Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

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Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Muslim Mindanao (Filipino)
الحكم الذاتي الاقليمي لمسلمي مندناو (Arabic)
Former autonomous region of the Philippines
1989–2019

Location within the Philippines
CapitalCotabato City (provisional and de facto seat of government)
Parang (de jure seat of government, 1995–2001)[1]
Population 
• 2015[2]
3,781,387
GovernmentAutonomous government
Regional governor 
• 1990–1993
Zacaria Candao (first)
• 2011–2019
Mujiv Hataman (last)
LegislatureRegional Legislative Assembly
History 
17 November 1989
• Inauguration
November 6, 1990
• Turnover of ARMM to BARMM
26 February 2019
Political subdivisions
5 provinces
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Western Mindanao
Central Mindanao
Bangsamoro

The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Filipino: Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Muslim Mindanao; Arabic: الحكم الذاتي الاقليمي لمسلمي مندناو Al-ḥukm adh-dhātī al-'iqlīmī li-muslimī Mindanāu;[3][4] ARMM) was an autonomous region of the Philippines, located in the Mindanao island group of the Philippines, that consisted of five predominantly Muslim provinces: Basilan (except Isabela City), Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. It was the only region that had its own government. The region's de facto seat of government was Cotabato City, although this self-governing city was outside its jurisdiction.

The ARMM included the province of Shariff Kabunsuan from its creation in 2006 until July 16, 2008, when Shariff Kabunsuan ceased to exist as a province after the Supreme Court of the Philippines declared the "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act 201", which created it, unconstitutional in Sema v. COMELEC and Dilangalen.[5]

On October 7, 2012, President Benigno Aquino III said that the government aimed to have peace in the autonomous region and that it would become known as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region,[6] a compound of bangsa (nation) and Moro.[7] On July 26, 2018, Aquino's successor, President Rodrigo Duterte, signed the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), which paved the way for the establishment of a new autonomous political entity in the area, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).[8][9]

ARMM was nominally disestablished after the ratification of BOL and will be effectively replaced by the BARMM upon the constitution of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, an interim government for the region.[10] The law was "deemed ratified" on January 25, 2019, following the January 21 plebiscite.[11][12][13]

  1. ^ Regional Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (September 22, 1995). "An Act Fixing the Permanent Seat of Government for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao at the Municipality of Parang, Province of Maguindanao" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  2. ^ Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  3. ^ "Official Issuances". Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Narvaez, Eilene Antoinette G.; Macaranas, Edgardo M., eds. (2013). Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino – Edisyong 2013 (PDF) (in Filipino and English). Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino. p. 38. ISBN 978-971-0197-22-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Llanto, Jesus F. (July 17, 2008). "Supreme Court voids creation of Shariff Kabunsuan". ABS-CBN News.
  6. ^ Pedrasa, Ira (October 7, 2012). "Govt reaches deal with MILF to end rebellion". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  7. ^ Oliveros, Renato T. (February 8, 2013). "The Bangsamoro reframes the Muslim-Filipino identity". The Guidon. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "Duterte signs Bangsamoro law". ABS-CBN News. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "Duterte signs Bangsamoro Organic Law". CNN Philippines. July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  10. ^ Arguillas, Carolyn (February 2, 2019). "Appointments to Bangsamoro transition body out after Feb. 6 plebiscite". MindaNews. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  11. ^ "Comelec ratifies Bangsamoro Organic Law". BusinessMirror. January 26, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  12. ^ Depasupil, William; Reyes, Dempsey (January 23, 2019). "'Yes' vote prevails in 4 of 5 provinces". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  13. ^ Galvez, Daphne (January 22, 2019). "Zubiri: Overwhelming 'yes' vote for BOL shows Mindanao shedding its history of conflict". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 26, 2019.