MANILA – The Marcos administration is committed to fulfilling its part in the Bangsamoro peace process, Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez reaffirmed Saturday.
Galvez made the statement at the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City as he presented the administration’s achievements with regard to its peace agenda.
“As President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has emphasized, his administration will not waver in fulfilling the commitments made by the national government under all signed peace agreements, particularly the Bangsamoro,” he said.
“President Marcos has also given his assurance that the first BARMM [Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao] regional elections 2025 will be peaceful, orderly and credible. Kung makikita ninyo si Presidente, halos linggo-linggo umiikot po siya sa BARMM. Lahat po ng probinsiya po na-ikutan na niya (If you can see the President, he has been visiting the BARMM almost every week),” he added.
In the same forum, Bangsamoro Cabinet Secretary Mohd Asnin Pendatun said “anticipation and participation” are high for the upcoming first parliamentary elections in BARMM next year.
As of this posting, Pendatun said 16 political parties have registered under the Bangsamoro Commission on Elections.
Pendatun added that voter’s education and information campaigns are also in full swing to raise public awareness on the upcoming polls.
“Iyon pong final pieces of the puzzle, so to speak, para po lahat ay makapag-participate doon po sa aming (The final pieces of the puzzle, so to speak, is complete so that everyone can participate in our) first parliamentary elections,” he said.
“Dahil admittedly, our public ay hindi pa po ganoon kataas iyong level of understanding doon po sa changes from the regular elections before at sa ganito pong (Admittedly, there is a low level of understanding on the changes from the regular elections before to the) first parliamentary elections."
The Bangsamoro parliamentary elections on May 12, 2025 will elect the successors of the interim Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament members. (PNA)
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