IPHO chief receives CSC-BARMM's Pag-asa award

MARAWI CITY (PIA)--The chief of the Lanao del Sur Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) emerged as one of the regional winners of the Pagasa Award of the Civil Service Commission in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (CSC-BARMM).

The award was conferred to Dr. Alinader Minalang in a virtual ceremony held Thursday, September 30.

Other Pagasa awardees were Mayor Tiblan C. Ahaja from the Municipal Government of Sitangkai in Tawi-Tawi and Lanie A. Castañares, Municipal Civil Registrar from Datu Abdullah Sangki in Maguindanao.

The Pagasa award is part of the Honor Awards Program given by the CSC every year to recognize government officials and employees who have displayed outstanding work performance and have excelled or shown utmost dedication and commitment to public service.

Aside from the Pagasa award, CSC-BARMM also bestowed the Dangal ng Bayan award to Sadat B. Minandang, Master Teacher 1 from Cotabato City.

“These winners from the BARMM region are automatically nominated to the national level search and we are convinced that their performance and achievements are at par with the rest of their fellow nominees from the other regions of the country,” said CSC-BARMM Regional Director Lida C. Ayon during the awarding rites.

The recognition of outstanding public servants was among the highlights of the regional celebration for the 121st Philippine Civil Service anniversary anchored on the theme “Transforming Public Service in the Next Decade, Honing Agile and Future-ready Servant Heroes.” (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur with reports from Bangsamoro Information Office)

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Wao LGU thankful for BARMM's prompt action amid surge of Covid-19 cases

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--Mayor Elvino "Bino" Balicao Jr. of Wao is grateful to the Bangsamoro government for its prompt action in sending aid to the municipality in view of the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to almost all the villages of Wao.

"Noong sinabi namin na kailangan namin ng suporta dahil nakagranular lockdown kami, within one week dumating na yung ayuda ng regional government through the province at DSWD," he said in an episode of Network Briefing News.

[When we said that we needed support because we had granular lockdowns, within one week the help of the regional government through the province and DSWD arrived.]

Over the weekend, the Rapid Emergency Action for Disaster Incidence-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (READi-BARMM) sent 10,000 food packs and personal protective equipment upon the request of the mayor due to the implementation of granular lockdowns as a result of the surge of Covid-19 cases in the municipality.

"Madali lang, hindi tulad noong nagsisimula pa lang yung BARMM. Ngayon mabilis na silang rumesponde sa mga pangangailangan ng mga munisipyo natin," Balicao further said.

[It's easy, not like when BARMM was just starting. Now they are quick to respond to the needs of our municipalities.]

The mayor hopes that the support they are getting from the BARMM government, as well as the national and provincial government, will continue amid the pandemic. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

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Wao mayor says roads crucial to ensuring peace, dev't

Guests during an episode of Network Briefing News. The program is organized by the Philippine Information Agency and produced by Philippine Broadcasting Service that brings together local government heads, national government agencies, and local media entities to discuss issues and initiatives relevant to carrying on amidst the pandemic. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--Access roads can play a crucial role not only in promoting economic development in the countryside but also in securing peace in marginalized and far-flung communities.

In an episode of Network Briefing News, Wao mayor Elvino "Bino" Balicao Jr. underscored the importance of access roads and farm-to-market roads in sustaining peace and security in the municipality.

 "Kapag mayroong access road seguro yung nasa kaliwa nating mga kapatid mahikayat natin sila na magbalik loob dito sa gobyerno dahil maaaddress natin yung mga problema nila lalong-lalo na sa mga daan,... mabigyan sila ng magandang market at daan para maideliver nila ang produkto nila on time," he said.

[If there is an access road, surely the leftist will be encouraged to return to the government because we can address their problems, especially on the roads,.. we can provide them a good market and a way for them to deliver their products on time.] 

The mayor also said that newly-completed access roads have shortened travel time from Wao to other municipalities and cities in Mindanao. 

These roads included the government constructed Alamada-Wao road, Cagayan de Oro-Talakag-Wao road, and the Marawi via Maguing to Amai Manabilang and Wao road.

