Local Government Unit of General Santos City Socio-Economic Profile 2012
SOCIO – ECONOMIC BRIEFER 2012
General Santos City
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FOREWORD
Office of the City Planning and Dev’t Coordinator publishes a PERIODIC socio-economic profile which aims to provide an insight to MagandanGensan. This compilation of data is a joint effort of the different departments of the City Government, national government agencies (NGAs), private sector and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and would like to thank everyone for being a party to this endeavor.
G VISION AND MISSION
Vision
General Santos City is a globally competitive and livable city whose healthy, friendly, well-educated and responsible citizens actively participate in effective governance.
Mission
To provide opportunities to all segments of the society to be productive and responsive stakeholders, through execution of sound and beneficial programs and projects and initiatives, anchored on the principles of justice and equality.
1.0 HISTORICAL SNAPSHOTS
On February 27, 1939, General Paulino Santos landed on 1939 the shores of the beautiful Sarangani Bay with 62 first batchers of Christian settlers under the National Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) program of then President Manuel L. Quezon.
1947 Ireneo L Santiago was elected in November 1947 as mayor of the Municipality of Buayan. His administration was credited for the establishment of the basic institutions and infrastructures like the wharf, the municipal building costing P19, 700.00, public school buildings, and a constabulary barracks.
The administration of Mayor Pedro Acharon, Sr. concerned itself with the barrio programs of 1955 President Magsaysay. Through the PACD (Presidential Assistance for Community Development), feeder roads connecting the remote barrios to the national highways were built. Artesian wells were established to solve the problem of water supply among the rural folks. Likewise, he finished the projects started by Mayor Santiago particularly Makar Wharf which was declared an open port
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of entry in 1959. The Buayan airport was also rehabilitated from the ruins of the war during his term.
Dr. Jorge Royeca’s administration emphasized cleanliness, beautification and health services. 1960 During his administration, General Santos Municipality was declared the cleanest town in the province of Cotabato. Anti-littering law was strictly implemented, stray animals were impounded, trees were planted along the national highway, and the continuous beautification of parks and the public plaza were pursued. Worth mentioning was the successful relocation of the squatters found along the beaches into Alunan Street.
1964 During Mayor Lucio Velayo's term, the place saw the establishment of the following projects: the first two public secondary schools: one in Bula and the other in Conel; the establishment of the fire department; the concretization of the Philippine National Bank; and the establishment of deep wells in different barangays particularly in Klinan, Conel, and Tinagakan. Multi-national companies such as Standard Fruits Company (STANFILCO), the Coca-Cola Bottling Company were established in the municipality. The administration of Mayor Velayo also saw rapid stride in the field of media communication with the publication of the first local newspaper, the Southern Review, and the establishment of the first radio station, DXGS. Economic growth gained a very significant leap during Mayor Velayo's term. Multi-million agri-based corporations such as Dole-Philippines, General Milling Corporation and UDAGRI begun operating in the area. This time, the municipality qualified as a fourth class city prompting Congressman Salipada Pendatun to file House Bill 5862 converting General Santos Municipality into a city and renaming it Rajah Buayan City. Unfortunately, the residents in a plebiscite called for the purpose rejected this bill. The failure to convert General Santos Municipality into a city, however, occurred not in the halls of Congress but in the hollowed halls of the Supreme Court in recognition of the people's "rejection" of their cityhood.
Thru the efforts of Congressman James Chiongbian, the passage of Republic Act (RA) 5412 1968 transforming the Municipality of General Santos into a city made Antonio Acharon the last municipal mayor and the first city mayor of General Santos. A more enduring testament to the magnanimity of the Acharon-Cahilsot family are the land donations to the government which include the present sports complex (10 hectares); PC Barracks (9 hectares); Pedro Acharon Elementary School (1/2hectare); Romana Cahilsot Elementary School; the Bliss Project in Calumpang; the City Cemetery; and what is now Silway area. The educational needs of the city were given emphasis during Acharon's time with the opening of several public elementary schools in six barangays (Apopong, Sinawal, Upper Labay, Labangal, Dadiangas Heights Lagao and Sitio Uhaw, Tambler). Two existing public elementary schools in the poblacion area, Dadiangas West and Dadiangas South, were divided and gave rise to two additional public elementary schools, Pedro Acharon Elementary School and Ireneo Santiago Elementary School. During Mayor Antonio Acharon's incumbency, other important infrastructure projects were: government hospital, a new public market, concreting of major city streets and highways, building of bridges and dikes, the improvement of Makar Wharf, and the start of the construction of a modern City Hall. The economic growth of the city was undeniable with its declaration by the Department of Finance as a first class city based on its income in 1975. Mayor Antonio Acharon's term is the longest spanning almost two decades.
After the peaceful People Power Revolution in 1986, Atty. Dominador Lagare, one of the 1986 persistent opposition leaders who fought and opposed the Marcos regime, was appointed the officer-in-charge of the city. Just like his predecessor, Atty. Lagare was a Mindanaon having been born in Barangay Conel in 1943. The incumbency of Atty. Lagare was too short to fully appreciate his impact to the development of General Santos City. It was during Atty. Lagare's term that the construction of the unfinished city hall was completed in time for the Foundation Day Celebration of the city on February 27, 1987.
Appointed as an OIC mayor vice Atty. Lagare starting March 1, 1987, Mayor Rosalita Nuñez is 1988 credited for the adoption of the symbolic slogan "boomtown Dadiangas" as a catchword to create an image of feverish economic growth in the post-Edsa period. But more than a manifestation of the pioneering spirit of the people, the term assumed significance as a socially constructed word -
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born of the people, promoted and developed across time by the conscious efforts of the various segments of the community particularly the business sector and the local media. The government's adoption of the term as a strategy for development was explained in the 1991 publication by the city government: "It formulated a strategy to promote General Santos City as a "Boom Town" aimed at creating an image or even an atmosphere of feverish economic growth. In this, it has won the support of the private sector to embark on a program to attract foreign and domestic investors to the city. Furthermore, through private sector efforts, continuous lobby pressure is exerted on the National Government to push through with its plans and programs for the city at the soonest possible time." The city caught the attention of foreign leaders involve d in the Philippine Aid Plan (PAP) who selected General Santos City as one of their first pilot projects. Under the city's $2.2 billion development plan are two components financed by PAP. One includes agroport (fishport complex), telecommunications, airport expansion, and seaport expansion; another encompasses industrial estates, road networks, pro-people organizations, and environment. The development plan made General Santos City the "concentration of the largest infrastructure projects in the country today", a natural result of its crucial role in both the SOCSARGEN growth area and SOCSARGEN'S role in the East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA).
1992 With the assumption of Mayor Adelbert W. Antonino, who won the May 11, 1992 election, the city continued to develop as a major economic center. This is further boosted by the implementation of the Philippine Assistance Projects (PAP) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). These include the international standard General Santos Airport, the Makar Wharf, Fishport Complex and the Agro-Processing Center. General Santos City's incessant march to the 21st millennium is undeniable at the end of Mayor Antonino's first term which is also marked by improvements in organizational structure.
