11+ hour, 39+ 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…...

11+ hour, 4+ min ago   (130+ words) MALIDAGAO, BARMM-SGA — A blast believed to be from a grenade was heard outside the compound of the Nabundas Elementary School in Barangay Nabundas of Malidagao town in the Special Geographic Area of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)…...

15+ hour, 57+ 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,…...

15+ hour, 26+ min ago   (301+ words) MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections kicked off here peacefully on Monday, September 14, characterized by organized polling centers and high early voter turnout. Initial assessments indicated a peaceful voting process with…...

14+ hour, 55+ 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…...

14+ hour, 57+ 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,…...

15+ hour, 40+ min ago   (153+ words) LAMITAN CITY, Basilan – Joint police and military units thwarted a bombing plot after discovering and safely detonating an improvised explosive device (IED) early Monday morning, September 14, in Barangay Balobo here. READ: 3 killed, 15 wounded in shooting near polling center in Cotabato…...

18+ hour, 20+ min ago   (258+ words) COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Three people were killed, and at least 15 others were wounded in a shooting incident near a polling center in Barangay Bagua 2, Cotabato City, hours before the start of the historic Bangsamoro parliamentary elections on Monday, police…...

18+ hour, 41+ min ago   (354+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Sunday floated the idea of a “President Gilbert Teodoro” as he praised the defense secretary’s sharp rebuttal of China’s claims over the West Philippine Sea at a recent security forum in South Korea. Lacson…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (299+ words) COTABATO CITY — Two separate explosions were reported in this city on Sunday night, a day before the Bangsamoro parliamentary elections, with one person injured in the first incident and no casualties reported in the second, police said. Police Regional Office…...