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Munai, officially the Municipality of Munai (
Maranao The Maranao people (Maranao: mәranaw Filipino: ''Maranaw''), also spelled Meranao, Maranaw, and Mëranaw, is the term used by the Philippine government to refer to the southern indigenous people who are the "people of the lake", a predomin ...
: ''Inged a Munai''; ceb, Lungsod sa Munai; tl, Bayan ng Munai), is a 4th class
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
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of
Lanao del Norte Lanao del Norte ( Cebuano: ''Amihanang Lanao''; tl, Hilagang Lanao; Maranao: ''Pangotaraan Ranao''), officially the Province of Lanao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. Its capital is Tubod. T ...
,
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,020 people.


History

Munai has govern by Sultanate before and still adopting the rules and regulations of Sultanate. The Center of the Munai is surround by elevation and mountains, and atmosphere which attraction for the local tourists. There are two huge natural springs jointly together going street to Pagayawan Falls in the municipality of Bacolod.


Traditional Government

The people in Munai are still adopting the traditional government that is eventually govern by Supreme Sultanates. They are in charge for Social Life of the people and Tribal Conflict. Datu Salaginto Mawarao is the Patriarch of Munai's Sultanate (Scion of Butig and Maguindanao, descendant from Saripada Macaalang the first Iranaon Datu who ruled Maguindanao) married to Bai Labiya sa Munai and Lupung (Ancestors of Munai in Mala a Bayabao, Lanao Del Sur) Four (4) "Moriatao" Sultanates alternate succession to the throne “Sultan sa Munai”: *Sultan Labia *Sultan Obinay *Sultan Riyona *Sultan Balowa *Potre Motiya married to Pipis a Datu (Their Biological Sister, and she is not part of succession to the Throne because she is female) Six (6) "Moriatao" Datus of Munai: *Sultan Labia *Sultan Obinay *Sultan Riyona *Sultan Balowa *Sultan Tomarompong: from Municipality of Ramain who married daughter of Mutia long-long time ago *Sultan Children (Moriatao) of Potre Motiya married to Pipis a Datu: *Bandara *Tangong *Arambun *Ansabo sa Sapad *Andonkay sa Dimayo *Mainad sa Uyaan married to Ampaso sa Binidayan begot Bai Amba sa Unayan and Munai Community Sultan: * Sultan of Kaburasan * Sultan of Panggao * Sultan of Lininding


Folk History of Mutia Family

Originally and before Spain Invasion and later American Invasion, the tradition of the Maranao letters.


Major Traditional and Political Conflict

Mutia Family and Lukesadatu Family: the great-great grandfather of these two (2) families are very close relatives in which the father side blood is Lukesadatu Family and Mother side blood is Mutia Family. These two (2) families are rich in Natural Heritance and also very close influential to half of the (26) Barangays thru the social justice, social economic, politics and social progress in municipality of Munai because the most of their Elders are very kind and generous and also united, but all of their relations has suddenly stop because of the following points by order way back in 1990s: *Power or Authority *Boundary of the Land (less than 50 square meters) located in Old Poblacion, which belong to their great-great-great grandfather *Local Politics *Business Project *Connection


Martial Law Era

Munai is one of the Municipalities suffered during Martial Law in 1972. Almost people living in Munai at that time were abandoned their home, livestock, land, etc. and they moved to boundary somewhere in Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte. Most of the people stay meanwhile to Barangay Lininding of Munai, a boundary of Municipality of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur. The only remaining people that time of evacuation process were the Moro (Male and Female including Children) Fighters and one of their Leaders Commander was Former Lieutenant (Philippine Army) Commander Tagoranao "James Bond" Goldiano Macapaar bin Sabbar, a MNLF Top Commander for Lanao del Norte. Late Commander James Bond is the sibling of MILF Top Commander Abdullah Goldiano Macapaar bin Sabbar "
Commander Bravo Abdullah Goldiano Makapaar bin Sabbar (born ), commonly known by his ''nom de guerre'' Commander Bravo, was a former Moro rebel in the Philippines who fought under the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as a commander. Makapaar is now a polit ...
". Moro Rebels from Munai had a fight side by side with the Moro Rebels from neighboring Tangkal against Philippines Constabulary (PC) Army.


Dominant MILF-MNLF

Majority of people living in Munai are all maranao tribe and they are supporters of MILF and MNLF. MILF Military Training Camp called Camp Bilal is a big MILF military Camp in Lanao del Norte.


Geography

Geographically, Munai is bounded by the municipalities of
Tangcal Tangcal, officially the Municipality of Tangcal (Maranao: ''Inged a Tangcal''; ceb, Lungsod sa Tangcal; tl, Bayan ng Tangcal), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a po ...
,
Bacolod Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (; hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Bacolod; fil, Lungsod ng Bacolod), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Western Visayas, Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Occidenta ...
and
Kauswagan Kauswagan, officially the Municipality of Kauswagan (Maranao: ''Monisipiyo san Kauswagan'', ceb, Lungsod sa Kauswagan, tl, Bayan ng Kauswagan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...
on the north, Poona Piagapo on the east, Piagapo on the south, and Madalum on the west.


Barangays

Munai is politically subdivided into 26
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 metropolitan ...
s.


Climate


Demographics


Religion

Location of mosques: *Tambo (Poblacion), can accommodate 200 to 300 people *Old Poblacion, Can accommodate 100 to 200 people


Economy

;List of local products: *Corn, primary business for agriculture *Rice farm (Basak in Maranao Term), primary business for agriculture *Coconut, primary business for agriculture *Abaca *Lumber *Livestock *Falcata *Banana *Fish Pond


Government

Elected officials 2016 - 2019: * Municipal Mayor: Rocma Andamama * Vice Mayor: Dante Batingolo * Sangguniang Bayan: ** Muamar Aninter ** Hanan Guyo ** Aiman Mutia ** Laboy Acmad ** Puyat Macaan ** Jasmin Batalo ** Unda Sarip ** Hafiz Ryan Alinog * ABC President: Ramel Maquiling * SB Secretary: Ms. Nesrin Batalo


List of former mayors

During Martial Law: * 1971 - 1972: Sultan Sandangan Amuntao Balowa * 1972 - 1973: H. Malik / Baraguir Balabagan * 1974 - 1976: H. Usman / Macaan T. Condado After People Power Revolution of 1986:


List of former vice mayors

Vice mayors after People Power Revolution 1986:


Education


References


External links


Munai Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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