Latest Breaking News On - Aguindanao photo courtesy of mayor salik mamasabulod cotabato citya moro leader considered the brain behind law that created now defunct autonomous region in muslim mindanao armm has passed away due to old age - Page 1 : comparemela.com
LAST VISIT. Former Rep. Guimid "Jimmy" Matalam (left) of Maguindanao's second district is shown in this 2021 photo visiting the mayor of his hometown, Mayor Salik Mamasabulod, a relative. Matalam died Tuesday night (May 17, 2022) at the family's ancestral home in Pagalungan, Maguindanao. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Salik Mamasabulod) COTABATO CITY - A Moro leader considered the brain behind the law that created the now-defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has passed away due to old age, relatives said. Former Congressman Datu Guimid "Jimmy" Matalam, who served as a House member from 1987 to 1992, breathed his last in his ancestral home in Pagalungan, Maguindanao, shortly before midnight Tuesday. He was 85 years old. Sarah Matalam, a relative, said "Datu Jimmy" is set to be buried in his hometown Wednesday. Matalam, then representing Maguindanao's second district in the House of Representatives, was the principal author of Republic 6