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FOREWORD

The General Santos City Socio- Economic Profile (SEP) 2015 is an updated compilation of data or vital statistics that briefly describe the physical, social and economic condition of the city for the year.

The SEP 2015 seeks to provide significant trends and general information for decision-makers, planners, researchers and implementers as well as the public.

The City Government of General Santos would like to thank the entire City’s Departments/Offices, National Government Agencies (NGA), Private Sector, and Non-Government Offices (NGOs), for providing the necessary data to the City Planning and Development Office for the completion of this document.

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COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES

General Santos City is strategically located. Its location provides good trade access to major foreign markets such as Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Pacific Islands, Japan, Hong Kong, Middle East, Continental Europe and United States. Given adequate policy support and enhanced infrastructure improvements, the city can play a major role in ASEAN Integration.

QUALITY OF LIFE

The city has a stable peace and order condition. It has been recognized as a “Child Friendly” City by the Department of Interior and Local Government. High-class educational institutions across all levels are available. The city is accessible to nature- filled recreational sites. In 2005, the city was recognized as the Cleanest and Greenest Highly Urbanized City in the Philippines.

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 RESOURCE

General Santos City has a total land area of 53,606 hectares, and 15,697.96 hectares of it is fertile agricultural land, including vast tract of lands for economic activities and economic zones are available. It has an I.T Park to cater ICT (Information and Communication Technology) businesses in the City.

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 well known corporations, banks, manufacturers and retail outlets. Power and Water rates are among the most

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competitive in Mindanao. World Class telecommunication infrastructures is among the best in the country; fifty nine (59) telecommunication towers are present in the City (41- Globe, 13- Smart, 5 Sun Towers (CPDO)). Landline companies operating in the City are Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), Bayan Telecommunications (Bayantel), Marbel Telecommunications and Globe Telecom (Globelines); these companies also provide internet access for personal and business needs.

MULTI-ACCESS TRANSPORT 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 HUMAN RESOURCE

In 2015, the City has a projected working age population (15-64 years old) of 394,740 or 64% of the household population. Also, has a literacy rate of 98.4% (2010 data from Census of Population and Housing, Philippine Statistics Authority ((PSA) (formerly known as NSO)). Good Educational and training institutions are available. Two universities (MSU and NDDU and soon to rise University of Santos Tomas- General Santos) and a host of top-rated colleges (STI, AMA College, RMMC and Holy Trinity College) are operating in the City.

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 the people to find new forms of addressing their problems. Strong involvement and partnership between the government and various stakeholders make General Santos an ideal place to demonstrate socio-economic actions.

There are many civil society groups in General Santos which is actively participating in the programs of the local government of General Santos as well as extend a helping hand to the “Generals”. To name some we have BARRIOS (Building Alternative Rural Resource Institution and Organizing Services Inc.), Community and Health and Development (COMDEV), GSC Chamber of Commerce, GSC Small and Medium Development Council Inc., Indigenous Peoples Alliance Movement (IPAM), International

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Care Ministry of the Phils. Inc., KPS Foundation, Mahintana Foundation, OND HESED Foundation Inc., RD Foundation, SOCSARGEN Masonic Foundation and such. These civil society groups also belongs to local special bodies; special bodies such as the City Development Council, Local Poverty Reduction Action Team, City Mining Regulatory Board, GSC Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and etc. Thanks to these civil society groups, it has helped the local government to implement its programs much easier.

VISION

“By 2030, General Santos City, the Home of Champions, is a globally competitive and livable city where prosperous, healthy, friendly, well-educated and responsible citizens actively participate in effective governance for a sustainable future.”

MISSION

To provide opportunities to all sectors of society to be productive and responsible stakeholders, through execution of sound and beneficial programs, projects and initiatives anchored on the principles of justice and equity.

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HISTORICAL SNAPSHOTS

February 27, 1939- General Paulino Santos landed on the shores of the beautiful Sarangani Bay together with the first 62 batchers of Christian Settlers under the National Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) program of President Manuel L. Quezon.

1939- Datu Sharif Zainal Abedin was appointed as the 1st Municipal District Mayor of Buayan Municipal District.

November 1947- Irineo L. Santiago was elected as the first Mayor of the Municipality of Buayan.

1954- Authored by Congressman Luminog Mangelen, Republic Act 1107 was approved on June 15, 1954. Through this Republic Act, the Municipality of Buayan was renamed to General Santos as a tribute to its great pioneer.

1955- Mayor Pedro Acharon Sr. administration concerned itself with the barrio programs of President Magsaysay; feeder roads connecting remote barrios to the national highway were constructed. Artesian wells were established to solve the problem of water supply among the rural folks. Mayor Acharon also finished the Makar Wharf project of former Mayor Santiago and declared it an open port of entry in 1959.

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1960- During Dr. Jorge Royeca’s administration the Municipality of General Santos was declared as the cleanest town in the province of Cotabato. Cleanliness, Beautification and Health Services was emphasized during Dr. Royeca’s term.

1964- The First two public secondary schools were established during Mayor Lucio Velayo’s term, one in Bula and the other in Conel. STANFILCO (Standard Fruits Company) and the Coca- Cola bottling companies were also established. The field of Media Communication saw a rapid stride during Mayor Velayo’s administration with the publication of the first local newspaper, the Southern Review and the establishment of the first radio station, the DXGS. Multi-million agri-based corporations such as Dole Philippines, General Milling Corporation and UDAGRI began operating in the area.

1968- The passage of Republic Act 5412 which was approved on June 15, 1968 transforming the Municipality of General Santos into a City was made possible thru the efforts of Congressman James L. Chiongbian and this made Mayor Antonio Acharon the last Municipal mayor and became the first City Mayor of General Santos. The educational needs of the City were given emphasis during Mayor Acharon’s time with the opening of several public elementary schools in six barangays (Apopong, Sinawal, Upper Labay, Labangal, Dadiangas Heights and Sitio Uhaw, Tambler). Other important infrastructure projects during Mayor Acharon’s term were: Government Hospital, a new public Market, concreting of major Streets and Highways, building of bridges and dikes, and the improvement of Makar Wharf and the start of the construction of the modern City Hall. In 1975 the Department of Finance declared General Santos City as a first class City based on income. Mayor Acharon’s term is the longest, spanning almost for two decades.

1986- After the peaceful People Power Revolution, Atty. Dominador Lagare was appointed as the Officer-in-Charge of the City. The incumbency of Atty. Lagare was too short to fully appreciate his impact to the development of the City. It was during his term that the construction of the unfinished City Hall was completed.

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1987- After being appointed as the OIC Vice-Mayor of the 6th City Council, Rosalita T. Nuñez served as the OIC City Mayor on May 22, 1987 to December 3, 1987.

1987- J.F. Antonio S. Munda was the OIC City Mayor of General Santos City (December 1987-1988).

1988- Elected as Mayor; Mayor Rosalita T. Nuñez was 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. 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 involved in the Philippine Aid Plan (PAP) who selected General Santos as one of their pilot projects. Under the City’s $2.2 billion development plan are two components finance 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 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 (1st district representative of South Cotabato in 1987), 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 City Airport, the Makar Wharf, Fishport Complex and Agro-Processing Center. General Santos 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.

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1995- With Mayor Nuñez back on the realm of local governance, the City was host to the Palarong Pambansa and the 1st BIMP-EAGA 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 were participated by eight focus area of BIMP-EAGA member countries namely: Brunei Darussalam, East Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, and North Sulawesi of Indonesia, Labuan, Sarawak, Sabah of Malaysia and Mindanao-Palawan of the Philippines. These events were economic development “boosters” which has a net effect of promoting the City as a tourist destination and investors haven for manufacturing, exports, services and real estate.

1998- Adelbert W. Antonino was again elected as the City Mayor and became the 12th Mayor of the City. During his term, the city hosted the 1st tuna congress on September of 2000. Also during that year the Tuna Festival was created, commemorating the city’s charter anniversary.

2000- The Asian Institute of Management Policy Center awarded General Santos City as The Most Competitive City (Mid-sized Category).

2001- Mayor Adelbert W. Antonino resigned nearing the end of his term and Vice-Mayor Pedro B. Acharon Jr. assumed the mayoral position. Mayor Acharon handily won the May 2001 elections with overwhelming margin and landed him the City’s history as the third elected Mayor Acharon. Bullish economic prospects particularly in the service industry have paved for the establishments of three higher educational institutions; ACLC, General Santos Doctor’s Medical School Foundation and Brokenshire College SOCCKSARGEN.

2002- For the Second time the City was awarded as the Most Competitive City (Mid- sized Category).

2004- Mayor Acharon and his 11 party mates 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 KCC Mall and expansion of Gaisano Mall. The 2nd Yaman Gensan and 5th National Tuna Festival saw renewed confidence from the local economic players and visitors.

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2007- Mayor Pedro B. Acharon was re-elected for the third time. Country’s leading fast food chains have opened markets in the City. Lion’s Beach (now known as the Queen Tuna Park) was reopened to the public and for the 3rd time in 7 years in the City was awarded as the Most Competitive City (Mid-sized category) together with six medium-sized Cities namely, Cabanatuan, Lucena, Olongapo, San Pablo, Tagum and Tarlac.

2008- Bulaong Land Transportation Terminal was expanded to accommodate a growing number of public buses. New investments came such as Robinson’s Place General Santos, Sta. Lucia Realty, Vista Land Company, among others. Expansions were seen at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Mindanao Medical Center, KCC Mall and Notre Dame of Dadiangas University.

2010- In May Rep. Darlene Magnolia Antonino-Custodio was successfully elected as City Mayor while Mayor Pedro B. Acharon was chosen by the people as representative. Mayor Darlene started the program of replacing the street lights with LED bulbs. Also during this year a citywide census was conceptualized and designed to gather data on community socio-economic, demographic and health. On November 11, 2010 Mayor Custodio issued and Executive Order No. 031, mandated the implementation of City Socio-Economic and Health Census to be known as “CityCen 2011- Im Counted”.

2011- City Socio-Economic and Health Census (CityCen 2011) was implemented pursuant to Executive Order No. 31 and 32, Series of 2010. The immediate use of the CityCen 2011 is to provide baseline data for 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) and basis for budgeting appropriations for various LGU frontline services.

2013- Through SP Resolution No. 282 series of 2013, the final result of CityCen 2011 was declared official. Adopting the results as the City baseline data and supporting the implementation of the information policies for the City of General Santos. 2013 was also the year Mayor Ronnel C. Rivera was elected as the new Mayor of General Santos and he quickly implemented his programs such as; HEART (Helping Employ Affirmative Results on Time), IBA (Integrated Barangay Affairs), TAMBAL

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Gensan (Tuloy Alay sa Mamamayan, Bilisang ALaga sa nangangailangan sa Gensan), Improvement of services in the district hospital, rural health units, lying-ins, botika sa barangay, etc; M-RCR (Manage Rescue Contain Rehabilitate) and AKLAT (Alay sa Kabataan Lahat ng Aruga at Talino). Mayor Rivera’s administration has a slogan banner of GREEN to CLEAN Gensan, GREEN stands for Good governance with integrity and inclusiveness; Revenue growth through public-private partnership; Economic diversification of investments; Environmental security and rehabilitation; Nurture, protect, develop and empower. While CLEAN stands for Creating a Livable Environmental for All Generals towards Nation building. These development strategies will focus on three priority targets which are Education, Health and Modified Social Services.

2.0 GEOGRAPHICAL AND PHYSICAL FEATURES

2.1 Geographical Location

General Santos City lies at the Southern part of the Philippines. 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 munipalities of Polomolok and T’boli of South Cotabato surround the City.

Map 1. Map of the Philippines with Major Cities

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2.2 Political Subdivision

The City belongs to the First Congressional District of South Cotabato and is one of the five (5) cities in SOCCSKSARGEN Region (Region 12). Currently, the City is divided into 26 Barangays with 541 Puroks.

Map 2. Map of General Santos City with Barangay Boundaries

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2.3 Land Area

General Santos City has a land area of 536.06 square kilometers. It is highly urbanized city with a population density of 1,004 persons/square kilometer in 2010.

On the other hand, Barangay Dadiangas West with an estimated land area of 0.86 sq. km. was noted to be the most densely populated barangay with 17,677 persons per sq. km. This is followed by Dadiangas South and Bula (see Table 1). Meanwhile, among the least densely populated barangays are; Sinawal, Siguel, Olympog and Upper Labay.

