jeepneys shouldn't be phased out from metro manila. tourists are enjoying them. but the only jeepneys left should be air-conditioned ones and hopefully, electrically-powered. or at least enact a law that jeepneys should be 5 or 7 years old or younger. just like buses should be 10 years old or younger.

^^ Speaking of bans on vehicles, perhaps we can impose Singapore's system of car regulation. In the Philippine case, this would be as follows:

* Persons purchasing motor vehicles (whether old or new) for private consumption must first receive a Certificate of Entitlement from the LTO. The CoE will be valid for ten years (15 years outside the twelve metropolitan areas of the Philippines), and a new CoE must be obtained after such. Vehicles purchased under an expired CoE may be rolled over to the new CoE. However, when applying for the third CoE, you must be in possession of a different vehicle. CoEs are issued by LTO region and are non-transferable, and one can only get a CoE in his/her primary residence.
* Multiple CoEs are allowed, but vehicles purchased under a different CoE may not be rolled over to an unrelated CoE (this means that if you have two cars [car A and car B] which have different CoEs, when car B expires and must be disposed of pending the issuance of a new CoE, you cannot use car A to circumvent the regulation on the purchase of a new vehicle in order to get a new CoE for car B).
* All second-hand vehicles sold must be made no earlier than 1995 beginning 2010. This will progressively move one year every year (meaning second-hand cars sold in 2011 must be made no earlier than 1996, and so on). This provision will not apply to vehicles that are sold to provincial consumers.
* All vehicles must have an LTO-issued license plate. Cars without license plates shall be impounded on sight and will be released only when a license plate is obtained. Vehicles must be brought to the LTO for reissuance of plates, and license plate stickers will not be issued to those who did not bring their vehicles.
* All public utility vehicles must be no older than fifteen years old (eight for non-aircon jeeps), subject to an annual audit by the LTO and LTFRB. PUVs which are older than fifteen years old shall have their license plates canceled and confiscated by the LTO. PUV operators shall have a "consolidated certificate of entitlement", wherein all vehicles are registered under a single CoE. Vehicles which are no longer entitled to be covered under the consolidated CoE will be struck off the record during the annual audit, along with the other measures listed above. Vehicles which continue to operate without certification shall be considered colorum.
* Disposed vehicles may be sold to provincial consumers at knock-down prices, provided that they obtain a CoE. Persons from metropolitan areas will be banned from purchasing said vehicles, since their CoEs prohibit them from purchasing vehicles more than fifteen years old.

Well, what do you think?

Well, what do you think?

you may now
run for a post
in congress! :okay:

:D

^^ Disqualified ako. :cry:

jeepneys shouldn't be phased out from metro manila. tourists are enjoying them. but the only jeepneys left should be air-conditioned ones and hopefully, electrically-powered. or at least enact a law that jeepneys should be 5 or 7 years old or younger. just like buses should be 10 years old or younger.
this is highly dubious....tourists do not speak tagalog..the destinations of the jeepney are vague...the price and pasa pasa method of payment is obscure and the para na o dito na method is unique...did you mean pinoy tourist?

^^ well, philippine jeepneys are, most of the time, included in foreing shows (Nat'l geographic, science channel, andrew zimmern, anthony bourdain) so in a way, internationals kinda perceive jeepneys as an important philippine symbol...
para na dito na method is also practiced in taxis no?:D

:cheers:

Makati
Photos by Joel H. Garcia (http://februarystar.multiply.com/)

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^^ Ganito sa Makati...Ganito din kaya sa buong bansa? :D
- from a tv ad.

ganyan nga sa ayala cbd......pero makati....i doubt... i had this classmate sa japan...taga saudi and would you imagine ang sabi nya pangit daw ang pinas puro iskwater and when i told him about makati....sabi niya yes...pangit ang makati...puro iskwater...dun daw siya tumira....para akong sinampal namula ako sa hiya....dun pala sila nag punta para makita ang kalagayan ng mga pinoy....sa mga iskwater ng makati...kung ganito ang makati....ayaw ng maging iskwater ang buong bayan....

attention!

ako na po magpopost ng mga pix ni joel garcia sa best asian skyline ah? :lol: :hilarious

ganda kasi eh. :D

balak ko kasi ilagay sa pinaka una tityempohan ko, para mahaba exposure.

may nag post ng gdp ng metro manila, kakahiya. wala namang kinalaman, imo. hehe

^^ another amazing photos of makati..
ang galing ng photographer!

ganyan nga sa ayala cbd......pero makati....i doubt... i had this classmate sa japan...taga saudi and would you imagine ang sabi nya pangit daw ang pinas puro iskwater and when i told him about makati....sabi niya yes...pangit ang makati...puro iskwater...dun daw siya tumira....para akong sinampal namula ako sa hiya....dun pala sila nag punta para makita ang kalagayan ng mga pinoy....sa mga iskwater ng makati...kung ganito ang makati....ayaw ng maging iskwater ang buong bayan....

siguro binay just want us to picture the CBD to become the philippines..
i think most of us are intelligent enough to buy this propaganda.. wag na nating patulan

-i think its just rude for him to say that.i wouldnt let foreigners lambast the place where i live. kung may indian akong classmate hindi ko sasabihin na ang dumi dumi sa bombay at ang baho ng mga nagkalat na hayop dito kung ayoko sa india im not gonna waste my time being there.kung may masasabi ako sa makati constructive critism for the better,they might reading the thread.hello mayor binay:cheers:

^^ Ganito sa Makati...Ganito din kaya sa buong bansa? :D
- from a tv ad.

Hindi mananalo ang nagsabi nyan ::lol:

wow.. ganda ng mga shots na yun ahh...

this is highly dubious....tourists do not speak tagalog..the destinations of the jeepney are vague...the price and pasa pasa method of payment is obscure and the para na o dito na method is unique...did you mean pinoy tourist?

You'd be surprised at the number of whites who make an effort to learn the language, specifically Europeans. I remember going to a Starbucks once, and the Frenchman in front of me was speaking polished Tagalog. Granted, not all foreigners may speak the language (Americans, I'm looking at you now) but the 'jeepney experience', I imagine, 'transcends' boundaries. Besides, there are always the other passengers to lend a helping hand.

attention!

ako na po magpopost ng mga pix ni joel garcia sa best asian skyline ah? :lol: :hilarious

ganda kasi eh. :D

balak ko kasi ilagay sa pinaka una tityempohan ko, para mahaba exposure.

may nag post ng gdp ng metro manila, kakahiya. wala namang kinalaman, imo. hehe

you missed your chance

To think that the who paid this commercial has nothing to do with CBD. Tsk tsk. Nagkataon lang at magpasalamat kina Ayala. hehehe. If you think the city hall has done anything good, i think they're good at dole-outs and you could expect all transactions/contracts are lined with corruption. With their tax revenues here, he should have done much more. For me dapat lang na may ibigay sila na mga ganyan. He does not have genuine governance and development program for Makati. And now he is gunning for the whole country, NO WAY!!!!:bash:

^^ Ganito sa Makati...Ganito din kaya sa buong bansa? :D
- from a tv ad.

Actually hindi lang sa mga jeepney drivers problema yung drug use, pati na rin sa mga bus at taxi drivers especially yung mga pang-night shift.

i agree, pagdating ba ng mga 11pm kailangan ba nilang humingi ng dagdag?? kasi ilang beses ko nang naranasan yan

nakaka inspired mag photographs ng buildings dito sa makati with the above pics.. sigh.. gaganda nila ..

this afternoon, they closed ayala from Manila Pen to give way to Makati's parade....is this for the charter day?

Waldenstrom, [dx]: beautiful pics. :) galing

this afternoon, they closed ayala from Manila Pen to give way to Makati's parade....is this for the charter day?

I think so. I saw some of the floats near the fire station and the MCPO.

this is highly dubious....tourists do not speak tagalog..the destinations of the jeepney are vague...the price and pasa pasa method of payment is obscure and the para na o dito na method is unique...did you mean pinoy tourist?

i think i should rephrase my statement. tourists at least enjoy seeing them/looking at them.

you missed your chance


not this time, haha

kung si binay ang magiging ama ng bansa.....gusto ko nang maulila...:lol:

Sabi ko nga sa pinsan ko eh, pag naging presidente sya. Pipilitin ko mom ko na magmigrate kami away from this country :lol:

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5682/img9181l.jpg
(Picture of sick_n_tired, ignore the skyscrapers, they're part of taguig and not makatshit)
Ganito sila sa makati! Sana sa buong bayan......HINDE!!!!! WITH MASSIVE CHURVANESS !:nuts::lol:

^^ Again: hindi lahat kami ganyan sa Makati! :lol:

tama, di kami ganyan lahat sa Makati. ;)

Bukod sa exclusive villages, maayos at maunlad pa rin naman ang Poblacion, La Paz at San Antonio Village.

http://www.forbestowermanila.com/index.php

^Yung mga iskwaters hindi naman talagang taga-Makati ang mga yun... kinukunsinte lang ni jobama ang mga yun for a special purpose kasi sila... guess what... :lol:

ganda ng mga pix ^^

http://www.forbestowermanila.com/index.php

Hi I think this is the building where Frase Place is. Near the BDO Tower in Salcedo Village.

