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Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao
Bangsamoro, officially the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM; ; ), is an Autonomous regions of the Philippines, 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 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite, 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 (Philippines), Commission on Elections (COMELEC). The establishment of Bangsamoro was the culmination of several years of peace talks between the Government of the Philippines, 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 ...
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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 ...
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Maguindanao
Maguindanao (; Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Magindanaw''; Iranun: ''Perobinsia a Magindanao''; ) was a province of the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). From 2014 to 2022, its provincial capital was Buluan, but the legislative branch of government, the Maguindanao Provincial Board, convened at the old provincial capitol in Sultan Kudarat. It bordered Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, Sultan Kudarat to the south, and Illana Bay to the west. It is now used collectively to refer to the provinces of Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte, with which it was replaced with since September 18, 2022 after a division of the province was approved in a plebiscite. History Maguindanao Sultanate According to Maguindanao royal records, Sharif Muhammad Kabungsuan of Johor introduced Islam to the Maguindanaos at the end of the 15th century. He subsequently married a Maranao princess of Malabang and established th ...
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Household
A household consists of one or more persons who live in the same dwelling. It may be of a single family or another type of person group. The household is the basic unit of analysis in many social, microeconomic and government models, and is important to economics and inheritance. Household models include families, blended families, shared housing, group homes, boarding houses, houses of multiple occupancy (UK), and single room occupancy (US). In feudal societies, the royal household and medieval households of the wealthy included servants and other retainers. Government definitions For statistical purposes in the United Kingdom, a household is defined as "one person or a group of people who have the accommodation as their only or main residence and for a group, either share at least one meal a day or share the living accommodation, that is, a living room or sitting room". The introduction of legislation to control houses of multiple occupations in the UK Housing Act ...
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Pangalian Balindong
Ali Pangalian M. Balindong (born 1 January 1940) is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He is the current speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament. He is also a former deputy speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention. Early life Born to a Muslim Moro family in Pualas, Lanao del Sur on 1 January 1940, Balindong is the eldest son of Sultan Amer Macaorao Balindong, former mayor of the Municipality of Malabang, and Hajjatu Maimona Marohom Balindong. He studied at the Malabang Central Elementary School and graduated in 1954. He then went to Our Lady of Peace High School and graduated in 1958. He took up Bachelor of Arts Major in Political Science at the Manuel L. Quezon University and graduated in 1962. He studied law at the same university and graduated in 1966 with a Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B.). He pursued further studies later and earned his Master of Public Administration degree from Mindanao State Univers ...
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Speaker Of The Bangsamoro Parliament
The speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament () is the presiding officer of the Bangsamoro Parliament, the regional legislature of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) of the Philippines. The current speaker is Pangalian Balindong, who was elected by the parliament at the start of its inaugural session on March 29, 2019. History Prior to the establishment of the Bangsamoro Parliament on March 29, 2019, Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim named Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Ghazali Jaafar as the person he preferred to become the first speaker of the parliament with lawyer and former Lanao del Sur congressman Pangalian Balindong as Jaafar's deputy. However Jaafar died on March 13. At the start of the inaugural session of the parliament, there were two nominees for the speakership, Balindong and Laisa Alamia, with the former elected by the interim Bangsamoro Parliament as its speaker. Hatimil Hassan was elected as Balindong's deputy speaker. Additional co-dep ...
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Albakil Jikiri
Albakil "Thong" Dasani Jikiri is a Moro Filipino who is a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament and the Deputy Chief Minister of Bangsamoro for the Islands. Early life and education Albakil Jikiri was born in December 12, 1980 in Indanan, Sulu to Yusop Jikiri and Dayang Dayang Harija Dasani. He used the Dasani as his last name for security reason during his elementary school years in Bakud Elementary School in Jolo due to his father's association with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). After the 1996 Final Peace Agreement was signed between the Philippine government and the MNLF, he began using his paternal family name. By this time he is already attending high school at the Notre Dame High School for Boys in Jolo. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Political science at the Universidad de Zamboanga. Career Moro National Liberation Front Jikiri is the son of Yusop Jikiri who is chairman of a faction within the Moro National Liberation Front. In J ...
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Ali Solaiman
Ali Bangcola Solaiman is a Moro revolutionary and politician. He is a member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Interim Bangsamoro Parliament. He is also the Deputy Chief Minister of Bangsamoro for the Mainland. He serves as the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's 2nd Vice Chairman and is also a member of the group's central committee. When the Bangsamoro region was formed in 2019, Solaiman became part of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority. Solaiman was appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bangsamoro for the Mainland by interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim. He served alongside Abdul Sahrin, who was appointed as deputy for the islands. The BTA later served as the Interim Bangsamoro Parliament. Solaiman also heads the parliament's Special Committee on Marawi as its chairman. The body is responsible for overseeing the rehabilitation of Marawi Marawi, officially the Islamic City of Marawi (Maranao language, Maranao: ''Bandar a Marawi''; ; Jawi script, ...
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Deputy Chief Ministers Of Bangsamoro
The deputy chief ministers of Bangsamoro are the second-highest executive officials of Bangsamoro, an autonomous region within the Philippines, just next to the chief minister. Background Function The 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 Mu ... (BOL), mandates the appointment of two deputy chief ministers who are tasked to assist the chief minister of Bangsamoro. The chief minister nominates the deputies, with the Bangsamoro Parliament electing to confirm or deny nominations. Deputy chief ministers are permitted to hold a cabinet position. In the case of death, permanent incapacity, or resignation of the chief minister of Bangsamoro, the deputy chief minister, more senior in age will act as the chief minister until the parliament elect a new chief mi ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Muslim Guiamaden
Sheikh Muslim M. Guiamaden (born September 20, 1963) is a Filipino people, Filipino politician. He is affiliated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and is currently serving as the second Wa'lī of Bangsamoro, Wa'lī of Bangsamoro. Early life and education Muslim Guiamaden was born in Buluan, Cotabato (historical province), Cotabato (now Maguindanao del Sur) on September 20, 1963. Guiamaden attended the Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia where he obtained a degree in sharia, majoring in Fiqh, Islamic jurisprudence and Principles of Islamic jurisprudence, principles. Career Moro Islamic Liberation Front The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) had Guiamaden serve at its Sharia Supreme Court at Camp Abubakar, Camp Abubakar Assidiq, the rebel group's former base. Guiamaden had military training in Pakistan. Activities in Qatar Guiamaden was the MILF's official representative in Qatar. Outside the MILF, he was associated with the Qatari Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic A ...
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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 ...
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