European Union assures ARMM of P470 M humanitarian package

COTABATO CITY -- The European Union assured officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) of a P470 million humanitarian package for thousands of Muslim and Christian villagers displaced by the continuing hostilities between the military and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces.
In a meeting here with ARMM officials the other day, EU Ambassador Alistair Mcdonald also appealed to the MILF and the Philippine government to resume peace talks.
Mcdonald said of the seven million Euros or P470 million they have earmarked for rehabilitation, P270 million is intended for the immediate needs of people displaced by the military-MILF hostilities.
The remaining P200 million, according to Mcdonald, will be spent for long-term projects needed to cushion the adverse impact to the lives of evacuees of the conflicts in their communities.- John Unson (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)
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