General Santos City and South Cotabato Province [Archive] - Page 20

Fahdingding

June 7th, 2010, 02:41 AM

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Thanks for all the Photos REGJ! We all appreciate your efforts! Salamat jud BAI! :hilarious

Gadagan ang motor while taking the pics... :bash:

Nice kaayo ang mga dalan sa Gensan.. pero pasaylo-a ko mga igsoon... :lol: kay mo comments jud ko kay cge ko ka buklan sa inyong gamay nga motor.. nganong apike man kaayo ang mga motor sa gensan... :lol:

Next photos mga brothers og sisters, kamo nay bahala mo label ha kay wa ko kabalo kung unsa / asa dapit exactly nako na picturan.. hahaha.. what i knew only ang santiago kay didto nag work akong fiance...

Samot nako Regj.. 5'11 man ko..pag sakay pa lang tricylce wa na... nagpilit na akong ulo sa taas.... PAKOG lagi pirmi... mao lang jud gamaytitoy au mga mgatricycle dnh...

naminhod sa pag upload... :lol: nice kaayo ang gensan... well planned kaayo ilang mga highway... dili piot ang downtown... except ang trisikol wui.. hahaha pakog ko permi inig suroy... kay apike man lagi... mubong tao ra baya ko pero ngano man mapakog pa man... :bash: kay ubos ra lagi kaayo... pero smiley ilang mga drivers... heheeh or basin naga smile lang sila kay kuyog nako akong fiance'... :cheers:

Dili jud ka mag mahay pag adto nimo og Gensan.. pero hapit sag Butuan kay aron push package ba... :cheers: kay im sure dili sad ka mag mahay sa BXU...

Mao jud Regj.... Nice pud bya ang BXU... Mao gani sister city ang GENSAN ug BXU! :)

yeah its true! maka relax jud kaayo... and ma refresh jud kaayo imong huna huna ba... tapos labi na kung you're spending your time there with your fiance' that's what i did! :)

Then makita sad nimo ang Sarangani Bay... ga shape man diay sya og U mao nga walay bagyo sa Gensan i guess... :)

Ang bagyo kay naga buo sa Western Pacific Ocean, the same latitude with GENSAN... Good thing kay ang movement sa bagyo kay west - northwest mao swerte jud GENSAN.... pero ang U Regj? :lol:

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Naa nako REGJ! SALAMAT jud! MISS ME?????

regjeex

June 7th, 2010, 06:19 AM

wala man ka patim-aw kadtong naa ko sa gensan... kita unta ta.... didto baya ko sa coffee 101 ga tambay didto sa may Robinsons... hehehe

Fahdingding

June 7th, 2010, 09:30 AM

wala man ka patim-aw kadtong naa ko sa gensan... kita unta ta.... didto baya ko sa coffee 101 ga tambay didto sa may Robinsons... hehehe

blame it to the signal...wa jud ko nareceive na mga text! :ohno:

Fahdingding

June 7th, 2010, 09:40 AM

French, Jap and Canadian Travel Advisories now exclude GSC/Dvo/CDO

Although the French, Japanese and Canadian governments have not totally lifted the whole of Mindanao in the list of areas to avoid by its citizens, they have already excluded the tourism and financial hubs of the island, according to a report filed by Sunstar Daily.

This means that cities like General Santos, Cagayan de Oro and Davao are now excluded in their travel advisiories.

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For instance, France in its latest advisory urges its nationals to avoid the “western half” of Mindanao, including Zamboanga Peninsula up to the Sulu Archipelago, then down to the provinces of Lanao, Misamis, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Maguindano, even Sarangani, with the exception of General Santos City.

According to Sunstar, “The travel advisory has been primarily premised on the areas of activity of the armed terror group, Abu Sayyaf.”

The Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, for its part advises “against all travel the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), which includes Basilan, Sulu, Tawi Tawi, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao and Sharif Kabunsuan, as well as the Zamboanga Peninsula, Zamboanga del Sur, Saragani, Lanao del Norte, Davao del Sur (excluding urban areas of Davao City), South Cotabato, North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat“.

These welcome developments would hopefully encourage more investments to come into these cities which in turn, could also help the rest of the countryside in the long run. We have to give credit to the improving peace and order climate in these urban centers and in their burgeoning trade and commerce.

And of course, we in GenSan News Online Mag have always believed that the more favorable news from these areas, courtesy of their vibrant blogging communities (Soccsksargen Bloggers, Davao Bloggers, CDO Bloggers) have also been instrumental in changing how foreign governments’ perceive them.

mottymot_007

June 7th, 2010, 09:42 AM

naminhod sa pag upload... :lol: nice kaayo ang gensan... well planned kaayo ilang mga highway... dili piot ang downtown... except ang trisikol wui.. hahaha pakog ko permi inig suroy... kay apike man lagi... mubong tao ra baya ko pero ngano man mapakog pa man... :bash: kay ubos ra lagi kaayo... pero smiley ilang mga drivers... heheeh or basin naga smile lang sila kay kuyog nako akong fiance'... :cheers:

Dili jud ka mag mahay pag adto nimo og Gensan.. pero hapit sag Butuan kay aron push package ba... :cheers: kay im sure dili sad ka mag mahay sa BXU...

dugay ra gyud ko gadomot nga maka adtog butuan taman ra ko pirmi sa balingoan haha.. geh lang kay maka higayon puhon, adtoan gyud na nako imong minahal nga hometown... ug kung moadto kog gensan puhon, basin mag smileys gihapon ang mga driver sa traysikol kay basin makapakog pud ko haha... ako ra nang timan-on bai regreex, travel tips! pero sumala sa mga hulagway nga imong gi-share dinhi, lami gyud kaayo isuroy sa gensan ba? sige lang gensan, ug butuan, ugma damlag!

Fahdingding

June 7th, 2010, 09:51 AM

dugay ra gyud ko gadomot nga maka adtog butuan taman ra ko pirmi sa balingoan haha.. geh lang kay maka higayon puhon, adtoan gyud na nako imong minahal nga hometown... ug kung moadto kog gensan puhon, basin mag smileys gihapon ang mga driver sa traysikol kay basin makapakog pud ko haha... ako ra nang timan-on bai regreex, travel tips! pero sumala sa mga hulagway nga imong gi-share dinhi, lami gyud kaayo isuroy sa gensan ba? sige lang gensan, ug butuan, ugma damlag!

:lol:

BOB-bXu

June 7th, 2010, 10:30 AM

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pagka nice ba ani nga park wui^^ asa mani dapit sa Gensan?

maayo tana imo ni gidala dire sa Butuan Reg kay wala pa ta ani nga facility....:lol:

pwede pahiram ani nga park Fahds ^^^^

marlowe_cano

June 7th, 2010, 10:32 AM

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^^

ikaw na reg? :lol:

BOB-bXu

June 7th, 2010, 10:33 AM

regjeex

June 7th, 2010, 02:45 PM

lagi nice kaayo ang sarangani highlands Bob! hope Bonbon and Mayapay will have the same too... kay overlooking man sad diba... refreshing kaayo ang maong resort Bob... ganahan ko didto labi na mag gitik gitik... :lol:

pagka nice ba ani nga park wui^^ asa mani dapit sa Gensan?

maayo tana imo ni gidala dire sa Butuan Reg kay wala pa ta ani nga facility....:lol:

pwede pahiram ani nga park Fahds ^^^^

regjeex

June 7th, 2010, 02:46 PM

:lol::lol: way lain marlowe... ang buwak man ang gi tuyo og kodak ana dili man ako... :ohno::lol:

^^

ikaw na reg? :lol:

regjeex

June 7th, 2010, 03:24 PM

Coffee 101, Robinsons Gensan

wala na nako gi upload ang akong pics diri with me kay naka sando lang ko.. hahaha maolaw ko sa akong lawas... diri ko nag hulat hulat kang fahdingding.. pero wa jud sya mi tim-aw... :lol: Nag SSC ko diri while waiting for my baby :):cheers:

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nj_than

June 7th, 2010, 03:36 PM

regjeex

June 7th, 2010, 03:52 PM

yeah... i like their choco moist... :cheers:

Fahdingding

June 8th, 2010, 02:50 AM

Fahdingding

June 8th, 2010, 02:53 AM

pagka nice ba ani nga park wui^^ asa mani dapit sa Gensan?

maayo tana imo ni gidala dire sa Butuan Reg kay wala pa ta ani nga facility....:lol:

pwede pahiram ani nga park Fahds ^^^^

Laau na ni sa downtown Bob... Unahan pa jud ni sa airport.... TAMBLER ni xa on the opposite side sa mga beachlines sa GENSAN....

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Unta magka ZIPLINE pud dnh sa SARANGANI HIGHLANDS ui... Mag tindog man sila ug HOTEL dnh pud soon....

Naa unta plan didto dapit sa CONEL na idevelop into a nature park then butangan ug mga amenities like ZIPLINES... Unta ui! :bash:

Fahdingding

June 8th, 2010, 02:58 AM

^ganda talaga ng coffee 101... nice.. pero maliit lang yan
...

Mas dako tong 1st branch sa CRAB A CRAB & COFFEE 101 dun sa may LAUREL AVE.

Fahdingding

June 8th, 2010, 03:01 AM

News:

This coming Friday... Mag groundbreaking na ang pinaka dakong proyekto sa LGU under the administration of Mayor Pedro Acharon Jr. - The P360 Million Modern Santary Landfill sa Brgy. Sinawal.... (loaned from World Bank) :)

earlat

June 8th, 2010, 05:04 AM

busyjay

June 8th, 2010, 05:54 AM

^^ yup, cofee club 101 sa robinsons po... hehehehe

tunatuna

June 8th, 2010, 07:44 AM

Oh wow, pagka nindot...

Fraulein

June 8th, 2010, 02:33 PM

I like the ambiance inside Coffee Club 101 Rob Place Gen San. Ganda ng interiors nila compared sa Blugre na magkatabi lang...:)

regjeex

June 8th, 2010, 03:55 PM

heheheeh cge lang fhads sa sunod nalang sad... kay basin mag stay kog 1 month sa gensan... hehehe need og 1 month para maka buo... :lol::lol:

Na matay! nag malfunction siguro mga cell sites sa smart that time kay wa jud ko nareceive na mga text ang uban delayed na au... :ohno:

SAYANG!

regjeex

June 8th, 2010, 03:57 PM

not only that... very friendly ang mga personnel... very accommodating sila... tapos pede pa jud mag tambay da whole day....hehehe bisan ka usa ra ka mo order og cape nga dollar sad... :cheers::bash: :lol: ok lang kay sulit man sad.. lami ang ilang choco moist...

I like the ambiance inside Coffee Club 101 Rob Place Gen San. Ganda ng interiors nila compared sa Blugre na magkatabi lang...:)

liquidcrew

June 8th, 2010, 04:00 PM

regjeex

June 8th, 2010, 04:04 PM

kanang sofa nga wide, lami kaayo akong paminaw sa akong lubo* ba kay mo hamloi kaayo.. hahahaha :lol: comportable jud kaayo ka mo ingkod diha... naa may ubang sofa nga manginit imong lubot pero kana ilang sofa diha kay nice... and comfy :lol::lol:

:cheers::cheers::cheers::) :okay:

Fahdingding

June 9th, 2010, 02:16 AM

heheheeh cge lang fhads sa sunod nalang sad... kay basin mag stay kog 1 month sa gensan... hehehe need og 1 month para maka buo... :lol::lol:

I'll look 4ward to that Regj... 1 month jud? di kaya maka buo in days? :lol: :lol:

Fahdingding

June 9th, 2010, 02:33 AM

Vice Ganda Live in GenSan!

Luck is indeed smiling on the generals these days because another famous Manila visitor will soon invade the shores of their beloved City by the Bay to provide them with unparalleled entertainment through laughter and humor.

Right after the heels of Pooh, K Brosas, and Anton Diva among others, who were in GenSan recently, comes a comic star of even greater magnitude, for having more than a million Facebook Fans!

Guys, let’s welcome the funny and witty Vice Ganda to Gensan in her comedy show entitled, “May Nag-Text, May Show Ako!” Live in Gen. Santos City.

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According to Bariles’ lovely and vivacious friend, Ms. Dolly Santos who is the project’s over-all coordinator, the show is scheduled June 27, 2010, 8pm at the General Santos City Gym in Barangay Lagao.

Vice Ganda who is a regular at the daily noontime talent show, It’s Showtime! is now one of the country’s most sought-after comedy artists after his hugely-successful concert at a jampacked Araneta Coliseum two weeks back, which was heavily featured by his home station, ABS-CBN. This makes it the most anticipated concert show in GenSan then!

Ticket prices are at P250 (General Admission), P500 (Lower Box), P750 (Courtyard, Back Portion) and P1,000 (Courtyard, Front Portion).

In closing, GenSan News Online Mag commends the producers of this and other upcoming concerts in General Santos City for continually enlivening the lives of the hardworking generals who definitely need this kind of entertainment from time to time. Take a bow, MANIO EVENTS MANAGEMENT for bringing Vice Ganda to GenSan!

Watch out for our upcoming “MAY NAG-TEXT! MAY SHOW AKO?” LIVE IN GENSAN Blog Writing Contest, soon!

For more info and ticket reservations, please call Ms. Dolly Santos at (083) 554-2123 or 0922-8898-285. Or Mara de Pedro at 0918-5809800. Tickets are also at available at ASIA UNITED BANK, Santiago Boulevard, GenSan.

jundem_dq63

June 9th, 2010, 09:15 AM

white_ranger

June 9th, 2010, 09:55 AM

It's great...amazing project.
wowowee....ang galing nito........naka rise na ba to ngayon.........cant wait to see it...ganda talaga...............ilang floors ba to......?

liquidcrew

June 10th, 2010, 11:39 AM

Gensan Sanitary Landfill

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Tomorrow, Friday, June 11, 2010, a ground-breaking ceremony for General Santos City’s P362 million SANITARY LANDFILL PROJECT will finally occur at its 63.3-hectare property in Barangay Sinawal!

The landfill project which is about 15 minutes from the city central was awarded to construction company R-II Builders and Philippine Ecology Systems Corporation Consortium. They have been contracted under a design-build-operate scheme which means that they will “design, build and operate a solid waste management and disposal facility”.

The project is funded by a soft loan from the World Bank’s (WB’s) support for strategic Local Development and Investment Project, which is coursed through the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP).

General Santos City is only the 3rd city in Mindanao to have its own Sanitary Landfill, after Davao & Surigao cities...
City Mayor Pedro Acharon Jr. and now congressman-elect for the First District of South Cotabato, who wants the implementation of the project before the end of his final term on June 30, 2010 revealed that the whole thing includes a Materials Recovery Facility or MRF, Sanitary Landfill and Waste Disposal Management System, and other support facilities for the correct disposal of the city’s and neighboring towns’ solid wastes.

Project Coordinator Engineer Nael Cruspero, City Planning Department Head said that work starts with the concreting of the 4 1/2 kilometer road leading to the landfill at Purok Cabuay, in the rolling hills of Sinawal. Then the construction firm would assume the construction, operation and management up to May 2013.

Part of the task is to train assigned city government personnel on every aspect of project’s operation and maintenance.

The city also intends to secure the consortium’s assistance in preparing a closure plan for the old and current municipal solid waste disposal site in Barangay Tambler and lead to its progressive rehabilitation , Cruspero added.

As far as we are concerned, this GENSAN is only the 3rd city in Mindanao which will be having its own SANITARY LANDFILL, next to Davao and Surigao Cities. What makes this special is the fact that the Tuna Capital is the only one who will be running it together with the private sector is the DESIGN-BUILD-OPERATE scheme!

Bariles wonders how the critics of Congressman-elect Acharon would say now that this project will soon be available for the people of his beloved General Santos City under the able tutelage of his equally reliable and hard-working party-mate, Mayor-elect Darlene Custodio.

But one thing is sure, with Acharon’s assumption of his new post in congress, expect more infrastructure projects to come in our way leading us to say that, “THE BEST TIMES ARE SOON TO COME IN GENSAN!”

Fahdingding

June 11th, 2010, 01:44 AM

Thanx liquidcrew for reposting....

Source: From Kuya Avel Manansala

liquidcrew

June 11th, 2010, 02:50 AM

Thanx liquidcrew for reposting....

Source: From Kuya Avel Manansala

:) nalimtan nko butang ug source... hehe:lol:

nj_than

June 11th, 2010, 03:17 PM

Jessa Zaragoza at KCC

As part of their commitment to give their customers more value for their money by bringing in topnotch entertainment personalities, KCC Mall of GenSan is importing another Manila-based performer to our shores.
Ladies and gentlemen, KCC Mall of GenSan is proud to present sexy chanteuse JESSA ZARAGOZA!

