Cebu City and Province - Compiled Threads [Archive] - Page 53

sugbuanon

June 11th, 2006, 07:19 PM

Eco-tourism in Cebu dam planned

CARCAR, Cebu, June 10 (PNA) - Authorities in Cebu province's Carcar town are targeting to establish an eco-tourism industry in this farming community.

Carcar vice-mayor Roger Montesclaro said this target industry will center on the town's Can-aujan dam, a 32-hectare small reservoir irrigation project which aims to benefit some 885 farming families there.

Can-asujan dam is reputedly the first of its kind in Asia as project implementator National Irrigation Administration (NIA) described the 25 meter-high facility as being constructed of compacted soil and portland cement mixture sandwiched between two reinforced concrete walls.

Montesclaro said this dam's 2.45 million cubic meters of water reservoir is beginning to teem with freshwater fish after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources released there approximately 25,000 tilapia fingerlings.

"What we further see is this area can be developed into a site for water-related activities like boating aside from fishing," he said.

Diosdado Rosales, NIA's acting Cebu provincial irrigation officer, agreed as he said Carcar authorities and other stakeholders concerned linked with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to help ensure the project's sustainability.

"This partnership was forged so we can replant denuded surrounding areas with ylang-ylang trees," he said.

Rosales explained this specie was chosen because it is not a prime target for logging.

He sees additional eco-tourism activities like hiking as possible in the replanted areas.

Montesclaro is likewise projecting rise of perfume-making as another livelihood source with use of ylang-ylang.

"This plant's flower extract is what we're also after," he said, adding that ylang-ylang extract is a prized and highly sought perfume component.

During an afternoon briefing Thursday, Rosales reported civil works of Can-asujan dam is almost 97 percent complete as remaining pipelines to be laid out are due for completion in mid-2006.

This timetable is making Montesclaro hopeful stakeholders can begin identifying other complementary uses for the dam.

"Cebu province is aggressively pushing eco-tourism so we hope to get into this some five years from now," he said.

Farmers in the area look forward to opening up of eco-tourism in Carcar as they said this will give them additional income.

"Perhaps I'll sell handicrafts," said Dodoy Sumaria, a farmer and board member of the Carcar United Lowland Farmers Irrigation Association.

He forsees eco-tourism to trigger rise in the town of other livelihood sources to help alleviate poverty there.

Prior to construction of the dam, Sumaria said vegetable farmers' net income averaged some P12,000 per crop season only.

"We estimate a three-fold rise in our income once irrigation due to the reaches our planting areas," he said. "With plans for eco-tourism, propects for even higher income looks brighter. We're supporting this proposals."

Jimbu

June 11th, 2006, 07:29 PM

Sunstar
Monday, June 12, 2006
Entrepreneur school looks for deal for Cebu campus

THE daughter of taipan Lucio Tan has decided to reconnect the family to Cebu—the humble beginnings of his father—by bringing her school of entrepreneurship to the province.

In a press conference over the weekend at the City Sports Club, Entrepreneurs School of Asia (ESA) founder Vivienne Tan announced that the school’s decision to open a branch in Cebu is already final.

“We are now talking with possible partners for the establishment of the school here. We are looking at four possible sites, including the South Road Properties (South Reclamation Project),” she said.

“We will make the final announcements before the year ends,” she added.

Tan, the sixth of seven children of the Philippine Airlines magnate, visited Cebu last April to explore the province and feel the environment.

“I personally felt the environment in Cebu is very conducive to entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurial spirit is here in Cebu,” Tan said.

She said the school is willing to build on its own the Cebu campus if it won’t be able to find a partner.

ESA’s co-founder, Joel Santos, said ESA has been looking for ways to bring its students in Manila to Cebu to “feel the entrepreneurial spirit” of the province.

“This (entrepreneurial spirit) is a gift of Cebu because it doesn’t happen overnight. It takes years and years to cultivate. And it’s very important to continue to cultivate this gift among the youth,” he said.

ESA will operate for one day a mentoring booth, which will conduct free consultation with “wannabe entrepreneurs” during the Entrepreneurship Conference on June 23 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino.

Pioneering

Established in 1999, ESA is one of the pioneering academic institutions in the Asia Pacific region to offer a bachelors degree in entrepreneurship. The institution also offers other courses, including business administration, diploma in marketing and in mass communication, among others.

The school recently established a campus in China by partnering with the Zhejiang Youth College, an institution owned by the Youth Ministry of Zhejiang, China.

One of the visions of ESA is to attract foreign students to come and study in the Philippines.

For the school’s expansion in the Philippines, she said the company is looking for a “safer” yet “not so provincial” place.

Tan said the Cebu campus would be “bigger” and would require a larger investment than what it took to build the school’s multimillion structure in Libis, Quezon City.

ESA is giving a special rate to Filipinos and offer scholarships to deserving students as well. (JBN)

sugbuanon

June 11th, 2006, 07:36 PM

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slerz

June 12th, 2006, 01:11 AM

Danao City, Cebu
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Hagnaya wharf, San Remegio Cebu...
Ferry boats bound for Bantayan.
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Early morning@Hagnaya bay
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ashton

June 12th, 2006, 07:09 AM

In addition:

Beanhoppers:
1. Ayala Center Cebu
2. Crossroads Mall

Coffee Dream:
1. SM City Cebu

Venetian Coffee Break:
1. SM City Cebu 4/F
2. SM Cebu Supermarket

BO's Coffee Club
SM City Cebu Fiesta Strip

brodix

June 12th, 2006, 07:16 AM

Commercial complex to rise in Mandaue Reclamation

By Kathy Navarro
Last updated 11:00am (Mla time) 06/12/2006
Cebu Daily News

The Mandaue City government has leased one of its reclamation lots to a private company that plans to construct a commercial complex on it.

Last week, Mayor Thadeo Ouano signed the contract leasing the six-hectare property to Golden Great Value Properties Inc. for P630,000 per month.

The city council gave Ouano authority to represent the city in the contract on June 6.

The council planned to ratify the lease contract on Tuesday.

Councilor Glenn Bercede said Sunday Golden Great Value Properties would develop the reclamation property and construct a complex on it, all using a budget of P234 million.

Bercede said construction of the complex would start on July 1, and was expected to be finished by January 1, 2008.

The lot is located beside the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), and includes the unfinished Uniwide warehouse building.

The city's contract with Golden Great Value Properties includes a condition that the company develop and beautify the lot's front area by November 30, in preparation for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit to be held in the province in December.

The CICC will host several activities for the visiting ASEAN delegates.

Jonjie Gonzalez, Ouano's media consultant, said that Golden Great Value Properties has presented a design for the complex that would complement the city's vision for its reclamation area.

Gonzalez said the company would not demolish the existing Uniwide building, but would redesign it instead.

demented_pigeon

June 12th, 2006, 07:19 AM

^^ naa kay pic sa desgin nila?

brodix

June 12th, 2006, 07:30 AM

^^ naa kay pic sa desgin nila?

i have no access to that bai. some members here are currently on excursion and they will flood this thread with photos when they're back online. they are the ones who have the capacity to obtain those resources. hopefully in the coming weeks.

brodix

June 12th, 2006, 07:32 AM

Fastfood chain to allot P100-M for outlets in Cebu

Last updated 11:28am (Mla time) 06/12/2006
Cebu Daily News

"McDonald's Philippines will be infusing around P100 million to hasten outlet expansions here in Cebu."

Kenneth Yang, managing director of Golden Arches Development Corp. (GADC), which operates the McDonald's fast-food chain in the country, revealed this development in an interview on Friday.

"Cebu's economy is getting very vibrant because of its growing tourism industry. We're planning to put up more outlets here in Cebu to complement the city's fast economic growth," Yang told Cebu Daily News.

McDonald's officially launched Friday night its eighth store in Cebu, located at the Fuente Osmeña.

The fastfood chain aims to capture a bigger chunk of the Cebuano market.

"Our Cebu market has been performing very well in terms of sales, which is continuing to grow," said Yang.

He added that McDonald's will be opening two more stores in Cebu within the year.

McDonald's currently has store outlets at Jones, JY Square in Lahug, Cebu South Road in Mambaling, Colon, Mactan, SM City Cebu and Ayala Center Cebu.

Aside from opening new store outlets, the P100-million investment expansion plan will also finance the continued renovations of existing Cebu stores, Yang said.

"We're actively renovating our stores to make them bigger and nicer," said Yang.

McDonald's has about 240 stores in the Philippines, which is said to be the only place in the world where the American fast-food giant is not number one. The fastfood leader is the local Jollibee Foods Corp.

Yang, however, said McDonald's is not after the number of outlets.

"We are for the quality of our food and service. Anyway, McDonald's is still among the top restaurants in the country," said Yang.

McDonald's started in the country in 1981, when George Yang, president of McGeorge Food Industries, won the franchise for the Philippines from McDonald's International.

Last year, McDonald's Philippines became a 100-percent Filipino-owned company after publicly listed holding firm Alliance Global Inc. purchased a substantial block of 49 percent in (GADC). /Correspondent Regina Aguilar

brodix

June 12th, 2006, 11:09 AM

mga bugoy asa na man mo?! balik na sa ssc kay gipangmingaw na mi diri, hehehehehe!!!

demented_pigeon

June 12th, 2006, 12:13 PM

^^ bitaw...
asa man diay sila?

Wind Shear

June 12th, 2006, 12:17 PM

^^ Nagniyot pa. :P

demented_pigeon

June 12th, 2006, 12:18 PM

kita na lang mag-butang ug mga pic.

