DAVAO CITY – Over 100 barangays in the province of Maguindanao del Sur are still flooded after almost a week of torrential rains due to the combined effects of the Intertropical Convergence Zone and low-pressure area, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.
Over 100 villages in Maguindanao del Sur remain flooded
Published May 22, 2025 02:02 pm
As of 5 p.m. May 21, the NDRRMC said that 111 out of 121 affected barangays from 12 towns remain flooded. Flood in other areas has receded or subsided.
RESIDENTS are rescued from a flooded village in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte. (MDRRMO Datu Odin Sinsuat)
Data from the Bangsamoro Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said that 138 barangays have been affected by flooding since May 14.
Bangsamoro READi reported that massive flooding has affected almost 270, 000 persons in the towns of Ampatuan, Datu Abdullah Sangki, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Datu Piang, Datu Salibo, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Mamasapano, Guindulungan, Shariff Aguak, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Sultan sa Barongis, and Talayan.
Also affected was the town of Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao del Norte.
Almost 7,000 affected persons temporarily sought shelter in different evacuation centers.
Affected towns sit on the periphery of the 200,000-hectare Ligawasn Marsh that serves as the catch basin of Mindanao river systems.
Local government officials and concerned agencies have acknowledged that the recurring flood is due to heavy deposit of silt in the Ligawasan Marsh as well as all the river systems connected into the catch basin.
The Bangsamoro READi intensified its emergency response operations in Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur.
BARMM interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua mobilized key regional ministries to deliver relief aid and safeguard affected communities.
Flooding also destroyed over 2,033 hectares of crops and livestock.
Maguindanao del Sur declared a state of calamity in the town of Datu Piang on May 21.
Bangsamoro READi reported that two wooden bridges in Barangay Bagumbong, Mamasapano were damaged by the flooding.
On May 20, dozens of individuals were rescued in Datu Anggal Midtimbang due to flashflood.
The Ministry of Social Services and Development, through its regional, provincial, and central offices, has conducted relief operations in flood-affected areas.
MSSD initially delivered 238 food packs, hygiene kits, and sleeping kits in Ampatuan; 1,045 sets of the same aid in 20 barangays in Datu Piang; and served 1,000 hot meals and distributed 500 food packs, 500 hygiene kits, and 335 sleeping kits in Datu Anggal Midtimbang.