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Shariff Kabunsuan
Shariff Kabunsuan
Province of the Philippines
2006–2008
	Seal
	; Location of the Short-lived Province of Shariff Kabunsuan.
Capital	Datu Odin Sinsuat
Area
• Coordinates	07°01′N 124°19′E / 7.017°N 124.317°E
• 2007	4,028.57 km2 (1,555.44 sq mi)
Population
• 2007	562,886
Government
Governor
• June 30, 2007 – July 17, 2008	Datu Tucao O. Mastura (de facto)
• Oct 8, 2007 – July 17, 2008	Ibrahim P. Ibay (acting)
Officers-in-Charge
• Nov 16, 2006 – May 14, 2007	Bimbo Q. Sinsuat
• May 14, 2007 – October 8, 2007	Noraya S. Pasandalan
History
• Established	28 October 2006
• Disestablished	17 July 2008
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Maguindanao
Maguindanao
Today part of	Maguindanao del Norte

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Shariff Kabunsuan was a short-lived province of the Philippines within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) that existed from 2006 to 2008. Its designated seat of government was Datu Odin Sinsuat.^[1] Initially comprising ten municipalities carved out of Maguindanao, Shariff Kabunsuan was created by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201; this law was nullified by the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 2008, thus disestablishing the province.

History

Shariff Kabunsuan was established under Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201 which provided for the creation of the new province comprising the nine municipalities of Barira, Buldon, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Kabuntalan, Matanog, Parang, Sultan Kudarat, Sultan Mastura, and Upi, all of the first legislative district of the mother province of Maguindanao.^[1] A tenth municipality, Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, was created within the proposed province on July 15, 2006,^[2] weeks prior to the actual plebiscite for the creation of the province.

The plebiscite for the creation of the province was held on October 28, 2006.^[3]^[4] Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201 was ratified by the affirmative majority (285,372) votes cast in a plebiscite, thus establishing the province.^[5] Only 8,802 voted for its rejection.^[5]

The law establishing Shariff Kabunsuan was enacted by the Regional Assembly for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the first such province established by that local body, which had been so empowered under Republic Act No. 9054 or the Expanded ARMM law. Shariff Kabunsuan was the first province since Philippine independence that was not established through an Act of Congress.

At the time of its creation, Shariff Kabunsuan was the Philippines' 80th province and the sixth in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The province was named after Shariff Mohammed Kabungsuwan, an Arab-Malay Islamic preacher who introduced Islam to central Mindanao in the 16th century.^[6]

An eleventh municipality was established two months after: the creation of Northern Kabuntalan by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 205^[7] was affirmed in a plebiscite held on December 30, 2006.

Datu Odin Sinsuat was designated the capital of the new province, per Section 1 of MMA Act 201.^[1] Cotabato City, which is an independent city that does not vote for provincial officials, belongs to neither Maguindanao nor Shariff Kabunsuan. However, for the purposes of congressional representation the said city was grouped with Shariff Kabunsuan, as per Section 5 of MMA Act No. 201.^[1] This specific provision became the subject of the Supreme Court case that led to the disestablishment of the province.

Supreme Court case

On July 17, 2008, the Supreme Court, in Sema v. Comelec declared the creation of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan void and ruled that the power of ARMM's legislature to create provinces and cities is unconstitutional.^[8] The Supreme Court in particular held that only the Congress of the Philippines was empowered to create provinces and cities because the creation of such necessarily included the power to create legislative districts, which explicitly under the Philippine Constitution was within the sole prerogative of Congress to establish. Consequently, the Court also declared the power of the Regional Assembly to create provinces and cities within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao as unconstitutional.^[8]

Despite a motion for reconsideration filed by ARMM officials, the Supreme Court reaffirmed its ruling in January 2009, thereby rendering its decision as final.^[9]^[10]

The province would eventually be recreated in almost identical borders and with the same capital under the name Maguindanao del Norte, this time being created by Congress instead of a regional assembly.

