 5519, or the Mandaue City Charter.

City Legal Officer Erwin Rommel Heyrosa said he prepared a demand letter addressed to the claimants. Should they fail to comply with the City’s demands, the City Government will take the matter to court.

Heyrosa notified the claimants that the City is not recognizing their TCTs.

Surrender

He also demanded that they surrender their copies of the TCTs and that they immediately cease-and-desist “from acting as if you have lawful titles over the subject foreshore area.”

Although actual reclamation work in the area has yet to start, Blanco said the City Government is now into the “second level scooping” for the processing and issuance of the proposed reclamation area’s environmental compliance certificate.

After the issuance of the ECC, the developer may already start with the reclamation work, said Blanco.

“It (reclamation project) takes time, especially if there are claimants because no investor would invest their money if there are adverse claimants,” Blanco told Sun.Star Cebu yesterday.

Five years ago, the City Government entered into a contract of reclamation with the Mandaue Land Consortium (MLC) involving 295 hectares of submerged and foreshore lands in the city’s northern part, starting from the foot of the Marcelo Fernan Bridge until Barangay Jagobiao.

At that time, the reclamation project was estimated to cost P14.9 billion.

Parklands

MLC, which is a joint venture between DM Wenceslao & Associates Inc. and Belgian company Jan de Nul, will undertake and finance the reclamation project at no cost to the City Government.

MLC will be paid through portions of the reclaimed land at a sharing percentage of 22 percent for the City and 78 percent for MLC.

Of the 295 hectares of reclaimed land, 88.5 hectares will be allocated for roads and parks.

The remaining 206.5 hectares will be divided between MLC and Mandaue City, who will each get around 161.07 hectares and 45.43 hectares, respectively.

City Ordinance 09-2002-131, which was passed last Dec. 3, 2002 and took effect last March 9, 2003, declared and classified the proposed MNRP, the existing Mandaue South Reclamation and any reclaimed portions of the City’s foreshore lands as special economic administrative zones.

The City Council also passed a resolution stating that the areas falling within the special economic administrative zones will be treated as a separate administrative unit, not belonging to any of the adjacent barangays.

wow! more high-rise condo projects in Cebu! i hope they'll build taller condos.

I hope taller condos and office buildings be built around CBP to complete the development in that area. With the recent interest of foreign developers and various proposals already mentioned, we can expect more of "under construction high rise buildings" starting next year.

Also, it won't be surprising if previous hold/cancelled projects overtaken by financial crisis be revived like the 36-storey CKS condo tower along Osmeña blvd, the 34-storey Park City Central Hotel and the 30-storey Gold Coast Towers condotel in Mactan.

About the ASEAN Summit, I just hope that it will be held in CICC after some suggestios that it will be transfered o Shang Mactan coz of serious terrorist threat.

Mandaue still undecided on firms’ proposals for unused Uniwide lot

Mandaue City has clarified that it has not awarded the 5.9-hectare lot that is occupied by the unfinished Uniwide building to any developer or company.

According to Mandaue City media consultant Jonji Gonzales, the Office of the Mayor is still studying what project will be allowed to operate on the lot, which is located right across the site of the Cebu International Convention Center.

Intent

“Mayor (Thadeo) Ouano is very thankful to businessmen like Robert Go, who have expressed their interest to do business in that area. But the City has not decided yet,” he told Sun.Star Cebu.

Aside from Go’s Star 168 Inc., he said other companies have sent the mayor letters of intent to invest on the said lot.

Star 168, a consortium of businessmen, proposed to construct a commercial establishment worth more than P160 million.

The proposed building will house spaces for restaurants, bars, café, offices for business process outsourcing firms and retail establishments, among others.

According to documents furnished to Sun.Star Cebu, CoHardware Corp., a Cebu-based company has also expressed interest to lease for 25 years the abandoned Uniwide building.

“The proponent will undertake repair and renovation of the building and sublease the property,” the document, signed by company president Carlos Co, stated.

Investment

Meanwhile, Kyung Gi Development Corp., is interested to develop the lot and construct a 250-room business hotel and casino, a business center and entertainment and activity center.

