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[diehardbisdak]

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Fuente Towers. Basing on this picture, I think mas maayo sad nga sa kilid ra pod itukod ang Tower 3 para murag mu dense, because Tower 1 and 2 look very, very slim. Mura ug katumbahon tan-awon. Hehehe.. Tower 2 (Crown Regency Hotel) is slimmer than Metrobank. Hehehe..

....bai @arnoldsa, kung atong kumpletohon ang under construction nga Tower 1 karon, the Crown Regency Hotel, probably, will be as tall as this one...correct ba ko bai? .......gi-base lang nako sa Metrobank building which i added 23 more floors, then I got the (supposedly) height of Tower 1...

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[diehardbisdak]

American group plans to build state-of-the art hospital at SRP
The Freeman 08/28/2006



Negotiations are ongoing between the City of Cebu and an American firm for the establishment of a P700 million state-of-the-art hospital at the South Reclamation Properties.

Dr. Philip Chua, the Chairman of Cardiovascular Surgery at Cebu Doctor's University Hospital told The Freeman that the Cardiovascular Hospitals of America (CHA) based in Wichita, Kansas plans to build the American Medical Center in Cebu City, its first branch in Asia, by next year.

Chua, a Filipino-American cardio-surgeon from Indiana and Las Vegas, is also the Vice President of CHA for Far East Operations.

Chua said the Philippines was primarily chosen as the pilot area as it has an edge over other Asian countries because of its natural resources as the availability of manpower.

"Particularly the knowledge and grasp of the English language, the Philippines can do it better than those Asian countries whose medical tourism is now rapidly evolving a multi-billion dollar industry, like Malaysia, Thailand and India," Chua said.

The planned American Medical Center-Cebu will apply for accreditation with the Joint Commission International, US Blue Cross/Blue Shield and US Medicare.

When it comes to fruition, Chua said that with the enabling environment and assistance provided by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and the national government, this industry would bring hundreds of thousand new jobs and billions of pesos to boost the sagging economy of the country.

Chua said that Filipinos abroad are most eager to visit the Philippines often or even to retire but due to lack of health and hospitalization insurance coverage, they are reluctant to do so.

The AMC-Cebu would change all this and will allow Filipinos overseas fulfill their dream of retiring in their native land.

Investors of this medical tourism center, besides the CHA in Kansas, are all physicians and businessmen in Cebu, Manila and other major cities south of Manila.

It will be built based on American standards and managed as a world class center with licensed surgeons in the United States among the many surgical specialists on its staff.

Chua said it is going to be a win-win situation for the American investors, Filipino physicians, Cebu and the Filipino people as a whole.

The doctor also assured that although the hospital will cater mainly to balikabayans and patients from other countries, Filipinos can also seek treatment and medical care in the facility.

The CHA owns four hospitals in the United States. - Ferliza C. Contratista

[diehardbisdak]

Aglipay to push Cebu as RP's 'retirement haven'
The Freeman 08/28/2006

Tingko Beach - Alcoy, Cebu


Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and now Philippine Retirement Authority chairman Edgardo Aglipay plans to make Cebu as the "retirement haven" of the country.

Aglipay made this announcement last Saturday during the Siloy Festival in Alcoy.

Alcoy if the first town that sent him a project proposal shortly after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared the retirement industry as her administration's flagship program to buttress the government's bid for the Philippines to become the homestead of retirees all over the world.

Alcoy town mayor Antonio Plando invited Aglipay as guest speaker in last Saturday's fiesta celebration.

Impressed by how Cebu has greatly developed through the years, Aglipay has announced he wanted Cebu to be developed "as a retirement haven/ province."

He said Cebu does not only have pristine beaches and vast greenery, its cheerful and courteous people will entice retirees to settle here and that by word of mouth more and more elderly will come over.

Since a census in the US projected a one billion population of aging people from developed countries by 2015, Aglipay said they are targeting that at least one for every 1,000 of the aging population would settle here in the Philippines.

Aglipay is fostering a different concept of developing the country's retirement industry. That is by working on the idea of retirees coming over here and living in the very home of the doctors, nurses or caregivers that will be looking after them instead of the traditional practice where members of the medical profession work abroad to take care of the elderly.

Specifically, the retirement package for the aging population from other countries encompasses provision of retirement villages including health care service.

Aside from putting an end to the "brain drain," Aglipay said this convenient setup for our caregivers and medical practitioners will earn them $3,500 a month without having to leave their family and country. - Cristina C. Birondo

[hans boy]

Na unsa naman tawon ang SSC? Mag post unta ko ug mga updates. Post sad unta nako ang BIGFOOT MEDIA CENTER THE 3 TOWERS proposal and perspective. Post sad unta nko ang update sa TOWER PALACE THE 2 TOWERS. Yes mga pre you read it right. Tower palace is not just a single 20 storey tower. It's a twin tower already. Here's the story. In the original plan, its 2 or twin towers standing at 20 storey each. But it was scrap because they are still going to see the result of their investment with the tower 1. Now, since the very hype, positive market influx and lots of inquiries. The company decided to build the 2nd tower by the time tower 1 will be finish. You can notice it because they really fenced the whole block now including the lot that was owned by the Palacio family where the flower stands use to locate the area.

[ic3man25]

^^ pls post nalang dri bai

[arnoldsa]

^^

musta ryan, long time no post....


@diehardbisdak

murag ingon ana jud bai.. Nipis kaayo tan-awon, hehehe..

[arnoldsa]

@Hansboy

Hansboy, madayon ba jud nang 3-towers sa Bigfoot? Hinuon sad, naa pod sila property sa Cebu Business Park pero nindot if madayon jud tung 3-towers.

Nagka istorya baya mi ni Mike Gleissner unta last week during the preview of his film Irreversi although wala lang ko ni mention about atu nga building..

[boy_kotong]

unsa na diay update sa SRP ngano hangtod karun wala pa man jud naka tukod ug building? nag kadako na lang ang utang sa cebu nuon...

[ic3man25]

@arnold
bz sa work

[hans boy]

I'll post my updates(pictures/perspectives) here next week if SSC is still down.

The updates that I am going to post are the following:

1.) Bigfoot Media Park The 3 Towers @ Cebu Business park

2.) Bigfoot Studios in Mactan(Construction will start September 2006 and will be built around the compound of IAFT Mactan)

Pasensya na mga pre. You know just like you guys I prefer SSC. I love SSC also.