DFA Regional Consular Office to open at Gaisano GenSan Compound
Last September 2008, I blogged about the plan to put up a Regional Consular Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs here in General Santos City, following a directive from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. That article elicited a lot of positive responses from Bariles Republic’s readers, especially those availing of their passporting services.
Now, according to General Santos City Tourism Officer Cora Tito, a site has finally been found for the proposed office which will be called the Regional Consular Office of the DFA.
After weeks of scouting for the venue, she added that DFA Davao Consular Officer Daniel Te has revealed that his bosses has opted for the vacant portion of the Annex Building of Gaisano Mall of GenSan. This is the leftmost 2-storey unit of the building which also houses Shakey’s Restaurant, Uno Cafe and Big Chow Chinese Resto.
On December 2, 2008, top honchos from DFA Manila, among them Consular Officer ASec Domingo Lucenario, Personnel Officer ASec Corazon Yap Baijin will be flying in to seal the deal with the Gaisanos for the use of their building.
And yes, before I forget, they want to open the office to the public before Christmas 2008. 
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jinky Says:
this is really, really great news! Finally, after a long search for an office space, they finally found one, strategic pa talaga ang location.
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 10:19 AM
bariles Says:
@jinky -
you’re right! They couldn’t have chosen a better site. Beside a mall, imagine? People can just wait it out inside the air-conditioned Shakeys, Big Chow or Uno Cafe in the same building. Super mega convenient! Or maybe do some shopping across the parking area at Gaisano. Nice, nice, nice!
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 10:36 AM
jasper0127 Says:
Its a great honor for the people of General Santos for having DFA Consular Office in Gensan not only a good news but also a Blessings to all of us.
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 11:23 AM
jasper0127 Says:
Sir Avel pag mag operations na and DFA office in Gensan ibig ba nitong sabihin no need na to go to Davao?
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 11:44 AM
bariles Says:
@jasper0127 -
yes sir! All your passporting needs will be processed and released here. Great huh?
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 11:53 AM
lexXx Says:
wow! that’s great news.
We no longer have to go to Davao or be one of the poor ones waiting for mobile passporting events at the City Hall.
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 12:33 PM
bariles Says:
@lexXx -
hello! That is right. This will not only save us time and money but also the hassles of lining up at the city hall once every quarter.
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 1:34 PM
Tale Says:
wow ang galing naman! ang laking tulong nito sa Socsksargen area. Less gastos, less time to process & very convenient pa ang location. Thanks to all who made it happened.
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 3:30 PM
Ram Says:
This is a very good news and a very good Christmas gift for all of us SOCSARGEN residents…….. Thanks Sir Avel for keeping us informed…Advance Merry Christmas!!!
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 3:57 PM
Cora Gwapa Says:
Vel,
Thanks alot for announcing it…!
But it’s not December 2, rather its December 5. Asec Corazon Yap Bahjin (Personnel Officer), Asec Domingo Lucenario (Consular Officer) , Asec Usop of DFA Mindanao (based in Davao) and 2 more officials from DFA Manila are coming for final occular inspection of the area.
It’s my pet project- now coming to reality!
Maganda talaga ang Gensan!
Mabuhay tayong lahat!
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 4:33 PM
Jasper Says:
Sana meron na ring POEA office sa General Santos…
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 6:39 PM
amie Says:
This is really good news kuya avel…it’s a real pain in
the butt for generals to travell all the way to davao to
get/renew passport kaya I’m sure many generals will
be happy with this news…
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 7:18 PM
bariles Says:
@Tale -
We have to be thankful to Mayor Jun Acharon who has been working hard to get this on the road and to his tourism officer Cora Tito for liaising the talks between DFA and his local government. Thanks rin Tale for commenting. Milagro at napadalaw ka…hehehe!
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 7:51 PM
bariles Says:
Merry Christmas too Marino. Don’t forget your gift to me.
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 7:52 PM
bariles Says:
Thanks for the corrections Cora Gwapa. Kudos to you!!!!
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 8:24 PM
bariles Says:
Now that would be really good for the region. I am hoping for that too jasper.
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 8:25 PM
bariles Says:
Hahaha! That’s true. Pain in the butt … that’s what you get for the 3 hour ride by bus to Davao City.
Posted on November 29th, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Ram Says:
….Anong gusto mo Sir ???? …..He..he..he
Posted on November 30th, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Ram Says:
Tama ka talaga Jasper sana nga lahat ng normally pinoproseso pa sa Manila ay available na rin dito sa General Santos….
