06/08/2026
๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐๐จ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด
The Local Government Unit of Surallah under the leadership of Mayor Pedro M. Matinong Jr. and representatives from key government agencies convened in an emergency coordination meeting to address the recurrent flooding caused by heavy and continuous rainfall in the municipality.
The meeting, called immediately by Mayor Matinong focused on formulating swift, collaborative solutions to mitigate flood risks across affected areas. Presenting during the discussion was Engineer III Elmer Limpiado, who detailed the Flood Control and Drainage Master Plan of Surallah.
Mayor Matinong emphasized the urgency of securing firm commitments from all involved agencies to align municipal priorities with provincial, regional and national initiatives.
"Nagapasalamat gid ako sa response sang tanan. Unta ara ang mga top officials sang inyo agencies kay need ko sang commitment from them kay para malaman din namin sa LGU kung ano ang gagawin at gawan ng paraan kung ano ang bigyan ng priority. Ito yong rason na nagpatawag ako immediately nito," Matinong stated.
"Kaya ito paggustuhin na tulong-tulungan ng different concerned agencies. Gusto namin ito gawan ng paraan para maresolve ang problema pero maraming maapektuhan na programa."
To ensure the master plan and necessary engineering interventions are executed, Matinong highlighted that the local government unit (LGU) is open to resorting to a loan to fund long-term flood management solutions, even if it requires reallocating funds or impacting other municipal programs.
Key municipal leaders present at the coordination meeting included Municipal Administrator Benjamin S. Datinguinoo, MDRRM Officer Leonardo B. Ballon, MPDC Head Joyce A. Lubaton, MEBO Engineer Lerny D. Pajonar, MENRO Engineer Roldan M. Eusoya, MEEMO Manager Andrew Ian Dormitorio, GSO Remelyn E. Cataloctocan, and Motorpool In-Charge Eddie Sta. Maria.
Joining the LGU officials were technical representatives from the National Irrigation AdministrationโAllah River Irrigation System (NIA-Allah RIS), the South Cotabato Provincial Engineering Office, and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) South Cotabato District Engineering Office to align inter-agency technical and infrastructure support.
