Cagayan de Oro City and Misamis Oriental Province - Compiled Threads [Archive] - Page 3

FrancisXavier

February 7th, 2006, 12:10 PM

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060121.htm&no=27
PIA Press Release
01/21/2006
More investments in Oro seen for 2006

Cagayan de Oro City (21 January) -- IF 2005 was a good year for Cagayan de Oro City, 2006 will be even a better one for the city, investments-wise.

Thus said Mayor Vicente Y. Emano in his message during this year's first flag raising ceremony.

The mayor said many firms have expressed to him their intentions of putting up their businesses in the city.

Mayor Emano cited the multinational firm Sykes, an international call center, has considered the city as its priority site outside Manila.

"This will employ over a thousand of locals and benefit thousand more of families in the city and nearby areas," the mayor added.

Aside from Sykes, Mayor Emano said the glass factory in China may put their plant here in Mindanao as he has not stopped efforts to convince the officials of the factory to set up their business here.

Early this quarter, the Ayala Corporation will start construction work of its investment site in barangay Indahag, touted to be the new first business park in the southern part of the city.
"The investment promotions we have so carefully and relentlessly pursued in the past year are bearing fruits now," the mayor said.

"The major factors--peace and order, and unity of the citizens--spelled growth for the city in the past," the mayor emphasized, adding that these are the same ingredients that will persuade investors to finally come to the city this year and in the years to come.

On the first working day of the year, Mayor Emano also appealed to the city government employees to dedicate themselves in the service of the public.

"We can only achieve better things for the city if we will work together," the mayor concluded his message. (City Information Office/Ragcom) [top]

cyrusal

February 7th, 2006, 12:14 PM

:lock:

cyrusal

February 7th, 2006, 12:15 PM

Click here to view the previous thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=286524)

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WELCOME TO
CAGAYAN DE ORO!

Cagayan de Oro is a bustling regional trade and commercial center, the hub of Northern Mindanao and transshipment point to various key destinations; Cebu in the Central Philippines; Manila, the national capital; and neighboring Asian markets.

The city's strong regional orientation is reflected in its large concentration of service industries, government offices, banks, and the facilities of some of the most successful multinational corporations-Del Monte, Coca-Cola, Nestle, and San Miguel to name a few.

http://www.cagayandeoro.cdo.ph/pics/map_normin.jpg

Cagayan de Oro (abbreviated CDO) is one of the important cities in Mindanao which is located in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. Cagayan de Oro is a 1st Class city. It is the capital city of Misamis Oriental. It is one of the most peaceful cities in Mindanao. Its international container port is one of the busiest cargo hubs in the southern Philippines. It is also called the City of White Water Rafting and River Trekking. It is also famous for its river taxi and cruise restaurants. It is one of the best cities for adventure-lovers. It is also the regional center of the Northern Mindanao (Region X). According to the 2000 census, it has an estimated population of 461,877 people in 200,000 households.

Cagayan de Oro is nicknamed the 'City of Golden Friendship'. Cagayan de Oro is one of the places in the world where the Del Monte Plantation is found. This plantation distributes its products in the Philippines, Asia and the Pacific.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Banner2.jpgThe Gaston Park is a known landmark of the city. Behind the Gaston Park is the San Agustin Cathedral which was constructed in the 1700's. Tourists also get to flock in the streets of Divisoria during Fridays and Saturdays for the Night Cafe

cyrusal

February 7th, 2006, 12:16 PM

Guys continue posting here.. i still have to edit my first post :)

FrancisXavier

February 7th, 2006, 12:16 PM

let's just continue this thread..

cyrusal

February 7th, 2006, 12:18 PM

i made a new one..
this has already reached 500 posts :)

boybleauXx

February 7th, 2006, 12:32 PM

Cyrusal

can you spare some of your pineapple :)

maayong gabii sa tanang mga kasimanwa nato dinha sa Kagay-an !

cyrusal

February 7th, 2006, 12:46 PM

Cyrusal

can you spare some of your pineapple :)

maayong gabii sa tanang mga kasimanwa nato dinha sa Kagay-an !

sure....

http://www.delmonte.com/Products/DrawUPCImage.asp?UPCCode=2400001598

for the moment.. CAN lang sa ako ihatag kai wala pa nako na slice..hihihi
:hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

KulasKusgan

February 7th, 2006, 12:46 PM

congrats CDO! katam-is sa pinya sa delmonte...

c0kelitr0

February 7th, 2006, 01:09 PM

nindot kaayo ang banner!!! galing talaga ng mga pinoy noh? walang ganyan sa ibang forums :D

Kaiser

February 7th, 2006, 01:58 PM

naks.....2nd thread na ang CDO:colgate:
Tsada kaayo.........:colgate:

boybleauXx

February 7th, 2006, 02:10 PM

paging oro forumers.....

you owe us here a Pinya Party ! :)

Matteo

February 7th, 2006, 06:11 PM

oooooh yummy good opening banner. i likey
thread 2 hell yeah!!!! :righton:

FrancisXavier

February 8th, 2006, 05:32 AM

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060121.htm&no=27
PIA Press Release
01/21/2006
More investments in Oro seen for 2006

Cagayan de Oro City (21 January) -- IF 2005 was a good year for Cagayan de Oro City, 2006 will be even a better one for the city, investments-wise.

Thus said Mayor Vicente Y. Emano in his message during this year's first flag raising ceremony.

The mayor said many firms have expressed to him their intentions of putting up their businesses in the city.

Mayor Emano cited the multinational firm Sykes, an international call center, has considered the city as its priority site outside Manila.

"This will employ over a thousand of locals and benefit thousand more of families in the city and nearby areas," the mayor added.

Aside from Sykes, Mayor Emano said the glass factory in China may put their plant here in Mindanao as he has not stopped efforts to convince the officials of the factory to set up their business here.

Early this quarter, the Ayala Corporation will start construction work of its investment site in barangay Indahag, touted to be the new first business park in the southern part of the city.

"The investment promotions we have so carefully and relentlessly pursued in the past year are bearing fruits now," the mayor said.

"The major factors--peace and order, and unity of the citizens--spelled growth for the city in the past," the mayor emphasized, adding that these are the same ingredients that will persuade investors to finally come to the city this year and in the years to come.

On the first working day of the year, Mayor Emano also appealed to the city government employees to dedicate themselves in the service of the public.

"We can only achieve better things for the city if we will work together," the mayor concluded his message. (City Information Office/Ragcom) [top]

FrancisXavier

February 8th, 2006, 05:35 AM

Guys continue posting here.. i still have to edit my first post :)
you are so gifted! ganda ng banner natin!

JChip

February 8th, 2006, 05:52 AM

Have there been any announced plans to build an amusement park in the city?

FrancisXavier

February 8th, 2006, 06:04 AM

Have there been any announced plans to build an amusement park in the city?

yeah, that's part of CDO's mayor's ambitious plan. To develop a mountain in southern part of the city as amusement park/theme park, mountain resort, and CDO tower(observation deck).. i hope it pursue in due time.

FrancisXavier

February 8th, 2006, 06:11 AM

so it disproves the notion that limketkai is the biggest mall in mindanao? much better if we can have both figures in sq meters

Limketkai Center is the largest shopping COMPLEX in Mindanao.. It consist of Limketkai Mall, Rosario strip, Robinsons, Kagay-anon Arcade, Grand Caprice. If we get the total area of these, this would be the biggest among other shopping clusters in Mindanao.. And definitely much bigger than Gaisano Davao. There are also several banks in the center.. A hotel, Malberry Suite is also at Limketkai Center, adjacent of Gold City coliseum w/c is also at the vicinity.

FrancisXavier

February 8th, 2006, 06:26 AM

edit ko....

renell

February 8th, 2006, 07:11 AM

yeah.. it's over 500 you guys can make a new one then. but if that happens before this is locked it's better to transfer all conversations there, instead of having two.

cyrusal

February 8th, 2006, 07:30 AM

paging oro forumers.....

you owe us here a Pinya Party ! :)

cge... magpalit sa mi sa barangay Puerto :)
:drunk:

cyrusal

February 8th, 2006, 07:39 AM

cyrusal

February 8th, 2006, 08:03 AM

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060121.htm&no=27
PIA Press Release
01/21/2006
More investments in Oro seen for 2006

Mayor Emano cited the multinational firm Sykes, an international call center, has considered the city as its priority site outside Manila.

"This will employ over a thousand of locals and benefit thousand more of families in the city and nearby areas," the mayor added.

I think Sykes has a station in Cebu..

junax

February 8th, 2006, 08:26 AM

Limketkai Center is the largest shopping COMPLEX in Mindanao.. It consist of Limketkai Mall, Rosario strip, Robinsons, Kagay-anon Arcade, Grand Caprice. If we get the total area of these, this would be the biggest among other shopping clusters in Mindanao.. And definitely much bigger than Gaisano Davao. There are also several banks in the center.. A hotel, Malberry Suite is also at Limketkai Center, adjacent of Gold City coliseum w/c is also at the vicinity.

let's clear it this way...
1. g-mall of davao is the largest mall in mindanao and that's a fact.
2. limketkai shopping complex is the largest shopping complex in mindanao and that's a claim (because the downtown shopping complex of zamboanga will surely kick davao and cagayan's a** if we just mean shopping) just like claiming that the largest CBD in mindanao is the price business park area in davao which has a office condos, hotels and a shopping complex too.
3. i can say that limketkai shopping complex is the largest shopping complex owned by an individual or corp. though.
:)

cyrusal

February 8th, 2006, 08:39 AM

to clarify the validity of these things.. both of you can go the offices those malls and inquire about the size, that is junax to Gaisano Mall Davao and FrancisXavier to Limketkai :)

junax

February 8th, 2006, 09:27 AM

to clarify the validity of these things.. both of you can go the offices those malls and inquire about the size, that is junax to Gaisano Mall Davao and FrancisXavier to Limketkai :)

no need cyrusal...

1. limketkai shopping complex w/c houses the limketkai mall is the largest complex in mindanao or even visayas owned by an indiviudual or corp.

2. g-mall is the largest mall in mindanao, why?
limketkai mall which has 2 small buildings at first connected by a walkway, renovated up to 2nd level to produce a 4 building structure but most of the two old buildings are occupied by it's 4 cinemas. expansions were made to form a 2 level center atrium lined up with boutiques http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/limketkai4.jpg
from this vantage point you just walk north, south, east and west and go2 robinsons and that's it for this mall. how about the g-mall? you can start from this vantage..
http://www.imagebulk.com/images/junaxbaby/Atrium1.jpg
and then...
http://www.imagebulk.com/gallery.php?u=junaxbaby&g=Gaisano-Mall-of-Davao

searched the net but can't get the floor area of both, but pictures don't lie and i've been to both malls too.

boybleauXx

February 8th, 2006, 09:43 AM

junax

February 8th, 2006, 09:56 AM

the issue here is about M * A * L * L

talking about complex....naturally Limketkai land area would be bigger..
easily becoming Mindanao's biggest so far....

but the point of issue at hand....which is the bigger mall ?

from my observation...
in vivo(eyewitness) and in vitro(pictures)

G-Mall of Davao is the bigger mall.....

okey na?...settle na?

taym pa ra gud......is there a brewing rivalry beween Cagayan and Davao?

na unsa mani ako mga silingan uy !...tara shopping nata ok :)

:)
it's not about rivalry, it's just clearing the issue. we just have to lay the facts so that people who have not gone to these malls or places don't get false facts. you see, if i read something saying that mall of asia is bigger than mall of america then i might believe that at first reading coz i have not seen these malls yet. but if i read something otherwise, the facts must be laid first for me to believe, and i think that's only what we are doing here. this only shows philippines is the mall capital in asia. that's a claim hehehe

cyrusal

February 8th, 2006, 10:07 AM

Based on the pics..Walang masabi ang limketkai sa compariso mo...:). Gaisano Davao is larger than limketkai mall
yet curious on figures of Gaisano Mall in Davao and Limketkai complex(Limketkai mall + connected shopping malls)..
hope both of you can provide this:)

cyrusal

February 8th, 2006, 10:13 AM

c0kelitr0

February 8th, 2006, 10:36 AM

hahahaha boybleau, mao man gyud na mahitabo like

Manila-Cebu
Bacolod-Iloilo
Davao-Cagayan

a healthy competition is fine ;)

junax

February 8th, 2006, 10:45 AM

hahahaha boybleau, mao man gyud na mahitabo like

Manila-Cebu
Bacolod-Iloilo
Davao-Cagayan

a healthy competition is fine ;)

i would rather...

manila-cebu,davao,cdo,bacolod,iloilo,etc

:)

rustyboi

February 8th, 2006, 10:48 AM

or manila vs. philippines? :lol:

cyrusal

February 8th, 2006, 11:09 AM

hahahaha boybleau, mao man gyud na mahitabo like

Manila-Cebu
Bacolod-Iloilo
Davao-Cagayan

a healthy competition is fine ;)

Tionks..Layu ang CDO sa Davao.. Dili pa pwde i-compete :cheers: :)

cyrusal

February 8th, 2006, 11:21 AM

nindot kaayo ang banner!!! galing talaga ng mga pinoy noh? walang ganyan sa ibang forums :D

haha! CDO's version of nindot is TSADA!

kyle@1008

February 8th, 2006, 11:39 AM

manila has always been against philippines.... sheez... different opinions different tastes...

cyrusal

February 8th, 2006, 03:30 PM

manila has always been against philippines.... sheez... different opinions different tastes...

that is unacceptable...

