BARMM Regional Election Director Atty. Ray Sumalipao expressed his delight to have witnessed the presence of concerned political aspirants who he knew are aiming for the same goal with them.
“I was indeed overwhelmed by your presence because that mere presence is an indication that we share a common vision of having honest, orderly and peaceful elections under a common denominator which is transparency,” he said.
With his earlier statement, Sumalipao expounded that an honest election is just easy to achieve whereby people, being the voters, are just allowed to vote with the note that nobody should be precluded from exercising the right to suffrage.
He stated that there are various laws and resolutions promulgated by the COMELEC en banc to guide in all undertakings relevant to elections but what is challenging is to have a credible election as it entails not just the outcome per se but the mindset of the people, convincing them that truly, there was an honest, orderly and credible election.
As the signing of the peace pact of the BARMM was realized, Sumalipao called on the candidates to follow all the stipulations, and that they must inculcate in their respective minds and hearts that they are not swearing to the Filipino people here but also to the Almighty Allah that they will maintain peace and upholding laws in every activity they have during the campaign period until the actual day of voting.
“The presence here of our dignitaries would signify and mean a very visible manifestation that we mean this clear. You must follow every provision of the peace covenant, otherwise, our officials will go against you under the full force of the law,” he said. (CRG/PIA-Lanao del Sur)
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