“Although an apology was issued by the province’s information office on the governor’s behalf, I feel that an explanation must come from him directly in order to clarify his comments, which may be construed as an affront to Muslims everywhere. It sets us back a long way in our struggle to root out discrimination that is deeply rooted in our culture,” Hataman said in a statement Thursday.
During a Senate hearing on the devastation that Cagayan has been suffering due to Typhoon Ulysses on Wednesday, Mamba discussed the possibility of dredging the Cagayan River to make it deeper and help avoid future flooding in the province. The provincial public information office clarified the next day that what Mamba meant to say was that there is no Muslim extremism in the provinceCagayan gov apologizes for equating absence of Muslims with peace and orderHataman is not the first to react to Mamba’s comment.
Hataman nevertheless acknowledged that the apology of the provincial government’s information office on behalf of the governor was a first step towards “dousing the fire that was sparked by Gov. Mamba’s words.”was still an insult and a disrespectful remark to all Muslims, not only to those in Cagayan. A lot of people, especially Muslims, have heard and seen him make it,” he noted.
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