15/09/2026
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From the fatherβs rule to the sonβs presidency, the faces may have changed, but the wounds of history remain.
The election may be over, but our memory must not be. Whatever the results may be, we must never forget our history, nor the suffering and injustices that many of us, as Bangsamoro, have endured. Political seasons come and go, but the stories of our people remain.
For the Bangsamoro, the past is not merely a chapter in a textbook. It is carried in the memories of families who lost loved ones, homes, land, and peace.
Under Ferdinand Marcos Sr., many Moro communities experienced violence, militarization, and human-rights violations that became part of the long and painful conflict in Mindanao. Those scars did not simply disappear with the passing of his regime; they were inherited by generations.
Today, under his son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the struggle has taken a different form. It is no longer fought only with guns and soldiers, but also through politics, power, and disputes over autonomy and the future of the Bangsamoro.
The BARMM was created as an autonomous region within the Philippines, with its own system of governance established through the Bangsamoro Organic Law. Yet under Marcos Jr.βs administration, actions and decisions involving the Bangsamoro became subjects of controversy, contributing to political tensions and struggles for power and positions within the region.
Different era. Different methods. But for the Bangsamoro, the struggle for self-governance, justice, and lasting peace continues.
The election may be over, but history does not end with an election. We must rememberβnot to reopen old wounds, but to honor those who suffered and to understand the struggles that brought us to where we are today.
Because peace cannot truly be understood without remembering the people who suffered for it.
The wounds may fade from photographs, but they must never be erased from history.