Table 1. Land Area, Population, Population Density and Distance of Barangays from Central Business District (CBD): General Santos City

Population Distance Land Area Density Population Barangay from CBD (sq.km) (persons/ 2010 (km) sq.km) Apopong 19.07 5 2,364 45,089 Baluan 10.04 6 611 6,132 Batomelong 15.87 19 180 2,851 Buayan 4.93 8 2,104 10,375 Bula 2.93 3.5 11,046 32,364

Calumpang 7.89 6 8,512 67,156 City Heights 4.75 1 5,005 23,772 Conel 51.56 13 189 9,762 Dad. East 0.61 7,903 4,821 Dad. West 0.86 17,677 15,202 CBD Dad. North 0.97 9,722 9,430 Dad. South 0.61 11,823 7,212 Fatima 24.98 9 2,610 65,189 Katangawan 19.13 10 625 11,959 Labangal 12.52 6 4,612 57,746 Lagao 12.5 3.5 3,780 47,254 Ligaya 6.67 9 630 4,202 Mabuhay 38.44 11.6 508 19,533 Olympog 22.51 15 132 2,965 San Isidro 14.72 5.5 2,898 42,661 San Jose 38.09 17.5 197 7,486 Siguel 52.87 23.5 187 9,905 Sinawal 68.76 16 156 10,718 Tambler 57.74 16.5 274 15,845 Tinagacan 23.59 13.5 239 5,631 Upper Labay 23.45 2.2 121 2,826 Total 536.06 538,086

*CBD- Central Business District *As used by OCPDC for Planning Purposes

*NSO PopCen 2010

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Table 2. Distance (km) of Neighboring Cities and Municipalities from General Santos City

Cities/Municipalities Distance in Km. Cities/Municipalities Distance in Km. Alabel 15 Davao City 146 Banga 78 Isulan 119

Glan 56.4 Tacurong 95 Kiamba 111 Esperanza 133 Koronadal 63 Ampatuan 242 Lake Sebu 93.4 Sultan sa Barongis 107 Maasim 65 Pres. Quirino 103 Maitum 129 Buluan 111 Malungon 37 Datu Paglas 129 Malapatan 23.5 Columbio 143 Norala 113 Lutayan 80 Polomolok 22 Bagumbayan 154 Sto. Niño 87 Kalamansig 229 Surallah 84 Palimbang 169 Tampakan 71 Sta. Cruz 112 Tantangan 80 Cotabato City 225 T'boli 111.5 Sultan Kudarat 115 Tupi 39 Bansalan 115 *As used by OCPDC for Planning Purposes

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, which towers 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, minerals such as, limestone, iron sand, sulfur, copper, gold, nitrate, luminate, rutile and guano. Abundant sand and gravel are being quarried at Silway, Siguel and Buayan Rivers.

2.6 Inland and Underground Waters

There are four (4) major rivers in the City namely, Buayan, Silway, Makar and Siguel Rivers. There are also six creeks, three large cold springs and several minor springs

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that have potentials as source of potable water. Underground water is usually shallow and is now the major source of water in the City, for residential, commercial and industrial uses.

3. DEMOGRAPHY

3.1 Barangay Population

General Santos City grew rapidly over the years as shown in Table 3. In 1970, there are 14 barangays with a total population of 70,961; the City more than doubled its population in the span of ten (10) years with a total population of 149,396 in 1980. In 1995 from fourteen (14) barangays the City grew into twenty-six (26) barangays with a total population of 327,173 “Generals” (as the population became known). As the economy of Gensan boomed, its population correspondingly grew. In 2010, the National Statistics Office (NSO) census revealed that General Santos already has a total of 538,086 “Generals” and counting.

Table 3. Population from Censuses: 1970-2011 by Barangay: General Santos City

Land Area** 1970 1975 1980 1990 1995 2000 2007 2010 2011 General Santos City sq. km 536.06 70,961 91,154 149,396 252,058 327,173 411,822 529,542 538,086 529,781 Calumpang 7.89 41,219 47,872 67,832 67,156 68,499 Fatima 24.98 27,582 48,080 67,309 65,189 62,525 Apopong 19.07 12,128 19,376 29,365 43,596 45,089 39,947 Baluan 10.04 1,858 1,196 2,197 3,471 4,120 4,633 6,611 6,132 7,320 Batomelong 15.87 1,669 2,263 3,344 3,624 2,851 3,128 Buayan 4.93 1,974 1,646 2,496 5,650 6,887 8,470 9,778 10,375 9,950 Bula 2.93 8,204 13,161 20,746 26,886 29,869 32,420 34,697 32,364 29,912 City Heights 4.75 19,355 20,896 23,503 23,772 18,740 Conel 51.56 3,244 2,964 5,600 7,021 6,037 7,642 9,303 9,762 10,288 Dad. East 0.61 33,885 37,527 47,800 47,578 6,655 5,840 5,882 4,821 4,160 Dad. North 0.97 10,464 9,883 10,675 9,430 8,565 Dad. South 0.61 10,268 7,632 8,083 7,212 6,955 Dad West 0.86 17,570 16,196 18,253 15,202 14,060 Katangawan 19.13 2,295 2,754 3,614 5,187 6,137 7,603 10,636 11,959 12,135 Labangal 12.52 3,334 6,944 18,867 52,062 34,658 46,960 57,769 57,746 57,342 Lagao 12.5 8,655 12,334 27,507 53,267 38,515 42,903 47,953 47,254 49,135 Ligaya 6.67 1,320 1,639 2,424 2,757 3,175 3,758 4,202 4,005 Mabuhay 38.44 844 2,157 3,555 5,805 7,628 10,380 14,519 19,533 22,184 Olympog 22.51 2,091 2,285 2,797 2,965 3,112 San Isidro 14.72 1,742 2,804 4,721 6,808 15,675 27,068 38,980 42,661 39,349 San Jose 38.09 560 1,307 2,417 2,466 4,754 6,196 7,651 7,486 9,218 Siguel 52.87 1,841 2,355 4,358 8,238 9,905 10,872 Sinawal 68.76 547 1,968 3,262 742 2,619 7,570 10,861 10,718 11,083 Tambler 57.74 798 1,077 1,380 11,273 3,144 4,080 9,189 15,845 18,505 Tinagacan 23.59 3,021 1,995 3,595 4,111 2,983 4,313 5,134 5,631 5,955 Upper Labay 23.45 1,669 2,192 2,658 2,911 2,826 2,837 * Total Population from 1970-2010 – National Statistics Office: PopCen *Household Population 2011- CityCen 2011 15

The age-sex pyramid can also be used as a tool in evaluating the age-sex composition of the population. Figure 1 shows the population pyramid of General Santos City based on the 2011 City Census results. The pyramid indicates the proportion of the population by sex for each five (5) year age group of the household population.

Figure 1. Population Pyramid, General Santos City, 2011

Of the twenty-six (26) barangays comprising General Santos, Barangay Calumpang contributed the biggest percentage (12.93%) to the total population of the City. Barangay Fatima and Barangay Labangal followed with 11.80% and 10.82% respectively. Barangay Upper Labay was the smallest in terms of population with 2,837 persons or 0.54% of the total population of the City.

Male population outnumbered their female counterpart with a sex ratio of 102 males for every 100 female. There were more males than females in the age group of 0 to 14 years old and 25 to 58 years old. On the other hand, females dominated their male counterpart in the age group of 15 to 24 years old and 65 years old and over.

The city had a young population with a median age of 23 years old. This meant in 2011, half of the population were below 23 years old.

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Table 4. Number of Households, Household Population by Age Group, Sex and Barangay: General Santos City, 2011

Male Female Number of Total Percentage Barangay 65 65 Households 0-14 15-64 and Total 0-14 15-64 and Total Population Share above above Upper Labay 606 532 898 41 1,471 515 809 42 1,366 2,837 0.54 Olympog 726 551 1,017 64 1,632 518 893 69 1,480 3,112 0.59 Batomelong 693 647 962 30 1,639 566 883 40 1,489 3,128 0.59 Ligaya 890 782 1,235 65 2,082 693 1,152 78 1,923 4,005 0.76 Dadiangas East 1,247 565 1,379 75 2,019 541 1,481 119 2,141 4,160 0.79 Tinagacan 1,319 1,092 1,885 115 3,092 1,050 1,704 109 2,863 5,955 1.12 Dadiangas South 1,890 1,112 2,224 79 3,415 1,064 2,353 123 3,540 6,955 1.31 Baluan 1,637 1,359 2,288 132 3,779 1,279 2,138 124 3,541 7,320 1.38 Dadiangas North 2,425 1,191 2,888 132 4,211 1,150 2,984 220 4,354 8,565 1.62 San Jose 2,143 1,928 2,751 137 4,816 1,893 2,404 105 4,402 9,218 1.74 Buayan 2,277 1,590 3,212 152 4,954 1,670 3,138 188 4,996 9,950 1.88 Conel 2,432 1,829 3,359 192 5,380 1,689 3,012 207 4,908 10,288 1.94 Bawing 2,408 2,213 3,213 138 5,564 2,164 3,005 139 5,308 10,872 2.05 Sinawal 2,674 2,051 3,457 151 5,659 1,960 3,287 177 5,424 11,083 2.09 Katangawan 2,873 2,234 3,873 192 6,299 1,947 3,656 233 5,836 12,135 2.29 Dadiangas West 3,368 2,240 4,551 209 7,000 2,153 4,584 323 7,060 14,060 2.65 Tambler 4,584 3,498 5,845 133 9,476 3,200 5,668 161 9,029 18,505 3.49 City Heights 5,085 2,601 6,275 307 9,183 2,455 6,680 422 9,557 18,740 3.53 Mabuhay 5,419 3,823 7,160 346 11,329 3,529 6,947 379 10,855 22,184 4.19 Bula 7,263 4,627 9,989 404 15,020 4,462 9,868 562 14,892 29,912 5.65 San Isidro 9,600 6,195 12,711 481 19,387 5,769 13,477 716 19,962 39,349 7.43 Apopong 9,435 6,975 12,802 557 20,334 6,557 12,365 691 19,613 39,947 7.54 Lagao 13,346 7,723 16,060 746 24,529 7,240 16,427 939 24,606 49,135 9.27 Labangal 13,529 10,249 17,904 653 28,806 9,589 18,086 861 28,536 57,342 10.82 Fatima 14,694 10,873 19,917 777 31,567 10,193 19,817 948 30,958 62,525 11.8 Calumpang 17,010 11,642 22,616 660 34,918 10,902 21,888 791 33,581 68,499 12.93 Total 129,573 90,122 170,471 6,968 267,561 84,748 168,706 8,766 262,220 529,781 100 * As used by OCPDC for planning purposes * CityCen 2011

3.4 Dependent Population

The proportion of the total population belonging to the age group 0 to 14 year old was 33.01%. The oldest group (65 years old and over) accounted for 2.97% of the City’s population while 64.02% belonged to the economically active population aged 15 to 64 years old.

The overall dependency ratio in 2011 was 56.20%. This meant that for every 100 persons aged 15 to 64 years old, there were about 56 dependents (52 persons aged 0-

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14 year’s old or young dependents and 4 persons aged 65 years old and over or old dependents).

3.3 Ethnicity

About 59.27% of the population in General Santos classified themselves as Bisaya/Cebuano, 16.95% as Hiligaynon/Ilonggo and 4.8% as Maguindanaon. One out of eight persons in the City belonged to other ethnic groups. 3.73% of the population of the City comprises majority of the Indigenous People in General Santos which are B’laans.

Table 5. Top 10 Ethnicity of Household Population: General Santos City, 2011

Ethnicity Percentage Distribution Bisaya 29.85% Cebuano 29.42% Ilonggo/Hiligaynon 16.95% Maguindanao 4.80% B'laan 3.73% Ilocano 3.15%

Tagalog 2.80%

Boholano 1.98% Others 1.02% Maranao 0.98% *Source: CityCen 2011

3.4 Marital Status

The City’s total household population was dominated by single persons that accounted for more than one half (56%) of the population. Legally married persons constitute only 35% or 184,908 as shown in Table 6. Common law/live-in persons share a minimal percentage of 8%.

Of all persons aged 10 years old and over, there were more single people (42.68%) than married (41.35%). However, this proportion went down by 2.52% compared to 2010.

