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sugbuanon

July 27th, 2006, 04:41 AM

North Reclamation Area cleanup, City to demolish squatters’ shanties

Squatters occupying sidewalks in the north reclamation area would soon be evicted as Cebu City pushes on with its rehabilitation of the area as part of its preparations for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in December.

Cebu City Administrator Bimbo Fernandez told Cebu Daily News on Sunday that negotiations are ongoing between the city and squatters and vendors occupying the sidewalks along the major roads of the north reclamation area.

Fernandez said he could not say how many squatters would be affected because the city government has yet to conduct a survey.

“We still don’t have data as to how many of these squatters would be affected. What the city has committed to relocate are those occupying the sidewalks, including the vendors. But those who are squatting in private lots, all the city could do is assist the private land owners,” Fernandez said.

The rehabilitation project includes the concreting of roads, repairing drainage, landscaping and reconditioning of traffic lights.

The project was given a boost after SM City expressed its willingness to make an advance payment to the city government of P50 million for its 2007 business, real property and amusement taxes.

SM City Cebu chief Marissa Fernan told reporters in a press conference that they initiated the plan so that improvements in the north reclamation area could be immediately put in place before the ASEAN summit.

Since squatters are one of those directly affected with the rehabilitation plan, Fernan said SM City has pledged to allocate P1 million for their relocation.

There are 126 lot owners and 220 properties located in the north reclamation area.

SM City mall manager Sherry Tuvilla said the P50 million, which they paid in advance to the city government, would be spent for the improvement of the drainage system, landscaping, concreting of at least 11 roads and improvement of street lights.

Tuvilla said SM City, which occupies a 14-hectare lot, and the city government are expected to sign a Memorandum of Agreement before the end of the month.

She said the company would pay the first half of the payment on the day of the MOA signing while the other half a month after.

After SONA, Cebu business boom expected

Expect a boom in the tourism industry and other businesses in Cebu after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced in her State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday that Central Visayas provinces would become a tourism hub of the country.

This was the reaction of Cebu City Councilors Eduardo Rama and Arsenio Pacaña and Elias Tecson, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) program management chief.

Pacaña said many tourists preferred to come to Cebu compared to other provinces in Central Visayas.

“First choice man gyud ta sa tourists dinhi sa Central Visayas. (Central Visayas is the first choice of tourists) We have the strength, the areas on culture and arts, eco-tourism and beaches. Dia sa ato (We all have it here),” Pacaña said.

If the tourist spots in Cebu would be further developed, the councilor said, more foreign and local visitors would come and patronize the province’s hotels, restaurants and stores.

“Many tourists will buy our souvenir items and other products,” he added.

Tecson, however, advised the government to develop first the tourism industry because other industries will just follow.

“We invite tourists and yet when they come, they couldn't bring back something they couldn't forget when they go home,” he said. “It would be better if they would keep coming back here.”

Councilor Rama agreed with Pacana's observation, saying once our tourism industry would be developed then this would create more opportunities for the Cebuanos.

“Business-wise, opportunity na kaayo ni kay daghan different nationalities moanhi sa ato. Daghan naman gani tag mga Koreano ug Hapon dinhi, (Business-wise, this is an opportunity for the Cebuanos because different nationalities will visit Cebu. In fact there are now many Korean and Japanese tourists visiting Cebu),” Rama said.

brodix

July 27th, 2006, 04:49 AM

Ambot lang bai. Dili man gani pwede maka wholly own ug lot, kana na ba kahang isa jud ka isla.

remember that korean shop near the airport that even the governor and cebu city's first lady were not allowed to get in. that cannot be! if they will continue to that and if we continue to just abide, we'll be left out with no land we can call our own.

giguba na ang mga corals, asta isla ang angkunon. the koreans are the most frugal among asians, tihik kaayo na sila unya naa say batasan nga kuyaw. the increase of the number of korean tourists may bring both bad and good.

sumbong nato sa authorities. kay luoy sad ang local tourists.

Sinjin P.

July 27th, 2006, 05:05 AM

Yeah, I think even the moderators there love online games! Hehehe.. Nigel Villarete too is an online gamer, look at his signature.. :)

Hmm, dapat isumbong sa XXX! :lol:

all ten member countries are confirming to attend this decembers ASEAN summit here in Cebu with no single doubts about their security, Paynor said... infact, they are bringing with them their families after knowing that the summit will be held in the island city resort of cebu philippines :okay:

Very good, too bad for our detractors. ;)

Sinjin P.

July 27th, 2006, 05:23 AM

Plaza Fair destroyed by dawn fire

By Jhunnex Napallacan
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 01:15pm (Mla time) 07/26/2006

At least P20 million worth of properties were destroyed when fire gutted one of the oldest department stores on Colon St. at dawn on Tuesday.

Superintendent Esmael Codilla, Cebu City fire marshal, said investigation was being conducted to determine the cause of the fire that ate up almost the entire four-story Plaza Fair department store.

The store would have celebrated its 35th year anniversary in August.

Senior Fire Officer 2 Allih-Kasem Espinola, a fire investigator, said the investigating team would invite store employees, especially the bookkeeper, to shed light on the financial status of the store.

He said investigators would like to know if possible declines in sales could have given someone a reason to intentionally burn down the building.

Espinola, however, said studies had so far shown no signs of arson.

Investigators were also looking into the possibility that flaws in the building's electrical system could have started the fire.

He said the building's maintenance manager admitted that when the building underwent electrical renovation in 2000, the fourth floor was excluded.

Store employees said the fourth floor used to be a food court, but had been converted into a stock room.

The building's superstructure had remained intact, but Espinola said the second, third and fourth floors had been severely damaged by the fire.

Stores and various outlets on the first floor were damaged by the fire's heat and the water that firemen used to control the flames, Espinola said. Most of the outlets, however, could still operate, he added.

Outlets on the first floor include branches of fast food chains McDonald's and Orange Brutus.

A salon owned by designer Wendy Mendoza also operated on the first floor, as well as several stores selling optical media and cellular phones.

The Cebu City Fire Department received the fire alarm at 12:30 a.m. The fire was declared under control 50 minutes later.

The fire, however, persisted until around 8 a.m.

Espinola said Plaza Fair's acting manager, Danilo Patalinghug, told investigators he could not say anything important because he had assumed the post just recently.

Plaza Fair's owner, Daniel Velasco, is based in Manila.

rage@cebu

July 27th, 2006, 05:32 AM

basin pra insurance....
pahimo lain building... hehe

rage@cebu

July 27th, 2006, 05:36 AM

bai unsa man ang print sa shirt...
photographic?... gasto man kaayo gud....
knang simple ra ha... pra di kaayo gasto... hehe...

MarkiiBoi

July 27th, 2006, 05:37 AM

Bai, ok ra man cguro kung kato na lang naa sa banner ni slerz.

habagatcentral1

July 27th, 2006, 05:38 AM

habagatcentral1

July 27th, 2006, 05:40 AM

Bai, ok ra man cguro kung kato na lang naa sa banner ni slerz.

Pwede man. Kay sayon na lang, dili na mohimo ug design na lahi.

rage@cebu

July 27th, 2006, 05:43 AM

Pwede man. Kay sayon na lang, dili na mohimo ug design na lahi.

ako ra print bai oi...
gai ko atong design beh...
kay akoi nang tan-awon...
unya pag-meet pra i-collect nako ang t-shirt...
oki... dungan ta ug print tanan... pra uniform...
ako ra print kay mahal kaayo nang island souvenirs...

habagatcentral1

July 27th, 2006, 05:46 AM

ako ra print bai oi...
gai ko atong design beh...
kay akoi nang tan-awon...
unya pag-meet pra i-collect nako ang t-shirt...
oki... dungan ta ug print tanan... pra uniform...

Kon ang design sa banner ni Slerz ang pwede, ako lang sya kadtuan unya hapon kay rest day naman nako.

For the rest of the forumers: OK na ba ang design ni Slerz sa iya banner as for the design sa SSC Cebu?

rage@cebu

July 27th, 2006, 05:50 AM

i-post ang banner bai...

habagatcentral1

July 27th, 2006, 05:54 AM

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9854/untitled3copyww8.jpg

Here's the banner bai.

rage@cebu

July 27th, 2006, 05:57 AM

okidoki.... nice...
pag-post ug date... wen ta magsabot sa t-shirt...
kung mahimo ugma... sa Harrison kay naa ko didto sa gabii..
naa may banda... nya mag-meet man sad mi...
txt lng sa akong smart... 09283116574... michael ha...

Ady001

July 27th, 2006, 06:27 AM

..Hmm, the Cebu City Government Forum is turning into a spam zone, imagine, ang Khan which is an MMORP Game has its own subforum :|

Naunsa man na Sinjin. The forums should be like the Cebu Thread here in SSC!

Ady001

July 27th, 2006, 06:32 AM

Forgive me for posting this question, please do for me.

Do you feel that there is some discrimination between Cebuanos going to Iloilo or Ilonggos going to Cebu, concerning about the language?

brodix

July 27th, 2006, 07:11 AM

tj_brewed

July 27th, 2006, 07:13 AM

Forgive me for posting this question, please do for me.

Do you feel that there is some discrimination between Cebuanos going to Iloilo or Ilonggos going to Cebu, concerning about the language?

only kids do that!

habagatcentral1

July 27th, 2006, 07:13 AM

ang wala sa cebu 'saon man?

i-LBC/2Go, padala lang kwarta sa banko. Pwede rin yun.

Gibb

July 27th, 2006, 07:14 AM

Pila ang budget per pax?

Kay dapat naa na ta estimated quantity for print shirts, color of shirt and kind of print.

Nakaistorya ko sa tag-himo sa Island Souvenirs and ingon nila, usually for white shirt, mga P200 per pax sukton nila but negotiable man kuno ang pagprint sa shirt to as low as P150...

maka design sad ko. the lesser the number of colors in the print, the lesser it would cost. depende sad sa color sa shirt. if it is white or light colored it's a little cheaper compared to black because you will use more paint with black. you need to apply a couple of layers to a dark colored fabric.

habagatcentral1

July 27th, 2006, 07:16 AM

We have to resolve this kon kinsa ang moprint para good to go na ta.

For non-Cebu residents na gusto mokuha og shirt, we're still determining kon pila ang per shirt per person pero ang shipping murag P100 sya.

gee

July 27th, 2006, 07:44 AM

Cebuanos and the ASEAN Summit

By Joeber Bersales
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 11:23am (Mla time) 07/27/2006

SINGAPORE—As Cebu preps itself for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in December, the local populace in Singapore has been harnessed for the September meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Unlike President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who has been reported to prefer showing ASEAN leaders the best beach views Cebu can offer (never mind if the sand reportedly came from elsewhere), Singapore is not in the mood for tourist promotion as there is no need for that. This is, after all, ASEAN’s cleanest, greenest and safest city (“An overgrown theme park,” as a friend of mine pejoratively calls it).

What this country thinks it desperately needs has been pursued with a combination of seriousness and gusto: showing Singapore’s best face forward in a campaign called Four Million Smiles or 4Ms. That’s one smiling face for each of the island-state’s four million or so citizens. And photographers have been positioned these past two months in strategic places to capture the best visages of volunteer Singaporeans as ambassadors of grace that will be displayed in the Internet as well as during the conference itself, with a travel package raffle to go with it. What better way than this to pay homage to the country’s racial harmony and economic progress as truly the only first world country in Southeast Asia. Doubtless, the confab is an affirmation of Singapore’s stature as a “safe” environment for a conference of such import. But the country also hopes this will help dispel the image of the Singaporean as humorless and stern-faced. It’s all part of the loosening up that has been observed by public intellectuals as the post-independence generation has taken over from the vanguards.

Perhaps it is still too early to expect Cebu’s local chief executives to plan for encouraging the public to appreciate the tenor of the ASEAN Summit. Yet harnessing the everyday Cebuano’s active interest and “participation” in the summit now is a must if we are to prove to our ASEAN neighbors that Cebu is not just the venue because, were it held in Manila, it would be an opportunity to embarrass President Arroyo with daily demonstrations and mass actions. There must be a public campaign to explain the important message of the summit for Cebu – that this part of the country is emerging as a global city of sorts, able to host hundreds of visitors and hold such an important meeting. This is not just an alternative venue and we better take its being chosen as such seriously. This is, after all, a kind of rite de passage for Cebu, a coming of age, as it were.

