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INTERVIEW with Dr. Miller's publisher, Dr Nick Begich Mind Control _ PSI Saturday This show was broadcast April 11, 2015. It is now archived here — Use Player Every Saturday 7:00 pm Pacific – 10:00 pm Eastern – 03:00 GMT (Sunday) Will be archived here after the broadcast by Monday. PSI SATURDAY — explorations in Paranormal research Coming up Saturday: Dr. David M. Jacobs and Dr. Nick Begich. Gene Steinberg and David Biedny of TheParacast.Cominterview Long-time UFO abduction researcher Dr. David M. Jacobs. Are abductions real encounters with alien beings as described, or a fantasy invented by the individual or hypnotist? In addition, you’ll hear from Dr. Nick Begich, an expert on mind control. == > http://noliesradio.org/archives/1954 Some very interesting comments, on what we need to do to take back our power. Other things, like: Mobile phones are not safe, especially for children

NEW at The Fort / BGC ALVEO LAND's The Maridien [2T|42F&38F|mix|res] @ High Street South Block, BGC, Taguig City, Metro Manila xx > http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=302340&page=507 Map

Surprise plan approved to tear down Excelsior 18 April 2015 South China Morning Post Excerpt Four-star hotel The Excelsior may be torn down to make way for a commercial development after 42 years as a Causeway Bay landmark. Excelsior Hotel (BVI), a wholly owned subsidiary of luxury hotel operator Mandarin Oriental International, has secured approval to build a 26-storey commercial building over the four-storey basement at 281 Gloucester Road, the Building Department’s February monthly digest released yesterday stated. The plan would yield a total gross floor area of 684,005 square feet if Mandarin Oriental goes ahead with the redevelopment. Alvin Lam Tsz-pun, a director at Midland Surveyors, said the proposed redevelopment would definitely enhance the commercial value of the site. “The plan is a bit of a surprise to the market,” he said. “But the property is in a great location and commands an excellent sea view. Both hotel and commercial development will be sought after.” With an estimated construction cost of at least HK$5,000 per square foot, he said the redevelopment project could involve an investment of HK$3.4 billion.

Columns is getting "put in the shadows" by the building around it. But Rentals and Sales continue at healthy prices - (Columns is the first and oldest condo by Ayalaland in Makati) : : Map For RENT: The Columns Legazpi Village corner of Arnaiz Avenue (formerly Pasay Road) and Amorsolo Street, Makati City Rental Price Range: / Unfurnished ave.: PHP 989 psm at Apr. 2015 ===== Studio------ : approx. 30-38 sq.m. (mid-34 sm) Furnished-- : Php 35-40,000 (1,100 psm) Unfurnished: Php 30-38,000 (1,000 psm) 1 Bedroom : approx. 47-62 sq.m. (mid-54.5 sm) Furnished-- : Php 50-65,000 (1,055 psm) Unfurnished: Php 45-60,000 (0,963 psm) 2 Bedroom : approx. 73-82 sq.m. (mid-77.5 sm) Furnished-- : Php 80-95,000 (1,129 psm) Unfurnished: Php 73-82,000 (1,000 psm) 3 Bedroom : Furnished-- : Php100,000-120,000 Unfurnished: Php. 95,000-110,000 === - See more at: http://www.alveoleasing.com.ph/makati-condo-for-rent-the-columns-legazpi-village/#sthash.naNSX9By.dpuf Columns / For Sale, advertised : 1 BR (48 sqm) : PHP 6.5 million = PHP 135,417 psm (15th fl. + 1 parking slot) > OLX : http://www.olx.ph/index.php/classifieds+directory/q/the+columns+ayala+makati+for+rent Compare, from pg.1, here: RENTALS : Makati, Bonifacio, Rockwell / Q4 - 2013 Qtr /Yr. : Mak-Mid. QonQtr : YronYr / Lo - Makati - H / L-Bonfacio-H / L-Rockwell- H / 4Q /2014 : 0,838 : +0.96 % : +4.10% / 0,575 - 1,100 / 0,640 - 1,045 / 0,750 - 1,055 : 1Q /2015 : ? ? ? Makati Yield Note : 3Q/ 2014 : 0,838 x12 = 10,056 / 144,500 : 6.96% Yield

