HLURB approves South Cot’s Dev’t, Physical Framework Plan… Hailed as first province in Mindanao to submit DRR-CCA Enhanced PDPFP
The Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) has approved South Cotabato’s 2014-2019 Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP) during the panel presentation made by the province last January 28. No less than Governor Daisy Avance Fuentes presented the province’s Disaster Risk Reduction–Climate Change Adaptation (DRR-CCA) Enhanced PDPFP to HLURB’s Board of Commissioners. She […]
2016 Search for Cleanest & Greenest LGU underway… P2.12-Million Cash Incentives Await Winners
CITY OF KORONADAL — The 2016 Search for Cleanest and Greenest LGU is now underway with the announced initial evaluation set on February 22, this was agreed during the orientation meeting conducted among participating LGUs last January 29 at Fred Ann’s Foodhauz, this city. Up for grab for this year’s search are cash incentives worth […]
AVLDA, PEMO award Best Performing LGUs, Farmers on Riparian Management Program
The Allah Valley Landscape Development Alliance (AVLDA) and the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) awarded LGUs and Farmers who are Best Performers on Riparian Management Program during the Riparian Summit conducted on September 18, which coincided with the World Environment Day celebration. AVLDA, an alliance composed of the provinces of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat […]
Road projects top PEO P96-M Completed Projects
Road projects topped the list of projects completed by the Provincial Engineers Office (PEO) province-wide from January to July 2015, which consisted mainly of concreting, completion or rehabilitation of roads. PEO reported that some 36 infrastructure projects worth P96,006,333.80 were completed during the 7-month period of the year. The completed road projects consisted mainly of […]
PMRB lifts suspension order on 2 errant SSM operators
The Provincial Mining Regulatory Board (PMRB) lifted the temporary suspension order to operate on 2 small-scale mining (SSM) operators in Kematu, T’boli found operating their respective tunnel in an unsafe working condition for miners. PMRB Chairperson Constancio Paye Jr., DENR-MGB 12 Regional Director, issued the order in concurrence with the board to allow SSM permittee […]
20 schools vie in the Search for Model Schools in SWM
Twenty (20) schools will vie for this year’s province-wide Search for Model Schools in Solid Waste Management, which is an annual project of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO). The schools composed of elementary and high schools were endorsed by their respective LGU in coordination with DepED school administrators and City/Municipal Environment and Natural Resources […]
PEMO exceeds 1st semester SGM Tax Collection
The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) exceeded their target in their Sand, Gravel and Mining (SGM) Tax Collection from January to June this year when its SGM collection reached P6,757,759.13. PEMO targets at least P12 million in collection for 2016 or an average of P 1 million a month, according to Nencita Acain, chief of […]
80 exhibitors join South Cotabato Reg’l Expo
Some 80 exhibitors join the 2015 South Cotabato Regional Industrial Technology and Trade Expo located at the Productivity and Technology (PROTECH) Center, Koronadal City, slated from July 1 – 31 as part of the 49th Foundation Anniversary and 15th T’nalak Festival of the province. The exhibitors were grouped into Food Court, Region 12 Foods and […]
Search for Cleanest & Greenest LGU Update..Evaluators conduct final evaluation
The teams of evaluators have conducted the province-wide final evaluation of the Search for Cleanest and Greenest LGU last May 26 – June 5. Cluster I LGUs composed of Surallah, T’boli, Polomolok, City of Koronadal, Tupi and Tampakan were judged based on the criteria such as Public Market (10%), Public Terminal (5%), Public Plaza and […]
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 […]
