Abdulraof Macacua

Abdulraof Macacua
Abdulraof Macacua
Member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 March 2019
Nominated by	Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Appointed by	Rodrigo Duterte
Chief Minister	Murad Ebrahim
Bangsamoro Minister of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 February 2019
Bangsamoro Executive Secretary
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 November 2019
Personal details
Born	September 13, 1957; Kabuntalan, Cotabato, Philippines
	Military career
Nickname(s)	Sammy Gambar
Allegiance	MILF
Battles/wars	Moro Conflict

Abdulraof A. Macacua, also known by his nom de guerre Sammy Gambar[1], is a Filipino politician who is the Executive Secretary and Environment Minister of Bangsamoro.

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).[2]

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.[2]

Bangsamoro government

Macacua became part of the regional government of Bangsamoro which superseeded 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.[2][3] As environment minister, he overlooked the implementation of the Kayod sa Bangsamoro program, which encouraged backyard farming in the region.[4]

References

"Clans in Maguindanao's biggest 'rido' bury hatchet". mindanaodailymirror.ph. June 29, 2020.
"Profile of Minister Abdulraof A. Macacua". Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (Bangsamoro). Retrieved July 11, 2020.
Macabalang, Ali (November 12, 2019). "Murad reshuffles BARMM Cabinet". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
Saiden, Albashir (April 23, 2020). "BARMM residents told to protect nature, do backyard farming". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

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[1] "Clans in Maguindanao's biggest 'rido' bury hatchet". mindanaodailymirror.ph. June 29, 2020.

[profile-2] "Profile of Minister Abdulraof A. Macacua". Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (Bangsamoro). Retrieved July 11, 2020.

[reshuffle-3] Macabalang, Ali (November 12, 2019). "Murad reshuffles BARMM Cabinet". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

[4] Saiden, Albashir (April 23, 2020). "BARMM residents told to protect nature, do backyard farming". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 11, 2020.