Bangsamoro officials hold talks with president, others to extend time for transition authority Riyaz Ul Khaliq | 04.04.2021 ANKARA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will personally meet the Senate president and Congress Speaker to decide on extending the limit of the Bangsamoro Transitional Authority (BTA) until 2025, sources said. “President Duterte will now decide about an extension in the BTA beyond 2022,” government sources told Anadolu Agency. Last week, sources said representatives from the regional Bangsamoro government met virtually with Duterte, Cabinet members, Philippines Senate president and the Congress speaker. “Everyone supported the move to extend the transition period and hold elections in 2025,” they said. “There was only one objection -- the governor of Sulu province [of Bangsamoro].”