2nd Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament
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The 2nd Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament is the second interim Bangsamoro Parliament, the legislature of the transitional regional government of Bangsamoro.
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| Legislative body | Bangsamoro Parliament | ||||||||
| Jurisdiction | Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines | ||||||||
| Meeting place | Bangsamoro Parliament Building, BARMM Complex, Brgy. Rosary Heights VII, Cotabato City | ||||||||
| Term | September 15, 2022 – January 29, 2026 | ||||||||
| Members | 80 | ||||||||
| Speaker | Pangalian Balindong (until October 2, 2025) Mohammad Yacob (from October 21, 2025) | ||||||||
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| Floor Leader | Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba (until October 21, 2025) John Anthony Lim (from October 21, 2025) | ||||||||
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It is composed of members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority which had a new set of members on August 12, 2022, who are appointed by President Bongbong Marcos.
It succeeded the 1st BTA Parliament of 2019 to 2022 and had its inaugural session on September 15, 2022.[1] The first regular session opened on September 20, 2022.[2]
Marcos sworn in 77 members, 19 of which are new members, on March 15, 2025. Abdulraof Macacua succeeded Murad Ebrahim as new interim chief minister. The fourth session will opens on April 8, 2025[3]
The United Tausug Citizens of the Sultanate of Sulu petitioned the Department of Justice to have Sharif Jubar Muhammad appointed as chief minister and have 50 other individuals appointed to parliamentary positions. This was dismissed as moot and academic following Sulu's exclusion from the region by a Supreme Court ruling.[4]
Leadership
For the second parliament, the position of majority and minority leaders were discontinued.[2][5] Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba was initially named as majority leader with no minority leader named.[6] Dumama-Alba was later redesignated as floor leader.[2][5]
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until October 2, 2025
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from October 21, 2025
- Speaker:
- Pangalian Balindong (MILF), until October 2, 2025
- Mohammad Yacob (MILF), from October 21, 2025
- Deputy Speakers:
- Hatimil Hassan (National Government), until May 21, 2025
- Nabil Tan (National Government)
- Omar Yasser Sema (National Government)
- Lanang Ali Jr. (MILF)
- Paisalin Tago (National Government), until May 21, 2025
- Abdulkarim Misuari (National Government)
- Benjamin Loong (MILF), until May 21, 2025
- Don Mustapha Loong (National Government), from May 21, 2025
- John Anthony Lim (National Government), May 21 – October 21, 2025
- Laisa Alamia (National Government), from May 21, 2025
- Amenodin Sumagayan (National Government), from May 21, 2025
- Suwaib Oranon (MILF), from May 21, 2025
- Baintan Ampatuan (National Government), from May 21, 2025
- Ishak Mastura (National Government), from May 21, 2025
- Adzfar Usman (National Government), from May 21, 2025
- Jose Lorena (National Government), from October 21, 2025
- Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba (MILF), from October 21, 2025
- Floor Leader:
- Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba (MILF), until October 21, 2025
- John Anthony Lim (National Government), from October 21, 2025
Sessions
Composition
| MPs | At start | At end | |
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| Moro Islamic Liberation Front nominees | 41 | 39 | |
| National Government nominees | 39 | 38 | |
| Vacant | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | |
The interim Bangsamoro Parliament's mandate was supposed to end on June 30, 2022, as per the Bangsamoro Organic Law, but this was extended to 2025 by law passed by President Rodrigo Duterte whose presidency ended on the same day the interim parliament is supposed to be dissolved.[15]
Duterte's successor President Bongbong Marcos appointed a new set of members for the interim parliament. 49 were reappointed while are 31 new members. The composition of 41 MILF nominees and 39 government nominees were still retained. The MILF nominees include people associated with the MNLF — eight from the Sema-Jikiri faction and seven from the Nur Misuari's faction. Misuari's group became part of the parliament for the first time.[16]
The BTA under President Marcos would be informally referred to as "BTA 2" while the BTA under Duterte became retroactively known as "BTA 1".[17]
An inaugural session with the new set of members appointed by Marcos was held on September 15, 2022. A new set of officials was elected as well, including Pangalian Balindong who was again elected as speaker.[6] Additional officers were elected and the minority and majority leader position were abolished on the first regular session on September 20, 2022.[2]
When Sulu was excluded from the Bangsamoro in September 2024 via a Supreme Court decision, the status of MPs based in Sulu was put into question. Only President Bongbong Marcos can decide on their tenure.[18]
Graphical representation
This is the graphical representation of the 2nd Bangsamoro Transition Authority showing its make-up (as of October 2, 2025): (Note: This is not the official seating plan of the Bangsamoro Parliament.)
Composition since October 2, 2025
List of MPs
Notes
- The Fourth Regular Session was initially scheduled to end on October 29, 2025.
- Incumbent MPs who were not reappointed in March 2025.
- Pangalian Balindong died on October 2, 2025.
- Murad Ebrahim was one of the 58 incumbent MPs reappointed in March 2025, but refused his seat.
- Abdulraof Macacua resigned on April 5, 2023, upon his appointment as Governor of Maguindanao del Norte. Macacua retook office on March 15, 2025, upon his appointment as Chief Minister of Bangsamoro.
- Jamel Macacua was appointed on January 26, 2024, to replace Abdulraof Macacua. He was not among the incumbent MPs who were reappointed in March 2025.