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This first of its kind development is a place where you truly feel at home. It is ideally situated 1 1/2 hours drive from the heart of the busy city of Cebu, along the coast going north.

Here, all the amenities are of a first class resort. The convenience of a private beach is articulated by the children’s playground, clubhouse, swimming pool, wellness center and piazza as an activity center for personal needs. Other architectural features vary in each home, from individual water feature or hot tubs, high ceilings, loft style rooms, glass walls, and corner windows that capture a maximum panoramic sea view giving a great atmosphere of well being.

The developer who is a practicing jewelry designer commissioned seven accomplished architects all with track records in design to build fifteen boutique bungalows by the coast of Tabogon Bay. The design concept offers a gated community in clusters of two or three homes in a setting of a botanical theme part. House areas range from 95 to 210 sqm of 2 bedrooms, 2 baths to 4 bedrooms, 4 baths.

Special attention to technical details are expressed in the individual water treatment facilities, centralized water system, garbage chutes, standby power facility, telecommunication hook-ups and 24 hour security.

Jogging pathways, tree part buffer zone, mini forests and landscape promenade serve as a backdrop to these poetic modern designs built on the hill facing the Camotes Sea, thus giving a perfect blend of modern luxury and a healthy way of life.

location

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landscape architect

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.
aawww. ok... thanks daan.. wow... banawa is really improving nowadays...

MICROSOFT BULLISH ON RP, TO OPEN CEBU OFFICE
Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 18, 2006 issue

Continuing to post strong growth in the Philippine market, software giant Microsoft Corp. will be opening a Cebu office in June, its first outside Metro Manila.

The firm's Cebu office would initially have 10-12 employees, Microsoft Philippines managing direcctor Antonio Javier said.
It would be headed by Magtanggol Bawal, previously Microsoft Philippines chief financial officer and finance manager for the Asia-Pacific region, he said.

He said the decision to open a Cebu office followed the country's consistently good performance compared with other Microsoft units in the region.

For the company's fiscal 2006, which started July 1, 2005, he noted that the Philippine unit posted an "exceptional" performance, with its Windows business growing more than 10 times faster than the personal computer (PC) shipment rate.

Javier said the Philippine arm had become the biggest Microsoft subsidiary in Southeast Asia in terms of revenue, but he declined to give details.

In terms of head count, the local office also grew 80% this fiscal year, with Microsoft employees now totaling about 100, he said.

Apart from wanting to support its consistent growth in the Philippines, he said the Microsoft Cebu office would be established to further strengthen the software giant's foothold in the Visayas and Mindanao markets.

"The Visayas and Mindanao markets are very important to our business, definitely contributing to the phenominal growth that we have had in the current year alone," he said.

"With the competitive Cebu business climate and the many products that Microsoft has and will be releasing in the near future, we thought it best to have a presence to support our customers and partners," he added.

Microsoft currently has around 2000 partners all over the country, with some of its Microsoft Gold Certified partners based in Cebu.

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.


But it's quite possible baya bai, to think that Rustan's Coffee Corporation is the exclusive holder of the Starbucks franchise in the Philippines so Rustan's Group will have 2 business interests in that area, the Rustan's Fresh Grocery and the third Starbucks in Cebu, Strabucks-Paseo Center... :eek2:

Yahooo!!! Cebuuuu!!!

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^^ I just wish some other businessmen will bring Seattle's Best to Cebu, I think mao na lang gyud kulang if we talk about Coffee Shops, I won't mind if Figarro will not open in Cebu, PAIT ila coffee... Hehehe!!!

^^
I think that's the fourth one, coz my friends told me that Starbucks will soon open at Skyrise. . but I'm not so sure.

Re Seattle's Best Coffee . . I hope they're one of the applicants at the new Ayala Cebu Expansion mall as it was rumored that Kenny Rogers franchisee will bring SBC to Cebu . . but no location yet.

We already have Figaro at Waterfront Casino. . ya, you're right, their coffee is not good.
:)

^^ Hey Ashton, thanks for the info. I never knew that we have a Figaro already in Waterfront.. But it's good to know that there's an identified group who's interested to bring SBC to cebu...

with regards to the 3rd Starbucks in skyrise, that's the building inside Asiatown, aight?

^^
Ya it's in IT Park, I really hope so.. I think some call (center) boys here working at IT park can confirm this... :)

^^ Starbucks and McDo actually. But no final words yet about this. ;)

^^ Hehehe! so paging all call (center) boys, please confirm if starbucks skyrise will push through... thanks!!! :)

@marki, were you able to visit arcenas estate today? naa naka pics bai? thanks.

^^^ padung pa ko didto. hehehe. cge got to go.

Disney in Cebu

Jam with your favorite Disney superstars at Ayala Center Cebu.

It's time to say hello to the world's famous characters as your favorite Disney superstars -- Mickey, Minnie, Donald Goofy and the mischievous Chip & Dale -- are coming to Ayala Center Cebu.

Disney, which has been producing unparalleled entertainment experiences for Filipino families via quality creative content, fantasy and exceptional storytelling through the years, makes its first trip to the country and to the Queen City of the South to bring Jammin' with Disney featuring a musical Meet and Greet.

Treat your family to one-of-a-kind show by catching any of the Jumpin' Jam Shows happening at Ayala Center Cebu come May 18 to 21, 2006 at 1PM, 3PM, 5PM and 7PM. The magical and musical journey will take you through some of Disney's classic songs inluding Feel the Magic, Zip A Dee Doo Dah, and the unforgettable Mickey Mouse Club March. And for the first time ever in the country, a special edition of Two Worlds, One Family from Disney's animated feature "Tarzan" will be performed!

The title song, Jumpin' Jam is an interactive number that gets the crowd dancing and clapping with the stars. Hand Jive meets Hip Hop in this fabulous pattern dance that will get the young ones in the audience up onstage and right in the middle of the fun! Jumpin' Jam was written specifically for this musical touring show.

And that's not all! Ayala malls pull all the stops with exciting Disney interactive modules for everyone to explore! See what the mouse of the house is up to when you enter Mickey's House, or rev it up and shift to high gears with Cars! Or why not get happily lost in the Enchanted Forest, or fall under the spell of the walk-through Cinderella Castle, or turn mystified by the mysterious Witch Kandrakar maze?

All these and more definitely promise a Disney-riffic time for everyone. And that's happening at Ayala Center Cebu, Where Your Heart Beats. Jammin' with Disney's schedule: May 18, 19, 20, 21 at 1PM,5PM, 3PM, 5PM, and 7PM. For details, call Customer Care Hotline (032) 231-5342 loc. 324 or text 0917-8902327.

GUYS, we're about to have our SILVER (25th) Thread, who's gonna make it? Of course, not me... hehehe!!!

Advanced Happy Silver Threadsarry everyone!!! :)

oh! I never thought that my ssc mates are all coffee drinkers...hehe

Ouano asks gov’t for ASEAN funds

By Kathy Navarro
Last updated 11:10am (Mla time) 05/18/2006


MANDAUE City Mayor Thadeo Ouano is set to ask a total of P372.2 million in funds from various government agencies in connection with the city’s preparations for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.

In a letter addressed to the city council dated May 15, Ouano asked the legislators to pass resolutions addressed to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), Department of Public works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP).

The funds, the mayor said, would be used to beautify and repair certain Mandaue City roads, especially those that would be used by ASEAN Summit visitors.

The ASEAN Summit, scheduled for December, will be held in Lapu-Lapu City. The visiting ASEAN ministers are also scheduled to meet with East Asia dialog partners at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), which is still under construction, in Mandaue City.

Ouano told Cebu Daily News that the amount he specified had not been included in the city government’s annual budget this year, which was why he asked the agencies for it.

“This is to inform these agencies that we really need funding assistance,” Ouano said.

Ouano, in his letter, stated that the city government had already completed a detailed beautification plan for the ASEAN Summit, and needed the funds to implement the plan.

Ouano asked for P5.2 million from DOTC, which will be used to put up three welcome signs, P212 million from DPWH for the repair of local roads, P150 million from DILG for street lighting, and P2.5 million each from the DOT and LBP for beautification.

The mayor said there was also a need to “tap other sources” to fund the city's beautification plan.
The following roads will be the subject of the P212 million Ouano asked from the DPWH:

A.S. Fortuna Street (from Cebu North Road to Foodland)
W. Seno Street (from Ouano Avenue to Uniwide Building)
E. Perez Street (from M. Logartha Street to Ouano Avenue)
F. Cabahug Street (from H. Cortez to Mandaue Boundary)
C.D. Street (from highway San Miguel to Zuelig Street)
M. Logartha Street (from Subangdako flyover to Mahiga Creek)
Plaridel Street (from corner U.N. Avenue to FF Cruz bridge)
Del Rosario Avenue (from Highway San Miguel to FB Cabahug Street)
FB Cabahug Street (from Cebu North Road to Ouano Avenue)
Hernan Cortez Street (from FB Cabahug to Subangdako Flyover)
A.S. Fortuna Extension (from Del Rosario Avenue to W. Seno Street)

Carmen supply project to solve water woes of zone firms

By Regina Aguilar
Last updated 01:15pm (Mla time) 05/18/2006


BY the year 2009, Metro Cebu will have an additional water supply of up to 46,000 cu m daily if the proposed P2-billion Carmen Bulk Water Supply Project will be approved by the National Economic and Development Authority.

The deal is closer to implementation with the signing of the draft bulk water supply agreement yesterday at the City Sports Club.

The project proponent is a consortium composed of Ayala Corp., Manila Water Company Inc. and Stateland Inc.

The signing of the draft came after three years of negotiations between the consortium and MCWD.

The draft agreement placed the average tariff for the water supplied by the consortium at P24.49 per cu m. However, this amount is subject to adjustment for inflation. In addition, the water district will also impose another 12 percent rate increase in 2009.

Among the surface water projects proposed to MCWD, the consortium’s Carmen project to source water from Luyang River provides the fastest way to source additional supply, MCWD general manager Armando Paredes pointed out.

The Carmen Water Supply Project is the first major surface water base supply in Cebu. The Ayala-Stateland consortium will build a facility that would source out water from the Luyang River in Carmen.

At present, MCWD’s only surface water source is the Buhisan dam, which supplies 2,000 cu m daily.

The project involves the construction of an intake dam structure and water treatment plant with a maximum capacity of about 46 million liters per day (MLD).

Aside from this, the consortium will advance to MCWD between P120 million to P170 million to finance the construction of the Liloan–to–Consolacion pipeline. The details of the financing deal has yet to be worked out.

“Metro Cebu will be the immediate beneficiaries of this project. Water distribution will also spread out in the northern towns, Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City and Talamban,” Paredes said.

According to Ayala’s Manila Water Co. chief finance officer Sherisa P. Nuesa, the project is the company’s first foray into a water supply project outside Manila.

“We hope to foster more economic activities for Cebu with this project,” said Nuesa during the contract signing held yesterday at the City Sports Club.

She estimates around 200,000 people in Cebu will benefit from the project.

The project completion would also enable MCWD to fully serve the water requirements of locators in the Mactan Export Processing Zones.

According to MCWD chairman of the board Juan Montecillo, the daily water supply needs of MEPZ 1 and 2 locators have now reached 10,000 cu m.

“We are currently supplying them around 4,000 to 5,000 cubic meters. So we are short for 5,000 cubic meters more,” said Montecillo.

MEPZ 1 and 2 locators have recently been vocal about the water supply shortage in their area, which is relying on water truck vendors for additional supply.

Montecillo is optimistic that the Carmen Bulk Water Supply project will help address the water problem supplyof Metro Cebu including Mactan.

The MCWD plans an interim solution that provide temporary respite while the Carmen Bulk Water Supply Project has yet to be implemented, Paredes said.

The water district plan to enter into a small bulk supply contract “specifically for the MEZ firms,” he added. The interim solution is expected to be in place within 18 months, he said.

Earlier, Cebu Investment Promotions Center managing director Joel Mari Yu cited the need for MCWD to look for additional water sources since the MEZ companies have to source their additional requirements from tanker trucks, which is more expensive. One company spends up to P1 million a month.

Just knew about this when I met Resty in Manila:

Cebu City became a pilot area for the Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System, or better known as SCATS. It is touted to be the most advanced traffic light system in the whole world and when these were installed, Cebu City had the most advanced and modern traffic light system in the Philippines.

The Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS) is a major Australian export success. "SCATS technology has been exported to about 50 countries, it increases the efficiency of road-based transport through better traffic signal control."

Originally developed by the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority, the system sends information about traffic flow from intersection controllers to a computer. The central computer responds to conditions at the site to adjust cycle times for traffic lights. It also collects traffic data and monitors the operation of traffic signals, passing on fault alarms so appropriate action can be taken. SCATS now helps traffic to flow freely in countries such as China, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malaysia, the Philippines (CEBU), Singapore and a number of Caribbean nations.

GUYS, we're about to have our SILVER (25th) Thread, who's gonna make it? Of course, not me... hehehe!!!

