| Maluso | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
| Municipality of Maluso | |
 Port Holland, Maluso | |
 Map of Basilan with Maluso highlighted | |
  Maluso Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°33′N121°53′E / 6.55°N 121.88°E Coordinates: 6°33′N121°53′E / 6.55°N 121.88°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) |
| Province | Basilan |
| District | Lone District |
| Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
| Government [1] | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Hanie A. Bud |
| • Electorate | 23,436 voters (2016) |
| Area [2] | |
| • Total | 168.46 km2 (65.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) [3] | |
| • Total | 40,646 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7303 |
| PSGC | 150704000 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Climate type | Tropical climate |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| Revenue (₱) | 87,333,694.47 (2016) |
| Native languages | Yakan Chavacano Tagalog |
Maluso, officially the Municipality of Maluso, (Tausūg: Lupah Maluso; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Maluso; Tagalog : Bayan ng Maluso), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Basilan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 40,646 people. [3]
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a quarter of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by the majority. Its standardized form, officially named Filipino, is the national language of the Philippines, and is one of two official languages alongside English.
The Province of Basilan is an island province of the Philippines in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Basilan Island is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago. It is just off the southern coast of the geographic Zamboanga Peninsula.
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.
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On February 27, 2010, about 70 militants of the extremist Abu Sayyaf group attacked Tubigan village in Maluso, setting fire to homes and killing at least 11 people. [4]
Abu Sayyaf, unofficially known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Philippines Province, is a Jihadist militant and pirate group that follows the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. It is based in and around Jolo and Basilan islands in the southwestern part of the Philippines, where for more than four decades, Moro groups have been engaged in an insurgency seeking to make the province independent. The group is considered violent and was responsible for the Philippines' worst terrorist attack, the bombing of Superferry 14 in 2004, which killed 116 people. The name of the group is derived from the Arabic abu, and sayyaf ("swordsmith"). As of 2012, the group was estimated to have between 200 and 400 members, down from 1,250 in 2000. They use mostly improvised explosive devices, mortars and automatic rifles.
