Local Government Units in the Region may propose CoVID-19 related projects under the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s Assistance to Municipalities (AM) program as the Department continues to assist LGUs in responding and preventing CoVID-19, DILG XII-Project Development and Management Unit (PDMU) said.

In a virtual meeting with LGU representatives earlier this month, PDMU Chief Engr. Herminia S. Ontoy informed that LGUs may propose CoVID-19 related infrastructure projects for funding and implementation next year.

Bagumbayan town in Sultan Kudarat topped the list of local government units in the Region with the highest updating rate in the SubayBAYAN platform, an online application system that monitors the progress of implemented locally-funded projects (LFPs) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government since 2012 to the present.

As of April 2020, Bagumbayan recorded an 84.05% updating rate, followed by the Municipalities of Libungan (82. 32%), Magpet (81.52%), and Pikit (70.51%) from the Province of Cotabato in second, third, and fifth place, respectively. The Municipality of Tboli from South Cotabato Province ranked fourth in the list with an updating rate of 80.21%.