OFFICE OF THE CITY MAYOR



STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS


FEBRUARY 2010



MAGANDANG GENSAN . . . .

I BEGIN MY ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE CITY WITH A

DECLARATION OF HUMILITY, GRATITUDE AND PRIDE.

HUMILITY BECAUSE THE FACTS AND FIGURES I AM ABOUT TO

REPORT ARE THE RESULT OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION
OF MY FELLOW PUBLIC SERVANTS. I AM JUST ONE MAN, WHO BY
GOD’S GRACE WAS ABLE TO SERVE AND LEAD THE PEOPLE OF
GENERAL SANTOS CITY IN MAKING OUR VISION OF A
“MAGANDANG GENSAN” INTO REALITY.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OVERWHELMING CONFIDENCE YOU

HAVE AFFORDED ME THESE PAST NINE AND A HALF YEARS; AND
IN YOUR UNWAVERING TRUST IN MY LEADERSHIP ABILITIES. I
HAVE TRIED TO COMPENSATE THIS TRUST WITH AS MUCH
CONVICTION AND HARD WORK THAT I AM ABLE TO MANAGE SO
THAT I SHALL LOOK AT EACH ONE OF YOU WITH CONFIDENCE AS
WELL.

I AM FILLED WITH PRIDE, BECAUSE I AM GIVEN THE

OPPORTUNITY TO HELP DEVELOP GENSAN INTO WHAT IT IS
TODAY, AND THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU
WHO SHARE MY DREAMS OF A BETTER, BRIGHTER, AND MORE
BEAUTIFUL GENSAN.

TODAY MAY AS WELL BE THE LAST TIME I WILL DELIVER THE

STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AS MAYOR OF GENERAL SANTOS
CITY. IT WAS MY PERSONAL CHOICE TO STAND BEFORE YOU IN
THE HALL OF THIS NEW BUILDING. IT SEEMED PROPER THAT I
SHALL REPORT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE YEAR OF


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LEGACY WITHIN ONE OF THE MOST TANGIBLE LEGACIES OF

2009.
⌘⌘


Good
governance:
The
Legacy
(2000‐2009)




GOOD GOVERNANCE ENSURES THAT AN ENVIRONMENT OF

TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE CULTURE OF
EXCELLENT SERVICE DELIVERY ARE PRACTICED IN THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN THE
COMPETITIVENESS CAPABILITY OF THE CITY; THUS MAKING IT
BANKABLE OR ATTRACTIVE FOR INVESTMENTS IN ORDER TO
SUSTAIN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS
MAKING THE CITY INCREASINGLY LIVABLE.


LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FELLOW GENERALS, I AM HONORED

TO REPORT THAT ACCORDING TO THE AUGUST 2009 SURVEY
CONDUCTED BY THE SOCIAL WEATHER STATION FOR THE ASIA
FOUNDATION, CITY OFFICIALS AND INSTITUTIONS OBTAINED
POSITIVE NET SATISFACTION RATINGS WITH THE MAYOR
GETTING THE HIGHEST SCORE OF POSITIVE 71, FOLLOWED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL WITH POSITIVE 48, NON-GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS WITH POSITIVE 40, AND THE BARANGAY
COUNCILS WITH POSITIVE 35 RATINGS.

EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT OBTAINED A POSITIVE

36 NET SATISFACTION RATING. THOSE INTERVIEWED SAID THAT
EMPLOYEES OF THE LGU ARE HELPFUL, APPROACHABLE,
COURTEOUS, HONEST, AND PROFESSIONAL.

THE STRENGTH OF GOVERNMENT IS ONLY AS STRONG AS THE

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GOVERNANCE DEPENDS ON THE QUALITY OF THE PUBLIC

SERVANTS. INSPIRED BY THIS PRINCIPLE, WE HAVE TAKEN
MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE EMPLOYEES OF THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ARE SKILLED, EQUIPPED AND COMPETENT TO
GIVE CORRECT AND TIMELY SERVICE TO THE GENERALS.

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED TREMENDOUS RE-ORGANIZATION, RE-
ORIENTATION, AND RE-ENGINEERING.

WE HAVE SET ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND STRATEGIES, CORE

VALUES AND BEHAVIORAL INDICATORS AT THE DEPARTMENT
LEVEL; MAINSTREAMED THE CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
GENSAN-SHEEP DEVELOPMENT AGENDA IN THE DEPARTMENT
TARGETS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, CRAFTED THE LGU
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND RE-WROTE JOB DESCRIPTIONS
THAT WILL INCLUDE MULTI-TASKING CAPACITIES IN ORDER TO
INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY IN EACH OF OUR PERSONNEL.


WE RE-ENGINEERED THE LGU TO BECOME CUSTOMER FOCUSED
FOR TOTAL QUALITY SERVICE THRU THE ORGANIZATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONALIZED THE TQS TO
ENSURE QUALITY PEOPLE, QUALITY WORK PLACE AND QUALITY
PROCESSES.

WITH THE ESTABLISHED TRAINING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WE

BUILT AND OPERATED THE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER AND
THE CITY TRAINING CENTER.

WE IMPLEMENTED THE BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND

ESTABLISHED THE PERSONALITY PROFILE OF ALL EMPLOYEES,
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INTEGRATED INTO THE HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION

SYSTEM, A DATABASE OF EMPLOYEE PROFILE AND SERVICE
RECORDS.

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ALSO EMPLOYED THE USEFULNESS OF

TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF SERVICE DELIVERY.
AMONG THESE ARE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED
REVENUE, ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEM (TRACS),
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
SYSTEM, THE INSTALLATION OF LOCAL AREA NETWORKING AND
INTERNET ACCESS IN ALMOST ALL OFFICES OF THE LGU, AND
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OUR CITY’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE,
WWW.GENSANTOS.GOV.PH.

AS A RESULT, BEGINNING 2001 UNTIL OCTOBER 2009 THERE

HAVE BEEN A COLLECTIVE INCREASE OF 118.04% IN THE
REGISTRATION OF NEW BUSINESSES IN GENERAL SANTOS CITY,
WHILE A TOTAL OF 131.11% INCREASE OF RENEWED AND
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS PERMITS WERE ISSUED.

WORKING AND SPECIAL PERMITS CAN NOW BE RELEASED TO

THE APPLICANT WITHIN 10 MINUTES TO 23 MINUTES; AND THE
PROCESSING TIME FOR BUSINESS PERMITS HAS BEEN REDUCED
TO 2-3 DAYS DUE TO COMPUTERIZATION AND REDUCTION OF
SIGNATORIES.

IN JULY 2003, THE HOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATORY

BOARD (HLURB) APPROVED THE GSC COMPREHENSIVE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2001-2010 AND DECLARED IT AS MOST
INNOVATIVE CITY LAND USE PLANNING.





