The five BARMM governors also present and endorse the postponement of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in the area pending the decommissioning of former MILF combatants.
SULU, Philippines – The five governors of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao , together with the police, military and other stakeholders – under the leadership of Chief Minister Ahod Ibrahim – stood united on Saturday, June 10, as they pledged to address and fight criminality in their respective provinces.
Lieutenant General Roy Gallido, commander of the Western Mindanao Command with jurisdiction over the BARMM, confirmed the Abu Sayyaf Group remains a security threat in Sulu and Basilan, as does the Daulah Islamiya in Maguindanao. For his part, Carlito Galvez Jr., Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity said efforts would be made to convene a meeting of the Ulama Council of Elders in the Bangsamoro region to seek support for security.
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