KulasKusgan

February 8th, 2006, 03:46 PM

Tionks..Layu ang CDO sa Davao.. Dili pa pwde i-compete :cheers: :)

oi! humble daw sya. hehehe.

sa tingin ko, wala namang rivalry among mindanao's regional centers.

boybleauXx

February 8th, 2006, 04:19 PM

I came across this article from Sunstar....it says some big things about Davao..as pitted to her other regional urbanized neighbors....

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Lee: Gentleman judge
By Kelvin King Lee
Babble On

I RECENTLY had the chance to chat with Judge Jesus Quitain in his office. A man of the law, Judge Quitain struck me as an icon of a past age, when a man's word meant something, when honor and justice were not mere words to be bandied about by politicians and supposed do-gooders. Judge Quitain is, in short, a gentleman. A rare thing in this world.

Most days when he's not hearing cases in the Davao City Hall of Justice over at the Ecoland Matina area, Judge Jesus Quitain drives himself to his parish, where he either hears Mass or helps serve the Host during Mass. On other days, the Judge visits or brings food, care of his friends and neighbors, to Balay Dangupan. Balay Dangupan, or House of Refuge, is a crisis intervention center dedicated to the needs of children who have been the victims of abuse. The "Friends of Balay Dangupan," of which he is one of the organizers, tries to give the children better memories of their childhood.

Helping out isn't a new thing to Judge Quitain, it would seem. Born into a family environment that was all about the law and of service to others, it was no surprise that he studied and became a lawyer himself. Of his 6 siblings, 3 are lawyers. In fact, there are 3 generations of lawyers in his family already. His own mother was the first woman lawyer in Mindanao, while his father was also a Judge. In a way, Judge Quitain, was expected to be a lawyer. It was what he was meant to do, although he had no idea he would be a Judge after graduating from law school.

Originally in private practice, Judge Quitain was encouraged by then Senator Alejandro Almendras and then City Mayor Elias Lopez to become a Judge. "There are times in your life when you will have to make decisions on serious matters," Judge Quitain said. This became his everyday responsibility in his courtroom when he was appointed by President Marcos. He rules and decides serious matters everyday in his court.

His greatest duty as a Judge, he believes, is to render justice. And this is something that he takes great pride in. Even his graduating class from UP Law, Batch '62, works for the dispensation of justice through the Judiciary. From this class, four would later on become Supreme Court Justices, and countless others would become Judges and rise to other prominent positions.

Judge Quitain has been a Judge a long time, and has served on the Bench with vigor and vitality. Despite his long years on the court, his memory is still sharp, his mind a veritable encyclopedia of information. When talking about the court decisions made in the past, he spoke of how some Supreme Court decisions were made in Spanish, and rattled off the names of the justices who wrote and thought in that language: Justice Briones, Pablo, Endencia.

When our discussion turned to Davao City, he shot off more information. Did you know that registered vehicles in Davao City is more than those in Cagayan de Oro, Butuan city and Zamboanga combined? That the population of Davao City is more than those same three cities combined? Judge Quitain knew. And during our chat, he not only gave out information, but devoured it as well with an appetite that seemed endless. When we talked about American cases and judges, he lapped up what I knew, and then added to it. It was a mental exercise, which was both exhausting and exhilarating for this writer.

To his credit, he remains a steadfast believer in the law, despite his long years of service in the judiciary, which would have made any man jaded. He believes, however, that Davao City in particular needs more people to enter the judiciary. There is a need for more courtrooms and more judges, because Davao City is a magnet for everyone in Mindanao. With so many people coming here, there will be a clear need for a stronger and larger judiciary to keep justice flowing.

With regards to the judiciary, Judge Quitain also believes there should be a year round judicial open house, so that the public, especially the younger students and children (for whom Judge Quitain continues to have a soft spot for in his heart), can see for themselves how the judicial system works. From Grade 5 up would be a good age to expose students to the law, he thinks.

His reasoning is simple. Because if people know the law, are exposed to it and know how the system works, people will have a better idea on how it works and there be less bias against the system, not to mention more people interested in helping the system to either reform or improve.

It's all about helping others, Judge Quitain believes, and of service to others. Which brings us, again, to the idea of a gentlemen. Allow me to quote from the Virgina Military Institute's "Code of a Gentleman," on what a Gentleman is like.

"The Honor of the Gentleman demands the inviolability of his word, and incorruptibility of his principles. He is the descendant of the knight, the crusader; he is the defender of the defenseless and the champion of justice."

I personally believe that Judge Quitain fits that description. Judge Quitain is a gentleman judge. And we should be glad that he is with us in Davao City.

cyrusal

February 8th, 2006, 05:04 PM

jayzee25

February 10th, 2006, 04:34 AM

well how large is the g-mall? what is the land area of g-mall and limketkai mall? its gross floor area? lets see which of them is larger?

FrancisXavier

February 10th, 2006, 05:03 AM

let's clear it this way...
1. g-mall of davao is the largest mall in mindanao and that's a fact.
2. limketkai shopping complex is the largest shopping complex in mindanao and that's a claim (because the downtown shopping complex of zamboanga will surely kick davao and cagayan's a** if we just mean shopping) just like claiming that the largest CBD in mindanao is the price business park area in davao which has a office condos, hotels and a shopping complex too.
3. i can say that limketkai shopping complex is the largest shopping complex owned by an individual or corp. though.
:)

that downtown zamboanga is comparable to our divisoria here. it doesnt count because every city has a downtown with shops. but cdo has the only SHOPPING COMPLEX in minda. equiped with several malls and resto, to include a hotel and banks.

FrancisXavier

February 10th, 2006, 05:15 AM

junax

February 10th, 2006, 05:32 AM

that downtown zamboanga is comparable to our divisoria here. it doesnt count because every city has a downtown with shops. but cdo has the only SHOPPING COMPLEX in minda. equiped with several malls and resto, to include a hotel and banks.

that's why i reiterated that cdo has the largest shopping complex own by an individual or corporation. but let's give credit to zamboanga's downtown shopping complex, occular inspection alone, cdo divisoria can not compare with it coz the department stores there are way bigger than those in cdo divisoria, in fact by occular inspection the average size of zamboanga's shopping centers are that of ororama supercenter in lapasan, and bcoz of limited area, averages 5 levels each, if you've been there you will notice that the exit of one dep't store is right away the entrance of another. dikit dikit kasi buildings nila, and though they don't have buildings higher than 10 storey (i was there 2003 not sure about now) their average downtown height is 5 storey and dikit dikit ito both sides, it's like makati w/ only 5 storey buildings.

just my 2 cents. :)

FrancisXavier

February 10th, 2006, 05:45 AM

i've never been there eh... but many say that it's quite disorganize there...and more slums...

junax

February 10th, 2006, 06:13 AM

i've never been there eh... but many say that it's quite disorganize there...and more slums...

it's quite a unique city actually, laid back but urbanized. slums? i think every city has it, even newyork has brooklyn slums. there you can find hispanic buildings alongside with newer ones. just pictures this, the block from capistrano st., carmen bridge, corales up to gaisano city. that's the size of their divisoria but dikit dikit nga w/ 5 storey buildings average. doon lang ako naka kita ng napakalaking catholic church near ateneo de zamboanga, it has a 2nd floor and even your car can access the 2nd floor. mindanao as a whole is a unique place. go go mindanao!

boybleauXx

February 10th, 2006, 07:37 AM

ZAMBOANGA HERMOSA

Zamboanga....is one of the cities in the country that have urbanized earlier in comparison to its Mindanaoan counterparts...

the photos below shows why...... from zamboanga .com
http://www.zamboangacity.com/zamboangacity_gallery/images/shoppers%20square.jpg
http://www.zamboangacity.com/zamboangacity_gallery/images/climaco%20ave.jpg
http://www.zamboangacity.com/zamboangacity_gallery/images/JardindeLaVinaFacade1.jpg

junax

February 10th, 2006, 08:12 AM

^^ thanks for that boybleauXx :)

boybleauXx

February 10th, 2006, 08:14 AM

are you from Zamboanga Junax?

junax

February 10th, 2006, 08:20 AM

are you from Zamboanga Junax?

nope, davao actually. but i have first cousins in cdo, gen san and zamboanga :)

boybleauXx

February 10th, 2006, 08:24 AM

ic...I have cousins in Davao too....they are in Matina...

we used to live in Cotabato City...until the trouble broke.....then the family separated....some in Davao...then in Butuan...

Havent been to Davao lately..

junax

February 10th, 2006, 08:35 AM

OT:

nice to hear that, we're in matina area too. you have to visit davao sometime. madalas ako mapadaan sa butuan during lenten season. our usual route is kidapawan city-mt. apo-davao-butuan-camiguin-cdo-malaybalay-buda-davao. penitensya sa apo at sa white island hehe. :)

boybleauXx

February 10th, 2006, 08:41 AM

junax

February 10th, 2006, 08:53 AM

thats quiet a long route...
havent travel that long....are the roads now ok in Kidapawan?

speaking of Camiguin...they have their Lenten Panaad around the whole island....great for spiritual adventure :)

kidapawan to davao road is okay... yup camiguin island is quite nice, it's like having bohol in mindanao minus the "yutang batoon" and humid air. pag lenten season kasi it's a nice idea to get out of your city and let non-city residents come in. swapping of visitors kumbaga hehe coz i know many tourists troop to mt. apo and samal island during that time too.

jayzee25

February 10th, 2006, 11:14 AM

that's why i reiterated that cdo has the largest shopping complex own by an individual or corporation. but let's give credit to zamboanga's downtown shopping complex, occular inspection alone, cdo divisoria can not compare with it coz the department stores there are way bigger than those in cdo divisoria, in fact by occular inspection the average size of zamboanga's shopping centers are that of ororama supercenter in lapasan, and bcoz of limited area, averages 5 levels each, if you've been there you will notice that the exit of one dep't store is right away the entrance of another. dikit dikit kasi buildings nila, and though they don't have buildings higher than 10 storey (i was there 2003 not sure about now) their average downtown height is 5 storey and dikit dikit ito both sides, it's like makati w/ only 5 storey buildings.

just my 2 cents. :)

you are using the WRONG WORD! it should be tallest mall if you taking about the height of the mall but if the mall has a big space and multi-storey, it is big. if the mall is wide but low storey mall, its is called the widest mall.

cyrusal

February 10th, 2006, 11:57 AM

you are using the WRONG WORD! it should be tallest mall if you taking about the height of the mall but if the mall has a big space and multi-storey, it is big. if the mall is wide but low storey mall, its is called the widest mall.

:runaway:

cyrusal

February 10th, 2006, 12:05 PM

cyrusal

February 10th, 2006, 05:52 PM

kidapawan to davao road is okay... yup camiguin island is quite nice, it's like having bohol in mindanao minus the "yutang batoon" and humid air. pag lenten season kasi it's a nice idea to get out of your city and let non-city residents come in. swapping of visitors kumbaga hehe coz i know many tourists troop to mt. apo and samal island during that time too.

Sometimes I would prefer Camiguin than in Bohol...

cyrusal

February 10th, 2006, 07:04 PM

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060121.htm&no=27
PIA Press Release
01/21/2006
More investments in Oro seen for 2006

Cagayan de Oro City (21 January) -- IF 2005 was a good year for Cagayan de Oro City, 2006 will be even a better one for the city, investments-wise.

Thus said Mayor Vicente Y. Emano in his message during this year's first flag raising ceremony.

The mayor said many firms have expressed to him their intentions of putting up their businesses in the city.

Mayor Emano cited the multinational firm Sykes, an international call center, has considered the city as its priority site outside Manila.

"This will employ over a thousand of locals and benefit thousand more of families in the city and nearby areas," the mayor added.

Aside from Sykes, Mayor Emano said the glass factory in China may put their plant here in Mindanao as he has not stopped efforts to convince the officials of the factory to set up their business here.

Early this quarter, the Ayala Corporation will start construction work of its investment site in barangay Indahag, touted to be the new first business park in the southern part of the city.

"The investment promotions we have so carefully and relentlessly pursued in the past year are bearing fruits now," the mayor said.

"The major factors--peace and order, and unity of the citizens--spelled growth for the city in the past," the mayor emphasized, adding that these are the same ingredients that will persuade investors to finally come to the city this year and in the years to come.

On the first working day of the year, Mayor Emano also appealed to the city government employees to dedicate themselves in the service of the public.

"We can only achieve better things for the city if we will work together," the mayor concluded his message. (City Information Office/Ragcom) [top]

I have heard/read it somewhere that Ayala is also planning to build residential buildings.., do you have any idea what type of residential of buildings are these?

cyrusal

February 11th, 2006, 08:49 AM

ZAMBOANGA HERMOSA
the photos below shows why...... from zamboanga .com

http://www.zamboangacity.com/zamboangacity_gallery/images/climaco%20ave.jpg

the Zamboanga city canyon! :)

tj_brewed

February 11th, 2006, 09:42 AM

that downtown zamboanga is comparable to our divisoria here. it doesnt count because every city has a downtown with shops. but cdo has the only SHOPPING COMPLEX in minda. equiped with several malls and resto, to include a hotel and banks.

