Better transport experience and education within reach – these are just some of the benefits the residents of Arakan, Province of Cotabato will now enjoy as the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) XII formally turned over road and school building projects seven recently cleared barangays against armed conflict under the government’s End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) Program.

Barangay Poblacion in Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat took center stage during Week 18 of the BarKaDa (Barangay Kalinisan Day) clean-up drive, a pivotal aspect of the nationwide KALINISAN (Kalinga at Inisyatiba para sa Malinis na Bayan) Program.

Community residents, alongside the barangay local government unit, collaborated with various sectors including 4Ps, BPATS, BHW, Purok Presidents, and Senior Citizens, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to the cause rooted in the spirit of Filipino Bayanihan.