NCMF News:
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- DR. DIMAPUNO A. DATU-RAMOS, Director, NCMF-BER, NCMF Spokesman
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NCMF REGIONAL NEWS |
BAGUIO CITY — The National Commission on Muslim Affairs (NCMF)-North Luzon, under Regional Director Atty. Raihanah Sarah Macarimpas, and the Bureau of Pilgrimage and Endowment (NCMF-BPE) headed by Director Malo Manonggiring, conducted a seminar-training for Sheikhs (pilgrim leaders) and orientation about Hajj processing on December 20 to 22, 2021 at the LeFern Hotel, Baguio City.
This is in preparation for the upcoming Hajj 2022, and for the establishment of a Hajj Processing Center in North Luzon to assist interested pilgrims.
There were 45 participants who arrived from Regions 1, 2, 3, and Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR).
Director Macarimpas welcomed the participants, with NCMF staff Sitti Divina Roxas and Aquizah Pundogar hosting the activity.
The following topics were discussed:
1. Orientation on the Updated Standard Health Protocol for Hajj in Saudi Arabia by Dr. Jalilah M. Lao-Ambor of NCMF-North Luzon
2. Lecture and demonstration on Basic First Aid Training by Mark Stephen Mateo, Registered Nurse of the Baguio City Health Services Office
3. Lecture and demonstration on Basic Emergency Response by Kenneth Khayog and King Guinid from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO)
4. Hajj Registration and Qualification, and Requirements for Sheikh’s Accreditation, by BPE Chief Omar Mandia
5. Raising Awareness on Waqaf by BPE Chief Abang Marohomsalic
Director Manonggiring shared his knowledge regarding the Hajj Process, and the BPE panelists answered the queries of the participants.
English copies of the Qur’an and other Islamic pamphlets were also received by the participants, which are to be distributed to their respective communities.
Also present were NCMF Pampanga Provincial Director Allan Mustapha and staff Atty. Nor-ainah Daragangan, Deloraine Bernabe, Johara Calbe, Eng’r. Fatimah Calbe, John Christopher Amar, Sheikh Acmad Pundogar, Monalangcap Datumanong, Mercedita Datumanong, Imam Nasser Mimbala, Yasser Guro, Ali Jefferson Beronio, and Saadoding Muripaga.
The participants thanked the NCMF and Secretary Saidamen B. Pangarungan for the training and establishment of a Hajj Processing Center in North Luzon.
Earlier, Pangarungan exhorted NCMF regional offices to intensify their efforts in addressing the welfare and needs of their respective constituents.
Hajj, the Pilgrimage to Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is the fifth pillar of Islam, where adult Muslims are obliged to perform once in their lifetime, provided they are physically, emotionally, and financially capable.
The five pillars of Islam are Shahaddah (Profession of Faith); Salat (Five Daily Prayers); Sawm (Ramadan Fasting); Zakat (Obligatory Charity); and Hajj. (Public Relations and Information Division, Bureau of External Relations-NCMF) — (✓)
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Featured image of Grand Mosque (Masjidil Haram) credit and thanks to photographer Adli Walid. The cube-shaped figure is the Ka’aba, which pilgrims circumambulate seven times in both Hajj and Umrah.