Cagayan de Oro City and Misamis Oriental Province - Compiled Threads [Archive] - Page 14

boju

December 17th, 2006, 11:52 PM

I'm back!!! bitin ako last week sa pagcomment sa mga posting ni FrancisX.

Si burotski usab mibalik nasab ug post, yeaahhh ang saya-saya!!! Welcome back @Burotski, dugangi pa ug post...:) :) :)

@Lew, chuy pud diay kaayo wheels mo:cool:

Pinakamataas na building dyan sa Velez Street is Polymedic Hospital then VIP hotel and TTK tower, yun pa rin dati ang mukha ng Velez 4 years ago.

Last batch of pics....

Velez - Divisoria Area

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-50.jpg

Shell ..This is what i was saying @ Al_teeway...:lol:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-51.jpg

Christmas Party of Capitol employees perhaps

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-52.jpg

PhilamLife Building

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http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-54.jpg

Insular life building

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-55.jpg

Polymedic General Hospital

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-56.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-58.jpg

Sports Cafe

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-59.jpg

TTK Tower :lol: :lol: :lol:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-60.jpg

De Leon Plaza

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-61.jpg

Other Comercial Establishments

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-62.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-63.jpg

VIP Hotel

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-65.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-64.jpg

Divisoria Kiosk with my car parked beside...:lol:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-66.jpg

This is the tallest...

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-70.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-67.jpg

McDo and Mang Inasal

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-68.jpg

Max Restaurant and Dynasty Court Hotel

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-69.jpg

u/c bridge update

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-71.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-72.jpg

Mastersons Avenue SM area

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-73.jpg
.........................(to Airport)..............................................(to downown)

Astig yung sahig ng Globe sa SM...

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-74.jpg

Gusto ko sumakay dito..........

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-75.jpg

boju

December 17th, 2006, 11:59 PM

@francisX, thanks sa sipag mo. You contributed a lot unsurpassed history of Tsada CDO thread, :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

...next league (mission) from Lapasan to East( from Ororama Mega to Gusa, Cugman, Puerto and bugo!!!) hehehe, request lang kung pwede.

Sige, bisag sumo na, kay halos adlaw adlaw nako agihan...:lol: pero next year na..

kini sa...eto yung nilakad ko kanina... busa akong tiil, hastang pama-ol...:lol: 3.2km na... sukol ka? :lol:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/untitled-2.jpg

boju

December 18th, 2006, 12:04 AM

Nice! Nindot! Thanks @boju. :)

Nice, exactly! Nakatama ka @Lili:)

boju

December 18th, 2006, 12:10 AM

Same pa rin ang C.M. Recto 4 years ago, Gaisano pa rin ang pinakamalaking building. Ang Coca-cola @francisX di mo nakuahanan ng pics, sana tanggalin na dyan ang Coke plant at ilipat sa my industrial area not here a business district.

From linketkai Center..... heading on to Gaisano City...

La Cabana Spa along CM Recto Ave

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-29.jpg

kaharap nya is this Korean Restaurant

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-30.jpg

Nakikita ko na ang 2 giant boxes..

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-31.jpg

Grabeh....ang sikip sa loob nyan...daming tao.. Hindi ko inexpect na ganun pala ang scenario dun kahit weekdays.. Nasanay kc ako sa SM...:lol:

Talagang mahihirapan ka gumalaw literally..kaya wala akong interior pics.. Puro tao din naman ang makukunan...:bash:

Pagkamahiyain mo talaga @FrancisX, marami na tayo. Paiba kanaman, chuy bitaw!

kaya heto nlng....request ni Narjz
pasensya na bai...eto lang nakuha ko... 4 ang gwardyang nakabantay jan banda... tabi kc nyan entrance right? Sinabihan pa ko nung isa na itago ko daw yung cam kc bawal... i didnt mind him..
Ang ginawa ko, lingon.... click....and run....:lol: kaya blurry na naman... :sad:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-32.jpg

Eto, kapareho nung shot kahapon... Pero look! Wala na ang mga billboard..^^ :sad:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-33.jpg

Biglang green light...

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-34.jpg

View from the other side of the overpass.. with Central Bank on the Left..

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-35.jpg

That's the end of the Gaisano leg....Next stop.... Velez - Divisoria Area..

boju

December 18th, 2006, 12:26 AM

@berniemacks, thank you for this videos:tyty: :tyty::tyty::tyty::tyty::tyty:

Is this your own captured? Kelan 'to na video, nagrafting?

Once again, daghang salamat. You heal my (home)sickness!!! :fiddle: :fiddle: :fiddle:

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Taking Off from Lumbia Airport

Here's more of CDO in YouTube!

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White Waters!

boju

December 18th, 2006, 12:50 AM

hehehe.. ganahan lang ko basabasa bai nya tan-aw sa mga pics. I hope sa 1st quarter of 2007 masugdan na ang renovation sa cinema sa ketkai kay nindot na ang mall pero naa ilaga mag dagandagan sa sulod sa ila sinehan nagsamoksamok sa mga nag date. hehe..:lol: Nya matukod napud unta tong 18 storey commercial/condo building diha dapit sa mcdo.

What?!!^^

Renovation of cinema theatre?

18 storey residential/comercial building?

wa lagi ko nasayod ani bai....?

[QUOTE=Exile;10904936]Mao ni sulti sa ako atong electrical engr. ug katong maintenace personnel nga taga ketkai, bai. kana kunong pedestrian overpass sa ketkai mall i-connect kuno na sa itukod nga 18 storey building, murag korean ang investor ani nga building.

aw,,,kanang sa may north concourse? ^^ Wow... dili unta na nila butangan ug atop kay mu crowded ug matabunan ang view sa Rosario strip..

abi nakog part ra na sya sa ayala plan..

pero sayang gihapon tong ayala ba..

according to an insider.. Ayala planned to renovate Limketkai mall and develop the entire center in 2003.. Everything kuno has already been ironed out when Ayala's suddenly wanted a change on the name.. It wanted to eliminate kuno the "limketkai" thus making it "ayala center" nlng from "Ayala (limketkai center)"..
ni back out nlng kuno ang limketkai...

Their masterplan is nice.. It would have included :

Rustans (could have occupied the robinsons area)
3 level mall expansion
Cinema renovation
Residential and office towers
Hotel
park(perhaps similar to acc's lagoon area)

to mention some... :sad:

anyway... i hope ketkai's think many times before building something in there... Dapat kanang worthy of its prime.. :okay:

Actually, the project high rise office/condo sa ketkai nuon pa sana nagkameron way back 1998-1999 when the Kuok Philippines Properties, Inc. back out the project when they affected the Asian financial crisis. "Nag-ugbok" na nga sila dyan ng columns dyan malapit sa mcdo, have you noticed that concrete columns erected on that site? mga 3 or 4 yata yan in an uneven low height.

boju

December 18th, 2006, 12:59 AM

Thanks @Burotski, the Rodelsa hall main stairs ay singtulad sa Xavier Sports Country club hall, iba lang ang motif at style ng precas. Ang Xavier Country club kasi parang close sa Titanic ship stairs.

Maganda pala ang facade ng Trendline department store. BTW, where is the main of Trendline, is it in Iligan? Asa pa kaya ang may Trendline?

@burotski and @francis, yung interior ng Cogon market pwede makuhanan nyo ng pictures kasi sa kuha mo FrancisX medyo madilim kaya hindi ko masyado maapreciate, hehe... sori ha demanding....

Rodelsa Hall

Facade
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5097/rodelsahallfrominsidethnm5.jpg

Lobby
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4387/image664cl8.jpg

Gaston Park at night
http://img432.imageshack.us/img432/5403/image669cz2.jpg

Street Scenes (Cogon area)

Hayes- Osmena junction
http://img432.imageshack.us/img432/6425/image672xc9.jpg

Gaisano Cogon
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3557/image673fz1.jpg

Trendline Department Store
http://img432.imageshack.us/img432/142/image674wy3.jpg

Osmena St. (going to the north)
http://img432.imageshack.us/img432/2917/image675ew7.jpg

(other side)
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5828/image677bz6.jpg

Hayes St. (going east)
http://img432.imageshack.us/img432/5128/image676oa7.jpg

New building at Hayes St. (just before Maria Reyna Hospital) http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6374/image688ck8.jpg

That's all for now... HEHEHE!

boju

December 18th, 2006, 01:04 AM

Monday, December 18, 2006
Oro gov't earns P1-billion revenues

THE City Government earned a total of P1,132,116,548.65 from January to November, this year.

City Treasurer Lino Daral disclosed in his annual accomplishment report that the bulk of the amount generated by the City Government from the past 11 months this year come from tax revenues, which totaled P903,651,017.64.

These included P99,520,698.85 from property taxes; P241,911,317.42 from taxes on goods and licenses; P42,176,999.70 from community and other miscellaneous taxes; P517,780,983.95 in Internal Revenue Allotment; and P98,885.52 from fines and penalties paid.

Aside from tax revenues, the City Government earned another P50,162,307.35 from operating and miscellaneous income which come from inspection fees, building permits, civil registration, mayor's permit, tourism, registration of motorela and trisikad, traffic-related fees, court fees, zoning, subdivision and development fees, barangay micro-business enterprises, police clearance, garbage fee, and hospital fee, among others.

Daral added that the city also generated P1,047,505.14 from government business operations such as rental, Kagay-an Resort, and interest deposit with government funds.

During the same period, the City Finance Department also collected a total of P3,681,934.76 from miscellaneous income coming from lotto share, and sale of waste materials. Another P327,030.86 was generated from the Night Café and Night market operations in Divisoria for the past 11 months.

From the operations of the City Economic Enterprise Department, the city government earned a total of P50,490,225.64; another P14,459,166.90 from the operations of the eastbound and westbound terminals and public markets; P70,625,256.58 from special education fund and P37,672,103.78 from the 30% barangay share of real property tax.

With the amount earned, the city treasurer is still urging the taxpayers to pay their real property taxes before the last day of payment, which is on December 31 to avoid penalties and surcharges.

Daral also added that for those who wanted to pay their business tax and real property tax for next year can start paying now to avail of the 7% discount.

Source: Sunstar

boju

December 18th, 2006, 03:06 AM

Art Write: The Yellow Tomato and Art in December

For two weeks, on December 9 to December 20, it will be the venue for the Red Lambago Arts Collective December Arts Exhibition 2006. Artworks by members will be exhibited at the bistro. Installation art will be set up in the garden too. The artistically disposed is encouraged to go see.

In a compound in Camamam-an there is a house I like to visit. It is a warm, welcoming house. The floor is a mosaic of crazy cut tiles. Artistic photographs by Boyet Varias, mostly landscapes, are on the walls to be viewed and enjoyed. The garden has a gazebo where one could sit and relax. It is an oasis of calm in the middle of the city. It is the house of my Tita Charit Fortich Varias.

She recently opened the place to the public as a bistro, when her daughter Yna came home after studying Culinary Arts in Manila. It was given the captivating name Yellow Tomato. The clientele who go there can enjoy the fine Italian food prepared by Chef Inez Katrina, or perhaps choose to try their Middle Eastern cuisine. There is a daily menu that is posted near the door, a party by request menu atop the piano, and you can ask chef Yna what’s cooking in her kitchen. Whatever it is she’s cooking, you can be sure it’s good-this young lady once got a chef’s award in the Center for Culinary Arts for good grades. While waiting, you could read the books lying around for you, or play chess, or scrabble, also provided by the house. The address is Eparwa Compound, Hayes Extension, Camaman-an, Cagayan de Oro City.

We couldn’t hope for a better place to house our art. For two weeks, on December 9 to December 20, it will be the venue for the Red Lambago Arts Collective December Arts Exhibition 2006. Artworks by members will be exhibited at the bistro. Installation art will be set up in the garden too. The artistically disposed is encouraged to go see.

Art Patrons for this event are, leading in generosity and bigheartedness to the arts: Pearlmont Inn and its owner Ms. Perla Gotil; Cagayan de Oro City’s Honorable Mayor Vicente Yap Emano, big businessmen Mr. Max Seno of Maxi Restaurant, Mr. Floirendo of Oroham, and the Quitoses of MDK Lido. Donors for this event are Mr. Jun Suan of Ultracraft Advertising, Ms. Bing Elloso of Bingles, Ms Yukari Saarenas of Kamogawa Restaurant, and local papers The Mindanao Current and Goldstar Daily.

Participating artists are: Nick Aca, Meling Abugaa, Jetjet Agcopra, Ron Bacas, Mike Bacol, Johale Cadiz, Oca Floirendo, Plhong Flores, Jai Fung, Eins Galindo, Zola Gonzalez, Jon Lasmarias, Josie Lapiz, Kurt Lluch, Ivan Macarambon, Javey Martinez, Marlon Palaganas, Kelly Ramos-Palaganas, Jedi Ramos, Hobart Savior, and Katrina Tan.

All in all, it’s a good month for the arts.

For questions, comments, and suggestions email artnanay@yahoo.com

Source: www.kagay-an.com

boju

December 18th, 2006, 03:18 AM

More tourism developments in the offing

In order to lure more tourists and investors in the city, the City Tourism Office laid down plans and activities for potential tourism destinations.

Imma Rae D. Gatuslao, acting city tourism officer said that among the developments they are planning is the formulation of an agri-based tourism plan for the Mangrove plantation in barangay Gusa.

Gatuslao said that the one-hectare Mangrove plantation is a tourism showcase alone since few urbanized cities in the country have maintained a mangrove plantation as big as the one in Gusa and that a possibility of putting in place a kayak tour in the area is also seen.

Another development seen in the city is the discovery of a cave in barangay Dansolihon where it has unique formations of stalactites and stalagmites.

