Gensan Blog Posts

As I practically grew up in General Santos City, Ranchero Grill has always been a familiar name. People always talked about how good their Bulalo is as well as their Baby Back Ribs. They were also known to serve unusual fruits for desert namely Honey...

 This is General Santos City commonly known as GenSan... the Tuna Capital of the Philippines... home of the Boxing Champion - Manny Pacquiao...Watch The Video ...

Magandang GenSan!You will always hear this anywhere and from anyone here in General Santos City or most commonly known as Gensan. It has been the form of a greeting for all Generals (this is how the people in General Santos City is called).

 Kris TV is a new daily talk show of the "Philippines ABS-CBN Queen of Talk," Kris Aquino, on ABS-CBN Channel 2. She tweeted that Kris TV will be the 2011 re-boot of "Today with Kris," said to be the first-ever interactive talk show in the count...

SM Food Court @ SM City General SantosI'm a bit more forgiving when I talk about the food offered outside Metro Manila. Like for example the Prito Kings' fried chicken (SM Gensan food court). They were cold (it was so soggy), really oily, and the gra...

XB Gensan wins 'Showtime' grand finalsXB (Extreme Boyz) GenSan, the only grand finalist from Mindanao, is the first grand champion of ABS-CBN’s talent variety program “Showtime.” The group won P1 million pesos cash prize dur...

PNP Personnel in General Santos City attended the Human Rights Seminar held at the Conference Room, General Santos City Police Office at Camp Fermin Lira last October 22-23, 2012 with Hon. Eduardo D. Leyson IV as guest speaker. The General Sa...

Mandarin Tea Garden @ SM General Santos City Honestly, I don't have any idea  if we have Mandarin Tea Garden in Manila. I don't think so. Of course, I may be wrong. From what I read, (managing owner) Uptown Plaza Corporation's home city is Davao...

Taps & Mix @ General Santos City The South Cotabato chapter of our Mindanao vacation really exhausted us. On our way home to the Fish Port in General Santos, we're running on empty already that's why we decided to re-fuel.   One of our...

For a food lover, these are probably two of the most attractive posters there is:For reservations at Tong Yang Gensan, call or text 878-0480 or 0933-1198430.The prettiest part of this sight is the price. I'll tell you this early that Tong Yang i...

Lake Sebu @ South CotabatoWhen one of my best friends (Tok) booked a flight to General Santos City last June (flight scheduled five months after), we didn’t expect anything great to happen. We didn’t know anything about GenSan except that it is t...

Grab a Crab & Coffee Club 101 @ SM General Santos CityThey say that Grab a Crab is one of the very few fine dining restaurants in GenSan City. The effort was there… from the service to the food presentation. Sige na. I guess they can’t afford...

Fish Port & SM Mall @ General Santos CityOctober 21, 2012. My 45th birthday.  It’s not the first time I spent my birthday outside Manila (the first time was in Bacoloda few years back). I guess, when you get older you kinda get bored with...

Another haul! So I guess September is a shopping month for me. Some of the stuff here I bought during the middle of the month while some, just last week.First off, cosmetics.Watsons Green Tea Acne Gel, P79Kojie-San Skin Lightening Soap -P20ELF H...

KARATE KID JAPANESE FASTFOOD is an emerging Japanese – American quick-service restaurant that offers wide variety of high-quality Japanese-American dishes at affordable prices. Serving the B and C market, Karate Kid Japanese Fastfood already h...

SM City General Santos opening day is coming. SM Shopping chain will open its largest mall in the entire Mindanao area, that's on August 10, 2012. But even before the mall will have its opening ceremonies on the 10th of August, SM Cinema will already...

Last month the Field Evaluation and Validation Team (FEVT) arrived in General Santos to evaluate General Santos City Police Office (GSCPO) for the Best City Police Office (BCPO) among other city contenders - Iligan City and Santiago City. The team wa...

Road running or Fun Run as what it is commonly known has been very popular in General Santos. Almost every month there are friendly races that let every General awake  by sun up or sun down. For the month of September alone, there will be two (...

Date a guy from Gensan. His favorite food is most likely fish – tuna to be exact. You don’t have to feed him overly expensive food. His idea of a nice dinner is tuna sashimi for appetizer, tuna fillet for the main course and some tuna ins...

 In line with summer vacation is the opportunity to conduct activities concerning the youth aged between 7 to 15 years. The Sangguniang Panlungsod of General Santos particularly the Office of the City Councilors is one with the vision of impleme...