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Cotabato City — The Central Maguindanao Development Cooperation Alliance Center in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao has been inaugurated this week, in a ceremony led by Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm). The center will cater to the needs of 15 conflict-affected municipalities in Maguindanao.

Hataman said the P30-million center will serve as the office of the executive body of the CMDC, an alliance of 15 municipalities in Maguindanao that are beneficiaries of the Humanitarian and Development Assistance Program (HDAP) of the regional government. Central Maguindanao has been the center of encounters between government forces and lawless elements in the past.

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“Forming an alliance among local officials will help restore normalcy and facilitate development efforts among the communities in Maguindanao,” Hataman said. The construction of the center was implemented by the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

A portion of the building will house the office of law enforcement and elders for the planning and implementation of the CMDC program for peace and development. The Armm has earmarked P2.23 billion for the implementation of projects under the Armm-HDAP.

The program aims at addressing the immediate needs of the affected families as well as in providing follow-through interventions in 15 affected municipalities in Maguindanao.

These municipalities are Datu Piang, Talitay, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Talayan, Guindulungan, Datu Unsay, Datu Hoffer, Datu Salibo, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Mamasapano, Rajah Buayan, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Datu Abdullah Sangki, and Shariff Aguak.

HDAP provides various interventions such as health, education, social welfare, infrastructure, livelihood, community development and peace and governance. (bpi armm)

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