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This event happens next Saturday, June 20, 2010 right inside their KCC Convention and Events Center at exactly 5pm. This time, there’s no catch to it, that is, IT WILL BE A FREE CONCERT! No minimum sales requirement is needed for entrance.

Just be there early with you phone cams or point and shoot cameras to catch the lovely, scintillating, vivacious and sultry songtress Jessa Zaragoza in all her diva splendor!

Fahdingding

June 12th, 2010, 04:23 AM

Grabe na jud ang "RIVALRY" sa Robinson's Place ug KCC Mall ba..ala LAKERS - CELTICS Rivalry... :lol:

earlat

June 12th, 2010, 08:39 AM

Grabe na jud ang "RIVALRY" sa Robinson's Place ug KCC Mall ba..ala LAKERS - CELTICS Rivalry... :lol:

So kinsa man ang lamang so far???

KCC or Robinson's??

hehehe..

I think murag KCC ang llamado so far.. :lol::lol::lol::lol:

Gamay man gud ang Robinson's. Unta gipadak-an nila para more choices bah. :D

Fahdingding

June 13th, 2010, 01:52 AM

So kinsa man ang lamang so far???

KCC or Robinson's??

hehehe..

I think murag KCC ang llamado so far.. :lol::lol::lol::lol:

Gamay man gud ang Robinson's. Unta gipadak-an nila para more choices bah. :D

Murag ana jud lat!

earlat

June 13th, 2010, 01:53 PM

Unsaon na lang ang entry sa SM.. It will be a competition jud. :D

Fahdingding

June 14th, 2010, 01:27 AM

Unsaon na lang ang entry sa SM.. It will be a competition jud. :D

Nah! Bibo na jud mga malls sa GENSAN! :)

Ibex

June 14th, 2010, 01:30 AM

Nah! Bibo na jud mga malls sa GENSAN! :)

:okay:

Fahdingding

June 14th, 2010, 01:51 AM

Na - featured na pud ang GENSAN gabii sa RATED K

Bangus Fishing and Canning

earlat

June 14th, 2010, 09:33 AM

Na - featured na pud ang GENSAN gabii sa RATED K

Bangus Fishing and Canning

Oops I missed that.. Pero thriving ba ang bangus dinha coz if it is then pwede na siya additional income sa Gensan besides the well-famed Tuna.. :D

Fahdingding

June 15th, 2010, 01:59 AM

Oops I missed that.. Pero thriving ba ang bangus dinha coz if it is then pwede na siya additional income sa Gensan besides the well-famed Tuna.. :D

Murag kay naa man sa mga canning... CENTURY TUNA CORP.

Fahdingding

June 15th, 2010, 03:25 AM

Fisheries bureau planning to establish mariculture park in Sultan Kudarat

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Plans to set up a mariculture park in Central Mindanao have gained ground for the propagation and production of high-value fish stocks, a regional fisheries official here said.

Sani D. Macabalang, regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), said the mariculture park will host fish cages to produce milkfish (bangus), rabbit fish (danggit), trevally (talakitok) and grouper (Lapu-Lapu), besides promoting seaweed and mussel farming.

Mr. Macabalang said the coastal town of Kalamansig in Sultan Kudarat province has been chosen as site of the project. The waters off Kalamansig town include portions of Celebes Sea and the Moro Gulf.

"With this mariculture park, we hope to accelerate the socioeconomic growth of the area," he said in an interview here on Tuesday last week.

Mr. Macabalang said the regional office of the bureau is funding initial development of the area, like the cement anchor that will cost at least P2.5 million. He said support infrastructure like a cold storage plant and road development will form part of the project. The office then hopes to attract investors.

Based on BFAR’s plan, the mariculture park will have three clusters -- a full developed area with pre-installed cages for the marginalized sector, semi-developed areas with mooring facilities for small investors, and bare areas for big investors.

A two-year contract, based on a rent-to-own scheme, will be introduced for marginalized fisherfolk by which BFAR will provide eight fish cages sized 10 x 10 meters per party.

On the other hand, small investors are allowed a maximum of two mooring spaces, with each mooring space designed for a maximum cage size of 20 m x 20 m.

This way, BFAR’s regional office hopes to increase fish stocks and introduce sustainable fisheries management among Sultan Kudarat communities.

Mr. Macabalang said his office hopes to open the Kalamansig mariculture park this year, which will be the 58th in the country.

In line with the efforts to set up a mariculture park, the regional BFAR office recently sent 10 technical workers on a nine-day exposure trip to six successful mariculture parks in the country, namely: Sta. Rita and Basey in Samar, Quinapondan and Guiauan in Eastern Samar, Balingoan in Misamis Oriental and Panabo in Davao del Norte. The trip was designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of the regional technical staff in mariculture park management, said Mr. Macabalang.

Asked why the mariculture park won’t be set up in Sarangani Bay, which is considered more ideal since access roads are already in place in the surrounding areas like Sarangani province and General Santos City, Mr. Macabalang said the area has already been declared a protected seascape. -- RSS
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Fahdingding

June 15th, 2010, 03:41 AM

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Fahdingding

June 15th, 2010, 03:46 AM

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romix

June 15th, 2010, 04:19 AM

is the giant still sleeping dyan sa gensan, i mean the gaisano mall , kailan kaya yan magising

earlat

June 15th, 2010, 08:11 AM

is the giant still sleeping dyan sa gensan, i mean the gaisano mall , kailan kaya yan magising

^^I've heard before that there's an ongoing renovation of Gaisano Mall. Hopefully matarung na nila ang Gaisano.. :D

regjeex

June 15th, 2010, 08:15 AM

last month when i was in gensan... naka daan ko sa gmall... nag sugod naman sila og renovate... didto man gud me ni sakay sa akong baby og van padulong sa polomolok.

by the way, daku kaayo ang dole sa polomolok.. didto man diay ang pina ka main sa Dole sa whole world no.. didto mi nag dinner sa hills resto nila... wow.. dollars... pero sponsored gihapon sa among friend nga si Beth Tugade... hehehe mention man gyod ang ngalan.. yamat nalang maka ila mo... dating cum laude sa MSU Gensan... :cheers:

BOB-bXu

June 15th, 2010, 08:45 AM

guys, is the owner of the burnt Kimball Plaza also the owner of KCC chain?

Fahdingding

June 15th, 2010, 09:14 AM

Fahdingding

June 15th, 2010, 09:26 AM

guys, is the owner of the burnt Kimball Plaza also the owner of KCC chain?

Bob, Magkaiba ang may - ari ng Kimball (Domingo Teng) at KCC (I forgot)...:)

Fahdingding

June 15th, 2010, 09:27 AM

Fahdingding

June 15th, 2010, 09:58 AM

Keiko Ken Kambingan, Purok Malakas’ pride

One of the GenSan restaurants that Bariles usually frequents (at least twice a month) when he suddenly feels the appetite for it is Keiko Ken Kambingan, located at Nunez Street, Purok Malakas. The other one is Kambingan sa Depot which was featured here years back.

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"KEIKO KEN KAMBINGAN'S NONDESCRIPT OUTLET ALONG NUNEZ STREET IS USUALLY FULLY BY 11AM - 1PM

Keiko Ken Kambingan’s only serves goat dishes and they’re so famous that if one goes there after 12 noon, almost everything is sold out already.

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KALDERETANG KAMBING

The bestsellers like Sinampalukan, Kaldereta and Papait usually go first. But then you still have the adobo, kilawin and sisig to feast on.

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"PAPAITANG KAMBING"

Keiko Ken Kambingan is located right across the dirt road going to the ABS-CBN Compound, and is so nondescript you could easily miss it if not for its signboards. The best time to drop by is at noon time because a long parade of vehicles are parked along the sides of Nunez Street near this famous GenSan restaurant.

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"KEIKO KEN'S SINAMPALUKANG KAMBING IS PURE DELIGHT"

What’s actually good about their goat dishes is that they don’t have that certain “goat smell” and every morsel is tender and tasty. They start cooking everything at dawn so that the broth that comes along with the soup variants are the most flavorful in this part of GenSan!

Don’t just take Bariles’ word for it. Visit Keiko Ken Kambingan at Nunez Street and you will see what he means.

regjeex

June 15th, 2010, 10:01 AM

Right! I've seen Americans and their families having dinner at Kalasangi. Hindi ka pala basta basta makapasok don sa resto nila not unless kung naa ka contact sa sulod.. Beth is one of our contact there and my co-office mate here...hehehe an ex-dole employee.. mao nga naka sulod mi didto... super dollar ang price... but sulit kaayo.. kay overlooking ba... nice kaayo ang place... there's an international school inside the Dole compound.. nga dollar sad ang language... tas dollar sad ang fee... :lol:

FYI: DolePhil in Polomolok is the largest pineapple plantation in the World! :omg:

Sa Kalsangi mo ato Regj...

liquidcrew

June 15th, 2010, 12:00 PM

^^ Kalami ba ana Fahds... :lol::cheers:

chevy_boy

June 15th, 2010, 08:31 PM

Right! I've seen Americans and their families having dinner at Kalasangi. Hindi ka pala basta basta makapasok don sa resto nila not unless kung naa ka contact sa sulod.. Beth is one of our contact there and my co-office mate here...hehehe an ex-dole employee.. mao nga naka sulod mi didto... super dollar ang price... but sulit kaayo.. kay overlooking ba... nice kaayo ang place... there's an international school inside the Dole compound.. nga dollar sad ang language... tas dollar sad ang fee... :lol:

The school is Dole Philippines School... that's where I graduated from HS... hehehe

eldard

June 15th, 2010, 08:54 PM

Diba Kimball and NCCC isa lang may-ari? Naa pa 'tong halas? BTW, Robinson's is the dumbest mall in the city. lolz

Fahdingding

June 16th, 2010, 01:57 AM

Diba Kimball and NCCC isa lang may-ari? Naa pa 'tong halas? BTW, Robinson's is the dumbest mall in the city. lolz

:dunno:

liquidcrew

June 16th, 2010, 02:25 AM

Diba Kimball and NCCC isa lang may-ari? Naa pa 'tong halas? BTW, Robinson's is the dumbest mall in the city. lolz

Kuyawa ani ui...:lol:

Fahdingding

June 16th, 2010, 05:56 AM

Kuyawa ani ui...:lol:

Storya ra na! :lol:

earlat

June 16th, 2010, 06:51 AM

Diba Kimball and NCCC isa lang may-ari? Naa pa 'tong halas? BTW, Robinson's is the dumbest mall in the city. lolz

Nganong dumbest man ang Robinson's?

nj_than

June 16th, 2010, 06:51 AM

Diba Kimball and NCCC isa lang may-ari? Naa pa 'tong halas? BTW, Robinson's is the dumbest mall in the city. lolz

^^mo tuo pa diay mo anang halas sa kimball..? waga naapil na man daw ka sunog ang halas..hehehe:nuts::nuts::nuts:

regjeex

June 16th, 2010, 08:10 AM

barang-barang ra nang halas... kay before naa pod daw sa may Rob Galeria... nya naa bay na tuklaw... ilaha ra na pa mala-mala sa mga rival malls... murag opposition ba nga cge tirada sa admin.. ana ra gud na... nya naka bantay mo sa mga bali balita nga ang Gmall naay SIG-BIN ga tuwad tuwad sa sulod? hahahaha :hilarious

nj_than

June 16th, 2010, 10:23 AM

Fahdingding

June 16th, 2010, 11:30 AM

chevy_boy

June 16th, 2010, 05:10 PM

Open na pala ang UP Manila - College of Health Sciences Extension Campus sa Koronadal City...

Unti - unti ng umaarangkada ang Marbel ngayon ah... tama lang dun nilagay ang UP kesa sa GENSAN kasi mas strategic ang location nya kasi mas accessible ang marbel from other municipalities and provinces in Region 12...

Ganda ng Campus plan! :banana:

tama lang na sa marbel ilagay lalo na mga regional centers ng government... Let's not create another metro manila in our region... tama lang na wag i-congest ang gensan ng sobra...

eldard

June 16th, 2010, 09:08 PM

Nganong dumbest man ang Robinson's?

If you're gonna go after the AB market (which is practically non-existent in Socsargen :lol: ), at least make your supposedly high-end mall look, well, high-end. (Dili man ingon paras jud sa Greenbelt, bisag kanang pang Ilustre lang gud.) Which is why Robinson's, I dub thee the dumbest mall ever. You should be proud. :nuts:

Mao na lang na'ng pag-asa sa Gaisano kay dili sila maka-expand ug area. Alangan naman nga paliton nila ang Socoteco?

eldard

June 16th, 2010, 09:13 PM

tama lang na sa marbel ilagay lalo na mga regional centers ng government... Let's not create another metro manila in our region... tama lang na wag i-congest ang gensan ng sobra...

Well, I'm from Tupi. Dili ko agree kay samot mudaghan ang salakyan. :bash: Kamo lang dapat mga Generales ang mu-suffer ana. ahahaha!

Fahdingding

June 17th, 2010, 02:36 AM

Fahdingding

June 17th, 2010, 02:43 AM

If you're gonna go after the AB market (which is practically non-existent in Socsargen :lol: ), at least make your supposedly high-end mall look, well, high-end. (Dili man ingon paras jud sa Greenbelt, bisag kanang pang Ilustre lang gud.) Which is why Robinson's, I dub thee the dumbest mall ever. You should be proud. :nuts:

Mao na lang na'ng pag-asa sa Gaisano kay dili sila maka-expand ug area. Alangan naman nga paliton nila ang Socoteco?

Well, I'm from Tupi. Dili ko agree kay samot mudaghan ang salakyan. :bash: Kamo lang dapat mga Generales ang mu-suffer ana. ahahaha!

:stupid::weird:

Fahdingding

June 17th, 2010, 02:54 AM

Aljur Abrenica bares his stuff at Robinsons Supermarket on the 24th

He is GMA 7’s fast-rising male star and their most cherished possession (after Dingdong Dantes and Richard Gutierrez). A loveteam pairing him with Kris Bernal is one of the most in-demand matchings in tinseltown and has produced a good number of well-received teleseryes and movies.

The Most Promising Male Star for 2009, according to the online showbiz site, Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP), he is set to conquer the hearts of his female and male fans in GenSan . He is young, he is fresh and he is buffed; and his name is ALJUR ABRENICA!

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Yes, that is right! Aljur Abrenica, he of the six-pack bod and GMA 7’s answer to Jake Cuenca will be in town for a meet and greet session at Robinsons Supermarket.

This will happen at June 24, 2010 (THURSDAY) at 5:00pm near the Supermarket entrance or at the Atrium (no final word on this yet) and GenSan News Online Mag is pretty sure he will be mobbed just like the time that Derek Ramsey performed for a mall show.

So be forewarned ladies, be there early and make sure your camera batteries are working and your pens are ready for his autographs. There will be hundreds of young shrieking girls out there so be forearmed.

Do not say that Bariles did not warn you.

As for the men, don’t worry. Jessa Zaragoza will be on hand to entertain you with her brand of sultry singing at the KCC Mall of GenSan, days ahead on June 20, 2010.

See? There’s something for everyone at the Tuna Capital of the Philippines!

Fahdingding

June 17th, 2010, 03:00 AM

Yaman GenSan 2010 Schedule unveiled

General Santos City’s business month is once again upon us and for its 8th incarnation, the SMED Council has come up with a jampacked schedule spread out over four weeks meant to keep every would-be-entrepreneur or enterprising general busy.

Guys, welcome to the 8th YAMAN GENSAN 2010: Trabaho, Negosyo, Asenso.

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This year’s YAMAN GENSAN is once again handled by the SMED Council with the support of both the local government of General Santos and the Department of Trade and Industry plus ACLC and SKC 28.

Other than the usual Franchise Expo, Entrepreneurs’ Forum, JOBS Fair, Yaman GenSan Trade Fair and Exhibit, Business Opportunity Seminars and Livelihood Training and Fora, the secretariat is introducing new events like the Pangasius Exhibit, Eco-Tour and Eco-Talk, the 3rd Tuna Handliners Summit, the Mindanao Zonal Skills Olympics, Lechon Parade cum Competition, the Halal Forum cum Exhibit and the Livestock Sector and Suppliers Night, among others.

