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March , 2010
Friday

GenSan News Online Mag

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Bariles was on his way back to his hotel in the Big City last night ...
A few hours before my blogger friends from Davao which included Blogie, Migs, Chattee, Lyle, ...
As Bariles is writing this, the Partial Solar Eclipse is happening at this very moment.  ...
In what was just hinted a few months back during the "Air Supply Live in ...
A few weeks back, a Google Mapping Party (GenSan Mapping Party)  was conducted in General Santos ...
Finally, Bariles Republic is releasing the room rates of some of GenSan hotels and ...
In a strictly formal affair at the Bacolod Pavilion Hotel and Resort last March 27, ...
In her Independence Day speech at Koronadal City last Friday, June 12, 2009, President Gloria ...
For the sake of all the weary and pissed off victims of the brownouts and ...
Today is the V-DAY for Gensan being the 69th Foundation Day of the city and ...

O-oh Lang Fishing Resto Seafoods and Grill’s Valentine’s Promo

If you want to satisfy your cravings for prawns, shrimps, pompano, bangus and other types of seafood FRESHLY cooked in various styles then you can just hie off to NCCC Compound and check out the Filipino restaurant beside the Six ...
O-oh Lang Fishing Resto Seafoods and Grill’s Valentine’s Promo

The Old South’s Mediterranean cuisine

Has anyone ever heard of Hummus? Hummus is a classic Middle Eastern blend of chickpeas, tahini and hint of garlic, drizzled with olive oil and dusted with paprika.  A delicious Mediterranean appetizer, it is  eaten with Pita bread, a round ...
The Old South’s Mediterranean cuisine

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

Jo-Ann’s Bakeshop Siopao, GenSan’s Unofficial Comfort Food

I do not exactly remember the first time I ate Jo-Ann's Bakeshop's mini-siopao. What I do remember however is that my Dad used to buy them by 10s or 20s depending on how many workers he has at that time in ...
Jo-Ann’s Bakeshop Siopao, GenSan’s Unofficial Comfort Food

Dolores Farm Resort, Polomolok’s weekend retreat

Bariles has never been to Dolores Garden Resort before and so after bringing Davao bloggers Lyle and Brendel to hear Sunday mass at the Trappistine's Monastery at the foot of Mt. Matutum in Barangay Landan, Polomolok,  they,  together with his ...
Dolores Farm Resort, Polomolok’s weekend retreat

Ranchero Grill Steak and Seafood Resto’s lavish feasts for royalty

Even before the wave of new specialty-restos blossomed in General Santos City, one has already been dominating the lunch scene and is the fave of local businessmen who need to show off the Tuna Capital's kind of cuisine to their ...
Ranchero Grill Steak and Seafood Resto’s lavish feasts for royalty

SOCOTECO II Schedule of Browouts in GenSan/ List of Feeders

For the sake of all the weary and pissed off victims of the brownouts and blackouts in General Santos City, GenSan News Online Mag is releasing the Schedule of Power Interruptions or Load Sheddings (see below) furnished by SOCOTECO II. But ...
16 March 2010 I Read the full story

Robinsons GenSan’s Summer Lovin’ Midnite Sale

Have to rush this great piece of news for bargain shoppers and great-buys hunters! To meet the hot, hot summer months, Robinsons Place - General Santos is conducting a three-day mall-wide sale aptly called Summer Lovin' Sale this weekend! For today, Friday, ...
12 March 2010 I Read the full story

(updated) First Phase of GenSan International Airport’s expansion work commences

In what is to be the most simple blessing rites Bariles has ever experienced, the General Santos City International Airport was blessed and prayed over this morning of March 18, 2010 by Diocesan Priest Fr. Joseph Benitez to mark the ...
18 March 2010 I Read the full story

(updated) Pacquiao-Clottey Fight to be aired LIVE via Pay-per-View at GenSan Gym

It's final and official! After getting the assurance from the National Grid Corporation (formerly TransCo) that General Santos City will not experience any power outage or blackout on Sunday, March 14, 2010, GenSan Mayor Jun Acharon immediately decided to push ...
12 March 2010 I Read the full story

(updated) First Phase of GenSan International Airport’s expansion work commences

March - 18 - 2010 Reporter: bariles 10 Responses - Viewed 117 times, 85 so far today

In what is to be the most simple blessing rites Bariles has ever experienced, the General Santos City International Airport was blessed and prayed over this morning of March 18, 2010 by Diocesan Priest Fr. Joseph Benitez to mark the start of the FIRST PHASE of its renovation and expansion.

Present during the blessing and the [...]

