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=Rapid transit system on Ayala Avenue proposed= | |||
:Miguel R. Camus, BusinessMirror | |||
:Tuesday, September 27, 2011 | 10:09 AM | |||
:Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/09/26/11/rapid-transit-system-ayala-avenue-proposed | |||
MANILA, Philippines - A real estate association partly run by property giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) has submitted an unsolicited proposal to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) for a bus rapid transit system that will operate along Ayala Avenue in Makati City. | |||
Anna Bautista-Dy, ALI vice president of the strategic Landbank Management Group, said the build-operate-transfer proposal submitted by the Makati Commercial Estate Association (Macea), could cost P1 billion. ALI is a “minority” stakeholder of Macea. | |||
“The bus rapid transit system is one of the things we feel can really transform the city. We all know it is important but it needs to be done in a more streamlined manner,” Dy told reporters on Monday. She said Macea is still waiting for a response from the DOTC. | |||
She said Macea will operate the system, which would run “end to end” within the central building district. | |||
The new transit system aims to ease traffic along Ayala Avenue, a main thoroughfare in the country’s financial district. | |||
The Ayala Avenue stretch will be exclusively serviced by the rapid-transit buses. It will be closed to other buses and jeepneys but open to private vehicles. | |||
ALI is also developing the former Santa Ana Racetrack in Makati City into an “entertainment district,” parts of which will be ready for launch by 2012, Dy said. | |||
“We would like more live performances. It will be a more outdoor-oriented [development],” Dy said, referring to plans for the 21-hectare property. | |||
She said ALI has not yet decided whether the development will have a gaming component. | |||
ALI first announced the partnership with Philippine Racing Club in February. Located in [[Carmona, Makati, Philippines|barangay Carmona]], the property was used for horse-racing activities until the end of 2008. | |||
ALI shares declined 1.03 percent to P13.50 each on Monday’s close. | |||
=Sprinklers for old buildings mulled= | |||
:By CZARINA NICOLE O. ONG | |||
:Monday, September 26, 2011, | 4:20 PM | |||
:Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/335685/sprinklers-old-buildings-mulled | |||
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) of Makati City Monday requested for old and existing buildings and structures to be included in the two-year moratorium in complying with the installation of Automatic Fire Sprinkler System (AFSS). | |||
In a letter to BFP-National Capital Region Director Chief Supt. Santiago Laguna, Makati Fire Marshal Supt. Ricardo Perdigon said old and existing high-rise buildings and structures should be included in the grant of two-year moratorium to comply with the requirement for installation of AFSS, provided that the buildings are compliant with other fire safety requirements provided in the Old Fire Code. | |||
"Should they be included in the two-year moratorium, affected buildings and their respective tenants would be given the chance to be issued the Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC), to be able to continue their operations. This could increase Fire Code Revenues that would be beneficial and advantageous to the bureau,” said Perdigon in his letter. | |||
According to him, the two-year moratorium on establishments affected by the Fire Code requirement will give building owners enough time to install the AFSS or sprinkler systems in compliance with the provision of the law. | |||
Installation of AFSS in buildings is one of the new requirements under the new Fire Code which is more stringent in implementing fire safety measures. | |||
Perdigon said that old and existing high-rise buildings within Makati City currently have no AFSS, and this must be included in the grant of two-year moratorium. The buildings, including their tenants, cannot be issued FSIC due to the violation. | |||
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Also, there are just too many people in Manila accessing Edsa. It would be nice to promote alternative areas for business.—Angie Umbac, 40, campaigns coordinator, Rainbow Rights (R-Rights) | Also, there are just too many people in Manila accessing Edsa. It would be nice to promote alternative areas for business.—Angie Umbac, 40, campaigns coordinator, Rainbow Rights (R-Rights) | ||
=Makati implements tougher traffic laws= | =Makati implements tougher traffic laws= | ||
:PIA Press Release | :PIA Press Release | ||