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BARMM seats meant for Sulu may have to be filled in special election
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is considering holding special polls to fill seven parliamentary seats allocated for Sulu, which are currently vacant.
Comelec Chairperson George Garcia informed MILF chairman Ahod "Al Hajj" Murad Ebrahim and vice chairman Mohagher Iqbal that the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections will proceed as scheduled on October 13.
The seven seats were originally allocated to Sulu, which rejected the 2019 plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
A Supreme Court ruling confirmed that Sulu is not part of the autonomous region, contributing to the seat reallocation issue.
The reallocation of these seats was previously cited as a reason for postponing the elections from May to October.
MILF leaders, including Ebrahim, expressed openness to the idea of a special election for these seats if their reallocation cannot be resolved in time for the October polls.
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