Ayala unveils new dining destination

ALFRESCO dining, orchestrated landscaping and water features, and the hottest shops and restaurants in the country - all these and more are sure to capture your fancy at the newest leisure oasis soon to rise in Cebu.

Ushering in another level of cosmopolitan lifestyle, Ayala Center Cebu will be unveiling its plans for the mall's lagoon area which will be home to shops catering to a wide range of shoppers and diners - from the young teens on a night out, to yuppies on a lunch break or enjoying drinks after work, to couples and families who prefer more quiet and sophisticated dining options, or our local and foreign visitors who want to experience the flavors and ambience of Cebu.

Providing more than 8,000 square meters of additional leasable area (20,000 square meters gross floor area) for at least 50 more shops and restaurants, this new section will be seamlessly connected to the mall, giving shoppers the ultimate sun up to sun down shopping experience at Cebu's and Visayas and Mindanao's preferred lifestyle destination.

This new structure and its surrounding landscaping will be designed to reflect the lifestyle that is uniquely Cebuano.

Owned and operated by premier developer Cebu Holdings Inc., Ayala Center Cebu is the centerpiece of commercial and business hub, Cebu Business Park, the company's flagship project.

This momentouse unveiling at the Ayala Center Cebu Lagoon area happens today. A night of food, fashion and music, Cebuanos will be given a preview of this exciting hub expected to be completed by the end of next year.
.........
by Cebu Daily News 11.06.06 issue
encoded by Sinjin

@diehardbisdak


Dili na siya mao nga stage bai, hehehe.. Gamay ra man tu nga stage unya ingon ang worker nga gipabuhat daw sa ilaha kay mag groundbreaking ang Ayala sa ilang expansion sa Lagoon. Hehehe..


Look at Sinjin's article, naa nay press release about the Ayala expansion, hehehehe..

The report says the unveiling will be today. Tan-aw ta na!

^^

This expansion building will have a total floor area of 20,000 square meters. It's more or less the same with the CICC.. :D

So this expansion building will really spell a difference compared with the other expansion building which is just a Rustans building. And we thought that that was the Ayala expansion! Hahaha..

^ I've read somewhere, although I forgot about it, that the Ayala Expansion and Renovation will come in several phases for 3 years. The first phase is the Rustan's Building to be opened 2nd Quarter 2007, then the second phase is the oasis park at the lagoon to be opened 4th Quarter 2007. The other phases were not revealed. Hmmm

------------
The SM expansion on the other hand, which will add 110,000 square meters of gross floor area will just add at least 20,000 square meters of leasable area for more or less 70 shops. ;)

This is where the planned closure of Colon Street will come in.

If Colon street will be permanently closed to traffic, we will now have a tourism district or an open air Museum where the tourist will just walk and visit historical sites and at the same time shop around in high end stores that will be housed at the many heritage buildings throughout the district.

The entire Colon road should be paved with cobble stones, spanish style lampposts should be installed along with some benches. The existing Colon Obelisk should be torn down and replaced with a Fountain. Palm trees should also be planted along the strip. The old World War II era buildings should be rehabilitated and rented out to those who are interested in opening an outdoor cafe, restaurant, boutique hotel and outdoor high end shops such as Prada, Versace, etc.. This would be our answer to Hongkong's Nathan Road (although Nathan road is open to traffic) or perhaps L.A.'s Rodeo Drive.

It would also be a nice idea if they will reintroduce Calesas or Tartanillas to ply the entire Colon route.


Need for "central" tourist spot seen

The Freeman (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/freeman200611061801.htm) 11/06/2006


Despite the influx of tourists coming to Cebu, there is a still need to identify and develop a specific tourist site where foreign visitors can shop and dine in style for it to be comparable with popular international tourist destinations like Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong, said a tourism executive.

Robert Lim Joseph, member of the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies, recently said Cebu has a lot to offer for foreign tourists but for it to be effectively marketed, it should have a particular tourist area for shopping and dining.

"We should not try to package Cebu as a foreign tourist destination where everything is cheap, as Cebu can really compete with the likes of Sentosa of Singapore, Ocean Park of Hong Kong and Phuket, Thailand," he added.

^^I've also noticed nga gi cut na ang mga trees, bushes inbetween the carpark beside sa Cafe Laguna and Mariott.

We've also noticed sa SM expansion building nga ang clearance sa 3rd, 4th and 5th floor which will serve as a parking area is quite low. The expansion will have the same height with the old building. They are already working on the 5th floor.

CDN frontpage,Nov 6 issue...

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/AsiasBest.jpg


STILL ONE OF ASIA'S BEST
Cebu remains among preferred tourist destinations


By Wilfredo Rodolfo III
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 11:26am (Mla time) 11/06/2006


Cebu is still one of the best island-destinations in Asia.

For the third straight year, Cebu was voted and included in the top 10 island destinations in the Asia/Indian Ocean region by the prestigious Conde Nast's Traveler Magazine Readers' Choice Awards for 2006.

Although Cebu maintained its 8th place finish last year in the region, it scored higher this year - from last year's 69.5 points to 71.0 points this year.

Cebu ranked seventh when it first emerged in the elite top 10 list of the best island destinations in the region in 2004. But its ranking dropped a notch lower after it was overtaken by Lombok Island in Malaysia.

Last year's fourth placer is this year's number one island-destination in the region.

Maldives received 91.5 points, knocking off 2005 winner Phuket in Thailand, which slid to number three spot at 81.8 points. It also ranked number one in the world.

Traveler Magazine has described Maldives as a "Mecca for surfers and sun worshipers" which has a "beach for everybody, from crowded golden sands to tranquil havens where dolphins frolic."

Perennial favorite Bali in Indonesia overtook Phuket in the ranking to occupy the number two spot at 85.9 points. Langkawi in Malaysia and Koh Samui were fourth and fifth placers with scores at 80.1 and 78.1 respectively.

The rest of the top ten were Seychelles (sixth, with 77.8 points), Zanzibar (seventh, 71.6), Borneo (ninth, 63.2) and Mauritius (tenth, 62.7).

The Traveler Magazine has been conducting the Readers Choice Awards since 1998.

This year, 28,000 tourists participated in the survey and rated these destinations based on the activities, beaches, restaurants, lodging found on the islands as well as the friendliness of the residents.

The scores were "an index of satisfaction with travel facilities and services, scored out of a maximum of 100."

Some 350,000 questionnaires were sent out to Traveler Magazine subscribers where they were asked to rate their choices for the different categories. The final tabulation was conducted by Mediamark Research Inc. of New York City.

Traveler Magazine, considered as the world's best travel magazine, has a worldwide circulation of around 750,000 a month and 1.8 million hits on its website (http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler) monthly. Its readers have been described as the "most affluent, stylish and experienced travelers in the world."

Traveler Magazine is published by Conde Nast along with Allure, Brides, GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Tattler and Wired.

This year's awards also named the best airlines, airports, cities, countries, cruise lines, hotels, spas, resorts and tour operators from the different regions of the world.

The other entries from the Philippines that figured in the list were the exclusive Amanpulo Resort in Palawan, which ranked 14th in the leisure hotels category in the Asia/Indian Ocean division with 86.27 points and the Peninsula Manila in the hotels category in the region with 93.7 points.

Shangri-La Mactan Island Resort and Spa ranked ninth last year in the resorts category in the Indian Ocean region. It did not make it to the top 10 this year.

But the resort was included in the magazine's Gold List of destinations for 2006 - the only entry from the Philippines.

The best city in Asia was still Bangkok in Thailand, which garnered 85.8 points. Included in the top were Hong Kong (second, 80.4 points), Chiang Mai, Thailand (third, 79.9), Singapore (fourth, 78.8) and Kyoto in Japan (fifth, 77.7).

Cebu City, which was once adjudged one of the best cities in Asia in 1999 by the now defunct Asiaweek Magazine, did not figure in the list.

The cities were selected based on the following criteria - cleanliness, culture, architecture/aesthetics, visitor-friendliness, food/restaurants, nightlife and safety.

Rome in Italy was the best city in the world with 94.22 points followed by Barcelona in Spain at 93.67 points and Sydney in Australia at 93.17 points.

The best countries for tourists are Italy (95.57), New Zealand (94.81), and Australia (94.49). Two Southeast Asian countries made it to the list - Thailand, which ranked 7th at 91.07 points and Malaysia, 12th place with 86.36 points. Philippines was nowhere on the list.

Osmeña Blvd's new look...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Slerz2/Osmeablvd1.jpg

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http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Slerz2/Osmeablvd3.jpg

^^ If everyday is a Sunday, then our streets will always be that clean and orderly. :D The blue sheds also look good. But too bad, they won't be renovating the sidealks.

bai nakakita namu sa street sweeper nga truck?... yellow cya ug color...
dako kaayo...

^^ yeah bai, mura'g everyday na man na nila gigamit.

kas2x man lang to ug gasolina...
inig agi mura mao ra man ghapon ang dalan...

dili man to knang pareha anang sa gawas nga kusog kaayo mu.spray ug tubig..
mahulog ra way gamit...

take unya mu pic ato nga truck bai...

Regarding the CEBU CITY WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT and Heritage Conservation Masterplan,


Councilor Joy Pesquera posted this at the Cebu City Forums:



Hello friends!

The City Council is still in the process of deliberating on the Master Plan of the City. I was tasked to assist in reviewing the portion on Urban Design.

I had instructed my staff to take pictures of all the structures including the streets within the Central Business District (sikatuna to p burgos street to magallanes street to the corner of escano street and leon kilat down to p. del rosario street and back to sikatuna.)

I would like to seek your assistance if you have photos of the streets within the Central Business District, past and present, kindly send it to me. You can post it here or send to jpesquera@cebucity.gov.ph. Kindly indicate the date the picture was taken.

I would also appreciate if you can propose a design for the particular area you had chosen. And what regulation / infrastructure that will be needed.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Joy Pesquera




I posted these pictures including a link to the study:

Cebu City Waterfront Development
http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/exhibits/mudd/projects/images/9899cebu/9899cebu_1.jpg


....and she replied


The Strategic Master Plan was started in the year 2000, which was made as a based period and the plan is for the period 2000 - 2020. However, the City Council had just received the Strategic Master Plan only last September. It had conducted a series of executive sessions to tackle each aspect, however, it had found out there are a lot of essential items lacking.

In addition, there is a need to update the data before it will be approved by the council.

I really appreciate your suggestion, but if possible, you can include a drawing or design of your proposal and also, the proposed regulation thereof.

I have already took pictures of about 20% of the Central Business District but it's a long way to go. After taking pictures, I have to super-impose the design as stated in the master plan.

Regarding the plan to put back the old glory of the Freedom Park, it's in the master plan, but there are a lot of conflicting provisions, which we have to reconcile. We also have to take into consideration the impact of its implementation especially social acceptance of the people affected and where should be the right place of their relocation.

Thanks for all those who submitted their proposal.

Joy


... and further..


The Waterfront Redevelopment Design, I believed was done by Joy Onosawa. She was tasked by the Waterfront Development Commission to come up with Heritage Conservation Plan for Cebu City. She was able to submit the proposed design as well as the regulatory requirements. Hopefully, we can incorporate her work in the final output of the Strategic Master Plan and in the to be amended Zoning Ordinance.

So much work done by the Waterfront Development Commission, however, it was never been implemented because the commission was not convened starting 2001.

Much as I want to post the pictures of the city; however, I do not know how to post the pictures.

Maybe next time.

Joy

bai nakakita namu sa street sweeper nga truck?... yellow cya ug color...
dako kaayo...

I'm not sure if the street sweepers that we have now is similar to the original street sweepers that we had before.

Basta the old street sweepers had a circular broom or brush (or in Bisaya we call it lampaso) that rotates, tapos there's a Vacuum that sucks the dust. On the other end is a hose that sprays water.


