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KIDAPAWAN CITY, COTABATO, Philippines — Motorists and businesses would be spared from a major traffic disruption after the heirs of a landowning family in Makilala, Cotabato, suspended plans to close a section of the national highway traversing their property while awaiting the outcome of a court hearing.
Last week, the Tejada family announced that it would barricade the highway beginning today to pressure the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to settle long-overdue road right-of-way compensation claims.
The planned closure threatened to disrupt the movement of people and goods across Cotabato, Davao del Sur, and Sultan Kudarat provinces.
The affected stretch of the road serves as a vital transportation corridor linking Cotabato province’s capital Kidapawan City, Digos City and Davao City in Davao del Sur to Tacurong City in Sultan Kudarat.