Like Singapore, Cebu therefore must its best face, not just its foot, forward. Active campaigns must now be held in educational institutions, even malls and other public places, about what ASEAN is all about and what the meeting will tackle. We must refurbish our museums to show the vintage yet progressive character of the island, for example. I am sure many of the advance staff and secretaries of the different ASEAN heads will find time to relax and see how culturally cosmopolitan Cebu is. Are we there yet?

Before I left for Singapore, I was quite surprised that University of San Carlos, for example, was in a kind of quandary whether it had to prepare its campuses (especially its museums and its dance troupe) for any visitors coming in for the summit. For the university, this is after all also an opportunity perhaps to welcome one of the prime ministers or presidents to its campuses or even grant an honorary degree to any of them who has personally shown to be a model for the university’s ideals.

There may, of course, be plans afoot in the direction I am writing about. But right now, everything appears vague, if not totally absent. Is this again a symptom of Imperial Manila’s feudal hold on the rest of the archipelago? Fortunately, there is still ample time to prove me wrong and, more importantly, to bring out the best in all of us.

brodix

July 27th, 2006, 08:04 AM

No need to relocate families in barangay Luz?
Cebu Daily News

Here is the story... (http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/news/view_article.php?article_id=12010)

I don't understand what the cebu city government is up to. it seems that they have no contingency measures for squatting and vending on sidewalks. do they want cebu city to be a haven for squatters and sidewalk vendors? the only very obvious solution they have in mind is just let these people stay where they are. ug naa man gani solusyon, pwerte gyung hanapa. walay livelihood ug relocation nga mahatag?! kuyawan para sa sunod elections?

how will cebu be asia's most livable if the local government can't even provide solutions to all these? ang luoy kay ang taxpayers. mura ba ug ang sige na lang ug agdon ug hunahunaon kay ang mga squatters, mga sidewalk vendors. ang mga taxpayers tawn kay i-take for granted na lang. kanang mga nanggawas sa balita nga demolition demolition, tinuod ba sad kaha nga ting election na ra ba hapit. i know it is not that easy to solve these problems, at least they should just be fair and have the will. luoy man ang squatters ug vendors pero di man sad pwede nga sige na lang sila pauyonan pirmi. kanyahay lang nga nanaghan ni sila pag-ayo kay mura man gud ug protektahan pa hinoon sa gobyerno. unsaon pag daghan sa turista ug investor ug bati ang atong palibot. ug walay turista ug investor, walay kwarta. ug walay kwarta, asa kuha para basic services, so luoy ang tanan.

the city government is not doing a good move. eventually only the squatters and sidewalk vendors will cast vote for them in the next elections.

hahahah gayawyaw gyud si brodix! :D

slerz

July 27th, 2006, 08:04 AM

MarkiiBoi

July 27th, 2006, 08:13 AM

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/3637/untitled1copylc3.jpg

logo by ivanc

Sinjin P.

July 27th, 2006, 08:17 AM

^^ Beautiful. :master:

brodix

July 27th, 2006, 08:19 AM

basta naay (there should be) t-shirts for d'transporter og kang brodix...
unsay style bai, magprovide lang ug t-shirt?

balita karon lng:
2 Korean couples, nangulata og polis.... saun!
they are getting wilder each day. there will come a time when they will be a threat to the locals.

back then, my family played host to 2 koreans who went for a home-stay. they were not wild, but they were very frugal that they won't let any coin slip their pockets. i have korean friends here too. whenever parties are over, they sure will bring with them the leftovers. hahahahaha.

plaza fair will be demolished as soon as possible... mayta tukuran og highrise,hehe

diba naa may mcdo didto? nasunog pud?

MarkiiBoi

July 27th, 2006, 08:23 AM

^^ i think McDo ug Dimsum Break ang naa sa first floor pero wala naapil ug kasunog, pero na damage tungod sa tubig.

Sinjin P.

July 27th, 2006, 08:26 AM

Hmm, hapit na muopen ang La Nueva in Lapu-lapu City! :runaway: Nan nay competensya ang Gaisano Mactan :lol:

habagatcentral1

July 27th, 2006, 08:44 AM

basta naay (there should be) t-shirts for d'transporter og kang brodix...

balita karon lng:
2 Korean couples, nangulata og polis.... saun!

plaza fair will be demolished as soon as possible... mayta tukuran og highrise,hehe

Mao na siguro yung nakita namo ni arnold sa gabii na bday ni TJ na sunog ay?

As usual, insurance man guihapon. Trend man na sa Pinas para mas barato pag-tukod unlike demolishing it pa before establishing.

LordCarnal

July 27th, 2006, 09:01 AM

@Sugbuanon

The pictures are nice bai. The colors are crisp and clear. By the way, contribute some pictures at the VISIT CEBU 2007 thread. We need pictures of Cebu's nightlife and other tourist spots, etc..

Skyscrapercity > Travel and Geography > Visit Cebu 2007

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/6048/p1000339gx9cd7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

habagatcentral1

July 27th, 2006, 12:01 PM

Got this from the Retrato thread:
http://cebu-online.com/picture_gallery/gal/Old_Cebu/country_road.jpg
Cebu country road

http://cebu-online.com/picture_gallery/gal/Old_Cebu/cross.jpg
Magellan's Cross

http://cebu-online.com/picture_gallery/gal/Old_Cebu/fuente.jpg
Fuente Osmeña

http://cebu-online.com/picture_gallery/gal/Old_Cebu/jones.jpg
Jones Avenue

http://cebu-online.com/picture_gallery/gal/Old_Cebu/magallanes.jpg
Calle Magallanes, Cebu

Surprised ako sa itsura sa Jones ug Fuente Osmeña. Ang sa Fuente unta limpyuha para mas attractive pa lalo. Nindut ba!

fundraiser

July 27th, 2006, 02:23 PM

i was surfing another forum and i happened to bump into a thread that is quite hilarious but informative. some posts made there, mga positive figures lang, wakekeke.

Department of Trade and Industry
New Business Establishments Registered

year 2000 - 7,630
year 2001 - 7,816
year 2002 - 9,412
year 2003 - 10,389
year 2004 - 12,275
year 2005 - 12,165

Board of Investments
BOI - Registered Investments (P Billion)

year 2000 - 1.5 billion pesos
year 2001 - 0.783 billion pesos
year 2002 - 0.289 billion pesos
year 2003 - 0.208 billion pesos
year 2004 - 2.91 billion pesos
year 2005 - 17.70 billion pesos

Cebu Exports

Top Markets 2005 and Top Pproducts 2005

USA - Electronics
Japan - Other Industrial Goods
Hongkong - Furniture
Belgium - Garments
Indonesia - Electrical Equipment
China - Vehicles/Machinery Parts
Netherlands - Processed Foods
Korea - Steel & Metal Products
Singapore - Gift, Toys and Housewares
Thailand - Fashion Accessories

Cebu Annual Exports

1999 - 2.047 billion dollars (US)
2000 - 2.812 billion dollars
2001 - 2.988 billion dollars
2002 - 3.108 billion dollars
2003 - 3.434 billion dollars
2004 - 4.152 billion dollars
2005 - 4.713 billion dollars

Foreign Direct Investment in IT in Cebu
company - Activity - Nationality

Lexmark / Research & Development R&D / American
Dash Engineering / Eng'g Design (CAD) / Japanese
Tsuneishi Technical Services, Phils., Inc. / Eng'g Design (CAD) / Japanese
BOOOM! Interactive (formerly JAMMPS) / Graphics / Animation / Japanese
Innodata / Data Conversion, Content Dev't / American
United Publishing / Content Dev't / Japanese
Bigfoot / Web, Graphics, Content, Comm / American
N-Pax Corp. / Software Dev't JV / Fil-Japanese
Alliance Software / Software Dev't JV / Fil-Japanese
Farcite / Software Dev't, Web / Japanese
Epsor Software Development / Software Dev't / Japanese
NEC Software Phil., Inc. / Software Dev't / Japanese
ADTEX Systems / Software Dev't / Japanese
Xlibris / Data Conversion,Content Dev't / American
I Catch / IT, BPO, Accounting / American
Secure DNA PI Inc. / Network Security / American

Air Traffic - ARRIVAL

Domestic
2000 - 943,856
2001 - 924,033
2002 - 861,060
2003 - 907,690
2004 - 996,466
2005 - 1,030,340

International
2000 - 206,612
2001 - 198,042
2002 - 213,114
2003 - 212,394
2004 - 288,049
2005 - 330,451

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY

employment rate

2001 - 87.9%
2002 - 88.3 %
2003 - 88.2 %
2004 - 85.6 %
2005 - 92.2 %

unemployment rate

2001 - 12.1%
2002 - 11.7 %
2003 - 11.8 %
2004 - 13.2 %
2005 - 7.8%

flesh_is_weak

July 27th, 2006, 02:27 PM

habagatcentral1

July 27th, 2006, 02:29 PM

cool pics...looking at the jones avenue pic gives one the impression that old cebu is not a philippine city, looks more like an american town to me...fuente osmeña was even more beautiful...sayang, i passed by fuente o kanina and i saw a lot of homeless people sleeping on the benches...

I thought its somewhere in America. A capital of an American state. Anyway, ingon man na ang nagplano sa uptown Cebu ay Americano man.

fundraiser

July 27th, 2006, 02:37 PM

I thought its somewhere in America. A capital of an American state. Anyway, ingon man na ang nagplano sa uptown Cebu ay Americano man.

ive watched travel time before and it said that uptown cebu and the fuente area was patterned after a typical american city. with government structures built alongside each other. we can see this in jones ave. with the national library (fronting cdu), the state university (cnu), the capitol, government hospital (vsmmc) etc.

sugbuanon

July 27th, 2006, 02:59 PM

just some small projects..

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6750/bldngbfoothillgk6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

a commercial establishment

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/8737/panoramic3xh3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

serenity park

renderings by: karen daarol [arienza architects]

fundraiser

July 27th, 2006, 03:13 PM

jones ave. sidewalk

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1324-1.jpg

MarkiiBoi

July 27th, 2006, 04:04 PM

CICC Arcade by Michael John Young (http://www.cgarchitect.com/gallery/image_spotlight.asp?galleryID=35730)

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7595/lgstores1xz0.jpg (http://www.cgarchitect.com/gallery/image_spotlight.asp?galleryID=35730)

Sinjin P.

July 27th, 2006, 04:19 PM

^^ Wow, that is so nice!

rowell_sk

July 27th, 2006, 04:30 PM

nanay final design sa t-shirt? or kini na lang...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c379/rowell_sk/ssccebu.jpg

flesh_is_weak

July 27th, 2006, 04:52 PM

ang CICC arcade mura na ug dating sa waterfront lahug lobby na naay shops? if yes, usa gyud ka-floor na or usa ra ka wing? nice pud unta kung naay restaurant/bars...

Jimbu

July 27th, 2006, 05:23 PM

fundraiser

July 27th, 2006, 05:46 PM

fuente osmeña
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1313-1.jpg

dive-cebu

July 27th, 2006, 05:52 PM

nanay final design sa t-shirt? or kini na lang...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c379/rowell_sk/ssccebu.jpg

i like this one mga bai! pero may i suggest sa nag design, i think si markiiboi nga naa unta skyline makita sa tshirt, kay SSC man ta... ok ra if ang skyline murag shadow bitaw sa likod... pero ok na sad sya ug ing-ani ra sad...
btw, i'm off to cebu this weekend... WALA NA LAIN MEET BAI? hehe!!! meet na lang for the tshirt... ill see you sa ila rage, magpa print na ta!!!
ok ra sad para nako ang gi suggest nga theme ni mark/arnold... :)

dive-cebu

July 27th, 2006, 06:49 PM

edit

MarkiiBoi

July 27th, 2006, 06:55 PM

dive-cebu

July 27th, 2006, 07:09 PM

^^ bai, nice kaayo!!! when ka mag submit ug tshirt mark? abot man ko dha, saturday...
guys, FINAL na ni nga design be, ganahan kaayo ko!!!

dive-cebu

July 27th, 2006, 07:11 PM

^^ mark, wala na ang word nga "cebu" sa slogan nato? di ba originally it was: in the spirit of cebu's urbanity? correct me if im wrong, just noticed it...

