Comelec, pinaghahandaan din ang parliamentary elections ng BARMM sa susunod na taon

Comelec, pinaghahandaan din ang parliamentary elections ng BARMM sa susunod na taon; kapayapaan sa halalan, tutukan

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00:00 In the middle of preparations for the 2025 midterm elections,

00:03 the Commission on Elections is also preparing for the first parliamentary election in BARMM.

00:09 And their target is the threat to peace on the day of the election.

00:15 Louisa Erispe is in the center of the news.

00:18 In the upcoming election of the BANG Samoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao next year,

00:25 not just one, but two voters will be the candidates.

00:29 Aside from the 2025 national and local elections,

00:33 there is another election that will take place in BARMM on May 12, 2025.

00:38 This is the parliamentary elections or the voting of the own political party

00:42 and the election of the new chief minister of the region.

00:45 This election is based on the BANG Samoro Organic Law.

00:49 The BARMM leaders said that they are ready for the historic

00:53 and first parliamentary elections of BARMM.

00:57 We already accept the reality that there will be an election in BARMM.

01:04 So we are preparing all our stuff, everything that we need to prepare.

01:12 However, Comelec admitted that there is still a fear in the upcoming election.

01:16 The confusion in BARMM is common whenever there is an election.

01:20 But Comelec said that if the plebiscite in Maguindanao del Norte

01:24 is the catalyst for the formation of eight new towns,

01:27 I hope that the election will be as peaceful as it is next year.

01:31 The challenge is still the same.

01:34 The issue is still money, the issue is still weapons, the issue is still terrorism,

01:42 the issue is still...

01:44 You know that there are many plan wars here in BARMM.

01:48 The RIDO.

01:50 That is what stops the voting, even if our fellow countrymen want to vote.

01:54 I hope that once the election happens, all of that will stop.

01:56 I hope that once the election happens, all of those fights and conflicts will be gone.

02:00 Meanwhile, the government promised that even if there are new halal leaders in BARMM,

02:06 the peace process in the region will still continue.

02:10 Whoever wins the BARMM election, the country will continue the peace process

02:15 because the government is committing to it.

02:17 So what we know, whatever the political decision,

02:20 Chairman Garcia is right that it's a political decision.

02:25 So what we know is that just in case the election continues,

02:29 the peace process will continue.

02:31 For now, the political parties will continue to accredit the votes for the parliamentary election in BARMM.

02:38 According to the law, the winning representatives of the parties

02:42 will vote for the next Chief Minister of the region.

02:46 Louisa Erispe for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.