BARMM officials ask Congress to create province for 8 new towns

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“SGADA will oversee these eight towns until a new province is established, in accordance with the Bangsamoro Local Governance Code,” Alba explained.SGADA, working closely with BARMM’s Ministry of the Interior and Local Governance , has been addressing the concerns of the 63 SGA barangays since 2019 when they voted to join BARMM.

However, with the election period only five months away, Antao expressed doubts that the creation of a new province would be completed in time for the 2025 elections. The SGA is also referred to as “Ligawasan province” by the MILF, situated along the Ligawasan Marsh, an extensive wetland spanning Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur in BARMM, and Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat in the Soccsksargen region.

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