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PROJECT CAMELOT : SIMON PARKES RE THE GLOBAL PLAYING FIELD

The Weberian Fringe ? Mars Colonies, Alien Bloodlines & Illuminati in Space with Alfred Webre Published on Mar 20, 2015 Mars colonies, extraterrestrial bloodlines and conflicts, and the influence of the Bilderberg Group, Illuminati, and Skull & Bones are all explored with Alfred Webre. How Mars became a ‘dead planet,’ the possible depopulation of Earth, and our planet’s true alien elite--from Annunaki to Reptilian Grays--are demystified as we explore the conspiracy to move the elite to a home on Mars. Is the multi-dimensional universe on a changing paradigm away from the zero-sum game of warfare? What did Nikola Tesla know about life on Mars? And what role does Dick Cheney play in the manipulation of mankind? Explore the secrets of the illuminati in space in this uncensored Buzzsaw interview, hosted by Sean Stone. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 00:01 Welcome to Buzzsaw with Sean Stone. 00:20 Introducing Alfred Webre. 00:56 Active colonies on the red planet. 07:10 Explosions on the Mars surface, nuclear theories and Nikola Tesla communications to Mars. 13:46 Trips to Mars and the development of large-scale colonies courtesy of the Bilderberg group, and extraterrestrial conflicts. 17:10 The extraterrestrial lifeforms on Mars. 19:51 Why colonize Mars? The true alien elite on Earth. 22:49 The evolution of Homo-Sapiens, intervention of Annunaki, Reptilians and Grays. 25:38 How a career in politics led to immersion in multi-dimensional phenomenon. 28:07 The multi-dimensional universe and true Total Recall. 31:57 What do Mars colonies look like? 33:01 Depopulation of Earth and the timescale of Mars colonization. 36:35 Dick Cheney’s collapsing health and how Skull & Bones have controlled Nazis, Communism, Capitalism and beyond. 40:18 Cancelling out negative illuminati frequencies and ascending consciousness. 41:40 Where to find more information. 42:10 Thanks and goodbye.

This chart may also suggest an important Oil Low has been made. Or maybe one more drop to near $30 is needed OILB - Brent Oil etf ... update

US Stocks get a shake, as Oil continues to Rally Apr: SPY- : Chg : vol. / -GDX : +-chg : -GLD- : Chg : volume: x10.? : WTI.Cr: -DXY-- -Chg- : --TLT--: -Chg- : Posts= / Views: cum'l 16: 210.37 - 0.06: 62.6M: 19.74 - 0.24 : 115.03 -0.40 : 3.10M: 1,197.9 $56.53* 97.676 - 0.620 : 129.96 - 0.65 : 09 : 059 : 064 : 0,807 / 17: 207.95 - 2.42: 169.M: 19.72 - 0.02 : 115.60 +0.57 : 3.46M: 1,203.8 $56.07* 97.446 - 0.230 : 131.45 +1.49 : 04 : 063: 080 : 0,887 / An oil rally to near $60 may be possible The chart on Tony Caldaro's website suggests the Oil drop may be finished (A-B-C ends the correction): update

Courtney Brown - Remote Viewing Cydonia, Mars: Part One Published on Apr 5, 2015 Courtney Brown discusses The Farsight Institute’s latest project Remote Viewing Cydonia, Mars. The data collected during the project suggests that long ago, a civilization existed on Mars. This civilization built something in a place now known as Cydonia. Many on Earth speculated that it appeared to be a ‘face’ looking upward, but it’s something else. The Farsight project suggests that it was a place where people congregated and lived; a city of Martians who were more like us on Earth than most would imagine. Combining two of the most skilled remote viewers currently on the planet, using U.S. military derived methodologies for perceiving across time and space, and working within a scientifically clean and totally blind experimental design, the Farsight project describes how Martians lived, and how they died. The science of remote viewing has matured to the extent that a project such as this has finally been achievable, but no one could have expected the results to be as shocking as what was actually revealed by the new data. And there are lessons here that our own civilization can learn should we wish to avoid the terrible fate that befell the denizens of Mars.

