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What used to be just a small sidestreet linking Jose Catolico Avenue and Santiago Boulevard few knew as San Miguel Street is soon staging a major debut after months of expansion and improvement by SM City General Santos or simply, SM GenSan.

See SM City GenSan Map by clicking here.

After securing ownership to the small parcel of land at the J. Catolico end of the road, owned by SOCOTECO II, the contractors of SM City GenSan started widening and rebuilding San Miguel Street to make it worthy as the main road of the frontage of the very much-anticipated construction in this part of the Philippines.

See old article of leasing enquiries in SM City GenSan by clicking here.

Yesterday, Bariles saw vertical tarps hanging on the street light posts along the now widened road.

On closer look, here is what it says….

Other than telling us that it is opening the whole stretch of San Miguel Street to the riding public soon, seems like as early as now, SM City General Santos, which is still set to operate on February 2012,  is announcing to the world that it does things better!

Would the other malls of GenSan take this sitting down?

Abangan ang susunod na kabanata.

Kids of all ages would have something to watch out for this weekend as Jollibee goes all out with a series of fun-events and promos designed specifically for them in celebration of the Tuna Festival 2011!

For three days, from September 2 to 4, 2011, Jollibee’s TV Show on ABS-CBN, named JOLLITOWN will be here and its well-loved characters will be playing and performing LIVE at different Jollibee outlets in General Santos City like Jollibee, Hetty, Popo, Yum and Twirlie.

Here are the schedules of the JOLLITOWN characters’ personal appearances;

September 2, 2011, Friday:  1:00 – 3:00pm – Pioneer Avenue Branch;  4:00 – 6:00pm – GenSan Highway Branch.

September 3, 2011 Saturday:  1:00 – 3:00pm – Robinsons Branch; 4:00 – 6:00pm – KCC Mall of GenSan Branch

September 4, 2011, Sunday: 1:00 – 3:00pm - Gaisano Mall of GenSan Branch;  4:00 – 6:00pm – RD Plaza Branch

Aside from this, all Jollibee outlets in GenSan are giving away FREE TWIST FANS for every minimum order of P200 with Pies-to-Go.  A free VANILLA WAFFLE CONE TWIRL will also be given out for every purchase of two pcs. Chicken Joy with Go Large drinks!

Now, how’s all that while celebrating the only Tuna Festival in the world?   Ibang klase no?

Pizza lovers who cant seem to get enough of Pizza Hut would surely love Bariles for announcing this!

In celebration of the 2011 Tuna Festival, which commemorates General Santos City’s 43rd Charter Anniversary, Pizza Hut at KCC Mall of GenSan is offering what they have coined as their PAIR DEAL:  Buy One, Take One promotions!

For every purchase of either Hawaiian, Ham, Bacon & Cheese or Cheeseburger Pan Pizza’s priced at P399 each only, the buyer is entitled to another Pan Pizza for FREE!

This offer however is good for take-out orders only at Pizza Hut at their only outlet in Soccsksargen, which is at the KCC Mall of GenSan!

This Pair Deal: Buy One, Take One promo of Pizza Hut is available until September 19, 2011 only.. making it three weeks of FREE PAN PIZZAS for pizzaholics around!!!

All roads lead to the cavernous KCC Convention and Activity Center on Saturday, September 3, 2011 as the Finals Night of the much-heralded Mr. and Miss GenSan 2011 Pageant comes into fruition!

For the past four weeks,  10 young women and 10 young men, all generals, have been priming  themselves up and preparing for what could be their life-defining moment, – the night which is their final chance to prove themselves worthy to take over from  Mr. Jenel Labiana and Miss Ghen Mutia, the reigning Mr. and Miss GenSan 2010.

The Mr. and Miss GenSan 2011 Pageant is an official event of the 13th Tuna Festival which commemorates General Santos City’s 43rd Charterhood Anniversary.

Spearheaded by Project O! Consultants, this year’s pageant is supported by the City Government of GenSan, Gaisano Mall of GenSan, GMA Kapuso, Sagittarius Mining Incorporated, SMART Communications, San Miguel Corporation, Asia United Bank, Montage Digital Photography, Family Country Hotel and Convention Center, Phoenix Petroleum, among others.

The Coronation Night at KCC Mall of GenSan will start at 5:00pm.  Expected to grace this affair directed by Mr. Dino Veloso are celebrity judge CLAUDINE BARRETO and forty (40) Congressional spouses who were invited by Dr. Rose Acharon.  Together with them will be the hardworking, youthful and pretty GenSan City Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio.

