COTABATO CITY โ The Bangsamoro Economic and Development Council (BEDC), through the Bangsamoro Planning and Development Authority (BPDA), conducted Wednesday, April 5, an orientation on the issuance of BPDA certification and BEDCโs endorsement of programs, activities, and projects (PAPs) for FY 2024 budget proposal of the BARMM ministries, offices, and agencies (MOAs) held at Pagana Kutawato Native Restaurant, this city.
Said activity aimed to orient the MOAs in reviewing their proposed PAPs based on the guidelines provided in the Bangsamoro Budget Circular No. 2023-001 โBudget Call for FY 2024,โ that requires MOAs to secure certification and endorsement for their infrastructure proposals; the Bangsamoro Budget Memorandum (BBM) No. 2023-03 โBudget Priorities Framework,โ which emphasized the need to ensure the alignment of PAPs to the 2nd BDP through the issuance of a certification by the BPDA and the endorsement of infrastructure PAPs by the BEDC; and the parameters and processes set by the BPDA.
Bangsamoro Director General Engr. Mohajirin T. Ali reminded all the MOAs to adhere to the schedules and take heed on Bangsamoro Budget Circular No. 2023-001 and Bangsamoro Budget Memorandum (BBM) No. 2023-03 issued by the Ministry of Finance and Budget and Management (MFBM).
โAltogether, we will work on and hopefully agreed with the timetable of activities for the timely completion, review, and certification of FY 2024, as well as the endorsement of proposed infrastructures by the BEDC to the MFBM,โ DG Ali stressed.
Melanie Indar, Director I for Planning and Policies Bureau of the BPDA, discussed the guidelines on the review and evaluation of proposed PAPs for FY 2024. Also, Macro-economic Planning Division Chief Camelia De Vera-Dacanay presented the overview of the said activity.
To ensure a mutual understanding, BPDA encouraged the participating planning officers from MOAs to raise queries and clarifications pertaining to the issuance of certificates and endorsement of infrastructure PAPs for 2024 budget proposal. Said queries were addressed by the BPDA during the said activity. (๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฟ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐-๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐ต๐๐ท๐ด-๐ต๐ด๐ ๐๐)