DILG Secretary Puno attends RPOC Conference for Region 12

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (July 29, 2009) – DILG Secretary Ronnie Puno speaks before the Regional Peace and Order Council meeting of Region XII Wednesday, July 29, at Phela Grande Convention Center as Cotabato Province Governor Jesus Sacdalan and Sarangani Governor Migs Dominguez listen. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

General Santos City (July 29, 2009) – The 3^rd Regional Peace and Order Council Region 12 (RPOC-XII) Conference was held today (July 29) at the Phela Grande Hotel, General Santos City.

Guest of honor, DILG Secretary and Chairman of the National Peace and Order Council (NPOC) Ronaldo V. Puno Jr. along with Sarangani Governor Miguel Rene A. Dominguez, Sultan Kudarat Governor and RPOC-XII Chairperson Suharto T. Mangudadatu, General Santos Mayor Pedro Acharon Jr., as well as mayors and leaders of their respective municipalities and barangays were present during the conference.

Full Transcript of the State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Thank you, Speaker Nograles, Senate President Enrile, Senators, Representatives, Vice President de Castro, President Ramos, Chief Justice Puno, Ambassadors, friends:

The past twelve months have been a year for the history books. Financial meltdown in the West spread throughout the world…

Tens of millions lost their jobs; billions across the globe have been hurt—the poor always harder than the rich. No one was spared….

It has affected us already. But the story of the Philippines in 2008 is that the country weathered a succession of global crises in fuel, in food, then in finance and finally the economy in a global recession, never losing focus and with economic fundamentals intact…

Carbon Sink Project launches in Maasim

Maasim, Sarangani (June 20, 2009)

A 7,500 hectare carbon sink project was launched today in Brgy. Kamanga in Maasim, Sarangani Project. Spearheaded by Conal Holdings Corporation (CHC) alongside LGU Maasim, this agro-forestry project is in compliance with the stringent ECC requirements for the construction and operation of the approved 200 Megawatt Coal-fired power plant which will be situated in the area.

The project was launched by the inauguration of the model nursery in Kamanga. The ceremony was attended by Dandrib Macagalacat, Brgy Captain of Kamanga, Greg Gonzales, CHC Project Manager, Maasim Mayor Aniceto P. Lopez Jr., and Sarangani Governor Miguel Rene A. Dominguez as well as the members of the local community and various local agencies.

Artificial reef project kicks off in Kamanga

MAASIM, Sarangani (May 28, 2009) - Conal Holdings Corporation vice president Joseph Nocos (3rd from right, foreground) and operations manager Greg Gonzales (4th from right, foreground) joins volunteers in preparing the domes that would serve as artificial reefs deployed Thursday, May 28, in barangay Kamanga as British dive instructor Chris Dearne (4th from left) looks on. (Photo Courtesy of Edwin Espejo/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

MAASIM, Sarangani (May 28, 2009) – An estimated 50 artificial coral reef domes are deployed today during the opening of the Artificial Reef Deployment project of the local government of Maasim in partnership with Conal Holdings Corp. A total of 500 artificial domes will be deployed within a span of three months across three sitios of Maasim. These are Tampuan, Looc and Mangelen.

More areas would be identified for the deployment of additional domes. This project spearheaded jointly by LGU Maasim and Conal Holdings on June 21, 2008 is in compliance with Republic Act 7160 which states “The participation of the private sector in local governance, particularly in the delivery of basic services, shall be encouraged to ensure the viability of local autonomy as an alternative strategy for sustainable development”.

Artificial reefs are used as aggregating devices that will provide marine life shelter thus promoting the growth of underwater species from algae to corals as well as fishes. This is part of promoting a “self-sustaining marine community”.

Conal Holdings Corporation is the proponent of a power plant set to be constructed in Kamanga. It would provide an estimated 200 megawatts of electricity to the Southern Mindanao grid by 2011.

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