avel m.

1 Followers
6 Blog Followers
Following:
Following Blogs: 0

Latest Activity

Maligayang Pasko sa Magandang GenSan!

avel m. posted an article on - Dec 3, 2009, 4:52 pm
Today, December 4, 2009 is the launching of the annual Christmas Festival of General Santos City, the Pasko sa GenSan.  Spearheaded by the local government through the Office of Kagandahang GenSan un...
Comment - Like

Bariles inside Cebu Pacific's SMILE Magazine

avel m. posted an article on - Dec 2, 2009, 9:10 am
If you are planning to travel via Cebu Pacific within the next few weeks this month, try to get hold of a copy of the latest issue of their inflight publication, SMILE Magazine. Why, you may ask Well,...
Comment - Like

Win FREE Tickets to PBA's Coca-Cola Tigers vs. Talk 'n Text Tropang Texters Game in GenSan!

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 29, 2009, 4:40 am
Less than a week from now, the country’s most famous basketball league,  the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will hold one of its games as part of its 35th season, and the 2009-2010 PBA...
Comment - Like

Chowking Highway GenSan opens, adapts new concept!

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 28, 2009, 10:19 pm
Your humble servant Bariles was privileged to attend the inauguration of the 2nd Chowking outlet in GenSan earlier this week and  assist Atty. Paolo Acharon, Executive Assistant II to the City Mayor ...
Comment - Like

"5 Reasons on why you should watch 'The Next One' concert" BLOG CONTEST

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 27, 2009, 2:39 am
As mentioned in an earlier post here, as part of PASKO-SA-GENSAN 2009,  Sarah Geronimo is once again performing in General Santos City via her new concert entitled “Sarah Geronimo – The N...
Comment - Like

Manny Pacquiao P5 Million International Darts Classic gathers world-class players in GenSan

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 1:10 am
Now that he is back in Gensan and Sarangani province, Manny Pacquiao in partnership with the National Darts Federation of the Philippines (NDFP) and the local government of General ...
Comment - Like

Feast of Eid'l Adha ushers in long weekend of reflection in GenSan

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 24, 2009, 6:44 pm
In a letter dated November 23, 2009 to the Honorable Pedro B. Acharon, Jr., City Mayor of General Santos City, Field Director Guialil R. Kanda of the Office of Muslim Affairs of Regional Office No. XI...
Comment - Like

In Memoriam: The Maguindanao Martyrs

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 23, 2009, 5:12 pm
This blog post from GenSan News Online Mag is dedicated in honor of the over forty innocent victims of the senseless carnage which happened yesterday in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, in Central Mindanao. Som...
Comment - Like

Leonard Pe's Basic Fotog Workshop!

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 8:26 am
Ok, so you like the pictures that Bariles posts here on a regular basis.  Well, surprisingly, you are not alone.  A lot of readers do. But did you know that up to know, Bariles is just a point-and-s...
Comment - Like

Sarah Geronimo's "The Next One" Concert in GenSan!

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 4:15 am
In what was just hinted a few months back during the “Air Supply Live in GenSan Concert”  is now final and definite. Yes, Marcelino, the Pop Star Princess, Ms. Sarah Geronimo will be back...
Comment - Like

The Winners of our 2nd Blogoversary "Ultimate Greeting Contest"

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 2:38 am
Dya-raaan!!!  Hear ye!  Hear ye! Bariles is finally releasing the names of the winners to this blog’s Second Blogoversary “Ultimate Greeting Contest”! The response to the contest ...
Comment - Like

Generals whoop it up on Pacquiao win!

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 3:41 am
The generals had a field day yesterday with so many venues on where to watch the Pacquiao-Cotto fight live telecast to choose from.  The luckiest and happiest of them though are those we were able to...
Comment - Like

GSC Junior Officials Top 16 Chosen(updated)

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 4:02 am
From my collegue Elmer Cequena’s blog, GenSanLand, is the list of the creme of the crop of high school students from General Santos City who made it to the TOP 16 List of candidates for the 2009...
Comment - Like

Hale storms KCC this weekend

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 10:07 am
There’s really no stopping KCC Mall of GenSan in its series of moves to maintain its hold as GenSan’s #1 shopping destination. Just recently it increased the frequency of featuring the per...
Comment - Like

GenSan Restaurants offering "Pacquiao-Cotto" Fight Live Telecasts (updated)

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 4:27 am
Four more days to go and it will be Sunday, November 15, 2009 (Philippine Time), the time most Filipinos here and around the world have been waiting for – the day when their modern-day sports he...
Comment - Like

"Ang Tanging Pamilya" Photos in GenSan

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 9:55 am
The most anticipated comedy in showbiz these days will finally be shown nationwide tomorrow, Wednesday, November 11, 2009. The movie, “Ang Tanging Pamilya (Marry-Go-Around)” topbilling Com...
Comment - Like

P13.5M for GenSan Hospital from DOH

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 12:44 am
The Department of Health is financing the renovation of the FRONTAGE of the General Santos City Hospital amounting to P13.5 million, this according to GenSan Mayor Jun Acharon, when interviewed by med...
Comment - Like

Happy 2nd Blogoversary! Join our Ultimate Greeting Contest! (updated)

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 10:23 pm
Today, November 8, 2009 marks a special milestone in the history of this blog! It is the SECOND BIRTHDAY or BLOGOVERSARY of GenSan News Online Mag!!!! Who would have thought that this blog would hav...
Comment - Like

Centerpoint on Centerstage tonight!

