US EditionComelec Defers BARMM Parliamentary Polls
The fourth postponement follows legal challenges and delayed redistricting, extending transitional governance nearly seven years since BARMM's 2019 creation, Comelec said.
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Comelec defers BARMM parliamentary polls
MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has postponed the holding of the parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on March 30, 2026.Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Wednesday said that “legally and operationally”, the elections could no longer be done on March 30,2026."The [Comelec] en banc approved a resolution that officially declare the postponement of the March 30, 2026 B…
It's official: No March vote for BARMM
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, January 28, officially deferred the Bangsamoro parliamentary elections scheduled for March 30, saying they will be held “once a new date is set by law.” Comelec said the election timelines “are already too proximate which rendered the conduct of the BARMM parliamentary elections no longer feasible.” This terminates election-related activities, including the period of certa…
The first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will not be held at the end of March. According to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia, this is also due to lack of time for preparation. Because of this, the date of the first BARMM elections, which has been postponed several times, will be postponed again. But for now, no new date has been set for the elections because it…
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