Evidence & sources

Physician information

A medical doctor has been identified at this clinic, but dermatology board certification has not been confirmed in the sources reviewed. This does not mean the doctor is not board-certified.

PDS status (this branch):

Not found in PDS official directory (name searched)

Physician on site:

Documented – named physician listed at this location (schedule not verified)

• Benjamin Gacal Pagarigan Jr., MD (clinic Facebook cover banner: FICS, FPAMS, FPAAS, DPSCS, MHA – cosmetic surgeon)

  Branch relationship: Named in public sources for this branch

  PRC licensure: Not assessed (tracked separately from PDS specialty)

  Evidence: Not found in PDS official directory (name searched) — The clinic's own Facebook page (cover banner) names Dr. Benjamin Gacal Pagarigan Jr. (cosmetic-surgery credentials); no 'Pagarigan' in the PDS directory copy – a page naming a physician supports B, never A

  sourceDated 2026-10-12 · Unreviewed

Branded devices (DeviceVerify)

No branded devices are recorded for this location. This is not a finding about the clinic's equipment.

Evidence & sources

Evidence notes

The clinic's own Facebook page (cover banner) names Dr. Benjamin Gacal Pagarigan Jr. (cosmetic-surgery credentials); no 'Pagarigan' in the PDS directory copy – a page naming a physician supports B, never A

Confidence

Medium – street address (Maps + own page); physician named on the clinic's own page

Google Maps check

Yes

Coordinates source

Google Maps place listing

Research notes

Area not determined (address lacks a barangay/landmark). [Google Maps 2026-10-12] Google Maps pin OSM-checked: General Santos, General Santos|Soccsksargen. Previous coordinates 6.116218, 125.167966 from third-party places listing https://exa.ai/library/place/x7b6yp8lxpz. Coordinates replaced with Google Maps values 2026-10-12. Google Maps address: '082 Pres. Jose P. Laurel Ave, North, General Santos City (Dadiangas), 9500 South Cotabato' (file address kept – only missing addresses are filled). Phone from Google Maps (2026-10-12). [Facebook check 2026-10-12, logged out] Result: page found. Page/URL field: https://www.facebook.com/BIgPSurgicalandAestheticClinicGeneralSantos. Latest activity (signal only): June 13 (year not shown; 2026 assumed). Check note: Page 'BIgP Cosmetic Surgery & Skin Care Clinic - General Santos' (3.5K followers); surgeon name taken from cover banner image; a login pop-up was closed. Phone +63 919 535 9600 from the clinic's Facebook page (2026-10-12).

• https://exa.ai/library/place/x7b6yp8lxpz
• https://www.google.com/maps/place/?ftid=0x32f79fa5873b377d:0xeda483805a12eb68
• https://www.facebook.com/BIgPSurgicalandAestheticClinicGeneralSantos