From the Website of MILF
Article links: http://www.luwaran.com/news/article/2080/lumpingan-inducts-officers--renews-vow-for-volunteerism-in-support-to-barmm
Datu Piang, Maguindanao- The Lumpingan for Peace and Development,
Inc., once again braced for further voluntary works in its areas of
operation this year as it renewed its commitment to peace and
development in support to BARMM.
This was the centerpiece of the Lumpingan induction rites
held at the multi-purpose building in Datu Piang, Maguindanao last June 6
Sunday.
"The theme of today's ceremony i.e.
Moving further forward, renewing the commitment to unity toward service
to people and community, truly expresses our organization's trust this
2020," said Dr. Mastura Tapa, the present Lumpingan Executive Director.
This
year's set of officers were sworn in by BARMM BTA MP Datu Mibpantao
Midtimbang, who was also the guest of honor of the event.
"I
am aware of the Lumpingan's remarkable track record on peace and
development works in Datu Piang and it is best appropriate that
Lumpingan should keep such remarkable feat up," said MP Midtimbang.
Established
in 2011, Lumpingan is a local non-profit and non-partisan Muslim
non-government organization based in Datu Piang, Maguindanao. It has
membership consisting of professionals, religious leaders, public
officials, youth, businessmen and private individuals. It envisions
itself to excel in volunteerism and humanitarian works, and aims to
establish an empowered community thriving under peace and prosperity.
In
his message of support, Datu Piang Mayor Datu Victor Samama, who is
also a member urged everyone during the program that "Lumpingan should
always maintain itself as non-partisan in a way that neither shall it be
politicized nor exploited for any political interest."
Since
2011, Lumpingan has been through humanitarian response, civic actions
and community services, leadership trainings as well as rido (clan feud)
settlement. Municipal councilor Datu Macmod Tuan, former Lumpingan
president emotionally recalled those series of rido settlement during
his term, "which almost cost our lives."
All
these programs were done under Lumpingan's own auspices i.e. activities
were all funded through voluntary contributions and donations of
members.
"In one way or another, Lumpingan aims
this time to complement both the LGU Datu Piang and BARMM's commitment
to peace and development," Tapa ended.
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