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 8:25 pm
This just in!!! The Dadiangas Baptist Church, which is celebrating her 46th Anniversary this year, is sponsoring General Santos City’s very own Centerpoint Band in their thanksgiving concert ent...
Comment - Like

Pacquiao on TIME Magazine cover

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 12:44 am
Barely a week before the Pacquiao-Cotto fight in Las Vegas on November 15, 2009 (Philippine time), Manny Pacquiao once again proves that he is very much a hot media copy by landing the covers of the n...
Comment - Like

GenSan's Giant Tuna on Bandila

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 6:09 pm
Yesterday, November 5, 2009, ABS-CBN’S BANDILA featured a news report by its sporstcaster/correspondent Dyan Castillejo at the General Santos City Fishport Development Complex, or simply GenSan ...
Comment - Like

Pacquiao sings on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Watch the video!

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 5:59 pm
GenSan and now Sarangani resident Manny Pacquiao who is in the United States right now to conclude his preparations for his November 15, 2009 fight with Miguel Cotto guested very recently on Jimmy Kim...
Comment - Like

GenSan-Manila triple daily flights via CebPac and PAL

avel m. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 2:07 am
While we were all busy preparing for the long weekend last week, the General Santos City International Airport has started facilitating three daily flights to Manila on October 25, 2009! This came abo...
Comment - Like

The Mausoleums of Forest Lake San Carlos Memorial Park, Part I

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 1:30 am
Bariles has always been fascinated by the mausoleums inside the sprawling 19-hectare Forest Lake San Carlos Memorial Park ever since he and his family started visiting the place to pay respects for th...
Comment - Like

Pacquiao-Cotto 24/7 HBO Special Episode 1

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 2:23 am
Thanks to his blogger friend from Cotabato City Ark Hilario, Bariles was finally able to score a video of the Pacquiao-Cotto 24/7 HBO Special Episode 1 (Tattoos) which was aired last weekend in the US...
Comment - Like

APO Hiking Society Live in GenSan Concert!

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 1:00 am
Right on the heels of the smash hit concert of the Air Supply in General Santos City, comes a couple of events meant to end 2009 with a bang! One of them is from a group which has withstood the test o...
Comment - Like

GenSan's 2008 income puts it in the Billionaires Club! Economy grows 12.7%!

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 3:58 am
General Santos City’s economy is really on a roll! In the 2008 Annual Audit Report released by the Commission on Audit of the financial operations of the local government units,  General Santos...
Comment - Like

3 wins for GenSan News Online Mag at Philippine Blog Awards! (updated)

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 4:32 am
The unexpected happened on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the 2009 Philippine Blog Awards Awarding Ceremony, the concluding activity of the 3rd Mindanao Bloggers Summit at the Pearlmont Hotel, along Li...
Comment - Like

"Tattoos", Pacquiao-Cotto 24/7 HBO Trailer released

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 4:49 am
The PACQUIAO-COTTO Fight in November 14, 2009, is one of this year’s most awaited boxing matches and we are sure that most of the readers of GenSan News Online would want to watch it live on pay...
Comment - Like

Vote GenSan News Online at PBA Chikka Readers' Choice Award-Mindanao

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 11:04 pm
Yes!  GenSan News Online Mag is an official nominee to the Philippine Blog Awards – CHIKKA Readers’ Choice Award for Mindanao!! The Philippine Blog Awards is a yearly event that aims to ...
Comment - Like

Cocytus II, Paseo del Sol's Halloween Party

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 12:19 am
With the advent of Halloween or the Feast of the Dead in less than two weeks time, some establishments in General Santos City have started sending out feelers with regard to their promotions and marke...
Comment - Like

Mateo Road's Aimican Ladies Dormitory

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 18, 2009, 8:58 am
While everyone was focused on the opening of GenSan City’s newest mall and the guys over at the online forum, Skyscraper City were busy  discussing the merits and demerits of the Tuna Capital&#...
Comment - Like

NDDU can now accept foreigners – Bureau of Immigration

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 18, 2009, 1:34 am
From Notre Dame of Dadiangas University Alumni Affairs Coordinator, the hardworking Reuben Tugari, GenSan News Online received a piece of wonderful news! After being granted Autonomous Status until 20...
Comment - Like

Sunlab, the Havaianas Store plus more in Robinsons GenSan

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 11:03 pm
SUNLAB, a local Fashion Hub that houses the country’s most hip cult fashion brands with a strong street following, has just opened in Robinson’s Place, General Santos City.  It is jointly ow...
Comment - Like

Oktoberfest Foam Parties at East Asia Royale Hotel this weekend!

