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RELOCATION FOR DISASTER-HIT LAKE SEBU RESIDENTS

The National Housing Authority (NHA) has signified its intention to help the municipal government of Lake Sebu in South Cotabato in developing resettlement sites in the area for residents affected by recent disasters. This was according to Lake Sebu Mayor Floro Gandam, who spoke about the NHA’s prospective role in arranging for the permanent relocation […]

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NEW SOUTH COTABATO DISTRICT GETS HOUSE PANEL OK

Efforts to create another legislative district in South Cotabato province have gained ground after the approval of the proposed measure by the House of Representatives committee on local government. Deputy Speaker and South Cotabato Second District Representative Ferdinand Hernandez said the committee approved in a hearing House Bill 9421, which seeks to reapportion the province’s […]

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S. COTABATO HOLDS 4TH LEG OF REGIONAL PRE-SONA

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led the successful holding of the fourth leg of the Kasama sa Pamana: Regional Pre-SONA Series in Koronadal, South Cotobato last May 18, 2021. The event was attended by officials from national government agencies, local chief executives and other stakeholders. This was part of preparations for President Rodrigo Duterte’s sixth and […]

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S. COTABATO INFRA PROJECTS ON TRACK — NOGRALES

The government is on track to complete various vital infrastructure projects in South Cotabato province and the neighboring areas before the end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term in 2022. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles gave the assurance as he disclosed that more projects under the flagship “Build, Build, Build” program are fast-tracked in parts of the […]

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170 TAMPAKAN, SOCOT FAMILIES TO GET NEW HOUSES

More poor informal settler families in Tampakan, South Cotabato province are expected to benefit from the planned expansion of a flagship resettlement housing project in the area. Tampakan Mayor Leonard Escobillo said they are working on forging another financing agreement with the National Housing Authority (NHA) for the second phase of the Goldenville housing project […]

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NEW HOMES FOR 100 FAMILIES IN SURALLAH – BENDITA

Some 100 informal settler families in Surallah, South Cotabato will finally settle into their “dream homes” with the completion of a P25-million resettlement housing project in the area funded by the National Housing Authority (NHA). NHA officials formally turned over to the municipal government recently the 100 newly completed housing units that were built in […]

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SOUTH COTABATO TO EXPAND DAIRY PRODUCTION – TAMAYO

The provincial government of South Cotabato is pushing for the expansion of the thriving P47-million dairy production, processing, and marketing project in Polomolok town that is supported by the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP). South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said they are currently assisting the project’s lead implementer, Unified Engineering Workers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (UEWMPC), […]

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S. COTABATO EYES ‘SISTERHOOD’ WITH N. KALIMANTAN

The provincial government of South Cotabato is pushing for the forging of a sisterhood agreement with North Kalimantan province in Indonesia as it moves to open up exchanges between the two areas. South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said they are set to embark on exploratory discussions with their counterparts in North Kalimantan for the […]

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100 TAMPAKAN POOR FAMILIES GET HOUSING – ESCOBILLO

At least 100 low-income families will benefit from a P25-million housing project supported by the National Housing Authority (NHA) that is expected to open next year in Tampakan town, South Cotabato province.Tampakan Mayor Leonard Escobillo said the preparatory works formally started recently for the low-cost housing project in a 2.5-hectare site in Purok Medalla Milagrosa, […]

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NEA MARKS NEW MILESTONE WITH OFF-GRID HOMESTEAD ELECTRIFICATION — MASONGSONG

Despite light rain and muddy terrain, officials of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) made it to the upland villages of Malungon town in Sarangani to mark the official energization of the 13 millionth household consumer connection of electric cooperatives (ECs) in the country. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong went to one of the farthest off-grid communities […]