ARMM GOV’T SUPPORTS THE SIGNING OF THE COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENT ON THE BANGSAMORO (CAB)

PRESS RELEASE

Cotabato City/March 27, 2014.  The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Government through the leadership of Honorable Regional Governor, Mujiv S. Hataman supports the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) at Malacanang Palace, Manila today.

As a gesture for support and welcoming the gains of peace negotiations, a KANDULI is hosted at the ORG Compound in this city from 4pm to 8pm.

A synchronized set of activities for peace celebration are hosted at the provincial level.

Basilan Province/Isabela City. Simultaneous VTR viewing hooked at Live Stream from Malacanang and Civil Society Forum with Local Government Units (LGUs).

Lanao del Sur/Marawi City. Set of Peace Activities: A Peace Caravan, cultural presentations, a Peace Walkathon with Maranao traditional attire handing-out leaflets as part of information, education and campaign, (IEC), and radio/telecast programming.

Maguindanao Province/ORG Compound, Cotabato City. ARMM Government hosts a Kanduli: A Celebration of Peace in Support of the Signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) ~ Messages of Support, Cultural Presentations, Live Video Streaming of Signing of CAB, Banging of Agong, Fireworks Display and Peace Concert.

Sulu Province. An Inter-Faith Prayer for Peace is hosted at the Municipal Function Hall at Jolo, Sulu.

Tawi-Tawi Province. Multi-Stakeholders Peace Forum expressing messages of support         and Cultural Presentations at the Mindanao State University-Tawi-Tawi College of         Technology and Oceanography (MSU-TCTO)

The ARMM government’s peace events are spearheaded by the LF Team wherein the nominated Focal Person is the RPMA General Manager, Prof. Hanie A. Bud. ###

The LF Team is comprised of the locally created bureaus and offices in the ARMM such as: Bureau of Cultural Heritage (BCH), Bureau of Madaris Education (BME), Bureau of Public Information (BPI), Regional Ports Management Authority (RPMA), Regional Reconciliation and Unification Commission (RRUC), Regional Economic Zone Authority (REZA), Regional Commission for Bangsamoro Women (RCBW), Coordinating and Development Office for Bangsamoro Youth Affairs (CDO-BYA), Regional Sports Coordinating Office (RSCO), Regional Planning and Development Office (RPDO), Regional Budget Management Office (RBMO), ARMM Development Academy (ADA),Regional Human Rights Commission (RHRC), Office of the Regional Treasury (ORT), Office of the Attorney General, and the Intelligence and Security Services-ARMM (ISS). The Department of Tourism-ARMM (DOT) though a national line agency also joined the LF Team in sponsoring cultural troupes for the occasion.

ARMM PORT OFFICIALS, STAFF UNDERGO CORPORATE TECHNICAL CAPACITY TRAINING

 GM Hanie A. Bud, giving his welcome remarks for the event along with the two Assistant General Managers: Admin. & Finance and Operations, and the two Port Managers of Jolo and Bongao respectively.

Mr. Arvin Dadulo, OIC of Philippine Ports Authority Training Center facilitates the training-workshop for 40 ports/terminal managers along with their technical staff and cargo handling service providers.

Cotabato City, February 18.  Fifty (50) ARMM Port Officials and Technical Staff underwent a three-day training-workshop on Technical Writing, Corporate Financial and Statistical Report Preparation at Pagana Kutawato Convention Center this city.

Hanie A. Bud, General Manager of RPMA disclosed that this training is expected to enhance the writing capacity of management front-liners of the Authority from the Regional Office down to the Port Management and Terminal Management Offices which also include Cargo Handling Operators.

According to the General Manager, the said capacity training adds credence to report preparations which is uniquely and distinctly maritime service oriented. Presently, RPMA administers and operates Baseports Jolo and Bongao, and terminal ports of Lamitan, Siasi, Sibutu, Taganak, Sitangkai and Mapun all located in the insular provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.

‘As we grow in our business ventures on seaborne trading, we have to update our competencies and cope-up with current trends on development of systems and procedures and documentation of vessels, cargoes and passengers at par with national and convention practices’, Bud stated.

Arvin A. Dadulo, a Training Specialist and Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Training Center, facilitates the seminar-workshop which will culminate late afternoon on February 20 at the convention center.

RPMA senior staff  and Heads of PMOs/TMOs in attendance include: Al-Habson H. Antao, Asst. General Manager for Operations; Ersan I. Warad, Asst. General Manager for Administrative and Finance;  Ret. P/Supt. Angkaya I. Appang, PMO-Bongao and Ret. Col. Ibnohasim A. Undug, PMO-Jolo; Rustan S. Sitin, TMO-Siasi; Marghani R. Jalambo, TMO-Sitangkai; Tandico S. Chiong, TMO-Mapun; Ibrahim J. Anduli, MPTB-Jolo; Juldatag A. Sajili, MPTB-Bongao; Erwin B. Cervantes, TMO-Lamitan; and Cargo Handling Operators such as Piyagsulutan Arrastre and Stevedoring Services of Jolo; 3K-MPC of Bongao; Triple R and Stevedoing Services of Mapun; Siasi Arrastre and Stevedoring Services (Siasi); Lamitan Dockholders, Inc. (Lamitan); and Anakmoslem-MPC of Sitangkai.###

ARMM PORTS NOW ACTIVE LINKS

Prof. Hanie A. Bud, General Manager of RPMA-ARMM engages in welcoming conference delegates during the opening ceremony. While Prof. Alih (left), representing the Regional Executive Secretary, Atty. Laisa Masuhud-Alama and Sir Al-Habson H. Antao (right), Assistant General Manager on Operations in contemplative mode. ( Photo-courtesy: RPMA-ARMM).

Port managers, terminal managers and cargo handling operators and regional staff engage in the program assessment and planning workshop. (Photo courtesy: RPMA-ARMM.)

Davao City/December 14, 2013.  Prof. Hanie A. Bud, General Manager, Regional Ports Management Authority (RPMA) revealed in a press statement that Baseports Bongao, Jolo and outlying outports of Lamitan, Siasi, Sitangkai, Mapun and Sibuto are now active links in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) ports system in the country’s southern archipelago.

“Our current growth in seaborne trading is a strong incentive that drives us to improve our services and management capability as well as meet efficiency standards clamoured by our business players in the waterfronts,” he stated.

Bud explained that the reform agenda of Hon. Mujiv S. Hataman, Regional Governor keeps RPMA moving on to catch up with the call for competitiveness in the maritime transport arena which their gateways serve adding that the forthcoming inception of the Bangsamoro Entity is welcomed to Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

In his opening speech at the Year-End Assessment and Evaluation of the Accomplishments of the Port Management Offices (PMOs), Terminal Management Offices (TMOs), Cargo Handling Operators (CHOs) and the Regional Office held December 12 to14 at Eden Nature Park and Resort, Toril, Davao City, Bud challenged his staff and cargo handlers to work more and to keep on transforming ARMM port facilities from their being heavily subsidized operations years back to self-sustaining, earning and performing assets, as they are now.

 

Salient features of the forum included the launching of the exclusive caucus of Regional Officials and Staff, RPMA Official Website, Administrative and Financial highlights, reports on statistics, revenue collection, port development program, presentation of Islamic Leadership, management information system and pilotage services. The program was culminated by a workshop, presentation of output and followed by the approval of a resolution by the participants adopting the agreed plans and programs for CY 2014 which also include lectures on teambuilding and effective management towards sustainable ports

development programs in the region. 

The RPMA was created under Executive Order No. 2, Series of 2002 signed by then the fourth ARMM Regional Governor Parouk S. Hussin. ###