SouthCot’s 9-month Mining, Quarry Tax reaches P10.3-M
The Sand, Gravel and Mining (SGM) Tax Collection from January to September this year of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) reached P10,317,720.63. PEMOis previous September SGM tax collection was P1,449,980.00 while its previous January to August or 8-month collection totaled P 8,867,740.63. Its 9-month SGM tax revenue increased to an average of P 1,146,413.40 […]
Para-Vets to train on Animal Wildlife Management in Phil Eagle Foundation
In order to further enhance the technical capabilities of its personnel on animal wildlife handling and management, the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) will send 6 personnel to undergo Internship Program for Para-Veterinarians (Para-Vets) at the Philippine Eagle Foundation, Inc. (PEF) based in Davao City on October 26 to October 30. ` Earlier, PEMO established […]
PEMO to purchase Air, Water Pollution equipment
The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) is set to purchase Air and Water Pollution Control equipment before the year ends, a senior PEMO employee disclosed. Senior Environment Management Specialist Elbe Balucanag of PEMO’s Environment Management Division said that pollution control devices that will be purchase include a Multi-Parameter Probe-type Water Quality Monitoring System and an […]
NSWMC approves SouthCot LGUs 10-Yr SWM Plan
The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) approved the 10-Year Solid Waste Management (SWM) Plan of the 10 municipalities and lone city of South Cotabato after their presentation held at NSWMC Office in Metro Manila last October 8. City and Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (C/MENRO) personnel prepared well for their respective presentation with […]
PEMO readies activities on 3 envi celebrations in November
The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) is preparing different activities for three (3) environment celebrations in November, Senior Environment Management Specialist Elbe Balucanag disclosed. Environment events celebrated are Environmental Awareness Month, Clean Air Month and Climate Change Consciousness Week. Balucanag, who is the Officer-In-Charge of PEMO – Environment Management Division said that the activities lined […]
SOCCSKSARGEN celebrates Nat’l Statistics Month
CITY OF KORONADAL — The Regional Statistics Committee (RSC) of the Regional Development Council (RDC) 12 spearheaded the observance of the 26th National Statistics Month (NSM) on October with this year’s theme, “Pagyamanain at Gamitin ang Estadistika, Kalusugan Para Sa Lahat ay Abot-Kamay Na!” Department of Health (DOH) presented the performance of the Philippines in […]
SouthCot’s 8-month SGM Tax Collection now P8.8-M
The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) reported that its Sand, Gravel and Mining (SGM) Tax Collection from January to August this year reached P8,863,200.63. PEMO collected P1,083,370.00 SGM tax for the month of August, while its previous January to July collection totaled P 7,779,830.63. Its 8-month SGM tax revenue average P 1,107,900.08 a month and […]
October is National Statistics Month
The Provincial Planning and Development Office – Research, Evaluation and Monitoring (PPDO -REM) Division is celebrating the 26th National Statistics Month (NSM) in the month of October and 2nd World Statistics Day on October 20 with the conduct of the Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) – Provincial Eliminations slated on October 30. This year’s NSM celebration […]
AVLDA, PEMO award Best Performing LGUs, Farmers on Riparian Management Program
The Allah Valley Landscape Development Alliance (AVLDA) and the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) awarded LGUs and Farmers who are Best Performers on Riparian Management Program during the Riparian Summit conducted on September 18, which coincided with the World Environment Day celebration. AVLDA, an alliance composed of the provinces of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat […]
PEMO chief plans to replicate Japan’s best practices on reforestation
Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) chief Siegfred Flaviano, fresh from his 18-day foreign study tour under the auspices of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), plans to replicate Japan’s reforestation program in South Cotabato. In an interview, Flaviano narrated the success story of the reforestation program in Kanagawa Prefecture in which Japan calls as the “Forest […]
