Barely two weeks ago, GenSan City Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio finally got a glimpse of how her city’s next mall will look like.
The design team of the upcoming SM City GenSan composed of representatives from Monolith Construction Dev. Corp, general contractor; Jose Siao Ling & Associates, architect; and D.A. Abcede & Associates, project manager, paid her a visit at her office at the City Hall. They were accompanied by GenSan Chamber prexy Jan Ced and Architect Michael Ang, project coordinator for SM City GenSan.
It was there that the group headed by SM City Gensan Architect Jose Siao Ling, presented her with the perspectives, floor plans and blue prints of one of the most-anticipated projects in South Central Mindanao. Assisting him in the presentation were Engr. Dennis Abcede, Jr. (D.A.Abecede & Associates VP) and Engr. Mariano T. See Diet (Monolith Construction Dev. Corp. EVP/Gen Manager).
Mayor Custodio was visibly impressed with the SM City GenSan perspectives and designs and stayed longer for the dialogue which followed which tackled traffic management, sewerage system, garbage handling, employment opportunities and tax incentives, among other topics. Together with the mayor were City Administator Atty. Jong Gonzales and Chief of Staff Myrna Mejorada.
According to the SM Team, the two-story mall will cover a total of 100,000 sq. meters of floor space, which is bigger than SM City Davao’s 80,000 sq. meters.
Its main frontage will face San Miguel Street which will be widened into a four-lane avenue. To see where it is, click this—> SM City GenSan location.
SM Prime Holdings has already acquired a portion of the triangular lot straddling J. Catolico Avenue and San Miguel Street for this plan. It will also provide the traffic signal system at the junction of Santiago Boulevard and San Miguel.
Very noticeable in the perspectives presented to the mayor is the uniquely designed logo of the mall which displays a bigger and more prominent rendering of the words “GENERAL SANTOS“. From Architect Jose Siao Ling came the answer that the emphasis on the Tuna Capital’s name was due to their knowledge that the people of GenSan are extremely proud of their famous city and this is SM’s way of solidifying it.
(Upon hearing this, Bariles who noted the peculiarity could only gasp, “Whoa GenSan!”)
At the Santiago Boulevard side of SM City GenSan is their terminal for public vehicles like jeeps, vans and probably (as suggested by Mayor Custodio), parking for trucks which are usually the vehicles of choice of excursionists and shoppers from the rest of the region.
For sure, the mayor quipped, once SM City GenSan opens, there will be a beeline of these vehicles to the Tuna Capital and the mall should be ready for this.
To help enliven GenSan’s night life and cement its reputation as Region 12’s entertainment capital, SM City General Santos will house its Al Fresco restaurants and bars on the other side of the mall which will also operate until midnight similar to Robinsons Place. Their row of dining establishments promises a refreshing and relaxing ambience since at its center will be a large dancing fountain, an important water element in the newer malls of today.
To top it all, all the four cinemas of SM City GenSan at the second floor will be 3D-equipped.
Ground breaking and fencing of the compound will start immediatly after September 10, 2010 and based on the design team’s estimates, construction will be finished by 10 months at the very least.
This means therefore, that aside from Robinsons Place GenSan, KCC Mall of GenSan and Gaisano City GenSan, the people of Soccksargen will have another shopping destination in time for Christmas 2011 – and its name is SM City General Santos.
So now, the question is, where would you shop for your Christmas presents in December next year?
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congrats to Gensan at last SM is coming to town !!! Di rin pahuli sa davao..the current sm city davao is undergoing an expansion and renovation starting next year with a 4 storey mall building..on top of this another sm mall is set to rise in Lanang set to open in 2012..so this is a positive sign that the SM group is investing heavily in Mindanao..and of course, Abreeza (Ayala Mall) is set to open next year here in Davao…This put Davao City as the third major city in the country after Manila and Cebu..
Napaka laking ka eng engan po kung mag aalsa balutan ang Gaisano Mall of GenSan moving to Marbel. hehehe But rumors have it na magpapatayo raw ng Gaisano Citimall sa may koronadal. Hindi pa nga lang confirmed. But It would be a lie kung sasabihin nating hindi feasible ang idea na magakaroon ng Gaisano Citimall sa ciudad ng Koronadal. : )
Magkakaroon pa kaya ng sinehan sa Gaisano Mall of GenSan? hmmm parang may mga works goin on sa dating sinehan nila…ano kaya yon?…
totoo buh ang gaisano lilipat nasad marbel??!!
