LGU Marawi thankful for Rorogagus BHS

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur--The local government unit of Marawi is grateful to Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) and its implementing agencies for projects that address the health care needs of its residents.

City Mayor Majul Gandamra expressed his gratitude during the inauguration of the Rorogagus Barangay Health Station (BHS) on Wednesday, June 23, citing the importance of health facilities in the recovery of the city and its people.

“I would like to thank our President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the different line agencies of the government na nagtulong-tulong nang sa ganun lahat ng proyekto para sa rehabilitasyon ng Marawi ay marealize natin. Of course, we would like to thank our chairman of the TFBM dahil nandito po siya palagi para subaybayan ang pag-iimplementa ng lahat ng mga projects sa Marawi City at isa na dito itong ating ininaugurate sa araw na ito,” he said.

[I would like to thank our President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and the different line agencies of the government who worked together so that we can realize all the projects for the rehabilitation of Marawi. Of course, we would like to thank our chairman of the TFBM because he is always here to monitor the implementation of all projects in Marawi City and this [project] that we inaugurated today is one of them.]

Located in Rorogagus East, the Rorogagus BHS is the first health facility inaugurated among the 23 BHS projects that will be constructed outside Marawi’s ground zero under the Marawi Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program with the Bangsamoro government’s Ministry of Health as the implementing agency.

“Nagpapasalamat kami dahil sa mabilis na pag-implement ng ating Ministry of Health at LGU Marawi [we are thankful for the speedy implementation of the Ministry of Health and LGU Marawi],” said city health officer Dr. Ali Dalidig.

Amidst the pandemic, Dalidig sees the facility as a big boost to the City Health Office which has been offering free medical services in the Rorogagus area every Friday under the program MUGserbisyo sa Barangay. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

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Barangay in Marawi benefits from a new health station

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur–Constituents of Barangay Rorogagus here including internally displaced families staying at the Rorogagus Transitional Shelter can now benefit and enjoy the use of the newly constructed P2.5 million Barangay Health Station (BHS).

The BHS located in Rorogagus East was constructed under the Marawi Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program with the Bangsamoro government’s Ministry of Health (MOH) as the implementing agency.

MOH Minister Bashary Latiph together with Task Force Bangon Marawi chairperson Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario turned over the BHS and medical equipment and supplies to the city government on Wednesday, June 23, to augment its efforts in addressing the health care needs of residents.

Latiph cited the inauguration of the Rorogagus BHS as a milestone in the realization of endeavors in attaining optimum health and wellness for the Bangsamoro people.

He said it is one of the 23 BHS projects that will be implemented by the Ministry in line with the rehabilitation of Marawi. Apart from these, two Rural Health Units will also be constructed.

“Ang ating mga kababayan dito sa Rorogagus ay hindi na sila mahihirapan upang pumunta sa malalayong RHU o hospital at mayroon na silang nakalaan na BHS upang kung mayroon sila ng pangangailangan sa kanilang kalusugan ay mayroong titingin sa kanila dito,” he said.

[Our constituents here in Rorogagus will no longer find it difficult to go to distant RHUs or hospitals as they already have BHS available here to cater to their healthcare needs, there is someone here who will look after them.]

Meanwhile, Del Rosario said the inauguration of the Rorogagus BHS is another breakthrough undertaken by both the national government, the Bangsamoro government, and the local government unit of Marawi to ensure that health services and the health needs of the people of Marawi are given utmost importance.

He said about 25 health facilities will be constructed in the less affected area of Marawi. For the most affected area, 24 barangay complexes are now being constructed. These complexes, he said, also have a health center and a madrasah.

The TFBM chief is optimistic that with the health facilities, utmost quality health care will be availed of by residents as healthy constituents contribute to a progressive community.

The health station was constructed with funds from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management – Marawi Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

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Marines note decline in violent incidents in Lanao Sur's coastal areas

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur--The Philippine Marines assigned in the coastal areas of Lanao del Sur noted a significant decrease in the number of violent incidents in the area in the first semester of this year.

