MENRE releases rescued ‘Brahminy Kite’ in swamp forest of Cotabato City

COTABATO CITY—Rescued Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus), also known as the Red-backed Sea Eagle in Australia, was released on Tuesday, Sept. 6, by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MENRE) officials in the dense swamp forest of Brgy. Tamontaka-3 in this city. A concerned citizen named Tahila Lauban immediately coordinated with the authorities after discovering…

400 tech-voc scholars join MBHTE’s Training Induction Program in Cotabato City

COTABATO CITY — A total of 400 technical-vocational scholars participated in the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education through its Technical Education Skills Development’s (MBHTE-TESD) Training Induction Program on Wednesday, Sept. 7, in this city. The activity was conducted under the Bangsamoro Scholarship Program for Technical Vocational Education and Training – Tulong ng TekBok…

Basilan coops get P6.3M food processing equipment from MOST

COTABATO CITY—Nine (9) cooperatives from Basilan received food processing and production equipment worth Php6.3-million from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 2022. The provision of equipment was part of the ministry’s Technology Transfer and Commercialization Program (TTCP) which aims to assist cooperatives to produce quality products that are…