Manila, March 12 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has called on political parties and sectoral organizations in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) seeking to participate in this year's Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections to re-register.

George Garcia, chairperson of the Commission on Elections, said all groups - including the 20 accredited Regional Parliamentary Political Parties (RPPP) and 191 Parliamentary Sectoral Organizations (PSO) - must register again after Bangsamoro Autonomy Act No. 88 nullified their earlier accreditations.

"Take note that all of your accreditations have been disregarded. Thus, the Comelec will now once again accept petitions to be accredited as a Sectoral Organization or as a P...