`Smarter cities’ to rise in Soccsksargen region

2026-01-27 - 08:39

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – “Smart local government units (LGUs)” will soon rise in Region 12 or Soccsksargen following the rollout of the SMART Automated Response and Tracking for Emergency Reporting (SMARTER) project, a joint initiative of the Department of Science and Technology-12 (DOST-12) and the University of the Philippines (UP). Soccsksargen is the first region in Mindanao where