Advanced Happy Silver Threadsarry everyone!!! :)

hehe ako lang sa himo sa sunod ky taod2 nako wala ka himo ug bago na thread..

kinsay gnahan ug kapi naay daghan nescafe 3 in 1 dire.. :D

I just came from arcenas estate. except for Convergys and the unfinished Rustan's (which is already open), there are still no new developments. They are still levelling the land for the Paseo and the other projects. Pero wala muna pics. hehehe.

hehe ako lang sa himo sa sunod ky taod2 nako wala ka himo ug bago na thread..

kinsay gnahan ug kapi naay daghan nescafe 3 in 1 dire.. :D


mangayo ko be, before i go to the movie house to watch da vinci, para di nako mangape sa mall! hehehe!!! :)

Yes na push through na gyud ang carmen water supply project! Atleast masecured na ang water supply sa cebu for years to come. Kulang nalang i-modernize ang water distribution networks sa MCWd, ilisan tana nilang nang mga tayaon nga tubo. Kuyaw raba kayo nang tubig MC kay nay lasa, butangan nalang nimog gatas murag nsad kag namalit sa Starbucks :) ..........

^^robinson cinemas here are jampacked! all sm's aren't showing r-18 flicks diba. i bet sa cebu ang ayala and gaisano malls ra showing da vinci. i just got out from the movie house, good film :)

Yes, all SMs aren't showing R-18 movies...

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Paseo Center, Cebu Philippines

Client: Architect Rene Ybañez, Cebu Philippines

Cool looking mini-mall! i still don't have any idea how arcenas estates look like. i don't even know where it is. does anybody here have a map or any images that can give us more idea about this emerging leisure/business/residential complex? thanks!

^^

I posted in the previous thread actual pictures of the construction of the buildings there including the existing ones like Convergys.. :)

Ey dive, I made an article about this at the first page of the Cebu Infrastructures Thread.. check it out..

Pretty amazing eh?


Just knew about this when I met Resty in Manila:

Cebu City became a pilot area for the Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System, or better known as SCATS. It is touted to be the most advanced traffic light system in the whole world and when these were installed, Cebu City had the most advanced and modern traffic light system in the Philippines.

The Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS) is a major Australian export success. "SCATS technology has been exported to about 50 countries, it increases the efficiency of road-based transport through better traffic signal control."

Originally developed by the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority, the system sends information about traffic flow from intersection controllers to a computer. The central computer responds to conditions at the site to adjust cycle times for traffic lights. It also collects traffic data and monitors the operation of traffic signals, passing on fault alarms so appropriate action can be taken. SCATS now helps traffic to flow freely in countries such as China, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malaysia, the Philippines (CEBU), Singapore and a number of Caribbean nations.

Rustan's at Arcenas Estate is a Supermarket, right? So they will have 2 in Cebu soon -- the other being planned at the Ayala Cebu Expansion Mall. kewl. :)

I just came from arcenas estate. except for Convergys and the unfinished Rustan's (which is already open), there are still no new developments. They are still levelling the land for the Paseo and the other projects. Pero wala muna pics. hehehe.

I just came from arcenas estate. except for Convergys and the unfinished Rustan's (which is already open), there are still no new developments. They are still levelling the land for the Paseo and the other projects. Pero wala muna pics. hehehe.


ngek, di diay to tinuod ang gipost nga pic sa paseo? unsa ba gud diay! hehehe nailad ko dah!

^^robinson cinemas here are jampacked! all sm's aren't showing r-18 flicks diba. i bet sa cebu ang ayala and gaisano malls ra showing da vinci. i just got out from the movie house, good film :)

bai resty, just got out from the cinema also... the film's good and i find no reason mtrcb rated it R18. nccc cinemas in davao are also full because sm is not showing it... :)

^^ that picture of paseo reminds me of Alabang Town Center, my neighborhood mall in Manila..

Ey div, I made an article about this at the first page of the Cebu Infrastructures Thread.. check it out..

Pretty amazing eh?

Okay, let me check it out... I was so amazed when i learned this from resty so i really did my home work about it.

^^

Amazing kaayo div, sensors are actually imbedded at the intersections. My dad told me that the lag-time of the traffic lights would adjust to the sensors (from the weight of the vehicles perhaps since these are under the road?)

I also saw a documentary in the local ABS-CBN Patrol, some intersections actually have cameras? And personnel from the main CITOM Office can actually view what's happening there.

I just came from arcenas estate. except for Convergys and the unfinished Rustan's (which is already open), there are still no new developments. They are still levelling the land for the Paseo and the other projects. Pero wala muna pics. hehehe.

I'm confused. There's going to be 2 Rustans Supermarkets? One in Arcenas Estate, and another one at the Ayala annex building? Because Almendras said that the proposed Ayala expansion would house a Rustans Supermarket...

Yes bai, Ayala will also have a Rustan's supermarket. Magkita diay mi sa akong barkada who works for CHI tomorrow. Ill try to gather some infos from him. But he told me that the expansion of ACC will start next month. Just waiting for the terminal to be completed.

^^

Cool bai.. Thanks for the info..

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We are happy to share with you the Site Development Plan of our school, Mandaue Campus, prepared by Urban Planner, Palafox Associates and our Architects, Espina, Perez-Espina & Associates. We are confident that, with the facilities the new campus will offer us, we will be able to continue giving a high quality education to your children and grandchildren. After 50 years of dedicated service in education, we believe that this will be the best service our school can offer to our society: "Farther, Further and Finer Education" to future generations, molding "Christian Men and Women for Others".

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With great joy, we announce the forthcoming transfer of Sacred Heart School - Jesuit to its new campus in Mandaue City.

Location
Distance
Area
Construction Area

: Canduman, Mandaue City
: 8 kilometers from our present campus
: 8.5 hectares (5 times bigger than the present campus)
: 26,000 sq.m.

FACILITIES

* High School Building - for 1,500 students
* Grade School Building - for 2,000 students
* Early Education Building - for 500 students
* Administration Building
* Gymnasium : with one (1) wooden basketball court with bleachers
and three (3) concrete basketball courts
* Track & Field oval
* Football field - professional size
* Swimming pool - size: 25 m x 12 m
* Lawn Tennis courts
* Martial arts and performing arts section


Tentative Construction Schedule:

* December 28, 2005 - Cornerstone Laying
* January 2006 - Groundbreaking / Area Preparation
* February 15, 2006 - Completion of Architectural Plans
* April 2006 - Construction of Buildings
* May 2007 - Completion of Construction

Through the support of our friends, the new school campus will be ready in June 2007 for the opening of School Year 2007 - 2008.

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^^ that's my alma mater. weepee!!! do you have any pictures of the new campus yet?

it sure looks big, it seems to be bigger and better than the Ateneo HighSchool, and that means something.

wala pa bai V.. puhon

yahaya nila naa man bago campus.. palafox pa ang architect

what will become of the shs mango avenue campus?

what will become of the shs mango avenue campus?
maybe they'll move the Ateneo de Manila Graduate School extension there from its current location in the Globe Innove building

maybe they'll move the Ateneo de Manila Graduate School extension there from its current location in the Globe Innove building

REALLY!!! that's nice!

but the campus is quite big for just the graduate school. do they have plans of an ateneo de cebu? by the way, why isn't there an ateneo-cebu?

REALLY!!! that's nice!

but the campus is quite big for just the graduate school. do they have plans of an ateneo de cebu? by the way, why isn't there an ateneo-cebu?
that's because shsj is the only jesuit school in Cebu (i think there used to be a Xavier school in toledo). and the early school administrators were more focused in making the schol as a chinese-catholic school patterned after Xavier in manila. and they weren't too eager with co-ed schools. And besides, shsj doesnt have undergrad programs yet so they have to hire teachers and have to hurdle requirements with CHED, and if they wish to be a full-fledge universoty. they also have to pass requirements.

^^robinson cinemas here are jampacked! all sm's aren't showing r-18 flicks diba. i bet sa cebu ang ayala and gaisano malls ra showing da vinci. i just got out from the movie house, good film :)

just came home from ayala. and it is more than jampacked! the lines went around the rotunda already. in fact i was seated in the first row in the front. ang resulta kay stiff neck! hehe

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

Starbucks in Cebu:
+ Ayala Center
+ SM City Cebu

Upcoming Starbucks:
+ Asiatown IT Park
+ Paseo Center (?)

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Paseo will house a Rustans Supermarket right? then there is a high possibility of another starbucks coffee in that complex. Rustan Group of Companies have an exclusive license to operate Starbucks Coffee in the Philippines btw... so, there ya go. we'll see :cool:

@markiiboi: we're looking forward to see the latest photos of Arcenas Estates :D thanks!

nya unsa may nakit an ninyo didto sa sinahan bai? ako wa pa koy plano karon og sa umaabot, sori nalang kaayo sa direktor...hehe

CICC’s substructure finished a month early


The substructure of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), or “from the flooring and down,” is finished, almost one month ahead of schedule. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia disclosed this yesterday, even as she brushed aside reports that the CICC will no longer be the center of activities for the Asean summit in Cebu.

Come December, Cebu-anos can expect Cebu City to be green and all abloom, with over P3.4 million appropriated for beautification projects. The City Council approved last Wednesday another appropriation of P700,000 for the landscaping of the city’s parks and center islands in preparation for the Asean summit. Center islands along two main thoroughfares and the city’s bridges will be landscaped once the funding is released to the Parks and Playgrounds Commission.

As long as the beautification projects are maintained, Acting Mayor Michael Rama does not see anything wrong with the appropriation of some P3.4 million.

“The Asean is forthcoming and if we don’t prepare the city and work on our housekeeping, we might fail in our campaign in making Cebu the number one city next to none. As long as they take care of the plants and put it where it should be, spending that much for beautification would not be something uncalled for,” he said.

In a resolution, Councilor Arsenio Pacaña said there is a need to enhance the appeal of the city through beautification projects in time for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit.

“The summit would be a tremendous boost to the economic stock of Cebu Province including Cebu City, not only as a tourist destination but also as a potential investment area. It is also a rare opportunity to showcase Cebuano culture and the beauty of our city,” Pacaña said.

As to the convention center, Asean Summit National Organizing Committee Chairman Manuel Paynor earlier clarified that 90 percent of the more than 50 meetings during the summit will be held at the CICC.

The Cebu Provincial Government is rushing the work on the P250-million convention center. It is targeted to be finished by November.

Yesterday, Capitol consultant on infrastructure Apollo Enriquez reported to the governor that WT Construction was able to complete “100 percent” the substructure of the CICC last April 28. It was supposed to be finished on May 23 yet.

The contractor is also doing some works that were expected to be done by July or August yet, such as site development and fencing of the property in Mandaue City.

The Capitol’s bids and awards committee is expected to pass a resolution recommending the awarding of the work on the superstructure of the CICC to the same contractor.

Meanwhile, the approval of the release of the funds for the landscaping came just three months after the council approved two separate resolutions appropriating P2.7 million for potted flowering plants and for landscaping of Kawit Point. Both are also in preparation for the summit.

The Parks and Playgrounds Commission will undertake the landscaping project at the center islands along Juan Luna Ave. and S. Osmeña Blvd., which they said would cost P593,960. Another P106,945 will be allocated for the planting of bougainvilla plants along the city’s bridges. Mayor Tomas Osmeña already approved the allocation of the said amount, to be charged against Cebu City’s Pagcor funds.

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beautification of center islands... but I dunno what will happen to that Uniwide eyesore...
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^^ mura man ug postcard.. pina hiwi-hiwi pa.. haha

^^nagtakilid man gud ang buildng pag pic nako marvs lain ayo tanawn mao na ako nalang gihiwi ang picture...hehe. kusog man gud padagan arnold, hiwi nuon :D

Friday, May 19, 2006

Cebu Holdings rakes it in on expansion of locators

LISTED Cebu Holdings Inc., an affiliate of Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI), has already raked in more than half of its full net income last year in the first three months of 2006.

Rene Almendras, Cebu Holdings president and ALI Visayas-Mindanao group vice-president, told reporters on the sidelines of the 37th National Marketing Conference that the company’s profit for the first-quarter reached P75 million, more than half of its 2005 profit of P117 million.

Almendras said lot sales have been very good both in the Cebu Business Park (CBP) and in the Asiatown IT Park for which two more buildings are being constructed and about 70 percent of which were already leased.

“The buildings are not yet fully constructed [but] the demand is growing, it’s exciting. What we’re seeing is that all existing locators are expanding, some of them are [expanding by] more than 100 percent. There’s one Japanese locator that is increasing its office seats from 1,000 to 3,000,” Almendras said.

He added that Asiatown, which plays host to IT businesses, including contact centers and printing companies, still has five undeveloped hectares but it is “looking and consolidating more square meters by holding discussions with adjacent lot owners.”

The company is also in the process of developing the third phase of CBP. Where, Almendras said, “a Korean plans to build condotel and condominium units.”

Meanwhile, he said Cebu Holding’s first phase of its high-end real estate project, Amara, has been “completely sold-out.” The company has earmarked some P400 million for the project’s expansion.

Almendras also told reporters that the company is spending some P1 billion in a period of three years for the expansion and innovation of its mall, Ayala Center in Cebu.

For 2006, the company has initially allotted some P400 million. But for the next two years, it would spending some P600 million to increase the gross leasable space of the present 80,000 square meters by about 17 percent.
--Cheryl M. Arcibalhere (http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/may/19/yehey/business/20060519bus8.html)

^^ hehe, what will we do without the Koreans.......

