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MEETING. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman leads the 15th National Government - Bangsamoro Government Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) Meeting with Minister Mohagher Iqbal at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Thursday (July 27, 2023). Pangandaman emphasized the national government's continued commitment to ensure that the BARMM will be integrated into its Agenda for Prosperity. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Budget and Management)
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She made the assurance when she led the 15th National Government - Bangsamoro Government Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) Meeting with Minister Mohagher Iqbal at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Thursday.
She assured the BARMM government of President PBBM’s strong resolve to bring progress to the region, the PNA report also said.
“Echoing the President’s message, I want to reaffirm the national government’s commitment to assist you to the best of our abilities and capabilities to ensure that BARMM will be integrated into our Agenda for Prosperity,” Pangandaman said as quoted by PNA.
“Indeed, the gains we have achieved leading to a smooth transition were made possible because of our strengthened and continued cooperation and mutual trust. It is our shared commitment and ambition that fuels our desire to achieve lasting progress in the Bangsamoro region,” she added.
Pangandaman noted that the lifting of state of national emergency on account of lawless violence in Mindanao is an indication that there have been significant gains in enhancing and restoring peace and order in the region.
Also present during the meeting were Special Assistant to the President Secretary Antonio Ernesto Lagdameo; Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos; Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Secretary Carlito Galvez; key officials and representatives from the national government agencies; BARMM ministers; and other IGRB members.
The Department of Budget and Management has already released to the Bangsamoro Government the block grant of BARMM amounting to PHP64.8 billion and the Special Development Fund amounting to PHP5 billion to rebuild, rehabilitate and develop conflict-affected communities in the region, the PNA report also said in its online post.
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