"Dako maantap i makambalay sa seminto sya sa luk a pawas". (I could not imagine such concrete building can be constructed in the middle of Liguasan Marsh.)

This was how Taid Maul, one of the 50 members of the United Peace Homeowners Association (UPHA) expressed his feelings after seeing the newly completed Community Health Center (CHC) in Sitio Marges, Buliok, Pagalungan, Maguindanao. The CHC with a dimension of 48 square meters is a half-concrete building with one lying-in room, a wide sala and toilet. Its floor is elevated from the ground for around four feet by nine concrete posts. The floor elevation is necessary to protect the whole building from frequent flooding in the area. The CHC construction was made possible through the support of the Mindanao Trust Fund-Reconstruction and Development Program.

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