another i.t. building is going up at kasambagan, mabolo?

wala lagi ni sa atong lista. heheheeheh


maybe its the one beside Offroads coffee which they said will house the new Sykes.

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Maybe its like the WELCOME sign at Jone's Ave, where they will let vines grow on it.

Yes, I've noticed that some letters now have vines. But will it remain like that? Wala bang lights or whatever? :D

^^ obviously its not finished yet. You woudn't want our visitors to see an ugly entrance to a great city, now would you? SO for sure that is what's in the mind of our city planners. :D

maybe its the one beside Offroads coffee which they said will house the new Sykes.


that makes google earth very useful in helping us locate those developments.

your right brod. google earth has now become an indispensable here at SSC, especially in locating unfamiliar places or establishments.

maybe its the one beside Offroads coffee which they said will house the new Sykes.

I passed by there a while ago. I wasn't able to take pics because I was driving..

It's a huge building, pwede pang CBP or Asiatown... They're using steel frames (I-beams), the structure has been assembled already, I think it was around 8-9 floors...

^^ that's amazing! guys, please take some pics para naa na say maglaway!!! bai arnold, wa ko kita sa ANC ganina... ni unsa man si gleisner?

^^ the land there is cheaper, that's why.

and im guessing that Offroads will also have an expansion to cater to the owls that will work there soon. :D


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bitaw bai arnold wa sad ko kita ni mike gleissner. so sikat jud kaayu ang cebu? ehehe

^^ precisely. by the way, asa man nag hold ug office ang sykes as of now? i only know that theyr in mandaue area.

^^ yep only in Mandaue.

what building in particular bai? would u know?

in mandaue? i dont even know where it is. :D

ey anyone watched Private Conversations in ANC a while ago?

Michael Gleissner was interviewed.. Bigfoot's performance is impressive man diay.. The setting of the show was in Hilton.. I guess Boy Abunda interviewed two personalities in the same place and time.. Last week, Manny Osmeña of Hilton was also featured in the same show, now it's Gleissner...

They have a movie which was shot in Hongkong with hollywood actors, and all the post-production work is being done at the IAFT in Mactan. The title of the movie is "ireversi" and will be shown next year February 2007. A premier will also be held in the Philippines.. Tapos weeks ago, the hollywood actors (mga low profile actors siguro, hehehe) stopped over in Mactan for a break in IAFT and in Hilton..

Michaeil Gleissner said that he will also help in the revival and eventual "globalization" of the movie industry in the Philippines. He also stressed out that Filipinos should strive hard to produce movies that can be at par with Hollywood given the fact that we have the best directors that are globally competitive (Boy Abunda mentioned that a hollywood actors asked him why Filipino directors didn't penetrate hollywood like what is being done by Hongkong and Indian directors, when in fact our directors were better than some of them). He also said that even Thailand was able to produce such movies so why can't we...

He also added that we have an advantage over the other SEA countries given the fact that we Filipinos speak English thus there's no reason why we can't produce "english movies" (to be exported worldwide). Our ability to speak english was also a huge factor why Gleissner set-up his film school and studio here in the Philippines instead of in other SEA countries. He said that Thailand might have a slight advantage in some facilities but making a movie would end up very costly because one would need interpreters..

Asked why in Mactan, he said that it's because of its proximity to Hilton and Shangri-La (where guest actors especially if they come from hollywood can easily be billeted) and to the airport (so that the delivery of the production facilities to/from Mactan to/from other countries where the movie is shot will be easier and more effecient)...... Judging from this, I guess it might be impractical for him to build a studio at the SRP. :colgate: so better to expand the existing facility if the need arises...

^^ Good for Gleissner. Well he can still build studios at SRP, provided that he will finance the tunnel under the mactan channel and a road that will go straight to the airport. :D

Judging from this, I guess it might be impractical for him to build a studio at the SRP. :colgate: so better to expand the existing facility if the need arises...
but then if a 3rd bridge that will connect mactan to cebu (srp) will be built, i think michael will reconsider putting up a facility in srp.

sykes? naa sa higway mandaue, sa may BIR, sudlonon tapos walang name na sykes. pa misteryo sad sila. i saw that u/c bldg at offroads coffee weeks ago. dako sad na building. siguro yun na ang new sykes or it could be another I.T. building. madamo nanaman maiinggit sa cebu. :cheers:

^^

By the way, for all his commitments to the Filipinos and for all his huge contributions and "proposals", Boy Abunda joked that Gleissner should run for president of the Philippines and that he will really vote for him..

^^ precisely. by the way, asa man nag hold ug office ang sykes as of now? i only know that theyr in mandaue area.

HGV Arcade.... It's within the Innodata Compund, the former Duty Free Philippines building...

BEFORE

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Just a while ago....

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^^

By the way, for all his commitments to the Filipinos and for all his huge contributions and "proposals", Boy Abunda joked that Gleissner should run for president of the Philippines and that he will really vote for him..

He will get my vote, too! :D


Is there no mention of the proposed Bigfoot Headquarters at CBP bai?

About the asphalting, even Jakosalem st. and the ''Bag-ong Dan" sa Imus are also getting their own dose of the overlay.

^^ nice! samot na kanindot if mabutangan na ng new roadmarks. parang bagong paligo. big time! cant wait for december.

count me in! the problem is, are we registered voters here? i think ako dili na!!!!

He will get my vote, too! :D


Is there no mention of the proposed Bigfoot Headquarters at CBP bai?

bai, are new roadmarks included in the budget for asean? WOW, can't wait for december na gyud!!!

^^ nice! samot na kanindot if mabutangan na ng new roadmarks. parang bagong paligo. big time! cant wait for december.

@arnold, kapresko tan-awon sa pictures oi! sakto gyud kaayo ang term nga bag-ong paligo... thanks for the pics bai!

another i.t. building is going up at kasambagan, mabolo?

wala lagi ni sa atong lista. heheheeheh

this was mentioned by a forumer from another forum that it will be the new building for Sykes.. the construction is very fast coz they're using steel framing for their building.. would you believe it only took the workers 15 days to assemble those framings upto the 6th floor.. this was what my friend told me after he had a talk with the contractor..

update:

waterfront hotel could be undergiong minor renovation probably a new paint job coz i saw scaffoldings being assembled at a portion of the hotel.. could be part of the hotel's preparation for the ASEAN summit..

@arnoldsa

arnold salamat sa pagtext gnina.. sayang wala ko kita ky padulong pa ko uli pagtext nimo..

^^ i heard that they will color it pink, just like hilton.

Does anyone know about the release of Faspitch's album?
I've heard it's only sold in Cebu, so we here in Iloilo have a little problem
Thanks gd ... mabakal ko tani copy

sure jud na pink mark?

@ chymera00: Faspitch's album available at :

1. University of the Philippines, Cebu Campus
(where they will have a gig on Jun.23 Fri with Urbandub at 6PM)

2. A. Salonga Music Store, SM City Cebu

3. Guerrilla Wear Cebu, Mango Square Mall

Does anyone know about the release of Faspitch's album?
I've heard it's only sold in Cebu, so we here in Iloilo have a little problem
Thanks gd ... mabakal ko tani copy

they're already being sold here chy.. i was there during their album launching just this summer [may] in handuraw cafe.. urbandub and ambassadors also played during faspitch's album launching..

tonight urbandub and faspitch are playing in USC-Main.. sayang its only for the freshmen coz its some sort of a welcome party for the new students..

hehe! pang theme park na gyud ang waterfront if pink ang i-color... mura syag balay ni sleeping beauty.

^^ i heard that they will color it pink, just like hilton.

you know where this is, fairview lane, miami. wakekekeke
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waterfront in pink? wtf! mu blend kaha siya sa city skyline? parang o.p. ata if pink kay ok ra ang hilton kay resort man pero waterfront is in the middle of the the metro.

^^ crown regency suites man na.

^^ dili na crown regency uy. Miami na. the cebu forumers were there last june 12. :D

^^ haha! cge lang, ako lagi maka uli dha! mo adto gyud ko sa dallas! guaDALLASlupe! ka corny oi!!! naa pa, LA, LApupu and LAhug

About the asphalting, even Jakosalem st. and the ''Bag-ong Dan" sa Imus are also getting their own dose of the overlay.


Jakosalem Street (Ramos Market area) and the street connecting Jakosalem with F.Ramos street is also being overlayed..

An information billboard has been put in front of Jollibee (beside McDo Jones) and it says that this project was made possible by Congressman Raul V. del Mar.. Some people in the media dubb him as the "infrastructure congressman" for having so many infrastructure projects compared to his southern counterpart (Cong. Cuenco of South District).


Regarding Bigfoot in CBP, no mention of it bai because the show was all about IAFT.

^^ bai arnold, unsa diay nga mga areas ang sakop ni del mar? cuenco? i think ang amo lugar kay under mi ni cuenco no? silingan man gani mi...

BEFORE
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mga bai kaagi naba mo sa banawa? ngano dili naman lang parehoon ang tanan dalan sa cebu sa banawa? more than 10 yrs na ang dalan sa banawa pero hantod ron wala gihapon naglubaklubak mura gihapon bago tanawn.. ila nalang unta isemento tanan dalan sa cebu city ky in the long run mas makasave sila ky wala man kaayoy maintenance dili preho sa asphalt na magsige sila tapak..

didto baya mi miami pag independence day. kami representative ng philippines, wakekekeke. probahon nato, diara ang isa ka official maniniyot sa ssc-cebu, caught in the act!

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^^ ako bai, cge ug agi dha sa-una sa sge pa ko ug laag sa labangon... unsaon, ka hinumdom na nuon ko sa chiks nga ako gi adto didto... hehe! btaw no, mas okay man ang semnto, i think gisemento ang banawa mga 1st yr high school ko, sakto lagi, mga 10 yeas ago...

del Mar is North District, Cuenco is South District..


All you have to do is to draw a boundary in Capitol.. Divide it into two. South is Cuenco's, North is del Mar's..

I think the Osmeña Boulevard from Capitol to Fuente is the boundary between north and south district.




mga bai kaagi naba mo sa banawa? ngano dili naman lang parehoon ang tanan dalan sa cebu sa banawa? more than 10 yrs na ang dalan sa banawa pero hantod ron wala gihapon naglubaklubak mura gihapon bago tanawn.. ila nalang unta isemento tanan dalan sa cebu city ky in the long run mas makasave sila ky wala man kaayoy maintenance dili preho sa asphalt na magsige sila tapak..

Bai I think almost all of the roads before from Osmeña Boulevard going to downtown were concrete. Tapos eventually they just overlayed it with asphalt.. I can still remember before too, V.Rama going to Guadalupe was concrete. Now it's freshly overlayed with asphalt..

By the way, si Kim kay taga Guadalupe diay kay nag party man siya sa Guadalupe gym, duol ra daw ila balay..

^^ thanks bai arnold, ever reliable gyud ka oi! so that means cuenco gyud ko... cge lang kung cuenco mi, sya baya tag-iya sa balay amo gi puy-an.. hehe..

@ chymera00: Faspitch's album available at :

1. University of the Philippines, Cebu Campus
(where they will have a gig on Jun.23 Fri with Urbandub at 6PM)

2. A. Salonga Music Store, SM City Cebu

3. Guerrilla Wear Cebu, Mango Square Mall
they're already being sold here chy.. i was there during their album launching just this summer [may] in handuraw cafe.. urbandub and ambassadors also played during faspitch's album launching..

tonight urbandub and faspitch are playing in USC-Main.. sayang its only for the freshmen coz its some sort of a welcome party for the new students..
ok ... Now, I just need to find a way on how I could buy a CD from those outlets ...darn
Hope they come here again for a CD launching

^^

Mao ba.. Hala, all of the skywalks down south are full of Cuenco's name -----> Dedicated to the people of.... :hilarious

Anyways, I'm still for Cuenco too.... dili ko ana ni Totol Batuhan, bata-bata ni Sonny O..

^^ yup, daghan man gyud ug yuta si cuenco sa guadalupe area... okay ra man sad sya nga silingan... cge mi maka take advantage sa ila 24/7 security guards, so dili ko mahadlok mo uli ug gabii na kaayo bcoz there are guards on the look out...

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looy mayor lapu-lapu and talisay cities wa man apil

Bai I think almost all of the roads before from Osmeña Boulevard going to downtown were concrete. Tapos eventually they just overlayed it with asphalt.. I can still remember before too, V.Rama going to Guadalupe was concrete. Now it's freshly overlayed with asphalt..

