Manila, Jan. 29 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said it has decided not to start the printing of ballots for the Bangsamoro Parliament Elections (BPE) given recent developments.

In a brief statement, Comelec chairperson George Garcia said they would only be printing ballots for the May 12 national and local elections.

"Because of these recent developments we did not yet proceed with the printing of the BARMM parliamentary ballots. Only the national and local elections ballots," he said.

"The reason is because we may end up opening the filing of certificate of candidacy anew for the region in the event of redistricting as a result of reapportionment of the slots originally assigned to Sulu," Garcia added.

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