General Santos City and South Cotabato Province [Archive] - Page 8

Fahdingding

August 31st, 2009, 04:36 AM

No request from RP for extension of lower tuna tax in EU

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/30 Aug) – A representative from the European Union has revealed last Friday that the Philippine government has not submitted a request for the extension of a tariff rate quota (TRQ) scheme for canned tuna products exported there.
“There’s no formal request from the Philippine government to extend the quota [system],” Gabriel Munuera-Vinals, a commercial counselor of the European Commission delegation to the Philippines, said.

The five-year TRQ scheme ended June last year. In that scheme, the Philippines was allocated 9,000 metric tons of canned tuna with a 12-percente tariff. Any more beyond that, the tax was double.

The Philippine quota is part of the 25,000MT TRQ wherein local tuna exporters share with those of other countries, including Thailand (13,000MT), Indonesia (2,750MT) and other non-preferred countries.

Europe, however, is slapping no tariffs of canned tuna products from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, as well as the Andean countries of Peru, Columbia and Ecuador.

Players in the local tuna industry have been clamoring for lower tax rates and increased volume allocation, according to Bayani B. Fredeluces, executive director of the Socsksargen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries, Inc. “The local factories can very well fill the 9,000-MT canned tuna allocation in several weeks,” he said.

But Vinals noted that despite the non-renewal of the TRQ, the Philippines’s canned tuna export to Europe will remain strong. He noted that even after the TRQ expiration, the Philippines even exported more.

Local industry players believe that canned tuna shipments to Europe could grow by 20 percent if only Europe will allow a bigger quota at lower duties.

Industry figures show Europe accounts for at least 40 percent of annual canned tuna exports.

Francisco J. Buencamino Jr., executive director of the Tuna Canners Association of the Philippines, has proposed two options in exchange of the in-quota tariff scheme.

The first is a single tariff rate of 12 percent for both preferred and non-preferred countries, where the ACP countries’ rate shall be hiked from zero to 12 and the non-preferred countries’ rate shall be reduced from 24 to 12 percent.

The second is for non-preferred countries to also have a 12-percent tax obligation in Europe even if the preferred countries’ levy remains at zero percent.

Buencamino stressed that the Philippine allocation under the present TRQ system is too small, considering that annual production is at least 100,000 MT.

This city, dubbed the “Tuna Capital of the Philippines,” hosts six of the country’s seven tuna canneries. (MindaNews)

qwert_guy

August 31st, 2009, 04:38 AM

Yah! Always mi naga adto sa site owned by UST Brothers... Ingon sa mga pari didto mao ni pinakadako na UST if magopen na! :banana:

80 hectares ang land area!

just see na lang sa news section ng official site ng UST:

ust.edu.ph ata..

thats great news... yung MSU jan gaano ba kalaki?

Fahdingding

August 31st, 2009, 04:57 AM

thats great news... yung MSU jan gaano ba kalaki?

If I'm not mistaken approximately 200 hectares! But I'm not quite sure ha!

Alam ko lang MSU - Main CAmpus ang pinakamalaking Campus sa Pilipinas with 1,000 hectares of land...

earlat

August 31st, 2009, 12:37 PM

If I'm not mistaken approximately 200 hectares! But I'm not quite sure ha!

Alam ko lang MSU - Main CAmpus ang pinakamalaking Campus sa Pilipinas with 1,000 hectares of land...

^^ I've never been to MSU Main Campus, but sabi nila it's really wide.. :D

qwert_guy

August 31st, 2009, 01:13 PM

If I'm not mistaken approximately 200 hectares! But I'm not quite sure ha!

Alam ko lang MSU - Main CAmpus ang pinakamalaking Campus sa Pilipinas with 1,000 hectares of land...

yeah wide talaga yang MSU main pero ngayon ko lang nalaman na pinakamalaki pala yan sa buong Pinsa...:cheers:

regjeex

August 31st, 2009, 01:22 PM

kelan kaya magkaroon ng MSU campus sa CARAGA? hehehe wala lang....

Fahdingding

August 31st, 2009, 04:43 PM

^^ I've never been to MSU Main Campus, but sabi nila it's really wide.. :D

Hindi lang xa wide! Wide na Wide Talaga! Just imagine 1000 Hectares... :banana:

Ang Concept ng MSU - Main Campus is parang "City within a City" and parang mas city pa nga ang MSU compared to MArawi City! :lol:

MSU - Main has 18 Hole Golf Course, A Hotel, Commercial Complex, Sports Complex, Residential and Agricultural Areas, 16 Colleges, Guesthouses and many more...

And its conducive for study kasi napakalamig sa MSU at Marawi (2,300 feet above sea level) always may FOG...

In fact, maraming areas sa MSU designated as future sites of new commercial areas as well as industrial and residential areas!

for Photos, just visit lang ang www.msumain.edu.ph

Fahdingding

August 31st, 2009, 04:49 PM

yeah wide talaga yang MSU main pero ngayon ko lang nalaman na pinakamalaki pala yan sa buong Pinsa...:cheers:

Tumpak! :bash:

Fahdingding

August 31st, 2009, 04:52 PM

kelan kaya magkaroon ng MSU campus sa CARAGA? hehehe wala lang....

based sa UNIQUE Mandate ng MSU, Honestly, baka hindi na magkakaroon ng MSU sa CARAGA!

PEACE... :bash:

Fahdingding

August 31st, 2009, 04:53 PM

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earlat

August 31st, 2009, 05:22 PM

Red Trellis Seafood Garden, Lagao’s newest dining trophy!

Trellis - (noun) a garden structure of open latticework that supports climbing plants or vines.

Tiongson Street in Barangay Lagao, General Santos City continues to strengthen its status as the city’s most exciting specialty-restaurant strip as another diner opened recently farther up on the Kanan (right) end of the road, at the corner of Calina Street

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The Red Trellis Seafood Garden Sign

This is the Red Trellis Seafood Garden owned and managed by the husband-and-wife tandem of George and Joni Sandoval. The property on which it stands is the old lawn beside the ancestral house of Rue Ramas which they leased from her and transformed into a Japanese-inspired garden, amidst decade-old acacias.

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The Oriental arch entrance into the Red Trellis Seafood Garden.

For authenticity, the couple had a mini-pond with a wooden bridge installed in the center of the garden.

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Red Trellis’ red wooden bridge on the left side of this picture while on the background is a Japanese arch serving as the garden’s main entrance overlooking out into Tiongson Street. This was shot from inside the compound.

In keeping up to its name, the place is now bordered by red-roofed trellises, where diners can eat underneath in wooden tables or al fresco in the center area.

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One of the dining areas under a roofed Red Trellis adorned with festive bales of light-colored cloth and illuminated by neo-classical Japanese lanterns.

Red Trellis serves mostly Asian Fusion cuisine but as George said, that they would like to be known for the fresh crab and prawns dishes in their menu. The two times that Bariles was there, he went for the Red Trellis exclusive, the “Crabs in Coconut Milk“, a spicy Indonesian-inspired concoction (minus the curry) which he swears could make Red Trellis very, very famous soon.

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Red Trellis’ Crab in Coconut Milk. P80 per 100 grams.

Bathed in a thick yellow-orange sauce made up of small slices of long green pepper, aligue (crab fat), fresh coco milk and secret spices from the Red Trellis Bicolano cook, the crab meat was as tender and as succulent as it can be and it had Bariles and his photographer Marz licking the the sweetish-and-sourish mixture from their fingers.

Upon finding out that Red Trellis’ cook hails from Bicol, Bariles asked for “Taro Leaves in coco milk” or simply “Laing”. It came in a heapful but was so spicingly delicious with just the right number of pork cuts for the guilt trip that Bariles almost forgot about the crabs, and amazingly finished off half the plate.

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Taro Leaves in Coconut Milk, or Laing, a Bicol Specialty from Red Trellis’ Bicolano cook. P90 per serving.

Then came the Grilled Prawns with Lemon Sauce. Split in the middle looking like butterflies, the prawns’ meat were chewy and at first, Bariles felt it needed more salt. When dipped into the Lemon Sauce however, he found that it made a perfect pair.

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Grilled Prawns with Lemon Sauce. P150 per serving.

On Bariles’ next visit with another set of friends, he ordered Sweet Chili Crabs which tasted as good as it looked below.

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Red Trellis’ Sweet Chili Crabs. Mouth-watering, isn’t it? P80 per 100 grams.

A group of his friends from another table ordered Sweet Chili Prawns. It looked so yummylicious that he took a picture of it first before they consumed it.

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Red Trellis’ Sweet Chili Shrimps. P80 per 100 grams.

Other than these, Red Trellis Seafood Garden also offers Adobong Pusit, Grilled Squid and Calamares at P90 per serving. For fish lovers, they have a choice of Tilapia and Pompano.

For those who likes Laing as much as Bariles does, why not try the hotter and spicier Bicol Express (mixed veggies) at P90?

And yes, for rice, take a pick between their Black Rice and Hainanese Rice at P20 per serving. (Bariles says Black Rice is a major win!)

As Bariles sees it, the food won’t be the only reason which will make patrons come back again and again. The establishment’s open-air garden setting and its oriental decors and fixtures which seamlessly blend into the existing flora of the Ramas’ old lawn will be another factor.

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The serene Japanese-lawn setting of Trellis Seafood Garden.

Through the help of Rue Ramas herself, every part of the restaurant was carefully thought out making sure that the existing plants and trees contribute well to the restaurant’s theme and design.

And oh, the owners would like to point out that the whole area was designed to be handicapped-friendly, so people in wheelchairs can easily navigate their way inside and around the compound. Now, isn’t that even more commendable?

Red Trellis Seafood Garden is open from 11am to 12 midnight so people can stay on after dinner and wash off all that rich food with coffee or ice cold San Mig Light. Red Trellis can be reached by dialing 301-CRAB. It is located right across the new IBED building of the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University at the back portion of their Lagao Campus.

:banana::banana: Magiging Food tripper's paradise na talaga ang Gensan.. Perhaps we can bank on these restaurants to boost our image as a tourist destination.. Galing! :D

earlat

August 31st, 2009, 06:44 PM

Kailangan talaga dapat ng major facelift ang TOURISM Industry ng GENSAN...

If I were a tourist, tanungin ko kau? saan magandang tourism destination sa GENSAN? :ohno:

^^:lol: Well kung ako ang tourist, I'll look for skyscrapercity and check for cool and interesting sites sa Gensan.. hahahaha:lol:

Fahdingding

September 1st, 2009, 03:01 AM

^^:lol: Well kung ako ang tourist, I'll look for skyscrapercity and check for cool and interesting sites sa Gensan.. hahahaha:lol:

:okay::okay::okay:

njdhodz

September 1st, 2009, 03:06 AM

^^saan po na MSU ang binabangit ninyo na malaki talaga?

Fahdingding

September 1st, 2009, 03:14 AM

^^saan po na MSU ang binabangit ninyo na malaki talaga?

MSU - Main CAmpus in Marawi City pinakamalaking MSU about 1000 hectares...

second lang ang MSU GENSAN about 1/4 the size of the main campus...

dhodznjay

September 1st, 2009, 03:35 AM

hahayssss..sarap ng shrimp.......

earlat

September 1st, 2009, 03:59 AM

:lol:hahayssss..sarap ng shrimp.......

^^ as in..

Fahdingding

September 1st, 2009, 05:02 AM

^^saan po na MSU ang binabangit ninyo na malaki talaga?

As in Lami jud xa, dha mi nag dinner the other day... atubagan lang jud sa NDDU - IBED sa LAgao.

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buenos-Diaz

September 1st, 2009, 05:32 AM

As in Lami jud xa, dha mi nag dinner the other day... atubagan lang jud sa NDDU - IBED sa LAgao.

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^^i remember this place when i was there grabe sana makabalik lng me ulit jan...so nice na ba ung water system jan?

Fahdingding

September 1st, 2009, 05:40 AM

^^i remember this place when i was there grabe sana makabalik lng me ulit jan...so nice na ba ung water system jan?

OK naman!

buenos-Diaz

September 1st, 2009, 06:40 AM

OK naman!

ahh okie so musta mga housing jan dami n ba?

regjeex

September 1st, 2009, 06:59 AM

by looking at the crabs posted by fahdingding, gimingaw na nuon ko sa "Grab a Crab" man cguro to... hehehe diha mi sa akong gf nag adto... lami ang ilang fud... hehehe yum yum... naay resto diha sa gensan nga among gi adto-an nga nice ang concept ba... i forgot the name... didto mi nag kanta kanta sa akong gf... nice ang place....

earlat

September 1st, 2009, 08:09 AM

Fahdingding

September 1st, 2009, 12:44 PM

ahh okie so musta mga housing jan dami n ba?

Recently, maraming high - end pumapasok sa GENSAN...

Una yung La Cassandra Subdivision sa Apopong ba o Sinawal na? owned by Richmond Land subsidiary ng RD Group of Companies (pinakamalaking Company sa Region 12)

Next yung Camella Homes by Vista Land sa may San Isidro owned by Senator Manny Villar...

Ang Pinakalatest ay yung Colinas Verdes sa LAGAO owned by the Sta. Lucia Realty...

balita ko may 200 hectare property na rin ang FILINVEST sa TAMBLER...

Fahdingding

September 1st, 2009, 12:47 PM

^^ So bisan asa ka sa Gensan dghan na ka makaon.. From the CBD to the outskirts.. hehehe :D

Pero ang food center sa GENSAN ay ang South Osmeña Street sa Barangay South ug sa Barangay Lagao along J. Catolico Avenue after ROB...

Fahdingding

September 1st, 2009, 12:52 PM

m1k3

September 2nd, 2009, 02:17 PM

Pero ang food center sa GENSAN ay ang South Osmeña Street sa Barangay South ug sa Barangay Lagao along J. Catolico Avenue after ROB...

Tiongson arcade sa tiongson st. sa lagao. naa pod sa aparente st. sa city heights nanaghan na.

earlat

September 2nd, 2009, 07:21 PM

Tiongson arcade sa tiongson st. sa lagao. naa pod sa aparente st. sa city heights nanaghan na.

^^ I'm from City Heights, so that would be exciting kung daghan na ang food establishments didto... By the way, unsa na latest sa 2nd building ni Manny Pacquiao sa Aparente St? :)

Fahdingding

September 3rd, 2009, 02:41 AM

Tiongson arcade sa tiongson st. sa lagao. naa pod sa aparente st. sa city heights nanaghan na.

Possible ang Aparente st. maging next business hub sa GENSAN...

According sa mga balita, mag tindog daw ug traffic light system along Aparente St. and National Highway junction...

Fahdingding

September 3rd, 2009, 02:43 AM

^^ I'm from City Heights, so that would be exciting kung daghan na ang food establishments didto... By the way, unsa na latest sa 2nd building ni Manny Pacquiao sa Aparente St? :)

LAt asa d i ka karon? mura man ka ug WAKWAK ui, kadlawaon na mag post! :lol:

taga - heights pod di ka! wa pa ko nakalaag sa heights lately pero finishing phase na man ata ang 2nd bldg. ni pakyaw! :banana:

Fahdingding

September 3rd, 2009, 02:47 AM

JETHER OLIVA: Gensan’s New Warrior

GENERAL SANTOS -- It's no wonder they call it the City of the Generals… the city is generally beautiful, peaceful and progressive… General Santos City.

