MILF Chairman assumed gov't post as BARMM Minister

By: Becky D. de Asis

Cotabato City - The BARMM is the result of more than 20 years of peace negotiation between the government and the MILF which resulted the success of ratification of this Bangsamoro Organic Law to embodied the dreams and aspiration of some Bangsamoro people  in Mindanao.

MILF Chair Alhaj Murad Ibrahim assumed the top post of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Tuesday together with his 80  BTA members  of the said new Bangsamoro government who was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte earlier.

Interim Chief MInister Ibrahim assured the ARMM employees and workers that they shall remain intact in the office in the meantime.

Ibrahim said, the new government of Bangsamoro (BARMM) will be inaugurated next month as the 1st session of BARMM parliament.

The Minister announced some of his cabinet members who will help him run this new political entity in Autonomous Region. In concurrent capapacity would be Minister of Public Works and Highways, Other appointees include Minister of Finance - Architect Eduard Guerra, Minister of Finance, Budget and Management ;  Minister of Social Services -  Atty. Raissa Jajurie;  Minister of Basic, Higher and Technical Education - Mohagher Iqbal;  Minister of Health - Dr. Zafrullah Dipatuan; Minister of Indigenous and People's Affairs - Timuay Melanio Ulama; Minister of Local Government - Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo;  Minister of Environment and Natural Resources - Abdoraof Macacua;  Minister of Fisheries and Agrarian Reform - Mohammad Suib; and MInister of Public and Safety - Hussein  Munoz. While the other agencies or Ministers  are still in waiting capacity... 

Meanwhile,Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman turned over his post to MILF Chair Al Haj Murad  Ibrahim including the assets and liabilities of the Regional Government from ARMM to BARMM at Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Center here.

Hataman has begged-off from becoming an automatic member of the BTA because of his intent to focus on serving his constituents in his hometown province of Basilan.

He said he is confident that the officials of the interim government are competent enough to continue the reforms that the Autonomous Regional Government has already started for the Bangsamoro region.

"Kung ano man ang mga trabahong hindi pa natin natatapos, tiyak kong itutuloy nila; kung ano man ang pagkukulang ng ating administrasyon, tiyak kong mapupunan nila ito, Hataman said .". (By Becky D. de Asis-The Redline News)