“The total investment for the entire project is $12 million,” stated Kyung Gi president Yang Ben Yong.

Gonzales said Ouano has not set a timeframe for its decision on various proposals. Its decision, though, will conform with the development framework of the “New Mandaue City” concept for the south reclamation.

“The project must be beneficial to Mandaue. It must generate jobs and most of all, it must help increase the value of the area,” he said.

About the ASEAN Summit, I just hope that it will be held in CICC after some suggestios that it will be transfered o Shang Mactan coz of serious terrorist threat.


Actually the ASEAN National Organizing Committee already decided that the meetings of the Heads of State will be held at Shang. But all the rest of the 51 meetings of the ministers will still be held at the CICC. FULL STORY (http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/news/view_article.php?article_id=1902)

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wala lagi gihapun ang crown regency bai.

Star 168 Inc. chief operating officer Stephen Ong said the Pacific Star complex has five phases.

Phase two will include commercial spaces, such as retail shops, while phase three will be a three-level building, which will be built to cater to business process outsourcing companies.

Phase four and phase five, on the other hand, will be spaces for fairs and exhibits and a parking area, respectively.

But Go said plans might be changed, especially if the company’s talks with an international hotel management company will bear fruit.
Meanwhile, Kyung Gi Development Corp., is interested to develop the lot and construct a 250-room business hotel and casino, a business center and entertainment and activity center.

“The total investment for the entire project is $12 million,” stated Kyung Gi president Yang Ben Yong.

if not for the construction of CICC, north recla of mandaue would still remain idle and undevelop.. glad to know new investments are poured into the area..

^^ If I were the adviser of Mayor Ted, I would suggest to go for the $12M investment, that's P600M++ of fresh mooolaah for New Mandaue City!!!

Against the light Slerz, di maklaro ang mga ambungang nilalang sa SSC-Cebu! hehehe!!! :runaway:

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^^ ang buildings sa background man ang importante bai. dili ang amung mga dagway. sum-ol na man gud kaayu. hehehe :hahaha:

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Oracion at Everest summit ridge, hours away from peak
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Filipino mountaineer Heracleo "Leo" Oracion, lead climber of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition (FPMEE) has reached the mountain's summit ridge and is expected to raise the Philippine flag atop the highest peak in the world before noon Wednesday, ABS-CBN News learned.

"In two hours at most, we can make the announcement after Leo calls us by radio, " FPMEE leader Arturo Valdez told a DZMM interview conducted past 6 a.m. in Nepal (9 a.m. in Manila) Wednesday.

Valdez, the rest of the team, and ABS-CBN News correspondents Abner Mercado and Vince Rodriguez are stationed at Everest Base Camp.

Valdez said that with the weather near the summit, each step Oracion makes would take a minute to complete.

"The wind there is so thin. The wind in the area has only one-third oxygen [composition]," he said, adding that the temperature in the summit ridge is -30 degrees Celsius.

However, he said that Oracion remains focused. "In less than two hours, the Philippine flag will be..on top of the highest mountain."

wala lagi gihapun ang crown regency bai.

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^^ If I were the adviser of Mayor Ted, I would suggest to go for the $12M investment, that's P600M++ of fresh mooolaah for New Mandaue City!!!

probably the Mandaue City Gov't can't just decide on their own regarding investors/locators as they have to coordinate with Palafox...

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pasensya na for being ignoramus. hehehe.

probably the Mandaue City Gov't can't just decide on their own regarding investors/locators as they have to coordinate with Palafox...

Yes, and who would forget Palafox! They should be consulted of course, sayang lang ang Professional Fee if Mandaue peepz won't ask the experts' opinion... :)

Yes, and who would forget Palafox! They should be consulted of course, sayang lang ang Professional Fee if Mandaue peepz won't ask the experts' opinion... :)

because if they will go on with star 168's plan of putting up bars, restaurants, and other shops, these will directly compete with the boardwalk.