Gatuslao said that the barangay has various cave systems and that they are still tapping experts and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for assessment of these caves if it is possible for eco-tourism.

Meanwhile, Gatuslao added that on December 16, Kagay Journeys, a whitewater rafting tour operator is holding a one-day promo at P500 per person.

Gatuslao said that with more developments in tourism, the city government hoped that more and more tourists will visit the city. (City Information Office)

Source: The Mindanao Current (http://mindanaocurrent.blogspot.com/)

boju

December 18th, 2006, 11:31 PM

Drive-in Movie

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/cdo/driveinMovie.jpg

A first in Cagayan de Oro, SM launched its Drive-in Movie on November 27 at the roof-deck of its sprawling Mall site in Pueblo de Oro.

Source: kagaya-anon blogspot (http://kagay-anon.blogspot.com/2006/12/drive-in-movie.html)

psionic

December 19th, 2006, 02:36 AM

wala po pala second floor and SM jan sa CDO? at yung insular life building, parag small version ng metrobank tower dito sa davao. how similar our cities are.

WawaY[625]

December 19th, 2006, 04:00 AM

may second and third floor ang SM CDO bai psionic..:)

davaoeagle

December 19th, 2006, 09:57 AM

boju

December 21st, 2006, 12:22 AM

What makes Cagayan de Oro tick? Or why Cagayanons (natives and non natives alike) love our city?

Or why Cagay-anons, natives and non-natives alike, love our city....

I have long pondered the question because of the vast number of transplants who have decided to stay and make Cagayan de Oro “home”.

Some understandably uprooted themselves from their hometowns and settled here because they married into local families. Prime examples : Segundo Gaston of Silay and Dionisio Fabella of Pagsanjan who married my grandfather’s 2 younger sisters, Celerina and Rosario Neri, respectively; Diego Imperio & Crispin Joaquin to Celerina’s & Rosario’s younger sisters, Gracia and Violeta, Jose Montalvan of Belmonte, Cuenca, Spain to Concepcion Corrales y Roa (my great grandmother’s sister), Dr. Francisco Xavier of Antique to Dolores Roa ( my grandmother’s sister), Valente Camacho of Bataan to Luz Chaves y Neri, Benjamin Denosta to Enriqueta Garcia y Corrales, Casimiro Tamparong of Ozamis to Felisa Neri, Silvino Maestrado to Josefa Chaves y Abejuela, George Willkom of Ohio to Maria Ramos (cousin of my grandfather, Lucio), Dr. Jose Marfori to Carmen Neri, Justininiano R. Borja of Bohol & Ilocos to Dulce Valdehueza y Roa, Monico Gacula to Nena Montalvan y Corrales, Manolo Jaldon of Zamboanga to Flora Yamut, Hernando Pineda of Manila to Trinidad Reyes y Roa, Fernando Torres to Victoria Avancena, Rosauro Dongallo of Cebu to Didi Valmores, Mike Siojo to Naty Tabique, Jaime Munoz & Johnny Wilson to sisters Soly & Editha Corrales, Bernabe de la Fuente of Cotabato to Mercedes.Velez y Xavier (actually, 3 de la Fuente brothers, all boarders at the Ateneo de Cagayan, married 3 local belles – Mercedes Velez, Dulce Bautista & Violeta Fernandez). and the list goes on & on.

But what about those who did not really have close ties to this town ? What magnet drew them to Cagayan? Was it a new job assignment or a business venture? Or perhaps just a pining to go elsewhere & try one’s luck someplace other than one’s turf. Some must have been assigned here - that is probably what happened to government doctors - Jose Zamora, Manuel Montenegro, Iluminado Almonte and Dr. Macaranas; or military doctors/dentists like aforementioned Dr. Marfori and Dr. Reynaldo Agoncillo, or judges like Ben Gorospe and Judge Antillon; still others worked for companies like Del Monte, San Miguel & Coca-Cola like Nene Celdran of Iligan and Juan Aguirre of Ormoc; or other families like the Floirendos of Luzon and the Luminarias brothers and the Vitorillos from Bohol who set up businesses.

In the case of Sally & Annie Ompoc, they were born in Seattle but came back to the Philippines with their parents in 1940, settled in El Salvador & moved to Cagayan de Oro in 1946 then married local boys Bonifacio Avancena & Jose Roa, respectively. Fairly recent transplants are Ben & Alice Trinidad, Jose & Carmen del Fierro, Jun & Cora Salcedo del Fierro, Arsenio & Girlie Sebastian, Mdm. Laureana Rosales and her daughters & their families.

One big family with interesting origins are the Malferraris. The original Cesar Malferrari of Bologna, Italy, was the photographer of a circus from Italy who got stranded in Manila when the circus went bankrupt. He met Dolores Fortich of Cebu; they married & settled in Cagayan de Oro and had Cesar, Jr., father of Tony, Ernesto, Nene, Berting & Nena M. Zablan. When Cesar Sr. died his widow married the father of the late Danding Cecilio, a soldier who came to the P.I. during the Spanish-American war.

The Nobles’ sojourn to our city is another interesting story. Albino Noble, father of Estela Fabella, Angelina Dayrit, Francisco, Rosalinda Vasquez & Mario, was a 9 year old boy in Antique when his uncle, Dr. Francisco Xavier sent for him, raised him & sent him to school at Silliman University. When Albino became a successful businessman, he in turn sent for his other siblings in Antique which included Armando Noble, the patriarch of that other branch, one of whose members is currently Mayor of Talakag.

Bienvenido Cruz of Marikina and his wife, Emma Johnson of Baguio, now both deceased, came to Cagayan because Bien’s brother, Alfredo, was a journalist here. Actually, the Cruzes had 3 cities where they had established their haberdashery/shoe businesses to choose from – Cebu, Davao & Cagayan de Oro but they chose our fair city over the others. Their eldest daughter, Biema was born here after 5 years of marriage so that’s one main reason they thought this was their special place. Another compelling reason was that he liked the local townsfolk among whom he had made good friends.. He used to brag to my mother that he was more Cagayanon than others because he could have had his pick but he specifically chose Cagayan.

Another big family that has found its niche here is the Paras family. Originally from Pampanga, Pabling & Nanang came to town in the early 60’s and have since raised their big brood here. Their original business thrived and their children have since branched out to other commercial ventures. They have all assimilated well and have been very active in civic organizations.

Others of foreign descent - Chinese like the Sias, Tans, Ongs, Ket Kais, Chans, Uys, Yees, and Macmangs (whose father was originally from Canton, China), Indian traders like Wadhumal Dharamdas Sr. & the Moorjanis, Lebanese Wadih Saab who married a Linaac, Americans like the Willkoms, Chaloners (Carrie Gaane, Nena Buhay) Greens, Kempskis, Tompkins, Howlands, Kelly-Limenas, Walters - they and their descendants have never thought of themselves other than as Cagayanons. And so must the Camiguingnons who relocated here after the volcano erupted in the early 50’s - the Magtos, Adazas, Alongs, Quiblats, Reyeses, Paderangas, etc.

The children and grandchildren of abovementioned families were born & raised here and they have made Cagayan de Oro their permanent residence or domicile. They consider Cagayan de Oro home even though they may not belong to native Cagayan clans. For them, there is no other place to call “home” except Cagayan de Oro because this is where they have established roots and found good friends. According to Tommy Aguirre of New Jersey, U.S.A., Cagayan is where he has his fondest memories and experiences, both good and bad; when Tommy & Jett talk of “going home”, they mean Cagayan de Oro, not Leyte where their father came from or Cebu, of which their mother Primitiva, was a native of. The same holds true for Mike Agoncillo who also says that his parents (of Batangas & Pangasinan), even though they left Cagayan and finally settled in Manila after retirement, continued to keep a special place in their hearts for the good memories of time spent in Cagayan de Oro.

Our city is a special place. It has a charm all its own. Even though it has grown tremendously in recent years, it continues to have that small town feel. Cagayan de Oro – the name conjures images of gold. But the gold is not in the meandering river now famous for whitewater rafting nor in yonder hills surrounding the city. It is in the heart of its people, warm and hospitable, welcoming to strangers. For many, they did find gold because they found a permanent place to cherish and call home. And for the lucky few who built their fortunes here – they actually found their pot of gold at the end of the rainbow here in the “City of Golden Friendship!”

posted by The MINDANAO CURRENT

Source: www.kagay-an.com

JAMAICUS

December 21st, 2006, 09:32 AM

Government to fast-track Cagayan de Oro projects
Tangub City, Misamis Occidental — Northern Mindanao is exerting efforts to fast-track the implementation of major infrastructure projects that will turn it into a major trading center and transshipment hub.

In a presentation made during a meeting of the Regional Development Council, Myra Balandra, regional director of the National Economic and Development Authority, said issues involving projects identified in the Medium-Term Public Investment Program will be immediately resolved to minimize delays.

Identified as priority projects were the Laguindingan Airport Development Project, Panguil Bay Bridge project, and the power generation projects to address a projected increase in demand for electricity.

The P5.385-billion airport project, financed by a soft loan from South Korea, will replace the Lumbia airport that serves the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan corridor.

Meanwhile, financing for the P2.67-billion Panguil Bay Bridge Project, also called the Tubod-Tangub bridge, has been endorsed by the Investment Coordination Committee-Technical Board for implementation with 70% of the project cost under a solicited Build-Operate-Transfer scheme and the other 30% funded by government.

The Panguil Bay Bridge Project will entail the construction of a 260-meter main bridge with post tensioned continuous box girders, approach viaducts with stressed girders with a total length of 2,360 meters, and two approach roads.

The budget for the project include mangrove conservation along the bridge sites and acquisition of right-of-way.

Officials of the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. earlier said the bridge would bring 24-hour uninterrupted flow in the movement of commodities, vehicles and people. — Michael D. Baños
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW122106/content.php?id=102

boju

December 23rd, 2006, 06:33 AM

Saturday, December 23, 2006
Group launches PWD Mobile Stores in Oro

THE Differently-Abled Women Network (Dawn) Philippines Inc. has called on the women with physical deformities to come out in the open and take part in uplifting their lives as well as that of their families and respective communities.

"I am calling on women PWDs, like me, to stop hiding and come out and engage themselves and help in community development," Milagros M. Maquiling, executive director of Dawn, Cagayan de Oro Chapter, said.

The government has never denied the issue of abject poverty among the people and admits it has no quick fix as to laying down a strong economic foundation to give the poor more opportunities to work and feed themselves.

Maquiling sounded the appeal during the recent blessing of the Persons With Disability (PWD) Mobile Stores at the Dawn Office in Cayagan de Oro City.

"The days of stereotyping that women PWDs belong to the weaker sex and better be left in a corner should now be a thing of the past because we have proven that our existence in this world is not by accident but with God's purpose," she said.

An organization within the PWD, Dawn is composed of more than 70 women with hearing, visual and speech impairment, poliomyelitis, mild cerebral palsy, amputees and hunchback of Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental.

In May, this year, it was declared one of the 59 Panibagong Paraan 2006 winners nationwide that availed of the viable projects funded by the World Bank.

"This project is the fabrication of 35 units of the PWD Mobile and Dawn Cooperative Stores and its indicated incidental costs financed by the WB through the Philippines-Australia Community Assistance Program (PACAP) of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)," Maquiling said.

Capitalization of the goods to sell, however, shall be borne by the PWD's themselves as their counterpart to the project to mobilize the economic activity for the Dawn members.

"We really consider the project a milestone since it is designed to regain our self-reliance and self-esteem," Maquiling further said. (Trends)

Source: Sunstar

slimer

December 23rd, 2006, 11:35 AM

hello city of golden friendship! i'll be spending christmas there! here i come....:banana:

Narjz

December 24th, 2006, 07:02 AM

http://sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2006/12/24/article_198273_12-23-2006.jpg

An oversized canopy of Christmas lights is displayed at the Capitol grounds as part of the provincial government's efforts in observing the holidays. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro/Joey Nacalaban)

g0Rs

December 24th, 2006, 03:59 PM

http://www.ecardica.com/ecards/postcards%5Cchristmas/Merry%20Christmas.gif

martyness

December 24th, 2006, 05:29 PM

boybleauXx

December 25th, 2006, 02:27 AM

FROM BUTUAN CITY TO CAGAYAN de ORO CITY....

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/xmas.jpg?t=1167009547

Sera

December 25th, 2006, 11:05 AM

Hi Guys, I'm now based in Metro Manila...CDeO is next on my list. By the way what does Chuy Kaayo mean?

tj_brewed

December 25th, 2006, 09:04 PM

Merry Christmas Cagayan de Oro and Advance Happy New Year!

KulasKusgan

December 26th, 2006, 09:19 AM

Hi Guys, I'm now based in Metro Manila...CDeO is next on my list. By the way what does Chuy Kaayo mean?

i think chuy means astig, siga. pwede ring tambay sa kanto na adik-adik, magnanakaw ng manok.

Narjz

December 26th, 2006, 10:32 AM

Chuy sa amin means Gwapo

Sinjin P.

December 26th, 2006, 10:33 AM

Choy? Shortcut for Tisoy?

Narjz

December 26th, 2006, 10:38 AM

Choy? Shortcut for Tisoy?

yup..pero iwan ko sa ibang lugar kng anu meaning ng choy sa kanila..

Sera

December 26th, 2006, 05:17 PM

wow Chuy has a different meaning everywhere

LordCarnal

December 27th, 2006, 02:16 PM

^^

chuy I think is just another term for t'soy or tisoy. Tisoy means mestizo and has also come to mean "gwapo." Hehe..

