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, officially the, (Dakbayan sa Heneral Santos; Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Heneral Santos; Lungsod ng Heneral Santos, referred to as General Santos City, and abbreviated as GenSan, is a highly urbanized city in Soccsksargen,. According to the, it has a population of people. Located on the island of Mindanao, it is the southernmost and 15th-most populous city in the Philippines. It is the regional center for commerce and industry of the Soccsksargen region, and is geographically located within the province of South Cotabato but administered independently of it. Formerly known as Dadiangas, city is named after Gen. Paulino Santos, a former Commanding General of the Philippine Army, and the settlement's leading pioneer. [1]

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ABS-CBN General Santos (DXZT-TV)

DXZT-TV is a commercial television station owned by ABS-CBN Corporation.

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ABS-CBN Sports and Action

ABS-CBN Sports and Action (stylized as ABS-CBN Sports+Action or simply S+A or S plus A), is a Filipino commercial broadcast television network based in Quezon City.

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Airbus A340

The Airbus A340 is a long-range, four-engine, wide-body commercial passenger jet airliner that was developed and produced by the European aerospace company Airbus.

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Alabel, Sarangani

, officially the, is a settlement_text and capital of the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

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Asparagus

Asparagus, or garden asparagus, folk name sparrow grass, scientific name Asparagus officinalis, is a spring vegetable, a flowering perennial plant species in the genus Asparagus.

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Ateneo de Manila University

The Ateneo de Manila University (Filipino: Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila; Spanish: Universidad Ateneo de Manila) is a private research university in Quezon City, Philippines.

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Banana

A banana is an edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa.

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Barangay

A barangay ((abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), formerly referred to as barrio, is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. In metropolitan areas, the term often refers to an inner city neighbourhood, a suburb or a suburban neighborhood. The word barangay originated from balangay, a kind of boat used by a group of Austronesian peoples when they migrated to the Philippines. Municipalities and cities in the Philippines are subdivided into barangays, with the exception of the municipalities of Adams in Ilocos Norte and Kalayaan, Palawan which each contain only one barangay. The barangay itself is sometimes informally subdivided into smaller areas called purok (English: "zone"), barangay zones consisting of a cluster of houses, and sitios, which are territorial enclaves—usually rural—far from the barangay center., there were 42,029 barangays throughout the Philippines.

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Blaan people

The Blaan people, alternatively spelled as "B'laan", are one of the indigenous peoples of Southern Mindanao in the Philippines.

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Bo Perasol

Dolreich "Bo" Perasol (born June 22, 1973) is a Filipino basketball coach.

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Boeing 747

The Boeing 747 is an American wide-body commercial jet airliner and cargo aircraft, often referred to by its original nickname, "Jumbo Jet".

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Brigada Mass Media Corporation

Brigada Mass Media Corporation (BMMC) is a newspaper company and media network in the Philippines.

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Buayan

Buayan is a coastal barangay located at the eastern edge of General Santos in the Philippines.

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Bus

A bus (archaically also omnibus, multibus, motorbus, autobus) is a road vehicle designed to carry many passengers.

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Butuan

(pronounced), officially the (Butuanon: Dakbayan hong; name; name), or simply known as City, is a highly urbanized city and regional center of the Caraga Region,.

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Cagayan de Oro

, officially the, (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cagayan de Oro), or simply referred to as Cagayan de Oro City, is a highly urbanized city in Northern Mindanao,.

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Capital region

A capital region, also called a national capital region, capital district or capital territory, is a region or district surrounding a capital city.

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Catholic Church in the Philippines

The Catholic Church in the Philippines (Simbahang Katólika, Simbahang Katóliko; Iglesia Católica) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual direction of the Roman Pontiff.

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Cattle

Cattle—colloquially cows—are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates.

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Cebu City

Cebu City (Dakbayan sa Sugbu; Lungsod ng Cebu) is a first class highly urbanized city in the island province of Cebu in Central Visayas, Philippines.

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Cebu Pacific

Cebu Air, Inc., operating as Cebu Pacific and informally known as Cebu Pac, is a Philippine low-cost airline based on the grounds of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA Terminal 3), Pasay City, Metro Manila, in the Philippines.