@junx0071984, una may tsismis na di matutuloy ang SM dito. Ngayong nagko-construct na, ayan na naman ang balita? Ano ba yaN? Kasalukuyan pong nag-eexpand ang Gaisano GenSan at pinalalaki ang kanilang old building para makahabol sa December 2010. Kung may balita mang magtatayo ang Gaisano sa Marbel, eh di mas ok para sa Soccsksargen. Pero ang ililipat mula rito sa GenSan papuntang Marbel ang Gaisano, malabo pa sa mata ng lola ko yan.
[…] The landlord, the Salazar Family turned over the property to their new lessee, the SM Group who will start construction of GenSan’s first SM Mall there to be known as SM CITY GenSan. […]
Mas maganda ang Gensan kay sa CDO…..
nag umpisa na ang construction sa sm gensan… visit this link http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=776652&highlight=gensan&page=41 maraming picture dayan
Grabe this is a very hot topic! anyways, basta si bariles, it would always be as hot as the sun no matter what!
The advent of the SM here is just an inevitable proof that Gensan City is booming! Hopefully maka kuha na naman kami ng project dyan..hehehe
Aba! Maganda pala ang pagkakagawa namin ng conference room, hehehe! (love your own work)
@kibra: I dunno if u answer seriously, but thank u prin kc khita paano may sumagot sa akng question.
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excited na aq !
very nice…start your countdowns folks…
@kennethroots: Didto gud sa old buayan airport.. didto na dapit.. ha ha.
sana matuloy ang UST GENSAN. . . para di na magpunta sa manila ang mga taga mindanao. . . at doon mag aral.. . . na mas magastos pa..
kung meron lang dito UST sa gensan. . . tyak maraming students na mas malapit pa sa mga parents. . .
to think de primera klase ang UST. . one of the oldest university in the philippines.
pahabol: Parang masyadong maliit ang lupa ng Salazar or sadyang maliit lang talaga ang SM Gensan ?
huh ? LimKetKai CDO mayron na sa Gensan ? Lagao – Buayan Junction ? Asa na dpita ? pls answer . tnx !
Hahaha. Andaming excited sa SM City GenSan. Sabi nila naga start na daw yung construction. Gusto kong dumaan dun !
Matutuloy po ba ang UST Gensan?
Chill out pepol..
Lets count our blessings and be grateful for all the progress in Gensan!!!
ayaw na mo cgeg reklamo og comment.. wa man ghapon mahitabo!
as general, Ive help young children in my own little way as young professional..
kayo? ano nagawa nyo para sa generals..
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS and share…
God Bless Gensan
Any update, i thought after Sept.15 ang fencing and groundbreaking?
“here @ SM we got it all for you!”
swerte parin ang gensan!salamat sa blessings!
@Danny Gane: Korek ka dyan! Batu batu sa langit ang tamaan siguradong bukol. hahaha
may nagawa ka na ba para sa gensan? instead of that, why not, may ginawa ka na ba para sa ikabubuti o ikakaunlad ng gensan? or may marangal or ikanabuti ka na bang ginawa para sa gensan? o naging mabuting halimbawa ka ba sa mga taga gensan? (hehehe-bato2x sa langit ang tamaan wag magalit.)
SM MALL-GENSAN (SM GROUP OF COMPANIES), whatever your design or purpose, THANK YOU…
To all Generals. . . the development and improvements of your city is being undertaken by big time businessmen who are pulling their resources to put up their branches in your city without thinking of security and tenure of their business. . . .
they are moving heaven and earth to make all Generals as well as their neighboring towns, cities, municipalities who are their target clientele for their trades.
Shoppers’ comfort is a must. Big spacious malls are very familiar to shoppers where one can walk leisurely without bumping racks of goods being displayed. If one have an alert mind, which mall in Gensan where most shoppers can not move freely because of too many display rack / cabinets along the way . . . .
in our lingo. . . . malaki man ang mall hirap maglakad sa loob kasi siksikan ang mga nakadisplay. . . tapos pati gitna okupado pa rin. . .
ano ba yan?????????????
Paki ayos naman po Mr. Te. . . . ang sikip ng gitna ng department store nyo. . .
This is really a great news for all the Generals.As an expat,it is really nice to hear updates of developments from your hometown.
KEEP IT UP GENSAN!
being once a writer will be always a writer doing editorials and so forth.
but with then sharp pen of writers sometimes become tooooooooooo sharp to dig the past in order to substantiate a better write up. . . .
hehehe our lingo kailangan kalkalin ng todo para makasulat ng mas maganda.. . .
words are not enough to tell the present. . . but we need the past and see the future outcome..
Comments about the design of JMP and SM Gensan is nothing but both are conceptualized for the shoppers’ comfort.