The Network Briefing News was organized by the Philippine Information Agency and produced by Philippine Broadcasting Service that brings together local government heads, national government agencies, and local media entities to discuss issues and initiatives relevant to carrying on amidst the pandemic. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

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LGU Wao taps interfaith leaders to address vaccine hesitancy

In an episode of Network Briefing News, Wao mayor Elvino "Bino" Balicao Jr. shares that the local government has tapped the support of religious leaders in encouraging their residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur) 

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--The local government of Wao in Lanao del Sur province has partnered with interfaith leaders from across the municipality to leverage support for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rollout.

In an episode of Network Briefing News, Wao mayor Elvino "Bino" Balicao Jr. said they held an interfaith meeting with religious groups in the municipality to explain the vaccination program and get the support of the religious sector to encourage Wao residents to get vaccinated.

Balicao said there were religious groups before that were a bit hesitant about the vaccination program because of the fake news circulating on social media.

The mayor said they have convinced the religious leaders by explaining the vaccination program and inoculating local officials to prove that the vaccines are safe.

"Yun nakumbinse po namin sila..., nag tuloy-tuloy na yung pagbakuna kasi mainfluence sila sa mga grupo nila, yung mga tao nila, pag sila ang nabukaahan syempre susunod ang mga tao nila," he added.

[So we have convinced them ..., the vaccination continued because they are influential to their groups, their people. When they are vaccinated, of course, their people will follow.]

Per latest report from the Integrated Provincial Health Office, Wao ranks first among the top-performing municipalities in Lanao del Sur in the vaccination rollout with 9,101 individuals vaccinated as of September 26, 2021. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

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Piagapo ‘potential’ ARBs deliver gratitude to gov’t

PIAGAPO, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--Constituents of the municipality here who are seen to be potential agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) conveyed their gratitude to the state’s administration now, including the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), for the distribution of government-owned lands, specifically the Camp Keithley, to their occupants.

Camp Keithley is a military reservation that spans from the municipalities of Marantao, Saguiaran, and Piagapo to Marawi City, covering about 4,600 hectares.

Norjanah Matanog, a resident of Brgy. Bubo here expressed her thanks to the government on behalf of the people in her barangay for giving them an opportunity to legally own the land they are occupying right now.

 

“Nagpapasalamat kaming mga tao dito sa Piagapo, Lanao del Sur na mabigyan ng chance para makuha din namin ang land na matagal na sabi nila para sa gobyerno daw. Ngayon, nagpahintulot na ang gobyerno na ibigay sa amin. Alhamdulillah! Salamat kay Pangulong Duterte. Maganda ang programang ito para sa aming mamamayan,” she said during the validation of the DAR for potential ARBs Tuesday, September 28.

[We, the people here in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur, are thankful for giving a chance so that we will have the land which they say is for the government. Now, the government permits to give it to us. Alhamdulillah! Thank you to President Duterte. This program is wonderful for us constituents.]

Hadji Suweib Macondara, who has had a landholding in the municipality here for roughly 56 years already, also attested how grateful he is for the government’s effort of giving out parcels of land to the occupants in a costless means. 

“Buti binigyan kami ng titulong walang bayad kaya nagpapasalamat kami. Malaking tulong ito,” he said.

[It is good that we will be given a title with no payment, that is why we are thankful. This is a big help.]

Earlier, the DAR shared that they target to finish their validation of the ARBs in the municipality of Piagapo before October ends so that further identification of the legitimate occupants may be conducted, followed by the survey of the area and the generation of the Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA), and eventually, the distribution of about 1,300 hectares of land. (CRG/PIA-Lanao del Sur)

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LGU Piagapo commits support to DAR amid validation for Camp Keithley ARBs

Piagapo Municipal Vice Mayor Ali Sumandar commits to support the government, especially the DAR, in its aim of distributing the military reservation Camp Keithley to potential agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). (Angelo D. Dologmandin/PIA-Lanao del Sur)

PIAGAPO, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--As the government aims to distribute state-owned lands to identified qualified beneficiaries in accordance with Executive Order No. 75, the municipal local government here committed to aid the administration, especially to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)-10, as such an effort has already reached their locality targeting to cater to potential agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) for Camp Keithley, a military reservation here, in the municipalities of Saguiaran and Marantao, and in Marawi City.

