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DTI-12 is composed of four provinces—North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sarangani Province, and Sultan Kudarat; and five cities—Koronadal, Tacurong, General Santos, Kidapawan, and Cotabato.
The region’s major exports consist of fresh/canned/frozen tuna and other fish products; fresh/canned pineapples; frozen octopus/shrimps; fresh bananas; coconut and crude/cochin-type coconut oil; copra pellets; cutflowers, asparagus, and okra; abaca pulp; garments; aquaculture products; gifts and houseware products.
KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 12 partnered with the Philippine Red Cross – South Cotabato chapter for a blood donation drive among its employees and other partner government agencies on Thursday, October 19, at the DTI 12 Regional Office in this city.
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KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Region 12 has initiated a "Technology and Product Development Learning Visit to Coconut Integrated Processing MSMEs in Caraga" aimed at engaging micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the coconut industry on March 21, 2023, in Hinatuan,
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The Kape Dose Coffee Quality Competition is of two categories, Arabica and Robusta, and will highlight the highest-quality coffee beans of Region 12. The winners of the two categories will be recognized as the best coffee of Region 12 and will be promoted and marketed as "Kape
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KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 12 conducted another round of surveillance, monitoring, and enforcement of Service and Repair Enterprises (SREs) in parts of Region 12. This activity adheres to Presidential Decree No. 1572 and Republic Act 7394, also known as the Consumer
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KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO --The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 12 invites owners of micro-sized business enterprises in the region to register their businesses online as Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) to avail themselves of the benefits stipulated in the Republic Act 9178 or the BMBE Act of
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KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 12, under the leadership of OIC Regional Director Flora Politud-Gabunales, will hold the Kape Dose Coffee Quality Competition 2023 to showcase the best coffee produced in Region 12. The competition is open to all coffee farmers and processors
Read more.Region 12 or SOCCSKSARGEN Region is located in South Central Mindanao. It is composed of 4 provinces namely: SOUTH COTABATO, COTABATO, SULTAN KUDARAT and SARANGANI as well as 5 cities namely: GENERAL SANTOS, COTABATO, KORONADAL, TACURONG AND KIDAPAWAN.
General Santos and Cotabato are chartered cities whereas Koronadal, Tacurong and Kidapawan are component cities. South Cotabato has 11 municipalities and 1 component city. Cotabato has 17 municipalities and 1 component city. Sultan Kudarat has 12 municipalities and 1 component city.
Region 12 has a total of 45 municipalities and 1,192 barangays. It has 7 congressional seats, 4 gubernatorial and 4 vice-gubernatorial seats, 40 provincial board membership, 50 mayoral and vice-mayoral seats, 415 city/municipal councillorships and 1,192 seats for barangay captainship. (COMELEC WEBSITE)
The Economic Profile of Region 12 is categorized into four levels: One is the regional level which tells us about the socio-economic situation of SOCCSKSARGEN as a region. Second is the provincial level which will help us see the socio-economic situation of the four provinces of SOCCSKSARGEN. Third is the city level and fourth is the municipal level which will help us take a bird’s eye view of Region 12’s cities and municipalities respectively.
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