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2024 Special Geographic Area Plebiscites
On April 13, 2024, plebiscites were held in the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of Bangsamoro in the Philippines to ratify Bangsamoro Acts , which proposed the creation of eight new municipalities out of the 63 barangays in the SGA. Background Area clusters and reorganization In September 2019, there was a reported proposal to reorganize the Cotabato barangays into four municipalities through regional legislation and possibly annex them to the neighboring Maguindanao province. Pending the passage of the regional law, there is a plan by Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim to issue an executive order to group the barangays into eight clusters. However, such a plan to form towns from the barangays was temporarily set aside, and it was decided that an administrative body be formed to oversee the barangays' affairs. Another proposal was to group the barangays into three municipalities instead of four. One of the proposed municipalities is Sultan Tambilawan, which is planned to consist of Midsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Geographic Area
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) of the Philippines has a special geographic area (SGA) in the province of Cotabato, a province which is part of the Soccsksargen region. This area consists of 63 barangays in six municipalities of Cotabato. These barangays were partitioned from Soccsksargen following a two-part plebiscite held in January and February 2019 which formed Bangsamoro after residents of said barangays consented their localities' inclusion to the new autonomous region. The municipalities these barangays are a part of, as well as the barangays themselves remain part of Cotabato. These barangays could be reorganized into one or more new municipalities, or be merged with any of the neighboring municipalities in Maguindanao province which is part of Bangsamoro. The Bangsamoro regional government started effective governance over these barangays since the official turnover of these localities to the region by the Cotabato provincial government on No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Tribune (Philippines)
The ''Daily Tribune'' is an English-language broadsheet publication in the Philippines. Its office is in the 3450 Concept Building, Florida Street, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. ''The Daily Tribune'', as it was called then, was founded on February 1, 2000, by a group of journalists from the then-defunct ''The Philippine Post'' led by then-Editor-in-Chief and Founding Chairman Ninez Cacho-Olivares. On June 1, 2018, Concept and Information Group, publisher of the online ''Concept News Central'', acquired the paper from Cacho-Olivares. With the change of hands, "The" from ''The Daily Tribune'' has been dropped. History On February 24, 2006, the ''Tribune'' was raided by the Philippine National Police at the height of the State of Emergency imposed by Arroyo. The police presence remained in the paper's office until the State of Emergency was lifted on March 4, 2006. The paper continued to publish normally, making defiant statements throughout. Ninez Cacho-Olivarez, the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malidegao
Malidegao, officially the Municipality of Malidegao (Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Malidegao'', Jawi Alphabet, Jawi: ; Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Malidegao''; Cebuano language, Cebuano: ''Lungsod sa Malidegao''; Tagalog language, Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Malidegao''), is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. The municipality is part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao despite Cotabato being part of Soccsksargen. History When the Bangsamoro was created in 2019 to supplant the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 63 barangays in the province of Cotabato were grouped with the newer autonomous region in the 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite, second part of the plebiscite held in February 6. The mother municipalities and Cotabato province remained part of Soccsksargen. By March 2020, these barangays were designated as a Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro region. On August 17, 2023, the bills consoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligawasan
Ligawasan, officially the Municipality of Ligawasan (Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Ligawasan'', Jawi Alphabet, Jawi: ; Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Ligawasan''; Cebuano language, Cebuano: ''Lungsod sa Ligawasan''; Tagalog language, Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Ligawasan''), is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. The municipality is part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao despite Cotabato being part of Soccsksargen. History When the Bangsamoro was created in 2019 to supplant the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 63 barangays in the province of Cotabato were grouped with the newer autonomous region in the 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite, second part of the plebiscite held in February 6. The mother municipalities and Cotabato province remained part of Soccsksargen. By March 2020, these barangays were designated as a Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro region. On August 17, 2023, the bills consol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapalawan
Kapalawan, officially the Municipality of Kapalawan (Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Kapalawan'', Jawi: ; Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Kapalawan''; Cebuano: ''Lungsod sa Kapalawan''; Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Kapalawan''), is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. The municipality is part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao despite Cotabato being part of Soccsksargen. History When the Bangsamoro was created in 2019 to supplant the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 63 barangays in the province of Cotabato were grouped with the newer autonomous region in the second part of the plebiscite held in February 6. The mother municipalities and Cotabato province remained part of Soccsksargen. By March 2020, these barangays were designated as a Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro region. On August 17, 2023, the bills consolidating the SGA barangays into eight municipalities were approved by the Bangsamoro Parliament, The particular bill creating Kap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadayangan
