The Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo, a newly formed organization, had marched around the town of Jolo last April 20, 2008 in an obvious bid to relive the grandeur of the ancient Sultanate of Sulu. About 70 people mostly unschooled men and women, distributed leaflets stating that they are not Filipinos but Tausug by nationality. The group has about 300 members throughout the island province of Sulu.
During the parade, they brought placards bearing the words "Filipinos get out from the Tausug Homeland". They also distributed some phamplets which contained United Nation Resolution on human rights and the right to self-determination under the UN charter.
The Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo was organized in June 2007 and headed by Atty. Meltino Sibulan which holds office at Jolo, Sulu.
However, some residents in Sulu are in doubt of the real motives and plan of Atty. Sibulan in organizing people who are mostly unschooled and aging.
One school teacher told Luwaran reporter based in the island province, on condition of anonymity, that while the parade reminded of the glorious past of the Sulu sultanate but a the same time it also made the impression that the sultanate has really shrunk so lowly that it could only attract few people.
This organization based its concept on historical accounts of the Sulu Sultanate starting from the time of Said Abubakar who bore the title of Shariful Hashim as the first sultan of Sulu, who held office at Buansa, Indanan Sulu.
In last Sunday's parade, most of the marchers wore native Moro attire.
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