I consider it my second home. It is the birthplace of my wife Goody and every time I come to visit, I would not want to leave. The people are friendly, warm and very accommodating. Life with the Generals is laid back, easy and stress-free.

We are in the thick of preparation for the first joint promotion between Gerry Pens Promotions and JM Boxing Gym of JC Boy Mananquil dubbed as “Battle of the Undefeated” with Jether Oliva of General Santos City vs Paithong Muangsima of Thailand as the main event which will be held on September 3, 2009 at Polomolok Gym, Polomolok South Cotabato. The fight is made possible through the invitation and sponsorship of Mayor Isidro Lumayag of Polomolok. The fight is scheduled to start at 6pm.

Ang “Battle of the Undefeated” ay isang non-title na laban ng dalawang manlalarong sina Jether Oliva ng Pilipinas na may 14-0 win-loss card at Paithong Muangsima ng Thailand na may 9-0 win-loss card. Masasaksihan din sa nasabing labanan ang mga undercards na may impresibo at may potensyal na tanghaling world champions balang araw. Ang mga manonood ay nahaharap sa magandang laban dahil inaasahan na hindi magpapatalo ang dalawang boksingero sapagkat ayaw ng mga ito na masira ang kanilang malinis na fight record. Ang 14-0 card ni Oliva ay kanyang itinataya sa labang ito laban kay Paithong na wala ring talo.

“Expect a good match up because my boy is in top-shape and he promised to knock out Oliva,” ayon sa trainer ng Thai boxer na si Win Panyaparichot. Inaasahang manonood ng laban ang mga boxing enthusiasts sa rehiyon ng Sarangani-General Santos-South Cotabato at inaabangan din ang pagdalo ni Kosuke Washio, ang aking kaibigang Japanese Businessman na isa ring tumatangkilik sa larong boxing.

On different note, I would like to extend my condolences to my long time friend and mentor, Freddie Roach for the passing of his brother. It’s sad to see a friend grieving but rest assured your friends are always here to cheer you up during your saddest times.

It pains me to read the emerging news in the Pacman camp regarding the supposed rift between Freddie Roach and Manny’s agent Michael Koncz. News like this cannot help Manny’s campaign against Cotto and with his fight coming soon, it's better that his men’s energies be focused on getting an impressive win against the foreign opponent. Nevertheless, I am still hopeful that everything will turn out just fine and all misunderstandings threshed out and settled. After all, we only have one goal.. to give Philippines and our Filipino boxers victory inside the ring..

Boxing friends.. watch out for more boxing news, comments and tidbits. Ito po si Gerry Penalosa.. nagpupugay sa boxing community sa buong mundo.

Fahdingding

September 3rd, 2009, 02:50 AM

Kini Gikan Mismo sa Cityhall through Mayor Acharon's Official E- Mail

Re: Status of the Proposed Eco - Tourism Project of Manny Pacquiao...

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 1:20 AM

From: "CMO GSC" <cmo@gensantos.gov.ph>

To: "Fahd Marohombsar " <fahdmeyadear@yahoo.com>

Reply:

Dear Mr. Fahdingding:

Thank you for your interest in the development of the City.

As to date, the proponent has not yet submitted the basic requirements or necessary documents requested from them since June 2009. We already made a follow up but no documents received yet.

However, discussions with the city and the representatives of the proponent have been made as to this project.

Thank you.

My Query:

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Fahd Marohombsar <fahdmeyadear@yahoo.com> wrote:
Magandang Gensan,

I would like to ask sir about the status of the proposed Eco - Tourism Project of Manny Pacquiao in the Sangguniang Panglungsod.

Wala pa po ba na - approve yung project?

Fahdingding

njdhodz

September 3rd, 2009, 03:13 AM

^^kaya pala di makausad ung project ni manny... di rin cla ng coordinate.. hahai:bash::bash:

Fahdingding

September 3rd, 2009, 03:18 AM

^^kaya pala di makausad ung project ni manny... di rin cla ng coordinate.. hahai:bash::bash:

May pagkukulang din yung MPHDC company ni Pacquiao! Dapat isubmit na nila yung mga kelangang mga documents para maka usad na 'to...

qwert_guy

September 3rd, 2009, 03:22 AM

^^busy pa kasi ang team ni manny sa shooting ng pelikula...:lol:

njdhodz

September 3rd, 2009, 03:26 AM

^^ngeh.. kung ganyan gagawin nila ehh cno pa maniniwala sa kanya ehh tatakbo pa naman cya sa pagka congressman sa sarangani.. hahai

Fahdingding

September 3rd, 2009, 03:33 AM

^^busy pa kasi ang team ni manny sa shooting ng pelikula...:lol:

kaya nga nanjan yung COMPANY niya na Manny Pacquiao Height Development Corporation to take care of the project! di naman kailangan si Manny jan eh! bahala na yung mga business associates nya jan!

buenos-Diaz

September 3rd, 2009, 09:01 AM

^^ngeh.. kung ganyan gagawin nila ehh cno pa maniniwala sa kanya ehh tatakbo pa naman cya sa pagka congressman sa sarangani.. hahai

^^ayy mukhang pakita lng ata nina Manny pacman and si Gloria ung projects kunno...baka nman na subrahan lng sila sa kakashooting stars ng pelikula maybe naman in the end mayrun projects or maybe may humharang we cant tel..but for me im sure may kinalaman to ung malakanyang...im sure kung saan malapit na ung election saka lalabas yan or maybe nag change ng venue ung porposal na big projects ni Manny:nuts:

Fahdingding

September 3rd, 2009, 10:40 AM

^^saan po na MSU ang binabangit ninyo na malaki talaga?

http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz52/fmdear/MSU-GENSAN.jpg
MIndanao State University - General Santos City

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MIndanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

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Mindanao State University - Main Campus, Marawi City

earlat

September 3rd, 2009, 12:38 PM

LAt asa d i ka karon? mura man ka ug WAKWAK ui, kadlawaon na mag post! :lol:

taga - heights pod di ka! wa pa ko nakalaag sa heights lately pero finishing phase na man ata ang 2nd bldg. ni pakyaw! :banana:

^^ Actually, I'm now in Cebu. I usually post at night coz I'm awake at that time. Nocturnal being man gud ko. hehehe :D :lol:

earlat

September 3rd, 2009, 12:57 PM

Possible ang Aparente st. maging next business hub sa GENSAN...

According sa mga balita, mag tindog daw ug traffic light system along Aparente St. and National Highway junction...

^^ As in?? Maayo para ang flow sa traffic kay organized na.. How about any overpass?? Coz roads in Gensan are really wide.. Hadlok mutabok sa dalan.. especially sa National Highway.. :D

regjeex

September 3rd, 2009, 01:08 PM

Cge lang antayin nalang natin... wag lang tayo masyadong atat.. lilitaw din yan ay... hindi basta basta mag tayo ng eco eco.. hehehe kaya cool lang kayo jan mga igan... darating din tayo jan... hehehe

regjeex

September 3rd, 2009, 01:10 PM

3 lang ba ang campuses ng MSU?

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MIndanao State University - General Santos City

http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz52/fmdear/MSU-IIT-1.jpg
MIndanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

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Mindanao State University - Main Campus, Marawi City

bloodyred

September 3rd, 2009, 01:32 PM

kelan kaya magkaroon ng MSU campus sa CARAGA? hehehe wala lang....
based sa UNIQUE Mandate ng MSU, Honestly, baka hindi na magkakaroon ng MSU sa CARAGA!
PEACE... :bash:

What unique mandate are you talking about? One of MSU's mission is to facilitate the integration of the cultural minority groups into the mainstream national community. And CARAGA has a handful of these minorities, so I don't see any reason for MSU not to put up a campus there.:)

bloodyred

September 3rd, 2009, 01:36 PM

3 lang ba ang campuses ng MSU?
Aside from the Marawi campus, there are six other autonomous campuses of MSU in strategic locations throughout Mindanao: MSU IIT, MSU General Santos, MSU Sulu, MSU Maguindanao, MSU Naawan and MSU Tawi-Tawi. Hindi pa kasali ang component colleges nito gaya ng LNCAT in Marawi and Maigo School of Arts and Trades in Maigo, Lanao del Norte.

Fahdingding

September 3rd, 2009, 01:40 PM

^^ As in?? Maayo para ang flow sa traffic kay organized na.. How about any overpass?? Coz roads in Gensan are really wide.. Hadlok mutabok sa dalan.. especially sa National Highway.. :D

Based sa mga older post sa gensantos.com, 3 ka additional traffic light systems ang itukod soon sa GENSAN:

1. Makar Crossing
2. J. Catolico/Bula - Lagao Road Junction sa may Robinson's
3. National Highway/Aparente St. Junction sa harap ng NDDU... :banana:

all these in 2010 perhaps!

regjeex

September 3rd, 2009, 01:41 PM

thanks bloodyredhot.... hehehe there's posibility na mag karoon ng MSU san man sulok ng Mindanao...

Fahdingding

September 3rd, 2009, 01:42 PM

3 lang ba ang campuses ng MSU?

marami pa meron sa Sulu, Tawi - tawi, maguindanao etc...

Fahdingding

September 3rd, 2009, 01:43 PM

What unique mandate are you talking about? One of MSU's mission is to facilitate the integration of the cultural minority groups into the mainstream national community. And CARAGA has a handful of these minorities, so I don't see any reason for MSU not to put a campus there.:)

Relax BRO! If that's the case! Possible yan...

earlat

September 3rd, 2009, 01:53 PM

Based sa mga older post sa gensantos.com, 3 ka additional traffic light systems ang itukod soon sa GENSAN:

1. Makar Crossing
2. J. Catolico/Bula - Lagao Road Junction sa may Robinson's
3. National Highway/Aparente St. Junction sa harap ng NDDU... :banana:

all these in 2010 perhaps!

Ok ni cya... Para di na magkagubot ang mga sakyanan.. :lol:

mercurious guy_21

September 3rd, 2009, 05:27 PM

hi guys magkano ba pamasahe from tacurong city to cagayan de oro at ilan hrs ang trip?
i mean sa non stop na aircon ... thanksssssssssss

Fahdingding

September 4th, 2009, 02:57 AM

thanks bloodyredhot.... hehehe there's posibility na mag karoon ng MSU san man sulok ng Mindanao...

Maganda talaga if magkakaroon ng MSU jan sa CARAGA to accommodate yung mga cultural minorities natin jan! :banana:

Fahdingding

September 4th, 2009, 03:02 AM

P284 million set aside for tuna sustainability projects

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- A multi-million peso fund is now available for short-term projects designed to further sustain the country's tuna industry, a top Department of Agriculture official said.

Agriculture Assistant Secretary Clayton A. Olalia said the National Government has acquired funds amounting to at least $5.81 million (approximately P284 million at today's exchange rates) for the improvement of the tuna fishing sector.

"[We got it because of] government's active involvement in the Coral Triangle Initiative," he told the recently concluded 11th National Tuna Congress here.

The initiative is a regional cooperation of six countries bordering the Coral Triangle namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste and Solomon Islands.

Touted as the "Amazon of the Seas," the Coral Triangle serves as the spawning and juvenile growth areas for tuna species and about 3,000 other fish varieties. It has three-fourths of all known coral species and composes 53 percent of the world's coral reefs.

Olalia said the foreign funds for four projects were sourced from the World Bank's Global Environment Facility and the Australian Center for International Agriculture Research.

One project involves the West Pacific East Asia Oceanic Fisheries Management project that shall be undertaken with Indonesia and Vietnam for three years.

The fund will also cover the "Tuna Fisheries Research and Management Program in the Philippines" project in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology for three years.

It will also include the preliminary assessment of the hand-line fisheries in the country lasting two years.

The fourth is the "Sulu-Celebes Sea Sustainable Fisheries Management Project" with focus on pelagic species that will run for four years.

Olalia vowed that the Agriculture department, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic resources, "will continue to find ways to achieve a sustainable, productive and profitable tuna industry."

Marfenio Y. Tan, president of the Socsksargen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries, Inc., said the lingering global financial crisis has failed to dampen the performance of the local tuna industry particularly the canning sector, the industry's top dollar earner.

"In general, the global [financial] crisis did not create much impact to the canned tuna production sector," he said.

Six of the country's tuna canning plants are based in this city, the "Tuna Capital of the Philippines."
Total tuna landing in the city averages 400,000 metric tons a year and generates $280 million in export revenues, industry figures showed.

An estimated 120,000 people here and in the neighboring areas are dependent on the tuna industry, industry leaders said.

Fahdingding

September 4th, 2009, 03:29 AM

Savemore stores eye Mindanao for expansion

by Prix D. Banzon

Davao City (4 September) -- With 18 Savemore stores already operating around the Philippines there are plans for expansion in key cities of Mindanao.

But Supervalue Inc. (SM Supermarket) ads and promo manager Marlowe Singson at Marco Polo Davao's Club 888 Forum on Wednesday did not give details saying that negotiations are ongoing.

She said the South is part of the plan and at the rate it is going 7 stores were opened in 2008 and another 7 or 8 stores within the year and more will be coming.

Total number of stores to date is at 44 with 26 SM Supermarkets and 18 Savemore Stores. 13 of the stores are in Manila and other parts of Luzon while 3 in Cebu and 2 in Iloilo.

She said Savemore Stores is a stand alone full service supermarket owned and operated by SM Supermarket.

The store brings in convenient shopping experience closer to home because aside from buying their basic needs they can also do bills payment or even send their remittances from there in its customer service counters, she said.

SM Supermarket in Mindanao are now present in Davao City and Cagayan de Oro City although there are plans for expansion also of the SM Malls for another complex in Davao City and in General Santos City.

Davao City Councilor Peter Lavina, council committee chair on trade and commerce said Davao City remains bullish on businesses more particularly on real property projects.

He said they saw the coming of big businesses for the next two years and among them is SM's expansion project in Davao City towards north. (PIA) [top]

-PIA

Fahdingding

September 4th, 2009, 05:36 AM

Day tours seen the way to go for Mindanao

DAVAO CITY — The regional office here of the Department of Tourism will be promoting day tours for visitors interested in remote natural attractions despite the sometimes poor peace-and-order image the whole of Mindanao has.

Sonia V. Garcia, Tourism regional director, said the idea is patterned after the so-called day tours offered by Malaysian and Indonesian tour agencies, when terror attacks attributed to the Jemaah Islamiyah crippled the two countries’ tourism sectors for a time.

"[Avoid staying] overnight, but you can go with the day tour," Ms. Garcia said.

"We should consider that if there’s security concern. We work with what we have," she added.

While Mindanao has found a niche as an eco-tourism destination, there are packages ideal for tourists who come to experience the rich tribal culture.

Mindanao’s niche as an eco-tourism area seemed to be affirmed by the rise in committed investments listed at the Board of Investments and the National Economic Research and Business Assistance Center (Nerbac) in the Davao Region.

Gil M. Dureza, board chief for western, southern and central Mindanao, said recent investments in the Davao Region are mostly on adventure-related facilities supporting such activities as spelunking, scuba-diving, rappelling, and mountain climbing.