Below is the Yaman GenSan 2010 Schedule of Activities which will run from June 23, 2010 to July 22, 2010:

For Sked: http://www.gensantos.com/yaman-gensan-2010-schedule-unveiled/2010/06/

earlat

June 17th, 2010, 04:53 AM

If you're gonna go after the AB market (which is practically non-existent in Socsargen :lol: ), at least make your supposedly high-end mall look, well, high-end. (Dili man ingon paras jud sa Greenbelt, bisag kanang pang Ilustre lang gud.) Which is why Robinson's, I dub thee the dumbest mall ever. You should be proud. :nuts:

Mao na lang na'ng pag-asa sa Gaisano kay dili sila maka-expand ug area. Alangan naman nga paliton nila ang Socoteco?

^^I don't think it's a high-end mall to begin with. And when you say that AB market is practically non-existent in Socsargen is inaccurate.

earlat

June 17th, 2010, 04:55 AM

Well, I'm from Tupi. Dili ko agree kay samot mudaghan ang salakyan. :bash: Kamo lang dapat mga Generales ang mu-suffer ana. ahahaha!

Well I disagree. This is foul. :ohno::ohno:

tunatuna

June 17th, 2010, 06:52 AM

Mkaibog man ang mga regional centers na gitukod sa marbel wui. Pero okay lang... nindot gihapon ang gensan. Naghuwat ra guro ug saktong timing...

Fahdingding

June 17th, 2010, 09:57 AM

Mkaibog man ang mga regional centers na gitukod sa marbel wui. Pero okay lang... nindot gihapon ang gensan. Naghuwat ra guro ug saktong timing...

Ok lang yan BRO! Ika nga ni Kuya KIM... Ang Buhay ay whether2x lang... Oras ng marbel ngayon... Let us just count the blessings! :)

nj_than

June 17th, 2010, 01:56 PM

^^bisang ako naibog jud ko sa marbel... cgi lang makasuroy lang ko sa marber next week... balitaan namo kung unsa ang good improvement sa lugar...

Wageningen

June 17th, 2010, 03:24 PM

Mkaibog man ang mga regional centers na gitukod sa marbel wui. Pero okay lang... nindot gihapon ang gensan. Naghuwat ra guro ug saktong timing...

Just think of it as equal distribution of wealth......di ba medyo masama loob natin a government dahil it is too manilacentric....ganun din kasi minsan tayo pag there are some developments in small cities....gusto natin dapat sa davao lang, dapat sa cdo lang....dapat sa gensan lang....

i think we have to be proud of small developments that some cities in mindanao is having now.....

Wageningen

June 17th, 2010, 03:30 PM

guys, is the owner of the burnt Kimball Plaza also the owner of KCC chain?

Nope! Kimball owners are from Gensan. KCC are homegrown Marbelenios (people of Koronadal). They have their first small RTW store at the back of Koronadal City Hall in the 80s and later expanded to what is known now as the KCC Mall of Marbel. KCC means Koronadal Commercial Center.

tunatuna

June 17th, 2010, 04:36 PM

donnex

June 17th, 2010, 05:22 PM

South Cotabato’s famed zip line draws record tourist visits

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LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato, June 17 (PNA) – Tourist arrivals in this resurging lakeside resort town has continued to register record figures since last year, thanks to its emerging eco-tourism attractions.

Engr. Rodolfo Tuya, project manager of the Seven Falls Project Management Unit (SFPMU) here, said Thursday the area’s recorded visits by various domestic and foreign tourists is now nearing the 100,000 mark as the town’s highly-touted zip lines continue to draw a significant number of visitors on a daily basis.

He said the twin zip line, which connects three of the town’s famed seven waterfalls, has been attracting an average 8,304 visits per month since its opening in October last year.

Tuya said that in 2008, the area only recorded 14,087 visits but it leapt to 51,212 last year due to the noted increased tourist arrivals during the last quarter of the year.

From January to May this year, he said SFPMU already recorded 41,522 visits.

“Since the operation of the project, we posted a monthly average of 70.65 percent increase in tourist arrivals,” Tuya said.

He noted the significant increase in visits or tourist arrivals is mainly due to the completion of the two zip lines connecting waterfall 1 and 5 as well as waterfall 2 and 5, which features a thrilling drop of about 740 and 400 meters, respectively.

Tuya said the increased visits were also noted in the area’s canopy walk and picnic areas near the waterfalls.

“Our visitors really enjoy the thrill of airborne flight between the waterfalls in just less than two minutes,” he said.

Aside from trying out the zip lines, he said extreme sports enthusiasts also enjoyed trekking, camping, bird-watching, nature tripping around the seven waterfalls.

Lake Sebu town, which is famous for its three scenic natural lakes – Lahit (24 hectares), Seloton (48 hectares) and Sebu (354 hectares), is one of the top tourism destinations of Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao and was earlier identified as one of the region’s priority areas for tourism development.

Aside from the three lakes, the town hosts at least seven waterfalls, several natural springs and preserved cultural communities of the town’s T’boli tribe.

Two years ago, the provincial government of South Cotabato launched a P100-million tourism development project funded by the local government that is mainly focused on the development of the road networks and the establishment of resort facilities for the town’s seven waterfalls.

Last year, the Asian Development Bank adopted Lake Sebu as one of its priority development areas for eco-tourism in the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).(PNA)
LAP/AVE

chevy_boy

June 17th, 2010, 07:45 PM

Just think of it as equal distribution of wealth......di ba medyo masama loob natin a government dahil it is too manilacentric....ganun din kasi minsan tayo pag there are some developments in small cities....gusto natin dapat sa davao lang, dapat sa cdo lang....dapat sa gensan lang....

i think we have to be proud of small developments that some cities in mindanao is having now.....

Guys, it's a blessing that GenSan's not the regional center of SOCSKSARGEN... Marbel's just around 1/5 the size of GenSan in terms of population. If ever GenSan will be the regional center of our region, then people will need to go to GenSan everyday and would cause congestion in our roads... A smaller city is ideal for the role of being a regional capital.

Let's just be thankful that we are the financial center of the region. Let's be thankful as well that all major infrastructures are in our city especially the airport. People from the region are contributing to the city's revenue (thru taxes) when they pay the terminal fee, at least...

chevy_boy

June 17th, 2010, 07:51 PM

Well, I'm from Tupi. Dili ko agree kay samot mudaghan ang salakyan. :bash: Kamo lang dapat mga Generales ang mu-suffer ana. ahahaha!

Well that's inevitable... remember, GenSan's one of the largest city in the Philippines in terms of population... No town and city gets even close to the city's size... Development comes with consequences such as traffic, pollution etc.

eldard

June 17th, 2010, 09:01 PM

^^I don't think it's a high-end mall to begin with. And when you say that AB market is practically non-existent in Socsargen is inaccurate.

I guess the sarcasm was lost on you. :ohno: Okay, then. Let's make the local AB market pathetically small. :lol:

eldard

June 17th, 2010, 09:08 PM

Well that's inevitable... remember, GenSan's one of the largest city in the Philippines in terms of population... No town and city gets even close to the city's size... Development comes with consequences such as traffic, pollution etc.

True. Kay kung mayaman lang Pilipinas sa una pa (i.e. everyone's got a car), residential lang ang Tupi, Polomolok, etc., while everyone works in Gensan. Suburbs lang dapat na sila and there'd only be one mayor for the whole of Socsargen. Pinoy man gud walay nabal-an kundi mag-divide nga mag divide sa lugar. I myself shop in Gensan coz Marbel malls annoy me (KCC's too small, Fit Mart's too hot, murag Gaisano kay gatipid sa aircon :lol:, Ace, what's that?)

eldard

June 17th, 2010, 09:12 PM

Fahdingding

June 18th, 2010, 02:26 AM

Fahdingding

June 18th, 2010, 02:32 AM

Guys, it's a blessing that GenSan's not the regional center of SOCSKSARGEN... Marbel's just around 1/5 the size of GenSan in terms of population. If ever GenSan will be the regional center of our region, then people will need to go to GenSan everyday and would cause congestion in our roads... A smaller city is ideal for the role of being a regional capital.

Let's just be thankful that we are the financial center of the region. Let's be thankful as well that all major infrastructures are in our city especially the airport. People from the region are contributing to the city's revenue (thru taxes) when they pay the terminal fee, at least...

Yes! It's a blessing that we are not the provincial or regional capital... But GENSAN is undoubtedly the economic "SUPERPOWER" in the region! :)

Kung ano man mga developments sa ibang lugar sa SocSkSarGen... We should view it on a positive light and we should be happy about that kasi kahit papano makikinabang din tau mga taga - Gensan directly or indirectly...

Share and diversify the wealth of our region!

Fahdingding

June 18th, 2010, 02:43 AM

And half a million people of Gensan ang maabala kay muadto pa sila'g Marbel? :bash:

Not all Regional offices are in Koronadal... Ang iba nandito sa GENSAN...

600,000 Population of GENSAN is just a fraction of the whole population (3,829,081) of Socsargen Region....

one of the considerations in establishing a regional center is yung tinatawag na "CENTRALITY" ... Kaya nga tinawag na Regional "CENTER" eh... Kaya by virtue of Korondal city's centrality in the region, sakto lang ito ang designated na regional center.... Yung mga taga SK, North Cotabato, South Cotabato di na sila pupunta ng GENSAN na mas malayo... dun na lang sila sa marbel na mas malapit...... :)

hakz2007

June 18th, 2010, 04:25 AM

South Cotabato’s famed zip line draws record tourist visits
LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato, June 17 (PNA) – Tourist arrivals in this resurging lakeside resort town has continued to register record figures since last year, thanks to its emerging eco-tourism attractions.

Engr. Rodolfo Tuya, project manager of the Seven Falls Project Management Unit (SFPMU) here, said Thursday the area’s recorded visits by various domestic and foreign tourists is now nearing the 100,000 mark as the town’s highly-touted zip lines continue to draw a significant number of visitors on a daily basis.

He said the twin zip line, which connects three of the town’s famed seven waterfalls, has been attracting an average 8,304 visits per month since its opening in October last year.

Tuya said that in 2008, the area only recorded 14,087 visits but it leapt to 51,212 last year due to the noted increased tourist arrivals during the last quarter of the year.

From January to May this year, he said SFPMU already recorded 41,522 visits.

“Since the operation of the project, we posted a monthly average of 70.65 percent increase in tourist arrivals,” Tuya said.

He noted the significant increase in visits or tourist arrivals is mainly due to the completion of the two zip lines connecting waterfall 1 and 5 as well as waterfall 2 and 5, which features a thrilling drop of about 740 and 400 meters, respectively.

Tuya said the increased visits were also noted in the area’s canopy walk and picnic areas near the waterfalls.

“Our visitors really enjoy the thrill of airborne flight between the waterfalls in just less than two minutes,” he said.

Aside from trying out the zip lines, he said extreme sports enthusiasts also enjoyed trekking, camping, bird-watching, nature tripping around the seven waterfalls.

Lake Sebu town, which is famous for its three scenic natural lakes – Lahit (24 hectares), Seloton (48 hectares) and Sebu (354 hectares), is one of the top tourism destinations of Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao and was earlier identified as one of the region’s priority areas for tourism development.

Aside from the three lakes, the town hosts at least seven waterfalls, several natural springs and preserved cultural communities of the town’s T’boli tribe.

Two years ago, the provincial government of South Cotabato launched a P100-million tourism development project funded by the local government that is mainly focused on the development of the road networks and the establishment of resort facilities for the town’s seven waterfalls.

Last year, the Asian Development Bank adopted Lake Sebu as one of its priority development areas for eco-tourism in the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=6&sid=&nid=6&rid=282255

pandora23

June 18th, 2010, 04:36 AM

nice sightings!!! after reading what you've posted, it makes me want to go to mindanao asap!

if i get the time to travel, i'd probably consider mindanao as one of my top destinations.

WawaY[625]

June 18th, 2010, 04:51 AM

Not all Regional offices are in Koronadal... Ang iba nandito sa GENSAN...

600,000 Population of GENSAN is just a fraction of the whole population (3,829,081) of Socsargen Region....

one of the considerations in establishing a regional center is yung tinatawag na "CENTRALITY" ... Kaya nga tinawag na Regional "CENTER" eh... Kaya by virtue of Korondal city's centrality in the region, sakto lang ito ang designated na regional center.... Yung mga taga SK, North Cotabato, South Cotabato di na sila pupunta ng GENSAN na mas malayo... dun na lang sila sa marbel na mas malapit...... :)

anu-ano po ba ang mag major population centers sa Region? ilan po ba dito ang accessible to Koronadal without passing by Gensan? Im just confused kay evertime muadto mi ug Koronadal mag via Gensan man pirme..

nj_than

June 18th, 2010, 12:22 PM

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac6/nj_than/IMG0250A.jpg

2nd floor

Fahdingding

June 18th, 2010, 12:37 PM

;58831903']anu-ano po ba ang mag major population centers sa Region? ilan po ba dito ang accessible to Koronadal without passing by Gensan? Im just confused kay evertime muadto mi ug Koronadal mag via Gensan man pirme..

If you are from Sarangani province, Moagi pa ka ug Gensan before Koronadal... Pero most municipalities and provinces sa Region 12 (e.g. SK, North Cotabato, South Cotabato and Cotabato City with some exceptions) Moagi jud ka ug Korondal before GENSAN...

So sakto jud na regional center ang KORONADAL! :)

Fahdingding

June 18th, 2010, 12:40 PM

Good News guys, gagawin ng 4 lanes ang Laurel Avenue! :banana:

chevy_boy

June 18th, 2010, 07:30 PM

Not all Regional offices are in Koronadal... Ang iba nandito sa GENSAN...

600,000 Population of GENSAN is just a fraction of the whole population (3,829,081) of Socsargen Region....

one of the considerations in establishing a regional center is yung tinatawag na "CENTRALITY" ... Kaya nga tinawag na Regional "CENTER" eh... Kaya by virtue of Korondal city's centrality in the region, sakto lang ito ang designated na regional center.... Yung mga taga SK, North Cotabato, South Cotabato di na sila pupunta ng GENSAN na mas malayo... dun na lang sila sa marbel na mas malapit...... :)

True jud.. pero ang dami na palang tao sa region hehehe :) gov't regional offices nasa marbel pero regional office ng mga private/commercial establishments nasa gensan...

eldard

June 18th, 2010, 08:20 PM

Not all Regional offices are in Koronadal... Ang iba nandito sa GENSAN...

600,000 Population of GENSAN is just a fraction of the whole population (3,829,081) of Socsargen Region....

one of the considerations in establishing a regional center is yung tinatawag na "CENTRALITY" ... Kaya nga tinawag na Regional "CENTER" eh... Kaya by virtue of Korondal city's centrality in the region, sakto lang ito ang designated na regional center.... Yung mga taga SK, North Cotabato, South Cotabato di na sila pupunta ng GENSAN na mas malayo... dun na lang sila sa marbel na mas malapit...... :)

But the true reason for this, believe it or not, is because Gensan gov't is allied with the opposition. Parusa ni ni Gloria Labandera the Taxwoman.

marlowe_cano

June 18th, 2010, 11:10 PM

But the true reason for this, believe it or not, is because Gensan gov't is allied with the opposition. Parusa ni ni Gloria Labandera the Taxwoman.

^^

just like what happened with Zamboanga and Pagadian City... But, for me, okay lng na itrnansfer ang mga reg'l offices, basta ba i-decentralize at para sa ikauunlad ng lahat, 'di lng ng isa.. dapat magtulungan! :okay: ;)

Fahdingding

June 19th, 2010, 02:23 AM

But the true reason for this, believe it or not, is because Gensan gov't is allied with the opposition. Parusa ni ni Gloria Labandera the Taxwoman.

Ok lang yun kasi GENSAN still continues to progress... lalo na ngayon allied na ang local government ng GENSAN (AIM - Dominated) at ang Central Government ni Pres. NOyNoy!

Fahdingding

June 19th, 2010, 02:32 AM

I saw in the news the other day... Our SP has committed another blunder: The failure to approve the P500+ Million Septage Treatment Plant (STP) na ilalagay sana sa GENSAN... Kaya lang they were skeptical of the feasibility study that was presented to them (SP) and eventually they "REJECT" the proposal... :weirdo:

The sad news: Nasa Alabel na ngaun yung STP at fully - operational na! Grabe MAHAY ni outgoing Councilor OCO sa iyang farewell speech kay isa man xa nagoppose ato! :ohno:

PERO WALA NA EH! TAPOS NA! TOO LATE A HERO KA NA SIR :bash:

:badnews:

Fahdingding

June 19th, 2010, 02:46 AM

Ballena Kainan, Lagao’s Roadside Delight

http://www.gensantos.com/2010/06/18/ballena-kainan-lagaos-roadside-delight/comment-page-1/#comment-19573

earlat

June 19th, 2010, 05:25 AM

Good News guys, gagawin ng 4 lanes ang Laurel Avenue! :banana:

Wow.. Do they have plans of putting up a traffic light there?? Diba that's the road leading to SM when you're from the western side of the city (without passing National Highway)? :D

:banana::banana::cheers::cheers:

Fahdingding

June 19th, 2010, 06:17 AM

Wow.. Do they have plans of putting up a traffic light there?? Diba that's the road leading to SM when you're from the western side of the city (without passing National Highway)? :D

:banana::banana::cheers::cheers:

I don't know as of now lat pero soon na jud na dha sa may COLLADO ug dha sa may SM dapit!

