Comelec stands ground on holding of parliamentary elections in BARMM

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00:00As the Commission on Elections or COMELEC is concerned,

00:02the first ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region

00:07in Muslim in Danau will push through as planned.

00:10That is, unless there will be a legal impediment

00:13that will prevent the conduct of the political exercise.

00:16How? Luisa Erispe explains in this report.

00:22The Commission on Elections, to their ground,

00:24that the first parliamentary elections in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region

00:28for Muslim in Danau or BARMM will continue as scheduled

00:32despite a proposed bill filed in the Senate to suspend it.

00:35According to COMELEC Chairman George Erwin Garcia,

00:38the proposed bill is not enough to pause or halt the elections indefinitely

00:42unless the proposed piece of legislation is enacted into law.

00:47We want to show that COMELEC will not be affected

00:50by those that could be filed like that

00:52because, again, as long as there is no law,

00:54the Commission on Elections is prepared.

00:56We will finish the filing of the candidacy from November 4 to 9.

01:01Therefore, to those who are agam-agam,

01:03our fellow countrymen,

01:06your Commission is right here.

01:08And therefore, we are willing and able

01:10and we will be accepting all your certificates of candidacy.

01:13To show the Commission's commitment to carry on with the parliamentary elections,

01:17the COMELEC went to Cotabato City in Maguindanao del Norte

01:20for the start of the COC and CONCAN filing today.

01:23COMELEC reported almost all their BARM district offices

01:27received the submission of COCs for parliamentary district representatives

01:31and CONCANS for political party lists.

01:33What they wish is to proceed with the elections on May 2025.

01:38We, as religious leaders,

01:41have nothing to do other than being involved in the parliament.

01:46Because, as you know, the parliament is making laws.

01:50So, it might not be good for us if there are laws

01:55that are against the teachings of Islam,

01:56which is the moral, the moral governance.

02:00That is Islam.

02:01So, we might blame the religious leaders.

02:06Personally, we will call the both houses,

02:10the House of Representatives and the Senate

02:13to disregard that kind of proposal

02:17and tell the COMELEC to proceed with the elections.

02:22In the upcoming parliamentary elections,

02:24there are 73 positions up for grabs,

02:2640 for nominees of political parties,

02:2925 for district representatives,

02:31and 8 for sectoral representatives.

02:33But voters will only cast two votes,

02:35one for party and the other one for a representative.

02:39The parliamentary elections will be held

02:41alongside the national and local elections on May 12.

02:44The Commission explained,

02:45it would cost the government a whole lot more

02:48to postpone the BARMM elections.

02:50It's more expensive if it's automated.

02:52If it's automated here in Bangsamoro,

02:55we might have to spend 3 billion pesos.

02:58Here, in the elections that we will hold on May 12,

03:02in May 12,

03:04Bangsamoro was only allowed to ride

03:08in the national and local elections.

03:09That's why it's not that expensive.

03:11The poll body challenges those aspirants

03:14for the parliamentary elections

03:15to start the peaceful elections within themselves

03:18and set a good example for their supporters.

03:21Luisa Erispe, from The National TV,

03:25for a new and better Philippines.

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