Ruben A. Neri, president of the Davao Association of Tour Operators, said day tours are especially suited to promote Lake Sebu in South Cotabato, some areas in General Santos City and Sarangani, as well as Lake Agco in Mt. Apo that straddles Davao City and North Cotabato.

He said his travel agency, Surelite Travel and Tours, is already offering day tour packages to Lake Agco and Lake Sebu, which are very popular with foreign tourists, particularly Japanese and Europeans. The package is inclusive of transportation, trips to cultural and weaving villages for Lake Sebu and a dip in the hot springs and mud bath at Mainit Falls in Mt. Apo.

Tourists leave Davao City at 6 a.m. and are expected back by 5 p.m. on these tours.

"Sometimes they ask us, ’how far is the war zone?’ and we tell them, ’it’s very far from where we are going’," Mr. Neri said.

"Their experience is very different from what they have been hearing on the news," he said.

Though she failed to provide actual figures, Ms. Garcia said tourist arrivals actually increased in Mindanao by a tenth because of the government’s and private sector’s island-to-highland marketing campaign targeting adventurous tourists.

Official data show that 655,651 tourists visited the region last year, up two percent from the previous year.

However, the number for foreign visitors — who generally account for about 10% of the region’s total — declined, prompting tourism businesses to focus their marketing campaigns on the domestic market.

The top five sources of foreign tourists for the Davao Region since 1992 have been the US, Japan, Korea, China and Australia, local official tourism statistics show.

Foreigners spend an average of P4,000 daily and stay an average of 3.5 days, the same data show.

BusinessWorld

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Some areas lang ng GENSAN? :ohno: Pangit kasi ang GENSAN! Joke :lol:

Fahdingding

September 4th, 2009, 05:38 AM

Philippines gears for WiMax invasion
By Computerworld Philippines Staff
September 3, 2009

Top telecommunication companies and IT firms in the Philippines are laying out plans to prepare the country for the widespread deployment of WiMax technology, which outdistances WiFi by up to 40 to 50 kilometers in range.

Tech executives from telco giants Globe Telecoms and Smart Communications, as well from IT companies Intel, Acer, Dell and Lenovo, made the announcement in a recent IT forum with CyberPress, also known as IT Journalists Association of the Philippines (ITJAP). It is the first IT press club established in South East Asia (SEA) in mid-1996; and remains to be the only IT media organization in the Philippines.

WiMax, which stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a broadband wireless technology that provides high-speed data and telecommunication services. Backers describe it as a robust vehicle for the wireless transmission of text, audio, and video over the Internet.

According to Intel Philippines business development manager Carlo Subido, WiMax chips are slowly being integrated by the world’s top PC markets. He claimed Intel now has the products to support WiMax connectivity and is coordinating efforts with partner hardware vendors for WiMax’s smooth and widespread launch in the Philippines.

Meanwhile, Globe Telecom demand management and capacity planning head Bong Gonzales, said the company would make WiMax available in most parts of the Philippines by end of 2009.

Yet Gonzales did not reveal the specific schedules for the rollouts but listed the areas where the service would be available. And these are: Metro Manila, Rizal, Benguet, Nueva Ejica, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Southern Luzon, Bataan, Cebu province, Bohol, Iloilo, Leyte, Guimaras, Capiz, Negros island, Cagayan de Oro, Compostela Valley, the Agusan provinces, Lanao,Surigao, Cotobato, and General Santos City.

Similarly, Smart Communications public affairs head Ramon Isberto shared that the operator would support all forms of Internet connectivity as long as it will benefit their subscribers.

Isberto reported Smart has been working on its own deployment of WiMax technology in the country which will complement its HSPA (high speed packet access) upgrade.

However, on the PC makers’ side, Lenovo Philippines country manager Vicky Agorilla said a number of their mobile units already support WiMax. She said Lenovo would be ready to meet any surge in market demand for computers once WiMax becomes more widely available throughout the country.

Acer Philippines marketing manager Agnes Espino told reporters that they would soon introduce into the Philippines its own set of WiMax-enabled products. She explained that even now, Acer has been manufacturing from abroad various hardware that are WiMax-capable.

Intel claimed WiMax is the first 4G solution available today that meets the pent-up demand for the high-speed wireless Internet. The technology is now deployed in 139 countries covering at least 430 million people.

Commission on ICT (CICT) chairman Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua recently commented that the rollout of WiMax in the Philippines will certainly boost broadband penetration in the country and help government reach its vision of Universal Internet access for all Filipinos. – Tom S. Noda

earlat

September 4th, 2009, 10:41 PM

Ano na po ang latest sa Tuna Festival??? I've heard na there's a problem daw sa Tuna industry jan.. Could someone shed light on this.. :ohno:

Fahdingding

September 5th, 2009, 02:10 AM

Ano na po ang latest sa Tuna Festival??? I've heard na there's a problem daw sa Tuna industry jan.. Could someone shed light on this.. :ohno:

Yah, That's true... Daghan factors like yung global financial crisis, depleting resources of tuna in the philippines, increase in the cost of production, unfavorable tariffs abroad and restiction to fish in foreign sea waters...

Kaya ito yung pinagusapan sa 11th TUNA CONGRESS to address the problem! kaya kelangan talaga ng support ng NATIONAL GOVERNMENT kasi Billion peso industry 'to sa BANSA at 60% ng economy ng GENSAN ay nakadepende dito! :ohno:

Fahdingding

September 5th, 2009, 02:13 AM

Latest sa TUNA FEST? unya na hapon ang float parade 3pm... Sayang wala ko DIGICAM! :ohno:

Ghapon kay officially giopen ang GSC Park ug naa pod ang VIVA Hotbabes ug KAMIKAZEE sa Oval Plaza... :bash:

Fahdingding

September 5th, 2009, 02:40 AM

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The conduct of the feasibility study for the formulation of a strategic railway development plan for Mindanao will be finished within this year, this was the information relayed by Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Usec. Guiling Mamondiong.

During the Regional Development Council (RDC)’s 129th meeting at the Liga City Convention Center recently, the DOTC presented its strategic Railway Development Plan for Mindanao, pre-feasibility studies and technical assessments for the different railways section which is targeted for completion the 3rd quarter of this year.

According to the initial strategic railway development plan for Mindanao, the project aims to connect urban centers and provincial capitals in Mindanao such as Zamboanga, Pagadian, Dipolog, Iligan, Cagayan de Oro, Marawi, Cotabato and Davao cities.

Three private consultancy firms—the TCGI Engineering, DMI Management Engineering and Woodfields Incorporated were named and tasked to conduct the study for the Mindanao Railway System (MRS) within five months.

At present, only the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor has finished its full-scale feasibility study while that of the Cagayan de Oro-Davao-General Santos line is ongoing and that of Iligan-Zamboanga City line is still in the technical assessment level.

When realized, travel time in the 145-kilometer Iligan-Cagayan de Oro route will be shortened by 15-20 minutes in contrast to the present three-hour travel time by bus.

During the RDC meeting, the MRS was considered a priority project as members felt the need to have a fast, efficient and cost effective integrated public transport system for Mindanao.

Last January, several Mindanao lawmakers recommended to President Gloria Arroyo the funding for the construction of the MRS.
The congressmen, led by Speaker Prospero Nograles have been pushing for the MRS project for the island’s accelerated growth and development.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/mindanao-railway-study-done-december-dotc)

:banana::banana:

NICE Sana Matuloy...:banana:

m1k3

September 6th, 2009, 04:17 AM

m1k3

September 6th, 2009, 04:20 AM

m1k3

September 6th, 2009, 04:25 AM

kaya nga nanjan yung COMPANY niya na Manny Pacquiao Height Development Corporation to take care of the project! di naman kailangan si Manny jan eh! bahala na yung mga business associates nya jan!

naa siya bago under construction nga gym sa tambler atbang sa philbest.

blue++

September 6th, 2009, 04:27 AM

(UPDATE 3) Two dead in SuperFerry 9 accident

Rescue operations ongoing

MANILA – Two people were killed while three were injured after a passenger ship listed to its right side off the west coast of Zamboanga Peninsula early Sunday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported.

The SuperFerry 9 was carrying 847 passengers and 117 crew members, stated Jess Supan, vice-president for Safety and Security of SuperFerry.

Supan told radio dzMM that 155 passengers have already been transferred to onsite rescue vessel MV Myriad and MV Ocean Integrity.

Ricky Velasco of dzMM, in addition, reported that only 50 people have been left inside the SuperFerry 9.

The Philippine Navy and PCG in Zamboanga City have also dispatched their vessels while the Philippine Air Force sent its aircraft.

The SuperFerry 9 left General Santos City at 8:45 am on Saturday bound for Iloilo.

The ship’s captain, Jose G. Yap, told the passengers to abandon the ship at around 2 a.m. The captain did this as a precautionary measure after the vessel titled to the right.

The ship was tilted at around 35 degrees and not 45 degrees as earlier reported by a passenger.

Velasco, who was reporting from the PCG headquarters, noted that the ship is already inclined by more or less 50 percent as of posting.

He added that the portion where the SuperFerry 9 is inclined is about 4,500 ft. deep based on a nautical map.

Supan, meantime, said there is a good chance all those on board the ferry will be rescued. All passengers have been given life vests and are reportedly safe. He added that the sea was calm.

Cause unknown

Supan noted that he does not know why the ship tilted, adding that an investigation will be conducted thereafter.

Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo, commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard, said in a separate interview with dzMM that the weather was good when the ship left General Santos City.

He declined to speculate what caused the ship to tilt.

Meanwhile, PCG spokesman Lt. Armand Balilo said another ship will be dispatched to conduct oil spill response operations in case oil spills from the vessel.

Roused from their sleep

Alvin Desta, one of the passengers, called dzMM and reported that the captain of the SuperFerry 9 had already ordered everyone on board to abandon ship.

A crew of 28 people of Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. and its art department staff were on board the ship.

Desta, an employee of Star Cinema, said many of the passengers were roused from their sleep after they felt the ship tilt.

Tess Fuentes, operations director of Star Cinema, said the crew came from a shooting in General Santos City. The Star Cinema crew brought with them equipment, vehicles and costumes.

Fuentes said she received a call at 3 a.m. saying that all of the passengers had already been given life jackets.

as of 09/06/2009 9:41 AM

Source: ABS CBN News
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/09/05/09/ferry-star-cinema-crew-distress

m1k3

September 6th, 2009, 04:29 AM

hi guys magkano ba pamasahe from tacurong city to cagayan de oro at ilan hrs ang trip?
i mean sa non stop na aircon ... thanksssssssssss

murag wala may direct trip tacurong to cdo. muagi siguro kag north cotabato - bukidnon..

m1k3

September 6th, 2009, 04:30 AM

Ano na po ang latest sa Tuna Festival??? I've heard na there's a problem daw sa Tuna industry jan.. Could someone shed light on this.. :ohno:

hapit na daw mahurot ang big eye og yellow fin tuna mao naa sila conservation gipatupad nga bawal ang fad fishing august to september pero sa high seas lang.

m1k3

September 6th, 2009, 04:33 AM

mao ra ni akong nakuha nga pic gahapon sa downtown..

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bongskie09

September 6th, 2009, 06:03 AM

(UPDATE 3) Two dead in SuperFerry 9 accident

Rescue operations ongoing

MANILA – Two people were killed while three were injured after a passenger ship listed to its right side off the west coast of Zamboanga Peninsula early Sunday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported.

The SuperFerry 9 was carrying 847 passengers and 117 crew members, stated Jess Supan, vice-president for Safety and Security of SuperFerry.

Supan told radio dzMM that 155 passengers have already been transferred to onsite rescue vessel MV Myriad and MV Ocean Integrity.

Ricky Velasco of dzMM, in addition, reported that only 50 people have been left inside the SuperFerry 9.

The Philippine Navy and PCG in Zamboanga City have also dispatched their vessels while the Philippine Air Force sent its aircraft.

The SuperFerry 9 left General Santos City at 8:45 am on Saturday bound for Iloilo.

The ship’s captain, Jose G. Yap, told the passengers to abandon the ship at around 2 a.m. The captain did this as a precautionary measure after the vessel titled to the right.

The ship was tilted at around 35 degrees and not 45 degrees as earlier reported by a passenger.

Velasco, who was reporting from the PCG headquarters, noted that the ship is already inclined by more or less 50 percent as of posting.

He added that the portion where the SuperFerry 9 is inclined is about 4,500 ft. deep based on a nautical map.

Supan, meantime, said there is a good chance all those on board the ferry will be rescued. All passengers have been given life vests and are reportedly safe. He added that the sea was calm.

Cause unknown

Supan noted that he does not know why the ship tilted, adding that an investigation will be conducted thereafter.

Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo, commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard, said in a separate interview with dzMM that the weather was good when the ship left General Santos City.

He declined to speculate what caused the ship to tilt.

Meanwhile, PCG spokesman Lt. Armand Balilo said another ship will be dispatched to conduct oil spill response operations in case oil spills from the vessel.

as of 09/06/2009 9:41 AM

Source: ABS CBN News
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/09/05/09/ferry-star-cinema-crew-distress

This is the second time of the same kind of incident has happened to a Superferry vessel. If my memory serves me right, around 2000-2001 SF8 (now SF19) also precariously listed by several degrees while en route from Zamboanga to Iloilo City.

The ship's ballast might not be properly aligned or the container vans might also not have been loaded and distributed properly along its cargo hold that added to the ship's instability.

Fahdingding

September 6th, 2009, 06:28 AM

kadungog pod ko ana. og unta sa nat'l. highway-leon llido junction pod..

One Step at a time! darating tau jan! dapat yung sa may collado din at roxas at pendatun...

Fahdingding

September 6th, 2009, 06:30 AM

Fahdingding

September 6th, 2009, 06:35 AM

murag wala may direct trip tacurong to cdo. muagi siguro kag north cotabato - bukidnon..

I don't know if naa direct trip from tacurong - cdo non - stop! pero naa tacurong - cdo and vice versa courtesy of RURAL Transit...

Don't know lang the fare... :bash:

Fahdingding

September 6th, 2009, 06:39 AM

hapit na daw mahurot ang big eye og yellow fin tuna mao naa sila conservation gipatupad nga bawal ang fad fishing august to september pero sa high seas lang.

Tinood jud na! pila ra gud ng 2 months sacrifice para mareplenish ang supply! :nuts:

PAYAO man gud naa sala! :lol:

buenos-Diaz

September 6th, 2009, 06:45 AM

This is the second time of the same kind of incident has happened to a Superferry vessel. If my memory serves me right, around 2000-2001 SF8 (now SF19) also precariously listed by several degrees while en route from Zamboanga to Iloilo City.

The ship's ballast might not be properly aligned or the container vans might also not have been loaded and distributed properly along its cargo hold that added to the ship's instability.