MarkiiBoi

July 27th, 2006, 07:15 PM

^^
bai magpaabut lang sa ta sa design sa uban.
basin makasubmit sad sila.
wa pa sad ko kahibaw when mag collect sa shirts.
sige ako lang butangan ug Cebu sa slogan.

dive-cebu

July 27th, 2006, 07:18 PM

^^ okay, pero based sa mga gipang post dire, ganahan na ko sa imo design bai... pero murag nagdali man gud to sila slerz coz butch is about to leave na daw and padalhan man sila ug shirt sad kono...

dive-cebu

July 27th, 2006, 07:26 PM

^^ very nice...

rowell_sk

July 27th, 2006, 07:29 PM

@mark - fighter kaayo bai!!

dive-cebu

July 27th, 2006, 07:32 PM

^^ payter gyud kaayo bai no!?!

MarkiiBoi

July 27th, 2006, 07:40 PM

^^ salamat mga bai. maayu unta masugdan na ato tshirt para souvenir ni sir butch ug ni brodix.

dive-cebu

July 27th, 2006, 07:44 PM

^^ bitaw, maayo unta ug naa nay concencus tomorw para masugdan na ig ka sabado... then timing sad kaayo nga mo abot nako dha this saturday...

slerz

July 27th, 2006, 07:47 PM

how bout this one:

front:

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/507/untitled1copy2222rb3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

back:

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/7391/finalback2lj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

naa man diay na, hala! print dayon...
ugma mag meeting kuno sa harizon plaza ig gabii about the shirt ingon rage cebu.
adto mo mga bai para ma finalize na...
ok na kaayo ko sa design ni Mark pero maayo unta i retain lang tong skyscrapercity nga word sa front design kay kasagaran ma-aan man gud og Supreme Students Council sa skwelahan ang SSC nga abbreviation, hehe

dive-cebu

July 27th, 2006, 07:51 PM

^^ bai slerz, sakto ka! ma-aan bitaw ug Supreme Student Council sa skwelahan... cge na ko ana mabiktima when i talk about our ssc with my friends, then they will ask me, unsa na? studyante pa ba diay ka? hehe!!! then magkabulol-bulol na sad akong dila pag litok ug skyscrapercity oi!

dive-cebu

July 27th, 2006, 07:54 PM

@slerz, can't make it tomorrow bai kay saturday pa ko abot, i just hope i can submit my shirt this weekend and get it any time next week, excited na kaayo ko! hehe..

slerz

July 27th, 2006, 07:57 PM

slerz

July 28th, 2006, 01:35 AM

Mao na siguro yung nakita namo ni arnold sa gabii na bday ni TJ na sunog ay?

As usual, insurance man guihapon. Trend man na sa Pinas para mas barato pag-tukod unlike demolishing it pa before establishing.

dugaya gud ninyo nanguli... the fire started @ about 12:30am.

balita:
about 200 taxi drivers are into seminar for the preparation of this decembers ASEAN summit. Mayor Osmeña said that these taxi's will serve those attending delegates. There are also about 200 jeepneys that will be dispatched near the venue and near the hotels of the delegates and given the exception not to follow their routes, to serve as a tourism attraction with Cebu's landmarks and tourist spots, delicacies painted on each side of those jeepneys for a purpose of promoting Cebu as a no.1 tourism center in the Philippines. "I'm sure there are delegates who wants tour the city and wants to try riding a jeepney coz afterall Cebu is known for its several historical attractions" Osmeña said.

MarkiiBoi

July 28th, 2006, 02:39 AM

ok na kaayo ko sa design ni Mark pero maayo unta i retain lang tong skyscrapercity nga word sa front design kay kasagaran ma-aan man gud og Supreme Students Council sa skwelahan ang SSC nga abbreviation, hehe

Kani bai my final proposal:

Front:
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6983/finalfront222222ll5.jpg

Back:
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/7391/finalback2lj4.jpg

rage@cebu

July 28th, 2006, 03:29 AM

ako na gipang kuha inyu design... pilian na lang nato ug unsa gyud..
9:30 lang ta magkita unya gabii sa harrison bai...
lindot pud kay markii kay red ug black...

MarkiiBoi

July 28th, 2006, 03:39 AM

^^ magdala na me ug t-shirt bai?

rage@cebu

July 28th, 2006, 03:43 AM

pwede ra sad... final naman kha ang design...
basi naa pud ganahan atong kay slerz bai...
recommend ko ug black shirt...

rage@cebu

July 28th, 2006, 03:58 AM

log-out ko kay naa pa ko klase...
harrison bai ha... 9:30pm...
pagda mo ug Php34.00 palit redhorse didto... hehe.. basta naa lang mo..
oki na...

MarkiiBoi

July 28th, 2006, 04:03 AM

^^ cge bai kita na lang tonight sa harisson.

Sinjin P.

July 28th, 2006, 04:46 AM

Cebu City debt soars to P5.96B
By Rene H. Martel Sun.Star Staff Reporter

Although Cebu City amassed more millions in 2005, its liabilities also soared by the billions.

Last year, the City Government earned P1.914 billion or 15.76 percent more than the P1.654 billion made the previous year.

The increase, the Commission on Audit (COA) said, was a result of the “extensive collection drive” of the City Treasurer’s Office.

Minus expenses amounting to P1.407 billion, City Hall earned a net income of P511 million, or 90 percent more than the P243 million it made in 2004.

The bulk of the income was from local taxes at P918.597 million; other income, P703.8934 million; business income, P128.151 million; service income, P113.41 million; permits and licenses, P48.921 million; and national taxes, P1.47 million.

Other income includes dues from persons, groups, and other funds, subsidies, grants and donations.

State auditors also noted a slight increase in expenses, from P1.363 billion in 2004 to P1.407 billion last year.

Mayor Tomas Osmeña, in an earlier interview, said Cebu City has a massive collection effort because it has many accounts to collect.

He even dismissed last March a report by the Bureau of Local Government Finance 7 that Cebu City only ranks third in revenue collection among local government units (LGUs) in Region 7 in 2005.

He said basing efficiency on an LGU’s target collection is “useless.” He’d rather compare figures for a current year with that of the prior year.

“So, let’s say this is your target. If you want to be number one, then just make your target lower. This is how irrelevant government is. I’d like to brag, ‘We’re number one but we’re not.’ It’s best to look at whether there’s an increase in our collections in the previous year, so that’s one,” he had said.

Even though City Hall failed to trim its expenses, its total assets increased by P2.317 billion.

From P7.701 billion in 2004, assets rose to P10.019 billion last year.

Most notable was land and land improvements that rose from P3.581 billion to P5.856 billion, particularly the 295-hectare South Road Properties (SRP).

City Hall, however, cannot gloat over the figure because its debts soared from P3.86 billion in 2004 to P5.958 billion in 2005.
Its long-term liabilities ballooned from P3.028 billion to P5.25 billion.

Of the total amount, foreign loans represent the 98.76 percent or P5.185 billion.

The foreign loan, incurred in building the SRP from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, through the Land Bank of the Philippines, unless paid earlier will be borne by the City until 2025.

COA based its figures in pesos on the conversion rate of the Japanese yen at that time it came up with its annual audit report for 2005.

The City’s listed assets also include P224.211 million in receivables or collectibles from government owned and operated companies, nongovernment organizations and disallowances, among others.

MarkiiBoi

July 28th, 2006, 05:02 AM

^^ buti pa Cebu Province walang utang. :D

Sinjin P.

July 28th, 2006, 05:05 AM

Yeah, as in ZERO debt, nasuya nalang ang uban diha. :rofl:

tj_brewed

July 28th, 2006, 05:26 AM

i like the second image...pero i love the first design more! naa man gud touch sa Cebu! ok kaau ang first design nimo markii....

MarkiiBoi

July 28th, 2006, 05:34 AM

^^
thnx bai. pero actually for the front and back of the shirt na siya kung ok ra.

by the way, the Magellan's Kiosk logo was made by ivanc.

ic3man25

July 28th, 2006, 06:34 AM

MarkiiBoi

July 28th, 2006, 06:46 AM

^^ yeah nice idea bai. to convey business with pleasure. sige ill try.

slerz

July 28th, 2006, 07:24 AM

pwede ra sad... final naman kha ang design...
basi naa pud ganahan atong kay slerz bai...
recommend ko ug black shirt...

oi ayaw nalang tong sa banner oi, tinamban man to...:D
kana nalang design ni mark kay murag wana man umaabot ng design...

di rba ko kaadto unya gabii, asa man nko ipass ang shirt?
ok sd ang black.

ok kaayo mark nga naay skyscrapercity sa atubangan.

ok ra ba kung butangan sd og www.skyscrapercity.com sa lower neck sa luyo? gamay lang gud nga font para high tech tan awn kay naay website...ehehe para ilhan ba nga mga computer nya hightech kaayog mga utok :D

slerz

July 28th, 2006, 07:27 AM

balita:
Korean national nangawat og garbage bin sa Mandaue kay gibutang sa iyang tindahan nga illegal sd ang operation, gikiha ni Mayor Thadeo Ouano sa Mandaue... Naunsa nani!

MarkiiBoi

July 28th, 2006, 07:32 AM

suggest lang pwede put little island nga may coconut sa right side(near sa word urbanity) sa back nga print? like this pic below: ignore the coconut house..hehehe
http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/4889/logococonuthouselb5.gif (http://imageshack.us)

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4060/trial4iv0.jpg

ok ra ba kung butangan sd og www.skyscrapercity.com sa lower neck sa luyo? gamay lang gud nga font para high tech tan awn kay naay website...ehehe para ilhan ba nga mga computer nya hightech kaayog mga utok :D

ok ra sad ni siya bai.

habagatcentral1

July 28th, 2006, 08:01 AM

Asa diay Harrisson? From IT park, unsa'y sakyan? Pwede me kuyoG?

By the way, nice design markii!

ic3man25

July 28th, 2006, 08:03 AM

:applause: :cheers1: ^^nice au bai

MarkiiBoi

July 28th, 2006, 08:11 AM

^^ salamat bai. pero wala na lain mo submit ug design? final na na?

@ bern: sa jone ave na bai. bisag unsa na jeep na muagi sa jones.

Sinjin P.

July 28th, 2006, 08:13 AM

Kinsay tagaan ug apil anang mga t-shirt? Kato rang nakaadto sa meet? Makasuya gud ninyo. :D

MarkiiBoi

July 28th, 2006, 08:18 AM

^^ bisag kinsa ra nga gusto bai.

Sinjin P.

July 28th, 2006, 08:22 AM

^^ Ah okay, hmm, napuno na lang atong thread sa atong kaexcited sa t-shirt. :lol:

The Cebuano Exultor

July 28th, 2006, 08:26 AM

Oi oi, gusto pud ko maka-kuha anang T-shirt. hehehe :)

Tagpila man diay ang usa? :?

Sinjin P.

July 28th, 2006, 08:33 AM

http://wowphilippines.com.ph/images/Explore/province/40.jpg
WELCOME to CEBU!
The Metropolis and Province
Thread 30

Previous Threads: <<| 1 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=98672)| 2 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=193913)| 3 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=245389)| 4 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=252313)| 5 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=259961)| 6 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=268633)| 7 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=277230)| 8 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=282843)| 9 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=288296)| 10 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=293124)| 11 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=295748)| 12 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=298002)| 13 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=300434)| 14 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=304342)| 15 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=309694)| 16 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=313380)| 17 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=316718)| 18 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=323203)| 19 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=328298)| 20 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=331437)| 21 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=334211)| 22 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=338852)| 23 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=341772)| 24 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=347207)| 25 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=352310)| 26 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=358178)| 27 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=362605)| 28 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=374034)| 29 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=373923)|>>

Sinjin P.

