Oct 30, 2026
COTABATO CITY — Member of Parliament (MP) Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua was elected the first Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Friday during the regional legislature’s inaugural session at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Center. Macacua, who heads the Bangsamoro Federalist Party, was nominated by MP Kitem Kadatuan and was in contention