1995 Mayor Nuñez was back at the helm of local governance in 1995. The city was host to the Palarong Pambansa and the 1st BIMP-EA GA FRIENDSHIP GAMES in 1996 which highlighted the city's capability for social and economic growth and as an active partner in national development endeavors. The EAGA Games was participated by the 8 focus areas of the BIMP-EAGA member countries namely: Brunei Darussalam; East Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, North Sulawesi of Indonesia; Labuan, Sarawak, Sabah of Malaysia and Mindanao-Palawan of Philippines. These events were economic development "boosters" which has a net effect of promoting the city as a tourist destination and investor's haven for manufacturing, exports, services and real estate.
In the May 11, 1998 elections, Mayor Adelbert W. Antonino returned as City Mayor of General 1998 Santos. His administration was guided by Project FIRST - Fast Integrated Reform for Social Transformation. This concept anchored on improving accessibility to basic social services and ensuring that development becomes sustainable. The vehicle was the Shelter, Health, Education, Environment and Peace and Order or SHEEP Program. Antonino’s second term saw the computerization of city’s operations (time management system, Tax Revenue Assessment & Collection System, among others). The Most Competitive City in the Philippines award was given by the Asian Institute of Management to the city in recognition to its rapid growth and business friendliness.
Vice-Mayor Pedro B. Acharon, Jr. assumed the mayoral position when Mayor Adelbert W. 2001 Antonino resigned nearing the end of his term. Mayor Jun Acharon handily won the May 2001 elections with overwhelming margin and landed him in the city’s history as the third elected Mayor Acharon. His running mate, the second-generation Antonino scion -- Darlene Magnolia Antonino-Custodio -- won lopsidedly as representative for the 1st District of South Cotabato and Gen. Santos City. Bullish economic prospects particularly in the service industry have paved for the establishments of three higher educational institutions ACLC, General Santos Doctors’ Medical School Foundation, and Brokenshire College SOCCSKSARGEN.
In 2002, the city capped the Most Competitive City (mid-sized category) for the second time. The 2002 city airport has served as connecting flight hub of Indonesian airline – Merapati -- for its General Santos-Davao-Manado circuit.
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In May 2004, Mayor Acharon and his 11 partymates were successfully re-elected including Rep. Darlene A. Custodio. This second term has opened new economic opportunities for the whole constituents with the re-establishment of the KCC Mall and the expansion of Gaisano Mall. The 2nd Yaman Gensan and 5th National Tuna festivals saw renewed confidence from the local economic players and visitors. Major city thoroughfares were expanded. The Population and Basic Services (PBA) Integrated Survey were held in the later part of the year.
Mayor Acharon was re-elected for the third time. The country’s leading fast food chains have 2007 opened markets in the city. After the re-opening of the Lion’s Beach to the public for beach and outdoor reveling in 2005, progressive efforts are undergoing in the area.
The Bulaong Land Transportation Terminal was expanded in 2008. New investments are coming 2008 such as Robinson’s Place General Santos City, Sta. Lucia Realty, Vista Land Company, among others. Also expansions were seen at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Mindanao Medical Center, KCC Mall, and Notre Dame of Dadiangas University.
2010 A citywide survey was conceptualized and is designed to gather data on community socio- economic (food, housing and infrastructure, livelihood, agriculture/industry, skills and economic development), demographic (age, sex, education, ethnicity, population size, structure and distribution, deaths) and health (general health, maternal, newborn and child health, family planning). These information serve as inputs to local development planning, as baseline data for indicators necessary for monitoring progress in localizing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and data for monitoring and evaluating existing, and identifying future, programs of the LGU. The information are also useful in validating existing service statistics such as the Field Health Service Information System (FHSIS). On November 11, 2010, Executive Order No. 031, mandated the implementation of a City Socio-Economic and Health Census to be known as “CityCen 2011 – I’m Counted”.
City Socio-Economic and Health Census aka CityCen 2011 is implemented pursuant to EO 2011 No, 31. The immediate use of the CITYCEN 2011 is to provide baseline data for the Community Service Information System (CSIS) of General Santos City as basis for periodic assessment of its development status. It will also serve as inputs in planning and developing programs, projects and activities (PPAs) of, and basis for budgeting and appropriations for, various LGU frontline services.
In the near future, the data will be used primarily for monitoring the delivery of LGU services. At the community level, it will be used to update the household data to strengthen the Barangay Information Center and in establishing Community Services Center. It will also serve as basis for certification of barangay or purok and in granting of community tax certificates.
2013 The final result of the census was declared official through Resolution No. 282 adopting the results of the City Socio-Economic and Health Census (CityCen 2011 – “I’m counted” Project) as the City baseline data and supporting the implementation of the information policies for the City of General Santos.
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2.O GEOGRAPHY AND PHYSICAL FEATURES
2.1 Geographical Location
General Santos City lies at the Southern part of the Philippines. It is located between 1251’ and 12517’ East longitude and between 558’ and 620’ North latitude. The city is Southeast of Manila, Southeast of Cebu and Southwest of Davao. The municipalities of Alabel, Malungon and Maasim of Sarangani Province and the municipalities of Polomolok and T’boli of South Cotabato surround the city.
2.2 Political Subdivision
The City belongs to the First Congressional District of South Cotabato and is one of the 5 cities in the SOCCSKSARGEN Region (Region 12). Currently, the city has 26 barangays.
2.3 Land Area
The total land area of the City is 53,606 1 hectares.
Distance Distance Major Barangay (km) from Barangay (km) from Infrastucture Distance (km) the CBD the CBD Facilities Apopong 5 Katangawan 10 Makar Port 6 Baluan 6 Labangal 6 GSC Airport 17 Batomelong 19 Lagao 3.5 Fishport 14 Buayan 8 Ligaya 9 Bula 3.5 Mabuhay 11.6 Calumpang 6 Olympog 15 City Heights 1 San Isidro 5.5 Conel 13 San Jose 17.5 Dad. East Siguel 23.5 Dad. North Sinawal 16 CBD Dad. South Tambler 16.5 Dad. West Tinagacan 13.5 9 22 Fatima Upper Labay CBD – Central Business District
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Distances of the Cities/Municipalities from General Santos City
Municipalities Distance in Km. Municipalities Distance in Km. Alabel 15.0 Davao City 146.0 Banga 78.0 Isulan 119.0 Glan 56.4 Tacurong 95.0 Kiamba 111.0 Esperanza 133.0 Koronadal 63.0 Ampatuan 242.0 Lake Sebu 93.4 Sultan sa Barongis 107.0 Maasim 65.0 Pres. Quirino 103.0 Maitum 129.0 Buluan 111.0 Malungon 37.0 Datu Paglas 129.0 Malapatan 23.5 Columbio 143.0 Norala 113.0 Lutayan 80.0 Polomolok 22.0 Bagumbayan 154.0 Sto. Niño 87.0 Kalamansig 229.0 Surallah 84.0 Palimbang 169.0 Tampakan 71.0 Sta. Cruz 112.0 Tantangan 80.0 Cotabato City 225.0 T'boli 111.5 Sultan Kudarat 115.0 Tupi 39.0 Bansalan 115.0
2.4 Topography
Majority of the entire land area constitutes wide flat lands stretching northeast of the city and undulating terrain. Mt. Matutum, towards the North, towers at 2,293 meters above sea level. Mt. Parker, at the Southwestern part of South Cotabato, towers at 2,040 meters above sea level.
