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FLOOD BURDEN --- Mayor Ramdatu M. Angas of Sultan Sa
Barongis relates how languishing it is for the constituents when floodings hit
their town as they look how this crisis situation can be solved.
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COTABATO CITY --- The municipality
of Sultan Sa Barongis in the province of Maguindanao is appealing for aid from the
provincial government of Maguindanao and the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM) to solve its recurring flood problem.
Municipal Mayor Ramdatu Angas said their
municipality is located within the boundary of the provinces of Maguindanao and
Sultan Kudarat.
“Sultan Sa Barongis is situated along the borders
of Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat and is at the direct path of Ala River, a
major tributary coming from South Cotabato. Therefore, it is not only a concern
of the town but also of the provincial and regional governments,” he said.
Mayor Angas said flood waters easily rise in the
town, most especially in the five low-lying barangays ---Paldong, Barurao,
Gadungan, Papakan, and Kulambog.
“This is what usually happens when Ala River rises due
to the torrential rain in the mountains of Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato.
Should it rain up there in the mountains of these provinces, we will be flooded
for sure,” he said.
Angas mentioned the characteristics of flood waters
that remain unpredictable as they recede and suddenly rise even if Maguindanao province
experiences no rain.
“Even if we don’t experience rain here in the
province, we are still prone to flooding should it rain in the nearby
provinces. Floods come and go but it’s getting worse every time a situation
takes place,” he said.
Mayor Angas cited a flood control dike constructed
by a banana plantation company. “They
put up a dike to save their farm site but the flood water from Ala River has
been diverted to Sultan Sa Barongis,” he said.
Sultan sa Barongis is a second class municipality
in the province of Maguindanao. It is politically subdivided into 12 barangays:
Angkayamat, Barurao, Bulod, Darampua, Gadungan, Kulambog, Langgapanan, Masulot,
Papakan, Tugal, Tukanakuden, and Paldong. (GILMHAR
A. LAO & ANNE B. ACOSTA)
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