SULTAN SA BARONGIS, Maguindanao --- Held at the
Sangguniang Bayan Session Hall, the municipal government here conducted last
January 18 its joint meetings of the Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC),
Municipal Anti-Drug Abuse Council (MADAC), and Municipal Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council (MRRMC).
In presiding over
the joint meetings, Mayor Ramdatu Angas said: “To date, we are glad to announce
that Sultan Sa Barongis is generally peaceful. The Martial Law implementation
in Mindanao is a contributor to our peaceful community.”
Officer-in-Charge PO1
Reynante Quinilayo, in his report, revealed that the municipal government has
been implementing the Peace and Order and Public Safety Plan for FY 2017-2019.
“Our perennial
problem here is ‘rido’ and we are properly addressing it,” Quinilayo said.
Qunilayo said it
is their intent to have increased awareness and participation of communities to
maintain a peaceful community.
40th IB commanding
officer Lt. Col. Edgar L. Catu, on the other hand, presented an update on peace
and security scenario. He was joined by 1Lt. Ramsy Lego.
MDRRM officer Paisal
A. Maulana also presented an update on the DRRM situation.
As to the DRRM,
the town continues to experience recurring flood problem.
“Sultan Sa Barongis
is situated along the borders of Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat and is at the
direct path of the Ala River, a major tributary coming from South Cotabato.
Therefore, it is not only the concern of the town but also of the provincial
and regional governments,” he said.
Mayor Angas said
the flood water easily riseS in the town, most especially in the five low-lying
barangays of Paldong, Barurao, Gadungan, Papakan, and Kulambog.
“This is what
usually happens when the Ala River rises beyond its level 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. (GILMHAR A. LAO & ANNE ACOSTA
– MINDANAO EXPOSE’)
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