Young Mindanao Muslims In Congress

Nineteen men and women completed the Congressional Internship Program for Young Muslim Leaders (CIPYML), which is supported by USAID through its Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, in partnership with the House of Representatives and Mindanao State University (MSU). U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney, Speaker of the House Representatives (HoR) Prospero Nograles, and various [...]

Young Mindanao Muslims In Congress

Nineteen men and women completed the Congressional Internship Program for Young Muslim Leaders (CIPYML), which is supported by USAID through its Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, in partnership with the House of Representatives and Mindanao State University (MSU). U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney, Speaker of the House Representatives (HoR) Prospero Nograles, and various [...]

Task Force MAKIMA

KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) – Governor Migs Dominguez, mayors Elsie Perrett, Rom Falgui and Jojo Lopez with Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon (middle) and 1002nd Army Infantry Brigade Commander Col. Rainier Cruz (left) listen as Police Regional Director Chief Supt. Felizardo Serapio explains the search operation against elements of 105th base command of Moro [...]

Resting Soldiers

KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) - Soldiers in full battle gear take a rest under a canopy after a blocking operation against elements of 105th base command of Moro Islamic Liberation Front who burned the barangay hall, day care center and three other buildings in barangay Gasi.
.(Photo by Russtum G. Pelima/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

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Kiamba Briefing

KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) - Mayor Rom Falgui (standing) speaks during the joint Philippine National Police-Armed Forces of the Philippines-Local Chief Executives meeting Tuesday, October 7.
.(Photo by Russtum G. Pelima/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

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Joint Meeting

KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) - Chief Supt. Felizardo Serapio (seated right), regional police director, explains at the joint Philippine National Police-Armed Forces of the Philippines-Local Chief Executives meeting Tuesday, October 7, operations against elements of 105th base command of Moro Islamic Liberation Front who burned the barangay hall, day care center and three other [...]

Rare Formations

SEN.NINOY AQUINO, SULTAN KUDARAT (OCTOBER 6, 2008)- Participants of the 3rd Mindanao Caving Forum appreciates the rare coral-like formations inside Lagbasan Cave Sunday, October 5. Hundreds of cavers from all over Mindanao and the Visayas visited Sen. Ninoy Aquino for the 4-day Caving Forum. Participants were awed by the different rare formations inside Lagbasan Cave.
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Erwin “Pastour” Emata

SEN.NINOY AQUINO, SULTAN KUDARAT (OCTOBER 6, 2008)- Erwin “Pastour” Emata waves the Philippine Flag he raised in Mt. Everest inside Lagbasan Cave during the 3rd Mindanao Caving Forum in Sen. Ninoy Aquino (S.N.A.) Sunday, October 5, 2008. Emata, who started exploring caves in the 90’s, joined hundreds of cavers from all over Mindanao and the [...]

Grade One

MAITUM, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) – Grade I pupils and Mayor Elsie Perrett kick off the celebration of children’s month in an elementary school distribution of school supplies Monday, October 6.
.(Photo by Afren de Guzman/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)

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Child-friendly Movement

MAITUM, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) – Grade I pupils each receive school supplies Monday, October 6, from Mayor Elsie Perrett as a continuing program of the child-friendly movement in the municipality.
.(Photo by Afren de Guzman/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)

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Store Inspection

ALABEL, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) – Trade and Industry Provincial Director Nenita Barroso, (2nd from right), representatives from the Bureau of Food and Drugs and the provincial agriculture office, make an inventory of food products in an Alabel store Monday, October 6, in connection with the milk scare and in celebration of the consumer welfare [...]

Oratorical Contest

ALABEL, Sarangani (October 7, 2008) – Trade and Industry Provincial Director Nenita Barroso gives an inspirational message to high school students who join the oratorical contest Monday, October 6, with the theme “Leading the Consumers Toward Efficient Lighting For a Brighter Future” at the Capitol lobby in celebration of the consumer welfare month.
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Triplets Need Help

MAITUM, Sarangani (October 6, 2008) – Triplets Gary, George, and Greg Adam each weighing 2.1 lbs., 2 lbs. and 1.6 lbs respectively, born in barangay New La Union on October 3 and referred to Diagan Cooperative Hospital in General Santos City for further management. For those who want to help, any donation is most welcome. [...]

