US EditionBARMM Poll Set for Sept. 14 - BusinessWorld Online
Republic Act 12317 resets BARMM elections to September 2026, aligning future polls with national elections and mandating automated voting, the Commission on Elections said.
- On Wednesday, President Ferdinand Marcos signed Republic Act 12317, officially resetting the first BARMM parliamentary elections to September 14, 2026, marking the fourth time the region's polls have been rescheduled.
- The Bangsamoro Government previously hailed the bill's passage as a "crucial step toward the region's full democratic transition," while the Bangsamoro Transition Authority remains the interim government in the BARMM.
- New regulations require candidates to refile certificates of candidacy from 4-9 November 2024, as the Commission on Elections will administer the polls with funding charged against available appropriations.
- Elected officials will assume office October 30, 2026, serving until June 30, 2031, while starting in 2031, regular elections will occur every three years to synchronize with national polls.
- Future Bangsamoro Government elections will align with the national calendar, and The Parliament will hold regular sessions following the elected officials' "assumption of office.
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BARMM poll set for Sept. 14 - BusinessWorld Online
THE Commission on Elections on Thursday said the first regular parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have been officially rescheduled to Sept. 14, 2026. This follows the signing of Republic Act No. 12317 by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday, which resets the date from its original schedule. Under the newly enacted law, the BARMM parliamentary polls will eventually be synchronized wit…
Marcos enacts law resetting the first BARMM elections
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday signed into law a measure resetting the first parliamentary elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).Republic Act (RA) 121317 moves the region’s first regular election from March to the second Monday of September 2026, the fourth time the polls were reset.It also amends Section 13, Article XVI of Republic Act 11054, or the “Organic Law for the Bangs…
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