Sto. Niño NHS wins Hall of Fame award as Best BKD implementer nationwide

STO.NIÑO, South Cotabato – Sto. Niño National High School won the most coveted prize this year as the first placer for the nationwide Search for  Outstanding  Barkada Kontra Droga Implementers in the Secondary School, making it a Hall of Fame awardee for three consecutive years, since  2015-2016, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019  respectively. Amid this pandemic, SNNHS  […]

SoCot Wins Environmental Case Against Mining Corps

Koronadal City, South Cotabato – The petition for declaratory relief against the Provincial Government of South Cotabato (PGSC) was dismissed by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 24 of the 11th Judicial Region in the City of Koronadal on October 12, 2020. The special civil action (SCA) case no. 094 for Declaratory Relief and Injunction […]

Measles Immunization in SoCot to Kick Off

Koronadal City, South Cotabato – The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) of South Cotabato will conduct its “Ligtas Tigdas” Measles-Rubella Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR SIA) from October 26 to November 25, 2020 in designated places in the province. In a press conference on October 13, 2020 by the IPHO represented by the National Immunization Program […]

43 poor families in Tantangan to benefit water supply and road access projects

Tantangan, South Cotabato – 43 households consisting of 222 individuals mostly indigenous people of Sitio Upper Mayada, Barangay Libas this town will benefit from the water supply and road access projects coming from the provincial government of South Cotabato. These beneficiaries identified as poorest among the poor and mostly dependent on farming as their main […]

SoCot Officials, DOH Officials Settle UVCH-SGH Transition

Koronadal City, South Cotabato – The Technical Working Group (TWG) for the Formulation of UVCH-SGH Transition Plan conducted its second meeting to implement the Transition Plan for 2020-2022 on October 6-7, 2020, at The Farm, Carpenter Hill, City of Koronadal. The committee, headed by the Center for Health Development (CHD) Director, is composed of the […]

DTI SoCot Launches Consumer Rights Campaign

Koronadal City, South Cotabato – In line with the celebration of the Consumer Welfare Month with the theme “Sustainable Consumer in the New Normal,” the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) South Cotabato conducted the Grand Launching of the Consumer Rights AVP dubbed as #PursigidoCampaign2020 on October 5, 2020. This project is in collaboration with […]

SoCot Distributes Relief Goods

Koronadal City, South Cotabato – The Provincial Government of South Cotabato (PGSC) kicked off its distribution of relief goods to the locked down puroks and barangays in the City of Koronadal on September 28, 2020. This was in response to the urgent need of the affected residents of the city after the Local Government Unit (LGU) […]

Two Siargao Towns to Implement the SC-CCTS

Koronadal City, South Cotabato – The municipalities of Del Carmen and Pilar in the world-renowned Siargao Islands have signified their intention to borrow and implement the South Cotabato COVID-19 Contact Tracing System (SC-CCTS). In an e-mail dated September 18, 2020, Del Carmen Vice Mayor Alfredo M. Coro II conveyed that while they have yet to […]

TIMELINE: The UVCH, now the SGH

This is a timeline of the real and actual narration of events as regards the establishment of the SGH/UVCH, which is currently being utilized as the South Cotabato COVID-19 Hospital/Facility. This timeline is based on the laws, resolutions, ordinances, implementing rules and regulations, memoranda, administrative orders, and other legal and public documents executed for this […]

102 provincial employees to receive loyalty awards

At least 102 provincial employees will receive a token as  Loyalty  Awardees for this year,  in line with the celebration of the Civil Service Month this September by virtue of the  Presidential Proclamation No. 1050, series of 1997. Supervising Administrative Officer Lea Arboleda said the giving of the tokens which is supposedly set this month will […]