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Municipality in Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines

Buldon, officially the Municipality of Buldon (Maguindanaon: Inged nu Buldun; Iranun and Mëranaw: Inged a Buldon; ), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,684 people. The town was part of the province of Shariff Kabunsuan from October 2006 until its nullification by the Supreme Court in July 2008.

The municipality was among the sites of hostilities since early 1970s, and even during negotiations between the national government and the MILF in the late 1990s. The first recorded encounters occurred in Barangay Garigayan, where Bangon Aratuc led the Moro separatists in clashes with the Philippine Constabulary for more than a month, displacing thousands of civilians in the municipality. In August 1971, a battle occurred in the town between Muslim armed bands, the Blackshirts, and the constabulary. This was settled through a peace pact between a team of government negotiators and the Muslims, which also led to receiving aid for rehabilitation projects.

Buldon was the site of the first phase of ceasefire which was declared for the municipality through what would be the first agreement signed by both panels, on January 27, 1997, which was eventually elevated to a general ceasefire for Mindanao However, before negotiating panels from both sides were to conduct peace talks, on January 16, the rebels fired at the military unit which escorting mayor Manalao, who attempted to visit the municipality where he had never held office since 1995, in Garigayan, as the latter reportedly entered the MILF defense perimeter at Camp Abubakar, Thereafter, clashes erupted in Barangays Kabayuan and Garigayan, and ended when a local agreement was eventually signed. At least 33 were killed from both sides. On March 16, eleven people were killed in a shelling of an Islamic school by the Philippine Army. On June 19–20, 80 heavily armed members of the MILF launched an attack, government troops later retaliated. Among the casualties were a soldier and several guerillas. Clashes also occurred in Upper Minabay in 1998. was among those municipalities where series of battles occurred, leading to the camp's fall in 2000.

After a ceasefire agreement was signed by both sides in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in August 2001, on September 27, however, a hundred MILF fighters stormed a vacant military outpost; clashes with government troops followed, killing eight army soldiers and up to 36 MILF members.