Cebu City and Province - Compiled Threads [Archive] - Page 5

xDieselJockx

August 24th, 2005, 02:11 PM

Thank you @xDieselJockx or should i say Kuya xDieselJockx... I just want to promote Cebu to the world because I love it and I too, think that it deserves such applause. anyway, I think you have heard about the latest Bohol International Airport and I think you are excited about it.? am i right? do you have a lot of info about this airport already?

No sir, I sure don't. I mostly just rely on infos you guys posted here and from the ABS-CBN news online, but you are right, I'm excited about the plans of a new Bohol airport being constructed, I've even seen the rendering posted somewhere here about it. I think Bohol is close to Boracay? I've never been there yet and I heard it's kind of a pain just to go there because it is being served by airlines with smaller aircrafts and I hate being in a small plane like that.
Oh BTW, You can call me anything you want but just don't call me late for diner!!!! LOL :) ;) I should be almost old enough to be your dad, I understand you are 14 y/o so...........

chymera00

August 24th, 2005, 02:16 PM

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

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

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

An international airport will surely complement Cebu I couldn't imagine why anyone would think that airport in Bohol would be built just to rival Cebu :) Actually, I really think Cebu is considered Queen City just because of its economic status :) perhaps the President's pet city? hehe

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

Are you sure about that? Have to been to all of them? In what basis do you make this statement? ...

to add to that, we in CEBU just serve as models to smaller and developing cities.. In our latest State of the Province Address, we are proud to say that we have ZERO DEBTS/ wala kaming utang/ wala dyud mi'y utang/ hehe :)
I hope other developing cities learn from Cebu's successes too, it really needs a strong local gov't to achieve progresss rather than relying on the nat'l gov't for anything!

Cebu not having debts? that's amazing! Imagine building an international airport, large seaports, wide roads, and buying the reclamation land (A huge one at that!) without using loans!? :| ... Having debts and a budget surplus are 2 different things, you know . It actually is economically unwise to have no debts (if budget is experiencing a surplus).

good for you sleepwalker coz you appreciate any achievement of any city in the Philippines not like those people from that city (Iloilo), building lang, pinipintasan pa in his intention to let Cebu down.... ok lang cguro na mamintas kung meron din sila eh kaso wala!
Let's not generalize okay :) Not all ilonggos think that Cebu is a bastard :nuts: city. Tallers is entitled to his own opinion even though its immature and careless.

Actually Cebu as a city is actually bigger than Iloilo City

KulasKusgan

August 24th, 2005, 02:54 PM

Cebu Plaza Hotel has been there for more than a decade I guess. Ive seen it in Cebu postcards long time ago. It was a landmark before.

@ slerz: regarding Pag-ibig Tower... is it owned by HDMF?

sloid

August 24th, 2005, 02:57 PM

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

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

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

Wow that building is awesome!

When we left Cebu that building wasn't done yet.. and I thought it was grey.

* wow, yesterday there were only 60+ posts here. haha.

slerz

August 24th, 2005, 02:58 PM

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

Let's not generalize okay Not all ilonggos think that Cebu is a bastard city. Tallers is entitled to his own opinion even though its immature and careless.

Actually Cebu as a city is actually bigger than Iloilo City

Sorry Chymera00, I was wrong...maybe I should have written
"good for you sleepwalker coz you appreciate any achievement of any city in the Philippines not like that person from that city (Iloilo), building lang, pinipintasan pa in his intention to let Cebu down.... ok lang cguro na mamintas kung meron din sila eh kaso wala!"

and sorry also for the Ilonggos.peace u guyz....

Sinjin P.

August 24th, 2005, 02:58 PM

Are you sure about that? Have to been to all of them? In what basis do you make this statement? ...

Cebu not having debts? that's amazing! Imagine building an international airport, large seaports, wide roads, and buying the reclamation land (A huge one at that!) without using loans!? :| ... Having debts and a budget surplus are 2 different things, you know . It actually is economically unwise to have no debts (if budget is experiencing a surplus).

1. First, I've not been to all festivals but definitely Sinulog has its own color and something lively that other festivals doesn't have.
2. Yes, Cebu does not have debts at all.. I based this statement from Gov. Gwen Garcia's latest State of the Province Address wherein she quoted, "Cebu is no.1 with ZERO debts!" and even the local spectators and investors had a street party afterwards.

Sinjin P.

August 24th, 2005, 03:00 PM

Sorry too, if it was too personal... I hope we don't hit eachother personally in the future... I too make apologies to those whom i backbited personally. :)

Sinjin P.

August 24th, 2005, 03:02 PM

* wow, yesterday there were only 60+ posts here. haha.

Yeah, I too was fascinated with the fast replies of the forumers... Maybe it was brought about by the closure of Cebu's 2nd thread...So now, the Cebuano and non-Cebuano forumers are now focused on 1 thread...

Bravo! :)

slerz

August 24th, 2005, 03:04 PM

Cebu Plaza Hotel has been there for more than a decade I guess. Ive seen it in Cebu postcards long time ago. It was a landmark before.

@ slerz: regarding Pag-ibig Tower... is it owned by HDMF?

I have no idea sleepwalker uno, no info bout its owner....

Cebu Plaza Hotel - it was built last 1981...about 24 years ago...whoa! older than me.
It is one of the most famous Hotel not only in Cebu but in the whole country during the 80's and 90's. But now, still standing tall.

Sinjin P.

August 24th, 2005, 03:07 PM

I have no idea sleepwalker uno, no info bout its owner....

Cebu Plaza Hotel - it was buils last 1981...about 24 years ago...older than me.
It is one of the most famous Hotel not only in Cebu but in the whole country during the 80's and 90's. But now, still standing tall.

It is still standing tall and now, about 1.5+ billion pesos would be poured to refurbish this landmark... I hope Cebu promotes well too the MOUNTAIN VIEW nature park which is currently on phase 2 of development... This includes a mini-stadium for regular animal shows.

slerz

August 24th, 2005, 03:10 PM

there is also a plan to build big Cebu letters on Cebu City mountains ala Hollywood style but I donno what happened, no infos about it already.

Sinjin P.

August 24th, 2005, 03:13 PM

but I know that these plans would be realized by the government officials in their current efforts to promote Cebu as a worldclass city

sloid

August 24th, 2005, 03:18 PM

It is still standing tall and now, about 1.5+ billion pesos would be poured to refurbish this landmark... I hope Cebu promotes well too the MOUNTAIN VIEW nature park which is currently on phase 2 of development... This includes a mini-stadium for regular animal shows.

I hope some of the 1.5 B will be used to make the pool better, because the last time I went, their pool was nothing special. But the views are outrageously stunning though.

and they're building a nature park now? i really gotta go back there. but i want the cebu boardwalk to be done first. how many more years before the cebu boardwalk opens? anyone knows?

Sinjin P.

August 24th, 2005, 03:31 PM

I hope some of the 1.5 B will be used to make the pool better, because the last time I went, their pool was nothing special. But the views are outrageously stunning though.

and they're building a nature park now? i really gotta go back there. but i want the cebu boardwalk to be done first. how many more years before the cebu boardwalk opens? anyone knows?

They are not building a nature park, it is actually built already. The park is on its final phases of construction. I hope this gets fully operational sooner.
According to the press releases its target completion date is by 2007...This includes the whole complex (Fisherman's Wharf, etc...)

Sinjin P.

August 24th, 2005, 03:38 PM

Updates:

SM City Cebu will have a 3day mallwide sale on Sept. 2-4, 2005... Mall hours will be from 10am-10pm...

Ayala Center Cebu will feature Curtis, a world class illusionist on Sept. 2-4, 2005 and will also hold a 3day mallwide sale for the event... Mall hours are regular (10am-9pm for shops and 10am-2am for the Entertainment center)

Wow, sabay na magmomallwide sale and Ayala at SM...ehehe

slerz

August 24th, 2005, 04:22 PM

WoW! Sale! 10 - 4pm, SM.... 4 - 10pm, Ayala.... but I have no wawart..grrrrrrrrr!hehe

Sinjin P.

August 24th, 2005, 04:26 PM

hehe...anyway, i'll be right back...Our CL/Values teacher is so impractical..She gave us an assignment to read the last 2 chapters of the Gospel of John and the first 6 chapters of the Acts of the Apostles...

sale jud, daghan og tawo, mangosyoso lang tawon! Sa Ayala lang sa ko kay tan-awon nako ang magician si Curtis kay basig naa syay hiwaon ba...world class gud

(sale, many people who are just passersby! Ill be going to Ayala to watch the magician Curtis...Maybe, he'll perform a body slicing act because he's world class.. I just hope so)

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 04:46 PM

Cebu’s dining market still far from saturation – restaurateur
by Ehda M. Dago-oc
August 24, 2005

The vibrant economic movement in Cebu has prompted a young couple to venture into a semi-fine dining restaurant business to add to the variety of restaurant choices in the metropolis.
Inspired by her passion for food, after Mary Rose K. Lu completed her culinary studies in Institute of Culinary Education in New York in the U.S., together with husband Robert, a western-fusion Melange Resto was opened in Cebu at the newly opened Banilad Town Center (BTC).

BTC, is now the newest lifestyle and entertainment destination in Cebu.

Although, there are dozens of newly opened restaurants in Metro Cebu, the couple believes that as long as one comes up with quality food, with reasonable prices, a business, such as restaurant can be profitable.

Mary said Cebu’s dining market is still climbing up, and is far from saturation. With the growing number of population, increasing opportunities for employment, and doubling number of tourists, she is confident that she can achieved the venture’s Return of Investments (ROI) in just a short time of two years.

Besides, she said in Cebu there are still a few restaurant outlets that offer western-fusion inspired cuisine, thus the entry of Melange to the restaurant industry here, would allow more choices for diners.

“Western-fusion type of cuisine is not common here in Cebu, that’s why we immediately grabbed the opportunity,” said Mary, who is hands-on of the restaurant operation in the kitchen.

She said considering the “spending culture” of Cebuanos, who are into “value for money” type of customers, Melange meal servings are pegged (very) reasonably.

Conducive ambiance is one of the important ingredients to dining. Mary cited that she spent almost half of the total amount of the restaurant investment for the details of the restaurant’s ambiance.

It does not necessary follows that a good ambiance restaurant is an expensive one, she said. “I understand the Cebu market pulse already, as a Cebuana, price and quality are very important.”

On the sides, the restaurant which is designed for family-diners, and can accommodate about 80 people, also serves the snacks and coffee, and after dinner clientele.

Economists earlier projected that the sunrise industries that are expected to thrive more than the others are the three Fs-Food, Fashion and Fun.

For a tourism positioned area, like Cebu, any food business, as long as it offers quality service and reasonable prices, can go a long way. In fact, other Cebu-based restaurateurs had opened several restaurant outlets around Visayas and Mindanao, also in Luzon.

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 04:51 PM

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 05:04 PM

a PRIVATE resort in Cebu
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/47436244.jpg

a PUBLIC resort in Cebu
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/47436259.jpg

where else in the country can a city offer best of both beach worlds ha? huh!? asa man kuno beh? :nuts: hehe

source: Pbase

sloid

August 24th, 2005, 05:10 PM

^ hey rusty, haven't seen you in awhile. hehe. you know what that is so true. haha. when we moved to manila, gi mingaw jud ko sa mga beaches sa cebu, na.a mi gi ad2an sa zambales ug batangas. mahal among gi bayad pero ang quality kay pareha ra sa mga barato nga mga beaches diha sa cebu. -_-

Sinjin P.

August 24th, 2005, 05:16 PM

wow, quite fast... the other popular cebu thread's finally laid to rest so we can funk this thread harder! hehe

hmmm... i just missed one night and lotza things happened.

OT: btw mike, classmate siguro mo sa akong younger bro. third yr pud sya sa usc. or 2nd yr? tym sa, wa koy sure. still have to ask him muna hehe...

kuya rusty, what's his name? hehe.... yeah, we are so fast today... dawn today, this thread was still on 60 but now on 130...wow its x2! yipee!

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 05:18 PM

^ hey sloid wzup? we went to Batangas last summer and i was a bit disappointed. we made the most of it since a lot of time and money has already been spent hehe.. whereas in Cebu, you'd get to world-class resorts in just 45 mins. or even less (15 mins. in my case since i live in Lapu-lapu) :D

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 05:20 PM

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/cebu030.jpg
source: Google

4 months to go, Cebu here i come! :D

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 05:25 PM

^^ by the way, its the Hilton Towers (left) and the Shangri-La Mactan on the right... massive world class resorts in Mactan. we're only talking about two resorts here people!

slerz

August 24th, 2005, 05:30 PM

this day is very fast.... welcome back rusty.... we missed you..char!

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 05:51 PM

hehe, thanks slerz... i did miss you guys!

we're all damn in a hurry today, aren't we? or time is just unusually fast?

hey slerz, ano feeling someone badmouthing the photos u shot? sorry for bringing this topic again but it is just appropriate that we need not to stoop down to his/her level right? that person must have thought he's such a sore loser that he needed to create another account to post senseless posts.. this is illegal right? :gunz:

sorry for that guys, i never had the chance to post when the incident happened kse. we should commend slerz for the contributions and the rest of the forumers who stayed calm. that person is a typical pinoy crab.

moving forward, here are the Cebu pics i love the most. source: Pbase.com

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 05:57 PM

The Philippine's most beautiful bridge, the world's largest center-span extradosed cable-stayed bridge.
No other city can match this thing. :naughty:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/45934263.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/sunsetmactan.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/article_126917_04-11-05.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/bridge003.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/bridge002.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/bridge001.jpg

source: Pbase.com

sloid

August 24th, 2005, 06:02 PM

^ Nice, I remember back in 3rd grade, the opening of the bridge, my classmate was absent because he went to see Erap cross the bridge. O_o.

