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ARMM gov’t. to prioritize poverty alleviation in 2017

The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) government will focus on poverty alleviation in the region this year.

In a media forum dubbed Tapatan sa ARMM, ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman said there is a P4-billion allocation for various programs and projects aimed at eliminating hunger and malnutrition in the region. 



Governor Hataman also responded to various issues affecting the ARMM as well as policies of President Rodrigo Duterte specifically on the war against illegal drugs and criminality and its effects in the region.

He also expressed full support to the President’s initiative to eliminate illegal drugs and criminality in the country.

With regards to terror threats and drug-related violence, Governor Hataman disclosed that the 6th Infantry Division and the Philippine National Police have intensified security measures and will definitely be on top of the situation, along with the regional government’s support, to ensure peace and order stability in the region.

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in the ARMM at the provincial levels are also on high alert after the recent jailbreak in North Cotabato involving high-profile inmates, the regional governor said.

The local government units of areas where the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) operates have created teams led by the Cooperative Development Authority and the Department of Agriculture to implement productivity activities aimed at helping local communities, including families of ASG members, he further said.

Governor Hataman also clarified the cause of delay in the release of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) payouts that sometimes take as long as five months.

Ang control ng Department of Social Welfare of Development (DSWD) sa ARMM at regional government ay monitoring lamang, kahit mag huhumiyaw ang DSWD-ARMM at ang regional government na bayaran na, kung walang paper for the contractor to pay it, walang mangyayari,” he said.

DSWD-ARMM has already scheduled a meeting with the DSWD central office to discuss about the technical problems the program is facing and to clear out issues on inconsistencies.

As to the economy, the regional government is expecting this year around the same level as 2016’s investment inflow.


He said his administration is looking at inviting more job-generating investments this year to provide more opportunities to his constituents. (BPI/PIA-10)

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