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DOLE 12 TO GATHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS JOB MISMATCH
Tuesday 11th of June 2013
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, June 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Soccsksargen Region will gather stakeholders here Wednesday, June 12, for a forum intended to address the perennial labor problem of mismatch between available jobs and skills of job seekers.
DOLE 12 Regional Director Ofelia Domingo said, the event – the 1st Regional Career Advocacy Congress -- would involve guidance counselors, students and industry players who will discuss measures that would provide the youth with direction toward career paths that could result in better chances of employmen...
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27May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 26 (PIA) -- In a bid to boost income generating capacities of Barangay food Terminals (BFTs), the Department of Agriculture in Region 12 recently gathered operators of the community food depots for production technology training. Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division chief Bai Dido Samama said the training which included 15 BFTs established in North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces in 2012 was also inte...
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23May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 23 (PIA) -- Despite decreasing production, Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 still leads the country in volume of coffee production, an officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 confirmed. Danilo Centillas, regional coordinator of the Agri-Pinoy High Value Crops Development Program said Region 12 produced a total of 27,869 metric tons (MT) of coffee in 2012 based on data released by the DA’s Bureau of Agricultura...
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23May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 23 (PIA) -- Patuloy na hinihikayat ng Department of Agiculture (DA) 12 ang mga magsasaka sa rehiyon na subukan ang pagtatanim ng kape. Ayon kay Danilo Centillas, regional coordinator ng AgriPinoy High Value Crops Development Program, magandang pagkakakitaan ang kape, maliban sa mainam itong pananim upang matigil ang lumalalang epekto ng climate change, pagpapanumbalik sa mga puno sa kagubatan, at pagpigil pagguho ng mga d...
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20May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 20 (PIA) -- Handang-handa na ang hanay ng pulisya sa Soccsksargen Region o Rehiyon Dose sa pagbubukas ng klase. Ito ang pagsisigurong pahayag ni Police Regional Director PCSupt. Charles Calima Jr. patungkol sa pagsisimula sa school year 2013-2014. Aniya nakipagpulong na siya sa the Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, mga lokal na pamahalaan at iba pang sector hinggil sa kanilang mga paghahan...
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09May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 9 (PIA) -- Detailed geohazard assessment of 19 areas in Soccsksargen region or Region 12 have been completed, an official of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 12. Constancio Paye Jr., regional director of the DENR-MGB 12 told Philippine Information Agency 12 today that they have already completed geohazard assessment of the municipality of Magpet in North Cotabato and Polomolok in South Cotabato. This increases the ...
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08May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 8 (PIA) -- At least 658 police personnel from the Police Regional Office (PRO) – 12 are being deployed to different parts of Soccsksargen Region for election duties. Soccsksargen Region covers the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal City, Tacurong, Kidapawan, and Cotabato. PSInsp Benjamin Mauricio Jr., information chief of PRO 12 said, 30...
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06May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 6 (PIA) -- Average rice production in Soccsksargen Region should reach 4.04 metric tons per hectare (MT/ha) this year, according to target estimates from the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12. At regular 50 kilograms per cavan, rice production areas in the region should be able to turn out yield of about 80.8 cavans per hectare. AgriPinoy Palayan Program focal person Ray Embajador, explained this year’s target is ...
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19Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 19 (PIA) -- Tinatayang 17 mahihirap na barangay sa piling mga munisipyo sa buong Soccsksargen Region ang nakatakdang makinabang sa PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) Program ng gobyerno. Ayon kay DA 12 regional executive director Amalia Jayag-Datukan ang mga barangay na ito mahihirap at apektado ng kaguluhan subalit di pa nakatatanggap na ayuda mula sa programa. Aniya kinilala ang mga komuni...
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18Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 18 (PIA) -- The new regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment in Soccsksargen region has set her sight on firming up the DOLE’s field offices in the region. Ofelia B. Domingo assumed office as the regional director of the DOLE 12 Wednesday. She replaced director Chona Mantilla, who has been transferred to head DOLE 7 (Central Visayas). The turn-over ceremony was held at Cinco Niñas in Barangay Mor...