Municipal Vice Mayor Ali Sumandar stressed on behalf of their local government unit (LGU) and constituents that solid support shall be extended in any means to successfully push the program, even if it takes some expenses on the part of the LGU.

“Kung ano ang ibibigay na trabaho ng DAR, susundin namin iyon. Kung ano man ang maitutulong ng LGU para sa magandang pamamaraan na hindi magkakaroon ng problema, gagawin namin iyon to the extent na gagasto ang LGU para lang maituloy ang programang matagal na naming inaasam-asam,” he said.

[Whatever the workload given by the DAR, we will follow that. Whatever the LGU can help for the good means so that there will be no more problems, we will do that [even] to the extent that the LGU will spend just to continue the program we wished for a long time.]

Sumandar stated that while consultations are conducted to identify legitimate ARBs, he does not see any challenge with regards to encouraging the constituents to participate well in the endeavor of the DAR as the people themselves longed for this. 

With the onset of the DAR’s validation in their municipality Tuesday, September 28, the vice mayor conveyed his thanks as the government finally heard them and granted their prayers of awarding the landholdings their constituents have been occupying for decades already. 

He further stressed that with this effort, the LGU will have, in return, a benefit of increasing their collection of revenue as citizens will already be required to pay their liabilities to the government, including their taxes. 

“Kami naman sa LGU, natutuwa rin kami kasi nakakalungkot man sabihin, hindi lahat ng tao ay nagbabayad ng tax declaration. Hindi nila dinedeklara ang kanilang mga lupain. This is the right time siguro na tataas din ang koleksyon ng ating pamahalaan, itong local government unit natin dahil maoobliga na silang magbayad ng tax kasi mayroon na silang titulo,” said Sumandar. 

[We, in the LGU, are also happy because it may be unfortunate to tell, not all people pay tax declarations. They do not declare their lands. Maybe, this is the right time that our government’s collection will increase, this local government of ours because they will already be obliged to pay tax as they already have titles.]

Meanwhile, the LGU called on its citizenry to also give their share of support to the administration and the DAR through heeding the necessary measures set by the department in charge as it carries out the program. 

“Sana ituloy-tuloy na iyong peaceful na pamamaraan na ibinigay ng DAR kasi matagal na namin itong inaasam-asam na mapush through itong project ng Pangulo. Sana naman, huwag natin ipakita sa administrasyon, sa DAR, na hindi tayo sumusuporta sa mga programa ng pangulo, lalong lalo na sa programang ito na ipamimigay ang mga lupa sa totoong may-ari. I hope and pray na kayo ay sumuporta at makinig kung anuman ang ipapagawa ng mga empleyado ng DAR,” urged Sumandar.

[I hope they continue the peaceful means provided by the DAR because we waited for so long to have this project of the President be pushed. I just hope they will not let the administration, the DAR see that we are not supporting the programs of the President, especially this program of distributing lands to rightful owners. I hope and pray that you support and listen to whatever the task the employees of the DAR will give.] 

As disclosed by the DAR, about 4,600 hectares of government-owned lands shall be distributed to ARBs wherein roughly 1,300 hectares of this is situated in the municipality of Piagapo. (CRG/PIA-10/ICIC Lanao del Sur) 

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DAR validates potential ARBs for Camp Keithly distribution in Lanao del Sur

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Regional Office 10 kicked off Tuesday, September 28, the validation of potential agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) for the distribution of government-owned lands in Camp Keithley, a military reservation in the City and the municipalities of Piagapo, Saguiaran, and Marantao covered under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).

"We are here right now to validate who are those ARBs, potential ARBs who are really actual occupants in that area because for decades they are in possession of that landholdings pero wala silang titulo (but they have no title)," said DAR-10 regional director Zoraida O. Macadindang.