2.5 Mineral Deposits
Uncertain quantities of mineral deposits are present in the city. Such minerals are limestone, iron sand, sulfur, copper, gold, nitrate, luminate, rutile and guano. Abundant sand and gravel are being quarried at the Silway, Siguel and Buayan rivers.
2.6 Inland and Underground Waters
There are six sluggish rivers draining the city. There are also six creeks, three large cold springs and several minor springs that have potentials as sources of potable water. Underground water is usually shallow.
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3.0 DEMOGRAPHY
3.2 Barangay Population
Land 1970 1975 1980 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010 2011 General Santos City Area** sqr km Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Census Citycen 536.06 70,961 91,154 149,396 252,058 327,173 411,822 529,542 538,086 529,781 Dad East 0.61 33885 37527 47800 47578 6655 5,840 5,882 4821 4160 Dad South 0.61 10268 7,632 8,083 7212 6955 Dad West 0.86 17570 16,196 18,253 15202 14060 Dad North 0.97 10464 9,883 10,675 9430 8565 Bula 2.93 8204 13161 20746 26886 29869 32,420 34,697 32364 29912 City Heights 4.75 19355 20,896 23,503 23772 18740 Buayan 4.93 1974 1646 2496 5650 6887 8,470 9,778 10375 9950 Ligaya 6.67 1320 1639 2424 2757 3,175 3,758 4202 4005 Calumpang 7.89 41219 47,872 67,832 67156 68499 Baluan 10.04 1858 1196 2197 3471 4120 4,633 6,611 6132 7320 Lagao 12.5 8655 12334 27507 53267 38515 42,903 47,953 47254 49135 Labangal 12.52 3334 6944 18867 52062 34658 46,960 57,769 57746 57342 San Isidro 14.72 1742 2804 4721 6808 15675 27,068 38,980 42661 39349 Batomelong 15.87 1669 2263 3,344 3,624 2851 3128 Apopong 19.07 12128 19376 29,365 43,596 45089 39947 Katangawan 19.13 2295 2754 3614 5187 6137 7,603 10,636 11959 12135 Olympog 22.51 2091 2,285 2,797 2965 3112 Upper Labay 23.45 1669 2192 2,658 2,911 2826 2837 Tinagacan 23.59 3021 1995 3595 4111 2983 4,313 5,134 5631 5955 Fatima 24.98 27582 48,080 67,309 65189 62525 San Jose 38.09 560 1307 2417 2466 4754 6,196 7,651 7486 9218 Mabuhay 38.44 844 2157 3555 5805 7628 10,380 14,519 19533 22184 conel 51.56 3244 2964 5600 7021 6037 7,642 9,303 9762 10288 Siguel 52.87 1841 2355 4,358 8,238 9905 10872 Tambler 57.74 798 1077 1380 11273 3144 4,080 9,189 15845 18505 Sinawal 68.76 547 1968 3262 742 2619 7,570 10,861 10718 11083 Total 536.06 70961 91154 149396 252058 327173 411822 529542 538086 529781
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MALE FEMALE NUMBER OF 65 and 65 and TOTAL Barangay 0-14 15-64 Total 0-14 15-64 Total Ratio HOUSEHOLD above above POPULATION Male Male Male Male Female Female Female Female Upper Labay 606 532 898 41 1471 515 809 42 1366 2837 0.54% Olympog 726 551 1017 64 1632 518 893 69 1480 3112 0.59% Batomelong 693 647 962 30 1639 566 883 40 1489 3128 0.59% Ligaya 890 782 1235 65 2082 693 1152 78 1923 4005 0.76% Dadiangas East 1247 565 1379 75 2019 541 1481 119 2141 4160 0.79% Tinagacan 1319 1092 1885 115 3092 1050 1704 109 2863 5955 1.12% Dadiangas South 1890 1112 2224 79 3415 1064 2353 123 3540 6955 1.31% Baluan 1637 1359 2288 132 3779 1279 2138 124 3541 7320 1.38% Dadiangas North 2425 1191 2888 132 4211 1150 2984 220 4354 8565 1.62% San Jose 2143 1928 2751 137 4816 1893 2404 105 4402 9218 1.74% Buayan 2277 1590 3212 152 4954 1670 3138 188 4996 9950 1.88% Conel 2432 1829 3359 192 5380 1689 3012 207 4908 10288 1.94% Bawing 2408 2213 3213 138 5564 2164 3005 139 5308 10872 2.05% Sinawal 2674 2051 3457 151 5659 1960 3287 177 5424 11083 2.09% Katangawan 2873 2234 3873 192 6299 1947 3656 233 5836 12135 2.29% Dadiangas West 3368 2240 4551 209 7000 2153 4584 323 7060 14060 2.65% Tambler 4584 3498 5845 133 9476 3200 5668 161 9029 18505 3.49% City Heights 5085 2601 6275 307 9183 2455 6680 422 9557 18740 3.54% Mabuhay 5419 3823 7160 346 11329 3529 6947 379 10855 22184 4.19% Bula 7263 4627 9989 404 15020 4462 9868 562 14892 29912 5.65% San Isidro 9600 6195 12711 481 19387 5769 13477 716 19962 39349 7.43% Apopong 9435 6975 12802 557 20334 6557 12365 691 19613 39947 7.54% Lagao 13346 7723 16060 746 24529 7240 16427 939 24606 49135 9.27% Labangal 13529 10249 17904 653 28806 9589 18086 861 28536 57342 10.82% Fatima 14694 10873 19917 777 31567 10193 19817 948 30958 62525 11.80% Calumpang 17010 11642 22616 660 34918 10902 21888 791 33581 68499 12.93% Total 129573 90122 170471 6968 267561 84748 168706 8766 262220 529781 100.00%
Of the 26 barangays comprising General Santos City, Barangay Calumpang contributed the biggest proportion (12.93 percent) to the total population of the city. Barangays Fatima and Labangal followed with 11.80 and 10.82 percent, respectively. Barangay Upper Labay was the smallest in terms of population with 2,837 persons or 0.54 percent of the population of the city.
The city had a young population with a median age of 22.7 years. This meant that in 2011, half of the population were below 19 years old.
Male population outnumbered their female counterparts with a sex ratio of 102.03 males for every 100 females. There were more males than females in the age group 0 to 14 years and 25 to 59 years. On the other hand, females dominated their male counterparts in the age group 15 to 24 and 65 years and over.