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18Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 17 (PIA) -- At least 17 indigent and conflict-affected barangays across Soccsksargen Region are set to benefit from the national government’s PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) Program. Amalia Jayag-Datukan, regional executive director of the Department of Agriculture 12, said the target communities were named in a recent consultative meeting in Davao City to identify programs for the priority areas for 2014 to 2016...
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17Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development – 12 and its partners are forging a collaboration in poverty alleviation program in line with continuing efforts to address needs of indigent families in Soccsksargen. In a forum in Glan, Sarangani recently DSWD 12 and various regional line agencies drafted a memorandum of understanding (MOU), particularly to uplift the economic conditions of poo...
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16Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato April 16 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) in Region 12 has surpassed its palay procurement target for the first quarter of this year, an official said. NFA 12 regional director Raul B. Chong confirmed at the Regional Management Committee Meeting (REMANCOM) held in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, that 173,564 bags of palay were procured in all areas covered by the region for the months of January to March, this year. Chong said this figure almost doubled th...
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16Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Abril 16 (PIA) -- Mga 17 ka mga pobre kag inagyan sang gamo nga mga baryo sa napili nga mga banwa sa apat ka mga probinsiya sang rehiyon 12 makaambit sang kaayuhan halin sa kay Presidente Benigno Simeon Aquino III sa buluhaton nga PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) sang Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 nga ginpahibalo sang nagligad nga Sabado. Ang PAMANA isa ka buluhaton sang gobyerno nasyunal kag balayan para sa katawhay kag pag-uswag nga ginapatuman sa...
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15Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 15 (PIA) -- Some 8,658 individuals in Soccsksargen Region took the career service examination Sunday, according to a report from the Civil Service Commission office here. Lawyer Venus Ondoy, field officer of the CSC in South Cotabato said, three examination centers were established in the entire Soccsksargen, specifically for this purpose: Kidapawan City in North Cotabato, Koronadal City in South Cotabato, a...
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03Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 3 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen Region has recorded 1,528 dengue cases in the first quarter of 2013, according to a report released yesterday by the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health (DOH) – 12. Some 669 or 41 percent of the victims are children 10 years old and below. Jenelyn Ellie Ventura, health education and promotion officer of DOH 12, said the figure as of March ...
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13Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 13 (PIA) -- Of the six regions in Mindanao, Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 has emerged as the top implementer of various development projects under the Department of Agriculture’s Mindanao Rural Development Program–Adaptable Program Loan Phase 2 (MRDP-2). Based on MRDP-2’s yearend evaluation and assessment, ratings indicated that the four provinces of the region were the program’s top performers so far in terms of project implementation and fund...
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12Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Marso 12 (PIA) -- Umabot na halos P2.5 bilyon ang pondong ibinuhos ng pamahalaang nasyunal para sa pagpapatupad ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) sa Soccsksargen Region kasama ang lungsod ng Marawi. Inihayag ni DSWD 12 regional director Bai Zorahayda Taha na umabot naman sa 202,851 na pamilyang mahihirap ang nakinabang sa naturang pondo sa pamamagitan ng conditional cash transfer. Ikinalulugod din...
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12Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 12 (PIA) -- Aabot sa P3.1 bilyon ang pondong inilaan ng pamahalaaang nasyunal para sa pagpapatupad ng mga programang magbibigay ng batayang serbisyo at laban sa kahirapan sa Soccsksargen Region o Rehiyon Dose. Inihayag ito ni Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 regional planning officer Almanzor Dataya sa isang pagpupulong ng mga civic society organization na katuwang ng ahensiya sa pagpapatupa...
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12Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 12 (PIA) -- Kasalukuyang isinasagawa ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 ang “ special household validation and assessment” ng mga binaha ng Bagyong Pablo sa Rehiyon Dose at ilang bahagi ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) noong unang linggo ng Disyembre 2012. Sa datos ng DSWD 12, umabot sa 51,172 na pamilya sa Lanao del Sur at Maguindanao at 12,674 sa Soccsksargen Region l...
