Mindanao wide meeting held to evaluate BBL in Congress

Advocates and supporters of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) gathered on September 18 in Davao City for a Mindanao-wide discussion on the experience and fate off the law since it was submitted to Congress. ย  The Mindanao Civil Society Platform for Peace (MCSOPP), through the Maranao People Development Center (Maradeca), Inc. in partnership with the …

4 Lanao del Sur rural communities profiled for resources, needs

Four barangays in two municipalities of Lanao del Sur were taken of their profile for status of the natural resources and the needs of the communities, a move that would hasten the development planning process of a locality. The Maranao People Development Center (Maradeca) Inc. conducted the community profiling with support from Caritas-Australia. The profiling …

MARADECA Taps funding partners to widen Islamic understanding

The Maranao People Development Centre, Inc. (Maradeca, Inc) enlivened Islamic activities in formerly untapped areas in Lanao del Sur toward better understanding and camaraderie in the communities when it tapped partners and supporters during the holy fasting month the Ramadhan. โ€œMaradeca strikes in different communities in Lanao del Sur during holy Ramadhan through its peace-building …

This time, Lanao farmers learn organic farming

To avoid further dependence on traders for pesticides and fertilizers, farmers in the municipality of Poona Bayabao in Lanao del Sur were taught to adapt organic farming, and made to learn the ways of producing organic fertilizers. Some 38 farmers, four of them female, sat down with facilitators and trainers from the group, Succeed Global, …

Lanao del Sur farmers group gets bakery equipment

  Theย  Ompongan o mga Taribasok sa Ranao (OTR)ย  a farmers organization inย Masiu, Lanao del Sur,ย was the recipient of a bakery equipment given by theย Maradeca Inc. The equipment was given to the officials and members of OTR on April 25 in Barangay Macabangun Imbaba where the organization is based. Maradeca handed the bakery equipment as …

NGO official: Koko vows to be active on BBL discussions

Senator Aquilino Pimentel III has promised to be active in the discussions on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Salic Ibrahim, Maranao People Development Center executive director, bared this news after meeting with the senator in Manila recently. โ€œSenator Pimentel, as a senator from Mindanao, has admitted that he needs to know the sentiments of …