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

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of the

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History

Suara Bangsamoro was established in March 18, 2002 as a political representation of the leftist organization

Bayan Muna Bayan Muna () is a party-list in the Philippines, a member of the leftist political coalition Makabayan. The motto of the party is ''"New Politics, the Politics of Change"'', against "traditional, elitist, pro-imperialist politics". Its platf ...

specifically catering to the interest of the

Moro people The Moro people or Bangsamoro people are the 13 Muslim-majority ethnolinguistic Austronesian groups of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan, native to the region known as the Bangsamoro (lit. ''Moro nation'' or ''Moro country''). As Muslim-majority ...

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. It participated in the

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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 Formal peace negotiations between the Government of the Philippines and the various armed groups involved in the Moro conflictFernandez, Maria. (2017). Implementing Peace and Development in the Bangsamoro: Potentials and Constraints of Socio-Econ ...

. It also seeks what it believes is genuine

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and

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. 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 conflictFernandez, Maria. (2017). Implementing Peace and Development in the Bangsamoro: Potentials and Constraints of Socio-Economic Programs for Conflict-Affected Areas in Southern Philippines (1913-2015). 10.13140/RG.2.2.14829.3376 ...

Electoral performance

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 National Democracy Movement (Philippines)