ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has earmarked about  P289 million worth of various low-cost infrastructure projects  that will rise across the provinces of the Bangsamoro region beginning next year.

The infrastructure projects will be funded under the Support to Local Moral Governance program of Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim.

BARMM-Interior and Local Government Minister Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo recently hosted the signing of memoranda of agreement with 18 local government units in Cotabato City, the seat of the BARMM government.

The projects include barangay halls, public markets, a legislative building, public terminal and two-storey barangay halls which will be constructed in some villages in the towns of Balindong, Marantao, Pagayawan, Calanogas, Malabang, Kapai, and Tamparan in Lanao del Sur; Parang and Buldon in Maguindano del Norte; and Cotabato City.

Also included in the projects are six public markets that will rise in the towns of Albraka, Hadji Muhammad Ajul, and Lamitan City in Basilan; Sitangkai in Tawi-Tawi; Kapatagan in Lanao del Sur; and Sultan Mastura in Maguindanao del Norte.

Also part of the SLMG program is a public terminal in Malabang, Lanao del Sur and a legislative building in Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte.

Sinarimbo explained that the LGUs will implement the projects while the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government will monitor their progress.

"We hope that the projects will improve governance in the LGUs and benefit our constituents," Sinarimbo said.

Most  of the projects are barangay halls as most villages do not have them yet, he added.

Sinarimbo disclosed that the MILG is currently implementing the construction of 250 barangays halls across the region, with another 100 next year.

He said the goal is to complete 600 village halls by 2025 which the BARMM government promised to the LGUs of the region.