Around 60 Erumanen ne Menuvu and settler families benefited from much-needed voter education, especially since the upcoming election on May 12 will be the first time people in the SGA will elect their municipal officials. The SGA, comprising 63 barangays across six municipalities in North Cotabato, became part of BARMM following a two-part plebiscite in early 2019.

This South Upi forum, the inaugural event in a series supported by the Australian Government, brought essential political knowledge directly to the grassroots level.

Nakatakda ang kauna-unahang BARMM parliamentary elections sa October 13, 2025. Dahil first time at kumplikado ito, gumawa ang Facts First team ni Christian Esguerra ng video para mas maunawaan ito ng mga botante sa BARMM.

A renewed sense of unity and collaboration is energizing the Iranun corridor in Maguindanao del Norte, with the relaunch of the Iranun Development Council (IDC). Mayors from the five-municipality alliance—Barira, Buldon, Matanog, Parang, and Sultan Mastura—formalized their commitment to joint development efforts by signing a memorandum of agreement and inaugurating the new IDC office in Parang on February 19, 2025.

The Institute for Autonomy and Governance has released a report stating that the Special Geographic Area does not currently meet the population, land area, and income criteria necessary to be constituted as a province under the Local Government Code.

  1. NDU Forum Highlights BARMM 2025 Elections, Urges Academic Engagement
  2. FACTS FIRST: BARMM elections pinapa-postpone uli!
  3. IAG Forum Explores Implications of Sulu’s Exclusion from BARMM
  4. IN PHOTOS: Forum on PD 1083: Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Phillippines

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