Lake Sebu fisherfolks avail plastic fish cages under PEMO’s “Convert Now, Pay Later” Scheme
Some 150 fisherfolks from Lake Sebu have applied to avail the “Convert Now, Pay Later” scheme of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), a program that will enable them to change their traditional bamboo-made fish pens into permanent and durable plastic-made fish pens. PEMO’s Environment Management Specialist Loida Villa revealed in an interview that 150 […]
SWM-TWG drafts Ordinance on Health Care Waste Management
City of Koronadal —- Members of the Technical Working Group (TWG) under the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Program of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) have formulated an Ordinance on Health Care Waste Management and Disposal during a meeting held recently at ELM Mansion, this city. Entitled “Ordinance Regulating the Management, Collection, Treatment, Transport, Storage […]
City, Municipal ENROs undergo capability building training
City of Koronadal — Some 32 City/Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO) personnel recently underwent a one-day training dubbed “Capability Building for Implementers of Small-Scale Mining and Quarry Operations” sponsored by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) that was held at Villa Princessita, this city.. PEMO Mines and Geo-Sciences Division chief Nencita Acain led […]
Festival Execom sets T’nalak Festival Sked
T’nalak Festival Executive Committee (Execom) has set the tentative schedule of the T’nalak Festival 2015 and 49th Foundation Anniversary of South Cotabato during its recent Execom meeting. Provincial Administrator and Festival Executive Director Danilo Supe led the setting of the schedule of activities as well the budget of the respective committee together with the 21 […]
2-month Zipline revenue zooms to P 464K
The fees collected from “zipline ride” of 7-Falls located in Lake Sebu from January to February this year netted P464,200.00, a senior tourism official disclosed. Considered as Asia’s highest and longest zipline, local and foreign tourists continuously patronize said attraction year-round, contributing millions of pesos in revenues to the province’s coffers. Last year, Provincial Tourism […]
Lake Sebu clean-up drive steps up in May
The Forest and Inland Water Division of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO-FIWD) will again conduct their annual lake clean-up drive in the whole month of May. PEMO will perform the clean-up drive in Lake Sebu and Lake Seloton, the two big lakes of Lake Sebu town, in partnership with its Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO). […]
PEMO to train Para-VETs to man Wildlife Center
The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) will conduct training on May 27 – 28 on the management and protection of wildlife to man its Wildlife Restitution Center (WRC) as part of its Bio-Diversity Project located in Tupi and Tampakan towns. PEMO’s Forest and Inland Water Division chief Forester Mary Jane Manlisis disclosed that individuals that […]
Urban Greening Program targets 288 kms of nat’l roads in South Cotabato
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12 targets 288 kilometers of the national road network of South Cotabato as part of its Urban Greening Program for this year. “The urban greening program covers the lower and upper valleys of the province passing through the 10 towns and lone city of the province,” Forester […]
PEO accomplishes P 47-M 1st Quarter Infra Projects
Twenty (21) infrastructure projects worth P P46,936,363.67 were accomplished for the first quarter of this year by the Provincial Engineers Office (PEO), this was disclosed in a report submitted by Engr. Vicente Ayongao, PEO’s Construction and Maintenance Division Chief. The report showed that three (3) projects were finished In January, seven (7) projects in February […]
South Cotabato conducts clean-up drive on World Earth Day
The provincial government of South Cotabato spearheaded by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) conducted a province-wide clean-up and beautification drive on April 22 in celebration of World Earth Day. City/Municipal LGUs conducted general clean-up and roadside beautification in their respective area from 8am to 10 am, particularly in offices and along highways in cooperation […]
