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Province of South Cotabato

SWM-TWG prepares for Search for Model Schools in Solid Waste Management 2016

A Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting was conducted recently in preparation for the Search for Model Schools in Solid Waste Management 2016 by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) as its Head Secretariat. PEMO-Environment Management Division chief Senior Environment Management Specialist Elbe Balucanag led the discussion on the contest criteria, mechanics and guidelines attended by […]

TWG drafts IRR of Health Care Waste Management Ordinance

A Technical Working Group (TWG) composed of representatives of some provincial government offices and national line agencies recently drafted the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Health Care Waste Management Ordinance recently enacted by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) and likewise the Manual of Operation for the Health Care Waste Treatment Facility of the province. […]

Airshed Board conducts anti-smoke belching campaign anew

The South Cotabato Airshed Governing Board (SCAGB) composed of DENR-EMB 12, Provincial Environment Management Office, City and Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Offices and Non-Government Organizations recently conducted a Vehicle Smoke Emission Testing at the garage of Yellow Bus Lines, Inc.(YBL), one of the biggest bus companies in Mindanao located at General Santos Drive, Zone […]

5-month mining, quarry tax collection posts P7.7-M

The Sand and Gravel and Mining (SGM) tax collection of the province continue to increase for the past four (4) months of 2016, this was the report of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO). PEMO disclosed that from January to May this year, its SGM tax collection totaled P7,759,692.78, with the latest addition of P1,557,551.10 […]