DepEd-ARMM to sue walk-in visitors for public disturbance

MARAWI CITY: The Department of Education of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) has temporarily suspended services due to disturbances perpetrated by walk-in-visitors to its regional office in Cotabato City on Monday morning even as it has warned to sue them for causing the public disturbance.

Reports reaching Ranao Star Philippines said walk-in visitors who did some disturbances in the DepEd-ARMM regional office in the ARMM complex in Cotabato were mouthing threats and harassment to DepEd-ARMM officials.

In an official statement, DepEd-ARMM regional secretary  Atty. Rasol Y. Mitmug, Jr.said, "We would like to advise our clients to behave accordingly when doing transactions with our offices and personnel." 

Mitmug said they were aware of the presence of “fixers” at their regional office premises. "We encourage our clients to transact directly with us – not through these fixers as this may invalidate your transactions, including applications with us," he added.

He said, "Should there be issues on your transactions with us, please file a report to Action Center for Education (ACE)."

"Lastly, we do not tolerate threats or harassments from our walk-in visitors. The Office of the Regional DepEd-ARMM Secretary is seriously looking into this incident. We will be working closely with proper authorities to address this issue and will take legal actions against the perpetrators," warned Mitmug.

Mitmug expressed apology for any inconvenience that this incident had caused. "Please wait for further notice on the resumption of our services," he said. (MASIDING NOOR YAHYA/RSP)