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cyrusal

January 11th, 2006, 04:36 PM

Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Arroyo to inaugurate int'l airport project
By Lizanilla J. Amarga

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will initiate Wednesday the groundbreaking ceremonies of the long-delayed and controversial US $107 million Laguindingan International Airport located at Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.

Likewise, Arroyo is set to give her Presidential Statement during the culmination program of the 76th Misamis Oriental Foundation Anniversary at the Capitol Grounds around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

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Assistant press secretary Martin Antonio Crisostomo told local media that Arroyo would be sleeping over at Pryce Plaza Tuesday to meet with local officials and top executives from the local government agencies among others.

"The President will then leave the following day to Laguindingan International Airport for the ground breaking ceremonies," he said during the press briefing Tuesday at the Misamis Oriental Provincial Board session hall.

Crisostomo assured that the Department of Transportation and Communications would outline the full details of the project.

Reports already revealed that Arroyo has convinced an international finance agency to shell out the funds for the construction of this controversial airport project.

This as Emano came out with statements that he received reports that the funds for the Laguindingan International Airport was somehow diverted to fund Iloilo Airport after the President lost in the 2004 Elections in Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro.

There were also talks from the Department of Budget and Management in Manila and other concern agencies that the project has been shelved due to financial constraints of the National Government.

The Laguindingan airport is a flagship project of the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor special development project, which covers the two key North Mindanao cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, five coastal towns of Lanao del Norte and the 14 towns of Misamis Oriental's first congressional district.

The Laguindingan airport is located some 35 kms. from Cagayan de Oro and 46 kms. from the present Cagayan de Oro airport at Barangay Lumbia.

The project has been on the drawing boards since 1991 but has been stymied by land acquisition and financing problems.

Although the government has signed a US$25-million soft loan agreement with the South Korean government through its Economic Development Cooperation Fund, still, the country has had trouble raising its counterpart for land acquisition for the 300 hectares estimated to be eventually needed by the airport complex.

Meanwhile, Arroyo arrived around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and was welcomed by Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno, Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Vicente Emano, Misamis Oriental Vice Governor Julio Uy, and Presidential Assistant for Northern Mindanao Jojo Pupos.

4th Infantry Division commanding general Carduzo Luna, Philippine National Police regional director for Northern Mindanao Florante Baguio, TOG-Northern Mindanao commander Lieutenant Nicanor Vivar, and Air Transportation Office Agnes Udang were also present during the President's arrival.

Arroyo together with Moreno and Emano among others will arrive at the Laguindingan International Airport site around 10:00 a.m. Wednesday.

The Laguindingan International Airport groundbreaking ceremonies will include the capsule laying and the presentation of the steel model for the whole project itself.

At around 10:30 a.m., Arroyo will return to Cagayan de Oro city to attend the 76th Misamis Oriental Foundation Anniversary.

She is set to arrive at the Provincial Capitol grounds around 11:30 a.m. to give her Presidential Statement.

At around noon she will have lunch with Moreno and the local officials and an "informal interaction" with the media. Arroyo will be leaving around 12:45 p.m.

cyrusal

January 11th, 2006, 04:36 PM

cyrusal

January 11th, 2006, 04:37 PM

oops..dalawa na post ko..ehehhe

slerz

January 11th, 2006, 04:42 PM

Oh nice! I hope it will push through soonerso that every city in the Philippines will have a modern airports para di na ta maawahi...:okay:

cyrusal

January 11th, 2006, 05:14 PM

Yup.. it is good to have modern airport in every city in our county. but the number of international airports should be controlled.

MarkiiBoi

January 11th, 2006, 07:59 PM

PGMA is in the city... i met here last night at the lobby of Pryce plaza hotel.. guess what, she's here to head the ground breaking(actually the 2nd ground breaking) of Laguindingan Int'l airport.. finally.. sana tuloy tuloy na till the construction really ends..

Here she is:

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cyrusal

January 12th, 2006, 03:21 AM

Thursday, January 12, 2006
Gov't to prioritize int'l airport over Lumbia airport
By Lizanilla J. Amarga

LAGUINDINGAN -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced Wednesday that Cagayan de Oro City's Lumbia Domestic Airport would be traded off for the construction of the long-delayed P6 billion Laguindingan International Airport in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.

Arroyo authorized the immediate release of P500 million to jumpstart the Laguindigan project and P10 million for the relocation of the 100 families who are still living in the project area.

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The President also announced that the bidding and awarding of the project contracts would be held within this year.

But Arroyo said the results would still be subjected to international standards and the approval of the Korean Export-Import Bank as part of the stipulations of the loan agreement.

Arroyo voiced deep gratitude to the local officials and residents, Korean Government and to the Ayala Company among others for their contributions for the realization of this project.

She initiated Wednesday the groundbreaking ceremonies for the airport project together with Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno, Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Vicente Emano, and Laguindingan Mayor Orville Abellanosa among other officials.

Arroyo explained that the Laguindingan International Airport is the last of the Cagayan-Iligan Corridor projects that has remained unimplemented.

"I have longed for us to have the Laguindingan Airport ever since I was still DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) undersecretary," she said.

Arroyo then recounted how, even when she was still senator, she always pushed for the inclusion of this project in the national budget but then, so far, the National Government's money is never enough to fully implement this project.

"Six billion pesos is really very hard to put up," Arroyo pointed out.

But now Arroyo announced that she would be using the National Government's savings from 2005 particularly those from the Department of Transportation and Communications and Department of Budget and Management for this P6 billion airport project.

She said with the tax reform program and these savings along with the privatization of Lumbia Domestic Airport in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro city will provide sufficient funds to pay the loan the government has with the Korean Export Import Bank.

"We will be privatizing the Lumbia Domestic Airport and whatever earnings we have from it will be used to pay the construction of the Laguindingan Airport until it is completed," she said.

The Lumbia International Airport runway will be improved to allow huge airbus jets to land temporarily to generate more earnings.

But eventually it would be phased out to give way to the sprawling 412.08 hectares Laguindingan International Airport.

Arroyo said she is also authorizing the release of P10 million for the relocation of 100 families who are still living within the project area.

She said the families would be relocated just adjacent to the airport project in a land area that has been classified by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources as timberland.

"Naghinaut ako nga tabangan ako ninyo niini nga proyekto kay para kini nato tanan...dili lang karon kita naga-celebrate sa history sa Misamis Oriental, but also, the future of Misamis Oriental," she said.

Arroyo ordered the release of P500 million to start off the project but told media practitioners that she could not as yet determine when the project could actually be started.

She said so as there is the relocation of the 100 families that has to be arranged, the putting up of the access road, and the preparations for the bidding and awarding of contracts.

The President said there would still be one month to update the project cost to current prices, publication of bidding documents, and three months for the actual bidding and awarding to be held.

"So as of now we cannot as yet say when it will start but what is important is that we have already released P500 million for the first quarter for the project," Arroyo said.

In 1998, the loan amount was originally pegged at KrW 21.172 billion with interest rate of 2.5 percent payable within 20 years with 10 years as grace period. This was signed in Feb. 24, 1998 with effectivity date last December 19, 2002.

This as the original project cost then based on the 1996 was only around P902.7 million.

The project cost was revised in 2002 that now pegged the Laguindingan to cost the government P5.386 billion.

Last January 13, 2004, the EDCF loan from the Korean government was amended loan in the amount of US $16.4 million with supplemental loan of US $8.10 million.

Then $38.9 million was negotiated to come from Korean Export Import Bank and fund source NIB for $12 million loan.

Now, the project cost and funding is pegged at US $107.7 million. They are as follows: US $16.3 million from the EDCF, US $8.2 million from EDCF Supplemental loan, US $32.30 million as government equity, US $38.9 million as Buyer Credit, US $12 million as Export Credit.

Pre-construction is set this July 2006 to June 2007, horizontal structures this July 2007 to June 2010, Vertical Structures this July 2008 to August 2010

Jefferyi

January 12th, 2006, 10:25 AM

So Laguindingan is the first international airport for Northern Mindanao? I hope it gets built the soonest possible. :cheers:

cyrusal

January 12th, 2006, 11:43 AM

yup! actually, it is a 10-year delayed project

FrancisXavier

January 13th, 2006, 06:44 AM

Hi.. new cagay-anon here.. too bad, our proposed int'l airport only has 2 boarding bridges(tube).. i don't think i could accomodate all the flights coming in. last time i was at lumbia airport, pal,cebu,airphil, and asian spirit are lined together.. so the new airport should have 3 boarding bridges...esp after 4 years the # of flight in cdo could increase.. including iligan flights..

FrancisXavier

January 13th, 2006, 06:49 AM

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/index_image2.jpg

this one... it only has 2 right? but i like the glassy thing.. maybe that is the pre-departure.. and it doesn't have ramp for vehicles of departing passengers(like naia).. anyway, only manila terminals has..

cyrusal

January 13th, 2006, 07:11 AM

yeah it has only two.. the proposed iloilo intl airport has 3 right? yet the cost of the constuction is the more or less same...

FrancisXavier

January 13th, 2006, 07:16 AM

uhu.. probably they could add 1 more.. since we have 3 major carriers in the philippines.. hindi naman ata pwedeng ihold muna yung passengers ng plane na huling dumating while bumababa pa yung passengers ng another plane.. kind of nakakatawa.. they really should make it at least 3 boarding bridges..

cyrusal

January 13th, 2006, 07:22 AM

of course, they will find solution if it is a big problem
.. oi FrancisXavier, taga xu ka?

FrancisXavier

January 13th, 2006, 07:25 AM

of course, they will find solution if it is a big problem
.. oi FrancisXavier, taga xu ka?

yup.. you in MM? do you know any cdo forumers here aside from us?

cyrusal

January 13th, 2006, 07:34 AM

yup.. you in MM? do you know any cdo forumers here aside from us?

yup.. i work here in MM.., but i grew up in CDO..
about cdo forumers, i think it is only you, me, and kush.. :)

even though we are only two before, i really enjoyed my stay here in Philippine Forums.. (makaadik!)

FrancisXavier

January 13th, 2006, 07:38 AM

i agree. i have just started but it seems that i dont want to stand up anymore.. it maybe because of our enthusiasm.. i love cities, skyscrapers, and everything related to urbanization..

cyrusal

January 13th, 2006, 07:44 AM

yeah!!! have you introduced yourself in Roll Call Thread?

FrancisXavier

January 13th, 2006, 07:49 AM

ok, i will now..

FrancisXavier

January 13th, 2006, 07:54 AM

if sm cdo is expanding it means that its gross size is not anymore 56k+ sq.m. something...

about this, they have already expanded.. 4 level annex. 2nd,3rd,4th+ rooftop is for carpark.. i dont know what are they gonna do with the ground level.. maybe for additional shops..

FrancisXavier

January 13th, 2006, 08:10 AM

uhhmm.. i'll try to find and take pics of our city.. i guess we badly need it..

FrancisXavier

January 13th, 2006, 08:20 AM

anyway, let me share this.
Cagayan de Oro River, with cathedral(far left).
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/18402518JrTdOnUgae_ph.jpg
And cogon market..
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and here is where i live.. GrandEuropa..
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FrancisXavier

January 13th, 2006, 08:22 AM

there's an altis taxi, in relation to the previous post about taxis..

FrancisXavier

January 13th, 2006, 08:34 AM

another one..
Xavier Country club.. not mine at all..lol
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/xsportscc7.jpg
Oro gardens..
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cyrusal

January 13th, 2006, 08:40 AM

anyway, let me share this.
Cagayan de Oro River, with cathedral(far left).

And cogon market..
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Thanks for the pics..

I can still remember before Cogon Market was renovated..
it was one hell of a mess!!

cyrusal

January 13th, 2006, 08:46 AM

and even worse during the construction of the building...

cyrusal

January 13th, 2006, 04:05 PM

this one... it only has 2 right? but i like the glassy thing.. maybe that is the pre-departure.. and it doesn't have ramp for vehicles of departing passengers(like naia).. anyway, only manila terminals has..

Yea.. many international airports have those kinds of design.
I am pretty sure that the interior of the building would be great.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/cdo_aiport.jpg

rowell_sk

January 13th, 2006, 11:18 PM

very great news for CDO!! it's a good thing urbanization and industrialization are scattered all over the Philippines.

cyrusal

January 14th, 2006, 04:17 PM

very great news for CDO!! it's a good thing urbanization and industrialization are scattered all over the Philippines.

yup! this could also cater the city of Iligan...:)

cyrusal

January 16th, 2006, 06:40 AM

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/Laguindingan.jpg

another rendering of the international airport :)

rustyboi

January 16th, 2006, 06:56 AM

nice one!! :applause:

cyrusal

January 17th, 2006, 05:18 AM

the tower looks unusual though..

cyrusal

January 18th, 2006, 03:42 AM

Wednesday, January 18, 2006
P13-B infra projects in Oro, Misamis Oriental completed

CAGAYAN de Oro City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano thanked President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for fast tracking the implementation of various infrastructure projects amounting to P13 billion in the city and Misamis Oriental.

This developed as the President led the groundbreaking of the P6-billion Laguindingan International Airport recently.

It may be recalled that Emano led a trade mission to South Korea for the loan package with Korea's EximBank for the needed funds for the project.

He said the implementation of the international airport project would boost economic development in the city and province.

Another project endorsed by the mayor that is now operational is the P6-billion Mindanao Container Port in Tagoloan town, funded by the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation.

