COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 18 September) – Mindanao now has 28 provinces with the ratification of Republic Act 11550 in Saturday’s plebiscite, dividing Maguindanao into Maguindanao del Norte and Ma…
COTABATO CITY – Mindanao now has 28 provinces with the ratification of Republic Act 11550 in Saturday’s plebiscite, dividing Maguindanao into Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur.
Also because of the division into two provinces, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will now comprise six provinces . BARMM’s other component areas are the cities of Marawi, Lamitan and Cotabato and 63 villages in six North Cotabato towns that voted yes to inclusion in the BARMM. With the ratification, Maguindanao Governor Bai Mariam Mangudadatu will serve as Governor of Maguindanao del Sur while Vice Governor Ainee Sinsuat will serve as Acting Governor of Maguindanao del Norte until a governor is elected in 2025.
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