Statement of the Presidential Spokesperson on the House of Representatives’ approval of the synchronization of the ARMM elections with the 2013 national polls

Statement of Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda:

On the House of Representatives’ approval of the synchronization of the ARMM elections with the 2013 national polls

[Released on March 22, 2011]

The House of Representatives has approved the synchronization of the ARMM elections with the 2013 national polls. This is a bold and visionary step toward working with the people of ARMM to achieve what all Filipinos deserve: clean honest elections free of manipulation by fraud and command votes. We look forward to fulfilling our pledge to the legislators and people, including civil society on this.

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