2. SOCCSKSARGEN is a region of the
Philippines, located in Central Mindanao,
and is officially designated as Region XII.
The name is an acronym that stands for the
region's four provinces and one of
its cities: South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan
Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos
City. The region is more formally known by
its older name Central Mindanao.