The Bangsamoro Parliament passed Parliament Bill No. 8 which is also known as "An Act Adopting an Official Seal of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao". The measure was passed on its third and final reading on August 29, 2019[2][3] and was signed into law on September 6, 2019 by Chief MinisterMurad Ebrahim as Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 2.[4][5]
Design
The design Bangsamoro seal by the Bangsamoro parliament consists of a circular seal featuring a yellow crescent containing a seven-pointed star on a green circular field. The seal is encircled by a rope motif and a thin red inner strip. The rope signifies the unity of the region's ethnic groups, and the red strip represents the blood of the mujaheddin who fought for the self determination of the region's people, the crescent stands for the "guiding principles" of the region's people who fought for self determination.[2] The inclusion of the rope was inspired from the Surah 3:103 of the Quran, which states "Hold tight to the rope of Allah, together. And be not divided".[4]
^Bangsamoro flag at official seal ng BARMM, ipinasilip ng Bangsamoro government [The Bangsamoro government gives a sneak peek of the Bangsamoro flag and official seal of BARMM] (Television production) (in Filipino). TVP South Central Mindanao. 2 July 2019.