July 28th, 2006, 08:35 AM

Time to move to Thread 30: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=378239

The Cebuano Exultor

July 28th, 2006, 08:38 AM

Any pics of the airport and its refurbishment?

Any pics of the latest updates on the CICC, SM City Cebu Annex, Ayala Center Cebu Expansion, Cebu Towers, Waterfront Cebu City Hotel (re-painting), Cebu Tower Palace, Crown Regency, and Club Ultima?

Thanks in advance.

GO! GO! Cebu! :happy: :righton: :rock:

MarkiiBoi

July 28th, 2006, 08:42 AM

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6983/finalfront222222ll5.jpg

.w.e.l.c.o.m.e.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4060/trial4iv0.jpg

MarkiiBoi

July 28th, 2006, 08:44 AM

Oi oi, gusto pud ko maka-kuha anang T-shirt. hehehe :)

Tagpila man diay ang usa? :?

the printing is free bai. you just have to give your own shirt.

Sinjin P.

July 28th, 2006, 08:55 AM

Finally, a compilation of our previous threads! :banana:

Previous Threads: <<| 1 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=98672)| 2 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=193913)| 3 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=245389)| 4 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=252313)| 5 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=259961)| 6 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=268633)| 7 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=277230)| 8 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=282843)| 9 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=288296)| 10 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=293124)| 11 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=295748)| 12 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=298002)| 13 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=300434)| 14 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=304342)| 15 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=309694)| 16 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=313380)| 17 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=316718)| 18 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=323203)| 19 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=328298)| 20 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=331437)| 21 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=334211)| 22 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=338852)| 23 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=341772)| 24 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=347207)| 25 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=352310)| 26 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=358178)| 27 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=362605)| 28 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=374034)| 29 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=373923)|>>

The Cebuano Exultor

July 28th, 2006, 09:27 AM

Yaaay! :rock: :rock: :rock:
Happy 30th Thread Cebu!
Itaas Mo! hehe

Cebu, an island in the Pacific? Indeed!

ic3man25

July 28th, 2006, 12:26 PM

madayon unya sa harisson for the tshrt?

MarkiiBoi

July 28th, 2006, 12:31 PM

^^ Yeah bai. 9:00. pero wala pa ko kapalit ug tsirt. ikaw?

ic3man25

July 28th, 2006, 12:35 PM

^^wala pa sad bai..

MarkiiBoi

July 28th, 2006, 12:38 PM

^^ so magkita lang siguro sa Harisson para mag sabut, den tagay dayun. :D

habagatcentral1

July 28th, 2006, 01:22 PM

the printing is free bai. you just have to give your own shirt.

Free gyud bai?! Palit na me tshirt ugma pa. Ugma pa payday. Kay kinsa ko mo-approach kon ugma ko pa ihatag ang shirt?

Kaiser

July 28th, 2006, 01:48 PM

Congratz 30th na! :)

LordCarnal

July 28th, 2006, 03:48 PM

This one is far more better bai.. We should choose this design .. :)

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4060/trial4iv0.jpg

LordCarnal

July 28th, 2006, 03:50 PM

Skyscrapercity of the dead
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/pic_06.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/pic_07.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/pic_05.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/pic_04.jpg

Crown Regency Mactan
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/pic_03.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/pic_01.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/pic_02.jpg

Sinjin P.

July 28th, 2006, 04:13 PM

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4060/trial4iv0.jpg

Magnificent... :okay: I think we should even have this resized into the banner size (719x123) and have it as a banner on a significant day on SSC Cebu History (but I don't know what) :runaway:

slerz

July 28th, 2006, 07:16 PM

cicc as of July 24
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/cicclatest.jpg
staring tomorrow July 29, a hundred or more Mandaue City police will be deployed 24hours within the cicc constuction site and it's sorrounding areas for a tight security reason against terrorism. Individuals standing near the site might be asked some questions.

GV hotel
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/GVhotel.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/2rids.jpg
from tourists to two rids... still a problem of the Cebu City govenment. How can they get rid of them? and let them stay away from Magellans crosss.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/junquera.jpg
the most famous street in Cebu, sikat sad sad ni sa Davao... Junquera st. :D

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/talambanjeep.jpg
13C jeepneys... will be rerouted to ease the traffic in Grorordo. CITOM decided for 13C (Talamban route) not to passby Gorordo ave. from Imus road. Instead of turning left from Imus ave. towards Gorordo, the jeepney will go straight upto the Hippodromo junction then left towards CBP.

tj_brewed

July 28th, 2006, 10:07 PM

:righton: :righton: :righton:Right On! 30th Thread na! :righton: :righton: :righton:

Jefferyi

July 29th, 2006, 02:15 AM

Oi oi, gusto pud ko maka-kuha anang T-shirt. hehehe :)

Tagpila man diay ang usa? :?

libre man daw sa members na may seniority diri. *hint*j/k :D

Jefferyi

July 29th, 2006, 02:30 AM

GV Hotel is looking mighty good, despite the exposed aircons and all, imo. Thanks for the updates/tour, Maniniyot Slerz.

BTW, unsa ng underconstruction 2nd to the last pic?

MarkiiBoi

July 29th, 2006, 03:27 AM

^^ i think a lowrise building across USC Main.

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 03:28 AM

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/talambanjeep.jpg
13C jeepneys... will be rerouted to ease the traffic in Grorordo. CITOM decided for 13C (Talamban route) not to passby Gorordo ave. from Imus road. Instead of turning left from Imus ave. towards Gorordo, the jeepney will go straight upto the Hippodromo junction then left towards CBP.

Not so good since many of the students from CIC and USC-NC use this route...

MarkiiBoi

July 29th, 2006, 03:31 AM

^^ At sa CBP na man magkakatraffic. tsk tsk.

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 03:39 AM

^^ Yeah, not so nice move by Citom, they once again created an experiment without consulting the people. :no:

brodix

July 29th, 2006, 04:18 AM

there is already the 30th thread...

brodix

July 29th, 2006, 04:23 AM

Free gyud bai?! Palit na me tshirt ugma pa. Ugma pa payday. Kay kinsa ko mo-approach kon ugma ko pa ihatag ang shirt?

how about paying an amount for the shirt and printing. either one pays more or just the exact amount (pero ok lang gihapon kung wala sad). the excess amount from those who paid more than the regular price will go to ssc-cebu's reserves that can be used for future undertakings.

the raising of funds is not the intention to make profit (most definitely not!), but as a way to purchase what could be important tools in making this thread more interesting and vibrant.

we can make a noble organization out of the affinity among our members in this thread.

MarkiiBoi

July 29th, 2006, 04:38 AM

I meet up with rage@cebu last night and he said if it will be possible for all of us to give the shirts to him by monday to get the printing started. Also he said to be ready with P100 for the printing because UC has not paid him yet with the downpayment (we are supposed to use UC's leftovers. hehehe).

You're right bai brodix. Since we already have our offical digital camera, banner, and soon t-shirts, we can establish our own little organization. :okay:

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 04:44 AM

Fernandez cites P511M net savings

In terms of finances, the Cebu City Government is “stable,” said City Administrator Francisco Fernandez in reaction to a Commission on Audit (COA) report showing the City’s debts as of last year at P5.958 billion.

The amount is 54 percent more than the listed liabilities of P3.86 billion in 2004.

The bulk or 98.76 percent of the City’s debts is its P5.185 billion foreign loans to build the 295-hectare South Reclamation Project, now called the South Road Properties (SRP).

On Aug. 18, the City will have to shell out about P275 million as SRP loan payment. Almost half of the amount is for interest payments.

The SRP was built using borrowed funds from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, with Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) as conduit bank.

Fernandez said, though, that the City’s financial situation has improved.

One indication is its P511 million net savings last year, which is 90.78 percent more than the P243.188 million earned in 2004.

COA credited the increase to the City Treasurer’s Office’s “extensive collection campaign.”

Led by Acting Treasurer Tessie Camarillo, the treasurer’s office almost equaled already last year’s net income in just six months this year.

Emma Compra of the City Treasurer’s Office cash disbursement division said that as of June 30, they have met 55 percent of its targeted P2.1 billion.

CTO has collected P1.2 billion in taxes from January to June.

And, with expenses at P700 million, the City has a net income of 500 million.

Compra said income as of last month does not include payments made from the sale of City Hall’s Block 10 at the North Reclamation Area because the City still has to collect 80 percent more.

The Gokongweis bought the 4.6-hectare lot for P579 million.

Fernandez said the City is not imposing any increase in taxes.

But it has updated the valuation of real properties that was last made over a decade ago yet.

Also, the City is set to collect taxes from hospitals and schools, but at a lower percentage of the gross income from 2.5 percent to just 0.75 percent.

He expects the City’s income to significantly rise once this is implemented.

The City Council, though, is set to approve an amending ordinance that will exempt high schools and elementary schools from paying taxes.

The SRP, too, with locators already negotiating with City Hall, is expected to solve its money woes.

“There is nothing to worry. SRP is a very viable piece of land. We are in the final state of negotiation with a Taiwanese firm, which is interested to lease five hectares and buy one hectare,” Fernandez said.

The City is selling the 295-hectare property at P10,000 per square meter.

Even if the City sells at P2,000 per square meter, the generated income is more than enough to pay all debts, said Fernandez.

“We have a cash flow problem but not a financial problem,” he said.

Compra, in a separate interview, said the City has to partially pay LBP for the SRP next month 265.41 million yen as loan principal for the civil works and its 246.92 million yen interest.

This is on top of the 34.394 million yen as partial payment for the principal loan for the consultancy fees and its 29.337 million yen interest.

The CTO came up with an estimate in peso by using the foreign exchange rate of P53.50 at 0.0089 yen, respectively, to a dollar, which is the international currency standard.

Compra said they took into account the inflation in setting what exchange rates to use as basis for computations.

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 04:46 AM

Malaysian firm joins 'Swiss Challenge' for Carmen Water Project

The Freeman 07/29/2006

A Malaysian firm now brings to four the number of private entities willing to participate in the Swiss Challenge that the Metropolitan Cebu Water District is going to hold for the Carmen Bulk Water Supply Project.

MCWD board chairman Juan Saul Montecillo yesterday said there are already four private entities that expressed intention to challenge the P2-billion Carmen Bulk Water Supply Project proposal of the Ayala-led consortium.

He said the latest to join is the Malaysian-based firm, Run Hill.

It joined the other three parties, which already indicated its plan to participate in the Swiss Challenge, namely the Rio Verde Water Corporation of Cagayan de Oro City, the Michel Lhuillier-led consortium of Cebuano business tycoons, and the Mactan Rock Industries.

Montecillo said the Mactan Rock Industries bid is going to be separate from the Lhuillier group.

Although it was reported that the deadline for submission of letters of intent by interested parties was set yesterday, Montecillo said it was carried upon advice of their consultancy firms for purposes of publication only so interested entities would be made aware of the Swiss Challenge they are going to conduct.

Montecillo also said that under the law, the Swiss Challenge is officially launched once the National Economic Development Authority shall have approved the draft memorandum of agreement for the said water supply project.

He said he signed last Monday a letter addressed to NEDA for the latter to act on their second endorsement seeking approval on the draft MOA.

The Build-Operate-Transfer Law provides that NEDA is given 30 days to act on the matter upon receipt of the request, else the document is deemed approved.

On the other hand, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said participation of a consortium of Cebuano businessmen in the Swiss Challenge for the Carmen Bulk Water Supply Project is going to benefit the Cebuanos.

"Good. The more the merrier. In the end, who will be benefited is the public in general, the council of Carmen in particular, which is also made up of our constituents in the province. Mas maayo," Garcia commented in a news conference yesterday.

She further said that in the field of open competition, it is the consumers that will stand to benefit, just like what happened when telecommunications became unregulated, the shipping industry was opened up to other investors, among others.

"We get better service at a better price," she said.

