Author Topic: The New Tagbilaran Agora Market Opens (Read 39289 times)

pioneer · « **on:** December 09, 2008, 10:08:37 AM »

The Tagbilaran City Square, formerly the Agora Public Market quietly opened its doors last week with only 30% of the stalls occupied.

After 14 long years, the once "white elephant" right in the heart of the city is now transformed into a commercial center with shops, mostly pawnshops.

Despite prevailing criticisms and questions on the award of the rehabilitation contract of the former Agora public market - being disadvantageous to the government - the contractors of the City Square has opened its doors to officially start business operations.

Ko Beng Sum, the president of the Tagbilaran Business Center consortium, promised that the edifice, which is on its finishing touches, will be completed in time for Christmas. The area occupied at the ground floor is 30% of the entire two-storey building or about 60% of the ground floor area.

"Consider this as our Christmas present to the Tagbilaranons - a modern business center worthy of pride and honor," Ko said during a press conference yesterday.

Ko said the rehabilitation of the former Agora into the City Square was "painstakingly planned".

"It is quite easy to construct and operate rather than rehabilitate and operate," according to Ko, whose consortium will be operating the business center for a period of 25 years.

He disclosed that just to complete the rehabilitation, the contractors "underwent a lot of nightmares how to maximize the existing structure of the former Agora".

While the finishing touches will be made, the business center is ready for occupancy.

According to Ko, the present occupancy rate of the City Square is only 30 percent, which is far way below than the consortium's targeted occupancy rate. Reports said the rental rate is relatively high while a 10-month deposit was required from the interested occupants.

Former OIC Gov. Victor de la Serna , during a radio interiew said the deal between the city government and the consortium is very disadvantageous to the ctiy governemt since the annual payment required is only P5 million, or whichever is higher compared to the groos sales being generated. The edifice was already done with the basic structure when the Lim administration decided to rehabilitate the project as it was creating a "huge monster" in the center of the city's commercial district. - source: The Bohol Chronicle

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TOPAC · « **Reply #1 on:** December 09, 2008, 10:19:06 AM »

way picture mike?

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glacier_71 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 09, 2008, 10:58:31 PM »

nahuman ra jud diay...tiaw mo na no...estudyante pa kos tagbilaran ani...that was about 18 years ago...

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bol-anon nga cebuano · « **Reply #3 on:** December 09, 2008, 11:00:49 PM »

wala na diay ron multicab nagparking sa atubangan atbang sa BQ kay nag open naman. unsa kaha pud nga mga businesses ang nagrent diha. basin pud puro mga counterfeit items like dvd's/vcd's, shoes and shirts.

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slackware · « **Reply #4 on:** December 10, 2008, 12:03:16 AM »

naa pa bay skys d limit sa agora?

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insurectus · « **Reply #5 on:** December 10, 2008, 12:53:35 AM »

I think 2 storey ni nga building pero sa 1st floor pa nagsugod og open
sa mga business establishment, what I saw kanang dapit sa alturas
nag atubang is LBC then naa pod to BQ Glass

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bolingitboy · « **Reply #6 on:** December 10, 2008, 03:17:46 AM »

actually, the bright boys at city hall should have decided to locate this kind of facility elsewhere in the outskirts of the established business district of tagbilaran in order to decongest this area which has always been plagued by heavy traffic. but i guess, it is already moot and academic at this time because the structure is already there. i hope that this building can serve as a monument to the short sightedness and lack of common sense of so-called technical experts at the city planning office and the local officials who approved this project. in fairness to dan lim (who could not even solve a simple problem such as the drainage issue), this tagbilaran city square which was originally constructed to replace the agora public market that burned to the ground was conceptualized and implemented during the administration of joe torralba. so right now, murag wa na tay mahimo nga nahuman ra siya... on the flipside, it is with some level of relief that the edifice is finally completed after almost 2 decades kaysa malata lang nga dili magamit.

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hofelina · « **Reply #7 on:** December 10, 2008, 06:29:42 AM »

courtesy of boholchronicle

This will not enhance the city of Tagbilaran. It is a lousy building & whoever design this one should be hanged!