^^ Again: hindi lahat kami ganyan sa Makati! :lol:

tama, di kami ganyan lahat sa Makati. ;)

Bukod sa exclusive villages, maayos at maunlad pa rin naman ang Poblacion, La Paz at San Antonio Village.

^Yung mga iskwaters hindi naman talagang taga-Makati ang mga yun... kinukunsinte lang ni jobama ang mga yun for a special purpose kasi sila... guess what... :lol:

I think that's Cembo or Pembo, the poorer district of Makati...

^^ Given the distance, I think it's Pinagkaisahan, Cembo and Comembo (and maybe a bit of Pitogo thrown in there).

EDSA really is Makati's Berlin Wall. :ohno:

Hi I think this is the building where Frase Place is. Near the BDO Tower in Salcedo Village.

but looks like its for sale..fraser place is a serviced apartment isnt it?

^^ Given the distance, I think it's Pinagkaisahan, Cembo and Comembo (and maybe a bit of Pitogo thrown in there).

EDSA really is Makati's Berlin Wall. :ohno:
I agree. Ito yung dating Fort Bonifacio-Makati.

But It's not that bad. Ok naman ang roads, lights, health services doon. Andun ang University of Makati, Makati Park and Garden, MASA (swimming pool), Ospital ng Makati, etc. Maganda rin ang business.

Problema lang talaga dun e karamihan ng mga bahay at marami ring squatters.

MAKATI MEDICAL CENTER
Renovation still ongoing...

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm209/waldenstrom/walden2/7-1.jpg

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but looks like its for sale..fraser place is a serviced apartment isnt it?

Well I'm not sure about it. Most probably Fraser place is just located in selected floors in this building. :) It looks really nice though! Plus its a good community!

^^ nice new ceilings of MMC....

Ang baduy ng design, ano ba yan mall, office lobby or hospital lobby....

It's the lobby of the main building.

Baduy nga and not as impressive as malls or hotels but a hospital is made to be simple. And also, MMC just came from bankruptcy. ;) So ok na yan for now, gaganda rin yan through time pag kumita na or after renovation.

Swiss chain plans 400-room hotel in RP
By Pia Lee-Brago Updated May 23, 2009 12:00 AM
Philippine Star


MANILA, Philippines – Swiss hotel chain Mövenpick plans to build a 400-room hotel in the Philippines, according to an embassy report.

In a report to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Ambassador to Switzerland Maria Theresa Lazaro said the hotel project was discussed during her meeting with Jean Gabriel Peres, president and chief executive officer of Mövenpick, at the company’s headquarters in Zurich.

With a Bahraini conglomerate as a major investor, Mövenpick targets to construct the Philippine hotel between 2012 and 2013. It will be located in Makati City.

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is an upscale hotel management company with 12,000 employees. It is represented through over 90 hotels operating or under construction in 26 countries concentrated in its core markets of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

The international hotel group, with roots in Switzerland, is currently expanding and aims to increase its hotel portfolio to 100 by the year 2010.

Aside from the hotel, Peres also expressed interest in identifying resort hotels in other parts of the Philippines to widen the company’s hotel network.

Mövenpick has also shown keen interest in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry of the Philippines.

The hotel group is owned by Mövenpick Holding (66.7 percent) and the Kingdom Group (33.3 percent). It has three hotels in Asia located in Phuket, Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam.

I agree. Ito yung dating Fort Bonifacio-Makati.

But It's not that bad. Ok naman ang roads, lights, health services doon. Andun ang University of Makati, Makati Park and Garden, MASA (swimming pool), Ospital ng Makati, etc. Maganda rin ang business.

Problema lang talaga dun e karamihan ng mga bahay at marami ring squatters.

Are they really squatters?.. Am thinking pangit lang talaga at mukhang posporo mga bahay but they are all legal settlers.. aren't they?

^^ Most are legal settlers but there are still some squatters esp. in Cembo, Pitogo, etc.

Ang ganda na ng Birth Place ko :D

^^They can come out with the design with the same budget but nice one :nuts::nuts::lol::lol::lol::lol:

As far as I can see, this is not a cheap finishing, I am not sure whether that one inside is all alum. cladding or just spray painted timber panels, even timber panels in spray paint or duco finish is expensive also.. With this environment, they have to point out one focal wall to be highlighted to eliminate the bare feeling of the environment. Like the tall wall near the escalators, maybe they high light it with some finishing to feel that view is not to bare.

MAKATI MEDICAL CENTER
Renovation still ongoing...

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parang mall!

MAKATI MEDICAL CENTER
Renovation still ongoing...

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Aba! Big improvement ha

why did this major renovation happen? competition from st lukes fort and of course the reality that the doctors running it did not have a clue and it was only a matter of time before they lost the hospital due to losses....competition always makes us consumers the winner...asian hospital was too far to be a threat otherwise this renovation would have happened 10 years ago.

imagine st lukes fort is the first hospital to be built in the makati environs since 1969...we deserved better.

^^ Not quite: the Ospital ng Makati was built after 1969. :D

^^ Yes. :)

plus M-Tech Medical Center, Maria Lourdes Maternity Hospital and St. Claire Hospital.

true but.......not to the standards befiting the so-called premiere city...while I use MTech for tests, as far as I know it only has a few rooms.

^^ And FortMed too! :D

yan ang advantage ng meron competition....napipilitan mag improve...pag hindi sigiurado....close shop

^^ Yes. :)

Maria Lourdes Maternity Hospital

Nandito pa kaya si Dr. Benhur?

Ganda na nga ng Makati Med... 100% Makati Government owned po ba ito?

^^ Nope. MMC is a privately-held corporation.

^^ And FortMed too! :D FortMed has a new hospital in Jupiter...glass clad building low rise nga lang.

FortMed has a new hospital in Jupiter...glass clad building low rise nga lang.

anything new in makati...aside from ganito kami sa makati....makating makati na yun...:lol:

ANYONE SEE LAST NIGHT'S NEWS.............

Makati police and fire department were tasked to remove squatters (barangay not mentioned).
As they attempted to break down the wire barricades, the squatters started stoning them and even bucketing them with liquified faeces!

I hope Makati council at least paid for perhaps tetanus and hepatitis vaccines.

When squatters believe that they have ownership rights when they have none and then risk the health of a government official doing their job by throwing faeces at their face, they deserve free shelter...IN JAIL...enough of this human rights nonsense

Binay nowhere to be seen..

Ganyan sila sa Makati.

ANYONE SEE LAST NIGHT'S NEWS.............

Makati police and fire department were tasked to remove squatters (barangay not mentioned).
As they attempted to break down the wire barricades, the squatters started stoning them and even bucketing them with liquified faeces!

I hope Makati council at least paid for perhaps tetanus and hepatitis vaccines.

Binay nowhere to be seen..


natawa ako sa news na ito kagabe.....akala ko ba peaceful ang Makati at walang squatters,,,mali pla ako.......Ganyan ba talaga sa Makati.......??


hehheeheeh,,,,,Ganito kami sa Makati as what Binay says....:bash::bash::bash:

Makati throws out 68 families from tenement Philstar.com - Wednesday, June 3Send IM Story Print

Makati throws out 68 families from tenement
MANILA, Philippines - As residents pelted them with glass bottles and bags filled with human waste, the Makati City Sheriff’s Office evicted yesterday 68 families illegally occupying a condemned tenement in Barangay Tejeros.

In an interview with The STAR, Makati’s information and community relations department (ICRD) chief Joey Salgado said the eviction of the 68 families from the condemned tenement on H. Santos street was conducted by the Sheriff’s office on the strength of a court order.

Salgado said the Makati City government has given much leeway to the illegal occupants of the tenement since 2008.

“The city government has offered them financial assistance amounting to P10,000 and a relocation site in Laguna. There are a total of 92 families previously occupying the tenement that has a case of non-payment of their rental for 10 years. Sixty-eight of the 92 families refused to accept the package. There are others who accepted the package, but they also refused to vacate the tenement,” Salgado said.


He said the city government has asked the deadbeat tenants why they find it hard to pay the P1,100 monthly rental when they are complete with amenities such as television sets. .

(Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)


i bet the TV is even skycable pirated...
as BINAY says: if you are heavily burdened i will give you rest in makati......just dont forget to vote for me

^^ I saw that tenement few weeks ago in Bgry. Tejeros. Good news they're evicted now :D

"He said the city government has asked the deadbeat tenants why they find it hard to pay the P1,100 monthly rental when they are complete with amenities such as television sets."
-same with other squatters in Makati. :yes:

last Sunday night... Ayala Ave.
I think it's already bright now. hmmm

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm209/waldenstrom/walden2/SDC11789.jpg

natawa ako sa news na ito kagabe.....akala ko ba peaceful ang Makati at walang squatters,,,mali pla ako.......Ganyan ba talaga sa Makati.......??


hehheeheeh,,,,,Ganito kami sa Makati as what Binay says....:bash::bash::bash:

makating makati nga yun :lol:

ANYONE SEE LAST NIGHT'S NEWS.............

Makati police and fire department were tasked to remove squatters (barangay not mentioned).
As they attempted to break down the wire barricades, the squatters started stoning them and even bucketing them with liquified faeces!

I hope Makati council at least paid for perhaps tetanus and hepatitis vaccines.

When squatters believe that they have ownership rights when they have none and then risk the health of a government official doing their job by throwing faeces at their face, they deserve free shelter...IN JAIL...enough of this human rights nonsense

Binay nowhere to be seen..

Wahahaha! Habang binabasa ko to, biglang umere un commercial ni Binay sa TV :lol:

yan kase pinalago niya ng pinalago. Doesn't Binay have any relatives running in Makati, that he doesn't need squatter votes anymore?
and how are they able to vote I thought a requisite was to have a legal address?

almost done, the DPB facade
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/projectsandcityscapes003-1.jpg

Wala naman nagbago ha dun sa buong structure? un harap lang and thats it :lol:

oo nga parang wala namang nabago...unless...ginawa nilang electronic billboard yan....kagaya sa quiapo...

If you read the poster, it only says 'Proposed 2 storey commercial building'. :D so ok lang yan. :)

At first, I also thought it was an electronic billboard.

ako nga rin that was what i was hoping for...parang vidi wall...

how tall is that dbp building?

^^ not sure of the exact height but i think it's 22 storey bldg. I've been there few times :)

Rockwell
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3308/3447441126_9e0d365a1b_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/treetop_apple_juice/

^^ very nice! :)

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11817.jpg
view of Rockwell from Vito Cruz Extension

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11819.jpg
Vito Cruz Extension and Kamagong St., San Antonio Village

Remove the wires and those screenshots would be 9009232x better

If you read the poster, it only says 'Proposed 2 storey commercial building'. :D so ok lang yan. :)

At first, I also thought it was an electronic billboard.

It will be like a version of the paseo Center...:banana:

^^ yup :D

Southgate Tower and Mall
EDSA Magallanes, Makati

07 June 2009 (skyway):

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj23/SNL_oRbz/SSC/Southgate_skyway.jpg?t=1244466120

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj23/SNL_oRbz/SSC/Southgate_skyway2.jpg?t=1244466180

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj23/SNL_oRbz/SSC/Southgate_skyway3.jpg?t=1244466444

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj23/SNL_oRbz/SSC/Southgate_skyway4.jpg?t=1244466631

08 June 2009:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj23/SNL_oRbz/SSC/Southgate.jpg?t=1244465862

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj23/SNL_oRbz/SSC/Southgate2.jpg?t=1244466004

^Nice, parang mga tolda ng parking sa Dubai! :lol:

Remove the wires and those screenshots would be 9009232x better

It's only 2x better! Even without the wires, the sidewalk (1st pic, right side) is very much un-even, un-friendly to pedestrians. :)

^^ yup :D

Southgate Tower and Mall
EDSA Magallanes, Makati

This is a superb development!

Will they have al fresco dining/cafe on top of the mall?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2695364440_f47a445cea_b.jpg
^^
makati on the sister cities of los angeles sign in L.A.:okay:

^^ Coolness :cool:

This is a superb development!

Will they have al fresco dining/cafe on top of the mall?
most likely..

more info:

Perspective:
http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv163/djhones/Alphaland%20Southgate%20Mall/Perspective_r.jpg?t=1241781362

Project Overview:
http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv163/djhones/Alphaland%20Southgate%20Mall/Overview_r.jpg?t=1241781394

Level 1 Floor Plan:
http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv163/djhones/Alphaland%20Southgate%20Mall/Lvl1r.jpg?t=1241781475

Level 2 Floor Plan:
http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv163/djhones/Alphaland%20Southgate%20Mall/Lvl2r.jpg?t=1241781455

Level 3 Floor Plan:
http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv163/djhones/Alphaland%20Southgate%20Mall/Lvl3r.jpg?t=1241781433

Level 6 Floor Plan:
http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv163/djhones/Alphaland%20Southgate%20Mall/Lvl6r.jpg?t=1241781413

Source: Alphaland Southgate Mall brochure

wow, ganda ah

^^ ito pala yung nakikita ko dun.. ayus toh my bago nanamang tambayan :)

: MANILA, Philippines—Several roads will be closed to traffic in Makati’s central business district on Wednesday, as thousands are expected to troop to the city for a multisectoral rally against a House resolution calling for the convening of a constituent assembly (Con-ass).

The rally is expected to start at 5 p.m.

In an advisory, the city government Monday asked motorists to take alternate routes because the following roads will be closed starting 9 a.m. Wednesday: Both lanes of Ayala Avenue from Makati Avenue to Herrera Street; both lanes of Paseo de Roxas from Sedeño Street to De la Rosa Street; and VA Rufino Street from Valero to De la Rosa.

Other roads to be closed are Malugay Street from Pasong Tamo to Ayala and from Ayala to Gil Puyat Avenue; and Ayala from Gil Puyat to Metropolitan Avenue, and from Kamagong to Gil Puyat.

All passenger buses coming from EDSA-Ayala are advised to turn right to Makati Avenue and left to Gil Puyat. Buses coming from the South Luzon Expressway, Buendia and Pasay City are advised to take Gil Puyat, turn right to Makati Avenue and turn left at EDSA (Epifanio delos Santos Avenue) on their way to their destination.

Public utility vehicles and light vehicles from JP Rizal are advised to turn right to Makati Avenue, right to Paseo de Roxas, right to Villar Street, left to EP Leviste Street, left to VA Rufino Street and right to Ayala Avenue.

Those coming from Washington Street may turn right to Gil Puyat Avenue, right to Ayala Avenue, right to Salcedo Street, left to Benavidez toward Esperanza Street, right to Makati Avenue, right to Arnaiz Avenue, right to Paseo de Roxas, left to De la Rosa, right to Salcedo and left to Ayala.

Hermenegildo San Miguel, director of the Makati department of public safety, said additional enforcers would be deployed to maintain smooth traffic.

Dapat sa Luneta na lang sila magrally. Dati naman doon ginagawa ang mga ganitong activities.

Flag for independence day in Makati
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/MakatiIndependenceday.jpg

Dapat sa Luneta na lang sila magrally. Dati naman doon ginagawa ang mga ganitong activities.
I agree. Puede sa Quirino Grandstand. Hay. grabe na naman traffic bukas.

BUT WE ALL KNOW WHY IT WILL BE IN MAKATI...bet there will be a few BINAY BE OUR PRESIDENT banners...can a black Binay blush as he says...OH OK IF ITS THE PEOPLES CLAMOR

Ano rally na diyan?:wtf::lol:

RALLY! RALLY! RALLY!

No to CON-ASS.:)

Kung hindi pabor ang mga constituents sa ginawa ng Congressman ay dapat nandun ang rally sa locality nila. Dapat nag pipiket na sila sa mga munisipyo ng congressman. Eh wala eh? ang mga nag rarally mga gusto ng tv exposure. Hay nako. Come to think of it. Walang constituents ang nag rarally ngayon against sa congressman nila. So pabor ang constituents. Pabor ang Filipino people. Tuloy ang CON-ASS.

To all filipino people: This is a simple and plain logic.

^^ Not necessarily. Indifference is never tantamount to approval. Most of these congressmen's constituents are indifferent, and it is because of this indifference and apathy towards local politics that politicians are given a virtual free reign over what they do in Congress. Don't expect people to rally against their congressmen, because everyone wants to blame the top: President Arroyo.

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They should remove the billboard so that it looks nicer. :okay:

because everyone wants to blame the top: President Arroyo.


which is wrong. feel what GMA feels... ginawa ng iba tapos ikaw ang nag sa suffer. :( Ito namang mga pinoy na ito ayaw buksan ang mga mata na CONGRESSMAN nyo po ang may gusto!!!! sila ang nag pasa!!! dun kayo mag rally!!!