Under the BOT Law, the original proponent, which in this case is the Ayala-led consortium, shall be conveyed the right of first refusal to match any other viable proposal for the implementation of the project by Swiss Challenge.

A Swiss Challenge is defined as a bidding process that allows others investors to offer a lower cost for the project than what has been presented by the original proponent.

Meanwhile, a press release from the Ayala Group said a Cebuano investor, the Manila Water Company, Inc., is going to join the Ayala-led consortium to counter in a way the creation of a Cebuano group of businessmen to challenge their bid, although they welcome the participation of challengers as part of the bidding process.

The Ayala group clarified that although it was Ayala that participated in the bidding for the said project in partnership with Stateland Equity Ventures Inc., their project proposal nevertheless stated that the intention of Ayala is to turn over to its water subsidiary firm, which is the Manila Water.

A press release sent to The Freeman said the Manila Water, which "is a highly respected Cebuano group, has successfully managed the east concession of Metro Manila since 1997."

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 04:47 AM

Bidding set for structural steel of the CICC

The Freeman 07/29/2006

Capitol is going to hold limited source bidding for the supply and installation of structural steel, which is the major part of the entire Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) project.

Governor Gwendolyn Garcia yesterday said she already requested the local Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) for goods and services to invite this Tuesday around four to five direct suppliers of structural steels, which include the CICC substructure and superstructure contractor WT Construction Inc., to participate in the limited source bidding.

Limited Source Bidding, otherwise known as selective bidding is allowed under the Government Procurement Reform Act. It is a method of procurement that involves direct invitation to bid by the procuring entity from a set of pre-selected suppliers or consultants with known experience and proven capability relative to the requirements of a particular contract.

The suppliers who will be invited to the bidding on Tuesday will be given specifications of the structural requirements and then they will be subsequently asked to submit their quotation for the supply and installation of structural steels.

Garcia said there is no approved budget for this particular part of the project yet.

In relation to this, she and Vice Governor Gregorio Sanchez have reportedly requested structural engineers of the CICC designer to review the specifications of the structural steel design if they could possibly reduce the price in some areas without compromising the structural integrity of the CICC.

CICC Architect Manuel Guanzon has already suggested certain areas by which the specifications could be reduced, according to the governor.

The governor earlier expressed willingness to pass a supplemental budget should there really be a need to increase the budget for the project.

The approved budget for the said project is only P250 million but Sanchez said the total project cost for the CICC may be higher.

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 04:51 AM

PF fire mars Colon facelift; group eyes high wall, mural

The destruction by fire of one of Colon Street’s commercial landmarks, Plaza Fair, has hampered efforts to give Cebu City’s old business district a facelift.

An official of the Colon Business Association (CBA), which has been exerting efforts to revitalize the country’s oldest street, said the fire meant additional work.

CBA president Jose Soberano said the organization has agreed in a recent meeting to urge the landowner of the lot, where Plaza Fair used to stand, to board up the property so that a mural painting could be put up.

“This is just temporary so that the property would not look bad during the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit in December. The City has been coordinating with us in the beautification of Colon Street in preparation for the summit,” he told Sun.Star Cebu in a telephone interview.

Colon St. stretches from corner Leon Kilat St. to Mabini Street.

The Plaza Fair building, previously occupied by the Fairmart Cebu department store and supermarket, was one of the oldest structures downtown.
The structure caught fire last week with initial damage to property pegged at P20 million.

Soberano said it may take a while for another structure to rise on the said lot.

The CBA, which was organized in 1981, was revived in 2003 with the major objective of “keeping Colon alive.”

“We believe that Colon still has lots of things going for it,” Soberano said.

He said the organiz-ation’s Colon beautification projects, which is not only geared for the Asean summit but for the long-term, will include improvements on security, sanitation and management of sidewalks.

rage@cebu

July 29th, 2006, 05:27 AM

rage@cebu

July 29th, 2006, 05:36 AM

kung mahimo ugma na ang t-shirt ihatag bai para ma print na nako....
kita lang ta ninyo ugma guyz... please bring the t-shirts...
pra monday or tuesday human na ang t-shirt ug print...

pwede gani karon...
inum na sad... naa ko fuente ron bai mark...
katong boarding house ni wendell...
nag-inum na sad mi kay wa man tunga amo maestro...
3:00pm sa Da Vinci's kung pwede... LIBRE ANG INUM (tubig)...

habagatcentral1

July 29th, 2006, 09:56 AM

Kay kinsa ko ihatag ang shirt kay mogawas pa me 5pm dinhi sa ofc?

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 10:00 AM

Btw, when's the 437th Founding Anniversary of Cebu?

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 10:03 AM

guys, di ba one of our topics before was Pyong Yang, North Korea? Look at the banner today, it's pyong yang, with several high rise buildings pero dili kaayo busy ang road... hmmm....

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 10:07 AM

Btw, when's the 437th Founding Anniversary of Cebu?

bai sinj, i passed by capitol earlier and i saw some banners/decors for this event but don't know when exactly... i think, non-working holiday na man sad ni if dili lang weekend.. hehe :)

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 10:15 AM

Isn't it August 9? (But as far as I remember, August 9 is Sergio Osmeña day right?)

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 10:20 AM

^^ it's not august 9 but september 9, this is the date nga significant aning tawhana... he was born september 9, 1878

MarkiiBoi

July 29th, 2006, 10:46 AM

^^ Founding Anniversary will be on August 16. I saw it shown on Earth TV.

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 10:50 AM

^^ thanks for the clarification mark...

habagatcentral1

July 29th, 2006, 10:52 AM

^^ thanks for the clarification mark...

Will it be walay pasok? Holiday gyud fir Cebu City? Clarify lang, basin double pay,hehehe! :banana:

fundraiser

July 29th, 2006, 10:53 AM

dili ba august 6? i think its august 6 kay birthday man sad na sa akong inahan, august 6 pud gibomba ang hiroshima or nagasaki ba to. mao to, aw ambot lang. ako nabal-an is august 6 man gud.

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 10:57 AM

^^ ambot ani oi! naglibog nako... pero murag mo tuo ko ni mark kay kita kono sya sa earth tv... huwaton lang sad nato when e-declare nga holiday, para manga lipay tang tanan!!!

habagatcentral1

July 29th, 2006, 10:57 AM

Oi, ang t-shirt, kay kinsa ihatag unya? 5PM pa me gawas.

fundraiser

July 29th, 2006, 10:59 AM

CBP-PUV terminal walkway.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/506210b5.jpg

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 11:00 AM

@bernie, ugma pa ta mohatag sa tshirt bai! im gonna buy the shirt now, preferably black daw ingon c rage... then prepare a hundred bucks for the printing...

habagatcentral1

July 29th, 2006, 11:02 AM

CBP-PUV terminal walkway.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/506210b5.jpg

Unta mao man ang itsura sa bus terminal sa south ug north,hehe!

MarkiiBoi

July 29th, 2006, 11:02 AM

Check also these sites, it also says Aug 16 :D

http://www.asean.or.jp/eng/tourism/event.html

http://www.dotpcvc.gov.ph/VPY-calendar/vpy-julysept.html

KulasKusgan

July 29th, 2006, 11:03 AM

palit kog tshirt beh, ipadala lang kang tj inig uli niya sa davao. large ang size nako. ideposit lang nako ang bayad.

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 11:05 AM

from this site: http://www.asean.or.jp/eng/tourism/event.html
it says:

Philippines Cebu Founding Anniversary (Cebu)
August 16
Nightly cultural and variety shows, agricultural trade fair and night market are among the many activities line-up in celebration of the island province's founding day anniversary.

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 11:07 AM

palit kog tshirt beh, ipadala lang kang tj inig uli niya sa davao. large ang size nako. ideposit lang nako ang bayad.

bai, i can bring it for you para magkita sad ta sa davao... im based in davao pero naa ko ron cebu, then balik ko dha next week man cguro... just inform me if its okay with u...

fundraiser

July 29th, 2006, 11:07 AM

black t-shirt gyud diay dili white? unsa time i submit ang t shirt ug asa pud dapit? 6 pm pa ko makalugar tom.

CV exports climb 12% in Jan-March, hit $1B

Central Visayas exports grew 12 percent in the first quarter of this year, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 7.

DTI 7 data said total exports for the quarter increased to P1.1 billion compared to last year’s P998 million.

Cebu exports account for more than 95 percent of the total figure, because majority of exporters are based here.

According to data provided by the Confederation of Philippine Exporters Foundation (Cebu) Inc. (Philexport), the top exporters in the region are Cebu Mitsumi Inc. in Danao City, Lexmark Int’l. Philippines Inc., NEC Telecom Software Philippines Inc., Muramoto Audio Visual Philippines., Taiyo Yuden Philippines, Shemberg Marketing Corp., Metro Wear, Integrated Microelectronics, and Olympus Optical Technology Philippines Inc.

Despite the challenges posed by expensive wage, high power cost, and defective infrastructure, Cebu’s performance in terms of exports is still significant, said Ernesto Abines Jr. of Philexport-Cebu.

Industry

He said the growth in exports is because Cebu is “more industrialized and we took advantage of international ports.”

Abines said the potential for more growth will be found in the services sector, which include call centers and business process outsourcing businesses.

“The government should take care of the IT (information technology) industry and its sustainability,” he added.

According to the Phil-export-Cebu website, Cebu’s annual export sales averaged at $2.95 billion in the last seven years (1998 to 2005). It contributes about 10 percent to the total export output of the whole country.

Cebu’s export sales growth also averaged 10 percent in the last five years from $2.1 billion in 1998 to $4.7 billion in 2005.

For this year’s first quarter, electronics remained the top export product in the region, accounting for 38.61 percent of total exports in from January to March this year.

Electrical equipment, other industrial goods, garments, furniture, steel/metal products, IT and IT-enabled services, vehicles and machinery parts, marine products and fashion accessories make up the top 10 list of export products.

Furniture

Abines said that among the products exported, the need to concentrate on the development of the furniture manufacturing sector is “a must” since most raw materials are found in the country and because it has “grassroots effects.”

Japan was the top market for Central Visayas exports, cornering 41.64 percent. It is followed by the United States with 12.12 percent, Hong Kong with 6.15 percent, China with 3.64 percent, the Netherlands with 3.43 percent, Hungary with 2.16 percent, Singapore with 1.57 percent, United Kingdom (1.56 percent), Taiwan (1.33 percent) and Korea (1.04 percent). (MMM)

MarkiiBoi

July 29th, 2006, 11:09 AM

^^ ako kay duha kabuok ako i hatag, black ug white. hahahaha. cge mag abut lang ta ugma ug alas 6.

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 11:10 AM

^^ asa man ugma bai?

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 11:11 AM

^^ murag okay bitaw nga white kay if you remmber the design ni mark, naa to black prints, so unsaon man na if black ang tshirt?

KulasKusgan

July 29th, 2006, 11:12 AM

bai, i can bring it for you para magkita sad ta sa davao... im based in davao pero naa ko ron cebu, then balik ko dha next week man cguro... just inform me if its okay with u...

sure. ok kaayo. basi naay davao meet sa august. magkita nya ta. kung dili madayon ang meet, magkita lang ta somewhere else. salamat daan.

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 11:13 AM

^^ unsa imo size bai?

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 11:15 AM

^^ sleepwalker, ikaw ba si dave? i will PM you my celnumber bai... and PM me also yours

MarkiiBoi

July 29th, 2006, 11:16 AM

^^ asa man ugma bai?

C24 na pud! :D

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 11:17 AM

^^

online? let's meet later so that I can given my tshirt... I'm f###ng bored here at home.

Mark and Dive-Cebu kay ok na..

Here's are more pics so that the Cebu Thread will not resemble a CHAT PAGE..

Photos by Sugbuanon

Bantayan Island
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/bantayan_beach07.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/bantayan_beach06.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/bantayan_beach05.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/bantayan_beach02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/bantayan_beach01.jpg

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 11:19 AM

Shangri-La Hotel

Photos by Fundraiser

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/shangrila_hotel01.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/shangrila_hotel03.jpg

Plantation Bay

Photos from Flickr.com
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/plantation_bay01.jpg

MarkiiBoi

July 29th, 2006, 11:19 AM

^^ :eek2: kalami!

