Old Poblacion

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 30, 2010) – Fishers from Old Poblacion village venture into Celebes Sea Friday, January 29, in search for food and livelihood. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Bangsi Festival-Notre Dame of Maitum

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 30, 2010) – The Notre Dame of Maitum contingent performs at the street dance competition as one of the highlights of 3rd Bangsi Festival Saturday, January 30, with the theme “Masaganang Maitum”. The festival is named after the town’s prime product, marinated bangsi (flying fish). (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Bangsi Festival-Malalag National High School

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 30, 2010) – The Malalag National High School contingent performs at the street dance competition as one of the highlights of 3rd Bangsi Festival Saturday, January 30, with the theme “Masaganang Maitum”. The festival is named after the town’s prime product, marinated bangsi (flying fish). (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Bangsi Festival-Maguling National High School

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 30, 2010) – The Maguling National High School contingent performs at the street dance competition as one of the highlights of 3rd Bangsi Festival Saturday, January 30, with the theme “Masaganang Maitum”. The festival is named after the town’s prime product, marinated bangsi (flying fish). (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Bangsi Festival-Edenton Mission College

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 30, 2010) – The Edenton Mission College contingent performs at the street dance competition as one of the highlights of 3rd Bangsi Festival Saturday, January 30, with the theme “Masaganang Maitum”. The festival is named after the town’s prime product, marinated bangsi (flying fish). (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Philhealth cards

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 29, 2010) - Governor Migs Dominguez leads the distribution of Philhealth cards to residents of Maitum Friday, January 29, in time for the 3rd Bangsi Festival of the municipality at James L. Chiongbian Hall as Mayor Elsie Perrett and Emily Pacelo of Philhealth Gensan service office look on. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Roy Chiongbian and Elsie Perrett

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 29, 2010) – Mayor Elsie Perrett discusses with businessman Roy Chiongbian at the opening of the town/s 3rd Bangsi Festival Friday, January 29. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Olive Ridley

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 29, 2010) – An Olive Ridley hatchling finds its way to the sea during a ceremonial release of hatchlings at the celebration of the town’s 3rd Bangsi Festival Friday, January 29. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Maitum photo contest

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 29, 2010) – A contestant for Maitum’s 6th photo contest takes a close up shot of an Olive Ridley at the opening ceremony of the 3rd Bangsi Festival Friday, January 29. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Local fisherfolk

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 29, 2010) – Local fisherfolk join the fluvial parade as part of the opening program for the town’s 3rd Bangsi Festival Friday, January 29. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Joining the bangsi fluvial parade

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 29, 2010) – Businessman Roy Chiongbian and Mayor Elsie Perrett take the lead boat for the 3rd Bangsi Festival’s fluvial parade at the coast of Old Poblacion Friday, January 29. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Fluvial parade lead boat

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 29, 2010) – A well-decorated boat leads the fluvial parade at the opening ceremony of the 3rd Bangsi Festival Friday, January 29. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Bangsi Festival guest of honor

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 29, 2010) – Businessman Roy Chiongbian graces the opening program of the town’s 3rd Bangsi Festival Friday, January 29, as guest of honor. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

3rd Bangsi Festival

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 29, 2010) – Mayor Elsie Perrett welcomes guests and visitors at the opening ceremony of the town’s 3rd Bangsi Festival Friday, January 29, at the Old Poblacion. A few blocks away from the shore is Sarangani Women for International Development processing plant of the marinated bangsi, Maitum’s prime product. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Listening with village kids

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 26, 2010) – From an hour walk up to the village community of Datal Paco, Governor Migs listens to a short program with kids during his visit to the village with volunteers and local officials Tuesday, January 26 for Oplan Kagandahan to the community there. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

A gesture of love

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 26, 2010) – Governor Migs distributes candies to the children of Datal Paco, one the town’s farthest villages, during his visit Tuesday, January 26, with volunteers and local officials for Oplan Kagandahan to the villagers. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Village school

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 26, 2010) – Governor Migs talks to a teacher of Sofan Elementary School as the school holds classes Tuesday, January 26. More than an hour walk farther uphill is Datal Paco where Governor Migs leads Oplan Kagandahan with volunteers and local officials during the day. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

A village parent

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 26, 2010) – “To finish their studies and become professionals” said Lita Artajo, a mother of seven, who answers a question from Governor Migs Dominguez during the latter’s visit to Datal Paco Tuesday, January 26. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Road to Datal Paco