I just wonder nobody commented about the design of the Gaisano Gensan.
i have gone in several places. . . and I found it nothing with the design concept of SM malls from Luzon down to Davao. SM Davao and SM CDO are different in design but wow. . . it is really comfortable to shop because there are all the amenities to pamper your likes.
SM Cebu and SM Iloilo are different. SM cebu is bigger than SM Iloilo.
SM Lucena and SM Pampanga can be same size but different in design.. . .
Somehow. . it is each privilege to put comments . . . .
NEXT TOPIC PLEASE.
@Lyle: ali please, pa kiss pud beh…LOLS
@Lyle: huh?…hehehe.
@Toinks – Hehehe. That explains a lot. Kulang lang man diay ka ug hug mao puro disappointment ug negative imu makita sa mga building designs.
@Lyle: I love your comment! Galing! hehe 😛
@uchiha sasuke: pilosopo kon pilosopo basta ako…HERE IN GENSAN, MAS MAGANDA RITO!!! BWAHAHAHA!!! XD
@Lyle: … :-). pa hug beh. hehehe
Here’s another example of “Putting your money where your mouth is…”
Bariles got fed up with how mainstream media portrays General Santos and Mindanao.. Kesyo puro lang giyera, kidnapping, and bombings ang nangyayari dito.
So, instead of whining and complaining sa comment section ng Inquirer.net or ABS-CBNNEWS.com, Bariles decided to put his money where his mouth is and spent his personal money to create GenSantos.com where he can write about progressive news in GenSan.
Now, this is solid proof of being an extraordinary citizen of GenSan.
He became the change that he wanted to see.
Nobody is curtailing your freedom to express your thoughts. Just express it with responsibility and at the proper venue. If you prefer to point out the negative things that you see, feel free but not here because the owner of this site did not create this for such purpose.
You asked me to tell you how to out your money where your mouth is when there is no money in the first place.. OK, I’ll take you up to task. Creating a website at http://www.blogger.com is absolutely FREE. You said maraming magagaling na di nabibigyan ng chance to be heard?
Here is your chance.
@Toinks – I’m not sure if you’re serious with your reply so magbinisaya na lang ko para masabtan ko.
When I said, “Put your money where your mouth is..” ang buot pasabot niana is this…
Kung nagtuo ta na mas hawud ta sa mga tao na naa sa gobyerno ug sa mga tao na gitagaan ug katungod na magbuhat sa mga desisyon, e di ipakita nato sa ila unsa ang tama na pamaagi.
Kung sa tan-aw nato mali ang design sa SM City, eh di magbuhat ta ug atong kaugalingon na design ug ato i-presenta sa kalibutan kung unsa ang tama na design ug “click” na design.
Dili nang mag sige ra ta ug pangita ug mali sa trabaho sa uban unya wala ta lain gibuhat kundi magpadako ug tiyan. Mas hawud man diay ta ug mas nakahibalo kung unsa ang tama, mas maayo na kita na mismo ang mubuhat.
Dali kaayo ingnun, na we have actually done our part as an extraordinary citizen. Pero ang pangutana.. Unsa ug asa man ang pruweba niana?
Wala may parte sa akong comment na ang-ingun ko na ang naa lang kaya ang dapat paminawon. Ang akong gi-ingun ang website gigastohan ni ug personal na kwarta ni bariles ug sa iyang mga taga-suporta para ipakita sa kalibutan ang mga maayo na panghitabo sa GenSan.
Ang nakadaut man gud, ang uban sa ato, nagtuo na personal freedom wall nila ning website ni Bariles. Na kung gisapot sila kay wala nabuhat ang design ang SM according to their personal taste and standard, naa silay katungod na magbuhat niana under the guise of freedom of speech.
Simple ra man kaayo na. Libre man ang pagbuhat ug blog sa blogspot ug wordpress.com, ngano dili man ka mubuhat ug imuha didto unya didto ka magpahungaw sa imung aligutgot sa kalibutan?
Kay kaning website ni Bariles, wala ni gibuhat para sa atong personal na stage. Gibuhat ni para sa mga tao na gusto makahibalo kung unsa na ang mga maayo na nahitabo sa GenSan.
natuloy po ba ang groundbreaking ng sm gensan noong sept. 10, 2010?
Magandang GenSan!!!
