Monday, June 6, 2011

SENATE OKS POSTPONEMENT OF ARMM POLLS CITING REFORMS


By KIMBERLY TAN, GMA News

The Senate on Monday night approved on third and final reading the bill postponing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections, originally scheduled on August 8, 2011.

In a 13-7 vote, the chamber approved on third and final reading Senate Bill 2756 seeking to synchronize the ARMM polls with the May 2013 midterm national elections at past 10 p.m. The bill was approved on second reading with the same vote on the same night at around 9:45 p.m. [ FULL STORY ]