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12Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has alloted P3.1 billion for social services and poverty alleviation programs for Soccsksargen Region in 2013. DSWD 12 revealed this in a recent region-wide civil society organizations gathering where the primary objective was to identify various areas for convergence and project complementation. “We need to provide our partners with data on the ap...
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12Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 12 (PIA) -- The Philippine government has already spent nearly P2.5 billion or $60.9 million for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Soccssksargen Region or Region 12. Bai Zorahayda Taha, regional director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12, said the fund was used as cash grants to 202,851 indigent families covered by the government’s flagship poverty program since 2008. Region 12 covers the provinces o...
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27Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- Soccksargen’s Regional Development Council (RDC-12) has recently endorsed P32.3 billion worth of priority programs and projects for implementation in 2014. RDC 12 chair and General Santos City Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio said these programs and projects were gathered from investment plans proposed by 41 regional line agencies, five state colleges and universities and three government-owned and c...
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21Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Feb 21 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa rehiyon 12 nagapuntirya nga matapos ang “cadastral survey” bag-o matapos ang tuig sa 13 ka nagapadayon nga cadastral projects sa tatlo ka probinsiya sang rehiyon. Si Datu Tungko Saikol, DENR 12 acting regional executive director, nagsiling nga ang buluhaton sa cadastral nagasakop sang 13 ka mga banwa sa rehiyon nga ginkilala nga amo ang manogbaton sang kaayuhan para sa subong nga tui...
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18Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- Hundreds of search and rescue (SaR) volunteers from different parts of Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 are expected to converge in Sarangani province for the second regional SaR summit. The four-day event, now called the 2013 Proficiency Test for the Search and Rescue Network XII (SarNet12), will start tomorrow, February 19. It will be held at Camp Brig. Gen. Hermenegildo Agaab (Headquarters of the 10...
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11Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 11 (PIA) -- Twenty-five auditors and engineers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development implementing one of the anti-poverty flagship projects of government in Soccsksargen Region gathered recently for a two-day Regional Fiduciary Workshop here. Gemma N. Rivera, assistant regional director of DSWD-12, said that the workshop, first for this year, is part of the continuing strategy of the department to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitude for ...
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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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25Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 25 (PIA) -- Nakumpleto na ng Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 12 ang mas detalyadong geo-hazard map ng dalawang lungsod at labinlimang bayan sa Soccksargen Region, ayon kay MGB 12 regional director Constancio Paye Jr. Ang mga naturang geo-hazard map ay mas tutok sa mga tinatawag na critical area at mas detalyado kung ikukumpara sa naunang mga mapa dahil binuo ang mga ito sa scale na 1:10,000 na limang bes...
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23Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 23 (PIA) -- Over 100 small- scale fisherfolk in Barangay Kalanganan in Cotabato City have received bangus fingerlings from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 12 to help boost their livelihood. Cotabato City fishery officer Halkat Ibrahim said beneficiaries were identified after thorough background checks assuring that intended recipients operate existing fishponds. More than 110,000 fingerlings were given out free...
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20Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 20 (PIA) -- Halos doble ang dami ng mga punong dapat itanim ngayong taon kaysa noong 2012 sa Soccsksargen Region sa patuloy na pagpapatupad ng National Greening Program (NGP) ng administrasyong Aquino. Sa isang pulong balitaan kamakailan, inihayag ni Muripaga Umpar, regional technical director for forestry ng DENR 12, abot sa 7,931,000 na binhi ng agricultural crops, forests trees, at indigenous trees a...
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18Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 18 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 had planted 4,460,688 seedlings of agricultural crops, forest and fruit trees in 2012 in line with the implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP), according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resource (DENR). Soccsksargen Region covers the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sarangani, and Sultan Kudarat as well as the cities of General Santos City, Koronadal, Tacurong, Ki...
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30Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec 30 (PIA) -- Police authorities in Region 12 promised a peaceful and safe celebration to welcome the New Year despite the taping of the muzzles of the firearms of all police officers. Following the ceremonial muzzle taping ceremony Friday, PNP 12 regional director PCSupt Alex Paul Monteagudo, directed all police provincial directors and station chiefs to strengthen the police visibility especially in public convergence ...
