SouthCot’s Minahang Bayanihan, HealthPlus Shop win back-to-back in 2015 Galing Pook Awards
The province’s “Minahang Bayanihan” and HealthPlus Shop in a Shop made it as one of the ten finalists in the Galing Pook Awards (GPA), an NGO award-giving body that recognizes best practices of LGUs in good governance in the country. Governor Daisy Avance Fuentes received the award together with Sangguniang Panlalawigan members led by Vice-Governor […]
Search for Cleanest & Greenest Household Update … Top 20 Households evaluated
Twenty (20) winners during the first judging of the Search for Clean and Green Household in Lake Sebu were evaluated on August 26 – 28 after making it for the second round of the contest. The first round winners, originally participated by 33 contestants, came from Poblacion Tukofol, Ilang-lang, San Miguel, Lamsufo, Isla Grande and […]
South Cotabato registers 242K visitors in 6-month period… Lake Sebu is top tourist destination
The province of South Cotabato have registered 241,883 guest arrivals from January to June this year, the Arts, Culture, Tourism, Museum Development and Promotions (ACTM) Unit reported. Tourism Officer Anna Liza Mondejar disclosed that guests are classified as “same day” visitor or excursionist and tourist who stayed at least overnight and counted as one “guest […]
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 […]
Search for Cleanest & Greenest Household winners awarded
Fifteen (15) winners in the first judging of the Search for Cleanest and Greenest Household in Lake Sebu received their cash incentives on August 17 at the said municipality during their flag-raising ceremony. Forester Mary Jane Manlisis, chief of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) – Forest and Inland Water Division led the awarding ceremony […]
Newly-acquired fiberglass motorboats in Lake Sebu inaugurated
Two (2) newly-purchased fiberglass motorboats of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) were inaugurated recently in Lake Sebu with the blessing of an officiating priest. Supplied by Stoneworks Company based in General Santos City, the 2 motorboats belong to the 15-passenger capacity and 4-passenger capacity, and equipped with 40-horsepower and 10-horsepower motor engines, respectively. It […]
Bantoxics to establish addt’l ball mill for Hg-free mining
Bantoxics, an international NGO with an extension office based in Davao City, plans to establish an additional facility in T’boli town to cater on their strong advocacy for global Mercury-free Mining. Jimbea Lucino, Bantoxics spokeperson disclosed that, they will establish another ball mill facility located in Poblacion, T’boli to accommodate more small-scale miners (SSM) in […]
Barangay Captain charged for alleged illegal mining activity
The Barangay Captain of Mongokayo, T’boli, Datu Nayo Bong, was charged for alleged Violation of Section 103 of Republic Act 7942 (Theft of Minerals) by the Provincial Government of South Cotabato. A joint team led by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), Tiboli Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office, PNP and AFP personnel conducted a […]
Search for Model Schools in Solid Waste Management Update… Evaluators conduct initial consolidation of results
Evaluators of the Search for Model Schools in Solid Waste Management, which is.an annual project of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), conducted the consolidation of results on August 7 after the unannounced initial evaluation was held during the last week of July up to the first week of August . The evaluators are Leo […]
Prov’l Engrs Office completes P49M Infra Projects in 6 months
Some 27 infrastructure projects with a total cost of P49,102,745.37 were completed province-wide from January to June this year, the Provincial Engineers Office (PEO) reported. Engr. Vicente Ayongao, Chief of PEO’s Construction and Maintenance Division disclosed in the report that the development projects completed within the 6-month period consisted mainly of road projects, concrete lined […]