I agree! im so happy for CDO to have a shopping complex. mura sya og greenhills shopping center sa metro manila (if im not mistaken)! i like the concept of lim ket kai. u can shop and hop from one mall to another, one bar to a different one ...within one complex! nice kaau! i love it...

i hope in the future, Davao City can have that kind of shopping complex too.....kapuyan man gud ko magbyahe. if i cant find my stuff in G-Mall, sakay pa ko padung sa GS Citimall or Victoria Plaza. Hassle kaau. kalas pamasahe...ehehehehehehhe

rustyboi

February 11th, 2006, 09:42 AM

tj_brewed

February 11th, 2006, 09:47 AM

wow..agree jud ko na urbanized na kaau ang zambo even before! i mean basing sa kana na mga pix, downtown pa lang na ha! too bad na their economy's affected by travel advisories and negative perception sa place..like what we have experienced sa Davao pud.....

cyrusal

February 12th, 2006, 05:48 PM

i've never been to Zamboanga... i want to go there.. i think it is not that dangerous the way people think of this place...

c0kelitr0

February 13th, 2006, 04:48 AM

^^ zamboanga's not really dangerous...it's the negative perception the media portayed it to be kaya ganyan...quiapo and recto are more dangerous i must say!

FrancisXavier

February 13th, 2006, 05:30 AM

And those pics are like recto... recto with only 2 lanes.

FrancisXavier

February 13th, 2006, 05:32 AM

I have heard/read it somewhere that Ayala is also planning to build residential buildings.., do you have any idea what type of residential of buildings are these?

sabi sa news paper medium rise condo daw.. so baka 15-20 storeys..

FrancisXavier

February 13th, 2006, 06:07 AM

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/marquee_hotel.jpg
here's Koresco's pic.. a 5 star hotel in southern part of the city.. in Pueblo de oro.

FrancisXavier

February 13th, 2006, 06:13 AM

Call center
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/marquee_l2s.jpg
SM
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/marquee_SM.jpg
Forest
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/marquee_urbanrainforest.jpg
Ateneo High School
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/leftpic_xuhs.jpg
These are all at Pueblo

rustyboi

February 13th, 2006, 08:16 AM

sabi sa news paper medium rise condo daw.. so baka 15-20 storeys..

Ayala Mall and then Ayala residential condos? nice! i have to keep my eyes on these developments :okay:

This Billion-peso city is so under-rated. considering that it's development and financial status is just next to Davao. :cool:

dominique

February 13th, 2006, 10:18 AM

cyrusal

February 14th, 2006, 04:43 AM

sabi sa news paper medium rise condo daw.. so baka 15-20 storeys..

20 storey building? oww.. that is already highrise.. but it is not impossible cosidering Ayala is investing P4Billion for these...

FrancisXavier

February 14th, 2006, 05:40 AM

CDO is indeed a nice city. it would rival any cities in the country when it comes to nightlife. One thing though i dislike CDO is the presence of tricycles on some city streets. Its so noisy...you cannot find them in bacolod and iloilo.

i tend to disagree. the last time i was in iloilo, from pier to downtown, we took tricycle.. and there were lots of them, few cabs in pier, that's why we took tricycle.

FrancisXavier

February 14th, 2006, 05:43 AM

Ayala Mall and then Ayala residential condos? nice! i have to keep my eyes on these developments :okay:

This Billion-peso city is so under-rated. considering that it's development and financial status is just next to Davao. :cool:
i guess it's condo and subdivisions.. since they could not fill up all of 150hectars property with just a mall and condos. Basta it was said in an article na high rise residential, office, and mall.

FrancisXavier

February 14th, 2006, 05:45 AM

20 storey building? oww.. that is already highrise.. but it is not impossible cosidering Ayala is investing P4Billion for these...
yeah... but they will invest 2B muna as initial. siguro it includes the groundwork and the mall. then, later na ang high rise.

boybleauXx

February 14th, 2006, 06:21 AM

Congratulations to our neighbor city ILIGAN for making it to top 5 among mid-sized cities in the latest Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project 2005

click the link:
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/02/13/1368750.htm

FrancisXavier

February 14th, 2006, 06:35 AM

City hall has collected already 200M as of january end.. So ironic, cdo is not among the most competitive city.. Among midsize cities, CDO has the 2nd highest income.. next to zambo.

FrancisXavier

February 14th, 2006, 06:42 AM

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060121.htm&no=27
PIA Press Release
01/21/2006
More investments in Oro seen for 2006

Cagayan de Oro City (21 January) -- IF 2005 was a good year for Cagayan de Oro City, 2006 will be even a better one for the city, investments-wise.

Thus said Mayor Vicente Y. Emano in his message during this year's first flag raising ceremony.

The mayor said many firms have expressed to him their intentions of putting up their businesses in the city.

Mayor Emano cited the multinational firm Sykes, an international call center, has considered the city as its priority site outside Manila.

"This will employ over a thousand of locals and benefit thousand more of families in the city and nearby areas," the mayor added.

Aside from Sykes, Mayor Emano said the glass factory in China may put their plant here in Mindanao as he has not stopped efforts to convince the officials of the factory to set up their business here.

Early this quarter, the Ayala Corporation will start construction work of its investment site in barangay Indahag, touted to be the new first business park in the southern part of the city.

"The investment promotions we have so carefully and relentlessly pursued in the past year are bearing fruits now," the mayor said.

"The major factors--peace and order, and unity of the citizens--spelled growth for the city in the past," the mayor emphasized, adding that these are the same ingredients that will persuade investors to finally come to the city this year and in the years to come.

On the first working day of the year, Mayor Emano also appealed to the city government employees to dedicate themselves in the service of the public.

"We can only achieve better things for the city if we will work together," the mayor concluded his message. (City Information Office/Ragcom)

boybleauXx

February 14th, 2006, 06:44 AM

junax

February 14th, 2006, 07:16 AM

City hall has collected already 200M as of january end.. So ironic, cdo is not among the most competitive city.. Among midsize cities, CDO has the 2nd highest income.. next to zambo.

The survey, the fourth by the AIM Policy Center, ran from June to October 2005 and took into consideration the cost of doing business, linkages to major urban and growth centers, dynamism of the local economy, human resources and training, infrastructure adequacy and quality, the responsiveness of the local government to business needs, and quality of life.

maybe because AIM doesn't include highest income earner as one of their criteria.

cyrusal

February 14th, 2006, 07:44 AM

^^ yes! yet CDO was third most competitive mid-sized city in 2003 according to their study. And now.. no more

FrancisXavier

February 15th, 2006, 05:35 AM

boybleauXx

February 15th, 2006, 07:08 AM

oops ! what happened to the sweet Pinya...seems becoming like sour grapes... :)

these are just perceptive analysis...dont worry Francis

looks like our catchment cities (Surigao for Butuan; and Iligan for Cagayan de Oro) are catching up on us :) ...we should be happy to their successes too..

there will always be another year...

for now lets get to work !

cyrusal

February 15th, 2006, 10:18 AM

^^ :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

Dinho

February 15th, 2006, 11:09 AM

another thing.. there's no rivalry bet CDO and Davao huh.. Davao is more comparable to Cebu. we dont have int'l airport yet... davao use to have years back na.. Davao's income is around 4.8B(my estimate from readings), yet CDO 1.3B lang. But im pretty proud that among the 3 mid-size cities(CDO,Iloilo,Bacolod), CDO is the most profitable in terms of city income.. almost double the Bacolod's and 500M more than Iloilo's...
Sorry 2 ilonggo cities. i don't mean to put you down.. I know you know that you are already well established..

Right you are Xavier. I think the competition is between Cebu-Davao and Bacolod-CDO-Iloilo. I find your thread interesting and healthy. You Cebuanos know how to concede things when defeated unlike people at the Iloilo thread who resort to low blows when they find themselves at the wrong end. They even called a Cebuano guy an animal for disputing their claims.

I think you are mistaken about the incomes of Bacolod and Iloilo though. Bacolod is 650m as you implied and CDO is ahead by 500m than Iloilo. So, Iloilo would be 800m. I do not think that Iloilo is that far ahead of Bacolod. Sorry I don't have figures to back this up. Sure Bacolod has smaller establishments but then Iloilo could hardly keep ahead of Bacolod despite all of its advantages as a deep see port, and the fact that it serves as the sole educational and financial and regional center for Panay and Region 6.

Dinho

February 15th, 2006, 11:32 AM

what is the purpose of competitiveness report? to lure investors right? to show the investors what's in store a city has to offer? If you compare the income of Bacolod(most competitive city:2nd,2003; 1st,2005) in 2003 and 2005, their income has not improved that rapidly, staying at P600M++.. While CDO(most competitive city:3rd,2003; ??,2005), 2003 income is P1.08B... and P1.385B in 2005.. More than P300M apreciation.
So, i "therefore conclude" that investors do not really rely on this competitiveness reports.. Because if they do, Bacolod should have surpassed CDO's income na, being 2nd in 2003 and 1st in 2005. IMO.

so sarcastic...

Xavier, I don't think AIM got it wrong though, I think they are basing their data on which city is ripe for more development and investments. That is why Bacolod keeps topping it on AIMS ratings. In fact, people are starting to consider Metro Bacolod as the fourth major metropolitan area in the country after MM, Metro Cebu, and MEtro Davao. An internet directory even ranked Metro Bacolod as the 4th of the four Metropolitan Areas in country. But, as to which among the top 3 medium sized cities is first, it is still not clear because Bacolod in itself, Iloilo, and CDO each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

There are several factors why Bacolod has a lower income. Malls, industries, institutions and business establishments are spread across the whole province not like Iloilo City which is the sole financial, retail, and educational for the whole of Panay. As such the income of whole province and Island do not filter into Bacolod like in Iloilo and maybe even CDO. Bacolod businessmen and the Gaisanos actually put up department stores, malls, restaurants, hotels and resorts outside Bacolod City. You will find decent sized Gaisano malls and Lopue's department stores in many of the 13 cities of the province. The other thing could be that the Bacolod LGU has lowered taxes in the city to lure in more investors.

i tend to disagree. the last time i was in iloilo, from pier to downtown, we took tricycle.. and there were lots of them, few cabs in pier, that's why we took tricycle.

To be fair, Bacolod has tricycles too, but they can be found on a few districts only and not as many as can be found in Iloilo City. I hope that these tricycle drivers would eventually get a better source of living soon so that they can get rid of these noisy three-wheeled motorbikes.

FrancisXavier

February 17th, 2006, 05:33 AM

Xavier, I don't think AIM got it wrong though, I think they are basing their data on which city is ripe for more development and investments. That is why Bacolod keeps topping it on AIMS ratings. In fact, people are starting to consider Metro Bacolod as the fourth major metropolitan area in the country after MM, Metro Cebu, and MEtro Davao. An internet directory even ranked Metro Bacolod as the 4th of the four Metropolitan Areas in country. But, as to which among the top 3 medium sized cities is first, it is still not clear because Bacolod in itself, Iloilo, and CDO each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

There are several factors why Bacolod has a lower income. Malls, industries, institutions and business establishments are spread across the whole province not like Iloilo City which is the sole financial, retail, and educational for the whole of Panay. As such the income of whole province and Island do not filter into Bacolod like in Iloilo and maybe even CDO. Bacolod businessmen and the Gaisanos actually put up department stores, malls, restaurants, hotels and resorts outside Bacolod City. You will find decent sized Gaisano malls and Lopue's department stores in many of the 13 cities of the province. The other thing could be that the Bacolod LGU has lowered taxes in the city to lure in more investors.

To be fair, Bacolod has tricycles too, but they can be found on a few districts only and not as many as can be found in Iloilo City. I hope that these tricycle drivers would eventually get a better source of living soon so that they can get rid of these noisy three-wheeled motorbikes.

Actually the industry w/c are inside the urban is just nestle, del monte, and tanduay(at least national).. Other industry are outside CDO w/c makes the Misamis Oriental one of the richest province in the country.

the last time i was in Bacolod, there were a lot of vacant spaces. esp near the port... the industries could rise there soon. IMO

FrancisXavier

February 17th, 2006, 05:40 AM

Oro gets proposal for Euro apartments
Cagayan de Oro City (21 February) -- NOTING the influx of foreign investors to the city, an investor is now eyeing the construction of a classy apartment that will bring the European way of living and taste to Cagayan de Oro.

Mayor Vicente Y. Emano recently received a proposal from Per Fyllingen and Norleif Skeide, representatives of the Euro-Tower Apartments, for the project.

The developer is a Filipino-Norwegian businessman, who started doing business in the city since 1996, it was learned.

According to the proponent, the construction of the apartment will be completed in about eight months.

The investors projected that by June 2005, 29 out of the 38 apartments would have been sold and that by April 2006, foreign investors can move into their “turn-key” apartments.

The apartment will accomodate 36 foreigners who will spend from P80,000 to P150,000 a month for their living, or about P65 million a year, which could boost economic activities in the city. (Office of the City Council) [top]

P4.released for Kagay-an Resort facelift3M
Cagayan de Oro City (21 February) -- THE city government of Cagayan de Oro recently released P4.369 million of the P5.7 million budget for the redevelopment of the Kagay-an Resort in sitio Taguanao, Indahag.