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26Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 26 (PIA) -- Umabot na sa mahigit kalahating bilyong piso ang halaga ng proyektong naipatupad sa buong Soccsksargen Region sa ilalim ng programang Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS). Sa isang pulong balitaan, inihayag ni Kalahi-CIDSS regional coordinator Emerita Dizon na mula 2003 hanggang ngayong taon nasa mahigit P551 milyon na ang halaga ng mga proy...
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22Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec 22 (PIA) -- The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) 12 explained that as of December 1, 2012, minimum wage rate of workers in the non-agriculture sector in Soccsksargen Region remains at P270 a day. The amount, according to an RTWPB 12 advisory, consists separately of P260 basic wage and P10 cost of living allowance (COLA). RTWPB 12, chaired by Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 12 director Chon...
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06Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis.6 (PIA) -- Umabot sa 40 na indibidwal na kabilang sa wanted persons sa buong Soccsksargen ang nadakip ng mga operatiba ng Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 sa mas pinaigting na kampanya nitong nakaraang buwan. Inihayag ni Police senior inspector Benjamin Mauricio Jr., pinuno ng information office ng PNP 12, na nakapagsagawa sila ng 28 na operasyon laban sa mga taong pinaghahanap ng batas. Kabilang sa mga naaresto ...
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22Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov 22 (PIA) -- Eight in every ten enterprises in Soccsksargen Region have complied with Wage Order No. RB XII-17, labor and employment officials here reported. “As of October 2012, per report from DOLE-12’s inspectorate team on the establishments they have covered in the routine inspection, Region 12 has at least 82 percent compliance rate of the wage order, "Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTPB) 12 ...
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21Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov 21 -- Workers in agriculture and retail service sectors in Soccsksargen Region will receive P4 to P6 per day additional cost of living allowance (COLA) beginning December 1. Jesse dela Cruz, secretary of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) 12, said the increase comprises the second tranche of the COLA mandated in the Wage Order No. RB XII-17 that became effective on April 18 this year. Workers in the pl...
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09Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 9 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-12) here with other government agencies, has sought partnership with local government units in the Campaign Against Illegal Recruitment, Trafficking in persons and Irregular Migration (CAIRTIM). Other agencies involved in the advocacy are the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), and the Commission on...
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05Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 5 (PIA) -- Representatives of labor, management and government sectors across Soccsksargen will meet here on Friday to showcase prevailing peace in workplaces in the region. DOLE 12 Regional Director Chona Mantilla said, the event, the 5th Regional Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (RTIPC) convention, is also geared toward boosting Region 12’s attractiveness to investors by increasing further competitiveness and p...
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05Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA)-12 continues to spearhead the advancement of rice production in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) in connection with promoting food sufficiency in the region for the coming years. To further realize the department’s aim, a total of 90 local farmer technicians (LFTs) from South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Sarangani province underwent an educational tour to areas using recommended rice production technologies. Dr. Eve...
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16Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, Oct. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 has distributed performance incentive packages to 36 local farmer-technicians (LFTs) in Soccsksargen region. These LFTs from the provinces of Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato and Sarangani constitute the first batch of LFTs who received P9,000 each. They are entitled to get P3,000 performance incentive package per month which is given every quarter of the year. These LFTs serve as agricultural extension workers who, through...
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09Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct. 9 (PIA) -- More than 1,600 indigenous and fruit-bearing trees were planted in Barangay San Jose this city early today in line with the celebration of the 2012 RDC (Regional Development Council) Week. Hundreds of employees and officials of the member agencies of RDC 12 and members of the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Army went to the village’s hilly Purok Pantalan for a tree-growing activity in a farm wh...
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02Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct. 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) both in Region 12 recently handed over seven portable smoke houses to some agriculture-related organizations in the region. The beneficiaries of the project were Barangay Concepcion Women Association in Koronadal City, Office of the Provincial Agriculturist of South Cotabato, North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat and the City Agriculture Offices of Koronadal a...
