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Former rebel Macacua elected chief minister of Philippines' Bangsamoro region

Abdulraof Macacua defeats his former MILF commander Murad Ebrahim in the new Bangsamoro parliament's first vote for its executive.

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What to know

  • Abdulraof Macacua, a 69-year-old former MILF rebel who fought Marcos's father as a teenager, won the chief minister vote 51-27 over his former commander Murad Ebrahim.
  • The vote was the first by an elected BARMM parliament, following September regional elections in which Macacua's party fell short of a majority.
  • BARMM remains the Philippines' poorest region and will continue to rely on national budget transfers, over 115 billion pesos ($1.8 billion) proposed for 2027.
  • Macacua had been installed by Marcos as interim chief executive before the election, a move the MILF's senior leadership had objected to.

“ensuring that the dividends of peace are felt in the daily lives of every Bangsamoro family”

Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines · Arab News ↗ · Oct 29

Abdulraof MacacuaAbdulraof Macacua Newly elected BARMM chief ministerMurad Ebrahim MILF leader and Macacua's rivalFerdinand Marcos President of the Philippines

Former rebel Macacua elected chief minister of Philippines' Bangsamoro region
aljazeera.com

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    International broadcasters cover Macacua's election

    Al Jazeera English aired a segment describing Macacua's election as historic, confirming the 51-of-80 vote tally after decades of conflict in the region.

  2. background

    Marcos addresses first elected Bangsamoro parliament — President Ferdinand Marcos, whose father fought the Muslim insurgency that broke out in the 1970s, attended as main guest and told the assembly its role was to ensure 'the dividends of peace are felt in the daily lives of every Bangsamoro family.'

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    Bangsamoro assembly elects Macacua chief minister

    The newly convened 80-seat BARMM parliament elected former MILF commander Abdulraof Macacua chief minister with 51 votes, over his former boss Murad Ebrahim's 27 votes, a month and a half after regional elections in which Macacua's party fell short of a majority.

    “Winning the right to govern was a significant achievement. The successful conduct of the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections was another historic step forward. Now comes the hard part.”
    — Ferdinand Marcos