COMMUNITIES in six recognized camps of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been recipients of projects along the development track of the normalization process of the 2014 peace agreement, including socio-economic livelihood programs.
The Bangsamoro Camps Transformation Project (BCTP) is supported by the Bangsamoro Normalization Trust Fund (BNTF) which has been earmarked by Australia, Canada, the European Union, and the United Kingdom, and is administered by the World Bank.
The BCTP is implemented by the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA Inc.) and its partner-organizations to support the socio-economic development track of the normalization process reintegrating MILF camps into the mainstream community.
BDA executive director Rhadzni Taalim said such initiatives “play a crucial role in advancing all aspects of the normalization efforts being bilaterally pushed by the Philippine government and the MILF in six previously acknowledged camps of the MILF, namely, Abubakar as-Sidiqque, Badre, Bilal, Busrah Somiorang, Omar ibn al-Khattab, and Rajamuda.
Taalim emphasized the inclusivity of the BCTP, noting that the projects were also supported by the Moro communities as well as non-Moro groups and Indigenous People’s (IP) communities.
