General Santos Local News
Bishops, ulamas to hold talks to end Mindanao conflict
KORONADAL CITY -- Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez of the Diocese of Marbel said Friday the Bishop-Ulama Conference (BUC) will hold dialogues with residents in their respective communities to draw up plans and direction to solve the Mindanao conflict.
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Open pit mining in Rapu-Rapu fails to impress legislators
KORONADAL CITY -- The proposed provincial environment code in South Cotabato may be passed with the controversial provision banning open pit mining retained,
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Blast at tuna carrier accidental: exec
FISH port authority investigations ruled out on Friday that the explosion on a 4,000-metric ton tuna fish carrier at the fish port in General Santos City was caused by saboteurs, a top executive said.
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SC creates investment promo board
KORONADAL CITY -- A special body to promote trade and investment potentials in South Cotabato was created by the Provincial Government, Governor Daisy P. Avance Fuentes said.
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Armm port to get a facelift
THE Polloc seaport in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) will be improved at a tune of P22.8 million to make it a premier trade gateway.
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MILF withholds findings on August attacks probe
THE Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Friday said it has finished its investigation on the role of their field commanders Abdulrahman Macapaar, a.k.a Kumander Bravo,
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Tourism sector excited over Munato Festival
ALABEL, Sarangani -- The Sarangani Tourism and Industry Association, Inc. (Sartia) is excited for this year's November 26-29 MunaTo Festival, which will showcase the cultural pride of the province.
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Dominguez says no to Charter change
SARANGANI Governor Miguel Rene Dominguez warned Friday that any move to amend the Constitution will only plunge the country into deeper crisis.
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'Saboteurs' endanger N. Cotabato banana industry
NORTH Cotabato is at risk of losing a major export market for fresh bananas after the produce of two big companies were allegedly sabotaged, a top official warned Sunday.
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Beetles destroy coco farms in S. Cotabato town
KORONADAL CITY -- Swarms of bagangan or rhinoceros beetles have attacked coconut farms in the town of Surallah, South Cotabato, with the infestation likely caused by the use of pesticides in pineapple
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S. Cotabato lawmakers to visit Rapu-Rapu for study tour
KORONADAL CITY -- Provincial legislators in South Cotabato are slated to visit Rapu-Rapu, Albay mid-November in the last leg of its study tour to decide on a controversial provincial environment code
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Power consumers in Gensan to get subsidy
SOME 50,000 electric consumers in General Santos City will get this month the P500 government subsidy dubbed the Pantawid Kuryente Katas ng VAT (Value Added Tax).
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Guv orders closure of 145 'illegal' gold tunnels
KORONADAL CITY -- The South Cotabato Provincial Government has clamped down on alleged illegal small-scale mining players in T'boli town, closing down some 145 tunnels and serving stoppage orders to 1
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Truce monitors mandate to end Nov. 30
THE stint of the Malaysian-led International Monitoring Team (IMT) in Mindanao is set to end on November 30, raising possibilities of widespread hostilities in southern Philippines unless the foreign
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SK farmers hit Customs for seizing muscovado product
PRODUCERS of muscovado, one of the end products of sugarcane, in Sultan Kudarat province hit Wednesday the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Manila for withholding for about eight months now a volume of 22.5
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