March 27, 2026, marks the 12th anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB). This landmark agreement was translated into law through the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) of 2018, officially creating the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) upon its ratification in 2019. However, the path to political maturity has been anything but linear. The first BARMM election, originally slated for 2022, has faced a carousel of postponements: first to May 2025 due to pandemic recovery, then to October 2025. Following the Supreme Court ruling removing Sulu from the BARMM, it moved again to March […]... Keep on reading: The Bangsamoro crucible