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TACURONG’S SUCALDITO AMONG THE TEN OUTSTANDING COUNCILORS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Thursday 21st of March 2013
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 21 (PIA) -- Tacurong City Councilor Psyche M. Sucaldito has received recognition as one of The Outstanding Councilors of the Philippines (TOCP) for 2012.
The award is being bestowed by the Junior Chamber International Philippines (Philippine Jaycees) with the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) and the Office of Sen. Edgardo J. Angara
Sucaldito, along with the other nine awardees, received a trophy and cash incentive worth Php 1.5 million during the TOCP awarding ceremonies on March 7, 2013 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia in Pasay City.
Sucaldito is Tacurong’s no. ...
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21Feb2013TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Feb 21 (PIA) -- The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Tacurong City wrapped up its outstanding performance in 2012 by earning the Silver Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) conferred by the Department of the Interior and Local government (DILG). DILG provincial director Abdulgani Tekoken officially informed the office of Mayor Lina Montilla that the city government passed the criteria for the silver seal. The DILG even cited Tacurong for getting the highest rating a...
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21Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato Peb 21 (PIA) -- Nakatakdang gawaran ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang lungsod ng Tacurong ng Silver Seal of Good Housekeeping, patunay sa maayos na pagmumuno ng pamahalaang lokal nitong nakaraang taon. Mismong DILG provincial director Abdulgani Tekoken ang nagpabatid kay Mayor Lina Montilla na nakamit ng lungsod ang naturang parangal. Tinukoy pa ni Tekoken na nakuha ng Tacurong ang pinak...
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21Feb2013TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Feb 21 (PIA) -- Tacurong City’s 5th Sanggunian has passed 220 resolutions and ordinances from January 2012 until last week, SP majority floor Joseph George Lechonsito said. Lechonsito reported this accomplishment during the convocation on Monday. He said, of the 220 resolutions/ordinances, 114 were for general administration, 41 for social services; and 15 for capital projects, improvements, and public works. They also ...
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31Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 31 ( PIA) -- Some 100 members of different tricycle operators and drivers associations in nearby Tacurong city are undergoing a symposium that would educate them on anti-trafficking law and related issues. The anti-trafficking symposium, being held at Jims Place II in Tacurong was sponsored by the city government, Task Force Sagip Anghel, and Philippines Against Children Trafficking (PACT). Discussions centered on the RA 9208 or the An...
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03Jan2013TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- Processing of business permits in Tacurong City has been made fast and hassle-free. This after the local government unit of Tacurong City started Wednesday the Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) intended to speed up processing of permits of individuals and companies operating businesses within the city. The city gymnasium is being used as venue of the BOSS, which will that will run until January 21. Under the BOSS, the fastest a client could...
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11Dec2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Dec. 11 (PIA) -- Tacurong City’s Inugyunay Festival 2012 will open at 6 p.m today , December 11 at the City Hall Grounds. This will be signaled by the lighting of the entries for this year’s Light a Christmas Tree contest. The City Government, in coordination with public and private agencies, prepared a variety of events for Tacurongnons and local tourists for the celebration of the Christmas season. Activities are: Chicken Inasal sa Beer Plaza...
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10Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 10 (PIA) -- Simula sa Enero, mahigpit nang ipagbabawal ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Tacurong sa lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat ang paninigarilyo sa lahat ng pampublikong lugar . Mahigpit ding ipagbabawal ang paninigarilyo sa mga menor de edad. Bago pa man ang pagpapatupad ng anti-smoking ordinance sa buong lungsod, sisimulan ngayong araw, Disyembre 10, ang pagbabawal sa paninigarilyo lahat ng tanggapan at mga lugar ...
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08Dec2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Dec. 8 (PIA)-- The City Treasury Office of Tacurong has achieved 105 percent efficiency in the collection of non-tax revenues for fiscal year 2012. During the monthly convocation sponsored by Treasury Office, local treasury operations officer III Romulo Paclibar presented the accomplishment report of the office as of November of the current year. He reported that collections of non-tax revenues exceeded the P30 million-target by 5 percent or P1.5 million. No...
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26Nov2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Nov. 26 (PIA) -- The budget of Tacurong City’s local government unit will increase by P23M compared to this year’s allocation, a report from the Tacurong City LGU said. The Sangguniang Panglungsod led by Vice Mayor Charito L. Collado on November 7 approved Ordinance No. 11 series of 2012 appropriating an amount of P343, 531, 335 for the annual budget of the City of Tacurong for Calendar Year 2013. The ordinance was approved through the mot...