City Budget Officer-designate Griscelda Joson disclosed that the amount already released covers seven of the 11 components of the Kagay-an Resort redevelopment project.

Among the components that are now ready for implementation are the construction of five single detached cottages worth P830,000; five picnic huts worth P62,000; function hall worth P1 million; mini market worth P100,000; repair and improvement of existing comfort rooms and huts worth P265,000; fencing worth P1,659,320; and installation of sodium lights worth P452,751.

Four other components of the Kagay-an Resort redevelopment project have budgets already approved, but await the completion of its program of work.

These include the proposed water supply worth P110,000; purchase of furnitures and fixtures worth P180,000; slope protection for the function hall worth P150,000; and rehabilitation of swimming pool worth P900,000.

The redevelopment of the Kagay-an Resort in Taguanao is expected to be completed before the end of April, this year, in time for the summer season. (City Information Office/Ragcom) [top]
http://www.pia.gov.ph/press/p050221.htm

c0kelitr0

February 17th, 2006, 05:44 AM

To be fair, Bacolod has tricycles too, but they can be found on a few districts only and not as many as can be found in Iloilo City. I hope that these tricycle drivers would eventually get a better source of living soon so that they can get rid of these noisy three-wheeled motorbikes.

really made me wonder on this too...because the few times that i had been to bacolod, i have never seen a single tricycle in the city ;) in silay and talisay, yes there are quite a lot though...

FrancisXavier

February 17th, 2006, 05:46 AM

FrancisXavier

February 17th, 2006, 05:48 AM

slerz

February 17th, 2006, 05:49 AM

really made me wonder on this too...because the few times that i had been to bacolod, i have never seen a single tricycle in the city ;) in silay and talisay, yes there are quite a lot though...

syempre coz trycicles can destruct traffic flow in city's major routes... same here in Cebu City, hinuhuli ang mga trycicles na pumapasok sa city proper so wala ka ring trycicles na makikita and it doesn't mean na mayayaman ang mga tao dito.

FrancisXavier

February 17th, 2006, 05:53 AM

Hala, in CDO you see them everywhere... kainis pa kasi humihingi ng dagdag pasahe..

c0kelitr0

February 17th, 2006, 06:02 AM

sosyal siguro mga tao dun.. baka ma tetano daw sila sa tricycle.. :jk:
IMO, mayayaman tao sa Bacolod..

but Cagayan de Oro's people are more Cash-rich...lotsa disposable income ;)

FrancisXavier

February 17th, 2006, 06:09 AM

cash rich? ako hinde.

FrancisXavier

February 18th, 2006, 07:37 AM

http://wowcagayandeoro.com/?p=77
Tuesday, December 13th 2005

Income taxes: BIR-16’s biggest source of revenue
posted @ 12:08 pm by Glenda in [ News ]
by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

Cagayan de Oro City (13 December) — PAYMENT of income taxes amounting to P2.158 billion comprises the biggest source of revenues collected by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Region 16, that covers Northern Mindanao, including Lanao del Sur and Marawi City, during the first 10 months, this year.

“The figure actually represents 70% of the total regional revenue collection (TRRC) from January to October, this year, which amounted to P3.078 billion,” lawyer Alberto S. Olasiman, assistant regional director of BIR-16 said.

This was followed by Value Added Taxes (VAT) amounting to P578.978 million or 18%, Percentage Taxes of P139.667 million or 4.5%, and Other sources such as penalties, fines and surcharges of P119.948 million or 3.5%.

Next was Documentary Stamp Taxes of P75.911 million or 2.1% and then by Transfer Taxes of P6.079 million or 1.9%.

At the same time, Blandina L. Florante, BIR-16 chief of collection division, said P2.152 billion or 70% of the TRRC was collected thru authorized accredited banks, while P541.305 million or 18% was done thru Tax Remittance Advices (TRA), and P384.640 million or 12% was done by the Revenue Collection Officers.

In terms of share in the TRRC, however, BIR RD-98 of Cagayan de Oro City posted the biggest share of P1.849 billion or 60%, followed by RD-101 of Iligan City with P440.742 million or 14%, and RD-99 of Malaybalay City with P350.272 million or 12%.

RD-100 of Ozamiz City was next with P215.492 million or 7%, RD-97 of Gingoog City with P113.811 million or 4% and RD-102 of Marawi City, P109.363 million or 3% of the TRRC.

Meanwhile, the government is seeking the support of the business community to discourage the payment of bribes and to expose those public functionaries who demand bribes even as it continues the fight against graft and corruption.

“We are limiting the amount of discretion involved in graft-prone transactions,” Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said.

He said President Arroyo has just appointed an Ombudsman who will wage the fight against graft and corruption and that the Armed Forces of the Philippines is also doing its share of the over-all clean-up.

“We are well aware that fighting graft and corruption is not simply filing cases and gaining convictions, but also entails an overhaul of deeply embedded negative values in our society. The guilt is equally shared by the corrupt and the corruptors,” Bunye added. (PIA-10)

jayzee25

February 18th, 2006, 08:04 AM

do u have any latest pics about sm cagayan de oro? seems nageexpand na sila

FrancisXavier

February 18th, 2006, 08:11 AM

do u have any latest pics about sm cagayan de oro? seems nageexpand na sila
yup.. 4 level carpark and department store annex yun. La akong pic eh.. next time.

jayzee25

February 18th, 2006, 08:18 AM

yup.. 4 level carpark and department store annex yun. La akong pic eh.. next time.

so that means almost 70,000+ sq.m. of gross floor area ang sm cdo?

cyrusal

February 18th, 2006, 10:16 AM

so that means almost 70,000+ sq.m. of gross floor area ang sm cdo?

Yes.. I think so.. The parking area of SM CDO is realllly not enough.. they have underestimated its size in the planng of the construction of the mall..
They said that they planned to utilize the 1st and 2nd floors for botiques and restaurant spaces and the 3rd and 4th floors for parking.

cyrusal

February 18th, 2006, 12:52 PM

cyrusal

February 18th, 2006, 01:00 PM

do u have any latest pics about sm cagayan de oro? seems nageexpand na sila

Yes.. here it is.. this is the only one i got.I took this one during the Christmas vacation last year... maybe FrancisXavier can provide you with more pics:)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/SMCDOEXPANSION.gif

chymera00

February 18th, 2006, 01:24 PM

cyrusal

February 19th, 2006, 07:09 AM

c0kelitr0

February 19th, 2006, 07:33 AM

it didn't say TOWER cyrusal ;)

cyrusal

February 19th, 2006, 04:40 PM

cash rich? ako hinde.

FrancisXavier, you are living in a high class subdivision right? :)

cyrusal

February 19th, 2006, 05:52 PM

it didn't say TOWER cyrusal ;)

oo nga e.. ang ganda pa naman ng name nila..

cyrusal

February 20th, 2006, 04:20 AM

Hala, in CDO you see them everywhere... kainis pa kasi humihingi ng dagdag pasahe..

yes..actually we call it motorela or rela for shot

http://www.geocities.com/buhaygcs/CDO/Zbil21.jpg

FrancisXavier

February 20th, 2006, 05:30 AM

FrancisXavier, you are living in a high class subdivision right? :)

Hala, i live in Grand Europa... I could say it's the best community in CDO but it's not that high class. Xavier Estates, Hillsborough pointe, are the one considered high end.. Grand Europa is for midle income i guess. It's owned by Villar group. The owner of Camella homes all over tha country.

FrancisXavier

February 20th, 2006, 05:38 AM

Wait... Cagayan de Oro collected 1.849 Billion? WOW!
It is quite ironic that while the city imposes higher taxes for business establishments (yes, the Cost of Doing Business in CDO is high compared to the other mid-size cities accdg. to AIM Study), more investments still continue upsurge.

yes, ioronic... CDO's income grew by more than 300M from 2003-2005. Compared to CDO's counterparts w/c didn't grew that rapidly(stayed on the same hundreds of millions)..
And the size of the city is not an excuse here.. remember, CDO's industry are just within the urban w/c is not that wide.
I've been to the cities w/c im trying to point out here, and yes, so much room for industries...
if you check with the BOI, CDO recieved more investments in 2003, 2004, and 2005 than the more competitive cities in the list.
How Ironic...

FrancisXavier

February 20th, 2006, 05:40 AM

According to the BIR website, RDO-98 based in Cagayan de Oro City is composed of Cagayan de Oro City, ALUBIJID, BALINGASAG, CLAVERIA, APOSKAHOY, CABACUNGAN, EL SALVADOR, GITAGUM, INITAO, JASAAN, LAGUINDINGAN, LIBERTAD, LUGAIT, MANTICAO, OPOL, TAGOLOAN, and VILLANUEVA
Yes, CDO's income is only P1.3B in 2005.

cyrusal

February 20th, 2006, 05:51 AM

FracisXavier, do you have any pics of the SM CDO expansion? is it finished?

FrancisXavier

February 20th, 2006, 05:55 AM

yeah, the 3 upper floors for carpark is done.. i guess pati roof deck ginagamit for parking.. the ground level is underway.. cge, for you i'll take a pic of it bukas or later.

PS: oi, im not BUROTSKI huh.. Maybe he's the arrogant KUSH.. i dunno.

cyrusal

February 20th, 2006, 06:09 AM

^^ arrongant KUSH?

FrancisXavier

February 20th, 2006, 06:17 AM

cHemon of BKK thought im KUSH.. Coz Xavier was born after KUSH, i tried searching y.. And yes, he really is arrogant. I dunno if he's insecure or what...

FrancisXavier

February 20th, 2006, 06:30 AM

Anyway, i've read in a news paper article that LANDCO will build a mall near the U/C nazareth-carmen bridge, behind the cathedral.. i'll try to find an article in the net to post here..

cyrusal

February 20th, 2006, 06:48 AM

^^ yes.., i have read an article regading that a long time ago..., i think they have planned it last year.

cyrusal

February 20th, 2006, 03:44 PM

I think this is one them..

Investor eyeing projects in Oro

Cagayan de Oro City (23 March) -- A GIANT shopping complex and a residential subdivision project will rise soon right in the heart of Cagayan de Oro City.

Noting the development of the city, the Landco Pacific Corporation now has its eyes on these two projects.

The multi-million mall will be at par with the malls in Malaysia and Thailand.

In his letter to Mayor Vicente Y. Emano, Washington Sycip said a Memorandum of Understanding with the Golez family, owner of the property, is expected to take place within 30 days.

Sycip said the Landco Group business plan includes a study of the jeepney routes, school traffic, and the two highways, which will affect the property.

The same investor is also interested in a subdivision project in the area, he added.

Earlier, Mayor Emano announced that a Manila-based company is also planning to construct another mall at Upper Carmen.

These developments are offshoots of moves undertaken by the mayor to implement the proposed Nazareth-Carmen Bridge, which is the mayor’s last flagship project before his term ends.

Meanwhile, investors from England, Germany and America met with Mayor Emano early last week to discuss plans to put up a zero waste management plant at barangay Indahag.

The city has earmarked a portion of its lot in the area for the purpose. (Office of the City Council) [top]]

Its says..GIANT.. I wonder how big is this mall..

fundraiser

February 20th, 2006, 03:55 PM

cyrusal

February 20th, 2006, 05:28 PM

^^ well that is their study.. we cant do anything about it.. it is up to the businessmen on where and how are they going to put up their businesses. Mabye AIM's study result is one of their critertion, but not totally. For me CDO is still one of the pole positions for investments in the country.

cyrusal

February 20th, 2006, 05:58 PM

Oro to host 2007 int'l whitewater rafting challenge

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/CDOWWRA-Animation3.gif

Cagayan de Oro City (10 February) -- CITY Mayor Vicente Y. Emano is pleased over the choice of Cagayan de Oro as possible site for the 2007 World Whitewater Rafting Competition.

This after organizers of the World Whitewater Rafting Competition met with the city mayor and informed him that the Cagayan de Oro River is at par if not better than other whitewater rafting destinations throughout the world.

Mayor Emano said that the holding of the international whitewater rafting competition in Cagayan de Oro spells vast opportunity for the city's tourism and economic development.

He pointed out that the 300 rafters from various parts of the globe who will join the competition can readily translate into hundreds if not thousands of foreign visitors who will visit Cagayan de Oro to witness the competition.

The Cagayan de Oro River boasts of a year-round navigable rapids and picturesque scenery along the river banks.

Meanwhile, Mayor Emano disclosed the possible holding of the Philippine Golf Open in the city next year.

The city mayor is optimistic that the choice of Cagayan de Oro as site for national and international sports events will secure the city's position as premier tourism destination in this part of the country. (City Information Office/Ragcom)

Dinho

February 21st, 2006, 08:18 AM

yes..actually we call it motorela or rela for shot

http://www.geocities.com/buhaygcs/CDO/Zbil21.jpg

That looks very exotic. Have never seen a tricycle that looks like a jeepney too. The engine must be groaning with the weight of its added body plus a few more passengers. Could barely imagine the noise and air pollution that this contraption is generating.

boybleauXx

February 21st, 2006, 02:15 PM

noisy?.....boy you havent been to Pagadian :)

That 'Rela or Motorela...is now one of the icons identifiable to CDO.
Just as the 'tuktuks' in Bangkok.

