Maguindanao Provincial Capitol (Shariff Aguak)

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Maguindanao Provincial Capitol
Maguindanao Provincial Capitol (Shariff Aguak)
General information
Location Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines
Coordinates 6°52′10.1″N124°26′09.3″E / 6.869472°N 124.435917°E / 6.869472; 124.435917
Completed2007
InauguratedMarch 2009
Cost₱218 million
Technical details
Floor count3

The Maguindanao Provincial Capitol is a government building Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur.

Contents

It served as the seat of government of the undivided Maguindanao province from 2007 to 2009.

History

First capitol

The first capitol of Maguindanao province was Shariff Aguak. However the capitol of the province was moved to Sultan Kudarat town after the People Power Revolution. [1]

Second capitol

There were two more capitols built in the town. The second one was built by Andal Ampatuan Sr. who was elected as Maguindanao governor in 2001. He moved the government offices back to Shariff Aguak once again and built a columned capitol beside the municipal hall. [2]

Current structure

Ampatuan Sr. built a new larger capitol in Shariff Aguak which was completed and occupied prior to the 2007 election but was only inaugurated on March 2009 in a ceremeony attended by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. It costed ₱218 million, ₱50 million of which came from the social funds of Arroyo. [3]

After the Maguindanao massacre of 2009, the capitol was repurposed as a warehouse. [4] [5]

Under Esmael Mangudadatu who was elected as governor in 2010, the capitol was abandoned taking office in his hometown of Buluan instead. [6]

In 2019, his successor Mariam Mangudadatu moved to the capitol once again. [7] [8]

The capitol building was temporarily converted as a COVID-19 isolation facility in July 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]

Maguindanao was dissolved in 2022 and split into two provinces; Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte. Maguindanao del Sur has Buluan designated as its seat of government.

Facilities

The Maguindanao Provincial Capitol has three storeys. [4] It is also noted to have a jacuzzi whirpool pool at the governor's wing. [8]

The capitol stands 400 meters (1,300 ft) from the mansions of members of the Ampatuan clan. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Unson, John (January 19, 2016). "Maguindanao gov't starts construction of new capitol complex". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ Lingao, Ed. "The Clan Politics of ARMM Maguindanao's misery: Absentee officials, absence of rage, poverty" (PDF). Ombudsman Of the Philippines. Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ Arguillas, Carolyn (June 15, 2012). "Maguindanao inaugurates legislative hall; Sultan Kudarat is back as provincial seat". MindaNews. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Cabrera, Ferdinandh (July 28, 2020). "Old Capitol building in Maguindanao now a COVID-19 isolation facility". GMA News. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Old Maguindanao capitol in Shariff Aguak town up for conversion to BFP-ARMM headquarters". Radyo Natin. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ "For security reasons, new Maguindanao gov to hold office in hometown". VERA Files. June 20, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  7. ↑ Sarmiento, Bong (July 2, 2019). "New Maguindanao gov delivers inaugural address in capitol Shariff Aguak town". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Sarmiento, Bong S. (July 3, 2019). "'Mobile capitol' rolls anew in Maguindanao". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Maguindanao: two temporary offices, two abandoned capitols". MindaNews. August 11, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
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