MarkiiBoi

June 12th, 2006, 12:21 PM

National Museum to dig for history at Plaza Independencia

Cebu Daily News (http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/news/view_article.php?article_id=4567)

The Philippine National Museum will send an archeological team to Cebu City's Plaza Independencia before contractors start digging for the 1.2-kilometer subway of the Cebu South Coastal Road. FULL (http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/news/view_article.php?article_id=4567)

Phone pix from the "rescue dig" site:

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7326/image149copy7bo.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9011/image152copy3ua.jpg

arnold will post more on this. he is the expert. :D

brodix

June 12th, 2006, 12:23 PM

nangabot na!!! yehey!!!

brodix

June 12th, 2006, 12:25 PM

^^ bitaw...
asa man diay sila?

nag excursion na sila bai. didto sila ug club ultima, marco polo, shangri-la, etc.

LordCarnal

June 12th, 2006, 12:38 PM

^^

thnks for the sponsorship bai.. we had free lunch, etc..etc.. we were also able to go inside Club Ultima. Very nice... especially the gym, the boardroom, the executive suites, the rooms, etc..etc..etc,,

fundraiser

June 12th, 2006, 12:40 PM

kumpleto among laag. from celebrity (kim of pbb) to history (archeological rescue dig at plaza independencia) i have pics here but nag internet cafe lang ako. and temporarily wala akong i-net connection sa house. pero mark, slerz and arnold has tons of pics. mamayang konti this thread will be flooded with pics.

brodix

June 12th, 2006, 12:47 PM

SayBooMyBoo

June 12th, 2006, 12:58 PM

sugbuanon

June 12th, 2006, 01:03 PM

^^ yucks..

slerz

June 12th, 2006, 01:57 PM

brodix, thanks a lot bai... we really enjoyed our independence day trip:cheers::okay:
@fundraiser, ala ko pic oi...hehe sila ra mark, arnold og ikaw:D
and to sayboo, bai kimchi bai lamat ayo bai ;)

sugbuanon

June 12th, 2006, 02:08 PM

Mandaue seeks P7M assistance

WITH less than six months to go until the Asean summit, the Mandaue City Government is asking two national agencies for help: P7.7 million worth of it.

The Mandaue City Council has passed separate resolutions asking the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for financial assistance.

The City is asking for some P5.2 million from the DPWH for the installation of welcome signs in the city. Some P2.5 million is being requested from the DBP for the beautification program, especially designed for the visiting delegates from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

Mayor Thadeo Ouano has written the City Council and asked that separate resolutions be passed for the purpose.

Ten Asean heads of state, foreign affairs and economic ministers, and representatives from seven other countries in the Asia-Pacific region will be attending the 12th Asean summit.

Meanwhile, an old building near the Malacañang Sa Sugbo was designated headquarters of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) starting this month, in preparation for the Asean summit.

The Cebu City Council approved last Wednesday a resolution authorizing Mayor Tomas Osmeña to enter into and sign the contract of lease with the heirs of Gotianuy, represented by lawyer Augusto Go.

The four-story Gotiaoco Building along M.C. Briones St. was chosen because of its proximity to Malacañang and Cebu City Hall.

Its owners, the heirs of the late Manuel Gotianuy, also submitted the lowest lease quotation compared to two other establishments, the Cebu City bids and awards committee said.

The City will be leasing the property for P20,000 a month or P160,000 for eight months, from May to December this year.

“Gotiaoco building is the ideal headquarters for those in charge of security during the Asean summit because it’s very near Malacañang and it’s right in front of the City Hall. It also has a big parking space,” said City Hall information officer Nagiel Bañacia.

Bañacia added that the lease of the building also has the approval of the PSG, which has inspected the site on several occasions.

He added that the City Government already sought the help of the PSG and the 53rd Engineering Brigade of the Central Command to take care of the building renovation.

After the Asean summit from Dec. 11 to 14, the building will be used to accommodate taxpayers who will be paying their real estate taxes and those who will renew their business permits.

The Gotiaoco building stands on a National Government-owned lot, which the Go family is leasing. The lease contract will expire in 2014 yet.

But in the contract for the lease of the building, the heirs of Gotianuy expressed their willingness to give up the remaining period of its lease contract with the National Government in favor of the City, provided that the latter will rent the building for eight months at P20,000 a month.

“The committee finds the price quotation of Gotiaoco reasonable and justifiable, especially taking into account its proximity to Cebu City Hall,” the awards committee said.

As part of the summit prepartions, construction of the Cebu International Convention Center is ongoing at a Mandaue City-owned property at the reclamation area.

The Cebu Provincial Government is implementing the project.

Early this year, Mandaue City Councilor Carlo Pontico Fortuna pushed for the proper lighting of at least 12 major thoroughfares in the city in preparation for the summit.

Dark or unlit roads do not speak well of the city and its image as a rising city in the region, he pointed out.

Ouano has created Task Force Asean Summit to focus on the preparation and implementation of the city’s beautification, cleanliness and infrastructure enhancement programs for the summit.

A technical working group, composed of representatives from the Mandaue City Planning Office, City Engineering Office, Housing and Urban Development Office, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and Department of Public Works and Highways, was also created to provide technical support to the task force.

KulasKusgan

June 12th, 2006, 02:16 PM

thank you guyz the trip was successful..i would like to say thank you to some friends for the support.."thank you friends". thank you also for the fans for the support of our love-team with Kim...so wallow down and dont move a muscle coz the pictures are coming...

gerald, ikaw na?

kumpleto among laag. from celebrity (kim of pbb) to history (archeological rescue dig at plaza independencia)

asa na si kim? ayaw ninyo tagu-i. :D

sugbuanon

June 12th, 2006, 02:39 PM

KulasKusgan

June 12th, 2006, 02:58 PM

^^ si bam na si @sayboomyboo

si kim naa ron dire sa ako kilid nibasa sad siya sa inyo mga post.. naglagot raba siya labi na ky @sayboomyboo ky assuming daw kuno siya.. ako ra jud kuno iya love.. for life.. haha

kalimot ko ako man diay si gerald. giamnesia na man ko.

mikee (marvs),

naa ko sa gensan karon. mintras wala ko, bantayi pag-ayo si kim ha. ayaw pabatugi og langaw og lamok. ipatranslate lang kang kim kung unsa ni akong gisulat kay binisaya man ni.

p.s. hulat lang ko diri sa inyong pics.

sugbuanon

June 12th, 2006, 03:09 PM

ayaw sad nang mikee oi.. c matt lang ko ky preho man mi mga phil-am.. :D

naa ron siya sa likod sa balay nanghipos sa hinayhay ky kusog kaayo ulan dire.. sige man ka kaon ug tuna gud mao nana ron ang resulta..

asa naman ang pics mga bai.. nanghambug raba ko sa ako mga igsuon na nagsikit mi gnina ni kim.. dili koni palabhan ako t-shirt ky nasaghiran ni sa iya bukton gnina..

SayBooMyBoo

June 12th, 2006, 03:19 PM

ingun ani jud ni ang showbizzz patuyang nalang ug pangangkon labi na si mikee(sugbuanon) nga siya daw si matt... to all the fans... these all are just rumors...

brodix

June 12th, 2006, 03:33 PM

ang mga walay lingaw!!!

grabe kasuspense ang pictures ni markiiboi ug arnoldsa...:D murag giusab pa ang contrast ug brightness. heheheheh.

KulasKusgan

June 12th, 2006, 03:38 PM

morag anad na kaayo si bam sa showbiz.

marvs, tuod no phil-am man diay ka. sige si matt na lang ka... unsa gani ng phil-am? phil-amu? o phil-amaw? nyahaha.

nadubok na ang tuna dirig pinaabot sa pics ni kim. hehe.

slerz

June 12th, 2006, 04:33 PM

^^storya storya ra na bai oi nga nag meet mi ni Kim ganiha... hadlok to mo duol namo:D

Club Ultima's scenic elevator. Thanks @brodix kay nakasuway mi sakay..hehe
pero wa pa gyud siya nahuman.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/scenicelevator.jpg
foncam pic

sugbuanon

June 12th, 2006, 04:34 PM

haha si bam kung mostorya mura na si boy abunda..

kamo gud bahala dili mo motuo basta phil-am jud ko.. 30 porsento sa ako dugo ky amerikano, 40 porsento pinoy, 20 porsento red horse, 10 porsento na-na..

dugaya oi.. basin inyo na gipang retoki inyo mga dagway sa photoshop.. haha

dive-cebu

June 12th, 2006, 04:36 PM

^^ as in, perte jung dugaya!!! ganina ra ko naghuwat... oi, tininuod na ni ako.... trabaho pa ko ugma mga bai.... please.... hehehe!

MarkiiBoi

June 12th, 2006, 04:48 PM

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02281.jpg
Club Ultima is situated on the top 9 floors of Tower II

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02241copy.jpg
MarkiiBoi, fundraiser, sugbuanon, SayBooMyBoo, Clemen (Brodix's really cool sister), slerz, arnoldsa.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02279.jpg
the all-glass elevators, the first of its kind in cebu

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the elevator shaft

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the gym

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the Board Room with a stuning view of the city skyline

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the holding lounge of non-Club Members with a 240-degree view downtown

demented_pigeon

June 12th, 2006, 04:51 PM

^^ damn!!!! amazing... sa atup naa pics?

sugbuanon

June 12th, 2006, 04:52 PM

yeah at last.. salamat master mark

caloy

June 12th, 2006, 04:55 PM

MarkiiBoi

June 12th, 2006, 04:55 PM

pirti ka strikto didto bai. nikurog ang manager pagkita sa ako tripod. hehe. ang manager ra sad magbuot kung unsa ang pwede picturan. ang crown deck kay u/c pa so wala me paadtua.

dive-cebu

June 12th, 2006, 04:56 PM

^^ mark, thanks much bai! makatog na gyud ko! dili ma completo ako independence day if dili ko kita sa inyo mga pics... asa naman si kim bai? ayaw tagui ninyo!!!