^^tama ka it also happen to supper ferry din...and malapit lng to sa Zamboanga City....maybe di maganda ung pagkalagay ng Container Van sa loob ng cargo area ng Ship or di balance kaya nag tilt ung ship...ayyy kawawa nman ung mga Passengers accordingly they will brought to Zamboanga City kc ung ung Ciy na malapit sa area....kakatakot tlga ung ganito buti nlng presence of mind ung captain but according sa lates news may nawawala pang passenger and some are crew of Star Cinema na katatapos lng mag shooting sa GenSan....lets pray na ala ng ibang casualties

heres the lates news:
(UPDATE 5) 3 dead as SuperFerry 9 sinks

abs-cbnNEWS.com | 09/06/2009 4:37 AM

MANILA – Three people were killed and more than 700 were rescued after passenger ship SuperFerry 9 listed before sinking off the Zamboanga Peninsula early Sunday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported.

As of 10:30 a.m., reports said 714 people, three of them were injured, have been rescued but at least 200 passengers remain missing.

More than 500 passengers are now onboard onsite rescue vessels PN117, MV Ocean Integrity and MV Myriad, an advisory issued by the Aboitiz Transport System (ATS) said.

The PCG, meanwhile, is still trying to confirm the identity of the fatalities. PCG Zamboanga City station commander Abdulahid Utulam said two of the three people who died were: “isang bata at isang matanda (one was young, one was old).”

The ship was carrying 847 passengers and 117 crew members, stated Jess Supan, vice-president for Safety and Security of SuperFerry. Among them were 28 crew of Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc.

Search and rescue operations are ongoing. The Philippine Navy and PCG in Zamboanga City have dispatched their vessels while the Philippine Air Force sent two choppers for the rescue operation.

Supan said the evacuation of passengers has been orderly. He added that there is a good chance all those on board the ferry will be rescued as all passengers have been given life vests. He added that the sea was calm.

The rescued passengers are expected to be brought to the Zamboanga City port area on Sunday where they will be given assistance by the SuperFerry management.

Abandon ship

The Iloilo-bound SuperFerry 9 left General Santos City at 8:45 a.m. Saturday.

The Superferry 9 issued a distress signal early Sunday as it tilted in heavy seas, authorities said. Around 2 .m., the ship’s captain, Jose Yap, told the passengers to abandon ship as a precautionary measure after the vessel tilted to the right.

Alvin Desta, one of the passengers and an employee of Star Cinema, called dzMM and said many of the passengers were roused from their sleep after they felt the ship tilt.

The Star Cinema crew on board the ship also included its art department staff. Tess Fuentes, operations director of Star Cinema, said the crew came from a shooting in General Santos City. The Star Cinema crew brought with them equipment, vehicles and costumes.

At 3 a.m., Fuentes said she received a call saying that all of the passengers had already been given life jackets.

The ship tilted around 35 degrees and not 45 degrees as earlier reported by a passenger. Authorities disclosed that some people "had jumped into the water in panic" as the ship was listing, the Agence-France Presse reported.

Hours later, authorities announced that SuperFerry 9 has already sunk in the vicinity of Batarompon Pt., West of Zamboanga Peninsula.

Utulam noted that the ship was 14 nautical miles away from Bangga Point in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte and 50 nautical miles away (roughly five hours) from Zamboanga City when the incident occurred.

Cause unknown

According to Utulam, some SuperFerry 9 passengers said they did not hear any explosion inside the ship. It just tilted all of a sudden.

Supan noted that he does not know why the ship tilted, adding that an investigation will be conducted thereafter.

PCG commandant Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo said in an interview with dzMM that the weather was good when the ship left General Santos City. He declined to speculate what caused the ship to tilt.

Tropical storm Labuyo (international code name: Dujuan) has heightened the seasonal southwest monsoon winds, bringing rough weather across the country, according to the weather bureau PAGASA.

Deadly accidents are common especially during the typhoon season in the middle of the year.

Ferries, from large steel-hulled ones such as the Superferry 9 to small wooden dugouts with bamboo outriggers, form the backbone of mass transport in the archipelagic nation of 92 million people.

The world's deadliest peacetime maritime disaster occurred south of Manila in 1987 when a ferry laden with Christmas holidaymakers collided with a small oil tanker, killing more than 3,000 people. –With reports from ANC, radio dzMM, RJ Rosalado of ABS-CBN News Zamboanga, Ricky Velasco of radio dzMM, and Agence France- Presse

m1k3

September 6th, 2009, 06:47 AM

Nice and Thnx sa PIX! unta gkuhaan pud nimo ang GSC Park! Wa jud ta nagkita dah...:lol: :bash:

aw naa pod diay ka didto...

buenos-Diaz

September 6th, 2009, 06:47 AM

Nice and Thnx sa PIX! unta gkuhaan pud nimo ang GSC Park! Wa jud ta nagkita dah...:lol: :bash:

^^anu merun bat maraming tao?parada?

Fahdingding

September 6th, 2009, 07:35 AM

naa siya bago under construction nga gym sa tambler atbang sa philbest.

BRO! Unsa pod kadak a ng under construction na GYM ni Pacquiao! Unsa na xa BOXING GYM o Gymnasium? libog ko dah :nuts:

Kung Gymnasium, pila pod capacity bacin pareha ra pud na sa OVAL na GYM? :lol:

Fahdingding

September 6th, 2009, 07:38 AM

^^anu merun bat maraming tao?parada?

Oo.. TUNA Float Parade...

Fahdingding

September 6th, 2009, 07:39 AM

aw naa pod diay ka didto...

Naa jud ko! :lol:

regjeex

September 6th, 2009, 08:51 AM

BAGONG PACQUIAO!

ONTARIO, Canada --- May panibagong Pinoy na sumusunod sa yapak ni Manny Pacquiao.

Ito’y sa katauhan ni “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona ng General Santos City, na inagaw ang WBO junior bantamweight title kay veteran Jose ‘Carita’ Lopez ng Puerto Rico via unanimous decision kahapon dito sa Casino Rama.

Sa edad na 19 taon at limang linggo, tinanghal ang kaliweteng si Sonsona na ikalawang pinakabatang Pinoy na naging world champion.

Sa kabila ng kakulangan ng karanasan at nabigong patulugin si Lopez, pinatunayan naman ni Sonsona na karapat-dapat siyang maging world champion.
Ang iskor ng mga hurado ay 114-111, 115-110 at 116-109 lahat ay pabor sa bagong kampeon.

Umakyat ang record ni Sonsona sa 14-0 (12 KOs) at ikalawang pagkakataon lang ito na tumagal ang kanyang kalaban.

Ito naman ang unang depensa ng 37-anyos na si Lopez matapos maangkin ang noo’y bakanteng WBO belt nang talunin si Pramuansak Posuwan noong Marso.

Naging mabagal ang umpisa ng laban at nagtantiyahan ang dalawa. Ngunit sa 4th round pinabagsak ni Sonsona si Lopez na halatang nagroge subalit hindi ito nasamantala ng Pinoy slugger para tapusin.

Sa mga sumunod na rounds ay nagpamalas ng talento at galing si Sonsona tungo sa tagumpay.

Nakatakda ang unang title defense ni Sonsona sa Nobyembre 12 dito rin sa Casino Rama kontra sa hindi pa malamang challenger.

Kinorner ni Marvin Sonsona si Jose Lopez ng Puerto Rico sa final round ng kanilang WBO junior bantamweight title match sa Casino Rama sa Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Itinaas ni Sonsona ang dalawang kamay matapos magwagi via unanimous decision

m1k3

September 6th, 2009, 09:46 AM

BRO! Unsa pod kadak a ng under construction na GYM ni Pacquiao! Unsa na xa BOXING GYM o Gymnasium? libog ko dah :nuts:

Kung Gymnasium, pila pod capacity bacin pareha ra pud na sa OVAL na GYM? :lol:

tan awon nako balik ugma..

Fraulein

September 6th, 2009, 10:13 AM

Any new pictures / updates on Robinsons Gen San? :)

Fahdingding

September 6th, 2009, 10:55 AM

Fahdingding

September 6th, 2009, 10:56 AM

tan awon nako balik ugma..

Thnx M1k3... We'll look forward to that? taga asa d i ka sa GENSAN? wala na mga uban construction dha sa area? :bash:

Fahdingding

September 6th, 2009, 10:59 AM

Any new pictures / updates on Robinsons Gen San? :)

Anyone?

Excited na mga taga GENSAN sa ROB... then suddenly magstart na pud ang SM, samot ka excited ang mga generals ani... :bash:

then daghan na investments magsulod sa syudad... after ROB and SM...

Fahdingding

September 6th, 2009, 11:34 AM

RP fails to ask for extension of lower tuna tax

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Philippine government has shown a lack of interest in asking for extension of a tariff rate quota (TRQ) scheme for canned tuna products exported to the European Union, a foreign official said recently.

"There's no formal request from the Philippine government to extend the quota [system]," said Gabriel Munuera-Vinals, a commercial counselor of the European Commission delegation to the Philippines.

Under the five-year TRQ scheme that ended in June last year, the Philippines is allocated a volume of 9,000 metric tons (MT) of canned tuna slapped with a tariff of 12 percent. Beyond the quota, the tax was 24 percent.

The TRQ involves a total of 25,000 MT, where Thailand shares 13,000 MT, Indonesia with 2,750 MT and the rest of the volume to other non-preferred countries.

On the other hand, Europe has allowed a duty-free entry of canned tuna products from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, as well as Andean countries (Peru, Columbia and Ecuador).

Bayani B. Fredeluces, executive director of the Socsksargen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries Inc., earlier said that local tuna industry players prefer the extension of the lower tax rate, as well as increasing the volume allocation.

"The local factories can very well fill the 9,000-MT canned tuna allocation in several weeks," he added.

Vinals expressed confidence though that despite the non-renewal of the TRQ, the Philippines' canned tuna export to Europe will remain robust.

In fact, there's an upward trend in exports from the Philippines to the EU even after the expiration of the in-quota tariff scheme, he noted.

"We're in the impression that the quota was not really necessary in terms of ensuring the flow of export of fisheries from the Phil to the EU," Vinals said.

Canned tuna shipments to Europe, industry players believed, could grow by as much as 20 percent if Europe will allow a bigger quota at duties of 12 percent or lower.

Europe accounts for at least 40 percent of canned tuna exports yearly, industry figures show.

Francisco J. Buencamino Jr., executive director of the Tuna Canners Association of the Philippines, has proposed two options in exchange to let go with the in-quota tariff scheme.

The first includes a single tariff rate of 12 percent in the EU for both preferred and non-preferred countries, where the ACP countries' rate shall be hiked from zero to 12 percent and the non-preferred countries' rate shall be reduced from 24 percent to 12 percent.

The second is for non-preferred countries to also have a 12 percent tax obligation in Europe even if the preferred countries’ levy remains at zero percent, he added.

Buencamino noted that under the TRQ system, the allocation for the country is too small compared to annual production volume which is at least 100,000 MT tons.

Canned tuna production of the nation is concentrated in this city, dubbed the "Tuna Capital of the Philippines," which hosts six of the country's seven tuna canneries.

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Wa jud ni Klaro ang National Government~ di kabalo magsupporta... :bash:

jsl_bxu1206

September 6th, 2009, 09:19 PM

Ferry sinks; 5 dead, 63 missing
By Helen Flores and Edith Regalado (The Philippine Star)
Updated September 07, 2009 12:00 AM

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MANILA, Philippines - Five people drowned and 900 terrified passengers, many roused from their sleep, were rescued after the M/V SuperFerry 9 sailing from General Santos City to Iloilo City listed then sank off Zamboanga del Norte early yesterday.

Click here for the full story: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=503114&publicationSubCategoryId=63

m1k3

September 7th, 2009, 01:31 AM

Thnx M1k3... We'll look forward to that? taga asa d i ka sa GENSAN? wala na mga uban construction dha sa area? :bash:

city heights. tan awon nako unya unsa mga bago didto.

njdhodz

September 7th, 2009, 02:03 AM

^^hi good morning... magandang gensan

Fahdingding

September 7th, 2009, 03:58 AM

city heights. tan awon nako unya unsa mga bago didto.

Human na ba bldg. ni pacquiao dha sa heights? :bash:

Ph Man

September 7th, 2009, 09:20 AM

wise_zech

September 7th, 2009, 09:25 AM

buenos-Diaz

September 7th, 2009, 09:40 AM

i hope nga may survivor pa ngayon....condolences for the family of the sea tragedy...

yes merun pa isang survivors dumating na sya sa Zamboanga kanina lng.....narescue sya kaninang umaga,

wise_zech

September 7th, 2009, 09:42 AM

yes merun pa isang survivors dumating na sya sa Zamboanga kanina lng.....narescue sya kaninang umaga,

thanks for info bro...

Fahdingding

September 7th, 2009, 10:48 AM

KulasKusgan

September 7th, 2009, 10:57 AM

^^ francis kelan ang balak mong pumuntang gensan?

dinabaw

September 7th, 2009, 11:17 AM

Rajah_Soliman

September 7th, 2009, 11:22 AM

Gensan is fast becoming a CDO (in the making). Friendly rivalry between these two cities will be inevitable imo.

mao ra ni akong nakuha nga pic gahapon sa downtown..

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Rajah_Soliman

September 7th, 2009, 11:27 AM

on the lighter side of this, casualty is low. thanks to the rescuers.

Ferry sinks; 5 dead, 63 missing
By Helen Flores and Edith Regalado (The Philippine Star)
Updated September 07, 2009 12:00 AM

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MANILA, Philippines - Five people drowned and 900 terrified passengers, many roused from their sleep, were rescued after the M/V SuperFerry 9 sailing from General Santos City to Iloilo City listed then sank off Zamboanga del Norte early yesterday.

Click here for the full story: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=503114&publicationSubCategoryId=63

dinabaw

September 7th, 2009, 11:29 AM

^^ but still meron pang 63 missing puede pang tumaas ang casualties.

Rajah_Soliman

September 7th, 2009, 11:41 AM

^^ you're right... let's hope the no. won't increase.

earlat

September 7th, 2009, 12:01 PM

^^ That would really be sad.. Ang daming sea tragedies sa Pilipinas... :(

earlat

September 7th, 2009, 02:28 PM

^^ sikat ang Gensan ngayon.. Nasa national TV talaga.. Musta na ang Tuna Festival 2009? :cheers:

m1k3

September 7th, 2009, 03:23 PM

Human na ba bldg. ni pacquiao dha sa heights? :bash:

gamay na lang jud kaayo ang kulang finishing touches na lang. in fact naa na gani bakeshoppe nagrent..

m1k3

September 7th, 2009, 03:29 PM

man...it's a haertbreaking news.

I opened the thread to ask help for possible accomodation just in case i proceed with my vacation to GenSan. Are there any lowcost resthouses/hotels of no more than 1000/day? What are the places to visit within the city. Does it have something like Manila's baywalk? your help will be highly appreciated.

maraming lowcost hotel or pension house dito.. kung within downtown area meron phela grande, t'boli, leah's pension house, etc.. walang baywalk dito e. queen tuna park, a public beach resort located at the heart of the city. and also the newly renovated general santos plaza.

m1k3

September 7th, 2009, 03:31 PM

KulasKusgan

September 7th, 2009, 04:00 PM

earlat

September 7th, 2009, 04:43 PM

JMP Gymansium ang official name. multi-purpose gym man daw. wala ko kabalo pila ang capacity. dako pa sa oval gym..

