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Another milestone complementing the flourishing hope in the Bangsamoro happened today March 26, 2019 as the Program Partnership Agreement (PPA) was signed between the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) and the Ittihadun Madrasah Bil Philippines, Inc. (IMBPI) for the STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES FOR DELIVERY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN LIVING IN THE CAAM. 

The program which will run for 18 months aims to provide early learning program to 40, 000 Bangsamoro children through expansion of Madrasah delivering early learning programme.

It will include strengthening governance and management of Tahderiyyah, improving the quality of Tahderiyyah and strengthening program monitoring and supervision.

 

For this program, BDA will be the implementing partner with the IMBPI to facilitate the implementation with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and with fund assistance from Embassy of Japan (EOJ).

IMBPI is an organization duly registered to Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) mandated by the Tarbiyyah (MILF Education Committee) to implement educational interventions and accreditation of implementing balanced-education (SMC) and traditional madrasah curriculum.

In a message, BDA referred to education as one of the main priorities of the BARMM.

“We were with you and we will be with you in producing future Bangsamoro leaders equipped with balanced education”, Engr. Windel Diangcalan, BDA executive director stated.

IMBPI president Dr. Ismail Abdullah thanked partners for supporting the mission towards developing future leaders who are professionals and with fear of the Allah s.w.t.

“We hope that our future leaders in the Bangsamoro have those qualities. Tahderiyyah is very important because it is the foundation, the early education that develops our children”, Dr. Abdullah said.

For UNICEF, working together will bring good changes and results for the children education despite the challenges ahead.

“If we want sustainable peace and development in BARMM and Mindanao, we must work together to invest in quality early learning programs like the Tahderiyyah”, Dr. Rosalia Batacalan of UNICEF stated.

Meeting with BARMM Member of the Parliament Eddie Alih and Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chief Abdul Jalil Umngan, with BDA executive driector Engr. Windel Diangcalan and Program & Operation Head Rhadzni Taalim at BDA- CMO Cotabato City on September 24, 2019. 

Tuesday, 11 June 2019 02:04

BDA welcomes partners from TIKA

The Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) was grateful receive brothers and valued partners from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) Philippine office, Country Director Mustapha and Deputy Director Enes at the agency’s office in Cotabato City on May 27, 2019.

Engr. Windel Diangcalan, BDA executive director together with deputy executive director Hashim Manticayan welcomed the visitors.

The Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) welcomed its new chairman of the board of directors (BOD) Ustada Abusaliha Macacuna.

Macacuna officially took the seat of chairmanship on August 26, 2019 replacing Dr. Saffrullah M. Dipatuan, who is now a minister to the Ministry of Health- BARMM.

Macacuna was a member of BDA- BOD in 2011 and was appointed as the second regional manager for the agency’s regional management office in Ranaw.

“Being the new BDA Chairman is a big challenge because we all know that it involves many things like decision-making, leadership, and money. But since it is the decision of the Central Committee, we can’t do anything but to accept the new assignment”, he stated

“I am asking for the support of other BOD member, staffs from CMO, regional, provincial offices of BDA. I am encouraging them not just to maintain but strengthen the unity within the organization”, Macacuna told.

“I look forward how to manage this (BDA) more better in the future especially that we are now in the Bangsamoro government (BARMM)”, the new BDA chair ended.

Monday, 28 October 2019 07:00

BDA welcomes med.doctors from Turkey

Engr. Windel Diangcalan, executive director of the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) welcomed Dr. Mevlit Yurtseen of Alliance of International Doctors, based in Turkey, and party today October 28, 2019 at agency's office in Cotabato City

According to Engr. Diangcalan, BDA discussed with the visitors about health priority program and projects of the agency with possible partnership with BARMM.

He expressed thanks to the visitors and with the company and support Ömer Kesmen

 

 

 

BDA executive director Mohammad S. Yacob together with key staff and volunteers of the agency welcomed brothers from Turkey for the Qurbani Program 20018 on August 20, 2018 at BDCCCI, Cotabato City.

Visitors are in the city to monitor the implementation of the program in line with the Eid’l Adha Celebration.

Bangsamoro-scholars who finished schooling in Turkey also joined the meeting and acted as translators between BDA and Turkey officials to better promote understanding on the topics discussed.

Eid’l Adha (feast of sacrifice) is an annual event observed by Muslim Ummah worldwide to commemorate the act of prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as act of worship to Allah s.w.t.

Over 200 cows are purchased for this year to sacrifice and be distributed to identified beneficiaries who are the poorest of the poor in Cotabato City, provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte.

