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GENERAL SANTOS CITY — After Shamcey Supsup made the country proud by bagging the 3rd runner-up title in the recently-concluded Miss Universe, another lady from GenSan gave honor and pride when she became one of the finalists to the Miss World Philippines (MWP) Beauty Pageant. She is Gaydra Libres Rama, 23, a nurse from Brgy. Apopong and former employee of General City District Hospital here. To prepare herself for a big break, Gaydra joined quite a few pageants and modeling contests in the locality winning the first place in Sarangani Bay Bodies held in Glan in 2009 and also won the Miss Sarangani crown. Her participation to the Slimmers World 2010, Ms Bikini Philippines gained her much experience for her next challenge. Gaydra tagged candidate No. 8 together with others was presented in August as one of the 25 finalists to the Miss World Philippines. The Miss World Philippines winner will represent the country to the Miss World 2011 slated in November in London, United Kingdom. The first lucky Miss World Philippines titleholder will take home Php1-million and a condominium unit. MWP Country Director Cory Quirino acquired the license from the Miss World Ltd. last January and will hold the maiden Miss World Philippines 2011 Coronation Night on September 18 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). The candidate who will garner the highest vote (via text or internet) will automatically be included in the finals. MWP followers can visit www.missworldphilippines.com where they can choose their favorite candidate to vote for. | GENERAL SANTOS CITY — After Shamcey Supsup made the country proud by bagging the 3rd runner-up title in the recently-concluded Miss Universe, another lady from GenSan gave honor and pride when she became one of the finalists to the Miss World Philippines (MWP) Beauty Pageant. She is Gaydra Libres Rama, 23, a nurse from Brgy. Apopong and former employee of General City District Hospital here. To prepare herself for a big break, Gaydra joined quite a few pageants and modeling contests in the locality winning the first place in Sarangani Bay Bodies held in Glan in 2009 and also won the Miss Sarangani crown. Her participation to the Slimmers World 2010, Ms Bikini Philippines gained her much experience for her next challenge. Gaydra tagged candidate No. 8 together with others was presented in August as one of the 25 finalists to the Miss World Philippines. The Miss World Philippines winner will represent the country to the Miss World 2011 slated in November in London, United Kingdom. The first lucky Miss World Philippines titleholder will take home Php1-million and a condominium unit. MWP Country Director Cory Quirino acquired the license from the Miss World Ltd. last January and will hold the maiden Miss World Philippines 2011 Coronation Night on September 18 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). The candidate who will garner the highest vote (via text or internet) will automatically be included in the finals. MWP followers can visit www.missworldphilippines.com where they can choose their favorite candidate to vote for. | ||
==Mindanao's biggest mall to open soon== | |||
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/business/2011/09/20/mindanaos-biggest-mall-open-soon-180380 | |||
*Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | |||
:By Nelson C. Bagaforo | |||
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- SM City General Santos, Mindanao's biggest mall is set to open in the first quarter of next year in this city, touted as the country's "tuna capital", targeting a huge retail market in one of the country’s fastest growing regions, the Soccsksargen area. | |||
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. president Hans T. Sy, on Sunday said SM Gensan has a total floor area of 150,000 square meters, including the parking area, situated in a 17-hectare property they are leasing from one of the city’s pioneering families -- the Salazars. | |||
"This our biggest in Mindanao," Sy told Sun.Star Davao. | |||
Sy was in this city to grace the opening of newly widened 440 meter San Miguel street in Lagao, where one of the entrances of the mall is located. SM Prime Holdings spent P4 million for the project. | |||
Also at the event are city officials, led by City Mayor Darlene Antonino, Representative Pedro Acharon and the Salazar matriarch Sufradia Las Marias Salazar. | |||
The property where SM Gensan stands is covered by a 20-year lease contract entered by SM Prime Holdings and the Salazars. | |||
"Everytime we invest in a place, we always see that we have the return of investment in 9-10 years, so the 10-year contract would be okay," Sy said. | |||
Sy said total investment they have poured in for the construction of the Gensan mall, which is now 90 percent complete, is pegged at P2.5 billion, much higher than their investment for the construction of SM Lanang in Davao City, placed at P2 billion. SM Lanang is targeted to be completed in the last quarter of next year. | |||
"This is our thrust. We want to intensify our presence in Mindanao," Sy said, but was quick to add SM has no plan of getting hold or monopolize the retail market on the island. | |||
"We are here not to eat the pie, but we’re here to make the pie bigger," he said. | |||
Sy said their next target in Mindanao, after the opening of SM Lanang next year, are the cities of Butuan and Zamboanga. | |||
"These are the two areas we are looking at. The property we eye for the construction of these malls is now under negotiation," he said. | |||