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25Sep2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Sept. 25 -- Development workers involved in the implementation of convergence and poverty reduction programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)- 12 recently underwent training on bridging leadership. Among those that underwent training were project development officers, city and municipal links, and social workers, a report from DSWD 12 said. Social Welfare Officer (SWO) III Emerita Dizon of DSWD 12 said bridging leadership ...
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08Aug2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Agosto 8 (PIA) -- Umabot sa 349 na mga pulis mula sa Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) 12 at mga maneuver companies nito ang dineploy nitong Lunes, Agosto sa kanilang permanenteng assignment sa iba’t ibang police station sa buong Rehiyon. Ito ayon kay PSInsp. Benjamin Mauricio Jr., pinuno ng Regional Public Information Office ng PNP 12 ay bilang tugon ni PNP 12 Regional Director PCSupt. Alex Paul Monteagudo, sa kakulangan ...
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31Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 31 (PIA) -- Compliance to Wage Order No. RBXII - 17 of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWB) – 12 has reached 82 percent, a labor official here confirmed. RTWPB-12 board secretary Jessie dela Cruz said, “ 82 percent of the companies and establishments in Region that have been covered in the routine inspections by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 12 inspectorate have been found to ha...
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27Jul2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Hulyo 27 (PIA) –--Bilang bahagi ng Food Self-Sufficiency Program (FSSP) ng Department of Agriculture (DA 12), isinusulong ng kagawaran ang produksyon ng kamoteng-kahoy sa Rehiyon Dose bilang isa sa mga staple food kagaya ng mais at kamote na tinatangkilik ng mga tao. Kaugnay nito, nagsagawa ang DA12 ng refresher course hinggil sa cassava production technology na ginanap noong Hulyo 24-25 sa Bololmala, Tupi, South Cotabato. Sa naganap na aktibidad, tinuruan ang abot sa 5...
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19Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 19 (PIA) – Napagayunan nu Department of Health (DOH)-12 endo su lokal a guberno nu prubinsya nu South Cotabato su planu a umbalen kanu Regional Drug Rehabilitation and Treatment Center nu Soccsksargen Region su Lake Sebu Municipal Hospital. Inipayag ni Provincial Health Officer Dr. Rogelio Aturtido, kanu kinapasad nu 13th T’nalak Festival mangagan a paginggayan nin kanu kapantag kanu ulian nu kabpapatawag kanu pulong sa Provincial Health Board a para sa...
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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) -- After the first Naturalist Tour Guiding Training held in the region for this year, a tourism official disclosed that another one is in the offing in an attempt to energize tourism development in the SOCCSKSARGEN area. Senior tourism officer Armin Hautea of the Department of Tourism (DOT) here said that preparations are now underway for the regional tour guiding training, which they hope to be conducted soon. The training would take around 21 days, that is wh...
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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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13Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, June 13 (PIA) -- Two persons died and at least 3,154 families were affected by flashfloods brought about by the recent spate of rains that affected a large part of Soccsksargen Region. In a report this morning, Sarangani Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said that 568 families in Barangays Pangyan, Big Margus ,and Cross in Glan town, Sarangani were affected by flashfloods at around 6:00 a.m. yesterday, June 12. Two persons...
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06Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, June 5 (PIA) -- The onset of the rainy season has also brought with a slight increase of the number of dengue cases across Soccsksargen Region or Region 12, according to report from DOH 12. Dr. Alah Baby Vingno, head of the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of DOH 12, reported that as of June 2, Region 12 had already 1,137 dengue cases. “This is four percent higher compared to (reported dengue cases of the) same period last year,” Vingno s...
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01Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, June 1 (PIA) -- The regional field office of the Department of Agriculture in Soccsksargen Region (DA 12) yesterday recognized the exemplary contributions of farmers, fisherfolk and organizations proclaimed winners of the annual Gawad Saka Search. Awarding of the regional winners, who will represent the region to the national search, was held at the South Cotabato Gymnasium and Cultural Center in this city. Of the 19 winners, 12 are fr...