The P351-million Lumbia-Uguiaban-Talakag road widening and concreting project, also funded by the JBIC, and the construction of the P86-million Bukidnon-Misamis Oriental Bypass Road at Tagoloan is also ongoing, according to Emano.

Upon the endorsement of Emano, the President also caused the implementation of the P113-million SM-Bulua Road and the P878-million Puntod-Kauswagan Bridge and road project.

Emano has consistently followed up the release of funds for the project.

Meanwhile, 17 bridge projects were constructed in the city under the President's Bridge Program and Tulay Ng Pangulo-Zone of Peace and Development Mindanao, funded by the Austrian and European Union, totaling P200 million.

The mayor said he would continue to work for the implementation of more road and bridge projects.

We are trying our best to get more of these projects under the President's Bridge Program and Tulay Ng Pangulo- Zone of Peace and Development Mindanao for Cauyonan, Opol and Tumpagon, including the overpasses at the Del Monte plant in Bugo, Cugman-F.S. Catanico road junction, City Hall-San Agustin Cathedral, and City Central School, he added. (Trends)

FrancisXavier

January 18th, 2006, 10:18 AM

KNOWN AS THE CITY OF GOLDEN FRIENDSHIP, Cagayan de Oro has been cited by two Philippine leading think tanks for the vast potentials it holds for investors and businessmen who manage to see beyond the fabled warmth and hospitality of its residents.

Roberto de Vera, author and regional studies director of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P),cited Cagayan de Oro as the best positioned for future growth and investments among 23 leading urban regional cities of the Philippines.

Investment Center

In his 2000 paper "Investing in Regional Cities: the Next Big Thing," de Vera describes how Cagayan de Oro is not only the gateway to Northern Mindanao region, but is its regional shopping center as well.

Although it ranked only 16th among the 23 cities in the study in Gross City Domestic Product (GCDP) with P4.93 billion, it led all others in investments with P16.5 billion. It was also the only city in Mindanao among the top five cited by the study in investments posted with the Board of Investments (BOI) in 1999.

Focused Vision
Cagayan de Oro was also cited in a 2000 study by the Washington Sycip Policy Forum -- a think tank of the Asian Institute of Management -- because of its "focused vision for its economic future."

The study said Cagayan de Oro's competitiveness was enhanced by its strong economic ties such as with the Northern and Central Visayas regions, Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor (CIC), and the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).

Although other regional centers like Davao were also progressive, its average household income from 1994 to 1997 dropped 10%, while those of Cagayan de Oro and General Santos increased.

Infrastructure Support

Another unique feature of Cagayan de Oro is the way by which its strong real estate property development is balanced by inter-regional infrastructure development such as the Laguindingan international standard airport, Mindanao International Container Port, Tubod-Tangub bridge and widening of its Iligan-Cagayan de Oro-Bukidnon Road (ICBR), the road artery which links it to key satellite areas.

With over 100 subdivisions containing 80,000 lots covering over 1,000 hectares and counting, the real estate boom in the city is likewise balanced by intercity infrastructure such as the planned construction of three additional bridges across the Cagayan river, Licoan flyover and the East and West coast public utility terminals aimed at loosening the city's tightening gridlock.

Wide Consumer Base
Which is just as well, since although Cagayan de Oro city itself only has half a million residents, it serves a consumer base of well over three million people covering the five provinces (Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Occidental) and six cities (Cagayan de Oro, Gingoog, Iligan, Oroquieta, Ozamiz, and Tangub) of Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) as its regional shopping center.

Already, SM City and rival Big R Super Center have set up mixed-use shopping malls to rival Gaisano's three malls and the local titans Ororama and Limketkai which all boast of department stores, concessionaires, national food chains and cinemas equal if not better than similar stores in other booming regional centers like Cebu, Bacolod and Davao.

Industrial Parks

Besides retailers, light and medium industries are also finding Cagayan de Oro and its satellite areas an ideal home with its mix of affordable industrial parks, reliable and affordably priced utilities, and central location linked to the rest of the country and the ASEAN region with seamless transportation and communications.

The 3,000-hectare PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate-Misamis Orientalis the country's largest, with the 200-hectare First Cagayan de Oro Business Park and the 80-hectare Alwana Business Park now online. Three others are in the pipeline: Laguindingan Industrial Park, El Salvador Economic Zone, and Gingoog Special Economic Zone.

Already, 19 light and medium industries are operating in Cagayan de Oro, the largest of which are Del Monte Philippines, Inc. and Nestlé Philippines, Inc.'sASEAN regional manufacturing center for coffee and milk powder. Another 30 or so industries are operating in the Phividec Industrial Estate-Misamis Oriental.

Exports Boom In large part due to this mix of industrial infrastructure and locational advantages, exports topped the US$200-million mark in 2001 as downstream industries, taking advantage of the city's proximity to the agriculture powerhouse Bukidnon, churned out an increasingly diverse array of products to complement the region's predominantly coconut-and-pineapple export base.

Telecom

Another reason for the continued increase in exports and gross city domestic product are Cagayan de Oro's recent and planned transportation and communications projects through which the lifeblood of this regional dynamo flows. Already served by five telephone local exchange centers (LECs), and four mobile phone companies, the present 65,000 land lines are set to double by another 50,000 in the next two years, further boosting teledensity beyond 10 phones per 100 persons. Two paging networks and nine Internet service providers provide pinpoint local and global reach.

Improved Services

On top of this, 122 banks and 203 public and private schools provide support services, accounting for over half the region's total for both categories. Health services are equally impressive: Eleven public and private hospitals provide over 1,500 beds -- half the total in Region 10.

These are further backed by some 49 barangay health centers, 66 family planning clinics, and over 200 medical and dental clinics. Medical facilities include world-class institutions like the Northern Mindanao Heart Center and Mindanao Eye Center.

Multicultural Peace

Tourism is another sunrise industry. Regional and national convention-goers find irresistible the city's close proximity of hotels and accommodations, wide variety of easily accessible exotic tourism destinations and amenities including an 18-hole world class golf course and a country club.

Not the least, the leisure industry appears to be crossing even political and ideological lines as Cagayan de Oro has been relatively spared the rash of violence which has rocked Mindanao's urban centers as of late. Although its peace and order situation is by no means impeccable, still it has been spared the wholesale bombings and killings many have come to associate with Mindanao.

The most logical explanation for this is multicultural harmony: Despite the diversity of beliefs and ideological convictions, residents share the same admiration and affection for the City of Golden Friendship, the city that has become a home even to migrants and ever-increasing number of visitors over the years.

FrancisXavier

January 18th, 2006, 10:24 AM

I've heard that the south diversion road which connects the east and west diversion roads will collect toll as soon as it opens to motorist... i'm not sure about the reliability of this.. i heard from my engineer friend.. this is to fast track the payment of the loan from Land Bank w/c was used for this project. Ang dating eh parang manila-cavite coastal road, w/c collects 15 pesos.. hmmm... y not.. south diversion would really cut your travelling time crossing CDO..

FrancisXavier

January 18th, 2006, 10:33 AM

Cagayan de Oro River, with cathedral(far left).
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if you look at this pic, you would really think thaT cdo is not a city... no no no.. it's because river banks are being preserved..

cyrusal

January 18th, 2006, 04:52 PM

where did you get that picture? the river looks really nice:)

rowell_sk

January 20th, 2006, 07:23 PM

More foreign tourists coming to Normin

Cagayan de Oro City (21 January) -- A TOTAL of 152,904 tourists have been noted to arrive in Northern Mindanao during the 3rd quarter of 2005, down by 7.24% compared to 164,841 during the same period in 2004.

Data at the Department of Tourism show, however, that foreign tourists arrival during the period went up by 48.34%, from 6,190 to 9,220, while that of the domestic tourists went down by 9.43%, from 158,651 to 143,684.

"The impressive increase of foreign arrivals could be because of their growing interest in the various natural and man-made attractions that are found in the local areas including a suitable climate that is perceived as a reason for their temporary stay in the region," DOT-10 Regional Director Catalino Chan III said.

Among the foreign tourists, those from Hongkong posted the highest increase of 682%, from 33 to 258, followed by those from Taiwan, 319%, from 43 to 180, Malaysia, 206.25%, from 32 to 98, Canada, 131%, from 157 to 362, Singapore, 67.53%, Germany, 55.92%, from 363 to 566, and Korea, 31.15%, from 581 to 762.

From the United Kingdom, 23.17%, from 164 to 202, Switzerland, 23.14%, from 121 to 149, U.S.A., 19%, from 1,442 to 1,711, Australia, 17%, from 250 to 292, Japan, 11.91%, and Indonesia, 2.32%, from 43 to 44.

The following arrivals also took place from July to September 2005 but with no data in 2004 to compare with: from China, 321, Holland, 96, Norway, 91, India, 77, Saudi Arabia, 66, Thailand, 64, Belgium, 56, Spain, 53, Austria, 41, Denmark, 31, Brunei, 24, New Zealand, 18, Vietnam, 16, Sweden, 11, Myanmar, 4, Finland, 3, Cambodia, 2 and Laos, the least with only one tourist.

On the other hand, a drop in foreign tourists arrivals during the period was noted: those from Italy by 25%, from 92 to 69, France, 20.93%, from 86 to 68, and Netherlands, 5.26%, from 95 to 90, while the number of "Balikbayans" improved by 37.23%, from 701 to 962.

"The continuing threat of international terrorism, specially in Mindanao, the political bickering/street protests in some parts of the country and some international events like the high alert on bird flu, devastations of the Pakistan earthquake, mudslide in Guatemala, which brought fear to possible natural calamities, are only a few of the reasons of the negative influx of tourists," Chan said.

He also said Misamis Oriental where the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Gingoog are located remain the most frequented province by the tourists numbering 60,895 or 39.81%, followed by Camiguin with 40,548 tourists or 26.55%.

Lanao del Norte where Iligan City is located was next with 20,982 tourists or 13.72%, while Misamis Occidental with Tangub, Oroquieta and Ozamiz cities had 20,935 tourists or 13.69%, and Bukidnon with Malaybalay and Valencia cities, the lowest with 9,544 tourists or 6.24%.

Meanwhile, a group of lawmakers at the House of Representatives has proposed the opening up of small islands to eco-tourism development projects to help ease the country's foreign debt burden.

This, as the government plans to spend P1 billion to further build up the country's nautical highway system, this year, Congressman Eduardo Gullas of Cebu said. (Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob/PIA 10) [top]

VIRUS

January 20th, 2006, 11:23 PM

it's funny how Phillipines mix english, spanish and local languages....

Saludos desde México...

sedna

January 20th, 2006, 11:32 PM

I think the picture was taken from Carmen bridge. This bridge gets choc-a-bloc most times and especially during peak hours the local gov't ought to build a new bridge to ease decongestion.

cyrusal

January 21st, 2006, 06:52 AM

cyrusal

January 21st, 2006, 07:24 AM

I think the picture was taken from Carmen bridge. This bridge gets choc-a-bloc most times and especially during peak hours the local gov't ought to build a new bridge to ease decongestion.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/50728389.jpg

i think they have added a new bridge in brgys kauswagan-puntod (at the left part of the pic) but i don't know if they have opened it for public use already.

cyrusal

January 21st, 2006, 07:34 PM

Friday, January 20, 2006
Arroyo says Laguindingan airport one of RP's biggest

THE Laguindingan International Airport Development Project is one of the most expensive and biggest projects in the Philippines, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo told media practitioners in Cagayan de Oro City.

Her expression of support was issued after the President launched the project in Barangay Moog, Laguindingan town, Misamis Oriental, on January 11.

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Located between the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan in Lanao del Norte, the US$107.70 Million project is envisioned to boost the investment activities of the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan growth corridor.

Pre-construction activities of the project are scheduled to start in July, this year. It is projected for completion in August 2010.

In a media interaction at the Provincial Capitol with Governor Oscar S. Moreno, the President stressed the need to relocate the remaining 100 families still living within the project site.

President Arroyo said about P10 million will be taken from the initial release of P500 million for the project for the relocation of the affected families to a shoreline area not far from the site to enable them to continue their livelihood.

"They will be given free house and lots by the government, the President added.

The next step, the President continued, is the construction of the access road going to the international airport site. The road project will undergo a bidding process for qualified contractors.

"However, the winning bidder will be sent to Korea for final deliberation before formally starting the project," she further said.

Thereafter, the planning director of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will update the figures or project cost.

The President said the normal bidding process usually takes about three to four months, and another one month for the updating process.

To enable the country to pay the foreign loans for the airport project, the Philippine Infrastructure Corporation will package and develop for privatization the existing Lumbia airport in Cagayan de Oro City, she added.

President Arroyo said construction of international airports usually takes about four years to complete.