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Cebuano language

The Cebuano or Cebuan language, also often colloquially albeit informally referred to by most of its speakers simply as Bisaya (English translation: "Visayan", not to be confused with other Visayan languages), is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 21 million people in Central Visayas, western parts of Eastern Visayas and most parts of Mindanao, most of whom belong to various Visayan ethnolinguistic groups, mainly the Cebuanos.

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Christianity in the Philippines

The Philippines is the 5th largest Christian country on Earth,Most Christians reside in the United States with 246.8 million, followed by Brazil with 175.8 million, Mexico with 107.8 million, and Russia with 105.2 million.

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Coconut

The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only species of the genus Cocos.

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Commanding General of the Philippine Army

The Commanding General of the Philippine Army is the overall commander and senior general of the Philippine Army, the ground arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

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Commonwealth of the Philippines

The Commonwealth of the Philippines (Commonwealth de Filipinas; Komonwelt ng Pilipinas) was the administrative body that governed the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, aside from a period of exile in the Second World War from 1942 to 1945 when Japan occupied the country.

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Cotabato

Cotabato, formerly but colloquially known as North Cotabato (Amihanon nga Kotabato; Amihanang Kotabato; Maguindanaoan: Kuta Wato Nort), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao.

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Datu

Datu is a title which denotes the rulers (variously described in historical accounts as chiefs, sovereign princes, and monarchsFor more information about the social system of the Indigenous Philippine society before the Spanish colonization see Barangay in Enciclopedia Universal Ilustrada Europea-Americana, Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, S. A., 1991, Vol. VII, p.624: Los nobles de un barangay eran los más ricos ó los más fuertes, formándose por este sistema los dattos ó maguinoos, principes á quienes heredaban los hijos mayores, las hijas á falta de éstos, ó los parientes más próximos si no tenían descendencia directa; pero siempre teniendo en cuenta las condiciones de fuerza ó de dinero.) of numerous indigenous peoples throughout the Philippine archipelago.

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Davao City

, officially the (Dakbayan sa Dabaw, Lungsod ng Dabaw), is a highly urbanized city in the island of Mindanao,.

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Davao Region

Davao Region, formerly called Southern Mindanao (Habagatang Mindanao; Timog Mindanao), is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region XI.

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Deputy mayor

Deputy mayor is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official in many local governments.

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Deutscher Wetterdienst

The Deutscher Wetterdienst or DWD for short, is the German Meteorological Office, based in Offenbach am Main, Germany, which monitors weather and meteorological conditions over Germany and provides weather services for the general public and for nautical, aviational or agricultural purposes.

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Digos

, officially the, (Dakbayan sa Digos; Lungsod ng Digos), or simply referred to as Digos City, is a settlement_text and capital of the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

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Doña Lourdes Institute of Technology

The Doña Lourdes Institute of Technology is located at the heart of General Santos City.

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Dole Food Company

Dole Food Company, Inc. is an American agricultural multinational corporation headquartered in Westlake Village, California.

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DXBC-FM

DXBC or MOR 92.7 General Santos is an FM radio station of ABS-CBN Corporation.

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DXBG-TV

DXBG-TV, channel 8, is a television station of Philippine television network GMA Network.

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DXCJ

DXCJ (Barangay FM 102.3) is an FM station of Radio GMA Network Inc.

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DXCK

DXCK, broadcasting as 91.9 iFM General Santos, is a music FM station owned and operated by Radio Mindanao Network in the Philippines.

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DXER-TV

DXER-TV, channel 12, is a television station of Philippine television network The 5 Network.

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DXTS

DXTS (94.3 FM), broadcasting as 94.3 Yes The Best General Santos, it is a commercial Hot AC, and OPM radio station licensed to General Santos City.

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DXVI

DXVI (97.5 FM) - branded Radyo5 97.5 News FM - is a news FM radio station owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation and operated by TV5 Network Inc. in the Philippines.

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DXWK

K101 Love Radio is a music FM radio station owned by Manila Broadcasting Company in the Philippines.

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DXYM

89.5 Brigada News FM is the flagship FM station of Brigada Mass Media Corporation, located in 2nd floor, Brigada Complex, NLSA Road, Barangay San Isidro, General Santos City, Philippines The station operates 24 hours a day except Mondays where it signs off at midnight to 4:00 AM and except Holy Week where it signs off at midnight from Black Saturday and lasts until 4:00 AM of Easter Sunday.

