MinDA to assist 3 IP villages in Zambo Sibugay

villages in Zambo Sibugay

DAVAO CITY - The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said it has expanded assistance to three more Indigenous People (IP) barangays in Zamboanga Sibugay. By Digna Banzon

In a statement on Friday, MinDA said the barangays of Pulidan, Kipit, and Tugop Muslim in the town of Titay will be the next recipients of the agency’s agricultural livelihood projects.

MinDA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the decision came following the “Serbisyo Caravan” organized by Zamboanga Sibugay’s Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) on Friday, during which the three barangays were identified as among the province’s conflict-affected areas.

“Genuine development can only happen in Mindanao if peace and security become our priority, allowing people to work at their farms and go home peacefully,” Piñol said.

The caravan is an initiative of various local government units, national government agencies, and governmentowned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) to provide a one-stop shop for various social services needed by constituents of these barangays.

“Our government service providers are here because we want to prove that the Duterte administration is sincere. That you have a government that listens and cares for you,” Piñol added.

He said the residents of the identified barangays would be trained for egg January 18-24, 2020 Caraga Infocus 36