SSB AND RAJAH BUAYAN COCO GROWERS ARE HIGHLY MOTIVATED
The coconut growers of the Municipalities of Sultan Sa Barongis and Rajah Buayan, all in the Province of Maguindanao, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are highly motivated by the presence of coconut seedlings distributed by the Alliance of Bangsamoro for Peace and Sustainable Development, Incorporated as part of its program on "Ligawasan Coconut Development Program". The activity is a part of the ABPSD engagement with the Coconut Industry Investment Fund (CIIF) under its program on "Coco Farm Development Program". Hundreds of hectares of lands can be planted by coconut growers from the above mentioned municipalities, considering that more than fifty thousand (50,000+) are available in the ABPSD - Rajah Buayan District Coco Nursery. Initially, at around twenty thousand (20,000) seedlings are already distributed for more than a month period, hence the coco growers commented that "Madtiaba pan i dili kapamula na tao sa niyog, ka niya den sa padsudan" - means It is impossible not to plant coconut, seedlings are already in the backyard".
Two farmers mentioned and relayed that one time when they decided to plant coco seedlings, they went to Dalican, Dinaig (now Datu Odin Sinsuat), Maguindanao just to procure seedlings . He further mentioned "Imagine we sacrificed for not in-taking foods for almost the whole day, just to obtain some number of coco seedling, and now it is already in our backyard, freely provided to us and impossible for us not to plant". He added, once we could not plant coconut that it already in our hands, it means we have sickness. We mean, from the present activity in the locality, they are highly motivated.
The significant things that the activity have an impact to the communities is the rehabilitation of the areas that were traversed by the inundations of the ALA River for the past decade. If you can remember, what had happened to almost all barangays in the present Municipality of Rajah Buayan, that thousands of hectares of lands were totally destroyed by the ALA River floods. By the implementation of the ABPSD project under its program on "Liguasan Coconut Development Program", the communities are economically being rehabilitated and open the eyes and minds of the stakeholders for development activities in the area, and if possible the local government units of the locality can adopt programs and activities for the economic development of their constituents.
Further, the planting activities on coconut open the minds of the residents / coconut growers for the importance of being organized, because one of the requirements to be provided with seedlings is being a member of a certain community-based organization in the locality.
It is expected that the started activity for economic development of barangays in Muncipalities of Sultan Sa Barongis and Rajah Buayan in Maguindanao Province will serve as venue to start adopting development in agriculture and entrepreneurship in the area. Hopefully, the municipal government of the above-mentioned municipalities will lead the adoption of a program. From these, the Alliance of Bangsamoro for Peace and Sustainable Development, Incorporated shall continue supporting the like activities, as it is done in other municipalities covered by other ABPSD districts.
ABPSD EXEC ATTENDED KFI BOARD MEETING
The ABPSD CEO, Dr. Pendatun Alon Pangadil, being a member of the Board of Trustees of the Kadtuntaya Foundation, Incorporated (KFI) held May 10, 2009 at the Conference Room of the KFI Community Training and Resource Center in Cotabato City. There are six (6) members of the board who attended with the Executive Director Guiamil M. Alim as ex-officio member, who had just returned from medication in Manila and the Secretariat. The meeting was called, supposed to be conducted last January 2009, however it was canceled due to unavoidable circumstances that traversed the KFI environment, then proceed this time with several things to be decided.
Furtherance of the KFI programs was discussed and duly digested, where the project management office seek the approval of the board, hence the members of the board had no objections to the proposed activities of the foundation. Similarly, they also discussed continuity of the previous programs and projects, funded from different sources , the international funding institutions. The meeting was smoothly conducted.
ABPSD - PAD Meeting for furtherance of CIIF Partnership
The ABPSD - Partnership on Agriculture for Development is conducting a special meeting today, May 8, 2009 at the ABPSD Conference / Session Hall purposely to discuss the possible mechanism addressing the organization partnership with the Coconut Industry Investment Fund (CIIF) of the Department of Agriculture (DA). The CIIF provided already the pledged inputs for the establishment of a Coconut Nursery at Sultan Sa Barongis, Maguindanao. ABPSD in placed the nursery and expanded to other municipalities, such as Datu Odin Sinsuat, Pandag, Sultan Kudarat, Sultan Mastura and Barira, all in Maguindanao Province, including 1 in Municipality of Pikit, Province of Cotabato.
Initially, the orgnization had already launched the planting activities for few sites, and furtherance of the activities, the ABPSD-PAD is having a meeting discussing among others the following: (a) Areas to be planted per municipality, (b) CB for the coconut growers, (c) Possibilities of intercropping activities, and (d) Adoption of mechanism for planting and management of the engagement by coming days, months and even years.