^^ KIMCHI RULES!!! :D

The company is also in the process of developing the third phase of CBP. Where, Almendras said, “a Korean plans to build condotel and condominium units.”


what 3rd phase are they talking about?

MARIA LUISA ESTATE PARK
Banilad, Cebu City


First developed in the 1960’s, Maria Luisa Estate Park, has since become a residential landmark, encompassing 200 hectares of prime Cebu land. Set amidst the scenic mountains and valleys of Banilad and bordered by the Busay and Talamban hills, this development is the only remaining high end subdivision closest to the city with two strategic ingress points. It boasts four landscaped marks with picnic grounds and jogging paths, basketball and tennis court facilities, two clubhouses, and children’s playgrounds. Round the clock security, uninterrupted water and electric utilities, and state of the art communications facilities are available to residents. Maria Luisa’s hilly terrain offers its residents a choice of city and Mountain View lots and flat valley lots.

• landscaped parks with picnic grounds
• jogging trails
• the Highland Park & Clubhouse
• the Emerald Lake Valley
• basketball and tennis court facilities
• clubhouse
• two children’s playground
• uninterrupted water and electric utilities
• state of the art communications facilities

• Cebu's residential landmark.
• encompassing 200 hectares of prime Cebu Land.
• set amidst the scenic mountains and valleys of Banilad.
• bordered by the Busay and Talamban hills
• the only remaining high end subdivision closest to the city with two strategic ingress points.
• offers its residents a choice of city and mountain view lots and flat valley lots.


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what 3rd phase are they talking about?
i think this is located at asiatown and not cbp.

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Ayala’s Cebu Holdings plans IT park expansion
BusinessWorld
May 19, 2006

Publicly listed property developer Cebu Holdings, Inc. plans to increase the size of its Asiatown Information Technology Park and is now talking with owners of adjoining lots.

The 24-hectare IT park only has five hectares remaining for development, and has leased out 70% of two buildings which are in the market," Cebu Holdings president Rene D. Almendras told reporters at the sidelines of the 37th National Marketing Conference yesterday. "We’re definitely looking at consolidating more square meters. There are existing discussions happening with adjacent lot owners."

Asiatown IT Park is one of the country’s first IT parks. Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cebu Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Ayala Land, Inc., developed Asiatown.

"Asiatown is doing very well. In 2002, when we started Asiatown, there were barely five employees there. Now there are a few thousand employees. in 2003, we were P20 million in payroll. now it’s P100 million plus. I think Cebu is really an IT destination. and the strength is not just contact centers .we are the host of the printer groups," he added.

He also said that the firm is in constant talks with locators, parti-culary those in the tourism and IT sectors. -- Jennee Grace U. Rubrico

Does anyone here know of the Spanish name of Cebu City? I have something in mind but I'm not sure. Was it Ciudad del Santissimo Nombre de Jesus? El oh El. It's a wild guess. Ako man gud sulti-an akong amigo nga taga Ecuador.
Thanks a bunch.

Does anyone here know of the Spanish name of Cebu City? I have something in mind but I'm not sure. Was it Ciudad del Santissimo Nombre de Jesus? El oh El. It's a wild guess. Ako man gud sulti-an akong amigo nga taga Ecuador.
Thanks a bunch.


Cebu City is the oldest Philippine city, and is also called the "Queen City of the South". As the first Spanish settlement, it was called Ciudad del Santissimo Nombre de Jesus.

^^ Bai, I think this answers your question:

Cebu, or Sugbu, was already a prosperous settlement before it was colonized by Spain. It had trade relations with China and the other countries of Southeast Asia.

On April 7, 1521, Ferdinand Magellan landed in Cebu. He was welcomed by Rajah Humabon, who, together with his wife and about 800 natives, were baptized by the Spaniards on April 14, 1521 and are considered to be the first Filipino Christians. Magellan, however, failed to successfully claim the Philippines for the crown of Spain, having been slain in neighboring Mactan Island on April 27, 1521 by ,according to lore, the chieftain Lapu-lapu.


Magellan's Cross at Cebu CityOn April 27, 1565, Miguel López de Legazpi, with Augustinian Fr. Andres de Urdaneta, landed in Cebu. Legazpi renamed the city on January 1, 1571, from San Miguel to Villa del Santissimo Nombre de Jesus. During this six year period, Cebu City was the capital of the newly established Spanish colony.

Toral: Real estate developments and IT
By Janette Toral
Digital Filipino

While validating my outsourcing destination matrix report with DigitalFilipino.com club members in Davao, Cebu and Cagayan De Oro, we realized the challenges in front us of that needs to be dealt with at the earliest time.

Davao, despite being an early player in the outsourcing scene, is continuously being left behind by provinces, in terms of locator investment, in different parts of the country. This is because of the lack of buy-in by the real estate sector in their city. Up to this time, there’s no IT (information technology) park or IT zone in Davao City.

From what I was told, an IT park or zone is farfetch for several reasons. First, many people who own properties and buildings in the city have left already and migrated to another country.

They usually just come home to check on their property, pay real estate and building taxes. But they have no intention to sell or develop the land.

As a result, there’s no momentum to follow-through what the IT sector and government have started.

The Davao IT sector used to provide advice to nearby cities like Cagayan de Oro. Those in Cagayan de Oro certainly picked up the advice and have moved forward.

Cagayan De Oro City is the first location in Mindanao to have an IT park where incentives can be applied by its respective locators. Unlike in Davao where the number of IT players is gradually increasing, the IT industry in Cagayan de Oro is very much in its infancy stage where the formation of an IT association will take time. Like Davao, Zamboanga and General Santos City, it has to contend with the predicament of being located in Mindanao.

It takes a lot of convincing for a prospective client to visit the place. Some who do are so paranoid that they always look around, wary that some bad elements will stop by and abduct them.

Although there are properties being developed in these cities for IT parks, there’s no ready-made facility to prod investors to simply make a decision to go and occupy the place. The real estate players in Mindanao have to move fast in developing their areas or they’ll end up missing plenty of opportunities.

As I mentioned last week, Cebu’s main challenge is also the availability of office space, although this is now being addressed by some property developers.

Where space is not available, Iloilo provided a reasonable alternative with a significant number of manpower resource to back-up the location. In fact, it appears now that Iloilo is becoming Cebu’s formidable competitor in attracting locators.

The recent blackout further emphasized the need for a location like Cebu to have its own or alternative source of energy.
Perhaps it is time also for the Cebu community to decide on how much it wants to grow without endangering its environment to waste, traffic and power management.

Meanwhile, locations in Mindanao and new outsourcing destinations have to figure out their vision, what their goals are.

Cebu has already identified Bangalore, India as its benchmark in developing its information and communication technology sector as early as two to three years ago. How about the rest?

Despite these problems, there’s much to be happy about in the development of outsourcing in the Philippines. These problems are now part of the growing pains of the industry and they all present opportunities.

^^ And it's safe to say that from "VILLA", it became "CIUDAD" as the community progressed/developed.

Toral: Real estate developments and IT
By Janette Toral
Digital Filipino

As I mentioned last week, Cebu’s main challenge is also the availability of office space, although this is now being addressed by some property developers.

Where space is not available, Iloilo provided a reasonable alternative with a significant number of manpower resource to back-up the location. In fact, it appears now that Iloilo is becoming Cebu’s formidable competitor in attracting locators.


Huh?

what 3rd phase are they talking about?


basing on this map, this is phase 3:

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it is located at the back of Colegio dela Imaculada Conception (CIC). But isnt that area developed already? in fact the lot where the Tower Palace showroom sits is part of Phase 3.


But maybe this is an inaccurate map. Remember what bai arnold said the some lots in Brgy. Luz (adjacent to the FGU Centre and the back of Pag-Ibig Tower)were already bought by CHI? Maybe thats what that report is talking about.


Paging slimer.. pls confirm. hehe

Cebu City is the oldest Philippine city, and is also called the "Queen City of the South". As the first Spanish settlement, it was called Ciudad del Santissimo Nombre de Jesus.



Salamat. So I was right.

^^ Bai, I think this answers your question:

Cebu, or Sugbu, was already a prosperous settlement before it was colonized by Spain. It had trade relations with China and the other countries of Southeast Asia.

On April 7, 1521, Ferdinand Magellan landed in Cebu. He was welcomed by Rajah Humabon, who, together with his wife and about 800 natives, were baptized by the Spaniards on April 14, 1521 and are considered to be the first Filipino Christians. Magellan, however, failed to successfully claim the Philippines for the crown of Spain, having been slain in neighboring Mactan Island on April 27, 1521 by ,according to lore, the chieftain Lapu-lapu.


Magellan's Cross at Cebu CityOn April 27, 1565, Miguel López de Legazpi, with Augustinian Fr. Andres de Urdaneta, landed in Cebu. Legazpi renamed the city on January 1, 1571, from San Miguel to Villa del Santissimo Nombre de Jesus. During this six year period, Cebu City was the capital of the newly established Spanish colony.


Thank you. Ako lang i-prove ba nga most Philippine cities have Spanish names before and even now.

Huh?


Yun kung hindi agad masustain ng Cebu ang office spaces availlabiity pero sa nakita ko, kusog ang real estate deveopment diha. Katulad din ng Metro Manila, nagkulang na raw sa mga office spaces kaya fastrack ang development sa global city and other MM areas.

basing on this map, this is phase 3:

it is located at the back of Colegio dela Imaculada Conception (CIC). But isnt that area developed already? in fact the lot where the Tower Palace showroom sits is part of Phase 3.

Paging slimer.. pls confirm. hehe


so lain ang asiatown, lain sad ang sa cbp gipasabot sa news? k'yawa gyud sa cebu!

Canadian call center eyes facility in Cebu – envoy
By Irene Sino Cruz (CDN)

CANADIAN Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Sutherland yesterday said Canadian businesses are planning to put in more investments in the country, including a call center facility in Cebu.

He said that in the past few months, five Canadian companies have been working on how to invest in the Philippines, including call centers.

“One (will be) located in Cebu,” he said during an informal press briefing following the turnover of knowledge products to the University of San Carlos.

This, he said, was a result of the visit of a group of Canadian businessmen who came to the Philippines last March to look at the possibility of investing in the country, Sutherland said.

“That group initiated business investments of about CDN$50,” he added.

Sutherland said there are six Canadian mining companies already operating in the Philippines.
According to Sutherland, Canadian investments are focused in th ree sectors: information and communications technology, mining and electronics/manufacturing.

He also noted that a Canadian company located in the Mactan Economic Zone has also expanded its operations to Laguna, which resulted in the creation of additional 500 jobs.

The company called Celestica Philippines Inc. is the largest Canadian investment in the manufacturing sector, Sutherland added.

The ambassador came to Cebu for the turnover of the knowledge products developed through the Private Enterprise Accelerated Resource Linkage Phase 2 (Pearl 2) of the Canadian International Development Agency.

The knowledge products include the State of the Sector reports and training manuals.

The university has accepted Pearl 2's offer of becoming the repository of these information-based resources and has committed to integrate these into the curriculum of the different courses.

“It is hoped that with Pearl 2's collaboration with the university and the provision of these knowledge products, the academe can respond more to the needs of the industries and the small and medium enterprises, and equip the students with skills needed by these industries.

Last May 16 and 17, Pearl 2 supported a workshop for selected faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences to revise their course syllabi and integrate these materials into them.

The other output of the workshop was the development of research topics utilizing the information-based resources.

Pearl 2 has also worked with the university in conducting a training program for executive directors of business support organizations and investment promotion centers. The university will sustain the training program by offering this as a regular summer program for executives of non-profit organizations, that have not received any support from Pearl 2.

how many call centers cebu has now?

Toral: Real estate developments and IT
By Janette Toral
Digital Filipino

As I mentioned last week, Cebu’s main challenge is also the availability of office space, although this is now being addressed by some property developers.

Where space is not available, Iloilo provided a reasonable alternative with a significant number of manpower resource to back-up the location. In fact, it appears now that Iloilo is becoming Cebu’s formidable competitor in attracting locators.

Huh?

oi, dont under estimate Iloilo. hehe. is there an IT park in Iloilo?