By the way, si Kim kay taga Guadalupe diay kay nag party man siya sa Guadalupe gym, duol ra daw ila balay..

the problem here is after several layers of asphalt the road would end up much elevated than the sidewalk if not the lots along the road.. this is the reason why some residences are flooded during heavy rains.. dapat unta ang floorline sa balay mas elevated sa dalan para dili ka sulod ang tubig sa balay.. ive seen this kind of problem in several parts of the city already..

e hi nya ko ni kim arnold dili ko katext niya gud kay wala ko load karon.. hehe

ok ... Now, I just need to find a way on how I could buy a CD from those outlets ...darn
Hope they come here again for a CD launching

you can also buy it online at:

http://www.indiecultureonline.com/

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/faspitch

@jimbu, syempre apil ghapon... wala lang kaayo ni vote/text nila to come up with the big4...

^^


@dive-Cebu

My uncle said that Cebu before was Cuenco country (Senator, Congressman, Governor, Newspaper publisher, and a Bishop were Cuencos).... after which the Osmeñas came and displaced them...

He also mentioned that when Sergio Osmeña came to Cebu (after being in Manila and abroad), he made a discourse at the Railway Station (present site of Emall) and they, including my lolo, brushed elbows with the crowd to hear from a "man" who had the courage daw to fight Mariano Cuenco (before him, nobody dared daw to fight M.Cuenco).

The speech was somewhat like this: (I quote this verbatim from my uncle's mouth)

Sa dihang didto pako sa Manila, gwapo ang dagan sa akong kinabuhi. Usa ako ka dako2x sa delaRama shipping company ug dako ang akong sahod. Pero apan nibalik gayod ako dinhi sa atong dakbayan aron pagtabang sa mga igsoon kong Sugbuanon.... and then Osmeña daw suddenly exclaimed: "For in Cebu now there's a reign of terror!!!!" (with a heavy stress on the letter r)... M.Cuenco man daw was dubbed as warlord like Durano.. I dunno what is being meant by this...

^^ well, just like cities, influential people have their "glory days" also... now and then are totally different, but some people have a hard time deciphering the difference between the 2... esp those peeps from t**-**t...

^^

mao ba.. pasagdi nalang na sila.. ilaha pod nang "defense mechanism." basta ang importante nga kita tanan Filipinos mabulahan.

The speech was somewhat like this: (I qoute this verbatim from my uncle's mouth)

Sa dihang didto pako sa Manila, gwapo ang dagan sa akong kinabuhi. Usa ako ka dako2x sa usa ka shipping company ug dako ang akong sahod. Pero apan nibalik jud ako dinhi sa atong dakbayan aron pagtabang sa mga igsoon kong Sugbuanon.... and then Osmeña daw suddenly exclaimed: "For in Cebu now there's a reign of terror!!!!" (with a heavy stress on the letter r)... M.Cuenco man daw was dubbed as warlord like Durano.. I dunno what is being meant by this...

kadugo diay mi sa mga osmena.. hehe

Remove Ouano.... replace him with Cong. Del Mar... Hehehehehehehehe.

Del Mar is the author of the bills for the creation of a MCDA, the mass railway system, etc..etc..etc..

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this was mentioned by a forumer from another forum that it will be the new building for Sykes.. the construction is very fast coz they're using steel framing for their building.. would you believe it only took the workers 15 days to assemble those framings upto the 6th floor.. this was what my friend told me after he had a talk with the contractor..


mga ingon ana diri bai, ang mga 50-storey building humanon lang ug less than 1 year. while nagsige ug assemble sa mga steel frames sa taas, ang sa ubos sad kay gatiwas sa interior ug finish.

as can be seen on the image below, the lower portion is already complete while more levels are added on top...

on their roads, even if there are more lanes they still fall in line. kung sa ato pa na gitagsaan na nang mga lane, heheheh.

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there's another one i think owned by the Gaisano's, the vacant (parking) lot corner junquera colon. that's ideal for a hotel project. i hope the owner will develop it soon.

OT:

really? the lot beside the Funeral Parlor? that's a big lot indeed!. :) by the way, why is Cosmopolitan called Funeral Parlor? sounds like a funeral beauty parlor...

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mao ni sakto na "the big 4".. haha

^^I think it's a fact that Cebuanos alone cannot sustain these big malls, coz as what I've observed, Cebuanos are occational mall goers... we only visit malls if we need to buy something. IMO, in Ayala for example, if we will conduct a survey, I think it would show that there would only be less than 50% Cebuano shoppers and more than 50% of them are visitors both foreign and local BUT Cebu as a destination of diffrent variety is one big factor that Cebu can sustain a number of bigger malls. There are several mall proposals that we read in diffrent articles that only shows mall owners are confident of Cebu's malling industry. Sa ako gani tan aw, Cebu is in the uptrend karon if we speak of mall locators that they are closely competing, with other locators planning to build more huge malls herein Cebu. The more visitors to flock Cebu, more malls will rise.
Several rich families in Dumaguete, Ormoc, Maasin and Tagbilaran shop here in Cebu through fastcrafts that leads them to Cebu in abbout 2 hrs at early morning, back @ late afternoon. Tourists are the one that sustain Cebu's malls.

Yup, but what I mean is that any new mall should no longer be built in Cebu City because Cebu City's real urban area is so small (due to its terrain which is mostly elevated) even though if it has quite a big land area. What would happen is that the malls would be so close to each other. Right now, Ayala and SM are so close with each other.. And so is Robinsons with Mango Square, and even nearby E-Mall. Also with Gaisano Country Mall and Banilad Town Center..

Maybe they can build it in Mandaue or Lapu-Lapu City (these are still Cebu), there's also a market there. In fact, if they build a mall in Mandaue City or even in Lapu-Lapu, their market wouldn't just be the respective constituents of the city but also the population of the entire Metro itself (2 million++ for the entire metro).

^^

hahaha, mu amin diay ka ni Lola Gwen kay Tommy Jr. man ka.. :)

^^ :rofl:

guys, soft opening sa Club Ultima ugma buntag. Nag invite si harvey. Kuyog mo?

^^ ngayo lang mi pics nimo para sa dili maka-adto.. hehe

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a new rendering of CICC


CICC doesnt look impressive from this angle

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Filinvest lines up more projects
FOR CEBU By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 06/23/2006


Aside from its recent P4 billion ultra high-end resort village Seascapes, the Filinvest Group has lined up several projects in Cebu for the next few years.

"We have a couple more of projects [in Cebu] in the pipeline," said Joji Gotianun Yap, president of Filinvest Development Corporation.

The Gotianuns whose family roots originated from Cebu, is now coming back to introduce more residential, or may it be commercial developments, as Cebu is getting more attractive for these kinds of investments.

In an interview with Yap, she said the family has decided to convert its ancestral home located in Lahug, right across the Cebu Business Park (CBP), into a commercial development.

"It is quite a big property, we are still conceptualizing what is the right project for that area," she said.

The family's 4,000 square-meter ancestral property located beside East West Bank in Archbishop Reyes Avenue branch, may be transformed into a high-rise, mixed-use building, not necessarily a condominium, she said.

"Our core competency is into residential," she said although, the company has several diversified projects like banking (East West Bank) , shopping centers, central business districts, high-rise offices, and condominiums, recreational farms, leisure clubs, industrial estates and an information technology park.

In Cebu, Filinvest Group has introduced several residential projects like the Corona del Mar in Talisay City, Aldea del Sol (affordable housing), and Mactan Tropics in Lapu-Lapu City, Yap said the company is prioritizing investments in the residential projects in Cebu, over commercial or shopping mall development.

Earlier, Cebu Investment and Promotion Center (CIPC) managing director Joel Mari S. Yu announced that Filinvest has expressed interest to develop a commercial project at inside the 300-hectare South Road Properties (SRP).

Yap said the SRP plan is not yet final, but is part of the company's considerations in pouring more projects for Cebu. "Not necessarily a mall," she said, adding that it could be a commercial office building development.

"We are looking at different opportunities around, nothing is definite yet," she stressed.

The company's newest project in Cebu, introduced by the Filinvest Leisure group, the 12-hectare Seascape project is the biggest (in terms of investment) project so far being built by the company in the country.

She added that the company has recognized the tourism boom in Cebu, and she believes that this is the right time to invest this kind of project in Cebu.

Filinvest chairman Andrew Gotianun Sr., who has a Cebuano lineage, has hand-picked the location for this biggest and most expensive project ventured by the leisure group, located in Barangay Dapdap, in Mactan Island.

Filinvest Development Corporation is one of the largest developers in the Philippines. It developed about 1,500 hectares of land in the last four decades.

Aside from its recent P4 billion ultra high-end resort village Seascapes, the Filinvest Group has lined up several projects in Cebu for the next few years.

"We have a couple more of projects [in Cebu] in the pipeline," said Joji Gotianun Yap, president of Filinvest Development Corporation.

The Gotianuns whose family roots originated from Cebu, is now coming back to introduce more residential, or may it be commercial developments, as Cebu is getting more attractive for these kinds of investments.

In an interview with Yap, she said the family has decided to convert its ancestral home located in Lahug, right across the Cebu Business Park (CBP), into a commercial development.

"It is quite a big property, we are still conceptualizing what is the right project for that area," she said.

The family's 4,000 square-meter ancestral property located beside East West Bank in Archbishop Reyes Avenue branch, may be transformed into a high-rise, mixed-use building, not necessarily a condominium, she said.


nice!!! :applause: :applause: :applause:

^^ asa kaha na dapita bai? dili ko kakita sa google earth.

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9600/dasda9nv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

kani siguro na lot ky kilid ani East West Bank naman..

Sunstar Friday, June 23, 2006
Work on hospital for tourists starts in 1st part of ’07

Barring any hitches in negotiations, construction of the first medical center in Asia catering to medical tourists will begin in the first quarter of 2007.

The facility, to be tentatively called the American Specialty Hospital of Cebu, will rise on a two-hectare lot at the Cebu South Reclamation Project (SRP).
The Cardiovascular Hospitals of America (CHA), which will operate the hospital and owns four similar facilities in the United States, will lease the property for 25 years.

Dr. Philip Chua, CHA vice president for Far East operations, said the facility will cost about P1 billion.

Chua was among the speakers in yesterday’s Health and Wellness Forum at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino as part of InTourPreneur 2006, one of the events of the Cebu Business Month.

Services

Aside from its state-of-the-art equipment, the hospital will be accredited by the Joint Commission International and will honor international health insurance providers.

Chua said the hospital will be a “small” one – at least 30 beds – to ensure a fast turnover of patients.

That way, the patients can still enjoy the other components of the package they have availed themselves of as medical tourists, Chua added.

The hospital will also offer services popular among medical tourists, specifically open heart, cosmetic, eye and dental surgeries.

While they will be hiring locals for manpower, Chua said their medical team will be composed of professionals who are trained and licensed in the United States.

He also assured that while they will cater mostly to tourists who can afford the services, they will accept charity cases in coordination with various government and nongovernment agencies.

Negotiations

Chua told Sun.Star Cebu that they are still negotiating with both the national and local governments for various concessions, which will include, among others, the site where the hospital will rise and tax exemptions for being a pioneer in the medical tourism industry.

Chua, who is also chairman of cardiovascular surgery of the Cebu Doctors’ University Hospital, however said they have at least three concerns that need to be addressed before going full blast in the construction.

These include return of investment, peace and order, and corruption in politics. (RCT)

kani siguro na lot ky kilid ani East West Bank naman..

Your right bai. i passed by the area a while ago.

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3509/eastwest6xk.jpg

Sunstar Friday, June 23, 2006
Work on hospital for tourists starts in 1st part of ’07



Wow, P1 billion for a 30-bed hospital. it must be really something. too bad, you have to be a tourist to be able to use it. :D

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Garcia cites Cebu’s edge as a top investment area
By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR.


CEBU CITY - Citing the many advantages of Cebu, Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia urged yesterday foreign and domestic investors to pour in more investments in the province.

During her speech that opened yesterday the InTourPreneur 2006 of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), Garcia presented the different reasons why investors "should invest in this province’s future."

"We account for the bulk of the industrial and service activities in the Visayas. Our major manufacturing industries such as furniture, shipbuilding, fashion accessories, electronics and semi conductors are growing at a rate of 5.5 percent," said Garcia.

She also said that the major service industries such as tourism, business process outsourcing, call center, and other IT-related services have registered a 6.2 percent growth rate this year and is continuously rising.

Cebu, now getting for more than 60 percent of tourist arrivals in the country, is also acknowledged as the tourism capital of the Philippines, is fast becoming the hub for information and communications technology and ICT-enabled industries in Central Visayas.

No less than President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo hailed Cebu for being the favorite destination in the country of foreign tourists particularly Koreans and Japanese.

The President plans to boost the development of Central Philippines with Cebu as the center as the nation’s international tourism area.

"More than anything else that is right about Cebu, it is our unity that drives this province forward. Whether it is to determine our country’s political future, or to decide this province’s economic direction, Cebu speaks with one voice," Garcia said, lashing at the proponents of plans to divide the province into three provinces.

