Metro Manila Skyway

[ryanr]

Finally! Thats very good news! It about time the rehabilitate SLEX. Now that NLEX is world class, SLEX needs to be...and it will be I know that Metro Pacific can do it, Pangilinan is overflowing with money because of SMART and PLDT.

off topic, but my dad met him lots of times (in business meetings) because my dad is connected to PLDT, and might be even because Pangilinan wants to hire my dad in a number 2 position in a PLDT subsidary hehehe

[renell]

is that why there was a chance of going to MIS?

[mhe-ann]

Originally Posted by GreyX

off topic, but my dad met him lots of times (in business meetings) because my dad is connected to PLDT, and might be even because Pangilinan wants to hire my dad in a number 2 position in a PLDT subsidary hehehe

whhoow! yaming.

[ryanr]

oops grammar error "and might be even more because Pangilinan..." hehe

Renell, yup thats why i almost went to ISM for my senior year. Well im still here in Jakarta, but they (my dad and Mr. Pangilinan) are still talking.

[Kiel]

Originally Posted by GreyX

oops grammar error "and might be even more because Pangilinan..." hehe

Renell, yup thats why i almost went to ISM for my senior year. Well im still here in Jakarta, but they (my dad and Mr. Pangilinan) are still talking.

You studied in the ISM in Fort Boni nowadays? Cool I study in somewhat the same school you're studying as well, so yeah haha.

[ryanr]

No, i dont study in ISM. I said i almost transfered to ISM Right now im still at Jakarta (you know what school).

[Kiel]

Oh, ic How do you describe your school in terms of education and athletics, etc? sorry that it doesn't even go with the topic which the skyway, lol.

[ryanr]

yeah we are off topic but anyways...My school is always at the top of IASAS (ISM is one of the members). My school and SAS (Singapore American School) are usually the ones going for the golds in IASAS competitions. ISM is usually middle to last, sometimes on top. As for education, my school is one of the top again out of the IASAS schools, even compared to all the IS schools all over the world...And the school's campus is an open campus unlike the school building of ISM.

[Kiel]

I think we should make a new thread about what we're talking about, lol Anyway, wow, seems like you have a great school over there. Our school is part of some organization too, same thing as what you guys are part with... So yeah. We also have an open campus, although our campus is so far, lol.

[ryanr]

Yeah your school is pretty good, from what i hear. ISM is improving now, since their move to BGC. When they were still in Bel-Air, they didnt do so well compared to other IASAS schools because of their inferior facilities. Their newer BGC campus has a lot of great stuff.

[Kiel]

Hahah yep, I agree, when I went there, I almost got lost there. Definitely better facilities now. They have lots of students now, I think.

[ryanr]

Ok i will. I will also remove the name of other schools because i dont think its good.

[ryanr]

We should go back to the topic....MM skyway. So where were we on the skyway issues???

[renell]

the last thing i remember that was related to Skyway was its route through MM...

[apiong]

METRO Pacific Co said its president and chief executive officer, Jose Maria Lim, has been appointed president and chief executive of Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corp.

Lim replaces Cezar Quiambao, whose resignation has been accepted by Citra's board of directors.

Metro Pacific has a minority stake in Citra, which is developing an integrated tollway system, connecting Balintawak in metropolitan Manila and Batangas City, to the south of the capital.
http://money.inq7.net/breakingnews/v...9&dd=20&file=6

Prior to his new appointment, Lim was recently named chief operating officer of Citra.

"He is presently crafting a new business plan for the company that will lead to the completion of the Skyway project and restore value to its shareholders," Metro Pacific said in a press statement.

The Skyway is an elevated urban tollway.

Metro Pacific's parent firm, Hong Kong-listed First Pacific Co Ltd, plans to expand its investment in Philippine infrastructure through additional equity in Citra.

First Pacific chairman Manuel Pangilinan said it will help Citra raise at least 12.5 billion pesos to finance its projects.

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I remember that the current finished segment of the skyway cost somewhere PhP 8 billion back then... so I guess 12.5 billion can cover at least the completion of the southern skyway segment (from bicutan to alabang, inclusive of the sucat, alabang and c-5 interchanges)

[ryanr]

Completing this project now will be much more expensive as it was before....but it will be finished, especially under new management. Just give it more years

[ryanr]

Any news on when they will start the next phases of the skyway?

[federal]

nada

[ryanr]

Actually there is! Originally posted by mysaong03 in the good news thread:

"the PhP2.35-billion Metro Manila Skyway Extension from Bicutan to Alabang which is expected to run from March 2005 to 2007;

For the Skyway extension, the DPWH will construct the foundations and columns from Bicutan to Sucat next year, and from Sucat to Alabang in 2006. The Philippine National Construction Corp. will build the elevated roadway from 2006 to 2007."

[apiong]

yup, and that news also made its way here: http://asia.news.yahoo.com/041222/4/1tjdi.html