The proposed autonomous region within the Philippines, originating from an independence movement to seperate the Muslim majority-Moro areas, is now called what?
Bangsamoro peace process In the late 1960s, an independence movement was founded in Mindanao, the Philippines to separate the Muslim majority-Moro areas from the rest of the Philippines. The area is now called the Bangsamoro.
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.