MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Sept. 11 (PIA) -- It’s all systems go for applicants to the officer-in-charge (OIC) positions in the two congressional districts of the province under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to present themselves to their constituents.
This, as the Lanao del Sur Provincial Office of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is set to hold a public forum, tomorrow, Sept. 12, for all the candidates to the various positions in the province that needed to be filled up in an OIC capacity.
To be held at the Dimaporo Gym, inside the Mindanao State University (MSU), this city, the forum will give each applicant, a chance to present their agenda, that is:
For local governance programs for applicants to the OIC Regional Governor and Vice-Governor positions and legislative agenda for those interested of the Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA) positions.
It will also allow people in ARMM to have a glimpse of the character, perspective and priorities of the said applicants/nominees, as well, as obtain their commitment for reforms in the region.
President Benigno S. Aquino III will be appointing OICs for regional governor, regional vice governor, and 24 members of the RLA, with six members, each, for Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, and Sulu, and three members, each, for Basilan and Tawi-tawi.
Meanwhile, similar public fora have been scheduled by DILG, from Sept. 12-15, in other areas of ARMM to require the candidates to enunciate their respective plans and programs, as well as, positions on various issues affecting the region.
A simultaneous provincial public forum will be conducted tomorrow, in the other four provinces of the region, namely: Maguindanao, Sulu, Tawi-tawi, and Basilan.
The venues for these activities are: Shariff Kabunsuan Complex in Cotabato City for the two (2) districts of Maguindanao, Patikul town for the two (2) districts of Sulu, Jaafar Convention Hall inside MSU-Bongao campus in Tawi-tawi province, and Basilan State College in Isabela City, province of Basilan.
Similarly, fora will also be held at Office of the Regional Governor (ORG) Complex in Cotabato City and Ateneo de Zamboanga University on September 13 and 15, respectively.
Press conferences are also slated, as part of the activities, to provide information to the media relative to the on-going screening of candidates and the result of the provincial fora.
The DILG, meanwhile, is inviting members of the media to provide coverage to said events as recognition of their important roles in elevating public awareness and gaining public trust in the process of selecting the officers-in-charge (OICs) for the ARMM government.
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