Administrative divisions

Shariff Kabunsuan was composed of 11 municipalities distributed between two Sangguniang Panlalawigan districts:

Historical municipalities of Shariff Kabunsuan
Municipality	District	No. of barangays
Barira	1st	14
Buldon	1st	15
Datu Blah T. Sinsuat	2nd	12
Datu Odin Sinsuat (Dinaig) †	2nd	34
Kabuntalan (Tumbao)	2nd	17
Matanog	1st	8
Northern Kabuntalan	2nd	11
Parang	1st	24
Sultan Kudarat (Nuling)	1st	39
Sultan Mastura	1st	13
Upi	2nd	23
† Provincial capital
Italicized names are former names.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Regional Legislative Assembly - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (September 7, 2006). "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201 - An Act Creating the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Retrieved January 27, 2016.
^ "Did you know that… Maguindanao is the Seat Of Muslim Mindanao". Philippine Statistics Authority. November 9, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
^ "Did you know that… ARMM now has Six Provinces". Philippine Statistics Authority. March 26, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
^ "COMELEC Resolution No. 7727 - Rules and Regulations governing the conduct of the October 28, 2006 plebiscite to ratify the creation of the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan comprising the municipalities of Barira, Buldon, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Kabuntalan, Matanog, Parang, Sultan Kudarat, Sultan Mastura, Upi and Datu Blah T. Sinsuat in the Province of Maguindanao, pursuant to Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201, dated August 28, 2006" (PDF). Commission on Elections. October 10, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2006.
^ ^a ^b "Voters approve new Mindanao province". Philippine Information Agency. November 1, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2006.
^ Unson, John (October 29, 2006). "Maguindanao split decided in plebiscite". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
^ Regional Legislative Assembly - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (November 22, 2006). "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 205 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Northern Kabuntalan in the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Retrieved January 27, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Llanto, Jesus F. (July 16, 2008). "Supreme Court voids creation of Shariff Kabunsuan". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
^ Unson, John (January 11, 2009). "Shariff Kabunsuan province abolished". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
^ Fernandez, Edwin O. (January 11, 2009). "SC rules Shariff Kabunsuan is no more". Philippine Daily Inquirer (Inquirer Mindanao). Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

External links

Official Website of the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan (defunct)

[RLA-ARMMGovPH-1] Regional Legislative Assembly - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (September 7, 2006). "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201 - An Act Creating the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Retrieved January 27, 2016.

[nscb2-2] "Did you know that… Maguindanao is the Seat Of Muslim Mindanao". Philippine Statistics Authority. November 9, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2016.

[nscb-3] "Did you know that… ARMM now has Six Provinces". Philippine Statistics Authority. March 26, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2016.

[res-4] "COMELEC Resolution No. 7727 - Rules and Regulations governing the conduct of the October 28, 2006 plebiscite to ratify the creation of the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan comprising the municipalities of Barira, Buldon, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Kabuntalan, Matanog, Parang, Sultan Kudarat, Sultan Mastura, Upi and Datu Blah T. Sinsuat in the Province of Maguindanao, pursuant to Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201, dated August 28, 2006" (PDF). Commission on Elections. October 10, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2006.

[pia-5] "Voters approve new Mindanao province". Philippine Information Agency. November 1, 2006. Retrieved August 9, 2006.

[PhilStar-MaguindanaoSplit-6] Unson, John (October 29, 2006). "Maguindanao split decided in plebiscite". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

[mmaa205-7] Regional Legislative Assembly - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (November 22, 2006). "Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 205 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Northern Kabuntalan in the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Retrieved January 27, 2016.

[ABS-CBNNews-8] Llanto, Jesus F. (July 16, 2008). "Supreme Court voids creation of Shariff Kabunsuan". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.

[PhilStar-9] Unson, John (January 11, 2009). "Shariff Kabunsuan province abolished". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 27, 2016.

[Inquirer-10] Fernandez, Edwin O. (January 11, 2009). "SC rules Shariff Kabunsuan is no more". Philippine Daily Inquirer (Inquirer Mindanao). Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

