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 Illana Bay to the west.
Sultan Kudarat,officially the Province of Sultan Kudarat,is a province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao. Its capital is Isulan while the commercial center and largest city is Tacurong.
Soccsksargen,formerly known as Central Mindanao,is an administrative region of the Philippines,designated as Region XII. Located in south-central Mindanao,its name is an acronym that stands for the region's four provinces and one highly urbanized city. The regional center is in Koronadal,located in the province of South Cotabato,and the center of commerce and industry is General Santos,which is the most populous city in the region.
Tacurong,officially the City of Tacurong,is a 4th class component city in the province of Sultan Kudarat,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 109,319 people.
Ampatuan,officially the Municipality of Ampatuan,is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 28,941 people.
Buluan,officially the Municipality of Buluan,is a 4th class municipality and capital of the province of Maguindanao del Sur,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 57,406 people.
Shariff Aguak,officially the Municipality of Shariff Aguak,is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it had a population of 33,982.
Sultan Kudarat,officially the Municipality of Sultan Kudarat,is a 1st class municipality of the province of Maguindanao del Norte,Philippines. At the 2020 census it had a population of 105,121.
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.
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.
Lake Buluan is a lake located on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. With an estimated surface area of 61.34 square kilometres (23.68 sq mi),it is the third largest lake in Mindanao,after Lake Lanao and Lake Mainit. It has an average elevation of 4.5 metres (15 ft).
Esmael "Toto" Gaguil Mangudadatu is a Filipino politician who previously served as the representative of Maguindanao's 2nd district from 2019 to 2022. He also served as the governor of Maguindanao from 2010 to 2019. In Buluan town,he served as the mayor from 1998 to 2007,and vice mayor from 2007 to 2010.
Datu Mamintal "Bombit" Alonto Adiong Jr. is a Filipino politician who currently serve as the governor of the province of Lanao del Sur from 2007 to 2016,and from 2019 up to present.
Datu Tucao Ong Mastura is a Filipino politician. He is the younger brother of the lawyer,historian,professor and former Maguindanao First District and Cotabato City Congressman Datu Michael Mastura,and an older brother of Mayor Datu Armando Mastura of Sultan Mastura,Maguindanao.
The Makilala–Allah Valley Road,is a 72-kilometer (45 mi) two-to-four lane highway in the Philippines that connects the provinces of North Cotabato,Maguindanao,and Sultan Kudarat. It is classified as a national primary highway for Mindanao. It also connects to the Maharlika Highway in Tacurong City. It lessens the travel time from North Cotabato to Sultan Kudarat.
Sharifa Mangatong Areef Mohammad Omar Akeel or Sharifa Akeel is a Filipino model who was crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2018. Previously,she was crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018. In the 2022 Sultan Kudarat gubernatorial election,she ran for the province's governorship,losing to Datu Abdullah Sangki Mayor Pax Ali Mangudadatu.
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 of 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 Sur,officially the Province of Maguindanao del Sur,is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro region in Mindanao. Its capital is the municipality of Buluan near the city of Tacurong in the neighboring province of Sultan Kudarat. It borders Cotabato province to the east,Maguindanao del Norte to the west,and Sultan Kudarat to the south.
Pax Ali Mangudadatu is a Filipino politician who is the governor of Sultan Kudarat.
