Improved General Santos City Park to be unveiled August 7, 2009
Finally, the City Mayor of General Santos, Mayor Jun Acharon announced this morning, in an interview by the local media that the General Santos Park, across his office at the GenSan City Hall Building will be unveiled to the public on August 7, 2009.
The billboard of the proposed look of the Gen. Paulino Santos Park (Click on the image for a bigger view)
The improvement project which will now cost approximately P34 million owing to the additional appropriation of P11 million to the initial budget of P22.5 million, was started in October 2008. The contractor, Dellosa Design Builders revealed that the improvements to the Gen. Santos Park include the construction of a carpark, a lagoon. a brick walkway in the center, fencing and the installation of lamp posts, among others.
Final landscaping and beautification will be handled by the First Lady’s Kagandahan GenSan Office, including the improvement of the area where the park’s two Dadiangas Trees are growing.
It is not yet sure if the additional approved budget of P11 million includes the installation of a fountain which will make the park even more beautiful. Well, Bariles and his readers all certainly hope so and are looking forward to the time when the Gen. Santos Park truly becomes the Tuna Capital’s major tourist attraction.
Harinawa.
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- Gen. Santos City: TUNA CAPITAL
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- The Pioneering Chinese Settlers of General Santos City
- Plaza Heneral Santos unveiled (more pics)
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Bariles is a Filipino 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.
Ram Says:
Wow Gensan!!!!
Posted on March 12th, 2009 at 3:10 PM
Rhey Bacani Says:
So excited to see before i left gensan
Posted on March 12th, 2009 at 3:27 PM
dimple Says:
long overdue man bossing.. naalala mo nung first blog mo about the renovation of the PLAZA? sabi ko hindi aabot sa deadline?.. TAMA lagi ko.. dibah supposedly FIRST WEEK of February?.. WELL.. at least napagwapo najud at last ang atuang PLAZA.. naa nay laagan akung little sister..hihihi
Posted on March 12th, 2009 at 4:22 PM
sweet Says:
sus! abi nakog ugma na abrihan. hehehe… magkitakita lang ta sa gensan ugma! (–,)
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Posted on March 12th, 2009 at 4:45 PM
jes Says:
galing! GenSan is really improving.
Excited na ako. *smugs*
Posted on March 12th, 2009 at 4:54 PM
bariles Says:
@dimple, nadelay raw because of the many changes na pinagagawa ng City Engineer’s office, altho for the better naman din.
@sweet, hope to see you here too. Am just across the park.
@jes, you are right there! we’re lucky to be here.
Posted on March 12th, 2009 at 5:03 PM
TANCHI Says:
galing! excited na!
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Posted on March 12th, 2009 at 5:39 PM
gensanite Says:
great project!!! cheers!!!
KUY, diba ang “general santos park” kay ang naa dapit sa rey’s store sa silway (kung asa “nag-landing” si general paulino santos sa unang panahon)? and the one in front of the city hall is the carlos garcia park? correct me, if i’m wrong though…
are they renaming the parks na?
sayang lang at hindi umabot to nung kalilangan… but the best part is, daghan na malingaw magpa-kodak sa “plaza” every sunday afternoon… hehehe…
unta bantayan pud nila ang i-install nga fence… basi man gud lagari-on na pud sa mga batang tun-og ang mga bakal, tapos ibaligya kay ipalit ug rugby/acetone/gasolina…
overall, this is a great development in our city… and as DIMPLES mentioned, it’s long overdue… hope everyone will take care of this new attraction (soon)…
Posted on March 12th, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Nate Marx Says:
Great News!!! I hope it would be opened sooner… Proud to be a General!
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Posted on March 13th, 2009 at 12:17 AM
rammyboi Says:
wow! great achievement na naman for gensan!
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Posted on March 13th, 2009 at 12:59 AM
orman Says:
i hope mamaintain… assured na si kuya jun sa iyahang legacy sa gensan…
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Posted on March 13th, 2009 at 3:46 AM
Amie Says:
The park is right at the heart of the city, it’s just fitting na pagandahin talaga at tama lang na hindi tinipid ang budget. Tama
si gensanite, lingaw na gyud magpa kodak diha sa atong plaza.
Posted on March 13th, 2009 at 7:49 AM
GorG Says:
ADDITIONAL GOOD NEWS!
The fountain the Mayor would like to include may be realized soon. Lets just keep our fingers crossed that our beloved Mayor will be able to work it out. Malaking budget kase kaya di makakayanan as originally planned. Ill keep Bariles posted on this news
Posted on March 13th, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Toinks Says:
Mas may drama talaga ang park natin kung may fountain or water features. Yung music synchronized sana para masaya.
Posted on March 13th, 2009 at 1:40 PM
bariles Says:
@tanchi, may lovers lane rin yan for you and jes. Hehehe!
@gensanite, yes, you’re right. Names have been changed already. I have yet to check kung ano ang new name ng Silway park. The Oval is now the CP Garcia park now. The fence is quite low.. 3 feet lang yata. Everything will be well-lighted so lesser chance for misadventures of promenading couples and stoways.
