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Does anyone has a copy of the render (Ciudad)? share ninyo be...

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Ciudad won’t cause traffic problems: study
www.sunstar.com.ph

THE developer of Capitol’s Ciudad assures officials the project is “accessible without creating traffic” problems.

In a study made for the project, Fifth Avenue Development Corp. said that the existing heavy traffic along Gov. Cuenco Ave. from Talamban to the Cebu Business Park is “caused primarily and summarily by the combination of small and medium businesses on both sides of the road.”

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It said that while five big establishments contribute to daily traffic, “there are likewise hundreds of small and medium edifices, mostly commercial establishments, all along the two-kilometer stretch.”

A copy of the “Ciudad Traffic Considerations” study was sent to City Hall yesterday.

Ciudad is being planned on a 2.8-hectare Provincial Government lot along Gov. Cuenco Ave. It’s a mixed-use development project that will include a mall and several condominiums.

PUJ lanes

One feature of the project’s floor plan showed that pocket lanes will be constructed so that PUJs unloading passengers going for Ciudad would not hamper traffic when stopping by the roadside.

With a circumferential road, the PUJs will travel all the way to the side, going inside the structure.

Specifically, the unloading area, which is away from the road, can hold six to 10 vehicles, and the entire two-lane perimeter back road can hold about 160 PUJs.

The project has identified two access roads towards the Asiatown IT Park.

Fifth Avenue also said that Capitol conducted a traffic count in June and November last year and established an average of 175 PUJs per hour in the area.

Instead of traversing Gov. Cuenco and turning left for Ciudad, vehicles from the south should instead use Juan Luna Ave., pass under the flyover, go to the IT Park, then to the access roads.

City Councilor Sylvan Jakosalem said he referred a copy of the study to Citom for it to consider in conducting its own traffic impact study.

Citom Executive Director Arnel Tancinco yesterday told him that the City Council has not sent a resolution asking Citom to conduct such a study. The council passed a resolution last month ordering a moratorium on developments in Banilad.

Moratorium

But Mayor Tomas Osmeña presented the moratorium as a tool for going back to the negotiation table to push forward the land swap deal with the Province.

Osmeña says he will wait until after the opening of classes this June to identify measures to ease traffic in Banilad.

Osmeña said he still has to see the traffic study “because I’m busy.”

Jakosalem said he was surprised that Citom was never asked to make a study on Ciudad’s impact in terms of traffic in the Banilad area.

“So this Wednesday, I will propose to the council a resolution requesting the Citom planning division to make that study to once and for all clarify the true situation of how traffic will be in that area,” he said. (RHM/LCR)

[monrose29]

haaaaiiiiii ka nindot na gyud sa cebu...

daghan salamat sa mga picture mga bro...

[arnoldsa]

A view from GV Tower Hotel...

Nice kaayo mag standby didto.... Tag P35 ra ang coffee compared sa BOs, hehehehe...


15-storeys ACT Cyber Tower and IT Mall (first 2 floors)
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38-storey Crown Regency Hotel and 24-storey Club Ultima Tower
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Traffic in Cebu
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Cebu Boardwalk Mall (near Cebu Doctors' University, Mandaue Reclamation Area)
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ParkMall 168 (across CICC at Mandaue Reclamation Area)
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Expansion of Asiatown IT Park (this is already near CentCom), around 10-hectares
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15-storey TGU Tower at Asiatown. Excavation has started.
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Skyrise 2
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^^

wow pics!!!! :mrgreen:

[nab_uang]

Negotiations start for Manunggal Cable Cars
Sun.Star Staff Reporter

AS A sort of tribute to the late President Ramon Magsaysay and to boost tourism in Cebu, City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is negotiating with the Italian Government for the putting up of a cable car system in Mt. Manunggal.

If the P450-million project pushes through, cable cars will ferry tourists from Barangay Taptap in Cebu City to Mt. Manunggal in Balamban town, where Magsaysay’s plane crashed 50 years ago.

With investors from the private sector, the mayor hopes to put up a museum, an eco-park named after the former president and a mountain resort near the crash site.

Initial negotiations for the Italian Government to provide technical expertise to the project started last week during the ambassador’s visit here.

The project is expected to cost six to seven million euros, or some P450 million at the current exchange rate.

Osmeña said he intended to keep the negotiation under wraps but he announced it yesterday during the City Government’s commemoration of Magsaysay’s 50th death anniversary at the Plaza Indepencia, where the former president’s monument stands.

The project, he further said, will help remind Filipinos and tourists of the president who was a sincere public servant and leader.

“We can try to piece together a museum that will give us insights not so much on the man (Magsaysay) but how he affected the people that time. To me, he’s one of the greatest Filipinos who ever lived,” Osmeña told a crowd of some 150 people who gathered for the wreath-laying and floral offering at the monument.

