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 …

Interfaith groups Dialogue for sobriety after Mamasapano incident

On March 6 this year, the Maranao People Development Center (Maradeca), Inc., through its peace and governance program, organizedย  a dialogue that called for sobriety and peace in the aftermath of the controversial battle in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. The All Out Peace dialogue at the Maradeca Convention Center, in Barangay Ragayan, Marantao, Lanaodel Sur was a …

Maradeca assessment shows empowerment among organizations

The Maranao People Development Centerย  (MARADECA) Inc. was elated to find out that the communities and organizations they catered to have demonstrated varying degrees of confidence and empowerment in dealing with their respective constituents. This was indicated in an end of year assessment that focused on two specific areas: the community and organization. โ€œThe community …

Steering Committee to counter false anti-BBL yarn

Civil society organizations across southwestern island provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi (Basulta) are poised to mount an aggressive campaign to counter alleged claims that Moro residents in that subregion are against the Bangsamoro Basic Law. This was the consensus reached during the first steering committee meeting of the Mindanao Civil Society Organizations Platform for …

Poona Bayabao business owners lectured on strategic plan

The Maranao People Development Center (MARADECA Inc) gathered the community businesses in Poona Bayabao in Lanao del Sur to encourage them to adapt to more systematic and efficient system at managing business. Ms. Faridah U. Salic, the peace and governance program coordinator of Maradeca conducted the planning session April 23 which asked the business community …