Commercial Business District [45Towers|mix]

[todjikid]

Robredo is aiming to be a senator, i suppose. IF he is, not, never, nunca, will i vote for that ogag.

[balaiguia]

Magandang umaga sa inyong lahat! Pahintulutan niyo po akong banggitin na Eton is just about finished in constructing what I'm supposing is its second building for BPOs diyan malapit sa crossing ng EDSA and Quezon Ave, and they're actually starting with the construction of another structure beside it. If I'm not mistaken, the developments occurring in that part of Quezon City is part of that new QC-CBD thing that a lot of people has been talking about since 2007. Medyo exciting ding isipin how things will look in that part of QC in the next 5 years or so, but thinking of the problems that the city is having with informal settlers is rather unsettling (pun intended), I agree.

[flip2_0]

Originally Posted by balaiguia

Magandang umaga sa inyong lahat! Pahintulutan niyo po akong banggitin na Eton is just about finished in constructing what I'm supposing is its second building for BPOs diyan malapit sa crossing ng EDSA and Quezon Ave, and they're actually starting with the construction of another structure beside it. If I'm not mistaken, the developments occurring in that part of Quezon City is part of that new QC-CBD thing that a lot of people has been talking about since 2007. Medyo exciting ding isipin how things will look in that part of QC in the next 5 years or so, but thinking of the problems that the city is having with informal settlers is rather unsettling (pun intended), I agree.

Actually, delayed ang opening ng Two Cyperpod Centris dapat Q4 2011-Q1 2012 pa and Three and Four Cyberpod Centris ang ongoing. Find all the update on the QUEZÓN CITY | Eton Centris thread.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=493202

[balaiguia]

Originally Posted by flip2_0

Actually, delayed ang opening ng Two Cyperpod Centris dapat Q4 2011-Q1 2012 pa and Three and Four Cyberpod Centris ang ongoing. Find all the update on the QUEZÓN CITY | Eton Centris thread.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=493202

Thanks for the lead, flip2_0. By the way, just to mention, I just noticed last Wednesday night na buhay na nga pala yung Two Cyperpod Centris. If I'm not mistaken (which has a 50% chance of being wrong), it's a Sketchers warehouse sale (70% off daw) at the ground floor. It's the only sign of life I can see in the entire building.

[alexbam2006]

Originally Posted by balaiguia

Thanks for the lead, flip2_0. By the way, just to mention, I just noticed last Wednesday night na buhay na nga pala yung Two Cyperpod Centris. If I'm not mistaken (which has a 50% chance of being wrong), it's a Sketchers warehouse sale (70% off daw) at the ground floor. It's the only sign of life I can see in the entire building.

actually I went to that sale "Markdown Madness", I noticed hindi pa tapos yung mga walls. anyways eto yung blog post ko about it. HERE

[flip2_0]

Originally Posted by alexbam2006

anyways eto yung blog post ko about it. HERE

awesome

[mouldingo]

They couldn't take a hint that they're not wanted...

Demolition by fire: burning urban poor communities a government tactic?

Published on April 27, 2012
By IGAL JADA SAN ANDRES and PATRICIA LOURDES VIRAY
Bulatlat.com


MANILA — “I just stood there, crying. I can’t speak. We did not think the fire could grow that huge,” said a still shocked Emma Oblipias, 43, resident of Agham Road in Quezon City. A fire razed houses in their area last Friday, April 20, affecting some 150 families. She and the other residents have set up makeshift shelters on the sidewalk.

The burnt community is part of the areas targeted for the Quezon City Central Business District; it is thus facing threats of demolition. Six villages would be affected if the project pushes through.

In spite of the recent tragedy, the residents have started re-building their houses along Agham Road.

“We will stay here,” San Juan said. “We don’t have a notice of demolition yet.”

Gilbert Tambirao, a member of Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) in nearby Sitio San Roque, warned the Agham Rd. residents that the non-issuance of notices of demolition is just a deception.

“That’s their propaganda: tell you there won’t be a demolition in the area. With that, the people will let down their guard. Then the demolition team will surprise them and they won’t have any plan of action to defend their homes.”

“The local government, the barangay, and NHA (National Housing Authority) are raring to demolish the San Roque area, and the easiest way to do that is to burn down the community,” he said. “With fire, it’s possible that all the houses will be burned in an hour or three … So, burning down the community is the most effective way used by the government [to drive out the informal settlers].”

