World's No. 1 DJ will rock MANILA!

BREAKING NEWS!

Get set for what is touted as “the best dance party ever” when David Guetta, considered as the world’s No. 1 deejay, raises Electronic Dance Music to another level while sharing his music and passion with party-goers. The event will happen on Oct. 10, 2012, at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena.

Guetta is credited for “crossing countless club records over” and helping make dance music as big as it is today. He changed the sound of (dance) music in the USA. Titanium, his recent multi-platinum hit (No. 1 in UK) featuring Sia, has become the longest-charting dance hit single since Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

This Grammy-winning artist and producer, whose first major hit came over a decade ago, now boasts of an endless list of chart-topping hits and has produced five studio albums. His album Nothing But the Beat is also a certified seven-time-platinum worldwide. It features collaborations with will.i.am, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida, Taio Cruz, Jessie J, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Akon, Rihanna, rapper Kid Cudi and other top artists.

Guetta has headlined some of the world’s premier music festivals such as California’s Coachella Music Festival, the Electric Daisy Carnival and Electric Zoo in Las Vegas and New York, Creamfields in UK/Argentina and Belgium’s Tomorrowland. Those behind Music Management, Inc. (MMI), the show’s producer, said that they want to share with Manila the same dance experience as that in international festivals. MMI will also announce in the coming weeks the participation of other international DJs. “As I said,” added an MMI executive, “this will indeed be the biggest dance party ever to be held in Manila. Promise!” (David Guetta 10.10.12 is presented by MMI, in cooperation with AEDI, Saga Events, Fox and Starworld, with special thanks to The Philippine STAR, Yahoo Phils, Circuit Magazine and MMIlive.

Limited tickets are priced at P7500, P5000, and P3000, available on the SM Ticketing website [www.SMTickets.com] and all SM Ticketing outlets. Call 8450125/8693000 or text 09175421047/09285250001 for sponsorships and VIP ticket purchase inquiries.)

Clark Disneyland soon to rise?

The City Council of Angeles City has approved a resolution supporting and endorsing Pampanga Representative Carmelo Lazatin’s (1st district) invitation to Walt Disney Parks and Resorts to consider establishing Disneyland inside the Clark Freeport Zone.

The resolution, sponsored by councilors Will Rivera, Maricel Morales, Edu Pamintuan, Jericho Aguas, Alex Indiongco and Joseph Dimapilis, was unanimously approved during the council’s regular session last April 24.

According to the resolution, the world-famous theme park will help the Department of Tourism meet, if not surpass, its target in terms of tourist arrivals now pegged at five million visitors a year.

“A Disneyland theme park shall help generate local employment and other businesses, thus spurring the growth of country’s economy,” the resolution added.

Earlier, Lazatin wrote Thomas Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and offered the former US military base as the next location for the famous park.

“The Clark Freeport Zone may interest you and Walt Disney as the next location for your famous Disneyland theme park, as it boasts of a 4,400 hectare main zone and 27,600-hectare subzone,” Lazatin said in his letter, adding that Clark Freeport Zone offers tax-free privileges to locators.

“Together with our population of more than 90 million Filipinos, a Disneyland theme park in the Philippines could be a major income generating site for your company,” he said.

Further, he added that that the tax-free privileges given to locators at the Clark Freeport Zone could be attractive destination for Disneyland theme park. Lazatin also cited Clark International Airport, world-class airport which is expected to serve at least P1.6-million passengers this year. He said in in his letter that the airport will be making it easier for tourists to enjoy the amenities and entertainment Disneyland is famous for without the hassles of long travels.

Apart from the airport which will offer convenience to visitors, the hotel accommodations will not be a problem as Clark has the best hotels, where visitors can likely enjoy the Filipino hospitality.

The lawmaker said "the Philippines is a favorite tourist destination in Southeast Asia, with an average arrival of four million foreign visitors a year and for 2012, the government is eyeing to hit the 5-million mark."

Disneyland theme parks are among the most visited and the best-earning parks in the world. There are so far 3 Disneyland parks in Asia located in Hong Kong; Tokyo, Japan and Shanghai, China.

No confirmation as to what the Disneyland management’s stand about this request has been released though. But should this be considered, it will definitely be more fun in the Philippines!

Harbor Point Mall in Subic Bay Freeport Zone opens on April 26, 2012

Harbor Point is a large shopping mall under construction in Olongapo City, Philippines owned by property development firm Ayala Land, Inc., a real estate subsidiary of Ayala Corporation.It is the first Ayala Shopping Center located in the city of Olongapo. The second to be opened in Central Luzon and the fourth outside Metro Manila.

The Mall is located near its significant market competition SM City Olongapo owned by SM Prime Holdings which will become subic's new Central Business District. The Ayala Mall here was named Harbor Point because of Subic’s bayside location. It is Only 20 minutes away from Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Anvaya Cove Beach and Nature Club, Ayala Land Premier's first venture in leisure development. It is set to open on the first quarter of 2012.

Located along Rizal Avenue, Subic Bay Freeport Zone Olongapo City, Zambales

The mall is composed of Three major levels. The mall is characterized by alfresco areas punctuated with water features, open-air spaces, a garden, an active zone, aside from facilities where the public can shop, dine and relax. It will also have international and local high-end stores, as well as a transport terminal with lounges and comfort rooms, and ample parking spaces for vehicles.

This will be a leisure + dining mall. As per checking, SM is also building a mall near the area. The next Ayala mall closest to Harbor Point is Marquee mall in Pampanga, which is 30 to 45 minutes away via SCTEX.

Just recently, I got a chance to visit the new and upcoming mall developed by Ayala Land in Subic Bay Freeport Zone -- Harbor Point Subic. Construction was still ongoing when I visited and they said that construction is on for 24 hours a day! The skeleton structure is already up but it will take months before the mall will be finished. According to them, target opening date is on April 2012.

The perspective design as seen above somewhat reminds me of outlet shopping malls in the US like those of Barstow and similar outlet malls in the US. I hope that Ayala will gather and place the outlet shops scattered inside Subic and put them inside this mall. Problem is, rent would probably kill the tenants. They should work something out of this nice project.

Here's a sneak peak of the development:

To go here, from Subic-TIPO expressway, turn right to Rizal Highway. Go straight until you reach Subic International Hotel. This new Ayala mall development will be right in front of the hotel, near the Subic Bay Yacht club. It's a few blocks away from Times Square Cinemas, a local cinema place in Subic. I guess it'll kill that small town cinema because this mall will have 3 to 4 cinemas.

Opening date April 26, 2012