Yun kung hindi agad masustain ng Cebu ang office spaces availlabiity pero sa nakita ko, kusog ang real estate deveopment diha. Katulad din ng Metro Manila, nagkulang na raw sa mga office spaces kaya fastrack ang development sa global city and other MM areas.

yes, vacancy in some business districts in manila are hitting 4% level! i hope cities outside Cebu could market their respective cities well to draw more investments. aside from IT, the province is busy with other stuff like Tourism among others :)

so lain ang asiatown, lain sad ang sa cbp gipasabot sa news? k'yawa gyud sa cebu!

yes. Asiatown has remaining 5 hectares of land to develop plus in the works of acquiring adjacent lots pa! Cebu Business Park on the other hand is pursuing third phase development where Kimchi's are poised to put up more condominiums and hotels. oh well, da Kimchi code fever :lol:

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Pwedeng pakipost ULIT yung link sa video ng Bigfoot about sa CEBU :D

^^ Bigfoot Video: Enjoy it Here (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7319148119124553965&q=cebu)

^^ Bigfoot Video: Enjoy it Here (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7319148119124553965&q=cebu)


THANX ;)

Try also this one, a 3D tour of Fuente Osmena and the Capitol . HERE (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2454921135894246865&q=cebu)

^^ Bigfoot Video: Enjoy it Here (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7319148119124553965&q=cebu)


WOW!!!!!!!! :nocrook: it's my first time to watch this....... gee...im so lucky to have Cebu as my second home! :rock::rock::rock:

^^love it everytime i hear: "transferring their corporate headquarters FROM NEW YORK TO CEBU". :cool:

Try also this one, a 3D tour of Fuente Osmena and the Capitol . HERE (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2454921135894246865&q=cebu)


Cebu is the center of the Philippines..... the Philippines is the center of Asia....Asia is the center of the world....that makes Cebu as the center of what's happening in the universe! (excerpted from the CAST animation) :rock: :rock: :rock:

by the way, let us not go beyond 500 posts so this thread will not be archived right away to give those late viewers a chance. ato sugdan ang sunod na thread sa ika-499 nga post sa kani nga thread. nakabantay man gud ko basta 500 or less, dugay ma-archive ang thread.

crap.. there's something wrong with my computer... i can't view the video smoothly.. it keeps on hanging up.. but i was able to reach the gleissner interview part, and it was definitely better than the video produced by Globe, i think, w/c was shown on Cebu! television 28..
anyway, it ws indeed a 'dramatic move' transferring from New York to Cebu. And i do hope there will be more Bigfoot-like companies in the near future., Trump should be one of them, coz he's so bullish on real-estate development w/c is also the scenario here... , . , . c u n c bu! :D

4th Philbex in Ayala Cebu
SunStar Cebu


Worldbex Sevices International (WSI) swings down south again for the 4th Philippine Building and Construction Expo (Philbex) on May 26-28 at Ayala Center Cebu.

Trade professionals from Visayas and Mindanao are expected to converge in Cebu to witness top companies from Manila, Cebu and abroad showcasing their products and services.

Cebu is now hosting the expo for four years in a row. It is seen as a strategic venue for establishing new markets and generating more sales. It is also recognized for its track record of progress and growth.

This year’s expo promises to be bigger than all the previous runs. Booths will be set up in the activity wing of Ayala Center, and tents will be put up between Cebu City Marriott Hotel and Laguna Garden Café.

“With Ayala Center as our new venue, we are confident that Philbex Cebu 2006 is the ideal venue to promote products, services and companies,” said WSI founding chairman Joseph Ang.

Last year’s Philbex gathered 300 booths from over 10 countries and attracted 20,000 visitors.

“With a bigger venue, we will be able to accommodate more exhibitors and visitors,” added Ang.

Numerous exhibitors have expressed eagerness to participate in this year’s activities including those in the building materials, interior design and renovation, security and fire equipment, construction promotion, information telecommunications technology, as well as government and private institutions.



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And here's the venue taken yesterday: (pasensya phone cam lang muna)


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Hey, my Cebuana friend told me that there is a concept rendering of the SRP??? Is this true??? Can anybody post this if this is true???

it sure looks big, it seems to be bigger and better than the Ateneo HighSchool, and that means something.

It's really beautiful... but I think Ateneo High school would still be bigger by a small percentage... YET SUPER BEAUTIFUL and Modern TALAGA SIYA!!!YEHEY GO CEBU!!!

Ayala’s Cebu Holdings plans IT park expansion


Publicly listed property developer Cebu Holdings, Inc. plans to increase the size of its Asiatown Information Technology Park and is now talking with owners of adjoining lots.

The 24-hectare IT park only has five hectares remaining for development, and has leased out 70% of two buildings which are in the market," Cebu Holdings president Rene D. Almendras told reporters at the sidelines of the 37th National Marketing Conference yesterday. "We’re definitely looking at consolidating more square meters. There are existing discussions happening with adjacent lot owners."

Asiatown IT Park is one of the country’s first IT parks. Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cebu Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Ayala Land, Inc., developed Asiatown.

"Asiatown is doing very well. In 2002, when we started Asiatown, there were barely five employees there. Now there are a few thousand employees. in 2003, we were P20 million in payroll. now it’s P100 million plus. I think Cebu is really an IT destination. and the strength is not just contact centers .we are the host of the printer groups," he added.

He also said that the firm is in constant talks with locators, parti-culary those in the tourism and IT sectors. -- Jennee Grace U. Rubrico

http://www.itmatters.com.ph/news.php?id=051906b

It's really beautiful... but I think Ateneo High school would still be bigger by a small percentage... YET SUPER BEAUTIFUL TALAGA SIYA!!!YEHEY GO CEBU!!!
ahh basta. atenista rin naman yan e... woohoo!!!!

Hey, my Cebuana friend told me that there is a concept rendering of the SRP??? Is this true??? Can anybody post this if this is true???

we'll ask mr. paul villarete [ SRP project manager] bout it.. he's a regular poster at the cebu city forum.. thanx jamaicus

new structure inside SUUGBO
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giant jackstone dikes in SRP
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Sunstar
Saturday, May 20, 2006
SM in talks with firms to run Cebu City hotel

MANILA - SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPHI) is in “serious” negotiations with two foreign companies in the international hotel business for the management and operation of the hotel building next to SM City Cebu at the Cebu City north reclamation area.

SMPHI president Hans Sy told news reporters yesterday that he cannot say “anything concrete” yet about the negotiations.

“The negotiation level has gone up...to serious stage,” Sy said, declining to elaborate.

He said, though, that SMPHI is looking for a partner that will “put in equity” in the hotel, which remains closed.

The hotel was supposed to be managed by Sheraton but the international hotel firm pulled out of its partnership with SM Investments Corp. The building reportedly needs four to six months to finish.

Equity

Sy said the company deems it better that the firm that will manage and operate the hotel will put in equity.

As for future projects in Cebu, Sy said SMPHI focus on developing a “supercen-ter”—a complex of hyper-market (large supermarket) and small retail shops—which would have been implemented on the Cebu Province-owned lot, had the company won the bid for the property along Archbishop Reyes Ave.

Hans, the son of Henry Sr., said the company is looking for a site of its future projects in Cebu. Although he did not reveal the ideal location of its future projects, he said the company is looking for a property with an area of at least three hectares.

Potentials

“We see potentials in Cebu. We would have developed a supercenter (in Banilad),” he said at the end of a press conference on the opening of the Mall of Asia at the SM Central Business Park in Bay City, Pasay City.

The Mall of Asia (MOA), dubbed the biggest mall of SMPHI and its “most ambitious” project, so far, will open on Sunday.

The MOA has a gross floor area of 386,224 square meters(38.6224 hectares), is designed to house 600 retail stores and 150 restaurants.

Mall parking area can accommodate 5,000 private vehicles, 100 slots for buses, and 5,000 square meters for public transportation.

Among its main attractions are the 600-seat Imax theater, Olympic-size ice skating rink, six cinemas with 3,000-total seating capacity, a premier cinema and Centerstage theater with 900 seats.

The MOA, according to a statement from SMPHI, was built at a cost of P6.5 billion and took two and half years to complete.

While the SMPHI currently has 25 malls all over the country—including newly-opened SM Clark—Hans Sy is confident the shopping centers will have their markets.

“We are a nation of mall-goers with millions flocking to our air-conditioned alls daily and more so on weekends,” he said in a company statement.

SMPHI will open SM Supercenter Pasig and SM City Lipa within the year.

The younger Sy said he expects the MOA to generate employment for about 10,000.

The SMPHI also plans to implement a residential project at the SM Central Business Park. (LAP)

kinsay kahay mo-manage sa hotel sa SM sa?

^^ That remains a mysterious code that needs to be cracked... hehehe!!!!

kinsay kahay mo-manage sa hotel sa SM sa?


Baka Peninsula or Intercon :lol:

Cebu makes big push as investment and tourism hub in the Philippines
PDI - Business

The local government and the private sector in Cebu kicked off efforts to push for the further development of the island province as an investment and tourism hub that will rival Metro Manila.

News Clipping (http://wowthatsme.net/pics/albums/userpics/10001/phil.%20daily%20inquirer.jpg)

I woke up this morning due to a stupid dream. Nag damgo ko nga deadbol kuno si inday gwendolyn. Unya nanghilak ug naghagulgul kuno tanan ssc forumers. yikes! hehehe.



that's all. bow.

I woke up this morning due to a stupid dream. Nag damgo ko nga deadbol kuno si inday gwendolyn. Unya nanghilak ug naghagulgul kuno tanan ssc forumers. yikes! hehehe.

that's all. bow.

ngeek basin matinuod na mark naa rabay stalker na buang si gwen.. nya kung matinuod na basin ang masunod magovernor ky si sonny osmena.. unsaon nlng! haha

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both 20-storey towers are still u/c

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citylights gardens

^^ mas dako ug mas taas diay ang towers 3 ug 4...

murag 15-storeys raman siguro na ang towers 1 ug 2.. mayta ila to padayon ila original plan na 7 towers..

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Imperial Palace goes international
The Korea Herald


Even before the new name becomes familiar around its home town, the Imperial Palace has become the first Korean independent hotel to branch out overseas. It recently signed an agreement with Philippine construction company Phil. BTX Corporation to establish a resort hotel in Cebu.


"Hopefully this will encourage other local brand hotels to actively advance into overseas markets in recognition that hotel businesses can also be a profitable exporting business," Rhee said. "For us, of course, it is a huge step forward."

The planned resort, tentatively called the "Cebu Imperial Palace Hotel," is to be completed by October 2007 at a location in Mactan, Cebu, a hilly Pacific island that is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Philippines. According to the hotel, a 15-story building equipped with 424 guest rooms, 200 resort-style rooms and 44 full-size villas will be built on the site.

Imperial Palace will be in charge of interior design, food and beverages concepts, as well as management and staff training of the new resort. Out of the 800 employees, 40 will be dispatched from Seoul, with about half of them to be permanent staff there. "Imperial Palace in Seoul is a city hotel, while the new one is a resort hotel. I understand people worry about our lack of experiences in the new setting, but we have prepared for this and do not have any doubt about our future," said the director.

Since local airlines launched direct flights to Cebu in 2000, the tropical island has become a popular holiday destination for Koreans as well. No wonder Rhee plans to take advantage of Korean travelers to push the new business forward.

"Even before we tried to contact local travel agencies, they contacted us to talk about possible collaborations in Cebu," Rhee added. "If the new business goes well, the next step will be direct overseas investments."

^^ This one really looks like the Shangri-la.

that's the rendering of cebu imperial palace hotel or it's just one of their existing hotels in korea?

^^ This one really looks like the Shangri-la.

it will give shangri-la a run for their money...

that's the rendering bai. this is the first time that they will venture into a resort.

oki salamat.. pakipost nya ana mark sa u/c thread ky namingaw na raba to didto.. nakahimo naman ug bago na thread si resty..

^^
Wow. Wow. thats all I can say. This is it.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/7692/cebuimperial9fj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Imperial Palace goes international
The Korea Herald

Kanindot gud ani gud, i hope that it's gonna be a 5-star hotel.., pr0 mumahal hinoon ang rates...
the rendering looks really nyc, its really huge and it will just be completed in a year and a half, in Oct 2007, and by that time, we will already be seeing numerous cranes especially in CBP, Asiatown, and of course, SRP... hehe, :D

thats okay dabert coz most of the tourists here in cebu are big spenders.. though our hotels are some of the most expensive in the region they still enjoy high occupancy rate year round..

after its completion tendency is other resorts in mactan will upgrade its facilities or lower its rates.. or dili gani manirado nalang kay nalugi.. :D

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/9585/2230920661060bg5qy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

the 5-star shangrila mactan

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/4411/cebuimperial9fj0gh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

cebu imperial palace hotel


which one is better take your pick.. :D

Ah, grabeha ka dedicated ni Markiiboi ah, bisan sa korean herald na sakspan man japon, salamat kayo bai sa rendering!
By the way, isnt there another hotel besides this one nga tukuron sad sa mactan? unsa kahay nawng ato sa, basin hilton nasad ila sunod kopyahon

uhm, for me, I cannot judge it because "CIPH" is not yet build, hehe, sige na ngah, hahaha, "CIPH" has bigger and more pools but the problem is the beach is not that wide compared to Shang... So Shang parin ako, even though it's small, but has wider beaches...

as for me Mactan Shangri-la, the services, facilities of the hotel is much high-tech.

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For me, Shang Mactan is still better. But once Imperial Palace Hotel gets completed, i might change my decision, same to other forumers here too..,

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Top View of Mactan Shangri-la, Hotel in Cebu

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the 5-star shangrila mactan

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/4411/cebuimperial9fj0gh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

cebu imperial palace hotel


which one is better take your pick.. :D

good heavens, Imperial Palace is damn massive! they look pretty similar. anyways, Mactan Shangri-La Resort, one of the world's finest! i mean, what could be more better than Mactan Shang??? Imperial Palace is new in the resort business, but not as a hotel operator. let's not compare apples to oranges ha. coz these two resorts are HOT! :cool:

@jrevalde: yes, there is another Korean investor who is putting up a resort hotel in mactan. was said to be a 6-tower/7-tower condotel complex. the last time i heard about it, could be an InterCon! :D

^^ not 6-storey bro, but 6-tower condotel complex. ;)

^^it was my keyboard's fault. lol. edited na.

uhm, for me, I cannot judge it because "CIPH" is not yet build, hehe, sige na ngah, hahaha, "CIPH" has bigger and more pools but the problem is the beach is not that wide compared to Shang... So Shang parin ako, even though it's small, but has wider beaches...

yeah, shang does have a wider front beach. imperial palace has more pools, and they're way bigger! imperial palace villas look charming. with all that water stuff. kewl ;)

^^ WOW! What can I say, I was just our for a day for our company summer outing and there's this fresh news na sad!!!! Cebu, simply amazing and basta Cebu, posible!!!!

