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The Real Battle for the Bangsamoro Begins Now: Why the BFP’s Lead Does Not Yet Mean Control of the Bangsamoro Parliament
At 98.43 percent of precincts reporting, the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro is beginning to reveal its most important lesson: winning the most votes is not necessarily the same as winning the government. The latest partial and unofficial figures from the COMELEC Media Server show 5,130 of 5,212 precincts reporting, with 1,876,505 votes reflected…
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UBJP Seeks COMELEC Investigation, Failure of Election Declaration in Cotabato City District 2 Over Violence, Ballot Irregularities
COTABATO CITY — The United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) has formally asked the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to investigate and declare a failure of election in affected polling places and precincts in the 2nd Parliamentary District of Cotabato City, citing alleged violence, threats, intimidation, coercion, pre-shaded ballots, flying voters and other serious electoral irregularities during…
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Two SUVs Allegedly Owned by Barangay Chair Lily Ayunan Smashed Outside Cotabato City Polling Center; Firearms Recovered
COTABATO CITY — Two vehicles allegedly owned by Barangay Chairperson Lily Ayunan were smashed by unidentified men outside Sero Elementary School in Cotabato City on Monday afternoon, September 14, 2026, as the BARMM Parliamentary Elections were being conducted. The incident took a more serious turn after authorities reportedly recovered long and short firearms from inside…
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One Dead, Two Injured in Separate Shooting Incidents in Rajah Buayan
RAJAH BUAYAN, Maguindanao del Sur — One person was killed and two others were injured in separate shooting incidents in Barangay Mileb, Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur, on Sunday afternoon, September 13, 2026, with one of the injured men later arrested following an alleged exchange of gunfire with responding police officers. Police identified the fatality…
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Armed Clash Reported in Shariff Saydona Mustapha as Voter Is Hit by Stray Bullet
SHARIFF SAYDONA MUSTAPHA, MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR — Tension erupted in this municipality at midday Monday, September 14, after successive gunshots were reported along the Aguak-Mamasapano Highway near the main gate checkpoint of the municipal compound, as the Bangsamoro region held its first parliamentary elections. Initial information from the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office…
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Suspected IED Safely Neutralized in Lamitan City Hours Before BARMM Polls
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — September 14, 2026 — Security forces foiled a potential bombing incident after a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered in Barangay Balobo, Lamitan City, Basilan, early Monday morning, just hours before polling precincts were scheduled to open for the historic first BARMM Parliamentary Elections. The suspected explosive was located at…
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Pre-Shaded Ballots Found in Maluso, Basilan; Comelec Takes Control as 36 of 68 Precincts Affected
MALUSO, Basilan — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has discovered pre-shaded ballots in Maluso, Basilan, on Monday, September 14, as voting began for the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections, prompting the poll body to place the municipality under Comelec control and order the emergency reprinting of affected ballots. The discovery involves 36 of Maluso’s 68 voting…
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Four Wounded, Including Police Officer, in Shooting Inside Cotabato City Polling Center
COTABATO CITY — Four people, including a police officer, were wounded in a shooting inside the Cotabato City Central Pilot Elementary School along Sinsuat Avenue in Poblacion 6 early Monday morning, September 14, as voting got underway for the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Election. The incident was reported at around…
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PDEA-BARMM Seizes 500 Grams of Suspected Shabu Worth ₱3.4 Million in Datu Piang
DATU PIANG, Maguindanao del Sur — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) seized approximately 500 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of ₱3.4 million during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Kanguan, Datu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur, on September 12, 2026. The operation was carried out by the…
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Comelec Places Cotabato City, Maluso Under Control as Violence, Ballot Irregularities Disrupt First BARMM Polls
COTABATO CITY / MALUSO, Basilan — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has placed Cotabato City and Maluso, Basilan under Comelec control as the Bangsamoro region holds its historic first parliamentary elections on Monday, September 14, amid reported violence and serious ballot irregularities. Comelec Chairman George Garcia said the decision came after a series of security…