Acting Regional Governor Mujib Hataman on Black Nazarene
Acting Regional Governor Mujib Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Monday extended the region’s respect for today’s celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene.
It is the first time since its creation 22 years ago that the regional government, a predominantly Muslim dominated bureaucracy, paid tribute to a strictly Catholic religious event.
Hataman, an ethnic Yakan, said in a statement that under his administration, it is important for Muslim and Christian communities to respect each other’s religious differences as a way of preserving national heritage and a long-time history of Muslim-Christian co-existence in the country.
“We join our Christian brothers and sisters in Metro Manila in their celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene,” Hataman said.
Hataman, who assumed as OIC of the autonomous region last December 22, said he is ready to tap qualified Christians to help him introduce reforms in the regional bureaucracy.
Hataman vowed to continuously created bridges with other faiths in the five provinces of the region to ensure that the reforms President Benigno Aquino III has ordered will be fully implemented.
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