Wow, sosyal. Naa gyud Gymnasium.. How about the Lagao Gym?

earlat

September 7th, 2009, 11:39 PM

Nice and Thnx sa PIX! unta gkuhaan pud nimo ang GSC Park! Wa jud ta nagkita dah...:lol: :bash:

^^ unsa ni ilang gi-tapukan? :lol::lol:

njdhodz

September 8th, 2009, 02:00 AM

^^steerdancing na lat... kanus.a ka mag balik gensan lat?;

njdhodz

September 8th, 2009, 02:03 AM

^^kawawa naman mga naging pasaheron ng superferry..karamihan sa pasahiro taga gensan at south cotabato..hmmmm..

Fahdingding

September 8th, 2009, 04:30 AM

^^kawawa naman mga naging pasaheron ng superferry..karamihan sa pasahiro taga gensan at south cotabato..hmmmm..

:ohno: Condolences sa mga namatayan!

Fahdingding

September 8th, 2009, 04:39 AM

^^ sikat ang Gensan ngayon.. Nasa national TV talaga.. Musta na ang Tuna Festival 2009? :cheers:

Sikat talaga Gensan lately through: Tuna Fest, Shooting Star Cinema, Superferry Tradegy, Che Tiongson Case, Marvin Sonsona among others...

Fahdingding

September 8th, 2009, 04:41 AM

gamay na lang jud kaayo ang kulang finishing touches na lang. in fact naa na gani bakeshoppe nagrent..

Doul ra man amo dha kay sa recto ra man ko nag puyo doul sa Supreme hardware pero wa jud ko chance maka agi sa aparente st. oi!

Pag magjogging ko agi ko dha!

Ayos eh, naa na nag rent! open na? :banana:

Fahdingding

September 8th, 2009, 04:42 AM

^^ unsa ni ilang gi-tapukan? :lol::lol:

Street Dancing ug Float Parade... :banana:

Fahdingding

September 8th, 2009, 04:44 AM

JMP Gymansium ang official name. multi-purpose gym man daw. wala ko kabalo pila ang capacity. dako pa sa oval gym..

Thnx for the Info BRO! Sosyal na jud si PACMAN dnh sa GENSAN ba! kahit papano malaki naitutulong nya sa economy at tao ng GENSAN...

karapat - dapat kang ICLAP! CLAP! Manny...:applause::applause::applause:

Unta madayon na jud tong Eco - Tourism Project niya! :bash:

Fahdingding

September 8th, 2009, 04:48 AM

maraming lowcost hotel or pension house dito.. kung within downtown area meron phela grande, t'boli, leah's pension house, etc.. walang baywalk dito e. queen tuna park, a public beach resort located at the heart of the city. and also the newly renovated general santos plaza.

You can add up yung SARANGANI Highlands as destinations dnh sa GENSAN...

Karamihan ng Eco- Tourism destinations dito is outside the City - in South Cotabato and Sarangani Province pa... :ohno: :banana:

naa pud nindot na lodge along PIONEER katong CitiFront Lodge...
Kinahanglan jud sa GENSAN ang additional hotels and pension houses... naa man ginaconstruct pud na pension house along JP Laurel Avenue...

Fahdingding

September 8th, 2009, 04:51 AM

meron pa bang east asia hotel? family country hotel? anong bars ang ok ngayon?

ang gusto ko sa gensan parang nasa davao lang ako. wide roads at mga tao, ok makisama.

Existing pa rin yang 2 hotel na yan! In fact mag expand pa nga ang East Asia Royale Hotel...

BARS? Manol ko ana! hahahaha! sa mga Folk Houses ko nagalaag2 kay ganahan au ko ug mga folk songs!

m1k3

September 8th, 2009, 11:36 AM

meron pa bang east asia hotel? family country hotel? anong bars ang ok ngayon?

ang gusto ko sa gensan parang nasa davao lang ako. wide roads at mga tao, ok makisama.

yup meron pa east asia at family country, at sydney din. meron din anchor at dolores hotel sa public market banda.

ang bars na ok siguro cassado, babes bar located at east asia royale hotel arcade. meron din verandas, sixblings, etc.

m1k3

September 8th, 2009, 11:37 AM

Wow, sosyal. Naa gyud Gymnasium.. How about the Lagao Gym?

dako ra kaayo ang lagao gym.

m1k3

September 8th, 2009, 11:40 AM

Doul ra man amo dha kay sa recto ra man ko nag puyo doul sa Supreme hardware pero wa jud ko chance maka agi sa aparente st. oi!

Pag magjogging ko agi ko dha!

Ayos eh, naa na nag rent! open na? :banana:

naa pod diay salon...

m1k3

September 8th, 2009, 11:41 AM

You can add up yung SARANGANI Highlands as destinations dnh sa GENSAN...

Karamihan ng Eco- Tourism destinations dito is outside the City - in South Cotabato and Sarangani Province pa... :ohno: :banana:

naa pud nindot na lodge along PIONEER katong CitiFront Lodge...
Kinahanglan jud sa GENSAN ang additional hotels and pension houses... naa man ginaconstruct pud na pension house along JP Laurel Avenue...

nindot jud ang sarangani highlands pero layo na kaayo sa city proper.. nindot pod sa lake sebu laagan...

m1k3

September 8th, 2009, 11:45 AM

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earlat

September 8th, 2009, 11:58 AM

nindot jud ang sarangani highlands pero layo na kaayo sa city proper.. nindot pod sa lake sebu laagan...

^^ Na-develop na po ba ang Lake Sebu? Coz that's a great place for Eco and cultural tourism.. :banana:

m1k3

September 8th, 2009, 02:14 PM

^^ Na-develop na po ba ang Lake Sebu? Coz that's a great place for Eco and cultural tourism.. :banana:

daghan baya hotel-resto-resort didto.

Fraulein

September 8th, 2009, 02:17 PM

Most of Gen San's income came from its resources, most especially Tuna for doemstic consumption and for export na halos yung high grade tuna ay pinapadala sa Japan, Middle East, Europe, etc.

dinabaw

September 8th, 2009, 02:26 PM

Ph Man

September 8th, 2009, 02:51 PM

earlat

September 8th, 2009, 03:28 PM

^^ Naa pud bay plans for the beautification of Santiago Boulevard?? Nindot man gud cya nga thoroughfare sa Gensan kay lapad kaayo just like Pioneer Ave.. :D

KulasKusgan

September 8th, 2009, 04:32 PM

yup meron pa east asia at family country, at sydney din. meron din anchor at dolores hotel sa public market banda.

ang bars na ok siguro cassado, babes bar located at east asia royale hotel arcade. meron din verandas, sixblings, etc.

thanks. baka i'll be in gensan this october. tagal ko ng di nakapunta jan. last time was may 2009 on our way to kiamba. yun nga lang di kami nakapag-ikot sa gensan.

di ba kalilangan last week. accdg to my friends na bumisita jan maganda daw fireworks display. pumalakpak daw sila sa tuwa habang nagdrinking session. ignoy man gud og fireworks mga taga-dabaw. hehe.

Hindi pa naman ngayon. Sana within Q4 of this year. :)

baka makakuha ako ng info on accom. this coming oct.

earlat

September 8th, 2009, 05:03 PM

eto ba yung mountain resort sa Gensan? i heard merong magandang mountain resort sa gensan kasi.

^^ Based sa pics, murag wa pa cya nahuman.. :D

Fahdingding

September 9th, 2009, 02:16 AM

^^ Naa pud bay plans for the beautification of Santiago Boulevard?? Nindot man gud cya nga thoroughfare sa Gensan kay lapad kaayo just like Pioneer Ave.. :D

Wala man immediate plans para idevelop ang Santiago Blvd... :ohno:
Perhaps matukod na ang SM, himoun nang 6 lanes ang half sa Santiago kay 6 lanes naman from market to Gillamacs... ang side walk ang nindot idevelop!

Queen Tuna Park lang naa sa plan as of now for renovation... :banana:

njdhodz

September 9th, 2009, 08:51 AM

^^hmmm.. sana talaga mapaganda din ung santiago... kc andon ung magagandang building.. sana my plan din ang local government na mapaganda ang santiago

njdhodz

September 9th, 2009, 08:52 AM

nice taga sarangani high land sana makasuroy ko oi..hahah wala nakakuha og pic. sa bagong gensan plaza?

Fahdingding

September 9th, 2009, 09:04 AM

nice taga sarangani high land sana makasuroy ko oi..hahah wala nakakuha og pic. sa bagong gensan plaza?

And for sure mas maganda pa jan yung proposed 300 hectare Eco - Tourism Project ni Manny Pacquiao... :banana:

Fahdingding

September 9th, 2009, 09:05 AM

^^hmmm.. sana talaga mapaganda din ung santiago... kc andon ung magagandang building.. sana my plan din ang local government na mapaganda ang santiago

In the near future mga BRO! :soon:
Pati ang Public Market dapat ilisan na! :bash:

Fahdingding

September 9th, 2009, 09:05 AM

Robinsons-Gensan to open this month
By Carlo P. Mallo

ROBINSONS Land Corporation is all set for the opening of its flagship project in Mindanao, the P2-billion Robinsons Place General Santos, by the end of this month.

In an online interview with Sun.Star Davao, Roseann Coscolluela-Villegas, Robinsons Land corporate public relations manager, said everything is all set for the opening of the company's biggest project in the region.

Other projects of Robinsons in Mindanao include the Robinsons Cybergate Davao and the Robinsons Department Store in Cagayan de Oro City.

The Gokongwei-owned Robinson's mall has started land preparation for the construction of its multi-billion project in the country‘s Tuna Capital early last year.

Located in an 8.5-hectare property on J. Catolico St. in Lagao, the project is said to be the biggest private investment in the city in recent years.

The General Santos branch will house the company's flagship stores -- Robinsons Department Store, Robinsons Supermarket, Robinsons Appliances, and Handyman Do It Center.

In addition, the mall complex will also reportedly house four cinemas.

The construction came after years of repeated reports that Robinson's will finally make use of its property acquired in the 90's.

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on September 9, 2009.

Fahdingding

September 9th, 2009, 09:06 AM

UP-Manila to offer health science courses in SouthCot
by Allen V Estabillo/MindaNews

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/8 Sep) – The University of the Philippines (UP) Manila is finally pushing through with its planned expansion in South Cotabato by opening a health sciences campus in Koronadal City next year.

South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes said Tuesday that UP Manila’s board of administrators recently approved the establishment of the UP School of Health Sciences in the area, several months after shelving the plan supposedly due to security concerns.
“They decided to go on with it and the target date for the school opening is now set for July 2010,” the governor said.

Fuentes credited UP Manila’s decision to interventions made by Malacañang, through the Mindanao Economic and Development Council (Medco), and Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.

The proposed UP Manila expansion unit was supposed to open last June but university officials decided to cancel it earlier this year as none of its personnel reportedly signified willingness to be assigned in the area due to peace and order concerns.

This prompted the governor to seek help from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and other national leaders in convincing the UP Manila administration to reverse its decision.

“Now they’re assigning five faculty members, four administrators and two lecturers for the first year of operation,” the governor said.

Fuentes said the UP School of Health Sciences in Koronadal, which would be UP Manila’s first extension campus in Mindanao and the UP system’s second, will initially offer basic midwifery course that will eventually lead to formal nursing and medical degree courses based on UP’s ladderized curricula.

She said UP Manila has given the local government an initial quota of 80 students coming from the province and other parts of Region 12 (Southwestern Mindanao) for its first batch of enrollees next year.

Region 12 covers the provinces of South Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Cotabato and Kidapawan.

Fuentes said all its students will be admitted as scholars through sponsorships from local governments and other entities in the area.

As earlier agreed with UP Manila officials, enrollees will not be required to take the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) but a rigid selection process will be established to make sure that the prospective students can cope with the university’s academic standards.

She said the students will just take the UPCAT when they later proceed to the nursing degree.

Fuentes said the school’s graduates will be mandated to render at least two years of service to government institutions, with the end view of filling the need for medical and paramedical practitioners in the rural areas of the region.

So far, the governor said the provincial government has allocated an initial P38 million for the establishment of the school that includes the purchase and development of the site, construction of two classrooms, two offices and a library.

She said they are also waiting for the release of some P20 million earlier promised by President Arroyo as initial funding for the school’s operations. (Allen V. Estabillo / MindaNews)

Fahdingding

September 9th, 2009, 09:16 AM

Gensan tuna canners welcome power plant

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews) – Tuna canners here said the planned construction of a coal-fired power plant in nearby Maasim town in Sarangani will help them save on power bills if electricity costs will be cut down as announced by officials of Conal Holdings Corporation.
The proposed project will also reportedly solve unreliable power supply and will cut on maintenance costs for the city’s tuna canning plants, according to industry insiders.

Ric Magnayon, general manager of Century Canning Corporation, said the usual problem tuna canning plants are facing is the quality of power supply. “Always fluctuating,” he said.

Lesser power interruption and quality power supply, he said, would mean lesser maintenance and repair costs on their part.

Century Canning is the largest of six canning plants operating in General Santos City, the country’s tuna capital.

Conal Holdings is going to begin constructing its 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant early next year to address looming power shortage in Mindanao in the next couple of years.

Officials of the said power company said consumers of South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (Socoteco II) would save on electricity bills when their project goes on commercial stream in late 2012.

Joseph Nocos, Conal Holdings Corporation vice president for business development, earlier said by eliminating transmission costs, individual as well as industrial consumers being serviced by Socoteco II will save as much as P1 per kilowatt hour.

By having a generating plant in the Socsksargen area, Nocos added, consumers will also be guaranteed reliable and steady power supply.

At present Socoteco II buys its power supply requirements from the National Power Corporation (Napocor) which charges their clients P1.42 transmission cost per kilowatt hour on the average.

The bulk of Napocor’s generating capacity is in Northern Mindanao, creating problems in supply reliability in Southern Mindanao.

Magnayon said Century Canning is paying more or less P2 million a year in electricity costs despite having their own coal-fired boilers.

He said any savings from overhead costs, especially power bills, would be a welcome relief.

Marfenio Tan, president of the Socsksargen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries (SFFAI), said even if it would cost more, the tuna industry will be hard pressed to buy power to sustain the tuna industry.

SFFAI, along with the chambers of commerce in General Santos and Sarangani, has already expressed support to the Alcantara-led power plant project.

Tan is also a member of the board of directors of Socoteco II, which early this year signed a memorandum of agreement with Conal Holdings for the purchase of power.

Records obtained from Socoteco II revealed that the electric cooperative sold 463,602,491 kilowatt hours of electricity to its 114,634 customers in 2007 alone.

Socoteco II covers the entire Sarangani province, General Santos and the towns of Polomolok and Tupi in South Cotabato. (Edwin G. Espejo / MindaNews contributor)

wise_zech

September 9th, 2009, 09:24 AM

And for sure mas maganda pa jan yung proposed 300 hectare Eco - Tourism Project ni Manny Pacquiao... :banana:

bai nasugdan na ba kani nga project or wla pa?

Fahdingding

September 9th, 2009, 09:31 AM

bai nasugdan na ba kani nga project or wla pa?

