Meanings of bangsamoro in English

Cotabato would most likely be the new Bangsamoro authority's seat of government.

The deal envisaged an autonomous entity, known as the Bangsamoro, in the predominantly Muslim Mindanao region of the southern Philippines.

With Duterte's 2016 election promises still largely unmet, a successful transition to a Bangsamoro authority would be a feather in his cap.

An estimated 5 million Muslims live in the Bangsamoro region, which has the country's lowest levels of employment, income, education and economic development.

Bangsamoro will have its own legislative, executive and fiscal powers, but defence, security and foreign and monetary policy will remain under Manila's control.

Bangsamoro will have its own legislative, executive and fiscal powers, but defense, security and foreign and monetary policy will remain under Manila's control.

But a Senate hearing on a Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) setting up the special zone has been suspended and could languish indefinitely.

Mohagher Iqbal, the MILF's top negotiator, said extremists exploit disillusionment with the Bangsamoro plan and promote violence by teaching only selected verses of the Koran.

Iqbal said the 12,000-member Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces were ordered to "support and cooperate with efforts to revitalise and strengthen ceasefire mechanisms on the ground".