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Bangsamoro
Bangsamoro, officially the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM; ; ), is an autonomous region in the Philippines, located in the southwestern portion of the island of Mindanao. Replacing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), the BARMM was formed with the ratification of its basic law, the Bangsamoro Organic Law, following a two-part legally binding plebiscite in Western Mindanao held on January 21 and February 6, 2019. The ratification was confirmed a few days later on January 25 by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). The establishment of Bangsamoro was the culmination of several years of peace talks between the Philippine government and several autonomist groups; in particular the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which rejected the validity of the ARMM and called for the creation of a region with more powers devolved from the national government. A framework agreement known as the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro was negotiat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangsamoro Transition Period
The transition period of the now-defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) into the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) began when the Bangsamoro Organic Law was ratified in a two-part plebiscite held in January and February 2019. It is set to end after the first set of regular officials are elected in 2025. Background The BARMM was created after residents of the then-existing ARMM voted to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law in January 2019. Cotabato City and 67 barangays in Cotabato province also voted to join Bangsamoro in the second part of the plebiscite in February 2019. The initial members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) were sworn in by President Rodrigo Duterte on February 22, 2019, and the ARMM was officially turned over to the BARMM on February 26, 2019. The BARMM was inaugurated almost a month later on March 29, 2019, when the BTA, as the interim Bangsamoro Parliament, also held its first session. The Bangsamoro transition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Bangsamoro Autonomy Plebiscite
The 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite was a two-part plebiscite held in Mindanao, Philippines, that ratified the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) and replaced the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) with the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), as well as the scope of the said region. Under the organic law, the government would have to hold the plebiscite not more than 150 days from the signing of the BOL into law (July 26, 2018) but not earlier than 90 days from the law's signing. The first part of the plebiscite was held on January 21, 2019, where voters from the ARMM voted regarding the BOL's ratification and residents of Cotabato City and Isabela City voted for or against their cities' inclusion into the then-proposed region. The second part was held on February 6 to potentially expand the BARMM; with voters from six municipalities in Lanao del Norte and 67 barangays in Cotabato province voting for or against their localities' inclusion into the BA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangsamoro Organic Law
The Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL; ), also known as the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), and officially designated as Republic Act No. 11054, is a Philippine law that provided for the establishment of the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Legislative efforts for the establishment of a Bangsamoro autonomous region was first proposed and deliberated upon by the 16th Congress of the Philippines but failed to pass into law. The issue was taken up once again in the 17th Congress of the Philippines, 17th Congress. The legislation was ratified by both the Senate of the Philippines, Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives on July 23 and 24, 2018 respectively. The bill was finally signed into law by President of the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte on July 26, 2018. The provisions of the law became effective on August 10, 2018. As an Organic law, organic act, the basic law abolished the Autonomous Region in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moro People
The Moro people or Bangsamoro people are the 13 Muslim-majority ethnolinguistic Austronesian groups of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan, native to the region known as the Bangsamoro (lit. ''Moro nation'' or ''Moro country''). As Muslim-majority ethnic groups, they form the largest non-Christian population in the Philippines, and according the 2020 census conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, they comprise about 6.5% of the country's total population, or 7.1 million people. Most Moros are followers of Sunni Islam of the Shafiʽi school of fiqh. The Moros were once independent under a variety of local states, including the Sultanate of Sulu, the Sultanate of Maguindanao, and the Confederation of sultanates in Lanao; withstanding repeated Spanish invasions, the Moro states remained de facto independent up until the Moro Rebellion of the early 20th century. Upon Philippine independence in 1946, the Moros continued their struggle for self-determination against a predom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangsamoro Transition Authority
The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) is the interim regional government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao of the Philippines and has executive and legislative powers over the region. History With the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law following a plebiscite on January 21, 2019, the abolition process of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) began, paving way for the formal creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Under the law, a transition body, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), is to be organized pending the election of the new region's government officials in 2022. It was planned that the BTA will be constituted in February 2019. It is projected that the transition body would be composed of a total of 105 members (80 appointed members and 25 elected officials of the ARMM) until June 30, 2019. After that date, the body would be composed of only 80 members. Until the BTA was constituted, Section 5 of Article XVI of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangsamoro Hymn