Dinho

February 21st, 2006, 03:31 PM

noisy?.....boy you havent been to Pagadian :)

That 'Rela or Motorela...is now one of the icons identifiable to CDO.
Just as the 'tuktuks' in Bangkok.

i KNOW HOW NOISY THEY CAN BE, WHILE THERE ARE ALMOST NONE IN BACOLOD CITY, THE REST OF METRO BACOLOD HAS SOME TRICYCLES AND i KNOW HOW NOISY THEY CAN BE BECAUSE I LIVE IN TALISAY CITY. GOOD THING MY PLACE IS FAR FROM DOWNTOWN TALISAY.

tj_brewed

February 21st, 2006, 06:02 PM

That looks very exotic. Have never seen a tricycle that looks like a jeepney too. The engine must be groaning with the weight of its added body plus a few more passengers. Could barely imagine the noise and air pollution that this contraption is generating.

i bet this is common to most of Mindanao cities...take Tagum, Panabo, and Digos City (all in Davao region) for example. :)

FrancisXavier

February 22nd, 2006, 05:33 AM

with all these developments in CDO, it never fails to make us wonder why CDO was not in the top 5. same sentiments with cebu, well... i guess AIM is aiming to self-destruct. in cebu, many businessmen are baffled with the result.
Definitely the Investors do not rely on AIM's study. Why? Look at Bacolod for example(sorry), it has been consistent on top as one of the most competitive, yet, the revenue their city gov't has collected didn't grew that much(2003-2005) w/c remained in 600M++ level..
In contrast, CDO's revenue has rapidly been growing.. 2005's income is 300M up from 2004's. (SM and Robinsons will start paying tax this year). The city gov't has already collected 200M as of end of Jan, 172M was collected in the same period last year.
So in my own forcast, CDO's income could reach 1.4-1.5B in 2006 end.
Hindi pa kasali sa most competitive yan huh.. How much more?

FrancisXavier

February 22nd, 2006, 05:39 AM

That looks very exotic. Have never seen a tricycle that looks like a jeepney too. The engine must be groaning with the weight of its added body plus a few more passengers. Could barely imagine the noise and air pollution that this contraption is generating.
in fairness to our transportation here, most of the taxi's here are TOYOTA Altis and NISSAN Sentra's latest model. Hindi na kasi pinapansin yung mga lumang Sentra at Corola. If you come here, you would see more altis and new Sentra taxis that those old and dull one. TAXI ROYALE uses new Sentra, while RITTER TAXI, ABAS FARM TAXI, AIR JORDAN TAXI, and many other independent taxi operator use TOYOTA ALTIS.

FrancisXavier

February 22nd, 2006, 06:12 AM

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060202.htm&no=41
BIR-16 collects P3.741-B in 2005

by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

Cagayan de Oro City (2 February) -- A TOTAL revenue collection of P3.741 billion was posted by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Region No.16, last year, up by P549,780,534.03 or 17% over the P3.191 billion recorded in 2004.

The region's coverage includes the five provinces and all the cities in Northern Mindanao plus Lanao del Sur and Marawi City in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

It has also six revenue districts (RDs), namely: RD 97 stationed in Gingoog City, RD 98 in Cagayan de Oro City, RD 99 in Malaybalay City, RD 100 in Ozamiz City, RD 101 in Iligan City and RD 102 in Marawi City.

Regional Director Araceli J. Francisco of BIR-16 who replaced Atty. Leandro Q. Sacamos, said the comparative data for 2004 and 2005 show that taxes derived from "Other Sources" posted the highest increase of 39.24%, from P162.726 million to P226.581 million.

"By other sources, we mean penalties, fines and surcharges, as well as documentary stamp, real estate, capital gains and transfer taxes," Francisco said.

On the other hand, Percentage Taxes went up by 23.22%, from P142.835 million to P176.003 million. "This is mainly due to the shift from the 10% Value Added Tax payments of banks and other financial institutions to the 5% gross receipts taxes," she also said.

Similarly, taxes derived from income and profit, which remain the biggest source of revenues, increased by 18.96%, from P2.232 billion to P2.655 billion, while those derived from the Value Added Taxes (VAT) went up by 4.52%, from P653.292 million to P682.829 million.

As to collection of these taxes, Francisco said, P2,599,500,155.42 or 69.49% were done by the authorized accredited banks (AAB), while P678,402,900.52 or 18.15% was collected through Tax Remittance Advices (TRA), and P462,785,773.16 or 12.36% through the Revenue Collection Officers (RCOs).

Moreover, among the region's six RDs, Marawi City posted the highest increase of 36%, from P96.659 million to P131.025 million, Blandina L. Florante, OIC-chief of collection division, said.

"This could be because of the close monitoring of the local government units, national government agencies and other public and private offices, as well as the withholding taxes on income of the employees of the Department of Education (DepEd), which are now remitted to BIR-16 in Cagayan de Oro City due to its proximity from Marawi City and no longer to the ARMM Regional Center in Cotabato City," Florante said.

This was followed by Malaybalay City with a collection increase of 27%, from P338.448 million to P428.569 million, and Gingoog City, 26%, from P110.991 million to P139.870 million, Ozamiz City, 20%, from P224.470 million to P268.993 million, and Iligan City, 13%, from P480.465 million to P540.949 million.

Cagayan de Oro City, which has the biggest share of 59.64% in the total regional collections, also went up by 15%, from P1.940 billion to P2.231 billion.
Meanwhile, the government has finally arrested the decline in the country's tax effort, achieving an increase in the ratio of tax collections to economic output for the first time since the Asian financial crisis hit in 1997, according to the Department of Finance.

As of the moment, the BIR is planning to resurrect its campaign against big-time tax cheats in a "repackaged" form, the DOF, also said. (PIA-10) [top]

FrancisXavier

February 22nd, 2006, 06:15 AM

http://www.mindanao.com/blog/?p=813
Saturday, January 28th 2006

618 new businesses open in Cagayan de Oro this month
posted @ 11:45 pm by Bob in [ News ]
Cagayan de Oro City (27 January) — A TOTAL of 618 new business establishments have opened in Cagayan de Oro City as of January 23, this year, an accomplishment on the on-going business permit licensing of the City Finance Department disclosed.

City Treasurer Lino Daral said from January 2 to 23, a total of 11,182 business establishments have also renewed their business permits with the city government.

This brings to 11,800 the total number of business establishments now operating in Cagayan de Oro.

Of the business establishments registered during the period, the city government generated a total of P118,142,272.15 in licensing fees.

On top of this, the city treasurer revealed that the city government earned a total of P3,028,486.97 from market collections in the newly redeveloped Carmen and Cogon public markets.

The city government also generated a total of P12,578,932 from payments of real property taxes during the same period.

Earlier, Mayor Vicente Y. Emano expressed confidence that the city government’s collection from real property tax will increase by as much as P32 million when the general revision of the city’s real property tax schedule shall have been finalized this year and implemented early next year.

Mayor Emano pointed out that the taxes and fees generated by the city government will go back to the people of Cagayan de Oro in the form of better and improved social services and infrastructure projects. (City Information Office/Ragcom)

FrancisXavier

February 22nd, 2006, 06:16 AM

This is a manifestation of an uncompetitive city. Least competitive, more investments.

MarkiiBoi

February 22nd, 2006, 06:24 AM

@FrancisXavier: maybe AIM should come up with the Most Uncompetitive Cities. Cebu and CDO will surely be in the list... :D

cyrusal

February 22nd, 2006, 07:18 AM

@FrancisXavier: as I mentioned before.. it is the irony with the reality here.. :sleepy: :)

Dinho

February 22nd, 2006, 08:36 AM

This is a manifestation of an uncompetitive city. Least competitive, more investments.

Cool it Francis! I didn't mean to bash your place. I was just surprised to know that there are a lot of trikes there. Those could in fact be a tourist attraction in itself just like Bangkok's tuktuks. I think that Bacolod's officials have been lowering our taxes to achieve what your city has achieved in such a short time.

LordCarnal

February 22nd, 2006, 09:06 AM

wahaaa.. bahaw na diay akong post.. edit for now. :)

tj_brewed

February 22nd, 2006, 05:54 PM

This is a manifestation of an uncompetitive city. Least competitive, more investments.

hmmmmm...in fairness to Davao City, it has proven its worth to be part of the list. Davao's economic activity for the year of 2005 has been so dynamic as well. With investments and expansions (more in agriculture, exports, and real estate) - you may refer to the Davao thread for more info. But i still believe that CDO should be part of the list as well....

fundraiser

February 22nd, 2006, 06:23 PM

cant get over the rankings huh, hehehe, i was browsing sunstar davao ever since the AIM study was released pero not a news about the survey at all or a banner headline or whatever (at least sa sunstar davao). they (the davaoeños) dont mind the survey so why would we (non-davaoeños) even care. this is just like the issue of the queen city title. hehehe, wooops, i dont wanna bring that up, lol!

but with davao, it rightfully belongs to one of the top competitive cities. kasi it is a big "untapped" market, meaning there is a GOOD market pero its untapped, so it makes them competitive kasi everything.... the right ingredients are there, its a good place for expansion, i guess that is what AIM is trying to say in their surveys. pero what baffles me is why CDO is not one of the top 5, yun lang!

cyrusal

February 22nd, 2006, 07:24 PM

Another Investment-related NEWS :colgate:

Aussie investors to arrive Wednesday

AUSTRALIAN investors are arriving in Cagayan de Oro on Wednesday to pursue investment possibilities.

According to Mayor Vicente Emano, the group will be led by Helmut Breitkreuz and Ray Smith of the Bill Breith International Consultancy based in Sydney, Australia.

It may be recalled that initial talks regarding prospective investments of the company in the city started in December, last year.

The foreign investor conducted site visits of Bonbon-Bayabas-Kauswagan coastal areas, among others.

The company is eyeing real estate development like business park, maritime and housing, among other investments.

Emano welcomes this even as he is optimistic that it is in line with City hall's intention to provide more housing programs for landless city residents.

The mayor went recently to Manila along with other traders to invite both foreign and domestic businessmen to pour their resources in the city.

(February 23, 2006 issue)

bel1river

February 22nd, 2006, 07:58 PM

[QUOTE=fundraiser]cant get over the rankings huh, hehehe, i was browsing sunstar davao ever since the AIM study was released pero not a news about the survey at all or a banner headline or whatever (at least sa sunstar davao). they (the davaoeños) dont mind the survey so why would we (non-davaoeños) even care. this is just like the issue of the queen city title. hehehe, wooops, i dont wanna bring that up, lol!

Sunstar Davao did have a blurb about the AIM study and all the Davao city officials had to say about it was to improve on the different criteria where the city did not fare well. If I remember right, the official focused on the need for educational institutions to churn out graduates who will be competitive in the national and global arena.

Kaiser

February 23rd, 2006, 10:52 AM

yes..actually we call it motorela or rela for shot

http://www.geocities.com/buhaygcs/CDO/Zbil21.jpg

SOMEMORE PIX OF MOTORELA PLEASE:)

cyrusal

February 23rd, 2006, 11:36 AM

SOMEMORE PIX OF MOTORELA PLEASE:)

here it is..

These are from Camiguin Island...

http://hawaiianwebmaster.com/bluemotorela.jpg

http://hawaiianwebmaster.com/mambajao07.jpg

FrancisXavier

February 24th, 2006, 05:36 AM

Cool it Francis! I didn't mean to bash your place. I was just surprised to know that there are a lot of trikes there. Those could in fact be a tourist attraction in itself just like Bangkok's tuktuks. I think that Bacolod's officials have been lowering our taxes to achieve what your city has achieved in such a short time.
You may be refering to TAX HOLIDAY. Actually, that P2.1B does not include taxes from SM, Robinsons, Golden Bell, Tanduay, and all the other new industries. So, as these firms start paying tax this 2006, we expect a rapid income growth.

In january alone, the city gov't has already collected more than P200M. If it works constantly, together with the end of tax holiday for the mentioned firms, CDO's income could improve by more than 400M. IMO.

This is a very clear manifestation that CDO's economy is way bigger than that of Bacolod's. more than double.

junax

February 24th, 2006, 05:55 AM

here it is..

These are from Camiguin Island...

http://hawaiianwebmaster.com/bluemotorela.jpg

i was amused by the "butalid liner", naa mangud ko amigo taga cdo mao na iya ginasulti pag naay matumba, "da nabutalid lagi, tikangkang!" hehe.

FrancisXavier

February 24th, 2006, 06:01 AM

i was amused by the "butalid liner", naa mangud ko amigo taga cdo mao na iya ginasulti pag naay matumba, "da nabutalid lagi, tikangkang!" hehe.
haha, if that's so, how do you expect these relas to lure passenger.. :bash:
mali ang marketing strategy nila.. lol

Kaiser

February 24th, 2006, 11:08 AM

here it is..

These are from Camiguin Island...

http://hawaiianwebmaster.com/bluemotorela.jpg

http://hawaiianwebmaster.com/mambajao07.jpg

how cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) it looks like a mini jeepney......thnx cyrusal :)

slerz

February 24th, 2006, 11:16 AM

oh! cute nga, di ba mag lisod og drive ang driver ana?