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THE FIRST DECADE OF THE MILLENNIUM HAS ALSO BEEN

GENEROUS IN BESTOWING VICTORIES IN LITIGATION. THREE OF
THE MOST TRIUMPHANT ARE THE MAGSAYSAY PARK CASE, THE
KAPLAB CASE, AND THE HUMAN RESETTLEMENT CASE.


THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD IS AMONG THE MAJOR
NERVES IN THE SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR PROGRESS AND
DEVELOPMENT. THE LEGISLATIONS ENACTED OVER THESE NINE
YEARS SERVE AS THE CITY’S MAP, THUS PROVIDING A LOGICAL
DIRECTION FOR OUR ACTIONS.

IN 2002, ORDINANCE 27 WAS ENACTED AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL

IN OUR WINNING THE HUWARANG PALENGKE AWARD AS IT
PROVIDED THE GUIDELINES IN THE DISPLAY AND SALE OF GOOD
AND SERVICES, AND THE PROVISION OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
SCHEME AT THE CENTRAL PUBLIC MARKET.

IN 2003, MINORS ARE PROHIBITED TO PLAY COMPUTER AND

INTERNET-BASED GAMES, TO ENTER BILLIARD HALLS AND TO BE
DENIED ENTRANCE TO MOVIE THEATERS DURING SCHOOL
HOURS BY VIRTUE OF ORDINANCE 21. ORDINANCE 29 GRANTED
AMNESTY TO DELINQUENT REALTY TAXES, BUSINESS TAXES AND
MARKET RENTALS.

IN 2004, ORDINANCE 12 DECLARED CERTAIN AREAS IN THE CITY

AS DESIGNATED AIR-SHED FOR COMPREHENSIVE AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL MANAGEMENT; AND ORDINANCE 16
CREATED THE PHILHEALTH CAPITATION FUND.

IN 2005, ORDINANCE 14 CREATED THE GSC SUSTAINABLE

WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD.


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IN 2008, ORDINANCE 12 INSTITUTED THE ECOLOGICAL SOLID

WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. THE RABIES CONTROL
PROGRAM WAS ALSO ESTABLISHED BY VIRTUE OF ORDINANCE
13.

IN 2009 ORDINANCE 3 PROVIDED THE CREATION,

ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND
MANAGEMENT OF HALAL ACCREDITED ABATTOIR, EXCLUSIVE
HALAL MEAT DELIVERY VAN AND OTHER FACILITIES/AMENITIES
FOR THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE HALAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; AND ORDINANCE 6 PROVIDED THE
POLICIES, RULES AND REGULATIONS IN THE INSTALLATION AND
OPERATION OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, SIGNS, AND OTHER
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES


AT THIS POINT, I WISH TO CONVEY MY GRATITUDE TO THE
MEMBERS OF OUR SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD, ESPECIALLY
TO OUR CITY COUNCILORS WHO HAVE BEEN TIRELESS, PATIENT,
AND SUPPORTIVE OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

⌘⌘

The
Legacies
of
2009



THE CONCEPT OF COMPETITIVENESS AS A STRATEGY IN THE

CITY’S DEVELOPMENT ENSURES THAT THE CITY’S CAPABILITY
FOR ECONOMIC GENERATION IS SUSTAINED. DRIVEN BY THIS
CHALLENGE, ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED ON KEEPING THE
ENVIRONMENT FOR INVESTMENTS AND ENTERPRISES HEALTHY,
AND IMPROVING THE EARNING CAPABILITY OF OUR PEOPLE TO
BE AT PAR WITH GLOBAL STANDARDS.


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RUNNING ON ITS SEVENTH YEAR, YAMAN GENSAN 2009 OFFERED

24 ACTIVITIES. ONE OF WHICH IS THE TRADE FAIR THAT WAS
PARTICIPATED BY 32 EXHIBITORS AND GENERATED 868,896
PESOS ON SPOT SALES.

YAMAN GENSAN ACTIVITIES:

 11 livelihood/skills trainings;
 3 fairs (jobs, franchising & Trade)
 5 fora;
 3 capacity building seminars on
o simple accounting,
o records keeping and financial management;
o product labeling and packaging for local producers and
o food safety for street food vendors.

FACILITATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

(DOLE) AND THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OFFICE
(PESO), YAMAN GENSAN JOBS FAIR CAUSED 312 GENERALS TO
BE HIRED ON THE SPOT.
YAMAN GENSAN JOBS FAIR

Venue: KCC Convention and Events Center

Schedule: July 6-7, 2009.
Details: participated by twenty nine (29) local and twenty one (21) overseas
companies.
Results: 2,309 registered jobs applicants from 4,969 registered job
vacancies. 312 were hired on the spot while 740 more were awaiting
employer’s final approval.

IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GSC CHAMBER OF

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HUGE SUCCESS WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF 41 BUSINESSES

AND ONE FRANCHISING CONSULTANCY FIRM. NOTEWORTHY ARE
TWO LOCALLY HOMEGROWN BUSINESSES, KUYA CHITO’S
TAKUYAKI & BEE STOP. TO DATE, KUYA CHITO’S TAKUYAKI
TAKES PRIDE OF 86 OUTLETS NATIONWIDE, 79 OF THEM ARE
FRANCHISE GRANTS WHILE 7 REMAINS COMPANY-OWNED.

TUNA VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS (TVAP) THE CITY’S OTOP WAS

EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER MARINE PRODUCTS AND IS NOW
APTLY CALLED “PROCESSED AQUA MARINE PRODUCTS.”

DURING THE MINDANAO ISLAND OTOP TRADE FAIR, OUR SMED

COUNCIL, THE NGO PARTNER OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN
OTOP IMPLEMENTATION HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY DTI XII AS
THE REGION’S OUTSTANDING OTOP IMPLEMENTER IN THE NGO
PARTNER CATEGORY.

TOTAL AMOUNT OF INVESTMENTS FOR 2009 SOARED HIGH WITH

NEW BUSINESSES REGISTERING 1.397 BILLION PESOS
CAPITALIZATION. WEIGHING HIGH ON THE INVESTMENT SCALE
IS THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE, WHICH REGISTERED 577
NEW FIRMS. HOTEL AND RESTAURANT INDUSTRY CAME BY
LEAPS AND BOUNDS WITH 83% GROWTH FROM LAST YEAR’S 73
TO 143 NEW FIRMS THIS YEAR. COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL SERVICES LISTED 261 NEW BUSINESSES.

TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW BUSINESSES FOR 2009 IS 1,259

INDICATING A 126% ACCOMPLISHMENT VIS-À-VIS THE 1,000
YEARLY TARGET. THESE NEW BUSINESS REGISTRANTS PAID A
TOTAL AMOUNT OF 3.121 MILLION FOR TAXES AND FEES AND
GENERATED EMPLOYMENT OF ABOUT 3, 765 JOBS.


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ACCORDING TO THE LATEST REPORT FROM THE CITY BANKERS

ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL SANTOS (CBAGS), TOTAL MONEY IN
CIRCULATION IN 2007 REACHED 14.1 BILLION PESOS AND IT
INCREASED TO 16.9 BILLION PESOS IN 2008. THIS IS THE
COMBINED TOTAL OF PESO AND DOLLAR DEPOSITS IN THE 45
BANKS OPERATING IN GENERAL SANTOS CITY. IN 2002, VOLUME
OF DEPOSIT WAS ONLY AROUND 7 BILLION PESOS. WE HAVE
DOUBLED THE VOLUME OF MONEY IN CIRCULATION IN THE CITY
WITHIN 6-YEAR’S TIME.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY’S PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE

HAS BEEN IN THE FOREFRONT OF EXTENDING VARIOUS
PROGRAMS ON EMPLOYMENT GENERATION, PLACEMENT,
TRAININGS AND SUPPORT TO JOB FAIRS. IN EMPLOYMENT
GENERATION, THE OFFICE HAS REGISTERED A TOTAL OF 13, 480
JOBSEEKERS AND ABOUT 9,111 APPLICANTS PLACED OR HIRED
BY LOCAL FIRMS.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, BEING ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE

NATIONAL ICT STAKEHOLDERS AS ONE OF THE NEXT WAVE OF
TEN CITIES IN THE COUNTRY, CELEBRATED THE 2009 I.C.T.
WEEK OR E-BIZ WEEK WITH 23 PARTICIPATING ENTITIES AND
GENERATED 2.5 MILLION IN SALES.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CELEBRATION WAS THE CONDUCT OF E-

CONFERENCE WHERE EXPERTS SHARED INSIGHTS ON THE
PROSPECTS OF I.T. OUTSOURCING BUSINESS. AS THE CITY’S I.T.
PROFESSIONALS OBTAIN THEIR PHILNITS CERTIFICATION, THE
CITY ALSO GAINS GROUND IN THE NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ICT
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THIS AUGURS WELL WITH THE THRUST OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR

AS THE MABUHAY I.T. PARK HAS STARTED CONSTRUCTION OF
ITS 37 MILLION-PESO FACILITIES DURING THE THIRD QUARTER
OF 2009.

2009 SET ANOTHER BANNER YEAR FOR LOCAL TOURISM AS

INDICATED BY PASSENGER ARRIVALS, TOURISM INVESTMENTS
AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY REPORTS.

TOURISM INVESTMENTS POSTED MORE THAN 100% INCREASE

COMPARED TO 2008. BASED ON APPROVED CAPITALIZATION,
NEW INVESTMENTS OF 615 TOURISM-RELATED ESTABLISHMENTS
REGISTERED 274 MILLION PESOS AS COMPARED TO 137 MILLION
PESOS OF 2008. THESE INVESTMENTS GENERATED 1,084 JOBS
FOR THE GENERALS.

THE SUSPENSION OF SULPICIO LINES’ OPERATIONS AND

ERRATIC SCHEDULE HAS RESULTED TO THE 32% DECREASE IN
SHIPPING ARRIVALS WITH A RECORD OF 4,041 ARRIVALS
COMPARED TO 5,967 IN 2008. AIRLINE ARRIVALS HOWEVER
COMPENSATED FOR DECREASE IN SHIPPING WITH ITS OWN
RECORD OF 20,261 ARRIVALS COMPARED 17,672 POSTED IN
2008.

COMBINED SHIPPING AND AIRLINE ARRIVALS SALVAGED A

MODERATE 3% INCREASE WITH 24, 402 ARRIVALS.

CONTRIBUTORY TO THE INCREASE OF TOURIST ARRIVALS IN

THE CITY ARE THE VARIOUS EVENTS THAT THE CITY HOSTED IN
2009, MAKING GENSAN A CONVENTION DESTINATION WITH 11
REGIONAL, 5 MINDANAO-WIDE AND 8 NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
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PARTICIPANTS IN A NATIONAL CONVENTION SPEND AN

AVERAGE OF 3,850 PESOS EACH PER DAY.

PREVIOUS EFFORTS IN PROMOTING THE CITY HAS INDEED PAID-

OFF AS INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS FOUND
THEIR WAY TO THE CITY, SUCH AS AIR SUPPLY, TOTO, ARNEL
PINEDA, AND DAVID POMERANZ.

DURING THE 10 T H ASSOCIATION OF TOURISM OFFICERS OF THE

PHILIPPINES NATIONAL CONVENTION’S BEST TOURISM
PRACTICES AWARDS, OUR KALILANGAN WAS DECLARED AS THE
CHAMPION IN THE FESTIVAL CATEGORY AND THE ECO-KARERA
AS THE CHAMPION IN THE ADVENTURE CATEGORY.

FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT, A TOUR GUIDING

SEMINAR TO TOURISM-RELATED ENTERPRISE
REPRESENTATIVES AND TOUR OPERATORS, ORIENTATION ON
“MAGANDANG GENSAN” AND GENSAN TOUR DESTINATIONS TO
TAXI DRIVERS AND JEEPNEY DRIVERS WERE CONDUCTED TO
EMPOWER TOURISM FRONTLINERS.

YES, OUR PROMOTION EFFORTS ARE SUCCESSFUL. BUT WITH

EACH GAIN, WE ALSO DISCOVER FRESH PROBLEMS. THE
RECENTLY CONCLUDED NATIONAL GATHERING OF THE
PHILIPPINE COUNCILORS’ LEAGUE PROVED THIS POINT.
THEREFORE, I AM CALLING ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR,
ESPECIALLY THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, TO PERCEIVE THESE
AS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND NOT AS LAPSES OR FAILURE.
AS THE CITY GROWS INTO A CONVENTION DESTINATION, WE
NEED MORE ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS, MORE
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION SUPPORT, MORE
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CONVENTION AND FUNCTION HALLS, MORE AUDITORIUM, AND

ART GALLERIES. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS. WE NEED
FOREMOST TO WORK TOGETHER TO RAISE ENOUGH RESOURCES
TO BUILD AND OPERATE THESE REQUISITES IN ORDER TO
ABSORB THE DEMANDS OF A GROWING INDUSTRY.

MOST NOTED AMONG ITS VARIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS FOR 2009

ARE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION BY THE
GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTORS.

