Author: LUCELLE F. BONZO

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Read more about the article First parliamentary polls mark BARMM democratic governance shift
LOOK: Early voting for senior citizens, pregnant women and people with disabilities at Cotabato City Central Pilot Elementary School was delayed Monday, Sept. 14. The voting was scheduled for 5-7 a.m. At approximately 6 a.m., polling precincts were still setting up voting equipment while early voters had already gathered at the school. Some senior citizens also had to go upstairs to upper floors to locate their assigned precincts. | via Ian Peter Guanzon

First parliamentary polls mark BARMM democratic governance shift

COTABATO CITY, Philippines—Violence, voting accessibility and ballot-handling issues marred the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections Sept. 14 in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Local observer group Katungod Bangsamoro called…

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Read more about the article Comelec ready for first BARMM parliamentary elections
LOOK: Police and military troops have been heavily deployed across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) days before its first parliamentary election on Monday, Sept. 14. The heightened security comes as voters prepare to elect members of the BARMM Parliament, in a vote tied to the Bangsamoro people’s long-standing aspiration for self-determination. | via Ian Peter Guanzon, Lucelle Bonzo

Comelec ready for first BARMM parliamentary elections

COTABATO CITY, Philippines—The Commission on Elections declared itself ready to conduct the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, citing completed preparations and a stable peace-and-order…

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Read more about the article ‘Secure the ballot, don’t intimidate voters’: Watchdog on BARMM poll security 
Katungod Bangsamoro convenes an orientation for the deployment of observers for the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) Parliamentary elections happening Monday, Sept 14. (DAVAO TODAY photo/lan Peter Guanzon)

‘Secure the ballot, don’t intimidate voters’: Watchdog on BARMM poll security 

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—A local election watchdog urged security forces to protect voters without intimidating them after the government ordered tight security in the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections Monday, Sept. 14. …

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Read more about the article Flood devastates Davao homes despite billions in control projects
DRYING. Flood-damaged furniture and other items sit outside homes in NHA Bangkal, Davao City, Philippines, on July 24, after flooding submerged the area. Photo taken July 28, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Marianne Guinoo, Contributor)

Flood devastates Davao homes despite billions in control projects

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — When floodwaters breached the doorways of Purok 4-B on July 24, Luzminda Labor watched her family's livelihood disappear into the surge.  Her appliances sank beneath murky water,…

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Read more about the article (PART 2/2)The Paradox: Can electric cars deliver on clean air when the grid runs on coal?
TAXI CHARGING HUB. This taxi is plugged in at the Maligayan electric vehicle charging station on July 22, 2026. The station fills with taxis as early as 4 a.m. for charging. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Lucelle Bonzo)

(PART 2/2)The Paradox: Can electric cars deliver on clean air when the grid runs on coal?

DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- The environmental case for electric vehicles rests on a premise that is straightforward in theory but complicated in practice: an electric car is only as clean…

Continue Reading(PART 2/2)The Paradox: Can electric cars deliver on clean air when the grid runs on coal?