I agree with the assessment that this is a late 19th C style Maguidanao kris with an atypical hilt. The manner of wrapping the hilt with thin rings of woven rattan looks very much like mainland SE Asian work, similar to what is seen on some dha/daab. The simple "kakatua" pommel is well carved but could have been made from a drawing or photograph by someone well outside the origina Moro culture, which may explain its departure from the norm.
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