Newly-acquired fiberglass motorboats in Lake Sebu inaugurated
Two (2) newly-purchased fiberglass motorboats of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) were inaugurated recently in Lake Sebu with the blessing of an officiating priest. Supplied by Stoneworks Company based in General Santos City, the 2 motorboats belong to the 15-passenger capacity and 4-passenger capacity, and equipped with 40-horsepower and 10-horsepower motor engines, respectively. It […]
Bantoxics to establish addt’l ball mill for Hg-free mining
Bantoxics, an international NGO with an extension office based in Davao City, plans to establish an additional facility in T’boli town to cater on their strong advocacy for global Mercury-free Mining. Jimbea Lucino, Bantoxics spokeperson disclosed that, they will establish another ball mill facility located in Poblacion, T’boli to accommodate more small-scale miners (SSM) in […]
Barangay Captain charged for alleged illegal mining activity
The Barangay Captain of Mongokayo, T’boli, Datu Nayo Bong, was charged for alleged Violation of Section 103 of Republic Act 7942 (Theft of Minerals) by the Provincial Government of South Cotabato. A joint team led by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), Tiboli Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office, PNP and AFP personnel conducted a […]
Search for Model Schools in Solid Waste Management Update… Evaluators conduct initial consolidation of results
Evaluators of the Search for Model Schools in Solid Waste Management, which is.an annual project of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), conducted the consolidation of results on August 7 after the unannounced initial evaluation was held during the last week of July up to the first week of August . The evaluators are Leo […]
Prov’l Engrs Office completes P49M Infra Projects in 6 months
Some 27 infrastructure projects with a total cost of P49,102,745.37 were completed province-wide from January to June this year, the Provincial Engineers Office (PEO) reported. Engr. Vicente Ayongao, Chief of PEO’s Construction and Maintenance Division disclosed in the report that the development projects completed within the 6-month period consisted mainly of road projects, concrete lined […]
20 schools vie in the Search for Model Schools in SWM
Twenty (20) schools will vie for this year’s province-wide Search for Model Schools in Solid Waste Management, which is an annual project of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO). The schools composed of elementary and high schools were endorsed by their respective LGU in coordination with DepED school administrators and City/Municipal Environment and Natural Resources […]
PEMO chief trains on Urban Environment Management
The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of South Cotabato was chosen to participate in the Training Program for Young Leaders under the Urban Management Course, a program uner the auspices of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) slated on August 18 to September his year. PEMO-OIC Siegfred Flaviano was one of the ten participants […]
PEMO exceeds 1st semester SGM Tax Collection
The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) exceeded their target in their Sand, Gravel and Mining (SGM) Tax Collection from January to June this year when its SGM collection reached P6,757,759.13. PEMO targets at least P12 million in collection for 2016 or an average of P 1 million a month, according to Nencita Acain, chief of […]
Bio-Gas technology to be introduce soon in SouthCot
The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) will soon introduce Bio-Gas Technology in selected areas in the province after concluding a successful seminar in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) during the 2015 South Cotabato Regional Industrial Technology and Trade Expo held at the PROTECH Center, City of Koronadal. Environment Management Specialist II […]
Local artisans undergo Training on Jewelry-Making
Koronadal City – Some 22 local artisans particularly from the municipality of T’boli underwent a 3-day Second Level Training-Workshop on Jewelry-Making at the PROTECH Center, this city, during the 2015 South Cotabato Regional Industrial Technology and Trade Expo spearheaded by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology […]