When the PEG goes, it will be Sudden, and catch most of the market by surprise (as the Swiss did it.) And I think they will do it for the same reason as the Swiss. They will not want to load up on assets (USD T-Bonds?), which they think will lose value in the future. This shock could come any time... or be delayed into 2016, or beyond. The ant-peg talk is now about as strong as I have ever heard. And if the HKMA keeps pour money in buying USD, this could force their hands. Maybe they will move to a 50/50 peg, with the other 50% being RMB. John Greenwood has spoken of that possibility before (an old story): Hong Kong peg 'could last another 20 years', says its designer John Greenwood ...South China Morning Post-Oct 13, 2013 The Hong Kong dollar's peg to the US dollar could easily be in place for the next 20 years with a potential switch to the yuan an unlikely prospect, according to John Greenwood, the economist who designed the currency board system that marks its 30th anniversary this week. "A number of people take the view that the [yuan] could become fully convertible and a competitor international reserve currency with the US dollar and in that case, it might make sense to peg to the [yuan], but, in my view, that is many, many years away," Greenwood told the South China Morning Post. Asked if he thought the peg could feasibly mark 50 years of operation, he said: "Given current conditions in China, I think that is true. "It will take China a very, very long time to achieve that sort of status for its currency and so I don't envisage any near-term factors that would render the linked exchange rate system past its sell-by date." The Hong Kong dollar's peg was created on October 17, 1983, after a slide in the value of the currency on growing investor concern at the time over talks between Beijing and London on the return of the city to mainland rule. .

7:31am GLOBAL ECONOMY Thai debt burdens augur ill for economy Spike in household borrowing casts doubt over generals’ plans Thailand’s ruling junta lifts martial law

Hong Kong's Dollar Peg is under serious pressure USD in HKD ... update Today's headline story is: HKMA says U.S. Rate rise key to Peg battle "No let-up for now as hot money inflows force actions in the past week to weaken local currency by injecting HK$30bn to buy greenbacks." "This will only end with the US raises rates..." (Or maybe when the HKMA modifies the peg... They are now like Switzerland a few months ago.) HK-US dollar peg has outlived its usefulness - William Pesek, in the SCMP, pg.B8 The HK Monetary authority "treated the 32-year-old link as the linchpin to the economy's international credibility. But with Chinese money now swamping the city, the opposite may be true." "...the flow of money shows no sign of slowing." Mainland tycoons are "increasing turning to HK's stock and property markets" Gavekal: "It looks very much like HK is going to get more money and less mainlanders." "... this is likely to increase tensions." The GINI ratio has reached the highest levels since record-keeping began in 1971, and "Puts HK well above the 0.4 level analysts associate with civil unrest." "... It is no coincidence that record protests flared up at the same time as residential home prices surged by 13 per cent." "If Hong Kong authorities want to cool down their overheating economy, they should start by addressing its undervalued currency" This is a key reason why HK's inflation is growing by 4.6%, compared with 1.4% on the mainland, and 0.4% in South Korea. Meantime the HKMA is defending the peg by selling off massive amounts of HKD. Mainlanders have been taking advantage of the cheap HKD, and pouring more money into the city. With the peg staying place, the HKD has become a "transmission device for China's imbalances".

HSI ... is still Hanging up there. HSI : 27,674 SHC : 5,011 And may be making a sideways correction before pushing higher Here's HSI versus the Shanghai Composite ... update : 3-years HSI - Long term chart ... update Meantime, in the real world: Data setbacks in both China and US leave equity bulls undaunted - FT, pg.19 Beijing sees slowest quarter of growth since 2009 while weak factory data from US add to pile of bad news The ability of the market to brush off bad news "speaks volumes about the state of investor sentiment."

