Maguindanao towns to get level 2 water systems
Most of them are poor and it’s hard for them to spend more on drinking water or get water from unsafe sources from anopen shallow pit near the marsh,” she said.[]
In Maguindanao, water peddling is common in Parang, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Datu Salibo, Datu Unsay, Datu Piang and nearby towns due to lack of potable water systems despite having bountiful sources.
Loong said that aside from water systems, they have allocated P10.103 billion from the agency’s 2015 funds for the rehabilitation, construction and repair of roads, bridges, sea ports and other infrastructures projects.
But he noted that local suppliers could not meet the demand for construction materials needed for the projects like cement and steel.
Last week, Loong and Hataman had simultaneous MOA signing sessions with different mayors of ARMM for the infrastructure projects in their areas.
These include the concreting of a six-kilometer road between Barangay Kapatawan Small, Isabela City and Barangay Bohe Nange, Lamitan City with an appropriation of P72 million, and a 4.5-kilometer road between Barangay Bohe Nange and Barangay Sta. Clara in Lamitan City with a budget of P54 million pesos.
In Bongao, Tawi-tawi, P56 million was appropriated for the construction of access roads and development of Bongao Peak Eco-Tourism.
Bongao Mayor Jasper Que said they will not stop developing their town as an ecotourism destination that boasts of white sand islets and rich marine resources.
Meanwhile, the protection dike in Tukanalipao River in Mamasapano town will also be built to protect farmlands from the seasonal overflowing of Kabulnan River.[]