Naa ra gihapon ning proposal sa Sangguniang panglungsod sa GENSAN... Until now wala gihapon na approve kay naa pa sila kinahanglan na documents before iapprove ang project!

m1k3

September 9th, 2009, 11:03 AM

thanks. baka i'll be in gensan this october. tagal ko ng di nakapunta jan. last time was may 2009 on our way to kiamba. yun nga lang di kami nakapag-ikot sa gensan.

di ba kalilangan last week. accdg to my friends na bumisita jan maganda daw fireworks display. pumalakpak daw sila sa tuwa habang nagdrinking session. ignoy man gud og fireworks mga taga-dabaw. hehe.

baka makakuha ako ng info on accom. this coming oct.

aw o diay noh bawal man diay fireworks diha. maypa ang mga taga davao diri na lang magcelebrate og new year. haha....

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 02:20 AM

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Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 05:19 AM

From: "General Santos City" <leonardpe@gmail.com>

Plaza Heneral Santos

Thanksgiving ceremony for the Tuna Festival 2009 last September 5, at Plaza Heneral Santos

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The newly opened General Santos City’s Park (photo courtesy of Leonard Pe)
Seen from General Santos City Hall

wise_zech

September 10th, 2009, 08:01 AM

Naa ra gihapon ning proposal sa Sangguniang panglungsod sa GENSAN... Until now wala gihapon na approve kay naa pa sila kinahanglan na documents before iapprove ang project!

salamat sa info bai.

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wow kanindot sad ani nga mall oi....murag sad og ayala ang style niya...

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 09:46 AM

salamat sa info bai.

wow kanindot sad ani nga mall oi....murag sad og ayala ang style niya...

Ang nagdesign sa KCC kay mga Architects pud sa SM... Mao SM type jud ang Mall... :bash:

Yre

September 10th, 2009, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by wise_zech
salamat sa info bai.

wow kanindot sad ani nga mall oi....murag sad og ayala ang style niya...

Ang nagdesign sa KCC kay mga Architects pud sa SM... Mao SM type jud ang Mall... :bash:

Your ......... never fails to amaze me. :lol::bash:

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 10:02 AM

^^tinuod jud nindot jud ang kcc gensan

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 10:08 AM

^^tinuod jud nindot jud ang kcc gensan

How much more mahuman na ang EXPANSION sa Mall... :banana:

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 10:10 AM

Your ......... never fails to amaze me. :lol::bash:

Your ......... what? :lol:
You're the one who amaze us! :lol:

avensis92

September 10th, 2009, 10:11 AM

marlowe_cano

September 10th, 2009, 10:13 AM

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Congrats General Santos City for the tremendous new dev'tz!
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

:dance:

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 10:14 AM

oo nga no... un pu kaha ang hitsura sa gi expansion... yan di ang isa pa sa aabanga natin.

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 10:14 AM

very clean! ..nyc.:)

Limpyo pa sa karon! unta ma disiplina ang mga tao na di magkalat2 ug magdaot2! :lol:

dapat naa jud magmaintain ani.. suya au mga nakinabang sa park sa una! di na xa ngit2 kay sa una pugaran ni sa mga maguyab, tun og, ug mga burikat.. :lol:
Daghan au mahitabo sa una dnh na milagro! :bash:

avensis92

September 10th, 2009, 10:18 AM

Limpyo pa sa karon! unta ma disiplina ang mga tao na di magkalat2 ug magdaot2! :lol:

dapat naa jud magmaintain ani.. suya au mga makinabang sa park sa una! di na xa ngit2 kay sa una pugaran ni sa mga maguyab, tun og, ug mga burikat.. :lol:
Daghan au mahitabo sa una dnh na milagro! :bash:

wow..wat a plaza..da same lang man pud sa amua...daghan ug mga lovers..:lol:
if naa ka tym..pag take daw ug pic when nyt falls.para makita kung unsa na gyud kahayag ang plaza sa Gensan..:)

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 10:18 AM

oo nga no... un pu kaha ang hitsura sa gi expansion... yan di ang isa pa sa aabanga natin.

Sa mga naa DIGICAM! Picturi pud ninyo ang mga new developments sa KCC pati tong future site sa Proposed 5 - Star Hotel? sa KCC... :bash:

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 10:20 AM

wow..wat a plaza..da same lang man pud sa amua...daghan ug mga lovers..:lol:
if naa ka tym..pag take daw ug pic when nyt falls.para makita kung unsa na gyud kahayag ang plaza sa Gensan..:)

Yah! Sa Buntag di au nimo ma appreciate pero pag gabii hayag jud kay sari - sari ang lights...

pero naa pa 2nd phase ang renovation sa park kay wa pa nataod ang FOUNTAIN kay gi kurakot! :lol:

PEACE...

avensis92

September 10th, 2009, 10:26 AM

Yah! Sa Buntag di au nimo ma appreciate pero pag gabii hayag jud kay sari - sari ang lights...

pero naa pa 2nd phase ang renovation sa park kay wa pa nataod ang FOUNTAIN kay gi kurakot! :lol:

PEACE...

yeah same hir, under major renovation pd ang plaza..
^^i believe, dugay na ni nga project? ryt?..hehe

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 10:30 AM

yeah same hir, under major renovation pd ang plaza..
^^i believe, dugay na ni nga project? ryt?..hehe

I don't know if dugay na ba! Next project daw ni mayor kay ang renovation sa Queen Tuna Park!

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 10:34 AM

avensis92

September 10th, 2009, 10:35 AM

I don't know if dugay na ba! Next project daw ni mayor kay ang renovation sa Queen Tuna Park!

^^haha.nindut kung ilang butangan ug dako kayu nga statue sa tuna...:lol:

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 10:37 AM

^^unta maayos na pud ang Queen Tuna Park para dahan na tmbayanan ang taga gensan...:cheers::cheers::banana:

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 10:38 AM

^^haha.nindut kung ilang butangan ug dako kayu nga statue sa tuna...:lol:

^^hmmm. tama pud ka....

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 10:40 AM

^^mao jud gi kurakot na pud ang uban nga pundo.. unta naa jud tong fountain para samot og ka nindo ang plaza... gi dalian man gud pag human sa plaza para ma open jud cya sa date sa tuna festival,.. ok na lng na oi maayo gani napa nindot ang plaza sa gensan

Wa jud ni gidalian njdhodz... In fact, Many times jud na delay ang project! Una kay June daw mag open, then august 7, maau gani kay nagopen na jud by sept 5...

and according sa plano, 22 million ang cost kumpleto na na with fountain pero ang bagssak 33 million tanan ang nagasto sa government! wosre, wa pa jud fountain kay nashort daw! Oh Come on!

just like sa traffic light system 20 Million ang isa dnh sa GENSAN pero according sa amo speaker sa usa ka seminar dako ra au to 4 a traffic light system...
:lol: Obvious na!

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 10:41 AM

Sa mga naa DIGICAM! Picturi pud ninyo ang mga new developments sa KCC pati tong future site sa Proposed 5 - Star Hotel? sa KCC... :bash:

^^cigi lang fahd. makalaag lang ko kcc dal.on nako ang digicam... dugay nako ala kalaag sa kcc..hehehe... bz man gu ko...hmmm

avensis92

September 10th, 2009, 10:43 AM

^^unta maayos na pud ang Queen Tuna Park para dahan na tmbayanan ang taga gensan...:cheers::cheers::banana:

yeah..but also consider ur upcoming malls..whee..:banana:

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 10:43 AM

^^unta maayos na pud ang Queen Tuna Park para dahan na tmbayanan ang taga gensan...:cheers::cheers::banana:

Nindot sa if ipattern xa sa BAYWALK....

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 10:45 AM

^^cigi lang fahd. makalaag lang ko kcc dal.on nako ang digicam... dugay nako ala kalaag sa kcc..hehehe... bz man gu ko...hmmm

Maau pa mo naa mo DIGICAM, ako naa laptop pero wa jud DIGICAM.. i need to buy one na cguro para magamit nako dnh sa SCC... pero wa ko kwarta pa kay unemployed pa ko as now! :ohno::lol:

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 10:47 AM

Wa jud ni gidalian njdhodz... In fact, Many times jud na delay ang project! Una kay June daw mag open, then august 7, maau gani kay nagopen na jud by sept 5...

and according sa plano, 22 million ang cost kumpleto na na with fountain pero ang bagssak 33 million tanan ang nagasto sa government! wosre, wa pa jud fountain kay nashort daw! Oh Come on!

just like sa traffic light system 20 Million ang isa dnh sa GENSAN pero according sa amo speaker sa usa ka seminar dako ra au to 4 a traffic light system...
:lol: Obvious na!

^^mao bah... gi om-om napud na sa goberno ang uban pundo..hahai... sayang kaayo oi..

avensis92

September 10th, 2009, 10:48 AM

Maau pa mo naa mo DIGICAM, ako naa laptop pero wa jud DIGICAM.. i need to buy one na cguro para magamit nako dnh sa SCC... pero wa ko kwarta pa kay unemployed pa ko as now! :ohno::lol:

yeah..its a necesity for us..mga tig update..bisag katung basic digicam nga 7MP lang it will do...:)

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 10:51 AM

^^mao bah... gi om-om napud na sa goberno ang uban pundo..hahai... sayang kaayo oi..

At least kahit papano naa project ang gobierno kesa wala pero di jud matangal ang kurakot basta mukatol na ang KAMOT! :lol:

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 10:52 AM

Nindot sa if ipattern xa sa BAYWALK....

^^tama jud ka... like zamboanga nice pud ilang ala baywolk...

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 10:53 AM

At least kahit papano naa project ang gobierno kesa wala pero di jud matangal ang kurakot basta mukatol na ang KAMOT! :lol:

^^ my tama ka...

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 10:53 AM

^^tama jud ka... like zamboanga nice pud ilang ala baywolk...

Pwede pud ipattern sa ZAM, Dipolog etc... :lol:

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 10:58 AM

^^mao jud....hahai... nindot mag laag oi... piro bantay pa ko net cafe

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 11:02 AM

^^mao jud....hahai... nindot mag laag oi... piro bantay pa ko net cafe

asa ka na net cafe naga bantay?

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 11:03 AM

^^dire sa amo...

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 11:07 AM

^^dire sa amo...

Asa dapit? Unsa ngalan sa net cafe?

Ni ingon amo katabang na bayot na nakahiring daw xa sa radyo na naa daw plano itindog balik ang KIMBALL PLAZA...

Pero Di ko mutoo kay tangaon bya to pirmi... :lol:

Yre

September 10th, 2009, 11:08 AM

Your ......... what? :lol:
You're the one who amaze us! :lol:

The blank one, i meant you're a bit obtuse, cute noh?

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 11:12 AM

The blank one, i meant you're a bit obtuse, cute noh?

:nuts:

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 11:13 AM

^^ dire sa amo oi sa calumpang ang amo net cafe... mao bahh bz diay tinood na mag balik ang kimball plaza..

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 11:16 AM

^^ dire sa amo oi sa calumpang ang amo net cafe... mao bahh bz diay tinood na mag balik ang kimball plaza..

If ever matinood na.. MAAU! :lol:

Unsa mga U/C or Developments dha sa CALUMPANG?

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 11:27 AM

ang haly cross lang nindot na jud.... hapit na pud nahuman ang commercial building sa lorenzo...

Fahdingding

September 10th, 2009, 11:30 AM

ang haly cross lang nindot na jud.... hapit na pud nahuman ang commercial building sa lorenzo...

Ang HOLY CROSS kay katong dakong simbahan noh? DAko ba tong Commercial building sa LORENZO? pila ka storeys?

qwert_guy

September 10th, 2009, 01:10 PM

hapit na jud mag open ang Rob ninyo dinha... congrats gensan...

regjeex

September 10th, 2009, 01:21 PM

hahahaha.... :lol::lol: way pugong pugong ni si fahdingding....:hilarious... i sulti pa man jud ang katabang nga bayot... dugangi... katabang nga bayot nga kiat.... :hilarious...

Asa dapit? Unsa ngalan sa net cafe?

Ni ingon amo katabang na bayot na nakahiring daw xa sa radyo na naa daw plano itindog balik ang KIMBALL PLAZA...

Pero Di ko mutoo kay tangaon bya to pirmi... :lol:

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 03:36 PM

Ang HOLY CROSS kay katong dakong simbahan noh? DAko ba tong Commercial building sa LORENZO? pila ka storeys?

^^dako jud ang simbahan sa holy cross... tapad lang cla sa commercial building sa lorenzo... 2 storeys ang commercial building sa lorenzo... nice pud ang design sa building:cheers::cheers:

earlat

September 10th, 2009, 03:45 PM

^^mao bah... gi om-om napud na sa goberno ang uban pundo..hahai... sayang kaayo oi..

:ohno::ohno: Unta Gensan will be an example sa lahat ng LGU's sa Pilipinas...

earlat

September 10th, 2009, 03:46 PM

^^dako jud ang simbahan sa holy cross... tapad lang cla sa commercial building sa lorenzo... 2 storeys ang commercial building sa lorenzo... nice pud ang design sa building:cheers::cheers:

^^ Diba Calumpang is one of the biggest barangays in Gensan?

njdhodz

September 10th, 2009, 03:52 PM

^^ Diba Calumpang is one of the biggest barangays in Gensan?

^^yes... at dito di ang maraning fishing company...

earlat

September 10th, 2009, 05:53 PM

^^yes... at dito di ang maraning fishing company...

^^ Yes.. So ang laki pala talaga ng income ng Calumpang.. Kasi all the big Tuna canneries are situated in that area... :) :banana:

earlat

September 10th, 2009, 08:47 PM

RP gets $5M to keep tuna sustainable :banana:

http://bworld.com.ph/BW091109/content.php?id=053

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — A multimillion dollar fund is now available for four projects that are designed to help sustain the tuna industry, a ranking official of the department of Agriculture said.

Agriculture Assistant Secretary Clayton A. Olalia said the National Government has acquired funds totalling at least $5.81 million (approximately P284 million) for these projects.

"[We got it because of] government’s active involvement in the Coral Triangle Initiative," he told participants in the 11th National Tuna Congress held here last Aug. 27-29.

The initiative is a regional cooperation of six countries bordering the Coral Triangle, namely: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Solomon Islands.

Touted as the "Amazon of the Seas," the Coral Triangle serves as the spawning and juvenile growth areas for tuna species and about 3,000 other fish varieties. It has three-fourths of all known coral species and hosts 53% of the world’s coral reefs.

Mr. Olalia said the foreign funds were sourced from the World Bank’s Global Environment Facility and the Australian Center for International Agriculture Research.

Resource management

One project is the West Pacific East Asia Oceanic Fisheries Management project that will be undertaken with Indonesia and Vietnam for three years.

The fund will also cover the Tuna Fisheries Research and Management Program in the Philippines, which the Agriculture department will conduct in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology for three years.

It will also cover a two-year preliminary assessment of hand-line fisheries in the country.

The fourth is the four-year Sulu-Celebes Sea Sustainable Fisheries Management Project with focus on pelagic species.

Mr. Olalia said the Agriculture department, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, "will continue to find ways to achieve a sustainable, productive and profitable tuna industry."

Marfenio Y. Tan, president of the Socsksargen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries, Inc., said the lingering global financial crisis has failed to dampen the performance of the local tuna industry particularly the canning sector, the industry’s top dollar earner.

