Opposition to putting off Bangsamoro Parliament elections in Muslim Mindanao


The first-ever BARMM parliamentary election has already been postponed twice. - parliament.bangsamoro.gov.ph via PDI/ANN

COTABATO CITY: Groups and individuals have assailed the plan of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to postpone the first Bangsamoro Parliament elections set on Oct. 13.

“Elections [are] your constitutional duty, not a convenience you can cancel at whim,” said Lawyer Camilo Montesa, a former official of the then Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, adding that “to cancel elections without a solid basis is a betrayal of public trust.”

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