The League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP), headed by South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr., reaffirmed its support for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Tamayo assured the LPP’s support for the BARMM during his visit to Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua on Wednesday to personally congratulate him.
Tamayo, who served as president of the ruling Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, said continuity in governance is important as Macacua assumes leadership of the Bangsamoro region.
‘First of all, I want to congratulate the chief minister. I am also happy that there will be continuity because that is very important. In governance, continuity is essential,’ Tamayo told reporters here.
He expressed confidence in Macacua’s leadership, saying he hoped the new chief minister would sustain the programs he started as the interim chief minister for the next five years of the first elected Bangsamoro Parliament.
‘I hope he will be able to fulfill his responsibilities and manage things well. I have great confidence in our newly-elected chief minister,’ he added.Tamayo was the first governor to visit Macacua following his election.He said the visit was also meant to reaffirm the unity and cooperation of provincial governments within the Bangsamoro region.’As president of the League of Provinces of the Philippines, I personally assured him of the support, unity and continued cooperation of the provinces for our brothers and sisters in the BARMM,’ he said.