She said DAR was instructed by the President under Executive Order (EO) 75 to award idle government-owned lands including Camp Keithley to identified qualified beneficiaries who are occupying the said landholdings.

EO 75 directs all government instrumentalities to identify lands owned by the government devoted or suitable for agricultural purposes for distribution to identified qualified beneficiaries. Under the law, DAR is authorized to place under the CARP coverage all idle government-owned lands for distribution to landless farmers.

Macadindang said around 4,600 of the 6,667-hectare area of Camp Keithley is subject to CARP coverage.

For the municipality of Piagapo, the regional director said they were mandated by the DAR Secretary to start the distribution before the end of October. This involves around 1,300 hectares in 11 barangays.

"Nandito kaming lahat para sa validation of the ARBs if they are really the real ARBs na nandoon the area. After validation, e-identify namin kung sino-sino sila, and then there will be a survey to be conducted,  and generation of CLOA (Certificate of Land Ownership Award), and eventually land distribution," she further said.

[We are all here for the validation of the ARBs if they are really the real ARBs that are in the area. After validation, we will identify who they are, and then there will be a survey to be conducted, and generation of CLOA (Certificate of Land Ownership Award), and eventually land distribution.]

Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Regional Office 10 Director Zoraida O. Macadindang shows to Piagapo Vice Mayor Ali Sumandar the barangays covered under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

Piagapo vice mayor Ali Sumandar expressed his gratitude to the national government for distributing the landholdings to its rightful owners.

"Regarding dito sa programa ng ating pangulo na ibibigay ang lupa sa ating mga constituents ay lubos kaming natutuwa, nagagalak at nasisiyahan dahil matagal na namin itong inaaasam-asam na maibigay sa mga constituents namin...Although nasa kanila ang lupa, pero di pa rin ma-award sa kanila dahil pagmamay-ari pa rin ng military reservation...Matutuwa yung mga tao na magkakaroon na sila ng titulo," he said.

[Regarding our President's program to give the land to our constituents, we are very happy, joyful and satisfied because we have long hoped to give this to our constituents ... Although they have the land, still this was not awarded to them because it is a military reservation ... People will be happy that they will finally have a title (for the land).]

Sumandar also pledged his support and cooperation to DAR  for the smooth distribution of lands. (APB/PIA-Lanao del Sur)

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Marawi IDPs thankful to claim DSWD’s TFSP

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--Internally displaced persons (IDPs) expressed gratitude for finally claiming the Transitory Family Support Package from the Department of Social Welfare and Development which was distributed in 2019. 

Alingan Mohsien, who used to live in Brgy Sabala Manao 1 inside the most affected area (MAA), shared that he participated in Kathanor (profiling of IDPs) in 2019 but did not expect that there will be assistance given to them. He then decided to find livelihood opportunities in Boracay where he sold some souvenirs. However, he came back to Marawi in January this year after knowing that he is one of those IDPs who were not able to claim TFSP in 2019. He opened a mini store using the earning from his livelihood ventures in Boracay.

“Siyempre malaking tulong ito kasi madadagdagan ko na negosyo ko, necessities namin, at panggatas ng anak ko,” he said.

[Ofcourse this is a big help since this will be an additional capital to my business, for our necessities, and for my children’s milk.]

He also called on the IDPs to not lose hope and to utilize the assistance given to them for improving their lives.

Alingan Mohsien, who used to live in Brgy Sabala Manao 1 inside the most affected area (MAA), receives a P53,000 Transitory Family Support Package from the Department of Social Welfare and Development. (Michael John Paclar/ PIA ICIC) 

Meanwhile, Abdallah Mamocan Daud of Raya Madaya 1 expressed gratitude for finally receiving TFSP. He recounted that during the Kathanor profiling, her wife put Lomidong as their barangay despite having a house and lot in MAA. After recovering from sickness, Daud asked for help from Task Force Bangon Marawi and other agencies to correct their profile.  

Daud is thankful to DSWD and TFBM for assisting him and for being approachable for inquiries. With the TFSP, he plans to buy a tricycle as his source of income. He also urged his fellow IDPs to remain patient despite the challenges they face.