The Bangsamoro Hymn is the regional hymn of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, an autonomous region in the southern Philippines. It was adopted in early 2020. Background Under the Bangsamoro Organic Law, the charter of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) which succeeded the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is entitled to have its own regional hymn. Prior to the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law, Bangsamoro having its own regional hymn was contested. Christian right-wing Buhay Partylist Representative Lito Atienza said a separate "anthem" for the Bangsamoro region would not encourage national unity, and if the song is similar to the hymns used by other local government units, he insisted that the proposed legislation be explicitly stated as "hymn" rather than "anthem". In February 2019, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority launched a competition for a new hymn for Bangsamoro, along with design competitions for a new f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulraof Macacua
Abdulraof Abdulraof Macacua (born September 13, 1957), also known by his ''nom de guerre'' Sammy Gambar, is a Filipino politician and former rebel commander serving as the interim chief minister of Bangsamoro since March 2025. He has been a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority parliament since March 2025 and previously from 2019 to 2023. He previously served in the Bangsamoro Cabinet of Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim as Minister of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy from 2019 to 2022 and Senior Minister from 2019 to 2023. He was also a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission. Macacua was appointed by President Bongbong Marcos as the Officer in Charge (OIC) governor of Maguindanao del Norte, serving from 2023 until Marcos appointed him interim chief minister in March 2025. Macacua joined the Moro conflict in 1971 to fight for Moro self-determination. He eventually rose through the ranks of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (MILF) armed wing, the Bangsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotabato City
Cotabato City, officially the City of Cotabato (Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Kuta nu Kutawatu'', Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ; Cebuano language, Cebuano: ''Dakbayan sa Cotabato''; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, independent component city in the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 325,079 people, making it as the most populated city under the independent component city status. Cotabato City was formerly a part and the regional center of Soccsksargen, Region XII, but due to the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law, it is now part of Bangsamoro and serves as the regional center. Being an independent component city, it is not a subject to regulation from the Provincial Government of Maguindanao del Norte where it is geographically located. The Philippine Statistics Authority also lists Cotabato City as statistically independent. It was the capital of the Sul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wa'lī Of Bangsamoro
The ''wa'lī'' of Bangsamoro is the ceremonial head of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, an autonomous region within the Philippines. The first ''wali, wa'lī'', Khalipha Nando, was appointed by the interim Bangsamoro Parliament on March 29, 2019, during its inaugural session. Muslim Guiamaden is the incumbent wa'lī since May 13, 2024. Background Function The ''Wa'lī'' is an elective position within the government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region and is considered the ceremonial head of the region. The holder of the position has the legal right to perform the following ceremonial functions: Moral guardianship of the region; preside over the opening of the Bangsamoro Parliament; administer oaths of office; dissolve Parliament on advice of the Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro, Chief Minister; call for the election of a new Parliament, and attend various public ceremonies. The tenure of the ''Wa'lī'' is six years, except the first holder of the position wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Minister Of Bangsamoro
The chief minister of Bangsamoro (, ) is the executive head of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, an autonomous region within the Philippines. The current chief minister is Abdulraof Macacua, who serves in an interim basis as head of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, the interim local government body of the Bangsamoro region. Background Function The chief minister is the head official who represents the government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, and the position is constituted by the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). The holder of the post appoints the heads of the Bangsamoro regional government's ministries, agencies, bureaus and other offices. The chief minister could also formulate a platform that would need to be approved by the Bangsamoro Parliament and has the power to issue executive orders and other policies. The holder of the position could also proclaim a state of calamity in the region. The holder of the position also holds ex-officio memberships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autonomous Regions Of The Philippines
An autonomous region of the Philippines () is a first-level administrative division that has the authority to control a region's culture and economy. The Constitution of the Philippines allows for two autonomous regions: in the Cordilleras and in Muslim Mindanao. Currently, Bangsamoro, which largely consists of the Muslim-majority areas of Mindanao, is the only autonomous region in the country. Current autonomous region Bangsamoro On October 15, 2012, a preliminary agreement was signed by the Government of the Philippines' chief negotiator Marvic Leonen, MILF Peace Panel Chair Mohagher Iqbal and Malaysian facilitator Tengku Dato' Ab Ghafar Tengku Mohamed along with President Aquino, Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia, MILF chairman Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim and Secretary-General Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation at Malacañang Palace in Manila. It replaced the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and was formed after voters deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