^^ i agree...heavy traffic now in buendia...ayala avenue is closed. Why do we ( Makati workers/residents) have to suffer from the action of these congressmen? Binay should be condemned for giving permit ...

Ganyan kasi sila sa makati! sana sa buong bayang, dyos ko po, HINDE!

^^ Ano ba ako? Sirang plaka? HINDI KAMI LAHAT GANYAN SA MAKATI! :lol:

GDP is not an easy concept to explain to poor people but GMA is the only president ever to deliver 36 successive months of positive GDP.....and for those who wish to say thats because the NSO is ordered to fabricate such data, have a look at the marcos era and as winnie Monsod cites, even under duress they produced statistics showing negative GDP, so their integrity is intact.

Kakatawa naman tong rally na to...

Kanina sa TV:

Reporter: "Ano ang Con Ass?"
Rally supporter: "Ewan ko!"

hahahaha, this rally shows na talagang uto uto na ang pinoy at mahilig mang gamit ng mga pulitiko lalo na si Binay x)

^^Nakuha naman kaya ng tigsisingkwenta kada ulo ni Binay mga rallyista don?

^^ i agree...heavy traffic now in buendia...ayala avenue is closed. Why do we ( Makati workers/residents) have to suffer from the action of these congressmen? Binay should be condemned for giving permit ...

Condemn also those people who voted for "him", or those who let themselves get used by "him" during elections...



Ganyan kasi sila sa makati! sana sa buong bayang, dyos ko po, HINDE!

^^ Ano ba ako? Sirang plaka? HINDI KAMI LAHAT GANYAN SA MAKATI! :lol:

Yeah, hindi lahat sa Makati ganyan... 90% lang... :lol:

Condemn also those people who voted for "him", or those who let themselves get used by "him" during elections...







Yeah, hindi lahat sa Makati ganyan... 90% lang... :lol:

^^ :lol: madame din ha

YOU CLOSED DOWN THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES OF THE PREMIERE CBD CITY OF THE COUNTRY FOR 12 HOURS FOR A DEMONSTRATION LASTING 3 HOURS WHICH ONLY 13,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED?

^^ Binay was expecting a lot more people? Or maybe people are just sick and tired of all his politicking. I'm not sure which one it is.

^^ Binay was expecting a lot more people? Or maybe people are just sick and tired of all his politicking. I'm not sure which one it is.
people actually have jobs to go to....now thats something the other presidents could not do

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HAPPY 111th INDEPENDENCE DAY!

credit to Mr. Anton Diaz for the photo.

CHINO ROCES AVENUE
(Pasong Tamo)

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The Oriental Place Condominium

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Marvin Plaza and Union Bank

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Makati's Little Tokyo... lots of Japanese restaurants and clubs. also in Arnaiz Ave (Pasay Road) and Amorsolo

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Makati Cinema Square. looks so old, it already needs renovation or maybe demolition.

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The Beacon... Makati's newest star

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newly built-Eurotel at the corner of Chino Roces and Arnaiz Ave. Merry Christmas! :cheers:

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The first Kamayan Restaurant. it's already closed

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The Columns Legaspi Village & The Residences at Greenbelt (view from Walter Mart)

Walter Mart:
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to be continued... :cheers:

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Cityland Pasong Tamo

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Avida Towers San Lorenzo

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Laureano di Trevi Towers

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Don Bosco Technical Institute - Makati

Southgate Tower and Mall

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lot beside it

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11952.jpg?t=1244741713

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11943.jpg?t=1244741771

Happy 111th Independence Day

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OT!

wow. what's your occupation waldenstrom? you seem to be on the move lately.

nice pics waldenstrom!

YOU CLOSED DOWN THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES OF THE PREMIERE CBD CITY OF THE COUNTRY FOR 12 HOURS FOR A DEMONSTRATION LASTING 3 HOURS WHICH ONLY 13,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED?

Bump/OT: My Fourth Year Filipino teacher (and awardee of the KWF Gawad Collantes sa Sanaysay) who was recently promoted to Filipino coordinator at my school went to that rally.

very nice photos. :banana:

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11924.jpg?t=1244741076
Cityland Pasong Tamo

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11925.jpg?t=1244741195
Avida Towers San Lorenzo

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11927.jpg?t=1244741203
Laureano di Trevi Towers

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11926.jpg?t=1244741198
Don Bosco Technical Institute - Makati

Southgate Tower and Mall

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http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11945.jpg?t=1244741406
lot beside it

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http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11943.jpg?t=1244741771

very nice photos. :banana:

Did you really have to quote the pictures posted on the same page? :bash:

Bump/OT: My Fourth Year Filipino teacher (and awardee of the KWF Gawad Collantes sa Sanaysay) who was recently promoted to Filipino coordinator at my school went to that rally.
thats great..but they would have been just as happy to have had their voices heard at the open field across Serendra.

@philip: working in a hospital. I just had a free time to stroll the area.

thats great..but they would have been just as happy to have had their voices heard at the open field across Serendra.

Ayala is more iconic, memorable and convincing, perhaps? :lol:

Ayala Avenue is the new EDSA road :crazy:

^^ Doon naman nagsimula ang EDSA ah.

Hay, I'm on the look for cheap room-4-rent/condo in Makati, where is the best place to look around?

Ayala is more iconic, memorable and convincing, perhaps? :lol:
ayala corner paseo is more political....the owners of fast food outlets have learned this and thats why the bottom of Insular Life and adjacent building at paseo and Sedeno have become fast food outlets....its nice of Binay to increase the Makati GDP by hosting such rallies..shame a measly 13000 turned up...thats not many jollibee burgers.

Hay, I'm on the look for cheap room-4-rent/condo in Makati, where is the best place to look around?
Cityland Pasong Tamo and De La Rosa
Kingswood, front of Shopwise
San Antonio, La Paz and Poblacion areas

^Thanks Doc Jeff for the updates.. kaka-miss talaga ang Makati... :)

Citiland Pasong Tamo is a nice place, except for the surrounding area during rainy season (floods).

Makati workers get free flu shots (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/206910/makati-workers-get-free-flu-shots)
By KRIS BAYOS
June 14, 2009

Free influenza vaccination will be given to some 8,000 employees of the Makati City government starting today.

This as Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay approved the release of P2.8 million to help protect the city's public workers from the seasonal influenza, whose symptoms are similar with the Influenza A (H1N1). “We have prioritized the immunization against seasonal or common flu of our city workers, especially our frontline and field workers, not only to strengthen their defenses against respiratory diseases, but also to help us in promptly identifying possible cases of A (H1N1),” Binay said.

Dr. Ma. Lourdes Salud, City Health Officer, said that with this proactive measure, it will be easier for doctors and health workers to detect possible cases of the dreaded flu virus among employees, by the process of elimination.

“Through prompt detection of possible A H1N1 infection, there will be better management of cases, and the risk of exposure will be greatly reduced for co-workers and family members as well,” Salud said.

According to Dr. Alvin Gamulo of the Makati Health Department, the free vaccination will be administered in a month-long drive that will end on July 16. "We will kick off this project right after the flag ceremony.

We will set up tents at the quadrangle where at least 30 medical staff will simultaneously administer the vaccines. We target to vaccinate 1,000 employees for the first day," Gamulo said.

^Thanks Doc Jeff for the updates.. kaka-miss talaga ang Makati... :)

Citiland Pasong Tamo is a nice place, except for the surrounding area during rainy season (floods).
welcome Joel! :) yep, Pasong Tamo gets flooded knee deep.

taken yesterday:

Sts. Peter and Paul Parish
Poblacion, Makati

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St. Peter and Paul Church was built in 1620 by Jesuit Father Pedro de los Montes .with architecture typical of the colonial mission churches of rectangular single-nave plan composed of the nave, apse and sacristy. St. Peter being the first Pope with St. Paul, patron of the locality, dominate the façade. It has a carved retablo of the altar and an acacia-shaded plaza.

A-Venue Events Mall
Antel Lifestyle City, Makati Avenue

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BIG NEWS

from chesterot:

By Daxim Lucas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:36:00 06/15/2009

Filed Under: Economy and Business and Finance

MANILA, Philippines - For three decades, one of the first images of Makati City’s supposedly cosmopolitan skyline that would greet travelers coming from the airport is the hulking eyesore that stood half finished near the Magallanes interchange.

And whether you’re a commuter approaching the commercial center, or a businessman being driven to the central business district, you simply could not escape the sight of that decrepit building at the busy corner of Edsa and Pasong Tamo Extension.

