8+ hour, 30+ min ago   (167+ words) MANILA, Philippines — An election watchdog flagged voters at Central Oring Elementary School in Buldon, Maguindanao del Norte, for voting multiple times during the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections on Monday, Sept. 14. According to Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPRCV) spokesperson…...

7+ hour, 57+ min ago   (238+ words) MANILA, Philippines — A total of 1,164 out of the 1,186 voting centers, or 98.14 percent, in the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections were now open as of 11 a.m. on Monday, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). In…...

7+ hour, 39+ min ago   (473+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has so far recorded at least seven incidents of violence amid the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections this Monday. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, PNP public…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago   (436+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Political parties participating in the first ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) on Monday were told to uphold peace and ensure that the right to vote is respected following several reports of…...

11+ hour, 18+ min ago   (209+ words) COTABATO CITY—Former Moro liberation fighter Abdulraof Macacua, currently interim Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), cast his vote during the first regional parliamentary elections on Monday. Macacua voted in Barangay Gambar, Kabuntalan town, Maguindanao…...

12+ hour, 48+ min ago   (141+ words) COTABATO CITY – Despite the series of bombings and shooting here on Sunday night, voting started on time in most of the voting precincts, Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia said. Garcia, who visited San Vicente Academy in Gov. Gutierrez Avenue,…...

12+ hour, 50+ min ago   (211+ words) MARAWI CITY– Abdullah Macapaar, more known as Commander Bravo, was among the first voters to cast his ballot Monday as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) held its first parliamentary elections. Macapaar heads the Northwestern Mindanao front of…...

11+ hour, 45+ min ago   (144+ words) COTABATO CITY – Four people, including a police officer, were wounded in a shooting inside Central Pilot Elementary School along Sinsuat Avenue in Poblacion 6, Cotabato City, at around 6:45 a.m. Monday. According to an initial police report, one of the victims was…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago   (322+ words) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged voters in the first Bangsamoro parliamentary election on Monday to uphold the integrity of the ballot and elect leaders who will strengthen the region’s institutions and contribute to its progress. After four postponements,…...

13+ hour, 25+ min ago   (254+ words) KABUNTALAN, MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE — Senior citizens were among the early voters who showed up at polling centers in Maguindanao del Norte on Monday, Sept. 14, as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) held its first parliamentary elections. At Gayonga…...