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Table 6. Household Population by Marital Status and Barangay: General Santos City, 2011

Number of Household Population by Type of Marital Barangay Separated/ Common- Total Single Married Widowed Divorced Law/Live-in Apopong 22,079 12,717 1,263 696 3,192 39,947 Baluan 4,102 2,448 205 86 479 7,320 Batomelong 1,811 1,100 80 37 100 3,128 Buayan 5,487 3,444 314 118 587 9,950 Bula 16,501 9,704 1,018 426 2,263 29,912 Calumpang 38,017 21,150 1,552 780 7,008 68,507 City Height 10,107 6,656 645 300 1,032 18,740 Conel 5,494 3,552 279 148 815 10,288 Dadiangas East 2,378 1,258 162 86 276 4,160 Dadiangas North 4,987 2,416 318 131 690 8,542 Dadiangas South 4,089 2,004 207 136 519 6,955 Dadiangas West 7,953 3,975 598 252 1,282 14,060 Fatima 35,325 19,480 1,735 964 5,023 62,527 Katangawan 6,511 4,073 351 172 1,029 12,136 Labangal 32,433 17,930 1,753 1,035 4,184 57,335 Lagao 26,974 15,630 1,555 846 4,126 49,131 Ligaya 2,242 1,403 112 33 215 4,005 Mabuhay 11,961 7,418 676 330 1,800 22,185 Olympog 1,720 1,066 87 37 202 3,112 San Isidro 21,638 13,503 1,150 610 2,470 39,371 San Jose 5,271 2,913 182 101 751 9,218 Siguel 6,270 3,616 236 110 640 10,872 Sinawal 6,080 3,467 310 141 1,085 11,083 Tambler 10,321 5,721 360 215 1,888 18,505 Tinagacan 3,400 1,958 180 98 319 5,955 Upper Labay 1,648 913 65 21 190 2,837 Total 294,799 169,515 15,393 7,909 42,165 529,781 Percentage 55.65% 32.00% 2.91% 1.49% 7.96% 100.00% *Source: CityCen 2011

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3.5 Projected Population

Population projection presented in Table 7 was computed using the geometric formula. The base year is 2010, the result from the most recent census conducted by the NSO (National Statistics Office), now known as Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Table 7. Projected Population, General Santos City 2015-2025

YEAR Barangay 2010 actual 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Apopong 45,089 46,377 47,634 48,925 50,251 51,612 53,011 54,448 55,923 57,439 58,995 60,594 Baluan 6,132 8,498 8,729 8,965 9,208 9,458 9,714 9,977 10,248 10,525 10,810 11,103 Batomelong 2,851 3,631 3,730 3,831 3,935 4,041 4,151 4,263 4,379 4,498 4,620 4,745 Buayan 10,375 11,552 11,865 12,186 12,516 12,856 13,204 13,562 13,929 14,307 14,695 15,093 Bula 32,364 34,727 35,668 36,634 37,627 38,647 39,694 40,770 41,875 43,010 44,175 45,372 Calumpang 67,156 79,525 81,680 83,894 86,167 88,502 90,901 93,364 95,894 98,493 101,162 103,904 City Heights 23,772 21,756 22,346 22,952 23,574 24,212 24,869 25,543 26,235 26,946 27,676 28,426 Conel 9,762 11,944 12,268 12,600 12,942 13,292 13,653 14,023 14,403 14,793 15,194 15,605 Dadiangas East 4,821 4,830 4,960 5,095 5,233 5,375 5,520 5,670 5,824 5,982 6,144 6,310 Dadiangas North 9,430 9,944 10,213 10,490 10,774 11,066 11,366 11,674 11,990 12,315 12,649 12,992 Dadiangas South 7,212 8,075 8,293 8,518 8,749 8,986 9,230 9,480 9,737 10,000 10,271 10,550 Dadiangas West 15,202 16,323 16,766 17,220 17,687 18,166 18,658 19,164 19,683 20,217 20,764 21,327 Fatima 65,189 72,589 74,556 76,577 78,652 80,784 82,973 85,221 87,531 89,903 92,339 94,842 Katangawan 11,959 14,088 14,470 14,862 15,265 15,679 16,104 16,540 16,988 17,449 17,921 18,407 Labangal 57,746 66,572 68,376 70,229 72,132 74,087 76,095 78,157 80,275 82,451 84,685 86,980 Lagao 47,254 57,044 58,590 60,178 61,808 63,483 65,204 66,971 68,786 70,650 72,565 74,531 Ligaya 4,202 4,650 4,776 4,905 5,038 5,175 5,315 5,459 5,607 5,759 5,915 6,075 Mabuhay 19,533 25,755 26,453 27,170 27,906 28,662 29,439 30,237 31,056 31,898 32,762 33,650 Olympog 2,965 3,613 3,711 3,811 3,915 4,021 4,130 4,242 4,357 4,475 4,596 4,720 San Isidro 42,661 45,683 46,921 48,192 49,498 50,840 52,218 53,633 55,086 56,579 58,112 59,687 San Jose 7,486 10,702 10,992 11,290 11,596 11,910 12,233 12,564 12,905 13,254 13,614 13,982 Bawing 9,905 12,622 12,964 13,315 13,676 14,047 14,428 14,819 15,220 15,633 16,056 16,491 Sinawal 10,718 12,867 13,216 13,574 13,942 14,319 14,708 15,106 15,515 15,936 16,368 16,811 Tambler 15,845 21,484 22,066 22,664 23,278 23,909 24,557 25,222 25,906 26,608 27,329 28,070 Tinagacan 5,631 6,914 7,101 7,293 7,491 7,694 7,902 8,117 8,337 8,563 8,795 9,033 Upper Labay 2,826 3,294 3,383 3,475 3,569 3,665 3,765 3,867 3,972 4,079 4,190 4,303 TOTAL 538,086 615,057 631,725 648,845 666,428 684,489 703,038 722,091 741,659 761,758 782,402 803,605 *As used by OCPDC for Planning Purposes *Base Year 2010-PSA PopCen 2010 *Growth Rate= 2.7%

4.0 ECONOMY

4.1 Fishing Industry

General Santos City as “The Tuna Capital of the Philippines” garnered the Guinness World Record on the largest tuna display in 2014. The achievement and the name are proofs

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that the fishing industry in the City is the prime mover of its economy. The City is engaged in both marine and inland fishing.

Sarangani Bay is the main fishing ground but tuna rich fishing grounds include Moro Gulf and Mindanao Sea which are also being frequented by local fishermen. Large volumes of fish catch are being unloaded in the City’s fishport located in Brgy. Tambler.

Moreover, some fish farmers have also established ponds for aquaculture ventures. These fish commodities are disposed in both the local and export markets. General Santos City has a total of 4,468 fishing households or 3.45% of the total households (City Agriculture).

The City also has eight (8) registered canning factories that employs 9,148 employees (based on working permits issued (2015), CMO-BPLD). Most of the canning factories are into processed canned tuna and exporting.

Table 8. Existing Fishing Grounds and Aquaculture Production, General Santos City, 2015

Production Product Market Fishing Ground Barangay Volume (MT) Value (Php) Local Export Sarangani Bay Baluan 36.12 2,347,800 Local Export Sarangani Bay (Moro Gulf) Siguel 70.12 4,557,800 Local Sarangani Bay Buayan 74.53 4,844,677 Local Export Sarangani Bay/Moro Gulf/Mindanao Sea Bula 128.9 8,378,500 Local Export Sarangani Bay/Moro Gulf/Mindanao Sea Calumpang 133.83 8,698,657 Local Export Sarangani Bay/Moro Gulf Dad. South 16 1,040,000 Local Export Sarangani Bay/Moro Gulf/Mindanao Sea Dad. West 68.09 4,425,947 Local Export Sarangani Bay/Moro Gulf Tambler 31.3 2,034,695 Local Export Sarangani Bay/Moro Gulf Labangal 64.77 4,210,050 Local Export Buayan 2.1 10,500 Local River Siguel Lake (Lanao) Tinagacan 0.1 5,000 Local Apopong 2.5 125,000 Local Baluan 547.18 43,774,400 Local Batomelong 1 70,000 Local Buayan 108.77 8,702,240 Local Conel 22 1,540,000 Local Katangawan 42 3,150,000 Local Ligaya 2 150,000 Local Fishponds Lagao 110.48 8,289,000 Local Mabuhay 6 270,000 Local San Isidro 22 1,614,525 Local Siguel 81 6,480,000 Local Export Tinagacan 4 180,000 Local Tambler 82 8,200,000 Local Export Bula 120 12,000,000 Local Export Labangal 10 750,000 Local Baluan 550 41,250,000 Local Export Fish Cages Siguel 719 57,552,000 Local Export Total 3055.79 234,650,791

*Source: City Agriculturist Office

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Table 9. Monthly Volume of Unloading (MT) by Month at the Fish Port Complex: General Santos City, 2013-2015

Month 2013 2014 2015 January 9,926.69 13,913.02 20,692.35 February 17,136.23 17,364.78 18,019.91 March 13,545.77 17,307.50 16,317.32 April 13,511.93 18,679.84 16,173.45 May 22,838.10 19,509.57 21,972.91 June 14,113.55 17,536.25 21,763.79 July 14,727.48 17,799.61 12,645.64 August 15,341.82 12,393.50 17,479.52 September 11,815.14 10,774.02 15,172.92 October 10,361.50 18,139.18 16,893.90 November 12,884.14 16,618.27 15,796.03 December 11,376.40 13,832.00 24,702.16 Total 167,578.75 193,867.54 217,629.90 Monthly Average 13,964.90 16,155.63 18,135.83 Daily Average 465.50 538.52 604.53

*Source: Philippine Fisheries Development Authority, GSC

Table 10. Unloading of Tuna and Other Species (MT) at Fish Port Complex: General Santos City, 2013-2015

Specie 2013 2014 2015 Skip Jack Tuna 130,725.99 148,147.76 176,753.47 Yellow Fin Tuna (Matured) 10,724.70 10,890.35 9,352.97 Yellow Fin Tuna (carao,barilison & PL) 6,007.30 8,832.57 7,986.88 Round Scad ------6,417.45 Bullet Tuna 3,355.99 4,725.42 5,995.90 Other Specie 16,764.77 13,698.86 11,123.23 Total 167,578.75 186,294.96 217,629.90 Monthly Average 13,964.90 15,524.58 18,135.83 Daily Average 465.50 517.49 604.53

*Source: Phillipine Fisheries Development Authority, GSC

4.2 Agriculture

29% of the land in General Santos is used as agricultural area. It is the hub for business and trade particularly for fresh and processed agricultural products in the SOCSKSARGEN Region. In 2015 the City has a total of 5,837 farming households (City Agri.).

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The City has a total agricultural land area of 15,697.96 hectares (cultivated) located in 15 agricultural barangays. The City has nine (9) coastal barangays or a total of 21 agri- fishing barangays as follows: Agricultural barangays includes Batomelong, Conel, Katangawan, Lagao, Ligaya, Mabuhay, Olympog, San Isidro, San Jose, Sinawal, Tinagacan and Upper Labay while coastal barangays are Baluan, Buayan, Bula, Dadiangas South, Dadiangas West, Calumpang, Labangal, Siguel and Tambler. Major crops include rice, corn, coconut, mango and banana. Other crops include asparagus, cassava, pineapple, coffee, sugarcane and assorted vegetables. Some barangays are also into aquaculture/inland fishing.

Table 11. Cultivated Agricultural Area per Barangay: General Santos City

Barangay Agricultural Area

Baluan 835.33 Batomelong 792.93 Buayan 116.73 Conel 1,349.83 Katangawan 1,317.14 Lagao 253.38 Ligaya 610.00 Mabuhay 1,992.48 Olympog 982.89 San Isidro 534.14 San Jose 2,817.20 Siguel 721.40 Sinawal 1,391.00

Tinagacan 1,245.04

Upper Labay 738.48

Total 15,697.96 *Source: City Agriculturist Office

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Table 12. Area Planted and Production by Crops in General Santos City, 2015

Production Product Market Major Crops Area (Hectares) Volume (MT) Value Local Export Rice 1,096.94 9,872.46 187,576,740.00 Local Corn 5,403.78 37,801.96 491,425,480.00 Local Export Mango 2,386.74 8,353.59 334,143,600.00 Local Export Banana 651.05 10,954.23 211,547,257.00 •Lakatan 309.74 7,228.71 180,717,803.00 Local Export •Latundan 127.12 2,119.09 21,190,904.00 Local •Cardava 214.19 1,606.43 9,638,550.00 Local Other Commodities Cassava 116.96 3,508.80 10,526,400.00 Guava 4 32.00 1,120,000.00 Calamansi 22.5 182.25 8,201,250.00 Rubber 8 28.00 700,000.00 Coffee 14.8 10.36 704,480.00 Cacao 0.52 0.42 33,280.00 Pineapple 399.25 14,612.55 219,188,250.00 Cauliflower 0.5 10.00 500,000.00 Bulb Onion 28 560.00 53,200,000.00 Asparagus 98 196.00 11,760,000.00

Cashew (Nuts) 5.06 25.30 759,000.00 Papaya 13.83 268.44 2,684,403.00 Grand Total 10,249.93 86,416.35 1,534,070,140.00

*Source: City Agriculturist Office

4.3 Livestock

The animal population accounted are backyard and commercial production. Barangays Katangawan and Ligaya have piggery houses intended for commercial production.