Garcia opened the "InTourPreneur 2006," a three-day conference and exhibit that marks the 11th year of the Cebu Business Month at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel.

The activity is spearheaded by the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, together with the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Tourism.

One of the major components of "InTourPreneur 2006" is the one-day Health and Wellness Forum on June 22 at the Arctic Room 2 of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel. This aims to highlight the vibrant growth and abundance of opportunities for business and investments in the health and wellness industry in Cebu for entrepreneurs and investors.

Participants can learn more about Cebu’s emerging health and wellness industry and can be updated on business opportunities in medical tourism, fitness services, and other health and wellness services.

Your right bai. i passed by the area a while ago.

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3509/eastwest6xk.jpg

i'm wondering what the owners of that triangular lot fronting parklane do with their property.

^^ if the owners are planning to construct a buildging hope it wont be another highrise.. it will block parklane from view..

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if the construction of the 2 condos would push through they will probably be built on the vacant lots across ACC..

^^ murag dinha gud ibutang....

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^^ yeah basing on the original design, the condos are attached to the mall, just like Oakwook in Glorietta.

but there's not enough space on those areas.. their only option is to build them on the 2 lots across ACC unless they'll demolish a portion of the mall just to accomodate the 2 condos..

^^ maybe they will not build it at all. :D

simba ko palayo!!! hehe

the 2 condos could be the final and last phase of ACC's expansion.. i dont think CHI placed those 2 condos in ACC's scale model for nothing.. i also read somewhere before bout CHI's plan to construct more condos ang office bldgs. in CBP.. siguro they'll push through with the construction of the 2 condos.. mayta!!!

maybe that's next after the mall expansion. so maybe naa na na mga 2010.

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^^ tanaw nako mura maabtan pa jud na 2015.. basin magtigum pana sila ug kwarta.. hehe


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^^ ngayo lang mi pics nimo para sa dili maka-adto.. hehe

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a new rendering of CICC


CICC doesnt look impressive from this angle

if it were not for that arch at the center, the building will probably just like another so so huhuhhhm architectural boxy piece of structure.

sana dagdagan pa ng curves ang building na yan

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Hopefully we can se more scrapers rise in the TESDA and the provincial lots. :)

@sugbuanon: naa na man lagi ka camera bai. or sa celfon lang na?

^^ paglast year mana na mga pics nako.. nangukay ko sa mga previous threads para naa koy ma post na mga pics.. hehe

^^ ah ok. sige mangukay sad ko diri. basin naa sad ko makaplagan nga mga nindut. :D

Defensor: Give us time to transfer gov’t agencies

By Jolene Bulambot
Last updated 11:07am (Mla time) 06/23/2006
Cebu Daily News

PRESIDENTIAL Chief of Staff Michael Defensor yesterday asked for enough time to transfer the three government agencies that would be affected by the provincial government's plan to lease out its 6.7-hectare lot along Banilad Road in Cebu City.

Defensor told Cebu Daily News that he was not yet aware about it because he had not spoken with Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia about the matter.

But he assured they would not pose any objection although they would ask for enough time to allow the three agencies to put up their new offices first.

“I have no problem. I can understand the requirements of the local government. As long as we can be able to set up our offices, I don't think that would be a complication. We just need time for the transition," said Defensor who was in Cebu yesterday to attend the burial of Hilario Davide Sr., the father of Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations Hilario Davide Jr.

He said it might take over a year for the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), National Food Authority (NFA) and Population Commission (POPCOM) to be relocated and put up their own buildings.

The three agencies and hundreds of residents would be asked to vacate the province-owned land so this would be leased out to raise revenues for the province.

The property, considered as high valued commercial lots, will be advertised for three weeks in both national and local newspapers so Manila-based firms could participate in the bidding to rent the land.

Defensor did not specify where these agencies would be transferred.

He did not also categorically say whether or not Malacañang would ask Governor Garcia to give them sufficient time to prepare for the transfer.

“Maybe it would be time for us to transfer to SRP (South Reclamation Area). We still don't know yet. As long as we could put up a physical office for them to transfer to, I don't think it will take so much time," he said.

Asked how much time they need, Defensor said they might need at least a year and a half to put up a building for each department just like in Pagadian City where some national agencies were asked to vacate from a city-owned lot.

"I know Governor Gwen (Garcia) would make sure also that if and when we do transfer, our physical office should be ready already so that the services that we give to the Cebuanos would not be affected,” he said.

a long stretch of prime land will be cleared by then and the cebu threads will have lots of good news to tell the world.

can the government just build one highrise and put all their regional offices there? i think that would be more cost-efective in the long run. :D

can the government just build one highrise and put all their regional offices there? i think that would be more cost-efective in the long run. :D

in my opinion, that will be quite difficult. you don't want the entire building to be like a market place, do you? government offices transact with a big number of people each day and having them altogether under the same roof is a disaster. also, government offices have to be closer to the people to where they are needed most. if they can manage it well and transactions can be done electronically, why not?

ug bombahan usa ka building, patay tanang officials, wala nay mabilin, heheheheheh.

^^actually, before the financial crisis a 40storey building was proposed by Cebu City hall in a lot somwhere in Fuente Osmeña near Elegant Circle in. If I'm not mistaken, upper floors will be for rent. All I can say is sayang then nag dungan sad to sa CKS tower near YMCA.

^^ well they have to make one big building to accomodate a big number of people. hehehe.


kung bombahan, well maayu kung ang corrupt ra ang maapil. :d

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Special treatment awaits int'l media covering 12th Asean Summit
Philippine Information Agency


Cebu City (June 23) -- Boosting its image as a favorite tourist haven in the country, the Cebu City Government will make sure that the expected over 1,000 foreign media covering the 12th Asean Summit come December will be amply treated with the best of what Cebu has to offer in the areas of entertainment, delicacies, site tours and beaches.

In a presentation by the city local government unit in a recent coordination meeting of the 12th Asean Summit National Organizing Committee (NOC) and the Cebu Organizing Committee (COC), among the activities planned for the international press include optional tours to various resorts and city tour showcasing heritage sites and landmarks in Cebu City.

Among the places in Cebu City earmarked for the tour sites are the Capitol Provincial Building, Fuente Osme?a, Pari-an, Casa Gorordo, Sto. Ni?o, Magellan's Cross and Fort San Pedro.

Mall tours is also included so the foreign media can buy their 'pasalubongs.'

The city is also planning to write to the different establishments based in the city such as wine and coffee shops, high-end restobars, disco bars, health spas among others to give special discounts to the foreign media during their entire stay here, according to Nagiel Banacia, city hall public information officer.

Banacia said the media tours are optional because they understand that the main reason why they are in Cebu is to cover the summit.

Banacia further said that Mayor Tomas Osme?a believes that giving special treatment to foreign media will enhance our image more as a top international tourist destination in the Philippines as an impressive impression of Cebu can be given free advertisements abroad through their coverage.

The foreign press will be treated like part of the delegation, Banacia bared.

Although foreign press will be given special treatment, Banacia said the rest of the media (national, Cebu-based and provincial media) can also expect similar treatment as not to give rise to discrimination.

Over 2,000 media are expected to cover the summit, which includes foreign press, national, Cebu-based and provincial media.

Countries that will participate in the summit are the Asean nations comprising Brunei, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, and Indonesia. Non-Asean members that have confirmed their participation are China, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, Russia and France, as guest observer.

My neighbor tonight:

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^^ mark, is this facing mango avenue bai? di ba you took this sa imo room lang?

another I.T. building?

this is the u/c building at the back of offroads coffee in mabolo. sorry sa quality. medyo hugaw ang window sa sakyanan, wakekekeke. siya ra ang ni simang diha na area

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^^ yep that's the one facing Mango Ave, taken diri sa ako kwarto. kada mata nako mao jud na ako una makita. hehehe.

@fundraiser, murag ako gyud ang first naka kita ani bai, syempre wa kay apil pau... hehehe!!! pero mura lagi ug wala na may construction activity sa taas, ngano kaha?

^^ basin mao ra jud na iyaha height, then i assemble dayun ang flooring ug ang walls nga puro glass. :D

took that pic at 6:30 this a.m., basin nangatulog pa ang mga workers or nag breakfast pa. hehehe. mura bag wala nay construction sa upper levels? ako na surprise ko kay murag nikalit lang nag tubo, paspas kaayo ang construction.

bag-o ra ko diri sa inyo forum bai!
hehehe... after so many attempts na ka sulod na gyud ko dri...
daghana diay proud cebuanos pariha nako oi!
maka share na gyud ko sa mga kalambuan ug happenings sa sugbo!!!
i-post diay unya nako mga bag-0 pics from cebu!!!

Defensor: Give us time to transfer gov’t agencies

He said it might take over a year for the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), National Food Authority (NFA) and Population Commission (POPCOM) to be relocated and put up their own buildings.


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dako jud diay kaayo ang lot sa province ky apil paman ang POPCOM sa mademolish.. siguro basin apil pato ang yuta kilid sa POPCOM ky mostly naa didto ky mga payag naman na mga balay pero dili ko sure if squatters ba jud sila..

^^ hopefully those lots will be put to good use.

makalagot ang sa Wiki, naay tig usab sa Cebu City nga entry... Murag daghan jud ug nasuya ug naglagot sa Cebu.

Ang ako trabaho didto kay tigbalik sa original nga content.


ang IP address sa tig-usab kay 210.213.142.212.... ug 58.69.250.10

unsa diay ang gipang usab arnold?

hehe nakadownload na jud ko google earth.. lingaw man diay

^^ dili d i na pwede ma lock nga dili pwede ma edit? hehehe. well daghan jud cguro nasuya bai.

waaaa... so many updates on our city and it's just so hard to keep up with the 'construction' pace.. mga bAi, lisud jud ning nursing da.. ahehehe.,
i think the move of the province to lease their lot in banilad is a wise one not to mention that a large portion beside it is the asiatown it park.. so if that lot is going to be another cbp in the making, this lot will definitely complement asiatown.. and if more and more lots in that area will be converted into commercial complexes, sooner or later the CBP and asiatown would be connected creating a huge makati (katul), ahehhee..
regarding the g/v building in colon (i always see it as i pass by jones evryday), the design could qualify to be placed in cbp... ma-ulaw na jud ang mga neighboring buildings.. hehe.. :D

welcome back dabert.. busy na kaayo ang nurse da! hehe

mga bai, diba CBP will be expanding.. pwede mo post pic from google earth and pls. color the areas that will be affected by the expansion.. asa diay na dapit ang hipodromo?

unsa diay ang gipang usab arnold?

hehe nakadownload na jud ko google earth.. lingaw man diay


naa na sad lain ma addict ani sa google earth. try also creating 3d sketch-up of buildings at http://sketchup.google.com/tutorials.html. ako gisuwayan pero dili jud ko kahibaw bai.

Work on hospital for tourists starts in 1st part of ’07

Barring any hitches in negotiations, construction of the first medical center in Asia catering to medical tourists will begin in the first quarter of 2007.

The facility, to be tentatively called the American Specialty Hospital of Cebu, will rise on a two-hectare lot at the Cebu South Reclamation Project (SRP).
The Cardiovascular Hospitals of America (CHA), which will operate the hospital and owns four similar facilities in the United States, will lease the property for 25 years.

Dr. Philip Chua, CHA vice president for Far East operations, said the facility will cost about P1 billion.

Chua was among the speakers in yesterday’s Health and Wellness Forum at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino as part of InTourPreneur 2006, one of the events of the Cebu Business Month.

Services

Aside from its state-of-the-art equipment, the hospital will be accredited by the Joint Commission International and will honor international health insurance providers.

Chua said the hospital will be a “small” one – at least 30 beds – to ensure a fast turnover of patients.

That way, the patients can still enjoy the other components of the package they have availed themselves of as medical tourists, Chua added.

The hospital will also offer services popular among medical tourists, specifically open heart, cosmetic, eye and dental surgeries.

While they will be hiring locals for manpower, Chua said their medical team will be composed of professionals who are trained and licensed in the United States.

He also assured that while they will cater mostly to tourists who can afford the services, they will accept charity cases in coordination with various government and nongovernment agencies.

Negotiations

Chua told Sun.Star Cebu that they are still negotiating with both the national and local governments for various concessions, which will include, among others, the site where the hospital will rise and tax exemptions for being a pioneer in the medical tourism industry.

Chua, who is also chairman of cardiovascular surgery of the Cebu Doctors’ University Hospital, however said they have at least three concerns that need to be addressed before going full blast in the construction.

These include return of investment, peace and order, and corruption in politics. (RCT)

welcome back dabert.. busy na kaayo ang nurse da! hehe

mga bai, diba CBP will be expanding.. pwede mo post pic from google earth and pls. color the areas that will be affected by the expansion.. asa diay na dapit ang hipodromo?


