PATIKUL, SULU — Deputy Speaker Atty. Nabil Tan emphasized the importance of the Bangsamoro Electoral Code as a “vehicle for uniting the Bangsamoro people.”
On the first day of public consultation in Sulu for the proposed electoral code, Deputy Speaker Tan assured that the Bangsamoro people, the underserved, and the less privileged will have a voice in the legislative process.
The electoral code, which was filed by the Government of the Day, will set forth the structural, functional, and procedural principles in the elections of officers in the Bangsamoro region.
Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, municipal mayors and vice mayors, and government stakeholders all had questions and suggestions for improving the proposed measure.
Deputy Speaker Tan said that “we can earn the confidence and trust of the Bangsamoro people” through the continuous efforts of the Bangsamoro government to serve its constituents.
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