Speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament
| Speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament | |
|---|---|
| Filipino: Tagapagsalita ng Parlamento ng Bangsamoro | |
Parliament seal | |
since October 21, 2025 | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Bangsamoro Parliament |
| Formation | March 29, 2019 |
| First holder | Pangalian Balindong |
| Deputy | Deputy Speakers |
The speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament (Filipino: Tagapagsalita ng Parlamento ng Bangsamoro) is the presiding officer of the Bangsamoro Parliament, the regional legislature of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) of the Philippines.
The first speaker was Pangalian Balindong, who was elected by the parliament at the start of its inaugural session on March 29, 2019 until his death on October 2, 2025.
History
Prior to the establishment of the Bangsamoro Parliament on March 29, 2019, Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim named Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Ghazali Jaafar as the person he preferred to become the first speaker of the parliament with lawyer and former Lanao del Sur congressman Pangalian Balindong as Jaafar's deputy. However Jaafar died on March 13. At the start of the inaugural session of the parliament, there were two nominees for the speakership, Balindong and Laisa Alamia, with the former elected by the interim Bangsamoro Parliament as its speaker. Hatimil Hassan was elected as Balindong's deputy speaker.[1] Additional co-deputies were elected by the parliament at later dates.[2]
Function
The speaker is the presiding officer of the Bangsamoro Parliament whose role is to secure the honor of the parliament, ensure the rights and privileges of its members, and assure public access to its proceedings. The same presiding role could also be fulfilled by the speaker's deputies.[3] The speaker also has administrative supervision over legislative personnel, staff, and secretariat of the Bangsamoro Parliament and is also the appointing authority of all career positions win the parliament. Although the speaker is mandated to consult with the chief minister first for appointments of positions which has a salary grade of 25 and above.[4]
List of speakers
| No. | Portrait | Name (Lifespan) |
Term start | Term end | Party | Parliament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Pangalian Balindong Member of the BTA (1940–2025) Interim |
March 29, 2019 |
October 2, 2025 |
Nonpartisan (MILF) |
1st BTA | ||
| 2nd BTA | |||||||
| — | Mohammad Yacob Member of the BTA Interim (born 1970) [5] |
October 21, 2025 |
incumbent | Nonpartisan (MILF) | |||
List of deputy speakers
| No. | Portrait | Name (Lifespan) |
Term start | Term end | Party | Speaker | Parliament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Hatimil Hassan Member of the BTA (born 1949) Interim |
March 29, 2019 |
September 15, 2022 |
Nonpartisan (National Government) |
Pangalian Balindong | 1st BTA | ||
| — | Omar Yasser Sema Member of the BTA (born 1972) Interim [6] |
November 25, 2020 |
September 15, 2022 |
Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Zia Alonto Adiong Member of the BTA (born 1979) Interim [7] |
January 19, 2021 |
June 30, 2022 |
Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Nabil Tan Member of the BTA (born 1955) Interim [7] |
January 19, 2021 |
September 15, 2022 |
Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Hatimil Hassan Member of the BTA (born 1949) Interim |
September 15, 2022 |
May 21, 2025 |
Nonpartisan (National Government) |
Pangalian Balindong (until 2025) Mohammad Yacob (from 2025) |
2nd BTA | ||
| — | Nabil Tan Member of the BTA (born 1955) Interim |
September 15, 2022 |
Incumbent | Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Omar Yasser Sema Member of the BTA (born 1972) Interim |
September 15, 2022 |
Incumbent | Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Lanang Ali Jr. Member of the BTA (born 1982) Interim |
September 15, 2022 |
Incumbent | Nonpartisan (MILF) | ||||
| — | Paisalin Tago Member of the BTA (born 1967) Interim |
September 15, 2022 |
May 21, 2025 |
Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Abdulkarim Misuari Member of the BTA (born 1974) Interim |
September 15, 2022 |
Incumbent | Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Benjamin Loong Member of the BTA (born 1954) Interim |
September 15, 2022 |
May 21, 2025 |
Nonpartisan (MILF) | ||||
| — | Don Mustapha Loong Member of the BTA (born 1976) Interim |
May 21, 2025 |
Incumbent | Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | John Anthony Lim Member of the BTA (born 1979) Interim |
May 21, 2025 |
October 21, 2025 |
Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Laisa Alamia Member of the BTA (born 1971/1972) Interim |
May 21, 2025 |
Incumbent | Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Amenodin Sumagayan Member of the BTA (born 1975) Interim |
May 21, 2025 |
Incumbent | Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Suwaib Oranon Member of the BTA (born 1953) Interim |
May 21, 2025 |
Incumbent | Nonpartisan (MILF) | ||||
| — | Baintan Ampatuan Member of the BTA Interim |
May 21, 2025 |
Incumbent | Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Ishak Mastura Member of the BTA (born 1971) Interim |
May 21, 2025 |
Incumbent | Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Adzfar Usman Member of the BTA Interim |
May 21, 2025 |
Incumbent | Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Jose Lorena Member of the BTA Interim |
October 21, 2025 |
Incumbent | Nonpartisan (National Government) | ||||
| — | Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba Member of the BTA (born 1981/1982) Interim |
October 21, 2025 |
Incumbent | Nonpartisan (MILF) | ||||
References
- ^ Arguillas, Carolyn (March 30, 2019). "Bangsamoro Transition Authority elects officials; Balindong is Speaker". MindaNews. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "BTA Parliament adopts official seal, elects additional officers". BARMM Official Website. Bangsamoro Information Office. January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ La Viña, Antonio G. M. (September 10, 2018). "RIVERMAN'S VISTA: A governance innovation in the Bangsamoro". MindaNews. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "An Act Defining the Power of Appointment in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Bangsamoro Parliament. July 25, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ Cabrera, Ferdinandh (October 21, 2025). "BARMM Parliament elects new speaker". MindaNews. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "BTA Regular Session No. 45 (November 25-26, 2020) | MP Atty Maisara Latiph". Office of MP Maisara Dandamun-Latiph. November 28, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "BTA Parliament adopts official seal, elects additional officers". BARMM Official Website. Bangsamoro Information Office. January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.