GenSan News Online Mag

KCC Mall of GenSan levels up with its 3-day Summer Sale from May 13-15, 2011!

For one, they are holding a very special SUMMER FASHION SHOW unlike any other on Saturday the 14th!  They will be featuring the summer collection of their locator shops, some of which are internationally famous brands in the Fashion Industry – FREEWAY & SOLO, MOSSIMO, Plains and Prints, GUESS, Kashieca and Folded & Hung.

As far as we are concerned, this is the first time that a collection of high end RTW this many will be available in the catwalk for local fashionistas!

This Summer Fashion Show will be presented in three outings: 1:00pm, 3:00pm and 5:00 pm.  You may choose your wild because it’s FREE and will occur at the Northwing Mallway at the Upper Ground Floor (3rd Floor).

May 14 is also the schedule of their mall-wide MIDNIGHT SALE where people can save as much as 50% Discounts of selected items!  And yes, you may also drop by their Convention and Events Center for the Coco Martin & Maja Salvador show which will unfold at 6pm there.

Calling all the members of the great Aquilino and Gregoria Manansala CLAN!

There’s gonna be a HUGE Clan Reunion on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the Le Jardin Arnevel’s, along Mabuhay Road, GenSan!

So if you are descendants of the nine children of Aquilino and Gregoria Yumang-Manansala, namely Sofronio (Ompong), Felicisima (Simang Balingit), Isidro (Eding), Marcela (Selang dela Cruz), Ildefonso (Osong), Jesus, Avelino (Elong), Angela (Celing Bustos) and Rafaela (Pelang Cunanan), then better coordinate with any of the members of the steering committee.

Both Aquilino and Gregoria are originally from Macabebe, Pampanga who migrated here in the 1930′s after eldest son Sofronio (one of the pillars of the Iglesia ni Cristo in South Central Mindanao) who came here earlier convinced them of a better life and future in the vast plains of what was then known as Buayan.  And so they came, bringing the whole brood with them.   They never left ever since.

Bariles who is the eldest offspring of Avelino assures his relatives who will be joining this reunion that it will be one exciting and fun-filled occasion for everyone.  The younger members of the clan have prepared a program and set of activities which they will never forget and which will surely make them closer as a family.

Incidentally, his younger brother Orman is the current president of Aguman Capampangan, who just recently conducted a Lenten Pabasa.

You may check out the Aquilino & Gregoria Manansala Clan Facebook page by clicking this—>  Aquilino & Gregoria Manansala Facebook Page.

KCC Mall of GenSan has prepared a weekend that its shoppers will never forget from May 13 -15, 2011.

For instance, due to to insistent public demand, they are bringing back ABS-CBN Dramatic Lead Actor Coco Martin in a mall show on Saurday, May 14, 2011 at exactly 7pm at the KCC Convention & Events Center.  Together with him as his onscreen sweeheart Maja Salvador.  Both appear in the teleserye “Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin“.

For more info to this Coco Martin and Maja Salvador Mall Show, please call KCC Malll of GenSan on (083) 554-5555.

Aside from Robinsons Movieworld which we blogged about in an earlier post (CLICK HERE), and the GenSan Local Government (CLICK HERE), we are featuring a few more establishments in General Santos City which are offering the Pacquiao-Mosley Fight Live on Pay-per-view in various venues, tomorrow, Sunday morning, May 8, 2011.

Here they are.  We will be updating this from time to time so please check back often.

SunCity Suites

SunCity Suites has laid out their Pearl Ballroom at the Center Building of their compound for their Pacquiao-Mosley Fight Live Telecast.

For only P350 per ticket, guests are entitled to a packed meal from Firenzo Deli plus a choice of either Bottomless Iced Tea or a bottle of San Mig Light.

Aside from these, every single purchase of 6 tickets entitles the buyers to a FREE Ticket to the fight.  Cool huh?

KCC Mall of GenSan

KCC Mall of GenSan is showing the Pacquiao-Mosley Fight Live on Pay-per-View at their humungous KCC Convention and Events Center via a Giant Screen.

They will be charging a measly P150 for this chance! Whoa! Although that doesn’t come with any food and drink, panalo pa rin because their venue has one of the coldest airconditioning systems ever!

Family Country Hotel & Convention Center

GenSan’s premier convention hotel is also providing an uninterrupted and live telecast of the Pacquiao-Mosley Fight on pay-per-view tomorrow at the Grand Ballroom.

For only P300, viewers are entitled to bottomless iced tea and free-flowing coffee PLUS LUNCH!

For reservations, you may call Family Country Hotel and Convention Center at (083) 552-8896.

Robinsons is conducting a 3-day BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALE like no other next weekend in GenSan!

From May 13-15, 2011, Robinsons Place GenSan has lined-up a series of events which will surely pack them all in other than lowering their prices by as much as 70%!

For instance, on May 13, 2011 at 5:00pm a Mall Show featuring young Kapamilya Star and performer Sam Concepcion will surely delight the Friday shoppers.

On May 14, 2011, Saturday at around the same time, a group of KAPUSO Artists from Manila will also be headlining a show at the Atrium.

Finally, on Sunday, May 15th, the Grand Coronation of Little Prince and Princess Robinsons 2011 will unfold at the same venue.

Now how’s that for value-filled shopping at GenSan’s newest mall?  Matindi!!!

