Palace Declares Special Holiday for First BARMM Parliamentary Election
President Marcos has declared September 14 a special non-working day in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to facilitate voter participation in its first-ever parliamentary election. This follows the earlier postponement of the election to the second Monday of September.
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