Wageningen

June 19th, 2010, 08:14 AM

But the true reason for this, believe it or not, is because Gensan gov't is allied with the opposition. Parusa ni ni Gloria Labandera the Taxwoman.

I beg to disagree with your opinion. Marbel being in the strategic location of Region 12 makes it perfect to host the regional center. The decision to make Marbel the regional center was already approved even before GMA.

Wageningen

June 19th, 2010, 08:24 AM

;58831903']anu-ano po ba ang mag major population centers sa Region? ilan po ba dito ang accessible to Koronadal without passing by Gensan? Im just confused kay evertime muadto mi ug Koronadal mag via Gensan man pirme..

Marbel naman can be reached via North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat-if you can endure the horrible highways in Davao del Sur-North Cotabato areas and the North Cotabato-Maguindanao areas. You can reach Marbel via Tacurong City but if you take the public transportation, maayo jud na you take the Dvo-Digos-Gensan route kay maayo ang dalan. If you take the Gensan-Marbel route, you will notice that the national highway is already 4-lanes. Only 16 kilometers are left para makumpleto ang 57 kilometer stretch sa Gensan-Marbel highway. I think the provincial government of South Cotabato allocates for the concreting of more or less 5 kilometers of this highway every year. In 4 years time, I think the 57 km Gensan-Marbel highway is already a 4-lane highway, much longer than any other highways in Mindanao.

Wageningen

June 19th, 2010, 08:30 AM

Wageningen

June 19th, 2010, 08:33 AM

And half a million people of Gensan ang maabala kay muadto pa sila'g Marbel? :bash:

and i dont think these half million people from gensan will do business in marbel either......there are still 2 million more people from socsargen area that will benefit because marbel is at the center of socsargen

Fahdingding

June 19th, 2010, 02:34 PM

I beg to disagree with your opinion. Marbel being in the strategic location of Region 12 makes it perfect to host the regional center. The decision to make Marbel the regional center was already approved even before GMA.

I agree with you BRO!

Fahdingding

June 19th, 2010, 02:38 PM

Marbel naman can be reached via North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat-if you can endure the horrible highways in Davao del Sur-North Cotabato areas and the North Cotabato-Maguindanao areas. You can reach Marbel via Tacurong City but if you take the public transportation, maayo jud na you take the Dvo-Digos-Gensan route kay maayo ang dalan. If you take the Gensan-Marbel route, you will notice that the national highway is already 4-lanes. Only 16 kilometers are left para makumpleto ang 57 kilometer stretch sa Gensan-Marbel highway. I think the provincial government of South Cotabato allocates for the concreting of more or less 5 kilometers of this highway every year. In 4 years time, I think the 57 km Gensan-Marbel highway is already a 4-lane highway, much longer than any other highways in Mindanao.

Agree again! GENSAN - MARBEL Highway one of the best highways in the Philippines... You will feel very safe pag dumadaan ka sa highway na'to! :)

Fahdingding

June 19th, 2010, 02:41 PM

Fahdingding

June 19th, 2010, 02:44 PM

Yehey! Release na ang E-Book version ng June 2010 Issue ng GENSAN GAZER!
Soon na ang release ng MAG.... Enjoy reading!

http://www.gensangazer.com/gg_jun2010.html

MAGANDANG GENSAN

regjeex

June 19th, 2010, 04:10 PM

Good day Gensan....

chevy_boy

June 19th, 2010, 05:27 PM

Wageningen

June 19th, 2010, 05:54 PM

Yehey! Release na ang E-Book version ng June 2010 Issue ng GENSAN GAZER!
Soon na ang release ng MAG.... Enjoy reading!

http://www.gensangazer.com/gg_jun2010.html

MAGANDANG GENSAN

Thanks for the link Fahd! i enjoyed reading the first issue!:banana:

Wageningen

June 19th, 2010, 06:02 PM

Agree again! GENSAN - MARBEL Highway one of the best highways in the Philippines... You will feel very safe pag dumadaan ka sa highway na'to! :)

I'm proud na we have one of the best highways in the Philippines (Gensan-Marbel Highway). Pero maka question jud ka sa priority sa government if you always pass the SLEX, NLEX and the SCTEX here in Luzon. It seems jud that you are passing some expressways in other countries. I just came back from my trip to Nueva Ecija and Abra and you will pass through NLEX and SCTEX. Murag mao jud ni ang ginatawag na unfair development with regards to infrastructure. Kaya I told my colleague bakit dito lang sa Luzon yan that people in Mindanao are also paying their taxes. Government shall also consider putting this kind of infrastructure in Mindanao. Hahaha, my colleague complained the same thing kay daut/maut sad ilang highways sa Bicol.

Wageningen

June 19th, 2010, 06:24 PM

So. Cotabato fast-tracks infra projects
By NONOY E. LACSON
June 19, 2010, 10:10pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Provincial Engineer’s Office (PEO) of South Cotabato is fast-tracking the implementation of more than P200 million worth of infrastructure projects that are targeted to be completed by the end of this year.

The PEO said the projects were implemented under the continuing community infrastructure development program of the provincial government of South Cotabato here which is awarded by the local government to various contractors last year until early this year.

“These are projects that were identified as among the priority development investments of the provincial government since last year,” Generosa Capundan, assistant provincial engineer of South Cotabato, explained.

The ongoing projects include road repairs and rehabilitation, construction of bridges and farm-to-market roads, Capundan said.

Capundan said the municipality of Banga got the biggest share of the ongoing projects with at least 20 projects ongoing and worth P37.8 million, followed by T’boli with 12 projects worth P33.7 million, Koronadal City with 21 projects worth P29.4 million, Lake Sebu with 11 worth P20.5 million, Norala with seven worth P19.2 million, Sto. Niño with nine worth P12.3 million, Tantangan with eight worth P9.2 million, Tamapakan also with eight worth P12.2 million, Polomolok with eight worth P7.8 million, and Tupi with five projects worth P3.5 million.

A list from the PEO’s Construction and Maintenance Division also showed that other small infrastructure projects were implemented by the PEO worth P4.3 million.

“The construction of these projects is currently in full swing and we expect them to be completed by December,” Capundan added.

eldard

June 19th, 2010, 09:39 PM

and i dont think these half million people from gensan will do business in marbel either......there are still 2 million more people from socsargen area that will benefit because marbel is at the center of socsargen

I saw it in the local TV patrol like two weeks ago. Nag reklamo mga tao kay kinahanglan pa nila muadto'g Marbel. I just forgot the name of the agency, though. Could be SSS/GSIS/Whatever... :bash:

Fahdingding

June 20th, 2010, 01:28 AM

I'm proud na we have one of the best highways in the Philippines (Gensan-Marbel Highway). Pero maka question jud ka sa priority sa government if you always pass the SLEX, NLEX and the SCTEX here in Luzon. It seems jud that you are passing some expressways in other countries. I just came back from my trip to Nueva Ecija and Abra and you will pass through NLEX and SCTEX. Murag mao jud ni ang ginatawag na unfair development with regards to infrastructure. Kaya I told my colleague bakit dito lang sa Luzon yan that people in Mindanao are also paying their taxes. Government shall also consider putting this kind of infrastructure in Mindanao. Hahaha, my colleague complained the same thing kay daut/maut sad ilang highways sa Bicol.

Syempre alam na natin yan... The closer you are to the center the better! :lol:
Mindanao is the MILKING COW of Manila then sa developments concentrated halos lahat sa MM at Luzon ! Salin na lang sa ato mga taga MINDANAO! :ohno:

Fahdingding

June 20th, 2010, 01:31 AM

Thanks for the link Fahd! i enjoyed reading the first issue!:banana:

Welcome BRO! :banana:

Fahdingding

June 20th, 2010, 01:32 AM

Good day Gensan....

Good Day too BRO REGJ! :)
SALAM!

Wageningen

June 20th, 2010, 02:45 AM

I saw it in the local TV patrol like two weeks ago. Nag reklamo mga tao kay kinahanglan pa nila muadto'g Marbel. I just forgot the name of the agency, though. Could be SSS/GSIS/Whatever... :bash:

We can not really meet everyone's expectation. Pasalamat nalang ta na natransfer ang regional offices sa Marbel kesa mag travel ta sa Cotabato City. Unsa pa kaha ang complaints:nuts:. When SouthCot, Gensan and Sarangani were taken out of Region 11, this is part of the bargain yata-to make Marbel as the center. There was a time na the regional offices were still in Cotabato, politicos and the people of Socsargen really protested. That's why there was this mandate from the Regional Development Council led by Migs Domiguez last year to transfer all the regional offices by June 2009 or they will face sanctions. Kaya napilitan ang regional offices to transfer.

Do you think we are that happy to embrace the transfer? Yes and no ang answer. It will be good for Marbel kay there are positive effect to this-more money pouring-in and circulating in Marbel, more infrastructure, but there are also more people now in Marbel that you don't know who they are. Since the transfer of these offices, there are always reported crimes in the city, which is not normal before.:ohno::ohno::ohno:

Pagadianongyud

June 20th, 2010, 02:49 AM

Good News guys, gagawin ng 4 lanes ang Laurel Avenue! :banana:

If this is really true.. tapos papunta pa to sa Proposed SM.. I say na talagang gagawa nang SM sa GenSan because one of there need(SM) is the road accessibility...

Fahdingding

June 20th, 2010, 03:02 AM

We can not really meet everyone's expectation. Pasalamat nalang ta na natransfer ang regional offices sa Marbel kesa mag travel ta sa Cotabato City. Unsa pa kaha ang complaints:nuts:. When SouthCot, Gensan and Sarangani were taken out of Region 11, this is part of the bargain yata-to make Marbel as the center. There was a time na the regional offices were still in Cotabato, politicos and the people of Socsargen really protested. That's why there was this mandate from the Regional Development Council led by Migs Domiguez last year to transfer all the regional offices by June 2009 or they will face sanctions. Kaya napilitan ang regional offices to transfer.

Do you think we are that happy to embrace the transfer? Yes and no ang answer. It will be good for Marbel kay there are positive effect to this-more money pouring-in and circulating in Marbel, more infrastructure, but there are also more people now in Marbel that you don't know who they are. Since the transfer of these offices, there are always reported crimes in the city, which is not normal before.:ohno::ohno::ohno:

This is what we call a positive - negative TRADEOFF. It's a blessing in disguise for GENSAN! :)

Fahdingding

June 20th, 2010, 03:17 AM

If this is really true.. tapos papunta pa to sa Proposed SM.. I say na talagang gagawa nang SM sa GenSan because one of there need(SM) is the road accessibility...

In God's Time BRO!
Mao ning Laurel Avenue (In RED line):

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6222/44698162.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/i/44698162.jpg/)

tunatuna

June 20th, 2010, 03:20 AM

This is what we call a positive - negative TRADEOFF. It's a blessing in disguise for GENSAN! :)

Unsang mga regional offices ang naa sa marbel ug unsa ang naa sa gensan?

Fahdingding

June 20th, 2010, 03:21 AM

Unsang mga regional offices ang naa sa marbel ug unsa ang naa sa gensan?

Pasensya na BRO.. too many to mention. :nuts:
Anyone?

earlat

June 20th, 2010, 03:44 AM

earlat

June 20th, 2010, 03:51 AM

Syempre alam na natin yan... The closer you are to the center the better! :lol:
Mindanao is the MILKING COW of Manila then sa developments concentrated halos lahat sa MM at Luzon ! Salin na lang sa ato mga taga MINDANAO! :ohno:

I just don't get it.. Maybe those officials have hit their heads on the pavement and forgot that Mindanao is the bread basket of the country.. :ohno::ohno:

Wageningen

June 20th, 2010, 04:04 AM

^^ urgh, a 45-minute drive to Marbel is quite taxing.. :(

I find it interesting to travel between Marbel and Gensan. The fact that we have one of the best highways in Mindanao plus the scenery along the route makes travel between the 2 cities interesting. 45 minutes travel in one of the best roads and beautiful scenery is way better than 5 minutes stucked in traffic in Gensan, especially imong makita ang mga pasaway na tryke drivers ug mga single motorcycles na bisag asa nalang mag lusot lusot!!!! Argh!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Wageningen

June 20th, 2010, 04:07 AM

I just don't get it.. Maybe those officials have hit their heads on the pavement and forgot that Mindanao is the bread basket of the country.. :ohno::ohno:

Sana may changes na with the new president:):):)

earlat

June 20th, 2010, 04:16 AM

I find it interesting to travel between Marbel and Gensan. The fact that we have one of the best highways in Mindanao plus the scenery along the route makes travel between the 2 cities interesting. 45 minutes travel in one of the best roads and beautiful scenery is way better than 5 minutes stucked in traffic in Gensan, especially imong makita ang mga pasaway na tryke drivers ug mga single motorcycles na bisag asa nalang mag lusot lusot!!!! Argh!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

i agree.. Pero sayang ang time.. Pero considering the scenery, it's way, way better than be in a city's horrific traffic.. :D

liquidcrew

June 20th, 2010, 04:17 AM

I find it interesting to travel between Marbel and Gensan. The fact that we have one of the best highways in Mindanao plus the scenery along the route makes travel between the 2 cities interesting. 45 minutes travel in one of the best roads and beautiful scenery is way better than 5 minutes stucked in traffic in Gensan, especially imong makita ang mga pasaway na tryke drivers ug mga single motorcycles na bisag asa nalang mag lusot lusot!!!! Argh!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

I think GenSan to Marbel HI way is one of the best hi ways in VisMIn..
and kung sa MIndanao lang, murag ikaduha sya sa Davao-Tagum HIway...:)

Wageningen

June 20th, 2010, 04:21 AM

Pasensya na BRO.. too many to mention. :nuts:
Anyone?

What I know as of now--Department of Foreign Affairs, SSS and the Philippine National Police are based in Gensan, DOTC is in Polomolok near Pioneer Hybrid, the rest sa Marbel na. There are still offices na wala pa naka transfer sa Marbel from Cotabato (DOH, Dept of Tourism I think). GSIS is starting to build their regional office sa Marbel (didto sa regional administrative center, few km from downtown Marbel). GSIS is still in Gensan pero once mahuman ang regional office nila, by 2011 naa na sa Marbel and GSIS. The building is worth Php40M. BIR office buildings (2 ilang building) along the higway sa Marbel is nice-yellow and blue ang color. DOST naman is constructing a building in Paraiso, sa taas sa bukid going to Surallah/Lake Sebu with a budget of Php50M. I don't know if the building will be DOST's office pero based on the billboard, the building will become the Philippine National Halal Laboratory. This is the only halal laboratory in the country, although there are more or less 10 halal certification bodies all over the Philippines. With regards to scientific evaluation of foods vying for halal certification, this lab in Marbel will do the testing and analysis.:banana::banana::banana:

36 regional offices na ang naa sa Marbel. Some are renting, some have their own building na, some are still on the construction stage. There is a designated area for regional offices called PRIME Center in Brgy Carpenter Hill along General Santos Drive (Marbel-Gensan highway).

Wageningen

June 20th, 2010, 04:31 AM

New GSIS office to rise in Koronadal City
Date Posted: 2010-02-18 12:46:55

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will finally have a regional office in Koronadal City, the capital of South Cotabato, to provide service to its members and pensioners in Region XII.

This after the Koronadal City Government Office (CGO) donated a 3,140-square meter lot located in the Prime Regional Center of Region XII to the GSIS for the pension fund to construct its regional office.

The property is strategically located in front of the main highway traversing the General Santos- Koronadal route.

“I am proud to say that the GSIS is now in Koronadal,” said Koronadal City Mayor Fernando Q. Miguel during the Memorandum of Agreement and Deed of Donation signing ceremony held at the GSIS Head Office in Manila. “With the coming of the GSIS in our city, we expect the influx of people which will eventually add to the economic activities of Koronadal.”

He added that Koronadal City has been designated as the Regional Center and Seat of SOCCKSARGEN based on Executive Order Number 304. Through this EO, government operations and services in the area will be improved.