It’s that season again when the City of General Santos is busy preparing for the umpteenth fight of its native son, Manny Pacquiao on the ring.

This time, the now Congressman of Sarangani will be facing an American, Shane Mosley who want nothing else than wrest the Welterweight Title Belt from him!

As it has been doing for the past 6 years or so, the local government through  Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio will be airing the LIVE TELECAST of the Pacquiao-Mosley fight via Pay Per View at the airconditioned GenSan Gym in Barangay Lagao for FREE!

For this fight, the GenSan LGU will have as partners the brand, DATU PUTI which Manny Pacquiao is endorsing.

Tickets to this FREE Pacquiao-Mosley Fight Live Telecast will be distributed by the City Mayor’s Office to the 26 different barangays who will in turn, give them to their constituents.

The GenSan Gym will open to the public at 7:00 am and only those with tickets will be granted entry.  No food and drinks are allowed inside, please be forewarned.

Datu Puti will be giving out sample packs to lucky ticket holders so please watch out for that!

In April 2011, the premier GenSan hotel East Asia Royale Hotel, offered purely a SPANISH MENU at its Royale Lounge Buffet Specials.  Reports have reached GenSan News Online Mag that it was a big hit!

Now for all the Fridays of May 2011, they are inviting everyone to their Fiestang Pinoy:  An Eat-All-You-Can Buffet!

So expect Royale Lounge’s delicious Kare-kare which is prepared by owner Rombar Bartolome’s wife, Aymie to be served alongside other mouth-watering Pinoy dishes like LECHON KAWALI and the like!

And you know what?  Everything can be had for only P350!!!  Soooo affordable if you have a big appetitie!

Starting tomorrown, May 5 and up to Saturday, the Philippine Orthopaedic Association is conducting their 22nd Mid-year Convention at the KCC Mall of GenSan Convention and Events Center!  Hosting it is their South Mindanao Chapter headed by Dr. Siegfried Rabang.

2011 seems to be a banner year for GenSan when it comes to hosting national conventions just like this one.  This gathering of bone doctors however, which includes a member of the Soccsksargen Bloggers, Dr. Remo Aguilar caught our eye because of their convention theme:  HABAL-HABAL SA GENSAN!

Perusing through their activities (which we are sharing below) would indicate that a major focus of their discussions would be on “motorcycle accidents”, being one of the biggest cause of injuries and deaths in the countryside.  Habal-Habal is basically, a Visayan term for a “motorcycle for hire”.   Very interesting and very apt considering that GenSan has a lot of this modern-day phenomenon.

It won’t be just work for our visiting orthopaedics of course.  They will be toured around Soccsksargen and will be the first really big group to try the ziplines of 5th Mountain of Balakayo Adventure Park.

 
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From us here at GenSan News Online Mag and to all the bone doctors visiting our dynamic city, MAAYONG PAG-ABOT AND MAGANDANG GENSAN!

Now on its 12th year, Dolores Hotels and Resorts’ Search for Tropicana Hunks and Babes 2011 (formerly BIKINI OPEN) is gearing up to make the month of May the hottest ever!

As with the past years, 10 men and 10 women from General Santos City, South Cotabato and Davao will be vying for the coveted titles as Babe and Hunk of the Year.  Judging from their looks on their photos at the official poster above, this could be one of the most exciting years of the decade-old event at the Dolores Tropicana Resort Hotel.

This Bikini-Open style pageant will transpire on May 14, 2011 at 8:00pm.  A minimum charge of P100 will entitle beach-goers to a seat inside the fenced-in area of the resort reserved for the pageant.

Check out the pictures from last year by clicking this—> Tropicana Hunks & Babes 2010 Finals.

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer today, GenSan News Online Mag found out that San Miguel Corporation is hell-bent of pursuing its initial plan to build a coal-fired power plant in General Santos City with the acquisition of more coal mines in the Soccskargen area.

The report, written by Amy Remo says that according the SMC President Ramon S. Ang, “the company was targeting to begin this year the construction of some of its proposed coal-fired facilities in Mindanao.”

The report continues:

In particular, Ang explained, the company would already start studying the logistics and infrastructure requirements for these coal facilities.Ang said the company planned to initially put up a 300-MW mine-mouth coal power plant in General Santos City following the acquisition of a coal mine in the province. A 300-MW coal facility would need about 750,000 tons of coal a year.

Although he did not reveal San Miguel’s planned investment in the facility, Ang said the conglomerate would invest as much as $1 million to produce one megawatt of power from coal resources. This meant that for the initial 300-MW project, San Miguel would need to invest some $300 million or roughly P13.5 billion.

San Miguel acquired last year three coal mines in South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat with resources capable of generating an initial 1,200 MW. These were previously owned by Daguma Agro Minerals Inc., Bonanza Energy Resources Inc. and Sultan Energy Mining and Development Corp.

Whoa!  $300 million is definitely a huge investment for GenSan and could hasten its entry into the major league of prosperous cities in the country alongside Makati, Davao, and Cebu!

It could also alleviate the worsening power crisis besetting the island of Mindanao alongside the proposed Alcantara-owned plant being pushed in Sarangani province.

The problem is, would the people of General Santos City  allow it, considering the opposition of some quarters regarding its safety and effects on the ecological balance of Sarangani Bay?

What are your thoughts, dear readers?