Abstract
The Islamization of the Philippines, prior to Spanish colonization, introduced new laws, ethical standards, and meaning and direction in life. Through, Muslims in the Philippines developed the consciousness of belonging to a wider community. This chapter examines modern resistance movements in Muslim Mindanao. It examines the largest movements and the most dangerous the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and Abu Sayyafs Group in the Philippines (ASG) respectively. The MNLF and MILF originated from the Mindanao/Muslim Independence Movement (MIM). MIM was created in the early 1960s but it quickly faded away with the defection of many its leaders to the government. Abu Sayyaf, on the other hand, has its origins in both MNLF and MILF. All of these groups are leaders of resistance in Muslim Mindanao, with one making the transition to a political party, another that is in the process, and another that, in the way distant future, could potent.
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