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, …
The Ompongan o mga Taribasok sa Ranao (OTR) a farmers organization in Masiu, Lanao del Sur, was the recipient of a bakery equipment given by the 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 …
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. “Senator Pimentel, as a senator from Mindanao, has admitted that he needs to know the sentiments of …
On March 6 this year, the Maranao People Development Center (Maradeca), Inc., through its peace and governance program, organized 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 …
The Maranao People Development Center (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. “The community …
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 …