Saturday, January 29, 2011

TRAINING ON CULTURAL MANAGEMENT OF VEGETABLE PRODUCTION SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED AT BARANGAY TINA, SHARIFF AGUAK, MAGUINDANAO

After a month of having focus group discussions (FGD) with residents of Brgy Tina, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao, the two partnership offices of the Alliance of Bangsamoro for Peace and Sustainable Development, Incorporated, namely: ABPSD Partnership on Women Affairs for Development and ABPSD Partnership on Agriculture for Development and the Community Center for Services and Development (CCSD), Incorporated had jointly designed the immediate possible activities for the constituents of the above-mentioned barangay in cooperation with the ABPSD Rajah Buayan District. They came-up with a "Training on Cultural Management of Vegetable Production" and scheduled it on January 25 to 29, 2011, to be conducted in the community. Further, the activity was undertaken in cooperation with the following organizations: (a) Development Youth Movement Assembly in Mindanao (DYMAM), (b) Neo-Iranon Multi Sectoral Association (NIMSA), Incorporated, (c) Bansamoro Initiative for Development, (d) Bangsamoro Network and Development Center (NETDEV), Incorporated, (e) Philippine Muslim Educators Society (PMES), Incorporated, and (f) Ummah Community Builders Association (UCBA), Incorporated. The activity was technically supported by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF)-ARMM through the Vegetable Production Division.

Finally, on January 25 to 29, 2011, the training was successfully conducted with the joint efforts of the above-named organizations and representatives of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries - ARMM, attended by more or less 500 women from five (5) adjacent barangays, namely: Tina, Malingao, Bialong, Pamalian, Pusao and Libutan. The target participants was the women sector of Barangay Tina, but due to impulsive attitudes of women from other barangays they attended the activity.

The training was opened with "Da'wah" facilitated by our brothers from the Community Center for Services and Development, Incorporated with the participation of representative from a certain Chamber of Commerce and Trade and Medical Group in Cotabato City, who shared medicinal aspects of vegetables and its utilities. Further the opening program was pushed forward with opening remarks and gave in detailed the goals and objectives for the activity by Dr. Pendatun A. Pangadil, the Chief Executive Officer / Executive Director of the Alliance of Bangsamoro for Peace and Sustainable Development, Incorporated. It was followed by messages from the representatives of the above-mentioned organizations.

The activity was highlighted by the presence of the World Food Program - Cotabato City Head, Brother Mike Algonsa and Department of Agriculture and Fisheries-ARMM representatives in the persons of Brother Sam, Brother Gani Daud and Sister Albaya Sagad. Brother Mike Algonsa shared message for the participants and invited the stakeholders for joint hands in the development efforts of Barangay Tina and nearby others. He also emphasized that it was a long time he was willing to see and once visited the area, and fortunate that by the activity, it was a reality. Sister Albaya shared the technical aspects of vegetable production and then continue her lecture including supports from the government through the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries-ARMM. At around 3:00 0'clock in the afternoon, the team conducted house-to-house visitation and along the way they demonstrated technicalities of planting, not only vegetables but including other farm products.

The following days, Mr. Butocan A. Barodi and Dr. Pendatun Pangadil continue the conduct of training, which even having night session particularly on cereal production and organizational development. For three days period, the two personalities from the ABPSD,Incorporated gave their full efforts in conducting the designed activities of the training.

Simultaneously, the group also conducted "Feedings Activities" for IDP Children, and also served the attendees of training on the foods prepared for feedings. As furtherance of motivational activity, the group distributed also small amount food assistance for the women group who worked for their program and project.

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Picture: Zamboanga del Sur Area

Picture: Zamboanga del Sur Area
Taken while traveling back to Cotabato

CCARE-Maguindanao Updates

CCARE-Maguindanao Updates
Strategic Planning Conference in Zamboanga City, May 1-4, 2009

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.

CIIF - ABPSD Partnership

CIIF - ABPSD Partnership
Bagoinged Coco Nursery

ABPSD - CIIF Partnership

ABPSD - CIIF Partnership
Coco Nursery (Sitio Leneba, Sibuto, DOS, Maguindanao

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-PTID Moves . . .

ABPSD-PTID Moves . . .
Dodol Making (Indigenous Food Processing)

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-CIIF Partnership (DOS, Maguindanao)

ABPSD-CIIF Partnership (DOS, Maguindanao)
Coco-Nursery at Brgy Semba, DOS, Mag.

ABPSD - CCIF Partnership

ABPSD - CCIF Partnership
Coco-Nursery at SSB, Maguindanao

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.

DYMAM . . . . .

DYMAM . . . . .
Educational Development Initiative

DYMAM . . . .

DYMAM . . . .
Cultural Development Initiative

RAJAHMUDA DALGAN CLAN

RAJAHMUDA DALGAN CLAN
The Clan Reunion . . .

CCare Maguindanao Coordinator . . .

CCare Maguindanao Coordinator . . .
Here we are . . .

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)