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20,000 PUPILS IN KORONADAL CITY GET HYGIENE KIT
Wednesday 19th of June 2013
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, June 19 (PIA) -- Over 20,000 school kids here are set to receive packages that contain one-year supply of hygiene and sanitation materials.
The local government unit of Koronadal City in partnership with the Department of Education and non-government organization Fit for School Inc., today launched the Essential Health Care Program that covers all public elementary schools in the city’s 27 barangays.
The ceremony was held at San Roque Elementary School in Barangay San Roque this morning.
City Health Officer Dr. Jean Genevieve Aturdido said each pupil will receive a healt...
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13Jun2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, June 13 (PIA)--The city government of Koronadal in South Cotabato and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) in Region 12 signed Tuesday, an agreement for the installation of the Continuous Ambient Monitoring System (CAMS) in the city. DENR-EMB 12 regional director Ma. Socorro C. Lanto explained that CAMS is helpful in checking the status of the environment as it will monitor the condition of the air, part...
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13Jun2013Koronadal City, June 13 (PIA) -- Handang-handa na ang lahat ng mga stakeholders para sa 3rd Tree-Growing Festival na gagawin sa ika-29 nitong buwan sa Lungsod ng Koronadal. Nakatakdang taniman ng mahigit kalahating milyong seedlings ng iba’t-ibang klase ng punongkahoy ang mahigit 2,000 ektarya ng lupaing sakop ng Roxas at Quezon Mountain Ranges, ayon kay City Agriculturist Emelita B. Miguel. Ayon kay Ginang Miguel, na isa ring naatasang tagapagtaguyod ng proyekto, tulung-tulong ang iba’t-i...
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10Jun2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Hunyo 10 (PIA) -- Aabot sa 5,196 na trabaho ang bukas para sa mga naghahanap ng trabaho sa Kalayaan Jobs Fair na ininorganisa ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 12 sa mismong Araw ng Kalayaan sa Miyerkules, Hunyo 12. Gaganapin ang Kalayaan Jobs Fair sa Gaisano Grand Mall sa Koronadal City, mula alas-nuebe ng umaga hanggang alas singko ng hapon. Sa datos na inilabas ng DOLE 12 abot sa 3,498 na tra...
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10Jun2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, June 10 (PIA) -- Some 5,196 jobs will be available to job seekers here during the 115th Philippine Independence Day celebration on Wednesday, June 12. The Kalayaan Jobs Fair , which will be held at the activity center of the Gaisano Grand Mall of Koronadal will open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. Charmaine Dawn Ladot-Sonsona, labor communications officer of DOLE 12 said, a total of 3,498 overseas jobs will be off...
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21May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 21 (PIA) -- Health buffs and running enthusiasts from Koronadal City and neighboring towns are invited to a fun run on Saturday, May 25. Dubbed as “Fit for Faith”, hundreds of parishioners are expected to join the event for a cause. Pio Tañalas of the Knights of Columbus said the proceeds of the run fest will go to the construction of the Saint Anthony Parish in Koronadal City which needs at least P24 million to finish. Categories featured during th...
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17May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 17 (PIA) -- Mayor Peter Miguel said he would push for the planned construction of several projects that would push for the city’s economic potential further in his second term as the local chief executive. Construction of a transport terminal complex, a night market, and a sanitary landfill would take priority, Miguel said in an interview right after he was declared as winner in the mayoralty race. At ...
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15May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 15 (PIA) -- Over 24 hours from the close of the polling precincts on Monday, Koronadal City board of canvasses has not yet transmitted election results to the provincial board of canvassers. Acting city election officer Ma. Dorothy Lusa explained the failure to transmit was caused by defective CF cards in precinct count optical scan machines two clustered precincts in Barangays Morales and General Paulino San...
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24Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 24 (PIA) -- Patuloy ang panghihikayat ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Koronadal sa mga magsasaka, partikular sa Roxas at Quezon Mountain Ranges na makilahok sa Tree-Growing Festival sa Hunyo 29. Sa isang panayam, sinabi ni city environment officer Augustus Bretaña na bagama’t may mahigit 60 lugar na silang natukoy na isama sa taunang malawakang pagtatanim ng punong kahoy ng lungsod, kailangan pa r...
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24Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 24 (PIA) -- Benefits await landowners who will commit their farm lots to the city government’s Tree-Growing Festival on June 29. City environment officer Augustus Bretaña said they have already identified at least 60 areas in Roxas and Quezon mountain ranges surrounding the city that would be covered by the third staging of the massive annual tree planting activity of the city government, which has so far ...
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27Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 27 (PIA) -- Siyam na proyektong magsasaayos sa mga kalsada sa mga lugar na may malaking potensyal sa turismo ang balak ipatupad ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng South Cotabato simula ngayon taon. Sa isinagawang pulong kamakailan, inindorso ng Provincial Development Council (PDC) ng South Cotabato ang road project proposals na nakatuon sa rehabilitasyon at pagsesemento ng mga kalsada sa Lake Sebu, T’boli, Tup...
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22Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 22 (PIA) -- Koronadal City’s local government unit will be joining the global “lights out “ event tomorrow, March 23. But according to plans, the city LGU’s participation to the Earth Hour would last for at least 17 hours, with several activities intended to promote environmental protection lined up from 6:00 am until 11:00 p.m. Koronadal City, the capital of South Cotabato, is also the administrative sea...
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20Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 20 (PIA) -- Half a million seedlings will be planted on two mountain ranges surrounding this city on June 29, 2013. Koronadal City environment officer Augustus Bretaña confirmed that for the Tree Growing Festival 3 (TGF 3) the city government has aimed at planting at least 500,000 seedlings in 2,000 hectares within Roxas and Quezon Mountain Ranges, sites of the first and second tree-growing festivals in 2...
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15Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- Earlier this week, members of the SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers shared their knowledge and inputs on the usage of Google-Map to students of Notre Dame of Marbel University (NDMU) here. Some 76 students from NDMU participated in the Google mapping seminar-workshop dubbed “Let’s Map it up NDMU.” The activity was led by the NDMU Computer Studies Department Student Council (CSDSC), and supported by SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers, and South Cotabato Google Ma...
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11Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 11 (PIA) -- South Cotabato will be joining this year’s celebration of the International Museum Day, an official of the provincial government here said. Provincial museum in-charge Indira “Dinky” Cagaanan, said South Cotabato will be hosting a conference related to the global museum celebration at the Mountain Log Resort in Lake Sebu town on May 17 – 19. This year’s celebration centers on the theme “Memory ...
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04Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 4 (PIA) -- Inaasahan ng Environment Management Bureau ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-EMB) 12 ang mas malawak na partisipasyon ng mga residente sa gilid ng Bulok Creek sa pangangalaga ng naturang sapa. Kamakailan inilunsad ng EMB 12 ang malawakang information, education and communication (EIC) campaign hinggil sa Adopt-an-Estero Program sa mga barangay na dinadaanan nito. Nakasentro ...
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04Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment and Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) 12 is engaging communities for a more sustained protection of the Bulok Creek. Bulok Creek, which cuts through the city’s commercial center and traverses at least seven barangays here, is considered a very important water body in Koronadal City. It is a pilot water body for the implementation of the agency...
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15Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAl, South Cotabato, Feb 15 (PIA) -- Sa layong mapalawak ang kanilang serbisyo, isang extension office ang binuksan ng Philhealh sa loob ng Ace Centerpoint sa Koronadal City. Inihayag ni Jerlyn Castañeda, pinuno ng membership section ng Philhealth 12, simula kaninang umaga nagbukas na ang kanilang extension office sa ikalawang palapag ng naturang tindahan. Subalit paliwanag ni Castañeda, sa ngayon, bawat Biyernes muna sila magbubukas ...
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13Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- About 6,000 residents here will be joining the nationwide Philhealth Fun Run on Sunday intended to raise funds for mothers and children, an official of the agency announced today. Lorelie Bonilla, overall in-charge for the Philhealth Run in Region 12, confirmed that last week they already breached their 5,000-local quota for the number of runners. “Even the 600 additional slots we have reques...
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13Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 13 (PIA) -- Magabutang ang Euro Hydro Power (Asia) Holdings Inc. magabutang sang mga P50 milyon para sa pagkaayo kag pagpabalik liwat sang nauntat nga planta sang mini hydro power sa Siyudad sang Koronadal. Siling ni Ignacio Guinid Jr., Euro Hydro officer-in-charge kag technical service manager, ginapuntirya nila nga umpisahan sa Hunyo ang pagkaayo sang planta sang mini hydro power nga ara nahamtang sa Sitio Upper Guadalupe sang Barangay Carpenter Hill sa ...
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06Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 6 (PIA) -- Labimpitong bagong empleyado ang hinahanap ngayon ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST) para sa napipintong pagbubukas ng Philippine Science High School – Soccksargen Region Campus (PSHS-SRC) sa Koronadal City sa Hunyo. Sa isang kalatas, sinabi ni DOST 12 regional director Zenaida Hadji Raof-Laidan na tumanggap na sila ng aplikasyon para sa plantilla positions na bubuo sa mga unang tauhan ng PSH...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 5 (PIA) --The Department of Science and Technology today announced the opening of 17 plantilla positions in line with the opening of the Philippine Science High School – Soccsksargen Region Campus (PSHS-SRC) here in time with its opening in June. Dr. Zenaida P. Hadji Raof-Laidan, regional director of DOST 12 said the department has started processing applications for seven Special Science Teacher I, and two Special Sci...
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01Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 1 (PIA) -- Isang daan walumpung mga mag-aaral at mga out-of-school youth ang nakatakdang mabigyan ng trabaho ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Koronadal, sa susunod na mga araw. Kinumpirma ni Judith Marmonejo, manager ng Public Employment Service Office (PESO) ng Koronadal na sinimulan nila nitong linggo ang pagtatanggap ng aplikasyon para sa Special Program for Employment of Children (SPES) na ipinatutupad ng city L...
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01Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 1 (PIA) --Students and out-of-school youths wanting to earn income that they may use for their studies next year may now apply for jobs at the city government of Koronadal. Judith Marmonejo, manager of the city’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO) announced that the city LGU is in need of 180 student-workers to be hired under the Special Program for Employment of Children (SPES). High school, college and technical vocat...