68 PROJECTS WERE IMPLEMENTED WITH A TOTAL CONTRACT

COST OF 240 MILLION PESOS OF WHICH 56 PROJECTS WERE
COMPLETED. MOST OF THE PROJECTS FALL UNDER BUILDINGS
AND OTHER STRUCTURES, WHICH ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 52% OF
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECTS AND 46% OF THE TOTAL
CONTRACT COSTS. MOST SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS UNDER THIS
CATEGORY ARE THE:
 RENOVATION OF CITY HOSPITAL BUILDING,(P3.99 million,
completed)
 CONSTRUCTION OF LEGISLATIVE BUILDING,(2 contracts:
P9.72 million, completed and P21.24 million, completed)
 CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS,(total of P4.81 million,
all completed)
 IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL SANTOS PARK, (2 contracts:
P22.78 million and P11.36 million, both completed) AND
 THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY TERMINAL. (P2.47 million,
ongoing)

NEXT TO BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES IS THE

CATEGORY ON ROADS AND BRIDGES, WHICH REPRESENTS
ABOUT 35% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROJECTS BUT 41% OF
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OF 3.1 KILOMETERS OF ROADS WERE CONCRETE-PAVED, 1

BRIDGE WAS COMPLETED, 6.6 KILOMETERS OF FARM-TO-
MARKET ROAD WERE IMPROVED AND OPENED, A TOTAL OF 1.4
LINEAL METERS OF SIDEWALK WERE CONSTRUCTED, 2
INTERSECTIONS WERE IMPROVED AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL
SYSTEMS WERE INSTALLED.

INFRA UNDER ROADS & BRIDGES CATEGORY

• Construction of Fataldao Bridge with Approaches @ Brgy. San Jose
(P9.77 million, completed)
• Continuation of Road Concreting with Drainage @ Mabuhay Road (2
contracts: P3.04 million and P2.73 million, both completed)
• Sidewalk Construction (Partial) along P. Acharon Blvd. (P1.49
million, completed)
• Opening of Farm to Market Road from Fataldao Bridge, Sitio
Fataldao @ Brgy. San Jose (P3.3 million, completed)
• Packaged Project: Additional Lanes and Sidewalk along Quirino
Avenue, Brgy. Dadiangas South (P4.17 million, completed)
• Installation of Traffic Signal System with Intersection Configuration
@ Junction National Highway-J. Catolico Ave. and Junction
Highway-Santiago Blvd. (2 contracts: P19.4 million and P2.48
million, both completed)
• Additional Lanes along Makar-Labangal Road from PPA Gate to
Junction Makar Wharf (P5.57 million, completed).
• Rehabilitation of Balakayo Alferas Farm-to-Market-Road, Barangay
Olympog, (P6.17 million, completed)
• Rehabilitation of Mabuhay-Conel Farm-to-Market-Road, Barangay
Mabuhay/Conel, (P5.90 million, completed)
• Construction Sidewalk and Street Lightings @ Daproza Avenue,
Brgy. Dadiangas North (P0.6 million, completed)
• Road Concreting with Drainage System at Fernandez St. from


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National Highway to City Hospital, Brgy. Lagao (P6.31 million,

completed)
• Rehabilitation of Sitio Pao-Pao – Sinawal – Datal Laguh - Upper
Blagan-Fataldao Road, Brgys. Sinawal & San Jose(P9.29 million,
ongoing)

LASTLY, COMPRISING THE REMAINING 13% IN THE NUMBER OF

PROJECTS AND IN PROJECT COSTS ARE THE CONSTRUCTION OF
GABION DIKES AT BARANGAYS FATIMA, MABUHAY AND SAN
JOSE AMOUNTING TO 24.56 MILLION PESOS UNDER OUR
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION PROJECTS
CHARGED TO CALAMITY FUND.

• Gabion Dike @ Prk. 16, Brgy. Fatima (Calamity Fund 2008: P10.97
million, completed)
• Gabion Dike @ Prk. 7, Brgy. Mabuhay (Calamity Fund 2008: P3.99
million, completed)
• Gabion Dike (400 L.M., 3-Layer) Makar River, Brgy. San Jose,
(Calamity Fund 2008: P9.60 million, completed)

ISSUANCE OF 895 BUILDING PERMITS WAS 46% MORE THAN THE

611 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN 2008. THIS NUMBER IS
EQUIVALENT TO A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF 1.1 BILLION PESOS
WHICH IS ALMOST OF EQUAL LEVEL WITH THE 1.2 BILLION
PESOS TOTAL PROJECT COST OF 2008. THIS DEVELOPMENT
TRANSLATES TO EQUALLY PROMISING SOCIO-ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES, WHICH BENEFITS ARE NOT CONFINED TO THE
PRIVATE SECTOR ONLY BUT ALSO TO OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF
THE CITY AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY.


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BAWING MARGINAL FISHERFOLKS ASSOCIATION WERE

SUCCESSFULLY LINKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT THRU THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE
(PESO), AND WERE GRANTED ASSISTANCE FOR THE EXPANSION
OF THEIR FISH CAGE PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF 423
THOUSAND PESOS UNDER THE INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR
LIVELIHOOD ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM OR ISLA FROM THE
BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES.

IN THE CONTINUED THRUST FOR ASSOCIATIONS TO BECOME

CONDUITS OF FINANCING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
MARKETING, TWO ASSOCIATIONS - LONDON FISHERFOLKS
ASSOCIATION AND BAYSIDE MARGINALIZED FISHERFOLKS
ASSOCIATION, WERE LINKED WITH BFAR, AND BECAME
BENEFICIARIES OF FISH CAGES, COMPLETE WITH FEEDS FOR
ONE CROPPING. TOTAL PROJECT COST AVAILED EQUAL TO 400
THOUSAND PESOS, AND 200 THOUSAND PESOS FOR EACH
ASSOCIATION.

INCREASED CERTIFIED PALAY SEED PRODUCERS FROM 8 IN

2008 TO 17 IN 2009 OR AN INCREASE OF 210%, THUS ENSURING
CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF CERTIFIED SEEDS FOR OUR LOCAL
RICE PRODUCERS. AREA OF SEED PRODUCTION LIKEWISE
INCREASED 137% FROM 16 HECTARES IN 2008 TO 22.00
HECTARES IN 2009. AVERAGE YIELD PER HECTARE INCREASED
BY 124% FROM 6.30 METRIC TONS PER HECTARE IN 2008 TO 7.82
METRIC TONS PER HECTARE IN 2009.