MarkiiBoi

June 12th, 2006, 04:58 PM

next page na si kim. hehehe

dive-cebu

June 12th, 2006, 05:00 PM

cge, huwat-huwat sa ko dre....

demented_pigeon

June 12th, 2006, 05:01 PM

pirti ka strikto didto bai. nikurog ang manager pagkita sa ako tripod. hehe. ang manager ra sad magbuot kung unsa ang pwede picturan. ang crown deck kay u/c pa so wala me paadtua.
ahi ta mo sa pikas nga building unya ambak gikan sa atop.... hehehe

dive-cebu

June 12th, 2006, 05:08 PM

^^ mura diayg MI3 bai...

sugbuanon

June 12th, 2006, 05:08 PM

goodness, very good pics. kanami kang sugbo. very modern. and you guys your pics, ambabata pa pala ninyo.

sa grupo ako lang ang nasa high school pa.. :D

dive-cebu

June 12th, 2006, 05:09 PM

^^ ayg tuo bai, atik lang na ka bai sugbuanon! ako nuon, ka batch lang gyud mi ni sinjin...

caloy

June 12th, 2006, 05:15 PM

sa grupo ako lang ang nasa high school pa.. :D

talaga lang ha, sana ako rin. lol...

by the way, happy independence day to all fellow filipinos...

MarkiiBoi

June 12th, 2006, 05:26 PM

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02283copy.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02286.jpg

The Teen Housemates:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02289copy.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02290copy.jpg

sugbuanon

June 12th, 2006, 05:33 PM

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02290copy.jpg

from left: bam, kim and matt

:D :D :D

slerz

June 12th, 2006, 05:43 PM

salamat bai Mark :okay:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02289copy.jpg
hehe, sikit sikit lang gamay:D, tupong tupong sd mi gamay:D... Kim, lean on me, when you're not strong :D

D'Transporter

June 12th, 2006, 05:46 PM

Wow!!! kanindot sa mga pics!!
Dagko-a sa inyong mga ngisi uy!!

Makasuya bai kay mura gyud nga alegre ang inyong lakwatsa.

sugbuanon

June 12th, 2006, 05:59 PM

dagko jud butch naa man chix sa tapad.. hehe

gilibot nasad namo ang cebu city ug mactan gnina.. cge lang butch hapit na bitaw july..

KulasKusgan

June 12th, 2006, 06:07 PM

The Teen Housemates:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02289copy.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02290copy.jpg

:shocked: whew!

kim, bantay-bantay diha ha.

SayBooMyBoo

June 12th, 2006, 06:11 PM

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02290copy.jpg

Pinoy Big 3
from right: mikee, kim and gerard

kim - 600,000 votes
gerard - 599,000 votes
mikee - 1 vote

Jimbu

June 12th, 2006, 06:13 PM

salamat bai Mark :okay:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02289copy.jpg
hehe, sikit sikit lang gamay:D, tupong tupong sd mi gamay:D... Kim, lean on me, when you're not strong :D

mura man si Kim na bai :jk: wowoweeeeeeeee

MarkiiBoi

June 12th, 2006, 06:14 PM

kim - 600,000 votes
gerard - 599,000 votes
mikee - 1 vote

^^ ikaw ra ang ni vote sa imo kaugalingun bai no? hehehe

sugbuanon

June 12th, 2006, 06:19 PM

haha aw kamo gud.. unsaon man ng votes kung ang gipitik sa iya kasing-kasing ky ang ako ngalan..

MarkiiBoi

June 12th, 2006, 07:02 PM

CROWN REGENCY SUITES

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02291copy2.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC01811copy.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02294copy.jpg

SHANGRI-LA

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02301copy.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/213090af.jpg

sugbuanon

June 12th, 2006, 07:08 PM

salamat sa mga pics mark.. salamat sad sa camera imo jud ko gipahulam.. txti lng nya ko if imo to hatag nako.. :D

MarkiiBoi

June 12th, 2006, 07:16 PM

^^ hehehehe. wa'y blema bai. :D

slerz

June 12th, 2006, 07:18 PM

^^wa blema kuno marvs o, murag ihatag :D

sugbuanon

June 13th, 2006, 01:29 AM

^^ ayaw lang ka ikog nako mark honestly ok ra jud nako.. :D

Group of Russian tourists due in Cebu next month

Another group of Russian tourists will be visiting Cebu this month, this is the 5th batch of large Russian group to visit Cebu and stay at the Plantation Bay Resort and Spa.

The group is usually composed of 20 individuals, who are big spenders, said Plantation Bay sales manager Cionette S. Gobalani.

Like the Japanese, Russians are high spenders, Gobalani said their long-haul stay of an average of 10 days can bring in huge business to the host resort, as they avail of a full-board meal, and avail of almost all services offered by a resort, like Spa, among others.

"We are thankful that Russians are learning to consider Cebu as their vacation destination," said Gobalani.

Based on arrival trend, the month of June is usually considered as part of the lean months, but Gobalani said the entry of Russians and the increasing number of Korean tourists has made no lean season for Cebu.

Last year, the Department of Tourism (DOT) hinted Plantation Bay and other resorts in Cebu to capture the potential Russian traveling market, especially that their (Russian's) favorite destinations include Bali (Indonesia), and Phuket, Thailand.

Russian guests are very behaved and most of them, if not all, are availing premium services and products from the resort, said Plantation Bay general manager Efren Belarmino.

Together with DOT, Plantation Bay joined several trade fairs to promote Plantation Bay to Russia, and spent for a marketing promotion, which included the resort to the Philippines Guide Book in Russian language.

Our efforts have paid off, I hope this will be the start to fully develop the quality visitors like the Russians," Belarmino said.

In the past, only five percent of the total occupancy profiles are Russian nationals, now it has increased to 10 percent to 20 percent, he added.

According to Belarmino Russian tourists are high spenders, most of them don't go out of the hotel in a minimum stay of 10 days. He said a one Russian visitor can spend at an average of US$3,000 in an entire stay.

In a separate interview with Department of Tourism (DOT-7) regional director Patria Aurora Roa, she said that arrival of Russian tourists is expected to increase significantly in Cebu, if direct flight will be opened.

Currently, Russians arriving in Cebu are transported via chartered flights.

From January to February this year, a total of 84,109 foreign travelers arrived in Cebu, a 20 percent increased from arrival record in the same period last year.

Russian nationals only contribute a very thin percentage of the overall foreign arrival figure. Top 10 countries include; Korea, Japan, USA, Taiwan, Germany, Australia, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Canada, and China.

sugbuanon

June 13th, 2006, 01:33 AM

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marco polo plaza hotel

brodix

June 13th, 2006, 02:12 AM

thanks for all those nice photos!

D'Transporter

June 13th, 2006, 02:17 AM

Guys, Is Rusty in Manila??

Crown Regency & Marco Polo looks so clean

ic3man25

June 13th, 2006, 02:20 AM

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/3065/imgp21771rs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8120/imgp21796fa.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Parklane Hotel

brodix

June 13th, 2006, 02:24 AM

^^ they don't just look clean, they should really be clean... after all, they are deluxe hotels.

ic3man25

June 13th, 2006, 02:26 AM

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Asiatown

brodix

June 13th, 2006, 02:46 AM

^^ ic3man25, those are very nice updates!!!

what are those materials used on the sides of the parklane hotel?

ic3man25

June 13th, 2006, 03:26 AM

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Sentinel Condominium

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Chong Hua Hospital

ic3man25

June 13th, 2006, 03:39 AM

^^ ic3man25, those are very nice updates!!!

what are those materials used on the sides of the parklane hotel?

tnx bai... I think aluminum na cya gipapilit.

ritche

June 13th, 2006, 04:24 AM

anybody heard of the "IntourPreneur Business Conference" this month?

brodix

June 13th, 2006, 04:36 AM

anybody heard of the "IntourPreneur Business Conference" this month?

what's it all about bai?

brodix

June 13th, 2006, 05:21 AM

Hero's Welcome. 300 screaming fans, band greet Oracion

Oracion will also receive P25,000 in check and a plaque from Mandaue City Government for the honor he has brought to the country.

They are all over the news since. Ngano diay?

sugbuanon

June 13th, 2006, 05:53 AM

:applause: :applause: :applause:

weeeee dili sa ko moskwela ky nalingaw ko tanaw sa mga pictures.. :D

ic3man25

June 13th, 2006, 06:25 AM

^^ nag road trip diay mo yesterday bai? sayang wala ko ka kuyog, nag solo trip nlng ko. hehehe

MarkiiBoi

June 13th, 2006, 06:39 AM

anybody heard of the "IntourPreneur Business Conference" this month?

Try this one: http://www.ngkhai.net/cbm2006/category/uncategorized

LordCarnal

June 13th, 2006, 07:09 AM

@iceman

nice pictures iceman. Ikaw say puli ni sugbuanon kay naguba man iyang camera.. :rock:

ic3man25

June 13th, 2006, 07:49 AM

^^ no prob basta dili ko bz sa work ako jud na gahinan ug tym..

ritche

June 13th, 2006, 08:00 AM

that "Intourpreneur" is sure to be very educational with top caliber speakers...right after the Visayas Area Business Conference in Dumaguete...