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23Nov2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Nov. 23 (PIA) -- Three hundred forty-two individuals, all desiring to acquire skills to improve their employability, enrolled in short-term technical-vocational courses offered by the city government of Tacurong in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Scholars were given eight choices for practical skills and development trainings: dressmaking, massage thera...
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20Nov2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Nov. 20 (PIA) -- “I am proud that I come from Tacurong. This is where I was able to establish my strongest foundations,” Elma Arboleras said. In 2011, Arboleras, from Tacurong, with her co-inventor Rodel de Guzman, won the gold medal in the 11th British Invention Show with her iBus invention. iBus or the Intelligent BUS Utility System can organize buses based on machine readable tags. It is a bus monitoring and management system that can make the buses loa...
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12Nov2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL , South Cotabato, Nob. 12 (PIA) -- Malaki ang pasasalamat ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Tacurong sa AboitizPower at Aboitiz Foundation sa ipinagkaloob nitong mga bagong palikuran. Nitong nakalipas na linggo, pormal nang ipinagkaloob ng Aboitiz Foundation ang bagong gawang mga palikuran para sa mga mag-aaral ng San Rafael Elementary School sa naturang lungsod. Ito ay bahagi ng nagpapatuloy na The Rehabilitation of School Infrastructure Project ...
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31Oct2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Oct 31 (PIA) -- More a thousand people joined the city government here in the latest massive cleanup of the drainage canals dubbed "Limyo Kalog". Already on its fifth year, the cleanup drive held last Friday gathered young and adult participants from different sectors of the community. Carrying various tools for cleaning, participants trooped to their respective areas of assignment beginning at 5 a.m. to rid waterways of cellophanes and other pla...
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18Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct. 18 (PIA) -- Tacurong city’s local government has been shortlisted among the Top 5 National Gawad Pamana ng Lahi (GPL) finalists for the city category. Mayor Lina O. Montilla said she received a letter from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) dated October 15 informing them of this good news. She added she was invited for a panel interview by the GPL National Board of Judges today, October 18. Said interview, that focuses on ...
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08Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Sept. 8 (PIA) --The local government of Tacurong City yesterday spearheaded “Hataw and Walk for a Cause Alay sa mga Batang Lansangan,” a fund-raising event for street children in celebration of the 112th Philippine Civil Service Commission anniversary. Joining the LGU were participants from 601st Brigade-Philippine Army, Task Force Talakudong, Philippine National Police, Department of Education, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. Dep...
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08Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept 8 (PIA) -- Tacurong City, the City of Goodwill has achieved yet another milestone for being adjudged as winner of Region 12 Gawad Pamana ng Lahi 2012-City Category. Gawad Pamana ng Lahi is an award conferred by the Department of the Local Interior and Local Government (DILG) to a province, city or municipality for reason of exemplary performance in administrative governance, social governance, economic governance and environmental governance. These f...
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07Sep2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Setyembre 7 (PIA) -- Maliban sa lalawigan ng South Cotabato, pasok din sa 2012 Gawad Pamana ng Lahi Award ang lungsod ng Tacurong at bayan ng Kalamansig na parehong nasa lalwigan ng Sultan Kudarat. Bilang gantimpala sa nakamit na karangalan, mabibigyan ang lokal na pamahalaan ng lungsod ng Tacurong ng P2 milyon samantalang makatatanggap naman ng P1 milyon ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Kalamansig. Galing ang pondo sa ...
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04Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept. 4 (PIA) -- Preparations are underway for Tacurong City’s Talakudong 2012 Festival and 12th Foundation Anniversary to assure quality entertainment for tourists and locals. This year’s theme, “Tacurong: Padayon nga Nagahugpong” emphasizes the pride of those from Tacurong in its unity. Festival highlights, the street dancing and field demonstration competition, will be staged on September 18 at 7 a.m. Alay sa Barangay ni Mayor Lina O. Mont...
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04Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept. 4 (PIA 12) -- Parents in Tacurong City could now expect more help from their children, particularly on gathering information that could help boost farm production with the launching of the Sagot Ko Magulang Ko Infomediary Campaign The campaign by the Philippine Rice Research Institute launched at A.S. Bernardo Memorial National High School in Brgy. Baras, Tacurong City aims to mobilize the youth sector to assist their parents by ...
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24Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Aug 24 (PIA) -- Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo was originally set to be the guest of honor of the 2012 Talakudong Festival on September 18. The festive mood all over Tacurong City, while everybody prepares for the celebration, unexpectedly turned to grief and mourning as reports confirmed his death in the ill-fated Piper Seneca plane on August 21. Saddened, Tacurong City residents regret they could have proudly shown the late secretary the city’s Seal of G...