Hey, isn't there like a park near the bridge. I remember my dad meeting someone there and the park at that time really smelled crappy.

slerz

August 24th, 2005, 06:04 PM

Its nothing to me... the truth is that many of the forumers thankd me for my contributions in this thread, with that person I think its not about my pic but its about his insecurities about Cebu that he even attacked Cebu Plaza Hotel, good that it wasn't hit...such a nasty rude terrorist in this thread...hehehe
anyway, more pics this coming days...

Thanks rusty for your appreciation.....

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 06:08 PM

^^ can't even remember when this 2nd bridge opened. kelan nga ulet toh nag open? by the way sloid ka age ra ba ta? i was still in grade school when it was built. but i surely did remember everytime i go to school before the 2nd bridge was completed, highways in Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City are always jam-packed and traffic back then was horrible especially during rush hour.

sloid

August 24th, 2005, 06:14 PM

^ Hm. I was 9 when I was in grade 3 so that was 1999. Umm. I'm 15 right now.

Dba taga Lapu-Lapu ka? Do you know the school Marie Ernestine School Lapu-Lapu branch?

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 06:22 PM

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 06:25 PM

^ Hm. I was 9 when I was in grade 3 so that was 1999. Umm. I'm 15 right now.

Dba taga Lapu-Lapu ka? Do you know the school Marie Ernestine School Lapu-Lapu branch?

I graduated at Marie Ernestine School Mandaue branch :D studied there from pre-school til grade school. when Lapu-lapu branch opened, my younger bros and sis moved there hehe. what about it? by the way, i'm an Ernestinian but a Bosconian at heart. i moved here in Manila for some college and now i'm alone here trying to be independent kuno. the hell i want my ass to go back there hehe. soon!

sloid

August 24th, 2005, 06:30 PM

^ WOW!! I am from Marie Ernestine School Ramos then apparently, Velez took over so it got moved to Sepulveda street. I don't know if it's still there now. Haha. Now I believe this world is really small.

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 06:40 PM

^^ yeah, pretty small world ey! that school's really great! i was dumbfounded when I first studied here, too much tagalog mixed up when discussing the subjects. unlike there, straight english. :okay: or by the way, are you still in Cebu or moved somewhere else?

sloid

August 24th, 2005, 06:54 PM

ryanr

August 24th, 2005, 09:41 PM

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 10:05 PM

^^ you bet..! photos from Pbase are mostly taken by pro's. and they all look great! :okay:

you can't find any other bridge as beautiful as this in the country. i bet someone out there is so deadly jealous that he has to bang his head til his brain pops out. right slerz? hehe

i'm really excited how the two suspension bridges will look like. aside from that, part of the feasibility study for Metropolitan Cebu 2015 is to add Mactan's third bridge (suspension) connecting the kawit island which is part of the South reclamation project to cordova reclamation project in Mactan island (within the Cebu International Port II complex). oh well, Philippines will look more marvelous in the coming years! :cool:

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 10:26 PM

^ Haha, when I moved to Manila for 5th grade, I was dumbfounded too. =_=. The thing I really found awkward was how they say english words that ends with "cle." O_o

oh yeah, i am not in cebu anymore, moved here in canada in nov 2003, and that was also my last visit to cebu. I CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK!! I miss shopping in Ayala. I'll probably go back in 2010. Hehe, by then everything under construction right now would be done.

yeah hehe. at least the school i attended, their impression was cebuanos are engliseros. cant blame us, our second language is english and not tagalog.

things would be much different when you get back here in the Philippines 5 years from now. i hope its not just the president. :laugh:

ryanr

August 24th, 2005, 10:41 PM

i'm really excited how the two suspension bridges will look like. aside from that, part of the feasibility study for Metropolitan Cebu 2015 is to add Mactan's third bridge (suspension) connecting the kawit island which is part of the South reclamation project to cordova reclamation project in Mactan island (within the Cebu International Port II complex). oh well, Philippines will look more marvelous in the coming years! :cool:

Really? That would be awesome. I wish there was a cable-stayed bridge in Metro Manila, spanning across the Pasig River.

Sloid, where abouts in Canada? There are many Filipino forumers here that live in Canada, including myself:D

rustyboi

August 24th, 2005, 11:45 PM

Really? That would be awesome. I wish there was a cable-stayed bridge in Metro Manila, spanning across the Pasig River.

its really hard to find a spot where a cable-stayed bridge can be built within metro manila. 2nd Mactan bridge is almost 2 kms long so there has to be at least a kilometer span body of water. but Pasig will definitely look magnificent if there's a bridge similar to London Bridge. hehe

sloid

August 25th, 2005, 12:13 AM

Really? That would be awesome. I wish there was a cable-stayed bridge in Metro Manila, spanning across the Pasig River.

Sloid, where abouts in Canada? There are many Filipino forumers here that live in Canada, including myself:D

I'm in Mississauga, well It's pretty much Toronto-based so I guess you could say Toronto. =D.

slerz

August 25th, 2005, 03:02 AM

^^ you guys are starting to freak me out. first, mike revealed he's just 15, now you're telling me 15 ka pa? hehe just kiddin' buddy. i'm not getting any younger fellaz, i just notice it. is there anyone else in this thread who isnt a teenager? hehe. the second bridge opened last 1999? ok, i was in highschool na pala at that time. :cool:

Sloid, Rusty and Michael, How bout that? can't wait to give you trophies lil bros.... you're such a yogurt that makes every situation healthy..hehe What I mean is that you're such a big help in our community, young minds that has already an idea on how to improve, manage our community to make it more livable, lovable and beautiful. I wanna give you guys a big hand of aplaus! and more over, I hope someday that we can have a firm position in our city and combine our ideas and implement it as well for the better half of our beloved Metropolis.

slerz

August 25th, 2005, 03:09 AM

The AD Congress is fast approaching... I can't wait to see TV ads such as donut bai coz its donot bai...hehe.

slerz

August 25th, 2005, 03:45 AM

Mambaling access to SRP done, but still closed to traffic

The Mambaling access to the South Reclamation Project (SRP) is now passable although the Cebu City Government is not yet opening it to the public because the road is not yet thoroughly asphalted.

As DPWH closes South Coastal Road entrance in Aduana for the construction and the digging of the 1.4 billion Cebu Subway Tunnel, a four lane road passing under Malacanang sa Sugbo and Plaza Independencia and exits at Mc Arthur blvd.

This access road is seen to help decongest traffic in the downtown areas and on N. Bacalso Ave. If one travels from southern Cebu and wants to go to Labangon, he can use the Mambaling access road to get through Tres De Abril St. He does not have to pass through Pardo or N. Bacalso Ave., Osmeña said.

The road, whose pavement will have a width of 20 meters, will be a four-lane highway that will accommodate trailer trucks. The 542-meter access road is seen to cause the market values of the SRP to shoot up.

slerz

August 25th, 2005, 03:51 AM

Originally Posted by rusty18
you can't find any other bridge as beautiful as this in the country. i bet someone out there is so deadly jealous that he has to bang his head til his brain pops out. right slerz? hehe

You're right... I'm with you Rusty.

sloid

August 25th, 2005, 05:46 AM

Sloid, Rusty and Michael, How bout that? can't wait to give you trophies lil bros.... you're such a yogurt that makes every situation healthy..hehe What I mean is that you're such a big help in our community, young minds that has already an idea on how to improve, manage our community to make it more livable, lovable and beautiful. I wanna give you guys a big hand of aplaus! and more over, I hope someday that we can have a firm position in our city and combine our ideas and implement it as well for the better half of our beloved Metropolis.

Haha, I feel special ;). and of course, anything for the Motherland, CEBU!!

c0kelitr0

August 25th, 2005, 05:52 AM

its really hard to find a spot where a cable-stayed bridge can be built within metro manila. 2nd Mactan bridge is almost 2 kms long so there has to be at least a kilometer span body of water. but Pasig will definitely look magnificent if there's a bridge similar to London Bridge. hehe

Yuck, London Bridge?! :lol: Tower bridge is more awesome.

ryanr

August 25th, 2005, 06:22 AM

yeah, Tower Bridge not London Bridge;) I think they can build a small cable stayed bridge in MM...Bangkok currently has one that is u/c

jrevalde

August 25th, 2005, 07:39 AM

Thanks for the pag-ibig pics slerz, it's a shame i cant really contribute anything to this thread other than questions mainly bcoz i now live in New Zealnd.
Anywayz, does anyone know what happened to the u/c gaisano building beside SIT and a few meters before CIT. When i left in 2003 there was just a couple of pillars standing:)

slerz

August 25th, 2005, 08:44 AM

dominique

August 25th, 2005, 09:05 AM

slerz how about the new buildings of the citilights garden condo? in its website its states that two new towers will rise this 2005. is construction going on?
thank you.

slerz

August 25th, 2005, 09:33 AM

slerz how about the new buildings of the citilights garden condo? in its website its states that two new towers will rise this 2005. is construction going on?
thank you.

Actually bout 5 buildings that they will build if I'm not mistaken.... I dunno right now if there's another building is on the rise...coz its too far and I don't look up to the mountain often...hehe.. maybe they're already constructing if it is stated there in their site....

Jimbu

August 25th, 2005, 11:34 AM

slerz how about the new buildings of the citilights garden condo? in its website its states that two new towers will rise this 2005. is construction going on?
thank you.

http://cebu-online.com/realty/citylights/highrise.jpg
http://cebu-online.com/realty/citylights/site_15.jpg

If all the seven buildings are erected as shown in the site development plan then Cebu will be in the making of a "Little Hongkong".

rustyboi

August 25th, 2005, 11:35 AM

^^ im not really sure about this as well. my high-school classmate owns a unit at citylights (the first two towers are already completed) and we stayed there a few years ago. back then the original plan was 5 towers. all 5 of them are supposedly similar in size but IMO with regards to the recent development, instead of building 5 towers they make towers 3 & 4 bigger and taller (i think!). but who knows, they needed to make towers 3 & 4 bigger because of the demand and most likely build the 5th tower if the demand continues to rise. they actually got the best spot to view the whole Metro Cebu and i think that's one of the many factors why it's doing well in the market. :D

chymera00

August 25th, 2005, 11:41 AM

what exactly are the defining of a center-span extradosed cable-stayed bridge?

slerz

August 25th, 2005, 12:29 PM

but rusty, are towers 3 & 4 u/c right now?

rustyboi

August 25th, 2005, 12:39 PM

^^ sorry i'm not really sure. i was only informed the construction has started but haven't seen any pics of the recent development. :( could be on the excavation stage or sumthin. my highschool buddy migrated to the US and i aint sure if he's still alive. kiddin'! i hope someone could go up there and take photos of the complex. :D

slerz

August 25th, 2005, 01:09 PM

maybe I can't take any pics of that project coz its too far to climb up there...hehe

rustyboi

August 25th, 2005, 01:12 PM

what exactly are the defining of a center-span extradosed cable-stayed bridge?

the span between the two towers, currently the longest in the world. sorry i don't have the exact measurement. just in case, extradosed cable-stayed is different from suspension bridges. there are cable-stayed bridges in KL, hongkong, japan, etc. they got taller towers but the second mactan bridge has the longest centerspan so far. they didnt make the towers taller due to the proximity of the international airport.. but still the most beautiful in the country. :okay:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mmb_11.jpg
Photo taken from the old Mactan bridge. Source: Virtual Cebu

Sinjin P.

August 25th, 2005, 02:33 PM

sorry, can't post now...too busy for school intramural preparations..hope u understand :)

Jimbu

August 25th, 2005, 02:48 PM

All about bridges:
http://www.answers.com/cable-stayed%20bridges

The first Mandaue-Mactan Bridge
http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/867/mactanbridge3.jpg
http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/22800/lifeinthe_city_edit_1.jpg

chymera00

August 25th, 2005, 03:02 PM

the span between the two towers, currently the longest in the world. sorry i don't have the exact measurement. just in case, extradosed cable-stayed is different from suspension bridges. there are cable-stayed bridges in KL, hongkong, japan, etc. they got taller towers but the second mactan bridge has the longest centerspan so far. they didnt make the towers taller due to the proximity of the international airport.. but still the most beautiful in the country. :okay:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mmb_11.jpg
Photo taken from the old Mactan bridge. Source: Virtual Cebu
Oh ok thanks for clearing that out for me :) Thanks
The Mactan bridge looks really nice

chymera00

August 25th, 2005, 03:10 PM

Sorry too, if it was too personal... I hope we don't hit eachother personally in the future... I too make apologies to those whom i backbited personally. :)
That argument on tallers got really intense :) No need to apoligize.

Wow a third thread already? You've overtaken the Iloilo thread. Good job. Thanks for keeping us all updated on Cebu. We really appreciate it :)

Sinjin P.

August 25th, 2005, 04:10 PM

That argument on tallers got really intense :) No need to apoligize.

