Suara Bangsamoro () is a political organization and Moro advocacy group which made a bid for party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

History

Suara Bangsamoro was established in March 18, 2002 as a political representation of the leftist organization Bayan Muna specifically catering to the interest of the Moro people of

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...

. It participated in the 2004 Philippine House of Representatives elections as an aspirant party-list group with Amirah Ali Lidasan, Suara Bangsamoro's secretary-general who was also a former chairman of the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) as its first nominee. However the organization failed to win a single seat alleging that it has been a victim of voter fraud in

. It also made a second failed bid in the

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Political position

Suara Bangsamoro's advocacies is centered on the self-determinism and self-reliance of the Moro people, as well as fostering inter-ethnic relations between Moros and non-Moro Filipinos in the context of the Mindanao peace process. It also seeks what it believes is genuine

industrialization Industrialisation ( alternatively spelled industrialization) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society. This involves an extensive re-organisation of an econo ...

and

land reform Land reform is a form of agrarian reform involving the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership. Land reform may consist of a government-initiated or government-backed property redistribution, generally of agricultural ...

. It is also against actions by foreign parties which it equates to "foreign aggression, domination, exploitation, and oppression", and is particularly critical of the role of the United States in the

Moro conflict The Moro conflict is an insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines, which has involved multiple armed groups, and has been ongoing since March 1968. Peace deals have been signed between the Philippine government and two major arme ...

References

{{reflist 2002 establishments in the Philippines Left-wing parties in the Philippines Political parties established in 2002 Human rights organizations based in the Philippines Advocacy groups in the Philippines Politics of Bangsamoro