3.3 Dependency Population
The proportion of the total population belonging to the age group 0 to 14 years was 33.01 percent. The oldest group (65 years and over) accounted for 2.97 percent of the city population while 64.02 percent belonged to the economically active population aged 15 to 64 years.
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The overall dependency ratio in 2011 was 56.20. This meant that for every 100 persons aged 15 to 64 years, there were about 56 dependents (52 persons aged 0 to 14 years � young dependents; and 5 persons aged 65 years and over � old dependents).
3.4 Education
About 31.64 percent of household population three years old and over had completed or attended elementary education; 48.6 percent, high school and college level; and 10.57 percent were academic degree holders. By sex, males dominated the elementary (54.24 percent). Females dominated the higher levels of education, from post secondary levels (51.3 percent) and (54.56 percent) college to post baccalaureate levels.
3.5 Ethnicity
About 59.27 percent of the population of General Santos City classified themselves as Bisaya/Cebuano, 16.95 percent as Hiligaynon/Ilongo, and 4.8 percent as Maguindanao. One out of eight persons in General Santos City belonged to other ethnic groups.
About 32 percent of the total population were married while 55.65 percent were single. The remaining 12.36 percent were either widowed, separated/divorced, with other arrangements or with unknown marital status.
Single persons were mostly men (52.96 percent) as compared to 47.04 percent for women. The proportion of widowed females was noticeably higher (79.06 percent) than the males (20.93 percent).
3.6 Housing
The total housing units in General Santos City was 129424 units were occupied or 99.9 percent occupancy rate. This registered an increase of 14.54 percentage points from 2007 and a ratio of 1.001 households per occupied housing unit or a ratio of 4.09 persons per occupied housing unit.
Majority of the occupied housing units were single houses (86.5 percent). About seven out of ten housing units needed no repair or 4 out of 10 needed major repair only.
30.30% of the occupied housing units had roof made of strong materials (e.g. galvanized iron/aluminum)
As to the construction materials used for housing units, 30.30 percent of the occupied housing units had roof made of strong materials (e.g. galvanized iron/aluminum), while 20.12 percent used light materials (e.g. cogon/nipa/anahaw).
About 27.75 percent of the housing units had light materials (e.g. bamboo/sawali/cogon/nipa) as the construction materials of the outer walls and 23.41 percent used strong materials (e.g. concrete/brick/stone).
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4.0 ECONOMY
4.1 Tuna Industry
The following chart shows the aggregate sales of the top ten Tuna related businesses for the years 2002 to 2011. As the table shows, the tuna industry hit then highest sales on 2009 and declined till 2011. The decline is due to Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) two-year ban on tuna fishing, beginning 2010, following studies that tuna stock has been declining due to over fishing. (Espejo, Edwin. "Total ban on tuna fishing in the Pacific affects the Philippines." asiancorrespondent.com. Jan 22, 2012 9:04AM, Oct 24, 2013)
10 YEAR GROSS SALES - TUNA INDUSTRY 2002 3,408.78 16,000,000,000.00
2003 5,589.31 14,000,000,000.00
2004 5,601.32 12,000,000,000.00
2005 7,782.01 10,000,000,000.00
2006 9,818.27 8,000,000,000.00 Series1
2007 11,421.60 6,000,000,000.00
2008 12,778.13 4,000,000,000.00
2009 13,747.40 2,000,000,000.00
0.00 2010 13,149.24 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2011 12,166.45
The gross sales of the top ten businesses in tuna industry comprises 98% of the total gross sales in tuna and about 18% of the total gross sales of all businesses in the city. 2011 gross sales of tin can factories and carton manufacturing is 1,303,810,560.28 and 66,075,195.13 respectively. These 2 businesses are directly involved in the canned tuna industry. The total gross sales of businesses in GenSan is 67,236,359,330.393
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1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Total Fish Landing in Metric Tons, Commercial & Municipal, 2011 43791.15 43575.9 36816.31 46808.83
Source: BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS, GSC
4.2 Top Twenty Export Products, 2010
Canned tuna remains first in the list of top 20 export products that were loaded at the Port of General Santos City for various destinations abroad followed by canned pineapple and pouched tuna.
As the records at the Bureau of Customs show, these top 20 export products totaled 652,850,238.33 kgs. in volume all valued at US $629,145,916.36
Rank Product Volume in Kgs Amount in US$ 1 Canned Tuna 76,295,927.83 188,991,431.73 2 Canned Pineapple 249,996,661.61 157,654,247.26 3 Crude coconut oil 101,435,000.00 87,073,496.30 4 Frozen tuna 9,245,631.90 45,154,257.67 5 Fresh Pineapple 119,836,034.00 43,531,767.85 6 Pouched tuna 12,427,495.05 42,517,757.15 7 Frozen whole tuna 16,854,010.59 30,723,590.47 8 Smoked fish 1,424,678.88 5,074,125.80 9 Copra Exleller Cake/Meal 41,435,674.00 4,960,261.37 10 Frozen milkfish 1,203,962.55 4,754,401.93 11 Fresh tuna 576,677.51 4,461,574.97 12 Fishmeal 2,854,858.00 3,520,395.52 13 Scrap metal 16,446,670.00 2,001,177.30 14 Dried fruits 415,434.81 1,933,080.73 15 Scrap copper wire slugs 306,490.00 1,908,179.34 16 Cans 723,066.16 1,442,486.48 17 Frozen roundscad 470,654.82 1,191,616.10 18 Banana chips 582,719.08 878,332.40 19 Frozen broad squid 74,241.14 796,513.35 20 Fresh Asparagus 244,350.40 577,222.64 Totals 652,850,238.33 $629,145,916.36
Source: BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, GSC
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4.3 Top Twenty Exporter, 2011
TOP 20 EXPORTERS AS TO VALUE FOR CY 2011
Shipper Volume (kgs) Value (US$) 1 DOLE Pils. 372,537,927.04 221,713,074.86 2 General Tuna Corp. 18,967,406.74 73,070,999.91 3 Philbest Canning Corp. 30,677,892.99 82,352,012.46 4 Cargill Phils., Inc. 137,781,540.00 199,611,303.58 5 Alliance Tuna Int'l. Inc. 8,575,235.19 28,841,451.02 6 Celebes Canning Corp. 7,897,822.96 21,567,189.00 7 Ocean Canning Corp. 9,299,209.32 32,630,213.50 8 Seatrade Canning Corp. 4,948,335.44 18,465,374.14 9 Frabelle Fishing Corp. 9,436,360.00 21,483,422.20 10 Tenpoint Manufacturing Corp. 2,195,502.82 36,107,113.94 11 Citra Mina Seafood Corp. 769,171.35 8,352,597.70 12 Mommy Gina Tuna Resources 917,353.17 7,941,966.30 13 RD Fishing Ind., Inc. 3,318,868.00 7,799,576.56 14 Trans Pacific Journey Fishing Corp 2,912,684.55 6,964,357.90 15 Alsons Aquaculture Corp. 1,132,614.76 5,258,324.32 16 Greenville Agro Corp 1,756,505.01 3,250,424.20 17 Phil. Cinmic Ind'l., Corp. 1,051,163.39 3,077,785.59 18 Agumil Phils., Inc. 2,820,472.00 3,057,342.52 19 Urban Resources Corp. 23,650,000.00 2,838,000.00 20 Trully Natural Food Corp. 425,609.82 2,774,830.95 21 Others 21,362,846.76 28,434,806.12 22 Total 662,434,521.31 815,592,166.77
Source: BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, GSC
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4.4 Top Twenty Export Destination, 2011
Rank Destination Amount in US$
1 USA 229,457,940.02
2 The Netherlands 126,650,122.46
3 Japan 123,634,576.63
4 Italy 63,718,083.48
5 China 45,417,077.40
6 Germany 42,279,032.30
7 UK 38,701,281.09
8 South Korea 20,222,489.44
9 Spain 12,737,774.99
10 Canada 12,567,566.11
11 Israel 8,487,083.40
12 Malaysia 7,468,697.80
13 Papua New Guinea 7,305,983.67
14 Belgium 6,679,049.00
15 France 6,499,329.60
16 Vietnam 6,165,675.86
17 Singapore 4,893,466.50
18 New Zealand 4,764,381.51
19 Thailand 4,598,122.36
20 Australia 3,928,908.52
United States is still the largest export destination for city products followed by The Netherlands, Japan, UK, Germany, Korea, Canada, and Italy in succeeding order.
