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Newly formed Bangsamoro coalition gets Palace backing

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reiterated the national government’s respect for Bangsamoro autonomy and its democratic...

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Comelec building electoral sabotage case over pre-shaded ballots in Basilan

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BARMM holds first parliamentary polls in shadow of violence

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A string of deadly election-related incidents marred the opening of the first Bangsamoro parliamentary election yesterday,...

Headlines

PNP, Comelec say BARMM polls ‘generally peaceful’ despite gunfire incidents

By Ian Laqui | September 14, 2026 - 7:01pm

This was said by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Comelec Chairman George Garcia, whose agencies took control of parliamentary...

Headlines

Historic BARMM vote opens under shadow of killings, ballot tampering

By Ian Laqui | September 14, 2026 - 11:59am

Comelec has taken control of Cotabato, Maluso as BARMM voting opens.

Headlines

Scars of Marawi siege linger as BARMM poll nears

By Cecil Morella | September 13, 2026 - 5:52pm

Nearly a decade after the 2017 Marawi siege, families are still searching for the missing, waiting for compensation and living...

Headlines

Comelec orders ex-chair Sheriff Abas to explain alleged vote buying

By Ian Laqui | September 13, 2026 - 3:13pm

Abas, who is running under the United Bangsamoro Justice Party for the First Parliamentary District of Cotabato City, was...

Headlines

Jodi Sta. Maria narrates docu on Bangsamoro women, peace

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Friends of peace: Supporting Bangsamoro’s next chapter

By DIPLOMATIC POUCH | By Sarah Hulton | September 10, 2026 - 12:00am

Nearly 20 years after my first posting to the Philippines, I have seen first-hand the change that has taken place in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Whilst acknowledging the important...

Opinion

BARMM polls to proceed despite Macacua ambush, says Palace

By Renalyn Ramirez | August 17, 2026 - 5:16pm

First BARMM polls stay on track despite attack on the region's chief minister

Nation