House bill postponing BARMM polls to 2026 upon BTA request filed

A BILL seeking to postpone the first general elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from May 12, 2025 to May 11, 2026 has been filed at the House of Representatives.

DBM committed to increase Marawi compensation fund – solon

DEPUTY MINORITY Leader and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman said Sunday he is hoping the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) would live up to its word to increase the Marawi Compensation Fund (MCF) from PHP1 billion to PHP5 billion as proposed in the 2024 national budget.

Bill seeking to declare Malamawi Island ecotourism zone filed

BASILAN LONE District Rep. Mujiv Hataman on Thursday said the time has come to reap the fruits of the unified efforts and sacrifices that the government and the people of Mindanao have made to achieve peace in southern part of the country.

Tension high in Basilan after clashes

GOVERNMENT FORCES heightened security in the southern Philippine province of Basilan following deadly clashes between the military and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

Basilan poll officer killed

ZAMBOANGA CITY – An election was gunned down Tuesday afternoon in a daring attack in Isabela City in the restive Muslim province of Basilan, officials said.

Leni Robredo thanks Muslims in Basilan sortie

ZAMBOANGA CITY - An estimated 45,000 people showed up at the political rally of Vice President Leni Robredo in the southern Muslim province of Basilan where she also met with various political leaders to thank them for their support.

Tan, Arbison friends again; Sulu, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi rejoice

SULU – Tausugs have rejoiced the peace pact between Sulu Governor Sakur Tan and Deputy Speaker Munir Arbison and even those in the Muslim provinces of Basilan and Tawi-Tawi supported the reconciliation of the two powerful and influential politicians in the South.

MILF incompetent to govern BARMM

DAVAO CITY – Influential Sulu Governor Sakur Tan branded as incompetent former rebel leaders now running the Muslim autonomous region who failed miserably to deliver on their promise and still asked to junk the 2022 elections and give them a three extension.

Exclusive: Sulu Sultans protest BARMM extension, call for election

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Sultans of Sulu are protesting the proposed extension of the interim Bangsamoro government for another 3 years, and called on Muslims in the country and President Rodrigo Duterte and Congress to disallow all attempts and maneuver to extend the tenure of those trying to hold on power.

Anti-discrimination bill approved, lauded

HOUSE DEPUTY Speaker Mujiv Hataman of Basilan province lauded the approval of the House Bill No. 8423 or the “Equality and Non-Discrimination on Race, Ethnicity, and Religion Act.”

BARMM continues to lobby 3-year extension

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Islamic school is foundation of good morals

SULU GOVERNOR Sakur Tan branded as preposterous the statement of Philippine military chief General Gilbert Gapay that madaris or Islamic schools in the province are suspected of radicalizing students.

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ARMM turns over housing for Marawi evacuees

LANAO DEL SUR - A total of 100 families displaced by war in Marawi City two years ago will now have their own starter after Governor Mujiv Hataman, of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), officially turned over Tuesday a housing project in the town of Saguiaran here.

The P300-million project at Barangay Pagalamatan is under the ARMM Bangsamoro Regional Inclusive Development for Growth and Empowerment, which began in September last year.

Hataman said the government assures the welfare of all the individuals affected by the 2017 Marawi Siege. "Ang mga proyekto at programa para sa lahat ng naapektuhan ng siege ay hindi kaya ng gobyerno lang, kaya kailangan natin lahat magkaisa," Hataman said.

He also recognized the help provided by Pagalamatan Barangay chairman Wahab Pangcoga,  who donated four-hectare parcel of land on which to build 100 houses.

"Pinabilisan talaga natin ang pag-construct para makalipat na iyung mga pamilyang nakatira sa evacuation centers," David Ali, ARMM BRIDGE project manager said, noting that they prioritized families from the city's ground zero. "On-going din ang construction ng bagong housing project dito sa Saguiaran na may isang daang bahay."

Besides the houses, the beneficiaries will also receive food supplies and assistance through livelihood programs. And for Solaiman Macarambong, one of the 64 evacuee families staying in the Saguiaran evacuation center for two years, said that the project is a big help and thanked Hataman for the house. "Unti-unti na kaming nawawalan ng pag-asa kaya malaki ang aming pasasalamat dahil mabibigyan na kami ng sariling bahay at hindi na makikipagsiksikan sa evacuation center," Macarambong said. (Bureau of Public Information)

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75 ARMM towns pass DILG’s Good Financial Housekeeping standards

COTABATO CITY - As Bangsamoro areas transition to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), a total of 75 provinces and towns in the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have passed the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) standards for Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping in 2018.