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01Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- More aid are coming to the victims of typhoon Pablo from the local government unit and residents of Koronadal City. City administrator Cyrus Jose Urbano, who also heads the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC), announced early this week that a third tranche of help for typhoon victims in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental is being assembled. This is necessary, he reasoned, because so m...
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25Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 25 (PIA) -- Nakatakdang magsagawa ng serye ng field tests ng mga precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines sa mga lungsod ng Koronadal at General Santos bilang paghahanda para sa Mayo 13 midterm lokal at nasyonal na eleksyon. Ayon kay Atty. Jay Gerada, election supervisor ng South Cotabato, may natukoy na silang apat na lugar sa nasabing mga lungsod na paggaganapan ng PCOS testing. Nakatakda ang pagsubok sa mga makinarya bukas, Enero 26 sa pang...
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25Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The local government here handed over to the City Police Station two motor bikes worth over P500,000 in a bid to boost police mobility for prompt response to call of duty. Mayor Peter Miguel turned over the two brand new Kawasaki Ninja EX250J motorcycles to PNP Koronadal’s supply and finance officer SPO1 Bernie M. Geroche at the City Hall Grounds on Monday. The red bikes are 4-stroke motorcycles, c...
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15Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 15 (PIA) -- Sa layong mas mapapalawak ang serbisyong pangkalusugan, pormal nang binuksan ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Koronadal ang diagnostic center ng City Health Office dito. Kabilang sa mga mahahalagang serbisyong naidagdag sa paglunsad ng diagnostic center ang x-ray machine na agad pinilahan ng mahigit 20 pasyente sa una nitong paggamit noong Martes. Inihayag ni Mayor Peter Miguel, na matagal nang ...
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15Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 15 (PIA) -- Koronadal city’s health office recently opened its City Health Office Diagnostic Center where among the initial amenities is a new x-ray machine. The City Information Office in a statement said that at least 20 patients, mostly elderly, were the first clients who lined up for the x-ray services. At the launching on January 8, Mayor Peter B. Miguel, said the city had been longing to acquire an x-ray machin...
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11Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato,, Ene. 11 (PIA) -- Maaasahan ng mga residente ng Barangay Esperanza sa lungsod ng Koronadal ang mas maayos na kalsada sa susunod na mga buwan. Sa nasabing barangay kasi ibubuhos ang P5 milyon na inilaan ni Sen.Antonio Trillanes IV para sa mga road projects ng Koronadal, ayon kay Mayor Peter Miguel. Dagdag pa ng alkalde, bagama't kulang pa ang nasabing pondo para maisasaayos ang kalsada doon malaking tulong na rin ito upang mas mapadali ang pagluluwas ...
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09Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 9 (PIA) -- Inaasahang malulunasan na ang problema sa napakaraming mga kolorum na tricycle na bumibiyahe sa lungsod ng Koronadal. Kamakailan, inaprubahan ng Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Koronadal ang resolusyon na humihiling ng pagbubukas ng 4,230 na mga bagong prangkisa. Ayon kay city councillor Floro Calixton, ang mga bagong prangkisa ay idagdag sa 3,770 na mga aktibong prangkisa na kasalukuyang target ng ...
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09Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- Soon, around 8,000 tricycles will be plying legally Koronadal City’s thoroughfares. This after the city council here approved the resolution seeking for the opening of more than 4,000 franchises for tricycle operators in line with the efforts of the local government to curb the problem of colorum tricycles operating in the city. City councilor Floro Calixton, chair of the city council’s committee on transport...
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09Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 9 (PIA) -- Pinayuhan ni Koronadal City election officer Evangeline Basan ang mga humihiling na malibre sa gun ban na huwag nang pumunta sa kanilang tanggapan para maghain ng aplikasyon sa gun ban exemption. Ito ayon kay Basan ay dahil hindi otorisado ang mga election offices sa mga munisipyo at lungsod na magproseso ng mga aplikasyon sa exemption sa gun ban. Nilinaw pa ng opisyal na tanging ang tanggapa...
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09Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 9 (PIA) -- Karapatan kahit ng mga nakapiit na pumili ng mga opisyal na nararapat na mamuno sa kanila, ayon kay South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. Karapatan din nilang pumili ng mga kandidatong sa kanilang tingin ay makatutulong sa kanilang sitwasyon. Kaugnay rito, sinabi ni Pingoy na aatasan niya si South Cotabato Provincial Jail Acting Warden Felicito Gumapac na payagan ang lahat na mga kandidato, kah...
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09Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Enero 9 (PIA) -- Dala a igkagilek nu mga residente kanu siyudad nu Koronadal ataw ka kanu kanilan a mga bisita apiya ipabpakaragian ataw ka ipadsilebret su 13th Hinugyaw Festival ataw ka 73rd Foundation Anniversary, tigin nu Philippine National Police (PNP)- Koronadal. Inipayag ni P/Insp. Carlos Joseph Madrid, chief investigator nu Koronadal Police Station, salangan su kabpangabpun nu mga galabaken kanu Hinugyaw Festival kanu minukit a Biyernes, ipadtuman den nil...
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08Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Ene 8 (PIA) -- Walang dapat ikabahala ang mga residente sa lungsod ng Koronadal at kanilang mga bisita habang nagdiriwang ng 13th Hinugyaw Festival at 73rd Foundation Anniversary, ayon sa Philippine National Police (PNP)-Koronadal. Inihayag ni P/Insp. Carlos Joseph Madrid, chief investigator ng Koronadal Police Station, na kasabay ng pagsimula ng mga gawain sa Hinugyaw Festival noong Biyernes, ipinatupad na rin nila ang ...
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04Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Koronadal City’s local government unit has delivered more aid to victims of typhoon Pablo in the provinces of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. On Wednesday, a composite team from Koronadal City, led by city social welfare and development officer Mary Jane Gabucan left for the two hardest-hit provinces to deliver the second batch of assistance for families affected by the calamity. City administrator Cyrus ...
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04Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Koronadeleños are gearing up for the week-long celebration leading to the city’s 73rd Foundation Anniversary and 13th Hinugyaw Festival. The festival begins today with the unveiling of the national historical marker and wreath-laying at the shrine of the 17 Koronadeleño martyrs, who were massacred during the Japanese occupation of the area. Installation of the marker at the burial site of the 17 martyrs inside Kor...
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28Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 28 (PIA) -- Kinumpirma ngayon ni Mayor Peter Miguel na muling magpapadala ng ayuda ang pamahalaang panglungsod sa mga biktima ng bagyong Pablo. Nitong linggo, hinabol ng Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Koronadal ang pagpasa ng isang resolusyon para sa paglaan ng P500,000 mula sa calamity fund para sa ikalawang bugso ng tulong sa Davao Oriental at Compostela Valley batay sa kahilingan ni Mayor Miguel. Ayon sa alkalde, bukod sa tulong par...
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28Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- The local government units of South Cotabato province and Koronadal City are sending more assistance to areas ravaged by typhoon Pablo. On Wednesday, following the directive of Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr., a team of health officials from South Cotabato left for Banganga town in Davao Oriental to assist in the medical mission for the typhoon victims there. Same order says that the medical team will serve in t...
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17Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec 17 (PIA) -- The city government demolished illegal structures along the city’s road-right-of-way and installed in their stead glittering Christmas decors that light up the city's main street at night. City Mayor Peter Miguel in an interview confirmed demolition of at least 46 illegal structures constructed along the General Santos drive road-of-way earlier this month. The demolition was conducted smoothly, the mayor said, this, despite minor resis...
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11Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec 11 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s provincial government plans to send today assistance to the victims of Typhoon Pablo in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. This after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan yesterday approved Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr.’s urgent request for an authority to donate P500,000 to each of two provinces that took the hardest hit. Per letter of the governor, the amount will be charged agains...
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07Nov2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Nob. 7 (PIA) -- Sa layong mas magliliwanag ang pagdiriwang ng Pasko, sinimulan na ng pamahalaang panglungsod ang panghihikayat ng pakikilahok ng iba’t ibang sektor. Ngayong taon, tatawagin nang “PasKoronadal” ang Christmas Festival ng lungsod na dating “Hinugyaw sa Paskua.” Kasabay dito, inihayag ni city information officer Judith Amido, na bukas na ang city LGU sa pagtanggap ng mga nagnanais lalahok sa Light a Tree Contest....
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05Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 5 (PIA) -- Safety and health of workers will take center stage in a a gathering slated on November 21 – 22 in General Santos City. Jimmy Tolimao, president of the Occupational Safety and Health Network (OSHNet)-12, said the 4th Mindanao Occupational Safety and Health Summit that will be held at the KCC Convention Center is geared toward improving the OHS landscape in the entire island of Mindanao. “The summit aims to promote and ...
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31Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, Oct. 31 (PIA) -- This city won this year's search for Best City Disaster Risk and Management Council (CDRRMC) for the component city category in the region. “Hard work and performance in 2011 and in the 1st Quarter of 2012, paid off as we achieved the Best City Disaster Risk and Management Council (CDRRMC) for the component city category in Region 12,” Koronadal City Mayor Dr. Peter Miguel, at a radio program said. Miguel said the Gawad Kalasag Award-Best CDRRMC for Compo...
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30Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct. 30 (PIA) -- More than 3,000 kids from all over the city’s 27 barangays joined this year’s Children’s Congress initiated by the City Social Welfare Office. The city’s Rizal Park was themed in fiesta mood in time for the kids’ gathering October 19, 2012. This year’s Children’s Congress bannered the theme, “Bright Child ay Siguraduhin, Responsableng Pamamahayag Palaganapin.” City Mayor Peter Miguel, in his speech during the opening progra...
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25Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct. 25 (PIA) -- As expected, Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices across South Cotabato are crowded by residents trying to beat the last few days of voters’ registration. Provincial election supervisor Atty. Jay Gerada said that based on their monitoring, Comelec offices here have been jampacked with first time voters and those asking for transfer since Monday. “We expected more registrants to crowd Comelec off...