Source: BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, GSC
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4.5 Commercial Activities
Typical of highly-urbanized cities in country, General Santos City has its own share of commercial strips and a central business district .
The former, comprising mostly of banks, offices and service establishments, stretch along public transport routes thereby serving both local consumers and passers-by from the neighboring localities.
Major commercial strips of the city include the stretch of Daproza Street, Jose Catolic Avenue, Pedro Acharon Sr. Boulevard, Santiago Boulevard, National Highway and Ireneo Santiago Boulevard. There are 5 malls in the city, 3 of which are located in J Catolico Ave, 1 Santiago Boulevard and 1 in Daproza Avenue. Another 1 is going to open late 2013.
The city’s Central Business District on the central portion of the city is concentrated in the Pioneer Avenue (both Barangays Dadiangas South and Barangay Dadiangas West) and Santiago Boulevard.
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The table below summarizes the major businesses in the city.
4.6 Industrial Activities
These activities are mostly concentrated within the Barangays Labangal, Calumpang and Tambler with concentration in tin can manufacturing, fish canning, fish loading, and support industrial services.
4.8 Investment Potentials
If the main criterion for a successful business is location supplemented by sound business support policies and good peace and order situation, General Santos City is rated competitively with other prime areas in the country.
The entry of new businesses such as the retail giant Robinson’s Place, SM GenSan, Green Leaf Hotel, Veranza, Ruby Appliances and expansion of service operators such as hospitals, educational institutions, restaurants, among others has enhance d the confidence of the local leadership.
4.9 Business Regulatory Measures
To regulate business establishments and facilitate transactions for business permits, taxes and clearances, the city government passed the following legislations:
1. Revenue Code Ordinance 2. Ordinances in License Plates/Stickers, 3. Regulations & Restrictions in Amusement and Fun Establishments 4. Zoning Ordinance
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4.11 Real Estate
For 2008, the market value of real properties in the city has grown to P 33,849,739,670 according to the City Assessor’s Office as shown on Table 4.11
MARKET VALUE ASSESSED CLASSIFICATION AREA (Sq. M.) LAND
A. TAXABLE
1. Residential 33,146,474.00 7,016,242,310 2. Commercial 2,569,109.00 3,430,438,110 3. Agricultural 248,109,845.00 1,062,255,880 4. Industrial 7,981,626.00 2,037,983,740 5. Special a. Hospital 126,054.00 59,206,110 b. Residential 738,428.00 37,228,890 c. Educational 57,146.00 22,260,730 d. Cultural 56,032.00 8,965,120 e. Scientific 0.00 0 f. Gov't Owned 627,298.00 58,245,330 6. Road 5,363,548.00 779,657,260 7. AgriBusiness 207,685,936.00 278,897,000 TOTAL TAXABLE 506,461,496.00 14,791,380,480 A. EXEMPT
a.Residential 1,878,695.00 126,359,260 b. Commercial 137,724.00 188,382,690 c. Agricultural 33,486,441.00 83,893,780 d. Industrial 133,574.00 240,433,630 e. Religious 845,947.00 366,115,770 f. Charitable 115,796.00 19,070,640 g. Educational 3,434,402.00 827,404,100 i. Government 1,558,238.00 755,404,460 j. Road 6,822,137.00 1,498,023,700 TOTAL EXEMPT 48,412,954.00 4,105,088,030
ASSESSED GRAND TOTAL MARKET VALUE AREA (Sq. M.)
554,874,450.00 18,896,468,510
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4.12 Transportation
4.12.1 Accessibility
Accessibility is among the city’s prime advantages. The city is provided with good access roads to and from adjacent cities (Koronadal, Tacurong, Digos) and municipalities.
Considered as the heart of the SOCSARGEN area, main roads such as National Highway provides inter-city linkages.
A few concrete bridges connect gaps in the road network which provide important access to Sarangani Province and South Cotabato.
4.12.2 Road Pattern
At present, the city is served with a total of 659.96 km of roads (see Table 6.02) classified into three (3) types of administration: national, city, and barangay roads. The total length of paved road 308.292 kms.
Table 6.02 Inventory of Existing Roads
Road Network (Kms) 2007 2008 Type of administration National 69.22 69.22 City 255.65 367.91 Barangay 194.21 222.83 Type of construction National 69.22 69.22 Concrete/Asphalt 69.22 69.22 Earth/Gravel City 255.64 367.903 Concrete/Asphalt 99.17 207.293 Earth/Gravel 156.47 160.61 Barangay 194.21 222.829 Concrete/Asphalt 26.12 31.779 Earth/Gravel 168.09 191.05
Total Length of Road Network: 519.08 659.96 Road Length per unit area: Total Length of Paved Roads: 194.51 308.292 Source: City Engineers’ Office, 2008
4.12.3 Traffic Management
The city has two offices that ensure the management of the city’s traffic flow: the GSC Traffic Management Office (GSCTMO); and the PNP Traffic Enforcement Division/Highway Group of the City Police.
The GSCTMO employs traffic aides who direct traffic on congested streets and intersections. Impounding of stalled vehicles are also carried out by the division to ensure that streets and thoroughfares are free from any obstruction that may result to congestion and bottlenecks.
The PNP Traffic/Highway Group on the other hand takes care of major thoroughfares, responds to traffic emergencies and issues violation tickets to traffic violators.