Poultry species include chicken, ducks, turkeys and geese. Broiler chicken is produced on a large scale basis for meat purposes. Poultry houses can be found in Barangays Katangawan, Ligaya, Olympog and Sinawal. There are also producers of chicken eggs at Barangays Conel at Katangawan. While the culture of ducks (Muscovy) for meat and “balut” (Filipino Delicacy) has also become another livelihood opportunity for the people in the rural areas of the City.

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Table 13. Total Livestock Slaughtered (heads) by Type of Livestock and Value, General Santos City, 2013-2015

2013 2014 2015 Livestock Slaughtered Slaughtered Slaughtered Value (Php) Value (Php) Value (Php) (Heads) (Heads) (Heads) Cattle 4,018.00 122,950,800.00 3,594.00 103,866,600.00 3,740.00 114,444,000.00 Carabao 1,217.00 24,826,800.00 1,090.00 20,274,000.00 1,065.00 21,726,000.00 Swine 100,769.00 906,921,000.00 99,696.00 897,264,000.00 102,919.00 926,271,000.00 Goat 1,847.00 4,654,440.00 3,385.00 10,155,000.00 2,033.00 5,123,160.00 Poultry 10,659,413.00 1,119,238,365.00 9,455,964.00 897,264,000.00 8,430,207.00 927,322,770.00 Total 10,767,264.00 2,178,591,405.00 9,563,729.00 1,928,823,600.00 8,539,964.00 1,994,886,930.00

*Source: City Veterinarians Office, GSC

4.4 Top 20 Exported Products

For three consecutive years, Canned Pineapple and Canned Tuna still remains the top 2 exported products, while the tuna exported products has a total combined value of 295,759,161.74 US$ (88,545,119.19 kgs.) or 37.02% of the total exported products in 2015.

Table 14. Top 20 Exported Products by Volume and Value: General Santos City, 2015

Rank Commodities Volume (kgs) Value (US$) 1 Canned Pineapple 229,382,930.76 209,566,305.76

2 Canned Tuna 47,498,128.92 150,126,410.97 3 Crude Coconut Oil 98,014,000.00 103,019,783.18 4 Pouched Tuna 11,792,384.07 45,809,663.84 5 Fresh Pineapple 96,013,195.46 43,348,918.95 6 Frozen Tuna 9,085,326.65 39,414,178.75 7 Fresh Bananas 91,191,165.27 31,167,969.76 8 Coconut Water 21,100,030.00 24,069,644.58 9 Frozen Whole Tuna 13,395,885.14 23,864,450.95 10 Frozen Tuna Loins 4,483,152.55 21,194,628.73 11 Fresh Tuna 2,290,241.86 15,349,828.50 12 Coconut Oil 13,002,000.00 13,620,635.16 13 Smoked Fish 2,917,157.95 13,409,292.60 14 Frozen Milkfish 2,149,194.44 10,522,791.13 15 Copra Expeller Cake/Meal 26,763,495.00 6,397,098.90 16 Power Module, Engne & Transformer 557,200.00 5,700,000.00 17 Fishmeal 3,544,450.00 4,603,563.89 18 Dried Fruits 1,014,025.01 4,322,851.00 19 Crude Palm Oil 6,500,000.00 3,497,732.50 20 Banana Chips 3,136,294.41 2,537,999.81

Others 29,082,744.38 27,248,207.38 TOTAL 712,913,001.87 798,791,956.34

*Source: Bureau of Customs, General Santos City

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4.5 Top 20 Exporters

Table 15. Top 20 Exporters by Volume and Value: General Santos City, 2015

Rank Exporters Name Volume (kgs) Value (US$) 1 Dole Philippines Inc. 327,313,581.17 258,272,361.08 2 Cargill Oil Mills Philippines Inc. 137,781,495.00 123,088,097.21 3 Gen Tuna Corp. 20,500,935.55 78,222,663.24 4 Philbest Canning Corp. 27,659,581.06 74,968,472.88 5 Alliance Select Foods International 9,773,408.75 31,119,153.95 6 Century Pacific Agricultural Ventures Inc. 19,995,453.17 23,969,357.67 7 Ocean Canning Corp. 5,055,591.11 21,274,014.41 8 Seatrade Canning Corp. 5,113,780.63 15,638,447.61 9 Lapanday Foods Corp. 37,153,862.32 13,874,372.22 10 Celebes Canning Corp. 3,825,733.45 12,811,084.96 11 VL Lachira Trading Corp. 458,977.43 12,565,536.87 12 Tenpoint Manufacturing Corporation 787,374.82 12,261,863.84 13 Mommy Gina Tuna Resources 1,150,941.46 11,027,365.50 14 Alson Aquaculture Corp. 1,980,175.08 10,067,548.69 15 Frabelle Fishing Corp. 5,107,024.00 9,030,090.51 16 RD Fishing Ind. 4,494,480.00 7,196,177.30 17 Delinanas Development Corp. 30,066,278.00 6,969,312.00 18 Soenergy International Phils. 557,200.00 5,700,000.00 19 Century Pacific Foods Inc. 2,613,432.56 5,392,890.50 20 MK Smoked Fish Corp. 750,218.05 4,832,882.90 Others 70,773,478.26 60,510,263.00 TOTAL 712,913,001.87 798,791,956.34

*Source: Bureau of Customs, General Santos City

4.6 Top 20 Export Destinations

Figure 2. Top 20 Export Destinations 2015

235,728,311.07

129,822,353.78

106,987,220.02

45,271,857.81

45,276,098.45

35,178,644.39

23,671,585.31

21,782,758.81

16,767,889.52

13,317,813.11

12,133,191.72

8,240,938.89

6,709,096.04

5,647,375.93

7,210,762.07

5,034,332.94

5,921,872.09

5,887,833.20

5,789,707.22

5,266,488.17

UAE

Italy

USA

India

Israel

Spain

China

Japan

Korea

France

United…

Canada

Panama

Belgium

Vietnam

Australia

Germany

Netherlands

Saudi Arabia Saudi New Zealand

*Source: Bureau of Customs, General Santos City

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4.7 Commercial Activities

Typical of highly-urbanized cities in the country, General Santos has its own share of commercial strips and a Central Business District.

Major commercial strips include the stretch of Daproza Street, Jose Catolico Avenue, Pedro Acharon Sr. Boulevard, National Highway and Irineo Santiago Boulevard. Currently there are six (6) malls in the City, four (4) of which are located in the stretch of Jose Catolico Avenue, one (1) located at Santiago Boulevard and the last one located at Daproza Avenue. Soon another mall will rise in the City and it will be located at Barangay Calumpang.

The City’s Central Business District on the central portion of the City is concentrated on Pioneer Avenue (both Barangay Dadiangas South and Dadiangas West) and Santiago Boulevard.

Map 3. Central Business District: General Santos City

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In 2015 there are 10,665 registered businesses in General Santos City, among all the registered businesses in the City, Retail/Wholesale businesses have the highest count of 3,090 or 28.97%, followed by businesses which render service or contractors with a total count of 2,515 or 23.58%.

The total declared gross sale of these registered businesses is ₱80,833,869,837.42 which is ₱4,262,737,701.50 higher compared to ₱76,571,132,135.92 in 2014.

Out of the 10,665 registered businesses in General Santos, 1,324 are New Businesses. The total investment of these Registered New Businesses is ₱1,245,005,369.75. Below is the summary of the Registered Businesses and New Businesses in General Santos in 2014-2015.

Table 16. Number of Registered Businesses by Nature of Business: General Santos City, 2014-2015

2014 2015 Nature of Business Count Percentage Count Percentage Dealers 1,723 16.83 1755 16.46 Financial Intermediary 494 4.82 549 5.15 Contractors 2,375 23.21 2,515 24 Exporters 68 0.66 75 1.00 Retail/ Wholesale 3,043 29.74 3,090 29.00

Producer 150 1.46 152 1.43 Cooperatives 162 1.58 183 1.72 Manufacturer 342 3.34 345 3.23 Foundation 5 0.05 9 0.08 Amusement 178 1.73 243 2.28 Others(eatery,restaurant,food kiosk,coffee shop, etc.) 705 6.89 748 7.01 6 0.06 0.01 Transportation 1 Educational Institution 65 0.63 64 0.60

Non-Stock/Non-Profit 147 1.43 133 1.25 Deep Sea Fishing 64 0.62 68 0.64 Electric Cooperative 1 0.01 1 0.01 Associations 47 0.45 51 0.48 Processors 84 0.82 95 0.89 Non-Government Organization (NGO) 6 0.06 6 0.06 Real Estate Lessor 428 4.18 444 4.16

LPG Related 75 0.73 82 0.77 Oil Depot/Palm Oil Depot 1 0.01 2 0.02 Publication/ Publisher 11 0.11 12 0.11 Communication 22 0.21 22 0.21 Unclassified 30 0.29 20 0.19 TOTAL 10,232 100 10,665 100

**NOTE: includes additional line of business *Source: CMO- Permits and License Division TRACS 2015

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Table 17. Registered New Businesses by Nature of Business: General Santos City, 2015

Nature of Business Count Processor 17 Contractor 379 Dealer 198 Cooperative 19 Exporter 9 Retailer/Wholesaler 350 Manufacturer 33 →Bar-3, Billiard Table-2,Cocktail Lounge-30,Disco-1,Ktv-1,Sports Bar- Amusement 50 2,Swimming Pool/Resort=2,Visual Appa.-9

→Barbecue House-1,Burger House-1,Canteen-10,Carenderia-2,Coffee Others 120 Shop-2,Eatery-30,Food Kiosk-19,Refreshment Parlor-25,Restaurant-30

→Commercial Bank-1,Financing-2,Lending Investor-6,Life Insurance- Financial Intermediary 66 4,Money Changer-17,Money Remittance-12,Money Transfer- 5,Pawnshop-17,Rural Bank-1,Savings Bank-1 →Deep Sea Fishing-15,Fish-1,Poultry-1,Hybrid Corn Seeds-1,Veg. & Producer 19 Fruit Seeds-1 Educational Institution 3 Association 11 Non-Stock/Non-Profit 20 Publication/Publisher 3 Real Estate Lessor 25 →Commercial-21, Residential & Commercial-2, Residential-2 Telecommunication(Franchise) 2 TOTAL 1,324

*Source: CMO- Permits and License Division TRACS 2015

4.7 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 industrial support services.

4.8 Internal Revenue Collection

Table 18 shows an increase of taxes collected by the Bureau of Internal Revenue in 2015. The total increase in 2015 is ₱535,985,454.

Table 18. Internal Revenue Collection: General Santos City, 2014-2015

Internal Revenue Collection 2014 (Php) 2015 (Php)

Income Taxes 1,362,799,369.40 1,708,868,165.07 Business Taxes 495,568,789.04 606,555,883.39 Other Taxes 132,334,723.35 211,264,287.22 Total 1,990,702,881.79 2,526,688,335.68

*Source: Bureau of Internal Revenue, General Santos City 29

4.9 Real Estate

Although the assessed area decreased from 2014 to 2015 by 8,824,770.89 sq. m its market value increased from ₱ 32,987,820,214 in 2014 to ₱ 33,447,798,391 in 2015 as shown in table 19, the total increase was ₱ 459,978,177.