Wow a third thread already? You've overtaken the Iloilo thread. Good job. Thanks for keeping us all updated on Cebu. We really appreciate it :)

Yes, I too was overwhelmed... Last Tuesday (8.23) the number of posts in this thread was 60...Yesterday (8.24 at 10pm) the number of posts skyrocketed to 130...Today (9pm) the number of posts is currently at 170+... So, for the past two days, the average # of posts for this thread is 50..am i right?

sloid

August 25th, 2005, 06:04 PM

Here are some pics of Cebu's Main Carrier, Cebu Pacifiic.

planes

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jwfromdawest/Group%201/233788.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jwfromdawest/Group%201/AT8546jp.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jwfromdawest/Group%201/cebu_b757_320pxl.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jwfromdawest/Group%201/ga04carrier.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jwfromdawest/Group%201/PHCEBU3PK.jpg

I really like the exterior of Cebu Pacific, and their Logo is really cool.

food

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jwfromdawest/Group%201/cebupacific002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jwfromdawest/Group%201/cebupacific001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jwfromdawest/Group%201/IMG_0008_512.jpg

They should change the food they serve, coz they suck! I don't know about the food on internationall flights though, maybe their good.

staff

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/jwfromdawest/Group%201/untitled.jpg

in my opinion, they actually have a better staff than PAL, they are younger, happier, courteous. In fact I don't like some of the staff in PAL, especially in international flights. And oh! Cebu Pacific's funflights are awesome!! are there still funflights right now?

comments about cebu pacific from travelers

http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/cebu-pacific.htm -- this is from the skytrax website, the organization who awards the best airline and airport awards.

Cebu Pacific has a lot of potential to be The Philippines' best airline if they serve better food, make the interior better, improve it's in-flight entertainment, better planes and probably more destinations.

chymera00

August 25th, 2005, 07:02 PM

Cebu City, Province land in 'top earners' list
By Aledel Gonzales-Cuizon

CEBU CITY -- Cebu City and Province landed in the list of the top income earners among local governments last year, according to the Commission on Audit (COA).

Unfortunately, Cebu City also has the highest total liabilities among 117 cities in the country, at P3.86 billion.

The city is among the top 10 in terms of assets, cash in bank and gross income, but did not make it to the 2004 list of cities with the highest net income.

Cebu Province, on the other hand, ranks third among the provinces with the highest net income, at P307.6 million.

It has the third highest gross income among the provinces last year, at P1.26 billion, but also the fifth highest expenses, at P948 million.

Cebu Province is first among the provinces based on current assets, with some P1.25 billion; and also has the largest amount of cash in the bank, with some P1.03 billion.

These were part of the COA's findings after reviewing the financial performance of 75 provinces, 117 cities and 1,419 towns as of December 2004.

None of Cebu's towns made it to the list of top income earners. None were listed as big spenders either.

But the municipality of Tabuelan in Cebu's fourth district was among the local governments that reported net losses. They spent P731,000 more in operations than what they earned, the COA report showed.

COA's list came out as a paid advertisement in a national newspaper last Saturday.

It lists Cebu City as sixth among all cities with the highest expenses, at P1.57 billion.

Bottom line

In 2003, Cebu City posted the highest total net income among cities. But that year, it also had the highest amount of liabilities.

Just last week, Cebu City handed over a check for P300 million, to pay for part of the principal and interest of a loan it obtained to build the South Reclamation Project (SRP).

At current exchange rates, its SRP debt now amounts to some P6.3 billion, with about P600 million due next year. But city officials remain optimistic that once titles are issued, it will find plenty of investors to help City Hall avoid cash flow problems.

COA reported that in 2004, local governments nationwide earned a total of some P173.5 billion, but also spent P143.7 billion, for a combined net income of P29.8 billion.

At P109.2 billion, the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) accounted for more than 60 percent of the total income of local governments.

IRA-dependent

Pangasinan Province had the highest IRA, at P921.6 million, and Cebu Province came in second, at P908 million.

Quezon City received P1.47 billion in IRA, the largest among cities. Davao City came in second, at P1.4 billion.

Cebu City placed seventh, with some P608 million in IRA last year.

Quezon City topped the list of cities with the highest gross income, at P6.5 billion. It also placed first among the cities with the highest net income, at P2.48 billion.

The cities that reported the largest net incomes included Makati, P1.66 billion; Pasig, P1.13 billion; Manila, P947 million; and Olongapo, P591 million.

Manila ranked first among the cities that were big spenders last year, at P5.26 billion.

Davao City spent P633.2 million more than Cebu City did in 2004.

Liabilities

Like Cebu City, it did not figure in the list of cities with the highest net incomes.

Among the provinces, Bulacan was the biggest spender, and reported P1.14 billion in expenses. Negros Occidental placed second, at P1.01 billion.

Among the provinces, Cebu ranked 10th in terms of total liabilities, pegged at P461.6 million.

Palawan ranked first in this category.

Joining Cebu in the list of provinces with the highest gross income were Laguna, P1.37 billion; Bulacan, P1.33 billion; Negros Occidental, P1.14 billion; and Cavite, P1.14 billion.

Facing proposals to create three more provinces out of three congressional districts, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has warned that splitting the province will cause it to lose its premier status as one of the country's wealthiest local governments. (Sun.Star Cebu/Sunnex)

I guess Cebu city does have debts after all

rustyboi

August 25th, 2005, 07:15 PM

rustyboi

August 25th, 2005, 07:24 PM

rustyboi

August 25th, 2005, 07:56 PM

CEBU CITY -- Cebu City and Province landed in the list of the top income earners among local governments last year, according to the Commission on Audit (COA).

Unfortunately, Cebu City also has the highest total liabilities among 117 cities in the country, at P3.86 billion.

I guess Cebu city does have debts after all

The good thing is...

Cebu City
+ first based on total net income
+ sixth biggest spender

Cebu Province
+ first based on current assets
+ largest amount of cash in the bank
+ third highest net income
+ fifth highest expenses

The way I look at it, Cebu has the highest liabilities because of investments but Cebu is the highest income earner because the investments are good. :D

Jimbu

August 25th, 2005, 08:01 PM

rustyboi

August 25th, 2005, 08:05 PM

Aside from having the best economy in the country, the best resorts and beaches, home of the most talented people, best performing local government unit, of course being an empire city status, Cebu is also home of the country's richest historical sites and landmarks. Cebu is rich, famous and beautiful.

Magellan's Cross
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/historical%20landmarks/magellan01.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/historical%20landmarks/magellan02.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/historical%20landmarks/magellan03.jpg

rustyboi

August 25th, 2005, 08:06 PM

Cebu Heritage Monument
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/historical%20landmarks/heritage01.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/historical%20landmarks/heritage02.jpg

Jimbu

August 25th, 2005, 09:37 PM

The Sto. Nino Basillica
http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/22800/stonino_copy_edit_1.jpg

bagel

August 25th, 2005, 09:49 PM

I always wonder if the people who they make monuments for are really that muscular and that built. For all we know our pantheon of heroes like Lapu Lapu in Mactan, Bonifacio in Manila and all the people who have bronze statues made after them were not very good looking, were of short stature and have love handles.

(no offense meant to our Cebuanos here-- - I'm talking about national heroes in general)

Jimbu

August 25th, 2005, 10:00 PM

Cebu Business Park
http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/13295/208_0850_2.jpg

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 03:12 AM

I guess Cebu city does have debts after all

Yup, Cebu City have debts as of now coz of SRP....but it will double the income of Cebu City once the reclamation will be active in business.

But Cebu Province really has no Debts at all...

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 03:49 AM

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

Cebu as a HUb
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/airroutedomd.jpg

Cebu to the world
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/cbu2wrldb.jpg

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 04:04 AM

Fuente @ 19forgotten ahe 1970's
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/fuente_past1970s.jpg

Fuente @ 1980's - 1990's
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/fuente1.jpg

Fuente @ 2005
?

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 04:12 AM

Philippine Dream, Cebu's Floating Hotel
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/philippine-dream1.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/philippine-dream2.jpg

dominique

August 26th, 2005, 08:11 AM

Nice job slerz! great efforts from you. good luck to michaelsinjin for his intramurals. rusty is still unstopable. Jimbu thanks for the pics.

Hats off to you guys, the pillars of cebu thread!!

P MARL

August 26th, 2005, 12:35 PM

<img border="0" src="http://myspace-392.vo.llnwd.net/00003/29/30/3830392_l.jpg" alt="PUREVOLUME: Das Underground E - Zine"></a>

FUENTE OSMENIA at PRESENT :)

P MARL

August 26th, 2005, 12:40 PM

<img border="0" src="http://myspace-315.vo.llnwd.net/00003/51/30/3830315_l.gif" width="500" height="500">

cebu rocks!!

P MARL

August 26th, 2005, 12:41 PM

<img border="0" src="http://myspace-436.vo.llnwd.net/00003/63/40/3830436_l.jpg" width="500" height="500">

some beach i dnt know where in cebu :)

P MARL

August 26th, 2005, 12:43 PM

<img border="0" src="http://myspace-410.vo.llnwd.net/00003/01/40/3830410_l.jpg" width="200" height="200">

cebu capitol

P MARL

August 26th, 2005, 12:54 PM

<img border="0" src="http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=cebu/v=2/SID=e/TID=I001_70/l=IVI/SIG=12blv3f47/EXP=1125136046/*-http%3A//www.lakbaypilipinas.com/images/cebu_sinulog1.jpg" width="200" height="200"> 

<img border="0" src="http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/images/cebu_sinulog.jpg" width="200" height="200"> 

<img border="0" src="http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/images/cebu_sinulog_festival1.jpg" width="200" height="200"> 

<img border="0" src="http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/images/cebu_sinulog_festival.jpg" width="200" height="200"> 

<img border="0" src="http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/images/cebu_sinulog_festival2.jpg" width="200" height="200"> 

<img border="0" src="http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/images/cebu_sinulog_festival3.jpg" width="200" height="200">

cebu sinulog festival

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 01:19 PM

^^ so true. i may have some stuff to complain but Cebu pacific remains to be reasonable when it comes to air fare. i have to agree with sloid, they need to change the food they serve. flight attendants sure look gorgeous and sexy! nasa heaven ka nga when flying with Cebu pacific. haha

yes, the Cebu Pacific flight stewards are really posh and "kikay" but the food they serve when I rode once was not pretty impressive...(e.g. a big pack of Chippy) unlike PAL which serves a variety (crackers, nuts, a cake, juice, etc.)... The interior of Cebu Pacific is also a bit dirty and "masikip"...

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 01:22 PM

the ZERO DEBTS i meant was for the Cebu province... The debts on the SRP is not included for Cebu province's liability because this is slashed on Cebu City's budget for the fact that it is Cebu City's project. I just want to clear things up.

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 01:26 PM

Nice job slerz! great efforts from you. good luck to michaelsinjin for his intramurals. rusty is still unstopable. Jimbu thanks for the pics.

Hats off to you guys, the pillars of cebu thread!!

Thank You! In relation to that, I am inviting everyone for USC North and South Campus's intramurals on September 6-9, 2005...Please be there...! ON September 6 will be the biggest event, THE PALABAS/CHEERDANCE OPENING of each year level...Please be there...ehehe...ill be dancing TRICKY by the BEASTIE BOYS...

btw, kuya rusty, what's your bro's name? maybe kilala ko cya... :)

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 01:28 PM

Philippine Dream, Cebu's Floating Hotel
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/philippine-dream1.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/philippine-dream2.jpg

It's actually a FLOATING RESTAURANT also but it's actually closed already...But don't worry guys, there will just be a reswitching of management and it will reopen soon

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 01:34 PM

1. Cebu will be generating more income for the 120+ lampposts in the 2nd Mandaue-Mactan Bridge will be used for ad purposes... The size would be suited so as to not distract the driving public. The proposed contract price is P100,000/10monts per lamppost so how much will that generate?

2. Have you noticed our mini-baywalk in IBO, Lapu-lapu City. It's actually the one opposite the airport field... This started 2 years ago with vendors who sell grilled products.. Now, the Lapu-lapu City government has posed interest to develop this area and infact, it is now fenced... (But bad news, the fence broke (ay basta, natumba!) because a drunk jeepney driver went through it...lol!)

3. MORE UPDATES SOON!

rustyboi

August 26th, 2005, 01:43 PM

Nice job slerz! great efforts from you. good luck to michaelsinjin for his intramurals. rusty is still unstopable. Jimbu thanks for the pics.

Hats off to you guys, the pillars of cebu thread!!

Thanks bud! its really good to know we don't need much effort nor false claims just to show how great CEBU is to the world...
because REAL BEAUTY is EFFORTLESS. hahaha

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 01:46 PM

Thanks bud! its really good to know we don't need much effort nor false claims just to show how great CEBU is to the world...
because REAL BEAUTY is EFFORTLESS. hahaha

another thing,
BEAUTY is SKIN DEEP
Bahala na kayong intindihin yan..hehe :)

rustyboi

August 26th, 2005, 01:47 PM

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mmb_01.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mmb_02.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mbfb_04.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mbfb_12.jpg

rustyboi

August 26th, 2005, 01:50 PM

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/45934263.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mbfb_01.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mbfb_03.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mbfb_06.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/mactan/photo_mbfb_10.jpg

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

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 01:57 PM

2. Have you noticed our mini-baywalk in IBO, Lapu-lapu City. It's actually the one opposite the airport field... This started 2 years ago with vendors who sell grilled products.. Now, the Lapu-lapu City government has posed interest to develop this area and infact, it is now fenced... (But bad news, the fence broke (ay basta, natumba!) because a drunk jeepney driver went through it...lol!)

