Sulu,officially the Province of Sulu,is a province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago.
Tawi-Tawi,officially the Province of Tawi-Tawi,is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The capital of Tawi-Tawi is Bongao.
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.
Jolo,officially the Municipality of Jolo,is a municipality and capital of the province of Sulu,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 137,266 people.
Bongao,officially the Municipality of Bongao,is a municipality and capital of the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 116,118 people.
Languyan,officially the Municipality of Languyan,is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 37,096 people.
Mapun,officially the Municipality of Mapun,is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 30,038 people.
Panglima Sugala,officially the Municipality of Panglima Sugala,is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 48,055 people. It was formerly known as Balimbing.
Sitangkai,officially the Municipality of Sitangkai,is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 37,319 people.
Tandubas,officially the Municipality of Tandubas,is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 34,316 people.
Sanga-Sanga Airport,also known as Tawi-Tawi Airport,is an airport serving the general area of Bongao,the capital of the province of Tawi-Tawi in the Philippines. The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. It is not an international airport,contrary to its classification by the Tawi-Tawi provincial government. It is located in Sanga-Sanga Island. The airport was formerly referred by the IATA with the code SGS until the end of 2011,when its IATA code was finally changed to TWT.
Banguingui is a distinct ethnolinguistic group native to Balanguingui Island but also dispersed throughout the Sulu Archipelago and southern and western coastal regions of the Zamboanga Peninsula in Mindanao,Philippines.
The legislative districts of Sulu are the representations of the province of Sulu in the various national legislatures of the Philippines. The province is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts.
Sibutu,officially the Municipality of Sibutu,is a municipality in the province of Tawi-Tawi,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 34,243 people.
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao general elections was held in the ARMM for the regional governor,vice-governor posts and election of members of the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly on August 11,2008. The electronic voting used is the first in Philippines election history. The ₱500 million COMELEC's "ARMM balloting" is a pilot program for the 2010 national polling.
Hadji Sadikul "Dick" Adalla Sahali is a Filipino politician and former Governor of Tawi-Tawi,an island province in the Sulu Archipelago. Politically,Tawi-Tawi is part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
1999 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1999.
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.
Local elections in the Philippines were held on May 13,2019. This was conducted together with the 2019 general election for national positions. All elected positions above the barangay (village) level were disputed. The following positions were disputed:
The Tawi-Tawi Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Philippine province of Tawi-Tawi.
