The Ministry of Public Works (MPW), is the regional executive department of the
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) responsible for affairs relating to the construction and maintenance of government infrastructure in the region.
History
When the ARMM was succeeded by the
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in 2019, the regional departments of the former
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ( tl, Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Muslim Mindanao; ar, الحكم الذاتي الاقليمي لمسلمي مندناو ''Al-ḥukm adh-dhātī al-'iqlīmī li-muslimī Mindanāu''; abbreviated as ARMM) was ...
were reconfigured into ministries of Bangsamoro.
The Ministry of Public Works succeeded from the ARMM regional office of the
Department of Public Works and Highways
The Department of Public Works and Highways ( fil, Kagawaran ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan}), abbreviated as DPWH, is the executive department of the Philippine government solely vested with the Mandate to “be the State's engineering ...
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Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister
Murad Ebrahim
Ahod Balawag Ebrahim (born 15 May 1949), better known as Al-hajj Murad Ebrahim, is a Moro Filipino politician and former rebel leader currently serving as the first chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
As the c ...
appointed himself as Minister of Public Works.
Murad took over the DPWH–ARMM, which was reorganized into the Ministry of Public Works on February 26, 2019 in an official turnover ceremony.
On November 11, 2019 as part of a cabinet reshuffle, Ebrahim transferred Finance Eduard Guerra to the MPW and named him as Public Works Minister.
Role
The Ministry of Public Works is responsible for affairs relating to public works particularly the construction maintenance of infrastructure related to roads, ports, flood control and shore protection, and water resource development system in Bangsamoro. It also issues safety regulation covering both public and private structures in the region.
Organization
The ministry's operation is aided by eight District Engineering Offices,
four each in the Basulta and Mainland areas,
and four Area Equipment Services.
District Engineering Offices
;Basulta
*Basilan District Engineering Office
*Sulu 1st District Engineering Office
*Sulu 2nd District Engineering Office
*Tawi-Tawi District Engineering Office
;Mainland
*Maguindanao 1st District Engineering Office
*Maguindanao 2nd District Engineering Office
*Lanao del Sur 1st District Engineering Office
*Lanao del Sur 2nd District Engineering Office
Area Equipment Services
*Sulu Area Equipment Services
*Tawi-Tawi Area Equipment Services
*Maguindanao Area Equipment Services
*Lanao Area Equipment Services
Ministers
References
{{Ministries of Bangsamoro
Public Works
Public works are a broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community. They include public buildings ( municipal buildings, sc ...
Bangsamoro
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Public works ministries