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COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Newly elected officials praised the military under the Army’s 6th Infantry Division and the Police Regional Office–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for their neutrality during joint election security operations in the May 12 polls in Central Mindanao. Reelected Cotabato City Mayor Mohammad Ali Matabalao said Friday via textContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Only eight of the 40 mayoral candidates fielded by Serbisyong Inklusibo, Alyansang Progresibo, or SIAP, the pioneer regional political party in the Bangsamoro region, were defeated in the May 12 elections in Lanao del Sur. Established in 1954, Lanao del Sur — which has 39 townsContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Chinese traders were elated by the election of a governor in the fledgling Maguindanao del Norte province who can speak their language and a vice governor who is a businessman. Tucao Ong Mastura and Marshall Ibrahim Sinsuat were proclaimed the first elected governor and vice governor,Continue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A nonpartisan election monitoring center covering Moro areas has recommended an education campaign on the criminal and civil liabilities of voters and candidates who misbehave during elections to help ensure safe voting in politically hostile areas. The Independent Election Monitoring Center, or IEMC, based in thisContinue Reading
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte — Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chair and United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) head Ahod Balawag Ebrahim, along with Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua, expressed gratitude Tuesday night, May 13, to supporters of Datu Ali Midtimbang, who was proclaimed governor-elect of Maguindanao del SurContinue Reading
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — Gov. Ann Hofer secured a second term as Zamboanga Sibugay governor, with most of her allies dominating the 2025 midterm elections. The Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaimed Hofer and her allies on May 13. As of May 14, with 99.04% of election returns canvassed, Hofer receivedContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY — The Army’s 10th Infantry Division on Tuesday, May 13, commended local officials and indigenous leaders for helping locate a New People’s Army (NPA) official wanted for 23 criminal cases, who was killed in an encounter over the weekend in Lingig, a town in Surigao del Sur. ElbertContinue Reading
