𝗣𝗡𝗩𝗦𝗖𝗔, 𝗕𝗣𝗗𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗨𝗠 𝗢𝗡 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗠 𝗜𝗡 𝗜𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘

COTABATO CITY — In line with the observance of the National Volunteers Month, the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA), in partnership with the Bangsamoro Planning and Development Authority (BPDA), conducted on Sunday, December 3, a forum on “Volunteerism in Islamic Perspective” held at the BPDA Conference Hall 1, Bangsamoro Government Center, this city.

In his message, PNVSCA Executive Director Donald James D. Gawe underscored the PNVSCA’s role in promoting volunteerism throughout the country.

“The mandate of PNVSCA is to promote volunteerism as a strategy for development,” Exec. Dir. Gawe said.

Raymart Maruquez, Senior Volunteer Service Officer of PNVSCA, presented the Republic Act No. 9418, also known as “The Volunteer Act of 2007,” highlighting the policies, goals, and objectives of the said law.

As part of promoting volunteerism, the forum gathered volunteers, both individual and organization, aimed at understanding volunteerism in the context of Islam.

“Volunteerism in Islam is part of worship,” Ustadz Fauzie A. Dagloc emphasized during his lecture on volunteerism in Islamic perspective.

Maribel F. Larracochea, Senior Volunteer Service Officer of PNVSCA, facilitated the open forum, providing the participating volunteers a platform to promote their advocacies, as well as share their volunteering initiatives and perspectives.

Meanwhile, Camelia N. De Vera-Dacanay, Chief of BPDA’s Macro-Economic Planning Division, expressed her gratitude to PNVSCA for their strong presence in the region in the promotion of volunteerism, and to the volunteers for their active participation during the forum.

In attendance were individual volunteers and volunteer organizations in the BARMM and representatives from the Bangsamoro Youth Commission (BYC), the Office of the Chief Minister (OCM), and the Ministry of Finance and Budget and Management (MFBM).  (𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙇𝙖𝙤-𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙖 / 𝘽𝙋𝘿𝘼-𝘽𝘼𝙍𝙈𝙈)