general santos

Amigotel Hotel & Suites: Friendliest Hotel in General Santos! [SP]

Posted on July 20, 2012

Affordable and spacious matrimonial room at Amigotel – General Santos’ friendliest hotel! My stay in General Santos – en route to Lake Sebu to visit the site of the T’boli school I’m raising funds for – was sponsored by Amigotel Hotel & Suites (formerly Anchor Hotel). I spent the night in their A/C matrimonial room – it was clean and spacious, and had “backpacker luxuries” like cable TV and hot shower. There’s free wifi in the lobby, too!Located near theRead More→

Getting Fishy in Gensan

Posted on September 19, 2011

Before world boxing champ Manny Pacquiao or Ms. Universe beauty Shamcey Supsup, the southernmost city of General Santos in South Cotabato – “GenSan” for short –has long been known for another world-class export – tuna! Since the international market discovered the abundance of tuna off its coast in the early 1970s, GenSan has been dubbed the “Tuna Capital of the Philippines”. Fishport laborers hauling yellow-fin tuna The best place to appreciate the tuna industry is at the Fishport Complex inRead More→