Donor Support – 2019
2019
Donors continued to provide support for the development of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in 2019. In June, the Government of Japan provided a 200 million USD loan for road development.[1] In November, the United States provided 1 billion pesos for programs, including health funding.[2] The Australian Government allocated 12 billion AUD in aid for the Bangsamoro from 2017 to 2020.[3]
[1] “Japan to fund Mindanao road network development project,” Government of the Philippines, June 19, 2019, https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/japan-fund-mindanao-road-network-development-project
[2] “US pledges P1-B aid to Bangsamoro region,” Philippines Dailly Inquirer, November 24, 2019.
[3] “Envoy: Aussie education aid in Bangsamoro continuous, Business Mirror, October 3, 2019.