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[edit] Cotabato City & Marawi
I recently found this reference - 15 August 2001: Two southern cities, Marawi and Cotabato, chose in a referendum to join the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao.
Unspecified(CB). Political Chronology of South-East Asia and Oceania. London, UK: Europa Publications, 2001. p 175.
L Hamm 06:29, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
- The last referendum conducted in ARMM to expand it was held in 2001, of all the provinces and cities proposed for inclusion only Basilan province and Marawi City voted for inclusion. Isabela City which is part of Basilan, declined, hence it remains to be part of Zamboanga peninsula region. I'll be glad to post the results of the referendum I obtained from the Commission on Elections, for the plebiscites held in 1990 for the ARMM's creation and 2001 for its expansion. Scorpion prinz 09:59, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Maguindanao voters approve new province
Of Maguindanao’s more than 500,000 registered voters, 285,372 favored the creation of Shariff Kabunsuan province. Shariff Kabunsuan became the country’s 80th province and the 6th in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
The new province, carved out of Maguindanao, is composed of the towns of Datu Odin Sinsuat, Kabuntalan, Upi, Sultan Kudarat, Datu Blah Sinsuat, Sultan Mastura, Parang, Buldon, Matanog and Barira.
ARMM is now composed of Maguindanao, Shariff Kabunsuan, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and the city of Marawi.
[edit] Constitutionality of ARMM
Rob Fran (talk) 09:06, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
Is the foundation of the ARMM Republic Act No. 6734 otherwise known as the Organic Act unconstitutional?
The constitution 1987 of the Philippines declares separation of church and state. It states that "NO PUBLIC MONEY MAY BE SPENT IN SUPPORT OF ANY RELIGION".
Currently the philippine government continues to spend billions of pesos each year for the salaries of the governors, mayors and all the officers and employees of the ARMM. The philippine government financially supports the Muslims but not any other religion. There is the office of the "Muslim Affairs" paid for by the government. There is no government supported office for the "iglesia ni cristo affairs" or any other religion. There is only the office of the "muslim affairs".
The Philippine government does not spend a centavo on any other religion because it is supposedly unconstitutinal. Yet here is the ARMM and the government spends billions of pesos on it every year.
The constitution of the Philippines claims that there is "Separation of Church and State" yet here is the ARMM and it is 100% supported by the Philippine government. Now this is not separation of church and state. This is embracing the muslim religion. Isn't this unconstitutional?
The ARMM is not an autonomy for any other religions in the philippines. It is only for the Muslims. Isn't this prejudicial and isn't this contradictory to the 1987 constitution declaring separation of church and state?
- I've also wondered about this but whether it is constitutional or not (after all, the self-same constitution provides for an autonomous Muslim region, making ARMM constitutional, but possibly also contradictory) Wikipedia is not the place to discuss this issue. This talk page is meant to improve the article on ARMM, not a forum about ARMM itself. --seav (talk) 10:37, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
