Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV on Friday, November 21 said he supports the conduct of the first-ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in March 2026. This, after the Supreme Court required the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) to finalize...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Saturday, Sept. 20, that the campaign and election periods for the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will not be lifted. This was stated in a memorandum issued by Comelec Chairman George Erwin...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) decided on Wednesday, Sept. 17, to suspend its preparations for the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) scheduled for October 13, 2025. According to a resolution provided by Comelec Chairman George Erwin...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia stated on Tuesday, September 16, that the poll body will examine the impact of the Supreme Court 's (SC) Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that halted the implementation of the Bangsamoro Autonomy Act (BAA) 77. BAA 77 reorganized...
President Marcos said he would sign the bill postponing the December 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to next year, citing the need to prioritize the country’s first-ever Bangsamoro Parliament elections in October. Marcos said this less than a week before the bill seeking...
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM) has recommended a “comprehensive review” and possible reforms on the Philippines’ electoral legal framework in hopes of addressing the gaps in the conduct of elections in the country following the 2025 midterm polls. During a press...
Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. on Monday, March 10, welcomed the appointment of Abdulraof Macacua as the new interim chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), saying the leadership change...
The House of Representatives has ratified a measure postponing the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections. During Wednesday's plenary session, lawmakers agreed to move the polls from May 12 to Oct. 13, 2025 after approving the Bicameral Conference Committee report...
The Senate ratified on Tuesday, Feb. 4, the bicameral conference committee report on the bill resetting the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to Oct. 13, 2025. (Senate PRIB photo) During the plenary session, Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito said that the bicam...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Tuesday, Feb. 4 that the bicameral conference committee has approved setting the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) polls on Oct. 13. "Ang inadopt five months, October 13 ang halalan, pumayag ang kamara. May mga...
With the May midterm elections getting nearer, Vice President Sara Duterte and Office of the Vice President (OVP) officials got the chance to be the first to try the vote counting machines of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Vice President Sara Duterte participates in a dry run...
The Senate has approved the bill resetting the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections from May 12 to October 13, 2025. Eighteen (18) senators voted in favor of Senate Bill No. 2942 under Committee Report No. 466; Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