I think these are just lingos that are popular nowadays. Hehe..

sure = tsur = chur = xur
sorry = tsuree = churee = xuree

:lol:

WawaY[625]

December 27th, 2006, 02:54 PM

choy kay astig ba, pero sa amoa ang mga choy walay ligo :lol:

Narjz

December 27th, 2006, 03:53 PM

hahaha...nan sa ato pa ang Cagayan way ligo :lol: :rofl: :lol:

WawaY[625]

December 27th, 2006, 03:57 PM

aw dili oi..lols

Sera

December 28th, 2006, 08:08 AM

tj_brewed

December 28th, 2006, 08:19 AM

^^ which company sera?

i got same definition with Kaluskusgan about choy. Astig!

For me it could also be cool, awesome, or amazing.

Example:

Chuy si waway kc architect na to think na bata pa!

Or

Chuy si FrancisXavier kc multitalented - he plays guitar, can take great photo shots, and into graphics pa!

Or

Chuy ang CDO kc maraming developments ngayon

Or

Chuy ang mga bistros sa CDO

Sera

December 28th, 2006, 08:59 AM

^^Sa E-telecare ako...Architect student din ako kaso lang di pa ako nag-take sa exam...lols :laugh:

LordCarnal

December 28th, 2006, 09:02 AM

^^

In Bisaya pod, there's a term called "pa choy-choy."

I think it means feeling gwapo or trying hard to be.. :lol:

Ui, back to topic na..
..

Sera

December 28th, 2006, 11:51 AM

lolz, puwede ko sabihin yang "pa-choy" para di ako maintindihan ng ibang feeling tisoy na Manilenyo :laugh:...

Narjz

December 29th, 2006, 02:48 AM

in Davao-------------->Choy=Astig or Way Ligo
in Zamboanga--------->Choy=Gwapo or Pogi
in Cebu --------------> Choy=Gwapo
in Cagayan de Oro----> Choy=FrancisXavier

WawaY[625]

December 29th, 2006, 04:59 AM

so si fx, astig na pogi pero walay ligo :rofl:

Narjz

December 29th, 2006, 07:03 AM

;11074369']so si fx, astig na pogi pero walay ligo :rofl:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

FrancisXavier

December 29th, 2006, 07:59 AM

;11074369']so si fx, astig na pogi pero walay ligo :rofl:

Ulol!

FrancisXavier

December 29th, 2006, 08:00 AM

HappyNewYear!

davaoeagle

December 29th, 2006, 08:02 AM

HappyNewYear!

welcome back FX, are you back to CDO now?

g0Rs

December 29th, 2006, 08:07 AM

hala ka nabanhaw lagi ka @lew? :lol: how was your bukidnon vacation?

bariQ

December 29th, 2006, 01:35 PM

HAPPY NEW YEAR CAGAYAN DE ORO!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Sera

December 29th, 2006, 03:30 PM

^^Ingat sa pagpapaputok CDO forumers

Lili

December 29th, 2006, 10:33 PM

^^

In Bisaya pod, there's a term called "pa choy-choy."

I think it means feeling gwapo or trying hard to be.. :lol:

Ui, back to topic na..
..

i think chuy means astig, siga. pwede ring tambay sa kanto na adik-adik, magnanakaw ng manok.

Chuy sa amin means Gwapo

Choy? Shortcut for Tisoy?

yup..pero iwan ko sa ibang lugar kng anu meaning ng choy sa kanila..

wow Chuy has a different meaning everywhere

^^

chuy I think is just another term for t'soy or tisoy. Tisoy means mestizo and has also come to mean "gwapo." Hehe..

I think these are just lingos that are popular nowadays. Hehe..

sure = tsur = chur = xur
sorry = tsuree = churee = xuree

:lol:

;11050699']choy kay astig ba, pero sa amoa ang mga choy walay ligo :lol:

^^ which company sera?

i got same definition with Kaluskusgan about choy. Astig!

For me it could also be cool, awesome, or amazing.

Example:

Chuy si waway kc architect na to think na bata pa!

Or

Chuy si FrancisXavier kc multitalented - he plays guitar, can take great photo shots, and into graphics pa!

Or

Chuy ang CDO kc maraming developments ngayon

Or

Chuy ang mga bistros sa CDO

lolz, puwede ko sabihin yang "pa-choy" para di ako maintindihan ng ibang feeling tisoy na Manilenyo :laugh:...

in Davao-------------->Choy=Astig or Way Ligo
in Zamboanga--------->Choy=Gwapo or Pogi
in Cebu --------------> Choy=Gwapo
in Cagayan de Oro----> Choy=FrancisXavier

Wow. You got so many meanings of the colloquial word "chuy" or "choy" depending on the locality.

WawaY[625]

December 30th, 2006, 05:45 AM

si manong choi ang foreman ko sa isang ko project..choy din siya :hahaha:

Sera

December 30th, 2006, 06:42 AM

having colloquial words isn't just IN it is also very convenient & discreet to use:lol:

bariQ

December 30th, 2006, 03:47 PM

CHUY=CHADA!

Sera

December 30th, 2006, 05:39 PM

^^Basically:
Tsada = Beautiful; Chuy = Handsome

ikra

December 30th, 2006, 08:00 PM

kung chuy = handsome, tsada diay ang babae??? lol

Narjz

December 31st, 2006, 03:27 AM

;11088143']si manong choi ang foreman ko sa isang ko project..choy din siya :hahaha:

tarunga ug storya Way oi! :lol:

Narjz

December 31st, 2006, 03:29 AM

back to the topic na tau... parang Choy thread na ata to :lol:

Ex!lE

December 31st, 2006, 06:26 AM

HAPPY NEW YEAR CDO

g0Rs

December 31st, 2006, 01:26 PM

HAPPY NEW YEAR
SSC-CdO FORUMERS!!!

bariQ

December 31st, 2006, 02:32 PM

HAPIT NA NEW YEAR!!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Mapuno napod ang emergency room sa Provincial Hospital!!!

Sera

December 31st, 2006, 02:54 PM

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! :)

cyrusal

December 31st, 2006, 08:29 PM

Happy New Year CAGAYAN DE ORO wish nko makatita na mgtukod ug highrise sa city ds year. Û

slerz

January 1st, 2007, 07:05 AM

Happy New Year SSC CDO...

boju

January 1st, 2007, 11:33 PM

HAPPY NEW YEAR KAGAY-AN!!! CHUY PA RIN SA 2007!!!

Animo

January 2nd, 2007, 08:08 AM

^^Basically:
Tsada = Beautiful; Chuy = Handsome

Katong amiga nako na taga-Dipolog sigue lang ingon ug fachada = guapo/a o beautiful daw.

Animo

January 2nd, 2007, 08:11 AM

By Neil Pagalaran
Inquirer
Last updated 02:56am (Mla time) 01/01/2007

Published on page D2 of the January 1, 2007 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

WHEN THE PHILIPpine Army decided to hold the annual National Philippine Army ROTC Speech Contest outside Metro Manila for the first time ever, they chose to hold it at Rodelsa Hall of Liceo de Cagayan University in Cagayan de Oro City.

“Outside Metro Manila, your theater impressed us with its world-class and high-tech facilities and services,” declared Major Ted Dumpit, the Arescom Technical Officer who served as the Production Director for the ROTC Speech Contest.

Thirteen contestants representing the various regions throughout the country converged in Cagayan de Oro a few days ago for the prestigious competition. Cadette Oliva B. Caspe, a 19-year-old BS Elementary Education undergraduate at the Eastern Samar State University, emerged as the competition’s champion.
Second place went to Cadet Edward Brian Kene S. Morales, a nursing student at the Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology. Third placer was Cadet Aldrin John Rabayari, a BS Accountancy major at the University of Southern Mindanao in Kabacan, Cotabato.

The contestants were hosted by Maj. Gen. Jose T. Barbieto, commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division at Camp General Edilberto Evangelista in Barangay Patag.

Welcoming the military presence at Rodelsa Hall, university president Rafaelita Pelaez-Golez said, “This occasion is special for two reasons. It is the first time this event is held outside Metro Manila. And it is the first time Rodelsa Hall is hosting a speech contest.”

For his part, Brig. Gen. Emmanuel S. Cayton averred, “We are proud to partner with Liceo de Cagayan University, an important institution in Mindanao, for this event. This venue is perfect.”

Liceo U. inaugurated Rodelsa Hall—named after Rodolfo Pelaez and wife Elsa, the university’s founders—in February 2005 to mark the university’s 50th Foundation Day.

And in such a short span of time it has staged an exciting mix of performances, from the daring “Vagina Monologues” (V-Day 2005) to the spellbinding solo concert of the Spanish classical guitarist Jorge Orozco (in cooperation with Instituto Cervantes through a grant from the Spanish government); the World Festival of Drama Schools workshop and performance of the delegation from Romania, and the British Council tour of “All in the Timing” was presented by the internationally acclaimed comedy theater group Peepolykus (pronounced “People like us”).

And there were piano concerts by the likes of Ingrid Sala Santamaria and Reynaldo Reyes (in their world tour of the 10th Romantic Piano Concerto Journey); Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz, and Rudolf Caesar Pelaez Golez (the Julliard-trained prizewinner of the international Chopin competition in Kuala Lumpur in 2004).

Of course, there are the family-oriented musicals, like “The King and I,” “The Sound of Music,” and, recently, “Cinderella”—all directed by the world-class Benjie Diola.

Showcase

Cutting the ribbon during the inauguration of Rodelsa Hall were Nestor O. Jardin, president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and Sala Santamaria, the acclaimed pianist from Cebu—together with Pelaez-Golez, who decided to build the theater to showcase her commitment to culture and the arts.

“With Rodelsa Hall, we want to cultivate a culture of theater-going in the Cagayan de Oro community,” said Mozart Pastrano, founding artistic director and general manager of Rodelsa Hall.

Rodelsa Hall is a fully air-conditioned, state-of-the-art theater with 700 plush seats. It has become the venue of choice for music concerts, theater productions and dance presentations.

In fact, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, in cooperation with Mowelfund, Inc. and the Cagayan de Oro Cultural Action Program, had decided to hold the Pelikula at Lipunan 2005 film festival for Mindanao at Rodelsa Hall.

Rodelsa Hall has also been handpicked for chi-chi corporate events, such as the National Sales Convention of Avon, Inc.

Landmark

The main entrance of Rodelsa Hall is on Rodolfo N. Pelaez Street in the Carmen district of Cagayan de Oro City. It is a majestic architectural landmark in soothing earth-yellow, which perks up the front façade of Liceo U.

The lobby is flanked by two grand staircases resplendent in its Italian marble finish. Clinching it all is an impressive chandelier designed just for the lobby.

At the top of the stairs is the theater foyer, where four doors beckon you inside the theater. Restrooms are available at the right side of the foyer and the uppermost area inside the theater.

The seats inside the theater are divided into two main areas: the orchestra, which has 224 seats; and the lower and upper loge areas, which boast 498 seats.

The theater has permanently installed lighting and sound systems, which are manned by a full-time technical crew. There are facilities for flown scenery: six free battens, which make possible the “magic” of changing scenery. A valence curtain, when unfolded down, becomes a natural sound reverberation medium.

The backstage area has a green room, male and female dressing rooms, male and female restrooms and a piano room. The control room at the upper reaches of the audience area, a restricted zone, allows for state-of-the-art theater operations.

The theater management, including the front-of-house operations, is under the Office of Cultural and Public Affairs, Liceo de Cagayan University, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City 9000. Tel: 63/88-8584093 to 95 Local 249. E-mail: rodelsahall@yahoo.com.

http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view_article.php?article_id=41054

junax

January 2nd, 2007, 10:00 AM

HAPPY NEW YEAR CDEO!!!

lapasan, dec. 26, 2006
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/street12.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 2nd, 2007, 12:15 PM

HAPPY NEW YEAR CDEO!!!

lapasan, dec. 26, 2006
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/street12.jpg

i alos have an update of Capitol Medical City...i took when we pass by this morning..:)

seems that they're installing glass clad on the curves with those metal frames..

ivanhenares

January 2nd, 2007, 12:18 PM

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/gors_iligan/DSC08767.jpg

What building is this? Thanks!

FrancisXavier

January 2nd, 2007, 12:19 PM

welcome back FX, are you back to CDO now?

Just this morning bai.. And i got some bukidnon pics..:)

FrancisXavier

January 2nd, 2007, 12:20 PM

What building is this? Thanks!

That's the main building of CDO CityHall complex..

ivanhenares

January 2nd, 2007, 12:23 PM

^^ Thanks!

FrancisXavier

January 2nd, 2007, 02:22 PM

CDO is cool! sige mi adto sa CDO every time muuli ko sa Butuan. hehe. Wala lang ko kalaag tarong sa CDO kay mag 1 day lang mi didto. 6 am mi mugikan sa BXU. then abot mi sa CDO 8:30. amo ruta pirmi, SM, then Limketkai. Before, SM, Gaisano, KetKai, then OroRama. Pero, since naa nay Gaisano Butuan (which is very similar sa Gaisano City Mall, except smaller version siya), SM nalang mi and KetKai.

Ang pinakanidot na changes so far is ang Ket Kai. Before, bati ang ket kai.. i still remember tung skating rink nila. hehe... Karon, grabe! nindot na kaayo... pwde na niya mapantayan ang Ayala cebu. Masdaghan lang nuon mga stores sa Ayala cebu. hehe..

Anyway, is it true na nagpalit ug shares ang ayala sa ket kai, that's y nanindot siya? i've heard it from my friends there in cagayan de oro.

Ayala was supposed to develop Limketkai center in 2003.. But they couldnt agree on the branding.. Ayala doesnt want a Limketkai word, thus "Ayala Center" just like their other stores.. Limketkai failed to close an agreement then..