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22Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct. 22 (PIA) -- Approximately 5,000 to 8,000 residents of South Cotabato and neighboring areas would be served in a medical mission that provincial officials here tagged as “so far the biggest” in the province’s history. The five-day dental mission, which starts on Friday, October 26, is spearheaded by the provincial government in partnership with charity groups Operation Smile Philippines and the Dental Seminars and...
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19Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct. 19 (PIA) --Following the overwhelming success of its Mindanao-wide, six-location “Mindanao Run for Hope,” early this year, Philhealth is expanding its advocacy run in 2013, which will be staged in 18 cities across the country. Philhealth Regional Vice President Ramon Aristoza Jr., at the launching of 2013 Philhealth Run here on Wednesday, announced the national recipient of the event’s proceeds will be the Philippine Children...
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19Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct 19 (PIA) -- Underprivileged children housed in a government-facility are the lucky beneficiaries of PhilHealth Run 2013, a social welfare official said. At the launching on Wednesday of the 2013 simultaneous nationwide running event, the Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC), a facility under the Department of Social Welfare and Development 12 (DSWD) was named PhilHealth Run 2013 local beneficiary for the SOCCSKSARGEN Region. DSWD 12 protective ser...
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12Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, Oct. 12 (PIA) -- Residents of Koronadal City and nearby towns are hoping for the expansion of a state university in South Cotabato that would cater to the needs of more students expected to be in tertiary school next year. At a press conference during the city’s 12th Charter Anniversary on October 8, 2012, mayor Peter B. Miguel asked the help of visiting Aurora Congressman Juan Edgardo Angara to look into the possibility of expanding the present University of the Philippines...
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10Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct 10 (PIA) -- “I do’s” echoed at the city’s Rizal Park as 93 couples exchanged vows at the mass wedding officiated by Koronadal City Mayor Peter B. Miguel. This mass wedding is part of the free services of the Programang Bayanihan para sa mga Mamamayan (PBM) offered by the city government to residents as it celebrates the 12th Charter Anniversary on October 8, 2012. It was the first time in the city’s history that a mass of 93 couples were given bl...
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09Oct2012KORONADAL, CITY, South Cotabato, Oct 9 (PIA) -- The city’s 27 barangays paraded their own style of “lechon” (roasted pig) as they compete for Koronadal City’s 1st Lechon Festival. The lechon showdown highlights the week-long 2nd Negosyo Festival observed by Koronadalenos along with the 12th cityhood anniversary on October 8. Barangay Avancena with its colourfully dressed and deliciously crunchy lechon bagged the first prize for the Lechon-Barangay Category. Barangay Zone 1 came in ...
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01Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct 1 (PIA) --The local government here promises eight days of big discounts and business opportunities as it holds its 2nd Negosyo Festival beginning today in time with the celebration of the city’s 12th Charter Festival. The festival with theme, “More Business, More Fun,” kicked off this morning with a motorcade followed by the opening of the Cooperative Month celebration and Eco-Industrial Tourism and Trade Expo at Gais...
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10Sep2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Setyembre 10 (PIA) -- Pasado sa ginawang Mindanao Regional Finals ang nag-iisang Voice Entry ng Koronadal City/South Cotabato na si Easter Joy Parsacala para sa National Music Competitions for Young Artist Foundation Inc. (NAMCYA). Nagtunngali ang mga batang may talento sa musika ang limitadong slot para sa gagawing 2012 NAMCYA National Competions na gaganapin sa Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) sa Nobyembre a-20 hanggang 25 nitong taon. Sasabak sa pambansang ...
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05Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, Sept 5 (PIA) -- Masusi pa ring binabantayan ng Koronadal City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) ang nangyaring flashfloods na nagdulot ng pinsala sa limang komunidad ng barangay Saravia noong Agosto a-31, 2012. Ayon kay City Information Officer Judith Amido, nagsagawa na ng konsultasyon ang CDRRMC sa mahigit 450 na mga households na naapektuhan ng flashfloods at landslides sa mga komunidad na kinabibilangan ng Sitio, Almotag, Purok Maunlad, Purok Sampaguita...
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24Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Agosto 24 (PIA) --Prepiradu den kanu kabpaganda nu lokal a guberno nu siyudad nu Koronadal para kanu kapamili sa natatanging prudukto a maumbal nu simbolo kanu prugrama a One Town One Product (OTOP). Pidtelu ni Koronadal City Investment and Promotions Center (KIPC) chair Gemma Amor Panza, abala den su pila a mga kawani nu siyudad sa pananaliksik endo kapamili a nisisita a prudukto a mananggit sa ngalan nu siyudad. Mid-pundo tigin su lokal a guberno sa P1 ka mi...
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23Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, Agosto 23 (PIA) -- Ibayong paghahanda na ang ginagawa ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Koronadal para sa pagpili ng natatanging produkto na maging simbolo nito sa programang One Town One Product (OTOP). Ayon kay Koronadal City Investment and Promotions Center (KIPC) chair Gemma Amor Panza, abala ang ilang kawani ng lungsod sa pananaliksik at pagpili ng tanging produkto na magdadala ng pangalan ng lungsod. Naglaan aniya ang lokal na pamahalaan ng pondong P1 milyon para sa OTOP. A...
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10Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, Aug 10 (PIA) -- South Cotabato will have at least three new facilities to monitor weather conditions and possible climatic disturbances in the province. John Lorca, disaster response coordinator of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said an Automatic Weather Station (AWS) will be installed inside the provincial capitol, this city. Talks are also on-going between the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astrono...
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09Aug2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Agosto 9 (PIA) -- Kabilang si Kristiyanne Paul de Pedro, fourth year high school sa Koronadal National Comprehensive High School (KNCHS) sa Koronadal City sa tatlong miyembro ng Philippine team na nanalo ng first place sa 5th ASEAN Quiz Regional Competition sa Phnom Penh, Cambodia nitong nakalipas na linggo. Kasama ni de Pedro sa team sina Franchesca Anne Inacay ng St. Albert the Great School sa Dagupan City, Pangasinan at Maria Angela Krizelle ...
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09Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, August 9 (PIA) -- The Philippine team, which includes a Koronadaleño, won the 5th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Quiz Regional Competition held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia last week. Kristiyanne Paul de Pedro, a senior student of the Koronadal National Comprehensive High School (KNCHS), along with Franchesca Anne Inacay of St. Albert the Great School in Dagupan City (Region 1) and Maria Angela Krizelle Rubin of San Joaquin National High School in Calba...
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02Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Aug 2 (PIA) -- The city government here wants to hasten the establishment of the new Koronadal City public cemetery. Mayor Peter B. Miguel has ordered the task force to fast track the selection of the site where the public graveyard will be located. Last July 17 and 22, the selection committee met with homeowners in Purok Sto Niño, Barangay Paraiso for consultations on the issues and concerns pertaining to the project. The project is one of t...
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11Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, July 11 (PIA) -- The city underscores the partnership with the agriculture office in the region for the take-off of the city’s organic farming practices. In his state of the city address (SOCA) last Monday, Koronadal City Mayor Peter B. Miguel said partnership with the Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI 12) has helped the City Agriculture Office in terms of institutional training, research and other support services especially for organic agricu...
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11Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 11 (PIA) --Idtatalus a kapadsuporta nu lokal a guberno su kabpapakasla nu “organic agriculture” para makatugun kanu kabpakapulo nu pangangailangan ataw ka nisisita sa “chemical endo preservative-free” nu mga pagkanen a para sa mga pendadalepa nu siyudad nu Koronadal. Pidtelu ni Eric Miguel, organic agriculture focal person nu city agriculture office, sabap kanu suporta a niya, nakasaut den sa 27 a mga taliyawid a ganat kanu balang-balang a barangay s...
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10Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- Cooperatives in this city are considered development players that propelled the local economy. In his state of the city address (SOCA) July 9, Koronadal City Mayor Peter B. Miguel underscored the contributions of the 70 cooperatives accredited by the city cooperative office to the city’s economy. Miguel said the city government has also extended support to these cooperatives in the form of trainings and seminars, technical assistance, as well as loan assista...
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06Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 6 (PIA) -- Graduating elementary pupils in Soccsksargen Region who wish study at t Philippine Science High School (PSHS) next school year have been given more time to file their application for the National Competitive Examination (NCE). Dr. Zenaida P. Hadji Raof – Laidan, regional director of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 12 , announced today that the deadline of the submission of application form for the NC...
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27Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, June 27 (PIA) -- Koronadal Mayor Peter B. Miguel assured the city government has prepared a comprehensive plan to avoid recurrence of mistakes in the Tree-Growing Festival’s inaugural run in 2011. Although deemed very successful with a staggering record of 131,028 trees planted in 522 hectares in a single day, the 1st Tree-Growing Festival, was also dogged by allegations of missing planting materials, messy traffic, unprepared planting sites ...
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26Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, June 26 (PIA) -- Who would not consider it manna from heaven when a local government unit and its residents establish a coconut-based farm for farmers whose fields have been idle for years? This is what exactly happens, according to Koronadal City Mayor Peter B. Miguel, to 435 farmer-owners whose farm lots will be covered in the 2nd Tree-Growing Festival on Friday, June 29. Information from the city local government units (LGUs) indicated th...
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26Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, June 26 (PIA) -- Collection of the real tax property tax (RPT) in South Cotabato is expected to improve with the full operation of an online system that the Veterans Bank has recently developed for the local government. Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. and Veterans Bank-Koronadal Branch Manager Tranquilino Morante Jr. on Thursday signed an amended memorandum of agreement for the province-wide installation of an online RPT collection system that the ba...
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25Jun2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Hunyo 25 (PIA) -- Mas pinaiigting ngayon ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Koronadal ang mga isinasagawang paghahanda sa nalalapit na Tree-Growing Festival sa Biyernes, Hunyo 29. Ayon kay Dominador Samilin, nasa 95 porsiyento ng mga gagamiting seedlings ang nakahanda nang itanim. Handa na rin aniya ang mga butas na pagtatamnan ng mga punongkahoy. Samantala, naisaayos na rin ang mga kalsada papasok sa mga liblib na tree planting sites. Sa ...