“If you’re a businessman or a tourist who’s just landed in Manila and are traveling from the airport, this is the image of Makati that will greet you,” said Alphaland Corp. president and COO Mario Oreta. “It was such a painful sight to behold and the image lingers with you.”

Until several months ago, the unnamed structure, with its rusty beams and half-baked structure, always seemed to be somebody’s unfinished business.

It was built in the 1970s by a Japanese car distributor to supposedly house offices, a service center and a high-end restaurant.

During the Marcos era, the would-be developer ran short of cash, and was forced to surrender the lot to the Philippine National Bank.

Then in the mid-1980s, it was auctioned off to the Puyat family, in whose ownership it stayed for two decades.

Enter Alphaland Corp.—one of the newest and most aggressive real estate firms in the country—whose chair and CEO Roberto V. Ongpin took an interest in the project in early 2008.

“He asked me one day what I thought of the building, and I said that I thought we could make it work,” Oreta recalls.

Backed by the financial muscle of Alphaland’s partner, British fund Ashmore Investment Ltd., Ongpin, Oreta and the company’s vice chair Eric Recto negotiated long and hard with the Puyat family, agreeing finally on a P1.2-billion acquisition price.

The group borrowed another P1.2 billion from the Development Bank of the Philippines to fund the rehabilitation and completion of the structure—a process that is now practically complete, with only the finishing touches left.

Thus, what would have been one of the city’s first skyscrapers conceived in the 1970s, is now set to become one of its newest.

Dubbed Alphaland Southgate, the project is composed of two structures.

The Southgate Tower is a 20-story, glass-curtained building with 36,000 square meters of office space.

The Southgate Mall, meanwhile, is an 18,000-sq. m., six-story podium that will house retail and casual dining establishments.

And just as one couldn’t miss the eyesore before, one also could not possibly miss the gleaming metallic blue building nowadays, especially with its three-story high LED display screens, one on either side of the building, which are visible from as far as 7 kilometers away.

“This is practically a new building,” Oreta said, explaining that the steel trusses and girders were already encased in concrete when the original builders stopped construction, ensuring that no corrosion would occur.

Despite this, Alphaland hired the services of local and foreign structural engineers to assess the condition of the building before completing its construction.

“What they found was that it still meets and surpasses our building standards,” he said.

Oreta pointed out that Alphaland Southgate also boasts of a world-class design by Wong and Ouyang Ltd., the architects of Hong Kong’s premier recreational establishment, the Pacific Place.

The building’s energy requirements are also supported by solar panels and a “green” architectural design, which gives tenants the added benefit of saving power.

For a building that was erected when high technology was still in its infancy, Alphaland also pulled a coup when it secured an accreditation from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority as a business process outsourcing site.

“It is also linked to the Magallanes MRT station, so BPO workers will find this more convenient,” Oreta said.

Admittedly, Alphaland did worry when the global economic slump reached local shores, and one of the first industries to be hit was the real estate sector.

When the project started, the company originally announced that the building would be open for business by the first quarter of 2009.

That timetable has since been moved to August 2009.

Nonetheless, Oreta said he was encouraged by the firm demand from locators.

The mall space is already 80-percent taken, while office space reservations are approaching 50 percent, with negotiations for another large tenant is ongoing.

Don’t think that the company is resting on its laurels, though. Already, it is talking with the owners of a lot directly across Pasong Tamo Extension where it could build an exact duplicate of the Southgate Tower, which will be linked to the present complex via an elevated footbridge.

“All this is good business,” Oreta said. “But more importantly, we’re doing our part to improve the Makati skyline. Where there once was an eyesore, there now stands a gleaming new building.”

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this is the lot being referred to. I took this just last week :D

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11945.jpg

:banana::cheers:

^^ hope the sale will materialize....:) Bravo Ongpin, Ashmore group!

CHINO ROCES AVENUE
(Pasong Tamo)
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11912.jpg?t=1244739995
newly built-Eurotel at the corner of Chino Roces and Arnaiz Ave. Merry Christmas! :cheers:

Walter Mart:
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11920.jpg?t=1244740835

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/waldenbkk/SDC11922.jpg?t=1244740846


to be continued... :cheers:
They also have the same color in Eurotel Malate, SM north. :)
Walter mart is okay...

Hay, I'm on the look for cheap room-4-rent/condo in Makati, where is the best place to look around?

welcome Joel! :) yep, Pasong Tamo gets flooded knee deep.

I love Brgy. Olympia... hayyy... I miss those days...

sharing pix from last week from here in PhilamLife Bldg..

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Hi everyone, i need you're help...i'm looking for a house/apartment for rent with 2 bedrooms and 1 cr, preferably near makati...or any place along mrt stations (i.e. buendia, boni, shaw, etc..)my budget is 5-7K not including water and electricity..any help is much appreciated:)

^Why would one want to live near MRT stations & along EDSA? IMHO its noisy and chaotic...


Nice shots! Did they cover the landscaping along Ayala from the rallyists?

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I took this last Friday :)

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AYALA AVENUE

^Why would one want to live near MRT stations & along EDSA? IMHO its noisy and chaotic...


Nice shots! Did they cover the landscaping along Ayala from the rallyists?

just the plants on the islands on Ayala across Tower 1 and Herrera St... and Paseo across Philamlife Bldg.

Guys im going to makati this october 11, does anyone have an updated price as to how much is the eat-all-u-can buffet at Circles Shangrila Makati?

^

Nice shots! Did they cover the landscaping along Ayala from the rallyists?

Yes, they did...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/3412041188_bf27cf3afa_b.jpg
by stardiver70 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stardiver70/)

^^ pang halloween... :)

Salamat sa mga nagreply sa inquiry ko. I'll definitely check those out. :)

MAKATI, PHILIPPINES
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:cheers:

Here a couple of interesting shots of Makati circa 1972 taken by my cousin Lou:
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/7010/makaticommercialcenter1.jpg

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/2871/makatilookingattherizal.jpg

:)

Photo by Arbet Bernardo @ Facebook
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Campo Ruedas Building..near MakatiMed under fire.

are they finally burning those overfed squatters area

^^Daming nagkalat na sqatters dyan sa Pasong Tamo, dahil dyan sa sunog.

Fire at Campos Rueda Bldg. along Urban Avenue.

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Smoke has reached Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue.
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Fire wasn't out when I left Makati.
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Meron palang squatters very close to CBD Makati??? I never know that... Bakit pinapayagan ng Mayor nila... Tpos balitang tatakbo yung Binay as president...Baka ibigay n lahat ng lupa sa Metro Manila sa mga illegal settlers...:ohno:

Ganyan kasi sila sa makati :naughty:

Fire at Campos Rueda Bldg. along Urban Avenue.



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Fire wasn't out when I left Makati.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/oboi_1/DSC09111.jpg

..that looks like an old and dilapidated building.
is it a residential building for former informal settlers (squatters)??



:horse:

^^ It's a commercial building. There are a lot of stores on the first floor of that building. When we passed by Ayala Avenue on the way to Glorietta, I thought the fire was coming from the Mercury Drug on Washington.

Now that the building's burned and is likely to be torn down, I wonder what they'll build there? It surely gives Makati Med a lot of new room for expansion. If not, I just hope that it won't be another condo, or a parking lot.

Ganyan kasi sila sa makati :naughty:

Ehem...AGAIN, we are not all like that in Makati (nakakasawa nang mag-Tagalog). This slogan-twisting has to stop degenerating into a generalization of all Makateños.

..that looks like an old and dilapidated building.
is it a residential building for former informal settlers (squatters)??



:horse:

It's old and a wee bit dilapidated.
And it houses the Consulate of the Republic of Haiti. :|

Ehem...AGAIN, we are not all like that in Makati (nakakasawa nang mag-Tagalog). This slogan-twisting has to stop degenerating into a generalization of all Makateños.

Okay..

Gayan ang squatters sa Makati! :nuts:

ItS NOT REALLY A CONSPIRACY THEORY BUT A NOTEABLE OBSERVATION in NCR

obstinate spoiled squatters.....redevelopment occurs (Makati Med and new offices in front of Makati Med)...Mercury Tropical Hut upgrading.....call centres sprout with 24 hour eateries...Ayala development reaches Buendia (after almost 50 years) then all of a sudden..a MYSTERIOUS fire...bye bye Binay voters

Okay..

Gayan ang squatters sa Makati! :nuts:

Thank you. :D

But then again, a lot of Makateños, especially outside the CBD, are strongly pro-Binay. The poorer you are, the more pro-Binay you become. :lol:

It's old and a wee bit dilapidated.
And it houses the Consulate of the Republic of Haiti. :|

Haiti has a consulate here? Is it a consulate consulate, or just a honorary consulate?

