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The province of North Cotabato is located in the eastern part of Region XII. It is also in the central part of Mindanao as it is surrounded by the following areas:

·         Lanao del Sur (Northwest)

·         Davao City (East)

·         Davao del Sur (Southeast)

·         Maguindanao Province (West)

·         Sultan Kudarat Province (Southwest)

The famous Mount Apo, the highest mountain in the Philippines could be located at its east. The Paipungan Range that separates it from Lanao del Sur is at its west. And in the middle of these landforms is the Pulangi River which spreads toward the southwest.

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Religion

Islam was the first religion introduced by other countries to the Philippines. It was brought during the 15th century by Shariff Kabunsuan, a missionary who later established the Sultanate of Mindanao. According to the factsheet (2017) released by the Philippine Statistics Authority, although a bulk of the population is still followers of the Islamic religion, the majority of the population is not Muslims.

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Language

The provinces of Mindanao, in general, have a diverse language compared to other provinces. And North Cotabato is the second most multilingual province in Mindanao. The most spoken languages in North Cotabato are Hiligaynon, Maguindanao, and Cebuano

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Population

As of 2020, it has a total population of 1,490,618, and the distribution amongst local government units is presented in the graph above. Most of the LGUs are first- or second-class municipalities with only a few categorized as a third-class municipalities such as Aleosan. . The province is composed  of seventeen (17) municipalities and one (1) city, has a total of five hundred forty three (543) legally created barangays, and it’s capital is Kidapawan City.

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1.       Asik-Asik falls – Sitio Dulao, Barangay Upper Dado,    Alamada

2.       Lake Agco – Sitio Agko, Barangay Ilomavis, Kidapawan City

3.       Daday Falls – Sitio Mimbalawag, Barangay Dado, Alamada

4.       Lake Baranibud – Alamada, North Cotabato

5.       Kapati Falls – Sitio Batongbasag, Barangay Sallab, Magpet

6.       Mount Apo – Barangay Mainit, Digos

7.       Tamontoka Church – Cotabato City

8.       Tausuvan Falls – Barangay Bangolanon, Magpet

9.       Lake Venedo – Barangay Mainit, Digos

10.   Koong Campsite – Barangay Mainit, Digos

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Deprivation

According to research conducted in the in the municipalities of Roxas, Arakan, Magpet and Matalam province of North Cotabato, some of the tribal people of north cotabata are still heavily reliant of their folk healers when suffering from illnesses. In addition, this research was also able to identify that their treatments are based on medicinal plants which lack pharmacological investigations to prove their effectivity in treating their corresponding conditions (Nuvio & Raive, 2018).

Technological Advancement

Rural health centers are already available in the municipalities mentioned. But some of the other ways of advocating the importance of prioritizing the services provided in the health centers, would be outreach programs that would enable a health team to provide basic services such as checkups, provision of medicines, and health teachings. But since these are tribal areas, communicating with their leader would be recommended to assess the readiness of the community to receive health services.

Reference:

Rubio, M. M., & Naive, M. A. K. (2018, December 15). Ethnomedicinal plants used by traditional healers in North Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines. INSSPUB. Retrieved from: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark_Arcebal_Naive/publication/330112498_Ethnomedicinal_plants_used_by_traditional_healers_in_North_Cotabato_Mindanao_Philippines/links/5c2e03b0a6fdccd6b58f70f3/Ethnomedicinal-plants-used-by-traditional-healers-in-North-Cotabato-Mindanao-Philippines

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SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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Deprivation
According to research conducted in kabacan, North Cotabato; there are a lot of structural and nonstructural factors that contribute to the vulnerability of the area to flooding (Ylagan, 2019). They utilized a pre-flood vulnerability capacity assessment approach in collecting data about the area’s vulnerability to experience high damage to properties when flooding in floodplain areas such as Kabacan, North Cotabato. Some of the structural properties that make their area vulnerable to flood are the buildings that are one story high and have an elevation lower than street level. They were also able to identify that the most vulnerable area is the urban center of the Kabacan municipality, but the whole municipality is at risk since they are adjacent to a river and naturally a low-lying ground (i.e., floodplain).

Reference:
Ylagan, M. L. (2019, July 18). Pre-flood Vulnerability Capacity Assessment Approach for Buildings Located in Floodplain Areas A Method Applied in the Case of Kabacan, North Cotabato, Philippines. Retrieved from: http://ojs.upmin.edu.ph/index.php/banwa-a/article/view/343

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1.       Water gates – the installation of flood gates could have prevented the overflow of of the kabacan River. Water gates are PVC devices that prevents flood on a specific road or area by using the pressure of the oncoming water to anchor the whole structure

2.       WIPP: Water inflated property protector- this could be placed in houses with low elevation to prevent the flood from entering their houses. The WIPP is a vinyl-coated polyester that surrounds a whole structure to serve as a barrier against oncoming waters. They are easily deployed and stored which is very convenient for repeated use.

3.       Quick dam- this could be the most economical solution since the materials are common and cheaper. Quick dams are water barriers that are bought folded and compressed which will increase in size after absorbing the water from the flood, both serving as a barrier and reducing the water from the flood.

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