^^ i think it would defeat the purpose of promoting Cebu as the tourism and business destination if that would be posted as a banner....

It does look ok and artistic.....but it has something negative to say! not worth bragging rage!

joke ra oi! at least we have a rare skyline pic of Cebu! panagsa ra na mahitabu in our lifetime nga naka.kuha ta ug ing.ana nga pic... unexpected gyud kaayo...

woke up in the wrong side of the bed tj? :D

wala sakyanan bai. kapoy mag keep. hehehe

kilangnan btaw ko adto krn bukid bai... kahibaw nka... pag.jeep nlng gud...

unsa inyong banner karon? dili august 15?

:dunno:

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what are those 4 sets of light blue portion... would it possibly be a swimming pool or a fish pond perhaphs?

joke ra oi! at least we have a rare skyline pic of Cebu! panagsa ra na mahitabu in our lifetime nga naka.kuha ta ug ing.ana nga pic... unexpected gyud kaayo...

gawas ug mag.daob ka did2... den dagan ka chionghua... hehehehe :banana:

what are those 4 sets of light blue portion... would it possibly be a swimming pool or a fish pond perhaphs?

an extension of the existing fish pond perhaps?

what are those 4 sets of light blue portion... would it possibly be a swimming pool or a fish pond perhaphs?

dra mangaon ug pungko2x, linarang, larsian, lansiao... hehehe...

^^ yeah, the blue rectangles will be the ponds with fountains

^^maytag swimming pool para perme lang ta kitag hubag...hehe

^^ yeah, the blue rectangles will be the ponds with fountains


kanang pareha sa Las Vegas... magsayaw2x ang fountain with matching lights and sounds...

a swimming pool within the mall's complex? thats a new concept..ehehehehe hope this expansion would be materialized soon!

kanang pareha sa Las Vegas... magsayaw2x ang fountain with matching lights and sounds...

You mean in Bellagio? whoa...lisod na! pero posible! I realized that the word IMPOSSIBLE is out of Cebu's vocabulary! ehehehehehehe

^^yeah! Cebu creates magic.

swimming pool gyud na? kuyawa pud...basin ug extension ra pud na sa atop sa 1st level...or kung pool gyud na sila, grabe na pud ka-daring sa maligo diha...not to mention kung unsa pang ubang butang ang pwede himoon sa pool...na, kuyaw gyud kaayo ang ayala ani...basin mao na ilang gi-ingon na distinctly cebuano...:lol:

pero basin gyud diay pool siya, distinctly cebuano, in the sense na while in cebu, it's easy mix business with pleasure, a mall beside swimming pools (murag mall tupad ug resort), just like cebu, a city right beside one of the country's best beaches and resorts...

^^

Look at TJ's siggy, hehehe...


Hey SSC-peeps, please visit the SAMAHAN subforum and indicate at the SSC-Cebu Grand Meet Thread as to what date you can attend..

.:.

^^yeah! Cebu creates magic.

And not only that...in Cebu..Magic is Reality - not a mere fairy tale!

I've witnessed a lot of Magic here in Cebu!

- Cebu International Convention Center
- The subway in SRP
- The Marcelo Fernan Bridge
- The SRP itself
- the rapid changes in Cebu's skyline
- the extreme positive improvements in Cebu's thoroughfares

...to name a few

all i can say is... WOW! I'm proud to be living today in Cebu! Where magic do come true!

oki kaayo imo sig tj.. :D

swimming pool for fishes hehe

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^^ngeek...regular swimming pool na lang ta to...para another first for cebu...imagine, in the near future ingon ani na unta:

person1: asa mo padung?
person2: mangaligo
person1: asa man pud?
person2: sa AYALA :lol:

^^ngeek...regular swimming pool na lang ta to...para another first for cebu...imagine, in the near future ingon ani na unta:

person1: asa mo padung?
person2: mangaligo
person1: asa man pud?
person2: sa AYALA :lol:

bro....in-ana napud baya karon here sa cebu...that's the present...

person1: asa mo padung?
person2: mangaligo
person1: asa man pud?
person2: sa AYALA
person1: asa sa AYALA
person2: Sa City Sports Club :banana: :banana:

nangadto man diay mo ug chong hua...wala mo ni-suroy sa 9th ug 11th floors?:lol:

swimming pool for fishes hehe

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I think it's not clear water kay timan-i, in the long run, mulubog jud na ang color sa tubig like the present state of our current lagoon... :yes:

Pero I don't like the idea of shaping it in rectangles, it will really give us an instant impression na swimming pool ang itatayo nila :lol:

Btw, works for this masterpiece will begin come 01.07

^^

Yeah those are not swimming pools. Take a closer look at the renderings. Those rectangular structures are somewhat elevated. It might be a stall perhaps or something else.

^^ nah, those are really ponds, and i think the water will trickle down from the stairs. look closely.

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Finally, after 4 days hotel este hospital confinement in ChongHua, nakagawas na ko!!! :D

I would like to thank Mike (Rage@Cebu) na nagbantay hangtud sa Pacquiao (andam lang Mike sa Myerkules!) Day, Markiiboi, Slerz, Arnold (mga terrorista, sige panguha og pic. Morag naa'y mo plano sa ASEAN sa Fuente, hehehe!!!) ug Doc TJ Brewed.

SSC Cebu has been my family here in Cebu. Thanks! :)

Anyway, view from my room. I refuse to cover the window with blinds so that 24/7 ang monitoring nako sa Fuente, hehehe! :D

Buntag
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Udto
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Hapon
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Gabi-i....
Napost na oi! hehehe!!! :lol:

And the people who were there when I was sick
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Thanks!

Pilipinas is a tropical country but in the pix, as if autumn passed by Cebu.

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Uptown Cebu

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Millionaire's Row. Beverly Hills

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Hacienda Salinas

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What come's after the ASEAN Summit?

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Sunset Daze

^^ nahuman na jud imo bakasyon bai. hahaha


naa ka pic ato blimp bai? pakipost b. salamat.

^^ Ang kanang UFO na Blimp (very erratic ang direction sa paglupad)? Tan-awa baya diha sa memory card sa cam. Kay wa man ko copy ana.

Wow, i like this shot, its look like a portion of Gold Coast Queensland in Australia.:banana: :applause: :applause: :applause:

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Its good see the Cebu Boardwalk mall is fast shaping.Im quite excited with this mall. Btw mates dont you know that our malls in Cebu are bigger than the malls here in Brisbane and Gold Coast ? Any news about the Gaisano Mall of Cebu?:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:


Good Work Markiiboi, nice banner. I like it.

Hey thanks mate! :cheers:

Still no news of the Gaisano Mall of Cebu and no signs of activity in the area.
Maybe Pinoys are just mall addicts that's why our malls are bigger.

I have no pics because I failed to bring my camera but here are some updates:

-The construction of the New Mandaue City Public Market is on full swing
-The new lampposts in Mandaue City will be adorned more by some christmas decorations to be hung
-The S. Osmeña Avenue's center island will be graced by standing parol-stars (5 for each designated area)

mark asked me to post in this thread kay mingaw daw! cge, mo post ko, pag lingaw lingaw mo ha!!! lols

^^ good doggie

...bai ? lang, nahimo na ba ang Thai-Inspired Department Store (Shopping Center) sa Cebu (maybe, small lang ni siya)? I remember one time when I read their press release ...it has the same owner of KRUA THAI... pero, I don't know kung asa ni siya itukod....

^ Not yet

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residencia de vistamar

^^ nice ones marv... when were u there?

^^ ma'y pa mo, makakita mo sa mga pics !!! ako intawn dili makakita basta ang host "imagaehack" FYI: "imagehack" is banned here in Saudi Arabia pero kung "photobucket" ....ayos kaayo, kitang-kita !.....hehhehehhe!

naa man diay tay electronic billboard diri sa cebu, kanang sa happy herbs nga building just opposite sm city cebu, atbang sad anang nindot nga fire substation. naa sa 2nd floor window. hehehe.

OT: daghana nimo post bai oi,,, niabot mag 4,294,967,295... :lol: ^

^^ WOOWWWW!!! Over 4 billion, it looks like Ivanc started posting before I was born :D

nothing special, but here's one of the newly implemented metro bus transit system.

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metro cebu kmk bust transit

kahit rush hour at uwian na between 5pm to 8pm on a monday, people still queue for their jeepney ride, pic taken at ayala puv terminal. disiplinado and smooth flowing tuloy :banana:

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shang's bus schedule posted just outside ACC, very helpful for tourists.

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Contribute ko gamay.. Just some pics from camotes trip...

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More pics from Camotes...

Tudela Church Exterior
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Inside Tudela Church (under renovation)
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Lake Danao Park
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Lake Danao
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^^naligo mo sa bukilat cave? nakuyawan gyud mi ka-usa katong nangaligo mi diha nga gabiing dako...high tide to na time, so daghan ug tubig sa cave, nisyagit lang kalit among kuyog kay naa kunoy kalabera na iyang natumban...nagkayagaw hinoon mi...pagtan-aw namo kay styro ball ra diay na gigamit sa mga mangingisda...:lol:

^^ :lol: We stayed there for around an hour only... and definitely not high tide. Hehe... Among the sights in Camotes, I enjoyed Bukilat Cave the most. :okay:

More pics from Camotes...

Tuledo(?) Church Exterior
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Inside Tuledo Church (under renovation)
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Lake Danao Park
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Lake Danao
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it's Tudela bai...my lolo's dad used to be the mayor of that town...it's the least developed of all of camotes' towns since the durano's are not very popular over there...

if you can notice, there are two churches sitting beside each other, the 'curvy' one was actually built by a previous parish priest who was also a frustrated architect, however it wasnt put to good use since its layout didnt fit with the liturgical requirements or something like that...the current parish priest is planning to convert it into a gymnasium (tudela is the only camotes town without a gymnasium, thanks of course to politics...) after an engineer checks its structural integrity...you should have paid the parish priest a visit, the guy is very hospitable, and the convento is a perfect and well preserved example of spanish-era architecture...

