COTABATO CITY — The Royal Institution Singapore (RIS) on Friday conferred two honorary doctorate degrees on Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu for outstanding leadership in the field of governance.
The Maguindanao provincial information office said Mangudadatu received from the RIS the Doctor of Public Administration and Doctor of Humanities degrees during the organization’s 20th International Conference and Conferment Ceremony held at the KJC Hall, Jose Maria College in Davao City.
The RIS also accepted Mangudadatu as a Royal Institute Fellow in the same ceremony.
Anchored on the theme, “Toward Quality and Excellent Educators of the World”, conference organizers recognized Mangudadatu’s “excellent leadership in Maguindanao, not only as a local executive but as an official giving primacy to education as a vehicle to social development.”
In his speech, Mangudadatu said he has worked hard as a public servant to prove that a Moro leader like him can be a role model for his constituents.
“I strongly believe that education is a key to peace and development in Maguindanao,” said the governor, whose administration has sent more than 5,000 poor constituents to college through the provincial government’s flagship scholarship program. (Edwin Fernandez/PNA)
