Sulu
Sulu ([sʊˈlu]), officially the Province of Sulu (Tausūg: Wilāya sin Lupa' Sūg; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Sulu), is a province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago.
It was part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), until the Supreme Court of the Philippines on September 9, 2024 declared its inclusion to be unconstitutional because of the province's simple majority vote against it during the 2019 Bangsamoro autonomy plebiscite.
Its capital is Jolo on the island of the same name. Maimbung, the royal capital of the Sultanate of Sulu, is also located in the province. Sulu is along the southern border of the Sulu Sea and the northern boundary of the Celebes Sea.
Quotes
[edit]- We cannot erase in [the peoples'] minds that our province was once war-torn because of our security problem. Now, we are rising. To those who have to speak against us, come and visit Sulu and I assure you that we are 100 percent safe.
- Abdusakur Tan II, vice-governor of Sulu Province, as quoted in "Ex-Abu Sayyaf militants till new lives as coffee farmers in southern Philippines", Benar News (December 9, 2024)
External links
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Media related to Sulu (province) on Wikimedia Commons
Encyclopedic article on Sulu on Wikipedia
The dictionary definition of Sulu on Wiktionary
