By Ali Macabalang
COTABATO CITY – Qualified voters in areas proposed for coverage by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) should register in nearest Commission Election (Comelec) offices to vote in a plebiscite that will be called to ratify the organic law of the new region.
Ghazali Jaafar, chairman of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) that crafted the draft of RA 11054, issued the appeal in an interview by The Manila Bulletin over the weekend.
“Every residents of voting age should register to be able to help build the basic foundation of the Bangsamoro entity,” said Jaafar, who is also first vice chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Jaafar said speakers from the MILF and the government, as well as concerned volunteer groups, have already prepared for field information campaign to persuade residents to register and enlighten them on the provisions of RA 11054.
RA 11054, which the 17th Congress passed in early July and was by signed President Duterte into law on July 27, seeks the creation of BSARMM in replacement of the 28-year old Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
ARMM covers Maguindanao, Lanao de Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi provinces and the cities of Marawi and Lamitan.
It also seeks the conduct of a plebiscite within 150 days upon its enactment for voters in the proposed Bangsamoro territory to decide whether or not they want to be included in the new entity.
Elected top officials in Lanao del Sur and Marawi City as well as Maguindanao have recently expressed support for the ratification of the new law in their respective domains.
Cotabato City Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi has earlier sounded off resentment in the inclusion of her turf in BARMM, citing the fiscal capacity of the city to operate on its own.
In an earlier interview, Jaafar said elected officials in areas to be covered by BARM should allow their residents to “decide freely” come plebiscite day.
He warned all sectors that either opposed to or adamant about the proposed BARMM not to resort to electoral frauds for their “own vested interests.”
He said the MILF and majority of the “common people” consider the proposed BARMM as the “last card” in putting an end to decades of armed conflict in Southern Philippines.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/28/residents-urged-to-register-vote-in-bangsamoro-plebiscite/
COTABATO CITY – Qualified voters in areas proposed for coverage by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) should register in nearest Commission Election (Comelec) offices to vote in a plebiscite that will be called to ratify the organic law of the new region.
Ghazali Jaafar, chairman of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) that crafted the draft of RA 11054, issued the appeal in an interview by The Manila Bulletin over the weekend.
“Every residents of voting age should register to be able to help build the basic foundation of the Bangsamoro entity,” said Jaafar, who is also first vice chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Jaafar said speakers from the MILF and the government, as well as concerned volunteer groups, have already prepared for field information campaign to persuade residents to register and enlighten them on the provisions of RA 11054.
RA 11054, which the 17th Congress passed in early July and was by signed President Duterte into law on July 27, seeks the creation of BSARMM in replacement of the 28-year old Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
ARMM covers Maguindanao, Lanao de Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi provinces and the cities of Marawi and Lamitan.
It also seeks the conduct of a plebiscite within 150 days upon its enactment for voters in the proposed Bangsamoro territory to decide whether or not they want to be included in the new entity.
Elected top officials in Lanao del Sur and Marawi City as well as Maguindanao have recently expressed support for the ratification of the new law in their respective domains.
Cotabato City Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi has earlier sounded off resentment in the inclusion of her turf in BARMM, citing the fiscal capacity of the city to operate on its own.
In an earlier interview, Jaafar said elected officials in areas to be covered by BARM should allow their residents to “decide freely” come plebiscite day.
He warned all sectors that either opposed to or adamant about the proposed BARMM not to resort to electoral frauds for their “own vested interests.”
He said the MILF and majority of the “common people” consider the proposed BARMM as the “last card” in putting an end to decades of armed conflict in Southern Philippines.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/28/residents-urged-to-register-vote-in-bangsamoro-plebiscite/
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