Maguindanao Rep. Datu Roonie Sinsuat Sr. has filed a measure seeking to separate Cotabato City from the first legislative district of Maguindanao.
Sinsuat said Cotabato City is formerly a part and the regional center of Region XII but due to the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law in 2018, it is now part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
“Being an independent component city, it is not administratively subject to regulation from the provincial government of Maguindanao where it is geographically located,” said Sinsuat in House Bill 8875.
Cotabato City is regarded as the “heart of Central Mindanao”.
Under the measure, Sinsuat will continue to represent Cotabato City until the new representative has been elected.
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