Items filtered by date: May 2022

MAASIM, Sarangani (May 25, 2022) – Local officials of Sitio Langaran, Barangay Kablacan, and some municipal and provincial partners, together with Executive Director Cesar De Mesa (standing, 2nd from right), head of PAMANA National Program Management Office under the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) lead the ceremonial cutting of ribbon on May 24 during the turnover of the P500,000-worth Potable Water Supply System at Sitio Langaran. The project is said to benefit the small community of indigenous people in the far-flung sitio, who previously had no access to clean and potable water. The project is funded under the OPAPRU-PAMANA or Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan and is implemented by the provincial government of Sarangani and the municipal government of Maasim. (Jake Narte-Jori Mae Samillano/SARANGANI PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE)

MAITUM, Sarangani (May 25, 2022) - Executive Director Cesar De Mesa, head of PAMANA National Program Management Office under the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU), speaks before officials, locals, and guests on May 24 during the turnover ceremonies of two PAMANA projects in Maitum, held at JLC Municipal Hall. De Mesa explained how the widely-known Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process or OPAPP transitioned to OPAPRU in December 2021. Accordingly, the now OPAPRU, which was formerly the OPAPP, is the government’s expanded and re-organized peace agency pursuant to Executive Order 158 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte. He said the transition of the agency is related to “the take-off of our peace efforts with the different groups to achieve lasting peace.” He also thanked the Maitumians for the warm welcome his team have received, and asked the recipients of the projects, “alagaan talaga ninyo itong mga proyektong ito na ibinigay sa inyo dahil malaki ang magiging epekto nito sa kapayapaan at kaayusan ng inyong lugar.” (Jake Narte-Jori Mae Samillano/SARANGANI PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE)

MAITUM, Sarangani (May 25, 2022) - Executive Director Cesar De Mesa (left), head of PAMANA National Program Management Office under the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU), and Municipal Administrator Ruben Balanag, representative of Mayor Alexander Bryan Reganit, sign the Turnover and Acceptance Certificate of the OPAPRU-PAMANA projects in Maitum on May 24, during the turnover ceremonies of the P1M Construction of Barangay Public Market in Tuanadatu and the P10M Improvement of Lined Canal in Barangay Malalag. The certificate contains the signed agreement between the project implementer which is the Municipal Government of Maitum, and the recipients which are the Barangay Local Governments of Tuanadatu and Malalag, who agreed to “assume full responsibility for the operations and maintenance of the project through the effective formulation of policies, rules, and regulations to ensure the sustainability of the project.” The OPAPRU-PAMANA funded the project and served as the witness in this agreement. (Jake Narte-Jori Mae Samillano/SARANGANI PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE)

MAITUM, Sarangani (May 25, 2022) – Executive Director Cesar De Mesa (4th from right), head of PAMANA National Program Management Office under the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU); together with Mayor Alexander Bryan Reganit’s representative Municipal Administrator Ruben Balanag (3rd from right), and Vice Mayor Tito Balazon (2nd from right), leads the ceremonial ribbon-cutting during the turnover ceremonies of two OPAPRU-PAMANA projects in Maitum, held on May 24 at the JLC Municipal Hall. The cutting of the ribbon was also witnessed by some provincial, municipal, and barangay local government partners, including Municipal Engineer Milrose Dela Cuadra (extreme left) and OPAPRU-PAMANA provincial focal person Jennifer Kamid (3rd from left). The PAMANA projects turned over to Maitum include the P1M Construction of Barangay Public Market in Tuanadatu and the P10M Improvement of Lined Canal in Malalag. (Jake Narte-Jori Mae Samillano/SARANGANI PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE)