Relief Goods

MAASIM, Sarangani (October 6, 2008) – Lumad residents in barangay Nomoh beam as they go home with relief goods delivered October 3 by Lutheran World Relief and International Action by Churches Together, in cooperation with Spectrum, a non-government organization. Ten other villages were also given relief goods.
.(Photo by Jimmy Toribio/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

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Mayor’s Birthday

MAITUM, Sarangani (October 6, 2008) – Mayor Elsie Perrett in her birthday party Saturday with her constituents and family members.
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(Photo by Afren de Guzman/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)

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Ligation Program

MAITUM, Sarangani (October 6, 2008) – Patients of Dr. Renato Diagan and his staff from the Diagan Cooperative Hospital based in General Santos City conduct tubal ligation to 18 women at the GYY Maternity Home. This ligation program spearheaded by the municipal government of Maitum is now in its second year.
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Young Consumers

ALABEL, Sarangani (October 6, 2008) – Grade one pupils from Alabel Central School enjoy their arrozcaldo prepared by the National Food Authority as part of the campaign for Iron-Fortified Rice and in celebration of the Consumers Welfare Month at Sarangani Capitol Monday, October 6.
.(Photo by Bon-bon Quiño/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

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SWITCH Movement

ALABEL, Sarangani (October 6, 2008) - Leonillo Lariosa (left), Assistant Secretary of the Department of Energy, and Sarangani Board Member Nicanor Ballan switch on from incandescent bulb to compact fluorescent lamp during the launching of SWITCH movement in celebration with Consumers Welfare Month in front of Sarangani Capitol Monday, October 6. SWITCH is a [...]

Solid Footing In Sulu

Replacing rickety wooden planks, this 78-meter concrete footbridge in Barangay Subah Buaya provides more than 2,000 local residents with better access to markets and basic services in the town center of Siasi, Sulu. The facility, constructed by USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program in partnership with the barangay government, is one of over [...]

New Health Officer

KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 2, 2008) – Dr. Lemuel Benedict Non, the town’s new municipal health officer, delivers a message during his first flag ceremony here September 29, Monday. Dr. Non is a topnotcher in the University of the Philippines College of Medicine, a BS Biology Summa Cum Laude graduate of Mindanao State University, No. 9 [...]

Vegetable Industry Leaders Form Mindanao-wide Council

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Leaders of various vegetable growers’ associations in the region have created a Mindanao-wide council to serve as an advocacy and networking umbrella group for the local vegetable sector.
This was announced at the 1st Mindanao Veggie Expo held here earlier this month, organized by the Northern Mindanao Vegetable Industry Council (NorMinVeggies), USAID’s Growth [...]

Expanding Mindanao’s Vegetable Industry

Max Ventura, executive director of the PhilAm Foundation (seated, center) and Marcelino Remotigue (seated, 2nd from left), president of the Northern Mindanao Vegetable Producers Association (NorMinVeggies), sign a memorandum of agreement under which the foundation will assist NorMinVeggies’ planned expansion of its vegetable consolidation and marketing activities for smallhold growers. The association linked up with [...]

News Wall

MAITUM, Sarangani (October 2, 2008) – BGen. Jose Vizcarra (left), assistant division commander of 10th Infantry Division, lauds media for providing information to the populace as he looks on at published photos and news about Maitum during his visit Wednesday, October 1, with Major Rolando Rodil, commander of the 25th Infantry Battalion stationed in Maitum.
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Courtesy Call

MAITUM, Sarangani (October 2, 2008) – Vice Mayor Tito Balazon (center) receives BGen. Jose Vizcarra (2nd from left) at the town hall Wednesday, October 1, with (from right) Major Rolando Rodil, commander of the 25th Infantry Battalion stationed in Maitum; Col. Daniel Soriano, deputy brigade commander of 1002nd Brigade; and Mr. Mac Perrett. Vizcarra, assistant [...]

NORMISIST Pays Tribute to Topnotch Geodetic Engineers

Engr. Jeffrey T. Dellosa, CEIT
Butuan City - Dr. Joanna B. Cuenca, President of the Northern Mindanao State Institute of Science and Technology (NORMISIST), led the testimonial dinner accorded to the new Geodetic Engineers who passed the September 2008 board examination at the DOST Social Hall on September 29, 2008.
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Runner-up

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (October 1, 2008) – Board Member Norberto Butiong
(center in yellow) and Sittiehawa Marohomsalic (far left in yellow),
assistant provincial administrator, receive the trophy for the
Provincial Government of Sarangani as 1st Runner-up in the over-all
sportsfest tally of the 108th celebration of Civil Service.
.(Photo by Bon-Bon Quiño/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

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Civil Service Champion

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (October 1, 2008) – The local government unit of
General Santos City bags the crown as over-all champion of the
month-long sportsfest in celebration of 108th Civil Service
Anniversary. Gensan has an over-all score of 75 points, followed by
the Provincial Government of Sarangani with 74 points.
.(Photo by Bon-Bon Quiño/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

