COTABATO CITY — A P25-million public market being built by the Bangsamoro Government in Luuk, Sulu is expected to spur economic opportunities for the locals.
The market is funded under the Office of the Chief Minister’s Support to Local Moral Governance Program and is implemented by the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG).
MILG Minister Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo said the market will include modern amenities and spaces to accommodate new and existing vendors.
“This will open up new opportunities for locals, particularly in the business sector, and will generate more revenue for the local government in the long run,” he said.
Sinarimbo, MILG Sulu Provincial Directtor Emini Kadiri, Sulu 2nd District Congressman Abdulmuni Arbison, and Luuk Mayor Maryam Arbison led on March 19 the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) and groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the public market.
“We’ve been waiting for this project for a long time, and it’s finally coming to fruition. This project will greatly benefit the people of Luuk by opening up new economic opportunities for us,” said Congressman Arbison, noting that a new public market is much needed with the town’s growing population.
In addition to the public market, also included in the MOA was the construction of two units of two-storey barangay halls in Luuk town each worth P5-million.
The barangay halls and the public market are funded through the Bangsamoro Appropriations Acts of 2022 and 2023, respectively. (Myrna Tepadan/BIO with reports from MILG)
