Four months before the September 2026 Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released the tentative list of candidates for Parliamentary District Representatives, as well as nominees of Regional Parliamentary Political Parties (RPPPs) and Parliamentary Sectoral Organizations (PSOs).
In an online posting on its official website (www.comelec.gov.ph) last Wednesday, the Comelec published the tentative list of candidates and nominees for the September 14 polls.
"The Commission hereby causes the online publication of the Tentative List of Candidates and/or Nominees in connection with the 2026 Barmm Parliamentary Election," the Comelec stated.
According to the list, a total of 13 Regional Parliamentary Political Parties (RPPPs) are included. Meanwhile, there are 30 nominees from Parliamentary Sectoral Organizations (PSOs), broken down as follows: eight for Settler Communities, six for Women, three for Youth, three for Ulama, and ten for Traditional Leaders.
The list also contains 107 candidates for Parliamentary District Representative, distributed across various areas: 17 for Basilan's four districts, 10 for Cotabato City's three districts, 33 for Lanao del Sur's nine districts, 11 for Maguindanao del Norte's five districts, 16 for Maguindanao del Sur's five districts, seven for the Special Geographic Area's two districts, and 13 for Tawi-Tawi's four districts.
The poll body urged parties, candidates, and nominees to check the names that will appear on the official ballot for any clerical or typographical errors. "In case there is a clerical or typographical error in the Name to Appear on the Official Ballot as posted, the aspirant may file with the Law Department a request for correction of the clerical or typographical error not later than May 18, 2026," the commission said.
Furthermore, the Comelec noted that the inclusion in the list is without prejudice to the filing of appropriate petitions with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission questioning the qualifications of the nominees or candidates. "The posting will serve as public notice of the nominees' declarations as to their qualifications," the Comelec added.