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ang hipodromo bai kana porma ug oval tapad sa cbp. horse racing track man kuno na before.

^^ mao diay hipodromo ang pangan gikan sa hippodrome.

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ang hipodromo bai kana porma ug oval tapad sa cbp. horse racing track man kuno na before.

Yeah, Hipodromo is the Greek word for Hippodrome


A Hippodrome (Gr. from hippos, horse, and dromos, race, course) was a course provided by the Greeks for horse racing and chariot racing.

ok salamat mark.. dako jud diay ang area para sa expansion sa CBP

ako pa pangita amo balay karon.. pag-ulan gabie na gud nitulo sa kwarto checkon nako asa dapit sa atop ang buslot.. hehe

layo ra kaayo ng sketchup sa 3Dmax mark.. kato gipang post sa CGarchitect ky 3Dmax man gipang gamit ato.. pero hantod ron AutoCAD ra jud ako baw-an..

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kaiLangan na jud bitaw mag-expand ang CBP para ma-reLoc8 dayun ang mga squatters sa tarung nga lugar.. unya arun ma-connect cya sa asiatown.. ahehehe,.. :D

ako 3 days na ko na addict sa googleearth! wakekeke. kita man gyud diay ang mga balay. nindot unta kung ang future edition sa simcity kay pareho sa googleearth. binuntagay gyud siguro sa computer!

^^ bai, pwede i-google earth ang site sa bago nga shs-j nga campus?

kaiLangan na jud bitaw mag-expand ang CBP para ma-reLoc8 dayun ang mga squatters sa tarung nga lugar.. unya arun ma-connect cya sa asiatown.. ahehehe,.. :D

Was there any article released expressing that CBP will expand or whatsoever? Sorry, I'm not updated about this anymore, I'm busy at school. :scouserd:

just an update about ACC's expansion.
my friend told me that Rustan's will hopefully open by September while the Lagoon will be Decmber of this year.
Ang Rustan's sure jud this year kay mao na ila denad daw. As for the lagoon, schedule can be change but hopefully sa December na jud.

^^ dili d i na pwede ma lock nga dili pwede ma edit? hehehe. well daghan jud cguro nasuya bai.


WIKI mand gud bai is a free encyclopedia and is designed to be edited by anybody..

Fortunately, I have a master copy of the original Cebu article saved in my computer.. Whenever that troll comes again and destroy it (by adding sentences that the city is the worst in the entire country, that the SRP is a disaster, etc..etc.. and that the mayor daw said that he doesn't want investors to come to the SRP...........my goodness! these people are obviously up to something... and like anything else, it's very obvious why they're doing this.. ) then I will just upload my article... :)

makalagot ang sa Wiki, naay tig usab sa Cebu City nga entry... Murag daghan jud ug nasuya ug naglagot sa Cebu.

Ang ako trabaho didto kay tigbalik sa original nga content.


ang IP address sa tig-usab kay 210.213.142.212.... ug 58.69.250.10

that is a clear indication of crab mentality. filipinos putting down their own kind.

210.213.142.212 is in manila

the possible culprit is in sampaloc, manila and is using the internet services of pldt. the other one may be behind a proxy...

^^

What I hated most was his exaggerated emphasis of that aim rating calling it as official daw, etc..etc.. tapos gi-remodel pa jud niya ang article about sa SRP calling it as idle daw and that to add insult to injury, Mayor Osmeña announced that the government will not build and provide power, water, telecommunications, etc.. telling the investors to build them on their own if they want to invest there.

mga gago lagi kaayo... Anyway, I am currently editing it. I also have a master copy just in case it gets vandalized again. I'm also adding more pix..

My neighbor tonight:

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6417/dsc023054gv.jpg


Sigaha sa gym bai oi... naka hinumdom nuon kos atong tour de Club Ultima...hehe

^^

What I hated most was his exaggerated emphasis of that aim rating calling it as official daw, etc..etc.. tapos gi-remodel pa jud niya ang article about sa SRP calling it as idle daw and that to add insult to injury, Mayor Osmeña announced that the government will not build and provide power, water, telecommunications, etc.. telling the investors to build them on their own if they want to invest there.

mga gago lagi kaayo... Anyway, I am currently editing it. I also have a master copy just in case it gets vandalized again. I'm also adding more pix..

i am not worried for the investors because i am certain not one smart investor will get first hand information from a publicly modifiable, knowledge-based resource like wikipedia before he/she decides on a location, so it won't be a threat at all. what is disturbing is the fact that a lot of those innocent people like students get information from the internet, but the fallacious ones.

^^mao sad na ako gikabalak an... those innocent minds pa about Cebu... Basig motuo sila dayon specially nga wa sad sila kahibaw nga ma edit diay ni bisag kinsa ang wiki... cg bai arnold, bahala nag mahago ka kay one day someone will give you credit... kung ilang i edit i balik sad og post imo original... di man sd ko khibaw kung unsaon pag edit.


btw, ipost daw kung asa dapit inyo balay sa gogearth para makita nato unsa kadako inyo mga mansion...hehe. Katong lapad kaayo nga balay sa labangon nga puti og atop, I suspect ila to Marvin:D

^^ wala na naapil amo balay sa google earth slerz naa na gud dapit sa mambaling amoa.. hehe sayang!

just an update about ACC's expansion.
my friend told me that Rustan's will hopefully open by September while the Lagoon will be Decmber of this year.
Ang Rustan's sure jud this year kay mao na ila denad daw. As for the lagoon, schedule can be change but hopefully sa December na jud.

thanx for the update slimer.. btw, about rustans, are they going to construct a new department store along the lagoon area?

Work on hospital for tourists starts in 1st part of ’07

Barring any hitches in negotiations, construction of the first medical center in Asia catering to medical tourists will begin in the first quarter of 2007.

The facility, to be tentatively called the American Specialty Hospital of Cebu, will rise on a two-hectare lot at the Cebu South Reclamation Project (SRP).
The Cardiovascular Hospitals of America (CHA), which will operate the hospital and owns four similar facilities in the United States, will lease the property for 25 years.

Dr. Philip Chua, CHA vice president for Far East operations, said the facility will cost about P1 billion.

Chua was among the speakers in yesterday’s Health and Wellness Forum at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino as part of InTourPreneur 2006, one of the events of the Cebu Business Month.

Services

Aside from its state-of-the-art equipment, the hospital will be accredited by the Joint Commission International and will honor international health insurance providers.

Chua said the hospital will be a “small” one – at least 30 beds – to ensure a fast turnover of patients.

That way, the patients can still enjoy the other components of the package they have availed themselves of as medical tourists, Chua added.

The hospital will also offer services popular among medical tourists, specifically open heart, cosmetic, eye and dental surgeries.

While they will be hiring locals for manpower, Chua said their medical team will be composed of professionals who are trained and licensed in the United States.

He also assured that while they will cater mostly to tourists who can afford the services, they will accept charity cases in coordination with various government and nongovernment agencies.

Negotiations

Chua told Sun.Star Cebu that they are still negotiating with both the national and local governments for various concessions, which will include, among others, the site where the hospital will rise and tax exemptions for being a pioneer in the medical tourism industry.

Chua, who is also chairman of cardiovascular surgery of the Cebu Doctors’ University Hospital, however said they have at least three concerns that need to be addressed before going full blast in the construction.

These include return of investment, peace and order, and corruption in politics. (RCT)


hala lami lagi na paminawon...mangapply nya ko...basin diay dakog sweldo...di na ko dapat molayas sa cebu...hehehehe

^^ rustan's opening in september? so they will expand ACC in just two month? amazing!

@brodix

exactly.. :)



by the way, who went to Club Ultima's opening a while ago? Also, who wants to come with me tomorrow at the InTourpreneur in Waterfront Hotel... Watch lang gud sa exhibits... Hehehehehehehehehhee

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^^ wala nadayun ganiha bai kay bati kuno ingun si harvey. next time na lang daw.

^^ wow.. inig ka-graduate nko (hopefully.. hehe) kai appLy daun ko dnha.. sure ko kinahanglan sad sila ug nurses intawn.., daku man sad tingai nig sweLdo.. ahehe, cge nako'g pangandoy... :D

^^

aw... ang ako gi-apas unta bai kay ang buffet ra ug wine... Hehehehhe, kung na..... :colgate:

that is a clear indication of crab mentality. filipinos putting down their own kind.

210.213.142.212 is in manila

the possible culprit is in sampaloc, manila and is using the internet services of pldt. the other one may be behind a proxy...

uy share pud sa imong knowledge diha beh...saun man pag-trace ug location based on IP add? scary lagi na...di na diay ko pataka ug pangilad sa chat...hehehehe

about sa waterfront thingy...didto mga miga nako gahapon...bati gyud daw...sila ra gani istudyante ngadto...ingon pa nila, puros daw DOM naa ngadto...hehehehe...

wa sila nangadto para mang-laki ha...gipugos ra sila sa amoang mga CI...

^^ if mo adto ko ako ra diay highskul didto.. hehe

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construction of this cool looking church has already started.. ari nya ko simba! :D

about club ultima ba, makasulod ra ngadto sa taas bisan dili member? nahan unta ko kakita sa view gikan sa babaw, pero basin unya ug palayason ko sa sikyo...hehehe

mo adto sd diay ka bai arnold sa waterfront ugma? adto sd unta ko kay mag pa advice ko a anak ni Lucio Tan sa ilang mentoring booth...hehe pero murag kutob raman ganiha bai from wed to fri.
usa raba kuno sa quality kung mag negosyo ka kay May pagkabagag nawng, no need for education... gamayng hardwork or determination lang daw.
Pwede sad mangayo og advice for free kang Joel Santos og kang Mr. Benitez of boss coffee.

4 out of 7 business tycoons in the Philippines diay started in Cebu sa downtown in particular sila nagstart sa ila business and Julies bakeshop is the Philippines biggest franchising company.

about sa waterfront thingy...didto mga miga nako gahapon...bati gyud daw...sila ra gani istudyante ngadto...ingon pa nila, puros daw DOM naa ngadto...hehehehe...

wa sila nangadto para mang-laki ha...gipugos ra sila sa amoang mga CI...

dili tingali about intrepreneurship ang ila tuyo didto, mag susi susi ra tingali coz if they're intrested into business, I'm sure it means a lot for them. Successful man gani kaayo miga, well attended daw ang ila activity pero sayang wala ko kaadto layo man gud.

miga, kuyog nya namo if ever mag conduct nasad og laing suroy suroy sugbo ang ssc cebu, ha? ...

^^ miga lagi dayon.. :D kuyugi lang siya sa club ultima slerz nakaila na bitaw to nato katong tambukon na nagtour nato didto.. hehe

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part ba gihapon sa cebu business month ang intourpreneur sa waterfront.. kani na pic kay sa cebu business month paman ni..

:lol: unsay tambukon :lol: kita sd raba kog laing tambukon didto marvs :lol:
there's nothing wrong with being friends @marvs.:D


btw, naay taga plantation bay who called sa radio station a while ago nya walalang siya nag paila... Ingon niya nga this coming ASEAN summit, mag tour siyag some delegates dri sa Cebu city nya i-agi niya kanang dan from whitegold building nga nasunog padong sa SM, kanang daghag skwaters og gubaon nga dan diha dapita. Para kuno mapugos ang mga opisyal pag tarong anang dan diha kay abi kay dili kuno agi-an sa mga delegates, di lang sd ayohon.

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if the construction of the 2 condos would push through they will probably be built on the vacant lots across ACC..


nabanhaw lagi na ang model sa yala...dugay na kaayo ko la kakita ana...asa na diay na karon gi-butang?

Cebu’s ‘miracle’ can pull economy

Replicating Cebu’s economic growth in other areas in the country would free the Philippines from the financial crisis it is facing now, said Vivienne Tan, founder of Entrepreneurs School of Asia (ESA).

“Cebu’s economic mi-racle is acknowledged as the country’s model for growth.

So, imagine, if Cebu’s progress is duplicated all over the country, I guarantee you, in three years, we would have completely turned around the economy of our nation,” she said during the opening of the Entrepreneurship Conference at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel and Casino yesterday.

ESA, one of the pioneering schools on entrepreneurship in the country and in Asia, plans to expand its operations in Cebu.

“Cebu’s culture of creativity and innovation, blessed with the presence of many entrepreneurial role models is the perfect environment for ESA,” said Tan, daughter of Philippine Airlines magnate Lucio Tan.

New ground

“I am really looking forward to establishing ESA in the same area that influenced my father’s entrepreneurial spirit,” she said.

“In many ways, my father is a Cebuano. I hope to strike new ground, while returning to his roots. Hopefully, I (will) humbly help enhance the place, my father once called home.”

Tan said her father is not the only successful business leader to trace his roots to Cebu.

