ARMM inaugurates P20-M projects in Basilan

By Teofilo Garcia, Jr./PNA

Gov. Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (4th from right with glasses) leads the inauguration of two projects worth P20 million at the Basilan Government Center in Barangay Sta. Clara, Lamitan City, on Wednesday. The projects were turned over to the Basilan Schools Division and Lamitan City Schools Division. (Photo by Teofilo P. Garcia Jr.)

LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Wednesday inaugurated some PHP20 million worth of projects in this city.

The projects, consisting of two buildings worth PHP10 million each, were constructed at the 10-hectare Basilan government center in Barangay Sta. Clara, this city.

ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman, who led the inauguration, said the two projects are aimed at improving the delivery of services of the Basilan Schools Division and Lamitan City Schools Division.

Norhaya Abdurahim, Basilan Schools Division superintendent, said they will occupy the two newly-constructed buildings before the end of January.

Abdurahim, on behalf of the two school divisions, expressed gratitude to the regional government and all concerned stakeholders “for the efforts extended in the realization of the two projects.”

The buildings were constructed by the District Engineer’s Office of ARMM’s Department of Public Works and Highways headed by Engr. Soler Undug.

The inauguration was witnessed by Basilan Gov. Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman, Vice Mayor Roderick Furigay and other government officials.

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