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 |title_deputy           = Officers-in-Charge
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-|year_deputy1           = <small>16 Nov. 2006 – 14 May 2007</small>
+|year_deputy1           = <small>Nov 16, 2006 – May 14, 2007</small>
 |deputy2                = Noraya S. Pasandalan
-|year_deputy2           = <small>14 May 2007 – 8 Oct. 2007</small>
+|year_deputy2           = <small>May 14, 2007 – October 8, 2007</small>
 |title_leader          = Governor
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+|year_leader1        = <small>June 30, 2007 – July 17, 2008</small>
 |leader2                = Ibrahim P. Ibay (acting)
-|year_leader2        = <small>8 Oct. 2007 – 17 July 2008</small>
+|year_leader2        = <small>Oct 8, 2007 – July 17, 2008</small>
-|date_start = 28 October
+|date_start = October 28
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+|date_end = July 17
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-|today = [[Maguindanao]]
+|today = [[Maguindanao del Norte]]
 }}
-Maguindanao del Norte formerly '''Shariff Kabunsuan''' was a short-lived [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] of the [[Philippines]] within the [[Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]] (ARMM) that existed from 2006 to 2008. Its designated seat of government was [[Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao|Datu Odin Sinsuat]].<ref name=RLA-ARMMGovPH /> Initially comprising ten municipalities carved out of [[Maguindanao]], Shariff Kabunsuan was created by virtue of ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201''; this law was [[Sema v. COMELEC|nullified]] by the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]] in 2008, thus disestablishing the province.
+'''Shariff Kabunsuan''' was a short-lived [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] of the [[Philippines]] within the [[Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]] (ARMM) that existed from 2006 to 2008. Its designated seat of government was [[Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao|Datu Odin Sinsuat]].<ref name=RLA-ARMMGovPH /> Initially comprising ten municipalities carved out of [[Maguindanao]], Shariff Kabunsuan was created by virtue of ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201''; this law was [[Sema v. COMELEC|nullified]] by the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]] in 2008, thus disestablishing the province.
 ==History==
 {{main|Shariff Kabunsuan creation plebiscite, 2006}}
-Shariff Kabunsuan was established under ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201'' which provided for the creation of the new province comprising the nine municipalities of [[Barira, Shariff Kabunsuan|Barira]], [[Buldon, Shariff Kabunsuan|Buldon]], [[Datu Odin Sinsuat, Shariff Kabunsuan|Datu Odin Sinsuat]], [[Kabuntalan, Shariff Kabunsuan|Kabuntalan]], [[Matanog, Shariff Kabunsuan|Matanog]], [[Parang, Shariff Kabunsuan|Parang]], [[Sultan Kudarat, Shariff Kabunsuan|Sultan Kudarat]], [[Sultan Mastura, Shariff Kabunsuan|Sultan Mastura]], and [[Upi, Shariff Kabunsuan|Upi]], all of the [[Legislative districts of Maguindanao|first legislative district]] of the mother province of [[Maguindanao]].<ref name=RLA-ARMMGovPH>{{cite web|title=Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201 - An Act Creating the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes|url=http://rla-armmgov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MMAA-201.pdf|author=Regional Legislative Assembly - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |date=7 September 2006 |accessdate=27 January 2016}}</ref> A tenth municipality, [[Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao|Datu Blah T. Sinsuat]], was created within the proposed province on 16 September 2006,<ref name=nscb2>{{cite web |url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/factsheet/pdf06/fs7_06.asp |title=Did you know that… Maguindanao is the Seat Of Muslim Mindanao |date=9 November 2006 |accessdate=9 August 2016 |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority}}</ref> weeks prior to the actual plebiscite for the creation of the province.
+Shariff Kabunsuan was established under ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201'' which provided for the creation of the new province comprising the nine municipalities of [[Barira, Shariff Kabunsuan|Barira]], [[Buldon, Shariff Kabunsuan|Buldon]], [[Datu Odin Sinsuat, Shariff Kabunsuan|Datu Odin Sinsuat]], [[Kabuntalan, Shariff Kabunsuan|Kabuntalan]], [[Matanog, Shariff Kabunsuan|Matanog]], [[Parang, Shariff Kabunsuan|Parang]], [[Sultan Kudarat, Shariff Kabunsuan|Sultan Kudarat]], [[Sultan Mastura, Shariff Kabunsuan|Sultan Mastura]], and [[Upi, Shariff Kabunsuan|Upi]], all of the [[Legislative districts of Maguindanao|first legislative district]] of the mother province of [[Maguindanao]].<ref name=RLA-ARMMGovPH>{{cite web|title=Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201 - An Act Creating the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes|url=http://rla-armmgov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MMAA-201.pdf|author=Regional Legislative Assembly - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |date=September 7, 2006 |accessdate=January 27, 2016}}</ref> A tenth municipality, [[Datu Blah T. Sinsuat, Maguindanao|Datu Blah T. Sinsuat]], was created within the proposed province on July 15, 2006,<ref name=nscb2>{{cite web |url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/factsheet/pdf06/fs7_06.asp |title=Did you know that… Maguindanao is the Seat Of Muslim Mindanao |date=November 9, 2006 |accessdate=August 9, 2016 |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority}}</ref> weeks prior to the actual plebiscite for the creation of the province.
