Photo from MFBM COTABATO CITY—The digitalization initiative for BARMM’s system of governance is being supported by the World Bank Group (WBG) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), following the consultation held last Feb. 15, 2023. The World Bank Group reaffirms engagement with the Ministry of Finance, and Budget and Management (MFBM) as…
BULUAN, MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR— Aiming to strengthen the concept of a healthcare system that is in accordance with the principles of Islam, the Ministry of Health (MOH) through Buluan District Hospital (BDH) launched Monday, Feb. 20, the Ibadah-Friendly Hospital (IFH) program. ‘Ibadah’ is an Arabic word which means worship or obedience to Allah (SWT).…
Photo from MFBM COTABATO CITY—To strengthen income generation and improve the delivery of basic services in the Bangsamoro region, the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Management’s (MFBM) Treasury Office (BTO) capacitated the Local Government Unit (LGU) middle managers on tax collection last week in this city. The activity was participated by middle managers across…
Photo by Michael Camsa/BIO COTABATO CITY—Following its launch early this year, the feedback application known as the Community Monitoring and Actionable Concerns Tracking System (CM-ACTS) was officially turned over on Monday, Feb. 20, by the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) to the Office of Chief Minister. CM-ACTS is a digital application developed for community feedback…
COTABATO CITY—Despite the slight increase of inflation rate in the region in January of this year, BARMM is still considered “low” across the country placing the region at 4th lowest inflation rate in the Philippines. The inflation rate across the BARMM region rose to 7.8 percent in January 2023 compared to December 2022 with the…