BTA agri-fishery committee discusses proposed training institute

IN an effort to prioritize the establishment of the Bangsamoro Agriculture and Fisheries Training Institute, the Bangsamoro Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform discussed the salient features of BTA Bill No. 39.

The training institute will develop a comprehensive information campaign to promote and disseminate modern agricultural and fisheries techniques and innovations. It will also take the lead in formulating and issuing guidelines for planning, monitoring, and evaluating agriculture and fisheries programs.

The committee, chaired by MP Matarul Estino, also amended and adopted the internal rules and procedures.

MP Rasul extends financial aid to IPs from his TDIF

MEMBER of the Parliament Rasul Ismael has distributed financial assistance to students from various Indigenous Peoples communities to provide them access to formal education.

Funded under his Transitional Development Impact Fund (TDIF), the project was implemented by the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs.

The recipients of the said program were selected following a thorough validation process.

350 students get monetary aid from MP Abas’ TDIF

OVER 350 students from Maguindanao del Sur and del Norte received financial assistance from the Office of Member of the Parliament Akmad Abas.

The payout is part of the Angat Bangsamoro: Kabataan Tungo sa Karunungan (ABaKa) program of the Ministry of Social Services and Development, which aims to help financially disadvantaged students in the Bangsamoro region pay for their education. The assistance was funded under the Transitional Development Impact Fund (TDIF) of MP Abas.