Limketkai And Sons Corporation was the sole developer of the complex.:)

fundraiser

January 2nd, 2007, 06:51 PM

a half page ad about the pueblo de oro township was published yesterday at the inquirer. the project is quite big, sm cdo and hotel koresco pati xavier is part of the pueblo de oro pala. nice development in cdo!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/cdo3.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/cdo2.jpg

Rajah_Soliman

January 2nd, 2007, 08:34 PM

Just this morning bai.. And i got some bukidnon pics..:)

please post them here :wink2:

Rajah_Soliman

January 2nd, 2007, 08:38 PM

just a comparison of the buildings ...... (i don't think they look the same :lol: )

1960*

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/342848592_12a5909b17.jpg?v=0

Present

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/gors_iligan/DSC08767.jpg

(*Popskie as a young man)

boju

January 2nd, 2007, 11:54 PM

@Rajah, nice input. May kunting pagbabago sa bintana. Yung kinatatayuan ng popskie mo sa ngayon ay plain isle na siya.

boju

January 2nd, 2007, 11:58 PM

@Francis, post mo na photos from bukidnon and CDO. Btw, Wao is not part of Bukidnon, that is part of Lanao del Sur, am i right?

boju

January 3rd, 2007, 12:01 AM

MCT validates free market, open competition for Mindanao ports hub system

Despite the decrease of containerized cargo traffic at Cagayan de Oro (Macabalan) port, this has been more than made up for by the fast growing volume at the Mindanao Container Port in the Phividec Industrial Estate.

The Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) at the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental was originally conceptualized to maximize Northern Mindanao's potential as the Philippines' gateway to the Land of Promise (and vice versa), catalyzing Northern Mindanao's role as domestic food basket and agri-industrial exporter. The MCT has been identified as a Mindanao flagship project, one of the key infrastructure envisioned to jump start the island's potential to reality.

For Mindanao to fully realize its full potential as the country's food basket, the cost of transporting agricultural inputs coming in and agro-industrial products going out of Northern Mindanao had to be reduced. Originally, the MCT was designed to complement the Philippine Ports Authority's (PPA) Cagayan de Oro Base Port in realizing this objective. It was constructed as a key infrastructure component of the Northern Mindanao Medium-Term Regional Development Plan, 2001-2004 and is now operated by the PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority (PIA). The Cagayan de Oro Base Port (Macabalan) is the busiest and the most congested of the Mindanao's principal ports, having reached 100% berth occupancy rate as early as 1996. PPA statistics show the average annual growth rate from 1995-2002 for cargo, passenger and ship calls are 3.4%, 3.7% and 0.07%, respectively.

As the entry and exit point for the most traded commodities of the four main regions of Mindanao, the Macabalan port was already straining its limits in infrastructure and wanting key ancillary facilities such as quay side gantry cranes, rubber tired gantry cranes, bulk storage and handling facilities, among others, to efficiently meet the rising demand.

Vessel turnaround, especially critical for those transporting grain and fresh produce, was affected. Expansion would have been the logical answer but for key constraints like traffic congestion in the access road, displacement of occupants in expansion areas, and a truck ban by the LGU. But even at its planning stage, the PPA already opposed the construction of the MCT Phase 1 project, most of which was to be funded by a US$ 85.34 million (PhP 3.24 Billion) soft loan under the Special Yen Loan Package from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

The Japanese Embassy wanted the lines between the roles of the MCT and Macabalan Port clearly delineated before it approved the facility. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Cabinet-level Infrastructure Committee (Infracom) pressed PPA to agree to its proposed roles and responsibilities between the two ports : all passenger ships with containerized and/or bulk/grains cargo would be handled by PPA at Macabalan port, while ships with purely containerized and/or bulk/grain cargo would be handled by PIA at the MCT.

But PPA demurred. On 18 December 2002, then PPA General Manager Alfonso Cusi informed PIA it could not enter into MOA because it would constrain further growth and competitiveness of the Macabalan port.

Cusi said it was inappropriate for PPA and PIA to delineate their respective roles and functions which are already explicitly defined in the charters of both government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs). Moreover, it would be the shipper or cargo owner who would ultimately decide which port to use based on their respective market considerations.
As a GOCC, PPA infrastructure investments are financed by its operations and not the General Appropriation Act (GAA) so NEDA cannot tell it what to do, even if NEDA had a seat in the PPA Board.

As things are turning out, PPA was right all along in adopting this stance, correctly pointing out that port users make the choice on which of the Macabalan or MCT to use based on their actual requirements. The PIA which manages the MCT says they are now receiving regular port calls from three shipping lines: Maersk-Filipinas, NMC Container Lines and Hamburg-Sud with Lorenzo Container Shipping Corporation soon to join them.

The MCT was conceived to fill the supply gap for an efficient cargo handling facility with its state of the art facilities and cargo handling equipment, It has been designed to be exclusively operated for fully-containerized and semi-containerized domestic and foreign vessels with an annual capacity of 270,000 twenty equivalent units (TEUs) for its Phase 1.

For the nine-month period covering January 1 to September 30, 2006, containerized cargo throughput at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) totaled 24,949.33 TEUs. Taken together, the net throughput of Cagayan de Oro (Macabalan) base port and MCT shows a 5.7% rise in total TEUs of 8,535.33 despite the 11.03% drop (-16,414 TEUs) in containerized cargo at the Macabalan base port.

Domestic and foreign containerized cargo throughputs at both ports likewise reflects this trend: total domestic (inbound/outbound) in Macabalan dropped 10,381.5 TEUs (-7.7%) with foreign (import/export) likewise dipping 6,032.78 TEUs (-42.4%). However, in both instances, the decreased throughput in Macabalan port was made up for by the MCT: domestic cargo rose to 18,537.32 TEU's resulting to a net gain (less decrease in Macabalan port) of 8.535.33 TEUs (+5.7%) and foreign cargo showing similar gains with 6,412 TEUs resulting to a net gain (less decrease in Macabalan port) of 379.25 TEUs (+2.7%).

Participants to the 3rd Quarter Quarterly Regional Economic Situationer (QRES) hosted by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 10 office earlier this month noted foreign ship calls and trade in the government-owned base ports of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan and Ozamiz have decreased mainly due to Maersk Lines transfer to the MCT and the significant drop in imported dairy products used as raw materials in Nestle Phils. Inc. Cagayan de Oro plant.
A major reason for the transfer of containerized vessels to MCT has been its capability to unload a container van in about 2.5 minutes compared to 10 minutes for an ordinary port. With Oroport's refurbished gantry crane still inoperable almost two years after delivery, this translates to an actual 24 to 9 edge in container handling throughput for MCT. Although wharfage fees in MCT are higher than CDO Port, the almost 3:1 edge in cargo handling throughput directly translates to a faster turnaround time and significant savings in overall berthing costs.

Engr. Manuel Jamonir, Infrastructure Specialist with the Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) program, reiterated GEM's advocacy for three hub ports in Mindanao : North (MCT), South (either Davao or Gensan) and West (Zamboanga) in the light of this trend.

"Many share this advocacy," Jamonir said. "We can reduce the cost of shipping through economies of scale. We need the volume that would necessitate the deployment of bigger vessels since consolidation and inter-modal transport are among our key strategies."

For the MCT to get a bigger slice of that pie, Jamonir said PIA has to present the comparative cost in doing inter-modal from various origins in Mindanao.

If volumes from the south (i.e., Davao and Gensan, especially domestic) and from the east (Caraga) are transported to MCT, the total cost of domestic shipping would definitely come down, Jamonir added.

"This strategy could make Mindanao products very competitive in the domestic market especially in Metro Manila," he said.

Jamonir notes several foreign ships are still docking in the Port of Manila since Mindanao's volume for other foreign destinations is still limited. "We may not be able to avoid trans-shipment to Manila, but with the hub system, we can definitely lower the cost of the domestic component."

www.kagay-an.com

FrancisXavier

January 3rd, 2007, 12:06 AM

@Francis, post mo na photos from bukidnon and CDO. Btw, Wao is not part of Bukidnon, that is part of Lanao del Sur, am i right?

Yup.. It's politically lanao...But bukidnon feel, like it's its mother province.. Activities are with other bukidnon towns/cities instead of lanao towns.. It's also part of Archdioses of Malaybalay. And it's under YFC bukidnon..:D

boju

January 3rd, 2007, 12:06 AM

210MW coal-fired power plant all set for launching on January 8, 2007

Mindanao\' s first coal-fired power plant is all set to go on January 8, 2007 as plant officials host First Daughter Luli Arroyo.

210MW plant ready for launching on January 8, 2007
by Geefe P. Alba

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – STEAG State Power, Inc.’s (SPI) 210-megawatt plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental is ready for official launching on January 8, 2007, company officials said. On Tuesday, the STEAG officials hosted First Daughter Luli Arroyo who toured the newly completed power plant.

Ms. Arroyo said she was particularly impressed with the continuous emission monitoring system installed at the plant providing the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) with real-time round-the-clock data. Officials said such system is the first of its kind in the country.

Construction of the coal-fed plant, estimated to cost $305 million, has been consistently opposed by Northern Mindanao’s environmental groups.

In previous decades, coal-run power plants in industrial countries have been described as a major source of pollution, prompting environmentalists to strongly lobby against such technology. Company officials, however, assured the plant would apply a state-of-the-art pollution control system and that its emission would meet current environmental standards.

Stability of Mindanao’s power supply in the near term hinges on SPI’s completion considering Energy department officials have warned of severe power supply shortfall starting next year unless a new facility contributes to the Mindanao grid. The new power plant’s share to Mindanao’s near-term supply is estimated at 15% of the island’s total 1.4 gigawatts.

Aside from a tour of the new power plant, Ms. Arroyo made a pitch for the environment when she appeared in several events lined up for her during the visit. She is currently project director for the Philippine Foundation for Global Concerns and director of strategic concerns of the Foundation for I.T. Education and Development.

Upon her arrival, Ms. Arroyo immediately proceeded to SPI's 1,200 hectare reforestation project in Mapawa Nature Park in this city’s Cugman district. The project is part of a 2,000-hectare integrated forest management project of E. Pelaez Ranch, Inc., a privately owned park opened to the general public.

She had breakfast with government and SPI officials led by Mayor Vicente Emano, SPI president Andreas Rubin, and members of the Pelaez clan. Ernie Pelaez said it was the vision of his late father, former vice-president Emmanuel Pelaez, to transform what was formerly bare pasture land to a reforestation park and that the family has entered into an agreement with SPI to develop a substantial portion of it in compliance with the provisions of its Environmental Compliance Certificate.

"I'm no a stranger to Cagayan de Oro," Ms. Arroyo said during an event where she released a young serpent eagle back to the wilds. "My mother lived in Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro was the big city for her then. She even speaks the local dialect," she said.

Ms. Arroyo said that the reforestation project represents a commitment to the future generation which would ultimately benefit from it.

“Progress goes hand in hand with good planning,” she added.

www.kagay-an.com

boju

January 3rd, 2007, 12:09 AM

Yup.. It's politically lanao...But bukidnon feel, like it's its mother province.. Activities are with other bukidnon towns/cities instead of lanao towns.. It's also part of Archdioses of Malaybalay. And it's under YFC bukidnon..:D

Thanks, Now I know more about Wao.

boju

January 3rd, 2007, 12:17 AM

Cagayan De Oro\'s Square Garden

Did you know our pre-Spanish Kagay-anon ancestors once had their own version of the famous Madison Square Garden?

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/img_0022_gaston_park1.jpg

Present-day Kagay-anons will be proud of the fact that they share a common bond with their 15th century forefathers-they all have, at one time or another, taken a stroll along our local square. Our square was once one of these things: an arena similar to Blasco Ibañez's Blood and Sand epic, a baseball park, a military camp, a place of Catholic worship, a battlefield, and a dreaded execution site. It is now a lovers lane, a place for evening meditation, a jogger's delight, and a place where a royal prince fell in love with a Moro princess-thus giving the town its name, Cagayan.

If a tape recorder were available during these different eras, we would be able to hear the different events that transpired at the Square. The "hisses", the "boos", the thunderous ovations, the sobs, the laughter, the "vivas!", the groans of deep pain, the religious hymns. What a delight it would have been to be able to "hear" history in the making! During the pre-Spanish era, the Square was a fortified place where the royal family of Cagayan lived.

It was here where the Higaonon chieftain, Bagani, and the Maranaw princess, Bai Lawanen, met and fell in love at first sight. The legend dwells on the shame the loving pair brought on their tribes-a shame, locally translated as kagayha-an. Voila! The settlement finally had a name! Then the Spaniards came. As usual, the fair-skinned colonizers started bastardizing the local names of places. Finding "Kagayha-an" a tongue-twister, the kastilaloys chose the sexy-sounding "Cagayan." The name has stuck to this day.

Now when you think Spanish, you usually think matador. The Spaniards, naturally, influenced our fashion, manners, our religious beliefs, our culture, and our hobbies. The most popular sport during that era was the Juego de Toro. Not the toro-toro some present Pinoys enjoy but the real thing! A bullfight during those days drew in the crowds from far and wide. The Square was the arena. A local, Bernardino Daang, was acclaimed the best Pinoy matador. He was said to be agile in his movements, swift in his passes. What a glorious sight the Square was then! Oles! and Bravos! literally filled the air. During our first encounter with the American forces, the fight for freedom saw Filipino bolos and spears matching the American rifles. The Pinoys lost the fight but the gallant defenders won the respect of the enemy.

