BARMM
The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), held two voter education sessions at MSU–Tawi-Tawi in Bongao for the 2026 BARMM Parliamentary Elections. This followed a session at TRAC the previous day. The sessions covered the BARMM parliamentary system, election issues, and voters' responsibilities.
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The Senate adjourned its session yesterday for the Holy Week break after ratifying a bill resetting elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The session will resume on May 4.
More than 200 peacemakers from various countries gathered in a Makati hotel for a conference on peace processes, sharing experiences from the Philippines' Bangsamoro, Indonesia's Aceh, Nepal, and Papua New Guinea's Bougainville. Comfort Ero of the International Crisis Group delivered a keynote on rising global conflicts and China's role in the Indo-Pacific. The Bangsamoro peace remains an ongoing process amid election delays and transition issues.
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Presidential Adviser on Peace Carlito Galvez Jr. warned on November 19 of the dangers of further delaying parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), urging interim officials to set an early 2026 schedule to avoid a political vacuum. Former chief peace negotiator Miriam Coronel-Ferrer cautioned that no election in 2026 would mean no decommissioning of weapons and combatants, no exit agreement, and much uncertainty. The statements came at a conference in Makati City.