Elections Chairman George Garcia says the Commission on Elections will continue accepting certificates of candidacy for the Bangsamoro until November 9 for the 2025 parliamentary elections of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM.
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00:00Elections Chairman George Garcia says the Commission on Elections will continue accepting
00:06certificates of candidacy for the Bangsamoro until November 9 for the 2025 parliamentary
00:11elections of the autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao or Barm.
00:15This despite Senate President Francis Escudero's announcement that he would file a bill to
00:19postpone the parliamentary elections.
00:21Garcia, who arrived in Cotabato for the start of the filing period, says only a legislative
00:26act could alter the comelec schedule.
00:28Escudero notes a recent Supreme Court ruling excludes Sulu province from the predominantly
00:33Muslim region.
00:34Sulu was initially allocated seven representatives in the Barm Parliament.
00:38Escudero notes the decision could affect party list and sectoral representation in the regional
00:42legislative body.
00:44Barm's interim parliament, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, passed a resolution
00:48on October 22, delaying the region's first regular parliamentary elections from 2025
00:53to 2028.