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 11:22 AM

Magellan Monument
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/mactan_shrine01.jpg

SM City Mall
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/sm_city_cebu02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/sm_city_cebu05.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/sm_travel_fair06.jpg

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 11:23 AM

C24 na pud! :D
NO PROBLEMO!!!

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 11:23 AM

Bantayan Island is truly virgin... :D

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 11:24 AM

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 11:27 AM

Waterfront Hotel

Picture taken during the 2nd SSC-Cebu meet in Ayala-FGU

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/waterfrontCebuCity.jpg

Globe Innove IT Plaza
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/IMG_1793.jpg

Rusty18 and Slerz at Fort San Pedro
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/IMG_1592.jpg

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 11:30 AM

Bantayan Island is truly virgin... :D

precisely bai sinj...

off topic: I LOVE VIRGIN COLA

KulasKusgan

July 29th, 2006, 11:30 AM

^^ sleepwalker, ikaw ba si dave? i will PM you my celnumber bai... and PM me also yours

got your no. gitext na tka. anyway, this is mine: 09203925585.

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 11:32 AM

A skywalk in Jones
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/gv03.jpg

Ayala Heights
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/edited01.jpg

A building on diet
by Sugbuanon
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/photo03.jpg

JY Square Mall
by Sugbuanon
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/jysquare01.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/jysquare02.jpg

The Forum
by Sugbuanon
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/the_forum03.jpg

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 11:33 AM

^^ bai arnold, sakto na kay magkta na ta ayala bai, si mark naligo na! hehe!

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 11:34 AM

Div, Marki kita ta unya... Around 6pm sa Starbucks nalang tapos C24 napod!!.... Philwily will also be there.. Kamo nalang txt sa uban....

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 11:35 AM

^^ ok, il text mark nga starbucks pero wa ko number sa uban peeps...

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 11:36 AM

Here's a photo stitch of Uptown Cebu taken from our neighbor's roofdeck a few months ago... Lotsa changes really especially with Crown Regency soaring high.. Actually I'm taking shots of the same scenery every now and then in order to document some changes in the skyline for a before and now thread...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/stitch02_edited.jpg

dabert

July 29th, 2006, 11:37 AM

boring low quality pix... enjoy.. :D.. daghan pa ko sa akong phone pr0 lisud i-transfer via infra.. ahhehe..

Cebu's real traffic condition @ osemña blvd (taken at 430 PM so peak hour na jd kani)
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/dabert/Cebu%20Pics/Picture26.jpg
uhmm.. a building beside BPI..
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/dabert/Cebu%20Pics/Picture25.jpg
coco maLL...
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/dabert/Cebu%20Pics/Picture28.jpg

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 11:37 AM

I cannot relate, what is this C24? Is this a bar, restaurant or something?

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 11:39 AM

habagatcentral1

July 29th, 2006, 11:42 AM

Molaag kamo..pwede apil?

dabert

July 29th, 2006, 11:47 AM

a modern cebu using an ancient cam...
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/dabert/Cebu%20Pics/Picture121.jpg

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 11:48 AM

A former haunted mansion/house converted into a restobar:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/moon03.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/moon02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/moon01.jpg

Located in E. Osmena St. , Capitol Area. Near M. Velez St.

I first ate at this restaurant when they were still serving food beside the road. They have been doing Mexican dishes ever since.

I recommend Chimichanggas. (tama ba spelling?), their pizza and their porkchops. P115 for 2 pcs of porkchop. Masarap rin yun iced tea nila. :D

I would recommend this place to everyone.

Telephone number: 253-3635

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 11:51 AM

Hi guys, please help me populate this thread:

CEBU Online Directory: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=9427843#post9427843

Tabangi kog post beh ug mga restaurant nga nakakaon na mo and inyong irecommend... :D

dabert

July 29th, 2006, 11:52 AM

naa pa jud..

Cebu's grand paronama..
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/dabert/Cebu%20Pics/Picture74.jpg

Talavera House w/ cebu city on the top
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/dabert/Cebu%20Pics/Picture75.jpg

pnggirl

July 29th, 2006, 11:58 AM

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 12:10 PM

^^ CICC looks fine, I am confident that it will be finished on time. Sa other questions, wa koy ikatubag, sorry, di man gud ko tiggawas karong mga panahona. :D

brodix

July 29th, 2006, 12:37 PM

ausiecebu

July 29th, 2006, 01:07 PM

Good evening guys,

Guys, naa koy mga pangutana , palihug ko ug tubag ha? Maayo mo diha kay makita man ninyo ang mga development diha sa atoa, ako intawon diri sa PNG maghulat lang ug balita, kun mangutana ta usahay walay motubag, i dont feel welcome here. But anyway being a true blue Cebuana, ok lang. But here's some of my questions:

1. Hows the following underconstruction?
+ CICC - can they finish it on time? As i have seen in the previous thread morag dugay pa man mahuman.
+ crown regency hotel - pila na ka floors ang nahuman

2. Whats the update of the following
+ Cebu Boardwalk Mall
+ Gaisano Mall of Cebu

3. Hows Marco Polo Plaza - daghan ba ang mga guest?

Btw. happy birhtday to tagacebuako, guys would you believe nagkita mi ? Diin mi nagkita? Well sa usa ka function for the Filipino Association of PNG. It is a very small world. Ning-ari gyud siya diri sa Port Moresby for the said occasion imagine kalayo sa Mount Hagen ? We have also a plan here to form a group tentatively known SSC Cebu PNG Chapter. We have already around 12 person who are willing to join and all are from Cebu. They are also very interested with the development of Cebu. Some are already very excited to go home for good. Guys is it possible to open a thread about Cebu and the one who can join the thread are all from outside from the Philippines. Just asking only. Guys is it possible?

pnggirl, thats a good idea, im willing to join the group but it is better known as SSC CEBU Pacific chapter , for me to be able to join since im residing here in Brisbane, Australia. I dont think it is possible to open a thread about Cebu and only the none Cebu residence can join. It is better not to make a new thread about Cebu and we will just post in any thread. Just keep on posting on any other thread about Cebu. It is better if our counterpart in Cebu will open a new thread for Cebu. Ok mate .

Btw pnggirl, i have some friend here in Brisbane who are also very interested about Cebu. I will invite them to join too. And also i have read from the previous thread that you have spent your holidays in Brisbane, well ,if we only knew each other, then i could be your tour guide. By the way please give me your exact address in PNG. Just post it here . Mates , sorry for my long letter. Good night.

fundraiser

July 29th, 2006, 01:26 PM

archbishop reyes avenue. one acacia place at the left and the parklane hotel
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1376.jpg

mini park between ayala center cebu and archbishop reyes avenue. with the pag-ibig tower in the background.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1378.jpg

Sinjin P.

July 29th, 2006, 01:31 PM

mini park between ayala center cebu and archbishop reyes avenue. with the pag-ibig tower in the background.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1378.jpg

I hope they resurrect the fountain. That was a landmark back then. :)

fundraiser

July 29th, 2006, 01:54 PM

true to its name, the cebu business PARK.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1379.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1381.jpg

sinj, its ok kung wala nang fountain didto, taas ug maintenance ang fountain and the area is too small for a fountain, daghan na pud na slide didto tungod atong fountain kay may tendency mabasa ang pavement tapos sloping pa gyud ang walkway, the area gets a considerable amount of pedestrian traffic kay atbang man sya sa jeepney stop. and besides, naa may mas dakong fountain diri o.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1382.jpg

shadow_can2003

July 29th, 2006, 02:07 PM

Wow! Cebu is really amazing. I hope that it get's more investment so that it can sustain its development. Anyway, when is the expected completion of CEBU tallest building? How many foreign airline fly to CEBU?

habagatcentral1

July 29th, 2006, 02:08 PM

Ey, Fundraiser, kala mo ikaw lang makapost ha? hehehe! :banana:
(Problem: Ikaw lamang kay camphone lang ako gigamit,hehehe!)

Asiatown IT Park as viewed from 2nd Floor Skyrise Bldg. (Lisud kaayo pa-pic kay ga-suroy ang guardia civil sa IT park)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/BernieMack_95_.jpg

Alternative to V-hire and jeeps for Opon, Lapu-Lapu City. Metro Ferry Cebu
for P9 naa na ka sa Mactan in 20mins!
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/BernieMack_57_.jpg

Gloomy, rainy afternoon at Cebu's port. The busiest port in the country.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/BernieMack_76_.jpg

And ang igsuon ni Paris Hilton...Si Hilton Resort and Spa Cebu sa Pta.Engaño
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/BernieMack_104_.jpg

Hayyy, unta makuha na'kong digicam kay naprenda...huhu! :cry:

habagatcentral1

July 29th, 2006, 02:18 PM

Moderator....this thread's already full.
We've open up a new thread for Cebu (30th thread)

Last post na ni. Thanks!

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fundraiser

July 29th, 2006, 02:52 PM

starbucks ayala ground/lagoon level
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1341.jpg

fuente cluster
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1321-1.jpg

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 02:56 PM

hahay! wala man mi nadayon ug meet kay nag ulan...

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 03:08 PM

Good evening guys,

Guys, naa koy mga pangutana , palihug ko ug tubag ha? Maayo mo diha kay makita man ninyo ang mga development diha sa atoa, ako intawon diri sa PNG maghulat lang ug balita, kun mangutana ta usahay walay motubag, i dont feel welcome here. But anyway being a true blue Cebuana, ok lang. But here's some of my questions:

1. Hows the following underconstruction?
+ CICC - can they finish it on time? As i have seen in the previous thread morag dugay pa man mahuman.
+ crown regency hotel - pila na ka floors ang nahuman

2. Whats the update of the following
+ Cebu Boardwalk Mall
+ Gaisano Mall of Cebu

3. Hows Marco Polo Plaza - daghan ba ang mga guest?

Btw. happy birhtday to tagacebuako, guys would you believe nagkita mi ? Diin mi nagkita? Well sa usa ka function for the Filipino Association of PNG. It is a very small world. Ning-ari gyud siya diri sa Port Moresby for the said occasion imagine kalayo sa Mount Hagen ? We have also a plan here to form a group tentatively known SSC Cebu PNG Chapter. We have already around 12 person who are willing to join and all are from Cebu. They are also very interested with the development of Cebu. Some are already very excited to go home for good. Guys is it possible to open a thread about Cebu and the one who can join the thread are all from outside from the Philippines. Just asking only. Guys is it possible?

Hello there PNGGIRL,

let me try to answer some if not all of your questions. as stated by bai brodix, please don't feel bad that not all of your questions are answered or not all of your requests are being granted by cebu-based forumers. i myself is not based in cebu right now but i'm just here for work (1 week). these guys have their own lives to live as well, we're just receiving bonuses if they can spare some of their time giving us updates of our beloved cebu. anyway, i'm trying hard to answer some since nakita man ko sa CICC when i arrived from the airport at noontime today...

CICC
We're all hoping that they can finish it on time but we'll only know when that time comes, right? Based on the previous updates, they're 1-2 weeks ahead of schedule daw... If you want to see visuals of its construction, the latest in cebu's U/C or in this forum, ingon ana pa ghapon ang porma...

CEBU BOARDWALK MALL
No construction activity as of the moment... na daan na lang ila rendering, wala ghapoy nahitabo...

MARCO POLO PLAZA
Occupancy rates in Cebu as a whole is high so i believe the same goes with this newly-reopened hotel...

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 03:31 PM

Thanks for the photo daBert.. The space -- the one with trees -- in the middle (picture below) is currently being developed by Cebu Province for "commercial stalls." I don't know that this really is for but could this be the site of the new Larsian?

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h110/dabert/Cebu%20Pics/Picture121.jpg

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 03:34 PM

^^ Asa diay ni dapit bai? Bai arnold, wala na brown out sa inyo?

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 03:37 PM

^^

It's located just beside Chong Hua Hospital.

No more brownout here bro. It seems that there's a transformer that exploded. I heard a loud bang after which all the lights went off..

