Abdulraof Macacua

Abdulraof A. Macacua, also known by his nom de guerre Sammy Gambar,[2] is a Filipino politician who is the Executive Secretary and Environment Minister of Bangsamoro.

Abdulraof Macacua
Member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament
Assumed office
29 March 2019
Nominated byMoro Islamic Liberation Front
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
Chief MinisterMurad Ebrahim
Governor of Maguindanao del Norte (Officer in Charge)
Assumed office
April 5, 2023
Vice GovernorAinee Sinsuat
Preceded byAinee Sinsuat (Acting)
Bangsamoro Minister of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy
Assumed office
26 February 2019
Bangsamoro Executive Secretary
Assumed office
11 November 2019
Personal details
Born (1957-09-13) September 13, 1957
Kabuntalan, Cotabato, Philippines
Political partyUnited Bangsamoro Justice Party[1]
Military career
Nickname(s)Sammy Gambar
Allegiance MILF
Battles/warsMoro conflict

Early life

Macacua was born on September 13, 1957, to Salma B. Macacua and Macacua W. Tubo-Tubo in Gambar in Kabuntalan, Cotabato (now in Maguindanao).[3]

Moro Islamic Liberation Front

In 1971, Macacua joined the Moro independence movement and adopted the nom de guerre Sammy Gambar. He fought for self-determination of the Moro people under the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (MILF) armed wing, the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF). He underwent training both within the Philippines and abroad and rose the rank of the MILF. He later became Chief-of-Staff of the BIAF and a member of the MILF Peace Negotiating Panel which engaged in peace talks with the Philippine national government. He also became a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, a government body tasked to create an organic law for a Bangsamoro autonomous region.[3]

Bangsamoro government
Macacua (right) as Bangsamoro environment minister

Macacua became part of the regional government of Bangsamoro which superseded the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). He was appointed as part of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority and became a member of the interim Bangsamoro Parliament. As part of the Bangsamoro Cabinet he was tasked to head the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy and serve as concurrent Executive Secretary.[3][4] As environment minister, he overlooked the implementation of the Kayod sa Bangsamoro program, which encouraged backyard farming in the region.[5]

On April 5, 2023, President Bongbong Marcos appointed Macacua as the Officer in Charge (OIC) governor of the newly created Maguindanao del Norte province.[6]

References
  1. "MACACUA, ABDULRAOF A." Bangsamoro Parliament.
  2. "Clans in Maguindanao's biggest 'rido' bury hatchet". mindanaodailymirror.ph. June 29, 2020.
  3. "Profile of Minister Abdulraof A. Macacua". Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (Bangsamoro). Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  4. Macabalang, Ali (November 12, 2019). "Murad reshuffles BARMM Cabinet". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  5. Saiden, Albashir (April 23, 2020). "BARMM residents told to protect nature, do backyard farming". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  6. "Marcos names OICs for Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur". GMA News. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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