Bangsamoro (political entity)

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region منطقة بانجسامورو ذاتية الحكم
Proposed Autonomous region
Political map of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
Country	Philippines
Projected establishment	Upon the ratification of the Basic Law on selected areas in Muslim Mindanao
Government
• Type	Autonomous region Parliamentary system
• Chief Minister	None
• Deputy Chief Minister	None
• Speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament	None
Demonym(s)	Bangsamoro
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region is a proposed autonomous region within the Philippines. The proposal is part of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro, a preliminary peace agreement signed between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the government.

The new entity is intended to supersede the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), which President Benigno Aquino III described as a "failed experiment." The new political entity seeks to bring closure to the 17-year peace process between the Philippine government and the Moro people in the Mindanao.

On October 15, 2012, the historic preliminary agreement was signed by government chief negotiator Marvic Leonen, MILF Peace Panel Chair Mohagher Iqbl (nom de guerre), and Malaysian facilitator Tengku Dato’ Ab Ghafar Tengku Mohamed along with President Aquino, Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia, Chairman Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim of the MILF, and Secretary-General Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation at the Malacañang Palace in Manila. The document outlines general agreements on major issues, including the extent of power, revenues, and territory granted for the new Muslim autonomous region. At the first stage of the negotiation, Malaysia's involvement as the facilitator has caused a concern among Filipino communities, as been reported by media in the Philippines. It was, however have, explained by the Malaysian side that its involvement was due to the request by the Philippine government and MILF.

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