Search for Cleanest & Greenest LGU evaluators conduct consolidation of results
The team of evaluators will conduct the consolidation of results of the 2015 Search for Cleanest and Greenest LGU on June 10 – 11 at White Haven, Gumasa, Glan, Sarangani Province to determine this year’s winners. Up for grabs are awards for the Cleanest and Greenest LGU, Most Improved LGU, Best Public Market, Best Public […]
DENR, PLLENRO sign MOA on Urban Greening Program
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Philippine League of Local Environment and Natural Resources Officers – South Cotabato (PLLENRO-SC) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the implementation of the Urban Greening Program (UGP) in the province. DENR 12 – Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) Mama Samaon signed […]
Search for Cleanest & Greenest LGU Update..Evaluators conduct final evaluation
The teams of evaluators have conducted the province-wide final evaluation of the Search for Cleanest and Greenest LGU last May 26 – June 5. Cluster I LGUs composed of Surallah, T’boli, Polomolok, City of Koronadal, Tupi and Tampakan were judged based on the criteria such as Public Market (10%), Public Terminal (5%), Public Plaza and […]
PEMO trains Para-VETs to man Wildlife Center
Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) conducted training on the management and protection of wildlife on May 27 – 28 as part of its Bio-Diversity Project, particularly its program to assigned qualified personnel to man its Wildlife Restitution Center (WRC) located in Tupi and Tampakan towns. PEMO’s Forest and Inland Water Division chief Forester Mary Jane […]
Earth Savers to plant trees during Environment Month celebration
Some 200 members of the Association of South Cotabato Earth Savers (ASCES) or commonly called “Earth Savers” province-wide, which is a partner of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), will conduct a massive tree-planting on June 26 in celebration of World Environment Month. Two-thousand seedlings of narra, mosisi and ipil-ipil tree species will be planted […]
PEMO, PLLENRO conduct Writeshop on 10-yr SWM Plan
Some 55 Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officers (MENROs), Designated MENROs and Sangguniang Bayan Members province-wide attended the Training Writeshop with Coaching for City/’Municipal LGUs 10-Year Solid Waste Management (SWM) Plan held from May 20 – 22 at Mt. Sabrina Panorama View and Resort at Brgy. Tambler, Gen. Santos City. The training which was sponsored […]
“Take back your waste,” Bantoxics urges Canada
Bantoxics, an international NGO that strongly advocates global mercury-free mining particularly on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASSM), calls on Canada to get back the waste that they dump more than a year ago in the Philippines. Jimbea Lucino, Bantoxics spokesperson, made the call after the Forum on Mercury-Free Mining held at T’boli Municipal Gymnasium on […]
Province’s 1st quarter mining, quarry tax collection exceeds P3-M
South Cotabato’s sand and gravel and mining ( SG & M) tax collection from January to March this year reached P3,177,859.13, the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) reported. The report indicated an average of at least P 1 million a month in revenue which is the target of PEMO this year in its SG & […]
PEMO, PLLENRO to conduct Writeshop on 10-yr SWM Plan
The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO)) in partnership with the Provincial League of Local Environment and Natural Resources Officers – South Cotabato (PLLENRO-SC has stepped up its campaign on the compliance of the C/’MLGUs 10-Year Solid Waste Management (SWM) Plan with the conduct of SWM Training Writeshop with Coaching slated on May 20 – 22 […]
Mozambicans train on Mercury-free mining in T’boli
Two workers from the government mining office of Mozambique recently visited South Cotabato to train on Mercury-Free Mining in the municipality of T’boli. Mining Engineer Antonio Cumbane, and Geologist Helena Vaz, was accompanied by Bantoxics, an international NGO strongly advocating for mercury-free mining particularly on small-scale mining (SSM), to a ball mil plant in Poblacion, […]
