GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 17 October) — Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) reaffirmed its offer to enter into a joint venture with the South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative Inc. (Socoteco II), saying it is ready to invest
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 21 September) – South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. declared his support to the nationwide protests on Sunday and joined calls to end the “systemic” corruption in government, especially in infrastructure projects. Tamayo, League of Provinces
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 20 Aug) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 12 said it will pursue necessary “legal actions” in line with the destructive “banlas” or sluice mining activities in the mountains of
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 22 May) — Health authorities in South Cotabato province warned residents over the possible surge in the cases of mpox (previously known as monkeypox) as it reported 10 confirmed infections as of Thursday, May 22. Dr.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 15 May) — Despite falling short on his Senate comeback, a number of family members, close associates, and allies of boxing legend and former senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao were proclaimed winners in the May 12
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 13 May) – Incumbent South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr., the national president of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), has been reelected to his third term following a landslide win in Monday’s elections. The Provincial
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 13 May) – The family of former senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao was “shocked” but has already accepted the boxing legend’s failed bid to return to the Senate in Monday’s elections. Pacquiao’s son Michael Stephen, who
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 13 May) – Incumbent City Mayor Lorelie Pacquiao won her bid for a second term following a heated electoral race that practically divided the city’s political scene. The City Board of Canvassers (CBOC) proclaimed Pacquiao
Boxing icon and senatorial candidate Manny Pacquiao waits for his turn to vote at the Kiamba Central Elementary School in Kiamba, Sarangani province on Monday, 12 May 2025. Pacquiao arrives at the voting precinct at 7:45 a.m. MindaNews photo by ALLEN V. ESTABILLO
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 11 May) — Authorities have launched an investigation into the alleged vote-buying activities here in the run-up to Monday’s local and national midterm elections. Lawyer Jose Villanueva, Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Region 12 assistant regional director,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – More police and military personnel were deployed in four municipalities in Region 12 (Socsksargen) that have been classified as “red” areas or places with serious armed threats and other election-related security for Monday’s local and national
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 29 April) – The lone confirmed case of the Monkey pox (Mpox) disease in South Cotabato province is already “under control” and no new infections have been reported, an official said. South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 29 April) – An industrial company based in Tupi town, South Cotabato province is investing some P3 billion for the production of coconut-based biofuel. South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said his family-owned Tupi Supreme Activated
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 27 April) — Health units in South Cotabato are under heightened alert as the province reported on Sunday night its first confirmed case of the Monkey pox (Mpox) disease. In an advisory, the South Cotabato Integrated
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 10 April) — Environment workers reported another sighting of the Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta), this time a mother carrying her baby, in a protected watershed in Malungon town, Sarangani province. Lawyer Felix Alicer, regional executive director
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 2 April) — The Commission on Elections in Region 12 (Comelec-12) allayed fears of some residents that their signature required to receive the Voter’s Information Sheet (VIS) will be used for the impeachment of Vice
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 2 April) — Some 12,119 illegal election campaign materials have been dismantled in parts of Region XII (Soccsksargen) since the start of the national campaign period last February 11 for the upcoming May elections. Lawyer
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 26 March) — The city government is targeting to start by next month the development of its planned ₱100-million city hospital. Mayor Eliordo Ogena said they are currently finalizing the necessary documents to facilitate the construction
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 26 March) — The city government is developing a master plan for greening or tree planting initiatives that would complement the continuing development expansions in parts of the city. Allan Marcilla, City Environment and Natural
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 24 March) – Authorities have not received any security threat here related to the start of the campaign period for local candidates on March 28 and the upcoming May 12 local and national midterm elections.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 21 March) – Authorities are preparing to file wildlife smuggling and illegal entry charges against four Indonesian nationals who were allegedly caught illegally transporting critically endangered birds in the seas off Balut Island in Davao
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 20 March) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started the delivery of the Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) that will be used in the 3,700 polling precincts in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) in the May 12
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 19 March) — Seven employees of the municipal government of Malapatan in Sarangani province have been temporarily relieved from their posts after they tested positive for illegal drug use in a surprise mass drug testing
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 17 March) – Health workers in Region 12 have tapped practitioners of “tandok,” or those who provide “alternative cure for rabies,” to help properly educate animal or dog bite victims on the risks posed by
