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Calendar check: it's December 23, 2015: crunch time! - It’s that time of the year when everyone’s just so busy with last-minute shopping, parties and of course, holiday vacations.Worry no more! Make your holidays extra special , hassle-free and fun by getting the best deals and one-of-a-kind finds with the most convenient way to shop - through your PayMaya mobile app , the all-in-one digital payments innovation that can give you an instant virtual Visa. Let PayMaya spell out a whole new world of digital commerce and online shopping convenience for you! Check out how PayMaya can make wonders on your virtual shopping spree! 1. Gift-shopping   Still completing your holiday shopping? Everyone’s looking for unique gifts they can buy for their loved ones, and there’s no better place to look than online shopping sites. Shopping online also allows you to access online-exclusive fashionable clothes from websites like ZALORA , various goods from Takatack.com and limited edi...

The 2nd Pyrotechnics Competition in General Santos City has just concluded but SM General Santos wants to bring you more! End the year with a bang with  Up Dharma Down  on SM's grand  Year-End Party on  December 30, 7pm  at The Roof Deck . Enjoy the spectacular splash of colors in the sky with their grand fireworks display. Up Dharma Down is a Filipino pop-rock band who was nominated as the Coolest Band in Yahoo! OMG Awards in 2011. One of their famous songs is “Tadhana” which was the theme song of the blockbuster movie, “That Thing Called Tadhana”. Their electric music was enough to be featured in the July 2007 issue of Time Magazine. To jam up close with the renowned band, just simply avail a VIP pass through a single receipt purchase of P1000 at any SM City General Santos mall tenant plus 1 pair of SM Cares Bears of Joy available at the Mall Atrium. Avail now as the VIP seats are limited to the first 500 customers only. Bring the whole fa...

December 16 marks this year's "ChriSMiles" Project of the Employees of SM malls across Mindanao . “ChriSMiles” is an initiative of the SM Supermalls’ human resources department which encourages its employees to make people smile this Christmas. Participation of mall employees are through cash or donation in kind, as well as share their time in various activities for their identified community beneficiaries. Over 200 underprivileged children in SM Mindanao Malls will be treated to a fun-filled day and the most wonderful holiday season they deserve. SM City Davao will accommodate 57 kids from Isla Swerte Day Care Center which they adopted from Brigada Eskwela last June. The kids will have a fun morning at the mall with a short program showcasing the talents of the kids, mascot interaction, fun games, gift-giving and sharing a meal with the mall administration employees. The children will be toured around the mall and will get to ride the mall’s kiddie facilities fo...

Reverence and respect shall at all times be accorded the flag, the anthem and other national symbols which embody the national ideals and traditions and which express the principles of sovereignty and national solidarity. The heraldic items and devices shall seek to manifest the national virtues and to inculcate in the minds and hearts of our people a just pride in their native land, fitting respect and affection for the national flag and anthem, and the proper use of the national motto, coat-of-arms and other heraldic items and devices.---reads Section 2 of the  REPUBLIC  ACT NO. 8491 Recent events made me realize that a lot of us are not aware of how the Philippine National Flag should be displayed. Pity how some people think of it as mere props for the stage. Well, you don't just throw the staff there for nothing. For us players in the MICE industry, IT IS important that we know how to display the National Flag in case you get to put up a National Conventi...

It's an all systems go for the Grand Christmas Launch of SM General Santos City on November 7, 2015 @ 5:00 in the afternoon.  Watch out as they light up the mall's  Giant Christmas Tree filled with the sweetest cupcakes and candy canes  and  be amazed with plush indoor magical fireworks. E xciting performances from the  Dominican Choir, SM Little Stars, HTC Marching Band featuring numbers from Poinsettia Ballerinas, Teatro Ambahanon, Royeca School of Ballets and other characters have been lined up for kids and kids at heart to enjoy. And who else will complete the Christmas scene but the big white man with the big white beard himself! Santa Clause is definitely coming to town to spread the joy of giving as SMGS  will be giving away early Christmas presents to 50 selected children during the launch. Fret not coz you and your little ones will also have the chance to tickle Santa on November 7 and on December 21-24 . Not only that, if you a...

October 22, 2015 marked a journey that will forever carve a poignant memory for me and  my BOIS students from the ACLC College of General Santos. It was the day when we paid a visit to the Substitute Home for Girls (SHFG) at Barangay Fatima, General Santos City. The SHFG is a temporary shelter for girls who had suffered sexual exploitation and child abuse from the hands of their perpetrators. At the moment, SHFG is taking care of 19 girls aged 7-19 years old. Generally aware of the sad circumstances in their lives, my class and I had chosen the SHFG as the beneficiary of our outreach program. I did the necessary briefing prior to the trip so that my lot may avoid saying or doing anything that would take the wheel away from "JOY" and give the chance for " Anger " and " Fear " to maneuver. No,no. Not today. The objective was to bring forth felicity and share a few gifts to the girls. We opened the program on a high note, thanks to the energetic ho...

Nagging my kids about how they waste food on their plate, over-spending  on unnecessary items and failing to re-purpose stuff is nothing but a normal scene at home.  As a mother hen  of three, I try to inculcate to my chicks how important it is to learn how to stretch what little resources their Papa and I can provide for them. A lucky mom that I am, am happy to share that my kids grew up to be very understanding and never demanding when it comes to keeping up with what is "uso" among their circle of friends. In this time and age where even a toddler already owns a gadget even before they're able to walk, my kids are actually lucky to have received their own smartphones just three years ago! And, an agreement was forged between parent and child that they have to save for their own cellphone loads! Well, sighs of discontent and attempt to appeal were made, to no avail! Take it or leave it ang peg ng Mudra here! After all, I gave up buying ...

Following her victory as  Reyna ng Aliwan Gensan 2013 , Ms. Silka Central Mindanao 2003 and Ms. Socsargen 2012 ,  Filipina-Dutch beauty  Janette Roanne L. Sturm  will be representing General Santos City in this year's battle for beauty and brains, Miss World Philippines 2015. Standing tall and proud in all 5 feet and 7 inches, Sturm has obtained her bachelor's degree in Mass Communication  from Ateneo de Davao University  with latin honors ( Cum Laude ). She is seen as an active participant in the fashion and modeling industry of the region as well. Having a soft spot for children in her heart, Sturm has chosen St. Elizabeth Cranofacial Foundation, Inc.'s Project: Ngiti ng Pag-asa , a project for the cleft lip and palate children of Socsksargen, as her beneficiary for her Beauty with a Purpose Project. Let us, as one General, join Janette in her journey.  Go, Candidate # 23, make us proud!

Be Counted! In line with the Commission on Election 's campaign for "No Bio, No Boto" , SM Supermalls has partnered with the agency in providing accessible and convenient venue for the Biometric registration. Come Halalan 2016, voters whose biometrics have not been captured will not be allowed to cast their votes. In General Santos City ,   September 21-22 & September 28-29, 2015 have been slated to cater applicants for biometric registration at The Event center of SM General Santos. Applicants are required to bring a photocopy of any government-issued ID or a photocopy of Birth Certificate . Voters are also encouraged to have their biometrics validated to avoid inconvenience come election day. Biometrics registration will end on 31 October 2015 .

Planning for a business trip to the land of Tuna anytime soon? Do business as usual in Gensan's first value business inn : Casa R afael . Located at the heart of the City, Casa Rafael conveniently stands near major shopping centers, hospitals , churches and the seat of the Local Government. It has the space and essential amenities that would make any businessman's stay relaxing and convenient. Here's a quick look at Casa Rafael's facilities: Check out their Introductory and Published Room Rates below.