IBO is becoming famous ha...we always hang out there every month. it is really a growing tourist area specially during weekends but during daytime nothing is there even a single chair. It's also quite scary coz every 15 to 30 mins there is an airplane taking off from Mactan Cebu Int'l Airport that looks like it will crash infront of you...hehe

rustyboi

August 26th, 2005, 02:00 PM

Thank You! In relation to that, I am inviting everyone for USC North and South Campus's intramurals on September 6-9, 2005...Please be there...! ON September 6 will be the biggest event, THE PALABAS/CHEERDANCE OPENING of each year level...Please be there...ehehe...ill be dancing TRICKY by the BEASTIE BOYS...

btw, kuya rusty, what's your bro's name? maybe kilala ko cya... :)

good luck sa intrams ninyo! tricky? you'll be doin stuff like those guys in WHITE CHICKS movie? hahaha. yup, i PMed u my bro's name. do u know him? i think he'll play basketball sa sportsfest nyo. he's 2nd yr pla. :)

rustyboi

August 26th, 2005, 02:06 PM

IBO is becoming famous ha...we always hang out there every month. it is really a growing tourist area specially during weekends but during daytime nothing is there even a single chair. It's also quite scary coz every 15 to 30 mins there is an airplane taking off from Mactan Cebu Int'l Airport that looks like it will crash infront of you...hehe

2 years ago, on our way to a friend's resort for night swimming, we dropped by to that place and people call it LINKIN' PARK. not much people at that time. it's Larsian's seaside version! hehehe... That was around Christmas so we even got the chance to see Shangrila's 15-min fireworks display.. and yup, so true with that airplane adventure everytime you take a bite on their BBQ. haha

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 02:17 PM

Nice job slerz! great efforts from you. good luck to michaelsinjin for his intramurals. rusty is still unstopable. Jimbu thanks for the pics.

Hats off to you guys, the pillars of cebu thread!!

I'm having fun of letting everybody know that Cebu is very livable and very beautiful. I also want my fellow Cebuano forumers who are living abroad to know the latest developments and heppenings in our beloved CEBU.coz after all, even if they're living in the richest country that whatever happens, they will still go back to their homeland, "CEBU" a paradise homeland where they left their hearts....whoa

Thanks Dominique!

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 02:53 PM

I JUST LOVE CEBU! and more reasons are coming why I should love CEBU more!

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 02:55 PM

Anyway slerz and michael i've read an article last year that a 16 storey building was to be constructed near colon and osmeña blvd. it was something like a head office for the cebu based appliance center and the upper floors to be used as a hotel. any idea on this?

Here it is construction is ongoing, 16 storey GV Hotel and Citi Appliance Center (8.26).
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/26-08-05_1522.jpg

I also heard MCWD has a new modern looking office as well. ( that was 2 yrs ago though) :)
MCWD building
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/26-08-05_1537.jpg
just a medium rise and not quite impressive (poor quality pic) but its nice...

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 03:00 PM

I also like this building beside SM...very nice and modern.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/26-08-05_1606.jpg

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 03:03 PM

Here it is construction is ongoing, 16 storey GV Hotel and Citi Appliance Center (8.26).
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/26-08-05_1522.jpg

MCWD building
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/26-08-05_1537.jpg
just a medium rise and not quite impressive (poor quality pic) but its nice...

wow!, thanks for the updates slerz...i don't want to bring this up again but baka may manggulo nanaman at magcritique sa pics...anyway, we know what we are to do...

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 03:03 PM

bahala na sila, let them eat their heart out....

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 03:05 PM

I also like this building beside SM...very nice and modern.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/26-08-05_1606.jpg

its nice and modern disregarding the fact na it was built before SM... :runaway:

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 03:11 PM

mao ba, I dunno bout it....

wornout

August 26th, 2005, 03:16 PM

I also like this building beside SM...very nice and modern.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/26-08-05_1606.jpg

I think this is the Cebu International Financial Center Building.
At least based on the City Map that I have.

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 03:17 PM

I always see it but I don't know the name of the building...hehe

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 03:18 PM

mao ba, I dunno bout it....

mao gyud, i also love their elevator...small yet elegant...

SLERZ, what other proposals and under construction developments are here in Cebu today (hotels, subdivisions, malls, etc.)... Can you list them? I can't remember man gud all of them especially in the real estate area.

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 03:20 PM

i also love the hanging traffic lights (w/ TEDMAN sign) in Mandaue City... They are manually-operated by traffic police on their outposts... So, this would be better since they have control over the traffic flow especially when it's peak hours na kailangang i-lengthen ang go time ng isang lane for the traffic to ease...

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 03:21 PM

As of now, mao pa na akng nahibaw an all in all... If there's new, I'll post it here...

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 03:27 PM

ah okay...oi, correct me if I'm wrong... dba ur still a student or was that sloid?
ur in Cebu today?

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 03:32 PM

grad ko last march 2004 pa...si sloid to imo gpasabot....yup I'm in Cebu today sa Pardo ko puyo...bout you?

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 03:33 PM

Ayala Center Cebu August Events
(medyo late pagkapost noh? morag end of August naman..ehehe
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/ayala2.jpg

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 03:36 PM

Ayala Center Cebu
interiors
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/acc8.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/acc7.jpghttp://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/acc6.bmp
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/acc10.bmphttp://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/acc4.bmphttp://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/acc5.jpg
entertainment center
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/acc1.bmp
outdoors from the lagoon area
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/acc2.bmp
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/acc3.bmp

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 03:37 PM

grad ko last march 2004 pa...si sloid to imo gpasabot....yup I'm in Cebu today sa Pardo ko puyo...bout you?

ah, permanent Cebu resident diay...(ehe..mag-english nasad kay di rasad kita moy mamasa ani...ehehe) Me, from the virgin island of Mactan

sugarboy

August 26th, 2005, 03:39 PM

ah, permanent Cebu resident diay...(ehe..mag-english nasad kay di rasad kita moy mamasa ani...ehehe) Me, from the virgin island of Mactan

@michael : do you really reside in mactan?

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 03:41 PM

MEDYO OUT OF TOPIC BUT...
(please disregard the guy in the pic...)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/100_1623.jpg
Metro Market! Market! is Metro Gaisano's first store outside Cebu and it has entered the discriminating territories of Manila.

>>How is Metro Market! Market!?
>>Did the Metro Manilans accept the concept of Metro Gaisano?
>>Did Kris Aquino and Boy Abunda help in bringing the crowd to Metro Market! Market!?

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 03:41 PM

@michael : do you really reside in mactan?
yes! why? you too? :) :)

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 03:47 PM

do you think I need to change my signature? Some say its too long and bulky... anyway, we know these Cebu Projects right?

wait...edit...
okay...
I've summarized my SIGNATURE to cut it shorter

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 03:53 PM

oi! sugarboy, slerz where are you? ehehe...sayang got to go...i cant read your posts after these...cge nalang, post lang ghapon ha? so that 4th thread na ta! its my brother's turn in the pc so maybe ill be back 10pm...bye!

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 03:57 PM

sugarboy, slerz, have you both eaten in Neo Neo Grill house in Mabolo (across Carmelite Church)? its really delicious there! infact, it has been awarded as the best grill house in Metro Cebu in 2004...

do you have pics for this?

sugarboy

August 26th, 2005, 03:58 PM

no. i've never lived in cebu or mactan but let's put it this way...i don't really like cebu city...BUT, i am all for mactan. if there is a cheap property in mactan, i would want to have a piece of it. then if i need to be in the central business district of cebu, i can just cross the bridge and be in cebu for the day...then safely retreat to mactan for respite at the end of the day.

furthermore, if i need to fly back to manila, being in mactan means i'd be only a stone's throw away from the airport.

what do you think?

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 04:00 PM

i'm so excited to post more but i'll save it for tomorrow so that you may still read the previous posts... because if we have 50 posts in this thread for a day, the tendency is that we won't be able to read the earlier posts for the day unless we go over them 1 by one...

bye!

wornout

August 26th, 2005, 04:01 PM

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 04:20 PM

oi sorry, just went out for somethin...anyway, michael you're such a certified mall freak kuddy...hahehe

I also like this building beside SM...very nice and modern.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/26-08-05_1606.jpg

this is much better....just disregard mine...
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/cebu65.jpg

slerz

August 26th, 2005, 04:29 PM

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 05:10 PM

more of Marcelo Fernan Bridge

the cables.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/CebumarceloFer.jpg

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

the drive
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/CebuMarceloFernanbridge2.jpg

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

beautiful pics...when were these taken?

Sinjin P.

August 26th, 2005, 05:13 PM

P MARL

August 26th, 2005, 05:41 PM

wazzup u guys !! i've been followin the forum for almost a month now !! and yeah cebu rocks !! and i miss CEBU NOW !! cant wait to fly back home again !! :(

sloid

August 26th, 2005, 05:54 PM

^ Cebu does rock! I can't wait to go home either.

Lancaster

http://www.cebuestates.com/ad-311/cebu-condominium-front.jpg

http://www.cebuestates.com/ad-311/cebu-condo-front.jpg
Main Entrance

http://www.cebuestates.com/ad-311/cebu-lancaster-pool.jpg

http://www.cebuestates.com/ad-311/cebu-condo-lobby.jpg
The Lobby

http://www.cebuestates.com/ad-311/bar-cafe.jpg
The Bar and Cafe

Lancaster Today..

http://www.cebuestates.com/ad-311/lancaster-cebu-apic1.jpg
http://www.cebuestates.com/ad-311/lancaster-cebu-apic2.jpg
http://www.cebuestates.com/ad-311/lancaster-cebu-apic3.jpg
http://www.cebuestates.com/ad-311/lancaster-cebu-apic4.jpg
http://www.cebuestates.com/ad-311/lancaster-cebu-apic5.jpg
http://www.cebuestates.com/ad-311/lancaster-cebu-apic6.jpg
http://www.cebuestates.com/ad-311/lancaster-cebu-apic7.jpg

Jimbu

August 26th, 2005, 06:18 PM

http://photos9.flickr.com/12637076_a6b8760469.jpg?v=0

Any more upcoming projects in the Asiatown I.T. Park Area? I thought that several outsourcing companies are putting up their facilities there. And from the project plan of the park it also includes a Science and Technology School, a trade center, Condos, Shopping and Recreation Area and several office buildings
Thursday, Jul 28, 2005
New building in Asiatown to house more investors

The information technology (IT) park in Apas, Cebu City will have more room for future investors by the end of this year.

Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC) managing director Francis Monera said the eight-story Skyrise Building that is being constructed at the Asiatown IT Park will be available for lease by the end of this year.

About 13,800 square meters of the building will be available for lease.

Monera also revealed that the Primary Industrial Property Corp. (PIPC) will construct another building at Asiatown IT Park.

PIPC built the 10-story Engineering and Science Building on a 25,000-square-meter property in Asiatown. The building houses firms like Dash Engineering, SPI Technology and e-Telecare, a call-center company.

Monera said the Engineering and Science Building is already fully occupied.

The 24-hectare Asiatown IT Park is equipped with underground telecommunications system with multi-server duct lines and fiber optic capability, high-speed asynchronous transfer mode backbone and digital subscriber line technology, underground power cables and high voltage switch gears and transformers using 23 kilovolt lines connected to two main power grids for power supply, centralized sewage treatment plant with maximum capacity of 25, 000 cubic meters, road network and drainage system, water and industry competent labor.

The park, owned by CPVDC, was approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority on April 6, 2000 and proclaimed a special economic zone on Feb. 27, 2001.

Firms in IT parks, including Asiatown, enjoy income tax holiday of four years for non-pioneer IT enterprises or six years for pioneer IT enterprises. They have the option to pay a special five percent tax on gross income instead of national and local taxes except real property taxes.

IT park investors are also exempted from payment of import duties and taxes on imported machinery and equipment and raw materials.

They can also deduct half of their training expenses on gross income tax.

Foreign investors, who make an initial investment of $150,000 on IT projects, will also be granted permanent resident status in the country. (JBN)
http://www.asiatownitpark.com/ViewNewsItem.do?newsID=33

olineil

August 26th, 2005, 08:27 PM

sloid

August 26th, 2005, 08:30 PM

I'm not sure about this. But during my last visit to Cebu, my cousins told me about this restaurant that has a Panda for display. Umm, what restaurant is that? Is the panda still there?

olineil

August 26th, 2005, 08:34 PM

more of Marcelo Fernan Bridgethe cables.

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

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

the drive
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/CebuMarceloFernanbridge2.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/Cebumarcelofernanbridge.jpg
beautiful pics...when were these taken?

Picture ko to...Kotse ko to... :gunz:

I took this when my wife n I came home from Singapore to get married.
PEACE!

bagel

August 26th, 2005, 09:23 PM

I like your koala bear Kleenex box cover.

ryanr

August 26th, 2005, 09:57 PM

sugarboy

August 26th, 2005, 11:46 PM

@slerz / sloid: do you always go around cebu with a digicam? just wanted to know. please send me a private message if necessary. tnks

slerz

August 27th, 2005, 04:02 AM

Picture ko to...Kotse ko to... :gunz:

I took this when my wife n I came home from Singapore to get married.
PEACE!

cool and nice pics olineil, saw this pics of yours in many threads already even in PEX....hehe.

slerz

August 27th, 2005, 04:11 AM

@slerz / sloid: do you always go around cebu with a digicam? just wanted to know. please send me a private message if necessary. tnks

I do not bring my digicam always...just my phone...I think it's not wise to take pics of diffrent buildings through a digicam coz one time I took a shot of Marriott Hotel with my digicam but the guards stared @ me with their sharp looks coz maybe of what happened in their Jakarta branch thats why they're very strict regarding these matters. Through my phone cam, they can say that I'm just texting....

slerz

August 27th, 2005, 04:23 AM

based on its status, it's under construction... any updates of this hotel? Bout you Michael?
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=131329

Sinjin P.

August 27th, 2005, 02:26 PM

hey, do you have any updates on the ONGOING ABOITIZ project in TALAMBAN?... this is really a BIG ONE... with a Condo, subdivision and commercial spaces?!? am i right?

Sinjin P.

August 27th, 2005, 02:27 PM

I dont think this the first. The actual first in Luzon in Legazpi City...Metro Gaisano is the Anchor Store of Legazpi Pacific Mall the Largest Mall in Bicolandia.

Oh sorry! I was supposed to say the first Metro Gaisano in Metro Manila... :)

slerz

August 27th, 2005, 02:48 PM

Michael, ala lgi ka dri...hehe
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=241398&page=7&pp=20

slerz

August 27th, 2005, 02:50 PM

I found this thread and the one who posted it is TALLERS...
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=244431&page=1

Sinjin P.

August 27th, 2005, 03:14 PM

I find Metro Gaisano not that impressive. Compared to many other department stores and supermarkets in Metro Manila, the Metro Gaisano in Market Market lacks a lot of products and variety. And for a relatively new store, they should have built a walkalator for shopping carts. It is so much easier that way. Currently, you have to wait for the elevator to go to the parking lot with your groceries (in a cart) or you have to walk a distance to use the ramp.

When I went to Market! Market!, it was really crowded but mom and I was curious if Metro Gaisano in M!M! would be like the MG in Cebu... Yes, it was similar to MG in Cebu except for the crowd you'd see in a typical MG store... The products, for me is already a variety and if you'll just look around, they're complete...Maybe what they lack is experienced cashiers and salespeople because when we asked a certain product, they said they have it but they can't locate which aisle it is located.. MG in Market! Market! also has advantage because they can easily have Cebu products in their store because they are Cebu-based... MG Market Market is still an experiment so they will eventually renovate, refurbish and improve. :)

>>Metro Ayala Center-Supermarket(anchor of Ayala Center Cebu) is even more successful than SM Supermarket in SM City Cebu... The fact that Metro Ayala Supermarket has 40+ check out counters, it still has long queue lines but SM Supermarket has 27 check out counters yet no queues at all. :sleepy:

Sinjin P.

August 27th, 2005, 03:26 PM

(sudden interruption)
Guys, I'm sorry... I misinformed you...
Only SM City Cebu will have a 3day sale on sept2-4
while Ayala will be holding magic shows of Curtis (a world class illusionist) on the same dates.

Sinjin P.

August 27th, 2005, 03:31 PM

THE MAGIC OF CURTIS (Curtis Eugene Lovell II) in AYALA CENTER CEBU on September 2-4 is really a must-see event...

I just saw some facts from Curtis's website... www.magicofcurtis.com
Anyway, I'll post some..
Below are brief descriptions of Curtis' most popular shows.

Curtis shows consist of:

Mind Reading
Sleight of Hand

Defying the laws of Nature
Comedy

Card Effects
Illusions

Audience Participation
Death Defying Stunts

Amazing Magic
Stylish Performances
Elton John & Curtis Eugene II

Hot Spots:

Need some magic for a few minutes? Curtis has designed four breath taking hot spots that vary from three to five minutes in length. These hot spots requires verylittle staging and prep time on your part. They can be customized to fit your events needs, and are presented in several
different manners such as; comical or theatrical. Each has a prerecord announcement teaser.

Levitation with two dancers or host
Sword through a spectator
The Great Escape

Strolling Magic:

Close up magic is an intimate touch. This is where Curtis will perform magic in front of various groups of guests throughout the evening. The guests will go wild as they witness magic right in front of their eyes and in their own hands. If it should be Curtis borrowing a quarter and biting it in half and visually restoring it, or making a barrow watch come to a complete stop, with Curtis' humor and incredibility in magic this is always a crowd pleaser.

Stage Show:

Stand up show or a stage show is a collection of the best routines, comedy bits, audience participation and magic feats that Curtis has been developing since a child. This is great for smaller crowds to large crowds. Curtis can tailor this show in length and content for your event needs.

Death Defying Stunts:

Want to add some thrills to your event? Great for private and public events. The media goes wild with these proven stunts that Curtis has performed around the world.

Chain Curtis up by his wrist, feet and neck with 6 master locks and lower him into a body of water and wait patiently as he tempers with fate.
“A phobia of drowning? Curtis Eugene II handles this by being shackled and thrown into the water” Wong Kim Hoh - The Straight Times Singapore

No water? Lock Curtis into a steel box with three buzz saws going if he fails to escape in time he can be sliced to death or chained into a clear box of water in which it is sealed and he attempts his escape.
These stunts and methods can be customized to fit many situations.

Illusion programs:
If it should be sawing a spectator in half to floating right in front of your eyes, you will witness the impossible as well as a breath-taking brush of death Curtis encounters during the program. Be prepared to witness many unexplainable spectacles. Comedy, audience participation and magic at its best!

Have you always dreamed about making your boss disappear? Ask Curtis how he can fulfill that dream. This show can be tailored in length and content to fit your specific needs.

Family/Children Programs:
With a child’s imagination Curtis can relate to them in a fun magical fashion. Loads of interaction and participation keep the youngsters and the adults on the edge of their seats with laughter and amazement with carefully selected effects and routines. Performing over 8000 shows and about half being children programs, Curtis has developed a knack in entertaining a diverse group of people. He's Full of energy with a belief that bananas talk, monkeys fly and ready to play games and present magic that children can relate to and adults to be amazed by. With a youthful look, and a friendly smile, Curtis is always an instant hit.

Motivational Speaking:
With an entertaining blend of magic, stories, audience participation and music, Curtis delivers a high energy presentation that will urge your people to do better, to reach for the seemingly impossible, and to always to be the best one can be. Curtis will create an understanding that they can achieve what appears to be impossible. After all, it is what Curtis does every day: the impossible in the art form of magic. Yes, sometimes you, too, need the impossible from your people. This program will show them how, with a magic touch.

The tactics of Curtis are neither trick nor an illusion. He shows how anything can be possible with an event customized to your company’s objectives and goals with carefully selected magic affects, proven business tactics and enthusiasm.

Perfect for: corporate meetings, say no to drugs programs, award ceremonies and other inspirational programs.

Have magic will travel:

Self-contained program (all necessary equipment and props are provided by Curtis.)

Minimal performance spaced needed on close up and stand up/stage shows.

Usually all equipment can be checked as baggage for flight travel (stand up/stage show, close up show.)

Advanced scheduling or last minute performances available for Local, National and International bookings.

See you there! Ayala Discount Plus Card Holders get free passes for the 7pm show on September 2.

sloid

August 27th, 2005, 03:49 PM

based on its status, it's under construction... any updates of this hotel? Bout you Michael?
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=131329

That was on their website since '03 -_-

sloid

August 27th, 2005, 03:50 PM

@slerz / sloid: do you always go around cebu with a digicam? just wanted to know. please send me a private message if necessary. tnks

I'm not even in Cebu. ^__,^ But Can you run fast? Because honestly If I were me, I'd still take a picture then just scram! However, if I do take pictures, I don't think people would think I'm a terrorist or something.

sloid

August 27th, 2005, 03:59 PM

^ I'm In Canada. Hehe

Sinjin P.

August 27th, 2005, 03:59 PM

I'm not even in Cebu. ^__,^
so where in the world are you actually today? :)

rustyboi

August 27th, 2005, 04:13 PM

Sinjin P.

August 27th, 2005, 04:13 PM

ah okay! :)

sloid

August 27th, 2005, 04:13 PM

so where in the world are you actually today? :)

Hm. This is so weird. I thought I answered this already. If you check page 13 the last post with be me saying "^ I'm in Canada" answering to this post. O_o
But yeah, I'm in Canada.

** this is my 100th post. LOL

rustyboi

August 27th, 2005, 04:24 PM

Yes, I think Foreign Investors are going to put up more I.T spots in this area...and more call-centers...more skyscrapers...more nightlife too!

yeah.. Cebu is the Queen City of the South right? if a company expands outside Metro Manila, Cebu is always their choice in the Southern part. there was never an instance bypassing Cebu when expanding (as we speak). 80% of major U.S. based call center and BPO companies are already in Cebu. and when they need more workforce, that's the time they will expand in Davao and other cities. :)

rustyboi

August 27th, 2005, 04:32 PM

Oh sorry! I was supposed to say the first Metro Gaisano in Metro Manila... :)

i heard a story about SM and Gaisano few ages ago and i can't confirm this though. both agreed that SM will only put up malls in Luzon and Gaisano in Visayas and Mindanao. Gaisano violated their agreement, i'm not sure which Gaisano mall in Luzon triggered their dispute. and so SM hurriedly built the SM City mall in Cebu and the rest of the cities in Visayas and Mindanao. and they both live happily ever after hehe.. naintindihan nyo ba? sensya na.

slerz

August 27th, 2005, 04:46 PM

I'm not even in Cebu. ^__,^ But Can you run fast? Because honestly If I were me, I'd still take a picture then just scram! However, if I do take pictures, I don't think people would think I'm a terrorist or something.

Same here Sloid, I don't think people would think I'm a terrorist until I took a pic of Marriott Hotel recently....that made me think...hehe

slerz

August 27th, 2005, 04:50 PM

** this is my 100th post. LOL

Oh yeah! just today I made my 100th post....I missed my recognition coz this is actually my 104th post....hahehe

rustyboi

August 27th, 2005, 05:03 PM

I found this thread and the one who posted it is TALLERS...
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=244431&page=1

he actually started the thread.

So ibig bang sabihin ay ang Bacolod ang most progressive sa Western Visayas?hmmm! At base sa pics pa lng, malayong malayo pa ang Bacolod sa Cebu. I'm from Iloilo and working here in Cebu. May sabi sabi sila dito na ang taga Bacolod daw ay tikalon or hambog which I refuse to believe but as I've read its accounts and testi's cguro maniniwala na ako. Hindi masama ang maging proud sa ating lugar kung may basehan nmn ang ating pride but kung above the limit na, eh hambog na un. Trinitreat ng mga Cebuanos ang mga taga Iloilo na parang Cebuano na rin pero iba ang sinasabi ng mga Cebuanos sa taga Bacolod...tikalon daw!..No Wonder!!!...

On the deeper side:::
Iloilo once bacame the second most powerful city in the Philippines during the early 1900's. Tumingala ang Cebu noon sa Iloilo...But why did Iloilo lost its economic power to Cebu? What happened? Whats in Cebu na hindi naipapatuloy ng Iloilo? Sana ang Iloilo ngaun ang most progressive city sa Southern Philippines.. Nanghihinayang lang ako as a son of Iloilo....

DISCLAIMER: this post is based on my personal opinion.

so he's an Ilonggo? no wonder! after judging people from Bacolod naghahasik pa ng lagim sa Cebu thread! i don't wanna generalize but the facts are clear. by merely reading posts from some Ilonggos (i'm not referring to the Cebu threads alone, try exploring other threads), they are so against Cebu's development. what's their problem? at sana po walang plastikan dito. at Tallers, If his city is so great than why bother working in Cebu? clearly he's biting the hand that feeds him.

here i go again, sorry for bringing this non-sense topic for the nth time. lets just move on. Ilo-ilo's reign ended in nineteen forgotten. :D

rustyboi

August 27th, 2005, 05:24 PM

moving forward, Cebu is home of the biggest international seaport outside MM. :)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/cebu%20harbor/photo_ch_03.jpg
seen at the background is the SM Sheraton International Hotel

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/cebu%20harbor/photo_ch_06.jpg
Near the Cebu Boardwalk Complex, Cebu North Reclamation Project

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/cebu%20harbor/photo_ch_02.jpg
Waterfront Hotel at far left, Marco Polo Hotel and Citylights Towers in Nivel Hills

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

rustyboi

August 27th, 2005, 05:32 PM

Hm. This is so weird. I thought I answered this already. If you check page 13 the last post with be me saying "^ I'm in Canada" answering to this post. O_o
But yeah, I'm in Canada.

** this is my 100th post. LOL

thanks to Sloid for all his contributions to this forum. may he post more messages in the coming years! :cheers:

rustyboi

August 27th, 2005, 05:38 PM

Same here Sloid, I don't think people would think I'm a terrorist until I took a pic of Marriott Hotel recently....that made me think...hehe

wearing I LOVE CEBU shirt with unbuttoned flowery polo, fisherman's hat, boardshorts and a pair of beach sandals will help a lot! its actually a suggestion by one of the forumers and was proven effective haha. :laugh:

slerz

August 27th, 2005, 06:08 PM

he actually started the thread.

DISCLAIMER: this post is based on my personal opinion.

so he's an Ilonggo? no wonder! after judging people from Bacolod naghahasik pa ng lagim sa Cebu thread! i don't wanna generalize but the facts are clear. by merely reading posts from some Ilonggos (i'm not referring to the Cebu threads alone, try exploring other threads), they are so against Cebu's development. what's their problem? at sana po walang plastikan dito. at Tallers, If his city is so great than why bother working in Cebu? clearly he's biting the hand that feeds him.

here i go again, sorry for bringing this non-sense topic for the nth time. lets just move on. Ilo-ilo's reign ended in nineteen forgotten. :D

based on my personal opinion too

Thats what I mean in my post sa Hot Queen City issue thread about that Davaoeno that I asked hows Cebu for him and answered infront of me that Cebu is ugly cz he said that it's congested, traffic, chaotic and also the malls he said is not cunsumer friendly, he always say that Davao is better, Davao is better and Davao is better...
So my Question is... if Davao is better why is he here and a number of Davaoenos...
They just say that Cebu is ugly, the city that gave them the opportunity to earn money for themselves, in tagalog "walang utang na loob"....
Another Question... if Cebu is ugly, why do we have the most number of tourists? does it mean that the ugliness of our city is its asset?huh!
They say that Cebuanos are becoming hambog but the truth is we're just deffending our city by those insecure citizens of this country...
Its clear that others don't want our city to succeed more...too many crabs out there though!

read my messages, I didn't post something against other cities, I'm just telling what they said to me.

sloid

August 27th, 2005, 07:59 PM

^ Cebu should definitely be a separate country. Hehe, joke. But instead of hating Cebu for the wrong reasons, why can't they just be happy for cebu's success? besides, cebu's success is kind of like the whole country's success.

And Oh, let them take the title of "Queen City of the South," As if taking the title off from Cebu would stop it's economic growth.

But.. LET THERE BE PEACE!! :)

** http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=244431 - this thread has finally rested in peace. It wasn't that hot anyway.

KulasKusgan

August 27th, 2005, 10:14 PM

based on my personal opinion too

Thats what I mean in my post sa Hot Queen City issue thread about that Davaoeno that 1.) I asked hows Cebu for him and answered infront of me that Cebu is ugly cz he said that it's congested, traffic, chaotic and also the malls he said is not cunsumer friendly, he always say that Davao is better, Davao is better and Davao is better...
So my Question is... 2.) if Davao is better why is he here and a number of Davaoenos...
They just say that Cebu is ugly, the city that gave them the opportunity to earn money for themselves, in tagalog "walang utang na loob"....
Another Question... if Cebu is ugly, why do we have the most number of tourists? does it mean that the ugliness of our city is its asset?huh!
They say that Cebuanos are becoming hambog but the truth is we're just deffending our city by those insecure citizens of this country...
Its clear that others don't want our city to succeed more...too many crabs out there though!

read my messages, I didn't post something against other cities, I'm just telling what they said to me.

1. ano pala ang gusto mong isagot niya?
2. baka mas malaki ang kita sa cebu kesa sa pagbubungkal ng lupa dito sa davao.

again, please dont take such sarcastic and/or ironic comments seriously.
cebu is GREAT!

sloid

August 27th, 2005, 10:43 PM

^ He could've at least been polite about it. Or maybe he shouldn't have been too honest. However, I don't really know how the person said it.. he could've been joking, or not. But still it's really rude for someone to give that kind of answer to people who loves the place.

sugarboy

August 27th, 2005, 11:42 PM

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

@richard : i guess the bickering goes back to the fact that a lot of the members on the provincial fora are energetic (if not emotional) young people who still have to explore the oft quoted idea of "unity in diversity". i guess this has always been the downfall of the filipinos, sad to say :(

say, what year were you in the philippines? did you ever study in ISM?

sugarboy

August 27th, 2005, 11:53 PM

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

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

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

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

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

in my former job, i used to track the traffic in metro manila malls. michael, i suggest you look for a better source for the pedestrian traffic count for QC malls. the figures you showed are not anywhere close to the actuals.

sugarboy

August 28th, 2005, 12:17 AM

slerz

August 28th, 2005, 03:02 AM

1. ano pala ang gusto mong isagot niya?
2. baka mas malaki ang kita sa cebu kesa sa pagbubungkal ng lupa dito sa davao.

again, please dont take such sarcastic and/or ironic comments seriously.
cebu is GREAT!

1. ah ok, hindi ko naisip un...it's his opinion by the way that Cebu is ugly...
2. maybe but I dunno...
Again, I just brought it out coz it is dicussed....and promise sleepwalker uno, I hear them saying that always not only a Davaueno....
If no one will attack, there will be no issue....
Good work GrayX that you closed the thread coz it is a headache after all.

Sinjin P.

August 28th, 2005, 02:45 PM

EDITED BY GREYX: we dont need you to bring up that queen city issue again.

>>>>Okay?
...Post away people...
...About that Metro Manila Shopper Traffic, I'm so sorry but I found out that my source just invented the demographics in his blog...so sorry for the misinformation
...But the Cebu shopper traffic is correct and recent

...Yey! NO CLASSES TOMORROW! so let's all have a nice posting day tomorrow

Sinjin P.

August 28th, 2005, 02:54 PM

Sinjin P.

August 28th, 2005, 03:00 PM

Based on the pic above, picture-out the friendship bridges to be built...

A combination of suspension and cable stayed bridge (total of 7km)
would be built to connect SANTANDER, Cebu to BAIS CITY, Negros Oriental

A cable stayed bridge
would be built to connect CORDOVA, Cebu to OLANGO ISLAND, Cebu THEN,
A combination of suspension and cable stayed bridge (total of 15km)
would be built to connect OLANGO ISLAND, Cebu to JETAFE, Bohol (northwesternmost tip of Bohol)

BUT,
a FEASIBILITY PROJECT would be made first....

+

POSSIBLY,
only the Cebu-Negros Bridge would be built due to lack of funds from the National Government...

Sinjin P.

August 28th, 2005, 03:03 PM

MAYOR TOMAS OSMENA's WRONG MOVE
Sun Star Cebu

>>>Mayor Tomas Osmena recently submitted a petition to nullify the cityhood of Tailisay City...

My Reaction
Why did mayor do this? I thought the war over the SRP was over when finally Mayor Tomas decided to give part of the lot to Talisay City and when PGMA granted Cebu City the SRP title. But what is this hot issue today? Is the conflict too personal already? The two neighboring cities shouldn't fight over this for in the long run, both of them will still benefit from the SRP income

Sinjin P.

August 28th, 2005, 03:08 PM

AN EXCERPT of Governor Gwen Garcia's
STATE OF THE PROVINCE ADDRESS
(source:: www.cebu.gov.ph)

When Cebu was "discovered" by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, it was truly a discovery, for it opened the eyes of the world to what it did not expect to see.

We had been a bustling trading post in Asia, long before the first of his ships landed, positioned right in the middle of whatwas to become the Philippine Archiepelago.

The island, with its natural port, was a logical destination, and its people, so steeped in the ways of trade and commerce, were its greatest natural resources.

Fast-forward 436 years, and Cebu remains a discovery. It remains that one bright spot, situated right at the geographic center of the archipelago. It is the fastest growing economy in the country, with an average growth rate significantly higher than that of the entire nation, and any other province.

The Province leads 78 other provinces in gross assets, equity and total income.

Frequently been asked: WHY CEBU?

Because there is a reason why we are number one.

There is a reason why this small island leads the entire country in exports of furniture, fashion accessories, carageenan, gifts, toys, and houseware.

There is a reason why Cebu consistently gets the biggest chunk of tourist arrivals yearly, and has become the tourist gateway to Central and Southern Philippines.

There is a reason why Cebu is fast becoming the I.T. and call center capital of the country.

Why Cebu?

Perhaps because the island is naturally situated to become the center of all this action.

It is a natural port. More than 80% of inter-island shipping capacity is based here, on this small island. It is the most accessible place to and from all points in the country, with more domestic air and sea linkages than even Manila.

It is naturally safe. It does not lie within any earthquake zone or typhoon belt. There are no volcanoes on the island.

It has the necessary, well-balanced infrastructure to remain competitive, and to sustain development. And yet, within minutes from its cosmopolitan quarters, you are immediately transported to resort settings and natural wonders.

Why Cebu?

Most of all, because of its PEOPLE. An independent, self-reliant, entrepreneurial culture pervades the island, which makes its people eminently positioned to seize the opportunities that nature presented it.

We have a highly educated workforce geared towards non-agricultural lines, the reason why Cebu has become the center of global attention for services and information technology.

We are naturally peaceful. We have among the lowest crime rates, and the best peace and order records of all cities and provinces in the Philippines.

Why Cebu? The Island. Its People. We have had four centuries of being discovered by the world. And we invite you to discover today - this island, this people.

Sinjin P.

August 28th, 2005, 03:10 PM

http://sugbuak.cebu.gov.ph/_private/no1_01.gifhttp://sugbuak.cebu.gov.ph/_private/no1_02.gifhttp://sugbuak.cebu.gov.ph/_private/no1_03.gifhttp://sugbuak.cebu.gov.ph/_private/no1_04.gif

source: www.sugbuak.cebu.gov.ph

opponents of SUGBUAK
PABLO GARCIA - Former Governor
--They still have time to redeem themselves by withdrawing their proposed bills or face the wrath of the Cebuanos

RICARDO CARDINAL VIDAL - Archdiocese of Cebu
--The Church herself would not dare see her faithful in hot water on account of pursuing a very aggrandizing and selfish ambition of creating three new provinces.

PABLO JOHN GARCIA - SUGBO Convennor
--Through our unity, we shall defeat attempts to divide us.

FRANCISCO NEMENZO JR. - Academe
--We must bargain from a position of strength. Integration, not disintegration, is the key.

REP. EDUARDO GULLAS - 1st District
Makahatag lamang kini og kahigayunan alang sa paglapas sa balaudnon kabahin sa political dynasties…

EMERITO CALDERON - Former Congressman
Ato untang ihikling ang bisag unsang pamulitikanhong kaugmaon nga naa sa atong mga hunahuna.

TED LOCSON - CCCI Spokesperson
The move will send wrong signals to potential investors…

RONALD ALLAN CESANTE - LMP-CEBU President
Disadvantages outweight the advantages. The breakup has a deleterious impact.

ALFRED FRANCIS OUANO - PCL Cebu Province President
Dividing Cebu would cause confusion to a lot of guests and investors

CHERRY BALLESCAS - Civil Society Representative
This doesn't came from a real Cebuano…

MSGR. BOY ALESNA - Cebu Archdiocese Representative
The Church would never put her faithful in the shadow of darkness and she would always do against in all respect whatever that would put all her sons and daughters in the clutchess of apparent evil.

GOV. ROSETTE LERIAS - Southern Leyte Governor
We must look into our respective budgets and see if we can afford this. Let's try to stretch our peso and keep things as they are.

GOV. LEANDRO VERCELES, JR. - Catanduanes Governor
…let the words reverberate in the halls of justice, congress and Malacañan and the people.

Sinjin P.

August 28th, 2005, 03:15 PM

sorry cut po ang pic because iniisa-isa kasi ng website ang four parts of the whole slogan.

chymera00

August 28th, 2005, 03:43 PM

OtAkAw

August 28th, 2005, 03:56 PM

Hey, you should not allow Cebu to be split into provinces, PANGIT!

I love the names of the places in Cebu, napaka-Hispanic... Santander, Toledo, Cordova, Minglanilla, ang SOSYAL naman! Ang laki ng potential ng probinsyang yan...

slerz

August 28th, 2005, 04:42 PM

http://www.virtualcebu.com/images/map_01.gif
This is the map of Metro Cebu...
As you see, Metro Cebu currently has 6 cities which are:
>Cebu City
>Lapu-lapu City
>Mandaue City
>Danao City
>Toledo City
>Talisay City

Soon to be added in the list are the municipalities of:
>Cordova
>Bogo
>Carcar
>Consolacion
>Liloan
>Minglanilla
>Naga
>Balamban
>Santander

So when citi-ized (weird term) already, Metro Cebu would be 15 cities and ?? municipalities..Wow!

Michael, METRO CEBU comprises of:
the cities of:
>Cebu City
>Mandaue City
>Lapu Lapu City
>Talisay City
and the urban municipalities of:
>Naga
>Minglanilla
>Cordova
>Consolacion
>Liloan

Danao City and Toledo City is not part of the Metropolitan area as it is far apart from the urban core which is Cebu City.

slerz

August 28th, 2005, 05:41 PM

Some of Cebu's on going projects....

Heritage site for tourists.
Cebu Heritage Site. at the back of Cebu City Hall along the old MCWD building which is now rehabilitated from Carbon area.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/CebuCebuheritageboardwalk2.jpg

Cebu Subway Tunnel...4 lane road passing under Plaza Independencia and Malacanang sa Sugbo, exits @ Mc Arthur Blvd.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/Cebucebucorridor2.jpg

Cebu Boradwalk... this is the Cebu Boardwalk Centerpiece, an open ampitheatre where concerts and programs will soon be held.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/CebuCebuboardwalkcenterpiece1.jpg

Jimbu

August 28th, 2005, 06:56 PM

tigidig14

August 28th, 2005, 07:13 PM

Cebu Subway Tunnel...4 lane road passing under Plaza Independencia and Malacanang sa Sugbo, exits @ Mc Arthur Blvd.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/Cebucebucorridor2.jpg

papunta to san sa mactan or just an underpass around cebu ct

rustyboi

August 28th, 2005, 08:31 PM

http://sugbuak.cebu.gov.ph/_private/no1_01.gifhttp://sugbuak.cebu.gov.ph/_private/no1_02.gif
http://sugbuak.cebu.gov.ph/_private/no1_03.gifhttp://sugbuak.cebu.gov.ph/_private/no1_04.gif

rustyboi

August 28th, 2005, 09:43 PM

Metro Manila 636.00 Sq. Km
Cities Area:
Quezon City 166.20 sq. km
Kaloocan 53.33
Valenzuela 47.00
Muntinlupa 46.70
Las Piñas 41.50
Marikina 38.90
Manila 38.30
Parañaque 38.30
Makati 27.36
Mandaluyong 26.00
Malabon 23.04
Pasay 13.90
Pasig 13.00

Municipalities:
Taguig 33.70 sq. km
Pateros 10.40
San Juan 10.40
Navotas 2.60

Metro Cebu 721.49 Sq. Km

Cities Area:
•Cebu City 279.45 sq. km
•Lapulapu City 59.23
•Talisay City 42.22
•Mandaue City 28.88

Municipalities:
•Naga 98.24 sq. km
•Compostela 68.9
•Minglanilla 48.97
•Liloan 45.09
•Consolacion 42.05
•Cordova 8.46

Metro Cebu is growing up to Carmen in the North and Carcar in the South.