@Slerz

Of course the clearance is low because you won't be expecting 10-wheeler trucks to park at the multi-level parking area. Just take a look at Ayala's basement parking areas.

... mga bai, na-a mo'y photo ani nga building?

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With new office, Waterfront cops dared to do more
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 11:27am (Mla time) 11/06/2006

Policemen assigned at the Waterfront police station must show that they deserve to stay in a new and beautiful building, a Cebu City official said Sunday.

Vice Mayor Michael Rama challenged the Waterfront policemen to show their gratitude for having a new building by performing their duties correctly and properly.

The new P2.8-million one-story building for the Waterfront policemen will be inaugurated next week.

Superintendent Pedrillo Villamor, Waterfront police station chief, said in Cebuano that the new building would increase the morale of his men and would make them more effective.

Villamor promised to make more operations and more arrests of bad elements at the Pier area.

Villamor also said that the bigger prison space would encourage his men to make more arrests. /Correspondent Jhunnex Napallacan

source link: inq7.net/cdn (http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/news/view_article.php?article_id=30783)

Today is the groundbreaking of the Ayala Expansion at the Lagoon area.. Photos anybody?

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Slerz2/Osmeablvd1.jpg

Ang ganda nito, pero mas maganda pa sana pag pinalitan ng bricks yung sa sidewalk. Sana kahit wala ng Summit pagandahin parin yang mga sidewalk parang sa manila :D

nothing new sa sidewalk...except sa steel railings...gipanindut ta nila ug apil...

nothing new sa sidewalk...except sa steel railings...gipanindut ta nila ug apil...

^^One more thing, parang di bumagay yung yello na kulay. Just my opinion anyway :D

gaano na kataas yung crowne regency?

^^38 storeys bai...

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actually bai, there is a circular brush @ the back of the truck, as you can see in the pic ubos anang red and white nga bumper but they will only use that circular broom during night time, silbing formal street cleaning pero during the day wa na nag usik usik sa gasolina as what @rage said, hehe... there is that little flat circular brush og kanang murag silhig tukog beside the truck nga mosilhig sa abog kilid sa dan kay magtapog manang abog kilid sa dan kung daghan ang sakyanan and they also sprinkle water para mo humok ang solid particles nga ni pilit sa dan sama's tae sa kanding nga natumban :D


the small flat broom beside the truck
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/streetsweeper4.jpg

katong murag silhig tukog that I mentioned :D
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http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/streetsweeper1.jpg

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so 1 nalang para ma complete? 39 ryt?

...i think we should merge the main Cebu thread with the Cebu U/C Thread para mosamot og ka paspas...hehhehehe! besides, i noticed that more guests are viewing this thread than the other Cebu U/C thread

bitaw bitaw...hehehe

so 1 nalang para ma complete? 39 ryt?

...if you look this pic closely, they're now on the 34th floor...(just base it from the no. "30") ...so, 4 more storey to top it off ...di ba 38 storey? ...hehheheheh!

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/creg2.jpg

ah...what i was asking kasi is kung "gaano" na kataas yung nagawa.. ehehehe.. my bad..

San pwedeng mag-stay sa CEBU? Yung mura lang ah :lol:

Ngeee, actually the reason why GreyX created a Cebu u/c thread is because the main Cebu thread easily gets filled up. Aside from that, there is also a "Under Construction" subforum so why not create cebu u/c thread instead of posting separate threads for each u/c. Hehehe..

The downside to a thread getting filled up easily is we won't be able to keep track of the important events/articles being posted. You won't also be able to keep track as to who replied to your posts and queries.

I can even remember before, I think the Cebu thread reached 500 posts in more or less 3 days.


...i think we should merge the main Cebu thread with the Cebu U/C Thread para mosamot og ka paspas...hehhehehe! besides, i noticed that more guests are viewing this thread than the other Cebu U/C thread

San pwedeng mag-stay sa CEBU? Yung mura lang ah :lol:

Lots of cheap but decent Pension Houses and Inns here bro especially at the Fuente uptown area. They're actually just beside each other and just a few walks away from basic essentials such as church and restaurant. Hehe..

Are you coming to Cebu? Ummm, another SSC meet on the way...





@gors

Bai gors, mao diay ni ang bag-o nga sidewalk sa USC Main.. Katu imo pangutana before.. Dugay naman kaayo ni natukod..

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/2006_05_25/usc_main02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/2006_05_25/usc_main01.jpg

....ah, ok! you enlightened me....newbie me! ...hehheheh (pero ang point nako, sa 8 hours or more nako mag-online, mostly ang kasagaran mo-view sa U/C thread is from Cebu forumers ra og less ra ang mga guests, unlike sa main thread nga daghan ang guests nga mo-view ...ang ako lang ba, ang guests ang pangita-on nila kay Cebu main thread ra gyud sa Cities in the Philippines Sub-Forums ...anyway, i think okay ra man sab diay nga separate..

Ngeee, actually the reason why GreyX created a Cebu u/c thread is because the main Cebu thread easily gets filled up. Aside from that, there is also a "Under Construction" subforum so why not create cebu u/c thread instead of posting separate threads for each u/c. Hehehe..

The downside to a thread getting filled up easily is we won't be able to keep track of the important events/articles being posted. You won't also be able to keep track as to who replied to your posts and queries.

I can even remember before, I think the Cebu thread reached 500 posts in more or less 3 days.

^^ Me and my sister are planning to visit Cebu sa summer. haha!

...i think we should merge the main Cebu thread with the Cebu U/C Thread para mosamot og ka paspas...hehhehehe! besides, i noticed that more guests are viewing this thread than the other Cebu U/C thread

No, SSC is not a race to the number of threads... If we notice that there is a race on the thread numbers and it goes worse to spam and chatty posting, we usually reset the thread number to 1. ;)

@gors

Bai gors, mao diay ni ang bag-o nga sidewalk sa USC Main.. Katu imo pangutana before.. Dugay naman kaayo ni natukod..

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/2006_05_25/usc_main02.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/2006_05_25/usc_main01.jpg

nindut najud diay ako alma mater...the last time i went to cebu was december of 2004

Cebu Rover with Sinjin

CICC - 99% Complete (accdng. to Manuel Guanzon)
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/9197/p1020388nw7.jpg

New Lampposts
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7968/p1020389bp3.jpg

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/6296/p1020390mj3.jpg

Old and New
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/2686/p1020391lg2.jpg

Are you wondering what these thick and massive concrete construction works are? These are MEPZA welcome signs. They are u/c on the Ibo Side and the Mactan Marina Mall side of MEPZA. Target completion is 45 calendar days after they begun constructions a few weeks ago

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/8770/p1020392gm6.jpg

SM City Cebu North Building (A NEW NORTH WILL OPEN SOON! - SM)
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/241/p1020384ig0.jpg

operational naba to ang hotel tapad sa SM?

operational naba to ang hotel tapad sa SM?

No. We parked in front of it kanina, and it's rotting :ohno:

Anyway, the SM Expansion has a basement pala? Open kasi yung gate kanina and then, we saw some kind of a basement entrance... hmmm

^^

Yeah it has a basement. I think pareho lang gud sa existing building, naay lower ground floor..

I've noticed sa imo pic Sinjin, the lower floors will be mall space noh while the upper floor will be parking space based on the clearance.

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/241/p1020384ig0.jpg

^^

Yeah it has a basement. I think pareho lang gud sa existing building, naay lower ground floor..

Yeah, but would it be dedicated to parking? What I'm thinking is this, the basement would be dedicated to parking and access to the 3rd, 4th and 5th level parking areas will come from there? Huh?

asa man ni dapit ang SM expansion? i don't remember a vacant lot beside the existing building..

^^

Naa oi, the parking area bitaw.. Daku baya kaayo tu..

asa man ni dapit ang SM expansion? i don't remember a vacant lot beside the existing building..

The existing open parking area. The expansion building's foot print will be occupying at least 2/3 of the existing open parking area.

Yeah, but would it be dedicated to parking? What I'm thinking is this, the basement would be dedicated to parking and access to the 3rd, 4th and 5th level parking areas will come from there? Huh?


I hope it won't be dedicated to parking space because after all, the multi-level parking areas are at the top portion of the building. Nice if they bring back "Worlds of Fun" or "Glicos". Hehehe.

Diba this building will also have a rooftop that would also be an open air parking area?

Regarding access to the multi-level parking space, I remember sa rendering, there was a portion of it that looked like a spiral ramp similar to the one in Robinsons.

^^it would be great for the movie-goers then, no more walking back to their cars on the dark outdoor parking lot after the last full show, since the parking space would literally be right beside them...

hahaha. stupid me...totally forgot about the parking lot...daku man diay kayo to...:bash:

Is anyone going to attend the groundbreaking of the Oasis Lifestyle Park of ACC?

^^it would be great for the movie-goers then, no more walking back to their cars on the dark outdoor parking lot after the last full show, since the parking space would literally be right beside them...

Yeah I think that's one of the main reasons why they positioned the parking space at the top. Hehe..

Yeah I think that's one of the main reasons why they positioned the parking space at the top. Hehe..

No that's just a minor reason. Think about it, if you place the leasable area to the top floors, it won't have direct access from outside, it's only access would be the connections to the existing building. But with the leasable area placed on the lower area, they could have direct access since they could open new entrances and add more escalators. :yes:

^^

I said that's one of the main reasons, the other being the accessibility of the leasable floors as you've mentioned. :)

^ But still, it's not one of the main reasons but one of the minor reasons or what we could say, a "plus"....

Anyway, Arnold, was there a time when you were bald? I saw the ad of Sinangag (or is that the name of the place where you ate on the latest SSC meet where they serve -logs?) on RCTV and someone focused there looks like you, bald! :D

So i just arrived home from the launching of thr ACC Lagoon Redevelopment. Video grabs to follow. One word: Wow!

So i just arrived home from the launching of thr ACC Lagoon Redevelopment. Video grabs to follow. One word: Wow!

You're making me excited!

Launching of ACC Expansion and Lagoon Re-development

Video 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPYuYduP2oo)

Video 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r97VLmyAdzs)

Video 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-37bWAG8zQ)


You might be wondering why the texts in the video are inverted, because i am filming at the back of the LCD screen at Cafe Havana. hehe

^ Why isn't the 3rd video available anymore bai?

^
its working now.


BTW, maybe the scale model will be displayed at their office, so you might wanna check it out.

^ Thanks, I'm speechless! :D

Btw, were many able to witness the launching of this amazing development?

hahaha...did anybody say microdevelopment? now that somebody could go run back to his mama..lol

^ He's gone actually, he can't read your post. :lol:

Watch Talk Back now at ANC. Its all about the ASEAN SUmmit and Cebu.

bali lagi captions sa video...gikuha ni sa luyo?

^^post no. 303...hehe

^^post no. 303...hehe

wahahaha...wa ko kabasa...gagmay kayo size sa letters. :bash: lol

Watch Talk Back now at ANC. Its all about the ASEAN SUmmit and Cebu.

It's done.. Finally, everything is clear, Cebu is ready to host the ASEAN Summit!

What was discussed in ANC? Wa man ko kalantaw kay wa man mi TV sa bhaus oi. :cry:

^ Basically everything about the summit preparations... Anyway, I think Markiiboi will post videos again :D

^ nah sorry i didn't grab any videos. nalingaw man gud ko sa iningles ni Guanzon. :lol:

...unfortunately, "IMAGEHACK" and "YOUTUBE" are banned sites here in Saudi Arabia...so, wala gyud ko kakita about this launching thing of ACC expansion, anyway, can we say it's now a mega expansion?

Some Screencaps:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/Untitled-4copy.jpg


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/Untitled-9.jpg


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/Untitled-3copy.jpg


http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/Untitled-5.jpg


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...thanks bai, at least i had a glimpse !!!! hehehhehe... all i can say, very unique ....i guess, it's another first for mall design in the philippines

wowowow. ayala, you're the best!.. it truly is a one-of-a-kind shopping and entertainment destination once done. i hope SM can do something with their environs.. hehe :)

Watch Talk Back now at ANC. Its all about the ASEAN SUmmit and Cebu.

