𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙜, 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙡 𝙎𝙪𝙧 | The Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) spearheaded the successful completion and turn-over of the first Tourism Development Plan in the province of Lanao del Sur on August 19, 2024 held at Sultan Pansar Gymnasium, Municipality of Butig. This activity is in line with the Ministry’s program as part of the interventions of the Bangsamoro Government through the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) to help the conflict-affected communities rehabilitate, rebuild, and develop.
This remarkable milestone represents a significant achievement to support and transform Butig, as one of the conflict-affected communities in Lanao del Sur.
MPOS Director-General Atty. Al-Rashid L. Balt highlighted the significance of the event. He mentioned that Butig Tourism Development Plan (BTDP) 2023-2027 is a component of the Butig Rehabilitation Program which is part of the endeavors of the ministry to achieve an enduring peace in the Bangsamoro under its mandate to implement programs related to peace-building, reconciliation, and unification.
“𝘈𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘛𝘋𝘗 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘢-𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯. 𝘏𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘺𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘚𝘶𝘳 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘴𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪 𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘢𝘢𝘺𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘨, 𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘢 𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘨, 𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪 𝘯𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘥 𝘯𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰.” MPOS Director General Atty. Balt said.
The BTDP was a collaborative effort involving various government agencies, including Local Government Unit of Butig (LGU-Butig), Lanao del Sur, Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS), Special Development Fund-Project Management Office (SDF-PMO), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR), Ministry of Trade, Investment and Tourism (MTIT), Ministry of Environmental and Natural Resources, and Energy (MENRE), Bangsamoro Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BCPCH), Provincial Tourism, Culture and the Arts Office (PTCAO) Association of Lanao del Sur Tourism Officers (ALTO),
College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, MSU-Main Campus, and College of Forestry and Environmental Science, MSU-Main Campus to inculcate the convergence and commitment to support Butig.
During his acceptance speech, Mayor Atty. Dimnatang L. Pansar, the Chief Executive of the Local Government of Butig Municipality, Lanao del Sur acknowledged the contributions of those who made the BTDP a reality and appreciated MPOS-BARMM for prioritizing Butig in its peacebuilding intervention programs, in recognizing their potential to foster a more peaceful environment and contribute to the growth of tourism in the province.
“𝘒𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢, 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘨 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯, 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘢 𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘣𝘢’𝘵 𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘺𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰𝘣𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘗𝘖𝘚 𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘰. 𝘒𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘪𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵-𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘰-𝘦𝘤𝘰-𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘚𝘶𝘳,” Municipality of Butig Mayor Atty. Dimnatang L. Pansar stated.
The crafting of Butig Tourism Development Plan is one of the components of MPOS’ peace building interventions in Butig that is banking on the positive impact of paving feasible programs, projects and activities to bring about peace and development in the once conflict-stricken municipality. This program is under the ministry’s Special Development Fund, Article XIV, Section 2, of the Bangsamoro Organic Law to rebuild, rehabilitate, and develop conflict-affected communities.
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