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Maguindanao Del Norte Creation Plebiscite
The Maguindanao division plebiscite was held in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines on September 17, 2022, more than four months after the May 9 national and local elections, after having been postponed from its planned plebiscite in or before August 2021. As required by Republic Act No. 11550, it was conducted to seek the consent by the residents of Maguindanao on the proposal to divide the province into two separate provinces that will henceforth be named Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur. The proposal was overwhelmingly accepted (99%) by the electorate, and declared official on September 18, 2022. It paved the way for the division of the province. Background Shariff Kabunsuan The traces of the proposed division goes back into the formation of Shariff Kabunsuan. Shariff Kabunsuan was established through Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201 by the former ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly. It was composed of 11 municipalities: Barira, Buldon, Datu Blah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maguindanao Del Norte
Maguindanao del Norte, officially the Province of Maguindanao del Norte ( mdh, Dairat nu Pangutaran Magindanaw, Jawi: دايرت نو ڤڠوترن ماڬينداناو; ilp, Perobinsia a Pangutaran Magindanao, ڤروبنسيا ا ڤڠوترن ماڬينداناو), is a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in Mindanao. Its capital is the municipality of Datu Odin Sinsuat. It borders Cotabato province to the east, Lanao del Sur to the north, Maguindanao del Sur to the south-east, and Sultan Kudarat to the south. The province's largest city, Cotabato City is administratively independent from the province but is grouped for congressional representation. History The idea of creating a province in the present territory of Maguindanao del Norte dates back to 2006 when the province of Shariff Kabunsuan briefly existed for two years before being reverted as part of Maguindanao. Present Maguindanao del Norte was formed when Magu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Datu Odin Sinsuat
Datu Odin Sinsuat, officially the Municipality of Datu Odin Sinsuat (Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Datu Odin Sinsuat''; Iranun language, Iranun: ''Inged a Datu Odin Sinsuat''; tl, Bayan ng Datu Odin Sinsuat), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 116,768 people. In 1955, the barrio of Upi was separated from Datu Odin Sinsuat to become the town of Upi, Maguindanao, Upi. The town's name was formerly known as Dinaig. It was changed to Datu Odin Sinsuat in 1994, by virtue of ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 29''. The town was part of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan and served as its capital from October 2006 until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008. The municipality is home to the Cotabato Airport, Awang Domestic Airport that serves the province and Cotabato City. Geography Barangays Datu O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buluan
Buluan, officially the Municipality of Buluan ( Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Buluan''; tl, Bayan ng Buluan), is a 4th class municipality and capital of the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,406 people. The town was recognized by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the former Maguindanao province as the new (de jure) provincial capital in 2014, a move seen as the solution to the decades-old issue of Maguindanao's lack of a permanent provincial capitol due to local clan politics. Republic Act No. 11550 officially designated Buluan as the capital of Maguindanao del Sur. History Buluan used to comprise a vast area surrounding Lake Buluan when it was created as one of the municipalities of Cotabato on August 8, 1947, by Executive Order No. 82 of Pres. Manuel Roxas. On August 3, 1951, the municipality of Tacurong was created out of its south-western portion. In 1961, its south-eastern portion was separated to form the muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ampatuan, Maguindanao Del Sur
Ampatuan (), officially the Municipality of Ampatuan ( Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Ampatuan''; Iranun: ''Inged a Ampatuan''; tl, Bayan ng Ampatuan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,941 people. History Ampatuan was created out of 23 barrios of Datu Piang on 21 June 1959 by Republic Act No. 2509. On 22 November 1973, the municipality of Esperanza was carved out of its territory and was made part of the province of Sultan Kudarat, while Ampatuan itself was made part of Maguindanao, when the old Cotabato province was divided into three provinces on the same date. It further lost territory, when its electorate ratified on 3 January 2004, the separation of ten of its barangays to form the municipality of Datu Abdullah Sangki. The town was the site of the Maguindanao Massacre on 23 November 2009. The victims were about to file a certificate of candidacy for Esmael Mangudadatu, vice mayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upi, Maguindanao Del Norte
Upi, officially the Municipality of Upi ( Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Upi''; Iranun: ''Inged a Upi''; tl, Bayan ng Upi), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,004 people. The municipality was part of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan from October 2006 until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008. Etymology The name ''Upi'' probably derives from the term ''ufi''. ''Ufi'' is a Teduray name for a certain tree (piper betel) that grew abundantly in the place in the early years. The bark of the ''ufi'' is used with betel nuts for chewing or ''mama'' in Teduray. The Teduray are the native inhabitants of present-day Upi. History The beginning of Upi as a district geographical and political entity largely began from the early part of 1901 to 1910, when American forces set foot in the then Province of Cotabato. An American Army Officer, Captain Irving Bryant Edwards, was assign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao Del Norte
