Governors, vice govs of split Maguindanao provinces assume posts

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" The provincial board of canvassers during the Maguindanao plebiscite last September. ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/09/18/09182022-maguindanao-split.jpg"/><figcaption>The provincial board of canvassers during the Maguindanao plebiscite last September. <em>ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The governors and vice governors of new provinces Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte assumed their posts Friday, more than a month since the plebiscite that voted in favor of splitting Maguindanao.</p><p>Former Maguindanao Governor Bai Mariam Sangki-Mangudadatu became governor of Maguindanao del Sur while former vice governor Ainee Sinsuat was named Maguindanao del Norte governor.</p><p>Maguindanao provincial board members Nathaniel Midtimbang and Sharifudin Mastura also assumed their posts as vice governors of Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte, respectively.</p><p>Mangudadatu said local officials took their oaths on October 13, but did not say who presided over the oath-taking and where it happened.</p><p>The plebiscite recorded an 86.93-percent turnout or an actual vote of 711,767, the second highest turnout in a province-wide referendum in the Philippines, where 706,558 voted &quot;yes&quot; while 5,209 voted &quot;no.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/18/22/majority-vote-for-maguindanao-split-comelec">Majority vote for split of Maguindanao province: Comelec</a></li></ul><ul>	<li>Barira</li>	<li>Buldon</li>	<li>Datu Blah Sinsuat</li>	<li>Datu Odin Sinsuat</li>	<li>Kabuntalan</li>	<li>Matanog</li>	<li>Northern Kabuntalan</li>	<li>Parang, North Upi</li>	<li>Sultan Kudarat</li>	<li>Sultan Mastura Talitay</li></ul><p>Meanwhile, 24 municipalities fall under Maguindanao del Sur:</p><ul>	<li>Ampatuan</li>	<li>Buluan</li>	<li>Datu Abdullah Sangki</li>	<li>Datu Anggal Midtimbang</li>	<li>Datu Hoffer Ampatuan</li>	<li>Datu Montawal,</li>	<li>Datu Paglas</li>	<li>Datu Piang</li>	<li>Datu Salibo</li>	<li>Datu Saudi Ampatuan</li>	<li>Datu Unsay</li>	<li>General Salipada K. Pendatun</li>	<li>Guindulugan</li>	<li>Mamasapano</li>	<li>Mangudadatu</li>	<li>Pagalungan,</li>	<li>Paglat</li>	<li>Pandag</li>	<li>Rajah Buayan</li>	<li>Shariff Aguak</li>	<li>Shariff Saydona Mustapha</li>	<li>Sultan sa Barongis</li>	<li>Talayan</li>	<li>South Upi</li></ul><p>Meanwhile, the respective provincial council of the two provinces will hold their inaugural session after the 60-day transition period ends. <strong>— Report from Lerio Bompat</strong></p><div><strong> RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2303075" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Bai Mariam Sangki-Mangudadatu became Maguindanao del Sur governor, while Ainee Sinsuat was named Maguindanao del Norte governor.

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Governors, vice govs of split Maguindanao provinces assume posts

Governors, vice govs of split Maguindanao provinces assume posts

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Published Oct 22, 2022 12:34 PM PHT

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