^^ - Aww... ok. Sorry. Thanks for the correction and the history lesson.. Hehe... Yeah, we were wondering what happened to that curvy church. You should have been tour guide... our guide was too moody and he would answer each question with either yes, no, or ambot ngano. hehe :D

Hmm.. just a suggestion for tourism in that area... maybe they should regulate the price for the tour and organize it more. It seems they have no standard range of tour rates... and when we got one that was pretty cheap, the tour guide tried to raise the price at the end of our tour (but sorry, deal's a deal right). :okay:

...i'm in awe watching those photos until i see a man-made stairs inside this cave! (nindot na ta kaayo akong panan-aw ka'y nature gud pero, usahay, badlongon lagi ang ubang tawo ka'y mo-spoil sa nature....hehehhe!)

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...who's making thread #40? ...i think @pirena requested to make it...go, go, go, bai!

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Mabuhi ug Maayong Pag-abot!

Welcome to Cebu, an island in the Pacific/Indian Ocean-Asia Region (and the Philippines.)The IT and Tourism Hub of the Country, and soon, of the Asia-Pacific Region; the Southern Capital of the Philippines, the vibrant and pulsating heart of the archipelago...

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12th ASEAN Summit Venue

known since ancient times to locals as "Sugbu", which in one translation means "meeting place of the currents", incidentally Cebu--consistently listed as one of the top destinations in this side of the globe by the prestigious conde nast magazine--will play host to one of the year's greatest gathering of heads of states and international personalities in the region, the 12th ASEAN Summit. This event of colosal proportions has set the entire metro into fullspeed motion towards the greatest economic phenomenon in the country's history, CEBOOM II, a development gold-rush that has gripped the entire island as it prepares to become the premier destination, not only in the country, but in the asia-pacific region, best exemplified in the albeit controversial, but undeniably majestic Cebu International Convention Center...

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Cebu: An Island of Festivals

47 towns and 6 cities, means 47 plus 6 fiestas, means 47 and 6 festivals...home to the world class and world famous Sinulog, the uncontested queen of all philippine festivals, and of course, not forgetting the other 'minor' but par excellence festivals of its other towns and cities, Cebu is undeniably an Island of Festivals, the revellers paradise...

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SSC Cebu:Cebuano Cyber Nest

Weary cyber traveller, rest your head, for you have stumbled upon the gates of our very own shang-rila in the net...welcome to the Cebu Thread...where the finest minds from all over the realm, and beyond, converge and gather in full strength to share their thoughts, updates, and anything else, about this island paradise...

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feel at home, post away, and enjoy your stay, you have just entered paradise...

maayong pag-abot sa sugbo bai!

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daghang salamat sa mga cebu forumers para sa pics...

^^just did it...

Ang Colon marker along colon street kay gi enclose na sa island...

Our 41st, congratulatios to us all :applause:

^^ i mean thread #41 diay....not #40....na-a na gyud ko'y memory lapses....thread #41 na man gud!....hehhehe! (am i 500th post?)

...congrats!!! nakapasar na gyud ta sa mid-life crisis....! hehehhe!

Thread #41...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=412081


:lock: :lock: :lock:

it's Thread #41....

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=412081


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and let's start with another Cebu good news.....this move will surely give another edge to Cebu's IT industry.

Career center to be set up
Sunstar Cebu
November 21, 2006

TO HELP ensure jobs for information and communication technology (ICT) graduates, the private-sector led Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology (Cedf-it) will soon launch its Career Link Services Center (CLSC).

“ICT is a fast-moving industry, and the CLSC will enrich our quality of graduates through career guidance and link them to the manpower requirements of the industry,” Cedf-it executive director Bonifacio Belen said.

In a statement furnished to Sun.Star Cebu, graduates and potential applicants of Cedf-it member-schools can easily find job opportunities in Cebu through the Online Career Linkage site, where industry members post their manpower requirements either for regular jobs, contractual projects or on-the-job training needs.

Programs

CLSC will offer programs on career counseling, job fair, talent data base, job ads bulletin, career orientation program, graduates tracking, and research and development.

For career counseling, graduates may seek the advice of a Cedf-it career counselor for orientation on career link services that suit the applicant’s need.

In addition, the talent database—a compilation of contact information of Cedf-it member-school graduates, including relevant information like contact numbers, course, grade-point average, and professor affiliations—will help prospective employers generate more relevant information from the applicants.

Meanwhile, the graduates tracking program aims to increase the alumni contacts database and distribute Cedf-it updates.

Belen said Cedf-it is conducting a survey on the most common jobs taken by graduates of Cebu, and the perceived needs of today’s graduates.

Initiatives

Bridging the gap between the supply of graduates and the demand of the industry, other Cedf-it initiatives include Philippine IT General Certification Examination (Phil-IT GCE) and the Bridge Courses.

The second Phil-IT GCE, which is a computer-based exam, was administered simultaneously last Sept. 30 to 114 ICT graduates of six participating Cedfit-member universities and 28 others from the private sector.

In a separate interview, Cedf-it senior adviser Fred Kintanar said the bridge course-training module is a “cost-effective” initiative for companies to hire quality employees.

Belen said Cedf-it has lined up several projects for next year.

^^ ... bai @tj, we can also post that sa Philippines IT News Thread

..btw, i like the thread title! ...sounds like a name of a computer program !...hehhehe!

well done mga bros!!! :okay: :okay: :okay:

apil pud ko ninyo....

Balik sa ko sa thread 40.. daghan ko wala ma basa.
congrats 41!..

Congratulations to our 41st! :okay:

UPDATE: Security cameras along the Marcelo Fernan Bridge have been installed.

huwaw!


thread 41 na kayo... congrats mga bai!

CONGRATZ 41 THREAD


Tuesday, November 21, 2006
UPVCC improves IT course for Cebu’s growth
By Malou M. Mozo
Sun.Star Correspondent


RESPONDING to the latest trend in information, communication and technology (ICT), a local state university is eyeing to make its Computer Science (com sci) program a “center for excellence” in Central Visayas.

“Seeing the growth in the ICT sector and IT development in Cebu, the university wants to contribute to its growth by creating new knowledge. Since com sci is a very pervasive discipline, it will be the first among the university’s programs to be developed,” Dr. Enrique Avila, University of the Philippines in the Visayas-Cebu College (UPVCC) dean said.

While the com sci is currently under the Natural Science division, Avila said the move to have it as a separate department has been approved by the UP system “in principle.”

Developing

According to Avila, UPVCC will focus on the different com sci areas, like ICT development and software engineering, while plans to add a master’s degree in com sci is now in the pipeline.

“Developing our com sci program will create an interweaving relationship among the other divisions and, as a whole, contribute to new knowledge in the different fields,” he told Sun.Star Cebu.

UPVCC currently has four divisions—Management, Natural Science, Social Science and Humanities.

“While our graduates are also known in different fields, like mass communication, management, biology, etcetera, we won’t be ignoring this except that we will improve our current offering by graduate programs,” Avila said.

He revealed that UPVCC will introduce an Urban and Regional Planning course in the Management division and a Geographic Information System course in the Political Science division, in addition to the industrial design course now being offered by the Humanities division.

Streamline

“All these new courses will require transportation network using ICT, so now it’s an inter-disciplinary relationship among divisions. Urban and Regional planning, for example, will be the first outside Luzon. It’s a niche,” he said.

“Urban and regional planning will streamline to studies on natural heritage, which will be beneficial to making Cebu a tourism destination in Asia,” he added.

Capitalizing on the “bright” prospects of Cebu’s furniture industry, Avila revealed that the Fine Arts department is now forging ties with the Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation so graduates will impart new knowledge on furniture design.

“The industrial design course will be an Asian center for design,” Avila added.

Likewise, he said the UPVCC faculty, staff and students are “looking forward” to the college’s new developments.

Meanwhile, UP president Ermilinda Roman stressed that the development of UP Cebu is already part of her 10-point agenda.

“What we would like is a system where universities are unequal only in age, size and experience but the quality of faculty, students and academic program is the same. So in our case, we would like to develop UP Cebu because Cebu is a center and we’d like to contribute to the development of the region through the college. So if Cebu is the focus, then we allocate resources,” she said in a statement

Tuesday, November 21, 2006
PB okays P65M extra without any question



THE Cebu Provincial Board (PB) yesterday approved the supplemental budget that includes P65 million for the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), after Vice Gov. Greogrio Sanchez Jr. quoted Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia as promising that this will be the last supplemental proposal for the CICC.

Nobody filed a formal objection, but PB Member Jose Ma. Gastardo said he will not join the approval because of some “reservations.”

Surprisingly, the CICC was not the center of the discussion on the P82-million allocation. Instead, several questions were raised on the appropriation for a P8-million purchase of a site for solid waste management in Carmen town and the on P9-million budget for a lot in Minglanilla for the relocation of occupants of Province-owned lots.

The supplemental budget was passed on first, second and third reading after Garcia certified it as urgent.

Gastardo would have wanted a deferment, but Sanchez pointed out that the Capitol has to pay its obligations to the contractors who are working on the CICC, one of the venues of the Asean summit next month.

During the deliberation, Gastardo asked if the P65 million will already cover the whole cost for the CICC, whose initial approved allocation was P450 million.

“Is this the end of it? The Cebuano public would want to know the entire cost until its completion. The people of Cebu are wondering when this will end,” said Gastardo.

The initial allocation for the CICC was the P250 million that was re-aligned from what would have been a multi-use center that was then called the megadome.

When the need for a conventional center was raised for next month’s summit, the Capitol passed a supplemental budget of P200 million, but Sanchez explained that this was just to start the project as plans have yet to be completed then.

“The P515 million is the end of it. (The governor) will not ask anymore for another supplemental budget. This will be the final budget for the CICC. If there will be any more adjustment, it will be very minimal and she can get it from somewhere else,” Sanchez told the PB.

Sanchez last month said that from a contractor’s point of view, the facility would cost at least P650 million and would even reach P800 million or P1 billion, depending on the material that will be used. But he clarified that from a government’s point of view, there are many ways of cutting cost.

Gastardo also yesterday asked about a provision in the new law on government procurement that states variation from project cost must not exceed 10 percent.

The P65-million additional budget for the CICC is 14.4 percent of the original budget.
But Sanchez explained that what the law means is not more than 10 percent of an existing contract. Cost overruns that exceed 10 percent will need a supplement contract, he said.

Gastardo also questioned the P8-million item that will be used to buy 20 hectares of land in Carmen for the Capitol’s solid waste management facility that will serve the cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and northern municipalities.