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09May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 9 (PIA) -- Kabpanganganayan nu Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 kanu ngin a gay a saguna enya a padian na mapangabpunan den su kanilan a galabaken kanu mga benepisyaryo nu Expanded Government Internship Program (GIP) kanu balang-balang a lugar kanu Soccsksargen Region. Niya tigin ni Monera Lidasan, deputy project manager nu Pantawid Pamilyan Pilipino Program (4Ps), napangumbal nilan den su orientation a masiken 3,900 a mga out-of-school ...
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05May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 5 (PIA) -- After a successful symposium on Wage Order RB XII No. 17 here last May 1, the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) have slated a series of meeting with stakeholders on the new wage order. RTWPB 12 Board Secretary Jessie dela Cruz said the activities are intended to encourage public awareness of Wage Order 17 that became eff...
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04May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 4 (PIA) -- Full compliance of all business establishments and companies in Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 to Wage Order RB XII No. 17 may be difficult, if not impossible to achieve, DOLE 12 Regional Director Chona Mantilla said. Director Mantilla, however, assured that despite limited resources, they could achieve higher percentage of management implementing the provision of the new wage order. “While we aim good implementation, we do not claim 100 ...
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02May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 2 -- Partial tally of the Department of Labor and Employment-12 showed that over 500 applicants were hired on-the-spot (HOTS) during the April 30 and May 1 Labor Day job fairs in Soccsksargen Region. Charmaine Dawn Ladot-Sonsona, labor communications officer of DOLE 12, said as of 6:30 yesterday afternoon they have already monitored at least 555 HOTS from among an initial tally of 1,148 qualified applicants. The nu...
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26Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 12 is now processing the applications of summer job applicants under the Expanded Government Internship Program (EGIP). About 3,907 youths, students, out-of-school youths (OSY) and new college graduates after evaluation of their credentials are to be deployed to different workplaces, according to DSWD 12 focal person Bebeth Mampen. Successful youth applicants will work for 52 day...
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19Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 19 (PIA) -- Local government units in Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 were urged to establish their respective Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (LDRRMO) and DRRM plans after the regional consultation of local executive chiefs and LGU officials on the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 here, Wednesday. “With the regional consultation, LGU officials should be well-informed of their dut...
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12Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 12 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen Regions athletes this week began their intense training in preparation for the Palarong Pambansa next month in Lingayen, Pangasinan. South Cotabato schools division sports coordinator Pedro Dajay explained that the delegation's training was postponed for a week as per direction by Department of Education – 12 regional director Deborah Adrales to give the delegation time to celebrate ...
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04Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 4 (PIA) –- After complying with the 15-day regulation publication, the new wage order for Soccsksargen Region’s private sector workforce will be effective April 18, the Department of Labor and Employment – 12 announced this morning. DOLE 12 regional Director Chona Mantilla and chairperson of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-12 said that Wage Order RBXII-17 was issued on March 28, 2012. Official pub...
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22Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 22 (PIA)—For the second year in a row, South Cotabato’s athletic delegation clinched the championship title of the Cotabato Regional Athletic Association (CRAA) Meet held here from March 18 to 21. Summary of results released by CRAA 2012 chief recorder Christopher Frusa showed that South Cotabato garnered a total of 621 points &n...
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01Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar. 1 (PIA) -- South Cotabato was Soccsksargen Region’s top earner of mineral revenue in 2011, according to a report from the Mines and Geoscience Bureau – 12. MGB-12’s report, a copy of which was emailed to the Philippine Information Agency – 12 yesterday, showed that South Cotabato earned P9,754,648.25 ...
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29Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 29 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen Region’s Department of Agriculture (DA-12) today announced it has began accepting nominees to this year’s national Gawad Saka Search. DA-12 Regional Director Amalia Jayag-Datukan, through a press release, explained that Gawad Saka is an annual undertaking that recognizes farmer’s contributions in the devel...
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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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27Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato. Feb 27 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 has maintained its position as the top rice producer in Mindanao in 2011. National Statistics Coordination Board-12 (NSCB-12) Regional Director Herlita Caraan, said Region 12’s total palay production in 2011 reached 1.244 million metric ton...
