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As the campaign period for the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) ...
The 'None of the Above' clause, slipped into a BARMM law in 2023, now hangs over the region’s first parliamentary election, threatening to turn a showcase of peace into a crisis of uncertainty ...
The historic campaign begins for BARMM’s first parliamentary elections as more than 2 million voters prepare to choose their representatives — a key step in the Mindanao peace process ...
The Philippines' electoral commission and watchdogs have told AFP it is "standard procedure" to destroy unused ballots after each election, contrary to false claims on social media that it was ...
Three executives of voting technology company Smartmatic have been charged with funneling $1 million in bribes to a former Philippine election official to secure the country’s business ...
Filipinos cast their votes for the Philippine midterm elections in Antipolo City on May 12, 2025. Credit - Ryan Eduard Benaid—NurPhoto/Getty Images Instead, however, the election, in which tens ...
Federal prosecutors indicted current and former Smartmatic voting machine executives, alleging they took part in a bribery and money laundering scheme in the Philippines.
Observers say mistrust of a newly introduced online voting system needs to be addressed to increase voter turnout among OFWs With midterm elections just weeks away in the Philippines, analysts say ...
It’s Sunday afternoon and campaigning for this year’s Philippine presidential elections is in full swing. The smell of pork adobo wafts through the air, reminding supporters gathered in this ...
With the whiff of elections in the air, the gunsmiths of Danao City are working overtime to meet demand for their signature .38-calibre revolvers.
The election will be referendum between pro-US and pro-China camps of the elite, and more than any other factor will be shaped by speculation over relations with Trump’s America.