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The Commission on Elections will proceed with the conduct of the first-ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Region next year following the recent Supreme Court ruling excluding Sulu from the autonomous region.On Tuesday, Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said the province’s removal will affect the preparations for the 2025 Bangsamoro elections but the poll body is keen on refraining from postponing or resetting the polls.“Nagulat kami. Medyo malaking problema sa part ng Comelec .
“The Court, however, declared unconstitutional the interpretation of the provision in the law directing the provinces and cities of ARMM to vote as one geographical unit as to include provinces that rejected the law,” she added. “This violates Article X, Section 18 of the Constitution, which states that only provinces, cities, and geographic areas voting favorably in the plebiscite shall be included in the autonomous region.
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