MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 16 (PIA) -- The municipality of Wao is one of the eight towns in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) chosen to be among the first batch beneficiaries of the municipal block grant (MBG) under the World Bank funded-ARMM Social Fund Project (ASFP).
Other towns identified as MGB beneficiaries are Upi and Datu Paglas in Maguindanao, Jolo and Indanan in Sulu, Bongao and Sitangkai in Tawi-Tawi, and Lamitan in Basilan.
ASFP Project Manager Abba Kuaman said the towns were chosen because of their performance in the implementation of projects in their respective municipalities.
The MBG is part of the institutional strengthening and governance component of the US$30-million additional financing of the World Bank, which is being implemented by the ASFP.
Beneficiaries of the MBG will be awarded a block grant of P1.5-million worth of subprojects, each, that will be implemented across or will benefit several barangays.
The eight towns are required to provide counterpart fund of 30 percent, 20 percent of which will be in cash and 10 percent in kind.
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