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08Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Aug 8 (PIA) -- The Tacurong Team was declared Overall Champion during the 2nd World Arnis Tournament on July 27-29, 2012 at Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center (NOMPAC) Gym, Bacolod City. A press release from the Information office of Tacurong City today, indicated confirmed that the city’s “ arnisadores” won 26 gold, 25 silver, and 20 bronze medals; 71 medals, all in all. The team was comprised of local talents from different age b...
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02Jul2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, July 2 (PIA) -- The Tacurong City government joins the country today in the launching of the National Disaster Consciousness Month. Executive Order 137 of 1999 declares July as the declared National Disaster Consciousness Month to increase Filipinos’ awareness on natural and man-made disasters. Tacurong City has recently strengthened its efforts regarding disaster prevention and mitigation by conducting information and education campaign...
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26Jun2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, June 26 (PIA) -- A thousand locals here got involved in an early morning planting activity to celebrate the Philippine Arbor Day yesterday. Barangay units and employees of different sectors simultaneously planted trees in both rural and urban areas of the city. For the said activity, the City Environment and Natural Resources Office distributed 5,700 seedlings to 19 barangays. These were planted in areas where they could effectively reduce risks of flood...
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19Jun2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, June 19 (PIA) -- Barangay officials of all the 20 barangays of Tacurong City recently underwent a two-day roll out training on Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction & Management and Climate Change Adaptation. The training which was held on June 14 and 15 at the Tacurong Pilot gym was spearheaded by the city local government and the Department of the Interior and Local Government. Said barangay officials were among the 132 participants to the traini...
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18Jun2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, June 18 (PIA) -- The city government and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) are giving out three major awards in celebration of the Tacurong Business Week on July 30 to August 3, 2012. The Provincial SMED Council through DTI-Provincial Office is now accepting nominations for Outstanding Market Vendor, Outstanding Entrepreneur, and Outstanding Businessman. The Tacurong Business Week is themed Sustaining Unlimited Livelihood Opportunities by Nestling the...
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13Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, June 13 (PIA) -- The city government of Tacurong and Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) extended skills training and livelihood assistance to the group of welders of Barangay San Emmanuel recently. Last June 8, members of the San Emmanuel SEA-K Welders Association opened a new shop that paved way for the opening of livelihood opportunities for them. Earlier, around 20 welders, all residing in said barangay, organized themselves right afte...
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11Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, June 11 (PIA) -- The city government of Tacurong in Sultan Kudarat province is widening opportunities of indigent youth to get their education through scholarships. This, with the expected passing of an ordinance establishing and institutionalizing the city local government unit's (LGU) Iskolar ng Lungsod ng Tacurong (ILT) Program, which is now on its final reading. Information from the city’s information office said that the ILT is a...
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27May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 27 (PIA) -- A total of 628 trainees were recently declared graduates of the 30-day summer sports program of Tacurong City. The Talakudong SummerSports Camp 2012, which started April 20, closed with a celebration at the 601st Infantry Brigade’s new camp in Brgy. Kalandagan, Tacurong City. Report say that 39 boy and girls completed a course in arnis, 76 in badminton, 70 in dance sport, 29 in karatedo, 35 in sepak takraw, 79 in soccer, ...
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25Apr2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, April 25 (PIA) -- Masiken limagatus a mga kabataan ganat kanu pila a mga barangay sa siyudad nu Tacurong e minukit kanu libre a kapadtuli kagay a ika-pat a Summer Operation Tuli a nangabpun iganat kanu Abril 16 a pinangunan nu lokal a guberno. Su inisyatibo enya kanu tudtulan nu lokal a guberno, na inibpasad kanu ulian a kinapanguna ni Sanguniang Panglunsod Health committee chairperson Kagawad Joseph Lechonsito. Nauna den kanu kina batad sa pundo nu lokal ...
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23Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 23 (PIA) -- Troops of the 601st Infantry (Unifier) Brigade based in nearby Tacurong City on Saturday joined different sectors in a clean-up drive, which was part of the city’s celebration of the Earth Day 2012. Civil military operations officer Cpt. Alex Escalante, explained the Unifier Brigade’s participation in the “Limpyo Kalog” (cleaning of canals) was to encourage people to participate in environmental preservatio...
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02Feb2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Feb. 2 (PIA)-- Recognizing their potent role in the delivery of health services in the countryside, the city government here continues to arm all Community Volunteer Health Workers with knowledge on how to be effective and reliable in their works, the latest of which is the training on first aid. More than 120 volunteer health workers from 20 barangays in the city attended the three-day First Aid Training and Year-Round Assessment...
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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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