South Cotabato creates desk for Muslim affairs By Dani Doguiles
South Cotabato’s provincial government will soon have a desk where Muslim residents in the province can refer their concerns. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan yesterday approved a resolution requesting Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. to create a Muslim Affairs Desk at the Provincial Social Welfare Office (PSWDO). Board Member Jose 24
Madanguit, chairman of the committee on human rights, Muslim affairs and cultural communities said that they pushed for the creation of Muslim affairs desk to hasten the provincial government’s response to concerns
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
and issues affecting the Muslim communities in the province. “The desk is equivalent to our Provincial Tribal Council,” Madanguit said. “It is about time that we also provide our Muslim brothers