Cebu City and Province - Compiled Threads

[Cebuski78]

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[Cebuski78]

Originally Posted by diehardbisdak

...simply Mactan!


flickr pic by @Erix_Six

kalain sa balay nga nagtungtong sa nagoverhang nga bato...gi-atras lang unta niya gamay pagpabarog ang iya balay oi..nagpalabi man gyud siyag pidpid sa tubig..nag-anam anam na gyud kabati ang coast sa mactan, imagina kuno ninyo kung magapadayon og mapuno nag ingon ana nga development sa mactan..mawagtang na gyud ang interest sa mga tourist anang dapita. samot pod ang pollution and congestion if walay sundon nga certain provisions ang mga lot developers anang coastline sa mactan...batia oi...sayang..

maayo unta og naay bagyo pohon luparon na iyang balay..hehehe ayaw lang apila ang mga taw nga namuyo...hehehe!

[jrevalde]

dba there was some kind of ordinance or law that prohibits the construction of structures that are too close to the shoreline?? ngano wa man maimplement?

[SleMarKen]

Originally Posted by gcort

limpyo na bitaw ang downtown based sa picture above, maayo unta mapadayon ang ka limpyo.

katong napa ko diha sa Cebu, limyo naman to ang downtown... just after to pagka human sa ASEAN summit... Nagpadayon na gyud diay hangtod karon...



my old pics that time (repost)












ingun ani pa ba gihapon ka glowing ang dan dapit sa Cebu 'town square'?

[so_1]

Originally Posted by diehardbisdak

i see...heheh! ...i was thinking nga na-a sa Northwing ka'y na-a sa background nga shop nga wala pa maablihi...

there are vacant shops sa main mall coz ang mga cell shops ug gadgets store gipangtransfer sa new cyberzone area sa northwing. i guess the background used to be memo express..

[blueguy]

Originally Posted by Sinjin P.

Yep, 3rd level of SM City Cebu

Originally Posted by Sinjin P.

Daghan ug bakante sa main mall especially kanang sa mga suok-suok.

Originally Posted by diehardbisdak

i see...heheh! ...i was thinking nga na-a sa Northwing ka'y na-a sa background nga shop nga wala pa maablihi...

Originally Posted by slimer

bai @diehard, this is located at the main mall and not at the Northwing.

Rezoning....

[LordCarnal]

Downtown looks clean because of the new asphalt overlay and some buildings that have been repainted but it's a different thing in the "sidewalks." It's more of like a trick in the eye. Seems like the city does not have the political will to organize the street vendors and to enforce discipline. Maayo lang tu pagsugod during the preparations for the ASEAN Summit .

And also, only certain parts of downtown are clean -- if you go to USJR area, Carbon/Freedom Park area, back of Sto. Niño Basilica (where the Sto. Nino vendors are), back of City Hall area, access road from Sto. Niño to Cathedral, then it's a different thing.

Preferably, these vendors should be given a decent location (still within downtown and near the tourist sports) nga diha sila magtapok tanan -- murag flea market kumbaga ang concept. The one beside Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes was supposed to be a good start. The weekened markets/bazaars though are an exemption because they are only there during the weekend.

I also learned that the Sto. Niño vendors were supposed to be relocated at the VECO Property at the back of the basilica but right now they're occupying the entire sidewalk. Lots of people use this sidewalk especially those riding a 06B jeep and those coming from Magallanes.


I also noted nga gipabayaan ang mga "green lamp posts" that were installed during Mayor Garcia's term. Walay continuity kay abi kontra sa politica.

Originally Posted by Cebuski78

miski ingon ana lang na atong downtown sa pagkakaron pero mas limpyado pa tan-awon og mas nindot pag pag public services and facilities such as toilets etc. kay sa downtown and markets sa saudi, nga di man unta diri mag-uwan og mabasa ang dalan sa lapok, nya kwartahan man unta pod ning nasora...

Originally Posted by SleMarKen

katong napa ko diha sa Cebu, limyo naman to ang downtown... just after to pagka human sa ASEAN summit... Nagpadayon na gyud diay hangtod karon...



my old pics that time (repost)



ingun ani pa ba gihapon ka glowing ang dan dapit sa Cebu 'town square'?

[LordCarnal]

Crown Regency Hotel

[mAiNsTrEaMhunter]

nice kaayo tanawon ang crown karon na almost complete na.!

Originally Posted by Wolfranz

A royal decree of Queen Isabella II of Spain gave Iloilo the title Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad. This prestige earned Iloilo the informal moniker, Queen's City in the South

This is my own analysis of this "queen city" title history, so I'm not sure of this. Correct me if im wrong:

With the possesive ssuffix in the word queen not clearly distinguished due to the first letter of the succeeding word city having the same sound, people might have taken the title as Queen City of the South (which has a different meaning). And because Iloilo was the premiere city of Visayas during that time, people may have thought that the title was meant to proclaim the city's progressive status. So when Iloilo's progress waned and Cebu experienced its boom years, people may have also thought it was appropriate for the title to be transferred to the latter.

yeah bai @wolfranz, given the fact that the queen of spain gave that title to Iloilo may somehow be the answer why the word "queen city" was coined and because Iloilo is south of manila thus being Queen City of the South. Queen City because it was the Queen who gave it to her the title and South because its south of the capital. Make sense too..

[LordCarnal]

Yup that's it..

Anyway, the question is as to when exactly was Cebu City called such? And who started it?

Could this be during the boom times of Serging when NRA, Mactan Bridge, etc. were built? The SRP was also conceptualized during this time. Also during this time, Cebu's first highrise hotel with the first revolving restaurant in ASIA was built.