Questions were also raised on the P9 million for the purchase of a 1.5-hectare land in Minglanilla that will be a relocation site for settlers of lands that the Capitol wants to recover. (JPM)

Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Serge pledges P150M to build 200 classrooms


USING opposition Sen. Sergio “Serge” Osmeña III’s P150-million pork barrel, Cebu City Hall will build at least 200 classrooms that can be used next year, if President Arroyo releases the fund.

Mayor Tomas Osmeña said his brother already pledged to help the City’s school building projects, but it depends on whether the President will release his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

“Senator Osmeña will give P150 million and I’m putting it all on school buildings but I have to convince Malacañang to release it because if you are opposition, Malacañang doesn’t release the PDAF,” he said yesterday.

Even with the assistance, Osmeña said City Hall will still be short of P150 million in school building projects.

“The assistance will be for this year so I will just ask the President, ‘Can you just release the PDAF of Serge because it’s going to Cebu City’,” he further said.

In a phone interview, the mayor’s consultant on education Joy Augustus Young said they already identified nine school sites that will benefit from the senator’s PDAF.

The amount, he said, will allow City Hall to build at least 200 classrooms in two public high schools and seven elementary schools.

Among the barangays that will have new school buildings are Tisa, Talamban, Tejero, Labangon, Mambaling, Guadalupe and Quiot.

First priority

“These are the critical areas in terms of classroom shortage. We can’t start to bid out the projects because the money is not out yet but the President has always been helping Cebu that’s why I’m very confident that the President will approve it,” Young told Sun.Star Cebu.

Young said the mayor had wanted that only the schools identified as first priority will be given new classrooms but because some of the projects were already bid out or constructed, second priority schools were included as beneficiaries.

Senators

In a recent trip to Manila, the mayor sought the help of senators to fund the City’s projects but so far, only his brother pledged to help, he said.

Previously, though, Sens. Francis Pangilinan, Pia Cayetano and Ramon Magsaysay Jr. have assisted Cebu City in concreting of roads, waterworks and school building projects.

“We’ll give an accounting to the people of who among the senators have helped and what they have done for Cebu. It’s up to the people to decide what to do with the other senators,” the mayor added. (LCR)

BTW, Kato mga bag o na Cebu forumers, pwede pailaila... who invited you here sa SSC or how did you discover SSC so thatwe can all gather this comingSSC Cebu anniversary meet.

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Photobucket link for those who cannot see ImageShack images: http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/jadesinjin/acc.jpg

^^ think bally, bottega veneta, burberry, bulgari, dkny, gucci, hugo boss, luois vuitton, philippe chariol, prada, salvatore ferragamo, tods, ysl and other dropable names.... soon!

yay!! porti-wan!!! =) congrats!

a mirror of what Cebu is right now, busy streets preparing for the upcoming ASEAN Summit, and only a few days to go!...paspas Sugbo! Congrats for its 41st Birthday este Thread!

Itaas ang noo Bisaya/Sugbohanon! Padayon!! :)
Ipagawas sa klaibuyan kon unsay kaya nimo! ;)

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Growers have 400T flowers

By Linette C. Ramos
Sun.Star Staff Reporter


THEIR job is not a bed of roses, at least not yet.

But once all 400,000 potted flowering plants are moved to the streets, parks and the city’s center islands, agricultural technologist Paz Eronico can heave a sigh of relief.

Eronico and 27 other Cebu City Central Nursery employees have painstakingly planted and nurtured the seeds of at least 12 assorted flowering plants that were imported from Taiwan.

The flowers are now in full bloom at the 1.6-hectare nursery, waiting to be used for Cebu City Hall’s beautification project for the coming Asean summit.

Even before the gathering of international leaders here, the nursery is visited by foreigners and locals to view the rows of petunia, marigold, vinca, zinnia, celosia, gaillarda, salvia, lantana, candle plant, sunflower and buttoners, among other flowers.

Pressured

“We are so pressured by this project, especially when the plants were not yet flowering. We were afraid that we would not be able to produce the flowers. We planted 400,000. Now, we just need to maintain them,” Eronico told Sun.Star Cebu.

She recalled that when the P2-million project started in August, the agriculturists and other workers had to attend to the meticulous process of planting the seeds.

They had to see to it that there was no dumping off of the seeds, or the buds do not wilt even before they bloom.

4 days

For the agriculturists, the planting of the imported seeds in seed boxes proved to be the most critical point of growing the flowers since it is at this stage when the seeds are likely to dry up.

It took four days before the seeds became seedlings, and another two to three weeks before they were ready to be transplanted to the pots with compost, garden soil and coconut coir.

The employees at the nursery attended to the greenhouses and seed boxes day in and day out, waiting for the first sign of a bud.

With barely three weeks left before the summit, Eronico said their hard work is starting to pay off now that some of the center islands in the city’s major thoroughfares have been landscaped.

“This is the first time that we are mass producing flowers. It is a big undertaking but we consider this as our contribution in making the city beautiful for the summit,” she added.

The flowers will be displayed on the center islands of the ceremonial route for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit, including Osmeña Blvd., Juan Luna Ave. and Imus Road.

City Agriculturist Joselito Baclayon said that after the summit, they will teach the flower growers in the mountain barangays to plant the imported seeds so they can make a living from the City’s project.

They may also venture into selling some of the flowers to the public at a very affordable price after the summit, he added.

Congratulations! Cebu's 41st thread. :applause:

BTW, Kato mga bag o na Cebu forumers, pwede pailaila... who invited you here sa SSC or how did you discover SSC so thatwe can all gather this comingSSC Cebu anniversary meet.

na discovered nako ang SSC since 2004 pa..pero dili pa SSC ang website ani b4.. www.skyscraper.com ang website ani sauna f am not mistaken...

^^ ...me, everytime i want an update about Cebu, I search thru Google or Yahoo, well, SSC-Cebu Forum links always show up....so, i joined out of curiosity and never turning back....hehehehhe!

i discovered skyscrapercity thru google 3 years ago. was surfin for vacation homes and stuff. my visit was regular but not as a forumer. at one point i needed to register to obtain detailed info of a certain real estate project thus i became a member in 2004. SSC Philippines back then was entirely SSC Manila. :cool:

ako... just searchin for those Cebu pics... then there was SSC...
dugay nako kabantay sa SSC pero wa man ku hilig sa forums2x sauna... cge ra ko duwa ug DOTA...

so... pag.anhi ako TITA sa Cebu gkan sa states kay gnahan man cya sa cebu... nag.himu ko powerpoint bout cebu, nya ako gihatag nya para ma.share niya sa states ang presentation...

I used some of your photos sa presentation... na.inlove gyud cla sa Cebu!

mao na to... na adik ko sa SSC... hehehe...

ako kay gi-invite ko gikan sa laing thread last april.

ask lng ko guys... what's that new fenced lot dha kilid sa tower palace construction... naka.bantay ko ghapon... hope naay maka.adto to check if there is a rendering sa site... mark?... kaw lng adto kay naa nimu ang cam... hehehe...

ninduta gyud sa Island in the sky sa balamban oi! adto ko gabii.., cool au ang lugar... naa hanging bridge, pool, mga cottages... samut na ug naa chiks... hehehe...

by the way... dugay na gyud ko wa ka.balik citysports da... pag.adto nko ghapon, nka.saway ko... kay bati na gyud kaau ang mga facilities... wa gyud gi.maintain, unya ang service: poor...

mas.nindut gyud ang club ultima... bag.o man xad gud, nya bag.o sad ang staff... tan.awon lng ug mag.dugay ba gyud...

ako gi gi invite ni bai arnold, didto mi nag meet sa istroya.

I just heard SSC from cebu city forum.. sikat kaayo ang SSC sa City hall.. I have my family friends there mentioning how "abtik" is these guys from SSC cebu forum. Now, I know na why.. Its the fashion baby.. :)

I just heard SSC from cebu city forum.. sikat kaayo ang SSC sa City hall.. I have my family friends there mentioning how "abtik" is these guys from SSC cebu forum. Now, I know na why.. Its the fashion baby.. :)

you serious?! whoa, that's how grabe ang impact of SSC Cebu people?! :okay: i'm proud :D

...Bigfoot's Mike Gleissner is about to be granted a "Filipino Citizenship" ...the Senate has already approved his application but still, the last say must come from PGMA ...i hope she approves it! I can see more bigfoot developments in Cebu after this because this is the best protection he can have for his growing business empire... perhaps, Bigfoot's project at CBP is pushing through.... but for sure, SRP is the next thing!

source: philstar/freeman (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/FREEMAN200611221808.htm)

Wednesday, November 22, 2006
State university mulls over P250M infra work
By Malou M. Mozo
Sun.Star Correspondent

TO provide quality education to the masses, a local state university has drafted a campus renewal plan that will be implemented before its centennial celebration in 2018.

“The theme of the whole renewal project is to maintain a UP (University of the Philippines) tradition of excellence but meeting the challenges of modernity,” said Dr. Enrique Avila of University of the Philippines in the Visayas Cebu College (UPVCC).

The campus renewal plan involves the renovation of UPVCC’s existing infrastructure, such as the administration, undergraduate, high school, and arts and science buildings; library; and dormitories.

The UPVCC also plans to construct a seven- to 10-story graduate studies building, facilities on product design and communications, faculty dorm, gymnasium, grandstand, soccer field, campus hotel or shopping center, and student and faculty housing.

Renovation of existing buildings will cost the university about P30 million and work is expected to be completed in the next five years.

Cost

The construction of the graduate studies building, on the other hand, is expected to cost about P250 million.

“The whole property of UP Cebu is a donation from the government and we want to use the entire property for educational purposes. The campus will be an open gallery,” Avila said.

Avila told Sun.Star Cebu that the plan will be implemented when UPVCC will be able to finally reclaim its estimated 12-hectare property in Gorordo Avenue, Cebu City from “informal settlers.”

According to UPVCC supervising administrative officer Alsidry Sharif, the university is only occupying 60 percent of the total lot area in Lahug.

“We are currently profiling those informal settlers who will be relocated and compensated,” Sharif said.

He added that informal settlers are “amenable” to the plan.

Avila said UPVCC has agreed to sell “in principle” its five-hectare lot in Talisay City.

Avila also revealed that the proposed campus renewal plan would rely heavily on funding from the private and public sectors, apart from the university’s own budget.

External support

“We will need external support. By building on good academic programs, I’m optimistic the support will follow,” he said.