The Square witnessed the clash of weapons and the cries of the dying. There were no gas chambers or "hot seat" during the early American occupation. Criminals, mostly bandits, were executed by public hanging. The Square saw hundreds die. The crowd-drawer was the execution of the notorious Balodong, the outlaw. His life and exploits were as savage as America's infamous Dillinger. Just before World War I (i.e., 1914-1918), the Square became the local afficionados' diamond - much like the World Series playing field. Winning teams included: Smith Bell, Constabulary, Government Employees, Central and High School. They played real baseball then, not kid stuff. A familiar sight during such games was the famous "Cracker Jack", a junk food similar to the present-day popcorn. Kagay-anon volunteers for overseas duty -the National Guard- trained at the Square during World War I, prior to their assignment to the Middle East. The 1918 Epidemic of influenza claimed a heavy toll among the volunteers.

Nevertheless, the survivors were able to embark on the USS Liscom with their American officers for Camp Claudio at Baclaran. During the pre-war years, on the evening of the Feast of Corpus Christi, altars were built around the Square. Believers visited each altar with deep reverence. Hymn-singing devotees were a common sight during these festivities. Before the Second World War, the Square was transformed into an aesthetically landscaped park. It served as the town's playground. The estate belonged to the provincial government, but after the war, it was deeded to the municipal government.

Now, the Square- locally known as Gaston Park- stands proudly as a mute witness to Cagayan de Oro's colorful past and glorious heritage. Lover's lane, jogger's delight, snatcher's paradise, or haven for the homeless... Gaston Park may be all these today but what park isn't? Gaston Park may have lost its past glamour just as the once-famous Luneta has, but both landmarks have HISTORY written all over them. Well can other parks beat that?

www.kagay-an.com

FrancisXavier

January 3rd, 2007, 12:31 AM

Puerto Heights, CAGAYAN DE ORO

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-3-1.jpg

boju

January 3rd, 2007, 12:55 AM

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Rajah_Soliman

January 3rd, 2007, 01:24 AM

@Rajah, nice input. May kunting pagbabago sa bintana. Yung kinatatayuan ng popskie mo sa ngayon ay plain isle na siya.

do you have a picture of the present day CDO DBP Branch fronting / or near XU? i want to compare an old picture taken ca. 1960...

FrancisXavier

January 3rd, 2007, 01:27 AM

^^ i pass by there everyday.. ^^ but dont expect a pic.. im not gona bring a bag...so no cam also... ^^
next time perhaps..

Sera

January 3rd, 2007, 03:01 PM

FrancisXavier

January 3rd, 2007, 10:10 PM

Kudos to the Healthy competition among NorMin ports:banana: Kudos to the 160 million CDO port development:banana:

By the way what happened to the supposed "Ground-breaking" of Ayala land in Brgy. Indahag?

I dunno really, but this article might answer your question...

Thursday, January 04, 2007
Oro sees great opportunity in 2007

AS THE city of Cagayan de Oro ends 2006 with a big bang, it is expected to start 2007 with more opportunities for prosperity and growth.

This after Mayor Vicente Y. Emano announces the coming of five giant investments in the city and Misamis Oriental.

Emano disclosed that Ayala Land Corporation, Robinson's Development Corporation, A. Brown Corporation, Sta. Lucia Realty Inc., and Hanjin International will all be starting their enormous investments in the city.

Ayala Land Corporation will start its development of the 350 hectares of land in Indahag while Robinson's Development Corporation will pour in new investments in malls and realty and A. Brown will be starting their biggest subdivision in the island, which will be located in the hills of Barangays Balulang and Agusan.

Another giant real estate company, the Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Inc., will finally push through with its real estate project in Gusa while Hanjin International is already set to relocate its US$1.2 Billion shipyard investment at the Phividec Industrial Estates in nearby Misamis Oriental.

Emano said that with these developments, the city's economy is expected to soar high despite the predictions that 2007 is a hard year for everybody.

"As long as we continue to unite and maintain our stable peace and order we can put these things into greater heights," the mayor pointed out.

He expressed his gratitude to the Cagayanons for their cooperation that translated into economic growth and continued stability of peace and order in the city.

He is hoping that 2007, the year of the fire pig, will be the greatest year in the history of Cagayan de Oro as it will usher in incessant influx of investment.

Susntar CDO (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2007/01/04/bus/oro.sees.great.opportunity.in.2007.html)

boju

January 4th, 2007, 12:48 AM

I dunno really, but this article might answer your question...

Thursday, January 04, 2007
Oro sees great opportunity in 2007

AS THE city of Cagayan de Oro ends 2006 with a big bang, it is expected to start 2007 with more opportunities for prosperity and growth.

This after Mayor Vicente Y. Emano announces the coming of five giant investments in the city and Misamis Oriental.

Emano disclosed that Ayala Land Corporation, Robinson's Development Corporation, A. Brown Corporation, Sta. Lucia Realty Inc., and Hanjin International will all be starting their enormous investments in the city.

Ayala Land Corporation will start its development of the 350 hectares of land in Indahag while Robinson's Development Corporation will pour in new investments in malls and realty and A. Brown will be starting their biggest subdivision in the island, which will be located in the hills of Barangays Balulang and Agusan.

Another giant real estate company, the Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Inc., will finally push through with its real estate project in Gusa while Hanjin International is already set to relocate its US$1.2 Billion shipyard investment at the Phividec Industrial Estates in nearby Misamis Oriental.

Emano said that with these developments, the city's economy is expected to soar high despite the predictions that 2007 is a hard year for everybody.

"As long as we continue to unite and maintain our stable peace and order we can put these things into greater heights," the mayor pointed out.

He expressed his gratitude to the Cagayanons for their cooperation that translated into economic growth and continued stability of peace and order in the city.

He is hoping that 2007, the year of the fire pig, will be the greatest year in the history of Cagayan de Oro as it will usher in incessant influx of investment.

Susntar CDO (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2007/01/04/bus/oro.sees.great.opportunity.in.2007.html)

Note, Ayala project is 350 hectares na sinlaki na ng Pueblo de Oro Township!!! Dati 180 has. lang tapos 50 has pa ang unahin nilang gawin. Now, another news na naman. exaggerated lang kayang news na 'to?

boju

January 4th, 2007, 12:52 AM

DPWH: Third Bridge may be passable by early 2007

DPWH-10 Regional Director Sinaolan T. Macarambon says she is hopeful Cagayan de Oro’s 3rd Bridge would be passable by early 2007 considering the project is now 75% complete.

There is no other way but up for the Philippines and the Administration will continue to implement programs that would propel growth and its social payback in terms of infrastructure projects, among others.

Thus explained Regional Director Sinaolan T. Macarambon of the Dept. of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), region 10, who said she is hopeful Cagayan de Oro’s (CDO) 3rd Bridge would be passable in the early part of 2007 considering that all the on-going work of the project is now 75% complete.

“The bridge proper has already been completed and work on both approaches are currently on-going,” she said.

The span of work on the Kauswagan side is good for one (1) kilometer starting from the approach to Barangays Bayabas and Bonbon Junction, of which 700 m. would be included in the 2007 fund release while on the Puntod side, it would be the ‘Y’ interchange from Puntod and the Poblacion.

An expected release of Php100M early next year will cover the payment of work accomplishments for the two (2) approaches and the Road Right of Way (RROW) claims of the affected private lot owners in both, she also said.

On the other hand, Project Engineer Allan Borromeo said pile driving is almost completed but the construction of the retaining wall at the Puntod side has just started while that on the Kauswagan side has been completed and work on its embankment is on-going.

Meanwhile, Macarambon said DPWH-10, through its Construction Division, was able to implement a total of 112 projects last year under the following categories: national roads and bridges, 45, water supply facilities, 38, highways/local roads, 8, school buildings, 6, flood control & drainage, 3, and other infrastructure projects, 12.

Among its major outputs for the year was the construction of the CDO’s 3rd Bridge superstructure, Misamis Oriental-Bukidnon By-pass Road, Mandulog I Bridge & approaches, Iligan City, improvement /gravelling of Ganassi-Tubod Road in Madamba, Lanao del Sur and improvement/concreting of Lake Lanao Circumferential Road in Pikali-langan-Binidayan, also of Lanao del Sur.

Moreover, Sinaolan said the division has also received additional funds for the following Continuing Locally Funded Projects (CLFP) under the Regular Infrastructure Program:

Construction of Tagoloan Parallel Bridge, Php22.799M, CDO’s 3rd Bridge & access road, Php10.203M, Palapay Bridge and approaches, Gingoog City, Php18.00M, Cagayan de Oro Convention and Civic Center, Php70.445M and rehabilitation/ improvement of the DPWH-10 Regional Office Bldg., Php1.5M. (Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob, PIA-10)

source: www.kagay-an.com

*Highlighted above: Is that the long delayed Cagayan de oro International Conventon center or other else?

FrancisXavier

January 4th, 2007, 05:47 AM

FrancisXavier

January 4th, 2007, 05:57 AM

wow! lakasa nimo bai franz oi!! kahibaw man tanan...duda ko murag naa kay share sa ketkai.... :D

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

That's according to my readings...:cheers:

FrancisXavier

January 4th, 2007, 06:01 AM

Rodelsa Hall

Facade
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5097/rodelsahallfrominsidethnm5.jpg

Lobby
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4387/image664cl8.jpg

Bai burotski... Pwede ba pumasok dito ang outsider? Ang hindi Licean? :D

junax

January 4th, 2007, 06:46 AM

kung dili mo kaliko diri at 80kph, short cut ni padulong sa lapasan highway hehe.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/buk7.jpg

davaoeagle

January 4th, 2007, 06:51 AM

kung dili mo kaliko diri at 80kph, short cut ni padulong sa lapasan highway hehe.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/buk7.jpg

di ba sa taas ni sa Puerto katong long and winding gikan sa Camp Phillips?

FrancisXavier

January 4th, 2007, 06:59 AM

yup...Sa may Puerto Heights.. kini pud..

Puerto Heights, CAGAYAN DE ORO

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/ResizeWizard-3-1.jpg

davaoeagle

January 4th, 2007, 07:00 AM

lagi kay familiar kaayo. Nice kaayo ang view diha sa CDO city scapes.

FrancisXavier

January 4th, 2007, 07:10 AM

kana nga subdivision kay flop.. hangtod ron maihap pa nimo ang balay.. 5 or 6..

davaoeagle

January 4th, 2007, 07:26 AM

I know. Reason why is that there were cracks found on some areas within the subd. I think the developers even demolished one of the structures there due to unstable soil it was erected on.

FrancisXavier

January 4th, 2007, 07:30 AM

Pryce Corp is the developer right?

junax

January 4th, 2007, 07:36 AM

somewhere in cogon area. yacapin? kalimot ko...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/street24.jpg

davaoeagle

January 4th, 2007, 07:36 AM

I'm not sure but it sounded different. I would have known if it was Pryce coz afterall Pryce is also big is Davao.

FrancisXavier

January 4th, 2007, 07:38 AM

somewhere in cogon area. yacapin? kalimot ko...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/street24.jpg

This is J. Borja cor Velez.. :)

FrancisXavier

January 4th, 2007, 07:40 AM

I'm not sure but it sounded different. I would have known if it was Pryce coz afterall Pryce is also big is Davao.

the Pryce logo on the water tank of this subdivision gave me an idea that it's Pryce develped property.

davaoeagle

January 4th, 2007, 07:52 AM

If it bore a logo of Pryce then it must be a project of Pryce. That could be the reason why they've slowed down a bit in their projects. They still have a pending 22 storey structure to be built at Pryce Business Park.

FrancisXavier

January 4th, 2007, 07:53 AM

perhaps.. do you have a connection with the company?

davaoeagle

January 4th, 2007, 10:14 AM

perhaps.. do you have a connection with the company?

No I don't but most davaoeños know the company like the back of their hand. Pryce has lots of investments in Davao such as Pryce Tower, Pryce Memorial Park, Pryce Gas and the Pryce Business Park.

FrancisXavier

January 4th, 2007, 10:46 AM

ah i see.. i was asking coz i wanted to make suggestions if ever you had..:D :D

so far, their investments here are, Pryce Hotel, Pryce Pharma, Oro Gardens, Puerto Heights**, Pryce Gas, and another Oro Gardens. There's also one in Malaybalay called Pryce Gardens.

boju

January 5th, 2007, 04:10 AM

Friday, January 05, 2007
Gov't taps private sector in anti-poverty drive

THE Regional Development Council of Northern Mindanao will strive to engage more private sector and non-government organizations in poverty reduction efforts.

Regional Director Myra V. Balandra of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) and RDC vice chairperson, said the National Government will continue to breach poverty and move forward to broaden education and social services.

She said in the region, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and poverty alleviation targets set in the Medium Term Regional Development Plan (MTRDP) will be facilitated with the strengthening of the Regional Kalahi Convergence Group.

Balandra said this will be done through the Kalahi regular meetings with frontline agencies and target local government units (LGU's).

She said they will also advocate the Child-Friendly Movement (CFM), which encompasses a range of activities from planning, investment programming and policy-making, and monitoring aimed at promoting the rights of mothers and children and proactively responding to the needs of the poor.

Along this line, technical assistance will be provided by Neda regional office in formulating or updating the four gifts of children, namely: Local Development Plan (LDP), Local Investment Program (LIP), Local Code for Children (LCC) and the Local State of the Children Report (LSCR).

In the meantime, the monitoring of Kalahi pilot areas using a modified log frame will be adopted in order to determine the impact of interventions already introduced and also find out more about the needs of poor communities.

A dialogue with the region's state universities and colleges, as well as private tertiary institutions, will be undertaken to determine how they can better respond to domestic human resource requirements and the emerging global demand for Filipino skills and talents, she said.

On the other hand, Balandra said RDC will exert greater effort in mobilizing resources to start the development of the site for the Northern Mindanao Institute of Good Governance (NMIGG).

Administrative and institutional arrangements will be firmed up and course modules will be developed, in consultation with experts along good governance, to pave the way for the realization of the Project on Excellence in Governance through Innovation, Transformation and Education or Excite.

