''The 7 towns''

ALABEL




The capital town of Sarangani is the commercial and services center. People from neighboring towns frequently visit the place to savor its delectable food products produced by Sarangani Aqua Resources, Inc. (SARI) and Sarangani Agricultural Company, Inc. (SACI).

The Sarangani Alson’s Aqua Technologies, Inc., the province’s only exporter of fresh and processed aquaculture fishery products, is also found in Alabel. It is the biggest producer of Sarangani Prime Bangus exported to Filipino communities in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Features
Total Land Area – 51,098.27 hectares
Aquaculture Capital of Sarangani
Southern Philippines Power Corp. (55 MW)
Mariculture Area in barangay Kawas and Ladol
 Alsons Aquaculture Corp & SACI in barangay Maribulan
RD Prawn Farm in barangay Kawas
San Andres Aquaculture Corp. (SANACOR)
Isla Parilla Resort Hotel
One Town One Product (OTOP): High-Value Fin Fishes (Pompano, Trevally, Groupers & Basses)
Kasadyaan Festival (10th of September)

Investment Opportunities
Mari-culture Parks & Inland Fisheries
Industrial Tree Plantation
High Value Crop Production
Alternate Port Development
Industrial & Commercial Estates
Light Manufacturing Industries
Real Estate Projects
Tourism Development Projects

GLAN

The Lubi-lubi Festival every October translates Glan’s potentials for macro coco-industry and agri-eco tourism.

It is the oldest town in Southern and Central Mindanao.

Features
Total Land Area -  69, 760 hectares
Summer Capital of Sarangani
Capital of Jose Abad Santos, Glan and Sarangani Island Cooperation Triangle JAGS-CT
Coco Queen of the South
Coco Industry – 35,045.11 hectares
Production – 144,829,440 nuts / year
Alsons Aquaculture Corp. – Fish Cages in barangay  Kapatan
Alternate Port; Access to Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia
Integrated Coco Fiber Processors (Phil. Coco Products & JAGS Lucky Fiber)
White Sand Beach Resorts in barangays Gumasa, Taluya & Lago
Century Old Houses & Museum in barangay Poblacion
One Town One Product (OTOP): Value-added Coco-based Products (Bahalina, Coco Textile, coco Sugar, VCO etc.)

Investment Opportunities
Aquaculture & Inland Fisheries
Integrated Coco-based Processing
Industrial Crops Production
High Value Crop Production
Alternate Port Development
Telecommunication Development
Cold Storage Facilities Project
Real Estate Projects
Tourism Development Projects

KIAMBA

Consistently awarded as Sarangani’s cleanest and greenest town, Kiamba is one of the food baskets of the province. Its well-milled whole grain rice is popular all over Sarangani and even in neighboring provinces.

The place has rich natural resources that offer local residents vast opportunities for livelihood.

Agriculture and fishing are viable business ventures, but so is tourism with its fine white beaches and diving grounds.

Features
Total Land Area -  41,828 hectares
Member – MAKIMA Industrial Triangle
Provincial Food Basket – Major Rice Producer
Integrated Coco Fiber Processor (Sarangani Cocotech Corp.)
Eastern Aqua Ventures, Inc. (Prawn Farm) in barangay Kling
Tuna Hand Lining & Boat-making Industries in barangays Lomuyon & Kayupo
Tuka Marine Park
Water Falls in barangays Nalus, Tambilil, Tamadang & Lomuyon
Vast Forestland – 25, 960 hectares
National Awardee ’04 (1st Runner-up Cleanest & Greenest Town)
One Town One Product (OTOP): Value-Added Abaca Fiber Products (tinagak, tabih, t’nalak and decors)
Timpuyog Festival (14th of February)

Investment Opportunities
Aquaculture and Fishery Projects
Industrial Tree Plantation
Integrated Abaca Fiber Processing
High Value Crop Production
Livestock and Poultry Production
Industrial Estate & Techno Parks
Light Manufacturing Industries
Telecommunication Development
Post-Harvest Facilities Projects
Real Estate Projects
Tourism Development Projects

MAASIM

This town is developed as a micro-industrial center for its rich deposits of marble, limestone, and other mineral rocks.

Maasim is a historical town - the burial place of an Arab missionary of long ago in Tampat Shrine. Exotic coral reefs are abundant in the town’s coastline, particularly in Tinoto Cove and Tampat Point. These spots are favorite destinations for divers.

