Officials of Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao province and this city have called for greater regulation on the operation of boats that ferry passengers along the Rio Grande de Mindanao after five people died in a collision of two boats on Saturday night. Residents in communities along the banks of Rio Grande, Mindanao’s longest river, use boats in their daily commute. Mainly, these boats ply routes between villages of Sultan Kudarat town and Cotabato City, the economic center of central Mindanao.

Fernandez, E. O. (2019, August 28). More regulation pushed for boats plying Rio Grande de Mindanao. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A9.