LtCol. Tino Maslan, Marine Battalion Landing Team-5 (MBLT-5) commander, reported during the second quarter Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) on Monday, June 21, that violent incidents in the coastal areas of the province dropped from 48 in the first semester of 2020 to 29 in the same period this year.

Shooting incidents registered the most notable decline from 25 last year to only 12 this year.

Maslan attributed the decrease to the proactive measures conducted by the MBLT-5 together with PNP Lanao del Sur which included the creation of 24/7 Joint Marine-PNP Quick Reaction Force stationed in Malabang Municipal Hall and the strict day-and-night checkpoint operations to impede the transport of loose firearms used in shooting incidents and rido-related violent incidents.

The MBLT-5 is also closely monitoring 52 rido (clan wars) in the coastal areas.

Maslan said they were able to settle together with concerned local government units (LGUs) a total of 22 ridos and spearheaded a ceasefire agreement between two warring political families in the municipality of Malabang.

Meanwhile, BGen. Jonas Lumawag, commander of the 1st Marine Brigade, assured that the Marines will continue to provide security to the residents and government facilities in the area. He also reiterated that peace and order operation is not only the responsibility of the military and the police but also requires the cooperation and collaboration of local government counterparts especially the local chief executives.

MBLT-5 covers the municipalities of Picong, Malabang, Balabagan, and Kapatagan in Lanao del Sur. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

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MILF’s mobile rice mill to benefit other Bangsamoro communities

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Syyr–Bangsamoro communities near the camps of the five Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Base Command in Lanao del Sur are also set to benefit from the mobile rice mill project granted to the MILF Northeastern Mindanao Front.

Front commander and Member of the Bangsamoro Parliament (MP) Basit “Jannati” Mimbantas Abbas gave the assurance that his base commanders are going to share the livelihood facility from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to other farmers in neighboring communities

“I instructed our base commanders saka yung mga cooperatives natin na recipient ng mobile rice mill na galing sa DTI na hindi lang yan sa atin, para yan sa mga barangay natin, at mga farmers natin para mapakinabangan yung mobile rice mill,’ he said.

[I instructed our base commanders and our cooperatives that are recipients of the mobile rice mill from the DTI that it is not just for us, it is for our barangays, and our farmers so we can take advantage of the mobile rice mill.]

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) launched the mobile rice mill project in Camp Bushra Somiorang in Butig on Friday, June 4, as part of the government’s commitment under the normalization track of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).

The project was launched through the Inter-Cabinet Cluster Mechanism on Normalization-Peaceful Return and Aggressive Inclusion Social Entrepreneurship (ICCMN-PRAISE) program, a socio-economic intervention that aims to create economic opportunities for decommissioned MILF combatants, their families, and their communities.

DTI Special Concerns and Trade Promotions Group Usec. Abdulgani Macatoman lauded the MP for his instruction to share the facility.

‘Ito rin naman usaping kapayapaan ay hindi lang para sa isang asosasyon o kooperatiba lamang, kung hindi ang magiging recipient ay pangkahalatan,” he said.

[This peace talk is not just for a particular association or cooperative only, but for all.]

Macatoman also explained that the usufruct agreement stipulated that the facility should be shared. 

“This would be shared . Kaya lang ina-identify lang natin yung cooperative, yung people’s organization or association para sila yung mangangalaga dun sa facility,” he further said.

[This would be shared. But we identify the cooperative, the people’s organization or association for they are the ones who will take care of that facility.]

Meanwhile, Macatoman assured that DTI field staff from the Project Monitoring Office will be ready to assist the recipient-cooperatives should they need further assistance in the operation of the facility.

“May mga field staff na tuloy-tuloy ang pagmonitor kung kailangan pa nila ng training at sapat na kaalaman kung paano gamitin ang facility or equipment, ituturo natin yan sa ating mga recipient na kooperatiba,” he added.