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 26, 2010) – Governor Migs Dominguez leads local officials and volunteers over an hour’s walk on a muddy road up to Datal Paco, a far-flung village of Barangay Pag-asa, for Oplan Kagandahan to the villagers Tuesday, January 26. Datal Paco is a Blaan enclave community. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Message of hope

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 26, 2010) – Municipal kagawad Ronnel Español gives an inspiring message to the community of Datal Paco during the local officials’ visit to the village Tuesday, January 26. During the day, a memorandum of agreement was signed for the creation of New Canaan as a separate barangay which is a long aspiration by the villagers. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

MOA signing

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 26, 2010) – Governor Migs Dominguez signs as witness to the Memorandum of Agreement for the creation of New Canaan as a separate barangay during the governor’s visit with volunteers and local officials Tuesday, January 26. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Short hitch ride

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 26, 2010) – Governor Migs Dominguez takes a short hitch ride on his visit to Datal Paco, a town outskirt after crossing a river ten times and hardly reachable by weapons and motorcycles, with volunteers and local officials Tuesday, January 26. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

RPM riders

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 26, 2010) – Members of RPM riders, a local motorcycle club, pose for a souvenir shot with Governor Migs Dominguez and local officials for the Oplan Kagandahan Tuesday, January 26, in Datal Paco. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Village historian

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 26, 2010) – Danga Bad is a village elder who recalls the creation of Datal Paco as a sitio during the time of late Congressman and Governor James Chiongbian. Governor Migs visited the village for the second time with volunteers and local officials for the Oplan Kagandahan Tuesday, January 26. Governor Migs renewed the villagers’ hope for education, better health, road rehabilitation, and infrastructure for the community. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Marfenio Tan

GUMASA, Sarangani (January 24, 2010) – Marfenio Tan extends his gratitude to the provincial and local government for the successful soft opening of the new resort, Isla Jardin Del Mar, Saturday, January 23, with a thousand invited guests. Tan also owns the two-star resort hotel Isla Parilla in Alabel and Sydney Hotel in General Santos City. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Funjet

GUMASA, Sarangani (January 24, 2010) – Families enjoy riding the funjet at Isla Jardin Del Mar, the newest beach resort among the mushrooming white sand beach resorts in Gumasa. The local government ensures the peace and order in the area. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Family fishing

GUMASA, Sarangani (January 24, 2010) – Father and son go fishing in Isla Jardin Del Mar during its soft opening Saturday, January 23, with a thousand guests. Sarangani’s newest resort was also declared as a fishing sanctuary by the local government. Glan Mayor Enrique “Yoyong” Yap, Jr. said it is the best beach resort in Gumasa today. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Defensive dive

GUMASA, Sarangani (January 24, 2010) – A team member from Mindanao State University makes a defensive dive at the beach volleyball competition as the Isla Jardin Del Mar makes its soft opening Saturday, January 23, with a thousand guests. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Beach volleyball

GUMASA, Sarangani (January 24, 2010) – A team member from Davao’s Team Master serves the ball at the beach volleyball competition as the Isla Jardin Del Mar makes its soft opening Saturday, January 23, with a thousand guests. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Local execs back Gibo's plans to perk up economic activities in the provinces

Lakas-Kampi CMD presidential candidate Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. will work to spark economic activities in the provinces to raise the living standard in rural areas and bring to millions of Filipinos the benefits of modern life.

A day after eight governors of leading provinces announced support for Teodoro’s candidacy, Sarangani Gov. Rene Miguel “Migs” Dominguez said areas of the Visayas and Mindanao would directly benefit from the economic programs and projects under a Teodoro Administration.

Teodoro’s economic programs are meant to improve the business climate in the poorer regions by making them politically stable and relatively peaceful to attract local and foreign investors.

“People in the Visayas and Mindanao will no longer complain about feeling left out as second-class citizens in their own country, not having enjoyed the economic stability of Filipinos living in Metro Manila and other urban areas in Luzon,” said Dominguez, the Lakas-Kampi CMD national president.

Dominguez assured Filipinos in Luzon , where poverty is rampant in certain provinces, that they remain a major beneficiary of the national economic pie.

Explaining the need to develop the poorer regions, Dominguez cited the example of Maguindanao, one of the country’s poorest provinces.

“If we cut the vicious cycle of poverty-illiteracy-violence-and-terrorism there, we would not have to deal with a problem like the Ampatuans,” he said.

