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Philippines holding historic election in Muslim autonomous region

Voters in an autonomous southern Philippine region will cast their ballots on Monday in the region’s first parliamentary elections, seen as a crucial step in the quest for self-det...

LIVE UPDATES: BARMM parliamentary election results | Sept. 15, 2026

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Tuesday that winners of the regional parliamentary political party (RPPP) race and sectoral representatives in the...

Voting starts in BARMM after three killed in election violence

Nearly 2.4 million voters are registered to elect BARMM’s 80-member parliament Legislature will choose chief minister after vote in Philippines’ only parliamentary region Philippin...

Historic southern Philippines assembly election tests stability, self-rule

Historic vote in southern Philippines set to deliver hung parliament

What to know about BARMM’s first parliamentary elections

MANILA, Philippines — After four postponements, the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will finally be held on Sept. 14. H...

Barangay, SK elections postponed to November 2028

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs Republic Act No. 12326, which sets the term of barangay and SK officials to five years

Poll watchdog: 98.56% of votes cast in BARMM polls counted

MANILA, Philippines — Election watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) had counted 98.56 percent of the votes cast in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Mu...

What is the Philippines’ BARMM regional election and why does it matter

MANILA — 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 deca...

In the Public Square: Making sense of the BARMM elections

What happened during the regional elections? What do the results tell us? And what happens now?

After decades of insurgency, Muslim region in Philippines votes in its first parliamentary election

The vote on Monday marks a crucial step toward self-rule after decades of insurgency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Philippine Senate lowers threshold for VP conviction

Muslim Region In Southern Philippines Holds First Elections

Teresa Cerojano, AP A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first elections for a regional parliament Monday and Tuesday following years of delays, movi...

IN DATA: How BARMM voted in its first-ever parliamentary elections

Local politics and key endorsements remained decisive in electing the Bangsamoro Parliament

Presidential peace adviser to BARMM voters: Go out and vote on Monday

MARAWI CITY — Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento on Sunday called on registered voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to come out and ex...

Dasmariñas City casts vote for new congressman 

Here is what to expect during the special election on August 29. Five candidates are vying for the congressional seat vacated by the expelled Kiko Barzaga.

BARMM parliamentary elections: How to follow Rappler’s special coverage

Here are ways you can tune in to and participate in Rappler’s special coverage of the BARMM parliamentary elections

A Bumpy Peace Election in the Philippines

On a majority-Muslim island, federalists are sparring with Islamists.

BARMM polls: Scions of dynasties vie for Maguindanao del Sur seats

Relatives of the Midtimbang, Ampatuan, Upam and Mangudadatu clans are vying for power in Maguindanao del Sur’s parliamentary districts

How often have barangay, SK elections been postponed?

Rappler crunches the numbers and finds that both elections have been moved — either separately or jointly — at least 16 times since 1982

[Rappler’s Best] A vote buried in the noise 

You can’t be blamed for having lost track of the crucial events that led to today’s BARMM elections — because Manila continues to dominate the attention economy with the antics and...

Comelec reopens voter registration in November for 2028 elections

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will reopen local voter registration in November as it prepares for the 2028 national and local elections, while aiming...

Race for BARMM’s top post could turn into Marcos-Duterte proxy war

The scramble for 41 votes in the BARMM parliament tests whether the Macacua and Murad groups can reconcile or whether the struggle could eventually become a potential arena for a M...

Philippine cardinal calls for enactment of law against political dynasties Headlines

Philippine cardinal calls for enactment of law against political dynasties Headlines