The United States pledges more development projects for the southern Filipino province of Sulu where hundreds of US troops are deployed and training local soldiers. Gloria Steele, Mission Director of the US Agency for International Development, visited Sulu on Thursday, February 24, 2011 and met with Governor Sakur Tan. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)
SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 25, 2011) – The United States pledged more development projects for the southern Filipino province of Sulu where hundreds of US troops are deployed and training local soldiers.
Gloria Steele, Mission Director of the US Agency for International Development, visited Sulu this week and met with Governor Sakur Tan and pledged to continue supporting peace and development projects in the province.
“We are happy with the continued support of the United States to the people of Sulu and Washington has done a lot of development projects and very supportive of our peace and development efforts and anti-poverty programs as well,” Tan said.
Steele did not speak to reporters, but the US Agency for International Development has various infrastructure projects in Sulu under the Growth with Equity in Mindanao.
The US official was accompanied by Daniel Miller, Deputy Chief of the Office of Economic Development and Governance; and Robert Beadle, the Program Director and other American military officers and US Embassy staff.
Tan has previously praised American Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama for Washington’s peace and development support to Sulu where the US Agency for International Development funded the renovation of the airport in Jolo town; provided road infrastructure projects and potable water system, electrification among many other projects in the Muslim province.
The US Agency for International Development is an independent government agency that provides economic development and humanitarian assistance to advance US economic and political interests overseas.
US troops are deployed in Sulu on the request of the Philippine government, to train and advise the local military. They are also active in humanitarian missions and were working alongside with Filipino soldiers in development projects on poor areas in the province in collaboration with the provincial government. (Mindanao Examiner)
Gloria Steele, Mission Director of the US Agency for International Development, visited Sulu this week and met with Governor Sakur Tan and pledged to continue supporting peace and development projects in the province.
“We are happy with the continued support of the United States to the people of Sulu and Washington has done a lot of development projects and very supportive of our peace and development efforts and anti-poverty programs as well,” Tan said.
Steele did not speak to reporters, but the US Agency for International Development has various infrastructure projects in Sulu under the Growth with Equity in Mindanao.
The US official was accompanied by Daniel Miller, Deputy Chief of the Office of Economic Development and Governance; and Robert Beadle, the Program Director and other American military officers and US Embassy staff.
Tan has previously praised American Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama for Washington’s peace and development support to Sulu where the US Agency for International Development funded the renovation of the airport in Jolo town; provided road infrastructure projects and potable water system, electrification among many other projects in the Muslim province.
The US Agency for International Development is an independent government agency that provides economic development and humanitarian assistance to advance US economic and political interests overseas.
US troops are deployed in Sulu on the request of the Philippine government, to train and advise the local military. They are also active in humanitarian missions and were working alongside with Filipino soldiers in development projects on poor areas in the province in collaboration with the provincial government. (Mindanao Examiner)
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