CEBU's Modern Skyscrapers, new constructions, IT Parks, and UPDATES about CEBU

[arnoldsa]

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yup I saw these projects during the exhibit in Ayala Center...

[arnoldsa]

bai sugbuanon, there's also a lot being fenced, the one near the Driving range going to Gorordo Avenue...

[martiano]

i did not notice that area arnoldsa.. wow daghana na gud construction sa CBP! and also a 2-storey showroom will soon rise on the fenced lot the one near gorodo..

[arnoldsa]

@ because aside from the 15 storey condominioum proposal that was posted in SSC, I also saw another 17 (or 16) storey proposal during the architect's exhibit in Ayala Center...

I forgot the architect... Dunno if it was Canizares or Francisco Noel...

unsa diay imo course bro?

[martiano]

mura kay arch't. canizares to siya arnoldsa.. ako? architecture ko sa USC-TC 3rd year na ron.. pero medtech ko sauna sa Velez for 2 yrs before ko nshift sa Archi.. bai, balik2 nya sa SSC

[arnoldsa]

@ ah ok... basta all i know is that there are 3 proposals in CBD... Two are now in progress -- the one atbang sa Pag-Ibig, and the one near the driving range going to Gorordo Ave..

Yup cge man ko sa SSC -- mu view ra ko usually kay halos tanan ako unta isulat gipang sulti naman didto, hehe, murag na-unhan ko ba... hehehe

@ aw ok, because most of my batchmates in Highschool went to engineering and architecture, while I went to medical school...... naa koy classmate before architect na, tapos ni eskwela ug balik para mag civil engineering.. Si Arch. Mark Capili...

[arnoldsa]

It's all systems go for Cebu's hosting of the 12th ASEAN Summit simultaneous with the 2nd East Asia Community Summit..

Other international meetings held in Cebu:

1.) Asian Tourism Forum (ATF) - 1998
2.) East Asian Tourism Forum (EATOF) - 2002

and other local ASEAN meetings...

[arnoldsa]

CEBU -- VISION CITY

- 7th best island in the Asia-Pacific for 2004 (Condenast)
- 8th best island in the Asia-Pacific for 2005 (Condenast)
- 8th most livable city in Asia and the most livable city in the Philippines (Asiaweek)
- the most preferred convention city outside Manila
- the most popular tourist destination in the Philippines and one of Asia's preferred (PAL Mabuhay Magazine)
- the second biggest metropolis in the Philippines
- Southern Philippines' gateway and growth leader

NEW DEVELOPMENTS in the next few months..!!!

- AYALA CENTER CEBU will be expanding to cover the lots currently occupied by the jeepney terminal, the Marriot Parking area, and the unoccupied space beside it.. The expansion will be almost half as the original floor area of the existing building..!!! VERY VERY big and grandiose expansion indeed!!! The biggest in the Visayas and Mindanao...!

- Currently, there are THREE HIGH-RISES on-going at the Cebu Business Park. One of them is TOWER Palace, a 19-storey office/condominium. Another 15-storey building is u/c right in front of WTI-PagIbig. And another one beside KAONA Grill.

- A high-rise building will also rise at the South Road Properties (SRP). The architect is Arch. Francisco Noel.

VIPs Who Have Been to Cebu:

- His Excellency the President of Germany (West)
- His Holiness Pope John Paul II
- His Holiness the Papal Legate
- His Excellency the Prime Minister Go Chok Tong of Singapore
-The Vice-President of Vietnam
- The Honorable Governors of Fujian, Hainan, Hawaii, etc.. (sisterhood pacts)
- The Honorable Mayors of Harlemmermer, Busan, Xiamen, Kaoshiung, etc.. (sisterhood pacts)
- The Honorable Ambassadors of Spain, France, USA, Italy, China, etc..etc..
- The Honorable Ministers of ASEAN and APEC (related Ministers' meetings)
- The royalties of Thailand, Brunei, etc..etc..

The Most Preferred Convention City outside Manila:

- Miss Asia-Pacific
- Asian Tourism Forum (ATF)
- East Asian Tourism Forum (EATOF)
- APEC Ministers related-meetings (tourism, trade, etc..etc..)
- ASEAN Ministers related-meetings (tourism, cyberterrorism, security, etc..etc..)
- 12th ASEAN Leaders Summit and 2nd East Asia Community Summit (December 2006)

- Philippine Advertising Congress
- Personnel Management Association of the Philippines
- Philippine Jaycees Inc. National Convention
- Asia-Pacific Jaycess International Convention

- and hundreds of other international and local gatherings..!

International Events/Concerts in Cebu:

- World Wrestling Federation; WWE (went to Cebu twice)
- Frank Sinatra
- Boyzone
- PearlJam
- Air Supply
- Constantine
- Michael Buble
- David Pomeranz
- Vince Larusso
- The Magic of Curtis
- The Lettermen
- other prominent classical violinists and soloists of Europre..
- etc..etc..

Mactan-Cebu International Airport

- soon to become the country's premier international airport
- the only "earning"Â* and "real" international airport in the country aside from the NAIA
- the country's second largest major gateway to Asia and the world;
- in the next three years, construction of a P1 billion Terminal II and a second parallel runway will begin

International Hotels in Cebu and other hotels

- Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa (currently Asia's best as rated by Time Magazine and CondeNast Magazine)
- Hilton Cebu Hotel, Resort and Condominiums (22-storeys)
- Marco Polo Plaza Hotel (23-storeys)
- Waterfront Cebu City Hotel (15-storeys)
- Waterfront Mactan Airport Hotel (9-storeys)
- Cebu City Marriot Hotel (15-storeys)
- Crown Regency Hotel and Club Ultima (36-storeys and 24 storeys respectively)
- Parklane International Hotel (20-storeys)
- Days Hotel Cebu
- Plantation Bay Hotel, Resort and Spa (a member of the small hotels and resorts in the world; one of Asia's best)
- Cebu Midtown Hotel (14-storeys)
- Rajah Park Hotel (10-storeys)
- and a hundred more hotels...

Opportunities in Cebu for investors

- 300 hectares South Road Properties Economic Zone (Industrial, Commercial, mixed, etc..)
- AsiaTown IT Park (looks like THE FORT)
- Cebu Business Park (Cebu's very own Makati)
- West Cebu Industrial Park (the country's largest Ship-building facility)
- MEPZ I and II (the country's most succesful export processing zones)
- Cebu Light Industrial Park (for light industries)

@Photo credits go to Rusty18 of SSC.

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[LanCe]

arnoldsa:taga USC boy's high ka bai?!............................proud to be cebuano!forever!!!!!

[arnoldsa]

arnoldsa:taga USC boy's high ka bai?!............................proud to be cebuano!forever!!!!!

kinsa diay?