^^Anong oras yung rewind nito?

Proudly Cebu made: Balamban shipbuilder launches first-ever pure car, truck carrier

The Freeman 11/07/2006 (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/FREEMAN200611071808.htm)

Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Incorporated launched its first Pure Car and Truck Carrier - Single Screw Roll On/Roll Off Car carrier last November 3, Friday, in Balamban town.

The Pure Car and Truck Carrier has a capacity of 5,100 cars or 4,300 cars and trucks. It has 12 decks and has a service speed of 19.3 knots. Its length is 170 meters, breadth of 32.2 meters, depth of 34.8 meters, full loaded draft of 9.6 meters and a gross tonnage of about 52,400 tons.

The car carrier is not something that gets ordered everyday. It is quite expensive to construct, and there aren't very many of them plying the seas, this was learned from officials of Tsuneishi. Like the other ship launchings prior to that of last Friday, the event took place just as the tide was at its highest level for easy launch. Even the wind speed had to be monitored to the last minute. With Divine Providence, everything went out smoothly as planned.

Such event was significant because the last time a Pure Car and Truck carrier was launched, the ship reportedly haplessly tipped to its side. So, when Tsuneishi did it right the first time last Friday, its engineers went wild with glee cheering at such a feat.

The ceremony began with the playing of the Philippine National Anthem, followed by Norway's and that of Japan's. Norway is the country of the company that ordered the ship from Kambara Kisen Co., Ltd. of Japan with Mr. Makoto Kambara as chairman. Mrs. Sachiko Kambara, the wife of the chairman, did the cutting of the ceremonial line.

Foreign dignitaries and several officials from the Naval Forces Central Command and the Central Command, along with their families, attended the launch so to witness a significant moment in Philippine shipbuilding history.

As Tsuneishi launched its first-ever Pure Car and Truck Carrier, the global shipping industry took notice. And as a fitting footnote, Tsuneishi is now working on its second order.

While it is true that the technology employed as well as part of the capital outlay came from Japan, workmanship and craftsmanship are purely provided by Filipinos, and noted to be distinctly a masterpiece of Cebuanos. - Clarence C. Martinez and Alfonso V. Alvarez/MEEV

bai Mark, thanks sa video... ACC will really be a unique city within Cebu City :okay::okay:

ACC is the best. "I Love You More Today Than Yesterday....."

If I'm not mistaken, there's a portion of the Ayala expansion that will make it look like Greenbelt. Hehehe.. :)

But very nice indeed! Hehe. I've noticed that the building will be "encircling" the lagoon, so would the existing structures (Starbucks, Cafe Laguna, Cafe Havana) be merged with it perhaps?

Street Roving


P del Rosario
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Fuente Osmeña
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infront of SM st.:D (?)
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Ouano ave./S Osmeña
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^ But still, it's not one of the main reasons but one of the minor reasons or what we could say, a "plus"....

Anyway, Arnold, was there a time when you were bald? I saw the ad of Sinangag (or is that the name of the place where you ate on the latest SSC meet where they serve -logs?) on RCTV and someone focused there looks like you, bald! :D

Certainly not me. Hehe..

Lagoon Area

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

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/ayala_expansion02.jpg

nice ayala updates... actually i was there with mark...
nag.upload pa sad ko karon... w8 lng sa ha...

mao ni cya... ang ayala expansion...

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before the launching...
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cityview night@ club ultima boardroom...
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pagmata nko ganihang buntag... medjo limpyo ang skyline... dili hazy...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020394.jpg

Mao na ni ang Launching proper sa Ayala Expansion...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020336.jpg

latino music serenades...
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pouring of water...
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dance number by UNiversity of Cebu dance troupe...
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the actual rendering... hope i.display sa taas unya...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020365.jpg

^ nah sorry i didn't grab any videos. nalingaw man gud ko sa iningles ni Guanzon. :lol:

Same here, nabuang jud ko ug katawa ni Manuel Guanzon... :applause: Pero at least, klaro na ang lahat! :)

Okay, here is what was discussed:
-Preparations for the ASEAN Summit are 95% ready
-The CICC is 98% complete! They are currently doing the tiling (? :lol:), the carpeting and the painting of the interiors
-The CICC construction cost will not balloon to P800 million! Gov. Gwen assured that if the cost would increase, it won't exceed 10-15% (additional P45-67.5 million) of the original cost.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!:

For those who will create the banners:

1. Please submit to me the NORMAL CEBU BANNER, THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK! I will then post it in the moderator board so that it would be looked upon immediately. We need to put it up there WITHIN NOVEMBER

2. For the ASEAN Summit Banner, you have until NOVEMBER 30 TO SUBMIT THEM TO ME.

3. For both banners, JAN DISCOURAGES TEXT MARKINGS SO IF YOU WILL PUT SOME, LET IT BE MINIMAL...

Cheers!

‘More work to be done’

CEBU’S tourism stakeholders must work harder by upgrading services and improving infrastructure to put Cebu on a higher rank in an international travel magazine survey next year, an industry leader said.

The survey result this year should inspire tourism players to promote Cebu with aggressive marketing and focus efforts on the Cebu brand, Mila Espina, head of the tourism committee of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry told Sun.Star Cebu.

“The news is great and an indicator that Cebu is indeed in the global market already. It implies that Cebu is selling itself as a destination of the Philippines. Cebu makes a great difference,” she said.

The CCCI has been pushing tourism, along with information technology, as the engine of growth of Cebu’s economy.

Cebu was again voted eighth in this year’s top 10 island destinations in the Asia or Indian Ocean region by the Conde Nast’s Traveler Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards for 2006.

Conde Nast Traveller magazine is a premier magazine for people with a passion for travel, adventure, culture and new ideas.

Former governor Lito Osmeña’s marketing strategy of promoting Cebu as an “Island in the Pacific” has proven its effectiveness, said Efren Belarmino, president of Skal International Cebu and general manager of Plantation Bay Resort and Spa.

He said some international tourists until now see Cebu as an island in the Pacific, not an island in the Philippines.

“We (Cebu tourism industry) have been including in our marketing paraphernalia that Cebu is a part of the Philippines. But we can’t stop tourists from thinking that Cebu is not part of the Philippines. Cebu is just Cebu. It stands on its own,” he said in an interview.

But like Espina, Provincial Board (PB) Member Agnes Magpale believes more needs to be done.

Cebu’s rank has always been in the seventh or eighth in the top ten island destinations in the Asia/Indian Ocean Region for three consecutive years in the Conde Nast’s Traveler Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards.

“This should serve as a wake-up call because we have been stagnant,” said Magpale, who heads the PB committee on tourism said.

“We hope that with this effort of the governor to develop rural areas, we will discover more destinations that are also world class. We position ourselves as a destination for seminars and conventions but we should also aim for more,” Magpale said.

The Cebu Provincial Government has initiated the Suroy-suroy Sugbo aimed at promoting the different destinations outside the city centers.

The next Suroy-suroy Sugbo will be in January next year but the tour is already fully booked.

Magpale said she is glad that the mayors are now aware that their own localities are tourist destinations.

But she admitted that the shortage of accommodation is still a problem and before holding Suroy-suroy, Capitol always sends a team to the places to check whether there are available rooms for tourists. (JBN/MBG)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/11/07/news/.more.work.to.be.done..html



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‘Cebu can be no. 1 island-destination in Asia’


Cebu Daily News
Last updated 11:02am (Mla time) 11/07/2006

Concerted efforts of both the government and private sector are needed to “push Cebu as the ultimate island destination” in Asia.

This was the reaction of Provincial Board Member Agnes Magpale and businessman Robert Go on the eighth place finish of Cebu in the list of 10 best island destinations for Asia/Indian Ocean region in the annual Conde Nast's Traveler Magazine Readers' Choice Awards for 2006.

Both remained confident that Cebu would improve its ranking in future surveys conducted by Traveler Magazine among its 350,000 subscribers. This can be done by encouraging investors to pour in their money on tourism-related businesses while at the same time, intensifying the promotion campaigns on the island.

Go, regional governor of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, noted that the Philippines has been outpaced by other countries that had been aggressive in developing their tourism industry.

“For example, Cebu is better than Bali, Indonesia in terms of natural resources but what makes it attractive? All five-star hotels are in Bali. There, the government is pushing for investments. When there are five-star hotels, there are places to stay. The tourists do not go there for beaches. They go there because of the five-star hotels,” Go said.

The hotels use their resources and connections in other countries to ensure tourists' arrivals. They help in the promotion, he added.

Government support, such as opening the real estate ownership to foreigners, could help a lot, Go said.

He added that Cebu still has plenty of areas that can be tourist magnets, if properly developed and if hotels were put up there. These could be found on Malapascua Island as well as the towns of Daanbantayan, Boljoon and Badian.

But Go said the holding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Cebu can boost the island's tourism potential because many people from other countries will get to know about Cebu.

His optimism was shared by Magpale, provincial board committee chair on tourism, saying the summit would open doors for Cebu.

Magpale said the administration of Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has put more focus on its “Suroy-suroy” program, which aims to bring tourists to the countryside by highlighting the cultural, historical and recreation attractions of the towns.

For the third straight year, Cebu was included in the top 10 island destinations in the Asia/Indian Ocean region based on the survey conducted by Traveler Magazine on its readers this year.

Cebu remained on the eighth place but it scored higher this year with 71 points from last year's 69.5 points.

Traveler Magazine, considered as the world's best travel magazine, has a worldwide circulation of around 750,000 a month and 1.8 million hits on its website (http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler) monthly. Its readers have been described as the “most affluent, stylish and experienced travelers in the world.”

The survey also included the selection of best cities in Asia. Unfortunately, Cebu City was no where in the list.

But Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said it would take a while before the city would be included in the top 10 best tourism destination in Asia or one of the best cities in Asia.

He, however, said his dream to make Cebu City number one remains achievable and he still has three more years to work on it if reelected next year.

“People can see that despite our financial difficulties we are able to level with other cities as far as beautification (programs) is concerned,” said Osmeña, who was in Palawan on Monday.

While Cebu City is regarded as a “highly rated” tourism destination, he said it still lacked an entertainment strip to boost its night life.

He said he wants to address this with an integrated entertainment area of 18 restaurants and entertainment joints along the seawall of the South Road Properties (SRP).

“It's not fun if restaurants and bars are far apart. They have to be in a strip like the ones in Singapore and Hawaii,” the mayor said.

He was also confident that investments would mushroom in the SRP when people gather there.

“We may not have a white sand beach (like the ones found in Mactan Island) but we are also doing our part (in promoting tourism). It is just a matter of time for us to become number one,” the mayor said. /Doris C. Bongcac and Suzzane S. Alueta

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ASEAN reps to check Cebu convention center

By Dale G. Israel, Jolene Bulambot
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 11:02am (Mla time) 11/07/2006

Representatives of the 17 countries participating in the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in December will be in Cebu on Wednesday to inspect the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) and the hotels of the delegates.

Elizabeth Francia, executive secretary of Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, said they were expecting around 200 people composed mainly of protocol officers and other officials who would serve as advance parties to the heads of states.

Each country would send three to 17 people as part of the advance party.

Their agenda include inspecting the hotels where the delegates would be staying as well as the CICC in Mandaue City, one of the venues of the summit.

The routes for the spouses of the heads of states may also be inspected by the representatives.

Before the inspection of the building, the ASEAN secretariat would hold a briefing on the procedures of the whole summit. Specific details of other activities are undisclosed due to security reasons.

The ASEAN is composed of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Its dialogue partners include Japan, China, South Korea, India, New Zealand, Australia, and the European Union (EU). During the summit, the EU will be represented by Finland. East Timor will send a delegate as an observer.

