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Candidates & parties

Everyone who stoodon the ballot.

The 13 parties every voter in the region chose from, and every sectoral nominee and district filer this workspace holds a record for — searchable by name, by party, and by the place they stood in. Who actually won is on the result page.

PartiesOn the regional ballot — the same list for every voter in the region.
13
Names on recordEveryone this workspace holds a record for, on all three routes.
138
Sectoral nomineesFrom the regional certified list, for the seats never printed on a ballot.
30
District filersWorking records from reporting on COMELEC filings — verify against the official list.
108
01The party vote · 13 entries

Thirteen entries,four blocs.

One of these took your party vote, and the 40 party-representative seats were shared out in proportion to how the region voted. Open any entry for how it did in the count, its background, its chief-minister nominee, and the candidates who stood under it.

Governing bloc (MILF)

The MILF-led incumbent bloc that has governed the transition authority.

1 party

COMELEC dominant majority

UBJP

United Bangsamoro Justice Party

Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF); COMELEC-designated dominant majority party

Regional party on the COMELEC list. Background references identify it as the party linked to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). It has sectoral wings and the largest matched district COC-filer footprint in this working dataset.

Sectoral links
6
District filers
26

Opposition coalition

The BARMM Grand Coalition, positioned as the main inclusive opposition.

1 party

Official

BGC

BARMM Grand Coalition

Multi-party coalition (BPP, SIAP, Al-Ittihad-UKB); opposition to the MILF-led government

Regional party on the COMELEC list. Background reporting describes it as a coalition platform connected to incumbent provincial political blocs; district labels also show BGC-related component parties such as SIAP, BPP, and Al Ittihad-UKB.

Sectoral links
6
District filers
2

MNLF-linked

Parties tied to the two Moro National Liberation Front factions.

2 parties

Official

BAPA

Bangsamoro Party

MNLF (Sema faction)

Regional party on the COMELEC list; background references associate it with MNLF-linked political networks. It has a women sectoral wing candidate and several district COC filers in the working dataset.

Sectoral links
1
District filers
12
Official

Mahardika

Mahardika Party

MNLF (Misuari faction)

Regional party on the COMELEC list; background references associate it with MNLF-linked political networks. The district-filer dataset has entries under Mahardika/Partido Maharlika labels.

Sectoral links
0
District filers
2

Other regional parties

New and independent regional parliamentary parties on the ballot.

9 parties

Official

ABOT

Alliance of Bangsamoro Tri-People's Party

Regional parliamentary party

Regional party on the COMELEC list. Its name signals a tri-people framing for Moro, non-Moro Indigenous Peoples, and settler/community constituencies. No sectoral or district COC-filer links were matched in the extracted working dataset.

Sectoral links
0
District filers
0
Official

BEST Party

Bangsamoro Empowerment and Social Transformation Party

Regional parliamentary party

Regional party on the COMELEC list. It appears in the working district-filer dataset in Basilan, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, and Cotabato City.

Sectoral links
0
District filers
5
COMELEC dominant minority

BFP

Bangsamoro Federalist Party

New regional party; COMELEC-designated dominant minority party

Regional party on the COMELEC list. It is one of the parties with the broadest extracted candidate footprint: sectoral wings for settlers, women, youth, ulama, and traditional leaders, plus many district COC filers.

Sectoral links
6
District filers
18
Official

ISAMA

Indigenous, Settlers, Sama and Minorities Alliance Party

Regional parliamentary party (Indigenous / settler / minorities focus)

Regional party on the COMELEC list with an explicit Indigenous/settler/Sama/minorities identity in its name. One Tawi-Tawi district COC filer was matched in the working dataset.

Sectoral links
0
District filers
1
Official

Moro Ako

Moro Ako Party

Regional parliamentary party

Regional party on the COMELEC list. Background reporting describes it as Marawi City-based with nominees from young professionals and technical/professional sectors. No direct district COC-filer match was found in the extracted dataset.

Sectoral links
0
District filers
0
Official

Mushawara

People's Consultative (Mushawara) Party

Regional parliamentary party

Regional party on the COMELEC list. Earlier accreditation reporting differed from the final regional CLC, so the COMELEC regional CLC should be treated as controlling for ballot inclusion.

Sectoral links
0
District filers
0
Official

PBB

Partido Bangon Bangsamoro

New regional parliamentary party

Regional party on the COMELEC list. No sectoral or district COC-filer links were matched in the extracted working dataset.

Sectoral links
0
District filers
0
Official

Pro Bangsamoro Party

Progresibong Bangsamoro Party

Regional parliamentary party

Regional party on the COMELEC list. It has a legacy certified 2025 nominee list and 2026 district COC-filer matches in Lanao del Sur and Tawi-Tawi in the working dataset.

Sectoral links
0
District filers
5
Official

Raayat Democratic Party

Bangsamoro Peoples' Democratic Party

Regional parliamentary party

Regional party on the COMELEC list with a legacy certified 2025 nominee list. No direct district or sectoral match was found in the extracted working dataset.

Sectoral links
0
District filers
0
02Candidate finder

138 names,one search.

Sectoral nominees come from the regional certified list. District filers are working records taken from reporting on COMELEC filings — verify them against the official district list, since filers withdraw and get substituted. Search a name, a party, or a district.

138 of 138 · 30 sectoral · 108 district

Traditional Leaders

Official

10

Mangontawar B. Amatonding

Royal Sultanate of Eastern Unayan (RSEU)

Tharhata D. Ampatuan

Datu sa Kabuntalan (Matampay) sa Magindanaw Royal Descendants Association (The Royals)

Abdul Hamidullah Tominaman Atar

The Royal House of the Sultanate of Marawi (ROHOSUMA/RHSUMA)

Sailaney B. Benito

The Royal House of the Sultanate of Pagayawan (ROHOSUPA/RHSUPA)

Datuteng U. Gumbila

BFP - Traditional Leaders Sectoral Wing

Jehad Sandalo Hadji Nor

Royal Sultanate of Langkong (RSL)

Panga P. Ibay

Iranun Sultanate's League of the Philippines, Inc. (ISLPI)

Marjanie S. Macasalong

UBJP - Traditional Leaders Sectoral Wing

Datu Pax Pakung Sandigan Mangudadatu

BGC - Traditional Leaders Sectoral Wing

Nursharif S. Maulana

Dungon Traditional Leaders Organization (DTLO)

Women

Official

6

Dayangcarlsum S. Jumaide

Tawi-Tawi Provincial Women's Council Inc. (TPWC)

Mariam A. Kadatuan

League of Bangsamoro Islamic Advocate Associate (LBIAA)

Pombaen K. Kader

Bangsamoro Party (BAPA) - Women (BPW)

Ruby M. Sahali

BARMM Grand Coalition (BGC)

Aida M. Silongan

UBJP - Women Sectoral Wing

Jehan A. Usop

BFP - Women Sectoral Wing

Basilan

4 districts · 17 filed

Cotabato City

3 districts · 11 filed

3rd District

4 for 1 seat

Hashim B. Manticayan

UBJP

Reynaldo L. Canen

Independent

Tomanda D. Antok

BFP

Reynaldo L. Canen

BEST

Lanao del Sur

9 districts · 33 filed

3rd District

4 for 1 seat

Edrieza H. Nasser Rimbang

Independent

Abdulrauf A. Adiong

SIAP Party

Sittie Saleha C. Mangurun

Independent

Jamel D. Macaraya

UBJP

5th District

3 for 1 seat

Arimao S. Asum

SIAP Party

Udtog M. Tago

Independent

Khaled Yassin D. Papandayan

UBJP

7th District

4 for 1 seat

Ali-Usman S. Mindalano

SIAP Party

Nora L. Dipatuan

UBJP

Usman Jr M. Sarangani

Independent

Cardawi M. Macasilang

Independent

8th District

2 for 1 seat

Ahmad Amir A. Balindong

UBJP

Saipoden S. Torayas

Independent

Maguindanao del Norte

5 districts · 11 filed

2nd District

1 for 1 seat

Ibrahim P. Ibay

BFP

3rd District

3 for 1 seat

Asnawe B. Baraguir

Independent

Badrudin S. Mamad

Independent

Abdulraof A. Macacua

Independent

5th District

1 for 1 seat

Ishak V. Mastura

BFP

Maguindanao del Sur

5 districts · 16 filed

Special Geographic Area

2 districts · 7 filed

District II

5 for 1 seat

Kenindia M. Sinagandal

Independent

Elaysa E. Latiban

UBJP

Dulia D. Sultan

BFP

Kadil M. Sinolinding Jr.

Independent

Allanuddin S. Hassan

Independent

Tawi-Tawi

4 districts · 13 filed

4th District

4 for 1 seat

Michail K. Ahaja

Independent

Nur-Mahadil K. Ahaja

BFP

Sanya L. Jamalul

Independent

Hamdan M. Kasim

UBJP

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