An even wilder forecast

(per an email from Dr. Miller): this recent video contains further information (on what Miller said in his interview for Project Camelot) 04-14-15 – Dr. Richard Alan Miller On Planet X The Day After Tomorrow With John B Wells - Video Audio Editing by http://CVMCoNews.com join the discussion on this chilling but thrilling episode of Caravan To Midnight April 2/2015, with host; John B. Wells brings Dr. Richard Alan Miller along for the ride! In part 1 of 5... See; http://DocRAM.com for updates...

UK HousePriceCrash "hopes": "London is estimated to go down by 3.6% this year, the FT reporting that prime property sales are down by 80%..." > HPC-#6604: http://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/195761-is-prime-london-crashing/page-441 But the Barratt bellwether is not yet in harmony with the Bears ... update

UK HousePriceCrash "hopes": "London is estimated to go down by 3.6% this year, the FT reporting that prime property sales are down by 80%..." > HPC-#6604: http://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/195761-is-prime-london-crashing/page-441 But the Barratt bellwether is not yet in harmony with the Bears ... update

ECONOMIC NEWS Items : Good times keep on rolling in the Philippines, an "under-spender" Robust growth hinges on spending BusinessWorld Online Edition-11 hours ago The Washington-based lender still sees the Philippine economy ... that underspending made the government post its smallest deficit in six ... Philippine imports down 14.2 pct in January ABS CBN News-24 Mar 2015 The decline in oil prices would likely result in a narrower trade deficit this year, the Philippine central bank has said, resulting in a bigger ... Government confident Philippines will grow 7-8% Philippine Star-8 Apr 2015 MANILA, Philippines - The Aquino administration is confident the economy will still grow by seven to eight percent this year and next despite the negative impact of slumping oil prices on government revenue performance. During its meeting yesterday, the government’s economic team agreed to keep its forecasts for the country’s economic growth unchanged even as it sees state revenues growing at a slower pace amid a sustained low oil price environment. While low fuel prices give people more discretionary spending power, they are seen to impact negatively on the state’s revenue performance, more particularly on imports. The inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) sees oil prices hovering between $50 and $70 per barrel this year from the earlier assumption of $80 to $110 during its meeting in January. Falling oil prices prompted the DBCC to slash revenue targets for this year. Finance Undersecretary Jeremiah N. Paul Jr. said the government now expects revenues to hit P2.275 trillion this year from the original target of P2.34 trillion. This is projected to account for 16.3 percent of the country’s total economic output. Of the P2.275 trillion, P2.127 trillion (equivalent to 15 percent of GDP) will come from tax revenues. Government keeps economic goals intact BusinessWorld Online Edition-8 Apr 2015 Philippine borrows a third less in 2014 amid narrower budget gap InterAksyon-31 Mar 2015 The government borrows money primarily to bridge its budget deficit. MANILA – The government cut its borrowings last year by a third. Data from the Bureau of Treasury show that the national government borrowed P369.06 billion in 2014, a 33.47 percent decline from the P554.7 billion the previous year. In December alone, borrowings reached P38.34 billion. The government borrows money primarily to bridge its budget deficit. The Philippines ended 2014 with a deficit that was way below ceiling amid government’s under-spending. Viewed against the size of the Philippine economy, last year’s deficit was equivalent to 0.6 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), below the target of 2 percent for 2014 and the actual ratio of 1.4 percent for the previous year.

Back on F2B (stopped listening at 2 hours in) Ep. 222 FADE to BLACK Jimmy Church w/ Kerry Cassidy, Proj. Camelot LIVE Published on 29 Mar 2015 Kerry Cassidy joins us again for a discussion about her documentary series...her favorites...her style of interviewing...and we cover current events around the world including ISIS, Obama's UFO comments on Kimmel, Illuminati and the big ET cover-up. Prior F2B interviews : Oct. 2014 : June 2014

