Strife-torn Mindanao provinces will receive this year a peace dividend in the form of a P745.5-million additional budget for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Before 2012 ended, President Aquino poured money into the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan Program (Pamana), which funds development and peace-sustaining activities in conflict areas in the ARMM. Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad said the P745.5 million would be used to support the development of settlement sites in the region, the disposition of arms and forces, and the construction of roads and public infrastructure, among other things. On Oct. 15, the Aquino ad...
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