Table 19. Assessed Areas and Market Value of Lands by Classification: General Santos City, 2014-2015

Assessed Area (sq. m) Market Value Assessed Area (sq. m) Market Value Classification As of December 31, As of December 31, Land Land 2014 2015 Taxable Residential 37,307,585.60 7,626,219,048.00 39,017,164.15 7,908,753,729.00 Commercial 3,690,505.30 3,726,060,404.00 4,676,392.80 3,838,730,480.00 Agricultural 308,757,468.85 1,119,935,679.00 296,013,438.85 1,096,228,399.00 Industrial 8,761,156.42 2,089,835,970.00 8,828,519.65 2,058,323,132.00 Special- Hospital 118,203.00 47,833,690.00 118,203.00 47,833,690.00 Special- Recreational 602,178.00 29,650,090.00 518,541.00 24,793,570.00 Special- Educational 47,146.00 16,560,730.00 47,146.00 16,560,730.00 Special- Cultural 262,222.00 18,569,080.00 262,222.00 18,569,080.00

Special- Scientific - - - - Special- Gov't Owned 627,298.00 58,245,330.00 627,298.00 58,245,330.00 Road 6,995,021.43 960,870,628.00 7,304,516.53 1,019,792,959.00 AgriBusiness 123,038,665.00 213,774,806.00 123,424,275.00 218,811,294.00 Total Taxable 490,207,449.60 15,907,555,454.00 480,837,717.00 16,306,642,392.00

Exempt Residential 2,589,204.00 170,989,223.00 2,602,998.00 184,990,384.00 Commercial 136,952.01 193,359,940.00 139,780.01 194,072,860.00 Agricultural 59,309,044.00 83,393,715.00 59,414,464.00 84,414,181.00 Industrial 286,720.28 516,096,000.00 286,720.28 516,096,000.00 Religious 907,572.00 382,025,900.00 918,183.00 383,377,118.00 Charitable 121,569.00 21,651,150.00 121,569.00 21,651,150.00 Educational 3,650,270.70 889,090,720.00 3,660,951.70 889,595,686.00 Government 52,373,121.00 13,057,133,000.00 52,314,730.00 13,045,862,620.00 Road 7,093,257.30 1,766,525,112.00 7,553,276.03 1,821,096,000.00 Total Exempt 126,467,710.29 17,080,264,760.00 127,012,672.00 17,141,155,999.00

Grand Total 616,675,159.89 32,987,820,214.00 607,850,389.00 33,447,798,391.00 *Source: City Assessors Office Note: Data on Land Classification & Area indicate properties with ownership disputes w/c are assessed to contending parties

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4.10 Business Regulatory Measurers

To regulate business establishment and facilitate transactions for business permits, taxes and clearances, the City government passed the following legislations:

1. Revenue Code Ordinance 2. Ordinances in Business License/ Sticker 3. Regulations and Restrictions in Amusement and Fun Establishments 4. Zoning Ordinance 5. Ordinance on Billboards 6. Sanitary and Health Ordinance 7. Solid Waste Management Ordinance

4.11 Investment Potential

If the main criterion for a successful business is location supplemented by sound business support policies and good peace and order situation, General Santos is rated competitively with other prime areas in the Country. In 2014, the National Competitiveness Council ranked General Santos as the 12th Most Competitive City and 5th in Economic Dynamism. General Santos City is also considered as one of the fastest developing regional trade and commercial hubs outside Metro Manila.

4.12 Cost of Living

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an important indicator of the economy used to compare price movements. It also measures the value of a peso relative to a base year period. It also determines inflation rate.

The price level of consumer goods and services purchased by consumers in South Cotabato did not change very significantly from January-December 2015. On the average, Consumer Price Index is at 141.5, Inflation Rate at 1.5 and the Purchasing Power of peso at 0.71.

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Table 20. Consumer Price Index, Inflation Rate and Purchasing Power of Peso by Month: South Cotabato (including General Santos City), 2015

Purchasing Month CPI Inflation Rate Power of Peso January 140 2.6 0.71 February 139.9 3.1 0.71 March 140.9 3.6 0.71 April 141.3 2.8 0.71

May 142.2 1.9 0.70 June 142.6 1.1 0.70 July 142.7 0.4 0.70 August 142.3 -0.3 0.70 September 142 0.1 0.70 October 141.2 1.1 0.71 November 140.9 0.5 0.71

December 141.9 1.3 0.70 Average 141.5 1.5 0.71

*Source: National Statistics Office, General Santos City

The latest poverty estimates of National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB- now part of Philippine Statistical Authority) shows a much higher poverty incidence in the Region of 37.4 than the country at 21.1 in 2015. In Region XII poverty incidence or the proportion of families with capita income falling below the poverty line has a slight decrease from 37.5% in 2012 to 37.4% in 2015. Among the provinces in Region XII, the province of South Cotabato which includes General Santos also had a decrease of 3.1% from 28 % in 2012 to 24.9% in 2015.

Table 21 also shows that the per capita poverty threshold in the Region, or the amount needed by a person to satisfy his and other basic needs annually was estimated at ₱11,041 in 2015 or about ₱920 monthly.

Table 21. Per Capita Poverty Threshold and Poverty Incidence among Families, Philippines, Region XII and its Provinces: 2009, 2012, 2015

Per Capita Threshold (Php) Poverty Incidence among Families (%) 2009 2012 2015 2009 2012 2015 Philippines 8,448 9,385 10,969 22.9 22.3 21.1 Region XII 8,126 9,243 10,488 31.1 37.5 37.4 North Cotabato 7,321 8,969 10,240 24.4 43.9 41.8 Saranggani 7,890 9,303 10,347 45.4 46.5 54.5 South Cotabato b/ 8,439 9,797 11,041 26.8 28 24.9 Sultan Kudarat 8,508 8,642 10,234 44.2 41.6 47.4 Cotabato City a/ b/ 9,172 10,168 11,271 24.5 41.5 35.1

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4.13 Water

The main source of water in General Santos is ground water. Rural Water and Sanitation Association (RWSA) and General Santos City Water District (GSCWD) are the two major water providers of the City.

As of April 2016, there are 167 RWSA’s operating and serving seventeen (17) barangays in the City (Integrated Barangay Affairs). It consists of seven (7) shallow wells, ninety (90) deep wells, six (6) improved spring serving and fifty seven (57) free flowing (CPDO (Geotagging)). RWSA water rate ranges from ₱7 to ₱30 per cu.m as the highest.

The tables below show the number of service connection and water rate by classification of General Santos City Water District. Other households in the City have their own free flowing water.

Table 22. Number of Service Connection by Barangay Served by User Classification, GSC Water District, 2015

Number of Service Connection by Barangay Served by User Classification Special Barangay Residential Government Commercial (Bulk/Wholesale) Dadiangas South 611 38 588 2 Dadiangas East 776 7 276 - Dadiangas North 1,119 25 150 - Dadiangas West 1,085 40 80 - Bula 3,194 40 35 - Lagao 5,158 27 267 2 City Heights 3,973 14 182 - San Isidro 6,827 5 135 - Mabuhay 363 - 5 - Sinawal 558 2 5 - Labangal 2,365 17 36 1 Apopong 6,469 56 325 4 Calumpang 6,071 142 110 - Fatima 5,835 19 26 - Tambler 248 - 3 - Total 44,652 432 2,223 9

*Source: GSC Water District

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Table 23. GSCWD Water Rates by Classification: General Santos City, 2015

Consumption Classification Minimum (0- 11-20 cu.m. 21-30 cu.m. 31-40 cu.m. 41 cu.m. & up 10 cu.m.) Residential 212 23.05 23.05 26.65 30.5 Government 212 23.05 26.65 30.5 34.5 Commercial- A/ 424 46.1 53.3 61 69 Industrial Commercial-B 371 40.3 46.6 53.35 60.35 Commercial-C 318 34.55 39.95 45.75 51.75 Commercial-D 265 28.8 33.3 38.1 41.1 Bulk/Wholesale 636 69.15 79.95 91.5 103.51 Minimum of 10 cu.m= ₱212 Price per liter= ₱0.0212 Price cu.m= ₱21.20

* Source: General Santos City Water District

4.14 Electricity

South Cotabato Electric Cooperative II (SOCOTECO II) is the only electricity provider in General Santos City. It distributes the power into three Business Areas (Districts) namely, East, Central and West.

There are two (2) Transmission or Distribution Lines in the city. Lines owned by National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP)-Power Transmission Line and SOCOTECO II Sub-Transmission Lines. Both lines have been constructed since 1977 and are continuously expanded on 138KV, 239KV and 69KV respectively.

The performance of the South Cotabato Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II) is rated fairly despite the occurrence of rotational brownouts within its coverage area. This is due to the insufficient supply of power generated for the entire Mindanao Area. Other identified causes of local electric power interruptions (except when power supply of the provider becomes deficient) are; power overload that automatically trips off the pole mounter transformer on the site, heavy rains with gusty winds and thunderstorms, curtailment of power due to scheduled rotational brownouts and regular repairs and maintenance of lines and transformers which should not be more than six (6) hours brownout time (SOCOTECO II).

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Table 24. SOCOTECO II Electricity Rate per Consumer Classification: General Santos City, 2015

Cost Per Kilowatt as of December 2015 Type Amount Residential 8.0898 Lower Voltage Commercial 7.8937 Industrial 7.8937

Public Building 7.8937

Street Lights 7.8937 Higher Voltage Industrial 6.4969 Commercial 6.4969 Public Building 6.4969 *Source: www.socoteco2.ph

Table 25. Consumers Served by SOCOTECO II: General Santos City, 2015

Indicators Quantitative Value Residential 76,669 Commercial 4,928 Industrial 87 Public Building 904

Street Lights 45 *Source: SOCOTECO II

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4.15 Crime Statistics

Although the crime solution efficiency decreased from 41.59% in 2014 to 39.13% in 2015, the total crimes reported decreased from 9,981 crimes reported in 2014 to 8,315 reported crimes in 2015 (1,666 crime difference) as shown in the table below. According to the Philippine National Police- General Santos the following are the usual reasons why there are a large number of unsolved crimes in the City; refusal of victims to file a legal action against the offenders, significant time gap between commission of crime, lack of cooperation of witnesses to gather evidences to apprehend the offender and victims filed a complaint but failed to follow up the status of the crime.

Table 26 Crime Statistics: General Santos City, 2014-2015

Crimes Reported Solved Unsolved Crime Activities 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 Index Crime 5,011 4,061 1,359 1,052 3,549 3,009 Against Person Murder 79 84 20 19 59 65 Homicide 15 16 10 10 5 6 Physical Injuries 1,206 1,008 553 422 653 586 Rape 64 108 6 42 58 66 Against Properties Robbery 862 616 62 55 800 561 Theft 2,604 2,056 630 464 1,974 1,592 Carnapping 129 33 96 Cattle Rustling 44 7 37 Other Index Crimes 181 78 103 Non-Index Crime 4,970 4,254 2,792 2,202 2,178 2,052 Violation of Special Laws Other Non-Index Crime Total Crime Volume 9,981 8,315 4,151 3,254 5,727 5,061 Crime Solution Efficiency 41.59% 39.13%

*Source:Philippine National Police, GSC

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5.0 TOURISM

5.1 Tourist Attraction

The table below shows the different Ecotourism Destination in the City with its address, contact person, description and activities you can do at the place.

Table 27. Ecotourism Destination: General Santos City, 2015

Mountain Resorts Name of Destination Location/Address Contact Person Description of the Place Activities Provided Rock Climbing, Bouldering, Klaja Cave/ Malakong Wall/ Rogelio Mascardo @ 0905-887-0826 or Brgy. Conel Open Campsites Caving, Camping, Mountain Amsekong Falls Brgy. Affairs Office (083)304-2211 Biking & Falls Hopping Brgy. Capt. Azucena Lasid Baton or Brgy. Falls Hopping, Canyoneering, Sapsapan Falls Brgy. Upper Labay Open Campsites Affairs Office (083)304-2211 Camping Ideal for Hiking, Trekking, Biking Datal Cry Hot Spring Brgy. San Jose Mr. William Moraca @0927-796-1232 Hot Spring & Swimming Pikung Heng Falls Brgy. San Jose Mr. William Moraca @0927-796-1232 Water falls Camping & Swimming Brgy. Capt. Dominador Olarte Lozano El Minit Hot Spring (Geyser) Brgy. Sinawal @0917-962-6288 or Brgy. Affairs Office Open Campsites River Trekking, Camping & Hiking (083)304-2211 Infrastructure & Agriculture

Phil. Fisheries Development Authority @ Wharf,Cold Storage Buildings,Freezers, Sightseeing/Study Tour, Tuna GSC Fishport Brgy. Tambler (083) 380- 7272 Trading Area (Pre-arrange Tours) Unloading, Trading & Packaging Joven Chua @ (083)552-3881/552-3651/380- Slaughter House and Freezer (Pre- Farm Tour/Cattle & Goat Jolisa Agribusiness Brgy. Apopong 7558 Arrange Tour) Fattening and Farm Demo Dr. Lilia Mirabueno @ (083)552-4624/552- Harvesting and Packaging Area (Pre- Mira Orchid Farm Brgy. Baluan Orchid & Ornamental Plant 2774 arrange Tour) Mountain Camping Lautengco Mountain View Resort Brgy. Olympog Family Log Cabin & Open Campsite Camping,Team Building Trekking, Hiking Trails, Ziplines & Zipline (300m & 700m), Hiking 5th Mountain of B'lakayo Brgy. Olympog James Betonio @0923-222-5040 Cable Car and Bonzai Garden Cultural & Museum Gen. Paulino Santos Museum at NDDU National Highway, GSC Bro. Willy Lubrico @ (083) 552-5196 Museum Viewing of Memorabilia MSU Cultural Museum Brgy. Fatima Alma Aguja @0910-826-8116 Museum Glimpse of Artifact and Relics Plaza Heneral Santos City Hall Drive, Pioneer Ave. Gensan's Plaza Remain of Gen. Paulino Santos Eco Tourism Restaurant Su-tu-kil of Gensan that offers Gensan's Tuna Product & other Tiongson Arcade Tiongson St., Brgy. Lagao Arvein Tiongson @0923-738-1900 Gensans Tuna product seafoods delicacies Plaza, Sarangani Gazebo,Garden, Garden & Restaurant Sarangani Highland Brgy. Tambler Dra. Abella @553-3509/ 304-0752 Grotto overlooking the Sarangani Bay Mt. Sabrina Panoramic View Garden & Restaurant & Resort Brgy. Tambler Ms. Sally @ 0923-723-3070/ 0949- 867-4725 Garden, Swimming Pool overlooking the Sarangani Bay *Source: City Economic Management & Cooperative Office

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5.2 Cultural and Tourism Activities

General Santos celebrates nine (9) major cultural and tourism activities annually and these are: Foundation Anniversary/ Kalilangan Festival which is celebrated every 27th day of February, in 2011 Kalilangan Festival was awarded as the Best Tourism event in the Philippines (Culture & Arts category, City Level). Summerfest in April, Gensan Eco Karera every 1st week of May, Yaman Gensan and Lechon Festival every June, every 5th day of September City Charter/ Tuna Festival is being celebrated, National Tourism Week every last week of September which garnered an award in 2011 as the Best Tourism Week Celebration of the Philippines, E-Business Week in Gensan every 2nd week of November and Paskohan sa Gensan every month of December.