The Laguindingan international airport project is one of President Arroyo's flagship projects in Mindanao

c0kelitr0

January 22nd, 2006, 05:01 AM

US$107.70 BILLION???? that's even more expensive than any airport in the world! that's almost twice the Philippines national debt! :runaway:

NAIA 3 cost only 0.2% of that...

slerz

January 22nd, 2006, 05:15 AM

so 5,600.4 ka billion pesos... or P5.6 trillion? sakto ba ako calculation?

c0kelitr0

January 22nd, 2006, 05:42 AM

^^ yes and national debt is about 3 trillion pesos! lols

i think the airport is just US$107.70 MILLION.

cyrusal

January 22nd, 2006, 08:22 AM

Could be.. the interior could be made entirely of gold. :jk:
i just copied and pasted it from an email.., i have not double checked it though. sorry :)

cyrusal

January 22nd, 2006, 08:31 AM

ayan.. edit na.. hehehe :)

cyrusal

January 22nd, 2006, 08:56 PM

I took this pic of the Midanao Container Terminal last month.. I have no news on whats going on this, but I have seen some cargo trucks carrying some container loads going out of the terminal.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/t5.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/t1.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/t2.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 23rd, 2006, 09:50 AM

FrancisXavier

January 23rd, 2006, 10:46 AM

I think the picture was taken from Carmen bridge. This bridge gets choc-a-bloc most times and especially during peak hours the local gov't ought to build a new bridge to ease decongestion.

bottle neck effect... the bridge is just 2 lanes while the roads prior to it both has 4 lanes.. so kelangan bigayan talaga, and that causes heavy traffic even not rush hour. Btw, there are cranes on both sides of the Carmen bridge. i guess they are expanding it. On the project board, it says
BRIDGE RETROFIT.. i dont understand the term...sorry.

cyrusal

January 23rd, 2006, 04:46 PM

there are constructing a new bridge very near to Carmen bridge right?

cyrusal

January 24th, 2006, 12:23 PM

actually this one looks like an airport to me..., (yung watch tower parang nasa NAIA) :)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/t1.jpg

cyrusal

January 24th, 2006, 07:31 PM

i like this picture..
an aerial view of the construction of the port:) (probably taken in the year 2002)

http://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/japaneseweb/Jp%20ODA/Mindanao%20Container%20Terminal.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 26th, 2006, 09:12 AM

uhu.. more or less, 2002..

FrancisXavier

January 26th, 2006, 09:54 AM

This could be the tallest building in mindanao....at least outside Davao city...
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Maxandrea_Hotel2_small.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 26th, 2006, 09:57 AM

ah no.. i guess polymedic is taller.. about 11 storey(110ft/36.6m) actual height..

FrancisXavier

January 26th, 2006, 10:44 AM

Let's post at Luzviminda skyline....

KulasKusgan

January 26th, 2006, 01:14 PM

This could be the tallest building in mindanao....at least outside Davao city...
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Maxandrea_Hotel2_small.jpg

there are several of that structre in CDO. halos kada kanto naay ing-ana nga bldg.

btw, the tallest in mindanao is marco polo.

boybleauXx

January 26th, 2006, 01:31 PM

i like this picture..
an aerial view of the construction of the port:) (probably taken in the year 2002)

http://www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp/japaneseweb/Jp%20ODA/Mindanao%20Container%20Terminal.jpg

is this port in Tagoloan now operational? or still caught in a legal debacle...

seems theres no activity going on within this billion-peso facility the last time I was around in Tagoloan last month.....hope this would not become a white elephant and instead reap benefits for the whole Northern Mindanao economic seaboard :sleepy:

FrancisXavier

January 27th, 2006, 06:05 AM

FrancisXavier

January 27th, 2006, 07:40 AM

PIA Press Release
01/25/2006
Arroyo releases P500-M for Laguindingan int'l airport

by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
Cagayan de Oro City (25 January) -- "PARA kanako, ang pinaka-importante nga project sa Misamis Oriental walay lain kundi kining airport dinhi sa Laguindingan, (For me the most important project for Misamis Oriental now is this airport in Laguindingan)."
Thus said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to the cheers of the people of Laguindingan who saw her in her casual powder-blue pantsuit during the recent lowering of the time capsule "nga maoy mopamatood nga kining proyektoha pagasugdan na gayud (as proof that the project will now be really started)."
Among those who assisted the President were Gov. Oscar S. Moreno of Misamis Oriental, Mayor Vicente Y. Emano of Cagayan de Oro City, Mayor Orville Abellanosa of Laguindingan town, Misamis Oriental, Rep. Constantino Jaraula of the lone district of Cagayan de Oro, Undersecretary Guiling Mamondiong of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), President Noel Kintanar of the Philippine Infrastructure Corporation (PIC), and Ambassador Hong Jong-Ki of Korea.
"Dugay na nga gusto nakong mahuman na kini nga airport (I have long wanted to have this airport finished). I cannot forget that I led the planning of this flagship project along with the others in the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor (CIC), namely: the Cagayan de Oro Airport, the Mindanao Terminal Container Port at PHIVIDEC, and the reopening of the National Steel Corporation when I was still the Secretary of Trade and Industry," she said.
She said during the budget hearings at those times, the LADP was not included because they said the project was not feasible, what with P6 billion, which is very difficult to put up.
"When I became President, I followed this up with the Korean Government and I am thankful for the Korean people, represented here by Ambassador Jong-Ki, for their friendship and their help in extending funds for the project. I also thank them for their contribution to the country's tourism industry wherein half of a million Koreans visited the Philippines last year making them our number one tourists in 2005," she further said.
"The LADP will be one of their biggest projects in the country aside from their US$1billion investment in Subic and the KORESCO Hotel here in your province, particularly, in Cagayan de Oro City. And it will be paid for by privatizing the Lumbia Airport, which shall be opened for other commercial purposes," the President said.
She said she ordered the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to allocate P500 million for the LADP during the first quarter of 2006, P10 million of which will be used for the relocation of those who are immediately affected by the project.
"Kagabii lang, nasayran ko nga anaa pa diay 100 ka familya nga nagpuyo sulod sa LADP property (I just learned last night that there are 100 families who are still living inside the LADP property). And so we have decided that P10 million out of the P500 million be used for their relocation," she stressed.
Moreover, the President ordered Secretary Mike Defensor of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), who is with her party, to reclassify Tubajon, a barangay fronting Moog where the LADP is located, from being a timberland to agri-fishing land.
"Nakita nating lahat na walang timber diyan (We all can see that there is no timber there). And so we will relocate them there where they can continue to engage in agriculture and fishing for their livelihood. Of course, when the LADP is already here, their children will have the priority to be hired as employees, not only of the airport, but also of the different commercial establishments that will soon be put up in the vicinity," the President assured.
Thanking everyone who witnessed the occasion, the President said, "We are not only celebrating the past but the future of the province. Happy 76th Anniversary Misamis Oriental!" she concluded. (PIA-10)

FrancisXavier

January 27th, 2006, 07:41 AM

I got this from the net.. nice shot of Rosario strip..
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/limketkai.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 27th, 2006, 07:44 AM

View from Camamanan mountains
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/CDO_View_frm_Seminary_Hill2.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 27th, 2006, 08:53 AM

Visit us here! c cyrusal at francisxavier nalang laging andito.... :jk: geh na nga... how can i make this thread interesting kaya???? :)
bye bye na muna.... still have to take a bath kc may pasok pa ako 4pm.. :runaway:

Matteo

January 27th, 2006, 08:54 AM

i like cagayan de oro.
hey is this close to iligan?
my aunt worked there before for national steel

FrancisXavier

January 27th, 2006, 10:00 AM

some 40-60km... very close enough..industrial corridor. the national steel is again open..

FrancisXavier

January 27th, 2006, 10:02 AM

some 40-60km... very close enough..industrial corridor. the national steel is again open..

cyrusal

January 27th, 2006, 01:46 PM

Here are some photos of the lively Night Cafe, this actually makes Cagayan de Oro one of the most vibrant night spots outside metro manila.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/CDO_night3.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/CDO_night2.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/CDO_night1.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/CDO_night4.jpg

c0kelitr0

January 27th, 2006, 01:57 PM

that uma-lookalike-dressalike guy is HOT!

cyrusal

January 27th, 2006, 02:04 PM

:rofl: lolzzzz

cyrusal

January 27th, 2006, 02:11 PM

another one

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/CDO_night5.jpg

MarkiiBoi

January 27th, 2006, 02:42 PM

^^ the lamp posts are similar to manila's baywalk right? partee na partee ang atmosphere ah. galing!

cyrusal

January 27th, 2006, 04:40 PM

Yup.. those bright "lollipop" street lights are the same with Baywalk's.
The mayor tried and succeeded in revatilizing Divisoria Park by lining up open cafeterias on streets with live band and a few tiangge shops during Friday and Satuday nights

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/CDO_night6.jpg

slerz

January 27th, 2006, 05:01 PM

that uma-lookalike-dressalike guy is HOT!

how bout the one in his left? di ba hot rin ang mukha :?

FrancisXavier

January 28th, 2006, 03:56 AM

i have read in an article from local paper about the ambitious proposed Cagayan de Oro tower. I was pretty excited about it. i tried to find renderings but found nothing.. It says in the news paper that it's going to be 15-20 storey high.. not so tall but good enough for mid-size city like CDO. The project has no official funding and contractor yet. It's still a plan. In line with Mayor Emano's vision to make CDO a tourism hub... And i cant wait for it.and so i made my own perspectice.. Here it is..
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/CDOwatchtower.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 28th, 2006, 04:02 AM

About the construction of P350M Carmen-Nazareth CDO's 5th Bridge which will start 1st week of February... I cant find any articles in the net about it.. Cyrusal, could you help me find some? I haven't even seen any rendering.. I don't want it to look like the typical Philippines' bridge.. I want it to be patterned after Mactan Bridge(a suspension bridge)... I want it to be like this..
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Bridgerendering.jpg

slerz

January 28th, 2006, 04:04 AM

Mactan is a cable stayed bridge, not a suspension bridge...

FrancisXavier

January 28th, 2006, 04:07 AM

And, gusto ko na panindigan ang pagiging architech wanna be.. kaya, heto....
May plano ang Pueblo de Oro development company na gumawa ng Corporate building... I was pretty curious how will it look like.. Since it will stand in Pueblo w/c is near the airport, hindi sya pwede lumampas sa 12storey as what the ATO requires.. So maybe ganto ang kalalabasan...
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/corporate.jpg

FrancisXavier

January 28th, 2006, 04:10 AM

Mactan is a cable stayed bridge, not a suspension bridge...
Diba pareho lang yun? Magkaiba ba? Ah okay.. So i like cable stayed more than suspension... napaka modern kasi ng cable stayed.

slerz

January 28th, 2006, 05:04 AM

iba, coz sa suspension, the bridge is suspended with a cable while cable stayed, the bridge is stayed with a cable :lol:

Askal82

January 28th, 2006, 05:30 AM

iba, coz sa suspension, the bridge is suspended with a cable while cable stayed, the bridge is stayed with a cable :lol:

Wow ang galing mo mag explain ah. :lol:

Askal82

January 28th, 2006, 05:33 AM

Wow, from the last page I saw, CDO is booming as well. Keep it up! :)

FrancisXavier

January 28th, 2006, 05:55 AM

Sana nga matuloy yung CDO tower... if im not wrong, it'll be the first in the phil i guess.

actually may plan sa manila... Manila tower.. 400M high.. sa esplanade ata itatayo or they will reclaim an area sa likod ng MoA.. Parang island... Pero wala pa atang plan ang gov't to pursue this Manila tower.. Kaya dapat mag initiate na ang mga private na itayo yun,,,maybe ayala,sy,cojuanco,gokongwei... bakit hindi... Even thailand wala pang ganung tower.. sana mauna tayo.

cyrusal

January 28th, 2006, 06:27 AM

FrancisXavier

January 28th, 2006, 06:32 AM

it's in the news paper.. i was trying to find the same article in the net but found nothing... maybe u could...

cyrusal

January 28th, 2006, 06:48 AM

i could not find any.. anyways.. that will be a very good news if it will be pushed through.

cyrusal

January 28th, 2006, 06:59 AM

FrancisXavier

January 28th, 2006, 07:08 AM

kaya nga eh... sana ibahin yung design.. parepareho nlng kasi....

cyrusal

January 28th, 2006, 10:14 AM

and oh.. where do you make those designs? powerpoint? :)

Kaiser

January 28th, 2006, 12:17 PM

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/CDOwatchtower.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Bridgerendering.jpg

This is really good news for CDO:)

Kaiser

January 28th, 2006, 01:34 PM

^^ oh..by the way when will that projects start

MarkiiBoi

January 28th, 2006, 01:53 PM

^^ i thought thats the CN Tower and the 2nd Mactan Bridge. hehehe.

cyrusal

January 28th, 2006, 03:25 PM

I have no idea what will the proposed tower look like and whet it is going to start. but the bridge is already under construction.. i haven't got any renderings yet about the bridge
(those pics are FrancisXavier's perspectives)

calmero

January 28th, 2006, 03:39 PM

wow! great news for CDO

cyrusal

January 29th, 2006, 06:38 AM

iba, coz sa suspension, the bridge is suspended with a cable while cable stayed, the bridge is stayed with a cable :lol:

can you elaborate this further? hehehe:)

MarkiiBoi

January 29th, 2006, 08:06 AM

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/mactanbridge010.jpg
The Cable-Stayed Marcelo Fernan Bridge, Cebu

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/STRAUSS_Joseph_Golden_Gate_Bridge_b.jpg
The Cable-Suspended Golden Gate Bridge, SanFo

cyrusal

January 29th, 2006, 08:22 AM

Now i see.. and it seems that cable-stayed bridge are much more sturdy and durable.. isn't it?

MarkiiBoi

January 29th, 2006, 08:52 AM

Well, it depends on the distance you have to span. To span a medium
distance (500 to 2500 feet), a cable-stayed bridge takes less cable than a
suspension bridge and the deck can be constructed out of precast pieces that
can be fabricated on land. (The World’s Longest Center Span Extra Dosed
Cable Stayed Bridge is the Marcelo Fernan Bridge) So, if you define strength as the weight
carried per pound of cable, the cable-stayed bridge is stronger under these conditions.

On the other hand, for very long spans (2500 to 7000 feet) a suspension
bridge is more efficient. At some point, the towers for a cable-stayed
bridge become too tall and have to carry too much weight, making them
impractical. For example, the longest suspension bridge in the world, the
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan spans 6432 feet and has towers that rise 710
feet above the roadway. The Cooper River Bridge's towers are approximately
375 feet tall at the roadway. So, the Akashi Kaikyo's towers are less than
twice as tall as the Cooper River's, even though its span is more than four
times longer.

Lifted from Newton (http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/eng99/eng99373.htm)

fundraiser

January 29th, 2006, 08:59 AM

cable stayed bridge is more economical and advisable to areas where high towers for cables (like the cable-suspended bridge) could be a problem. the fernan bridge in cebu is near the airport so tall towers for cables are not desirable..well, thats what ive read in the papers during the construction of the 2nd bridge.

cyrusal

January 29th, 2006, 10:08 AM

thanks for the info.. however, i think cagayan de oro does not need those kinds of bridges.. the river is quite small.. and those ordinary kinds of bridges ( i dont know how to them) are most likely the ones being installed just to solve those heavy traffic jams concentrated on Carmen bridge..

Dinho

January 29th, 2006, 02:24 PM

i guess Iloilo And Cagayan de Oro are neck-neck in terms of Economy..
In fact, CDO's economy is the Fastest Growing local economy in 2005.

It maybe due to the industries comming in the city, SUCH AS:
TANDUAY PLANT, GLASS FACTORY, DELMONTE PROCESSING, NATIONAL STEEL CORP (branch of ILIGAN'S NSC), NEW OIL REFINERIES, NESTLE WASTE MGT(the only in VIS-MIN of NESTLE), GOOD SAMARITAN FOOD PROCESSING PLANT, LIM KET KAI MFG PLANT, ect..

CDO is definitely more INDUSTRIALIZED than ILOILO as manifested by the declaration of ILIGAN-CDO corridor as PHILIPPINES' INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR.

The Largest International Container Terminal in VIS-MIN is also located in CDO. Larger than the one in CEBU.

ILIGAN-CDO corridor has also the largest ridership in VIS-MIN making it a priority for the proposed Mindanao Railway System(MRS).
An 80 km railway(First phase) which will run from ILIGAN through CDO and BUTUAN..

It's just ILOILO has more foreign and local tourist due to its internationally known DINAGYANG FESTIVAL. It's their advantage...
But Iloilo city, in my observation, is just too small. Very little room for Dev't.

Unlike CDO, the uptown(PUEBLO) is fast growing. Soon it'll be the New City.
The Western Bay area, where the 2nd property of AYALA is located, is due for RECLAMATION and DEVELOPMENT.. i heard that CASINO FILIPINO will finaly rise there, after many oppositions for the past 10 years.
The other uptown(INDAHAG MTS), where the ayala is putting up a mall is due to be the next PUEBLO DE ORO..

It's a very nice thing that cdo's mountains are being transformned into urban areas. Infact the highest peak of CDO (just by the city proper adjacent to Pueblo and Indahag) was developed into a park named HIGH RIDGE. CDO's answer to CEBU's "TOPS" and DAVAO's "something i dunno"..

To sum it all, Iloilo has it's own advantage as much as CDO has. Iloilo has the visitors, CDO has the Industries..
For me,ILOILO CDO, CDO ILOILO (whatever the billing) are the 4th cities after MERTO MANILA, METRO CEBU, and DAVAO.

Disagree with you. 3 cities are actually vying for the 4th spot. The other one being Metro Bacolod. Both Bacolod and CDO have roughly the same population while CDO I think has a bigger land area. The three cities have an 850,000 +/- metropolitan population.

slerz

January 29th, 2006, 03:25 PM

and one thing, to areas where there will be wind surges of 200 kilometers or more, suspension bridges are not recommended as this can result to a turbulence that would make the bridge sway and as the wind increases, then it will be a result of a colapse. To these areas, cable stayed bridges are far better as it can stand a supertyphoon force wind. For Cebu, it is also one of the reasons why they didn't go for suspension bridge coz the maximum wind speed that was recorded in Cebu reached 300kph. The span from Mactan to mainland Cebu is also too short for a suspension bridge.

slerz

January 29th, 2006, 03:31 PM

But currenly, CDO is the 4th city next to Davao.

cyrusal

January 29th, 2006, 06:34 PM

FrancisXavier

January 30th, 2006, 05:46 AM

and oh.. where do you make those designs? powerpoint? :)
Paint..hehehe..anyway, that's nothing official huh.. it was just a product of my excitement.. that cdo tower is lined with other projects such as
mountain resort in Aluba part
and theme park in Indahag mountains.

the tower will rise hopefully at High ridge...

these projects are planed in line with Mayor Emano's vision to make CDO a tourism hub.

FrancisXavier

January 30th, 2006, 05:49 AM

Disagree with you. 3 cities are actually vying for the 4th spot. The other one being Metro Bacolod. Both Bacolod and CDO have roughly the same population while CDO I think has a bigger land area. The three cities have an 850,000 +/- metropolitan population.

but i guess economically, CDO is ahead of Iloilo and Bacolod.. In fact CDO posted a net income of P1.3B in 2004 and anticipated 4% increase as SM and Robinsons start paying their income tax in 2005. Bacolod had a net income of P600M+. Iloilo a little margin head of that.

FrancisXavier

January 30th, 2006, 05:52 AM

Not to mention the income of CDO port authority w/c surpassed the LGU's income reaching P1.385B. This is 30% higher than 2003's income.

slerz

January 30th, 2006, 06:07 AM

Basta CDO is the 4th, CDO's economy is better than that of Iloilo and bacolod.

FrancisXavier

January 30th, 2006, 06:11 AM

Basta CDO is the 4th, CDO's economy is better than that of Iloilo and bacolod.
i'll find figures to support anyways.

FrancisXavier

January 30th, 2006, 08:29 AM

Basta CDO is the 4th, CDO's economy is better than that of Iloilo and bacolod.
have you been to these cities? i mean CDO,Iloilo,and Bacolod?

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 08:54 AM

I have been to Bacolod.. IMO, quite the same sa CDO, pero mas marami ata restaurats sa Bacolod and it has a Casino but CDO has better and more spacious shopping malls though.

slerz

January 30th, 2006, 09:06 AM

have you been to these cities? i mean CDO,Iloilo,and Bacolod?

wala pa tawn but I can sense it coz CDO is always featured together with MM, Cebu and Davao... and also CDO is always a priority after Davao in economic talk shows sa NBN with regards to projects and importance... ;)

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 12:47 PM

Yup., the administration is focusing the development of the Northern Mindanao by initially putting up multi-billion projects of International Airport, and the Mindanao Container Terminal which expected to boost the country’s productivity and attract potential investors because it will minimize cost and time for cargo shipment and handling.

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 01:34 PM

^^ the lamp posts are similar to manila's baywalk right? partee na partee ang atmosphere ah. galing!

CDO's Divisoria

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/CDO_night1.jpg

Baywalk in Manila

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/manilapsot.jpg

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 01:41 PM

Paint..hehehe..anyway, that's nothing official huh.. it was just a product of my excitement.. that cdo tower is lined with other projects such as
mountain resort in Aluba part
and theme park in Indahag mountains.

the tower will rise hopefully at High ridge...

these projects are planed in line with Mayor Emano's vision to make CDO a tourism hub.

Have you been to High Ridge?

MarkiiBoi

January 30th, 2006, 01:58 PM

^^ pareho nga!

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 02:01 PM

but i guess economically, CDO is ahead of Iloilo and Bacolod.. In fact CDO posted a net income of P1.3B in 2004 and anticipated 4% increase as SM and Robinsons start paying their income tax in 2005. Bacolod had a net income of P600M+. Iloilo a little margin head of that.

Oh... do you the complete data on this? :)

slerz

January 30th, 2006, 02:02 PM

^^pareho nga!
asa ba'y pareho nga @Mark, ang High og Ridge ni cyrusal? :lol:
paita jud aning hinay ta mo post :D :JK:

MarkiiBoi

January 30th, 2006, 02:05 PM

^^ pareho ang lamp posts sa baywalk ug sa CDO Divisoria ba. hehehehe.

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 02:06 PM

I got another description of 'ridge' at dictionary.com

ridge n.A long narrow, or crested part of the body

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 02:08 PM

^^ pareho ang lamp posts sa baywalk ug sa CDO Divisoria ba. hehehehe.

hehehe... kita pud kog mga ingon-ana sa Tagbilaran :)

MarkiiBoi

January 30th, 2006, 02:20 PM

hehehe... kita pud kog mga ingon-ana sa Tagbilaran :)

aha ito na pala ang IN ngayun. cge magpapatayu din ako ng ganito dito sa cebu. hehehe :D :D :D

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 02:26 PM

aha ito na pala ang IN ngayun. cge magpapatayu din ako ng ganito dito sa cebu. hehehe :D :D :D

Nice na didto ibutang sa Osmena Circle and of course you have to prepare P150,000 for each lamp post

MarkiiBoi

January 30th, 2006, 02:35 PM

Nice na didto ibutang sa Osmena Circle and of course you have to prepare P150,000 for each lamp post

from the cebu thread by slerz:

01/30/2006
Firm installs lamps in exchange for banner ad space

by Mimi Bern-Edaga

Cebu City (30 January) -- The Mandaue-Mactan and Marcelo Fernan Bridges will parade new form in February when 120 lamp posts along the two bridges will be beautifully illuminated and dressed with streamers.

For one year starting February, APM will pay P211,000 monthly on advertisements to the Mactan-Cebu Bridge Management Board aside from handling all the expenses for the installation and maintenance of the lamp posts with insurance coverage and monthly power bills and bulbs.

In return, APM wants to have exclusive rights to use the lamp posts as banner or advertising posts for five consecutive years. They offered to pay the local government units a rental of P100 per lamp post per month on the second year.

APM Ad and Promo Management is also offering to light the thoroughfares of the towns and cities to boost Cebu's tourism industry. An initial of 1000 lamp posts and welcome arches in the center islands of the component cities will be installed in the proposed P11.2M project cost.

The APM through its general manger Alex Montanez and Cebu Gov. Gewndolyn Garcia signed the memorandum of agreement for the project undertaking in the two bridges.

After a long wait for advertisers to bid for the the hanging of streamers in the lamp posts of the Mandaue-Mactan and the Marcelo Fernan Bridges, APM Ad and Promo Management, a Davao-based firm, emerged as the winning bidder over six others who sent their letter of intent.

_______________

yan may gagawa din pala. hehehe

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 02:44 PM

woow! those bridges would really look spectacular!!!

KulasKusgan

January 30th, 2006, 03:26 PM

CDO's Divisoria

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/CDO_night1.jpg

park cafe, duol sa xavier. nice!

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 03:37 PM

"atbang sa xavier layo ra sa bugo" :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 04:36 PM

about this, they have already expanded.. 4 level annex. 2nd,3rd,4th+ rooftop is for carpark.. i dont know what are they gonna do with the ground level.. maybe for additional shops..

do you have pictures of the expansion of SM City Cagayan de Oro?

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 05:05 PM

German envoy, energy officials lead boiler rites for Mindanao coal-fired power plant

Cagayan de Oro City (25 January) -- GERMAN Ambassador to the Philippines Dr. Axel Weishaupt led national and foreign dignitaries during the boiler pressure test ceremony of the 210-MW (net) Mindanao Coal-Fired Power Plant Project held at the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental recently.

Marking a significant milestone in the construction of Mindanao’s first-ever coal-fired power plant, the ceremony is, by way of tradition, a historic event in construction of thermal power plants. It is a special celebration peculiar to coal and gas-fired boilers of power plants for passing the officially witnessed and certified hydrostatic pressure test.

During the test, the highest allowable force is applied to prove the mechanical strength of the water/steam tubes and pipes of the steam generator, in this case 270 bar or 27Mpa.

Authorized agencies for acceptance and certification of this test are the Philippines’ Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers or ASME inasmuch as the boilers were designed, manufactured and erected in accordance with the standards set by these entities.

The boiler is the power plant’s biggest component unit and generates pressurized and super heated steam to be used in the energy conversion process in the steam turbine which finally leads to electricity generation by the connected generator.

The boiler ceremony was highlighted by the hammering of the assigned eight-digit serial numbers to the data plates of the two boiler units led by Philippine and German government dignitaries, officials of the project company STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) and its majority shareholder, the Germany-based power company STEAG Aktiengesellschaft and local shareholder, State Investment Trust, Inc. Some 300 local and foreign guests witnessed the affair.

Biggest investment

The 210-MW Mindanao Coal-Fired Power Plant Project is considered as Northern Mindanao’s biggest single foreign direct investment in 10 years with a staggering cost of US$305 million.

Aside from providing employment to some 3,000 local workers mostly coming from host communities, the project has and will continue to improve the regional economic performance as well as boosted the region’s image as one of the preferred investment destinations in Mindanao.

Increased revenue collections

Meanwhile, local customs revenue collections also increased during the first 10 months of 2005 primarily due to in-bound shipments of equipment installed at the power plant project.

Bureau of Customs (BOC) District Collector Roberto Sacramento said actual collection from January to October 2005 amounted to about P2.1 billion, higher by P1.047 billion compared to the same period last year.

“The unprecedented increase of about 95% in our revenue was primarily attributed to the in-bound shipments of equipment for the power plant project at PHIVIDEC and the strengthening of the local currency” Sacramento added.

