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From the Editor...

eing able and getting down to start the year with the release of the first quarter issue of GGQ has always been a difficult feat. It most probably has something to do with the long holiday around the end of the previous year, and how that spills into the new one like a nasty rash.

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In 2013 it got so bad that we had to forego the Q1 issue altogether, with this editor coming home from his US holiday only in mid-March with little time to spare for

a magazine outline, let alone a semi-complete 40-page draft.

Guess what? We’re in the same rut this time around, except that we just might have a way to put out the first GGQ installment in as little time as possible.

To do just that we’re devoting the bulk of this issue to Kalilangan 2014 and General Santos City’s 75th Foundation Anniversary -- a most apt diamond jubilee tribute of sorts, as it turns out -- and skipping the printing press (read: expensive and timeconsuming) for good measure.

Sooner or later we’d evolve into an online/ eZine-only magazine anyway, so this small dry run into that paperless territory

should be more helpful that just plain trouble. This inevitable transformation would likewise spill into the GensanGazer.com website naturally, eventually showcasing the online magazine as a non-linear reading experience -- rather than a sequential browsing exercise -- in the likes of Condé Nast Traveler and Men’s Journal online magazines, however tall an order they may be.

And while we’re still here in New York we’re throwing in a few snippets of winter in the Big Apple, for the second year in a row now the main precursor for all our first quarter delays.

Back to Kalilangan, the festival that has gained the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines Hall of Fame distinction is set to rekindle the spirit of merry Gensanhood in my adoptive home town.

From across the miles, happy 75th birthday, Gensan!

Armando Nicolas P J Editor-in-Chief

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Gensan Mayor invites residents to get involved in Kalilangan 2014 GENERAL SANTOS, 28 January 2014 -- During the soft opening of Kalilangan 2014 on January 26, at SM City General Santos, City Mayor Ronnel Rivera stressed out the importance of the participation of city constituents for the success of the upcoming festival. He encouraged everyone to take part in Kalilangan 2014, and at the same time celebrate General Santos City’s 75th Foundation Anniversary.

KALILANGAN 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS February 3 • Food Galore and Trade Bazaar, Oval Plaza February 11-13 • Kusina sa Barangayan Household Garden, Selected barangays February 14 • Kalilangan Soft Opening, Oval Plaza • Red and White Zumba Party, Oval Plaza, 5pm • Sounds and Keys Inter-School Songwriting Competition, Robinsons Place Gensan, 3pm February 14-21 • The REEL Kalilangan Photo and Video Competition, Online/ACLC February 16 • Sam Milby and Sam Pinto Live in Concert, Lagao Gym, 3pm February 21

The city mayor assured that this year’s Kalilangan would be packed with new activities that showcase the history of the city and the progress it made in the the past 75 years.

Rivera disclosed that the local government has allotted P3.5 million for the festivity. To promote the cultural value of Kalilangan and guarantee the success of the event, a threeyear partnership with Mindanao State University-General Santos City (MSU-GSC) and the local government of General Santos was approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

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• Agri Fair Opening/Barangayan sa Kalilangan, Oval Plaza, 2pm • Fiestahan sa Barangay, Oval Plaza, 2pm • Kinang: Kalilangan Grand Opening Ceremony, Oval Plaza February 21-27 • Barangayan sa Kalilangan, Oval Plaza • Historical Exhibit, Various malls • Mini Forest, Oval Plaza • Mini Zoo, Oval Plaza • Bahay Kubo Competition, Oval Plaza • Caretela Parade of the Stars, Oval Plaza • Smartphone Photo Contest

February 22 • 2nd Kalilangan Fitness Fever 2014, Oval Gym, 4pm • Kalilangan 2014 Amateur Boxing Tournament, oval Gym • Kalilangan Bully Party: Kalilangan Sunset Pitbull and American Bully Showdown, Gensan Sports Center, 4-9pm • IPM Quiz Bee, Oval Plaza, 8am • IPM Pinoy Henyo, Oval Plaza, 10am • Parlor Games, Oval Plaza, 3pm • Pinaka contest, Oval Plaza, 5pm • Kalilangan 2014 Sprint Triathlon • TM AstigFest Cheerdance Competition and Band Concert, Oval Stage, 6pm February 22-23 • Dog Show, MSU-CETD Covered Court • 5th National Mountain Bike downhill Challenge, Barangay Olympog • 2014 Rapid Chess Tournament, Robinsons Place Gensan February 23 • Gabi ng Parangal, Phela Grande Hotel, 4pm • 4H Singing Contest, Oval Plaza, 5pm • 4H Dance Contest, Oval Plaza, 5pm • Search for Miss 4H, Oval Plaza, 6pm • Bombo Radyo Doble Kara 2014, Oval Stage, 6pm • • RMN Run sa Kalilangan 2014, Robinsons Place Gensan, 5am • 1st Gensan Dagan sa Kinaiyahan, Barangay Conel • 10th Kalilangan Youth Festival, Oval Plaza Covered Court February 24 • Tadaman: A Night of Remembrance, 6pm • Tri-People Cultural Day - Pakaradjan, Kanduli Kadatuan, Kulintangan, Kadsipa sa Manguis, Kambuyang (Fan) Dance Competition, Pangalay sa Buyang, Sagayan Unta Unta Dance Competition • Sing for Peace in Mindanao, Oval Stage, 6pm • Farmers Night, Oval Plaza • Cooking Contest: Kusina sa Barangayan Vegetable Main Dish, Oval Plaza, 8am • Cooking Contest: Kusina Sa Barangayan Vegetable Snack Dish, Oval Plaza, 10am