Sultan Kudarat, officially the Municipality of Sultan Kudarat ( Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Sultan Kudarat''; Iranun: ''Inged a Sultan Kudarat''; tl, Bayan ng Sultan Kudarat), is a 1st class municipality of the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 105,121 people. Formerly known as Nuling, it became the ''de jure'' capital of the former Maguindanao province in 1977. It served as the legislative capital of Maguindanao in 2011 as it plays host to the Maguindanao Provincial Board, previously housed in the former capitol at Shariff Aguak. This restored its previous status as provincial capital, which was shared with Buluan which served as the executive capital. In 2022, Republic Act 11550 officially designated Datu Odin Sinsuat as the official capital of Maguindanao del Norte and Buluan as official capital of Maguindanao del Sur. Once a provincial capitol is erected in Datu Odin Sinsuat, the legislature will move in that mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Upi
South Upi, officially the Municipality of South Upi ( Maguindanaon: ''Pagabagatan Upi''; Iranun: ''Inged a South Upi''; tl, Bayan ng South Upi), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,197 people. South Upi was created through Presidential Decree No. 1580 by then President Ferdinand Marcos on June 11, 1978. It was carved from the municipality of Upi. It also known as Timanan. Geography Barangays South Upi is politically subdivided into 11 barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...s. * Kuya * Biarong * Bongo * Itaw * Kigan * Lamud * Looy/Santa Fe * Pandan * Pilar * Romangaob (Poblacion) * San Jose Climate Demographics Economy References External links So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talitay
Talitay, officially the Municipality of Talitay ( Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Talitay''; Iranun: ''Inged a Talitay''; tl, Bayan ng Talitay), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,463 people. History On July 1, 1996, during the fourth regular session of the second regional assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the regional legislature created the municipality of Talitay under ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 52'' which was approved in a plebescite on August 30, 1996. The town was carved out of the municipality of Talayan. The ARMM law creating the municipality provides that its administrative center shall be established in barangay Talitay. On April 15, 2008, during the third regular session of the fifth assembly of the regional legislature, it was then renamed into Sultan Sumagka through the enactment of ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 228''. However no record of a plebis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Datu Anggal Midtimbang
Datu Anggal Midtimbang, officially the Municipality of Datu Anggal Midtimbang ( Maguindanaon: ''Ingud nu Datu Anggal Midtimbang''; Iranun: ''Inged a Datu Anggal Midtimbang''; tl, Bayan ng Datu Anggal Midtimbang), is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,224 people. Etymology The name originated from the complete name of the most respected man of Talayan, DATU ANGNGAL MIDTIMBANG. He is the father of Datu Udzag Midtimbang.,the first mayor and the founder of empire Talayan Maguindanao, Datu Midpantao Sr., the former mayor of the municipality of Guindulungan, and Datu Ali Midtimbang Sr., the former mayor of Talayan Maguindanao. History During the second regular session of the fifth legislative assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the regional legislature created Datu Anggal Midtimbang out of three barangays of Talayan and four from Talitay, by virtue of ''Muslim Mindanao Auton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esmael Mangudadatu
Esmael "Toto" Gaguil Mangudadatu (; born August 15, 1968) is a Filipino politician who previously served as the representative of Maguindanao's 2nd district from 2019 to 2022. He also served as the governor of Maguindanao from 2010 to 2019. In Buluan town, he served as the mayor from 1998 to 2007, and vice mayor from 2007 to 2010. In the 2009 Maguindanao massacre, Mangudadatu's family members, aides, lawyers, and supporters, plus several journalists, were kidnapped and murdered while on their way to file Mangudadatu's candidacy for the gubernatorial elections. Andal Ampatuan Jr., Mangudadatu's scheduled opponent for the 2010 elections, was charged with the murders. In 2019, Andal Jr. and his brother Zaldy, as well as their associates, were convicted of the murders. Early life Mangudadatu was born on August 15, 1968, to Pua Mangudadatu, a politician who was president of the "Magnificent 7", a group of influential politicians in the province at the time. His uncle is Pax Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maguindanao's 2nd Congressional District
Maguindanao's 2nd congressional district was one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of undivided Maguindanao. It was represented in the House of Representatives from 1987–2022. The district covered 25 interior municipalities of eastern Maguindanao bordering the provinces of Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat, including its capital Buluan. From 2006 to 2008, the district was briefly replaced by the lone district of Maguindanao after a new province was carved out of the 1st district known as Shariff Kabunsuan which was eventually nullified by the Supreme Court. It was last represented in the 19th Congress by Mohamad P. Paglas of the Nacionalista Party. Representation history Election results 2022 2019 2016 2013 2010 See also *Legislative districts of Maguindanao *Maguindanao del Sur's at-large congressional district Maguindanao del Sur's at-large congressional district refers to the lone congressional districts of the Philippines in the provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