Corporate sponsorships and contributions from LGU's, representatives in Congress and the Senate will be tapped to start the initial phase in the construction of the NMIGG building, Balandra added. (Trends)

Sunstar

Sera

January 5th, 2007, 01:28 PM

^^Is there any more unfinished projects for Pueblo de Oro. Is the site fully occupied?

FrancisXavier

January 5th, 2007, 01:43 PM

^^Is there any more unfinished projects for Pueblo de Oro. Is the site fully occupied?

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/pdo2.jpg

any news regarding this one? an 8 storey office building..

Sera

January 5th, 2007, 01:46 PM

I dunno really, but this article might answer your question...

Thursday, January 04, 2007
Oro sees great opportunity in 2007

AS THE city of Cagayan de Oro ends 2006 with a big bang, it is expected to start 2007 with more opportunities for prosperity and growth.

This after Mayor Vicente Y. Emano announces the coming of five giant investments in the city and Misamis Oriental.

Emano disclosed that Ayala Land Corporation, Robinson's Development Corporation, A. Brown Corporation, Sta. Lucia Realty Inc., and Hanjin International will all be starting their enormous investments in the city.

Ayala Land Corporation will start its development of the 350 hectares of land in Indahag while Robinson's Development Corporation will pour in new investments in malls and realty and A. Brown will be starting their biggest subdivision in the island, which will be located in the hills of Barangays Balulang and Agusan.

Another giant real estate company, the Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Inc., will finally push through with its real estate project in Gusa while Hanjin International is already set to relocate its US$1.2 Billion shipyard investment at the Phividec Industrial Estates in nearby Misamis Oriental.

Emano said that with these developments, the city's economy is expected to soar high despite the predictions that 2007 is a hard year for everybody.

"As long as we continue to unite and maintain our stable peace and order we can put these things into greater heights," the mayor pointed out.

He expressed his gratitude to the Cagayanons for their cooperation that translated into economic growth and continued stability of peace and order in the city.

He is hoping that 2007, the year of the fire pig, will be the greatest year in the history of Cagayan de Oro as it will usher in incessant influx of investment.

Susntar CDO (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2007/01/04/bus/oro.sees.great.opportunity.in.2007.html)

WOW! Those projects may push CDeO into the stratosphere as Mindanao's Premier Industrial/Commercial Hub:banana:

FrancisXavier

January 5th, 2007, 01:49 PM

WOW! Those projects may push CDeO into the stratosphere as Mindanao's Premier Industrial/Commercial Hub:banana:

^^sana..

eto pa, regarding Pueblo.. So these companies have acquired lots for future buildings?^^

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/untitled33.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 5th, 2007, 02:06 PM

Pueblo de Oro map Uptown, Cagayan de Oro City
http://www.pueblodeoro.com/images/townshipmap.gif

Sera

January 5th, 2007, 02:12 PM

^^That plan is really interesting to think that there are still room for bigger projects in Pueblo. Btw SM already built its Mall there so an additional regional office is possible or even a hotel...who knows

I really plan to live in Mindanao (bec. I believe the future of the country IS Mindanao) soon & I was choosing between CDeO & Davao. In the end I chose that if I plan to settle in Mindanao soon it would be in CDeO (personal opinion only :)) Being the center of the emerging CDeO-Iligan-Butuan industrial block, Metro CDeO is poised to be the South's Biggest Economy in years time...hopefully the peace process in Mindanao will finally be resolved though in order for this NorMin's potential to be maximized.

FrancisXavier

January 5th, 2007, 02:15 PM

Mantangale Dive Resort
http://www.pueblodeoro.com/images/cdo_mantangale.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 5th, 2007, 02:16 PM

Plaza Divisoria
http://www.pueblodeoro.com/images/cdo_nyt%20cafe.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 5th, 2007, 02:18 PM

http://www.pueblodeoro.com/images/cdo_tubing.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 5th, 2007, 02:19 PM

http://www.pueblodeoro.com/images/cdo_canopy.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 5th, 2007, 02:22 PM

^^Btw SM already built its Mall there so an additional regional office is possible or even a hotel...who knows

I really plan to live in Mindanao (bec. I believe the future of the country IS Mindanao) soon & I was choosing between CDeO & Davao. In the end I chose that if I plan to settle in Mindanao soon it would be in CDeO (personal opinion only :)) because I see everything in and around CDeO is fastly growing into biggest business network & I want to be part of the foreseen bright future of the Metro CDeO.

:okay:

anyway, another hotel in Pueblo might not be permited.. Koresco is already there.. An economy hotel perhaps...so to cater to different market..

repost:D Pueblo de Oro
http://www.pueblodeoro.com/images/townshipmap.gif

FrancisXavier

January 5th, 2007, 02:33 PM

Pueblo de Oro Golf And Country Club
http://www.cagayan-de-oro.com/Pueblo_de_Oro_Golf_Area2_small.JPG

boju

January 5th, 2007, 11:26 PM

PGMA to inaugurate Steag coal-fired power plant January 8

The Mindanao coal-fired power plant comes online in record time to stabilize the Mindanao power supply situation.

Bgy. Balacanas, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental – Mindanao’s first ever coal-fired power plant will be inaugurated on Monday, January 8, stabilizing an otherwise shaky power situation in the country’s second largest island which is home to a fourth of the nation’s population.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will sound the “biggest ever” ceremonial gong to formally inaugurate the 210 net megawatt(MW) plant of Steag State Power, Inc. (SPI) at exactly Monday noon. She will be assisted by Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla and Dr. Werner Muller, chairman of Steag’s Supervisory Board and former Minister for Economics and Technology of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Following the issuance of the Commissioning Completion Certificates and subsequent acceptance of the test results for Units 1 & 2, the Mindanao Power Plant commenced full commercial operations last November 15, 2006.

In what promises to be one big, grand party to start off the coming Year of the Fire Boar, SPI is pulling out all stops and rolling out the red carpet for its guests. Sources at the Lumbia airport confirm the company has chartered two Airbus A320 airliners to bring its guests from Manila and back.

A 70-strong press contingent including Manila-based correspondents of foreign media will also be around to record and share the event with posterity.

Also expected to grace the occasion are local and foreign dignitaries including German Ambassador Dr. Axel Weishaupt, Japanese Ambassador Ryuichiro Yamazaki, Trade Secretary Peter Favila, STEAG AG Management Board Chairman Dr. Alfred Tacke, SPI chairman Dr. Washington SyCip and SPI President Andreas Rubin.

After the launching program for the new plant, the President is scheduled to proceed to the Misamis Oriental provincial capitol to grace the “Tabo sa Umahan” agro-industrial fair marking the 77th anniversary of Misamis Oriental as a separate province.

“Tabo sa Umahan” (or farmer’s market) not only serves as a venue to exhibit Misamis Oriental’s best and finest agricultural products,” said host Misamis Oriental Gov. Oscar M. Moreno. “It also brings together farmers, fisherfolk, traders and other stakeholders to discuss marketing opportunities, explore and develop the tremendous agribusiness potential of the province.”

The president is then scheduled to go back to Manila after the opening program and viewing of the exhibits.

Construction of the Mindanao Power Plant started in December, 2003 following the financial closure a month earlier and the signing of a purchase power agreement between National Power Corporation and SPI (then known as State Power Development Corp.) in 1998.

The power plant, which will be fired with Indonesian coal, will supply 15% of the power demand for Mindanao, which has lately been experiencing weather and environmental problems with its hydroelectric power plants and rising costs of fuel for its power barges.

The imported component of its coal supply was secured under a fuel supply and transportation agreement (FSTA) with PT Jorong Barutama Greston in Indonesia; with the contract stretching until 2019 for a maximum of 775,000 metric tons delivery per year. The plant is also mandated to secure 15% of its coal requirements locally.

SPI invested US$305 million to build the power plant, and a further PhP30 million for social development and environmental preservation projects to fully integrate the power plant into its host communities of Villanueva and Tagoloan in Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro City.

Some 3,000 workers, mostly from Villanueva and nearby areas were hired during the construction phase, pumping PhP307 million in wages and salaries into the local economy and helping make the Philippine Port Authority (PPA) Cagayan de Oro Port Management Office a ‘billionaire port’ in 2004 and 2005 with customs duties collected when the bulk of the machineries and other equipment were delivered to the plant site.

www.kagay-an.com

boju

January 5th, 2007, 11:32 PM

Saturday, January 06, 2007
Arroyo to launch Minda coal plant

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental on January 8 to grace the inauguration of the 210-megawatt Mindanao Coal-Fired Plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.

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Located inside a 55.42-hectare area of the Phividec Industrial Estate in the municipality, the plant is implemented under a Build-Operate-Transfer scheme based on a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement with the National Power Corp. (Napocor).

It is also considered the region's biggest single foreign direct investment in 10 years costing US$305 million consisting of the construction of two units of 105MW coal-fired thermal units, 6-km. 138KV transmission line, and a 5-km. underground raw water pipeline.

Funds of the project has been derived from Germany's STEAG Aktiengesellschaft (STEAG-AG) investing 89 percent of the total cost and the country's State Investment Trust Inc. providing the 11 percent equity.

"The project brings a optimistic outlook for the economy of 2007 as it answers the call of the President to use alternative fuel and responds to the government's campaign for investments in electric power energy aimed at attaining stability in electric power supply to avert a potential power shortage I Mindanao and expects to contribute 15% of the total power demand of the island, once fully operational," Jerome Soldevilla, STEAG Communications officer, said.

As reported by the National Economic and Development Authority, all three diesel power plants and the seven hydro power plants located in Northern Mindanao generated a combined capacity of 1,031.20 MW representing 61.8 percent of Mindanao's total installed capacity with the region's dependable energy of 963.91MW in the previous years.

As recalled, the Boiler Pressure Test Ceremony for the power plant done January 18 of last year passed all applicable local and international standards of boiler pressure.

During the test, the highest allowable force was applied to prove the mechanical strength of the water and steam tubes and pipes of the generator, in this case 270 bar of 27Mpa, for acceptance and certification by the country's Department of Labor and Employment and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, as the boilers were designed, manufactured and erected in accordance with their standards.

The ceremonial etching of the assigned 8-digit serial numbers to the data plates of the two boilers highlighting the BPTC was participated in by Dr. Axel Weishaupt, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Philippines, Dr. Washington Sycip, founder of the SGV Group and chairperson of the Board of Directors of STEAG-SPI, Claus-Peter Bell, executive vice-president of STEAG, Allen Roxas, president of SITI, and Takehiko Saeki, chief executive officer of Kawasaki Plant System. (Trends)

Sources- News: Sunstar, (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2007/01/06/bus/arroyo.to.launch.minda.coal.plant.html) Photo: kagay-anon.blogspot (http://kagay-anon.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_kagay-anon_archive.html)

boju

January 5th, 2007, 11:37 PM

Plaza Divisoria
http://www.pueblodeoro.com/images/cdo_nyt%20cafe.jpg

Very tsada photo!

ikra

January 5th, 2007, 11:39 PM

coal fired power plants are hideous when it comes to environmental emissions, unless done very well. I.e. 95% clean emissions (as with europe).. desulphurization, particle electrodes, stuff like that... Do you guys have any more information about the expected emissions of this plant??? I do hope they have very good byproduct control... for example mixing sulphur emissions with calcium to produce gypsum... gypsum can be used to create plaster boards and things like that. And also the ashes emitted can be mixed with tar or such to create asphalt for the roads.. therefore they can provide two products out of harmful emissions that the plant will produce. At least aspalto maayo na para pang road widening ug barato pa jud.. so maayu na sya.

im ranting now, but i am one guy who cares for the environment lol (unlike hydro electric power from iligan - 0 emissions, most efficient way to produce electricity).And one thing that i am very wary about is.. aha man ilang cooling towers??? and i only see one long exhaust, normally that would be two... Unsa na, lake na sya ilang gikuhaan ug water or dagat or unsa??? cuz plants like these consume massive amounts of water if water recycle is not implemented... So any more info towards this plant, malipay jud ko

Oh, ug asa sila magkuha ug coal gikan???

boju

January 6th, 2007, 12:14 AM

boju

January 6th, 2007, 12:17 AM

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/pdo2.jpg

any news regarding this one? an 8 storey office building..

^^sana..

eto pa, regarding Pueblo.. So these companies have acquired lots for future buildings?^^

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/untitled33.jpg

Matagal na 'to na website ng ICC group na hindi nila ina-update ang sa Pueblo na content since may sarili na kasing website ang PDOC, www.pueblodeoro.com

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 01:04 AM

Matagal na 'to na website ng ICC group na hindi nila ina-update ang sa Pueblo na content since may sarili na kasing website ang PDOC, www.pueblodeoro.com

oonga eh..and the 8 storey building is not in anyway mentioned in their new one.. ::(:

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 01:05 AM

sana dinevelop nlng to nila into a resort...:D the shoreline looks nice with those natural rock seawall..
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/steag_power.jpg

ikra

January 6th, 2007, 01:21 AM

@ikra, non-government organizations such like Task Force Macajalar and other pro-environmetal group are keen in criticising the capabilties of the plant even in its planning phase until its final stage. That plant undergone testing emmission and it has 24/7 monitoring unit that even the public can check it. I will search for you the previous reports on how would this plant will work efficiently and post here. Note, this is a German Technology. In your own obervation there in Europe, is this type of plant HAZARDOUS?

Magkuha sila ug coal I think from China then meron din dyan sa Cebu and if mag-operate na ang Coal mine sa Sultan Kudarat, kukuha din sila dun.

