Bangsamoro
The Bangsamoro is an autonomous region in the southern Philippines. It is officially named the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM.
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Filipino: Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Bangsamoro sa Muslim Mindanao Arabic: منطقة بانجسامورو ذاتية الحكم فى مسلمى مينداناو | |||||||
Left to right, top to bottom: Bulingan Falls, Lamitan, Basilan; Panampangan Island, Sapa-sapa, Tawi-Tawi; Polloc Port, Parang, Maguindanao; Lanao Lake at Marawi City; and PC Hill, Cotabato City | |||||||
Anthem: Bangsamoro Hymn | |||||||
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Country | Philippines | ||||||
Creation plebiscitea | January 21, 2019 | ||||||
Turnoverb | February 26, 2019 | ||||||
Inauguration of government | March 29, 2019 | ||||||
Regional center | Cotabato City[1] | ||||||
Government | |||||||
• Type | Devolved regional parliamentary government within a unitary presidential constitutional republic | ||||||
• Body | Bangsamoro Transition Authority | ||||||
• Wa'lī | Khalifa Nando | ||||||
• Chief Minister | Murad Ebrahim | ||||||
• Deputy Chief Ministers[2] | Ali Solaiman (Deputy for the Mainland) Vacant (Deputy for the Islands) | ||||||
• Speaker of the Parliament | Pangalian Balindong | ||||||
Time zone | UTC+08:00 (PST) | ||||||
Provinces | 5
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Cities | 3
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Municipalities | 116 | ||||||
Barangays | 2,590 (including 63 in the special geographic area in Cotabato) | ||||||
Legislative districts | 8 | ||||||
Languages | |||||||
Website | bangsamoro |
It replaced the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in 2019.
The region includes Lake Lanao, one of the 17 most ancient lakes in the world. The Sulu archipelago region includes the Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary (a UNESCO tentative site), Bongao Peak, and the Basilan Rainforest. Majority of the population in this region follow Islam. The capital city is Marawi.
Bangsamoro Media
Hymn of Bangsamoro Instrumental
Approximate historical extent of the Muslim sultanates of Sulu, Maguindanao and Lanao
Voters look for their names at a precinct in Marawi during the January 21 BOL plebiscite.
President Rodrigo Duterte sounds the agung during the inauguration of Bangsamoro. He is joined by Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim.
References
- ↑ "Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 13" (PDF). Bangsamoro Parliament. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
The seat of the Bangsamoro Government shall be in Cotabato City, unless otherwise provided by the Bangsamoro Parliament in a subsequent law.
[dead link] - ↑ Arguilas, Carolyn (February 27, 2019). "Murad vows a government "free of all the ills of governance;" names 10 ministers". MindaNews. https://www.mindanews.com/peace-process/2019/02/murad-vows-a-government-free-of-all-the-ills-of-governance-names-10-ministers/. Retrieved February 27, 2019.