MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 19 (PIA) -- The regional government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has opened its portals of open government to the public as an affirmation of its commitment to the Open Government Partnership (OGP).
The OGP is a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance
The launching was spearheaded by ARMM OIC-Governor Mujiv Hataman, after he delivered his “Ulat sa Bayan” for the first 100 days in office last Monday, April 16.
Hataman was accompanied by Presidential Adviser for Political Affairs Ronald Llamas, Mindanao Development Authority Chairman Secretary Luwalhati Antonino, and Senator Teofisto Guingona II.
The Open Governance Portal contains the budgets, projects and expenditures of all government agencies that can be accessed by the public.
Accordingly, the ARMM kiosk is the first of its kind being used by any government entity in the country and paves the trail for open governance and public accountability.
People can also access the latest reports on utilization of funds and status of implementation of on-going projects in the region through the new ARMM website, www.armm.gov.ph.
The ARMM is the first region in the country to have signified its commitment to the OGP that the country founded, along with Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, South Africa, United Kingdom, and United States on September 20, 2011
Hataman disclosed that after the institution of the transparency and accountability portal, the regional government will now focus on the inter-connectivity of the all agencies in the region.
He said negotiations with the Commission on Audit on the processing of disbursements, as well as with some IT experts are on-going to strive for zero corruption in the region.
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