“Three of seven taipans (in the country) spent their boyhood in Cebu. Speaking before some of Cebu’s most outstanding businessmen and entrepreneurs, I would not be surprised if a future taipan is in this room right now,” Tan said.

Tan dismissed the idea that entrepreneurs are born.

“I am in education because I believe that entrepreneurship can indeed be taught. I am in education to prove to you that entrepreneurship is not a birthright of the few,” she said.

The entrepreneurship conference is one of the activities of InTourPreneur 2006. (JBN)

link here (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/06/24/bus/cebu.s.miracle.can.pull.economy.html)

bwahahahahahahaha! unsay miga! bwahahahahahahaha...dili man gud ko miga...
ako tong gi-ingon ni dan brown sa da vinci na 'perfect union between male and female...' pero yaw mo kabalaka kay di ko bigaong bayot na murag taga-parlor...ingon gani ubang classmate nako nga nagbinabaye lag kuno ko para maka-chancing ug mga chicks...buot diay sila...hehehe...basta sa laktod na pagka-istorya, im at peace with both my masculine and feminine sides...

and all this time, you thought i was a full-fledged girl!

ayg kabalaka mga keks...mas trip gihapon nako ang mga ebay...

ga-browse ko ba sa website sa cebu province, malooy man pud ko magtan-aw sa mga munisipyo sa ubang lugar sa cebu...pang world war II pa man ug dating, ang uban mura na ug mahusno...maytag gastuhan pud na ug paayo...labi nang katong sa cordova...doul baya sa mga beach sa mactan, naa nya asean delegates masaag ngadto...nah, ngil-ad gyud kaayo ug mao toy ilang maabtan--sa mga taga-cordova, wa ko nanghinaway ha, suggestion lang...

^^aw shalan gud diay dong, aw day, aw dong diay:D
maayo nga nag sulti ka daan para maandam nako akong kaugalingon :jk: hehe

bitaw bai or day, welcome gihapon ka whatever you are, bisag di pa ka taw... pariha ra tang tanan nga mga unique individuals. Ipost daw imo dagway dri migao kay basig pwede pa diay...hehe

gi-ahak...unsa gud nang pwede? pwerteng pwedeha...hehehe...joke ra ha, basin nya hinoon ug mangita kag ka-brokeback...tawo sad ko uy...mutant lang...hehehe

Cebu’s ‘miracle’ can pull economy

Replicating Cebu’s economic growth in other areas in the country would free the Philippines from the financial crisis it is facing now, said Vivienne Tan, founder of Entrepreneurs School of Asia (ESA).

“Cebu’s economic mi-racle is acknowledged as the country’s model for growth.

“In many ways, my father is a Cebuano. I hope to strike new ground, while returning to his roots. Hopefully, I (will) humbly help enhance the place, my father once called home.”

Tan said her father is not the only successful business leader to trace his roots to Cebu.

“Three of seven taipans (in the country) spent their boyhood in Cebu. Speaking before some of Cebu’s most outstanding businessmen and entrepreneurs, I would not be surprised if a future taipan is in this room right now,” Tan said.

Tan dismissed the idea that entrepreneurs are born.


and whose talking? shes not pIrEna...

“Cebu’s economic mi-racle is acknowledged as the country’s model for growth.

dili nalang diay Cebooom ang status sa Cebu karon but economic mi-racle... karon pa ko ani.

Si Lucio Tan, Cebuano gyud diay na siya... Cebuano by choice?

those threee taipans who spent their boyhood in Cebu are Lucio Tan, John Gokongwei and Henry Sy... sila tingali tulo.

uy share pud sa imong knowledge diha beh...saun man pag-trace ug location based on IP add? scary lagi na...di na diay ko pataka ug pangilad sa chat...hehehehe


naay daghan resources ana sa internet. one of which is:

http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm

you can be traced, beware! an ip address can also be a literal address, your location for that matter. the ip address is not just a randomly-generated combination. a designated body keeps a database of possibly a majority of those series of numbers and dots, and the more descriptive form, the domain name. even your network hardware has its own unique address.

well, no one bothers you if you don't go beyond the norms. it is not the usual business of a sound and regular individual to track those ip addresses, unless of course someone does something bad, to mention, indiscriminately changing wikipedia information with selfish and evil intentions.

ngano diay pirena? pireko nga sirena? :D

Cebu needs right services for medical tourism


Cebu has the potential of earning billions of pesos if it starts tapping opportunities for it to become a medical tourism site in the country.

More importantly, stakeholders in the industry should also start addressing numerous concerns that usually affect a medical tou-rist’s decision to consider coming to the province.

Medical tourism is defined as a package that involves providing hassle-free and efficient world-class medical care at a lesser cost and a tropical vacation to pamper patients and their families.

Under this concept, a patient communicates with the physician and is given special travel arrangements and hotel or shopping discounts. Upon his arrival, hospital personnel will pick him up at the airport and take him to a beach resort or hotel to rest.

The patient stays in the resort until he needs to go to the hospital. Once given a clean bill of health, he or she will be taken to the airport.

But two medical practitioners said in a recent forum that while Cebu has all the amenities and resources to become the top medical tourist spot in the country, addressing these concerns should be prioritized.

Accredited

Dr. Philip Chua, one of the speakers during Thursday’s Health and Wellness Forum, said the primary issue to be considered is the health care coverage of medical tourists.

Chua said medical tourist centers here should be duly accredited for them to honor international health service providers.

Chua is vice president for Far East operations of the Cardiovascular Hospitals of America and chairman of the cardiovascular surgery of the Cebu Doctors’ University Hospital.

He also highlighted the need for government to make Cebu an “enabling and tempting environment.”

To do this, Chua cited the need for attractive incentives, such as tax exemptions and reduced tariff on medical equipment, considering that the country’s political situation is not conducive for business.

Chua also suggested that both the national and local governments should also start launching programs in target countries to lure medical tourists.

He, however, said local government officials are taking steps to promote medical tourism.

In another talk, Dr. Alfonso Amores identified communication, fund transfer, travel and hotel, quality of facilities, and the nursing, paramedical and medical professionals as among the issues that should be addressed before the government goes full-blast in pursuing the medical tourism industry.

Amores is the chief executive officer of the Cosmetic Surgery Center of Asia.

Other concerns

He said medical tourist facilities should have adequate communications equipment to hasten consultation with the patients.

Stakeholders should also draw mechanisms on how to go about the payment for the services to be availed of by the medical tourists, as most of these services are paid before the patient comes to the country.

Fund transfers include cash, bank transfers, e-commerce and checks.

As for travel and hotel, Amores said airports should have hospitality lounges and transportation, while hotels should have innovative accommodations and arrangements.

Amores also mentioned the need to have a comfortable waiting room, which he said is the most important part of a physician’s office. Other doctors’ facilities include laboratory facilities and out-patient surgicenters.

As for medical practitioners, Amores said it is important for hospitals to find out where its staff is trained and certified as this affects the quality of service rendered.

While there are downsides to medical tourism, Chua said its boom will surely improve the country’s health care system—one basic service that is perceived to have been neglected. (RCT)

OT:

mga bai, adto ko dumaguete karun then ugma sa siquijor na sad. two days sa ko absent diri. hehehe. mao ra to. bow.

post ug maayo ron ky wala raba ka for 2 days.. hehe

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madridejos, cebu

I have been a visitor for different thread for CEBU progress
and I did not expect that We would here from my co-cebuanos talking about
cebu progress. I see business oriented,skyscraper lovers, metropolitan rats,etc.
Fortunately, I love to hook-on as a Facade lower.

I would love 2 if eveybody would post NEWS about everything of CEBU specially the Province.

I would like to comment on the queen city title.
I heard from one of osmeña's interview that he's not
after with the queen city title since cebu have proven its
worth to the nation and the SEA for its position.
Its a prehispanic and early spanish times.
CEBU deserves for Bigger Name like:
CHARM of ASIA
Forget about Renaissance old style of Kings and queens
there tired old spanish blalalhlalb.
You've notice it to our official???
CEBU doesnt deserved for the title alone we're gearing
for international market.!!!!! :cheers:

Welcome to this forum H3nry!!!

‘Entrepreneur revolution’ needed for hyper-growth

By Regina Aguilar
Last updated 06:27am (Mla time) 06/24/2006
Cebu Daily News

TO achieve economic hyper-growth, the country needs an “entrepreneur revolution”.

This was stressed by Vivienne Tan, daughter of taipan Lucio Tan, in her keynote address during the Entrepreneurship Conference held yesterday at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino.

Instead of political issues, focus must be on the education of the youth to become quality entrepreneurs, she said.

“More entrepreneurs mean more jobs and more investments”, she added.

“To attain true progress and development of our country, we need another revolution. Not a green revolution, not an Edsa or People Power Revolution but instead an entrepreneur revolution.”

Speaking before a jam-packed crowd, Tan disputed the popular notion that only the Chinese could be successful entrepreneurs.

“Entrepreneurship is not a birthright of a few. I do not believe entrepreneurship is a monopoly of a few who were born entrepreneurs,” she said.

Tan, whose famous father did not have a college degree but became one of the country's most successful businessmen,said she got into the business of education to prove that successul entrepreneurship can be learned.

Among those who attend ed the conference were young businessmen and students from the Entrepreneur School of Asia (ESA), which Tan founded in the Philippines, and high school students from the University of the Philippines-Cebu College.

Tan said ESA, which has campuses in Manila and China, will also be established in Cebu.

ESA is a non-traditional college that focuses on applied learning and provides an environment that could transform creative concepts of students into a sustainable business.

Tan described Cebu as “the province of Ceboom, a province of unrelenting growth.”

Cebu is the perfect environment for ESA, Tan said since it has a culture of creativity and innovation and is “blessed with the presence of many entrepreneurial role models”.

On a personal note, Tan said she was excited for ESA-Cebu as “the area that influenced my father’s entrepreneurial spirit.”

“ In many ways, my father is a Cebuano. I hope to strike new ground, while returning to his roots. Hopefully, I may humbly help enhance the place my father once called home,” Tan said.

Does anyone know the GDP (Nominal) for the:

1. Province of Cebu

2. Metropolitan Cebu

...or is there no available source to give us such facts? Thanks in advance. :)

I would like to comment on the queen city title.
I heard from one of osmeña's interview that he's not
after with the queen city title since cebu have proven its
worth to the nation and the SEA for its position.
Its a prehispanic and early spanish times.
CEBU deserves for Bigger Name like:
CHARM of ASIA
Forget about Renaissance old style of Kings and queens
there tired old spanish blalalhlalb.
You've notice it to our official???
CEBU doesnt deserved for the title alone we're gearing
for international market.!!!!! :cheers:

i dunno whats with these titles but in my opinion cebu should just be called cebu with no titles attached.. cebu dont need any title to prove to the world that cebu is this or that.. bout the "charm of asia" title, cebu still has a long way to go to deserve the title.. there are more cities out there [asia] that are far more progressive, vibrant and charming than cebu.. also the title sounds so gay.. what about cebu: ang pambansang kama-o ng pilipinas.. diba macho kaayo paminawn.. hehe


oi welcome diay to SSC h3nry.. enjoy your stay here!!!

^^ Jeje, bati bitaw paminawon "Cebu: Charm of Asia". :D

Yah... we are on the stage of gearing... and try to prove somthing.
Certainly, Cebu is trying to promote herself alone and surviving.
gtg

^^ correct!!!

so go cebu: ang pambansang kama-o ng pilipinas.. para sa pilipinas ang laban na 'to.. hehe

i dunno whats with these titles but in my opinion cebu should just be called cebu with no titles attached.. cebu dont need any title to prove to the world that cebu is this or that.. bout the "charm of asia" title, cebu still has a long way to go to deserve the title.. there are more cities out there [asia] that are far more progressive, vibrant and charming than cebu.. also the title sounds so gay.. what about cebu: ang pambansang kama-o ng pilipinas.. diba macho kaayo paminawn.. hehe


oi welcome diay to SSC h3nry.. enjoy your stay here!!!

hahaha, boxer sad og dating...

Labi na nga si Mayor Tom was appointed by the AFP as lieutenant colonel of the 51st marine infantry batallon so we can now call Mayor Tom as Lt. Col. Tommy O.hehe


Kuyaw na kaayo ato Mayor, usa na kadako dako sa AFP :okay:

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hahaha, boxer sad og dating...

Labi na nga si Mayor Tom was appointed by the AFP as lieutenant colonel of the 51st marine infantry batallon so we can now cal Mayor Tom as Lt. Col. Tommy O.hehe

Kuyaw na kaayo ato Mayor, usa na kadako dako sa AFP :okay:

kabalo na bitaw mo nako na boxing fanatic kaayo ko.. hahaha

ako sad, gusto nako ang title sa Cebu kay "the spin up velocity of the Philippines" :D

bag o ni bai? nindut lagi kaau. . . mingaw na kaau ko sa Ayala.

