BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS

REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO

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INTRODUCTION

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim

Mindanao (BARMM)
• BARMM is an autonomous region in Mindanao
comprised of 5 provinces: Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur,
Sulu, Basilan, and Tawi-Tawi.
• The City of Cotabato is its regional center.
• It is the only territory in the Philippines that is Muslim-
majority in a Christian-majority country.
• BARMM was formed replacing the previous ARMM
because of the signing of the Bangsamoro Organic
Law.
• The Congress of the Philippines established a basic law
for the BARMM called Bangsamoro Organic Law which
was passed on July 26, 2018 by President Rodrigo
Duterte.

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Bangsamoro Autonomous Re gion
in Musl i m Mi ndanao ( BARMM)

STATE ADMINISTRATION TERRITORIAL LANGUAGES OFFICIAL LANGUAGES MAJOR RELIGION

Republic of the Philippines Maguindanao, Tausug, Filipino (Tagalog) and Sunni Islam (majority),
Yakan, Maranao, Tiruray, English (official languages Christian and Indigenous
Chavacano, Iranun, Cebuà, of the Philippines) folk religions (minority)
Sama, and etc.

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CHIEF MINISTER
Hon. Ahod B. Ebrahim
• Interim Chief Minister of the BARMM
• Chairman of the MILF.

• He witnessed the signing of the FAB (Framework Agreement on the

Bangsamoro) during 2012, and the CAB (Comprehensive Agreement
on the Bangsamoro) during 2014.
• Both agreements led to the newly created BARMM

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POPULATION

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim

Mindanao (BARMM)
• According to the 2020 Census of Population and
Housing (2020 CPH), about 4,404,288 people reside in
BARMM as of May 01, 2020.
• Among the five provinces of BARMM, Maguindanao has
the highest population of 1,342,179 people, and Basilan
has the smallest population of 426,207 people.

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POPULATION

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim

Mindanao (BARMM)
• According to the 2020 Census of Population and
Housing (2020 CPH), about 4,404,288 people reside in
BARMM as of May 01, 2020.
• Among the five provinces of BARMM, Maguindanao has
the highest population of 1,342,179 people, and Basilan
has the smallest population of 426,207 people.
• In terms of the most populated cities in BARMM, the
Marawi City in Lanao del Sur has the largest population.

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POPULATION

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim

Mindanao (BARMM)
• According to the 2020 Census of Population and
Housing (2020 CPH), about 4,404,288 people reside in
BARMM as of May 01, 2020.
• Among the five provinces of BARMM, Maguindanao has
the highest population of 1,342,179 people, and Basilan
has the smallest population of 426,207 people.
• In terms of the most populated cities in BARMM, the
Marawi City in Lanao del Sur has the largest population.
• On the other hand, the Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi
ranked first in the least populated cities/municipalities in
BARMM.

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 NATIONAL IDENTITY
ETHNICGROUPS
• There are at least 13 distinct ethnolinguistic groups
that comprise the Moro people.
• Each one has its respective identity as well
as a separate institutional tradition.

• There are also Lumad or several non-Muslim

indigenous people residing in BARMM and also in
the rest of Mindanao.

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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
ORGANIC LAW
Philippine Parliament passed the
Bangsamoro Organic Law of 2018,
which followed the 2012 Framework
Agreement.
The law replaced the previous
autonomous government, the ARMM
(Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao).
AUTONOMY
The BARMM has legislative, executive,
and judicial autonomy. It has its own
financial autonomy.
The Bangsamoro Organic Law
specified an allocation, paid by the
Philippine treasury, of an annual grant
block.
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
The judicial system of the BARMM is
based on the Shari’a Law and the
Philippine Constitution.
However, Shari’a Law is not applicable
when one of the parties in a court case
is not a Muslim.
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ARMED GROUPS

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1) Moro I
Moro National Liberation Front Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
(MNLF) o Led by Murad Ebrahim,
o Led by Nur Misuari on current provisional chief
the island of Sulu. minister of BARMM.
o Has over 10,000 o Has over 30,000
combatants. combatants to which
according to the Armed
Conflict Survey of 2020,
must undergo DDR
(Disarmament,
Demobilisation, and
Reintegration) process
up until the year 2022.

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THANK
YOU!
MEMBERS:
ROJO CASTILLO
DARANTINAO CASTRO
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