GLAN, Sarangani (May 25, 2022) – Ernest Gino (left), 54, and his daughter Gicel Ceballos, 34, join the simultaneous crown of thorns (COT) collection activity on May 25 at Barangay Lago. In a report released by the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist, the infestation of the COTs along the coastal areas of the province began in November 2021 that caused a great number of mortality and widespread damage to the coral reefs in Sarangani Bay. Aside from Gino and Ceballos, some 20 residents of the said barangay also joined the event whose source of living depends on fishing. The COT collection was one of the highlight activities of this year’s Sarangani Bay Festival. According to April Marjorie Rudes, provincial tourism officer, this year’s Sarbay Fest will focus more on environmental-related activities “since we are still facing the threat of the pandemic.” The COT (Acanthaster planci) is a large starfish that preys upon hard, or stony, coral polyps. Covered in long poisonous spines, they range in color from purplish-blue to reddish-grey and green. The COT collection was done in the coastal barangays of Baliton, Batulaki, Big Margus, Burias, Cablalan, Glan Padidu, Gumasa, Kapatan, Lago, Pangyan, San Jose, Small Margus, Taluya, Tango and Tapon. Aside from the COT collection, there will also be nightly chillouts at Coco Beach Resort in Barangay Gumasa, youth eco-camp, and bike and plant activities. (Jake Narte-Joshua John Pantonial/SARANGANI PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE)

ALABEL, Sarangani (May 17, 2022) – Some provincial heads and officials led the blessing and ceremonial turnover of the newly-refurbished Provincial Security Group (PSG) building and Capitol welcome arch on May 4.

Some P4.7 million were used for the renovation of the PSG building which fund was allotted from the 20% development fund of the Annual Investment Program (AIP) for the calendar years 2020 and 2021.

The said infrastructure is a 2-storey building with a watchtower in a “classic massive” design to complement the Capitol building.

MAITUM, Sarangani (May 17, 2022) – Cornelio “Kido” Ramirez (seated, extreme right), Environmental Conservation and Protection Center (ECPC) executive director, and Mayor Alexander Bryan Reganit (seated, 2nd from right), together with the barangay chairpersons of Sison, Kalaneg, New La Union, Kiayap, Batian, and Zion sign the Memorandum of Agreement on Saub Watershed Ecosystem Rehabilitation and Flood Risk Reduction for Increased Resilience Project. These six barangays have qualified to be among the beneficiaries of the Agro-forestry Project, a component project of the Saub Watershed Rehabilitation established to improve the resiliency of the watershed to flood and other associated risks caused by climate change variability. The MOA, signed on May 6 at the Municipal Gymnasium, was created between the provincial government of Sarangani represented by Ramirez, the municipal government of Maitum headed by Mayor Reganit, and the barangay local governments of the recipient barangays. (Martin Fernando Bernad Jr.-Jori Mae Samillano/SARANGANI PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE)

ALABEL, Sarangani (May 10, 2022) - The Provincial Board of Canvassers declares a landslide victory for The People's Champ Movement-Sarangani on May 10, during the Proclamation of Winners of the 2022 National and Local Elections held at the SP Session Hall, Capitol Compound. Sarangani's newly-elected officials are Congressman-elect Steve Chiongbian Solon (5th from right); Governor-elect Ruel Pacquaio (center); reelected Vice Governor Elmer De Peralta (5th from left); including some of the board members of the first district namely Russell Jamora (2nd from left), Jess Bascuna (not in photo) and Arnold Abequibel (4th from right); and the second district board members namely Dr. Jose Tranquilino Ruiz (extreme left); Corazon Grafilo (3rd from left); Joseph Calanao (4th from left); Gwynn Singcoy (extreme right); Ephraim Galzote (2nd from right), and Irish Arnado (3rd from right). (Jake Narte-Jori Mae Samillano/SARANGANI PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE)

ALABEL, Sarangani (May 10, 2022) - Outgoing Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon (2nd from right) is proclaimed the new congressman of the lone district of Sarangani on May 10 during the proclamation of winners held at the SP Session Hall, Capitol Compound. Solon is serving his third and final term as governor of the province of Sarangani and will continue his service for Sarangani as the new representative of the province to the Congress. (Jake Narte-Jori Mae Samillano/SARANGANI PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE)