MANILA, Philippines — Presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. on Friday expressed “full support” to the proposed extension of the transition period of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) until 2025.
Galvez, who is also concurrently the vaccine czar, said this duringFriday’s hearing of the Senate local government committee, which is tackling two bills seeking to postpone the first BARMM parliamentary elections set in 2022 to the year 2025.
“The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process would like to reaffirm its position supporting the call for the extension of the term of the [BARMM] interim government until 2025,” Galvez said.
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