11/05/2025
𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓
𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐅𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐔 𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐂𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐎 𝐃𝐄𝐋 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐄 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐔𝐁𝐉𝐏
The 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 (𝐔𝐁𝐉𝐏) and the 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 (𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐅) strongly denounce the circulation of a fabricated document dated May 11, 2025, which falsely claims to be an official statement from our leadership. The said fake document states that Datu Tocao Mastura has relinquished his candidacy for Governor of Maguindanao Del Norte under UBJP. Further, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐣 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐄𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐅 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐁𝐉𝐏, 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 and mislead the voting public.
We categorically state that the said document is 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝, 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭, and 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. No such statement has been released or endorsed by the M**F or UBJP leadership. This act is a clear attempt to mislead our members, stakeholders, and the general public, particularly during this critical period in the electoral calendar. It not only undermines our democratic processes but also attempts to sow division and confusion among our ranks and constituencies.
We are currently undertaking legal and administrative measures to identify the individuals or groups behind the production and distribution of this fake document. The falsification of an official communication and the forging of the signature of a highly respected leader constitute serious offenses under the law and will not be tolerated.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐁𝐉𝐏 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨 (𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐌).
We remain steadfast in our mission to uphold the integrity of the political process and to defend the will of the Bangsamoro people from any form of manipulation or deception.
Issued this 11th day of May 2025
UBJP Regional Headquarters
Cotabato City, BARMM