The City: WowGenSan

Geographical Location. General Santos City lies at the southern part of the Philippines. It is located between 125°1' and 125°17' east longitude and between 5°58' and 6°20' north latitude. The city is southeast of Manila, southeast of Cebu and southwest of Davao. The municipalities of Alabel, Malungon and Maasim of Sarangani Province and the municipalities of Polomolok and T'boli of South Cotabato surround the city.

Comparative Advantages and Potentials. General Santos City is strategically located within the trading and economic center of SOCSKSARGEN Growth Area (South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos). It provides good trade access to major foreign markets - Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Pacific Islands, Japan, Hongkong, Middle East, Continental Europe and the United States.

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.

Land Resources. Fertile agricultural lands at 17,489 hectares are 32.63% of the city's total land area.

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Twice ranked as the Most Competitive City in the Philippines by the Department of Trade and Industry & Asian Institute of Management for the years 1999 and 2001.

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Real Estate. The Office of the Register of Deeds in General Santos issued 1,919 land titles during 2000. Aggregate value of transactions during the year is pegged at PhP 163,893,770 and total collections of PhP 8,789,919.70. (collection involves all transactions)

Banking. There are 59 banks operating in the city composed of 46 commercial banks, 5 savings banks, 1 cooperative and 7 rural banks in 2000. Aside from this, there are 49 pawnshops providing emergency loan assistance and 48 lending institutions.

New Investments. General Santos City registered 1,505 new medium to large enterprises in 2000. Aggregate investment involved is estimated to be around P 1.899 billion, generating 4,361 new employees. Of the total investments, 76.03% were for social and personal services, 9.77% in wholesale/retail trade business, 4.38% were in manufacturing while the least at 0.02% were invested in mining & quarrying. .