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AMAS, Kidapawan City (Feb 14, 2017) – The Province of Cotabato will host the SOCCSKSARGEN Regional Athletic Association (SRAA) Meet this year which is slated on February 18-22, 2017. Cotabato Schools Division Superintendent Omar Obas said DepEd provincial office is all set for its official hosting of the biggest and most comprehensive sports event of Region 12. In the security and coordinative meeting held at the Provincial Governor’s Office, Obas discussed important matters in relation to the conduct of the 5-day competition featuring the finest athletes from the four provinces and city comprising SOCCSKSARGEN. Obas said some of the discussions…

AMAS, Kidapawan City (Feb 23, 2017) – After five days of tremendous performance and competing for superiority, the Province of Cotabato, host to the biggest sports competitions in the region emerged as the 2nd Runner-Up of the recently concluded SOCCSKSARGEN Regional Athletic Association (SRAA) Meet 2017 held from February 18-22, 2017. Cotabato delegation got 279.50 points for elementary and 248 points for secondary or high school or a total of 527.50 points and came out as the 2nd Runner – Up. South Cotabato athletes scored 285.50 points for elementary and 429.50 points for secondary or a total of 715 and…

AMAS, Kidapawan City (Jan 4, 2017) – The Cotabato Provincial Police Office (CPPO) with augmentation forces from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are now conducting hot pursuit operation against inmates who bolted out from North Cotabato District Jail (NCDJ) on Wednesday at around 1:00AM. Cotabato Vice-Governor and Acting Governor Shirlyn Macasarte, during the press conference held at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Cotabato Wednesday noon said she ordered the CPPO and the military to pursue the escapees and waste no time in capturing them. “I ordered the provincial police command to deploy personnel in all areas where escapees are…

    AMAS, Kidapawan City, (Nov 21) – The Provincial Government of Cotabato has already distributed rice to at least three municipalities as part of its year-end relief assistance to identified poorest among the poor families in the province. Vergelita Guillaran, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer informed that the first three towns to benefit from the relief operations were Alamada (Nov. 17) with 19,153 families from 17 villages; Libungan (Nov 19) with 7,384 families from 20 villages; and Aleosan (Nov 19) with 10,093 families coming from 19 villages. Each family received a bag of rice containing 5 kilos of…

Amas, Kidapawan City – The League of Municipalities of the Philippines – Cotabato Chapter has initiated a summit on federalism to address common questions and concerns from local officials and ordinary citizens on Wednesday, November 23at the Provincial Gymnasium, Amas, Kidapawan City. The LMP-Cotabato, headed by Carmen Mayor Rogelio T. Taliño, has partnered with the Provincial Government of Cotabato and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in spearheading the event. With nearly 600participants to include local elected officials, Civil Society Organizations (CSO) and religious sectors, exceptional federalism advocates from Lihok Federal Davao gave inputs on federalism. Status quo…

Amas, Kidapawan City – After a two-day gathering, some 2,800 Barangay Health Workers (BHW) went home refreshed and excited for another year of service to the people. The front liners in implementing government health programs in their communities took some time from their usual routines back home and duty schedules and had some work-related stuff and a lot of fun at the BHW Provincial Congress held at the Provincial Gymnasium on November 28-29, 2016. On the first day, delegates were briefed about the Philippine Agenda and the Role of BHW and updates on dengue and the rest were fun time…

Amas, Kidapawan City (Nov 28, 2016) – Christmas has been extra exciting for many children in Cotabato with the special attention given to them by the provincial government.   This early, thousands of colorfully wrapped gifts containing toys and other children’s stuff arrive in selected villages of the 17 towns and lone city and distributed by the respective department of the provincial capitol to children 12 years old and below. Dubbed as the “Pamaskong Handog para sa mga Bata”, acting Cotabato Vice Governor Cristobal Cadungon said the program became a much anticipated event every Yuletide season bringing joy to thousands…

AMAS, Kidapawan City (Nov. 16, 2016) – Thousands of senior citizens in the Province of Cotabato will benefit from the free eye checkup and free eyeglasses under the “Antipara para kay Lolo and Lola”, part of the early gift-giving program of the provincial government this Christmas season.   Jessie Enid, Provincial Focal Person on Health and Legal Matters said that the provincial government recognizes the necessity for senior citizens to wear eyeglasses to help them in their daily activities.   Just like the previous years, eye specialists from both public and private hospitals were invited as partners and the provincial…

  AMAS, Kidapawan City (Nov 14) – The North Cotabato Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has successfully passed the Simulation Exercise for Flooding and Landslide incidents recently conducted by the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) 12 at Camp Brig. Gen. Hermenigildo Agaab, Malungon, Sarangani. Mercedita Foronda, Head of the Provincial Governor’s Office-Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Division (PGO-DRRMD) said close to 30 members of NCERT underwent the simulation activity as part of their disaster preparedness preparation and confirmation of their skills on search and rescue. Foronda informed that the NCERT obtained a 76.5% rate from the OCD, way above…

AMAS, Kidapawan City (Nov 11) – The Cotabato Provincial Library (CPL) has been awarded the 5th Place winner of the Search for the Most Outstanding Public Libraries in the Philippines with Special Programs on Culture and Arts for 2016. The award spearheaded by three agencies namely The National Library of the Philippines (NLP), National Committee on the Library and Information Service of The National Committee for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc (PLAI), recognize libraries that demonstrate distinction by providing programs that have positive impact to the community and respond to its needs. The CPL…