[There are field staff who are constantly monitoring if they still need training and sufficient knowledge on how to use the facility or equipment, we will teach that to our recipient-cooperatives.] (APB/PIA-ICIC)

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MILF communities in Lanao del Sur thankful for gov't projects

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur--Leaders of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) communities here in the province conveyed their gratitude and appreciation to the government for bringing in projects that could boost economic development in their respective communities.

Through the Inter-Cabinet Cluster Mechanism on Normalization-Peaceful Return and Aggressive Inclusion Social Entrepreneurship (ICCMN-PRAISE) program, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), launched on Friday, June 4, mobile rice mill projects for five MILF base command under the Northeastern Mindanao Front whose general headquarter is in Camp Bushra Somiorang in the municipality of Butig.

Muhammad Rabani, commander of the 120th Base Command based in Lumbatan town, said the mobile rice mill is indeed a big help for the farmers as they will be spared from spending money in taking the paddy (palay) to private rice millers in other barangays and bringing back the rice to their barangay.

"Libre at walang bayad ito (this is free of charge)," he said, thankful that they can get the milling work done right at their camp or barangay.

"Sobrang nagpapasalamat kami sa (we are very grateful to) DTI at sa (and) national government," expressed Mahid Diongal, president of the 120th Base Command Madrasah Norol Hidaya Picotaan Producer Cooperative. With the mobile rice mill, he said it would be convenient for the cooperative members to mill the paddy.

Brgy. Sandab chairperson Macalawan Diamaoden also thanked the government for the intervention which for him would create a great impact on the socio-economic development of his barangay that envisions to be one of the top rice-producing barangays in the province.

Meanwhile, Northeastern Mindanao Front commander and Bangsamoro Government Member of the Parliament Basit "Jannati" Mimbantas Abbas thanked DTI, OPAPP, and other agencies and organizations for implementing projects under the normalization track of the peace process.

"Today is very significant and historical because this is a reflection or continuation of our noble endeavors and sacrifices to attain just and lasting peace and development in the Bangsamoro and our country in general," he said. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

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5 MILF base commands in Lanao del Sur get mobile rice mill

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur--Former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants in Lanao del Sur and their families are set to benefit from the national government's livelihood and entrepreneurial projects.

This, after the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), launched on Friday, June 4, mobile rice mill projects for five MILF base command under the Northeastern Mindanao Front based in Camp Bushra Somiorang in the municipality of Butig, this province.

The recipients are 120th Base Command Madrasah Norol Hidaya Picotaan Producer Cooperative based in Lumbatan town; Bangsamoro Bushra Region Producer Cooperative 119th Base in Butig town; and 101st Base Command Robinhood Farmers and Fisherfolk Producer Cooperative, 103rd Base Command Producers Cooperative, and Insan Livelihood Service Cooperative, all based in Nusa, Balindong.

The project turnover was implemented through the Inter-Cabinet Cluster Mechanism on Normalization-Peaceful Return and Aggressive Inclusion Social Entrepreneurship (ICCMN-PRAISE), a program that seeks to boost agricultural productivity and economic development in major MILF camps and Bangsamoro communities.

Usec. Abdulgani Macatoman of DTI Special Concerns and Trade Promotions Group said the initiative is part of the national government's sustained efforts to fulfill its commitment under the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).

The CAB is the final peace agreement signed by the government and the MILF in 2014 after 17 years of negotiations.

Under the Normalization track of the CAB, programs that cover the aspect of security, political participation, confidence building, transitional justice and reconciliation, socio-economic interventions, and sustainable livelihood must be implemented to uplift the lives of decommissioned MILF combatants and accelerate the transformation of MILF camps into peaceful and resilient economic zones.

Macatoman said the mobile rice mill project can create job opportunities and provide a livelihood to the recipient MILF-communities.

"Kami sa DTI, adhikain natin na makapagbigay ng maraming trabaho at makapagcreate ng maraming negosyo at kabuhayan. Ito po ay ginagawa natin para makatulong doon sa mga kapatid nating Bangsamoro na hindi makahanap ng trabaho, makapagturo ng tamang pagnenegosyo, at makapagbigay ng pangkabuhayan," he said.

