After a year of renovation and improvement work, Plaza Heneral Santos was finally unveiled to the public on the night of September 4, 2009. GenSan City Mayor Jun Acharon, Congresswoman Darlene Antonino-Custodio and First Lady Rose Acharon together switched on the ceremonial button to signal the simultaneous lighting up of all the city park’s lamp posts.
It was a sight to behold.
People from all walks of life immediately descended upon the 4.8 hectare park. Since it was the eve of the Tuna Festival culmination, there was hardly any vacant bench left and it was shoulder-to-shoulder for people walking along the paved paths. [quote1]
The same thing was repeated the following day, September 5th, with whole families enjoying the features of the new park until late after midnight. The generals clearly missed their park and now that it was given back to them, all new and dressed up, it was all for them to enjoy!
Kudos to the local government of GenSan, most especially Mayor Jun Acharon and the Sangguniang Panlungsod members for giving this project the go-ahead, believing that city plazas are the hearts and souls of any major city, municipality or poblacion.
At a cost of P34 million, this endeavor which was ably undertaken by Dellosa Design Builders, Inc. is just the first phase of the total improvement of the park. Hopefully, they could add a fountain, an ampitheater, portable toilets, and maybe, just maybe, a Park Administrator to oversee its maintenance, security and upkeep.
Bariles has been there more than a couple of times already, in the afternoon, at night, early morning…. or just passing by. Every moment that he was there seems to lift high his spirits with the comforting sight of parents with their kids lounging around, students studying under the trees, teenagers just strolling, lovers admiring the mini-fountains at the lagoon, and old folks doing some stretching exercises.
Let these pictures taken by Marz tell the rest of Bariles’ story…
More photos of Plaza Heneral Santos (GenSan Park) coming up. Please check back again…
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sna nxt months makauwe aq jan……….hayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy gensan nmimis n tlaga kta speciall k d2 s puso q ikw ang nmber one n nghari sa puso q i love u so much gensan muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
wowwwwwwwww amizing tlaga ang daming nganap n pagbbgo sa gensan sana mkauwe n aq jan hindi kc aq kuntinto sa veiw lang gsto q kc personal aq mkaapak sa park n yan
kuya share nko ni..
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2572/3936497581_ea09be4efc_b.jpg
dugay naman ni..just reading your post lng.tpos un. 😀
panoramic view from trhe side of plaze heneral santos
hey “gensantos.com”
thanks for the pics
i would like to include this pics in my documentation
majoring in Ecotourism..
i am so proud, coz it’s my own place. thanks a lot!
– shei
from MSU- MAIN
@aling eding, no problem, as long as you acknowledge where you got them if ever you use them somewhere.
Thanks and Magandang GenSan!
ka nindot jud sa gensan oi lami kaayo mubalik..kaso mahal ang pamasahe.sa tinood lng way maingon ang vigan candon ug loaog city dri sa ilocos kay mga karaan kaaug style… mura kog tigulang!mas gwapo jud ang gensan proud ko sa gensan!
this is a big achievement for the generals, hope more project for gensan
gwapoha na sa gensan oi. mayor,congrats. excited na noon ko muuli sa gensan. sooner! thanks for making me proud as one of the generals. more than 1 year na walako sa pilipinas, laki ng iginanda. see you soon gensan.
wow. nakakabilib naman ang pagbabago sa gensan.galing talaga ng mga general.sana magpatuloy pa ang mga magaganda development sa gensan at sana kasabay nito sana umusbong ang ating economiya sa gensan para at least hindi lang maganda ang lugar pati ang mga pamumuhay sa gensan maganda din. i nice to think that general in such a way create big history on map not only by the place but also the people living in this place.proud to be generals.
hi avel–do say hello to paolo acharon for me–is he based in gensan now?
wow!!! @_@ never thought the park would turned out to be soooooo amazing after the renovation. parang gusto ko na tuloy umuwi. as in NOW na.
mabuhay ang gensan!! proud to be general!
wow!!! i love it!!!
thanks for posting these pics, i’m looking forward to go home too. ^-^
whoowww! i’m missing Gensan more and more and more 😀
really nice huh. way to go Gensan! yahoo!!
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There should be a maintenance team there to clean and maintain the plaza!
nice additional PIX Kuya..
what a great transformation… sana mapanatiling malinis at maganda ang Plaza Heneral Santos..
wow, the park makes me proud am a general!
Nice shots, marzz. . .
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Kung wala, baka puede ilagay under City Administrator’s office? I don’t how it’s set up there but it has to be managed. kundi sayang yung 34 mil.
anyway nice post!!!!! galing!!!!
Avel,
Dito sa Lakewood,
“the Recreation and Community Services Department manages more than 160 acres of recreational open space, the recreation programs at ten major parks, and human service programs at three community service centers. The department also supervises the city’s DASH specialized transportation service, and provides landscape maintenance for parks and city facilities”.
meron ba nito dyan sa local gov natin?
Great transformation…it was a good place back then in the 80’s a lot of trees and open space.
THNX Kuya! Oo ba, cge kuya sisingilin ko yang COFFEE na yan! LOL…
Always looking foward to your blogs…
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MAGANDANG GENSAN!
amazing! nice. i can’t wait to see it… im coming homeeeee sooonnnnn.
thnx po.God bless
kuya arvel,nice pics sana pagblik q jan sa gensan makapagwifi aq jan sa plaza.hehe..see u soon gensan
wow, nice shots and nice plaza too. can’t wait to see the renovated plaza heneral santos!
GENSAN ROCKS!
@Fahdz, thanks a lot! More photos to be uploaded soon. Mahina ang kalaban eh. Hehehe!
Belated happy birthday to you pala. I owe you coffee. Tell me when you are free. 🙂
WOW! Nice Pix KUYA! Until now wala pa naka get over mga tao sa PLAZA HENERAL SANTOS…
High – Powered siguro CAMERA mo kuya kasi ganda ng QUALITY!
COngratulations GENSAN… Kahit dito sa SSC, Alive na alive ang GENSAN Thread!