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 17 March) – Construction works have commenced for the P140 million “state-of-the-art” Regional Training and Innovation Center (RTIC) here of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). The project, which broke ground early this
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 14 March) – South Cotabato province has exceeded the epidemic threshold for the deadly dengue fever as it logged an average of 100 cases per week since January. Eldon Hans Serame, health education promotions officer of
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 12 called for the enhanced conservation of peregrine falcons (𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴), which have been thriving in the mountains of Sultan Kudarat province and
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) – Another police officer here has tested positive for illegal drug use, the fourth under the city police office since late last year. Col. Nicomedes Olaivar Jr., city police director, confirmed such development
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 10 March) – South Cotabato province is now ready to host major sports events, among them the Palarong Pambansa, with the completion of the rehabilitation of the provincial sports complex here, Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 07 March) – Seven police officers in Region 12 are under investigation due to various complaints, including alleged involvement in criminal activities. Lawyer Richard Opinion, intelligence and investigation chief of the Police Regional Office (PRO)
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 07 March) – Environment workers have strengthened their engagements with communities in two protected areas straddling the provinces of South Cotabato and Sarangani to protect the critically endangered Rafflesia schadenbergiana and verrucosa flowers. The presence
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 6 March) — The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Region 12 is pushing for the inclusion of this city and nearby areas in the region in the tourism circuit and port stops for international cruise ships. Nelia
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 6 March) — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Region 12 has launched a deeper investigation into the seized parcel from Manila containing ₱360,000 worth of suspected marijuana. Benjamin Recites III, PDEA-12 regional director,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 5 March) — Local motorists and travelers will have to endure at least until the end of the year the perennial traffic congestion when entering and exiting the city proper in the wake of the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 5 March) — Hospitals and rural health units in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) have activated fast lanes for suspected dengue cases amid the reported resurgence of the deadly mosquito-borne disease in parts of the region. Dr.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 26 Dec) – The Department of Health (DOH)-Region XII has recorded 23 firecracker and fireworks-related injuries (FWRI) as holiday celebrations continue in the region. A report released by DOH XII’s regional epidemiology and surveillance unit (RESU)
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 24 Dec) – Seven people, including members of a family vacationing from Cagayan de Oro City, died while another was injured in a road crash Monday afternoon in the outskirts of Tupi town, South Cotabato
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 24 November) – A lawyer-businessman and candidate for governor of Sarangani Province was wounded in a gun attack inside a church compound here on Saturday night, November 23. Capt. Miguel Angelo Quidilla, chief of city
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 6 Nov) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to conduct a series of roadshows in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) to educate the public on the use of the newly acquired Automated Counting Machines (ACMs)
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 05 November) – Dengue-related deaths in Region 12 have reached 79 as of the end of October, as the surging cases are feared to breach epidemic records by the end of the year. The Department of
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 22 September) — Administration-backed Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) national president and incumbent South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. formally declared on Saturday his bid for a third term, highlighting a day marked by a major
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 17 September) – At least 21 of 27 barangays here have reported a clustering of dengue incidence as health authorities warned anew over the “alarming” increase in suspected cases in the past several weeks. The City
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 12 Sept)—The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region 12 cautioned coastal residents along Sarangani Bay as it confirmed the reported sightings of a saltwater crocodile off a village here and in Malapatan, Sarangani province
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 09 September) – The provincial government of South Cotabato has deployed mining inspectors in two hinterland villages in Tboli town due to the emergence of illegal small-scale gold mining activities there. South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 07 September) – A fire hit a portion of the city central public market in Barangay Dadiangas South on Friday night but no casualties were reported and the assessed damage was only minimal. Responding firefighters
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 06 September) – South Cotabato officials are pushing for the conduct of a feasibility study for the possible reopening of the Allah Valley Airport in Surallah town to commercial operations. South Cotabato second district Rep. Peter
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 5 Sept)—A major political realignment is shaping up in South Cotabato as incumbent Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. continued to firm up his political base ahead of next month’s filing of certificates of candidacy for the May
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 05 September) — The Department of Health (DOH)-Region 12 has raised alarm over the increasing number of dengue cases in parts of the region that has reportedly reached the “outbreak” level. A report released on Sept.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 07 May) – A quiet nook with a chill vibe? A good book with aromatic coffee and delectable pastry on the side? An occasional chat with a writer or an artist? All these and more are
