COTABATO CITY: Investment pledges in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) grew by nearly 74 percent to P3.65 billion in the first six months of 2017 amid the conflict in Marawi City that started in the third week of May.

“Despite the Marawi crisis, the investment prospects of ARMM continue to show signs of resilience and dynamism because the [Marawi] crisis area has effectively been contained by the government,” said Ishak Mastura, chairman and managing head of ARMM’s Regional Board of Investments (RBOI).

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