Senate President Francis Escudero asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint new members to the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) after 35 of its
Senate President Francis Escudero asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint new members to the Bangsamoro Transition Authority after 35 of its current members filed their candidacies for the 2025 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections.
Currently, the Bangsamoro Electoral Code allows appointed officials in BARMM who run for office to stay in their positions, and it also waives the typical one-year ban on appointing officials who lose in the election to other posts. “The Constitution expressly prohibits civil service officials—whether permanent or appointed on a co-terminus basis—from participating in partisan political activities,” he argued.
Escudero emphasized that the resignation of BTA members pursuing elective posts would be a critical step toward ensuring “clean, honest, and credible elections” in BARMM.
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