The Sulu Archipelago is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean,in the southwestern Philippines. The archipelago forms the northern limit of the Celebes Sea and southern limit of the Sulu Sea. The Sulu Archipelago islands are within the Mindanao island group,consisting of the provinces of Basilan,Sulu,and Tawi-Tawi;hence the archipelago is sometimes referred to as Basulta,derived from the first syllables of the three provinces.
Zamboanga Peninsula is an administrative region in the Philippines,designated as Region IX. It consists of three provinces including four cities and the highly urbanized Zamboanga City. The region was previously known as Western Mindanao before the signing of Executive Order No. 36 of 2001. The city of Zamboanga was designated as the regional center until Pagadian was designated as its new regional center,although Zamboanga City remains the region's cultural,commercial,economic,and educational center.
Sulu,officially the Province of Sulu,is a province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago and part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was an autonomous region of the Philippines,located in the Mindanao island group of the Philippines,that consisted of five predominantly Muslim provinces:Basilan,Lanao del Sur,Maguindanao,Sulu,and Tawi-Tawi. It was the only region that had its own government. The region's de facto seat of government was Cotabato City,although this self-governing city was outside its jurisdiction.
The Sultanate of Sulu was a Muslim state that ruled the Sulu Archipelago,coastal areas of Zamboanga City and certain portions of Palawan in the today's Philippines,alongside parts of present-day Sabah,North and East Kalimantan in north-eastern Borneo.
The Tausūg,are an ethnic group of the Philippines and Malaysia. A small population can also be found in the northern part of North Kalimantan,Indonesia. The Tausūg are part of the wider political identity of Muslim Filipinos of western Mindanao,the Sulu archipelago,and southern Palawan,collectively referred to as the Moro people. The Tausugs originally had an independent state known as the Sultanate of Sulu,which once exercised sovereignty over the present day provinces of Basilan,Palawan,Sulu,Tawi-Tawi,Zamboanga City,North Kalimantan and the eastern part of the Malaysian state of Sabah. They are also known in the Malay language as Suluk.
Jolo,officially the Municipality of Jolo,is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Sulu,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 137,266 people.
Moro Province was a province of the Philippines consisting of the regions of Zamboanga,Lanao,Cotabato,Davao,and Jolo. It was later split into provinces and regions organized under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu,along with the former provinces of Agusan,and current province of Bukidnon.
The legislative districts of Sulu are the representations of the province of Sulu in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts.
Jolo Airport is an airport serving the general area of Jolo,located in the province of Sulu,Philippines. It is the only airport in the province of Sulu. The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines,a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.
Elections for all positions in the Philippines above the barangay were held on May 10,2010. The elected president is Benigno Aquino III,the 15th President of the Philippines,succeeding President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who was barred from seeking re-election due to term restrictions. The successor of Vice-President Noli de Castro is Jejomar Binay,the 13th Vice President of the Philippines. The legislators elected in the 2010 elections joined the senators of the 2007 elections and comprised the 15th Congress of the Philippines.
Basilan is an island province of the Philippines. It is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago and is located just off the southern coast of Zamboanga Peninsula. Its capital is Lamitan. Basilan is home to three main ethnic groups,the indigenous Yakans,and the later-arriving Tausugs and Zamboangueños. The Yakans and Tausugs are predomimantly Muslim,while the Chavacanos are mainly Christian. There are also a number of smaller groups.
Abdulmunir "Munir" Mundoc Arbison is a Filipino politician who served as the Representative of Sulu's 2nd district from 2001 to 2010 and from 2016 to 2022. He was generally supportive of Philippine and U.S. operations against radical Islamic groups such as the Abu Sayyaf Group and of peace efforts to resolve the conflict in Mindanao. His brother is Allayon M. Arbison Jr.
Habib Tupay T. Loong was a Filipino politician who was a representative of Sulu's 1st congressional district in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). He is the older brother of Ben Tupay Loong,the current vice-governor,and himself served as Governor of Sulu for three terms. Together the "Loong Brothers" constitute a formidable political force in Sulu.
The Spanish–Moro conflict was a series of battles in the Philippines lasting several centuries. It began during the Spanish Philippines and lasted until the Spanish–American War,when Spain finally began to subjugate the Moro people after centuries of attempts to do so. Spain ultimately conquered portions of the Mindanao and Jolo islands and turned the Sultanate of Sulu into a protectorate,establishing geographic dominance over the region until the Spanish-American War. Moro resistance continued.
The battle of Jolo,also referred to as the burning of Jolo or the siege of Jolo,was a military confrontation between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the government of the Philippines in February 1974 in the municipality of Jolo,in the southern 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.
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.
In the morning of January 27,2019,two bombs exploded at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo,Sulu,Philippines. Twenty people were killed and 102 others injured. The bombings took place a week after the autonomy plebiscite held on January 21 for the creation of Bangsamoro. It is believed that the Abu Sayyaf carried out the attacks,and the Islamic State claimed responsibility. President Rodrigo Duterte responded by issuing an "all-out war" directive against the Abu Sayyaf. The bombings were widely condemned by other countries and organizations.
Kusug Tausug is a political organization which has party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It seeks to represent the Tausūg indigenous people and other marginalized sectors.
