Photo by Marhom Ibrahim/BIO
COTABATO CITY—New BARMM Senior Minister, Abunawas “Von Alhaq” L. Maslamama, expressed his readiness to take on his new role, promising to do his best to serve the Bangsamoro community.
In an interview with the Bangsamoro Information Office on Wednesday, April 19, Maslamama shared that he sees this as a big challenge, as it is his first time to experience this kind of role. However, he assured the public that he and his team will work hard to fulfill their duties and support the Office of the Chief Minister in promoting Moral Governance.
“Isang malaking challenge ito sa akin sapagkat first time na na-experience ko ito. But I am trying my very best , hopefully, na magampanan ang ating task,” Maslamama said.
The Senior Minister recounted that prior to his official appointment, Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim personally requested him to take on the position, to which he gladly accepted.
April 17, 2023, the Office of the Chief Minister released Maslamama’s official appointment, following the appointment of Abdulraof Macacua as the OIC Governor of Maguindanao del Norte.
As an advocate of teamwork, Maslamama plans to work closely with his colleagues to ensure effective implementation of programs.
“Hindi ito kaya ng isang tao lamang […] for me, teamwork is very important. That’s the reason why mayroong team. May kanya-kanyang role doon sa direction ng ating government,” Maslamama said.
“Titignan natin at pag-aralan ang takbo ng opisina. I will invite my co-employeess/workers with me so that we can tackle and discuss and implement productively kung ano ang programa ng ating Chief Minister,” he added.
As one of the executive officials of BARMM, Senior Minister Maslamama committed to continue to uphold the Government of the Day’s Moral Governance.
“Rest assured that lahat ng program ng Office of the Chief Minister tungo doon sa Moral Governance, we fully support that,” the Senior Minister said.
Before his recent appointment, Maslamama held positions as the Deputy Minister of both the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG) and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC).
In addition, he currently serves as the spokesperson of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), as well as co-chair of the Joint Peace and Security Committee (JPSC) for the GPH-MILF.
His new role as Senior Minister will oversee the operations of all ministries, offices, and agencies in the region. (Aisah Abas/BIO)
