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Friday, April 12, 2013

DPWH-ARMM generates P136.4 savings from its 2012 allocation


Cotabato City –The Department of Public Works and Highway-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DPWH-ARMM) has managed to generate a total of at least P136.4-million of savings from its 2012 funds, officials disclosed Thursday.

Emil Sadain, the region’s public works secretary, said the savings is due to their prudent fiscal handling and enforcement of transparent procurement and bidding process.
“It is part of the reforms we have put in place in the agency,” he said.

Sadain said their action follows on the reforms introduced by the present administration of ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman.

“The reforms have allowed us to maximize the agency’s annual allocation and provide funds for the procurement of heavy equipment and other expenditures,” he said.

Sadain said that for the first time in 22 years, DPWH-ARMM was able to acquire heavy equipment, all-purpose vehicles and survey instruments on its own initiative and without relying on national funding.  
DPWH-ARMM has already earmarked part of the savings it generated for the procurement of additional equipment this year, which is set to be delivered in two tranches.

Moreover, the agency intends to concentrate on building and improving provincial roads and leave the development of national roads to its national counterpart in order to make the most of its funding in the succeeding year.

More than half of ARMM’s infrastructure fund for 2013 is allocated for provincial roads, Sadain said. (ARMM Comm Group with report by becky d. de asis)

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