Special BTA session set as Bangsamoro redistricting bill stalls

Special BTA session set as Bangsamoro redistricting bill stalls

COTABATO CITY, Philippines – The speaker of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) parliament on Tuesday, January 6, called a special session for next week to resume deliberations on a long-delayed measure to redraw parliamentary districts in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), a move seen as crucial to keeping the region’s 2026 elections on track. BTA Speaker Mohammad Yacob said the session, sought by BARMM interim C…

BTA to hold special session on January 12 to pass districting law

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 6 January) — Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Speaker Mohammad Yacob on Tuesday called for a special session on January 12 to pass the new districting law so the twice-postponed 1st Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections can push through. BTA Speaker Mohammad Yacob. Photo from the BARMM website by Marhom Ibrahim / BIO The BTA Parliament is currently on recess and is supposed to resume sessions on January 19. Yacob cal…