By Teng lauban Datu
Cotabato City Bureau Chief .
Cotabato City — National Anti-Poverty Commission Secretary Noel Felongco vowed to help the Bangsamoro government reduce poverty incidence in the region.
He said NAPC will gather local chief executives, planning officers, and Barmm ministers to orient them on the commission’s poverty alleviation projects.
NAPC will roll-out a five-year development plan (2019-2023) dubbed the Sambayanihan Serbis-yong Sambayanan to deliver basic social services prioritizing the poorest communities. It aims to help attain the administration’s poverty reduction target by 2023.
Sec. Felongco said the national government seeks “to accelerate the country’s economic engine and reduce overall poverty incidence from 21 percent in 2015 to 14 percent by 2023.”
Communities in the Bangsamoro autonomous region are among the NAPC’s Sambayanihan priority areas.
“We will ensure that all basic needs are accessible in Barmm,” he added.
The agency will also prioritize five key issues in the region such as peace and order, increasing inflation rate related to agriculture and fisheries. (with reports from bpi-barmm)
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