Richard Chong, chairman of Anakbayan-North Triangle, said that the residents affected by the fire will most likely face demolition soon. Similar fires were observed in communities in Brgy. Central and BIR Road, also in Quezon City.

“[When Brgy. Central was affected by fire], NHA authorities fenced the area the next day. But the people resisted so the NHA let them rebuild their houses. A few days later, the people received a notice of demolition… In the community along BIR Road, the same thing happened. Their houses were destroyed in a fire. A few months later, they received a demolition notice… So fire is a primary tactic being used by the state,” Chong said.

Chong said some provisions of Republic Act No. 7279, or the Urban Housing Development Act (UDHA) of 1992, do not support the rights of marginalized groups such as the urban poor.

“The Urban Housing Development Act was crafted to help speed up the implementation of state’s projects,” Chong said. Here, “the urban poor will automatically be relocated” if they happen to live on lands where government projects would be located.

“While the residents [of the burned houses] were on the street, representatives of NHA came offering them relocation,” Gilbert Tambirao said. “But the residents rejected relocation. They said they would stay there because that is where they earn their living… Relocation is not a long-term solution to poverty. It is only temporary.”

Since the threat of demolition hangs over the heads of all residents of the burned community along Agham Road, Anakbayan and Kadamay have been striving to form chapters of their orgnizations in the affected area.

Chong urged the community to get organized, which is a necessity, he said. “So that, when the threat comes, they will be ready to defend their community, and they will not just be thrown away to relocation sites where, without livelihood and support services, their life would be even more difficult.”

[anonymous_filipino]

Originally Posted by mouldingo

They couldn't take a hint that they're not wanted...

Demolition by fire: burning urban poor communities a government tactic?

Published on April 27, 2012
By IGAL JADA SAN ANDRES and PATRICIA LOURDES VIRAY
Bulatlat.com

MANILA -- "I just stood there, crying. I can't speak. We did not think the fire could grow that huge," said a still shocked Emma Oblipias, 43, resident of Agham Road in Quezon City. A fire razed houses in their area last Friday, April 20, affecting some 150 families. She and the other residents have set up makeshift shelters on the sidewalk.

The burnt community is part of the areas targeted for the Quezon City Central Business District; it is thus facing threats of demolition. Six villages would be affected if the project pushes through.

In spite of the recent tragedy, the residents have started re-building their houses along Agham Road.

"We will stay here," San Juan said. "We don't have a notice of demolition yet."

Gilbert Tambirao, a member of Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) in nearby Sitio San Roque, warned the Agham Rd. residents that the non-issuance of notices of demolition is just a deception.

"That's their propaganda: tell you there won't be a demolition in the area. With that, the people will let down their guard. Then the demolition team will surprise them and they won't have any plan of action to defend their homes."

"The local government, the barangay, and NHA (National Housing Authority) are raring to demolish the San Roque area, and the easiest way to do that is to burn down the community," he said. "With fire, it's possible that all the houses will be burned in an hour or three ... So, burning down the community is the most effective way used by the government [to drive out the informal settlers]."

Richard Chong, chairman of Anakbayan-North Triangle, said that the residents affected by the fire will most likely face demolition soon. Similar fires were observed in communities in Brgy. Central and BIR Road, also in Quezon City.

"[When Brgy. Central was affected by fire], NHA authorities fenced the area the next day. But the people resisted so the NHA let them rebuild their houses. A few days later, the people received a notice of demolition... In the community along BIR Road, the same thing happened. Their houses were destroyed in a fire. A few months later, they received a demolition notice... So fire is a primary tactic being used by the state," Chong said.

Chong said some provisions of Republic Act No. 7279, or the Urban Housing Development Act (UDHA) of 1992, do not support the rights of marginalized groups such as the urban poor.

"The Urban Housing Development Act was crafted to help speed up the implementation of state's projects," Chong said. Here, "the urban poor will automatically be relocated" if they happen to live on lands where government projects would be located.

"While the residents [of the burned houses] were on the street, representatives of NHA came offering them relocation," Gilbert Tambirao said. "But the residents rejected relocation. They said they would stay there because that is where they earn their living... Relocation is not a long-term solution to poverty. It is only temporary."

Since the threat of demolition hangs over the heads of all residents of the burned community along Agham Road, Anakbayan and Kadamay have been striving to form chapters of their orgnizations in the affected area.

Chong urged the community to get organized, which is a necessity, he said. "So that, when the threat comes, they will be ready to defend their community, and they will not just be thrown away to relocation sites where, without livelihood and support services, their life would be even more difficult."

