On May 20 to 23, 2024, the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) carried out a significant peacebuilding initiative in Butig, a conflict-affected area in Lanao del Sur entitled “Butig Rehabilitation Program” under the Ministry’s Special Development Fund (SDF) 2020. Thirty (30) members of the Pindig Agro-Fisheries Producer Cooperative underwent comprehensive aquaculture livelihood skills training held at Lake View Resort, Timbangalan, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. The training covered various methods to enhance aquaculture productivity and explored new opportunities in the field.
“𝘔𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘺𝘢 𝘴𝘰 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪-𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘱 𝘢 𝘔𝘗𝘖𝘚 𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘱 𝘬𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢 𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘬𝘰 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘰 𝘬𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘥 𝘢𝘮𝘪. 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘯 𝘢 𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘴𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘱 𝘴𝘢 𝘔𝘗𝘖𝘚 𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘓𝘎𝘜 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘬𝘰 𝘥𝘢 𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘯𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘬𝘰 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘢 𝘚𝘋𝘍.” (Gumanda ang Barangay namin at malaki ang naitulong ng MPOS dahil sa kanilang suporta at mga programa para sa mga tao sa bayan namin. Malaki rin ang pasasalamat namin sa Bangsamoro Government, sa pamamagitan ng MPOS at LGU Butig dahil sa hindi sila tumigil at para sa kanilang mga programa tulad ng SDF) Ms. Arafia Gasa, representing BLGU Pindolonan, expressed gratitude for the support received, underscoring the positive impact of MPOS’ initiatives on their community.
The program also fostered connections between the cooperative and various government agencies, establishing a robust foundation for sustainable, income-generating activities in aquaculture and fish production. This initiative aimed to ensure the cooperative’s stability and significantly improve the livelihoods of its members. Key government representatives, including Mr. Ashadie A. Alonto, Provincial Cooperative Officer of Lanao del Sur; Engr. Jawid Mamailao, MAFAR MMO of Butig; Mr. Abdul Pansar, LGU Butig Administrator; and officials from BLGU Pindolonan, attended the event.
In his address, Mr. Ashadie A. Alonto Provincial Cooperative Officer of LDS emphasized the importance of the initiative, stating, “𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘔𝘗𝘖𝘚 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘎𝘜 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘊𝘖 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘚𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘰-𝘍𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘚𝘶𝘳. 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘚𝘶𝘳.”
The success of the program was made possible through the technical assistance and dedication of MAFAR-Lanao del Sur. Aquaculturist Abdul Halim Gunda and Ms. Norain Manalundong conducted comprehensive sessions on post-harvesting techniques, marketing strategies, and processing methods, including a SWOT analysis for the cooperative. Practical demonstrations and workshops further enriched participants’ skills in fish product preparation and processing.
Moreover, a benchmarking activity was conducted at BFAR Region 10-Lanao del Norte Office to provide valuable insights and opportunities for the cooperative. Participants also visited fish ponds and hatcheries to observe effective fish-growing methods.
Mr. Noel Saldajeno, Provincial Fisheries Officer-BFAR-10, and the LAFICO Manager introduced advanced fish processing techniques and potential business ventures. Mr. Noel Saldajeno urged cooperative members to persevere in their endeavors, emphasizing the importance of dedication for project success, which ultimately benefits their members and community. He said, “𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘨 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘮𝘺𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘰 𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.”
The program concluded with strategic planning sessions aimed at advancing the cooperative’s livelihood activities and contributing to Butig’s overall progress. Chairman Samsoden Baite of the Pindig Agro-Fisheries Producer Cooperative expressed profound appreciation for the support received, highlighting the transformative impact of MPOS and the Bangsamoro Government’s SDF programs on peace and development. “𝘐𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘢 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘩, 𝘭𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘰 𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘈𝘍𝘈𝘙 𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦. 𝘒𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘶𝘣𝘰𝘴 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘨-𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢 𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨-𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘸𝘢. 𝘒𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘴𝘢 𝘔𝘗𝘖𝘚 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘚𝘋𝘍 𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨-𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢.”
The SDF 2020 – Butig Rehabilitation Program exemplifies MPOS’ commitment to peacebuilding and the Bangsamoro Government’s mandate to uplift conflict-affected communities in the Bangsamoro Region, as outlined in the Bangsamoro Organic Law to rebuild, rehabilitate, and develop conflict-affected communities.
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