In an earlier interview, Avila expressed “delight” in UP president Emerlinda Roman’s 10-point agenda that includes the plan to develop UP Cebu within her six-year term.

“We have long been neglected, it’s time to turn things around,” Avila said.

Roman, in a statement furnished to Sun.Star Cebu, assured that the UP system will contribute to the development of Central Visayas by developing its UP Cebu campus.

University of the Philippines, the premier state university of the country, will celebrate its centennial celebration on 2008

^^ nice! sounds like they have the same plan as with USC for their Talamban Campus....hehehheeh!

...btw, PLAN C for the Asean summit will now be in Manila's PICC (..sa worst case scenario lang.....hehhehehe!)

...Bigfoot's Mike Gleissner is about to be granted a "Filipino Citizenship" ...the Senate has already approved his application but still, the last say must come from PGMA ...i hope she approves it! I can see more bigfoot developments in Cebu after this because this is the best protection he can have for his growing business empire... perhaps, Bigfoot's project at CBP is pushing through.... but for sure, SRP is the next thing!

source: philstar/freeman (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/FREEMAN200611221808.htm)

WoW... congrats to him... Pinoy na siya.

WoW... congrats to him... Pinoy na siya.

...Mayor Tomas was saying: "He is more CEBUANO than me !!! "

******

...perhaps, we can now call Gleissner a certified "Bisdak"...hehhehehe!

...breaktime sa news reporting!!! (wala ko'y lingaw...post lang sa ni...hehhe!)

Cebu's EiBeEs-SeBeEn 3 - Leo Lastimosa
http://static.flickr.com/111/300835947_b17fb0fa22.jpg?v=0
- pics by @sugbo - flickr.com

ako nasaag dinhi sa SSC tungod sa ka way lingaw...nangita man ko kung unsay pinakataas na building sa pilipinas, mao naabot ko ug emporis, gikan ngadto nabantayan nako na wa gyuy unod ang page sa cebu, mao nag-google ko ug 'cebu skyscrapers' mao naabot ko dinhi...

daghan baya na mga classmates nako matingala kung asa ko gikan ug mga updates about cebu, unya mangutana dayon na sila kung mag-internet mi, na unsa ni na website na pirmi nako tan-awon...

mang-invite pa nya ta ug ubang kaila para mapuno na ta dinhi...:lol:

...btw, PLAN C for the Asean summit will now be in Manila's PICC (..sa worst case scenario lang.....hehhehehe!)

imposible kaayo na mahitabo kay wa gyud baya nagandam ngadto sa manila, pun-an pa sa situation ngadto na unstable kaayo ang peace and order, mas makuyawan ang mga delegates kung adto sila ipadala..

good news for a very good morning!

Luxury hotel chain coming back to RP

Published on Page A1 of the November 22, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

SINGAPORE -- A luxury boutique hotel chain, dubbed by a Filipino tourism official as at the top of its class, is returning to the Philippines more than a decade after it pulled out of the country.

Owners of the Banyan Tree chain gave one reason for their change of heart: The Philippines is a “very different” country now.

Tourism Secretary Ace Durano yesterday said that Banyan Tree executives would scout for places in the Central Visayas next year to set up one or more resorts.

The announcement of Banyan Tree’s decision followed a meeting in Singapore on Monday between Ho Kwon Ping, the hotel’s executive chair, and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

A boutique hotel provides luxurious personalized services and facilities, unlike the general service provided by large hotel chains. Its size is relatively smaller, often ranging from three to 100 rooms, furnished with a certain theme and style.

This year, Banyan Tree’s branch in Phuket, Thailand, landed on the premium lists of hotels in the world, such as the 500 World’s Best in Asia, Top 100 Hotels in the World (33rd) and Best Overseas Spa, according to the Banyan Tree website.

“Their category is boutique resorts and they’re the number one brand in Asia,” Durano said.

He said Banyan Tree was in the league of classy hotels with the Aman group of resorts, which runs Amanpulo, the most expensive resort in the country, which charges more than $1,000 a night.

Banyan Tree usually charges $400 to $800 a night, with one villa in its resorts costing P10 to P50 million to build, Durano said.

“These are the really high-end big resorts. It shouldn’t be more than a hundred rooms per resort, the really ultra luxury type,” he said.

“If that brand will come to the Philippines (and invest in Palawan), it will put Palawan on the international tourism map,” Durano added.

Ho said his group would look at Palawan and Cebu but declined to give specific areas to prevent real estate prices in these areas from soaring.

more here (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=34029)

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/4053/95tv3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

actual pics of the project: http://www.acenclavecebu.com/pictures.asp?page=1

good news for a very good morning!

Luxury hotel chain coming back to RP

Published on Page A1 of the November 22, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

SINGAPORE -- A luxury boutique hotel chain, dubbed by a Filipino tourism official as at the top of its class, is returning to the Philippines more than a decade after it pulled out of the country.


^ Cool.

what's the chance that their new resort would be in our beautiful island? 99.9% hopefully, cebu is 8th best island after all, ^_^.

where was their old resort and why did they pull out?

wa sad koy lingaw, post lang sa ko ni.

CDN
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http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/21-11-06_0746.jpg

:applause:

^^ang manaway sa CICC ipa-excommunicate...:lol:

unsa kahay mahitabo kung magkatupad ug lamesa ang mga taga-singapore ug ang muslim delegates inig kaon?

I just heard SSC from cebu city forum.. sikat kaayo ang SSC sa City hall.. I have my family friends there mentioning how "abtik" is these guys from SSC cebu forum. Now, I know na why.. Its the fashion baby.. :)

pariha sa uban, almost a year nko gibutang sa favorites ang SSC, everytime mo search ko about Cebu, SSC akong i open pero wapa ko na interes og pa register atong panahona kay gamay pa man kaayo ang forumers from Cebu, hinay kaayo ang replies takes a year before mapuno ang thread nya basig ma op sd ko kay I thought puro about big business og big talks about Cebu ang storyaan nila pero bilib ko nila Rusty18, edifice complex og sloid (the three originals) kay updated kaayo sila sa Cebu from sidewalks to HIGHRISE BUILDINGS. <---- naka pa aghat nako og register sa SSC, basta building na gani, bukal dayon ang dugo...hehe. I've also met a lot of friends from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand coz of city vs city (our chance to promote Cebu to our neighboring countries before it was closed), one of my favorite SSC subforum...

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/21-11-06_0746.jpg

:applause:


sus kung makakaon ang mga muslim ani, basig pareho ato nahitabo sa congress gahapun nga gisagpa ang usa ka waitress sa congresswoman from Lanao kay gipakaon cya ug pancit nga naa'y baboy. Gitutukan pa jud ug kutsilyo.

^^pero I think ang tagaan ang kato raman nagayo, ang Singapore delegation. Way labot ang Muslim delegations...

^^ maglaway ra diay ang mga muslim. hahaha. kalami ra ba sa panit sa inasal.

Correct si Vidal: Dili dapat gamiton sa mga oportunista ang mga pobre ug kabos para babagan ang mga proyekto sa gobyerno. :yes:

^^ maglaway ra diay ang mga muslim. hahaha. kalami ra ba sa panit sa inasal.


wa mn sd pa sila katilaw nya wa sila kbaw nga lami ba ang timpla so mura rag wala nila, basig mo ingon sila nga eeeew, yuckkkkk, yikes, so mabaho is the lechon.hehehe.
Pero lami sd ang ribs, mmmm, lechon Cebu na gud na :okay:

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8182/untitled1copyzs4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

pariha sa uban, almost a year nko gibutang sa countries before it was closed), one of my favorite SSC subforum...

I've always wanted to design a website with my own personal pictures for cebu landscapes especially sinulog. dont forget the old churches having unique combination of designs. although I'm facade lover pero but still we have few skyscrapers today hopefully the next couple of years..
at the same time, environmentally concern sad ta kay cebu has very fascinating natarual resources.. In any angle or perspective we have almost the best of all to offer for our tourism.. Lahi gyud kaayo kay as if everything about cebu is soulful... It tells a story nga maka-pa interes gyud sa mga tawo..

The only thing I can do now is to comment spreading information to others about CEBU and refer them to sites like this and some website.. Promotion ba.

Lets just say one of the defenders of the cebu island. :)

re gleisner's filipino citizenhip

hopefully this will create a trend esp in cebu... if other foreigners would hear about this, they would say, ok i'll invest in the philippines particularly in cebu because we'd be getting the politicians support in the process of our citizenship application...

^^ so i guess its high time for me to apply for a Filipino Citizenship :lol:

^^ i think u should ask for the back up of clavel martinez! haha!

In celebration of being the Guinness World Record holder for fuel economy,
Shell is giving away P3 off per liter from 1pm to 3pm today at selected gas
stations. Below is the list of participating Shell gas stations.

MANILA
> Boni Ave., Balintawak
> Commonwealth Ave., UP Diliman
> Marcos Ave., Don Antonio, QC
> EDSA-Balintwak
> EDSA-Bansalangin
> EDSA-Buendia
> C5 Taguig
> UN Ave.
> Luneta
> Quirino Ave., Nagtahan
> DBP Ave., FTI complex, Taguig
> South Triangle, EDSA (near GMA)

CEBU
> South Road, Bulacao, Talisay
> Reyes Ave., Banilad
> Duterte St., Banawa
> South Expressway, Bacalso Ave.
> North Road, Basak, Mandaue
> Basak-Marigondon Road, Humay-Humay, Lapu-Lapu
> Cuenco Ave., Carreta
> Luray Toledo

DUMAGUETE
>Mangnao

DAVAO
> Toril
> Leon Garcia St., Agdao
> Quimpo Blvd., Ecoland
> Holy Cross, College of Digos

^^ thanx for the info bai.

Some History

Misamis Oriental used to be a part of Cebu. In 1818, it became a "conregimento" comprised of 4 "partidos" or divisions; namely, Partido de MIsamis, Partido de Dapitan, Partido de Cagayan and Partido de Catarman. During the latter part of the 19th century, Misamis was one of the 6 districts of Mindanao, and later, one of the seven districts in Mindanao and Sulu at the close of the Spanish era with Cagayan de Misamis, now Cagayan de Oro, as its capital. When it was still a part of the district of Cebu, there were 12 Spaniards and 9 Filipinos who successively served as "governadore" with Mayor Carabello as the first governor in 1874.

