In the Philippines, a referendum was held for the Bangsamoro Basic Law, which was prepared under the peace agreement with the Muslim insurgents, which provided comprehensive autonomy for Moro Muslims.
According to the unofficial results of the referendum, 80 percent voted "YES", which is a great victory took place for Moro Muslims.
2 million 165 thousand voters participated in the referendum, which said a serious judicial incident has not been taken place.
The approved law provides for an increase in the legal and economic gains of Muslims in the region.
The new regulation will establish the autonomous government of Bangsamoro. In addition, it will be possible to open independent courts on religious freedoms in the region.
The central government will transfer the administrative powers in Mindanao to the Bangsamoro government.
The Philippines is one of the most important countries of South East Asia; It consists of 7 thousand islands with tropical islands, white sandy beaches, hundreds of years of rice fields, rich underwater diversity, active volcanoes, and crowded metropolises.
Mindanao Island, one of them, is an Islamic resort with an area of 117 thousand square kilometers. They have an earlier history than the Christians have and are made up of 13 indigenous tribes.
Muslims, which consist 25 percent of 20 million population on the island of Mindanao, constitutes 75 percent of the Bangsamoro region in the southwestern part of the island.
Muslims, which consisted the majority of the population on the island of Mindanao, became a minority as a result of settlement policies that began during the Spanish and American colonies.
Moro Muslims share a similar fate with many African and Middle Eastern people. They have fought against colonial Spanish and Americans for centuries. They tried to drive them out of their homeland. They lived in their independent states until the 20th century.
More than 120,000 people were killed, more than two million people displaced during the fight between the Moroumese and the Filipino government since 1960.
Moro Muslims struggling for the independence of Mindanao says they have been deprived of basic services such as education and health in decades of conflict.
The island, known to have rich oil and natural gas deposits, is the poorest region in the country.
Mindanao is the last piece of land left in the hands of Muslims who have been expelled from the land to the south of the country.
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