“Kailangan tayo mag-sabr, magtiis kung talagang karapatdapat tayo na makakuha tay. Huwag magsawa sa panalangin sa Diyos,” he said. 

[We need to have patience and perseverance if we deserve to receive assistance. Do not get tired of praying to God.] (LELA/PIA ICIC) 

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DSWD releases unclaimed P53K TFSP to IDPs

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--The Department of Social Welfare and Development started releasing the unclaimed 53,000 Transitory Family Support Package (TFSP) to displaced families in the most affected area of this city.
 
A total of 40 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were not able to claim the TFSP during the distribution held on April 6 to May 24, 2019 at the Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol Gymnasium. 
 
The head of the family will be the one to claim the said assistance. When the head of the family is not present, his/her spouse or eldest child (at least 18 years old) can represent him during the distribution as long as they are on the Kathanor (IDP profiling) database. 
 
Martesha Maive Veloso, information officer of Disaster Response Management Division Management of DSWD Field Office 10 urged the beneficiaries to utilize and maximize the TFSP they received for a better life. 

“Para sa beneficiaries, sana gamitin nila sa tama iyong natanggap na pera lalong-lalo na may pandemic. [To the beneficiaries, they should utilize well the assistance they received especially with this pandemic.] They can start any business, to suppport their family,” she said.

During the distribution, the claimants should present an original photocopy of two government-issued IDs or one government-issued ID and one secondary ID.
 
Accepted government-issued IDs are passport, driver’s license, SSS-UMID, GSIS e-card, Postal ID, PRC ID, IBP ID, OWWA ID, OFW ID, Seaman’s Book, Senior Citizen’s ID, 4Ps ID, TIN ID, PWD ID, Philhealth ID, Solo Parent ID, Voter's ID or any other government-issued ID with complete name, picture, and address. 

Meanwhile, secondary IDs include, PSA authenticated Birth Certificate, NBI Clearance, Police Clearance, Barangay Clearance, and any other issued documents with name and complete address.

The distribution of this unclaimed TFSP took place at Task Force Bangon Marawi Field Office and will be held until September 29. 
 
Furthermore, DSWD is also validating beneficiaries of the additional Php10,000 worth of Livelihood Settlement Grant (LSG) through Starpay to families from the less affected area (LAA) of the city. Families who were able to claim may visit the City Social Welfare and Development Office until September 30. (LELA/PIA ICIC) 

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TFBM completes restoration of two more mosques in Marawi’s MAA

White Mosque in Brgy. Lumbaca Madaya, Marawi City

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)–In response to the directive of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to prioritize the restoration of the damaged mosques in the City, Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) inaugurated two additional mosques that were repaired inside the most affected area (MAA) of the Islamic City.

TFBM Chairperson Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario led the inauguration rites for Masjid Marinaut in Brgy. East Marinaut and White Mosque in Brgy. Lumbaca Madaya on Thursday, September 16, signaling the completion of the rehabilitation of the two religious sites which were damaged during the five-month siege in 2017.

Del Rosario was joined by City Mayor Majul Gandamra, TFBM Field Office Manager Asec. Felix Castro Jr., and the respective administrators of the two mosques.

Del Rosario said the President has instructed that the first structures that should be completed in the war-torn city should be the mosques taking note of the importance of these religious structures to Muslims.

According to the TFBM chief, a total of 11 mosques are in the pipeline for repair and reconstruction this year. These mosques, he said, will be completed by TFBM.

“Labing-isa ang nasa pipeline; of that 11 ang natapos ay apat na, lima ang ongoing construction, at dalawa ay ipapagawa ng Indonesia government, magprovide sila ng grant for the construction of two mosques. Then within the month, we are requesting the mayor to identify five more mosques para isama natin, so a total of 16 masjids to be reconstructed,” he said.

(Eleven are in the pipeline; of that 11, four have been completed, five are under ongoing construction, and two will be constructed by the Indonesian government, they will provide a grant for the construction of two mosques. Then within the month, we are requesting the mayor to identify five more mosques for us to include, so a total of 16 masjids are to be reconstructed.)