Kaiser

February 24th, 2006, 11:17 AM

^^cguro kung ganyan ang mga tricycle d2 sa antipolo, marahil ay maingay na maingay d2 sa antipolo paano ba naman bundok d2

tj_brewed

February 24th, 2006, 11:22 AM

^^cguro kung ganyan ang mga tricycle d2 sa antipolo, marahil ay maingay na maingay d2 sa antipolo paano ba naman bundok d2

ive never been to antipolo! but i wanna go there soon! the closest from antipolo place ive been to is taytay rizal! my ex was from there kc! eheheheh though ive lived sa may junction jan sa rizal....know that place joshua?

Kaiser

February 24th, 2006, 11:40 AM

maybe, Cainta?

tj_brewed

February 24th, 2006, 11:49 AM

maybe, Cainta?

yup...junction sa may cainta!

FrancisXavier

February 25th, 2006, 06:29 AM

^^cguro kung ganyan ang mga tricycle d2 sa antipolo, marahil ay maingay na maingay d2 sa antipolo paano ba naman bundok d2
Haha... kahit nga sa patag maingay, ano pa kaya sa hilly.. actually, umaakyat din yang mga trike na yan sa uptown CDO. Kawawa tlga yng makina ng trike... parang naghihingalo..

lochinvar

February 25th, 2006, 07:09 AM

Dinho

February 25th, 2006, 11:04 AM

"ive never been to antipolo! but i wanna go there soon! the closest from antipolo place ive been to is taytay rizal! my ex was from there kc! eheheheh though ive lived sa may junction jan sa rizal....know that place joshua?"

Ano pa ang hinihintay? Tayo na sa Antipolo, at doon ay maligo tayo (that is, if you wouldn't mind.)

Good thing we only have a few trikes in Bacolod and only in some areas. They can be very annoying. About taxes, maybe it is about time the CDO businessmen find legeal ways to cut their taxes since most of the taxes go to the NCR only anyway.

tj_brewed

February 25th, 2006, 12:49 PM

slerz

February 25th, 2006, 04:01 PM

Good thing we only have a few trikes in Bacolod and only in some areas. They can be very annoying.

wooo... now, whose talking? maybe an American, or European? :dunno:

lewdsaint

February 27th, 2006, 06:17 AM

FrancisXavier, that man is not used to ride on a public utility transportation like jeepneys and trikes because of his asthma and they have cars.

in fairness to our transportation here, most of the taxi's here are TOYOTA Altis and NISSAN Sentra's latest model. Hindi na kasi pinapansin yung mga lumang Sentra at Corola. If you come here, you would see more altis and new Sentra taxis that those old and dull one. TAXI ROYALE uses new Sentra, while RITTER TAXI, ABAS FARM TAXI, AIR JORDAN TAXI, and many other independent taxi operator use TOYOTA ALTIS.

lewdsaint

February 27th, 2006, 06:20 AM

No! He is a Bacolodnon working at the Qatar.

wooo... now, whose talking? maybe an American, or European? :dunno:

lewdsaint

February 27th, 2006, 06:38 AM

FrancisXavier

February 27th, 2006, 06:53 AM

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2003/03/28/bus/oro.to.delay.collection.of.real.property.taxes.html
Friday, March 28, 2003
Oro to delay collection of real property taxes
By Lizanilla J. Amarga

FOR a span of six years, the City Government will not be reeling in much income in terms of real property taxes from the newly-established malls and department stores in Cagayan de Oro.

Councilor Jose Benjamin Benaldo, chairman of the City Council Committee on Commerce and Industry, said they have received complaints on how the city is losing millions of revenues over these new firms.

He said this is part of the long-term program of the city's Investment Incentive Action Committee for new investors to pour their money here.

"Tuod dili pa kita maka-income niini nga mga estabisamento still daghan kaayo ang nakabenepisyo sa ilang gi-offer na tarbaho sa atong mga katawhan dili lang sa dakbayan apil na sa mga kasikbit nga probinsya (True that the city will not be getting much income from these establishments still the benefits they offer like that of job opportunities for city and even provincial residents are already very valuable)," he said.

Benaldo said what it important here is that there are hundreds of jobs generated and that such
establishments will propel the city's economy to "move and grow faster".

"Besides they are not going anywhere as they have put up real estate properties alangan naman ug ila kanang biyaan ang ilang mga buildings nga gipangtukod diha (of course they won't just leave off the buildings they have put up there) after six years," he added.

Last month, he said they have approved millions worth of tax incentives for several new establishments in the city for the next six years.

Project study

Benaldo said SM City's tax holiday amounts to P62 million based on the value of their real estate property, the capital they have poured in and the number of jobs they have offered.

For Robinson's Big 'R', Benaldo said there was a proposal amounting to millions but that its management still has to submit and accomplish some requirements of the Investment Incentive Action Committee.

"They still need to submit a copy of their project study," he said.

Benaldo said Ford Cagayan de Oro is proposing a P20 million incentive but that this is still up for approval in Mayor Vicente Emano's office.

He said Golden Bell tax incentive of P82 million has already been approved by the committee.
"Golden Bell is a wholesaler department store/mall located at Capistrano street...we have approved P82 million for them as they have hired several employees," he said.

Oroport in Macabalan, Benaldo said has now been entitled for P30 million.

He said there is a formula that the committee is following based on the value of their real estate property put up, amount of investment poured in and the number of employment it generates.

Benaldo cited that of Golden Bell which is entitled to around P615,500 during the first, second and third years of its operations.

For its fourth the incentives will be only around P465,500, while the fifth and sixth years will be only P315,500 and P165,500 respectively.

"Actually what will be 100 percent free is on the first three years of its operation the rest they will be paying for their taxes gradually until the seventh year wherein they have to pay in full," Benaldo said.

FrancisXavier

February 27th, 2006, 06:59 AM

FrancisXavier, He always have this reason "I didn't mean to...." Observe most of his post.

I already advised him to be tactful and watch his statements. He should show facts and figures before he make any comments. He is used to guess and make assumptions. He also fond on comperating his city with other cities without any bases or facts.

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p041004.htm&no=15
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) [top]

FrancisXavier

February 27th, 2006, 07:06 AM

lewdsaint

February 27th, 2006, 07:15 AM

It's good that you have your facts to show. He better research his own data and not make any assumption or guess. :) hehehe!

How do we determine the presence of businesses in a city? Dont you think it's by the bulk of the tax collected per year? And what is the determinant of the city's economy? Don't you think the # business operating there? if you check with the financial performance of CDO in 2003, it's 1.08B. Then check with yours... :)

FrancisXavier

February 27th, 2006, 07:19 AM

It's good that you have your facts to show. He better research his own data and not make any assumption or guess. :) hehehe!
kala ko kasi minasama mo.. hehehe.. i didn't reposted these facts kasi i've posted these several times na..

daks2003

February 27th, 2006, 07:21 AM

maybe a "EUROPEAN ENVOY"???? hehehe :runaway:

wooo... now, whose talking? maybe an American, or European? :dunno:

FrancisXavier

February 27th, 2006, 07:37 AM

walkalator at CDO airport...joke.... i wish...
this is at limketkai.. particularly, robinsons.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture002.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture001.jpg

FrancisXavier

February 27th, 2006, 07:38 AM

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture004.jpg
Rosario arcade, limketkai center.

FrancisXavier

February 27th, 2006, 07:41 AM

Maxandrea hotel.. the glassy one.. and Malberry Suites(white building, far)
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture005.jpg

FrancisXavier

February 27th, 2006, 07:43 AM

HIGH RIDGE! CDO's version of Cebu's TOPS...
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture008.jpg

FrancisXavier

February 27th, 2006, 07:45 AM

Koresco hotel.. the 2nd 5star hotel in the city.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/marquee_hotel.jpg

Dinho

February 27th, 2006, 08:43 AM

Koresco hotel.. the 2nd 5star hotel in the city.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/marquee_hotel.jpg

Thanks for posting the picture Francis. I remember asking you for a picture of Koresco hotel. It look interesting, but I think that the Pryce Plaza Hotel is still tops for location and the views around it.

hezron

February 27th, 2006, 09:08 AM

^^ napaka plastic talaga ng taong ito... oh sorry hindi pala ito nakakaintindi ng tagalog kasi sabi nya "that filipino language". why bother visiting other thread dinho? sawa kana sa place like heaven you called bacolod? praise a little and kill later ang tirada ng taong ito.

lewdsaint

February 27th, 2006, 10:45 AM

You're correct, hezron!

^^ napaka plastic talaga ng taong ito... oh sorry hindi pala ito nakakaintindi ng tagalog kasi sabi nya "that filipino language". why bother visiting other thread dinho? sawa kana sa place like heaven you called bacolod? praise a little and kill later ang tirada ng taong ito.

cyrusal

February 27th, 2006, 01:24 PM

oh my gosh.. we are in the City of Golden Friendship... it is good to have a healthy and friendly environment here :)

lewdsaint

February 27th, 2006, 01:35 PM

No problem FrancisXavier! I only after that manipulative guy. He think that he can put us into his pocket. Poor that guy we are more brilliant than him.

Peace to you, Bro'!

kala ko kasi minasama mo.. hehehe.. i didn't reposted these facts kasi i've posted these several times na..

cyrusal

February 27th, 2006, 02:06 PM

Good thing we only have a few trikes in Bacolod and only in some areas. They can be very annoying. About taxes, maybe it is about time the CDO businessmen find legeal ways to cut their taxes since most of the taxes go to the NCR only anyway.

I disagree on this. The government is pouring out so many developments in NCR that is because aside from being the Capital Region, it collects taxes of millions of people and business establishments more than any regions here in the Philippines. And we cannot question that.

While Bacolod in cutting out taxes to lure investments, CDO is doing the other way around. Tax escalation for businesses in CDO is just one of the stategies imposed by the LGU to generate more income. Surprisingly, businesses in the city still continue to grow and investments are upsurging..

And finally, it is not about how big or small is amount of tax is to be collected, it is about how local government plan and carry out these important things to generate more income and apply these for the development of the region which is a manifestion that the tax collected from taxpayers are returned to them in the end.

Dinho

February 27th, 2006, 02:33 PM

I disagree on this. The government is pouring out so many developments in NCR that is because aside from being the Capital Region, it collects taxes of millions of people and business establishments more than any regions here in the Philippines. And we cannot question that.

While Bacolod in cutting out taxes to lure investments, CDO is doing the other way around. Tax escalation for businesses in CDO is just one of the stategies imposed by the LGU to generate more income. Surprisingly, businesses in the city still continue to grow and investments are upsurging..

And finally, it is not about how big or small is amount of tax is to be collected, it is about how local government plan and carry out these important things to generate more income and apply these for the development of the region which is a manifestion that the tax collected from taxpayers are returned to them in the end.

CDO could afford doing that because its exports are sought in the international market. You will see lots of Del Monte and Dole products even here in the Middle East. Bacolod cannot because the market for its products remains volatile. I may have been wrong about the taxes going mostly to NCR. But when you look at Manila, you will see that it is brimming with infrastructure projects while the provinces and other cities are almost virtually ignored until just recently. Its good that at least the government recognized the need to put up international standard airports in CDO, Bacolod, and Iloilo. Just wondering, when is work gonna start on CDO's Laguindingan Airport and when is it due for completion?

cyrusal

February 27th, 2006, 02:55 PM

The ground breaking was last month.. and this 10-year delayed project is due on 2010 pa.. quite sad. If only Gloria had won in CDO, I could have enjoyed landing in this airport at these times.

Dinho

February 27th, 2006, 03:02 PM

The ground breaking was last month.. and this 10-year delayed project is due on 2010 pa.. quite sad. If only Gloria had won in CDO, I could have enjoyed landing in this airport at these times.

The wait might be worth it. It might come out much better than the new airports now being built in Bacolod and Iloilo. I am a bit disappointed with the design of the terminal building at the new Silay-Bacolod Airport which is incidentally similar in design to Iloilo's Sta. Barbara Airport. Both are due to open mid 2007. Both airports do not even have ramps and the entrance is at the ground floor. Most new airports have elevated ramps such that the entrance is at the second level already with the ground floor reserved for service facilities only. Some of the bigger airports utilize the area below the ramp as the departure area as in the case of Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

cyrusal

March 1st, 2006, 03:20 AM

Maxandrea hotel.. the glassy one.. and Malberry Suites(white building, far)
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture005.jpg

Nice view FrancisXavier.. let me guess.. you took this at Xavier University Agriculture building right?

FrancisXavier

March 1st, 2006, 06:15 AM

Nice view FrancisXavier.. let me guess.. you took this at Xavier University Agriculture building right?
gotcha! particularly at the th floor. :)

FrancisXavier

March 1st, 2006, 06:24 AM

FrancisXavier

March 1st, 2006, 06:33 AM

Inside G mall. Main atrium. Though madilim kc mejo against the light.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture016.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture017.jpg

FrancisXavier

March 1st, 2006, 06:41 AM

Capitol grounds
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture019.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture020.jpg

FrancisXavier

March 1st, 2006, 06:55 AM

the dull Velez Ave.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture021.jpg

FrancisXavier

March 1st, 2006, 06:56 AM

The oldest office building in CDO.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture007.jpg

cyrusal

March 1st, 2006, 07:20 AM

SM CDO expansion almost complete... 5level carpark building(including roof deck)
The ground floor is leasable spaces.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture012.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture013.jpg

nice one FrancisXavier! it is like another mall. So maybe the gross area of the mall is around 70,000sq.m na..