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4.13 Transportation Sector
4.13.1 Land Transportation
Being generally flat but for a few gentle slopes, internal circulation is land-based utilizing different modes of transportation such as public utility jeepneys, tricycles and pedicabs, habal-habal and private cars.
Of these, the most popular is the jeepneys and habal-habal, considering the income class of majority of the commuters and its economic advantage over the car within and outside the city’s periphery.
While jeepneys ply the main city roads, tricycles, habal-habal and pedicabs serve the interior roads upon demand of passengers.
4.13.2 Water Transportation
The presence of the commercial wharves in Barangays Dadiangas South and Barangay West provides a mode of transport mainly for cargo freight, and for commuters opting for a faster route to and from the municipalities of Sarangani and Jose Abad Santos (both of Davao del Sur).
On the other hand, the Port of General Santos (Makar) which is located in Barangay Labangal provides inter- island and international point of entry and exit for both cargoes and passengers.
Makar Port is so far the only port in Mindanao that is gantry-ready and has actually the deepest controlling draft at 12 meters.
The port's container yard is capable of stacking up to five containers high and presently logs an estimate d discharge rate of 15 TEUs (technical equivalent nits) an hour per crane, way above the discharge rates of the North Harbor in Cebu and Davao Port which are just about 5-8 TEUs per hour per crane.
Port of General Santos
It is also strategically located in the heart of the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East Asian Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) and has been identified to be the shortest and cheapest route for cargo from North Indonesia en route to the northern Asia corridor and other prime destinations in Europe and the Unites States West Coast.
The initiative to open the General Santos-Bitung (Indonesia) route is on its advanced stage of negotiations and implementation is expected to begin shortly.
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PORT FACILITIES
Description Reinforced concrete general purpose wharf handling conventional and containerized cargo as well as domestic passengers.
Berth/Draft Marginal Wharf - 561 m x 19 m (5 berths) Wharf Extension - 27 m x 12 m Roro Ramp - 9 m x 11 m Landing Platform - 9 m x 12.9 m
Transit Shed Three (3) units with an individual dimension of 72 m x 30m total floor area of three (3) sheds is 6,480 sq.m.
Ro-ro Facilities 27 x 12 meters R.C. wharf extension with 9 x 11 meters Roro ramp and 12.92 meters R.C. landing platform.
Private Warehouses Name Area Compania Maritima I 18.40 x 20m Compania Maritima II 18.40 x 20m WG&A Inc. 18.40 x 10m Eastern Shipping 54.40 x 20.27m Sulpicio Lines 34.25 x 20.00m Lorenzo Shipping Lines 16.25 x 20.00m
Storage Areas Container Yard I 10,632 sq.m. (Paving Blocks) Container Yard II 11,248 sq.m. (Paving Blocks) Container Yard III 7,840 sq.m. (Paving Blocks) Old Quay 7,600 sq.m. Chassis Storage Area 2,780 sq.m. (Paving Blocks)
PORT SERVICES
Cargo Handling South Cotabato Integrated Port Services, Inc. (SCIPS I) Makar Wharf Llido Arrastre and Stevedoring Services (LLSSI) Dole Pier Calumpang Wharf Services, Inc. (CALWHARF) Dole Pier delas Masias Brokerage (DELAMAR) GMC Pier Tambler Manpower Coop., Services, Inc. (TAMANCO) Agrotex
Pilotage Serviced by GSC Harbor Pilots' Association Compulsary for all vessels of : Foreign - 100 GRT or over Domestic - 50 GRT or over
Water Supply Philippine Ports Authority, PMO General Santos Sarangani Water Services
Towage/Launches Serviced by Aguilar Maritime Link Services
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The Fish Port
The 32-hectare fish port located at Barangay Tambler is a major expansion project which involves the construction of 500 meters of deep draft wharves to accommodate large tonnage fishing vessels over 300 gross tons, and ancillary facilities like a cold storage facility with a capacity of 1,500 metric tons (MT), a 500- cubic meter wastewater treatment plant, pipeline collection systems and a power substation.
This fish port upgrade is part of the $100-million supplier’s credit facility in the field of agricultural modernization and development that was granted by the People’s Republic of China to the Philippines, through the China Agricultural Machinery Import Export Corp. (CAMC).
The total commercial fish landing in 2007 was registered at 10, 1985.6 metric tons, a slight dip over the previous year.
Commercial Fish Landing (MT) 2009-2011
QTR 2009 2010 2011 1st Qtr 17076.98 20789.83 22501.93
2nd Qtr 17102.05 31365.94 30735.14
3rd Qtr 21263.23 24190.65 29095.4
4th Qtr 21263.23 26382.58 19653.13
TOTAL 78363.08 102729 101985.6 Ave. /month 6530.26 8560.75 8498.8 Source: Philippine Fisheries & Development Authority
This expansion project will provide the needed infrastructure facilities for fish landing and marketing, facilitate the centralization of operations and unloading of fishing vessels and carriers, and promote maximum capacity utilization of existing canneries in the area. Moreover, it will improve quality handling of frozen fish products, increase employment opportunities, and accommodate the additional volume of wastewater to be generated from the expected industries inside the complex.
It is also expected that the availability of adequate and improved berthing facilities, fish handling equipment, market, processing, canning and ancillary facilities will further boost General Santos City as the tuna capital of the Philippines.
4.13.2 Air Transportation
Located at Barangay Fatima, the General Santos International Airport is 17 kilometers from downtown General Santos. A six-kilometer access road connects the airport to the city road network. It was opened on July 6, 1996, with construction works mostly funded by the United States Agency for International Development. General Santos City is only an hour and 20 minutes flight at some 1,200 statute miles from Manila, the main gateway and capital of the country. It is served by three air carriers – PAL Express, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific – providing daily flights to Cebu and Manila.
The international standard airport is approximately fifteen (15) kilometers away from the city proper.
The passenger volume has significantly increased in the last three years due to more flights offered by Air Philippines and Cebu Pacific Air.
AIRPORT
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FACILITIES
Description Classified as a secondary international airport, the airport has a single 3,227-meter (10,587-foot) runway running at 17°/35°. The airport's runway is the third-longest runway in the Philippines, after Runway 06/24 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Runway 04L/22R of Mactan-Cebu International Airport. The General Santos Airport is the second largest airport in the Philippines in terms of land area.
Amenities Mabuhay Lounge by Philippine Airlines
VIP Lounge
Cafe Leticia at the Second Floor
1 Baggage Carousel
1 Elevator
Specialty Stores (Second Floor, Check-in Area, Pre- Departure Area)
Fresh Tuna Products (Adjacent to the Main Terminal)
Air Philippines Ticket Office
Cebu Pacific Air Ticket Office
Philippine Airlines Ticket Office
4.15 Land Transportation
Putting in place a well-developed transportation system plays a vital role in improving the quality of life of the people in General Santos. In particular, it will provide a more viable means of inter-provincial land transport and a secured travel for transport users and commuters in and outside of the city. Jeepneys, and tricycles provide the means of conveyance along most major corridors in the city. The city has 2 operational traffic signal lights along Pioneer Avenue however; two (2) more systems will be in place starting the second semester of 2009: Santiago Boulevard and National Highway junction as well as National Highway/DXCP junction.