@Nate, it would even be better kung hindi madaliin so that it will only be unveiled when it’s really ready for the world.
@Rammyboi, it’s really a big achievement. Now, if we could only do the same with the Queen Tuna Park and Oval Plaza….
@Orman, I agree with you. It’s a Pedro B. Acharon, Jr. legacy and no one can take that away from him anymore.
Posted on March 13th, 2009 at 10:20 PM
TANCHI Says:
yikes! buang jud ni si sir avel oh…(rofl)
Posted on March 14th, 2009 at 10:45 AM
gensanite Says:
@bariles –
aaahh… dili na diay freedom park ang oval? much has changed na gyud… i think i should be there more often… maayo na lang kay naa’y very low fares ang cebu pacific… last time i went home, punung-puno ang plane… most were from south cotabato… hopefully, damihan na rin ng cebu pacific ang kanilang flights when robinson’s would open its doors…
Posted on March 14th, 2009 at 11:43 AM
anynomouse :) Says:
@manoy avel, sana aside from the park and mAlls, unta naA pay uBang masuroyan diri sa Gensan. unsA may plano sa atonG locAl tourism office and association na ipromote aside from restos? unta naa pud tay city map for sale para dili kapuyon atoang simod og tudlo sa direksyon. sa googlemaps, may gensan map na pero Kulang pa sA detalye, unta iapil ni sa tourism office/association sa ilahang agenda.kaseryus ba nako oi, paadmit pod ko sa doctors ospital pareha nimo kay idol man kita. ajejeje
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Posted on March 15th, 2009 at 9:32 AM
delo Says:
way to go generals!
Posted on March 15th, 2009 at 11:26 PM
GorG Says:
The Queen Tuna Park already has a budget but limited to some improvements only. The same with the budget for the fountain, a portion will also go to additional improvement for the the Queen Tuna Park. Again, lets pray na hindi maudlot yon. If the budget will still allow, kasama na rin ata doon ang Carlos P. Garcia Freedom Park (the new name of the Oval Plaza.) The Mayor is determined to make this happen.
Lets do our share also. Baka pag katapos ng mga parks and plazas e parang basura…haha. Tulungan natin ang Gensan na lalong maging malinis (dami makalat dito, tapon kahit saan saan…hehe)
Posted on March 16th, 2009 at 10:26 AM
boykot Says:
pangit man plaza oys..dapat dun dagat ang park alisin yung iswater mula pearly shell hanggang silway dpat gwin park n yan o kagayhin sa baywalk manila…un lang..pra ganahn n pud muadto dre mga turista d kaya mga dayo s mindanao…tpos palengke ilipat n lng sa bulaong kc yung dumi s palengje npunta n s dagat ntin,para malinis na dagat s gensan!!! sa pioneer dapat may mall din …ako n lng kaya mayor s gensan!!hehehhe..pwede!
Posted on March 21st, 2009 at 1:22 AM
TALAKITALK Says:
may fountain ba sa plaza…sana mer0n pra malingaw mga tao s gensan!
Posted on March 25th, 2009 at 1:02 PM
archmykel Says:
hi bariles,
with P34M budget the park must be something to look forward to. Kaya lang di man makita ang excitement doon sa billboard. Wala man akong makitang exciting na design hehehehe
Posted on March 27th, 2009 at 9:23 PM
jes Says:
buing ka sir, may lovers lane ka pang nalalaman ha. hahaa! lmao!
lucky to be here in GenSan nga tlga! (yahoo)
Posted on March 30th, 2009 at 2:29 AM
Rio Aguadilla Says:
i’m proud to be a gensanian and with this big project that Mayor Jun Acharon has achieved is one of the big improvement of the the city. Nice to know that we will have a place to take a walk with a nice scenery to enjoy and more power to you Mayor Jun Acharon. May we have more improvements to expect. Most especially if cleanliness will be implemented that no one should be allowed to throw trash and citizen will work together to keep our city clean. No street children should be allowed on the streets, they should be in school. Beggars and homeless should have place to go so it won’t ruin the beautiful sight of the beautiful gensan. And we will attract more tourist if visitors can feel safe in Gensan.
Posted on April 6th, 2009 at 1:48 PM
dexter g. Says:
sana project na lang nga mupaila jud sa gensan nga tuna capital sya sa ‘pinas! kanang landmark gud nga kada dunay bisita, muanha jud sila aron magpahulagway og maingon nga i’ve been to gensan. jejejejeje
peace!
Posted on April 13th, 2009 at 3:04 AM
epm Says:
The Queen Tuna Park should also be given attention. It’s nice to develop that place coz it’s in the beachfront and it could be a great place for unwinding and relaxing especially for the locals.
Posted on April 13th, 2009 at 7:21 AM
JONGAZ Says:
ahhhh fast growing city talaga ang gensan.. sana may magtayu na ng mga condo di2..
Posted on December 19th, 2009 at 7:48 PM