ARMM still the poorest region—Hataman

COTABATO CITY: The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), which is a home to 3.2 million people, is still the poorest region in the country with 53.1 percent poverty incidence, Gov. Mujiv Hataman said during the deliberation on the proposed P40.573 billion 2017 ARMM budget.

Hataman said the proposed budget amounts to a 42 percent increase over the 2016 budget which set the record as the highest approved budget for the ARMM.