Elections and Votes

5+ hour, 20+ min ago   (386+ words) The election is a crucial test of efforts to establish lasting peace and development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), a region once plagued by separatist conflict and Islamist extremism. The Commission on Elections placed Cotabato City…...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago   (252+ words) Voters in an autonomous region in the southern Philippines went to the polls on Monday for its first parliamentary elections. The vote is seen as a key step toward lasting peace after decades of conflict between Muslim separatist groups and…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago   (75+ words) Bangsamoro Federalist Party, UBJP lead race in inaugural BARMM polls ABS-CBN Bangsamoro Federalist Party, UBJP lead race in inaugural BARMM polls Your go-to source for the latest news, entertainment highlights, exclusive interviews, and updates on your favorite Kapamilya stars. ABS-CBN…...

15+ hour, 58+ min ago   (447+ words) MANILA, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Nearly 2.4 million registered voters in the Philippines are expected to cast ballots in the Muslim-majority south’s first parliamentary election, the culmination of a decade-long peace process aimed at ending separatist conflict and completing the transition to ​elected…...

10+ hour, 50+ min ago   (408+ words) The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was established under a 2014 peace deal in which the largest Muslim rebel group gave up its goal of a separate Muslim state in the south of the largely Roman Catholic country in exchange…...

17+ hour, 11+ min ago   (408+ words) The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was established under a 2014 peace deal in which the largest Muslim rebel group gave up its goal of a separate Muslim state in the south of the largely Roman Catholic country in exchange…...

12+ hour, 5+ min ago   (584+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Participation in elections is a key component of faithful citizenship for U.S. Catholics, as is advocating for free and fair elections, Catholic leaders said Sept. 11. At a press briefing that also included theologians and representatives of Catholic…...

18+ hour, 11+ min ago   (534+ words) The autonomous region will complete its transition to an elected self-government Nearly 2.4 million voters are set to cast their ballots in the Philippines’ Muslim-majority south’s first parliamentary election in the backdrop of heightened security after at least three people were…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (403+ words) Feels like: 23.6°C23.6°F | Cloudy Nearly 2.4 million voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the southern Philippines are casting their ballots in the region’s first parliamentary elections since its establishment in 2019. Monday’s historic vote is considered a…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (311+ words) September 14, 2026 at 11:00 JST MANILA—A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first parliamentary elections on Monday, seen as a crucial step in the long quest for self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. The town of Maluso…...