For his part, GSIS President and General Manager Winston F. Garcia thanked Koronadal City for the lot donation.

“We thank you for your generosity, not only in welcoming us in the city, but more importantly in giving us a free lot. We hope that through this building, we can better serve our constituents in your area,” Garcia said.

The GSIS chief added that the donation is very timely since the GSIS has been looking for a lot for its regional office currently based in General Santos City. Of the 14 regional offices of the GSIS, only its office in GenSan is leasing office space.

“The building of the GSIS office in Koronadal City is an agreement that is bound to happen. When I first reported as the PGM in 2001, we were already looking for a lot in General Santos City but we encountered problems in the transactions so we did not push through,” Garcia recalled.

Last year, the project was revived. The GSIS management committee was appraising real state properties in the area when the letter of intent to donate a parcel of land from the Koronadal CGO came.

The GSIS will transfer its regional office from General Santos to Koronadal City once the building is finished, tentatively set in May 2010.

Currently, the GenSan Regional Office, which has under its jurisdiction the Cotabato Branch Office, covers a total of 45,046 active members, 3,401 old-age pensioners, 2,520 survivorship pensioners, and 464 government offices.

Wageningen

June 20th, 2010, 04:36 AM

Wageningen

June 20th, 2010, 04:48 AM

Regional Center Development in Marbel
(Taken from the State of the City Address of Mayor Miguel of Koronadal)

In 2004, Executive Order No. 304 was issued designating the City of Koronadal as the
Regional Center and Seat of Government of the reorganized Region XII pursuant to
Executive Order No. 36 issued by the President on September 19, 2001. It mandated
all departments, bureaus, and offices of the National Government in the Region to
transfer their regional seat of operations in Koronadal. This reinforced Executive Order
No. 429 issued by former President Corazon Aquino in 1990 designating the then
Municipality of Koronadal as the Regional Center.

In 1999, the regional operations of the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources fully transferred to Koronadal – the first agency to do so.
As a new government center envisioned to realize one of the ten-point agenda of the
President, that is, to decongest Metro Manila with economic activities growing and
spreading to new cores of government, business and community in Luzon, Visayas and
Mindanao, the City sets its position and development blueprint to address the
immediate and medium-term demands and needs brought about by this new role.
In August 2006, the City purchased a 8.9 hectare lot in Barangay Carpenter Hill to be
developed as the Regional Center Site and to house some 45 regional offices. In
October 2009, the Department of Education inaugurated the first Regional Office to
operate in the Prime Regional Center Site.

In 2008, the City formulated the Development Framework of the City of Koronadal as
the Regional Government Center of Region XII (2008-2013); and worked closely with
the Office of the President through the Office of the Presidential Adviser for New
Government Centers, the National Government agencies and their regional branches
and offices, the Provincial Government and the private and non-government
organizations, the civil society groups to aggressively pursue the immediate transfer of
the regional offices to Koronadal.

To date, 36 regional offices have fully transferred in the City; 34 are yet to fully transfer
with 16 of these operating a satellite office here; 21 of the 45 offices to be
accommodated in the PRCS have submitted intent to avail of the build-lease-transfer
scheme for construction; DepEd has started regional operations at the PRCS; 3 more
(the CHED, the BFAR, and the BJMP) have started construction.
Two (2) agencies – the GSIS and the OMA are currently processing their documents for
the construction of their respective regional offices at the PRCS.

Wageningen

June 20th, 2010, 05:03 AM

Philippines’ halal initiatives take world stage
Filed in Asia, Media & Events on 20/06/2010 with no comments

Koronadal City (11 June) — Determined efforts of the Department of Science and Technology Region 12 (DOST 12) to put halal science and technology (S&T) of the country on the forefront has finally achieved due prestige, a very rare recognition in the exclusive world of halal industry.

DOST 12 Regional Director Bai Hadja Sittie Shayma Zenaida P.Hadji Raof-Laidan was invited as the only Filipino honorary speaker to the World of Halal Science, Industry, and Business Conference in conjunction with the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Phuket Halal Expo and Thai Muslims Cultural Fair on June 19 ? 20 in Sapanhin, Phuket, Thailand.

Remarkably, Philippines is the sole non-Muslim country that will be represented in this international gathering of world leaders, businessmen, scientists, and other stakeholders in halal industry — fundamentally exclusive to Muslim countries.

“I will be talking to world leaders in science, private sector representatives, industry leaders and other stakeholders in the global halal market about our country’s experience in halal science and technology for halal accreditation and certification,” Dr. Laidan said.

She is scheduled to address hundreds of participants at 9:00 o’clock in the morning, June 20, after a speaker from Halal Science Center of Chulalongkorn University of Thailand and the director of LPPOM-Majlis Ulama Indonesia (Institute for Foods, Drugs and Cosmetics).

They will comprise the first set of report presenters for the two-day conference.

Dr. Laidan was also invited to attend the meeting of the technical working group (TWG) of the IMT-GT on June 18 although the Philippines is not a member this regional partnership.

“The IMT-GT TWG has recognized the Philippines’s strong efforts and directions. They appreciate our halal industry interventions, particularly in accreditation and analysis,” she explained.

Beginning of recognition

The Philippines’ halal initiatives, being spearheaded by DOST 12, came to the consciousness of the world halal industry in 2006 when Dr. Laidan attended the World Halal Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where she introduced the agency’s strategies to develop the halal industry through the application of science and technology.

“Although we are not a Muslim country, Philippines has established a national halal forensic laboratory to advance the integrity of our products and promote the credibility of local certifiers.

“The establishment of the halal laboratory and our other efforts to promote the halal industry despite the fact that we are not a Muslim country has caught the attention of the global halal industry,” she said.

Last year, Dr. Laidan, along with a Philippine delegation, was invited to the Brunei International Conference on Halal where she received commendation for making halal a primary undertaking of the agency.

Halal defined

Halal is an Arabic term which literally means lawful or legal. Often, the term is used to designate food that can be consumed after a proper method of preparation as well as those food that do not contain pork meat and byproducts and blood.

“Halal encompasses so many industries and is not limited to food,” she pointed out. “So many products should be halal.”

“For example, cosmetics such as lipsticks for Muslim communities should be halal. There are manufacturers that use gelatins made from by-products of pork.

“We are also concerned with other components such as lead and other intoxicants, which are detrimental to health.

“If an animal is slaughtered, we have to test that the animal has not been treated with antibiotics because this means that the animal was sick, and that is haraam (forbidden),” she added.

The Philippine Halal Initiative

Notwithstanding the fact that Philippines is largely Christian-populated, the country’s master plan for the halal industry puts this sector at the vanguard of government research and development (R & D).

“We are promoting the local industry to be able to tap the global halal market. Therefore, we need to uplift the integrity of our product and boost the credibility of the local certifiers,” she said.

Central to this plan to get a slice in the large market dominated by the Muslim countries is the establishment of a comprehensive accreditation and certification system that will guarantee that the products (and processes) conform to the international halal standards.

“Industries in the Philippines that produce halal products are certified by certifiers that lack the capability to scientifically validate the authenticity of the products based on halal standards and do not have the necessary equipment for product testing.

“Also these certifiers do not have proper accreditation. So the products that are exported to Muslim countries are returned to the Philippines; others were simply thrown as garbage to the loss of the manufacturers.

“To address this problem, we at DOST established a halal forensic laboratory where products are tested for contaminants. This will assure buyers in the world market that the products are purely halal,” she explained.

At present, DOST-12 has a mini-laboratory with the necessary equipment for a comprehensive product analysis and testing. This is located at the regional center in Cotabato City. However, another, much bigger laboratory is being constructed in the prime government center in Koronadal City.

The new facility, to be named the Philippine National Halal Laboratory, will provide facilities for a broader and more comprehensive R & D on halal.

In addition to the halal forensic laboratory, the four-storey building will also house a technology incubation center where halal technologies are developed, generated, verified, and disseminated.

It will also feature a training facility where manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and interested individuals are provided with knowledge and skills on halal products and processes.

Benefits for Private Sector

Dr. Laidan, emphasized that the efforts of the agency are not intended to compete with the private sector.

She explained, “We are here to help the private sector, especially the product certifiers. Since they do not have the necessary equipment, they will endorse the products to the DOST laboratory for testing. Once specific products are tested to be authentic halal, we send back the product to the certifier for certification.

“DOST will not certify the product because it is the responsibility of the private certifier. Our duty is to accredit them (certifiers) in technical aspect, specifically in matters involving laboratory processes. The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), formerly Office of Muslim Affairs (OMA), will accredit them in terms the religious aspects.”

Both accreditations are necessary for the products to be accepted in the global halal market.

Moreover, DOST 12 is also promoting halal practices among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to help them penetrate the global halal market.

Along this line, DOST 12 provides the necessary equipment, training, consultancy services, packaging and labeling assistance, and other services needed for a better competitiveness.

“For the halal SMEs, we look at a more comprehensive perspective. We look at the value chain and we help them connect with multiple sectors. We see to it that the interventions we provide will have wider spillover effect in the entire value chain,” she stressed.

She sees the recognition of these initiatives as a major step toward acceptance of the Philippines in the global market of halal products.

earlat

June 20th, 2010, 09:29 PM

What I know as of now--Department of Foreign Affairs, SSS and the Philippine National Police are based in Gensan, DOTC is in Polomolok near Pioneer Hybrid, the rest sa Marbel na. There are still offices na wala pa naka transfer sa Marbel from Cotabato (DOH, Dept of Tourism I think). GSIS is starting to build their regional office sa Marbel (didto sa regional administrative center, few km from downtown Marbel). GSIS is still in Gensan pero once mahuman ang regional office nila, by 2011 naa na sa Marbel and GSIS. The building is worth Php40M. BIR office buildings (2 ilang building) along the higway sa Marbel is nice-yellow and blue ang color. DOST naman is constructing a building in Paraiso, sa taas sa bukid going to Surallah/Lake Sebu with a budget of Php50M. I don't know if the building will be DOST's office pero based on the billboard, the building will become the Philippine National Halal Laboratory. This is the only halal laboratory in the country, although there are more or less 10 halal certification bodies all over the Philippines. With regards to scientific evaluation of foods vying for halal certification, this lab in Marbel will do the testing and analysis.:banana::banana::banana:

36 regional offices na ang naa sa Marbel. Some are renting, some have their own building na, some are still on the construction stage. There is a designated area for regional offices called PRIME Center in Brgy Carpenter Hill along General Santos Drive (Marbel-Gensan highway).

^^ cge lang, ilaha na lang mga regional offices.. I think what's more important is ang LGU sa Gensan should be more investor-friendly.. AFAIK, San Miguel before had some plans of putting up something in Gensan but it didn't materialize because of some issues before... :ohno::ohno: Wake up Gensan..

tunatuna

June 21st, 2010, 12:42 AM

^^ cge lang, ilaha na lang mga regional offices.. I think what's more important is ang LGU sa Gensan should be more investor-friendly.. AFAIK, San Miguel before had some plans of putting up something in Gensan but it didn't materialize because of some issues before... :ohno::ohno: Wake up Gensan..

Amo gid!

Fahdingding

June 21st, 2010, 01:22 AM

MEGA SARDINES CORPORATION will build their wharf here in GENSAN... located in Brgy. Siguel... In fact naka - enclosed na ang area for commencement of construction...

So kung may wharf? what's next? Storage facility, Plant or something?
Balita ko ko rin mag expand din ang MEGA sa Jolo...

LET'S WAIT FOR FURTHER NEWS! :banana:

MAGANDANG GENSAN!

Fahdingding

June 21st, 2010, 01:25 AM

Mukha palang the decision to set office in Marbel is because of some problems in Gensan. Naka strike 2 na ang mga politicos ahhh. Yung strike 1 nila is the one reported by Bro Fahd na dun nalang nilagay sa Alabel.

^^ cge lang, ilaha na lang mga regional offices.. I think what's more important is ang LGU sa Gensan should be more investor-friendly.. AFAIK, San Miguel before had some plans of putting up something in Gensan but it didn't materialize because of some issues before... :ohno::ohno: Wake up Gensan..

:moods: Hahay! Medyo nagiging notorious na ang ating LGU (especially ang ating SP) sa pagreject ng mga investments/projects dito sa GENSAN ah...

Baka ganito na rin nangyari sa UST - Mindanao at yung Eco - Tourism Project ni Pacquiao! :bash:
Naku! Naku! Naku!

Fahdingding

June 21st, 2010, 01:29 AM

In 2003 and 2005 KORONADAL City was recognized "Most Competitive City" in the small-city category. And in 2005 and 2006, as the most business friendly city in Mindanao.

WIKI

Fahdingding

June 21st, 2010, 01:30 AM

Fahdingding

June 21st, 2010, 01:49 AM

Yehey! Nadaog ko ug Smart Cap... :)

http://gandaeversomuch.com/2010/06/contest-ever/blogversary-week-1-contest-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-4753

earlat

June 21st, 2010, 02:25 AM

:moods: Hahay! Medyo nagiging notorious na ang ating LGU (especially ang ating SP) sa pagreject ng mga investments/projects dito sa GENSAN ah...

Baka ganito na rin nangyari sa UST - Mindanao at yung Eco - Tourism Project ni Pacquiao! :bash:
Naku! Naku! Naku!

I believe we discussed the Pacquiao Tourism Project in the previous threads and murag in-ana na gyud padulong.. Sayang... :ohno::ohno::ohno:

And how about tong rumors about SM not pushing through... haay... :ohno::ohno:

Fahdingding

June 21st, 2010, 02:30 AM

I believe we discussed the Pacquiao Tourism Project in the previous threads and murag in-ana na gyud padulong.. Sayang... :ohno::ohno::ohno:

And how about tong rumors about SM not pushing through... haay... :ohno::ohno:

Daun guro ng SM lat kay active napud ilang hiring 4 SM Gensan...
Unta madayon pud ning MEGA SARDINES

earlat

June 21st, 2010, 02:36 AM

Daun guro ng SM lat kay active napud ilang hiring 4 SM Gensan...
Unta madayon pud ning MEGA SARDINES

^^Crossing my fingers..

Fahdingding

June 21st, 2010, 02:41 AM

^^Crossing my fingers..

:)

nj_than

June 21st, 2010, 07:21 AM

^^yan na nga ung narinig ko na baka mag kakatuo na... sana sm ituloy na talaga.. sayang kc...

a_terisk78y™

June 21st, 2010, 07:58 AM

sorry for ot mga bai:

maayu hapon, naa unta koi ask unsaon pag suroy padung 7 falls?

will visit Gen. San this coming July :) thanks

Wageningen

June 21st, 2010, 08:46 AM

sorry for ot mga bai:

maayu hapon, naa unta koi ask unsaon pag suroy padung 7 falls?

will visit Gen. San this coming July :) thanks

Sus bai kadali ra jud pag adto didto sa Seven Falls!!! Pero if you're coming from Gensan, don't ask any bus drivers or whatever that you're going to Seven Falls and nobody knows either :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:! Please tell them that you are going to Lake Sebu!:lol::lol:. Take Yellow Bus from Gensan to Marbel, its about an hour drive, then take another Yellow Bus from Marbel to Surallah-takes you another 30 minutes. From Surallah, take the jeepney going to Lake Sebu or ask where are the terminals of single motorcycles plying Surallah to Lake Sebu. Naa for rent na single motorcycles sa Surallah-and you can rent it for a day. Takes less than 1 hour going to Lake Sebu and to Seven Falls.:banana::banana::banana:

hakz2007

June 21st, 2010, 10:23 AM

UP opens health sciences campus in South Cotabato
KORONADAL CITY, June 20 (PNA) – The University of the Philippines (UP) formally opened its second Mindanao campus in this emerging regional center as it moved ahead with its plans to establish a premiere state-run medical school in the island within the next decade.

UP President Emerlinda Roman personally led the opening of the UP Manila School of Health Sciences-South Cotabato extension campus here, which was envisioned to become the next lead research and academic hub in Mindanao in the field of medicine and health sciences.

“We’re laying the ground work for an advanced institution that will carry the university’s zeal for excellence in the medical sciences field in this part of the country,” she said.

The new UP extension campus here is the third health sciences unit established by UP Manila, which banners the university system's health sciences program.

UP Manila's School of Health Sciences has a main campus in Palo, Leyte and an extension campus in Baler, Aurora.

In a formal opening and launching ceremony held at the South Cotabato Gymnasium and Cultural Center here, South Cotabato officials led by Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes turned over the title of its donated four-hectare land in Barangay Carpenter here that will host the new UP extension campus.