This is a huge leap from zero passer in 2015, when local government units (LGUs) in the region were still adjusting to the good governance drive of the ARMM’s current administration. Passers of the Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping in the region comprise three provinces, one city, and 71 municipalities.

Two of these LGUs are even non-IRA (internal revenue allotment) municipalities from the province of Maguindanao, specifically Pandag and Northern Kabuntalan. Non-IRA towns, which receive meager assistance instead from the regional government, are LGUs created prior to 1991 that failed to meet the requirements in the creation of municipalities under the Local Government Code, or R.A. 7160.

“I am so happy na may dalawang nakapasok na non-IRA, it shows that they are adhering to the principles of good governance,” DILG-ARMM Secretary Kirby Matalam Abdullah said, adding, that it is a sign that the LGUs in the ARMM are on the right path.

Sec. Abdullah explained that to pass good financial housekeeping standards, the LGUs must receive qualified and unqualified opinion from the Commission on Audit (COA). Such standards are among the components of the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG), which is conferred to LGUs which pass the reporting guidelines of the COA, and declare their financial reports under the full disclosure policy.

It is also one of the factors being considered for an LGU to pass the first core area of SGLG, which is Financial Administration. The other three areas are disaster preparedness, social protection, and peace and order. Aside from the four core areas, LGUs need to pass at least one of the essential areas namely, business friendliness and competitiveness; environmental management; and tourism, culture, and the arts.

“Continuing naman ang effort ng DILG but we added extra effort to attain the figures. Tinutukan natin nang mabuti and we made sure that they will follow policies within the time frame,” said Sec. Abdullah. With the establishment of the new Bangsamoro entity, the DILG is hoping the region’s LGUs will continue the good performance in the administration of areas under their jurisdiction. (Bureau of Public Information)

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ARMM holds 1st Bangsamoro Datathon

COTABATO CITY - The Regional Planning and Development Office (RPDO-ARMM) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) spearheaded a three-day Bangsamoro Datathon here.
The Bangsamoro Datathon (data + marathon) is a series of support processes in service of the transition from the ARMM to Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The exercise covered open data, open street mapping, and benchmark data.

The project is aimed consolidating and evaluating available administrative, statistical, and framework geospatial data of the ARMM and existing development plans and studies; comprehensive data inventory and consolidation required to build a baseline for the shift from the ARMM to the Bangsamoro Transition Authority this year; focus on development data, not human resource data (assets, liabilities, and personnel); train analysts and other officers of the ARMM regional government and the incoming Bangsamoro Transition Authority on basic geospatial analysis; and encourage the practice of open data in the context of open governance in the Bangsamoro.

The initial dataset was for Marawi City and Lanao del Sur for the first quarter of 2018. Later, the ARMM Regional Government worked with its different line agencies to also try updating the Regional Physical Framework Plan and the five Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plans in preparation for the transition to the incoming new Bangsamoro government.

During the recent activity, an overview and inventory of all the data, place-based analysis, and geographical data generation and cleaning were conducted. “This project marks the Bangsamoro as the first region in the Philippines to have an open geospatial and statistical portal for development planning and programming,” Baintan Adil-Ampatuan, RPDO-ARMM executive director, said.

The datathon was successfully conducted with the support of all ARMM line agencies, provincial governments of Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, National Economic and Development Authority, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, and the technical working staff of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission.

It was financed by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and The Asia Foundation. (Bureau of Public Information)

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Anti-BOL, Pro-MILF to vote in Bangsamoro plebiscite

COTABATO CITY – With the Bangsamoro plebiscite set on Monday, Muslims in Sulu province and Isabela City in Basilan, and Cotabato City in Maguindanao, vowed to reject the organic law which the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front or MILF is strongly pushing.

The MILF, which signed an interim peace deal with Manila in 2014, is expected to rule the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region should Muslims voted in favor of the Bangsamoro Organic Law or BOL (Republic Act 11054) which shall replace the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or ARMM.

  Anti-BOL advocates in Isabela City in Basilan province. (Photos courtesy of Akbar Mutamad Jann)

ARMM is composed of Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur provinces. A second referendum has been set on February 6 with several towns in North Cotabato with some 286,867 voters and 352,494 voters in Lanao del Norte, are included in the proposed Bangsamoro region. For January 21 plebiscite , the total voters in ARMM is 1,980,441 and 71,124 in Isabela City and 113,751 in Cotabato City, according to the Commission on Elections.