-The plebiscite for the creation of the province was held on 28 October 2006.<ref name=nscb>{{cite web |url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/factsheet/pdf07/fs2_07.asp |title=Did you know that… ARMM now has Six Provinces |date=26 March 2007 |accessdate=9 August 2016 |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority}}</ref><ref name=res>{{cite web |url=http://comelec.wordpress.com/files/2006/10/com_res_7727.pdf |date=10 October 2006 |title=COMELEC Resolution No. 7727 - Rules and Regulations governing the conduct of the October 28, 2006 plebiscite to ratify the creation of the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan comprising the municipalities of Barira, Buldon, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Kabuntalan, Matanog, Parang, Sultan Kudarat, Sultan Mastura, Upi and Datu Blah T. Sinsuat in the Province of Maguindanao, pursuant to ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201'', dated August 28, 2006. |accessdate=9 August 2006 |publisher=Commission on Elections}}</ref> ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201'' was ratified by the affirmative majority (285,372) votes cast in a [[Shariff Kabunsuan creation plebiscite, 2006|plebiscite]], thus establishing the province.<ref name=pia>{{cite web |url=http://archives.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&rp=2&fi=p061101.htm&no=18&date=11/01/8906 |date=1 November 2006 |accessdate=9 August 2006 |title=Voters approve new Mindanao province |publisher=Philippine Information Agency}}</ref> Only 8,802 voted for its rejection.<ref name=pia />
+The plebiscite for the creation of the province was held on October 28, 2006.<ref name=nscb>{{cite web |url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/factsheet/pdf07/fs2_07.asp |title=Did you know that… ARMM now has Six Provinces |date=March 26, 2007 |accessdate=August 9, 2016 |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority}}</ref><ref name=res>{{cite web |url=http://comelec.wordpress.com/files/2006/10/com_res_7727.pdf |date=October 10, 2006 |title=COMELEC Resolution No. 7727 - Rules and Regulations governing the conduct of the October 28, 2006 plebiscite to ratify the creation of the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan comprising the municipalities of Barira, Buldon, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Kabuntalan, Matanog, Parang, Sultan Kudarat, Sultan Mastura, Upi and Datu Blah T. Sinsuat in the Province of Maguindanao, pursuant to ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201'', dated August 28, 2006. |accessdate=August 9, 2006 |publisher=Commission on Elections}}</ref> ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 201'' was ratified by the affirmative majority (285,372) votes cast in a [[Shariff Kabunsuan creation plebiscite, 2006|plebiscite]], thus establishing the province.<ref name=pia>{{cite web |url=http://archives.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=reader&rp=2&fi=p061101.htm&no=18&date=11/01/8906 |date=November 1, 2006 |accessdate=August 9, 2006 |title=Voters approve new Mindanao province |publisher=Philippine Information Agency}}</ref> Only 8,802 voted for its rejection.<ref name=pia />
 The law establishing Shariff Kabunsuan was enacted by the [[ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly|Regional Assembly]] for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the first such province established by that local body, which had been so empowered under ''[[Republic Acts of the Philippines|Republic Act]] No. 9054'' or the ''Expanded ARMM'' law. Shariff Kabunsuan was the first province since Philippine independence that was not established through an [[Congress of the Philippines|Act of Congress]].
-At the time of its creation, Shariff Kabunsuan was the Philippines' 80th province and the sixth in the [[Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]]. The province was named after [[Mohammed Kabungsuwan|Shariff Mohammed Kabungsuwan]], an Arab-Malay Islamic preacher who introduced [[Islam]] to central [[Mindanao]] in the 16th century.<ref name=PhilStar-MaguindanaoSplit>{{cite news|last1=Unson|first1=John|title=Maguindanao split decided in plebiscite|url=http://www.philstar.com/nation/365699/maguindanao-split-decided-plebiscite|accessdate=28 January 2016|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=29 October 2006}}</ref>
+At the time of its creation, Shariff Kabunsuan was the Philippines' 80th province and the sixth in the [[Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]]. The province was named after [[Mohammed Kabungsuwan|Shariff Mohammed Kabungsuwan]], an Arab-Malay Islamic preacher who introduced [[Islam]] to central [[Mindanao]] in the 16th century.<ref name=PhilStar-MaguindanaoSplit>{{cite news|last1=Unson|first1=John|title=Maguindanao split decided in plebiscite|url=http://www.philstar.com/nation/365699/maguindanao-split-decided-plebiscite|accessdate=January 28, 2016|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=October 29, 2006}}</ref>
-An eleventh municipality was established two months after: the creation of [[Northern Kabuntalan, Shariff Kabunsuan|Northern Kabuntalan]] by virtue of ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 205''<ref name=mmaa205>{{cite web|title=Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 205 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Northern Kabuntalan in the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes|url=http://rla-armmgov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MMAA-205.pdf|author=Regional Legislative Assembly - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao|accessdate=27 January 2016 |date=22 November 2006}}</ref> was affirmed in a plebiscite held on 30 December 2006.
+An eleventh municipality was established two months after: the creation of [[Northern Kabuntalan, Shariff Kabunsuan|Northern Kabuntalan]] by virtue of ''Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 205''<ref name=mmaa205>{{cite web|title=Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 205 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Northern Kabuntalan in the Province of Shariff Kabunsuan, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes|url=http://rla-armmgov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MMAA-205.pdf|author=Regional Legislative Assembly - Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao|accessdate=January 27, 2016 |date=November 22, 2006}}</ref> was affirmed in a plebiscite held on December 30, 2006.