It will take years before the project can take off, he admitted, since certain laws have to be passed so development can be allowed in the watershed area.

When the City starts earning from the South Road Properties (SRP), the mayor said the City itself might be able to fund the cable car system.

The Italian Government might provide the technical expertise but no financial assistance or loan package was discussed.

A huge investment will be needed but the proposed project will yield a high return of investment, he said.

“Tourism potentials will be very strong especially if you can put a mountain resort up there, then Cebu will offer both the sea and mountains. It will be very nice for us, plus the historical value and the chance for Cebuanos to enjoy and be proud of our place,” Osmeña told reporters.

The mayor first brought up the plan 15 years ago, but he lamented that no one pursued it.

From the mountaintop in Taptap near the trans-central highway, the cable cars will pass by rivers, a waterfall and the thick rainforest in Barangay Tabunan before it reaches Manunggal.

Putting up the cable car system might not be a problem, the mayor said, but whether development of a resort in the mountains will be allowed is up to Congress.

“There’s no assurance but we’ll work on it. But we’ll need a bill from Congress to break this watershed-watershed whatever. It might be doable to simply put up the cable cars in the watershed but it will come with a resort development, it might not,” Osmeña said.

During the program, Vice Mayor Michael Rama reminded government employees of the former president’s principles as a public servant and his strong stance against corruption and nepotism.

Then lawyer Jesus Rama, the vice mayor’s uncle, was among the 26 government officials who accompanied Magsaysay when the presidential plane “Mt. Pinatubo” crashed due to engine trouble in Mt. Manunggal on March 17, 1957.

Several senators and congressmen, Cabinet members, Philippine Constabulary and Philippine Air Force officials also perished in the crash.

Magsaysay was in Cebu that time to attend the graduation rites of the University of the Visayas and the University of San Carlos.

The whole country mourned the death of the president, with government offices and commercial centers closing shop for the day.

“In a way, this is also a celebration of life, of President Magsaysay’s life. It’s a celebration of a life well lived and dedicated to the service of the Filipino people,” said Councilor Hilario Davide III in his closing remarks.

Officials and employees of City Hall, the Philippine National Police, Central Command, Naval Forces Command, other government agencies, civic groups and the families of the crash victims attended the ceremony yesterday morning.

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Enchanted Kingdom shelves Cebu expansion
The Freeman

Theme park developer Enchanted Kingdom Inc. (EK) has shelved its plan to establish a facility in Cebu, to seize the US$100 million animation industry potential in the Philippines.

"We are prioritizing our plan to establish a Special Interest Economic, next to our 16-hectare property in Laguna, to help the small Filipino animators grow and achieve their potential." said Dennis N. Cruz vice president for marketing services and business development of EK.

Although, he said that the company has received a letter of interest from a Cebuano investor expressing interest to partner with EK to establish a theme park facility in Cebu, nothing final has yet been achieved by both parties.

According to Cruz, EK will offer a semi-franchise deal if ever the company were to decide on building another Enchanted Kingdom in Cebu. This means, that the company is inclined to offer its expertise and franchise name, but the investment in infrastructure will be shouldered by a partner, or the franchisee.

The company owned by Mario O. Mamon invested about P1.2 billion to establish the 16-hectare Enchanted Kingdom in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, in Manila more than 10 years ago.

According to Cruz the company is currently focusing on acquiring more properties next to the theme park, to expand it to 25-hectares to build up the Special Interest Economic Zone that will house animation companies in the Philippines.

At this point, there are about 23 animation houses in the Philippines, most of these, if not all, are operated by small companies, or home-based operations, thus making it hard for them to utilize their full potential.

The creation of a Special Interest Economic Zone of EK, will help these small animation houses to enjoy the incentives given by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and establish their ground, thereby expecting growth.

Cruz, who is also an active member of the Philippine Animation Council, said that of the US$100 million animation industry potential in the Philippines, only US$40 million has been captured by Filipino animators.

"We have a huge untapped potential in the animation industry," Cruz said in an interview on the sidelines of the 3rd Travel and Lifestyle Show which formally opened last Friday at the SM City Cebu Trade Hall.

The planned Special Economic Zone, will not only house the animation houses in the Philippines, but also other related industry such as film back-lot, creative industry, as well as the establishment of the Institute for Animation.

Enchanted Kingdom Inc. plans to venture into this profitable animation industry, making it the Philippine version of Walt Disney.

The 10-year-old Enchanted Kingdom is generating an average of one million visitors a year.

Now, it has ventured into active marketing campaign to lure the huge market in the Southern Philippines, starting with Cebu.

