Upcoming Special Geographic Area plebiscites

Upcoming Special Geographic Area plebiscites
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Plebiscite to ratify Bangsamoro Acts No. 129–136

Plebiscites are set to be held in the barangays of the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro autonomous region of the Philippines. The vote is to ratify or reject bills by the Bangsamoro Parliament to create eight new municipalities out of the SGA barangays situated in Cotabato, a province which is outside the jurisdiction of Bangsamoro.

Background

Special Geographic Area

Special Geographic Area

The Special Geographic Area (SGA) comprise of 63 barangays in six municipalities in the Cotabato provinces which opted to be included in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao during the second part of the 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite.

The barangays were made part of the Bangsamoro autonomous region, while its mother municipalities and Cotabato province itself remain part of Soccsksargen (Region XII).

It was by March 2020, the 63 barangays had already been grouped into a Special Geographic Area.[1]

On August 17, 2023, the bills consolidating the barangays into 8 municipalities were approved by the Bangsamoro Parliament,[2] a signature of the Chief Minister and plebiscites in the barangays are still pending.

Proposed municipalities

Proposed municipalities[3]
Municipality	Seat of government	Other barangays	Parliament Bill No.
Municipality	Barangays		Parliament Bill No.	Proposed municipalities that will be created from the special geographic area of Bangsamoro: Pahamudin Kadayangan Nabalawag Old Kaabakan Kapalawan Malidegao Tugunan Ligawasan
Pahamudin	Libungan Torreta	Balacayon Buricain Datu Binasing Datu Mantil Kadilingan Lower Pangangkalan Matilac Patot Upper Pangangkalan Lower Baquer Simsiman	129
Kadayangan	Kapinpilan	Central Labas Malingao Mudseng Sambulawan Tugal Tumbras	130
Nabalawag	Nabalawag	Damatulan Kadigasan Kadingilan Kudarangan Olandang Dungguan	131
Old Kaabakan	Pedtad or Nangaan	Buluan Sanggadong Simbuhay Simone Tamped	132
Kapalawan	Kitulaan	Kibayao Langogan Manarapan Nasapian Pebpoloan Tupig	133
Malidegao	Gokotan	Balungis Batulawan Fort Pikit Nabundas Nalapaan Nunguan	134
Tugunan	Manaulanan	Balong Bualan Lagunde Macabual Macasendeg Pamalian Panicupan Tapodoc	135
Ligawasan	Bagoinged	Barungis Bulol Buliok Gli-Gli Kabasalan Rajamuda	136

Conduct of the plebiscite

The Bangsamoro government plans to hold the plebiscite for the ratification of the bills alongside the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30, 2023.[4] However such plan is considered as impossible by the Bangsamoro office of the Commission on Elections due to time constraints.[5][6]

References

Fernandez, Edwin (March 21, 2020). "BARMM records 2 Covid-19 deaths, 2 infected". Retrieved June 30, 2020.
"BARMM approves creation of 8 new towns". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
"Bills creating 8 municipalities in SGA-BARMM approved by BTA Parliament". Luwaran. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
De La Cruz, Sheila Mae (19 August 2023). "BARMM forms 8 towns out of Cotabato villages". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
Cabrera, Ferdinandh (23 August 2023). "Comelec-BARMM says it's too late to include SGA plebiscite during BSK elections". MindaNews. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
Sumangil, Franz (25 August 2023). "No go for plebiscite, BSKE on same date". The Manila Times. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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[1] Fernandez, Edwin (March 21, 2020). "BARMM records 2 Covid-19 deaths, 2 infected". Retrieved June 30, 2020.

[2] "BARMM approves creation of 8 new towns". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[3] "Bills creating 8 municipalities in SGA-BARMM approved by BTA Parliament". Luwaran. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[4] De La Cruz, Sheila Mae (19 August 2023). "BARMM forms 8 towns out of Cotabato villages". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[5] Cabrera, Ferdinandh (23 August 2023). "Comelec-BARMM says it's too late to include SGA plebiscite during BSK elections". MindaNews. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[6] Sumangil, Franz (25 August 2023). "No go for plebiscite, BSKE on same date". The Manila Times. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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