FARMERS INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICE (FITS), IS A

ONE-STOP FACILITY THAT ALLOWS ACCESS TO A WIDE VARIETY
OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGIES NEEDED BY
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ENTREPRENEURS, STUDENTS, PROCESSORS, AND TRADERS.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY’S FITS CENTER WAS AWARDED AS BEST
EXHIBITOR ON THE 17 T H REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON R & D
HIGHLIGHTS AND TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION FORUM BY
THE PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND
NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

THROUGH A COUNTERPARTING SCHEME WITH THE DEPARTMENT

OF AGRICULTURE, WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE
FOLLOWING PROJECTS:

• 2 units Village –Type Corn Cob Dryers worth P6,000,000.00 , with LGU
counterpart in the amount of P2,000,000.00 for building.
• 1 unit Farm Tractor , worth P1,200,000.00 , with LGU counterpart of
P1,300,000.00, in support to farm mechanization program;
• Training Center with P2,425,000.00 from the Department of
Agriculture, and P925,000.00 counterpart from LGU;
• Farm to Market Road rehabilitation of Sitio Pao-pao, Sinawal to Datal
Laguh, Upper Blagan to Fataldao, San Jose , with P7,818,200.00 from
Dept. of Agriculture and P2,015,000.00 LGU counterpart;
• Animal Breeding Center with P1,881.000.00 from D.A. and P485,000.00
LGU counterpart ;
• Barangay Bagsakan Project worth P120,000.00 , with Brgy. Conel as
the site ;
• Bagsakan Center , worth P800,000.00 located at Alunan, Barangay
Bula, with the City Food Terminal Multi-purpose Cooperative as the
cooperator .

UNDER THE ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM,

THERE WERE 32,395 VACCINATIONS UNDERTAKEN, 15,401
ANIMALS TREATED AGAINST DIFFERENT ANIMAL DISEASES,


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33,051 GIVEN VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION, 16,026 ANIMALS

DEWORMED.

BREAKDOWN OF VACCINATIONS
Anti-Rabies vaccination 10086 Dogs
Hog Cholera Vaccination 4490 Hogs
Hemorrhagic Septicemia 8669 Large Animals
New Castle Disease 9150 Poultry

A TOTAL OF 14, 764 CUSTOMERS WERE SERVED DURING THE

YEAR.

LIVE ANIMALS SHIPPED OUT TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE

COUNTRY TOTALED 218,199 HEADS, WHILE MEAT AND MEAT
PRODUCTS SHIPPED TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE
COUNTRY REACHED 20.6 MILLION KILOS.

BREAKDOWN OF LIVE ANIMALS SHIPPED

Hogs ` 199,275 heads
Cattle 8973 heads
Carabao 9951 heads

BREAKDOWN OF MEAT & MEAT PRODUCTS SHIPPED

Pork 16482087 kilos
Beef 3834126 kilos
Dressed Chicken 240378 kilos
Chevon 12728 kilos

ALL THESE PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE AIMED

AT STRENGTHENING OUR AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AS WELL AS
PART OF OUR AGGRESSIVE RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGE OF
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.

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THE CONCEPT OF LIVABILITY AS A DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
ENSURES A HEALTHY AND DIGNIFIED STANDARD OF LIVING FOR
THE GENERALS.

OUR EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH THE FIRST MILLENNIUM

DEVELOPMENT GOAL, WHICH IS TO ERADICATE EXTREME
POVERTY AND HUNGER HAS HELPED US OPEN OUR EYES TO
CERTAIN REALITIES OF OUR SOCIETY.

ALTHOUGH GENSAN HAS PROGRESSED TREMENDOUSLY OVER

THE LAST DECADE, THERE ARE STILL AMONG US, FELLOW
GENERALS, WHO LIVE IN ABJECT POVERTY THAT THEIR DAILY
TOILS ARE FOR MERE SURVIVAL, WHOSE MOST IMMEDIATE
CONCERN IS THE NEXT MEAL.

FOR THE YEAR 2009, OUR EFFORTS RESULTED TO A POSITIVE

178%, WHICH MEANS THAT FROM A TARGET OF 290 FAMILIES
LIVING AT A MERE SUBSISTENCE LEVEL, WE WERE ABLE TO
ASSIST IN THE REHABILITATION OF 518 FAMILIES TO LIVE
ABOVE THE POVERTY THRESHOLD. ALSO, TARGETING TO
REHABILITATE 327 FAMILIES WHO ARE LIVING BELOW THE FOOD
THRESHOLD, WE WERE ABLE TO ELEVATE 544 FAMILIES OR 166%
ABOVE TARGET TO LIVE WITHIN THE SUBSISTENCE LEVEL
INSTEAD OF THE SURVIVAL LEVEL.

I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT A SOLID AND QUALITY EDUCATION IS

AMONG THE BEST TOOLS FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION; AND IT
MUST START WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.


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IN 2009, THERE WAS A 100% PARTICIPATION RATE IN OUR

PUBLIC EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM. AND WE
HAVE ACHIEVED OUR TARGET OF 1:20 CLASSROOM AND
TEACHER TO PUPIL RATIO.

PARTICIPATION RATES FOR PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND

SECONDARY LEVELS ARE AT 93% AND 80% RESPECTIVELY, STILL
ABOVE TARGET RATES.

FOR THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, THE NEED TO BUILD MORE

CLASSROOMS AND PROVIDE MORE TEACHERS PERSISTS WHERE
THE CLASSROOM TO PUPIL RATIO IS AT 1:50 AND THE TEACHER
TO PUPIL RATIO IS AT 1:42. THIS IS FAR FROM THE IDEAL 1:20
FOR BOTH CLASSROOM AND TEACHER TO PUPIL RATIOS.

THE IDEAL CLASSROOM AND TEACHER TO PUPIL RATIOS HAVE

BEEN ACHIEVED IN THE SECONDARY LEVEL DUE TO THE
CREATION OF TWO NEW SCHOOLS; DADIANGAS NORTH HIGH
SCHOOL THAT DECONGESTED IRENEO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL,
AND SAMBOANG-NGILAY HIGH SCHOOL AT BARANGAY
BATOMELONG. THESE PROJECTS WERE MADE POSSIBLE
THROUGH OUR LOCAL SPECIAL EDUCATION FUND AND
THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THE HONORABLE
CONGRESSWOMAN DARLENE ANTONINO-CUSTODIO.

THERE ARE NOW 3,050 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 32 FUNCTIONAL

ARABIC SCHOOLS.

HOWEVER, FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL UNABLE TO ACQUIRE

BASIC EDUCATION, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ALSO
INTERVENED SUCH THAT 369 INDIVIDUALS WERE GIVEN
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ASSISTED THROUGH THE BALIK TULUNGHAAN (BACK-TO-

SCHOOL) PROGRAM.

THIS MEANS THAT WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY INSTITUTED

SCHEMES FOR OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION TO BE MORE
ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE TO THE MASSES, AND THAT
MORE FAMILIES NOW ARE ABLE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO
SCHOOL.

