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==Eight development projects up for implementation in ARMM== | |||
*Source: http://www.zambotimes.com/archives/45443-Eight-development-projects-up-for-implementation-in-ARMM.html | |||
*Sunday, March 25. 2012 | |||
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COTABATO CITY — The three-month-old administration of acting Regional Governor Mujib Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has entered into an agreement with the region's local government executives for the implementation of peace and development projects. | |||
ARMM Social Fund Project (ASFP) project manager Abba Kuaman signed, in behalf of Hataman, with the town mayors a program implementation agreement or incentive for World Bank-funded ASFP projects. | |||
ASFP will implement the Municipal Block Grant or MGB which costs P1.5 million per municipality for the community-driven development approach or CDD. These projects are empowering communities with supervision from local government units. | |||
Kuaman explained that the MGB aims to improve the project’s engagement from community or village level to the town level adopting the CDD approach. | |||
ARMM is composed of the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. | |||
Beneficiaries of the projects are the local government units of Lamitan, Basilan; Jolo, Sulu; Wao, Lanao del Sur; Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi; Upi, Maguindanao, Indanan, Sulu and Datu Paglas, Maguindanao. | |||
Kuaman signed the program implementation memorandum with Mayors Roderick Furigay of Lamitan, Husin Amin of Jolo, Jasper Que of Bongao, Tiblan Ahaja of Sitangkay, Elvino Balicao of Wao, Ramon Piang Sr. of Upi, Saipuddin Jikiri of Indanan, and Mohamad Paglas of Datu Paglas. | |||
These local government executives have good records of project implementation and good governance, thus they were chosen. | |||
"It is important that the LGUs have good record of project implementation for them to qualify as beneficiaries," Kuaman said in a news briefing. | |||
"More projects are coming and we expect local officials to improve their performance in terms of project implementation because we are pushing for reform," he added. "To ensure 100 percent performance on projects identified by the people and funded by ASFP, we will pursue this partnership up to the time we can attain the common goal of alleviating poverty and then attaining peace and development in the region." | |||
ASFP has been the peace development arm of the autonomous government for the past eight years. | |||
==Sun Cellular widens reach in Luzon== | ==Sun Cellular widens reach in Luzon== | ||
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/03/24/sun-cellular-widens-reach-luzon-212956 | *Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2012/03/24/sun-cellular-widens-reach-luzon-212956 | ||
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==Leaders sign pact to protect marine resources== | ==Leaders sign pact to protect marine resources== | ||