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Recommended Reading: ‘True mujahideen’: Where the Bangsamoro stands, 6 years in

Six years after the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, incomplete rebel decommissioning and weak infrastructure delay full stability. Enterprises must monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections for potential shifts in regional governance and security.

Politics and Policy Bangsamoro Islamist Insurgency

JC Gotinga of Rappler writes about the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), six years after it was created by law as the culmination of the Philippine government’s peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. While both former rebels and civilians note the relative peace and freedom they’ve experienced since 2019, the security and socioeconomic dividends of the peace process are yet to be fully reaped. The decommissioning of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front continues to hit snags as fighters express dissatisfaction with incomplete compensation from the government. Basic public services and infrastructure have yet to reach the BARMM’s largely rural population. As the Moro Islamic Liberation Front gears up for the region’s first parliamentary elections, both their role in governing the region and the trajectory of the peace process post-elections are left in limbo. Overall, satisfaction with the peace process is a mixed bag, but Moro Islamic Liberation Front officials appear committed to making sure that the region’s peace and security gains hold steady. 

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