General Santos is a 3-hour land travel in either Davao and Cotabato cities. Bus fares average between General Santos-Davao (185 pesos) and General Santos-Davao (180 pesos) one-way trip.
List of Bus Operators Plying General Santos City 1. Yellow Bus Line 2. Husky Bus (Biocrest Cooperative) 3. Holiday Bus
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Tricycles (trisikad) on the other hand, provide the short distance transport in most barangays. In Recent years, habal-habal motorcycle service providers provide a competitive alternative to public conveyance.
The bulk of the traffic flow in the city consists of privately-owned vehicles, jeepneys and tricycles. Moderate to heavy traffic volume is observed in several sections especially during the peak hour periods (7 a.m. and 5 p.m.) such as Santiago Boulevard near public market section, Jose Catolico Avenue betw een Gaisano and KCC Malls, Aparente Avenue near Notre Dame of Dadiangas University, and the long-stretch of Pedro Acharon Sr. Boulevard traversing Labangal to Makar.
4.16 Agriculture
Agricultural local production continue to show improvement over the last 10 years as indicated in the Table 4.16. This is an indication of a growing population and high consumption.
Table 4.16 Total Number of Animals Slaughtered in GSC
Areas planted to various crops have also increased in the last ten years (see Table 4.16.1) and production in tonnage
Table 4.16.1 Area (hectares) planted to rice and corn, GSC, 2001-2011
Ave. Annu al Grow th Rate Type of Crops 2005 2006 2007 (%) 82.00 267.00 Cardava 33.00 6.19 Tundan 11.28 38.65 Lakatan 52.58 2.95 Camote 115.67 94.65 Cassava 23.00 5.00 Cashew 8,599.63 8,664.30 8,244.54 Coconut 5,032.25 3,885.25 5,036.46 Corn 205.00 5.50 Cotton 0.25 2.34 Grapes 31.69 7.50 Guava 7.98 1.50 Kalamansi 1,907.54 2,127.84 2,270.66 Mango 12.94 42.26 Papaya
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24.00 34.00 Pineapple 1,884.03 2,266.97 2,440.71 Rice 115.32 132.19 Vegetables Total 18,138. 16,944. 18,632. 16 36 10 Note: Corn and Rice data are for 2 croppings, and regularly collected (monthly and consolidated annually)
Coconut data is from Philippine Coconut Authority
Irrigation indicators have shown signs of progress too (see Table 4.16.2)
Table 4.16.2 Irrigation Data for General Santos City
SILUAY-BUAYAN RIS 2005 2006 2007 2008
Irrigation D 1,232.520 1,208.033 1,236.201 1,399.200 (has) W 1,304.902 1,300.196 1,359.496 1,352.710
Potential Irrigable Land 1,420.000 1,770.000 1,770.000 1,948.000
Service (existing) Area 1,420.000 1,420.000 1,420.000 1,420.000
No. of Beneficiaries 1,011.000 1,011.000 1,011.000 1,244.000 D-Dry Season W-Wet Season
Source: National Irrigation Authority
Potential Service Irrigable No. of Name Of Project (existing) Area Beneficiaries Area (has)
1 Conel CIS 200.00 66.00 48.00
2 Nopol CIS 500.00 407.00 151.00
3 San Jose CIS 799.00 499.00 269.00
4 Siluay RIS 774.00 740.00 596.00
5 Buayan RIS 1,264.00 680.00 648.00 Upper Labay 6 CIS 17.00 17.00 19.00
Total 3,554.00 2,409.00 1,731.00 Source: National Irrigation Authority
Potential Irrigable Number of Service(existing) Name of Project Area (has.) area Beneficiaries
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1 CONEL CIS 200.00 88.00 48.00
2 SAN JOSE CIS 799.00 499.00 289.00
3 NOPOL CIS 500.00 407.00 151.00 UPPERLABAY 4 CIS 17.00 17.00 19.00
Subtotal 1,516.00 1,011.00 507.00
5 SILUAY RIS 774.00 740.00 598.00
6 BUAYAN RIS 1,264.00 680.00 648.00
Subtotal 2,038.00 1,420.00 1,246.00
TOTAL 3,554.00 2,431.00 1,753.00
4. Social Services
4.1 Social Welfare
Social Welfare services in General Santos are provided by 8 different agencies; 1 from the government sector, and 6 are non-government organizations that received funding from the city government.
List of Social Welfare Agencies 1. City Social Welfare and Development Office 2. Notre Dame Mother and Child Center (for those needing health services) 3. Marcellin Foundation (for children in conflict with the law) 4. St. Gemma’s Orphanage (for children) 5. St. Vincent’s Home for the Aged (for elderly) 6. St. Maria Goretti Home (for abused women) 7. Belen sa Gensan (for abused women) 8. GSC Share Foundation (for charitable hospital patients)
The City Social Welfare and Development Office which provides comprehensive social services, and is staffed with 50 Social Workers and with office located at the City Hall Compound.
The above non-government organizations are mostly associated with the religious sector, serving the needs of street children, abused women and children, elderly and the needy youth, as well as outreach activities and ministries to the needy parishioners.
4.2 Early Childhood Care
The returns from investing in early childhood development is the cumulative effect of early nutrition, health care, and cognitive stimulation, so interventions that start early, especially before the age of two, have the highest gain.
With this perspective, the city government has vigorously promoted the rights of children to survival, development and special protection with full recognition of the nature of childhood and its special needs; and to support parents in their roles as primary caregivers and as their children's first teachers. Under the oversight of the City Social Welfare and Development Office, it promoted the inclusion of children with special
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needs and advocate respect for cultural diversity. Its approach is anchored on complementary strategies for Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) that include service delivery for children from conception to age six (6), educating parents and caregivers, encouraging the active involvement of parents and communities in ECCD programs, raising awareness about the importance of ECCD, and promoting community development efforts that improve the quality of life for young children and families,
There are 135 children’s day care centers which serve children in the 0-5 years age bracket and are presently managed by either non-government entities, barangays or the city government.
4.3 Senior Citizens/Elderly
With the drive to provide adequate social services and an improved quality of life for all, the city government adopted an integrated approach towards health development giving priority to elderly among others.
The GSC Senior Citizens’ Center funded by Sen. Edgardo Angara was the one of the first facility in the country for the elderly persons. This center is a place with recreational, educational, health and social programs and facilities designed for the full enjoyment and benefit of the senior citizens in the city.
Its functions to identify the needs, trainings, and opportunities of senior citizens as well as promote and maintain linkages with instrumentalities of government and the Federation of Senior Citizens Association of the Philippines and other non-government organizations for the delivery of health care services, facilities, professional advice services, volunteer training and community self-help projects.