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Training Program

KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 1, 2008) – Mayor Rom Falgui presents to
municipal employees 10 new police personnel assigned in Kiamba for a
three-month Field Training Program (FTP) during the flag ceremony,
Monday, September 29.
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(Photo by Allan C. de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS & INFO
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Message of Peace

KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 1, 2008) – Mayor Rom Falgui delivers his
message during the Inter-Faith Prayer Meeting for Peace Monday,
September 29, with the theme: “The Power of United Prayer for Peace”.
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(Photo by Allan C. de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS & INFO CENTER)

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Alternative Learning

KIAMBA, Sarangani (October 1, 2008) - Mayor Rom Falgui poses with
Kiamba delegates who participated in the provincial Alternative
Learning System (ALS) 2008 Literacy Day Celebration held on September
25-26 in Malungon.  The mayor lauded the participants for snapping up
the over-all championship for the third consecutive time since 2006.
.(Photo by Allan C. de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS & INFO CENTER)

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Safer, Drier Trek To School

These students and other residents of Barangay Assumption in Koronodal, South Cotabato, no longer have to wade through a flood-prone creek, due to a newly-constructed 44-meter long footbridge provided by USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program in partnership with the Koronadal City government. The bridge is one of 830 barangay infrastructure projects—including grains [...]

Mag-Asawa Cave

SEN.NINOY AQUINO, SULTAN KUDARAT (September 28, 2008)- Cavers appreciate the formations in Mag-Asawa Cave in barangay Tinalon, Sen. Ninoy Aquino which will be one of the sites of the 3rd Mindanao Caving Forum on Oct.2-6.
.(SULTAN KUDARAT INFORMATION AND TOURISM OFFICE/PHOTO BY SBAOC)

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Magnificent Stalagmites

SEN.NINOY AQUINO, SULTAN KUDARAT (September 28, 2008)- A member of the Sarangani Bay Area Outdoor Club (SBAOC) appreciates the magnificent stalagmites of Lagbasan Cave in barangay Kuden in the municipality of Sen. Ninoy Aquino (S.N.A), Sultan Kudarat. Hundreds of stalactites, stalagmites, helictites, minerals and unnamed formations can be found inside the cave.
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Checking Equipments

SEN.NINOY AQUINO, SULTAN KUDARAT (September 28, 2008)- Glen Malliet checks his equipments before descending into a vertical pit in Sen. Ninoy Aquino in this file photo. Malliet, a member of the Speleological Society of the United States of America and a consultant of the Department of Tourism was impressed by the caves he explored in [...]

Sultan Kudarat to Host 3rd Mindanao Caving Forum

ISULAN, SULTAN KUDARAT (September 28, 2008)- The provincial government of Sultan Kudarat will host the 3rd Mindanao Caving Forum in the Municipality of Sen. Ninoy Aquino (S.N.A) on October 2-6.
Hundreds of cave enthusiasts, domestic tourists and government officials are expected to explore and visit the majestic caves of Barangays Kuden and Tinalon of S.N.A.
“We are [...]

Books for Children

MAITUM, Sarangani (September 28, 2008) – Children pose with civilian
and military officials who gave them books Friday, September 26, in
barangay Sison. The book distribution is initiated by the 25th
Infantry Battalion, Operation Blessing Foundation Inc., and the
municipal government.
(Photo by Afren de Guzman/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)

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Village Welcome

Malungon, Sarangani (September 28, 2008) – Residents of Lamlifew
village in Malungon welcome Governor Migs Dominguez as they celebrate
Safkaan Festival (safkaan is a Blaan word which means “eat”) Friday,
September 26. Yacap party-list Rep. Carol Lopez is one of guests at
Lamlifew where the School of Living Tradition (SLT) is based. SLT will
open the Tribal Village Museum on [...]

Village Celebration

MALUNGON, Sarangani (September 28, 2008) - Vice Governor Steve
Chiongbian Solon gives his message to the people of barangay Tamban in
Malungon as they celebrate their foundation anniversary Friday,
September 26.
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(Photo by Bon-Bon Quiño/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

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General Santos Emerging as BPO Hub in Region 12

GENERAL SANTOS CITY—More business process outsourcing (BPO) offices are likely to open in Mindanao as key cities like General Santos continue developing business environments which are especially attractive to information technology (IT) firms.
“Mindanao and its major cities should be aggressive in their campaign to improve the talent, infrastructure and environment needed to advance in the [...]

Town Library

KIAMBA, Sarangani (September 25, 2008) – Mayor Rom Falgui greets Steven Rood (2nd from right), country representative and regional advisor for local governance of the Asia Foundation, at the Kiamba municipal library.  Joining them are Vice Mayor Elmer de Peralta (extreme left) and municipal administrator Maria Luz Go.
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