Proposed Public Works budget approved

AS ONE of the BARMM government's top priorities for its 2023 Bangsamoro Expenditure Program, the Committee on Finance, Budget, and Management Sub-Committee C, chaired by MP Marjanie Macasalong approved the proposed P16.47 billion of the Ministry of Public Works.

The MPW will fund the following major programs: road network and other public infrastructure facilities; bridge construction; flood management; water supply; port rehabilitation; and other infrastructure projects. This would improve port facilities and services, water system, access to rural areas, the safety of people living in flood-prone areas, and agricultural product transportation.

MPW Minister Eduard Guerra and Director General Engr. Danilo Ong presented its proposed budget as well as its accomplishments from 2020 until 2022. (LTAIS-Public Information, Publication, and Media Relations Division)