Majority of Sulu’s over 830,000 Tausug population led by their political leaders Governor Toto Tan and his father, Dr. Sakur Tan wanted out of the autonomous region and wanted to be part again of Zamboanga Peninsula or Region 9.

Sulu along with Basilan and Tawi-Tawi were all originally part of Region 9 following the signing of the 1986 peace agreement between the Moro National Liberation Front under Nur Misuari and the Ramos administration. After the accord, a referendum was held following the 1989 signing by President Corazon Aquino of the Republic Act 6734, and amended in 2001 which paved the way for another plebiscite which included Basilan and Marawi City.

Nur Misuari and MNLF

Misuari is also opposed to the BOL and the government’s peace talks with the MILF even in the beginning because he wanted to perpetually be the governor of the ARMM.

After the peace agreement was signed, Misuari became the governor of the Muslim autonomous region. But despite the peace accord, there was a widespread disillusionment with the weak autonomy they were granted.

Under the peace deal, Manila would have to provide a mini-Marshal Plan to spur economic development in Muslim areas in the south and livelihood and housing assistance to tens of thousands of former rebels to uplift their poor living standards.

In 2001, Misuari’s loyal forces and former rebels who joined the Philippine Army following the September 1996 peace accord, attacked a key military base in Jolo town and civilian targets in Zamboanga City in an effort to stop the government from calling an election in the ARMM.

Misuari then escaped by boat to Malaysia, where he had been arrested and deported to the Philippines and was eventually pardoned and released by then President Gloria Arroyo in exchange for MNLF support to her election bid as well as her allies in the Senate and Congress in 2004. He also ran thrice for governor in Sulu even while under detention, but lost miserably.

Now, when Duterte became president, he ordered police and military not to arrest Misuari - his political ally – saying he would talk peace with the MNLF, and even invited the former Libyan firebrand in the Presidential Palace to talk on the podium about peace.

Revolutionary Government

Last year, the governor of Sulu filed a petition with the Supreme Court questioning the legality and constitutionality of the BOL. The Philippine Constitution Association has also asked the High Court to reject the BOL, saying the law violates the 1987 Constitution that mandated only one organic act for Muslim Mindanao.

An oral argument on the controversial law has been scheduled next month, according to reports. The Tan patriarch has urged President Rodrigo Duterte to make good on his threat to establish a “revolutionary government,” so he could quickly reconfigure the country’s regions and shift to a federal form of government.

“Only through federalism you can configure the territories that will constitute the federal states and not cluster only the laggards together like the five provinces in the ARMM. Now they say that (BOL) it is also federalism na i-isang region ang gagawin sa BOL, but it is not, it is an isolation, because it will only be constituted by five provinces that are laggards, so it is only through federalism that you can mix the laggards with the affluent, otherwise, these laggards will never progress.”

“Kaya para mas mapadali ang federalism, dapat mag-declare na tayo ng revolutionary government to make things easier. So anong nangyari, sandali lang ay nagawa na yun Constitution natin. So the President can now appoint members of the commission that will draft the new Constitution and then come up with the new government and then come up with the form of government that we will have. Instead of a unitary form of government then we can have a parliamentary-federal system of government,” the elder Tan said, adding, “It is far better than creating a monster like the BOL.”

Federal Government

Duterte has repeatedly vowed to push for a change in form of government – from presidential system to federal – and even threatened to make Mindanao a federal region if lawmakers fail to amend the Constitution to pave the way for new federal government.

He said the current unitary system has spelled so much trouble. When he was mayor in Davao City in southern Philippines, Duterte had been strongly campaigning for the establishment of a federal form of government and in many of his public appearances and speeches the President said federalism is the next best thing for the country.

Duterte also vowed to step down – even before his term ends on 2022 – as soon as the new federal government is fully functional. “Do not be afraid of a dictatorship because I will not be the one,” Duterte said.

He also cited the precedent set by Corazon Aquino, who established a revolutionary government soon after leading an uprising in 1986 that ended the Marcos dictatorship. Aquino sacked all elected officials, abolished Congress and tore up the 1973 Constitution in favor of a provisional charter. She handpicked a commission to write a new Constitution, which was ratified by plebiscite in 1987.

Double-edged Sword

But Duterte’s rhetoric statement is also a double-edged sword. While he campaigns hard for the establishment of a federal government, Duterte is also urging Muslims to ratify the BOL. And the MILF insists that BOL should come first before any change in the form of government even while its leaders headed by Murad Ebrahim and their army of mujahedeen do not recognize the Philippine Constitution and had no experience in public governance.