• RIC Modern Dance Contest, Oval Plaza, 5pm • 1st Mindanao-Wide Invitational Battle of the Bands, Oval Stage, 6pm • Search for Ginang RIC, Oval Plaza, 6pm February 26-27 • Culture of Peace through Futsal, HTc Football Field February 27 • Parada ng Lahi: Kadena de Amor, Acharon-Pioneer, 5am • Kadsagayan sa Buyang Streetdancing Parade and Competition, Acharon-Pioneer-Oval Plaza, 1pm • Karetela/Cowboys Float Parade, Acharon-Pioneer-Oval Plaza, 1pm • Kalilangan Awarding Ceremonies Agri Fair, Oval Plaza, 8am • Tagbuan sa Kasadyaan Culmination Night, Oval Stage, 6pm

Gensan City Officials Launch Kalilangan Soft Opening GENERAL SANTOS, 28 January 2014 -- GenSan Tourism Council chairperson Jane Rivera (far left), City Mayor Ronnel Rivera, Mindanao State University-General Santos City Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Kalilangan 2014 festival director Dr. Mary Lynn Abiera, and City Councilor Shandee Llido-Pestano (far right) officially initiate the soft launching of Kalilangan 2014 on January 26 at SM City General Santos.

February 25 • Pyesta sa Baryo - Drum and Lyre Exhibition, Tagisan sa Lutong Piyesta Inter-Barangay challenge, Laro ng Lahi, Gabi ng Rondalya, Haranahan, Katutubong Sayawan, Baylehan sa Kalilangan, Oval Plaza February 26 • Kastifun/IP Day, Oval Plaza • Cultural Dance Presentation, Vernza Mall • Farm Technology showcase, Oval Plaza

With the theme, Gensan@75: Living the Culture, this year’s Kalilangan celebrates the landmark diamond anniversary of General Santos City, which was founded on February 27, 1939 upon the arrival of Gen. Paulino Santos and his peers (the early pioneers) in what was then known as Dadiangas. Kalilangan 2014 and its related activities officially kick off on February 14, though some events start as early as February 3, and culminates on the Foundation Day itself, February 27. (GENSAN INFO OFFICE/Russell Delvo) GGQ • Q1 2014

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Gensan Takes Pride with Hall of Fame Award for Kalilangan General Santos City, 21 November 2013 (PIA) -- The country’s tuna capital is taking pride with the recent achievement of the Kalilangan Festival after it notched the Hall of Fame award and put the city in the limelight as the country’s Best Tourism Event under the Culture and Arts Category-City Level for three consecutive years.

According to Cora Tito, Tourism Officer IV of the City Economic Management and Cooperative Development Office (CEMCDO) under the City Mayor’s Office, the third recognition was conferred by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) during the 2013 Pearl Awards in Legazpi

City last month. “This is the third consecutive win for General Santos, so next year the city will receive the Hall of Fame recognition, a grand slam,” she enthused.

The festival, which made Gensan well-known in the tourism industry, is derived from the word Kalilang, which means celebration in the Maguindanaoan dialect. It is a social gathering marked by the exchange of amenities among ethnic leaders, elders, and townsfolk.

Former city mayor Darlene Magnolia Antonino-Custodio described the Kalilangan Festival as a “cultural extravaganza” or “a pageantry of unique and colorful ethnic rites, rituals and traditions like marriage celebrations, religious ceremonies, anniversaries, royal enthronements, and other social activities.”

The festival put more emphasis on the convergence of the tri-people -- the lowland Christian population, the Muslim tribes, and the indigenous peoples -- who have all made Gensan their home.

“It is unique from other festivities as all activities of the Kalilangan Festival were focused on the culture of the tripeople, their harmonious unity, and peaceful coexistence,” Tito said.

Meanwhile, Abdurrahman Canacan, Chancellor of the Mindanao State University-General Santos City (MSUGSC) campus earlier disclosed that the university has been working on introducing activities that would showcase the city’s traditions and culture amidst the fast-paced development in the area.

MSU-GSC has been managing the Kalilangan Festival since 2011, and is currently on its way in the preparation for and execution of the 2014 festivity, which will culminate with the city’s 75th foundation anniversary celebration on February 27, 2014.

Some of the crowd-drawer activities of the Kalilangan Festival are the Salubungan or Parada ng Lahi, which features a reenactment of events when Gen. Paulino Santos and other pioneers arrived here in 1939, and the Kadsagayan sa Buyang or the glamorous streetdancing parade and showdown.