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22Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- At least 34 job fairs have been scheduled by the Department of Labor and Employment-12 (DOLE-12) and its partners for calendar year 2012. DOLE-12’s partners include private and public colleges and universities, Public Employment Service Offices (PESO), and local government unit...
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08Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Agriculture officials in Region 12 or Soccsksargen Region have warned local farmers of a new rice pest that have attacked some parts of the country. According to a report of the Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC) in Tacurong City submitted to the DA-12 Regional Executive Director Amalia Jayag – Datukan, this new rice has been observed in Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamb...
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01Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- If she were to boast of achievements as regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment- Soccsksargen (DOLE-12), Atty. Ma. Gloria Tango said, these would be attaining industrial peace and gaining ISO certification. Effective today, Tango assumes post as a regional director of DOLE- Central Visayas, a...
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27Jan2012KORONADAL CITY, January 27 (PIA) -- The national government has spent P1,075,479,100 for conditional cash transfer to poorest of the poor families in the Soccsksargen Region (Region 12) and portions of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Department of Social Welfare and Development 12 Regional Director Zorahayda Taha said, this amount was used as cash grants for 148,660 household-beneficiaries of the Philippine government’s premie...
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25Jan2012KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- Investigative and tactical capabilities of police force in the Soccsksargen Region are being enhanced with a training on responding to crime incidents. PSupt Resty Damaso, information officer of the Police Regional Office 12, said, some 43 police personnel from the provincial and&...
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25Jan2012KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen’s Regional Ecotourism Committee (REC) beginning this year will be in the hands of the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-12). In a ceremony on January 16, Department of Tourism -12 (DOT-12) represented by OIC Regional Director Jose B. Cabulanan formally transferred the...
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25Jan2012KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- Blotters in police stations in the entire Soccsksargen Region are going high tech soon with the launching of PNP Crime Incident Reporting System or e-Blotter here, according to report from the Police Regional Office-12 (PRO-12). In preparation for this upcoming changes, PRO-12 last week held a two-day training on the use of e-blotter where some 53 police personnel from the four provinces and five cities in Region 12 ...
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19Jan2012KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- Processed pork products from Socssksargen Region or Region 12 could soon be exported to United Arab Emirates where the same products can also be sold to other countries, an official of the Department of Agriculture said. Evelyn Jaruda, feeds and veterinary drugs control officer of DA-12,...
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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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30Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 30 (PIA) -- Dengue cases in Soccsksargen Region as of September 24 remained at 81% lower compared to figures in the same period last year. This was according to the latest report of the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health- 12 (DOH 12). RESU-DOH 12 said that at the 38th week this year, the region 12 had 2,077 dengue cases. At the same period last year, the region had 11,190 cases. Dengue of cases per area are as follows:...
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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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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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07Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 7 (PIA)-- A government auditor in Soccsksargen Region is among this year’s ten finalists of the Civil Service Commission’s Outstanding Public Officials and Employees or Dangal ng Bayan Awardees. CSC 12 Regional Director Grace Saqueton announced on Monday that Helen Cailing, an employee of the Commission on Audit Region 12 (COA 12) was recently named one of the ten finalists of the Dangal ng Bayan Award who will be recognized in a c...
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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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05Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 5 (PIA) –- The regional office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB 12) recently warned residents in Soccsksargen Region to be vigilant and to take precautionary measures for possible occurrences of landslides and flooding in the remaining months of the year. MGB 12 has recently sent advisories and warnings to government agencies, local government units, and local media in response to a recent announcement from the Philippine A...
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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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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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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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27Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, March 27 (PIA) – SOCCSKSARGEN Region or Region 12 recorded an employment rate of 96.8 percent, according to the January 2011 Labor Force Survey (LFS) of the National Statistics Office (NSO). NSO 12 Regional Director Maqtahar Manulon said, “this means that for every 100 person aging 15 years old and over in SOCCSKSARGEN Region ninety-seven were employed in last January and only three were unemployed.” The press release from NSO 12, explained that a person is co...
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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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