CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—As President Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 26, peace advocates in Mindanao expect him to endorse as priority legislation the proposal to postpone the 2022 parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro region to extend by another three years the life of its transitional government.
“We hope to hear the president tell Congress to pass the measure extending the term of the BTA during his upcoming SONA,” said Sammy Buat of the Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society (CBCS).
Such presidential endorsement, Buat adds, will signal legislators that giving extended time for the Bangsamoro transition is his priority.
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