^^ I agree. I think, establishments that they should be putting up in the old uniwide building must complement the convention center since the area is being groomed as a convention site.. I think one or two coffee shops are also viable so that they'd be very accessible for people who will go on break from their conferences/conventions/seminars that they'll be attending.

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As of 6:55PM today,

Oracion conquers Mt. Everest

Filipino mountaineer Heracleo "Leo" Oracion became the first Filipino to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, on Wednesday.

Arturo Valdez, leader of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition, said Oracion reached the summit of the 29,035-foot-high mountain at 3:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. in Manila) along with 20 other climbers.



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Team Everest's Leo Oracion reaches Camp 4

Filipino mountaineer Leo Oracion has reached Mount Everest's Camp 4 as he continued the trek to the summit of the world's highest mountain, ABS-CBN News reported Tuesday.

Correspondent Abner Mercado, who is with the 1st Philippine Mt. Everest Expedition in Nepal, said Sherpa guides will install ropes needed for the Oracion's ascent from Camp 4 (7,906 meters above sea level).

He said that if weather permits, Oracion will make the bid for the summit at 9 a.m. (12 noon in Manila) Wednesday.

MORE (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=38899)

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hmmm, wa lagi to ganiha nya wa nko gi ctrl R pero naa man lagi ghapon... hmmm :D

bitaw @dive_cebu, puol na kaayo mga dagway, importante ang building...heh:D

@Mark, merese sa mga guards sa IT park....hehe. da! mayra:D

And here's the latest:
As of 6:55PM today,

Oracion conquers Mt. Everest

Filipino mountaineer Heracleo "Leo" Oracion became the first Filipino to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, on Wednesday.

Arturo Valdez, leader of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition, said Oracion reached the summit of the 29,035-foot-high mountain at 3:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. in Manila) along with 20 other climbers.

Astig! Cebuano On Top! :rock: Congratulations :applause:

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another edit... here's the upcoming Lexmark Tower, Cebu Business Park.

^^

yeah ---> :rock:

I went to CBP today and it seems that there really are a lot of activities going on there!

Current u/cs in CBP:

1.) Cebu Towers Commercial
2.) Social Security Bank
3.) Tower Palace Condominium
4.) A newly fenced lot beside UnionBank (another bank perhaps?)

........still waiting

1.) Lexmark
2.) Bigfoot Building
3.) Ayala Mall annex building

^^

Regarding Ayala Mall expansion,

An advertisement has been put today regarding the rerouting of jeepneys "for the opening of the new Jeepney terminal."

Once the old terminal is closed, then I bet they would proceed with the actual construction of the annex bldg..

Paynor: ASEAN Summit meetings still at CICC

The Freeman 05/18/2006

Majority of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit meetings this December will still be held at the Cebu International Convention Center and not at the Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa.

Ambassador Marciano Paynor, Jr., who is the secretary general of the ASEAN summit National Organizing Committee and the chairman of the Cebu Organizing Committee, clarified the matter in a telephone interview with The Freeman yesterday.

This contradicts a report, which came out in another local daily earlier that the ASEAN Summit will no longer be held at the CICC.

"Shangri-La in Mactan will be the venue of one of several summit meetings in Cebu. The majority of the summit meetings will be held at the CICC," said Paynor, who was in the middle of an NOC meeting in Manila yesterday afternoon.

This confirms clarifications earlier made by Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, who the co-chairman in the ASEAN Summit-COC, that the meeting which will be held in Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa is only one of the series of meetings that the ASEAN heads of state will have.

The governor earlier said that the convention itself, the plenary, the sessions of the 10 member countries and the non-member countries or dialogue partners, together with the secretariat and staff will still be held at the CICC.

The provincial government set aside P250 million for the construction of the CICC, purposely built to cater to the ASEAN Summit. - Cristina C. Birondo

The Beauty of Marcelo by rio

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It was Saturday evening, when my friends and I had decided to have a picnic. From work, we headed to the park of Marcelo Fernan Bridge- the Bridge 2 as they call it. It is located between the Lapu-Lapu and Mactan, Cebu area.

