12 Facts About Bangsamoro

Bangsamoro, officially the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, is an autonomous region located in the southern Philippines.

Establishment of Bangsamoro was the culmination of several years of peace talks between the Philippine government and several autonomist groups; in particular the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, which rejected the validity of the ARMM and called for the creation of a region with more powers devolved from the national government.

Bangsamoro took the place of the ARMM as the only Muslim-majority autonomous region in the Philippines.

Currently in transition until 2025, the Bangsamoro government has been considered a testing ground for the wider debate on constitutional reform and federalism in the Philippines.

Recently coined term Bangsamoro is derived from the Old Malay word bangsa and Moro .

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In 2012, Aquino announced intentions to establish a new autonomous political entity to be named Bangsamoro to replace the ARMM, which he called a "failed experiment".

In 2020, the Bangsamoro parliament requested that the BTA be extended for an additional three years past 2022, to allow further time for the transition.

Once the first regular session of the Bangsamoro Parliament is organized in 2022, the chief minister will be elected by the members of the Bangsamoro Parliament.

The chief minister of the Bangsamoro is the chief executive of the regional government, and is assisted by a cabinet not exceeding 10 members.

Bangsamoro Cabinet is composed of two deputy chief minister and ministers from the members of the parliament.

Under the BOL, the Bangsamoro Parliament serves as the legislature of the autonomous region, mandated to have 80 members and is led by the speaker.

People of the Bangsamoro region, including Muslims, Lumads, and Christians, have a culture that revolves around kulintang music, a specific type of gong music, found among both Muslim and non-Muslim groups of the Southern Philippines.