Im not sure about europe, but in england since the only renewable source of energy they can have is wind or solar... but they dont prefer such. Thats why theres quite a lot of coal fired power plants instead. Very good emissions, since EU has very strict limits sa emissions. The government itself appoints people with capabilities to enter any power plant and right on the spot inspection and impose heavy fines. Since theres enough coal in the world for use for another 500~1000 years, then i dont see it getting extinct. Although the technologies for environmental protection are really good, and constantly improving. Maybe in the next few years 99% na ang hazardous emission cuts.

I was just worried because sometimes we take things half baked.. but on further searching, it seems like theres a lot of people concerned about this issue para ana nga plant, so im sure they are gonna do well. So im not gonna worry anymore :D even ate Glo is keen on having an efficient plant.

In short, a coal plant is much more economical than a diesel one so yeah, i prefer these types of plants. They are safe, and technologies are widely available. Hydro, is the best, then the other renewable sources, then para sa non-renewable coal is really good. And nuclear power is the last thing we would wanna resort to, even britain isnt too keen on making one because of the hazards it imposes.

But im sure we are going to go a long way :D

boju

January 6th, 2007, 01:22 AM

Industrial Zone man gud kaya planta gyod ang itukod, hehehe

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 01:26 AM

But im sure we are going to go a long way :D

:okay:

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 01:27 AM

Industrial Zone man gud kaya planta gyod ang itukod, hehehe

mao...sa opol nlng gyud...:lol:

boju

January 6th, 2007, 01:32 AM

Im not sure about europe, but in england since the only renewable source of energy they can have is wind or solar... but they dont prefer such. Thats why theres quite a lot of coal fired power plants instead. Very good emissions, since EU has very strict limits sa emissions. The government itself appoints people with capabilities to enter any power plant and right on the spot inspection and impose heavy fines. Since theres enough coal in the world for use for another 500~1000 years, then i dont see it getting extinct. Although the technologies for environmental protection are really good, and constantly improving. Maybe in the next few years 99% na ang hazardous emission cuts.

I was just worried because sometimes we take things half baked.. but on further searching, it seems like theres a lot of people concerned about this issue para ana nga plant, so im sure they are gonna do well. So im not gonna worry anymore :D even ate Glo is keen on having an efficient plant.

In short, a coal plant is much more economical than a diesel one so yeah, i prefer these types of plants. They are safe, and technologies are widely available. Hydro, is the best, then the other renewable sources, then para sa non-renewable coal is really good. And nuclear power is the last thing we would wanna resort to, even britain isnt too keen on making one because of the hazards it imposes.

But im sure we are going to go a long way :D

Yeahh, hydro is the safest and huge source of energy but it has limitation since there's no assurance when will be the long drought hit our land and if it will come (pwera mahitabo, tuktok sa kahoy) it will imperil our hydro plant and business at all. In coal fired power plant, it is fixed and timely manageable. You can assured it especially this time that the city (CDeO) is booming and one of the requisites to put up BPO/call center is of having a dependable energy source. So far this coal plant is the economical and huge source of energy. Even if CEPALCO, the third largest energy distributor in the country had already put its SOLAR Power Plant in this city but its capacity is limited that's why the government came up with this Coal plant.

boju

January 6th, 2007, 01:35 AM

DV Soria

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Capitol Ground

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/cdodv11.jpg

Source: www.cagayandeoro.gov.ph

boju

January 6th, 2007, 01:37 AM

BTW, what means DV Soria. Meron din kasi DV Soria, Manila pero grabe kalat mga paninda at tao.

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 01:40 AM

BTW, what means DV Soria. Meron din kasi DV Soria, Manila pero grabe kalat mga paninda at tao.

i dunno why they call it Divisoria.. That's actually "Friendship Park".. but popularly known as Divisoria.. I dunno what name came first..

Our version of Divisoria/Tutuban here is the Cogon District..:)

ikra

January 6th, 2007, 01:43 AM

Yeahh, hydro is the safest and huge source of energy but it has limitation since there's no assurance when will be the long drought hit our land and if it will come (pwera mahitabo, tuktok sa kahoy) it will imperil our hydro plant and business at all. In coal fired power plant, it is fixed and timely manageable. You can assured it especially this time that the city (CDeO) is booming and one of the requisites to put up BPO/call center is of having a dependable energy source. So far this coal plant is the economical and huge source of energy. Even if CEPALCO, the third largest energy distributor in the country had already put its SOLAR Power Plant in this city but its capacity is limited that's why the government came up with this Coal plant.

i cannot agree more :D

boju

January 6th, 2007, 01:47 AM

i cannot agree more :D

:eek2:

boju

January 6th, 2007, 01:49 AM

Repost

DV Soria

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/cdodv10.jpg

Capitol Ground

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/cdodv11.jpg

Source: www.cagayandeoro.gov.ph

boju

January 6th, 2007, 01:51 AM

i dunno why they call it Divisoria.. That's actually "Friendship Park".. but popularly known as Divisoria.. I dunno what name came first..

Our version of Divisoria/Tutuban here is the Cogon District..:)

Yeahhh, Cogon area is our divisoria.

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 01:51 AM

The building occupied by mcdo looks cool at night.. the lower ground level space is now occupied by watsons.. where has the red ribbon gone?:ohno:

boju

January 6th, 2007, 01:52 AM

Ganun wala na ang red ribbon diha....?

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 01:55 AM

Ganun wala na ang red ribbon diha....?

sa divisoria...but its presence is still at SM and limketkai.. and gaisano i guess..

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 02:05 AM

anyway....i now have to go..

my next journey is Pueblo de Oro area.. walkathon again..:)

boju

January 6th, 2007, 02:08 AM

sege ba, oist asa na ang pics sa bukidnon?

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 02:13 AM

hehe..that would still depend on the crowd..i hope there's no affair at XUHS now so there would be minimal people later as i go there..

regarding bukidnon pics, i might, later tonight..

ikra

January 6th, 2007, 02:16 AM

:eek2:

ROFLMAO!!! maayung buntag diay sa inyu...

boju

January 6th, 2007, 02:18 AM

ROFLMAO!!! maayung buntag diay sa inyu...

Unsay "ROFLMAO"?

boju

January 6th, 2007, 02:39 AM

Mindanao Coal Fired Power plant in the making:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/200601_Mindanaob.jpg

Now:

[http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/200603_Mindanao.jpg

ikra

January 6th, 2007, 03:04 AM

oh, you also mentioned german technology... germany = efficient lol just like japan = efficient XD

I would like to see more photos too!!! salamat boju.. roflma = rollin on floor laffin

pinamaloylaker

January 6th, 2007, 05:37 AM

anyway....i now have go..

my next journey is Pueblo de Oro area.. walkathon again..:)

:banana: yehaa! pagkadugay na nako pangita ug site about cdo and bukidnon. This forum is great esp the photos. FrancisX, kung pwede, could you post pics of the inside of pueblo golf estates? Ty.

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 08:12 AM

:banana: yehaa! pagkadugay na nako pangita ug site about cdo and bukidnon. This forum is great esp the photos. FrancisX, kung pwede, could you post pics of the inside of pueblo golf estates? Ty.

CDO based ka bai? you could help me take pics perhaps...:D

anyway, once pa lang ko kasulod sa golf estates, back when we were having our highschool PE there.. but i'll try, "try", coz dili mi member didto..:lol:

ibookmark ni nga site bai ha.. hope you be regular here.

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 09:01 AM

forgot to post this one.. they destroyed the fence..they're gonna do land scaping perhaps.
12.16.06
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/100_0022.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 09:28 AM

some SM CDO pics
Gan Via Avenue side

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/100_0867.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/100_0873.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/100_0875.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 09:29 AM

@Boju, here's your request

Cogon Market interior
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FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 09:30 AM

Maxandrea Hotel

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/100_0880.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 09:31 AM

@Raja: it hasnt changed i guess..

DBP

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/100_0876.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 09:32 AM

Are the new Metro Bank buildings supposed to resemble their mother GT?

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/100_0877.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 09:34 AM

Xavier University, Pueblo de Oro Campus (Grade school & High School)
along Camino Real Avenue

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/100_0860.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 12:07 PM

Mindanao Coal Fired Power plant in the making:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/200601_Mindanaob.jpg

Now:

[http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/200603_Mindanao.jpg

cant help it but love this beach... :( the water is better than Opol's beaches'

Sera

January 6th, 2007, 12:09 PM

forgot to post this one.. they destroyed the fence..they're gonna do land scaping perhaps.
12.16.06
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/100_0022.jpg

:lol: For some reason it reminds me of Gateway Mall

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 12:10 PM

i dont get any clue that somehow resembling gateway...:lol:

the glasses on it are blue, and aluminum is the clad.

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 12:13 PM

this one resembles gateway more closely...:)
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/100_0879.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 12:14 PM

anyway, XUHS's main building

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/100_0857.jpg

Sera

January 6th, 2007, 12:23 PM

^^ I mean the Dome of the Gateway entrance and the dome of that hospital are adjacent to the tall "glossy" building..

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 12:26 PM

ah yeah... blue version.. :)

Sera

January 6th, 2007, 12:35 PM

^^Maganda yung Capitol Hospital kasi may linear & circular elements sya--maganda ang combination

g0Rs

January 6th, 2007, 12:38 PM

FrancisXavier Official lakaw boy of SSC-Cagayan de Oro :okay:

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 12:39 PM

uhum...i just hate the 8th and 9th level, w/c isnt visible on that pic.. visible on junax's i guess.. sana ini-line nlng nila sa 1st to 7th leve yung 8th and 9th.. looks like a penthouse on top of a hospital..

somehow visible in here
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/street12.jpg

^^Maganda yung Capitol Hospital kasi may linear & circular elements sya--maganda ang combination

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 12:41 PM

FrancisXavier Official lakaw boy of SSC-Cagayan de Oro :okay:

:okay:

pero kung init.... :down:

Sera

January 6th, 2007, 12:47 PM

uhum...i just hate the 8th and 9th level, w/c isnt visible on that pic.. visible on junax's i guess.. sana ini-line nlng nila sa 1st to 7th leve yung 8th and 9th.. looks like a penthouse on top of a hospital..

somehow visible in here
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/kododoy/street12.jpg

Wow! 9-floors Hospital pa pala ang pinakamataas na structure sa CDeO:banana:

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 12:51 PM

Wow! 9-floors Hospital pa pala ang pinakamataas na structure sa CDeO:banana:

Maxandrea has also 9 floors.. but it looks taller than this hospital coz it's thin..unlike this sprawling hospital structure..

Sera

January 6th, 2007, 12:59 PM

cant help it but love this beach... :( the water is better than Opol's beaches'

That's the price of economic progress :sad:^^

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 01:24 PM

there are still many beaches like that in greater cdo anyways..

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 04:08 PM

CDO to become a ‘mega city’ in 2007: Mayor Emano
by Ian A. Fuentes/City Information Office
Date Published: 2007-01-05
City Mayor Vicente “Dongkoy” Emano today expressed high hopes that the expected influx of big-time local and foreign investors in the city will ultimately turn Cagayan de Oro into a ‘mega city’ in 2007.

The city mayor made this bold forecast after top officials from four giant companies in the country confirmed their plans to pursue their huge investments in the city this year. “I am quite confident that with the influx of these investments, Cagayan de Oro will become a mega city in 2007,” Mayor Emano stressed. Among the noted corporations and firms that will soon start their multi-million investments here are Ayala Land Corporation, Robinson’s Development Corporation, A. Brown Corporation and Sta. Lucia Realty, Incorporated, Mayor Emano said. It was earlier reported that Ayala Land Corporation will develop its 350- hectare prime property in Indahag into a high-end residential and business complex complete with modern facilities and amenities while Robinson’s Development Corporation will pour in new investments in malls and real estate development. On the other hand, A. Brown Corporation, considered as one of the country’s biggest real estate developers, will build a first-class subdivision in the hills of barangays Balubal and Agusan, touted to be the biggest and most luxurious of its kind in the entire island of Mindanao. Another giant real estate company, the Sta. Lucia Realty and Development, Inc. will finally push through with its real estate project in barangay Gusa. Despite predictions that 2007 is a gloomy year for the country, Mayor Emano is hoping that the incessant influx of investment will translate into more economic growth and progress for the city. “As long as we continue to unite and maintain our stable peace and order we can put these things into greater heights,” the mayor pointed out.

Source (http://www.cagayandeoro.gov.ph/index.php?page=news&id=276)

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 04:26 PM

from news archive:

City earns P1.132 billion in 11 months
by Sandra B. Tadeo/City Information Office
Date Published: 2006-12-18
The city government earned a total of P1,132,116,548.65 from January to November, this year.

City Treasurer Lino Daral disclosed in his accomplishment report to City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano that the bulk of the amount generated by the city government from the past 11 months this year, come from tax revenues which totaled P903,651,017.64. These included P99,520,698.85 from property taxes; P241,911,317.42 from taxes on goods and licenses; P42,176,999.70 from community and other miscellaneous taxes; P517,780,983.95 in Internal Revenue Allotment; and P98,885.52 from fines and penalties paid. Aside from tax revenues, the city government earned another P50,162,307.35 from operating and miscellaneous income which come from inspection fees, building permits, civil registration, mayor’s permit, tourism, registration of motorela and trisikad, traffic-related fees, court fees, zoning, subdivision and development fees, barangay micro-business enterprises, police clearance, garbage fee, and hospital fee, among others. Daral added that the city also generated P1,047,505.14 from government business operations such as rental, Kagay-an Resort, and interest deposit with government funds. During the same period, the City Finance Department also collected a total of P3,681,934.76 from miscellaneous income coming from lotto share, and sale of waste materials. Another P327,030.86 was generated from the Night Café and Night market operations in Divisoria for the past 11 months. From the operations of the City Economic Enterprise Department, the city government earned a total of P50,490,225.64; another P14,459,166.90 from the operations of the eastbound and westbound terminals and public markets; P70,625,256.58 from special education fund and P37,672,103.78 from the 30% barangay share of real property tax. With the amount earned, the city treasurer is still urging the tax payers to pay their real property taxes before the last day of payment which is on December 31 to avoid penalties and surcharges. Daral also added that for those who wanted to pay their business tax and real property tax for next year can start paying now to avail of the 7% discount.

