A New Chapter for BARMM: Autonomy and Its Challenges The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has reached a major milestone with its first parliamentary election, marking the culmination of a decade long journey towards self government.
This election is the result of a peace process aimed at ending separatist conflict and transitioning to elected regional leadership.
BARMM was created after a 2019 plebiscite following a 2014 peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The new autonomous region has a population of around 4.