October 28, 2021
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11593
AN ACT RESETTING THE FIRST REGULAR ELECTIONS IN THE BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE, SECTION 13, ARTICLE XVI OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11054, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ORGANIC LAW FOR THE BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO"
SECTION 1.Section 13, Article XVI of Republic Act No. 11054, otherwise known as the "Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao," is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 13.First Regular Election. — The first regular election for the Bangsamoro Government under this Organic Law shall be held and synchronized with the 2025 national elections. The Commission on Elections, through the Bangsamoro Electoral Office, shall promulgate rules and regulations for the conduct of the elections, enforce and administer them pursuant to national laws, this Organic Law and the Bangsamoro Electoral Code."
SECTION 2.During the extension of the transition period, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) shall continue as the interim...
Resetting the First Regular Elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
- Section 1 (Amending Section 13, Article XVI of Republic Act No. 11054):
• The first regular election for the Bangsamoro Government shall be held and synchronized with the 2025 national elections.
• The Commission on Elections, through the Bangsamoro Electoral Office, shall promulgate rules and regulations for the conduct of the elections, enforce and administer them pursuant to national laws, this Organic Law and the Bangsamoro Electoral Code.
- Section 2:
• During the extension of the transition period, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) shall continue as the interim government in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
• The President may appoint the eighty (80) new interim members of the BTA who shall serve up to June 30, 2025 or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.
- Section 3:
• If any of the provisions of this Act is held unconstitutional, provisions not affected shall remain valid and binding.
- Section 4:
• All laws, decrees, and all other issuances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
- Section 5:
• This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation.