The Department of Public Works and Highways in the
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DPWH-ARMM) will implement PHP1.4 billion
worth of infrastructure projects in the provinces of Basilan, Lanao del Sur,
and Maguindanao in a bid to improve the living conditions in the three areas.
The various infrastructure projects are set to be rolled out
this month as ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman with Eng’r. Doon Mustapha Loong,
DPWH-ARMM secretary, inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Tuesday with the
mayors of the beneficiary towns of the projects.
The infrastructure projects will include roads, waters
system and fish ports.
The funding for the implementation of the projects is part
of the PHP10.1 billion approved budget for the construction and rehabilitation
of local roads, bridges, seaports, and other infrastructure projects in the
five provinces of the region.
Sulu and Tawi-Tawi along with Basilan, Lanao del Sur and
Maguindanao are the five provinces comprising the ARMM.
“We are now doing things more systematically and we are
strengthening our partnership with the local government units,” Loong said.
He said the DPWH-ARMM is investing heavily on roads, bridges
and other infrastructures to ease the movement of agriculture products and
other goods in the region.
As of this month, Loong said they have already concreted
701.238 of the 1,520.967 kilometers the office have targeted to pave across the
region from 2012-2016.
Loong said the massive infrastructure program is expected to
generate thousands of jobs in the region.
“We in the DPWH-ARMM build not only roads, but hopes and
dreams as well of the Bangsamoro people. We build roads where people have lost
faith in the government, and where government has lost hope that we can build
infrastructure in those areas. Through the administration of Gov. Hataman, we
are going into those areas,” Loong said.
Mayor Alih Sali of Akbar, Basilan expressed his gratitude to
the ARMM government for its efforts in implementing projects in the far-flung
areas.
“This is a manifestation of the regional government’s trust
to us in handling various projects, this will also help improve the lives and
productivity of the farmers in our municipality,” Sali added.
The municipality of Akbar received PHP86 million for the
concreting of Lower Sinangkapan-Upper Sinangkapan Road; Caddaya-Lower BatoBato
Road; and, Bohe-Bakung-Mangalut-Mangguso Road.
The projects are being monitored using satellite-based
geo-tagging systems and actual site inspection by the district engineering
offices and the Regional Project Monitoring Committee.
Meanwhile, the DPWH-ARMM has allocated more funds for many
flagship projects this year in the region.
For this year’s regular infrastructure projects, the
department is targeting to construct 485.726 kilometers of roads, 46 bridges,
14 flood control structures, 12 drainage canals, 54 water supply systems, 25
seaports and 41 other projects across the region.
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