The proposed autonomous region within the Philippines, originating from an independence movement to seperate the Muslim majority-Moro areas, is now called what?
Bangsamoro (political entity) The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (Filipino: "Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Bangsamoro" Arabic: ‎ ‎ "Munṭiqah banjisāmūrū dhātiyyah al-ḥukm") is a proposed autonomous region within the Philippines. The proposal is part of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro, a preliminary peace agreement signed between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the government. When Rodrigo Duterte won as President of the Philippines in 2016, his administration announced that the Bangsamoro Basic Law bill would shelved instead of being taken up by the 17th Congress of the Philippines.
ISIL insurgency in the Philippines ISIL insurgency in the Philippines refers to the insurgency of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant branch in the Philippines, which includes local jihadist groups - Maute group, Abu Sayyaf group, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and Ansar Khalifa Philippines. The groups pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2014 or the following years.Since the Philippines is not in the Levant areas,mainstream media still uses not "ISIL" but original names to report the groups.