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unusual facts about Ampatuan, Maguindanao



Ampatuan

Andal Ampatuan, Sr., former Governor of Maguindanao province, the Philippines, and suspect in the Maguindanao massacre

Andal Ampatuan, Jr., former Mayor of Datu Unsay, Maguindanao Maguindanao Massacre

Zaldy Ampatuan, former Governor of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

Ampatuan, Maguindanao

The victims were about to file a certificate of candidacy for Esmael Mangudadatu, vice mayor of Buluan town for the province's gubernatorial election.

Noel Abrigo Coballes

Lieutenant General Noel A. Coballes (born February 7, 1958) is a Filipino Lieutenant General and a two-time Distinguished Conduct Star recipient for combat actions in Maguindanao, and thrice recipient of Distinguished Service Star.

Paldong

The lip-valley flutes in the Philippines are known by different names: abalao, abellao, sinongyop (Bontoc); balding, paldong, enoppok, innupok (Kalinga); tipano, kipano, paldeng (Isneg); and taladi (Ibaloi); palendag (Maguindanao); palalu (Mansaka); Palandag (Bagobo).

Philippine House of Representatives elections in SOCCSKSARGEN, 2010

Cotabato City is independent from any province and is a part of the SOCCSKSARGEN region, but is usually grouped with Maguindanao by the National Statistics Office.

Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 2010

On the other hand, Cotabato City, despite not being a part of the ARMM and of Maguindanao, elects their representative as a part of the Maguindanao's 1st district.

Shariff Kabunsuan creation plebiscite, 2006

Gov. Datu Zaldy Ampatuan of ARMM and his father, Gov. Datu Andal Ampatuan of Maguindanao, earlier campaigned for the conception of Shariff Kabunsuan to better extend government services to their constituents, particularly those in the precipitous parts of the area.

Zaldy Ampatuan

Zaldy Uy Ampatuan (born 22 August 1967), is a Filipino politician and was governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao from 8 August 2005 until his expulsion on 25 November 2009.


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