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| Omar Moctar Sampaco, Barangay Chairman of Inudaran Loway in Marantao, Lanao del Sur town receives the certificate of award for the farm-to-market road project constructed under the Marawi COVID Recovery Project (MCRP) of the Community and Family Services International with the support of the Australian Government. MCRP is an expansion of the previous Australia-CFSI partnership that provided livelihood support for those displaced by the Marawi conflict and affected by the pandemic. (Jason Casas/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur) |
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)-- Leaders from the four barangays in Marantao that benefitted from the Marawi COVID Recovery Project (MCRP) of the Community and Family Services International (CFSI) conveyed their gratitude to the organization for the aid extended to their villages.
"Maraming salamat po sa CFSI kasi isa kami sa napiling barangay dito sa Marantao na nakakuha ng [thank you very much to CFSI because we are one of the selected barangays here in Marantao that got a] farm-to-market road (FMR)," said Omar Moctar Sampaco, the barangay chairman of Inudaran Loway, citing the project as beneficial to his consituents who are mostly farmers.
He said the 155.5 linear-meter FMR would facilitate the fast and easy transport of agricultural products from his barangay to the municipal center and other markets outside Marantao.
Samro Mocsir, the barangay chairman of Punud Proper, also expressed his appreciation for the community level II water system project that his barangay received under the MCRP. "Nagpapasalamat ako sa suporta at tulong nila sa aming barangay. Nabawasan din yung mga problemang hinaharap ko para sa aming mamamayan [I am grateful for their support and help in our barangay. The problems I face for our people have also decreased]," he said.
Similarly, Matampay Barangay Chairman Mohammad Limbona is thankful to the non-government organization for helping him realize the villagers' dream of having a multi-purpose building that they can use as a 'bagsakan center' of agricultural products and a venue for holding barangay assembly and gatherings.
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| Samro Mocsir, barangay chairman of Punud Proper in the municipality of Marantao, conveys his gratitude for the community level II water system project that his barangay received under the Marawi COVID Recovery Project of CFSI. (Jason Casas/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur) |
The CFSI recently held a handover ceremony for the Community-Based Support to Livelihood projects, the livelihood component of MCRP, to the recipient barangays.
The projects consisted of a farm-to-market road in Brgy. Inudaran Loway, level II water system in Brgy. Punud Proper, mobile thresher with buffalo in Brgy. Palao-Ranaranao, and a multi-purpose community center in Brgy. Matampay.
Meanwhile, Marantao Mayor Akira Alonto reminded his constituents in the four barangays to take good care of the projects and use them properly according to their intended purpose.
He also called on them to help one another and support their barangay local government units and the municipal government that are working for the progress of Marantao and the betterment of its people.
The mayor likewise thanked CFSI and the Australian Government for the continuous aid extended to his municipality. (APB/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur)
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| Municipal Mayor Akira Alonto of Marantao in Lanao del Sur reminds his constituents in the four barangays that benefitted from the Marawi COVID Recovery Project of CFSI to take good care of the projects and use them properly according to their intended purpose. (Jason Casas/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur) |
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