Kadayangan, officially the Municipality of Kadayangan (Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Kadayangan'', Jawi: ; Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Kadayangan''; Cebuano: ''Lungsod sa Kadayangan''; Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Kadayangan''), is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. The municipality is part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao despite Cotabato being part of Soccsksargen. History When the Bangsamoro was created in 2019 to supplant the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 63 barangays in the province of Cotabato were grouped with the newer autonomous region in the second part of the plebiscite held in February 6. The mother municipalities and Cotabato province remained part of Soccsksargen. By March 2020, these barangays were designated as a Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro region. On August 17, 2023, the bills consolidating the SGA barangays into eight municipalities were approved by the Bangsamoro Parliament, The particular bill creati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pikit
Pikit, officially the Municipality of Pikit (Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Pikit'', Jawi: ايڠايد نو ڤيكيت; Iranun: ''Inged a Pikit'', ايڠايد ا ڤيكيت; Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Pikit''; Cebuano: ''Lungsod sa Pikit''; Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Pikit'') is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 67,024 people. History Pikit was the oldest settlement ever founded in Cotabato province. The landmark which eventually became the town's namesake, Fort Pikit, was established in 1893 by the Spaniards who have by then just recently conquered what is now the province of Cotabato from the Sultanate of Maguindanao. The name "Pikit" was given to the place by the Spaniards. It was formerly called by the natives "Malasiquit" because it was situated within the shadows of hills situated to each other. The fort was built to consolidate their hold in the region. The Spaniards abandoned Fort Pikit at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigcawayan
Pigcawayan, officially the Municipality of Pigcawayan (Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Pigkawayan'', Jawi: ايڠايد نو ڤيڬكاوين; Iranun: ''Inged a Pigkawayan'', ايڠايد ا ڤيڬكاوين; hil, Banwa sang Pigkawayan; ceb, Lungsod sa Pigkawayan; tl, Bayan ng Pigkawayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,744 people. It is sometimes spelled Pigkawayan. History Before its creation as a separate and independent Political Unit, Pigcawayan together with Alamada and Libungan were component barangays of Midsayap. Pigcawayan, however at that time was more progressive than the two mentioned. How Pigcawayan got its name remains undocumented, however two versions were given by the early settlers and passed from one generation to another. The first version was that the place now known as Pigcawayan was a battleground for the Iranuns and the Maguindanaons. Due to this fighting the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midsayap
Midsayap, officially the Municipality of Midsayap (Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Midsayap'', Jawi Alphabet, Jawi: ايڠايد نو ميدسايڤ; Iranun language, Iranun: ''Inged a Midsayap'', ايڠايد ا ميدسايڤ; hil, Banwa sang Midsayap; ceb, Lungsod sa Midsayap; tl, Bayan ng Midsayap), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, Province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 117,365 people. History Midsayap was derived from a Maguindanao language, Maguindanao term which means (Mid) Center and (Sayap) Straw Hat. Midsayap means a straw hat at the center – just like a hill centrally located at the Municipality which slopes through the plains in a shape of a hat. Other version relates that Midsayap came from a Maguindanao language, Maguindanao term which means "person wearing a straw hat". From 1912 to 1926, Midsayap was then a district of Dulawan and Pikit. Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabacan
Kabacan officially the Municipality of Kabacan (Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Kabakan'', Jawi: ايڠايد نو كابكن; Iranun: ''Inged a Kabacan'', ايڠايد ا كابكن; ilo, Ili ti Kabacan; hil, Banwa sang Kabacan; ceb, Lungsod sa Kabacan; tl, Bayan ng Kabacan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 77,164 people. The town is predominantly composed of rice farms made possible by the influx of Ilocano-speaking people from northern Philippines. The University of Southern Mindanao is in Kabacan. It is strategically located between the cities of Cotabato and Davao from west to east and the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan from the north and General Santos from the south. History Kabacan got its name from the word “''ka-abacan''” which means the source of abundance. People from far-flung barangays used to come to this place and, upon returning home, they brought with them many co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen, Cotabato
Carmen, officially the Municipality of Carmen ( hil, Banwa sang Carmen; ceb, Lungsod sa Carmen; tl, Bayan ng Carmen; mdh, Inged nu Karmin, Jawi: ايڠايد نو كرمين), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,140 people. History Carmen derived its name from surveyor del Carmen, chief of the Cadastral Survey Party, who in 1924 conducted a survey in the area. During the American period, Carmen and Kabacan belonged to one municipal district under Pikit. It was by virtue of Presidential Proclamation NO. 46 and, was reinforced by Executive Order No. 214 issued by the then President Ramon Magsaysay last November 15, 1956 when Carmen was created as a separate and distinct town of Kabacan. When created a municipality, it was composed of Thirty Eight (38) barangays. Ten barangays were either claimed or ceded to the two adjacent municipalities, Banisilan and President Roxas. Six by the municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleosan
Aleosan, officially the Municipality of Aleosan (Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Aleosan'', Jawi: ايڠايد نو الاوسن; Iranun: ''Inged a Aleosan'', ايڠايد ا الاوسن; hil, Banwa sang Aleosan; ceb, Lungsod sa Aleosan; tl, Bayan ng Aleosan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,892 people. History The name Aleosan is an acronym derived from the three (3) towns of Iloilo where majority of the early Christian settlers came from; A is for Alimodian, LEO is for Leon, and SAN for San Miguel. Parliamentary bill no. 670 authored by Assemblyman Jesus P. Amparo and co-authored by assemblymen Blah T. Sinsuat, Ernesto F. Roldan and Tomas B. Baga Jr. sought to establish and create the Municipality of Aleosan in the Province of Cotabato, which was ultimately approved and signed into law Batas Pambansa bilang 206 on April 6, 1982. For purposes of ratification, Proclamation No. 2188 was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
