BARMM all set for 2021 Bangsamoro Governance Summit

BARMM Public Works Minister Eduard Guerra (center), Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan (in blue shirt), and Trade, Investments, and Tourism Minister Abuamri Taddik (in stripes), along with some Sulu officials during the conduct of the Bangsamoro Governance Pre-Summit in the region’s five provinces on Saturday, July 17, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Ministry of Interior and Local Government) 

COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Interior and Local Government (MILG) has successfully completed the conduct of the 2021 Bangsamoro Governance Pre-Summit in the five provinces of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), including its special geographic areas (SGAs) in North Cotabato.

On Saturday, July 17, local government units (LGUs) in the provinces of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, as well as the provincial heads of the different BARMM ministries, presented their proposed programs and projects for inclusion in the region’s priority Projects Program Activities for fiscal year 2022.

The pre-summit in Sulu held Saturday was led by Governor Abdusakur Tan, Public Works Minister Eduard Guerra, and Trade, Investments, and Tourism Minister Abuamri Taddik.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Dr. Bashary Latiph and Agriculture Minister Mohammad Yacob led the activity for Tawi-Tawi on Sunday, July 18.

Similar activity for the LGUs in provinces of Basilan, Maguindanao, and Lanao del Sur, and for the SGA were held separately from July 13 to 16.

The LGUs’ proposed priority projects and programs for FY 2022 were consolidated and deliberated, and the outputs were presented in the 2021 Bangsamoro Governance Summit held on Friday, July 23 in Cotabato City.

Guerra, in a message, encouraged the LGUs to coordinate with the regional government for the approval and implementation of their respective projects.

“BARMM is always open. And for the funding of the projects, we can find a way. Just give BARMM a chance to really work,” he said. (BANGSAMORO INFORMATION OFFICE, MINDANAO EXPOSE’)