[We at DTI, aim to provide more jobs and create more entrepreneurship opportunities. We are doing this to help our Bangsamoro brothers and sisters who cannot find work, to teach them proper entrepreneurship, and provide them livelihood.]

Asec. Ameenah Fajardo of DTI Special Concerns reiterated her Department's commitment to support efforts in fulfilling the commitments made by the government under the CAB.

"We, at DTI, make sure to find ways to help Filipinos to get back on their feet not only for themselves but also their families," she said.

She also emphasized that the establishment and operation of the mobile rice mill will provide lucrative means of livelihood and job opportunities for MILF members in Camp Bushra.

During the project launching, the respective Presidents of the recipient-cooperatives of each base command signed a usufruct agreement which sets forth their duties and responsibilities and the role of DTI in monitoring the project.

The signing was witnessed by Northeastern Mindanao Front commander and Member of the Parliament Basit "Jannati" Mimbantas Abbas who thanked DTI, OPAPP, and other government agencies and organizations for implementing projects under the normalization track of the peace process.

"Today is very significant and historical because this is a reflection or continuation of our noble endeavors and sacrifices to attain just and lasting peace and development in the Bangsamoro and our country in general," he said.

Mobile rice mill projects were also turned over to five cooperatives under Camp Bilal in Lanao del Norte on June 3. The same project is also set to be launched on June 10 in Camp Darapanan in Simuay, Maguindanao. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

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DTI, OPAPP rollout livelihood projects for ex-MILF combatants

MUNAI, Lanao del Norte--Despite the coronavirus diseases (COVID)-19 pandemic, the government remains steadfast to fulfill its commitment under the normalization track of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).

This, as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), started today the rollout of mobile rice mill projects for decommissioned Moro Islamic Liberation From (MILF) combatants and their families in major MILF camps.

Under the Inter-Cabinet Cluster Mechanism on Normalization - Peaceful Return and Aggressive Inclusion Social Entrepreneurship (ICCMN-PRAISE) program, DTI and OPAPP turned over five mobile rice mills to Camp Bilal in Brgy Tamparan, this municipality.

Undersecretary Abdulgani Macatoman of DTI Special Concerns and Trade Promotions Group said the mobile rice mill project is one of the requests of Member of Parliament (MP) Abdullah "Bravo" Macapaar.

"Mayroon tayong mandato sa DTI paano makacreate ng trabaho at makapagturo tayo ng negosyo para magkaroon ng kabuhayan. Adhikain ng Duterte administraion na makapagbigay tayo ng pangkabuhayan at yung mga pwede nating maibigay at mapakinabangan dito sa Camp Bilal," he said.

[We have a mandate in DTI on job creation and creating livelihood opportunities through businesses. It is the aspiration of the Duterte administration to provide livelihood and whatever we can give that will benefit Camp Bilal.]

Seeking to transform government-acknowledged MILF camps into show windows of peace and development, the ICCMN-PRAISE helps decommissioned MILF combatants reintegrate into mainstream society and become entrepreneurs through the provision of livelihood projects and services.

Macatoman said it also includes the equipment needs of the project supported under a "usufruct arrangement" patterned after the Shared Services Facilities (SSF) program of the Department.

Meanwhile, MP Macapaar expressed his gratitude for the implementation of the normalization projects.

"Kami ay nagpapasalamat sa inyong lahat. Alhamdullillah, nandito na ng ibat-ibang proyekto at programa ng goberyno para sa mga community ng dating combatant," he said.

[We are grateful to all of you. Alhamdulillah, the various projects and programs of the government are already here for the communities of former combatants.]

DTI and OPAPP are also set to turn over mobile rice mill projects to Camp Busrah in Butig, Lanao del Sur and Camp Darapanan in Simuay, Maguindanao on June 4 and June 10, respectively. (APB/PIA-ICIC)

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