NORTH COTABATO (Carlos Bautista / 10 Aug) More than two decades after the creation of their farming village, residents of Kulaman Valley in Arakan have reasons to be happy – they now have a farm-to-market road linking them to the town’s center.
Farmers can now sell their produce, faster and at a cheaper price, for the benefit of everybody in Arakan town.
A village populated mainly by indigenous people of the Matigsalog Tribe, Kulaman Valley is previously accessible only by hiking or on horseback, but not anymore because the provincial government has recently inaugurated a seven-kilometer stretch of farming road from the village of Sanlab to Kulaman.
"Before, we were paying one peso per kilo as hauling fees for our upland rice and corn produce. Now with the newly opened road, it will not be difficult anymore and we can sell at cheap prices for our farm products.”
"We hope the provincial government will continue its road infrastructure program so many people will benefit from it,” said Mariano Sagisabal, the village chieftain.
Gov. Emmanuel Pinol said he would allocate some P500, 000 for road and bridge projects Kulaman Valley.
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