^^ CEBU, where good news is always on the menu.. :okay:

^^and NO POLITICAL BLAH BLAHs ;) man, if only they transform Cebu into Financial District of Makati's extension........ :)

^^ Precisely!

@marv, excited na ko sa 25th thread! Unsay concept bai? Pwede ka mohatag ug preview/trailer? hehehe!!!

^^and NO POLITICAL BLAH BLAHs ;) man, if only they transform Cebu into Financial District of Makati's extension........ :)

I believe this would be possible bai if our leaders will continue with what they do best for the betterment of our city and improve on some things that they obviously "s*ck"... :cheers:

Repost lang
From the Philippine Factsheet
Prepared by: European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines

Lexmark to Make Cebu Facility Complete Design Hub
Stan Combs, President of Lexmark Research and Development Corp. (LRDC) envisions its Cebu facility to be a complete design center. LRDC will be constructing its own buildings to house its research and development facilities. The first one which stands seven to eight floors is targeted for completion by February 2007 and the second building, designed at 22 floors, will start construction after the first building's completion. All Lexmark printers sold all over the world carry software developed in the Cebu facility.

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the 5-star shangrila mactan

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/4411/cebuimperial9fj0gh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

cebu imperial palace hotel


which one is better take your pick.. :D


http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/3778/kingsislandlarge4ci.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

+ Two 7-storey hotel towers
+ Villas on beachfront
+ Suspension bridge connecting Mactan to the man-made island
+ Marina and diving shops
+ Underwater restaurant and bar, first of its kind in the Philippines
+ Construction starts after the completion of Fuente Towers Complex, Cebu City
+ Target completion date: 2009

both are impressive but here's the resort to beat them all.. the mother este father of all resorts.. :D

^^ marv, di kaayo nako ma gets ang ila rendering sa king's island.. di ba sa mactan man, why is it nga naa man part nga bacolod ang label?

which do you mean? the club ultima? basta sa club ultima ko mulaban kay filipino man.

^^ personally, i don't find the need of choosing for the better resort... for me, our resorts in mactan are some of the best in the country and the world.

^^ wala lang gud div.. lingaw2 lang ba.. hehe mura raka nagpili ug nindot na pantalon sa gaisano.. :D

^^ marv, di kaayo nako ma gets ang ila rendering sa king's island.. di ba sa mactan man, why is it nga naa man part nga bacolod ang label?

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6324/clubultimaview0im.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

actually div mao ni iya original rendering.. gipicturan rana ni resty sa brochure sa club ultima..

^^ okies. thanks bai.. bitaw, to think, nindot man gyud ang mga pantalon sa gaisano, labi na diha sa country mall, cge pa gyud ug sale kay wa may mamalit! Hehehe!!!

^^it was my keyboard's fault. lol. edited na.



yeah, shang does have a wider front beach. imperial palace has more pools, and they're way bigger! imperial palace villas look charming. with all that water stuff. kewl ;)

so i think that they are = because CIPH has bigger pools, but narrower beaches, while Shang has smaller pools but wider beaches... hehe :)

basing on this map, this is phase 3:

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/8550/cbpmap3fb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

it is located at the back of Colegio dela Imaculada Conception (CIC). But isnt that area developed already? in fact the lot where the Tower Palace showroom sits is part of Phase 3.


But maybe this is an inaccurate map. Remember what bai arnold said the some lots in Brgy. Luz (adjacent to the FGU Centre and the back of Pag-Ibig Tower)were already bought by CHI? Maybe thats what that report is talking about.


Paging slimer.. pls confirm. hehe

Actually i have no idea where phase 3 is but CBP is not expanding at all, this time. I met with my friend yesterday and we talked only of Cebu's progress. My friend alone has 3 on-going projects plus 1, which they've just discussed yesterday, of which I find to be the most intersting and exciting! But Im not going to tell you about this yet because Im afraid na di nya madayon. BTW, my friend is a project development supervisor at CHI.
Of the 3, 2 are outside CBP and 1 is within CBP. The one in CBP is an IT bldg which is a 12 or 15 storeys high (naghunahuna pa cya asa ani) and the other 2, hmmm, im sorry i cant divulge to you the location, but this is a 600+ and 300+ hectares lot.
With regards to Lexmark, i met another friend also yesterday who works there, said that Lexmark is very much ready, money-wise, but they're still securing the fencing permit. Just like the report said, its an 8-storey and a 24-storey bldgs.

Actually i have no idea where phase 3 is but CBP is not expanding at all, this time. I met with my friend yesterday and we talked only of Cebu's progress. My friend alone has 3 on-going projects plus 1, which they've just discussed yesterday, of which I find to be the most intersting and exciting! But Im not going to tell you about this yet because Im afraid na di nya madayon. BTW, my friend is a project development supervisor at CHI.
Of the 3, 2 are outside CBP and 1 is within CBP. The one in CBP is an IT bldg which is a 12 or 15 storeys high (naghunahuna pa cya asa ani) and the other 2, hmmm, im sorry i cant divulge to you the location, but this is a 600+ and 300+ hectares lot.
With regards to Lexmark, i met another friend also yesterday who works there, said that Lexmark is very much ready, money-wise, but they're still securing the fencing permit. Just like the report said, its an 8-storey and a 24-storey bldgs.
woah, indeed there are so many projects left unreported by the media that very few Cebuanos only know. and before we know it, gisugdan na diay ug tukod... hehe, the highrise proposal which I am most excited at is the Bigfoot Tower, followed by the Tower Palace.. :D

600+ and 300+ hectare lots?!!! whoa 600!!! thats twice as large as the SRP... dont tell me there's gonna be two new business districts in the making...

he actually describes the 600+ hec lot as equivalent to 4 barangays and 2 municipaties.

btw, im not sure if these are new business districts. he's not telling me yet. he's projects are still in the planning and studying stage.

could that be the mandaue north reclamation and the cordova reclamation?

he actually describes the 600+ hec lot as equivalent to 4 barangays and 2 municipaties.
2 municipalities and 4 barangays... could this be consolacion and liloan and 4 mountain barangays?... the 300 hectare lot could be mandaue's proposed new reclamation area.

@sugbuanon: so true!!! Club Ultima King's Island is the most ambitious resort project in the country today. and it's owned by a 100% cebuano. :okay:

Actually i have no idea where phase 3 is but CBP is not expanding at all, this time. I met with my friend yesterday and we talked only of Cebu's progress. My friend alone has 3 on-going projects plus 1, which they've just discussed yesterday, of which I find to be the most intersting and exciting! But Im not going to tell you about this yet because Im afraid na di nya madayon. BTW, my friend is a project development supervisor at CHI.
Of the 3, 2 are outside CBP and 1 is within CBP. The one in CBP is an IT bldg which is a 12 or 15 storeys high (naghunahuna pa cya asa ani) and the other 2, hmmm, im sorry i cant divulge to you the location, but this is a 600+ and 300+ hectares lot.
With regards to Lexmark, i met another friend also yesterday who works there, said that Lexmark is very much ready, money-wise, but they're still securing the fencing permit. Just like the report said, its an 8-storey and a 24-storey bldgs.

oh wow! thank u so much for that infos! i really appreciate it. grabe, sounds like more MASSIVE make over of Cebu to come :rock: Long live!

Actually i have no idea where phase 3 is but CBP is not expanding at all, this time. I met with my friend yesterday and we talked only of Cebu's progress. My friend alone has 3 on-going projects plus 1, which they've just discussed yesterday, of which I find to be the most intersting and exciting! But Im not going to tell you about this yet because Im afraid na di nya madayon. BTW, my friend is a project development supervisor at CHI.
Of the 3, 2 are outside CBP and 1 is within CBP. The one in CBP is an IT bldg which is a 12 or 15 storeys high (naghunahuna pa cya asa ani) and the other 2, hmmm, im sorry i cant divulge to you the location, but this is a 600+ and 300+ hectares lot.
With regards to Lexmark, i met another friend also yesterday who works there, said that Lexmark is very much ready, money-wise, but they're still securing the fencing permit. Just like the report said, its an 8-storey and a 24-storey bldgs.

arangan naa ni na balita.. wala unta ko sa mode ron kay napilde gnina lang ang pinoy boxer na si jimrex jaca sa japan.. hehe

wooo looks like another business district in the making.. so the lexmark building is 24-storeys tall and not 22-storeys as reported before..

salamat sa info bai slimer.. :)

by the way, let us not go beyond 500 posts so this thread will not be archived right away to give those late viewers a chance. ato sugdan ang sunod na thread sa ika-499 nga post sa kani nga thread. nakabantay man gud ko basta 500 or less, dugay ma-archive ang thread.

inig abot ug 490 posts himo nya ko sa next thread ky napa my uban mag basa2 sa mga karaan na posts.. oki ra ninyo?

^^oki bai and @slimer, thanks a lot for those exciting infos btw ;)

check this site it has a list of all the popular hotels and resorts in cebu [but shangrila mactan is not included].. the most expensive pala is pulchra resort.. also there are some errors in their classification of our hotels.. waterfront hotel is only 3-stars..

http://www.asiatravel.com/cebu.html

^^why are they using century-old photos :( hehe poor quality images.

yes, Pulchra is one of the most expensive "luxury" resort hotels in the philippines. low-profile lang pero one of the best :okay:

^^yup, in San Fernando southern Cebu

^^and there's Alegre Beach Resort in northern Cebu. u need pretty high budget for that too :cool:

spending a night in pulchra resort will cost you around P15,000.. an overnight stay in shangrila mactan is only P10,000.. sakto ba resty?

btw, any pics of pulchra resort.. never heard of that resort until i joined SSC..

pulchra is very famous here in our area... pulchra daw is the king and queens resort matod pas mga taw dri... Kimchis and Japanese may gadaghan didto... actually during our Southern cebu roadtrip with sayboo last feb, mosulod ta mi pero basig ig entrance pa lang 1000 dayon so wana lang...hehe:D

mura diay ug taxi slerz inig lingkod palang nimo patak dayon ang P30.. bitaw karon rako kabalo ana na resort.. ang pangalan sad niya kay mura ug resort sa thailand or malaysia.. maygani wala na "porkchop" resort.. haha

Sunstar
Sunday, May 21, 2006

Industrial zoning for SRP shapes up

The move to classify the South Reclamation Project and Kawit Island under the industrial districts of Cebu City is shaping up, after the City Council approved on second a reading a draft ordinance.

The council held a public hearing last Wednesday for the proposed amendment to City Ordinance 1656 or the Comprehensive Zoning Regulations of Cebu City, but no one came to speak for or against the revision.

This prompted Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera, the proponent, to move for the termination of the hearing.

Final deliberation

The council secretariat will set the proposed revision next Wednesday for the council’s final deliberation.

To be declared under the industrial zone is the entire south block “starting from the shoreline of Cogon-Pardo and the terminal point of Gabuya St., the line to the northwest, until it intersects with F. Jaca St., then northeast after up to the Cebu South Road in Barangay Kinasang-an, northeast and east of the South Road to C. Padilla St. until it intersects with the Guadalupe Pahina River to the shoreline of Pasil; then west and southwest along this shoreline to Suba, Sawang Calero, Mambaling, Basak-Pardo and Cogon-Pardo back to the point of beginning.”

Pesquera is also pushing for the classification of the east-block in the port areas in Barangays Tejero, Mabolo and Kasambagan.

This covers the intersection of Quezon Ave., Legaspi St. Extension and M. J. Cuenco Ave..; the line will proceed north until it intersects with Manalili St. to the west and parallel to M.J. Cuenco Ave. until it intersects with N. Joaquino St. northwest of this street to C. Tudtud St. and northeast of this street to Juan Luna Luna Ave.

The zoning includes northeast of Sindulan St. then 100 meters from the west of Mahiga Creek then 100 meters north of the creek until it reaches the boundary of the Cebu Country Club then back south, crossing the north road down to the northeast boundary of the Cebu North Reclamation and the City of Mandaue.

Why classify

The whole length of the channel, which serves as the boundary of the Cebu North Reclamation Area, is also covered back to Quezon Ave. passing along Piers 3, 2 and 1 then back to the point of beginning.

Pesquera saw the need for classification of the SRP, so it will be in line with the economic activities of the area that will guide future investors and locators.

SRP, one of the major development projects of the city, is envisioned to be an industrial estate.

The SRP, which is set to be officially named South Road Properties and the Kawit Island, has been declared a special economic zone. (GAC)

^^and there's Alegre Beach Resort in northern Cebu. u need pretty high budget for that too :cool:

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/9089/149784527da2333aceco8ta.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

alegre beach resort, sogod, cebu


photo by: royTC

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http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/9089/149784527da2333aceco8ta.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

alegre beach resort, sogod, cebu


photo by: royTC


Ay, naka anha na ko Alegre. Mahal pero it was worth it. The view from the pool was breathtaking labi na inig kagabi-i. One Japanese travel guide book described the view as Mediterranean like.