Jefferyi

June 13th, 2006, 11:03 AM

First off, thanks to IAMME for the heads up about the new availability of Cebu satellite pics from Google Earth.

Anyway, what is up with that road going straight into that Uniwide Bldg, mga bai? Palapuson ba kana nga dalan karon na ipadayon man kaha tiwas ang Uniwide?

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

Jefferyi

June 13th, 2006, 11:22 AM

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02277.jpg

!WOW! Awesome view. Unsa pa kaha sa Crown Regency! :shocked:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02278.jpg

This looks like a perfect place for a coffee shop.

Congrats diay sa inyo recent EB. :banana:

O yeah, thanks also for the Parklane update @ice3man. Good thing Parklane doesn't any visible aircon units.

shadow_can2003

June 13th, 2006, 11:44 AM

Operational naba ang Parklane Hotel?

gee

June 13th, 2006, 01:05 PM

anybody heard of the "IntourPreneur Business Conference" this month?

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4486/page12ry.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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dive-cebu

June 13th, 2006, 02:25 PM

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Parklane Hotel
^^ obvious kaayo ang spaghetti cables... hope apilon ni nila sa pag hipos.. :)

dive-cebu

June 13th, 2006, 02:58 PM

Guys, Is Rusty in Manila??

yup, i believe he's still there... met him last month in manila... i think he's workin. :)

dive-cebu

June 13th, 2006, 03:03 PM

Operational naba ang Parklane Hotel?
not yet bai. second semster of 2006 ang target nila... basta, im sure they'll be up and running on December because of the ASEAN Summit. :)

dive-cebu

June 13th, 2006, 03:07 PM

cebu-based guys, whoever among you has the budget and free time, it would be nice if someone from SSC cebu can attend the InTouPreneur 2006. Have you seen the array of guest speakers? Im sure a lot of things will be said about cebu on that occasion... If naa pa gyud ko diha, I'm willing to spend my 3 days in that forum as well as my 3grand for the registration... hehehe!!!

MarkiiBoi

June 13th, 2006, 03:36 PM

A partial view from Club Ultima:

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/3405/untitled1copy8fa.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

D'Transporter

June 13th, 2006, 04:26 PM

yup, i believe he's still there... met him last month in manila... i think he's workin. :)

I'll be in Manila from July 14-18, are you also in Manila Dive-Cebu?? Maybe we can have our EB there with Resty before I head for Cebu.

sugbuanon

June 13th, 2006, 04:41 PM

@mark :applause: :applause: :applause:

brodix

June 13th, 2006, 04:45 PM

A partial view from Club Ultima:

lamia'g view uy! pwede na kaayo pang banner sa ssc. may'nta mabantayan sa skyscrapercity ug maoy ibutang na banner...

SayBooMyBoo

June 13th, 2006, 04:53 PM

@ mark
BRAVURA!!! :applause: :applause: :applause:

brodix

June 13th, 2006, 04:56 PM

if the view from club ultima tower 1 is that spectacular, how much more if it's from tower 2?!

rustyboi

June 13th, 2006, 05:33 PM

we are feeling the pinch? we missed those photo updates!

the pledgers are as follows:

1. rusty
2. ashton
3. dive-cebu
4. d'transporter
5. cweobwu
6. ...

have you ever been a topnotcher in your life? join us! :D

sunod ani bai magbuhat na ta ug organization nga dili lang kay virtual... hehehehe.

sure. how do we call our group man? what about our headquarters? hehehe count me in. :D

very nice google earth images :cool:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC01929copy.jpg
^^markiiboi, beautiful night shots :okay: just like a pro!

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/3405/untitled1copy8fa.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02277.jpg
^^stunning view! shall we hold our first conference here? hehe

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h282/MarkiiBoi3/DSC02290copy.jpg
:gaah: God she's a certified cutie!

sorry for the late reply. abtan man ko one hour ibasa ang previous pages. it's good to see a lot of great news here. keep it coming!

Guys, Is Rusty in Manila??

Crown Regency & Marco Polo looks so clean
yeah, right here. what's up? drop a line and i'll meet u guys here :)

slerz

June 13th, 2006, 06:05 PM

@mark, more than the usual :okay:
@resty, welcome back.

MarkiiBoi

June 13th, 2006, 07:37 PM

heheeh salamat mga sugbuanons. ;)

demented_pigeon

June 13th, 2006, 07:41 PM

^^ tulog na mo

tigidig14

June 13th, 2006, 10:28 PM

si rusty may kaaway nabasa ko
maepal daw yung kaaway nya :lol:

sugbuanon

June 14th, 2006, 03:15 AM

Town grants approval to 2nd phase of Amara

The Municipal Council of Liloan yesterday passed a resolution approving the development plan for the second phase of seaside residential subdivision, Amara.

Ayala Land affiliate Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) and its partner, Coastal Highpoint Ventures Inc. (CHVI), is developing Amara, a 46-hectare seaside residential community located in Barangay Catarman, Liloan.

One of the few lighthouse communities in the world, Amara broke sales records during the launch of its first phase in October last year. It is set to launch the second phase of development in the next few weeks.

The second phase of Amara sits on a 6.8-hectare portion of the property and will consist of 87 lots which include bluff, promontory, parola and seaview units.

To help promote a relaxed and healthy lifestyle among its residents, Amara Phase 2 will feature a sports and recreation club as well as a serenity park with a gazebo and lagoon.

Phase 2 is adjacent to the century-old Bagacay lighthouse, which is operated by the Philippine Coast Guard and was named a national historical landmark last month.

Then US Governor Gen. William Howard Taft declared the facility as a reservation in 1904 through Executive Order 60.

Today, the lighthouse is deemed as one of the few remaining lighthouses that serve as examples of American architecture in the country.

sugbuanon

June 14th, 2006, 03:28 AM

Council OKs P1-M for 5 dogs for summit

The Cebu City Council has approved an appropriation of P1.05 million for the extension of the lease of four dogs and an additional one unit trained to detect bombs and sniff for illegal drugs.

Cebu City Councilor Sylvan Jakosalem said the fifth dog would also be leased by the city to augment the security teams tasked to secure the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in December.

The Council has approved during its April 7 session the fund allocation to be taken from the city’s share of funds from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation.

The city government would be leasing the dogs - two for drug sniffing and three for bomb detection - from June 1 to November 30 at P35,000 each, Jakosalem said.

The allocation already includes the compensation of five trainors/handlers, the dogs’ sustenance and veterinary requirements, he said.

“Other details and pertinent information shall be stipulated in the Service Agreement to be reviewed and authorized by the Cebu City Council,” Jakosalem said.

Cebu City has been leasing four K-9 dogs from Luckees, a Bacolod-based company, for the past two years already. The dogs were used for the city’s law enforcement and security, said Jakosalem.

Jakosalem said the dogs have been very useful to the city especially in securing cemeteries and ports during the holidays. They also helped in the security of the Bagong Buhay Rehabilitation Center.

Meanwhile, the city government is also spending another P0.95 million for the conversion of 10 donated vehicles from right-hand to left-hand drive.

The vehicles that were among confiscated “hot cars” donated to the city by the Bureau of Customs. With the donation, the city government needed to pay about P100,000 to the Cebu Ports Authority as storage fee.

Road rehabilitation requires P40 million

The Local Development Council (LDC) has approved the allocation of P40 million for road rehabilitation as part of the city’s preparation for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in December.

The rehabilitation of various roads in Cebu City has been scheduled between now and December, said City Planning Officer Nigel Paul Villarete.

The allocation was approved during the council’s May 19 meeting. The project is set to be included into the city’s Annual Investment Plan (AIP).

The allocation set aside under the recently approved supplemental budget 1 is in addition to the P128 million worth of programs that were earlier approved under the AIP, he said.

Another addition into the AIP is the proposed construction of a drainage system in lower Suran in Barangay Quiot amounting to P0.22 million.

Villarete said the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) would identify the streets that needed a new layer of asphalt.

“Anything that we do now up to December is already part of our preparations for the ASEAN summit,” he said.

Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the allocation for road improvements was initially pegged between P20 million to P30 million, “but we added a little more to make it P40 million because of the summit,” he said.

City Engineer Antonio Sanchez said in an earlier interview that his office is already preparing a detailed program of works on the city roads that would be rehabilitated.

This year’s allocation, he said, is more than double the usual annual allocation by the city for road rehabilitation, which is around P17 million.

Unlike the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that had to hire contractors to work on its proposed P200-million road rehabilitation projects all over Cebu City , Sanchez said his office can do the work by itself.

He said he would ask the City Council for more projects — sidewalk and road center-island painting, drainage repairs and other works.

Although Cebu City is not the main venue of the actual summit, the city hosts a handful of big hotels and side-meeting sites.

Most of the international journalists covering the summit will also be staying in Cebu City.

sugbuanon

June 14th, 2006, 05:31 AM

NHA builds homes for 12,000 families in Cebu

CEBU CITY - The National Housing Authority (NHA 7) has reported that close to 12,000 families in Cebu have benefited from the government's housing programs.

NHA7's report, as of September 2005, said that 11,884 families in the cities of Talisay, Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Danao and Toledo and the towns of Balamban, Boljoon, Alcantara, Pilar, Naga, Argao, Carmen, Cordova and Bogo availed themselves of the government's housing programs.

