SC ruled Sulu exclusion from BARMM as polls can't be postponed

SC ruled exclusion of Sulu from BARMM knowing polls can’t be postponed

By: - Reporter / @zacariansINQ
/ 02:21 PM November 12, 2024

SC ruled exclusion of Sulu from BARMM knowing polls can't be postponed

The Supreme Court of the Philippines. Photo from the National Privacy Commission website / privacy.gov.ph

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it ruled the exclusion of Sulu from the Bangsamoro Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) knowing that “the election cannot be postponed.”

READ: Poe: BARMM yet to decide on postponing first parliamentary polls

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According to SC spokesperson Camille Sue Mae Ting, the ruling was “immediately executory” so it should be fully implemented despite a motion for reconsideration filed before the High Court.

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“There would be no reason for the Court to say it was immediately executory if it intended otherwise,” Ting told reporters in a Viber message.

READ: SC: Sulu not part of BARMM

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“The Court, consistent with its prior rulings, issued the order making the decision immediately executory knowing that the election cannot be postponed,” she added.

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The SC decision to exclude Sulu from the BARMM was divisive, prompting some to seek the deferral of BARMM’s first parliamentary elections in 2025.

READ: PH officials clash over proposed deferral of BARMM polls

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