Environment Office to purchase motor boats

To strictly enforce fishery and environmental laws as well as to monitor lake cleanliness of the 3 lakes in Lake Sebu, the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) plans to purchase two (2) fiberglass motorboats this year. Loida Villa, Environment Management Specialist II under PEMO’s Forest and Inland Water Division (FIWD) disclosed that the motorboats cost […]

DepED tutors undergo bamboo crafts-making training

Some 30 teachers from the Department of Education (DepED) coming from different schools province-wide joined the Techno-Training on Bamboo Crafts-Making last March 3-5 as part of the Kawayan Festival held at PROTECH Center, City of Koronadal. Under the auspices of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 12, the teachers were taught the different concepts/ideas […]

Maltana ES pupil shines in Pinta Kawayan art contest

A pupil from Maltana Elementary School of Tampakan bested 6 other participants in the Pinta Kawayan art contest by garnering the first place award during the Kawayan Festival held at the PROTECH Center, City of Koronadal. For her feat, Rozelle Genova of said school was awarded cash incentive of P3,000,00 during the awarding ceremony attended […]

Tantangan NHS, Engkong ES “Laro Kawayan” champions

Tantangan National High school and Engkong Elementary School emerged as Champions in the Laro Kawayan competition final event in the high school and elementary divisions, respectively, during the 2015 Kawayan Festival held at PROTECH Center, City of Koronadal last March 7. The contest was performed in a triathlon or 3 events such as “kadang”, “latay” […]

St. Alexius College sweeps Luto Kawayan contest

Koronadal City — St. Alexuis College swept the Luto Kawayan culinary arts contest during the re-launching of the Kawayan Festival this year, besting rivals in the Main Dish, Pastry and Side Dish categories. Kristine Mae Olarte anchored her team in the Main Dish category, while fellow students Mae Joy Peroy and Jayson Dave Valdez, led […]

Prov’l Gov’t managers, supervisors undergo Executive Leadership Training Workshop

Some 60 provincial government employees undergo Executive Leadership Program and Governance Innovations Management Training-Workshop at The Farm, Carpenter Hill last March 5 – 6, sponsored by the Human Resource Development Division (HRDD) under Dr. Roditt Delfino. Ralph Irish Aguda, a former junior executive in the Supreme Court and presently under graduate school program study grant […]

8 SoCot towns benefit from calamity assistance

Eight (8) towns in South Cotabato received calamity assistance from the provincial government in the form of palay seeds, corn seeds and organic fertilizer after their respective agricultural area was hit by natural disasters last year that affected more than 500 farmers. The recipient-municipalities were Banga, Lake Sebu, Norala, Polomolok, Surallah, Tampakan, T’boli and Tupi. […]

PEMO starts year with P768K mining, quarry tax revenue

The province of South Cotabato started the year with a P768,265.00 sand and gravel and mining tax collection, in a report submitted recently by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO). This year PEMO still targets to collect an average of P1 million a month sand and gravel and mining tax despite its strict enforcement activities […]

PEMO conducts Planning, Budgeting Workshop for Cluster II LGUs

To further enhance the different environment programs of LGUs joining the province’s annual Search for the Cleanest and Greenest LGUs, 5 municipalities have undergone Planning and Budgeting Workshop session last February 18 -19 at Villa Princessita, City of Koronadal. The 5 towns involved namely; Banga, Lake Sebu, Norala, Sto. Nino and Tantangan were designated Cluster […]