Iconic Building Project Aeon Towers Breaks Ground

DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Aeon Towers, dubbed as "the most iconic building project in Davao city" to date, broke ground on 30th of May, 2013, marking the start of full-swing construction of this 3.1 billion-worth mixed-use facility -- a 33-storey structure that will soon tower the city's skyline, along J.P. Laurel Avenue, near the Ayala Complex.

Photo credit: Elvy Vallejo

The ground breaking ceremony was led by FTC Group of Companies President Ian Y. Cruz, who delivered a warm and optimistic message before the  guests. In his speech, he thanked his family and the rest of the company's backbone, as well as the project partners from different institutions, for the 'realization' of this business endeavor. (more…)
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Davao Building Construction Projects (2013 Updates)

2012 was quite a booming year for Davao city in terms of building constructions - both for commercial and residential projects - and this trend is expected to continue in 2013 - and in the coming years - with a number of companies expressing their interests for Davao investments. So, don't be surprised (at least not that much) if you see T-cranes sprouting here and there - you might see one even in your neighborhood. :-) This year, we can expect lots of construction activities in the city and here are some interesting projects in the pipeline (ongoing and upcoming): Abreeza Residences A 26-storey residential tower that is being built inside the Abreeza complex (Ayala Company). The construction started in 2012 and if you check it out today, you can notice that the building is slowly shaping up (they are currently working for its 10th floor). This project is expected to top off in 2014 and the turnover will be in 2015. For more detail about this project, visit Abree…
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October 2012 Accounting Board Exam Results (Davao-based schools’ performance)

The University of Mindanao and Ateneo de Davao University emerged as the top performers among the accounting schools (with more than 50 examinees) in the city, with 70.59% and 65.73% passing rates respectively. This is based on the CPA Licensure Examination Results released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)  in October 2012. Here's the complete list of schools in Davao City that offer accounting courses with their respective passing rates in October 2012 (in alphabetical order): Ateneo de Davao University (65.73%) Christian Colleges of Southeast Asia (not listed in the results) Holy Cross of Davao College (35.21%) Jose Maria College (o%) Philippine College of Technology (not listed in the results) Rizal Memorial Colleges (100%) University of Mindanao (70.59%) University of the Immaculate Concepcion (66.67%) More details of  the Accounting Board Exam Results (in figures):

OCTOBER 2012 CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUN…

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INFOGRAPHICS: Davao City Nursing Schools’ performance in NLE – June 2012 data (did your school make it to the top?)

Have you ever wondered which nursing school in Davao City performed better than the other in the recently concluded licensure exam? We scraped the data we used in this presentation from the Nurse Licensure Exam Results recently released by Professional Regulation Commission. We ranked them based on the number of exam takers (first timers, repeaters, and firstimers and repeaters combined); passing rates (first timers, repeaters, and first timer, repeaters combined); and, with passed minus (-) failed criterion. So, did your school make it to the top? Check the infographics below! Number of Exam Takers Graph 1: Nursing schools in Davao City ranked based on the number of first time exam takers.

The graphical presentation above shows that Davao Doctors College tops the ranking in terms of number, with a total of 95 first time exam takers in the licensure exam held in June 2012; it is closely followed by Bro…

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Davao City launches mobile app for android users; iOS version in the works

Davao android phone users, this latest development might excite you as the local government of Davao City, in partnership with Smart Communications, Inc. has just launched an app called 'Davao Life', a mobile app that is made for the city's tourism effort. What's with this app? It features the following... It allows you to browse information and images about history, activities and exclusive business promos for this year's Kadayawan. It has a corrresponding website that can be accessed from a mobile Internet browser. The app also has this element called "Davao Life" that contains news scraped from davaocity.gov.ph (the official website of the city goverment). - listing of events, information on tourist spots and activies, and interactive maps as well. Soon to be integrated are the sections Araw ng Davao, Pasko Fiesta and Summerfest The app can be downloaded from Google Play by any mobile Android phone user. For iOS users (iphone, ipad), no worries, as th…
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