Steel Asia Philippines to build a steel plant in Davao City.

Do a 25 billion peso coal power plant and a 4.6 billion peso steel plant say anything to you? These big investments are huge that I can’t even fathom how high Davao can go. The idea of Davao to supply power and steel to the rest of Mindanao screams economic growth for the city.

Davao Will Supply Steel for the rest of Mindanao

“Steel is one of the foundations of national development. With this steel plant, Davao City not only would have the honor of having the only reinforced steel bar rolling mill plant in Mindanao, but also be able to play a bigger role in the development and progress of the island,” the committee report said. read more

Davao City Council to Tackle Zoning Reclassification

THE Davao City Council is set to include in its next sessions’ agenda the request of a businessman in Bunawan to construct a P4.6-billion steel plant.

Davao City Councilor Bernard Al-ag said Monday the steel company is seeking the reclassification of a parcel of land in Bunawan District from medium industrial zone to heavy industrial zone. read more

Aboitiz to reforest 1,000 hectares in Davao

Aboitiz Power Corp. will plant trees in 1,000 hectares in Davao del Sur surrounding the area of its planned 300-megawatt power plant in response to Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio’s request for the company to provide a buffer zone around the facility. read more

Ready to rise on Davao skyline this April

I got this info while visiting AEON’s showroom in J.P Laurel Avenue. I was there to inquire so I can fetch more details about the project. The friendly agent treated me like someone who would buy a unit that she gave me a tour on their single studio unit model. The unit is pretty impressive and looks cool. But, I was there only to inquire, really… like I have that kind money .

The showroom will be demolished soon by the end of March and the construction will start officially this April. I asked further how sales are doing and they said about more than 200 units are already sold.

If interested to buy a unit at AEON Towers, you can fill up this form. An agent will call you to help with the purchase.

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Its a bit late for me to greet you with that. Hope the new year for our Chinese countrymen specially the forty thousand Dabawenyo Chinese will be fruitful.

In Davao Chinatown, I think our present generation of our Chinese friends are happily embracing the modern way of living. They are now into condo living too and that’s great. Right now, there are two condominiums as I speak that are under construction in Chinatown, the Linmarr Towers and the Wee Siu Yen Condominium.

Condominiums from Chinatown Davao (pics frm Gee Ens @ SSC)

Meanwhile, I think the flying lanterns is an awesome event for the Chinese New Year. Its so beautiful. Since firecrackers are banned in the city, I suggest “flying lanterns” is a great substitute.

Davao Region is one of the top 5 cities with the most number of new private building constructions. Click on the photo to see large version

SM Lanang, JTC Hotel, Kukun Hotel are just three of the many under construction buildings in Davao City. (pics from SSC Davao.)

Davao construction boom continues, Davao Region ranks 4th in the most number of new private building constructions in the country last 2011. Actually, in the SSC facebook page, there are rumors of many proposed building projects in Davao for 2012 and most of them are highrises. I’ll post some of these rumored projects next, promise .

At the regional level, the most number of construction projects were located in the following:

• CALABARZON with 5,516, (21.8%)
• Central Luzon with 2,972, (11.8%)
• National Capital Region (NCR) with 2,923, (11.6%)
• Davao Region with 2,699, (10.7%)
• Central Visayas with 2,449, (9.7%).

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This is the old proposal of ADDU tower. The plan has changed from 20 floors to 12.

Not bad, sports development is important too if you ask me. I’m gonna be waiting for the new building design.

The Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) is planning to put up a 12-storey building within its campus along Jacinto st. once the institution gets a nod before the Society of Jesus in Rome, the founder of the school.

Fr. Joel E. Tabora, president of AdDU, said yesterday in the weekly I-Speak forum at the conference room in City Hall that they are currently waiting for the decision of the Society of Jesus for the institution to finally jumpstart its construction.

The timetable of the institution is to start the building by April. read more

Proposed Children's Hospital by NFL Superstar Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow during Awarding Ceremonies of BCS National Championship. Floridad defeated Oklahoma to win the title.

This guy is amazing. Aside from being an athlete he has a good heart and a filipino (he was born in the Philippines but he is really an American in ethnicity). Tim Tebow will build a hospital for children in Davao called Tebow Cure Hospital.

NFL Quarterback Tim Tebow announces the first project of the new partnership between the Tim Tebow Foundation and CURE International, the CURE Tebow Hospital of the Philippines

The Tebow CURE Hospital in Davao City will be a 30-bed surgical facility focusing primarily on orthopedics. The groundbreaking will be held in January 2012 and the hospital is expected to open in mid-2013. read more

The Herhof Waste to Energy plant from Germany.

I hope this German investment will push through. The technology they apply for “waste to energy” is breathtaking. Last year, two Davao councilors went to Germany to personally witness the technology in action. Last December, the city council has approved the construction of the facility. Yet. the LGU won’t spend a single centavo for this project but on the other hand, the city will earn a hefty revenue out of this. Go Herhof!

The Herhof Stabilat® Process enables the use of separation technologies which could not be applied directly to wet waste. The key advantage is the simple and effective separation of the waste into valuable components and fuel. The fuel of Stabilat^® is free of harmful contamination. It has a high calorific value similar to that of lignite and can be used as fuel in a number of industries. Waste disposal will become a thing of the past.

Take a look at our film about the Herhof Stabilat^® Method.

Herhof Official Website

SMX Convention Center inside SM Lanang is operational this coming April.

This project is really flipping me out because the city is in need of a facility like this one pretty badly. Anyway, I am guessing that SM Lanang Mall must be opening its doors to the public this April because inside the mall is where the SMX Convention Center is located. You can read more of SMDC projects in their website. Meanwhile, here are its features.

• SMX Davao scheduled to be operational by April 2012.
• Gross Floor Area: 8000 sqm
• 3 Function rooms
• 4 Meeting rooms
• Located in SM Lanang, Davao

Construction workers working on a 3-storey passenger lounge building for Davao City Transport Overland Terminal.

I am excited for this specially the terminal’s security system and the e-pass passenger payment system. The system will be at par with the modern terminal facilities that are available in advance countries.

A passenger bus drives past the construction site at the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal where groundwork for a three-storey passenger lounge has started. The lounge is envisioned to have modern facilities similar to airport standards and will also be equipped with an e-pass payment system. – sunstar davao

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Flourishing business establishments resulting to high in business tax collection.

At least now Davao decreased its dependence on IRA which is actually not a bad thing.

THE bulk of Davao City’s total tax collection of P4.306 billion in 2011 came from business taxes with P766.871 million, the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) announced Wednesday.

City Treasurer Rodrigo Riola, speaking at the weekly Club 888 Forum at the Marco Polo Hotel Davao, said the collection in business taxes represents an increase of 111.44 percent compared to the previous year.

CTO also reported that the P4.306-billion collection is P200 million higher than its target for 2011. The figure represented an increase of 363 percent from the P55-million excess in 2010.

Riola attributed the very high collection to the efficiency of their personnel in monitoring business establishments in the city. read more

(Carmelle Marie Harrow)