(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has certified as urgent a measure seeking to postpone the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Malacañang confirmed on Wednesday.

"This is confirmed," acting Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cesar Chavez said in a text message to reporters following Senate President Francis Escudero's earlier pronouncement.

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