TFBM has already inaugurated Disomangcop Mosque and Masjid Darussalam earlier this year.

The reconstruction of the Dansalan Bato Mosque, one of the oldest and well-known places of Islamic worship not only in Mindanao but in the entire country, is ongoing while the repair of the Grand Mosque is nearing completion.

Del Rosario said they expect the completion of the Grand Mosque in October which will coincide with the fourth anniversary of Marawi liberation.

The rehabilitation of all these mosques was funded through donations from private developers involved in the housing sector nationwide.

Meanwhile, Mayor Gandamra expressed anew his gratitude to TFBM for its efforts in restoring the places of Islamic worship in the city as this ensures the holistic development of Marawi. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

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TFBM chief inspects anew ongoing construction of permanent shelters in Marawi

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)–Amidst the pouring rain, Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) Chairperson Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario inspected Thursday, September 16, the ongoing construction of permanent shelters in Barangay Patani, one of the permanent shelter sites in the city.

A total of 438 permanent houses are set to be constructed in this 9.9-hectare land through the funding support of the Japan government. UN-Habitat spearheads the construction of the shelters while the Social Housing and Finance Corporation took charge of the land acquisition and development. 

To date, 17 permanent houses have been completed while the construction of 85 units is ongoing.

The inspection is part of his monthly monitoring to ensure that the progress of the government-led rehabilitation is on track.

Upon his arrival on Wednesday, the TFBM chief conducted a regular briefing with representatives of TFBM implementing agencies to discuss the latest status and updates of their respective projects in Marawi.

Highlighting his September visit to the City was the inauguration of four newly-constructed barangay complexes equipped with a health center and two-classroom Madrasah, as well as, two newly-repaired mosques, all situated in the most affected area of the war-torn city.

Del Rosario assured that the TFBM will continue its efforts to ensure that the rehabilitation will be completed within the term of President Duterte and that Marawi will rise as a prosperous city again.

“For all the public infrastructure na ginagawa natin, we are 75%-80% complete and all the rest will be completed by next year. By December, we can say that 60%-70% of all the projects na pinapagawan natin at gagawin ay matatapos within the year while the rest 30-40% will be completed by next year,” he said.

(For all the public infrastructure we are doing, we are 75% -80% complete and all the rest will be completed by next year. By December, we can say that 60% -70% of all the projects that we are working on and will do will be completed within the year while the rest 30-40% will be completed by next year.)

The TFBM along with its 56 implementing agencies commits to transform the Marawi rehabilitation as a catalyst for growth and sustainable development, a model for good governance, and a template to achieve a peaceful environment. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

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TFBM, LGU Marawi open 4 new brgy complexes in Marawi’s ground zero

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)–Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) and the Local Government of Marawi officially opened on Thursday, September 16, four newly-built barangay complexes located in the ground zero of the war-torn city.

TFBM Chairperson Secretary Eduardo del Rosario and City Major Majul Gandamra spearheaded the inauguration ceremony for the barangay complexes of Datu Naga, Datu sa Dansalan, Moncado Kadingilan, and West Marinaut.

Each of the barangay complexes houses a health center and Madrasah.

Del Rosario said the 3-in-1 barangay complexes symbolize authority and leadership that would translate into the exercise of good governance.

“This is a symbol of not only of an organization but also of good governance that barangay leaders will do once they have these barangay complexes. This is a symbol that we are moving forward,” he said.

He further said the complex represents unity among the residents of the respective barangays and the city government.

Gandamra, on the other hand, said he is glad that little by little they are seeing complete and tangible development in the city.

“Tayo ay nagpapasalamat dahil nakikita natin na unti-unting bumabangon ang ating lugar. Itong mga imprastraktura are very important to our constituents, especially that barangay officials are mandated to provide services to their constituents. Dito magsisimula ang pagbibigay serbisyo nila sa kanilang constituents,” he said.

