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Katrina Domingo

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<p>MANILA — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said its “decision is final” that the province of Sulu is excluded from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/9/9/sc-sulu-province-not-part-of-bangsamoro-autonomous-region-1654">SC: Sulu Province not part of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region</a></div><p>“The Supreme Court denied the motions for partial reconsideration filed by the government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the Office of the Solicitor General, and others,” SC spokesperson Camille Ting said in a press conference. </p><p>“The decision is final and immediately executory. No further pleadings will be entertained,” she said. </p><p>The Bangsamoro Government had filed in October twin motions before the Supreme Court to bring back Sulu province to the Bangsamoro region after the sultanate rejected the Bangsamoro Organic Law in a plebiscite. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/11/12/sc-insists-ruling-on-exclusion-of-sulu-from-barmm-immediately-executory-1255">SC insists ruling on exclusion of Sulu from BARMM &#x27;immediately executory&#x27;</a></div><p>In an earlier decision, the high court said it was wrong to include the province of Sulu as it violated  Article X, Section 18 of the Constitution, which states that only provinces, cities, and geographic areas voting favorably in the plebiscite shall be included in the autonomous region.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ji2LIBjwYQQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The Supreme Court on Tuesday said its “decision is final” that the province of Sulu is excluded from BARMM.</p>

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said its “decision is final” that the province of Sulu is excluded from BARMM.

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SC: 'Decision is final' on Sulu’s exclusion from BARMM

SC: 'Decision is final' on Sulu’s exclusion from BARMM

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Nov 26, 2024 05:39 PM PHT

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