A single Maguindanao entity will be no more, after nearly all participating voters in the province favored the split of the Southern Philippine province into two. MaguindanaoPlebescite
MANILA, Philippines – A single Maguindanao entity will be no more, after nearly all participating voters in the province favored the split of the Southern Philippine province into two.
In figures, 707,651 voters or 99.27% of participants answered “yes” to the question, “Do you agree to divide the province of Maguindanao into two separate provinces to be known as Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur, in accordance with Republic Act No. 11550?”The voter turnout for the plebiscite was 80.84%.
In 2006, what was then the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao tried to form the province of Shariff Kabunsuan from the 10 municipalities in Maguindanao, and while the referendum was successful, the new province was short-lived after a Supreme Court ruling found its creation unconstitutional. The split, advocates have said, would allow citizens to have better access to basic health services such as education, health care and transportation, since there will be two provincial governments.
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