OUR CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SERVICES HAVE ALSO BEEN

MINDFUL IN THE PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY AND THE
EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, REDUCTION OF CHILD MORTALITY,
AND COMBATING HIV/AIDS, MALARIA AND OTHER DISEASES, THE
THIRD, FOURTH AND SIXTH MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL.

6,749 PREGNANT WOMEN HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH PRE-

NATAL CARE AT OUR PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES. ACCORDING
TO THE 2007 NSO CENSUS, THERE ARE 65,506 CHILDREN WHO
ARE FIVE YEARS OLD AND BELOW; AMONG THESE 58,774 OR 90%
OF THIS AGE GROUP ARE WELL NOURISHED. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO REHABILITATE THE HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL
CONDITION OF THE REMAINING 10%. OF THE 507 TB SMEAR
POSITIVE DETECTED AMONG THE GENERALS, 411 HAVE
ALREADY BEEN CURED; THUS REDUCING TUBERCULOSIS
MORTALITY RATE IN THE CITY.

BEING A PORT CITY, THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS OF DIAGNOSED

AND TREATED SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STI)
REACHED 2,120 WITHIN A 10-YEAR PERIOD. THERE ARE 2,004
CASES MORE THAN IN 2000. LET US NOT TURN A BLIND EYE TO
THIS REALITY; LET US FACE IT HEAD-ON AND FIND SOLUTIONS
INSTEAD OF EXCUSES.


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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 TOTAL
STI/ 2,120
HIV 116 175 237 293 199 214 202 230 272 182 DIAGNOSED
CASES CASES

THE SEVENTH MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL DEMANDS FOR

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETAL SECURITY.
ALONG THIS LINE, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED 295 HECTARES OUT
OF THE 200 HECTARE-TARGET AS INTEGRATED SOCIAL
FORESTRY AREAS, OR 147.5% ACCOMPLISHMENT, DEVELOPED
AND MAINTAINED 9 TREE PARKS AND GREENBELTED 30,750
LINEAR METERS OF PUBLIC LAND WITH 80,473 TREES, PLANTED
20 HECTARES OF MANGROVES, AND REHABILITATED 186,430
LINEAR METERS OF OUR RIVERBANKS.

I AM ALSO PROUD TO REPORT THAT OUR SANITARY LANDFILL IN

BARANGAY SINAWAL WILL FINALLY BE BUILT AND OPERATED.
WE HAVE RECENTLY GIVEN A NOTICE OF AWARD TO R-II
BUILDERS, INC & PHILIPPINE ECOLOGY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
CONSORTIUM TO DESIGN, BUILD AND OPERATE A SANITARY
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITY. THIS
WILL NOT ONLY FOR THE WELFARE OF OUR PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT BUT WILL ALSO BENEFIT OUR BUSINESS
CLIMATE.

ALL OF OUR 26 BARANGAYS HAVE DISASTER PREVENTION AND

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANS. WE DO NOT YEARN FOR
DISASTERS OR CALAMITIES, BUT SHOULD IT OCCUR, IT IS BEST
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EFFICIENTLY. AFTER ALL, AMONG THE BEST CHARACTERISTICS

OF BEING A GENERAL ARE PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCY.

THE PNP REPORTED THAT OF THE 126 INDEX CRIMES

COMMITTED, 117 HAVE BEEN SOLVED, AND OF THE 124 NON-
INDEX CRIMES THAT OCCURRED, 121 HAVE BEEN SOLVED,
GIVING A 93% AND 98% CRIME SOLUTION EFFICIENCY,
RESPECTIVELY. THIS MAKES GENERAL SANTOS CITY A VERY
LIVABLE CITY.

⌘⌘

THE CONCEPT OF BANKABILITY AS A DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

ENSURES THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CITY.

YEAR 2009 WAS WHEN GENSAN HIT THE BILLION LEVEL IN ITS
REVENUE COLLECTION, A TOTAL OF 1.238 BILLION PESOS. THE
FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
WHICH INCLUDE THE SHARE FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION
FUND OF 69.1 MILLION PESOS AND 30.6 MILLION PESOS FOR THE
BARAGNAY. THE NET REVENUE OF 1.138 BILLION PESOS IS
24.93% OVER OUR ESTIMATE, THE HIGHEST EVER. THIS IS A BIG
LEAP FROM THE YEAR 2001 AT 527.5 MILLION PESOS WITH AN
EFFICIENCY RATE OF ONLY 88.04% OR NEGATIVE 11.96%

DURING THE LAST NINE YEARS, THE AGGREGATE REVENUE

COLLECTION WAS 6.843 BILLION, EXCLUDING THE 556.1 MILLION
PESOS FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION AND THE SHARE OF THE
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OF THE TOTAL REVENUE FOR THE LGU, THE AGGREGATE

EXPENDITURE WAS 6.259 BILLION PESOS, OF WHICH:
 36.89% OR 2.309 BILLION PESOS WAS USED FOR GENERAL
PUBLIC SERVICES,
 32% OR 2.003 BILLION PESOS FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES,
PARTICULARLY ON INFRASTRUCTURES;
 23.52% OR 1.472 FOR SOCIAL SERVICES THAT INCLUDE
HEALTH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS;
 FINALLY 7.58% OR HALF A BILLION PESOS WERE USED AS
STATUTORY ACCOUNTS SUCH AS CALAMITY AND INTEREST
PAYMENTS.

OUR EXPENDITURE FOR SOCIAL SERVICES DOES NOT INCLUDE

THE 439.4 MILLION PESOS THROUGH THE SPECIAL EDUCATION
FUND PROGRAMS.

SINCE 2001 TO 2009 THE AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE IN

REVENUE IS 10.31%, YET 2009 WAS THE HIGHEST WITH 22.18%.
IN TERMS OF COLLECTION EFFICIENCY, THE LAST NINE YEARS
AVERAGED 108.31% PER YEAR. THE HIGHEST WAS IN 2009 AT
124.93% WHILE 2001 WAS THE LOWEST AT 88.04%.

WE ARE PROUD TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT THE CITY

GOVERNMENT IS IN EXCELLENT FINANCIAL HEALTH.






⌘⌘

The
Legacies
of
2000‐2008




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WITHIN IN 2000-2008, 3,063 OF 5,378 FARMERS WERE SERVED

ANNUALLY THROUGH FARMERS’ CONSULTATIONS, FARM
VISITATIONS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON CROP
PROTECTION, PEST INFESTATION PREVENTION AND PROPER
CROP HUSBANDRY.

AMONG THE 178 SEED GROWERS IN REGION 12, THREE OF OUR

SEED PRODUCERS UNDER THE SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY TO
ACCELERATE RICE SUFFICIENCY OR PROJECT STARS WERE
AWARDED AS AMONG THE TOP HARVEST ACHIEVERS IN TERMS
OF YIELD PER HECTARE.

