The Department of the Interior and Local Government Rehiyon Dose recognized the Most Outstanding Sangguniang Kabataan for the first time in the SOCCSKSARGEN Region last November 14, 2021, during the Regional Awarding Ceremony of the Governance Exemplars for Meaningful Service for SK (GEMS for SK).

The ceremony was conducted at The Farm at Carpenter Hill, Koronadal City, South Cotabato, attended by the Members of the Regional Management Committee headed by DILG Dose Regional Director Josephine Cabrido- Leysa, CESO III, SK Regional Federation Officers, C/MLGOOs, and other partners in the Monitoring and Evaluation Teams.

To effectively implement various LGSF-SBDP projects for FY 2021 in Cotabato Province, DILG XII’s Project Development and Management Unit (PDMU) held a five-day quality assurance assessment and technical assistance on November 15-19, 2021 for the PLGU Cotabato Engineering Office.

The PDMU team was spearheaded by DILG XII SBDP Focal Person Engr. Francis Earl G. Caldedero, with members composed of the following: Engr. Elaine Rose C. Llupar, from the Regional Office, and Engrs. Krisnan Panisa, Freddie Pedroso Jr., Geoffrey Villaga, Ivan Roy Cabangon, Shelo John Adaya and Marlo Taghoy from the DILG Cotabato Provincial Office.