5.3 Domestic and Foreign Tourist

Table 28 shows the increase of domestic and foreign guest in 2015. The total recorded number of domestic and foreign guest in 2014 was 375,392 and 10,204 respectively, while in 2015 the recorded number of domestic guest was 456,247 and 12,357 foreign guest. That is a 21.53% increase in domestic guest and 21.09% increase in foreign guest. The month with the highest domestic guest in 2014 was during the month of October (38,699) while in 2015 the month with the highest domestic guest was during the month of May (47,701). On the other hand, in 2014 the highest month with the most foreign guest was during the month of March (1,231) while in 2015 the month with the highest count of foreign was during the month of December (1,419).

Table 28. Annual Domestic and Foreign Visitor Summary by Month: General Santos City, 2014-2015

Domestic Guest Foreign Guest Total Month Year Year Year 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 January 26,635 33,620 826 1,019 27,461 34,639 February 27,787 33,156 844 923 28,631 34,079 March 26,805 24,783 1,231 921 28,036 25,704 April 27,383 40,791 676 955 28,059 41,746 May 33,354 47,701 749 1,139 34,103 48,840 June 26,872 34,411 433 881 27,305 35,292 July 30,255 37,158 969 1,049 31,224 38,207 August 30,911 37,337 863 849 31,774 38,186 September 34,108 39,602 440 1,080 34,548 40,682 October 38,699 42,061 870 954 39,569 43,015 November 35,078 40,159 1,090 1,168 36,168 41,327 December 37,505 45,468 1,213 1,419 38,718 46,887 Grand Total 375,392 456,247 10,204 12,357 385,596 468,604 *Source:City Economic Management & Cooperative Development Office 38

Table 29. Annual Foreign Visitor Market by Month: General Santos City, 2015

Nationality Month American Korean Australian Japanesse Chinesse Other Nationalities Total January 241 207 103 80 50 338 1019 February 193 166 90 61 48 365 923 March 171 119 84 77 57 413 921 April 206 148 99 65 36 347 901 May 263 203 128 63 48 365 1070 June 203 122 89 59 56 352 881 July 213 251 98 61 89 346 1058 August 163 169 40 85 36 348 841 September 268 232 76 96 58 349 1079 October 229 163 95 62 44 345 938 November 476 174 69 85 54 305 1163 December 704 210 67 112 35 279 1407 Grand Total 3,330 2,164 1,038 906 611 4,152 12,201 *Source: City Economic Management and Cooperative Development Office

6.0 TRANSPORTATION

6.1 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 City. 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, Multicabs, Taxis and Tricycles provide the means of conveyance along most major corridors in the City. Currently, the City has seven (7) operational traffic lights; two (2) along Pioneer Avenue and five (5) in National Highway.

Franchising of four-wheeled public transport vehicle is being handled by Land Transportation and Franchising Board (LTFRB) while on the other hand franchising of Tricycles is manage by Motorized Tricycle Franchising Regulatory Board (MTFRB). As of 2014 there are 6,358 tricycles with franchise in the City. The table below shows the number of issued and approved franchise in General Santos City in the last 4 years.

Table 30. Number of Franchise Issued and Approved, General Santos City, 2012-2015

Year Type of Vehicle Total 2012 2013 2014 2015

Multicab 202 100 76 27 405 . Jeepney 238 128 89 71 526 Taxi 56 27 15 23 121 *Source: Land Transportation *Note: LTFRB Franchise is valid for 5 Franchising and Regulatory years Board

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6.1.1 Accessibility

Accessibility is among the City’s prime advantage. Considered as the heart of SOCSARGEN area, the City is provided with good access road to and from adjacent Cities, such as Koronadal, Tacurong, Digos and other Municipalities/ Cities. National Highway road in the City has a road width of twenty (2 0) meters, City Roads width ranges from 6.70 to 15 meters and barangay road width ranges from 5 to 12 meters (CEO, DPWH).

Main roads such as National Highway provide inter-city linkages. A few concrete bridges connect gaps in the road network which provides important access to Sarangani Province and South Cotabato.

As of 2015, the City has a total of twenty nine (29) bridges which are all in good condition. The load capacity ranges from 10 to 20 tons. Sixteen (16) of these bridges are classified as National while the remaining thirteen (13) are under the City. By type of built, twenty four (24) are Reinforced Concrete Deck Girder, one (1) Steel Bridge and four (4) are Double Barrel with concrete flooring.

Table 31 Inventory of Bridges: General Santos City, 2015

Location Year Bridge Name Classification (Barangay) Constructed 1 Tinagacan Bridge Tinagacan 1975 National 2 Silway Bridge City Heights/ Labangal 1993 National 3 Apopong Bridge Apopong 1975 National 4 Sinawal Bridge Sinawal 2003 National 5 Molok Bridge Labangal 1997 National 6 Makar Bridge I Labangal 1997 National 7 Makar Bridge II Labangal 1997 National 8 Banwalan Bridge Tambler 1997 National 9 Balnabu Bridge Siguel 1981 National 10 London Bridge Siguel 1981 National 11 Bawing Bridge Siguel 1981 National 12 Buayan Bridge Buayan 1971 National 13 Upper Sinawal Bridge Sinawal 2011 National 14 Upper Makar Bridge Apopong 2012 National 15 Lower Apopong Bridge II Apopong 2015 National 16 Upper Silway Bridge Mabuhay 2015 National 17 Lanton Bailey Bridge Apopong Local 18 Cabuay Bridge Sinawal 2001 Local 19 Balite Bailey Bridge Lagao 2013 Local 20 Lower Silway Bridge Dadiangas West 1996 Local 21 Udagre Bridge Conel Local 22 Fataldao Bridge San Jose 2009 Local 23 San Jose Bridge San Jose 2007 Local 24 San Vicente Bridge Olympog Local 25 New Paradise Bridge Upper Labay 2008 Local 26 Masunurin Concrete Bridge San Isidro Local 27 Bailey Bridge Tinagacan Local 28 Olympog Bridge Olympog Local 29 Guadalupe Bridge Conel Local *Source: CEO, DPWH

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6.1.2 Road Network

General Santos is more often a transit point than a final destination. A total of 117.64 kilometers of National Road connects the City to its provincial and regional neighbors. Out of these, 78.79 kilometers or 67% are concrete roads and 41.90 kilometers or 33% are asphalt paved roads. Digos-Marbel road is the primary road connecting General Santos to South Cotabato. The other primary links to Sarangani Province are Digos- Makar Road, Makar-Kiamba Road and Digos-Makar-Buayan-Glan Road.

Intra-City linkages are also well established through with its city and barangay roads. The city roads have a total length of 314.932 kilometers. Concrete road has a total of 123.754 (39.3%) kilometers; asphalt road is about 3.064 (0.97%) kilometers in total, while the city gravel road has a total of 0.51 (0.16%) kilometer and 186.553 (59.24%) kilometers of earth roads. On the other hand barangay roads have a total length of 267.707 kilometers, it consist of 192.064 (71.74%) kilometers of earth roads, 49.87 (18.63%) kilometers of concrete roads and 25.772 (9.63%) kilometers of gravel roads.

Table 32. Local and National Road Inventory: General Santos City, 2015

Total Road Length City Roads Earth Concrete Asphalt Gravel (Kms.) Apopong 7.235 4.765 2.470 - - Baluan 20.585 12.837 7.748 - - Buayan 19.636 15.660 2.415 - 0.51 Bula 14.633 4.552 10.081 - - Calumpang 26.400 11.135 15.265 - - City Heights 14.025 5.845 7.756 0.424 - Dadiangas East 9.150 0.050 9.100 - - Fatima 90.389 80.904 9.485 - - Labangal 9.940 9.468 0.472 - - Lagao 39.09 17.291 19.765 2.034 - Dadiangas North 12.026 - 12.026 - - San Isidro 31.110 23.322 7.182 0.606 - Dadiangas South 11.340 - 11.340 - - Tambler 2.687 0.458 2.229 - - Dadiang West 6.686 0.266 6.42 - - Sub-Total 314.932 186.553 123.754 3.064 0.51 Total Road Length Barangay Roads Earth Concrete Asphalt Gravel (Kms.) Batomelong 6.260 1.695 2.166 - 2.399 Siguel 23.905 - 0.532 - 23.373 Conel 21.250 13.543 7.707 - - Katangawan 42.238 35.729 6.509 - - Mabuhay 38.155 28.460 9.695 - - Olympog 6.916 3.861 3.055 - - San Jose 27.750 22.295 5.455 - - Sinawal 30.055 24.567 5.488 - - Tinagacan 19.460 15.785 3.675 - - Upper Labay 39.770 35.287 4.483 - - Ligaya 11.948 10.842 1.106 - - Sub-Total 267.707 192.064 49.87 - 25.772

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Total Road Length National Roads Earth Concrete Asphalt Gravel (Kms.) Digos-Makar 24.95 - 12.83 12.12 - Makar-Marbel 8.48 - 7.53 0.95 - Makar-Kiamba 17.38 - 2.44 14.94 - Marbel-Makar 35.16 - 26.82 8.34 - Buayan-Glan 0.480 - - 0.48 - Jct Digos-Buayan- 5.06 - 3.05 2.01 - Airport Jct Digos-Makar- 0.240 - 0.24 - - Buayan-Airport Filipino-American 7.13 - 7.13 - - Friendship Ave. GSC Circumferential 18.76 - 18.76 - - Road Sub-Total 117.64 - 78.79 38.84 - Grand Total 700.28 378.62 252.42 41.90 26.28 *Source: City Engineers Office Department of Public Works & Highways

6.1.3 Traffic Management

The City has two offices that ensure the management of the City’s traffic flow and these are the General Santos City Traffic Management Office (GSCTRAMCO) and the Philippine National Police Traffic Enforcement Division/ Highway Patrol Group of the City Police. The GSCTRAMCO employs traffic aides who direct traffic on congested streets and intersections. Impounding of stalled vehicles is also carried out by the division to ensure that streets and thoroughfares are free from any obstructions that may result to congestions and bottlenecks. On the other hand, the PNP Traffic/ Highway Patrol Group takes care of major thoroughfares, responds to traffic emergencies and issues violation tickets to traffic violators.

Table 33. Number of Registered Vehicles by type of Vehicle: General Santos City, October 2015

Registration of Motor Vehicles Private Total Cars 12,327 Truck/Bus 2,355 Motorcycle 26,255 Motorcyle w/ Sidecar 6,712 Trailer 185 Total 47,834 For Hire Car 352 Filcab 205 Truck/Bus 293 Tricycle 3,157 Trailer 26 Total 4,033 Government Cars 183 Truck/Bus 83 Motorcycle 273 Trailer 1 Total 540 Grand Total 52,407

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6.1.4 Transport Terminal

The City has two overland transport terminals, namely Eusebio Bulaong Terminal and Lagao Food Terminal. The 1.144 hectare Bulaong Terminal is owned by the Local Government and managed by the Office of the City Administrator. The operation and maintenance of these terminals are provided for in Ordinance #08, series of 2005. Lagao Food Terminal is also owned by the Local Government but the maintenance and management of it is being handled by Barangay Lagao.