Investing in Philippines Real Estate - Weekend presentation Randell Tiongson was the featured speaker at a Mongkok afternoon conference sponsored by ALVEO, Ayalalnd's subsidiary. Mr Tiongson gave an interesting and detailed presentation showing why the Philippines is no longer the "sick man of Asia." Now, it is a country with falling debt, good growth, and the potential to benefit mightily over the next one to two decades from its positive demographics, with many young people coming into their prime working years over the decade of 2020-2030 and beyond. He showed an amazing chart showing fast growing spending, but where tax-income to the government was rising even faster. He said a budget surplus was possible in coming years. And this dynamic was one of the things cutting Philppines debt as a percentage of GDP to a reasonable level (near 45%, versus almost 100% for some Western countries.) Some people think the government should spend more improving their infrastructure, if they can do it without having funds siphoned away on corruption, which still remains a problem. Tiongson is no polyanna, and he took some time outlining the challenges still faced by the country: mainly corruption, and infrastructure related. But he points out that the current people of rapid growth was started by actions of its prior (corrupt?) politician, and hopes for the current president were low when he took office. He believes that Filipinos are high skeptical of the success of their country. Foreigners seem to have seen the positive potential more clearly than locals. RT's presentation went some way in pointing out why it is likely to continue, no matter whom is chosen as the next President in two year's time, when Aquino's single term will finish. In the Q&A, I asked him about the similarity between the growth in Makati condo prices, and the nominal rise in GDP: + Over the past 3 1/2 years to Q4-2014, condo prices were up about 36% - that's about 10% p.a. without compounding, and maybe 8% p.a. with compounding. This annual figure is similar to: + Growth (5-6% per annum) plus inflation (3-3.5%) per annum. When added together, this gives a nominal growth of maybe 8-9% p.a. in GDP Here's the slide from ALVEO showing the property price stat: xx ===== RT's website :: http://RandellTiongson.com ====== OWNING PROPERTY in Makati may be a way to get a "piece" the Philippines exceptional growth (The figures I had in mind after hearing Mr Tiongson's presentation - were something like this): GDP Growth real: +6.0 % estimate for future years? Inflation, annual--- : 3.0 % est GDP grw, nominal : 9.0 % est Population growth : 1.7 % est. Wage growth ------ : 5.0 % est (lagging GDP growth?) Rental Increases---: 6.0 % est (could be less if supply is excessive) Property Rise------- : 8.0 % est (thanks to still-falling interest rates on mortgages) === === Data/ see GEI.pg1 ----------------------- : -2010- : -2011- : - 2012- : -2013- : - 2014- : Makati Condo pr. : 102.3k : 109.2k : 118.0k : 134.9k : 144.5k : Mid-Makati Percent Rise------- : + 0.3%: + 6.7%: + 8.1% :+14.3%: + 7.1% : Makati Rental, av : ------------------- > r0,720 : r0,805 : r 0,838 : PHP per SM Percent Rise------- : ------------------- > -- n/a-- :+11.8%: + 4.1% : Nom. Wages* ------ : -7,583 : - 7,995 : -8,280 : -------- > ------- > Jan., in PHP Percent Rise ------ : + 4.2% : + 5.4% : + 3.6% : Nominal GDP------- : -9,003 : -9,736 : 10,565 : 11,546 : Nominal GDP grw. :+12.2% : +8.1% : +8.5 % : + 9.2% : Real GDP growth**: + 7.6% : +3.6% : +6.8 % : + 7.2% : + 6.0% : Population growth- : + 1.7% : +1.7% : +1.7 % : + 1.7% : + 1.7% : Interest Rates bank: 7.67 % : 6.63 % : 5.67 % : 5.76 % : 5.62 % : ------------------------ : -2010- : -2011- : - 2012- : -2013- : - 2014- : == * http://www.tradingeconomics.com/philippines/wages (As RT had said, overall Philippines wage growth has lagged behind GDP growth) ** http://econdb.pids.gov.ph/tablelists/table/800 P.S. I have some real concerns about the Supply growth coming in 2015-2017 for Makati. And you should look at my notes in post #101 on page 6: http://www.greenenergyinvestors.com/index.php?showtopic=18811&page=6 I am more comfortable now because: + 1 million people work in or visit Makati every day + There are now about 18,000 condos, with room for maybe 50k people, and the rest live in old housing stock, or commute in congested traffic + There's an ongoing major shift into condos as they are built, so people can avoid unpleasant commuting + Much of the new supply in Makati in 2015 is one project (Jazz, with 5,000 units) which is a denser and lower grade building population: http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/philippines-population/ Year : Population Yearly % Chg. Yearly ==================================== Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) =================================================== URBAN : Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of ============================================================ World Pop World Population Global Rank 2015 101,802,706 1.73% 1,671,677 -140,000 23.4 3.07 339 50% 50,734,397 1.39% 7,324,782,225 12