FrancisXavier

March 1st, 2006, 07:22 AM

hindi lang... coz this expansion is almost as big as the main..given 5 levels.. in my estimate this could be 30K-45k sqm...

cyrusal

March 1st, 2006, 07:24 AM

so may underground yun?

FrancisXavier

March 1st, 2006, 07:28 AM

wala... i included the roof deck in the count... lol...

56K+ 30K at the least= 86Ksqm... yehey... mas malaki na kesa davao...
i'll post more in the future..

cyrusal

March 1st, 2006, 07:42 AM

I hope they will put the office space there.. and vacate the current one which is can be used to put up additional cinemas..

Dinho

March 1st, 2006, 08:46 AM

wala... i included the roof deck in the count... lol...

56K+ 30K at the least= 86Ksqm... yehey... mas malaki na kesa davao...
i'll post more in the future..

And Bacolod will be having the smallest SM City in the Visayas and Mindanao...

hezron

March 1st, 2006, 08:50 AM

kahit maliit ang sm ng davao, tingin ko mas malaki parin ito kahit w/ the current expansion ng sm cdo kasi more on parking area ang utilization nito at walang 2nd floor ang bulk space ng sm cdo, yong 3 level area ay sa entrance part lang. malapad din ang floor area ng davao kumpara sa cdo, so mag co compensate lang sa new building kung gagawing mall area ang ibang floors. walang parking building ang davao kasi maluwang pa sa labas. at ayon sa mga empleyado ang expansion na gagawin ng sm davao ay gagawa ng isa pang singlaking building at ikoconnect tru bridge, maybe this or next year.

wala... i included the roof deck in the count... lol...

56K+ 30K at the least= 86Ksqm... yehey... mas malaki na kesa davao...
i'll post more in the future..

M.Lee

March 1st, 2006, 08:54 AM

kahit maliit ang sm ng davao, tingin ko mas malaki parin ito kahit w/ the current expansion ng sm cdo kasi more on parking area ang utilization nito at walang 2nd floor ang bulk space ng sm cdo, yong 3 level area ay sa entrance part lang. malapad din ang floor area ng davao kumpara sa cdo, so mag co compensate lang sa new building kung gagawing mall area ang ibang floors. walang parking building ang davao kasi maluwang pa sa labas. at ayon sa mga empleyado ang expansion na gagawin ng sm davao ay gagawa ng isa pang singlaking building at ikoconnect tru bridge, maybe this or next year.

Na unsa ka man Hezron. Tagalog d sa Cagayan De Oro.

rustyboi

March 1st, 2006, 10:12 AM

wala... i included the roof deck in the count... lol...

56K+ 30K at the least= 86Ksqm... yehey... mas malaki na kesa davao...
i'll post more in the future..
that's definitely good news for CDO! i'm impressed :)

And Bacolod will be having the smallest SM City in the Visayas and Mindanao...
Do you have the gross floor area of the upcoming SM Bacolod? :)

here's the ranking of SM Malls by Sinjin
Gross Floor Area (descending order):

1. SM Mall of Asia--------381,000 sq.m.
2. SM Megamall
3. SM North EDSA
4. SM City Cebu ---------161,562 sq.m. + 104,000 sq.m. = 265,562 sq.m.
5. SM Las Piñas----------205,120 sq.m.
6. SM City Bacoor -------116,892 sq.m.
7. SM City Pampanga ----110,650 sq.m.
8. SM City Baguio -------105,331 sq.m.
9. SM City Iloilo ---------101,735 sq.m.
10. SM City Marilao -------88,654 sq.m.
11. SM City CDO ---------56,288 sq.m. + 30,000 sq.m. = 86,288 sq.m.
12. SM City Dasmariñas ---79,792 sq.m.
13. SM City Davao --------75,440 sq.m.
14. SM City Lucena -------72,057 sq.m.
15. SM City Batangas -----70,819 sq.m.
16. SM Superctr Molino ---48,248 sq.m.

Dinho

March 1st, 2006, 10:19 AM

that's definitely good news for CDO! i'm impressed :)

Do you have the gross floor area of the upcoming SM Bacolod? :)

here's the ranking of SM Malls by Sinjin
Gross Floor Area (descending order):

1. SM Mall of Asia--------381,000 sq.m.
2. SM Megamall
3. SM North EDSA
4. SM City Cebu ---------161,562 sq.m. + 104,000 sq.m. = 265,562 sq.m.
5. SM Las Piñas----------205,120 sq.m.
6. SM City Bacoor -------116,892 sq.m.
7. SM City Pampanga ----110,650 sq.m.
8. SM City Baguio -------105,331 sq.m.
9. SM City Iloilo ---------101,735 sq.m.
10. SM City Marilao -------88,654 sq.m.
11. SM City CDO ---------56,288 sq.m. + 30,000 sq.m. = 86,288 sq.m.
12. SM City Dasmariñas ---79,792 sq.m.
13. SM City Davao --------75,440 sq.m.
14. SM City Lucena -------72,057 sq.m.
15. SM City Batangas -----70,819 sq.m.
16. SM Superctr Molino ---48,248 sq.m.

The proposed SM mall at Reclamation area is about 70,000. You can check it out at http://www.smprime.com/. But I think they (SM Prime) are also planning to put up another big mall at Talisay City in Metro Bacolod since rumors have been going around that they bought an old sugar mill complex there located near the Ayala Northpoint development and proposed Ayala Mall. In fact it was thought that they were gonna build the SM City there instead of at the Reclamation area.

I also heard that Ayala is planning to put up a mall in CDO? Is this true? Have they started work there? Do they have any other existing or proposed projects there?

cyrusal

March 1st, 2006, 11:58 AM

PIA Press Release
03/01/2006

NorMin exports up 12%, jobs up 18% in 2005

by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

Cagayan de Oro City (1 March) -- Northern Mindanao's 2005 export performance of US$ 516 million was higher by 12 %hike compared to $459.13 million in 2004.

This was disclosed by Regional Director Linda O. Boniao of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Region 10, during this year's first edition of "Ang Amihanang Mindanao Karon" Forum held at the Grand Caprice Restaurant, Lim Ket Kai Center, this city.

Initiated by the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Northern Mindanao (OPANMin) headed by Pacifico Pupos, Jr. and assisted by the Philippine Information Agency Region 10, the forum provided a venue for government agencies to inform the citizenry through local media on the gains of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's 10-point agenda and of the status of these programs in the regional level.

Among the five provinces of Region 10, Boniao said, Bukidnon posted the highest increase of 34% in export performance, from US$27.93 million to US$37.41 million, followed by Lanao del Norte (LDN) with 30%, from US$172.84 million to US$224.25 million and Camiguin with 10%, from US$0.11million to US$0.12 million.

The two Misamis provinces, however, she said, declined in export performance: Misamis Occidental by 40%, from US$10.36 million to US$7.32 million and Misamis Oriental by 40%, from US$247.90 million to US$246.90 million.

Despite their slowdown, Boniao said, Misamis Oriental retained the lion's share, comprising 49% of the region's total export performance while Misamis Occidental contributed 24%, LDN, 21%, Bukidnon, 19% and Camiguin, 0.02%.

In a related development, the region's employment performance rose 18% higher when 43,075 persons were employed in 2005 compared to 36,375 persons in 2005.

Again, the highest increase in employment was posted by Bukidnon with 149%, from 5,255 to 13,107 persons, followed by LDN, 63%, from 6,726 to 10,951 persons and Camiguin, 30%, from 1,313 to 1,704 persons.

Likewise, employment performance in both Misamis provinces declined: Mis. Occ. by 27%, from 8,851 to 6,429 persons and Mis. Or. by 24%, from 14,230 to 10,884. persons.

In terms of share of the total regional employment performance, Mis. Or. posted the biggest contribution of 25%, followed by Mis. Occ, with 24%, LDN, 21%, Bukidnon, 19% and Camiguin, 4%.

Meanwhile, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye expressed confidence that the economy will remain high and that coup plotters have failed to set back our economic gains.

"As we regain momentum, we are confident that Presidential Proclamation 1017 will continue to provide a shock absorber for the economy from assaults," he said.

"We shall remain focused on cushioning the social impact of destabilization moves, especially in stabilizing the prices of prime commodities and ensuring that basic services reach the grassroots," Bunye further said.

Attributing to the decisive action of Pres. Arroyo's PP1017, Bunye said, no vital government development projects have been derailed and our anti-poverty programs have remained unsullied. (PIA-10) [top]

cyrusal

March 1st, 2006, 06:17 PM

The proposed SM mall at Reclamation area is about 70,000. You can check it out at http://www.smprime.com/. But I think they (SM Prime) are also planning to put up another big mall at Talisay City in Metro Bacolod since rumors have been going around that they bought an old sugar mill complex there located near the Ayala Northpoint development and proposed Ayala Mall. In fact it was thought that they were gonna build the SM City there instead of at the Reclamation area.

I also heard that Ayala is planning to put up a mall in CDO? Is this true? Have they started work there? Do they have any other existing or proposed projects there?

Yes.. they plan to put a 200-hectare mix-use complex in the southern part of the city that will highlight shopping malls and high-rise condominiums for a total investment of P4 Billion.. This proposal was laid last year and city is hoping this to be materialized as soon as possible.

FrancisXavier

March 2nd, 2006, 06:12 AM

Actually they will start this quarter daw, according to the news releases. ayala center will then be accessible through south diversion road. Ganda sa south diversion road.... parang tagaytay ang ambiance kc sa gilid ng bundok yung kalye.. tapos puro mountains and canyons makikita mo...

cyrusal

March 2nd, 2006, 07:01 AM

^^
this is the one

01/21/2006
More investments in Oro seen for 2006

Cagayan de Oro City (21 January) -- IF 2005 was a good year for Cagayan de Oro City, 2006 will be even a better one for the city, investments-wise.

Thus said Mayor Vicente Y. Emano in his message during this year's first flag raising ceremony.

The mayor said many firms have expressed to him their intentions of putting up their businesses in the city.

Mayor Emano cited the multinational firm Sykes, an international call center, has considered the city as its priority site outside Manila.

"This will employ over a thousand of locals and benefit thousand more of families in the city and nearby areas," the mayor added.

Aside from Sykes, Mayor Emano said the glass factory in China may put their plant here in Mindanao as he has not stopped efforts to convince the officials of the factory to set up their business here.

Early this quarter, the Ayala Corporation will start construction work of its investment site in barangay Indahag, touted to be the new first business park in the southern part of the city.

"The investment promotions we have so carefully and relentlessly pursued in the past year are bearing fruits now," the mayor said.

"The major factors--peace and order, and unity of the citizens--spelled growth for the city in the past," the mayor emphasized, adding that these are the same ingredients that will persuade investors to finally come to the city this year and in the years to come.

On the first working day of the year, Mayor Emano also appealed to the city government employees to dedicate themselves in the service of the public.

"We can only achieve better things for the city if we will work together," the mayor concluded his message. (City Information Office/Ragcom

FrancisXavier

March 3rd, 2006, 05:40 AM

Ehehehe.. i've already posted this.

cyrusal

March 3rd, 2006, 05:46 AM

^^ uu, and karon pa cya nga day gi post sa sunstar-cayagan de oro nga website..i check gani

FrancisXavier

March 3rd, 2006, 05:51 AM

Hala... late diay kaayo sila? Kaya hindi ako napunta sa sunstar website. Hindi ko usually makita dun yung hinahanap ko.

slerz

March 3rd, 2006, 06:06 AM

Inside G mall. Main atrium. Though madilim kc mejo against the light.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture016.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Picture017.jpg

hmmm, the interior is similar to Gaisano Main of Cebu...

FrancisXavier

March 3rd, 2006, 06:06 AM

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Banner2.jpg

cyrusal

March 3rd, 2006, 06:47 AM

^^ nice one:)

cyrusal

March 3rd, 2006, 06:49 AM

here. brighter version sa gaisano

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/gaisano1.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/gaisano2.jpg

FrancisXavier

March 3rd, 2006, 06:55 AM

Inedit mo... Tnx.. Dunno eh..

Kaiser

March 3rd, 2006, 10:43 AM

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Banner2.jpg

beautiful!

junax

March 3rd, 2006, 11:10 AM

great! team mindanao: cdo, zamboanga, gensan, cotabato, butuan, surigao and davao... uswag!

cdo's brother davao city...
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/badith/newcollage.jpg

cyrusal

March 4th, 2006, 05:12 PM

Inedit mo... Tnx.. Dunno eh..

Just open your picture in Photoshop and play on the Levels. :)

cyrusal

March 4th, 2006, 05:16 PM

great! team mindanao: cdo, zamboanga, gensan, cotabato, butuan, surigao and davao... uswag!

cdo's brother davao city...
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/badith/newcollage.jpg

that is nice.. well cdo does not have any of those high rise buildings yet..
the tallest of which has only 9 floors.

slerz

March 4th, 2006, 05:35 PM

^^Davao city has a lot of highrise buildings pala more than ten, I thought that it's only three in emporis.

cyrusal

March 4th, 2006, 05:53 PM

BTW, how many floors or how tall is the building for it to be qualified as a highrise building? (hehehe i need to know that, nasa SSC ko.)

tj_brewed

March 4th, 2006, 05:58 PM

BTW, how many floors or how tall is the building for it to be qualified as a highrise building? (hehehe i need to know that, nasa SSC ko.)

i guess 8 to 10 is considered as midrise buildings. Ive read this article kc before sa Manila about a developer which would build midrise buildings and they referred it to those buildings from 8 to 10 storeys.