ItS NOT REALLY A CONSPIRACY THEORY BUT A NOTEABLE OBSERVATION in NCR

obstinate spoiled squatters.....redevelopment occurs (Makati Med and new offices in front of Makati Med)...Mercury Tropical Hut upgrading.....call centres sprout with 24 hour eateries...Ayala development reaches Buendia (after almost 50 years) then all of a sudden..a MYSTERIOUS fire...bye bye Binay voters

Can't help it but share the same thoughts when the fire was raging yesterday. Expediting the gentrification of the area perhaps? :|

Meron palang squatters very close to CBD Makati??? I never know that... Bakit pinapayagan ng Mayor nila... Tpos balitang tatakbo yung Binay as president...Baka ibigay n lahat ng lupa sa Metro Manila sa mga illegal settlers...:ohno:

^^Baka mga hidden flying voters ni Binay ang mga yon... :nuts:

Can't help it but share the same thoughts when the fire was raging yesterday. Expediting the gentrification of the area perhaps? :|

to think the full force of the makati fire department is directly across the road too....and yet the fire roared.....very interesting indeed..some "go slow" before you react money very well invested...maybe they now own some new equipment to be delivered next week?

i thought the squatters were burned....but that old building. Mayor Binay, where are you? Bakit sa may don bosco, binaha last week wala naman bagyo?????

^^Ganyan sila... sa may Don Bosco... :lol:

if it were raining they could have used the knee high water near chino roces/buendia to help the fire dept.

HE IS ACTUALLY BEING HONEST..THESE ARE THE THINGS HE SAYS HE BOUGHT..BUT WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT HE OWNS IN MAKATI THAT HE "NEVER ACTUALLY BOUGHT"

JEJOMAR BINAY

For somebody who is criticized by many quarters, including the administration, for allegedly amassing wealth illegally, Binay had the most accessible SALN in the course of this research. Newsbreak had files on him only until 2001. His office provided us with the SALN for succeeding years the next day after we requested them.
As of Dec. 31, 2008, Binay had 11 declared pieces of real estate properties, with a combined acquisition cost of P16.86 million.

“Sa Isabela…meron sa akong minana sa nanay…meron sa Batangas.”

Binay declared two (2) inherited agricultural properties—one (1) in Cabagan, Isabela (now worth P66,000), where his late mother hailed from; and another in San Pascual, Batangas (now worth P979,000), the hometown of his late father.

“Meron ako nabili sa Alabang.”

He declared one (1) residential lot in Alabang Hills, Cupang, Muntinlupa City. It was purchased in 1964 and is now worth P455,000.
“Meron ako property sa Tagaytay na bayad sa akin as attorney's fee.”

The property is actually in Alfonso, the municipality next to Tagaytay, in Cavite. It’s residential.

“Meron ako property na pinag-ipunan ko, bahay namin sa Makati, house and lot."

Mayor Binay lives in his family’s old house on Caong Street in Makati. He has apparently purchased the two lots adjacent to the original piece. The three parcels were acquired in 1977, 2000, and 2004. They have a combined fair market value of P12.72 million.

The real estate properties he listed in his SALN for 2008—and in SALN for the years before that—didn’t include the land holdings in Rosario, Batangas, and condomonium units in Rockwell, Makati, that Newsbreak reported in 2001 as owned by the Binay, based on testimonies of farmhands, former employees, and neighbors. At the time, the combined worth of those properties was P80 million, excluding improvements.

Aside from the inherited property in San Pascual, Binay declared another property in Batangas, a residential lot in Nasugbu. The 66-hectare modern farm that Newsbreak reported in 2001 is in another municipality, in Rosario.

Blegh, kakahiya ang mayor ng makati talaga. Sobrang kapal at tigas talaga ng mukha nya, parang simento na sa kapal at tigas. May potholes pa! :lol:

Haiti has a consulate here? Is it a consulate consulate, or just a honorary consulate?Honorary (ad honorem)

Glorietta 5

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glorietta 5 is so classy and chic.. ^^ and also the ayala museum is beautiful i wonder why leandro locsin didnt make the CCP look this good..

i think that the corner lot where the old ibm building stands along paseo de roxas (across psb building) is owned by megaworld. it could be the site of their rumored iconic building.

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PAG-ASA Latest Weather Bulletin (http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/tcupdate.shtml)

Severe Weather Bulletin Number THREE
Tropical Cyclone Warning: Tropical Storm "FERIA"
Issued at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Tropical Storm "FERIA" has made landfall over Borongan, Eastern Samar.

Location of Center: (as of 4:00 p.m.) 40 kms South Southeast of Catarman, Northern Samar
Coordinates: 12.2°N, 124.8°E
Strength: Maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and
Gustiness of up to 90 kph
Movement: West Northwest at 22 kph.
Forecast Positions/Outlook: Wednesday afternoon: 70 kms Southwest of Metro Manila
Thursday afternoon: 260 kms West Northwest of Laoag City
Friday afternoon: 500 kms North Northwest of Basco, Batanes

Areas Having Public Storm Warning Signal

Signal No. 2 (60-100 kph winds)

Masbate
Ticao Island
Sorsogon
Albay
Camarines Provinces
Catanduanes
Marinduque
Romblon
Burias Island
Southern Quezon
Oriental Mindoro
Samar Provinces
Leyte Provinces
Biliran Island
Northern Iloilo
Northern Negros
Northern Cebu
Aklan
Capiz

Signal No. 1 (30-60 kph winds)

Occidental Mindoro
Lubang Island
Batangas
Cavite
Laguna
Rizal
Northern Quezon
Polilio Island
Calamian group
Cuyo Island
Bataan
Bulacan
Metro Manila
Bohol
Rest of Cebu
Rest of Negros
Guimaras
Southern Iloilo
Antique
Siquijor
Surigao del Norte
Siargao Island
Dinagat Island
Camiguin


Residents living in low lying and mountainous including coastal areas under signal #2 and 1 are alerted against possible flashloods and landslides.

The public and the disaster coordinating councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next bulletin to be issued at 11 P.M. today.

glorietta 5 is so classy and chic.. ^^ and also the ayala museum is beautiful i wonder why leandro locsin didnt make the CCP look this good..

Glorietta 5 might look good in photos, but it's ordinary in person.

CCP is iconic imho. Its design will stand the test of time.

Glorietta 5 might look good in photos, but it's ordinary in person.

CCP is iconic imho. Its design will stand the test of time.
lets just say Glorietta 5 looks like any one of a thousand buildings in any one of 100 cities globally

Glorietta 5 might look good in photos, but it's ordinary in person.

CCP is iconic imho. Its design will stand the test of time.

i've tried eating in one veranda restaurant...cool view - facing Intercontinental hotel and Glorietta 4 with the park...nice.

Glorietta 5

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Nice G5 Pics!!! :okay: :drool:

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The PURPLIZATION of The Ayala Museum courtesy of Yahoo! Philippines' Purple Hunt Tour @ Ayala Malls. :colgate:

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I hope, yan ang nilagay nila sa Trinoma. Nonetheless, it's classy and clean. :) :colgate: :applause:

Home > Business > Corporate Shang Properties seeks partners to develop Makati, Bonifacio properties
RUBY ANNE M. RUBIO, GMANews.TV
06/24/2009 | 09:03 PM

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MANILA, Philippines - Shang Properties, Inc. is on a lookout for partners that may be interested in helping develop its properties in Makati, Fort Bonifacio, Cavite, Tagaytay, and Batangas.

However, president and chief executive Andres D. Bautista said the development is unlikely to happen this year.

The company is on the alert for “good opportunities" for some 474.74 hectares of undeveloped land, Bautista told GMANews.TV.

These include a one-hectare property in Malugay, Makati; a 1,348-square meter Fort Bonifacio lot in front of Pacific Plaza Tower; a 20-hectare land in Cavite; a 53.6-hectare property in Tagaytay; and 400-hectare property in Mabini, Batangas.

The company is open to developing these properties through a joint venture although it can improve these lots by itself, Bautista said.

“We are always on the lookout for prospects for joint venture opportunities," Bautista said after the annual stockholders’ meeting. “I don't think it is not within the plans of 2009 but we try to be flexible all the time."

Shang Properties is the product of a merger between EDSA Properties Holdings, Inc. and Kuok Philippine Properties, Inc.

Among its projects are The St. Francis Shangri-La Place, Shangri-La Plaza, KSA Realty Corp., The Shang Grand Tower, and Shang Residences at the Fort.

As of 2008, Shang Properties sold a total of 952 units in The St. Francis Shangri-La Place amounting to P4.91 billion since its launching in November 2005.

The 60-storey project is considered to be the tallest residential building in the country.

"We expect all units will be handed over by the end of the year," he said.

