MTDCPI extends aid to Marawi IDPs

CHILDREN CARE --- Her Royal Highness Hadja Putri Bai Rhanee Marieta Nor-Aisha P. Mindalano-Adam distributes relief packs and toys to children IDPs during a recent humanitarian aid in Tubod, Lanao del Norte. At inset is Mindalano-Adam together with her husband, His Majesty Hadji Datu Lihondo E. Adam, during one of the relief operations. (MTDCPI – MINDANAON EXPOSE’)

COTABATO CITY --- The Maharadjah Tabunaway Descendants Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MTDCPI) in partnership with Muslim Aid Philippines extended humanitarian aid to the affected population of the ongoing Marawi City crisis.

Her Royal Highness Hadja Putri Bai Rhanee Marieta Nor-Aisha P. Mindalano-Adam, president and chief executive officer of MTDCPI, said that from June 1-24, they distributed 2,590 complete Iftar meals composed of cooked rice, fried chicken, cookies, bottled water, including toys and party food for children affected by conflict in Marawi City.

“For 15 days in the ground making row in Ramadan, we've been cooking and distributing thousands of Iftar meals to the children internally displaced persons  from the Marawi siege and trying to reach the unreachable home-based IDPs. While the world is full of conflict, we chose a life of sharing goodness and bringing joy to others,” said Mindalano-Adam.

Mindalano-Adam said they also gave infant milks and packs of diapers together with some 500 food and toys intended for the children IDPs.

She added that they have also provided food packs composed of rice, sardines, noodles, and kids food along with one piece of garment to at least 3,500 households or equivalent to 17,500 individuals.

“The recipients of the food packs were mostly home-based and some at the evacuation centers in Lanao Builders (Iligan City), Mahayahay (Iligan City), Tubod (Iligan City), Ameerah Mosque (Tibanga, Iligan City), Luinab (Iligan City), three evacuation centers in Balo-i (Lanao del Norte), Poblacion of Sultan Naga Dimaporo(Lanao del Norte), Bangaan of Sultan Naga Dimaporo (Lanao del Norte), Bauyan of Sultan Naga Dimaporo (Lanao del Norte), municipality of Madalum (Lanao del Sur), and Municipality of Madamba (Lanao del Sur),” said Mindalano-Adam.

Mindalano-Adam shared that in times of crisis, they believe in the value of saving lives, in respecting the human rights and never seeing them hurt.

“We feel the need to share our part in protecting, educating, feeding, and loving the orphaned children, most especially that we've entered the most blessed nights of the entire year, the Holy Month of Ramadhan,” she said.

Further, the royal woman said that under “Care the Children,” which is another wing of the MTDCPI, intends to dedicate in helping the oppressed children of Mindanao.

“The feeling is surreal each time we see the smile of these children IDPs when we handled out food for Iftar. There is some ounce of happiness and we hope it's a turning point to a brighter future. Inshallah,” she added.

Through the years, the Royal Empire of Maharajah Tabunaway Kinship and the MTDCPIlead in various humanitarian services to the people and now tothe refugees from the Marawi siege.

“We've been doing humanitarian services for more than five years and from day one of the Marawi clash, we've been on the ground trying to reach the unreachable IDPS to share our simple love and support to them. First, we would like to thank our major sponsor (Muslim Aid Philippines) for the food items. Secondly, our gratitude to our other sponsors, too. Thank you so much for the love and your continued support to our advocacy in serving humanity,” Mindanlano-Adam said.

In this line, Mindalano-Adam is inviting traditional leaders and royalties from all over Mindanao to join them in this initiative.

“Let us work together, be united and open our heart without any mental and self-preservation,” she said.

The MTDCPI is a non-governmental organization founded and incorporated in the office of Securitiesand Exchange Commission (SEC) on the 6th of September 2011 with registration number CN201115711.

The MTDCPI is the official and sole organization in charge of implementing the programs and activities of the Royal Empire of Rajah Tabunaway Kinship in Mindanao Darussalam Philippines.

It is a mass based community non-government organization and promotes health care and humanitarian services which overthe years extended coverage in the Mindanao area and the whole country to respond to the current need of the Bangsamoro and the tri-people in order to sustain and strengthen, promote human rights cultural heritage, peace and capacity building, good governance initiatives and humanitarian crisis to marginalized and underprivileged Muslim Ummah of the Philippines. (GILMHAR A LAO & ANNE ACOSTA – MINDANAON EXPOSE’)