1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (402+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed to remain impartial, protect voters’ rights, and ensure peaceful first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections to be held on Monday. “The campaign is over. Now the attention should be…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (213+ words) COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The United Nations (UN) on Sunday asked stakeholders in the historic Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE) to remain committed to dialogue, cooperation, and the peaceful resolution of differences, and to ensure that the benefits of peace and development…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (291+ words) COTABATO CITY — As the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) enters a critical juncture and faces consequential choices about its direction, interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua urged the Bangsamoro electorate to make the election peaceful, orderly, and credible. Macacua…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (307+ words) MARAWI CITY, Philippines – It’s all systems go in Lanao del Sur, according to officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the military’s 103rd Infantry “Haribon” Brigade (IB) and the 101st “Three Red Arrows” Brigade after flying aboard a Blackhawk helicopter to…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago   (316+ words) MARAWI CITY — Security forces and local authorities are enforcing strict one-way cordons and designated holding areas across Lanao del Sur to prevent congestion and maintain order and safety as voters head to the polls on Monday. 1st Lieutenant Nica Aaron of…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (346+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri and Francis Pangilinan on Sunday called for the peaceful and orderly conduct of the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary elections on Monday. The historic parliamentary elections, which were postponed four…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago   (308+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan Rep. Dadah Kiram Ismula on Sunday urged all parties to ensure the peaceful conduct of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) first parliamentary elections. She also called on the government to ease military deployment to…...

14+ hour, 18+ min ago   (989+ words) WAO, LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines — Expectations are high that Monday’s first regular parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will be peaceful, orderly and less marred by fraud, even as polling officials contend with logistical problems,…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago   (328+ words) MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Philippines — Election officials in Lanao del Sur vowed to complete the canvass and proclaim winners in the race for district representatives by Monday night while vowing to make the voting process easy for voters. Provincial…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (290+ words) MARAWI CITY — Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento on Sunday called on registered voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to come out and exercise their sacred right to elect their leaders in Monday’s first regional parliamentary…...