Manila, Feb. 22 -- The resetting of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is a welcome development that would allow its government sufficient time to address pressing legal concerns about Sulu's exclusion, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) said Saturday.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law Republic Act 12123, which reschedules the BARMM polls from May 12 to Oct. 13 this year.

"The passage of RA 12123 is a testament (to) the Marcos Jr. administration's unwavering determination to fulfill the commitments made by the national government under all signed peace agreements, and bringing sustainable development and lo...