5 remote villages in Maguindanao town get rescue vehicles

According to [Philippine News Agency PNA], five far-flung villages of Upi, Maguindanao received rescue vehicles from their municipality.

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Mayor Ramon Piang turned over on Friday the rescue vehicles to the villages of Kiga, Ranao Pilayan, Bayabas, Kabakaba, and Ganasi in a simple ceremony at the town gymnasium.

“The vehicles are very much needed by the selected barangays in times of emergencies considering their distance from the town proper,” he said in a media statement.

The rescue vehicles, worth PHP250,000 each, were procured through the disaster risk reduction and management fund of the town.

5 remote villages in Maguindanao town get rescue vehicles (Photo / Retrieved from The Ranao Star)

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Upi is a first-class municipality in the northern part of Maguindanao with agriculture as its main source of livelihood.

According to [Philippine News Agency PNA], a mixture of Christians, Muslims, and Teduray indigenous settlers are peacefully coexisting in the area.