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MANILA — The Commission on Elections vowed that the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections on October 13 will push through despite pending legislation to redistribute districts in the region.Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia assured the public that the commission has enough time to make adjustments once the measure, expected to be signed into law on Tuesday, August 26, takes effect.The poll body needs 12 days to reconfigure some of their preparations that will be affected such as the ballot face and deployment of election paraphernalia.The Comelec may also need to reconfigure its consolidation system to reflect the redistricting, Garcia said in an interview Friday, August 22.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/8/21/comelec-says-bangsamoro-elections-to-push-through-on-oct-13-despite-ballot-issues-1439">Comelec says Oct. 13 Bangsamoro elections to push through despite ballot issues </a></div>“So, ‘wag pong mag-alala ang lahat. Again itong mga issue na hinaharap ng Comelec, bagama’t hindi naman po namin kasalanan o kagagawan ito, ay hindi makakaapekto sa atin pong eleksyon sa October 13. Tuloy na tuloy ang halalan sa October 13 sa Bangsamoro,” he added.(So, we don&#x27;t have to worry. Again, these issues, even though we had nothing to do with them, will not affect the elections on October 13. The Bangsamoro elections will push through on October 13)On Tuesday, August 19, the Bangsamoro Parliament approved on third and final reading The Bangsamoro Redistricting Act reconstituting the 32 single-member parliamentary districts in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.The Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament said the law will distribute the seven vacant parliamentary seats originally apportioned to Sulu following the Supreme Court ruling excluding it from BARMM.The reconfiguration of parliamentary districts is as follows: nine for Lanao del Sur, five for Maguindanao del Norte, five for Maguindanao del Sur, four for Basilan, four for Tawi-Tawi, three for Cotabato City, and two for the Special Geographic Area in Cotabato province.BARMM, which replaced the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao as part of a peace agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, has a parliamentary government led by a chief minister.“The approved version of the bill reflects revised district boundaries based on the latest 4.5 million population of the region,” the BTA Parliament said.The printing of 2.3 million ballots for the BARMM elections may resume on September 8, according to Garcia.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/20/comelec-postpones-printing-of-ballots-as-bta-reallocates-sulu-seats-2218">Comelec postpones printing of ballots as BTA reallocates Sulu seats</a></div>He said the Comelec will need to deploy more personnel, especially at the National Printing Office, to verify each ballot printed.The poll body chief also noted that they will implement and study the contents of the law once they receive the final version signed by BARMM Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua.This, as Comelec is also mandated to craft the implementing rules and regulations of the law.

The Commission on Elections vowed that the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections on October 13 will push through amid an impending law seeking to redistribute districts in the region.

The Commission on Elections vowed that the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections on October 13 will push through amid an impending law seeking to redistribute districts in the region.

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Comelec: Redistricting bill will not delay BARMM polls

Harlene Delgado,

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Published Aug 22, 2025 06:08 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 22, 2025 07:17 PM PHT

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