 [[Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao|Datu Odin Sinsuat]] was designated the capital of the new province, per Section 1 of ''MMA Act 201''.<ref name=RLA-ARMMGovPH /> [[Cotabato City]], which is an [[Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities|independent city]] that does not vote for provincial officials, belongs to neither Maguindanao nor Shariff Kabunsuan. However, for the purposes of congressional representation the said city was grouped with Shariff Kabunsuan, as per Section 5 of ''MMA Act No. 201''.<ref name=RLA-ARMMGovPH /> This specific provision became the subject of the [[Sema v. Comelec|Supreme Court case]] that led to the disestablishment of the province.
 ===Supreme Court case===
-On 17 July 2008, the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]], in ''[[Sema v. Comelec]]'' declared the creation of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan [[void (law)|void]] and ruled that the power of ARMM's legislature to create provinces and cities is [[unconstitutional]].<ref name=ABS-CBNNews>{{cite news|last1=Llanto|first1=Jesus F.|title=Supreme Court voids creation of Shariff Kabunsuan|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/07/16/08/supreme-court-voids-creation-shariff-kabunsuan|accessdate=27 January 2016|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=16 July 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127232013/http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/07/16/08/supreme-court-voids-creation-shariff-kabunsuan|archivedate=27 January 2016}}</ref> The Supreme Court in particular held that only the [[Congress of the Philippines]] was empowered to create provinces and cities because the creation of such necessarily included the power to create [[Electoral district|legislative districts]], which explicitly under the [[Constitution of the Philippines|Philippine Constitution]] was within the sole prerogative of Congress to establish. Consequently, the Court also declared the power of the Regional Assembly to create provinces and cities within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao as unconstitutional.<ref name=ABS-CBNNews />
+On July 17, 2008, the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]], in ''[[Sema v. Comelec]]'' declared the creation of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan [[void (law)|void]] and ruled that the power of ARMM's legislature to create provinces and cities is [[unconstitutional]].<ref name=ABS-CBNNews>{{cite news|last1=Llanto|first1=Jesus F.|title=Supreme Court voids creation of Shariff Kabunsuan|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/07/16/08/supreme-court-voids-creation-shariff-kabunsuan|accessdate=January 27, 2016|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=July 16, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127232013/http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/07/16/08/supreme-court-voids-creation-shariff-kabunsuan|archivedate=January 27, 2016}}</ref> The Supreme Court in particular held that only the [[Congress of the Philippines]] was empowered to create provinces and cities because the creation of such necessarily included the power to create [[Electoral district|legislative districts]], which explicitly under the [[Constitution of the Philippines|Philippine Constitution]] was within the sole prerogative of Congress to establish. Consequently, the Court also declared the power of the Regional Assembly to create provinces and cities within the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao as unconstitutional.<ref name=ABS-CBNNews />
-Despite a [[Reconsideration of a motion|motion for reconsideration]] filed by ARMM officials, the Supreme Court reaffirmed its ruling in January 2009, thereby rendering its decision as final.<ref name=PhilStar>{{cite news|last1=Unson|first1=John|title=Shariff Kabunsuan province abolished|url=http://www.philstar.com/nation/430339/shariff-kabunsuan-province-abolished|accessdate=27 January 2016|publisher=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=11 January 2009}}</ref><ref name=Inquirer>{{cite news|last1=Fernandez|first1=Edwin O.|title=SC rules Shariff Kabunsuan is no more|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090111-182653/SC-rules-Shariff-Kabunsuan-is-no-more|accessdate=28 January 2016|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer (Inquirer Mindanao)|date=11 January 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716220443/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090111-182653/SC-rules-Shariff-Kabunsuan-is-no-more|archivedate=16 July 2011}}</ref>
+Despite a [[Reconsideration of a motion|motion for reconsideration]] filed by ARMM officials, the Supreme Court reaffirmed its ruling in January 2009, thereby rendering its decision as final.<ref name=PhilStar>{{cite news|last1=Unson|first1=John|title=Shariff Kabunsuan province abolished|url=http://www.philstar.com/nation/430339/shariff-kabunsuan-province-abolished|accessdate=January 27, 2016|publisher=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=January 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name=Inquirer>{{cite news|last1=Fernandez|first1=Edwin O.|title=SC rules Shariff Kabunsuan is no more|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090111-182653/SC-rules-Shariff-Kabunsuan-is-no-more|accessdate=January 28, 2016|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer (Inquirer Mindanao)|date=January 11, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716220443/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090111-182653/SC-rules-Shariff-Kabunsuan-is-no-more|archivedate=July 16, 2011}}</ref>
+The province would eventually be recreated in almost identical borders and with the same capital under the name [[Maguindanao del Norte]], this time being created by Congress instead of a regional assembly.
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-[[Category:History of Maguindanao]]
+[[Category:History of Maguindanao del Norte]]
+[[Category:21st century in Bangsamoro]]

