PEMO conducts site inspection on proposed Environment Management Center
Members of the Technical Working Group (TWG) headed by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) conducted an “on-site’ inspection on the proposed Provincial Environment Management Center (PEMC) located at Sitio Lower Tinongkop, Tinngkop, Tantangan last August 29. PEMO’s Environment Management Division chief Nencita Acain and Environment Management Specialist Elbe Balucanag led the TWG which is […]
DOLE hands over P3.5-M livelihood check for SouthCot beneficiaries
City of Koronadal – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 12 headed by Regional Director Ofelia B. Domingo has recently turned over DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP) checks amounting to P3,464,447 to the provincial government of South Cotabato which aims to provide livelihood starter kits to Four hundred and […]
Prov’l gov’t holds budget forum
South Cotabato LGU through its Provincial Budget Office (PBO) recently conducted a Budget Forum for Budget Year 2015 Annual Executive Budget (AEB) Preparation. The budget forum or also called budget “call” is the first step in AEB preparation. Budget policies are laid down before office heads or representatives to serve as guide for them in […]
4 SouthCot towns Top 25 Most Competitive Municipalities
Four (4) +municipalities in the province of South Cotabato made it as Top 25 in the recently held Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index Survey conducted last August 7 by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) that was participated by almost 500 cities and municipalities nationwide. With this feat, South Cotabato holds the record as the province […]
2,000 “stars” shine during Council-wide Holiday
Some 2,000 Star Scouts all over the province trooped to Tupi Central Elementary School last August 115 to 17 to join the Council-wide Holiday activity of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) – South Cotabato Council. Adelaida Nadera, GSP Council President, formally welcomed the star scouts coming from 22 public elementary school districts and […]
SouthCot set to expand tourism-related facilities
The people of South Cotabato expects to see more tourism-related infrastructure projects sprouting next year particularly in the upper valley area, as the province pushes for its expansion not only due to the influx of domestic and foreign tourists but also of the increasing investments for the past years. Speaking during her State of the […]
PEMO launches lakeshore beautification contest
Banking on the success of its cleanliness drive in Lake Sebu and to further raise it to the next level, a Lakeshore Beautification Contest will be launched by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) this year. PEMO Forest and Inland Water chief Forester Mary Jane Manlisis disclosed that the contest is open for the municipality […]
200K tourist arrivals elates SouthCot Governor
Governor Daisy P. Avance reported during her State of the Province Address (SOPA) last August 11 that a total of 200,863 tourists visited the province from January to June this year, which is almost nearing the 236,636 tourist arrivals for 2013. “Our marketing and promotion efforts are bearing results,” Governor Fuentes eagerly stressed during her […]
19 schools vie as Model School in Solid Waste Management
Nineteen (19) public elementary and high schools joined this year’s province-wide Search for Model Schools in Solid Waste Management Implementation, this was disclosed by Supervising Environment Management Specialist Nencita Acain of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO). With this development, the search’s team of evaluators composed of representatives from PEMO, PIO, DILG, DENR-EMP, DepED and […]
Governor’s Charity ball nets P220K from benefactors
City of Koronadal – Some one hundred ten (110) donors from South Cotabato joined the Governor’s Charity Ball last July 17 to raise funds for the province’s Kabugwason-Paglaum Scholarship Program (KPSP), according to a senior tourism official. Cesar Sulit Jr., South Cotabato tourism officer, disclosed in a report that 110 philanthropists paid P2,000.00 per ticket […]
