The Bangsamoro government, through the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) and the Office of the Chief Minister’s Marawi Rehabilitation Program (MRP), has released over P4 million worth of business capital assistance to 268 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Marawi City.
The business capital assistance of P15,000 per IDP-beneficiary was distributed last week at the MSSD-Marawi Coordinating Office. Lawyer Omaira Grande, MRP legal officer, said the funding came from MRP and was implemented by MSSD under the Bangsamoro Sagip Kabuhayan (BSK) program. The initiative aims to help displaced families start or expand small businesses.
The BSK program provides a one-time P15,000 seed capital to vulnerable households, prioritizing low-income families, informal workers, and vulnerable groups, including eligible Marawi IDPs. Grande emphasized that the livelihood assistance is one of 78 projects and services under MRP to ensure holistic rehabilitation of communities affected by the 2017 siege.
Grande also noted that MRP regularly monitors beneficiaries to ensure the assistance is properly used for livelihood ventures.
