The guinakit, alternatively spelled as ginakit, refers to a Moro boat which was used by royalty. [1] It was historically used to navigate the coastal and inland waters of Mindanao. [2]
Guinakit comes from the Maguindanao word for a "convoy of boats". [3]
A fluvial parade of guinakit is customary for the Shariff Kabunsuan Festival which commemorates the arrival of Sharif Kabungsuwan in mainland Mindanao and the introduction of Islam in the area. [3] Kabunsuan, a missionary, is believed to have rode a guinakit. [4] It is also the feature of the Pakaradyan Festival, a festival commemorating the establishment of the town of Malapatan in Sarangani province. [2]
Maguindanao 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 the Illana Bay to the west.
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.
Cotabato City, officially the City of Cotabato, is a third class independent component city in the 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.
Barira, officially the Municipality of Barira, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,143 people.
Buldon, officially the Municipality of Buldon, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,684 people.
Kabuntalan, officially the Municipality of Kabuntalan, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,439 people.
Parang, officially the Municipality of Parang, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 102,914 people.
Matanog, officially the Municipality of Matanog, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,034 people.
Sultan Mastura, officially the Municipality of Sultan Mastura, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,331 people.
The legislative districts of Maguindanao were the representations of the province of Maguindanao and the independent component city of Cotabato in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province and the city were represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through their first and second congressional districts from 1987–2022.
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The Shariff Kabunsuan creation plebiscite was a plebiscite on the creation of the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan in the Philippines. The plebiscite was conducted on October 28, 2006 and results were announced on October 31, 2006.
Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, officially the Municipality of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,243 people.
Northern Kabuntalan, officially the Municipality of Northern Kabuntalan, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,277 people.
Shariff Saydona Mustapha, officially the Municipality of Shariff Saydona Mustapha, is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,080 people.
Bangsamoro, officially the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, is an autonomous region located in the southern Philippines.
Ahod Balawag Ebrahim, better known as Al-hajj Murad Ebrahim, is a Moro Filipino politician and former rebel leader currently serving as the first chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
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.
Maguindanao del Norte, officially the Province of Maguindanao del Norte, 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.
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