NHA 7 Manager Gavino Figuracion said the beneficiaries of the agency's resettlement slum upgrading, land tenurial assistance program (Ltap), community mortgage program (CMP) and group land acquisition and development programs (Glad) included people's organizations, homeowners associations and unorganized families identified by district representatives or the Department of social Welfare and Development.

But the NHA only has a collection efficiency of 51 percent last year. This is, however, higher than its average collection efficiency of 40 to 45 percent in the previous years.

Figuracion said the NHA only collected P5.002 million of its target of P9.79 million due to the failure of the beneficiaries to settle their obligations and cope with the payments.

The NHA 7 is granting beneficiaries a one year condonation period, which ends in June 2007, for their delinquencies.

Beneficiaries will only have to pay their principal loan and the standard interest, which is usually six percent for the low-income group and nine percent for the middle-class families, who availed themselves of the Ltap.

Figuracion attributes the low collection to the financial difficulties of the beneficiaries. Some of them, he said, do not have jobs and majority of them prioritize the expenses for food and for the schooling of their children.

According to the report, of the 12,000 beneficiaries in Cebu, 3,287 of them belonged to the "poorest of the poor" families, who received housing materials and other services, like drainage construction, lots, houses and waterworks in areas where basic services like water and power are also available.

The other beneficiaries availed themselves of resettlement or slum upgrading projects, where aside from water and power they also have day care centers and elementary schools in their communities.

Figuracion said most of the beneficiaries are those belonging to the lowest 30 percent in the income bracket and were relocated since they are living in danger areas.

Beneficiaries of the slum upgrading programs are those who now live in homes and subdivisions with standard designs prescribed under Batas Pambansa 220, he added.

Glad beneficiaries are groups seeking the assistance of the Pag-ibig Fund to finance the acquisition and development of lots.

CMP, on the other hand, are being pushed by National Home Mortgage Finance Corp. (NHMFC)-accredited associations, who are seeking funding assistance from NHMFC, local government units or non-government organizations.

NHMFC is also helping beneficiaries of the Ltap, which allows the purchase of lots for accredited groups.

sugbuanon

June 14th, 2006, 05:36 AM

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mactan island memorial garden

LordCarnal

June 14th, 2006, 05:37 AM

Operational naba ang Parklane Hotel?

I think it will be operational in a few days to come.

I happened to pass by there 2 nights ago and the lobby has been fully furnished already, they also turned on the lights inside the lobby. I even thought that they were having a soft opening.

The interiors were very visible from outside, and it reminded me again of Marco Polo's...

MarkiiBoi

June 14th, 2006, 05:38 AM

^^ pero ang cebu city bai wala lagi kaayu housing projects.

MarkiiBoi

June 14th, 2006, 05:40 AM

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the spaceship has landed :D

sugbuanon

June 14th, 2006, 05:43 AM

^^ mas daghan siguro nanginahanlan sa uban cities.. or ang mga squatters sa cebu city adto gipang relocate sa talisay.. hehe

LordCarnal

June 14th, 2006, 05:46 AM

^^

The fat guy from Club Ultima who toured us around said that Tower 3 will be built right beside Crown Regency since they already bought the space beside it currently occupied by Silver Dollar and other establishments.

Tower 4 on the other hand will be built at the back of Tower 3, or beside Club Ultima.

MarkiiBoi

June 14th, 2006, 05:48 AM

^^ wow really? So the Club Ultima bldg is not included in the Fuente triangle. wow four towers! that'll be massive!

sugbuanon

June 14th, 2006, 05:50 AM

pero sayang bai.. ila unta e spread out ang upat ka towers ky para inig picture2 nato daghan siya tanawn kaysa ila isikit-sikit.. hehe

MarkiiBoi

June 14th, 2006, 05:52 AM

^^ bitaw bai, sayang kaayu ang ilaha mga building. mura crowded kaayu. taas pa man unta kaayu nang jones ave. hehehe.

LordCarnal

June 14th, 2006, 05:58 AM

^^

If I remembered it right, Tower 3 will be 36-floors. I forgot about Tower 4

sugbuanon

June 14th, 2006, 05:59 AM

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/132/37956140pcimg08743xa.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

aerial shot of mactan island

OT: prepare namo daan collage para sa sunod na thread hapit naraba ni napuno.. :)

MarkiiBoi

June 14th, 2006, 06:01 AM

^^ asa na bai? mass housing?

sugbuanon

June 14th, 2006, 06:07 AM

sa mactan mura duol sa airport.. mura private subdivision man siguro na..

richard fischer

June 14th, 2006, 07:39 AM

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/132/37956140pcimg08743xa.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

aerial shot of mactan island

OT: prepare namo daan collage para sa sunod na thread hapit naraba ni napuno.. :)

what do we see here out the window sugbuanon ?

MarkiiBoi

June 14th, 2006, 07:42 AM

^^ possibly a subdivision .

ashton

June 14th, 2006, 08:09 AM

wow. this is amazing. unusual. :)

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/132/37956140pcimg08743xa.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

aerial shot of mactan island

OT: prepare namo daan collage para sa sunod na thread hapit naraba ni napuno.. :)

richard fischer

June 14th, 2006, 08:11 AM

sugbuanon

June 14th, 2006, 06:41 PM

^^ i think arnoldsa posted some pics at the MCIA thread..

slerz

June 14th, 2006, 07:27 PM

visible man diay ang mactan memorial garden sa kana nga aerial shot, kato murag spaceship.

Jimbu

June 14th, 2006, 09:04 PM

www.sunstar.com.ph
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Mandaue OKs deal for reclamation land

The Mandaue City Council has ratified the memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the City and Golden Great Value Properties Inc. for the development of a property in front of the Cebu International Convention Center.

The ratification came despite a letter from Star 168, the company earlier considered for the project, which stated its “vigorous objection and protest” to the cancellation of its contract with the City. It also questioned the signing of the lease contract with another company and the ratification of that agreement.

Violated

“We strongly feel that our rights and interests have been and are being violated and we reserve the right to file the appropriate criminal, administrative and civil charges against those responsible for the violation,” the letter stated.

The resolution ratifying the MOA was not approved en masse.

Councilors Jovita Tuela Ouano and Elmer Cabahug abstained, while Councilors Jonas Cortes and Procopio Villanueva were absent.

But according to Councilor Wenceslao Gakit, the ratification was based on the documents submitted to the City Council.
The proposed MOA and notarized MOA had no changes, he said.

Immediately after getting the council’s approval, Mayor Thadeo Ouano signed the MOA with Golden Great Value Properties Inc. last week.

The mayor also submitted copies of the receipt of payment of deposit and advance payment from the company.

Star 168 corporate secretary Francisco Malilong Jr. wrote the City Council last Tuesday and maintained the company’s stand that it has an agreement with the City regarding the project.

“We already have an existing lease agreement, that only needed to be contained in a written document, and that such agreement cannot be unilaterally abandoned or rescinded without inviting grave legal consequences,” the letter said.

Malilong further said it is not true that Star 168 failed to match the offer of Golden Great Value Properties Inc. because Star 168 was never informed of such an offer by another party, nor asked to match it.

He also wrote City Attorney Erwin Rommel Heyrosa to follow up on the status of the company’s agreement with the City, but reportedly got no response.

MOA terms

Under the MOA between the City and Golden Great Value Properties, the firm will lease nearly six hectares of a City Hall-owned lot, including the site of the unfinished Uniwide building, at the Mandaue reclamation area.

It will pay a monthly rental of P10.50 per square meter.

The company has committed a minimum investment of P235 million for the development of the property into a commercial complex, which will be done in three phases.

The development of the property is expected to start on July 1 and will end by Jan. 1, 2008.

The lease contract, however, further provides that notwithstanding the firm’s work schedule, the firm will develop and beautify in advance the frontage of the leased premises not later than Nov. 30.

This is in preparation for the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations summit in December. Most of the summit meetings will be held at a convention center, which is being built in a lot adjacent to the leased property. (AAG)

tigidig14

June 15th, 2006, 02:31 AM

bat di nyo pictsuran yung mga Pag-ibig pabahay dun sa bundok ng cebu papuntang toledo. Those are nice, i dont know if you guys know what am i talking about :lol: but ive seen it, apparently heading to toledo he he, yung mga bahay na mga bago nasa gilid ng bangin, i thought that was pretty awesome.

achernar

June 15th, 2006, 04:20 AM

hello cebu... pls posts pictures of ceres liner or any other bus companies in the island... thanks....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wantet/108582077/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23798186@N00/136971239/
http://www.malapascua.de/Go_to_Malapascua/Logon00__arrived_in_MAYA/PICT1484-CeresLiner-Maya-60-75P.jpg

achernar

June 15th, 2006, 04:21 AM

http://static.flickr.com/52/136971239_1bef9917b3.jpg?v=

MarkiiBoi

June 15th, 2006, 04:28 AM

Librando Trans, Inc.
Badian-Cebu Route

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3808/bus28gt.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5941/bus13mz.jpg

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 06:53 AM

i think there's nothing wrong if we dream BIG, right? that's why im posting this picture so that we can have a better one by making this as our benchmark. this is the newly-built football stadium in munich, germany. the opening ceremonies of 2006 fifa world cup was held there days ago...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/div-cebu/munich.jpg

demented_pigeon

June 15th, 2006, 07:16 AM

^^ too bad the proposed spinning disc model wasn't pushed through for the cicc... we could use that model instead to t build a new cebu colliseum

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 07:23 AM

^^ exactly! if it was materialized, i believe it would be a landmark that not only cebu will be proud of but the whole country as well...

demented_pigeon

June 15th, 2006, 07:26 AM

i think they should just replace the old cebu coliseum.