Initially, Enchanted Kingdom (EK) has already entered into the filmmaking industry, through the production of the movie "Exodus", but instead of making it an entire "cartoon" movie, Mamon said earlier that the company preferred to utilize "real" persons, or movie actors.

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METRO CEBU PROPOSALS Cebu City, Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City (Mactan Island) only
Above 5-storey structures ? as of September 2006

+ = Under Construction
++ = U/C, Topped-off

1. Bigfoot Media Center - Tower I, Cebu Business Park - 48 floors
2. J Kings Office Tower - Maxilom Ave., Cebu City - 42 floors
3. +Crown Regency Hotel - Fuente Tower II, Cebu City - 38 floors
4. Bigfoot Media Center - Tower II, Cebu Business Park - 38 floors
5. Park City Central Hotel - Tower I, Lahug Cebu City - 34 floors
6. Park City Central Hotel - Tower II, Lahug Cebu City - 34 floors
7. J Kings Ramos Condominium - Ramos St., Cebu City - 30 floors
8. Bigfoot Media Center - Tower III, Cebu Business Park - 28 floors
9. +Winland Condominium - Tower III, Cebu City - 25 floors
10. ++SM Hotel (Former Sheraton) - SM City Cebu Complex - 22 floors
11. +Citylights Garden Complex - Tower III, Lahug Cebu City - 22 floors
12. +Citylights Garden Complex - Tower IV, Lahug Cebu City - 22 floors
13. +Lexmark Asia Headquarters - Cebu Business Park - 22 floors
14. Hotel Complex by Phil-Beijing Motors - Banilad, Cebu City - 21 floors
15. Office Tower - South Road Properties, Cebu City - 20 floors
16. +Tower Palace Condominium I - Cebu Business Park - 20 floors
17. +Tower Palace Condominium II - Cebu Business Park - 20 floors
18. PIPC III - Asiatown I.T. Park, Lahug Cebu City - 18 floors
19. +Cebu Towers Commercial Center - Cebu Business Park - 15 floors
20. Imperial Palace Hotel and Resort Tower I - Mactan Island - 15 floors
21. Imperial Palace Hotel and Resort Tower II - Mactan Island - 15 floors
22. Imperial Palace Hotel and Resort Tower III - Mactan Island - 15 floors
23. Imperial Palace Hotel and Resort Tower IV - Mactan Island - 15 floors
24. Imperial Palace Hotel and Resort Tower V - Mactan Island - 15 floors
25. Imperial Palace Hotel and Resort Tower VI - Mactan Island - 15 floors
26. +Park Terrace Condominium - Phase 4, Talamban Cebu City - 15 floors
27. Tropicana Mactan - Mactan Island - 15 floors
28. Coralpoint Resort Village - Mirage Tower I, Mactan Island - 14 floors
29. Coralpoint Resort Village - Mirage Tower II, Mactan Island - 14 floors
30. +EGI Cebu Mactan Condominium Hotel - Mactan Island - 12 floors
31. Coralpoint Resort Village - Ritz Tower I, Mactan Island - 12 floors
32. +ACT and I.T. Mall - P. Del Rosario Cebu City - 12 floors
33. ++PIPC Building - Asiatown I.T. Park, Lahug Cebu City - 12 floors
34. Leisure Building Park City Central - Lahug Cebu City - 12 floors
35. I.T. building I - Cebu City (no other infos yet) - 11 floors
36. I.T. building II - Cebu City (no other infos yet) - 11 floors
37. Pioneer Insurance Building - Cebu Business Park - 11 floors
38. Guanzon Condominium - Tower I, Nivel Hills Cebu City - 11 floors
39. Guanzon Condominium - Tower II, Nivel Hills Cebu City - 10 floors
40. I.T. building - Mactan Marina Mall, Lapu-Lapu City - 10 floors
41. ++Vistamar Residences and Resort - Tower I, Mactan Island - 9 floors
42. +Vistamar Residences and Resort - Tower II, Mactan Island - 9 floors
43. +Vistamar Residences and Resort - Tower III, Mactan Island - 9 floors
44. +Vistamar Residences and Resort - Tower IV, Mactan Island - 9 floors
45. +Cebu Doctors' University - Boardwalk Campus Mandaue City - 8 floors
46. +Lexmark Research & Development Lab - Cebu Business Park - 8 floors
47. ++Golden Prince Suites - Gorordo Ave. Cebu City - 8 floors
48. Coralpoint Resort Village - Ritz Tower II, Mactan Island - 8 floors
49. Richmond Condotel - Tabok, Mandaue City - 8 floors
50. Richmond Condominium - Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan Island - 7 floors
51. +I.T. Building - JY Commercial Complex, Lahug Cebu City - 7 floors
52. I.T. Building - Asiatown I.T. Pak, Lahug Cebu City - 7 floors
53. Club Ultima King's Island - Hotel Tower I, Mactan Island - 7 floors
54. Club Ultima King's Island - Hotel Tower II, Mactan Island - 7 floors
55. ++Sykes Asia Building - Mabolo St., Cebu City - 6 floors
56. ++Lancaster Cebu Resort Residences - Bldg I, Mactan Island - 6 floors
57. ++Lancaster Cebu Resort Residences - Bldg II, Mactan Island - 5 floors
58. +Residential Condominium - Guadalupe, Cebu City
59. +Manros Plaza - Mango Avenue Cebu City
60. The Forum Residential Condominium - Tower I, Banilad Cebu City
61. The Forum Residential Condominium - Tower II, Banilad Cebu City
62. ChinaBanking Corporation Headquarters - Cebu City
63. Bigfoot Condotel - IAFT Campus, Mactan Island
64. Arcenas Estates Condominium, Cebu City

