Is Mindanao Really a Scary Region?

[taga_ipil]

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Years I've lived in Mindanao, esp. Marawi City (Islamic City).

1973-1975 = 2 years

1978-1982 = 4 years

1984-1998 = 1
4 years

...that's 20 years in a mostly Muslim dominated area.

Now I live in Cebu. But get this--I'm more scared of living in Metro Manila (in the short time I've been there, I went to college in UP Diliman during my freshman year, I've been mugged, tricked, and almost killed there).

-RODION

sakto jud ka bro...
Major Cities like Cebu and Manila are more dangerous comparing to Mindanao.
but sad to say mostly robbers and snatchers are from Mindanao(Ozamis)

[Onins]

Leovan , I know him. his a Silimanian son of the former vice mayor of Ipil.
He knows me when he sees me.
I know his father kay kaila sila sa ako papa.
and his a Demolay thats for sure..

Jonathan Funda... familiar since Funda are Politician sa Ipil

ah kaila diay mo hehe but medyo sayop hehe, Eric, the younger brother of Leovan and DeMolay, coz Leovan is an Alphan (alphasigmaphi) I know coz he's my frat brother. Funda they own a gas station ata. My relatives are Olegarios. so youre a sillimanian?

ang wala nako naadtuan sa mindanao Iligan, Marawi, Tawi-tawi and Sulu.

[Ignizian]

Mindanao is not scary.... cute lang! bwehehe!!

[SamuraiArcher]

some places siguro kuyaw, labi na ur not from mindanao...mao siguro pud hinay ilang tourist industry kay kuyaw man gyud for bakasyonista...

[taga_ipil]

ah kaila diay mo hehe but medyo sayop hehe, Eric, the younger brother of Leovan and DeMolay, coz Leovan is an Alphan (alphasigmaphi) I know coz he's my frat brother. Funda they own a gas station ata. My relatives are Olegarios. so youre a sillimanian?

ang wala nako naadtuan sa mindanao Iligan, Marawi, Tawi-tawi and Sulu.

nyahahaha... stand corrected bro..
Si Eric diay ako g-mean... hehehe katung lagumon na gamayon na-naay pagmanukan ang mata..
not a Silimanian, but I was there first sem of 2001 as Political Science student.
kami sab ang una naka tugod sa Siliman University Taekwondo Team...wala pa hinoon varsity sa una
kay for approval pa. kaso ni Transfer ko sa Gensan... then here sa Cebu as ComSci... in-ana ko ka laagan sa Mindanao hahahaha

[anakin]

looking forward to be in mindanao this yuletide season.

Mindanao is never scary. Truly safe. There are plenty of interesting sites to see in its vastness.
Travel now and see marsh lands of Agusan; get wet in Iligan, she has plenty of waterfalls;
same is true with Gingoog; indulge yourself of Davao's durian and Bukidnon's pineapples; tour
around the volcanic Camiguin; immerse in the pristine beaches of Pearl Farm and Dakak beach resorts;
Scale the country's highest peak; trek its luscious forests, rivers and jungles; be historical by visiting the
place where Rizal was exiled; brave the powerful waves off Siargao; learn her different indigenous people;
watch the colourful vintas of Zamboanga and listen to their hispanic-influenced dialect ... "queryo
contigo contodo mi corazon" etc ..etc.. Mindanao has lot to offer and peaceful.
So, TARA NA! BIYAHE TAYO!

Oooppss! Should you reach a place where the CROSS is no longer dominant but that of the
CRESCENT MOON, all you need to do is to turn back and RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!
To be safe stay at cemeteries there are plenty of crosses there. hahaha.. joke joke joke :mrgreen:

[taga_ipil]

Mindanao has a plenty of beautiful scenery that needs to be discover... ma shock mo kung sa kadaghan... :mrgreen:

[bangle_zyr]

nanigulang nalang ko ug puyo sa mindanao wa may nitulis nako not unless pag.abot nko sa cebu nga ag akong hinayhay sa gawas gibuklas naman sa buotan nga kawatan..apil pa akong brief nga gikan sa ukay-ukayan sa carbon!..nakaingon tingale to nga imported mao giapil sa kanahan...kapaet ba dinhi sa cebu oi!..permi na intawon kong hukas2x karon ky wa nay nahibilin nga sanina..kanunay jud lagi gipanuhot..maayo man didto sa mindanao ky manok bisaya raman kasagaran kawaton..

[love2travel]

been to a lot of places in Mindanao and really enjoyed it, with nary a scary experience, thank God... I think you should just stay away from rebel infested areas to avoid getting a bad experience, since most of Mindanao is beautiful and a joy to visit!

[worldpeace]

everybody might get scared of mindanao, but not Ayala Corporation. they know the real situation than those ignoramus.

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Ayala, Anflocor to build mall
By Robin Ceasar Magnaye

AYALA Land Holdings Incorporation has announced that it will invest P3 billion for its Ayala Center of Davao, a joint project with the Anflo Management and Investment Corporation (Anflocor) which owns the property.

Javier D. Hernandez, senior division manager of Ayala Malls Group, said the complex will be located at the Floirendo-owned nine-hectare property fronting the Redemptorist Church in J. P. Laurel Avenue.

He said the project will be different from any of the company’s 11 malls as each of them has a “character” as it will employ at least 5,000 workers.

Hernandez said the timetable for the project is that by 2012 it will start operating as it will have four phases with the first phase to be completed in 2009 with two buildings for call center locators.

On hand to announce his support was Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte who said the project will add to the economic activities of the city.

Earlier, Ricardo R. Floirendo, Anflocor South Operations senior vice president, earlier said the two giant companies signed the memorandum of agreement on November 29 at the Ayala Serendra Commercial Complex in Makati City.

Under the agreement, the Ayala Malls Group will develop the property into a mini city, including the two hectare information and communications technology park which will house the call centers. The Makati-based conglomerate, considered the oldest company in the country, will also bring the locators to the project, Floirendo added.

One feature of the project is that it will be a “mall with a garden” as this will allow shoppers to roam around the mall where they can also dine and shop. “The place will allow them to go there and eat and at the same time shop (for high-end consumer products,” Floirendo said in an interview with the Times early this year.

We also made significant headway into the geographic expansion of our malls with the ongoing construction of Q Mall in Angeles City, the Ayala Center Cebu lagoon redevelopment, and our recent announcement retail component in Davao. Together with Glorietta 5 and Greenbelt 5 Phase 2, both of which are slated to open later this year, we have an additional 105,000 square meters of GLA already under construction, with another 60,000 square meters for Davao to break ground later this year."

The project was a fruit of a six-month study and eventual negotiations between the two companies, he added.