Search Result for “GENERAL SANTOS CITY”
SoCot cops destroy illegally modified motorbike exhaust pipes
September 9, 2022, 12:32 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police authorities in Norala town, South Cotabato province have destroyed more than 50 illegal, ear-splitting modified exhaust pipes confiscated from motorbike riders, an official said Friday.Major Ramil Aruelo, Norala police chief, said the illegal exhaust pipes, seized… Read More
5 nabbed, P7-M smuggled cigarettes seized off Zambo City
September 7, 2022, 6:11 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have arrested five crewmen of a motorboat they intercepted loaded with PHP7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in this southern port city, an official said Wednesday.Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said the joint… Read More
30-year-old Grade 1 student in Sarangani goes viral
September 7, 2022, 1:51 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A 30-year-old man from Glan, Sarangani, has inspired netizens after enrolling as a Grade 1 student in the same school as his son in kindergarten.As of Wednesday, the video of Rizalde Bisalona sitting inside a classroom of the Tamala Elementary School in Glan has garnered… Read More
2 SoCot towns declared under state of calamity due to floods
September 6, 2022, 11:59 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – South Cotabato's Surallah and Tampakan municipalities have been declared under a state of calamity due to recurring floods caused by heavy rains the past four days.“We are closely monitoring other areas affected by the disaster,” Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and… Read More
SoCot schools urged to implement ahead 5-day F2F classes
September 2, 2022, 2:26 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) in South Cotabato has urged school heads in the province to push through with the five-day weekly face-to-face (F2F) classes.The move was in accordance with Vice President Sara Duterte’s first order as Education Secretary, South… Read More
P68-M AICS educ fund up for distribution in Soccsksargen
September 2, 2022, 1:45 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Some PHP68 million cash aid will still be distributed to students in the Soccsksargen area, the regional Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-12) office here said Friday.The amount is for 44,000 beneficiaries who will receive their cash aid in the succeeding… Read More
SoCot environment exec denies operation of mining firm amid ban
September 2, 2022, 1:33 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A South Cotabato environment official has denied the circulating reports that a company out to mine copper and gold in Tampakan town in that province has begun its open-pit mining operations.“Not true at all,” said Engr. Siegfred Flaviano, head of the South Cotabato… Read More
SoCot execs alarmed over 1.2K teenage pregnancies in H1 2022
September 2, 2022, 1:11 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – South Cotabato’s Provincial Population Office (PPO) has strengthened its advocacy against teenage pregnancy after recording 1,238 cases for the first half of this year.PPO Officer Zenaida A. Duron said Friday the towns of T’boli, Polomolok, and Lake Sebu were identified… Read More
Wounded cops in ambush get 'Kagitingan' medals
August 31, 2022, 1:19 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. and Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. gave awards Wednesday to three police officers who were wounded in an ambush in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao.The police officers sustained injuries as a result of a… Read More
Phivolcs app to improve disaster preparedness in Sarangani
August 29, 2022, 1:36 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) and the Sarangani provincial government has signed a partnership agreement on the use of a software application designed to improve disaster preparedness.In a statement Monday, the Sarangani Information… Read More
Protection of Philippine Eagle pushed in Sarangani
August 29, 2022, 1:34 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A government environment official has cited compelling reasons to urgently declare a mountain range in Sarangani province as a conservation area and protect it from encroachment and eventual destruction.Executive Director Cornelio Ramirez, of the Environmental Conservation… Read More
Coffee shop-like classroom in Gensan goes viral
August 26, 2022, 7:54 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A public school teacher here went viral on the Internet after her coffee shop-inspired classroom drew praises from netizens.Kris Girl Ramos, a teacher from Upper Tambler Central Elementary School, drew accolades for her Nordic classroom makeover aesthetic set-up, having a… Read More
Bataan, Gensan sisterhood agreement to promote culture and trade
August 26, 2022, 7:48 pm
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The provincial government of Bataan and the city government of General Santos on Thursday entered a sisterhood agreement in advancing cultural and trade linkages. Governor Jose Enrique Garcia III signed on behalf of the Bataan provincial government while Mayor Lorelie… Read More
EMB alerts Gensan on beach coliform levels
August 26, 2022, 2:54 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Soccsksargen (EMB-12) has called the attention of the city government about the dismal state of a public beach here.EMB-12 Director Omar Saikol issued the call Friday after they again found in their laboratory analysis a high… Read More
Gensan adopts school-based vax drive due to low turnout of kids
August 26, 2022, 10:42 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A school-based vaccination drive is underway in schools here after the City Health Office (CHO) listed a low turnout of children who availed of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines.Romelito Flores, city schools division superintendent, said Friday they are working… Read More
Ailing OFWs reunite with families, get aid from OWWA
August 25, 2022, 11:10 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Three overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who have experienced difficulties working abroad have finally returned to their respective families in South Cotabato province with the help of the government.The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) earlier made arrangements… Read More
SoCot town intensifies anti-smoking drive
August 25, 2022, 10:24 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Authorities in South Cotabato’s upland town of T’boli have deployed 100 enforcers in its renewed campaign against smoking in public places.Lawyer Aleanna Joy Gelido, T’boli municipal administrator, said Thursday that enforcers will go after violators of the… Read More
Gensan trike drivers urged to obey new fare matrix
August 24, 2022, 4:34 pm
KORONADAL CITY – General Santos City officials have appealed to all tricycle drivers to honor the fare matrix that was approved by the city’s Motorized Tricycle Franchising and Regulatory Board (MTFRB), following reports of excessive fare charges.In a press conference Wednesday, local… Read More
Blue Ribbon chair vows no 'witch-hunt' as ex-OMB execs join panel
August 17, 2022, 3:45 pm
MANILA – The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, chaired by Senator Francis Tolentino, announced on Wednesday that two former officials of the Office of the Ombudsman would join the panel in investigating alleged anomalies in the government and its officials. Tolentino said former deputy ombudsman… Read More
Magnitude 5.5 quake jolts Davao del Sur
August 15, 2022, 5:53 pm
MANILA – A magnitude 5.5 tremor jolted Davao del Sur province on Monday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The tectonic quake struck 12 kilometers southwest of the municipality of Magsaysay at 4:23 p.m. It had a depth of 24 kilometers.… Read More
