𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗬 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗙𝗣𝗕 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗗𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗔𝗡𝗦

MANILA, Philippines – The Intergovernmental Fiscal Policy Board (IFPB), co-chaired by Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and Finance and Budget and Management Minister Ubaida Pacasem, approved on Tuesday, November 22, the proposed IFPB guidelines on Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the 6th Joint National Government and Bangsamoro Government IFPB meeting held at the Department of Finance (DOF), this city.

BPDA Director General Engr. Mohajirin T. Ali, MNSA, together with a member of the IFPB of the Bangsamoro government, presented to the board the proposed policy guidelines on ODA loans during the meeting.

Moreover, the development of the IFPB guidelines on ODA loans aims to establish a comprehensive framework to steer the Bangsamoro government’s future projects involving ODA loans. It is also intended to lay the groundwork for its prospective projects that may necessitate ODA loans. Further, the guidelines is catalyzed by the crucial need to provide a policy reference that will guide the development of the Bangsamoro International Development Assistance Handbook.

Also present were other national government officials, including DOF Undersecretary Bayani Agabin, DOF-OIC Undersecretary Dakila Elteen Napao, DBM Principal Economist Joselito Basilio, DOF OIC Assistant Secretary Jenaira Mae Jalasco, DFA Deputy Assistant Secretary Maria Cynthia Pelayo, OICS-DFA Director Ajeet Victor Panemanglor, and DTI Assistant Secretary Agaton Teodoro Uvero.

The officials from the Bangsamoro government, which include MTIT Minister Abuamri Taddik, MFBM Director Amirah Pendatun, MFBM BARMM Legal and Legislative Liaison Head Rasul Salik, BPDA’s Official Development Assistance Coordinating Division Chief Hasna Adam, BPDA’s Research and Development Division Chief Marifah Agar, key personnel from MFBM, and members of the IFPB Bangsamoro Government Secretariat were also in attendance during the meeting.  (𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙇𝙖𝙤-𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙖 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙃𝙖𝙨𝙣𝙖 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙢 / 𝘽𝙋𝘿𝘼-𝘽𝘼𝙍𝙈𝙈)