 YIELD

(MT/HECTARE)

MR.
BASILIO
TRAYA
 8.51

MR.
DANILO
EA
 7.69

MR.
LONY
NARCISO
 6.27





FROM 6,372 METRIC TONS IN 2000 TO 13,325 METRIC TONS IN
2009 OR AN EQUIVALENT OF 209% INCREASE FOR RICE
PRODUCTION, AND A 230% INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF CORN
PRODUCTION SUCH THAT FROM 10,630 IN 2000 TO 24,463.50 IN
2009 WERE RECORDED BY OUR LOCAL AGRICULTURE OFFICE.

93,137 FRUIT/FOREST TREE SEEDLINGS WERE DISTRIBUTED AS

PLANTING MATERIALS FOR TREE-PLANTING ACTIVITIES. A
TOTAL OF 229,938 PACKETS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS WERE
DISTRIBUTED TO FARM-WOMEN AND FARM-YOUTH TO AUGMENT
FOOD SUPPLY AND ALSO TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL INCOME
FOR THE FAMILY.

1,548 FISH FARMERS BENEFITTED SOME TECHNICAL

ASSISTANCE IN AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT. 102,500 TILAPIA
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REDISPERSAL TO OTHER BENEFICIARIES FOR THE PROMOTION

OF INLAND FISH PRODUCTION, TO INCREASE SUPPLY OF
FRESHWATER FISHES, AND CONTRIBUTE TO FOOD SECURITY.

A TOTAL OF 88 MILLION PESOS WORTH OF INFRASTRUCTURE

FACILITIES SUCH AS FARM TO MARKET ROADS WERE
CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY
PROGRAM WITH 20% OF THE COST AS LGU COUNTERPART.

UNDER OUR ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM

FOR THE PERIOD 2000-2008, 122,521 CUSTOMERS WERE
PROVIDED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENHANCE
BACKYARD LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY RAISING CAPABILITY;
235,295 VARIOUS SPECIES OF ANIMALS WERE TREATED FOR
VARIOUS DISEASES; 164,073 VARIOUS SPECIES OF ANIMALS
HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;
232,197 VACCINATIONS GIVEN TO VARIOUS ANIMALS; AND
118,538 VARIOUS SPECIES OF ANIMALS WERE DEWORMED.

BREAKDOWN OF VACCINATIONS CONDUCTED

• 57,059 hogs were vaccinated against hog cholera;
• 108,365 fowls were vaccinated against New Castle Disease;
• 66,773 small and large ruminants were vaccinated against
Hemorrhagic Septicemia;

AMONG OUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE LAST DECADE IS

THAT THE CITY REMAINING TO BE BIRD-FLU FREE AND FOOT
AND MOUTH DISEASE FREE ZONE. THE CREDIT OF COURSE IS
DUE TO THE VIGILANCE AND ENTHUSIASM OF OUR OFFICE OF
THE CITY VETERINARIAN.


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IN THE REALMS OF ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, WE HAVE BEEN

BLESSED AS WELL. BEGINNING IN 2005 UNTIL 2009, AN ANNUAL
AVERAGE OF 1,130 NEW BUSINESSES ARE ISSUED NEW PERMITS
WITH CAPITALIZATION AVERAGING AT 861 MILLION PESOS PER
YEAR. FROM 2007 TO 2009, NEW JOBS GENERATED FROM THE
NEW INVESTMENTS AVERAGE AT 3,000 ANNUALLY.

OUR COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT IS ACTIVE AND VIBRANT

TOO, PROVING THAT THE COOPERATIVE IS THE REAL PEOPLE
POWER IN MOTION. FROM 2005 TO OCTOBER 2009 A TOTAL OF
214 COOPERATIVES WERE REGISTERED WITH A COLLECTIVE
23,752 MEMBERS AND RECORDED CAPITALIZATION OF 118.2
MILLION PESOS.

THE CITY HOSTED THE 1 S T PHILIPPINE COOPERATIVE TEAM SHOP

WITH ALMOST 2,000 COOPERATIVE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
COMING FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS. ALSO, OUR WINNING TO
HOST SUCH A MAJOR NATIONAL GATHERING CONFIRMED OUR
CLAIM THAT OUR CITY IS FAST BECOMING A FAVORITE
DESTINATION IN THE SOUTH.

⌘⌘

IN THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST TERM UNTIL OCTOBER OF

2009, OUR CITY HOSPITAL HAS ADMITTED AND TREATED
ALMOST 104,000 PATIENTS WHILE OUTPATIENTS EXAMINED AND
TREATED TOTAL 158,000.

THE CITY HEALTH OFFICE HAS PROVIDED 101,773 PREGNANT

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IRON TABLET SUPPLEMENTS; 84,314 PREGNANT WOMEN HAVE

BEEN GIVEN AT LEAST 2 DOSES OF TETANUS TOXOID. 79% OF
NEWBORNS, WITHIN THIS PERIOD, WERE FULLY IMMUNIZED.
78,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN GIVEN VITAMIN A
SUPPLEMENTATION; AND 68,000 WERE DEWORMED, 68% OF
MALNOURISHED CHILDREN GIVEN SUPPLEMENTAL MILK
FEEDING WERE REHABILITATED.

WE NOW HAVE FULLY FUNCTIONAL DENTAL SERVICE IN ALL THE

5 MAIN HEALTH CENTERS.

7 TB MICROSCOPES WERE INSTALLED, EACH IN THE

LABORATORIES OF BARANGAYS BULA, DADIANGAS WEST
LABANGAL, FATIMA, APOPONG, TINAGACAN AND LAGAO.

UNDER THE POVERTY REDUCTION MASTERLISTING AND

DISASTER OF POOR HOUSEHOLDS PROGRAMS, 32,682 FAMILIES
WERE GIVEN ACCESS CARDS FOR BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES. 4.6
MILLION PESOS WAS AVAILED BY 2, 328 FAMILIES AS LIMITED
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 5 THOUSAND CHILDREN WHO WERE
NEEDY, CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT AND CHILDREN IN
CONFLICT WITH THE LAW WERE GIVEN EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE

BY YEAR END OF 2009, THERE ARE 20 THOUSAND MEMBERS

UNDER THE FAMILY RESOURCE ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT
ENHANCEMENT OR FRAME PROGRAM WITH AGGREGATE
SAVINGS AMOUNTING TO 11.7 MILLION PESOS.

