Fruto Sumagaysay, Jr

South Cotabato incurred a total of eleven (11) firecracker-related injuries from December 13, 2020 to January 1, 2021, the Provincial Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (PESU) reported. PESU chief Celia Lorenzo, RND confirmed that the cases reported were 59% lower compared to the same period last year which registered 27 cases. Most of the cases were male …

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The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) is planning to establish a gallery or museum to safe-keep its records and photos collected from 19966 (the year South Cotabato was created) up to present, Vice-Governor Vicente de Jesus disclosed Vice-Governor de Jesus hired a team of consultants to undertake the project which aims to collect and archive all SP …

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CITY OF KORONADAL — Fowls such as chicken, duck, turkey, among others, are safe to consume this Christmas season since they are not affected by African Swine Fever (ASF) that affected the hog industry, Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Flora Bigot confirmed. Dr. Bigot disclosed that the ASF virus cannot infect fowls as per tests conducted by …

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Some 322.94 kilometers of provincial roads were repaired and maintained while 130.61 kilometers of barangay roads were likewise repaired by the Provincial Engineer’s Office (PEO) Maintenance Division from July to October this year. This was disclosed by PEO Maintenance Division Chief Engr. Vicente Ayongao, during the weekly Kapihan sa Kapitolyo media forum hosted recently by …

South Cotabato Eng’g Office repairs, maintains hundreds of kilometers of roads despite pandemic Read More »

South Cotabato has already reached 95% of its target beneficiaries in the Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity (MRSIA) of the Department of Health (DOH) as of November 27 this year, the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) reported. IPHO disclosed that vaccination teams already immunized 85,903 out of the 90,508 (or equivalent to 94.91%) infants and children …

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. NINO, SOUTH COTABATO — Three (3) barangays in the municipality of Sto. Nino trained on Cultural Mapping spearheaded by the Arts, Culture, Tourism and Museum (ACTM) Development and Promotions Unit from November 26 – 27 here. Barangays Poblacion, Ambalgan and San Isidro with 3 representatives each formed part of the team that underwent the …

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LAKE SEBU, SOUTH COTABATO – Koronadal City-based Composer Rey Ortilano original composition “Dali Don, Tara Na “ won the “Kemnahe Lingon” (I Dream of Songs) Original Songwriting Composition and Interpretation Competition Season I spearheaded by Arts, Culture, Tourism and Museum (ACTM) Development and Promotions Unit. Ortilano’s composition which was interpreted by Janrell Aliyah Lamzon got …

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