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Who can swim across Sarangani Bay in less than 3 hours?
By Mindanews on May 21 2013 4:00 pm
MAASIM, Sarangani (MindaNews/21 May)– The open ocean swimming race from Maasim to Glan remains to be the much-awaited sports event in the eight-year history of Sarangani Bay Festival. A total… »
Problematic PCOS CF cards delay Sarangani proclamation
By Allen V. Estabillo on May 15 2013 12:00 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 15 May) – The proclamation of winning candidates in nearby Sarangani Province has remained pending after the transmission of election results from three municipalities were… »
‘Minor glitches’ for PCOS machines encountered in GenSan, Sarangani and SouthCot
By Allen V. Estabillo on May 7 2013 1:10 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/07 May) — Except for a few technical problems, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the ongoing final testing and sealing of the precinct count optical scan… »
GenSan brownouts down to 2 hours
By Allen V. Estabillo on May 6 2013 5:16 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 6 May) – The daily rotating outages here and parts of nearby South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces are now down just two hours as the… »
Sarangani board member sacked over funds misuse
By Allen V. Estabillo on May 1 2013 3:59 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 1 May) – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered the immediate removal from office of a provincial board member of Sarangani… »
GenSan, Sarangani to host 23rd Minbizcon
By Allen V. Estabillo on April 23 2013 8:23 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/23 April) — The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) in Mindanao has chosen this city and nearby Sarangani Province as hosts of the 23rd edition… »
GenSan co-op calls for ‘sacrifice’ to save 5.4-MW electricity
By Allen V. Estabillo on March 26 2013 6:44 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/26 March)– This city and parts of nearby South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces could save up to 5.4 megawatts (MW) of electricity if about 20 percent of… »
Comelec-12 nixes hotspot declaration for Sarangani town
By Allen V. Estabillo on March 8 2013 7:17 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/08 March) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has rejected the possibility of placing the coastal town of Glan in nearby Sarangani province under its control despite… »
Sarangani coal plant eyes operation in 2015
By Bong S. Sarmiento on February 15 2013 4:13 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/15 February)—The Alcantara-led coal-fired power project in nearby Maasim, Sarangani is targeted to go on commercial stream by September 2015, a company executive said. Oscar Benedict Contreras… »
More tourism investments for Sarangani pushed
By Allen V. Estabillo on February 3 2013 5:16 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/03 February) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) is pushing for the entry of more investments on tourism infrastructure and related development ventures in Sarangani province to… »
Mosquito-borne ‘chikungunya’ now under control – Sarangani health officials
By Allen V. Estabillo on January 24 2013 1:31 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 23 Jan) – Health authorities in Sarangani province have declared the recent occurrence of the mosquito-borne chikungunya disease in two of its municipalities as under… »
In Region 12, quality of life better in South Cotabato
By Bong S. Sarmiento on January 11 2013 12:00 am
In Region 12, quality of life better in South Cotabato KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/ 10 January)—Quality of life is better for people living in South Cotabato than the three other provinces… »
Missing fishermen from GenSan, Sarangani now 323
By Allen V. Estabillo on December 12 2012 11:45 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/12 December) — The number of missing fishermen from this city and nearby Sarangani Province rose to 323 on Wednesday as more small and light fishing boats… »
BATANG MINDANAW: My Lifetime Trek
By Annalie T. Edday on September 23 2012 6:54 pm
SARANGANI (MindaNews/23 September) — In November 2010, we were happily trekking the trails of Barangay Pag-asa, Alabel, Sarangani on our way to conduct a youth mentoring activity among the first-year… »
Hero’s welcome still awaits Pacquiao
By Allen V. Estabillo on June 11 2012 11:32 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/11 June) — Despite losing his welterweight title in Sunday’s controversial match in Las Vegas, a hero’s welcome still awaits boxing sensation and Rep. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao… »
Sarangani coal plant construction slated to start in Q3, exec says
By Bong S. Sarmiento on May 25 2012 6:27 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/24 May) – The actual construction of an Alcantara-led $450-million coal power station will commence this third quarter and is targeted to initially go on stream in… »
Sarangani town wants more power
By Edwin G. Espejo on May 4 2012 7:30 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/03 May) – The municipal council of Alabel, Sarangani on Tuesday asked the Department of Energy to order the National Power Corporation and the National Grid Corporation… »
MV HS Puccini
By Contributor on August 11 2011 8:46 am
The Liberian-flagged container ship, MV HS Puccini, with the distinct gash in its portside, is docked at the Makar Wharf in General Santos City after it collided with another ship,… »
Sarangani sending bangus to fish kill areas in Luzon
By Allen V. Estabillo on June 16 2011 6:17 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/15 June) – The provincial government of Sarangani is sending some five million bangus or milkfish fry to Pangasinan and Batangas provinces in a bid to help… »
Pacman, the book, now available
By Edwin G. Espejo on December 16 2010 12:01 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/15 December) – Pacman, a book written by Gary Andrew Poole, is now available in all National Bookstore outlets nationwide. The 251-page book is a crafty chronicle… »
Murder charges filed vs bandits in Sarangani
By Allen V. Estabillo on December 4 2010 12:01 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/3 Dec) – Police authorities in Sarangani province have filed murder charges against at least five suspected bandits who were tagged as behind the attack in a… »
Greenpeace 'warship' to weigh anchor in GenSan
By Germelina Lacorte on November 16 2010 7:07 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/15 November)—Rainbow Warrior, the campaign ship of the environment group Greenpeace, will dock at Makar wharf in General Santos City on Friday, November 19, to support the protest… »