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25Jun2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Hunyo 23 (PIA) -- Abot sa P10 milyon ang aasahan ng pamahalaang panlalawigan mula sa ilang opisyal na sumumpang magbibigay ng tulong pinansyal sa pagtatayo ng gusali ng Philippine Science High School – Soccsksargen Regional Campus (PSHS-SRC) sa Koronadal City. Kasabay ng groundbreaking ng PSHS-SRC kahapon, nangako si Agham Party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones na magbibigay ng pondong P2 milyon mula sa kanyang Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)...
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23Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, June 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Science Technology is investing about P200 million to build the Soccsksargen campus of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) system here. DOST Secretary Mario Montejo led on Thursday the groundbreaking rites of the PSHS-Soccsksargen Regional Campus -- the 12th campus of the PSHS system and third in Mindanao -- at Barangay Paraiso, adjacent to the state-of-the-art Philippine National Halal Laboratory and Scien...
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22Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, Hunyo 22 (PIA) -- Plano sang gobyerno siyudad sang Koronadal nga mag-abri sang "Night Market" sa tuyo nga mapabaskog ang ara na mga magagmay nga negosyo. Siling ni Mayor Peter Miguel, ila na ginaplastar ang plano kag mga pamaagi para sa pagtukod sang balaligyaan kon gab-i, para ang siyudad mangin sunod nga nagapanguna nga maanyag nga kaladtuan para kaonan kag mangin kuluhaan man sang buwis. Suno nya, ang nasambit nga balaligyaan sundon nila sa nga ginhimo sang Siyudad sang...
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21Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, June 21 (PIA) -- Malacañang has declared June 29 a special holiday in Koronadal City for its second tree-growing festival. Dominador Samilin, environment management specialist II of Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Koronadal, confirmed this morning that the city government has already received a copy of Proclamation No. 409 signed for President Benigno Aquino III by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, declaring June 29 ...
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20Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, June 20 (PIA) -- Voters’ registration in Koronadal and Tacurong cities will be temporarily suspended beginning June 25, Monday until end of July. Evangeline Basan, Koronadal City election officer, confirmed they have been directed by Comelec Central Office to temporarily halt operations for voters’ registration in favor of the scheduled voter’s re-registration in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. “We are going to assist in th...
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13Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, June 13 (PIA) -- Mayor Peter B. Miguel championed for support to Koronadal City’s 2nd Tree-Growing Festival, which he called as “a new fight,” in his message during the 144th Independence Day flag-raising ceremony at the Rizal Park here yesterday. Besides remembering and being thankful for the sacrifices of ancestors and heroes who fought to liberate the country from foreign rulers, he said, present-day commemoration of Independen...
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05Jun2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL Hunyo 5 (PIA) -- Naging maayos ang unang araw ng pasukan sa lungsod ng Koronadal sa pangkalahatan, ayon kay City Schools Division Assistant Superintendent Mario M. Madrero. Ang pangkalahatang kaayusan, ayon kay ASDS Madrero ay resulta ng itinatatag na Local Information Action Center (LIAC) ng Koronadal City Division Office bilang tugon sa kautusan ng Department of Education (DepEd) para sa pagpapatupad ng “Oplan Balik Eskwela for School Year 2012-2013." Ang tanggapa...
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04Jun2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Hunyo 4 (PIA) -- Patuloy ang panawagan ng Public Service Employment Office (PESO) sa lungsod ng Koronadal para sa mga aktibo at dating Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) na residente ng Rehiyon 12 na magpatala para sa pagdiriwang ng 2012 Migrant Workers Day na sabayang gagawin sa iba’t-ibang panig ng bansa sa Hunyo 7. Sa Rehiyon Dose, ang isang araw na aktibidad ay gagawin sa South Cotabato Gymnasium and Cultural Center, ayon kay Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (O...
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28May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 28 (PIA) -- Koronadal City has allotted at least P2.097 million for its second tree-growing festival on June 29, an official of the city government said. Augustus Bretaña, city environment and natural resources officer, said the amount was apportioned for “gasoline, rental, labor, and other related expenditure items.” But city Mayor Peter B. Miguel pointed out that the amount may be insufficient to achieve this y...
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25May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 25 (PIA) -- Nearly 900 inmates in South Cotabato Provincial Jail are being given a chance to carry out their right to suffrage for the May 2013 and succeeding elections. Koronadal City’s office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) began a four-day satellite registration of the detainees inside the province’s detention and rehabilitation facility yesterday. Election Officer Evageline Basan said more than 100 of them have reg...
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21May2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 21 (PIA) -- Isasagawa simula bukas, Mayo 22 hanggang Mayo 23 ang dalawang araw na Skills Enhancement Training para sa mga pulis sa El Manggo, Barangay Concepcion ng naturang lungsod. Ito ay sa pamumuno ni Koronadal City Police Superintendent Michael Lebanan at sa pakikipagtulungan din ng Police Community Relation Office. Ang nasabing pagsasanay ay dadaluhan ng 540 na Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATs) at may layuning magturo ng mga kakayahan...
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18May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 18 (PIA) -- Over 650 lumad kids aging 4 to 12 and eight parents with ages ranging 16 to 45 years from remote barangays here enjoyed summer by learning to read via Mayor Peter B. Miguel’s reading program. The summer reading program tagged, Programang Bumasa at Matuto (PBM) aimed at helping underprivileged children to learn how to read and understand words. Report from the city’s information office said, 11 local sc...
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18May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 18 (PIA) -- Koronadal City Mayor Peter B. Miguel has joined South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. in the bid to host the national games for the third time. During the city government’s regular radio programs, “Koronadal Boom…Boom…Boom” and “Kanami Koronadal,” Mayor Miguel confirmed that during his visit to the 2012 Palarong Pambansa in Lingayen, Pangasinan, he submitted a letter of intent to host the 2015 Palarong ...
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10May2012KORONADAL CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- At least a quarter of a million trees will be planted in a mountain range near Koronadal city in June for the local government unit’s 2nd Tree Growing Festival. “This early we appeal for the cooperation of everyone because our targets (for the tree planting activity) this year is quite high,” Mayor Peter B. Miguel said. “This year, we will cover 1,000 hectares,” he said. “If last year, we planted 120,000 trees this ...
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06May2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL , South Cotabato, Mayo 6 (PIA) -- Pinaghahandaan ngayon ng Department of Trade and Industry –South Cotabato ang gaganaping tatlong araw na Balik-Eskwela Diskwento Caravan sa Koronadal City bilang paghahanda sa pasukan sa Hunyo 4. Ayon kay Elbert Capecio, senior trade and industry development specialist ng DTI-South Cotabato, magaganap ang diskwento caravan sa Mayo 16 hanggang 18, kung saan makabibili ang mga magulang ng mga gamit pamparaalan ng k...
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13Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Abril 12 (PIA) -- Hindi pabor si Koronadal City Peter B. Miguel sa mungkahing paglalagay ng planta nukleyar sa Lake Sebu upang makatulong matugunan ang problema sa kakulangan ng suplay na kuryente sa Mindanao. Kamakailan, bumisita sa South Cotabato si dating Pangasinan 5th District Representative Mark Cojuangco at iprinesenta sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan ang panukalang pagtatayo ng nuclear power plant sa Lake Sebu na aniya’y mas ...
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01Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato , Apr. 1 (PIA) -- A large part of Koronadal city turned dark as thousands of households joined the Earth Hour last night. From 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., households, offices, government offices, malls, public switched their lights and other electric-powered appliances off . Streetlamps were also turned off. Even motorists turned their vehicle’s lights to support to the global campaign. The Earth Hour celebration here led by Ma...
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30Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 30 (PIA) -- “On March 31 at 8:30 pm, every resident and business in Koronadal City will switch off lights for one hour to send off a powerful message of commitment to lasting action against climate change,” thus says the message posted at the official website of Koronadal City government. However, city environment and natural resources officer Augustus Bretaña emphasized, the celebration here won’t be as simple as pu...
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30Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Marso 30 (PIA) -- Dahil sa patuloy na pagdami ng bilang ng mga nakahimlay na labi sa Koronadal Public Cemetery kinakailangan nang magkaroon ng bagong sementeryo ang lungsod. Ayon kay OIC City Treasurer Marlon Gumbao, mayroon na silang napiling lugar na pwedeng maging bagong public cemetery - ito ay may sukat na 3.5 ektarya na lupain at matatagpuan sa Brgy. Paraiso. Naglaan na rin aniya ang Koronadal ng P3 milyon para sa naturang proyekto. Aniya, ngayong ta...
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27Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Marso 27 (PIA) -- Bagama’t may ilang lokal na pamahalaan ang tumutulong sa mga residente nilang mayroong tuberculosis (TB) sa pamamagitan ng Programmatic Multi-Drug Resistant TB (PMDT) Treatment Center sa lungsod ng Koronadal, nanawagan pa rin ang Department of Health-12 (DOH 12) sa iba pang mga LGUs na tulungan din ang kanilang mga residente upang masigurong nagpapatuloy ang mga ito sa pagpapagaling sa multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB. Pali...
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20Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, Marso 20 (PIA) – Tumatanggap na ang Koronadal City Sports Development Office ng mga nais magpatala para sa gagawing Summer Training Festival ngayong taong 2012. Ayon kay City Sports Development Coordinator Raul Sese, nais umano ni city mayor Dr. Peter B. Miguel na malinang ang kakayahan ng mga kabataang Koronadalenos, lalo na ngayong panahon ng bakasyon sa eskuwela, kung kaya't isinulong nito ang pagsagawa ng kauna-unahang Summer Training Festival. ...
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20Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 20 (PIA) -- The Philippine Science High School (PSHS) here could begin accepting the brightest students of Soccsksargen Region and neighboring areas starting school year 2013- 2014, an official of the Department of Science and Technology confirmed. DOST 12 Regional Director Dr. Zenaida P. Hadji Raof-Laidan...
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19Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Marso 19 (PIA) – Maliban sa paghahanap ng mga pinakamahuhusay na mga atleta, layon din ng Department of Education sa pagpapatupad ng mga palaro ang malinang ang kahusayan, displina, at pagmamahal sa bayan. Ito ang binigyang-diin n Dr. Jesse Butcon, Basic Education Sector Reform Agency coordinator ng ...
