Bangsamoro

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March 27 declared a holiday in BARMM to mark signing of peace pact (Minda News)

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 23 March) – March 27 has been declared a special non-working holiday in the entire Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ( ...

A plebiscite on the Organic Law for the BARMM held in 2019 led to the creation of the current autonomous region, which replaced the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed the CAB on March 27, 2014, 17 years after peace negotiations started in 1997. The proclamation said it is fitting and proper to honor the signing of the CAB which promoted peace and stability in Mindanao and paved the way for the establishment of the autonomous region.

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Murad declares BARMM holiday to remember 2014 peace pact (Rappler)

Bangsamoro interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim says the Bangsamoro will remember the 2014 turning point in the region's history nine years ago.

The agreement was followed by a series of peace accords until it culminated in the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), which paved the way for the creation of the BARMM during the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte. In Proclamation No. 0001-2023, Ebrahim said it would be fitting and proper to honor the signing of the CAB, which promoted peace and stability in Mindanao and paved the way for the establishment of the present Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

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