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 03:41 PM

^^ IC. oi, you have a nice view diay sa inyo balay no?

habagatcentral1

July 29th, 2006, 04:29 PM

By the way, asa lagi magkilit-anay ugma?

flesh_is_weak

July 29th, 2006, 04:37 PM

asa to dapit sa bantayan ang pic na naay sandbar? nindot lagi kaayo to...wala ra katunga ang boracay...if only naay motukod ug modern na hotel sa bantayan...

slimer

July 29th, 2006, 04:51 PM

My Island Hopping Pics.
This is in the Fish Sanctuary in Nalusuan Island

Under the sea
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2264/imgp3495sd5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6222/imgp3496kf7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

rowell_sk

July 29th, 2006, 04:58 PM

bai slimer look alike man ka sa akong classmate.. r u carl guerrero?

slimer

July 29th, 2006, 05:09 PM

no bai rowell...
btw, i've heard from a very reliable source naa daw mo-invest didto sa bantayan island ug resort and recreational facility. dako daw kaayo nga lot ila gi-acquire. wla lang ko kakuha sa complete details. we'll just wait.

habagatcentral1

July 29th, 2006, 05:11 PM

I prefer Bantayan to be just Bantayan. Ayaw nako na morag Bora ana. If ever commercialism would enter Bantayan, unta planuhan og maayo.

I've never been there but they say it's paradise.

Include Malapascua as well.

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 05:19 PM

^^

I've never been to Bantayan but another set of pics by Marvin suggest that there's only one part of the area that is really beautiful. I've seen a part that was "fenced with concrete."

But I guess the best here in Cebu would be Malapascua Island. Been there once, they've really maintained the clearance in the shoreline just like in Boracay.

dive-cebu

July 29th, 2006, 05:27 PM

@slimer, ikaw to naa sa underwater pic bai? kuyawa gud nimo bai, naa ko underwater camera?

habagatcentral1

July 29th, 2006, 05:28 PM

Tourism thrust in Cebu is strong and therefore very much aware of the pros and cons of tourism.

Since Malapascua and Bantayan are still "new" rediscoveries, may time pa magplano ang Tourism Gov't in cooperation of the LGUs unlike Bora na gibay-an na mag-sprout like mushrooms ang establishments o unregulated ang progress.

How I wish maka-adto me sa Malapascua, kon naa lang me kwarta karon.

@slimer, underwater cam?! How much is it? Interested me mopalit (kon may kwarta)

Sail away sail away sail away...from Peru to Cebu! - Enya (Orinoco Flow)
nice ni paminawa unta nung nag-boat ride last Sunday sa Olango-Mactan while rocking with the waves,hehehe! :rock:

slimer

July 29th, 2006, 05:31 PM

I've been to both (bantayan and malapascua) and i'd say bantayan is the best!
ang sand kay fine unlike in malapascua na naa mga batong gagmay. well based sa mga resort nga akong na-stay han ha.
ingon nila, sa una kuni gipangkwaan man kuno ang bas sa malapascua para sa mga resort sa mactan. although nindot ang feeling sa malapascua kay isolated kaayo.

slimer

July 29th, 2006, 05:33 PM

@slimer, ikaw to naa sa underwater pic bai? kuyawa gud nimo bai, naa ko underwater camera?

naa bai...
pentax optio wp (promoting hehehe)
kadaghan nako ilis camera pero murag mo-stick nako ani.

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 05:33 PM

habagatcentral1

July 29th, 2006, 05:36 PM

Olango Island Bird Sanctuary
- This was where we were supposed to go last sunday.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/olango01.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/Hilutungan02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/olango03.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/olango04.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/olango02.jpg

Hulat lang sa November all the way to February kay mao na ang time na mo-migrate ang birds paadto sa Pinas. Mao man ingon sa Lonely Planet na book ug sa brochure sa Cebu.

What's nice, molakaw ka sa low tide,hehehe!
Sail away sail away sail away...from Peru to Cebu!

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 05:40 PM

@SLimer

OT:

bai kibaw naman ka noh nga magpahimo mi ug Tshirt? Black tshirt plus P100 lang for printing charge to @ragecebu... Basin magkita mi ugma with the other forumers especially Dive-Cebu kay naa siya Cebu.. Join tomorrow bai if ur not busy..

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 05:42 PM

More beach scenes in Cebu

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/malapascua04.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/malapascua03.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/malapascua02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/malapascua01.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/mactan02.jpg

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 05:47 PM

All photos by SUGBUANON

Banilad Town Center
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/baniladtown02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/baniladtown01.jpg

EMSU
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/emsu02.jpg

University of Cebu
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/uc.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/uc03.jpg

Banilad area
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/banilad03.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/banilad01.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/banilad02.jpg

habagatcentral1

July 29th, 2006, 05:47 PM

^^ Bai, asa man ni? Ninduta ba! (Ang beaches) So serene and not chaotic!

slerz

July 29th, 2006, 05:50 PM

we can make a noble organization out of the affinity among our members in this thread.

You're right bai brodix. Since we already have our offical digital camera, banner, and soon t-shirts, we can establish our own little organization. :okay:

bai mark and bai brodix, pariha lagi tag utok kay parihag gihunahuna...hehe

The Cebu City government as well as the Cebu provincial government is worried about this december's ASEAN summit coz a lot of Cebuanos still has no idea what is ASEAN summit is all about that's why there are a lot of criticizms from different sectors about todays massive preparations, the roadwidenings, the illegal structures/vendors to be demolished, the big spending of upto a billion pesos etc.... The people should know the importance of this big event and its benefit to Cebu's economy and tourism. The people should cooperate but first, they should be informed of what is ASEAN summit all about, its importance and significance, the visitors who will attend, its impact on Cebu's future etc.

Murag ganahan kaayo ko motabang:
Kay akong gihuna huna ganiha, mag himo ta og leaflets with all the information about the ASEAN summit and its future effects and also all of Cebu's achievements kay para madasig sila og tabang, mabuhian silag dugo kung makabasa sila nga ang Cebu diay included sa top ten best islands in the pacific/indian ocean category, nga ang Cebu province is the richest province in the country etc.... Siguro makatabang ta bisag ingon ani lang nga paagi and I'm sure daghan gyud og mainform kay karon asta akong ig agaw way kalibutan unsa nang ASEAN summit nya siya akong una hatagan og leaflet...hehe. Nya ihatag nato sa mga dan nga daghag pipol, mga baga bitaw tag mga face :lol:
Pero ako lng na suggestion kay kinahanglan an sd ta mo cope up sa gastuhan og uban pa pero kung mahimo, why not....:D

fundraiser

July 29th, 2006, 05:52 PM

asa man mag abot ugma? kay mupalit pa raba ko ug t-shirt after work.

habagatcentral1

July 29th, 2006, 05:53 PM

bai mark and bai brodix, pariha lagi tag utok kay parihag gihunahuna...hehe

The Cebu City government as well as the Cebu provincial government is worried about this december's ASEAN summit coz a lot of Cebuanos still has no idea what is ASEAN summit is all about that's why there are a lot of criticizms from different sectors about todays massive preparations, the roadwidenings, the illegal structures/vendors to be demolished, the big spending of upto a billion pesos etc.... The people should know the importance of this big event and its benefit to Cebu's economy and tourism. The people should cooperate but first, they should be informed of what is ASEAN summit all about, its importance and significance, the visitors who will attend, its impact on Cebu's future etc.

Murag ganahan kaayo ko motabang:
Kay akong gihuna huna ganiha, mag himo ta og leaflets with all the information about the ASEAN summit and its future effects and also all of Cebu's achievements kay para madasig sila og tabang, mabuhian silag dugo kung makabasa sila nga ang Cebu diay included sa top ten best islands in the pacific/indian ocean category, nga ang Cebu province is the richest province in the country etc.... Siguro makatabang ta bisag ingon ani lang nga paagi and I'm sure daghan gyud og mainform kay karon asta akong ig agaw way kalibutan unsa nang ASEAN summit nya siya akong una hatagan og leaflet...hehe. Nya ihatag nato sa mga dan nga daghag pipol, mga baga bitaw tag mga face :lol:
Pero ako lng na suggestion kay kinahanglan an sd ta mo cope up sa gastuhan og uban pa pero kung mahimo, why not....:D

Why not? Basta SSC Cebu, posible! A noble cause, for the promotion of Cebu. I've been thinking na i-feature ang SSC Cebu sa "Features: Peoples" section sa write-ups sa Sunstar. What do you think? :pepper:

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 05:54 PM

^^

oh well Slerz, it's only the media that is criticizing the efforts of the city in preparing for the summit.. And yet if there are any loopholes, mistakes during the summit, I bet the media would also be the one who would be noisy about it...

slerz

July 29th, 2006, 06:49 PM

^^but there are a lot of individuals asking, why should we spend that much? para ma kurakot? labi na ig mag tagay.:D Buti na lang, nandito si slerz para i explain ang lahat... :)

@bernie, we've done that once ni mark sa abscbn, nasikat gamay ang ssc cebu kay balikbalikon man basa on air ang skyscrapercity og among ngan..hehe, kaning ignorante ta:D and @markiiboi also made a speech infront of different major organizations here in Cebu nga ni attend sa tree planting... unfortunately, wa gyud ko kita sa akong kaugalingon sa TV, ako rang mga silingan og ako parents...hehe...wapa lang ko kahimo og banner atong panahona.

slerz

July 29th, 2006, 07:02 PM

SM Cebu's flooring sucks, it looks so dirty. :no:

ayaw panaway diha mike, ingna lang gud di kaayo nindot:D coz d'transporter said something favoring SM than Ayala... hiuon it's only his observation pero katuohan man sd...:nocrook:

LordCarnal

July 29th, 2006, 07:18 PM

^^

oh yeah I remember.. d^transporter said that SM City reminds him more of the malls in his place. And he preferred SM than Ayala..

Nus-a mo na feature sa ABS-CBN slerz?

slerz

July 29th, 2006, 07:30 PM

^^

oh yeah I remember.. d^transporter said that SM City reminds him more of the malls in his place. And he preferred SM than Ayala..

Nus-a mo na feature sa ABS-CBN slerz?

and when we said that Ayala is a high end mall than SM, murag di sya katuo kay SM lagi daw...

kato gud pag tree planting...pag ka monday, nya teusday kakita sad ako papa kay dako kuno kaayo kog nawng sa TV:lol: sa TVP Cebu, sa Maayong buntag kapamilya, sa jud goodmorning pag sat or sun after sa tree planting. feeling nako sikat nko atong panahona, ihas pa man gud :D

Good evening guys,

Guys, naa koy mga pangutana , palihug ko ug tubag ha? Maayo mo diha kay makita man ninyo ang mga development diha sa atoa, ako intawon diri sa PNG maghulat lang ug balita, kun mangutana ta usahay walay motubag, i dont feel welcome here. But anyway being a true blue Cebuana, ok lang. But here's some of my questions:

1. Hows the following underconstruction?
+ CICC - can they finish it on time? As i have seen in the previous thread morag dugay pa man mahuman.
+ crown regency hotel - pila na ka floors ang nahuman

2. Whats the update of the following
+ Cebu Boardwalk Mall
+ Gaisano Mall of Cebu

3. Hows Marco Polo Plaza - daghan ba ang mga guest?

@pnggirl, all those questions were discussed recently pero sensya na nga wa wala gyun na quote particularly sa imo question. Wa sad ko kabasa sa imo previous questions, na invisible tingali sa pag open nko sa thread..ahehe

crown regency, aout 22nd/23rd floor na/pa:D
cebu boardwalk mall, ongoing ang pag landscape based sa makita kay layo ra kaayo sa dan.
Gaisano mall, pareho gihapon, way kausaban.
Marco Polo, ubay ubay sad ang mga guests.
yaw pang luod gud, kita kita ra bitaw :)

slerz

July 29th, 2006, 08:01 PM

u/c within the Basilica del Sto. Niño compound beside the pilgrim center
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/basilicaconstruction.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/c24.jpg
berniemak, philwily, rowel_sk and fundraiser @ C24

Marco Polo shot during our meet with @d'transporter
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/marcopolo.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/marcopolowithmarkarnold.jpg
@ the pool area with arnoldsa and markiiboi

southernbelle

July 29th, 2006, 09:25 PM

http://web.mac.com/joanalmedilla/iWeb/Site/Resume_files/almedilla_idad.png
Joan Almedilla

A Rising Star
From Miss Saigon to Les Misérables, Joan Almedilla is redefining theater for a new generation
By Tom Lee

Joan Almedilla did not want to be an actress. But through her love of music, she stumbled upon the much-coveted role of Kim in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon and the rest, as they say, is history.