In the meantime, painting and tiling works at CICC have been speeded up in time for the ocular inspection on Wednesday.

Architect Manuel Guanzon said Sunday the facility was ready for inspection as the CICC was already “99 percent complete.”

The remaining one percent would be devoted to minor works such as carpeting, furnishing the interior part of CICC and some finishing touches, he added.

Last Saturday, Guanzon said the CICC was already “100 percent” complete when Cebu Daily News joined Governor Garcia and Mandaue City Mayor Teddy Ouano during the inspection of the CICC.

When he noted the surprised look on the reporter's face, the architect snapped and said: “Mangutana ka unya dili ka motuo.”

But when interviewed on Sunday, Guanzon said the facility was “99 percent complete.”

“It's already all in. What we are doing now is fine-tuning and by November 15, everything will be completed,” he added.

Guanzon said they were ready to show off the facility to the country representatives.

“They'll expect to see a very clean convention center and they would get to see the necessary facilities,” he said.

He added that he expected that the painting and tiling works being done now would be completed by Wednesday. At that time, the paint would have dried up too.

Mock-up rooms would be set up for display for Wednesday's inspection so visitors could see what the CICC would look like when furnished.

“By that time, the interior part is not yet carpeted. We will show them the ministers' room and all the facilities. We will have mock-up rooms where there would be a display of furniture, lights and they can make suggestions such as changing the fabric chairs to leather or the tables or the lights,” he said.

@slerz unsa na nga building na underconstruction beside dbp? wala na ang tennis court and former abs-cbn studio dira?

^^This you mean?
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/sr9.jpg

It's the ACT (Asian College of Technology) college and IT mall. Actually gi palit na ni councilor Abellanosa ang lot sa ABS CBN para tukuran sa iyang skwelahan.
Naapa man ang Tennis court inbetween the u/c building and the DBP building.

here are other angles of ACT.
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/act3.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/act1.jpg


btw, asa diay ka rn bai, abroad ka?

@slerz naa ko iligan. i used to study in cebu (USC-MAIN). dira man gud ko ganaugan sa jeep sa una gikan sa labangon. After graduating...I came back to my hometown

^^ah ok, murag daghan na jud nausab dri sa Cebu bai gors... I hope maka visit ka sa Cebu balik for another SSC Cebu meet...ehehe

^^ puhon kung makalugar nako...:)

My entries jin.

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2738/bannertrycopyap6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6121/bannertrycopy2az0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ cool banner samples @MarkiiBoi

@markiiboi

bai, try na ipadala ni JAN KLERKS (jan.klerks@planet.nl), mo-comment ra na siya kung ok ba ang quality or not ..basta, it should be 719 x 123 pixels, 72 dpi.

@markiiboi

bai, try na ipadala ni JAN KLERKS (jan.klerks@planet.nl), mo-comment ra na siya kung ok ba ang quality or not ..basta, it should be 719 x 123 pixels, 72 dpi.

I will be the one to submit it through the moderation board so that it will be looked upon immediately... Besides, you can't just submit it through him via email you know, there is a process for that. :yes:

Anyway, the banner is already very good, I specifically like the second one

And here's my lousy modification of Markii's masterpiece. I'm sorry if I don't have photo-editing talents

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1938/cebupj9.jpg

... ah okay, but just want you to know that this is exactly what he replied (by e-mail) to me when i sent a sample old photo of bai rage@cebu

That banner is old size, new size is 719 x 123 pixels, 72 dpi. Feel free to send me another one.

^ Yes I know that already, but in SSC history, there was never a banner shown that was sent via email. Most of the times, banners are from the ones posted in this thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=346135 . If you would check it out, it's closed already and the whole year is fully booked. That's why we, the moderators, will be the ones to submit it in the moderation board. A few people too, submit banners via PM to Jan but he's too busy now to open his PM box especially if the subject of those are the ones on his signature. So just sit back and relax as I will be the one to submit the banners for Cebu, the ASEAN Summit and the 2007 banners as we already have our own banner thread there ;)

ah ok, just F.Y.I. ra gud...hehehhe!

So okay, I've already posted those 3 banners in the moderator forum already. I told Jan that if those 3 are fine, he has the freedom to choose which one he would put up within the month of November. If they aren't fine yet, he'll be telling me to let you create some more. :D

My entries jin.

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http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6121/bannertrycopy2az0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

i like both... kani na lng... :banana:

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inig open nimu sa flickr... kay rokbot gyud dayon imu makit.an...
love those photos... lindot sad kay markii...

^^ ‘More work to be done’

CEBU’S tourism stakeholders must work harder by upgrading services and improving infrastructure to put Cebu on a higher rank in an international travel magazine survey next year, an industry leader said.

The survey result this year should inspire tourism players to promote Cebu with aggressive marketing and focus efforts on the Cebu brand, Mila Espina, head of the tourism committee of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry told Sun.Star Cebu.

“The news is great and an indicator that Cebu is indeed in the global market already. It implies that Cebu is selling itself as a destination of the Philippines. Cebu makes a great difference,” she said.

The CCCI has been pushing tourism, along with information technology, as the engine of growth of Cebu’s economy.

Cebu was again voted eighth in this year’s top 10 island destinations in the Asia or Indian Ocean region by the Conde Nast’s Traveler Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards for 2006.

Conde Nast Traveller magazine is a premier magazine for people with a passion for travel, adventure, culture and new ideas.

Former governor Lito Osmeña’s marketing strategy of promoting Cebu as an “Island in the Pacific” has proven its effectiveness, said Efren Belarmino, president of Skal International Cebu and general manager of Plantation Bay Resort and Spa.

He said some international tourists until now see Cebu as an island in the Pacific, not an island in the Philippines.

“We (Cebu tourism industry) have been including in our marketing paraphernalia that Cebu is a part of the Philippines. But we can’t stop tourists from thinking that Cebu is not part of the Philippines. Cebu is just Cebu. It stands on its own,” he said in an interview.

But like Espina, Provincial Board (PB) Member Agnes Magpale believes more needs to be done.

Cebu’s rank has always been in the seventh or eighth in the top ten island destinations in the Asia/Indian Ocean Region for three consecutive years in the Conde Nast’s Traveler Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards.

“This should serve as a wake-up call because we have been stagnant,” said Magpale, who heads the PB committee on tourism said.

“We hope that with this effort of the governor to develop rural areas, we will discover more destinations that are also world class. We position ourselves as a destination for seminars and conventions but we should also aim for more,” Magpale said.

The Cebu Provincial Government has initiated the Suroy-suroy Sugbo aimed at promoting the different destinations outside the city centers.

The next Suroy-suroy Sugbo will be in January next year but the tour is already fully booked.

Magpale said she is glad that the mayors are now aware that their own localities are tourist destinations.

But she admitted that the shortage of accommodation is still a problem and before holding Suroy-suroy, Capitol always sends a team to the places to check whether there are available rooms for tourists. (JBN/MBG)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/11/07/news/.more.work.to.be.done..html



TODAY's HEADLINE
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‘Cebu can be no. 1 island-destination in Asia’


Cebu Daily News
Last updated 11:02am (Mla time) 11/07/2006

Concerted efforts of both the government and private sector are needed to “push Cebu as the ultimate island destination” in Asia.

This was the reaction of Provincial Board Member Agnes Magpale and businessman Robert Go on the eighth place finish of Cebu in the list of 10 best island destinations for Asia/Indian Ocean region in the annual Conde Nast's Traveler Magazine Readers' Choice Awards for 2006.

Both remained confident that Cebu would improve its ranking in future surveys conducted by Traveler Magazine among its 350,000 subscribers. This can be done by encouraging investors to pour in their money on tourism-related businesses while at the same time, intensifying the promotion campaigns on the island.

Go, regional governor of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, noted that the Philippines has been outpaced by other countries that had been aggressive in developing their tourism industry.

“For example, Cebu is better than Bali, Indonesia in terms of natural resources but what makes it attractive? All five-star hotels are in Bali. There, the government is pushing for investments. When there are five-star hotels, there are places to stay. The tourists do not go there for beaches. They go there because of the five-star hotels,” Go said.

The hotels use their resources and connections in other countries to ensure tourists' arrivals. They help in the promotion, he added.

Government support, such as opening the real estate ownership to foreigners, could help a lot, Go said.

He added that Cebu still has plenty of areas that can be tourist magnets, if properly developed and if hotels were put up there. These could be found on Malapascua Island as well as the towns of Daanbantayan, Boljoon and Badian.

But Go said the holding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Cebu can boost the island's tourism potential because many people from other countries will get to know about Cebu.

His optimism was shared by Magpale, provincial board committee chair on tourism, saying the summit would open doors for Cebu.

Magpale said the administration of Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has put more focus on its “Suroy-suroy” program, which aims to bring tourists to the countryside by highlighting the cultural, historical and recreation attractions of the towns.

For the third straight year, Cebu was included in the top 10 island destinations in the Asia/Indian Ocean region based on the survey conducted by Traveler Magazine on its readers this year.

Cebu remained on the eighth place but it scored higher this year with 71 points from last year's 69.5 points.

Traveler Magazine, considered as the world's best travel magazine, has a worldwide circulation of around 750,000 a month and 1.8 million hits on its website (http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler) monthly. Its readers have been described as the “most affluent, stylish and experienced travelers in the world.”

The survey also included the selection of best cities in Asia. Unfortunately, Cebu City was no where in the list.

But Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said it would take a while before the city would be included in the top 10 best tourism destination in Asia or one of the best cities in Asia.

He, however, said his dream to make Cebu City number one remains achievable and he still has three more years to work on it if reelected next year.

“People can see that despite our financial difficulties we are able to level with other cities as far as beautification (programs) is concerned,” said Osmeña, who was in Palawan on Monday.

While Cebu City is regarded as a “highly rated” tourism destination, he said it still lacked an entertainment strip to boost its night life.

He said he wants to address this with an integrated entertainment area of 18 restaurants and entertainment joints along the seawall of the South Road Properties (SRP).

“It's not fun if restaurants and bars are far apart. They have to be in a strip like the ones in Singapore and Hawaii,” the mayor said.

He was also confident that investments would mushroom in the SRP when people gather there.

“We may not have a white sand beach (like the ones found in Mactan Island) but we are also doing our part (in promoting tourism). It is just a matter of time for us to become number one,” the mayor said. /Doris C. Bongcac and Suzzane S. Alueta

_________________________________

ASEAN reps to check Cebu convention center

By Dale G. Israel, Jolene Bulambot
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 11:02am (Mla time) 11/07/2006

Representatives of the 17 countries participating in the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in December will be in Cebu on Wednesday to inspect the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) and the hotels of the delegates.

Elizabeth Francia, executive secretary of Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, said they were expecting around 200 people composed mainly of protocol officers and other officials who would serve as advance parties to the heads of states.

Each country would send three to 17 people as part of the advance party.

Their agenda include inspecting the hotels where the delegates would be staying as well as the CICC in Mandaue City, one of the venues of the summit.

The routes for the spouses of the heads of states may also be inspected by the representatives.

Before the inspection of the building, the ASEAN secretariat would hold a briefing on the procedures of the whole summit. Specific details of other activities are undisclosed due to security reasons.

The ASEAN is composed of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Its dialogue partners include Japan, China, South Korea, India, New Zealand, Australia, and the European Union (EU). During the summit, the EU will be represented by Finland. East Timor will send a delegate as an observer.

In the meantime, painting and tiling works at CICC have been speeded up in time for the ocular inspection on Wednesday.

Architect Manuel Guanzon said Sunday the facility was ready for inspection as the CICC was already “99 percent complete.”

The remaining one percent would be devoted to minor works such as carpeting, furnishing the interior part of CICC and some finishing touches, he added.

Last Saturday, Guanzon said the CICC was already “100 percent” complete when Cebu Daily News joined Governor Garcia and Mandaue City Mayor Teddy Ouano during the inspection of the CICC.

