New Bangsamoro Transition Authority MPs take oath before Macacua

Newly appointed members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament took their oath of office Saturday in Manila before new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua.

During their oath taking, Macacua called on them to serve with integrity and advance the aspirations of the Bangsamoro people.

“The oath you take today symbolizes more than a mere affirmation of duties; it signifies your unwavering dedication to uphold the aspirations and rights of the Bangsamoro people,” he said, according to a BARMM press release.

The BTA Parliament is the interim government in the BARRM during the transition period, as per Republic Act No. 11054. It also holds legislative and executive powers.

The lawmakers' term is until October 2025 when the transition period ends following the BARMM parliamentary polls.

The new BTA Members of Parliament (MPs) are:

From the Government

1. ADIONG, RASHDI
2. ASARUL, HABER
3. BALINDONG, AHMAD AMIR
4. BAYAM, ZULFIKAR-ALI
5. CUTAN, UTTIH SALEM
6. EBIL, MUHAMMAD NADZIR
7. HATAMAN, ABRAR
8. JIKIRI, SARIPUDDIN
9. MUNDER, ALIRAKIM
10. RAKIM, AMER ZAAKARIA
11. SUMAGAYAN, AMENODIN

From the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)

1. ANTOK, TOMANDA
2. BENITO, ABDULBASIT
3. CANDAO, MA-AROUPH
4. GAYAK, AMIRODDIN
5. IBAY, IBRAHIM
6. KADATUAN, KITEM JR.
7. MACACUA, ABDULRAOF
8. PAGAYAO, ALINDATU

Below is the list of the reappointed BTA members:

1. ABAS, AKMAD
2. ABAS, HARON
3. ABBAS, BASIT
4. ABU, MUDJIB
5. ALAMIA, LAISA
6. ALAUDDIN, MOSBER
7. ALI, LANANG JR.
8. AMBOLODTO, SUHARTO
9. AMPATUAN, BAINTAN
10. ANAYATIN, SUSANA
11. ANTAO, MOHAMMAD KELIE
12. ASNAWIE, DAN
13. BALINDONG, PANGALIAN
14. DILANGALEN, HASHEMI
15. DUMAMA-ALBA, SHA ELIJAH
16. EBRAHIM, AHOD
17. ESMAEL, SUHARTO
18. ESTINO, MATARUL
19. GUERRA, EDWARD
20. HADJI ABDULLAH, KHALID
21. HASHIM, ABDULLAH
22. HASSAN, HATIMIL
23. IQBAL, MOHAGHER
24. ISMAEL, RASUL
25. JAJURIE, RAISSA
26. KARON, FAIZAL
27. LIM, JOHN ANTHONY
28. LOONG, BENJAMIN
29. LOONG, DON MUSTAPHA
30. LORENA, JOSE
31. MACAPAAR, ABDULLAH
32. MANTAWIL, BAILENG
33. MASTURA, ISHAK
34. MATALAM, JAAFAR APOLLO MIKHAIL
35. MENDOZA, FROILYN
36. MIDTIMBANG, MICHAEL
37. MIDTIMBANG, TAWAKAL
38. MISUARI, ABDULKARIM
39. MISUARI, NURREDHA
40. MITMUG, RASOL JR.
41. MUÑOZ, HUSSEIN
42. ORANON, SUWAIB
43. PACASEM, UBAIDA
44. PAK, ABDULWAHAB
45. PARCASIO, RANDOLPH
46. PIANG, RAMON SR.
47. SALENDAB, SAID
48. SALIK, ALI
49. SEMA, OMAR YASSER
50. SEMA, ROMEO
51. SHIEK, SAID
52. SINOLINDING, KADIL JR.
53. SOLAIMAN, ALI
54. TAGO, PAISALIN
55. TAN, NABIL
56. USMAN, ADZFAR
57. UY-OYOD, SITTIE FAHANIE
58. YACOB, MOHAMMAD

Malacañang announced on March 10 the names of the newly appointed MPs.

Macacua, who was OIC governor of Maguindanao del Norte, was appointed new BARMM interim chief minister earlier this month, replacing Ahod Ebrahim. —KG, GMA Integrated News