"In general, the global crisis did not create much impact on the canned tuna production sector," he said in a phone interview.

Total tuna landing in the city averages 400,000 metric tons a year and generates $280 million in export revenues, industry data showed.

Fahdingding

September 11th, 2009, 01:56 AM

^^ Diba Calumpang is one of the biggest barangays in Gensan?

In terms of size, nasa gitna ang Calumpang pero ito ang most populous barangay in GENSAN.....

njdhodz

September 11th, 2009, 05:07 AM

^^ tama ka diyan... kaya nga kunti nag mga barangay dito sa gensan b,coz ang lalaki at lalapad ng nasasakupan...

njdhodz

September 11th, 2009, 05:18 AM

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Fahdingding

September 11th, 2009, 06:36 AM

njdhodz

September 11th, 2009, 11:25 AM

Nice Pix Njdhodz... Unta picturi pod tong commercial bldg sa LORENZO! :banana:

^^mao gani kung makaadto ko sa holy cross mag dala jud ko og digicam...

davaob4now

September 11th, 2009, 12:37 PM

is there a plan to have taxi cabs in gensan?:)

earlat

September 11th, 2009, 02:36 PM

is there a plan to have taxi cabs in gensan?:)

^^ I think the tricycles gave Gensan the character that I knew since birth.. hehehe.. You can hardly find a taxi in Gensan.. If there's one, it could be in the airport or the YellowBus terminal.. :D :lol::lol:

m1k3

September 11th, 2009, 05:03 PM

^^ Yes.. So ang laki pala talaga ng income ng Calumpang.. Kasi all the big Tuna canneries are situated in that area... :) :banana:
↲murag ang mga canning naa sa barangay tambler..

m1k3

September 12th, 2009, 12:51 AM

Panoramic Shot of Plaza Heneral Santos as viewed from City Hall.

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earlat

September 12th, 2009, 01:31 AM

^^ I miss gensan.. :(

Fahdingding

September 12th, 2009, 03:00 AM

TunaFest 2009 isda best ever!

No one and nobody ever predicted that this year’s just concluded staging of the Tuna Festival in commemoration of General Santos City’s 41st Charterhood Anniversary would be the most heavily attended in its 11-year old history!

Not even its Tuna Festival Director!

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The GenSan Tuna Festival Xperience 2009 Poster

In fact, when Asia United Bank -GenSan Branch Head (and newbie blogger) Orman Manansala was designated by GenSan Mayor Jun Acharon to once again wear the apron as the Tuna Festival’s Director this year, he was apprehensive at first. He was coming in during a time when the worldwide economy was still in the doldrums, when the Tuna Industry is on a standstill aggravated by a 2-month moratorium on fishing in the Pacific and when the budget for the festival has not risen considerably in line with the times. Those could have been enough to dampen the spirit of the Tuna Festival.

Still, with a fired-up heart of a general inside of him, and after getting the support of his colleagues at the Gen. Santos City Chamber of Commerce and Industry where he is the Vice-President, he accepted the crown and scepter, err, the responsibility and set about to working…. juggling his duties as VP and Branch Head of his bank and as the new Tunafest Master Chef.

First, he coaxed and cajoled and eventually convinced the Mayor to include a Mardi Gras among the major events, in the absence for quite of time of the Street Dancing Competition which the mayor felt, belonged to the city’s other festival, the Kalilangan in February, during the city’s foundation.

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Grand Winner TSP Marine's Float

Then, he improved upon the Tuna Float Competition and turned it into a Parade of Lights, so the floats would look good in daytime or nighttime.

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TSP Marine's Grand Winning Entry to the Parade of Lights Competition while parked along Pioneer Avenue. Most of it is made of stained plastic glass.

Then, composer Martin Leyson’s 5-year old Tunafest Theme Song was re-engineered, some of the lyrics changed, adding into the song other names for Tuna like the Hawaiian “AHI“, the Tagalog “TAMBAKOL” and of course, “BARILES“. This time, it was more upbeat, the drums more pronounced, and the rhythm even more danceable.

Instead of the usual live drums, the new recorded song became the official jingle for the Mardi Gras Carousel parade of the participating contingents from GenSan’s primary and secondary schools. Large speakers were scatterred along the parade route from Pioneer Avenue, simultaneously blaring out the faster, hippier song for the participants to dance to.

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Crablets from SPED Elementary School give it their all during the MardiGras Carousel around Pioneer Avenue.

Copies of the new version were likewise given to ABS-CBN and all the accredited FM and AM radio stations which they started playing two weeks prior to the festival. This gave unprecedented mileage to the Tunafest.

With a limited budget, he trimmed off the fat and had to make do without a good number of sporting events which the mayor suggested, are better off in the city’s other 3 festivals (Kalilangan, Pasko sa GenSan, Yaman GenSan). This is an unpopular decision he had to take to balance the mix of the events and in doing, increase the prizes for the major ones.

When Orman’s group designed the set-up of the oval plaza, he was guided by the Tourism Council’s directive that the Tunafest should give more emphasis on food. That was why they gave more spaces to stalls and booths which serve food and drinks there, thus turning the C.P.Garcia park into one huge picnic grounds.

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Boiled Sweet Corn for P10 at this Oval Plaza Stall catch the attention of Bloggers Blogie of Davao and Jinky of DOLE.

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Senate President Johnny Enrile watch a tuna being sliced for sashimi at the Tuna Food Park inside the Oval Plaza. Enrile was the Opening Program's Keynote Speaker.

All these must have been noticed by the people who first trekked to the oval plaza, enjoyed what they saw, and later told others about it. And with the radio and TV constantly reminding the “generals” of the daily Tunafest activities, the people’s desire to go out and enjoy the Tuna Festival increased.

And so from the time the 2009 Tuna Festival softly commenced with the conduct of the National Tuna Congress on August 27, up to the time of its formal opening on the 28th, the people’s participation grew with more and more spectators patronizing the daily events at all official venues.

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Pioneer Avenue blooms with MardiGras dancers and spectators.

Official venues included the GenSan Gym in Lagao which hosted the hugely successful 11th National Tuna Congress which saw Presidentiables Noli de Castro, Loren Legarda and now Vice-Presidentiable Mar Roxas in attendance.

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The 11th Tuna Congress with over 400 participants, exhibitors, and other stakeholders of the Tuna Industry all converged for 3 days at the GenSan Gym.

It also hosted the jampacked 8th Tuna Cheerdance Competition.

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A jampacked GenSan Gym watch the RMMC Cheerdancers do their stuff at the TunaFest Cheerdance Competition.

Then there was the Gaisano Mall of GenSan which staged the Bodyfest, Ms. GenSan, Tunafish Dance Competition Prelims, the Culinary Expo, and the Munting Mutya ng GenSan.

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Gaisano Mall of GenSan Atrium was the venue for Ms. GenSan 2009 Finals.

The KCC Mall of GenSan on the other hand, hosted the Kapuso Mall Show (with Starstruck Star Mark Herras) and Golden State College’s Culinary Skills Olympics, both very well-attended events.

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Kapuso Star Mark Herras join Mayor Jun Acharon, Congresswoman Darlene Antonino-Custodio and Congressman Ruffy Biazon at the oval plaza stage after his KCC Mall Show.

A lot of photographers and some local and foreign tourists also hied off to the GenSan Fishport complex to witness the “Fishfest sa Fishport”. On hand to receive them were Mr. Mike Lamberte, Fishport Manager and his amiable staff.

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Fishport workers compete for the shortest time to clean up a tuna during the Tunafest at the Fishport.

And of course, the East Asia Royale Hotel hosted the two-day biggest foam party in Mindanao, held at its Arcade Carpark, which drew in young folks from as far as Davao and the farthest parts of Region 12.

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East Asia Royale Hotel Carpark transformed into a party zone

Doing its share is the Pioneer Avenue which was the site of the MardiGras Carousel. Bariles himself was not prepared for the onslaught of people who swarmed the tuna floats, the costumed dancers and cheered for the contingents. It was a photographer’s haven as cameras of all shapes and sizes were competing to get the best angles of the MardiGras participants and the floats. Some trained their lenses on the spectators themselves.

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People eagerly await the Mardigras and Tunafloat Parade to pass by at the Pioneer Avenue. So daming tao. Grabe!

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Mardi Gras Dancers along the stretch of Pioneer Avenue. Photo by Chattee.

Let’s not forget the Oval Plaza itself, or C.P. Garcia Park where the Opening and Closing ceremonies were held and where more than 15,000 people from all walks of life and from all over the region and elsewhere converged on the final day, had fun and joined in the festivities, thus making this year’s Tuna Festival the most heavily participated and patronized ever.

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MardiGras Dancers watch the TunaFest Fireworks at the oval plaza. Photo by Leonard Pe.

Fahdingding

September 12th, 2009, 03:22 AM

RP emerging as haven for foreign retirees

THE Philippines is forecasted to be a fast emerging haven for foreign retirees in Asia, which according to the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) will be achieved in the next five years.

Retired General Edgar Aglipay, chairman of PRA who met realtors and some retirees in Bacolod City Thursday, said it is the National Government’s thrust to invest in the retirement industry for “it will bring jobs and more profits.”

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In fact, it will also boost the tourism industry, he said.

A flagship program of the Arroyo administration, Aglipay said he will present the program and related projects pertaining to the industry in Europe in November, bringing with him a retiree Indian national, who had been staying in the country for years, for his testimony.

“Actually, the industry is packaging the country’s tourism tied up with the retirement industry because this is what the retirees’ group wants; some sort of an entertainment, medical facility, good transportation and communication access and the kind of peace and order situation which is stable and safe,” Aglipay said.
He cited Bacolod as a potential location, claiming the city has a sound economy, green environment and a peaceful locale.

Bacolod City Councilor Jocele Batapa-Sigue, in a related development, authored a proposed ordinance that is now on second reading, entitled “Creating a Retirement Village and Medical Tourism in Bacolod.”

The PRA’s Local Integrated Retirement Areas (Liras), Aglipay said, include Subic, Clark, Tagaytay, Baguio, Davao, Cebu and Manila.

In his presentation, Aglipay reported that by 2015, a total of 869.1 million retirees will go places and spend a living for a lifetime. He enumerated them as: Europe – 80.6 million, US – 64.4 million, Taiwan – 4.3 million, China – 258 million, Japan – 40.3 million and Korea – 8.9 million.

“It’s about 1/5th of the world’s population,” Aglipay said, citing that “this would mean business opportunity.”

Of said population, Aglipay said the country under RIP (Retirement Industry Program) is targeting to reach five percent of the European retirees, China – 35 percent, Korea – 25 percent, Japan and US – 10 percent.

“Our mandate is to target foreign retirees by bringing them here in the country that will provide investments and jobs for the Filipino people”, Aglipay said.

He cited that Filipinos who work abroad and are married to foreigners can be of big help by bringing foreigner-friends and their families into the country.

The PRA is now working closely with the property development sector to open possible business opportunities like investing in the retirement industry, Aglipay said, adding that the government is “aggressively promoting the country as a haven of foreign retirees.”

PRA is a government agency whose function is on accrediting investors of the retirement industry with strict standards of accreditation requirements “specifically on project and facility accreditation”, Aglipay said.

Further, Aglipay said PRA is targeting Iligan, Cagayan De Oro and General Santos, making them as havens for the “middle eastern retirees”.

At present, the country has 45 accredited facilities that cater to foreign retirees, which include recreation centers, residential villas, condo units, resorts, wellness and care homes, among others.

Former Bacolod City Rep. John Orola Jr. and the Real Estate Brokers Association of the Philippines Inc. (REBAP Metro Bacolod Chapter) sponsored yesterday’s PRA meeting with the realtors group and retirees in Bacolod City

SunStar
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njdhodz

September 12th, 2009, 05:55 AM

^^nice pic...salamat fahd

dhodznjay

September 12th, 2009, 07:58 AM

:bash: mag too mo guys na ang amount jud na nagasto sa renovation sa plaza general santos abot ug almost 34 million?:ohno::ohno:

regjeex

September 12th, 2009, 09:17 AM

Posted by Franz-Bxu from BXU thread

Pinoy Big Brother 3 has Top 50 candidates

MANILA - It's almost there.
After 17 auditions and a record-breaking turnout of 57,824 celebrity hopefuls, the Pinoy Big Brother (PBB) team is trimming down the list of possible housemates for the hit reality program’s third season, "Pinoy Big Brother 3 Double Up."
The team has already chosen Top 50 potential housemates with interesting life stories and personalities.
Any one of them may stand a chance to become a Housemate and play their way to becoming the next Big Winner, following Nene Tamayo and Bea Saw.
The official number of housemates who can stay at the "Pinoy Big Brother house" remains unclear, since the team are still studying their options. They said it will depend on the results of succeeding casting processes.
The show's officials gave out clues, however, about some candidates in the Top 50 shortlist.
There are 11 possible housemates from Manila, 6 from Pampanga and Tarlac, 4 from Baguio, and 8 from Cebu, Bohol, and Roxas.
There are 10 possible housemates from Butuan, Davao, and General Santos; 6 from Batangas and Camarines Sur; and 5 from Europe.
In preparation for the upcoming season, PBB will be buying a number of state-of-the-art-equipment for their technical system upgrade. This move should accommodate the season’s concept and twists.
PBB hosts Toni Gonzaga, Bianca Gonzalez, and Mariel Rodriguez reveal what "Double Up" means at the launch of "Pinoy Big Brother 3 Double Up" this October 4 on ABS-CBN.
New things in store
The Pinoy Big Brother house is also under renovation to sport a new look for the 3rd season.
In the PBB Celebrity Edition 1, the house was almost empty of furniture. In the 2nd Celebrity edition, "Big Brother (Kuya)" kept delinquent housemates inside a detention room. In the PBB Teen Edition Plus, guardians had their own living quarters.

Meanwhile, Filipinos in the United States and Japan will also have a shot at auditions since the show will be casting for PBB Teens 3 and Pinoy Dream Academy 3. The auditions will be held during the "One Kapamilya Go Fiesta" in Santa Clara, California on September 20.
Registration will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. only.
In Japan, auditions will be at the Forum Building, 2nd Floor, Imperial Roppongi, Roppongi, Tokyo on September 13. Registration starts at 9 a.m.
For news on PBB Double Up, visit http://pinoybigbrother.multiply.com (http://pinoybigbrother.multiply.com/) or catch them on Facebook (pinoybigbrotherdoubleup@gmail.com). For the Japan and US auditions, call 1877-88-GO-TFC (United States) and 0120-TFC-VOD (Japan).
as of 09/12/2009 9:43 AM

Source: http://bit.ly/rzyK2

Fahdingding

September 12th, 2009, 12:43 PM

:bash: mag too mo guys na ang amount jud na nagasto sa renovation sa plaza general santos abot ug almost 34 million?:ohno::ohno:

Mao jud! una2 based sa original plan, 22 million ang cost kumpleto na with fountain... pero na delay xa for how many times and at the same time nadugangan ug another 11 Million pero ang problema wala na hinoon ang FOUNTAIn kay nashort daw.... :omg:

OH COME ON! :wtf:

Baka pinanggawa ng Farm to POCKET roads? :lol:

Fahdingding

September 12th, 2009, 12:45 PM

^^nice pic...salamat fahd

Pasalamat ta kay Kuya Avel... Tungod sa iya mga blogs (www.gensantos.com), naa ta insider's source sa mga news and developments sa GENSAN...