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19Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 19 (PIA) -- A Class “AA” compliant slaughterhouse or abattoir will soon rise in Koronadal City, an official of the local government confirmed today. Acting city treasurer Marlon Gumbao said, public bidding for P4.7-million abattoir is underway; bids are expected&nb...
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17Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 17 (PIA) -- Everything is set and ready for the four-day Cotabato Regional Athletic Association (CRAA) Meet that will start here tomorrow, officials assured. Some 4,000 athletes as well as their coaches and chaperons from the four provincial and five city schools districts in Soccsksargen region have already arrived and have been billeted in nine schools in Koronadal City and neighboring villages. “We have completed all orders from Go...
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17Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 17 (PIA) – The local government unit (LGU) of Koronadal City has allotted P652,000 for this year’s Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES), an official said. Judith Marmoneja, acting chief of the city Public Employment Service Office (PESO), said the allocation is intended for the LGU’s plan to hire at least 180 students this summer. She said, the program aims to hire poor but deserving students while they ar...
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14Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 14 (PIA) -- The regional offices of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-EMB-12) and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA 12) trained community relations officers and environmental officers of mining firms and MGB on&nbs...
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12Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 12 (PIA) -- An agriculture official here is urging coconut farmers to immediately report to their agricultural technicians signs of Brontispa infestation among their coconut trees. “Immediately report any detection of any appearance of scorching or burning of young leaves of coconut...
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02Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 2 (PIA) -- Base sa pahayag ni City Administrator Edgardo Tabago naging matagumpay ang pagsasagawa ng eartquake drill kahapon sa ibat-ibang paaralan sa lungsod ng Koronadal. Naging madali aniya ang nasabing aktibidad dahil sa kooperasyon ng mga estudyante at faculty members ng mga paaralan. Sa ngayon, aniya, pinaplano na rin ng City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) ang iba't-ibang drill na isasagawa sa lungsod, tu...
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28Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 28 (PIA) -- Members of the city council here yesterday approved the resolution authorizing Mayor Peter B. Miguel to buy the lot where the city’s public terminal complex will be built on. Through a nominal voting where each member had to explain his or her vie...
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19Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 19 (PIA) -- For the second year in a row, the Cotabato Regional Athletic Association (CRAA) Meet will be held here and will be hosted by the provincial government of South Cotabato. Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. said he has approved request from Department of Education-12 to host&nb...
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15Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 15 (PIA) – Some 82 families in Sitio Acub, Barangay San Isidro, Koronadal City, will finally be relocated to a safer location soon. Koronadal Mayor Peter Miguel announced that the shelter assistance for families who were affected by flashfloods on September 10, 2010 has been released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development. After the incident in 2010, Mayor Miguel asked DSWD for a P5.74-million fund for the construction of ...
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14Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Peb 14 (PIA) – Katundog kanu kinasapal sa kabpadsigupan sa ludep nu bakuran nu siyudad nu Koronadal hall, pinangabpunan manem saguna a ulan-ulan su kapadsapal sa kabpagusal kanu mga plastic a bag endo su Styrofoam kanu mga gumagalabek sa lokal a guberno nu siyudad. Niya tigin ni City Mayor Peter Miguel, sakanin mismo e sinumugo kanu “dala plastic, dala styro” policy andu mapangabpunan kanu kabpalakit nu mga kawani nu local a guberno kanu pidtelu a “pl...
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13Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Feb 13 (PIA) -- All NFA rice are now iron fortified, an official of the National Food Authority (NFA) here announced. Angelina Lucena, assistant manager of NFA South Cotabato, has confirmed that their rice fortification program is already on a full blast. This means that all rice in their stock and...
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10Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 10 (PIA) -- South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. has confirmed that the construction of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) Koronadal City campus will begin soon. Pingoy announced in a radio interview that Dr. Josette Talamera-Biyo , executive director of PSHS, has informed him through a text message that cons...
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06Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Feb. 6 (PIA) -- An education student and a track and field coach reaped the top prizes of the Philhealth Fun Run – The Mindanao Run for Hope here early yesterday. James Castillo, 19, an BS Education student of the University of Mindanao in Davao City clocked the 17-kilometer run &nb...
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06Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Feb. 6 (PIA) -- “It was an overwhelming success,” says Dr. Miriam Cynthia Pamonag, Philhealth 12’s field operations chief, referring to the Philhealth Fun Run - The Mindanao Run for Hope held here yesterday morning. Some 3,667 runners had registered for ...
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04Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- Residents of the 27 barangays in this city can expect services of the city local government unit to be more accessible. This after the city LGU launched its “Programang Bayanihan para sa Mamamayan,” which begins this month. Mayor Peter B. Miguel explained through the bayanihan, bas...
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04Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Feb 4 (PIA) –- Soon, residents of Koronadal City and nearby municipalities and provices need not travel to General Santos City, Cotabato City or Davao City to get certified true copy of their birth certificates, CENOMAR and similar documents. What they need to do is go to the city hall of Koronadal City where they can have&...
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02Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato (PIA) -- The city government of Koronadal City will not charge rental fee for the use of its old city hall building by the local electric cooperative. Since October, South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 1) has temporarily occupied part of the ground floor of the old city hall building at&nb...
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07Dec2011KORONADAL CITY, Dec 7 -- The tarsier research and conservation project in barangay Linan, South Cotabato will resume on Dec. 9, the municipal government of Tupi announced. Statement from the office of Tupi Mayor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said, Dr. Pierre Fidenci, president and founder of the conservation group, Endangered Species International (ESI) arrived in November to prepare the logistics for the coming of four researchers that will study the habitat of the primates inside the Mt. Matutum Protec...
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28Nov2011KORONADAL CITY, Nov. 28 (PIA) -- Some 100 barangays in South Cotabato will be given seal of good housekeeping in 2012 in line with the provincial government's implementation of a local version of the Department of the Interior and Local Government's program. Josephine Leysa, interior and local government provincial director, said "100 out of the 199 barangays of South Cotabato will receive awards and cash prizes from the provincial government if they pass the standards set...
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28Nov2011KORONADAL CITY, Nov 28 (PIA) -- Construction of the Malitubog - Maridagao Irrigation Project (MMIP) will start soon, according to the provincial government of North Cotabato. A press release from the Office of Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza announced that based on a presentation of the infrastructure committee of the Regional Development Council 12, a budget of P305 million has been approved for the rehabilitation and completion of ...
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27Nov2011KORONADAL CITY, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- North Cotabato governor Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza has ordered contractors of Digos-North Cotabato Road Improvement project to monitor sections under construction 24 hours a day and seven days a week. In a recent meeting of the Provincial Project Monitoring and Advisory Group, Mendoza also emphasized the importance of flag men to ensure constant flow of traffic, especially in critical areas such as in blind curves. She said having p...
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26Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct. 26 (PIA) -- It’s final. At least 300 gold tunnels in Barangay Kematu, T’boli town will be padlocked tomorrow, Oct 27. South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. during the emergency meeting of the Provincial Mining Regulatory Board yesterday denied request of the management of T’boli Minahan ng Bayan Multi-Purpose Cooperative for at least one-month extension of their operations. “We are saddened by this developme...
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25Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 25 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s provincial government will soon have a desk where Muslim residents in the province can refer their concerns. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan yesterday approved a resolution requesting Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. to create a Muslim Affairs Desk at the Provincial Social Welfare Office (PSWDO). Board Member Jose Madanguit, chairman of the committee on human rights, Muslim affairs and cultural communities said that they pushed for t...
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22Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 22 (PIA) -- Bulok Bridge at the heart of Koronadal City will be demolished in the first week of November, an official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. Engr. Marcial Cardenas, planning chief of DPWH South Cotabato said this is to start the construction of a new bridge that will replace the old one, which safety has been compromised. Cardenas said they are now on the post qualification evaluation of the construction firm that wo...
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18Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 18 (PIA) -- To address rising statistics on vehicular and related accidents involving teenagers, the Regional Development Council of Soccsksargen Region (RDC 12) recently conducted a trainers’ training on road safety advocacy. Information from RDC 12 says that statistics show that fatality rate among drivers aged 16 to 19 is four times higher than that of the 25 to 69 years old bracket. Crash fatality rate per 100,00...
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15Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 15 (PIA) -- Three-year old Sheila (not her real name) had been crying her heart out for hours. She had not taken food nor drank any liquid for more than 8 hours. But her mother, a T’boli, was all smiles. Her little girl’s name was finally called to come to the mobile operating room just outside the South Cotabato Gymnasium and Cultural Center for her surgery to correct her cleft lip and palate. Sheila is one of the 30 children operated for their cleft lip/...
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15Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 22 (PIA) -- Departmen of Interior and Local Government (DILG) officials in South Cotabato hope time spent on getting permits and licenses will soon be shorter with their implementation of an improved business system. DILG Provincial Director Josephine Leysa, said 10 municipalities and the lone city of Koronadal have already been oriented on the computer-based DILG program on permits and licensing system. Software has also been installed in some LGUs. T'boli and Surall...
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14Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 14 (PIA) -- With the inevitable cut in its 2012 internal revenue allotment, the local of government of Koronadal may have to enforce changes in the lifestyle of both officials and employees. City treasurer Marlon Gumbao said the city LGU will also be implementing several measures to brace the city from the effects of limited funds for maintenance and other operating expenses. Gumbao confirmed that next year, more than...
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11Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 11 (PIA) --Health officials in South Cotabato are conducting investigation of a food poisoning incident in T’boli town that downed a family of six. Dr. Rogelio Aturdido Jr., provincial health officer, said he immediately ordered a team to go to SitioLibi, Barangay Lambuling, T’boli to help determine the cause of food poisoning of a family that led to death of two children and hospitalization of four others. Norberto Lap...
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07Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct. 7 (PIA) -- Koronadal Mayor Peter B. Miguel yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. that paved the way for the transfer of P1 million fund to the South Cotabato Provincial Hospital (SCPH). The program tagged as “Pondo Bulig sa Maysakit (PBM) sa Emergency Room” is intended exclusively for use by the city’s indigent residents who are hospitalized at the SCPH. ...