v t e Former Philippine provinces, sub-provinces, and cities
Provinces	Agusan Ambos Camarines Concepción Cotabato Davao Ilocos Kalinga-Apayao Lanao Lepanto-Bontoc Manila Maguindanao Mindoro Misamis Moro Province Morong Negros Negros del Norte Samar Shariff Kabunsuan Surigao Zamboanga
Sub-provinces^*	Abra (1905–1917)¹ Amburayan (1902–1920)² Apayao (1907–1995)¹ Aurora (1951–1979)¹ Batanes (1907–1909)¹ Benguet (1908–1966)¹ Biliran (1959–1992)¹ Bontoc (1902–1966)³ Bukidnon (1907–1914)¹ Butuan (1907–1914)⁴ Camiguin (1956–1966)¹ Catanduanes (1905–1945)¹ Guimaras (1966–1992)¹ Ifugao (1908–1966)¹ Kalinga (1907–1995)¹ Lepanto (1902–1920)² Marinduque (1907–1920)¹ Masbate (1906–1920)¹ Quirino (1966–1971)¹ Romblon (1907–1917)¹ Siquijor (1907–1971)¹
Cities	Basilan⁵ Jaro Greater Manila Legazpi⁶ Nueva Cáceres Nueva Segovia
^* All sub-provinces were temporarily abolished during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–1945). ¹ Converted to full-fledged province. ² Dissolved and divided between neighboring (sub-)provinces. ³ Became the only sub-province left comprising Mountain Province in 1966, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province. ⁴ Became the only sub-province left comprising Agusan in 1914, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province. ⁵ Delimited to the downtown area of present-day Isabela City in 1973; dissolved in 1975. ⁶ Legazpi City from 1948 to 1954 consisted of the present-day territories of Legazpi City and Daraga; this city was dissolved in 1954 into its two former constituent municipalities. Legazpi became a city on its own in 1959.