Bulaong Terminal caters to inter-regional buses from General Santos to Davao, Cotabato, Cagayan De Oro, Koronadal and Tacurong City. There are four (4) bus companies providing service to the commuters of the City; these are Yellow Bus Line, Holiday Bus, Husky Bus Line and Rural Transit. In the 2013 Report of the City Administrator’s Office, Bulaong Terminal has an average of 345 trips per day.

The City has several private and informal terminals. Most of these private terminals are located near the six (6) malls in the City.

Table 34. Bus Fares by Bus Company and Destination, General Santos City, 2016

Fare Rate Route From:To Aircon Deluxe YELLOW BUS LINE GSC- DIGOS ₱150 ₱100 GSC- DAVAO ₱240 ₱160

GSC- POLOMOLOK ₱25 ₱22 GSC- MARBEL ₱95 ₱75 GSC- TACURONG ₱147 GSC- ISULAN ₱167 MINDANAO STAR GSC- DAVAO ₱190 GSC- MARBEL ₱80 HUSKY GSC- ISULAN ₱150 GSC- COTABATO ₱300 RURAL TOURS GSC- CAGAYAN ₱720 *Source: City Terminal, GSC **Note: 20% discount are given to Students & Senior Citizens

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6.2 Water Transportation

The presence of the commercial wharves in Barangay Dadiangas South and Barangay Dadiangas West provides mode of transport mainly for cargo and for commuters opting for a faster route to and from the municipalities of Sarangani and Jose Abad Santos.

On the other hand, the Port of General Santos (Makar Port) which is located in Barangay Labangal provides inter-island and international point of entry and exit for cargoes. Makar Port is so far the only port in Mindanao that is gantry-ready and has actually the deepest controlling draft at twelve (12) meters.

The port’s container yard is capable of stacking up to five containers high and presently logs and estimated discharged rate of 15 TEUs (Techinal Equivalent Unit) an hour per crane, way above the discharge rates of the North Harbor in Cebu and Davao port which are just 5-8 TEUs per hour/crane.

It is also strategically located in the heart of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippine- East Asia 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 West Coast of United States corridor.

Map 4. Map of BIMP-EAGA Members

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Table 35. Shipping Operations and Volume of Cargo: General Santos City, 2015

Shipping Operations Volume of Cargoes No. of Vessels/ Ship Year Year Calls 2014 2015 Domestic 418 612 Foreign 272 335 Cargo Traffic Domestic Inbound Breakbulk 146,112.00 108,662.43 Bulk 16,417.00 34,721.33 Containerized 456,057.00 631,590.00 Outbound Breakbulk 23,663.00 8,370.58 Bulk 14,959.00 22,107.46 Containerized 407,007.00 560,194.00 Foreign Import Breakbulk 275.00 128,913.19 Bulk 33,373.00 37,025.13 Containerized 703,709.00 345,598.80 Export Breakbulk 86,974.00 - Bulk 61,196.00 77,823.33 Containerized 281,401.00 852,820.03 Total Cargo (MT) 2,231,143.00 2,807,826.28 *Source: Philippine Port Authority- PMO SOCSARGEN

6.3 Air Transportation

The General Santos International Airport located at Barangay Fatima is the largest airport in Mindanao. This international standard airport has a 3,277 meter concrete runway capable of handling very large aircrafts such as the Airbus A340 and the Boeing 747-400. It is seventeen (17) kilometers from downtown General Santos. A six (6) 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 (USAID).

General Santos City is only an hour and twenty minutes flight at some 1,200 statute miles from Manila, the main gateway and capital of the country. It is served by four (4) carriers; Philippine Airlines (PAL), PAL Express, Cebu Pacific and Tiger Air- providing daily flights to Manila, Cebu and Iloilo. Cebu Pacific and Tiger Air offer night flights to their customers. The flight schedule are as follows: two (2) morning flights from Manila to Gensan every day, two (2) afternoon flights every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and one (1) every Sunday. In the evening, there are two (2) flights from Monday to Friday and one (1) every Saturday. From Cebu to Gensan, there is one (1) morning flight every

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Monday, Wednesday and Friday and one (1) afternoon flight every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. From Iloilo to Gensan, there is one (1) afternoon flight every day.

General Santos International Airport has a total of 2,353 flights going in and out of the City in 2015 and these flights brought a total of 353,486 passengers in the City. Out of these passengers there are about 3,237 non-revenue passengers or passengers that are traveling for free or with discount, a non-revenue passenger also includes infants. There were also 543 deadhead passengers who are mostly employees from aircraft companies who travel for free on work related trips.

Table 36. Flight Operation, Volume of Passenger and Cargo: General Santos City, 2014-2015

Number of Flights Number of Passengers Cargoes (kgs.) Year Incoming Outgoing Incoming Outgoing Non-Revenue Deadhead Transit Incoming Outgoing 2014 2,255 2,255 353,342 359,785 4,524 1,116 224 7,696,534 12,955,051 2015 2,353 2,353 353,486 366,649 3,237 543 --- 7,650,675 13,352,503

*Source: Civil Aviation Authority of Philippines, GSC

The image below is the proposed design for the GenSan Aerotropolis or General Santos City Airport Industrial Complex by Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). According to Director Janet M. Lopoz (MinDA Executive Director), this project will integrate the different point of entry in Region 12, particularly General Santos City’s International Airport, Fishport Complex and Makar Wharf.

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7.0 SOCIAL SERVICES

7.1 Social Welfare

The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) is the local government’s primary welfare agency. Its responsibility is to uplift the living condition and improve the quality of life of the poorest sector of the population through its various comprehensive programs and services. These programs are designed to enable the poor to become self-reliant and contribute to local and national development.

Below are the social welfare agencies and organizations which help CSWDO in their programs and activities. These social welfare agencies and organizations are mostly associated with religious sector, serving the needs of street children, abused women and children, elderly and needy youth, as well as outreach activities and ministers to the needy parishioners.

Table 37. Registered Social Welfare Agencies/ Organizations: General Santos City

Registered Social Welfare Agencies in Area Based Standard Network- Sarangani-Gensan (ABSNET-SARGEN)

Bantay Bata 163 SOCSARGEN Naomi’s Heart Mission Association Inc.

Bobslor Pacquaio Foundation Inc. Nationwide Muslim Christian Foundation Inc. (NMCFI) Building Alternative Rural Resource Institutions & Organizing Notre Dame Business Resource Center Foundation Inc. Services Inc. (BARRIOS Inc.) (NDBRCFI) Center for Community Transformation Group Ministries (CCT) OND Hesed Found Inc.

Christian Light Foundation Inc. (CLF) Our Lady of Refuge- Dangpanan Foundation Inc.

Community Access for Resources on Entrepreneurship (CARE) PASALI Phils. Foundation Inc. Foundation Inc. Community Health and Development Inc. (COMDEV) Pasasambao Integrated Health Services Inc. (PIHS)

People’s Advancement Through Leadership and Management Conrado and Ladislawa Alcantara Foundation Inc. (CLAFI) Inc. (PALM) Dad. West Central Elem. School Teachers Coop. RD Foundation Inc.

Dalan sa Kalambuan Sarangani Lingap Center Family Planning Organization of the Phils. Inc. SOCSARGEN Senators Gaudencio and Magnolia Antonio Foundation Inc. (FPOP) Gensan Home for Children (Boys) GSHC Share an Opportunity Philippines Inc. (SAO)

Hearts and Brains Inc. (HABI) Sigay Kauyagan (formerly BLTC)

SOCSARGEN Indigenous Economic Community Development International Care Ministries Foundation Inc. (ICMFI) Association Inc. (SEICDA Inc.) Jesus Christ Our Savior Foundation at General Santos Inc. South Cotabato International Port Services Inc. (SCIPSI)

Kabalikat para sa Maunlad na Buhay (KMBI) GenSan Southern Mindanao Adventist Community Service Inc. (SMACS)

KATIYAKAP Inc. Southern Mindanao Self Reliance Medical Foundation Inc.

Katotohanan, Pagkakaisa at Serbisyo Inc. (KPS) Southern Phils. Tribal Missions Foundation Inc. (SPTMFI)

Korean Martial Arts Training Inc. St. Agnes of Montepulciano Childrens Home Inc.

Malipayon Children Foundation St. Elizabeth Cranlofacial Foundation

Marcellin Foundation Inc. St. Gemma Galgani’s Home for Children

Ma. Goretti Home for Girls Inc. St. Vincent Strambi Home for the Aged Inc.

Mga Batang Pinili Inc. Street Obligations

Mindanawan Community Dev’t. Org. Inc. (MCDOI) Substitute Home for Girls (SHFG)

Mother Francisca Community Assistance Foundation Inc. Sunrise Organizations Philippines Inc. HOUSE OF SHILOH

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7.1.1 Early Childhood Care

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 role as primary caregivers and as their first teacher. Under the oversight of CSWDO, it promoted the children with special needs at day care centers 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 the parents and communities in ECCD programs, raising awareness on the importance of ECCD and promoting community development efforts that improve the quality of life for young children and families.

The table below shows the summary of day care centers and day care center workers in General Santos City.

Table 38. Number Day Care Centers in General Santos City, by Barangay, 2015

Barangay Number of Day Care Center Apopong 6 Baluan 2 Batomelong 2 Buayan 5 Bula 11 Calumpang 32 City Heights 6 Conel 5 Dad. East 2 Dad. North 2 Dad. South 2 Dad. West 4 Fatima 21 Katangawan 6 Labangal 17 Lagao 13 Ligaya 3 Mabuhay 6 Olympog 2 San Isidro 7 San Jose 2 Siguel 7 Sinawal 7 Tambler 6 Tinagacan 2 Upper Labay 1 Total 179

*Source: City Social Welfare & Development Office, GSC

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Table 39. Summary of Day Care Center Workers in General Santos City, 2015

Day Care Center Workers LGU Paid •SNP (Honorarium) 4 •Job Order 20 •Regular 31 Barangay Paid 120 NGO Paid 3 Total 178

*Source: City Social Welfare & Development Office, GSC

7.1.2 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 General Santos City Senior Citizen Center was one of the first facilities in the country for the elderly people and this was funded by Senator Edgardo Angara. This center is a place with recreational, educational, health and social programs. Facilities are designed for the full enjoyment and benefits of the senior citizens of the City. Its function is to identify the needs, trainings and opportunities of senior citizens. Also 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 a well-established senior citizen groups and during Barangayan (program of the local government) the local government with the help of PHILBEST distributes groceries for the senior citizens. Also with the help of RD Foundation medical missions for Senior Citizens happens every quarter of the year. The

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local government of General Santos City also passed an ordinance (Ordinance No. 12 Series of 2015) granting senior citizens free movie privilege in selected movie theater every first and last Monday of the Month. The national government funded the Social Pension Payout for the qualified indigent Senior Citizen to support them with their needs. There are about 2,334 beneficiaries of this program in 2015 which is 1,281 higher compared to 2014 (1,053); the qualified indigent senior citizen will get ₱1,500 quarterly or ₱500 per month. During the month of October, Senior Citizens Week is being celebrated. Various activities for Senior Citizens such as sports fest and medical missions are held during this week.

7.1.3 Women/ Solo Parent

The City Government recognizes the role of women in nation building and has ensured fundamental equality before the law of women and men. The City government recognized and advocates women rights. It provides opportunities of gender equality. On the other hand, the City government continuously promoted the family as the foundation of the nation. It strengthens its solidarity and ensures it development. Solo Parents in the city can apply for Solo Parent ID which will give them additional seven (7) days leave in their work.

7.1.4 Differently Abled-Persons

Those persons suffering from restrictions from different abilities as a result of mental, physical and sensory impairment, to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being 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 locally-funded prosthesis center at Barangay Fatima. It has also provided an office and business spaces at the Freedom Park for the cooperative of differently-abled persons. 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 persons are currently working at the City Government.

