Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao – On August 13, 2014, JICA Officials headed by Mr. Naoyuki Ochiai, Senior Advisor for Peace Building of the Economic Infrastructure Department, visited Camp Darapanan for a courtesy call to MILF Chairman, Al Haj Murad Ebrahim and other members of the Central Committee. Mr. Ochiai was accompanied by his colleague Ms. Tomoko Shimada from JICA HQ, Ms. Samrah Karon from JICA Cotabato Project Office, and IMT-Mindanao Japanese member Mr. Takayuki Nakagawa during this meeting.
Mr. Ochiai briefed Chairman Murad about the progress of the project of JICA for the Bangsamoro, particularly the activities of the Quick Impact Project, under the Public Service Delivery Component of the Comprehensive Capacity Development Project for the Bangsamoro which was at the time of visit was conducting the site validation to proposed communities. Aside from the update about the QIP, Mr. Ochiai also explained the plan of JICA to dispatch another team of Japanese Consultants this September 2014 to commence the activities for the Phase 2 of the Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP) which specifically covers the sectors of power, infrastructure and agriculture industry. JICA requested the leadership of the MILF to support the Japanese Consultants for the BDP. This new initiative of JICA for the Bangsamoro will collaborate with the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) and the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC).
Ms. Tomoko Shimada also explained another assistance of JICA in relation to job creation for the Bangsamoro through a private sector development. This new assistance is a Special Financing Facility for the Bangsamoro specifically for agribusiness development and is in collaboration with World Bank. The project, which will start next year, will allow the private sector to invest in the Bangsamoro area through a loan in the Land Bank of the Philippines.
Chairman Murad expressed his gratitude to JICA and the Government of Japan for its continued support to the Bangsamoro people in the implementation of the post signing agreement. The chairman also suggested to the JICA Mission to expand and assist the aquaculture in the island provinces which has a huge potential for economic development. He emphasized that although the agriculture sector in the mainland Bangsamoro area has the same potential, the island needs also a boast to parallel the economic opportunity with the entire territory, which the JICA Mission totally agrees.
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Ms. Tomoko Shimada also explained another assistance of JICA in relation to job creation for the Bangsamoro through a private sector development. This new assistance is a Special Financing Facility for the Bangsamoro specifically for agribusiness development and is in collaboration with World Bank. The project, which will start next year, will allow the private sector to invest in the Bangsamoro area through a loan in the Land Bank of the Philippines.
Chairman Murad expressed his gratitude to JICA and the Government of Japan for its continued support to the Bangsamoro people in the implementation of the post signing agreement. The chairman also suggested to the JICA Mission to expand and assist the aquaculture in the island provinces which has a huge potential for economic development. He emphasized that although the agriculture sector in the mainland Bangsamoro area has the same potential, the island needs also a boast to parallel the economic opportunity with the entire territory, which the JICA Mission totally agrees.
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