South Cot’s Minahang Bayan is Galing Pook Awards nominee
South Cotabato’s “Minahang Bayan”, a Small-Scale Mining (SSM) program implemented by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) was chosen to be included in the Top 38 among 153 entries in the Galing Pook Awards (GPA) during their semi-final round evaluation. This was disclosed by Dr. Jaime Galvez Tan, former DOH Secretary and GPA Evaluator, after […]
80 exhibitors join South Cotabato Reg’l Expo
Some 80 exhibitors join the 2015 South Cotabato Regional Industrial Technology and Trade Expo located at the Productivity and Technology (PROTECH) Center, Koronadal City, slated from July 1 – 31 as part of the 49th Foundation Anniversary and 15th T’nalak Festival of the province. The exhibitors were grouped into Food Court, Region 12 Foods and […]
Search for Model Schools in SWM now underway
The province-wide Search for Model Schools in Solid Waste Management (SWM) for elementary and high schools is now underway with the meeting of the SWM Technical Working Group or TWG led by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) as the Head Secretariat and the evaluating team composed of provincial offices, national government agencies and NGO […]
Polomolok is the “Cleanest & Greenest” LGU in 2015
The municipality of Polomolok once again reigned supreme when it was chosen as the province’s Cleanest and Greenest Municipality for 2015, trouncing last year’s defending champion municipality of Surallah. Polomolok came back from last year’s second place finish due to strong points it garnered as recipient of the Best Public Market, Best Public Plaza and […]
PEMO strengthens Solid Waste Management for 2015 T’nalak Fest
The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) further strengthened its Solid Waste Management (SWM) program during the 2015 T’nalak Festival which will be celebrated on July 9 – 18 with the establishment of Collection Points (CPs) for waste disposal and collection in strategic areas in the streets of Koronadal Ciy. Environment Management Specialist II Elbe […]
PDC adopts 6-yr Prov’l Dev’t Investment Plan
CITY OF KORONADAL — Governor Daisy Avance Fuentes led the regular meeting of the Provincial Development Council (PDC) on June 30 at the PDC Hall, PPDO Building, this city that adopted the Updated Provincial Development Investment Plan (PDIP) for 2014 – 2019. The six-year PDIP presented the different Programs, Projects and Activities (PPAs) of the […]
Earth Savers plant trees during Environment Month celebration
Some 300 narra and nabol trees were planted by members of the Association of South Cotabato Earth Savers (ASCES) or commonly called “Earth Savers” together with the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) last June 26 at Barangay Tinongkop, Tantangan About 200 Earth Savers joined the tree-planting activity that coincided with the Philippine Environment Month celebrated […]
Governor Fuentes inaugurates Bamboo Hub in SUNAS
Governor Daisy Avance Fuentes led the blessing and inauguration of the South Cotabato Bamboo Hub located inside the campus of Surallah National Agricultural School in Surallah town last June 25. SUNAS officials led by Venchito Galera, the Vocational School Superintendent, warmly welcomed the Governor as they toured the newly-refurbished building that housed the different bamboo […]
Tinongkop residents benefit from Food for Work program
Some 25 residents from Tinongkop, Tantangan were recipients of Food For Work (FFW) Program initiated by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) from June 8 – 19 this year. The FFW program was conducted to clear the 6-hectare site of the Integrated Provincial Environment Management Center (IPEMC) located at the said barangay. Fifty (50) kilograms […]
After almost 5 decades…South Cotabato Capitol undergoes transformation
City of Koronadal – After almost 5 decades, the Executive Building located inside the South Cotabato Provincial Capitol along Alunan Avenue, this city, undergoes “face-lifting” particularly in the exterior of the building and employing the latest in building construction technology dubbed “metal cladding.” According to a contractor interviewed by this writer, metal cladding is […]