Low to Mid-rise Under constructions:
Cebu International Convention Center, Mandaue City
Mactan-Cebu International Airport Administration Building
Cebu Boardwalk Complex, Mandaue City - amphitheater, marina, shopping mall
Gaisano Mall of Cebu, Cebu City
5-level SM City Cebu Mall Annex Building
3-level Ayala Center Cebu Mall Annex Building
Expansion of Mango Square Mall, Cebu City
Expansion of Elizabeth Mall, South Terminal Cebu City
Expansion of Crossroads Mall, Banilad Cebu City
Expansion of Mactan Marina Mall, Lapu-Lapu City
The Village Leisure Center, Asiatown I.T. Park
The Venue, Mango Square Complex
Town Center, Banawa (Rustan’s Fresh Supermarket)
Taft I.T. Park, Mandaue City South Reclamation Area
1,000-room Coral Reef Resort Mactan
Mandaue City Public Market II
Lapu-Lapu City Public Market II
Bigfoot IAFTV Mactan Campus Soundstage 3
Bigfoot IAFTV Mactan Campus Soundstage 4

Proposed Hotels:
Club Ultima King’s Island, Mactan Island
Punta Engaño Chateau, Mactan Island
Seascapes Resort Town, Mactan Island
21-storey Banilad hotel and mall complex
Botique Hotel and Restaurant at Uptown Cebu City
Japanese Hotel, Mandaue City South Reclamation Area
Business Hotel and Casino, Mandaue City South Reclamation Area
Japanese Retirement Village and Hotel, South Road Properties
Marriott Hotel Mactan
Four Seasons Hotel and Resort Mactan
Sheraton Resort Mactan
Legend Hotel
Traders Hotel
Richmond Condotel, Mandaue City
Kabayan Hotel

Proposed Shopping Centers:
Hypermarket, Banilad Cebu City
PriceSmart Cebu City
Ayala Mall, South Road Properties
Robinsons Mall, South Road Properties
SM Mall, South Road Properties
Cebu North Mall
Pacific Star, Mandaue City South Reclamation Area

South Road Properties, Cebu City Proposals:
Bigfoot IAFT SRP Campus Soundstage 1, 2, 3, 4
Bigfoot Inc. Yacht Club, world-class Marina and Restaurant
Singaporean Container Manufacturing Factory
Cardiovascular Hospitals of America
J Kings Inc. Water Theme Park
South Road Properties Sports Center
Entrepreneurs School of Asia

Other Proposals:
Cebu Cable Car System, Cebu City
Cebu Light Rail Transit System (Metro wide)
Sports and Entertainment Arena, CICC Complex, Mandaue City
Cebu International Port Monorail System
Mactan-Cebu International Airport Terminal II
Mactan-Cebu International Airport Runway II
Cebu Center for International Trade and Exhibition, Mandaue City South Reclamation Area
Business Convention Center, SM City Cebu Complex
Ayala Cebu Nature Park
Cloverleaf Interchange Link, Mandaue City South Reclamation Area
Mandaue City North Reclamation Project
Undersea Tunnel from Cebu City to Lapu-Lapu City, House Bill No. 4857
Enchanted Kingdom Cebu
Third Mandaue-Mactan Bridge

Major Metro Cebu Hotels to open in year 2007 onwards
5-star Crown Regency Hotel, Fuente Towers Complex - 368 rooms
5-star SM International Hotel (Former Sheraton) - 220 rooms
5-star Imperial Palace Hotel and Resort - 668 rooms
EGI Cebu Mactan Hotel - 300 rooms
Banilad Hotel Complex - 250 rooms
Bigfoot IAFT Mactan Condotel
Club Ultima King's Island, Mactan

[axelrod]

thanks for the update

[slakker]

daghana project oi...

[tolstoi]

100 more of these buildings and we're gonna look like hongkong =)