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06Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 6 (PIA) -- About 400 indigents, indigenous peoples, and retirees have benefited from the surgical mission that Maharlika Charity Foundation Inc. (MCFI) conducted in cooperation with the provincial government and the Koronadal Lodge 209 of Free and Accepted Masons in Koronadal City last week. A total of 372 individuals received free operations and dental services from September 26 until September 29 at the mission held at the South Cotabato Gymnasium and Cultural Cent...
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06Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 6 (PIA) -- At least 1,500 residents of T’boli town in South Cotabato are expected to receive health services today as the Lakbay Buhay Kalusugan (LBK) bus of the Department of Health (DOH) travels to the remote town. LBK is a comprehensive health promotion caravan that aims to bring critical health services and information on healthy practices to families in isolated and geographically disadvantaged areas. Using the concept of a mobile clinic, it...
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05Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 5 (PIA) -- An official of the Philhealth believes the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) database is an effective tool to prevent social protection benefits from going to the beneficiaries who are not poor. “Gone are the political indigents,” Philhealth 12 Regional Vice President Ramon Aristoza said during the launching of NHTS-PR database in Soccsksagen region at the Protech Center here. The ...
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02Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct. 2 (PIA) -- Officials of South Cotabato's Provincial Veterinary Office (PVet) have renewed their call to residents of the province to have their pet dogs vaccinated against rabies. PVet conducted mass vaccination and castration in T'boli town on Wednesday to celebrate the World Rabies Awareness Day but only six of its 27 barangays have supported the activity. From January to June, three residents in the municipality died of rabies. Provincial health officials also...
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01Oct2011KORONADAL CITY, Oct 1 (PIA) -- Rebel returnees and former New People’s Army (NPA) sympathizers in Columbio, Sultan Kudarat will soon receive livelihood assistance from the Department of Agriculture in the region and the Philippine Army. Lt. Col Alexis Noel Bravo, commanding officer of the 27th Infantry Battalion, said they are now finalizing with DA 12 Regional Executive Director Amalia Datukan the release of P1 million worth of seedlin...
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26Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 26 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen region’s Regional Development Council (RDC) is celebrating RDC Week from September 27 to 29. Information from the office of Economic and Development Authority Regional Director Teresita Socorro Ramos said a tree planting will kick off the three-day activity tomorrow. This will immediately be followed by a sportsfest to be played by executives led by RDC chair and General Santos City Mayor Darl...
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26Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 26 (PIA) -- South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. said his administration will implement the South Cotabato Environment Code that the previous provincial board passed last year. “As the governor of this province, I have to implement the ordinance. There will be no open-pit mining operation in the province of South Cotabato unless and until this ordinance will be nullified by the proper court,” Gov. Pingoy declared. Ping...
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25Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 25 (PIA) -- South Cotabato's Department of Agrarian (DAR) recently embarked on an information campaign for Republic Act 9700 otherwise known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms. But instead of simply gathering agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in community meetings, DAR So. Cotabato has brought with them an array of other services including a medical caravan and many other services through line agencies in the region. The acti...
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23Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 23 (PIA) -- Police senior superintendent Randolph Delfin, the new police provincial director of South Cotabato assured the public that his administration is on the right track in ensuring security of the entire province. In a recent meeting with the press at the provincial capitol, Delfin announced that he is now focusing on strengthening the operational readiness and restoring discipline among members of the police force under his lead...
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22Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 22 (PIA) -- South Cotabato officials have renewed calls for vigilance, especially among residents living in or near identified flood-prone and landslide-prone areas. Provincial Administrator Isidro Janita, who also heads the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said residents in the identified accident-prone areas should always be on the lookout because landslides and flash floods are being experienced in the province. This renewed call for vigi...
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21Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 21 (PIA) -- If commitments were to be counted, the provincial government of South Cotabato has at least P52 M fund for the construction of a public hospital in nearby Surralah town. Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. in a meeting with the press this morning announced that three partners, namely: San Miguel Corporation (SMC), Department of Health (DOH), and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have signified to finance the constructi...
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19Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 19 (PIA) -- Dengue cases in Region 12 or Soccsksargen region are down by 81 percent, according to the latest bulletin of the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU). The RESU bulletin reported that from January 1 to September 17, the region has 1,905 cases of dengue. In the same period last year, the region had 10,132 cases. Areas with highest reported number of cases are South Cotabato with 505 cases and North Cotabato with 500 cases. Notably, compare...
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15Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 15 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s National Food Authority has opened satellite procurement sites as the buying price of commercial traders in the province continues to slide down. Provincial agriculturist Reynaldo Legaste has confirmed that this week the prevailing price of palay went down to P14.00 to P14.50 a kilo range from last week’s P15.00 to P15.50 a kilo. Legaste said the downtrend was brought about by the peaking of rice ...
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13Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept. 13 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s provincial board yesterday approved a resolution authorizing Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. to enter into a loan contract with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) for the construction of classrooms. But instead of the original request for P40 million, the provincial board authorizes Gov. Pingoy to borrow only P30 million in behalf of the provincial school board. According to data from the Department...
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11Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 11 (PIA) -- Outgoing South Cotabato Police Provincial Director P/SSupt. Nilo Wong has confirmed that he will be turning over the leadership of the provincial police force to the new director. Wong, who will be retiring on September 26, said he has already received instructions for the turnover ceremonies on September 14, to P/SSupt. Randolf Delfin. In an interview with a local media, Wong said he is very grateful to local officials, PNP personnel and residents of th...
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09Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- A P3.75-million asparagus packing plant will soon rise in Barangay San Jose, General Santos City. Just recently, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, along with Gensan Mayor Darlene Antonino Custudio, led a ceremonial groundbreaking of the Department of Agriculture-funded packing facility for the Greenland Asparagus Producers Multipurpose Cooperative (GAPMC). Alcala said funding for the project, which will initially benefit 60 asparagus grower-members o...
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08Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 8 (PIA) -- A police officer from Midsayap, North Cotabato is among 10 PNP members feted for their gallantry and exceptional courage in their performance of duty during the 45th anniversary celebration of the National Police Commission (Napolcom) in Makati City today. Atty. Edilberto Fermil, Napolcom 12 regional director, identified the awardee from North Cotabato as SPO4 Hernane Osano, 42, assigned at Midsayap Municipal Police Station. “The heroic deed of SPO4 Osano ...
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07Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 7 (PIA) -- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) honored stakeholders in Soccsksargen Region who have supported their statistical undertakings, information needs and advocacy programs. Monetary Board Member Felipe Medalla led the awarding ceremonies and appreciation lunch for two awardees in the Business Expectations Survey (BES) and one awardee in the Advocacy Support in the Financial Learning Campaign at the Sun City Suites in General ...
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06Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 6 (PIA) -- Officials of the local government units, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), mining firm Sagittarius Mines Inc., and three people’s organizations recently signed a memorandum of agreement for the protection and management of upland forest areas in Tampakan town. The agreement for an Adopt-A-Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) project is being implemented in accordance with President Benig...
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03Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 3 (PIA) -- Security in the entry and exit points in Tacurong City and other areas in Central Mindanao has been tightened following discovery of an improvised explosive device (IED) there on Thursday. P/CSupt Felicisimo Khu, director of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations - Western Mindanao (DIPO- WS) said, this is because there is still an imminent threat of terroristic attacks. He said, with the discovery of the fifth IED, operatives are still loo...
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03Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 4 (PIA) -- At least 38,000 rat tails were gathered by farmers, residents and official in nearby Tantangan town during the launching of an anti-rat campaign on Thursday. Community response to call to catch and kill rats was so widespread that the 30 sacks of rice alllocated in exchange of rodent's tails during the launching program were insufficient. Provincial agriculturist Reynaldo Legaste said they launched the month-long massive rat campaign as first-line defens...
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02Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 2 (PIA) -- South Cotabato Gov. Pingoy yesterday announced that he has already signed documents for the purchase of a 4.5 ha lot in Brgy. Paraiso, this city, where a Philippine Science High School (PSHS) campus will soon be established. Just recently, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan has authorized Gov. Pingoy to purchase the lot that costs P1.6 million per hectare. Gov. Pingoy said, the provincial government will soon be pa...
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02Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 2 (PIA) -- Some 587 volunteers were honoured here yesterday for completing their training as members of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) of the city’s 27 villages. The graduation ceremonies held at the city’s Rizal Park culminates the enhancement training for the barangay police teams, which began on August 9. With such a large number of volunteers, the trainings were done in seven clusters with each...
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31Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 31 (PIA) -- Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) through its service partners will be implementing new benefit case packages for medical and surgical procedures, effective tomorrow, September 1. With such a scheme, the regional PhilHealth office said members and health care providers will be able to predict the amount that PhilHealth will be covering for each of the services provided. Turn-around time for claims pro...
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29Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 29 (PIA) -- Dengue cases in South Cotabato continues to go down, a report of the Integrated Provincial Health Office said. Cecil Lorenzo, diseases surveillance officer of the IPHO announced that the dengue cases as of this month is down by 77 percent as compared to the figure last year. Also, only one death has been recorded this year. From January to August, South Cotabato have recorded 458 dengue cases as compared t...
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27Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 27 (PIA)-- The provincial government of South Cotabato is eyeing to buy a 4.5-hectare lot in Brgy. Paraiso, this city as its counterpart in the establishment of a Philippine Science High School (PSHS) here. Board Member Jose Madanguit, chairman of the committee on education the Sangguniang Panlalawigan will soon be deliberating on Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr.'s request for an authority to purchase the lot. The lot, which costs P1.6 per hectare, has also been approved ...
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26Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 26 (PIA) -- The provincial government of North Cotabato is pushing for minimal use of plastic products in the celebration of its Kalivungan Festival and 97th Foundation Anniversary that started August 26 and will culminate on September 1. Gov. Emmylou “Lala” J. Taliño-Mendoza, a strong advocate of the environment awareness and protection, the provincial board, along with the organizers of the festival activities have ...
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25Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 25 (PIA) -- North Cotabato Provincial Hospital, the largest government health facility in the province will soon get some new equipment and additional rooms, worth P54 million. Dr. Rey Catague, provincial health officer, said any time soon works for the rehabilitation and expansion of the provincial hospital will begin with the recent completion of the bidding process for the project. The project is being funded by the Depart...
