TV, print, and radio reporters were invited to the first MTF Media Visit to assess the gains of the facility’s efforts in promoting socioeconomic recovery in conflict-affected communities in Mindanao. Barangay Romongaob—a tri-people community of nearly 6,000 residents in South Upi, Maguindanao—reported not only increased income and savings due to the MTF-provided corn sheller, solar dyer, and warehouse but that the participatory-based approach of the CDD/CDR program engendered social cohesion among the diverse IP, Muslim, and Christian residents. Beneficiaries of Barangay Ganta, on the other hand, shared how the provision of 10 sanitary facilities increased safety.

To see the 20 national, regional, and local MTF features on Barangays Romongaob and Ganta, please visit the MTF News section.