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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 960px; display: block;" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178849172176120220914-congress-muslims-PPAB-.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align: left;">Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong attends the House Special Committee on Senior Citizens on September 14, 2022 for its organizational meeting and approval of its Internal Rules of Procedure. <em>Press and Public Affairs Bureau handout/File</em></span></span></span>MANILA &mdash; Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong of Lanao del Sur 1st District on Friday said the upcoming Bangsamoro election is a result of years of negotiations that led to a peace deal.</div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/focus/01/25/19/after-bangsamoro-organic-law-is-ratified-now-comes-the-hard-part">After Bangsamoro Organic Law is ratified, now comes the hard part</a></div><p>&quot;We are finally here, finally reaping the fruit of the labors of those predecessors that really fought for equal rights for the Muslims in this country,&quot; he told ANC.</p><p>&quot;This is not a success only for the Bangsamoro people but this is a success of the entire country as well.&quot;</p><p>The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao elections is set to take place on September 14, which will give Bangsamoro people a chance to elect parliamentary representatives after decades of armed struggle plagued the region.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/28/comelec-inks-agreements-with-watchdogs-agencies-for-barmm-polls-audit-1606">Comelec inks agreements with watchdogs, agencies for BARMM polls audit</a></div><p>Adiong said the Bangsamoro people are &quot;very excited&quot; for the polls, noting that they have been waiting to elect leaders since the assumption of the BARMM government.</p><p>&quot;Of course all of us, especially those who in the BARMM, are really excited to have the first duly elected parliament,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;I think it&rsquo;s almost 8 years now and we&rsquo;re looking forward to holding the first regular BARMM election.&quot;</p><p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/9/1/marcos-vows-to-protect-bangsamoro-voters-right-to-cast-ballot-freely-without-fear-2201">assured</a> that his administration would ensure a &quot;safe, peaceful and credible&quot; conduct of the first-ever Bangsamoro elections this month.</p><p>The chief executive said the government is &quot;prepared&quot; for the much-anticipated democratic exercise, which he sees as &quot;another opportunity to show that the gains of peace can be strengthened through democratic institutions.&quot;</p><div><strong>&mdash;With reports from Harlene Delgado and Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><br></div><div><strong>WATCH:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ndZPvrrWjVQ?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br></div>

<p>Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong of Lanao del Sur 1st District on Friday said the upcoming Bangsamoro election is a result of years of negotiations that led to a peace deal.</p>

Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong of Lanao del Sur 1st District on Friday said the upcoming Bangsamoro election is a result of years of negotiations that led to a peace deal.

Adiong says upcoming Bangsamoro polls 'fruit' of yearslong negotiations

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Adiong says upcoming Bangsamoro polls 'fruit' of yearslong negotiations

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Published September 04, 2026 11:32 AM PHT

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