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Chapter 3 Overlay of Economic Growth, Demographic Trends, and Physical Characteristics
The Regional Spatial Strategy
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The SOCCSKSARGEN Regional Spatial Development Framework (RSDF) 2015-2045 defines the region’s desired spatial structure based on trends in population, economic activities, and services. The RSDF is anchored on the National Spatial Strategy (NSS) and promotes spatial integration through a well-connected network of settlements and service centers.
Region XII continues to adopt the Sustainable Agri-Industrial Development Strategy (SAIDS) to realize its vision as the Agri-Industrial Hub and Ecotourism Center in Southern Philippines with its three (3) main corridors as follows:
The Midsayap-Kidapawan City (MK) Agri-Industrial and Eco-Tourism Corridor
The first corridor is the Midsayap-Kidapawan City (CK) Agri-Industrial and Eco-Tourism Corridor. This was previously named as Cotabato City-Kidapawan City (CK) corridor but due to the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) that created the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and mandated the transfer of Cotabato City and the 63 barangays in Cotabato Province, Midsayap being the intermediate urban center became a primary growth node of the corridor with Kidapawan City.
The major industries that are being promoted in this corridor are agri-industrial and ecotourism development. The economic activities in this corridor are influenced by the development of Regions XI, X, and BARMM.
The Isulan-General Santos (IGS) Agri-Industrial and Eco-Tourism Corridor
The second corridor is the Isulan-General Santos (IGS) Agri-Industrial and Eco-Tourism Corridor. General Santos City shall be the primary growth node in this corridor with the cities of Koronadal, Isulan, and Tacurong as intermediate urban centers.
The Lebak-Maasim-Alabel-Glan (LMAG) Coastal Development Zone
The third corridor shall be along the coastal area of the region called the Lebak-MaasimAlabel-Glan (LMAG) Coastal Development Zone. The primary growth nodes in this corridor are Lebak, Kalamansig, Alabel, and Glan with Kiamba and Maasim as the intermediate urban centers. Maitum shall be an ecotourism destination.