The hundreds of millions of pesos allocated annually for the police and army to keep peace there could bee spent for the building of a road network to make the place accessible to investors,” Dominguez said.

Dominguez said Teodoro’s deep concern for the poor provinces endeared him to the Visayas governors who pledged to support Teodoro’s candidacy “sink or swim.”

Those who recently signed a manifesto of support for Teodoro’s candidacy were Governors Gwen Garcia of Cebu, Sally Perez of Antique, Felipe Nava of Guimaras, Carlito Marguez of Aklan, Orlando Fua of Siquiqor, Ben Evardone of Eastern Samar, Dominguez of Sarangani, Isidro Sayco of Negros Occidental and Erico Aumentado of Bohol.

Dominguez said many more Lakas-Kampi CMD stalwarts are sticking it out with Teodoro despite surveys showing him trailing the leaders.

The administration party’s machinery will deliver the votes for Teodoro, he said.He said that 70 percent of the electoral positions up for grabs in the May 2010 elections are winnable by the Lakas-Kampi candidates.

Gov. Aumentado shared this view, stressing that 80 to 90 percent of the officials seeking a new term in office in their province are members of Lakas-Kampi.“Lakas is the most dominant party in our province and our influence will soon be brought to bear in these coming elections,” he said.

As this developed, Dominguez shrugged off survey results where Teodoro continued to fare poorly.“We had a late start (in the political advertising race). We are hoping to correct this once the official campaign period starts this February,” the Sarangani governor stated.

Something for kids

MALAPATAN, Sarangani (January 15, 2010) – Governor Migs Dominguez enjoys giving candies to the children of Kinam during the provincial visit to the barangay with the medical outreach by the municipal government. The provincial government has stabilized the peace and order in the barangay and eased its road for the residents to bring their crops to the town. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

New school building

MALAPATAN, Sarangani (January 15, 2010) – Governor Migs Dominguez leads officials into the new school building built through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) for the children of Kinam. A medical outreach was conducted by the municipal government in partnership with the provincial government during the day. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Light moment

MALAPATAN, Sarangani (January 15, 2010) – Governor Migs Dominguez shares light moment with the children of Kinam at the medical outreach Thursday, January 14, by the municipal government in partnership with the provincial government. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Ruber seedlings

MALAPATAN, Sarangani (January 15, 2010) – Volunteers help young residents of Kinam for a tree planting Thursday, January 14, with rubber seedlings from the provincial agriculture office. Planting of fruit trees and vegetables is a continuing program of the province for the barangay. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Convoy from Kinam

MALAPATAN, Sarangani (January 15, 2010) – Governor Migs Dominguez leads the convoy of municipal and provincial officials from Kinam during the medical outreach Thursday, January 14. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Mayor introduces Roy

MALAPATAN, Sarangani (January 15, 2010) – Mayor George Sambaga introduces businessman Roy Chiongbian to the residents of Kinam at the medical outreach Thursday, January 14, by the municipal government in partnership with the provincial government. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Inspirational message

MALAPATAN, Sarangani (January 15, 2010) – Board member Norberto Butiong gives an inspirational message to the residents of Kinam during the medical outreach Thursday, January 14, by the municipal government in partnership with the provincial government. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Candies, candies, candies

MALAPATAN, Sarangani (January 15, 2010) – Mayor George Sambaga and businessman Roy Chiongbian distribute candies to children of Kinam during the municipal medical outreach Thursday, January 14, with the provincial government. The provincial government has stabilized the peace and order in the barangay and eased its road for the residents to bring their crops to the town. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

White water tubing

MAITUM, Sarangani (January 13, 2010) - Guests enjoy white water tubing at New La Union Monday, January 11, with their tubing guides. Tourism Secretary Ace Durano donated vests, helmets, and socks worth P138,000 for one of Sarangani's top tourist destinations. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Farm road

KIAMBA, Sarangani (January 13, 2010) – Mayor Rom Falgui (right), engineer Allan Jay Español (center) and barangay Tambilil chair Rico Amador (left) lead the groundbreaking ceremony for the opening and rehabilitation of 2.5 km. Tuguis-Guinalawang farm-to-market road Tuesday, January 12, which is a joint project of provincial and municipal government units with the assistance of Mindanao Rural Development Program. (KIAMBA NEWS CENTER/Rowdy Embolodi)