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TOPAC · « **Reply #8 on:** December 10, 2008, 08:02:25 AM »

Gingilngigan ko! kita ko sa plan ini sa chronicle sauna, dili man ingun ini ang itsora. nindot man kau to ang plan sauna oi. mas nindot pa ang cartoon ini..

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grazie7y · « **Reply #9 on:** December 10, 2008, 12:48:11 PM »

courtesy of boholchronicle

This will not enhance the city of Tagbilaran. It is a lousy building & whoever design this one should be hanged!

Mao ba ni ang ga ga face sa BQ?

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hofelina · « **Reply #10 on:** December 10, 2008, 06:07:53 PM »

Ambot Inday Grace kay ang picture ako rang kihulam sa Bohol Chronicle. Attention TB members in Tagbi, palihug litratohi aron ma-klaro namo dinhi. Morag walay bentana, ambot ngano nga wala man bisay gamay nga aesthetic features.

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Mari · « **Reply #11 on:** December 10, 2008, 06:12:04 PM »

na maayo nalang walay picture kay half-done pa jud ang building wala pa gani mahuman og klaro nag open nalang ang mga stalls, wala jud kaview view, 'eye sore' gihapon...

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renegade · « **Reply #12 on:** December 10, 2008, 06:15:53 PM »

give the city and the developer a chance... wa pa bya mahuman... they tried to open it earlier aron kaapas pud tawon sa holiday rush.........

pataud tauri sa,....... unja na ta magyawyaw ug nibati na ta nga murag dugay dugay na, la pa mahuman........ ako pa juy mag una ug latos aning mga hellofaguns..........

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hofelina · « **Reply #13 on:** December 10, 2008, 06:25:19 PM »

pataud tauri, unsa man nga pila na intawon ka tuig nag-yaya kini!
Sakto si Mari an eyesore to the public!
Why don´t we make a petition and submit our signatures to the public adiministrator? They should be aware that we are concerned to our capital city.

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pioneer · « **Reply #14 on:** December 10, 2008, 06:47:02 PM »

Agora will always be part of my childhood memories. Sa gamay pa kong bata, dad-on man ko kanunay ni Papa sa Tagbilaran. Suki ni Papa ang BQ kay ang mga police makautang (automatic deduction sa Camp Dagohoy).

Mahal man mokaon sa BQ sauna. Mao ang Agora maoy madali-dali ug kadangpan panahon sa paniudto. Mag-aso-aso pa to ang mga dagkong kaldero nga gilutoan sa tinuwang isda ug linat-ang baka. Tulo-tulo gud ang singot inig human ug paniudto.

Dinhi pud sa Agora mi tigpaayo ug sapatos. Diha toy naglaray nga mga mangayohay ug sapatos sauna.

Daghan kang mapalit sa Agora kaniadto. Nagpunsisok ang mga bagang duot sa katawhan sauna nga maghuot sa gamay dalan-dalan sulod sa Agora.

Kahinumdum ko mahapon dihay daghang magluto ug "hot cake" ug barbeque. Pwede ra pud ka molingkod sa daplin sa dalan ug manihapon ug barbeque nga sapnayon sa linutong puso humay. Ug samtang nanihapon ka, daw mga lansijang ang mga motorsiklo nga magsaboy-saboy sa imong tungod.

Daghan pa ko ug buot handumon sa Agora... apan mosakit ang akong dughan diha sa pagbisita sa mga panid sa nangaging mga katuigan sanglit wala naman si Papa.

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renegade · « **Reply #15 on:** December 11, 2008, 09:00:00 AM »

pataud tauri, unsa man nga pila na intawon ka tuig nag-yaya kini!
Sakto si Mari an eyesore to the public!
Why donÂ´t we make a petition and submit our signatures to the public adiministrator? They should be aware that we are concerned to our capital city.

kato bang pila katuig kay eye sore man gud tinuod....... but now they are trying to make something useful out of it............. chance gamay...... let's all take a break on holiday season............

then, birahe na pud next year... ug tagaan nato sila chance for improvement within the first quarter of 2009? nakahulat man gali ta ug pila ka years nya wa ta maningog di ba/? karon pa kaha nga gaung ung na...............

