Construction of new Basilan district hospital begins
BANGSAMORO NEWS UPDATES • 14:15 PM Sun Jun 9, 2019
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By:
John M. Unson
The two-storey hospital project costs P36 million.
LAMITAN CITY --- The provincial government of Basilan and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao launched here Saturday a P36 million worth hospital project.
Basilan Gov. Jim Salliman led the symbolic launching of the project, to benefit Muslim and Christian residents in Lamitan City and nearby towns.
The construction of the facility is a joint initiative of Salliman’s office and the health ministry of BARMM.
Lamitan City Vice Mayor Roderick Furigay said Sunday he is thankful to Salliman and the BARMM government for embarking on the construction of the hospital.
Lamitan City is the capital of Basilan, a component province of BARMM.
The project shall be implemented in two phases, costing P16 million and P20 million for the first and second phases, respectively.
Lamitan City is the capital of Basilan, a component province of BARMM.
Salliman, who was reelected to a second term last May 13, told reporters he will extend more infrastructure, health, education and socio-economic interventions to his constituent-communities in the island province of Basilan in the coming months.
Salliman said he will also help the new mayor of Isabela City, Sitti Djalia Turabin, push her domestic peace and development agenda.
Isabela City, former capital of Basilan, covers 45 barangays with mixed Muslim and Christian residents.