TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 26 April) — The latest regional accounts carry a quiet but important message: the Philippine economy is no longer just a Manila story. In 2025, all 18 regional economies posted growth. National gross domestic product (GDP)
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 20 April) — Papaya, once referred to as a “lowly fruit” that grows in the backyards of many households and sells for 5 to 15 pesos per kilo in South Cotabato, has outranked canned tuna, a
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 21 October) — Daily minimum wage earners in the private sector in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) will receive an increase of ₱30 to ₱33, while domestic workers will get as much as ₱1,500 monthly salary hike,
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 8 October) — Mindanao’s investment climate has significantly improved since the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro in 2014 and the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in 2019 and
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 28 September) – Diplomats from 25 countries have embarked on an exposure trip on the investment, trade and tourism potentials of South Cotabato and General Santos City as part of their familiarization tour in Mindanao. South
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 / 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 / 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 / 15 January) – At least 35 local government units (LGUs) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) suspended classes on Wednesday due to rains brought by easterlies or winds coming from the east, the Office of Civil Defense –
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
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) – The Department of Health (DOH)-Region 12 (Soccsksargen) has rolled out an innovative electronic tracking system, the first in the country, to ensure proper management of high risk pregnancy cases and prevent maternal
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 28 July)—One in two fertile married women in the Soccsksargen Region prefer not to have more children, results of the 2022 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) showed. Ma. Eileen Berdeprado, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)–Soccsksargen
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 15 July) – The Port of General Santos, also called the Makar Port, will start “resuming at full capacity operations by next year” to pave the way for the entry of more investments in Soccsksargen
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) – The economy of Region 12 or Soccsksargen Region grew by 1.4 percent to 6.6 percent in 2022 from 5.2 percent the previous year, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Maqtahar Manulon,
The Department of Education – Soccsksargen (DepEd-Soccsksargen) has belied as false an information circulating online that resumption of classes for public schools in the region has been moved to Monday, January 9, 2023. In a statement on Tuesday, DepEd-Soccsksargen stressed
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 26 September ) – At least 60 government-run and private-owned health facilities in Soccsksargen have been accredited as providers of Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama (KonSulTa), a service of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in support
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 23 August) – At least 22 health care facilities in Soccsksargen region have been accredited under the Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama (KonSulTa), a service of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in support of the Universal
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 22 August) – With the lower enrollment recorded in Soccsksargen for school year 2022 to 2023, Department of Education (DepEd) officials announced during Monday’s opening of classes that public schools in the area will still
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 24 May) – The minimum daily wage for workers in the private sector in Soccsksargen (Region 12) will increase by P32, bringing the salary rate from P347 to P368 a day, an official said Tuesday. Jessie
BULUAN , Maguindanao (MindaNews / 29 March) – The man from the north, the frontrunner nationwide among 10 presidential candidates, arrived in the south on Sunday, Day 48 of the 90-day national campaign, bringing with him a message of a “better
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) flagged as fake news claims on Facebook that the government has issued or allowed the use of “COVID-19 Vaccination Exemption Cards” in two Mindanao regions. The fake exemption cards were supposed
A message circulating on Facebook group chats that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is already present in the Davao Region (Region XI) and Socsksargen (Region XII) is fake news. As of press time Monday, January 10, the Department of Health
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 17 Nov) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the development of corn-based cluster farms in parts of Region 12 (Soccsksargen) to improve production and the income of local farmers. Agriculture Secretary William
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allotted P157 million for the cash subsidy to farmers in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) program. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said on
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 12 Oct) – Health authorities in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) alerted residents over the increasing locally transmitted cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) “variants of concern,” which already reached 150 as of Tuesday. Dr. Dyan Zubelle Parayao,
Three of the four cities in Region 12 or Soccsksargen have been imposing a “No Movement Sunday” policy in the past few weeks in a bid to help curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The cities that rigorously
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 21 July) – The country’s vaccine czar reminded local government officials on Tuesday of the need to have sufficient cold storage facilities, as well as getting reliable cold chain solution partners, as the country further
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 21 May) – The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) is planning to establish a one-stop processing center here for housing-related concerns. Jennifer Bretaña, DHSUD-Region 12 director, said they will set
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 19 April) – South Cotabato officials advised residents on Monday to avoid unnecessary movements as they raised concern over the renewed surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the area in the last two
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 07 March) — Health workers in nearby Sarangani Province received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine on Sunday, a day ahead of a scheduled simultaneous inoculation in Region 12. There was a festive mood at
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 07 March) – Frontline health workers in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) will receive on Monday their first dose of CoronaVac, the vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical Sinovac Biotech against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), officials of the Department
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 3 March) – Nearly 9,000 healthcare workers in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) are considered eligible for the upcoming initial round of vaccination in the area for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) using the Sinovac vaccines donated by
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 3 March) – Five more centenarians in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) have received recognition and cash incentives from the national government, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Cezario Joel Espejo, DSWD-Region 12 director,
LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato (MindaNews / 20 February) — Rabbit meat, anyone? Amid the soaring prices of pork, rabbit farming is gaining ground in Soccsksargen (Region 12) with advocates pushing to make rabbit meat a basic food item on the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 18 February) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) has set the farm-gate rate of live hogs in the area at P144 per kilo as it moved to lower the prices of
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 8 Feb)– The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Region XII is already nearing 5,000. This, as the Department of Health – Soccsksargen has recorded 57 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of positives
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 2 February) – The price of premium pork meat in Soccsksargen or Region 12 has breached the P300-per-kilogram (kg) mark due to stiffer supply as live pigs are being shipped to Metro Manila and the Visayas
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 26 Jan) – The Police Regional Office in Soccsksargen (PRO-12) has assigned at least 50 police officers to serve as trainers of the government’s community-based skills training programs. Brig. Gen. Michael John Dubria, PRO-12 director,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 18 January) – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) has warned about the proliferation of “fraudulent” wellness programs that prompt residents to undergo unnecessary confinement in hospitals to collect health insurance
T’BOLI, South Cotabato (MindaNews /8 December) — The mystical Lake Holon here, dubbed as the “Crown Jewel of the South,” will reopen to tourists on January 4, after almost a one-year closure to allow it to rejuvenate and due to
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 10 Nov) – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) has tightened the assessment of reimbursement for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the wake of the emergence of alleged fraudulent claims in
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 October) – Northern Mindanao has surpassed the Davao region’s seven-month record of having the highest number of COVID-19 cases among Mindanao’s six regions. Northern Mindanao surpassed Davao’s record on October 13, with 3,727 cases against
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 05 October) — As the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, public schools in the different parts of Soccsksargen region opened the first day of the school year Monday as if there
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 6 September) – Soccsksargen region recorded a single-day high of 58 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with several cases due to exposure to persons earlier tested positive for the virus, indicating the spread of the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 01 September) — In 2018, I tested how the general public would react by posting on social media two different pictures: one, the picture of a pet dog sprawling lifeless on the ground, with its
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 28 August) – Development planners in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) are pushing for around P124 billion in public and private investments in the next two years to help the region fully recover from the impact of
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 4 Aug) – Hog industry stakeholders in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) are targeting to finally enter the export market, with the ongoing development of additional international-standard abattoirs in the area. Dr. Myrna Habacon, National Meat Inspection
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 05 July) — Investments generated in Soccsksargen (Region 12) sharply dropped by 96.42 percent to only P69.13 million in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic reared its ugly head in the