They should have watched Failon Ngayon last Saturday. Maraming former IS ang masaya sa relocation according to that episode.

[leofriends]

burn the houses, but dont kill them...

[anak_mm]

huwag naman sunugin, masama sa ating kalikasan yan

maari naman i-'recycle' yung mga yero, plastik, bakal atbp jan

[cq40]

Originally Posted by mouldingo

...he said. “So that, when the threat comes, they will be ready to defend their community”

Defend a community owned by whom?

[El_Toro]

Kung makasabi sila ng to defend parang scarbourgh ang labanan ah...

May pick up line ako para sakanila

Ayala Zobel:China ba kayo?
I.S. - Bakit?
Ayala Zobel: Mapang angkin kasi kayo ng lupa eh...

[alexbam2006]

Originally Posted by El_Toro

Kung makasabi sila ng to defend parang scarbourgh ang labanan ah...

May pick up line ako para sakanila

Ayala Zobel:China ba kayo?
I.S. - Bakit?
Ayala Zobel: Mapang angkin kasi kayo ng lupa eh...

BOOM!

[davidheathe]

we have a legal system that gives these people their day in court. everybody, regardless of their social status, should be given their day in court. kaya nga tayo demokrasya at hindi katulad ng china na basta may project ang gobyerno idedemolish kahit may historical significance ung area kahit may karapatan ung mga tao basta go lang ng go. show a bit of compassion and let them exhaust whatever legal means they can get their hands on to fight for what they believe is right.

lest we forget, to much is given, much is required. had the tables been turned and they ended up in the opposite side of the fence and we ended up on their side of the fence, i'm sure we'll do all possible steps to fight for what we believe is ours.

konting sensitivity naman. there are kids na hindi nila kasalanan pinanganak sa mga magugulang na maralita. last time i checked, compassion is taught in almost all school at an early age in this so-called predominantly christian nation as every pinoy would like to brag about. or do they no longer teach that in religion classes these days?

[feistyradical]

Walang kwenta talaga si Herbert Bautista. And he's even defending people like Roderick Paulate na may mga ghost employess sa payroll niya. Well rumor is SB will be running for mayor again so who knows, baka mapaalis na ang mga squatters na yan.

[thumbs up]

wala bang bagong sunog??? may susunugin daw this week eh

[leechtat]

Originally Posted by davidheathe

we have a legal system that gives these people their day in court. everybody, regardless of their social status, should be given their day in court. kaya nga tayo demokrasya at hindi katulad ng china na basta may project ang gobyerno idedemolish kahit may historical significance ung area kahit may karapatan ung mga tao basta go lang ng go. show a bit of compassion and let them exhaust whatever legal means they can get their hands on to fight for what they believe is right.

lest we forget, to much is given, much is required. had the tables been turned and they ended up in the opposite side of the fence and we ended up on their side of the fence, i'm sure we'll do all possible steps to fight for what we believe is ours.

konting sensitivity naman. there are kids na hindi nila kasalanan pinanganak sa mga magugulang na maralita. last time i checked, compassion is taught in almost all school at an early age in this so-called predominantly christian nation as every pinoy would like to brag about. or do they no longer teach that in religion classes these days?

We understand their plight. But its already more than 20 years since these informal settlers claimed this land as theirs. That should have been sufficient time for them to have at least afforded to rent in the city.

It's about time they return the land to the city so that all of its citizens, both poor and rich, can make profitable use of the land. The redevelopment of this well zoned area shall create jobs for thousands if not millions of Filipinos.

If they ask us for compassion, we ask them not to be selfish.

[boncedrick]

Originally Posted by leechtat

We understand their plight. But its already more than 20 years since these informal settlers claimed this land as theirs. That should have been sufficient time for them to have at least afforded to rent in the city.

It's about time they return the land to the city so that all of its citizens, both poor and rich, can make profitable use of the land. The redevelopment of this well zoned area shall create jobs for thousands if not millions of Filipinos.

If they ask us for compassion, we ask them not to be selfish.

very well said.

[tita01]

baka pagtapos ng termino ni pnoy sa 2016 50-60% na ng metro manila slums ang na clear ...

[CarltonHill]

Kung meron akong gustong mabago sa QC, yun ay ang Commonwealth Avenue............ napakaganda sana nito KUNG walang wet market(may puregold at shopwise naman eh), maayos/maganda tignan ang mga bahay at gumagana lahat ng ilaw pag gabi.... + more landscaped greeneries...


Oh how I wish to be a Mayor.