develop fisheries in ARMM
Cotabato City - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Datu Zaldy Uy Ampatuan has ordered the creation of a technical working group (TWG) to work on a comprehensive plan to develop sustainable fisheries in the region.Signed on June 22, 2009, Executive Order 03 or “An Act Creating the Technical Working Group (TWG) in the Formulation of the Comprehensive Regional Fisheries Development Plan (CRFDP) in ARMM” designates the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF)-ARMM as chair of the TWG with the Regional Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (RBFAR)-ARMM as vice-chair.
Member agencies include the Regional Planning and Development Office (RPDO), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Bureau of Public Information (BPI), Regional Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (RFARMC) and the Technical Management Services of the Office of the Regional Governor. The TWG will also include representatives from the private sector particularly from the municipal fisheries, commercial fisheries, post-harvest and aquaculture.
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COTABATO CITY – The Autonomous Regional Government (ARG) reiterated its commitment to the international donors and humanitarian groups to continue its peace initiatives that will deliver peace and to improve the well-being of the people in the region amidst conflicts in the region.This was the message of ARMM Regional Governor Datu Zaldy Uy Ampatuan delivered by Executive Secretary Atty. Oscar Sampulna Sr. to the officials of the United Nations - Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) during their visit at the Office of the Regional Governor here recently.
Sampulna said the Regional Governor is grateful to the donor countries and humanitarian institutions for their continuing assistance to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
He said Governor Ampatuan also directed concerned agencies in the region like the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to monitor all the situation of the IDPs and to identify and immediately respond to their needs.
Officials from the UN-OCHA include Agnes Asekenye-Oonyo, Section Chief for Asia and Pacific, OCHA, New York, Ann Kristin Brunborg, Pia Hussein and Sebastian Rhodes Stamps.
Ampatuan, earlier in his State of the Region Address, joined the call of the UN, the Organization of Islamic Conference and the World Religious Leaders for Government of the Philippines and the MILF to return to the negotiating table and resume talking peace for the sake of the long-suffering people.
111th INDEPENDENCE DAY
COTABATO CITY – The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) under Regional Governor Datu Zaldy Uy Ampatuan joins the whole nation in the celebration in the celebration of the 111th Independence Day.In his Independence Day message, Ampatuan paid tribute to the “men and women, especially those who fought valiantly to gain our freedom and independence.” He said “Let us not lose sight of the true significance of their sacrifices and victory.
“Our heroes have fought to achieve sovereignty and to bring honor and glory to the nation. They have fought to gain freedom from foreign oppressors in the hope that one day we, the Filipinos, will be prosperous and strong nation,” he added.
But he said fight for freedom still continues this day although in a different manner. He said the war in today’s modern time against poverty, illiteracy, deadly diseases, still needs similar gallantry and sacrifices that our heroes have shown in the past.
“My administration, with the support of the national government and partners in the donor community, is working hard to help our people gain freedom – freedom from poverty, freedom from illiteracy and freedom from deadly diseases. I hope the celebration of the independence day will serve as inspiration to all of us. Let us do more to take the region to greater heights,” he stressed.
ARMM Executive Secretary Atty. Oscar Sampulna said highlight of the celebration will be the awarding of services and assistance and the formal opening of Jobs and Livelihood Fairs for the constituents of the region.
Sampulna said national officials from Manila will join officials and employees of the region in celebrating the 111th Independence Day Celebration here.
ARCs livelihood
COTABATO CITY – In support to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s Comprehensive Livelihood Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP), the Department of Agrarian Reform National Office released P4.5 million to DAR- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) for the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) in the region.DAR Secretary Nasser Pangandaman, who was the guest of honor and speaker during the Independence Day celebration in ARMM here, released the amount for the micro-financing program of the department under the CLEEP.Pangandaman said the P4.5 million is an initial assistance from the national government to support the unserved communities and their households of Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs) in the provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Lanao del Sur.The amount will be released by DAR-ARMM to fifteen (15) microfinance institutions and cooperatives as interest-free loans.During the program, he also led the ARMM officials headed by ARMM Executive Secretary Atty. Oscar Sampulna and DAR-ARMM Secretary Allen Usman in distributing 242 Certified Land Titles to ARBs to beneficiaries in the eight (8) municipalities in Maguindanao.