Legislative Act. No. 3537, approved in November 2, 1929, divided the province of Misamis into two provinces due to the lack of geographical contiguity: Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental. However, it was not until 10 years later that the division was implemented by an amendment, Act. No. 3777, adopted on November 28, 1939. When Misamis Oriental became a separate province, Don Gregorio Pelaez was its first Governor. Since then, there were 14 past governors who were elected and appointed by operation of law.

The earliest known settlers of the territory were the Negritoes. Centuries later, Malay colonists with Mongoloid features, fought the natives for the control of the rich Cagayan River coastal plains. The struggle for possession has finally won the native Visayans over the Bukidnons. In the 1500s most of the Mindanao area had fallen under the Muslim and the inhabitants were converted into Islam. As part of Mindanao, the people of the territory were obliged to pay tribute to the Muslim rule.

^^ hala road trip na mark...adtua na si ash sa manila

^^ :lol: siya ra mubisita nako bai

mao na ni karon...si bai slerz kay gitaguan jud ug maayo si carla..lols

hala :spam1: na ni

Ngano naman ron ang mga kanta sa radyo oi?

"Mag-ka*at sa sapa, mag-ka*at sa dagat, magsinupsupay, mag-ka*at sa kanal, magtilapay labi na kung first timer ka" :lol:

^^ unsa na station kay maminaw ko

kayak man na sinj..dili man na kaya+
"dili jud kalikayan, ikaw pamaulan, dili jud kalikayan, ikaw mahilantan, labi nag first timer ka..mag KAYAK sa sapa"

"si kuya first timer..si kuya first timer.."

The Great Port City

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3672/cebuharborla4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
by ivanc (notice that SM still has the stripes)

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/1968/skyline17zn5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
by slerz (wala pa CICC ug CDU)

Mark, karon pa ko kita ani, gi upload ni Sir Leo sa google pag mangrove planting. Posing kaayo ta duha...hahaha
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8345176161753104789&q=cebu&hl=en
or youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkCY63gkkJY

^^

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2129/untitled9copyfd9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:lol:

^^ kinsa nang sa tunga? mao nay "stephen manangan" ninyo?

^^ hahaha mao na siya bai, si Leo Lastimosa sa TV Patrol CV

Wow, P3 off per liter?

Roadtrip ta Markiiboi, picture2x ta sa old houses sa Cebu City.. laay kaayo sa balay, naa man sad nimo ang cam, hehehe...

Txt me lang if ok nimo..

Hala, hapit na baya ang 3pm..



In celebration of being the Guinness World Record holder for fuel economy,
Shell is giving away P3 off per liter from 1pm to 3pm today at selected gas
stations. Below is the list of participating Shell gas stations.

MANILA
> Boni Ave., Balintawak
> Commonwealth Ave., UP Diliman
> Marcos Ave., Don Antonio, QC
> EDSA-Balintwak
> EDSA-Bansalangin
> EDSA-Buendia
> C5 Taguig
> UN Ave.
> Luneta
> Quirino Ave., Nagtahan
> DBP Ave., FTI complex, Taguig
> South Triangle, EDSA (near GMA)

CEBU
> South Road, Bulacao, Talisay
> Reyes Ave., Banilad
> Duterte St., Banawa
> South Expressway, Bacalso Ave.
> North Road, Basak, Mandaue
> Basak-Marigondon Road, Humay-Humay, Lapu-Lapu
> Cuenco Ave., Carreta
> Luray Toledo

DUMAGUETE
>Mangnao

DAVAO
> Toril
> Leon Garcia St., Agdao
> Quimpo Blvd., Ecoland
> Holy Cross, College of Digos

^^ cge bai roadtrip ta. kamo bayad sa gas :lol:

uban ko....

^^ sugdi na ug langoy way

Repost:


SM to open 24 cinemas in 2007
By Jeffrey O. Valisno
Source: News Clippings: BusinessWorld


...Meanwhile, Mr. Camaligan said the company is studying the possibility of opening a third IMAX theater in Cebu within the next two to three years. “We think two IMAX movie houses would be enough for Metro Manila, so we are looking at putting up our third one in the Visayas, possibly in Cebu. But nothing is final yet,” he said. SM Prime Holdings Vice-President for Finance and Administration Jeffrey C. Lim earlier told reporters that the company has allotted about P5 billion for the construction of new malls to be opened next year...

Personally, I would rather have a THX theatre than an IMAX theatre :yes:

^^ yeah, i've experienced watching a movie at Louie's THX theater in Makati, I think that was in 1998 before I left for KSA.... very intense gyud ang sound, muoyog gyud ang seats, pero gamay ra ang space sa theater.... that time, they catered to members only but luckily, i was invited by my former boss.... i'm not sure if it's still the same set-up now...

Yeah, since IMAX is all about the 3D thing, I'd rather have the THX. And I don't want to wear those 3D glasses lol

Yeah, since IMAX is all about the 3D thing, I'd rather have the THX. And I don't want to wear those 3D glasses lol

...na-a pa ba gihapon ang Louie's THX karon?

^ Not anymore

...? nawala lagi ang SSC Grand Meet 2006....asa man ni oy? libog na gyud kung sige og balhin-balhin....kapoy!!!!

edit

^^ ang title sa thread kay Magkita Ta Bai naa ra gihapun didto bai

...? nawala lagi ang SSC Grand Meet 2006....asa man ni oy? libog na gyud kung sige og balhin-balhin....kapoy!!!!

I had it merged with "Magkita Ta Bai" thread.

"Magkita Ta Bai" was the thread for the first SSC-Cebu Meet last December 2005.

The thread was not full, only around 200 posts after the meet commenced so I thought of having it merged with the existing "SSC-Cebu Meet 2006" thread.

Nindot ni siya, para mura ug continuous -- from December 2005 to December 2006. :okay:

Anyway, ako na gipa-rename sa mod into "Magkita ta Bai: SSC-Cebu Meet 2006"

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=297489&page=25


.:.

^^ i see...hehehhe! ok!

WOW... I work for Banyan Tree here in the Maldives and I never heard of this... yet. :) BUT hopefully, you know this company has lots of mooolaahh.

good news for a very good morning!

Luxury hotel chain coming back to RP

Published on Page A1 of the November 22, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

SINGAPORE -- A luxury boutique hotel chain, dubbed by a Filipino tourism official as at the top of its class, is returning to the Philippines more than a decade after it pulled out of the country.

Owners of the Banyan Tree chain gave one reason for their change of heart: The Philippines is a “very different” country now.

Tourism Secretary Ace Durano yesterday said that Banyan Tree executives would scout for places in the Central Visayas next year to set up one or more resorts.

The announcement of Banyan Tree’s decision followed a meeting in Singapore on Monday between Ho Kwon Ping, the hotel’s executive chair, and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

A boutique hotel provides luxurious personalized services and facilities, unlike the general service provided by large hotel chains. Its size is relatively smaller, often ranging from three to 100 rooms, furnished with a certain theme and style.

This year, Banyan Tree’s branch in Phuket, Thailand, landed on the premium lists of hotels in the world, such as the 500 World’s Best in Asia, Top 100 Hotels in the World (33rd) and Best Overseas Spa, according to the Banyan Tree website.

“Their category is boutique resorts and they’re the number one brand in Asia,” Durano said.

He said Banyan Tree was in the league of classy hotels with the Aman group of resorts, which runs Amanpulo, the most expensive resort in the country, which charges more than $1,000 a night.

Banyan Tree usually charges $400 to $800 a night, with one villa in its resorts costing P10 to P50 million to build, Durano said.

“These are the really high-end big resorts. It shouldn’t be more than a hundred rooms per resort, the really ultra luxury type,” he said.

“If that brand will come to the Philippines (and invest in Palawan), it will put Palawan on the international tourism map,” Durano added.

Ho said his group would look at Palawan and Cebu but declined to give specific areas to prevent real estate prices in these areas from soaring.

more here (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=34029)

I hope they will choose Cebu. :D

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Cebu Top INternational event Destination in country

PLAYERS in the exhibitions and conventions industry are looking at Cebu as the next venue of international events.

This, as the sector lobbies to make the country one of the leading Asian destinations for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice).

The Philippine Convention and Visitors Corp. (PCVC) has identified Cebu as a prime destination for both national and international events.

It revealed that Cebu is the country’s top international convention destination with a total of 102 events in 2004. This is followed by Metro Manila with 73 events, Iloilo with six and Laguna with five.

102 and 73?! layo kaayog biya! :banana: :banana: :banana:

^^ and that was even before the CICC was made. And now that we have CICC, those numbers will surely go up.

OT. bai mark, apil mo christmas party sa CCF? ge roll call inyo name didto.

Here's the link: http://www.cebucity.gov.ph/forum/index.php?topic=750.90

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Cebu Top INternational event Destination in country

..yes bai sa previous thread ...nag-una ta sa "international convention" pero second ta sa "national convention"

OT. bai mark, apil mo christmas party sa CCF? ge roll call inyo name didto.

Here's the link: http://www.cebucity.gov.ph/forum/index.php?topic=750.90


ok salamat bai. basin muapil unya me.

..yes bai sa previous thread ...nag-una ta sa "international convention" pero second ta sa "national convention"


Maybe because most of the companies and banks and industries have their main offices in MM, that's why they hold most of their convention there. But for international events wherein most of the participants are based outside the country, they come here to Cebu to convene. I think that's more important.

^^It also indicates that Cebu has a better reputation internationally and is better known as a tourist island city, sounds relaxing... isn't it?

^^ yeah, very relaxing... just like going to the SPA...hehehhe! or, just like sitting on the beach while sipping your favorite spiked cocktails... whoa! i miss that!

come to think of it...

cebu, 8th best island destination in asia/indian ocean (by the way, that covers almost half of the globe)

with the first(and only) mall in the country to have ISO accreditation in three management standards, environment, health and safety, and quality. ayala center cebu

with the third business chamber in the world to be ISO certified. the cebu chamber of commerce and industry.

the thirteenth most desired/preffered BPO investment destination in the world.

the place with the most number of INTERnational conventions in the country

utilizing the most advanced lighting system in the world (soon) in osmeña boulevard/jones.

and dont forget to relax in one of the best spa in asia, the badian island resort and spa.

the list could go on and on and on. cebu has already proven itself in the national arena, its time to move a notch higher,to be globally competitive. what we are seeing today is only the beginning folks! :banana:

With that! Don't blame us cebuanos nor blame the foreign tourists nor blame Cebu itself. Cebu is just a gifted place. Gifted with beauty, history and especially the people. There's nothing a cebuano can do but continue to make it beautiful, clean and appealing to the locals and to the tourists. There's nothing a non-cebuano can do but explore it like the foreign tourists, fall in love with it like the bigfoot's president Michael Gleissner and of course invest in it like Lexmark and the rest of the foreign investors.

