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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.
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A March 10 report by the International Crisis Group cautions that pushing Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections to 2028 could deepen divisions within the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), amid ongoing delays following Senate-backed proposals for a 2026 vote.
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.