Kota Kinabalu: Leaders of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have expressed deep concern over the recent Supreme Court decision excluding the province of Sulu from the region.

In a statement released Tuesday by BARMM Parliament Deputy Speaker Benjamin Tupay Loong emphasized the potential negative ramifications of the ruling on the Bangsamoro people and the peace process.

Loong issued the statement in response to the Supreme Court decision released Monday (Sept. 9) 2024 stressing the decision’s impact on the legitimacy and credibility of the BARMM as the representative entity of the Bangsamoro people.

“The exclusion of over a million people from the constituency of the Bangsamoro autonomous region undermines the fruits of years of negotiations under the peace process,” Loong stressed.