Manila, Philippines – The Department of Public Works and
Highways has set additional projects for 2018.
A total of Php6.889 billion more infrastructures will be
constructed across the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) this year.
These new road projects comprise 68 percent of the ARMM’s
total infra budget at Php103-billion for the current year, from the data
provided by region’s DPWH.
The DPWH -ARMM 2018 infrastructure budget would cover a total
of 472 projects, which would include 40 seaports, 86 water supply systems, then
39 bridges, 17 flood control structures, also 20 drainage systems, and 32 other
constructions.
“A total of 238 road projects with an overall length of
361.65 kilometers would be funded this year,” said Don Mustapha Loong, the
DPWH-ARMM secretary.
As of December 2017, DPWH-ARMM completed 1, 334 kilometers of
roads across the region, while total of 420.356 kilometers of road concreting
projects are still going on.
“With more infrastructure projects, people in the region
will have better access to tourism sites, will help boost the region’s economy
and uplift people’s lives as transport of goods and products will be cheaper,”
Loong said.
Meanwhile, ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman said that
infrastructure development is one of the region’s top priorities as it means
greater impact in improving lives of the people in ARMM.
Earlier this month, the governor led the turnover of a level
II water supply system, communal faucet units to the local government of
Panglima Estino, Sulu.
The DPWH-ARMM is currently embarking on the E-ARMM system
aimed at establishing a database that would contain information and updates on each
road projects.
“With the E-ARMM system, identification of right projects
will be made easy as the public also can easily check paved and unpaved roads
in the region,” Loong said.
The DPWH-ARMM is proud of evolving from an office previously
involved in corruption to a model agency for transparency and efficiency in the
Muslim region.
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