LIVE WITH RICHARD ALAN MILLER AND BOB DUNN AND KERRY CASSIDY RE COMING CHANGES Streamed live on Apr 9, 2015 UPDATED: I have RICHARD ALAN MILLER and BOB DUNN as my guests on Camelot TV (see below for bio and links to prior interviews) We discuss the objects seen near the Sun, climate changes happening around the world and on Mars... As well as possible pole shifts and the ice melting leading to a possible ice age... Guido Fox "NASA confirms there is something coming off the elyptic near Neptune. It is 5X heavier than the Earth... something is effecting our sun... We are talking about 'The Day after Tomorrow',,, and a mini Ice Age," "It could bring a 60 meter rise in the ocean water levels." " Stay safe: "12 feet underground for at least six weeks... Then, snow everywhere" - Dr. RAM A Planet Four Times the Size of Earth Lurking Far Beyond Neptune - Is NASA Hiding Planet-X?

Alphaland plans fund-raising in 2015 By: Krista Angela M. Montealegre, InterAksyon.com July 14, 2014 8:56 AM Alphaland's Southgate Mall. Photo from metromaniladirections.com MANILA – Alphaland Corp is set to raise more funds next year to complete the development of its upscale project in the country's premiere financial district. Alphaland president Mario Oreta told reporters that the property developer is in a better position now following the settlement of its dispute with former key shareholder Ashmore Group. "We have resolved the issue with Ashmore. We are much healthier [now]," Oreta said. "We're done with Balesin. We will finish Makati Place Towers. We are topping off in October for the towers and we will turn [them] over to our buyers by December 2015," he said. Alpahaland Balesin Island Club and Alphaland Makati Place are 2 of 4 projects that the Philippine firm retained following its settlement with Ashmore. The listed firm owned by former trade minister Roberto V. Ongpin also kept ownership of Alphaland Southgate Tower and Mall and Alphaland Baguio Mountain Lodge Homes. "We're behind schedule [on Makati Place] but [it's] manageable. We had redesign issues and we had to resolve our issues with Ashmore. Now we have resolved our issues with Ashmore, we are working 24/7," Oreta said. Alphaland is using the P2.5 billion payment of Ashmore to finance the development of The Makati Place. “We still need to borrow from the banks, maybe another P2.5 [billion] or P3 billion...We still have to augment it by bank borrowings,” Oreta said. Alphaland has sold 180 residential units out of the 500 units at the Makati Place. Last week, the property firm started its corporate membership share offering, allowing 2 nominees with their own sets of dependents instead of a typical membership share that only has 1 assignee. "We want other people to enjoy the club. Our club is really for the younger guys who would want to belong to a club. It's aspirational, that has always been the vision of The City Club. It's not a polo club for the rich and famous," Oreta said. So far, Alphaland has sold close to a thousand out of the 3,000 shares allowed for sale*. The price of a City Club membership share has increased from P500,000 in its initial offering in December 2010 to P1.5 million at end-2013. “There are a lot of people interested because it makes sense,” Oreta said. The City Club is a key component of Alphaland Makati Place, occupying the fourth to sixth floors of the development with a gross floor area of 30,000 square meters... > http://www.interaksyon.com/business/91152/alphaland-plans-fund-raising-in-2015 2,000 memberships to sell !! I suppose they want to push the price higher, in order to help sell the Makati Place properties ( ""We were told 60% of the condo was sold. Going rate is 189k/sqm fully furnished." - aug.2014, ssc ) Once they are done selling those at such a price - they may push out more memberships, to make money on the restaurants, etc facilities. Then the membership price may fall back towards PHP 1mn, even 500k.

