THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management has released P55.65 million for the expansion of the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City.
Based on the statement it released on Thursday, the DBM鈥檚 Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) will cover the construction of MSU鈥檚 three-storey Student Center Building, which has an allocated area of 1,850 square meters.
鈥淥ur youth are the torchbearers of our future. That is why it鈥檚 important that we support them by providing the necessary equipment and facilities. This is also the marching order of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.,鈥 Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said.
The building鈥檚 construction is intended to improve the university鈥檚 facilities through the promotion, development, and implementation of various student-related programs and activities of MSU.
鈥淭he implementation of this locally funded project (LFP) will be chargeable against MSU-Marawi鈥檚 built-in appropriations under the Fiscal Year 2023 General Appropriations Act,鈥 the DBM said.
The DBM has also allotted P154.192 million from the 2024 Fiscal Year (FY) National Budget to the Free Higher Education (FHE) program in MSU-Marawi. 鈥 Aaron Michael C. Sy
