Peaceful, orderly, and credible elections

More than 68 million registered Filipino voters will be trooping to polling precincts across the country next week to cast their votes in the midterm elections, which also mark the halfway point of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.

- SECRETARY CARLITO G. GALVEZ, JR.

President Marcos Jr. knows that the nation's future rests on this crucial political exercise, as he has called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to ensure the peaceful, orderly and credible conduct of the elections.

This is a major challenge that must be confronted not only by the security sector but by each and every Filipino who believes that the outcome of the midterm elections will influence the nation's socioeconomic and sociopolitical course in the next three years.

In the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and its Special Geographic Area, efforts are underway to make sure that the region's 2.3 million registered voters will be able to cast their votes in a safe and secure environment.

This is the reason why the Government of the Philippines is working closely with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and other peace partners in the BARMM so that the Bangsamoro people can freely and safely exercise their right to vote.

Last April 29, peace mechanisms of the GPH and MILF forged a Memorandum of Understanding to implement ceasefire-related guidelines that will ensure the peaceful and credible conduct of the upcoming midterm elections.