Hand made bags

MALAPATAN, Sarangani (January 11, 2010) – Pearl of Sarangani Sandra Matutino and Miss Malapatan 2009 Shina Marie Batiancila check the hand made bags produced by Malapatan Rural Improvement Club (RIC). The locally made bags in distinct, native designs and other local products of Malapatan such as tinagtag, banana chips and home decors are available at the RIC Pasalubong Center at the back of the municipal building. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Brilliant malong threads

MALAPATAN, Sarangani (January 11, 2010) – Malong weaver Aiza Joy Udan, a member of the Balungis Women’s Association, weaves a malong in princess design she learned from a skills training in Cotabato recently.. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Pearl of Sarangani

GLAN, Sarangani (January 8, 2010) - Pearl of Sarangani 2009 Sandra Matutino enjoys the pinkish, semi-white pebbled sand of Isla Jardin Del Mar's 750-meter long shoreline just after sunrise Thursday, January 7. A few meters towards the sea is a garden of corals 300 meters wide for guests to enjoy. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Isla Jardin Del Mar

GLAN, Sarangani (January 8, 2010) - Bamboo-finished cottages queue at Isla Jardin Del Mar on a bright day Thursday, January 7, as the resort awaits the summer to heat up to welcome guests with sports amenities, mountain trek and fishing at the lagoon on the other side of the road. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Sunrise at Isla Jardin Del Mar

GLAN, Sarangani (January 8, 2010) - A worker stares as the sun rises Thursday, January 7, before they busy themselves working at the resort during the day for its soft opening on January 23. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Sarangani's newest resort:Island Garden of the Sea

By Russtum G. Pelima

GUMASA, Sarangani (January 8, 2010) – Christmas season has ended, and just as the summer wind heats up, beach goers and summer beach sports enthusiasts will surely find this fascinating place that lies in the celebrated Sarangani Bay .

Pinkish, white sand pebbled shoreline and crystal clear seawater is a soul-absorbing view Isla Jardin Del Mar offers right away.

Isla Jardin Del Mar is a Spanish name which means “ Island Garden of the Sea”. The resort queues farthest among the scores of other resorts emerging in Gumasa white sand beaches. It is set to open on January 23.

“Our family enjoyed the beach for 20 years privately,” said Charlemagne Tan-Delfino, the resort’s manager. “It took us two years of planning to get help from the barangay to provide us the road right of way. With the help of Governor Migs (Dominguez) and Mayor (Yoyong) Yap , it becomes a reality.”

Charlemagne is the daughter of SAFII Group of Company’s President and CEO, Marfenio Tan, a fishing magnate in General Santos City and owner of the number one resort hotel in Sarangani, Isla Parilla in Alabel, and Sydney Hotel in General Santos City.

Isla Jardin Del Mar is a 34-hectare land area. The management decided to have its 15 hectares for site development for the resort. In an aerial view, Isla Jardin looks like a peninsula connected to a small island through the years, with the cottages and a restaurant floating over two separate white sand bars.

The pinkish white shoreline stretches and curves 750 meters, which gives the beachfront an impression as if the resort is a small island.

Cottage accommodation is P2,000 - air-conditioned, bamboo-finished with terrace and standard washroom and free breakfast - good for two. Another ten cottages are fan-ran for only P1,500 for four guests. At the other side of the restaurant is found the open cottages.

Just at the other side of the road is a lagoon. “There will be crabs and a fish pond in the future so we can do fishing,” Delfino disclosed. It is a breathtaking view of a small lake and the Sarangani Bay atop the hills which serve as the boundary for Isla Jardin Del Mar.

“We have mountain trekking beginner’s trail for 30 minutes both sides of the resort where you can see the spectacular Gumasa coastal view,” Delfino said. Two standard volleyball courts are also under construction.

About 25 meters from shoreline is the “garden” of corals 300 meters wide. “Our guests will surely enjoy the coral reef and colorful coral fish.”

Isla Jardin Del Mar is three kilometers from the main road. At the terminal in poblacion, one can ride a habal-habal going there for P50.

This year, the resort epitomizes summer fun for the many. Yet for now, the Island Garden of the Sea is a hideaway for the busy few and the soul searching. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

Capitol Residences

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 7, 2010) – Governor Migs Dominguez (right) and Benirando D. Claudio, chair of Sarangani Land and Property Corporation, sign a joint venture agreement Wednesday, January 6, for the development of the Provincial Employees Housing Project. The project also known as the “Capitol Residences” is located at Purok Sto Niño, Poblacion, Alabel covering an area of 6 hectares to generate a total of 180 housing units at an estimated cost of P80 million. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/Romina C. Rabina)

Gov. Migs, private developer ink P80-M joint venture for Sarangani employees housing

By Beverly Paoyon

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 7, 2010) – Governor Migs Dominguez on Wednesday (January 6) signed a joint venture agreement with Sarangani Land and Property Corporation president and chairman Benirando D. Claudio, developer of the 6-hectare provincial employees housing project here.

