BARMM: Amid jostling for power, will a new breed of leaders get their chance?

COTABATO CITY, Philippines – With a pack of reporters in tow, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia flew into Cotabato City on a C-130 plane early morning on Monday, November 4, to witness the opening of the six-day filing of certificates of candidacy (CoCs) and manifestations of intent to participate (MIPs) in the May 2025 election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

The small Bangsamoro Electoral Office (BEO), located inside the BARMM compound...