20/04/2025
๐๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐ข "๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง" ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ ?
๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐น๐ถ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด is a prominent leader from the Philippines, specifically from the Maguindanaon Muslim Moro ethnic group. He holds the traditional title of "๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป," which signifies nobility and leadership in Maguindanao del Sur, part of the larger Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). He is also the former mayor of Talayan and the son of Datu Anngal Midtimbang.
Datu Ali is recognized for his involvement in local governance and his contributions to development and peace initiatives in the region. As a "Datu," which is the title for a chieftain or ruler, he holds significant influence in his community. The name "Talayan" refers to the town of Talayan in Maguindanao, where he is originally from. This region has a long history of Islamic and Moro resistance to foreign and central government control, and local leaders like Datu Ali Midtimbang play a crucial role in the social and political dynamics of the area.
Like many traditional leaders, Datu Ali is actively engaged in local governance, community affairs, and peace-building efforts, particularly in settling conflicts arising from rido or family feuds. These conflicts stem from both historical and modern struggles involving the Philippine government and various insurgent groups.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐น๐ถ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ (๐จ๐๐๐ฃ), ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ (๐ ๐๐๐), ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐บ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ. The UBJP advocates for the rights, justice, moral governance, and political interests of the Bangsamoro people.
Before becoming the ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, he was a member of the Family Alliance, founded by the former Governor of Sultan Kudarat Province, Suharto "Teng" Tan Mangudadatu. However, he chose to align with the principles of truth and justice when called by the M**F leadership, led by Chairman Ahod "Al-Haj Murad" B. Ebrahim, to join the UBJP.
Without hesitation, he contacted Suharto "Datu Teng" Tan Mangudadatu a former Governor of Sultan Kudarat Province and the chieftain of the Family Alliance, after a political gathering at Cotabato State University in Cotabato City to inform him of his decision to stand with his long-time comrades in the Bangsamoro struggle for the betterment of Maguindanao del Sur. Talks between Datu sa Talayan and Datu Teng during that time were not divulged to the public. (๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ, ๐๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ)
