The Ministry of Human Settlements and Development (MHSD), the Housing Arm of the BARMM, successfully conducted the turnover ceremony of a multipurpose, one-storey human development training center at Camp Bilal Bin Rabbah in Sitio Kura-Kura, Brgy. Tamparan, Munai, Lanao del Norte (LDN) on September 26, 2024.

The activity was conducted in collaboration with the office of Member of Parliament (MP) Hadji Abdullah “Bravo” G. Macapaar, who is the proponent of the project, funded under the Transitional Development Impact Fund (TDIF) 2022.

Minister Atty. Hamid Aminoddin D. Barra stated that the occasion served as a celebration of the project’s success and a testament to the BARMM government’s sincerity.

“The Bangsamoro Government’s assistance will not end with MHSD; many more will be provided by other BARMM agencies, and this is a result of the sacrifices of the mujahideen,” the Minister emphasized.

Director General Esmael W. Ebrahim mentioned that it is already a significant achievement to step in a place that witnessed numerous sacrifices and loss of lives for the region’s freedom and peace.

He also announced that more projects are coming to the area, including additional housing units to be established in the village, known as “Darus Shuhada” or the place of martyrs, which will be funded under the Special Development Fund (SDF) 2023.

MP Macapaar expressed his gratitude to the MHSD and the entire BARMM government for the substantial support provided to the community that is the project’s beneficiary.

According to MP Macapaar, the training center is already being used for seminars, meetings, and as a venue for graduation ceremonies and celebrations and weddings.

After recounting the struggles of the mujahideen in their fight for the freedom of the communities, he expressed his positive response to the upcoming projects in the area.

Aina Arsani, who served as the voice of the beneficiaries, expressed deep gratitude to the BARMM, MP Macapaar, and Allah SWT for the immense assistance received.

“This is a great help for us; we will use the training center properly and continuously, in shaa Allah,” Arsani said.

Provincial Director Benjamin D. Alangca of MHSD-Lanao del Sur, Chief Zainodin A. Buisan of the Planning and Design Division, engineers, architects, and other key personnel of MHSD actively participated in the turnover ceremony.