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.
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.
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 Maguindanaon people are an Austronesian ethnic group from the Philippines. The Maguindanaon are part of wider political identity of Muslims known as Moro,who constitute the third largest ethnic group of Mindanao,Sulu and Palawan. The Maguindanaons constitute the ninth largest Filipino ethnic group and are known for being distinguished in the realm of visual art. They have been renowned as metalworkers,producing the wavy-bladed keris ceremonial swords and other weapons,as well as gongs. The Maguindanaons historically had an independent sultanate known as the Sultanate of Maguindanao which comprises modern day Maguindanao del Norte,Maguindanao del Sur,Zamboanga Peninsula,Davao Region and Soccsksargen. The name "Maguindanao/Magindanaw" itself was corrupted by Spanish sources into "Mindanao",which became the name for the entire island of Mindanao.
The Sultanate of Maguindanao was a Sunni Muslim sultanate that ruled parts of the island of Mindanao,in the southern Philippines,especially in modern-day Maguindanao provinces,Soccsksargen,Zamboanga Peninsula and Davao Region. Its known historical influence stretches from the peninsula of Zamboanga to bay of Sarangani until Davao Gulf. During the era of European colonization,the sultanate maintained friendly relations with British and Dutch traders.
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.
Shariff Kabunsuan was a short-lived province of the Philippines within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) that existed from 2006 to 2008. Its designated seat of government was Datu Odin Sinsuat. Initially comprising ten municipalities carved out of Maguindanao,Shariff Kabunsuan was created by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201;this law was nullified by the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 2008,thus disestablishing the province.
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.
The Sultanate of Buayan,alternatively the Rajahnate of Buayan,was a Muslim state on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines from the mid-14th to the 20th century. Buayan was one of the four major sultanates in Mindanao,other sultanates being the Sultanate of Sulu,the Sultanate of Maguindanao,and the Confederacy of Lanao. Being the primary power in the upper Cotabato valley,it had access to an abundance of fertile land as well as raw materials,transforming into an agricultural powerhouse in contrast to Maguindanao. In addition,despite its status as an interior sultanate,Buayan was able to conduct maritime trade and diplomacy either through the Pulangi river mouth,or its port in Sarangani. At its maximum extent,its territory stretched from modern-day Kabuntalan to Sarangani Bay.
Pakung S. Mandudadatu is a Filipino politician who served as provincial governor of Sultan Kudarat from 2016 to 2019. He also served the same post from 1998 to 2007 and was elected Representative of the 1st district of Sultan Kudarat with Tacurong under the administration's Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) party in 2007. He ran for Mayor in Lutayan,Sultan Kudarat this 2022 with his grandson,the current mayor of Lutayan,Prince Raden Mangudadatu Sakaluran running for Vice Mayor.
Sema v. COMELEC and Dilangalen,580 Phil. 623 (2008),is a court case that was ruled on by the Supreme Court of the Philippines on July 16,2008. It was consolidated with Marquez v. COMELEC. It held that the Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao does not have the power to create provinces and cities. Thus,the creation of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan was unconstitutional ab initio and that province no longer exists as a political entity in the Philippines. All its employees and officials,elected or otherwise,were declared as not holding validly created offices.
Michael O. Mastura is a Philippine lawyer,author,and lecturer. He is a descendant of the 16th-century monarch Muhammad Kudarat,also known as Sultan Kudarat of Maguindanao. He served as Representative of the First District of Maguindanao and Cotabato City from 1987 to 1995.
The Maguindanao massacre,also known as the Ampatuan massacre,named after the town where mass graves of victims were found,occurred on the morning of November 23,2009,in the town of Ampatuan in then-undivided Maguindanao province,on the island of Mindanao. The 58 victims were on their way to file a certificate of candidacy for Esmael Mangudadatu,vice mayor of Buluan,when they were kidnapped and later killed. Mangudadatu was challenging Datu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr.,son of the incumbent Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. and member of one of Mindanao's leading Muslim political clans,in the forthcoming Maguindanao gubernatorial election,part of the national elections in 2010. The people killed included Mangudadatu's wife,his two sisters,journalists,lawyers,aides,and motorists who were witnesses or were mistakenly identified as part of the convoy.
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.
Andal Uy Ampatuan Jr. is a Filipino convicted mass murderer and former politician. He is one of the main perpetrators of the Maguindanao massacre along with his father,brothers,and nephews. At the time of the massacre,he was the outgoing mayor of Datu Unsay,Maguindanao and was planning to run for provincial governor,the position his father,Andal Sr.,was set to vacate. Esmael Mangudadatu,from a rival political clan,declared his candidacy for the 2010 gubernatorial elections thus challenging Ampatuan for the post. The Ampatuans carried out the massacre to kill Mangudadatu.
Datu Zacaria A. Candao is a Filipino politician who served as the first governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
The Midsayap–Marbel Road,also known as Makar–Dulawan–Midsayap–Marbel Road is a 101-kilometer (63 mi),two-to-four lane highway that connects the provinces of North Cotabato,Maguindanao,Sultan Kudarat,and South Cotabato. It is classified as a national secondary highway for Mindanao. It lessens the travel time from North Cotabato to South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat via Midsayap.
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.
The lone Legislative District of Maguindanao del Sur is the representation of the province of Maguindanao del Sur in the Philippine House of Representatives. Maguindanao del Sur was part of the representation of Maguindanao prior to its division in 2022. It will be granted its representation in the 19th Congress.
