Republic of the Philippines Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Province of Maguindanao Municipality of Datu Salibo OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL MAYOR Brgy. Sambulawan, Datu Salibo, Maguindanao Email Add:
[email protected] BRIEF HISTORY OF DATU SALIBO MUNICIPALITY I-Legal Creation Municipality of Datu Salibo became an independent local government unit by virtue of MMA Act No.253, amending MMA Act No. 222 ratified and approval into Law on April 22, 2009 on July 18, 2009. A plebiscite was conducted with overwhelming YES votes, thereafter, the officials of the newly created municipality took their oath before the Regional Governor and assumed to their respective positions. As a new municipality, Datu Salibo has complied with the requisites and requirements provided for by the Local Government Code of 1991 and of the Local Government code of ARMM in the creation separation of a distinct and independent Local Government unit. Datu Salibo derived its name from the grandfather of the incumbent Maguindanao Governor, Datu Andal Salibo Ampatuan Sr. He (Datu Slibo) was great nobleman and one of the great advisers of the Old man Amaimingka or Datu Piang, known far and wide as the great Leader of his time in the early 30’s. Through people’s initiatives aiming for socio-economic upliftment, the inhabitants of the two municipalities of Datu Piang and its daughter municipality of Datu Salibo proposed thru legislation to create another distinct Local government unit culled out from the aferecited municipalities. Hence, four barangays from Datu Piang, namely Barangay Andavit, Barangay Tee, Barangay Butilen and Barangay Pandi formed part of the new municipality of Datu Salibo, while Barangay Sambulawan and Barangay Pinditen are culled out from the Municipality of Datu Saudi Ampatuan.