Features
Total Land Area – 50,043.00 hectares
Member – MAKIMA Industrial Triangle
Micro-Industrial Center
Industrial Zone / Mining Area (61% of its land area)
Mini Hydro Electric Power Plants (40 MW) by 2011)
Gensan Shipyard and Machine works Inc. in barangay Tinoto
Gensan Oxygen Corporation in barangay Tinoto
Dole Phils., Inc. – Pineapple Division Sarangani Expansion - 2,000 hectares
Integrated Coco Fiber Processor (Kanalo Agri-Aqua Resources, Inc.)
Lemlunay Diving Resort in barangay Tinoto
One Town One Product (OTOP): Fresh & Processed Banana (Cardaba)

Investment Opportunities
Aquaculture and Fishery Projects
Industrial Tree Plantation
High Value Crop Production
Livestock and Poultry Production
Industrial Estate & Techno Parks
Shipbuilding & Repair Industry
Light Manufacturing Industries
Telecommunication Development
Post-Harvest Facilities Projects (Cold Storage)
Alternate Port Zone Development
Mining Industry
Real Estate Projects
Tourism Development Projects

MAITUM

Maitum is a place of mystery; it is here where archeological finds, unparalleled in Southeast Asia, were unearthed.

The annual Binuyugan Festival is celebrated in May. Maitum is also a food basket famous for its rice and dried fish.

For nature lovers, Maitum offers an unspoiled rainforest.

Features
Total Land Area – 32, 435 hectares
Member – MAKIMA Industrial Triangle
Finalist  – Galing Pook 2007 (Forest Research and Learning Center Category)
National Awardee ’03-Cleanest & Greenest inland body of water
Philippine’s Most Child Friendly Municipality of 2003
Kalaong Rubber Plantation in barangays Kalaong & Upo
Pre-historic Archeological Finds (Burial Jars) in Ayub Cave
White Water River Tubing in barangay New La Union
Unspoiled Rainforest
One Town One Product (OTOP): Processed Fish (marinated flying fish, dried fish, fish sauces & paste)
Bangsi Festival (last week of January)
Binuyugan festival every (last week of May)

Investment Opportunities
Aquaculture and Fish Processing Industry
Industrial Tree Plantation
High Value Crop Production
Industrial Estate & Techno Parks
Light Manufacturing Industries
Telecommunications Development
Alternate Port Zone Development
Real Estate Projects
Tourism Development Projects

MALAPATAN

The place is ideal for coco-based estate and eco-villages for its expansive coconut farms and scenic shoreline.

Coastal villages lined with fishing grounds also serve as anchorage for big fishing boats. This town is also known for shipbuilding industry.

Features
Total Land Area – 62,456 hcetares
RD Prawn Farm in barangay Kawas
Finfish Hatcheries Inc. in barangay Lun Masla
SANACOR Prawn Farm in barangay Lun Padidu
RD Finishing Industry in barangay Lun Padidu
Fish Cages in barangays Sapu Padidu, Sapu Masla and Tuyan
Eco-Cultural Site (Mangrove Areas)
One Town One Product (OTOP): Tinagtag and other ethnic delicacies
Pakaradyan Festival (21st of June)

Investment Opportunities
Mari-culture Parks & Inland Fisheries
Industrial Tree Plantation
High Value Crop Production
Boat-making Industry & Auxiliary Services
Light Manufacturing Industries
Telecommunications Development
Post-Harvest Facilities Projects (Cold Storage)
Real Estate Projects
Tourism Development Projects

MALUNGON

Sarangani’s only landlocked town is the leader in high-value commercial crops and top producer of sugarcane in the province.

It is one of DOLE Philippines’ major sources of banana and pineapple. Malungon also produces asparagus. Its 18-hole Golf Course and Country Club at Pulatana, Malandag provides fast service for visitors breaking free from the city life’s drudgery.

Features
Total land area – 89, 663 hectares
Mango Capital of Sarangani
Dole Phils., Inc – Stanfilco Division in barangay Malandag
Banana, Papaya and Asparagus Production
Davao Musatech Corp. in barangay Malandag
Tissue-cultured Banana Seedlings
La Hermosa Stock Farm in barangay Malandag
Top Producer of Corn & Sugarcane
Lamlifew Tribal Village in Brgy. Datal Tampal
(Tabih Weavers, Beaded Accessories & Dresses)
Busagan Falls in barangay J.P. Laurel
One Town One Product (OTOP): Fresh & Processed Mango – 3,841 has.
Slang Festival (15th of July)

Investment Opportunities
Industrial Tree Plantation
High Value & Industrial Crop Production
Livestock and Poultry Production
Light Manufacturing Industries
Telecommunication Development
Post-Harvest Facilities Projects (Cold Storage)
Real State Projects
Tourism Development Projects