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DXYM-TV

Brigada News TV (DXYM-TV) is the flagship commercial television station of Brigada Mass Media Corporation.

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Eat Bulaga!

Eat Bulaga! is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network.

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Empire of Japan

The was the historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the enactment of the 1947 constitution of modern Japan.

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Ethel Booba

Ethyl Gabison (born on December 17, 1976) also known by her stage name Ethel Booba, is a Filipino TV personality, author and comedienne.

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Fatima, General Santos

Fatima, also known as Uhaw is a Barangay located at the western part of General Santos in the Philippines.

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Filipino mestizo

In the Philippines, Filipino mestizo, or colloquially tisoy, are people of mixed Filipino and any foreign ancestry.

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Fish

Fish are gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs with digits.

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Fishing industry

The fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products.

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General Santos International Airport

General Santos International Airport, (stylized as General Santos City Airport)(Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Heneral Santos, Pangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Heneral Santos), is an alternate international airport located in the city of General Santos, Philippines serving the greater area of SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII).

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Gerald Anderson

Gerald Randolph Anderson Jr. (born March 7, 1989) is a Filipino-American film and television actor, brand ambassador, TV producer and basketball player.

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Guimaras

Guimaras (Kapuoran sang Guimaras; Probinsiya kang Guimaras; Lalawigan ng Guimaras) is an island province in the Philippines located in the region of Western Visayas.

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Hadano, Kanagawa

is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Hiligaynon language

The Hiligaynon language, also colloquially referred often by most of its speakers simply as Ilonggo, is an Austronesian regional language spoken in the Philippines by about 9.1 million people, mainly in Western Visayas and SOCCSKSARGEN, most of whom belong to the Visayan ethnic group, mainly the Hiligaynons.

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Iglesia ni Cristo

Iglesia ni Cristo (abbreviated as INC English: Church of Christ) is an international church that originated in the Philippines.

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Iligan

, officially the, (Dakbayan sa Iligan; Lungsod ng Iligan), or referred to as Iligan City, is a highly urbanized city in Northern Mindanao,.

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Iloilo

Iloilo (Kapuoran sang Iloilo; Kapuoran kang Iloilo; Lalawigan ng Iloilo) is a province located in the region of Western Visayas in the Philippines.

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Iloilo International Airport

Iloilo International Airport (Pangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Iloilo, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Iloilo), also known as Iloilo Airport, and as Cabatuan Airport, after the municipality of Cabatuan, Iloilo where this airport is located, and sometimes erroneously as Santa Barbara Airport for the nearby municipality of Santa Barbara, Iloilo, is the airport serving the province of Iloilo in the Philippines, including its capital city, Iloilo City, the regional center of the Western Visayas region.

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Indonesia

Indonesia (or; Indonesian), officially the Republic of Indonesia (Republik Indonesia), is a transcontinental unitary sovereign state located mainly in Southeast Asia, with some territories in Oceania.

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Islam in the Philippines

Islam is the oldest recorded monotheistic religion in the Philippines.

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It's Showtime (variety show)

It's Showtime (formerly known as Showtime and Magpasikat) is a Philippine noontime variety show that premiered on October 24, 2009, on ABS-CBN.

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Jeepney

Jeepneys (Filipino: Dyipni), sometimes called simply jeeps (Filipino: dyip), are the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines.

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Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity.

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Jinkee Pacquiao

Jinkee Capeña Pacquiao (Jamora; January 12, 1979) is the wife of professional Filipino boxer and incumbent Senator Manny Pacquiao and a former vice governor of Sarangani, in Mindanao, the Philippines.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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KCC Malls

KCC Malls is a chain of shopping malls originated in Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Philippines.

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Kidapawan

, officially the, (Dakbayan sa Kidapawan; Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Kidapawan; Lungsod ng Kidapawan) or referred to as Kidapawan City, is a settlement_text and capital of the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

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Koronadal

, officially the, (Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Koronadal; Dakbayan sa Koronadal; Lungsod ng Koronadal), referred to as Koronadal City, and popularly known as Marbel, is a settlement_text in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

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Labangal

Labangal is a barangay located on Sarangani Bay in the Philippines.

