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IP students hold checks worth 15 thousand pesos as recipients of the Educational Assistance from MP Mohagher M. Iqbal during the launching of the Educational Assistance program held at the Office of the Minister, MBHTE-BARMM on December 16, 2022: photo by Datu Zareen S. Mohammad.

IP students receive financial aid from MP Iqbal

Some 50 students belong to Indigenous peoples in the BARMM have received financial assistance from Member of Parliament  Mohagher M. Iqbal during the brief program held at the office of the minister, Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education-BARMM, Bangsamoro Government Center, Cotabato City on December 16.
Each student has received a one-time assistance amounting to 15 thousand pesos. 

“Sa maliit na halaga ng perang ito, i hope kahit papanu makatulong sa inyo. Para sa inyong kaalaman, malapit ang puso ko sa mga IP dahil itong lugar natin ay magkatabi dito sa Datu Odin Sinsuat (Maguindanao del Norte). Yong hirap ninyo ay nararamdaman namin dahil ganun din ang hirap namin kaya sinu pa magtutulungan. Kaya ,itong BARMM ay malaking tulong ito sa atin. Ang mga scholarship natin ay umabot na sa 3,500 students dito sa higher education at meron din galing sa mga IP. Mapalad kayo,sapagkàt isa kayo sa mga napili ng MIPA at Opisina ko sa BTA,  Iqbal said

The program is funded out of the 2021 Transitional Development Impact Fund (TDIF) of MP Iqbal and is being implemented thru the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs (MIPA), BARMM.  It is intended for Bangsamoro IP students who are enrolled in college.