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SOUTH COTABATO – Police Regional Office 12 (PRO-12) reported two successful anti-illegal drug operations in the province that resulted in the arrest of three suspects, including a high-value individual, and…
KORONADAL CITY — Two more lives were lost on August 11 in Sitio Campo Kilot, Barangay Pulabato, Tampakan, South Cotabato, after a deadly collapse during illegal “banlas” operations, a destructive…
Two lives were lost in Tampakan this week. On the afternoon of August 11, 2025, in Campo Kilot, Pulabato, two men—Johnry Samling and Richard Sumali—were swept away by the strong…
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato (August 4, 2025) — The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Tampakan has launched a coordinated crackdown on illegal hydraulic mining operations, locally known as banlas, at the…
Over and over again, we hear the same polished claims from mining companies: “We are mining responsibly.” It’s a phrase that has become a mantra in corporate press releases, flashy…
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato (May 16, 2025) – In a bid to strengthen community-based forest management and promote sustainable livelihoods, the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of General Santos…
TAMPAKAN, SOUTH COTABATO – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 12 (DENR-12), through the SOCCSKSARGEN Environmental Protection Task Force (SEPTF), launched an anti-illegal mining operation dubbed Oplan Banlas…
The recent Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) campaign in Tampakan, South Cotabato, highlights the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and its attached agencies’ efforts to curb illegal mining,…
TAMPAKAN, SOUTH COTABATO – A successful anti-drug operation conducted by the Police Regional Office 12 (PRO 12) led to the seizure of suspected shabu valued at Php194,792.80 and the arrest…
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato—The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 12 (DENR 12), in collaboration with the Municipal Planning and Development Office (MPDO), conducted a monitoring of water sources under…