ZAMBOANGA CITY — At least 150 houses equipped with solar-powered lighting and water systems were awarded to poverty-stricken residents  in three villages in Sultan Mastura in Maguindanao del Norte.

Chief Minister Ebrahim, along with Kapayapaan sa Pamayanan project manager Engr. Mohammad Abdullah and Sultan Mastura Mayor Zulficar Ali Panda, led the awarding ceremony recently.

Ebrahim said the housing units were constructed by the KAPYANAN program in Barangay Tuka in Sultan Mastura, Barangay Raguisi in Sultan Kudarat and Barangay Maputi in Parang.

Each town was allotted 50 housing units with each unit costing P521,729.03.

Ebrahim urged the recipients to take care of the units they received as the initiative is part of the regional government's legacy to the Bangsamoro constituents.

"We saw that what people need most is housing. This is part of our primary program in social services," Ebrahim said.

The KAPYANAN program is designed for the poorest of the poor, internally displaced persons, martyrs of war, indigenous people and other members of marginalized communities.