Duyog Bangsamoro, a multisectoral coalition of regional and national civil society organizations convened to safeguard and “accompany” the Bangsamoro peace process, called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to prevent any effort by outside groups to influence the outcome of the Sept. 14 Bangsamoro parliamentary election, whether for or against any regional political party. The independent coalition...
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First BARMM election to proceed as scheduled
CAGAYAN DE ORO—Come Sept. 14, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will hold its first-ever election to finally choose the members of the Bangsamoro parliament. The election may be historic not only for BARMM but for the entire country as well—both in significance and also for the promise of true democracy and reforms...
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Proposals to delay BARMM polls also seek to change makeup of interim gov’t
It’s not a simple postponement proposal. The identical bills filed in the Senate and the House of Representatives do not just seek to delay again the schedule of the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). They also seek to change the composition of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) as...