58 THOUSAND INDIGENT FAMILIES WERE ENROLLED IN

PHILHEALTHFROM THE LGU CAPITATION FUND OF 30.8 MILLION
PESOS; 1 MILLION PESOS PROVIDED AS CLIENT COUNTERPART


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FROM THE FRAME SAVINGS; 8,256 MEMBERS ACTUALLY

BENEFITTED PHIC WORTH 56.6 MILLION PESOS

240 FAMILIES AVAILED OF THE 1 MILLION PESODSWD SEA-K

FUND FROM CONGRESSWOMAN DARLENE ANTONINO-CUSTODIO;
110 FAMILIES BENEFITTED THE 446,550 GSC CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE FUND; 74 FAMILIES WITH FRAME SAVINGS AVAILED
HOUSE CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION THRU HOUSING
MICRO FINANCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
AT BARANGAYS SAN JOSE, BAWING AND TAMBLER WORTH 3.2
MILLION PESOS

THE MEDICAL SOCIAL SERVICES FOR INDIGENTS SERVED 92, 784

CLIENTS WITH TOTAL ASSISTANCE AMOUNTING TO 57 MILLION
PESOS.

UNDER THE COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, WE

HAVE ALREADY REACHED 100% LEVEL OF AWARENESS ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF MANGROVES AND THE CLEANLINESS OF ITS
HABITAT AMONG THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES. WITH THEIR
PARTICIPATION, WE HAVE PLANTED 204, 027 MANGROVE TREES
COVERING AN AREA OF 20 HECTARES.

THE INTEGRATED SOCIALIZED FARMING PROGRAM’S OBJECTIVE

IS TO REHABILITATE UPLAND BARANGAYS ADOPTING AN AGRO-
FORESTRY APPROACH THROUGH OUR ORGANIZED FARMERS IN 7
BARANGAYS AS SUPPORT PARTNERS: UPPER LABAY, OLYMPOG,
CONEL, SINAWAL, BAWING, SAN JOSE AND MABUHAY.

WE HAVE COVERED 1,470.76 HECTARES PLANTED WITH 135,931

FOREST AND FRUIT TREES. THESE TREES ARE OF GREAT
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TREES POSSES THE ABILITY TO ABSORB POLLUTION, PRESERVE

OUR WATERSHED AREAS THUS CONSERVING OUR WATER
AQUIFER, WHICH IS THE SOURCE OF OUR POTABLE WATER.

WE HAVE ESTABLISHED RAPPORT WITH CERTAIN GROUPS AND

ASSOCIATIONS TO SUPPORT US IN OUR RIVERBANK
REHABILITATION EFFORTS. TO DATE 43,573 HILLS COVERING
AN AREA OF 49,188 LINEAL METERS IN FOUR MAJOR RIVERS OF
THE CITY HAVE BEEN PRESERVED, CONSERVED AND
REHABILITATED. OVER THE YEARS, WE NOTED THAT DUE TO
THE MASSIVE GROWING OF TREES IN OUR UPLAND BARANGAYS,
RIVERBANK SCOURING AND FLOODING HAVE BEEN MINIMIZED

UNDER OUR LAND MANAGEMENT AND SOCIALIZED HOUSING

PROGRAM, 629 UDHA BENEFICIARIES WERE RELOCATED TO
PROMISE LAND I AND II IN BARANGAY MABUHAY. IN ADDITION,
12 FAMILIES FROM PROMISE LAND I BENEFITTED IN THE RAG-
MAKING LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM WITH INITIAL PROVISION OF 4
SEWING MACHINES; 392 GOVERNMENT LOTS IN 4 GOVERNMENT
RELOCATION SITES WERE FREE OF ILLEGAL DWELLERS; AND 132
CASES OF LOT CONFLICT WITHIN GOVERNMENT RELOCATION
SITES WERE SETTLED AMICABLY.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF BASIC

EDUCATION FOR THE SCHOOL YEARS 2000-2008 ARE: AN
AVERAGE ACHIEVEMENT RATE OF 66.87% FOR ELEMENTARY; AN
AVERAGE INCREASE IN PERFORMANCE OF 9.38%; AND 48.12%
FOR SECONDARY IN THE NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST;
AWARDED AS THE MOST IMPROVED DIVISION IN REGION XII; AND
PRODUCING THE 4 T H ASEAN QUIZ INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION


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CHAMPION, CHURCHILL JOHN TABUANDA OF LABANGAL

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

⌘⌘

Conclusion


THE YEAR 2008 WAS DEDICATED AS THE YEAR OF EXCELLENCE

IN THE DELIVERY OF PUBLIC SERVICES. IT WAS IN THAT YEAR
THAT WE CELEBRATED THE MANY VICTORIES OF THE CITY,
WHETHER OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OF ITS PEOPLE, BY
WHATEVER DEGREE. WE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT EXCELLENCE IS
A PRODUCT OF CAREFUL PLANNING, STRATEGIC DIRECTION
SETTING AND COMMITTED PERFORMANCE. THUS, PAVED THE
WAY FOR EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENTS BY ORDINARY
GENERALS.

THE YEAR 2009 WAS DEDICATED AS THE YEAR OF LEGACY. AS

WE HONE THE STRATEGIES THAT WOULD RESULT TO
EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNANCE, WE LEAVE BEHIND VALUABLE
TESTAMENTS, SUCH AS THE LEGACY OF PARTNERSHIP AND
COOPERATION, THE LEGACY OF ACCOUNTABLE DEMOCRACY,
THE LEGACY OF WORLD CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE, THE LEGACY
OF GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE PEOPLE, AND THE LEGACY OF THE
CULTURE OF EXCELLENT PUBLIC SERVICE.

THIS YEAR, 2010, WILL BE THE YEAR OF POSTERITY. WE SHALL

ENDEAVOR THAT THE LEGACIES THAT WE HAVE PAINSTAKINGLY
CREATED AND ESTABLISHED WILL BE INSTITUTIONALIZED, AND
BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR ALL THE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO


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ENJOY AND EXPERIENCE. IT IS MY FERVENT HOPE THAT THE

NEXT LEADERS OF THIS CITY WILL SHARE OUR VISIONS AND
DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO CONTINUE THE PURSUIT OF
“MAGANDANG GENSAN.”

IF I MAY REITERATE WHAT I HAVE SAID IN MY 2006 DELIVERY OF

THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS, MAGANDANG GENSAN IS OUR
COLLECTIVE VISION. MAGANDANG GENSAN IS OUR DIRECTION.
MAGANDANG GENSAN IS A BEACON OF HOPE. TODAY, AS I
DELIVER MY LAST STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS, ALLOW ME TO
LEAVE YOU ANOTHER LEGACY. A LEGACY OF RENEWED SPIRIT
FOR ALL GENERALS; A LEGACY OF STRONG BELIEF IN EACH
OTHER’S CAPABILITIES; A LEGACY OF CONTINUED TRUST IN THE
GOVERNMENT. A LEGACY OF A MAGANDANG GENSAN!

THANK YOU. ONWARD GENSAN!


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