Yun lang masasabi ko! hahaiz kaw na ged! pilosopo..
basta ako.. HERE AT GENSAN WE GOT IT ALL FOR YOU!!! HAHAHA
@Orman: Your Royal Gandaness, nagawa ko na po ang exercise na sinabi ninyo. And to my surprise (frightened actually) the mahiwagang salamin answered me back!…Its said, “WeLLLL,…In your capacity as an extra ordinary citizen of the city you have fairly and beautifully done enough.” Tears of Joy..hehehe X))) jokes
@Lyle: please tell me how to put money where the mouth is when in the first place there’s no money in the pocket at all? LOLS My point being is, huwag naman sana mangyari sa city natin na ang may kaya at mayayaman lamang ang may karapatang magsalita at pakinggan. Yun lang po. Magandang GenSan! 🙂
indeed indeed, I agree with that Mr. Bariles. 🙂
Oh well, we can always convince ourselves for as long as we want to. That’s being positive. 🙂
Indeed freedom comes with great responsibility. nararapt lang itong ipagkaloob sa mga responsableng tao katulad ni Mr. Bariles. hehehe And suggestion lang po, sana wala na lang commentary section para wala nang ganitong bangayan. Basa na lang tayo…and if ever may corrections or comments sa post i-email na lang natin kay Mr. Bariles. isn’t it a good idea? para naman amalinis ang blog na ito kasi sa lahat ng bagay you cant expect everyone to have postivie reactions towards it. 🙂 suggestion lang ha, baka naman mamaya may mga violent reactions nanaman dyan. hehe
@Toinks, this commentary section stays. And we do not expect all comments to be favorable but we can still be constructive in our criticisms, can’t we? That will be more tolerable. 🙂
kudos to those people who do their share in nation-building and woe to those who complain and do nothing.
but when you rant and rave about certain things, make sure you get your facts straight and not appear like you’re from the jurassic era.
now here’s an exercise for everyone: get in front of the mirror and ask yourself: MAY NAGAWA NA BA AKO PARA SA GENSAN?
enough said.
very well said Mr. Tuna. sapol mo ang pako sa ulo. Mabuhay “Magandang Gensan”
Reading from some of the comments here, I can see that some sectors feel that the local government and the big businesses are doing it wrong…
So, I pose the following challenge:
If you think you know better, then put your money where your mouth is. Stop being a know-it-all arm-chair analyst and be the change that you want to see.
Otherwise, take your pessimistic and uninformed views elsewhere.
By the way, this website was created by and is maintained and paid for by Bariles and his supporters for the purpose of promoting a positive image of GenSan and SoCCSKSarGen to the world.
If you woke up on the wrong side of the bed and feel like ranting, go get a diary. 😛
I remember when Bariles featured the JMP building design here. It generated a lot of comments. And then these dwindled when commenters moved on to the next hot blogpost.
Also in previous posts about developments in Gensan, some commenters would draw unnecessary comparisons between Gensan and other nearby cities. If you read the above-post again, it is the SM team who said that SM Gensan is bigger than SM Davao.
Gensan has its own merits that warranted the interests of investors. Now that investments are pouring in, let’s all be happy about it, whether we are Generals or plain cadets.
The more malls there are, the better for us consumers because we have the power to choose where to spend our money.
Keep those positive suggestions and comments coming! 🙂
I am from Davao and I am very happy with the most recent developments in General Santos City. SM City General Santos will surely be a welcome addition to General Santos’ growing number of malls.
I’m just wondering why some people focus on the mall’s design, even comparing it to SM Lanang. Whatever it is, I’m sure the SM Group has very valid reasons. This project is clearly the result of years of planning, if that means anything to you. Seriously, you can’t say the mall is destined to fail because the design is not as grand as the malls in other cities.
Also, I have always supported the organizers of GenSan’s festivals. Because they have done a great job at promoting a positive image of GenSan. If some of you can’t see the benefit of these festivals to your tourism industry, ewan ko na lang.
Guys, if you really want to see results and end your frustrations on how your city is being run, there’s an appropriate venue for that. Be proactive because whining won’t get you anywhere. Basing from your comments here, I think you believe you know better than your Mayor and councilors so why not do something for your city? Or simply, walk the talk.
