00:00Senate President Cheese Escudero passed a bill to postpone the BARMM elections for the next year.
00:07But as a senator, you need to study this well.
00:12Daniel Manalasta with the report.
00:17Senate President Francis Escudero passed a bill to postpone the parliamentary elections
00:24in the Morro Autonomous Region and Muslim Mindanao or BARMM.
00:29It should have been passed by next year.
00:31But in the bill passed by Escudero, the elections will be held on May 11, 2026.
00:39It was based on the Supreme Court's decision that BARMM is no longer included in the Sulu.
00:44The bill has no other content.
00:46It does not change anything in the BARMM law.
00:48It is just a petition to change the elections for the coming year.
00:52But Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri expressed some concerns.
00:56You need to study the bill well.
00:59Escudero believes that the bill will be certified as urgent.
01:04The schedule of the Senate and House of Representatives is tight for the upcoming 19th Congress.
01:11It will be debated in the plenary if they were not consulted.
01:17But I repeat, it is a recommendation and suggestion from the administration
01:22that it should be discussed in the Senate.
01:24That is why the Senate will discuss it.
01:26It is expected that the Senate will return to session
01:29if they agree on the timing of the impeachment in the upcoming budget.
01:34Daniel Manalastas for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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