Comelec Asks BARMM to Make Peaceful Preps as Poll Period Starts

BARMM poll gun ban covers Isabela City

Although not administratively part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the city of Isabela in Basilan is covered by a gun ban being implemented by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the BARMM parliamentary elections.

Comelec asks BARMM to make peaceful preps as poll period starts

A Marine battalion arrives in Cotabato City to beef up the security forces of communities in the Bangsamoro region. —Photo dated March 9, 2025 from CRIZBELLE LORENZO MANILA, Philippines — As the 60-day election period for the Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections began on Thursday (August 14), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged the region’s participation in ensuring a peaceful and orderly political exercise. The gun ban is also now in effe…

Comelec implements gun ban in BARMM

A gun ban will be implemented in the Bangsamoro region as the election period for the 2025 BARMM parliamentary election starts on Thursday, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said.

Election period starts in BARMM, gun ban in effect

MindaNews / 14 August — The election period in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) officially started Thursday, August 14, with the gun ban immediately taking effect, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Bringing ballot boxes to a polling precinct in Lanao del Sur. MindaNews file photo by BOBBY TIMONERA On October 13, the Bangsamoro region, with registered voters of about 2.4 million, will conduct its historic parl…