With that! We:cheers: to that!

^^ CEBU is a famous brand per se! ...yeah, Gleissner is soon to be a certified Filipino, perhaps, a true "BISDAK" ... check my earlier post!

Excellent article...

Again, Cebu

Lito Gutierrez, Nov 22, 2006
CEBU – The Garci tapes scandal notwithstanding, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo with nary a doubt had the votes to win the presidency in the last elections. (The brouhaha was about the call, not the count.) And this tropical island, with its gracious people, was a key to that victory.

So when the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) decided that it could not hold its summit in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) in December because of its abysmal human rights record, it turned to the Philippines, whose rights record is not exactly sterling either, though not as bad as banana republics go.

This was, for the motherland, not only a singular honor but an unexpected opportunity to make the country’s presence felt positively in the global community. It would be a lark, too, since Manila is a convention-friendly city. It has the Philippine International Convention Center, a world-class facility built during the martial law regime of Ferdinand Marcos and a clutch of five-star accommodations to house the visiting heads of 10 states and their entourage.

However, President Arroyo chose Cebu instead. Maybe she was returning the favor. If it were, it was still the right thing to do.

Problem is Cebu, despite its reputation as a tourist eden, does not have enough facilities or sufficient infrastructure to handle a gathering of such magnitude. I have been trying to point out to Cebu’s leaders that the Mactan International Airport would not be able to handle the kind of travel traffic Singapore or Hong Kong, both as small as Cebu, has.

Indeed countries are notified of such hosting responsibilities years in advance so they would have adequate time to prepare an extravaganza.

Cebu, however, was only given months. They were told only last April.

This is why, when I arrived here late last week, there was such a fuss over whether the Cebu International Convention Center, would be finished in time.

Thanks to a senior government official who couldn’t keep his trap shut, the media were in a bit of a dither that the convention would have to be held at the Shangrila Mactan Resort Hotel. I’m sure the visiting dignitaries would have no problem mulling over the region’s problems in such luxuriant facilities.

But it’s not true, say the folks here who know, among them Sharon Samarista, the Shang’s director for communications. Yes, she said, the Shang is setting up a permanent huge tent to hold some of the major events, and that it would house most of the heads of state.

But no, she continued, the major events would still be held at the CICC, which she assured would be finished in time. The provincial government has allotted more than half a billion pesos (a bit over 10 million US dollars) for its construction, with more to be disbursed as needed, I’ve been told.

True, says, Marissa Fernan, daughter of the late revered Chief Justice Marcelo Fernan. The CICC will be finished in time. The low-profile, ultra-active Marissa is the de facto head of the kitchen cabinet of Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia, a fellow Theresian. She is also one of the most trusted executives of the taipan Henry Sy, patriarch of the SM retail megachain. In other words, you can take her word to the bank.

Over fusion cuisine at currently the island’s coolest restaurant, the recently opened Abaca (which incidentally is owned by an American chef with a Thai wife), Marissa said that Cebu’s leaders have set aside not only their political differences but also personal pride to make the summit a success.

For one, Philip Rodriguez, the island’s top couturier, has not made a fuss over Malacañang’s choice to have the collection of Pitoy Moreno, the dean of the Philippine’s fashion designers, take center stage during the cultural presentations. Instead Philip has contented himself in a low-profile role of, among others, designing the “uniforms” of the Shang’s executives.

We saw Teresing Mendezona emerging from a meeting, saying she had corralled her high-society amigas to take care of the food and the flowers.

Already, in preparation of the summit, the road between the Shang and the Abaca restaurant is already a river of white light with tiny bulbs dripping from trees. It is a private effort of residents and the businesses in that area. Other communities have taken note and Marissa says that soon, the boulevards to be used by the visiting dignitaries will have such a festive lighting as well.

Again Cebu, perhaps without meaning to, has again upheld itself as a paragon of good governance for the entire country.

For Ms. Arroyo, it affords another chance for her to refurbish her image. We hope she does not blow it again.

:) Originally Posted by slerz
BTW, Kato mga bag o na Cebu forumers, pwede pailaila... who invited you here sa SSC or how did you discover SSC so thatwe can all gather this comingSSC Cebu anniversary meet.

Hi, Guys! It's my 1st post here @ SSC. just like h3nry, I've heard about SSC from Cebu City Forum. I've been reading all the threads w/c involves my beloved home town, Cebu, for 3 weeks now. BTW, congrats guys on u'r 41st thread or shall I say ours? hehe... apil-apil pud ko.:lol:

The Great Port City

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3672/cebuharborla4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
by ivanc (notice that SM still has the stripes)


@markii: bai, sorry pero dili ako ang nag take ana nga pic, hehehe :)

^^ aw dili diay ikaw. hehehe. cge credit to the owner whoever he is.

kung kamo papilion, unsa mas nindot na color scheme sa SM cebu? tung daan o ning karon?

:) Originally Posted by slerz
BTW, Kato mga bag o na Cebu forumers, pwede pailaila... who invited you here sa SSC or how did you discover SSC so thatwe can all gather this comingSSC Cebu anniversary meet.

Hi, Guys! It's my 1st post here @ SSC. just like h3nry, I've heard about SSC from Cebu City Forum. I've been reading all the threads w/c involves my beloved home town, Cebu, for 3 weeks now. BTW, congrats guys on u'r 41st thread or shall I say ours? hehe... apil-apil pud ko.:lol:


Welcome to SSC Cebu bai Exile!

Nagkadaghan na jud ta diri :okay:

;10577093']kung kamo papilion, unsa mas nindot na color scheme sa SM cebu? tung daan o ning karon?

i still love the old one bai. they could have just renovated the exteriors but retained its original blue color.

Century Golden Peak Hotel

Photo from the internet
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CenturyGoldenPeakHotelinCebuExterio.jpg


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i still love the old one bai. they could have just renovated the exteriors but retained its original blue color.

pareho ta bai..refreshing kaayo tan-awon ang pagka blue niya hilabi na sa layo...

plus their expansion wing is somewhat whitish. i hope it will not turn out dull.

Century Golden Peak Hotel

Photo from the internet
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CenturyGoldenPeakHotelinCebuExterio.jpg


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Damn! I hate the back view of this building which is facing the harbor.

Idiot architect who never thought of the harbor view of his masterpiece.

Damn! I hate the back view of this building which is facing the harbor.

Idiot architect who never thought of the harbor view of his masterpiece.

marami kasing factors na dapat i consider minsan..minsan din sobrang nakikialam yung owner, minsan naman ang feng shui master (if meron) ang nakikialam...so its not always the architect's fault..my 2cents lang bai..:)

^^

Actually, the reason why it's facing the mountains is because of the road itself.

Hehehe.

The back portion of this building is another private property. It would have been better if it was positioned the other way around, with the road at the back of the building so that the building would now be facing the harbor.

Maybe the owner of this building is anticipating for "another" high rise to be built at the back of it thus the very "flat-looking" back portion.

I call this building, Cebu's own version of NY's Flatiron.. The space is really soooooo small, thus the building looks very slim (like a needle perhaps!) if viewed at the sides..


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Thanks bai, mark! :)

maybe the architect or whoever was incharged was thinking that someday somehow their view will be blocked by a much bigger or taller building. maybe :dunno:

possible din yun! look at landco (davao) imbes na sa downtown nakaharap...sa ambot..asa to naka atubang..lols)

Excellent article...

Again, Cebu


... unsay source nimo ani @sinj?

... unsay source nimo ani @sinj?


kini bai: http://www.philippinenews.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=82089ff0f2a1ce8f890c72584efd404c

The owner of Golden Peak Hotel is also the owner of Castle Peak Hotel who also owns Majestic Restaurant and The Cebu Grand Convention Center. The family is a native cebuano - chinese who started their business thru a restaurant in 1950's, named as Majestic Restaurant in Mango Avenue. It's their first branch, that's why until now it's still open and you can't easily notice where it is located. But it's there, very near to Robinson's Place Cebu.

^^ thanks bai mark! ...btw, welcome @exile!

Philippines hopes to attract 36,000 Indian tourists in 2007


...Towards this end, the Philippines, a cluster of 7,106 islands at last count, is initially positioning three cities - capital Manila, as also Cebu and Davao - for the Indian market.

Speaking about connectivity, he said Singapore Airlines currently offered three flights a day from India to Manila via its home and one each to Cebu and Davao, the flying time from here being roughly six hours. The Philippines Department of Tourism was also engaged in talks with Malaysian Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways to put together packages aimed at bringing more Indian groups to the country....


FULL STORY (http://news.monstersandcritics.com/india/article_1225001.php/Philippines_hopes_to_attract_36000_Indian_tourists_in_2007)

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ca634f8c.jpg
Basin dili nyo pa makuha ana kon asa di-ay na...:D

Usa pa...
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/06110909D-CEB.jpg

from Jetphotos.net
Photos by: Rommel Dorado

^^ i think the second photo is new because you can already see the MIP lounge. and look at the greens! the last time i checked they were still brown. hehehe

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ca634f8c.jpg
Basin dili nyo pa makuha ana kon asa di-ay na...:D
from Jetphotos.net
Photos by: Rommel Dorado
WHAT a huge additional space for urban development!!...:banana: :banana: :banana:
didnt expect SRP to be almost as big as Cebu city's downtown...

Philippines hopes to attract 36,000 Indian tourists in 2007


...Towards this end, the Philippines, a cluster of 7,106 islands at last count, is initially positioning three cities - capital Manila, as also Cebu and Davao - for the Indian market.

Speaking about connectivity, he said Singapore Airlines currently offered three flights a day from India to Manila via its home and one each to Cebu and Davao, the flying time from here being roughly six hours. The Philippines Department of Tourism was also engaged in talks with Malaysian Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways to put together packages aimed at bringing more Indian groups to the country....


