Datu Salibo

Datu Salibo is a municipality in Maguindanao del Sur, in the Bangsamoro region of the Philippines. It is a local-government jurisdiction rather than a commercial brand, and its name is also used in the municipality's official designation. The municipality was created through legislation of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Regional Legislative Assembly. Muslim Mindanao Act No. 222 established the municipality, and the measure was later amended by Muslim Mindanao Act No. 253. Its creation was approved in a Commission on Elections plebiscite held on July 30, 2009. The new municipality was assembled from territory previously belonging to Datu Piang, historically identified with Dulawan, and Datu Saudi Ampatuan. The legislation provided for 17 barangays, including four entire barangays and portions of ten barangays from Datu Piang, together with two entire barangays and part of another barangay from Datu Saudi Ampatuan. This territorial origin remains central to understanding Datu Salibo's administrative identity. Datu Salibo is composed of 17 barangays: Alonganan, Andavit, Balanakan, Buayan, Butilen, Dado, Damabalas, Duaminanga, Kalipapa, Liong, Magaslong, Masigay, Pagatin, Pandi, Penditen, Sambulawan, and Tee. Barangays are further organized into puroks, with some localities also containing sitios. The municipality's population was 18,795 according to the 2020 Philippine census. The municipality operates within the Philippine local-government system and serves as an administrative and public-service unit for its residents. Available reference material identifies local governance, demographic conditions, geography, and poverty incidence as important areas of municipal concern, but does not provide enough verified detail for a full account of its economic sectors or principal employers. It is therefore more accurately described as a rural municipal jurisdiction than as a consumer-facing brand or corporate organization. Datu Salibo has been administered by a succession of elected and acting mayors since its establishment. Akmad “Mitra” B. Ampatuan served as founding mayor from 2009 to 2012, followed by acting mayor Bai Rahima Sangki Adzis from 2012 to 2013. Norodin “Franco” Salasal served from 2013 to 2019, and Solaiman S. Sandigan served from 2019 to 2025. The supplied reference material also lists a later acting mayor and an incumbent beginning in 2026, but those entries are not treated as established historical facts here because their timing is beyond the currently verifiable period. The municipality's official languages and local identity reflect the wider cultural and linguistic setting of the Bangsamoro area. It has a Maguindanaon form of its name, “Ingud nu Datu Salibo,” an Iranun form, “Inged a Datu Salibo,” and the Tagalog designation “Bayan ng Datu Salibo.”

Datu Salibo was created as a municipality through Muslim Mindanao Act No. 222, enacted by the Regional Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The establishing measure was subsequently amended by Muslim Mindanao Act No. 253. A plebiscite conducted by the Commission on Elections on July 30, 2009, ratified the municipality's creation. The municipality was formed from territory previously administered by Datu Piang and Datu Saudi Ampatuan. The legal arrangement transferred four complete barangays and portions of ten barangays from Datu Piang, as well as two complete barangays and part of one barangay from Datu Saudi Ampatuan. The resulting municipality consisted of 17 barangays. Since its establishment, Datu Salibo has been governed through a combination of elected and acting municipal executives. Akmad “Mitra” B. Ampatuan became the founding mayor in 2009 and served until 2012. Bai Rahima Sangki Adzis then served as acting mayor from 2012 to 2013. Norodin “Franco” Salasal held the mayoralty from 2013 to 2019, followed by Solaiman S. Sandigan from 2019 to 2025. Datu Salibo is located in the Philippine province historically known as Maguindanao and now associated with Maguindanao del Sur. Its local administrative structure comprises 17 barangays, which are subdivided into puroks and, in some cases, sitios. The 2020 census recorded 18,795 residents. Public information about the municipality focuses on its legal creation, administrative divisions, population, geography, local governance, and socioeconomic conditions, including poverty incidence. The available reference material does not establish a detailed history of specific industries, commercial brands, or major infrastructure projects, so those subjects are not expanded here.

• 2020

  Population recorded at 18,795

  [1]Datu Saliboen.wikipedia.org

  The Philippine census recorded 18,795 residents in Datu Salibo.

• 2009

  Municipality established

  [1]Datu Saliboen.wikipedia.org

  Muslim Mindanao Act No. 222, as amended by MMA No. 253, created the municipality from territory formerly administered by Datu Piang and Datu Saudi Ampatuan.

• 2009

  Creation ratified by plebiscite

  [1]Datu Saliboen.wikipedia.org

  The Commission on Elections conducted a plebiscite on July 30, 2009, approving the municipality's creation.

A local administrative and public-service jurisdiction in the Bangsamoro region of the Philippines, not a commercial product brand.

1. 1Datu Saliboen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Muslim Mindanao Act No. 222lawphil.net