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pra-pra sad diay ang mga taw diri...

i've also noticed the other provinces 'hatred' towards cebu, its as if cebu has been a party to their demise or economic stagnation...
as for those illongos who want the title for their city back, well i cant balme you...but then again, if you take a look at it, cebuano leaders and even the residents have done a llot in the past few years to show that cebu really does deserve that moniker...if you'd only follow that example and start proving themselves, then you might as well have the honor of deserving that title, if not another even better title...
filipinos everywhere should be grateful to cebu...cebu is the ever youthful and vigorous heart of the country that constantly pumps the lifeblood of eco-tourism with the promise of economic development, this keeps the rest of the country alive...if not for the cebu boom, the philippines would be in a far much more worse situation...

P.S. didto kog recla ganiha...unsa man tong mga gipangtukod dapit sa nasunog na warehouse? (katong mura ug mga ufo ang porma?)
P.S.S. naa moy update sa constuction sa CICC? ang cebu doc paspas na kaayo, ang CICC?

^^ guys, somebody told me that locators in cebu business park are only given until this year,2006 to construct buildings less than 10 storeys tall. next year, it should be 10 floors and up... this is the reason i think why some are in a hurry to build their buildings now especially if they have limited budget, coz if next year pa, dili na pwede ang mugbo...

pra-pra sad diay ang mga taw diri...

pra-pra molang! perteng pra-pra-a!!! :cheers:

@arnoldsa, mura lagi ug taga gma7 ang nag usab sa wikipedia... ang iya bitaw telvision subtopic under media,murag article nga in favor kaayo sa gma7... no need naman unta ang tv ratings i-mention pa sa mga online encyclopedia... the one who writes should only write those stuffs that people need if they want to know something about the place, i think immaterial na kaayo ang tv rankings! nag lagot ko, kapamilya baya gyud ang mga taga cebu!!! heller kaayo ang nag usab! masuko gyud si slerz ug leo lastimosa ani... hehehe...

repost tag pics para lingaw sa mata.

foggy morning
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green CBD.
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day and night.
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the shangrila resort service at ayala center cebu.
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lost? an islet across olango island, mactan.
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Cebu eyed as paradise for medical tourism

WITH its strategic location, modern transportation and investment-attractive environment , Cebu can become the paradise of medical tourism, a multi-billion dollar business in today’s health care industry.
This was the glowing assessment of Dr. Philip S. Chua, chairman of cardiovascular surgery of Cebu Doctor’s University Hospital during the Health and Wellness Forum of Intourpreneur 2006 in celebration of Cebu Business Month.

Chua said Cebu has already been chosen as the site for the construction of the American Specialty Hospital. The state-of-the-art medical center is expected to encourage millions of foreigners and Filipinos to retire in the Philippines.

Chua, who is also the vice president for Far East Operations of Cardiovascular Hospitals of America (CHA), said that CHA has offered to invest in this venture that could make a positive impact on the whole nation.

Dr. Alfonso Y. Amores, chief executive officer of the Cosmetic Surgery Center of Asia, cited factors that promote medical tourism in the Philippines: the Filipinos' hospitality, the country's strategic location and westernized environment, the quality of medical professionals and the people’s fluency in English.

At his center, Amores said 90 percent of his patients are foreigners.

Amores, however, said the government has to address the following needs to develop medical tourism, such as communications, fund transfer arrangements, travel and hotel facilities, the quality of facilities, nursing and other paramedical professionals and medical professionals.

Target markets for medical tourism are overseas Filipino workers, Australian market, Island States in the Pacific, Middle Easterners, Taiwanese, Koreans and Japanese among others, according to Elizabeth Nelle, director of The Office of Product Research and Development (OPRD) of the Department of Tourism.

Frances Marie B. Bumanlag of the Asian Eye Institute (AEI) said medical tourism in the Philippines would prosper if there is close collaboration between the private and public sector.

“The government should be the enabler and the private sector the driver in promoting health care in the country,” she said.

AEI started in 2003 and boasts of a steady growth of two to three percent in foreign-based patients, daily inquiries through internet and phone calls and referrals from foreign patients.

this link (http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/enterprise/view_article.php?article_id=6410)

wow kana gyud cebu puro high tech. equipment sa hospital micro video tube and laser tehnology for surgeries.

we need scientific laboratories in cebu too.
to do something with medicine creation and inventions.
medicine discoveries scientific center, ngano daghan maghihilot og quack doctor diha nga nanggamit og herbal medicine/ i mean cebu herbal medicine
ex. dahon tubatuba para sa butod sa tiyan, unya gabon para sa ubo, og mohogany seeds para sa atratis, og mga lana og uban pa..

mga beauty parlor pang international og massahianan panginternational unsa pa ba?

think about it maghihilot and quack doctor international cebu...sikat so poy...he.he.he.

halabira... :cheers:

ACT IT mall cons update. 06.24.06

now on its third floor.
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with GV Hotel on its background
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ASEAN Summit preparation.
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my favorite spot.
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^^ guys, somebody told me that locators in cebu business park are only given until this year,2006 to construct buildings less than 10 storeys tall. next year, it should be 10 floors and up... this is the reason i think why some are in a hurry to build their buildings now especially if they have limited budget, coz if next year pa, dili na pwede ang mugbo...


nice, so gibalik dna diay nila ilang old policy nga puro ra tall buildings ang itulod sa CBP.

sorry kay dri nako napost ang ACT update, adto man diay sa constrction na thread.

kinahanglan gyud og pang international beauty parlor, sa kadaghag gwapa dri sa Cebu labi nas Ayala, mag lisod gud tag lakaw.

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WOW!! These are some nice shots!!

bag o ni bai? nindut lagi kaau. . . mingaw na kaau ko sa Ayala.

im not sure bai i just found these pics in flickr.com

pra-pra sad diay ang mga taw diri...

sila ra bai henry.. ako ra siguro ang seryoso na forumer dire sa ato theead..

guys i just had a talk a while ago with my friend who works for the city engineer's office.. he said they're currently reclaiming a small area in SRP for the proposed yacht club of bigfoot corp.. also the entire kawit point is now clear of any structure.. everything there were already demolished but he's still not sure on what will be built there.. even the trees were no spared..

tomas must be really serious with what he said that he will set a standard in SRP higher than the ayala's coz he is so picky daw with the kind of white sand to be used in SRP.. he turned down the white sands being delivered for SRP coz it looks "cheap" daw.. my friend also said there's a govt bldg thats being built in SRP.. it has a modern design daw..

guys i just had a talk a while ago with my friend who works for the city engineer's office.. he said they're currently reclaiming a small area in SRP for the proposed yacht club of bigfoot corp.. also the entire kawit point is now clear of any structure.. everything there were already demolished but he's still not sure on what will be built there.. even the trees were no spared..

tomas must be really serious with what he said that he will set a standard in SRP higher than the ayala's coz he is so picky daw with the kind of white sand to be used in SRP.. he turned down the white sands being delivered for SRP coz it looks "cheap" daw.. my friend also said there's a govt bldg thats being built in SRP.. it has a modern design daw..

thanks for the update. kung mag beach na lang naman sa SRP kanang white sand na. tomas is right basig kana na hinuon maoy maka pa cheap sa SRP. sure na jud diay ang yacht club kay nag reclaim naman.

^^ the reason why tomas declined the "white" sands that were delived coz it looks yellowish daw.. dapat white jud ang white sands.. the new reclamation is not only for the yacht club but also for a new pier.. they have to reclaim so the pier would be deep enough for big ships that will be docking in SRP.. pero naa daw gamay problema ky wala naka-uyon ang japanese contractor sa filling materials na gigamit sa reclamation..

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reminiscing muna, sorry scan lang
binyag ng kuya ko, mga ninang at ninong
sabi ni mama, (naka-green), circa 1978 daw :D

just wanna show how the administration of cathedral of cebu look around in the year said

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reminiscing muna, sorry scan lang
binyag ng kuya ko, mga ninang at ninong
sabi ni mama, (naka-green), circa 1978 daw :D

just wanna show how the administration of cathedral of cebu look around in the year said

astiga oi!

liwat diay ka sa imong mama.

some "takes" :) on my way to Talisay

http://www.youtube.com/v/H2ZtrZOP0q0
http://www.youtube.com/v/DyH4kJKc-Ic
http://www.youtube.com/v/Fe7H6rbPAHg

hehehe nde talga pero sa buhok, Oo :D

reminiscing muna, sorry scan lang
binyag ng kuya ko, mga ninang at ninong
sabi ni mama, (naka-green), circa 1978 daw :D

just wanna show how the administration of cathedral of cebu look around in the year said

thanks for the effort tigs but i think you have posted that photo in the wrong thread.. i think it's more acceptable if you post it in cebu heritage thread, not in the metropolis thread... :)

nice, so gibalik dna diay nila ilang old policy nga puro ra tall buildings ang itulod sa CBP.

sorry kay dri nako napost ang ACT update, adto man diay sa constrction na thread.

but that will start next year pa...

ooops, ill do it next time, then. i dont wanna spam. thanks :)

ooops, ill do it next time, then. i dont wanna spam. thanks :)
you're welcome. as much as possible, fourmers should only post those stuffs which are relevant to the title of the thread... so if other forumers in ssc would browse our thread, they won't be askin that, "what's this all about?" i just remember one of the cebu forumers told me that in one of the philippine threads, forumers were posting farmlands in their thread... we should remember that ssc is for URBANITY, not rurality in that particular example ive narrated. but of course, there are threads which are specifically titled to suit other topics, that's why cebu's main thread is for both the metropolis and the province. we also have threads for cebuano language, cebu's heritage, infra and transport.

youre right, this might cause inconvenience. dont worry, ill take it out

thanks for understanding tigs...

Cebu’s economic growth a recipe to free RP from crisis


CEBU CITY – Replicating Cebu’s economic growth as a recipe would bail out the Philippines from its financial crisis in three years, a leading businesswoman said here.

Vivienne Tan, founder of Entrepreneurs School of Asia (ESA), said Cebu's monumental success could be adopted to move the country forward.

”Cebu’s economic miracle is acknowledged as the country’s model for growth. So, imagine, if Cebu’s progress is duplicated all over the country, I guarantee you, in three years, we would have completely turned around the economy of our nation,” said Tan, daughter of billionaire Lucio Tan, owner of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) and the Tan Group of Companies.

Ms. Tan made the statement during the opening of the Entrepreneurship Conference at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel and Casino on Friday.

ESA, one of the pioneering schools on entrepreneurship in the country and in Asia, plans to expand its operations in Cebu.

”Cebu’s culture of creativity and innovation, blessed with the presence of many entrepreneurial role models is the perfect environment for ESA,” Tan said.

”I am really looking forward to establishing ESA in the same area that influenced my father’s entrepreneurial spirit,” she said.

“In many ways, my father is a Cebuano. I hope to strike new ground, while returning to his roots. Hopefully, I will humbly help enhance the place, my father once called home,” she said.

Tan said her father is not the only successful business leader to trace his roots to Cebu.

”Three of seven taipans in the country spent their boyhood in Cebu. Speaking before some of Cebu’s most outstanding businessmen and entrepreneurs, I would not be surprised if a future taipan is in this room right now,” Tan said.

Tan dismissed the idea that entrepreneurs are born.

”I am in education because I believe that entrepreneurship can indeed be taught. I am in education to prove to you that entrepreneurship is not a birthright of the few,” she said.

The entrepreneurship conference is one of the activities of In TourPreneur 2006.

CEBU BUSINESS PARK
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CITY SPORTS CLUB CEBU
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GOLDEN PEAK HOTEL
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WATERFRONT CEBU CITY HOTEL AND CASINO
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MAAYONG GABII CEBU
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MAAYONG BUNTAG CEBU
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just to remind those peeps working in asiatown that there's more to watch out for from your neighbors...


CHI to cater to needs of Asiatown workers

By: Jessica Banzon Natad

Cebu will soon see a miniature of the working world of the West at the Asiatown IT (information technology) Park in Barangay Apas, Cebu City.

According to Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) president Rene Almendras, CHI-subsidiary Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC) will start creating this new environment to suit the lifestyle of the employees in Asiatown in January next year.

"(This new environment will be found where The Village is now located). We will renovate the place beginning next year and create an environment that will allow employees in the zone (especially those working in business process outsourcing companies) to thrive," he said.

"These people are heroes. They bring in dollars to the country. We will complete their lives (by providing them with what they need)," Almendras said.

Earlier, he said BPOs are the "light at the end of the tunnel" that will save the country's dwindling eco-nomy.

"The Philippines, in general, is one of the countries known for potential sites for BPO projects. The others are India, which accounts for 57 percent of the world's BPO supply, China and Malaysia, among others," Almendras said.

