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.
Cotabato or North Cotabato,officially the Province of Cotabato,is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Kidapawan. Some of its barangays are under the jurisdiction of the nearby Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.
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 Moro National Liberation Front is a political organization in the Philippines that was founded in 1972. It started as a splinter group of the Muslim Independence Movement. The MNLF was the leading organization among Moro separatists for about two decades beginning from the 1970s.
The Moro National Liberation Front Executive Council of 15 is a faction of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in which the group of 15 leaders forged a unity agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The agreement was signed in Kuala Lumpur and coincided with the Filipino President's visit. Muslimin Sema is the current chairman of the group. The government of the Philippines recognizes Sema along with Misuari as representatives of the MNLF despite the recognition of Nur Misuari as chairman by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation,which the MNLF is an observer member to. Supposedly,Sema's group together with Habib Mudjahab Hashim's MNLF Islamic Command Council (ICC),somewhat agreed to reunite with the MNLF under Misuari.
Bangsamoro,officially the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao,is an autonomous region in the Philippines,located in the southwestern portion of the island of Mindanao.
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 Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro (CAB) is a final peace agreement signed between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on March 27,2014 at the Malacañang Palace in Manila. Under the agreement,the Islamic separatists would turn over their firearms to a third party,which would be selected by the rebels and the Philippine government. The MILF agreed to decommission its armed wing,the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF). In return,the government would establish an autonomous Bangsamoro. Power sharing was a central point to the autonomy redesign.
The Bangsamoro Parliament is the legislature of Bangsamoro,an autonomous region of the Philippines. It is currently led by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority,an interim regional governing body. The inaugural session of the parliament took place on March 29,2019,while its first regular session is projected to take place in 2025.
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 United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) is a political party based in Mindanao,Philippines,which is affiliated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
The 1976 Tripoli Agreement was signed on December 23,1976 in Tripoli,Libya by Carmelo Z. Barbero,representing the Government of the Philippines and Nur Misuari of the Moro National Liberation Front. The agreement defined autonomous administrative divisions for Muslims in the southern Philippines,the establishment of an autonomous government,judicial system for Sharia law and special security forces,and the observance of a ceasefire. The autonomous region was to have its own economic system,including an Islamic bank.
The 1996 Final Peace Agreement,also called the Jakarta Accord was signed on September 2,1996 in Manila,Philippines by Manuel Yan,representing the Government of the Philippines and Nur Misuari of the Moro National Liberation Front. The culmination of four years of peace talks,the agreement established mechanisms designed to bring about the full implementation of the 1976 Tripoli Agreement.
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.
The transition period of the now-defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) into the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) began when the Bangsamoro Organic Law was ratified in a two-part plebiscite held in January and February 2019. It is set to end after the first set of regular officials are elected in 2025.
Abdulraof A. Macacua,also known by his nom de guerreSammy Gambar,is a Filipino politician who is the Executive Secretary and Environment Minister of Bangsamoro.
The Bangsamoro Party (BAPA) is a political party based in Mindanao,Philippines,which is affiliated with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
Parouk S. Hussin is a Filipino politician,doctor,and former rebel who was the Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) from 2001 to 2005.
Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi is a Filipino politician who was mayor of Cotabato City from 2019 to 2022.
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.
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