AIM and LP, a Harmonic Alliance

March - 17 - 2010 Reporter: bariles 4 Responses - Viewed 108 times, 21 so far today

NOTE:  Allow us to feature a guest writer for today’s blog post.  His name is Ben Sumog-uy.  He writes an insightful article about the AIM and LP coalition in General Santos City, in time for the May 2010 local and national elections.  Ben is currently finishing his law degree at the Mindanao State University GenSan.  [...]

Jinkee Pacquiao’s FLAWLESS offering Student Discounts

March - 17 - 2010 Reporter: bariles Respond - Viewed 97 times, 16 so far today

Good news to students who would want to pamper themselves during these hot summer days with a facial!
Jinkee Pacquiao’s FLAWLESS is offering Student Discounts for a month from March 15, 2010 to April 15, 2010.

There is a 15% Discount on Advanced and Regular Facials and there is also a 10% Discount on selected in-house products.  [...]

SOCOTECO II Schedule of Browouts in GenSan/ List of Feeders

March - 16 - 2010 Reporter: bariles 9 Responses - Viewed 229 times, 21 so far today

For the sake of all the weary and pissed off victims of the brownouts and blackouts in General Santos City, GenSan News Online Mag is releasing the Schedule of Power Interruptions or Load Sheddings (see below) furnished by SOCOTECO II.
But before that, they are advised to check first the Feeder # to which they belong.  [...]

Lash in the City is in GenSan!

March - 15 - 2010 Reporter: bariles Respond - Viewed 136 times, 13 so far today

A few weeks ago, Bariles was noticing something different about the ladies in his office.
Not only were they looking prettier and were dressing smarter but were also projecting more self-confidence in they way they were carrying themselves and in interacting with their clients.  They were more patronizing too and kept fluttering their eyelashes at him [...]

KCC Mall of GenSan opens North Wing expansion

March - 15 - 2010 Reporter: bariles 6 Responses - Viewed 172 times, 11 so far today

A week ago KCC Mall of GenSan finally unveiled the first phase of expansion on its flagship store, the KCC Department Store Annex.  The move was part of its preparations to meet head-on the entry of Manila-based malls in General Santos City, Robinsons Place which opened in October 2009 and most notably, SM City which [...]

Robinsons GenSan’s Summer Lovin’ Midnite Sale

March - 12 - 2010 Reporter: bariles 2 Responses - Viewed 195 times, 11 so far today

Have to rush this great piece of news for bargain shoppers and great-buys hunters!
To meet the hot, hot summer months, Robinsons Place – General Santos is conducting a three-day mall-wide sale aptly called Summer Lovin’ Sale this weekend!
For today, Friday, March 12, 2010, it’s gonna be a mall-wide MIDNIGHT SALE with discounts as much as [...]

(updated) Pacquiao-Clottey Fight to be aired LIVE via Pay-per-View at GenSan Gym

March - 12 - 2010 Reporter: bariles 4 Responses - Viewed 217 times, 8 so far today

It’s final and official!
After getting the assurance from the National Grid Corporation (formerly TransCo) that General Santos City will not experience any power outage or blackout on Sunday, March 14, 2010, GenSan Mayor Jun Acharon immediately decided to push through with the FREE LIVE AIRING on Pay-per-view of the Pacquiao-Clottey Fight at the General [...]

(updated) PBB Big Winner Melai’s GenSan Homecoming

March - 10 - 2010 Reporter: bariles 3 Responses - Viewed 308 times, 14 so far today

On February 20, 2010, a week to the day that she was proclaimed the Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother Double Up reality show of ABS-CBN, Melissa “Melai” Cantiveros flew in to General Santos City where she hails. From the time she boarded a Cebu Pacific early morning plane from Manila until the time [...]

San Miguel Corp. building power plant in GenSan

March - 9 - 2010 Reporter: bariles 19 Responses - Viewed 376 times, 17 so far today

With the worsening power crisis in this part of Southern Mindanao, comes this peace of news….
In separate news reports today, March 09, 2010, from the online editions of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Standard and other national media outlets, it was gathered that food and beverage behemoth San Miguel Corporation is building a 150-megawatt to [...]




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Bariles is Tagalog word for “Tuna”, the primary source of income of the people of General Santos City which hosts 6 of the Philippines’ 8 tuna canneries and more than 80% of its tuna processing plants.
The city boasts of the only “Tuna Festival” in the world celebrated every September 5 in commemoration of its charterhood anniversary.
Bariles is also the alias of this blog\'s author who would like nothing than to write about his beloved city by the bay and share it with his kababayans from all over.
He has worked throughout Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea. Currently, he devotes his time, beauty, and talent in the fields of Communications, Marketing and Media.