Mainit na tinanggap ni Mayor Joy Belmonte ang mga local chief executives mula sa Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) kasama ang Galing Pook Foundation at The Asia Foundation para sa ginanap na benchmarking session sa QC bilang bahagi ng kanilang Fellowship Program on Social Cohesion and Resilience.

Ibinida ni Mayor Belmonte ang best practices ng pamahalaang lungsod lalo na sa pagpapatupad ng good governance, climate change adaptation, environmental sustainability, at digitalization ng government transactions.

Nagbigay naman ng kanilang mensahe ng pasasalamat sina Galing Pook Foundation Chairperson at former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Mel Sarmiento, at Executive Director Ms. Geoann Hernandez-Yang, kasama si The Asia Foundation Country Representative for the Philippines Sam Chittick.

Narito ang mga BARMM LCE Fellows na nakiisa sa ginanap na benchmarking activity:

1. Mayor Ali Sumandar – Piagapo, LDS

2. Mayor Amenodin Sumagayan – Taraka, LDS

3. Mayor Janimah Derogongan – Poona Bayabao, LDS

4. Mayor Maryjoy Estephanie Midtimbang – Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao del Sur

5. Mayor Bai Bongbong Ampatuan – Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao del Sur

6. Mayor Zhoria Bansil-Guro – Matanog, Maguindanao del Norte

7. Mayor Arsina Nanoh – Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan

8. VM Ershad Abdurahman – Simunul, Tawi-Tawi

9. Mayor Hanie Bud – Maluso, Basilan

10. Mayor Jul Adnan Hataman – Sumisip, Basilan

11. Mayor Mohammad Ali “Bruce” Matabalao – Cotabato City

12. Mayor Khalida Polao Sanguila – Pagayawan, LDS

13. Mayor Dimnatang Pansar – Butig, LDS

14. Mayor Cahar Ibay – Parang, Maguindanao del Norte

15. Mayor Nur Fitra Ahaja – Sibuto, Tawi-Tawi

16. Radiya Hassan (Municipal Administrator) – Tipo-Tipo, Basilan

17. VM Almedzar Hajiri – Lugus, Sulu

18. Director Khalid Dumagay – BARMM Ministry of Interior and Local Government (MILG)

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