To Bariles and the progressive Generals, keep up the good work. 🙂
agree agree and agree to that Bariles 🙂
no ranting here please 🙂 SUGGEST… ADVISE.. and HELP OUT….
let’s not pry on old issues and move on to new and positive developments here in our beloved city!!! 🙂
their are better ways and correct means in voicing out our concerns…
“so please lang! kung puro kayo dada! umalis kayo dito…”—->> hindi ko po nagustohan ang sinabing ito… 🙁
hmmm…at anu kaya ang masama sa research laboratory ng isang mahusay na unibersidad at pinigilan itong ilagi sa Gensan? Hindi ba kaya nga tinawag itong University dahil ang mga estudyante at ay nagpapaka dalubhasa sa pagsasaliksik, pasisiyasat at pagpapa-unlad ng mga bagay bagay na magiging kapakipakinabang sa kalaunan. hmmm…anu raw kaya naging masama roon?
nyways, back to SM topic…hindi naman sa pagrereklamo ang komento. iba po ang nagrereklamo sa nagkokomento dahil ang nagrereklamo (kagaya ng isang na highblood dyan) ay may kasamang demand. where as sa komento we say what we have with our senses and whe express what we have in mind. ^-^
hahaha naay nagbukal bukal nga dugo…peace out po. With due respect to Mr. Bariles this is suppose to be a freedom wall where we Generals can voice out our concerns. Sige padayon lang but be little calm. Voice out what’s on your mind, it’ll be good for you. ^-^ Speak Out!
Guys, there are times when people have to stop being very negative. I tolerate all your rants here but if that’s that only thing you need to say, then better say it elsewhere. My objective as writer of this blog, is to try to feature mostly the developments of the the city of my birth and entice readers to realize the great things that are happening here. It came into being to balance out the insensitive penchant of some media to zero in on violence and murder and sow intrigue and conflict.
That is why it’s just disconcerting and frustrating when some people, generals even, keep on seeing just the downsides on some posts in this blog and digging up old skeletons and unsubstantiated rumors which have nothing to do with what’s being written in the first place.
Freedom is good but we have a responsibility not to veer away from the topics at hand and attack personalities and institutions at will anytime we want. Instead of just complaining, let us try to be PROACTIVE about things. Suggest. Advise. Help out.
And let me remind you – this is not a freedom wall. Comments are being moderated since Day 1. Because if not, then the messages section will be full of spam and garbage, and worse, hatred and vile.
It that happens, then Magandang GenSan will be in vain.
I rest my case, dear readers.
Thank you for your understanding.
respect their expression and thoughts ..
anyway. dapat nating i welcome ang SM gensan w/ respect.. mabuti na lang ang gensan ang isa sa mga napili nila na pagtatayuan ng mall.
I remember that the previous city council nerve allowed the UST to begin their mission and vision to educate the young people in GenSan and its neighboring municipalities and provinces because of this and that alibi. . . .
di nila nabigyan ng permiso ang adhikain ng taga UST na magtayo ng isang de kalidad na unibersidad dahil. . . . sa isang banda yung mga nagkontra kasi wala silang makukuhang makapal na envelop at yung payag naman umaayon sa kanilang puso diwa upang magkaroon ng magandang kinabukasan ang kanilang mga anak at apo..
even in GenSan daw. . public schools are charging students at per month rate pambayad daw ng tubig at kuryente, plus mga homeroom project at share sa school project. Pati nga pang sweldo daw sa teacher sa public school mga parents na ang nagbabayad. . . di ba pag public school teacher gobyerno ang nagpapasuweldo sa kanila. . .
sayang naudlot ang pagtayo ng UST dahil sa baluktot na paniniwala ng mga utak ipis na konseho. sayang bakit pa sila binoto ng mga tao. . . .
sayang ang big chances ng mga taga mindanao particular na yung galing sa kalapit ng Gensan na makapag aral sa isang UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS na kilala bilang #1 educational insitutition in the Philippines. . . . . para di na dumayo pa sa manila at magastusan ng husto.
PAGING UST PEOPLE. . . . . . MAG APPLY ULI KAYO . . . . . . wala ng yung mga buwaya sa city hall ng Gensan
sa lahat ng mga nagrereklamo jan bout SM CITY GENERAL SANTOS!!! magpatayo kayo ng sa inyo kung kaya nyo!
sa SM Lanang nila ipinatayo dahil alam ng mga taga SM na feasible doon! again bakit sila magtatayo ng SM sa Tagum kung hindi feasible! haay nag feasibility study ba kayo??? puro kayo dada eh!
sa kaso ng UST hindi yun school ang ipapatayo nila kundi isang laboratory na kung saan dun nila isasagawa ang kanilang mga researches! kaya yun tinutulan dahil nga sa mga posibleng mangyari..!!! haaizt. puro kayo salita.. eh kung ang inerereklamo nyo jan, eh mas maganda siguro ay magpasalamat nalang tayo dahil ganito na ang estado ng gensan!! come to think! ilang years palang ang gensan pwo ganito na ka sagana!
so please lang! kung puro kayo dada! umalis kayo dito.. hindi kailangan ng GSC ang taong nanghihila pababa sa kanya!! period!
I can smell blood in here.. haha!
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