Key business highlights
com/ph/vismin
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Number of banks
193, 193
No. of business establishments
3 No. of ecozones (IT Parks and Center Ops)
680k Tourist arrivals
92% Local tourists
8% Foreign tourists
Tourist destinations
• Queen Tuna Park
• Sanchez Peak
• Meljois Spring Report
• Bula Beach
• Cebans Garden Resort
• Jose Rizal Statue
• Marist Private Beach Resort
Sources
• General Santos City Local
Government
• PPP Center of the Philippines
• Philippine Government Electronic
Procurement System
• Philippine Statistics Authority
• Commission on Audit
• Philippine Economic Zone
Authority
• Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas
• National Economic and
Development Authority
• Cagayan de Oro Citizen's Charter
• Cagayan de Oro City Revenue
Code
Contact us www.pwc.
Alex B. Cabrera
44 +63 (2) 845 2728 Ext. 2002
Number of schools alex.cabrera@ph.pwc.com
Aldie P. Garcia
+63 (2) 845 2728 Ext. 3078/3118
General
Santos City
garcia.aldie@ph.pwc.com
Brando C. Cabalsi
+63 (2) 845 2728 Ext. 3060
Building Better
brando.cabalsi@ph.pwc.com
VisMin
Rose Dale M. Ando
+63 (32) 233 5020
rose.dale.m.ando@ph.pwc.com
Karen Patricia A. Rogacion
• Japanese Abandoned Worldwar
Bunker +63 (2) 845 2728 Ext. 3089
• Bauin Beach karen.patricia.rogacion@ph.pwc.com
• Watergran Beach Resort
• Chapel of Cartwheels
Shalla Anne Deymos-Quiling
+63 (2) 845 2728 Ext. 2061
• Calumpang Gallera
shalla.anne.deymos-quiling@ph.pwc.com
• T’boli Beach Resort
Eloisa Fe J. Lusotan
+63 (2) 845 2728 Ext. 3021
eloisa.fe.j.lusotan@ph.pwc.com
Luzon
Visayas
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General Santos City Best ticket project Incentives to qualified investors
Investment opportunities identified by the City Government of Bacolod
National/main roads

Ports Sustainable housing Drainage System

Airport PhP2.1 bn PhP900.0 m Local Fiscal incentives
Relocation Site with Drainage Master Available to investors in :
629.4 mi PHP257-275/day Housing Units Plan
Distance from • Preferred investments activities
Minimum wage
Manila
Infastracture • Growth and Priority Development Areas
2.6% • Under expansion and diversification
Unemployment PhP759.0 m PhP959.0 m
rate 53,606 hectares General Santos City • Non-preferred areas of investments
Land area Integrated Food
Terminal Aerotropolis
89.4% National Fiscal incentives
Literacy rate
up to 5 years 10% local tax credits
594K US$956M PhP1.8 bn Exemption from paying building Persons donating land or real
Total population Export
Redevelopment of Central Public Market permit fees, business sales taxes property of the fair market value
PHP95.9M and other imposed fees and of the property granted to the
Import
basic real property tax City for priority projects
Others Subject to capitalization and
General Lag
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Ease in doing business
International Airport ach
investment Master Plan
Free professional services to investors

Redevelopment of the K’laja Karst 1 2 3 4

Tambler
Sarangani Bay Port of General Santos Ecotourism Park
(Makar Wharf) 3-day Business Manpower Ideal
business matching and raw project
5.4% permit material location
GRDP processing referral
growth PHP355.9bn referral
GRDP
rate

PHP1.8Bn PHP1.3Bn
City income City expenditures

PHP163K PHP77.3k
PHP140K GRDP per capita
Regional annual Regional annual
family income family expenditures

GENERAL SANTOS CITY Tourism

Hotels/ Agribusiness Support Forestry Manufacturing Infastracture
Priority investment areas
Ecopark Services