DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 December) – The first election of the 80-member Bangsamoro Parliament on May 12, 2025 is less than 17 months away but preparations have yet to start as the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Bangsamoro Electoral Code (BEC) has yet to be approved, the proposed “Parliamentary Districts Act of
Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves (Negros Oriental, 3rd District) intends to return to the Philippines to answer allegations of his supposed link to the brazen killing of Governor Roel Degamo, his lawyers said.
The leadership of the House of Representatives is calling on Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. to come back to the country and return to work as his travel authority expired last March 9.