Official Seal of Polomolok

Official Name: Municipality of Polomolok

Other names:

Income Classification: 1st Class Municipality

Region: XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)

Province: South Cotabato

Area: 131.26 sq. mi.

Area Elevation: 1,000 ft. above sea level

Population (2010): 138,273

Pop. Density: 1,100/sq mi

Language(s): Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Tagalog, English

Demonym: Polomolokano(s), taga-Polomolok

Postal Code: 9504

Dialing Code: 083 or 83

Official Website:

Nicknamed as the agro-industrial and suburban municipality due to it's unrelenting economic boost and fast urbanization of the town through the years. Polomolok is located at the southern part of Mindanao and the positioned at the political boundary of South Cotabato and General Santos City. The town's economic source is agronomy, agriculture and commercial industry(ies).

The town is also home of the multinational giant, Dole Philippines Incorporated, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company based in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Polomolok is also famous of its tropical rainforest climate with an average precipitation value of least 125 mm. The town is also in a typhoon-free region. The average temperature is 27.50°C.


How to get to Polomolok?

Polomolok can only be accessed by land travel. But can be reached by sea and air from General Santos City's airport and seaport.

via Land: Polomolok Transport Terminal
Yellow Bus Line offers travel to Polomolok from:
General Santos City
Davao City
Koronadal City

Husky Bus Line offers travel to Polomolok from:
General Santos City
Cotabato City
Koronadal City

UV Express Service Van offers travel to Polomolok from:
General Santos City
Koronadal City

Yellow Bus Line, Husky Bus Line are based in General Santos Transport Terminal in Bulaong, General Santos City. While UV Express Service Van(s) are stationed at: KCC Mall of Gensan, Gen. Santos Transport Terminal, Petron Gasoline Station (near Notre Dame of Dadiangas University).

You can also hire taxis from General Santos in these areas:

• SM City General Santos, San Miguel St., General Santos City
• General Santos International Airport, Tambler, General Santos City
• Crossing Makar, Apopong, General Santos City

Any questions? Feel free to write me an e-mail.

Source(s): Personal knowledge, Wikipedia, Dole Food Company

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Dolefil: Leader in Halal Quality Assurance

Another reason to be proud of! The Islamic Da'wah Council of the Philippines Inc., (IDCP), has awarded Dolefil the prestigious HALAL Leadership award in the Fruit Products Category. Dolefil is one of the few selected companies to receive the award during the International Halal Assurance Seminar (IHAS) held last June 3, 2011 at the Hotel Inter-continental Manila, Makati City. The award was proudly accepted by Dr. Leo P. Balito and Jasmin Sodusta, both managers of Quality Assurance Division.

The HALAL Leadership Award is given to companies who consistently complies with the requirements and passed the rigid inspection and audit by IDCP. The company should also consistently maintain and sustain the Halal-approved production process and procurement of Halal-certified raw materials. The award, then, is a confirmation that Dolefil products are guaranteed, spiritually and scientifically, for genuineness, best quality, wholesomeness and cleanliness, and best fit for human consumption.

Halal Certified Products are known for human consumption with no unlawful component and uncontaminated against filth. Critical Control Points of and Compliance Criteria of Halal are compatible in Dolefil's food safety and health programs. The alignment of the two programs reinforces one another to produce an outstanding Halal Quality Management System in Dolefil.

The underlying principle of the Halal Quality Assurance is that the production of Halal Food is an integrated process involving several interconnected stages; each production stage should comply with the Halal requirements and guidelines set by the accrediting body, and packaging materials should prevent any chance of contamination of the Halal product.

IDCP is a Halal certification authority duly recognized by the World Halal Council to issue halal certificate to all products including halal food manufacturers, processed foods, meat and poultry, ingredients and flavors, cosmetics and other non-food products including packaging.

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Source: Dolefil News Vol. X Issue No. 4

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Dolefil Chairs for Trees Program

POLOMOLOK, SOUTH COTABATO - The Chairs for Trees Program is a part of Community Development Reciprocating Action Project of Dolefil, it started in the year 2003 in the partnership  between the company, the cooperative and the community itself. It utilizes the process of reciprocation, designed to protect the environment and sustain the available resources for future requirement of chairs in the community.

The chairs are manufactured by Unified Engineering and Manpower Services Multi-Purpose Cooperative from the company's wooden pallets, which are turned over by the company. Dolefil pays the cooperative 270.00PHP per chair fabricated. With the help of the Mahintana Foundaiton Inc., these chairs are evenly distributed to their beneficiaries, who are obliged - as a reciprocating action - to plant and grow one tree for every 10.00PHP worth of company assistance.

Dolefil also continues to use wooden pallets in its operation, and recycling these into useful school chairs in a relatively cheap production cost reinforces Dolefil's internal solid waste management scheme.

Dolefil, through Mahintana Foundation Inc., also regularly visit the planted trees; hence, the beneficiary may no longer request for additional chairs unless replanting is done to replace lost number of hills. As of this date, Dolefil's CSR Program released for about 1.4 million chairs and tables to it's beneficiaries which are the public schools and churches around the South Cotabato Province.

Of course, we cannot plant trees if there are no hills (other term for seedlings) coming from Mt. Matutum Federation of Marginal Farmers Association (MMFMFA), a cooperative which provides hills in different varieties of hills such as native guava, hagimit, jackfruit, yellow acacia, ilang-ilang, golden shower, balete, narra, avocado, bamboo and Norfolk pine trees. Though Norfolk pine trees are exclusively for Kalsangi Village purposes only. The cooperative are paid 1.75PHP for each hill and with this Dolefil helps the cooperative as well as the community.

 Furthermore, this project provides a sustainable source of income for the cooperative that manufactures the chairs and sells the seedlings for reforestation. This present a long-term benefit to the members of the cooperatives and their families who now have a steady income to meet their day-to-day needs.

Since 2003, Dolefil's Chairs-for-trees has served as a versatile and vital community development program that provides holistic progress in Dolefil's social landscape.

Thanks to Dolefil for aiding the community and for supporting South Cotabato Province as part of their corporate social responsibility.

Thanks to the following persons who made this Dolefil CSR Tour a successful one:

• Gwyn Ann Marie Ebol - Dolefil Communications Superintendent
• Mel Hernandez - Dolefil Human Resource Manager
• Kinmark Deypalan - UEMSMPC Representative

Thanks also to my SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers family for inviting me to come to the Dolefil CSR Tour.

Photos by Rs Dee

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