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Comelec releases calendar of activities for Bangsamoro polls
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is continuing preparations for the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on October 13, 2025.
Comelec Chairman George Garcia confirmed that the poll body is "at all costs" prepared and nearing the peak of its preparations, refuting rumors of postponement.
The election period will run from August 14 to October 28, including a gun ban.
The campaign period is scheduled from August 28 to October 11, with campaigning prohibited on election eve and election day.
A liquor ban will be in effect on October 12 and 13.
Candidates must submit their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) by November 12.
Garcia also highlighted the need to resolve the reallocation of seven seats for Sulu, which had rejected the Bangsamoro Organic Law in 2019, before the parliamentary elections.
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