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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 For Bangsamoro voters, first parliamentary polls carry hopes for peace, progress

For Bangsamoro voters, first parliamentary polls carry hopes for peace, progress

COTABATO CITY, Philippines—Marked by poverty, limited opportunities and recurring conflict, residents of the Bangsamoro region pin their hopes on new leaders who can help address problems they have endured for…

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Read more about the article Mindanao labor groups urge neutral, peaceful BARMM polls
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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