When he noted the surprised look on the reporter's face, the architect snapped and said: “Mangutana ka unya dili ka motuo.”

But when interviewed on Sunday, Guanzon said the facility was “99 percent complete.”

“It's already all in. What we are doing now is fine-tuning and by November 15, everything will be completed,” he added.

Guanzon said they were ready to show off the facility to the country representatives.

“They'll expect to see a very clean convention center and they would get to see the necessary facilities,” he said.

He added that he expected that the painting and tiling works being done now would be completed by Wednesday. At that time, the paint would have dried up too.

Mock-up rooms would be set up for display for Wednesday's inspection so visitors could see what the CICC would look like when furnished.

“By that time, the interior part is not yet carpeted. We will show them the ministers' room and all the facilities. We will have mock-up rooms where there would be a display of furniture, lights and they can make suggestions such as changing the fabric chairs to leather or the tables or the lights,” he said.

:dance: :pepper: :pepper: :cheer: We Defenately Agree, that Cebu Has great Potential The World Best Holiday destination. CEbu, " The Queen of the South, Paradise Islands In The Pacific." God Bless Ceboom.:nocrook: :lock:

^^ "IF THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY, AND IT PAYS DEVIDENDS.":lock:

ive been away for 2 days lang, and my goodness!!! gkapoy na gud ang akong jaw ky cge lang ug kahagbong tungod sa mga developments sa atong cebu!!! WOW CEBU jud!!!

ahak! abi gyud nako buddhist temple somwhere in thailand! waterfront lahug ra diay to! hehehehe

Sunday, November 05, 2006
Get ready for surveillance cams all over Metro Cebu

SURVEILLANCE cameras will be placed in strategic areas in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu, as part of the security arrangements for the Asean summit next month.

The cameras will monitor traffic and will alert the authorities about abandoned vehicles or baggage that might contain bombs, said the legal chief of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 7, Agustinito Hermoso.

For 24 hours, the cameras can record a person’s features and a vehicle’s description, including the plate number, and store information for up to 45 days.

Hermoso, a member of DPWH’s bids and awards committee, said they will be buying the cameras.

DPWH 7 Assistant Director Marlinda Alvizo, in her letter of invitation to suppliers, said the traffic surveillance equipment and software will cost about P89 million. The money will be taken from DPWH funds.

Installation will take 30 days.

She identified three possible suppliers—Triton Co. Inc., Cebesos Co. Inc., and Wireless Tech Inc.

The police will identify where the cameras will be installed. The cameras will be turned over to the local government units after the summit.

A source said Cebu will be the first city in the country to have this kind of technology.

The surveillance equipment will be Internet protocol-based and the images will be transmitted through radio frequencies.

Aside from security, cleanliness is also a concern for the summit hosts.

The Mandaue City Council is urging Mandauehanons, especially those whose properties lie along the main thoroughfare and the ceremonial routes of the summit, to clean up their premises.

“The summit is not purely a governmental affair but includes the active support of the private sector because of the economic benefits that it will bring to the city and its people,” Councilor Carlo Fortuna said in a resolution.

Fortuna observed that tall weeds and garbage can be found in several vacant lots in the South Reclamation Area (SRA) and it appears the property owners have not attempted to clean up, despite the government’s efforts to beautify the surroundings.

He wants lot owners “to clean and green and beautify their lots” parallel to the efforts to beautify the city for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit next month.

He is also encouraging establishments and institutions within the vicinity of the SRA and the Cebu International Convention Center to clean and beautify their premises.

Councilor Procopio Villanueva also filed a separate resolution asking all residents and private establishments situated along the main roads to maintain the cleanliness of their frontage.

He observed that some residents merely rely on the government’s garbage collection and they do not even keep their surroundings tidy.

Villanueva also drafted a resolution urging the General Services Office and the City Engineer’s Office to remove advertising posters pasted on walls, fences and electric posts along the ceremonial routes of the Asean summit. (OCP/ROV) Suns.Star (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/11/05/news/get.ready.for.surveillance.cams.all.over.metro.cebu.html)

:cheer: the wonderful cebu THE BEST GYUD...:nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

Nice banner bai Mark, mas ganahan ko sa ika duha kay mas defined ang skyline by night :okay:

and the Christmas tree, murag mas bongga ni run da kaysa last year.... magpa picture nasad ta with the tree ha sa umaabot Pasko sa Sugbo...hehe

Nami ba bai Markii! I prefer both. Tsada! :okay:

^i go for mark's second banner...if that guy who decides on the banners wouldnt approve it...then ambut niya...di sa pagpanaway, pero tan-awa ra gud nang banner karon...(nov. 7)

My entries jin.

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Nice Mark. for me i'll pick banner no. 2 :cheers:

^^

Good news..

Have you guys seen that dilapidated avenue in North Reclamation area? The one that starts at the ruins of the old White Gold and goes all the way to the middle part of SM City? It's full of squatters right and the road itself has been left dilapidated throughout the decades.

Well just a while ago, a portion of it where there were informal settlers have been cleared already. Work on the drainages is also ongoing and the road itself is being repaired.


Also, a Tartanilla/Calesa decoration has been put up in one of the center islands in front of the Capitol. Very nice to look at!




.:

This is real good news! This area has long been a big eyesore for Cebu. I hope the relocated settlers will not be allowed to return, and the development of the area will be continuing. I hope also that they have basic services at their relocation sites so that they are encouraged to stay there.

Just my guess...


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I think this is the block that will be developed by ROBINSONS.

This is the block that contains City Government edifices.

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^^asa kaha i-relocate ang settlers? daghan baya mi ug CHN clients ngadto...

This is the avenue in North Recla that has been cleared and rehabilitated (drainage and road repaired).

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^^asa kaha i-relocate ang settlers? daghan baya mi ug CHN clients ngadto...


I think wala squatters (or if ever naa, gamay ra kaayo) inside the block bai. That block mostly contains city offices like SPEED, Kaoshiung Bus depot, Drop-in Center, etc..

Ang naay squatters I think kay the other side, the one where there is a church and chinese temple (the one to the left of the map).

^^yeah, akong gipasabot...kanang street na imong gi-highlight...ingon man daw sila na gipalit daw sa urban poor ang yuta...di man na native sa cebu ang halos tanan residents nganha, daghan gani na napugos na lang ug puyo dinha kay wa silay budget para uli sa ilahang province...paulion lang ta sila sa probinsya nila kay samok na pud pangita ug relocation sites ana nila kay di man pud daw sila ka-uyon sa relocation sites kay kasagaran adto daw sa bukid...

Question: Ang Google Earth images ba kanus-a na siya na capture by the satellite thingy? 2005 pa?

^^yup, 2005 pa ang latest shot sa cebu...what if mu-order atong tag $200 na premium version, latest kaha ang shots ngadto? or basin live-feed gyud?

^^

Good news..

Have you guys seen that dilapidated avenue in North Reclamation area? The one that starts at the ruins of the old White Gold and goes all the way to the middle part of SM City? It's full of squatters right and the road itself has been left dilapidated throughout the decades.

Well just a while ago, a portion of it where there were informal settlers have been cleared already. Work on the drainages is also ongoing and the road itself is being repaired.

Also, a Tartanilla/Calesa decoration has been put up in one of the center islands in front of the Capitol. Very nice to look at!

.:

I hope the owners of these lots will develop their property while the squatters our out because it's possible after the ASEAN they will return and squat again.

STILL ONE OF ASIA'S BEST
Cebu remains among preferred tourist destinations


By Wilfredo Rodolfo III
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 11:26am (Mla time) 11/06/2006


Cebu is still one of the best island-destinations in Asia.

For the third straight year, Cebu was voted and included in the top 10 island destinations in the Asia/Indian Ocean region by the prestigious Conde Nast's Traveler Magazine Readers' Choice Awards for 2006.

Although Cebu maintained its 8th place finish last year in the region, it scored higher this year - from last year's 69.5 points to 71.0 points this year.

Cebu ranked seventh when it first emerged in the elite top 10 list of the best island destinations in the region in 2004. But its ranking dropped a notch lower after it was overtaken by Lombok Island in Malaysia.

Last year's fourth placer is this year's number one island-destination in the region.

Maldives received 91.5 points, knocking off 2005 winner Phuket in Thailand, which slid to number three spot at 81.8 points. It also ranked number one in the world.

Traveler Magazine has described Maldives as a "Mecca for surfers and sun worshipers" which has a "beach for everybody, from crowded golden sands to tranquil havens where dolphins frolic."

Perennial favorite Bali in Indonesia overtook Phuket in the ranking to occupy the number two spot at 85.9 points. Langkawi in Malaysia and Koh Samui were fourth and fifth placers with scores at 80.1 and 78.1 respectively.

The rest of the top ten were Seychelles (sixth, with 77.8 points), Zanzibar (seventh, 71.6), Borneo (ninth, 63.2) and Mauritius (tenth, 62.7).

The Traveler Magazine has been conducting the Readers Choice Awards since 1998.

This year, 28,000 tourists participated in the survey and rated these destinations based on the activities, beaches, restaurants, lodging found on the islands as well as the friendliness of the residents.

The scores were "an index of satisfaction with travel facilities and services, scored out of a maximum of 100."

Some 350,000 questionnaires were sent out to Traveler Magazine subscribers where they were asked to rate their choices for the different categories. The final tabulation was conducted by Mediamark Research Inc. of New York City.

Traveler Magazine, considered as the world's best travel magazine, has a worldwide circulation of around 750,000 a month and 1.8 million hits on its website (http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler) monthly. Its readers have been described as the "most affluent, stylish and experienced travelers in the world."

Traveler Magazine is published by Conde Nast along with Allure, Brides, GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Tattler and Wired.

This year's awards also named the best airlines, airports, cities, countries, cruise lines, hotels, spas, resorts and tour operators from the different regions of the world.

The other entries from the Philippines that figured in the list were the exclusive Amanpulo Resort in Palawan, which ranked 14th in the leisure hotels category in the Asia/Indian Ocean division with 86.27 points and the Peninsula Manila in the hotels category in the region with 93.7 points.

Shangri-La Mactan Island Resort and Spa ranked ninth last year in the resorts category in the Indian Ocean region. It did not make it to the top 10 this year.

But the resort was included in the magazine's Gold List of destinations for 2006 - the only entry from the Philippines.

The best city in Asia was still Bangkok in Thailand, which garnered 85.8 points. Included in the top were Hong Kong (second, 80.4 points), Chiang Mai, Thailand (third, 79.9), Singapore (fourth, 78.8) and Kyoto in Japan (fifth, 77.7).

Cebu City, which was once adjudged one of the best cities in Asia in 1999 by the now defunct Asiaweek Magazine, did not figure in the list.

The cities were selected based on the following criteria - cleanliness, culture, architecture/aesthetics, visitor-friendliness, food/restaurants, nightlife and safety.

Rome in Italy was the best city in the world with 94.22 points followed by Barcelona in Spain at 93.67 points and Sydney in Australia at 93.17 points.

The best countries for tourists are Italy (95.57), New Zealand (94.81), and Australia (94.49). Two Southeast Asian countries made it to the list - Thailand, which ranked 7th at 91.07 points and Malaysia, 12th place with 86.36 points. Philippines was nowhere on the list.

Amazing!:)

New shopping destination to rise in Ayala lagoon area
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 11/08/2006 (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/Freeman200611082001.htm)

Ayala Center Cebu shopping mall has officially unveiled its P800 million expansion project, transforming the lagoon area to another premier destination in Cebu.

By the end of 2007, about 25 parade-of-restaurants, night-life restobars, entertainment outlets, and lifestyle and fashion stores will be opened, in an alfresco type shopping and entertainment ambiance.

