General SantosGeneral Santos, officially the City of General Santos and abbreviated as GenSan, is a highly urbanized city in the Soccsksargen region of the Philippines. It has a population of 722,059 people according to the 2024 census, making it the most populous city in Soccsksargen Region. It is located on the island of Mindanao, and is the southernmost and 13th-most populous city in the Philippines. It is the regional center for commerce and industry in the Soccsksargen region.
SaranganiSarangani, officially the Province of Sarangani (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Sarangani; Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Sarangani; Maguindanaon: Dairat nu Sarangani, Jawi: دايرت نو سرڠان; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Sarangani), is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargenregion. Its capital is Alabel while Glan is the most populous municipality in the province.
South CotabatoSouth Cotabato, officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal (also the regional center of Soccsksargen), and it borders Sultan Kudarat to the north and west, Sarangani to the south and northeast, and Davao del Sur to the far northeast. To the southeast lies Sarangani Bay.
Tboli peopleThe T'boli people (IPA: [tᵊˈbɔli]) are an Austronesian indigenous people of South Cotabato in southern Mindanao in the Philippines.
Indigenous peoples of the PhilippinesThe indigenous peoples of the Philippines are ethnolinguistic groups or subgroups that maintain partial isolation or independence throughout the colonial era, and have retained much of their traditional pre-colonial culture and practices. The Philippines has 110 ethnolinguistic groups comprising the Philippines' indigenous peoples; as of 2010, these groups numbered at around 14–17 million persons.
Yabing Masalon DuloFu Yabing Masalon Dulo (August 8, 1914 – January 26, 2021), commonly referred to as Fu Yabing, was a Filipino textile master weaver and dyer, credited with preserving the Blaan traditional mabal tabih art of ikat weaving and dyeing. At the time of her death, she was one of only two surviving master designers of the mabal tabih art of the indigenous Blaan people of southern Mindanao in the Philippines.
CotabatoCotabato, and also still commonly referred to as North Cotabato and officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked province in the Philippines primarily located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Kidapawan, the most populous in the province. Some of the barangays in its municipalities are under the jurisdiction of the nearby Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.
Lake SebuLake Sebu, is a natural lake located in the municipality of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato within the Alah Valley region. The Philippine government has recognized it as one of the country's most important watersheds. Lake Sebu is one of the many bodies of water supplying important irrigation to the provinces of Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato. The villages around the lake have been turned into an independent municipality called Lake Sebu after being a former village of Surallah.
Lake BuluanLake Buluan is a lake located on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. With an estimated surface area of 61.34 square kilometres (23.68 sq mi), it is the third largest lake in Mindanao, after Lake Lanao and Lake Mainit. It has an average elevation of 4.5 metres (15 ft). The lake is sandwiched between the provinces of Maguindanao del Sur and Sultan Kudarat.
PhilippinesArchipelagic country in Southeast AsiaThe Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area of about 300,000 square kilometers. The islands are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions. From north to south, the divisions are: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Davao RegionThe Davao Region (Cebuano: Rehiyon sa Dabaw; Filipino: Rehiyon ng Davao), designated as Region XI, is an administrative region in the Philippines. Formerly called Southern Mindanao, it is situated in the southeastern portion of Mindanao, enclosing the Davao Gulf. The region comprises five provinces: Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, and Davao Occidental. Davao City is the region's sole highly urbanized city, as well as its regional center.
SoccsksargenSoccsksargen (officially stylized in all caps; [sokˈsardʒɛn]), designated as Region XII, is an administrative region of the Philippines. Formerly known as Central Mindanao, it is located in south-central Mindanao and comprises four provinces: Cotabato, Sarangani, South Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat, and aside from these provinces it also is located in one highly urbanized city, General Santos.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.