With regards to The Village renovation, he said CPVDC will construct a commercial center, which will contain stores that could operate in accordance to the working time of the Asiatown employees.

Alive

"We are already talking with merchants, such as (owners of) coffee shops, restaurants, resto-bars, retail stores that are willing to operate at night or early morning when Asiatown is alive," Almendras said.

Aside from call centers PeopleSupport Philippines Inc. and e-Telecare Global Solutions, business process outsourcing companies, such as the Tsuneishi Group of Companies, NCR Cebu Development Center, Epson Precision (Phils.) Inc., SPI Technologies Inc. and Dash Engineering Philippines Inc. are also operating 24-hours inside Asiatown.

The Village is currently being managed by Runway Ventures.

The company's management contract with CPVDC will end on Dec. 31, 2005.

Increase

Aside from the renovation, the two new buildings, which are now under construction, will also be operational within the year(2006). This will increase Asiatown's gross leasable area by 100 percent, Almendras said.

He said the investments made in the renovation is part of the billion-peso investment the Ayala group of companies plans to pour into Cebu in the next three years.

Ayala celebrated its 17 years of presence in Cebu by establishing Ayala Land Affiliate---------CHI.

Almendras earlier revealed that the conglomerate has invested a total of P7 billion, mostly in its maiden commercial project in Cebu, Ayala Center Cebu and its other property development project, such as Asiatown and Amara residential property within the span of time.

Naglaroy-laroy ko around Lapu-lapu City and there are a lot of things I've discovered:
*A new jeepney terminal is U/C near the present terminal
*La Nueva Supermarket is U/C across Asian Home Appliance Center
*Road Widening of Basak is in progress. They are currently working on the drainage system.
*Landscaping of the Maximo Patalinjug Avenue, Basak Road and M.L. Quezon Avenue are also in progress.
*Landscaping in and around the MCIAA is currently ongoing.
*The construction of the MCIAA Administration Building is also ongoing (currently on the 2nd level)

nice pic div, but this looks like a pretty old one. Notice the Asiatown, only Globe is standing.

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Probably the reason why there are many hotels in Cebu is the number of tourist arrivals.

Been to ayala mall for lunch a while ago, and it has been like I'm In a different place outside of the country. Andaming mga Koreans, Japanese, and US expats na nandun. Koreans I think have made Cebu as their second home, tsk tsk. After lunch we head back to Bo's Coffee and we could find a table, they were occupied by foriegners na ... These tourists are invading Cebu! .. a good thing, but sometimes leaves us displaced.


got this from another forum

yeah this is so true.. there's really a strong presence of foreigners here in cebu especially koreans.. take note there are 4 flights daily from south korea to cebu and about 2,000 koreans are arriving every week.. aside from koreans and japanese i also noticed the increasing no. of caucasian tourists here and the good thing is they're now coming in big groups..


OT: mga bai naay tindahan sa manalili sa downtown naay tindahan didto na mamaligya ug mga pirated na mga shades ug kalo.. ang tag-iya ky koreana hubag kaayo.. ngutana ko sa isa ka alalay 19 anyos pa daw to ang koreana pero naa nlng daw isa ka anak.. adtoa ninyo basin ma-ibog sad mo niya preho nako.. hahaha

naa sad lain tindahan ug cellphones sa collonade ang tag-iya ky insik lalake nuon siya.. pero iya isa ka tindera ky maoy hubag kaayo.. na ibog nasad ko.. ahak ani oi.. haha

naa pa jud lain tindahan ug pirated na mga sapatos dapit sa san jose insik sad ang tag-iya.. gwapa sad kaayo ug anak.. hapit nasad ko na-ibog.. haha

cebu forumers.....a davaoeño will invade your city!!!!

ill be in cebu!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this september pa hinuon..hahaha

^^ oki ra padala ko nimo ug durian.. wala pa jud ko katilaw ug durian na prutas pa.. hehe

just inform us bai gravy pwede ka namo e tour dire.. andaman sad ka namo ug red horse.. hehe

imo pani 1st time sa cebu o naka-anhi naka sauna?

naka anha na ko before..pero the last time was in 1999 pa :(

we have relatives man dra, sa may MJ cuenco duol atong hotel nkalimut lang ko sa pangalan. kanang duol sa tejeros elem school man ata. unsang hotel gani to?

^^ dugay2 na sad diay..

dili kaayo ko familiar sa mga establishments diha dapita sa mj cuenco..



from today's issue of sunstar:


province sets aside P6M to repair capitol

- provincial engineer eulogio pelayre said the whole capitol building needs repainting and the flooring also needs restoration

- on july 6, notice of results of the eligibilty check will be issued. pre-bidding conference will be on july 12

- the winning bidder will have 100 days to complete the project

sarado na na siya na hotel...bayview man tingali to ang pangalan...basta, dako-dako pud to siya na hotel nya pink ang pintal...or harbor view ba tingali to ang pangan...

Probably the reason why there are many hotels in Cebu is the number of tourist arrivals.

Been to ayala mall for lunch a while ago, and it has been like I'm In a different place outside of the country. Andaming mga Koreans, Japanese, and US expats na nandun. Koreans I think have made Cebu as their second home, tsk tsk. After lunch we head back to Bo's Coffee and we could find a table, they were occupied by foriegners na ... These tourists are invading Cebu! .. a good thing, but sometimes leaves us displaced.

got this from another forum

yeah this is so true.. there's really a strong presence of foreigners here in cebu especially koreans.. take note there are 4 flights daily from south korea to cebu and about 2,000 koreans are arriving every week.. aside from koreans and japanese i also noticed the increasing no. of caucasian tourists here and the good thing is they're now coming in big groups..


OT: mga bai naay tindahan sa manalili sa downtown naay tindahan didto na mamaligya ug mga pirated na mga shades ug kalo.. ang tag-iya ky koreana hubag kaayo.. ngutana ko sa isa ka alalay 19 anyos pa daw to ang koreana pero naa nlng daw isa ka anak.. adtoa ninyo basin ma-ibog sad mo niya preho nako.. hahaha

naa sad lain tindahan ug cellphones sa collonade ang tag-iya ky insik lalake nuon siya.. pero iya isa ka tindera ky maoy hubag kaayo.. na ibog nasad ko.. ahak ani oi.. haha

naa pa jud lain tindahan ug pirated na mga sapatos dapit sa san jose insik sad ang tag-iya.. gwapa sad kaayo ug anak.. hapit nasad ko na-ibog.. haha

didto ko ayala yetserday (but I seldom go to Ayala coz it's too far from Pardo)... you're right Marvs, groups of caucasians are increasing in number... I saw a lot of them in groups, all teen caucasian girls, all oldies cacasian women, caucasian couple with huge bags @ their back and a lot more plus the Koreans and Japanese tourists. And as usual, Cebuanos are already used with them, they don't stare to them anymore (only me:D, murag ako ray ihas og turista). But I saw a group of Korean teenager guys sa elevator, crowded na kaayo so those Koreans near the entrance of the elevator should give way pero gipaguwa nila ang mga Filipins nga naka una og sakay, they just pointed their fingers to those girls, coz they feel that they are superior than us with a single finger command, bahag dayon ta. I felt bad @ that time. Sakto si Kols, sometimes leaves us displaced.


naka anha na ko before..pero the last time was in 1999 pa :(

we have relatives man dra, sa may MJ cuenco duol atong hotel nkalimut lang ko sa pangalan. kanang duol sa tejeros elem school man ata. unsang hotel gani to?

Harbour View Hotel bai pero close na but ang building kay gihimong skwelahan sa mga Koreans. Puro na na KOreans ang nag puyo og nag skwela diha.

^^

you were one of those in the elevator? then why did you get out?

Waterfront allots P250M for renovation program

06/26/2006

For the firm’s flagship Cebu City Hotel, Waterfront intends to invest another P100 million to spruce up 150 superior rooms, executive suites, deluxe rooms and suites. The work program for its Cebu City hotel property is scheduled to be finished in time for the Asean Summit this December which will be held in Cebu City.

The remaining P50 million will be divided equally between the smaller hotels in the group located in Mactan Island and Davao City.

more (http://www.tribune.net.ph/business/20060626bus4.html)

^^

you were one of those in the elevator? then why did you get out?

nop, I'm just outside observing them coz the elevators door did't close coz it's overloaded.
wapa gani ko kasakay anang elevator sa ayala sukad...:D

an interesting link about cebu city here (http://www.dinagyang.com/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,73/expv,0/topic,1478.0)

nop, I'm just outside observing them coz the elevators door did't close coz it's overloaded.
wapa gani ko kasakay anang elevator sa ayala sukad...:D

Maybe those who got out were really destined for that floor that's why they got out. :)

Cebu economy ‘envy’ of all RP -- PCCI chief


THE Philippine economy is heading toward a bright future, but there is more room for improvement if the government and the private sector will strengthen their partnership, according to a business leader.

“This year started with much optimism, not only for Philippine business but for the general welfare of the entire country, as well,” said Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Donald Dee during the opening of the InTourPreneur 2006 last Wednesday.

He said last year ended on a high note, with a 400-percent increase in investments in stocks, treasury bills and bonds. The stock market also became one of the best performers in Asia, he added.

Performance

He said the peso performed well than other currencies in Asia and was fifth on the list of best performers worldwide.

“Undeniably, all signs pointed towards a better 2006—for the economy and, therefore, for Philippine business,” said Dee.

“However, while we are encouraged by these positive developments, there are still much to be done for business to improve,” he added.

During the opening of the three-day InTourPreneur 2006 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, Dee also praised Cebu for its “robust and teeming economy.”

“Cebu—with its robust and teeming economy—has become the envy of businessmen all over the country,” he said.

Dee said that a cooperation between the government and the private sector is the “only way” that the entire country will be able to reap the benefits of economic growth.

Downstream

“We need to ensure that the beneficial downstream effects will be felt nationwide, and not limited to just a particular segment of the population,” he said.

According to Dee, government and private sector partnership must cover critical issues that are indispensable to further improve the business climate and Philippine economy.

These issues are reforms in the power sector, good governance, international cooperation and trade, small and medium enterprises development, wages and corporate social responsibility.

Dee also mentioned investment promotion as a critical factor in strong economic growth.

“Alone on the domestic front, we do not have sufficient funds to fuel economic growth. We need to turn to our trade and investment allies for further investment expansion—most especially in the critical sunrise industries,” he said.

According to Dee, the country’s sunrise industries are tourism, business process outsourcing, information technology, mining, logistics, telecommunication, transportation and construction.

“(But) we need to project a stable political climate and a consistent implementation of laws and procedures to overcome the marketing challenge in promoting our country as a vital investment hub,” he said.

Club Ultima Cebu soft opens


IN 2003, J.King and Sons Company Inc. president and chief executive officer Richard King first introduced the concept of Club Ultima, two and a half years later, he delivers the promise.

The 23-storey landmark at the heart of Cebu City is now on soft opening. Full operations will start in August.

“This is what living the good life is all about,” said King.

With some 2,400 members now, Club Ultima offers an innovative concept combining business, pleasure, dining, health and wellness.

Club starts at the 11th floor with hotel suite rooms for members and guests. Club facilities starts at the 15th floor up to the 23rd floor.

Club Ultima features international restaurants, salon, spa, gym, aqua fitness pool, virtual shooting and golf range, automatic mahjong, business center, entertainment area,and wardrobe management.

^^I dunno, basta I saw what those Koreans did and their expressions. I hate them. (pero isolated lang)

@valium, I've read it na.... Sad to say, they've cinvicted us Cebuanos. Mura naman kitay sad an sa tanan. It hurts, I dunno with you my fellow Cebuanos but nothing we can do, let's just leave them alone. Ang gihuna huna nila perme, to surpass Cebu or simply they want to revenge Cebu bisag ang Cebu haven't done anything wrong towards them. I'm more confused now. But anyway, inspite of this, I will just focus my time sa developments sa Cebu specially the ASEAN summit is fast approaching. Excited na ko what will Cebu looks like after all the facelifts. They keep on ranting Cebu but Cebu won't fight back but instead leap forward towards progress. :)

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a little contribution to you guyz...

^^ :applause::applause::applause:

:banana::carrot:

you made Cebu even better :okay::okay:

@ic3man25: thanks for posting the beautiful shots showing Cebu from the waterfront all the way up the heights. Honolulu has similar panoramas, but Cebu has the impressively ancient history to top it all off! :)

Thanks for that complement.. Even though Hawaii position it self as a certified Worldclass destination. Never the less CEBU is also one.
Thats great about this island It is so very rich with history and culture.
by proud cebuano.

