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General Santos, officially the City of General Santos [note 1] and abbreviated as GenSan, is a highly urbanized city in the region of Soccsksargen, Philippines.According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 697,315 people making it the most populous city in Soccsksargen Region.
The legislative district of General Santos, officially the Lone district of General Santos, is the representation of the highly urbanized city of General Santos in the Congress of the Philippines. The city is represented in the lower house of the Congress through its lone congressional district after the 2022 Philippine general elections.
Darlene Magnolia Ricasa Antonino-Custodio (born December 26, 1973) is a Filipina former politician who served as mayor of General Santos from 2010 to 2013 and as the Representative of South Cotabato's 1st district from 2001 to 2010.
On December 6, 2021, GMA General Santos commenced digital test broadcasts on UHF Channel 34 covering General Santos and the provinces of South Cotabato and Sarangani. On March 16, 2022, GMA General Santos inaugurated the state-of-the-art facility and studios located at Nuñez St., Brgy.
The district covers its southern municipalities of Polomolok, Tampakan and Tupi, and, until 2022, the independent city of General Santos. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Isidro Lumayag of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas .
The General Santos Metropolitan Area or Metro General Santos is a metropolitan area encompassing the highly urbanized city of General Santos, The Regional Agro-Industrial Center of Alabel, the towns of Glan, Kiamba, Maasin, Maitum, Malapatan and Malungon and the neighboring provinces of South Cotabato adding Metro General Santos adding Lake ...
The Supreme Court ruling effectively maintains the old district configuration for the 18th Congress, and sets the election of the first separate representative for General Santos in the 2022 elections. By virtue of Republic Act No. 11243, General Santos was designated as Third District of South Cotabato.
Alfredo Manapat Santos (July 13, 1905 – February 7, 1990) was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in 1962 to 1965, making him the first four-star general of the Philippines' armed forces.