Peace adviser optimistic on ‘peaceful’ BARMM polls

COTABATO CITY — Presidential Peace Adviser Sec. Mel Senen Sarmiento expressed optimism Sunday that the first regional parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) next month would be “peaceful and successful.” “The success of the election will not only be a milestone for the Bangsamoro peace process. It will be a victory for peace, democracy, and the Filipino people,” he said in a statement. Sarmiento said the Office of the Presidential Adviser

COTABATO CITY — Presidential Peace Adviser Sec. Mel Senen Sarmiento expressed optimism Sunday that the first regional parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) next month would be “peaceful and successful.” “The success of the election will not only be a milestone for the Bangsamoro peace process. It will be a victory for peace, democracy, and the Filipino people,” he said in a statement. Sarmiento said the Office of the Presidential Adviser