The housing project, called the Capitol Residences, is an initiative of the provincial government to “reduce the housing backlog and improve the provincial employees performance and service efficiency” considering the proximity which is only about 10 to 15 minute-ride to the Capitol complex.

Dominguez said the roughly P80-million investment would benefit homeless Capitol employees as the priority beneficiaries..

“It is a model housing project that the provincial government can be proud of,” the governor said.

The site would be subdivided into 180 housing units with 210 square meters land area and 39.24 sq. meters floor area each unit. “We made it larger than normal housing units size in subdivisions,” Dominguez said to anticipate plans for improvement by the owners.

Claudio said Capitol Residences is a formal subdivision with complete subdivision features but only at a socialized total package cost of P460,000 per house and lot at present available computation.

He stressed this is the “biggest investment this year on top of Conal Holdings not only in General Santos City but also in Sarangani which spends P80 million over the period of one year.”

Once the Capitol Residences is open, Claudio said this would also signal the jump-start of the socio-economic development in Alabel as more businesses would come in..

The provincial government purchased the land at Purok Sto. Niño, barangay poblacion of Alabel for P6 million but it has been agreed that the provincial government would recoup the raw cost plus one peso from the developer thru the take out proceeds or equivalent to P33,334 per housing unit.

Provincial Administrator office-in-charge Vicente Camacho said the 180 individual titles were already prepared to avoid ownership problems later on.

“Whoever gets into the community, hindi magkakaproblema except for the monthly amortization,” he said, but they have to pay religiously.

The housing project would be implemented thru a mortgage with the Home development Mutual Fund and other private financial institution to grant to interested and qualified buyers the financial assistance for the purchase of the housing units.

Dominguez wanted also to share the benefits of this project to the private sector and encourage greater participation from them.

South Cotabato Electric Cooperative, Inc. will provide for the electrical distribution system while the municipal local government of Alabel was tapped to provide the water system.

The joint venture agreement shall take effect within 30 days and would automatically expire upon the completion of land development, housing construction, and collection of all project receivables. (Beverly Paoyon/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

School visit

KIAMBA, Sarangani (January 6, 2010) – Governor Migs Dominguez reminds parents to fight illiteracy by spending more time teaching their children to read and write during the Parent Mentoring Program at the D. Gimarino Elementary School in barangay Kayupo Tuesday, January 5. The activity, funded by QUEST and CLASSRom, aims to educate the parents on their big role in realizing quality education. (KIAMBA NEWS CENTER/Abner P. Arzaga)

US Army courtesy call

KIAMBA, Sarangani (January 6, 2010) – U.S Army Captain Wayne Walker (second from left), the newly- installed Civil Action Team (CAT-712) leader, listens as Mayor Rom Falgui gives briefing during the team’s courtesy call Monday, January 4. Also listening are Mariz Emnace (center) from Sarangani Provincial Planning and Development Office and Sergeant First Class Jay Hedgepeth, CAT-712 team sergeant. CAT-712 has now pipelined water system projects for barangay Suli and Nalus. Just recently, the team also funded the construction of Falel-Tamadang farm road which is now near completion. (KIAMBA NEWS CENTER/Rowdy Embolodi)

Gov. Migs visits Kiamba

KIAMBA, Sarangani (January 6, 2010) – Governor Migs Dominguez pays his first visit in Kiamba for the year 2010 and chats with Mayor Rom Falgui (left) and municipal planning officer Carmelo Velasco (right) at the Municipal Mayor’s Office Tuesday, January 5. (KIAMBA NEWS CENTER/Rodrigo Embolodi)

New year's message

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 4, 2010) – Governor Migs Dominguez says “focus resources where it matters most” as he gives his new year’s message during the first flag raising ceremony Monday, January 4, attended by provincial employees. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)

First flag ceremony of the year

ALABEL, Sarangani (January 4, 2010) – Staff of the Vice Governor’s Office leads the Capitol flag raising ceremony Monday, January 4, which was well attended by the provincial employees. (Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)