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 07:29 AM

^^ yah, ive heard (coz wala pa man ko kasulod diha) wa na gyuy ayo ang cebu col. karaan na kaayo, then dili sad siya visible sa gawas kay gilibutan ug other structures...

demented_pigeon

June 15th, 2006, 07:32 AM

^^ bitaw murag mas nindot pa nuon ang bang sports complex nga pang-barangay ba.

sugbuanon

June 15th, 2006, 07:40 AM

^^ masnindot pa basketan dire sa amo sitio ky sa cebu coliseum.. hehe

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 07:41 AM

^^ sakto gyud ka bai! btw, do you have any idea what is the name of those "street clocks" that we can see within cebu city? kana bitaw mag tell sad sa "temperature". i really like the idea of putting up those stuffs because not all naman have their own watches.. any idea when were they installed as well? ive been to many cities in the philippines but only in cebu lang ko kita ug ingon ana... im sure naa na sa ubang countries pero sa philippines, murag cebu lang!!!

demented_pigeon

June 15th, 2006, 07:42 AM

^^ sa asa na?

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 07:42 AM

@marv, any idea kung unsa name sa street clock nga ako gi refer dha sa taas ^^ ? thanks....

demented_pigeon

June 15th, 2006, 07:44 AM

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 07:45 AM

^^ sa asa na?

usually sa mga intersections na makita nimo bai... poles lang na sya then naa murag monitor sa taas... helpful na nako sa una nga studyante pa ko... it would tell me if late na ko sa ako klase... kani lagi wa tay relo... hehehe!!!

sugbuanon

June 15th, 2006, 07:46 AM

but some are already busted due to lack of maintenance..

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5347/img04933uf3ne.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ here's one in front of robinsons.. most of these street clocks are place in major intersections..

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 07:48 AM

some nowadays dont even work anymore.

yup, mao na sya ako gi mean... sayang, dapat e-maintain nila na kay dili baya tanan cities naa ingon-ana....

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 07:50 AM

^^ okay, i think "street clock" lang gyud iya name, i thought naa gyud sya "official name"...

LordCarnal

June 15th, 2006, 07:53 AM

^^

Those street clocks were installed during the time of Mayor Alvin Garcia.

Lots of innovations during his time such as:

1.) Street Sweepers (a truck with built-in brooms and vacuum)
2.) Denver Clamp (otherwise known as the "clamp" for no-parking violators)
3.) Policemen on mountainbikes
4.) Digital Street Clocks with space for Advertisements

....A year after those street clocks were installed in Cebu City, these same street clocks were also installed in Ortigas. I'm not sure with other MM cities.

....

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 07:53 AM

some nowadays dont even work anymore.

cge lang, ako ni sya e-raise nga concern sa cebu city forum thru sir paul...

sugbuanon

June 15th, 2006, 07:54 AM

^^ why not report this problem to sir paul villarete.. ato ignon na sige nata ka late sa klase ky puro guba ang mga steet clocks sa city.. hehe

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/449/img02584rd8wn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ napay lain nakit-an nako.. gamay lang kaayo sa pic

demented_pigeon

June 15th, 2006, 07:56 AM

^^ sa una pa na katong highschool pa ko unya pag padulung sa skul nako pirmi nako makit-an nga guba ang mga street clocks dirang kilira.

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 07:56 AM

thanks for this infor bai arnold... kuyawa gyud nimo oi!!!! as in, bilib na jud ko, basta anything about cebu, kabalo gyud ka... murag nag agi ra ko sa 2nd or third dah! hehehe!!! okay sad diay sa time ni mayor alvin no?

^^

Those street clocks were installed during the time of Mayor Alvin Garcia.

Lots of innovations during his time such as:

1.) Street Sweepers (a truck with built-in brooms and vacuum)
2.) Denver Clamp (otherwise known as the "clamp" for no-parking violators)
3.) Policemen on mountainbikes
4.) Digital Street Clocks with space for Advertisements

....A year after those street clocks were installed in Cebu City, these same street clocks were also installed in Ortigas. I'm not sure with other MM cities.

sugbuanon

June 15th, 2006, 07:58 AM

cge lang, ako ni sya e-raise nga concern sa cebu city forum thru sir paul...

div diba kabantay ka sa mga street clocks naay gipang advertise na mga products like "mild seven" "hope".. makigdeal unta ang city sa kani na mga companies na sila ang mo maintain sa mga street clocks in exchange sa free advertisement sa ila mga products..

LordCarnal

June 15th, 2006, 07:58 AM

@dive-Cebu

I think Cebu Coliseum is owned by University of Cebu.. But I'm not sure, :dunno:

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 07:58 AM

^^ i think guba sad ang street clock dha duol sa amo building....

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 08:00 AM

@dive-Cebu

I think Cebu Coliseum is owned by University of Cebu.. But I'm not sure, :dunno:

that's what im thinking sad kay ngano mo agi man ta sa UC if mo sulod sa cebu col.

LordCarnal

June 15th, 2006, 08:01 AM

@dive-Cebu

exactly... Sayang kaayo div, we had this Street Sweeper Truck before.. I dunno where it is right now, last time I heard there was no more budget for the brooms which cost thousands of pesos.

Before, I usually see these trucks cleaning the entire stretch of Osmeña Boulevard. It looks like those you can see in american movies..

We were the first city to have such an equipment.

sugbuanon

June 15th, 2006, 08:02 AM

@dive-Cebu

I think Cebu Coliseum is owned by University of Cebu.. But I'm not sure, :dunno:

yup you're right arnold it was alreasdy bought by augusto go.. noticed there's already a logo of UC at the center of the court..

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 08:02 AM

mao ni ato e-suggest ni sir paul marv... back-upi ko ninyo ha para ma pressure gyud sila ug negotiate sa mga advertisers para ig ka ASEAN, functional na tanang street clocks... willing gani ko mo sponsor ug isa ka clock, kana lang duol sa amo building, as shown in the previous picture... hehehe!!!

div diba kabantay ka sa mga street clocks naay gipang advertise na mga products like "mild seven" "hope".. makigdeal unta ang city sa kani na mga companies na sila ang mo maintain sa mga street clocks in exchange sa free advertisement sa ila mga products..

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 08:05 AM

usa na sad ni sa mga isyu nga kinahanglan tubagon ni sir paul!!! hahaha!!! e-raise lang bitaw sad ni nato nga issue bai arnold... sayang oi, i remember sauna, dali ra ang pag limpyo sa osmena blvd after sinulog because of that facility. now, luoy kaayo ang mga metro aide kay kadlawon gyud sila mag limpyo right after every sinulog sunday!!!!

@dive-Cebu

exactly... Sayang kaayo div, we had this Street Sweeper Truck before.. I dunno where it is right now, last time I heard there was no more budget for the brooms which costs thousands of pesos.

Before, I usually see these trucks cleaning the entire stretch of Osmeña Boulevard. It looks like those you can see in american movies..

We were the first city to have such an equipment.

sugbuanon

June 15th, 2006, 08:05 AM

pero ang kaparat lang ni tomas ky kung project na gani ni garcia or sa uban officials na kontra niya dili jud niya tagaan ug pansin.. kabalo na bitaw mo sa ato mayor usahay magbinata.. pero idol gihapon nako si tomas.. hehe

LordCarnal

June 15th, 2006, 08:13 AM

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 08:15 AM

@marv, well, we have to deal with it, that's part of the game of politics.. pero if sigehan lang cguro ug follow-up, ma pugos man sad cguro ni sila....

LordCarnal

June 15th, 2006, 08:17 AM

Here's another clock tower in Fuente. This was set up by the Lions Club.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/FuentePark/fuente_park08.jpg

LordCarnal

June 15th, 2006, 08:24 AM

Here's another shot of the street signs with digital clock. This one is surely busted. The clock reads 0:00 o'clock pm.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/FuentePark/cebu_road05.jpg

The city will also have to deal with vandalisms.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/FuentePark/lions_club_clocktower.jpg

Korean Contributions
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/FuentePark/road_signs01.jpg

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 09:42 AM

^^ thanks mga bai for the active discussion that my querry has caused... hehe anyway, who's preparing for the 27th thread? 2 more posts na lang and this thread is due for closure...

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 09:46 AM

^^ going back to the street clock topic, i have noticed from the photos posted that there are no more ads on the space provided for advertisers so we can safely say that nobody is doing the 'marketing' for the advertisers... and since wala nay nag sponsor, wala na sad na maintain ang mga street clocks... sayang gyud!

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 09:47 AM

and for the second time, i have the honor and privilege to write the 500th post! CLOSE IT, CLOSE IT!!!

achernar

June 15th, 2006, 09:53 AM

Librando Trans, Inc.
Badian-Cebu Route

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3808/bus28gt.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5941/bus13mz.jpg

saan mo kinuha ang pic?

MarkiiBoi

June 15th, 2006, 10:00 AM

^^ di ko na matandaan pare. basta googled lang yata yan.

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 10:00 AM

Date and Time Started: June 4, 2006; 5:30PM (Philippine Time)
500th Post: June 15, 2006; 3:47PM

CONCLUSION:
We were able to fill up Cebu's Thread 26 in a matter of 10 DAYS, 22 HOURS and 17 MINUTES!!!

Simply Amazing, Basta CEBU, posible!!!

