Dry spell hits North Cotabato village, tribe forced to eat poisonous yam

KIDAPAWAN CITY: Residents of a Manobo tribal village in President Roxas, North Cotabato, are experiencing scarcity of food due to the effect of a mild dry spell since February, a chieftain said.

Masong Macla, tribal chieftain of Barangay Datu Inda, told reporters that his constituents are currently facing food shortage after their rice and cornfields dried up due to the extreme weather condition that hit their village the past several weeks.