Public transparency for the Bangsamoro
Public records, in one place.
Bills, budgets, elections, procurement and every local government in the region, readable and traced back to the source.
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Public records you can read, question, and trace back to the source.
- BudgetGAAB FY 2020–2026Every enacted appropriation by sector, office, program and project, traced to the page of the Act it was printed on.
- Local governmentLGU directoryEvery province, city, municipality and barangay in the region — population, land area, and the officials elected to each.
- LegislationBangsamoro ParliamentBills, autonomy acts, resolutions, committees, and the members who filed them — with the stage each measure has reached.
- Election2026 ParliamentParties, candidates, districts, and sectoral seats for the 2026 Parliamentary Elections, with the source record behind each one.
- ProcurementPhilGEPS 2019–2026Every bid notice a BARMM government office has posted on PhilGEPS since 2019, its approved budget, and who won the contract.
- Public servicesCitizen’s ChartersWhat each regional office, province, city and town offers the public: who it is for, what to bring, the fee and how long it takes.
- Coming nextPublic works · Travel · Source layer
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Records of another kind, each on a page of its own.
- 253incidents mappedShooting172Fire & explosion34Sea, lake & river27Other10Incident WatchSince 2019Road crashes, sea mishaps, fires, floods and shootings across the region, mapped from the news, every report linked.
CraftsWeaves, brass, gongsThe weaves, mats, brass and gongs of the region: where each is made, who makes it, and where to see it.Valenzuela400 · CC BY-SA 4.0Photo by Valenzuela400, CC BY-SA 4.0. Open the source file.
PlacesIslands, lakes, mosquesBeaches, islands, lakes, mosques and heritage sites across the region: what is there, how to get there, what to know first.Ervin Malicdem · CC BY-SA 4.0Photo by Ervin Malicdem, CC BY-SA 4.0. Open the source file.
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How BetterBARMM brings the records together
Budget acts, bills, contracts, election results, office directories and incident reports sit on dozens of sites, in dozens of formats. Here is where each record on BetterBARMM comes from, how it is read and checked, how the pieces are joined, and what we still cannot see.
October 18, 2026 · @betterbarmm
BudgetThe CADENA Act, and whether the Bangsamoro can have its own
A national bill would put every budget record online within seven days, from budget call to audit. It stops at the regional border. Here is what it covers, where it stands, and the Bangsamoro's own bill, A-Chain, filed in January.
October 13, 2026 · @betterbarmm
One region.Five provinces, a city, and a special area.
BARMM is the only autonomous region in the Philippines with its own parliament. On September 14, 2026 its voters elect all 80 members for the first time.
80
Seats in Parliament
40 by party, 32 by district, 8 reserved.
7
Areas of the region
Five provinces, Cotabato City, and the Special Geographic Area. Sulu was excluded by the Supreme Court.
2,185
Barangays
The level of government nearest the household, and the one most often elected.
4.55 M
People
At the July 1, 2024 census, excluding Sulu, which the Supreme Court removed from the region. PSA counts it, and puts the region at 5,691,583.
Get to knowthe Bangsamoro.
01HistoryFrom the sultanates and the Bangsamoro struggle to the Organic Law and the transition.SultanatesPeace process
02GovernmentParliament, the chief minister, ministries, and the offices that run the region.ParliamentMinistries
03Local GovernmentProvinces, cities, municipalities and barangays — and who you elect to each.ProvincesBarangays
04PeopleThe Moro, Indigenous, and settler communities that shape Bangsamoro life.13 Moro groupsLanguages
05Culture & PlacesMosques, sacred sites, islands, food, textiles, and living heritage.IslandsTextilesGet involved
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