Deniz Feneri Dernegi, Turkiye Dyanet Vakfi, Insani Yardim Vakfi and Sadaqatasi are humanitarian organizations based in Turkey that are supporting the Qurbani Program 2018.

 

 

 

The Islamic Bank and Finance Study Group of the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) met with the Amanah Islamic Bank senior officer held at the BDA Training Center, Cotabato City on May 19, 2019.

It aimed to discuss opportunities of fully operationalizing the Islamic banking and finance in the Bangsamoro in support of the full implementation of Shari’ah compliant socioeconomic development services within and outside the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. It also explored the possibility of cementing the partnership between the BDA and Amanah Islamic Bank.

“The Study Group has already received a go signal from the MILF leadership to proceed with the study and hopefully come with policy recommendation on Shari’ah compliant banking and finance in the Bangsamoro for BTA legislation”, said Study Group Team Leader Ustadz Esmail W. Ebrahim.

BDA executive director Engr. Windel Diangcalan emphasized the interest of the agency in pursuing Shari’ah-compliant microfinance within and outside BARMM to provide the Bangsamoro community-based enterprises to access finance to support their micro and small enterprises as important node of the supply and value chains informed by the Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP).

Mr. Nasor Abdullatif, head of Operations Sector, presented the Shari’ah compliant products and services of the Amanah Islamic Bank that shall benefit the Bangsamoro that include, but not limited to, collection agreement, payroll service, fund transfer/OFW remittance, General Islamic Investment Account, Microfinance (Ijarah and Murabahah), car financing (Ijarah), Islamic salary Loan Program.

This is the fourth meeting of the Study Group. It serves as think tank of the Bangsamoro that shall help the Office of the Chief Minister of BARMM on policy research and policy recommendations on the implementation of the Islamic Bank and Finance in the Bangsamoro as stipulated in the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).

Other Study Group members present during the meeting were: Moner Bajunaid, Alih Aiyub, Abdulmalik Alilaya, Salih Musa and Ms. Hasmiene Ibrahim.

The Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) shared experience on community development in the conflict-affected areas (CAAM) during the International Conference on Sharing Experience on Community Driven Development (CDD) Projects in Fragile Areas at River Living Place Hotel, Pattani, Thailand from June 18-19, 2019.

BDA executive director Engr. Windel Diangcalan and Ustadz Abdulrasheed Ambil, regional manager for Central Mindanao presented the story.

Said conference was co-hosted by the World Bank, in partnership with Korean Development Institute (KDI), the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC).

It aims to: i) facilitate a dialogue and exchange on CDD operations in sub-national conflict areas, and ii) assist the Royal Thai Government and local communities in the affected areas to apply conflict-sensitive CDD principles into their project design and future operations.

The BDA is invited to share experience on CDD implementation in the conflict affected areas in Mindanao.

Representatives from Myanmar, Indonesia (including Aceh), and Thailand (particularly Pattani Province) are invited to share their CDD experiences.

 

 

 

The Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) headed by executive director Mohammad S. Yacob together with deputy executive director Engr. Windel Diangcalan, shared experience of community development programs in conflict affected areas in Mindanao in a recent meeting of the Joint Task Forces on Camp Transformation (JTFCT) hosted by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) on July 22, 2018 in Manila, Philippines.

BDA presented about ongoing progress of the implementation of the Mindanao Trust Fund Reconstruction and Development Project Phase II (MTFRDP/2) and of the Social Preparation Phase of Quick Impact Project (QIP).

“We shared about stories of the implementation of the MTFRDP/2 for the first quarter that is from April to June 2018  and also of the updates on the social prep for the QIP which activities were started just this month of July 2018”, Dir. Yacob disclosed.

 

 

 

In the recent 1st Bangsamoro Global Economic Summit, the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) through Executive Director, Engr. Windel Diangcalan presented the Unified Bangsamoro Development Plan (UBDP) as the Socio-economic Development Agenda of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on August 19, 2019 at Manila Hotel.

Engr. Diangcalan told that the BDA as development arm of the MILF presented the plan with the guidance of the BARMM Interim Chief Minister Ahod Balawag “Al-Hajj Murad” Ebrahim, who was one of the main speakers of the event.

ICM welcomed investors to the BARMM; assured that the region will protect the safety of their investment and also commit to provide tax holidays and incentives.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was also invited but was not able to come.  

Accordingly, this first summit was organized by the Bangsamoro Federal Business Council, Inc. (BFBCI) with the aim to call attention of foreign and local dignitaries to the rehabilitation and rebuilding of the Marawi City, the Philippine’s only Islamic City.