UP officials also signed an agreement with local officials of South Cotabato for the funding of the pioneering 36 scholars of the extension campus and the construction of its initial buildings and other amenities.

UP and South Cotabato officials later unveiled a scale model of the new UP extension campus and later proceeded to the site for the ceremonial lowering of the time capsule for the project.

Zenaida Varona, College Secretary of the UP Manila School of Health Sciences, said the provincial government of South Cotabato initially released P6 million for the construction of the extension campus' administration building and a two-storey six-classroom building.

She said the completion of the school's other amenities, which will cover three development phases, will be funded by the university's annual appropriation.

Citing the extension campus' development plan, Varona said first phase includes the construction of the administration building, six classrooms, the UP Oblation and partial landscaping of the site.

The second phase will cover the construction of a library, nursing clinical laboratory, university student council office, cafeteria, additional four classrooms and the site's landscaping.

The third phase covers the construction of a gymnasium, male and female students' dormitories, quarters for visiting faculty and the completion of the site's fencing and landscaping.

Varona said the extension unit is presently holding classes temporarily at the provincial government's demonstration farm in Banga town but they expect them to transfer to the new site by January next year.

She said the extension campus, which opened its formal classes last June 7, has initial 36 scholars and three faculty members.

Of the 36 scholars, who were all residents of South Cotabato, four are from the B'laan tribe, two from T'boli tribe and three from Maguindanao.

Varona said the first batch of scholars is presently under the unit's Certificate in Community Health Work or Midwifery program, which is the first level of its adopted ladderized curriculum.

Graduates of the midwifery program would be required to service leave before returning for the next program levels – which cover the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Nursing, BS in Community Health and Doctor of Medicine.

Aside from the three initial faculty members assigned at the new extension campus, UP officials are currently working on the opening of four more plantilla positions for additional faculty members.

Roman said the establishment of the UP extension campus here was initially endorsed by the university's Board of Regents (BOR) in 2007 when it approved the opening of the Aurora extension campus.

She said the university pushed for the establishment of the extension campuses for its health sciences programs to help address the continuing lack of qualified health care professionals in various rural areas in the country.

Roman said UP Manila officials initially considered putting up the Mindanao extension campus in Davao City, which is home to the UP system's constituent university in Mindanao.

But she said the local government of South Cotabato and the Mindanao Economic and Development Council endorsed for the establishment of the unit instead in this city and was later approved by UP Manila officials.

Roman said the extension campus here was initially planned to open in 2009 but the move was temporarily deferred by UP Manila officials due to concerns then regarding the security of the faculty members that would be assigned in the area.

Gov. Fuentes and Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile then lobbied hard with UP officials to reconsider such decision and later convinced them to push through with the plan.

“We're glad to be here and be a part of the province's development efforts. This our first time here and we like what we've seen so far,” Roman added.http://www.positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Education_20/UP_opens_health_sciences_campus_in_South_Cotabato.shtml

Fahdingding

June 21st, 2010, 10:24 AM

Sus bai kadali ra jud pag adto didto sa Seven Falls!!! Pero if you're coming from Gensan, don't ask any bus drivers or whatever that you're going to Seven Falls and nobody knows either :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:! Please tell them that you are going to Lake Sebu!:lol::lol:. Take Yellow Bus from Gensan to Marbel, its about an hour drive, then take another Yellow Bus from Marbel to Surallah-takes you another 30 minutes. From Surallah, take the jeepney going to Lake Sebu or ask where are the terminals of single motorcycles plying Surallah to Lake Sebu. Naa for rent na single motorcycles sa Surallah-and you can rent it for a day. Takes less than 1 hour going to Lake Sebu and to Seven Falls.:banana::banana::banana:

:)

Wageningen

June 21st, 2010, 12:37 PM

sorry for ot mga bai:

maayu hapon, naa unta koi ask unsaon pag suroy padung 7 falls?

will visit Gen. San this coming July :) thanks

UP opens health sciences campus in South Cotabato
http://www.positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Education_20/UP_opens_health_sciences_campus_in_South_Cotabato.shtml

Sus magka oblation na rin ang Koronadal???

Fraulein

June 21st, 2010, 01:16 PM

^^ At last nagkaroon na rin ang UP. It supposed to be in Gen San, pero dahil sa politics daw kaya na-move ito sa Koronadal City. Less worry sa intriga...:)

eldard

June 21st, 2010, 09:17 PM

Do you think we are that happy to embrace the transfer? Yes and no ang answer. It will be good for Marbel kay there are positive effect to this-more money pouring-in and circulating in Marbel,

That's not enough, though. Mas mayaman pa rin Polomolok. And even though Marbel is just a 15 minute drive away from me I still prefer to buy things in Gensan kay mas barato ug mas kumpleto.

eldard

June 21st, 2010, 09:23 PM

I find it interesting to travel between Marbel and Gensan. The fact that we have one of the best highways in Mindanao plus the scenery along the route makes travel between the 2 cities interesting. 45 minutes travel in one of the best roads and beautiful scenery is way better than 5 minutes stucked in traffic in Gensan, especially imong makita ang mga pasaway na tryke drivers ug mga single motorcycles na bisag asa nalang mag lusot lusot!!!! Argh!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Mas lami lang jud mu drive paadtong Marbel kay ma-encounter nimo truck nga dako mga isa, duha. Pa-Gensan wala ka pa naka-gawas ug Tupi Poblacion dugay-dugay may truck, dugay-dugay may traysikul. Ug mas mostly 2 lane pa lang Tupi-Polomolok. Pila pa na ka tuig oi. Makalagot. :ohno:

eldard

June 21st, 2010, 09:24 PM

Sana may changes na with the new president:):):)

Oh, please. Mas hinay ang infrastracture developments under sa Nanay niya, no? :bash:

eldard

June 21st, 2010, 09:27 PM

I think GenSan to Marbel HI way is one of the best hi ways in VisMIn..
and kung sa MIndanao lang, murag ikaduha sya sa Davao-Tagum HIway...:)

Dili siguro, oi. Pinaka-gwapo yata Davao-CDO hi-way. Pero ambot lang kung kumpleto kay wala pa ko nakaadto dinha.

eldard

June 21st, 2010, 09:37 PM

Dapat ituloy ang SM, uy. Makalagot ang traffic sa KCC. At kung pwede lang ayoko nang mag-shop dun. KCC leaves a lot to be desired. Kanus-a walay ice ang coke sa sinehan. Wala'y ketchup ang siopao. Walay dryer ang mga CR outside of cinema. Pero mas ayaw kung mag-shop sa Robinson's at Gaisano except na lang pag may sale. hahaha!

Fahdingding

June 22nd, 2010, 01:47 AM

^^ At last nagkaroon na rin ang UP. It supposed to be in Gen San, pero dahil sa politics daw kaya na-move ito sa Koronadal City. Less worry sa intriga...:)

Oops! Strike out na talaga GENSAN nito sa pagiging constant REJECTOR! :ohno:

liquidcrew

June 22nd, 2010, 02:10 AM

^^ Okay lang yan mga Bai... At least malapit lang sa GenSan, at least nasa south..:)

Wageningen

June 22nd, 2010, 02:38 AM

Dili siguro, oi. Pinaka-gwapo yata Davao-CDO hi-way. Pero ambot lang kung kumpleto kay wala pa ko nakaadto dinha.

I think it is one of the worst highways. If you haven't been there, then your assumption is incorrect.:ohno:

Wageningen

June 22nd, 2010, 02:41 AM

Oh, please. Mas hinay ang infrastracture developments under sa Nanay niya, no? :bash:

Is the nanay similar with the sons and daughters? :ohno:

liquidcrew

June 22nd, 2010, 02:46 AM

Dili siguro, oi. Pinaka-gwapo yata Davao-CDO hi-way. Pero ambot lang kung kumpleto kay wala pa ko nakaadto dinha.

Isa sa pinaka worst... From Mangima and halos nalukop ang SAYRE High Way sa Bukidnon hantod sa Marahan D.C. Daghan ug daot.

Wageningen

June 22nd, 2010, 02:58 AM

Mas lami lang jud mu drive paadtong Marbel kay ma-encounter nimo truck nga dako mga isa, duha. Pa-Gensan wala ka pa naka-gawas ug Tupi Poblacion dugay-dugay may truck, dugay-dugay may traysikul. Ug mas mostly 2 lane pa lang Tupi-Polomolok. Pila pa na ka tuig oi. Makalagot. :ohno:

It will never be called highways if you dont see trucks and buses and etc.....as i've said before, the provincial government has plans to concretize the outer lanes of the tupi-polomolok every year. and what remains is more or less 16 kilometers nalang. once complete (maybe in the next 4-5 years), the 57 kilometer stretch of gensan -marbel is a 4 lane drive. asa ka kakita ug highway sa mindanao na almost 4 lanes na aside from panabo-tagum road. pasalamat jud ta kay priority sa atong local government ang dalan nato....

Wageningen

June 22nd, 2010, 03:03 AM

That's not enough, though. Mas mayaman pa rin Polomolok. And even though Marbel is just a 15 minute drive away from me I still prefer to buy things in Gensan kay mas barato ug mas kumpleto.

Nobody argues you about Polomolok. Marbel will never be called a city if its income is lesser than Polomolok though. Come to think of it-its a simple analysis. And we are a free country, everybody has their right to do things as long as you dont harm other people-including shopping in Gensan.:lol::lol:

Wageningen

June 22nd, 2010, 03:06 AM

^^ At last nagkaroon na rin ang UP. It supposed to be in Gen San, pero dahil sa politics daw kaya na-move ito sa Koronadal City. Less worry sa intriga...:)

The decision to put up UP in Koronadal is not between Gensan and Marbel as the article suggested-its between Davao City and Marbel.:lol:

tunatuna

June 22nd, 2010, 03:09 AM

Oops! Strike out na talaga GENSAN nito sa pagiging constant REJECTOR! :ohno:

Wa guro kadawat ug tong mao mubaws nalang ug reject reject...

Wageningen

June 22nd, 2010, 03:22 AM

Wa guro kadawat ug tong mao mubaws nalang ug reject reject...

Di naman siguro (feeling defensive for the politicos, hehehe). Maybe it just that they don't see the merit of putting up that project in Gensan that time, kumbaga its not their priority. Pero this also shows how short-sighted these politicos are!!!:ohno:

earlat

June 22nd, 2010, 06:00 AM

Di naman siguro (feeling defensive for the politicos, hehehe). Maybe it just that they don't see the merit of putting up that project in Gensan that time, kumbaga its not their priority. Pero this also shows how short-sighted these politicos are!!!:ohno:

^^Well, let's see if these new politicos will look at these projects with a better perspective... At least check the merits of putting up these projects coz it's becoming annoying.. :( :ohno::ohno:

tunatuna

June 22nd, 2010, 08:02 AM

Fahdingding

June 22nd, 2010, 09:55 AM

Silver Finance Inc. is hiring!

Good news for all those seeking available GenSan jobs!

Silver Finance Incorporated (formerly Silver Lending and Investor, Inc.), one of the leading lending companies in the Philippines is soon to set shop in General Santos City! And before that happens, they are on a hiring mood!

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Silver Finance Inc. with main offices at 181 Bonny Serrano Road, Murphy, Cubao, Quezon City was incorporated and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 27, 1986, initially as a lending investor.

Less than twenty years later, in July 26, 2004, Silver Finance was granted by SEC to operate as a Financing Company.

Currently, Silver Finance Inc. has twelve (12) branches scattered all throughout the country. It has recently identified Panganiban Drive in Naga City as its next branch location, prior to the establishment of its GenSan Branch.

And for their GenSan office, Silver Finance is announcing the following job vacancies:

* Branch Heads

- Male or Female
- Age not more than 35 year old
- Graduate of Management or Marketing
- With experience in handling & recruiting sales teams (Agents)
- Local resident
- With excellent interpersonal skills
- Computer literate

* Credit Assistants

- Male or Female
- Graduate of any four year course
- Age not more than 35 year old
- Fast learner and can handle daily transactions
- Computer literate
- With good communication skills

If you know of somebody whom you think could fill in these GenSan Job vacancies for this top-ranked lending company, please inform them to submit their application letters and resumes with their latest colored photographs (jpeg file) by emailing them to slvrfinance@gmail.com.

But what’s most important is to indicate in your email that you managed to find out about these job vacancies through GenSan News Online Mag.

Wageningen

June 22nd, 2010, 02:06 PM

in other words... bobo sila?

Will keep my mouth shut:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:. But seriously speaking, kaya we have the Vision, Mission Goals and Objectives which serve as blueprint sa development sa atong LGU. Siguro, siguro, siguro (at madami pang siguro), na overlook lang nila ang merit sa mga gi-disapproved nila na projects....hehehehe

Fraulein

June 22nd, 2010, 03:27 PM

The decision to put up UP in Koronadal is not between Gensan and Marbel as the article suggested-its between Davao City and Marbel.:lol:

Bakit Davao-Marbel ang pinagpipilian at hindi Davao-Gen San? What do you think guys? Sounds intriguing...

rodincouch

June 22nd, 2010, 04:21 PM

http://mindanews.com/main/2010/06/22/10000-march-to-press-south-cot-gov-to-sign-environment-code/

10,000 march to press South Cot gov to sign
environment code
By Mindanews | Tuesday| June 22, 2010

KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/22 June) – Pressure has continued to build up on outgoing South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes as she bides for time before deciding on the fate of the Provincial Environment Code passed last week by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan which bans open-pit mining.

Earlier reports quoted Fuentes as having said she was keen on signing the controversial code, citing the adverse impact of open-pit mining on water sources.

Her pronouncement sent an estimated 3,000 opponents of the code, who are supporters of the huge copper and gold venture of foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines Inc. in Tampakan town, to the capitol and the governor’s house last week where they held pickets.

This morning it was the turn of some 10,000 people organized by the Diocese of Marbel to march in the city streets and mass outside the provincial capitol here to intensify calls for the governor to sign the code.

The three-hour march which lasted from 9 a.m. to 12 noon also called on SMI to abandon the mining project.

Fr. Romeo Q. Catedral, the diocesan social action director, said the mass mobilization was organized to thank the Sangguniang Panlalawigan or provincial board for passing the environment code that took five years to complete.

“We also want to thank the governor (in advance) who in the past weeks gave commitments that she will sign the environment code following the unanimous decision of the SP (Sangguniang Panlalawigan), Catedral said.

Last June 9, the provincial board approved during the third and final reading the environment code, with nine in favor, one opposed and two abstaining.

Early last week, Fuentes, who is on her last term but won as second district representative in the May 10 polls, said: “The decision for that issue was overwhelming. It’s difficult to veto it and I have no reason to veto the same.”

“The SP (Sangguniang Panlalawigan) reflects the voices of the people, and they voted landslide to approve the environment code. I will sign that before I leave office (on June 30),” she also said.

She did not respond to a request for a phone interview Tuesday after the large crowd disbanded outside the provincial capitol in an activity marked by songs and enactments that aimed to raise awareness for the environment.Photo by Toto Lozano / AKP Images

Last Wednesday, executives of Xstrata Copper, which has the controlling equity in SMI, arrived in town to meet Fuentes apparently in a bid to dissuade her from signing the environment code into an ordinance or a local law.

Once it becomes an ordinance, the environment code is expected to stand in the way of the commercial development of the Tampakan project in which Sagittarius will have an investment of at least $5.2 billion, according to anti-mining advocates.

In reaction to the mass action Tuesday, John B. Arnaldo, Sagittarius corporate communications manager, said they are closely monitoring the development, adding they respect the views of those opposing their venture.

He said that during last Wednesday’s meeting, Peter Forrestal, Sagittarius president and Xstrata Copper executive general manager in the Asia-Pacific, assured Fuentes the project “would be safe to the environment.”

Sagittarius executives gave the governor studies to refute her fears that the low-land areas would dry up, Arnaldo said.

Fuentes last week gave Sagittarius until Wednesday (June 23) to submit its technical study for comparison to a study done by a British group entitled titled “Philippines: Mining or Food?” published in 2008.

The British study shows a map where Sagittarius operates, covering a thickly forested area traversed by rivers. Sources said the study used mapping data coming from government agencies.

Excavating the mineral resources using open-pit method would effectively kill the watershed source that would eventually dry-up rivers in the lowlands, said Fuentes earlier.

Arnaldo has noted that a local law can not supersede a national law, referring to Republic Act No. 7942, or the Philippine Mining Act of 1995, which did not ban open-pit or any other mining method.

But Catedral said that local government units have the right to chart ways to protect its environment under the Local Government Code of 1991.