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TOPAC · « **Reply #16 on:** December 11, 2008, 09:10:36 AM »

pirmi ko kaon dirty icecream diha... yahoo!!!

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hofelina · « **Reply #17 on:** December 11, 2008, 06:14:32 PM »

Maglinya sa una ang mga Maranaw, mamaligya ug sunglasses, tawas, fake jewelries at iba pa. Asa na man sila karon?

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lumine · « **Reply #18 on:** December 11, 2008, 11:46:11 PM »

kato bang pila katuig kay eye sore man gud tinuod....... but now they are trying to make something useful out of it............. chance gamay...... let's all take a break on holiday season............

then, birahe na pud next year... ug tagaan nato sila chance for improvement within the first quarter of 2009? nakahulat man gali ta ug pila ka years nya wa ta maningog di ba/? karon pa kaha nga gaung ung na...............

btaw! at least,naporma na kaysa gitabunan for how many years.

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Macky Ferniz · « **Reply #19 on:** December 12, 2008, 12:07:02 AM »

Agora will always be part of my childhood memories. Sa gamay pa kong bata, dad-on man ko kanunay ni Papa sa Tagbilaran. Suki ni Papa ang BQ kay ang mga police makautang (automatic deduction sa Camp Dagohoy).

Mahal man mokaon sa BQ sauna. Mao ang Agora maoy madali-dali ug kadangpan panahon sa paniudto. Mag-aso-aso pa to ang mga dagkong kaldero nga gilutoan sa tinuwang isda ug linat-ang baka. Tulo-tulo gud ang singot inig human ug paniudto.

Dinhi pud sa Agora mi tigpaayo ug sapatos. Diha toy naglaray nga mga mangayohay ug sapatos sauna.

Daghan kang mapalit sa Agora kaniadto. Nagpunsisok ang mga bagang duot sa katawhan sauna nga maghuot sa gamay dalan-dalan sulod sa Agora.

Kahinumdum ko mahapon dihay daghang magluto ug "hot cake" ug barbeque. Pwede ra pud ka molingkod sa daplin sa dalan ug manihapon ug barbeque nga sapnayon sa linutong puso humay. Ug samtang nanihapon ka, daw mga lansijang ang mga motorsiklo nga magsaboy-saboy sa imong tungod.

Daghan pa ko ug buot handumon sa Agora... apan mosakit ang akong dughan diha sa pagbisita sa mga panid sa nangaging mga katuigan sanglit wala naman si Papa.

Parehas ta Mike, mingaw imaginon ang mga mag aso-aso nga mga sabaw labi na ug mag ulan-ulan ug ang imong gi silongan extension lang nga celophane. Thrilling kaayo ug mag dali dali ka ug higup kay basin mabasa sa ulan. Inig human, imnan dayon ug usang bowl nga bahal. Inig tuwak sa uwan, mo suroy dayon sa plaza ug mag duwa ug chess or mag basa-basa sa Provincial Library.

Sa wala pa ko mo abroad, wala koy kwarta pero malipayon ug walay stress ang kinabuhi.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #20 on:** December 12, 2008, 05:10:28 AM »

kato bang pila katuig kay eye sore man gud tinuod....... but now they are trying to make something useful out of it............. chance gamay...... let's all take a break on holiday season............

then, birahe na pud next year... ug tagaan nato sila chance for improvement within the first quarter of 2009? nakahulat man gali ta ug pila ka years nya wa ta maningog di ba/? karon pa kaha nga gaung ung na...............

Ren,

Please do not use multiple period marks in posts.

Thank You.

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renegade · « **Reply #21 on:** December 12, 2008, 01:17:52 PM »

Ren,

Please do not use multiple period marks in posts.

