UBJP bet secures close win over MP rival in BARMM SGA District 2 race
MANILA, Philippines – Elaysa Enalang, the United Bangsamoro Justice Party’s candidate, will take the Special Geographic Area’s (SGA) 2nd District seat after a tight race in the 2026 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections on September 14.
Enalang is a former municipal administrator of Kapawalan town and the younger sister of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Kapalawan provincial committee commander Datu Kineg Enalang.
She got 20,954 or 37.03% of her district’s votes, according to the SGA’s total certificates of canvass on the Commission on Elections’ website.
This is only 755 votes more than her closest competitor, independent candidate Kadil “Jojo” Sinolinding Jr., who garnered 20,199 votes or 35.7% of the votes.
The ophthalmologist has been a parliament member and health minister of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority since 2025. He also once served as regional health secretary in the now-defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Ranking third is the Bangsamoro Federalist Party’s bet, Dulia Dandalanin Sultan, who got 13,662 or 24.14% of the votes. She is a teacher and barangay chairperson of Nunguan, Malidegao, but she also comes from a family of public officials: her daughter and husband are the mayor and vice mayor of Pikit town in Cotabato province, respectively, while her son-in-law is the vice mayor of Pigkawayan, Cotabato.
Enalang will serve a special five-year transition term from October 30, 2026, to June 30, 2031. She will be one of the 32 district representatives making up 40% of the 80-seat Bangsamoro Parliament. – Rappler.com