The priest thanked the thousands of people that turned up in the peaceful mass mobilization that caused traffic jams in many streets of the city, the seat of Region 12.

Catholic high school and college students, parishioners, non-government organizations and militant groups from South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and Davao del Sur joined the solidarity march.

Marbel Bishop Dinualdo D. Gutierrez showed up on a makeshift stage at the start of the activity and stayed there under an umbrella shortly after the crowd disbanded.

His speech, however, was brief, thanking the crowd for attending, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for approving the environment code, and urging Fuentes to sign the code.

“This environment code is important not just for the present generation but also for the future of our children,” the bishop said.

“We will always pray for you,” he said, referring to the SP members and the outgoing governor.

Fuentes did not hold a dialogue with the bishop and the leaders of today’s mass action, unlike last week when she accommodated the tribal leaders inside her house while their companions were rallying outside.

On Monday, the governor and the board members held a meeting where she reportedly reassured them that she would sign the environment code, said Catedral.

Vice Gov. Eliordo U. Ogena, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan presiding officer, confirmed Tuesday that the environment code has been submitted last week to the governor’s office for here signature.

Ogena, a lawyer, also confirmed the meeting took place but denied that Fuentes already made up her mind to sign the environment code.

“She’s feeling intense pressure. The governor wants to make a careful and comprehensive study of the environment code before making a decision,” the vice governor told MindaNews. (MindaNews)

rodincouch

June 22nd, 2010, 04:23 PM

http://mindanews.com/main/2010/06/18/un-program-extends-p14m-assistance-to-conflict-areas-in-region-12/

UN program extends P14M assistance to conflict areas in Region 12
By Malu Cadelina-Manar | Friday| June 18, 2010

KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/17 June) – The ACT for Peace Program of the United Nations and the Philippine Government has provided P14.3 million in assistance to conflict-affected villages in at least four towns in Southwestern Mindanao.

The assistance has complemented the efforts of the Philippine government and the non-government organizations (NGOs) for early recovery of eight villages affected by armed skirmishes in the towns of Aleosan, Tulunan, and Midsayap in North Cotabato and in Maasim in Sarangani province in Region 12.

Secretary Jesus Dureza, national director of the ACT for Peace Program, said that a total of 764 families from barangays Tapudoc and Dungguan in Aleosan; Damatulan and Lumopog in Midsayap; Maybula, New Bunawan and Kanibong in Tulunan, all in North Cotabato; and Lumasal in Maasim, Sarangani were affected by the armed fighting after the botched signing of the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MoA-AD) in August 2008.

The document consisted of statements agreed upon by consensus between the peace panels of the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that dealt with concepts and principles, territory, resources, governance of the ancestral domain of the Bangsamoro.

Reports from the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) showed that the August 2008 war affected 396 barangays in Region 12, 58 of which were in North Cotabato and 12 in Sarangani. This is not counting those affected in Lanao del Norte, particularly those in the town of Kolambugan and Kauswagan.

“The assistance will help foster good relationship among residents, Christians and Muslims, and help provide new perspectives on issues affecting us,” Tulunan Mayor Lani Candolada said during the turnover of checks to implementing partners held last week.

“The success of this effort is not much on what we received but on its impact on the attitude of people,” she added.

Candolada said that 80 percent of the conflicts in her town, mostly land disputes, were addressed through constant dialogue between the residents, local government officials of nearby towns in Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat provinces, government agencies and the military.

Dureza said the package of assistance includes construction or repair of 100 shelter units, construction or renovation of barangay health stations, reconnection of electricity for 100 houses (through solar system), livelihood assistance, training on basic carpentry with provision of tools, conduct of culture of peace sessions and psychosocial activities, and support to communal food security initiatives like bio-intensive gardening.

The kind of assistance extended to the affected villages were based on the results of the needs assessment study conducted in every community, which has also become the basis of its early recovery and rehabilitation plan.

At least 25 core shelters will be constructed in Barangay Maybula where 39 houses were reportedly burned in August 2008 while repair of 75 houses will be done in seven other barangays.

Dureza has called on both the public and private sectors to help provide an “enabling environment” for the internally-displaced persons to return to their communities.

“The bakwits cannot do it alone. It is the obligation of the government with the support of the private sector to come around and help them,” he said.

The initiatives in these eight barangays will be implemented through a tripartite partnership with respective provincial governments, partner-NGOs and the ACT for Peace.

The Early Recovery Program involves multi-dimensional process guided by peace building and development principles in providing humanitarian and rehabilitation assistance for internally-displaced persons and their communities.

It aims to support government, donors and non-government organizations to generate self-sustaining and resilient processes for post-conflict recovery.

The partner-NGO of the GOP-UN Act for Peace Program for Tulunan and Maasim is the Maguindanaon Development Foundation, Inc. For the barangays of Midsayap and Aleosan, it is the United Youth for Peace and Development, Inc. The project is supported by Australia, New Zealand, Spain and European Union and is implemented by the Mindanao Development Authority in partnership with the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Regional Government.

Aside from the eight barangays, the program is sustaining support to 278 peace and development communities, 24 of which were affected by the 2008 armed conflict. (Malu Cadeliña Manar / MindaNews)

eldard

June 22nd, 2010, 10:24 PM

Is the nanay similar with the sons and daughters? :ohno:

Well, pareho sila gina-defend ang Hacienda.

The daughter is worse, actually. :nuts:

eldard

June 22nd, 2010, 10:35 PM

It will never be called highways if you dont see trucks and buses and etc.....as i've said before, the provincial government has plans to concretize the outer lanes of the tupi-polomolok every year. and what remains is more or less 16 kilometers nalang. once complete (maybe in the next 4-5 years), the 57 kilometer stretch of gensan -marbel is a 4 lane drive. asa ka kakita ug highway sa mindanao na almost 4 lanes na aside from panabo-tagum road. pasalamat jud ta kay priority sa atong local government ang dalan nato....

Priority jud. Kay gikan pa nag 1990. Asta karon wala pa natapos. :lol:

eldard

June 22nd, 2010, 10:49 PM

Nobody argues you about Polomolok. Marbel will never be called a city if its income is lesser than Polomolok though. Come to think of it-its a simple analysis. And we are a free country, everybody has their right to do things as long as you dont harm other people-including shopping in Gensan.:lol::lol:

And you shouldn't. Dole alone makes up the bulk of Polomolok's income.

http://www.southcotabato.gov.ph/scweb2/business/incomeclassification.html

http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5663

2. Income and Expenditure for CY 2002-2006
2.a City Government
The total income pattern of the City of Koronadal shows an average increase of 7% per annum. The Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) is still the largest source of revenue for local government contributing an average of 80% to the total income.

http://www.koronadal.gov.ph/city_profile/local_fiscal_admin.htm

It constantly annoys me when sleepy towns want to become cities. :lol:

Fahdingding

June 23rd, 2010, 01:47 AM

Fahdingding

June 23rd, 2010, 02:44 AM

face2face: A first-ever Facebook Party pulsates in GenSan this weekend!

This blog post will be very brief because Bariles is certain that you know what this is all about judging on its title!

It is the first. It will be the biggest. And it will be held at Soccsksargen’s Party Capital so expect it to be the best.

GenSan News Online Mag is referring to the biggest buzz on the online world these days in GenSan – the onslaught of FACE2FACE – The first FACEBOOK-themed Party in Mindanao occuring on on June 26, 2010 at the Tuna Capital’s premier happening place, the Babes Bar, East Asia Royale Hotel Arcade 1!

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Somehow, somewhere, it had to come to this.

Facebook is now the world’s largest social networking site with the Philippines and the Filipinos as its most avid users. While other countries have been throwing successful Facebook parties, it is only now that we have heard of one being planned in the Philippines, and in GenSan at that!

For this Facebook Party dubbed as face2face, producer Ms. G promises a night of purely party music with very short recesses for some gimmicks.

To provide the evening’s house beats will be Davao City’s very own BEAT LAB DJ’s, presumably the best that the Durian City has to offer.
Dance to music mixes from the 80s and to the latest hiphop, trance, and house music especially concocted for the Facebook crowd.

A premiere offering of Ms. G, this is the first in a series of NITRO – party events which will dare to be different from the usual and change the way the generals have fun.

For face2face, the entrance fee is P200 inclusive of a Facebook Drink. Not bad since you will be sure that the partygoers here will be most likely your type of crowd – hip, trendy, smart, highly educated, independent and self-assured. Basically, the Facebook guy or gal.

And hey, don’t forget to come in white tops and denims. And if you may, wear a hat too! And why not? This is a themed-party for God’s sakes!!! It is not the usual run-of-the-mill disco party so you have to look your best!

Who knows? They might choose the best-dressed Facebook guys and gals in the middle of it all! Now, that would be something to really watch out for!

GenSan’s very first FACEBOOK PARTY is brought to us by San Miguel Corporation, Litratista, EZ Capture Photo Booth, St. Boniface, Little Dubai, St. Blaise Enterprise, Sophisticut and Killer Bee. For ticket reservations, please text or call 0939-2055635. Look for Ms. G. Poster above was designed by the talented artist, Ms. Luzie Miag-ao.

liquidcrew

June 23rd, 2010, 02:57 AM

^^:applause::applause::applause::righton::cheers1::okay::dance:

Fahdingding

June 23rd, 2010, 03:12 AM

^^:applause::applause::applause::righton::cheers1::okay::dance:

Thnx BRo! :)

Wageningen

June 23rd, 2010, 05:17 AM

Bakit Davao-Marbel ang pinagpipilian at hindi Davao-Gen San? What do you think guys? Sounds intriguing...

Davao has existing UP kaya para madali lang sa taga UP to start the program, i-mobilize nalang nila yung resources nil sa Davao. Nalipat lang yan sa Marbel dahil sa matinding lobbying ng SouthCot LGU with the help of Senator Enrile. Siguro nga nakita nila na very supportive and SouthCot LGU sa program kaya, hayan nilagay sa Marbel.:lol:

Wageningen

June 23rd, 2010, 05:24 AM

Fahdingding

June 23rd, 2010, 12:26 PM

Fahdingding

June 23rd, 2010, 12:28 PM

Grab A Crab Resto goes DIMSUM

Dimsum is the Cantonese term for a type of Chinese dish that involves small individual portions of food, usually served in a small steamer bamboo basket or on a small plate.

What calls to mind when talking about dimsum are dishes like dumplings (siomai) (beef, pork, crab, quail egg, etc), chicken feet, siopao, spring roll (lumpia), siopao, rice toppings, among others- all deliciously served piping hot and usually affordable to the average Filipino income earner.

A testament to the popularity of dimsum among PINOYS is the proliferation of dimsum restaurants and fastfoods in the country. Here in General Santos City, we have more than a few restaurants operating at the malls, in stand-alone stores and through the ubiquitous carts one can find in alleys of Robinsons, KCC and Gaisano.

DIMSUM is easy to order, readily available, not complicated to eat and is served steaming hot.

So now on its 4th year and seeing the need to offer more variety in its menu and to cash in on the popularity of DIMSUM, the restaurant which revolutionized the eating habits of the generals, restaurateur Michael Wee’s Grab A Crab Restaurant levels up and has started to serve DIMSUM dishes at its branches at Laurel East Avenue and Robinsons Place GenSan Al Fresco strip.

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At the newer Robinsons GenSan outlet, DIMSUM is served readily through a small cart pushed by a waiter. The cart contains various DIMSUM dishes in bamboo baskets or small plates, still hot from the nearby kitchen.

This time, there’s no wait and hungry mouths can be fed as soon as they get seated on their tables.

Bariles has tried the dimsum dishes himself and he’s swearing that they’re one of the best, if not the best he has ever tasted. One thing more, the servings are plentier and their siomai‘s (Bariles’ favorite) are bigger! GOD! SIOMAI IS KING! And Grab A Crab’s version lords over them all!

Credit goes to Chef Sau del Rosario, a famous cook from Manila who improved Grab A Crab Restaurant‘s menu and introduced DIMSUM.

Now, if you want to find out if what Bariles says is true, then hie off to Grab A Crab Restaurant at Robinsons which is open from 10:00am up to midnite or at their main branch downtown. Wait for the dimsum cart to be wheeled to you but if you want more than the usual, then call them in advanced at (083) 554-2248. Look for Rick, the manager. At their JP Laurel East Branch, call (083) 553-5430. Look for Arnie.

regjeex

June 23rd, 2010, 01:10 PM

need more people and infra for Polomolok... other than that.. they are qualified to become a city...

I think within 5 years pwede na maging city ang POLOMOLOK....
Within 10 years ang Alabel...

then METRO GENSAN na! :banana:

Wageningen

June 23rd, 2010, 03:25 PM

And you shouldn't. Dole alone makes up the bulk of Polomolok's income.

http://www.southcotabato.gov.ph/scweb2/business/incomeclassification.html

http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5663

2. Income and Expenditure for CY 2002-2006
2.a City Government
The total income pattern of the City of Koronadal shows an average increase of 7% per annum. The Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) is still the largest source of revenue for local government contributing an average of 80% to the total income.

http://www.koronadal.gov.ph/city_profile/local_fiscal_admin.htm

It constantly annoys me when sleepy towns want to become cities. :lol:

what you've seen in southcot site is the list of income generated by the LGU (both local revenue and IRA). Polomolok has P180M+, Marbel has already P360M+ (P72M internally generated, the balance IRA and other sources).

. To better appreciate the income of South Cotabato LGUs including Gensan in 2009, please see link.....http://www.dbm.gov.ph/lbm61/PCM/ro12/CY%202009%20Final_RO12_pcm.pdf. Gensan however is now in the billionaire's list having exceeded Php1B income in 2010:banana::banana::banana:

Most of LGUs in the Philippines are IRA dependent, most are in the range of 90-98%. And most LGUs in SouthCot, including the Provincial LGU is only 80% dependent. There was a time that SouthCot is only 78% dependent. This shows that our LGUs can generate internal revenues to support its programs.
:banana:

Wageningen

June 23rd, 2010, 03:34 PM

need more people and infra for Polomolok... other than that.. they are qualified to become a city...

There was a study presented by Senator Pimentel last year after the controversial 16 LGUs wanting to become cities. And Polomolok was already identified and qualified to become a city.

Wageningen

June 23rd, 2010, 03:37 PM

I think within 5 years pwede na maging city ang POLOMOLOK....
Within 10 years ang Alabel...

then METRO GENSAN na! :banana:

Just keep your fingers crossed Bro! Pero i don't think with Polomolok and Alabel becoming cities will not create Metro Gensan. Gensan and Polomolok belong to SouthCot while Alabel is from another province. Please correct me if Im wrong :lol::lol:

Fahdingding

June 24th, 2010, 09:37 AM

Just keep your fingers crossed Bro! Pero i don't think with Polomolok and Alabel becoming cities will not create Metro Gensan. Gensan and Polomolok belong to SouthCot while Alabel is from another province. Please correct me if Im wrong :lol::lol:

Note: A "METROPOLITAN AREA" transcends political boundaries.... As long as they they are geographically and economically link with each other....

A metropolitan area usually combines an agglomeration the contiguous built-up area with peripheral zones not themselves necessarily urban in character, but closely bound to the center by employment or commerce. (wiki)

(e.g. Metro Davao: Central City - Davao City; Peripheral Areas: Digos City and Sta Cruz (Davao del Sur); Tagum, Panabo, Samal cities and Carmen in Davao del Norte... It simply means METRO DAVAO permeates traditional provincial boundaries

Ganun rin sa magiging Metro Gensan BRO.... As of now... meron ng informal Metro Gensan consisting of GENSAN, Maasim, Alabel, Malungon,Polomolok and to a certain extent Tupi, Malapatan and Glan....

liquidcrew

June 24th, 2010, 10:33 AM

Note: A "METROPOLITAN AREA" transcends political boundaries.... As long as they they are geographically and economically link with each other....

A metropolitan area usually combines an agglomeration the contiguous built-up area with peripheral zones not themselves necessarily urban in character, but closely bound to the center by employment or commerce. (wiki)

(e.g. Metro Davao: Central City - Davao City; Peripheral Areas: Digos City and Sta Cruz (Davao del Sur); Tagum, Panabo, Samal cities and Carmen in Davao del Norte... It simply means METRO DAVAO permeates traditional provincial boundaries

Ganun rin sa magiging Metro Gensan BRO.... As of now... meron ng informal Metro Gensan consisting of GENSAN, Maasim, Alabel, Malungon,Polomolok and to a certain extent Tupi, Malapatan and Glan....

Nice Fahd... :okay:
Dili ba kasali ang Marbel?