During his visit to Cotabato City on January 18, Duterte told thousands of pro-MILF supporters: “Your approval of this law will not only serve as an expression of your desire to end more than half a century of armed struggle in the region. It will also serve testament of your determination to bring genuine peace and development in Muslim Mindanao to an autonomous government that truly represents and understands the needs of the people. Mga mahal kong Moro brothers and sisters, Magboto kayo ng Yes.”

ARMM

ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman, a strong advocate of BOL, also urged his constituents to support the BOL and participate in the plebiscite because it is the answer to the aspirations of the Bangsamoro.

“Ang yes (vote) sa BOL ay yes sa ating mga pangarap. Kung may BOL, mas malaya ang pamahalaang Bangsamoro na magdesisyon para sa sarili. Bukod pa rito, ang BOL ang pinaka-sagisag ng tagumpay ng prosesong pangkapayapaan. Kung mara-ratify ito, magiging malinaw ang mensahe sa lahat, tapos na ang gulo. Kung may BOL, mas malaya ang pamahalaang Bangsamoro na mag-desisyon para sa sarili. Mababawasan na ang paulit-ulit at mahabang pasahan ng pakiusap at pagmamakaawa sa pagitan natin at ng Maynila. Mas mapapabilis ang pagbaba ng serbisyo ng gobyerno,” he said.

“Ang BOL ang pinaka-sagisag ng tagumpay ng prosesong pangkapayapaan. Kung mararatify ito, magiging malinaw ang mensahe sa lahat - tapos na ang gulo. Bagama’t kailangan pa rin bantayan at kailangan pa ring ingatan, masasabi nating narito na ang kapayapaan,” he added.

Cotabato City

In Cotabato, Mayor Cynthia Sayadi, who is fighting the city’s inclusion to the proposed Bangsamoro region, said she received many reports that pro-BOL campaigners were harassing residents into voting for the ratification of the organic law.

“I received harassment complaints from my people by Bangsamoro plebiscite campaigners. Number one is the abuses, abuses from the people who wanted the BOL to win in the city…all of those who are supporting the inclusion of (Cotabato to Bangsamoro autonomous region), the Bangsamoro Organic Law,” the mayor said.

“The city will reject BOL and that is based on the consultations with the people, consultations with the different sectors and not just my voice, it is the voice of everyone that I consulted,” she added.
Cotabato is where the seat of the ARMM government is located even though the city is not part of the Muslim autonomous region. And there were reports that Ebrahim and other rebel leaders - who took advantage of the peace process - have allegedly invested heavily in various businesses in Cotabato and that is why they wanted the city to be part of the expanded autonomous region.

Isabela City

The same sentiments are also felt among residents in Isabela where Vice Mayor Cherryln Akbar is also leading in the campaign against the city’s inclusion to the Bangsamoro autonomous region. She said the BOL will only benefit the MILF and its interest in the region.

“Look at actor Robin Padilla who came here to campaign for the BOL. Why, is Robin Padilla from Isabela City, does he know the predicaments of the people here?” she said during a speech at a huge rally January 18 attended by thousands of people.

She also took a swipe on lawmakers who approved the BOL and now insisting us to be a part of the new autonomous region. “If our children are sick, if we do not have rice on the table, did any of them congressman come here to help us?” the mayor added.

All the ARMM governors, except Tan, are all campaigning for BOL – Esmael Mangudadatu of Maguindanao; Jim Saliman of Basilan; Soraya Adiong of Lanao del Sur; Rashidin Matba of Tawi-Tawi and the four politicians were all strong supporters of President Benigno Aquino and defeated presidential candidate Mar Roxas. (Mindanao Examiner)

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Duterte urges Bangsamoro to ratify BOL

COTABATO CITY - President Rodrigo Duterte visited the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Friday and threw his  support to the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).

Speaking inside the ARMM compound, Duterte urged the Bangsamoro to vote for the ratification of the BOL. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said the “President’s voice is a powerful influencing voice.”

“Your approval of this law will not only serve as an expression of your desire to end more than half a century of armed struggle in the region. It will also serve testament of your determination to bring genuine peace and development in Muslim Mindanao to an autonomous government that truly represents and understands the needs of the people. Mga mahal kong Moro brothers and sisters, Magboto kayo ng Yes!,” President Duterte urged the public.

Thousands of pro-BOL supporters and ARMM employees attended the peace rally here which was jointly organized by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Operation in various ARMM agencies were suspended in support of the event.

