The Golden Age of the General Santos “Twin Star” started when President Hanorio “Hans” Chu assumed the LOM Presidency in 1997.  His Jaycee career became a long saga of trials and triumphs for the chapter and for him as Jaycee.  The year was characterized by the abundance of Jaycee challenges that were fortunately overtaken by the Jaycee opportunities that came along the way.  This phenomenon made JCI Senator Hans rise above the ordinary chaffs of grains, emerging later as one precious kernel - polished kernel the General Santos “Twin Star” Jaycees ever had.  Thanks to his long training in the Jaycees, he was able to mold himself into becoming one of the foremost leaders of the Jaycee Movement, beginning with his stint as the National Vice-President for Southern Mindanao in 2001, National Treasurer in 2002, and the second man of the Philippine Jaycees as the National Senior Executive Vice-President in 2005.  As the second top man of Philippine Jaycees, he has afforded the LOM and its membership not only the projects of the National Organization, but also the distinction for the LOM of being one of the best in the Philippine Jaycee firmament.  As a Jaycee, he was able to join two Asia-Pacific Conferences (in Pattaya, Thailand, and in Kaoshiung, Taiwan), a host of national conventions and area conferences, and quite a number of ACMs, RCMs, inductions, and lots of other Jaycee functions such as the 2000 TOPP Awarding Ceremony held in Malacañang.  Owing to his sterling performance (he emerged as the Philippine Jaycees Most Outstanding NVP in the year 2001, prudent management of the JCP funds when he was the 2002 National Treasurer), he caught the eye of several prominent Jaycees who on top of their being successful businessmen or women, were appointed as government officials working under the Office of the President.  Consequently, he was tapped to serve as Regional Consultant of the National Youth Commission (NYC) in 2002, then appointed as the Office of the Presidential Assistant on Youth Affairs (OPAYA) Mindanao In-charge in 2004.

                The “Golden Age” also started a trend of second generation Jaycees joining the Movement.  Following the footsteps of his father, JC Nestor “Dondon” Panlaque Jr. rose to become a LOM President earning for himself the title of “second youngest president” of the LOM. 

                He was followed by yet another Jaycee stalwart who later on was elected as the National Vice-President for Southern Mindanao (in the year 2003).  The 1999 LOM President Nestor “Nhes” Nolasco, the longest serving Jaycee of the chapter, a JCI Training Institute PRIME Coaching Course graduate, created a history of sorts in the LOM by introducing weekly GMM’s to the “Twin Star” Jaycees.  Two years later, being one of the most mature Jaycees the chapter had at that point (and even at this time), he was put to task (and he gladly accepted the challenge) as the Area Conference Director of the 2001 Mindanao Area Conference.  Under his first-rate captainship, the most fabulous, lavish, star-studded MINDARCON was realized.  He ran unopposed as NVP for Southern Mindanao in 2003, and was appointed as the JCP National Chairman for Peace and Development a year later.