Posted on November 30th, 2008 at 12:42 PM
bariles Says:
@Ram -
Kahit $ na lang, pandagdag sa pambili ng notebook computer. yehey!
Posted on November 30th, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Ram Says:
Chocolate na lang na hugis $ …….ha ha ha ha ………
Posted on November 30th, 2008 at 6:17 PM
archmykel Says:
Good news to all frequent travelers and ofws of gensan. Wala ng pipigil pa sa pag asenso ng gensan.
Posted on November 30th, 2008 at 7:08 PM
white knight Says:
Wow! Finally my location na. Another great news for the Gensan constituents and the nearby and no so nearby town of SocSkSargGen as well. Lucky for Gaisano Mall too for this is another advantage for them. Well, they deserved to be chosen also because of their strategic location and comfort for the passport applicants and ang mag renew too especially. I just hope na sana the applicants will be as much as comfortable and easy for them to access and get their passport right away without much adue. Compared to Davao, medyo mag sacrifice ka talaga because of so many applicants from other cities/town.
Posted on December 1st, 2008 at 10:49 AM
bariles Says:
You’re right there myk. There’s no stopping now the Tuna Capital!
Posted on December 1st, 2008 at 9:00 PM
bariles Says:
I saw the venue and what it needs are shaded areas for the long lines of people everyday. The DFA in Davao has a big receiving area. I hope that this one in Gensan has a wide waiting room too.
Posted on December 1st, 2008 at 9:06 PM
anna Says:
has the GenSan-based DFA already opened?
Posted on January 1st, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Jordan Ray Quinco Says:
open na ata ang DFA eh… ahmm… kulang na lang PRC (Professional Regulation Commission)… kapoy kaau sa Davao or CAgayan.. gasto kaau… para dili na mudayo pa ang mga taga South Cotabato area… para convenient na lang pod… lalo na sa mga licensed professionals…. para pud kung naay board exams such as Nurse Licensure Exam, LET, Engineering Boards… diri na lang pod sa Gensan…. God bless PRC! GOD SPEED DFA! eehehhe
Posted on February 7th, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Machine-readable passports now issued at DFA GenSan | Bariles Republic's GenSan News Online Mag Says:
[...] recently renewed his passport and eventually received his new machine-readable copy, thanks to the Department of Foreign Affairs Consular Office here in General Santos City, headed by Mr. Daniel [...]
Posted on March 19th, 2009 at 5:35 PM
gensanian Says:
merun nabang POEA sa general santos?can you give me me the adress please? thank you
Posted on April 22nd, 2009 at 2:48 AM
roro Says:
sana di maubos tuna ninyo dahil pag naubos na supply ng tuna balik kau sa dati , lahat ng investors dyan mag alisan na dahil wala ng pera ang mga tao , gaya ng butuan city, pagsara ng mga logging companies, wala ng masyadng naginvest dito , buti nakarecover kami ng maging regional center of caraga region , bumil na ng lupa dito ang robinsons for thier mall pero 3 years pa raw bago sila magconstruct , uunahin muna ang gensan at tacloban city
Posted on June 17th, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Batang Basilan Says:
hey…gensan is different from butuan…
Posted on June 17th, 2009 at 9:27 PM
BrAvO SiX Says:
@ roro: rule of thumb lang po yan sir. pag walang proper and strict implementation ng rules and regulations sa isang industry, chances are, di kayang i-sustain ang production.
when it comes to investors, nasa local government na rin po yan sir ang diskarte like providing economic incentives or other provisions for the benefit of the investors pag nag put up siya ng business sa locality, etc. kung mahina po ang diskarte, chances are pa rin, either magsipag-alisan ang mga investors or walang mag-invest sa isang lugar.
i firmly believe Gensan has the capability to sustain and attract more bigger industries. one to count is the Economic Free Zone ni PacMan… that’s a BILLION PESO project…
hooah!
Posted on June 17th, 2009 at 11:12 PM
sharon Says:
hello,
ask lang po ako nawala yong pasport ko,gusto ko e renew ano ba kailangan na requirements ko pero mayroon xerox copy sa pastport?
thanks
GOD BLESS…
Posted on July 14th, 2009 at 1:37 PM
sharon Says:
hello,
ask lang po ako nawala yong pasport ko,gusto ko e renew ano ba kailangan na requirements ko pero mayroon xerox copy sa pastport?
thanks
GOD BLESS…
Posted on July 14th, 2009 at 1:38 PM
Eve Says:
hello,
Anybody here who knows how to apply for a job at DFA? Kahit clerical job lang. Pls help.
Posted on August 11th, 2009 at 4:11 PM