USAID gives RM17.2m package to Mindanao

COTABATO CITY: The US government is providing a fresh aid package of P201 million (RM17.2 million) to support vulnerable sectors of the Mindanao population during the Covid-19 pandemic, the US Embassy in Manila said.

This developed following a virtual meeting on June 2 between US Ambassador Sung Kim with officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao officials, led by Chief Minister Ahod Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, who also chairs the BARMM Inter-Agency Task Force on Covid-19.

The United States Agency for International Aid (USAID) “will also continue to provide vital water supply in transitory sites in Lanao del Sur for families displaced by the Marawi Siege and in North Cotabato for earthquake-affected communities,” said a statement.

Ambassador Kin reiterated US commitment to a continuing working partnership with the Philippines to address Covid-19 in the region, a US Embassy statement said.

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Ebrahim has thanked the US ambassador for “upholding his country’s commitment to the Bangsamoro, particularly during this period of crisis when we are all fighting an enemy that is unseen through the naked eyes.”

Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Bombit Alonto Adiong gladly received the good news, in times, he said, when the Provincial Capitol would have to continue reaching out to village populace for aid.

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Both Moro leaders have acknowledged that local partner-organisations of the Usaid were in-charge of implementing programs funded with the new aid package.

The Embassy statement said the meeting “provided an opportunity for BARMM leadership to discuss challenges and present its Covid-19 contingency plan, while Ambassador Kim and Usaid Mission Director Lawrence Hardy provided updates on US Covid-19 assistance.

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