ILIGAN CITY ---The Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has established “Internal Task Force Bangon
Marawi” to ensure proper coordination and implementation of programs and
projects in Marawi City after the current crisis is over.
ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman, through Memorandum Order 444 that he signed
on July 5, created the task force following Administrative Order (AO) 3 of
President Rodrigo Duterte creating the Task Force Bangon Marawi for recovery,
reconstruction, and rehabilitation of Marawi City and other localities in Lanao
del Sur.
“It is clearly noted in AO 3 that the ARMM will assist the national task
force in getting data, so Governor Hataman immediately formed an internal task
force for proper coordination and implementation of all the projects and
programs in Marawi City,” ARMM Executive Secretary Atty. Laisa Alamia said.
The ARMM’s Internal Task Force is chaired by regional government’s
executive secretary and co-chaired by the executive director of the Regional
Planning and Development Office.
Different line agencies in the region are clustered into four
sub-committees, which will focus on housing and reconstruction; education,
health, and social welfare; business and livelihood; and peace and order.
Members of the internal task force comprise heads of the following
regional agencies and offices:Department of Public Works and Highway; Department
of Education; Department of Health; Department of Social Welfare and
Development; Department of the Interior and Local Government;Department of Transportation
and Communication; Department of Science and Technology; Department of Trade
and Industry; Department of Environment and Natural Resources;Department of
Agriculture and Fisheries; Department of Agrarian Reform; Department of Labor
and Employment; Regional Housing and Rural Development Authority; Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority;
Regional Human Rights Commission; Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources; Commission on Higher Education; Cooperative Development Authority;
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board; ARMM Humanitarian Emergency and Action
Response Team; Regional Darul Ifta; Bureau of Madaris Education; Office on
Bangsamoro Youth Affairs; Regional Commission on Bangsamoro Women; Bureau on
Cultural Heritage; and Regional
Reconciliation and Unification Commission.
The internal task force will facilitate the immediate repair,
rehabilitation, and reconstruction of public schools, national roads, bridges,
buildings, temporary or permanent shelter, and restoration of water,
electricity and other utilities. It is also responsible for taking measures to
provide education, sanitation and health facilities, medical supplies, food,
potable water, and other basic necessities.
Governor Hataman ordered the internal task force to oversee the
implementation of an active campaign for the immediate revival of businesses
and livelihood projects in Marawi City. It is also accountable for the
restoration and maintenance of peace and order and the continuity of public
services in the city.
Atty. Alamia said the internal task force will submit consolidated
reports and damage assessments to the national task force.
She also said the ARMM government is continuously working and
coordinating with the provincial government of Lanao del Sur on local issues
and concerns.
“The ARMM's Internal Task Force will work with its counterpart at the
national and local levels,” she added.
She also announced that the ARMM government will be purchasing a
property either in the town of Saguiaran in Lanao del Sur, or in Marawi City,
to be utilized as a public cemetery.
A continuing validation and cleansing of data on displaced individuals
from Marawi are still underway. Tracking of students who enrolled outside
Marawi is also being conducted. A transitional shelter city will also be
created in order to decongest crowded evacuation centers. (BUREAU OF PUBLIC INFORMATION – ARMM / MINDANAO EXPOSE’)
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