The Muslim autonomous region of Mindanao, Philippines. It held its first parliamentary election in September 2026, and the parliament seated on 30 October chose Macacua as the first elected Chief Minister. The 2026 budget of about ₱114bn focuses on education, health and infrastructure; approved investment had already passed the full 2025 total by Q2.
Autonomy & powers
Government · leader
Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua (elected 30 Oct 2026, 51 votes) · Speaker Amer Rakim
Key national agenda
- First elected government and an 'inclusive government' (46+ seat coalition)
- Closing the peace process: decommissioning, assistance packages, camp transformation
- Delivering the education- and health-led 2026 budget (~₱114bn)
- Road and farm-to-market networks (JICA road capacity project 2026–2029)
- Investment promotion in health, tourism and agribusiness
Government programmes
BARMM 도로망 개선·유지관리 역량 강화 사업
도로 분류 계획, 도로·교량 데이터베이스 구축, 지구 사무소 시범 운영. 마긴다나오 북·남부, 라나오 델 노르테의 접근로·농로 개선 포함.
교육 인프라·기술교육 확대264.9억 페소(2026)
지역 보건 서비스 확충86.2억 페소(2026)
공공사업 — 도로·교량·수리57.7억 페소(2026)
Business opportunities
Road and bridge asset database and inspection app
The JICA project is building a new road and bridge database and maintenance system.
BARMM Ministry of Public Works, district offices
Digital tools for school administration and remote learning
Education takes about a quarter of the regional budget.
MBHTE, madrasas and public schools
Agro-processing and smart farming linked to halal certification
Agribusiness is a top approved-investment sector with halal market access.
BBOI investors, MAFAR
EMR and telemedicine for health centres
Health is the second-largest budget line and island access is poor.
BARMM Ministry of Health
E-procurement and open-budget systems
The first elected government stresses trust and inclusive governance (estimate).
Office of the Chief Minister, finance ministry
ODA · EDCF projects
- Road Network Improvement & Maintenance capacity (MPW-RNI) · JICA 기술협력 · 착수
Korean support schemes
- KOTRA 마닐라 무역관 · KOTRA — 필리핀 진출 상담, 현지 바이어·정부 조달 정보
- KOICA 필리핀 사무소 · KOICA — 민다나오 지역 개발협력 사업·혁신적 개발협력(CTS) 연계 검토
Official notices
- 2026 예산 상위: 교육부 264.9억, 보건부 86.2억, 공공사업부 57.7억 페소
- BBOI 2026년 상반기 투자 승인 51억 페소(일자리 2,583개 예상)
Disaster · conflict · epidemic
Watch 2026-10-31
Typhoons and floods · Mindanao earthquakes
Violence and alleged ballot irregularities during the Sept 2026 election (Basilan) · Residual armed groups
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