“BARMM assistance recognizes no religious or political boundaries,”-ICM Ebrahim
Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao—Truckloads of relief goods has left Cotabato City Monday for distribution to victims of the Taal Volcano eruption in Batangas.
BARMM Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim said the readiness to help was in keeping with the region’s thrust toward moral governance, PDI quoted the chief minister saying.
“BARMM assistance recognizes no religious or political boundaries,” Ebrahim said. “We will extend help to anyone in need,” he added
Officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) were at a sendoff ceremony for the truck convoy that left this city on Monday and was expected to be in Batangas province on Friday (Jan. 24), the PDI report said.
Naguib Sinarimbo, BARMM Spokesman, also Minister of Interior and Local Government, said there are at least 130 Muslim families who are also suffering from the effects of the eruption.
These were in the towns of Tanauan, Lipa and Lemery.
Sinarimbo said the Muslim evacuees had “specific requests to keep up with the Islam faith.”
“BARMM assistance recognizes no religious or political boundaries,” Ebrahim said. “We will extend help to anyone in need,” he added.
The relief goods, and aid cost more than P2 million that included food, medicines, face masks, containers and other nonfood items that are urgently needed by the evacuees.
Various entities, and agencies including the private sector has already provided assistance to the victims of Taal Volcano eruption.
China, other countries, and the United States through the U.S. Embassy in Manila have also given aid to the victims.
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