Department stores were also sprouting such as White Gold (where the rich shop back then) which was then located across the hotel with the revolving restaurant (Ludo and Luym building).

Anyway, I think if not for Marcos and other contributing factors and if only the Philippines grew so much in the 50s and 60s and onwards, then the Philippines would really be a first world country now and our cities outside Manila like Cebu, Iloilo, Davao, etc. might have been at par at least with Singapore.

The 1950s aerial photo of Cebu attests to the fact that Cebu had significantly recovered from World War II in just a few years. I even think that there's not much difference then back in the 1950s with Manila unlike now where we can really see a big difference if we compare photos of Cebu and Manila.

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[mAiNsTrEaMhunter]

Originally Posted by LordCarnal

Yup that's it..

Anyway, the question is as to when exactly was Cebu City called such? And who started it?


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mao na ang dakong pangutana bai @nold...hehehehe...no idea pud as to what exactly made cebu queen city... basin mga heritage people knows about this...

[Ejames]

hapit na mahuman ang 2008...
got a question here:
"ASA MAS BOOMING NGA YEAR (CEBU)? 2007 O 2008?"
ty

[mAiNsTrEaMhunter]

for the whole philies or cebu bai? sige I presume cebu , well IMO lang, this year siguro. i can't go into details..

[Ejames]

CEBU..

[toffeechoy]

Originally Posted by ezekiel_

let me congratulate to our new cebuano teachers

Elementary
1. University of San Carlos 29/34 85%
2. University of the Philippines - Cebu 0/2 0%
3. University San Jose Recoletos 63/133 47%
4. University of Southern Philippines 6/32 19%
5. University of Cebu 99/343 29%
6. University of the Visayas 88/541 16%
8. Cebu Normal University 238/312 76%
9. South Western University 24/64 38%
10. Cebu Institute of Technology 28/65 43%

Secondary
1. University of San Carlos 177/220 80%
2. University of the Philippines - Cebu 32/42 76%
3. University San Jose Recoletos 110/200 55%
4. University of Southern Philippines 9/21 43%
5. University of Cebu 87/290 30%
6. University of the Visayas 48/231 21%
7. Cebu Doctors University 19/25 76%
8. Cebu Normal University 338/518 65%
9. South Western University 38/115 33%
10. Cebu Institute of Technology 33/76 43%

1. MA. CLEOFE NICOLAS TABANGIN, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 92.20
2. ROMINA ANN SOON YAP, ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY-Q.C. 91.80
3. ANGELA DIMALANTA CARREON, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 91.60
4. MARIA ELENA FERMIN FERRER, UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 91.20
5. JOHNNY ABELLERA ESMILLA JR., UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN 91.00
5. LUCILLE VIRTUDAZO GANDIONCO, UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 91.00
6. TONY DANE BUGARIN QUETULIO, ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY-Q.C. 90.40
6. MARIA NENITA SILANG SE, PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY-MANILA 90.40
7. ARIEL DANGCALAN CO, UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 90.20
8. RYAN OLIVER DAÑGANAN BAUTISTA, UP - MANILA 90.00
8. CARL JESTONI BARIQUIT DAKAY, UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 90.00
8. ELEXOR TORRES DAMASCO, UNIVERSITY OF THE CORDILLERAS 90.00
8. AUDIE DACUMOS LAUDENCIA, PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY-MANILA 90.00
8. FELIZARDO NICODEMUS PULUMBARIT JR., UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 90.00
9. OLIVER VALLEJO AROMIN, MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-MARAWI CITY 89.80
9. MIREN AMALE MENDEZONA JOPSON, ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY-Q.C. 89.80
9. ROCHELL CASIA MIGUEL, PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY-MANILA 89.80
10. PAMELA CRISTINA PARCISO CRISOSTOMO-TUMANG, UP - MANILA 89.60
10. ISRAEL CRUZ CRUZ, UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 89.60
10. VON RYAN GASMEÑA PANGWI, UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO 89.60

ato suportahan ato basketball team in the Philippine Collegiate Champions League. Only 3 teams from Visayas/Mindanao made it to the Sweet 16 sa PCCL, tanan from Cebu(UV, USJ-R, USC). 1st game kay Nov. 26 at 4 pm USC vs De La Salle University Green Archers

congrats USC and to the rest of the cebu schools!

anyways....whaaaaaat?!?!?!? ang usc muplay against dlsu???? wow worth the watch! is this gonna be shown on tv? if so, what channel???

[leylander]

Mactan Island, Cebu

[leylander]

Transcentral Highway
Cantipla, Cebu City

[leylander]

Waterfront Hotel Lahug and the CBP Cluster

[diehardbisdak]

i wonder kung ma-foreclose ba gyud na ang Waterfront...na-publish na ba ang "FOR SALE - Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino" and "FOR SALE - Waterfront Mactan Airport Hotel & Casino"?

...i hope, mo-take over ang real estate company (Eton) ni Lucio Tan...just like Metrobank did (thru Federal Land Inc.) to Cebu Plaza and turned it into Marco Polo....basin, ETON Hotel na...hehehe...nag-ambition!

[henji]

can i zip some question: naa bay theme park proposal para sa Cebu? para i dont have to go to Manila to see theme parks.. hehhe. Cebu is doing great in Tourism and BPO/IT and other matters. keep it going!!! Cebu padayun sa pag-ugmad.... coming there in January 2009. Kelan nga pala ang SINULOG?