Engr. Salic & MAO Fahad Gani attended MRDP-CFAD Training in preparation for PRDP: An opportunity for the MLGU to avail RI Projects such as Irrigation Systems under PRDP

 Phela Grande Hotel, General Santos City - June 18-21,2013.

The MRDP-CFAD component conducted a Project Design, Management and Market Linkages Training-Workhops for Regions 12 and ARMM. 10 municipalities from Lanao del Sur were invited and the municipality of Ditsa-an Ramain was ably represented by MPDC-Designate Engr. MUSTAPHA D. SALIC and MAO Hadji Fahad Gani. The training aims to further equip the MRDP Municipal Focal Persons in preparing design and marketing as well.

 The MRDP is now transitioning into PRDP with 4 components, I-Plan, I-Support, I-Reap and I-Build. The existing CFAD will become the I-REAP in the PRDP. 

It has to be noted that Ditsa-an Ramain is one of the recipients of the MRDP-APL2 in which the municipality has implemented various CFAD projects under the leadership of Mayor Actar M. Marmar and Municipal Team composed of SB Sec. Atty. Mangondaya Solaiman, MPDC Nasser Salic, ME Engr Abbas Lacsaman, MAO Fahad Gani and Engr. Mustapha D. Salic.

Engr. Salic stressed that Irrigation Systems would be the priority of the MLGU under the new administration. Mayor-Elect Engr. Ali U. Adiong is very aggressive in pursuing his plans for agricultural sector considering that the municipality is one of the rice producing area in the Basak District.

Engr. Salic and MAO Gani are scheduled to visit the MRDP-Regional Office in Cotabato to work on such proposal this July.

Ditsa-an Ramain Fire Station soon to be completed; a realization of Mayor Actar Vision for fire-free municipality!

The Ditsa-an Ramain Fire Station is about to be completed very soon. The project is a realization of Mayor Actar Marmar's vision for a safe and fire-free Ditsa-an Ramain. He heavily lobbied for this project and facilitated LGU's counterparts which includes land acquisition, and technical manpower for supervision. Engrs. Mustapha D. Salic of the PMO and Abbas Lacsaman of the Engineering are personally supervising the project until its completion per instruction of the ever active Mayor Marmar. The building is set to be inaugurated this June 2013.

LGU Ditsa-an Ramain extends THANKS to the UN-WFP; 336 farmers received Rice subsidy for Rehabilitating Communal Irrigation Systems (CIS) under UN-WFP Food For Work (FFW).

April 29, 2013 - The UN-WFP distributed the equivalent RICE for the completed Food For Work in the Rehabilitation of Communal Irrigation Systems (CIS) silted and devastated by Typhoon Pablo last December 2012. The 336 Farmer-recipients  from 11 barangays  were very thankful to the UN-WFP for this will save them in engaging "angkat" for their food in re-cultivating their farmlands. It has to be noted that the municipality is one of the rice granary of the basak area of the province.

 The Municipal Government under the active leadership of Mayor Actar Marmar sought the help of the UN-WFP in rehabilitating various CIS of the municipality and consequently helps also the farmers beneficiaries who will do the cleaning and desilting through the Food For Work. Mayor Marmar is very much thankful to the response of the UN-WFP headed by its Head of Sub-Office in Iligan Baicon Cayongcat-Macaraya (Bae a Labi of Shakba). UN-WFP further strengthened the partnership with the LGU and other agencies through

its CONVERGENCE PROGRAM. under the program, agencies will converge in helping the people through the facilitation of the UN-WFP. Engr. Mustapha D. Salic facilitated submission of proposals that leads to the early realization of the project. There are a lot more undertakings to be implemented under these partnerships. Trainings for OSY, Womens, Farmers, Fishermen, and other sectors of the community will be launched soon and are expected to augment livelihood and skills of the beneficiaries. 

 Going back to the distribution, it was done in Barangay Rantian noting that the barangay is the target of the ARMM HELPS convergence program that was also successfully  launched last February 14, 2013 with a huge crowd of people in the said barangay. Farmer-beneficiaries were given coupons and the distribution is per individual coupons thus  transparency is assured. Farmers and their wives even their children were there and very happy. They are indeed very thankful to the UN-WFP.

Aside from the CFSI staffs, Punong Barangays of the 11 barangays, MSWO Saripe Arumpac, Councilor Madki Punguinagina, Department of Agriculture Staffs and Engr. Mustapha D. Salic of the MDRRMC were in attendance to witness the distribution. To those who have been a part in the realization of this program in whatsoever ways, especially to CFSI Pablo Team composed of Mima, Faw and other members of the team, our profound and enormous THANKS. SANGGIBO SALAMAT.... We will never forget this!

MDRRMO DITSA-AN RAMAIN extends THANKS

The MDRRMO Ditsa-an Ramain headed by Mayor Actar M. Marmar extends its enormous thanks to individuals, NGOs, Humanitarian Agencies, and various Government Agencies for the helps, interventions, early recovery efforts,  and long term livelihood initiatives they've extended to our constituents who are victims of Typhoon Pablo that lashes our municipality last December of 2012. Much had been done in helping them but still so much to do in restoring the infrastructures, school buildings and livelihood of our constituents. below is the summary of the interventions and helps by the concerned agencies and donors.

Donor/Agency	Type of Assistance	#s of HHs served
Gov. Adiong, Jr.	Relief Foods	No data available
LYECAP	Food Items	250
MLGU	Relief Foods	2,252
MIDCOP/UNHCR	Food/Non Food Items	150
Gov. Hataman	Relief Foods	1,500
PLAN Int’l.	Potable Water Containers	800
UN-WFP	25 kg Rice	2,102
Bolayoka, Inc.	Psycho-Social/Sch. Supplies	80 K/G-1 pupils in Rantian ES

LGU Ditsa-an Ramain: ARMM HELPS partner for better tommorow

The LGU Ditsa-an Ramain under the leadership of Mayor Actar M. Marmar is working hand in hand with the ARMM after the successful launching of the ARMM Flagship Program "ARMM HELPS" in Barangay Rantian. The program was ceremonially launched last February 14, 2013 at the Brgy. Hall Grounds of Brgy. Rantian. the affair was graced by the Regional Governor Mujib Hataman, Regional Vice Governor Bainon Karon, Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal A. Adiong, and all the Regional Secretaries of the ARMM. Barangay Rantian Chairwoman Hadja Saimah Salic-Dalomanding (Bae a Pithi-ilan of Ramain) is very optimistic that the ARMM would transform her barangay into a more progressive barangay. She then noted that some of the ARMM agencies are now coordinating with her office for the possible projects they would put in her barangay.

Aside from the ARMM HELP, the LGU Ditsa-an Ramain is working for the immediate implementation of the LGU Locally Funded Projects, Salintubig Project under the TISP, PAMANA Projects, and ARMM Social Fund Projects. 

The LGU has just completed its LPRAP priorities to be funded under the BUB facilitated by the NAPC. The  LGU is also busy in crafting the Transition Plan for the SET 1 beneficiaries of the 4Ps who are about to graduate this coming December 2013. Engr. Mustapha D. Salic of the MPDO and COS Tambas Yahya, Jr. of the Office of the Mayor emphasized that the LGU Ditsa-an Ramain has been very responsive to the 4Ps beneficiaries with its pro-poor projects and programs.

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