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 04:26 PM

Dads okay ’07 budget
by raul moldez
Date Published: 2006-12-14

THE City Council headed by Vice Mayor Michelle Tagarda-Spiers on Monday approved the city’s budget for 2007 in the amount of P1.251 billion. In his budget message, Mayor Vicente Emano said City Hall is expected to earn P597,750,000 from tax revenues; P40,300,000 from general income account; P61,725,000, service income; P46,315,000, business income; and P505,512,000, other income.*

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 04:28 PM

Mayor Emano vows to pursue new fiscal policies
by Sandra B. Tadeo/City Information Office
Date Published: 2006-12-21
City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano is bent on pursuing important fiscal policies to ensure that all his priority programs, projects and activities for the remaining months of his administration are implemented.

In his executive budget for 2007 which was recently approved by the City Council, Mayor Emano stipulated three major revenue-generating measures that will ensure sufficient funds for the city government’s priority programs and projects next year. Among these measures are the maximization of revenue generation thru enhanced tax collection strategies and vigorous tax information campaign effort; implementation of the general revision of market values of land within the capability of taxpayers and limits provided for by the law; and the implementation of measures on cost reduction and optimum utilization of resources. Along this, Mayor Emano enjoined the entire workforce of the City Government to work together for a responsive governance in consonance with his intention of providing a better place and a brighter future for the local residents here. Mayor Emano pointed out that by implementing such revenue-generating measures, the city government can continue, as it has always been consistently successful, in pursuing collection of local resources to break itself free from the heavy dependence on the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA). In the 2007 Executive Budget, only 40% of the total budget will be funded by the city’s share of IRA while the remaining 60% of the budget will be funded from local sources. Next year’s executive budget totaled P1,252,602,000 where 30% of the budget will be allotted for general public services; 22% will be allotted for economic services; 14% is intended for social security, social services and welfare; 14% is for debt servicing; 12% for health nutrition and population management; 5% for Calamity Fund and 3% for aid to barangays.

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 04:39 PM

+ Why Invest in Cagayan de Oro?

Cagayan de Oro is a veritable goldmine for those in search of new tourist and investment destination.

The city has a reservoir of advantages: no typhoons all year round, rich agricultural environments, a broad consumer and manpower base, cheap and abundant power, strategically located internation seaports, modern telecommunication facilities, adequate infrastructure and a highly efficient educational system.As the trade and service center of Northern Mindanao, the city is a prime location for cost-effective air, land and sea transit. Moreover, its striving business community and the necessary business support facilities makes the process of doing business relaxed and pleasurable.

The soundness of the Cagayan de Oro business climate as well as its metropolitan flavor combined with the warm and easy nature of the local people gives it a self-contained setting that motivated an increasing number expatriate business to stay in the city for good.

As an urban center with a regional market orientation, a high level of market sophistication and an economy closely intertwined with the economies of the entire region, the city is poised for planned, rapid and sustained growth.

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 04:47 PM

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Rosario Strip

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 04:49 PM

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Ridge View Hotel

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 04:51 PM

http://www.ebs.com.ph/promotecdo/images/dv_up.jpg
Plaza Divisoria

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 04:53 PM

http://www.ebs.com.ph/promotecdo/images/mc_up.jpg
De Lara Park

FrancisXavier

January 6th, 2007, 04:59 PM

THE ECONOMY

Investments

The province generated a remarkable investment in 1997 when it recorded total investment of Php 16.522B. Infrastructure & services sector contributed 92% of the total with the bulk of the investment poured in Cagayan de Oro City. The investments were largely attributed to the development of mixed-used property development projects of Pueblo de Oro & Xavier Estates and other high-end subdivision projects.

New investments went down in the years that followed (1998- 2002) due to economic crisis in Asia, the devaluation of the currency but mainly by the political and Mindanao crisis. The investment figure picked up again in 1999 owing to the endorsement for funding of the Mindanao Container Terminal Port Project of the Phividec Industrial Estate by the Miyazawa Initiative amounting to PhP4.8B. Pryce Gases’ expansion project also contributed to this figure.
The growing affluence and increasing market influence of the city attracted the retail giants, Shoemart and Robinsons in 2002.

STEAG State Power Inc., which inked a Power Purchase Agreement with National Power Corporation on a Build-Operate-Transfer basis for the design, financing, construction and operation of a 210 MW coal-fired thermal power plant in the Municipality of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, contributed a to 2003’s performance. The plant is expected to be operational in 2006.

With the establishment of Shoemart & Robinsons, other business enterprises in Manila made their way to establish branches/outlets in city. This contributed to the 43.66% trading sector in 2004 total investment. The initial construction of KORESCO Hotel in Pueblo de Oro also contributed to the total investment in 2004.

Exports. Over the years, exports in Misamis Oriental relied largely on traditional products, the major ones include: canned pineapple, sintered ore, crude coco oil, finished lumber/wood products, activated carbon, fatty alcohol, refined glycerine, dessicated coconut and coco shell charcoal. However, the year 2001 welcomed the entry of a new export product, milk powder, which ranked 5th in 2001 replacing two of the traditional export commodities - refined glycerine and coco milk powder. But canned pineapple, fatty alcohol and sintered ore remained consistently on top of the export commodities. (Please refer to annex 9 for the top 10 export commodities for the past five (5) years).

Exports generated from 1997 to 2001 showed an erratic trend brought about by the decrease in prices of these traditional export products, especially those commodities, which are directly or indirectly affected by the changes in price of the international market.

Misamis Oriental accounts for more than 50% of the total exports of Region X.

Major Imports. The province’s top 10 imports are minerals, hot rolled steel sheet, tinplates, chemicals, fertilizer, live animals, food stuff, logs, cartoon making materials and forest products. Majority of these commodities are used by industries in the manufacturing, repair & services and the agriculture sector.
The major exporting countries are Brazil, Japan, Australia, Canada, USA and among others.

Major Industries. Medium to large industries operate in Misamis Oriental. Major ones include Philippine Sinter Corporation, Pilipinas Kao and the food giants Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (DMPI), Nestle Philippines, Universal Robina Corporation among others. Other major manufacturing industries include coco-based companies (PACCO, Indo-Phil Oil Mills, Fiesta Brands, Cag. De Oro Oil Company, Limketkai Sons Milling Co.); industrial gases (Pryce Gases and Phil Southern Industrial Gases); wood-based (CATIMCO Group, Vicmar,Top Forest) and other agri-based companies.

The 2003 Survey of Business Establishments conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry revealed a total of 16,597 firms registered with the 24 Municipal Treasurers and 2 City Treasurer Offices in the province.

The 2004 Misamis Oriental Business Name Registration is recorded at 2,537.

Industrial Estate Development. The 80-hectare Alwana Business Park located in Barangay Cugman, Cagayan de Oro City, started in 1981 as the site of wood working factories. Ten years later, the management transformed the rest of the site into an industrial and residential area with a neat zoning system. Forty (40) hectares are reserved for industries, 20 hectares for its high-end subdivision, Alwana Village, ten (10) for commercial establishments and 26 for parks and recreation. Presently, a sports & recreation center is in full operation.

The biggest industrial estate in the country is found in Misamis Oriental. The 3,000-hectare PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate-Misamis Oriental (PIEMO) covers the municipalities of Tagoloan and Villanueva.

The first and biggest locator is the Philippine Sinter Corporation (PSC) which is a subsidiary of Kawasaki Steel of Japan. PSC’s sintered ore is one of the top export commodities of the province. There are 33 locators in the estate, of which, 27 are into manufacturing and 6 are service-related firms. Soon to be established in the estate is the Limketkai Food Manufacturing Corporation, San Miguel Corporation and TLC Beatrice Foods, a food processing facility.

The recently inaugurated Mindanao Container Terminal Port (MCTP) which is also located inside the Phividec Industrial Estate was targeted to operate in January 2004. MCTP will have a capacity of 270,000 TEU/year and a deep harbor for 12 meters draft panamax vessels. The port will have a back-up area for state-of-the-art container yard, warehouses and storage facilities. This port will then addresses the traffic congestion of the existing Cagayan de Oro Port and the medium term need of PHIVIDEC itself.

The First Cagayan de Oro Business Park, a project of MINERGY Systems Inc. and All Asia Capital, also involves the development of a 200-hectare area within the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate. The implementation of the project will be undertaken in three (3) phases.Another business parks are being programmed to be developed in the province is the Laguindingan Industrial Park which will be located just beside the proposed Laguindingan International Airport.

pinamaloylaker

January 7th, 2007, 12:30 AM

CDO based ka bai? you could help me take pics perhaps...:D

anyway, once pa lang ko kasulod sa golf estates, back when we were having our highschool PE there.. but i'll try, "try", coz dili mi member didto..:lol:

ibookmark ni nga site bai ha.. hope you be regular here.

naa ko new jersey karon so I can't help with posting photos. Pero syempre naka bookmark na ni nga site kay isa na kabulan ko ukoy-ukoy dri. This is awesome, gusto na nuon ko mouli cge tan-aw sa mga pics.

napud pics sa bukid? pagka oki.
ty.

FrancisXavier

January 7th, 2007, 02:45 AM

i see.. at least daghan daghan na ta..

Cyrusal
Boju
Burotski
Sera
pinamaloylaker
FrancisXavier
Martyness
BariQ

ug na pud several cebu based..

pinamaloylaker

January 7th, 2007, 06:08 AM

@Boju, here's your request

Cogon Market interior
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/100_0888.jpg

:eek:
cogon market? wen man ni nahuman?

FrancisXavier

January 7th, 2007, 08:28 AM

liab

January 7th, 2007, 08:43 AM

FrancisXavier

January 7th, 2007, 08:54 AM

Im planning to go to Cagayan with my barkada this summer. Ano po mga places na dapat namin puntahan?please suggest na lang mga places like beaches,malls,bars pati yung water rafting kung san siya located.Im from Zamboanga pala, magkano pala ang fare pag by sea pupunta sa cagayan?di ko kasi alam kung anong barko meron zamboanga to cagayan. kasi pag road trip matagal e.

wala atang by sea zambo to cdo.. the only way is by land.. or kung may budget, fly to cebu, then connecting flight to cdo.

places to go:

Malasag eco park
Makahambus adventure park(white water rafting is part of this)
High Ridge Restaurant(similar to Cebu's Tops & Davao's Jack's ridge)
CDO river cruise restaurant
Limketkai center
SM city
Gaisano Mall
The site
Pulse "live music venue"
Night cafe & night market (every fridays and saturday nights at divisoria)
Lauremar Beach
Marvelia beach
Coconut bay
Opol Crocodile farm
Opol Aviary
Opol Ostritch farm

there are many hotels in the city, from economy to presidential suites..lol:D

if you have enought budget, i recomend uptown hotels then.. if limited naman, there are many cheap but nice hotels in divisoria area.. hotels are few walks away from each other..

enjoy!

liab

January 7th, 2007, 09:49 AM

thank you!

FrancisXavier

January 7th, 2007, 09:51 AM

ei..dont forget to take pictures...:D kiddin'

FrancisXavier

January 7th, 2007, 10:04 AM

cyrusal

January 7th, 2007, 05:50 PM

^^ or maybe the same

pinamaloylaker

January 8th, 2007, 01:20 AM

a year or two ago.. that 3 level public market costs Php350M

when was the last time you came bai? if you havent seen this market yet, then i must pressume you havent also seen the other develpments in the city after 2003..

I was there sept2006 for a week. 3 days sa cdo 4 days sa bukid. la nako ka suroy sa cogon. 350 mil- yati mucho dinero na jud mga kagayanons. the 1st level is exclusively for tsinelas display? :okay:

Ex!lE

January 8th, 2007, 01:34 AM

THE 210-megawatt Mindanao Power Plant of the Steag State Power Inc. (SPI) in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental will start its operation Monday.

The new power plant is the product of the combined skills and equipment supplies of at least 12 nations. It was built by about 3,000 local workers and is staffed by 180 Filipino and foreign personnel.

The Mindanao Power Plant was the realization of a purchase power agreement signed between the National Power Corporation and then State Power Development Corporation (which became SPI) in 1998.

After financial closing in November 2003, construction began December of that year and finished in 35.5 months.

The power plant, which will run on Indonesian coal, will supply 15 percent of the electricity demand of Mindanao, giving a much-needed shot in the arm of the Mindanao Grid, whose generation requirements can no longer be fully provided by hydroelectric plants.

A US$305 million was spent by SPI to build the power plant, and spent a further P30 million on social development and environmental preservation projects to fully integrate the generation plant into its host communities, particularly Villanueva and Tagoloan in Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro City.

The low-emissions and safety measures of the power plant drew the approbation of local officials and of Presidential Daughter Evangelina "Luli" Arroyo, who had visited the plant site and its community and environmental projects.

The inauguration will be graced by no less than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who will sound the ceremonial gong to formally inaugurate the new power plant at noon Monday.

Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla and Dr. Werner Muller, chairman of STEAG Supervisory Board and former minister for Economics and Technology of the Federal Republic of Germany, will assist the President during the inauguration.

Other local and foreign dignitaries expected to grace the occasion include German Ambassador Dr. Axel Weishaupt, Japanese Ambassador Ryuichiro Yamazaki, STEAG AG Management Board Chairman Dr. Alfred Tacke, SPI chairman Dr. Washington SyCip and SPI President Andreas Rubin.