Adding power to the Mindanao grid

Under the Philippine Energy Plan 2005-2014, existing power producers in Mindanao will not be able to meet the fast-growing electricity demand for the island.

The 210-MW (net) Mindanao Coal-Fired Power Plant project is set to meet the challenge of attaining stability in the supply of electricity in the region and avert a potential power shortage in the island.

Once fully operational by the end of 2006, the power plant will supply additional electricity to the Mindanao grid, representing about 15% of the island’s total power demand.

Social responsibility

Mindful of its strong commitment to protect the environment and ensure sustainable development, SPI has established environmental protection and social development programs, in coordination with local government units and other organizations.

Since construction began in December 2003, more than P15 million worth of social development and environmental protection programs have been implemented in the host communities of Villanueva and Tagoloan.

SPI President Andreas Rubin said the company will continue these initiatives as part of its continuing commitment to ensure environmental protection as well improve quality of lives of the people living within the vicinity of the power plant project.

“We are not only here to provide reliable, efficient and environmentally compatible power supply to Mindanao, but also to help ensure a brighter future for the local people,” Rubin concluded. (SPI via PIA-10

slerz

January 30th, 2006, 05:09 PM

woow! those bridges would really look spectacular!!!

di lang sa bridge, nilahat lahat na pati na thoroughfares of the towns and cities at sa mga center islands of the component cities of Cebu... wanay maka tago tago og hawk hawk sa suok suok sa Sugbo :D

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 05:11 PM

$305 Million = P15.9 Billion!!! :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

slerz

January 30th, 2006, 05:13 PM

^^:lol:

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 05:19 PM

di lang sa bridge, nilahat lahat na pati na thoroughfares of the towns and cities at sa mga center islands of the component cities of Cebu... wanay maka tago tago og hawk hawk sa suok suok sa Sugbo :D

Way back 1997, Cebu amazed me by its stunning city lights while i was in the boat approaching the city... ! Last year was even brighter.. and now, even more brigther!, i hope i can go to cebu this year :)

KulasKusgan

January 30th, 2006, 05:28 PM

"duol sa xavier layo ra sa bugo" :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

i dont get it.

xavier means bright? or bogo in cebu?

slerz

January 30th, 2006, 05:35 PM

^^ako sad, wa ko ksabot lagi :?
you mean Bogo town in Cebu?

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 06:09 PM

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 06:39 PM

^^ako sad, wa ko ksabot lagi :?
you mean Bogo town in Cebu?

Is Bogo a first class municipality? I went there 6 years ago to have a ferry ride to Placer in Masbate..., the town is quite developed right? :)

MarkiiBoi

January 30th, 2006, 06:52 PM

^^ nah just a second class town...

cyrusal

January 30th, 2006, 07:09 PM

I hope i can back there again and ride those scary boats to Masbate :dizzy:

slerz

January 31st, 2006, 01:18 AM

It was a famous commercial slogan in an fm radio of a restaurant in front xavier saying..
"TAPA MO!..Atbang Xavier Layo ra sa Bugo.." (TAPA MO is the name of the restaurant)
Bugo is the farthest barangay in CDO, thus making their obvious statement striking yet nonsense.. heh heh

aw mao ba? nonsense jd tinuod...hehe

Bogo Cebu is quite developed na nga, naanay Gaisano but still it's clean...

I hope i can back there again and ride those scary boats to Masbate

me too spcially near manok manok island going to Masbate, the waves are also very wild. Pikas nimo tiil nanas minteryo...hehe

cyrusal

January 31st, 2006, 03:17 AM

aw mao ba? nonsense jd tinuod...hehe

Bogo Cebu is quite developed na nga, naanay Gaisano but still it's clean...

In the next few years.. Bogo will become city.., parang sa
Ginoog in Misamis Oriental :)

slerz

January 31st, 2006, 04:40 AM

batiag mga ngan anig mga lugara oi... Bogo nya Gingoog...hehe

cyrusal

January 31st, 2006, 06:23 AM

batiag mga ngan anig mga lugara oi... Bogo nya Gingoog...hehe

lagi :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

cyrusal

January 31st, 2006, 07:08 AM

is this port in Tagoloan now operational? or still caught in a legal debacle...

seems theres no activity going on within this billion-peso facility the last time I was around in Tagoloan last month.....hope this would not become a white elephant and instead reap benefits for the whole Northern Mindanao economic seaboard :sleepy:

When i went to Tagoloan (which is my hometown by the way :) ) last december, I had the chance to visit the terminal, and I found few cargo trucks coming in and out of the terminal :) and the security guard said that it is already on opertion... I did not ask any further questions though...

FrancisXavier

January 31st, 2006, 09:07 AM

Have you been to High Ridge?
I’ve been there years back.. when it wasn’t developed yet.. now it looks like TOPS na daw according to my classmates.

Oh... do you the complete data on this? :)
I heard in local TVP that CDO posted a P1.3B income in 2005, P200M higher than 2004.
I’ve read in BUSINESS WORLD that Bacolod ordered for P600M budget for 2006, while Iloilo around P700M.. CDO’s budget for 2006 is P1.3B.. The budget that a city could ask would depend on the income they generate on the previous year. So I came up with a theory that Bacalod’s and Iloilo’s income is more or less the same with the budget they’re asking. Wild guess lang.

do you have pictures of the expansion of SM City Cagayan de Oro?
No, I don’t have.. but it’s pretty cool kasi color blue and white din. I’ll try to get some but I’ll use only fone cam coz I don’t have digi cam yet.

slerz

January 31st, 2006, 09:18 AM

I’ve been there years back.. when it wasn’t developed yet.. now it looks like TOPS na daw according to my classmates.

naa sad diay tops diha sa CDO? naa sad sa bukid?

I heard in local TVP that CDO posted a P1.3B income in 2005, P200M higher than 2004.
I’ve read in BUSINESS WORLD that Bacolod ordered for P600M budget for 2006, while Iloilo around P700M.. CDO’s budget for 2006 is P1.3B.. The budget that a city could ask would depend on the income they generate on the previous year. So I came up with a theory that Bacalod’s and Iloilo’s income is more or less the same with the budget they’re asking. Wild guess lang.

this is what I'm saying, CDO is always at the forefront if we talk of business and importance.

FrancisXavier

January 31st, 2006, 09:31 AM

naa sad diay tops diha sa CDO? naa sad sa bukid?

yup.. High Ridge ang pangalan.. Bukid sad.. naa dayon mga restaurants sa taas. over looking ang city..Dadto daw lagi i butang ang CDO tower...puhon....

this is what I'm saying, CDO is always at the forefront if we talk of business and importance.

yup.. i even checked it with their local sunstar... 600M ug 700M ra man jud ilang budget.. kuyawan sad lagi ko kay i expected na mas dako ang income sa Bacolod and Iloilo. All i can say popular lang ang Iloilo ug Bacolod kay known sila sa mga tourist.

slerz

January 31st, 2006, 09:41 AM

^^popular mansad ang CDO per ma mis interpret man gud usahay, kung mo hisgot tag CDO, ang hunahunaon sa uban karne norte dayon :D

Sa NBN news man gani, everyday sa panlalawigan nga section sa ilang news, naa jud ang Bacolod pirme and also Bacolod has it's very famous and big festival, ang Maskara and also Iloilo has a big and famous festival, the Dinagyang but CDO's festival is not a renowned one... but it is better to be underrated kaysa overrated coz people will be more impressed than what they see and hear kung personal na sila mo anha na diha.

FrancisXavier

January 31st, 2006, 09:45 AM

our fiesta is not even being featured in any national tv..

rustyboi

January 31st, 2006, 11:33 AM

I’ve been there years back.. when it wasn’t developed yet.. now it looks like TOPS na daw according to my classmates.

I heard in local TVP that CDO posted a P1.3B income in 2005, P200M higher than 2004. I’ve read in BUSINESS WORLD that Bacolod ordered for P600M budget for 2006, while Iloilo around P700M.. CDO’s budget for 2006 is P1.3B.. The budget that a city could ask would depend on the income they generate on the previous year. So I came up with a theory that Bacalod’s and Iloilo’s income is more or less the same with the budget they’re asking. Wild guess lang.

our fellow bacolod and iloilo forumers can give us infos regarding that. CDO must be very under-rated. tsk tsk.. good news for CDO for these developments. :)

rustyboi

January 31st, 2006, 11:56 AM

I heard in local TVP that CDO posted a P1.3B income in 2005, P200M higher than 2004. I’ve read in BUSINESS WORLD that Bacolod ordered for P600M budget for 2006, while Iloilo around P700M.. CDO’s budget for 2006 is P1.3B.. The budget that a city could ask would depend on the income they generate on the previous year. So I came up with a theory that Bacalod’s and Iloilo’s income is more or less the same with the budget they’re asking. Wild guess lang.

i just found out Iloilo revenue for year 2003 was P 793,018,409.16. seems that your theory is supported with this fact. and it does sound CDO is richer than those two cities mentioned. i could be wrong... :) now i want to learn more about CDO! though the first thing that always come out in my mind is the corn beef thing. joke!

cyrusal

January 31st, 2006, 01:10 PM

PIA Press Release
10/04/2004

Oro ranks 4th in financial performance

Cagayan de Oro City (4 October) -- WHO says that the city's financial resources are not carefully managed?

Based on the 2003 Financial Performance Audit conducted by the Commission on Audit of the country's 102 cities, Cagayan de Oro ranks fourth in terms of financial performance.

The COA also ranked Cagayan de Oro as the first in the entire Region 10/

The cities of Davao, Cebu, and Zamboanga came out with the highest ranks, the report showed.

Cagayan de Oro's income topped the cities of Baguio (12th), Bacolod (13th), Olongapo (18th), Batangas (7th), General Santos (11th), and other growing cities in the country.

COA recorded the city's total assets at P2.4 bilion and an income of P1 billion for the fiscal year 2003.

The figures are expected to increase by next year with the many developments the city attained this year.

It will be recalled that the Asian Institute of Management also ranked the city as the third mid-sized city in the country for its dynamic economy.(Office of the City Council)

cyrusal

January 31st, 2006, 02:32 PM

our fellow bacolod and iloilo forumers can give us infos regarding that. CDO must be very under-rated. tsk tsk.. good news for CDO for these developments. :)

I also believe that CDO is very underrated...
One reason maybe is its in Mindanao..

cyrusal

January 31st, 2006, 02:59 PM

slerz

January 31st, 2006, 03:59 PM

^^nop, I haven't... is that a major festival of CDO like the Sinulog a major festival of Cebu?

fundraiser

January 31st, 2006, 04:14 PM

i was able to download the data on the 2003 competitiveness index of philippine cities sometime ago, its in powerpoint format, heres the data for CDO

Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project 2003
Mid-Sized Cities
(Non-Metro Cities with Population Greater than 200,000 Residents)

Angeles
Bacolod
Baguio
Batangas
Butuan
Cagayan de Oro
General Santos
Iligan
Iloilo
Lipa
San Fernando, Pampanga
Tarlac
Zamboanga

Scale to Assess Urban Competitiveness
Scores for each indicator are converted into a ten-point scale based on national and global benchmarks

Score Qualitative Meaning
1-2 Very low competitiveness (improve)
3-4 Below average competitiveness(improve)
5 Average competitiveness
6-7 Above average competitiveness(enhance)
8-10 High competitiveness(sustain)

Drivers of Competitiveness:DYNAMISM OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY
Can the city attract and foster inward investments?

Average household income
Local inflation rate
Percentage of top 200 corporations
Pop’n vs. fast-food chain locators
Market size
Consumer Price Index
Tourism sector is vibrant*
Business revenues expected to increase*
Business access to financing*
Regulatory environment is conducive to business*
*survey data

MID-SIZED CITIES
Iloilo 6.93
Bacolod 6.58
Cagayan de Oro 6.53
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Drivers of Competitiveness:HUMAN RESOURCES AND TRAINING
How well equipped is the population to build and take advantage of opportunity in the locality?

Number of tertiary educational institutions
Number of vocational Institutions
Skilled labor availability*
Easily trainable workforce*
Appropriate academic programs for local industry*
Adequate IT training programs*
Eagerness of workers to skills development*
Importance of investing in skills development*
Availability of training programs organized by schools and industry partners*
Expectation on worker performance*
Constructive labor-management relations*
Availability of businesses that allows on-the-job trainess*
Effective management of workers*
Link between job satisfaction and worker productivity*
If poor labor practices are discouraged in the city*
Strong worker suggestion on business operations*
*survey data

MID-SIZED CITIES
1.Bacolod 7.36
2.Iloilo 7.29
3.Cagayan de Oro 6.84
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Drivers of Competitiveness:RESPONSIVENESS OF LGU
Can the LGU respond to systematic and short-lived issues with a well grounded and focused vision?

Percentage of IRA to LGU revenue
If securing a business is simple and efficient*
If the city government is transparent in its dealings*
If city’s administration of justice is fair*
If city policies and regulations are reflective of business needs*
If local government holds regular forums to elicit opinions from constituents*
If the city’s Clean and Green Program is effective*
If business taxes are reasonable*
If the city’s master development plan is appropriate to business sector’s needs*
If land use regulations are reasonable and flexible*
If LGU is involved in developing human resources*
If LGU programs to assist displaced workers are effective*
*survey data

MID-SIZED CITIES
1.San Fernando, Pampanga 6.52
2.Bacolod 6.18
3.Cagayan de Oro 6.13
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Drivers of Competitiveness:INFRASTRUCTURE
Are the necessary physical, telecommunications, technological, infrastructure, and knowledge support services present?

