DAVAO CITY – The Catholic Church in South Cotabato has insisted that money is the real reason why coal is being extracted in a remote barangay in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, not because it poses geohazards risks to communities. In a meeting called by the provincial government of South Cotabato on...
DAVAO CITY – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of South Cotabato believes that ongoing open pit coal mining operations may have contributed to the massive landslide in Sitio El Dulog in the mountainous Barangay Ned in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. But PDRRMO Rolly Doane...
The Manila city government shared the city 's best communication and broadcasting practices with the South Cotabato Provincial Information Office (PIO) to help boost information dissemination and coordination with the public. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and City Information...
LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato – Prices of freshwater tilapia have significantly dropped in Lake Sebu following a massive fish kill, locally known as "kamahong," affecting fish cages in the lake, an official said Wednesday. "We are still determining the cost of damages, but a huge volume of tilapia...
DAVAO CITY – Polomolok town in South Cotabato province is seeing a resurgence in cattle fattening, with Mayor Bernie Palencia leading the charge to reclaim the municipality’s position as a leading beef producer in the Philippines. Palencia said in a statement on Wednesday, June 25, that the...
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas National President Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. was reelected governor of South Cotabato. TAMAYO (FB) Tamayo cited the strong showing of PFP candidates in the elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. He thanked people behind the successful conduct of...
KORONADAL CITY – The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) of South Cotabato reported on Tuesday the confirmation of a second monkeypox (mpox) case in Region 12 or the Soccsksargen region involving a resident of Lake Sebu town. “The patient is currently in stable condition, undergoing...
A retired police officer was shot dead in Barangay Simbo, Tupi town, South Cotabato province on Friday afternoon, Jan. 3. Police identified the victim as Teodorico Bastan, 79, of Barangay Datal Bob, T’boli town, South Cotabato. Investigation said Bastan, chief of barangay tanods of Barangay...
Seven passengers, including two minors, were killed and their driver was injured when their van crashed in Tupi, South Cotabato on Monday afternoon, Dec. 23. THIS photo from Facebook shows the van that crashed in Tupi, South Cotabato. Reports said the victims, residents of Cagayan de Oro City, were...
South Cotabato Rep. Peter Bascon Miguel has offered a P1-million reward for information that would lead to the arrest of the gunman of Tantangan, South Cotabato vice mayoral bet Jose Osorio. Osorio was shot dead in the family-owned eatery on Monday, Nov. 18. Investigation said gunshots were heard...
POLOMOLOK, South Cotabato – More residents of Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas here will be able to avail of quality health care services at the Polomolok East Community Clinic and the Polomolok FTS Center and Animal Bite Clinic with the turn over and inauguration of the renovated...
DAVAO CITY – South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. has been criticized for allegedly interfering in the upcoming parliamentary election of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Tamayo has been under scrutiny for allegedly threatening BARMM mayors with audits from...
