Bangsamoro Government Center

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Bangsamoro Government Center
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Bangsamoro Government Center
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Former namesOffice of the Bangsamoro People
Alternative namesBARMM Regional Capitol
General information
Architectural style Modern-Islamic architecture [1]
Location Cotabato City
AddressBARMM Complex, Rosary Heights VII, Cotabato City
Country Philippines
Coordinates 7°11′49.5″N124°14′42.5″E / 7.197083°N 124.245139°E / 7.197083; 124.245139
Current tenants Chief Minister of Bangsamoro
Bangsamoro Transition Authority
Completed1976 [2]
Renovated2014 [3]
Owner Regional Government of Bangsamoro
Technical details
Floor count2 [2]
Floor area1,600 sqm [2]

The Bangsamoro Government Center, also known as the Bangsamoro Office, is a complex of government buildings in Cotabato City, Philippines. The complex serves as the office of the regional government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

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Background

The Bangsamoro Government Center complex houses the offices of various instrumentalities of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao local government including the Offices of the Wali and the Chief Minister, the Parliament, ministries and other agencies under the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. [4]

It formerly served as the executive office of Regional Governor of the now defunct-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Nicknamed as the "Little Malacañan of the South", it was built in 1976 by then-President Ferdinand Marcos. The building was formerly known as the Office of the Regional Governor (ORG). The building was renamed as the Office of the Bangsamoro People upon the completion of its seven-month renovation on July 30, 2014. The building also includes a 200-square-meter (2,200 sq ft) prayer room. [2] [3]

The Bangsamoro government is set to move out of the Bangsamoro Government Center after the passage of Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 37. [5] which moved the seat of government of the region from Cotabato City to Parang in Maguindanao del Norte. [6]

Complex

The Bangsamoro Government Center complex has the following features:

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References

  1. ↑ "Tourist Attractions - Cotabato City". National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Big prayer room in refurbished ARMM executive building". Daily Zamboanga Times. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "ARMM's executive office rehab fully done". Daily Zamboanga Times. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Sarmiento, Bong (23 June 2023). "BTA moves BARMM seat from Cotabato City to Parang, Maguindanao del Norte". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bangsamoro Autonomy Act. 37" (PDF). Bangsamoro Parliament. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Unson, John (21 June 2023). "BARMM regional center transfer OK'd". Philstar.com. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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