Number of banks
Road density
Vehicle density
Number of internet service providers
Well- managed road network and traffic*
Road clearance during peak hours*
Reliability of electric power services*
Abundance of water supply*
Easy connection of telephone lines from other service providers*
Adequate cellular phone signals*
Reliability of ISPs*
Adequate garbage management*
*survey data

MID-SIZED CITIES
1.Bacolod 6.46
2.Cagayan de Oro 6.17
3.San Fernando, Pampanga 6.10

Overall Competitiveness
MID-SIZED CITIES

1. Bacolod 6.62
2. San Fernando, Pampanga 6.24
3. Cagayan de Oro 6.18

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heres the ranking of CDO in relation to the other mid-sized cities (together with the other 12 mid-sized cities listed above)

cost of doing business: 11th

dynamism of local economy : 3rd

infrastructure: 2nd

linkages and accessibility: 4th

human resource and training: 3rd

quality of life: 4th

responsiveness of LGU: 3rd

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fourth spot... GO FIGURE! hehehehe

but anyway, GO CDO!!! :)

MarkiiBoi

January 31st, 2006, 04:30 PM

where can you download that bai? wala pang results last year?

fundraiser

January 31st, 2006, 04:53 PM

dugay naman ni nako bai, gi download gyud nako ang whole report, naka save ra sa pc pero ang website nakalimot na ko, pero murag sa google search ra ni nako nakuha. i think "most competitive philippine cities" ang keyword. il try to look for it bai mark. sa 2004 murag wala silay data kay election daw, with 2005, murag wala pa may nigawas na survey results. naa sad didto data's for iloilo, bacolod, davao and cebu etc., kay gi summarize man gyud tanan at the end of the powerpoint presentation, naa man table. with the corresponding rankings.

cyrusal

January 31st, 2006, 04:54 PM

murag wala pa sa 2004...

cyrusal

January 31st, 2006, 04:56 PM

^^nop, I haven't... is that a major festival of CDO like the Sinulog a major festival of Cebu?

Yup it is the major festival in Cagayan de Oro and it is held during CDO's fiesta in August 28th

MarkiiBoi

January 31st, 2006, 04:56 PM

cyrusal

January 31st, 2006, 05:16 PM

I have just read the ppt presentation of the PCCRP.. I didn't know that the cost of doing business in CDO is quite expensive...,

Yet CDO is centainly very competitive..:)

MarkiiBoi

January 31st, 2006, 05:30 PM

^^ can you show the link to that, pretty pleaaseee... :D

fundraiser

January 31st, 2006, 05:53 PM

found it bai mark!

its here

http://www2.gtz.de/wbf/doc/10%20Philippine%20Cities%20Competitiveness%202003.ppt

MarkiiBoi

January 31st, 2006, 06:01 PM

found it bai mark!

its here

http://www2.gtz.de/wbf/doc/10%20Philippine%20Cities%20Competitiveness%202003.ppt

salamat na sad bai! bisag giunsa nako search sa google wa jud ko kita. hehehe

fundraiser

January 31st, 2006, 06:04 PM

no probs! hehe, si cyrusal ra sad naghatag ug idea sa keyword, "pccrp 2003"

cyrusal

January 31st, 2006, 06:21 PM

bai.. sorry kau.. gikan lang ko nigawas nagpalit ug makaon..hehehe.. anyways, thanks for posting fundraiser :)

slerz

February 1st, 2006, 01:02 AM

salamat na sad bai! bisag giunsa nako search sa google wa jud ko kita. hehehe

naa man gyoy mga taw nga di kabaw mangita... jk:D

bai.. sorry kau.. gikan lang ko nigawas nagpalit ug makaon..hehehe.. anyways, thanks for posting fundraiser :)

ayta beh... hehe

cyrusal

February 1st, 2006, 05:39 AM

Matteo

February 1st, 2006, 05:41 AM

I wonder why they don't have the 2004 results :)
or '05

FrancisXavier

February 1st, 2006, 05:52 AM

i just found out Iloilo revenue for year 2003 was P 793,018,409.16. seems that your theory is supported with this fact. and it does sound CDO is richer than those two cities mentioned. i could be wrong... :) now i want to learn more about CDO! though the first thing that always come out in my mind is the corn beef thing. joke!

it says in the Sec6, Article X of our constitution that

"the law shall determine what will be the just or equitable share of local government units in the national taxes. Once determined and collected, the same amount shall be automatically released to them".

FrancisXavier

February 1st, 2006, 05:55 AM

FOREWORD
Last year, I stood before this honorable body and presented my agenda for “rebuilding” our city. Today, I am pleased to report to you the progress we have made in our relentless efforts to achieve this mission, and to inform you further of the plans and priorities we have set for the next 12 months, some of which will need funding and legislative support from the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
As much as we recognize the challenges that confront us in our daunting task, we are likewise motivated by the anticipation of a brighter future for all of us.
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
A. On Revenue-Collections and Obligations
Since I assumed office on June 30 last year, this administration has acknowledged the paramount importance of an effective financial management in governance. We therefore applied the very fundamental principle of increasing revenue-collections, reducing operating expenses, and using resources wisely for urgently-needed projects that will benefit the greater number.
In terms of revenue collection for the first 12 months of this administration, from July last year to June this year, we collected P624 million, up by P22 million compared to the immediately preceding 12 months of the previous administration. In the management of our revenues, we tried to live within our means and carefully planned the utilization of funds in relation to collections.
For example, during the first 6 months of this administration, we obligated 97% of our collections. Comparatively on the other hand, the previous administration obligated in July-December 2003, 101.4% of its collections thereby incurring an “over-obligation” of close to P4million.
Similarly, during the second 6 months of this administration from January-June 2005, we also tried to limit obligations to a prudent ratio of 71.2% of our collections during this period.
B. On Real Property Taxes
Considering that real property tax is one of our main sources for local revenues, we paid special attention to the implementation of City Ordinance No. 369, Series of 2004 which approved the revision of market values of real properties in Bacolod as base for land tax assessments.
We are happy to report that the City Assessor’s Office has already assessed 130,917 real properties out of 136,943 property units in our 61 barangays or a 96.4% performance.
In 2004, we collected P144 million in real estate taxes. With the implementation of the revised real property market values next year, we are anticipating a significant increase in our real property taxes.
With 2004 as the base year, collection from real estate taxes is estimated to be P153 million in 2006, P185 million in 2007, and P228 million in 2008.
C. Accounting Department
Last March 2005, there was a management changeover in the Accounting Department because of serious complaints from the Commission on Audit on substantial errors in the city’s financial reports and the unreasonable delays in the submission of such financial statements, especially those for the period covering January to December 2004.
Despite speculations from some quarters on the motive of the changeover, the decision was vindicated when the delayed financial reports repeatedly demanded by the COA were finally submitted on June 30, 2005. we salute the new management team in the Accounting Department for this accomplishment.
GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY
When we assumed office last year, I stressed that we will work to increase employee efficiency, cut red tape, and curtail graft and corruption. I assigned this task to the Secretary to the Mayor, Dr. Rogelio Balo.
Consequently, Dr. Balo and his team introduced innovative changes in the processing of documents by simplifying the flow cycle from 7 work stations to only 3 work stations, thus reducing the processing time significantly.
The malpractice of private “fixers” was eliminated by assigning specific personnel in the processing of documents such as vouchers, payrolls and others.
The signing of business permits which used to take up so much executive time of the City Mayor was delegated to the Secretary to the Mayor. Signing these permits now average only 2 hours after receipt.
After the alarming discoveries by the Commission on Audit of numerous tampered receipts in the previous administration, all supporting receipts for vouchers are now meticulously monitored and checked for authenticity. We cannot tolerate this dishonest practice that erodes our moral values and depletes our financial resources.
We also adopted austerity measures in all our departments and offices and some of the more salient ones are (1) limiting employees’ attendance to only the most relevant seminars and workshops; (2) registering city vehicles on time so as to avoid penalties (3) imposing strictly the use of computers for official matters only; (4) maximizing staff efficiency through limiting personal calls during office hours, and prudent use of office supplies.
In terms of personnel capability-building, the Human Resource Management Services Office either facilitated or assisted seminars and workshops on important concerns such as:
Orientation Workshop on Solid Waste Management attended by public school teachers;
Orientation Workshop on R.A. 9262 which is the Anti-Violence Against Women and children Act of 2004 attended by Barangay Officials; and
Strategic Management Planning Seminar/workshop for Executive Assistants, Department Heads, Division Chiefs and many others.
May I now inform you of work done in some major areas of general concern:
SQUATTER RELOCATION
A. Vista Alegre-Granada Relocation Site
Because of the magnitude of our squatter problem, we wasted no time at the start of this administration, in developing the city property at Vista Alegre-Granada to accommodate squatter families in the 30.2-hectare relocation site.
Phase I, with an area of 5 hectares, we developed to provide housing for families ejected from different locations. This was the first time that any part of this property was developed since it was purchased by the city in February 2003.
Fortunately, we were able to promptly stop the incursion of unauthorized occupants into the property last year who were enticed to put up their shanties there by unscrupulous people. Had Atty. Allan Zamora, our City Legal Officer, hesitated, the property would, by now, be overrun by unauthorized occupants that would make organized development of he whole area next to impossible.
As of June 30 this year, a total of 352 lots were awarded to qualified squatter households in Phase I.
Upon the approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, we allocated P3.4 million for the installation of lighting facilities from the highway to Phase I. With a Memorandum of Agreement with Ceneco, this relocation site will soon enjoy electric power. Likewise, we have also already installed 30 deep well pumps for the use of the residents there.
The second phase of development covering another 5 hectares is expected to start within this year. Part of Phase II will be developed with the help of the private sector, specifically Gawad Kalinga of the Couples for Christ Negotiations spearheaded by Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson are already in its final stages for the Gawad Kalinga to set up 120 homes. This arrangement will surely improve this relocation site as well as the lives of the beneficiaries who are among the “poorest of the poor”.
At this point, I would like to convey to Gawad Kalinga of the Couples for Christ, the heartfelt thanks of a grateful community for this very noble project which is a beautiful testimony to the “miracles” that can happen when people live out their faith thru loving service to the poor and the needy. To the Gawad Kalinga people, may your tribe increase and may the Good Lord return your kindness a thousandfold.
B. Cabugwason Relocation Site
In Cabugwason, the relocation site provided by the Provincial Government, we assisted the residents there with water facilities and a new 2-classroom building financed jointly by the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of the Philippines and the City Government We also have the agreement in principle with the offices of Senate President Franklin Drilon and Senator Francis Pangilinan for additional 4 classrooms. With the commitment of the Department of Education for 3 more classrooms, we foresee a complete elementary school in Cabugwason by next school year. The 864 families there were also given assistance of P1,000 to each to help them start in their new homes.
At this point, may we acknowledge and thank the generosity of the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental thru Gov. Joseph Marañon, the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Inc., Senators Drilon and Pangilinan and the DepEd for their help to the residents of the Cabugwason Relocation Site.
C. Public Land Acquisition
With regard to public land occupants, we created the Task Force Public Land Acquisition to assist them to eventually own the land they occupy.
D. Land Banking Scheme
We also gave a loan assistance of P399,200 to some residents of Barangay Bata to purchase the private land they had been occupying.

"sorry to compare ha.. but they seem to be questioning why CDO able to accomodate more and huge mall than Iloilo and Bacolod".

FrancisXavier

February 1st, 2006, 06:32 AM

Saturday, January 21st 2006

P1.2-B target CDO income for 2006 achievable - Mayor Emano
posted @ 5:19 am by Glenda in [ News ]
Cagayan de Oro City (21 January) — HAVING surpassed last year’s target income, this year’s P1.2-billion target is very much achievable.

Thus said Mayor Vicente Y. Emano who said that 2006 will still be a banner year for Cagayan de Oro City.

Records from the City Treasurer’s Office reveal that the city earned P1,328,794,600 for 2005 over a projected income of P1.095 billion. It is a 12-percent increase from the city’s 2004 income.

The city is bullish about the income as it expects additional income of 25% from the real property taxes of six major investors in the city like Shoe Mart (SM), Golden Bell, Liwayway Publishing, Ford Philippines, and Oro Port Cargohandlers.

These firms are expected to start paying this year after enjoying the five-year holiday tax incentive the city granted to them.

Earlier, Mayor Vicente Y. Emano expressed his optimism over the income and budget of the city in 2006 as he cited that many investors are coming to the city.

Meanwhile, the city finance department is calling on taxpayers to pay their taxes now and renew their business permits. It is also appealing to property owners to pay their real property tax. Deadline for the filing of business permits is on January 20. (City Information Office/Ragcom)

link for verification:
http://www.wowcagayandeoro.com/

FrancisXavier

February 1st, 2006, 06:36 AM

Why anticipate a lower collection than the previous one? They should target around P1.4-1.5B since the national economy is doing pretty well now. And the glass factory's comming back in the city is anticipated this year.

FrancisXavier

February 1st, 2006, 06:49 AM

it says in the Sec6, Article X of our constitution that

"the law shall determine what will be the just or equitable share of local government units in the national taxes. Once determined and collected, the same amount shall be automatically released to them".

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ilo/2005/11/21/news/city.tops.region.in.revenue.collection.2nd.in.rp.html
Monday, November 21, 2005
City tops region in revenue collection; 2nd in RP
By Lory Ann B. Bilbao

ILOILO City ranked number one in 2004 revenue collection efficiency in Western Visayas.