MarkiiBoi

June 15th, 2006, 10:03 AM

^^ himo na bag-o thread bai. :D

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 10:10 AM

^^ dili sa lang ko bai, it's not yet time... hehehe! wala bitaw ko mga pics/collage to start-up the thread.. murag tradition na man gyud nga the one who will start the new thread would also post pics/collage that will depict, cebu's metropolis and province...

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 10:13 AM

oi guys, let me go back to the street clock topic, murag di gyud ko maka get-over ani nga topic... hahaha!!! try to visit this website, they're selling street clock or as they call it, post clocks...

check this out: http://www.electrictime.com/products.asp?cid=1&pid=14

slerz

June 15th, 2006, 10:21 AM

Here's a functioning one in Fuente.

I think the digital clocks themselves are functioning. What is questionable however are the temperature readings (24 degrees C at 12noon???)

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/FuentePark/fuente_park16.jpg

24deg C @ noon? it can be... it depends on the weather. Cebu City temperature this noontime ranges from 24 deg C - 30 deg C.
One factor why those temp readings differ from other street clock temp readers is because it only detects temperature n the specified area where those readers are installed. Take for instance the one infront of Metro Gaisano, most readings do not go beyond 25deg and reads as low as 18deg C, it is beacuase of Metro Gaisanos aircondition that is detected by the tempre reader.

in Colon street... still functioning.
I took this @ 3:11pm :D
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/clock.jpg

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 10:27 AM

^^ bai slerz, thanks for this update... i thought all of our street clocks are busted na gyud! naa pa diay uban nga nag function pa...

dive-cebu

June 15th, 2006, 11:03 AM

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/div-cebu/mar-glo.jpg
cebu business park

miaka_cham

June 15th, 2006, 11:34 AM

hello!! i may be off topic here..but i just really want to say YOU'RE ALL AWESOME!! I've read some Cebu threads and since this is the latest, that's why diri ko nag post.*ni register ko just to appreciate you guys, since im not always online.. :yes:

i'm happy you care a lot for Cebu as I do...but your dedication is AmAZing..and i admire all the things you do..if only people are like you who care..then, Cebu would be a more better place to live..hehe..

:cheer: God bless CEBU!! :D
ciao... :runaway:

sugbuanon

June 15th, 2006, 02:54 PM

^^ weeeee hi miaka :hi:

Wind Shear

June 15th, 2006, 02:56 PM

Thread No. 27

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/5912/1122610178f7e05a805b2pu.jpg

Maayong Pag-abot sa Sugbo!
¡Bienvenidos a Cebú!
Welcome to Cebu!

Wind Shear

June 15th, 2006, 02:57 PM

I will create one na lang :-) I will use the previous thread's image as an interim solution for the lack of images. PM me if naa na ang bag-ong image. :-)

Thread No. 27: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=8879472

MarkiiBoi

June 15th, 2006, 03:04 PM

welcome

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/8565/thread23kw0ys.jpg

sugbuanon

June 15th, 2006, 03:06 PM

^^ sige salamat bai windshear.. asa naman ka mopost naman lang ka inig panirado sa ato thread.. :D

Wind Shear

June 15th, 2006, 03:08 PM

^^

Thread No. 27: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=8879472

MarkiiBoi

June 15th, 2006, 03:20 PM

^^ salamat sa paghimo bai..

sugbuanon

June 15th, 2006, 03:21 PM

welcome to cebu mga bayi ug laki.. :)

Wind Shear

June 15th, 2006, 03:27 PM

^^ Walay problema. :-)

MarkiiBoi

June 15th, 2006, 03:29 PM

^^ welcome sad mga bata ug tiguwang, tambuk ug niwang, tomboy ug bayot, taas ug mubo, bright ug dili kaayu bright, gwapo ug gwapa, may ngipon o wala,. :D

sugbuanon

June 15th, 2006, 03:38 PM

Hi guys,

This September, I and 18 more friends are flying over to Bohol and Cebu to travel around the two provinces. We were able to purchase tickets for Manila-Bohol and Cebu-Manila routes via Cebu Pacific.

I'm wondering if there is someone there from Bohol and Cebu who can recommend us a cheap hotel or a transient house for us to stay in while were over there. We plan to stay 2 nights in Bohol and a night in Cebu before flying back.

For now, I know that we have to see the Blood compact site, Chocolate Hills, the Baclayon, Loboc River and the Tarsiers in Bohol and the Magellan's Cross in Cebu. Anybody can suggest our destinations to see in Cebu and Bohol? Also, there's a place in Bohol or Cebu where you can walk underwater, anybody knows that place?
Thanks.

mga bai kamoy tabang ni pau_p1 ky dili ko sweto sa mga cheap hotels dire sa cebu.. nya basin naa ninyo gnahan mahimo ug tour guide nila pang sideline lang gud.. hehe

dara link sa thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=362570

demented_pigeon

June 15th, 2006, 03:50 PM

Alingatong

June 15th, 2006, 04:00 PM

Pwede request? Basin pwede i-feature/post latest pics of different colleges and universities in Cebu particularly my alma mater - Cebu Institute of Technology. Thanks guys. :)

sugbuanon

June 15th, 2006, 04:09 PM

^^ si slerz naa to siyay mga pics sa CIT.. post lang ko mga pics na kinuha nako sauna..

D'Transporter

June 15th, 2006, 04:17 PM

WoowWW!!! I love the collage of Cebu buildings!! Simply Marvelouz!!!

Alingatong

June 15th, 2006, 04:20 PM

Thanks daan. Unsa na kaha hitsura sa CIT? Nausab kaha siya sama sa mauswagong Sugbo? :)

dabert

June 15th, 2006, 04:22 PM

weeeee! ika-dalawampu't pit0ng thread na tayoo!.. ahehe, medyo busy man sad sa skuL so rare na au ko maka-post run ug nonsense stuff... hehehe
mga bAIs, i read an article before that mayor tom doesn't have any interest to run for mayor again... since election's next year, dya have any idea who'LL run for ds position?? okee ra man c mayor alvin.. ahehe.. :D

MarkiiBoi

June 15th, 2006, 04:27 PM

^^ oh i thought bai mo run pa ghapun cya. ang ako nabasahan nga si mike rama ang dili mo run for mayor against ni tomas. so vice ghapun ni tomas si rama.

slerz

June 15th, 2006, 04:41 PM

Thanks daan. Unsa na kaha hitsura sa CIT? Nausab kaha siya sama sa mauswagong Sugbo? :)

as usual, CIT tops off :D... I mean CIT's newest building is already topped off katong Canteen sa una just beside the lot of the Gaisano mall.

Naa koy pic pero last year pa to, di gyud latest... but anyway, kaykayon nako para ma post nko dri. BTW, @alingatong, asa diay ka rn? pila nka ka years wana kabalik dre...:?

Politika diay ta ron? Naay plano si Osmeña sa Talisay coz he's not done with the issue yet. Alvin Garcia? Ok ra siya but daghan sad ang ma spoiled. Sobra ra ka buotan. Most of Cebu City gov't employees likes the strict than the kind considerable mayor bisag usa ra ka sakong bugas ang christmas bonus.

dabert

June 15th, 2006, 04:42 PM

^^ wooops, must have misinterpreted the article. pr0 i hope nga c mayor tom lang gihap0n pra ma continue gihapon niya iya mga proj.. especially the long-term ones.., and para we'll always have an investor-friendly mayor.. ahehihi.. :D

Alingatong

June 15th, 2006, 04:48 PM

as usual, CIT tops off :D... I mean CIT's newest building is already topped off katong Canteen sa una just beside the lot of the Gaisano mall.

Naa koy pic pero last year pa to, di gyud latest... but anyway, kaykayon nako para ma post nko dri. BTW, @alingatong, asa diay ka rn? pila nka ka years wana kabalik dre...:?

Naa ra ko Iligan. Cge ko anha Cebu pero wa na ko kabisitas CIT.

LordCarnal

June 15th, 2006, 04:56 PM

^^

Both Tommy and Alvin have their own strengths and weaknesses Slerz. I preferred those times where they worked together (from 1995 to 1998).

Tommy is a good manager but he's vindictive. He reminds me more of his cousin Sonny O. Alvin on the other hand is good when it comes to visions and plans though he seems to have a problem when it comes to implementing his projects especially the big ones..

My mayor for the next elections? How about Nigel Villarete? His experience includes being City Administrator, Economic Adviser, and now manager of the SRP.

He can very well continue Tom's visions including the masterplan for the SRP.

slerz

June 15th, 2006, 05:10 PM

but the only problem with Mayor Alvin Garcia, he doesn't know how to manage people but he's good in implementing projects but he's not good in budgeting the city's money.

Yup, Mr. Villarete is also an asset of Cebu pero nanubra ra sd daw ka stricto, mas stricto pang Mayor Tom???..hehe Hello Sir, enjoy reading :D

LordCarnal

June 15th, 2006, 05:19 PM

^^

Haha, member diay si Nigel sa SSC?

Okay lang if strict si Nigel basta dili lang vindictive... So, Nigel for Mayor of Cebu City! :colgate:

Bitaw slerz, if Nigel becomes Mayor, I think the MCDA will become a reality because I remembered in the newspapers that he was supportive of this. More so with some projects like mass transport system, etc..etc..

slerz

June 15th, 2006, 05:27 PM

yup, okay ra sad nko strikto kay kahadlokan but the problem is ang relation between him and the city government employees. Mao ra na akong nadunggan, nothin pesonal...hehe

@Alingatong, pariha ta, naa ra ko dri sa Cebu pero wana ko kabisita sa cit :D... maagian ra nuon nko perme...

