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DND, OPAPRU: Peace, development await Maguindanao del Norte, Sur

Published Apr 30, 2023 07:16 am
The newly-created provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur can expect that there will be greater peace and sustainable economic development for its people, the Department of National Defense (DND) and Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) said on Saturday, April 29. (Photo courtesy of Presidential Communications Office / PCO) In a joint statement, DND Officer in Charge (OIC) Senior Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr. and acting PAPRU Isidro Purisima said this will be achieved following the oath-taking of local officials of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur. Governor Abdulraof Abdul Macacua and Vice Governor Fatima Ainee Limbona Sinsuat of Maguindanao del Norte, and Governor Mariam Sangki Mangudadatu and Vice Governor Nathaneil Sangacala Midtimbang of Maguindanao del Sur were sworn in as officers in charge (OICs) of the two provinces by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last Friday, April 28, at Malacanang. Galvez and Purisima said that the officials’ oath-taking “symbolizes the sincerity of all parties to push forward long-lasting peace and genuine progress” in the newly-created provinces of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). “Indeed, cooperation, understanding, common good, and most of all, unity will be the key in bringing greater peace and order and sustainable economic development in the two provinces,” Galvez and Purisima said. Aside from the OICs, Marcos also swore in Provincial Board Members Armando Mastura, Mashur Ampatuan Biruar, Datu Rommel Seismundo Sinsuat, Alexa Ashley Tomawis, and Aldulnasser Maliga Abas for Maguindanao del Norte; and Board Members Bobby Bondula Midtimbang, Ahmil Hussein Macapendeg, Yussef Abubakar Musali Paglas, Alonto Montamal Baghulit and Taharudin Nul Mlor for Maguindanao del Sur. Maguindanao was divided into two independent provinces – Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur – when former president Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11550 in May 2021. Galvez and Purisima vowed to support the leadership and other stakeholders of the two new provinces during its “crucial” transition period.

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