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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 gobernadorcillo (locally [ɡoβeɾnaðoɾˈsiʎo], literally "little governor") was a municipal judge or governor in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period, who carried out in a town the combined charges or responsibilities of leadership, economic, and judicial administration.
A ZIP code is composed of a four-digit number representing a locality. Usually, more than one code is issued for areas within Metro Manila, and a single code for each municipality and each city in provinces, with exceptions such as: [1] Davao City with eleven ZIP codes (8000, 8016 to 8026); Antipolo with six ZIP codes (1870 to 1875);
Davao City Sebastian Duterte: Hugpong: 1 June 30, 2022 [91] General Santos Lorelie Pacquiao: PCM: 1 June 30, 2022 [92] Iligan: Frederick Siao: Nacionalista: 1 June 30, 2022 [93] Iloilo City Jerry Treñas: NUP: 2 June 30, 2019 [94] Kadayangan: Duma Mascud: UBJP – July 9, 2024 [p] Kapalawan: Norman Inalang: UBJP – July 9, 2024 [p] Lapu-Lapu ...
Named after the Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines, Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas.) El Salvador, Misamis Oriental (Spanish for "The Saviour", named after Jesus Christ.) Escalante, Negros Occidental (named after the municipality of Escalante in Cantabria, Spain. [9]) General Santos (Spanish name. Named after Filipino general Paulino Santos.)
House Representative Ferdinand Hernandez filed House Bill No. 10021 that officially mandate and legally clarify the City of General Santos as a lone district, separate from South Cotabato. [5] It passed on House third and final reading on 15 September 2021 and on the Senate on 31 January 2022 with an amendment where the first election for the ...
From among their ranks the head of the town, the gobernadorcillo or capitan municipal, were elected. Furthermore, only the members of their class could elect the gobernadorcillo. [4]: 182–183 [5]: 294 [6]: 326 The office of the cabeza de barangay was hereditary.
South Cotabato's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of South Cotabato. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. [3] The district covers its southern municipalities of Polomolok, Tampakan and Tupi, and, until 2022, the independent city of General Santos.