Thank You.

okey sir.... sorry. nahabit na jud nako. sige ug quote. hehe

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #22 on:** December 12, 2008, 01:58:13 PM »

Thank You, Ren.

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fdaray · « **Reply #23 on:** December 17, 2008, 12:48:01 PM »

Maayo kay nag-open na ang agora market. Pila ka tuig nga walay income.
This will add more income to the city government.

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Asianfairy2 · « **Reply #24 on:** December 17, 2008, 01:09:32 PM »

Mike, bitaw an?:-) Mas lami patos una kay bibo pa.

Di sab ko malimot anang agora sa nagstudy pakos UB. Anha mi permi palit as akong miga ug saging sinugba. sus lami zamo. Ug daghan sab to mga tindahan naglinya namaligya ug mga laming pagkaon nga barato ra.

Hay lami ibalik adtong panahona.:-)

Wa nalang unta na nila himoe pa dakong building tong lugara. It was such BIG mistake to build another big edifice there.

Mas ayo pa unta ila nalang gihimoan ug dako ug nindot nga park..kanang daghan tanom nga mga kahoy ug mga bulak para dunay shadow malingkoran ang mga tawo samtang naghulat sa ilang mga kadate or kauban nga nagshopping sa BQ or Alturas.

Unya another pagyod nga sayop kay ila pa gipadayon ang EYESORE (for many years )into another business establishment.

Gihimoan nalang unta na ug mga facilities para sa katawhan like a BIG library, museum or whatever nga di na mga tindahan pa kay daghan na baya zamo nang mga tindahan naglibot.

Karon hadlok na nga ila na giopen sa public unya wa pa mahuman. Accidents can happen easily.

Hay, just my opinion.

Agora will always be part of my childhood memories. Sa gamay pa kong bata, dad-on man ko kanunay ni Papa sa Tagbilaran. Suki ni Papa ang BQ kay ang mga police makautang (automatic deduction sa Camp Dagohoy).

Mahal man mokaon sa BQ sauna. Mao ang Agora maoy madali-dali ug kadangpan panahon sa paniudto. Mag-aso-aso pa to ang mga dagkong kaldero nga gilutoan sa tinuwang isda ug linat-ang baka. Tulo-tulo gud ang singot inig human ug paniudto.

Dinhi pud sa Agora mi tigpaayo ug sapatos. Diha toy naglaray nga mga mangayohay ug sapatos sauna.

Daghan kang mapalit sa Agora kaniadto. Nagpunsisok ang mga bagang duot sa katawhan sauna nga maghuot sa gamay dalan-dalan sulod sa Agora.

Kahinumdum ko mahapon dihay daghang magluto ug "hot cake" ug barbeque. Pwede ra pud ka molingkod sa daplin sa dalan ug manihapon ug barbeque nga sapnayon sa linutong puso humay. Ug samtang nanihapon ka, daw mga lansijang ang mga motorsiklo nga magsaboy-saboy sa imong tungod.

Daghan pa ko ug buot handumon sa Agora... apan mosakit ang akong dughan diha sa pagbisita sa mga panid sa nangaging mga katuigan sanglit wala naman si Papa.

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Macky Ferniz · « **Reply #25 on:** December 17, 2008, 04:32:39 PM »

Maayo pa himoon na lang na nila ug limpyo nga kalibangan para sa convenience sa pobliko.

Problema gyud kaayo diha sa Tagbilaran ang kakulangan sa public rest rooms.

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bol-anon nga cebuano · « **Reply #26 on:** December 17, 2008, 11:06:57 PM »

sakto jud. bayad paka ug 10 kung mo cr ka bisan anha sa mga malls ug supermarket labina diha sa BQ. karon pa ko ani da. ug anha sa mga public terminals ug markets mao ra sad gihapon. baho pa jud.

