PEMO ends 2015 with P14-M mining, quarry tax revenue
The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) ended 2015 with a big bang with a whooping P14,372,192.53 sand and gravel or “quarry” and mining tax collection. The 12-month revenue is a far cry from last year’s mining and quarry tax collection of only P10,909,435.01, the PEMO records show. The province’s share from the mining and quarry […]
Prov’l Engrs Office completes P474-M infra projects
A total of 123 projects amounting to to P 473,824,394.42 were accomplished province-wide for 2015, the Provincial Engineer’s Office (PEO) reported during the first Kapehan sa Kapitolyo sponsored by the Provincial Information Office recently. Assistant Provincial Generosa Capundan and Engr. Vicente Ayongao, chief of PEO’s Construction and Maintenance Division, who were Resource Speakers during the […]
Bio-Diversity Corridor Update….. Wildlife Restitution Centers established, agro-forestry farms developed
A Wildlife Restitution Center (WRC) is now fully established in Linan, Tupi and another is on-going in Lambayong, Tampakan, the Provincial Environment Management Office – Forest and Inland Water Division (PEMO – FIWD) disclosed in their yearend accomplishment report. PEMO-FIWD chief Forester Mary Jane Manlisis pointed out that the 2 WRCs aim to save the […]
Community-Based Upland Dev’t and Natural Resources Management Update….. Timberland re-greening registers 123% accomplishment
Some 185 hectares of agro-forestry farms located in 6 municipalities were monitored and assessed by the Forest and Inland Water Division (FIWD) of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) last year as part of their program on Re-greening of Timberland Areas province-wide. Re-greening comes in the form rainforestation, reforestation or afforestation, says PEMO-FIWD chief Forester […]
Lake Management Accomplishment… Clean-up nets tons of water lilies, SWC strengthened
The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) has cleaned up tons of water lilies within the 15,000 square meters (15 hectares) lake area of Lake Sebu and Lake Seloton, the 2 main lakes of province, for 2015. In a report submitted by PEMO – Forest and Inland Water Division (FIWD), Forester Mary Jane Manlisis disclosed that […]
Clean & Green TWG prepares for 2016 annual Search
CITY OF KORONADAL —The Technical Working Group (TWG) of the Search for Cleanest and Greenest LGU met recently at the DILG Provincial Office, this city, to plan out this year’s annual contest. Siegfred Flaviano, Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) Officer-in-Charge and presiding officer discussed with the TWG members the schedule of the initial and final […]
T’boli LGU tops Urban Greening Program with 103% accomplishment
The municipality of T’boli achieved 103% accomplishment in the implementation of Urban Greening Program, a program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that aims to plant and grow different flowering plant species in the roadside particularly along national highways all over the country. DENR 12 together with the Provincial League of Local […]
PEMO conducts site visit, inspection on IPEMC
The Environment Management Division (EMD) of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) started the year with the site visit and inspection of the Integrated Provincial Environment Management Center (IPEMC) located at Tinongkop, Tantangan on January 5. PEMO-EMD chief Elbe Balucanag led the inspection together with Engr. Armin Demetillo of the Provincial Engineers Office (PEO) on […]
PEMO, DENR-MGB 12 streamline SSM Contracts, Quarry Permits
The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) 12 have decided to streamline the requirements for renewal of Small-Scale Mining (SSM) Contracts and Quarry Permits during the recent Provincial Mining and Regulatory Board (PMRB) meeting. DENR-MGB 12 Regional Director Constancio Paye Jr., […]
South Cotabato celebrates Ecology Day
The province of South Cotabato successfully celebrated Provincial Ecology Day with series of activities on November 17 – 18 that was joined by elementary pupils and high school students, City and Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officers, national government agency-partners and other stakeholders with this year’s theme “Empowering the Youth for a Green ASEAN Community.” […]