Hosting the event are Kapuso Hunk & Fil-Am actor Victor Aliwalas and Bb. Pilipinas-World 2006 Anna Maris Igpit while another Kapuso Hunk and Starstruck Survivor Mike Tan will serenade the Miss GenSan candidates.

If you can not wait until Saturday to see these good-looking and talented candidates and missed their Talent Night and Freego Fashion Show presentation yesterday at Gaisano Mall, you can watch them at their Pre-pageant Show on Wednesday, August 31, 3pm, again at Gaisano.

Meanwhile, LIKE their Mr. & Miss Pageant Facebook Page by clicking here.

The Mindanao State University as a System celebrates its 50th anniversary this September 2011.

Numerous activities are lined up in various campuses of the MSU System to commemorate the founding of the university.

In General Santos City,  most anticipated by MSUans is the “Balik MSU Tambler 2011”, a gathering of  former students, faculty and staff – the men and women who became part of the MSU Tambler Campus and helped shape its tradition of excellence.

“Balik-MSU Tambler 2011″  aims to be an occasion of reminiscing the past, of thanksgiving, of renewing friendship and camaraderie, and an opportunity to help shape the future direction of the university. The organizers are expecting more than a thousand former students, faculty, staff, friends and supporters to attend the celebration on September 3, 2011.

Below is the Schedule of Events for the Homecoming:

7:00 am - Motorcade (with MSU bus) from MSU High school – Tambler

8:00 - Parade sa Tambler

9:00 - Kapehan sa harap ng Gym

10:00 - Opening Ceremony

11:00 - Lunch – Paniudto with your college

1:00 PM - Larong Pinoy

3:00 - Open House (tour around campus)

Tree Planting activity

5:00 – up - Tapuk- tapuk
Fellowship Night (Sugbahan, kantahan, saywan, balik-tanaw)
Balik Tambler Project Launching and Pledging Session

Every MSUan is invited to join the Balik MSU Tambler 2011.   According to Ms. Pie Eralino, who supplied us with this piece of news, “Let’s all go home to our roots, groove up and celebrate, and give back to our Alma Mater”.

For more details please contact the Secretariat with the following nos.:

Gensan: Noralyn Lazo-Bidad - 09325362096
Alma Celesthis Dumalag-Aguja - 09223851432
Mercy Galdonez-Aquino - 09228163067
Sheila Alonsabe-Dumaguing - 09228409923
Davao: Joseliza Aguelo-Eralino - 09228221368
Grace Hilda Librero-Aranas - 09228014766

The 2011 Tuna Sashimi Nights will happen once again at the Robinsons Place GenSan just like last year and more!

Now under the tutelage of GenSan Cares (GenSan Caterers and Restaurants Entrepreneurs Society), this year’s Tuna Sashimi Nights will run during the 2011 Tuna Festival Weekend, from September 2 (Friday) to September 4 (Sunday).

For only P150.oo, guests can have their fill of all the tuna sashimi they can eat at their “SASHIMI ALL YOU CAN” booths (while supplies last) and a free Coke or San Miguel Beer.

According to GenSan CARES President, the enterprising restaurateur and fab fashionista blogger, Donna Mae Congson,  musical entertainment will be provided by Pinoy Rap Superstar GLOC-9 on September 2! Last year, Gloc-9 was here in a concert at the Oval Plaza with other rock bands from Manila.  Check that story by clicking here.

Subsequent nights will be frontlined by local band Patronage Band who will dish out tunes from the 80s on September 3rd; and Kuerdas Band who will regale guests with their acoustic brand of music on September 4th.  The exact venue is the Motorcycle Parking Area of Robinsons adjacent to the Bula-Lagao Road.

For more information regarding the 2011 Tuna Sashimi Nights, please inquire from sponsoring restos Piyesta KTV and Resto Bar, Red Trellis Seafood Garden, Little Dubai, Le Jardin Arnevels, Little Kitchen and Minola Cooking Oil.

On September 1-5, 2011, 35 topnotch bloggers from all over the country will be converging in General Santos City for the most-anticipated third installation of the now famous/notorious SEX Tour or the Soccsksargen EXperience Tour.

More than 60 bloggers or online media actually applied for a slot in this 5-day exciting orgy of food, fun and adventure as only the brothers Bariles and GandaEver, can cook up, with the help of the Soccsksargen Bloggers.  Unfortunately, only 35 bloggers will be lucky to be chosen… through an  email they will receive by the end of this week.

