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NAGKAISA Mindanao Coalition holds the signing of the Covenant of Mindanao Trade Unions in Davao City on Sept. 10, four days before the first regular Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary elections. (DAVAO TODAY photo/Ian Peter Guanzon)

Mindanao labor groups urge neutral, peaceful BARMM polls

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — As the Bangsamoro parliamentary elections is held today, Sept. 14, Mindanao labor groups urged the government to stay neutral and ensure violence-free elections prevail because lasting…

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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 New anti-poverty chief Pacquiao under scrutiny
President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. swears in former Sen. Manny Pacquiao as new chief of National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) at Malacañang Palace on Sept. 8. Photo Courtesy of Presidential Communications Office FB page

New anti-poverty chief Pacquiao under scrutiny

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Former senator and boxing great Manny Pacquiao faces scrutiny over both his ability to help the poor and a business conflict of interest as he heads the country’s…

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Read more about the article No respiratory cases linked to Davao haze, but surveillance intensifies 
Haze hovers over Davao Gulf area around 9 am this morning taken from a passenger plane leaving Davao International Airport. Photo by Leo XL Fuentes

No respiratory cases linked to Davao haze, but surveillance intensifies 

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The Department of Health in Davao Region reported no respiratory cases or other untoward health events linked to the ongoing haze, even as "very unhealthy" levels of PM2.5…

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