Makati Place’s City Club: The ne plus ultra of membership clubs September 4, 2013 by Tony Lopez ‘Walk into the City Club at the FOURTH FLOOR of the 43-story Alphaland Makati Place at the northwest end of Ayala Avenue in upscale Makati and you will find seven restaurants, each offering a specialty cuisine, from the exquisite to delectable local favorites. You might think the City Club has one restaurant too many. Not even the new East Wing of the Shangri-La in EDSA has that many full service restaurants on a area much smaller than a single floor of the Mandaluyong mall. True, Shang’s East Wing’s Lower Ground has eight restaurants but they include a bakery, a donut shop, a juice joint, and an ice cream nook. If you include the TWG tea corner on the fourth and two more dining places on the sixth floor—a Filipino and a poolside restaurant, you can say the City Club has at least 10 restaurants with the first eight having a combined seating capacity of 357. Judging by the excellence of the restaurants, they may not even be enough in the future to accommodate the huge throngs of diners. The largest of the restaurants is Chinese, Hai Shin Lou which can seat 92 diners. Next is the ultra high-end Sakura Japanese Restaurant which can accommodate 60. The Mona Lisa Italian restaurant is good for 45 while the Spanish Costa del Sol has seating for 42. The French restaurant Taste of France and Salathip Thai restaurant are each good for 40. The steakhouse Mark’s Prime Rib takes in 38 paxs. Nearly all the restaurants are top grade so customers are advised to book online. . The City Club opens today with no less than Vice President Jojo Binay gracing the event. The Sakura boasts of being the best Japanese restaurant in the business district. A dinner for two can easily cost P20,000 if they order the Japanese Miyasaki Beef which is easily P6,000 per 150g, the Honmaguro Torio blue fin tuna belly (starting price P2,000), grilled unagi (eel) at P1,200, and Ise-ebi (lobster) at P500 per 100 grams. In charge of the restaurant is Chef Edo San, a Filipino, one of the best Japanese cuisine specialists in town. Alphaland’s City Club is neither a mall nor a food court, however. It is a membership club. Nobody can just walk in without a digital ownership card to open doors for him. It is today the most exclusive membership club. Even without a golf course or a polo field, City Club will scare the daylights out of the likes of Manila Golf (membership: P35 million) and Manila Polo (membership: P15 million, four restaurants). City Club’s exclusivity up to this writing had cost members P1 million (about $22,700). Most of the more than 600 members signed up at this price. Some were lucky to buy at the startup tag of P500,000. By September this year, a share will fetch a 50% premium—P1.5 million. “Excellence of food and facilities is the key to the success of a membership club,” observes Arthur Lopez, one of the country’s eminent club and hotel operators. “If the quality is not good, you lose patronage and the club will wither,” he warns. He cites the case of Tower Club also in Makati. Individual membership used to be P350,000. The price has come down to P100,000, with no takers. Tower Club now has only one restaurant, a Chinese, and limited sports facilities. Tycoon Roberto “Bobby” Ongpin envisioned the City Club to be the best in the Philippines and one of the best, if not the best, in the region. “There is nothing quite like it,” Bobby beams with pride. He spent more than P1 billion providing for just the restaurants and the club’s other amenities. . . . Aside from the restaurants, the City Club has at least 14 meeting rooms or function rooms—eight at the fourth floor and six at the fifth floor. They can accommodate people from a minimum of two to a crowd as big as 120. City Club has perhaps the most complete health, fitness and sports facilities integrated in a single place in any building in Makati or in any vertical structure in the Philippines for that matter: a sprawling gym, two dance studios, an aerobics and yoga studio, a Pilates studio, a martial arts studio, a boxing ring, a table tennis room, and—a first and the only one of its kind in the Philippines— a high definition virtual golf... == > http://www.manilatimes.net/makati-places-city-club-the-ne-plus-ultra-of-membership-clubs/36653/