ABPSD FINALIZES A CONCEPT PAPER ON LIGUASAN MARSH INTERVENTION
The ABPSD-Partnership on Environmental Governance for Development had conducted series of small group meetings purposely to conceptualize possible intervention on the environmental management of the eco-systems in the Liguasan Marsh. Forester Sanggacala A. Abdula, the In-charge of the above-named technical office of the Alliance of Bangsamoro for Peace and Sustainable Development, Inc. went to the office of Dr. Pendatun A. Pangadil, the executive director of the organization last April 29, 2009 and discussed with him the possibilities of adopting interventions for the Liguasan (Ligawasan) Marsh. Indept discussion was transpired, where the profiling of the target communities is included as component of the activities to be undertaken.
The Liguasan Marsh is a body of water located in Central Mindanao, covering part of Region XII and ARMM. It played significant roles in the cultural development in the locality, where summing-up the processes of acculturation in the past centuries, resulted in the formation of the "Sultanate of Rajah Buayan Darussalam" and even the Sultanate of Maguindanao Darussalam". Therefore, it is important that the present generation must have to do something for the preservation and reconstruction of the eco-systems within the Liguasan Marsh.
Finally, after series of discussion the group agreed for the finalization of the concept paper on the "Reconstruction of Mt. Kabalukan, a component part of Liguasan Marsh for the conservation of biodiversity in the localities , renewal of the lost socio-cultural practices among the stakeholders including initiative for eco-tourism development". From these, the Project Management Office of the Alliance of Bangsamoro for Peace and Sustaianable Development, Inc. is seeking for supports.
ABPSD representing Maguindanao in the CCare Strat Planning ...
The Executive Director / CEO of the Alliance of Bangsamoro for Peace and Sustainable Development, Inc., Dr. Pendatun Pangadil, the chairman of Maguindanao Provincial Management Committee and BOT Member of the Citizens Coalition for ARMM Electoral Reform (CCARE) and Bobby Taguntong the Program Officer of ABPSD-Partnership in Media Affairs for Development and Governance and Provincial Coordinator CCare PMC are preparing a trip to Zamboanga City attending the CCare Strategic Planning.
ABPSD at Liguasan Marsh
The Alliance of Bangsamoro for Peace and Sustainable Development, Incorporated - Partnership on Trade and Industry for Development (ABPSD-PTID) with the ABPSD Northern Ligawasan District had jointly engaged with the local residents of Ligawasan in the Municipalities of SSB and Pagalungan, Maguindanao and Pikit in Cotabato Province. Other than the usual livelihood means of the stakeholders, they are collecting shells from the marsh as their secondary means of living. In order to extend help for the residents of the Ligawasan March the organization find ways to support them.
As part of development initiative, the ABPSD-PTID worked for the market door of such items / products and fortunately one of the contacts from Cebu City responded to the initiative. From that, the ABPSD-PTID started the activity for the collectors of shells, established and adopted initial mechanism for the entrepreneurship activities. The organization in-charge saw the significance of the program as it open the windows for partnership with other market. Then, it will be followed by a return transaction or bringing some items from Cebu City to Cotabato City and nearby provinces. Both the Ligawasan Marsh stakeholders and ABPSD-PTID are optimistic for further development of the engagement.
CCARE STRATEGIC PLANNING CONFERENCE
As furtherance of the Citizens Coalition for ARMM Electoral Reform (CCARE) existence, its officers and members of the Board of Trustees will be having a strategic planning conference in Zamboanga City, this coming May 1-4, 2009. Each province from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will be represented in the activity. Significant issues will be discussed, where as an inputs to the activity, the member networks are conducting assessment survey to obtain necessary information and significant data to be presented in the conference.
The conference is generally aiming at the adoption of relevant programs for 5 to 10 years period, whereby starting to determine the development that transpired during the time when there was no CCARE yet and the presence of CCARE.
It is clearly observed that the present program of CCARE are the following: (a) Education and Information Campaign, (b) Capability Building, (c) Monitoring and Networking. All are focused on Election Reform in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Further, the activity is expecting to adopt plan of activities even beyond the elections 2010. (ABPSD'ers)
The coconut growers of the Municipalities of Sultan Sa Barongis and Rajah Buayan, all in the Province of Maguindanao, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are highly motivated by the presence of coconut seedlings distributed by the Alliance of Bangsamoro for Peace and Sustainable Development, Incorporated as part of its program on "Ligawasan Coconut Development Program". The activity is a part of the ABPSD engagement with the Coconut Industry Investment Fund (CIIF) under its program on "Coco Farm Development Program". Hundreds of hectares of lands can be planted by coconut growers from the above mentioned municipalities, considering that more than fifty thousand (50,000+) are available in the ABPSD - Rajah Buayan District Coco Nursery. Initially, at around twenty thousand (20,000) seedlings are already distributed for more than a month period, hence the coco growers commented that "Madtiaba pan i dili kapamula na tao sa niyog, ka niya den sa padsudan" - means It is impossible not to plant coconut, seedlings are already in the backyard".
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