Monday, October 26, 2015

MILF: BTC Socio-Economic Office QIP turns-over two multi-purpose hall buildings in Zamboanga Sibugay

Posted to the MILF Website (Oct 27): BTC Socio-Economic Office QIP turns-over two multi-purpose hall buildings in Zamboanga Sibugay

BTC Socio-Economic Office QIP turns-over two multi-purpose hall buildings in Zamboanga Sibugay

The Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) Socio-Economic Office-Quick Impact Project (QIP) led the turnover ceremony of two multipurpose hall buildings in the Barangays of Pamintayan in Buug and Datu Tumanggong in Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay province on October 22 and 23, 2015, respectively. 

The project is under the Comprehensive Capacity Development Project for the Bangsamoro (CCDP-B) Public Service Delivery component, a partnership program of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), BTC and the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) in coordination with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). 

In a turnover ceremony held at Datu Tumanggong, Engr. Muharin Ali, BTC-SEO CCDP-B Project Director said “This is the first in the Bangsamoro history that a project was endorsed by the MILF leadership that makes our constituents; the Bangsamoro people feel that the peace process is moving.”

“Hopefully if BBL is passed and eventually we will have our own government, there shall be more projects in all the Bangsamoro communities,” he added. 

Engr. Ali also assured communities outside the proposed Bangsamoro area not to lose hope as the Philippine Government as well as the proposed Bangsamoro government are committed to help them.

Engr. Ali is hoping that the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will be passed this year. “The government under President PNoy have not given up in pushing for the passage of BBL,” he pointed out.

Engr. Ali was accompanied by CCDP-B Project Manager Dr Norodin Salam and this writer, who is the Project Coordinators for Human Resource Development, Public Service Delivery, Bangsamoro Development Plan, and Institutional and Organizational Building.

Meantime, the BDA was represented by Project Management Officer Engineer Aida Silongan who talked on the QIP background and objectives during the brief ceremony. 

“These Quick Impact Projects are results of a meeting between the MILF Chair Al-hadj Murad Ebrahim and JICA President Akihiko Tanaka after the signing of Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) on March 28, 2014 where they agreed to implement this kind of project for the Bangsamoro community so that they can to feel the dividends of peace,” Engr. Silongan disclosed.

Engr. Silongan said that on April 21, 2014, the JICA Headquarters and BTC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Manila to come up with implementing arrangement in coordination and collaboration with BTC, JICA-Cotabato Project Office and BDA.  

She requested the residents and the assigned peoples’ organization to take care of the building and use it for community activities. Engr. Silongan is also with BDA Zamboanga Peninsula (ZamboPen) staff.

JICA representative and QIP project officer Kasan “Jun” Usop Jr read the message of JICA President Tanaka and JICA-CPO head and chief leader Naoyuki Ochiai.

In the said message, JICA reiterated its commitment to help and support the Bangsamoro communities even without the BBL. 



The local government units of the municipality of Buug and Tungawan expressed their thanks and appreciations to the BTC, JICA and other stakeholders for identifying their communities as among the recipients of the Quick Impact Projects of the CCDP-B.  

Public Service Delivery Project Coordinator Nomaire Mustapaha said that other infrastructure projects under QIP will be turned-over in the next succeeding months. He also thanks the Dawing Construction who constructed the multi-purpose building in Zamboanga Sibugay, the LGUs, PNP, Military, CCCH and the MILF.

Last August 24, a 2-clasroom school building was also turned-over to residents and teachers of Kibleg, North Upi, Maguindanao where JICA President Tanaka and BTC Chairman, MILF peace panel Chief Mohagher Iqbal graced the event.

As part of confidence building, the JICA poured-in1.2 Billion Yen for the QIPs under the Comprehensive Capacity Development Project for the Bangsamoro. 

http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/new/item/634-btc-socio-economic-office-qip-turns-over-two-multi-purpose-hall-buildings-in-zamboanga-sibugay

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