Controversy and Alphaland Makati Place Posted on January 27, 2015by urbanroamer As the 2016 Philippine election season is fast approaching, controversies are sure to pop up regarding any of those vying for the election season. This season, it seems that a favorite target is Vice President Jejomar Binay, who has expressed his intent to gun for the presidency itself. Whether the allegations against him are true or false, that is for the ongoing investigations to decide. As far as the Urban Roamer is concerned though, it’s interesting to learn more about the places behind the controversies. Thus we take a look at the rising development that has been subject to another Binay-related controversy, the Alphaland Makati Place. Located along Ayala Avenue and Malugay Street up north of the main Makati Central Business District, the area Alphaland Makati Place is located is itself a rising commercial area as other developments have sprouted nearby like The Columns and Lerato. Its developer, Alphaland, has been involved in other projects in the metropolis as well, notably the Alphaland Southgate Tower at the corner of EDSA and Chino Roces Avenue and the Makati Tower along Ayala Avenue which it used to own but is now ceded to its project partner Ashmore Group. The crux of the controversy behind the Alphaland Makati Place lies with the land’s history. Apparently, the one-hectare land was a property of BF Goodrich (formerly Sime Darby) that was donated to the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) in 1976, with BF Goodrich keeping ownership of the structures there as well as having exclusive rights to lease the property. The original agreement would have been in effect until 2001 but in 1997, BF Goodrich asked for an extension of the agreement which was questioned by the BSP. Such was the case when Jejomar Binay entered the scene in 2004, acting in his capacity as Makati mayor and also the national president of the BSP. An agreement was eventually made the following year in which the BSP got 60% of the property while the 40% went to BF Goodrich. The BSP then moved into developing the property in which Alphaland has now entered into the picture. Alphaland already has presence in the area as it served as the local arm of BF Goodrich/Sime Darby and was looking into going into real estate development at that time. A deal was hammered out in 2008 that while BSP will still own the land, Alphaland will develop the property in which the BSP would get 15%. Then Makati vice mayor Ernesto Mercado who back then also served as senior vice president of BSP (boy, they sure keep those BSP positions around Makati) said he initially opposed that deal as he wanted 20% for the BSP. But he was persuaded by Binay’s alleged “bagman” Gerry Limlingan to accept it as the deal actually gives the BSP 20% but the 5% would be for Binay to finance his 2010 campaign. The camp of Binay and the Boy Scouts of the Philippines have maintained the deal was above board and deny the allegations of Mercado. Alphaland has alleged that it was Mercado who wanted the kickbacks. I guess we have to see how this issue will pan out as to who is telling the truth here. But so far, construction of the 3-tower Alphaland Makati Place remains in full swing. ============= For the meantime, checking out the data available on Makati Place reveals some interesting information about this Alphaland has been touting Makati Place as a green building as it provides water and electrical efficiency and its parking facilities are located underground to reduce “heat island effect.” It is also being touted as future-ready as it will have a built in data network system, fiber technology, IP connectivity that lets you access housekeeping service, utility bills, even control of your home devices as well. == > more; http://www.theurbanroamer.com/controversy-and-alphaland-makati-place/ Three Towers, immediately next to Lerato, with turnover in 2015 : 1,2,3 BR flats > 494 units in 2 towers of residential condos + 22,000 sqm dedicated to a tower of serviced apartments. Jazz in foreground, with Makati Place in background ... cemetery to the right That cemetery, the Manila South Cemetery, is actually an exclave (territory) of Manila City, belonging to the San Andres District, part of the 5th Congressional District of Manila City. Makati Place is the 3 Towers under construction SSC Aug.2014 on Pricing, etc: "We were told 60% of the condo was sold. Going rate is 189k/sqm fully furnished." "The mall may be struggling a bit now but I guess it is safe to say that they factored into the equation the fact that there will be several upcoming neighboring condos and the City Gate development to keep the mall afloat once all of those have been completed." ===== > SSC: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1006867 > Map: http://www.zipmatch.com/condominium/alphaland-makati-place