Shariff Kabunsuan creation plebiscite, 2006
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The Shariff Kabunsuan creation plebiscite was a plebiscite on the creation of the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan
from Maguindanao
province in the Philippines
. The results were announced on October 31, 2006.
Gov. Datu Zaldy Ampatuan of ARMM
and his father, Gov. Datu Andal Ampatuan of Maguindanao, earlier campaigned for the conception of Shariff Kabunsuan
to better extend government services to their constituents, particularly those in the precipitous parts of the area.
Ampatuan signed Regional Legislative Assembly Bill No. 445, seeking the creation of the new province, on September 7, 2006. This paved the way for the plebiscite.
There are talks Maguindanao Vice Governor Bimbo Sinsuat will be named caretaker of the youngest local government unit in the country.
Sinsuat himself declined to comment when asked to comment on reports that the regional governor had chosen him to head the new province
.
Those who voted for the ratification of the ARMM
law which created Shariff Kabunsuan
was more than 60 percent of the total registered voters in the province.
It will be the first ever province created by the region’s legislature
.
Under the ARMM’s
charter, the Regional Assembly can create barangays, towns and provinces as long as the new set up would not alter the geographical and political territories of any of the region’s eight congressional districts.
Its creation was authored by the 24-seat Regional Assembly in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM) which will cover all of the 10 towns in the first district of Maguindanao
.
creation plebiscite was supervised and officiated by the COMELEC
pursuant to Resolution No. 7727.
The question of the said plebiscite was:
The following municipalities seceded from Maguindanao
and formed the new province. All of them were from the first legislative district of Maguindanao.
Kabuntalan was chosen as the capital of the new province.
The province was the first to be created under Republic Act No. 9054 or the Expanded ARMM law.
Shariff Kabunsuan
Shariff Kabunsuan was a province of the Philippines within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao that existed from 2006 to 2008. The law establishing the province was nullified by the Philippine Supreme Court in 2008.-History:...
from Maguindanao
Maguindanao
Maguindanao is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . Its capital is Shariff Aguak. It borders Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, and Sultan Kudarat to the south....
province in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. The results were announced on October 31, 2006.
Gov. Datu Zaldy Ampatuan of ARMM
ARMM
ARMM can mean:* Automated Retroactive Minimal Moderation, a program to aid in the control of Usenet abuse, see ARMM * Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao...
and his father, Gov. Datu Andal Ampatuan of Maguindanao, earlier campaigned for the conception of Shariff Kabunsuan
Shariff Kabunsuan
Shariff Kabunsuan was a province of the Philippines within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao that existed from 2006 to 2008. The law establishing the province was nullified by the Philippine Supreme Court in 2008.-History:...
to better extend government services to their constituents, particularly those in the precipitous parts of the area.
Ampatuan signed Regional Legislative Assembly Bill No. 445, seeking the creation of the new province, on September 7, 2006. This paved the way for the plebiscite.
There are talks Maguindanao Vice Governor Bimbo Sinsuat will be named caretaker of the youngest local government unit in the country.
Sinsuat himself declined to comment when asked to comment on reports that the regional governor had chosen him to head the new province
Shariff Kabunsuan
Shariff Kabunsuan was a province of the Philippines within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao that existed from 2006 to 2008. The law establishing the province was nullified by the Philippine Supreme Court in 2008.-History:...
.
Those who voted for the ratification of the ARMM
ARMM
ARMM can mean:* Automated Retroactive Minimal Moderation, a program to aid in the control of Usenet abuse, see ARMM * Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao...
law which created Shariff Kabunsuan
Shariff Kabunsuan
Shariff Kabunsuan was a province of the Philippines within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao that existed from 2006 to 2008. The law establishing the province was nullified by the Philippine Supreme Court in 2008.-History:...
was more than 60 percent of the total registered voters in the province.
It will be the first ever province created by the region’s legislature
ARMM
ARMM can mean:* Automated Retroactive Minimal Moderation, a program to aid in the control of Usenet abuse, see ARMM * Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao...
.
Under the ARMM’s
ARMM
ARMM can mean:* Automated Retroactive Minimal Moderation, a program to aid in the control of Usenet abuse, see ARMM * Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao...
charter, the Regional Assembly can create barangays, towns and provinces as long as the new set up would not alter the geographical and political territories of any of the region’s eight congressional districts.
Its creation was authored by the 24-seat Regional Assembly in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is the region, located in the Mindanao island group of the Philippines, that is composed of predominantly Muslim provinces, namely: Basilan , Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. It is the only region that has its own government...
(ARMM) which will cover all of the 10 towns in the first district of Maguindanao
Maguindanao
Maguindanao is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . Its capital is Shariff Aguak. It borders Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, and Sultan Kudarat to the south....
.
Referendum question
The Shariff KabunsuanShariff Kabunsuan
Shariff Kabunsuan was a province of the Philippines within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao that existed from 2006 to 2008. The law establishing the province was nullified by the Philippine Supreme Court in 2008.-History:...
creation plebiscite was supervised and officiated by the COMELEC
Commission on Elections (Philippines)
The Commission on Elections, or COMELEC, is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections, initiatives, referendums, and recalls....
pursuant to Resolution No. 7727.
The question of the said plebiscite was:
DO YOU APPROVE OF THE CREATION OF THE PROVINCE OF SHARIFF KABUNSUAN, INTO A DISTINCT AND INDEPENDENT PROVINCE COMPRISING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BARIRA, BULDON, DATU ODIN SINSUAT, KABUNTALAN, MATANOG, PARANG, SULTAN KUDARAT, SULTAN MASTURA, UPI AND DATU BLAH T. SINSUATDatu Blah T. Sinsuat, Shariff KabunsuanDatu Blah T. Sinsuat is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines. Formerly a part of the town of Upi, Datu Blah T. Sinsuat became another municipality after a plebiscite on September 16, 2006 and pursuant to the Muslim Mindanao Act No. 198 of the ARMM...
IN THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO, PURSUANT TO MMA ACT NO. 201?
Results
| Option | Votes |
|---|---|
| In favor for creation | 285,372 |
| Against the creation | 8,802 |
The following municipalities seceded from Maguindanao
Maguindanao
Maguindanao is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . Its capital is Shariff Aguak. It borders Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, and Sultan Kudarat to the south....
and formed the new province. All of them were from the first legislative district of Maguindanao.
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Kabuntalan was chosen as the capital of the new province.
The province was the first to be created under Republic Act No. 9054 or the Expanded ARMM law.