Residents of Barangay Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City have raised concerns over the inconvenience an unfinished road project in Zone 5 Camp Alagar has caused them.

One of the residents said work for the project started over a year ago but the road remains unfinished, as of this writing, and has reportedly become a huge inconvenience especially to senior citizens. Other residents have also found it difficult to leave their homes during emergencies.

“Nadungagan gyud ang among kalisod ug kabalaka namo labi na namo mga senior citizen nga panahon sa kagabhion maglisod pa mi og gawas panahon og naay katalagman pareha sa mga sunog, mga emergency unsaon man namo labi na kami nga mga tag-as og pangidaron,” a resident affected said.

The problem also worsens every time it rains, as the area has turned into a catch basin for water and mud from the upper portion of Camp Alagar.

“Problema dinhi karon kining lapok gikan sa taas ang tubig kusog kayo ang buhos panaog dinhi sa silong nga walay saktong drainage muna ang gakaperwisyo ang mga katawhan dinhi,” another resident affected, Rey Cedeño, added.

A barangay official explained that the road project, which began in September 2024, was delayed due to insufficient budget.

Originally, no road project was intended in the area affected. It was only when Camp Alagar, where the Police Regional Office-Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) sits, tightened security that the road project for the residents in the area became a priority.

Because of this, the P5 million budget intended for road concreting project at San Miguel Village was realigned to Zone 5 Camp Alagar. However, the budget was not enough, which caused the delay.

“That would cost P10 million para maagian, masemento, maablihan pagawas ma-divert na ang og maagian para sa atong mga katawhan diha. So mao na gihangyo pa pud nato na sa atong congresista Rufus Rodriguez nga madungagan og P5 million para madapat gyud diha sa nasangpit nga proyekto,” Barangay Lapasan Media Relations Officer, Jeoffrey Baconga, said.

The barangay council is also coordinating with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to address the problem.

Cagayan de Oro Second District Representative Rufus Rodriguez also said he would urge the DPWH to inspect the road and expedite its concreting.