Mindanao

Island in the Philippines

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April 2021 Sony signed streaming rights deals with Netflix and Disney for Uncharted and other films in their 2022-2026 slate.
2020
Moro people
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority census, the Moro people comprised about 6.5% of the Philippines' total population, approximately 7.1 million people.
April 5 2019
Moro people
MNLF member Abdul was interviewed about the historical resistance of Sulu, referencing past battles against Japanese, Americans, and Spaniards.
April 5 2019
Moro people
MNLF member Abdul was interviewed about the 1974 Battle of Jolo, emphasizing the Moro people's historical resistance against foreign powers.
2018
Moro people
Following successful peace talks and a ceasefire between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was created, granting the Moro people greater political autonomy and powers.
2018
Moro people
A unification gathering of Sulu archipelago sultans and ethnic community representatives was held in Zamboanga City, where they declared themselves as Bangsa Sug peoples and formally separated from the Bangsa Moro peoples of mainland central Mindanao. They advocated for establishing a separate Philippine state or incorporating the Sulu archipelago into a potential Zamboanga peninsula state.
2016
Moro people
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front was in the final stages of implementation for the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro.
2014
Moro people
President Benigno Aquino III submitted the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law to Congress leaders, proposing to abolish the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and establish a new Bangsamoro political identity.
March 2014
Moro people
The Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, which formed the basis for the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law.
2013
Moro people
MNLF founding leader Nur Misuari was exiled after a clash with the government in Zamboanga City, protesting unilateral changes to the 1996 Final Peace Agreement. He was subsequently labeled a 'terrorist' during the siege.

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