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List of renamed cities and municipalities of the Philippines

The following is the List of cities and municipalities in the Philippines and municipalities in the Philippines that underwent a name change in the past.

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List of sovereign states

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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List of ZIP codes in the Philippines

In the Philippines, the Philippine ZIP code is used by the Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost) to simplify the distribution of mail.

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Luzon

Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines.

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Maasim, Sarangani

, officially the, is a settlement_text in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

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Mactan–Cebu International Airport

Mactan–Cebu International Airport (Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Mactan–Sugbo, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan–Cebu) located in Central Visayas region, is the second busiest airport of the Philippines.

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Maguindanao

Maguindanao (Maguindanaon: Dalapa sa Magindanaw) is a province in the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

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Maize

Maize (Zea mays subsp. mays, from maíz after Taíno mahiz), also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago.

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Makati

Makati, officially the City of Makati (Lungsod ng Makati, Siyudad ng Makati), in the Philippines, is one of the sixteen cities that make up Metro Manila.

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Malungon, Sarangani

, officially the, is a settlement_text in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

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Manny Pacquiao

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH (born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino professional boxer and politician, currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines.

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Manuel L. Quezon

Manuel L. Quezon (born Manuel Luís Quezon y Molina; August 19, 1878 – August 1, 1944) was a Filipino statesman, soldier, and politician who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944.

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Manuel Roxas

Manuel Acuña Roxas (born Manuel Róxas Acuña; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was the fifth President of the Philippines who served from 1946 until his death in 1948.

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Melai Cantiveros

Melisa "Melai" Cantiveros (born April 6, 1988 in General Santos City, Philippines) is a Filipina actress, comedian, host and the fifth female Big Winner of the reality show, Pinoy Big Brother, having won Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up in 2009.

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Mindanao

Mindanao is the second largest island in the Philippines.

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Mindanao State University – General Santos

Mindanao State University – General Santos City (MSU-GSC) is a state university based in General Santos City, South Cotabato, Philippines.

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Miss Universe 2011

Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held on 12 September 2011 at Citibank Hall, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Monterrey

Monterrey is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico.

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Naga, Camarines Sur

, officially the (Central Bikol: Ciudad nin Naga; Rinconada Bikol: Syudad ka Naga; Lungsod ng Naga; Ciudad de Naga), or known simply as Naga City, is a independent component city in the Bicol Region,.

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National Transmission Corporation

The National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) is a Philippine government-owned and controlled corporation created in 2001 by the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Republic Act 9136) and a corporate entity wholly owned by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM).

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Navotas

Navotas (Lungsod ng Navotas) is a city in the Philippines located north of Manila that is known as the Fishing Capital of the Philippines.

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Negros Navigation

Negros Navigation Co., Inc. (NENACO) was one of the oldest domestic shipping companies in the Philippines.

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Negros Occidental

Negros Occidental (Negros Nakatundan; Kasadpang Negros; Kanlurang Negros), also known as or, is a province located in the region of Western Visayas, in the Philippines.

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New Era University

New Era University (NEU) is a private educational institution in the Philippines, run by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). Although it is linked with the INC, it is a non-sectarian university. Its main campus is at New Era, Quezon City, within the Central Office Complex of the INC. Aside from its Quezon City campus,it has three campuses around the Philippines, including one in San Fernando City, Pampanga, in Lipa City, Batangas, in General Santos City and soon in Santa Maria, Bulacan. Founded in 17 June 1975, it was known as the New Era Educational Institute, and was located in Echague, Quiapo, Manila, along Carlos Palanca St. It initially offered only secondary education (high school) but later expanded in 1977 to serve technical and vocational courses under its Center for Livelihood and Skills Training (CLST). It also offers graduate programmes. In 1981, it was renamed New Era College after the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (MECS) granted collegiate status, and later in June 1995, to its present name, New Era University, when the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) granted university status. It is run by the INC for the educational needs of INC members although it accepts enrollments from non-INC members as well. Formerly, under the university umbrella, it ran the College of Evangelical Ministry (now Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) School for Ministers), where the INC trains male members to become ministers. Other colleges include College of Engineering and Technology, College of Nursing, College of Business Administration, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, College of Music, College of Law, College of Computer Studies, College of Accountancy, School of Graduate Studies, and the new then College of Communication, College of Medicine and Center for Medical and Health Allied Sciences. It offers new courses in the Philippines including BS Real Estate Management and BS Criminology. NEU is the legal owner of the Philippine Arena, which will be the largest indoor arena in the world with a seating capacity over 50,000. It annually hosts its graduation ceremonies at the Philippine Arena in Ciudad Victoria which is being developed because there are proposal to move the main campus of NEU in this location.

