South Cotabato veterinary personnel has expanded their vaccination campaign against rabies as it recorded cases of the deadly virus among pet dogs in three localities.
Mayor Sara Z. Duterte has appealed to the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) to approve stricter screening measures for travelers passing the region's checkpoints.
The local IATF of Zamboanga City required all inbound passengers to present a negative swab test result for Covid-19 before they can be allowed entry the place.
South Cotabato officials are pushing for the restoration of the quarantine protocol for travelers and the implementation of stricter preventive measures in the wake of the Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila and other parts of the country.
The provincial government of South Cotabato is targeting to fully operate in the next two months its own centralized dialysis and treatment center for kidney patients in Koronadal City.