Philippines Bangsamoro Elections Face Another Delay
(MENAFN) The Philippine Supreme Court has invalidated Bangsamoro Autonomy Acts 58 and 77, halting the region’s first parliamentary elections originally slated for October 13, local media reported Wednesday.
The court found the laws, which established parliamentary districts in Muslim Mindanao’s autonomous region, unconstitutional. It instructed the Commission on Elections to organize and hold the elections by March 31, 2026, according to a digital news outlet.
This election has faced multiple delays: initially planned for 2022, then pushed to May 11 this year, and later moved to October—only to be postponed once more.
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was formed after a January 2019 referendum ratified the Bangsamoro Organic Law. This law set up the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, marking a historic shift after decades of conflict led by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), headed by Haji Murad Ebrahim.
Ebrahim was appointed interim chief minister of BARMM by then-President Rodrigo Duterte in February 2019. Earlier this year, Abdulraof Macacua succeeded Ebrahim as the region’s leader.
Bangsamoro, with a population of approximately 5 million, is predominantly Muslim and represents a critical area in the Philippines’ ongoing peace and governance efforts.
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