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Ninoy Aquino International Airport

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino) or NAIA, formerly known and still commonly referred to as Manila International Airport as well as its codename Nichols Field (Nichols), is the airport serving Manila and its surrounding metropolitan area.

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Nonito Donaire

Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr. (born November 16, 1982) is a Filipino-American professional boxer.

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Notre Dame of Dadiangas University

The Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU), known as Notre Dame, is a university in General Santos City, Philippines.

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Ozamiz

, officially the, (Dakbayan sa Ozamiz, Lungsod ng Ozamiz), or simply referred to as Ozamiz City, is a settlement_text in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

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Pagadian

, officially the, (Lungsod ng Pagadian; Chavacano: Ciudad de Pagadian), or simply referred to as Pagadian City, is a settlement_text and the capital of the province of,. It is the regional center of Zamboanga Peninsula and the second-largest city in the region, after the independent city of Zamboanga.

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Pan-Philippine Highway

The Pan-Philippine Highway, also known as the Maharlika Highway or the National Highway is a network of roads, bridges, and ferry services that connect the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao in the Philippines, serving as the country's principal transport backbone.

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Paulino Santos

Paulino Torres Santos (June 22, 1890 – August 29, 1945) was a military officer who became the Commanding General of the Philippine Army from May 6 to December 31, 1936.

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Philippine Airlines

Philippine Airlines (PAL), a trade name of PAL Holdings, Inc.

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Philippine Independent Church

The Philippine Independent Church (Iglesia Filipina Independiente; Malayang Simbahan ng Pilipinas; Libera Ecclesia Philippina, colloquially called the Aglipayan Church) is an independent Christian denomination in the form of a national church in the Philippines.

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Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation

Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation (PSACC), formerly Sulpicio Lines, is a shipping line in the Philippines.

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Philippine Standard Time

Philippine Standard Time (Pamantayang Oras ng Pilipinas, abbreviated PST or PhST), also known as Philippine Time (PHT), is the official name for the time in the Philippines.

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Philippine Statistics Authority

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) was created on September 12, 2013 when the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013 (Republic Act No. 10625) was signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III.

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Pig

A pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the even-toed ungulate family Suidae.

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Pineapple

The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, also called pineapples, and the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.

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Polomolok, South Cotabato

, officially the, is a settlement_text in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

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Poultry

Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers.

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President of the Philippines

The President of the Philippines (Pangulo ng Pilipinas, informally referred to as Presidente ng Pilipinas; or in Presidente de Filipinas) is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines.

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Protestantism in the Philippines

Protestant Christians make up nearly 6% of the Filipino population.

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Provinces of the Philippines

The Provinces of the Philippines (Filipino: Mga Lalawigan ng Pilipinas) are the primary political and administrative divisions of the Philippines.

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Regions of the Philippines

In the Philippines, regions (rehiyon), (ISO 3166-2:PH) are administrative divisions that serve primarily to organize the provinces (lalawigan) of the country for administrative convenience.

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Rice

Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice).

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Rolando Navarrete

Rolando Navarrete (born February 14, 1957) is a Filipino ex-boxer who briefly held a junior lightweight (super featherweight) world title in the 80s.

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Ronnel Rivera

Ronnel "Nel" Rivera (born September 1, 1971) is a Filipino politician, entrepreneur,and businessman and a former councilor and currently servin as Mayor of General santos.He is the son of Rodrigo E.Rivera,Sr the owner of Rd Pawnshop.

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Roxas, Capiz

, officially the, is a settlement_text and capital of the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

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Sangguniang Panlalawigan

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Council), commonly known as the Provincial Board, is the Filipino language name given to the legislatures in Philippine provinces.

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Sarangani

Sarangani, or Saraŋgani (Lalawigan sa Sarangani), is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region.

