BARMM funds P25-M town hall in Datu Blah Sinsuat, other LGUs

 Datu Blah Sinsuat (DBS) Municipal Mayor Datu Marshall Sinsuat (left) personally receives from MILG Minister Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo (right) on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, the first tranche of check for the construction of the DBS’ two-storey town hall.  click above to read more.....

COTABATO CITY – Ministry of Interior and Local Government (MILG) Minister Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo personally handed over to Datu Blah Sinsuat (DBS) Municipal Mayor Datu Marshall Sinsuat on Wednesday, April 28, the first tranche of check for the construction of the town’s two-storey government center.

The check worth 12.5 million pesos, grants fifty percent of the project’s total costs. The remaining fifty percent will be given upon the eighty percent physical completion of the project.

The construction, subsidized under MILG’s regular funds and contingency fund provided by the Office of the Chief Minister, aims to enhance local government units’ service delivery for their constituents.

On January 18, Sinarimbo and Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the town mayors of Talayan, Kabuntalan, South Upi, Datu Blah Sinsuat, and Sultan Kudarat for the constructions of their respective municipal halls.

A similar agreement was inked in December 2020 between the MILG and the towns of Sultan Dumalondong, Butig, Poona Bayabao, and Lumbaca Unayan in Lanao del Sur, and Pandag in Maguindanao for the construction of said buildings.

Sinarimbo emphasized that the establishment of town halls across the Bangsamoro region will strengthen the LGU’s reach on the communities at the grassroots.

“Kailangan natin ng presence ng government sa baba para sa kanilang mamamayan upang mas mabilis na natutugunan ang mga pangangailangan nung mga kababayan natin,” he said.

“We have given the contractors 330 days to complete the construction of the buildings,” he added.

The minister further said that a project management team was assigned in the different areas to monitor and ensure that the construction follows the project standards.

“Mayroong continuous na monitoring iyan at doon mismo sa munisipyo ay may naka set-up na project management team kung saan nakaupo ang municipal local government operation officers natin,” said Sinarimbo.

The construction of town halls is part of MILG’s comprehensive intervention and support to the local governments through its Local Government Facilities Development Program (LGFDP) and the Support to Local Government Unit Infrastructure Development Project (SLGUIDP). (Bangsamoro Information Office)