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24Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 24 (PIA) -- Officials of the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday gathered stakeholders in a forum regarding the issue of child laborers in mining operations in T'boli town. Present in the forum intended to discuss and clarify issues why children below 15 years old should not be required to work and earn for their families were parents, barangay and town officials, as well as representatives of the mining firm operating in the a...
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16Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 15 (PIA) -- Families affected by mudslide in Purok 10, Barangay Kinayao, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat will be relocated to a safer area, an official of the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Social Welfare and Development said. Henry Albano, provincial social welfare and development officer, said the victims of the August 12 mudslide are forbidden to rebuild their houses in the landslide and prone area. “The barangay government has alread...
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13Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 13 (PIA) -- President Benigno Aquino III's move to talk with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim is commendable, a local official said. "President Aquino's meeting with Murad is a positive and welcome development for the improvement of the peace and order situation of Mindanao," South Cotabato board member Agustin Demaala, chairman of the committee on peace and order, said in a recent meeting with local press. Demaala, himself a r...
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10Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 10 (PIA) -- Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) provincial office in South Cotabato yesterday conducted its first ever “PACCU to the Barrio” at Brgy. Saravia, this city. Ma. Theresa Quimsing, information officer of DAR-South Cotabato said PACCU or Public Assistance and Complaints Coordinating Unit is a program of DAR which aims to enhance participation and interaction with the various stakeholders towards sustainable development of the A...
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10Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 10 (PIA) -- Two weeks before the 7th National Palm Oil Congress in North Cotabato, more than 400 representatives of planters, investors, bankers, agricultural leaders, academe, government line agencies and local government units from all over the country have already confirmed their participation. The event will serve as a venue for participants to interact, learn from each other and be updated regarding the industry development initiatives, technolo...
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09Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 9 (PIA) -- Officials of the nearby Surallah town on Wednesday, Aug 10, will inaugurate its modern public terminal. Surallah Mayor Romulo Solivio said the opening of the P45-M public terminal assures convenience for the riding public going to and from Surallah and neighboring municipalities. Surallah’s Integrated Public Terminal is also a convenient take-off to Lake Sebu municipality, considered prime tourist destination in South ...
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08Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 8 (PIA) -- Officials of the regional office of the Department of Health (DOH-12) reiterated their appeal to the public to continue being watchful and conscious about dengue and the mosquitoes that bring the disease. They also called on the public never to stop ridding their surroundings of possible breeding places for mosquitoes. The call came after reports that said dengue cases in Metro Manila has jumped 135 percent higher comp...
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05Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 5 (PIA) -– South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. said that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has already committed at least 500,000 tilapia fingerlings to replenish the fish stock in Lake Sebu, which was recently affected by a fish kill. In a recent press conference, Pingoy said, he talked with BFAR officials regarding the recent incident of fish kill -- locally referred to as “kamahong – in Lake...
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02Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug. 2 (PIA) --The regional office of the Department of Agriculture based here recently turned a P3.1 M farm-to-market road to the local government unit of Pres. Roxas, North Cotabato. The project involve rehabilitation of a 4.42 kilometer road stretch from Barangay Sarayan to Barangay Kisupaan in the municipality. Of the P3,149,544.32 total project cost, 40 percent was allocated from World Bank loans proceed and 40 percent was provided by DA. T...
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01Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 1 (PIA) -– Panay Elementary School in Sto. Niño, South Cotabato and Tulunan National High School in Tulunan, North Cotabato were recently declared Most Sustainable and Eco-friendly Schools in Region 12 in elementary and secondary levels, respectively. The regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region XII through the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), which also declared Notre Dame of Marbel University in...
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01Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 1 (PIA) -- Seven resolutions in support of the technical and vocational education development of Mindanao were approved in the recent 10th Human Resource Skills Development (HRSD) Summit in General Santos City. The summit was hosted by the Association of Private Technical Institutions of Region 12 (APTIRE 12) headed by Mr. Rey Albano. It aimed to provide a unique opportunity for the public and private technical vocational institutions (TVIs), partners,...
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01Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 1 (PIA) -- North Cotabato will be celebrating the province’s foundation anniversary beginning this year under its original name “Kalivungan Festival.” Just recently , North Cotabato’s provincial board passed Resolution No. 171-2011, which changes the official name of the North Cotabato’s Festival from “Hinugyaw” to “Kalivungan.” Board Member Aireen Claire Pagal said their move is a way of the pre...
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31Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 31 (PIA) -- Some 12,137 indigents in 24 barangays of General Santos City recently received free cards from Philhealth. Dr. Miriam Grace Pamonag, field operations chief IV of Philhealth Regional Office 12 said the recipients were those identified under the National Household Targetting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). Premiums for the health insurance have been paid by the national government through the Department of Health (DOH). Additional 453 individual...
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30Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 30 (PIA) -- Philippine Army's 6th Infantry Division yesterday strengthened security checkpoints in their area of responsibility (AOR). BGen Rey Asto, commanding general of 6ID has instructed field commanders to tighten checkpoint operations effective yesterday in line with the preparations for the celebration of Ramadan. Ramadan is expected to start Monday, August 1. Colonel Pridencio Asto, chief of 6ID's Public Affairs Office said the measure aims to ensure s...
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29Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 29 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s Provincial Veterinary Office has ordered a massive re-vaccination in at least three areas following reports of rabies infections and even death of two persons. Dr. Lorna Lamorena, provincial veterinarian of South Cotabato said, personnel will be fielded to Sto. Niño municipality tomorrow (July 30) to conduct re-vaccination of dogs in the area. They will also conduct re-vaccination in the areas ...
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28Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 28 (PIA) -- After 5 years of manhunt, operatives of the Police Regional Office 12 (PRO 12) have finally cornered the suspect in the killing of Mayor George Yabes of Maitum Sarangani. The suspect, identified as Monding Binasing, alias Mongs or Jomong Mandanding, 39, married, farmer and a resident of Sitio Bobong, Barangay Kalanganan 2, Cotabato City was arrested around 1:00 p.m. at the vicinity of Tamontaka Bobong Road and Sinsuat Ave., Cotabato...
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26Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 26 (PIA) -- Some 10,601 indigents from the towns of Kalamansig and Lebak in Sultan Kudarat recently received free Philhealth Cards. These indigent recipients were identified through the National Household Targeting System for Proverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), Philhealth 12 Field Operations Division Chief, Dr. Miriam Grace G. Pamonag said. Pamonag said the cards are valid until December 31, 2011 and can be used by the recipients in availing of ...
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23Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 23 (PIA) -- Officials of Tacurong City in Sultan Kudarat province are inviting entrepreneurs, investors, jobseekers, and those looking for ideas for income generation to come to the 2nd SULONG Tacurong Business Week on July 26 to August 3. SULONG Tacurong, which stands for Sustaining Unlimited Livelihood Opportunities by Nurturing the Growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises will feature several activities including investment forums,...
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30Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 30 (PIA) -- Residents in Cotabato City whose lives have repeatedly been disturbed by floods could soon earn from the water hyacinths that have caused them miseries. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority in Region 12 recently announced that TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva have mobilized the agency’s resources for the implementation of training programs in converting the water hyacinths to income-generating ...
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28Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 28 (PIA) -- DOLE 12 Regional Director Atty. Ma. Gloria Tango announced that DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz has already approved the regional office’s proposal for an emergency employment assistance for Cotabato City flood victims. “We submitted a project proposal for emergency employment for at least 100 displaced workers in Cotabato City,” Tango said. “We submitted the proposal last Wednesday, June 22 . In the afternoon ...
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28Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 28 (PIA) -- After more than two weeks of unrelenting relief operations in Cotabato City and other places in Region 12 affected by floodwaters, DSWD 12 Regional Director Bai Zorahayda Taha thanked the organizations and individuals that have helped the government agency in ensuring that evacuees and flood victims are served. “I commend the volunteers who have untiringly bolstered and reinforced the repacking, hauling, and dis...
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27Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 27 (PIA) –- Officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 12 (DSWD-12) today assured that they have sufficient supply of relief goods for distribution in evacuation centers in Cotabato City. They also denied that relief goods for distribution are being hoarded in warehouses. Gemma Rivera, assistant regional director of DSWD 12 said, “we have enough goods to serve the evacuees and our operations are continu...
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27Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 28 (PIA) -- North Cotabato government’s resolve to discuss peace was not hampered despite a bomb explosion yesterday just outside the Commission on Audit Provincial Office barely a kilometre from the Provincial Capitol Building. This morning, representatives of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) along with sectoral representatives met at the Gov. Rosario P. Diaz Bldg. Capitol...
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27Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 27 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Education today announced that P5-M fund has been released as assistance to public schools teachers affected by the recent flood in Cotabato City. Dr. Isabelita Borres, DepEd 12 regional director said, the fund, intended for the calamity loan of teachers with permanent appointments, was downloaded to Cotabato City Schools Division on Friday. “Each teacher could avail o...
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26Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 26 (PIA 12) -- Police troops in the entire SOCCSKSARGEN Region are undergoing orientation on proper and official police blotter report procedure. These orientation being conducted by the Police Regional Office 12 (PR0 12) based in General Santos City also included other concerns such as Anti-torture law and International Humanitarian Law, and human rights issues and concerns. An orientation was conducted on June 21 at the New City Hall in Ko...
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26Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 26 (PIA) –- Industry players in Region 12, particularly in Sultan Kudarat and North Cotabato are encouraging more sugarcane growers to go into muscovado production. Provincial Director Nelly Nita Dillera of the Department of Trade and Industry Sultan Kudarat said, lack of supply raw sugarcane remains the primary problem of this growing and lucrative muscovado industy. “Although about 13,000 hectares in Region 12 are devoted ...
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25Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 25 (PIA)-- Malacanang has declared June 29 a special non-working holiday in Koronadal City for the celebration of its first Tree-Growing Festival. Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr, by authority of President Benigno Aquino III said, “it is but fit and proper that the people of the City of Koronadal be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.” Tree-Growing Festival is ...
