Four coops in Lanao del Sur receive farm, livelihood equipment from PAMANA-ARMM

From the Philippine Information Agency (Jan 15): Four coops in Lanao del Sur receive farm, livelihood equipment from PAMANA-ARMM

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur ---Four cooperatives in the province has received farm and livelihood equipment from the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) project of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

The equipment, which included four units of 6-wheeler hauler trucks and 35 units of sewing machines, were awarded to the respective cooperatives of four Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) communities in the province on January 9.

The beneficiaries included the Darussalam Producer Cooperative of barangay Manalucon Talub in Masiu town; Unified Farmers Multi-purpose Cooperative, Inc. of barangay Cabasaran, Madamba town; and, in the town of Bayang, the Padang Karbala Farmers and Marketing Cooperative Inc. of Barangay Rantian and RSSRC Agricultural Multi-purpose Cooperative, Inc. of barangay Pandapatan Bayang.

“Ito ang isa sa pinakamalaking items na madedeliver natin para sa MNLF communities, (this is one of the biggest items that we can deliver to the MNLF communities)” said Dong Anayatin, PAMANA-ARMM program manager.

He said it is part of the first batch of materials that will be awarded to beneficiaries.

“Ito ay napakaganda. Napakalaki ng maitutulong nito sa amin. ‘Yung hauler trucks ay para sa mga magsasaka at ’yung sewing machines ay para sa mga kababaihan,” (This is very useful and of big help to us. The hauler trucks are for farmers while the sewing machines are for women), said AbdulJabbar “Africa” Mamoclo, chairman of Darussalam Producer Cooperative.

He said the equipment will facilitate the transport and delivery of agricultural products and the sewing machine will help women in their community start a livelihood.

The ceremonial turn-over, held at ARMM’s seat in Cotabato City, was formally led by Laisa Alamia, ARMM executive secretary, Dong Anayatin, and Rasol Mitmug, the regional governor’s chief of staff.

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