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Sarangani Bay

Sarangani Bay is a bay located on the southern tip of Mindanao in the Philippines.

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Sashimi

Sashimi (刺身) is a Japanese delicacy consisting of very fresh raw meat or fish sliced into thin pieces.

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Sebastian Benedict

Sebastian Benedict Granfon Arumpac (born August 22, 2012 in General Santos City, Philippines), also known as Baeby Baste, is a Filipino child actor.

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Seventh-day Adventist Church

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in Christian and Jewish calendars, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent Second Coming (advent) of Jesus Christ.

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Shamcey Supsup-Lee

Shamcey Gurrea Supsup-Lee (born Shamcey Gurrea Supsup on May 16, 1986) is a Filipino, TV Host, model, architect and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2011 and represented her country at the 60th Miss Universe pageant competition.

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SM City General Santos

SM City General Santos is a large shopping mall in General Santos City, Philippines.

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Soccsksargen

Soccsksargen (officially styled as SOCCSKSARGEN) (pronounced), formerly known simply as Cotabato or Kota Bato, is an administrative region of the Philippines, located in south-central Mindanao.

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SOCSARGEN County Hospital

The SOCSARGEN County Hospital is a 240-bed hospital in General Santos, in the southern part of Mindanao, Philippines.

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South Cotabato

South Cotabato, officially the Province of South Cotabato (Bagatnan nga Kotabato; Habagatang Kotabato; Maguindanaon: Kuta Wato Saut), is a province in the Philippines located in the SOCCSKSARGEN region in Mindanao.

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Steamship

A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically drive (turn) propellers or paddlewheels.

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Sultan Kudarat

Sultan Kudarat (Kapuoran sang Sultan Kudarat; Probinsya kang Sultan Kudarat; Lalawigan sa Sultan Kudarat; Maguindanaon: Dalapa sa Sultan Kudarat) is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao.

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SuperFerry

SuperFerry, founded as Aboitiz Shipping Company, later Aboitiz SuperFerry was one of the largest ferry companies in the Philippines before it was purchased by Negros Navigation, which simultaneously was purchased by the Chinese government through its private equity fund the China-Asean Investment Cooperation Fund, and became 2GO Travel, part of the 2GO Group.

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T'Boli, South Cotabato

, officially the, is a settlement_text in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

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Tacurong

, officially the, (Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Tacurong; Dakbayan sa Tacurong; Lungsod ng Tacurong), and referred to as Tacurong City, is a settlement_text in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

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Taxicab

A taxicab, also known as a taxi or a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride.

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Tboli people

The Tboli people are one of the indigenous peoples of South Cotabato in Southern Mindanao.

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The Quantum Academy

The Quantum Academy, Inc. is a private college preparatory school in the Philippines whose primary goal is to meet the educational needs of its students from pre-school to senior high school that will prepare them for admission in colleges and universities.

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Tricycle

A tricycle, often abbreviated to trike, is a human-powered (or gravity-powered) three-wheeled vehicle.

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Tropical savanna climate

Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a type of climate that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories "Aw" and "As".

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Tuna

A tuna is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a sub-grouping of the mackerel family (Scombridae).

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TV Patrol South Central Mindanao

TV Patrol South Central Mindanao is a local news program of ABS-CBN Regional Network Group delivering the freshest news reports on current events happening in South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani & General Santos City (Soccsksargen), and since 2018, Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur and North Cotabato, in Filipino language while other languages such as Cebuano and Ilonggo spoken by the interviewees.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University Athletic Association of the Philippines

The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines.

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University of Santo Tomas

The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, or simply the University of Santo Tomas (UST), is a private, Roman Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines.

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Visayas

The Visayas, or the Visayan Islands (Visayan: Kabisay-an,; Kabisayaan), is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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Zendee Rose Tenerefe

Zendee Rose Tenerefe (Zendee Rose Japitana Tenerefe born on June 21, 1991) is a Filipina singer, who rose to prominence after a video of her singing a karaoke version of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" was put on YouTube.

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Ziziphus spina-christi

Ziziphus spina-christi, known as the Christ's thorn jujube, is an evergreen tree or plant native to northern and tropical Africa, Southern and Western Asia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Santos

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