General Santos, Province of South Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines

Economy : Retail

🇵🇭 General Santos, officially known as the City of General Santos, and abbreviated as GenSan, is a 1st class highly urbanised city in the region of Soccsksargen, Philippines.

It is located on the island of Mindanao, it is the southernmost and 15th most populous city in the Philippines. It is the regional centre for commerce and industry of the Soccsksargen region, and is geographically located within the province of South Cotabato but administered independently of it.

It is formerly known as Dadiangas, the city was named after Gen. Paulino Santos, a former Commanding General of the Philippine Army and the settlement's leading pioneer.

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Economy The city's major economic activity is primarily anchored in two sectors namely the agro- industry and fishing industry. • Agro- industry: Endowed with rich volcanic soil, ample and well distributed rainfall all throughout the year and a typhoon-free climate, General Santos City produces export quality high valued crops such as corn, coconut, pineapple, asparagus, banana and rice. It also yields quality exotic fruits, vegetables and cut flowers. The city is also a top producer and exporter of quality livestock such as poultry, hogs, and cattle. But with the continuing growth in population and economy in the passing of time, a number of the city's agricultural lands have gradually been converted into built up areas in order to address the relatively growing need of dwelling and viable spaces. • Fishing industry: General Santos City is the largest producer of sashimi-grade tuna in the Philippines. Thus, as early as 1970, it was nicknamed "Tuna Capital of the Philippines". GenSan also accounts for the second-largest daily total catch of fish in the country after Navotas in the National Capital Region. Locals in the city boast that fishes and seafoods do not come fresher than what is found in their locality. The fishing industry in General Santos yields a total daily capacity of 750 metric tons of fish catch, and employs about 7,800 workers. General Santos City is home to seven tuna processing plants. The Fishport Complex in Barangay Tambler has a 750 metres (2,460 ft) quay and a 300 metres (980 ft) wharf for 2,000 GT reefer carriers. The fishport is equipped with modern facilities that comply with international standards on fish catch handling.

General Santos City registered 1,365 new medium to large enterprises in 2011. An aggregate investment involved is estimated PHP 1.202 billion. Top industry for new investment in 2011 was as follows: Hotel and Restaurant-31%; Wholesale & Retail Trade-20%; Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and Personal & Household Goods, Real Estate & Renting Business Activities-17%; Other Community, Social & Personal Services-8%; Financial Intermediation-5%; Manufacturing-5%; Fishing-3%; ICT-3 %

As of 2000, there are 59 banks serving the city. This composed of 46 commercial banks, 5 savings banks, 7 rural banks and 1 cooperative bank. Aside from this, there are 48 lending institutions as well as 49 pawnshops providing emergency loan assistance.

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Economy: Retail General Santos City is the shopping capital of the Soccksargen region. Residents from nearby towns and provinces visit the city to do shopping and enjoy life and leisure activities. There are several huge shopping malls in the city, notable ones are KCC Mall of Gensan, SM City General Santos, Robinsons Place GenSan, Gaisano Mall of GenSan, RD Plaza (Fitmart), Veranza Mall, and the newest addition to the city which is RD City Mall located at Barangay Mabuhay, Unitop Shopping Mall in Barangay Dadingas West and AllHome (soon in Barangay Katangawan, Circumferential Road). SM Savemore has two branches in the city and another branch will be built within the downtown area. There are also news about building an Ayala Mall and Puregold. These malls are home to both national and international brands of retail merchandises as well as restaurants and cafes. There are many merchandise and large groceries owned by local and foreign Chinese, Taiwanese and Korean businessmen in the city.

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General Santos, Province of South Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines 
<b>General Santos, Province of South Cotabato, Soccsksargen, Philippines</b>
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General Santos was ranked #247 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. General Santos has a population of over 697,315 people. General Santos also forms the centre of the wider Soccsksargen region which has a population of over 4,360,974 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities General Santos has links with:

🇵🇭 Angeles City, Philippines 🇦🇺 Canberra, Australia 🇵🇭 Cebu City, Philippines 🇵🇭 Cotabato City, Philippines 🇯🇵 Hadano, Japan 🇵🇭 Iligan, Philippines 🇵🇭 Iloilo City, Philippines 🇺🇸 Jersey City, USA 🇲🇽 Monterrey, Mexico 🇵🇭 Naga, Philippines 🇵🇭 Quezon City, Philippines
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East of: 125.168

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🇹🇱 Maliana 125.22

🇹🇱 Suai 125.25

🇯🇵 Miyakojima 125.267

🇨🇳 Changchun 125.327

🇵🇭 Digos 125.355

🇹🇱 Ermera 125.383

🇹🇱 Gleno 125.436

🇵🇭 Borongan 125.437

🇰🇵 Nampho 125.444

West of: 125.168

🇵🇭 Malaybalay 125.133

🇨🇳 Daqing 125.104

🇵🇭 Gingoog 125.102

🇵🇭 Valencia 125.091

🇵🇭 Kidapawan 125.074

🇧🇷 Santa Rita 125.016

🇵🇭 Maramag 125.005

🇵🇭 Tacloban 125.003

🇵🇭 Catbalogan 124.885

🇮🇩 Manado 124.863

Antipodal to General Santos is: -54.832,-6.114

Locations Near: General Santos 125.168,6.11413

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🇵🇭 Digos 125.355,6.751 d: 73.7  

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🇵🇭 Kidapawan 125.074,7.026 d: 102  

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🇵🇭 Davao 125.6,7.07 d: 116.5  

🇵🇭 Samal 125.712,7.078 d: 122.9  

🇵🇭 Panabo 125.683,7.306 d: 144.3  

🇵🇭 Mati 126.23,6.95 d: 149.7  

🇵🇭 Cotabato City 124.243,7.213 d: 159.2  

Antipodal to: General Santos -54.832,-6.114

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