ARMM sets PHP10.1-B for 2017 infra projects

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COTABATO CITY (PNA) -- Officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Friday approved PHP10.1 billion worth of infrastructure projects to be implemented next year, officials said.

ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman and members of the Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA), the region's lawmaking body, on Friday signed Public Works Act of 2017 that authorizes the appropriation of PHP10.1 billion for infrastructure projects in ARMM.

The region’s Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-ARMM), through its district engineering offices across the region, will implement the approved projects.

Hataman said the projects include the construction of major roads and bridges, water supply, seaports, shores, drainage canal, flood control, strategic infrastructure projects in support of tourism, agriculture, peace and security, public health or sanitation, and other socioeconomic development activities and those in conflict- or calamity-affected areas.

He said the appropriation will be effective even beyond Fiscal Year 2017 until fully released, obligated, and disbursed for the purpose. The infrastructure funds, Hataman stressed, will be properly distributed to the region's five provinces and two cities.

“We will make sure that all the provinces will receive development projects from the regional government,” Hataman said.

DPWH-ARMM Secretary Don Mustapha Loong noted that the implementation of the projects will be undertaken through competitive public bidding with the local and national media in attendance.

To effectively oversee the projects, the Regional Project Monitoring Committee, inclusive of the legislative assembly members or representatives, will conduct periodic checks and validation of the status of the project's implementation, based on the approved program of work, project specifications, and time frame of completion.

Since Hataman assumed office as officer in charge and eventually as elected governor, members of the local and national media, along with ARMM watchdogs, have been well-represented to ensure transparency and accountability.

He urged the local media to monitor and report any anomaly they observe in the implementation of public works.

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