Wageningen

June 24th, 2010, 10:47 AM

Nice Fahd... :okay:
Dili ba kasali ang Marbel?

Bro Fahd, nag research talaga!!!!!:lol::lol::lol: But who knows nga in the near future, this will come into fruition.:lol:

WawaY[625]

June 24th, 2010, 10:55 AM

nj_than

June 24th, 2010, 11:59 AM

pioneer avenue

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sydney hotel

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robinson place gensan inside

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liquidcrew

June 24th, 2010, 01:08 PM

^^ nice pics bai... :cheers:

Fahdingding

June 25th, 2010, 02:27 AM

Nice PIX Bro NJ! :)

Fahdingding

June 25th, 2010, 02:27 AM

Nice Fahd... :okay:
Dili ba kasali ang Marbel?

Yes....

Fahdingding

June 25th, 2010, 02:51 AM

;59193487']question (for both Metro cases na imong gi mention)..matawag ba nimong Metro if between the two urban centers (say Davao-Digos or Gensan-Marbel) kay dakong stretch of rural area? imo lang ha, mag work ra na nga concept if contiguous ang urbanity between the two cities/towns sama sa Cebu/Mandaue

IMHO.... Contiguous Urbanity is just one of the considerations in determining a METRO Area.... I think another consideration is yung tinatawag na BUILD UP AREA concept at yung INFLUENCE ng Central City....

A Metro area is not just about urbanized areas agglomerated together but it also includes suburban, exurban and sometimes rural surrounding populations, all of which are influenced by employment, transportation, and commerce of the more largely well known urban city.

Kahit sa USA, Maraming METROPOLITAN ENTITIES na merong rural areas in between 2 or more URBANIZED AREAS...

Fahdingding

June 25th, 2010, 03:02 AM

KCC Malls launch mega-promos

In another effort to strengthen its consumer base and cement its hold on the retail/wholesale markets, KCC Malls is running two mega-promotions for their branches in South Cotabato and GenSan!

Effective June 18, 2010, the biggest homegrown malls in Soccsksargen are running the following…

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First is their annual but much bigger KCC COMPUTER INSTANT PRIZES for KCC Mall of GenSan. This one is limited to supermarket purchases of participating brands which are given corresponding points.

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Then for KCC Mall of Koronadal is their MILYON MILYON NA CASH! This time, every P100 purchase from both the supermarket and department store of participating products is eligible to join this promo.

Both mega-promotions of KCC Mall of GenSan and Koronadal run from June 18, 2010 to August 1, 2010.

WawaY[625]

June 25th, 2010, 06:05 PM

IMHO.... Contiguous Urbanity is just one of the considerations in determining a METRO Area.... I think another consideration is yung tinatawag na BUILD UP AREA concept at yung INFLUENCE ng Central City....

A Metro area is not just about urbanized areas agglomerated together but it also includes suburban, exurban and sometimes rural surrounding populations, all of which are influenced by employment, transportation, and commerce of the more largely well known urban city.

Kahit sa USA, Maraming METROPOLITAN ENTITIES na merong rural areas in between 2 or more URBANIZED AREAS...

yung akin eh opinion din lang naman :) na di ko masikmura tawaging metro ang isang lugar if much of it isnt urban looking :yes: yung mga tipong technically nag fifit sa definition ng metro pero kung titignan mo naman kulang pa rin sa cosmopolitan feel

eldard

June 25th, 2010, 08:18 PM

Its becoming more annoying instead of looking at things positively, people seems to stick with the negative.:ohno: Polomolok if it wants to become a city has its very right to do so. And I never said anything bad about Polomolok. If it brings more income, well and good.

Sorry, but I'm a whiney bitch. :banana: I'm talking about Marbel, actually. I do not hate it, but I'm calling it what it is. A pretend, superflous city whose main income comes from a handout, este, IRA.

Kung wala lang ng Yellow Bus ug dili sila Capital ambot lang unsaon lang na sila. At least Polomolok may K to become a city coz they have the income.

eldard

June 25th, 2010, 08:26 PM

Just keep your fingers crossed Bro! Pero i don't think with Polomolok and Alabel becoming cities will not create Metro Gensan. Gensan and Polomolok belong to SouthCot while Alabel is from another province. Please correct me if Im wrong :lol::lol:

pwede m an gihapon na. Makati was once part of Rizal. Seattle gobbled up its neighbors as it expanded. I can definitely see Gensan gobbling up Polomolok and then Tupi and maybe even Marbel. There was talk in the 90's of LA's neighboring city voting to become part of it (I forgot the name of that particular county.)

But maybe not. Pinoys want to divide things into the smallest possible pieces. Mao na kadaghan natog probinsiya, mayor, barangay captains, etc. :bash:

eldard

June 25th, 2010, 08:35 PM

Hmmm...murag balik napud ang Socoteco sa pa-putol putol nga brownout (5, 10, 15 to 30 minute brownouts several times a day) para mag dako ilang income. Anyone else experiencing this?

Fahdingding

June 26th, 2010, 02:24 AM

;59275075']yung akin eh opinion din lang naman :) na di ko masikmura tawaging metro ang isang lugar if much of it isnt urban looking :yes: yung mga tipong technically nag fifit sa definition ng metro pero kung titignan mo naman kulang pa rin sa cosmopolitan feel

Tama ka jan BRO... IMHO, Metro Davao, more or less, nanjan na talaga sa definition ng isang Metropolitan Area...

And ang GENSAN, medyo malayo pa... much things are still to be desired.... Thanks BRO!

Fahdingding

June 26th, 2010, 02:26 AM

pwede m an gihapon na. Makati was once part of Rizal. Seattle gobbled up its neighbors as it expanded. I can definitely see Gensan gobbling up Polomolok and then Tupi and maybe even Marbel. There was talk in the 90's of LA's neighboring city voting to become part of it (I forgot the name of that particular county.)

But maybe not. Pinoys want to divide things into the smallest possible pieces. Mao na kadaghan natog probinsiya, mayor, barangay captains, etc. :bash:

We pinoys really love GERRYMANDERING....

Fahdingding

June 26th, 2010, 02:27 AM

Hmmm...murag balik napud ang Socoteco sa pa-putol putol nga brownout (5, 10, 15 to 30 minute brownouts several times a day) para mag dako ilang income. Anyone else experiencing this?

Wala naman dito sa AMIN... BARANGAY NORTH! :)

Wageningen

June 26th, 2010, 03:27 AM

Sorry, but I'm a whiney bitch. :banana: I'm talking about Marbel, actually. I do not hate it, but I'm calling it what it is. A pretend, superflous city whose main income comes from a handout, este, IRA.

Kung wala lang ng Yellow Bus ug dili sila Capital ambot lang unsaon lang na sila. At least Polomolok may K to become a city coz they have the income.

Elds, everybody's opinion is welcome here. This forum is a venue for intellectual intercourse right? But just to correct you, the one that you cited as incomes of Polomolok and Marbel are two different things. The income of Polomolok is IRA plus internal income while for Marbel it is only internal income. So to have a clear comparison, based on IRA and internal income, Polomolok would have Php180M while Marbel has Ph360M, so what LGU deserves to be called a city now?

For additional information, Dolefil do not pay their sales and income taxes to Polomolok, its in Makati where their HQ is located. MNCs like Dole pays their taxes in areas where their office is located, thats why Makati is very rich. What Dolefil is paying in Polomolok is only "chicken" compared to the income taxes they're paying in Makati. What they are paying is the withholding taxes of the employees, at eto lang yung nakukuha ng Polomolok not the entire taxes of Dole :lol::lol::lol:. Three or four years ago, the Provincial Government initiated a drive to lure Dole to transfer their office in Polomolok so that the income taxes would be paid here-in Polomolok and South Cotabato, to no avail. With this arrangements, the income of Polomolok is still below Marbel's. If they were successful, South Cotabato would have become part of the Billionaire's Club!!!!! And Polomolok would have become a first class city!!!!:banana::banana::banana:

Like I said, corporations pay their taxes in their main office. This is also applicable to KCC Malls and Marbel Fitmart who have branches in Gensan (fitmart and kcc) and Tacurong (fitmart). Again, these corporations have thousands of employees who pay their withholding taxes to their host LGUs. At dahil Marbel now hosts the regional offices of region 12, what it can get from these offices are the withholding taxes and the income in consumer expenses thus increasing the economic activities and in the long run increasing the sales and income taxes of some corporations. Corporations are taxed based on sales and income.

I think Marbel deserves some respect from people who undermines the capacity of Marbel. Again, Marbel would not become a city if it do not derserved to be called one.

Peace!!!!!!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Fahdingding

June 26th, 2010, 06:00 AM

Elds, everybody's opinion is welcome here. This forum is a venue for intellectual intercourse right? But just to correct you, the one that you cited as incomes of Polomolok and Marbel are two different things. The income of Polomolok is IRA plus internal income while for Marbel it is only internal income. So to have a clear comparison, based on IRA and internal income, Polomolok would have Php180M while Marbel has Ph360M, so what LGU deserves to be called a city now?

For additional information, Dolefil do not pay their sales and income taxes to Polomolok, its in Makati where their HQ is located. MNCs like Dole pays their taxes in areas where their office is located, thats why Makati is very rich. What Dolefil is paying in Polomolok is only "chicken" compared to the income taxes they're paying in Makati. What they are paying is the withholding taxes of the employees, at eto lang yung nakukuha ng Polomolok not the entire taxes of Dole :lol::lol::lol:. Three or four years ago, the Provincial Government initiated a drive to lure Dole to transfer their office in Polomolok so that the income taxes would be paid here-in Polomolok and South Cotabato, to no avail. With this arrangements, the income of Polomolok is still below Marbel's. If they were successful, South Cotabato would have become part of the Billionaire's Club!!!!! And Polomolok would have become a first class city!!!!:banana::banana::banana:

Like I said, corporations pay their taxes in their main office. This is also applicable to KCC Malls and Marbel Fitmart who have branches in Gensan (fitmart and kcc) and Tacurong (fitmart). Again, these corporations have thousands of employees who pay their withholding taxes to their host LGUs. At dahil Marbel now hosts the regional offices of region 12, what it can get from these offices are the withholding taxes and the income in consumer expenses thus increasing the economic activities and in the long run increasing the sales and income taxes of some corporations. Corporations are taxed based on sales and income.

I think Marbel deserves some respect from people who undermines the capacity of Marbel. Again, Marbel would not become a city if it do not derserved to be called one.

Peace!!!!!!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Very Well Said! :okay:
Karapat - dapat kang ICLAP! CLAP! Bro... :applause::applause::applause:

Yes, Yes... We can push our cities/municipalities up without pulling other cities/municipalities down... Comparison is OK as long as we don't discredit....
PEACE mga BRO!

Fahdingding

June 26th, 2010, 11:58 AM

My Ticket:

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“May Nag-Text, May Winners na ang Vice Ganda LIVE @ GenSan Concert”

Finally, we are releasing the winners to the “May Nag-Text, May Show ako: Vice Ganda Live @ GenSan Concert” ONLINE Contest.

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But before that, we are thanking the all the bloggers who submitted entries and to the few commenters who joined. We would have like to reward everyone but we only have very limited tickets as prizes to give away. And yes, unluckily, one blogger did not follow instructions and was therefore disqualified.

Anyway, here goes:

WITTIEST COMMENT WINNERS:

Each winner will receive a Consolation Prize of one (1) Lower Box Ticket each (P500). Only three comments qualified in the witty department, so we are giving the other two tickets as CONSOLATION PRIZEs for the Blog Writing Contest.

1. AIRWIN
2. FAHDINGDING
3. IAMSTAR

BLOG WRITING CONTEST WINNERS:

* Grand Winner of 2 GOLD Tickets (P1000 each) – I AM SUPERMARK
* 2ND Prize Winner of 1 GOLD Ticket (P1000) – TOTALLYVICE
* 5 Major Consolation Prize Winners of 1 SILVER Ticket (P750) each-
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The selection of winners was done by Bariles and blogger MSU Professor Gilbert Tan of KnowRead-KnoWrite. Thank you Sir Gilbert!

Congratulations to all who joined. You may claim your tickets at Piyesta KTV Bar and Resto, starting now and until 5pm. Please bring your Identification Card.
Again, thanks to this blog contest major sponsor, SR Food Philippines, the exclusive distributor of Ming’s Mei Pa Koa and Ming’s Herba Health Products. All the winners will receive FREE samples of their products.

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regjeex

June 26th, 2010, 12:55 PM

oiiiii congwats Fahds... patay jud ka... kay naa man ka mabutang sa unahan... expect nalang nga molestiyahin ka ni vice binay ganda.. hahahaha :baeh3:

nj_than

June 26th, 2010, 01:22 PM

pioneer ave.

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jundem_dq63

June 26th, 2010, 01:26 PM

pioneer ave.

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:applause::applause::applause::applause: this is nice... 6 lanes

liquidcrew

June 26th, 2010, 01:33 PM

may similarity ang pioneer avenue sa Tagum, Maharlika high way:)

nj_than

June 26th, 2010, 01:33 PM

CATHOLIC CHURCH katabi ang plaza heneral santos

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wow plaza heneral santos

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gensan transportation

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liquidcrew

June 26th, 2010, 01:36 PM

wow plaza heneral santos

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wow na wow!!!:cheers:

nj_than

June 26th, 2010, 01:55 PM

:applause::applause::applause::applause: this is nice... 6 lanes

yes... so nice at napaka linis ng lugar...

liquidcrew

June 26th, 2010, 01:59 PM

yes... so nice at napaka linis ng lugar...

I agree! GenSan is quite clean too...:)

rodincouch

June 26th, 2010, 02:37 PM

Lake Sebu’s zip lines over waterfalls drawing tourists (http://www.dailymirror.ph/June-2010/June062610/pep3.html)

LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato – Tourist arrivals in this resurging lakeside resort town has continued to register record figures since last year, thanks to its emerging eco-tourism attractions.

Engr. Rodolfo Tuya, project manager of the Seven Falls Project Management Unit (SFPMU), said Thursday the area’s recorded visits by various domestic and foreign tourists is now nearing the 100,000 mark as the town’s highly-touted zip lines continue to draw a significant number of visitors on a daily basis.

He said the twin zip line, which connects three of the town’s famed seven waterfalls, has been attracting an average 8,304 visits per month since its opening in October last year.

Tuya said that in 2008, the area only recorded 14,087 visits but it leapt to 51,212 last year due to the noted increased tourist arrivals during the last quarter of the year.

From January to May this year, he said SFPMU already recorded 41,522 visits.

“Since the operation of the project, we posted a monthly average of 70.65-percent increase in tourist arrivals,” Tuya said.

He noted the significant increase in visits or tourist arrivals is mainly due to the completion of the two zip lines connecting waterfall 1 and 5 as well as waterfall 2 and 5, which features a thrilling drop of about 740 and 400 meters, respectively.

Tuya said the increased visits were also noted in the area’s canopy walk and picnic areas near the waterfalls.

“Our visitors really enjoy the thrill of airborne flight between the waterfalls in just less than two minutes,” he said.

Aside from trying out the zip lines, he said extreme sports enthusiasts also enjoyed trekking, camping, bird-watching, and nature tripping around the seven waterfalls.

Lake Sebu town, which is famous for its three scenic natural lakes -- Lahit (24 hectares), Seloton (48 hectares) and Sebu (354 hectares) -- is one of the top tourism destinations of Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao and was earlier identified as one of the region’s priority areas for tourism development.

Aside from the three lakes, the town hosts at least seven waterfalls, several natural springs and preserved cultural communities of the town’s T’boli tribe.

Two years ago, the provincial government of South Cotabato launched a P100-million tourism development project funded by the local government that is mainly focused on the development of the road networks and the establishment of resort facilities for the town’s seven waterfalls.

Last year, the Asian Development Bank adopted Lake Sebu as one of its priority development areas for ecotourism in the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA). Allen V. Estabillo / MindaNews

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June 26th, 2010, 02:38 PM

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June 27th, 2010, 02:00 AM

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Fahdingding

June 27th, 2010, 02:44 AM

Palakpakan ulit kay Brother NJ! :)

Fahdingding

June 27th, 2010, 02:46 AM

oiiiii congwats Fahds... patay jud ka... kay naa man ka mabutang sa unahan... expect nalang nga molestiyahin ka ni vice binay ganda.. hahahaha :baeh3:

:lol: Thanks Bro Regj....
Wheeee! Ako tawon magmolestiya kay Vice Ganda... Unya maka - ingon daun siya... ay! Di pala tau TALO?!?

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Fahdingding

June 27th, 2010, 02:48 AM