All barangays in the city have well-established senior citizens groups.
The City Social Welfare and Development Office is assisting this sector in the availment of the 20 percent senior citizens discount in restaurants and food establishments.
4.4 Women and Solo Parents
The city government has recognized the role of women in nation building and has ensured the fundamental equality before the law of women and men. The city government provided women rights and opportunities equal to that of men.
A clear manifestation of social services of the city government for the women is the provision livelihood and entrepreneurial support programs such as FRAMES, SEA-K, among others.
Likewise, the city government has continuously promoted the family as the foundation of the nation. It strengthens its solidarity and ensures its total development. Towards this end, it has developed a program of services for solo parents and their children.
4.5 Differently-abled Persons
Those persons suffering from restrictions from different abilities as a result of a mental, physical, and sensory impairment, to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being have found a good place in General Santos City.
The city government has been very supportive in the endeavors of this sector with the provision of a locally- funded prosthesis center at Barangay Fatima. It also provided an office and business spaces at the Freedom Park for the cooperative of differently-abled persons.
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A major policy enforcement thrust of the city government is the compliance of new businesses to disabled- access facilities as well as special job opportunities. A number of differently-abled employees are currently working at the city government.
4.6 Socialized Housing
In response to the growing needs for socialized housing among constituents, the city government has provided a number of relocation sites and worked in tandem with non-government organizations in the provision of housing facilities.
Moreover, there are a number of private entities that have engaged in community mortgage program.
Socialized Housing Areas 2004-2008 Area Location Year Name No. of Lots (Has) Barangay Opened 1. Gawad Kalinga (GK1) 243 5 Mabuhay 2004 2. Promise Land (PL2) 345 5 Mabuhay 2006
Status of Relocation 2006-2008 Origin of No. of Date Relocation Site Beneficiaries Lots Relocated Bula PL2, Mabuhay 68 2008 Calumpang GK1, Mabuhay 3 2008 Fatima GK1, Mabuhay 11 2008 Lagao PL2, Mabuhay 8 2008 Lagao GK1, Mabuhay 2 2008 San Isidro PL2, Mabuhay 29 2008 West PL2, Mabuhay 37 2008 Bula PL2, Mabuhay 23 2007 Calumpang GK1, Mabuhay 8 2007 Labangal GK1, Mabuhay 1 2007 Calumpang **GK1, Mabuhay 65 2006 Katangawan PL2, Mabuhay 15 2006 Labangal GK1, Mabuhay 39 2006 Lagao *PL2, Mabuhay 30 2006 Ligaya PL2, Mabuhay 1 2006 North PL2, Mabuhay 16 2006 Tinagacan PL2, Mabuhay 3 2006 TOTAL 359 *data source of PL2 from Coshera file **data of GK1 supplied by the point person in the area
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5. Education
General Santos is host to a number of various public and private educational facilities that provide for the schooling needs of the city's populace. Meanwhile, the city boasts one of the highest literacy rates among highly urbanized cities in the Philippines at 96%.
6. Health
6.1 Resources, Facilities and Services
Thirty-three (33) health centers scattered in various barangays provide local health services to the city residents. Ten (10) of these health centers are certified by the Department of Health (DOH) as "Sentrong Sigla" centers, which means that these centers have passed stringent evaluation criteria on quality health servicing. Generally, all health centers provide preventive health services such as health promotion, nutrition supplements and immunization programs.
These health centers are under the administrative and technical supervision of the City Health Office whose responsibilities extend to continuous monitoring of water supply and ensuring public access to safe water and promoting the use of sanitary toilet facilities particularly in depressed areas.
Specifically, the city health centers focus on three major health programs/services: Family Health, Infectious Disease Control, and Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases.
Seven (7) Lying-in centers provide supplementary health service to mothers. Their services include: attendance to normal deliveries, referrals of all cases with complications to hospitals, referrals to newborn screening and care, and breastfeeding.
Quality of Life
The city has a stable peace and order condition. The incidence of crime is low, due to high police visibility and high crime solution efficiency of 98.4%. High-class educational institutions across levels are available. Cheap foodstuffs are available. Traffic congestion is not a problem. The city is accessible to nature-filled recreational sites. The city was recognized as the Cleanest and Greenest Highly Urbanized City in the Philippines in 2005
Suitable Climate
Climate is favorable. It is outside of the typhoon belt. Dominated by low plain areas and with evenly distributed rainfall, it is suitable for agricultural production and agri-based industries.
Abundant Land Resources
Fertile agricultural lands at 18,469.64 hectares including vast tract of lands for economic activities and economic zones are available including IT park.
Cheap Rate Utility Services
Upbeat local economy and unlimited opportunities for trade and investments because the city is home to a high percentage of the Philippines' top 20 corporations like banks, manufacturers, and retail outlets. Power and water rates are among the most competitive in Mindanao. World-class telecommunication infrastructure requirements are among the best in the country for Internet-ready enterprises.
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Multi-Access Transportation Point
Presence of transportation facilities for sea, air and land is a competitive advantage. There is a good road network and adequate communication facilities within the city and neighboring places.
Readily Available Skilled Human Resources
Literacy rate is high; good educational and training institutions are available. Two universities and a host of top-rated colleges are operating in the area.
Presence of Active Civil Society and Business Sectors
In the areas of development, the civil society and business sectors have added a new dimension to traditional politics and have helped humankind to find new forms of addressing our lobal problems.
Strong involvement and partnership between the government and various private stakeholders make Genera l Santos an ideal place to demonstrate socio-economic actions with no less than the following nationally renowned non-government organizations are operating in the city: Notre Dame Business Resource Center, Marcellin Foundation, Gawad Kalinga, KPS Foundation, Philexport, Mahintana Foundation, Philippine National Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, Philippine Statistical Association SOCCSKSARGEN Inc, Rotary Clubs, CARD Inc, KMBI, Center for Community Transformation Inc, among others.
The Socio-Economic Briefer 2012 is a publication of the Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator, Local Government Unit of General Santos City.
Any part of this publication maybe copied or adapted to meet local needs without permission from the editorial team. We appreciate receiving a copy of any materials in which the text from this publication has been used.
Portions of the historical write ups were excerpted from the original paper of Dr. Andrea Campado, University of the Philippi nes in Mindanao.
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The Editorial Team Socio Economic Briefer 2012 C/o Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator 3/F City Hall Building 9500 General Santos City Telefax 63 83 5547135 Email [email protected] Website www.gensantos.gov.ph
Editorial Team
Perla G. Castellano is the assistant head of the Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator
EnP. Dennis Fel Matutina, MPA is the head of the Research Information System and Statistics Division, Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator
Thomas C. Montales is the assistant division head of Research and Statistics, Research Information System and Statistics Division, Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator
Shelah Ruth C. Manzano works with the Research and Statistics, Research Information System and Statistics Division, Office of the City Planning and Development Coordinator
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