To add:

Metro Manila, which covers the 12 cities and five municipalities, recorded a total population of 9,932,560 persons in 2000.

Quezon City 2,173,831
Manila 1,581,082
Caloocan City 1,177,604
Pasig City 505,058
Valenzuela City 485,433
Las Piñas City 472,780
Makati City 471,379
Taguig 467,375
Parañaque City 449,811
Marikina City 391,170

CEBU province has a total population of 2,377,588 persons.

Cebu City 718,821
Mandaue City 259,728
Lapu-Lapu City 217,019
Talisay City 148,110
Others 1,033,910

Household Population by Ethnicity and Sex: Cebu, 2000
Cebuano 2,309,096
Bisaya/Binisaya 22,207
Kankanai/Kankaney/Kankanaey 5,384
Boholano 3,468
Tagalog 3,361
Hiligaynon, ilonggo 3,057
Bikol/Bicol 1,534
Waray 1,247
Others 13,564
Not Reported 6,247

Other cities in Visayas and Mindanao ranked by size and population:
Davao City 1,147,116
Cagayan de Oro City 461,877
Bacolod City 429,076
General Santos City 411,822
Iloilo City 366,391

Jimbu

August 28th, 2005, 10:03 PM

CEBU PROVINCE BEACH RESORTS

Bantayan IslandB]
http://www.budyong.com/images/dscf0019_std.jpg
http://www.budyong.com/images/dscf0023_std.jpg
http://www.budyong.com/images/dscf0025_std.jpg
http://www.tourism.gov.ph/images/Explore/Gallery/Big/CEBU/Bantayan-Is.jpg
http://www.yehey.com/local/lifestyle/images/bantayan.JPG
http://cebu.jocv.net/diary/sfs2_diary/42_1.jpg

[B]Badian Island
http://www.besttours.ru/country/philippines/cebu/2_1.jpg
http://www.sportextreme.com/Diving/Images/Dive_Images/AH133_6-7.gif
http://www.philippineholidays.com.au/images/badian.jpg

MALAPASCUA[/U]
http://www.cocobana.ch/clips/malapascua-island.jpg
http://www.malapascua.net/islpicts/malapisland.jpg
http://www.malapascua.net/islpicts/foto1.jpg
http://vzpinar.tripod.com/malapascua/malapascua_island.jpg

ALEGRE BEACH RESORT, SOGOD CEBU
http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/sogod-cebu/image/w.jpg
http://www.philippineholidays.com.au/images/alegre.jpg

ryanr

August 28th, 2005, 10:14 PM

rustyboi

August 28th, 2005, 10:22 PM

^^ these projects are actually on-going, hopefully will be finished end of the year! :okay:

ryanr

August 28th, 2005, 10:28 PM

Cool! Hope to see actual photos of the projects then:D

rustyboi

August 28th, 2005, 10:40 PM

MALAPASCUA
http://www.cocobana.ch/clips/malapascua-island.jpg
http://www.malapascua.net/islpicts/malapisland.jpg
http://www.malapascua.net/islpicts/foto1.jpg
http://vzpinar.tripod.com/malapascua/malapascua_island.jpg

If you have ever wished you were in Thailand 20 years ago, this is the place for you! For those who know the beauty of the Philippines already, Malapascua certainly lives up to Lonely Planet's description as THE NEW BORACAY but without the crowds.

The diving on Malapscua is truly world class. Located near to the "Golden Triangle", the so-called origin and center of coral life in the world, Malapascua boasts a huge diversity of marine life. We have so much here: big fish, macro, wrecks, and corals. Rough Guide put "Diving in Malapascua" number 17 on its list of "Top 30 Things to do in South-East Asia".

We are the only place in the world where the magnificent thresher sharks can be seen on a daily basis. For this reason Malapascua has been named one of the top 10 shark dives in the world.

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2005, 02:24 AM

Michael, METRO CEBU comprises of:
the cities of:
>Cebu City
>Mandaue City
>Lapu Lapu City
>Talisay City
and the urban municipalities of:
>Naga
>Minglanilla
>Cordova
>Consolacion
>Liloan

Danao City and Toledo City is not part of the Metropolitan area as it is far apart from the urban core which is Cebu City.

Okay I get it, but when the municipalities I mentioned earlier will be citi-ized, maybe these cities would be included in Metro Cebu already since geographically, they would be connected. :)

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2005, 02:25 AM

slerz

August 29th, 2005, 02:25 AM

papunta to san sa mactan or just an underpass around cebu ct

just a around Cebu city, about 1 klms long....

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2005, 02:27 AM

just a around Cebu city, about 1 klms long....
havent been to the plaza independencia vicinity recently..slerz, is this tunnel project already ongoing or u/c? :)

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2005, 02:36 AM

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/CebuCebuboardwalkcenterpiece1.jpg

I pass on the North Reclamation Area everyday and I always see a mini-stadium like stage...And I think this was the stage used during the Mantawi Festival...Is this one already the ampitheatre?

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2005, 02:44 AM

Is the SRP still close to the public? :bash:
I hope they reopen it soon... :runaway: :)

slerz

August 29th, 2005, 03:06 AM

havent been to the plaza independencia vicinity recently..slerz, is this tunnel project already ongoing or u/c? :)

Yup, the digging is being started but this will take 3 years. This is actually near my Fathers office @ Cebu City Hall.

I pass on the North Reclamation Area everyday and I always see a mini-stadium like stage...And I think this was the stage used during the Mantawi Festival...Is this one already the ampitheatre?

nop, its not...it is not erected yet...still in its 1st phase....

Is the SRP still close to the public?
I hope they reopen it soon...

yup, to give way for the construction of the tunnel...thats why traffic here in the southern part is incredible....during peak hours from Pardo to emall area, it will take you bout 1 hour....such a headache for us here.

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2005, 03:08 AM

SUNRISE IN CEBU
http://mk23.image.pbase.com/v3/33/236733/1/44445727.136k_Cebu_sunset.jpg
newly refurbished SM CITY CEBU
http://misheli.image.pbase.com/v3/06/296006/2/44502953.Cebu005copy.jpg
SINULOG FLOATING PROCESSION
http://mk31.image.pbase.com/u15/gsbana/upload/38736129.Picture337.jpg
AYALA CENTER CEBU @10am
http://mk31.image.pbase.com/v3/06/296006/2/44615659.Boracay080copy.jpg
CEBU's SKYLINE
http://mk23.image.pbase.com/u33/gsbana/upload/21501207.cebucity.jpg
A TYPICAL DAY at METRO GAISANO (Colon)
http://mk23.image.pbase.com/u42/camerafin/large/39658797.cebu_street.jpg
source: PBASE

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2005, 03:52 AM

I am not sure if this has been discussed already but anyway..

---
a month or 2 ago, the Department of Energy has started digging over Tanon Strait to discover if the rumors, that oil is bountiful in the area, was true. The digging is over and this rumor is indeed true.
---
based on the investigation, more than a million barrels of oil can be utilized from this site.
---
i hope this oil can immediately be utilized to stop the further increase of RP oil prices.
---
brb, ill be back at 11 am
---

bustero

August 29th, 2005, 08:42 AM

this is true though a million barrels is not a lot, but it will help kahit papano:)

c0kelitr0

August 29th, 2005, 09:36 AM

^^ no matter how many barrels of oil produced in the philippines, they'd still sell oil outside where oil prices are high.

c0kelitr0

August 29th, 2005, 09:37 AM

that's the truth sadly.

rustyboi

August 29th, 2005, 10:06 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/cebuano/05.jpg

posted from previous thread. is this taken from somewhere south? nice angle! :D

rustyboi

August 29th, 2005, 10:16 AM

Best Tourist Destinations in Asia

Cebu, Philippines 13.10 % (476)
Langkawi Malaysia 12.69 % (461)
Phuket, Thailand 12.41 % (451)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11.75 % (427)
Manila, Philippines 11.42 % (415)
Bali, Indonesia 6.49 % (236)
Hong Kong 5.78 % (210)
Ko Chang Islands, Thailand 4.87 % (177)
Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai Thailand 4.87 % (177)
Bangkok, Thailand 3.16 % (115)
Ko Samui Islands, Thailand 3.00 % (109)
Penang, Malaysia 2.06 % (75)
Singapore 1.65 % (60)
Hawaii 1.32 % (48)
Tokyo, Japan 0.88 % (32)
Shanghai, China 0.66 % (24)
Taipei, Taiwan 0.63 % (23)
Beijing, China 0.63 % (23)
Seoul, South Korea 0.63 % (23)
Barrier Reef Australia 0.55 % (20)
Auckland, New Zealand 0.44 % (16)
Pacific Islands 0.33 % (12)
Guam 0.30 % (11)
Far North Queensland Australia 0.25 % (9)
Macau 0.11 % (4)

Total votes: 3,634

source: APM Forum Travel (http://www.apmforum.com/travel/asia-tourism.htm)

rustyboi

August 29th, 2005, 10:20 AM

Dvorak

August 29th, 2005, 10:23 AM

Boracay isn't inlcuded?

Cool! Cebu is now on the top spot! A month ago, this was the ranking:

Langkawi, Malaysia 12.82 % (459)
Phuket, Thailand 12.49 % (447)
Cebu, Philippines 12.38 % (443)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11.93 % (427)
Manila, Philippines 11.48 % (411)
Bali, Indonesia 6.54 % (234)

To vote, click on this link: http://www.apmforum.com/travel/asia-tourism.htm

rustyboi

August 29th, 2005, 10:35 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/edifice_complex/InternationalFilmSchool.jpg
By Edifice

Mike diba from Lapu-lapu man ka? Neighbors diay tah. By the way, do you get the chance to pass by the area where International Academy of Films and Television (IAFT) is? if you have time, you might want to take photos of the on-going construction! :D

their previous rendering:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/bigfootschool.jpg

the original design is smaller but IMO the design is better but now it looks like they are beefing up their original plan of the complex. Aside from the film school, Bigfoot is also building a hotel and restaurant within the complex accdg to a press release. this is indeed great news! oh, i forgot to tell you about Bigfoot's pending application to develop the area into an I.T. zone as well. ;)

chymera00

August 29th, 2005, 10:47 AM

this is true though a million barrels is not a lot, but it will help kahit papano:)
Palawan has tons of oil reserves, yet its hardly helping anything. Most of the money goes to the national coffers, only little is given back. Oil Exploration is a very destructive process, they have to get the corals out of the way, and the activity (noise) drives fishes away.

rustyboi

August 29th, 2005, 10:47 AM

newly refurbished SM CITY CEBU
http://misheli.image.pbase.com/v3/06/296006/2/44502953.Cebu005copy.jpg

a lot of renovation in just a year. :cool: SM Cebu has been operating for ten years now right? not bad at all, the new SM is getting better. :D

rustyboi

August 29th, 2005, 11:04 AM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Five Power Ventures Development Corporation, has considerably contemplated on its purpose of constructing a Hotel and making sure that it shall provide a venue and facility that will make Cebu as another Hotel and Convention destination both for local and international markets. This is where the emergence of Parklane International Hotel Cebu,” Benitez said.
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Park Lane Hotel is actually tall, 26-storey with 400 hotel rooms? quite massive! will definitely add another skyscraper in the city. :D

rustyboi

August 29th, 2005, 11:07 AM

International Academy of Film and Television (IAFTV)
BigFoot Communications

construction updates:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/iaft/DSC03873.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/iaft/DSC03871.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/iaft/DSC03869.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/iaft/DSC03868.jpg

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2005, 11:47 AM

kuya rus, when were these pics taken?
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near IAFTV, will also rise a world class restaurant, bar and KTV and is currently u/c

slerz

August 29th, 2005, 01:02 PM

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

looks like.... I don't think so.... I hope they can for the ad congress and SEA games.

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2005, 01:12 PM

I am sure they will...The National Government has given another ???million pesos to Cebu for more refurbishments... Like in the Sinulog, Cebu will do whatever it can to accomodate its tourists :)

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2005, 03:06 PM

Just celebrating my 300th post in my home province. Proud to be a Cebuano
:)

sloid

August 29th, 2005, 03:40 PM

^ Happy 300th post, lol! U sure post fast considering that you signed up on a later date than me but the number of ur posts are way beyond mine. hehe.

sloid

August 29th, 2005, 03:42 PM

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2005, 03:55 PM

@sloid: Thanks
yes, and that Heritage Site will be called ?Town (depending on who lives on it) like China Town, Korea Town...lol...

sloid

August 29th, 2005, 04:24 PM

^ I hope they take China and Korea town somewhere else. The place looks more Spanish. And what if Cebuano's live there, would they call it Cebu Town?? o_O

Sinjin P.

