Galvez Lauds House Bill Resetting BARMM Polls

Galvez to Comelec: Focus on BARMM poll preparations

KORONADAL CITY – Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to prepare for the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections now that both chambers of Congress have already set the date for the historic event. The Senate and the House of Representatives separately approved measures setting the date of the regional elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Septemb…

Over 60k people have registered for 2026 BSKE, BARMM polls

The number of Filipinos who registered to vote for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) and the first-ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has soared to over 60,000, according to the latest data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

Galvez urges Comelec to ramp up BARMM polls readiness as Congress sets Sept. 14 date

KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) — Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to intensify preparations for the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections after both chambers of Congress have set the same date for the historic occasion. Secretary Carlito Galvez, Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity M…

House OKs measure setting Barmm polls in 2026

The first-ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) are now on track for September 2026 after the House of Representatives unanimously approved the measure on third and final reading. Voting 247-0, with two abstentions, lawmakers passed House Bill No. 8220 during Tuesday’s (March 10) plenary session.  The bill amends Bangsamoro Organic Law (Republic Act No. 11054) and now awaits the signature of …