Upcoming regional elections pose risks of voter intimidation and violence, prompting calls for police reforms, tighter firearm controls, and better military-police coordination to keep the vote peaceful
The election outcome in Maguindanao del Norte’s 3rd district is crucial as it could determine the direction of the new Bangsamoro region
Civil society also urges the Moro Islamic Liberation Front ‘not to fan the flames of division’
Sara Duterte remains popular in the Muslim-majority region, as she does in many parts of Mindanao, yet her ongoing impeachment trial has barely figured in the campaign for seats in the Bangsamoro parliament
The viral Facebook post was likely referring to a 2023 incident in Lanao del Sur that has been falsely presented as a recent development ahead of the BARMM polls on September 14
‘Based on what we have, she did not visit the region recently,’ the Police Regional Office Bangsamoro Autonomous Region told Rappler in a text message