Mlang, Cotabato- “Dati kailangan pa naming mag-igib ng tubig, ngayon may dumadaloy nang tubig sa gripo ng aming mga bahay.”

We used to fetch water, now we have running water straight from the faucet in our houses, said Rene Rose Villanueva, a community volunteer from barangay Tawantawan in town.

About 526 families are expected to benefit from the ₱492,808 water system project from

Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI CIDSS) of DSWD XII.

The local government unit also provided ₱70,193 counterpart while more than ₱27k was already provided by the Barangay.

Meanwhile in barangay Dungoan a ₱2,067424.50 worth of Isolation facility was turned over. It’s a retrofitted project of the community from an existing Madrasah building now turned into an isolation facility with ₱295,230 lgu counterpart and ₱115,954 share from the Barangay.

These projects are identified by the community since one of the project objectives of the program is to give them voice and support in development.