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Table 40. Social Welfare Beneficiaries: General Santos City, 2015

NO. OF DAY CARE CENTERS AND SOCIAL WELFARE BENEFICIARIES Indicators Quantity Social Welfare Beneficiaries- Child Welfare 26,756 Social Welfare Beneficiaries- Family & Community Welfare 25,298 Social Welfare Beneficiaries- Persons w/ Disabilities 819 Social Welfare Beneficiaries- Senior Citizen/ Older Persons 8,031 Social Welfare Beneficiaries- Women Welfare 3,911 Social Welfare Beneficiaries- Livelihood Program 50 *Data on Women *Note: part of PWDs, Older Persons and Women Welfare were also reflected were only from included in the Family & Community Sector the highlights of Women's Month **Source: City Social Welfare and Development Office Celebration Beneficiaries

8.0 EDUCATION

For the school year 2015-2016, the City has a total of 4,184 teachers which is 100 more compared to last year’s total. Out of these 3,451 are public school teachers, 651 are teachers from private schools and 9 teachers of special education. More than half of public school teachers (60.1%) are teaching in the elementary level while more than one third (39.9%) are teaching in the secondary level. Based on the table below we can say that for school year 2015-2016, public elementary and secondary schools has a teacher-student ratio of 1:40 and 1:30 respectively, while on the other hand private elementary and secondary schools has a teacher-student ratio of 1:20.

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Table 40. No. of Schools, Enrollment and Teachers in Public and Private Schools: General Santos City, SY 2015-2016

Particulars Number Remarks Number of Enrolments Private Pre-School 3,882 Rural- 0 Urban- 3,882 Private Elementary School 7,320 Rural- 0 Urban- 7,320 Private Secondary School 5,819 Rural- 0 Urban- 5,819 Public Pre-School 11,689 Rural- 1,144 Urban- 10,545 Public Elementary School 86,092 Rural- 7,617 Urban- 78,475 Public Secondary School 41,546 Rural- 917 Urban- 40,629 Total Number of Enrolments 156,348 Rural- 9,678 Urban- 146,670 Number of Teachers Private Elementary School 367 Private Secondary School 284 Public Elementary School 2138 Local- 1 National- 2,137 Public Secondary School 1386 Local- 0 National- 1386 Public Special Education 9 Local- 0 National- 9 Total Number of Teachers 4,184 Local- 1 National- 4,183 Number of Schools Private Elementary & Secondary w/ Pre-School 16 Private Elementary w/ Pre-School 24 Private Elementary w/ Secondary 0 Private Pre-School 20 Private Secondary School 5 Public Pre-School 68 Public Elementary School 68 Public/ State Secondary School 27 Public- 26 State- 1 (MSU) Total Number of Schools 228 Public- 163 Private- 65

*Source: Department of Education, General Santos City

9.0 HEALTH

9.1 Resources, Facilities and Services

Thirty Eight (38) barangay health stations are strategically located in various barangays to provide local health services to residents of the City. 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 service. Generally, all health centers provide preventive health services such as health promotion, nutrition supplements and immunization programs. The health centers are under the administrative and technical supervision of the City Health Office whose responsibilities extend to continuous monitoring of water supply to

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ensure public access to safe water and promoting the use of sanitary toilet facilities particularly in depressed areas. Specifically, the City Health center focuses on three major health program/services: Family Health, Infectious Disease Control and Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Disease.

Thirty four (36) lying-ins/birthing homes are scattered all around General Santos, twenty eight (28) of which are privately owned while the remaining six (8) are owned by the government. These lying-in/ birthing homes provide supplementary health service to mothers. Their services includes: attendance to normal deliveries, referrals of all cases with complications to hospitals, referrals to newborn screening and care, and breastfeeding.

Table 41. Human Resource, Facilities and Services of the City Health Office/ City Hospital: General Santos City, 2014-2015

Indicator Quantity Facilities

Level 1 Hospital 1

Rural Health Units 11 Lying-in Clinics/Birthing Home 8 Barangay Health Stations 38 Personnel Medical Health Officers 11 Nurse 16 Medical Technologist 9 Midwives 32 Sanitary Inspectors 10

Dentist 5

*Source: City Health Office, General Santos City

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10. Awards and Recognitions to/from GENSAN for the Past Years

YEAR AWARD/RECOGNITION AWARDED BY YEAR AWARD/RECOGNITION AWARDED BY 1981 Super Featherweight Champion- Rolando Navarrete WBC Champion- XB Gensan ABS-CBN's Its Showtime 1998 Flyweight Champion- Manny pacquiao WBC Recognition for Early Submission of Civil Registry National Statistics Office- SOCSARGEN 2001 Super Bantamweight Champion- Manny Pacquaio IBF Documents 2000 Most Competitive Midsized City of the Philippines Asian Institute of Management Champion- Best Tourism Event of the Phils., Sports, Most Competitive Midsized City of the Philippines Asian Institute of Management Adventure and Wellness Category (Eco-Karera), City ATOP and DOT 2002 Performer of the Region- Southern Mindanao for Level National Statistics Office, Quezon City Champion- National Tourism week Celebration of the year 2002 ATOP and DOT 2003 Featherweight Champion- Manny Pacquiao The Ring Phils., City Level Outstanding Public Employment Service Office Most Outstanding PESO Manager Region XII (Hall of 2005 DOLE XII DOLE XII (PESO) Manager Region XII Fame) GSC Public Employment Service Office (PESO), Top Top Regional Performer DOLE XII DOLE XII 2010 Regional Perfomer 2006 6th Rank- Carena, Noel Miguel LET Secondary Outstanding Public Employment Service Office DOLE XII 3rd Rank- Eleazar, Apollo Catarman Jr. Mechanical Engineering (PESO) Manager Region XII 5th Rank- Aulda, Felix Jr. Mechanical Engineering Best Performing Public Employment Service Office DOLE XII 2007 (PESO) (Highly Urbanized Category) 1st Runner-up Outstanding Farmer's Information The Cotabato Agriculture & Resources Flyweight Champion- Nonito Donaire IBF and Technology Research Recognition for Early Submission of Civil Registry Super Welterweight Champion- Manny Pacquiao WBC National Statistics Office, Quezon City Documents The International Finance Corp., AIM 5th Rank- Salde, Shiela Agricultural Engineering Cited as the the Philippines "Most Business Friendly Policy Center, CIDA, USAID, AusAID and 9th Rank- Dela Cruz, John Rodolf Agricultural Engineering City" the Investment Climate Advisory 4th Rank- Octura, Josh Elisha Agriculture Services of WB Recognition for Early Submission of Civil Registry 8th Rank- Zainal, Aratok Agriculture National Statistics Office- SOCSARGEN Documents Most Competitive Midsized City of the Philippines Asian Institute of Management Champion- Cotabato Regional Athletic Association Cotabato Regional Athletic 1st Runner-up National Tourism Week Celebration of ATOP and DOT (CRAA) Meet Association the Philippines Champion- True Colors ABS-CBN's Its Showtime Champion- Best Tourism Event of the Philippine ATOP and DOT Culture & Art Category 9th Rank- Ervinas, Michelle Agricultural Engineering 2nd Runner-up Best Tourism Event of the Philippines, Most Business Friendly City of the Phils. (3rd Place Asian Institute of Management Sports, Adventure & Wellness Category (Eco-Karera), ATOP and DOT in Dealing with Construction Permits) 2008 City Level Most Business Friendly City of the Phils. (1st Place- Asian Institute of Management 6th Rank- Osano, Lyn CPA Board Exam Starting Business Category) Best Performing Public Employment Service Office 1st Runner-up Best Tourism Event of the Phils., DOLE XII (PESO) (Highly Urbanized Category) Sports, Adventure and Wellness Category (Eco- ATOP and DOT Top Performing PESO Managee for Region XII DOLE XII Karera) City Level 1st Rank- Hidalgo, Ronald Mechanical Engineering Champion- National Tourism week Celebration of the ATOP and DOT 2nd Rank- Acosta, Benjer Mechanical Engineering Phils., City Level Champion- Best Tourism Event of the Phils. Culture 3rd Rank- Callano, Chanley Mechanical Engineering ATOP and DOT and Arts Category (KALILANGAN Festival), City Level Super Featherweight Champion- Manny Pacquiao WBC 2011 1st Runner-Up- Best Tourism Officer of the Phils. ATOP and DOT Junior Lightweight Champion- Manny Pacquaio The Ring Shamcey Gurrea Supsup Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. Lightweight Champion- Manny Pacquiao WBC Performer of the Region- Southern Mindanao for Outstanding Public Official 2011 (Col. Joselito E. National Statistics Office, Quezon City Civil Service Commission year 2008 Kakilala, JTFG 10th Infantry Div.) 1st Runner-up, Reyna ng Aliwan- Romarie Ivy Aliwan NBC Manila Regional PESO Manager Hall of Fame Awardee DOLE XII Cunanan 10th Rank- Mandas, Arlyn Fisheries Technology Champion- Best Float Aliwan NBC Manila 7th Rank- Alap-ap, Aprilyn LET Elementary Champion- Best Tourism Event of the Philippines ATOP and DOT (Kalilangan Festival), Festival Category, City Level 9th Rank- Omega, Stephanie LET Secondary 1st Runner-up- Best Tourism Event of the Phils., 3rd Runner-Up- Shamcey Gurrea Supsup Miss Universe Organization Sports, Adventure and Wellness Category (Eco- ATOP and DOT 1st Runner-up- Most Outstanding Irrigators National Irrigation Category Inc. Karera), City Level Association 1st Runner-up National Tourism Week Celebration of 1st Runner-up- National for Lupong Tagapamayapa ATOP and DOT Office of the President the Philippines, City Level Incentive Award 2nd Rank- Nacion, Ariel CPA Board Exam National Best City Police Office Philippine National Office Most Outstanding PESO Manager Region XII DOLE XII Bantamweight Champion- Nonito Donaire WBC and WBO 2009 Top Regional Performer DOLE XII Best Police Office, Region XII PNP Region XII Recognition for Early Submission of Civil Registry National Statistics Office- SOCSARGEN Documents Champion- Cotabato Regional Athletic Association Cotabato Regional Athletic (CRAA) Meet Association 9th Rank- Olandria, Julius Electronics Comm. Engineering 1st Rank- Pates, Ely Jun Dapar Agricultural Engineering Board Exam 9th Rank- Cahapay, Michael LET Secondary 5th Rank- Lacanaria, Rowen Faba Agricultural Engineering Board Exam 6th Rank- Secreto, Floramae Claire Mechanical Engineering 2012 Champion- Best Tourism Event of the Phils. Culture Super Flyweight Champion- Nonito Donaire WBA ATOP and DOT and Arts Category (KALILANGAN Festival), City Level Junior Welterweight Champion- Manny Pacquiao The Ring Super Bantamweight Champion- Nonito Donaire WBO Junior Welterweight Champion- Manny Pacquiao IBF 9th Rank- Maria Ferena Beatriz Gonzales Feleo Nursing Licensure Exam Welterweight Champion- Manny Pacquiao WBO Super Flyweight Champion- Marvin Sonsona WBO 1st Runner-up- Alexandra Hohe Miss Tourism Philippines

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YEAR AWARD/RECOGNITION AWARDED BY: Champion- Cotabato Regional Athletic Association Cotabato Regional Athletic Association (CRAA) Meet Second Runner-up- Joshua Marvin Noval 22nd Philippine Statistics Quiz Finals

Champion- Best Tourism Event of the Phils. Culture ATOP and DOT and Arts Category (KALILANGAN Festival), City Level

4th Rank- Michael Jim Polancos CPA Licensure Examination Best Program Implementer of Special Program for DOLE SOCSARGEN Region 2013 the Employment of Students (SPES) in Region XII 12th in the Top 50 Most Competitive Cities in the National Competitive Council Phils. 6th in Top 10 Most Competitive Cities in the National Competitive Council Philippines in Economic Dynamism 10th in the Most Number of Hotels Rooms in National Competitive Council Philippines 15th in the Fastest Travel Time to Seaport in Phils. National Competitive Council

4th Rank- Jay Eleazar Cobarde Agricultural Engineering Board Exam 10th Rank- Jade Gatdula Agricultural Engineering Board Exam Kalilangan Festival- Hall of Fame ATOP and DOT 2014 4th Place for Outstanding LGU Highly Urbanized Literacy Coordinating Council City During the 2014 Literacy Awards 12th Place in the Most Competitive City (Overall National Competitiveness Council Competitiveness Category) Council for Welfare of Children (CWC) & Seal of Child Friendly Local Governance DILG 5th in Citizen Awareness Category Citizen Satisfaction Index System (CSIS) 5th in Health Service Satisfaction Citizen Satisfaction Index System (CSIS) 2015 Super Bantamweight Champion- Nonito Donaire WBO Topnotcher- Dennis Yuzon PNPA Local Legislative Award (Highly Urbanized City/ Independent Category for Region XII)- Sangguniang DILG Panglungsod of GSC *Source: City Mayor's Office Note: WBC- World Boxing Council WBA- World Boxing Association IBF- International Boxing Federation WBO- World Boxing Organization

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