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hen it snows, ain’t it thrillin’? / Tho’ your nose gets a chillin’ / We’ll frolic and play the Eskimo way / Walkin’ in a winter wonderland.

So goes the familiar song, which, because of its winter theme, is often regarded as a Christmas song despite the fact that the holiday itself is mentioned nowhere in the lyrics. Regardless, winter wonderland in New York is an experience to behold. (That is, if you discount the possible disruption and damage caused by severe winter storms and blizzards.) Snow magically transforms the massive Central Park (from top, Sheep Meadow, foot paths, and boat lake included), the neighborly hillside Morningside Park off West Harlem, and the stately City Hall Park down town. White, fluffy snow makes you go, In the lane snow is glistening / A beautiful sight / We’re happy tonight / Walking in a winter wonderland. v

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inally, an elegant spa to soothe your passion for luxury and pampering right in the heart of the city.

This is Gwapaha Medical Spa. Yes, not just an ordinary spa. It is a medical spa.

When Dr. Teresita Ferrariz thought of putting up a health resort in the city, she wanted to give her town folks world class services inspired by her numerous travels around the world.

More than two decades of practice as one of the top dermatologists in the country today, Dr. Tess says it is time to give back to the city of her childhood.

Dr. Tess, also vice president of the Philippine Academy of Dermatologic Surgery Foundation, Inc. (PASDSFI), used to spend a week each month in General Santos City to check on her patients and clients who have grown in numbers throughout the years when not in her Makati clinic or on one of her constant travels abroad.

She thought of moving to a bigger clinic. She instead ended up putting a medical spa.

A place where one gets to get the skin care they need and a place where they can indulge in the luxury and privacy of a spa like no other in the city.

The added silver lining to it? Dr. Tess now spends more of her clinic time here.

Do not be fooled by the cramp but chic reception of this exquisitely named spa. Behind the reception desk at the entrance is a spacious 30-square meter of elegantly designed massage therapy room that has a generous tub, a hot and cold shower and a smoked glass-enclosed steam bath one finds only in the best saunas and health spas in the world.

Gwapaha Medical Spa offers a very personalized service by foreigntrained health therapists and exclusive use of the room that has three massage beds.

The mood inside can be tailored to one’s tastes – ranging from the aroma, essences and essential oils to the tone of the lighting and tune of soft piped in music. You can even play your own sweet and sexy music from your flash disk.

Dr. Tess prides her spa as a dream skin care and health clinic and guarantees a reinvigorating and refreshing finish after a session.

Be pampered with the wide array of relaxing massages and the house’s signature Gwapaha Massage – where the East blends with the West – a fusion of deep tissue techniques that includes Thai stretching and Hawaiian Lomi using a blend of ginger, rosemary, and peppermint

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The couple package that includes therapy For Him (foot spa and sports massage), For Her (coffee body scrub and a combination massage) are a treat to remember. And be spoiled with the spa’s Bathing Ritual (salt body scrub, milk bath, and Gwapaha’s signature massage).

Body Beautiful (foot spa, seaweed body scrub, and anti-aging facial) is equally rewarding.

For personal pampering treats, Gwapaha offers body treatments such as Salt & Aloe Vera Body Scrub, Davao Coffee Body Scrub, Seaweed Marine Body Care by Algotherm™, Anti Cellulite Firming Body Treatment by Algotherm™, as well as Facials by Biodroga™, Nourishing & Oxygenating Facial, Anti Aging Phyto Stem Cell Facial, and Men’s Vitality Facial. Who says vanity is only for women?

And remember Dr. Tess is one of the best dermatologists in the country today – a feat General Santos can surely be proud of.

Gwapaha also offers non-surgical dermatology procedures for Skin Diseases, Skin Care, Warts/Moles/ Cyst Removal, Falling Hair, Keloid Removal/Hypertropic Scars, Stretch Marks, Scar Revision, Microdermabrasion/Diamond Peel, and Permanent Hair Reduction (IPL).

Gwapaha Medical Spa also provides cutting edge dermatologic procedures such as Botox Injection, Dermal Filler & Fat Transfer, Sclerotherapy, Ambulatory Phlebectomy/EVLT, Dermabrasion/Laser Resurfacing, Skin Peeling, Glycolic Peel, Obagi Blue Peel, Platelet Rich Plasma, Derma Roller/Skin Needling, Radio Frequency & Cavitation, Laser Surgery, and Permanent Makeup.

The medical spa’s comprehensive cosmetic surgery procedures include Scar Revision, Blepharoplasty, Rhinoplasty (Silicon Implant, Cartilage, Gortex, Filler), Facelift/Temporal Lift, Brow Lift, Ear Repair, Cleft Chin/Chin Augmentation, Dimple, Lip Augmentation, Liposuction, Hair Transplant/Micro Hair Restoration, Breast Surgery, Buttocks Lift, and Mesotherapy.

We all deserve a quality me time and a little bit of pampering every now and then. Visit Gwapaha Medical Spa now, and start feeling and looking even more beautiful once again.

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