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25September

COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Government has allocated four (4) billion pesos for the Kapayapaan sa Pamayanan (KAPYANAN) Project of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

This was disclosed by Spalansane K.  Mago, Project Development Officer of KAPYANAN Project, in an interview by Bangsamoro Multimedia Network (BMN), Inc. during the “Kaunlaran sa Bangsamoro” program.
According to Mago, from 2020, there are P4 Billion allocated budget and 10,000 houses were built all over the Bangsamoro region.
 
“Ang housing project po ay hindi lang nakatuon sa Bangsamoro region. Even outside BARMM ay target na po natin sa KAPYANAN Project. Nakita natin na kahit sila ay outside the region ay kailangan ng assistance (tulong) mula sa BARMM,” he said.
 
(This housing project is not only focused in the Bangsamoro region. Even outside BARMM is our target for KAPYANAN Project. We saw that even if they were outside the region they needed assistance from BARMM.)
 
“The decent housing projects include solar-powered lighting facilities and water connection,” he explained. 
 
Fatima Mohamad, Project Development Officer of KAPYANAN Project, said that this project is one of the special projects under the Office of the Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim.
 
“Isang special project from the Office of the Chief Minister kung saan we provided the basic needs ng Bangsamoro people. This program aims to bring the government closer to the citizen,” Mohamad said.
 
(It’s a special project from the Office of the Chief Minister where we provided the basic needs of the Bangsamoro people.)
 
“This is also to reduce the poverty incidents sa region. Pangalawa, it is relevant to the provision under Bangsamoro Organic Law of BARMM or R.A 11054 na tugunan ang pangunahing pangangailangan ng Bangsamoro through the services we provided,” Mohammad stressed. 
 
(This is also to reduce poverty incidents in the region. Secondly, it is relevant to the provision under Bangsamoro Organic Law of BARMM or R.A 11054 to address the basic needs of the Bangsamoro through the services we provided.)
 
Mohamad added that aside from the provision of housing project, the KAPYANAN has micro finance and livelihood, electrification through solar light and water project.

The KAPYANAN Project Development Officer disclosed that the Office of the Chief Minister is closely monitoring the implementation of the project.
 
Meanwhile, Mago said that Chief Minister Ebrahim can directly recommend on where the houses will be built and who will be the beneficiaries that need immediate assistance upon thorough assessment.
 
“...Even the Office of the Chief Minister will recommend. Ang project management office will automatically assess or evaluate the area dahil mayron kaming ginagawang assessment both sa areas and community before po namin na ipa-finalize na itong mga tao na ito ay kailangan nating i-target,” he further said.
 
“The project management office will automatically assess or evaluate the area because we are doing an assessment both in the areas and the community before we finalize that these people are what we need to target,” he further said.
 
Mago added that “Dahil sa giyera maraming Bangsamoro ang naapektuhan na until now ay hindi parin naka’ recover dahil sa conflict na iyon. Nayon na nandito na si BARMM, panahon na para maramdaman nila na hindi sila pinapabayaan ng Bangsamoro government through providing them decent house and livelihood.”
 
(Due to the war many Bangsamoro were affected and until now have not recovered due to that conflict. Now that BARMM is here, it is time for them to feel that the Bangsamoro government is not neglecting them by providing them decent house and livelihood.)
 
Mago has relayed the feedbacks of people in the community and said: “Sila mismo ang nagsasabi na nagbago yung pamumuhay nila, nagiging confident na sila dahil alam nila na nandyan ang Bangsamoro Government para tulungan sila. Binigyan ng bahay at may kasama pang livelihood.”
 
(They themselves say that their lifestyle has changed, they are becoming confident because they know that the Bangsamoro Government is there to help them. They were given houses with livelihood.)
 
Asked about what is the advantage in the KAPAYANAN Program if the Bangsamoro transition period is extended until 2025, “Ang tatlong taon ay mahaba-habang panahon para makita at maidentify yung areas na higit na nangangailangan na kailangan natin e serve,” Mago said.
 
(Three years is a long period to see and identify the areas that are most in need that we need to serve.)






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