City Treasurer Katherine Tingson said this during the awarding ceremony of top 40 taxpayers of business and real properties Thursday.

Tingson said the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) marked Iloilo City first in revenue collection efficiency with a mark of 131.08 percent among the many cities in the region while it ranked number two in the whole country.

The evaluation was in line with the Revenue Collection Program of Local Government Units by the BLGF.

"Our success in RPT is largely attributed to the cooperation extended by our taxpayers," Tingson said.

She revealed that the city's 207.56 million-tax collection last year was 29 percent higher than 2003's collection.

"Our tax collection is the highest compared to other cities in Region VI. For the current year, we have already exceeded our target by 21.89 percent with still a month to go before New Year," added Tingson.

The city treasurer said that in 2004 a total of P76.70 million combined RPT are paid, which is at least one third of the 213 million collection for that year.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas also revealed that during his first year as chief executive of the city, there was only a total of P500 million Internal Revenue Allotment the city has to spend for developmental programs.

Next year, Trenas said, there is P726 million allotted for city's projects, thing owed so much to all the taxpayers.

it says in the Sec6, Article X of our constitution that

"the law shall determine what will be the just or equitable share of local government units in the national taxes. Once determined and collected, the same amount shall be automatically released to them".

FrancisXavier

February 1st, 2006, 08:24 AM

Ala..noone's posting here..lol

cHemon

February 1st, 2006, 09:35 AM

Ala..noone's posting here..lol

It will surely be even funnier if I see Kush talking to FrancisXavier.

:lol:

cyrusal

February 1st, 2006, 11:52 AM

FrancisXavier and fundraiser pareha mog avatar!! :)

cyrusal

February 1st, 2006, 01:05 PM

chymera00

February 1st, 2006, 03:19 PM

Wow more than 1B income in 2005 and 1.3B in 2006, impressive ... Cagayan is so underrated.

It really makes me happy to know that the major cities of Mindanao are booming (which also relates to the whole of Mindanao Island), despite the general percetion of people. From the looks of the data posted here, economy of Cagayan may equal Iloilo City's (:D or even greater).

I don't agree to Iloilo City being overrated though ... maybe its just Cagayan, which is grossly underrated.
And about the IRA dependency ratio of Iloilo - Its only a bit less than 50%, unlike what was posted here earlier.

cyrusal

February 1st, 2006, 07:19 PM

fundraiser

February 1st, 2006, 07:20 PM

I wonder why they don't have the 2004 results :)

because 2004 is an election year, no data's for 2005, probably undergoing pa, baka 2nd quarter pa lalabas.. or baka wala na rin, hehehe

cyrusal

February 1st, 2006, 08:03 PM

yeah.. there was info in the net telling that reason too.. thanks btw..:)

FrancisXavier

February 2nd, 2006, 02:09 AM

How much did those Chinese invest for this Glass Factory? (Were those Chinese btw?)
from what i've read, it's $300M plus. It was supposed to be the biggest investment for Mindanao last year but unfortunately it was held due to political uncertainty here in our country.

FrancisXavier

February 2nd, 2006, 02:18 AM

FrancisXavier

February 2nd, 2006, 02:28 AM

It will surely be even funnier if I see Kush talking to FrancisXavier.

:lol:
Cyrusal, where is Kush? Both of you have been here for quite a while right? cHemon thought that i am kush..hahaha.. haven't even seen him/her here.. all i know is he/she was the one who started this CDO's 2nd thread.

FrancisXavier

February 2nd, 2006, 03:58 AM

here's the article...

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2005/08/31/bus/investments.pour.in.as.oro.readies.for.trade.mission.html
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Investments pour in as Oro readies for trade mission

PROSPECTS are high that Cagayan de Oro City's trade delegation to China next month will bring in huge investments worth billions of pesos here and in Northern Mindanao.

Mayor Vicente Y. Emano expressed this optimism after getting the president's go-signal to lead a trade mission in key cities of China in June this year.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who made a surprise visit here, also authorized the mayor to represent the Philippine government in holding "exploratory talks" with a group of businessmen from Beijing, China interested to put up a US$ 300M glass factory here in the country.

With the go-signal from the president, Mayor Emano said he would convince the Chinese investors to establish the glass factory at the Phividic industrial estate in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.

The city mayor, together with a group of trade officials and local businessmen, has reportedly been invited to a global trade fair in Harbin, China.

There, the mayor will also formalize the economic and trade ties with Harbin as a sister city of Cagayan de Oro during a dinner to be hosted by the host government.

The city's trade delegation will then proceed to Shenyang where the city mayor is expected to discuss the US$ 200M proposal of another group of Chinese investors offering to finance the construction of the international airport in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental and the Panguil Bay bridge in Misamis Occidental.

Expected to join in the business trip are officials from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Oro Chamber), some city officials, and local businessmen. (CIO)

FrancisXavier

February 2nd, 2006, 04:00 AM

complement...

China glass firm sends engineers to Oro, MisOr

A GIANT Chinese glass manufacturing company is sending over this month a team of engineers to conduct an ocular inspection at the sprawling Phividec Industrial Estate where they are interested to put up a whooping US$300 million glass factory.

This was recently revealed by City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano after officials from Hebei Jingniu Group of Xingtai City in mainland China informed him through a fax message of the team's visit in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental on the third week of this month.

Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo

According to the city mayor, the technical team from the company will survey the feasiblity of the proposed 100-hectare project site at the Phividec Industrial Estate in Misamis Oriental and assess the quality of silica sand, a primary raw material used in producing glass products.

The city and region's peace and order condition and present business climate will also be considered by the team during their visit, Mayor Emano added.

The visit of representatives from the Chinese firm is a welcome development after Mayor Emano led the local businessmen, trade and provincial officials in a trade mission to China last month in an effort to lure big-time Chinese businessmen to invest here.

As this developed, Mayor Emano asked the Bureau of Mines-10 to produce samples of silica sand from the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Surigao and Bohol where the mineral is reportedly abound.

Once in his possession, the mayor said he could readily present the silica sand samples to the visiting team for quality assessment and evaluation purposes. (CIO)

FrancisXavier

February 2nd, 2006, 04:01 AM

CDO business group wants $300-M glass factory to locate in Phividec
MindaNews / 12 June 2005
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry wanted the Heibi Jingnu Glass Company Ltd. to put up a plant at the Phividec Industrial Estate in the towns of Villanueva and Tagoloan in Misamis Oriental.

Heibi Jingnu is reportedly looking for a suitable location for plant in the Philippines and is planning to invest $300 million. It was not clear, however, if the firm will bring in all the needed capital or borrow part of it from local banks.

In a resolution inviting the China-based firm, Oro Chamber cited the area’s advantages in terms of location and support amenities that can be provided by this city.

“Phividec Industrial Estate can adequately provide a suitable area for such project located along a deep shoreline and is very proximate to Mindanao International Container Terminal, the biggest international port in Mindanao which is also located in the Estate,” the resolution said.

The resolution also said Mayor Vicente Emano has “strongly expressed support for the establishment of such a project at the Phividec Industrial Estate and the local government units of Tagoloan and Villanueva’s support for such project can be very easily obtained.”

cyrusal

February 2nd, 2006, 04:07 AM

WOW! the is the big amount of money..
there is also an investment of a coal factory in Villanueva which costs $305M :)

Bitoy_

February 2nd, 2006, 04:17 AM

junax

February 2nd, 2006, 06:36 AM

MarkiiBoi

February 2nd, 2006, 06:43 AM

junax

February 2nd, 2006, 07:08 AM

yes i guess so.. i can't speak for Zambo...haven't been there... but i guess it's the only underpass in Mindanao.. and very soon, it will have the very first multi-level basement carpark in Mindanao if not Visayas-Mindanao..
it's a 2 level basement carpark in front of Robinsons Cagayan de Oro..

i beg to disagree with this one again, the first real human underpass was built in tagum city, davao del norte, followed by new airport buhangin, davao city underpass and the only vehicular underpass in mindanao is in buhangin, davao city, gaisano mall of davao has a 7 storey carpark with basement too.

junax

February 2nd, 2006, 07:30 AM

if i am to base it with what you say...maybe... you mean, sm cdo earns more than sm davao does? woah... pretty amazing.. could the expansion of SM cdo manifest this? btw, sm cdo has now it's 4 level carpark..it's part of the expansion.. there is also expanded spaces for tenants..

about davao having no robinsons, i guess it has something to do with the security... remember the airport, sasa warf bombing.. maybe it's a factor..
and yes, i heard in the news that cdo is among the most peaceful place in mindanao..

just a clarification, first davao has enough local investors, of all the major malls in davao city namely nccc mall, gaisano south mall, gaisano mall of davao and victoria plaza mall complex... malls like sm, robinsons and ayala can not just penetrate, in fact sm mall lobbied so hard near the ecoland area because the competitors fight till death do they part, nccc corporation is unbeaten kung sales ang paguusapan, in two nccc buildings in davao pag pumasok ang tao talagang bibili sa sm, cinemas lang ang target, kasi hawak nila ang mga local films.

for us mindanaons, dapat hindi tayo aasa sa investment ng taga ibang lugar, support our local investors or better yet foreign investors like this
Brunei Investors (http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/June05/100605/nite27.htm)
... huwag titingalain ang sm, ayalas at robinsons na galing imperial metro manila na sanhi nang pagka behind natin.

Bitoy_

February 2nd, 2006, 07:39 AM

I dont think the data presented especially by FrancisXavier really posses the real score. Deligent research would clearly reveal the facts.

Masyadong opinionated ang pagkakapresent to the point detrimental to other places.

In reality, this city has quiet a big share of poverty too, as in any other city in this republic of bananas and crabs!

slerz

February 2nd, 2006, 07:53 AM

hey this is a GKNB question a while ago. hehehe

really? whats the question diay Mark? Basig sakto nasad unta ko sa akong answer :D

chymera00

February 2nd, 2006, 08:08 AM

City's income determines the economy i guess. It just means that There are more businesses in CDO than any other mid-size cities.
It's not the sole basis of determining the economy though, there are still a lot of factors to be considered. Just like what PCC 2003 by AIM did in their dynamism of local economy category.

DYNAMISM OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY

Local inflation rate
Percentage of top 200 corporations
Pop’n vs. fast-food chain locators
Market size
Consumer Price Index
Tourism sector is vibrant*
Business revenues expected to increase*
Business access to financing*
Regulatory environment is conducive to business

cyrusal

February 2nd, 2006, 08:59 AM

Cyrusal, where is Kush? Both of you have been here for quite a while right? cHemon thought that i am kush..hahaha.. haven't even seen him/her here.. all i know is he/she was the one who started this CDO's 2nd thread.

I don't know where Kush is.. its been while nga wala cya dri.. Kush... Knock knock:)

dominique

February 2nd, 2006, 10:22 AM

Kush we need you here...its so interesting to have you here so we can have a formidable triumvirate - Francisxavire, Cyrusal and you..paaaaaging kush....

cyrusal

February 2nd, 2006, 02:12 PM

It's not the sole basis of determining the economy though, there are still a lot of factors to be considered. Just like what PCC 2003 by AIM did in their dynamism of local economy category.

DYNAMISM OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY

Local inflation rate
Percentage of top 200 corporations
Pop’n vs. fast-food chain locators
Market size
Consumer Price Index
Tourism sector is vibrant*
Business revenues expected to increase*
Business access to financing*
Regulatory environment is conducive to business

Yup I agree that there are many things to consider to measure up the economy of the city...

MarkiiBoi

February 2nd, 2006, 02:15 PM

really? whats the question diay Mark? Basig sakto nasad unta ko sa akong answer :D

the question is: what are the top ten cities in terms of population number?

cyrusal

February 2nd, 2006, 03:54 PM

the question is: what are the top ten cities in terms of population number?

did he/she get it? :)

slerz

February 2nd, 2006, 03:57 PM

the question is: what are the top ten cities in terms of population number?

then what did she answered? how many is her bet? did she won the motorcycle? hmmm

cyrusal

February 2nd, 2006, 04:15 PM

just a clarification, first davao has enough local investors, of all the major malls in davao city namely nccc mall, gaisano south mall, gaisano mall of davao and victoria plaza mall complex... malls like sm, robinsons and ayala can not just penetrate, in fact sm mall lobbied so hard near the ecoland area because the competitors fight till death do they part, nccc corporation is unbeaten kung sales ang paguusapan, in two nccc buildings in davao pag pumasok ang tao talagang bibili sa sm, cinemas lang ang target, kasi hawak nila ang mga local films.

for us mindanaons, dapat hindi tayo aasa sa investment ng taga ibang lugar, support our local investors or better yet foreign investors like this
Brunei Investors (http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/June05/100605/nite27.htm)
... huwag titingalain ang sm, ayalas at robinsons na galing imperial metro manila na sanhi nang pagka behind natin.

For me, any investments whether local, national or international firms, we must give equal support for them because they are contributors to boost our local economy and they provide jobs and opportunities to our residents. In the end they expect mutual dependencies.. they depend on us and we depend on them...

