Surallah wins the 2019 search for outstanding municipal anti-drug abuse council

KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO- The Provincial Government of South Cotabato through the Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC) chaired by Gov. Reynaldo S. Tamayo, Jr. celebrates and spearheaded the formal opening and kick-off ceremony of Drug Abuse Prevention & Control (DAPC) Week with the theme: “Katarungan para sa Kalusugan; Kalusugan para sa Katarungan” held at EMR […]

PDEA declares 2 South Cotabato towns as drug-free

Koronadal City—Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in SOCSKSARGEN confirmed that two towns in South Cotabato are drug-free, Naravy Duquiatan, PDEA Regional Director, said during a press conference held here as the province opened the week-long Drug Abuse, Prevention, and Control today. “We have declared the town of Tantangan as drug-free, and in the next few […]

532 South Cotabatenos obtain the greatest gift of hearing

Koronadal City—“Yes, I could hear you loud and clear!” Every child from South Cotabato who was at the Lagao Gym in General Santos City exclaimed whenever a hearing aid was attached to their ears. Some lost their sense of hearing since birth. South Cotabato’s good friend Starkey Hearing Foundation distributed hearing aids to 532 people […]

South Cotabato strengthens cultural heritage

Koronadal City—The Provincial Government of South Cotabato laid down its plan in the next three years as the Local Arts Council conducted a Local Development Planning Workshop to ensure that local cultural heritage and arts are protected. Indira Cagaanan, Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Museum Promotions Unit Officer-In-Charge, said members of the council were invited to […]

SP approves Php30 million Supplemental Budget No. 3

The South Cotabato Provincial Board recently approved on its regular session Php30 million additional funds for various essential services of the province. Resolution No.342, which enacts appropriations ordinance no. 2019-05, series of 2019, authorizing the fiscal year 2019 General Fund Supplemental Budget No. 3 of the province of South Cotabato. Said resolution was principally authored […]

GOV. TAMAYO ASSURES FORMER REBEL RETRUNEES TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE

KORONADAL, SOUTH COTABATO- Governor Reynaldo S. Tamayo, Jr. assures the former rebel returnees to receive financial assistance from the Provincial Government of South Cotabato and encourages other members to abandon the armed struggle and return to the government to avail the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). Tamayo said the new administration is committed […]

New batch of rebel returnees in South Cotabato receive P85k government assistance

Koronadal City—Twenty six (26) rebel returnees in South Cotabato received a total of P85, 000 livelihood and financial assistance from the Provincial Government during a formal turn-over ceremony held recently. These former rebels surrendered last year. Grace Rodel, a social worker and the focal person of the Local Reintegration Program of South Cotabato, said the […]

South Cotabato extends 575 food packs, donation to quake victims in Cotabato province

Governor Reynaldo S. Tamayo, Jr., along with PDRRMO staff and volunteers from different organizations, leads the distribution of 575 food packs and other relief assistance to families who were affected by the series of earthquake in Cotabato Province. “Eighty percent sa mga dala namon subong halin ini sa mga constituents naton sa Probinsiya sang South […]

SouthCot readies contingency plans on quakes

The Provincial Government of South Cotabato has readied contingency plans if a series of aftershocks will continue. Governor Reynaldo S. Tamayo, chairperson of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) sets a priority for said contingency plans to the South Cotabato Provincial Hospital and the South Cotabato Rehabilitation and Detention Center as these facilities […]

SouthCot sets Php2 million aid for quake victims from NorthCot

The province of South Cotabato is set to allocate at least Php 2 million as financial aid to areas hardest hit by the series of earthquakes that jolted Mindanao. In an emergency meeting conducted earlier today by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council chaired by Governor Reynaldo S. Tamayo Jr., a council resolution was […]