Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin has said that it is up for the Congress to decide if it will further extend the suspension of elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin has said that it is up for the Congress to decide if it will further extend the suspension of elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao .
Bersamin said that while lawmakers asked for Malacañang's input regarding the possibility of postponing the upcoming May 2025 polls in the region, he said, President Marcos is still letting lawmakers to come up with their own decision. What's important for the President now, Bersamin said, is that there remains no fighting in the region.
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