PVET receives Most Outstanding Swine Surveillance award
The Provincial Veterinary Office was awarded the Most Outstanding Swine Surveillance award given by the Department o Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry Veterinary Quarantine Station in Region 12. Said award was given for the intensified implementation of active surveillance in swine hog raisers to protect Region 12 against the threat of African Swine Fever. During […]
SouthCot ranks 6th as Most Competitive province
South Cotabato was named as the top 6 Most Competitive Province based on the ranking of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) during the recently concluded 9th Regional Competitiveness Summit held today via virtual awarding ceremony spearheaded by the Department of Trade and Industry. From its top 11 placement last year, South Cotabato made […]
Two young SouthCot farmers vie for Nat’l Kabataang Agribiz awards
Two young South Cotabato farmers will compete in the National Young Farmers Challenge Fund: Kabataang Agribiz after they emerged as regional winners during the recently concluded awarding ceremony spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture 12 in Koronadal City. Out of the 14 proponents, these two farmers won out of the three categories which will represent […]
27 PWUDs avail training on bread and pastry
Learning a sweet and delightful skill is a step towards healing for the 27 clients of the Balay Silangan Reformatory Center as they undergo 28 days of training on bread and pastries under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Center Manager Ms. Genelene Vidanes said their six-month stay at the facility will be […]
South Cotabato receives FOI award
The Provincial Government of South Cotabato under the administration of Governor Reynaldo S. Tamayo Jr. represented by OIC-Provincial Information Officer Ms. Hydee S. Templonuevo is once again became the recipient of the 2021 Freedom of Information Award given by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) after having been one of the first local government units […]
50 Balay Silangan clients develop green thumbs through hydroponics
Newly installed clients which comprise the Batch 4 of the South Cotabato Balay Silangan Reformatory Center start to develop green thumbs as they venture into a new skill on hydroponics. Early this week, these 50 clients avail free hydroponics training from the Agricultural Training Institute in partnership with Organikian represented by Christian Castaneda. Hydroponics is […]
BFAR turns over Php1.5 million multi-species fish hatchery in SouthCot
South Cotabato will soon achieve sustainable aquaculture resources and production technologies for socio-economic activities as the Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) officially turns over the Php1.5 million worth “Provincial Freshwater Multi-Species Fish Hatchery” project located at the Provincial Nursery & Demonstration Farm at Sitio Pedregosa, Brgy. Reyes, Banga, South Cotabato. The Multi-species Hatchery […]
PADAC braces for DAPC week
The South Cotabato Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council prepares various activities in celebration of the Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week celebration on November 14-20, 2021. Amid the pandemic, the celebration will push through starting on November 15, Monday with the Mental Health Forum featuring resource persons from the academe, the Department of Education, and the […]
South Cotabato fisherfolks receive 168k tilapia fingerlings
A total of 168,000 tilapia fingers from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) were distributed to fisherfolks in the province of South Cotabato through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist. Provincial Agriculturist Raul D. Teves disclosed that the beneficiaries of the said fingerlings include the municipalities of Polomolok, Banga, Tantangan, Lake Sebu, Koronadal […]
SCPPO requests body-worn cameras to PADAC
The South Cotabato Police Provincial Office has sought the assistance of the Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC) for the provision of body-worn cameras which will be used during anti-illegal drug operations in the province. SCPPO Chief Operations Officer PLtCol Verlin Pampolina said the body-worn camera is needed as the Supreme Court has required cops to […]
