Basilan Gov Jim Hataman inspires WBA personnel to continue trekking the path of sustainable development

Participants having a photo op with Basilan Gov Jim Hataman 
on the sideline od the Day 2 workshop.

Isabela City, Basilan (November 17, 2021) - Basilan Provincial Governor Jim Hataman, a champion of alliance-building, visits the WBA workshop on Operations Manual today and inspires key personnel to continue trekking the path of sustainable, meaningful development. He reminds everyone that other forms of development are now possible in Basilan because of the security improvement. He reckons that the security improvement was possible because of the ownership and participation of all to make Basilan peaceful. 

He also explains why good governance and cultural reforms are integral to each other. He observes that unproductive age-old practices continue to define daily lives and how this should be changed in order to make life meaningful. For Basilan, the connection between people and the land should be symbiotic, i.e. land is what can improve people's lives, but as people's lives improved, the land should be nurtured not destroyed.

Behind this improved security background, other forms of development are now possible including this alliance building and efforts towards sustainable livelihood.