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 1:39 am
General Santos City is now getting to be known as the “Happenings Capital of the South Central Mindanao” especially with the conduct this weekend, starting tonight of East Asia Royale Hote...
Comment - Like

Photos of Robinsons GenSan Grand Opening

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 6:26 pm
The Grand Opening of Robinsons Place GenSan on October 5, 2009 should be one of the most anticipated events in the history of the Tuna Capital.  This is judging from the countless comments that we go...
Comment - Like

Chowking opening across Jollibee-GenSan Highway

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 4:30 am
For people in General Santos City and the outlying areas who love Chinese Food, here is a piece of good news! Chowking, the #1 Chinese Fastfood Restaurant chain in the country is set to open its secon...
Comment - Like

Isuzu's 3rd Mindanao branch undergoing construction in GenSan!

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 11:37 pm
At first it was only Mitsubishi Philippines and Honda Cars hugging the limelight in General Santos, being the only sales and service centers of major car manufacturers in the city. Franchised by the ...
Comment - Like

Dionesia Pacquiao and Presidentiables' funny pictures!

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 4:10 am
Here are some of the latest Dionesia Pacquiao funny pictures which Bariles got through his email.  These are now circulating in the Internet and hopefully, he could get the name of its creator. Anywa...
Comment - Like

Kalilangan, Best Festival in the Country – ATOP

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 3:47 am
General Santos City adds another feather to its cap with its major win at the recently concluded 10th ATOP National Convention held last week at the Tuna Capital. Its Kalilangan Festival, which is cel...
Comment - Like

(updated) Pinoy Big Brother Double-up Housemate is from GenSan!

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 4:16 am
For those who regularly follow ABS-CBN’s programs, you should have known by now that another general, or for the unitiated, a “native of General Santos City” has started filtering in...
Comment - Like

Erik Santos in KCC North Wing inauguration today!

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 8:21 pm
This just in! Everyone already knows that today, Monday is the Grand Opening of Robinsons Place General Santos and that showbiz personalities like Donita Rose, Christian Bautista, Yasmien Kurdi and Ms...
Comment - Like

A star-studded Robinsons GenSan Grand Opening!

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 3, 2009, 10:29 pm
The day that practically most of Soccsksargen have been waiting for is here – the Grand Opening of the region’s newest and most anticipated mall – the Robinsons Place General Santos ...
Comment - Like

Pops Fernandez at KCC Mall today, Sunday!

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 3, 2009, 2:27 pm
In an apparent bid to coax shoppers away from nearby Robinsons Place today, on the eve of that mall’s  scheduled star-studded Grand Opening on Monday, October 5, 2009, the KCC Mall of GenSan is...
Comment - Like

10th ATOP National Convention opens!

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 8:09 pm
Bariles through this post would like to welcome all the 800+ delegates of the 10th National Convention of the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) to General Santos City, the Tuna...
Comment - Like

The Air Supply Blog Contest Winners and Video of News Report

avel m. posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 3:38 am
Isang tulog na lang! With only one night left before the much, much-awaited “Air Supply in General Santos City Live in Concert“, Bariles is proud to release the names of winners to his con...
Comment - Like

Robinsons Place GenSan Soft Opening today, September 30

avel m. posted an article on - Sep 29, 2009, 8:40 pm
Bariles was very fortunate to have been able to attend the blessing of Robinsons Place General Santos City yesterday, September 29, 2009, Tuesday. The mall which is Robinsons’ biggest in Mindan...
Comment - Like

Pacific Seas 3rd Anniversary Specials!

avel m. posted an article on - Sep 26, 2009, 9:38 pm
On September 28, 2009, General Santos City’s top quality supplier of frozen tuna and other seafood products is turning THREE! Yes, you read it right! Pacific Seas Seafood Market, along the Natio...
Comment - Like

A One Night Stand at Caicos Resto and Grill

avel m. posted an article on - Sep 24, 2009, 4:14 am
Have you ever been to Caicos? No, not the group of islands in the West Indies but Caicos Resto and Grill, located at the El Pueblo Resort, at the old Dacera Farm, near the Mabuhay-Klinan Road. The two...
Comment - Like

WBO Super Flyweight Champ Marvin Sonsona to be given Hero's Welcome in GenSan

avel m. posted an article on - Sep 23, 2009, 2:16 am
Bariles just came from a meeting of Task Force Champ, the informal body organized by the City Mayor Jun Acharon of GenSan to handle arrival honors for visiting dignitaries and famous personalities or ...
Comment - Like

avel m.'s Blogs:

avel m.'s Followers

avel m. is Following

Invite Your Friends

Invite your contacts to blogged from:
gmail yahoo