ROAD PROJECTS will comprise P6.899 billion of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (ARMM) total P10.103 billion infrastructure budget for this year, the regional government announced over the weekend. ARMM Governor Mujiv S. Hataman, speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for a P140-million road in Upi, Maguindanao last Friday, called on the public to monitor the projects in their communities and report suspected irregularities. “Our office is open any time if you see any anomaly in the implementation of this project,” Mr. Hataman said in Filipino. The 8.26-kilometer road will provide improved access to some 15,000 residents in two villages, who are mainly farmers. Upi town’s main products are rice, corn, coconut, and rubber. The project has an implementation period of 451 working days. — Mindanao Bureau

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