T’boli jewelers to visit Bulacan for capacity-building, exposure
To further enhance its jewelry-making project in the municipality of T’boli, the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) will sponsor a capacity-building cum exposure trip for the recipients of their project this year. Nencita Acain, PEMO Mines and Geo-Sciences Division chief disclosed during the weekly Kapehan sa Kapitolyo of the Provincial Information Office, that their office […]
SWM Hall of Famers sustain SWM Best Practices
Three (3) Hall of Fame awardees of the province’s Search for Model School in Solid Waste Management that was launched by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) in 2008, have sustained their SWM Best Practices despite on a few years of hiatus being disqualified for garnering 3 consecutive years first place award. In a recent […]
PLLENRO supports YES-O Science Camp
Members of the Provincial League of Local Environment and Natural Resources Officers (PLLENRO) – South Cotabato have expressed their support to the 1st Matutum Bio-Diversity YES-O Alliance Camp which will be held on September 23 -25 at Cebuano National High School in Tupi, during their regular monthly meeting hosted by Lake Sebu LGU recently. Forester […]
Gov. Fuentes: “Anti-Drug Campaign Top 10 Honors List a challenge”
CITY OF KORONADAL — “I will accept the Top 10 Honors List on Anti-Drug campaign on behalf of the people of South Cotabato, but this is a challenge on our part to sustain it,” this was statement of Governor Daisy Avance Fuentes when interviewed by members of the media in a break during the Provincial […]
Nat’l Clean-up Day set on September 17
OF KORONADAL — Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) 12 has set September 17 this year as National Clean-up Day. In an organizational meeting held last August 18 at Fred Ann’s Foodhauz, this city, Bai Soraya Meditar of DENR-EMB 12 disclosed that 15 Local Government Units (LGUs) in SOCCSKSARGEN Region […]
Governor orders suspension of quarry operation
CITY OF KORONADAL — Governor Daisy Avance Fuentes ordered the issuance of temporary suspension on the quarry operation of an operator within the Namnama/Caloocan Communal Quarry Area due to a complaint filed by residents near the area. Landowners within the adjacent area of the quarry operation of quarry operator Lorenzo Forro alleged that it caused […]
Prov’l Gov’t approves re-opening of Communal Quarry Site
CITY OF KORONADAL — A closed but existing communal quarry site located in Taplan Rover, this city, was re-opened by the Provincial Mining Regulatory Board (PMRB) in a resolution it penned dated August 9 this year. Ordered re-opened after request from permittees is the New Pangasinan – Concepcion Communal Quarry Operation, which is an extension […]
Province turns over Plastic Densifiers, Shredders to LGUs
CITY OF KORONADAL — South Cotabato Provincial Government formally turned over one (1) Plastic Densifier and one (1) Shredder each to its ten (10) component municipalities in a simple ceremony here during the Monday Convocation Program on August 15. Governor Daisy Avance Fuentes together with Sangguniang Panlalawigan Members led by Vice-Governor Vicente de Jesus, awarded […]
Search for Model Schools in Solid Waste Management Update … Evaluators conduct consolidation of initial evaluation results
CITY OF KORONADAL — Evaluators of the Search for Model School in Solid Waste Management conducted recently the consolidation of results of the unannounced initial evaluation held on the last week of July up to the first week of August. Eighteen (18) schools joined the annual contest which include 10 elementary and 8 high schools. […]
PEMO to distribute Plastic Densifiers, Shredders to LGUs
Ten (10) Plastic Densifiers and 10 Shredders were received by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) last August 9 and 10 and will be formally distributed to 10 LGUs in the province comes Monday, August 15, during the province’s regular Convocation program. Green Valley Machineries (GVM), the local supplier and winning bidder, tested the machines […]
