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==Robredo asks LGUs’ help in implementing national programs, projects==
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=72100
*Wednesday, January 11, 2012
:by  Dani Doguiles
KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 11 (PIA) -- Interior and local government Secretary Jesse Robredo on Tuesday asked for support from local government units in the implementation of the national government programs and projects.
Although he was not able to come as guest of honor during the culmination program of the 72nd Foundation Anniversary and 12th Hinugyaw Festival of Koronadal City, Robredo asked Assistant Secretary for Mindanao Affairs and Special Concerns Nariman Ambolodto to read his message to thousands of residents gathered at the South Cotabato Sports Complex for the affair.
“We all hope for genuine peace and development…but the national government cannot do all these alone. As we always say, we need all the support from our counterpart in the grassroots,” he said in his message.
He said provincial, municipal and even the smallest barangays, which described as “the real instruments of change” play major role in carrying out meaningful projects that benefit their respective communities.
With this as guiding principal , he said, the department has made it a goal to strengthen the capabilities of local governments and “would like to give them more freedom and power” because LGUs “know and feel the needs of their constituents.
“It is the local governments that know what programs and projects would benefit their communities,” he continued.
Sec. Robredo also called on LGUs to adhere to the department’s full disclosure policy because along
enormous powers provided to them comes transparency and accountability, which he said is the reason they have directed all government units to post all budget, procurements, bidding processes, and other information that the public would like to access.
He reminded local officials that local governments that comply with the full disclosure policy are rewarded with Seal of Good Housekeeping which is a basis for providing the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) that LGUs can use in roll out local programs and projects.
LGUs may also use the PCF for the preparations against disasters and calamities such as earthquakes, typhoons, volcanic eruptions, and others.
“PCF radically changes the decade-old practice that LGUs that manifest gaps in the delivery of basic services should be given priority assistance,” he said.
Recently, Koronadal LGU received P25 million PCF, which Mayor Peter B. Miguel said will be allocated for the rehabilitation of farm-to-market roads.
Robredo also urged local governments to create inter-LGU partnership “where rich LGUs may extend helping hands to poor LGUs.”
“At the same time, neighboring LGUs can also support one another to address common problems.”
He also asked them to encourage participation of the private sector and civic society organizations in local governance not only to review where government funds are allocated but also to increase legitimacy of the local government through dialogs and consensus building.
“May you continue to support our government and strengthen our unity and teamwork as we journey in the matuwid na daan that will bring us to progress and stable Philippines,” he concluded. (PIA-12)
==Piyesta Korona, fireworks display to cap Koronadal's 72nd anniversary==
==Piyesta Korona, fireworks display to cap Koronadal's 72nd anniversary==
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=71838
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=71838
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For their part, Teves said they have doubled their watch on palay farms near Tacurong City that are frequented by mobile duck growers.
For their part, Teves said they have doubled their watch on palay farms near Tacurong City that are frequented by mobile duck growers.
He said local duck growers usually lease palay farms in some parts of the province for several weeks after the harvest season, which start every late August.
He said local duck growers usually lease palay farms in some parts of the province for several weeks after the harvest season, which start every late August.
Owing to this, Teves said they have scheduled the random tests for bird flu this month in palay-producing areas in Tantangan and Norala towns as well as in Koronadal City. (Allen V. Estabillo / MindaNews)
Owing to this, Teves said they have scheduled the random tests for bird flu this month in palay-producing areas in Tantangan and Norala
 
==South Cotabato has new police provincial director==
*Source: http://magazine.southcotabato.org/2011/09/south-cotabato-has-new-police.html
*Monday, September 12, 2011
: by dani doguiles, news, pia 12, press release, south cotabato
 
 
 
Outgoing South Cotabato Police Provincial Director P/SSupt. Nilo Wong has confirmed that he will be turning over the leadership of the provincial police force to the new director.
 
Wong, who will be retiring on September 26, said he has already received instructions for the turnover ceremonies on September 14, to P/SSupt. Randolf Delfin.
 
In an interview with a local media, Wong said he is very grateful to local officials, PNP personnel and residents of the province for the support they accorded him in his term as police provincial director.
 
Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr., in a meeting with the press last month openly declared his decision to support Delfin as the new head of the provincial police office.
 
He said, although he does not know Delfin personally, the latter's reputation as a strict and respected leader has been well-known to him and the local police officials who have highly recommended his transfer to the province.
 