11 and up, i guess can be considered as highrise.

slerz

March 4th, 2006, 06:02 PM

12 up is a high rise, 11 below is a med rise... if we base it on floor levels.

tj_brewed

March 4th, 2006, 06:04 PM

^^Davao city has a lot of highrise buildings pala more than ten, I thought that it's only three in emporis.

emporis isnt that updated. Especially for those cities without local contributors or what they called as local editorial staffs. For Cebu, there is one though, and his name is Rogan Coles. Although we do have someone from Cebu, the high rise stats aint that updated pa rin.

MarkiiBoi

March 4th, 2006, 06:04 PM

From EMPORIS:

Basic Definition
For the purposes of the EDC, a high-rise building is defined as a building 35 meters or greater in height, which is divided at regular intervals into occupiable levels. To be considered a high-rise building an edifice must be based on solid ground, and fabricated along its full height through deliberate processes (as opposed to naturally-occurring formations).

Minimum Height
The cutoff between high-rise and low-rise buildings is 35 meters. This height was chosen based on an original 12-floor cutoff, used for the following reasons: 1) Twelve floors is normally the minimum height needed to achieve the physical presence which earns the name "high-rise"; 2) The twelve-floor limit represents a compromise between ambition and manageability for a worldwide database.

tj_brewed

March 4th, 2006, 06:08 PM

oh 12 and more! :)

cyrusal

March 4th, 2006, 06:14 PM

thank you for that very nice information guys :okay:

cyrusal

March 5th, 2006, 05:45 AM

03/04/2006
Another call center to operate in CdO

Cagayan de Oro City (4 March) -- An international call center has expressed interest to operate here in Cagayan de Oro City despite the country's unstable political condition.

City Mayor Vicente Emano disclosed that the investment proposal of the said call center operator came after he spoke before more than 500 foreign investors during a two-day forum on information and communication technology held last month in Manila.

Mayor Emano is optimistic that the visit of the representatives from the prospective call center is a timely opportunity for the city government to showcase Cagayan de Oro as an ideal investment site for information and communication technology.

If all goes well, the City Chief Executive said that the addition of another call center in the city will greatly boost the local economy in terms of job opportunities for the city's highly skilled and professional labor force.

Already known as the "Information Technology Goldmine" among the country's ICT investors, Cagayan de Oro prides itself with the presence of the Pueblo de Oro IT Park, the first of its kind in Mindanao which houses the international call center Link2Support. The city as has two other call centers, TradeTel Corporation and Arriba. (City Information Office / RAGCOM) [top]

Kaiser

March 5th, 2006, 05:51 AM

great! team mindanao: cdo, zamboanga, gensan, cotabato, butuan, surigao and davao... uswag!

cdo's brother davao city...
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/badith/newcollage.jpg

beautiful!

Kaiser

March 5th, 2006, 05:52 AM

what is the highest building in Davao city & how many flrs. is it?

fundraiser

March 5th, 2006, 06:05 AM

tj_brewed

March 5th, 2006, 08:44 AM

you mean naunahan pa ng CDO and davao in establishing an IT park? wala pa bang IT park and davao? (yung hindi nasa drawing board pa) anong company nag establish ng pueblo de oro?

Before Pueblo de Oro became an IT Park, Pryce Business Park of Davao had been eyed to be the first IT Park in Mindanao. And our local ICT council had been bullish in promoting the said area. However, as what I have heard, PEZA didnt approve the application for some reasons and at that time (2000 - 2002) the local government wasnt that supportive yet to the ICT sector of the city.

There was also this news before that the local ICT sector was searching for a particular area outside of downtown Davao for the IT Park since Pryce Business Park failed due to land area issues.

Although Pryce Business Park isnt an official IT Park, still there are number of IT Companies operating in the park. One of which is Lane Systems (http://www.lanesystems.com) a company which is into software development and network solutions. One of their clients is Bigfoot Communication in Cebu.

Another company which has its own facility located within Pryce Business Park is Digital InterFace (http://www.digitalinterface.com.ph/) They are one of the major supppliers of computer technology in the Southern Philippines area.

Other companies include Mozcom, Gcom, Sky Internet, and the list goes on....

To those who havent been to Davao, this the Pryce Business Park which im babbling about! ehehehehehhe

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/landco.jpg
This is the Landco Corp Tower - located within Pryce Business Park Davao City

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/dabaw9.jpg
This is Pryce Tower - located within the tiny business park of Davao City

for more info or if others got some questions too...u can visit the Davao - Islands to Highlands thread.. :)

for info about Pueblo de Oro, you may visit http://www.pueblodeoro.com

ei guys! we are inviting you all to come and visit CDO and Davao! Visit and Invest in Mindanao!

tj_brewed

March 5th, 2006, 09:01 AM

what is the highest building in Davao city & how many flrs. is it?

Hi Joshua...the tallest building in Davao is still Marco Polo....The building has 18 floors only, excluding the basement area. Below are some of the pix for your reference.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/marco2.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/marco1.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/marco.jpg

For now, it is the tallest building outside Cebu. Though, I have heard that there is a plan to build a 30 storey- Dusit Hotel in Davao. However, this is just a plan (we aint sure if it will be pursued or not).

Toinkz..ei we are in CDO thread...we are out of topic na! if u got questions about Davao, you can visit the Davao thread....okie dokie?

Let's go back to CDO!

fundraiser

March 5th, 2006, 05:03 PM

cyrusal

March 5th, 2006, 06:08 PM

^^ maayu pa ning mga cebu forumers.. cge lingaw lingaw :colgate:

tj_brewed

March 5th, 2006, 06:16 PM

^^ you can always count on tj for infos regarding davao!!! bisan naa na siya sa cebu pero davao is still burning in his heart, good job my friend, hehe, wa tay laag? nus-a man ang sunod uy! leave na baya ko. lol!

kuyog ko sa next laag ha! :) im just a text away! apil pud ko ninyo next time ha? cyrusal! tara kuyog ta laag here sa Cebu! :)

junax

March 6th, 2006, 01:44 AM

you mean naunahan pa ng CDO and davao in establishing an IT park? wala pa bang IT park and davao? (yung hindi nasa drawing board pa) anong company nag establish ng pueblo de oro?

davao has ICT... and this

Silicon Gulf (http://www.silicongulf.net)

:)

jayzee25

March 6th, 2006, 04:09 AM

The proposed SM mall at Reclamation area is about 70,000. You can check it out at http://www.smprime.com/. But I think they (SM Prime) are also planning to put up another big mall at Talisay City in Metro Bacolod since rumors have been going around that they bought an old sugar mill complex there located near the Ayala Northpoint development and proposed Ayala Mall. In fact it was thought that they were gonna build the SM City there instead of at the Reclamation area.

I also heard that Ayala is planning to put up a mall in CDO? Is this true? Have they started work there? Do they have any other existing or proposed projects there?

ok ang sm a.......building annexes will bring more jobs. palakihan ng malls ....i hope other sm malls will also do the same.

FrancisXavier

March 6th, 2006, 05:37 AM

Here are some pics....
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Velez.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Uptown2.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/CDOskyline.jpg

junax

March 6th, 2006, 06:00 AM

Here are some pics....
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/Velez.jpg
[/IMG]

sa velez st. ni bai no? makasulod ba ang rela dinhing dapita? maayo unta ug maminimize na ang mga rela did2 sa mga subdivision na lang para dili na kayo gubot ang street, makatrafik mangud labi na did2 sa mga 2 lanes lang di na gyud makasingit pag maghari na ang rela.

FrancisXavier

March 6th, 2006, 06:01 AM

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/111.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/222.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/dyaryo.jpg
yehey!!! i like this...

FrancisXavier

March 6th, 2006, 06:19 AM

sunset view from my house
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/sss.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/angeleslew/ppp.jpg

FrancisXavier

March 6th, 2006, 06:35 AM

sa velez st. ni bai no? makasulod ba ang rela dinhing dapita? maayo unta ug maminimize na ang mga rela did2 sa mga subdivision na lang para dili na kayo gubot ang street, makatrafik mangud labi na did2 sa mga 2 lanes lang di na gyud makasingit pag maghari na ang rela.
yup... as i've said, they are anywhere in CDO..

cyrusal

March 6th, 2006, 07:45 AM

:applause: bravo! nice pics:)

cyrusal

March 6th, 2006, 07:50 AM

mas tsada if dri ka mag point ug locations :)
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/cyrusal/50728389.jpg

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

cyrusal

March 6th, 2006, 08:59 AM

yup... as i've said, they are anywhere in CDO..

a motorela driver told me before that they are not allowed to pass through velez street.. so with cm recto avenue mabye because these two are one the busiest streets in cdo..

daks2003

March 6th, 2006, 04:34 PM

The price per sq/m in Pueblo De Oro Business Park is valued at 12.5+K according to their website. Is this the current price? If that is the current price, that's a good catch for prospective investors.

cyrusal

March 6th, 2006, 06:25 PM

you mean naunahan pa ng CDO and davao in establishing an IT park? wala pa bang IT park and davao? (yung hindi nasa drawing board pa) anong company nag establish ng pueblo de oro?

The developer of Pueblo de Oro Township is the Pueblo de Oro Development Corporation (PODC) . PODC shareholders consist of Regatta Properties, Inc. and Beacon Property Ventures, Inc.

Regatta Properties, Inc. (RPI) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Science Park of the Philippines, Inc. The major stockholders boast of an impressive array of companies including AIG/Philamlife, the Far East Bank Group, Investment and Capital Corporation of the Philippines, Mitsui Ltd. of Japan and Fremont Group of the United States.

RPI has entered into a joint venture agreement with Beacon Property Ventures, Inc. (BPVI) to enter residential and mixed-use developments. RPI acts as the general manager of the PODC project.

Beacon Property Ventures, Inc. (BPVI) also boasts of an impressive array of stockholders such as AIG/Philamlife, the Far East Bank Group, Ionics Circuits, Investment and Capital Corporation of the Philippines, and the Phinma Group

:)

MarkiiBoi

March 9th, 2006, 07:01 PM

Ayala business park to push through
SunStar

TWO managers and five engineers from the Ayala Group of Companies visited City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano recently to tell him that they are pushing through with their plan to develop a sprawling P4.5 billion business complex in barangay Indahag.

The engineers and managers are in the city to prepare the ground works for the implementation of the project which will have its groundbreaking in December this year.

Mayor Emano said the firm is given the go-signal to start the construction of the project even though their papers are still being processed, the same treatment he gave to the other big investors in the city.

Earlier, Mayor Emano said that it is a welcome development citing that their huge investments in the city will translate to the employment of thousands of jobless city residents.

Once completed, Mayor Emano described the business complex as a "satellite city" of Cagayan de Oro with the sprouting of modern and high-end sports and recreational facilities.

The business complex is also envisioned to the equipped with other basic amenities such as low-cost to high-end class subdivisions, a shopping mall and other facilities that will cater to the need of a fast-growing metropolis like Cagayan de Oro City.

Jimbu

March 9th, 2006, 08:50 PM

sugbuanon

March 10th, 2006, 02:57 AM

BTW, how many floors or how tall is the building for it to be qualified as a highrise building? (hehehe i need to know that, nasa SSC ko.)

according sa subject namo sa architecture na professional practice.. maygani wala ko ni absent :D

1-5 floors: lowrise

6-15: midrise

16+: highrise

cyrusal

March 10th, 2006, 03:16 AM

^^ so this would mean there is a possibility that Ayala will build 16+ floors condominiums in city :)

Ayala to put up P4-B center in Cagayan de Oro
Ellen P. Red
Business World
January 17, 2005

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Ayala Corp. plans to build a P4-billion complex in Bgy. Indahag in this city that will feature shopping malls and high-rise condominiums.

This was learned from Mayor Vicente Emano, who said Ayala Corp. representatives visited city hall recently to discuss the project.

He also said that with an initial investment of P2 billion growing to P4 billion in several years, the Ayala project would help create jobs for city residents.

Cagayan de Oro currently hosts nine mixed-use shopping malls: SM City, Robinsons' Big R Super Center, Limketkai Center, and three malls each for the Gaisano and Ororama groups.

Limketkai, a pioneering mall developer in this city, is developing its Limketkai Center into a central business district. Aside from the shopping mall, the center now hosts open cafes, restobars, and a few townhouses. Limketkai mall also features an atrium that can accomodate 4,500 people.

Limketkai proposes to put up condominium units, a hospital with links to US-based specialists, a commercial building for private offices, and a government building that will house local and national government offices.

Part of its plan is the development of a one-hectare area into a basement parking, ground floor department store, four modern theaters on the third floor, and a 320-room business hotel.

The 30-hectare Limketkai Center opened in June 1991. So far, nine hectares have been developed. Two of the biggest locators in the center are Plaza Fair and Robinsons

source:
http://www.meco.ph/archives/january1705_1.html

cyrusal

March 10th, 2006, 03:21 AM