Bangsamoro Parliament

The Bangsamoro Parliament (Filipino: Parlamento ng Bangsamoro; Arabic: البرلمان بانجسامورو) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Bangsamoro, an autonomous region of the Philippines. Its parliament building is located within the Bangsamoro Government Center, Cotabato City. It succeeded the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.^[1]

History

The 1987 Constitution provided for the creation of an autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao comprising provinces, cities, municipalities, and geographical areas that share a common and distinctive historical and cultural heritage, socioeconomic structures, and other relevant characteristics according to the framework of the Constitution, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Philippines.^[1]

Seat

The Parliament first met at the auditorium of the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex located within the BARMM Complex in Cotabato City during the first interim Parliament from 2019 to 2022. Sessions were then regularly held at the Parliament Building, the former seat of the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly, within the same complex since 2022.^[1]

Membership

As per law, the legislature should be composed of at least 80 members, who in turn are led by the speaker of the Parliament which was appointed from among the members of the legislature. Until June 30, 2019, 24 elective officials of the defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao could have served as additional members.^[1]

Allocation of seats

The Bangsamoro Organic Law apportioned the seats of the Bangsamoro Parliament across eight provinces. However, following the exclusion of Sulu, the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Districts Act of 2025 which was approved on January 12, 2026, reapportioned the seven seats originally allocated to Sulu to the remaining provinces.^[1]

Committees

As with most legislative bodies, the Parliament uses committees that are constituted to specialize in particular areas of concern and to carry out specific functions. They are responsible for making recommendations to the plenary and preparing reports on the disposition of bills, resolutions, and other legislative matters.^[1]

Seal

The current seal of the Bangsamoro Parliament is in use since 2021 and its specifications is defined under Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 16. It is a circular symbol with a green, red, white, and yellow color scheme patterned after the Bangsamoro Flag and bears the name of the Parliament.^[1]

Historical composition

The following chart shows the historical composition of the Parliament after the beginning of every legislative period since the first interim Parliament in 2019.^[1]