Manila, May 3 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set a three-week registration period for political parties and sectoral groups in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) who would like to participate in the May 2025 regional polls.

In a social media post, the poll body, through Resolution 10984, scheduled the period to file a Petition for Registration or Accreditation of Regional Parliament Political Parties or Regional Parliament Sectoral Organizations from May 15 to June 7 this year.

"All parties, intending to participate in the Parliamentary Elections, must register with the Commission," it said. "All parties, organizations, or coalitions, intending to participate in the Parliamentary Sectoral Represent...