Friday, December 4, 2015

MILF: Director Hanatani of JICA Headquarters pays courtesy visit to BTC

Posted to the MILF Website (Dec 3): Director Hanatani of JICA Headquarters pays courtesy visit to BTC

Director Hanatani of JICA Headquarters pays courtesy visit to BTC


Director Atsushi Hanatani of JICA Headquarter in Tokyo, Japan and his delegation paid courtesy visit to the Office of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) in Cotabato City on December 1, at around 3:30 in the afternoon.

Hanatani is Director for Infrastructure and Peace Building Department of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. He was accompanied by Mr. Naoyuki Ochiai, Head and Chief Leader JICA-CPO/CCDP-B based in Cotabato City.
 
Also present were Engr. Muhajirin Ali, Head of BTC Socio-Economic Component of JICA-BTC, BTC Commissioners Atty. Raissa  Jajuri, Froilyn Mendoza, Talib abdulhamid Binito, and Sheikh Ibrahim Ali.

Mohagher M. Iqbal, Chairman of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission and the MILF Peace Negotiating Panel said, “It is an honor on the part of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission as well as the Commissioners who are with us this afternoon to welcome the JICA and the Japanese delegation headed by Director Atsushi Hanatani.

Dir. Hanatani said, “We would like to pay courtesy call to the leaders of peace process in Mindanao. This is one of our objectives in coming to Mindanao to familiarize ourselves with the leaders and the happenings in area.

 “I Know the political process is still under way in Manila, I would to show that JICA and the people of Japan are committed to provide our outmost support to the peace process” and provide peace dividends to  the people in Mindanao”.

BTC is the key partner of JICA in the peace process in Mindanao particularly with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
“On March 28, 2014, JICA President Dir. Akiko Tanaka and MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim agreed and committed that the peace dividends should be realized swiftly and inclusively to create confidence and mutual trust among the stakeholders of the peace process through the implementation of Quick Impact Projects (QIP)”.
 
BTC Socio-Economic Office is responsible in the overall coordination for QIP while the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) is the implementing agency in cooperation with JICA Cotabato Project Office (CPO).
 
QIP is under the Component of Improvement of Public Service Delivery of Comprehensive Capacity Development Project for the Bangsamoro (CCDP-B) and this is funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Under QIP, twenty (20) barangays in the core and outside core territory of the Bangsamoro were provided with one of the following social infrastructures;
a)    Multi-Purpose Hall
b)    Renovation/expansion of school buildings or classrooms
c)    Warehouses with solar dryer.



The site selection and validation is based on the selection criteria identified by the QIP Task Force.

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