Gov. Pingoy said he prefers the turnover ceremonies to be done earlier than September 14 so that Delfin can begin implementing measures to put a stop to the recent spate of carnapping with homicide cases in Koronadal City and other other municipalities in the province that has alarmed officials here.
 
Police Regional Director CSupt. Benjardo Mantele said he is likely to give in to Gov. Pingoy's request since Delfin's official appointment as the provincial police's head started on September 1. (PIA 12)
 
==NFA intensifies local rice procurement==
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=53608
*Sunday, September 11, 2011
:by Dani Doguiles
 
 
 
KORONADAL CITY, Sept 11 (PIA) -- South Cotabato's National Food Authority will intensify procurement of produce from local rice farmers this week.
Angelina Lucena, assistant manager of NFA South Cotabato said, besides the continuous buying of palay in Koronadal City, they will start accepting deliveries in two additional sites in the upper valley area starting September.
NFA South Cotabato has already rented one warehouse in Norala and another in Surallah towns for the produce bought from the two municipalities and neighboring places.
She said the procurement team and the warehouses will be in full operational capacity this week to achieve their target of 168,000 bags by the end of December 2011.
NFA buys palay at P17.40 per kilo from farmers and P17.70 from accredited farmer associations and cooperatives.
Prevailing buying prices of commercial traders here range from P15 to P15.50 only.
Lucena added measures to prevent unscrupulous commercial traders from exploiting the program exclusively for farmers and their organizations have been put in place.
Among these control measures are strict implementation of documentation requirements, verification processes, random checking and many others.
Officials of NFA South Cotabato have also repeatedly appealed to farmers in the province not to allow traders to use them as conduits of illegal activities.
She said only the legitimate farmers and their organizations should be able to avail of the higher price the government offers for their produce.
This year, South Cotabato receives no allocation from imported rice but NFA and agricultural officials here are confident local production will be more than sufficient to supply local requirements. (PIA 12)
 
==SouthCot set to distribute anti-dengue traps==
*Source: http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2011/08/31/southcot-set-to-distribute-anti-dengue-traps/
*Wednesday| August 31, 2011
:By Allen V. Estabillo
 
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/30 August) – The South Cotabato health office is set to distribute 2,500 ovicidal/larvicidal (O/L) mosquito trap system to fight dengue even as cases in the province showed a drop in the first seven months of the year, an official said. Dr. Rogelio Aturdido Jr., provincial health officer, said the OL mosquito trap distribution was part of the Department of Science and Technology-Region 12′s commitment to curb the deadly disease, which is spearheaded by the Department of Health. “Local government units should help the DOST and the DOH in spreading the importance of the mosquito trap technology,” he said, adding that beneficiaries should also support the project otherwise the trap systems would just become breeding grounds for dengue-carrying mosquitoes. The solution in the trap system should be replaced regularly because they are only good for seven to 10 days, Aturdido said. Polomolok town has been considered a dengue hotspot as cases have been monitored also in this city and in Tampakan municipality, the Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU) reported. PESU has recorded 358 dengue cases from January to July this year, down 77 percent from the 1,615 recorded for the same period last year. For the dengue cases in the first seven months of this year, 169 or 47 percent were from Polomolok town, it added, noting that a four-year-old victim from Barangay Pagalungan died recently. The DOST-12 recently launched the OL trap system in Southwestern Mindanao, which according to regional director Zenaida Hadji Raof Laidan, was among the regions in the country with alarming dengue cases since last year based on the records of the DOH in Region 12. Southwestern Mindanao covers the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato. Laidan said that 8,000 OL trap systems have been distributed so far, and that more will be given as the need arises. To also effectively lick the disease, Laidan stressed the need to always maintain a clean surrounding. Nuna Almanzor, DOST’s Industrial Technology and Development Institute (ITDI) director, said the OL trap system is a simple and cheap device that attracts dengue-carrying mosquitoes. The technology for OL trap system developed by DOST-ITDI consists of a black tin can (plastic can as substitute), a lawanit paddle (1” x 6.5”) and the organic solution that lures Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to lay eggs in the paddle and eventually kills the eggs and larvae in the process. This simple kit costs about 20 pesos aside from the one peso for every pack of pellet. Aedes mosquitoes attack only during daytime. Almanzor said the national DOST and DOH offices have forged a partnership for the initial distribution of 500,000 OL mosquito traps across the country.
“The DOH wanted as many OL traps to be distributed across the country,” she said.
She said the Department of Education had also approached the DOST to help them curb the incidence of dengue cases in schools. (Bong S. Sarmiento / MindaNews)
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