Maguindanao | Parang, Maguindanao | Andal Ampatuan, Jr. | Zaldy Ampatuan | Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao | Maguindanao's 1st district | Andal Ampatuan, Sr. |
Andal Ampatuan, Sr., former Governor of Maguindanao province, the Philippines, and suspect in the Maguindanao massacre
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Andal Ampatuan, Jr., former Mayor of Datu Unsay, Maguindanao Maguindanao Massacre
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Zaldy Ampatuan, former Governor of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
The victims were about to file a certificate of candidacy for Esmael Mangudadatu, vice mayor of Buluan town for the province's gubernatorial election.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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 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.