BETTER ROAD FOR A BETTER LIFE
Imagine having to swim across a raging river to get to a woman in labor. It may sound like a scene from a daytime drama, but it isn’t. Such is the life of midwives serving Barangay Babalaya in Bacolod, Lanao del Norte before KALAHI-CIDSS.
“Pirting lisora” (Very difficult) is how Brgy. Captain Juanito Mensidor describes the condition of their road before. According to him, even going to town to buy their needs wasn’t always something that they looked forward to since they have to pass through very rough roads.
The KALAHI-CIDDS Project was introduced to the Municipality of Bacolod in 2003. Brgy. Babalaya, during the 1st Cycle, was one of the 7 barangays that qualified to have their proposed sub-project prioritized, which was the improvement of their road.

























