The group blamed the 2022 law for current proposals in Congress to delay the Bangsamoro elections again, from May 2025 to May 2026
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COTABATO, Philippines – A citizens’ group in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao went to the Supreme Court on Monday, November 18, to challenge a 2022 law that postponed the region’s first elections and extended the Bangsamoro Transition Authority’s term, which they see as a fundamental violation of constitutional principles.“By questioning the previous extension law, we aim to correct any deviations from our Constitution,” said Hannief Ampatuan, the group’s legal counsel.
The move isn’t just about timelines, but about ensuring that no law, no matter how well-meaning it seems, tramples on the rights of citizens, Ampatuan explained. The group also argued that a plebiscite should have been done to allow people in the Bangsamoro to decide whether or not the postponement of the elections and the extension of the BTA’s term were acceptable to them., whether they support or oppose the extension,” said Badrodin Mangindra, another legal representative of the group.
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