August 29th, 2005, 04:46 PM

hehe//dunno...

rustyboi

August 29th, 2005, 05:10 PM

kuya rus, when were these pics taken?
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i downloaded it from the IAFT's site. probably July 2005 pa toh.
http://www.study-film.com

near IAFTV, will also rise a world class restaurant, bar and KTV and is currently u/c

a lot of things happening around there huh! can't wait to go back. :D just too much development in such a short time, definitely a good sign! :okay:

rustyboi

August 29th, 2005, 05:15 PM

Just celebrating my 300th post in my home province. Proud to be a Cebuano
:)

Wow, Congratz! 300 posts kaagad? bilis ah. May you post more replies in the coming years here in SkyscraperCity.com! :cheers:

slerz

August 29th, 2005, 05:15 PM

i downloaded it from the IAFT's site. probably July 2005 pa toh.
http://www.study-film.com

a lot of things happening around there huh! can't wait to go back. :D just too much development in such a short time, definitely a good sign! :okay:

Yah...you should...lami na kaayo ang Sugbo mga bai...hehe

slerz

August 29th, 2005, 05:17 PM

Yah...you should...lami na kaayo ang Sugbo mga bai...hehe

oi, congratz diay lilbro Michael.....may you have more b-days, aw postings to come....he

Jimbu

August 29th, 2005, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by bustero
this is true though a million barrels is not a lot, but it will help kahit papano

Palawan has tons of oil reserves, yet its hardly helping anything. Most of the money goes to the national coffers, only little is given back. Oil Exploration is a very destructive process, they have to get the corals out of the way, and the activity (noise) drives fishes away.

The estimate is billion barrels not million. Hope they will find this much.

Friday, August 19, 2005
Tañon Strait has 1B barrels of oil
By Erwin Ambo S. Delilan

ABOUT one billion barrels of oil are expected to be recovered from the oil exploration in Tañon Strait between Negros and Cebu islands, a top ranking official of the Department of Energy (DOE) said.

The DOE is hoping that this would help address the present oil "crisis" in the country.

Such exploration however is being protested by fisherfolk not only from Negros and Cebu but also from the Masbate province.

Negros Fishers Forum (NFF), a group of thousands of fishermen from Escalante City, Toboso, Calatrava and San Carlos City in Negros Occidental and Vallehermoso, Guihulngan, La Libertad and Bais in Oriental said the ongoing oil exploration had already caused misery to their fisherman-members.

Most of Negros fisherfolk have already suffered from livelihood and residential dislocation, the NFF added.

This was after the fishing and shell picking along Tañon Strait were banned due to this exploration by the Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) and Forum Exploration Incorporated (FEI).

Bannag and Pambansang Lakas ng Mamamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), on the other hand, lambasted the alleged harassment done against fishermen who will be caught fishing within Tañon Strait.

Nona Espinosa, Banaag's chief correspondent said Negros, Cebu and Masbate fishermen are now often victims of arrest, destruction of their fish pens, strafing, extortion, and robbery of boat engines.

Pamalayaka therefore have seen and foresee the evil and destructive effects of the said exploration among the lives of the Negros and Cebu fishermen.

The NFF, on the other hand, called on the concerned government agencies to help them rescue the fisherfolk and the residents, their fishing grounds, the shores, and the ecology of Negros, Cebu and neighboring islands.

They said there is a need to defend, support and develop the local fishing industry.

They also said there is a need to protect and ensure that the Visayan sea will be the fishing ground of local, this disallowing and prohibiting foreign therefrom.

Save the fishing industry, the fishing grounds, the seas and the natural resources in the country. (With reports from Sunnex)

rustyboi

August 29th, 2005, 05:30 PM

Yah...you should...lami na kaayo ang Sugbo mga bai...hehe

How many Cebu-based Cebuanos in Skyscrapercity forums? attendance check naman! Why don't we organize a Cebu Forumers Meet sumthin. Outing tayo and of course walang katapusang picture taking! hehe :D are we more than 5 Cebuanos here? :? hehe

slerz

August 29th, 2005, 05:35 PM

Yup, I already sent message to Michael.....hope we can all meet soon.

rustyboi

August 29th, 2005, 06:17 PM

^^ adto pud ta NightClub, compare natin beauties ng Cebu and Manila hahaha kiddin' :D oops, minor pa pla tong si Mike. tsk tsk

dominique

August 30th, 2005, 06:11 AM

whoa...in a span of 3 days..i just couldnt catch up the conversations, too fast-paced. the emotions here are so intense..and the passion of the forumers and their sense of endearment to our beloved Cebu is unmatched. thank you guys.

By the way, thank you slerz for that update and pics on the hotel and citi appliance center, all i thought it did not materialize..but it did. im too glad for that.

ohhh Michael is that you having some pose at Market! Market!? very cute ha....beauty and brains! lol. I wish i can meet you someday!!

absent-minded

August 30th, 2005, 08:40 AM

rustyboi

August 30th, 2005, 01:16 PM

kuya rus, when were these pics taken?
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near IAFTV, will also rise a world class restaurant, bar and KTV and is currently u/c

is this world class restaurant just across the IAFT or beside it? IAFT is just a few meters from the IBO / Linkin' park right? :?

rustyboi

August 30th, 2005, 01:23 PM

whoa...in a span of 3 days..i just couldnt catch up the conversations, too fast-paced. the emotions here are so intense..and the passion of the forumers and their sense of endearment to our beloved Cebu is unmatched. thank you guys.

there's only a handful of Cebuanos in Skyscrapercity forums. there are just too many developments goin on in Cebu, that explains we never ran out of topics and updates hehehe... welcome back Dominique! :okay:

rustyboi

August 30th, 2005, 01:32 PM

wow... this is crazy! I was gone a little over two weeks and the Cebu thread went crazy! haha! missed so much! and this part II is building up so quickly!

thanks to all of you guys who posted all those pictures! Cebu looks awesome! it seems so progressive and rapidly developing! I really hope it doesn't take after the mess Metro Manila has turned into - although there is still a hell of a lot to love about MM.

its really awesome. Cebu's doing good because it's learning Manila's mistakes. lets just say Cebu and MM have almost the same land area but when it comes to population, MM alone has almost 10 Million people but Cebu island barely has 2.2M. if the province will strive harder and continue to play the cards right, it will reinforce the region's position as Asia's next great economic miracle. :okay:

rustyboi

August 30th, 2005, 01:44 PM

RP guvs to visit Cebu today to talk on federalism

Governors from 79 provinces all over the country are in Cebu today to talk more about federalism.

With that, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is taking the opportunity to raise federalism as one issue that could be used against the move to break up Cebu.

She said the governors decided last Aug. 11 to have today’s special meeting on federalism, after receiving suggestions on the issue from other sectors, “mostly from the academe.”

“Perhaps it’s also time for those of us who are actually involved in this business of governance to carefully sift through the issues, evaluate the impact of federalism on us provinces, and perhaps come up with a possible model for federalism that takes into consideration existing political infrastructure and bureaucracy,” Garcia said yesterday.

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excerpts from the article:

+ With the many promised gains federalism brings, lawmakers should look at the cost federalism will have on poorer provinces that may not be able to stand on their own.

+ “We go back to the basic argument, why break up Cebu? We are strong as it is because we are one. Look at the poorer provinces and realize that these are in fact poor because they are small new provinces that were hastily created and now must try to cope,” said Cebu Gov. Garcia.

+ “Why are these provinces poor? Because they are small. Why are they small? Because they broke up from what used to be an existing province. They were dismembered, we have del nortes, del surs and occidentals left and right... So maybe, perhaps, small provinces can start thinking about re-integrating and becoming whole once again,” she added.

rustyboi

August 30th, 2005, 01:51 PM

^^ another thing that contributes Cebu's success is... they mind their own business. Cebu doesn't drag Manila down just to gain interest. instead, they take it as a challenge and offer alternatives rather than directly competing with other cities.

slerz

August 30th, 2005, 03:29 PM

CEBU on the go....

Cebu today
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/cebuharbor.jpg

Cebu in several years
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/CebuHarbormod.jpg

cite the difference. ans. 13

just my opinion and for fun.hehe

Jimbu

August 30th, 2005, 05:09 PM

S P E C I A L R E P O R T — M A L L M A N I A

THE GAISANOS, Ayalas of the South
Little is known about the Gaisano family of Cebu, but in the Visayas where their shopping malls are a pervasive presence, they are known as the "Ayalas of the South."

Like many Filipino business clans, the retail chain was founded in the 1970s by the family matriarch, Doña Modesta Gaisano, who opened a small restaurant-cum-shop on the ground floor of a rented house in Colon, Cebu. The shop later became the White Gold Department Store, predecessor of the Gaisano malls.

Doña Modesta's five sons — David, Stephen, Henry, Victor, and John — helped her transform the business into a retail giant. In 1981, after the death of the matriarch, the corporation that ran the White Gold department stores was split into five, as the sons decided to go their separate ways.

The family's mall chains are now run by the second-generation Gaisanos and their cousins. Stephen Gaisano, Jr., son of Stephen Sr., operates the Gaisano Country Malls in Cebu and Cagayan de Oro. John Gaisano, Jr., president of the Davao Chamber of Commerce and Industry, runs the Gaisano Ilustre in Cebu, while the other cousins are involved in other mall-related businesses.

The family's flagship firm is the DSG Sons Group, Inc. (which stands for David S. Gaisano Sr.), which owns and operates the four biggest malls in Mindanao. In the late 1980s, the group opened stores in Digos, Tagum, General Santos City, and Davao City.

sloid

August 30th, 2005, 07:36 PM

^ Oooh, History, Interesting. Wow, I never knew White Gold was owned by Gaisano. Hey isn't Robinson's original from Cebu too? At least that's what I've heard..

rustyboi

August 30th, 2005, 07:44 PM

^^ Yup! if u noticed, White Gold's logo is a G which indicates a Gaisano-operated mall. Robinson's Malls are owned by the Gokongwei's, pure-blooded Cebuanos. :D

sloid

August 30th, 2005, 07:57 PM

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7384/badian6pz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2216/juniorsuite5zo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/_nimbus/Travel/resto.jpg

Badian Island Is Probably Cebu's Best and Most Exclusive Resort.

sloid

August 30th, 2005, 08:06 PM

Haha, it's so awkward coz the Robinson's in Cebu is not really the nicest.. hehe.

Do the Gokongwei's also own these skyscrapers in Ortigas and Manila?

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3820/rob7tv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Plus the Galleria Suites in Ortigas, do they own that too?

rustyboi

August 30th, 2005, 08:10 PM

JG (John Gokongwei) Summit Holdings, Inc.

JG Summit Holdings, Inc is one of the leading companies in the Philippines with business interests in: Air Transportation, Banking, Food Manufacturing, Hotels, Petrochemicals, Power Generation, Publishing, Real Estate and Property Development, Telecommunications, Textiles.

Subsidiaries of the company:

» Cebu Pacific Air
» Digital Telecommunications Phils., Inc.
» First Private Power Corp.
» JG Summit Petrochemical Corporation
» Litton Mills, Inc.
» Robinsons Land Corporation
» Robinsons Savings Bank
» Sun Cellular
» United Industrial Corporation
» Universal Robina Corporation

rustyboi

August 30th, 2005, 08:18 PM

Yah, all buildings with the "R" signage are owned by Robinsons Land Co, which is a subsidiary of JG Summit Inc. including Crowne Plaza in Robinsons Galleria complex but i don't have any info with regards to who is operating the hotel, the shares and all that stuff. :) i'm confused with that hotel by the way. others call it Galleria Regency Suites (or is it the corporate tower on the other side?). it could be the operator or sumthin. the signage on top of that bldg says Crowne Plaza. whatever that is, still part of the Robinsons group hehe.

rustyboi

August 30th, 2005, 08:19 PM

[QUOTE=sloid]Haha, it's so awkward coz the Robinson's in Cebu is not really the nicest.. hehe.

Do the Gokongwei's also own these skyscrapers in Ortigas and Manila?

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3820/rob7tv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
QUOTE]

nice images. what software application did u use for that kewl thing sloid?

rustyboi

August 30th, 2005, 08:23 PM

MR. JOHN GOKONGWEI, JR. ON THE LAUNCHING OF
THE JOHN GOKONGWEI SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
March 1, 2002
9.00 am - 12.00 pm
Irwin Theatre, Ateneo de Manila University

Good morning.

I am John Gokongwei, Jr. I am not an Atenean but I feel at home with you. Today, at least. Sixty-two years ago, I could not have dreamt of appearing before the Jesuits and their students to tell the story of MY life. I was no more than a student then, at San Carlos University in Cebu, when my father died suddenly. It left me, the eldest, the responsibility of taking care of my mother and five siblings. That was tough for someone who was 13. Creditors had just seized our home and business and I had no experience with earning a living.

But here I am--not all on account of my good looks or charming personality--but because I somehow survived. And when I look back, I know now that I did so because I recognized change when I saw it.

The first change was war. I had turned 15. My mother had already sent my brothers and sister to China where the cost of living was lower. From Cebu, she and I had to make money to send to them.

I turned to peddling. My day began at 5 in the morning. I would load my bicycle with soap, thread, and candles, and then bike to neighboring towns to sell my goods. On market days, I would rent a stall, lay out the goods from the bike, and make about 20 pesos a day, enough for me to survive and to buy even more goods for next time. Those days, you might call my Bicycle Age.

To continue, visit http://www.bukassarili.org/Members/gokongwei.asp