Another 25 more chic lifestyle shops, entertainment joints, and renowned restaurant brands will be opened immediately after the phase 1 of 25 areas for lease will be occupied, targeted to be completed by March of 2008.

"We are doing it phase by phase," Almendras said.

The construction of the 8,000 square-meter lagoon area will start on January of next year, said Cebu Holdings Inc. (CHI) president and chief executive officer (CEO) Rene D. Almendras.

"This new section of Ayala Center will give shoppers the ultimate sun up to sun down shopping experience. This new structure and its surrounding landscaping will be designed to reflect the lifestyle that is uniquely Cebuano," Almendras said during the ceremonial groundbreaking of the project held Monday night.

CHI's Ayala Center Cebu is the crown jewel of the 50-hectare Cebu Business Park. The shopping mall has been the company's consistent large revenue contributor for years.

"We are introducing another change which is not just about building additional square meters, it's about building new destination," added Almendras.

This new destination, he said will have an active zone for those who prefer an upbeat setting, and a quieter zone who simple want to relax and enjoy superb meal with family and friends.

Consisting of four levels, this section will accommodate a total of 50 shops and restaurants. The first level will have chef-based and popular restaurants with alfresco dining areas, bringing in new options to Cebu.

The second level will have various hip and trendy shops, as well as lifestyle outlets to complete the experience at this new destination.

The third level and fourth levels on the other hand, will be the new center for the hottest bars and entertainment in town.

This new ACC expansion, after the three-level annex, which is currently under construction, will have more than 300 new parking slots.

According to Almendras this new development, can not be compared to any Ayala-developed malls in the country, such as Greenbelt in Makati City, as this structure is uniquely designed to fit the lifestyle of discriminating and sophisticated Cebuanos.

Another highlight is the introduction of outdoor stage facility, whose structure is inspired by the pristine lotus flower, a reminiscent of the current lagoon area, while bringing in the element of nature in design.

For the first six months of 2006, Ayala Center ACC contributed almost half of the total bottomline of CHI with P206 million gross revenue contributions for the period.

Increased consumer spending in the region, has pushed CHI to spend almost a billion pesos to expand its shopping and entertainment mall component, said CHI executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) Francis O. Monera.

"Consumer spending in the region has increased, as evidenced by the expansion of malls and the mushrooming of small retail developments in Cebu. At Ayala Center Cebu, sales have been growing steadily year on year, with double-digit growth rates. Occupancy rate at the mall is full with a long list of applicants," Monera said.

@arnoldsa

Robinsons lot - this is where the DPS (Cebu City - Dept. of Public Service) and the Engineering Dept. located ...mga pila ka sq.mtrs. ni bai? ang jeepney terminal sauna, operational pa gihapon?, kanang kilid sa whitegold (so, they have to go sab?)

New shopping destination to rise in Ayala lagoon area
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 11/08/2006

so, the 800 million worth expansion is solely for the redevelopment of the lagoon area (not including the Rustan's building...right?) wow, this is really something to look forward to...

OT: wtf?! minas tirith gets to have a banner?

^^

Yeah, LORD OF THE RINGS forever! Star Wars fans get lost, hehehe..



@diehardbisdak

Yup bro, that's the lot where the DPS is located. Mayor Osmeña said that Robinsons has given the city 2 years to clear the land. So we can expect development two years from now.

I think they already paid the downpayment if I'm not mistaken.

Dako kaayo ni nga lot bai, I don't know though how many square meters it is.

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Yup bro, that's the lot where the DPS is located. Mayor Osmeña said that Robinsons has given the city 2 years to clear the land. So we can expect development two years from now.

I think they already paid the downpayment if I'm not mistaken.

Dako kaayo ni nga lot bai, I don't know though how many square meters it is.

... i just found out that this lot bought by Robinsons is about 46,345-square-meters. The lot price is P579,312,500 which RLC won the bidding. RLC had already paid the city twice. First, a bid bond of P115.86 million which served as down payment for the property and then, RLC paid another P173.80 million which formed part of the downpayment. So, a total of Php289.66 million which the city had already received from RLC. I assumed, RLC has already paid the city the balance amount of Php289.65 because the 1st and 2nd payments were done long time ago, sometime June this year...

...also bai, you're correct that Robinson’s Land grants the City Government the right to use the property for free for a maximum of two years from the date of the execution of the contract to sell ....also, i found out that some of the offices will be transferred to the South Reclamation Project (SRP) once the City turns over the property to Robinson’s Land after two years

^^

waaahh, I just hope that when they transfer to the SRP, they won't be doing what they've done in the north recla.

At least they should build decent buildings complete with landscaping and the like.

FYI: ...since i joined SSC, so far, i've noticed that today has the highest number of guests viewing this thread at the same time ...we had 28 guests who viewed this thread today at a certain point of time !!!

^^

waaahh, I just hope that when they transfer to the SRP, they won't be doing what they've done in the north recla.

At least they should build decent buildings complete with landscaping and the like.

@arnoldsa asa na dapit ang north recla?

@arnoldsa asa na dapit ang north recla?

...SM City is in the northern part of the north reclamation area but the Robinsons lot is in southern part and if you are familiar with White Gold Dept. Store (the old building, na nasunog) ... kanang na-a sa kilid, mao na siya nga lot...

^^ Cebu North Reclamation:
From old White Gold area to the block fronting new SM North Wing (plant nursery owned by City govt.) up to Cebu International Port at the border of Mandaue South Reclamation.

...SM City is in the northern part of the north reclamation area but the Robinsons lot is in southern part and if you are familiar with White Gold Dept. Store (the old building, na nasunog) ... kanang na-a sa kilid, mao na siya nga lot...
^^ Cebu North Reclamation:
From old White Gold area to the block fronting new SM North Wing (plant nursery owned by City govt.) up to Cebu International Port at the border of Mandaue South Reclamation.

Thanks sa info...:)

hi all, ari na sab ko magsamukX2... hehehe.

Naa ra diay mo diri... bantug ra mingaw na sa istorya....:)

hello guys... its been a long time since i posted... been busy lang
anyway, i have a fren who is a contractor... and he told me that there is a pending plan right now that SM will build a 35hectare mall in CARCAR and beside it will be the 50hectare enchanted kingdom. Im not sure if this is for real already or still in the concept since i didnt read about it in the newspaper. But my fren said he is now joining the bid to be one of the contractors for the enchanted kingdom project. so maybe there is true. let just hope so.

great developments coming on our ways!

hello guys... its been a long time since i posted... been busy lang
anyway, i have a fren who is a contractor... and he told me that there is a pending plan right now that SM will build a 35hectare mall in CARCAR and beside it will be the 50hectare enchanted kingdom. Im not sure if this is for real already or still in the concept since i didnt read about it in the newspaper. But my fren said he is now joining the bid to be one of the contractors for the enchanted kingdom project. so maybe there is true. let just hope so.

WOW! That's is a very good news. I'm from Carcar. I hope it is true.

hello guys... its been a long time since i posted... been busy lang
anyway, i have a fren who is a contractor... and he told me that there is a pending plan right now that SM will build a 35hectare mall in CARCAR and beside it will be the 50hectare enchanted kingdom. Im not sure if this is for real already or still in the concept since i didnt read about it in the newspaper. But my fren said he is now joining the bid to be one of the contractors for the enchanted kingdom project. so maybe there is true. let just hope so.

Hah, really... Enchanted Kingdom in Laguna is only 17 hectares. A 50 hectare theme park is even bigger than Disneyland in California. -_-

^^Our neighbor is from Carcar and they said, in Carcar there is this rumor that an SM will be built in their place.

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Volume of investments this year falls by P16.3B

THE Board of Investments (BOI) Cebu extension office records reveal that only P136.6 million new investments entered the province, compared to P16.47 billion in the same period last year.

This means investments in the first nine months of this year is P16.3 billion shy of last year’s figure.

However, BOI-Cebu chief Ernesto Pintac said the decrease “is not something to worry about.”

“We were lucky last year because there were entries of big ticket projects unlike this year. But the year has not ended and we are seeing more projects coming in,” Pintac told Sun.Star Cebu.

Kepco-Salcon Power Corp. with an investment worth P15.2 billion was the biggest project that registered with BOI last year. The consortium seeks to establish a two 100-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Naga, Cebu.

Other investments recorded last year were that of Goldland Philippines Corp. with P736 million and Five Power Ventures Development Corp. with P402 million.

This year, the two mass housing projects of 8990 Housing Development Corp. with a total worth of P120.6 million, were the biggest investment.

Other registered projects in the first nine months of this year are Kida Po Design Manufacturing Corp. with P7.1 million, A5TRX with P6.6 million and The Babes Pig Producers Inc. with P2.3 million.

The number of jobs created by new investments from January to September this year is also way below that of last year. New jobs created by the five projects registered this year totaled 288 compared to 2,253 in 2005.

But despite the huge discrepancy, Pintac said he remains to be optimistic.

“We are seeing more big ticket projects that will be registered before the year ends,” he said.

Pintac said the BOI recently approved the modernization project of Shangri-la’s Mactan Island Resort worth P400 million.

He added that BOI has also identified six other “big ticket project” for expansion or registration by the end of the year.

“We’re just waiting for them to file,” he said.

With Cebu’s hosting of the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit next month, Pintac is hopeful a “good aftermath” of the event will lure more investments to the province.

“It’s a good opportunity to show them what we have and don’t have. Whatever we don’t have, they will see that as an opportunity for investment,” he said. (MMM)
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Developer mulls new projects in ’07

AFTER launching its residential housing early this year, a real estate developer announced it will soon venture into property development projects such as commercial buildings and condominium units.

In a statement furnished to Sun.Star Cebu, Villa Solana project head May King said Juanito King and Sons Inc. (JKSI), which owns the subdivision undertaking, has lined up several commercial and housing projects beginning next year.

JKSI chairman and president Juanito King said the company wants to “contribute significantly” to the real estate industry” by coming up with more projects.

He said 60 percent of Villa Solana, JKSI’s first housing development project, is already sold out.

Phase 2A of the 2.3-hectare subdivision located in Pooc, Talisay City is now open to buyers, while phase 2B will be available next year.

Lots in the Mediterranean-inspired subdivision project have an area of 90 to 150 square meters each. Buyers have 10 architectural designs to choose from.

According to JKSI administration officer Weng Paradela, Villa Solana’s houses and lots are expected to appreciate in the next few years with the development of the South Road Properties (SRP).

“It’s a well-thought investment by the company since the subdivision is near the SRP ... the value of the property will increase in the coming years,” Paradela said in an interview.

The company, which invested about P100 million in the venture, plans to sell all 141 houses and lots by 2008.

Marketing of the project is focused on middle and high end markets, particularly overseas Filipino workers. (MMM)
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
CHI unveils development of more lease spaces at mall

ANOTHER destination in the heart of Cebu would soon complement the province’s thrust of becoming one of the most preferred tourist destinations in Asia.

Cebu Holdings Inc. president Rene Almendras said the P800-million expansion of the Ayala Center Cebu (ACC) is not just all about physical infrastructure.

“We will be introducing another change which is not just about building additional square meter, it’s about building a new destination,” he said.

Ayala-led CHI, owner and operator of ACC, officially unveiled last Monday the company’s plans for the mall’s lagoon area, which will be home to shops catering to a wide range of shoppers and diners.

Almendras said it took CHI two years to finalize the project. The company aims to complete the development by the end of next year.

In July this year, CHI started the construction of a five-story building, a megacomplex, which stands on the 2,000-square meter site of what had been a public utility jeepney terminal.

CHI aims to complete the development of the megacomplex by the first quarter of next year.

Meanwhile, construction of the four-level building at the lagoon area will start this month.

Almendras said this section of the ACC will provide more than 8,000 square meters of additional leasable area and will accommodate around 50 shops and restaurants.

The first level will have chef-based, popular restaurants with alfresco dining areas while the second level will have various hip and trendy shops, as well as lifestyle outlets.

