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Sinsuat vs. Ebrahim

DATU SAJID S. SINSUAT, EBRAHIM P. DIOCOLANO, AND FEBY A. ACOSTA, PETITIONERS, V.S. HON. AHOD BALAWAG EBRAHIM, IN HIS CAPACITY AS INTERIM CHIEF MINISTER OF THE BANGSAMORO GOVERNMENT, AND BANGSAMORO TRANSITION AUTHORITY (BTA), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 271972 ] MAYOR DATU TUCAO O. MASTURA, FOR HIMSELF AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SULTAN KUDARAT, MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE, AND THE LIGA NG MGA BARANGAY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SULTAN KUDARAT, MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE, REPRESENTED BY BAI ALIYYAH NADRAH M. MACASINDIL, PETITIONERS, V.S. BANGSAMORO TRANSITION AUTHORITY (BTA), AND HON. AHOD BALAWAG EBRAHIM, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE INTERIM CHIEF MINISTER OF THE BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (BARMM), AND THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 271741/G.R. No. 271972 | 2024-08-20

D E C I S I O N
 
ZALAMEDA, J.:
 
The recognition of the cause of the Bangsamoro people and the aspirations of Muslim Filipinos and all indigenous cultural communities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) sits at the core of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. It fulfills the promise of meaningful self-governance within the framework of the Constitution and national sovereignty. Since its enactment and implementation, the Court has protected the enshrined purpose of Republic Act No. 11054 or the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Bangsamoro Organic Law).

This case underscores the...