The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has fast-tracked the distribution of student financial assistance in Soccsksargen (Region XII) as part of ongoing government support for areas affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Mindanao. In a statement on Wednesday, June 17, CHED said the rollout...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has mobilized 153 quick response team members from its central and field offices to reinforce relief operations in Soccsksargen. DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Irene Dumlao said on Tuesday, June 16 that personnel are being deployed...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) turned over P11.7 million in socio-economic assistance to former rebel-led people’s organizations (POs) in Soccsksargen (Region 12), advancing its localized Transformation Program in non-Bangsamoro Autonomous...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Officials in Cotabato province are upbeat on the proposed Philippine Science High School (PSHS) campus in the town of Carmen. Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza lauded the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region-12 for its initiative to build the campus, saying this could...
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...
President Marcos assured the people of Soccsksargen that the government would build more infrastructure to ensure the region's progress. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos said this following a query in General Santos City regarding the national government's plans to...
DAVAO CITY – A Department of Social Welfare and Development-Region 12 (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos City or Soccskargen area) community-based intervention to assist vulnerable communities in rural areas is in full swing. THE Project Lawa water reservoir...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Media men based in Region 12 or the South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos City area or Soccsksargen region thanked the police for arresting a suspect in the murder of a radio broadcaster in Kidapawan City in 2019. Toto Golez, chairman of the...
Personnel of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) special Operations Group rescue residents from severe flooding in Brgy. Guadalupe, Carmen, Davao del Norte on Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by PCG Southeastern Mindanao) The death toll from the widespread flooding and landslides that hit Mindanao has risen to 16,...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Police Regional Office-12 has reshuffled 300 police personnel in the Soccsksargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos area) line with the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30. Police Brig. Gen Jimili...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Army Reserve Command has ordered stringent vetting process for applicants who wish to become Army reservists. Major Gen. Romulo Manuel, commander of Arescom, said the Reserve Command of the Philippine Army will implement stringent process in the enlistment and...
If another Covid-19 surge hits the country, it would be the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and Soccsksargen (Region 12) that could suffer the most. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (Courtesy of Malacanang) This was the bold prediction of vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr.,...
