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BARMM interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua says such allegations are unfair, particularly since a postponement would naturally profit him by means of time period extension
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Bangsamoro Autonomous Area in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) interim Chief Minister Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua on Tuesday, June 16, dismissed claims of maneuverings to delay the area’s first parliamentary elections, scheduled for October 13.
Macacua mentioned such allegations have been unfair, particularly since a postponement would naturally profit him by means of time period extension.
Talking through the oathtaking of newly elected officers of Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte on the Shariff Kabunsuan Advanced in Cotabato Metropolis, Macacua urged his partymate, BARMM Schooling Minister Mohagher Iqbal, to call these allegedly pushing for a delay.
“Are you able to please title the folks, as you declare, who’re pushing for the election to not proceed?” Macacua requested. “As a result of so long as they don’t seem to be named, the suspect pushing to postpone the election shall be me. As a result of I’m the beneficiary of the postponement of the election.”
Macacua’s remarks got here after a press convention wherein Iqbal and Senator Imee Marcos warned in opposition to one other delay within the BARMM elections and urged Congress to oppose it. Iqbal has but to call anybody as of posting time.
“My place is that the election ought to proceed,” Macacua mentioned.
The predominantly Muslim area’s parliamentary elections have been initially set to coincide with the Might 2025 nationwide and native midterm polls however have been moved to October, following a legislation signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in February. It was the second postponement since 2022, when then-president Rodrigo Duterte moved the area’s parliamentary polls to 2025 and prolonged the Bangsamoro transition interval.
The newest delay stemmed from a 2024 Supreme Courtroom ruling that excluded Sulu province from the BARMM, making a authorized hurdle for the elections.
Sulu, which has seven districts, was excluded after the excessive court docket upheld the outcomes of a 2019 plebiscite wherein most voters within the province rejected the ratification of the Bangsamoro Natural Regulation (BOL), which created the BARMM.
Consequently, the seven seats beforehand allotted to Sulu stay vacant, decreasing the BARMM parliament’s membership to 73, in need of the 80 required underneath the BOL.
To resolve the problem, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) has moved to reallocate the vacant seats and create new parliamentary districts, an effort that requires consultations and extra time. BARMM lawmakers are nonetheless debating the proposals as of posting time. – Rappler.com