The property has excavated 99 percent of the luxury hotel and residential project in Bonifacio Global City, he added.

"We are still tinkering with the design. We will be building an iconic development something the Philippines will be proud of," he added.

Shares of Shang Properties Inc. remained unchanged at P1.36 apiece during Wednesday's trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange. - GMANews.TV

Expect traffic jam tonight along Makati and Kalayaan Avenues! There'll be a Bigfish party at A-Venue. :cheers:

^^ cool, you're so updated with Big fish techno/trance party....hope you'll take photos of the action. :)

Today MJ died.

I'm sure CNN is virtually plastered with a 24 hour coverage.
I am also sure that the international news will pan across the major cities recording reaction.
No point filming in Manila since we do not have a central convergence point with a Times Square/Piccadilly Circus setting to film just normal office workers staring at a huge LCD screen.

Will it be Fort or Makati?

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Blegh, kakahiya ang mayor ng makati talaga. Sobrang kapal at tigas talaga ng mukha nya, parang simento na sa kapal at tigas. May potholes pa! :lol:

Hindi lang makapal ang balat, kasing tigas nang kalabaw not to mention the kulay.

When are they demolishing the Landmark? Did you notice how they made the Landmark rooftop a dumpsite?

That not the kind of view that Raffles Residences' tenants would like to see from their units.

Today MJ died.

I'm sure CNN is virtually plastered with a 24 hour coverage.
I am also sure that the international news will pan across the major cities recording reaction.
No point filming in Manila since we do not have a central convergence point with a Times Square/Piccadilly Circus setting to film just normal office workers staring at a huge LCD screen.

Will it be Fort or Makati?

:ohno:

:ohno:

Plaza Miranda!

Thank you. :D

But then again, a lot of Makateños, especially outside the CBD, are strongly pro-Binay. The poorer you are, the more pro-Binay you become. :lol:

Therefore... the richer you are, the more you hate binay? :lol:

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^^Dinagsa ba ng delubyo ang Landmark? Bat nagkaganyan? Di kaya pinatirahan na rin ni binay sa mga squatters yan? :lol:

When are they demolishing the Landmark? Did you notice how they made the Landmark rooftop a dumpsite?

That not the kind of view that Raffles Residences' tenants would like to see from their units.

^^Akala ko kakarenovate lang nyang Landmark? Pero bakit ganyan ang bubungan?:ohno:

^I think (and hope) those rubble atop Landmark are temporary. Maybe those came from the construction/renovation/demolition of that structure at the other end (east side).

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^^ nice shots

jaka tower ilang dekada pa bago ka ma e tayo...

When are they demolishing the Landmark? Did you notice how they made the Landmark rooftop a dumpsite?

That not the kind of view that Raffles Residences' tenants would like to see from their units.

^^ I was about to post the very same statement on Landmark. My sentiments exactly. Perhaps if they will not demolish Landmark then why not convert or spice up the rooftop with a rooftop garden similar to Greenbelt. But of course, I would rather have a new edifice rise in the very prime location of Landmark.

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^^ Jaka is such an eyesore! In fact more than being an eyesore, there was even a time that it caused an accident which, if my memory serves me right, resulted in a death of a passersby.

Hopefully, Jaka will follow Ashmore's lead and revive the tower.

^^ Jaka is such an eyesore! In fact more than being an eyesore, there was even a time that it caused an accident which, if my memory serves me right, resulted in a death of a passersby.

Hopefully, Jaka will follow Ashmore's lead and revive the tower.
its now owned by RCBC

^^Really? Are they going to continue constructing the tower or they will demolish it?

^Hope they would demolish it and then build a new and better one. Easy to say, but this place needs a deep pocket investor to do that. :)


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Nakita ko nanaman ang "cute" na blue bldg na ito... :lol:

@happs anung ginagawa mo dyan sa bubong ng Rufino? Bumaba ka nga jan walang dadaan na tren jan! :lol:

PS. Kudos, ganda ng mga kuha mo... bakit walang shot ng LKG at iba pang icons along Ayala Av?... di ba mahangin sa labas?

^^ Jaka is such an eyesore! In fact more than being an eyesore, there was even a time that it caused an accident which, if my memory serves me right, resulted in a death of a passersby.

Hopefully, Jaka will follow Ashmore's lead and revive the tower.

Can't the city gov't do something about it? Can't they fine the contractor for not completing the structure and making it hazardous for people passing by?

^Hope they would demolish it and then build a new and better one. Easy to say, but this place needs a deep pocket investor to do that. :)

^^Mukhang mahirap gibain yan. Masyado malalaki mga columns nyan. Puro buhos yata ginawa dyan eh. Tuwing makikita ko yan nakaka depress.

Pero ok din kung ituloy nila. Gaya nung nasa Taft avenue ngayon na ipinagpatuloy ng Eton. Yung One Archer Place. Teka.. Safe ba yung mga abandonadong building na ituloy?




Nakita ko nanaman ang "cute" na blue bldg na ito... :lol:

@happs anung ginagawa mo dyan sa bubong ng Rufino? Bumaba ka nga jan walang dadaan na tren jan! :lol:

PS. Kudos, ganda ng mga kuha mo... bakit walang shot ng LKG at iba pang icons along Ayala Av?... di ba mahangin sa labas?

^^Hahaha.. di ko akalain favorite mo yan. :nuts:
Hinahanap ko pa yung iba kong shots dyan sa rooftop. Pumuslit lang ako dyan eh. Bawal kasi talaga umakyat doon. :lol: Di naman gaano kalakas ang hangin doon nung araw na yon. Bright sunny weather kaya maganda para sa photo ops. Hanggang sa helipad inakyat ko. Nakakatakot na doon. Kasi walang railings ang hagdan. :lol::lol:

Can't the city gov't do something about it? Can't they fine the contractor for not completing the structure and making it hazardous for people passing by?

Baka matuloy na yan. Senate president na sya eh. :lol::lol:

Baka matuloy na yan. Senate president na sya eh. :lol::lol:

nagiipon pa.....hindi kasi pwede dyan ang istayl na ginawa ni villar.....:lol:

^^Baka skyway ang ipapasok nya sa loob ng Makati.. :lol:

^^ Jaka is such an eyesore! In fact more than being an eyesore, there was even a time that it caused an accident which, if my memory serves me right, resulted in a death of a passersby.

Hopefully, Jaka will follow Ashmore's lead and revive the tower.

Ashmore bought the vacant lot near Insular Life along Ayala Avenue...

nice food, pretty new restaurant along Jupiter St. I've tried their tuna pasta.

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One of my favorite restaurants in Greenbelt, CYMA Greek restaurant... a bit pricey..

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^^ Cyma is arguably one of the better Greek restaurants that I've been to. :D

^^Feeling ko nasa food thread na tayo.. hahahaha... I've been in Cyma a couple of times. Anu nga ba yung sinisigaw ng mga waiter?

Ashmore bought the vacant lot near Insular Life along Ayala Avenue...

Is it really vacant lot? Para kasing may foundation na sya at basement. Pero hanggang ngayon wala pa rin ako nakikitang activities sa area na yon. Akala ko nga sa kanila na rin yung katabing building na bagong renovate. Anu nga bang name nun?

nice food, pretty new restaurant along Jupiter St. I've tried their tuna pasta.

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^^Same lang ba ang may ari nito at yung La Carmela sa Boracay?

^^Feeling ko nasa food thread na tayo.. hahahaha... I've been in Cyma a couple of times. Anu nga ba yung sinisigaw ng mga waiter?

They shout Opa!, which is Greek for "Cheers!" (if I'm not mistaken).

^^Same lang ba ang may ari nito at yung La Carmela sa Boracay?

Yes, part owner daw si Boy Abunda, saw his picture inside the restaurant and curiously, i asked the waitress. :)

They shout Opa!, which is Greek for "Cheers!" (if I'm not mistaken).

Yeah, in my almost 2 hours there (lunch), they did this 3X...I don't like the way they shout, nakakagulat kasi....I'm not that amused, sigaw na yun eh. Overall, the food, ambiance : great.

Yes, part owner daw si Boy Abunda, saw his picture inside the restaurant and curiously, i asked the waitress. :)

^^Waray eh.. :lol:


Yeah, in my almost 2 hours there (lunch), they did this 3X...I don't like the way they shout, nakakagulat kasi....I'm not that amused, sigaw na yun eh. Overall, the food, ambiance : great.

^^Di ka naman magugulatin? :lol:

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Nakita ko nanaman ang "cute" na blue bldg na ito... :lol:


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^^Lucentino's favorite building. :lol:
BTW, anu ba pangalan nitong building na to? Para ginawa lang sya para patungan ng malaking antenna. :lol::lol:

^kaya nga fave ko yan dahil mukhang ginastusan nila talaga... actually antenna yan na tinubuan ng mga kwarto sa ibaba! :lol:

tenks! tenks! tenks!