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Mari · « **Reply #27 on:** December 17, 2008, 11:51:35 PM »

i wish they made it into a breathing space, like a greenery. the area is so congested and all the vehicles just park anywhere

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bolingitboy · « **Reply #28 on:** December 17, 2008, 11:52:03 PM »

10 pesos for using toilet facilities at malls? sobra ra nila ka laog. malls are required by DOH to install toilets for use by its customers. dapat walay bayad. moawat man pud sila sa mga public toilets nga naa sa mga bus terminals. but still 10 pesos is still very expense. in most places here in mindanao, 2 pesos lang. the most expense toilet that i have been to is the bus terminal in valencia city, bukidnon. they charge 5 pesos. but their toilet is very nice, naay curtains. humot pa gyud kaayo. after you use, naa dayon magsunod ug flash and spray sa air freshener. sulit kaayo ang bayad.

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bol-anon nga cebuano · « **Reply #29 on:** December 17, 2008, 11:55:28 PM »

mayta ing ana. sa cebu naay terminal sa ayala, limpiyo kaayo ang cr wala pay bayad.

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bolingitboy · « **Reply #30 on:** December 18, 2008, 12:02:56 AM »

i'm fine with public toilets that charge a fee to keep it going. but never in malls. restrooms in malls are a requirement and are supposed to be provided to its customers for free. i don't remember going to a mall anywhere in this country that charges a free for toilet use. if malls in tagbilaran are indeed charging mall goers for toilet use, dapat protestahan na sila.

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Asianfairy2 · « **Reply #31 on:** December 18, 2008, 12:16:23 AM »

Mads Mari, korek gyod ka. Lami unta ug mao panay ilang gihimo kay sus bitaw last time diha kos Bohol last year mahadlok kaayo ko molakaw as kalsada tungod sa kadagahn sa mga sakyanan unya bisan asa lang parking. Ngano man intawon nga wa man na himoe ug city ordinance nga angay unta mga sakyanan di angay moparking bisan asa.

Congested nga gubot na kaayo ang Tagbi. Di parehas sa una sa nagstudy pakos UB nga linaw panang CPG baklayan.

Mao mas nindot ishopping didto sa ICM kay di pa kaayo gubot ang lugar sa gawas.

i wish they made it into a breathing space, like a greenery. the area is so congested and all the vehicles just park anywhere

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Asianfairy2 · « **Reply #32 on:** December 18, 2008, 12:18:19 AM »

Wala may bayad ang toilets sa ICM pero walay toilet paper:-)

Ang sa BQ mopakita kara ug recibo nga duna kay gipalit sa ilang store.

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pioneer · « **Reply #33 on:** December 18, 2008, 12:41:55 AM »

Dear Friends,

Just proceed to Metro Centre Hotel. No questions asked.

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hofelina · « **Reply #34 on:** December 18, 2008, 04:47:25 AM »

Mike thanks for this tip.

The space where Agora is locared has a very high commercial value. It is an excellent idea to have some park in the middle of Tagbilaran.
We need a very good city planning to avoid congestion, traffic jams, mahadlok ka mobaktas kay basin ka ma side sweep.
Is there still room for improvements? what are the beautification policies of the present elected politicians?

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Macky Ferniz · « **Reply #35 on:** December 18, 2008, 06:37:00 AM »

Di ba dihay plano nga gam-an ug pedestrian bridge that connects from BQ to Agora and from Agora to Alturas. I guess this solves the J-Walking and traffic flow would be smoother.

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TOPAC · « **Reply #36 on:** December 18, 2008, 08:02:46 AM »

consumable man ang P10 nga charge for the use of toilet facilities sa bq. kung na kay resibo sa bq stores, libre.

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glacier_71 · « **Reply #37 on:** December 18, 2008, 10:59:38 AM »

sige intawn ko kahubog aning agora sa diha pa tong mga kana-anan ug imnanan nga mga tindahan sa sulod...

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slackware · « **Reply #38 on:** December 18, 2008, 12:23:44 PM »

lami jud tong kinutil sa skys d limit sa una paresag barbecue! yummy!

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glacier_71 · « **Reply #39 on:** December 18, 2008, 08:29:59 PM »

hadlok ko anang kinutil sa skys sa una kay murag naay sagol tubig....

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