Born and raised in Cebu City, Philippines, Almedilla came to the United States in 1993 to pursue a college education. Little did she know that her formal voice training and previous performing experience in the Philippines would lead her on the road to stardom.

Unlike most theater actors who spend years honing their craft, Almedilla never had formal drama instruction, yet she is now one of the most sought-after actresses in the theater. She has just landed the role of Fantine in Les Misérables (starting June 28 at the Curran Theater in San Francisco), billed as one of the longest running and the “world’s most popular musical.”

Source:
http://www.asianweek.com/2000_06_01/ae_joanalmedilla.html

Her website:
http://web.mac.com/joanalmedilla/iWeb/Site/Joan%20Almedilla.html

A music video by Joan:
http://www.cru26.com/videoclips/DifferentReality.cfm

blex

July 30th, 2006, 02:17 AM

Inayawan landfill’s biogas to power SRP air-con supply

By Doris C. Bongcac
Last updated 09:33am (Mla time) 05/31/2006

An accumulating pocket of methane gas underneath Cebu City Inayawan landfill would soon be put to effective use.

City Hall plans to power a centralized air-conditioning system at the legislative building and offices within the South Road Projects (SRP) using methane gas from the landfill.

The project would be realized once Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña gets to commission a team of retired US Navy personnel to help design the system.

“We are getting retired US Navy personnel because they are among the best in the world,” he said.

Philbio, the group’s firm, is helping the city government produce energy from biogas generated by decaying garbage. Osmeña said he met one of the US navy experts through a friend when they were still based in Guam.

The group is now staying in Manila. Osmeña said he is leaving for Manila on Wednesday to meet with them.

“We will evaluate what they tell us. They asked me for a building plan, which they wanted to study,” he said.

The US navy team, he said, also set up the air-conditioning system of five SM malls in Luzon, which resulted in a savings of 22 percent to 25 percent in electricity for the company.

For such a project in City Hall, Osmeña said he is willing to buy brand new air-conditioning units.

“In putting up an air-conditioning unit, you don’t think of the cost of the equipment but the cost of its operation that is more critical,” he said.
hi! im new here.

i dont think biogas from the landfill is still possible. the area is being cleared already. its not a garbage dump anymore. in fact that piece of land is for sale. i know the owners personally.

Jefferyi

July 30th, 2006, 03:27 AM

^^ i think a lowrise building across USC Main.
OIC. Im crossing my fingers that it’ll look like the modern bldg in the left part of Fundraiser’s pic below.
BTW, nice pics, Maninoyot Fundraiser. It’s another new angle for me to see.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1376.jpg

palit kog tshirt beh, ipadala lang kang tj inig uli niya sa davao. large ang size nako. ideposit lang nako ang bayad.
:hahaha: bugoy gyud.

flesh_is_weak

July 30th, 2006, 04:44 AM

out of topic, pero share lang nako:

Krungthepmahanakhon Amornrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharat Ratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphiman Awatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit

which translates into english as

The city of angels, the great city, the residence of the Emerald Buddha, the impregnable city (of Ayutthaya) of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated God, a city given by Indra and built by Vishnukarn.

lol...what a name...what if cebu retained its original name: ciudad de santissimo nombre de jesus?

flesh_is_weak

July 30th, 2006, 04:54 AM

lain na pud na out of topic...

since pyongyang was on the banner the other day, i couldnt help but get curious about this huge triangular monument-like structure that i saw on google earth, which turned out to be the city of willows hotel...its actually meant to be the lagrest hotel in the world--its 105 stories tall--but remains uncompleted to this day due to structural problems--kind of reminds me of the SM sheraton...

MarkiiBoi

July 30th, 2006, 04:54 AM

From sun up in Hilton:

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4596/dsc01890copyij6.jpg

Afloat: (censored ang kamot ni arnold)

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/614/dsc01902copygu4.jpg

Lunch:

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2371/dsc01917copyac3.jpg

then Shangri-La:

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/2199/dsc01990copycu5.jpg

To sun down in C24:

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1969/dsc01994copynk3.jpg

habagatcentral1

July 30th, 2006, 04:54 AM

MarkiiBoi

July 30th, 2006, 05:04 AM

Maayo na lang Sugbo na lang. By the way, what are the origins of the name "Sugbo"? Ingon nila, "It's where the currents meet"?

I think "It's where the currents meet" is Sulog, hence the term Sinulog.

flesh_is_weak

July 30th, 2006, 05:11 AM

Matod ni historyador Jes Tirol, notadong tigpanukiduking Boholano, ang ngalang Sugbo naggikan sa pulong Sugbo, nga nagpasabot lanaw sa tubig

source:wikipedia

habagatcentral1

July 30th, 2006, 05:19 AM

Matod ni historyador Jes Tirol, notadong tigpanukiduking Boholano, ang ngalang Sugbo naggikan sa pulong Sugbo, nga nagpasabot lanaw sa tubig

source:wikipedia

Are they referring to the currents in Mactan Strait?
Ganahan ko mag-find out sa mga origins sa mga ngalan sa mga lugar diri sa Visayas kay usually it refers to something significant in nature or event. Ang Mandaue kuno gikan sa "Mantawi", Iloilo for "Irong-Irong (shape of the river's contour)", Bacolod for "buklod (hills)", Dumaguete for Dumaguit ("hook").

MarkiiBoi

July 30th, 2006, 05:38 AM

Owners told: Give buildings ‘facelift’
By Linette C. Ramos & Oscar C. Pineda
Sun.Star Staff Reporters

A fresh coat of paint can go a long way in making Cebu City more presentable for the Asean summit, less than five months away.

City officials appealed to owners of business establishments along major thoroughfares to repaint the façade of their buildings before December.

This is the first time Cebu is hosting the annual gathering of the 10 member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) along with their dialogue partners such as China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

The cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Cordova town, as well as Cebu Province, are sharing the hosting chores in the first two weeks of December.

The Cebu City Council passed a resolution requesting owners of buildings located along the routes leading to the major hotels to start repainting the structures, especially those that have not been painted at all.

The proposed repainting is part of the City Government’s beautification program in time for the Asean summit, Councilor Gabriel Leyson said.

No subsidy

Building owners will have to shoulder the repainting expenses, but the City is willing to repair damaged gutters, canals and drainage within the vicinity of their buildings in exchange for the owners’ efforts.

“We appeal to the owners of business establishments to help in the beautification, especially buildings that were never painted and katong walay klaro ang pagkapintal. Even those that are not along the major routes, we will also request them to repaint. I think it’s about time that we did this,” he told Sun.Star Cebu.

“Unfortunately, there is no subsidy from the City. However, if they will have requests for repairs of gutters and drainage, we can accommodate that,” he said.

Leyson said they prefer the buildings to be painted beige or off-white, “but we cannot be too imposing on the owners.”

In the resolution passed during last Wednesday’s regular session, the council said the Asean summit will be a rare opportunity for the city to showcase its hospitality and beauty to officials and tourists.

“The City needs the cooperation of the private sector, especially the business industries, in the beautification program of the city in preparation for the summit by repainting the façade of the establishments that are along the major thoroughfares,” the resolution read.

Road work

After President Arroyo announced early this year that the summit will be held in Cebu, the City Government started retreading major roads, repainting gutters and cleaning the sidewalks.

Leyson said his office will be coordinating with the technical infrastructure committee and the Office of the Building Official in identifying the buildings that are not properly painted.

Among the thoroughfares that were initially identified are the roads leading to Marco Polo Plaza Hotel, Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, Cebu City Marriott Hotel and other hotels where the heads of state and members of their delegations will be billeted. (LCR/OCP)

habagatcentral1

July 30th, 2006, 08:30 AM

Ey guys! Asa man ta magkit-anay unya 6PM? :pepper:

MarkiiBoi

July 30th, 2006, 08:34 AM

^^ wala pa ma set bai. text lang later. pero most prolly sa C24, so get ready for another debate. :D

habagatcentral1

July 30th, 2006, 08:35 AM

^^ wala pa ma set bai. text lang later. pero most prolly sa C24, so get ready for another debate. :D

C24? K, malakaw lang me...debate? hehehe! :laugh:

dive-cebu

July 30th, 2006, 09:38 AM

naa bai...
pentax optio wp (promoting hehehe)
kadaghan nako ilis camera pero murag mo-stick nako ani.
cool!!!

dive-cebu

July 30th, 2006, 09:50 AM

habagatcentral1

July 30th, 2006, 10:14 AM

@ssc cebu guys nga wala pay tshirt, mamalit na mi ron ug tshirt dre sa ayala. ang gusto mo kuyog, kuyog lang! then at 6pm, we'll submit the tshirts to rage pero didto ta sa c24 magkita kay ingon ni markii, mag debate na sad daw! hehe!

Debate?!!! Waaaahhh!!!! :runaway: :hahaha:
Palit lang mo sa Ayala. About a hundred man ang black shirt. :pepper:

Sinjin P.

July 30th, 2006, 11:22 AM

Guys, about Metro Ayala, have you heard of plans nga muexpand sila vertically? Unsa ma nang mga poles nga gipabarog ibabaw sa ilang roof?

gee

July 30th, 2006, 05:30 PM

Nicolas Pacaña

Nicolas Pacaña is Co-Artistic Director of Atlanta Festival Ballet Company and Atlanta Festival Ballet School. He teaches and choreographs for the company and the school and often performs principal roles with the company as well. Mr. Pacaña began dancing under Fe Sala Viliarica of Cebu City in the Philippines. He made his professional debut with the Honolulu City Ballet after studying on scholarship with Patricia Stander in Los Angeles. In 1976, Mr. Pacaña joined The Boston Ballet as a Soloist and quickly rose to the rank of Principal Dancer. He became recognized among the finest classical danseurs.

http://www.zoominfo.com/directory/Paca%C3%B1a_Nicolas_434467257.htm

ivanc

July 30th, 2006, 05:31 PM

then Shangri-La:

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/2199/dsc01990copycu5.jpg

To sun down in C24:

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1969/dsc01994copynk3.jpg

lingaw diay kaayo ang meet! kinsa2x ang ni niadto bai (forum usernames)?

gee

July 30th, 2006, 05:36 PM

Ingrid Sala Santamaria

Santamaria has been a performing concert pianist in the Philippines and abroad since 1962. She became the first soloist of the nationally televised Concert at the Park series. She was part of the Philippine premiere of China’s “Yellow River Concerto for Piano and Orchestra” and was the first non-Japanese Asian musician to perform solo with the Kanzai Orchestra at the Fourth Hiroshima International Music Festival in Japan. She also performed with the 102-member Beijing Symphony Orchestra at the Beijing Concert Hall in celebration of the 25 anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China.

Her list of awards in the field of music includes the Ten Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) citation and French honors Chevalier Ordre des Plames Academiques and the Chevalier dans L’Ordre National du Merite. In 1989, she and her siblings founded the Salvador and Pilar Sala Foundation, Inc. Based in Cebu, it initiated a 10-year music development program that aims to institutionalize a non-formal education program in music for Cebu and its surrounding provinces. The Foundation’s school, the Pilar B. Sala Institute of Music and the Arts, serves as the headquarters for the training of the Peace Philharmonic Philippines, known as the National Orchestra of the South.

Her latest accomplishment is the confernment on her of the degree Doctor of Music Honoris Causa by the De La Salle University.

check:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/e-magazine/lifestyle/people1.html
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/01/28/life/ingrid.sala.receives.a.doctorate.in.music.html