In the Public Square: Dark Clouds over BARMM

In the Public Square: Dark clouds over BARMM

MANILA, Philippines – All the talk now is about the fate of Martin Romualdez as House leader, but there is an emerging crisis that we should pay close attention to. On August 29, a column by our Mindanao editor Herbie Gomez sent out an alert: “The warning signs are flashing in the BARMM.” On September 8, Mindanao correspondent Ferdinandh Cabrera wrote about the former government peace negotiators’ concern that tensions over MILF factions and the…

BARMM polls to proceed on Oct. 13 but Supreme Court says minus 7 parliamentary seats

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 September) – The first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will proceed as scheduled on October 13 but not for the seven parliamentary district seats originally allocated for Sulu and redistributed by Bangsamoro Autonomy Act (BAA) 77 to seven other BARMM areas, as the Supreme Court on Monday issued, effective immediately, a temporary restraining order (TRO) against imp…