OT: One of my Cebuana friend told me that the Miss Universe will be held
here in LA. Kinsa ang representative nato? Kung gwapa gani aw labing
maayo kay motabang ug pakpak.El oh el.

Wow, so once developed, Cebu City's NRA and Mandaue City's SRA will become like an Ortigas CBD by the water! If that will be the case, I hope both cities will implement uniform laws in all aspects of planning for the future CBD. I think this is really great because it will also encourage cooperation for both Cebu City and Mandaue City leaders.(I'm really obsessed about seeing a dense Philippine CBD, with tall and glassy buildings by the water.) :)


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Nice to see the beautification around CICC progressing. I hope they plant palms in the center islands and also add some burnay jars for an added native touch. :okay:


http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/cebupics3/Cebu%20Business%20Park/cbp_south_wing.jpg
The proposed building has a unique shape, though I can’t make out whether it’s actually composed of two towers connected by an “aerobridge”. :? Kudos to Sugbuanon for finding it. :okay:

actually its just one building bai jefferyi.. i placed 36/38-storeys coz im not sure with its height.. i always get confuse everytime i counted the no. of floors of that tower.. its height is somewhere between 35 to 40 storeys..

btw, thread 25 is now on the roll..

CEBU: The Metropolis and Province (Thread 25) (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=352310)

please post your reply at thread 25. see you all there!

CEBU'S 25th Thread, a milestone worth dancing for....
:cucumber: :banana: :carrot:

twenty five na mga bai... paspas kaayo...

when cebu is searched on google images, starring si cathe sa iyang kama. hehe.

^^ hahaha! ni try bitaw ko bai, naa sya.. btw, kinsa na sya?

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/2125/thread23kw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^beautiful!:colgate:

twenty five na mga bai... paspas kaayo...

when cebu is searched on google images, starring si cathe sa iyang kama. hehe.

pero mas hubag ang sa davao.. hehe

oi, yatis... nana diay ni? wa jud ko kabantay...hehe
@Marvs, another superb compilation of Cebu's beautiful buildings... :okay:

bitaw kato sa Davao na thread, gutogutogutogutog lang ang agi...hehe

any updates of windland tower3??

^^ the construction of the 2nd condo is still on hold its been years already since they haulted the construction.. im not sure with tower 3..

oi, yatis... nana diay ni? wa jud ko kabantay...hehe
@Marvs, another superb compilation of Cebu's beautiful buildings... :okay:

bitaw kato sa Davao na thread, gutogutogutogutog lang ang agi...hehe

sige man lang gud ka tanaw sa chix sa davao thread mao na wala ka kabantay ani na thread.. :D

:) tnx

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/9089/149784527da2333aceco8ta.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

alegre beach resort, sogod, cebu


photo by: royTC

Sugbuanon WOW, WOW :) this is like heaven for girls from the land of ice and snow. Beautiful Beautiful, is this a place for tourists???

:goodbye:

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

:righton: :righton: :righton:Viva Cebu!!!! Thread 25 na!!! Superb!!! :righton: :righton: :righton: :righton:


http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/CEBU/417eb2ba.jpg

Metro Cebu ~~ Urban Living with a Style!

Sugbuanon WOW, WOW :) this is like heaven for girls from the land of ice and snow. Beautiful Beautiful, is this a place for tourists???

:goodbye:

that place is called Alegre Beach Resort (http://www.alegrebeachresort.com/) ...


yes, that is also a place for tourists. it is one of the best resort hotels in cebu. they simply have the best room in town!!! the room welcomes you with a splendid bathroom.

i highly recommend that place. although it is an hour and half drive from the city proper, it is worth the long drive...

guests are treated to a sunset cruise giving you a chance to see dolphins.


please post your reply in this new thread:

CEBU: The Metropolis and Province (Thread 25) (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=352310)

^^ wow,the big foot tower is great!

@Sugbuanon

ONgoing man ang construction sa Winland Tower 2 bro.. It's slow lang, maybe because low-cost condo man siya gud. :)

i'll have the 500th post on this thread :cool:

spending a night in pulchra resort will cost you around P15,000.. an overnight stay in shangrila mactan is only P10,000.. sakto ba resty?

Mactan Shang CHEAPEST rate is $275. plus hidden charges pa. roughly P14,000. ;)

:lock::lock::lock:

mao ba? i thought they'd stopped coz i never see any progress in their construction..

Tourists’ response bodes well for Suroy-Suroy tours


CAPITOL officials had to turn down several tourists who wanted to join the Suroy-Suroy sa Sugbo in Camotes Island over the weekend.

Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said her office had been receiving text messages and calls asking when the next Suroy-Suroy sa Sugbo will be.

Last weekend’s Suroy-Suroy package featured the beaches and other tourist destinations in the three towns of Camotes Island—Poro, San Francisco and Tudela.

It was dubbed Rediscover Camotes, the second Suroy-Suroy activity of the island, where 150 tourists joined in the two-day trip.

“I forced the issue last year. They were not ready but I forced it because I knew it that if I forced the issue, the tourists will see the possibility and the people here will be challenged,” Garcia said.

The first stop last Saturday was the town of Tudela where the tourists had lunch while being entertained by cultural dances.

Relaxed

Tudela products made out of cassava were also showcased during the affair in their Cassava Festival.

From Tudela, the group proceeded to Lake Danao, in San Francisco town where some tourists relaxed at the lakeside while being served with native food such as binignit, camote and banana cue, siniguellas fruits and coconut water.

Some tourists including Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia also tried fishing tilapia from the lake using hook-and-line fishing.

Dinner and a cultural show were prepared at the beautiful beach of Santiago, San Francisco. The barangay is known for its fine, white sands.

The tourists were also treated with a 30-minute foot massage by the beach for only P100.

“Camotes is really a jewel nestled in the cool and calm waters of the Visayas,” Garcia said.

^^

Nigel Villarete predicted that the business/commercial area of the SRP will start to be filling up with skyscrapers in 5-7 years time. Slowly, but at least surely. :)

:applause:Cebu Thread 25!:applause:

Nice high-rise compilation marvin! Cebu is truly a Skyscraper City :okay:

^^

The fenced lot beside Prudential Bank is already being leveled with heavy equipments. Construction is quite fast. :)

^^ hope it will not be another bank branch.. cbp already has plenty of lowrise banks scattered all over the place..

:applause:Cebu Thread 25!:applause:

Nice high-rise compilation marvin! Cebu is truly a Skyscraper City :okay:

cebu already has 30-40 buildings above 10 storeys.. mayta maabot na ug 100 + resty 10 yrs from now..

^^

I dunno if I got this right, but these are the buildings standing in the city today. Not very much tall though I hope everything would change once the Crown Regency building would top off.

I did not include the proposals. The list is not complete, anyone care to edit and add? :rock:


...Today

Winland Towers - 25 storeys (?)
Marco Polo Plaza - 22 storeys
Crown Regency Building - 22 storeys (as of today)
Sheraton Hotel Building - 21/22 storeys (?)
Golden Peak Hotel - 21 storeys
Club Ultima Building - 21 storeys (?)
Parklane International Hotel - ?
Globe Innove - 18 storeys (?)
Keppel - 18 storeys (?)
East Aurora Condominium - ?
Metrobank - ?
The Sentinel - ?
Waterfront Hotel - ?
PIPC Building - 11 storeys (?)
Chong Hua Hospital - 11 storeys

....by December 2006

Crown Regency Building - 38/40 storeys (?)
Winland Towers - 25 storeys (?)
Marco Polo Plaza - 22 storeys
Crown Regency Building - 22 storeys (as of today)
Sheraton Hotel Building - 21/22 storeys (?)
Golden Peak Hotel - 21 storeys
Club Ultima Building - 21 storeys (?)
Parklane International Hotel - ?
Globe Innove - 18 storeys (?)
Keppel - 18 storeys (?)
East Aurora Condominium - ?
The Sentinel - ?
Cebu Towers Commercial - 16 storeys (?)
Ayala FGU - ?
Park Towers I and II - ?
Citylights Gardens - ?
Metrobank - ?
Waterfront Hotel - ?
PIPC Building - 11 storeys
Chong Hua Hospital - 11 storeys

^^ so far the tallest buildings in the city are the windland towers I and II which stand at only 25- storeys.. but once completed, club ultima tower II will be the tallest at 38-storeys.. after topping off the construction of club ultima tower III [36-storeys] will then follow..

:righton: Yay for Cebu's 25th Thread :righton:

actually its just one building bai jefferyi.. i placed 36/38-storeys coz im not sure with its height.. i always get confuse everytime i counted the no. of floors of that tower.. its height is somewhere between 35 to 40 storeys..

btw, thread 25 is now on the roll..

OIC. I hope it gets built ASAP so CBP gets filled up, and the developement of the NRA/SRA CBD will commence!! :rock:

Sunstar
Sunday, May 21, 2006

Industrial zoning for SRP shapes up

“starting from the shoreline of Cogon-Pardo and the terminal point of Gabuya St., the line to the northwest, until it intersects with F. Jaca St.,

amoa lagi ni? nice to hear we're getting there...hehe

mao ba? i thought they'd stopped coz i never see any progress in their construction..

mga last year bai wapa man toy pintal ang usa ka kilid but now it was already painted so IMO the furnishing is still ongoing then after, tower three is set to rise beside the two towers.

When we checked in last time at Mactan's Shangrila hotel, it was $200.00/night. They must have increased now at $275.00. Or maybe since we stayed there for 4 days it was discounted. Am I accurate on this one?

September last year we got lucky in Plantation Bay Resort, we got a room for $150.00 a night. The villa can accomodate 6 to 8 persons. There were 2 bunk beds, one Queen size bed by the window and up in the loaft there was another Queen size bed. The only thing is that it was behind the villas that sits right on the man made lake. It was nice never the less, especially if you hire one of their buttlers in your room which is another extra.

^^ maybe only one person is working for the entire building.. :D

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the newly renovated marco polo hotel cebu


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^^

Nigel Villarete predicted that the business/commercial area of the SRP will start to be filling up with skyscrapers in 5-7 years time. Slowly, but at least surely. :)

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srp would probably look like this if things turn out as planned..

on the background are skyscrapers mostly hotels and office buildings while on the foreground is the unfilled pond converted into a waterpark..

^^ kalami ba tanaw.un anang Marco Polo ui.. and i am already seeing some VIP-looking guests... mmmhh.. unsa na kahay occupancy rate nila..
:D

^^
ka nindut sa lobby. . :)

ot: sakit kau manulti ang mga ubang tawo sa MOA thread against jologs. . can't take it no more i left. lain kau. :(

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Marco Polo at night is also beautiful. Two vertical beams of white light cut across the building from top to bottom in the middle. Surely one wouldnt miss this building in the night skyline, aside from the brightly lit Waterfront Hotel and The Columbary in Busay,

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Cebu still among top 10 island destinations in Asia
Cebu Daily News (http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/news/view_article.php?article_id=2405)


Cebu may have dropped a notch in the ranking, but it is still one of the 10 best island-resort destinations in the world, according to the 2005 edition of the prestigious Conde Nast Traveler Magazine Reader's Choice Awards.

Cebu placed number eight this year with 69.5 points in the Asian/Indian Ocean region, a rank lower compared to last year's seventh place with 72.8 points.

Making it a double celebration for Cebu is the inclusion of Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa as the 9th best resort destination in the Asian region with 90.5 points.

Aside from Cebu and Shangri-La, no other entry from the Philippines landed in the survey.

The Philippines was shut out in the other categories such as best cities, best hotel, best airline, best cruise ship and best transport services.

The Readers Choice Awards have been conducted by Traveler Magazine since 1998. This year, 28,000 tourists participated in the survey.

Traveler Magazine, considered as the world's best travel magazine, has a worldwide circulation of around 750,000 a month. Conde Nast publishes the magazine along with Allure, Brides, GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair and Wired.

The magazine, the only six-time winner of the US National Magazine Award, is said to "elicit a readership of the most affluent, stylish and experienced travelers in the world." Full (http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/news/view_article.php?article_id=2405)

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SM Prime eyes new Cebu project
Cebu Daily News (http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/enterprise/view_article.php?article_id=2428)


Although it did not win the bidding for the build-operate-transfer (BOT) project for a province-owned lot, SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPHI) still have plans to put up a commercial development in Cebu.

SMPHI president Hans Sy said the company is still interested in putting up a project in Cebu and is still looking around for another property.

"Sana, we're hoping to develop a Supercenter, which is a Hypermarket and a lot of small shops. We see the potential in Cebu," Sy said during an interview at the Mall of Asia.

The provincial government had conducted a bidding for its 2.8-hectare lot in Banilad, which Cebu-based Beijing Motors Corp. won with its P1-billion hotel project proposal.

SM Prime and another bidder, Cebu Oversea Hardware, each submitted a proposal for P600-million projects.

According to Sy, the SM group continues to pursue commercial development projects in different areas in the Philippines and in China, following the completion of its most ambitious project - the Mall of Asia.

On the other hand, Sy said they are conducting talks with foreign groups for the operation of its hotel property at the SM City Cebu block.

"We are currently negotiating with another party to do the (hotel) operation. The level has gone up but we could not say there's anything added," Sy said.

