Manila, April 29 -- House Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman on Monday lauded President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s recent assurance that the 2025 elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will push through as scheduled.

"Malinaw na malinaw ang sinabi ni Pangulong Marcos: tuloy na tuloy na ang BARMM elections sa susunod na taon (What President Marcos said was very clear: BARMM elections next year is so certain). His statement left no room for ambiguity. The people of the Bangsamoro will get an opportunity to exercise their democratic rights under the Constitution and under the Bangsamoro Organic Law," Hataman said in a news release.

"Natutuwa tayo na kinikilala ng Pangulo ang karapatan ng ...