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John Rex Laudiango Spokesman of Commission on Election (Google photo)
COMELEC to send voter education teams to BARMM provinces, conduct voter education, information campaign
- Jul 13, 2024
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The education and information campaign aims to ensure the success of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) slated for May 12 of next year.
Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiango said the voter education campaign targets BARMM residents who would select for the first time members of the Bangsamoro parliament, the report said.
At stake during the election are 80 parliamentary seats that will be filled, including 40 representatives of regional political parties, 32 for parliamentary districts, and eight for sectoral groups.
These sectoral groups include non-Muslim indigenous peoples, settler communities, women, youth, traditional leaders, and ulama (religious scholars), the report also said.
“The BARMM parliamentary election is the culmination of the Bangsamoro people’s struggle for recognition and self-determination. We deem it important to educate the BARMM voters on the new voting system to ensure the success of this historic electoral exercise,” Laudiangco said.
In September, the poll body’s education and information department (EID) will also conduct voter education micro-summits in the Bangsamoro region.
Experts from the Comelec’s EID and law department and the Bangsamoro electoral office are expected to discuss the rudiments of the regional parliamentary elections.
It will focus on what voters in the region need to know about the elections such as the composition of the parliament, system of proportional representation, allocation of parliamentary seats, and how the voting will be conducted.
“It is our hope that after the summit, we will be able to secure the participating organizations’ commitment to help increase awareness in the Bangsamoro parliamentary elections,” Laudiangco said as quoted by Philstar.
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