The third and fourth levels, on the other hand, will be occupied by bars and entertainment establishments.

Almendras said the four levels will be connected to the mall by covered walkways and outdoor escalators.

He dismissed comments that the development is patterned after Greenbelt, Ayala’s mall in Makati.

“No. This one is uniquely Cebuano,” Almendras said.

Other highlights of the development are the outdoor stage, orchestrated landscaping and water features.

A parking lot that can accommodate over 300 vehicles will also be added to the ACC. (JBN)

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Osmeña: Urgent need for land use plan
By Antonio V. Osmeña
Estatements

In many respects the island of Cebu presents an unlikely environment for extensive human settlement.

The long narrow island possesses a rugged interior with very few lowland plains, even along its coast and a porous interior with very few lowland plains. The island has a porous limestone base and, with limited rainfall, it is unusually dry for a tropical setting.

In the lowlands, Cebu-anos have been able to produce wet rice. But deforestation and subsequent erosion over the centuries have left much of the island unsuitable for agriculture.

The difficulty of ensuring adequate food supply in Cebu in the mid-16th century was one of the main reasons that the Spanish conqueror Legaspi abandoned the island in search of a more hospitable agricultural environment elsewhere in the archipelago.

Nevertheless, Cebu has always been a major population center, primarily due to its key location in the archipelago’s main trade routes.

Cebu lies in the very heart of the Visayas, surrounded on all sides by islands of varying sizes and importance. It is at the center of a truly insular region of the Philippine archipelago. Today, after over 400 years, Cebu continues to emerge as population center within the Visayas as well as in the whole Philippine archipelago.

Thus, now is the right time for all inhabitants of Cebu to seriously look into and implement an urban and non-urban land use plan and management.

Land developers from all over the country are coming to Cebu, attracted by possibilities of profitable investment. Land use planning must now be in place to prevent environmental degradation.

Land use planning involves deciding the best use for each parcel of land in an area and mapping out suitable location for houses, industries, businesses, open space, roads, water lines, sewage system, hospitals, schools, waste treatment plants, wilderness, forests, watershed and so on.

In recent years new ecological approaches to land use planning have been developed. To use land wisely, we should work with—not against—nature.

This means that: (1) top quality farmland should be preserved, (2) building and farming should not occur in hillsides that are vulnerable to erosion or on valuable wetlands and flood plains; (3) building near surface waters should be regulated to keep water levels constant and to reduce pollution; (4) land use in areas where there are groundwater aquifers should be strictly regulated; (5) mature woodlands and forests— which act as watershed to provide water, reduce the likelihood of floods, and absorb noise and pollution— should be saved; and (6) social needs and public participation should be part of all planning.

The political will of local government officials is necessary to implement land use planning. Cebuanos who really love Cebu should lobby with our government officials to provide the necessary funding to implement an ecological land use plan.

In ecological or any other type of land use plan, decisions to grant permits for residential, commercial, industrial, or other uses of the land. Relatively few of these local governments have the money, staff, and information needed to do comprehensive land use planning.
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Ayala Center Cebu unveils new dining and entertainment destination

ALFRESCO dining, orchestrated landscaping and water features, and the hottest shops and restaurants in the country— these and more are sure to capture one’s fancy at the newest leisure oasis soon to rise in Cebu.

Ushering in another level of cosmopolitan lifestyle, Ayala Center Cebu has unveiled last Nov. 6 its plans for the mall’s lagoon area which will be home to shops catering to a wide range of shoppers and diners - from the young teens on a night out, to yuppies on a lunch break or enjoying drinks after work, to couples and families who prefer more quiet and sophisticated dining options, or local and foreign visitors who want to experience the flavors and ambience of Cebu.

Providing more than 8,000 square meters of additional leasable area for 50 more shops and restaurants, this new section will be seamlessly connected to the mall, giving shoppers the ultimate sun up to sun down shopping experience at Cebu’s preferred lifestyle destination.

This new structure and its surrounding landscaping will be designed to reflect the lifestyle that is uniquely Cebuano.

Owned and operated by premier developer Cebu Holdings Inc., Ayala Center Cebu is the centerpiece of commercial and business hub, Cebu Business Park, the company’s flagship project.
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Wow Carcar in the future would be the next commercial and tourist destination addition to CEBU list of attaction

^^@mike, mura kunog gi hipa imong banner ingon sa mga kalog dri's amo....:lol:

Welcome to all the new guys in the thread, hope you can hang out here more often para daghan na ta. :)

Very nice banners guys!!!

@Slerz: Okay lang, bala man jud ko og PS...

An SRP banner perhaps
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4376/cebubannersx1.jpg

My entries jin.

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2738/bannertrycopyap6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6121/bannertrycopy2az0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nice banner bai mark. Naa man sad diay kay talent sa photoshop bai.

^^uy, wa diay ka kbaw bai? Naaaaaa:D

@mike, ok ra daw, unique :okay:

A Cebu Harbour banner perhaps
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/8776/cebubannerxi2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Hahahaha nang-gawas na man lagi ato mga talento diri. mga talentado jud ni mga taga sugbo da. :lol:

Thnx for the comments guys.

Cebu Banners

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/539/cebbanner1wc1.jpg


I think the one above is the one which I could say is the best among those 3 hepatitis-banners as slerz mentioned. :D

To keep track of the choices:

by Markiiboi

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2738/bannertrycopyap6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6121/bannertrycopy2az0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

by Sinjin

Modification of a Flickr Photo
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/7123/cebbannerxo4.jpg

Modification of Markiiboi's banner
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1938/cebupj9.jpg

Modification of Slerz's panoramas
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/539/cebbanner1wc1.jpg


http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7862/cebbanner2ho0.jpg

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/2811/cebbanner3di1.jpg

Modification of Cebu City LGU Website's SRP banner
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4376/cebubannersx1.jpg

by Slerz

http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/8776/cebubannerxi2.jpg

For all the others who still wish to submit entries, please submit them today or tomorrow so that the poll can be started on FRIDAY.. Thanks

^^saun, di raba ako'y nag sulti, ako raba mga cousins nga naka subay na sa atong SSC forum... kada log in nako naa gyud sila sa kilid. Ang di lang nako ganahan kay di nako ka kuan:D

hello guys... its been a long time since i posted... been busy lang
anyway, i have a fren who is a contractor... and he told me that there is a pending plan right now that SM will build a 35hectare mall in CARCAR and beside it will be the 50hectare enchanted kingdom. Im not sure if this is for real already or still in the concept since i didnt read about it in the newspaper. But my fren said he is now joining the bid to be one of the contractors for the enchanted kingdom project. so maybe there is true. let just hope so.

can you confirm this? hmm, my mom's from carcar, and hehehe, she didn't like the idea.... hmmm, teka, 35ha. is very large, maybe you meant 3.5ha?

by Sinjin

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1938/cebupj9.jpg

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/539/cebbanner1wc1.jpg

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7862/cebbanner2ho0.jpg

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/2811/cebbanner3di1.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4376/cebubannersx1.jpg




or MODIFIED by Sinjin. :nocrook:

^ The necessary titles and credits have been placed already ;)

Flickr Find
by acemarc



http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/3668/2914330507e7846e1a5bmu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

A tartanilla in the center island in front of the Capitol.

Another banner
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/7123/cebbannerxo4.jpg

The "hepatitis banners" are very good but I like more the Cebu Harbor... It illustrates a very busy metropolis to look at.. :)

Hah, really... Enchanted Kingdom in Laguna is only 17 hectares. A 50 hectare theme park is even bigger than Disneyland in California. -_-

If this is true, I guess only a very small portion of the 50-hectares total land area of the "theme park" will be utilized, maybe around 10-hectares of it. The rest would probably be utilized for future projects.

Colonade Mall. Look how clean this part of Colon St is. Fresh new paint and no dangling spaghetti wires.

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/3741/image548rq1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


But in the front portion:

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/351/image547tu5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

last night sa IT PArk...

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020408.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020426.jpg

pag.buntag...

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020442.jpg

view sa amu terrace gabii... blurry kay wala ko tri-pod...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020439.jpg

crown regency as of Nov. 8, 2006...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020450.jpg

bai nganu dri man sa cebu (waterfront hotel lahug) gi.held ang annual budget gearing sa pasig city ug makati city... wala cguro sila city hall... lols...

natingala gyud ko ganiha pag.anha nako sa waterfront ganha...
naa man gud banner sa gawas...

:lol: basin wala sila convention center. :dunno:

sa bintana nako gabii... gitungtung ang cam sa bintana... hehehe...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020440.jpg
samok kaau ang saging sa amu silingan... hehehe....

:lol: basin wala sila convention center. :dunno:

cyaro bsag session hall wala... basi picturan nako unya ang banner ug muagi ko... ako i.post dri... basa cguro ang atop sa ilaha city hall.... hehehe.... :bash:

Flickr Find
by acemarc



http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/3668/2914330507e7846e1a5bmu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

A tartanilla in the center island in front of the Capitol.

ang kabajo...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020448.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020447.jpg

ang duha ka entrance... nag.atbang...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020444.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020443.jpg

ang duha ka entrance... nag.atbang...

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020443.jpg

waaah is there really a need to put huge humps there?! Samok kaayu pareho sa ayala!! :bash:

I think humps are there to prevent speeding cars on intersections without traffic lights. Same is being done at Ayala's Madrigal Business Park in Alabang

^^^ para cguro dili maguba ang ila dalan intersection bya xad... maghinay2x ra ang sakyanan...

^^ yeah i know what its purpose is but do they have to make it that oversized? a smaller hump can equally reduce a motorist's speed.

I think humps are there to prevent speeding cars on intersections. Same is being done at Ayala's Madrigal Business Park in Alabang

Sa IT Park, pwirti kadakua sa "my Humps" ni Fergie, hehehehe!!! :D
Garineklamo gani ang mga tag-iya sa cars nga nubo kay kagasgas ang chasis sa humps.

Anyway, naa ba proposed na meet sa December? Kanang after 1 year after the first EB? Wa lang, jas asking. Might be the last EB that I'll be this year in Cebu. I'll be goin home na this January (pero babalik just for Sinulog, wehehehe!) :lol:

Sa IT Park, pwirti kadakua sa "my Humps" ni Fergie, hehehehe!!! :D
Garineklamo gani ang mga tag-iya sa cars nga nubo kay kagasgas ang chasis sa humps.

Anyway, naa ba proposed na meet sa December? Kanang after 1 year after the first EB? Wa lang, jas asking. Might be the last EB that I'll be this year in Cebu. I'll be goin home na this January (pero babalik just for Sinulog, wehehehe!) :lol:

I think there'll be one on Ayala's Anniversary Midnight Sale on November 18

^^ but do they have to make it that oversized?

luoy kaau ang mga lowered nga sakyanan... mga sangit ang chassis...
endorser cguro ug monster truck... hehehe...

As of now, we already have 11 banner entries, shall we start the poll already? Or shall we wait for a maximum of 4 more entries until tomorrow?

Ang akong pinakaganhan nha humps kay kanang sa SM... Asiatown humps are oversized bitaw, I saw it katong gihimo pa, baga kaayo and I think more than 1 meter iya kalapdon. :bash:


http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/CEBUBANNER2.jpg

Mactan Bridge Banner
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/CEBUBANNER4.jpg

For Reference

by Markiiboi

1.
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2738/bannertrycopyap6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

2.
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6121/bannertrycopy2az0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

3. Pic by Gerald Yuvallos of Flickr
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1921/banner0newxw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

by Sinjin

4. Modification of a Flickr Photo
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/7123/cebbannerxo4.jpg

5. Modification of Markiiboi's banner
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1938/cebupj9.jpg

6. Modification of Slerz's panoramas
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/898/cebheaderzz5.jpg

7.
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4624/cebheader2qo6.jpg

8.
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/1127/cebubanneraat8.jpg

9.
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/1664/cebubannerbhz7.jpg

10. Modification of Cebu City LGU Website's SRP banner
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4376/cebubannersx1.jpg

by Slerz

11.
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/8776/cebubannerxi2.jpg

12.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/CEBUBANNER2.jpg

13. Mactan Bridge Banner
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/CEBUBANNER4.jpg

For all the others who still wish to submit entries, there are 2 slots left.