(We are happy that we can now see our place slowly rising. The infrastructures are very important to our constituents, especially that the barangay officials are mandated to provide services to their constituents. This is where they will start serving their constituents.)

TFBM Chairperson Secretary Eduardo del Rosario, Brgy. Chair Nawaz Lucman, City Major Majul Gandamra, and Vice Governor Mujan Rakiin-Adiong lead the inauguration ceremony for the newly-built Moncado Kadingilan Barangay Complex. 

In May this year, TFBM also inaugurated the Barangay Kilala Barangay Complex – the first completed barangay complex in the most affected area of the city.

The construction of these barangay facilities is implemented by LGU Marawi under the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management – Marawi Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program.

Barangay officials are thankful to TFBM and the city government for the barangay complex package awarded to their respective villages.

Norolyn Bongaros, Datu sa Dansalan village chief, said the barangay complex would give them not only stability in providing services to their constituents but also unity and belongingness amid being displaced due to the 2017 siege.

“I am very grateful as this gives us hope that we have a home to come back to after the siege,” she said.

Barangay Chair Khaliq Gandamra Jr. of Datu Naga also conveyed his gratitude to both the national government and the local government of Marawi.

“This is of great importance to us as this also facilitates the work of barangay officials in their delivery of services to residents. It will also serve as a community center where we can assemble and gather,” he said.

To date, five barangay complexes in the city’s ground zero have been completed. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

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ICRC releases cash-for-work payout to 100 IDP-beneficiaries in Bahay Pag-asa Phase 1

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)–Humanitarian organization International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) released Monday, September 6, the payout of 100 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who are beneficiaries of its Cash-for-Work project.

The IDPs are sheltered in 50 bamboo houses of “Bahay Pag-asa” (House of Hope) Phase 1 in Bito Buadi Itowa, a transitional shelter funded and constructed by the Tarlac Heritage Foundation in 2018. However, the bamboo houses have deteriorated over time due to the wet weather condition in the city. Accordingly, some IDPs used tarpaulins to cover their roofs to prevent rain from dripping and soaking their belongings.

Seeing this, the ICRC came up with a project to repair the roofs, walls, and flooring of the bamboo houses through a cash-for-work scheme.

Under the project, IDPs were commissioned to provide labor. Two representatives from each household, one skilled and one unskilled, would be paid for 10-day repair work at a combined amount of P7, 000.

“May dalawang klase ng workers, yung skilled workers sila yung house owners, yung magiging helper nila (unskilled) is the wife or other members of the family. Bawat skilled worker ay mayroong P400 per day in 10 days at yung unskilled naman is P300 per day also for 10 days,” said Josephine Ruaya ICRC Economic Security Field Officer.

[There are two types of workers, the skilled workers are the house owners, their helper will be the wife or other members of the family. Each skilled worker would receive P400 per day for 10 days and the unskilled one is P300 per day also for 10 days.]

ICRC provided the materials which included nipa roof sheets, shade net, and woven split-bamboo mats as well as the needed construction tools for the repair.

“Itong cash for work is a temporary employment for the IDPs in Bito Transitory Shelter. At least nagkaroon din sila ng short period na income while they are doing the cash for work,” she said.

[This cash for work is temporary employment for the IDPs in Bito Transitory Shelter. At least they also had a short period of income while they are doing the cash for work.]

Ruaya further said that the transaction code was sent directly to the IDP-beneficiaries which they can claim at any Palawan Express Padala nearest them.

Hadji Aisah Noor Tande expressed gratitude to ICRC for helping them repair their houses and at the same time giving them temporary employment.

“I am grateful because we can live in the house again without worrying about the heavy rains,” Tande said in the local dialect. She said that during heavy rains her family would stay with their relatives in the nearby CRS transitory shelter.

Dayam Didaagun is also thankful for the support provided by the ICRC to the IDPs in Bito transitory shelter.

“We are thankful because they (ICRC) took pity on us and repaired our houses,” said Didaagun.

Aside from the repair of the bamboo houses and temporary employment, ICRC also provided spare pumps for a shallow well and improved the pipelines and electrical system in the shelter site. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)

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