The structure of the hotel property was completed during the Asian financial crisis, but it was not opened as the travel industry experienced a worldwide slump.

According to Sy, one of the terms being negotiated is the acceptable amount of investment that has to be poured in by the foreign company.

"We wanted some group to put in equity. We always believe (that) if there's equity into it, they would be attentive to it," Sy noted.

According to Sy, they are looking for a foreign company that would infuse equity into the hotel property.

Sy said that SMPHI will not operate the hotel on its own since it has no expertise in hotel management.

"We're very good in shopping center. When it comes to the hotel, we're not," he pointed out.

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this one is a nice paronamic view of CBP.., i Lyk it.. :D
the news above is both good and bad... but still.. we're on the top 10..

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the newly renovated marco polo hotel cebu


photos by: rex rafael

cool!!!
pero nag unsa man ng mga kagupa ni winnie d pooh diha? hehehe!

^^ muari na sad raba ang usa pa ka katropa ni winnie d pooh ugma, si PGMA. hehehe.

The Marco Polo white light upward it's middle area is beautiful. While at the I.T. Park, the Marco Polo hotel will surely catch your attention. And oh, the 'O' in Polo did not have light the past days... just noticed. :)

Btw, the lobby looks nice... and really yellowish with the lights. The teddy bears are cute. hehe :)

^^ that's why i dont wanna take a picture of it because of the missing "O". hehe

:applause: so many great news! :okay: i wonder who would operate the SM hotel. :)

^^nice... i hope so! where'd u get that rendering? :)

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srp would probably look like this if things turn out as planned..

on the background are skyscrapers mostly hotels and office buildings while on the foreground is the unfilled pond converted into a waterpark..

Wow looks nice! I hoped it pushed through.:)

^^nice... i hope so! where'd u get that rendering? :)

from cgarchictect.. its not actually a rendering of srp.. just posted it here coz it has a resemblance of srp especially the unfilled pond and the road beside it..

woooops. I really though that that was some kind of rendering of SRP... I reckon SRP's going to be better. It must definitely be. :D

^^ ilad mo sa.. hehe pero its still possible for srp to look like that in the future..

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napay lain.. :D

^^

CDN Headline
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SM Prime to build another commercial building in Cebu, probably a hypermart
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Date of construction of flyover moved; Another flyover will also rise at Gov. Cuenco Avenue (Foodland, Maria Luisa entrance)
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Cebu Business Month; A construction show is also ongoing in Ayala
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Date of construction of flyover moved; Another flyover will also rise at Gov. Cuenco Avenue (Foodland, Maria Luisa entrance)


patay ko sa traffic inig klase ani kung madayon ang construction sa flyover sa foodland..

wow! the marco polo hotel lobby is really impressive! nindot kaayo!

^^

it looks like..... Dubai?

patay ko sa traffic inig klase ani kung madayon ang construction sa flyover sa foodland..


Nope bai, the flyover in Juan Luna has been approved already so it will have to go first.. And since construction of this controversial flyover has been moved to Feb.2007 then residents of Banilad will have plenty of time to wait. :colgate:

SM Hotel is massive and looks so promising. I wonder why Sheraton back-out. hmmmm.....Anyway congrats sa Cebu for making in the top 10 list of the best Islands in ASIA.

^^

The news article said that the Sheraton building was finished in the middle of the Asian Financial Crisis. Worst, the travel industry in the Phils. (and worldwide?) slowed down during that time. The article also said that SM is looking for a foreign operator to manage it because they don't have expertise in running hotels. :dunno:

:applause: so many great news! :okay: i wonder who would operate the SM hotel. :)


Ey resty, Crown Regency Hotel Suites is now operating at the Club Ultima building so says a banner that was put at the entrance. The banner also says, "This way to the lobby."

:shocked: wow!! very impressive lobby.. dako kau og lugar pwd dulaan.. hehe

Speaking of Club Ultima...


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^^ hala naay nag-ilis sa 24th floor room 249.. :D

^^
astig. :) kewl

about sa bigfoot tower sa CBP diay mga bai, my friend from CHI saw the renderings also but said it was not clear whether they will really build it there. Although there is no problem money-wise however the owner has an option to build it in HK since he has a property there. but i think it was @arnoldsa who said that his friend there said this will be build right? let's keep our fingers crossed.

srp will definitely become something like that! labi na kung...

^^ hala naay nag-ilis sa 24th floor room 249.. :D


2nd floor ra man na ang room 249 bai... heheheheheh.

syaro ug masaag pa ang mangita sa club ultima no?! bisan pa naa ka sa mactan, ug di lang nimo hunungan ug tan-aw ang club ultima di gyud ka mawa.

about sa bigfoot tower sa CBP diay mga bai, my friend from CHI saw the renderings also but said it was not clear whether they will really build it there. Although there is no problem money-wise however the owner has an option to build it in HK since he has a property there. but i think it was @arnoldsa who said that his friend there said this will be build right? let's keep our fingers crossed.

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anyway, the rendering says proposed Bigfoot Tower in Cebu Business Park plus the Bigfoot head office is in Cebu. excited ra ba ko ani, madayon unta :)

mao baya jud unta ang mu-standout sa CBP,..
pLus naa pa sud unta ang Tower Palace sa iyang tapad..., hehe

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p.s
just wana apoLogyz for such an immature attitude in the Cebu infrastructures thread, im 101% sure that its not going to happen agen.., :D

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^^ ..akoy ma mayor sa cebu :D

^^

it looks like..... Dubai?

that's in kuwait..

about sa bigfoot tower sa CBP diay mga bai, my friend from CHI saw the renderings also but said it was not clear whether they will really build it there. Although there is no problem money-wise however the owner has an option to build it in HK since he has a property there. but i think it was @arnoldsa who said that his friend there said this will be build right? let's keep our fingers crossed.
thanx again for the info bai slimer.. but there's still a big possibility coz they'd already acquired a lot in cbp + their studio/school [IAFT] and their head office [BIGFOOT bldg. at ramos st.] are all here in cebu .. and yeah you're right lets just keep our fingers crossed + dagkot ug kandila sa cathedral.. :D

2nd floor ra man na ang room 249 bai... heheheheheh.
syaro ug masaag pa ang mangita sa club ultima no?! bisan pa naa ka sa mactan, ug di lang nimo hunungan ug tan-aw ang club ultima di gyud ka mawa.
hehe mao may nakasulat sa pultahan gud.. sayop diay sila :D

mao baya jud unta ang mu-standout sa CBP,..
pLus naa pa sud unta ang Tower Palace sa iyang tapad..., hehe

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p.s
just wana apoLogyz for such an immature attitude in the Cebu infrastructures thread, im 101% sure that its not going to happen agen.., :D
oki rato dabert.. usahay man gud mao nay makapasamot sa away.. :)

A relatively OT news but you might love some of the updates within this story :) :

PAF receives P60 M from MCIAA
By Rainier Allan Ronda
The Philippine Star 05/23/2006

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) formally received a check for P60 million yesterday from the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) for the relocation and "replication" of PAF facilities at the Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base in Lapu-Lapu City affected by the airport’s expansion.

Lt. Gen. Jose Reyes, PAF commanding general, received the check from retired Maj. Gen. Adelberto Yap at Villamor Air Base.

The relocation of the PAF facilities was stipulated in a memorandum of agreement (MOA), which the Department of National Defense-PAF and Department of Transportation and Communications-MCIAA signed last Feb. 14.

The PAF facilities have to be relocated, also within the Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base, to make way for the expansion of the Mactan airport.

Prior to the airport’s expansion, the air base used to occupy a total of 255 hectares.

In line with the national government’s policy of spurring development and maximizing government lands, a tripartite MOA was forged on May 27, 1993 delineating the air base into three areas: Area A for the expanded Mactan export processing zone; Area B for the future expansion of the Mactan airport; and Area C for a much smaller Armed Forces area.

A subsequent MOA provided for the "replication" of PAF facilities on a turn-key basis, involving the air base hospital and dental buildings, doctors’ and nurses’ quarters, and six officers’ apartments, among others.


http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200605239902.htm

Nope bai, the flyover in Juan Luna has been approved already so it will have to go first.. And since construction of this controversial flyover has been moved to Feb.2007 then residents of Banilad will have plenty of time to wait. :colgate:

plenty of time to suffer :lol:

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^^ hala naay nag-ilis sa 24th floor room 249.. :D

bitaw, pero ikogan lang :lol::lol::lol:

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anyway, the rendering says proposed Bigfoot Tower in Cebu Business Park plus the Bigfoot head office is in Cebu. excited ra ba ko ani, madayon unta :)
o wow :applause:
this for real?

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the newly renovated marco polo hotel cebu


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wow magkano per day d2, talgang pang 5 star ang dating

^^ cgurado 5-star din ang presyo

Strategy summit to help Cebu take-off as IT hub


The 2nd Cebu ICT Strategy Summit will strongly address the four pillars of ICT industry in order for Cebu to take off as an ICT driven economy.

The four-day strategy summit, will start today at the Cebu Provincial Capitol, and will culminate on May 26.

Initiated by Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology (Cedfit) and the Cebu Software Development Industry Association Inc., (CebuSoft), the three day Summit Proper will provide an avenue for the government sector to fully understand the (difficult) dynamics of the IT sector.

According to Cedfit executive director Bonifacio D. Belen, there are four critical factors that need to be addressed effectively by both private and government players, in order for the Cebu to attain an international name in the IT hub map.

These identified pillars include; The creation of an Innovative Ecosystem; The promotion of a culture for Technology Entrepreneurship; The provision of a critical mass of quality professionals and practitioners and the availability of legal and financial framework for the IT sector.

Belen said innovation is a major driving force behind economic success. Innovation within an "ecosystem" promotes and enables research and development (R&D) to find its way to the market place.

For Cebu to aim a long-term sustainability in ICT, innovation has to be at the head of the endeavor, with IT Parks taking center-stage in such undertaking.

Also, Cebu has the potential of reaping an abundance of technology entrepreneurs within the next decade, but only if it succeeds in "incubating" start-up companies.

Although, the IT-enabled sector in Cebu is getting stronger in terms of development, he said the "real" IT sector in the province, which involves the development or homegrown talents, and start-up companies is not (yet) being given proper attention.

"Internal development of the talent is what Cebu IT sector needs. There's a demonstrated capacity," Belen said in a press conference held yesterday at Cedfit office in Cebu Asiatown IT Park.

Aspiring to develop technology start-ups necessarily requires that there be a critical mass of competent ICT professionals and practitioners, from engineers, to teachers with postgraduate degrees, to scientists, highly skilled technicians, among others, to sustain the needs of these technology businesses.

Currently, the quantity and quality of such professionals and practitioners available, as well as the stream of graduates from Cebu's educational institutions, have to be increased, through sustaining, and making more effective and wider in scope, the interventions already put in motion in the last five years.

Significantly, technology venture formation calls for unambiguous Intellectual Property Laws, availability of IP lawyers, accountants and assessors for fair financial valuation, and adequate legal framework for venture capital.

For Cebu to give birth, or lend support, to existing innovation-based companies that have no collateral except for their ideas and intellectual property, it is essential that the legal and financial framework be made definite and available.

The Summit is co-organized by Cebu Provincial ICT Council, chaired by Governor Gwen Garcia, Commission of Information and Communications Technology (CICT), and Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI).

Belen hopes that through presenting these underlying pillars of ICT industry, the government will be able to understand its role in helping the sector in a much effective way.

Belen added that in the last few years, the Philippine government was able to effectively market the country as an IT and IT-enabled services investment hub, but it failed to balance it in providing equally aggressive support to the IT sector players in terms of incentives, financial, and other development tools.

He defended though, that the unbalanced support of government to the IT sector may be attributed to the government's lack of understanding in the whole dynamics of the IT sector.

The Skyrise IT Building at night:

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The Main Entrance:

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wapa jud ko kita da kung unsa gyud ni kadako labi na ig gabii nga mosiga nang suga... kapait ning mopuyo ta's kintolimbo... :D




Dako jud bai. Makita as far as north recla, and this is lighted all night long.

^^
Kanindut sa Skyrise! Mao na inyo new office Mark, di ba? Ang iya ground floor kay parehasun ba nila sa CIPC 11?

Salamat sa update, MArk.

^^ Mark, Skyrise entrance is soooo cool! i Love it! Naka transfer na ang tibuok PS diha bai or one account at a time sa lang? :)

^^ @mark, additional question lang, are there vacant spaces in front of the building where they can accommodate starbucks, mcdo, etc? wala man gud sya sa pic..

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crown regency suites and residences: mactan island


photos by: sarita c.

hello... nice to see all the developments... cant wait to go home 3 weeks from now... i hope this will continue cause this means more job oppurtunity for us Civil Engineers..lol..

is the boardwalk mall undr-construction? will they finish it before december for the ASEAN?

hey this is off-topic...sorry.. is there someone here who works for Cebu Holdings? i eye to work there...thanks.

welcome to SSC john 3:16

there are already signs of activity at the boardwalk area but im not sure if they'd already started with the construction of the mall itself.. maybe the other forumers can enlighten us on this.. and yeah there's already a construction boom here in cebu and the good thing is its not only concentrated in cebu city but is also spread out in other cities of the metro..

you could PM @slimer he has a friend working for CHI.. maybe he could help you.. goodluck

I just wanna quote a part of an article about the flyover issue in mabolo and banilad:




But del Mar, with deep regret, argued that it would be difficult to realign the funds for the flyover in Mabolo to the Banilad area because any realignment would cause the funds to be reverted to the general fund and it would again take quite some time to raise the necessary fund for the flyover. Del Mar said it took him about three years to come up with the money for the flyover project.


