Assistance Package for Bangsamoro

2024/12/11

Japan-Bangsamoro Initiatives for Reconstruction and Development (J-BIRD)

Japan has contributed to Mindanao peace & development that input USD 515 mil (PHP 26 bil) of more than 100 projects since 2002.

3 Pillars of J-BIRD

1. Support for political transition of BTA
2. Support for normalization process
3. Support for socio-economic development

● Government of Japan
● JICA
Underlined: Ongoing

Support for Political Transition of BTA

■Advisors to BTA
● Advisor to Chief Minister
●  Advisor on budget & development planning
■Capacity development
●  Capacity Development Project for Bangsamoro (CDPB)
(HR development, livelihood & local industry promotion, mitigation of Covid-19 impacts)
●  JICA training courses & scholarship program in Japan
■Development planning
● 2nd Bangsamoro Development Plan (2nd BDP) 2023-2028
●  Master plan on urban infrastructure development in Cotabato City
■Election Support
●   Voters' Education and Digitalization of Electoral Process (with UNDP): PHP 88 mil

Support for Normalization Process

●   Chief Support Services Officer to IDB
●   Management & reduction of private weapons (with UNDP): PHP 260 mil
●   Socio-Economic Assistance for Bangsamoro Normalization Process (Technical Vocation Training for Decommissioned Combatants and its communities)
●   Fund support for IDB (administration & Covid-19 countermeasures): PHP 44 mil
●   Support for JPSTs (JPST stations, vehicles & bikes): PHP 151 mil
●   Social reintegration of former female soldiers (with UNFPA): PHP 66 mil
●   Additional Support for JPSTs (Rehabilitation of Stations) (with IOM): PHP 142 mil
●   Promoting Digital Birth Registration (with UNHCR): PHP 318 mil

Support for Socio-Economic Development

■　Infrastructure
● Road network development project: PHP 10,506 mil
● Programme for the Urgent Improvement of Socioeconomic Infrastructure in Bangsamoro Region (Vocational Training Centers & farm-to-market roads) PHP 4,410 mil
● Capacity building of infrastructure project management for MPW
●   Well-drilling machines: PHP 252 mil
●   Water supply equipment management capacity (with ILO): PHP 135 mil
●   Elementary school buildings: PHP 38 mil
●   Heavy Machinery for Disaster Recovery: PHP368mil

■   Agriculture & fishery
● Harnessing Agribusiness Opportunities through Robust and Vibrant Entrepreneurship Supportive of Peaceful Transformation（HARVEST）: PHP 11,334 mil
●   Project for Capacity Building for Financial Access in Agribusiness (Phase 2)
●   Improving productivity of smallholder farmers & fishers (with WFP): PHP 160 mil
●   Agricultural training (with FAO): PHP 90 mil
●   Provision of 1,778 metric tons of iron-fortified Japanese rice (with WFP): PHP 220 mil
●   Enhancing Food Security and Livelihood (with UNDP): PHP 127 mil
●   Farm-to-School Meals (with WFP): PHP 275 mil

■　Healthcare
●   Medical equipment: PHP 202 mil
●   Covid-19 response & control (with IOM): PHP 135 mil
●   Covid-19 prevention & response for remote communities (with IOM): PHP 23 mil
●   Health care services in remote islands (with IOM): PHP 104 mil
●   Women's health needs and Gender-based Violence response (with UNFPA: PHP 278 mil)

■   Marawi reconstruction
●   Programme for the Support for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Marawi City and its Surrounding Areas
●   1,000 shelters for IDPs (with UN-Habitat): PHP 495 mil

[Abbreviations]
BTA: Bangsamoro Transition Authority
IDB: Independent Decommissioning Body
IDP: Internal Displaced Person
JPSTs: Joint Peace and Security Teams
MILF: Moro Islamic Liberation Front
MPW: Ministry of Public Works
TESDA: Technical Education and Skills Development Authority