FULL STORY (http://news.monstersandcritics.com/india/article_1225001.php/Philippines_hopes_to_attract_36000_Indian_tourists_in_2007)

...So, Cebu will be swarmed with Indian Tourists whose faces look like these !!! (hehehhehehe... these guys are from India and they're my officemates here in Riyadh....damn, they're very good in Mathematics and IT)

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/diehardbisdak/babu2.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/diehardbisdak/anwar2.jpg

^^ yaiks!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

...during college days, my friends and I used to frequent this place....this is our hang-out for our "tagay session" especially on Friday nights ...the ever affordable SIDELINE !!!
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/diehardbisdak/sideline.jpg
pic from flickr.com

^^ yaiks!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

...ok lang bai basta more tourism-related jobs and more income for Cebu !!!

^^ they will be here to spend anyway, so their looks wouldn't really matter. Beggars can't be choosers you know. Its not that we are begging for them to come, but reality check guys, we are in dire need of tourists and investors.

^^ kuyawa... higal kaayo ug nawong...

^^

Judging on that aerial photo of Cebu, it seems that a third bridge from Cordova to SRP would really be sooooooo expensive. Just look at the distance and compare that with the existing Mactan-Mandaue bridges.

^^

Judging on that aerial photo of Cebu, it seems that a third bridge from Cordova to SRP would really be sooooooo expensive. Just look at the distance and compare that with the existing Mactan-Mandaue bridges.

Add to that, it'll be risking the shipping routes in and out of Cebu's busy harbour. A tunnel is much feasible than a bridge from Cordova or any point in Mactan to Cebu City, but hopefully we will have a budget for that sometime soon.

^^ that's what everybody thought regarding SRP, but hey it did rise from the murky waters of the Mactan Channel. You see, impossibility is not in Cebu's dictionary. :D

^^ i don't think they'll build such bridge which could disrupt or put to risk cebu channel! so, if there are/were plans, im pretty sure they made accurate calculations and state of the art bridge design to avoid such risks...

...if i'd be a millionaire tomorrow, i would invest at SRP's Pond A where I'm going to build a Cable Ski System for wakeboarding, knee boarding, water skiing and wake skating (...this area in SRP is good for Sports Tourism)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/ca634f8c.jpg

Anyway, there are plans for Mactan anyway. Because most of the port cities in the rest of the world would prefer to build tunnels instead of bridges sans San Fransisco. But anyway....sabi nga sa Nike... "Impossible is Nothing"

Anyway, blast from the past...

I miss these liveries of CebuPacific. :D
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/0611050001-1.jpg

Here's a cheaper proposal instead of building a very long and expensive bridge from Mactan to mainland Cebu.


The area enclosed in yellow is actually very, very shallow and is not passable to ships (If I'm not mistaken!).
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebu_aerial01.jpg


Therefore, here's how the plan should go.

A highway, just like the United Nations Avenue in Mandaue City, should be built. This should go all the way to Kawit Island. The actual bridge itself will be from Kawit Island all the way to the SRP.. The approach of the bridge at the SRP side shall run parallel to the existing causeway until it descends and merges with the South Coastal Highway.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebu_aerial02.jpg

.... Or instead of a bridge, a ferry could also be established that would bring the people to Kawit Island. From Kawit Island, they can then take the highway to Mactan.



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Anyway, blast from the past...

I miss these liveries of CebuPacific. :D
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/0611050001-1.jpg



wala na ba lahat?

^^ More or less like a Causeway, is that what you're proposing Bai Arnold? It looks feasible since the southern quadrant of Mactan is not passable to ships.

But if a bridge is to be constructed in the southern sector of the channel, it must accommodate all sizes of ships. Mactan Channel in the north is not passable for SuperFerry and Sulpicio's Princess Cruises right? Therefore, a tall brdige would have to be constructed.

@Markii. Wa na gyud. Tanan A319/320 na. All DC9s are decommissioned.

^^


Yup, that's what I meant Bernie.

The area enclosed in yellow is also a good site for another reclamation area. Ummm, but I think doing so would make the Mactan Straight a stagnant "river".


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebu_aerial01.jpg



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^^ what are u askin about mark? ceb's liveries? if yes, wala na tanan mark... if u have seen there ads on the major dailies which says, "there's a reason why our planes are smiling..." somethin like that na sad ang itsura sa tanan nilang planes... I PREFER this hinuon para mas seryosohon sila sa public... mura lang man to ug nag duwa2 tong old liveries oi....

bai, dba mao man ni Kawit island/Point? hehe

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5646/cebuaerial02oy8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ mao na, kana naa lighthouse unta.... (asa man diay jud dapit ang kawit?) cavite? joke!

how about the shell island na lang.

^^ what do u mean pao?

^^

Shell Island diay Mark, hehehehe :lol:

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5646/cebuaerial02oy8.jpg


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Pero dapat mataas gud ang bridge kay cargo ug cruise ships gaagi sa southern entrance sa Mactan Channel.

^^ of course, kung gusto mo, mura sya ug roller coaster... mo taas kaau sa tunga dapit... kaya lagi na!!!

^^

If they will be able to relocate the port -- both the international and domestic -- in Tayud, Liloan or in Cordova, there would surely be no problem with regards to the vertical clearance of the bridge. :okay:

I think they should prioritize the relocation of the port so that the existing waterfront can be developed pretty much like Roxas Blvd. in Manila. :okay:


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More like Kobe Japan. They do have an island solely for port operations. At least, Mactan Channel will have her breathing space since I see its potential as a tourist drawer

Especially those Mactan Ferry Cruises. A bit of improvement and a touch of tourism would make Mactan Channel a powerhouse not only in maritime industry but also tourism.

^^ pero id still prefer a cebu channel nga busy, mura ug hongkong pero gi develop sad ang waterfront pareha sa roxas blvd

^^ bai @nold, naglibog ko sa imong proposa! di ba ang Kawit Island, mao ng na-a gitukuran karon sa SUGBO Building? Pero, "3rd bridge from Kawit Island to SRP", unsa ni, kung wala pa natukod ang viaduct sa SRP?

wala na ba lahat?

..I think gi-phase out na nila tanan nga DC plane sa CebPac?

bitaw.. naglibog pud ko. hehe

^^ resolved na, shell island ang gipasabot ni arnold, hehe

^^ i see, mao diay! sus, pwerteng liboga gyud sa proposal...hehehhe!

I hope I have 1 Gazillion Pesos...

I'm thinking of doing something like this..

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/cebu_aerial03.jpg


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^^

At least in the near future it would look something like this...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/Hongkong/hongkong01.jpg

...

^^di man pud tingali mahimo ug port ang yellow area kay mao baya na siya ang bay na nag-separate sa tayud ug mandaue, so matabunan ra na siya inig himo sa north coastal road...di pud mosugot ang lilo-an na adto nila ang pier kay maguba ang beauty sa amara...

ang proposed business district sa mactan kay di pud pwede kay protected area man na siya...or kung ingon ana man gani, then pwede nila i-implement ang akong proposal ngadto sa environmental architecture thread regarding this area...(spare the mangrove forest by building 'over them', that is by placing the buildings or the whole business area itself, on platforms raised over the 'marsh', thus inflicting minimal damage on the forest below, and allowing it to grow naturally, and possibly become an eco-tourism destination...)

as for the third bridge, pwede i-follow ang cheasapeake bay bridge-tunnel, (sakto ba ang spelling) combination of causeway, bridge, and undersea tunnel, pwede pud i-develop ang shell island (or maghimo ug artificial island) na himoon ug theme park, para atong sa tokyo bay bridge...

trivia: naa pa gyud laing island diha sa 'marsh' sa cordova, ang Lava Island (naa pa man gani tingali to'y Chocolate Island...)

frustrating gyud diay ang urban planning, bisan pa ug naay budget, di gyud sayon...

^^ bai nold, is that Cansaga Bay that you're referring to as "protected bay"? ...can we build a seaport if it is a protected bay?

^^@diehard: di man siya "protected" bai in the sense that it is a protected area, rather, protected here means that it is well sheltered...pero lisod man pud, kay matabunan man ni siya eventually inig construct sa north coastal road connecting tayud and mandaue (or maybe we could scrap the coastal road, dredge the bay so as to make it deeper, hence compatible for intercontinental vessels, then build an underwater tunnel at the entrance of the bay to connect tayud and mandaue...everyone's happy...

...if i'd be a millionaire tomorrow, i would invest at SRP's Pond A where I'm going to build a Cable Ski System for wakeboarding, knee boarding, water skiing and wake skating (...this area in SRP is good for Sports Tourism)

murag katong sa CamSur...nindot gyud kaayo...luoy man pud sila, kay kung naay ingon ani sa Cebu, for sure mamingaw tong ila kay anhi na man sa atoa ang mga turista...:lol::jk:

^^ ...i see, abi nako, meaning ana is protected area.... for the POND A, sakto gyud ka bai @pirena ka'y mas accessible ang Cebu than CamSur...

^^

Ei I forgot to post this.

I got this from a local newspaper. I hope I read it right, here's how it goes:

The Italian Government has already approved a grant to develop the waterfalls somewhere in Mt. Manunggal (?) :dunno: (Is there a falls in Mt. Manunggal? Hehe)

Part of this would include the development of the waterfalls itself as a resort and the construction of a cable car from Taptap to Mt. Manunggal.

Councilor Gabby Leyson has already donated (or will still donate?) part of his property in Taptap where the Cable Car would begin.

Mayor Osmeña said that the development of the Waterfalls would surely be a hit considering that it's far more accessible compared with Kawasan Falls which is located a hundred kilometers down south.


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^^ when was this bai, karon ra? that's great news. naa na jud ta masuroyan klaro sa bukid. cebu would then be beach and mountain tourist destination.

^^yey, naa na pud bag-ong field trip destination...with matching cable car pa gyud, world class na gyud ning cebu...

basin ilang gipasabot kay katong pics nimo sa una na naay daghang waterfalls...

Pero dapat mataas gud ang bridge kay cargo ug cruise ships gaagi sa southern entrance sa Mactan Channel.

They should have this kind of bridge (kanang ma open siya), in order for huge ships to pass a channel nomatter how huge they are.
http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/1976/bridges.jpg

Marcelo Fernan bridge has this kind of design before it was built but because it is too expensive, they decided to re design it into a cable stayed bridge nalang.

