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Infra, still an unfinished agenda in Mindanao: MinDA official  




DAVAO CITY, February 22 (PIA) – “Mindanao is still in the catch-up mode as compared to how Luzon has been moving and developing. Our infrastructure is still an unfinished agenda in Mindanao. Linking growth corridors with transport and logistics network still need to be pushed”, Mindanao Development Authority Deputy Executive Director Asec. Romeo Montenegro said in the One Davao Virtual Presser.


The MinDA official shared the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data that Mindanao, despite being the source of 43% of the country’s total farm produce and the home of 36% of the country’s farm area, is still host to 9 out of 10 poorest provinces in the country.


Montenegro highlighted that many parts of Mindanao, especially in the Bangsamoro Region, do not have the necessary logistics support and infrastructure.


“Most of our export products come from the Bangsamoro Region. Unfortunately, there is no processing center in most of these areas that’s why the products need to be transported to Davao City before going to several export destinations.”


The MinDA will continue to push for the funding of infrastructure projects such as seaports and airports which are most strategically needed and linked towards agricultural productivity of these areas.


The MinDA is pushing for the completion of Mindanao missing links such as the Jas-Glan Road, Zamboanga West Coastal Road, Zamboanga del Sur Coastal Road, Kalamansig-Maitum Road, Kapalong-Talaingod Road, Tawi-Tawi Circumferential Roads etc.


Among the priority public investments bannered by MinDA are the New Zamboanga International Airport, the Malassa Port Development in Tawi-Tawi, the Polloc Port Development, the Davao Sasa port, the Davao International Airport, and the Mindanao Railway System.


NEDA data showed that Mindanao gets 11.69% or Php551 billion out of the Php4.72 trillion Build,Build,Build Program.


Mindanao is expected to have 4 completed BBB projects by 2022 worth P35.44 billion, equivalent to 17.44% of the P203.22 billion total Build, Build, Build projects targeted for completion by 2022.


By 2023, another nine Build,Build,Build projects are set to be completed, amounting to P274 billion or 8.39% of the P3.266 trillion total BBB projects.


Mindanao gets a 21% share of pipelined projects or P223.29 billion out of the P1.086 trillion proposed BBB projects for funding.


“If we don’t have major infrastructure projects such as ports and airports, the Mindanao Railway, and bridge projects, we won’t be able to achieve seamless movement of products. We are still far behind Luzon in terms of infra development. That’s why this continues to be an unfinished agenda in Mindanao,” Montenegro said. (PIA XI/Frances Mae Macapagat)

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