MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), through the Transitional Development Impact Fund (TDIF) projects of members of the Parliament, provided assistance to orphans and detainees in Marawi City.

Around 134 detainees and 85 orphans received school supplies, hygiene kits, and maternal kits.

Saksi Orphanage and Learning Center and Lanao Del Sur Provincial Jail were among the recipients of the said assistance.

Musa Diamla led the distribution of the kits to orphans while Lawyer Maisara Latiph provided assistance to detainees.

Latiph also organized a capacity-building session for the city’s local mediators. 

The Ministry of Public Order and Safety provided support for the event.

Abdul Nasser Dimapinto, orphanage center president, said it was the first assistance they received from the Bangsamoro government.

Diamla assured that his office would continue to support the orphans. (BTA Publication and Media Relations Division)