All of us were so exhausted from work yet as we came there, it turned into laughter and joy as we saw the beauty of the park and the sceneries and lights in the city. We came there around 7:00 p.m. and brought some pizza and cola to satisfy our hunger and thirst. We really enjoyed much as we took pictures of ourselves under the bridge and we were so amazed of its beauty.

Here’s some pics of memories and laughter and hope you could visit there too

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MCWD, Ayala ink MOA on Carmen Water project

The Freeman 05/18/2006

The Metropolitan Cebu Water District and Ayala consortium yesterday finally ended their three-year negotiation on the Carmen Bulk Water Supply project with the signing of the memorandum of agreement.

Water district officials said that the P2-billion project is the long-term solution to the problem on lack of water in Metro Cebu, as it will address the increasing needs of its 1.5 million concessionaires.

MCWD general manager Armando Paredes said that the immediate beneficiaries of the project are the residents of the northern part of Metro Cebu, whom he described as the "most thirsty" among their concessionaires. These include Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City, Talamban going to Pit-os area, among others.

Under the agreement, Carmen Bulk Water will deliver up to 46,000 cubic meters of potable water to MCWD under a 40-year build-own-operate-transfer arrangement. The project is expected to increase the water district's current production capacity by about 26 percent, addressing the severe water shortage in Metro Cebu.

The price of water between 28,000 and 39,000 cubic meters would be P25.55 per cubic meter at 2007 prices, and excess water up to 46,000 cubic meters would be fixed at P12 per cubic meter. With this, the expected average tariff for treated water is P24.49, subject to adjustment for inflation.

The Ayala consortium is expected to start with the construction of the project in 2007, and it is expected to be operational by 2009.

Among all surface water projects proposed to MCWD, water district officials said that the Ayala consortium's Carmen Bulk Water project is the fastest to develop.

The project will include the construction of an intake dam structure and a water treatment plant with a maximum capacity of around 46 million liters per day. The water, which will be sourced from the Luyang River, would be brought to Metro Cebu franchise areas via a 30-kilometer transmission pipeline.

However, along with the implementation of the project is the expected increase in the water rates.

MCWD board chairman Juan Saul Montecillo said that by 2009, when the project comes on line, the water district would implement 12 percent increase in its rates to recover operation costs and expenses for the project.

He explained that the increase is actually already approved by the Local Water Utilities Administration for implementation when MCWD applied for a 5-year increase in its rates last year.

The first round of the increase was implemented on September 1, 2005 while the second round would be imposed by third quarter of this year.

"The third increase will still be in 2009 because of the assumption that Ayala would come in. There would be no water rate increase next year until 2009," Montecillo stressed.

Sherisa Nuesa, chief finance officer of Manila Water Co., said that aside from ample water supply, the project would also have a very good impact on more than 200,000 residents of Metro Cebu. - Wenna A. Berondo

Korean, Cebuano cos. eye idle Uniwide land



A Korean company and a Cebuano firm have separately expressed intent to partner with the Mandaue City Government in the development of the 5.9-hectare lot where the unfinished Uniwide building is located.

According to a document furnished to Sun.Star Cebu, Kyung Gi Development Corp. and CoHardware Corp. plan to invest for the development of the lot adjacent to the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC).

Kyung Gi, the owner of Club Nasa disco bar, has revealed that it will invest about $12 million for the construction of a 250-room business hotel and casino, and a business, entertainment and activity complex on the lot.

Joint venture

“With this development, we would like to offer a tie-up with (the City) in a manner of joint venture under (a) build-operate-profit-sharing-transfer (agreement),” the document signed by company president Yang Bem Yong stated.

The Korean firm proposed that under the joint venture, the City will provide the site “free of rentals” while the profit-sharing scheme will be 75-25. Seventy-five percent of the profit will go to Kyung Gi while the remaining 25 percent will go to Mandaue City.

CoHardware Corp., on the other hand, plans to undertake repair and renovation of the Uniwide building and sublease the property to different locators. The company is open to negotiations for the lease rate of the lot.

The proposed anchor stores of the building are construction materials or home depot, furniture malls and wholesale grocery store. It also proposed minor stores that include building materials specialty stores, specialty shops, restaurants, wholesale tiangge (market) stores and logistics storage warehousing.

More space

“We will need additional 20 meters around the building (for) roads, parking space and sidewalks,” according to the document signed by CoHardware Corp. president Carlos Co.

Earlier, Mandaue City media consultant Jonji Gonzales told Sun.Star Cebu the City is still studying as to what project will be allowed to operate in the area.

“Whatever it may be, it must be beneficial to Mandaue City. It must also generate jobs. Most of all, it must add value to the area and complement the needs of the CICC,” he said.

Int’l harbor eyed in Mandaue recla


The establishment of a major port and harbor facility for Southeast Asia is being eyed in the proposed 295-hectare Mandaue North Reclamation Project (MNRP).

The MNRP is planned to complement the need for a world-class harbor facility, while the existing Mandaue South Reclamation Area is intended as a commercial zone for hotels, malls, restaurants and entertainment center.

The MNRP will be packaged as the “Mandaue Harbor City Project” while the existing reclamation area is dubbed as the “New Mandaue City.”

The one-page concept paper prepared by developer Mandaue Land Consortium (MLC) showed that developments inside the proposed reclamation project would include port and harbor facilities and container terminals.

Areas are also allocated for industrial and commercial land uses.

In 2001, the Mandaue City Government entered into a contract with MLC for the reclamation of 295 hectares of foreshore and submerged lands, starting from the foot of the Marcelo Fernan Bridge until Barangay Jagobiao.

However, the project got stalled because of private individuals and groups who have acquired certificates of title over the affected areas.

Adverse claims

The City was surprised why transfer certificates of title (TCTs) were issued for these foreshore lands to private individuals and groups, when these are classified as timberland or inalienable and indisposable lands.

The ownership of the foreshore and submerged lands of the public domain within the City and within the municipal or city waters had been ceded by the National Government to the Mandaue City Government under Republic Act 5519, or the Mandaue City Charter.

City Adminstrator Serafin Blanco said MLC hesitated in pursuing the project because of these adverse claimants.

Last year, the Mandaue City Government requested the Lands Management Bureau 7 of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (LMB-DENR) to nullify the certificates of title issued to the private claimants.

City Legal Officer Erwin Rommel Heyrosa also prepared demand letters asking the titleholders to surrender their copies of the TCTs and to cease-and-desist “from acting as if you have lawful title over the subject foreshore area.”

Demands

Based on these demand letters, Sun.Star Cebu learned that 34 parcels of foreshore land falling within the proposed MNRP, which have a combined area of 68.82 hectares, are covered by certificates of title that are issued to different private individuals and groups.

The titled lots covered 23.33 percent of the MNRP.

Mayor Thadeo Ouano will furnish DENR Secretary Angelo Reyes with copies of the demand letters sent to these private claimants tomorrow.

Aside from the request to nullify the titles before the DENR, the City Government is prepared to file appropriate criminal and civil cases against the claimants should they refuse to comply with the City Government’s demands.

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Paseo Center, Cebu Philippines

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Shell Shop Exterior, Cebu Philippines

Client: Archt. A.M. Jannette A. Valencia

^^ @marv, di ba ang paseo center is part of the whole arcenas estate in banawa?

wala sad ko kabalo div.. mao raman na ang nakasulat sa caption.. booming nasad raba kayo ang Banawa ron ky daghan mga bago na mga commercial buildings mga modern raba ug designs.. daghan sad mga high-end subdivisions didto..

^^ sakto, part na sa arcenas estate ang Paseo Center. Mao na ang ilahang ''mall''.

bale... tulo na diay ang starbucks sa cebu karon? sa ayala,sm ug paseo center(?)

im not quite sure if there really is a starbucks in paseo. rendering lang kasi yan.

but ill try to check out the place today and get some pics.

^^ sakto, part na sa arcenas estate ang Paseo Center. Mao na ang ilahang ''mall''.

anhi nalang diay ko mag suroy2 ky duol raman ang banawa sa amo balay.. pwede rani nako sakyan ug trisikad.. haha