Friday Mar, 29 2024 05:32:49 PM

Another village halls rise in BARMM’s SGA

BANGSAMORO NEWS UPDATES • 20:15 PM Sun May 22, 2022
494
By: 
Edwin O. Fernandez
We inaugarated today another completed Barangay Hall project of our Ministry in Lower Baguer, Pigkawayan Cluster of the Special Geographic Area.

COTABATO CITY — Local government services down to the barangay level in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Special Geographic Area (SGA) are expected to improve as it bring its services closer to the people.

Accoring to Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo of the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG), one of the the newly built barangay halls was in Barangay Patot, Pigcawawayan cluster of the SGA. 

“This is part of the Bangsamoro government mission of bringing its services closer to the people,” Sinarimbo said, adding that the P3.5 million two-story hall was funded by MILG, through the contingency fund of the Bangsamoro Appropriations Act of 2020.

Under the SGA Pigcawayan cluster, at least 12 village halls are under construction, according to MILG’s Project Management Division.

Sinarimbo lauded village executives for ensuring that all government projects in their jurisdiction are implemented well.

Sinarimbo said BARMM Chief Minister Ahod “Kagi Murad” Ebrahim has strict orders for MILG to ensure all the needs of localities under BARMM are implemented well.

Barangay Chairman Abdullah Alamada of Barangay Patot lauded BARMM for the project.

“This project will strengthen good governance in our village,” he said.

Alamada recalled that the village hall was destroyed due to armed conflict and since peace prevail in the village, good governance are expected to further improve for its more than 3,000 inhabitants.

Barangay Patot is one of the villages that voted to join BARMM during the 2019 plebiscite.

Also on Sunday, Sinarimbo led the inauguration of another hall in Pigcawayan.

“We inaugurated today another completed Barangay Hall project of our Ministry in Lower Baguer, Pigkawayan Cluster of the Special Geographic Area,” Sinarimbo said.

“We thank our constituents in this area for their continued support to the BARMM and the leadership of Chief Minister Al Haj Murad Ebrahim,” he added.

UK: Bangsamoro one of world’s few successful peace processes

MANILA – The United Kingdom has hailed the creation of the Bangsamoro region as one of the world’s few successful peace processes as it joined...

Antipas LGU releases official list of victims of highway mishap

OFFICIAL list of victims of March 25, 2024 vehicular accident involving passenger van and cargo truck. The list is from the local government of...

Cotabato Light announces April 6 power service interruption

Cotabato Light announcement:  To all our valued customers, please be informed of the scheduled power interruption affecting a portion of...

BARMM has new police regional director

CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao Norte - Police Brig. Gen. Prexy Dugas Tanggawohn was installed as new police regional director for the Bangsamoro...

BARMM, Inter-Agency Teams implement OPLAN HARABAS, nets 1 conductor positive for drug use

COTABATO CITY - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangamoro Region and police units in the city conducted on Tuesday "Oplan Harabas" in a...