Project Management Turn-over. Newly appointed ARMM Social Fund Project Manager Abba R. Kuaman (right), extends his gratitude to former manager Nasser G. Sinarimbo (left), for working on the smooth transition and turn-over  of the project management  to him.  Abba who was appointed by ARMM OIC Regional Governor Mujiv S. Hataman, formally assumed as project manager on January 24, 2012 in a simple ceremony after receiving his No Objection Letter (NOL) from the World Bank.  In his message, Abba said: “We will institutionalize participatory governance to encourage participation of all stakeholders in the Project, adding that “in our institutionalization efforts, let us not forget that the people must be the subject of development.”  By :  Irene f. gonzales/asfp

ARMM OIC Governor Mujiv Hataman (right, main photo) meets partners from the different UN Agencies (inset photo) working in the region on Tuesday at the Office of the Regional Governor. Hataman presented his reform agenda to the UN officials who in turn presented the status of their programs and projects implemented in the region. The UN agencies present during the meeting are UNICEF, WFP, IOM, UNHCR, UNDP, UNFPA, UNFAO and UN OCHA. The UN officials and representatives assured the governor of their commitment to continue the implementation of their programs in the ARMM. (Willy Solano/BPI-ARMM)

COTABATO CITY – Nakipagpulong kahapon si ARMM OIC Governor Mujiv Hataman sa mga ahensya ng United Nations  at iba pang mga donors na kumikilos sa rehiyon.

Sa nasabing pagpupulong ipinahayag ni Hataman ang kanyang reform agenda kung saan ipinahayag din sa kanya ng mga UN agencies ang estado ng kanilang mga programa na ipinatutupad sa ARMM.

ARMM Social Fund Project (ASFP) Manager Nasser Sinarimbo (inset) checks on the progress of construction work of the JICA-funded port passenger terminal in Lamitan City, Basilan that is expected to be completed early next month. HADER GLANG

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Big good news for the people of Lamitan City, Basilan Province - one of the two cities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) - will soon have for the first time a mini port passenger terminal building which looks like a Sydney Opera House.

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)  OIC Governor Mujiv Hataman (2^nd, left) and Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) President  Antonio D. Kalaw Jr (2^nd, right) during the Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Autonomous Regional Governement and DAP on January 19, 2012 in Davao City. In the MOU,  DAP will give “Management and Technical Assistance to the Regional Government of the ARMM towards Good Governance.”  Also, the MOU will strengthen the ARMM Development Academy as the training arm of the Regional Government. The program implementation will start January 2012 to June 30, 2013. Witnessing the signing are DAP-Mindanao Manager Vilma Horca (right) and ARMM Development Academy OIC President Edgar Ramirez (left). (Photo courtesy of DAP/BPI-ARMM)

The appointment of former Provincial Agricultural Officer of Tawi-Tawi, Professor Sangkula A. Tindick, as Regional Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries was signed by ARMM Regional Governor Mujiv  S. Hataman on January 17, 2012.

Regional Secretary Tindick, immediately after taking his oath of office, held a meeting with OIC Secretary Keise Tan Usmanand other senior DAF officials where he was apprised of the status of the office including the preparations for the programs, projects and activities for the first 100 days of the Governor Hataman in office.

Leaderships in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) come and go. The changes provide time to reflect and freshen outlook as the region evolves on. Home to a host of people with varied socio-geographical backgrounds, newly appointed Regional Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Sangkula A. Tindick made especial effort to emphasize unity and cooperation as crucial factors to enhance delivery of services.

Retired last year as Provincial Agricultural Officer of Tawi-Tawi, the appointment of Secretary Tindick was signed by ARMM Regional Governor Mujiv S. Hataman on January 17, 2012. Immediately after taking his oath of office, the Secretary held a meeting with the earlier designated OIC Secretary Keise Tan Usman and other senior DAF officials.

No more political accommodation. Hundreds of applicants for assistant secretary, undersecretary, bureau chiefs and administrators of the different departments and offices in the ARMM regional government take the qualifying exams inside the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex  on January 18-19 designed to give equal opportunity and proper screening for those aspiring to serve the region. This is part of OIC Governor Mujiv Hataman’s reform policy of transparency in the regional governance and his commitment to streamline its bureaucracy. The Screening Committee will come up with a shortlist of applicants who passed the examinations who will again undergo interviews after which a final list of the chosen candidates will be submitted to the OIC Governor for his final selection and decision.  The new officials will be announced next week. (William Solano/BPI-ARMM)

Cotabato City – ARMM OIC Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman, consistent with his reform policy of transparency in the regional governance and his commitment to streamline its bureaucracy, starting Wednesday, Jan. 18, put to test the competence of applicants for assistant secretary, undersecretary, bureau chiefs  and administrators of the different departments and offices in the regional government.

Hataman stressed his leadership’s paradigm of “open governance” which will highlight transparency and equal opportunity for all constituents in the ARMM. He also made sure that each official under his term will faithfully adhere to the reform agenda that his administration is keen to implement in the region.

“They were chosen considering territorial and ethnic representation but not at the expense of merit and fitness to their respective positions,” he said earlier this week, after swearing in newly-appointed members of his cabinet.

K to 12- ARMM OIC Regional Governor Hon. Mujiv Hataman speaks before the participants of the Basic Education Reform Program Regional Pre-Summit Conference held at the Shariff Kabunsuan Complex on Monday. Governor Hataman also stressed his administration’s serious commitment to wipe out the anomalies and solve the problems in the DepEd-ARMM including the issues on ghost teachers. (omar mangorsi/bpi-armm