In CDO's case for instance, the city benefited additional jobs and income upon SM City's and Robinsons' expansion... and good thing local malls (Limketkai and Ororama) still continued their operations..a sign that people still patronize local establishments... :)

MarkiiBoi

February 2nd, 2006, 05:02 PM

did he/she get it? :)

then what did she answered? how many is her bet? did she won the motorcycle? hmmm

waah she only got cebu, pasig , and caloocan. but she needed four, so she only went home with P25,000.

slerz

February 2nd, 2006, 05:06 PM

^^sus kasayon gud, nag paila lang jud...hehe

oi, naunsa na gud na imong avatar, nabali naman na :rofl:

cyrusal

February 2nd, 2006, 05:57 PM

^^sus kasayon gud, nag paila lang jud...hehe

oi, naunsa na gud na imong avatar, nabali naman na :rofl:

y man pareparehas mog avatar? daghan lagi mo ga gamit ana? :)

fundraiser

February 2nd, 2006, 10:16 PM

yes i guess so.. i can't speak for Zambo...haven't been there... but i guess it's the only underpass in Mindanao.. and very soon, it will have the very first multi-level basement carpark in Mindanao if not Visayas-Mindanao..
it's a 2 level basement carpark in front of Robinsons Cagayan de Oro..

butt in again po if you dont mind...

if what you mean here is a parking space thats more than 1 level underground as being the first in vis-min? i think ayala center cebu has more than 1 level basement parking (actually 2 level) and its been there for years already.

slerz

February 3rd, 2006, 04:00 AM

^^actually 3 level basement parking nang sa ayala if im not mistaken. but kush said "in mindanao if not in visayas-mindanao"

FrancisXavier

February 3rd, 2006, 07:58 AM

Cagayan de Oro airport flights increase by 27%
by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

Cagayan de Oro City (14 January) -- At least 957 flights have been recorded by the Cagayan de Oro Airport during the 2nd quarter of 2004 noting a 27.60% increase over the 750 flights recorded in the same period of 2003.

Compiled data by the National Economic and Development Authority, Region 10, for both periods reveal that incoming passengers increased by 21.09%, from 59,468 in 2003 to 72,011 while outgoing passengers went up by 27.27% from 57,293 in 2003 to 72,916 in 2004, respectively.

On the other hand, incoming flight cargoes increased by 11.43% to 1,333,727 kgs. from 1,196,918 kgs., while outgoing cargoes dropped by 12.88% from 1,331,572 kgs. in 2003 to 1,160,326 kgs. in 2004.

Meanwhile, a total of 4,561 ship calls were recorded in the region during the 2nd quarter of 2004 or a 7.93-percent increase over the 4,226 ship calls recorded in the same period of 2003.

Some 4,226 of these ship calls were made by domestic vessels, while 77 were made by foreign ships. Sea cargoes, on the other hand, also increased by 5.28%, from 3,074,899 kgs. to 3,237,309 kgs. of which 1,324,620 kgs. were carried by domestic ships and 1,912,689 kgs. by foreign vessels.

Of those carried by domestic ships, 789,210 kgs. was inbound, while 535,410 kgs. were outbound. Likewise, of those carried by foreign ships, 776,835 kgs. were imports, while 1,135,854 kgs. were exports.

Sea passengers for the period, however, was recorded at 1,422,682 individuals noting a decrease of 4.25% from 1,485,759 during the same period in 2003. Of the sea passengers, 723,777 were embarking, while 698,905 were disembarking.

Balandra said the increasing ship calls and volume of cargoes, as well as cargo traffic in the major parts of the region, particularly the ports of Phividec, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan and Ozamiz cities accounted for the increase in domestic inbound shipment of fertilizer, petroleum products, consumer goods like rice and bottled cargoes and loads in vans.

There was also considerable increase in the volume of domestic outbound cargoes as the Port of Iligan posted shipments of cement, abaca and calcium carbide for which no shipments were made during the same period in 2003.

The Port of Iligan also recorded significant increases in the domestic outbound shipment of corn, fruits and vegetables. “Pending repair of the Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. Port, a private company, the same port accommodated significant volume of imports in industrial salt,” Balandra said. (PIA-10) [top]

CDO to fast-track projects
Cagayan de Oro City (14 January) -- THE city government of Cagayan de Oro under Mayor Vicente Y. Emano will fast-track the implementation of all projects for the next two years.

This was disclosed by City Administrator Estrella Sagaral, who was instructed by the mayor to fast-track the major development projects of the city government.

Sagaral said based on their first policy conference held last Monday, this week, the city government will prioritize the infrastructure projects of the city that are doable in two years’ time.

These include the facelift of Divisoria, completion of the Cogon Market, slaughterhouse, and upgrading of the city hospital.

The mayor also wants to give emphasis on tourism promotions of the city, like the Kagayha-an Resort, Makahambus Cave, Gorge and Adventure Park, White Water Rafting, Mapawa Nature Park, Pueblo de Oro Golf Course, and shopping centers. It will also promote locally made products.

Sagaral added that roads like the Bulua-SM, Sm-Landfill, Canitoan-Bulua will be completed and more bridges to be built in Dumalocdoc, Calaanan, Kagay-an, and J.R. Borja. Also to be focused is the relocation of the city hall to the landfill, the construction of a waste disposal plant, and an employees village.

She assured that together with the rest of the offices in the city hall, they will see to it that all projects of the city mayor will be implemented.

“We will assist and coordinate with each other to fast-track all the projects, so that people will benefit from these,” she said. (City Information Office/Ragcom) [top]

2 giant firms to begin CDO projects this year
Cagayan de Oro City (14 January) -- IT will be another big year for the city of Cagayan de Oro in terms of investments and business.

Mayor Vicente Y. Emano said two companies will start their big projects in the city, this year.

He announced that the Ayala Development Corporation will pursue the construction of a business complex at barangay Indahag. It will be pouring in an initial capital of P2 billion.

Meanwhile, Mayor Emano said two months from now, a bulk water supply project amounting to P1 billion will also be implemented in the city.

He is optimistic that this will contribute to the development of Cagayan de Oro as a growing metropolis.

These two investments will definitely boost the development and expansion of the city, as well as provide thousands of jobs for the poor, the mayor added. (Office of the City Council) [top]

cyrusal

February 3rd, 2006, 08:53 AM

2 giant firms to begin CDO projects this year
Cagayan de Oro City (14 January) -- IT will be another big year for the city of Cagayan de Oro in terms of investments and business.

Mayor Vicente Y. Emano said two companies will start their big projects in the city, this year.

He announced that the Ayala Development Corporation will pursue the construction of a business complex at barangay Indahag. It will be pouring in an initial capital of P2 billion.

Meanwhile, Mayor Emano said two months from now, a bulk water supply project amounting to P1 billion will also be implemented in the city.

He is optimistic that this will contribute to the development of Cagayan de Oro as a growing metropolis.

These two investments will definitely boost the development and expansion of the city, as well as provide thousands of jobs for the poor, the mayor added. (Office of the City Council) [top]

How long does it take you to travel to Brg. Indahag from the City proper?

cyrusal

February 4th, 2006, 10:16 AM

^^actually 3 level basement parking nang sa ayala if im not mistaken. but kush said "in mindanao if not in visayas-mindanao"

yes...and i have been to the basement parking in ayala.. and ang ganda nga ng mga sasakyan dun e :)

slerz

February 5th, 2006, 01:26 AM

^^yup, I agreee... ang ganda talaga ng mga sasakyan, naka bunggo nga ng Prado ang kaibigan ko pag atras nya...sabi ng may ari, gas gas lang naman, ok lang :D

Dinho

February 5th, 2006, 01:15 PM

I have been to Bacolod.. IMO, quite the same sa CDO, pero mas marami ata restaurats sa Bacolod and it has a Casino but CDO has better and more spacious shopping malls though.

Exactly what I've been saying. The three cities are tied at the 4th place. Each has its own advantage. Just because CDO had more income doesn't necessarily mean it is totally ahead. Just because Iloilo has 5 universities and had the 1st SM Mall outside doesn't mean it is ahead of the two other cities. I'd love to visit CDO sometime when I get home though just to see the city.

Dinho

February 5th, 2006, 01:44 PM

there are several of that structre in CDO. halos kada kanto naay ing-ana nga bldg.

btw, the tallest in mindanao is marco polo.

Could somebody post a picture of the much talked about Koresco Hotel please.

KulasKusgan

February 5th, 2006, 02:05 PM

Could somebody post a picture of the much talked about Koresco Hotel please.

paging cagayanons...

Dinho

February 5th, 2006, 03:16 PM

some of the 'data' in these thread are padded :sleepy:

Largest cities
The following is a list of the ten largest cities in the country in terms of population, with their population according to the 2000 census.

Rank City Population in 2000
1. Quezon City 2,173,831
2. Manila 1,581,082
3. Caloocan City 1,177,604
4. Davao City 1,147,116
5. Cebu City 718,821
6. Zamboanga City 601,794
7. Las Piñas City 528,011
8. Pasig City 505,058
9. Valenzuela City 485,433
10. Antipolo City 470,866

You are referring to city population size only. I think the biggest metropolitan areas would be:
1. Metro Manila - 8,000,000 ++ don't know the updated figure
2. Metro Cebu - 1,000,000 ++
3. Metro Davao - 1,000,000 ++
4. Metro CDO, Bacolod, Iloilo - each has a metropolitan population of 800,000 ++

That's only my observation. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

slerz

February 5th, 2006, 03:19 PM

^^Metro Manila = about 15m
Metro Cebu = 2m

rustyboi

February 5th, 2006, 03:25 PM

does anybody knows the total number of hotel rooms in CDO? thanks!

Dinho

February 5th, 2006, 03:33 PM

does anybody knows the total number of hotel rooms in CDO? thanks!

Making your own survey?

rustyboi

February 5th, 2006, 03:37 PM

^^ just checkin' how our country's tourism facilities are doin ;) at least outside manila. :D

cyrusal

February 5th, 2006, 05:04 PM

You are referring to city population size only. I think the biggest metropolitan areas would be:
1. Metro Manila - 8,000,000 ++ don't know the updated figure
2. Metro Cebu - 1,000,000 ++
3. Metro Davao - 1,000,000 ++
4. Metro CDO, Bacolod, Iloilo - each has a metropolitan population of 800,000 ++

That's only my observation. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Cagayan de Oro City

Highly urbanized city

Median family income: P240,000
Population: 701,859 (est. 2003)
Population Density (persons per square kilometer) 1,038
Urban 1,939
Rural 131
Poblacion 11,979
Non-Poblacion 961
Growth rate: 4.2%
Greater Cagayan population: 803,295 (est. 2003)

taken from the first post...

cyrusal

February 5th, 2006, 05:07 PM

does anybody knows the total number of hotel rooms in CDO? thanks!

I don't know about that.. maybe the tourism office knows... CDO is not really strong in tourism and Pryce Plaze, the only 5-star hotel in CDO, can accomodate only around 90 rooms.. :sleepy:

c0kelitr0

February 6th, 2006, 03:54 AM

Cagayan de Oro's estimated population in 2003 is 701,859? wow! that's almost 2/3 more than it's 2000 figure of 461,877+. it grew so rapidly in just 3 years!

that's an annual growth of 17.32%! if the growth is constant, then:

2004: 823,421
2005: 966,037

from 1995-2000 it only grew by 1.57% annual. if this growth had been constant:

2005: 500,000+

can somebody explain to me this rapid growth from 2000-2003?

cyrusal

February 6th, 2006, 05:16 AM

junax

February 6th, 2006, 10:49 AM

yup!
i've been to all the major malls in mindanao and i believe that it's the largest among them (based on my observation, i dont have any figures though)
plus it is connected to Robinsons' BigR and Rosario Arcade

Limketkai complex is like CDO version of Araneta Cubao shopping center

Davao City, Philippines.
G-Mall of Davao, 6 level mall area w/ basement, 7 level car park w/ basement, 2 service glass elevators, 22 service escalators. (Building divisions: Main Atrium, 2nd Atrium, 3rd Atrium, Main Mall, 3 Level Dep't Stores, Basement Grocery, 6 Cinemas and Cinema Parks, (Malls inside the mall: Spazio and Fashion Walk malls), Starwalk Foodcourt, Sonic Boom Game Area, Playhouses, Bingo Hall, Boutiques, Banks, Offices, Bars and Food Stations all over)
(Please bear with the cellphone cam pictures)

Main Atrium taken from the Cinema Park...
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/Atrium1.jpg

Main Atrium taken beside the elevators
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/atrium4.jpg
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/atrium10.jpg
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/atrium11.jpg
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/atrium8.jpg

Main Atrium taken from the Spazio mall area...
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/atrium12.jpg
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/atrium3.jpg

Main Atrium taken from the ground floor dep't store entrance...
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/atrium13.jpg

Main Elevators taken from the main mall area...
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/atrium2.jpg

cinema parks...
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/cinemapark1.jpg
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/cinemapark2.jpg

Second Atrium taken from the 2nd level dep't store...
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/Atrium_B1.jpg
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/Atrium_B2.jpg

Spazio mall back entrance..
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/spazio1.jpg
main entrance...
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/spazio2.jpg
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/spazio3.jpg

Third Atrium taken from the Spazio mall entrance...
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/Atrium_C1.jpg
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/Atrium_C7.jpg

Fashion Walk mall...
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/fashionwalk1.jpg
main entrance...
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/fashionwalk2.jpg
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/mcdo2.jpg

Main Entrance taken from the 2nd Atrium (basement is below the stairs)...
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/entrance3.jpg

in case of fire, no worry...
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/mcdo1.jpg

here's the mall in it's entirety... Click the gallery...
http://www.imagebulk.com/gallery.php?u=junaxbaby&g=Gaisano-Mall-of-Davao

:)