Moro group endorses 10 senatorial bets for Eleksyon 2025

A Moro group on Tuesday endorsed 10 senatorial candidates for the 2025 national elections.

The One Bangsamoro Movement (1BANGSA) said the candidates were chosen for their support for the full implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, the final peace accord between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that was signed in 2014.

These senatorial candidates are the following:

• Subair Mustapha
• Amirah "Mek" Lidasan
• Rodante Marcoleta
• Vic Rodriguez
• Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa
• Gringo Honasan
• Bong Go
• Camille Villar
• Pia Cayetano
• Bam Aquino

“To vote for these candidates is to vote for unity, justice, and lasting peace. It is a vote against hate and discrimination and a vote for the future of our youth, our identity, and our rightful place in this nation as Filipinos,” 1BANGSA said in a statement.

1BANGSA also endorsed the Apat Dapat party-list for  it commits to creating jobs, improving agriculture, and strengthening health and education in farming and fishing towns.

In a press conference, 1BANGSA national president Maulana Balangi urged the public to vote for candidates who have sympathy with the Muslim community.

“Ang aming panawagan ay pagkakaisa. Ang aming panawagan ay bumoto ng tama at nararapat lamang. 'Yung aming nakitaan ng simpatya at malasakit para sa aming mga Muslim,” Balangi said, referring to the 10 senatorial candidates the group endorsed.

(Our call is unity. We call on the public to vote for the right and suitable senatorial candidates. Those who have sympathy and concern for the Muslim community.)

Balangi said there are over 3 million registered voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Election day will be on May 12, 2025.—Mariel Celine Serquiña/AOL, GMA Integrated News

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