Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Bangsamoro
Development Agency (BDA) outlined 26 anchor projects for peace and development
in Mindanao under the final draft of the
proposed Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP) 2 or the Medium- to Long-Term
Development Plan.
The Development Plan is among components of JICA’s
Comprehensive Capacity Development Project for the Bangsamoro and is meant to
act as useful reference or guide for the future development undertaking not
just in the proposed Bangsamoro area but also in other Mindanao
regions.
This week, BDA and the JICA study team presented the final
draft to local and international stakeholders at a seminar in Manila
“Regardless of the outcome of the peace process, JICA
assures strong support and committed assistance towards achieving peace and
development in the Mindanao region,” said JICA
Chief Representative Noriaki Niwa.
Through BDP 2, JICA looks forward to continue working
closely with the Philippine government, stakeholders and other development
partners in realizing balanced and equitable development for all the people of Mindanao .
Taking off from the BDP 1 Study prepared for the
transitional period, BDP 2 identified anchor projects including support for
agricultural cooperatives; road rehabilitation and upgrading; ports and airport
improvement; Greater Cotabato City urban infrastructure; communal irrigation;
economic corridor development; economic zones; abaca, coco coir and sugar
industrial cluster development; agri-based projects (goat farming, mixed field
crops); seed production center; halal industry promotion; open market; cold
chain facilities; community-based forest and coastal management; mini hydro-power
development as well as Mindanao river basin integrated watershed and flood
management projects.
Such projects derive from the 16 programs in BDP 2 within
the development agenda of broad-based inclusive growth, pump-priming,
alternative socio-economy and enhanced resources management initiatives to
ensure inclusive development in Bangsamoro.
JICA noted consultations with Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Government, Mindanao Development Authority (MINDA) and
existing government set-up of ARMM will help ensure effective and sustainable
implementation of development projects.
BDP 2 aims to create 550,000 additional jobs in Mindanao by 2022 and a 7.4 percent annual GDP.
Through JICA, Japan
Since then, Japan ’s
official development assistance to Mindanao
totaled some 15.1 billion yen.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=853035
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