Speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament

Speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament
Speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament
Filipino: Tagapagsalita ng Parlamento ng Bangsamoro
	Parliament seal
	Incumbent; Pangalian Balindong ; since March 29, 2019
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Bangsamoro Parliament
Formation	March 29, 2019
First holder	Pangalian Balindong
Deputy	Deputy Speakers

Last updated September 08, 2025

The speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament (Filipino : Tagapagsalita ng Parlamento ng Bangsamoro) is the presiding officer of the Bangsamoro Parliament, the regional legislature of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) of the Philippines.

History

Prior to the establishment of the Bangsamoro Parliament on March 29, 2019, Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim named Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Ghazali Jaafar as the person he preferred to become the first speaker of the parliament with lawyer and former Lanao del Sur congressman Pangalian Balindong as Jaafar's deputy. However Jaafar died on March 13. At the start of the inaugural session of the parliament, there were two nominees for the speakership, Balindong and Laisa Alamia, with the former elected by the interim Bangsamoro Parliament as its speaker. Hatimil Hassan was elected as Balindong's deputy speaker.^[1] Additional co-deputies were elected by the parliament at later dates.^[2]

Function

The speaker is the presiding officer of the Bangsamoro Parliament whose role is to secure the honor of the parliament, ensure the rights and privileges of its members, and assure public access to its proceedings. The same presiding role could also be fulfilled by the speaker's deputies.^[3] The speaker also has administrative supervision over legislative personnel, staff, and secretariat of the Bangsamoro Parliament and is also the appointing authority of all career positions win the parliament. Although the speaker is mandated to consult with the chief minister first for appointments of positions which has a salary grade of 25 and above.^[4]

List of speakers

No.	Portrait	Name (Lifespan)	Term start	Term end	Party		Parliament
—		Pangalian Balindong Member of the BTA (born 1940) Interim	March 29, 2019	Incumbent		Nonpartisan (MILF)	1st BTA
—			March 29, 2019	Incumbent		Nonpartisan (MILF)	2nd BTA

List of deputy speakers

No.	Name (Lifespan)	Term start	Term end		Speaker	Parliament
—	Hatimil Hassan Member of the BTA (born 1949) Interim	March 29, 2019	September 15, 2022	Nonpartisan (National Government)	Pangalian Balindong	1st BTA
—	Omar Yasser Sema Member of the BTA (born 1972) Interim ^[5]	November 25, 2020	September 15, 2022	Nonpartisan (National Government)
—	Zia Alonto Adiong Member of the BTA (born 1979) Interim ^[6]	January 19, 2021	June 30, 2022	Nonpartisan (National Government)
—	Nabil Tan Member of the BTA (born 1955) Interim ^[6]	January 19, 2021	September 15, 2022	Nonpartisan (National Government)
—	Hatimil Hassan Member of the BTA (born 1949) Interim	September 15, 2022	May 21, 2025	Nonpartisan (National Government)	Pangalian Balindong	2nd BTA
—	Nabil Tan Member of the BTA (born 1955) Interim	September 15, 2022	Incumbent	Nonpartisan (National Government)
—	Omar Yasser Sema Member of the BTA (born 1972) Interim	September 15, 2022	Incumbent	Nonpartisan (National Government)
—	Lanang Ali Jr. Member of the BTA (born 1982) Interim	September 15, 2022	Incumbent	Nonpartisan (MILF)
—	Paisalin Tago Member of the BTA (born 1967) Interim	September 15, 2022	May 21, 2025	Nonpartisan (National Government)
—	Abdulkarim Misuari Member of the BTA (born 1974) Interim	September 15, 2022	Incumbent	Nonpartisan (National Government)
—	Benjamin Loong Member of the BTA (born 1954) Interim	September 15, 2022	May 21, 2025	Nonpartisan (MILF)
—	Don Mustapha Loong Member of the BTA (born 1976) Interim	May 21, 2025	Incumbent	Nonpartisan (National Government)
—	John Anthony Lim Member of the BTA (born 1979) Interim	May 21, 2025	Incumbent	Nonpartisan (National Government)
—	Laisa Alamia Member of the BTA (born 1971/1972) Interim	May 21, 2025	Incumbent	Nonpartisan (National Government)
—	Amenodin Sumagayan Member of the BTA (born 1975) Interim	May 21, 2025	Incumbent	Nonpartisan (National Government)
—	Suwaib Oranon Member of the BTA (born 1953) Interim	May 21, 2025	Incumbent	Nonpartisan (MILF)
—	Baintan Ampatuan Member of the BTA Interim	May 21, 2025	Incumbent	Nonpartisan (National Government)
—	Ishak Mastura Member of the BTA (born 1971) Interim	May 21, 2025	Incumbent	Nonpartisan (National Government)
—	Adzfar Usman Member of the BTA Interim	May 21, 2025	Incumbent	Nonpartisan (National Government)

References

↑ Arguillas, Carolyn (March 30, 2019). "Bangsamoro Transition Authority elects officials; Balindong is Speaker". MindaNews. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
↑ "BTA Parliament adopts official seal, elects additional officers". BARMM Official Website. Bangsamoro Information Office. January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
↑ La Viña, Antonio G. M. (September 10, 2018). "RIVERMAN'S VISTA: A governance innovation in the Bangsamoro". MindaNews. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
↑ "An Act Defining the Power of Appointment in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Bangsamoro Parliament. July 25, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
↑ "BTA Regular Session No. 45 (November 25-26, 2020) | MP Atty Maisara Latiph". Office of MP Maisara Dandamun-Latiph. November 28, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
1 2 "BTA Parliament adopts official seal, elects additional officers". BARMM Official Website. Bangsamoro Information Office. January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.