Jimbu

June 15th, 2006, 07:24 PM

Friday, June 16, 2006
Charter provision delays SRP bidding

The prohibition on foreigners fully owning land and businesses stalled the bidding of a 20-hectare portion of the South Reclamation Project (SRP) last month.

Cebu City Administrator Francisco Fernandez said the Cebu Investment and Promotions Center (CIPC) asked the committee on real properties disposal to put on hold the publication of the notice inviting interested bidders to purchase 20 hectares of industrial land near Pond A of the SRP.

A Singaporean manufacturing firm wants to buy a parcel situated near Barangay Pasil, which is pegged at P10,000 per square meter.

But Filrich Holdings is still in the process of incorporating the company with local investors because the Philippine Constitution does not allow foreigners to fully own land and businesses in the country.

“They are still incorporating and processing it with SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission). We can’t sell land to a foreign individual so they have to incorporate the company with investors, majority of which are Filipinos. If they will only lease, there is no problem but we wanted to sell the lot to improve our cash flow,” Fernandez told Sun.Star Cebu yesterday.
“Until they are done with the incorporation, we will defer the publication,” he added.

P2 billion

The Singaporean firm, which wants to put up the “world’s first fully automated container manufacturing plant” in Cebu, would have wanted to release P2 billion for the property last April but there are procedures to follow.

Also, City Hall still lacks the approval from the Commission on Audit (COA) for the sale of the 20-hectare portion.

COA, however, already told CIPC to go ahead with the leasing of the 70-hectare portion of the SRP near Talisay City.

CIPC Managing Director Joel Mari Yu, who met with Mayor Osmeña yesterday morning, said the mayor will instruct the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) to already begin the construction of the interior roads in the area.

Three investors, one from the Mactan Economic Zone II, will lease about 14 hectares and build standard factory buildings and warehouses.

In the next two to three months, the investors will be signing a lease contract with the City Government at 45 US cents per square meter or P26 per square meter for 25 years.
Fluctuation

Yu said they will peg the lease in dollars to protect the City from currency fluctuation.

“So, even if through the years matumba ang peso dili ta maunsa because they pay us in dollars,” he told Sun.Star.

COA, he said, approved the draft contract to lease because the lease rates are higher than what other export processing zones charge their tenants. Lease rates in MEZ 1 and 2 are lower than 45 US cents.

COA also reportedly advised CIPC that there will be no need to bid out the lots for lease, unlike those that will be sold. (GAC) www.sunstar.com.ph

dive-cebu

June 16th, 2006, 03:49 AM

Rustan’s Fresh opens at Arcenas Estate

A pioneer of the modern supermarket concept in Cebu, Rustan’s Supermarket was the first to provide Cebuanos with the latest in shopping convenience and quality products.

Now it once again revolutionizes shopping in the Queen City of the South with the grand opening of the all-new Rustan’s Supermarket Fresh in Arcenas Estate, Banawa, Cebu City.

The innovative Fresh supermarket concept was first introduced by Rustan’s to enhance and emphasize the quality and selection of fresh items.

Cebuano consumers will be able to enjoy a greater and more varied range of fresh products particularly meat, seafood, fruits, vegetables, dairy, deli, and baked goods. Exclusive and hard-to-find imported and local products as well as special organic goods are also available.

With its relocation to the sprawling and emergent Arcenas Estate, the new Rustan’s Supermarket Fresh will also set new standards in customer service and convenience. Bigger shopping areas, latest supermarket facilities, and helpful staff will all provide customers with superior shopping experience.

dive-cebu

June 16th, 2006, 03:54 AM

guys, Cebu Holdings has a whole page ad on Inquirer today. Nice kaayo ang photo gigamit pero dili lang sya colored... if naa maka take ug picture sa kato nga page, mas maayo para ma show nato dire sa SSC...

dive-cebu

June 16th, 2006, 03:58 AM

People Support opens second facility in Skyrise Building

People Support, Inc., a leading US-based business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, has opened its second facility in Cebu City.

The new expansion covers three floors of the new Skyrise Building at the Asiatown IT Park in Apas, Cebu City, across the existing facility at the e-office building.

PeopleSupport is initially occupying the first of the three floors with around 450 seats. They are now also actively hiring more eReps (customer service representatives).

People Support Inc. chairman and chief executive officer Lance Rosenzweig said: "We are proud of PeopleSupport's new facility in Cebu and how it will continue to contribute to the local economy. This new facility is a testament of the strength of the local talent in Cebu, and our desire to build an excellent relationship with the local community

Linkage

PeopleSupport has also announced that it has linked with universities in Cebu City like University of San Jose-Recoletos and University of Cebu for their university linkage program.

They train professors to make them certified to teach the PeopleSupport curriculum in the call center programs of their universities.

This program aims to make more graduates qualified to work in PeopleSupport.

sugbuanon

June 16th, 2006, 03:59 AM

Cebu governor: ‘Clear Malapascua shores in 90 days’

THE Cebu provincial government is giving beach resort owners in Malapauscua Island 90 days to get rid of any structures within 20 meters of the seashore.

Otherwise, the Capitol would do it for them, Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said.

Garcia met with representatives of the Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Interior and Local Government, Capitol department heads, Daan Bantayan officials and Malapascua residents yesterday to brief them of her plans for the island, located in the town of Daan Bantayan.

The Capitol wants to preserve the island’s natural beauty as a way to attract tourists to the island’s natural white-sand beaches.

The Malapascua Island Eco-Tourism Development Plan (MIETDP), created in 2002, mandates a 30-meter easement from the seashore where no structures are to be built.

Officials who attended yesterday’s meeting agreed to make the easement 20 meters instead.

National law normally requires an easement of 40 meters from the shore.

Capitol took over control of the MIETDP from the Daan Bantayan town government after a visit by Garcia to the island last April showed the decline in the island's condition.

She noted several violations of the easements, uncollected solid waste, and illegal sand extractions.

Daan Bantayan signed over control of the MIETDP to the Capitol last May 31 after the town said it could not fully implement the program due to the municipal government's limited manpower and resources.

“There is no time. We can’t allow the continued degradation of Malapascua,” Garcia said.

“You, the resort owners and operators, should be the first to be concerned because you earned your money here by making a livelihood here... The most criminal thing to do is to fence the areas, we can’t allow it. We must act together.”

Daan Bantayan Mayor Maria Luisa Loot yesterday said she was grateful for the Capitol's intervention in addressing the problems in the island.

During the meeting, Garcia asked the DENR to conduct another survey of the island to pursue the possibility of reclassifying the island into an agricultural area rather than timberland.

The reclassification would allow better enforcement of the easement area.

Isabelo Mondejo, director of the DENR in Central Visayas, told Garcia the survey would be conducted on the last week of June.

Patria Roa, DOT-7 director, said authorities need the cooperation of island residents and resort owners to successfully implement the MIETDP.

Roa said Malapascua island is a world-class tourist destination and should be preserved.

She pointed out that unlike the popular resort-island of Boracay, which is now under the control of the Philippine Tourism Authority, Malapascua is still under the authority of the provincial government and the local government unit of Daan Bantayan.

“Let us not wait for Malapascua Island to be under the Philippine Tourism Authority. We don’t want that to happen. Let us cooperate,” she said.

sugbuanon

June 16th, 2006, 04:15 AM

Tourism committee calls sector players to congress

The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Tourism Committee has urged all the stakeholders in the tourism industry in Cebu, including the micro-players, to participate in the upcoming Tourism Congress next week, to formalize the formation of a "Cebu Tourism Coalition."

In a press conference yesterday, CCCI Tourism Committee chairperson Mila Espina said all the channel sectors in tourism must be tapped in order to raise the bar in promoting Cebu as a tourism destination.

According to Espina, all those present in the Congress, such as representatives from tourism-related organizations will be automatically included in the Coalition's partial members' list, as resolution will then be submitted to seriously create a solid tourism sector group in Cebu.

The academe, hospitals, tour guides, vendors, drivers, rank and file employees of tourism related organizations, among others will be included in the composure of the "planned" umbrella organization for tourism, Espina said.

There are a lot of sectors in the tourism industry that also need help and assistance. Espina stressed the importance to create a tourism support organization, so that international funding and assistance could easily come in.

Next week's Tourism Congress set on June 22, 2006 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casinos, will also tackle the showcasing of "investment-wanna-be's" in Cebu, that would support the full development of Cebu as a world-class tourism destination.

Department of Tourism (DOT-7) regional director Patria Aurora Roa for her part said setting the infrastructure and inviting more investors to support the tourism development in Cebu is also an immediate need that the private sector must also consider.

Roa had been advocating for the immediate solution to Cebu's problem on room shortage. She said unless there will be additional rooms to be built in Cebu, the attractiveness of Cebu as a destination will be affected.

The Congress is part of the CCCI-Cebu Business Month (CBM) InTourPreneur event, and will also highlight more on perspective in making Cebu the showcase for investments in education and call centers, film and entertainment, medical tourism, health and wellness, retirement villages, culinary arts, travel and airline industry, sports and convention.

Over 100 exhibitors are expected to showcase their products and services during the event.

Diplomats are also expected to attend as resource speakers, to give their impression and suggestion on Cebu's tourism potential. Officials from the European Union (EU), China, Japan, Canada, among other countries are expected to come, Espina said.

"The Tourism Congress goes back to the 'basics' on how to develop Cebu investment-friendly, through clean and beautiful environment, well-informed citizenry about our history and culture, honest and courteous vendors and drivers, competent tour guides, tourism friendly agencies, and peaceful surroundings," Espina said.