PS. Request: LKG

^^Parang tinubuan lang ng talaba ah... :lol:

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^^Lumang shot ko na yan. 2005 ko pa kuha yan. Kuhanan ko sana ng pic ngayon kaso di kasya. Masyado malapit Rufino sa LKG.

Eto namang LKG parang funnel ng barko.. :lol:

^parang naka-zoom ba ang LKG mula Rufino? E di tanggalin mo na lang lens ng cam mo... :lol:

Nice shot of LKG... hi friend! Wag kang tatalon... j/k

:)

^^Instamatic lang ang camera ko. Normal zoom lang yan.. Hehehe...

merun n bang rooftop pics from pbcom naman

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^^Lucentino's favorite building. :lol:
BTW, anu ba pangalan nitong building na to? Para ginawa lang sya para patungan ng malaking antenna. :lol::lol:

Not sure of the name, but if this is behind PBCom Tower, then it's a condominium. My aunt had a unit there before they moved to the Shang Grand Tower.

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^^Lumang shot ko na yan. 2005 ko pa kuha yan. Kuhanan ko sana ng pic ngayon kaso di kasya. Masyado malapit Rufino sa LKG.

Eto namang LKG parang funnel ng barko.. :lol:

where you at when you took this pic.. can anyone go there?

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Ganda rin ng GT Tower... skyline icon talaga!

:cheers1:

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Nice shot! These are the kind of shots to take whenever atop buildings (kaso lang acrophobic ako :lol:). I hope you caught a view of Legaspi Village/Pio del Pilar/Bancal.


PS. Ganda rin ng Urban Bank/Exim(?) Building dito sa kuha mo...

:)

^^ Cyma is arguably one of the better Greek restaurants that I've been to. :D

OPPA!!

Not sure of the name, but if this is behind PBCom Tower, then it's a condominium. My aunt had a unit there before they moved to the Shang Grand Tower.

The Peak ang una niyang pangalan. ewan ko lang kung nabago na.

^^Pati pala pangalan panget.. :lol: Dapat name nyan "Antenna holder" :nuts:

Took some pictures during my trip on July 8, 2009.

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nakakainis ang traffic kagabi sa buendia! na-late tuloy ako at iba ko pang ka-officemates... baha kasi kaya pala sobrang traffic na sa buendia mula dun sa may world trade center hanggang ayala avenue. imagine... nauna pa pang ayusin ang center island kaysa sa drainage system dun. ganyan nga talaga sila sa makati! :bash: :bash: :bash:

^^Matagal ko nang na oobserbahan yang center island na yan. Parang babae ang nag dedesign nyan. Pabago bago ng isip. May mga naitayo nang structures tapos gigibain papalitan ng bago. Pag nagbago ulit isip, giba nanaman. Nangyari yan in a span of 3 months not years.. :lol: Di kaya may kinalaman si Rambotito dito? Malapit na eleksyon.. Hehehe...

Konting ulan lang baha agad sa Makati. Nilakad ko lang from VA Rufino to PNR Station sa Buendia. Dami ko nadaanang baha. At napansin ko na yung creek sa tabi ng PNR station sobrang babaw na sa dami ng basura at lupa na nakatambak dito. Kaya siguro madali bahain ang area na yan ng Buendia.

Took some pictures during my trip on July 8, 2009.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/jlratwil/My%20First%20Commercial%20Aircraft%20Ride/Image076.jpg


more photos please. Hope you enjoyed your trip to Manila.

nakakainis ang traffic kagabi sa buendia! na-late tuloy ako at iba ko pang ka-officemates... baha kasi kaya pala sobrang traffic na sa buendia mula dun sa may world trade center hanggang ayala avenue. imagine... nauna pa pang ayusin ang center island kaysa sa drainage system dun. ganyan nga talaga sila sa makati! :bash: :bash: :bash:

^^Matagal ko nang na oobserbahan yang center island na yan. Parang babae ang nag dedesign nyan. Pabago bago ng isip. May mga naitayo nang structures tapos gigibain papalitan ng bago. Pag nagbago ulit isip, giba nanaman. Nangyari yan in a span of 3 months not years.. :lol: Di kaya may kinalaman si Rambotito dito? Malapit na eleksyon.. Hehehe...

Konting ulan lang baha agad sa Makati. Nilakad ko lang from VA Rufino to PNR Station sa Buendia. Dami ko nadaanang baha. At napansin ko na yung creek sa tabi ng PNR station sobrang babaw na sa dami ng basura at lupa na nakatambak dito. Kaya siguro madali bahain ang area na yan ng Buendia.

yan ang sinasabi ko, walang bagyo pero binabaha ang Makati esp. Magallanes, Buendia and Don Bosco areas..

^According to the "authorities" may bagyong Goryo daw kaya ok lang daw bahain ang mga lugar na yan... sigurado sa Pio del Pilar baha nanaman (Washington).


Thanks for the pics @Wind Shear, I hope you have some more. :)



The Peak ang una niyang pangalan. ewan ko lang kung nabago na.

^^Pati pala pangalan panget.. :lol: Dapat name nyan "Antenna holder" :nuts:

Hindi bagay ang name na "The Peak" dapat dyan "The Mast"... joke lang po no offense! :)

^According to the "authorities" may bagyong Goryo daw kaya ok lang daw bahain ang mga lugar na yan... sigurado sa Pio del Pilar baha nanaman (Washington).


Thanks for the pics @Wind Shear, I hope you have some more. :)







Hindi bagay ang name na "The Peak" dapat dyan "The Mast"... joke lang po no offense! :)

QUESTION: Sa Metro Manila ba dumaan yung bagyo? OK lang ba sila??? :nuts:

more photos please. Hope you enjoyed your trip to Manila.

Thanks for the pics @Wind Shear, I hope you have some more.


Thanks guys! I was inside the vehicle taking the photos, and so far, I only took two pics for Makati CBD, the rest are NAIA Termial 3 and some PNR stuff. I hope I can take more pictures the next time I go back to Makati and Metro Manila in general.

^:okay:

QUESTION: Sa Metro Manila ba dumaan yung bagyo? OK lang ba sila??? :nuts:

Kung OK sila hindi sana natin sila binabatikos... :lol:

Musta na kaya ang developments sa area ng Pasong Tamo dun sa may Inquirer towards PRC...

Kung d na itutuloy ung jaka tower sana gibain nalang nila, mapapakinabangan pa ang space..:ohno::ohno:

Salcedo Village

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at corner of ayala avenue and edsa (but only at the carpark building corner behind intercon and at the foot of the pedestrian overpass).....................

3 bright effective white light spot lights....

good job bayani...............shame on you binay..

the other 3 corners of this major intersection still have diffused yellow light..pretend illumination standard only

MAKATI
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^^ it looks good.. i wonder if where they did took this?
it seems that its from a high tower or something..

^^ Most likely, it was taken from BGC.

^^ Pic taken probably either in Fairways Tower or Pacific Plaza in BGC as these were. Nice find Ronnie! :okay: :okay:



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0800 Hours 27th July 2009


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Ascot Hotel formerly Oakwood Hotel the scene of Magdalo uprising in July 27, 2003
http://www.verafiles.org/index.php/focus/266-trillanes-wife-hopes-for-normal-life-after-arroyo-


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MRT 3 Ayala Station.


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Please see the story of Magdalo incident in Manila Peninsula.
Siege of Peninsula Hotel at Jibrael Angel Blog :

http://jibrael.blogspot.com/2007/12/peninsula-hotel-makati-stand-off.html




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Flyover at the corner of EDSA and Ayala Avenue.

^^ again, thanks for sharing.. nice pics.

kakainggit ka naman @avenger... gala gala ka lang...:D

:cheers:

kakainggit ka naman @avenger... gala gala ka lang...:D

:cheers:

just my hobby.

Nice pics TheAvenger!

Bakit kaya sobrang traffic sa Chino Roces kahit hindi rush hour? halos abutin kami ng isang oras nung isang araw habang umuulan. :ohno:

At pansin ko rin, sobrang daming jeepney sa Makati, di naman lahat napupuno. Kupal pa yung mga driver tumitigil talaga sa corner o intersection kahit green light na, di tuloy makausad yung mga sumusunod. ang kapal pa ng mukha magmura kapag bumusina ka. hay mga Pinoy nga naman. dapat tanggalin o bawasan na jeep sa Makati!!

^^Thanks The Avenger:cheers: para na rin ako nasa Pinas panay Strolling mo.