Mabuhay ka Kuya Avel Manansala! :banana:

Fahdingding

September 12th, 2009, 12:52 PM

Air Supply Live in GenSan Concert!

The time has finally come for something that has been brewing on for months here in GenSan.

If you have been very observant lately while going around the Tuna Capital, you must have noticed tarps and posters announcing a concert happening here which would have been an impossibility years ago. If you have, in one time listened to the radio, you must have heard sound bytes announcing their impending arrival in the city.

Of course, you know what I am blabbering about!

It’s the Air Supply Live in GenSan Concert on October 2, 2009 at the General Santos Gym in Lagao!!!

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The poster for the Air Supply Live in GenSan Concert

Yes! It’s the world-famous soft-rock duo who gave us the hits of our youth during the late 70s and most of the 80s, the Air Supply! Composed of Briton Graham Russel and Australian Russel Hitchcock, the pair has been responsible for such unforgettable and timeless hits such as Lost In Love, Every Woman in the World, All Out of Love, Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You), Sweet Dreams, Now and Forever, Even the Nights are Better, Young Love, Two Less Lonely People in the World, and Bariles’ pinaka-favorite, “Making Love Out of Nothing At All“, among others!

Whew!

This iconic duo will be flying in from the US two days to Manila prior to their stint here in GenSan and one could just imagine how much it would take to get them to perform here at the southernmost end of the Mindanao Island! But then again, the Tuna Capital is so fortunate to have one very generous citizen, who defied all odds once more just to let his fellow generals enjoy the performances of world-class artists.

But then again, the Tuna Capital is so fortunate to have one very generous citizen, who defied all odds once more, just to let his fellow generals enjoy the performances of world-class artists. Take another bow, Michael Wee.
Take another bow, Michael Wee.

Michael, who is also a restaurateur (he owns Grab A Crab and Coffee Club 101 plus the Coffee Dream franchise in GenSan), is leaving no chances to get this Air Supply Concert project off the ground.

He is the same man behind Dreamwork Ventures, the group responsible for bringing to GenSan, David Pomeranz last February 14, 2009 and the Side A Band less than two months ago in July. Michael has reportedly shelled out almost P3million already for this latest venture of his. It is just fitting that the Generals and the rest of Soccsksargen give him their support by patronizing this concert and ensure the continued visits of artist-performers here through GenSan’s topnotch producer.

Tickets to the Air Supply Live in GenSan Concert are priced at P350, P1500, P2,500 and P3,500. It is a a Dreamwork Ventures Platinum Concert Series 2009 Production organized by High Frequency Productions. Co-presentors are the Local Government of General Santos City, the GenSan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc, ABS-CBN. Other Sponsors are Grab A Crab Restaurant, Coffee Dreams, MISO Hardware, San Miguel Corporation, Coca-Cola Bottlers Phils. Inc, Gaisano Mall of GenSan, East Asia Royale Hotel, Giacomino’s Pizza and Gregoria Printing Press.

Watch out for the Air Supply Live in GenSan BLOG Contest, coming out anytime today!

njdhodz

September 12th, 2009, 03:41 PM

^^fadh hasyal u sa gaisano makikita mo duon ung propose na project sa gensan na my mga picture pa., like queen tuna park... 6 storey hotel sa santiago bolv.. at medical laboratory sa national high way.. at makikita mo din duon ang commercial building ng lorenzo arcade sa calumpang... basta pasyal ka duon marami ka malalaman....

Fahdingding

September 13th, 2009, 03:21 AM

njdhodz

September 13th, 2009, 06:37 AM

^^basta andon sa gaisano... maganda ung picture nag queen tuna park.. basta punathan mo duon makikita mo talaga.. hindi ko alam kng kailan matapos cla duon..

Fahdingding

September 13th, 2009, 06:54 AM

There is a rumor na Idemolish daw ang mga balay sa Soledad Estate (Labus - National Highway) kay himoon daw kuno ug mall or something... :banana:

Irelocate daw ang mga nagasettle karon sa labus sa APOPONG sa yuta ghapon sa mga Espina... :bash:

I texted my former clasmyt and he confirm it... and I texted my friends sa labus, tinood daw ibalhin daw sila sa Apopong...

OH COME ON... Is it too good to be true? ^^

Fahdingding

September 13th, 2009, 06:55 AM

^^basta andon sa gaisano... maganda ung picture nag queen tuna park.. basta punathan mo duon makikita mo talaga.. hindi ko alam kng kailan matapos cla duon..

Njdhodz, Gikan na ko GAISANO wa jud ko nakita... Sa Atrium, mga Architectire exhibit man naa didto... gi tuyok nako ang mall pati sa gawas, wa jud... :bash: :ohno:

m1k3

September 13th, 2009, 06:56 AM

m1k3

September 13th, 2009, 07:00 AM

PLAZA HENERAL SANTOS

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njdhodz

September 13th, 2009, 07:04 AM

Njdhodz, Gikan na ko GAISANO wa jud ko nakita... Sa Atrium, mga Architectire exhibit man naa didto... gi tuyok nako ang mall pati sa gawas, wa jud... :bash: :ohno:

^^naa didto sa atrium fadh.. naa mag picture didto atbang sa stage..basta naa lagi dito fahd

njdhodz

September 13th, 2009, 07:06 AM

^^ wow naman... nice pic. buti naman at my kumoha na ng plaza nag gensan....

njdhodz

September 13th, 2009, 07:28 AM

fahd ung propose 6 storey building sa my santiago baka katabi nyan gilliamacs....

Fahdingding

September 13th, 2009, 07:45 AM

Fahdingding

September 13th, 2009, 07:46 AM

fahd ung propose 6 storey building sa my santiago baka katabi nyan gilliamacs....

Yun din hinala ko kasi yun lang man bakanteng lupa sa Santiago pati na yung sa SM... so baka dun yung dating reyes terminal...

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Fahdingding

September 13th, 2009, 07:50 AM

nice. kay murag samok man sila tan awon diha. mura silag tinago...

Mao! :bash:

Fahdingding

September 14th, 2009, 03:24 AM

:deadthrea Isn't it? :lol:

Fahdingding

September 14th, 2009, 03:44 AM

:dance:

Fahdingding

September 14th, 2009, 03:45 AM

Peng Hok

September 14th, 2009, 06:40 AM

^^
Now I know where you live. Dadaan ako dyan this Thursday or Friday when I visit GenSan to check on some properties. :lol: :jk:

Fahdingding

September 14th, 2009, 08:06 AM

^^
Now I know where you live. Dadaan ako dyan this Thursday or Friday when I visit GenSan to check on some properties. :lol: :jk:

:okay: WELCOME!

Fahdingding

September 14th, 2009, 12:41 PM

TV Patrol SocSkSarGen reported earlier that General Santos City Hospital was able to get an additional fundings from International Donors for the Renovation and Expansion of the Hospital...

The hospital is currently undergoing renovation and expansion courtesy of DOH funding worth 20 Million Pesos...

If I heard the news right, 47 Million ata yung na mention na amount, I don't know if Peso o Dollar, pero most probably peso yan courtesy of various International donors like UNICEF, World Bank and etc... :bash:

The Funds will be used: first in INFRASTRUCTURE then MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS and last on MEDICAL STAFF Training... :banana:

:applause::applause::applause: Karapat - dapat 'to ICLAP! CLAP! :okay:

earlat

September 14th, 2009, 01:16 PM

Fahdingding

September 14th, 2009, 04:19 PM

^^ Amazing. I hope our hospital can compete with the Private institutions. :D

At least lat, soon maging tertiary level na ang CITY Hospital... the 5th tertiary hopsital in the city kung nagkataon!

Sana matuloy talaga yung Eco - Tourism project ni PAKYAW kasi ang anchor Project dun is yung $300 Million Hospital... DOLLARES yan ha! :lol:

earlat

September 14th, 2009, 04:45 PM

At least lat, soon maging tertiary level na ang CITY Hospital... the 5th tertiary hopsital in the city kung nagkataon!

Sana matuloy talaga yung Eco - Tourism project ni PAKYAW kasi ang anchor Project dun is yung $300 Million Hospital... DOLLARES yan ha! :lol:

^^ Bitaw, what's the latest about the Project? It would really be helpful kung matuloy cya para nman maka-attract tayo ng mga foreign retirees and mga medical tourists.. :D

Fahdingding

September 14th, 2009, 04:50 PM

^^ Bitaw, what's the latest about the Project? It would really be helpful kung matuloy cya para nman maka-attract tayo ng mga foreign retirees and mga medical tourists.. :D

I don't know kung anong latest! hopefully, matuloy talaga... documents lang ang hinihintay ng SP... I know lahat ng taga GENSAN are in full - support of this PROJECT!

Hinihintay ko nga sa TV PATROL SocSkSarGen ang latest about the project eh...

FoxUlisse

September 14th, 2009, 05:04 PM

Hi, I'd like to find some email of travel agencies in South Cotabato. Can you hel me please?
thanks, Fox

earlat

September 14th, 2009, 08:53 PM

I don't know kung anong latest! hopefully, matuloy talaga... documents lang ang hinihintay ng SP... I know lahat ng taga GENSAN are in full - support of this PROJECT!

Hinihintay ko nga sa TV PATROL SocSkSarGen ang latest about the project eh...

Waaah.. Paging Manny Pacquiao.. Please process nyo na documents nito para maka-usad na.. hehehe.. The people of Gensan will really love this!!! :banana::banana:

Fahdingding

September 15th, 2009, 04:35 AM

Waaah.. Paging Manny Pacquiao.. Please process nyo na documents nito para maka-usad na.. hehehe.. The people of Gensan will really love this!!! :banana::banana:

Dapat isubmit na nila mga necessary documents kelangan ng SP para mapprove na ' to... Wala nman cguro silang tinatago... Ito ang klase ng Project na di dapat palampasin ng GENSAN :lol:

Fahdingding

September 15th, 2009, 04:36 AM

Hi, I'd like to find some email of travel agencies in South Cotabato. Can you hel me please?
thanks, Fox

can someone help him? wala ba available sa net? :bash:

buenos-Diaz

September 15th, 2009, 04:59 AM

Good Morning Gen San...Greeting lang ko sa mga Brothers og Sister na to

HAPPY HARI-RAYA
PUASA TO ALL MUSLIMS BROTHERS AND SISTERS

Fahdingding

September 15th, 2009, 05:03 AM

Good Morning Gen San...Greeting lang ko sa mga Brothers og Sister na to

HAPPY HARI-RAYA
PUASA TO ALL MUSLIMS BROTHERS AND SISTERS

5 days na lang tapos na ang RAMADHAN! Thnx BRO.... Happy I'dl Fitr to all Muslim brothers and sisters... and to all people of the world regardless of race, sex and religion! :okay:

njdhodz

September 15th, 2009, 05:14 AM

^^wow happy hari-raya puasa sa lahat ng muslim.... gusto ko talaga malaman ang salitang muslim sana matulongn ninyo ako... mga tayan...

Fahdingding

September 15th, 2009, 05:16 AM

^^wow happy hari-raya puasa sa lahat ng muslim.... gusto ko talaga malaman ang salitang muslim sana matulongn ninyo ako... mga tayan...

Ndjhodz! About tong sa proposed 6 storey hotel sa Santiago.. Nakabutang jud xa didto sa GAISANO? Bacin mao tong HOTEL FILIPINO?

Fahdingding

September 15th, 2009, 01:54 PM

18th MinBizCon in Koronadal goes full steam ahead!

In 2007, General Santos City hosted the 16th Mindanao Business Conference, the island’s largest yearly gathering of business and industry stalwarts, government policy makers, and movers and shakers of the local economy.

At that time, GenSan drew in a record 497 participants from all over Mindanao and elsewhere and had US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Paul W. Jones as Guest of Honor. Below is a photo of GenSan City Mayor Jun Acharon addressing the 16th Minbizcon at the KCC Mall of GenSan Convention Center on September 21, 2007.

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Mayor Jun Acharon welcoming the participants and guests of the 16th MinBizCon in September 21, 2007 at the KCC Mall of GenSan Convention Center.

This time, for its 18th year, the Mindanao Business Conference goes to Koronadal City!

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This year’s conference, which is its 18th inception and is hosted by the South Cotabato Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Provincial Government of South Cotabato, hopes to net more than 500 delegates, representing again the Mindanao business community (local chambers of commerce, trade and industry associations and other business groups), national and local government officials, the academe, as well as businessmen and dignitaries coming from the BIMP-EAGA and ASEAN regions. Members of the diplomatic corps especially of countries that have economic and development undertakings in Mindanao are also expected to come for the 2-day event (September 17-18, 2009) at the Fitmart Mall of Koronadal, the city’s underutilized shopping center.

The 18th Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) which rans smuck in the midst of the First South Cotabato Business Week, is focusing on improving the island’s agriculture, trade and tourism potentials. Key leaders and figures from both the government and business sectors have been invited to present issues and give insights on the plenary topics of the conference.

This year’s conference theme “One. Global. Filipino. Rising Above the Global Challenges”, emphasizes Mindanao’s business community’s vision to move ahead and further strengthen its alliance with global partners to improve upon the economic gains achieved in the past.

The topics have all been grouped into four quadrants, with an impressive line-up of speakers assigned to them. Consider these:

For QUADRANT ONE, which will tackle “Legislative Reforms to Benefit Mindanao Business”, these are the confirmed speakers:

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The Speakers for the 18th Minbizcon Quadrant 2

Quadrant 2 groups speakers who will deal on the issue “International Trade Cooperation and Mindanao’s Competitive Edge in Agriculture”. These includes Plenary Sessions on Trade, Agriculture and Infrastructure.

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The Quadrant 3 Speakers for the 18th Minbizcon

On the morning of September 18, conference participants will all hear Quadrant Two topic on “Pump-priming Mindanao’s economy through focus industries”. Plenary sessions will discuss Mining, Energy, ICT and Tourism.

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The 18th Minbizcon 4th Quadrant Speakers

And finally, in the afternoon, the last batch of speakers will dwell on the Quadrant 4 Topic on “Mindanao’s Public-Private partnership to improve LGU Revenue Generation”.

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Ultimately, the 18th Mindanao Business Conference in Koronadal will provide the avenue for the integration of policy recommendations from all these sessions which will be submitted to the President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who has also been invited to grace the conference.
A Trade and Expo Fair opened yesterday, Monday, September 14 at the same venue (Fitmart Mall) featuring exhibitions from the following sectors: Tourism, Information and Communications Technology, Franchising, Foods and Crafts, Services, LGU Investment Desk, Corporate Showcases, Institutional Support Services, among others. This will run until the 20th of September.

Wow! With all these in place plus Koronadal City’s much-vaunted generous brand of hospitality to all its visitors, there is no doubt the the 18th Minbizcon will go down as one of the most fruitful and heavily-attended in its history.

Meanwhile, GenSan News Online Mag is leaving you with this video ad for the 18th Mindanao Business Conference where you can get more info about this event.