It will be the last ARMM visit of the President before the ratification of the new Bangsamoro government. ARMM will cease to exist after the expected ratification of the BOL. The law will create the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman is urging his constituents to support the Bangsamoro government and participate in the plebiscite. Governor Hataman has already met his cabinet on plans for the final stretch of the present autonomous regional government.

He reiterated that the BOL is the answer to the aspirations of the Bangsamoro. “Ang Yes sa BOL ay Yes sa ating mga pangarap. Kung may BOL, mas malaya ang pamahalaang Bangsamoro na magdesisyon para sa sarili. Bukod pa rito, ang BOL ang pinaka-sagisag ng tagumpay ng prosesong pangkapayapaan. Kung mararatify ito, magiging malinaw ang mensahe sa lahat, tapos na ang gulo,” Governor Hataman said.

Here is the text of Governor Hataman's speech: "Sa Lunes nga po, isang mahalagang muhon o milestone sa kasaysayan natin ang magaganap. Pagbobotohan na ang plebisito para buoin ang mas makatarungang Bangsamoro.

Maraming ulit ko na pong idiniin ang aking panawagan: Ang Yes sa BOL ay Yes sa ating mga pangarap. Kung may BOL, mas malaya ang pamahalaang Bangsamoro na magdesisyon para sa sarili. Mababawasan na ang paulit-ulit at mahabang pasahan ng pakiusap at pagmamakaawa sa pagitan natin at ng Maynila. Mas mapapabilis ang pagbaba ng serbisyo ng gobyerno.

Bukod pa rito: Ang BOL ang pinaka-sagisag ng tagumpay ng prosesong pangkapayapaan. Kung mararatify ito, magiging malinaw ang mensahe sa lahat: Tapos na ang gulo. Bagaman kailangan pa ring bantayan at kailangan pa ring ingatan, masasabi nating narito na ang kapayapaan. Salamat po sa lahat ng mga aktor at stakeholder na nakiisa upang maabot natin ang puntong ito, lalo na nga po sa mga direktang nagsumikap upang maratipika ang BOL.

Kay Pangulong Duterte: Isang taos-pusong pasasalamat. Magkaiba man ang mga partidong pulitikal, malinaw sa akin, pagdating sa Bangsamoro at sa BOL, pagdating sa Mindanao, magkahanay na magkahanay ang puso’t isip namin ni Pangulong Duterte. Muli, maraming salamat po kay Pangulong Duterte. Tandaan din po natin: Kakailanganin ng Bangsamoro ang patuloy na suporta mula sa lahat. Paglipas ng susunod na linggo, marami pang kailangang gawin para masigurong magtatagumpay hindi lamang ang plebisito, kundi pati ang transisyon, at ang pagsilang at pagsulong ng BARMM.

At sa mga paglalakbay pa nating hinaharap, huwag sana nating kalilimutan: Nasa pagkakaisa pa rin ang susi ng anumang tagumpay. Binubuklod tayo ng ating kasaysayan. Totoo ito dahil sama-sama tayong dumaan sa pasakit, sama-sama tayong dumaan sa hamon at pagsubok, sama-sama tayong lumaban, at sama-sama tayong nagtagumpay.

Totoo ito para sa bawat isa sa ating mga ninuno na humawak ng sibat, barong, o armalite, sino mang mananakop ang kalaban. Totoo ito sa bawat magulang na naghintay sa anak, at sa bawat anak na hindi nakabalik; totoo ito sa lahat ng lumisan at sa lahat ng naiwan. Totoo ito para sa mga kapatid natin, Moro man o hindi, na nagbuhos ng pawis at nagtaya ng sariling kapakanan upang isulong ang BOL. Insha Allah, patuloy nating pagtitibayin at ipamamalas ang ating kapatiran, bilang Moro, bilang Pilipino. Maraming salamat po."

Engr. Baintan Ampatuan, chief of the ARMM’s planning and development office, said they are “now writing the ARMM transition report.” It includes an inventory of ARMM officials and personnel since 1991, assets, liabilities, devolution documents, technical documents, executive issuances, and legislations.

MILF Chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim said the the visit of President Duterte boosted the morale of pro-BOL supporters. “The president himself has been persistent in the ratification of the BOL. His visit boosted the morale of our supporters,” Chairman Murad said.

Around 2.8 million voters are expected to participate in the plebiscite based on estimates of the Commission on Elections. The plebiscite will be held on January 21 in areas under the ARMM, Cotabato City, and Isabela City, and on February 6 in the provinces of Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato, which are both outside ARMM’s coverage. (Bureau of Public Information)

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