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Outstanding Governorship Award 2017








































            Mujiv sponsored and authored fourteen (14) House Bills, the most   His leadership style, characterized by his openness and accessibility
        significant  of  which  is  House  Bill  No.  03012  -  AN  ACT  PROHIBITING   to the people, is a complete pivot from the established norm in the ARMM.
        DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS ON ACCOUNT OF ETHNIC ORIGIN   The governor and the entire composition of his cabinet have voluntarily
        AND/OR  RELIGIOUS  BELIEF,  which  was  approved  on  3rd  reading  by   made public their contact details where people can vent their opinions and
        both Houses of Congress. He also co-authored sixty nine (69) House   comments on government and its services. A standing policy in the ARMM
        Bills to include among others the CARPER Law and Generics Medicine   is giving the public access to government activities and transactions and
        Act.Following the ARMM Synchronization Law, President Benigno S.   requiring all officials to respond to valid queries.
        Aquino III handpicked him to a yet bigger responsibility in December   Mujiv’s policy of bringing the government closer to the people and
        2011 to become the OIC-Regional Governor of the Autonomous Region   vice versa, is an impressive move to make constituents realize that
        in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Assuming the highest office in the region   government exists for them and must initiate the bold moves for change.
        that had the reputation of being regularly irregular, particularly during   It is the regional government’s aim to adhere to the global principle of
        the  aftermath  of  the  Maguindanao  Massacre,  remains  Mujiv’s  most   open governance.
        challenging task.                                              He has personally urged for the strengthening of a Personnel Selection
            Mujiv managed to lay down sweeping changes in what used to be   and Promotions Board that screens and evaluates applicants purely on
        dysfunctional  bureaucracy  – professionalizing its workforce,  purging a   their merit and fitness thus, curbing influence peddling, inefficiency and
        large  number  of  “ghost  employees”  and  instituting transparency  and   items-for-sale scheme.
        accountability in  the regional governance. To date, Hataman’s policy  of
        transparency is most remarkable in Philippine local governance.


























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