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The Commission on Elections officially defers the Bangsamoro parliamentary elections scheduled for March 30 saying it will be held 'once a new date is set by law.' Comelec says the election timelines are already ‘too proximate’ which made the BARMM parliamentary elections ‘no longer feasible.'

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00:00The Commission on Elections officially defers the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections
00:05scheduled for March 30, saying it will be held once a new date is set by law.
00:10Kamalik says the election timelines are already, quote, too proximate, which made the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections
00:15quote, no longer feasible. This terminates election-related activities, including the
00:20period of certain election bans. In September 2025, the Supreme Court declared earlier
00:25districting laws unconstitutional in order that the elections be held no later than March 31.
00:302026. PSE's decision had postponed the election that was supposed to happen on October
00:3513, 2025. The Bangsamoro Interim Parliament passed a new districting law
00:40only in January. Under the law, the Kamalik is barred from adjusting precincts within 100
00:4520 days before Election Day.
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