Last weekend, in a jampacked ceremony at the Kalantiao Hall, Sarabia Manor Hotel in Iloilo City, the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) awarded General Santos City’s TUNA FESTIVAL as the country’s 2nd Best Tourism Event – Chartered City Category.
Receiving the award from Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano for GenSan Mayor Jun Acharon were the powerhouse GenSan Team headed by Councilors Richard Atendido (Tourism Committee Chair) and Domdom Lagare together with GSC Tourism Council Vice-Chair Rey Billena, Kalilangan Festival Director Orman Manansala, CEMCDO OIC Coralyn Espinosa, CEMCDO Assistant Department Head Egai Cadiente, GSC Tourism Association Prexy Kring Macion, Architect Michael Ang, City Tourism Officer Cora Tito and Ms. GenSan 2008 Ms. Ivy Cunanan with her court.
Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival, for the 3rd straight year again topped the competition.
The awarding was held during the culmination program of the 9th National Convention of the ATOP. This year’s gathering drew in more than 500 delegates.
Incidentally, GenSan also won the 2nd Best Tourism Week Celebration Award and the right to host next year’s 10th National Convention of the ATOP.
From Bariles Republic, congratulations to all the people behind the city’s tourism-related activities especially City Mayor Jun Acharon who has been steadfast in making each year’s celebrations grander and more festive and Tuna Festival Director Bebot Haw in his untiring efforts to strengthen the presence of this annual celebration of the city’s charterhood in the tourism map.
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hi,, hope to visit gen. san soon..=)
Congratulations!
We knew that TAU ALPHA OMEGA-FREEMAN FRATERNITY AND SORORITY was one of the organizations behind the success of Gensan’s Tuna Festival.
We’re are so glad for the GENERALS!
wow. congratulation MAYOR ATCHARON..
wwoooohhooo… CONGRATULATIONS!
we are very glad to hear that,!
GLAD because we the Tau Alpha Omega-FREEMAN Fraternity & Sorority
was a part of the success of the festival,we joined FLOAT PARADE COMPETITION,and happy to say that in:
year 2006 we participated,with sponsor YAMAHA MOTORS and UNLUCKILY got no place but
by year 2007 we are awarded as 7th place,with sponsor SUZUKI 3’S SHOP
and by year 2008 we awarded as 6th place,with sponsor MMITSUBISHI MOTORS GENSAN
hope so na mkapasok kmi this year 2009 khit lng sa top 5.
hehehe,thanks government of GENSAN.
the boom city is back!
wuuuh. gensan’s got game:)
go gensan! go gensan!
Hi,
Can i have pictures of beautiful floats last tuna fest? Can i use it for our school paper?
wow galeng galeng naman ng gensan that is the true blooming city of the philippines….tskkkk!!!
Way to go GENSAN!!!!
It’s about time people sit up and recognize the efforts the people behind these festivals have given. I have personally seen their dedication, commitment and hard work in making General Santos known to the rest of the country and inspite of all the negative publicity and rumors they still persevered. That’s the GENERAL spirit!!!
Kudos to everyone!!!
I certainly hope I can come home soon and celebrate with all the Generals (I do miss being a part of the Kalilangan and Tuna Festivals – though I think I’m too old to do what I was doing back then… hehehe)
Looking forward to Gensan reaping more awards in the future!!!
@Honey! Jo, magkano pala ang pamasahe from Singapore to the Philippines? Mura lang man cguro. hehehe!
Kuyavel, recognition is also due to the people behind the creation of the entry document. Kuya Orman was right, that it was a tedious job for the judges. But the real challenge was to construct a documentation that will impress the judges.
HAHAHAH! mukhang tinamaan ako dito! im already coaxing my friends to visit the philippines and gensan syempre.. but due to the financial crisis… haha. di pa sure ang plans.. judging from this award i guess it would be better for them to come for tuna fest? p.s. hi kuya avel and momi orms!(=
next year Im sure ito ang magiging mga awards natin
First Tuna Festival
Second Kalilangan Festival
Third Yaman Gensan
Fourth Pasko sa Gensan
Sana magkatotoo proud to be general
GenSan’s Tuna Festival wins 2nd Best Festival in the country, and more! |…
The Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines recognized General Santos Tuna Festival as the second best in the country. Richard Atendido, Domdom Lagare, Rey Billena, Orman Manansala, Coralyn Espinosa, Egai Cadiente, Kring Macion, Michael Ang,…
Sir Orman congrats rin sa inyo malaki talaga ang contribution mo rito alam ko actually napakagaling mo talagang organizer.
