Articles in the Hot Spots Category

Gen. Santos Park undergoes massive renovation
Posted in Hot Spots on 3 October 2008

Finally, the General Santos Park, formerly known as the Carlos P. Garcia Park across the City Hall building will be improved and renovated starting this month, according to Mayor Jun Acharon.
This was after the winning bidder to the P22.5 million project was announced by the Bids and Awards Committee, the Dellosa Design Build Services, which [...]

I tried Royal Lounge’s “eat-all-you-can” feast and I’m coming back
Posted in Food Trip, Hot Spots on 26 September 2008

Royale Lounge which opened during the recent Tuna Festival is actually the newly-renovated restaurant of the East Asia Royale Hotel, known before as Kalilangan Coffee Shop.  It is the first in a series of massive expansion moves being undertaken by the 11-year old hotel.
I first went inside the place during the night of the Tuna [...]

SM GenSan’s Future Site?
Posted in Hot Spots on 17 September 2008

Bariles Republic has been receiving a lot of queries with regard to the entry of SM Supermalls in the Tuna Capital after we came out with a post on Robinsons GenSan last June 20, 2008.
A lot of speculations have sprung up and so far, there is no definite word yet on the real score.
But for [...]

(updated)Has anyone ever seen a Dadiangas Tree?
Posted in History, Hot Spots on 12 September 2008

Has anybody among you ever seen a Dadiangas Tree, the plant from which Gen. Santos City was used to be named after?

I have.  And that was just over a year ago when someone told me that one can be found near the flagpole of the Gen. Santos Park across the city hall building.  I lost [...]