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25Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 25 (PIA) -- Latest estimates from the Office of the Civil Defense Regional Center 12 (OCD 12) revealed the damgage caused by recent flood in a large part of SOCCSKSARGEN Region has reached P112,924,000. Lita B. Enok, regional director of OCD 12 said in a report to NDRRMC Executive Director Benito Ramos that as of June 24 2011, a total of 6,094.79 hectares of crops worth P27,820,00 were damaged in the recent floods that hit North ...
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24Jun2011KORONADAL CITY, June 24 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s first cluster sanitary landfill (SLF) was opened yesterday in Barangay Colongulo, Surallah town. The six-hectare Category 2 SLF caters to the needs of the host town Surallah and nearby municipalities Norala, T’boli, Banga, and Lake Sebu for a common SLF where they can deposit their residual solid wastes in compliance with the provisions of RA 9003 otherwise known as “The Ecological Solid Waste M...
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08May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 8 (PIA) – Officials of Tampakan municipality this week decided to create a task force that will provide 24/7 security in the “banlas” or sluice mining area, in Brgy Pula-bato and restrain illegal miners from entering the site. Vice Mayor Relly Leysa said, the members of the Sangguniang Bayan has approved a resolution that declared the “banlas” area in the said barangay a no-entry zone. The same resolution call...
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07May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- Open sale of rice at P25 per kilo is not for consumers, an official of the National Food Authority (NFA) in South Cotabato said. Angelina Lucena, assistant manager of NFA South Cotabato explained that only retailers and wholesalers registered with the NFA can avail of the discounted NFA rice. She said consumers could still pay higher price for each kilo of rice at the retail stores because pricing of the product remains the deci...
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06May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- Dengue cases in South Cotabato in the first four months of 2010 are down by more than half, a health official here reported today. Dr. Rogelio Aturdido Jr., provincial health officer of South Cotabato, said that from January until April 28, South Cotabato recorded 138 dengue cases, which he added is 59 percent lower than the 343 cases in the same period last year. He attributed the feat to the efforts of the provincial government a...
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05May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 5 (PIA) -- More than 100 farmers and municipal agricultural officers from the province of Maguindanao yesterday completed a training on oil palm production inside the campus of the state-owned University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in Kabacan, Cotabato. DA-Maguindanao High Value Commercial Crops Coordinator Akmad Abdullah said the training was entitled “Training for Modern Farming Technologies for Smallholders in Oil Palm Produ...
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05May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 5 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) in South Cotabato today announced that they are selling rice at P25 per kilo. The price is P5 to P9 lower than the prevailing prices of commercial rice in the market. NFA Manager Omar Mohammad said the price reduction was effective last May 1 based on the directive they received from the NFA Central Office. “This ‘open sale’ strategy is good until the end of the month,&rdquo...
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03May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 3 (PIA) – A program intended to deliver relief assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Region 12 and neighboring provinces will be launched tomorrow, May 4, by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP). The DSWD-WFP Rice Partnership program also aims to promote consumption of iron-fortified rice (i-Rice) among program beneficiaries, according to DSWD 12 Regional Director Bai Zorahayda...
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03May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- The provincial government of South Cotabato yesterday confirmed that some mine tunnels in T’boli town have been re-opened and may become operational again. Provincial Environment Management Officer Ramon Ponce de Leon, announced that of the 105 tunnels that were closed after landslides hit the town last month, 30 were given clearance to reopen after these were found safe to continue operations. The opening of 70 other tunnels, however, is still pendi...
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01May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 1 (PIA) -- More than 11,000 jobs are in for the taking in the Labor Day job fairs in at least three locations in the region, the regional chief of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE 12) announced today. DOLE 12 Regional Director Ma. Gloria Tango said, “For local employment most of the available jobs are for call center agents and production workers particularly for canning companies in General Santos City area.&rdq...
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28Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 28 (PIA) – Agriculture authorities in South Cotabato are shifting to biological measures to control the onslaught of Brontispa infecting coconut plantations in the province. The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist here has sent four personnel, along with agricultural technicians from Banga, Polomolok, and Suralah towns to the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) in Bago Oshiro, Davao City for a hands-on training on the culture par...
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26Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- In its continuing effort to equip and build the capabilities of the its peacekeeping forces at the village level, the Tampakan LGU trained its civilian volunteer organizations (CVOs), popularly referred to as “barangay tanods,” on community defense. At least 156 barangay tanods from Barangays San Isidro, Tablu, Pula Bato, Palo, Danlag, Liberty, and Buto last week underwent a three-day training where their capabilities on rescue...
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23Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- Makilala Mayor Rudy S. Caoagdan is a strong believer of participative governance but bringing all constituents to the municipal center at one time will not give all residents and officials a chance to air their concerns. So, Mayor Caoagdan decided to bring the Local Government Unit (LGU) to the 38 barangays of Makilala. Makilala is a municipality in North Cotabato. Starting April 4, from Tuesdays through Sundays, ...
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22Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 22 (PIA) -- In its continuing advocacy to fight drug addiction at the village level, the Community Development Information Council (CDIC) based in Tampakan town in South Cotabato will bring its information-dissemination campaign to the barangays. Lawyer Ma. Theresa Peñera, CDIC chairperson and Sangguniang Bayan member, said that from May 4 to May 23, CDIC will hold a series of forums regarding drugs and drug abuse specifically targetin...
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21Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 21 (PIA) – South Cotabato’s health service providers will get respite from the month-long supplemental immunization activities as the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) here suspended the door-to-door measles-rubella vaccination from starting today, Maundy Thursday, until Easter Sunday. Dr. Salvecio Dagang, chief of IPHO’s technical department, said, “our vaccination teams deserve a break to be able to join...
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17Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 17 (PIA) - Each of the twelve municipal LGUs in North Cotabato will soon receive P500,000 each from the provincial government for rehabilitation of farm-to-market roads. The assistance constitutes 10 percent counterpart fund that LGUs need to come up for the implementation of local sub-projects under the Mindanao Rural Development Program-Adaptable Program Loan (MRDP-APL 2) in 2011, according to information from the office of North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Taliñ...
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12Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 12 (PIA) – Farmers here are being encouraged to go onion bulb production, which according to the City Agriculturist Office could give farmers better income. In line with the Agri-Pinoy High Value Commercial Crops program of the Department of Agiculture, the City Agriculturist’s Office recently implemented a program intended to promote onion-bulb production because of its high demand in the market and suitability of the crop in the...
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07Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 7 (PIA) – “Never underestimate the power of sports as a unifying factor,” South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. told at least 7,000 participants in the opening ceremonies of the Cotabato Regional Athletic Association (CRAA) Meet last night. “In fact, the only event that makes nations and world leaders set aside seemingly endless bickering and quarrels is the Olympics,” he said. He then challenged the ...
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06Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 6 (PIA) – At least 5,000 athletes, coaches, chaperons, and officials are expected to arrive here today for the late afternoon opening of the five-day Cotabato Regional Athletic Association (CRAA) Meet. The sporting event, with the theme “ Sustain Synergy, Foster Focus, Enhance Equity,” will be participated in by nine schools division including the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and the ...
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05Apr2011KORONADAL, April 5 (PIA 12) – To avoid a mismatch between company requirements and job applicant skills as what happened in the past, DOLE 12 will hold a pre-registration of applicants prior to holding a job fair. “Especially for the Labor Day (May 1) job fairs, DOLE-Region 12 will conduct pre-registration of job seekers so that the Department will be able to pre-match applicants and job vacancies that participating employers will enrol for the fairs,” said Ma. Gloria T...
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04Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 4 (PIA) –- Health providers and local government units in South Cotabato today join the nationwide launch of the month-long measles-rubella measles supplemental immunization of children nine months old to below eight years old. Norma Llego, health education and promotion officer of South Cotabato Integrated Provincial Health Office said, the launching activity for the 20-day measles vaccination program tagged “Iligtas sa Tigdas an...
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31Mar2011KORONADAL City, March 31 (PIA) -- For 20 days starting Monday, April 4, health service providers in the SOCCSKSARGEN Region will knock on each house in almost all of the 1,200 barangays here to look for children 9 months to less than 8 years old in a massive measles-rubella immunization spearheaded by the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD). Dr. Fatima Emban, head of the Family Health Cluster of DOH-CHD 12, said, “our target for the measles –rubella immuniza...
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29Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, March 29 (PIA) – For 21 detainees of South Cotabato Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in this city, the prison cells were not strong enough to arrest their dreams to learn and complete basic education. For 57-year-old Helen P. Alojado, age and gender are not hindrances to her desire to finish high school, which was put on hold since mid-70s when she dropped out of the second year. Alojado has been detained here for estafa for four years. She and 20 other inm...
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26Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, March 26 (PIA) –- All residents of ten municipalities and one city of South Cotabato are enjoined to switch off lights and electrical appliances for one hour tonight in observance of the Earth Hour. “We appeal to all residents of South Cotabato to switch off their lights and electrical appliances on March 26, Saturday, from 8:30 until 9:30 in the evening,” Ramon Ponce de Leon, provincial environment management officer appealed. The provincial government has re...
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27Jan2011KORONADAL CITY, January 27 (PIA) -- Department of Labor and Employment Regional Director Ma. Gloria Tango yesterday appealed to employers in the region to comply with labor standard laws especially minimum wage as mandated by Wage Order No. 16. Tango made the appeal to almost 200 employers from South Cotabato during a symposium specifically called to discuss the wage order. “Our appeal to the employers is to comply with the laws on labor standards so th...
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10Jan2011KORONADAL CITY, Jan 7 (PIA) - At least nine agricultural attachés are coming to Region 12 for a four-day visit next week, according to the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 12 (DA- 12). DA-12 OIC regional executive director Jimmy Olivo said the group of attachés will arrive on January 12 , Wednesday, specifically to visit and conduct assessment on agri-business companies in Region 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN) involved in export of high value c...
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07Jan2011KORONADAL CITY, Jan 7. (PIA) -- At least nine agricultural attachés are coming to Region 12 for a four-day visit next week, according to the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 12 (DA- 12). DA-12 OIC Regional Executive Director Jimmy Olivo said, the group of attachés will be arrive on January 12 , Wednesday, specifically to visit and conduct assessment on agri-business companies in Region 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN) involved in export of high ...
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