The situation, is very lamentable and describes the rotten system of government we have today, one that is not adequately responsive to the needs of people in other regions. The highly centralized system of government requires us to beg for our money from the national government and wait before funds are allocated for necessary projects.


Del Mar has to schedule the construction of the needed flyovers because of the difficulty of raising money for these projects. And if one is to see the amount of money Cebu contributes to the coffers of the national government, Cebu has given more than enough to construct all the necessary flyovers, but because of the system of government only a small fraction of the money comes back to us and we have to beg for money from the national government.







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Mark, Skyrise entrance is soooo cool! i Love it! Naka transfer na ang tibuok PS diha bai or one account at a time sa lang? ^^

I think only Expedia account will transfer to the Skyrise bldg. PS will keep the offices at e-Office One. If there will be new accounts, then they will be located at Skyrise.

^^
Kanindut sa Skyrise! Mao na inyo new office Mark, di ba? Ang iya ground floor kay parehasun ba nila sa CIPC 11?

Salamat sa update, MArk.


@mark, additional question lang, are there vacant spaces in front of the building where they can accommodate starbucks, mcdo, etc? wala man gud sya sa pic..


They just finished the main entrance first for access to the upper floors. The rest of the spaces in the first floor is still not finished and is still fenced with GI sheets.

I guess they will put shops on the first floor just like the PIPC 11. And as what ive heard, two of the tenants are Starbucks and McDo. Not sure of it though.


And for the record, i am no longer connected with PS. hehe ;)

Cebu tourism needs more


Build more hotel rooms. Promote the “unique” experiences of Cebu aside from its beaches. Set aside business rivalry and distribute a free brochure listing all Cebu hotels, resorts, spas and local tourist attractions. Look at what small towns have to offer. These items in the “To do” list of government and private tourism stakeholders suggest that more work lies ahead for Cebu to sustain, and even boost, its rating as among the top 10 island-resort destinations in the world based on the 2005 readers’ survey of upscale Conde Nast Traveler Magazine.

Cebu has more than 5,000 hotel rooms, but establishments still turn guests away because of full bookings during peak season. An additional 1,000 rooms would solve the problem, said Phineas Alburo, tourism assistant secretary for the Visayas. During peak season, Cebu island posts a shortage of 500 to 800 rooms, he said. “Definitely (the Conde Nast Readers Choice Awards published in June) is a big push for Cebu tourism but we must work to improve our infrastructure, enhance cultural activities and promote a more cohesive image of Cebu as a unique destination,” said Alice Queblatin, head of the Cebu Association of Tour Operators (CATO).

She said Cebu needs to further develop its image as a one-of-a-kind destination. Cebu ranked number eight in the list of 10 best island-resort destinations in the world, with Shangri-La’s Mactan Island Resort and Spa ranking 9th best resort destination in the Asian region. These were the only two entries from the Philippines chosen by magazine readers whom Conde Nast Traveler Magazine described as “the most affluent, stylish and experienced travelers in the world.” Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, who earlier criticized local hotels and resorts for being “swapang” (greedy) for confining guests to activities in their own properties, said business competition should be set aside in promoting Cebu.

He suggested an “integrated travel brochure” which would list all hotels, resorts, spas and different tourist attractions on the island. The brochure should be distributed for free in tourist establishments and airlines, similar to the strong marketing push of Hong Kong, he said. “The big problem in promoting tourism is that tourists are being isolated by the hotels,” said Osmeña. Cebu’s ranking went down from 7th place in the previous year to 8th place in the magazine rating. Mila Espina, executive director of the Cebu Visitors and Convention Bureau (CVCB), said the Conde Nast award affirms the promotion efforts of tourism stakeholders in Cebu.

“Room shortage is what we’re working on right now because that’s the most pressing issue of the tourism industry here in Cebu,” said Espina. She disagreed with the mayor’s description of the attitude of hotels and restaurants as “swapang.” “I don’t think so because there is a strong coordination among industry players. If there has been a drop in ranking, I think it’s because of the bad peace and order image of the Philippines particularly in Manila that harmed Cebu,” said Espina.

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the development plan for Cebu tourism should look outside the metropolitan area to the appeal of small towns. If we are to talk about progress, we must plan with the entire island in mind,” she said. “We cannot allow a lopsided kind of development that would only mean more congestion and more problems to our metro areas because everybody will be flocking here.”

With the “Suroy-Suroy” program being pushed by the Capitol, the governor said she would make sure tourism growth would reach far-flung towns. The program, which started last year as an initiative of the private sector in celebrating Cebu Business Month, organizes short tours to the countryside, highlighting cultural, historical and recreation attractions. This summer, Governor Garcia led the Suroy-Suroy program in Bantayan and Camotes islands. But better facilities and services are needed outside Metro Cebu. Provincial Board Member Agnes Magpale, chairman of the committee on tourism, said this is the best way to prepare the towns for an influx of tourists.

“The role of the province and the local government units is to prepare (for the influx of tourists) and that is what we are doing exactly now with the Suroy-Suroy program,” she said. Robert Go, regional governor of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was thrilled by the Conde Nast rating. It’s really a big boost for Cebu’s tourism promotion efforts. Despite our lack of budget to globally promote the island, we still managed to get this kind of recognition, which is also very good for our local business and national economy,” he said.

welcome to SSC john 3:16

there are already signs of activity at the boardwalk area but im not sure if they'd already started with the construction of the mall itself.. maybe the other forumers can enlighten us on this.. and yeah there's already a construction boom here in cebu and the good thing is its not only concentrated in cebu city but is also spread out in other cities of the metro..

you could PM @slimer he has a friend working for CHI.. maybe he could help you.. goodluck

and one of todays good news is that, Atlas Mining in Toledo City will finally reopen which means a lot for Toledo City's economy... The Mayor projects more jobs and investments to pour in the city coz of the reopening of ACMDC...

cebuano friends help! is there a resort in cebu (anywhere in cebu) na isolated, preferably with cottages or accommodation right along the beach or in the water (like dos palmas) and per night costs only between $50-$100?? my friend doesn't want to bump into any one of her friends there :D

Originally Posted by slimer
about sa bigfoot tower sa CBP diay mga bai, my friend from CHI saw the renderings also but said it was not clear whether they will really build it there. Although there is no problem money-wise however the owner has an option to build it in HK since he has a property there. but i think it was @arnoldsa who said that his friend there said this will be build right? let's keep our fingers crossed.

Yeap, actually Bigfoot Ventures is based in Hongkong, while the one based in Cebu I think is the mother company, Bigfoot. :)

I hope they can build that building in the CBP the soonest possible. Their building in Ramos is a bit cramped na.. :) By the way, the Bigfoot building in Ramos has a gym for its employees, this is the kind of benefit that I want to get from a company. :)

cebuano friends help! is there a resort in cebu (anywhere in cebu) na isolated, preferably with cottages or accommodation right along the beach or in the water (like dos palmas) and per night costs only between $50-$100?? my friend doesn't want to bump into any one of her friends there :D

There are lots of it in the "outskirts: coke.

Check these out:

1.) Alegre Beach Resort - somewhere in Northern Cebu. I forgot the municipality.

2.) Cabana Beach Resort - Moalboal, Cebu. Search Google for Cabana Beach Resort Moalboal

3.) Casa del Mar - San Remegio, Cebu.

If you want something really "isoloated" with cottages similar to that of Dos Palmas, then I suggest "Hilutungan Island." Check out google for some maps and pics. It's just an outrigger away from Mactan Island.

^^ arnold! thanks!!! mwaaahhh...

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Atlas sees $3b earnings


Atlas Consolidated Development Corp. expects to earn as much as $3 billion in the next 12 years once it reopens its copper mine in Cebu next year, company president Alfredo Ramos said yesterday.

Atlas plans to reopen its Toledo mine in Cebu, once Southeast Asia’s largest for copper, in 18 months after it was closed in 1994 after a typhoon and a slump in metals prices.

“The mine... will generate substantial foreign exchange earnings of up to $3 billion in the next 12 years,” Ramos said, adding it would also provide up to 3,000 new jobs and substantial tax revenues for the national and local governments.
Ramos told reporters in a teleconference that the firm was preparing for the initial groundwork, including the dewatering of the mines.

“It will take about six months to pump out water from the mines and another two months to replace the infrastructures destroyed by the flooding of mines that led to its closure 10 years ago,” said Ramos.

“We really want to hasten the procedure so we could immediately assess the extent of the damage, make a more comprehensive plan and revise budgetary allocation in preparation for the production phase.”

Toledo is expected to produce 175,000 tons of concentrate containing about 50,000 tons of copper each year. The company told Reuters early this year it needed $160 million to reopen the mine.

Atlas yielded majority control of the project through a debt-to-equity swap with Alakor Corp. and Mindoro Mining and Exploration Corp. The transaction allowed Alakor to gain the right to rehabilitate the copper mine.

Martin Buckingham, Atlas executive vice president and chief finance officer, said the company will also implement a massive reforestation program in the mining area and encourage planting of Jathropha for biodiesel that could be a source of fuel for electricity and transportation systems.

Earlier, Atlas forged a $40 million financing agreement with an investment fund company, Crescent Asian Special Opportunities Portfolio.

Casop plans to pump $33 million into Carmen Copper Corp., the recently created corporate vehicle of Atlas for the Toledo copper mining operations in Cebu.

Casop, which will have a 33 percent stake in the project, is an investment pool that manages funds in excess of $20 million.

The investment firm also expressed its interest to purchase a portion of Atlas’ outstanding debts for $7 million for conversion into shares worth P10 each.

“Proceeds from the debt sale will be spent on the rehabilitation of the mines and for more exploration work,” said Ramos.

The Philippines is trying to attract foreign investors to tap an estimated $1 trillion in unexplored mineral deposits, enough to pay the government’s $76 billion in debt more than 13 times.

But many foreign firms have been put off by political turmoil, corruption, insurgencies in the resource-rich south and opposition from bishops and indigenous groups.

Atlas shares ended 4.05 percent lower at P7.10 yesterday as the main stock index fell 3.97 percent.

thanks for the info sugbuanon...
by the way.. its not my first time here...
i was posting here already during the 23rd thread i guess...

CCCI gains GMA’s nod on ecozone proposal

President Arroyo has encouraged the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) to pursue its project to make the entire Cebu province an economic zone (ecozone).

CCCI president Francis Monera said President Arroyo has agreed with the chamber that “whatever loss on taxes and revenues the government will incur in making Cebu an ecozone will be offset by a more vigorous economic activity.”

Work closely

Arroyo was in Cebu to induct newly-elected officers and board of trustees of the CCCI yesterday.

The President had also inducted the previous set of CCCI officers.

Monera said the President told the CCCI that since the local governments are the ones that will give incentives to ecozone locators, the chamber should work closely with them.

“The President said the Cebu LGUs (local government units) can help design the incentives,” Monera said on the sidelines of CCCI’s induction of officers at the Cebu City Marriott Hotel.

Study

In an earlier interview, Monera said the first board resolution that was passed under his administration moves for the creation of a team that will study the possibility of converting the entire province into an ecozone.

Firms located in ecozones 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 except.
Ecozone locators, though, are still required to pay real property taxes.

Wednesday, May 24, 2006
SM to bring IMAX theater to Cebu if people are ready

Everything about the Mall of Asia, located on 60-hectare property at the Bay City in Pasay, seems to be big—even its entertainment building, which houses the country’s first IMax theater.

The IMAX theater has a screen with a dimension of 22 meters by 30 meters, the approximate height of an eight-story building, and can sit 600 people. It is the first of its kind in the country and shows three-dimensional (3D) films using the IMAX technology.

Millions

Marissa Fernan, SM senior assistant vice president for marketing for Visayas and Mindanao, said if Cebuanos “are ready” for IMAX, SM will bring the technology to its mall in Cebu.

The technology will cost SM Prime Holdings Inc., owner of SM shopping malls, millions of pesos, though.

Fernan said the IMAX theater at the Mall of Asia, which opened last Sunday, costs about P80 million.

There is a question of financial viability too, as some people might balk at the fee to watch an IMAX film.

The entrance fee to documentary films like Nascar, which was shown at the IMax theater at the Mall of Asia for guests during the mall’s ceremonial opening last Saturday, is pegged at P150 while that for Hollywood blockbuster movies might cost around P250 per person.

More expensive

IMAX films are not produced as often as ordinary Hollywood films. They are more expensive to make because scenes are shot using specially designed cameras for 70-millimeter (mm) film format that, according to the IMax website, is the largest film format in the world.

IMAX projectors are also the most powerful in the world. They use the Rolling Loop technology, which advances the film in a wave-like motion at 24 frames per second.

According to the IMAX website, during projection, each frame is positioned on fixed registration pins and a vacuum holds the film flat against the rear lens element. When combined with IMAX 15(perforation)/70 mm film they project images of immense size, sharpness and clarity. (LAP)