COTABATO CITY
--- The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (BARMM) has set aside P1.3-billion worth of roads for 63 villages in
North Cotabato that now form part of the fledging region.
This
was revealed last February 24 by Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo, head of the Ministry
of the Interior and Local Government (MILG-BARMM) and regional spokesperson.
“This
year alone, we have prepared about P1.3-B fund to build modern road networks in
the 63 villages of North Cotabato,” he said after meeting with some of the
local officials from the 63 barangays.
Sinarimbo
said his office is currently working with the BARMM’s Ministry of Public Works
and Highways (MPWH) in preparing the master plan for a modern road network for
the 63 villages.
He
added the funds will come from the P63.6-B annual block grant for the region
this year.
“We are
now focused on planning and implementing projects because we are assured of
annual block grant unlike in the past where the regional government had to beg
for funds from the national government,” he said in the vernacular.
Sinarimbo
said building better and modern road networks is part of good governance the
BARMM leadership is pushing for the fast development of the region.
The
BARMM, which replaced the defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, is
composed of the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and
Tawi-tawi; the cities of Cotabato, Marawi, and Lamitan; and the 63 villages
from six towns in North Cotabato province. (EDWIN FERNANDEZ, PNA - COTABATO, MINDANAO
EXPOSE')
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