^^ bai @nold, as they say, wala'y IMPOSIBLE sa Cebu.... basin, sa Busay na?

City Council approves construction of signage

The Freeman 11/23/2006

The City Council yesterday approved a budget of at least P8.274 million for the construction of the "Welcome Hill" signage at the Cebu South Road Properties.

This after the Bids and Awards Committee of the city government awarded the signage's construction to the lowest bidder, the Ana Construction.

Under the terms and conditions, the contractor will also provide facilities inside the SRP for disabled persons such as ramps.

Mayor Tomas Osmeña earlier said the 296-hectare SRP would have recreational parks and retirement villages.

But the city government, however, has yet to close a deal with those interested in putting up retirement facilities at the SRP. - Garry B. Lao

^^ when was this bai, karon ra? that's great news. naa na jud ta masuroyan klaro sa bukid. cebu would then be beach and mountain tourist destination.

I saw it in a newspaper (The Freeman or PhilStar :dunno:) in Starbucks when we were supposed to meet with Sinjin. I think it was last Saturday, Nov. 18.

A photo of the waterfalls was also shown. It's actually a 3-level waterfalls.



@Pirena

Nope it's not the one in Brgy. Sapangdaku, the one that I posted before. This one's located somewhere in the mountain barangays.. :okay:



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^^

P8.274-million just for a "Welcome" sign? ummmm, isn't the amount too big? Or maybe it already includes the facilities for the disabled? Hehehe..

I saw it in a newspaper (The Freeman or PhilStar :dunno:) in Starbucks when we were supposed to meet with Sinjin. I think it was last Saturday, Nov. 18.

...bai, i found it pero bisaya sa BANAT NEWS...here it is:

Sapa sa Tap-tap ug Tabunan himuong tourist destination
Banat News
Ni Darrel Carumba
Publication Date: [Saturday, November 18, 2006]


Planong i-develop sa kagamhanan sa siyudad sa Sugbo ngadto sa usa ka tourist destination ang usa ka sapa nga nahimutang sa boundary sa bukirang mga barangay sa dakbayan sa Tap-tap ug Tabunan.

Gipahibalo ni Mayor Tomas Osmeña atol sa press conference kagahapon sa udto nga padayon na sila karong nagsabotsabot sa mga opisyal sa nasud sa Italy nga nipadayag og interes nga maoy mogasto sa himuong pag-develop sa maong lugar.

Kini human si Konsehal Gabriel Leyson mipasalig sa pag-donar sa maong luna nga maoy nahimutangan karon sa maong sapa diha sa bukirang bahin sa dakbayan.

Gitug-an sa mayor nga dugay nang mga katuigan siyang nagplano pag-develop sa maong sapa nga himuong picnic ground dinhi sa dakbayan apan wala dayon kini mapatuman tungod sa kakulang sa gahin nga gikinahanglan niini.

Karon nga mipasalig na ang kagamhanan sa Italy nga moabag sa pag-develop niini desidido na si Osmeña nga ipatuman ang mao niyang mga plano.

Apil sa plano ang pagbutang og dalan sa maong dapit aron direkta nang makalahos ang mga lokal ug langyaw''ng turista nga gustong mangaligo ug magpabugnaw sa maong lugar.

Matud ni Osmeña apil sa makapahimulos sa mao unyang improvement mao ang lungsod sa Balamban gumikan kay moabot man sa Mount Manunggal ang himuong pag-develop niini nga nasakop na sa Balamban.

Matud ni Osmeña numero-unong makabintaha unya niini mao ang mga molupyo dinhi sa dakbayan nga gustong maglingaw-lingaw ilabi na panahon sa mga adlaw'ng Sabado ug Domingo.

source: banat news archive (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/show_content.asp?article=286682)

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@Diehardbisdak

Hala, Bisaya jud kaayo, hehehe..

Anyway, according to that Banat Article, the city government is still negotiating with the Italian Government but what I've read in the other newspaper was that the grant was already approved.

Now which is which?

Anyway, I hope that this will be materialized.


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...so, dili diay waterfalls... i-develop ra diay ang river in which moabot ang development up to Mt. Manunggal which is part of Balamban... mahug ni siya nga nature park with all those amenities which include a cable car, log cabins or maybe, gamay nga hotel, camping grounds, picnic areas etc.

^^

@Diehardbisdak

Hala, Bisaya jud kaayo, hehehe..

Anyway, according to that Banat Article, the city government is still negotiating with the Italian Government but what I've read in the other newspaper was that the grant was already approved.

Now which is which?

Anyway, I hope that this will be materialized.


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...mura'g nakabasa na sab ko ani bai, maybe, 2 months ago...basin gyud na-approve na....

^^

Dili bai, naa jud siya WaterFalls..

Naay picture gi butang sa article.. :okay: 3-level Waterfalls siya, and according to Mayor Osmeña this will serve as an alternative to Kawasan Falls given the fact that it's more accessible than it..

.:.

^^

@Diehardbisdak

Hala, Bisaya jud kaayo, hehehe..

Anyway, according to that Banat Article, the city government is still negotiating with the Italian Government but what I've read in the other newspaper was that the grant was already approved.

Now which is which?

Anyway, I hope that this will be materialized.


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Mipasalig na ang Italy bai in English means approved :)


Karon nga mipasalig na ang kagamhanan sa Italy nga moabag sa pag-develop niini desidido na si Osmeña nga ipatuman ang mao niyang mga plano.

Sun.Star
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Cebu City to spend P8.2M for SRP signs

CEBU City Hall will spend P8.2 million to build a concrete welcome sign at the South Road Properties (SRP) that will look “a bit like the 45-foot-tall Hollywood sign.”

The SRP signage, made of tons of concrete and stainless steel, will be installed on top of a concrete substructure that will be buried on a manmade miniature hill.

The hill is part of the infrastructure horizontal development that the City Government contracted with TOA Construction in its P450-million undertaking in 2002.

This time, the City Government will let another construction firm develop and landscape the miniature hill.

The P8.2 million contract of the project, however, did not stipulate how much each welcome letters will cost.

City Administrator Francisco Fernandez, in an interview, said it will look like the sign that promoted Hollywood in 1923.

The City Council yesterday approved without discussion a resolution authorizing Mayor Tomas Osmeña to enter into a contract with Ana Construction represented by its manager Edgardo Maningo for the project.

The approval was based on the bids and awards committee’s resolution recommending that the contract be awarded to the contractor with the lowest calculated and responsive bid last Nov. 8.

“It’s going to look like the one in Hollywood. When you enter the South Coastal Road you will see the sign welcoming you to the SRP. Basta the impact is like that of Hollywood,” Fernandez told Sun.Star Cebu.

He said part of Ana Construction’s obligation will be to build a retaining concrete wall on top of the hill where a restobar may be put up. (GAC)

^^

I'm so happy that they are really dead serious in marketing the SRP.

Anyway, there's an ongoing construction in Kawit Point the last time I went there around weeks ago. It seems that they're building a seawall there.

Before, I had this fear that the SRP will end up like the North Reclamation Area.


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^^restobar? nindot ni da...kuyawan lang pud ko, kay duol ra baya sa slum areas, basin nya ma-crime prone area ni siya puhon...

^^

Unsa man ni, "walang tulugan?" hahaha..

Anyway, bai Pirena, I think the entire SRP is fenced.. I'm not sure though.. Basta I saw some perimeter fences in some parts of it.

Regarding the squatters, I hope that they will really give them a relocation site so that the area there can be developed.

Take a look at Sergio Osmeña Avenue, the sides were full of them before but now it has been cleared up for the construction of the tunnel.


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^^nagsalig ko kay PM shift man mi, wa pa gyud requirements kay bag-o ang CI...

btw, since na issue man ang waterfront convention center kay di siya pwede para ASEAN summit, nagtan-aw lagi ko ganina sa wikipedia, ingon lagi ngadto na gihimo ang waterfront para sa ASEAN Tourism Conference last 1997...ironic...

^^ speaking of restobar, i hope Filinvest will push through with their plans for the FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT STRIP at SRP, ...about 18 stalls will be built along the coastline next to the Sugbo Building (I think)...Tomas had already met with Filinvest people and talks are on-going on how the city can gain revenue if this will push through...

^^nagsalig ko kay PM shift man mi, wa pa gyud requirements kay bag-o ang CI...

btw, since na issue man ang waterfront convention center kay di siya pwede para ASEAN summit, nagtan-aw lagi ko ganina sa wikipedia, ingon lagi ngadto na gihimo ang waterfront para sa ASEAN Tourism Conference last 1997...ironic...

I think the presence of the Casino Filipino was a factor. Aside from that, the ASEAN Summit is also a big time event which needs a truly international convention center compared with the ATF.

Anyway, I can still remember during the construction of the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel for the 1998 Asean Tourism Forum (ATF), the then DOT Secretary threatened to move the ATF to Manila if the hotel would not be completed in time.

She was hoping to "house" all the delegates in just a single hotel thus she wanted it to be finished the soonest possible.

I was still highschool then, around 2nd year. Construction of it was so thrilling, it's really just the same with the CICC today. I can even remember some news articles and opinion columns discussing about whether it would be finished or not.

I think, the hotel itself was actually not 100% percent completed when the ATF came (some of the rooms were not yet finished although the convention center and the function rooms were really completed including the exteriors, the main lobby, the restaurants, the landscaping, etc.).

I was so excited then everytime our family would go to Waterfront every after mass (just to hear violin and piano at the lobby). It was like going to a mall. The hotel itself really looks like a mall inside, hehe. There were also so many people. I think Waterfront enjoyed a landmark status similar to Ayala and SM when it was completed.

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^^

the "welcome sign" will look a bit like "the 45-foot-tall Hollywood sign”...

... the letters are made of tons of concrete and stainless steel, will be installed on top of a concrete substructure that will be buried on a manmade miniature hill....

P8.2M, pila kaha per letter... kung ila ibutang: "WELCOME TO SRP"... so tag P683K plus ang per letter... hehehe ka mahal...

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^^ would this be the IBM-Dasch call center? ay idea mark?

^^ not the slightest idea bai, but for sure its IBM :lol:

^^ yeah, who cares as long as its IBM. and ive heard DELL philippines, the callcenter with locations in MoA and Libis, will also be holding office in i2.

but if you look closely in the pic, there are two Globe IT buildings! hahaha photoshop glitch.