@epm –
i agree… we could enjoin our fellow generals from all over the world to come home with their friends of other nationalities to join us in our celebrations; tunafest and kalilangan… tignan natin kung sino ang number next year… it would be a challenge to the organizers, and to all of us… but it’s one worth taking… cheers!!! 😀
@jasper0127 – looking forward to that! pagtulungan lang natin…
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@sandy – very rigid ang criteria. we had to submit a fully documented report about the festival. this includes pictures, videos and writes-up. madugo ang ginagawang discussion ng mga jurors. hopefully next year, isasali na din namin ang kalilangan, yaman gensan at pasko sa gensan….
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@anonymouse 🙂 – ang tunafest ay pinamumunuan ng tuna festival council – ang gsc chamber of commerce ang nasa likod ng TFC. taon-taon, at least four months before the tunafest, nagmimiting na sila para planuhin ang celebration…. kasama sa miting ang lahat ng mga stakeholders for the festival. yung mga interesadong sumali bilang volunteer can contact the chamber of commerce (301-7887 or 554-6108). yung mga nais isali ang event nila among the official activities may also submit their proposals to the chamber.
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Im sure next year tayo na ang magiging champion Good luck generals
congratulations everyone. the generals are really great.
pwede ko po malaman kung ano ang criteria sa pagpili ng best festival? and what festival po ang first place?
Salamat po. Ssagot po ha?
ipAnalangin natin na manalo tau sa sususnod..
@Kuya Orman – itong pagpaplano ninyo for next year’s tunafest open ba sa volunteers at sa public o kayo-kayo lang? Kug open sa public/volunteers, sino ang kokontakin? Sana next year may LIVE tuna on display kasi kahit ako sa pictures/video pa lang nakakita ng buhay na tuna. Ajejeje
amen to that!
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@Mario Valentino – self congratulations after iwanan ng abs-cbn ang bayan ng gensan??? at dapat pa kaming generals magpasalamat sa “fool” coverage ng abs (na pinagkitaan din naman ninyo)??? wa mo kuyafiiii???
at nagbebenta ka pa ng bird mo dito, aaay! bird’s nest pala! ajejeje
nice to hear this! congratulations to the city government of general santos and to the genarals for making it big. Layag Gensan: one pulse, one force, one cruise! hail to the Generals!
Wow,Congrats mga Generals.Nest year,dapat tayo na ang number 1.heheheehe. Congrats sa LGU GSC ,Tuna FEstival Council, etc at sympre ABS-CBN sa full coverage kahit hindi official media partner.hehehe.
Anyway,sa lahat ng interisadong bibili ng BIRD’S NEST may stock ako now,mura lang.1st class ito mga Kapamilya.Just text me at 0909 984-4998. Per kilo po ang pagbenta ko.
Tnx
^^The government’s next goal should be international exposure!!!
Sino pala first place?? Congratulations to all Generals!!! Gensan is now really becoming a booming city and a blooming city…
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my hats off to the people behind the action, the people who made it happen, and to the people who were at the activities to see and be seen…
kudos to the organizations/offices who made our activities possible…
this award is well-deserved (and probably long-overdue)… this recognition puts us in the map as we try to make our city bigger and brighter with every festival that we celebrate…
cheers to ya’ll!!! 😀
We look forward to an even more sensible yet fun filled Tuna Festival 2009 and beyond!!:) Congratulations to all Generals especially to those personalities and organizations who were behind the festival’s coveted success. Keep it up and God bless!!
oo naman vel, michael was with us from the start. grabeng byahe na ‘to. very engaging. daming drama. di pa nga nananalo sa bidding, nagpaplano na kami on how we can be better hosts than iloilo… the exchange of ideas was really something!
gahi na gid ang bariles! sila na gid
Animation capital nnlg payts na
Hi Bariles
di mo man ako na mention, i was with the entourage too 🙂
we also won the bid to host the 10th ATOP convention next year. natalo natin ang davao (58 votes vs. our 110 votes).
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another feather to the cap of gensan…
MABRUK GENSAN!
kudos to all organizers, volunteers and to the local government of gensan headed by Mayor Acharon for the success of 2008 TUNA FEST..!
MABUHAY..!
Congratulationssss…………. to all people involved labi na gyod ang mga organizers ug participants ug sa atong tanang taga Gensan !! !
More power to Mayor Acharon and the organizers………..
go gensan pra sa sunod mahimo na ug top1..gogogogogo
Congrats! To all. Congrats, Sir Orman. Congrats Generals.. Ahehe!
Ang panga – itaas mo..
Ang belly – igiling mo..
Todo sayaw, saya ng tuna festival..
Gensan’s Tuna festival, walang kapareha – Ang Saya!
Burp! tssk.. tssk..
Wow, congratulations to the organizers! Hopefully next year eh 1st place na. Keep up the good work!
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Wow! this surely is great news once again for the Generals!
Kudos to the primemovers and the people behind the scene. Keep up the good work!
Wow Tuna Festival congratulations another hall of fame again for General Santos thanks for the organizer and all the people behind this festivity.Wow Mayor ang galing mo talaga and the rest of your staff