Three sites are declared as official switch-off sites of this years Earth Hour in the Philippines. These locations will be Makati, Cebu and Davao.

Makati City’s Ayala Triangle Gardens shall be the central hub for Luzon. At 6:30 PM on March 31, glow-in-the dark dance troupe Bailes de lUces and the Caracol dancers shall form the vanguard of an Earth-themed parade which starts at the Makati fire statin and ends at Ayala Tower One – where WWF-Philippines National Ambassador Rovilson Fernandez shall host a programme with performance from El Gamma Penumbra, Brigada and other groups. No less than Earth Hour Founder Andy Ridley shall lead the coutnry’s main stritch-off event, hosted by WWF with the help of Ayala Land and the Makati City Government.

In Cebu, Plaza Independencia shall be the chief switch-off site for the Visayas. A festive street parade led by local Sinulog Dancers shall start from Fuente Osmena”s Circle from 5:30 PM and onwards. The Cebu switch-off further features a candle lighting ceremony capped off by the release of biodegradable sky lanterns. Cebu’s event is in cooperation with Abiotiz Group and the Cebu City Government.

SM Davao shall be the main swith-off site for Mindanao, WWF-Philippines National Ambassador Marc Nelson shall host the switch-off, which features a tribal-themed parade aroudn SM Davao at 6:30PM. Black-light and fire dancers shall woo the crowd with specialized routines once the city plunges in to darkness. The Davao event is in Collaboration with SM Supermalls, the Green Alliance and the Davao City Government.

Earth Hour Philippines National Director Atty. Gia Ibay shares, ” We’re extremenly excited for this year’s switch’off ceremonies, WWF has traditionally celebrated Earth Hour from Manila. To commemorate our coutnry’s fifth Earth Hour, we thought is is high time for WWF to observe the movement across the arthcipelago – which has always been what we’ve aimed for.”

PINOYWORLD is strongly supporting Earth Hour since 2009. You can view Pinoyworld’s Earth Hour 2009 post here.

Cebu is becoming the centerpiece of major infrastructure and business developments. Same with SM Supermalls, the largest mall chain in the Philippines and arguably in Asia Pacific. In South Reclamation Properties (SRP) of Cebu City will soon rise the “SM Seaside City Cebu“.

In a one-on-one interview with SM Vismin PR Manager RJ Leduna, “SM Seaside City Cebu is built like a city in a city.”

The SM Seaside City Cebu is expected to be one of the major developments that we can see in the SM Properties masterplan in their 304,100 sq. meter property in SRP, Cebu City. The said SM property spreads from the norther part of the exclusive SRP area to the sea.

The said grand mall, which is expected to be the first of its kind in urban design and development at SRP and designed by Miami, Florida based Arquitectonica, will set a new benchmark and change the landscape of the city with its “nautilus-inspired design of expanding, concentric arcs from a central multi-purpose space.”

RJ Leduna further confirms that Shrine of Mary will be finished first on 2012. Also with an acronym “SM”, the church is a “sleek, modern all-white structure nestled among lush foliage.” It is the firs structure that will be built in the SM SRP Complex where the SM Seaside City Cebu is the centerpiece.

SM SRP Complex, aside from the Shrine of Mary church, is also planned to have also have a condominium buildings, hotel, a school, and a hospital.

More information will follow as we continue to unveil SM Seaside City Cebu and the SM SRP Complex.