^^ yeah, the main difference in our history (aside from Honolulu's being so recent) is that the Japanese didn't occupy and demolish our city as they did back in the Philippines. I really like the way Sugbu's city planners are making that coastal road run beneath the historic areas--as long as nothing's damaged in the construction. BTW, I think there may be a sister city relationship between our two cities.

Sorry--I know this is a thread for Cebu, but I thought I'd share some of these pics that show the similarities of our two cities...seacoast and mountains:
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I'm sorry if this is way out of topic but please support this petition for Philippine churches. :)

Thank you very much.

Although we will continuously be collecting signatures for the petition, we will be printing and officially submitting the petition to the CBCP on Monday, July 3 in order for it to be discussed during their semi-annual conference on July 9. So for your signature to be included in the one that will be submitted to the CBCP, please sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/cbcp/ on or before June 30.

Please pass this to all your friends. A Filipino society that values and preserves its cultural heritage in order to instill pride of place and strengthen Philippine national identity... we can all make a big difference in our fight to preserve our cultural heritage!

bai, unsa nang u/c sa f cabahug, tapad sa kartzone/off road?? murag 7 stories siya, ang frame nya kay made of steel beams..

bag-o na diay ang billboard sa ayala gawas sa keppel kanang sa ilahang cinema.

^^ probably another IT building that may house the new Sykes.

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@iceman: nice pictures bai! :okay:

Accenture eyes Cebu for expansion
Business World (Philippines) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge


Cebu City - Accenture Philippines is considering Cebu as a possible expansion site.

Beth G. Lui, country managing director, said she was impressed by the Cebuanos' computer competency and the local government's support to the information technology (IT)-enabled services sector.

"We have also heard that the Cebuanos are hardworking and loyal to their employer," Ms. Lui told participants in InTourPreneur 2006, a tourism and IT conference held last week.

She said a delivery center would be ideal in Cebu.

Ms. Liu earlier told BusinessWorld that they are planning to expand outside the Makati central business district where it is operating six sites. Accenture occupies four floors of the Gateway Mall in Quezon City. In Mandaluyong City, it occupies five floors in Robinsons Cybergate Center (RCC) Tower 1.

The eight facilities, collectively known as the Manila Delivery Center, have more than 8,400 seats and over 75 clients from the US, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Accenture provides business process and IT outsourcing services.

Club Ultima Cebu soft opens


IN 2003, J.King and Sons Company Inc. president and chief executive officer Richard King first introduced the concept of Club Ultima, two and a half years later, he delivers the promise.

The 23-storey landmark at the heart of Cebu City is now on soft opening. Full operations will start in August.

“This is what living the good life is all about,” said King.

With some 2,400 members now, Club Ultima offers an innovative concept combining business, pleasure, dining, health and wellness.

Club starts at the 11th floor with hotel suite rooms for members and guests. Club facilities starts at the 15th floor up to the 23rd floor.

Club Ultima features international restaurants, salon, spa, gym, aqua fitness pool, virtual shooting and golf range, automatic mahjong, business center, entertainment area,and wardrobe management.


All these while I thought you guys were saying that club ultima would be a 40 stories high edifice. So, it's actually 23 stories???? Is this going to be the tallest building in Cebu for now?

The 40 (or is it 38?) storey building is the one in front of it -- the Crown Regency Hotel.. :) am I correct MarkiiBoi? kay diha man gyud ka gapuyo dapita.. hehe

The 40 (or is it 38?) storey building is the one in front of it -- the Crown Regency Hotel.. :) am I correct MarkiiBoi? kay diha man gyud ka gapuyo dapita.. hehe

^^ Club Ultima is Tower II. The one that will soon stand at 38 storeys is Tower I and will house Crown Regency Suites and is under construction in front of Tower II. They are now working on the 24th floor of Tower I.

The tallest buildings in Cebu right now are the two Windland Towers which both stand at 25 floors.

hey ya.. just droppin' by to see how pipz are doin. gotta split off, i'm at the office pa. c yah 'round :cool:

BTW, regarding the topic wherein low-rise structure will be allowed until this year only in CBP, my friend told me that this is not the case. long before CBP started, they already had a masterplan about it. The Floor Area Ratio is the basis daw. Mao daw naa mga mubo na structure espercially banks kay basin mas gusto nila mo-serve ra sa ila clients and not really to have additional profit.

^^

thanks for the clarification bai. :)

BTW, regarding the topic wherein low-rise structure will be allowed until this year only in CBP, my friend told me that this is not the case. long before CBP started, they already had a masterplan about it. The Floor Area Ratio is the basis daw. Mao daw naa mga mubo na structure espercially banks kay basin mas gusto nila mo-serve ra sa ila clients and not really to have additional profit.

he means that what has been said about the height limit restriction is not true after all right? here (http://www.cebuholdings.com/ViewNewsItem.do?newsID=3)


Monday, Dec 8, 2003

CBP Building Height Restriction Relaxed

Lot owners at the Cebu Business Park (CBP) can now construct buildings of at least two levels. An amendment in the park's Deed of Restrictions covering building height affords property owners to construct two-storey buildings within a five-year period until 2007.

This development comes as a positive note in the current overall slump in construction due to a depressed property market.

Cebu Holdings, Inc. (CHI), the Ayala Land affiliate responsible for the CBP's development, expects the business park's buildup to continue despite the current difficult economic period.

A provision of the business park's Deed of Restrictions covering building height was amended and approved by the CBP Board in June last year, allowing construction of u201clow-riseu201d buildings.

The proposal to lower the minimum building height from 4 levels to 2 levels within a five-year period enables locators to construct buildings that will suit their own requirements.

The amendment will take effect for five years, from August 2002 to July 2007. Within this period, lotowners can construct buildings of at least 2 levels on their property.

Metrobank was the first to build a 2-storey edifice at the corner of Cardinal Rosales and Mindanao Avenues to house its CBP branch. Other property owners are expected to take advantage of the opportunity before the 5-year period expires.

CBP was developed in 1990 with the vision of creating a well-planned environment and mixed-use community in the heart of Cebu City. To this vision is added the realization of becoming Cebu City's central business district of the 21st century.

Today, more than a decade after its land development, CBP is the premier business and financial district in the city. It is home to local and international banking and financial institutions, as well as offices of distinguished service companies and law firms. At least __ major banks have branches in the business park. One of the country's largest telecommunications company owns and occupies one of the park's high-risers, the Globe Isla Plaza. World-renowned Cebu City Marriott Hotel boasts of a strategic location along Cardinal Rosales Avenue, across City Sports Club Cebu, the only urban resort in the city. The centerpiece of the Business Park is the 9-hectare Ayala Center Cebu, now the preferred shopping and lifestyle destination in Visayas and Mindanao.

The 50-hectare Cebu Business Park is, to date, the single largest urban development project in central and southern Philippines.

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thanx for the pics iceman..

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^^ no probz..

i passed by SRP yesterday, and i think they are now creating interior roads.

join ko ninyo bai ha! thanks for promoting cebu!!! PROUD KAYO KO NGA TAGA DIRE NA KO!!! KAPOY KAYO PUYO MANILA.. nahasol na ko didto bsag 6 months ra ko nag stay didto... they think cebu is an isolated island ng ang only industry is agricultural... pero wa ko pa pildi nila gi pakita nako sila ani nga SITE ug mga pics nako sa cebu ug nag power point pud ko about what we are proud of as cebuanos!!!

^^ welkam to ssc forums

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wow! di ko ito napansin ang ganiting kagandang skyline ng Cebu nung bumisita ako jn.Swerte naman ni slerz ganda ng homtown while ang iba ay tinitingala ang Cebu pati na ang mga taga Maynila. May Cebu trip ang father ko within this year at sana makasama ako, pwede rin tayo magkita, sa waterfront hotel kami palagi nag checheck-in slerz.

^^ the pix are beautiful! :)

Hospital for medical tourists in Cebu
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 11:47am (Mla time) 06/27/2006

A US-based hospital is expanding in Cebu to build the country’s first medical facility catering to local and foreign medical tourists.

“The Cardiovascular Hospitals of America (CHA) will construct a P1-billion medical facility for Cebu,” Dr. Philip Chua revealed last Thursday during the Health and Wellness Forum held at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino.

Chua sits as chairman of the Cardiovascular Surgery Center of Cebu Doctors University Hospital.

The CHA, which has four hospitals in the United States, will call the “state-of-the-art” medical center as the American Specialty Hospital in Cebu.

Cebu was chosen as one of the sites for the hospital’s first Far East operation, Chua said.

A two-hectare lot in the South Road Properties (SRP) is being eyed as the location for the medical facility.

Chua, who also serves as CHA’s vice president for Far East Operations, said that the American corporation is also looking at other areas within Cebu City.

Moreover, the Cebu facility will be accredited by the Joint Commission International, which honors international health-care insurance from the United States.

“This health care coverage is expected to entice millions of overseas Filipinos or Balikbayans and foreigners to retire in the Philippines,” Chua said.

Paradise

In his talk, Chua cited Cebu as a “prospective paradise” for the multibillion-dollar medical tourism industry.

“Cebu has an enabling and attractive environment for both foreign and domestic investors, a requisite for medical tourism,” said Chua.

He also stressed the huge potential of the province to become the modern-day health-care Mecca in the Far East.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Cebu Provincial director Nelia Navarro earlier said that Cebu has the capability to be the health and wellness hub in the country especially for medical tourism.

“Cebu can offer world-class medical services,” said Navarro.

The province also has complementary health and wellness centers, which currently numbers to more than 200 facilities, she added.

Investors

Chua, in a separate interview, said CHA is also on the lookout for Filipino doctors willing to invest in the medical facility.

Aside from hiring local medical practitioners, the hospital will provide an opportunity for Filipino doctors to acquire shares in the corporation, Chua said.

So far, doctors from Cebu, Bohol, Oroquieta, and Ozamis cities have expressed interest in investing in the hospital, Chua said.

Navarro, on the other hand, said promoting medical tourism in the country would also prevent Filipino medical practitioners from going abroad. /Correspondent Regina Aguilar

join ko ninyo bai ha! thanks for promoting cebu!!! PROUD KAYO KO NGA TAGA DIRE NA KO!!! KAPOY KAYO PUYO MANILA.. nahasol na ko didto bsag 6 months ra ko nag stay didto... they think cebu is an isolated island ng ang only industry is agricultural... pero wa ko pa pildi nila gi pakita nako sila ani nga SITE ug mga pics nako sa cebu ug nag power point pud ko about what we are proud of as cebuanos!!!

maayo para daghan nata ngari bai.. welcome

@rage@cebu, welcome greetings from dive-cebu who's in manila right now... hehehe! it's good to be back after a few days of being absent... i think not much were missed man sad, im actually done reading the most previous posts..

@marv, na kita ka sa yspeak bai? maayo gyud mo english ang taga cebu no? chicks pa gyud kaayo tong taga usc... :)

@Jimbu

Sa akong pagkasabot bai kay, naay area wherein mga low-rise ra ang pwede itukod nya naa say para sa high-rise. So kung kato gusto motukod ug low-rise naay area within CBP nga adto sila didto.
Kung ato tan-awn asa gitukod na ang metrobank, unionbank mura makaingon ta nga pang-low rise ra jud na diha dapita. Although that is my personal observation.
Sige lang I'll show him that article para sad makahatag siya ug more deserving explanation hehehe...

@slimer, i am getting your point bai, but i think my previous post about this topic and that article in 2003 are consistent in a way... and i think my source is also reliable because they are working in the real property division in our company and they're the ones coordinating with cebu holdings people.. the company that im working for man gud bai has been planning to put up a building in cbp this year, but until now wala pa gyud ka start because we cannot dispose of our present building located along gorordo street and maxilom street.. we actually have 2 properties in cbp, the one in front of starbucks (metro parking now, and one vacant lot in front of acc, along archbishop reyes avenue.

@dive_cebu

kita ko div pero si bianca gonzales ra ako sige tanaw.. hehe bitaw wala ko tiwas ug tanaw kay dili gud about infrastructure ila storyaan.. hehe gasige lang sila lalis if mo stay ba sila sa cebu or sa abroad motrabaho.. atik kaayo uban speakers dili daw sila molarga ky sa cebu ra jud sila mowork nya ang kurso ky nursing..

salamat diay sa pagtext nako div..

^^ walay sapayan marv! mo text man gyud ko bai if naa something important about cebu, i thought ma interested sad mo... anyway, when will d'transporter arrive in cebu bai? can you still remmber? ako gi text si resty kay murag makigkta man sad to sya sa mga taga cebu nga naa sa manila kay mo una man syag laroy2 dire kaysa sa cebu, naa diay ko sa manila ron bai...

no good sunshine lately in cebu (samot na karon adlawa) post na lang ko pics w/ blue skies para fresh.

metro ayala center
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cebu business park cluster.
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cbp, again.
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airport road, mactan @7am, traffic kaayo!
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