At least 17 communities in Region XII will now have access to potable water after water system projects funded under the 2019 SALINTUBIG Program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have been completed, the DILG XII- Project Development and Management Unit (PDMU) confirmed.

All 17 projects were implemented by LGU recipients from the Province of Cotabato: three in Carmen, nine in Midsayap, three in Pikit, and two in President Roxas.

DILG XII Regional Director Josephine Cabrido-Leysa, CESO III has issued an urgent call to both residents and LGU officials of the Region as new Covid—19 cases was recorded just a few days after locally-stranded individuals have come home. 

In a statement, Director Leysa urged LGUs to maintain the strict observation of the minimum health standards prescribed by the DOH, together with the stringent implementation of protocols for residents who are coming from infected regions like Metro Manila area. Earlier, Region XII’s boundaries had been placed on high alert to prevent people, especially from neighbouring regions with high Covid cases, who try to sneak in.