MAITUM, Sarangani (February 20, 2012) - Malalag National High School principal Florlie Mallare (extreme right) presents to municipal officials and employees Monday, February 20, the winners for the 9th National Science Quest held in Baguio City last February 10-12. With their research paper of Apoptosis Induction and Cytogenetic Screening of Ethno-botanicals in Toxicity and Cancer Research, Malalag National High School students (L-R) Denise Mae de Guzman, Khenno Hinampas and Gwyn Kenneth Narvaez won the 1st Place in Science Investigatory Project, Team Category, while Notre Dame of Maitum student Fernamel Chris Vergara was proclaimed as the champion in Sci-Damath competition. (Joylyn Ty/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)

MAITUM, Sarangani (February 20, 2012) - Research adviser Rex Ramirez (extreme left) and Malalag National High School principal Florlie Mallare (extreme right) pose with the 9th National Science Quest winners (L-R) Fernamel Chris Vergara (champion in Sci-Damath) and Khenno Hinampas, Gwyn Kenneth Narvaez and Denise Mae de Guzman (1st place in Science Investigatory Project/Team Category) with their trophies. The winners competed at the 9th National Science Quest held in Baguio City last February 10-12 where the team won with their research paper of Apoptosis Induction and Cytogenetic Screening of Ethno-botanicals in Toxicity and Cancer Research. (Joylyn Ty/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFIC

MAITUM, Sarangani (February 1, 2012) – Maitum Mayor Elsie Perrett, Taguig City Mayor Ma. Laarni Cayetano, and Sarangani Board Member George Perrett pose with Maitum scholars on January 27. Their tuition fees will be shouldered by Mayor Cayetano for school year 2011-2012 at Edenton Mission College, Inc. (Afren de Guzman/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)

MAITUM, Sarangani (February 1, 2012) - Mayor Elsie Perrett and Mayor Ma. Laarni Cayetano of Taguig City show the memorandum-of-agreement (MOA) they signed January 27 on mutual assistance and cooperation. The MOA states among other things that there will be an active exchange of experiences, best practices, and resources in good governance particularly in the field of tourism, education, commerce/trade and industry, environmental protection, public health, and social services. There will also be continuous promotion and implementation of sustainable programs geared towards better understanding and appreciation of their respective cultures, gifts, and resources. There will also be sharing of ideas, experiences, and resources available which would be relevant and helpful to attaining the common goal of raising the quality of lives of their people. (Afren de Guzman/MAITUM INFORMATION OFFICE)