12.
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1921/banner0newxw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Pic by Gerald Yuvallos of Flickr

Okay 3 slots left before we start the poll

^ Welcome Narjz!

i like these two banners... :)


[QUOTE=Jhaelnis;10397493]To keep track of the choices:

by Markiiboi

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2738/bannertrycopyap6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


by Slerz

http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/8776/cebubannerxi2.jpg

^ Welcome Narjz!

Thanks.

I like this banner but the horizon is too high.

Lower it down to show the mountains.


http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/CEBUBANNER2.jpg

waaah is there really a need to put huge humps there?! Samok kaayu pareho sa ayala!! :bash:


Humps are so old school.

They should have instead put stoppers on the road similar to those found in the south highway when you are approaching the South General Hospital, or similar to those in front of City Sports Club in Ayala..

2.
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6121/bannertrycopy2az0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

10.
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/8776/cebubannerxi2.jpg

11.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/CEBUBANNER2.jpg

i love this banners... mag.libog ko ani nila...

moved

nindot ning duha.

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2738/bannertrycopyap6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1921/banner0newxw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This banner is so far the best because it really shows Cebu's skyline, but the colors shouldn't have been altered.

Our banner should show the skyline from a different angle and I guess this banner is the answer.


The banner below meets my criteria:

1.) Perfect balance between the horizon, the clouds, the mountains, and the buildings. The other skyline banners are either too low or too high.

2.) Unique, perfect, and balanced capture of the city's skyline from a different angle;

3.) Natural and unaltered (except for the colors :D)


http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/2811/cebbanner3di1.jpg





.:.

Guys how about the panorama taken from City Hall rooftop modified by Rusty??

So as suggested by Arnold, I modified some to lower the horizons and remove some unneccessary unnatural colours

For Reference

by Markiiboi

1.
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2738/bannertrycopyap6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

2.
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6121/bannertrycopy2az0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

3. Pic by Gerald Yuvallos of Flickr
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1921/banner0newxw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

by Sinjin

4. Modification of a Flickr Photo
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/7123/cebbannerxo4.jpg

5. Modification of Markiiboi's banner
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1938/cebupj9.jpg

6. Modification of Slerz's panoramas
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/898/cebheaderzz5.jpg

7.
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4624/cebheader2qo6.jpg

8.
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/1127/cebubanneraat8.jpg

9.
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/1664/cebubannerbhz7.jpg

10. Modification of Cebu City LGU Website's SRP banner
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4376/cebubannersx1.jpg

by Slerz

11.
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/8776/cebubannerxi2.jpg

12.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/CEBUBANNER2.jpg

13. Mactan Bridge Banner
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/CEBUBANNER4.jpg

^^

Thanks Sinjin.

These are still the best for me, hehe..


8.)
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/1127/cebubanneraat8.jpg


9.)
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/1664/cebubannerbhz7.jpg

I shall create the poll now because we are already quite late with our regular banner.

Thus, the creation of "Cebu's Hosting of the ASEAN Summit" Banners is officially open! :applause:

Guys how about the panorama taken from City Hall rooftop modified by Rusty??

i took those photos... it was edited by markiiboi...

The official vote thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=407888

^^uy, wa diay ka kbaw bai? Naaaaaa:D

@mike, ok ra daw, unique :okay:

A Cebu Harbour banner perhaps
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/8776/cebubannerxi2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

For me this is the best banner...illustrates Cebu's unique culture. Culture of Entrepreneurship thru commerce and industry.

^^
hello!

i think the cebu harbour is nice...

Ok guys, let's go back to the topic because there's already a separata "vote for Cebu Banner" thread, hehehe...

Anyways, today is the ocular inspection of the CICC by the representatives of the foreign ministers of ASEAN. Let's all hope for the best!

hi all, ari na sab ko magsamukX2... hehehe.

Naa ra diay mo diri... bantug ra mingaw na sa istorya....:)

....welcome bai @nab_uang! finally, na-a na gyud ka diri... (pero dili nato biya-an ang istorya.net ha ka'y cebu's own ra ba gyud na...hehhehehe)

...sus, dili ko maka-pili kung kinsa ang nindot nga banner ka'y ang IMAGEHACK is banned gyud diri sa Saudi Arabia ....kang @slerz ra gyud intawn akong makit-an kay PHOTOBUCKET man ...hehhehehehe... kang @slerz na lang nga banner akong i-vote....hehheheh!

...sa backdrop, na-a lagi nga u/c nga building ...unsa ni nga building?

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j93/ragandacmichael/P1020447.jpg

^^ that's a church bai but i forgot of what religion.

^^

Seventh Day Adventists I think.. :)

I think they're building a church, a school, and a multi-purpose building. Hehe.

Anyway, there will be a cultural presentation at the Capitol Grounds on Nov 10 in the evening alongside the ASEAN Environmental MInister's Meeting. Basin open ra sa public.

... found this pic sa flickr.com

by @acemarc
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/tartanilla.jpg


by 2rokbot2y
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/fuente2.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/fuente1.jpg

For me this is the best banner...illustrates Cebu's unique culture. Culture of Entrepreneurship thru commerce and industry.

As I have replied awhile ago... The Cebu Harbor illustrates CEBU as Metropolis and BusinessTourism...
There should be another Banners for The 12th ASEAN summit which showcase the CICC,Mandaue City (especially the symbolic Bridges which purely symbolizes Industrial mandaue City) and CEBU PRovince as a whole.
Theme suggestion: Industrial to Commercial to COnvention Hub Mandaue City, CEBU..
Just a Though...
VEry good Topic to talk to. :)

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/ASEANcharter.jpg

MARV, asa naman ka? Mabuhi daw ka!!! see picture ^^. :lol:

MARV, asa naman ka? Mabuhi daw ka!!! see picture ^^. :lol:

Yeah, he's one of our best photoshoppers!!!! I regret for not having an entry from him

^^ project 143 daw sya karon bai sinj.

So i just came from my own ocular inspection of the CICC, ahead of the foreign ministers who will inspect it tomorrow.

Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX0_qMyDfdc)

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/image_00039.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/image_00040.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/image_00041.jpg

More pics at the ASEAN Summit thread.

^^ mark, functional na ba ang fountain in front of the building?

lol there aint no fountain

^^ ngeks! murag naa man gud to sa plano... pero if wala sa gawas, basin sa lobby

^^ but yeah a fountain will be put up in the lobby.

^^ thanks again mark... btw, i saw u sa video, your ANINO! hehe!

So i just came from my own ocular inspection of the CICC, ahead of the foreign ministers who will inspect it tomorrow.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/image_00039.jpg

More pics at the ASEAN Summit thread.

cebu proved them all wrong. nahuman gyud siya! ang mga tanom ra gyud ang dili 100% human ug tubo.

naliki na lagi na ang sawg... unta ilang ayohon.

^^ dili na liki bai, wire na siya. hehehe

^^ mura btawg liki! i thot the same bai brodix!

CICC rocks! :rock:

^^ same here sinj, it rocks for me excpt those plants, murag 50-50 ang kinabuhi! hehe!

the summit is still one month away, so a lot of improvements can still be made.

i would love to take a picture of the detractors with the cicc on the background.

who would ever think that such a grand structure will rise on that idle land in barely 7 months?

^^ agree! ang naa sa picture si John O, Max Soliven, kanang mga ba-baon nga mga commentators sa radio, etc!

Another banner
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/7123/cebbannerxo4.jpg

nahan kaayo ko ani na pic...murag "first of summer" ang effect...

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@rage:hahahaha...mao nang mga taga-didto, sige silag panaway sa cebu kay gasige ug tukod ug convention center...pero anhi ra pud diay sila dinhi sa ato mag-convention...:lol: :lol: :lol:

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nindota sa cicc uy...mas nindot pa man kaysa sa renderings...padad-i ug suwat tong mga sige ug panaut sa CICC kaw...ingna sila picture taking ta with the SSC forumers ngadto sa facade sa CICC...:lol: :lol: :lol:

nahan kaayo ko ani na pic...murag "first of summer" ang effect...



Yeah, kana akong givote as banner because I think it reflects the vibrant cosmopolitan feel here in Cebu :D

Wow! so magamit na jud nang CICC for ASEAN summit? Dili na sa Shangri-la?

weee.. CICC is almost finally done!, with 7 days before the deadline, there are still so much improvement that can be done, most especially the plants. hehe,. not to mention 7 days is equivalent to 21 days in their context.,

Wow! so magamit na jud nang CICC for ASEAN summit? Dili na sa Shangri-la?

Shangri-la, i think, is just the venue for the meeting of the heads of state. all the other meetings will be at the CICC..

^ the Leader's Meeting will still be held at Shang bai

madayon gihapon sa shang...duha man ang venues sa ASEAN summit...the CICC and the Shang...it's there in the official summit website...

Oh i see.. Good thing this "800M" structure wont be wasted..

^^ as of presstime they are still working on the P450M allocated budget

So i just came from my own ocular inspection of the CICC, ahead of the foreign ministers who will inspect it tomorrow.

Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX0_qMyDfdc)

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/image_00039.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/image_00040.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/image_00041.jpg

More pics at the ASEAN Summit thread.

apil ka bai diri bay ha?...

wala man gud update sa istorya... wala kaau ni-post ug pics...

humanX2 najud diay no?...

Pwede ba ni pang Guinness ang CICC? the convention center constructed in the shortest time hehehe

Pwede ba ni pang Guinness ang CICC? the convention center constructed in the shortest time hehehe

pwede pud..ehehehe..

are they going to overlay these roads in front with an asphalt?

^ nah i guess they will leave it as it is. the parking spaces are made up of red bricks by the way.

much cleaner having an asphalt in there..anyway, what's important is the building itself..

^^ for me, asphalt is only good for heavy-duty roads.. like highways and major roads.., cement is cleaner to look at IMO, good example would be CBP.. but as markiboi said, the parking space will be overlayed with red bricks. :)

^ yeah all roadways will be in cement except for the elevated roadway leading towards the main entrance which was already overlayed with bricks.

^^

Mark nakasulod ka sa CICC? How does that "very high" fence look? Or elevated ba jud ang sulod?

^^ nakasulod ko kutob ra sa naa mga flagpoles bai. dili elevated ang sulod. klaro kaayu ang fence nga bati. hehehe

^^One more thing, parang di bumagay yung yello na kulay. Just my opinion anyway :D

but it certainly looks better than the pink chicken wires scattered here in manila. yellow looks better than pink, and its a globally accepted color for traffic regulation.

oh, just my opinion anyway!

^^


@Markiiboi

Anyway, security purposes cguro. Hehe.. And maybe they don't want everybody to get a view of outside. Hehe..

I hope they will put cladding on the arch. After all, they still have one month to do it. Also, I've noticed the other helipad, wala pa. Hehe..

^^ yeah im really guessing bai na ipauwahi nila ang cladding sa arch. bati jud kaayu if wala cladding kay mura ug wala pa cya nahuman. basin for inspection purposes lang ang white nga paint.

but it certainly looks better than the pink chicken wires scattered here in manila. yellow looks better than pink, and its a globally accepted color for traffic regulation.

oh, just my opinion anyway!

yep, and they are even starting to paint some posts and poles with the black stripes/lines.

@Markiiboi

Mark, in your video ba, it looks deserted lagi.. Wala'y workers? Hehehe..

Anyway, mubalik nya ta karon weekend with the rest of the SSC peeps, and pa picture ta near the Flagpole with the CICC at the background.

The camera is with RageCebu noh?