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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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