The SEX Tour 3 will again find these 35 bloggers touring the provinces of Sarangani and South Cotabato and the cities of Koronadal and General Santos and right now, the brother-organizers have already signed up more than 30 sponsors or pit stops which they will be checking out.  A major draw of the SEX Tour 3 is of course, GenSan’s Tuna Festival 2011.

All of these are famous and soon-to-be-famous tourist destinations/establishments of South Central Mindanao that will be featured in the corresponding post-tour blogs of the participants.  All these writeups on the internet will of course remain as priceless publicity for these top tourism draws of the region.

(Check out the old blog posts of SEX Tour 1 and SEX Tour Part Deux by clicking here and here.)

Meanwhile, here is the Teaser Poster of the Soccsksargen EXperience Tour 3, designed by Alexis Chua, and sponsored by our official photo studio, Montage Digital Studios.

Good luck to all the SEX TOUR 3 applicants! Watch out for the follow-up post to this exciting tour.

Fashion conscious denizens of General Santos City should have something to look forward to during the Tuna Festival 2011 weekend because the most happening place in the city, Q Bar has concocted a night specifically for them!

Fashionistas, time to put on your best branded garb and get ready to shine for Q Bar’s Fashion Night Party!

Q Bar’s Fashion Night Party is inviting partyphiles to an evening of glamor and glitter on September 3, 2011, Saturday from 9pm till sun-up, an official event of the much-anticipated Tuna Festival 2011 weekend.  As their poster above says, “Use your fashion sense” and you may run away with one of the “Fashionistas of the Night” Awards.

Admission ticket to what promises to be one of the most fun events of the festival is priced at P100 only!  This is inclusive of one free San Mig Beer!  To top it all, everyone is eligible to win prizes which will be raffled during the party!

Q Bar is located at the 2nd floor of the left wing of Sun City Complex, National Highway, General Santos City.

To drum up more interest in the upcoming 2011 Tuna Festival, thanks to Republic Magazine‘s Ralph Layco and City Mayor’s Office’s Egai Cadiente, a series of short videos were recently released to the public featuring General Santos City’s gay icon, “Miss Paraguay” or simply “Paraguay“.

“Paraguay” who was named by her adoring “fans” (Bariles included) after the country where most Miss Universe winners hail from,  is a common sight along the city’s major streets, royally walking queen-like, her 6-foot tall frame garbed in the most colorful costumes ever with her hair dyed in the brightest orange, green, blue or whatever tickles her fancy.

Whenever there are festivals, “Paraguay”, due to her height, literally stands out from among the crowds and usually causes a commotion each time she does her short funny routines, by either shouting witty outrageous remarks in Cebuano or play-acting for her instant audience.  Needless to say, her being funny, irreverent, unpredictable and colorful makes Miss Paraguay, truly a gay icon of GenSan!

Here are the videos featuring GenSan’s very own Miss Paraguay:  Taga-GenSan ka kung…. The Paraguay Revelations!

Video #1: Paraguay

Video #2: Shamcey Supsup

Video #3: Pacquiao

Video #4: Tuna

Ikaw, taga-GenSan ka ba?  Taga-GenSan ka, kung-i-LIKE mo ito sa baba!

Rocksteddy which headlined the Oktobefest 2010 Foam Party of East Asia Royale Hotel is back once again to rock General Santos City in time for the Tuna Festival 2011 celebration!

On September 3, 2011, Saturday, this band (frontlined by Teddy Corpuz who was a regular host of ABS-CBN’s Showtime), will be the main attraction of Day 2 of East Asia Royale’s Tuna Festival 2011 Foam Party Series at the Parking Lot of the hotel.

Tickets to their concert is sold at P150 inclusive of 1 Free San Miguel Beer. Providing the front act are Davao’s D’Base Band and GenSan’s Music Alchemy Band.

A day earlier, on September 2, 2011, D’ Base Band and Freshstuff Band of GenSan will be the main acts of the first night of the Foam Party.  Entrance tickets will be cheaper at P120 only. This also comes with a San Mig Beer.

The deejays lined up for the music mixes are DJ Moko, DJ LV, DJ Yancy, and DJ Louie.

By the way, here is East Asia Royale Hotel’s Tuna Fest Foam Party Advisory: Summer wear, beach wear or light clothing is strongly advised.  And yes, party goers can expect a spectacular Fireworks Display on Saturday night, September 3.