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Poverty incidence of General Santos 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 16.70 2009 22.50 2012 19.30 2015 23.48 2018 14.74 2021 9.90 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority 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 ...
The Mindanao State University–General Santos was created six years after the establishment of the Mindanao State University Main Campus Marawi City on September 1, 1961. It is one of the state universities of the Philippines with the aim of providing education for the different strategic locations across the island of Mindanao .
In October 2009, it expanded its media operations to radio by acquiring 89.5 from Baycomms Broadcasting Corporation and reformatting it to 89.5 Brigada News FM, the first-ever radio station in General Santos with an AM & FM format. After a short period of time from its inception, it already became the Over-All #2 radio station, both AM and FM ...
Ronnel "Nel" Rivera (born September 1, 1971) is a Filipino politician, entrepreneur, businessman, and former city councilor (2010–2013) and mayor of General Santos (2013–2022). [1] In the 2022 elections, he ran for the position as the first-ever lone representative of General Santos , but lost to his vice mayor Loreto Acharon.
General Santos International Airport has a single 3,227-meter (10,587 ft) runway with a width of 45 meters (148 ft), designated as runway 17/35. [18] Made entirely of reinforced concrete and macadam, the airport's runway is the third-longest runway in the Philippines, after Runway 06/24 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (3,737 meters, 12,260 ft) and Runway 04/22 of Mactan–Cebu ...
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On November 23, 2009, 58 people were killed, including 32 journalists and media workers. A mass grave at Forest Lake Memorial Park in General Santos City holds some of these victims, such as Marife Montano, Gina de la Cruz, Marites Cablitas, Eleanor Dalmacio, Ian Subang, Rubell Bataluna, Russel Morales, and Ronnie Perante.
The Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU), also known as Notre Dame, is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Marist Brothers of the Schools or FMS (Fratres Maristae a Scholis) in General Santos, South Cotabato, Philippines. It was founded by the Marist Brothers in 1953 and offers undergraduate, graduate, and ...