MARAWI
CITY, Lanao del Sur, Oct. 30 (PIA) --- Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman, for the second time, received an
Outstanding Governorship Award this year during ceremonies held on
October 27 in Metro Manila.
Superbrands Marketing
International Inc. (SMI) confers this award to governors, mayors,
dignitaries, local legislators, and congressmen in recognition of their
achievements.
Other recipients of the award this year are
Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado, Ilocos Norte Governor Maria
Imelda Marcos, Camarines Sur Governor Luis Villafuerte, Davao Oriental
Governor Corazon Malanyaon, and Isabela Governor Faustino Dy III.
“I
am honored to be named as one of outstanding governors in the country,”
said gov. Hataman who was a recipient of the same award in 2013.
A
governor is the province’s highest-ranking elected official, with
duties more varied than any elected member of the district, party-list,
or national legislature.
Superbrands cited Gov. Hataman as a Moro servant leader in contemporary Mindanao. He is the first Moro to receive such award.
Karl
Maclean, chairman of SMI, said the Hataman administration's
introduction of reforms and good governance has allowed ARMM to maintain
its relevance with respect to the aspirations of the Moro people.
“His
(Hataman) policy of bringing the government closer to the people and
vice-versa is an impressive move to make his constituents to realize
that government exists,” Maclean added.
Gov. Hataman has
worked hard to become a truly Moro leader. The ARMM saved millions of
government funds when the governor launched a campaign against ghost
projects and workers in 2012. This earned him the moniker ‘certified
ghost buster’ from President Benigno Aquino III during his third State
of the Nation Address in 2013.
The governor’s
administration anchored its reform initiatives on three key pillars,
namely good governance, peace and security, and socio-economic
development. “This award is for the people of ARMM who continuously
support the regional government,” gov. Hataman said.(BPI/APB/PIA-10)
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