Taga-GenSan ka kung… The Paraguay Revelations

18 Comments

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   tisoy08/22/2011 at 5:41 PMReply

   I remember him joining Miss Gay in Sta.Cruz Chapel in San Pedro St.,Lagao..he is so funny…and the most qoutes in my area is Ayaw panaway Kay dili ka si Paragway.hahahaha!buti naman napansin din…hindi na siya Yagit.daghan na sponsors,

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     bariles08/22/2011 at 6:36 PMReplyAuthor

     @tisoy, finally, Paraguay gets the spotlight she deserves! Mukhang artista na talaga! Mabuhay si Paraguay!

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   xianzhen08/22/2011 at 7:50 PMReply

   haba ng hair.congrats

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   Samara Fae08/22/2011 at 7:53 PMReply

   Hi Miss Paraguay. Galing ng shorts Sir Avel! Grats to the producers. Eto na ang break na inaantay ni ms paraguay :p

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   Cidy08/22/2011 at 10:49 PMReply

   Mabuhay si Paraguay!

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   anonymous08/23/2011 at 7:10 AMReply

   taga gensan ka kung member ka sa facebook group na “taga gensan ka kung”
   http://www.facebook.com/groups/241143002583355/

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   fahdingding08/23/2011 at 11:00 AMReply

   siya na ged! PARAGUAY – the new face of GENSAN…

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   Toinks08/23/2011 at 3:45 PMReply

   This promotional video is very Humane, and very Original!! Luv it!

   Happy Tuna Festival General Santos City!!!

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   Maureen Eufan08/24/2011 at 8:54 PMReply

   kudos sa producer!this is the best ever promo video for tuna fest!

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   rey08/27/2011 at 12:26 PMReply

   malingaw gyud ko makita si paraguay walking along the streets of gensan… under the sun! hahaha

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    ayeng9808/28/2011 at 7:54 PMReply

    very funny, okay lang naman a, whats the fuzz all about?

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    tunaguy08/31/2011 at 10:02 AMReply

    its scandalous,how come a PARAGUAY of Alabel become an icon of TUNA Industry of Gen
    San?Do you think he can really help uplift the dying industry of tuna?if the city or the organizer realy want to help Paraguay,himua ninyo siyang J.O. sa city aron dili na cge og baklay sa kadalanan sa gensan.why not Ms. Supsop or Ms. Melai ang naging endorser ninyo?i dont think even Pacman will decline to become an endorser of tuna fest,siya talaga tunay na taga Gensan,diba kuya avel?

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    charito08/31/2011 at 4:58 PMReply

    whatever…
    basta, tuna fest na! maglipay lipay na ta!

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    fahdingding09/01/2011 at 8:47 AMReply

    In Defense of Paraguay — Hadji Balajadia

    Dear Generals:

    I would like to laud the conceptualist of the TV Ad of the Gensan Tunafest 2011, featuring Paraguay!

    Paraguay perfectly represents the genuine spirit of survival, optimism, resilience, humor and friendship. Whoever is the conceptualist of the TV Ad, I’d like to underscore in boldface that such ad is undoubtedly a milestone to the marginalized groups and communities in the city because it not only privileged the “ignored” and “discriminated” voice, it also de-constructed our traditional notions of the “best representative of Gensan.”

    Paraguay represents the common masses, the large majority of the Gensan citizenry. To discredit him as the Model of the Tunafest is to patently silence and deny recognition the thousands of poor voices and faces that he represents.

    The Tunafestival is for the common Generals, who labor sweat and blood for the common good of the city. It is not for the privileged few—the rich, the businessmen, the politicians, and the festival guests. I can sense that they undermine Paraguay because he is both Gay and Poor—one who is not at par with Manny Pacquiao.

    To me, this is “double othering”—double discrimination! He is perceived by some of these homophobic media and prejudiced nouveau rich to be lightweight if not “nonsense” and hence an incredible endorser of the Festival.

    I am seriously aghast by their irrational attitude against this poor human being who wants to share his humble civic contribution to the Festival. They feel that they are the only ones who hold birthright of representing the face of Gensan.

    Such exclusionist and discriminatory attitude has no place in participatory democracy!

    The life narrative of Paraguay, to my mind, aptly shows the countless stories of many migrants from neighboring towns who are trying their luck in the Tuna Capital of the Philippines.

    Let us all remember that the Tunafest is not for the privileged few!

    The Tunafest is for the common and ordinary General like Paraguay!

    Discounting these marginalized persons from our civic celebration of the Tunafestival tantamounts to ignoring the socio-historical reality that Gensan is nothing without these nameless and unhonored people.

    Sincerely,

    Hadji Balajadia
    Certified General
    Fulltime Psychology Faculty
    Ateneo de Davao University

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    fahdingding09/01/2011 at 8:49 AMReply

    Karapat – dapat kang ICLAP! CLAP! Prof. Balajadia…

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    Greg09/01/2011 at 12:52 PMReply

    whatever = f**k off lol

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    tunaguy09/22/2011 at 11:11 AMReply

    @fahdingding= u know what,it really disturbed me a lot with your reasoning,look,you where’s paraguay right now?he is in alabel,ga suroy2x ra gihapon sa kadalanan.i saw him the day after the festival,ga inom ug shake sa poblacion alabel.YAGIT ra gihapon,luoy kaayo ug nawong.mao nang gi kuha nilag endorser,makita nlang nimo after the event na mao ra gihapon ang status,as in , YAGIT gihapon.sabi ko nga,if they really want to help paraguay,gi J.O. nlng unta nila sa city,nk kwarta pa cya.besides,TUNA Festival ang celebration,so,dapat yong nkktulong sa tuna industry ng gensan,db.hay, nku prof……

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    tunaguy09/22/2011 at 11:14 AMReply

    Mr. Balajadia,for your info,Mr. Paraguay is from Brgy. Poblacion,Alabel, Sarangani Province.he is not originally a common tao of DADIANGAS…….